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Year: 1877

ResoIred. That the trustees IN
each ward are instructed and en-
powered 10 provide and locate
school houses in their respective
wards, by rent or otherwise but
in no case shall a rent ofmore than
ten dollars per month be exacted !;
and in case it should become neces-
sary to build they will submit an
estimate of the expense to this
board for approval.


ResoIued further, That the trustees
are also instructed to ascertain
what school furnitures are now to
be found in their ward, to make a
list of what is required, and make
a report to this board at its next
session.


RESOLVED further, That the above
resolutions be published once in the
PIONEER of Assumption, and the
Secretary is instructed to forward
a copy of said paper TO one of the
trustees in each ward.


j. E. LIE BLANC,


Secretary.
Year: 1877

There Is trouble Of grave character In
the French Cabinet, and Ministerial crisis
Is already At hand. President HIAoNAuoa,s
attempt to organize Ministry which should
embrace the antagonistio clements Of tho
Right and the Left has terminated In CON-
plste rupture and the resignation Of tho
entire Cabinet The break occurred In
connection with the debate In the Cham.
Year: 1877

The Board Of Police held meeting yesterday and
transacted considerable routine business It de-
cded other things to re-cstabsh tho old Sixth
precinct and a resolution was passed requesting tho
Board OF Aldermen TO set apart plot OF ground for
the erection of station house.


similar resolution was passed In regard to house
for tic new Twenty-eghth precinct


The democralic inspectors Of election, were ap
pointed


Tho provisional estimates for 1873 were pnsset
upon, approved and sent to tho Board Of Apportion
Year: 1877

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in COM
parison with the corresponding date OF last year. as
Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnu,'s pharmacy
IN
Year: 1877

Chinese women have no sense. Every
night they pray to their gods to change
them into men. o foolish woman! By
the time you had walked mile and a
half out Of your way in the hot sun,
and dove down eleven alleys, and ram
bled through three lumber yards, on
your way to the Office, in order to keep
out of the way of men who are looking
for you to dun you, you would be happi-
ly content to sit at homo, behind closed
blinds and locked doors, in an upstairs
room, and sew all day. Want to be
men, indeed!
Year: 1877

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times writes: A camp of Russians is
as motley and picturesque an assembly
of men and beasts as was ever seen.


Any American who had experience in
the rebellion would say at once that the
Russians look like Confederate soldiers,


and no more descriptive parallel could
be presented to the American public
than to compare in general appearance
a camp on the Dimboritza to Confed-
crate camp on the Rappahannock
during the rebellion. The infantry
biyouac about their stacked arms,


spreading the contents of their KNAPP
sacks on the ground and hanging their
garments on the bayonets to dry and
air. Great coats of coarse gray stuff,
propped up on two or three sticks,
serve as tent for two soldiers, who
make their bed of second coat and
cook their coffee over little fire of
twigs before their rude tent. Their
loose uniforms of white cotton become
earth-colored after march and look
shabby and unmilitary, and battalion
falling in for rations has anything but
a soldierly appearance. Examine the
dark faces doubly dark in contrast with
Cne llRnU COlOT VI tuclI uulloiLho. anu


you will find that there is an unmistak-
able intelligence in the rank and file,
that they are slow to think and act and
without a superabundance of energy,


but have good powers of endurance and
are accustomed to obey. They have
not the individuality of the soldiers
of some of the other great military
nations, nor the self-assertion of the
American, but their general appearance
is not unattractive. The officers are,
as a class, fine-looking, intelligent men,
without much fire in their composition,
but with certain dignity of carriage
that proves a habit Of commanding.
They have sympathetic dispositions, as
rule. and make friends wherever they
20. The majority of them, of course,
speak nothing but Russian, but often
Year: 1877

Professor J. Russell, in conversation
with the Harvard seniors after the
class-day breakfast, told them that he
was suspended by the faculty before his
own class-day in 1888, and was not al
lowed to join in the festivities of that
day except surreptitiously, having
driven down from Concord in gig.
Concord was the place to which he was
banished, and there he composed his
class poem, which was afterward
printed. since he was not allowed to
deliver it.
Year: 1877

large army; the soil of the plain was light and
deep, and be set L, 600 men to work with spades,
throwing upa high decentralization OF earth
wall before them in advance. The men we're
Kept in gangs, working day and night, the earth
being thrown from one to another like the steps
I'd stair, the top gang taking the lowest place
every half-hour in succession. In FIVE weeks
the huge earth wall was carried forward nearly
one mic, until it rose to and above the highest
ramparts, and the Garth began to rollo them:
This caused the Turkish Governor to hang out
the white flag and give in. Had he not done so
Gen. Gordon would have buried the fortress.
Year: 1877

AT fifteen IN nu'es befor three this morn
ing an incepdiary fired train OF 35 or 40
cars loaded with crude petroleum at Via
duct station, short distance beyond the
city limits. The fire spread rapidly and In
Year: 1877




1t is a very great pity that Mr.. Cox, not
of Ohio, but Of this city, is such con-
frmed little joker. There are few men in
Congress who are better informed than he !;
few who have more closely studied the
science of government or who can moro
effectively give expression to opinions which
are in the main sound and worth read
ing. He is good writer, an excellent
debatcr, and he will be forever remembered
in journalism rs the author of at least one
brilliant article, which has given him last
ing fame and IN endearing sobriquet In
addition to all Mr.. Cox is, or imagines he is,
great wit, and believes it incumbent upon
him to be witty whenever he makes speech.
This, to be sure, is q harmless falling It
really Injuries no one but himself, as, for
instance, when he tried to be witty at Gen.
eral Buffers expense, and the Essex states
man, as his admirers affectionately call him,
retorted with the refrain Of the popular air
of the time, ''Shoo, Flyw MIR. Cox's oppo-
sition to the Paris Exposition appropriation
lies, we suspect, in the fact that he saw in it
an opportunity to- be witty, and he was led
away by the temptation against his better
Judgment. Mr.. Hewitts kitchen was,
to be sure, irresistibly comic, at
least it was irresistible to Mr.. Cox, and
he put the House in roar. Butt in amusing
the House Mr.. Cox has hardly amused his
constituents. and their votes ara after all
Year: 1877

M Kerdrel's battery, opened in the French
Senate against the project of parliament
tary inquisition into the conduct of the
government in regard to the elections, is now
fully unmasked, and the fact it presents
more plainly than any ether is that if it
honestly reflects the views Of any portion Of
the Senate then there are distinguished
men in French public life as innocent of
the nature Of constitutional government as
the babes III the wood. There is no princi-
pie more clearly recognized anywhere to-
day than the sovereignty of the people in
France "La souverdinete reside dams puni-
rersaliE des ctoyens trdncais" This was the
language Of the constitution of 1S48, which
simply declared the principle that is the
corner stone Of every republic. Another
principle equally clear is that the Repre-
sentative Chamber is the nation for all pur-
popular will on national concerns. Now
this sovereign people proposed to inquire
into the acts OF it's servant, the govern
ment, precisely in the way in which the
organs Of the national will have always
made similar inquiry in free countries.
From the earliest times Parliaments have
been grand inquest of the nation, and
have examined into the acts of au-
thority exactly as was proposed in
this case. There was reason to believe that
a tyrannical pressure had been exercised to
affect the elections-to thwart the express
sion at the polls Of the popular willard
the Assembly proposed to investigate this
point. But an occasion is made in the
Senate for the Premier to declare that the
government will endeayor to defeat this in
Executive prerogative against the principle
of national sovereignty, and that it had in
structed that the functionaries Of the gov
eminent "must act in regard to this
inquiry as ordered by their superiors that
is, they must refuse to answer if it pleases
the Ministers 10 resis. the investigation.
Citizens, in tho theory Of the government,
are not bound to answer the inquiries of a
parliamentary committee, because it is not
q judicial body, and the government is not
subject to an inquiry that may not be i'm
partial. On such puerile ribbons of argu-
ment the Senate encourages the government
in its contumacy by vote of 1853 to 1856,
and thus places itself in fragrant conflict
with the Chamber of Deputies on funda-
mental point Of parliamentary function. 1t
cannot be assumed from this that the
Senate will sustain another dissolution, yet
it has somewhat that aspect
Year: 1877

instruct the people of Boston, and they
will perhaps admit it. They will, of course,
if it is possible to crowd into such an ad-
mission any supercilious sense Of their SUI
periority. He can tell them several things
they do not know; but will he do it !?
Probably not, for he has tact, and will not
wound their sensitive natures in that par
ticular way. Mr.. Watterson is to lecture on
'The Comicalities, Whimsicalities and Real
tiles of Southern Life" and we suppose he
can tell several things on that subject that
scarcely any of US know and that it will be
pleasant to learn, and he is hereby officially
informed that he need not be afraid to do it.
We are robust people as to instruction and
can take in any amount, and we only re-
quire that if man comes from the West to
tell us stories he must tell US some we don't
know.
Year: 1877

Mr.. Hayes in taking the wind out of the
sails Of the hostile New York Senator it is
impossible to be blind to the fact that
he has deserted his colors as a
civil service reformer. If his confer
ence with the committee of Senators
has been truly represented the President
has abandoned the main principle of civil
service reform. 1t has been so often given
oat that this administration is to conduct
the government ION business principles"
and that appointments are not to be made
to build up political party, but only to
secure honest and capable civil servants,
that plain men will regard with wondering
curiosity the developments of the last three
days. The President is said to have assured
the committee of republican Senators that
it is his purpose in his Southern appoint
ments to create republican party in the
South He expects, or at least aims, to de-
tach the old wings from the democratic or
ganization and to recover at least six or
seven of the Southern States to the re-
publican party. The republican Sena-
tors think this q wild and illusory
expectation, but they have, neverthe-
less, reason to be satisfied with this
frank avowal of the President that he is
aiming to conduct his administration with
view to party results, and that he thinks it
proper use of his patronage to make APP
pointments for the purpose of dividing
political opponents and building up his own
l.: l. q hn Draci-
dent what is the country to think of his civil
service professions? The Washington de-
spatches in all the newspapers agree in
making this representation of what Mr..
Hayes said in the conference, or rather Of
what the Senate committee reported to the
caucus as the position of the President. If
he is correctly reported he does not differ
from the machine politicians in principle,
but only in methods. Like them he thinks
it legitimate to employ the federal patron
age as an instrument Of party sue
cess, and he differs from them only in
thinking that an occasional democratic ap-
pointment in the South tends to disrupt the
democratic party of that section. But when
he has so far retreated from his proclaimed
intention to conduct the civil service con
strictly BUSINESS principles" as to declare
that lie is aiming to build up political
party, the machine politicians may safely
trust to time to make his perfect agreement
with them in principle m agreement in
practice. In yielding the civil service prin-
ciple the President has virtually yielded
everything. The manner in which he kept
explaining away his famous civil service
order until there was but mere shred Of it
left, and his frequent appointments rs an
obvious reward of partisan support, have
prepared the way for this final abandonment
of the principle of separating the civil SER
vice from party politics.
Year: 1877

TIE WEATHER.--Ycstcrday the pressure con-
Mountains. except in Dakota, New Bruins
wick and Texas. In the first and last named
districts the advance OF low areas has produced
the change Of pressure; in the other tho
movement OF considerable depression


of the coast accounts for the low ba-
rometcr. or the two Western disturbances,
that Of tho South is likely to be attended with
heavy rains. and that of the North by snow. 1t
Is possible that both may unite before leaving
the continent and cause "a repetition Of the
disastrous storms that have been sweeping over
the Atlantic during the past month. The tenn
pcraturc along the Eastern and Middle
Atlantic coast, over the lake region and
Upper Mississippi Valley continues relatively
low, but rises rapidly toward the west and
northwest, being highest in the Lower Missis-
sippi Valley. Indeed, the sharp thermal grad-
euts that occur in the central districts may
cause violent local winds in the event of the
areas Of low pressure approaching each
other. Light rains have fallen from the
lakes to tho Gulf All winds, except in the
Gulf States, the Southwest and Northwest,
where they are southcrly and southcasterly, are
from the northeast and northwest the latter di-
rection being on the Middle and East Atlantic
eoast To-day the weather in New York and its
vicinity will be cold and partly cloudy or fair,
followed on Wednesday by increasing
rloudincss and light rain OF snow and rising
Year: 1877

THE ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY has at
last turned on the monopolists and their agents
who have been opposing it so long in the courts
and will enter suit Immediately against the
Ninth Avenue Road for damages. The sugges-
ton of the counsel Of the company that it may
be compelled to take the franchise of its antag-
onist in part payment may prove to be some
thing more than mere joke.
Year: 1877

better than the idle laughter of his col
leagues. As ore of the representatives OF
the greatest commercial city on the CONT
nent he should have earnestly supported
the appropriation. for our proper represen-
tation at Paris will tend to develop and ex-
tend its power and influence still more.
Mr.. Cox made witty speech and great
mistake
Year: 1877

PROFESSOR ADLER announces the opening Of
. school in short time for the purpose of teach
Ing the religion Of humanity. 1t is to be a sort
Of eclectic arrangement, combining the best fea-
lures OF all religions; but who is to decide what
the best features arel
Year: 1877

DARBER SHOP Is THE PLACE WHERE
Id you can get tne best of work done in the
neatest possible style Ladies' and Children .
Hair Cutting nd shampooing speciality
Shop Opposite Old White Corner. Two Chairs
always found ready for business. Call and
see him and ge' Good Job. Ladies' desiring
work DONE by leaving word at the shop he
will call at their residence 10
Year: 1877

FEE 3.-Senate-A g. bill was introduc
ed providing for registration of elec-
tors. and to prescribe as condition of
exercising the elective franchise for all
citizens not registered aresidence in the
county of three hundred and sixty days
proceeding the election. and in the
township or ward three hundred and
thirty days.
Year: 1877

The people of the Third District are
already giving some evidence of bad faith
IN the matter OF the settlement OF the
Capital question, which comes to US In
the nature of surprise, aud which Is
quite different from the conduct OF Clarks-
burgs friends when the result OF the
election WAS known. Clarksbu-g accept
ed the result in good taith, and notwlth-
standing many fraudulent votes were ev-
identity cast for Charleston in the Third
District, the First District quietly acqui'
esced in the selection. But the Charles
ton people are already foreshsdowlng
their intentions By u talr Interpretation
of the Capital bil it was declared that
the Cspitsl should remain al Wheeling
until 1885, when it would be removed
permanently 10 the place selected by the
vote of the people. The count OF the
vote was in favor of Charleston, and now
on this knowledge the friends OF that
place propose 10 remove the Capital at
the next session OF the Legislature, with.
out regard TO the understanding had
when the bill went into effect. We hope
they will not exhibit such haste, nor bad
faith. The State accords their success Oh
the vote, but at the same time II they
wish to retain the capital it were better
to act fairly and honestly in the matter.
We do t wish to have the question
ever again stirred up, but human nature
will assert itself, and ii is more than like
~ that sn attempt by Charl ston to lay
violent hands on the Capital will result
in her losing 1t altogether and forever.
Year: 1877

GENERAL MCCLELLAN's nomination
by the New Jersey Democratic conven-
tion seems to have been made on the
spur of the moment, and to have been
an inspiration rather than the result OF
settled purpose. Several other names
had been presented before Essex county
was called, and when one of its delegates
got up and proposed his name i! struck
the convention like a fasn of lightning.
A correspondent says the air was full OF
hats; ev cry body was yelling and stamp
ing, and although the portly chairman
borrowed hickory cane and went to
hammering The music stand at MS side,
there was no controlling the enthusiasm.
One after another the counties threw
overheard their own fsvorites and shout
ed tor Little Mac" and the General had
majority before the balloting was hall
through. There was at first some little
doubt rs 20 whether he was citizen OF
the State, but one OF the delegates quick
ly disposed of that by saying that while
he was claimed as citizen by nearly
ev cry State in the Union, for the reason
that there is enough in him to furnish
full man for each State, if he could bo
cut up and distributed, be was neverthe-
less citizen of New Jersey, and had
been for the past thirteen years. He will
accept the nomination and will run like
creased Jersey lightning. The best thing
the Republicans can do is to shut up
shop, declare that they don't care darn
about the thing anyhow, and let the band
play.
Year: 1877

given that matter some consideration,
and now my coored friends, who have
thought or who have been told that |
was turning my back on the men whom
| fought for, now listen. After thinking
it over believed that your rights and
Interests would be safer if this g-est mass
OF intelligent white men were let
alone by the general government.
Immense enthusiasm and cheering, last
ing several minutesl Now my colored
friends let me say another thing, which
we have been trying for these six months.
and IN my opinion for no six months
since the war has there been so few out
RACES and invasions OF your rights, nor
you so secure in your rights, persons ard
home than IN the last six months Crest
Cheers Then my friends We are sli
together on one proposition. We believe,
and in this all those who are here agree,
in the Union OF our fathers, in the old
flag of our fathers, the Constitution us It
is with all its amendments and are
prepared to see it fully and fairly
obeyed and enforced. CCheers ] Now,
my friends | see il stated occasionally
that President Hayes has taken the
course he has because he WAS compelled
10. { A vOice-We don't believe t. l
was compelled to d. it by my sense OF
duty under nay oath Of office. Intense
enthusiasm and cheering. Wnat WAS
done by US was done not merely by the
force OF special circumstances, but be.
cause we believed it was just and right
to do il. rCheers.l Now let Us come
together; let each man make up his
mind TO be patriot IN his own home
and place. You may quarrel about
the tariff, get up sharp contest about
the currency, about the removal OF the
State capital and where 1t shall go to,
[ Laughter. but upon the great question
u the union cf the States we shall agree
forevermore. Great cheers shall
not forget this reception and this greet
ing, and every good purpose l have will
be strengthened by what | nave seen and
heard to-day. thank you for the help
it will give me hereafter during my
term of office l bid YOU good morning.
Cheers.


Secretary Evsrts and Postmaster Gen
ersl Key made addresses as elsewhere.


The banquet in the evening WAS a
grand success and speeches were made
by Hayes, Evar.s Key, Ben Hill and
Gordon. The PresIdenti4l party left Tor
Knoxville at II o'clock.
Year: 1877

A tramp came along, the other
day, says the Bridgeport Standard,
ana contided to the irrepressible bet
ter half of a farmer that he was a
Count who was travelling through
the country in this humble way i'll
search of a true heart which he
might win, and take back with him,
to share in the revenues of his inl-
mense estates in Italy. He begged
that she wouldn't mention the fact
as it might interfere with his
cherished plan of being loved for
himself alone. She promised not to
say word about it and invited the
Count to stay with them all night,
giving him the best bed in the house,
and the seat nearest the beefsteak at
the supper table. The meal was
quite revelation TO her in the mat
ter of the table habits of the nobility
of Europe, but the discovery she
made i'll the morning was a still
greater eye-opener. His lOrdship
had departed in the small hours,
taking with him, probably as cher
ished souvenirs, the larger portion of
the bed linen, the farmers best
boots, an old horse pistol and half a
ham. He left a dirty, scrawling,
misspelled note, stating that ne must
away, for his passionate longing for
the true heart of which she was ever
in search would not let him rest
until they were united. The farmer
loaded his shot gun, took the road
and was gone two days, but he
didn't find the Count. He must
have gone back to his estates in
Italy.


The young lady who went down
Broadway on Saturday, with new
bonnet having a placard on marked
$I2 can console herself by knowing
that the same thing occurred TO Mrs.
Everett when her husband was Unit
ed States Minister to the Court OF
St. James. Mrs. Everett having APP
peared on the street one day wear
ing an Indian shawl in the mlddle
of which was plned lauel, having
ON it the words, "CheaP at loo
guineas.