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Year: 1879




Yesterday morning I saw a man 90
out of car, and shut the door aftere
him. l haee travelled very constantly
for nearly three years, and this was
the FIRST man I ever saw shut the door
after hiuf as he went out. He only
shut it because l was right behind
him, trying to get out, with a 7alise in
each hand When l sat down my va,
Use to open the door, made "A few re-
marks on the general subject Of people
who would get up in the night to do
the wrong thing at the wrong time; but
the man was out on the platform and
failed to catch the drift of NY remark.
I was not sorry for this, because the
other passengers seemed to enjoy it
quite as well by themselves. and the
man who called forth this impromptu
address was a forbidding~looking man,
rs big as hay wagon, and looked as
though he would have banged him
through the side of a box-car if he
had heard what I said. / suppose the
people who invariable do the wrong
things a. the wrong time are uecessa-
~, but they are awfully unpleasant.
Year: 1879

A Postal Regulation which has been
in force for several months appears to
be very little known among business
men, to whom it is Of some pecuhiary
interest. Under its operation an un-
receiptsd bill or statement Of accounts
can now be mailed in an unsealsd en-
yelope at postage of one cent. To re-
ceipt bill or to write upon it any such
words as please remit will, however,
subject it TO letter rates Of postage; but
q req quest for remittance may be printed
as a part Of the head. Newspaper pub
fishers have the right to enclose with
their papers either receipted Or unre-
ceipted bills, but the addition Of any
written request will be treated as An
infringement of the law.
Year: 1879

Every case Of typhoid fever which
has occurred in our city, may be attri-
butsd to exposure, carelessness or ne
elect. In other words the condition of
the system Of the sufferers, through
some dsrangement, originated the dis
ease. 1t did not originate from the
Of the air breathed, or the
quality Of the water drank, or the en-
tire number OF residents in that vicinity
would have been similarly affected.
Persons who attribute the disease to
climatic causes make great mistake,
and the conclusions in regard to it are
frequently ridiculous. The victims of
this disease are frequently vigorous and
robust men. The reason for this is that
they are 80 healthy they imagine they
can neglect the observance Of the most
common rules of hygiene, and preserve
their health. Hence they overtax the
system in various ways, and when tho
disease manifests itself they neglect to
call physician or apply;;any antidote,
until it is firmly fixed and a serious
case Of illness ensues. A simple cathar-
tic promptly administered very proba-
bly, would have removed the poison
and led to health and the prolongation
Of life. Tho way to escape typhoid as
well as other disease, is to be prudent
and avoid excess Of all kinds. OF
course location Of residence is important


but care and attention in this section Of
country, are still more important in the


preservation of health, and when the


people understand fully that ian ounce


of prevention is better than q pound Of


cure," the bills Of mortality in our city


- we'll as in the country generally, will


be greatly diminished.
Year: 1879

Il IL seldom that there has been Hore
able or eloquent pleading than on SAT-
nrday last in the case OF the state
against William Brown, the boy who In
a moment OF anger struck the fatal blow
with base ball bat that sent fellow
colored hoy into eternity. The ints'li-
gence, the yonthfulness, the manly DIG
nifty Of Brown as he sat in the prisoners .
dock, wiping away the trucking tears
from his eyes with a handkerchief, OF


fordea a atrong case upon which Mr..
Bird, eloquent and able at all times,
made one of the master efforts OF his
lie. The little mo'herless waif upon
society even eithout tho eloquent plead
ing OF Mr.. Bird, appealed strongly TO
the hearts OF the jury, but it could not
bs denied t,lat William Brown in a mo-
lnent of hot blood aud anger had slain
a playmate, aud human life is sacred.
Mr.. Gray po5 less eloquent than Mr..
Bird, Welded 10 nobody in sympathy
for the poor motherlsss boy. He did Lot
want William Browns life, he did not
seek the poor boys blood, but said he
with thrilling emphasis, /" there Is
another boy in this case and he is in
his grave" Poor little " Babe" Bat
son was not in that court to plead
through his tears. His life too was
precious, but it had been taken in a
boyish quarrel. Mr.. Gray, notwith-
standing the great sympathy shown for
the weeping boy In the dock, effectual-
ly convinced the jury that human life
must be protected; that If check was
not put to crime, even the jurors them
selves might have their hearts torn and
lacerated with grief at the sight Of their
own boys teing brought to their arms
mangled and lifeless corpse. This ar
gumsnt prevailed with the jury, and
that Mr.. Bird did not succeed in clear.
ing his client was not for the want OF
an able and eloquent plea on his be-
half. Those who had this pleasure Of
listening to this intellectual tilt be-
tween two Of the ablest members Of the
bar, will not soon forget it. But the
verdict Of guilty was right. The sym
pathy of the jury was with William
Brown, but justice and the safety Of
society demanded his punishment. The
loose state Of morals existing amongst
the young and rising generation de-
manded a punishment. That the con-
viction and sentence Of the boy Brown
will have a beneficial effect upon
juvenile outlawry cannot be denied,
and not the least Of its beneficial effects
will be the fact that parents will here
after want to know where their boys
are when thry are cut Of their sight.
Year: 1879

CONNECTICUT is no longer the land Of
steady habits. At the last session Of
the Supreme Court Of that State fifteen
divorces were granted. As these d.
vorces were granted only upon the
most substantial ground they hint TO a
good deal Of unsteadiness in the matter
of habits.
Year: 1879

On Christmas Day, one of our business men,


whose office is located on one of the principal
thoroughfares, went into the back Office for q
few moments and, on his return, thought he
saw gentleman passing who has a desk in his
counting-room, and he rushed to the door to
attract his attention. When he got to the
door he could not see his friend and supposed
he had gone home He went back, closed the
safe, locked up the Office and departed. 1t ap-
pears the friend had come into the Office by a
side passage, and gone down cellar. he heard


the first gentleman 60 home, but thought little
of it as another key was usually kept in the
Office. When he came up stairs he could not
find the key and then he realized he was
locked up on Christmas Day and the family all
gathered at home for the Christmas dinner.


Friends passed by and discovering his situation
joked him and asked him how he liked 1t.
Finally one friend agreed to 90 and get the
key, but went home and forgot ali about it for
an hour when it flashed across his recollection


aud he rushed off for the requisite weapon" "
Armed with this he returned and released his
friend who bad been imprisoned some three
Year: 1879

The brig Dauntless, Capt. Shea, lies at
Merrili's Wharf. There is no crew aboard bu t
the captain is keeping ship. Monday night he
retired into the cabin at the usual hour and
went to his bunk. During the night he was
aroused by hearing a foot fall on deck. He
listened and presently heard somebody making
his way into the forecastle. The captain
arose from his bank quietly, took his revolver
and proceeded steslthily forward. As he
emerged into the forecastle his presence was
accidentally made known to the intruder who
made for him evidently knowing he was the
only man aboard, that there was no other vessel
close at hand, and The spot where the vessel
lies is situated some distance from Commercial
street. As the fellow made his spring the
captain fred but missed, and the burglar
evidently not prepared for firearms turnsd and
bolted out ofthat forecastle as if an army were
in pursuit. The captain sent parting 8 hot
after him but the chap escaped.
Year: 1879

Saturday night man named Chase, living
in North Berwick, nearly killed his wife by a
blow from a chair. He came in to the house,
it seems, and asked his wife, who sat at sew
ing machine at work, for piece of cloth with
which to make bandage for horse. She
arose, procured piece of cloth and then sat
down to the machine again. Chase said the
cloth was too wide, at which Mrs. Chase re-
piled, there are the shears, you can cut it to
suit yourself. Upon this Chase raised a chair
and struck his wife heavy blow with it across
the back of the head. He raised the chair for
a second blow, when man who was present
stopped the blow. He had no idea Chase in
tended to strike the first or he could have pre-
vented it. Mrs. Chase was taken up insensi.
BILE, and medical aid summoned. She lay il-
sensible for about "a hours, and for time it
was thought she would not recover She is,
however, improving ana will probably ge,
well. Chase came from Gorham, N. e., to
North Berwick some few weeks since. He is a
very i'll tempered man and his wife left him for
while last fall, but went back to live with
Year: 1879

The telegraph Saturday announced that the


Halifax people were making great efforts to
l induce the Dominion government to make
| Halifax the winter port in place of Portland
The Montreal papers have just come to hand
giving the particulars of the discussion in the
Halifax Chamber of Commerce on this subjec,
on Friday last, from which we gather the
following particulars:


Sir Hugh Allan stated to one of the members
in an interview that he would not take freight


at greater reduction than ten per cent from
Portland rates. He gave the impression that
he was not favorable to making Halifax the
winter port.


Mr.. S. A. White said the question depended
upon the government and Sir Hugh Allan. He
though the Chamber should ascertain what
Sir Hugh Allan would carry grain for and then
II the government could bring the grain to
Halifax at low enough rates halifax would be
the winter port. He thought committee
should be appointed first to get these terms
from both parties


Mr. Pickford said the railway was run on
commercial principles to the detriment of this
city. To make winter port they wanted more
than the steamers; they wanted the produce of
the whole of Ontario to come via Halifax in
stead of Portland, The government should
know that this was not question between two
rival railways but between foreign and home
port. The government should carry produce
over the Intercoonial at rates 70 make this the
winter port rather than simply making the
Intercolonial pay, and he was sure the people
would be willing to make up the Intercolonial
Railway deficit


Mr.. Jones sail the late government had gone
as far ss they consistently could. Things had
changed, and now the present government have
it in their power to make this the winter port
DR.. Tupper, who is the head of the Railway
department, co1ld carry freight at whatever
rate he pleased without question, and there.
fore the present is the most favorable oppor-
tunity for carrying this into effect. He (Mr.
Jones) never said that Halifax could be made
the winter port, but if it can, now is the time
to do it -


Mr.. Dwyer said tho sAsnhle was that We have
about d cents per bushel againssns and in
favor of foreign ports, but the same psvar
which, by lavish expenditure on canals, had
made Montreal great grain shipping port
could also make this the winter port of the
Dominion by lowering the Intercolonial
freight rates. If this is not done, and freight
can only bs carried over the Intercolonial one
way, confederation would be failure.


Mr. Jones said he did not believe the
government would make this the winter port
aud he would not blame them if they did not,
because he knew they could not. He knew the
attempt would result in failure. He was sorry
for it, and he wanted to prepare them for it.


Mr.. Ds Wolf said the Intsrcolonial got 20
per cent and the steamers but 80 per cent. for
bringing goods. In American ports it was the
reverse.


Finally the resolution was passed asking the
government to make H alifax the winter port.
Year: 1879

Miss Emma Winslow, who restless on Cum
berland street, slipped on the sloping platform
in the rear of the post Office yesterday morning
and was 30 badly hurt that she had to be taken
home in sleigh.


A frightened horse ran up Middle street
about o'clock yesterday afternoon, took the
sidewalk and turned the corner into Exchange
street. The sleigh tipped over and the horse
becoming entangled was stopped.
Year: 1879

The resolution passed by the City Council
Monday evening was in connection with the
stevedores petition and not the Board Of Public
Works matter as 1t appeared 10 the report


Mr.. j. W. Robinson was not refused permis
sion to erect stable op Green street. The
matter was referred to the committee with
power and they have not reported. Neither
was the matter put into the hands of the City
Marshal to enforce the mandates of the Board
as no orders were given him.
Year: 1879

COUNTY CoMNussIoNERs.-The Board Of
county Commissioners met in their room in
City Building yesterday forenoon and organ
lied with the choice of John L. Swift of Bruns-
WICK as chairman. Jacob Clark is second on
the board, and Leander Cram of Baldwin
third
Year: 1879

FRATERNITY DANCE.-The fourth in the


course of the fraternity dances will take place


at the City Hall this evening. This set of


dances increases in popularity ard in numbers


on each successive evening. and they are very
enjoyable affairs. Everything is in the best of
style and the music is superb.
Year: 1879

Correspondence Of the Register.


have conversed with a number OF
the substantial citizens OF Marshall
county, within the last two or three
davs, in reference to the proposed
Wheeling and Parkersburg railroad, and
| find that the almost unanimous senti-
ment OF the people living away from the
river is against voting a subscription to
the road if the river route from Wheel
inc TO Moundsville be taken. But il the
route up Wheeling Greek be adopted,
the subscription would be cheerfully
voted. This position OF the citizens OF
Marshall seems to me to be well founded.
The river route offers no inducements
whatever. | can not imagine IN what
manner it would benefit the people out
side of Moundsville. The b. & o. road
already affords all the necessary advan-
tagcS hy that route, and the construction
OF another line could not do more than
afford meagre benefit in the way OF
competition. Even to the people OF
MOundsvillc the creek route would be
preferable, for the reason that 1t would
open up to that town avast and import
ant agricultural section OF the county
now only accessible by bad mud roads.


True, the distance from Wheeling to
Moundsville by the somewhat circuit
GUS route up Wheeling creek would be
greater than by the river, but the adj
vantayes To the public and TO the COM
panv that the creek route affords, more
than balance the consideration OF dis
tanCe.


The respective merits and dement's OF
the two routes may be briefly summar-
lied as follows:


The river route offers short distance
and competition with the b. & o. road.
But grave obstacle in the construction
of the line is encountered at the
Narrows, which would have 10 be tun-
neled through almost solid rock. No
advantages, further than are now pos
sessed, would accrue to the citizens OF
the county living a short distance from
the line. For this reason they cannot
reasonably be asked to vote the needed
subscription.


The Wheeling creek route offers an
easily constructed line, save at the point
on the Fairmont pike where the road
would cross, which would have to be
tunnelcd short distance 10 strike the
ravine leading to Middle Grave creek.
4 vast section l country would he
opened to easy communication with
Wheeling and MoundSvillc. The road
would pass through one Of the finest
farming sections of West Virginia, the
vast products Of which would afford
good paving freight for the road. In
addition to this there are immense de-
posits of coal on the creek which would
be developed and shipped to Wheel
ING. Lime and sand stone also abound
and would find ready market here.
The route also commendS itself, for the
reason that it would pass through seven
of the nine districts composing the
county, thus ailording Il general benefit,
and making the proposed subscription
popular.


For the river route Marshall county
will vote nothing, but for the route up
Wheeling creek she will Cheertully vote
the proposed subscription OF Sl5O,OOO. !
trust the managers of the road will give
this matter their attention before 1t be
too late. MARSHALL
Year: 1879

PARIS, December A heavy snow
storm is falling here and all over the
country. Railway traffic is partially
suspended in some districts. At Cher
bound a terrific storm is blowing of the
coast. Some disasters to shipping are
repOrted.
Year: 1879

Ehior Herald:


The battle has been fought, the smoke
il clearing away, and We are settling


down to the ways of peace and BROTH
erly love. The bickeringsOfthe cOnvicts
ought To he, and doubtless will bc for
gotten. The Kentucky lcOHdR informs


us that the incoming legislature will


conn are iaVOrably with any legislature


Kentucky has had for years 80 mote il
| Ike. If the incoming legislature Is above


an average i'm point Of ability il is 10 be
| hoped that they will not folter i'm their
/ duty, but will look well at the situation


of affairs in the State and do theirdutY,
! for we say 10 them thai at the coming
| session, kentucky will expect every
man To do his duty. As we have time
and inclination we will endcavOr To call
I public attention to such matters as will
| demand the attention of the solOns and


suggest such changes as occur to Us as


beneficial. First the penitentiary viii
demand their attention. | think twill
| he well To appoint "A Joint committee Of
IS Senators and 100 members of th2
House, whose duty ii shall be To visit
| the penitentiary daily until they can
agree upon a report, 10y bill or otherwise,
that VIII alleviate the condition of the
inmates of that horrible den. II is


right TO punish criminals for violations


of law, but the State has no right to de


priye convict of his health by cOntin-
ing him in cells so constructed that he


cannot have pure air. The life of a


criminal may be taken, he may be fined.


he may he put in confinement at hard
labor, but it is a disgrace to our State il


he is deprived of pure air and comfort


able quarters. The confinement and
labor is the punishment provided by law,
and theState becomes the aggfessor, and


the convict the injured party, whenever


a punishment is inflicted that is not
provided by law. If reports are to he


credited the penitentiary is not large
enough TO hold the number now con-
/ fined there. The cells are poorly Venti-


lated and over crowded. The death rate
is terrible, and the Legislature should


dosOmething. The present penitentiary


should be enlarged or branch peniten-
tiaTy built. We leave it to the wisdom


of the legislature to decide. But in the


name of justice to the convict and State


we demand that YOU dOsOmething. We


will refer to this subject again. Il.
Year: 1879

THE LAST FEATHER. While the mon
key of an organ grinder was quietly
sitting upon barrel in full costume, a
terrier dog made cash at him. The
monkey awaited the onslaughter with
such immovab!e tranquility that the dog
was nonplussed, and stopped short within
few feet to reconnoter. Both animals
stared steadily at each other, but the dog
finally recovered from his surprise and
was about to make spring. At this
junction the monkey lifted his hat by
way of salute. This mixture Of the WAYS
of monkey and man was too much for
the dog. His tail dropped and he ran
away.-MOntreGL Witness.
Year: 1879

DREAMS. Eminent philosophers de-
clare tEat there is no such thing as dream
less sleep. They hold that it is the body
which sleeps, the soul chat dreams that
the former needs rest, and the latter does
not ; that, whi.e physically fettered. the
soul s natural expression is in dreams -
The soul being immortal, incapable, indie
pendent Of stay or STOP must necessarily
perpetually dream. Because we do not
remember our dreams is no proof that we
do not have them. Persons on waking
may feel confident that they have not
dreamed, and yet during the day some
outward happening or passing thought
will by force of association recall the
dreams they had entirely forgotten. Its
questionable if dreams ever go entirely
out of memory. They may not be recoi-
lected for week, n month, or year, but
will at some future time, though in so
vague and uncertain a manner as to lose
their identity.
Year: 1879

SCAEDAL.-A story is told Of wo-
man who freely used her tongue to the
scandal of others, and made confession
to the priest Of what she had done. He
gave her ripe thistle top. and told to go
out in various directions and scatter the
seeds, one by one. Wondering at tho
penance, she obeyed, and then returned
and told her confesser. To her amaze
ment, he bade her GO back and gather
the scattered seeds; and whom she object
ed that it would be impossible, he replied
that it would be still more impossible, to
gather up and destroy nl evil reports
which she had circulated about Others.
Any thoughtless, careless oh lid can scat
ter handful of thistle seeds before the
wind in moment, but the strongest and
the wisest man cannot gather thom again
Year: 1879

CAN a photographer legally sell to any
a copy of the photograph of private in
dividual who has had his or her portrait
taken by him for private user This i'm
portant question is to be brought up be-
fore the English courts for decision. A
lady refused her photograph to an ad-
mirer. He, not to be baked in his pas
sion, went to her photographer and
bought copy of her picture. Where
upon the lady brings suit to punish, il
possible, tho offending artist for selling
her without perm ission.
Year: 1879

SOMETIMES the services of a Civil
Engineer are cheap at twice the money.
A Henderson county farmer worked four
days, last week, digging a ditch to drain
Il bit of low meadow OF his own into big
pond on another mans farm. And
when the ditch was opened the pond just
walked right into the meadow and locat
ed about twenty acres of swamp, right
whore the hay used TO grow, And the
farmer was just thu maddest man.
burlington Hd,Dk- Eye.
Year: 1879

An Indiana lady writes: "No true
and devoted husband will feel 1t degrad-
ing to help his vile prepare n meal.
rock the baby or wipe the dishes. and
also throw in q few loving words OF
announcement between times"
Year: 1879

DO not poison your little ones with
any soothing remedy containing opium,
morphia or paregoric. DIR. Bull's baby
syrup is warranted not to contain any
any opiates or anything Injurious to the
infant system