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Year: 1878

The performance given at the opera
House last evening, by Barlow, Wilson,
Primrose q Vests MINISTRIES, was beyond
a question of doubt the finest minstrel
performance ever given in this city. The
audience numbered about three hundred,
and those who stad away missed per-
formance the like of which may never be
given in this city again. Those present
almost went wild, and the house kept re-
sounding with the applause.
Year: 1878

The races now going on at Point Breeze


Philadelphia, are attracting general at
tention, and this afternoon there will be
2:19 contest, free to all. A number of
gentlemen from this city, who are admir-


ers of fine horse flesh, went up on the
noon train to attend this afternoons race.
Year: 1878

ALBANY, Nov. 4.-Thc official report Of the
tolls collected on all the canals Of the state as
received at the Auditors Office show con-
tinued increase over the receipts OF last year.
The following is tho table for each week Of
Year: 1878

New YORK, June 2S.-A letter from
Havana says the campaign Of the Spauiard
against the Cubans without any battles cost
the former eighty thousand men and the
island is a vast cemetery. Five steamers
are reported onthe way rom Spain to carry
home the troops. Matinee Campos had
begun reduction of government expenses
on the island By giving up one half his
own salary as captain general
Year: 1878

their duty there would have been no
Bannock war.


THE TRUE TREATMENT OF THE INDIANS.


The third cause of the war is the
constant incursions of whites into
Indian settlements. This, the Doc
tor thinks, cannot be helped. A
few years ago the great Northwest
was Sitting Bulls hunting ground ;
now it is rapidly filing up with
settlers from New England and the
East and all this country is going
to bo the balance to the South. The
men who go there are mon who be-
lieye in and love freedom.


The true treatment of the Indians
will be found i'll change from the
present system, than which nothing
could be worse. It is disgrace at
homo and abroad. During the
present policy we have had six of
the bloodiest wars with Indians.
But what are we to do with them ?
We are to put them completely into
the hands of the army. The reason
why so much blood and treasure are
wasted in Indian warfare is thlt we
have not Ill army large enough to
keep the Indians quiet, and the
Doctor considered that the govern
ment was responsible for the death
Of General Custer and his 300 brave
men. The army has more to do
with the Indians than any other arm
OF the government. It stays among
them and its officers know more
about them than nine tenths of the
agents can know during their COM
paratively brief stay. The method
Of civilizing the Indians ought to be
changed. His country is a pastoral
country and not agricultural. The
Indian is II nomadic in his habits
ani you can't get him to hoe IL pota
to pltcA, bat he c.n be male a
herdsm"n Of. Instead of giving
them me.;t, sugar, 81, they shoul
be given cattle and sheep, and it
will not lie long before they will
be able to supply Eastern markets
with m"at DR.. Hoyt would have
the government open schools in all
its unused western forts and give
the Indian children 6 common
school education, and leave their
Gin istianization to be taken up by
the churches voluntarily. The
present system unites church and
State, and is subsersive of the
American theory, which would keep
both separate. Because of the
character of so many Indian agents
IN that new country religion md dis
honesty are synonymous in the
minds of the rod men The govern.
ment ought to educate them and
then the church will Christianize
them.
Year: 1878

Sharp county was eSIaoilSlleU
by the General Assembly OF
1868, and is bounded on the
north by the state Of Missouri,
on the east by Randolph and
Lawrence counties, on the south
by independence county, and
on the west by lizard and
Fulton counties. Its population
is about nine thousand. Since
the establishment of the county
all of the necessary public
buildings have been erected and
are paid for, The face OF the
country is generally undulating,
though diversified with rich al
luvial bottoms and fiat uplands.
In many places the hills are
lofty enough to be called noun
tains. The arabic lands are sus-
ceptible of producing large
yields Of cotton, corn, wheat,
rye, hay, oats, potatoes, tobacco
and field crops generally, while
vegetables Of nearly every kind
may be produced to great per
fection, and all fruits adapted
to the climate attain the highest
degree of perfection under prop
er culture. That portion OF the
land which is thought to be un.
fit for cultivation, on account OF
the stones which lie principally
upon it's surface, produces, each
year, a luxuriant crop of wild
grass upon which large numbers
of cattle thrive and fatten dur
ing the summer months, and
which, in many places, could be
profita bly, saved as hay. On &C
count Of the splendid range the
barrens afford, and their adapt
ability to the production of the
tame grasses, stock raising and
sheep husbandry could be pur-
sued very proftably, especially
so on the lands last mentioned,
a large portion Of which can be
| i
had under the Z. S. Homestead
law for almost the asking.


While on this subject we may
add that we are informed by a
gentleman engaged to some eX-
tent in the wool business, that
the wool from our common grade
of sheep brings almost as good
a price in the market as that
produced on lands costing fifty
dollars per acre and upwards,
and where the sheep must be
fed daily. 1t therefore seems
that North Arkansas offers in
ducements to the wool producer,
superior to any other country.


Sharp county is well timbered,
excepting in the barrens. Sur
rounding Evening Shade is a
large scope Of country covered
by yellow pine, which is cut by
the saw mills in the vicinity in
to excellent building lumber.


Health in this country is very
good indeed. We will venture
to say that no country in the en-
tire southwest surpasses it for
healthfulness-the malarial and
bilious diseases so prevalent III
a large scope Of the west being
very rare here, except in q very
mild form in the densely wood
ed bottoms.


Scarcely a neighborhood in
the entire county is without its
church house, which is generally
used by each denomination, and
a great interest is manifested in
the cause of education. More
schools are sustained in the
county at present than ever be-
fore, and some Of a high order.
Among these may be mentioned
the Evening Shade College, To-
Gated at the county seat, and the
Ash Flat Academy, twelve miles
north of this place.


The county also abounds in
minerals, including iron, lead,
Year: 1878

The business men of Cincinnati are very
10th to give up the idea of holding an Expo
sition this year


1t was the intention of the Board of Trade
to take some action this morning, but.as no
quorum could be had the meeting was an
informal talk. The Commissioners of the
various Boards have been notified to report
to those Boards for Instructions.


When these joint meetings of the com
mercial Boards and the Commissioners
takes place, the matter will doubtless be
finally settled. The result will either be
the resignation of the Commissioners and
no Exposition, or one more grand effort
One gentleman of the Board of Trade is in
favor of holding an Exposition of some
sort in the Music Hall as it is, and let every
body do their level best to make it sue
cess


This Board has authorized their Secretary
to notify the members of the Board to meot
Year: 1878

the Exposition Commissioners on Saturday
next, and the Merchants Exchange and
other Boards will meet similarly at an early
day.


One suggestion now is, to stop soliciting
assistance from the business men of the city
and let those who will voluntarily assist do
so. Another is, to hire some reliable man
to canvass the city thoroughly. One thing
may he depended upon, the various Boards
will make special effort to create little en-
thusiasm on the subject, and they hope to
be met more than halfway by the people OF
Cincinnati
Year: 1878

The Board Of Exposition Commissioners
met at the Chamber of Commerce this
morning and passed resolutions of respect
to the memory of Mr.. Frank Millward and
of condolement to his family The resolu-
tons refer to his integrity as a business
man, and of the high esteem in which he
was held by the business men of this city
A resolution was also adopted to attend his
obsequies in body. 1t is a remarkable
fact that Mr.. MillwaM's is the only death
that has occurred among the Ex-Commis-
sioners or present Commissioners of the
Expositions of Cincinnati since its inaug-
uration in 1870,
Year: 1878

An important decision touching tho duties Of


referees has just been decided by the Common Pleas,
General Term. The action is one brought by Emile
Aason against Benjamin L. Luddington to recover
damages for the alleged conversion Of gas stocks. In
due course of time the sent to referee who
'eported In favor Of the plaintiff for $3,973 Oh. Il
seems that the defendant. who had taken part In the


trial after the referee had prepared his report and the
costs had been taxed. discovered that the referee
had not been sworn, as appears to be required
by the provisions of the new Code He accordingly
applied for an order to show cause why the report
should not be set aside for irreguarty This motion
camc on to be heard before Judge Larremore then
holding Common Pleas Special Term. who decided
in favor of the plaintiff denying the motion to set
aside the report From this order of Judge Larre-
more an appeal was taken to the General Term.
The plaintiff contends that under section 16l6 Of the
new Code it is necessary that there should be an


erees minutes. Judge Van Hoesen who writes the
opinion of the General Term, goes into an
elaborate discussion Of the questions involved and
recites the provisions Of the Revised Statutes and
shows how far they have been changed by tho
new Code. He holds that the failure of
the referee to be sworn Is . irregulsrity. and
not jurisdictional defect The primary object Of
that provision he thinks, Is to protect infants and
absentees For this class of the oath cannot
be dispensed with, but when party of full age Is
present in person represented by counsel. .what
he asks, sis there why he or his legal adviser
should not ask the referec to be sworn? What prin


riple of ethics Of law requires that defendant
his counsel after participating day after day in long
contested trial without troubling themselves to in
qire whether the referee has been sworn should be
permitted, when they ascerained that the report is
against thc to spring objection that the required
oath has not been taken! Ought party thus to be
allowed tospeculate the chances of decision in
his favor?" In conclusion. Judge Van Hoesen holds


that there is nothing i'll the section interfering with
the old law of waiver, and that there still may be
waiver OF the referees oath implication He there
OGCisiOn
Year: 1878

The reprchensiblc conduct Of threo alleged fero-
cious dogs is specifically sct forth in genuine legal
phraseology in the complaint Of Thomas Hogan who
has brought suit in the Supreme Court against
Schmidt Il Koehnc to recover damages for being
bitten. The complaint states that the defendants did
keep three several dogs. well knowing them to be Of
ferocous and mischicvous disposition and accus-
toned to bite mankind; that dcfendants while they
kept their dogs aforesaid wrongfully and unlaw-
fully suffered such dogs to go at large without being
properly gnaroeu ss,o OF connnou: Ina. on the 2otn
public highway thereof-to wit. the Boulevard.
between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets,
which plaintiff lawfully walking, the said
dogs while in the keeping OF defendants did attack
and bite the plaintiff and wounded and laceratcd the
upper part OF his right Leg whereby the plaintiff be-
very lame and remains to this time and was
thereby occasioned great pain and prevented
from going with his business and labor to his
damage 5000. The case up In the supreme
Court on motion by defendants counsel to sot aside
the service of summons irregular. The motion to
amend was granted BY Judge lawrence
Year: 1878

An application was made yesterday in tho Surro-
gates Court for the admission to probate OF the will
OF the late Robert Heller. the magician by General
John q. Ward Tho viii itself will not be presented
for few days. but is understood TO bc voluminous
document.
Year: 1878

A correspondent at Rome says that
since the day of Count Cavour's death
in Turin, he has never seen the popula-
tion of any city SO utterly stunned by a
sudden blow as the Romans appeared
when the Official announcement of King
EmanuePs death removed every doubt
as to the fearful loss the nation had sus-
tained. Certainly the transition from
father to son could have not occurred at
a more trying moment. The Ministers
of the late sovereign have been main
tanned in their office by the young sue
cessor, but what Ministers! A Cabinet
which was mere rehash of the admin.
istration, fallen only few days age
under an irresistible outburst of public
Indignation: forsaken by nearly all sec


tions of an immense parliamentary
majority, brought together by fail
means or foul atthe recent election, anc
hampered by a variety of rash engage


ments, which it had shown itself neither
able nor willing to fulfill. There mus


be new session of Parliament and al
address from the Crown, but the latte


must come from a new King, wh,
hardly knows anything about his lat


fathers Ministers, and does not mucl
like the little he knows, and is supposed
to harbor views and principles in opposi
tion to those attributed to them. l
ever there was need of providence t


shape ends, rough hewn by man, it Gel
tainly is felt in the position in whic


Italy has been put by the death @
Victor Emanuel, coming so unexpecr
J edly, and at the end of the beginning G
Year: 1878

VICTOR EMMANUEL, the King of
Italy, has just died, at the age of fifty
seven. He is succeeded by Humbert,
his son, Prince of Piedmont, now in his
thirty-fourth year. The new ruler has
issued proclamation in which he states
there will be no change in the Italian
policy. He says that he will be mind
full of the great example of King EN-
manuel, of his devotion to his country,
love of progress, and faith in the lib
eral institutions which are the pride of
his house. MY sole ambition" he re-
marks, "will be to deserve the love of
my people. Italians, your first King is
dead. His successor will prove to you
that institutions do not die. Let us
unite in this hour of great sorrow. Let
us strengthen that concord which has
always been the salvation of Italy,"
The Pope evinced great feeling when he
received the news of the Kings death.
During the day he had frequently sent
to inquire as to the Kings condition,
and offered the services of his own doc
tor to assist the Kings physician. He
also conferred the blessing in articulo
mortis. The King received the last sac
raments of the Catholic Church. He
then took an affectionate farewell of the
Princes and Princesses, after which
some of those who had been familiar
with him through life were admitted.
He said few kind words to each, and
expired sitting in an armchair, dressed.
The disease of which Victor En-
manuel died was malarial fever, and was
repetition of that which struck him
down in 1860.
Year: 1878

A READING man while eating oysters
oysters nickel penny of the year 1850.
After he had swallowed the oyster the
penny remained in the shell, and was
cut loose with knife. 1t partly covered
the "heart," where the oyster was
grown fast to the shell, and after being
removed there was circular indenta-
ton in the shell, showing where the
penny had been. Those who were pres
ent at the time expressed the opinion
that one of the men who assisted in
transplanting the oysters dropped a
penny, which found its way into the
oyster, and remained there and grew
fast as the oyster increased in size.
Year: 1878

THEpossibility of employing gun cotton
instead of gunpowder for the charges of
heavy guns has become more remote
than ever since the scientific researches
of modern artillerists have effected such
great improvements in the service ex-
plosives. A recent experiment was made
in England with gun cotton in an eight
inch experimental gun. The crusher
holes were closed with metal plugs, and
the bore was filed with water, into
which charge of two pounds of gun
cotton enveloped in a waterproof bag
was lowered to the bottom of the bore.
1t was there fred by detonation when so
violent was the shock that one of the
plugs was blown out. As the expenses
OF closing the crusher holes so securely
that the plugs could not be blown out
would have been very great, it was not
considered desirable to repeat the ex.
pertinent.
Year: 1878

PENNSYLVANIA says she doesn't want
any more railroad riots. Seven hundred
thousand dollars is what the military
cost her in that remarkable civil war.
The other expenses have not yet been
computed, and the Quaker Common
wealth Is in no hurry for the figures.
Year: 1878

votes in Walla Walla county
than were cast for the Demo-
cratic candidate at the previous
election. The proportionate
Democratic vote for Mix was
larger upon the Sound than in
his own county. Where was the
treachery? In 1872, McFadden
ran against and defeated Gar
fielde, as an Independent candi-
dete. He was voted for by a
large section Of the Republican
party, and was not elected on
any sectional Or party grounds.
In 1874, Mr.. Sharpstein, of Wal
la Walla, was nominally the
Democratic candidate, though
not under conditions that made
it obligatory upon any party
Democrat to vote for him. At
the time he was nominated he
was the consenting candidate Of
an adverse party organization,
and but a short time previous
had presided at party conven
tion which passed resolutions
denunciatory of the Democratic
party. He had never been upon
Puget Sound and was total
stranger to nearly all our people,
and his personal canvass in-
pressed the conviction upon all
his Democratic supporters that
they would have succeeded much
better if he had not put in an
appearance. Under these ad-
verse circumstances, his party
friends did the best they could
for him, at their own expense,
and the returns will show that
as large proportionate share of
the Democratic vote was polled
for him upon Puget Sound as in
his own county, and the charge
of "shameless treachery" is a
base libel.


6 81 81 have nothing to do with
and y machinery, butAs14l justi-
.ned in saying that Sir parties
concur in conceding the candi-
dates to the eastern section Of
the Territory, but no candidate
can be elected solely on local
grounds. We want a Delegate
who is in fasos,f qnit.ng instead
Of dividing the Territory for
the whole Territory instead d:
any exclusive parts So -
Year: 1878

can see no reason why in this,


as in other city offices, the best
qualifications cannet be CON-
manded on reasonable terms to
be fixed by ordinance. These
suggestions are made without
any personal ends in view, as
we will never consent to receive
from the city any office, job or
contract to which any remuner-
alton is attached while holding
the office Of Mayor.
Year: 1878




large space in the Portland dai-
lies for some weeks past, and has
cost more time and labor in it's
discussion in City Council and
through the public prints than
the printing would cost at stand
ard rates. A like discussion is
in course upon the same subject
at Wal!a Walla, and is bound to
be repeated in every municipali-
ty in -yhich more than one news
paper is published, every time a
public printer is selected under
the exceptional "Cheap John"
system Of letting public service
to the lowest bidder, regardless
of merit or qualification. All
this public annoyance, more tre-
quently than otherwise attended
with public loss, always open to
combinations and chicanery to
extort, could be av Aided if the
men entrusted with official posi-
ton would administer the same
with the same discretion they
exercise in their own private af-
fairs. Good business men select
their advertising mediums with
more regard to quality than to
cheapness; and all who regard
the newspaper press in it's rep
resentative character in rela-
tion to their town. seek to ele-
vate rather than to degrade it,
deeming that the best business
policy. No respectable mer-
chant hawks ms adyGrtisin@
around u tie let ITO the lowest
bidder, or would any sooner
think of disputing his printing
bill than he would OF reputia-
ting his board bill. 1t is uni
tormly the small beer politicians
and ward demagogues who seek
to commend themselves to pop
ular approval as public econo-
mists y making the Office of
public printer an exception to all
other municipal offices. The
public interests would be quite
as we'll served by selecting the
Attorney, Clerk, Treasurer, or
any other officer by bid, as by
the selection of the official news.
paper by that process. The
character of their official paper
is of vastly more Importance to
the standing Of the town abroad
than the character of any other
Of its municipal officers; the
people have as much right to
dictate the choice of a City Prin-
ter as they have to choose a
Mayor, and a Council which
disregards popular sentiment
ignores the source of its own
existence, and insults popular
Intelligence. The job of a builder
or grader may be measured by
the amount Of labor and quality


OF the material, and hence is


a proper matter for competition


40 it involves no public rivalries
such as exist between newspa.
pers. The Office Of City Printer
more than that of Attorney or
Clerk, involves qualifications
more than matter; the means of
giving the largest circulation to
officialpublications togetherwith
the ability to properly represent
the public interests. The sys-
TEN of letting the printing to the
lowest bidder leaves the Couu-
ell no choice between the most
reputable and the most disrepu-
table journal IN the city in the
selection of an "official paper;;"
the latter having the advantage
as to eheapness, besides the in
ducement to pay for the lndorse-
ment of respectability, by which
its gain is the city's loss. We
Year: 1878

If man loses his property at thir-
y or forty years Of age, it is only q
sharp disipline generally. by which Ia
ter ne comes to large success. It is all
folly for man to cit down in mid life
discouraged. The marshals of Nspol-
con came to their commander and sand:
We have lost the battle and we are
being cut to peices.' Napoleon took
his watch from his pocket and said:
1t is only two O'Clock in the afternoon.
You have lost the battle but we have
time to win another. Charge upon the
foe' Let our readers who have been
unsuccessful thus far in the battle of
life not give up in despair With ener-
gy and Gods blessing they may yet
win glorious victory.
Year: 1878

Down East when you see man with
a bit OF red ribbon in his vest. it means
that he belongs to the 'snti-treating
society, and win neither treat or be
treated. but will pay for his own drinks.
Now. il there is only color which
signifies that the wesrsr has an aver
sion to treating anybody, but will en-
dure all the treats that can be handed
down to him.y can start off the or
ganization in Burlington with thirty
thousand members.
Year: 1878

EVERY man, to be successful in any
branch of manufacturing, must turn out
good goods. There is no permanent
success without it, consequently success
is strong recommendation for quality