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Year: 1878

A FEW Summers since, kind father,
at the urgent request Of one ofhis younger
daughters, sent up to his country place in
Vermont donkey for her use. She had
read about donkeys, but was not familiar
with their peculiar vocal;sm. The don.
keys strange noises inspired her with ths
profoundest pity for his evident distress
So she wrote to her father, Dear papa, /
DO wish you would come up here soon
my donkey is so lonesome"
Year: 1878

This morning the steamer S. N. FELTON,,
Ton her outward trip to Philadelphia,
and when near the mouth OF the Brandy
wire creek, she became unmaI eble and
was blown ashore by the heavy wind
that prevailed at that time. The steam
tug Falcon was sent for, and in short
time she was gotten off and proceeded on
her way to Philadelphia. The accident
did not cause any damage.
Year: 1878

During the prevalence ofthe high wind
last night the tent erected on the lot at A
and Townsend streets, South side. useJ
by the colored people for the purpose of
holding religious exercises was blown
down. N''"h
Year: 1878

The chase was kept up until the pur-
sued reached the Coal Banks, Here the
white mems horses gave out and the riders
were obliged to abandon them and contln-
u the fight on foot.


In the excitement Captain Ray lost his
hat, which was picked up by one OF the
Piegans and brought to Benton where 1t
was recognized by one Of the Captain s
friends. A party Of Bentonites were or
ranized at once to go to the rescue, and
on reaching the train the trouble was ex-
nlained. It was not, however, until the
third dav after the fight and flight that the
fugitives were found. On abandoning
their horses they struck for the river, and
following the numerous, bends Of the
stream finally succeeded in rea ching the
Marias, where the rescuing party picked
them up in a condition Of exhaustion and
starvation.


Captain Ray and John G. Copelln
are no longer among the living; but this
remarkable episode in their careers vii
be we'll remembered by their many friends
in Montana and the city of St Louis.
Year: 1878




The veteran Magazine, which long ago outgreW It's
title of the New Monthly Magazine, has not in the
least abaed the popularity it at the outset hui
has added to it in many ways and has kept fairly
abreast of the times, thanks to the enterprise Of the
publishers and tho tact and wisdom Of its editors For
whatever il best and most reliable in the literature
of travel discovery and cio7 the average reader of
to-day looks to Harpers Magazine, just expectanty
as did the reader Of quarter Of century age there
is the same admirable variety Of contents and the
ane freshaess an sagsastveness in Its editorial de
partment now as than.--Boston Journal


Whenever and sVaereVer


Diseases of coleric type prevail OF there is to
apprehend visit from them, the system should be
toned, regulated and rein forced by course Of Hos
ctters Stomach Btters Perfect digestion and regu-
lar habit of body the best safeguards against such
aladies and both are secured by this inestmaba
c and Alternative The Bitters are also extremely
seryieeabe in remeaying saeh disorders. Ifprolnpt
" taken in cases of bilious collie diarrhoea and cholera
norbus, the disease is usually frustrated IN diaIrea
cases it is only necessary to restore the OF M
axed bowels. and this Is of the specific ects ot
this medicine Wind on the stomach, heartburn bill
ousslass nausea, headache, and other symptoms Of
disturbance III the gastric and hepae regions also
specify relieved bJ this excellent remedy As fam
lily medicine it is Invaluable, since it promptly and
completely remedies those ailments which are of nos
frequent occurrences.
Year: 1878

man, SO far, who have announced
themselves are our personal friends,
and are well and fully qualified TO
discharge satisfactorily the duties
pertaining to the offices TO which
they aspire. 1t matters very little
to us vino rs chosen, the people sell
dom make any great mistake in
selecting officers to represent their
interests, and whoever they shall
select, to them will we give our
warm and hearty support. In the
meantime we will endeavor to
hold the balances level between all
our friends.
Year: 1878

large amount are taken from circulation
and lodged in the Treasury. AS soon
as many persons attempt to get proht
in that way. they get certain loss,
because gold will fall. Not many VIII
undertake an experiment so suicidal. The Key
of the situation is the ability of the Treasury
to take and pay for all legal-tenders IN eTcesS
of the public need. Men differ as to the amount
But no sensible or well informed person mas
yet suggested that as much as $1OO,OOO,ooo
in legal-tenders can be withdrawn without
bringing gold to par. General Ewing VINO
believes that all the paper in circulation does
not suffice for the needs of the country, is the
last person in the world to maintain that over
800, 100000 can be Withdrawn without llt-
ing the remainder 1 per cent in value.
Year: 1878

The Postmaster here is unwilling that we
should verify these figures from his records,
as to the other papers, without their consent;
but as the figures all reached us from the
same source, and as those relating to our own
business are correct, we have no doubt that
the rest are also. We shall gladly unite,
however, with any two of the other eight
mage papers in a formal request to Postmaster
James for transcript in detail from his books.


In estimating the significance of these fig
ures. it must be remembered that they repre-
sent the weight of seven daily issues OF the
other papers, against only six of THE TRIB-
UNE (since we have no Sunday paper; that
the weight of The Herald seems unduly great
on account of its frequent triple, quadTuple
and quintuple sheets, and that the weight OF
The Times is also swollen by the heavy wood
paper which its Walter presses require.
Year: 1878

the Presidents, seems to be very near the
truth.


Oxford won an easy victory, with a crowd
of spectators much diminished by the general
confidence that such would be the result, and
with languid interest in the whole matter on
this side of the water. College boating has
ceased, apparently, to be an international ques-
ton. The time was remarkably poor, Delhg
slower than that of any contest in the past ten
years, and considerably less than the average
during that period.


From the report of the Board of United
Charities, it would seem that the proportion OF
worthy applicants for relief to the whole num-
Der that have made themselves known during
the past Winter, is very large. Llghty per
cent of the entire number of applications were
approved by the visitors OF the Board alter
personal inquiry, and of the remaining ~ per
cent nearly half were those who could not De
found at the addresses given-the result OF mis-
take as often, perhaps, as of intent to deceive
The volunteer ward committees visited more
than 10000 families, containing more tlan
5S, 900 persons. The test of any system OF
charitable work is in its results, and the
showing made by the United Board OF Chari-
ties is such that it would be little less than
public calamity if the Board should be diS-
solved, as it is elsewhere intimated 1t may Oe'
partly because of the blow it received III MI
Roosevelts death.


There is a decided lull in the war fever IN
England, and attention is now directed to the
efforts which Prince Bismarck is making III
the interests of peace. His scheme Is appar-
emily to secure concessions from both sides, pre-
paratory to holding the Congress. He desires to
have secured to Russia the conquered territory
in Armenia, the recession of Bessarabla, ana
the war indemnity, while in return she Is
to allow the Congress authority to modify the
other territorial changes made by the Treaty
of San StefanO. This proposal would give
Russia substantial advantages from the
war, while it would accord England
and Austria an opportunity to have
their objections considered under favorable
conditions by the proposed Congress. The
settlement would fall short of the reGstablish-
ment of the Ottoman Power, which England
desires, but that is now almost without the
limit of political possibilities.
Year: 1878

A member of the Republican Congressional
Committee, who is keen and brilliant talker,
sketches, in our Washington dispatches, the
underlying incidents of the reorganization of
that committee. His review of the history Of
the Administration, and his striking picture OF
nthe obnoxious member of the Cabinet"
make very interesting reading. And his state
ment that, if the attempt at harmony fails,
which the caucus authorized, the fault viii be
Year: 1878

1t was right and proper that Congress
should rescue the grave of Jefferson from dis
graceful neglect, but ought the Mother of
Presidents to have left one of the chief of her
sons in need of tombstOneY
Year: 1878

a aountryman took a. load Of corn
to Dallas, aud because he could not
sell it at fifty cents a bushel, got mad
aud driving on the bridge over the
Trinity, commenced throwing the corn
into the river. The city marshal per-
suadsd him TO desist by threatening to
arrest him for insanity.
Year: 1878

Oregon Correspondence Sacramento Union.]


was told, while ago, that all the ridicule
made of our wouid-be elector, E. A. Cronin,
weighed heavily on that gentlemans spirits,
the one about his electorship was not the one
he appreciated. His personal appearance was
peculiar, and the attention that it received at
the hands OF the illustrated press caused him
untold annoyance. The other day we sang
his requiem, and now that he is gone wish
to do justice to his many good qualities. The
part he bore in the electoral fasco was dis
tasteful to him, and assumed with reluctance
under great party pressure. In many respects
he was able, being 4, good lawyer and q good
political speaker. His manner was genial and
kind, and he had many friends and no ene-
mics. He was only an enemy to himself as
some unfortunately are-and the news OF his
untimely fats is heard with general and sin
cara regret.
Year: 1878

Yesterday morning City Physician Finney,
in the presence of Coroner Rance, held a
post moftem examination on the body Of Jo-
seph Riley, at the Third Precinct Station,
and the coroner continued the Inquest until
the fifteenth instant.
Year: 1878

THE Mobile Register is moved by
the reopening of the Fitz-John Porter
case, to inquire If it is too late to put
Gen. Sherman on trial for his criminal
neglect at Shiloh. This interrogatory,
which is also the expression of a desire,
is very natural. Gen. Sherman was
guilty of great deal of atrociously
criminal neglect during the war. He
never neglected an opportunity for de-
feating or hurting the Confederates.
Year: 1878

GALVESTON is perhaps the only city
in the land that can guard herself
against tramps. She is located on an
island, s1d all she has to do Is to station
a policeman at the end of the bridge.
Year: 1878

Is hereby given that under and by virtue of ;
Judgment entered the 23d day of July
1873, in the District Court, second judicial dis
against the hereinafter described real estate
situate, lying and being in said city and county
on an assessment warrant for
Year: 1878

Is being made for the comfort Of the great
crowd expected on the fourth of July to wit
ness the race between Ten Brock and Mollie
Mccarthy. The owner of Mollie Mccarthy,
Mr.. Winters, told the trainer of Mollie before
he left California that If he was satisfied that
MoIIie would win the race he should telegraph
him and he would come on, but If any fears
were entertained not to telegraph, as he did
not care to make so long trip for nothing.


On Saturday the trainer teIegraphed him
to come. Both nags are in fine condition.
Year: 1878

who will undertake to figure out
anything but Democratic major
ity, both as to State and individual
representation, in the next House
Of representatives, has very dis
couragiug task before him.
Year: 1878

will find a pot of gold" But he never
dug himself He had q good share of
the rising generation Of Palmyra out
digging in the suburbs. and to this day
traces ofthe pits thus dug are pointed
out to curious visitors. As he claimed
TO be the author of the Book of Nor
mon, his story was that by the aid of
his wonderful stone he found gold
plates on which were inscribed the
writings in hieroglyphics. He transla-
ted them by means of pair of magic
spectacles which the Lord delivered TO
him at the same time that the golden
tablets were turned up. Bot nobody
but Joe himself ever saw the golden
tablets or the far seeing spectacles. He
dictated the book. concealed behind
curtain. and it was written down by
Cowdery. This course seemed to be
rendered necessary By the fact tsat Joe
did not know how to write. Otherwise
the book might have gone to the
printer in the handwriting of Old
Mormon himself. 1t is now pretty well
established that the "Boek of Mormon"
was written in 1912 by the Rev. Solo
mon Spalding of Ohio as popular
romance. He conld not find any one to
print it. The manuscript was sent to
Pittsburg, where it lay in a printing
Office several years Spalding was never
able to raise the money to secure the
printing of the story. and after his
death, in 1924. 1t was returned to his
wife. BY some means, exactly how is
not known, it fell into the hands of one
Sidney Rigdon, who, with Joe Smith,
concocted the scheme by which it was
subsequently brought out as the work
Of Smith. The dealings with the out.
side world in respect to it were msnipu-
lated by Hiram Smith, an elder brother
of Joe.
Year: 1878

did not like 1t very well at first, but my
step mother turned out to be first rate.
and got to l'ke her splendid Then
papa seemed to get infatuated with
another woman, and she wheedled around
him until she made trouble, and the
result was another divorce, and papa
soon married the woman that made the
trouble. When the second separation
took place I went with my step mother,
because l loved her and because my ser
vices were necessary to help take care OF
the baby. Then what Goes she do but
90 and get married declare I never
saw so much marrying in my life. 1t
only happened little while ago, and my
new step step-father-I suppose he is
treats me in very kindly sort of way,
as If he felt he couldn't help himself, but
didn't exactly like it, and don't like it
a bit. can't go back to mamma, be-
cause she is mad with me for going with
pa in the first instance, and l can't go
with papa because of that wheedllng wo-
man, and / can't bear to stay where I am.
1t is too bad that girl should have
father and mother and two step. fathers
and two step mothers all living ut once,
and not home that can feel at home
in.-&. Louis Republican
Year: 1878

When the stave factory was started
at Puyallup no account whatever was
made OF the local market; hut this is
now so rapidly building up that two ex-
perienced coopers are kept busy all the
time putting up barrels etc. for the local
Sound market, when last there Fred.
Oleson and A. Barnard were the gentle
men who had this business in charge.
Year: 1878

If cat doth meet cut upon garden
wall and il cat doth greet cat, o
need they both to squall9 Every Tommy
has his Tabby waiting on the wall, and
yet he welcomes her approach with
yell and yawl. And if kitten wish to
court upon garden wall, why don't he
sit and sweetly smile and not stand up
and bawl; and lift his precious back up
high, and show his teeth and moan, as
if'twere collie more than love that made
that fellow gronns
Year: 1878

The people of Rome are now permitted
to hold public meetings for the free dis.
cussion Of national and political affairs.
The rulers Of the old world are gradually
learning that the best safety.valve ever
invented is the mouth Of discontented
subject or citizen. 1t works to charm.
Year: 1878

The latest triumph of Partisan novelty
is the Exhibition bouquet" tiny art
ificial rose for the button.hole, with
crystal dew drop on one of the petals,
and, on looking into the dewdrop, a
miniature view of the Exhibition is
discovered.
Year: 1878

J. L. Conner, the tide marsh farmer of
La Conner informs US that over $4,000
annually is sent out Of the country in
the vicinity of that place for -four which
can inst as well be saved at home by
raising their own wheat and having it
ground at home; beside all this, there IS
almost an unlimited amount of wheat,
barley and oats that could be ground
into cur feed and readily sold at a good
profit to the mill owners. To any good
responsible man who will start a flour
ing mill at La Conner, with not less than
two run of stone, Mr.. Conner will not
only give them q suitable mill-site, with
plenty oil water for steaming purposes,
but will assist them literally in other
respects. Probably Messrs. Calhoun,
Whitney, and other leading farmers
would also literally aid the enterprise.
Who will improve this favorable oppor-
tunity z
Year: 1878

IT CosTs TOO MUCa TO Run THE CITY
GovERNMENT.-We had been greatly
encouraged to think our city government
was coming down TO the views of the
masses in the matter of retrenchment.-
But the action of the Council last even
ing has discouraged us, and we feel deeply
alarmed at the aspect of things. Many
of our taxpayers will find that their bills
will be largely in excess of what they
were last year, and the action last night
in repeating the ordinance giving the
cleaning Of the streets out by contract, il
is said by many, will add ten or twelve
thousand dollars to the expenses. This
thing is hard to be borne even from oui
friends. They may hope to get democratic
votes by giving Democrats employment
on the streets, or they may hope to be
able to get the negroes by promises O
work to pay their taxes and vote. But
they will find what is gained this way by
this favoritism will be lost through tn,
resentment of men in their own ranks
The taxpayers are the sufferers, anC
none but ofiice-holders profit by tn
scheme.
Year: 1878

IT'S A sin and shame that the produce
of farmers shall lay and rot in the ware
houses, because of favoritism to the manu-
facturer preventing the lowering of duties
and opening of the ports to moderate
interchange of products with the starving
world. Protection does no good; as the
mills have not been run regularly since
ls73. The mills would have more TO do
undera revenue tariff. The farmers cam
not sell their produce and have no money
with which to buy.
Year: 1878

MERE IMITAToRs.-The Wilmington
Republican politicians are mere imitators.
They have taken up the Dover whine for
Office; and now these poor souls fairly
howl for Office. They are in sore travail
over the poor prospect of electing any
thing since the negroes have refused to
pay their taxes, and what will become of
them dear only knows. IfPatterson is
not nominated some of them swear they
will bolt: nobody is good enough for city
official positions, unless he is a lawyer
Well, we don't care, lawyer may be as
good as other people; but they are the
most expensive public servants, never al-
parently satisfied with the amount of theil
salaries; and duplicating charges frequent.
ly where they render very small SERVICE
Their candidate for the Mayoralty is tn,
most bitter politician we have ever know
at this bar; and no mercy need be expect
ed at his hands should poor inebriat
fall into his clutches. We don't believ
lie can be elected. If the Republican
were TO nominate some kind hearte
man like Evan Stotsenbug, Geo. W
Sparks, or Vim. Tatnall, they would stan
better chance; but We do not believe al
the whining their newspaper writers ca
do will lead the Democrats to vote for tn
men they propose to put up for the May
crafty.
Year: 1878

COMPLAINT Is made that deer are
ruthiesly slaughtered in the Adirondack
wilderness, during the fall months, by
the use of dogs, ia defiance OF the game
laws, which prohibit the pursuit of deer
with dogs at any time. 1t is said that
at least four hundred deer have been
daily killed during the fall months
this year AT this rate, soon the deer
will be wholly exterminated.
Year: 1878

dutiful wife who questioned not her
lords right to commsnd Il speak hot,
but obey" with defiant laugh. "You
will find her like as rare nowadays as
the brave knights Of the Table Round. ."


"You may sometime find that neither
are so rare as Yep suppose; but please
Year: 1878

Hon. A. S. Paddock is spending q
few days in the city, and is meeting
with a cordial aud genial welcome.
He has the look of excellent health
and it may be expected that his two
or three months stay will make him
a regular "stalhwart," and he may re-
turn to the senate q fitting representa-
tive of 1.-THE bone and sinew" of this
healthy and N uscular common wealth.
We are gratified to learn from the
senator that his estimable wife is now
convalescent from her prOtracted ILL
ness, and not the least gratifying cir
cumstance in this conneetiOn-bOth
to the senator and his friends-is that
it enables him return at so early q
date and for so long stay to his con-
stituents. The senator speaks in the
highest terms Of his fellow represent
ativesin congress from Nebraska,a and
manifests the most kindly regards for
all who are of his own party faith.
Phis we say, of course, from the par
ty stand point. 1t being superfiuous to
add that he, in common with his col
leagues. has aimed to administer his
responsible office I'm the interest of the
commonwealth. and not merely of
any party or faction thereof Omaha
Republican.
Year: 1878

1t is altogether a mistake that Mr..
Bartlett will retire from the candida
cy for State Treasurer. The rumor
that he would do so looks little like
a very thin device of some one who
may wish he would -HGstiRg Ne
brdskdn.


1t seems to us that Mr.. Bartlett has
been such faithful deputy Treasurer
that he has sort of claim upon the
generous people to be chosen as the
principal. Certainly better or more
deserving man for State Treasurer
cannot be found.
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman has been before
the Potter committee, and swore une-
qu!vocally that he never wrote any
letter to Anderson and Weber and
never received any letter from them
and never made them any promises
In any shape.