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Year: 1879

Ths merchants and citizens will keep ON


working and getting broke as fast as they
make raise. The only wonder is that We
have escaped as long as We have II men
want to put up balloon houses, let them 90
% at proper distance from the center OF
businek Also prohibit the occupasoo Of
Year: 1879

Cannot now be accurately reckOned mp, but
VIII amount to about a quarter-nlllion OF
dollars with insurance at somewhere between
SlSI. 900 and S2OO,O00. Most OF the build-
ings burned will be rebuilt, but We heartily
enter our protest against any more such big
three-story tinder boxes as the Pioneer Hotel
being put mp In the cent .r of the city Is
tablish fire limits at once and If men cannot
afford to pat up brick buildings on their lots
let them sell TO those who can The idea
that if A should build an 5000 brick store
with iron doors, B sees fit 10 build three.
story tinder-box alonsiie of him at cost OF
1920 and burn him ont, is all wrong Let
Union and Federal streets be the limits
north and south, and Front and Third streets
east aGd west, and no wooden builnlng over
one story high erected within these limits
There is no use rebuilding the town unless
such plan is resorted to. Fires OF this kind
will be constantly occurring and If we do not


CHANGE OUR BASE,


Ths merchants and citizens will keep on
Year: 1879

and more likely to favor the South, or
TO take no part In the election and thus
discourage their party. II h limited that
coalition OF the extreme stalwarts ir
the North with the extreme Bourbons
In the SJi th would be sI coessfuJ, and
that the reconciliation OF Grant being
acc omplished party machinery in the
North can he depended on to carry the
party with 1t.


Finally, the promoters of the Grant
movement confess that unless they can
nominate the General by hurrsh with
cut struggle. or unless they can cause q
deadlock In the Convention and then
bring IN Grants name n . solvent, they
cannot expect success. One OF these two
plans will be tried, and they found their
CHEF hopes not upon the withdrawal OF
other candidates. ~ Is alleged, but upon
the friends CT Others making so stubborn
y fight az to weary the Convention and
incline 1t to accept Grant rs the speediest
way of completing their work. The
rumor that the Grant people would sum-
mon the N ationsl Convention for Feb
ruary is laughed at. The committee
fixed June 3, and an attempt OF the
Grant men to change the day would be-
treated with contempt and cause general
resentment.
Year: 1879

GRANTS pretense that lie did not
"desire" third term has been shown
up. The tricksters by whom he is sur
rounded in Philadelphia could keep the
secret no longer. Grant is now beggar
for another nomination, and asks all other
candidates TO give way for him. lie is
no longer the generous soldier he was
when he left the battle field; but the
sordid worshipper of gold-the gold OF
Wall street and Third street, and of the
political power that eliminated around
the White House from 1865 to 1876
Toward Grant the nation has been gen


erous to a fault-but tow ard the natoI
General Grant has not been generous
He demanded a change in the emoll
ments of Office, while he SURRENDERED
nothing in acquiring his distinction as {
soldier, for the duties of which he wa
educated at the nations expense.
Year: 1879

The correspondence Of Wade Hamp-
ton and Manton nMarble,published in the
GAZETTE, does not reflect the chival-
rous generosity that We had always in.
dulged of the former. 1t is quite evident
that he preferred his own advancement
to the Governorship OF South Carolina
from which he reached the Senate cham
Der to the relief the whole nation woul,
have received from the seating of I
Democratic Chief Magistrate in tn
Presidential chair.
Year: 1879

oShius Aoi 7lSCuaS ian appilCaoic to-tueiI
pursuits. ~.


Now, Messrs. Editors, that is intended to
shut poor iourneymen mechanics. out Of
every little Job which they may be able to
pick mp, because it would not justify them
In getting out license to do such little jobs,
and at the same time these very boss-con-
tractors are doing nearly al! Of their work
with apprentices, which has compelled
those OF US who could get little job now
and then to take it.


Now, 1 know it to be a fact that very
nearly all OF the boss-brickIyers OF Rich
mond have from three to six apprentices,
and for the last three or four years work has
been so scarce that the iourneymen have
done but very little Of 1t in consequence OF
that very wrong inflicted on them aud I
hope, should it become law to license men
who do various kinds OF mechanical work,
that the Legislature will also restrict these
boss-contractors to one or two apprentices,
80 that when we are shut out Of these little
Jobs we may be able to get work with them.
-.a.-g 4 MECHANIC.
Year: 1879

The whole world is full of people craving for confdence-people to whom a secret is like gold in a child's pocket, burning to be issued. Those who are high in rank and blessed with every ad- vantage, are often tormented for want of Ga true friend ; meaning thereby some one to whom they can confide secrets. And on those who will simply take them and keep them, they are willing to bestow friendship, to those who would be in such confidence it is enough that they follow the advice already given of never being directly or indirectly the means of disseminating gossip of any kind.

 In connection witt1 this subject the reader may properly be advised against curiosity. There are people who cannot see 8 letter without craving to know to whom it is addressed, or cannot find any thing written lying on a table without involuntarily picking it up. The Paul Pry is the meanest character of society, and he who would feel superior in strength and in integrity, should strive vigorously to have nothing in common with such type of baseness. Bear con- tinually in mind the fact that in the art of conversation the secret lies not so much in knowing what to say as to what avoid saying.-Norristow'a Herald.
Year: 1879

-Abad man is one who grasps straw berry and gets nettle instead.

 Individuality is everywhere to be spared and ndrespected as the root of every thing good.

 Let man overcome anger by love, evil by good, the greedy by iberality, the liar by truth.

 The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt till they are too strong to be broken.

 Happiness can be built on virtue alone, and must of necessity have truth for it's foundation.

 Domestic rule is founded upon truth and love. If it has not both of these, it is nothing better than despotism.

 -Contentmenta abides with truth. You will generally suffer for wishing to ap- pear other than what you are, whether it be richer, or greater, or more learned. The mass soon becomes an instrument of torture. '

 Oh if men would use as much dili- gence in roofing out vices and planting virtues, as they do in proposing ques- tions, there would not be so great evils committed nor scandals among the peo- pie, nor so much relaxation in monas- tries.

 Castle building gives us habit of admiring fine things without practising them, it intoxicates us with conceit and sentimentality, for did ever any one build castle in the air, which did not in some way rebound to his own honor orpraise?

 Every man likes fattery, It is pleas ant to be told that we are great, even if we know him to be fool who tells us. The devil runs an immense manu- factory of excuses. They are fall sizes and shapes, suited to every possible occasion, and such is the demand for them that it is impossible to over- stock the market.

 Strange ideas of honesty prevail. It is surely wrong for fruiterer to put all the big peaches on the top of the basket, but it is surely right to build the front of the house of fine free stone and the back of common brick. A certain amount of sham is necessary to human happi' ness.

 A man will sit still in the theatre for three hours and think the play the short est he ever saw, and yet sit as uneasy in his pew on Sunday as though he were being used for a pincushion and think the twenty minute sermon the longest he ever heard.
Year: 1879

The Christian at Work thinks Ruskin never said truer thing than this: eff you want knowledge, you must toll for it; if food, you must toll for it if pleas ure, you must toll for it." Foil is the law. Pleasure comes through toll, and not by self-indulgence and indolence. When one gets to love work his life is happy one. Said poor man in Brook lyn the other day, with a family of eleven to provide for eff I were worth a million dollars, should not wish to do much different than I do now every day, working hour after hour. I love it 8 thousand times better than to rest" He has for nearly half century been sur rounded by workers, and has caught the spirit of industry. He loves his work better than food or sleep. He is happy who has conquered laziness, once and forever,
Year: 1879

In letter recently published in the New York Tribune, ex-Governor How ard, of Rhode Island, gives pleasant and deserved tribute to the character and abilities of our late minister to Ber- lin. A few brief extracts will be inter- esting to our readers

 1t was my privilege and pleasure to pass several days in the autumn in in- innate association with MT. Taylor. He had been seriously i'll, and had been exiled from work and home by the inn perative edict of his physician. A few weeks of repose in the mountains had restored him, as he thought, to perfect health, and he had returned in excellent spirits, and very happy at the prospect of renewal of labor. never knew him to appear to better advantage than he did while doing the honors of the table at quiet dinner party at which myself and family were present. He referred to the work before him as one might be expected to speak of an antici- pated pastime. do not know that he ever was afraid of labor. He certainly was not then. I think I never saw on any previous occasion the kindliness of his nature so abound as it did on the evening referred to. He made no harsh criticisms, utteted no intolerant com- ments. Having tarried sin Germany some time, I had full opportunity to know that MT. Taylor was held in un- usual esteem by the court. His famii- arity with the lessons of history, his long association with men of power and rank in all parts of the world, and his intui.ive good sense enabled him to form a correct judgment upon all questions of court etiquette and diplomatic rou. tine. Though entirely regardless of himself, he was fully conscious of the rights and dignity of his government as represented in his person, and firmly though decorously maintained the con. sideration to which he was entitled by virtue of his high office. It may be con, fdently asserted that the honor, pres tige, and interests of his country would have continued safe in his hands. A little incident, which I think may be mentioned with propriety, is of interest. When the peace of Europe seemed to be menaced, prior to the Berlin Congress message wAs received at the legation to the effect that the presence of oul minister at the Royal Palace was re quested. When MT. Taylor appeared the Emperor said, MT. Taylor, I have sent for you to express the hope that tho influence and good offices of your gov ernment may be felt wholly in the di rectign of preventing a war. have seen enough of battles and bloodshed I hope there will be no more fighting dur ing the brief time I remain upon earth.
Year: 1879

A Milford man, stupefed by drink and the cold, was found near the Fair Haven Rolling Mill the other night and taken in and resuscitated amid the lurid glare of the molten iron and the din of the machinery. As he slowly came to and was asked where he belonged, he looked about him in a frightened man. her and replied "Well, when l was on earth I lived in Milford"
Year: 1879

A frgh;tul story comes from Illinois
which in horror, if not in mystery,
fairly rivals that Of Kaspar Hauser.
For some trifing act of disobedience q
farmer is alleged to have shut his daugh.
ter up in one Of the rooms Of his house,
and kept her imprisoned for sixteen
years in solitary confinement. His
death revealed to the public the fact OF
her incarceration and the cruel treat
ment to which she bad been subjected.
The horrors of her Imprisonment had
completely bercft her OF reason, and
when discovered she was physically and
mentally "below the level of beasts"
An investigation" is to be made.
Year: 1879

Two men named respectively Hill ard Fireman are making up company tn go m search of some wonderfully rich piacer gold mines, which they claim to have discover ed three or four years ago in :he north east corner of this Territory, where one of the parties picked up quite large quantity of gold but was compelled to throw It away by party of Indians who cane upon them and objected to their carrying any gold away, saying that it would raiss an excite ment and cause rush of white people in- to this countrY
Year: 1879

The Phenix Herald is authority for the statement that the sale of tickets for the excursion has been stopped on account of the demand beiDgsD great, and adds that thousands will come out on the excursion, and many with view cf remaining here. The Herald thinks ,he new town will be a rival to Phenix in population inside of six months
Year: 1879

In the Connecticut State prison is a
young man who has served fourteen
years of a life sentence for murder
1t appears, now, from facts which all
sides admit and agree TO it that he is
inrocent Of committing the murder
The real facts are that the prisoners
father and another man committed the
crime, and the young man, who could
at any hour during his fourteen years
Imprisonment, have produced evidence
that no human being could dispute, in
order to shield his father, endured his
punishment himself The father died
last week, and the young convict un-
burdened his secret, brought forward
the evidence, and went free. His name
is Charles Gilbert.
Year: 1879




We quote Hickman city bonds at par,
and being promptly paid as they fall due.


We quote this fact because it is a con-
pliment to the town, to its citizens, and
TO its Landowners, TO know that in these
times when reputation of public debts is
so rife and popular, when taxes every
where, and for any purpose, are consider
ed onerous, property deprecated and trade
stagnant, our town has met. and contin-
ues to meet, her bonded debt promptly
according to contract.


We doubt if there is another town in
Kentucky, or in the country, similarly
situated, which can present Us clean a
record.


In last week 5 COURIER we published q
proposition looking to the scaling of the
present city debt forty cents on the dol
lar; but, il comes not as a demand by the
city, but as a voluntary proposition from
the owner of the bonds. We think the
proposition a very fair and liberal one,
one that the larger taxpayers would be
well justified in accepting, and one that
would save the town about Sl0,0 If
these bonds are a good investment to those
who hold them, and they are, why would
they not be good investment to others
The bonds are good now, and certainly 40
cents off their face demand would make
them that much better. We would be glad
to see the proposition accepted, because
il would save the town about $4,000 di-
rect, and enable it in a very few years to
pay clear out. The proposition Is both
liberal and magnanimous, and, if not ac-
cepted, should estOp the larger taxpayers
from "grunting." We speak advisedly
in saying that there is not, and never has
been, any effort on the part Of the town
or its citizesn 10 repudiate or "go back .
on this debt, or any organized effort to-
ward effecting any kind of a compromise
or scaling, but the proposition comes,
from the other side.


fce, we would like to see the PROPOSE
rfion accepted, believing it entirely hon
orable on the part of the city, and, at the
same time, rejecting great credit on the
proposer for the liberality shown.
Year: 1879

A correspondent from Obiou county,
noticing the editorial in last week s
Courier, headed Invest Your Money
in Land writes US, inquiriug for the
wholesale merchant who is willing to
sell a stock of goods for land p Our
correspondent misapprehends the edi-
torial. We said:


ain the large money ceaters this feeling is
already reported, and will gradually extend
10 The country. We notice, for instance,
that some large wholesale dry goods mcr-
chant. are freely Offering to sell stocks
of goods at their regular prices and take
in payment three-fourths in real estate. "


Our argument was, that land is
assuming a fired value, aud for this
reason is coming to be considered as
good collateral and that, as before
the war, real estate was considered the
safest and best form of investment, so
now il was tending to the same stand
ard.
Year: 1879

If there were as many applicants
for healthy and profitable positions be-
tween plow handles as there are for
soft places, behind the counter or at
the desk, we are of the opinion that
the country would be in a much better
condition, financially, morally and
otherwise.
Year: 1879

When the troubles in Breathitt first be-
gan the Democratic press were very unjust
TO Judge Randall. They have taken il all
back since. Up in Judge Randalls cir
cult, where the people know him best, he
is good deal spoken of for Governor
Louisville Commercial.


Just so. Wien the Democratic
press had cause TO believe that Judge
Randall was shrinking from the dis,
charge of his duty, the press censured
him but, when be proved the contrary,
the charge was Withdrawn and due
credit and praise given him. Ought
not the Commercial and the Republican
press to be equally as just to Demo-
cratic officers in regard to the euforces
ment of law in Kentucky?
Year: 1879

We present the COURIER this week
printed entirely at home, and trust the
change will be acceptable 10 our read
ers. We are induced to this change
because the interests of this community
demand that more space should be
given to local matters, local news, local
politics, and questions concerning the
local prosperity of our people. The
ready print" we have been using is
much the cheapest. and an experience
of twenty years has taught US that
publisher must restrict his expenditures
within the limit of his receipts. More
than this, public, in whose interest a
paper is published, has no right to
expect. Therefore, in this effort, we
ask encouragement, especially from
advertisers The COURIER strives to
be equal to the wants of this commu


nifty, and we want to see life, activity
and energy all around Send in your
cards by pext issue.
Year: 1879

One of the most remarkable funerals
ever seen anywhere was that of the stu
dent who was shot so brutally a few
weeks ago in Warzburg, Bavaria, by an
officer of the City Guard. He was ar
rested while on lark, and, attempting
to run from his captors, was deliberately
shot in the back at close quarters. Great
public commotion followed, the general
aversion of the German people to the
insolence of the military being stimu-
lated by this act to the highest pitch.
A mass meeting was called, at which a
petition and address to the Government
were adopted, demanding the severest
punishment for the 6 frivolous and bru-
tai assassination" The funeral was at
tended by nearly a thousand students
and by the entire faculty of the univer-
sity. The body had been lying in state
in the hospital during the day, and as
darkness set in it was borne forth with
funereal music, followed by the long pro-
cession of students, bearing torches and
flags draped in mourning. 1t was car
ried slowly through the main streets of
the city to the railway depot, where a
SpcCldl UIdlu Wdo NdlVluS5 W COufOJ IL
to the home of the young mans parents
The return of the procession was through
the streets along which the student had
taken his way on the fatal night. Op
posite the main garrison, to which the
officer who had shot the student be
longed, the procession came to a hall
and formed hollow square, in the mid
die of which the standard bearers with
their draped flags stationed themselves
Then, while the Pickering torches cas-
fantastic shadows over the plaza, tn,
Gaudeamus was sung. With tn,
last words of this student song all hurled
their torches simultaneously to tn,
ground, and in darkness and silence tn,
multitude dispersed. The report havin,
spread that the commander of the gar
rison to which the guilty officer belonge'
had expressed his approval of the mur
der, he received challenges to duels from
half dozen students.
Year: 1879

DIsADvANTAGEs in life: Cultivating
beard. Sitting at the foot of board
ing-house table. Wearing tight boots
with big wad of cotton darning in the
heel. Walking through a crowded
ferryboat with a year-old baby in your
arms. Having bad cold in the head
and no handkerchief within hailing
distance. Being asked what time it is
when your uncle is keeping your watch
to suit his time. Carrying a scuttle of
coal up stairs while the partner of your
joys stands in the hall and yells, "Oh,
Henry, what dirt you're making on
my carpetp' For the first time in
ones life asking a girl if she wouldn't


like to go out some evening next week, "
and have her coldly say, No, you
mustn't keep late hoursP Taking of
ones shoes in the lower hall to walk up
stairs noiselessly, and just as the top il
reached to drop ore shoe, and hear il
go rattling to the bottom like the gong
Of eternity.--New York Egpress.
Year: 1879

When Edward Henderson was ar
rested he was trying to borrow a quar-
ter to aid him in burying his dead
father. When he reached the station
he told the captain that it was his
mother who lay dead in the house.
When his cell was opened in the morn
ing he told Bijah that it was his oldest
child who had passed over the dark
river. When brought out to face the
music he began:


"Your Honor, 1 want to say a few
words in behalf of mercy and sentiment
My grandfather is lying dead in the
house, and I'd like my case here post
poned until we can put him away to
sleep his last, long Sleep"


"What did he die OPP inquired the
court.


"Of broken heart, sir, and now /
want to lay him under the grassy turf,
Where the sun will ever be shining
Where the flowers will eer be in bloom"


"What was your grandfather's name p


Well-ahem-h name was Bozer,
sir. 1 have often heard him speak OF
you as a good man and a righteous
Judge. He thought a great deal OF
you"


"Well, thought great deal of him, y
slowly replied the court. 81 am sorry
to learn that he is dead. He made a
request of me the last time l saw him. ,


"Did he? know he had every conf
dence in you!'


"He requested me to send you up fol
thirty days if you ever came before me ?


"Great stars, sir ! but he must hav,
been crazy!" gasped the prisoner.


"And of course I'll make it thirty,
observed his Honor as he indorsed tn
warrant.


The prisoner tried to shed tears, bu
it was too hard work. He however stucl
to his story until ready to be loaded up
and then he explained to Bijah:


al wish now that had stuck to tn
story that it was my mother. see tina
an old grandfather don't count for
cent down here"