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Year: 1879

Mr.. HoUK, a new Republican mem.
Der OF congress from the Knoxville
district, made a speech during the
discussion in the house of representa-
tiyes yesterday which was highly rel.
ished and frequently applauded on his
side. He asserted that :" it was abb
solutely necessary for the protection
of the lives and political rights of the
colored and white Republicans of the
South that authority Of the military
TO preserve peace at the polls should
be maintained He wound up his
harrangue by saying that if no were O
member Of the house in 1880 he would
move for a bill providing for the hold
ing Of all national elections under the
authority Of the United States, under
the protection of tho United States
entirely. This delighted the Republic
cans and excited derisive laughter
among the Democrats. Houk is an
orator something after the style Of
Barbour Lewis, only he is younger
and more lythe. Like Barbour, he
never lacks for words or botbers him
self about facts. He was once o


Methodist preacher, but he ezerted
himself so severely that tho church
let him of for life at an early age.
After that he driftod into tho practice
Year: 1879

THE law against carrying concealed


weapons in this State not having had
the desired effect of breaking up this
peruiCious habit, the legislature has
struck a blow intended to reach the
root of the evil, This is an act to
prevent the sale Of pistols, and makes
it misdemeanor to bring into the
State, either for the purpose of sell
Ing, giving away or otherwise dispos.


ing of any belt or pocket pistol, ex-
cept army or navy pistols. Any person
guilty Of a violation of this law shall
pay q 6ue of not less than s25 nor
more than 800, and may be imprisou-
ed at the discretion of tho court,
Grand juries are required to present
Year: 1879

~ pant for glory-I pant for fame, -
said an incipient attorney who had
just been sworn aud admitted TO the
honorable profession Of the law.
Why then you have a pair of pants
all your own" said the Judge, who
was fond Of a joke, and this is more
than can be said Of the most Of us op
our advent 10 the bar"
Year: 1879

WHILE the bill was pending in the
legislature to submit the question Of
fifty centsand four percent. to the peo-
pie, the New York bOndholders sent
dispatch after dispatch to Nashville,
saying they had no concessions to
make Some of these dispatches we're
suppressed by parties who favored the
bill. One of them was telegraphed as
special to other papers in the State,
but did not appear in the Nashville
papers. The high State credit men
hold meeting at Nashville to day to
advise the bondholders to accept the
proposition, or rather, we suppose to
ask the bondholders to agree that
they will accept fifty cents and
four per cent. if the people vote in
favor of the proposition. After hav-
ing telegraphed, pending legislation,
that they would not come down, the
bondholders of New York would find
themselves in a rather awkward posi-
tion to make the concession at once.
1t would be equivalent to an admis-
sion that they had only been playing a
bluff game to force the legislature up
to their figures. A number of prom
inent men have indicated that they
will take the field against the fifty
cents and four per cent. proposition,
if submitted to the people, and in that
event it is not at all certain that it
would carry at the ballot-box.
Year: 1879

The effort to get a bill through the leg
lslature authorizing the citizens Of
Brownsville to compromise the debt of
the old corporation failed on account Of
being made too late. We are out in the
woods IN more respects than one. No
legislation in our behalf can. now be se-
cured under two years. What will be
done in the meantime is hard TO tell.
Year: 1879

Hoge, Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Lucas. II is
understood that Mr.. Martin desires a
third term, and the other two would not
be averse TO the trial OF first. Public
opinion has 50 little developed itself
that | cannot say in whose favor the
current runs My own name has been
mentioned in connection with the place,
but as / retired voluntarily from the
House OF Representatives, and have
reached that period of life that | cannot
solicit or struggle for nominations IOra any
position, il is not likely that my name
will be before the Convention.


R.-Some doubt is entertained by
your friends as TO your wishes and posi-
ton in reference TO the Gubernatorial
nomination. Have YOU any hesitation
in expressing frankly what your posi-
ton is2


Nonein the world. haveno secrets
no concealment in public affairs. /
have been annoyed by the misrepre-
sentatiOn of several papers in this State
and out of it, which have spoken Of me
as anxiOusly and eagerly canyasslng for
the nomination. Now, every person that
knows ANYTHING about me at all knows
that 10 be false. There is not a man
living in the State, to whom | have ever
expressed wish to Neglected Governor
of the State. The utmost that | have
ever said upon the subject, and that
only i'm reply to direct interrogatorles
propOunded TO me, has been that II the
people Of my native State-not few
editors or politicians, but the people
believe that | can render them any ser
vice in the executive department oftheir
government, and desire me TO fill that
position, | would not feel myself at lib
erty to decline it, whilst | would per
sOnally greatly prefer that they would
confer that distinction upon some other
person. l could name a dozen men
in the State that would most cheerful
" vote for in preference to myself. My
acceptance OF such nomination would
be solely based upon the duty which
every man owes 10 the community IN
which he lives to conform 10 their de-
mand for service, in peace or war,
where such demand is made upon him.
do not seek the postiOn-l would
most gladly avoid it-I shall not shrink
from it, ii it is imposed upon me by
full and fair expression OF the voice OF
the people.
Year: 1879

Marietta Times.


A Cincinnati correspondent Of the
New York Graphic strongly urges the
claims OF Governor Bishop for the DEM
Ocratic nomination for Vice President.
The old Governor is very popular man
and would adorn the second place on the
ticket admirably.
Year: 1879

STEUBENvLLE, December l2.-For
some months scarlet fever and diphthe-
ria have been very bad IN this city, the
death rate showing up very largely.
Last week the number of cases was less
than usual, and it was hoped both dis
eases were abating; but they have once
more resumed full sway, there being
hardly a street in the city on which
cases of both can not be found.
Year: 1879

Filtered water can be produced easily by taking a large, sound common earthen flower pot, and soaking it in water twenty-four hours Then fill the hole at the bottom with clean sponge, put in an inch layer of fine clean sand, and on the top a layer of clean coarse gravel, and let the water filter through it. When it is de- sirable to filter water quickly, for imme- diate use, employ the following method :: Put a quart of clean water over the fire and just bring it to a boil; remove it and strain it three or four times through fan nell cool it and keep it for use in a cov- cred jar or pitcher.

 An effective ice-box can be made by placing one tight box within another, leaving a space of three inches between the sides of the two, to be filled with pounded charcoal or sawdust. Each box must have a tight lid. and between the space of the covers piece of flannel of several folds should be laid The outflow of the drippings of the ice should be ar ranged at the bottom of the box, and it inserted for this purpose is curved or twisted a little to keep out the air A 1 coarse wooden cover should be placed oyer the ice, and when the quantity is small it is an excellent plan to fill glass bottles with water early in the morning and keep them well corked and laid upon the ice until needed for drinking. If no ice can be obtained and there is no cold spring water close at hand, very cold water can be obtained by filling large earthen jar with it and putting it in the shade in a good current of air and wrap ping the jar in 3 very thick woolen cloth Gan old coat will answer for an outer wrap) and keeping it constantly wet. This causes evaporation Of heat and cools the water finely.
Year: 1879

in the stomach and bowels may announce the existence either of dyspepsia in the first or an obstruction in the second, or the approach of some choleraic complaint, simple diarrhea. Collie, bitter eructations, a pressing down of the bowels, feeling of oppression or fiuttering at the pit of the stomach, are among these unpleasant symptoms. They and their cause are speedily remedied by Hostetters s Stomach Bitters, single winegasstul often causing an immediate cessation ot pain. When the difficulty continues, it is only necessary to pursue the use of this standard carminative and anti-dyspeptic medicine to obtain entire and permanent relief. Nothing in the com position flavor of the Bit CTS is in the slight est degree objectionable. Medical men pro nOunce it emineutly ptIre
Year: 1879

Swan Lake New Era


Engineer Dunbar is much pleased with
the country along the line OF the proposed
road from Yankton to Lennox. He is also
much impressed with the advantages Of the
lake south of town, and has, in sending in
a report Of his preliminary survey, urged
the company to run by way Of the lake.
Add to this the fact that the Yankton peo-
pie are much interested in the route run
ming through Swan Lake, and our people
stand good chance Of getting the best
railroad in the west at their doors.
Year: 1879

An Egyptian desert snail was receiv-
ed at the British Museum on March %,
1916. The animal was not known to
be alive, as it had withdrawn into It's
shell, and the specimen was according
ly gummed, mouth downward, on to
tablet, duly labeled and dated. and left
to its fate. Instead Of starving, this
contented gasteropod simply went to
sleep in a quiet way, and never woke
up again for four years. The tablet was
then placed in tepid water and the shell
loosened, when the dormant snail sud
denly resuscitated himself, began walk
ing about the basin, and finally sat for
his portrait, which may be seen Of life
size in Mr.. Woodward's manual Of the
Mollusca." Now, during those four
years the snail had never eaten
mouthful of any food, yet he was quite
as well and fourishipg at the end of the
period as he had been at its beginning.
Year: 1879

AN extraordinary story of family re-
construction comes from Tannersvilie,
Ga, where young woman married an
old widower, but soon found herself in
love with his son, who was about her
own age. The matter was fully discus
sed by the trio, and all agreed that it
would be better for her to become the
wife of the son. The transfer was am
icably made by means of divorce.
Since then the old man has married his
ex-wife's mother, and the rearranged
family is harmonious and happy.
Year: 1879

RUSSIAN nihilisls are as unscrupulous
as they are audacious. 1t would be
difficult to imagine anything more saw
age than the following letter sent to
Baron Drentolon, who escaped assas-
sination a short time ag': "We know
that you do moi fear death; but we also
know that there is in this world per-
son whom you love passionately. 1t is
your daughter. The committee have,
therefore, decided to kill her in your
stead y
Year: 1879

The rates Of money in the future will
be less than in the past. This is a fact
that has dawned upon the apprehension
of most people having surplus funds at
their command. Agents of capitalists
are engaged here in looking up we'll
placed mortgages upon real estate
which have expired or nearly so, and
offering to renew the same at 81 per
cent. annually, and in some cases at
trifie lower than that 1t will be diff
cult to obtain six per cent. interest on
safe mortgages hereafter.
Year: 1879

The incoming tide of immigration is
sweeping everything before it, and right
here the people feel its full force and
power. This city being the central
point for all eastern lines Of railroad
and the terminus as well, an oppor-
tunity is here presented of witnessing
In tangible form the hegira of western
immigration. The arrivals average
twenty-five hundred day and still the
tidings come that thousands more are
en- route. The effect Of this influx of
people upon this section is most salts
factory to the people here as well as to
the strangers who have chosen this 10
cality for their future home.
Year: 1879

THE leg mania has invaded the sacred
shadows of Bunker Hill. The Boston
Adue1tiser says a Chicago man went up
and down the stairway of the monu-
ment in three minutes and thirteen and
a half seconds. This is the quickest
time on record, and it is said that the
trip was never made before in less than
five minutes.
Year: 1879

Many persons have complained with
in the last few days of a peculiarly sad
and unhappy sort of feeling in the
region of the diaphragm. This item
explains it: Florida has sent its first
watermelon northward. = NeW York
Commercial Aduertiser.
Year: 1879

SAN Francisco, February "a
The Metropolitan Baptist church was
densely crowded last night, and the
following was adopted by unanimous
rising vote, and will be telegraphed to
the President to-day:


r. B. Hayes, President of the
United States Two thousand Chris
tian citizens assembled for their ordi-
nary service in the Metropolitan tenn
pie by a rising vote petition you to
sign the bill restricting Chinese immi-
grafton, as measure vital to our civil
peace, our business prosperity and our
Christian civilization"


Rev. Allan Carr, who has been Wis
iting the State for the past four
months, in his farewell lecture at the
First Baptist Church, last night.
touched for the first time on the
Chinese question. He said he had
made it carfnl study and had no
hesitation in saying that those in the
State have as perfect right to stay
and be protected as any other people
under the solemn rights of
the treaty. At the same time
he was satisfied it would be better for
the country if they had never come
and if they should all go away. He
thought the President should sign the
bill Ifhe did not, the people must
wait patiently until laws are passed
which willrelieve us of their presence.


A Portland dispatch says that rev.
enue cutter left Port Townsend for
Sitka, on the Goth instant.


Lieutenant Wood, of General How
ards staff, reports that he has deliv-
cred to Chief Moses intelligence from
the interior department that he can
not have the reservation he asked for
last fall through General Howard.
Moses expressed great disappointment
at the denial of his request, but said
he would try to persuade his people to
do the next best thing the government
would allow, though he could not
vouch for the manner in which they
would receive such bad news.
Year: 1879

WHEN the internal revenue bill was
on its final passage through the senate,
Senator Whyte, of Maryland, by skill
ful management, and by demanding a
separate vote upon the amendment as
reported by the committee Of finance,
was able to defeat the clause in the
bill, added since it came from the
house, by which it was proposed to
prohibit any person from manufactur-
ing cigars in their domiciles or where
they slept. This amendment, if it had
been engrafted in the bill as it passed,
would have had the effect to deprive
a great number of thrifty and indus
trious people Of their means of liveli-
hood, without, perhaps, materially
contributing to the increase of the
revenue derived by the government
from the tax on cigars.
Year: 1879

housekeepers, especially ifthere is no
man about to defend the inmates from
insult. There is scarcely a lady in the
city or country but entertains whole
some dread of these pests of society
A rigorous enforcement of the new
law will command the unqualified ap-
proVal Of all good people. Let every
tramp be arrested and put to work on
the street force unless able to give a
cOgent reason for other disposition.
Tramps are nuisance which should
forthwith be abated.
Year: 1879

New YORK HERALD: Temper
ance people urge that many intoxicat-
ing liquors are adulterated. This is
too true. But there is hardly known
temperance drink which is not either
adulterated or preposterously dear.
You cannot generally get a decent
glass of ginger ale for less than fifteen
cents, and a very good article costs
more. The poorest and nastiost sodas
cost ten cents. In only a few places
can you get good cup of coffee for
ten cents. 1t seems as if dirt and
greed conspirod against temperance
drinks. And usually a waiter in a
temperance place is neither so clean
nor so courteous as the average bar
keeper
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT GREvY dresses very
modestly, never having worn even the
uniform of the National Guard. Ho
isa man of Republican simplicity in
all his ways. In his everyday attire,
even in Paris, he has always dOnnod a
wide-awake instead of a silk hat; in
summer time he may generally be
seen sauntering about the boulcvards
clad all in gray, and crowned with a
Panama.
Year: 1879

The facilities of the HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rataa
Year: 1879

We hope that it was only forgetful-
ness, or absent mindedness, that troubled
Coroner Butt yesterday, when he for
got to keep his promise to meet the
reporters Of the papers at his office at
four o'clock, to give them the opportu-
nifty of looking over the minutes Of the
hearing ON the Dugan-Rowe murder
case. 1t was bad enough to exclude
reporters from the inquest in the morn
ing without afterwards disappointing
them by not appearing at his office
somewhere near the hour he himself
appointed to meet them. This absent
mindedness on his part gave the re-
porters great deal of trouble, and
after waiting at the place appointed
for an hour and half, they started
out in quest of the forgetful coroner,
finding him at the City Hall entirely
oblivious of his promise. AS We have
already said we attribute this to his
forgetfulness, otherwise it would he in
keeping with the other action of the
inquest in the morning taken no doubt
at the instigation of the coroner, to ex-
clude reporters from the room. The
coroner should recollect that he is not
so strongly entrenched behind the dig
nitv Of his Office as to be unas sailable,
and he 10 doubt knows by this time
that in a case Of snch importance as
occurred yesterday, that he can gain
nothing by snubbing the reporters.


The published reports of the case all
show that the reporters were in pos
session CT more facts than were brought
before the Star Chamber Inquest. We
hope that hereafter, the coroner will
endeavor to brush up his memory, and
to recollect that an appointment to meet
the reporters at four O'Clock is differ
ent thing from not meeting them at all.
With this gentle reminder We drop the
subject for the present, with the under
standing that there is plenty of ammu-
nj ion left in store to be used if occa-
sion should require.
Year: 1879

SoNR OF TIE papers that have made
great pretentions to enterprise failed
to let the public know a word about
the Saturday afternoon murder, and il
all fell upon the RErEBIIcAN to supply
,h.i --~--I IS o~.~- fiior. Idppiiy LHd
paper was equal for the emergency
and the people, through its enterprise,
were enabled to know all the essential
particulars of the affair before going t,
bed. Bright and early this morning
the REpCBLlCAN was again cried upon
tue streets with the fullest additional
reports Of the case. Tie big paper at
Fifth and Market streets will be pod-
ding along some time this afternoon
with the first intimation of the murder.
The news in the Every Evening" "
and Gazette " will be most horribly
stale after the report in the morning
edition of the REPUBLICAN has been read
But then the Every Evening" pos
sesEes all the enterprise in journalism
that there is in Wilmington. SO it has
often said.
Year: 1879

WE ARE GRATlFIED to know that the
Herald" joins US in condemnation of
tho extraordinary proceedings of the
Coroner and his jury yesterday lnorL-
ing in excluding the reporters and
counsel for the defense from the hear.
ing. As the editor in chief is a lawyer
We have his word for it that counsel
has no right to be present except by
the courtesy Of the jury so If thi. BE-
law our friend Turner has 20 grounds
for complaining but with reporters and
the public the case is different, as the
law provides for ne Star Chamber In
quests, no matter what the States AT.
tornsy may have to say about it.
Year: 1879

INTERESTING EVENT PROMOTED BY THE CITY


GOVERNMENT OF NEWPORT.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


NEWPORT, r. l., July 4. 1879.
boat race under the auspices OF the city govcre-
ment took place this afternoon. There were four
classes of entries. The for the first and
ond classes from anchor of Long Wharf.
to and around Gould Island and back. thence
going to the westward Of Rose Island
and from thence to and around the south point Of
Goat Island. to an imaginary line OF the head Of the
wharf. the distance about seven miles The third
aud fourth classes started from anchor aud went
twice around Goat Island and returned to the start
ing point. distance three miles, The following table
will show the result
Year: 1879




The death of the Prince of Orange may give rise TO
health OF the pre- sent heir is such as forbid the
idea of his succeeding ultimately to the throne;
but. his father has married again, and i'm
portant events will depend upon the
of the issue of the marriage. The King OF
Luxembourg, and his heir would be the heir OF both
sovereignties. The Prince of Orange would have
necessarily succeeded TO both. But the Saic law
prevails in the Grand Duchy. whereas the Kingdom
of Holland may be ruled by queen. The question.
then, becomes interesting. though what is
called the balance OF power Is no longer so i'm.
picity believed in by statesmen. In of a
daughter succeeding to the Dutch throne the Grand
Ducal crown would pass to the brotherin-law of the
Emperor William, and on his death the two crowns
would no longer be borne by the same monarch
The irst would pass to the Princess Mary married
to the Prince of Wicd, his only daughter; while
the extinction of the male line OF the House OF
Orange the latter would pass to Prince
Adolph Of Nassau. This, of course
the present King OF Holland to have no issue. II
daughter should be born that daughter would be-
come Queen of the Netherlands and the Prince of
Nassau would succeed TO the Grand Duchy. And
this stage of the subject that curious detail
Dutch constitution empowers the King himself to
introduce bill to deal with the question OF
sion, and to modify it by more recent legislation.
The power is distinctly the royal prerogative and
does not arise except on the Kings own motion.
In other countries it has been found that the
right modifying the succession. and in fact nomi
mating the heir, has led to the most disastrous
suits. Already two candidates are mentioned as the
possible beaecidres of the royal favor. The Prince
of Wied or the Prince of Nassau may either of them
find the pomps of royalty thrust upon them by the
desire of a living monarch. 1t is natural that the
King should be anxious to find both thrones centred
in single occupant and the adoption of the young
Prince OF Nassau lat present aged twenty is
the only means by which that end may be gained.
Year: 1879

Freeholdor n C. Post proprietor of the Idle Hour
Hotel Greenville. Jersey City, yesterday found the
body of an unknown man floating in New York Bay
caused it to be removed TO Spears Morgue The
body is that of man apparently thirty years OF
age. smooth faced and dressed in gray coat and
pants white shirt and low cut shoes. There two
gold studs in his shirt 'front.' and in of his pock
cts was found hnndkerchief marked Fran! Was
Year: 1879

The Archbishop of Canterbury sees In the younger clergy ia growing feeling of the great importance of setting good exam pie" in the matter of temperance, ''to those whom they are called upon to teach. The ihdhibef of young men who abstain altogether from intoxicating beverages, without any pledge, because they think that thereby they are doing good to those whom they can influ- sence, is yearly increasing