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Year: 1879

Morris, ILL.,, June 13.-A very smooth
talking, well dressed fellow appeared
here last week in the ''role" of an ad-
vance agent for circus. He engaged
board at one of our hotels for the men
and stabling at livery stable for the
horses, thus getting his board and liv-
cry free; and by being somewhat free
with complimentary tickets he got in
with the ''boys'' pretty generally. 1t
is understood now that one Of our bank
ers cashed small draft for him. which
he will probably keep as a memento OF
the circus man. He also bought small
draft at another bank for 1856, which
was presented at bank in Michigan
for s90.65, but the cashier there being
somewhat suspicious, telegraphed to the
bank here to ascertain for what amount
the draft was originally drawn, but Mr..
Circusman did not wait for reply, but
has probably gone to try the game on
some other party.
Year: 1879

Washington. June 13.--On Wednes-
day Senator Bayard confidentially in
formed his democratic colleagues on
the finance committee that he intended
to go into open senate and resign the
craftsmanship of that committee, and
that he was constrained to pursue this
course by the action of his party asso-
ciates in the senate in voting to dis
charge his committee from further
consideration of the Warner silver bill.
Such action must be regarded as an
expression of want Of confidence in
his committee. The matter was dis
cussed at length in the democratic eau
Gus to-day, and committee was ap-
pointed to confer with Mr.. Bayard and
see If he cannot be reconciled, and the
difference between him and the silver
democrats harmonized.
Year: 1879

Boston, June 13.-The Chicago COM
mercial club arrived this morning and
were escorted to the hotel by the Bos-
ton commercial club. They afterwards
visited the state house, where they
were received by the lieutenant COVER
nor, and thence drove to the city hall,
where the mayor bade them welcome.
Later the visiting gents were taken
down the harbor and dined at Point
Shirley. This evening they will visit
tho theater. Tomorrow will be spent
in the exchange of courtesies, and in
the afternoon and evening an elaborate
banquet will be given.
Year: 1879

Washington, June I3.-The follow.
ing message from the president, accom-.
panied by a report Of the secretary OF
state, was laid before the house previ.
GUS to adjournment:


To the House of Representatives u
transmit herewith, in compliance with
the house resolution of the 29th ult., a
report of the secretary of state relative
to the steps taken by this government
to promote the establishment of an
inter-oceanic canal across or near the
isthmus of Darien.


Slgned] r. b. HAYES.


Washington, June 13, 1879.


The report of the secretary of state
after reviewing the whole subject and
referring to the sending of commission
ers to take part in the inter-oceanic ca
nal congress at Paris, says The poll
cy of the United States on the general
subject of the isthmus transit is under
stood to have been and to be not to un-
dertake the construction Of a ship canal
on its own account, even if the practi-
cability of such work, at reasonable
cost, were to be shown, but to secure
by treaties the protection of capital of
such citizens as may be disposed to en-
bark in the enterprise.


1t will be my purpose to give an at
tentive consideration to whatever may
pass into other commercial countries in
relation to this subject, and to omit no
favorable opportunity for useful nego-
tiations in behalf Of the interests Of this
government in the enterprise.
Year: 1879

to fill vacancy not yet created, if at
the same time it be stipulated that the
person so nominated, is to continue to
occupy another Office until the position
to which he is prospectively appointed
shall have actually become vacant by
the resignation or otherwise. The
committee defer action upon Secretary
McCrary's nomination until after they
pass upon this general question.
Year: 1879

The Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald says that the
"new democratic programme is an
elaborate plan to sneak out of their
difficulty" but that Gin the first place
it will not succeed, and in the second
place, if it did, it would only make
them more contemplate thar they al
ready are" Editorially tie Herald
takes up the subject aud says:


No political party was ever in quite
so ludicrous II plight as the democratic
party is at present. Since it has
ceased to be dangerous the country can
afford to laugh at and deride its follies.
In the early part of this called session
there was some reason to fear that the
democratic desperadoes would withhold
the appropriations and disorganize the
Government. They dare not venture
on this reasonable experiment; their
courage has "oozed out of the heels of
their boots" Their present study is
simply how they can make the inevi-
table surrender and still save appear
ances, or, in the language of Burke,
how they can ''sneak out Of difficulties
into which they proudly strutted." "
These egregious blunders and stupidi-
ties make it reasonably certain that a
party which is so demented has no
reasonable chance of gaining control of
the Government The people are not
fools, and there is no reason for la
menting that they will prevent a pack
Of political fools from having full sway
in public affairs. The country is to be
congratulated that so wild and reckless
set of schemers as the present demo-
cratic party have made this early dis
play of their incorrigible folly. They
cease to be dangerous when they ex-
hibit themselves in their true colors.
They are filter objects or pity and
ridicule than for grave and grim de-
nunciation.
Year: 1879

The advent of Jay Gould ON this
northwestern coast has given new life
and activity to railroad movements
hardly dreamed of year ago. The
Northern Pacific, which has been
sleeping in fancied security, believing
it had complete control of the whole
country from Puget Sound to Lake
Superior, has suddenly been compelled
to wake up, and finds that unless it
stops its vacilating and uncertain man
ner of business and does something,
that other roads are going to dispute
its right to control the commerce of
this country. There seems to be
scarcely doubt but that Jay Gould
has made arrangements to obtain con-
troll of all the principal railroad and
steamboat interests of Oregon; that he
is preparing to extend the Northern
Utah from Ogden to the Columbia
river, so as to have through line, as
we'll as to control all of the business of
the Columbia river. This forces the
Northern Pacific to seek the ocean at
once, or be cut Oft entirely. The new
president of the company appears to
appreciate the situation, and the COM
mencement of surveys forty miles
north instead of at the mouth of the
Snake river, would indicate that they
have given up the pull-and-haul policy
lately engaged in, in disputing and
fighting which side of the Columbia
river the road should come to Portland.
That pleasant little city does not ap.
pear to be much taken into account in
its late operations. Probably because
Jay Gould is getting it etiectually hot
tied. In fact, the people of that city
are getting alarmed. \
What the final movement of these
roads will be, we cannot tell, but have
no doubt that in short time that Pu-
get Sound, as we'll as Oregon, will have
as many railroads as she wants. A
railroad era of unusual importance is
undoubtedly near at hand.-Oiympia
Transcript.
Year: 1879

There is lively story told about a
street contract having been let in
Portland not long since, on consider
alton that the contractor should en-
ploy white labor. When the laborers
got to work and found that they
could clear $3.50 day at it, what
did they do? The contractor was as
tonished, when he came down town
next morning, to finda gang of China
men hard at work with pick and
shovel. His white men had hired
Chinese at S5 cents day, and were
sitting down, near by, each bossing
his Chinaman! They netted s1.65
apiece on them every day.
Year: 1879

The Idaho Araianche learns that
two Indians were recently killed near
Stein mountain. They were not in
that country with any hostile intent,
but in view of the murders and depre-
dations committed by the savages in
that section last summer, the whites
are determined not to allow a redskin
of any description to dcsecrate their
sod again. This is the feeling and
determination all over this part of the
country which was devastated last year.
Settlers are well armed everywhere,
and will kill Indians on sight, whether
they are peaceably disposed or not.
Year: 1879

-
teen years ago, times were different
from what they are now. Everything
bore fancy prices; few men wore
"boiled'' shirts, except on Sundays.
There was not fence within three
miles of the city; now the whole coun-
try is fenced up as far as the eye can
see. Improvements were scant and
temporary; now we are surrounded
with beautiful homes and permanent
improvements. Money was plenty
fifteen years ago, but now it's all judic-
ously invested, hence scarce, and
where once man rattled his twenty
dollar pieces in his pants pockets, and
slept under a wagon or in an old log
cabin, he has less cash now, but
lovely home to 90 to. Fifteen years
ago there was more enthusiasm about
the Fourth of July than there is now.
The fire company, with their old tub,
were the lions of the day. There was
a committee on lunch and a committee
on brush. 1t was the duty of the
former to gather up the viands and
prepare place for grand collation..
The committee on brush had to repair
to the creeks and get lot of sumac
branches and willow brush, wherewith
to decorate the engine and hose cart.
Gen. McAuliff and a small boy with
big drum usually supplied the music.
The collation. was free elbow out"
and consisted of cheese and crackers
and some beer. The Declaration of
Independence and grafton were usually
submerged into rousing toasts and
tremendous cheers. The people were
then less mindful of the future; few
cared whether the moon was inhabited
or water struck on the Eureka fiat.
Everybody was happy, more so then,
as now, and yet, men who were worth
500 then are worth 1000 to-day,
but strange, they seem to think more
of dime now than they did of $40
fifteen years ago; and when we COM
pare the past with the present, we are
10th to exclaim: 'How things have
changed. and what will the future be
fifteen years hencel'- WaNa Walla
lTatchman.
Year: 1879

Congress has wasted five million
dollars, and now at length it is
forced to do what it should have
done last session. There has been
an extra session at enormous ex-
pense, which was altogether need
less. 1t has been an effort on the
part of the democratic-confedcrate
combination to work up, at the pub
lie expense, an issue for "the party
in the presidential election. The re-
suit is that an issue has been worked
up on which it will be overwhelmed.
-ErchAnge.
Year: 1879

A theory is advanced that when
the waters of the Columbia are abroad,
as at the present; and when otherrivers
are swelled unusually by melting
SHOWS, we have cloudy and wet
weather and wet seasons like the
present; while seasons when the June
flood is smallest. as was the case one
year ago, the spring season is dry.
This theory is justified by the records
of the past years. 1t is alsosuggested
that the salmon run is greatest when
the rivers are high, and that salmon
do not continually return to the same
stream, but Judge by the fow of
of water if they shall enter here or
pass on to northern streams. The
salmon run has been as good as ever
this year, antil June 1st-better than
last year.-Er.
Year: 1879

Mr.. George Applegate has an old
hen that is raising litter of kittens.
The old mother cat gave birth to a
lot Of kittens by the side of where an
old hen was setting. The mother of
the kittens died and the old hen took
charge Of them. 1t is amusing to see
the old hen cluck to her kittens in
order to call them to their food.
Year: 1879




WARNING TO LAND CLAIMANTS
During the recent term of the district
court at Walla Walla, J. NJ. Logsdon
was tried and found guilty on an in
+dictment charging him with the crime
perjury. The crime was committed
when Logsdon proved up his home
stead claim The evidence taken in
the Land Office shows that Logsdon
had fully complied with the home-
stead law in the matter of residence,
while from the testimony given at
the trial the jury found that he had
not done so. He had built small
house on the homestead in which he
and his family had occasionally slept,
while they had been ''at home" most
of the time on adjoining railroad land.
1t has been too common practice for
men to swear each other through the
Land Office. The fate of Mr.. Logs
don should prove a warning to all.
We have no idea that Mr.. Logsdon
thought he was doing legal or moral
wrong, but he was misled by the cur
rent idea that swearing in land mat
ters was mere form, without sub
stance. The homestead and pre-
emption laws, particularly the latter,
are so CLOSELY drawn that it has hith-
erto been comparatively easy to evade
them. Lately the Department has
prepared system of blanks for max
ing proof under those laws, which
will do much to prevent land grab
bing and false swearing VaLa Valla
Union.
Year: 1879

The report is received that the
Northwestern railroad will endeavor to
make a connection with Milwaukee
by building the line, the present year,
from Jackson-a point on the North
western Union-to Lodi, in Columbia
couuty-a road which the company
obliged itself to build when it pro-
cured the funds to build the road from
Milwaukee to Fod du Lac. 1t is also
given out in some quarters that, in lieu
of building a new road, the Company
will, by the consent of the bondholders
purchase the Fond du Lac 4 Sheboy-
gan road, and build from Princeton
its present western terminus.-to Ell
roy, or some other point on the line
of the Northwestern road. Anticipat-
ing some such action on the part Of
tie Northwestern people. the citizens
OF Baraboo. Portage, Montello, ETC.,
are acting unitedly to secure the con-
nection at Baraboo, crossing the Wis
consin river at Portage, and following
up the Baraboo river through the mar
rows, in the Baraboo Bluffs. This
route is not so direct as it would be to
Elroy, but it is claimed to be much
preferable to the one to Elroy. The
local business from Princeton to Elroy
would be wholly unimportant An
easier grade and much shorter line to
the Northwestern could be had by
striking it at Baraboo, and the local
business would be far more important;
and it would save operating two roads
for nearly 40 miles where one would
suffice to do the business.


In our opinion, it would be vast
deal better for the Northwestern to
build its road from Madison via Jeffer-
|. son direct to Milwaukee. Our citizens
ought to take this matter in hand. or
they may wake up and find that Bara-
boo and Portage have carried off the
prize-Madison Journal.
Year: 1879

age to assure him of his gratitude, and to ado
some confused words to the effect that in tht
future he would try to lead more deserv
ing life. :.


Mrs. Philip pson was naturally anxious tt
become acquainted with one who had showr
her son such kindness and to whom, fo1
having unintentionally been the cause Of hi
sufferings, no blame could of course, be at
tached. Albert informed her that Mr.. Viv
ian was "no end of brick" and had st
strongly urged upon him his desire thai
he would allow Mrs. Philipson to express hel
Acknowledgements to him in person, that ht
gave up his intention of leaving the baths al
soon as the newcomers should have estab
lished themselves there, and consented to be
presented to them, Notwithstanding his aver
sion to meeting strange faces.


1t fell out, by some unexpected chance, thai
in one of the conversations together, in allu
ding to something which had happened in
Drowsieville, Rachel Rays name was quite
accidentally mentioned, and Murrell Vivi
an learned that they had known her; and
by few adroit questions, without at all be-
traying that he had any interest in her beyond
a casual acquaintanceship, he learned all that
they could tell him of her life there, and also
her sudden and unexplained disappearance
He learned also that gentleman bearing a
singular resemblance to himself had been
seen in the town just about that time. "So
much like him." said Mrs. Philipson, "that she
had fancied when she was first introduced to
him, that he was actually the same person,
thouoh of course she knew now that it could
not be So


Connecting Rachel's sudden departure with
the appearance of this person, who he doubted
not was his brother Maurice, he believed that
she had fled in fear of meeting him, and a
new train of doubt, of bewildering specula'
ton, was started in his mind. Could it be
that his first, and not groundless, belief that
she had fed with Maurice from his home and
hearth, faithless to her marriage VOW, had
been rashly conceived and acted upon, and
that she was not guilty after all ? Or had
Maurice, faithless to her in his turn, deserted
her, or aroused her fear or hatred of his pres
ence9 Whatever might be the truth, he felt
that he could endure no longer to remain at
distance from those upon whose conduct and
motives depended his lifelong veal and woe,
but that he must place himself within reach
of them, where he could assure himself per,
sonalIy of their relative positions toward each
other, and toward him, and end, by some
means, the torturing suspense which he en-
dured.


Thus it was that he embarked for America
and by coincidence, as fortunate as it was
strange, found himself, before the close Of his
voyage, in company with the very brother
whom he was on his way to seek. As to Ra'
chel, he supposed her to be still at the Win
fields, where Benedict had traced her last.


TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1879

saT The inventor of shoes for walking on
the water gave an exhibition at Memphis.
He stepped boldly off the levee, but the buoy
ancy Of the shoes was not equal to expecta-
ton, and he Immediately sank into the river.
He was so nearly drowned when rescued
that they rolled him on barrel. No more
successful was the trial of flying machine
at San Francisco. The inventor started from
q housetop, Auttered briefly in the air, and
fell into stream, where the apparatus near.
ly caused his death by sinking him.
Year: 1879

CIRCULAR OF TIE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.


The National Board OF Health has received
Information that there was one death at Water
Valley. Mississippi, to-day, from sporadic yellow
fever. The members of the board In the city
are very apprehensive that there may be an
extended area of the fever. The executive
committee OF the board to-day held meeting,
at which it was decided to issue the following:


"The following memoranda are transmitted
for the purpose OF securing, when necessary,
speedy execution Of the provision in the act of
Congress OF June 2, 1879, requiring the National
Board OF Health to cooperate with, and so far
as 1t lawfully may, aid state and municipal
boards of health In the execution and enforce
ment OF the rules and regulations of such boards
to prevent the Introduction of contagious and
infectious diseases into the United States from
foreign countries and from one state into an-
other.'


/. All communication to this board pertinent
to the matters included within the above pro-
vision should be made by state or NUM-
ctpal boards OF health and not otherwise.
2. Such communications should present the
subject matter sufficiently in detail to en-
able this board to exercise a discretion
as to the expediency of cooperating or
aiding therein specifying amongst other
things the duties OF any officers the appoint
ment or payment OF whom Is requested. g.
Omcial Information should be given therein of
the adoption by such state or municipal board
OF any rules and regulations that have been
recommended in such case by this board, and
OF any other state or municipal rules and regu-
lations that appear to be necessary for the pur-
pose In question
Year: 1879




NEW YORK, July n.-Wm. Freeman, chair
this city, has received letter from John P. st.
John, governor OF Kansas, acknowledging the
receipt OF $3.50 for the benefit OF the destitute
colored refugees. The governor Says-"It was
thought few months ago that the influx of
refugees for the present season was about over;
but In this we were mistaken, as the tide still
continues TO flow northward, and the greater
here, at least IS per cent are In destitute
Condition"


Gen. Sherman and Gen. Hancock.
Gen. Sherman was In this city yesterday, and
spent the greater part Of the day on Governors
Island, In company with Gen. Hancock. It 4
announced he Is on tour OF inspection OF the
military posts.


The Electric Light.


arrangements are now In progress by an
electric light company for the lighting UP by
electricity OF the Immediate neighborhood OF
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. 1t is contemplated to
make the entire neighborho0d, including the
park, as brilliant at night as the Place de
LOpera, In Paris. This company claim to have
light in connection with the carbon burner


a Small Hammer.


An extraordinary and probably successful at
tempt aC suicide was made yesterday by Saml
Bailey, formerly mate on steamboat. Since
the death OF his wife six weeks ago he has been
melancholy, and some OF his friends believed
ne was becoming insane. Yesterday morning
he was found In his room by his son bleeding
ana unconscious from wounds on the top Of his
head which he had inflicted with small ham,
chisel-shaped head OF the instrument, and ply
Sic1aNS think he cannot recover
Year: 1879

The Attorney General will in few days issre
circular to marshals, stating that the judicial
appropriation bill for the present fiscal year has
been itemiZed in all the expenditures provided
for. The different items will be given, and mar
Shals will be directed to make requisitions for
funds accordingly, and not apply money which
they receive for one kind OF service to another
No reference will be made to the point raised
whether the money appropriated for the trans
portatlOn OF prisoners from one place of cOnflne.
ment 70 another can be used for the transporta-
ton OF prisoners from one place in a marshaps
district to another. This question which, as
heretofore stated In THE STAR, Is now before
Judge Porter, First Comptroller OF the Treas
ury, has not yet been decided. AS far as the
Department of Justice is informed, the mar
shals intend to go ahead with the duties OF
their Office, with the expectation OF reimburse
ment at the hands Of Congress.


ANOTHER POINT


under the judicial bill now comes before the
judges OF the courts. That bill prescribed the
ment has been unable to furnish the judges
with copies Of that bill until now, and conSe-
Qrently they are ignorant OF its exact provIs-
ions. The terms OF the courts which are meet
ing now all over the country will probably fol-
low that Of Tennessee which has adjourned
until September, when the exact legislation as
to Jurors will be familiar. The U. s. court at
Alexandria met to-day, and the Judge pro-
ceeded with his jury under the old system.
The question is whether he can legally do this.
He will, deputy marshal from that point said
to-day, probably adjourn his court Until the
fall term,
Year: 1879

About three o'clock this afternoon,
as young man was hacking two
horse cart load OF dirt 10 the edge of a
bank about fifteen feet deep, for the
purpose of dumpin- his load down the
hill, he got back little too far
and the loaded cart and the two horses
went over aud Landed in the soft mud
below, the wheels OF he cart sinking
up to the hubs, and the shaft horse, a.
ter turning several sllmnrrsaults, land
ed with his hind quarters under one
shaft and the fore quarters on top of
the other shaft.


He was completely fastened with his
two hind legs stuck i'll the mud nearly
up to his body After rconsiderablp effort
the horses were extracted from their
uncomfortable position. One = the
hind legs Of the shaft horse was hadIy
cut, and other scratches and bruises
were noticed on his body, but thr I"ad-
er came off without a scratch or bruisa
The harness was badly broken.


The whole affair, horses and cart, was
finally gotten out Of the muddy hol.
after CGn5iderabl. trouble. They be-
iouged to Geo, Cochran, who's. stables
are near the middle depot of the City
Railroad.