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Year: 1879

THIS BANK of England now holds
$l6o, ,0O0, 600, more gold bullion Than
ever before and the money market Is
quit. as plethoric as that in our own
county, but Notwithstanding this fact,
the state of trade and the business out
look is not 50 promising th-re as here.
The people there have invested all their
money ,ha: they can possibly spare
from their business in safe secure lies
after having sought IN vain for other
and profitable sources in which they
could invest their money without loss.
In this country there are other outlets
which promote trade, such AZ mining'
manufacturing and railway enterprises,
which promise fair profits with aspeedv
return, but in England commercial con
fd.nce is broken down and business is
stagnant. The tide Of money in Eng
land into the National Treasury vaults
has been heavy and before the close of
the year will reach 500, ,O0o, 900, unless
there should be revival Of trade. In
our National Treasury there are $50,


600, ,00o in bullion, but this is held by
law for specific purpose, and if it
could only be put into circulation, 1t
would soon be put to a good use by the
people. the latter being benefited as
we'll as the nation. The difference be


tween England and this country is,
that in the first the bullion is in the
treasury because the owners cannot
find use for it, but i'll this country it il
there to meet the necessities Of a
healthy business development.
Year: 1879

The Massachusetts law permitting
women to vote or III mbers of the
School Committee may prove to be the
We ige that will demonstrate whether il
is best to admit the principal of suffrage
in its entirety. In the city of Boston
several hundred women have already
registered, paid their poll.tax, and
secured this limited right to vote
They are generally ladies of education
and refinement, and majority of then
property holders.
Year: 1879

We hope that tho report is true that .
o e,mmittee Of citizens have taken the


matter in hand to regulate, and to see


that the expenses Of the city shall not
20 one dollar farther than the appro-
priations will warrant.
Year: 1879

THE SOUTHERN brigadiers in Congress
and even the mild Stephens, Vice Presi-
dent of the defunct Confederacy has
given President Hayes up in disgust.
They think there is no use in trying
to manage the President any more. The
game Of coaxing was played OUT long
ago, and clustering and threats wont
work, no way they can fix it.
Year: 1879

OFFICER PAYNE is in trouble again
From the complaint made to tho Mayor
1t seems that the officer has been again
very much intoxicated, and insulted
respectable ladies and gentlemen in the
vicinity Of Second and Tatnall streets.
Payne's habits OF intoxioation are the
towns talk, but as drunkenness and
keeping unlicensed gin-mills seemed te
be q good recommendation to Mayor
Almond fol appointment on the police
force, the citizens pretty generally have
come to the conclusion that what plesset
the Mayor has to please them.
Year: 1879

SENATOR SALISBURY and his nephew


who is clerk on the committee for in
vestigating the alleged irregularities
in the election of Senator Ingals Of
Kansas, now that they have harvested
their crop of peaches will start on a
grand junkstting trip next Saturday at
The expense Of the United States Treas
ury. However as Wallace and Ran
dali and other Congressional junket-
ting committees have been doing up the
eastern watering places, We cannot see
any objection to the Honorable Eli and
his nephew shaking the sand from his
sandals and going west for few weeks.
Year: 1879

WE HAVE NO reason to doubt the sin


cerity of Esq. Cole in the hearings o.
the repeatsrs who have been brought
before him. He may be somewhat in.
fluenced by partisan fseliDg-most all
people are-but We do not believe tina,
he would knowingly be party to any
thing which would defeat the ends Of
justice, and yet at the risk Of being
considered oaptieus and fault-hnding,
we would simply suggest that in the
hearing Of Darragh yesterday the ends
of Justice would have been better sub
served had he been placed in con6ne'
ment until the constables would have
had chance for SUNNI oning the neces.
sary witnesses. No doubt Justice Cole
knows, or at least his constables do,
how difficult II Is to have witnesses
summoned and present during the
working hours. Had the hearing been
postponed until evening there would
have been no difficulty whatever in
having ali the witnesses required
present, provided the oonstables used
proper dill ence in summoning them.
1t may be said that the accused is en-
titled to a speedy hearing. This may
be true but not 80 speedy as to defeat
the ends Of justice. In Darragh's case,
fortunately enough witnesses were
speedily found to fasten his guilt upon
him in three districts where he voted,
but one case was discharged because an
important witness could not be found
upon the spur Of the moment, that
would have been present had he been
properly summoned and reasonable
time given for him 10 reach the Justices
office. Fortunately Darragh was
hel on three other charges, but sup
DOS. the witnesses could not have been
Immediately found in these cases, must
we conclude that he would have been
disc larged from all Of thems Many of
these repeaters are old Jail birds, and
some Of them voted as high as q dozen
times. They have spent many a day
and night in limbo, and 1t would be no
insult to them nor in any manner op-
pressive to them to put them in cell
for q few hours to give the oonstables
q chance to summon the witnesses
against them.
Year: 1879

When persons wiAh 70 dispose Of
property At private or public sale they
generally advertise the same In the
newspaper that reaches the greater
number OF people. The Sheriff, how
ever, pu,sues directly opposite policy.


lustsad OF advertising property which


he Ia called upon to sell in papers


which are most widely circulated and


seem best calculated to attract the A.


tention f purchasers, he selects papers


Of the most limited circulation, ~


though hislobisct or intention was to


oring it to the Knowledge Of the small.


est possible number Of persons. and


thus sacrifice the interests Of both the


debtor and. creditor. We say It openly
that certain property has been advei
tised In papers that did not circulate a
single copy in the neighborhood in
which the said property was located,
and the plea before the court Of Insult
cheney Of publication or notice Of the sale
would b. . just ground for setting such
sale aside. Indeed II Is . matter Of
surprise that debtors and creditors
quietly snhmit TO the course that has
been pursued in advertising forced
sales, and II is equally strange thatths
Sheriff persists in It, Is he is certainly
morally If not legally bound 10 use
every legitimate means to give the full
est notice to the people Of the sale Of
every piece Of property that Is placed
in his hands. A neglect to do so is an
abuse Of power, q drrilsction Of duty,
= disregarl of the obligations Of his Of
fee, and all fair minded mon must 30
regard 1t. 1t Is the duty OF the
Sheriff to promote the interests
Of those he serves, and party
should never prevent him
doing 90.
Year: 1879

HOW AN ITfNERANT UMBRELLA VEN


DER AND HIS WIFE DIVORCED


THEMSELVES.


About one o'clock yesterday afternoon
an itinerailt umbrella mender with his
exit" beside him, rested himself in the
shade against the fence in front of Mr..
Joseph Bringhurst's residence, at Third
and West streets. A few feet away from
him sat female companion, presuma-
bly, his wife, who seemed to be in most
disagreeable frame of mind, and scolded
her husband savagely for not furnishing
her with money with which to purchase
some cooling liquor to cheer her weary
frame. The man cody responded that
he had just expended fifteen cents for a
quart Of beer, which ought to satisfy her
for while, but this assertion only in
creased the woInan's ire, and she berated
him more soundly than ever.


An hour later the same couple were
observed In front of the Friends Church
gate, on West street above Fourth. The
man was calmly sitting upon his exit"
but the woman was prancing wildly
around the pavement, tearing in shreds
an umbrella belonging to her husband $
limited stock, and abusing him inces-
sanity at the top of her voice. The
oaths she uttered were shocking, while
the terms of abuse she heaped upon
him betrayed an ingenuity of depraved
| expression that would have been amusing
were it not for their disgusting pro-
family. Finally she dashed up to the
'kit" and took from it small caba,
evidently containing her worldly pos
sessions, after which she retired up the
street, turning around every few seconds
to Mlrl some vile parting anathemas at
the object of her wrath. The man, who
had taken this vocal castigation with the
utmost composure, and without answer
ing word, waited until his angry spouse
reached Fifth street, when he shouldered
his exit" and trudged slowly away in
| another direction. When last seen he
was contentedly walking down Fourth
street, showing no more emotion than
If separating from his vile-tongued
spouse was one of the most ordinary
events of his apparently philosophical
existence.
Year: 1879

The old water wheel attached to the
water pump at the City Mills pumping
o'clock, and the pump is now idle, and
the Worthington force pump will have
all the work TO do until the repairs are
completed.


The wheel Is very old one and has
long been expected to break down. With
this in view, proposals for putting in Q
new wheel and forebay were advertised
for about two weeks ago.
Year: 1879

Pain In the right side under the edge of the ribs,
Increases on prcssure sometimes the pain Is IN the
eft side the patient Is rarely able to lie on the et
side sometimes the pain Is felt under the shoulder
blade and II frequently extends to the top Oh the
shoulder, and Is sometimes mistaken for rheurna-
t,sm In the arm. The stomach Is affected WITH loss
of appetite aud sickness the bowels in general are
cos,iye sometimes alternative with lax; the head IS
troubled with pain, accompanied with a dull heavy
sans-.io- -. .h" hack part There is generally Il
considerable loos of memory. accompanied Will
painful sensation of Earing left undone something
which ought to have been done. sllsnt, dry cough
Is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
Of wearncss ard debility he is easily startled his


Get are cold or burning, and he complains Of a
prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits are low
aud although he is satisfied that exercise would bc
beneficial 10 him, yet he can scarcely summon u
fortitude enough try it, IN fact he dstrusts ever!
remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the
disease, but cases have occurred where FEW OF


hem existed, yet examination of the body ailei
death la. shown the LIVER TO have beer extensive
vdcrsuscd.
Year: 1879

The Contested Election- Witnesses have
been summoned to testify in the contested
election case OF Il. l.. Jones against Never
son Lewis alias Jefferson Lewis alias liver.
son Lewis alias n. Lewis, which will come
up belorea commissioner at the courthouse
in this city tomorrow at y O'Clock. There are
about one dozen witnesses to be examined.
and it is thought that the dispositions will
not be completed until some time next
week. Much interest is manifested here as
to the result of the case.
Year: 1879

Grasshoppers are Matching out in in
Vulnerable myriads on the prairies west
Of the Missouri river now, and unnum-


bered myriads have been Matching out


for quite while. The ground is black


with them. They hang upon the grass


like bees after a swarm. But this is not


surprising, for they hatch out the same
way here every year. have been famil-
lar with them for the past ten years and
see no change in them a. all possibly a
little bigger, for under the laws of evo-
luton they ultimate in the kangaroo.
On the plains they are at home they
are healthy and vigorous. for grass is
their natural food, and as long as they
feed upon grass they thrive: but let
them give up their natural food and for
sake their native land-the arid plains
and go upon our wheat fields and lux
uriate upon the rich, highly concentrat-
ed food of cultivated grain, and disease
sets in, gangreene of the vitals is the re-
suit, and the grasshopper perishes
Three crops of wheat will destroy anv
one invasion. After passing three sum
mers in cultivated fields an epidemic.
worse than dyspepsia. produced by
high living, will carry them off entirely.
and no more viii be heard of them unit,
some one situated like myself on the
frontier will report of their recruiting
camps where they are preparing for an
other raid. 1t is my opinion that the
frontier farms will always be subject to
these desolatory incursions from grass
hoppers: but as the tide of empire rolls
westward the grasshopper will 90 with
II, and finally he viii disappear. and.
like the locust in Egypt, he will only be
terrible to read about. In the meantime
he will continue TO make disastrous
raids TO the east, but the distance that
he can or will go will be limi,ed.-Da-
kotd letter 10 ST. Pdn[ Pioneer. p,,ess
Year: 1879

President Hayes vetoed on Monday
the u. S. Marshals bill, which had po-
litical rider. The message was very
short, but it was the last feather TO the
weak hump called the spinal column OF
the Democratic party, and the scene
that followed in the Senate was any
thing but cvcn-tcmpercd. A resolution
to adjourn finally was under discussion,
but when the Democrats proposed not
TO make the necessary appropriations
10 run the US. Marsilals' offices the Re
publicans notified them that an adjourn
ment could not be had until the work
for which the extra session was called
had been completed. So the resolution
TO adjourn went over another day. The
Confederate Brigadiers and the dough-
faces have successfully backed down
from every position taken except on this
one single question of paying L. S.Mar-
shals. To this they must also agree or
be reconvened by proclamation of the
President.
Year: 1879

If the extra session of Congress fails
to adjourn to-day, il will effect that dc.
sirable end by tomorrow, and the
country will be most thankful. For po-
litical reasons only-for the sake of or
ganizing the House under democratic
rule-was the extra session forced upon
the country by the Democrats. After
gaining their end, even at an extra cost
to the tax payers, had they passed the
appropriation bills and gone home Ike
wise statesmen and honest men, their
chances for the next presidency would
have been as five to four in their favor,
but to the party not even forlorn hope
in that direction remains. The majori-
ty got too hot to keep on IFS lion skin
and for ninety days the ugly ass has
protruded at every point. The people
became worried, business men disgust
ed and statesmen frightened over the
developments made, and loyalty every
where now comprehends what would
have been the condition of this country
had not the President stood firmly by
the right.
Year: 1879

The exodus meeting at fremont Tenn
pie last evening was n large and success-
ful one. The speech of Wendell Phil
lips was one of his best, and afforded
evidence that il needs but the cause to
which he has given the best labor of his
life to bring out the spirit that distin-
guished him in the past. The commit
tee appointed will raise money for aid
ing negroes who are restrained from
coming North to make the exodu. lcav-
ing 10 the committee previously appoint
ed the duty of caring for those who ar
rive in state of destitution. and we
hear that there are assurances that all
the money asked for in Boston will be
speedily givcn.-Bostoai Tacelter, lime
o6{b
Year: 1879

The Lawrence journal thus speaks of
the crop prospects in that locality:


There has probably never been a
time when the prospects for crops of all
kinds in Douglas county were better
than they ARE at present. The wheat i,
already being harvested and will make
an average crop. The corn is in the best
possible condition. the recent copious
rains having dispelled all fears OF its be-
Ing injured by drouth. There has
been some complain, of chinch bugs in
corn fields situated next TO wheat. but
the heavy rains have put a stop 10 any
damage from this source. Oats. and in
fact all the other crops. are doing well
and promise a large yield. Unless some
thing entirely unforeseen should hap
pen the harvest in Douglas county this
wear viii be immense.
Year: 1879

Though rather early to make any predictions, says
the Harvard Adocate March IA, the Of class
races to be established. Tho junior class. last
of all to call meeting. hos now crew at work
while the law school has elected captain and appar-
entity intends to be represented In the race. There
are plenty Of candidates in each class and it is di-
cult now to find time ut the boat house when some
eight is not at work. As the mass Of ice
around the bridges has disappeared the floats will
be put in position. and may look for an old time
scene OF hustle and excitement on tho river.
Year: 1879

While taking his work on Saturday last at the Leg
ington KY, track Levcller noticed TO 60 little
lame in his right hind leg. the Same IN which he
threw a curb at Baltimore last autumn. Tho lame
ness. however is not believed to be caused by this
as the curb disappeared some time ago; but ~ M
Cadwalladcr his trainer is not that the horss
can continued training it will be we'll to change
the odds in the books his chances first favorite
for the Louisville Cup.
Year: 1879

II rs TO BE regretted that so fow of the
Wilmington people who we know love
music should have been present at the
Opera House last night to hear Miss
Thayer and her troupe of singers. 1t is
the more to be regretted when we re-
fleet that had the troupe been negro
minstrels, the house would have been
crowded. The admirable singing OF
Miss Thayer's troupe was such that
the most refined, intelligent and even
religious classes Of society could have
listened to only to have been elevated
in moral thought. Whining on is look
ed upon as city where musical talent
is appreciated, hut judging from the
sparse attendance to hear Miss Thayer
and her troupe last night, We are sorry
to be compelled TO own that negro
minstrel shows are more appreciated.
We predict a full Opera House tonight
to hear the Millard musical entertain
ment, as they have the great advantage
of being a home talent company, and
it will only cost ten cents for reserved
seats.
Year: 1879

ly interested are. A few years ago u
eccentric individual came here n tine
West and for the time being stirred up
little breeze but it soen died out and
our people seem to know very little ana
care less about any such absurd claim.
Aaron Cole for aught We know may be
the Attorney for these dreamers' oa' II
he is he is probably the son OF "oia
King Cole," OF NEUROLOGICAL lore and
il not known In these parts.
Year: 1879

OF the IateSt sIif maue III tno barron case
the Boston Herald sharply says:


One of the ghosts which cannot be laid is the
ghost of BarrOD, the murdered Dexter cashier.
The last attempt of the present bank officers is
the strangest of all. After examining, at their
leisure, the books which have been in their Gus
tody, and which they have refused to allow
Barr0n's representatives to see; after employ
ing detectives and putting forth theories which
made them the laughipg-stock Of the public;
after engaging q respectable man from neigh
boring city to make professional examination
of their books; after the old State bank exsmi-
ner had twice Investigated their affairs. and
his successor had gone to the bottom of the
thing and set forth his conclusions SO that the
public accepted them as final; after they, BY
their learned and well-paid counsel, had put
forth an elaborate, carefully y-considered state
ment, or rather argument, in favor of their
theories, it would have been natural to suppose
that these gentlemen would, for a while, keep
silence But the z host will not down at their
bidding and they see it. So now, after the Off
cial report, which might have been expected to
settle the m ,tter, and which has settled it so
far as the public is concerned, these gentlemen
propose to use the funds of the depositors of
the bank. which have already been scaled
down, in the employment of an expert from
New York, to discover, if possible, some facts
which will go to support their wild theory.
Could assurance further go? What animates
these respectable gentlemen? 1t must be that
there is ghost which will not cowp, and
whose ghost it is we all know.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
Dut as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

IT has remained for Representative Frew
of the Illinois Legislature to declare that a
newspaper which publishes lie without
knowing it to be true, is coward, and ought
to be put in Jail and and stay there till
he rots,'
Year: 1879

AN Iowa Democrat who got his family to-
gether and had a little election Of his own
last November, now wants the seat of the
Republican who was elected to Congress from
his District. Springer supports his claim.
Year: 1879

There were no cases at Police Court
on Saturday evening and yesterday
morning two common drunks and a
minor case of disorderly conduct made
up the list. The usual penalty was
imposed.
Year: 1879

A lady who lives on Olive street re-
lates the following: A few days ago
there fell in front of her window from
tree "chippy, or ground bird, such
as chatter about the parks and streets.
She picked itup, carried it in the house,
fed it from her own mouth, and at night
placed it in the cage with her canary.
The canary at once bestowed upon the
newcomer all Of the attention of a
mother, and nestled beside the little
stranger during the night. In the
morning the lady placed the chippy in
the window SO that it might have the
privilege of regaining its freedom. It
plumed its tiny wings and went away.
The canary mourned during the day as
if he had lost his mate. In the even
ing the chippy came back and perched
upon the window. The sash was raised
and it few in and nestled upon the cage;
the canary at once struck up his iveli-
est notes and seemed gratified. This
was repeated two or three days, the
chippy going each morning and return
ing in the evening. One day it went
away and did not come back. The ca
nary dropped. and the next day fell dead
from his perch in the sunshine that
played over the gilded cage in the win
dow. That night the chippy returned,
and during the evening it mourned
over its dead companion. In the morn
ing it chung to the cage until it was
turned out. For few days the empty
cage was hung in the window. and on
each succeeding evening the chippy re-
turned and chirped as if it was grief
stricken. One day it brought worm in
its bill, dropped it in tho cage, few
away, and came back no more.-St.
Louis Times.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon red-faced
young man belonging to an excursion
party called into Woodward avenue
drug store, and softly asked the soda
fountain boy if he was out of any par
ticular kind of sirup. The boy made
an investigation, and replied:


"We are out of sarsaparilla, but"


e sEFAat.s z all II right RIG ght-sllll II right yeu wait
a minute" interrupted the young man,
and away he went.


The boy took the empty reservoir
from the fountain and replaced it, end
in about two minutes the young man
returned in company with his girl and
four other people, evidently all friends.
Walking up to the fountain he said:


"I'm going to take sarsaparilla in mine.
for the doctors all recommend it, and
if he hasn't any sarsaparilla I won't
take nothing. What do you say ?"


"Oh, we'll take the same,p they Ie-
piled.


The young man began to smile, and
his left eye began to draw down, but
what was his horror to see the boy draw
off six glasses in succession and push
them to the front, where they were
eagerly drained of their contentsl He
tried to give the boy look of mingled
hate and murderous intent, but the lad
was too busy to see it. He felt in all
his pockets, brought up watch-keys,
pennies and peanuts, and finally laid
DOWN 81 cents, and whispered to the
boy:


"That takes my pile, and if I ever
catch you outside of the town I'll lick
ynn to death p-Detroit Free Press.