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Year: 1879

At the meeting Of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday morning Mr.. Banning offered the
following, which were adopted:


WHEREAS, T. NJ. Newson has issued an in
teresting and valuable work on st. Paul. with
illustrations; and


WHEREAS, The said work is put at price to
ensure a general circulation; and


WHEREAS 1t is calculated to benefit the city
in calling attention to its fine location and its
commercial supremacy;


Therefore Resolued, That this Chamber will
take two hundredeopies of the said work for
Others, and that the secretary is hereby author
lied to purchase the same, to be paid from any
money not otherwise adopted.


Captain Blakely wanted to know whether the
city was going to build an exhibition hall or
not. He had heard they were. This was taken
an allusion to the market house, and a sug-
gestion was made that the matter go over a
week, to which the captain assented.
Year: 1879

1T is NOW PROPOSED to place higher
tax on tea and coffee. This, we suppose,
is to make up Tor the reduction of the
tax on tobacco and snuff. The old la
Congressman think, have been luxura.
ting for long time without a heavy tax
on their tea which seems indispens able
to their toast, and so propose to divide
the matter more evenly by reducing the
tax 90 the old gentleman's cigars and to-
bacco and put it on the tea and coffee
All this is done to give Hayes fifty thou
sand dollars a year, twenty-five thousand
more than any Democratic President
ever thought of getting, although they
all fnrhished their own tables, stables,
and paid their own barber services and
for their excursions and jaunts and it
may be that this tax on tea and coffee
will help to pay the gentlemen III Con-
gress their $1,000 year-S50O a month
when doing nothing-for service which





some of their fathers (better men) rem
dered in more statesmanlike way for
$S day, or $500 for the short session of
Congress and $500 for'the long session.
But let the old ladies whine or do with
out their tea and coffee, or, the old gentle
men 60 without their tobacco and snuff
these gentlemen in Washington must
have their whe-ahd women, too. Poor
fellows. About oue-half Of the leaders in
both Houses are doubtless purchasabe by
the lobby, and have been ever since 1864
We have been more or less of this opin.
ion since the Credit Mobilier and Pacifi,
subsidy schemes were made public.


Since writing the above it IS stated the
Senate rejected the proposition to tax tea
and coffee. This is well.
Year: 1879

The TAX on matches, the manufacture
of which is another scandalous monopo-
ly, is to be continued for the benefit of
few manufacturers, the clause in the
bill before the Senate repeating this tax
having been struck out in the Senate
yesterday by vote Of SO ayes to p nay S.
This tax operates mainly upon the poor
who buy matches by the single boz and
have to pay three cents for box that,
were it not for this stamp tax, could be
bought for half q cent.
Year: 1879

THE NKGRo vote Of West Chester was
withdrawn from the Republican ticket,
yesterday, on the ground Of want of due
representation, and cast for the Demo-
cratic candidate. What will the Republican
say to that ? Will few soldiers not be
sent to West Chester 10 prevent intimi
dation In future elections2 The negro
cant OF get on the Republican ticket even
in that Radical place.
Year: 1879

Those VINO buv tbeir fruit from him will h,svss
their cakes BAKED FREE OF cuARGH IF TusT5
ARE SENT IN BEFORE THE 18TH or DE cEMBER.-
he sells his fruit as cheap Us can be bought any
where IN she city.
Year: 1879

Imust not omit the tree which bears
the famous fruit of the East known as
the mangosteen. 1t is not tall nor is it
particularly handsome. 1t is only some
twenty feet in height and has spreading
branches instead of the single tufts that
adorn the trees that l have Just de-
scribed. But the fruit is the prince of
the tree fruits of the wOrld-the apple,
the peach, the orange. the pomegranate,
none cfthem cCn compare with it, and
even if you Combine all these fruits you
are only beginning to approach it. Ex-
ternally 1t has the appearance of a small
apple that has been partially baked or
has become very brown in the sun. On
cutting it you find an external husk
harder than the rind of an orange and
three times as thick. When you have
penetrated this husk you find mass of
snow-white pulp, and you need no in
structOr to tell you that this is the ed
ible portion of the mangosteen. 1t melts
in your mouth like an OVer-ripe peach
or like snow on the surface of river.
Its flavor is a combination of sweetness
and slight acidity, which you can no
more describe than you can tell how a
violet smells or a canary sings. think
1 have tasted nearly every fruit that
grows on the globe, and unhesitatingly
i award the prize of excellence to the
mangosteen. At this distance of time
and place my lips moisten when think
of the mangosteens that solaced the heat
of Java and made the life of the island
more agreeable than il would otherwise
have been. If this fruit grew in the
Garden of Eden, can well understand
why Adam and Eve wept at their ex-
pulsion; perhaps it was the mangosteen
which the serpent offered for the tempt
alton of our first mother, if so, it is easy
to understand why she fell from grace.
Correspondence Philadelphia Times.
Year: 1879

A great deal of talent is lost to the
world for the want of courage. Every
day sends to the grave number of OBJ
scure men, who have only remained in
obscurity because their timidity has
prevented their first effort, and who, if
they could have been induced to begin,
would, in all probability, have gone
great lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is, in order to do anything in this
world that is worth doing we must not
stand shivering on the brink, and think
of the cold and danger, but jump in and
scramble as we can. It will not do to
be perpetually calculating risks and ad-
iusting nice chances. 1t did very well
before the flood, when a man could con-


suit his, friends upon a publication for
one hundred and fifty years and then live
to see it's success for six or seven centu-
ries afterwards, but at present a man
waits, and doubts, and hesitates, and
consults his brother and his uncle, and


particular friends, till one day he finds
that he is sixty years of age; that he
has lost so much time in consulting first
cousins and particular friends that he
bas no time left to follow their advice,
There is no such thing for over-squeam-
ishness at present, the opportunity so
easily slips away, the very period of
his life at which man chooses to venture,
ifevGr, is so confined, that it is no bad
rule to preach up the necessity, in such
instances, OF a little violence to feelings,
and to efforts made in defiance to strict
and sober calculation-Syd1ey Snstth.
Year: 1879

Horses can be educated to the extent
of their understanding, as well as chill
dren can be easily damaged or ruined
by bay management. 1t is believed that
the great liability comes more from the
different management of men than from
variance of natural disposition in the
animals. Horses with mettle are more
easily educated than those of less or dull
spirits, and are more susceptible of ill
training, and consequently may be as
good or bad, according TO the education
they rereive. Horses with dull spirits
are not by any means proof against bad
management, for in any of them may
often be found the most provoking OBJ
stinacy, vicious habits of different char
acters that render them almost worth
less. Gould the coming generation of
horses in this country be Kept from the
days of cOlthood TO the age of five years
in the hands of good, careful managers,
there would he seen a vast difference in
the general character of the noble ami
mails.


If a colt is never allowed to get an
advantage it will never know that it
possesses a power that man cannot con-
troll, ana if it be made familiar with
strange objects it will not be skittish
and nervous. If horse is made accus-
toned from his early days to have OBJ
jects hit on his heels, back and hips, he
will pay no attention to the giving out OF
harness or of n wagon running against
him at an unexpected moment. A gun
can be fired from the back of horse, an
umbrella held over his head, a buffalo
robe thrown over his neck, railroad
engine pass close by, his heels bumped
with sticks, and the animal take it all as
the natural condition of things, if only
taught by careful management that he
will not be injured thereby. There is a
great need OF improvement in the man
agement of this noble animal, less beat
ing and more educating.
Year: 1879

Be honest. If Satan tempts you to de-
fraud your neighbor, it is only that he
may rob you of your ill-gotten gain in
the end.


Be temperate. Liquor has made more
paupers than all other vices combined.


Be industrious. Incidence, debt and
disease are brothers.


Let your word be your bond. Good
credit is a fortune to begin with.


Limit your expenses by necessity and
comfort. leaving good balance for mar
gin saved.


Invest your funds carefully and intelli-
gently. Beware of the brilliant bubbles
that are blown up to tempt ingenious
spectators.


Give your personal attention TO your
business. To do this, keep brain and
body healthlul,
Year: 1879

We get a great deal of wind about
compressed air street car motors every
now and then. These aerial propellers
are in use on one street car line in the
United States and seem to give good sat
isfaction. 1t costs six and One-fourth
cents mile to draw a car by horse
power. The compressed air system is
said to cost but one and one-fourth cents
a mile. The speed can be regulated up
to twenty miles an hour. The car can
be stopped at its highest rate of speed
within its own length; at least so it is
reported, although this would be rather
rough on the passengers if the car was
going at its twenty-mile rate. The ad-
vantage of this over any other motor is
that all the heavy machinery is left be-
hind at the depot, where the compress
ing is done, and the cars start out with
concealed cylinders containing the air
compressed to twenty-five atmospheres.
Thus we may have windmills to drive
the street cars.
Year: 1879

1t appears from the official reports,
that the experience of what are called
model lodging houses, such as the Pea
body buildings in London and other
large towns, combined with that of bar
racks, workhouses and schools, furnish
ed abundant evidence that what is
termed density of population is not so
detrimental physically as has usually
been assumed; because in such buildings
rs are referred to the rate of mortality is
much less, with a density of one thou
sand five hundred persons to the acre,
than it is in ordinary houses, with a
density of only two hundred and fifty to
the acre. Again, the health of COM
munity is found to be much more de-
pendent upon food, clothing and personal
habits, than upon the arrangement and
construction of dwellings or workshops
for, however perfect the arrangement
and construction, these may be entirely
neutralized if the food is bad, the cloth
ing deficient and the personal habits
filthy.
Year: 1879

BAKED BEANS are prepared in many
ways, from the elaborate Boston style down
to that adopted in Connecticut, as the east
est and most practicable. Take small white
beans; soak them overnight; boil them an
hour, having drained the water off twice
during that time, and having supplied its
place with cold water we'll salted. Then
put them in a baking dish with piece of
salt pork in their midst). 1t should be
about four inches square and its top care
fully cut into fine plaids with a sharp knife.
Cover the beans with water, and bake three
or four hours in moderately heated oven
Year: 1879

There is cheap, simple, and efficient
way to cure sore backs and old sores Of any
kind Take white oak bark, peel the ross
or outside off, add water. and boil it down
till it is as black as ink. When COOL add to
gallon Of the bark extract two ounces alum.
Wash the effected part two or three times
a day until cured
Year: 1879

About half past six o'clock last evening
an unfortunate fratricide occurred in the
little village of Augustinburg, which is
situated just south of Covington. John
Heving, aged twenty-five, and his brother
Henry, who is two years his senior,
were lounging around in the back
yard of the premises the Hevngs
occupy, when John, who had common
pocket-knife in his hand, stepped up to
Henry and with some foolish remark,
struck at him with the knife. Instantly a
stream of blood spurted from the neck of
the older brother and he fell to the ground
| with his jugular vein severed. In the
course of twenty minutes he died. When
John realized, the horrible deed he had
done he was frantic with grief, and it
became necessary to bind him hand and
foot to prevent his doing injury to himself.
As soon as the officers were notified of the
murder they arrested John and placed him
in the Coyington Jail The Coroner was
notified.


Young Heving was arraigned before
Mayor Athey this morning and his case
was continued until 3 o'clock, when he
will give bail. Heving was visited in his
cell this morning by his poor, afflicted
father, who is almost eart-broken over the
sad affair, and no person could take it any
harder than Mr.. Heving, whois well known
and is respected by everybody for his many
fine traits of character and generous dispo-
stion.


His sister, Miss Lizzie Heving, an intell-
gent, warm-hearted girl, visited John at the
Jail this morning, and the meeting was very
affecting. The poor boy tainted at the
sight of his sisters tears, and she had to
turn away.


The funeral of the deceased will take
place from Mother of God Church Thurs
day morning, and the remains will be in
tered at st. Mary's Cemetery.


The sympathy of the entire community
is with the bereayed family. than
whom there are no more pleasant and
agreeable in the State.


The Coroner held an inquest this morn
ing, and the jury returned a verdict of
Death from a wound inflicted by knife
in the hands of John Heving"
Year: 1879

Mr.. R. B. Stephenson, of the Gazette, who
resides on West Fourth street, was visited
by thief this morning about O. clock,
and relieved of 81 70 in change, which was
in his pants pocket. When Mr.. Stephen.
son awoke he missed his pants and after
searching around found them lying in the
hall with the pockets turned inside out and
the contents, with the exception Of. the
change, scattered about the floor.


Had the thief taken the keys which were
in the pocket, and gone through trunk
near by, he would have found 500 or $500
in valuables and a couple of hundred in
cash. These have been removed ere this,
and put in secure place. Had the thief
known his victim was journalist, he
would doubtless have turned away in dis
gust without touching the pants. Journal
lists don't carry much sugar" in their
clothes.
Year: 1879

A story comes to Causeur of certain
Judge in this State, who, at the outset Of
his career as limb of the law, estab-
lished himself in Abingdon and hung
out his "shingle" as lawyer. He waa
a stranger in the town, and soon after hin
arrival asked man whom he CHANGED to
meet where he could find the chairman
of the selectmen. "What do you want
of him?' was the Yankee-like reply. The
young man explained that he was 4
stranger in town, that he was just start
ing in his profession, and that he Thoughts
it might help him to know the leading
people in town. "Oh, that's it, is itS"
said the party of whom he sought infoF-
nation. "You are a lawyer, are you,
and don't know anybody? The overseen
of the poor are the men you want to
know"
Year: 1879

The case against Julia Schneider, charged
with defrauding the Gas Company by the
use of gas without their knowledge, was
heard this morning in the Police Court.


Her son, Henry Schneider, during the
progress of the mothers trial, stated that
he was really the one who ought to be
tried. for it was he who had tampered with
the gas pipe. The case against Mrs.
Schneider was then dismissed, and Henry
was remanded for sentence until next Sat
urday.
Year: 1879

A petition for the improvement Of Queen
City street from Spring Grove avenue to
Colerain avenue was referred to the Engi-
neer.


A new floor was ordered laid en- the
bridge over the Miami Canal at Fifteenth
street.
Year: 1879

The following report OF the City Engi.
neer deals with number Of practical mat
ters Of interest to the whole community,
and should, and doubtless will, be read with
care and attention
Year: 1879

Tie House Finance Committee will meet
this morning at o. o'clock for the considera-
ton of the McCulloch debt-compromiSe bill.
If the members are prompt in attendance
the bill may be reported to the House to-
day
Year: 1879

The saving in cost OF work done by this
force was SGTS.42 upon an outlay Of
S1,724.SS. This amount is small as COM
pared with the year before, owing to large
reduction in the number of prisoners du-
ring the best part Of the working season,
and the expense of clothing, which is now
chargcable to the city.
Year: 1879

The work done by this force shows a
saving for the year OF S3ST5.41 upon an
outlay OF s2l.150 So OF the various kinds
OF work done, in all except Sraveling. the
amounts are largely in excess Of the same
kinds OF work OF the year before.
Year: 1879

New York, May SIN the Brook
lyn Presbytery to-day, the final vote
was taken, on the charges against DR..
Talmage. The secretary announced
that forty-five votes had been cast,
twenty-five of which were against the
charges and specifications and sixteen
In favor of sustaining them as they
stood and four for sustaining them in
part.


The Rev. DR.. Rockwell offered a res
olution that all evidence having been
clearly disproven or fully explained as
to any guilty purpose or intent of de-
ceit, that the charges be dismissed and
that the Presbytery hereby express to
DR.. Talmage its heartfelt confidence in
him as minister of Christ and its de-
sire that he and his church may share
abundantly in divine blessing.


DIR. Vandyke at once gave notice of
complaint to the synod, in regard
to the manner in which the trial had
been conducted. There were various
other reasons expressed, one of which
was that the moderator had secretly
brought DR.. Talmage and the Rev. ].
W. Hathaway together whereby they
entered into covenant not to testify
at the expense of one another's charac-
ter. Moderator Ludlow denied this
assertion so emphatically that DIR.
Vandyke withdrew it.


DR.. Talmage then asked leave to
make a few remarks and said he felt
happy and was thankful to the counsel
who had defended him so ably; thank
full to his brethren and to the press for
the fairness and generosity with which
they had reported the case. He should
go out Of this trial with increased
hatred for everything like sectarianism,
for he had had the sympathy of the en-
tire Presbyterian church, handful of
this Presbytery excepted.


He had also the sympathy of the
Methodists, Congregatlonalist, Reform
ed Episcopal, and the Roman Catholic
churches.


Though he was a Protestant in one
respect, he would prefer to be in the
Catholic church, for they had but one
pope, while in Protestant denominations
they had hundred.


He pronounced his benediction ON all
of the committee who formulated these
charges. They would not hear one of
his friends, but spent weeks in gather
ing up all the venom of his enemies and
the action of that committee had made
more infidels than all of them will ever
be able to make Christians.


He thought the senior member of
this committee would have been very
careful about making this scandal be-
cause of his own past experience.


Some Of their brethren said they
didn't like his preaching. He just as
much disliked theirs.


His way of preaching was poor
enough, but he knew theirs would never
save the world.


In conclusion, he prayed for the
members of the Presbytery and their
families, and commended them to
God.


DIR. Talmage then left, and as he was
going out Rev. Mr.. Green, who was
on the committee, jumped up and said
DR.. Talmage had been guilty of another
falsehood in what he had said in refer
ence to the committee.


The Presbytery then adjourned until
Monday.
Year: 1879

and moral improvement; fourth, to en-
courage agricultural and business capa-
city; fifth, to encourage the purchase of
agricultural land and the removal
thereon from all states where colored
people are unjustly treated; sixth, to
improve the sanitary relations among
the colored people.
Year: 1879

understand it. He acknowledged that
he had been then in the same situation
as great many of his friends were
now, and knew nothing about this
financial question, but he had new
light now.


He denounced the national banking
system. and when Conger and others
propounded the questions he said he
was willing to answer them singly, but
didn't want the whole syndicate at
once. Like the boy who allowed an
other to pull an end of India rubber,
while he held the other end in his
mouth, the stretching was all very nice
but the contraction was what hurt.
He would offer, at the proper time, an
amendment directing the secretary of
the treasury to cause to be paid out,
without discrimination, the standard
silver coin same as gold coin, in iqui-
dation of the coin obligations of the
government. He denied that the
greepback party was an imitation party.
1t was in favor Of gold, silver and legal
tender paper money, all issued by the
government, not by banking associa-
tions, and all of full legal tender quail
ties. 1t was not in favor of any wild
scheme. When the American congress
said that it would not enforce a law
but would allow the heads of the de-
partments to violate it, it was setting
an example that might be dangerous; it
was sowing the dragons teeth; it was
sowing wind and would reap whirl-
wind.


Haskell inquired what the difference
was between soft money democrat
and a greenbacker, to which Weaver
replied, that there was no difference
except that of organization.


Heilman opposed the bill, and said
the best thing that congress could do
was to do nothing ana go home. The
world was governed too much, and the
papering of the country with bills and
resolutions might as well stop for
while.


Warner stated that he would demand
the previous question on Tuesday next.


Adjourned.
Year: 1879

Church be Romanist or Protestant,
will never be brought together in
our government. Protestants may
defend their creed, and Romanists
may labor to extend their church,
but our government will always
remain unsectarian, trusting to the
work of the common school for the
wisdom which is to perpetuate its
power. The hope of America is in
the education of its people.
Year: 1879

Students all know that they feel
stronger and far morej independent
after conquering hard lesson by re
peated trials.


ELECTRICITY" by William Chase TEN
pie was we'll delivered, and displayed
careful research and a depth of thought
that is commendable. Mr.. Temple also
delivered the valedictory in Latin.


The noxt was the presentation Of the
diplomas by Professor Hardness 10
the four graduates, and after the
awarding Of the diplomas the pro
gramme Of the Normal Literary Society
was then gone through with in man
ner which reflected great credit on Pro
fessor Hardness and his estimable wife