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Year: 1879

The canvas-bsck duck, it is said, can
never be caught alive. There is a stand
ing offer Of fifty dollars pair Tor them,
but no one has yet got it. A prominent
caterer in New York has been trying for
three years. to execute commission
from the son of the Duke OF Sutherland
for two pairs of canvas backs.
Year: 1879

That is the question that is now both
ering both parties at Washington. The
Democrats say that the President can
not refuse TO sign the army bill, after
they have rsmodeled it and left out
some OF the Objectionable features. II
he don't, they say, there will be trouble
-sure The Republicans are some
what divided in sentiment on the bill.
Some say the bill as now passed is a
square back down on the part OF the
Democracy, and being devoid Of objec'
tionable features, the president can
safely sign it. Others contend tina: the
President well look upon it As being al
coercive as the other coming to him be-
fore the regular appropriation bills,
No one appears to speak by authority
and it is all, as matter of course, ,specu'
latiOn.
Year: 1879

DR.. Darmon, whose name is fast be-
coming known to nearly everybody ir
Wilmington is now at tho Washington
House, 206 Market street, where he
vii render medical aid to all WHO may
call upon him. He i'll be i'll the city
but few days and you had better avail
yourselves Of this opportunity to con
suit him.
Year: 1879

TIA ticket for an orchestra reserved
seat for Pinafore, on Friday evening,
was found on Market street, on We'd
nesday. The loser can get it by calling
at Fifteenth and King streets, on pay
ing for this notice.
Year: 1879

Little girls, do you ever think about
the meaning of words This word,
now, courtesy, has something about it
in which which girls and women were,
and in many heathen countries are now,
not much better than slaves. In China,
for instance, when company comes to a
houseothe parents present the boys very
proudly, but they send the girls out Of
sight as fast as possible They don t
want anybody to know that they have a
little daughter in their home. Gradu-
ally, in the middle ages, women came up
from u state of barbarism, and the cler-
gy and poets together helped her to win
her proper place, The lady Of the East
kept the keys and presided at the feasts,
wore beautiful robes and stuffs called
samite and camelot, and gave medicine
to the sick. She learned surgery, too,
and when the soldiers and knights came
home from battle wounded and faint,
she knew how to set the broken bones
and bind up the bruised parts So
everybody treated her politely, and the
sort of manners which then came to be
popular, in place of the old roughness
and rudeness, took the general name of
courtesy.


The Bible bids us to be courteous.
Do you want to know the highest ard
loveliest style of courtesy, which you
can practice at home, at school, and in
the street 1t is all wrapped up in one
golden phrase" In honor preferring
one another" Suppose you try to live
with those words for your motto, say for
q whole week to come.
Year: 1879

We have two recollections Of this un-
fortunate Prince, to which his cruel fate
has given pathetic significance. One
was the opening of the legislative body
in the year 1866, when the Emperor
first associated his son with him officially.
The splendid Throne-room Of the Louvre
was crowded with the most brilliant
company of Christendom, with the great
officers of state. of the army and the
Imperial household. The Emperor en-
tered and took his place on the raised
dais ; at his left sat the stout Prince
Napoleon jerome; and in an, episcopal
robe OF violet silk the young and Apollo
like ecclesiastic, since Cardinal Bona
parte, sou of the Prince of Canine,
while on his right sat the little Prince,
then ten years of age-as sweet and
gentle child as ever delighted mothers
heart, A year or two afterward, on the
reserved terrace of the TuiIeries, we saw
two boys playing with their velocipedes
and keenly enjoying the air and the
exercise. One of them was the Prince
Imperial and the other Don Alfonso of
Spain. The former seemed secure in
the prospect of the most conspicuous
throne in the world, the other had Just
been driven, finally as it seemed, from
land which had decreed eternal banish-
ment to his race. We cannot fathom
the immutable will that rules the event
of human fortunes; who could have
dreamed that in these few years one of
those boys would be lying dead in an
African corn6eld, and the. other, we
know not how firmly, established in the
palace Of his ancestcrs'-Harper's Maya
zinc for december.
Year: 1879

Once more the project for horse car line
In Broadway wriggles and shows signs of
life. But in all the period since it was
last heard from it has evidently not lain
dormant, since it appears to have developed
new and startling proportions. 1t is now
not merely Broadway railroad, but
whole system of downtown surface roads
Wall, Cortlandt Fulton and Chambers
streets are named as included in the plan.
This is somewhat as if the sea serpent
should disappear for a summer and return
to us as q monster devil fish, with illimit-
able arms spreading out in every direction.
Fortunately, however, neither railroads in
Broadway nor any other street--at least not
railroads of this species--can now be made
in absolute defiance Of the will of the prop
erty owners; and ifa majority ofthe owners
believe this road would be an injury they can
stop it. There has, however come over the
minds of Broadway property owners some
change from the days when they were
resolutely opposed to such use Of that
street as is now proposed. They appear to
be much less hostile to it, and their assent
could perhaps be obtained if they had any
certainty that the franchise would be
properly limited one and would fall into
good hands Without such security and
without an ample price paid down for this
valuable privilege the franchise would start
in life as swindle and would be a swindle
all through. If we cannot have a road in
which the rights of the public will be
properly guaranteed it would be a good
deal better to preserve the last great down
town street we have devoted to the exclu-
sive use of ordinary wheeled vehicles.
Year: 1879

We cannot look with any favor upon
attempts in Congress to bring up the ques-
ton OF free ships in such a way as to alarm
that great interest which is engaged in the
coasting trade. 1t is folly to bring in side
issues and provoke needless opposition
when we need all the strength we can
muster in fighting the main battle.


If we desire to defeat the proposal
to give an American registry to
foreign built ships owned by American
citizens we would couple it with proposal
to admit foreign ships to our coasting trade
and thus array one Of tho most important,


wealthy and active interests of the country
in fierce opposition. IL is not our domestic
but our foreign navigation that needs to be
rehabilitated. 1t is inexpedient to attempt
to modify our navigation acts at present
any further than may be necessary for
recovering what we have lost in the
transportation of our foreign COM
merce. The free purchase of iron
steamers to be employed in the foreign
trade is all we can expect to accomplish in
the present state of public opinion, and it
Year: 1879

the people by the communards in the Place
Vendome on March 22, 1871. AS the COM
mander OF those troops on that occasion
oanrobert has always been held responsible
Ior that butchery. His statement now made
Is TO the effect that he did not order the
troops to fire, but stopped their firing, and
that he believes the firing was the in
stinctive impulse of some raw soldiers
under the irritation of the insults received
from the crowd 1t is very likely that this
is the naked truth of the case, but this cor
rection can hardly overtake an error with
twenty-seven years start
Year: 1879

LOVERS OF TRUE SPORT will regret to see the
Hanlan-C Courtney dispute break out again. We
had hoped that the public had heard the last of
these two professionals, but it appears we are
to have another deluge of challenges and tcle-
grams, interviews explanations and denials.
The referee would do well to wash his hands of
the whole matter, for there is not the slightest.
chance that Hanlan and Courtney will ever row
against each other. Even if Courtney con-
sented to row no one would believe it to be "a
fair contest, and Hanlan must change his own
tactics before the public will believe that even
he can row square, honest race. If profess
sional rowing is to be encouraged in this country
lerus have prizes offered open to all comcrs
the best man to take the money and be declared
champion. We have no champion oarsman now
rightfully holding the title.
Year: 1879

| reserve for the commerce of the United
| Kingdom. Mr.. Sherman contemplates one
great coin reserve for the United States.
Under the English system the multitude OF
minor banks discharge their obligations by
payment of Bank of England notes, as Mr..
Sherman would have our numerous national
banks discharge their obligations by paying
United States notes. The English sys-
tenn assumes as its basis that GER
tain amount of notes will always
be in use in spite of fluctuations, and pro-
vides only for the prompt redemption of
the residue; and it is on similar assump-
tion that Mr. Sherman rests his retention
of specified amount of greenbacks. Sir
Robert Peel found in the statistics of a long
preceding period that the circulation of the
Bank of England never sank so low as six
teen million pounds sterling, and he ac-
cordingly allowed the issue of fourteen
million pounds sterling on securities
without any provision for their redemp-
ton in coin but above that limit he
amount of the notes. Mr.. Sherman
applies that principle in manner suited
to our circumstances. He would keep three
hundred million dollars of United States
notes in circulation as part of the currency
and make provision for the elasticity of the
large remainder by having it issued by the
national banks.


In all the assaults on Sir Robert Peel's
Bank act the assailants have never ques-
toned the expediency and reasoning of
that feature of it which establishes a
single great coin reserve for the whole
country. If it were distributed among
all the separate banks run on
few of the weakest of them might create
panic and force them all into suspension.
To borrow the simile of an eminent Eng
lish financial writer, "a fire originating in
pigsty may destroy palace" Mr.. Sher-
man seeks to avoid this danger by concen-
trating and fortifying the gold reserve of
the country. 1t is this consideration rather
than the saving to the government of
circulating its own notes that lies at the
foundation Of this part of his plan.
great central coin reserve, always accessible
and easy to be drawn upon, is not prac-
ticable under our system by any other
method. This part OF the plan and the
reasons for it are entitled to fair discussion
and consideration, since the most success
full Of commercial nations regards great
single reserve of coin as the corner stone
of its monetary system.
Year: 1879

is better to limit our efforts to what is prac-
ticable. We deprecate penny wise pound
foolish projects on this great subject, and
still more overlooking the question with
demands which would sink every chance OF
reform in our navigation laws.
Year: 1879

ALL SUBURBAN Towns should learn the lesson
taught by the fate that has Overtaken Red Rock
Pa. fire that might have been checked by
proper fire apparatus devastated the entire town
of eighty houses, causing loss of one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars and rendering the
whole population homeless Steam fire engines
are cheap investments in villages as well as in
large cities
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Money on call
was easy until the closing hour at the Exchange,
when it was bid up to z per cent and an extra
commission" The stock market was firm un-
til the afternoon, when decline was recorded,
and the market closed weak. For bonds of all
classes there was fair demand, and prices
were steady. Foreign exchange was weak.
Year: 1879

The NEAIIlER-The storm centre is now NOV
ing over the Atlantic north of latitude forty y-fve
degrees, attended by brisk to high winds, snow
and rain. The barometer rose throughout all the
territory east of the Rocky Mountains, except
in the extreme Northwest, where o slight fall
occurred toward evening, and on the South
Atlantic coast where the influence of a dis
turbance that is passing northcastward from
the West Indies is felt. Rain fell during the
early part of the morning in the Middle Atlantic
States, and snow was reported in New England
and the lower lake regions. The weather was
generally fair throughout all the districts except
on the South Atlantic coast, where cloudiness
prevailed. The temperature fell decidedly in
all sections of the country and is now consid-
erably below the mean in the Northwest and
over the upper lakes. The winds have been
from fresh to brisk on the New Eng
and and South Atlantic coasts and light
elsewhere. The weather over the British
islands, although fine at present, is likely
10 become unsettled during tho day, owing to
.le movement of depression toward the coasts
The weatherin New " ork and its vicinity to-day
will be cold and fair Tomorrow 1t will be
slightly warmer and clear
Year: 1879




Our correspondent at Washington sends
the substance of two conversations with
President Hayes on the great and en-
crossing topic of the legal tender notes.
One of these conversations was with
General Hawley, who became SO much
interested that he requested and re-
ceived the Presidents permission to
take it down in writing, with view to pub
lication. General Hawley's notes were read
to the President who indorsed their COR
rectness, SO there can be no question of the
authenticity of this statemant of the Presi-
dents position. We also print report of
q conversation of the President in the same
sense with another member of Congress.


While the Presidents remarks lack the
precision of statement and comprehen-
sive grasp of the subject evinced by Secre-
tary Sherman in the important interview
which we published yesterday, he does not
retreat in the least from the sound doc
trines of his Message. He desires that the
subject be thoroughly debated in Congress.
and is persuaded that converts will be
made by the discussion. He has certainly
been misrepresented by Mr. Fort, who
must either have misapprehended what the
President said to him in their two CONVEX
sations OF have wilfully garbled and dis
torted it. Because the President received
him with courtesy and did not think it con-
sistent with his dignity to enter the lists
as disputant or intellectual gladiator
Mr.. Fort seems to have jumped to the in
ference that the most important part of the
Message was empty buncombe. This mis-
take Ito call it by no harsher name)
is now corrected once for all, and
we trust we shall hear no more
about the Presidents vacillation. The
President speaks with approval Of
Senator Bayard's resolution and thinks that
sound money men of both parties should
warmly support it. He thinks this great
question rises above party, but that the re-
publicans will act an unworthy part ii they
decline to advance in the same direction in
which they have been moving for the last five
years. 1t will be absurd and ludicrous for
anybody to say hereafter that the President
wishes the subject to he untouched by Con-
gress when he has expressed so strong
desire to have it ably debated as early as
possible, and expects the right side to be
largely reinforced by the debate.
Year: 1879

The circular letter of the Secretary

 of State to our Ministers in Europe

 respecting Mormon emigration to

 this country, was mailed on the 10th

 of August, and did not in many in

 stances reach it's destination until the

 latter part of the month. All of our

 representatives have acknowledged

 the receipt of it, but informs the de

 arlment that that at this season of

 the year the Ministers of Foreign Af-

 fairs arc absent from their posts, on their Summer vacations, and for that

 they have not been able to communi-

 cate the contents of the letter as di-

 rectcd in tEc order of the department

 Hence the recent arrival of Mormon emigrants in New York is snot re- gardcd at the State Department aS any indication of an intention to defy the wishes of our government ex- pressed in the friendly request to foreign governments to warn their subjects of the penalty which will fol low violation of our statutes.

 The Grand Jury meets in Salt Lake City next month, and for the first time since the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Key nold's case. It is understood that an examination of the Endowment House will be one of the first things presented to the Grand Jury, thiA be ing the place where pOlygamous mar riages arc consummatcd. The U. $. District Attorney is instructed to pro ceed with vigorous prosecution of every case presented, and all the evi- dence which can be obtained from inc records of the instit1tion will be used in support of the position Of the government. At the Department of J astice it is said, ,,thcre will be no sentimentality On the part of it's rep resentatives in carrying out the in given,to make it understood that po1ygamy is a well defined crime, and must be so regarded by all Federal officials hereafter in Ctah If necessary the Judiciary will be strengthened to aid i1 the faithful l prosecution of the law.
Year: 1879

TIE decision of the I terior De partment 10 the effect that plural Mormon wives cannot enter land appears to be sound and just. The argument is that these women re- ally represent their EusbcndS, and that ii they are permitted 10 take up land il will be possible for any Mormon to marry himself into the position of llnd monopolist. In fact this case reminds one of that wit who, at the time when it was an English hotel custom to charge guests the price of a new clndle for every pint of wine they ord cred, iD, sisted on having the candles brought and lighted, and so by degrees drank himself into a general illumi- nation. Just so the Mormon men would be rempted to increase their farms by the simple process of talk ing more wivcs, and thus mini mum value of a Mormon marriages would como 10 be precisely 16O acres of land. Evidently the Government could n ot submit to  such system as this. It would be placing a premium on pclygamy, and discriminating injuriously against those who had only one wife. It re- mains to be seen whether the refusal 10 allow plural wives to enlarge their husbands boundaries will have any effect in discouraging po- lygamy, but it is not improbable that it may.
Year: 1879

No man remains batchelor per manently from choice. The state of bachelorhood is involuntary. Batch elorhood may result, indeed, from pass;vity, for matrimony is no more possible of achievement through in difference than are the prizes of wealth and distinction to be secured without effort. Only the brave de serve the fair, and only the brave can win them. Analyze the char actor of the bachelor thoroughly, and his distinguishing trait will be found to be cowardice
Year: 1879

This subject has been written upon by writers in almost every town, call ing upon the residents to improve their homes, by the planting of trees and shrubbery. h our city, where all the means are at hand for per forming such work, and whose cost would be but trihe compared with the profits gained, there is but poor showing. As we pass along, every house looks deserted and bare. Some few places have few trees, and a small showing of shrubbery but of a sickly appearance. There is no doubt, but what all kinds of semi tropical plants, will grow in this val ley and it only needs little care to have them in as great abundance as those of other locations. Every dwelling house in our town should havesa fine garden of flowers and or namented trees would be attractive and pleasant and the town would be the gainer in the end.
Year: 1879

Foreign Election Tricks.

 Even in imperial Austria, it

 seems, they are up to electioneering tricks which rival the drollest that

 are practiced in tlI freest and cas- irst parts of our own land. In Galicia. the two leading parties are Polish and Ruthenian. At the

 recent election, efforts were made by both sides to secure the success of their candidates a nd the two ho- tels on the market place of Brzezan were filed with electors who had come in from the country to record their votes. The Rulhenians mostly priests of the United Greek

 Church. who occupied one of these hotels determined to steal march on their opponent, by going to the place where the election was to be held, at sunrise in order to win votes for their side. Accordingly at five o'clock on the morning of the polling day, they called the waiter

 to brush their clothes and boots The waiter came and took away the garments, but, although the priests waited nearly an hour he did not bring them back. They rang and shouted, but in vain; all the people of the hotel seemed to be asleep. At last the priests began to suspect that trick vas being pllyed upon them. It soon became evident than they must either allow the electiot to be completed without taking part in it or go barefooted and without their neither garments to the voting place. They took the Inter course but here too their advcrsaries were too much for them. Scarcely had they came out of the hotel when d Polish policeml come up and threatened to put them in prison for improper conduct, if they did 1 not return to their rooms at once There was nothing for it but to go | back and ffe Poles won the election |

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 Salvador, the Indian who mur- dered Paul Rieger, in Marin county. | California, was executed for that crime in San Rafael, last Thu; sday. Salvador has only killed five men, and he talked about his soul and his salvation and that sort of business just as murdcrers usually do when they stand with the moose around their necks. It is doubtful if such a wretch had a soul, and if he had whether it was worth saving, but we arc told that his confession was made to Christian gentleman who. had interested himself in the saliva ion of his, Salvador,s soul. The Christian gentleman must have had a great deal of spare time on his iands. There ought to be a place in Heaven set apart for murdcrcrs, who all go to Heaven, as there is no en- 'ouragement for decent people to try 10 earn their way to celestial glory when they are compelled to keep company there with all the murder ITS and scoundrels who repent and ind grace at the last moment The ranging of Salvador Was a grand iucccss.
Year: 1879

The balloon then struck a chimney and then with rebound jumped to Folsom street, where tho basket gave way, and both occupants fell head long to the ground distance of forty feet. At the same time the balloon collapsed with loud report. Mr. Williams was lying on the curbstone dead, while Colgrovc was found in the middle of the street insensible. and survived but few minutes after being taken up.
Year: 1879

A young man from the country went to have a tooth stopped. The dentist advised him to have the tooth taken out, and assured him that he would feel no pain If he enhaled laughing gas. "But what is the effect of the gas ?'' asked the youth. '1t simply makes you to- tally insensible," answered the dentist; ''you don't know anything that takes place. The rustic assented, but just previous to the gas being administered he put his hand into his pocket and pulled out his money ''Oh, don't trouble about that now," said the dentist, thinking that he was going to be paid his fee. Not at all, /" remarked the patient; '.I was simply going to see how much had before the gas took effect"
Year: 1879

The Bridgeport Standard advises double rippers as a means of thinning out the Indians. A better way would be to invite few of them to settle in Bridgeport. Barreled up Indian would soon become drug in the market.
Year: 1879

Any one would naturally suppose that the dainty little package which the stylishly dres- sed lady in the horse cars guards so carefully, contains some fragile specimen of ceramics; but closer inspection will reveal the fact that an eight cent tin skinner is cutting through the thin paper, and giving away the fair own- CT as a patron of household art' in it's more primitive and useful form.