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Year: 1877

A Frontier county (Neb.,) letter In
the Plattsmouth Herald says, "Since
Feb. 10th We have have been engaged
more or less of the time in making
syrup and sugar from box-elder tree
juice. i never knew so long a sap
season, but this freezing and thawing
is very favorable for the business.
We consider the sprup equal to maple
and the sugar Is even nicer, as It js
lighter colored. though of course the
maple Juice is the sweetest
Year: 1877

A lodge of the Temple of Honor
"A noble temperance Organization
was organized in Lincoln last week.
Amongst the prominent gentlemen
who belong to 1t we are gratified In
noticing the name of Attorney Gen.
eral Roberts.
Year: 1877

Waterson ssid-"there is not so
much as a single unarmed Kentuck-
ian here to resist" Itstrikes us that
that Kentuckian would have been
fearfully out of luck had be been there
to resist.
Year: 1877

The Pawnee Republican appears to
De down on President Hayes for not
appointing ex-senator Hitchcock as
member of his cabinet. Reforma-
ton appears to be going on where it
will do the most good.
Year: 1877

Over five Thousand Indians are grow
ing mp and advancing in civilization on


reservation in western New York.


They give the white people no trouble.


Tnev cultivate the lands and have thirty


one schools among them. mainly taught
by lndiau teachers. The enumeration
Of the Indian population last year
showed an increase over the previous
wear of seventy-nine. In Canada the
Indians are in state of more then semi
civilization. Surrounded 5y proper in,
fluences. they make as reasonable pro
| sress in the direction Of civilization al
J could be expected.
Year: 1877

have stepped in 10 screen the par
ties involved in the alleged PATTERSON and
CoNovKR conspiracy TO seat man charged
with human butchcrics from the scrutinics
Of an investigation TO discover the depth Of
the perGdy that marks this transaction, or
II there is no perfdy, that PATTERSON and
CoNovER's vindication might be made per-
feet? Unless he is acting in concert with,
or under the advice Of, his patron, the Pres
ident, why should he take part with the
enemies of Republicanism to prevent invcs-
tigation? 1t was In no degree his funeral
that called him among the afflicted in that
hour, though IL may aid in getting up
political funeral on.his own account


In view of all this, IL Is difficult TO under
stand how Senator MATTHEWS should have
entered this.fght on the wrong side, unless
directed or encouraged To do so by tho NOV
ing power of his political and official exist
ence, and II Is equally difficult to believe
that the Executive would give countenance
to scheme of such deep-toncd depmvity.
Under all circumstances IL is difficult to
get at the real meaning Of q
movement which placed Ohio's new Senator
in alliance with the enemies of the Repub-
licau party at such time and In such n
crisis. Time may reveal tho truth, but un-
til 1t is revealed so as 10 vindicate the polit-
ical integrity Of the Senator, he will not
emerge from the cloud that he has brough.
upon himself in this affair
Year: 1877

Dispatches from Osego, Mich. report a
large fire there this morning, which
burned 3 greater portion Of the business
part OF the town. The amount OF the
loss is unknown and there Is very little
insurance.
Year: 1877

IT is all very well to langh at a
woman's tantrums when a mouse
makes its appearance near her skirts,
but little merriment should be re-
served for the man who plays circus
while June bug is walking up the
inside of his clothing with the slow
and m easured step of day laborer
Year: 1877

PAsTEBoARD BARRELs.-Barrels made
of pasteboard have been introduced this
spring for the packing away of woollels
and furs. These are seamless and re-
garded as moth proof. The head, which
fits down snugly, is the only available
entrance for the moth, and directions are
given to paste layer of brown paper
over this almost invisible line when the
barrel is packed. Sell your camphor and
ruin the drug store.
Year: 1877

DrsoRDERLY.-Last evening, Thomas
Hinesley, well-known around the neigh
borhood of Eighth and Church streets,
was arraigned before the Mayor on the
charge of being disorderly and resisting
an officer in the discharge of his duty,
for which offense he was required to pay
$40 and costs and $500 to keep the peace.
At the same time he was also given a
hearing on the charge of assault and bat
terry upon John Phillips; for this pastime
he was required to pay So and costs.
Year: 1877

The Suicides Hotel in Paris has been
torn down. 1t was situated in the Latin
Quarter and was great place of resort
for students, but of late years it gath
cred around itself rather a superstitious
reputation, which gave it the cheerful
name it bore. Ten years ago a young
student blew out his brains in the room
which he was occupying, and just one
year afterward another student COM
mitted suicide in the same room after
losing his money in a gambling-house.
The proprietor of the hotel was alarmed
at the fate of these unhappy students
and the room was transformed into a
lumber-closet. A few months afterward
a waiter, who had been accused of theft,
crept into this lumber-room and hanged
himself. A strong-minded druggist took
possession of the premises and carried
on his business there, but being over
taken by serious trouble, he retired to
the fatal chamber and poisoned himself
with his own drugs. At last notice was
given that the place was about to be
pulled down to make room for the
Boulevard Saint Germain. An indem-
nifty of $4,000 was demanded, but re-
fused, and the jury having decided that
$l7,500 was ample compensation, the
owner grew Respondent and declared he
was a ruined man. A month ago he
asked permission to visit the old prem
ises before they were pulled down. His
request was granted and nothing more
was heard of him until the workmen
found him hanging by the neck in the
tnl
Year: 1877

Those who remember how Major Tom
Ochiltree was appointed United States
Marshal for the estate of Texas-persuad-
ing President Grant that he, Major Tom,
was seriously injured in the defense of
the Presidents good name against a
crowd of Texan rufians-wilI not be
prejudiced against the truth of this other
story anent him as told by a New Mex
leo newspaper: On one occasion he was
in England, guest of nobleman who
had come in contact with him during a
visit to this country, and who had fallen
an easy victim to Toms unsurpassed
impudence and powers of fascination.
The Englishman had taken Tom to Lon
don and was exhibiting him to his friends
as a genuine American lion. Tom was
plentifully supplied with funds by his
noble friend, and was cutting grand
figure. One day Tom and his friend met
the Prince of Wales at club. The no.
bleman asked permission of the Prince
to introduce his American friend. Leave
having been obtained, Tom was form
ally introduced to the heir apparent. He
grasped the royal hand and shook it
heartily, and then burst out: Wales, old
fellow, Pm devilish glad to know you
let's take drinkp The horror of the
nobleman was changed to amazement
when the Prince gave Toms hand a
hearty shake and replied, Don't care if
do Cheek carried the day"
Year: 1877

The Enquirer intimates that move
ment is on foot among the railroad men
of Cincinnati for the calling of meet
ing in that city of prominent railroad
officials of the country for the purpose
of concerted action and a general agree
ment upon the matter of rates and
general management. Letters have been
sent out to various officials throughout
the country urging such action.


The object of the proposed consulta-
ton is principally an advance in the
rates of freight. Probably no better oc-
casion was ever offered for concerted
action of this kind than at the present
moment. The late strike, growing as it
did out of reduction in wages to which
the management was forced, was the
legitimate and logical result of con-
tinued system of carrying freights at less
than cost, which had been in active op-
| Grafton for months, and which to the
disgrace of the railroad management, be
| it said, is being again openly entered
upon as soon as the strike is ended.
More than half the roads in the country
have been bankrupted by this process,
and unless some action in the direction
indicated by this call for a meeting is
taken, the remainder must follow. The
business public is generally aware of
this fact, and recognizing it in its ter
rible reality, are willing that an advance
shall take place. More than this, they
are even anxious for it and will cheer
fully acquiesce, and, more than that
will themselves put their shoulders
to the wheel to help in the united move
ment. The railroad managers of the
country are, and have been, engaged il
Kilkenny-cat warfare, and now the


business public proposes to take the
combatants by the tails, and if the fgh


isn't stopped something will be apt t.


give way.
Year: 1877

The mean small boy is different from
the mean big boy, because all of his
tricks are calculated to make other
hearts ache. He now takes a silver
quarter and makes it fast to string,
and to see him hanging about the Post
office one would set him down as boy
who never had an evil thought. He
selects a victim, and drops the quarter
where it will do the most good. The
ring of the metal commands attention at
once, and the programme is carried out
as in case yesterday. The victim was
a short man, with very red neck, and
when he heard the quarter drop he
clapped his hand on his pocket and
looked around.


"Did you drop a quarter ?" mildly
asked the mean small boy, pointing to
one on the stone floor.


"Ah! must be hole in my pocket" :"
replied the fat man as he pulled up the
knees of his pants and bent over to pick
it up.


He had his fingers on the money when
it slid away, and as he Strengthened up
he was greeted with fiendish chuckles
from half a dozen mean big and mean
small boys, one of whom inquired:


Which pocket has hole in it?''


The man didn't say. For some in
explicable reason he refused to enter
into any explanation, but fastened away.
Year: 1877

A melancholy young married man has
made several Intellectual attempts to have
his landlord provide a door-bell for his
house. First he sent to his landlord some
pathetic verses entitled, ''What is Home
without a Door-bell," which had no
effect whatever. Finally the melancholy
tenant hit on the following plan, which
he has put into active operation: He has
arranged the floor of his front porch so
that it acts something after the manner
of the platform of Fairbanks scale,
which, on receiving persons weight,
instantly connects with some diabOlical
machinery concealed below. The whole
force of the apparatus beneath is then
club, which Immediately drops from the
ceiling of the porch and bats the door.
By an ingenious contrivance a person
whose weight is fifty pounds, standing on
the porch, causes one single rap; one
hundred pounds, two raps, and so forth,
being graduated so asto give the inmates
an idea of the size of their visitor. The
inventor is in great terror, however, lest
fat neighbor, who lives opposite,
should take it into his head to call before
the thing is entirely perfect, as his
weight would cause about sixteen raps,
and, in all probabilities, would smash in
the door. The inventor also, with sad
smile, explained to us how, by adjusting
a little wire, he could turn the descending
club from its regular course, and COM
pletely bat the penurious landlord off
the porch when he called for the rent.
Year: 1877

A tramp came along the other day,
says the Bridgeport Standard, and con-
fided to the impressible better half of a
farmer on the road that he was Count,
who was travelling through the country
in this humble way seeking true heart
which he might win and take back with
him to share in the revenues of his i'm
mense estates in Italy. He begged that
she wouldn't mention the fact, as it
might interfere with his cherished plan
of being loved for himself alone. She
promised not to say word about it, and
invited the Count to stop with them all
night, giving him the best bed in the
house and the seat nearest the beefsteak
at the supper table. The meal was quite
revelation to her in the matter of the
table habits of the nobility of Europe,
but the discovery she made in the morn
ing was still greater eye-opener. His
lordship had departed in the small
hours, taking with him, probably as
cherished souvenirs, the larger portions
of the bed linen, the farmers best boots,
an old horse pistol and half ham. He
left dirty, scrawling misspelled note,
stating that he must away, as his pas
sionate longing for the true heart of
which he was ever in search would not
let him rest until they were united. The
farmer loaded his shotgun, took the
road, and was gone two days, but didn't
| find the Count. He must havs gone
J back to his estates In Italy.
Year: 1877

GEN. LIE Due, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, isorganizing society called
the Relief Union, at Washington, to
provide an efficient agency for concen-
trating and distributing aid to the poor
of the District, the leading principles of
the society being to afford relief to the
needy by furnishing work of some kind
at bread-wages and to offer aid in selling
any and all products of industry to the
best advantage to the workmen.
Year: 1877

A PooRHoUsE in Canada has been de-
stroyed by fire and seventeen persons
burned to death. The disaster is very
like that which occurred on Long Is
land year or two ago, in which the
majority of those who lost their lives
were aged and decrepit persons
Wherever one of these buildings is de-
stroyed the loss of life is generally very
great. Many of these buildings are of
a fimsy character, and when attacked
by flame are destroyed in short time.
The law should see to it that all such
public institutions are made safe with
out delay. Most communities have
laws touching the subject, but they are
generally dead letter.
Year: 1877

A CURIOUS custom obtained among the
ancient Venetians. There is in Venice
an ancient palace, and on its panels are
perpetuated the portraits of the doges of
that city of the dead. In viewing the
array of faces graved in the majesty of
time and romance, the eye is startled as
it rests on one vacant space. He who
should have looked out from there in
that sacred list, was found guilty of a
disgraceful deed, and the keen soul of
the Venetian blotted his face, if not his
memory, from the records of their his
tory. His absence is in his darkest
shame. He is even denied place in the
memory of the people.
Year: 1877

PHILADELPHIA Bulletin: The Piper
family were plunged into mourning a
few weeks ago by the death of Mr.. Piper,
the head of the household. In conse-
ouence of this bereavement, young
Henry Piper, who is taking music les
sons, felt that ordinary respect for his
father required that he should permit
the piano to remain closed. And so
now, during the time he used to devote
to practicing, he goes over to William
sons barn and fights roosters, or strays
off to have stone fight with the boys
in the next street. Filial love that
reaches beyond the grave in this man
ner is holy thing.
Year: 1877

grain of the metal would cover nearly
four square feet. This is ten thousand
times thinner than ordinary writing
paper, and two million seven hundred
and ninety-eight thousand of such films
together would make only one inch in
thickness
Year: 1877

A WRITERln the PhlIadeIphIa BUHetW,
in series of papers, explains g How to
Improve Old Public Schools" The best
way to improve these institutions of
learning is to have lake in front and
base ball grounds in the rear, so that the
pupils may devote two-thirds of their
time to boat-racing and base ball play
ing, and thus secure a complete educa-
ton, without spending three years and a
lot of money at some one of our leading
American colleges.
Year: 1877

A MARRIAGE was arranged between
two young people living some distance
apart, near Bengal, India, but who had
never seen one another. The bridegroom
duly arrived at the brides village, and
the ceremonies had actually begun, when
report reached the bride and her
mother that the intended husband was
an incurable cripple. They both de-
clared that they would commit suicide
rather than complete the ceremony, and
as il was a fact that the would-be-bride-
groom was a cripple, he was dismissed.
But according to the prevailing supersti-
ton, eternal disgrace would have at
tended the bride if she had not been
married on that day when matters had
progressed 80 far. So, another bridegroom
had to be sought, and after searching
the highways and byways boy was cap
tured and duly married in the place of
the cripple. The latter being in the
same plight, had also to provide him
self with bride before the day closed,
and thus there were two marriages in
stead Of one.
Year: 1877

THE New York Democratic journals have
been trying to mar the entente cordiale which
has been created between us and our trans
atlantic brethren by the very cordial and
handsome reception accorded ex-President
Grant in England, by disagreeable insinua-
tions that on certain state occasions the ex-
PRESIDENT was obliged to accept positions in
ferior to what was due the representative Of
so great a nation as ours. Probably the
quickest method of disposing of the alega-
tions is to call to memory and make appro.
pirate application of the laconicism of the
Scottish chieftain who. when pressed to
make claim for certain position at the table
to which he came as guest, haughtily re-
piled that "wherever Macdonald sat was the
head of the table,"
Year: 1877

REPORTS of recruiting in New York for the
Turkish army are denied by the Turkish lie.
cation. 1t is said that the Porte values high
ly the good understanding which prevails be-
tween Turkey and the United States, and
will scrupulously respect the neutrality Of the
latter Government. As the pay of a private
soldier in the Ottoman army amounts re
about slips per month, with small chance:
for ever getting it at that, it may be safely
set down as probable that recruits from this
part of the world are not coming forward
with alacritv
Year: 1877

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
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used.
Year: 1877

WHATEVER else is contingent, abundant
crops are assured-not in isolated localities
aone, but in nearly every state and territory
in the Union. And this abundance includes
nearly every agricultural product as well as
every section of the country. In some locali-
ties corn is an exception, the latter rains not
having been sufficient to keep up its early
promise. In localities, also, the same thing
is true of late potatoes, while the early varie-
ties generally reached maturity before this
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent
Journal
Year: 1877

We trust that the President is not going
it blind on his appointments. 1t is little
surprising that he should yield his conf
dence so implicitly to WADE HAMPTON,
ALEXANDER STEPHENS and Senators HILL
and LAMAR; that he will swallow any pill
they may commend to his lips without an
attempt to analyzs its component parts.
HAMPTON recommended the appointment
of Judge NoRTHRAP rs district attorney of
North Carolina, and his recommendation
was received without examination, question
or discount, and the appointment
has been accorded to the wishes
Of the usurping government Of South
Carolina. 1t is represented that Mr.. STONE,
who has been removed at the instance OF
HAMPTON, is n capable and efficient officer,
whose only fault is that he is straight out
Republican. There is no cause for his re-
moval except that WADE HAMPTON de-
sired it. He has determined to OstraCise
and drive out from the State every true
Republican, and is using the Presidents
confidence in the furtherence of his de-
signs.


Slntt tnt utltntlOu VI mas
been called to the "true inwardness" of this
case he is represented as having stated that
the Senate would have chance to review
the appointment, and in this and all cases
where the Senate should have information
concerning nominees which the President
did not have at the time OF making the
nominations he would be gratifed to Lave
such information applied in the action of
the Senate.


The appointments of the Minister to
Brazil and the Marshal of Georgia are of
the same family, and should challenge the
closest scrutiny of the Senate. 1t is now
intimated that the President is desirous
that the Senate shall take notice of the case
Of NoRrHRUP and reject him. We have rea-
son to believe that the Senate does not de-
sire to be placed in q position where it shan
be called upon to antagonize the nomina-
tons OF the President We have every rea-
son to think that the ma ajOrity of the Senate
will wage no factional war upon the nomi-
nations he may make That they
should be surprised that Republicans
are removed from Office whose "per-
sonal character remain untamished, and
the performance Of whose duties have
been" perfectly satisfactory" against whose
integrity aud ability no charges have been
sustained if made, and who are above re-
proach, and that Democrats and Republi-
cans in no degree their superiors are nom
mated by the President to fill the places
| TINS made vacant Ia mot strange. that thew
should feel that great wrong has been done
to the civil service OF the country, and to
the party which elected the President, by
this line Of policy, ia very natural, and il
this course shall excite opposition and lead
TO rejections in all such cases it need not ex-
cite surprise in any quarter.


This dissension on the palt Of the Re-
Year: 1877

The Augusta, (Ga.,) Chronicle is thor
oughly reconciled and placated after the
Southern fashion. It now reminds the peo-
pie of the North that if they "had kept at
home there would have been no need of
losses incurred in suppressing rebellion so
Called and it adds: What is more, we
are going to get compensation. Our moral
triumph over SUMNER, STEVENS & Co. is
secure our national victory is to come"


This jeer and taunt may be justified. The
attitude of the South toward the North
under the policy of pacifcation and concil-
iation, with all its offensiyeness, may per-
baps be maintained in the future, and the
vaunted victory claimed may yet come; but
h will be when there is no North
70 rebuko insolence and avenge
wrong The great trouble now arises from
ths fact that the South was not sufficiently
chastised and subjugated by the war. If,
after conquering the armed rebellion, the
hng-leadeS had been hung, as the crime of
treason against the Government demands
If the balance of the rebels had been held, as
they deserved, under the bans of non -citi-
senship during their natural lives; if they
had been allowed to live on Southern soil
and breathe the free air of this Republic,
protected in their property, lives and the
pursuit of happiness, Invested of the politi-
cal rights they had so richly forfeited
then this great nation would be at peace
within itself, and the troubles and insults
that are now heaped upon it by a disre.
gard of law and right would not
menace the present or future of the country
The truth is the clemency of this Gov
ernment is being abused and reviled daily
and the Southern policy of the administra
ton is regarded as weakness on its part
under which the slumbering spirit Of rebel
hon is aroused and the nation is menaced
with fresh troubles and dangers.


If the people OF the North came to under
stand that the South is to strike out fo
compensation from the national Treasury
for the losses incurred by the war to crusi
rebellion-if they became satisfied that tn,
policy of pacifcation and reconciliation
means this-in thirty days the North woult
be US solid against the South as it was from
1851 to 1865 If the South desires thi
division and collision on geographical line
n will be accommodated as soon as it put
itself in an attitude to challenge an en-
counter