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Year: 1877

The following compliment to the Memphis & Little Rock Railway is clipped from the Forrest City Times Democrat, and it affords us pleasure to say that so far as our experience and business transactions with the road is concerned, the good things which the Times Democrat has said concerning that road are all fully merited, and we join in the wish for a prosperous and useful career for the road.

 Here is what the I'D. says:

 "This company is fast becoming famous throughout the land for the gallant manner with which it has de- tended it's interests against the most formidable opposition. Many of it's friends feared it would not be able to withstand the combined inAuen- ces which that opposition would and could bring to bear in the premises, Uub lllut. dlpcu anu dSSlStCQ bl d wonderful amount of pluck and en ergy has entirely dissipated every fear which at first filled the breasts of its most sanguine friends and ad mirers, and to day it enjoys the hap py satisfaction of being the most popular route leading to the great west. Prompt in all it's business transactions; provided with polite and accommodating conductors; the staunchest and most reliable board of directors, together with the most courteous and gentlemanly agents of any road in the land, it is no wonder that Excelsior is engraved upon the banner of this road, not to be taken down by any other corporation in this country. This route to and from the west is justly called the "Old Reliable" May prosperity at tend them in all their business trans actions"
Year: 1877

Says the Clarendon Sun:

 We have no plan to offer, but we conscientlously believe that it is neither right nor just for the State 10 make, through law or agerts, con tracts, and then by an act which can result in nothing but damage to the States credit, repudiate them. Let it be settled ex pacto ct conyentu.

 The more repudiation is discussed the more odleus 1t becomes, and the men who are now thoughtlessly ad- yocating it will in the near future hang their heads with shame Ga Zette.

 We yeyily believe that if the word repudiation were struck from the vocabulary tLe whole stock in trade of the Gazette would be gone. It never pretends to give any figures of argument to support it's position
Year: 1877

Agriculture, address by c. W. liar key on second day.

 No entry can be made of any article or stock to be shown on the first day. after l2 o'c oek m. of the first day.

 No article or stock to be shown on the second day can Dc entered after 10 o'clock d.. III. of the same day.

 Committee on stock will not he allow ed to awara premiums to any stock they consider unsonnd.

 It must be understood that this Fair has been gotten up on the spur of the moment, and without money. and its success will depend upon the liberal patronage each and every one will give it, either by taking a parf in the exhi- bition, or offering individual premiums

 The Directors will take contributions to be given as premiums for few days yet. The premium list will appear in next weeks issue. All persons desir- ing to assist the enterprise by offering special premiums will please report the same to the Directors, or.
Year: 1877

THE new concentratOrS for the Silver King mine have begun to arrive, and will be forwarded without delay. Experiments with the one in operation near the mine have been in every respect successful. It was found that with one table s5 per cent. of the assay of tthe ore was being saved, and subsequent experiments have shown that, by passing the tail. ings from the first table over a second one, fully 95 per cent. can be saved in concentrating ten tons of ore down into one of pulp. Quinlin's train left the mine Aug. Sd with a full load of concentra- tions that assay $500 per ton. None of the rich ore has yet been treated. All the preliminary and experimental working has been done on the poorest dump, to di- minish risk of loss until every thing gets into thorough working order. Last week at San Francis co, Copeland realized over 5000 from the last two tons of concen- trations shipped from the dump he purchased last Winter from inc Silver King mine. His entire dump Was concentrated without machinery, chiefly by hand; this last parcel was the result of a third concentration of a lot of the ore. What he has left is still very good milling ore.
Year: 1877

R. R. Haines was out here "bossing" the erection of the Military Telegraph-and nice grapevine affair he did make it. He went away, and5by slandering Arizona got the nickname of"Dirty Beans Haines." The telegraph people senthim into Inyo County and the Coso News is now scalping him for his dirty breaking aout abaout the maouth" in regard to that section. It is about time the Western Union Company learned to employ men who can transact their business without slandering the very people by whom the company expect to be patronized.

 The foregoing was published in the SENTINEL June 30th, and is the only notice with which the individual referred to was ever honored by this journal. If he had kept his smartness out of print no space would have been squandered On him. He now
Year: 1877

AN EXCELLENT DESCRIPTION of a portion of Pinal County will be found on our fourth page. It is long, but will repay perusal and he of much Interest to our readers friends out of the Terri tory. Its accuracy is nearly absO-
Year: 1877

For the past two weeks everything have been growing more and more spring like, and it almost seems like summer in spite of the sharp. cold winds of the past week. We have already recorded three thunder storms-another summer feature.

 It is feared that potatoes will be a hard crop to raise. this year. for the pota- to bug turks in every corner where there is a possible shelter, ready to ''go for the vines as soon as they come up.

 Farming is getting along finely and some are nearly ready to plant thelr corn already.

 . Rev. MT. Cooling supplies the pulpit of the NJ. D. Church of Ellsworth, and Cornwall Bridge. for this conference year. He takes the pulpit vacated by Rev. Mir. l.. s. Stowe.

 Flour is high again and they say it is going to be higher. Veal is plenty and cheap in every place expect out of the butchers cart. O..
Year: 1877

Dickerman Son, of South Norwalk, advertises an immense quantity of Car pets and fancy goods, in this issue. A visit to the store will convince the pur- chasers that their goods are as low in price, and equal in quality to any in New York.
Year: 1877

We desire to say good word about the business of the celebrated Dry Goods and Carpet dealers, ,Messrs. Hall x Read of Bridgeport. Each season finds their sales increasing and there is every reason why it should be a good place to trade. This firm makes all their ingrain carpets thereby saving their customers one profit. They buy their Domestic goods direct from the manufacturers-they sell every article at the lowest market rates-they love their business and are determined to please the public. When in Bridgeport. go and see theI..
Year: 1877

Perphaps the Turco-Russian war will throw some light on the efficiency of the different types of armOred war vessel of which the navies of the world are now chiefly composed. None of them have vet been subjected to the actual test oi battle. The prevalent opinion seems against the ''continents of iron" construct. cd in England, and in favor of smaller and more manageable ships. The success of England with the clumsy hulks of the Spanish armada is c case m point.
Year: 1877

LONDON, May 2s.=East week The
Queen gave fare we'll dinner in Windsor
Castle, and then travelled at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour to Scotland. She
started at u in the evening. taking with
her the Princess Beatrice. The royal par
ty breakfasted the next morning at Perth
at 9s. Lord Kinnaird, the Provost, and
magistrates were at the station to vel
come her Majesty. At the Bridge Of Dun,
Lord Carnegie was on the platform to
honor his royal mistress. At Aberdeen
the train was halted for her Majesty to
take in Foreign Office dispatch and
telegram. When the train steamed into
the depot at Ballater guard of honor OF
a detachment of the Queens Own Cam
eronian Hghlanders were drawn up to
see her Majesty from the cars to the royal
carriages that were waiting to convey the
royal party to the Palace of Balmoral.
Here they arrived at 3 o'clock aud had
luncheon, Immediately after which the
Queen and the Princess went out and
visited the cottages near the castle.
Year: 1877

nURING the last cold snap party
~ of pedro players, in Grass Valley
California, suddenly lost all interest in
the game. The stove in the room was
warm and everything was comfortably,
and the players were even somewhat
hilarious, when the game suddenly came
to an end. The first man to quit held a
bully" hand and had the pitch. He
was sure of making fifteen points, and
yet he put down the hand without play
ing and walked out of the front door !;
the others all followed him. None of
them stopped to take "what was coming
on the last round" The cause of it was
this Among the players was mining
man, and before he took seat he de-
posted several round packages under
the stove During the game he would
occasionally get up and turn those pack
ages over.


He seemed to want them to bake reg
ularly on all sides. His getting up so
often somewhat interrupted the game,
for no man can serve two masters. One
of the players demonstrated at these in
terruptions, and remarked:


See here, Uncle John, attend to the
game, and let them things under the
stove alone; what have You got there,
anyhow, that takes up SO much time ~


The old man only remarked:


Z" L want to thaw out them giant
powder cartridges agin mornin' SOS
they'll be rea--"


But the crowd didn't wait for the bal
ance of the explanation. Uncle John
then proceeded to roast his cartridges all
by himself, and was no longer bothered
by company or any side remarks. He
uttered something about some people
being sc so darn scary at nothing"
Year: 1877

The delighted old man at once put
his name to the pledge, his debt was
paid, and his daughter accompanied
him back to the old home she had re-
deemed. 1t was the happiest day of his
life, for it was the day of his reforma-
tion


Margaret was herself poor, but she
had saved the eleven hundred dollars
out of her own earnings while working
in a mill, and, hearing somehow of her
fathers extremity, she gave it all as an
Offering of filial and Christian love.
Year: 1877


ID ATHER an unique station-house
IN item is thus reported by the Jersey
City Journal Last night neatly attir-
ed young lady stood up at the Sergeant's
desk in Oakland avenue station and ask
ed for lodging. The Sergeant put up his
pen, pushed back the ledger, hung his
cap on the other peg, took the telegraph
box, wound up the clock, told Uncle
Ben to put on some wood and stop the
fire, and as if remembering something,
looked at the eyoung lady and said: "You
wish-p"


Lodging if you please sir"


"Oh, yes, excuse me"


Then the Sergeant put the usual ques-
tions of nativity, age, married or single,
read or write, place of birth, trade-it
was all printed and he must fill the
blanks-and the neatest and best cell
the tombs could afford was nervously
placed at the pretty visitors disposal.
Nothing further was heard from the free
lodger until just at day-break next
morning, when her fair face appeared
again at the SerBeantS S desk.
"Can see my husband now, ,please?"
she said.


Certainly, madam" was the polite
reply, and for three minutes the spookish
silence of the early morn was unbroken.


"Well, won't you please call him UP
for mel" she said, trying to bore hole
through the floor with the heel of her
right foot, " he came in just after did
last night"


"Oh, your husband is here also, is he?
What is his name r''


"Ive forgotten what name he told me
he would give. 1t wasn't his right name;
but he is here"


And the Sergeant went to the door of
the mems lodge and called out for
the husband of the young wife. The
seventeen dodgers raised up on their
elbows as one man, but neither came to
claim the lady.


Guess he isn't here" said the Ser
| geant, returning to the office.


The girl insisted that he was, and would
not be satisfied until the seventeen tired
travellers were made to come out and
stand in a row for her inspection.
She ran her glances down the line and
began to cry. Pauses here and there in
the flood of tears gradually let out the
whole secret. She had been married at
noon yesterday, New York justice re-
ceiving the combined wealth of the pair
for his official service, and the young
bride and groom had started on their
wedding tour on foot. In Railway they
had well-to-dO friends, who would make
them welcome, but the journey was too
long one for night, and the pair had
concluded to stop over, under assumed
names, in some police station. Oakland
Tombs was the one selected.


The sobs and the story had thus far
progressed when the street door hurried
ly opened, and a Young man, who had
declined the lodgers' accommodations
when shown him the evening before,
hurriedly entered and said was
just outside waiting.'' The young bride
stopped crying, both politely thanked
the sergeant, and with faces wreathed in
smiles the happy pair walked lightly
away.
Year: 1877

h\NTELL, the formalities were duly


w dispensed with, and I find N.Y.
selfinvested with the property of my late
respected uncle-all regular And now,
if choose, 1 can set up an establish
ment, and keep it up in good style
But never fancied bachelors hall,
and where is the pretty Beatrice to make
me Benedict ?'


So ran George Herbert's soliloquy as
he walked home from his office one
evening, soon after he had became the
heir of his uncle


1 declare" he continued, as he set
tied into solitary corner in a half
empty car, +" would marry at once if
could find a genuine girl. But how can
fellow trust these befiounce and be-
fiummeried doll babies whom he never
sees any other way. If could only
catch some of them out of company at
tire and know just what they are at
home-wonder if I couldn't? believe
I have plan for it I'll think night
on it, and who knows what may hap
pen ?''


What did happen was that Mr..
George set out at very Questionable
hour next morning to call upon some of
his friends.


1t was so early an hour that he knew
they would not be expecting him or
ready to receive him, and that was Just
what he wanted.


His first call was upon Miss Lulu
Granger, where only the night before he
had spent so delightful an evening, ad-
miring Miss Lulu's faultless toilet and
soft sweet voice until a late hour.


A servant who was sweeping the front
steps told him Miss Granger was in, and
as the door stood open, George stepped
unceremoniously in, too, and walked
into the front parlor.


The heavy curtains were drawn, MAX
ing the elegant room somewhat dark,
but the back parlor was wide open and
George saw vision.


Miss Lulu, her hair twisted upon the
top of her head about the size and shape
OF peeled onion, her fair forehead
adorned with several little paper horns,
her pretty person arrayed in a soiled
frayed wrapper, without belt or collar,
and her pretty feet in slippers decidedly
shocking, was tossing over some shining
silks, in consultation with plain little
body, whom George guessed at once to
be her dressmaker.





Their backs were partly towards him,
and quickly turning, George beat a
hasty retreat, saying TO himself as he
ran down the steps


+" The Fates portend If / had tolive
with sloven, should run way =
Year: 1877


Would you like to know the secrets
Of your neighbours house and life2
How he lives or how he dosen't,
And just how he treats his wife
How he spends his time of leisure,
Whether sorrowful or gay,
And where he goes for pleasure,
To the concert or the play?
If you wish it, 1 will tell you


Let me whisper to you sly
If your neighbor is but civil


1t is not your business why.
In short, instead of prying


Into other mems affairs,
If you do your own but justice,


You will have no time for theirs.
Be attentive to such matters


AS concerns yourself alone,
And whatever fortune flatters,
Let your business be your own.
One word by way of finish,


Let me whisper to you sly
If you wish to be respected,


You must cease to be pry.
Year: 1877

the amendment by striking out the prohibitive
words 80 that it viii read conferring author
ity to do the thing that my friend does not


wish to have them do and which do not
wish to have them do,r-and then voted


against 10th amendments, his own as well as


Senator Morton's, They were both accord


ingly rejected, and the bill was therefore left,


as Mr.. Edmunds remarked, ''without any


implication" Nor is there any lack of Dem


ocratic testimony to the same understanding.


Senator Thurman's is conclusive. Replying


to the objection that the bill was evasive be-


cause it left this fundamental question open,


he said .'This bill gives to this Commission


the same powers that the houses of Congress
separately or together have, whatever those


powers are. If constitutionally they may 60
behind the decision of returning board, it


may go behind it,; if constitutionally they
cannot go behind that decision, this Commits


sion cannot go behind; and therefore it is


mere license of speech to call this shutting


bill You might as well call any bill such as
we often pass authol ixing the Court of Claims


to decide on claim against the United States,


or authorizing any other court to decide q


claim, shufiing bill, because in the act we


pass We do not decide the case itself. but sub


NIT It to the judicial determination of the


court. l have as strong convictions on this
subject perhaps and as lawyerlike convictions
as any member on this floor. 1 say TO the
Senator from Louisiana that not sixty days
ago, but six centuries ago, it was the law that
the acts of everybody who acted without


jurisdiction were utterly void. hope that
this tribunal that will be established will de-
eide in the same way and follow the. prece-
dents of six centuries; but 1 do not kaaor, and
I ,oiM not restrdin them by aay act of Con-
gress.'


We might multiply quotations to show that
the bill was passed with full understanding
on all sides of its exact meaning, but the Ian
guage of the bill itself is a sufficient answer
to the present Democratic complaints With
respect to the examination and yerifcation of
returns, it conferred upon the Commission


''the same powers, if any, now possessed for
that purpose by the t;!o houses of Congress.
Nobody could fail TO comprehend that, aud
the debates show that nobody dld fail TO COM
prehend it. In fact, it was stated several
times in Congress that unless the Commission
were left free to determine its own powers in
this particular the bill could not be passed.
The hopesor fears that may have been enter
tanned by this or that gentleman at Washing
ton are surely not to the point. The vital
part of the whole controversy was the ques
tion here submitted by consent of both par
ties, and with the overwhelming approval of
the Democrats especially, to the judgement
of the arbitrators; and when the losers pre-
tend, after the full and free discussion ex-
pended upon it, that they did not understand
what was the chief question which they sub
mitted, they ask us to believe that they lack
either honesty or common sense.-[N. Y.
Tribune.
Year: 1877

Democratic newspapers and Democratic
speakers are complaining with the greatest
bitterness that they were swlndled in the Or
ganization of the Electoral Commission and
have been swindled in its mode of action.
They supposed they had secured q thoroughly
Eon- partisan court which would begin its
work without party predictions of any kind,
and arrive at judgment by deciding the fun
damental question of the right to go behind
returns in accordance with the principles just
laid down by the Democratic debaters in Con-
gress. In fact the organs of the Democracy
assure us that the bill never would have re
ceived the assent of even respectable frag-
ment OF the party except upon the under.
standing that this point would be settled in
the way they desired. In other words, the
principal subject of disagreement, namely,
the power of Congress to review the action of
the States in the appointment of electors, was
precisely what they were not willing to sub
init to arbitration.


These complaints are undignifed and alb
surd, and they involve a flat contradiction of
evident facts. While the bill was under dis
cussion in Congress its meaning was made
perfectly clear, not by the testimony of one
alone but by the concur. ent explanations of
both. whether Congress or the Commits
sion" said Senator Frelinghuysen, one of the
Committee which invented the Commission,
"can go back of the certificate, returns, and
accompanying papers, is one of the questions
referred by the act to the Commission. And
am entirely willing to abide by the decision
of the fifteen sworn members of the Commits
sion. MIR. Edmunds, another member of the
Committee, made the same explanation at
somewhat greater length. Speaking of the
question who skeald decide whether there
was any authority to go behind the returns,
he replied: Exactly the tribunal that must
decide everything in the whatever trib
unal the Constitution and the law constitutes
for the purpose Of such decision. This Law
constitutes tribunal to decide that very
thing among Others" Senator Morton made
it one of the grounds of his objection to tn.
bill that it gave the Democrats "a chance fo
the only thing that could count Mr.. Tilder
In, and that was to go behind the returns.
: When Mr.. Morton thereupon proposed al
amendment prohibiting the Commission to g
behind the returns, Mr.. Edmunds took rath
er remarkable course in order to make the ex
PLANTATION of the bill still more clear. III


wished the amendment to be rejected, bu
lest a negative vote might raise ID the min,
OF some doubtful Senator or judge an implca
tion" that Congress intended to confer powe
to 60 behind the returns, he moved to amen'
Year: 1877

= Nzw HANPsHrRK will hold its annual cleo
sion on the 18th of March. Three Congress
men are to be chosen, State officers are to be
elected, and the people will adopt or reject
the constitutional amendments recommended
by convention which met few months ago.
This convention was model, as it prepared
its work in advance and finished it in q week
or two, thus costing the State little or moth
ing. Thus far the political canvass has been
quiet, both parties being busy in watching the
progress Of affairs at Washington.
Year: 1877

.Messrs. Editors The fsst coming
eve Of vacation will soon be here, bring.
ing with il glad tidings. that in the
Morning the school-houses Of our county
shall be thrown open to receive those
rosy-cherked little ones, whose hearts
are anxiously awaiting its coming
Teachers who find it delightful task
to teach, feel the buds Of Joy bursting
in their hearts IS they think Of meeting
the sweet faces OF those dear little chill
drcn once more in their respectite
schools.


What position does every teacher
who is prepared to for his mission occu-
py! His authority 10 more than impe-
rial, for ii is the great dominion Of low
ing heart over tender and susceptible
souls. The very atmosphere which
surrounds such a teacher Is pure. At
the door OF his daily home in the
wood. sit holy watchers Of all pure and
beautiful souls. aud within, loving he arts
beat without fear, and CHEEKY voices
give forth sweet and happy utterances.


Oh! may every teacher be inspired
with fresh zeal to work earnestly during
the coming scholastic year for the ad-
vancement OF those precious gems that
they expect to meet in few days
And when they shall have ended their
work on earth, He. who said, "Sufier
little children to come unto me" will
also take care Of their teachers.


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