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Year: 1877

Lovers OF BEER.-To-day larger
beer will make its first appearance this
season. This may seem strange to those
who have been in the habit OF drinking
beer to be Informed that to-day Is the
first time that lager beer will be sold.
The beer that has heretofore been drunk
was "Schenks or winter beer" The Dl


amond State brewery has large quaint


ty on hand and will serve it up at the sa-
loon 22l u &223 King street.
Year: 1877

The Japan papers have introduced a
personal column, after several several
thousand years Of hesitation. One per-
aonal item, taken from the Toxic
Times, is altogether important, humor-
ous and chivalrous, and of especial in
terest to Americans. 1t is as follows;
I'VE understand that ex-President
Grant has written to Il gentleman in
Japan expressing determination to
visit this country. As the General is
\ very obstinate man. we may hope he
viii not alter his plan. His desire is to
travel as private citizen, but it is
needless to say that he cannot altogeth-
er escape the expressions of gratitude
and respect which his distinguished
services to his country and the common
cause Of good order must always
awaken
Year: 1877

RETURNED,-Several of the members
of the Legislative Committees of City
Council, and the Board of Education
who went down to Dover yesterday re-
turned home this morning.


One of the members of the Committee
from the Board of Education reports that
their visit was pleasant one, and the
Legislature seems disposed to allow the
same number of members in the Board
as at present, but will not make any
change in the manner of appropriations
to the Board by the City Council.
Year: 1877

PORT NEws.-On Monday night as the
steam tug Milford, was engaged in tow
ing the freight barge of Bush and Warner
to Philadelphia, she broke her wheel,
while in the river. The accident was
caused by the large amount ofwoodin the
river,
Year: 1877

and somewhat checkered political life
can be said to have become him so we'll
as the leaving of it. He is believed to
have made sure that his son would be
elected to succeed him, before resign
ing his seat in the Senate, and there
is some consolation in rejecting that
Mr.. j, Donald Cameron can hardly
prove as formidable an opponent to
the policy of peace, cancellation and
reform as his father might have been.
Like some other political despotism of
similar character, the rule OF the
Camerons has probably entered on the
period of its decline and fall.


The N. Y. Herald says: In the land
of the Winnebogoo the Big Indian of
that warlike tribe sits by the council
fire or in the adjacent streets and eats
his heart. Dismay, chargin, despair,
anger and apprehension appear on the
faces of the braves; for the Big Indian
has, in the bitterness of his spirit, made
terrible threat. He has threatened
to tnrn his face to the wall and lie still
and make believe that he is dead, and
thus to excite the repentance and re-
morse of an ungrateful people that
will not let him have his own way.
"When you return home," said Push
ma-ta-ha to his companions, "the
young men will come out to meet you.
They will ask you, where is 'Push-ma-
a-ha?" You will say to them, Push
-ha is no more They will hear
this like the sound of the falling OF a
mighty oak in the stiffness of the for
est" And that is just the way in the
Winnepago village they have heard
the threat Of the Big Indian; for the
sense of startled horror, the wonder
what may come next, the conception
thata mere earthquake or meteoric
shower would be in the nature of an
auti-climax-all this overwhelms their
thoughts, and they have not energy
enough left to put their heads in the
ashes or to sew on to their waistcosts
the buttons bursted off in the first par
oxysm of despair and rage. Some in
sist that the Big Indian should not take
on in this way merely because OF the
bad conduct of Man Who Makes-His-
0wn>Cabinet; but the Big Indian is
resolute and will positively die, and
the Little Indian will inherit all his
property, including the Winnebago
village and the seat in the United
! States Senate.
Year: 1877

A bottle of spirits of ammonia al
house cleaning. Keep the bottle tight.
ly closed.-Put teaspoonful of smmon
ia TO quart of warm soap-suds, dip In
flannel cloth aud wipe dust and Il,
specks. To a pint of suds add a tea
spoonful OF ammonia and dip your silver
in IL rub with brash aud polish with
chsmois skin. Ii is excellent for W ashing
mirrors and windows; put few drops
Of the spirits on piece of paper and
rub off spots or finger marks on the
glass. IL sill take out grease from
every kind Of cloth; put on the ammon
Ia nearly clear, lay bloiting paper osel
the place and press hot fat iron over !,
for few moments. Use ammonia to
clean laces and maslins, rail and hair
brushes, put a teaspocnfuiof am monia.
into a pint of water, and shake the
brushes through the water, when the,
look white rinse them in clear water
and put them in a warm place TO dry.


Five or six drops OF the ammonia te
a pint of warm water given once a
week TO house plants stimulate theiI
growth.
Year: 1877

Al the present moment thon sands Of
people are taking the most scrupulous
care TO exclude as much as possible OF
the enlivening, invigoratiag atmosphere
OF winter out of-doors. In other word 5
to tell the truth plainly, they are doing
their best to smother themselves to
death. Perhaps one reason for this
misdirecled caution is that the people
have been misinformed. DIR. Hall, y
writer who said and wrote great
many excellent things, claimed that sit
is safer to sleep in bad air all night
with temperature over fifty, than in
pure air with temperature under for
ty" Every day experience teaches us
that this is grave error. The system
can readily supply q deficiency Of heat
IRON its own resources; but il cannot
in any way make up for a efficiency of
pure air. Ample ventilation is needed
al all hours; but especial attention
should be paid to ventilation during
sleep. There is no danger in having a
sleeping apartment Well ventilated,
provided that one sleeps warm, being
well protected BY an abundance of
balnkets.-Health Reformer.
Year: 1877

The following were the receipts and shipments
of the leading articles OF produce in this city
during the twcnty-four hours ending at o'clock
on Saturday morning and for the corresponding
dny last year:
Year: 1877

Speaking of a bill before the Mich
oils General Assembly to incorporate
the Barataria Ship Canal Company,
the Louisiana State Register says:


1t will not be denied that deep
water to the sea is necessity to the
people who live in the Mississippi
Valley. Every industrial and COM
mercial interest in this city is pros
trated. Much of this may be justly
charged to the uncertain political sit
uation, but if we had, say thirty feet
of water to the Gulf, commerce and
trade would assert it's independence
and supremacy, and purely political
disturbances would not be able to
crush out every thing in the way of
business and prosperity. We submit
that the one great overwhelming ne
cessity of the South and West is the
building of this canal, which, when
completed, will furnish forty feet of
water and ample facilities for the
largest shipping of the world to enter
the river. Until this great enterprise
is completed, for it is the only one
that is capable of giving the necessary
channel, it is useless To talk of any
other Improvement intended to bene-
tit this city and State. A railroad to
the Pacific will do US no good, because
Texas cotton eau be shipped to Liver
pool cheaper by way of Memphis, or
st. Louis and New York, than by this
port. A raiiroatl to the Alabama coal
fields, that would open up the finest
timbered section of the South, would
do us no good, for no body here wants
either lumber OF coal. The country
must have as the first great requisite
to its prosperity, deep water to the
sea. Then will follow other enter
prises and improvements, which, to
inaugurate now, is like beginning to
build a house ut the top of the CHM
ney The foundation of all success
in ii commercial or industrial way Is
deep water to the ocean, for without
it nothing can be done. This enter
prise is not antagonistic to Eads' jet
jies, or the dredge boats at the South
west Pass. If he can succeed it will
do the country no harm to have two
ways to get to the sea. The Barataria
route offers some great advantages
over the mouth of the river, one of
which is, that it is sixty miles nearer
the Gulf than by the river. We are
assured that if the Barataria Company
can obtain the necessary franchises,
the work will be commenced next
September, and in one year thereafter
it will be opened to the commerce of
the world.
Year: 1877




The Democratic General Assembly
passed a bill to annex the parishes of
Cameron, st. Martin and iberia to the
Sixteenth Judicial District, and st.
Mary to the Fifteenth, ostensibly for
the sole purpose of legislating out of
Office the Republican judge of the
Third Judicial District. Gov. Nichols
very properly vetoed the partisan
measure, giving the following expla
nation of his action:


The bill has as its result to cause
the people of the parishes of st. Mary,
ST. Martin, Iberia and Cameron to
have their causes brought before and
passed upon by judges not elected by
them, and further, to deprive of his
office the Judge of Third judicial
District Court by special Legislation.
Whilst | by no means hold that an
officer himself has vested right to
the Office which he occupies, l am of
opinion that the right granted by ar
ticle SO of the Constitution to the elec-
tors of parish to have a voice in the
selection of their judge, is trenched
upon by the provisions of this bill. |
am further of the opinion that one of
the chief bulwarks of Il State is the
independence of its Judiciary, and
that the breaking up of the judicial
districts during the term of office of
judges would have as its effect to i'm
pair that independence. am not to
be understood as expressing any opin-
ion whatever us to the legality or pro-
priety of a general redistricting of the
State, but eonfine myself strictly to
the case of the abolishing of partic-
ular court by special act before the
expiration of the term of Office of the
incumbent, and the placing of the
citizens of the various sub divisions
which compose the district under the
jurisdiction of a judge not elected By
them. Fer these reasons feel con-
strained to return this bill with these
my objections.
Year: 1877

/ Ah A@OAAoAtthSe OOAOAO otssA1 l.


him as not only statesman but one


who honestly desires to do that which


will be the best for the country.
The straits that young men of for
tune are put to for amusement is


shown in an affair that happened in


one of the clubs the other day. One
young man made remark concern
ing wish bone in a turkey, and an
other said there was no such thing in
the bird. Dispute ran high on this
important point, and it was the topic
of discussion for days. Finally wa
ger was made of a supper for twenty,
and--the wish bone was found. But
it did not end here. The betters
carved each turkey, and one criti-
cised the others performance. I'm
mediately another wager was made as
to their respective skill with the carv-
ing-knife and a wager of another din
ner to decide it was made. Commit
tees were appointed, specifications
were made as to the points to be de-
cided, and so the two young gentle
men made carving match. Another
club was agitated two days as to the
size of an actress foot.


The police magistrates have been
taken in and New York is laughing at
them. One morning man was dis
covered by policeman trying to
break into a store down town. Of
course he was arrested and before the
magistrate lie made a statement. He
was Dane, named Hansen, and came
to this country twenty years ago.
Having been entieed into gambling
house and robbed, lie became the un-
willing victim of thieves and had lived
a life of crime for twelve years. He
had just been pardoned out of the
Ohio penitentiary, whittier he had
been sent five years ago for robbing
the First National Bank of Cincinnati.
He had walked all the way from
Columbus, could get nothing to do,
but determined not to go back to his
old life, had slammed robbery that he
might be sent to Sing Sing, where he
could live and be honest. Intense
sympathy was excited for this peni-
tential thief. Suits of clothes were
given him, money was sent to him,
and influential parties got him place
in a paint store. Hansen was about
to walk out in a blaze of yirtuous
glory, when unfortunately he was rec
ognized and detained. The matter
was investigated and it was found
that the Bank in Cincinnati had never
been robbed, that he had never been
in the Ohio peniteutiary, and had
never committed any particular crime.
In short he was merely very impU-
dent tramp who had calculated nicely
as how to make q raise. The moment
it was discovered that he was not
hardened villain who had got spasm
of repentance, all interest in him
and he was bundled out as
readily as he had been taken in. But
he got away with some excellent
clothes and money enough to set up a
small bar.


Business is still improving, the city
is filled with buyers, and every body
expects very good spring trade.
Goods are going in quantities South
and Southwest. The Northwest is
better stocked, and will come in later
ia the season. PIETRO.
Year: 1877

A report of the sitting of the Reich
stag on the 25th nit, at Berlin, has
been sent to the Vatican, that the
Pope may see the conciliatory spirit
entertained towards the Holy See, and
be induced to take the initiative to-
ward cenciliatioB.
Year: 1877

DEFENSE TO THE FOUR MILLIONS SUIT
Mr.. FURBFR AND THE UNIVERSAL LIFE DENY ALL


THE CHARGES OF THE CoMPLAINT-THEIR HIS


TORY OF The TRANSACTIONS WITH THE GUAR


DIAN.


The attorneys of Henry j. Furber and the
Universal Life Insurance Company, sued by Henry H.
Person, Receiver OF the Guardian Mutual for Si6OOOOo'
have busiy engaged for several days IN preparing
answer II is not yet completed. but TRIBUNE re-
porter has obtained the substance OF 1t, showing the
character and details of the defense. The sets up


general and specific denial OF every alteration, and al
cges that the complaint is general and sweeping In It's
nature and does not contain specific charge OF
wrongdong, but based solely upon information and
belief.


The transactions between the Guardian Life Insurance
Company and the Universal Life Insurance Company,
the were not tainted in any manner wha
with fraud couson conspiracy and the contract
between the Companies pat force until it had
the careful scrutiny and close consideration OF eminent
COUNSEL who passed upon its legality and the endorse
ment OF the Directors OF both the Guardian ana the
Universal Life Insurance Companies. IL Is fnrther
stated that at the time when the contract was made
IT seemed to all the persons who in the least
concerned in the matter 10 be an arrangement
which would prove decidedly advantageous to the
policy OF the Guardian. aud one which
would be profitable TO the Universal and 1t Is avered
that the results would have been advantageous and prof.
table tho condition OF tn Guard an at tnat time had
been rs represented 1t is denied thu the unsoundness
of the Guardian made known to Henry j. fu Der
and the Universal Life, ana that he or the Com
pauy entered into an unlawful plot and conspiracy
to get possession and obtain control OF the
Guardian aud its assets by means OF false and
fraudulent representations and acts, for the purpose
of despoing the Guardian Life OF IFS remaining assets
for advant aud benefit aud for the purpose
of enrcnng the Universal Life and cneang the policy


tl. u. "A fU
interests and converting the assets and all Of the pre-
MUM receipts OF the Guardian to their own use. Then
follow specific nals OF the erous allegations In the
complaint all of which pronounced false and with
out the semblance OF truth


For further aud separate answer 10 the complaint
the defendants present evidence how little the Guar
dim Mutual or pocyhoders have suffered from the
transaction with the Universal. statement showing
the total amount received from the Guardian by the
Universal in cash and securities, as follows:
Year: 1877

Fer some time there have been rumors that
one United States Collectors OF Internal Revenue
for this State was be removed These rumors have
been frequently denied but Il now stated to he an ABB
solute fact that such removal will take place. 1t
stated that there imputations against his manage
ment Of the funds while In Office and that this has been
brought to the attention Of the President VINO Is de-
termined TO take immediate action.
Year: 1877

A gentleman residing in a mod
est cottage in the suburbs, caught
a tramp prowling about his back
yard, evidently trying to steal
something.


"Why don't you come to the
front door if you want anything"
Indignantly roared the proprietor.


"That's what / was looking for"
was the impudent reply.


didn't you see it on the other
side of the house 7" retorted the
gentleman.


"How was ] to know that was
the front doori No silver door
plate, no bell, no telephone, no
statuary, no servant to take your
hat and cane. Tell your boss there
is a gentleman out here who is
waiting for breakfast"


When the gentleman got back
with his shot gun the tramp was
not there any more.
Year: 1877




A down town man who read
that the habit of tobacco chewing
could be cured by tasting an apple
every time he felt inclined to par
take Of the "weed," gave the receipt
one days trial. As he felt han
kering for the "weed" all day, be
devoured busbel Of apples before
bed time, and retired with chunk
of the fruit in his mouth, which
accidently slipped down bis throat,
and nearly choked him TO death.
He resumed the use Of the "weed"
the next morning.
Year: 1877

all such merchants a bore, and, il
they buy at all, it Is to escape
them so Corkey with only his APP
pealing eye to push his wares,
didn't do a very heavy business.
He had hard work to keep his poor
soul and poorer body together, and
it would seem as if his life was ut
terly desolate. But there was now
and then a ray of sunshine to
tighten it's gloom, for once, when the
engineer-a rough, burly fellow
who swore like a pirate-had re-
ceived his pay, and knew the little
roll of money was barely enough
to pay for his past months living,
yet he rendered Corkey crisp
new dollar for small package of
candy to take home to his wee one,
and met the offer of change with
an 30, go to grass with your
change !" said form Of refusal
being the engineers idea of making
the aims acceptable.


And once when the brakeman, a
fellow who had served sentence
for burglary, detected contempt
ible thief filling his pockets from
Corkey's small stock of apples, he
collared the scamp, and, after
making him pay double price for
the fruit, kicked him until his teeth
ratified.


Once / noticed q suspicious re-
semblance in a coat that Corkey
wore to one had seen on the
baggage-master, and, being asham-
ed of my own abundance, / search
ed certain dark closents in my own
home, and the result was q sizable
package of cast-of clothing, whose
acceptance 10y the cripple gave Inc
more genuine pleasure than the
wearing of them ever had.


But despite his ignorance and
wretchedness, Corkey was blessed
with certain wise philosophy that
wiser people have striven to attain,
and that was the happy faculty OF
looking on the brigt side of every
thing.


/ had grown to pity the poor
cripple, and when he saw my face
OH the evening train that bore me
home, his own would grow brighter,
and he would say: 81 am coming
to talk with you" Perhaps it was
my frequent purchases, or perhaps
it was my sympathy that won his
confidence, or perhaps it was lit
tie of both; but, any way, he
dearly loved to confide in me, and
| rather enjoyed having him. His
patient resignation to his poor,
crippled fate made me ashamed OF
my trivial fsult-findipgs, and more
grateful for the blessing Of health.
Said he to me once:


"Some folks is lucky. and some
isn't, aud / am one Of those as isn't.
It don't do no good to worry about
it, and / am thankful am livin'.
It's purity hard work to get along,
but l manage to; and Sundays !
goes out into the country and
watches the birds, and sometimes
goes down to the dock a-flshin'.
Jim-that's my room-mate--goes
with me, and we take some comfort.
Jim is q strong feller, but he amt
very bright, so we gets along FIRST
rate"


1t was q brief history, but It told
all.


He did not look to be over four
teen, and was surprised when
told he was over thirty. But inside
his crippled body vas something
Of nan's nature. and also como no
Art. v>s.s - - n
Year: 1877

A scaly coot, who is we'll known
to Danbury merchants as a shirker
of debt, was sorely pressed by o
grocer to whom he was indebted,
when he turned on his prosecutor
with the indignant remark:


"What are you bearing down on
me like this for, when i only owe
you sixty centsl And there's the
Prince of Wales nearly a million
dollars in debt. Why don't you
talk to him"


The grocer retired.
Year: 1877

ladder, left her. She was kept reg
ularly supplied with food and cloth
ing. At her fathers death, her sis
ter, whose hatred toward the Aus
TRANS was equally as great,
continued the Imprisonment. The
unfortunate woman, on her liberia
ton, had a complexion of death
like pallor, caused by the darkness
in which she had long lived, and
her voice had departed, through
constant cries for help during the
early part Of her sequestration.-
She could speak only in a hoarse
whisper.
Year: 1877

A Kansas farmer purchashed .
revolver for his wife, and insisted
on target practice, so that she
could defend her house in case Of
his absence. After the bullet had
been dug out Of bis leg and the
COW buried, he said he guessed
that she'd better shoot with an axe.
Year: 1877

In November last, quite an excitement
was raised in Oregon over the discovery
of what were called the Silver Mud
Springs, in the eastern part of the State,
where silver was found in the mud
thrown up by boiling springs in very
large quantities, and the. springs are
said to extend over large area of coun-
try. An analysis made at Portland of
the mud showing astonishingly rich de-
posts of silver was confirmed by analy.
ses made at San Francisco and Yale Col
lege. The latter assays added the opin-
ion than the mud possessed no other
value than that impaired by the salting
operation, and thus huge swindlc was
nipped in the bud.
Year: 1877

The absence of tccgraphic and cable
news, in our issue this week, is unavod-
ably due to break in the lines. 1t is
hoped that the damage will be speedily
repaired, when full supply will appear
next week as usual.
Year: 1877

CHARCOAL AND LIME.-Permit US
again to urge all breeders of poultry,
who wish healthy fowls, to be liberal
in supplying their fowls with char
coal. 1t is one of the best preventives
of diseases amongst fowls that can be
named.


Even If the fowls are not confined,
but especially so if they are, charcoal
pounded up into fine bits or pieces
about the size of a grain of corn, or a
little finer, should be put around in
small piles where the fowls can have
easy access to it, and they will soon
make use of it. The cost of charcoal
is but trifie and where the distance
from town or city is so great as to pre-
vent it from being readily obtained
therefrom, the ashes from a wood
stove may be sieved out and the small
bits of charred wood or coal used in
the place of that made in the regular
way. Especially during the spring
and early summer months, is it advis-
able to use charcoal freely. Lime, too,
is valuable in many ways. In the
form of whitewash it begets cleanli-
ness, freedom from disease, and lay
ing hens should have lime where they
can make use of it, in assisting in the
production of eggs. Poultry World.