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Year: 1877

SAN Francisco, March 3l.-About l
o'clock this morning three powerful tugs
attempted to haul off the ship Frank
Jones stranded outside Fort Point. Up to
that hour the ship was lying easily, making
no water. The attempt failed. During
the morning the ship gradually filled with
water, and is now total loss. The wreck
will be sold at auction on Monday.
Year: 1877

TnEbraren hypocrisy with which the
arraDt old trickster Of the Register des.
cunts on the subject OF dispatches is on
an exact par with his lying assertion
about the lSrELLIaENcERs interference
with the city advertising. It Ia this
mendacious trait in his character that
caused a jnry Of his conntrymen TO assess
him 10 the tune oiSS,00O.
Year: 1877

1T is SAID that the Commission will not go be-
hind the returns in tho Florida case. Justices Of
tho Supreme Court arc supposed to know law
when they see It. The supposition is not amiss.
Year: 1877

OMAHA, March l6.-The Missouri
river is Just now tull of floating ice, the
result Of the recent cold snap, and an
immense ice gorge has formed in the big
bend in northessterly direction from
the smelling works, causing the stream
to rise at that point aad overflow the bot
tom on the Iowa side for over quarter
OF a mile. Opposite the smelling works
the water pours down over the Iowa bank
into the main channel forming series
of tslls from four to six feet in heighth,
and over two hundred in number. At
one place, the southwestern point,
the fall Is from forty 10
afty feet wide and about six feet
high. This cutoff Is what has been ex-
pected for several years, it having been
an undisputed fact that it must come
sooner or later. 1t has long been thought
that the Missouri would make this cutoff
and thus form q new channel where
this great body of water is now rushing
over the bottoms. 1t may be that the
gorge will make q permanent cut and
thus allow the water 10 resume its old
course. The hard frozen ground may
also prevent y new chaanel from being
made.
Year: 1877

The electoral commission to-day prom
ulgated the following rules, adopted by
them last evening, under authority Of the
recent act of congress.


Rule /. The commission shall ap-
point secretary, two assistant sccre-
taries, a marshall and two deputy mar
shals, stenographer, and such messen-
gers as may be needful, to hold during
the pleasure of the commission.


Rule 2. On any subject submitted to
the commission, hearing shall be had,
and counsel shall be allowed to conduct
the case on each side.


Rule 3, Counsel. not exceeding two in
number on each side, will be heard by
the commission on the merits of any case
presented to it. no longer than two hours
being allowed to each side unless q Ion
ger time and additional counsel shall
be specially authorized by the commits
sion. In the hearing of interloctury
questions but one counsel shall be heard
on each side. and he not longer than ar
teen minutes, unless the commission al
low further time and additional counsel,
and printed arguments will be received


Rule 4. The objectors to any certif
cate or vote may select two OF their num-
Der to support their objections in oral ar
gument, and to advocate the validity of
any certificate or vote, the validity of
which they maintain, and in a like man
ner the objectors to any other certificate
may select two of their number for the
purpose. but under this rule not more
than four persons shall speak, and neith-
er side shall occupy more than two
hours.


Rule 5. Application for process to
compel the attendance OF witnesses or
the production of written or documenta-
ry testimony may be made by counsel
on either side, and all process shall be
served and executed by the marshal Of
the commission or his deputies. Depo.
sitions hereafter taken for use before the
commission shall be sufficiently authen.
tIcated If taken before any commissioner
of the circuit court of the United States,
or any clerk or deputy clerk ofany court
of the United States.


Rule 6. Admission to public sittings
of the commission shall be regulated in
such manner as the president of the
commission shall direct.


Rule7 The commission will cit. un
less otherwise ordered, in the room Of
the supreme court of the United States,
and with open doors, excepting when
in consultation, unless otherwise direc-
ted.
Year: 1877

1t being almost an impossibility to
reach every fat man in the state by a
personal invitation, the Fat Mems Club,
of Little Rock, through the public prints
of the state, extend to every citizen
thereof who weighs 200 or more pounds
an invitation to visit the state capital on
the 18th inst, and take part in the Mardi
Gras festival and procession. All such
persons will be considered the especial
guests of the club, and will be cared for
as such.


There are several fat men about Van
Buren, that can fill the bill, and who, we
learn, will improve the opportunity to
visit Little Rock. They are a hungry
set, Major, and you must make ample
preparations.
Year: 1877

The ARGUS does not mean by this that
the individual towards whom the Union
leans SO lovingly is diminutive 10 statue,
insignificant ia intellect or lacking legal
love- For all it or anyone else knows to
the contrary, he may possess Apollo's
form, Cicero's powers, or be a modern
Lycurgus. But the Union has been told
that he was a democrat. 1t forgets all
about the independents, it negects its own
candidates and devOtes all its intellect,
genius and rhetoric to the worship of this
one particular candidate. and never once
names the fellow patriots and martyrs for
their country's sake on the ticket with
him. How fondly it hopes the
democrats Of the workingmen's party
will vote for this one candidate. How
anxious it is that they should believe that
he has always been democrat. The
workiugmen should be proud that they
have at least one candidate whom the
OniOn can support, one candidate who
pleases them. whom they can cheer on in
the thickest of the fight, one hero on
whose brow they can place the garland of
victory when the smoke lifts from the battle
field covered with the disabled, disordered
and fleeing hosts Of democracy, The AR
Gus will not destroy this happy intatuation
of the Union, it, will not disturb the



fondling and petting of this innocent can
didate by those bold, bad republican
editors, by any alusion TO the freshness OF
his democracy, of its recent date or un-
certainty or of how no democrat ever knew
that he had ever voted with them, except,
perhaps, to vote for TiIden, and other than
that, voting the republican ticket as he
had always done before. We beseech OF
democrats not to mention these things, but
let the huggiDg go on. 1t may be nausea
ting to the workingmen, but it does the
Union 80 much good. Please let them
feel happy as long as possible, it is so sci
dom they fnd person whom they think is
democrat with whom they can feel SO
happy. Besides it may make better men
of them to associate with the innocent aud
truly good.
Year: 1877

Charlie Durling escaped from our jail on
Saturday evening last, by saving off a bar
in one of the windows. The saw used was
left in the cell, and is apparently piece of
a band saw, about five inches long, and
was doubtless furnished him by outside
friends. Sheriff Paxton and his deputy
were both absent on official business, and
Durlng took advantage of their absence
Our Jail has been known to be unsafe, but
for some unexplained reason. our board OF
supervisors have refused to make neces-
sary repairs. .-Aledo Record.


1t will be remembered that During s
home is in this city and that he was arrest
ed here last spring on a telegram from
New Boston. where he was wanted for
stealing a lot Of clothing.
Year: 1877

After the conference at Keokuk yester-
day, Major Stickney, in charge of the gov
ernment canal there, decided to build a
Golfer dam above the upper gate Of the
lower lock of the canal to protect the gates
and to allow steamboats, to transfer from
the outer bank of the canal to boats in the
river. Hence navigation will not be closed
in the upper river, as announced in dis
patches Yesterday, A force of men were
set at work on the Golfer dan this morning
Year: 1877

VETERAN TEETH.-It is pleasant to sec
in the mouths of the aged. teeth that have
withstood the ravages of time.


All teeth may be preserved perfect and
serviceable, pure in color, and underanged
in position during a whole life time, by
the regular use of Sozodont.


Everlasting attachments are made with
Spauldings Glue.
Year: 1877

They are generally Irresistible to the


sterner sex; they travel on their "winnine
ways" and get into ths landlord before he


knows II, and when they are Justly pun.


ished, which is very seldom, fall back on


the plea that their 'se1 protects them. "


Not long since lady was driven in hack


up the ladies' entrance of one Of our leading


hotels, and was escorted to the ladies' par
.or. She was dressed in the height of
fashion, but very plainly, and seemed to be
quiet, unpretending lady. The only arti-
Gle of baggage she had with her was a
small boy, neatly wrapped up IN q manila
paper, with shawl-strap attached, by
means of which it was carried. This she
seemed to handle with great care, and re-
quested that it be placed in the private
vault of the house and q receipt given for
the same. She was bewitching blonde,
with smile sweet enough to melt the Heart
of a Shylock. She entranoed all the
boarders; spent pleasant week; and one
bright morning started out to ''do little
shopping" and for all that her friends in
the house know is still shopping. After
an absence Of two or three days the pro-
prietors' suspicious were at last aroused,
and opening the aforesaid small box, which
BY the way was hermetically sealed with
redsealing-wax, they found four bricks of
the best Milwaukee manufacture.
Year: 1877

VERDICT OF THE CoRoNLE's JURY-oNLY THE


ELEMENTS TO BLAME


Dgs MONIES, Iowa, sept. II, 1871
Tho Coroner's jury this morning rendered verdict
on the Luo Four Mile Creek disaster alter hearing
nearly fifty witnesses, including skilled engineer; that
tho culvert was sufficient capacity to pass tho water
of what have heretofore been greatest rainails;
that the material used IN its construction was OF good
quality and the workmanship fair job OF second Glars
masonry that OWING TO tho sudden and unprecedented
Hood rse ebc morning OF August ~ tho
existence OF wing walls would not have prevented
tho destruction OF the culvert; and from the tost-
mony oil the witnesses who reside near the Of
the late wreck aud the testimony OF engineers and
conductors who passed over the culvert during tho
night and only short time previous to the disaster,
together with the testimony OF tho conductor and
fireman OF the lated train thcy could not havs real
ized the character aud terrible severity Of the storm
which was tho primal and responsible cause OF tho
accident; therefore the victims OF tho disaster
to their deaths by means OF the cars being precipi-
tated into chasm caused by tho washing out Of tho
cuvert, and blame cannot bo attached to tie com.
pany.
Year: 1877

The saddest sight in Russia to travel
er is the manner in which civil prisoners
are treated. It is common spectacle to
see 800 or 400 poor wretches on their way
to Siberia under military escort; for most
of them are chained together in couples,
VIII lie the women and children who have
elected to share their bread-winners' lot
have also to submit TO be treated as GRIM
inals. Poorly clad, and apparently half
starved, the wonder is that any of the party
should eve, survive the dreadful journey.
A Russian criminal condemned to exile is
sent away with very little ceremony; but
when an officer of the army or other person
of note has been sentenced to Punishment
for life, he is dressed in full uniform, and
led to scaffold IN some public place. In
the presence of the crowd he is made to
kneel, while his epaulets and decorations are
torn from his coat, and his sword broken
over his head. He is declared legally dead;
his estates are confscated, and his wife can
consider herself a widow if she SO chooses.
From the scaffold he starts on his journey
for Siberia. His wife and children, sisters
or mother, can follow or accompany him if
they choose, but only on condition that
they share his exile. Mr.. Arnold, in his
book entitled "Through Persia by Cara
van," relates how, when passing through
Russia, he saw party of prisoners en-
barked on board a steamer on the River
Volga. They were positively Gagged amid
ships, so that every part Of the interior
could be seen, just as in the lion-houses OF
the Geological Gardens, with this difference
that in the case of the prisoners there
was no overhanging roof to prevent rain or
sunshine from pouring IN upon their
wretchedness. At the back of the cage
there was lair common to all, without
distinction of sex or age. And when all
were secured, including the guiltless wo-
men and children, fights occurred for the
places least exposed to the east wind.
This is system which must surely fade
away beneath that public opinion which is
fast becoming too strong for even autocrat-
ic monarchs to despise for we are told
that the emancipation Of the Russian serfs
has made vast legal, social, and mate
rial improvement in the lower orders OF
the people; and it is to the people tEat
the world will lock for that much needed
reform, which will enable Russia, perhaps
at no distant day, to take an honorable
place among civilized nations Chambers
Journal
Year: 1877

A singular murder case awaiting trial in
India has given rise to much legal discuss
SION as to whether the circumstances justi-
fly the charge. A juggler, who alleged that
he possessed some power which rendered
HIM "bullet-proof, invited the prisoner in
the case to aim at him with loaded mus
ket, assuring him that he might do SO
without the slightest fear of producing any
painful results. The prisoner accepted the
kind invitation, and with a loaded musket,
presented to him by the juggler, immedi-
ately sent bullet through his head. It is
urged that, as there was no intention on
the part Of the prisoner to kill the de-
ceased, the charge of murder cannot be
maintained. The juggler was thoroughly
confidant Of his own invulnerability, and
several of his relations who were to be
called as witnesses for the defense we're
prepared to prove that, although several
times shot at before, he was never hurt. A
similar case occurred in England few
years ago. A wizard at ore of the theatres
begged one of the audience as favor to
fire a gun at him. The spectator, thus in
vited. loaded the gun with charge of shot
he had brought with him for the express
purpose Of testing cruc:ally the alleged in
vulnerability of the wizard. The result was
painful in the extreme--the wizards face
was peppered with shot, and the spectator
who fred the guu was given in the custody
of the police. Both narrowly escaped
death--one by the gun and the other by
gallows.
Year: 1877

At Anchi, IL, 900 feet above the Pacific,
the hand-car is loaded with its freight Of
six adventurous sight-seers, closely braced
together. It is of ordinary construction
and appearance. and does not offer any
temptation to a pleasure excursion down
the precipitous and tortuous gorge of the
Rimac, ex cept that it affords an unobstruct-
ed view of the shifting grandeurs and
terrors of the route, as we descend II our
rough vehicle, at the rate of sixty miles an
hour flying across aerial viaducts, or dash
ing through sepulchral tunnels threatened,
now, to be crushed between converging
mountain walls, or precipitated from pen
dulous terraces-the foaming Rimac en-
ulating the madening speed now glancing
back to take a last look at the glistening
pinnacles of the receding Andes or strain
ing eagerly forward to catch the first
glimpse of the royal city of the plain and
the shining ocean-the magniicence of the
the scenery and the magnitude Of hyr.
Meiggs' ACHE yenent break upon MS
with fresh force, and not for any peril of
the way would we forego the exhilaration.
and novelty of the trip. Far otherwise
was it with one of the party-a stately COM
modore. He, who could face unflinching1y
whole broadsde of murderous missiles,
sprang from the car after ten miles over the
widest part of the route, declaring that
nothing would tempt him to repeat such a
foolhardy experiment. For the rest of us,
the excitement and exhilaration of this
mode of travel became SO attractive that
we often went up to Anchi for the sole pur-
pose of making the down trip. -Scrtbner
for August.
Year: 1877

All Paris that knows what is going on in
what is called high life," was talking,
while was there. of a disgraceful affair.
Just before the Queen of Hollands death,
this spring, once noted dancer was about
to leave Paris in special train for Holland
when telegram came from the King re-
questiEg her to wait a fortnight, as the
Queen was dying!' After that sad story Of
ruined royal life was ended the ex-dancer
went on 10 her kingly lover, and she trav-
eled as Queen might. Since her arrival
the King has given her a splendid chateau,
set of ancient and oriental arms worth
10000 francs, besides many other costly
gifts


$ She says she wants some Sevres, y
wrote the King lately to his agent.
''Where can get something that win
please her p


The agent, who is in the confidence of
the ex-dancer, told the King it would
be better to give her certain complete col
lection of old Deli that His Majesty owned.
She was consulted by her royal lover, and
consented to take it in lieu of the Sevres,
and i supurb collection of old Deli worth
over 5000 600, was boxed and sent to the
ex-dancey's chateau.
Year: 1877

Last evening there was some extraordi-
nary fun at tie gymnasium. A boxing
class had been formed, consisting of ten
pupils. Some wag connected with the
institution conceived the idea of getting up
a riot in the class. He went about it in a
novel and ingenious way. Before the hour
for the class meeting lie bored hole
through the ceiling and let down a rope, to
the end Of which lie fastened Ii canvas bag
filled with sand. Above he had a confed-
crate manipulating the rope. When all
was in readiness he remarked:


"Now, boys, I'll put you through the
first exercise. All get around the bag in
circle and begin to punch with your fists.
Each man must try and drive the bag over
to the man opposite, and the first man that
fails to keep the bag away from him sets
up the beer"


This proposal was received with enthusi-
ssm, and the class collected about the bag,
At the word they all began to punch with
will, getting more earnest and excited
every IutDuGt. UuSt atpOub bAio tlilO eAO
fellow overhead, who was watching the
progress Of the game through hole in the
ceiling, suddenly jerked up the bag about
a foot above the heads of the excited class.
The effect can easily be imagined. Each
man hit the opposite man on the nose and
then they began the battle blindly. While
the riot went on the man above occupied
his time in pulling the bag up and letting
it drop on the heads of the ccmbatants.
The way the blood spurted around the floor
would have delighted Wild Bill. They
rolled over, got each others heads in chan
Gerry, struck from the shoulder in dead
earnest, and had plenty of fun generally.
When they finally got quieted down and
began to look for the two men who put up
the job, the parties could not be found
Virginia City Chronicle.
Year: 1877

Last evening one of those narrow escapes
from death that seem almost fabulous in
it's narration occurred at the high railroad
bridge that spans the Mohawk river be-
tween Cohoes and Waterford. Shortly
before o'clock as the Saratoga train was
young man who had previously been noted
as acting as if bewidered, arose hastily
from his Sc at and opening the car door
walked out on the platform and leaped
from the train. The cars had reached and
progressed short distance on the bridge
when this event happened. AS tie man
strack the walk on the south side of the
track he was thrown headloug and plunged
off the side Of the bridge into the river
below, distance of at least forty feet


He arose to tie surface VIXEN some boat
men who saw the terrible fall swan to the
rescue. He was taken ashore where, in a
short time, he recovered consciousness,
when, to the surprise Of all, it was ascel-
tanned that except few bruises about the
ACdll liz nCiS SPbiOiSs AAO
was assisted to Cohoes and placed on a
horse car, as he said his home was at West
Troy. On the arrival oil the car at the
barn he was taken alarmngly Ill and was
taken from the car into the barn. Here
lie lay nearly two hours vomiting freely
blood and water. At the expiration of
that time he felt better, and was again
assisted to car and taken to his destina-
tion. We were unable to learn the young
mans name, and all that could be CLEANED
from him was that he was clerk in a lum-
ber yard in West Troy and had been off on
his vacation and was returning home. He
said that he had been subject to fits and
supposed that he was suffering from the
recurrence of them when the accident hap
pened. We are safe in saying that in his
life's experiences he will never be nearer
deaths door than when he sprang from the
train to the rivers bed.-1roy Press.
Year: 1877

WRITING FOR THE PREss.-'Never write
with pen or Ink. 1t is altogether to plain
and doesn't hold the mind Of the editor
and printers closely enough to their
work.


III you are compelled to use ink, never
use that vugarity known as the blotting
pad If you drop blot of ink on the pa
per lick it off. The intelligent compositor
loves nothing so dearly as to read through
the smear this will make across twenty or
thirty words. We have seen him hanging
over such piece OF copy halt an hour,
swearing like a pirate all the time he felt
that good.


Don't try to write to plainly. 1t is
sign OF plebeian origin and public school
breeding. Poor writing is an indication
of genius. Its about the only indication of
genius that great many men possess
Sprawl your article with your eyes shut
and make every work as illegible As you
can. We get the same price for it from
the rag man as though it were covered
with copper-plate sentences.


Avoid all painstaking with proper
names. We know the full name of every
man, woman and child in the United States
and the merest hint Of the name is suf-
ticent 1t is great mistake that proper
names should be written plainly.


Always write on both sides oflthe paper
and when you have filled both sides OF
every page trail line up aud down every
margin and back to the top OF the first
page closing your article by writing the
signature just above the date. How we do
love 10 get hold OF articles written in this
style, And how we would like TO get
hold Of the man who sends them. Just
for ten minutes, Alone. In the woods,
with a cannon in our nip pocket Bur-
liugton llawkeye.
Year: 1877

''Gentlemen, can't lie about the horse
He is blind in one eye." said the auction
eer. The horse was soon Knocked down
to a spectator who had been greatly struck
by the auctioneer's honesty. After paying
for the horse he said: You were honest
enough to tell me that this animal was
blind in one eye-is there any other de !.
fect3 Yes sir, there Is! Heis also blind
In the other eye," was the prompt reply.
Year: 1877

VIRGINIA papers are telling of a ser
geant who was wounded in the arm at
Malvern Hill, in the groin at Chancel-
lorsville, had three ribs broken at the
Crater, and was shot through the neck
at Hatcher's Run. In eighteen months
eight pieces of bone from the spinal
column they assert, worked out
through his mouth, and few weeks
since, more than twelve years after the
wound, the leaden bullet (which proved
to be percussion bullet from Belgian
rife) came out into his mouth.
Year: 1877

held you closely to my heart


The Earth was cold and bleak with Winters chill
kissed you warm on brow, and cheek, and lip,


I nal my pulses beat with sudden thrill.


The sky was grave, the wind was harsh and wild.
The snow fell white and mutely as prayer;
But ah! your lips were red as summer-fiow RS


1 our love was mine, and all the world was fair.
To-day the Earth is sweet with fow'r and song.
And golden with the flooding of the Sun;
But distance lies between us like the grave
Our faith is cold and dead, and love is done
would your eyes had never looked in mipc.
Since my great love you calmly cen forget:
Blot out the past and all its tender dreams.
All, God, far better we had never met