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Year: 1878




The Kansas City Times, having called atten-
tion 20 the fact that Gov. Anthony is hard
money man of the strictest Wall Street sect, and
asked what the people of Kansas thought of the
scheme to re-elect him Governor, the Atchison
Champion Indignantly demands to know what
the Governor of Kansas has got to do with the
money question. Tho Champion should have
known enough not to have asked that question.
The Governor might have great deal to do with
it. In the short life of Kansas - State twice
the Governor has been called upon to appoint
United States Senator. It Ia in the range of
possibility that it may have to be done again, at
any time, as United States Senators are liable to
die on short notice. Just now is critical time
with the money question, and it will continue to
be important for several years to come. 1t would
make good deal of difference, should one of our
Senators die, whether the Governor appointed
. man to the vacancy who was in sympathy
with the people or with the Eastern Gold Ring
The Topeka Commos~ealth, the personal organ
of the Governor, that is giving the Republicans
of Kansas their orders every day to not dare to
think of o candidate for Governor against An
thouy, endeavors to outdo the organs of the
Eastern bondholders in opposition to silver and
greenbacks. A number of the Governors most
devoted friends, who would not reject Senstori-
al honors, are hostile to silver and greenbacks.


The people of Kansas are getting in earnest
on the money question, and will be satisfied
with nothing short of an outspoken platform,
and outspoksn men upon it. Republicans can
not dodge the issue, and hold their strength.
Our Senators and Representatives in Congress
have taken decided stand on the question, and
no man should be nominated for Governor who
is not as squarely on the side of the people.
This is going to be poor year to boot men down
for advocacy of the "rag baby" kick the money
question aside, "poiut with pride" to the record,
and force in candidates who are not in sympathy
with the masses. The people will no longer
fatten on the memory of last Winters buck
wheat cakes, but will demand something palata-
BILE for present digestion, reject the dish that
is set before them. They are not forced to the
alternative, "take what we offer you, or starve."
Year: 1878




The explosion and fire on the Sandman, by
which several lives have been lost, will call at
tcpti0n to serious element Of danger on
passenger steamships. While yet in harbOr,
and within reach of assistance, this vessel
narrowly escaped total destruction by fine, and
the majority OF her passengers were rescued
with difficulty. Had the explosion taken
place while the vessel was at sea,
and especially in stormy weather, few if any
lives would have been saved. Fires and ex-
plosions in cargoes OF coal have been sufl-
cicntly frequent to indicate the danger of that
kind of freight, and many precautions are now
taken in dispatching ships thus laden from
England to her more distant colonies.
A spontaneous fire in the coal of a passenger
steamer on the Atlantic, is, however a rare
event, and its occurrence on the Sandman so
shortly after starting from Liverpool, lends
color to the theory that the explosion took
place in a quantity of fuel stored separately
from the rest, and perhaps put aside
for the return voyage. No doubt there will
be an investigation as to the condition of this
coal at the time when it left the mines, and
as to It's stOwage on the vessel; but when
every explanation has been made, The danger
of future occurrences of the kind Will not have
passed away.


Btuminous coal in large heaps is liable to
spontaneous ignition; if these heaps are in
tight Enclosures, explosion may also take
place. In the year 1904 about 1,40C
houses were destroyed at Copenhagen by
q fire originating in coal heap. A
Year: 1878

shekes or Massachusetts pine tree shillings OF any
of the old colonial coppers. They have never been
much admired by money-spendng public because
of the facility with which they might be taken IN
change for quarters. SO they go into banishinent
and desuetude and as they disappear, we remember
not altogether aiecOnately, divers discarded COINS
and tokens which have gone before them.
Year: 1878

The Prince of Wales has won golden Opn-
ions as the President of the Royal Commission
in Paris, taking as active part as royal dig
nifty would permit in the preparations for the
Exhibition, and giving great impulse to the
work by making, day or two before the
opening, the tour of inspection through the
British section, which is described in our Paris
letter. That "sweet aspect of princes which
is of necessity worn 10 public was not want
ing, and seems to have been, in this instance,
a genuine amlability. 1t was a great day for
the British tradesman, and was day well in
vested for the Prince of Wales.
Year: 1878

Russia is apparently preparing the
European mind for the crisis which
must arise when SchouyalOf makes
his report and leaves it to the Car
and his Ministers to decide whether the Brit
ish terms are admissible or otherwise. The
Russian sem-oflicial organ processes to
find in the common desire of England
and Russia TO keep Turkey intact the
basis of n satisfactory understanding. The
plea is specious, but it is notorious that it is
Russian ascendency, rather than the integrity
OF the Ottoman Empire, which most concerns
England Until that prepOnderance is ad-
justed England will be dissatisfied


Mr. Mack Williams. of Tennessee, is person
of great energy of character and singular en-
terprise. After he had been sentenced on Sat
urday for some miscellaneous and malicious
shooting, he escaped from the courtroom, and
it took three deputy shenffs to capture HIM /;
and they couldn't do it until he had been shot.
He was taken back to Jail to be tried for two
more murders, and to carry out, if he can, his
Year: 1878

Yesterday afternoon, as the Republican
was running of its first edition, the press
broke down after they had printsd two
hundred papers. About 5 O'Clock thines
were in working order, and their edition
was printed without further delay.
Year: 1878

moral, legal equitahs, to stand by
that Consolidation Act as final
settlement and final and honorable
agreement between herself and
her creditors. Secondly, The
House should abidS by the settle


meht of the oct because it was con-
srtmmatea by the competent au-
thority Of the State at that time /,
because the compromise was effect
ed by the sovereignty of South
Carolina and was announced to the
world by her best people as final
settlement of her debts. It would
not do to say that the act WAS pass.
ed by those who were not the rep


resentatipes of the peoples and such
was not the principle upon which,
the House should approach mat
ter franght with 80 much of the
veal or woe of South Carolina.
They who passed the act were invest,
ed with full and absolute power to
consummate it, and just as tho pooo
Year: 1878

The yellow fever epidemic is steadi-
ly increasing at the South, the new
cases of Thursday outnumbering those
of any other day since the breaking
out Of the scourge. There we're sew
enty deaths in Memphis alone on that
day, and forty nine in New Orleans
Northern cities are still responding
literally with money contributions to
the constant calls for help from their
distressed sisters at the South.
Year: 1878

IVi
Messrs. Hubbard Bro.-Gentlemen


Yours of this date is at hand. The crop of
wheat upon which your Phosphate was used,
has been threshed, and the yield is. entirely
satisfactory. Taking the state of the land
into consideration, the tenant has the best
crop of wheat in the neighborhood have
no Doubt of the superior quality of your fer
tilizer. and it seems to be very popular here.


Yours respectfully,
Year: 1878

There are reasons for saying that
school book Publishers, known as the
old ring, have spent very large
amount of money in an effort to break
down the Merrill law For once
money has failed to accomplish its rnr-
pose. where used unspariusly.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-There are intima-
tons to day 10 quarters entitled to credit
that if the President does not veto the
silver bill he will accompany his approval
with message requesting supplemental
legislation


The Senate Comittee on Claims to-day
decided by majority of one TO report a
bill providing for the payment of $3.50. 600
TO the Book Agency Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South for the occupation
of its building at Nashville during the war.
The claim called for about S405, 900.
The bill reported by Representative,
Reagan from The Comittee on Commerce fol
the regulation of inter state commerce, and
to prevent unjust discrimination as tc
freight charges and facilities by railroads
and other common carriers, is accompanied
by an elaborate report in favor of its
passage. The committee quote authority


to sh ow that Congress has power to


enact such a law as they propose, and


argue that as Congress only can furnish
the remedy for the evils cited, the time


has come when the duty should be per
| formed.
Year: 1878

Before you begin your heavy spring
work, after winter Of relaxation. your sys-
ten needs cleansing and strengthening to
prevent an attack of. .Ague, Bilious or Spring
Fever, or some other Spring sickness that
will unfit you for seasons work. You
will save time, much sickness and great
expense if you will use one bottle of Hop
Bitters in your family this month. Don,
wait. See other column.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-The committee
on Pacific Railroad to-day, unanimously
authorized Representative House to re-
port the Texas Pacific Railroad bill at the
next call of the committee for reports
subject, however,t to any action that may be
taken in the meantime by the committee
for charging and perfecting its provisions
and reserving the right also for minority
report to be made at the same time; the
practical effect Of the order thus made is t
insure the subject being brought before tn,
house at the first possible opportunity.


The house passed the silver bill over tht
veto, lS4 TO II.
Year: 1878

The captain of a German steamer, just
arrived at Hong Kong, reports a singular
condition of things in the island OF New
Britain, in the South seas He found the
whole of the northeast coast enveloped in
dense smoke, and he experienced great
difficulty in proceeding up the channel be-
tween it and New Ireland, as fields OF
pumice stone, several feet in thickness,
covered the surface of the water, On Feb.
9 he reached Makada, Duke of York group,
and found that three craters had broken
out in the New Britain peninsula, from
which dense masses of pumice stone were
continually being thrown up. The passage
between Duke of York Island and Blanche
bay had been completely closed by com
pact field of pumice stone, about i've feet
in thickness, according to the statement of
the Captain to Hong Kong paper A
tidal wave swept over Blanche bay on Feb.
10, and soon afterward new island ap-
peared, about three-quarters OF mile In
diameter. This island is situated to the
south of Henderson Island, and where it
now is no bottom was previously obtained
at seventeen fathoms. 1t is probable that
other alterations have occurred which could
not be observed at the time: owing to the
m asses of floating pumice stone. The
Captain of the vessel mentioned further
says that the water in Blanche bay was
scalding hot for two days, aud that i'm
mense quantities of boiled fish and turtle
were thrown on shore and eagerly devour-
ed by the natives, who were starving in
consequence of the unusual dryness of the
season.
Year: 1878

WHERE DID THE LIGHTNING Go P
The Warrenton, Va, Clipper, says On
last Monday, out at the plantation of
Judge Fitzpatrick, negro man during a
thunder storm was standing under tree.
The lightning struck the tree above him,
and skipping downward struck him in the
mouth. The lips outside were uninjured;
inside they were much torn. Four teeth
were solidly blocked out, bone and all,
from the lower jaw, and three more were
rent out from the upper jaw. No other
injury was done. He was up and walking
about soon after the occurrence, and the
indications are that he will get well.
What direction the electric current took
after striking the negro no one can dis
cover
Year: 1878

The editor of the Marlborough Gazette,
gives an interesting sketch of the workings
of the House of Reformation, at Chelten-
ham, in Prince Georges county. This In
stitution was established a few years ago
for the reformation and education Of color
ed boys, and is under the management of
General Horn, gentleman who has prov
en- eminently fitted for the responsible
position. The editor gives description of
the building and its several departments,
and we regret having only room for the
following extract


Everything is conducted with the
greatest method and system, and the time
divided SO judiciously that each hour brings
its appointed duty. One-half the boys at
tend school in the morning, while the 9th
er half work on the farm, or at the various
tasks assigned them. In the evening the
order is reversed, and the laborers 60 to
school and the scholars take their place
in the field.


Every one committed to the institution
is under its control until he is twenty lone
years of age. 1t is a rule to release none
under one year, and it is desirable that all
should remain three years to form habits,
and those discharged can be returned by
their employers for misconduct. No in
mate is received unless in good health and
a proper subject for reformation and in
struction. Though the boys are on an
open farm comparatively few have attempt
ed to escape, and most of those who sue
ceeded were shortly returned. The insti-
tuition is not prison but manual labor
school, imparting useful knowledge to meet
the wants and necessities of life"


On the day of the editors visit, there
was only one sick occupant of the hospital.
The farm comprises 45O acres, and is be-
ing brought into high state Of cultiva-
ton. There is thrifty young peach or
chard of 1900 trees.
Year: 1878

A fraction of the Socialists of New York
celebrated the anniversary of the French
revolution of 1849 on Monday night, but
the speeches and resolutions give no clear
idea of what they meant by the celebration.
The Governing Body" of the Socialistic
Labor Party, not being able to govern the
members, repudiated the meeting. The
curious feature of the resolutions adopted
was that two-thirds Of them protested
against abuses which are fast disappearing
from Europe and never had a foot hold in
this country. 1t is scarcely necessary in
this country to demand free cducs ton, as
we have that-or to protest against a
heavy standing army aud union of Church
and Stakeholder of which exists here
Foreign political agitators who desire to
make any headway in the United States
should not hold public meetings until they
have lived here long enough to learn the
difference between the social and political
conditions of this country and those ofthe
Old World
Year: 1878

COULDN'T HITcH.-The Commissioners of
Frederick and Carroll counties met at Sells
Mill, on the Monocacy, one day last week, to
confer in regard to building a bridge across
said stream at that point-Frederickc county
offered to bear half the expenses, but Carroll
did not toe the mark, and SO the matter rests.
Banner.


This will no doubt be great disappoint-
ment to the people of that section of the
county as they have been struggling for some
years past to have bridge built there. A
gentleman, who was in our Office short time
ago, informs us that there is not more dam
gerous fording along the Monocacy than this
one, and already several lives have been lost.
Clarion.


Carroll county was willing to pay fol, the
bridge to the centre of the stream, and no
more, as it is of far more advantage to the
people of Frederick than to this county. On
the Frederick side there is a considerable fiat
which would necessitate Frederick expending
more money. The fact of the matter is, we
don't think that the Frederick County Com
missioners are anxious for it.
Year: 1878

N0W is the time to buy your Farming
1N Implements cheap. l have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which l am deter
mined to sell. | would make special mention
of my two and three horse Furrow Plows.
Ny two-horse Plow I am selling as low as
$500, and for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wrought) Iron
single and double Shovel Plows and the three
Shoveled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator is the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see it.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs All
other repairing done well and cheap.


mar 31-tf E. WAGNER.
Year: 1878

HNHE anonymous Postal Card was received
Il by me on Saturday last. The writer of
it should 60 to the young mans father and
tell him of his conduct and not write in such
a pubic manner. If the author has not the
decency to complain to the proper parties he
should have said nothing about it.


CHARLES s. BRIGHTWELL,
je22-lt& Brother of the Boy complained Of.
Year: 1878

are so arranged as to form lines running
the whole length of the building, so as to
draw out the perspective lines and make
the United States section appear as long
as possible. Even if we are limited in
space, We are bound to make the most of
what We have, and by little innocent
optical illusion make" as the Parisians
say, @the sausage look as big as possible"


LOUIS.
Year: 1878

WE have private advices by Thurs days mail from Tucson, that David Nemitz associated but very little with the stage robber Brazelton, and that little was for the same reason that in duced passengers to give up their money and the drivers hand over the mails and express box. Brazelton was requested 10 stay away from Nemitz' place, but he replied that he went where and when he pleased, and with cooked pistol compelled more or less compliance with his demands. Nemifz had either to abandon his home or submit to such visits as Brazelton chose to make. This seems to be the true explanation of Nemirs associa- ton, which after all has been a most fortunate one for this public and in fact the public in general, for by it, the people were made acquainted with tho facts which enabled them 10 rid the earth of one of the worst men.
Year: 1878

Three stages of the Southern Pacific line were robbed last week, but the

 particulars came too late for last issue Two of the coaches were robbed on

 the night of the 14th between here and Tucson, and the third was robbed the same night and at nearly the same hour about five miles west of Maricopa

 Wells. The coach left Tucson at 2p. m.

 on Wednesday of last week, and as usual stopped for supper at Desert Station.

 About fourteen miles this side of the station they struck a piece of sandy

 road and the driver fell into little dose. When he awoke one man was

 holding the stage horses at their heads and three other men were about the coach with drawn arms. The robbers demanded an unconditional surrender

 which was immediately complied with, there being only one passenger in the coach. The driver and passenger alighted and were led into the bushes to

 be searched, while one of the robbers mounted the box and drove the stage about one-quarter of a mile off the road to a spot where they could con-

 veniently examine the mails, express

 box and baggage. From the driver they obtained a valuable silver watch

 and $41.65 in money. From the pas senger, who is a California man with

 mining interests near the Sonora line, they secured S310 and a gold watch.

 Both the victims were thoroughly searched; were even compelled 10 pull

 off their boots to satisfy the robbers

 that no valuables were secreted in

 them. After the highwaymen had

 completed their work they mounted

 their horses, took both the stage hor-

 ses and the express box, and having told their victims that if they left the

 coach before daylight they would be

 killed, rode away. The express box

 rattled at every jump and it was easy

 to determine their course, which was

 directly up the road toward the PI- cacho. The driver immediately con- .cluded that their intention was to rob

 the coach coming from Florence. So

 after waiting at the plundered coach a short time, he and his passenger start

 cd back for Desert Station, where they

 arrived about 3 o'clock next morning.

 The robers rode till about midnight

 when they met the coach from Flor ence on which Detective Evans was a

 passenger. Not suspecting that the coach going into Tucson would be dis turbed, MT Evans went to sleep in the bottom of the coach. The robbers came riding along in the road two abreast. The driver saw them but as he frequently met horsemen he thought

 nothing of it. As the robbers ap- preached the stage they took the road side, two going to the right and two to the left. When the leader was oppo- site the driver he leveled his shotgun and ordered the coach stopped The other robbers drew their six-shoOters, which was quite unnecessary so far as persuading the drIver to stop was con- cerned. Without any apologies they disturbed the slumbers of Detective Evans, who awoke to find a double barrelled shotgun smiling at him through the coach window. Evans was well armed and is no doubt brave man, but the robbers had the :" drop" and he reluctantly acknowl- 1 edged himself most obediently theirs | The coach and passengers were search.