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Year: 1879

THERE is certain dignity BETTING
public station, and We always regret to
see it set aside, no matter whether in
high or low, large or small bodies, self
respect should not be thrown aside to
indulge passion and the use Of violent
language. Only few weeks ago the
whole country shuddercd at the violence
of the language of two Of the most bril-
liant and eloquent Senators III the Sem
ate chamber, and as if there was some
thing in the very air that affects mems
minds, the bad cadence Of these gentle
mems words had scarcely subsidized here
until our own Council chamber is made
the scene Of bitter and denunciatory
language that is nearly always boom
erang to those who use it, and their
friends and supporters also. We do not
wish to mention names. But we are
confident that the members feel them
selves that they have committed an in
discretion, and that harsh Language
which reduces the legislative hall of oul
city to the standard of common brothe
is injurious and degrading, and unfit fol
representative men TO indulge in.
Year: 1879

TnE City Council are about to Dor
row money to put in new water wheel
We hope this work, which will cost sew
eral thousand dollars, will be done
at the smallest cost; and believe the
only proper mode of asceraln'ng TINS
"a IN o;ve the work out by contract to
the lowest and best bidder, after giving
nroner advertisement for proposals. Nc
time will be lost by this mode. On the
contrary it will be the quickest and
hest. and the only satisfactory mode
that can be adopted.
Year: 1879

Fire Department has been rapid. II Its
members with their ardent zeal could be
added to the help of the Young Mems
Christian Association, the Church might
find this department q lever that would
be more potential in the highways and
by-ways than all our home missionaries
put together. The firemen Of Whining.
ton have the best wishes of our entire
population and deserve our warmes'
thanks.
Year: 1879

In is stated that by the recent esti-
mate Of French officials it is ascertained
that one hundred millions Of bushels of
American wheat will be absorbed by
France during the next year.
Year: 1879

SUNDAY. July ~, 1879.


The completion of the Treasury settlements with
out creating even ripple OF disturbance upon the
surface of the money market, the highly favorable
reports from crop districts. the promise of unex-
ampled markets for breadstus abroad the increased
earnings Of the principal railroads and the cheap
of money the important topics Of interest
and discussion in financial circles during the past
week. With such plethora Of fat things in pros.
pect it is no wonder that keen appetite gwen
to speculation that hungering and thrsting set
in for the better classes of stocks unparalleled ut
this season Of the year: Acting captains to the
movement, and very good captains too. as was
proved by the sequel, wefe the granger shares.
Leading the advance with a vigor that was rather
surprising considering how long they have been at
the work they not only attained the highest prices for
many years but started of the rest Of the list
fresh career Of activity. The promises and VOWS
made in the Of the grangers would startle any
average sponsor in baptism. Par for the preferred
sorts and the "eghtes and nnetics" for the common
stocks mild figures in comparison with those
which enthusiastic holders predict will be reached.
Nor is all this talk or truth whichever it may be.
confined to manipulators only. 1t is very evident
that the public, so long mythical. has become
o materialized believer in the values Of
these properties. as was demonstrated at
the, middle of the week. when the large
blocks of stock sold out by prominent operators
were absorbed without materially lowering the price,
The mistake then male was quickly seen and has
been Of rectifcation since but at the
to the sellers of buying back their stocks at
higher prices than they were sold At. Next to the
grangers. Lake Shore. Michigan Central and Canada
Southern attracted the most attention. and
passed the favorites in matter of Improvement.
Whether it be due to the benecent effect Of Congress
water upon the stock jobbing system that Mr.
Vanderbilt really means it when he predicts
considerably higher prices. certainly some strong
influence is at work to advance these
properties. The Southwesterns. with the
ception Of Kansas City and Northern, which
was active and advanced more less neglected
but remained steady and firm. Louisville and Nash
Vile. Iron Mountain and Illinois Central lower
early in the week in Difference to yellow fever
scare, but recovered pretty much all their loss be-
fore the end. Coal shares were irregular. dull and
stupid and the miscellaneous stocks without feature.


The following table shows the extreme fuctua-
tions for the week in the leading shares:- ..- -
Year: 1879

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.


The clubs composing the National Association are
gotten up smaller capital than those OF the
League, whence the disbandment of some OF their
numbers each year before the season is half over
consequently making more or less confusion and
dissatisfaction among the contesting clubs. One of
the National clubs that disbanded recently did so
for the purpose Of reorRanizing indie pendent
club, that they could play with the League
which association the Nationals have denounced.
There have been but few changes in the Champion
ship record since last week. The National SPRING
field, Albany, Holyoke and Worcester clubs are so
closely clustered together in the tor the
nant that u few games liable to make q serious
change. During the coming week there are to be
half-dozen games played, the results OF which
nre anxiousy looked forward TO. The following
liable shows the positions occupied by each club =
Year: 1879

METRopoLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP. =
The Flyawsys now have decided lead In the race
for tho local semi-professional championship hay-
Ing lost only one game thus far. The New Yorks
have very strong team. but have been unfortunate
IN getting them together when most needed. The
Chelseas are evidently the weakest club in asso-
ctAtion and certainly are making feeble effort to
represent Brooklyn. the city that has turned ont
some OF the best players In the world The follow.
ing is . complete record OF the games to date -
Year: 1879

Some people are bound to have reputa.
ton of some kind, if it is only of being a
quarrelsome and fault-fnding fellow. 1t is
poor kind of reputation, but it's the one
they seek and they get what they SO desire
and well deserve.
Year: 1879

Thomas Collins, one of the six Revolution
airy governors of Delaware, lived at Smyrna,
and commanded brigade of Delaware ma
litia against that portion of Sir William
Howe's army which made detour through
New Castle on the way to the field of
Brandy wine. Governor Collins gave to the
State his emoluments arising from maria
ges and tavern licences, being part of his
salary as commander.in.chief, and equal to
the yearly interest on $4,000. No action
was fought on Delaware soil though
Washington designed to oppose Howe
there at the crossing of the Christiana and
Red Clay creeks, where another Rivoli
campaign might have produced its mar
Year: 1879

THE DEMOCRATIC meeting in the Tenth
ward last nig..t was not only pleasant
little party family affair, but highly
spiritual. Amongst the familiar names
mentioned we're those of Councilman
Guthrie who was made Chairman, Ex'
Councilmen Mention and Ford were
named for the nomination for the two
year term. Ex-Chief of the Fire De-
partment William Hanna was nomina-
ted for the one year term. Ex-Council-
man Burke and at present messenger
at the Surveying department was nom
mated for Assistant Inspector, and
Harry Witsil a new man was nonina-
ted for Inspector. Amongst the pleas.
| ing incidents of the occasion and which
turned the meeting into spiritual


channel, was wager of a keg of lager,


between Sergeant of Police Dolan and
Constable Neary. We are not informed
as to which of them won the wager or
which lost, but in either case the lager
was sure and the Tenth ward Democ-
racy had a happy political love feast.
Year: 1879

The monthly expenditure in that time
was $225O. 1t is not likely that the
expenditures for the other four menthi
of the year will be any less, and CON
sequently the Lamp appropriation will
require $4,000 more to put it through
the year.


By the same fair mode Of computa.
ton We find that 10000 more will be
required to see the Street Committee
through to the end of the year. The
addition Of these two appropriations
alone will make $4,000. Either and
any way the computation is made the
appropriations for the year cannot hold
out, and this fact coupled with the fail
urs of the City Council to levy sufii.
cient tax rate to meet even the appIo-
priations made, cannot fail to saddle
the city with floating debt at the end
of the year of not less than "a, 600, and
probably much more.
Year: 1879

The "Gazette" really cannot discuss
proposition fairly and squarely, and
hence the only answer We have from It
to our exposition Of the Democratic plan
of conducting the finances of the city, is
that we are in favor OF high taxes
This it has been saying every time it
has alluded to the matter, as If its mere
assertion would satisfy Intelligent citi
Gems. In our article We showed that
according to the ratio Of expenditure
there would be floating debt at the
end Of the year of $4,000. We present
Cd tho figures in such plain, common
sense kind of q way that they could
neither be misunderstood nor miscon.
strued. We itemized the expenditures
and the appropriations 90 correctly tina
the Gazette" did not dare to contra
dict them, so when hard pressed it flies
to its old refuge behind misrepresenta-
tion and says We insist on having
higher taxes. The intelligent reader
will see through this sophistry and will
wonder why the "Gszette" does not
present some stronger argument to show
the truth of what it says than mere as
ssrtion. Figures can be used to back
up what it says if it wants to use them,
but it does not use them. 1t simply
says we favor high taxes. Now, as
our neighbor has SO persistently been
thumbing spon that harp Of a thousand
strings SO long, we might as we'll deny
what it says and give it chance 70
turn up some other argument not SO
fallacious and deceptive. No, We are
not in favor of high taxes, but We are
always in favor of sufficient tax to pay
the appropriations Of the city whether
tho tax rate be- $l.00, Sl.l0, $l.l5 or
$l.2O. 1t Is nothing but art'ul decep-
tivenass for party to make appropria-
tions to carry on the city and then levy
. tax rate that does not meet the ap-
propriations, but instead leaves float
ing debt of s24 900 or perhaps more
The "Gazette" fearful of the influence
our paper may have on the public goes
little farther in its misrepresentation
and says that We even go so far as to
demand tax rate of $l.25 next year.
The "Gazette'' is wrong as usual, as
anybody who read our article will see
that We made no demand.
Year: 1879

We simply said to meet the def


cheney of the present year and the ap-
preparations next year it will require
an amount in excess of $l.25. Tins we
still say, and the Democrats them.
selves, if they continue in possession Of
the City Council, will either have to
levy a tax rate of $1.25 or still farther
increase the floating debt. But won't
Year: 1879

DRIVEN to the wall the poor little
wind broken "Herald" now objects to
the REPUBLICAN, because it publishes
stale news sometimes, and would you
believe it - it was charged with pub
fishing an article in Yesterdays fifth
edition that appeared in the New York
morning papers. The "Herald" calls
this an imposition and cheat upon
our readers. As the REPUBLICAN has
published the kind of news that has
given it 5000 of a circulation and at
least thousand the lead of the next
highest, it might not be amiss for the
Herald" to take some of the same
kind of medicine. Its circulation might
then possibly increase from 500 up to
5000, as it is morning paper and has
no opposition.
Year: 1879

The DEMOCRATIC organs are going into
spasmodic wailings because the prop.
erty qualification in Rhode Island dis
franchises number OF Democratic vot
ers, and Republicans as well, but of
course they are not so much concerned
about the latter. We have already said
and We still say that the man and the
brain should dc the voting in this
country, and not lot of ground, and
hence We are opposed to this Rhode
Island disfranchising law. There is one
thing, however, that We might as we'll
explode in this ma ter and save the
"Gazette" and papers of like ilk from
wasting words to show that the Repub.
1icans are to blame for the existence Of
such law. Rhode Island, before the
days of Republicanism, repeatedly had
. Democratic Legislature, but those
Legislatures never did anything tow
ards having a constitutional provision
passed doing away with this obnoxious
constitution that disfranchises so many
voters. 1t was not until 1871 that a
Republican Legislature passed a consti


tutional amendment removing the free
hold qualification and left it to vote
of the people. In that year there were
$4,000 Democratic voters in the State,
but it appears that only 5000 of them
voted upon the pre position. Here were
5000 Democrats who did not feel inter-
est enough in the question to even vote
upon it. Had they voted, with the aid
Of the Republican vote in favor of the
proposition, the amendment would
have been adopted by large majority.
And yet the "Gazette' says it was the
fault o. the Republicans that the free
hold qualification was not repealed.
Year: 1879

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CLOCK IT GIVES UNIVERSAL


SATISFACTION. HUNDREDS ALREADY SENT TO ALL
PARTS THE COUNTRY CLUBS CONSTANTLY


BEING FORMED TO RECEIVE THEM.


All subscribers to and readers OF The TRIBUNE have
doubtless the many praises avished this clock by
purchasers of its cheapnes beauty and reab
ity Every surprised how afford to sell such
article such price, Our motive for putting the clock
at less than its absolute is that may thus be
abed to extend the circulation of paper so widely
that every soldier of the War of the Rebellion will be
subscriber Once subscriber he would be without
it, he has any present prospective claim against the
Government. To those who have this beaut
fu little gem may be proper to state that 1T is nickel
plated and will polish like silver and has heavy plate
glass fronts 1t is winding and is manufactured of
the very best materials while all the plates screwed
together 1t well fitted Go grace any parlo dining
room sleeping We especially call the attention
of our lady friends this clock They particularly need
clock for the and decoration of their homes. The
fact is this clock is good and cheap that any living
in the rudest cabin can afford it, Now we beg leave
to impress it upon the minds of all readers that ow
ing to special arrangements, we are enabled to offer
to any and all The National Tribune Clock and
"1hs National Tribune Nesospdper'' for the unpre-
cedented low price of $l.75. In clubs of ten
subscribers desiring clock and paper will allow
extra clock and pcp for the getting of every said
club Of ten The clock and paper will be sold under
circumstances for less than dollar and seyentyve
cents whether in orders for hundred and in all
Of ordering, parties must pay the freight, the
amount OF which Will be but trlfe. NO fears need be
entertained of breakage of the clock disarrangemen
of its parts by transportation Thus, give you
peror clock and excellent newspaper special interest
the thousands of soldiers of the country concerning
their patriotism their rights and their pockets while the
general publishes relating to matters Washing
ton it's social gossip lively sketches choice selections
&c. win render it welcome gaest in every family circle.
Now, here is prospectus for good profitable bus
ness which soldiers especially could make great
Almost every householder would buy OF these clocks
if he had several hand and those who have none
would surely buy. Go to work then and get up yonr
clubs Think of it. A beautiful family clock, entirely
reliable and interesting family newspaper. both for
dollar and seventytive cents, together with
ira clock and newspaper for every getter up of club
ten. Eeoen clocks and eteue newspapers for seUen dol
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be obtained at almost every O. S Post Office, by regis
tered letter. by draft New York, or by express.
/ Specimen OF paper sent free.


| Address at once,


''THR NATIONAL TRIBUNE COMPANY"
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Year: 1879

The following is the original dialogue from which was
conceived the famous story OF "The Aransaw Traveller


lost and bewildered Arxinsaw Traveller approaching
the cabin of Squater about forty years ago. discovered
the proprietor seated old whisky barrel near the
door partly sheltered by the playing fiddle when
the following dialogue ensucd the Squatter still continuing
70 play the part and over.
Year: 1879


only by bears and mountain lions, and
that the beaten path had been made by
them to the great bowlder where 1t
ends, and that these wild beasts are now,
and perhaps always have been, virtual
prisoners within their own grounds:


A gentleman who has lately visited the
wonderful and unkr eSn canon was in
terviewed by reporter for the Chronicle
Like perhaps a hundred others, he went
to see and perhaps discover the un-
known beyond, but his heart failed him,
and he was quite satisfied to hear re-
lated the strange stories of those who
made bold enough to reach the point
named This gentleman was told that
miners had brought out quartz picked
from the sides of the canon, which con-
tained more gold than rock; that many
of them believed that its walls were
made of such stuff, yet no one was bold
enough to pass on TO ascertain the truth,
because of the stories told in regard to
the canon. One of these was to the eff
feet that some years ago two prospectors,
lured on by what they found up to the
second wall spoken of above, passed on
and never returned. Our informant de-
clares that there is no doubt but THAI
two men passed in search Of gold, and
that they never returned. 1t is fact at
tested by those who waited anxiously for
their report. The Chronicle man sug-
gcsted that they might have passed out
through some opening in the canon as
yet unknown, but this idea wasexploded
by the statement TO our informant by
those who were left behind, that if they
had lived they certainly would have re-
turned and reported.


Yet another story, one which appalls
the traveller, is TO the effect that the
James boys use this canon rs a cover and
hiding place. One man has positively
asserted that while prospecting on the
summit Of mountain which over-looks
the break in the canon, he saw an armed
seminal pacing to and fro over the trail.
At first sight he thought the person to be
hunter, but as his strange movements
attracted his attention he made close
watch, and is sure that the mans bu


ness there was that of guard, and is
ready TO swear to not only this part of
the story, but that at one time he OBJ
served two men there, and that he be-
lieves it was the purpose Of the second
to relieve the first from duty. Whether
these stories are true or false, one thing
is certain, no man to-day can be driven
or coaxed for greater distance than
about 800 yards through HalfMoon
canon.
Year: 1879

THERE is rumor on foot that Mark
Twain is going to be the leading light of
paper shortly to be published at Hart.
ford, Conn. Then some of our would
be wits will be chucked into the gutter
sure enough.
Year: 1879

scene where she surprises him at . debauch with a
lot of disreputable men and women whom she takes
for ladies and gentlemen is sngularly impressive.
The book is full of dramatic situations and abounds
in dry humor.
Year: 1879

KASKAKEE, AUG. There is great de-
mand for railroad farm and other labor In
this region at present the demasd exceeding
the supply. There are few able bodied men
who are disposed to work who have any good
excuse for idleness. Farmers all over the
West are mpiainlng Of their inability to Sc
cure sufficient help to gather their crops even
at high wages
Year: 1879

CENTER POINT, Iowa, Aug 1.-The report Of
the Western Associated Press. that cholera
is raging at this place, IS as false g as false
tha country. The report has been gotten up
by some person whose Imagination far sur
passes his knowledge.
Year: 1879

new YORK, Aug. 1.-The Worlds Washing
ton special announces that the President and
Cabinet are distinctly opposed to the Panama
canal plan OF de Les5eps, and to any plan
whatever which would prevent the United
States from assuming control over the canai
should 1t become necessarY.
Year: 1879

from the commanding general were received
stating that frightful outbreak Of the dread
disease had occurred. One regiment lost forty
men in single day. The nsp 8 excites great
distress throughout the Kingdom, and the
fear and anxiety Of the friends and relatives of
the soIdArs la infenae
Year: 1879

STATE OF MINNESOTA, District
Counties Big Stone 18th Judicial District
The State of Minnesota all companies corporations whc
Rave claim estate right title interest claim n
the several pieces parcels land the Inst hereto attached

The list of taxes and penalties real estate for the Stevens
delinquent fed
the Clerk Of the Court for the counties of Big Stone and
hereby required to file in the office Of said Clerk within
publication
set forth objection defense have the and penal



list n which have claim estate right title interest



Judgment will be






Dated jane 2S 1879.


lis HENRY BALDWIN,
Clerk the counties of Stevens Big
delinquent within ceany






thereon:


Authorizations allude quarter
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-


wish to complain Of the treatment lady re-
ceived few days ago from one of the shops in
Fourteenth street, between Fifth and s xth
avenues. The lady purchased dress. which
she paid for then and there. The dress re-
quirng some alterations. left with them to
repair. aud which she paid extra for. She also took
fancy to another dress. and before purchasing
wished to have it sent home for approval to see IL
her husband liked it not. She told to make
u deposit OF some money las the dress would have
to be put aside for herr. She paid the deposit,
the dress sent to her house and was
returned, her husband did not admire it. To
her astonishment. when she went back to Messrs.
H. Co.'s shop she told she could not have the
deposit she had made returned. but could have the
privilege Of either trading for it have it
placed to hor credit to trade when she
wished Is this very like stealing? |?
The lady has wish to trade with this firm any
more, and they keep her money. The amount is not
what complain Of It is this bull-dozing principle Of
making ladies open their purses and extort their
dollars and not return them. AS an Englishman
all I say is, shopkeepers
to do this in London they would soon
not have solitary customer. Sir. I wish to know
If 1t is customary for New York shopkeepers to
doubt their customers honesty by asking for de-
posits goods sent for approval and also If it is
usual for them to keep the money ana not return it
when those which were sent approval re-
turned? lam, sir, BRITISHER.