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Year: 1878

Two negroes were killed by lightning at
Preston Bend, Toxas, and the belief among
their people was that they were objccts,oS
divine wrath. A revival OF religion was the
immediate consequence, and nearly every
negro in the county is convert.
Year: 1878

The HERALD has been foremost


in endeavoring to c-ystalizs the


widespread opinion which pre-
walls in Southern California in
FAVOR of the erection of a new and


homogeneous commonwealth in


this section of the State. We have


shown that territorially South


California would be symmetri-


cal, compact and good.sized State /;


that it would be evenly divided in


politics; that it would not cost


more Qfas much) to run stparat e


State government than it does TO


bear our own proportion of polit-


ical system which seems to be only


beneficial to The center of the


State; that we could make our
selves felt 10 the councils of the ma


ton as a State, whereas now we
are wi thout voice aud without i'll
1uen0e at Washingtor; that We
would relieve ourselves of the dis
tressing position in which We are
now placed in being merely tail
to the great kite of San Francisco;
that we W ould give ourselves an
individuality abroad, and make
our section q reputation as a State
which it can never achieve as a
mere appendage to the present GEN.
ter of power Oh this coast; that in
stead Of being swallowed up and
obliterated by the rest of the state
we should become distinctive
unit in the political system of the
Pacific coast, and be enabled to
further our peculiar and distinctive
interests instead of seeing them set
aside and overshadowed by the in
terests of the more populous,
wealthy and powerful portion of
our present State. We have fire.
quently set forth these and other
reasons for separation, and there is
very decided unanimity of senti-
ment in favor of it among our
largest as we'll as smallest tax-pay-
ers. 1t has seemed to us that an
event Is about to take place when
it would be proper and perhaps
practical to set the ball of State
division in motion. The represen-


tation of Southern California in the
Constitutional Convention will
show by its disparity to the
population it represents how un.
justly this part of the State has
been treated. That disparity will
stand as powerful argument
against a further continuance of
connection with State which
could treat it so unjustly. The del
gates from Southern California
might take the first step toward
dissolution by insisting on gene
raj clause In the Constitution pro.
viding for division of the State
under certain conditions. What
these conditions should be the dele.
gates will determine; but we believe
that the only material one should be
be that when certain extent of con-
tiguous territory possesses a given
population, 1t may, on the affirma-
tive vote of two.thirds of the peo-
pie residing In said territory, set
Year: 1878




On the principle that it is dark
est just before day, San Francisco
should become very prosperous
shortly. We are disposed to grum-
BILE little In Los Angeles occa-
sisually, but the refrain of hard
times which one encounters here Is
something absolutely appalling.
A large city always looks busy to
. visitor from small one, but 1
am informed, on all hands, that the
times are sadly out Of joint. Judg-
ing from the general tenor of the
conversation, Flood & O'Brien are
the causes Of the collapse in real
estate valuea. Those gentleman,
In their time, have put their foot
down on many promising IDEAL"
but whether they AVE proved
Year: 1878

The investigation rs to the cause of the col
lison between the steamers Bay Ridge and r. Schultz
was continued yesterday before Inspectors Jaynes aud
Mathews OF the Board OF Steamboat Inspectors. Tire
collision occurred July TO- near Fort Hamilton. The
evidence taken yesterday was In behalf Of the +. G.
Schultz tnat for the Bay Ridge having been taken at
previous session.


The pilot OF the Schultz testified 10 the course fol-
lowed by that in approaching the Bay Ridge dock,
and TO orders received by him from Captain HAIL. that
Inc gave notice TO the other boat, by Blowing one
whistle, OF the side which he should pass
H. but the other boat did notreply He said that he had
been pilot OF Schultz three DAYS at tue time OF the
accident and that he had been employed previously
the Bay Ridge and pilot at the time o her collision
with Harlem boat That was a rev days previous 10,
but was not the cause OF his leaving the steamer lie
testified that being advance 0f the Bay Ridge he did
nof sec her pilot change her wheel but that lac had not al
tered the eossr Of the Schultz W. Hochss, Francis
Berer aud other who were passengers on the
boat at time OF the collision gave heir evidence rs
10 the position and managcment OF the DOais Tie
witnesses appeared lay the blame OF the accident
nnon tbe Bay RIDGE and OF them called her manage
,nent careless ignorant wful The decision OF the
Inspectors Will DC announced IN "a Few days
Year: 1878

An incident of the New York baby
show "One man brought a baby
to exhibit, o very young one, the
mother being sick at home. The first
night he picked up his baby and took
it to his mother, when 10, it happened
to be a girl, whereas his own child
was boy. He rushed gback to the
hall and got sanotber child, but that
was not the right Que. And he has
been taking chiltren home ever since,
but he has not yet got the right one.
The mother, who could recognize her
child, is too sick to 90 to the hall, and
so there is trouble
Year: 1878

Twenty-nine OF the best young men
in Burlington have banded themselves
together and bound themselves to-
gether by terrible oath never to pay
more than 81 tor Il pin cushion made
OF furniture calico and stuffed with
bran, at any time this Winter, no mat
ter what missionary society mauufac.
tures the piu CUSHION Burlington
Hawkeye.
Year: 1878



 We wish to explain to the public of Phenix and surrounding country the meaning of Regulating" as you will see on our postels that we cal our establ shmeut Ihe "Regula- tirg Sto e." We mean to regulate prices of such general merchandise as there is sold by the mel chants of this place a4d in proper time we me an to regulate the pric's of any produce tliat is raiced by farmers in this country As you will see in our adve; t.sement we are connected with houses in Prescott, also at the McCrackin country, therefore you can sec for yourselves that we can do better by the consumers than our neighbors and we assure you that we IF, an to do what we say. We are hard to work to get stal ted by the 4th inst. and we will be ready to serve the public al the house between Irvine's sfGre and Wcolscy'S Flouring Mil We will carry on business at that place un- til our new two story building will be finished. We invite everybody whether you Want to buy Or not, it viii pay you to find out what goods are Hing for.

 ASHER X ELLIS. 12 2t
Year: 1878

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock of old goods, and are
now left with line of new and desirable
stv]es for the Spring trade, Our store,
wb,cb ia th most commodious in the city
or State. occupying three foore, and with
enterprise back Of it, our intention is this
season to outdo all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish
ine Goods. With the confidence Of tn pub
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impaired, and our established
system of Cash and One Price to all, we
feel assured the present season will prove
. successful one. Visit our store and look
at our immense stock of Ready Made
Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child
ron
Year: 1878

1t was stated yesterday that the Board OF
Education having been refused advance
ments by Council, would be compelled to
close the schools unless some arrangement
could be made by which the money could be
raised. An arrangement has therefore
been affected with the Onion National
Bank by which all the checks of the Board
will be paid as usual and The Schools will
not be closed.
Year: 1878

Yesterday morning there was put on the
Delaware Train which leaves this city at
$50 q. m at the Delaware junction ten cans
containing young shad which were raised
on the Fishing raising Farm near Havre de
Grace. There were tor the Choptank River
Year: 1878

Owing to the Great Success and Prosper
ity of our enterprise Nv, years ago, we
take this method OF thanking the people
for their very liberal support and conf
dence. During The past two years we have
tried to do our duty. and have not tailed
in the attempt, is why we make tn s special
announcement to he eo~le on the 5th of
May, 1876 which was the First Centennial
to orr Amel lean People and Republic.
which never will Re forgotten by The citi.
zens of Philadelphia
Year: 1878

This mass will be sent free to yellow foyer
sufferers who are unable ts pay for It. and .
trial supply will be sent without charge to ply
sioians desiring to test In their practice.


EH22 Ct
Year: 1878

a LIE STUCK To.-The Oskaloosa Independent
still sticks to its lie against Col. Ingersoll 1t
calls the Chiefs denial of the lie, slang, and
proves its position by copying an article from
the Central Christian Adroeaie. The .4drocate's
Misrepresentation aud garbed extracts are no
more trustworthy than the Independents. 1t
would seem that the cause of Christianity should
not impel its adherents to lie upon and slander
every man who does not possess the same amount
of faith that they do; but it is the course that
is usually pursued, They slander them, living
and dead, slaniler their families and dig up their
bones to revile and spit upon them.


We make these assertions, and defy the Inde
psadeRt to coutrovert Them not by false state
ments from prejudlced parties, but by the words,
acts, aud documents in the case: That Col. Inger-
soil has never countenanced obscene literature
nor done aught, directly or indirectly, to aid or
encourage its circulation. That the petitions
were not presented because the law prohibits
the circulation of obscene literature, but be-
cause, under q covert clause of the law, men
were being prosecuted and imprisoned for pub
fishing their views on subjects connected with
religion. That no man who is laboring for the
amendment of that law, would object to it if it
only prohibited the circulation of obscene liter
ature. The very language quoted from the I'D.
rocate, goes to prove this. 1t says, distinctly,
that the law is being used for the purpose of
moral and religious persecution, and asks that
it be repealed and modified SO that it can
not be used to abridge the freedom of the press
or of conscience. Does the IsdepenGenf suppose
that they hold the circulation of obscene litera-
ture, by which their own families would be cor
rupted, matter of conscience or freedom of the
pressi Suppose the editor of the Iadependent
take the trouble to get the full text of the Pc
titions, the exact reading of the obnoxious law,
and statement from ingersoll himself as to
what his object is in laboring for the modiica-
tion of the law, instead of taking the misrepre-
sensatious of some pious bigot, who can serve the
holy cause in which he is engaged only by per-
version and misrepresentation. But we know
the editor of the Indepeadent will not 60 to this
trouble He has been engaged in the work of
grace too long, to backslide now by seeking to
do justice to an Infidel.
Year: 1878

~ The Treasury Department has rendered a
decision, that citizens of Gettysburg are not en-
titled to pay for damages for camping grounds
occupied by the Federal troops at the time OF
the battle of Gettysburg. This thing of North
ern people asking the Government to pay for
the room occupied by the men who were fight
ing to save them from destruction is worse than
the rebel claims-it is clean-strained hoggish-
Year: 1878

vain and our hopes vain and things are not what
they seem; for this Democracy is dead and stinketh
in the nostrils OF all thy followers These men have
deceived us once-tiat was their fault should they
deceive us again. this wo,ld lie frit, and hence
we cannct trust them.


The Greenbaek army like the hosts Of Gideon, move
conquerng and TO conquer, regardless Of the num-
ber opposed to them; and the action of the bond
holder in postponing his Black Friday until after JAN,
1879 cannot deceive them; and whether gold be above
par or below par we care not Banks Of issue and
shnplaster money must be suppressed and the circu
laton restored to the nation, where it belongs This
we have sworn by our little hatchet and we can not
tell lie. That which the nation stamps money, is
money and we want no other, and will have NO
other.


And now, sir, in conclusion, let me say, the Repub-
lcan party whit more TO be trusted on this
subject than the Democrats. True, they are the
authors of this greenback money, but they turned
loose upon this money swneherds to destroyt,
and which are ready to destroy the poor from off the
earth, and the needy from among men," This we
would prevent We want 81 900 900 of bonds paid
in greenbacks, right away, and the balance immedi
ately after and then if the poor must beg, they may
expect to receive something; and then, if the bond
holder will hoard up his money, let him do So is
his. But let him do this at his expense, and not
tax the people for this great crime. Let justice be
done, though the heavens fall" And, Mr.. Editor,
when these bonds paid in this manner, then you
will find out who will the greenbacks in and over
Doniphan County. Then our mortgages will be torn
up BY the roots and the people breathe free again. So
mote it be- b. UDRISCOLL-
DONIPHAN, KAN, April, q, 1873


when all this to pass you will then have to
do something else beside make Greenback speeches.
and write Greenback communications you will
never be able to pay the interest on mortgage on
sufficient Land to bury Yourself in.-ED1
Year: 1878

| Nor In THE RACE.-Ex Governor Robinson
writes a communication to the Kansas Spirit, in
which he makes some very sensible and practi-
| cal suggestions to the Greenback men of Kansas,
as TO their course in the coming State election.
Our present purpose is TO alude to but one of
his suggestions. He says that if the Republi-
cans nominate man for Governor who is in IA
vor Of Greenbacks, all Greenback men who are
Republicans would aud ought to support him !;
and he mentions our name as one who would
receive such support. Now, as we know Governor
Robinson to he an honest man, who always
speaks and stands by his convictions, un,ler any
and all circumstances, we feel fiattered by his
allusiOn. and thank him, the same as if we
wanted the office. But we do not, and the gen.
tlemen who are anxious for the position need
not bother themselves about the amount of op-
position they will have to encounter from this
the position, few of which we shall here state.


I. We have no taste for the Office, and no am
bition in that direction.


2 We are destitute of the requisite cheek, if
we had the desire. We could not beg and bum
for support, and give out multitude Of prom
ises to voters.


j. We were going to say that We had not the
ability. But remembering some who have filed
the Office, We think we are eminently qualified.


4. There is one Office that we desire to pos
sess and devote our attention to !; and we kRop
We qualified for that. In regard to that of
flee, We are subject to the charge of Casarism,
and to desire for many terms. We refer to
the Office Of the KaHsas Chief That is our best
hold, and that we propose to stick to.


5. We have lived to the present time with
out having heard word or suspicion against
our character or acts, and We do not want to be
placed in position in which bad things would
be said of u.s. 1t would hurt our feelings.


G. We have no idea We could get the Office, if
We wanted it the worst kind.


Z. We are restrained by a sense Of magma
nimity toward our political opponents. 1t is well
known that the Troy Bulletin is a straight Demo
cratic organ /; but if we were nominated for
Governor, the Bulletin would bolt its own party
nomination, in order to support us. While We
have always opposed the Democracy party,
we have many Democratic friends, and would
not want to be the means of bereaving them in
the manner just stated.
Year: 1878

REsUMPTIOS.-It is said to he fact, that re-
sumption has already commenced, and Eastern
and Western banks are paying ont gold, and the
yellow metal is coming into circulation. 1t re-
sumed itself, rs it were-no doubt the remone-
tization of silver hurried it up. Greenbacks are
now worth about as much as gold, and by bill
agreed upon by both Houses Of Congress, there
will be no further destruction of legal tender
notes. Now, if resumption is already fact,
without any evil influences resulting from it,
where is the need of repeating the resumption
lawi And if the Greenbacks are to be kept in
circulation, together with silver and gold, what
becomes of the occupation of the Greenback
Clnbse Nothing remains but their wild demand
for 81 900 apiece, or SO many hundred dollars for
every man, woman and child in the land. But


as this is advocated only by those who would


have no money if it were to be picked up in the
highways it will not do to rally party upon.
Year: 1878

Pass on-lost among the crowd,


Time shall not restore thee
A loving heart that, lowly bowed,


No longer bends before thee.
A goal to win, q thread to weave
All! when my soul hath won it,
No sigh nor tear shall ever leave


a stain of time upon it.
Pass on, you'll not unclosp the link
That shines for orbs supernal;
For every rose-leaf on the brink


Shall float to spheres eternal.
Let Love be chary of the breath


That watts the mist away,
He's roaming where the gates of death
Turn on brighter day.
Pass on--for Trailer hearts have won,
And sadder hearts shall wait;
When my thread of life is spun,


I'll meet thee at the gate.
Year: 1878

Mr.. George Taylor, resident Of Jersey City
Heights, left his homo several days ago. and no
tdings of MIN have since been received by his
family. when he left he had considerable sum OF
money in his possession.
Year: 1878

A lawyer once asked the late Judge Pick
ens' OF Alabama, to charge the jury that
III is better that ninety and nine guilty
men should escape than one innocent man
should be punished" eyes" said the witty
Judge, 81 will give that charge, but in the
opinion of the court the ninety and nine
guilty men have already escaped in this
county"
Year: 1878

a New York clergyman says he doesn't
know himself" RE shonld get snasniuated
and run Tor political Office if he wants to
be told all about himself and more too.-
The newspapers and speakers on the other
side would crowd more astonishihgasAd ava
iul things into his pedigree than he ever
dreamed of. He wonld be surprised to
learn that he starved his granfather to death
and threw his grandmother down an old
we'll
Year: 1878

A letter writer says : I asked the miller, "How is it that you grind corn on the ear? Do the the farmers really think the cob is worth anything as feed ?" Mo-" he said, "they know it is not. I grind thousands of bushels because they bring it here, but they never bug any, if there is any other feed they can buy" 7" What is their notion?" "They know that there is not as much good in hun dred bushels of cobs as in pint of meal, and they have the cobs ground from sheer laziness." That reason never oc- cured to me before. We use no power shelters in this part of the country and it is no small job to shell by hand: The fact that cattle and horses eat the cob meal is patent that it does them no good Is not so clear. Indolence catches at the idea that they would not eat it were there not some good in it, and so, as it is much easier, and as it has been customary to grind corn and cob together the mills are made to do it, and the mil lers really forced, against their own good sense, and against their will, to grind them. have no doubt it is true that corn and cob meal fed pure-thst is, simply "wet up,"-is less likely to harm than pure Indian meal but fed as il ought to be, it is certainly less likely to do good-which is more important. ] think Indian meal never ought to be fed to COWS, or any ruminants unless in the form of thin gruel, which farmers call ''slops, or upon cut hay, straw or chaff. Now rye. straw is somewhat nutritious, and really of some benefit to the beasts whereas the digestion of corn cobs, which the animals are forced to go through with, is a tax upon their systems that results only in harm, except in so fal as the mechanical distension of the stomach offers a similar advantage tc that secured by feeding meal on straw o1 l hav
Year: 1878

When Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia was boy, starting to Athens, Ga., to be examined for the freshmen class, he was too poor to ride in the stage and walked the fifty-odd miles, car rying his change of clothing on his back, swung to stick. A family then owned fine plantation and country house in Greene ooup ty, and he stepped at the gate, hot and dusty with his walk, to ask for drink of water. The kind lady gave him glass to drink from, and instead of treating him as tramp, asked him to stay all night, thus making him her guest.

 A little girl-baby that he took up in his arms became very fond of hin. The next day farm wagon helped him some distance on his way, and luncheon of cold chicken and bread and butter was his only repast until he arrived at the college. Many years after the poor boy had won the first honors of his university, had been in the Legislature, had been the means of building the greatest rail IOdo III GuO 5Ou6Al, thuu Adu U0COm0 dI last the leader of the Whig party in Con- gress and owner of thousand acres of land. It was then that a poor widow, Mrs. Parkes, came into his library at Liberty Hall, leading pretty little girl by the hand, and told him that by reason of the lax habit of her husband in never taking receipts, her whole estate worth nearly quarter of million dollars, had been seized by pretended claimants. She had no money but offered him one half the property to save it for her. He took the case and by great labor and research won it for her. She came to thank and pay him, and he said : "Do you remem. Der poor lad whom you kept all night, when on his way to school ?" She did not at first, but soon said, ooh, yes do, for he was so fond of the baby. This is her with me. Do you know him ? "Yes," he said, "I am the poor boy, ,an6 now pay my bill. You do not owe me anything, for still owe you my love-"
Year: 1878

A Paris broker, a self-made man, who had known the struggles of poverty in his young days, had an old time-piece over his bed when he breathed his last a few weeks ago. When he was boy he used to say to himself : "When you are rich you will buy picture clock repre- senting hamlet with its church and in the steeple clock and at the foot of the village railroad with train in full motion, and on one side the sea, with ships sailing by." All these things were made to work by machinery in the clock which the rich banker bought. The train whistled and ran along the line, and the ships were tossed in the sea !; and the key which set them in motion was carried in the old gentleman's 8 pocket. The clock had the place of honor in hls drawing room, surrounded by paintings which cost their weight in gold, and there it remained for years. His wife and children did not like it. They laughed at it. They could not un- derstand his whim. They did not know of all the old dreams which that picture awakened in him. His friends laughed at him for letting it remain in the draw ing-room. So he took it into his own room. Whenever he wanted to renew his youth he would wind up the old clock, and then the steeple would chime the sea roar, the ships toss backwards and forwards, and he would feel as happy as in the old days when he used to dream about the wonderful treasure.