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Year: 1877

According to the Vienna correspondent o1
the London TINES, an incident which recent


1y occurred in st. Petersburg has given rise
to the conjecture that there is very serious


Republican and Socialist agitation going on
oil through Russia. 1t appears that the 18th
of December is st. Nicholas Day in Russia,


aud on the morning OF TINT day Divine serv-
ice was held in the Cathedral of Kazan. To
wards the close Of the service number Of


students, among them many women, assem-


bled before the church. At the conclusion


Of the service, one Of the students addressed


the people as they were coming ont of the
cathedral, and said that the day was sacred


to the memory Of the e1i1es. He then drew
forth red flag, inscribed II ''Federa:ion aud
Liberty" and proposed cheers for Liberty,


which were given by the crowd with a
will. The police then interfered and ar
rested number Of the students
and women, and dispersed the crowd The


movement does not seem to be confined to
st. Petersburg. A large number of arrests
have also been made in Moscow, growing out
of the discovery of m Association honrishing
QlAGG Lu6 uGF1EE u L 9ueIAL1Uu AuQ A1uET-
ty,'' whose aim is to make Russia Federal
Republic. The plan OF the association is to
form five separate States, which are to be
united by federation. In addition to this
the dynasty was to be set aside and the
aristocracy abolished, and communal and
republican institutions established upon a
democratic basis. The London Times even
intimates that the Government OF Russia
itself has long been of the conviction that the
whole Empire is undermined by Socialism
and Republicanism. The most significant
feature of these uprisings is the time at which
they have occurred, being just on the eve Of
war between Russia and Turkey. It is not
impossible that they may be one Of the
causes Of Russias apparent hesitancy about
engaging in war. II at the time her armies
were absent in Turkey Instructions should
arise st home, the enemy in the rear might
be as formidable IS the enemy in front,-or
sufficiently so to seriously hamper her in her
operations against the Porte.
Year: 1877

Dispatches indicate that s1r. JAMES Coz
DON BENNETT sailed from New York yester-
day on the steamer City Of Richmond, bound
for Liverpool There is nothing to induce
belief that he took any particular wife with
him, aud it is doubtful if lie has married Miss
MAY The wounded brother has not as vet
come forward with any statement, though
there is time yet, as the nine days allowed
to the wonder have not vet elapsed.
Year: 1877




Ed. WoRLD:-Upon reading the
formula for poem in yonr last paper
/ conceived the idea of writing this
psalm hope it will meet with your ap-
probation.


The spring from out thy hand has come
With birding song and insect hum
And life has wakened in the trees
And from thy mountains comes the breeze
We thank thee for sweet natures calm
We thank thee for each spicy balm
We thank thee for the heavens bright
We thank thee tor creations light
O, may we treat all heavenly guests
With all the love of birds in nests
And let the stors from fruitful boughs
Be nourishing as milk ffom cows
Year: 1877

Thou hast clothed the trees with dancing
leaves IL


Underneath which lowly cottage caves


Are sheltered lovingly as lambs
Which lie beside their sleeping dams


We hear the noise of distant streams


On which thy sunlight ever CLEANS
And while the water murmuring flows


We catch the sound of wind that blows
Oh God we thank thee for the spring
Let us thy love and kindness sing
May our hearts trust thee and be gay i
Aso we, tread the heavenly way.
Year: 1877

4 / =
.s,..s..,e IDAHO CIrY, April 28th.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I hope you will moi
think that the young lady referred te
in this little poem more indoIent than
other people because urge her SC
strongly to awaken you will perceive
that the piece throughout is quite SEN
timental and | wish to convey no 9th.
er idea in these verses than my high.
est regards for her:
70, Love awake the spring has come
Awake and bear the busy mum
| Of insect life among the trees
Whose leafy banners tempt the breeze
Awake for natures face is calm
Her peace will shed DER thee balm
And make thy path all fair and bright
And where twas gloom it shall be light
Awake and meet thy winged guests
For there are no birds in last years nests
But now they'll sing among the boughs
Above the heads of sleeping cows.
Awake and see the bursting leaves
And hear the robin on the ewes
And see the gambols of the lambs
AS now they frisk about their dams
Awake and see the mountain streams
And how the sunlight on them CLEANS
See how the dancing water flows
And feel how soft the zephyr blows.
Awake and greet the coming spring Z
Awake and we will gladly sing
Awake for all the world is gay
0 Love awake, and come away.


Don SERAGI1o.


IDAHO CRY, April 29th.


Ed. WoRID:-Observing the formu-
la in your last issu- thought would
try my hand at filling it out. How
well have succeeded you can Judge
for yourself if you think it worthy a
place in your columns you are at lib.
erty to use IT, ~.
The sunny days of spring have come
We see the bees and hear their hum i
The sap is dancing in the trees.
And in their tops we hear the breeze
The nights are lovely still and calm
The stars pour on my soul a balm
The moon is round and clear and bright
Its beams fill all the world with light
The birds have come to be our guests
And soon they'll build their little nests
High in the trees whose lofty boughs
In summer shade the meekeyed cows
The shrubs are bursting into leaves
While the rain drops fall from off the caves
And in the meadows sport the lambs
And frolic by their quiet dams.
From the hills come forth. the babbling


streams
The sunshine on their wavelets CLEANS
And as the water onward flows
1t murmurs to the wind that blows
Oh! joyous are the days Of spring
Its beauties [ will haste to sing
Let us be happy, let us be gay
As we pursue the fiowery way


VIOLA VIoLEn
Year: 1877

How pregnant with meaning may that be
which appears at first sight only an acci-
dental omission Such an accidental omis-
sion it might at first sight appear, that the
Prodigal, who while yet in far country had
determined, among other things which he
would say to his father, to say, "Make mo
as one of thy hired servants" when he reach
es his fathers feet, when he hangs on his
fathers neck, says all the rest which he had
determined, but says not this. We might
take this, at first, for fortuitous omission;
but indeed what deep things are taught us
here This desire to be made as hired SER
want, this wish to be kept at q certain dis.
tance, this refusal to reclaim the fulness of
a child's privileges, was the one turpid and
troubled element in his repentance. How
instructive then its omission; that, saying
all else which he had meditated, he yet says
not this. What lesson for every penitent
in other words, for every man. We may
learn from this, wherein the true growth in
faith and in humility conaists-how he that
is grown in these can endure to be fully and
freely blest--to accept all, even when he
most feels tha. he has forfeited all, that only
pride and the surviving workings Of self
righteousness and evil stand in the way Of
reclaiming Of every blessing, which the sim
ner had lost, but which God is waiting and
willing to restore.-Irench.
Year: 1877

One of our friends recently received let
ter from missionary who had been forty
years in the Levant, in which this passage
occurs "In regard to the Imprecatory
Psalms 1 have not the slightest difficulty
never had since | came to the East. Any
one who has, would be cured by six weeks
residence in Hasbeijah or Mey Ayun or any
other interior part of the country to day
Here on the coast where things are little
better, We exclaim, 0 Lord, hOw long shall
the wicked triumph But let any man who
objects to the Imprecatory Psalms be made
to live here, without protection from his own
government for six weeks, and he will find
the language Of the most violent Psalm quite
too weak for him. He will want to put in a
double portion of fire and birthstone, and
conclude that if there is not a hell there ought
to be one, and deep one too On this
point we are in danger of quarrelling with
the providence of God, which permits such
things. ;. Political matters here are
very dark. We hope the Mohammedan
power may gets pull down in the present
war, and we daily pray, Destroy thou them,
that destroy the earth. If that is wicked, We
are doing wickedly, and we shall continue to
do so until the Turk is blotted out, and Mo-
hammedsnism and the Papacy have no more
power"
Year: 1877

l like to repeat the answer little sweep
gave me the other day in Sunday School.
Knowing that all the children of my class
we're constantly occupied during the week, I
feared that the duty of prayer was sometimes
neglected. insisted that day on the i'm
portance of prayer. At the close I asked
little boy of ten years of age, who led very
uncomfortable life in the service of master
sweep: "And you, my friend, do you ever
pray?" "Oh, yes, monsieur" "Aud when
do you do it You go out very early in the
morning, do you not?" Yes, monsieur,
and We are only half awake when we leave
the house. l think about God, but cannot
say that l pray then" "When then 2"
"You see, monsieur, our master orders us to
mount the chimney quickly, but does not for
bid US to rest little when we are at the top.
Then l cit on the top of the chimney and
pray" "And what do you say?" "Ah,
monsieur, very little! l know no grand
words with which to speak to God. Most
frequently l only repeat short verse;
What is that?" "God be merciful to me
miserable sinner. ."-French Sunday School
Magazine.
Year: 1877

believe there are more ways of praising


God than by singing hymns. There is an


other kind of singing which l observe here


in Boston and elsewhere. 1t is put under the


head of praise, while there is no praise in it


at all. Singing to one another in psalms


and hymns and spiritual songs; now this is


solo-singing, or singing alone, as we have


been doing here and elsewhere. l conceive


that this kind of singing is not thoroughly


understood by most of the people. That is


to say, our understanding of it and theirs
are not alike. If l should come here and
sing solo, as we shall have tonight some
songs sung in that way, there is no praise in
that; and in our prayers on this platform
we often ask Gods blessing upon the sing.
ing of praises, and we join together to sing
his praise.


We scarcely ever ask blessing on the
preaching of his word in song. The mission
of preaching and teaching in song is not un-
derstood fully. believe that the hymns,
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth BY" and "The
Ninety and Nine" and "What shall the har-
vest be?" do not contain word of praise,
and yet they are sung in all the meetings all
over the country. wish people would get
the distinction that one class Of hymns is to
teach, and the others, such as Praise God
from whom all blessings how," and "Jesus
lover of my soul" are hymns in which the
whole congregation can join in praising God.
But for one man to sit here and try to praise
God for this whole audience, would be
strange performance.


Perhaps many here wonder why I have
sung alone. Itis because I thought that by
these sweet gospel hymns I might reach some
heart in the great congregation. l thank
God that he has blessed his message as sung
in these congregations. God has been bless
ing the message when it has been sung alone.
l get testimonies almost every day from some
poor soul, who has received the message of
Gods love through these little gospel hymns,
and therefore I want the Christians to have
faith that God can bless this way of deliver
ing his message of love; and then We shall
all join more heartily in the days to come in
the singing.


0 how we might go to the bed.ridden and
outcast in this city, and sing song for Je.
sus Christ! If you cannot go to preach to
them, what blessing would accompany the
singing of one Of these sweet gospel hymns
to those who don't come to these meetings at
all May God give US hearts thus to do!
If we cannot preach, let us go and sing for
Jesus Christ. He has given thousands of
you voices-better voices than mine, or those
upon the platform, so that you can go and
carry this message of his love. :
Year: 1877

fire, some of which may be enumerated. He


was Preacher, Mayor of the Town, Libra


rian, Teacher, Postmaster, Merchant, editor


of the AgrScaltural Museum, Miller, gradu-


ator of the streets, and turned Analoston Is


land into a peninsula by the erection of a


causeway. 1t was perfectly astonishing how


he could manage such complicated vOcations.


At last the Government employed him to


run line from st. Mary's river to Wash


ington. After completing his work to North


Carolina he was smitten by the sun and died.


This incident took place 1913. He was a
man of extraordinary energy. He never
seemed to be weary. His quadrant was his
constant companion, and galvanic batteries
his delight. The demonstrations of the black
board were more genial to his taste than the
tableaux of Homer, or Millions descriptive
touches of Eden.


The person of whom we write, though far
from being popular speaker, was highly
uoOA0A SAIAOnf AOfnoo uCS0AG0bO V~ A0LnV-1
except in few stereotyped anecdotes which
he told with inordinate frequency. He could
have read the Sanscrit as soon as he could
have understood Don Quixote. We never
saw him in better spirits than after his return
from Pennsylvania, where he had bought
three splendid horses, perhaps on specula-
ton. They were as fine looking as the three
the Sultan of COnstantinople sent to Jeffer-
son. The poet Alfere collected drove of
twenty English Steeds, bus there were among
them no such triple group. But our teacher
was good man. His piety was the rending
of the heart and not the training of the knee.
He was strict observer of the Sabbath, and
as chief magistrate he promoted the repose of
the town on the first day of the week. Quays
we're tranquil, its northern hills glowing in
light; Rock creek winding on to the river;
the moss of Analoston slluring swans that
fed in silence, and the heights of Arlington
alive in Summer foliage. Each of our Sab
paths might have sat to the Scottish pencil
If Grahame. But times are changed. The
square of the town is filed with cars. But
n writing of humbled ministers we will not
inter into the Etigated question whether
tesm engines have been benefit to our
ace. My own opinion is that they have in
creased the miseries of men.
Year: 1877

BEST OF ALL, perhaps, for Sunday read
ing are the biographies of noble men and
women. No other books are so helpful to
our courage, so instructive to our moral
sense, SO strengthening to our faith and will,
Year: 1877

COLUMBIA, Jan. Gov Hampton has
issued an address calling upon all faithful
law abiding and loyal citizens who desire
to maintain government of their choice
to come forward promptly and pay ten
per cent. of the amount of taxes paid by
them last year. He says:


1t is for the people of South Carolina
now 10 determine whether they will support
the government they have installed or az
attempted usurpation which is only up
held by hayonets and federal troops. !
am but the representative Of the people oi
the state and to their decision | shall bow
with profound respect As long as they
choose to support me as their duly elected
governor | shall maintain that position ant
il supported by them | feel safe in as
suring them that their rights will soon b
firmly established and recognized,
Year: 1877

TALLAHASSEE, January 2.-The sup
RENE conrt met yesterday, but didn't con-
slider the paper fled by the board of can
vsssers on the 9th, as such an answer to
their peremptory writ as the court would
accept. 1t was returned to the secretary
of state as properly belonging to the files
of that Office and the court ordered the
board TO answer by 4 O'Clock to the plain
language of the writ by canvassiDg the
vote for governor and omittiug in their re
turn the votes cast for any other officer, as
the rights OF presidential electors and
members Of congress were not matters be
fore court. The board made return at
o'clock when counsel for relator asked
and was granted until to day to examine
the returns and the court adjourned.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Jan. "A prominent
member sayst the general indications to-day
seemed more hopeful for an ultimate
agreement than at any other previous
meeting On the other hand another
member of the committee says he cannot
perceive that the committee to-day made
any progress toward harmonizing conflict
ing views
Year: 1877

There was Il grand fsh dinner given at tho
Lake End Thursday night. Bondro's resources
and genius were displayed on most bounteons
and tasteful scale: nothing could have surpassed
tho artistic elegance and gastronomic richness OF
tho feast he had prepared. All the delieaeies in
tho preserve and crustacean line were served up
with the highest art


About one hundred guests had seats. All were
engineers of high standing in the profession.
Some OF them arc eminent and venerable for
their age and distinguished achievements in
science.


Professor Forshey presided. There were
number of ladies present, who had accompanied
the excursonists. A great number OF speeches
were made. They were generally brief and prac-
teal, and of a grave and scientific character. Tho
only exception was that Of q journalistic invited
guest, who referred to the long and unavailing
effort If Professor Forshey TO circumvent the un-
dermining and ,unnelling OF that great devasta-
tor Of our delta the crayheh, and made plaintive
appeal to tho distinguished scientists present 10
reinforce the Professor with some new views and
practical expedients to relieve our country and
people OF the ravages Of this great foe OF our
leyees. The whole affair passed off most agree
ABLY. The admirable order and sumptuousness
or the feast were largely due TO the Skill tact and
administrative ability Of that popular gentleman
and railroad official, Mr.. Mumiord. A special
train, obligingly furnished by Mr.. Robinson,
the ever courteous and accommodating Superln-
tendent OF the Pontchartrain Railroad, brought
the company to the city at IL p. m.
Year: 1877

what Judge whitaker, Of the superior


Criminal Court, Thinks OF II.


Yesterday a reporter of the DEMOCRAT, acci-
dentslly meeting Judge Whitaker, OF the supe-
rior Criminal Court, the conversation naturally
fell upon tho subject of the writ for contempt
issued by the court against the city Administra-
tors in the matter of the fees of the criminal
sheriff With the permission Of Judge Whitaker
we make report OF the interview.


Judge Whitaker said he understood that the
City Attorney had qualified his action in issuing
the writ IS judicial outrage. but as it was only
a reHort, he was compelled to treat it with the
utmost reserve.


Our reporter informed the Judge that, at al
events, the impression st the City Hall was that
Mr.. Jonas had expressed an opinion somewhat to
that fleet.


'well," said The Judge, sit is certainly singu-
lar, for what have done in the matter was SIM
ply judicial duty, which would perform upon
the motion Of any respectable attorney at law.
The process was motion asking the court to d.
Year: 1877

Wild hogs abound III IHe tuIG 1dIus OF
San Joaquin, Cal They were doubtless
originally propagated from domestic
stock that have escaped into the jungle
and have become as wild as the famous
game infesting the Black Forest. the
hunting Of which affords so much sport
to the German nobility. They live and
thrive on the succulent roots to be found
in the tules, but are exceedingly shy,
and it is only by accident that one
catches glimpse OF them, as they in
stinctively avoid the haunts of men.
They are trapped and caught occasion
ally in an ingenious manner by the
farmers, who build small but very strong
corrals or pens on their stamping
ground for this purpose.
Year: 1877

The Hon. Ben Wade suspects that he
laughs best who laughs last.
1t would be sad il Mr.. Pendleton should be
unable to control the Legislature he has
chosen. The majority is big enough to be
ugly.


What would the virtuous Democratic press
say if the Whiskey Ring should hold con-
vention, denounce its prosecutors, and de-
mand whiskey reform?


Several enterprising reporters are now ac-
climating themselves in lucfer match facto-
tories preparatory to. an interview with Hon.
William Allen.


Garfield was not so much of a fool and a
greenhorn, after all, in leaving the Senator
ship to Stanley Matthews last winter, and
obeying the Presidents request to remain in
the House.


There is always an untailing consolation in
Democratic victory. A little success always
upsets the party and makes a series of first
class blunders on its part inevitable. A mere
taste of Democratic rule always turns the
country's stomach.


The Ohioelection has proved that the quick
est way to defeat the Republican party is to
vote Independent, Greenback. Labor and
Temperance tickets, thus showing that the
intelligent men who want reforms of all
kinds are chiefly Republicans. Would It not
be better to support the great party of prog
ress, and trust to it making as brilliant a rec.
ord in the future as it has in the past rather
than to turn the country over to the Demo-
Gratis, who have always opposed every meas
ure designed to benefit the people ?-PhiIa-
deEphiG Press.


The Republican disciple of the Dollar of the
Fathers in Ohio has abundant food for med
itation for some time to come. He, more
than any one else, demoralized the Republi :
can party on the financial question and set It
drifting hither and thther, without rudder
or compass. Nobody dared say a word for
hard money or for soft money in the cam
paign just closed, because nobody knew
where the party stood. The only good issue
the party had, was uncompromising support
of the Resumption act, and this was taken
away from them by the convention. If the
silver agitator had Gained his mind, and LET
the Democrats do the clamoring for a cheaper
currency, the convention would have been
able to do its duty, and though it might not
have saved the party from defeat it would
have saved it from disgrace.
Year: 1877

practical instruction in experimental physics) (;
philosophy of mind, logic, history OF phlos-
ophy and ethics; political economy; jurisprU-
dence. and Roman law. In University Col
ege, also, the classes of the department of
The fine arts, including drawing, painting and
sculpture, with lectures on anatomy. per-
spective and archaeology as bearing on art,
are omen to women equally with men. There
is only one class in the faculty of science
which is open to women, and that is the class
OF geology and mineralogy. Last year a
female student of this class took the first
prize in the examination. Some of the
classes in connection with the Royal School
of Mines receive female students. Inquiry
at South Kensington has produced the official
statement that the instruction there is gen.
orally given to classes composed of men, "but
women may be admitted with the special
sanction of the professor" Apart from the
women teachers who have right to the
scientific training, and some of whom have
availed themselves of it, some women may
come in among the general public; and, in
deed, in the biology class, have been ad-
mitted
Year: 1877

THE cause of reform was advanced peg
in New York when Tammany captured the
Convention and nominated ring candidates.
Now the Democracy have gained victory in
Ohio, the outlook for reform is very bright,
indeed.
Year: 1877

SENATOR MoRToN's condition is still favor
ably spoken Of, but we fear that whatever
may be the result Of his present ailment he
will never again be able to take an active
part in public affairs.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T
Pullen Editor. All railway, steamboat and hote
managers will confer favor upon US by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent