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Year: 1879

Terrible Details of Russsa's Visitation

 Whole Towns Laid Waste-Exlt from

 Russia Cut Of.

 A private letter from St. Petersburg, received in New York, gives the follow ing graphic details of the terrible plague which IS raging in many districts of Russia:

 ''I have sad story to tell. You have probably heard some reports about the epidemic prevailing in Russia. It is most fearful disease, brought here by the soldiers from the East. It has spread i'll the southern provinces of Russia at rapid rate. Thousands upon thousands have died with 1t within the last five days. The victims when taken live only about two hours, and turn black ali over. All the physicians or dered Go the care of the sick have died within twenty-four hours after their arrival. The corpses are burned, and so are the houses in which the people die. Whole towns have been laid waste dur ing the last few days. The government has placed cordon of soldiers around the infected provinces so that the people cannot get out and spread the disease. Any who attempt to leave or break through the cordon are shot dead on the spot.

 "The people are beginning to feel uneasy all over the empire. The gov ernment, of course, does not allow the news to get out. All reports are SUD- pressed, but the worst of all is that no- body can get out of the empire. The Austrian and German governments have placed double cordon of soldiers along all the frontiers, preventing all persons from entering their territory from Rus sia. All persons from Russia by rail read are stopped at the frontier and de- tained twenty days in quarantine, their baggage and clothing disinfected, and if they prove ali right after the lapse of twenty days, they are permitted to cross the border. During the twenty days quarantine people are housed in large sheds and barns, without any accommo- dations or comforts. Of course, a knowledge of this fact keeps people from travelling There is no possibility of slipping out anywhere.

 "May God grant that the disease black pest, as they call 1t here-may in some way be checked. believe the government is doing all in it's power to prevent the disease from spreading; but if it is not stayed soon then the victims may fall by the thousands daily. It IS much worse than the yellow fever WAS in the South last summer. It was brought by Tartar soldier month ago, who, on leaving the Turkish terri tory, pulled off from 8 dead Turk on the battlefield handsome silk shawl, which he tied around his body. On arriving in his native town he presented the shawl to his sweetheart. girl of nine teen years. She tied it around her body and danced about for joy in room in which were some twenty five people. In two hours she died, and five hours after the introduction of the shawl into the room the whole party of twenty-five had died. All turned black In three days the whole town, containing 1, 100 people, had died, with the exception of forty three persons, who had fled in time. From this town the pest began spread ing all over the country
Year: 1879

FREsH PROOFS OF TIE EXISTENCE OF CoNsPIR-


ACY TO BURN THE CITY-THE PEOPLE VERY


MUCH ALARMED.


TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSR.l


COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1O.-The strong
military aud civil force engaged in protecting private
properly from incendiaries is st kept up aud great
vigilance ia mointained. New and startling evidences
are being discovered OF organized plot to lay the
eastern portion the city in ashes that during the
connagraiion the business portion may be pundered,
Last night and this morning eight fires found al
ready prepared for lighting single street. while In
factory buildings Of cOnbustOle character there have
been found packages of cotton and other inammable
substances saturated with coal oil. Postal cards OF
threatening nature have also been received by prop
erty-hOders The police authorities believe the inccn-
diaries to consist Of large numbers OF men sworn TO
secrccy confident that the gang viii be broken
uD by some OF its members cOnfeSsing. Excitement
runs high in the city and swift vengeance would be
metcd out any captured in the act OF applying
the torch While great confidence is expressed in the
police ana military, a paGicky feeling pervades all
classes. Many the people remain up during tho ell
tire night the newly found evidences Of continued at
tompts only intensilyirg the feeling OF insecurity
terrific storm OF RAIN, accompanied by vivid ghtniIs
prayais tonight.
Year: 1879

feated and that their confusion at their failure will
be commensurate with the persistence which they
show.


OF a contest of this kind there can be but one out
come end as far as the political legislation, on ac-
count of winch It was made necessary is concerned,
the Democrats will accomplish only as much as they
might have omplishcd last week, if they keep
Congress here until next December. z. l.. W.
Year: 1879

A COMPLETE RESr FROM AGITAT ION FOR WllIlE-


THE PROPERTY OF THE EXTRA SESSION NOW


DOUBTED BY DEMOCRATS-SoUTHERN CLAIMS.


The agitation of the last session of Con-
cress is past and that to be caused by the
new has not begun, and Washington
is as dull at present as any busi-
ness man could wish. 1t is stated that
Democrats themselves are beginning to ask the
question whether the extra session is gong
TO be worth the while. Republicans say that
il the President is firm no revolutionary legis-
lation can be had. The taking OF testimony as
TO Southern claims closed yesterday.
Year: 1879

The desiIeratum, so long felt, of a
portable ice making machine adapted to
the production of small quantities tor
family use, is claimed to be realized by
recent invention. In this arrangement
the freezing operation Is conducted in q
metallic cylinder, formed OF thee parts,
the inner lining being of lead and the
outer sheet metal, the space between
being filed with asbestos or similar nom
conducting material In this cylinder
are pecnliarly-shaped moulds, placed in
a vertical posiIlon, so that the frigorinc
substance entirely surrounds each mould
on all sides, although the moulds are
formed together in circle.


Stirrers are arranged OH shaft, to stir
up the solution between the moulds and
side Of the cylinder, so as to keep the
solution agitated, this being only neces-
sary occasionally, however. The moulds
are filled with water, and then a pecu-
liar refrigerator mixture, made by the
manufacturers Of the machine, is poured
into the cylinder around the mould.
The dasbers are moved by means Of a
handle projecting through the cylinder,
which serves to agitate the liquids, and
bring fresh portions in contact with the
sides of the mould When the water in
the mould has become ice. the cover
may be lii ted off, the moulds taken out
and reversed, when the blocks of ice
formed in the mould drop out into suita-
Bile receptacles. A glass cover shuts the
top Of the mould, so that, by reno wing
the top Of the metallic cylinder, it is
possible. to look into the mouths with
out uncoyering them, and see how the
operation of freezing is going on.
Year: 1879

THE Republican journals are Boosting
that MIR. Hayes will veto the bills that
repeal the Federal Election laws. Well,
perhaps he will be taught better manners
after he has done so. He may be told
that he is only in the White House by suf-
ferance Of Congress. And possibly there
may be found a way to tie the hands OF
the greatest thief of the century, as there
WAS found a way to tie those Of Tweed.
There are plenty Of Republican prece-
dents for all that is necessary. But first
it would be well to inform him that his
nominations will require confirming, and
that the Senate is not bound to help him
place his friends in office. One Of the
first things Congress should do is to re-
duce the Army to fifteen thousand men,
and remove all titles above that of Ma
jor General; curtail the number of naval
officers and reduce all titles to Commo-
dore. This is the age of silver.
Year: 1879

THERE is now an earnest effort being
made on the part of a very large body of
our most active and energetic business
men to have the county Courts moved to
this city. Among these gentlemen are
most OF the lawyers, real estate men,
and the large property holders. They
argue that the change is in the interest of
economy that the saving to the county,
reasoning flom the data furnished by the
late and present States Attorney, would
be almost, if not quite enough, to pay the
interest on the cost OF the new buildings.
The cost of the necessary buildings for
the Court House and county offices, they
argue, should not exceed 100000. They
arrive at this conclusion by comparing
the prices of labor and material now,
with labor and material when the Clay
ton House, Of this city, was built. They
allege that tire-proof building large
enough, with all the modern conyeniencts
necessary, eau be erected, with a tenn
porary prison attached for the sum
named. In proof Of it they also point
to the county buildings of Chester
county, in West Chester, which cost
S4o,0O0 and the Court House in Kent
county which cost $1,000. Both of
which they say could now be built for
Is to 20 per cent. cheaper than when
they were erected. They insist that
bonds can be sold for a per cent. and
that the opportunity is a better one than
will again be presented to secure good
buildings at low cost than will occur
again.


The most Of the members of the
Legislature, from this county, have
their faces set like flint against saddlinp
the county with another dollar of ex.
pense, and not pass bill unless they are
assured that no tax will fall upon the
landed interest, and they will only be
induced to yield by the best assurances
that there will be saving to the county
through the reduction of expenses by the
removal OF the courts to this city. The
lower county members leave the matter
pretty much altogether with the New
Castle county members. We have
thrown together these matters of news
and suggestions that our readers in all
parts of the county may know and un.
derstand the propositions in regard to
this matter that is being agitated. There
Is decided opposition to the expendi.
tnre OF any more money on the present
Courthouse, which it is said, 1--WE think
without authorityD the Levy Court con.
templates altering and improving at al
outlay ef $4,000 or $4,000.


The Clayton House is five storie,
high on Market street and six stories q,
kiny street. 1t is PIT feet long by e.
wide, contains los rooms and five or 81,
miles of gas and water pipes, with ,
large number of marOle water basins II
'he chambers. There are two costly
htted up banking rooms on Market street
four or five rooms to rent on Fifth street
and three stores Oh King street. The
ceilings are all high and the material
and workmanship Of the best cbaracte,
all through, fully as good a. would be
needed for county Courthouse.


The original contract for the CLAYTON
House was $1,000. Afterward apotbe,
Year: 1879

Some time in "a there were a number OF
amy officers stopping at hotel in Washing
ton. Among them was captain Jones, who
was a frst-rate fellow, good officer and
very pompoas. Emerson and Jones used to
have good deal of joking together at the
table and elsewhere. One day at the dinner
table, when the dining-hall was well filled,
Captain Jones finished his dinner first, got up
and walked almost to the dining-hall door,
when Emerson spoke to him in u loud voice
and said: ''Halloo, Captain see here;
want to speak to you minute" The Cap
tain turned and walked hack to the table and
bent over him, when Emerson whispered :
s'I wanted to ask you how far you would
have gone if had not spoken to you?" The
Captain never changed muscle, but straight
ened up and put his fingers into his vest
pocket and said, in voice loud enough for
all to hear him: ''Captain Emerson, don't
know man in the world had rather lend
SIS to than you, but the fact is haven't cent
with me to-day and turned on his heel and
walked away. Emerson was the color of half
a dozen rainbows, but he had to stand it. He
never heard the last of it and it cost him
more than $10tO treat on it.
Year: 1879

boston Dispatch 7th.1


The largest bequest that has ever been
made in favor of Harvard College is contain
ed in the will of the late Walter Hastings, of
this city, which has just been admitted to
probate. The will provides that upon the
death or marriage OF his wife, or sooner, ii,
III the Judgment OF the trustees, the amount
OF the estate would warrant its bei0g done,
and leave a trust tund adequate to provide an
income sufficient tor the provisions OF the
will in favor OF the wife and adopted daugh-
ter, 50 much Of the principal shall be appro-
prlated as shall be appropriated as shall be
necessary to erect upon the grounds OF Har-
ward College a building of such character
as shall be decided upon by the President and
Fellows Of the College, to cost not less than
500, QUO and not more than $3.50, 900. the
building 10 be called the Walter Hastings
Hall, in memory of his father, grandfather
and great grandfather, all of whom gradu-
ated at Harvard College. Upon the death or
marriage of his wife and death of his adopt
ed daughter, the residue of the trust fund,
and all the accumuations of income, he be-
queaths to the college as trust fund, to be
called the Walter Hastings Fund, the income
of which is to be used at the discretion of
the President and Fellows of the college,
suggesting, however, that the education of
sons of American parents who may be in in
digent circumstances would be the most prop
er method of expending this income. The
amount which will finally accrue to Harvard
College as the Walter Hastings Fund is said
to be not far from $500 900. About $10O, 900
in cash has been received from land just sold
in this city, held by the Boston Water Power
Company, which will be applied in part pay
ment of the underlying mortgage, which is
to be transferred tomorrow from the Five
Cents Savings Bank to the trustees
Year: 1879

The following communication from resi-
dent of Arkansas was received by pro mi
nent commission house of New Orleans:


''Your bill received; would remit, but am in
bed-shot behind my counter. Will be up in
. day or two. One man who shot me Is dead;
the other ran away. We are rid Of bob and
could spare more. We have fine country"
Year: 1879

For years we have felt the
want of an epicine pronoun in
the singular number. 1t was a
discovery Of our early youth,
and we have always intended to
publish an article on that sub
ject. But we are too late. A
brief article in the Atlantic
Monthly divulges the desidera-
tim. 1t calls On the learned to
supply the void. We are by no
means learned; but, if no schol-
arly man makes the attempt, we
viii coin a word ourselves, that
will spare the preacher from say
ing, 'Let every brother or sister
examine himself or herself, and
looking into his or her heart,
find out his or her besetting sin,
and resolutely cast it out from
himself or herself"
Year: 1879

IL is recommended that in purchas-
iDga horse it should be borne in mind
that there is direct relation between
the horses forehead and its disposi-
tion and qualities.


The face must be very broad be-
tween the eyes, bat it should taper a
little as it approaches the ears. If
the breadth is carried all the way up
wards, the top Of the bead will be TOO
wide, the ears i'll set, and the horse
probably sulky. As in the being, so
in the horse, great deal Of the ex-
preston Of the countensnce depends
on the eye


1t is most marvellous index to the
working Of the mind within. A glance
at it will often reveal the benevoIens
feeling, the sulky disposition, or the
vicious propensity. thst is about TO
manifest itself. The reason of all
this must be most obvious, when we
remember that it is in direct eommu-
nication with the brain-the material
instrument through which the mind
operates.


The eye of the horse should be
kindly, strong, bold and fiery, yet gen
tie looking 1t should net show much
white, as that oi;en indicates q vic
ious disposition A horse that is
looking back so far as to expose the
white Of his eye is generally on the
alert for mischief, and is not 10 be
trusted with his heels.


The eye gives strong Indication
both OF temper and temperament of
the animal ; and it IS easy to Judge
from 1t whether activity or sluggish
ness prevails most.
Year: 1879

Several years ago, in the neigh
borhood of Hettenshaw, this county,
a remarkable bear hunt occurred IL
appears that Dr. Stanley, while on a
visit to Hettenshaw, expressed his
earnest desire to. go bear hunting,
and one morning be started, in CON-
pany with Green French, George
Burgess and Joe Ligh:foot Arriv-
ing at thicket, the dogs gave no.
tice of their near approach to bear,
and the party decided to station
themselves at certain points and let
the dogs go in and drive the bear
out. This was done but the doctor
becoming impatient entered the
tbieket himself The heavy under
growth made his progress slow, but
he fought his way ahead until be
came to a fallen tree lying in little
gulch. Helping himself along by
the limbs be arrived at the upper end
just in time to be confronted by a
huge grizzly bear. Retreat was i'm
possible, as ii had been with the ut
most difficulty that the doctor had
advanced so far there was no tree
in convenient distance, and as the
grizzly showed fight, there was moth
ing left for him to do but shoot. Ia
king deliberate aim with bis Henry
rife, the doctor fred and the bear fell
mortslly wounded. Another load
was sprung from the magazine into
the rifle, and the doctor, looking again
toward his prey, was surprised to see
a second bear 10 the same spot. This
be shot also, and quickly reloading,
was yet more astonished to see
third bear in the same place where
be had shot the other two. Again
the lever moved and q fresh charge
went into position, and sgsin the
doctor looked up and discovered
fourth grizzly ceming toward hi,n
from the same opening in the brush.


Nbang, went the gun again and
down went bear No 4. By this time
the doctor bad got excited and warm
ed up, and be Kept moving the lever
and firing into the bodies Of the Tears
until the sixteen shots 10 the maga-
zine were exhausted. Meantime, his
companions. hearing the shooting,
and presumiDg the cause. made their
way to where the doctor was, with
the intention Of assisting him, but
found bin on top of The largest bear,
with the others strewn about him,
shouting Justify. One was an i'm
mense grizzly, SO large that the hun
ters could not handle him. and the
other three were good sized grizzlies,
probably about two years old The
shooting of four bears by one man.
without ever changing bis position,
is something hitherto unheard Of,
even in the most highly colored an
nails Of the Western wilds - Trinity
tCaI } Journal
Year: 1879

Sooner or later the storm shall beat


Over my slumber from head to feet,


Sooner or later the wind shall rave


In the long grass above my grave.


shall not heed them where lie


Nothing their sounds shall signify.


Nothing to me the headstone's fret Of rain:
Nothing TO me the dark days pain.


Sooner or later the sun shall shine


With tender warmth on that mound Of min,
Sooner or later In Summers air


Clover and yiolets blossom there.


l shall not feel in that deep laid rest
The sheetsd light fall over my breast,
Nor ever note in those hidden hours
The wind-blown breath Of The tossing flowers
Sooner or later the stainless SHOWS
Shall add their hush to my mute repose-
Sooner or later shall slant aud shit
And heap my bed with their dazzling drift.
Chill though tina. frozeu pail shall seem,
Its touch no cider can make the dream
That wrecks not the sacred dread
ShrOudiDg the CITY OF the deau.
Sooner or later the bee shall come
And fill the moon with its golden hum;
Sooner or later, on half-poised wing,
The bluebirds about my grave will sing
Sing'an chirp and whistle with glee,
Nothing his music can mean 10 me.
None Of those beautiful things shall know,
How sOundly their lover sleeps below.
Sooner or later, far out in the night,
The stars shall over me wing their flight
Sooner or later nv darkiing dews
Catch the white spark in their silsnt ooze.
Never ray shall part the gloom
That wraps me found In the silent tomb:
Peace shall bs perfect to lip and brow
Soonor or later, o rhy not nor
Year: 1879

A young oilicer tho ueht 10 puzzle
the editor Of lie Figaro by asking
him when two men Of equal age and
rank met which should be the FIRST TO
bow. The editor calmly replied,
THE more polite OF The .wor
Year: 1879

People who have warm friends are health
ier and happier than those who have none.
A single real friend is treasure worth
more than gold or precious stones. Mon
ey can buy many things good and evil.
All the wealth of the world could not buy
friend or pay YOU Tor the loss of one
81 have wanted only one thing to make
me happy" Haslitt writes, "but wanting
that, have wanted everything, and again,
my heart, shut up in prison of this rude
clay, has never found, nor will it find, a
heart TO speak to-" We are the weakest
of Spendthrifts if we let one friend drop off
through inattention, or let one push away
another; or il we hold aloof from one for
petty Jealousy or needless slight or rough
ness. Would you throw away diam mond
because it pricked your One good friend
is not to be weighed against the jewels Of
earth.
Year: 1879

The report that Senator Carpenter is
killing himself with nicotine by smoking
twenty cigars day is reminder that
others are suffering from the same sort of
excess. Most of the smokers in Congress
smoke too much. Some of them carry
cigars in their mouths all the time. There
are Senators and representatives who
never walk down the avenue without the
stump Of cigar between their fingers.
One prominent man in Congress is rapidly
killing himself with opium, and one of the
poorkeepers of the House is at the point
of death from the same cause. The pub
lie man refer to is popular and re-
spected man, whose strange ways have
long been wonder to those who do not
know Of his secret habit. He is kind
and genial gentleman, but he is liable to
pass his best friend with blank stare half
an hour after he has met him pleasantly
in conversation. His fits of abstraction
and depression amount almost 10 crazi-
ness. AT times he is so odd and queer
that his associates are puzzled by his con-
duct. Opium is eating up his life, and
he will not last long. 1t is pity, for his
is one of the best intellects in Congress,
and he might render much useful public
service if he would. Washington Cor
respondence Boston Herald.
Year: 1879

How many of you straight-faced
ladies, who so savagely condemn the
actress without recommendation to mer-
cy, would pass scatheless through the
ordeal to which she is subjected, the
temptations by which she is surroundedl
To be nomely in mind and face, without
beauty or wit, to be born and reared and
coddled in all the responsibilities and
conventionalities; to be watched so care
fully that you could never find an op-
portunity of going astray, even if you
desired it; in short, to develop into an
immaculate matron, is not such mar
vellous matter to congratulate yourself
upon.


But to be born altogether out of the
ortLodoxes, left to your own wild will :
to be poor, beautiful and brilliant, TO
see the handsomest men signing at your
feet, doing homage to your talents as
we'll as to your face, and then to come
out of the fire unscathed, as many an
actress has done and will do-then,
lady, you have the right to look down
upon one who has hot been blessed with
your power of resistance.


Bigoted ascetism revels in those
gloomy pictures in which the shadows
are unnaturally deepened and the lights
are omitted; but gentler morals might
draw from that same source the bright
est examples of noble self-devotion, un-
daunted perseverance and divine charity.