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Year: 1879

Jack, an intelligent and valuable New toundland dog, owned by Thomas Pil- hngton. of Newark, N. J :, met his death in singular manner. He was a bitter enemy of cats, and he has been known to spring over an eight-foot fence after a feline that had tantaliZed him. When ever a cat concert was begun near his masters house Jack scattered the sere- naders without ceremony, and he was not only much prized by Mir Ellington. but was also a favorite with the neigh bors who, thanks to his enmity to the cat creation, enjoyed peaceful slumber. Mir. Ellington took Jack to the house of a friend, where he tied the dog to a piece of wood weighing about thirty pounds, in order to prevent his escape from the yard. In the evening the cats came from all the houses in the neigh borhood and perched on the fence close to the spot where their implacable enemy was secured. They seemed to know that Jack was tied fast, for they began an exultant serenade, and con tinued it until he howled with rage. He made several savage springs at the cats on the fence nearest to him, but he could not get loose from his fastenings. His tormentors continued to tantaliZe him in cat language until he became frantic. He tugged desperately at the chain that held him to the block of wood, and the serenading party seeing his helpless con dition then began such a noisy eater wauling that a dozen night-capped heads popped out of as many bedroom windows Bootjacks, sticks and crock cry were hurled at the cats. Meantime Jack, who had dragged the block of wood close to the fence, made desper- ate spring at big tomcat. He cleared the fence at the same instant that the cat disappeared in the adjoining yard, but he unfortunately had not calculated on the weight of the block of wood. The result was that poor Jack was suspended by his neck to the chain, which was firmly held to the block of wood on the other side of the fence. Before assist ance arrived Jack had slowly strangled to death The next day he was given a descent burial by his owner and friends. Itis said that he had saved three human lives
Year: 1879

Walking matches between young ladies and gentlemen are getting to be quite common. You can see them any pleasant evening by going out along the bluff Any young couple who are en- gagged are walking match when they are out for a stroll. aren't they y?-Keokuk Gdte City.
Year: 1879

Commencement is the Easter Sunday Of most colleges. Bouquets and dresses are an essential. We have noticed the same precious ladies attend each year in Tarle- ton, lace, kid slippers,-perfume and low corsage-that for years have been at ''olass day" They have had lovels in each class and been to all receptions since sweet six teen (which was long ago) and still they love students best of all young men. There are about the same number from year to year and exist in each city in proportion to the size of college. and commenced society with the idea that they were to be loved by students only. Their age IS generally u,,- ce'tain-seemingly always young as ma tive" almonds" and "rouge'' will make them appear. Nothing but the gas and coal bill of the family will give any clue to their age las the family Bible is never in slghO, they forget 1t. They come out as each successive freshman class appears. and by their artless ways with the youth (such as his mother never had) succeed in finding lover which they assure by the same adroitness by which they did each prede- cessor to whom they murmur that they never saw anyone they liked so well aud they live over again "loves old dream" The only trouble lies in the fact that fresh men soon learn the ways of college life, and irritation is game that two can play at, and they each indulge, for 'tis romance and lasts till ''commenosment"-th 'tis a "thlng of the past" and seniors are not lia- ble to be troubled, as they do not return for their degree till he has wife and per- haps "silver threads among the gold"-and she become spinster or honored mother and her game of archery ended, yet we say there is something sweet in memory. Dear Old Commencement Day. T. JAMES.
Year: 1879

If error is stronger than truth. and as they are in continual conflict, can there be any great doubt in regard to the result of the centestp-not unless their belligerent courses are two collateral lines so slightly convergent that they cannot meet through ail eternity. Is not good stronger than evilf Will not the fsr,nsr finally prevail Is not this the wish of all good and just be- ings2 Is it probable that such an irrepres- sible and reasonable wish IS doomed to dis appointment? Some there be who deny the existence of evil-adlnittlng only war of adverse circumstances. They may be right or not. Is it not wiser to join them in their battles with circumstances than to quarrel with thelr philosophyf

 Until frank and free discussion prevails in society regarding questions which affect human welfare. men will m orc or less con- tinue to be cowardly and secretive. Who can know how many minds there are which will not divuIge sill the sea gives up it's deadf

 The defectiYe and unrighteous judgment of the world and society IS such that the great and good man is persecuted for his QeDub WDAi0 lLNIu& duu Vf0AAduuCO "HCAA dead. Thus will it doubtless be with the great reformer who has recently retired from the conflict of life ID which he shook nation to its center.

 1t is stated that among Protestants ID the State of Connecticut for the last 19 years one divorce has been granted to eight mar riages. Which is worse, free love in eppo- sition to law, or free love by the sanction of law through sham testimony, bribery. perjury and connivance of the Courts The Church in this country is loyal to the Christian rule in this matter as seen in the fact that Catholics, with few exceptions. present honorable examples of connubial constancy. Something is rotten in Den- mark" SEARCH.

 The belatsd pill of the tardy physician doth never receive praise nor thanks for it's service. DR. LoNGFELLoW.
Year: 1879

".* We shall feel greatly obliged to'any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere. who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice.

 as- CORRESPONDENT are requested to send in their communications SO as to reach us on insertion of any correspondence received after ina lime
Year: 1879

We were handed the other day tho following patriotic poem, with the request to publish. It was clipped from paper printed in Hart- ford in 1902, together with the introduction. which. in view of the, ,4th being close at hand, is quite appropriate aEan at this lat day
Year: 1879

Spite of all he can do or say, Regis
trar Frazer cannot get the physicians OF
this city to strictly conform TO the law in
giving out certificates of death. The
law requires them to use blank certif-
cate to be furnished by the Registrar
free of cost, but notwithstanding this
fact they will occasionally write a Ger.
tificats on small piece Of paper and
send it to the Registrar. The latter has
adopted the pan of refusing to accept
certificates made out in this manner, aud
returning them to the physicians, which
has the effect of making some of them
more careful in this respect.
Year: 1879

The hull of the new North River
steamboat now in course of cons ruction
at the yards OF the Harlan & Hollings-
worth Company, is rapidly going up.
This vessel is to be 2S5 feet in length
and 70 feet in beam over all. The hull
only will be built here, the machinery
being constructed in New York. The
owners are the same parties who own
the Mary PoUell-a famous steamboat
which by reason Of superior speed and
beauty of model has been termed the
"Belle of the Hudson"-and the inten-
ton of the owners is that the new boat
shall be superior to the Mary PO,ceU in
every respect. They calculate on the
boat being capable of attaining speed of
twenty-five miles an hour, and If these
calculations are carried out it will be the
fastest boat on the Hudson river if not
in The country.
Year: 1879

EDITOR OF THE GAZETTE: My Dear
Sir Surely you could not have been
at home TO day when the article signed
"Justice" was admitted to the columns
Of your paper. Some hasty scribbler in
trying to show his knowledge has sim
Ply shown maliciousness and ignorance
in the matter and manner of his com
munication.


l depart from my usual habit in no
ticing this only out of respect for you as
one too just to permit tie terms there
applied TO me 70 60 undenled before the
public.


In the cases the unlicensed peddlers
mentioned no fine was adjudged as he
falsely represents. Were any respecta-
pic citizen to apply he would be shown
that the actions in those cases we're
Drought in regular legal form, all the
proper processes taken and the docket
entries made In the strici est conformity
TO The law in such cases made and pro-
vided.


A merchant of this city, here ofore an
utter strang to me, made the complaint,
stating that parties from Philadelphia
were swarming here and selling goods
| openly about the streets to the injury of
the tiade OF our own citizens, who are
under large expense for their licenses,
taxes, rents, &C., &C., aud asking me if
there was 10 penalty for the act. l ex-
piained he statute applicable as your
writer SO loftily does (t has not taken
me years to learn this much) and l
also told said merchant that there was a
more severe process, viz: holding the
offender for Court, where conviction
would entail a $500 fine. (This point
your writer does not even seem to have
learned in years). But the gentleman
chose the milder method as the one that
would answer the desired end, of stop
ping the unlawful competition of the
strangers" and SO, had the actions
brought for the penalty, as the statute
provides. Otherwise these men, (not
little boys.) would probably have been
IN Jail awaiting trial on a charge which,
if proved,-and the proof was AMPLE
would have left the Court no alternative
but to sentence them to pay five hundred
dol ars each-One half for the use of any
one who sued and the other half for the
use of the State.


l am quite content to refer this az
Well as every other judgment of mine to
any authority for fan criticism or legal
testing and do not expect any leDiency
upon the plea Of ignorance in matters as
plainly set forth in our Revised Code as
this Claw Concerning Retailers and OF
Peddlers."


Some minds w uld nerer learn were
they officially immortal, and these are
the sort that always betray their dull
ness and their disguise together, as this
"Justice" does by trying to tell "the way
these things are done"-meauing Of
course what he was familiar with, while
per chance, he was "an Ignorant, law
breaking official"


Please pardon my "prosumption" in
thinking this matter deserving of Sc
many lines of writing. l only do so for
the reason above given and by request oil
others-citizens, merchants, &c.


remain your obedient servant,


JOHN G. COLE, j. p.
Year: 1879

The Troy Times thus instructs the Republican
Convention


The Republican Convention, whatever else it may
mated at Saratoga next week. Major General Joseph
b. Carr OF this CITY, has been named for the Office
Of Secretary Of State; but that docs not preclude
the possibility OF nominating him for Treasurer
should that be deemed best. General Carrs record
is known throughout the State. He ranks among


abors and bravery saved this nation in the time OF
trial. The veterans of the war and the members Of
the National Guard will rally around him around
no other in this section or the State, around
few men anyw here within its borders.


This is peculiarly the time when the republican
party should stand by the Union soldier. The Con-
feders democracy is seeking to degrads him-to
Capitol to which he had been assigned as reward
for wounds received in battle-and is elevatng the
traitor his head in every way possible In
little while, it things go on in this manner. it will
have become reproach to have served In the Union
army. The republican party must antagonze this
patriotism we owe the existence OF our govern
ment to-day It will tail in its duty If it
does not place q soldier upon the ticket.
1t will violate every one OF its pledges in the
past to the heroic defenders of the Republic il it
does not single out from among the soldiers OF New
York some good and true man like General Carr for
q portion or its rewards and honors. II there is
better than General Carr to be found in the
ranks OF our veteran heroes nominate that but
il there is not land we have yet to hear his name
then insist that General Carr snail receive the
ward and consideration from the republican party
which he has fairly won by conspicuous bravery on
the cd of battle and by long, consistent and earnest
devotion to the principles of the party. No mere
politician must supplant soldier on the republican
clxef
Year: 1879

ORGANIZING FOR POLITICAL cAMPAIGN-THE


REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE CALIFORNIA


CAPITALISTS DENOUNCED NO DEFINITE


COURSE ADOPTED.


The National workingmens party held meeting
yesterday afternoon ut Hamilton Park Sixty ninth
street and Third avenue. chiefly to organ
ize for campaign i'll politics. The meet
ing was called order by Peter Conroy.
who made q defiant address, He said that
law and order and religion belonged to the
working classes. 1t had been recently in Cali
fornia that capital adopted the revolver instead of
the Lallot box If the gauntlet to be thrown
down 10 the workingmen they would accept the
fight and then let the beet win. In last
winters Legislature it was shown how re.
of work. The iniquitous "tramp" law was
vetoed by tho Governor. but enough had been mani
fosted OF the estimate in which the working classes
were held to show the need there was for their
gauiziug to protect themselves. 1t had been said
that the workngmcn were COMMUNISTS. but had 1t
not been seen In California who the COMMUNISTS
were the shooting OF the workingmens candidate?


Mr. Peter McCorry next addressed the meeting and
asked II there any use in workmen organizing.
and If What benefit would such organization he to
them The late great strike on the railways and the
ory. and they could not foresee how many strikes
might at any moment break out in New York. He said
that in this country we had now worse condition or
white slavery than in the Southern States before the
was to be found among the blacks. He
pointed to the number Of girls who situated
In the community that their lot was dcplorable.
What freedom had We? He was not opposed to capi-
talists, but he would use them.


NECESSITY OF POLITICAL ACTION.


Our men were too quiescent. not sufficiently in
structed in the methods by which to organize for
political purposes Politics ruled this country and
would continue 10 exercise full sway the des-
TIMES of the people for all time II only through
ignorance that our workingmen refused to oner tho
political arena for their protection.


At tho conclusion OF Mr.. McCorrys address IL
moved that ne be made the leader OF the working
mems party, but though tho motion received
with applause, still 1t was not put to the meeting.
Mr.. Conroy, however, who appeared to be leading
spirit at the meeting, seemed to consider that tho
matter settled.


set of resolutions of no very great importance
remained in the hands OF the chairman without be-
ing even read to tho meeting


After brief addresses by Mr. Conroy and the socre-
tary, Mr.. b. J. Kelly. followed by from aged
gentleman named Mr.. Doherty, the meeting I'D
iourned until sunday next. at the same place.
Year: 1879

for a grand reception to Grant are going for
ward. The city is being deeked with flags
and everything done to make the occasion Of
his return memorable In the history Of San
Francisco.
Year: 1879

Parties in the employ of the several de
partments Of the government occasionally
use official stamps on their private cores
gpondence. In such cases the Postmaster
General directs that the letters must be
forwarded to the dead letter office together
with a full statement of the case, it being
the determination, of the Department to
hold officers having these stamps in charge
to strict accountability.
Year: 1879

challenges description and nothing was
left to tell the tale except the ebay win
dow" The conflagration is supposed to have
been the work of some heinous incendiary
and his base designs upon the stable caus-
ed by the absence of blankets wherewith
to keep him warm in his unnatural slum-
bers.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic politicians seem to
derive great deal of comfort from the
election of Mr. Berry from the Third
Congressional District of California.
Their conductreminds one very forci-
bly, of boy whistling to keep his
courage up while going through 8
graveyard. The truth of the matte r
is, Berry was first nominated by the
Workingmen and then endorsed by
the Democrats. Thus by hitching
themselves to somebody elses coat.tail
they managed to pull through.
Year: 1879

A small boy was sent to the country
to board a short time ago. He prom-
lsed his mother that he would write q
good long letter describing his trip
and boarding place, etc. A week went
by ana his poor mother was nearly
distracted when she got the following
interesting letter from him? 81 am
here, and | swapped my watch for a
pup, and he is the boss pup; and /
went in swimmin' fourteen times
yesterday. and a feller stole nv
pocket book, and want some money
and [ shall bring the pup home.''-
boston Globe. Hs IS eeskasaa
Year: 1879

THE NEWS.
A Reign Of Terror Exists at
the Russian Capital.
The Most Stringent Regulations
Fail TO Quell the Spirit of Rev.


Oluti0n.
By a Party Vote the Army Bill Fails to
Pass Over the Veto.
Year: 1879

No better evidence OF the appreciation OF
continuous efforts to please is needed than the
approval of the public and their increasing pat.
ronage. Scott is the favored one His lunch
and ice cream parlors are always filed, and he
spares no pains to make all comfortable and
happy. 81 East Third street is the number
Year: 1879

For several days past County Auditor
Davis and clerical forcs have been working
on the June settlement of tax collections
from March to May 81 inclusive. The ap-
portionment of the relative amounts due the


various funds and institutions in the county
was completed yesterday, and the following
table shows the amounts ready for disburse-
Year: 1879

will contain all the important news
that can interest or instruct so
that any one who reads it will be
thoroughly posted.


We do not run q benevolent
institution, and we do not ask for
the support Of charity. We pro-
pose to make the Bsst Newspaper
that is published, and we propose
to sell it as cheaply as it can be
afforded. Let those who want
pure, sound. sensible, truthful read
ing, subscribe for it. and let them
induce others to do the same. We
are now publishing in the OBsER.
YER the story Of
Year: 1879

A farmer found board placed 90
as 70 cover an opening In hillside at
Rsyhsm, Mass. Removing the board
and crawling through the spsrature'
he entered an underground room,
~hich WAS neatly boarded on all Sides
and contained all the apparatus ne
csssary for making counterfeit coin
The spot was secluded one in the
woods, remote from roads and path
ways, aud the secret would not have
been discovered If the wind had moi
blown covering Of leaves from th'
board. The room proved to be th'
workshop Of several young men o
good reputation, who had never besi
suspected Of countsrfeiting; yet the!
had used it for years.
Year: 1879

Fonr gay youpg men, two horses and
two bran new carriages, formed quite .
pretty little procession as they crossed
Market street bridge yesterday morn.
ing on their way TO Chester. But On
their return the four faces which pssrsd
gloomily out Of one carriage wore q fu.
nereal gloom that was hardly In
keeping with the gay lipht-hearted
young party. 1t appsarg that every.
thing went as smooth as the prover.
bal marriage bell until the party
reached the Practical Farmer on their
return home when the horse in the
first carriage became frightened at
some object in the road and springirg
over all embankment, upset The
occupants and reduced the carriage
body to kindling wood. When the Sec
ond party arrived on the scene the two
young fellows, who had been badly
shocked, were picked up and brought
into town, but the horse is supposed 10
be going yet, as he has not since been
seen.
Year: 1879

The plans for the theatre to be erected on thar
site of the ill-fatcd Brooklyn Theatre. winch was
burned on the night OF December g. 1876. have at
last been completed and received the approval Of
the owners OF the property. The new structure ia
to be first class IN every respect. and when thor
oughly completed and equipped. will probably ba
superior to any other place OF amusement in this
country. The stage is TO be Mt the southern end OF
the building. taking in the space of the vestibule oo
the former structure. while the entrance will
DC from johnson street. The new building will bo
commenced May and will be finished september l.
in time for the opening OF tho Season of lS7y-eO.
Year: 1879

AUTOMATIC D0BBNWlSDER
some of the finest spel machinery ever built for particular
sos The quality Of the work turned out by their factory
universally recognized by experts very fine and is seldom
equaed No Sewing Machine has ever been built with moro
than the Weed and very few even approach it in tho
quality and finish Of tue various parts and tho oxactess
which they are fitted together.


The Weed Company during the sixteen years Of their
cessul business career have turned out half million
Sewing Machines for family and manufacturing uses and their
works kept buster than ever before in supplying the
demand for their Improved Family Fayorito machines


Cams were formerly used in the Weed machines but finding
them open to the objections Of being noisy presenting largo
wearing Surfaces and compelling limited speed o Company
about four years introduced crank movements into their


machines with very satisfactory results They first produced
manufacturing machines containing their new crank
movements and placed them in operation in factories
where they would receive the soyerest tests and Wheo
eventually it was found that the movements pre-
sentcd the least possible wearing surfaces wore silent
in operation, lighter in running, and could DO spceded
safely much beyond the safoty limits Of other styles of
movements AL these important points having been deter


Mined and their great value proven by careful tss in manu.
factrg family machine was then built the samo pan
bu Of smaller in siz and this Was designated Us the
r. I. Improved Machine.


It claimed for the Weed Improved Machine: bo tho
fastest and most silent shuttle machine made that it very
durable avng all its small parts made Of steel fogngs instead
Of cast o. allcable ron which generally uso that its
tensions auomatc that its power is tho most direct and
positive with the least friction and it depends upon no spring.
for any movement that its cylinder shuttle holds more thread
than any old style SHUTTLE and has but place to read
that it contains ample under tho without being SO
large as to be nc0u in appearances that it worry ghtrun'


ng and COIL be speeded with satoy faster than any other
shuttle machine.


These machines arc now finished with loose pulley which,
when run buckwards winds the bobbn without running tho
machine An automatic bobb wndor is also attached to tho
machine which saves vast amount Of annoyance to operators
in filling bobbins and constitutes Of tho most convenient
and satisfactory improvements that have bcon added to ema
chino Not content with many now features Of thomachno
proper they have designed stand which is far moro con.
voniont than tho old style stand being lower i'll height and
having casters in the legs upowch to move about readily


besides being quite attractive in appearance with the name
Weed cast both casting and gded For further particulars
address The Weed Sowing Machine Co, No. 279 6atost
Chicago, ILL.,


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