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Year: 1877

Now that the war in the East has
broken out, the old-established daiLes
have great advantage over those
started since the Rebellion. The for
mer have big stock of war maps on
hand, left over from the last war, while
the new papers will have to purchase a
new stock if they wish to mystify their
readers and keep abreast of the times
N0rrist0R Herald.
Year: 1877

Marriage increases mans modesty 50
that after year or two he can't sum mon
up enough courage to kiss the woman
whose lips, in the vanishing past were
glued to his four hours ON stretch three
times week.
Year: 1877

Turning tAe Colorado into the desert.
or the Mediterranean intoB the Sahara
will accomplish little, as the evaporation
OF slch shallow depth AS could be OBJ
tanned, would more than exceed the
supply.
Year: 1877

Grace Greenwood says oil Senator Nor.
tons letter: ut is cool, calm almost
sullen acknowledgment OF utter power
lessness, of moral as well as political
surrender" Grace does not believe in.
the inevitable theory.
Year: 1877

THE SILENT QUARRsL.-The Pennsyl


vania republicans skip civil service re-
form In their platform. Not member
of the Harrisburg Convention offered a
resolution for or against it. This omis-
sion of the Convention TO touch civil
service reform or refer to 1t, however
obliquely, can be taken only as evidence
that the men present we're unanimously
opposed TO it. Those who are not un-
for the President in this con-
troversy ara to be counted against him,
1t is easy to infer from the silence of the
Republican conventions now being held,
that the politicians of that party are uni
formly dead set against the Presidents
civil service order. They do not yet de-
nounce it in plain language. because
they expect that the President will back
down from the position he has taken,
and quarrel with him will be avoided
in that way. The deiay in the Cornell
case has encouraged this notion. We
shall soon see whether President Hayes
has the real stuff in him or is only the
lay figure the politicians purpose HIM to
Year: 1877

Judge Keys speech at Marietta, Ohio,
is regarded by the Cincinnati Gazette as
digniied statement of his position dur
ing the war and of his position now. "No
Northern man can take exceptions to it,
nor do we see how any Southern man
can, unless he is Of the sort that propose
to never recognize the Union, and to
spend their lives in alteration of the corps
of the lost cause"
Year: 1877

CLEAN STREETs.-We have never
noticed the streets of Wilmington at this
season of the year more clear Of filth or
in better condition. We do not attribute
this altogether to the fact that the streets
are now cleaned by contract ;but state the
fact nevertheless. We will however say
further that we never knew summer to
pass during which the cutters on Market
street were less offensive. In fact so far
as we have been able to notice the matter,
the streets have been in better condition
during the whole summer. and to this
writing in the fall, than we ever knew
them to be. If the contractor for clean
ing them can extract any encouragement
from this opinion he is welcome to it
Who has kept the streets in the condition
we find them is not so much our busi-
ness. We hope the contractor will make
money out of his present contract and be
able to secure the work for another year
when the contract expires. We believe
he will be able to do so too. The worst


season is nearly past; and the. winter
months will not require many men to do
the small amount of work necessary. If
the contractor is wise he will get street
sweeping machine and by its use save the
labor of many hands. We do not know
the contractor but be has undertaken the
work at lower rate than others, and we
believe in encouraging him to make his
undertaking profitable success. If we
are ever to have an economical city gov
ernment We shall have to secure 1t
through the contract system, and we can
see no sense in adopting the New York


Herald'S hobby of ridiculing and abusing
any contractor who may make an honest
effort to get the city work at very low rates.
Year: 1877

CORNELL VS.. PRESIDENT HAYES Pres
ident Hayes may be placed in q somewhat
similar position in which President John
son was held by the Senate, unless the Dem
Gratis come to his aid. This, the New York
Herald insists, the Democrats ought to do


1t comes to the following conclusion after a
long discussion of the situation "Under
the Tenure of Office law the Senate has the
whip hand of the President. The republi-


can Senators do not believe in the civil SER
vice order, and the reason why the Presi-
dent quails is because he fears that Cornell
would be reinstated If he should suspend
him merely for defying the order. In this
state of things 1t would be a masterpiece OF
strategy for the democrats 10 repeal the
Tenure of Office act. 1t is no progeny OF
theirs; they fought it when it was passed
merely to put fetters on Andrew johnson ;
they do not believe in it; its repeal would
confer upon the next Democratic President
freedom to remove as many of the republi-
can office-holders as he pleased. The repeal
would not be difficult in the present state OF
parties. 1t could easily be passed by the
democratic House, and the republican ma
jority in the Senate is so slender that II
would require the assistance of only four
our or five stauneh supporters OF the Presi.
dent to carry it through that body. The
Tenure of Office law once repealed Presi


dent Hayes would be free. He could carry
out his civil service order or any similar
order, and Senate OF his own party could
not thwsrt or obstruct him. II Congress
would at the same time repeal the four
years law, thereby leaving every officer
once confirmed by the Senate in secure pos.
session until the President found reasons
for removing him. it would be in the power
Of everv President who was so dispose5 m
secure an EOneSt and efficiet cl vii service -
Year: 1877

Polo, Ill, Aug. 3l.-The news OF the
death OF Brigham Young has created
great excitement here among the mem
bers OF the Reorganized Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
whose dislike OF the Prophet has al.
ways been intense, and freely express
ed. At first his disease was regarded
as natural taking OFF; but to-day it is
openly declared that


BRIGHAM COMMITTED SUICIDE


in consequence OF the troubles which
have been so closely pressing upon
him Those who know the man and
his surroundings declare that he had
the frmness to kill himself rather than
submit to loss of power. disgrace and,
perhaps, death at the hands OF exscu-
tioner. IL is said also that IL he had
taken poison IL never would be known.
The grounds npon which they base
their belief as 10 his self-destruction
are: First, that the United States
Government, since the death of Lee.
has been slowly but surely hedging
him in with evidence as % his criminal
completely ia the Mountain Meadow
massacre. and the death OF Lee left a
profound impression upon his mind
that he would eventually be sacrificed
to satisfy the hate of the Gentiles.
Second, the continual aud bitter at
tacks Of the New York Herald upon
himself and the Mormon religion af-
fected his hopefulness for his faith and
the succeis Of his people; for he saw,
or thought he understood, that il meant
extinction. Third, the constant en-
croachments and increase in numbers
of the Anti-Mormons, which meant the
certain annihilation Of his power, and,
lastly. the feeling that his mental
strength was giving way. All these
provocations are the bases upon which
rest the charge that Brigham Young
committed lsnicide. Doubters are
pointed to late violent exhibitions Of
temper in public places which were
made by Young, and which showed
the destruction Of his mental equili-
brium, and IL is asserted that his taking
of was not result OF cholera morbus or
any disease Of that character, but Of
poison. IL will never be known exact
ly how he died. for his church will
keep the manner Of his death a. close
IA secret as are kept the deaths Of fallen
Turkish officials Perhaps TO the rea.
sons already given ought to be added
one, a rumor, however, which declares
that secretly there was great deal of
distrust among the Mormons as 10 the
ability of Young 10 bring them out of
their present troubles, aud that faith
in their old leader was greatly impair
ed. Prominent Mormons here claim
q IL n l..
City. confirming the rumor that Brig
ham Young made way with himself and
that there will be radical revolution
in the Mormon Government. but that
there will be no desperation or weaken
ing. as is expected by the Geztiles.
Chicago Post.
Year: 1877

Only one engine was at work to-day
close by the remains OF the engine
which the fremen were obliged TO
abandon yesterday. Near by lay an
iron wheel, tires and few other relics
OF the new hose carriage abandoned
with the engine.
Year: 1877

The lack Of water yesterday was due
TO the small size Of the mains in the
neighborhood, which were laid in the
days Of hand-epgines, aud are only six
inches in diameter. This morning the
hydrants furnished only about five
pounds pressure apiece instead OF 20 or
25. Among the relics were remains Of
"A cart aud the blackened skeleton of
horse in the yard Of Hunts pickle fac
tory. The team was all ready 10 be
driven away at tho time the fire cut of
the means Of escape.
Year: 1877

Reports in regard TO loss Of lie by
the fire are AS conflicting to-day as they
were yesterday. Many persons still
believe that large number Of bodies
will finally be dug out Of the ruins Of
Hale's piano factory. Others believe
the loss Of life was comparatively slight
Among the latter is Capt Washburn,
who thinks the workmen in the upper
stories had time TO escape 10 the roof
of the new factory before the latter
took fire and got down its stairways TO
the street. He says that the old facto-
~ was burning for fifteen minutes be-
fore the new one. which adioined it,
and was Of equal height, was reached
10y the flames.
Year: 1877

The war correspondents Of the London papers
having exhausted the natural scenery, architecture and
social customs OF ROumana, turning their at
tenton agriculture. One Of them observes that the
soil il obviously very fertile and nearly every is
under cultivation The industry Of the peasanty is In
tense it pity that their plowing is not little deeper
The villages are embOwercd in white blossoming fruit
trees and the folk clean at least the outside OF the
platter by painting the exteriOrs Of their houses dazz
ing white pale, delicate blue. The fields which are
unnclosed, of huge size, and in couple OF
dozen teams in the traces, ponies leaders may
be seen blowing; in the next farreachng line Of SOW
ers moving forward abreast In open order. The more
Of the Priucipdties the clearly is IL
parent that il their finances In uusatisfac
condition IL from lack OF natural wealth aud fer
tilty Of production in tine soil
Year: 1877

IF0'I7'7Nf
The Times in a leading article, says: Mr..
Gladstone is prominently the Liberal leader or let
say with his opponents, the Radical leader All that
has the true and clear ring Of Liberalism in the country
an that may be counted upon to endure and have weight
in any future contest between the two great parties OF
the State, now attaches itself to his name"
Year: 1877

10 the lily SOhSeTSAhAhS SonuAhesSS'


AS the time will soon be at hand when
the Conservatives Of the city OF Richmond
will be called upon to express their prefer
ence at primary election for their choice
Of the many candidates who desire to be
honored with a seat in the Legislature, J.,
as q member OF the colored Conservative
party-a party which gave at the spring
election last year at least six hundred votes
in favor Of the Conservative candidates
beg leave to ask of the City Conservative
Committee the question, Are colored
Conservatives to be allowed to vote and ex-
press their choice at the primary election,
if one be held:"


I should be truly sorry to find that, after
all our eXertons in the past, we, as Con-
scrvatives (slthough colored), should be de-
barred by the party whose principles we
profess to revere, and on whose future Sue
cess we feel that the welfare OF both the
white and colored race depends, as it Is the
ONLY party from which We can hope or en-
pect a liberal and just government, and one
which will give due regard to the interest
both OF white and colored-that we should
not be allowed to express our opinions IN
the primary election by voting for the Con-
seryatives OF our choice, with the full I'M
derstanding that we shall be bound by the
result Of such primary election, and pledg.
ing ourselves to support the nominees on
whom the mantle may fall. 1 am desirous
Of having this question answered. for the
reason that one of the leading city papers, in
its issue of the 9th June, 1877. in answer to
nv letter Of the 26th June, 1877, declared
that it was not practical question in the
gubernatorial primary election, but that it
would be when the Conservatives were
called upon to express their preference for
representatives from the city to the Legisla-
ture. Respectfully,


GILES B. JACKSON (colored).
Year: 1877

ANOTHER MILITARY COMPASY.-They young
men of Church Hill have become smitten
with the military fever, and are in process
Of getting up a new volunteer company.
Some splenddimaterial exists on the Hill.
1t is intended so to restrict the membership
that the company shall be tirst-class in all
respects: Already near forty names are on
the list, and it is expected in short time
that the number will be doubled. Whether
the company will constitute an independent
organization or attach itself to the First
Virginia regiment has not been deter
mined. 1t is, however, in contemplation to
tender the command to a late line officer OF
the regiment, whose name is q guarantee
that the company will amply meet every
soldierly requirement.
Year: 1877

The following table shows the reading
Of the thermometer for the month OF
August, 1877, from observations taken at
sunrise each day also the minimum and
maximum state OF the thermometer; also
the condition OF the weather. The obser-
vatlons were taken at an elevated posi-
ton in the eastern portion OF the city, and
from three iustruments-ene filled with al
cohol, the others with mereury-and each
marking the same, or very nearly so, there
scarcely ever being more than the difference
OF degree between them: -
Year: 1877

CITY TAxEs.-To-day the City Collector
with his deputies, will be ready to call or
all those who owe city taxes and have mol
completed the payment OF the first hall
thereof. Parties interested had just as vel
be making preparations to liquidate, as fol
want of time it will be impossible for more
than one official call to be made.
Year: 1877

BRIEF ITEMs.-This Is month in which
both the letter "r" and oysters appear.
City restaurants have been dealing in the
latter for some time.


The grass on the Capitol Square is giving
signs Of mortal dissolution which no amount
OF water will revive.
Year: 1877

George Case, constable, few days
ago was away from the house ut work on
the farm, and the mother had stepped
out If the house for short time, lcav-
ing little girl of eighteen months
alone. Hearing the child laughing IN
great apparent glee, she looked IN and
was horrifed to see it striking at large
masasaugua, or marsh rattlesnake, and
when it would make q lunge to bite, the
child would laugh, supposing it play. A
pet cat was between the child and the
snake, using all its strength by rubbing
against it to keep it out of danger. 1t is
the opinion of the parents that they are
indebted to the cat for their childs life.
The mother seized the child and placed
it in the middle of the highest bed in the
house; then she, all unmindful that she
had lain off her shoes, seized kettle of
hot water and commenced pouring it
upon him. This brave little barefoot
woman, near enough to a four-foot rat
tlesnake to pour hot water on him,
poured it on the reptile till he made q
lunge to bite, when she screamed, drop.
ped the kettle, and ran. By this time
MIR. G., who had been called, got to the
house. By tearing up the floor he sue
ceeded in pushing the snake out with a
pitchfork. His snakeship was found in
a very demoralized condition, being half
cooked and entirely blinded by the hot
water, trying to bite with mouth all
knocked askew by the falling kettle.
After he was despatched and the rattles
secured they were found to number sew
enteen, and some of them gone at that,
showing him to be old enough to vote.
Year: 1877

Assurance and intrepidity, under the
white banner of seeming modesty, clear
the way to merit that would otherwise
be discourag by difficulties.


No company is far preferable to bad,
because we are much more apt to catch
tile vices of others than their virtues,
as dise'.se is far more contagious than
health.


For the honest people relations in.
crease with the years. For the vicious
inconveniences increase. Inconsistency
is the defect of vice; the influence of
habit is one of the qualities of virtue.


No man is defeated without some re-
sentiment, which will be continued with
obstinacy while he believes himself IN
the right, and asserted with bitterness if
even to his own conscience he is detect.
ed in the wrong.


It appears to be among the laws of ma.
ture that the mighty of intellect should
be pursued and cooped by the little, MS
the solitary flight of one little bird is fol.
lowed by the twittering petulance Of
many smaller.


There is nothing more to be esteemed
than q manly frmness and decision of
character. I like person who knows
his mind and sticks to it; who sees at once
what is to be done in given circum-
stances and does it.


If this life is unhappy. it is burden
to us, which is difficult to bear; if it is in
every respect happy it is dreadful to be
deprived of it; go that in either case the
result is the same, for we must exi st in
anxiety and apprehension.
Year: 1877

As an instance of what hot temper
and rash action csn accomplish to ruin
life, an affair that occurred at Sharon,
Pa, is one of the best illustrations. A
young lady, Miss Kate McGilvery, was
out driving alone, and when on State
street she desired to get ahead OF
wagon. She called out to the driver to
turn aside so that she could pass. He
was deaf, infrm old man, named Bell,
and at first did not hear what she said,
but after a second or third call did as re-
ouested. misunderstanding Mr.. Bells
delay, the young lady on her arrival at
home told her father that the old man
had tried to frighten her horse. MIR.
McGilvery is very impetuous, and this
made him SO angry that he started down
town to find Mr.. Bell. He met him in
front of store, and, without warning,
knocked him through the window, cut
ting his head badly though not seriously.
MIR. Bell was removed to his residence,
and his son Richard was SO maddened
by his fathers condition that he de-
termined to punish his assailant. He
found him in front of the very stefe
where the first assault had been made,
and picking up two-pound brass
weight he hurled it at Mr.. McGilvery's
head, fracturipg the skull. The wounded
man died in a few hours. Miss Kate,
the innocent cause of all the trouble,
has lost her reason, and is now raving
maniac, though her physician has slight
hopes that she may recover from the
shock. Young Bell was taken in GUS
tnl1,
Year: 1877

A great deal of harm is done through
forgetfulness. A little thoughtfulness
and care with respect to others would
often save them from a great deal of
suffering, and aid them in their work. A
man is discouraged in consequence Of
the difficulties he meets with. An en-
couraging word may be all that is neces-
sary to revive his energies, and to cause
him to persevere. That word were
easily spoken. There are those who are
perfectly willing to speak it, but they do
not think Of it. They are busy with


their own work. The discouraged one
sinks into deeper dependency, not
through their heartlessness, but their
want of thoughtfulness. A young man
is exposed to temptation. He is about
to take q step from which a little i'll
fuence of the right kind will save him.


The ere are numbers among his acquaint-
ances who could exert that influence.


But they do not see his danger, or are so
busy that they must leave him to the
care of his other friends. He takes the
step. and it leads to his ruin. A little
effort rightly put forth would have saved
Year: 1877

let the breeze from the surf bring back
your spirits"
81 hate the sea" she said; "the ght
and sound of it will accuse and accurse
me so long as 1 shall live" -.
He kissed her, and, arm in arm, they
went forth, crossing Wild Rose Clltf on
the farther side, and strolling up the
beach toward where fishers hut and a
ruinous penthouse arose in dark Jag
ged mass against the blue-green waves,
with their fringe of foamy surf.


"What a picturesque picture" Oh.
served Ralph, pointing toward the spot
where on the sand in the foreground
they saw boat drawn up and overturn-
ed, and setting upon it q petite form, n
scarlet shawl draped about her shoulders,
her dark hair flying in the wind and q
lover reclining at her feet.
"Why, love, isn't she your maid,
Ninon ?" asked Ralph, giving Camilla
his glass.


The fair woman gazed through h it with
eyes wild with eagerness.


ut is she, indeed" she cried; "and
that is Antoine Chariot with her. He is
saved. Oh, my Ralph, once more I can
look in your dear face"


Impatient with their hearts and foot
steps as they traversed the silvery space
of distance between them and the two
who seemed too happy to hear or care for
their coming.


Presently Ninon looked up, her pretty,
infantile face radiant as star.


80, monsieur! O., dear madame y
she calculated. (" It was the old fisher
man who swan into the sea and brought
out my Antoine. And oh, my madame,
he loves me-he does, indeed. It was all
mistake about his not caring for me in
France. We are to be married now. Are
you glad, madame p


Ninon's volubility ended in whisper
that Camilla only heard.


"I am very glad, Ninon," she an
swered.


But she was thankfully, reverently
happy, when she learned tnat Antoine
Chariot had not Intentionally flung him
self into the sea. In his passionate
haste he had caught his foot in trailing
vine, and accidentally fallen over the
cliff.


In few weeks Camilla lost her maid /;
for Ninon sailed back to her own bonny
France with her Observation-Disclosures Char
lot.


And Camilla and Ralph Kenwick, in
all the joyous, peaceful welded love that
came to them in after days, never forgot
the trouble and romance ended SO hap
PLY by the Summer Sea.
Year: 1877

Roswell G. Peck, aged sixty-two, who
has Just died at East Haddam, Mass,
had a checkered career. He was at one
time connected with New York bank,
by whose failure many of his townsmen
suffered, and then he established and
was proprietor of the Granite bank.
Soon after the failure of this enterprise
he became an inmate of the almshouse.
One day he went to New York, and came
home few days later the owner of the
largest and best farm in town. This he
managed extravagantly, and reverses and
litigation soon took it out of his hands.
When he died he was about to go once
more to the almshouse.
Year: 1877

A shocking disaster occurred recently
in a coal mine at Wheatland, Pa, by
which seven men were suffocated and a
number seriously injured. The coal
from the Brookfeld mine is hauled out
by locomotive engine. On the morn
ing of the disaster the managers OF the
mine ordered anthracite coal to be burn
ed in the engine furnace instead of soft
coal, which had been heretofore used:
About eleven o'clock the engine passed
into the mine slope. After being in a