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Year: 1879

He had broken his promise to marry
the girl, and her father wanted a money
consideration to help heal a wounded
heart. The young man said he would
considers a reasonable proposition. "Well
then" said the irate father, who was
seeking justice for his daughter young
man, how does a dollar and a half
strike you ?'-TtTner Fails Reporter.
Year: 1879

THANK God for free gospel p' said
an old church member, suddenly car
ried away by the eloquence Of the
preacher. "Five and twenty years 1
have been a church member, and it has
not cost me as many eOppers.' May
the Lord forgive your stingy soul ~ said
the preacher.
Year: 1879

puished guest. When General Grant and suite
left the Mkado's palace they were accompanied
by the entire Cabinet and all the foreign Minis
ters. Troops lined the way to the station, and
as the steamer passed. out of the harbor salutes
thundered from every battery and from all the
vessels in the bay.


On the voyage hither the General passed the
Sime in reading, occasionally joining briefly in
social conversation with his fellow passengers
He informed the committee that he was in their
hands as far as the reception was concerned,
and that in regard to his stay OH the coast and
his future movements he had no programme,
and would not decide until he got ashore and
had time to examine letters he expected to re-
ccive on landing.


Young Ulysses who accompanied the Recep-
ton Committee, was greeted by his father and
mother after his long separation from them
with the warmest affection, the General espe-
cially keeping his son by his side and talking
to him whenever others would allow him the
opportunity.


THE pIsEMBARKATION-
When the vessel arrived opposite Oakland
wharf the party badc good by to their fellow pas
sengers, Mrs. Grant turning back after she had
reached the gang plank to say farewell to some
lady acquaintances on board who had been in
another part Of the ship when the party started.
Some delay in making the transfer from the City
.of Toxic to.the ferry steamer was occasioned by
the absence of proper gang planks, but Mrs.
Grant declined to keep them waiting, and
walked across the interval between the two
vessels on o singl narrow plank. She exhibited
in all her intercourse with those who came to
meet her and those she parted with the same
simplicity of manner and kindly consideration
that has marked her character since first she
came prominently before the world.
Year: 1879

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept 21, 1879.


The scene within the immense court of the
Palace Hotel last night when General Grant ar
rived was of surprising beauty. Electric lights
aud 800 gus jets lit up the vast interior with
brilliant glow, aud the dense throngs that
packed the court and filled the spacious bal
comics and corridors surged to and fro in
anxious expectancy of the coming guest whom
the packed streets had detained.


At ten o'clock the wide doors were thrown
open and barouche containing General Grant
was driven within the building. He Immediately
dismountcd, and crowding his way through tho
packed mass of human beings was hurried to his
room. As he alighted, Nine. Fabbri and chorus
of 500 voices opened from OF the balconies
with an ode of welcome.


The crowd rushed after General Grant when
he dsrnonnted, leaving the singers for Il mo-
ment almost without an audience, but being
stopped in their mad chase by force OF police
who blocked the way, they returned to the
court, being reassured by the announcement
that the General would appear ON one of the
balconies after he had time to take off his over
coat.


SALUTE ON THE SAND LOTS.


AS soon as the review was finished and the
various divisions had disbanded the soldiers
Year: 1879

not claim that they were loyal accord
ing to the Interpretation Of the Repuo-
licans, but after Democratic fashion,
that is, that they were opposed to the
war, that peace might have been main
tanned by letting the South alone, that
concessions might have been made TO
the South upon the basis Of Offering


more protection to slavery, which the
South wanted to make the corner stone


of the Republic, and in many other


details which the Republicans stubborn
| ly persisted in calling disloyalty, and


the Democrats loyalty. The only dill


ference between Mr.. Bayard and the


Republicans during the war was, that


the former when he addressed any


public assemblage, it was always IN the


interests Of peace at any price and


against war on any terms.


He always showed his loyalty by re-


ioicing over rebel victories, and was


sad when the Union armies were sue


cessful, The defeat of Lee at Gettys-


burg, was an occasion Of supreme sor-


row to this loyal Delaware Senator, and


the day that Lee delivered up his sword


to General Grant at Appomattox was


the saddest of his life. The reason that


Republicans do not quite understand


Mr.. Bayard's loyalty during the war il
lonly because the latter happened tt
lhave a different way of saving thu
Union. While the loyal people Of thu
North thought Lincoln's plan the best
Bavard preferred Ben Hills plan, witt
has lately proclaimed himself as typ
of the true Union men who would hav'
saved the nation from war had the Re
publicaps only stepped out of the wa.
and allowed him TO carry out his plan
Mr.. Bayard is too honest man to CLAIM
LOYALTY for the Democratic party of Del
aware according to the Republican IN
I terr relation of the word loyalty, bu
:, what he meant must have been tina
: they were loyal to their political opin
ions, whatever they may have been
D This was Mr.. Bayard's kind of loyalt.
Y and the loyalty of those for whom h
: speaks, but not the kind that triumph
: ed in the end, and to which Mr.. Bayar
is a stranger.
Year: 1879

TIE "Gazette" is wonderfully tickled


over what it consioels the scoring tha
senator Blaine got on Monday from
Senator Bayard for daring to insinuate
that the latter's father was not as
loyal as lie might have beea during the
war. According to tile "Gazette,' u
Blaine got a terrible "sitting down,
and it will be a long time before he
will venture to allude so disparagirgl ly
to Delaware Senator again. If this
little episode so pleases our neighbor he
is welcome to all the comfort he can ex-
tract out of it. We publish synopsis
of the running debate elsewhere in the
Republican, that our readers can read
it and Judge for themselves.
Year: 1879

We HAVE frequently been importu-


ed to publish more communications
about the butcher Watson Bryant affair
but we have as invariably declined.
The people have had enough of the
scandal. They are sick OF it. Let Mr..
Butcher come home and look afrer his
poor neglected family and deserted wife
and then We may have more to say as
the case may justify. For the present
We would say, let those whom the peo.
pie know and in whom they have con.
Year: 1879

The police are relentlrssly engaged
IN penning all COWS, horses and other
stock running at large in the streets.
Yesterday there were six cows and
three horses brought in, and this morn.
ing five COWS have been captured.-
Those owning cattle should be careful,
as the Mayor is determined to break up
the practice of turning animals out to
rove upon the lets and the streets OF
the city.
Year: 1879

back. The flesh was actually cooked to
depth of two inches, and for over two
years tho dogs used to scent cooked
meat when l walked out, and follow me
by dozens. Five surgeons tainted away
In heap at the sight of my left shoul-
dor. and the only man l could get to
dress my back was butcher under
sentence Of DEATH"


ut must have been terrible. How
did you come out Of the calm ?"


"Well, while l was squirming in the
water Il white squGll struck the schoon-
er and dowd she went. 1t was all over
in minute, and air and water were
hotter than ever. l struck out for the
Canada shore, over hundred miles
away, knowing that it was sink or
swim, but Ia half an hour was safe. "


"Picked up?"


"Well, no." replied the captain, US
he scratched his leg, "I struck an Ice
berg and climbed up into cave near
the top! l tell you 1t was a grateful
change to me, and that's one reason
cannot sec hunk Of ice and a lemon
without feeling grateful to the man
who invented both-with very little
gin In mine, If you please"
Year: 1879

The first tour OF guard duty at West
Point was PERFORMED by the late Major
General II. w. Sherman, on one of the
most terrible nights l ever witnessed.
a storm of wind and rain arose soon af-
ter nightfall and ragged during the
greater part of the night with unabated
fury, while frequent flashes of light.
ming disclosed the old forts and other
picturesque surroundings Of tho point
only to render it moro appalling. Add
to this frequent peals of thunder echo
Ing among the surrounding peaks as II
the world was coming to an end, and
you can form some idea of the scene
that comes up so vividly to my men,
ory after the lapse Of nearly half cen
tury. In the midst Of this terrible war
Of the elements it occurred to three OF
our cadets-one of them, perhaps, the
corporal of the >guard-that this would
be Il favorable time to test the metal Of
the young "pleb" from Newport. /
l shall never forget Sherman's aprear-
ance as he entered our tent the next
morning, his gun cut and SCARED in
various places, his clothes wet and
dripping and covered with mud.
Whithorn (also from Newport) and
myself eagerly inquired for the cause
of his plight, and were informed that
there were three men or devils-he did
not know nor care which-Aad ap-
preached his post In the midst of the
storm, covered with "white Sheets"
AID endeavored to pass without giving
the countersign. One of them, armed
with a musket and fixed bayonet, at
tempted to force his way; "but," said
he, stood my ground, and would have
run HIM through, but for his superior
skill in using the weapon" AS soon as
the young trio found that young Sher-
man meant business, they disappeared
under The cover of the darkness, lcay-
ing him master Of the situation, and l
doubt not, have kept their defeat to
this day a profound secret. The Incl
dent, however, Is too good to be lost,
and now put it OH record because l
am probably the only living man, Whit
horn having died early, that knows
anything about it; and also because it
gave unmistakable promise Of the
brilliant career now part Of our ma
tional history.
Year: 1879

These strange birds statked at the
head Of the procession of domestic ami
mails and appeared to DO on most ex-
cellent terms with all Of them. Occas-
ionally one would devtate to tho right
or left OF tho track to peck a mouthful
OF grass, but as soon as the drover
would leave the road and shout at 1t, 1t
woul'i Immediately fall into its proper
place and march forward with the ut
most demure gravity, as if to be guilty
OF an infringement Of rules was the last
thing 1t would think Of. Ostriches al
ways have an intensely stupid look, but
they are not nearly such fools as the
uninitiated would take them for; and
although the most timid creatures on
the earth when in a state Of nature, In
captivity or when domesticated, they
are bold and dangerous, more especially
the males. Horse or rider indiscrimi-
nately they will attack, walking up to
the OBJECT OF their indignation with a
quiet, measured stride, never evincing
Tor moment the slightest evidence Of
hostility-in fact, looking such fools
that no one would imagine them cana
ole of inimical ideas--when, with a
quick movement, done with great
strength and velocity, they raise their
loot and strike forward, the edges of
the toes being 80 sharp that they will
cut your clothes the whole length of the
stroke. AS they are too valuable to be
knocked on the head, perhaps you turn
TO run from them, but their speed is
such that an attempt thus to elude them
Is useless. The onl, plan then to be
pursued is to throw your self Gown and
lie still on your face or back. They
cannot kick you in til. o positions. but
they will jump Oh you and Irample all
over you. While this operation is going
on you may give vent to your feelings
and satisfy your self esteem by bestow-
ing upon them few reminders that
two can play the same game.
Year: 1879

Swinging in a hammock is the very


luxury Of repOse. II is restful, just to


think Of it; and to pass by clump of
! shade trees, or Il vine curtained veran-


da, and watch the lazy swing Of one of


these aerial couches without envy is an


example Of virtue that Is not often


vouchsafed to one with generous capac-


ity for resting. The general idea is


that hammocks are only for the wealthy,


the "stylish," or professional time


killers. 1t is a great mistake. Every


well-to- -do-farmer-every owner oil a
coy village home-eycry member Of a
stay -at-home club who commands a
spot big enough to swing one-shonld


have hammock. A very good one
may be bought for $l.50 to 81, or as
much higher as you choose TO CO. 1t
should be lung where there is a good
afternoon shade, and, If intended in
part for children's use, so low that
small children can get into 1t by
the aid of box or low stool, and over
soft ground. so that the numerous tum-
bles that are probable will be harmless.
If no other place is available, it may be
hung between the pillars of shady
veranda, place we'll enough for the
older people who use 1t, but undesira-
bic for children, Oh account Of the lack
of soft turf, as we'll as for the noise
which accompanies It's use by the
youngsters. When children only are
TO use the hammock the manner of
hanging is not important, but if pro-
vided for the use of grown persons 1t
should then be 80 suspended that the
head will always be considerably higher
than the feet, and much. Of the comfort
of one who uses 1t depends upon a
proper observance of the fact. If you
have no more suitable place, suspend it
from the columns or veranda. The
hook which supports the head end
should be six and quarter feet from
the floor, and that for the foot end three
aud three quarters feet, and these pre-
portions should be observed wherever
1t may be hung, to secure the most de-
sirable curve for the ease Of the Occu-
pant. Another point to be observed;
the head end should be fastened to the
hook by rope less than a foot long
just enough to properly attach 1t, while
at the foot Is rope four and one-half
feet long. Thisigiyes the greatest free
dom for swinging the Liver part of the
body. while the head moves but little.
This Is point which cannot be OBJ
served In hammock for children, who
think more ofit as swing than as
place for. comfortable repose. When
trees serve for supports, ample provls-
ion should be made to prevent injury
to the bark, by means of stout canvas or
heavy bagging between the ropes to
which 1t Is suspended and the bark.
If the hanging be 80 arranged that the
hammock can be taken in during long
storms 1t will last much longer.
Year: 1879

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-The decis-
ion of the United States Supreme Court
yesterday in the case Of Morris Ranger
vs.. the city of New Orleans is the sub
ject of CONVEX sation in financial and busi-
hess circles to-day. The amount in
volved in this case Is but little more
than one hundred thousand dollars, but
the fact that other bolders of city bonds
will now seek the same remedy occa-
sions uneAsiness. The Times says that
in securing mandamus Ranger and
others have by no means got their money
and the probabilities are that they will
follow road full of difficulties before
they reach it, they reach IL all. The
city will, of course, obey the mandamus
and levy tax, but there is no power
that can compel taxpayers to pay it, and
it is very certain that the city authori-
ties will not be very eager to enforce its
collection.


The Picayune says: "The tendency to
enforce contracts may now be taken as
the et.led policy of the courts, and we
may as well prepare for its application
in all cases affected by the same princi-
nlpu
Year: 1879

more hurried advance, lightly and scantily we
laid the earth upon their manly bosoms but
the tender watchfulness of the nation gath
cred them in these beautiful and silent camps
of the dead, and we come to hang our fowery
tributes of affection, pure as Cur love, and
rich as our gratitude, upon the ridges of ''the
low green tent, whose curtain never outward
swings." Never, at least, until the reveille
of the resurrection morn shall muster US all
in review before our Great Commander in
the shadowy land of the hereafter.
Year: 1879

Different Views on the silver question


New YORK, June 14.-The Tribune to-day
prints letter from Thurlow Weed on the
silver question. He believes great change
has taken place in public sentiment on this
subject, and asserts that resumption could not
have been accomplished except for the silver
bill. lie says: marvel that no one of the
prominent men in Washington credited with
presidential aspirations have not discovered
that by increasing the purchasing power of
silver and thereby Fastening our return to
national prosperity they would render service
to the country which would be gratefully ap-
preciated and abundantly rewarded.


The Tribune also prints the letter Of A.
Williamson, which it commends to careful
attention, as the utterance of one of the most
conspicuous of English agitators for the re-
vival of the double standard in Great Britain
Williamson says, regarding the recent rise in
silver, that the relative production of the two
metals has nothing to do with it. Monetary
legislation, or the prospect of it, may have
caused the rise, but nothing except interna-
tional accord can now render silver money
internationally serviceable. 1t is quite posi-
ble that there may be ere long further devel-
opment of the gold and silver production in
this country. Many are expecting new lodes
in the Comstock mines at a great depth.
From all that can learn there may be con-
siderable development of the mining indus
try and production in Colorado and also in
Arizona very shortly. But such contingen-
cies have nothing to do with the question as
the necessity or otherwise for the continued
international use of both gold and silver as
money. If the world answers that question
in the affirmative, it must then proceed on
the lines of establishing fixed ratio between
the two, irrespective of problematical varia-
tions and vicissitudes of mining industries
and production.
Year: 1879

New YORK, June 14.-A Washington
special to an evening paper says: Senator
Eaton informs your correspondent that be
believes Bayard will withdraw his resignation
and that, too, without having sacrificed the
position taken by him.


1t is not believed that the silverites will
gain their point and succeed in getting the
Warner bill reported to the Senate at the
present session. They are making vigorous
fight to accomplish their purposs, but will
fail unless some of the honest money Demo
Gratis go back on previous votes, and now
vote to discharge the Finance Committee
from further consideration of the bill.


Another Washington special says: The
committee, consisting of Senators Thurman.
Garland and Mcdonald, appointed by the
Democratic caucus yesterday to consider
Coke's resolution to take the Warner silver
bill from the Committee on Finance and pass
it, will recommend, not later than Monday,
that the bill be placed on the calendar. but
not acted on this session. Bayard would, If
any other decision be arrived at by the CON-
mttee, resign his place as chairman, and
Herman would follow his example, so that
the caucus is starting compromise saving
Bayard and defeating the Warner silver bill.
Year: 1879

There are several men yet who believe
that the world is fiat.


II revived host of old memories in our
mind, yesterday, to hear man speak of
the benefits of blue glass.


What strange fatality is that which causes
fellow to invariably sit opposite his pros
pective father-in-aw at Church We'd feel
grateful if some prominent Psychologist
would throw a little light upon this matter.


The Baptist minister of Deadwood ac-
companies the contribution box as it is
being handed around, with loaded revol-
yer, and it would cause old spurgeon to
grin clear round to the back of his neck,
to see how the hardened old sinners shell
out.


Solomon and David were nice old fellows
and stirred up some right interesting music
in their day, but we fancy they would have
wilted and hung up their harps if they
could have witnessed a represen Of
Pinafore.


Herman, of the Okolona States, is SO very
unhandsome that his friends are advising
him to emigrate to the old world and en-
gage in the business of pearl-diving, SO that
his features may be hidden for periods, at
least, from the eyes of his suffering fellow
men.


The first branch of science which man
begins to study after slipping down on the
pavement, is Astronomy and If he is an
enterprising man, he generally counts and
locates more heavenly bodies in minute
than old Tice or Porter ever dreamed of.


"Look not upon the wine when it is red, /"
it costs too much money; but you may
borrow fifty cents and buy half gallon of
cheap whisky and get drunk as dog.


A medium sized girl and small croquet
mallet can cause more real old fashioned
misery than fifty Gatling guns and whole
barrel of powder.


Everybody at Service last Sabbath, didn't
know why certain prominent deacon
jumped up in the middle of the sermon,
and, uttering an unearthly yell, and clap
ping his hands to his leg, broke for home
i'll locomotive style; but after the deacon
had reached home and had shed few gar
mehts, he fully understood the reason-a
very small mouse had wickodly crept up
his pantaloons.


Some boys are born smart, some achieve
smartness and others have smartness thrust
upon them--with the heavy end of hicko-
ry fernle in the hands of their teacher.


Did you ever happen to notice that the
bov who has such an awful headache In the
morning that he can't lift stick OF tlre-
wood, is the identical one that sits on the
front seat at the circus i'll the evening, and
laughs louder and longer than any one else
present?


We'd rather crawl into an empty sugar
hoqshead and moan out our dleary exist
ence than to board at the Palmer IL ouse for
three days, with Herman and Buchanan, OF
the States and Sentinel.
VALENTINE VoX.
Year: 1879

We understand that the oolored brethren
of Yazeo have notified the white so-cailed
Greenbackers and Independents and What
nots of Kinds, that it is not necessary FOL
them to take on any more about white
Democratic bulldozers in that county
They (the oolored brethren) have taken the
whole matter into their own hands. They
make it matter of color, and if they find
colored man, the density of whose head
is SO intense as to make him proper sub
ieot for the self styled roformers, they take
him out and hang him as too ignorant to
live. They think tho time has come tc
look to the future of their race, and
if negro is found who is SO immense
ly thick-skulled as to put any faith in the
modern disorganizers, they think he ought
to be removed and all danger of further
propagation of his blood averted.
Year: 1879

1t is related of joaquin Murieta, the
famous bandit chief, that the day after
one of his most daring exploits he rode
up to saloon in mining camp, went
in and drank with the crowd and heard
his own story told over and over by the
excited throng, and what they would do
if they ever met him. lie asked if they
had ever seen him. None of them had,
but they could all describe the ''mur-
dering grcaser," and would be glad to
meet him the sooner the better.
Joaquin then ordered drink, went to
the door and mounted his horse, rodo
up to the bar, leaned down and took
the glass, drank to the crowd, tossed
tho glass on the floor, and quick as
lightning, drew his revolver, dashed
his spurs into his horse and shouted
back at them: "CarTajo Amencano!
Here is Joaquin Muietal' And before
the bewildcrcl miners had collected
their senses was out Of sight.
Year: 1879

Are the champion paper manufacturers and
dealers of the West, and their trade Is
rapidly extending all oyer the South and
West. In St. Louis, their sales~rooms ana
office are located in the Chamber of Com
meroe, where they seem to have two or
three acres of the ground floor covered
with paper, of all sizes, qualities and
tints--a wilderness of paper that makes a
man feel exceedingly small who runs
weekly journal with an edition OF less 'n"i
three thousand,