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Year: 1878

A singular circumstances occurred in
Portland, Me-, a few days ago, which
can be accounted for on no other theory
than that the person who committed
the assault was insane. A well-appear-
ing man passing through Washington
street stopped and entered into conver-
sation with o boy about thirteen years
old. Finally the mau told the boy that
he owned nice farm just beyond the
Marine Hospital, and if he wished he
would give him chance to work on it.
The boy finally consented, and they
started on foot. When they had reached
a spot near the barn where Williams
was murdered, they took to the fields
Going a short distance the man sud.
denly turned upon the boy, and without
a word struck him severe blow knock.
ing him down. The little fellow got up
and attempted to run, when he was again
knocked down, and still a third time,
when the man grabbed the boy and
bit him severely four or FIVE times on
the cheeks, bit one ear nearly off and
set his toeth firmly into the child's nose.
Just then two men of the Marine Hos
pitable saw the proceedings and started
for the man, but he succeed in making
his escape. The little fellow, besides
being badly bitten, was nearly fright
ened to death, All efforts to discover
the inhuman masticator have so far
failed.
Year: 1878

Across the Chesapeake, during the
war, the canoes, in stormy and moonless
nights, darted. The Federal cutters
watched the Bay. The daring block
sde.runner waited for murky weather,
and tempestuous pea. and then shot
out into the wide and foaming waters
with tiny oompasshid in his slender
boat, too cramped to carry well a single
man and the Confederate mail bag. A
match was struck and the light hugged
in by hat when ho wishedito see the
needle. So from every creek, of pitch
dark and uuruly nights, the brave fell
lows ventured over thirty miles Of boil.
iug surge. The Federals never dreamed
ofsuch hazards and pluck, and so kept
safe under the shore out Of the storm.
There are number of men in this Sec
tion who regularly crossed the Bay in
angry weather, who now would count
it madness for the largest vessels to go
out in such fearful gales and rain.
Peace has made them now weak as a
woman.
Year: 1878

Near by is the Cape Charles Light.
house, with revolving lenses of great
power. Out in the ocean for twenty
miles the blaze from the light darts
over the seq like an electric flash. The
column on which the light stands is one
hundred and sixty feet, built of stone
ard brick. In storm the top sways
three feet The huge lamp is kindled
at sunset, and put out at sunrise. In
driving sleet or snow the watchmen
stand out il the roaring, freezing, mid
night storm, above furious waves, and
brush the fakes Of ice from the lens,
for fear some mariner on the troubled
sea miss by dimmed light his route,
and 20 on the breakers.
Year: 1878

An English paper says: In proof Of
the dislike pointer will show to bad
shot, Mr.. Jesse adduces the following
anecdote, given on relinble authority
A gentleman, on his requesting the loan
of a pointer dog from a friend, was in
formed by him that the dog would be.
have very we'll so long as he could kill
his birds, but if he frequently missed
fire it would run home and leave him;
The dog was sent, and the following day
fixed for trial; but unfortunately his
new master was remarkably bad shot
Bird after bird rose and was fred at
but still pursued its flight untouched
till at last the pointer became careless
and often missed his game. AS il
seemingly willing, however, to give one
chance more, he made dead stop at
fern bush, with his nose pointed down
ward, tho foot bent, and his tail straight
and steady. In this position he re-
mained firm until the sportsman waf
close to him with both barrels cooked
then, moving steadily forward for few
PAGES, be at last stood still near bunch
of heather, the tail expressing the
anxiety of the mind, by moving regu
larly backward and forward. At last
sprang out fine old blackjack. Bang
bang went both barrels, but the bird
escaped unhurt. The patience of the
dog was now quite exhausted, and in
stead of dropping to charge, be turned
boldly around, placed bis tail between
his legs, gave one grovl, long and loud
and set off as fast as he could for hi
own home.
Year: 1878

There are footprints that all may see
more plainly than those of the great and
heroic men whose names and deeds will
live forever. Footprints in mothers
memory. Footprints that mark only q
short path over fresh green grass and
tender flowers that have been crushed
By tho little weight.


Only little CLEAN Of light, lent us
from Heaven for a while, in a sweet
child's face. Only a prattling voice
more tuneful than the songs of birds,
and fresher than the waters Of the brook
that glides through banks of perfume
laden flowers. Then the footprints are
lost to us, for plying white>robed angels
have lifted the bright buds of humanity
and borne them home again ere the
breath of sin has touched and blighted
them. ...


Who amongst US has not known the
priceless blessing Of a baby's love?


Who has not been thrilled through
and through by the trustful wonder
haunted eyes that grew into our heart
as the pure and best part Of them
Whose faith and innocence will eve
remain fixed within our souls, undyinl
and forgotten.


And then, alas I! the light goes out o
our lives, the tiny spirit passes back t
God who had imprisoned it here but TO
moment, that it might become az un
conscious guide to that divine grac
which tells us except ye be as littl
child, ye cannot enter the kingdom o
! Heaven.
Year: 1878

A young fellow in San Francisco
suddenly snatched a kiss from a lady
friend, and excused himself by saying
that it was sort of temporary insanity
that now and then came upon him.
When he arose to take bis leave the
pitying damsel said to him: eff you
over feel any more such fits coming on,
you had better come right here, where
your infrmity is known, and We will
take care of you.
Year: 1878

Mr.. HENDRICKS laid out tho late
campaign in Indiana, which was so sue
cessful. In the canvass, which is de-
scribed as the most thorough ever
organized, young men were largely
enlisted. A correspondent says: "Gov'
Hendricks, who suggested the infusion
of young blood into the conduct of the
campaign two years ago, did not neglect
10 inspire it with fresh life this year In
his composition there is an uncommon
sympathy for young men. 1t is as il
in the loss of his only son be had adopted
the youth of Indiana, for his devotion
and is not confined to the young men Of
his party"
Year: 1878

The undersigned respectfully informs his
friends and the public generally that ne
may still be found at his shop, one 1907
west of the postoffice, where he is prepared
to execute promptly and in the most stylish
and durable manner all jobs that may be
siyen him. He will also make or repair
harness. or in fact anything else in his
line. He only solicits call.


~ ISAAC YOUNG.
Year: 1878

The consideration of the Bland Silver
bill will be resumed tomorrow in the
Senate ard continued from day to day
until disposed of.


Senator Bayard intends to make an
earnest speech against the bill, and will
probably obtain the floor tomorrow. An
effort will be made to commence voting
ON the proposed amendments about
Thursday, and many Senators believe
the bill will be disposed Of before the
close of the present week. Senator Bay
ard is of opinion that the Senate may
commence to vote on the amendments on
Wednesday.
Year: 1878

The course of the welliest river
Ends in the great gray sea-
The acorn, for ever and ever,


Suives upward to the tree.
The rainbow, the sky adornng,
shines promise through the storm;
The glimmer OF coming morning
Through midnight gloom will form.
BY time all knots are riven,
Complex although they be,
And peace will at last be given,
Dear, both to you and me.
Then, though the path may be dreary,
Look onward to the goal;
Though the heart and head be weary,
Let faith inspire the soul.
Seek the right, though the wrong be tempting
Speak truth at any cost;
Vain is all weak excmptng
When once the gem is lost.
Let strong hand and keen eye be ready
Forplan and ambushed foes
Thought earnest and fancy steady
Bear best unto the close.
The heavy clouds may be raining,
But with evening comes the light;
Through the dark are low winds complaining,
Yet the sunshine glds the height;
And love has its hidden treasure
For the patient and the poor;
And time gives his fullest measure
To the workers who endure;
And the Word that no law has shaken
Has the future pledge supplied;
For we know that when we " awaken" "
We shall be " satisfied"


-TinsleV's Md0dzjde
Year: 1878

TIE LIGHT ON TIE WAvES.-The fol
lowing is the eloquent conclusion of Dean
Stanley 5 sermon preached in New York,
and printed in the Tribune:


"May | close these remarks by an illus
tration which once heard from the lips Of
"A rough seafaring man-one of the few
survivors of a great shipwreck which took
place some years ago in the Bay OF Blscay'


As soon as those who had escaped from
the sinking vessel found themselves in the
small boat in which they had taken refuge,
in the midst of the raging sea, they found
their chief danger came not from the solid
massive sweep of waters, but from the
angry breaking waves which, from time to


time, descended upon them, and against
which every eye and hand had to watch


with unabated attention.


As the shades of evening came on, So


the survivor told me, their hearts sank at
the thought that in the darkness of the
NIGHT it would be impossible to see those
| insiduous breakers, and that sooner or


later they would be caught and engulfed
| by them, But with the darkness there


came IA corresponding safety. Every one


of those dangerous waves us it rolled to-
| wares lltlll WIS CltolCu W llll pun


c,cent lirnt which showed its coming faI


of, and enabled the seamen to guard


against it Us carefully rs if it had been in


the full light of day. The spirits of the


little crew revived, and those who, from
I-time to 'tme-the towards and despera
does among them-were for turning bach
to the ship, were guided by these corrus


cations through the night and in the earl


dawn they caught view of II distant vessel
bv which they were saved.


! Mark that crest of phosphorescent light
On the top of these breaking pillows is th'
light of divine grace, the compenSatins
force of providence. In the darkness O
this mortal life and on the wave of th


troublesome world, our perpleXities ant


dangers and griefs bring with them, o


may bring with them, their own remedy


On each bursting wave of disappointment


aud veNalion there may be the grace q
heavenly li9ht which reveals the perils
and shows the wave and guides us thoug
: the roaring storm. Out of doubt ma.
come faith, out of grief may come hope
and to the upright and godly disposed
, there rises light from darkness. Wit
| each new temptation there may come
I way to escape with each new difficult
, there may come some new explanation.
As life advances it does indeed some
5 times seem to us us vessel going to piece
| rs though we were only fragments of
! broken ship or of II solitary skiff on tn
! wide waste of waters, but 50 long rs OF
e mortal existence lasts we must not Civ
, up the duty of hoping. The sense th'
l kept us back in youth from all intempera
9 gladncss-lhat same good instinct forbit
i improbable sadness, We must persevei
o until the morning breaks. That speck
$ the distant horizon may be the vessel /
5 which we will shape our course. 70
l. ward, not backward, must we steer. III
n spcck becomes mass, and the mass b
+ comes II slip Have patience and pers
c veruncc and believe that there is still
: future before every one, and so we sha
e at last reach the haven where we shou
IS meet -
Year: 1878

DEAD LETTER CURoSITIES. Some Of
the curiostles of the 10000 letters daily
opened at the dead-letter Office were made
public in an interesting lecture recently
delivered at Washington by Carlton
Hughes, who drew on his experience us
clerk in that office. The first dead-letter
of which there is record was held for post
age, and was mailed at Georgetown, S.
c., Nov. %, l777, to the Wilmington On.
G J collector of customs, to whom John
Cogdell announced the arrival of the
schooner Dispatch. Lack of postage and
wrong directions still cause most of the
dead letters, and on one occasion the whole
days mail Of II bank came to that end
through the failure of some one to stamp
the envelopes before they were placed in
the post office. One letter containing
$780, that an absent husband sent home
to his wife, had no address, and when it
was opened was only signed George" "
and announcing his determination to 90
further south. Following this slight clue
the postmaster of the city where the letter
was mailed had the hotel registers exam
| ined, and found thirty-two Georges, ten of
whom were residents, while six of the
Others went south, one of whom careessly
signed his name without stating where
from on whittier bound. A bootblack of
the hotel was found to have been intimate
with the George, and he furnished inlor-
nation by which his $500 was restored.
In another case n New York widow,
named Smith, sent s. to her boy of four
teen years, who had gone into the interior
of tle state for work and fallen sick, but
the letter came to the dead letter office in
dorsed mot found 1t was discovered
that the envelope used was one previously
spoiled and then turned wrong side ont
and directed again in another hand. There
was also a monogram on the envelope


with surname careleSsly written, and
reference to directory showed the name
and initials to be those of well known
New York lady. She remembered spoil


ing the envelope and throwing it out the
window; but who picked it up? The story
WAS told in the presence Of II servant, anC
she remembered to have seen woman
living in tenement near by pich
liz up. This proved to be the wild W they
were searching for; but her boy had al


ready been sent home by kind friends anC
had died. Among the supGrsCriptions o.
these stray missives was one that read


" Postmasters, please deliver to the young
lady living in the first house beyond tn,


wallet factory that wears Il black dres
and sack, white straw hat and brown face


trimmings;' and another advertised
" Sal, if you want to hear from your bo
you had better cum IN ct this letter"
Year: 1878

are so certain and so long, there are so
many changes and so many partings, that
this is undoubtedly true, even of the gen
eral anniversaries-thos that belong to
the world and not the person. We laugh
with tears in our hearts, if not in our eyes !;
and there grows to be good deal OF
make-believe in our Joy.


And yet, after all, and notwithstanding
all, this is blessed world, and it is good
thing to be alive in this last quarter of the
nineteenth century-so good II thing that
we will wipe our eyes, thank Heaven, and
take courage, even while at the beginning
of this New Year We pray with Tiny Tim.
God bless us, every one! Mrs. Julia
C. r. D0rr, IN the Cottage Hearth.
Year: 1878

When you hear an evil story of one yor
know to be good, discredit it, and say so
Grapes are not gathered from thistles
neither do thistles grow upon II grape
vine. The fruit tells you from what tree
it came; but you know also what fruit
tree is likely to bear. One you know to be
GOOD ami kind and sweet and noble is no
likely to have done bad or cruel or spite
ful or petty things. Why should you be
lieve tale of him that is, after all, merely
the elimination of the game of scandal?


Many are willing enough to wound wh'
are vet afraid to strike.
Year: 1878

Commonly good reputation and good
character 90 together; he who is called
worthy is worthy. But man sometimes
has better reputation than his real char
acter warrants; and again mans repu.
tation is not so good rs he deserves If
the choice must be made, it is hetter to
have good character with bad reputa-
ton, than IL bad character with good
reputation Yet that is not the popular
view of the case. Most persons are de-
sirous of being thought well of, whether
they deserve well or not. There are few
who really prefer to guard their characters
at the cost of their reputation; who Will
yield the good opinion of all their fellows
rather than swerve in the least from the
right to appear to advantage in the sight
of the world. Some who admit that "i
good name is rather to be chosen thar
great riches" fail to realize that it il
better to deserve II good name than tc
have it. No good name is deserved unless


it rests on good character. Character Ii
the great thing. Let that be sought a
every cost-the cost of even reputation, |
need be.
Year: 1878

Oftentimes ridicule has pointed its
shafts at those who persistently stick to
a given enterprise until they win victory
from defeat. When Gen. Rosecrans took
command of the Army of the Cumber
land, just before the battle of Murfrees-
boro, as successor to Gen. Buell., it was
lisheartened by lack of success, and in
sufficiency marked it in every pant of its
organization. The new General with
untiring perseverance, applied himself to
giving new spirit to his army, so that
efficiency would mark every department.
This principle of ceaseless application he
well illustrated when inspecting his SOL
diers; one OF them gave as an excuse for
being barefooted that he could get no
shoes. The General replied vehemently;
Cant YOU get shocss Why's Go to your
Captain and demand what you need! Go
to him every day till you get it! Bore
him in his quarters! Bore at meal time!
Bore him in bed! Bore him! Bore him!
Bore him! Don't let him rest. Let the
Captain bore his Colonel, let the Colo
nels bore their Bligadiers; Brigadiers
their Division Generals; Division Gener-
ais their Corps Commanders; and let the
Corps Commanders bore me. IU see
then, if you don't get what you want.
Bore, bore, bore until you get what you
are entitled to-"
Year: 1878

No pains or expense will be spared iE
studying up these interests fully, and
furnishing accurate information thereon,
Another leading feature of the STAR
will he the furnishing of as great an
amount of scientific matter as possible,
and especially in publishing original
representative articles furnishing scien-
titic intelligence relating to the north
west. The design of the publishers of
the STAR being to make it, as soon as
the support will be sufficient for
specialist journal of that kind, the rep
resentative
Year: 1878

There is a possibility rhat you may not fully
understand our principles and doctrines, aud
TO take our paper for year, which many could
afford ont of mere curiosity to do, would be II
sure method OF becoming fully informed con-
cerning our faith, our works and our hopes
Year: 1878

An Act concerning the Estates of Deceased

 Persons.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened: !: That where any estate of deceased person in settlement as an insolvent estate shall prove to be solvent or more than sufficient to pay the amount of debts presented and allowed, to add interest upon said debts from the time to which interest had been allowed upon them by the commissioners, or by court of review, or superior court on appeal. to the time when payment is so ordered proUided, that if such estate is not sufficient to pay such interest in full, such amount as is left shall be provided pro ruto upon the claims allowed.

 Approved March 27, 1876
Year: 1878

CHAPTER XLIH.

 An act amending the General Statutes relating

 to Education.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives in General Assembly convened: That section first chapter eleven, title eleven of the general statutes is hereby amended to read as fellows:

 The committee of each school district, or if they fail or are unable to do so, its clerk shall, annually, in January, ascertain the name and age of every person over four and under sixteen years of age, whe shall belong to such district on the first Monday of said month, and the place, the year and month when such person last attended school, together with the names of the parents, guardians or employers of such person, and return the same to the school vis- itors of the town to which such district be- longs, on or before the twentieth day of Janu- ary and in making such enumeration children temporarily residing in one district, but having parents or guardians Tesiding in another, shall be enumerated only as belonging to the latter district. If such return is not made on or be- fore said day, one of the school visitors shall make such enumeration before the first day of February next following. and return it to said school visitors, and shall receive therefor five cents for each child so enumerated, to be paid from the amount appropriated by the town for the support of schools in said district.

 Approved March 16, 1878
Year: 1878

black as we'll as white, full and equal


protection In the enjoyment of all his


rights. with the perfect recognition


of equality of every citizen before the


the law, with a perfectly secure exer-


else of the right of suffrage. x


We do hope that our State will soon


take the position to which she is en-
titled"


Congressman Smalls, of South Ca


rolina, who has just arrived, tells the


story Of the Democratic method of


counting the votes ofthe recent elec-


tion in that State, which would be


funny were it not so Illustrative of a


terrible system ofthings in the South.
He says that in one town in bis coun-


ty S22 votes were cast, according to


the poll lists, but when the box was
opened il was found to centain 822


ordinary ballots, and 900 of the tis-


sue paper or kiss" ballots. Of regu-


lar ballots $50 were for him, and 1872


for bis opponent. Under the election


law of South Carolina, when the bal


lots in the box are in excess of the
number of names on the poll lists.
somebody is blindfolded and takes out
enough to make the lists and the bal


lots correspond. In this instance a
Democratic judge was blindfolded
and took out all the large ballots. and
17S of the tissue-paper ballots, leaving
822 of the latter in the box. OF course.
they were all Democratic, and the re-
suit of the count was announced to
the effect that Smalls had received no
votes, and his Democratic opponent
was the unanimous choice of the
town. The colored, men who voted
for Smalls were amazed at the result
and wondered where their ballots had
gone. But it was stated in the De-
mocratic papers as a remarkable phe-
uomenon that all the colOred pso-
pie in that town had voted the Demo-
cratic ticket. Congressman Smalls
said this is only one instance of hun
dreds of the same character, and Is
the foundation of the statements that
negroes have joined the Democratic
party. He says that he can get affi-
davits from $50 men in that town to
the effect that their votes were cast
for him, but does not see what he
could accomplish by it. When asked
If he intended 10 contest the seat of
his opponent. he replied that he
would do 80 if he thought there
would be any chance for colored men
to obtain justice from the next House,
but he was poor. and could not afford
to spend either time or money that a
contest would involve. His right to a
seat in the present Congress was con-
tested, and it had cost him almost all |
his salary to pay lawyers and get evil |
dence in defence. He said Northern |
people were urging him to make the |
fight and bring out all the evidence of
Dem ocratio frauds in his district for
the effect it would have on the coun-
try, and he was willing to do this if
some one would pay the expense,
which be could not do.
Year: 1878

GoD LOVES BEAUTY.-I do not think
we fully realize, any OF us, how much
worship there is in the mere act OF
creating beauty; not only the beauty OF
loving looks and deeds. but beauty OF
form and color and proportion. God
loves beauty. Every star that shincs'
every flower that blooms, every dew
drow that glistens in the sun, proves
this; and | believe that every woman
who strives to make her own home and
her own life beautiful. serves God in
this as truly as she serves HIM on bcu,l
ed knees or in the holy services of the
sanctuary. And in just so fsras she
fails. in making that home and that life
as beautiful as she can, in just so faI
does she fail of her duty to God aud
man.