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Year: 1878




There is a North Carolina fisherman and
wild fowl hunter who was not born too late
or too soon, bat he was born too far down
the coast His name is Evans ONeil, and
he lives off Nag's Head, where the Huron
went down. 1t appears to us that he should
have been born on the Long Island coast
and have been set as jewel in the native
civilization OF Queens and Suffolk. He saw
the Huron running ashore. He saw her
strike. He saw her going 10 pieces. He saw
and heard her crews frantic efforts TO help
themselves and get help. He was within a
few minutes of the lie saving station.
What did the noble man do? He drove
inland with his oxen. Said nothing, ate a
hearty meal, and returned three or four
hours afterward. Then the vessel was a
wreck and her crew were coming ashore
dead. Whereupon Evans ONeil, with his
coast line compatriots, bravely set TO and
robbed the bodies of their money, rings and
watches. Tney are all like him along that
shore, but he hsppens TO be the first fellow
who saw and might have prevented the
catastrophe III pistol accidentally went
off ana he was in the way, We would like to
be on the jury.
Year: 1878

= brought before the Synod by complain
and appeal, and the Synod took it for trial
The principle settled here is that Synod il
a judicial case may retry the case (r)
| (D The Cumberland Presbytery case al
ready commented on by me. In this case
the Synod having obtained jurisdiction OIL
Review and Control did suspend minister
without trial and on the ground that the
Presbytery was incompetent to try him.
Much more could they have done this after
trial. (s)


(c) The ease of W. G. Davis. Mr.. Davis
was tried by his Presbytery for heresy and
acquitted, and the Synod apparently upon
the ground of prejudice in the lower court,
determined to retry him. Mr.. Davis appeal
ed and the Assembly decided that the Synod
erred "in deciding 20 try Mr.. Davis when
there was no reference nor appeal in bis case
before them The implication is that it
would have been proper if there had been an
appeal. IL


fd) Wteu the elders Of & session are dis
qualified for any reason for trying case,
the Assembly says, "the Pfesbytery is the
competent court, and it is their duty to cite
the offender before them and proceed to iseue
the case" The principle settled here is that



the incompetency of the lower court gives to
the superior court Jurisdiction for trial Of
the case. And it matters not whether the
superior court obtains information of this
incompetency by common fame, review and
control, reference, complaint OF appeal. (u)


Lastly, This power must belong to the
Synod because there may be cases when the
:" fair and impartial trial required by the
Book cannot be had, and unless the Synod
interpose, the accused may be left to the ten
der mercies of court "Organized for his
condemnation" (v)


Very truly, &C., D. W. SHANKs.
Year: 1878

The plan of salvation was not the
contrivance of human wisdonls Is
unlike what men have themselves
devised as systems Of religion It
did not occur totbe ancient philoso-
piers, nor has it occurred to the
modern. 1t may be expected to ex-
cite the opposition, the contempt and
the scorn of this world; and the Cos
pei makes its way usually, not with
their friendship, but in the face Of
their opposition. It's success is such
as to contound and perplex them.-
They despise it, and see not its Sc
crct power; they witness their effects,
but are unable to account for them.
1t has always been question with
philosophers why tho Gospel met
with such success, and the various
accounts which have been given of it
by its enemies show how much they
have been embarrassed. The most
elaborate, part of "Gibbon's Decline
and Fall of the Roman Empire" is
contained in his attempt to state the
causes OF the early propagation Of
Christianity, and the obvious failure
of the account shows how much the
mind of the phIlosophic skeptic was
embarrassed by the fact Of its rapid
and wide diffusion.


The reception Of the Gospel de-.
mands an humble mind. Men of
good sense, OF humble fears, Of child
like temper, embrace it. "Not many
mighty" arc called to be Christians.
Not many men of power, or men
sustaining important Offices in the
State. Not many OF illustrious birth,
or descended from illustrious tami,
lies. In respect to each Of these
classes, the Apostles does not say
I'Ihcrc were no men Of wealth, power
and firth, but the mass or body of



Christians was not composed Of such.
. y The reasons why those Of
rank and wealth do not become
Christians are many and obs ious.-
They are beset with peculiar temp
ta'ions. They arc usually satisfied
with rank and wealth, and do not
feel their need of hope of Heaven.
They are surrounded with objects
that hatter their vanity, which. min.
lister to their pride, and which throw
them into the circle oil alurina and
tempting pleasures. They are drawn
away from the means of grace and
The places of prayer by fashion, by
business, by temptation. There is.
something,abo the pride Of learn.
ing and philosophy which usually
makes those WHO possess it unwilling
to sit at the feet Of Christ, TO &C.
knowledge their depcndce on God,
and to confess that they are poor, and
needy, and blind, and naked before
Him. 1t often happens that obscure
and ignorant mon, who have been
taught in the school OF Christ, have
more true and real knowledge Of that
which concerns their welfare, and
evince more real practical wisdom
than can be earned in all the schools
Of philosophy and learning.


DIR. ALBERT BARNES.
Year: 1878

F'tdcrih;a Brcmer]


There was once a poor plain little
girl, dwelling in Il little room in
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
She was poor little girl, indeed,
then she was lonely and neglected,
and would have been very unhappy,
deprived of the kindness and care
so necessary to q ohild, if it had not
been for peculiar gift. The little
girl had a fine voice, and in her lone
llness, in trouble or in SORROW, she
consoled herself by singing. In fact
she sang at all she did ut her work,
at her play, running or sitting, she
always sang. The woman who had
her in care went out to work during
the day, and locked in tho little girl.
who bad nothing to enliven her soil
tude bat tho company Of cot and
song. Once she sat by tho open
window and stI'oked her cat and
sang, when lady passed by. Sho
heard the voice, and looked up and
saw the little singer. She asked the
child several questions, went away,
and came back several days later,
followed by an Old music master
whose name was Crelius. He tried
the little girls musical ear and yoice
and was astonished. Ho took her
to the manager Of the Royal Opera
at Stockholm, then a Count Puhe,
whose truly generous and kind
heart was concealed by q rough
speech and y morbid temper. Cre~
Illus introduced his little pupil to
the count, and asked him to engage
her as an ele0e for the opera, "You
ask foolish thing" said the count
gruffly, looking disdainfully down
on the little girl "What shall we
do with that thing? She will never
be preseptable. Move cannot
take her. Away with her !" The
music master insisted almost indig-
nantly. "Well," exclaimed he at
last, "if you will not take her, poor aa
am, ! will take her myself and have
her educated for the scene then,
such another car us she has for
music is not to be found in the
world" The Count relented. The
little girl was at last admitted into
the school for e!eoes at tho opera,


and with some difficulty q simple
gown Of black bombazine vas pro-
cured for her. l1y
Year: 1878

bor, 1876, and get q glimpse of the
secret dispatches on thoir side"
The 1rid"ne having stated that


'the God Of nations saved this land


from the ruin and dishonor" of the


bribery of tho Florida returning


board to an honest count of tho
votes, tho Nation comments "Wo
know from thoir own appearance
before the Potter Committee what
manner Of mon tho Florida countors


were that some Of them at least
were marketable the cipher tele-
grams show, and we therefore have
our curiosity reused as to the pre-
else means employed by the God of
nations to make them give tho
Presidency to the right man, and
yet satisfy tho longings of their COR
rupt nature for money or goods"
Year: 1878

In late number of the Detroit Free
Press we find the following One night
during the latter part of last week, as
the schooner Bay Leaf was crossing
Lake Ontario, James Ferguson, of this
city, who was second mate of the craffs
was thrown overheard, and as he WAS
the only man on deck at the time, his
absence was not noticed until too late to
to bring the vessel about In an effort to
rescue him. When Ferguson fell into
the water the schooner was sailing rapid
" before fair wind, and the unfortu-
nate man could only swim for life. One
by one he diyested himself Os coat, vest
and shoes, and for an hour or more kept
himself afioat, when he fortunately came
across piece of board about four feet
long and foot wide. With this slight
assistance Ferguson was able to secure
occasional breathing spells. and when
daylight came he found himself out of
sight Of land and with no sail in hailing
distance. Having kept his bearingsjn
a great measure, the swimmer struck
out for shore with his board, being then,
as he estimated, fifteen miles ont In the
lake. All day long, and with a hot sun
beating down upon his barred head, Fer
guson worked to shore, and finally, after
being in the water and without food for
nearly twenty four hours, he landed on
shore near the village Of Niagara, but
considerably exhausted. Yesterday
morning Mr.. Ferguson arrived in this
city, and walking into his house, No.
sos Fifth street, presented himself to
his overjoyed wife, who ever since she
iirst heard that her husband had fallen
into the lake and been drowned stoutly
maintained that she could not believe he
had been drowned. def9 i;-e t.iliHias-
Year: 1878

A colored witness before the Branch Pot
ter Committee at New Orleans justified his
perjury ona former occasion by explaining
that he did not kiss the Bible. How does
he know? The good book may have been
lying around on his lips all the time he was
testifying.
Year: 1878

No song is mine of Arab steed-
My courser is of nobler blood
And cleaner limb and aeeter speed,
And greater strength and hardihood
Than ever cantered wild and free
Across the plains Of Araby.
Go search the level desert-land
From Sana on to Samarcand-
Wherever Persian prince has been.
Or Dervish, Sheik, or Bedopin-
And defy you there to point


Me ont steed one-half SO fine
From tip of ear to pastern joint
AS this old iron horse of mine.
You do not know what beauty is!
You do not know what gentleness
His answer is to my caress,
Why. look upon this gait of his!
A touch upon his iron rein


He moves with such stately grace
The sunlight on his FURNISHED name
Is barely shaken in its place;
And at touch he changes pace,
And gliding backward, stops again.
And talk OF metal"--Ah! my friend,
SEch passion shoulders in his breast
That when awakened it will send
A thrill of rapture wilder than
Ere palpitated heart of man


When flaming at its mghtiest.
And there's ferceness in his ire
A maddened majesty that leaps
Along his veins in blood of FIRE,
Until the path his vision sweeps
Spins out behind him like thread
Unraveled from the reel of time,
As wheeling on his course sublime
The earth revolves beneath his tread.
Then stretch away, my gallant steedl
Thy mission is a noble one;


You bear the father to the con,
And sweet relief to bitter need,
You bear the stranger to his friends
You bear the pilgrim to the shrine,
And back again the prayer he sends
That God will prosper me and mine.
The star that on thy forehead CLEANS
Has blossomed in our brightest dreams.
Then speed thee on thy glorious race
The mother waits thy ringing pace;
The father leans an anxious ear
The thunder of thy hoofs to hear.
The lover listens, far away,
To catch thy keen exultant neigh;
And where thy breathings roll and rise
The husband strains his eager eyes,
And laugh of wife and baby glee
Ring out to greet and welcome thee.
Then stretch away, and when at last,
The masters hand shall gently check
Thy mighty speed, and hold thee fast,
The world will pat thee on the neck.


Indianapolis Journal
Year: 1878

A hat-rack sneak thief whom necessity
has compelled to accept m engagement as
reporter on the CArosteIe gives anelaborate
description of the inside of q private dwell
ling, and boasts Of his enterprise in obtain
ing admission against the wishes Of the
owner, lady recently widowed. It would
be useless to tell this fellow he Is black
gnard. for that be already. knows; equally
futile to ask him not to be, for he likes to
be. It is impossible to disclose his name
until he is disclosed to me, and would then
be unadvisable, for be would call it fame,
consider me his benefactor, and enjoy the
satisfaction of ingratitude. Blackguards
are society's dead, of whom we speak no
evil because they do not mind it.
Year: 1878

If small boy slides down four flights
of stairs on his head, little piece Of
candy viii generally cure him, but Just
let his mother watt her old slipper
across the base of his trousers for The
space al second, there is not enough
of balm in Gilead to sooth the agitation.


The Congressman wto SEM home
the most seeds will reap the richest
harvest in October or November.


The vigor Of perfect health is CON-
n,unicatei 10 the entire system by the
use of DIR. Bulls Blood Mixture, which
is professionally and popuImly recog-
nized as the best Blood Purifier
known.
Year: 1878

hcation of mail matter and the restoration of the
frankng privilege are all incorporated in the bill.
The last mentioned project will probably be stricken
out, as it has been quite generally con-
demned, and has no very earnest advocates in
either House of Congress. The Brazilian item aud
the classification of mail matter are, however, be-
lieved to number among their friends a majority of
both branches, and it is thought at the Post Office
Department that unless some general change of
sentiment occurs during the Summer, they will be
favOTably acted upon next Fall.
Year: 1878

proper authorities for printing fractional currency VIII
be destroyed at the Navy Yard in this city tomorrow 10
the presence OF commission appointed by the Secretary
OF the Treasury to surperintend such destruction


The Commissioners Of the District and the Boards OF
Police Health aud School Trustees have completed ar
rangements 70 turn everything TO their Successors
on July l, In accordance with the bill for the govern
ment Of tho District Of Columbia which lately became
a law, and which goes into effect on that date
Year: 1878

Messrs. Editors The proposition to be
made to the Council, with the strongest
kind Of official endorsement, for the reduc-
ton OF the price of gas from $3.50 to 50 per
1000, should be carried. At 81 the city can
make expenses, and haye the street-lamps
and public buildings lighted free. What
! more ought to be asked OF gas-consumers
1t has been said that if the price is lowered,
as suggested, some thirty or forty thousand
dollars now received as net revenue from
the gas-works will haYe to be raised by in
creasing the present rate OF taxation 1t
is the duty Of the Council by retrenchment
and economy to save that amount. They
| can do it. Why should not the city govern
ment curtail its expenses as individuals have
had to dos Ii councilmen would consider
the condition Of business here-the number
OF men unemployed, and the amount OF
property unproductiye, and the severe
economy compelled to be practiced by the
| majority of persons-it would not only be
| lust and reduce the price of gas from S.
to 50, but absolutely decline (even when
forced to use the State assessment, which is
lower than the city's) to increase the rate OF
taxation.


Taxpayers should call upon the council
men Of their wards and talk to them, and
| insist that the price OF gas be reduced that
the rate Of taxation be not raised; and that
to accomplish these ends the city govern
ment reduce her expenses. Perhaps public
meetings to consider these subjects would
be productive of good. JACKSON.
Year: 1878

FIRE ON EIGHTH STREET.-At Z O'Clock
last evening an alarm Of fire was turned in
at Station 6, Broad-Street engine-house,
caused by the partial burning OF room in
the building on Eighth street between
Franklin and Grace streets, occupied by
Mr.. Hoge, an assistant in Mr.. Thomas H.
Norwood's school, and adjoining the school
room. The fire, it is believed, originated
from Goals rolling out Of the CRATE during
the absence of the occupant of the room.
AS soon as the fire was discovered report
became current that Mozart Hall was in
flames, and OF course q great crowd
gathered, for there is much interest
taken in that hall. Policeman Oglevie,
Of the First district, who happened to
be in the neighborhood at the time, pro-
cured an axe and effected an entrance
from the rear. Upon going up to the room
he found the mantelpiece burning and the
fire creeping up the sides OF the window
frame. He broke open the door and went
in to put it out, when some one threw in
tire-extinguishing material, hoping to SUBJ
due the flames. The sulphur in the material,
however, flashed up and drove Oglcvie
away, as well as the person who was endea-
voring to use it. Oglevie thinks that he
could have put out the fire had he not been
driven from his post, and although the
flames were deadened for a time by the pa
tent eXtinguisher the heat was so great that
they soon caught up again and the services
of the firemen and two streams OF water
were brought into requisition. Loss about
$3.50.
Year: 1878

GAs.-Dr. Mills, collector Of customs and
custodian OF the United States building
here, has not availed himself OF the privi-
Iege OF having the gas turned on again at
the custom-house. He will have to hear
from Washington before he can take that
step. It is, however, doubtful it the au-
thorities will give up the project OF an in
dependent gas establishments.


It is expected that the Committee on
Light will report at the next meeting OF
the Council in favor of reducing the price
of gas from $3.50 to 50 per thousand feet.
Year: 1878

GENUINE Low PRICES


FOR


FINE CLOTHING


IS why we do the
LEADING CLOTHING TRADE OF RICHMOND.
CONSULT THIS PRICE-LIST
aud you will save money In your purchases Of
WINTER CLOTHING.
COMPARATIVE COLUMN.
Year: 1878

THE THEATRICAL the matinee to-day
Sam will be presented at the request OF
many ladies. Tonight Kit and the "Jedge"
and the Major will make their farewell ap-
nenrance here for this engagement.
Year: 1878

DIRECT IMPoRTATIoN.-W. d. BLAIR & co.
have received another lot Of that really fine TABLE
SHERRY, which they ofrer at S2.40 per gallon. The
quality of this wine for the PRICE Is unsurpassed.
Year: 1878

We present this issue to our sub
scribcrs, we confess with pride, Il
full eight column paper; and we
think full Of solid substantial mat
ter, One thing We can say, we
have not at any time misled our
readers with sensational articles.
We may have made mistakes, but
have determined from the start to
be candid. We hope with the in
creased size of our paper to receive
Increased patronage,
Year: 1878

bic until the vexed question of the
currency has final settlement. One
of the city papers made the startling
announcement the other day that
there were 10000 people out Of work
in Boston and vicinity. This state
ment is probably not exaggerated. and
when one considers its magnitude he
is led to wonder that there is not more
suffering visible to the eye. As yet
we have not seen no evidences of the
uprising of the communistic element.


Last January five thousand working
men waited upon the mayor and asked
for work from the city. The mayor
Informed them that he had not the
power to give them work bat would
consider their request and do what he
could. AS a result few hundred ad.
ditional men were set at work on the
streets, but yet there has been no
demonstration. If the condition of
the times does not change for the bet
ter don't think we need to anticipate
that affairs will be tranquil. The
poorer elements Of society are not
powerful here as in the vest, and our
militia being well organized it would
be next to an impessibility for Bos-
ton to be disgraced as Chicago was
last summer. The way Boston dealt
with the riots growing out of the
drafting of recruits during the war
showed the mob violence goes for
naught in the ''hub of the universe.


1t is indeed surprising to find such
growth and progress toward the truth
in the very heart of conservative New
England.
Year: 1878

\ peculiar feature of the Green
back campaign in the west is the
association of two gentlemen one a
speaker and the other a singer. into
political combination on the Moody
and Sankey plan. Messrs. Randall
and Lurton are now in Illinois. and
their plan of conducting meeting is
described by a correspondent:


Instead of long political speech.
Lurton. assisted by Randall. sings a
song or two in such q vigorous man.
ner as to inspire everybody and COM
mand the attention of the audience at
once. Then = very short speech, the
logic and argument of which are un.
answerable. This is followed BY a
series of pointed questions put BY
Larten and answered BY Randall, the
substance Of which is to give . volume
Of information On the finance and
Year: 1878

Here are some very suggestive
thoughts from the Ne,c Era as to the
relations between Il price of wheat
and gold which we suggest to our
farmer friends. This fall may make
them very important.


The whole burden of the hardware
song is, that the gold price of anything
is its true price.


The Greenback party say it is not
so, and we will give some of the
reasons.


l. The money price of any article
depends upon whether money is
plenty or not. When money is scarce
then prices must rule low, and when
it is plenty then prices are high.


2. Gold is so scarce in nature that
its supply, cannot for moment keep
up with the increase Of population and
of business. Thus gold money is
always scarce, aud consequently prices
as rule will always be low.


8. By limiting our money to gold
we are always tied down to the
meagre supply and no matter how
much our population may increase,
business can never increase and prices
must always be low.


4. If we double the growth of wheat
and do not increase the volume of
money, then the doubled crop of
wheat must be sold for half price.


5. The supply of gold cannot be
increased as fast as the supply of
wheat, then the gold price of wheat
must be low and it is not the true
price, although it is the selling price.


6. AS tho quantity of gold is SO
small that few men can and do con-
troll it, and hence the price of wheat
gold may choose to pay, which cer-
tainly is not the true price.


The true price of wheat is the price
that people who need it are able to
pay for it. Ifnobody can have wheat
but the men who have gold, then the
vast majority of mankind must go
without wheat. But if everybody
who wants wheat has the money to
buy it, then we get the true price of
wheat. because it is the price that
results from the law of supply and de-
mand. And as there are millions
upon millions of those who would be
buyers if they could, then the only
thing needed to get wheat up to its
true price is to give these hungry
millions the means to buy it.


They get their money by selling
their labor to those who want to bny
it. And this can always be done if
those who need the labor have the
money to pay for it.


All this shows the necessity for
having money. There is not gold
enough in existence to make one-tenth
the true amount of money needed,
and until we have this true amount of
money we never can have the true
price of wheat.


Join the Greenback party and thus
put up wheat to its true price.