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Year: 1878

" . maa could climb the ladder OF
fame with one half the ease and celebrity
with which mud creeps up the bottom
Of hia pants. We might oil soon get into
Congress. or be poets aud wear long
hair or aomsthipc OF that sort.
Year: 1878




THE DEMOCRATS, we are told by tele-
graph, were made jubilant in Washing
ton, yesterday, by the developments of
the Potter Committee. 1t appears that
the brother of the murdered Weber
was put on the stand as a witness; and
although Mr.. Cox attempted to tamper
with him, and objected to his reading
written statement signed and sworn TO,
he insisted on doing it until the commit
tee conceded his right to 10 so. In this
statement he swears he found the origi-
nal Sherman letter, in the Treasury Sec
retary's hand write, and that he destroy
Ell it. This evidence puts Mr.. Sherman
in a hotter corner than ever for since he
said himself, under oath, that he did not
know whether he wrote the letter or not
that he might have written things that
were in such a letter, he has said posi-
lively he did not write it now we have
the proof that he did. Sherman Is bad
man-Mr Hayes ought to dismiss him
from the cabinet.


This evidence disproves the "cooked
up story of NJ D. Jenl entirely. Po, ]
little witch, she thought She was very
smart in swearing she wrote the letter
but Potter and Butler have spoiled al
her wit, by suffering Weber TO swear t,
and publish his statement.
Year: 1878

If is little remarkable that the engine
run so far. Why was it not stopped


sooner? Could not the valves Of the


machine have been out oforder? How far


was Brown from the place where he threw


the tie off the track, when he heard the
whistle blow? Could he have reached the
tie and put it entirely off? Or did he de-
liberately refuse to run back and be SUI e
that he had thrown it of? If he believed
lie had thrown it off, why did he try
to stop the train? We are not informed
on this matter. But after all it is not m-
possible that the car might have beer
thrown off by something else, or that the
engine was beyond control after jumping
| the track. 1t will be remembered thai


the track was all replaced and the roat
put in running order again before Tho
Jury saw it. Browns action is guilty
one. If he is not guilty of the death o


the four victims and also of endangerins
the lives of all the other passengers anc
doing terrible destruction and dangerou;
mischief to the railroad company, it will


take something not much short of al
Allwise eyeto perceive his innocence
His conf ssion serves to relieve the rail


road company to a great extent, and thi:
the jury seemed competent to put in the
shape of resolutions. Whether they wert
"foolsh'' or not, We do hope that should
any future occasion arise care will be
taken to select competent men to look in
to such difficult questions as may arise.
Year: 1878

Almost Impossible to break or tear, ant
sufficiently elastic Tor all shrinkage. Mud
better than cheap Tin and equal TO th'
best, ami at "a much less cost, adapted l,
steen or faL. Also
Year: 1878




A little book was printed in England
number of years ago suggesting a
beautiful idea in relation to the waves
of light and sound. Starting out with
the fact that 1t takes light eight minutes
to travel from the sun to the earth, 1t
was dwelt upon that we see the sun
not as it is at this precise moment, but
as it was eight minutes ago. Turning
this thought around, it followed that a
person at the sun would see the earth,
not as 1t was at the instant he was look
ing at It, but as it was 4S0 seconds be-
fore. SO if one went to the nearest
fixed star, he would see the earth, sup
posing him to have an all-powered eye
as 1t was three years ago. The traveller
might continue his trip to far distant
stars, and the world he looked at, at
that distance would be that Of the time
of Adam and Eve. In a word, the his
tory of the world was written In letters
of light throughout the universe. La a
similar way sound was treated, the
suggestion being that every word that
had been uttered, every sound that had
been made, had started vibrations
which, If we could only get at the right
place, and had an ear sensitive enough
to hear them, could be caught up again
Year: 1878

ter as he had been in the world, here
all was forgotten. He never sneered
at woman here. There was nothing In
the calm, venerable mother of the
household to awaken other feelings than
those of love and respect. Aud Lucy,
moving about her daily tasks and pleas
ures with her bright smile, her sincere
and gentle glance, her active thought
fulness for every one around her, was
not girl to awaken contempt. From
the first he had believed i'm her, as he
thought, because of her resemblance to
his long-lost mother, but, as he after
wards realized, because of what she was
herself.


Her innocence, her truthfulness, and
her goodness charmed him more than
her grace, or the indefinable witchery
of face that was not beautiful, but, as
he acknowledged, more attractive than
any other he had ever seen.


When Frank at length returned to
the city he wore "the counterfeit pre-
sentiment" of that sweet face near his
heart, and gazed at it-often-with an
intentness and fondness entirely incon-
sistent with his previous cynical ex-
pressions regarding the whole of the
SEX


With the New Year, Lucy went out
of the old farmhouse bride.


Two years afterwards, while Frank
was toddling a baby on his knee in the
nursury in their luxurious home, Lucy
leaned over the back of his chair, and
putting her arms around his neck, said :


"Dear Frank, l have always had a
secret from you"


"Well, Lucy! What is it?"


"I fell in love with you the first mo.
ment l saw you"
Year: 1878

He was a small and muscular boy,
and the calf was probably two months
old, with development of unadultera-
ted cussedness that would do credit to
Georgia Ku Klux Klan Captain.
There was rope between them, and as
they went down South Third street bets
were about even as TO whether the boy
was leading the calf or the calf leading
the boy. The calf made dash for the
Central Express office. The boy pulled
him back, and he made dash for the
boy who run around wagon and fell
over watermelon pile the proprietor
whereof swore copiously.


"Come back here, you Internal clod-
buster, and pay for this melon"


"Say, Mister, whoa-giye me my
thunderation on you-hat, won't yer?"


And the calf kicked up its heels and
b-a-a-ed, and tried to run into a store,
but the boy sat back on the line with
all his strength and suddenly sat down
in the mud as the calf altered his mind
and turned around to look at him, they
went quietly ten steps till dog barked,
when it took four circles around the
boy in as many seconds, tying his legs
up in the line, bringing him down in
the mud again, and dragged him around
until he looked like an old hat that had
been run over by the ice cart for two
seasons.


A philanthropic fat man by the name
of Wilson, lawyer, went to the boys
assistance, but the calf kicked him on
the shin and butted him in the con-
denser, so that he sat down on the curb
stone and tried to die easy. Then the
boy and the calf entangled themselves,
and started down the street like a mail
train behind time, until the calf scar
ing at something, stopped suddenly, and
the boy fell over it and lost the rope.
The calf at once took to its heels, every
boy in the street running after and
grabbing at the rope, until it got en-
tangled in the bridge, when its conduc-
tor caught it by the ear and tail, and a
lively fight toek place across the bridge
and out of sight, while everybody along
the street proceeded to tell how easy ii
is to lead a calfif you only go their way
about it.
Year: 1878

The origin of the above is briefly told
A young student of Naples believing
himself dying, and fearing the news of
his death would break the heart of his
widowed mother, who passionately
loved him--after much reflection adopt
ed this device: He wrote to his mother,
telling her that he was i'll, and that
soothsayer had foretold that he could
not recover until he wore shirt made
by woman who had no trouble-in
fact, who was perfectly happy and con-
tented. The widow, in her simplicity
thought the attaining such a garment
was an easy task, but after making in
quiries from her friends, found that
each had secret care. At last she
heard, from several sources, of lady
surrounded by every comfort, and pos
sessing husband who seemed to think
of nothing but making her happy. The
old lady fastened to her, and made
known her wish; the lady made no re-
ply but took her visitor to an adjoining
closet, where she was horror-struck at
beholding skeleton suspended from a
beam. For twenty years have been
married, +" said the lady. "T was forced
to marry my husband while loving an
other; shortly after our wedding, my
former lover came one evening to bid
me farewell forever; my husband sur
prlsed us while together, and instantly
stabbed him whom he unjustly sus-
pected, to the heart; he then caused his
skeleton to be preserved, and every day
he makes me visit It," The widow con-
cluded that no one was without trouble,
and as her son had desired she became
reconciled to the idea Of his loss. Every
one has his troubles-there is a skeleton
in every house. -.
Year: 1878

How often new affection makes a
new mani The sordid, covering soul
turns heroic. The frivolous girl be-
comes the steadfast martyr of patience
and ministration, transngured.by death
less love. The career Of bounding i'm
pulses turns into an anthem Of sacred
deeds.
Year: 1878

The following rules from the pa
pers of DR.. West, according to his
memorandum, are thrown together
as general waymarks in the journey
of life:


Never ridicule sacred things or
what others may esteem as such,
however absurd they may appear to
you.


Never show levity when people
are engaged in worship.


Never resent supposed injury
till you know the views and motives
of the author of it. And on no oc-
casion relate it.


Always take the part of an absent
person. who is censured in company
so far as truth and propriety will al
low.


Never think worse of another on
account of his differing from you in
politics and religious subjects.


Not to dispute with man who is
more than seventy years of age, nor
with a woman, nor with any sort of
enthusiast.


Not to affect to be witty, or jest
so as to hurt the feelings of another.


To say as little as possible of my
self and those who are near me.


To aim at cheerfulness without
leyity.


Never to court the favor Of the
rich by fattering their vanities or
their riches.


To speak with calmness and de
liberation on all,occasions, especially
of circumstances which tend to irri-
tate.


Frequently to review my conduct
and note my feelings.
Year: 1878

The intelligence and often the success
of farmers depend on the manner their
winter evenings are spent. The priv
ilege of deyoting them to the acquisi-
tion for useful information is not en-
ioyed so uninterrupted by any other
class The farmers pursuits of the day
invite him to draw near the evening
fire-and if he has taste for useful read
ing, particularly for that connected with
rural pursuits, we scarcely can imagine
one to spend his time more nationally
and happily. Knowing that all his live
stock are well fed and taken care of, and
harassed with none of the anxieties of
those whose business is connected with
thousands, and liable to ten thousand
reverses, lie can give his mind wholly to
The sentiments and reasoning Of his au-
thor.


But many who cannot command more
than one, two or three hours at time,
excuse themselves from reading alto
gether. The father acts on this prin-
ciple, and the sons follow his example I;
and thus it is that there are not more
extensively read and enterprising farm
ers. Let us now make some calculation
of the time that could be employed in
the acquisition of useful information,
from the age of fourteen to fifty. Sup
pose that three hours of the twenty-fOur,
for four days of each week during the
six winter months, were spent in useful
reading. This would amount, when he
would arrive at fifty years of age, to H.
232 hours. If he read twenty pages per
hour, ii would be 224, ,64O pages. Allow
ing each volume to contain 224 pages,
would amount to one thousand volumes.
Now what would be the result of thus
devoting this small portion of his time
1t would give right bent to his mind,
tend to prevent him from spending his
time and money at improper places-he
would become acquainted with the state
Of agriculture in his own country, and
in others-becOme more enterprising,
and be enabled to use to better advant-
ages the means within his reach, and
thus become a more successful cultiya-
tor of the soil. In fine, his taste for
knowledge would increase, he would
become a more valuable citizen, bless
ing to his friends and neighbors, and
more likely to descend with gray hairs
ia. repose To the grave.
Year: 1878

A desperate recently hung for
murder in Texas uttered, in his
confession, the following warning:
"Now it is too late for me, but it is
not too late for the young men who
may read this, and who are now
blessed with being in possession of
happy home and Christian parents,
as once had, but never availed N.Y.
self of the opportunity. And now,
remember, boys, remember the read
Bill Longley has travelled in disc
beying his parents. and when you go
to do wrong remember that very
small wrong leads to greater one,
and so on, until finally nothing win
seem wrong to you if you will follow
the wrong road. My first step was
disobedience next whisky drink
ing; next carrying pistols; next
gambling; then murder, and the
next step 1 suppose the gallows. l
hope my father and mother will new
er be blamed for what I have DONE"
Year: 1878

The bulk of the bonded indebted
ness was created by the issues of
500 bonds. These bonds were pay
able by their term in legal tender o.
greenback currency. Since the close
of the war, and long after all these
bonds had been sold, and were a
charge on the people for interest
and principal, the Radical party in
Congress changed the terms of pay
ment, and made them, by an illegal
act of Congress. payable first in
"coin" and then in gold only.
This was a most atrocious swindle
on the people. and a gross usurpa.
ton on governmental powers. We
quote the following opinions:


Senator O. P. Morton. in 1868,
said:


f'When it is asserted that the govern
ment is bound to pay the 520s in coin,
say that it is not only without law, but
it is in express violation of at least four
statutes"


Senator Sherman, in a letter to
Horace Mann, in 1864. said:


'He is repudiator and extortioner to
demand money more valuable than he
gave"


Again, in a speech in the Senate,
in 1868:


II said that equity and justice were
amply satisfied if we redeem these bonds
at maturity, in the same intrinsic value
it bore at the time they were issued. 1
said that gentlemen may reason about
the matter over and over again, and
they cannot come to any other conclu-
sion after the most serious dilibera-
tions" -


Hon. Thaddeus Stevens said:


eff I knew that any party in this
country would go for paying in coin
that which is payable in money" thus
enhancing it one half if knew there
was such platform and such deter
minatiou on the part of any party, l
wouldsvote on the other side | would
vote for no such swindle upon the tax
payers of this country would vote for
no such speculation in favor of the large
bond holders, the millionaires, who took
of our folly in granting them
coin-payment of interest. F."


We insist that the Democratic
party shall undo the wrong and usur-
patton by which 500 bonds were
made payable in gold. There should
be no lodging or equivocation. Here
is vital issue, with immense relief
and justice in it. It is real and
practical. Talk about ''fiat money"
is, practically considered, a delu-
sion, and snare to divert public
attention from the false debt state
ments and legislation. Reverse the
legislation which perpetrated the
frauds on the 5-2O bonds; reverse
the administration at Washington,
and when we shall soon obtain the
proper relief.
Year: 1878

Senator Conkling's achievement in
New York pretty well settles the
question of the Republican candi-
dacy for the Presidency in 1880. At
least he is immeasurably ahead at
this time.
Year: 1878

Ben. Butler very truly says: ''With
the exception of three States the Repub-
lican party IS in the minority in every
State in the Union" And this is the
party which hopes to elect President
IN 1880
Year: 1878

THE Appeal takes us to task this
morning because Of our remarks


relative to the issuance of rations to


a band of idlers by the Citizens re-


lief committee. If the article had


been written three weeks ago the


reply of our valued contemporary


would have been appropriate; but


now the scenes are changed.


To our contemporary We would say


that the last few weeks have worked


q wondrous change When the


fever was very malignant here, and


when the country towns and the
| adjacent plantations were free from
fever taint, the most bitter Obiee-


tions to laborers from Memphis were


raised, but now that the fever in
the country is Of far more malig-
nant type than that in this city
the people in those towns an(
on those plantations that the feve1
, has visited, see the utter folly 0
quarantining against Memphis, an'
are willing and ready to accept an,
: assistance. When we say that the.


arc ready and willing to accept ou
profered assistance in any shape
r we do not do SO in any jeering O.
o scoffing manner, bat make the as


sertion more Tor the benefit tina
we know they would derive by tn
, sending out of labor to them tha
! for any other reason. We know the
q need labor. Why should aplantel
Il with his field white with cotton
IS and one.half OF his hands sick, oil
IS iect to laborers coming from Mem
,t phis to help him out? To refpS
d this prOffered assistance, when1h b
a himself is in a worse eondltio
"a than the humblest citizen Of Men
Of phis, would be madness.
Year: 1878

Col. w. w. WARE, one Of our
Oldest and most respected citizens,
has charge Of the Howards store
room on the northeast corner of
Main and Madison streets. The
immense stock Of secondhand
clothing which has been sent in
from nearly every State in the
Union, has been arranged and clas-
sifed, so that any kind of an arti-
Gle can be found in moment. AS
dealer in secondhand clothing,
Colonel Ware is without a rival in
Memphis, and We doubt whether
such another establishment can be
found in New York or London.
Everything is in splendid order,
and a stranger passing by would be
tempted to walk in and ask the old
Israelite the price of some of the
endless variety of things so vel
displayed But the joke of it i
the shopkeeper cannot talk up hi
goods, or fit a man, or tell him tha
that coat Clocks like it grOwec
there" But he fills the bill of
post quartermaster first rate, and j
one Of the most useful workers 0
the day, who does his duty withou
blowing his own horn.
Year: 1878

THE Marquis of Lorne has brought
with him to Canada an extensive estab-
lishment and will probably not allow
the hospitalities so we'll maintained by
the Earl of Dufferin to decline, and Ri
deau Hall will be the scene of festivities
which will have an additional attraction
in being presided over by branch OF
royalty. The vice-regal residence is
intended to partake of the nature of a
court, which no doubt will be pleasing
to the Canadians, who will recognize in
it stronger connecting link with the
Mother Country. The artistic talents
which graced the rule of their prede.
cessors are also possessed by the vice.
regent and Princess, for his LordshiI
has some repute as an author, while the
Princess is skilled in more than one
field of art. She inherits her mother:
love for the beauties of nature as vel
as those things which secure health and
vigor to the body and mind. In person
she is of graceful figure, with sweet, win
ming manners, and is said to resemble
the Prince of Wales.
Year: 1878

The black dresses made up for the
house and for receptions are usually
combinations of two or three materials
made intoa basque and a flowing trained
skirt. The striped black silks with
half-inch or else inch-wide stripes of
satin are very much in favor for these
rich dresses, and are combined with
plain black gros-grain trimmed with
plain satin and with fringe. The basque
will be of the striped satin, and plain
satin vest and revers and silk sleeves.
The skirt will have the three front
breadths of striped satin and the three
or four straight breadths of the backs OF
plain grosgrain. There is no overskirt
nor even an apron.
Year: 1878

try the terrors of martial law. The declar.
stions ef Count Gutenberg in the Prussian
Diet are startling. The Government has
information so serious that it does not give
the people the particulars. The main fact
is the assurance that there exists a great
revolutionary conspiracy to overthrow the
Kingdom and the Empire by assassination.
A veritable reign of terror seems at hand
in Germany.
Year: 1878

THE Birmingham Iron and Trade
Circular says that several manufacturers
of spool cotton in Scotland recently
moved their machinery and many of
their working people from that country
TO Long Island and New Jersey, and
established their manufactures on
American soil. Some large manufac-
turers of linen thread have done the
same thing, and there are now about
seven hundred hands employed in New
Jer.ey in this business, working with
foreign capital.
Year: 1878

DREADFUL stories are told of the
adulteration of sugars in New York.
says the Commercial Bulletin. 1t is said
that muriate of tin is used to whiten
easily, and at trihing cost, sugars that
would otherwise be yellow. Po think
that consumers of sweets have been
gradually converting their stomachs
into tin kitchens for the profit of the
Year: 1878

sugar refner! Just as we are beginning
TO Anticipate the brown and toothsome
buckwheat, enriched with amber syrup,
we hear that glucose enters into the
manufacture Of the syrup, and the only
sure thing is maple sugar dissolved.
Year: 1878

1t is apparent to the keenest OF public
men that TIE great issue OF the immediate Gue WI De
fought between the sturdy patriotism or the SOrth
and the narrow sehshness OF the South. Thc SOuh Is
ebrewdly eDdeayOring TO recover by the mcthous OF
politics something Of what 10 lost by the result OF ls
late appeal the sword In this cndeavOr II Is as sure
OF the practically unbrOken support OF the Democratic
party II used to be IN its old struggle In defence OF
slavery OF course the claim OF the SOUTH boldly and
loudly urged every Southern PAPER. is unjust ana
irrational They plunged the country into "A war IN
which they wero fairly and thoroughly defeated As
OF conditions Of al the close OF the Franco
Prussian war, Prussia demanded and received large
sum from her then PROSTATE an'agOnist Tho same
course Is being pursued by the victorious power In the
Eastern war. But the South seeks TO reverse the
established order Of things, and wants III one form and
another reimbursed for the loss waste and destruc-
ton Cccas.ODel by their rebellion.
Year: 1878

PUBLIC DINNER TO MR. TAYLOR-THE LETTER OF


ISYITATION-MR. TAYLORS REPLY


NEw-YoRK. March 19 1s7s.y
The Hon. DAYARD TAYLOR United Sates Minister 10 Ger
many:


DEAR SIR: Your fellow-citzens, without distinction OF
party have been prompt to acknowledge tho eminent
fitness OF your appointment the representative of this
nation Mt Court OF Berlin They feel that their Gov
ernmen has acted most worthily in thus designating for
important service American whose purity of life aud
character Is in keeping with his reputation scholar,
writer and observer OF affairs.


In recognition OF these facts. and mark Of our per-
soral affection and esteem, invite you to accept
public dinner before your departure for that country
which has already extended to you welcome. with
which you are connected by the closest ties, and with
whose politics and literature you are so familiar.
Requesting you to name day that Will suit your con-
ven.pcc we have the honor to be your friends and obe