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Year: 1879

Ti,c French Republican Left IN the House
of Deputies have finally decided that the
Government programme announced several
days since is not satisfactory to the great
body Of tia Republican party. They have
therefore, in caucus assembled. determined
to oppose its adoption, and call for vote of
want of confidence in the present Ministry.
They will, however, before taking this ac-
lion, give the reigning Cabinet an opportuni-
tv to amend its declaration in several vital
point which will be named by the Radical
leaders.
Year: 1879

1t is yet a matter of uncertainty when the
Congressional Sub Committee on the B1oDG-
EFT investigation will reach Chicago The
Congressional business which caused the do
lay Of proceedings is now out of the way,
but new difficulty has arisen in the House
having failed to make any financial provision
for the expenses OF The Committee: Until
the needed appropriation is made tho men,
l'crs Of thu Sub Committee will not ba in any
LErry to travel West on their mission.
Year: 1879

discover they have been frightened at 8
shadow. They have deserted true man
to serve grasping, insolent egotist, who
can punish nobody, and would not reward
them if he could, as lie never pays lick
spittles for their craven serxiees
Year: 1879

It Is now said TINT the German Govern
1nent vii mike shor: work of the Socialist
question in the Reichstag, SO far rs that
body is concerned, when it shall meet. A
z,mor is current that the Social Democratic
members will not ba allowed to take their
seats, or, if allowed to do SO, will scarcely be-
come warm in them before their expulsion
will have been determined by the minority.
Year: 1879

The Receiver of TINT unfortunate concern
familiar1y known as the Beehive submitted
his half-year2y report yesterday to Judge
WILLIAMS, and it appears that be is out of
pocket to the amount of Ss,927. II things
70 on at this rate it will become necessary By
and by 10 levy n contribution upon the
creditors Of the bank, unless Ar. WARD is
more than human and is willing to 60 on
E.iyanci1r
Year: 1879

| have been considerably humbugged in the


past, and that some OF us at least were


simply enjoying ourselves because ignorance
was bliss. Now, however, that he has shown
us how opera should be done, it is safe to


assume that audiences will be more exactlng


in the future, will be very impatient OF


troupes scarce half made up, will not tolerate


concert-singing in opero, and will not be salts


fed with the performance Of an opera be-


cause two ar three Of its arias have been sung


well. Opera troupes with two or three


stars, twenty or thirty sticks, and dozen
fidd1ers will be at discount. This season has
shown that people are willing to pay liberal
price to hear fine performances Of opera. and
theywi be apt to ask the next time whether
they are getting their moneys worth. There
is nothing like having musical standard by
which to make measurements. We logged
along very conplacently with our old Or
chestras until THEODORE THOMAS happened
here one day, and since that time the stand
ard Of orchestral music has been elevated
here. We should probably have logged along
in opera the same way if A1r. MApLEsoN had
not brought his great troupe here.


1t may be that this bluff old English man-
ager cares little for congratulations, and is
not aware that he has been doing anything
more than he ought, but none the less the
thanks Ct our opera-goers are due to him,
und there will bo no one SO churlish as to
refuse them. Their gratitude is also due to
A1r. HAyERLY. He has more than fulfilled |
no detail that would minister to their con-
genience and enioymeut
Year: 1879

The TELLER Committee is said to be collect
ING large mass of proof which shows conclu,,
si3ely that there was any amount OF bulldozng
anu intimidation Mt the Louisiana elections
Negroes were shot down while at work in the
fields. The report will spread before the country
an amount Of information that will astonish the
natives in the North.
Year: 1879

Reader, did you know that for thirty
feet the bowels are lined with a net
work of fine sensitive nerves? This
surface is quite delicate, and frequently
by the use of strong or violent purga-
tives this tract is horribly torn, irritated
and convulsed by their gripping action,
which affects the whole system. You
do not need pills, but you need II gentle
inVigOrating tonic action, something
that will give new vigor to the stomach
and geneal system, by gently clearing
the bowels and liver of all waste matter.
BY using Bailey's Saline Aperient you
have the pleasant cathartic action de-
sired. BY its Saline action it is a won
derful preventative against diseases,
having their origin from exposures of
hot or cold climates.
Year: 1879

II Is manifest that the chief purpose of
the average Southern Bourbon is to get his
hand into the National Treasury under
some pretext There is no love Of country,
no respect for the Government, no regard
for right and justice, that rises superior to
the greed Of gain at the expense Of the Gov
ernment and the people, who are part of it.
The bold dash for Southern claims having
been repulsed, and their champions being
compelled TO Withdraw to repair
damages, the next thing in or
der was the scheme that had
millions in it, known as the Mississippi
leyee system, which was aspushed until the bot
tom fell out and had to be abandoned for
some other oontIiyance to plumber the Ma
tional Treasury. The Washington CORE
spondent of the New Orleans Times writes
tho following dispatch under date of Jan
uary %, and we give it to show the latest
expedent resorted TO for the purpose Of
bull-dozing the North into an appropriation
Year: 1879

THE Badgers temporarily resident in
Washington have arranged TO give Senator
elect CARPENTER u public reception on his
arrival here tonight, the programme of
which is outlined in our news columns this
morning, The arrangements, if faithfully
carried out, as they certainly will be, give
promise of 4 reception fitting TO the occa-
sion and the eminent statesman to whom it
is rendered
Year: 1879

THE Democratic majority of the POTTER
Committee cannot eyade the responsibility
brought upon them by their own deliberate
action, of delaying the real inquiry which
they are charged TO make. Everybody
knows they are pottering over n very
lrilling matter just now, which Mr. Nc
MAHoN himself has declared is not rele-
want, for no other object than to consume
time and prevent full exposure of the real
cipher dispatch frauds.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats nre very anxious that Mr..
WILLIAM Z. CHANDLER shall pick up his
wick and shed little more light upon the
cipher dispatches If they will only be pa
lient they will get all the light they will
want on this subject.
Year: 1879

THE Republican members of the New
York Legislature are strong on personal
preferences. a short time since they voted
unanimously for the Hon. Roscoe CoNK-
LING for United States Senator, and now
they are said to be freely signing petitions
for the confirmation Of General MERRITT rs
collector of the port of New York. This is
little peculiar
Year: 1879

The immediate confirmation by the Sem
ate yesterday of the nomination of Senator
CHRIsTIANCY to he Minister to Peru was
deserved compliment; but to the casual
glance il may appear as if the grave and
reverend seignors of that body were in .
their midst.
Year: 1879

GIVE us the offices, and the sCalawags are
welcome to yonr rcspect.-PctersJrg Siar.


There is candor about the above declar-
alton that challenges our admiration. 1t
suggests no new idea, but is confession
which is good for the soul. II is the old
cry, with variations and modern improve
ments. Before the war the cry was give
" us the power to shape the policy and con-
troll the destinics of this Government and
you can have peace-otherwise war The
power of the Government was conserved in
loyal hands, the war was met the Conieder-
ates were OyerthrOwn, and for Il period the
country enjoyed comparative peace. Now
the cry is, Give us the oflicesw And to
this might be added Pay our claims, let
us plunge our hands into the National
" Treasury up to our arm-pits. and we shall
be happy and contented." We apprehend
that this scheme will fail, as did the rebel
lion, for the reason that the power of this
Government is in sentiment and practice
averse to bestowing the "loaves and fishes
of office" or the payment Of Southern
" claims upon the hungry as considera-
lion for Southern good behavior. This Gov
ernment is in the hands of loyal men yet
and the greed of the South is likely to


keep it there.
Year: 1879

BEFORE it is too late let the POTTER
Committee give the public some iuforma-
tion regarding the board Bills of the
Democratic visiting statesman in Florida.
We know now how those bills contracted
by Republicans were paid, and if the Com
mittee fails to make a similar exposure on
the other side, its remissness will disappoint
an anxious public Exactly what all this
has to do with the validity of The Title we
are not prepared to say; but it must have
something to do with it, or Mr.. POTTER
would not expend so much public time and
money, not to say personal energy upon it.
Mr. POTTER is statesman, he is
Year: 1879

A CORRESPONDENT of the New Orleans


Times writes from Washington that there
SIS a good deal Of indignation among
"the Southern Congressman at what
"they believe to be double-dealng by
"Mr RANDALL" So Speaker RANDALL
has fallen under dspleasure with
his Southern brethren because he do
clines to be made tool TO subserye the sell
fish interests of the South. We congratu-
late him on these evidences that he Is right,
so far as seli-abnegation under their dis
pleasure Is concerned, If they cannot use
Year: 1879

Ihe Senator from Georgia Gays that did not
shed any blood. How much did he shed ,


Laughter. viii somebody inform US the ex-
act quantity OF blood that the Senator from
Georgia shed.


Mr.. Hill. OF Georgia-The difference between
us is that was not in favor of shedding any
body's blood.


MIR. Chandler.-Nor l, except to punish trea-
son and traitors. Sir the Senator is not the
man TO stand up on this floor and talk abont
other men saving their own blood He took
mighty good care 10 put his blood in, Fort
Lafayette where he was out of the way OF
rebel outlets as well as | MON bullets He ia
the last man TO stand up here and talk 10 me
about letting the blood OF others be she'd


Mr. President. was then. as I am now m
favor Of the Government of the United States.
Then, as now, | abhorred the idea of State SOW
ereignity over national sovereignitv Then aa
now, was prepared even to shed blood TO save
this glorious government. Then, as now. I stood
up for the Constitution and the Union. Then
az now, L Was in favor of the perpetuitv OF this
glorious Government. But the Senator from
Georgia was, as he testified before committee
"a Union secessionist." | have the testimony
here before me. Will somebody explain what
that means-"a Union secessionist - MIR.
President, should like to see the dictionary
where the definition can be found OF "a Union
secessionlst " do not understand the term


lie says they have a right to have sohd
South but a solid North would DESTROY the
Government. Why, Mr.. President, the South
IS no more solid to-day than il was in 1851


Several Senators.-Elghteen hundred and
sixty y-one, you mean.


Mr.. Chandler.-Well, il was the same IN 1857
1t was just as solid IN 1857 as It is to-day. It
has been solid ever since, and ii was no quarrel
with the North that made it solid Il was solid
because it was determined either to rule or
ruin this Nation. 1t tried the ruin scheme
with arms; and now having failed TO ruin tins
government with arms it comes back to rum 1t
by Withholding supplies to carry on the Gov
ernment Sir, the men have changed since
1857. There is now but one member on this
floor who stood with me on the 4th OF March,
1857. The men have changed. the measures
not all. You then fought for the overthrow or
this Government, and now you vote and talk
for the same purpose. You are TO-DAY as you
were then, determined to rule or ruin this Gov
ernment, and you cannot do either.
Year: 1879

The State Department OF Public
Schools has notified tho various County
Superintendents that the " Compulsory
Act " must be premptorily enforced.
This can only be accomplished by the
Trustees OF the schools, whose duties
require that in every instance in which
parents or guardians fail 10 send their
children or wards to school, after they
have reched the proper age, to prose-
cute the parties so failing, under the
provisions Of the Compulsory Act. Tho
law has been persiStently violated in this
district and It is high time that the
trustees arouse themselves and faith
fully discharge this most important Of
their duties. There are none perhaps.
who will attempt to deny the wisdom
OF the law. or the high advantages to
be derived from its strict enforcement; I;
there is therefore no excuse for permit!
ting It TO become q dead letter upon
the statutes. To the poor child de-
fraudod Of the most valuable OF all his
rights, and to the community ut large,
it is due that this humane and most
estimable Of laws shall be strictly and
generally enforced.
Year: 1879

The uprAise from the 800 level is DO.
ing advanced ut the ratio Of AZ feet
per day. Will reach the 700 level in
about so feet. 1t is following the ledge
and showing very fine ore; much better
than any ore above the 100 level; assays
average about 500 per ton. Are still
running along side OF the ledge and
are unable to determine the extent Of
it. The face is showing stringers Of
ore averaging over $500 per ton. As
soon Rs the connection is made with the
700 level. will be able to commence ex. .
tracing ore again. Will have to stop
the mill until the connection is made
with the 100 level
Year: 1879

The story of this discovery has been
told by Mr.. Holden himself in the
House OF Commons before select COM
mitiee appointed to inquire into the
workings of the Patent laws. We can
not do better, therefore, than give it in
his own words: II began as an inven-
tor on very small SCALE" said Mr..
Holden, in the course of his evidence.
For what know, was the first in
yentor of lucifer matches; but it was
the result of happy thought. In the
morning used to get up at O'Clock
used at that time the flint and steel,
in the use of which found very great
inconvenience. / gave lectures in
chemistry at the time at a very large
academy. Ofcourse l knew, as other
chemist did, the explosive material
that was necessary in order to produce
instantaneous light; but ii was very
difficult to obtain a light on wood by
that explosive mixture of sulphur. l
did that, and published it in my next
lecture, and showed it. There was q
young man in the room whose father
was chemist in London, and he i'm


nediatelly wrote to his father about
it, and shortly afterwards lucifer
matches were issued to the world. /
believe that was the first OCCASION that
we had the present lucifer match, and
it was one of those inventions that
some people think ought not to be
protected by q patent. [ think that
if all inventions. were like that, or if
we could distinguish one from the 9TH
er, the principle might hold good. If
all inventions were ascertained and
carried into practice with as much fa-
cility as in this case, no one would
perhaps think Of taking out a patent.
1 was urged to go and take out pat
ent Immediately, but thought it was
so small a matter, and it cost me so
little labor, that L did not think it
proper to go and get patent. other
wise l have no doubt it would have
been very profitable. ."-London Socie-
txy
Year: 1879

An old lady gave this advice to her
daughter about to be married. AL
young people contemplating the overt
act of matrimony should engrave II
upon the tablets of their memory:


Preserve sacredly the privacies ol
your own house, your married state
and your hearts. Let no third person
come 10 between you two. With Gods
belp build your own little world, moi
allowing your nearest earthly friend
to be the confidant of aught that con-
Germs your domestic peace. Let me-
ments of alienation, if they occur, be
healed at once; never speak of it out
side but to each other confess, and all
will come out right. Never let the
morrOw's find you at variance. Re
view and renew your vows; it will do
you good, and thereby your souls will
grow together, and you will become
truly one.
Year: 1879




A week or more ago the dreadful
story was started that the old Ameri-
can Bible Society, a nOn-sectarian assO-
citation, YVES getting ready to circulate
the revised version of the Bible, which
is now being prepared in England. AS
the work oi revision is being conduct
ed by companies about as unsectarian
and orthodox as Christians can be, and
alterations, none of which effect essen
tials of doctrine,are made only by gen.
eral consent, outsiders and some who
were within the fold could not imsg-
inc what the fuss was about; but IL
seems that some good people have been
so terrified at the prospect of any
change from the King James version
that they have lain awake nights to
tremble about it, and to groan at the
termerity of the scholars who dared to
search for verbel errors in q book of
which even separate words and letters
are sacred. But it now seems, We re-
joice to say, that the alarm was false
one; the revised versou is not to be
imposed upon the old Bible Society;
the latter will adhere to the terms of its
constitution, which provide that only
King James version shall be circulated,
and any man who is reckless enough
to want to ascertain what modern
scholarship has done to elucidate
doubtful words and passages will have
to do so at his own expense at the risk
of awful things here and hereafter. The
old Bible is safe, typographical errors
and all.
Year: 1879


DAM in the right side, under the
L edge Of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side sometimes the pain is
felt under the shoulder blade, apd it
frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loSsEof appe-
tite and sickness; theJbogeis in gen
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax: the, head is troubled with
pain, aceeihpsnisd with dull heavy
sensation in the back part. There is
generally considerable loss of men,
ory, accompanied with a painful sen
sation of having left undone; some
thing which, ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains OF


WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains of a prickly sensa,
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer-
else would be beneficial TO him, yet
he can scarcely summon up zfortitade
enough to try it. In fact, ne distrusts
everyiEemedy.ro Several Of the above
symptoms ATTEND the disease, but cases,
have occurred where few of them ex-.
listed, yet examination. Of the body,
after DEATH ''has shown the LIVER, to
.shave been extensively deranged.
Year: 1879

Is it so far from thee
Thou canst no longer see
In the Chamber over the Gate
That old man desolate,
Weeping and wailiDg sore
For his son, who is no more


o Absalom, my son
Is it so long ago
That cry of human woe
From the walled city came,
Calling on his dear name,
That it has died away
In the distance of to day?


o AEsalom, my son
There is no far nor near,
There is neither there nor here,
There is neither soon nor late,
In that Chamber over the Gate,
Nor any long ago
To that cry of human woe,


o Absalom, my son
From the ages that are past
The voice comes like blast,
Over sees that wreck and drown,
over tumult OF trafflc and town;
And from ages yet to be
Come the echoes back to me,


o Absaiom, my son
Somewhere at every hour
The watchman on the tower
Looks forth and sees the fleet
Approach of the hurrying feet
Of messengers that bear
The tidings of despair


o Absalom, my son.
He goes forth from the door,
Who shall return no more.
With him our Joy departs;
The light goes out in our hears;
In the Chamber over the Gate
We sit disconsolate.


o Absalom, my son,
That I is a common grief
Bringeth but slight relief;
Ours is the bitterest loss,
Ours is the heaviest cross;
And forever the cry will be
"Would God had died for thee,


o Absalom, my son %


I -[Atlantic for Marc
Year: 1879

TIE Republicans of the House have re-
solved not to ilibuster on the amendment to
to the Legislative Appropriation Bill repeal
ing the Supervisor-of-E Elections Law. The
responsibility of defeating it will be thrown
upon the Senate, and it is reported that some
Democratic Senators will side with the Re
pubicans in resisting the repeal.
Year: 1879

The Nationals of Luzerne county, Pa,
succeeded last year in electing their candidate
for Judge. He is now prosecuted for libel
and perjury, and arraigned in his own court.
He will doubtless have cheek enough to as
sumo jurisdiction and try the case Third
parties are prone to elect such men.
Year: 1879

THE Northern Notwithstanding those
of the independent, Bragg kidney-are not
.''people" in the estimation of their Southern
Bourbon brethren. The implacable Vicks-
burg Herald announces this as fact, logical
ly, in the following paragraph:


Before we support any man for United
States Senator from this State we intend 10
know whether he belongs to the people be
desires to represent or the Northern Demo
Gratis.
Year: 1879

TIE Democratic unanimity for the nomina
tion Of Grant next year is simply stunning.
Not a Democratic journal or politician has a
doubt on the subject. They are all sure the
Republicans are bound to nominate him, and
they base all their calculations on that suppo-
sition. Of course the Republican party
would not think of such thing as disap-
pointing them by nominating some other
man
Year: 1879

In order to meet the greatly increased demand for
Ready Made and Ordered Clothing have not the time to
devote to our FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. AND SHALL
POSITIVELY CLOSE THE SAME AT ONCE.
Year: 1879

An ACT to Provide for Reassess-


ment Of the Real Estate Of this


State to tx the Standard at which


Property shall be Assessed and to


Amend the Law in Relation to the


Organization of the State Board of


Equalization.


Be 1t enacted BY the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting
in General Assembly and by the au-
thority Of she same:


SECTION l. That there shall be a
valuation and assessment of all lands,
and the Improvements thereon, within
this State, by the proper authorities,
in the year one thousand eight hun
drea and seventy-nine, at the same
time that the assessment of personal
propertyis made, and in the manner and
according to the rules prescribed for
the assessment of real estate.


Sec. 2. That all property shall be
valued for taxation at its true value in
money, which in all eases not other
wise specially provided for by law,
shall be held to be as follows, to wit {:
for personal property the usual selling
price, on the usual terms of similar
property at administrators or exc
cutors' sales at the place where the
return is made; and for real property:
the usual selling price, on the usual
terms Of similar property at sales for
partition under the order Of the
Court, at the place where the return is
to be made. If there be no usual
selling price, then at what is honestly
believed could be obtained for the
same at a fair sale under the con-
dition before mentioned.


Sec. 3. The State board of equali-
zation shall consist of one member
from each county of the State, to be
selected for the respective counties, by
the county board Of equalization for
the year in which the State board
conyenes, and the selection certified to
the comptroller-general on Or before
the meeting of the State board.


Sec. i. The comptroller general
shall submit the said certificates of
election, and the abstracts Of real
property transmitted to MIN by the
county auditors TO the State board
whom ii convenes; aud shall transmit
it's decisions to the county auditors,
who shall forthwith conform their ac-
tion thereto.


Sec. 5. All acts and parts Of acts
Inconsistent or repugnant to this act
are hereby repealed,


Approved December "a, 1878.