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Year: 1878

s F. Bulletin


One of the wealthiest settlers in New
Caledonia is gentleman from Australia
we will call him Mr.. Brown for short-who
went there some 10 or 10 years ago with
but a small capital, and has become enor-
mously rich by raising cattle for the mar
kets of Nomea. Mr.. Brown was
on his way through the bush for one of his
outlying cattle stations to another, when he
lost his way entirely; wandered about until
near nightfall, and then came upon large
native village. Here he was Hospitality en-
tertained, we'll fed, and mostdeferentially
treated by the great chief whose village it
was-the chief Atal, l think, whom some
persons regard as the chief mover and lead
er of this years revolt against the French.
Atal was all courtesy to his white guest, and
when night had fully come conducted him
himself in state to the hut set apart fer his
nights repose.


Fortunately, Mr.. Brown was acquainted
with the customs of the country, and one





end to travellers preparatory to feasting
upon them. 1t is as follows:


The traveller is kindly received nothing
occurs to shake his confidence in his host !;
he is allotted cabin to sleep in. The ma
tive huts have usually but one opening,
which serves as a window and door both.
When the traveller is supposed to be we'll
settled in his cabin, this one entrance is set
on fire. Being thatched ami made alto
gether of light wood, it burns very readily,
and the traveller is cooked as well as killed.
Then the feast begins.


Being acquainted with these details of
New Caledonian life, Mr.. Brown knew the
cabin to which the venerable Atal SO cour-
teously led him might probably become for
him both a tomb and cooking-stove unless
his wits could save him. He entered the
cabin of the chief, meeting courtesy with
courtesy, till they were both fairly within.
Then Brown, in the prime of life and ath-
letic, Atal old and infrm, the Englishman
knew he was more than match for the
savage. He closed the door within the hut,
planted his back firmly against it, and sit
ting thus with his hand on his revolver and
his other weapons ostentatiously displayed,
continued his conversation with the chief.
The situation remained unchanged through
out the night. A terrible night it was, no
doubt, for the Englishman, and almost as
bad for the old chief, who again and again
requested permission to withdraw, Mr..
Brown as frequently declaring he could not
part with him-he should not feel safe ex-
cept in his company. When daylight was
fully come, MI. Brown felt assured that
Atal would not venture to allow his people
openly to attack an individual so well
known in the settlements as himself, and
both issuing forth together from the hut,he
gladly accepted the escort of native guide
and was safely conducted to the French
settlements, Rwhere his adventure was the
theme of considerable interest.
Year: 1878

10 hereby adopted as the instrument to be


Used III carrying out The provisions of This net.


The bill further provides that each tax col
hector shall designate n commissioner of reve-
nile who shall furnish an official bond, and
who shall he accountable fof al moneys eol-
leettd by him. to The tax collectors. The tay
collectors aIiall make monthly payments into
the State treasury, except those tax collectors
who makn quarterly statements. The muley
derived from The tax shall constitute u trust
fund to pay the interest n tho public debt,
md al surplus shall 60 to sinking fund to
redeem The State bnds
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, June 6.-During the morning
hour Senator Voorhees, spoke in favor of early
consideration Of the bill to repeal the specie
sumption act, and said the Senate might as
we'll look this matter in the face. If it was
not going to repeal the act let it say by its
vote. No greater question had engaged the
American Congress. He would take every op-
portunity from now till the close of the ses-
sion to insist that the matter should be dis
posed of. The Senate had time to pass all
sorts of bills to bridge rivulets, but no time to
meet question which involves more peril and
distress than had ever been produced by war
and pestilence. He thought the bill could be
disposed of in sixty minutes.


Senator Howe called up the Senate bill re-
lating to telegraphic communication between
the United States and foreign countries, here
tofore discussed, In explanation of the BILL
Howe said the object Of it was merely to give
to any country the privilege to land cable
here, providing such country should be as lib
eral as the United States.


After brief discussion the bill passed.


Senator Dorsey, from the committed on the
District of Columbia, reported with amend
ments Senate bill to levy tax on the sale of
spirituous and malt liquors in bar rooms and
all places where intoxicants were sold by the
drink in the District of Columbia. Placed on
the calendar.


Senator Davis, Illinois, called up Senate bill
to amend the act May 2Sth, 1879, to provide
for furnishing trusses to disabled soldiers.
Passed.


At the expiration Of the morning hour, and
after long discussion, the Senate, yeas IS,
nays %, took up the army appropriation bill.


Senator Blaine, in charge of the BILL said
the total amount appropriated by the bill as it
came to the Senate from the House $685.
329,67 The Senate committee on appropria-
tions added $859,914, making the total $780,
l89,585. The principal item which the Senate
committee added, s30l, ,2S7, was for pay of the
army, owing to the fact that the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations had not agreed to the
House clause cutting down the army to 10000
men. Another item was $150,000 for
building military, post or garrison
at the Foot Hills near the Black Hills in either
Wyoming or Dakota. Total estimates of the
war department for support of the army dur
ing the year were $3l ,292, 900. He had no
doubt the result Of this bill would be that a
considerable deficiency must be provided for
next year, as there had been this year.


By unanimous consent, the five minute rule
was applied to all amendments except that in
regard to transfer of the Indian bureau and
forbidding the use of the army as a posse conf
tatls.


Senator Allison submitted an amendment to
strike out of the House bill the clause intend
ing to permanently fix the number of enlisted
men in the army. Agreed to.


After debate the amendment of the commit
tee on appropriations increasing the army to
$4,000 was agreed to-yeas 80, nays 19, as fol-
lows:
Year: 1878

The Senate Engaged Upon the Army Ap-
propriatfon Bill--RefOrm Measures of the
House Stricken Out--The House Amends
the Internal Revenue Law by Reducing
the Tax on Tobacco--Gratifying Results of
Democratic Economy in Reducing Naval
Expenditures--NIiscell News from
the Capital.
Year: 1878

Clay County Advocate.


1t is becoming more and more evident
that no basis of representation or delay of
the convention could save the district to
Mr.. Stewart, and his friends will probably
give up the fight, accept the situation, and
without further fuss or disturbance allow
Mr.. Washburn to walk away with the honors.
Mr.. Fletcher says, and truthfully no doubt,
that he only returned compliment which
he, two years ago, received from the major
ity of the committee, one of which he did
not then happen to be.
Year: 1878

For paper that is neither Republican or
Democratic the Pioneer Press has great
deal more to say than it should have, and so
far it is helping Washburn splendidly. If
this paper keeps up its abuse of Mr.. w. he
will have no tlouble in getting the nomi-
nation.
Year: 1878

If the outside counties would pick upon a
good man for Congress this fall, they could
join, and scoop that double ender in fine
style, and the third district would be repre-
sented from the rural district once.
Year: 1878

These inscrutable journals are wasting their
ammunition. tits against every principle Of
political economy to make Lieutenant
Governor the Governor of State. In the
language of an eminent English barrister:
cit can't be die. -
Year: 1878

[Shcrburne County Star.


It is remarkable fact that all or nearly
all the newspapers that favor Stewart are
edited by postmasters or men who hold
some fat government position by favor of
Congressman Stewart.
Year: 1878

Never mind who the Eagles candidate for
Congress may be. What we wish TO know
is: Whatare the prospects for . big crop of
onions. potatoes, corn and cabbages2 We
would like to diversity our politics and an
up with something coarse.
Year: 1878

Two weeks ago the storm of snow in
IN Western New-York interrupted the heavy freight
traffic on the Erie Road to put business back two
DAYS Some 500 extra mloadcd made such block
adc of freight aud coal Port Jorvs Jersey CITY
and intermediate sta'ions that rac was mpedcd for
several DAYS Officers of the road report that freight
traffic has been vccy hc1yJ during the Winter IN De
cemhcr an average of 1000 freight and coal passed
through JeTvis daily. About the came amount OF
business is now being dOn'
Year: 1878

A few discontented individuals are
troubled in spirit and sore vexed (" be-
cause Samuel j. Randall is dlscharging
the duties of his onerous and honorable
position with a force, impartiality and abil-
ity that cannot fail to strengthen him with
his own party, while they command the re-
spect of his political opponents and the
commendation of the country at large.
The Capital, unable to conceal its chagrin
at the opinions Mr.. Randall is winning by
bis wise measures, comes out in an article
of the peculiar style for which that sheet
has long since carried away the prize of all
competitors. In an editorial two-thirds Of
column in length, it heaps the coarsest
abuse upon the honorable gentleman. prin-
cipally because he was born in Pennsylva-
MIA.


Now, is not this hard We can't all of
Us be born in Ohio somebody's got to be
born ia Pennsylvania, once in while you
know. Whom the gods love are born, of
course, in Cincinnati but if the gods loved
everybody, what would become Of the pork
business9 Think of the homeless swine
that would roam the world without spot
to lay their heads 0r q butcher to fatten
them up for "killin' time,' if everybody
insisted upon being born in Ohio. It would
be unchristian like to crowd out the origin
al inhabitants in this unconstitutional man
ner, and we sincerely hope the thousands Of
people who are anxious to go to Ohio to
be born again will seriously reflect on the
great injustice they would do to humanity
in general and SWINE in particular. and give
up the project at once. According to the
eternal fitness of things Cincinnati was Sc
lected ages ago ao the headquarters for the
pork trade, aud we trust that this refining
and soul inspiring occupation will not be
crowded out Of the place where it does the
most good.
Year: 1878

wife disarranges the instrument and creates
a counter current which sets tie steam
whistles to blowing and the fire bells to
ringing. THIS diabolical contrivance is not
likely to prove popular in Austin, but there
is fortune for the inventor in Brooklyn.


Reese Riger Reveille.
Year: 1878

THE usual weekly bulletin of warlike
preparations of the Rio Grande was read
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday, the in
formation coming from and officer who
had reported to General Ord that visit
into Mexico from our troops would be
forcibly repelled, On the other hand,
the advices at the War Department show
conclusively that the Mexican author.
les are really doing all in their power to
preserve the peace, and that the repre-
sentatives Of Diaz are consistently max
ing every effort to deserve the good will
of this government This is the tenor OF
official information received at the Ad
jutant Generals office.
Year: 1878

vote away by braggadocio; lest the peo-
pie may rise and ere we dream Of 1t there
come thrilling, terrible sound from
whence we did not expect it, "Up
guards and at them"


Don't be deceived by any false issues,
remember that after all that has been
said you are to work out through your
party reduction of our heavy taxes.
Economy, Retrenchment and Reform are
your watchwords, and let them he on
your gonfalon in your battle for HALL
and for victory, aye, and even for MARTIN
rather than the next House should bt
against us with the probable election of &
President in view. Men of Sussex, re
member this.
Year: 1878

THE Democratic party in Delaware
does its most effective work through its
executive committees, and the speeches
which of late years have been made
from the stump have been mere re-
hearsal Of what had appeared in the GA
zETTE and the other Democratic papers
OF the State. Let us work through our
committees, and save the cost of music
to bring crowds together.
Year: 1878

The Mary took over eighty persons
from Cheboygan to Mackinac last Thurs
day, to attend the monument meeting.
She did not bring hack so many. Some
of the party got so badly scared by the
little gust of wind that they were afraid
to venture back on ber and took passage
on the Fountain City which lin;led them
at Duncan. Capt Riley does not feel
very we'll over their descrtion. He re-
quests US TO say that he does not care
about the loss OF fare, but that the lacl,
of confidence on the part of the people
here at home Injuries the reputation of his
boar. The boat did not roll near so bad
on her return as she did going over.
Capt. Riley is careful navigator and his
long experience onthis route enables him
70 judge when the lives or comfort of his
passengers would be endangered and no
ore need fear to trust his judgn elt.
Year: 1878

Editors Dispatch: The business and
workingmeR Of Richmond would like to
know how the various candidates for our
City Council and Board OF Aldermen
stand upon the question OF voting n SUBJ
scriptior to the James River and kanawha
canal. A few Of our leading businessmen
some time ago advanced as loan out OF
their own private means some twelve or If
teen thousand dollars-moHey that was alb
solntely necessary to repair the canal
through to Lynchburg, and they We're as
sured by the committee that our city fathers
would shoulder the loan. Every business
interest of our city required that the canal
should be repaired. The public-spirited
gentleman who came to the rescue should
not pay the whole cost. Let an appropria-
tion of twenty-five thousand dollars yet be
made. What say the aspirants for city legs-
lative honors? MERCHANT.
Year: 1878

The Municipal Canvass. = The ward
meetings to elect members OF the City Cen
tral Committee will be held Monday night,
May 9th. The places have not as yet been
determined on, but will be in few days.
With the exception OF the Second Ward. no
ward in the city has place OF meeting.
In the Third Ward Lyceum Hall may pos
slby be rented, and in the Fourth Ccrsiey's
Hall. The First Ward is worse OH than
either OF the others, but there is no doubt
but what a convenient and commodouS
Mace will also be selected in that ward.
Year: 1878

The old white stallion Excelsior once owned by Dan Rice, the show man died the other day from debili- ty and old age. The old horse was thirty six years of age. He died at Arnot.t stable after ailment of few days. About the last exhibition made of the horse was on the stage of one of our theatres, about two years ago The horse was levied for debt by the Missouri Pacific railroad about month ago,,and his spirit has taken it's departure under that attachment.

 Dan Rice who went on to Pennsvl vania last: week called at Arnot's stable to see his old friend add shed tears over him. He said that he was on his way to Pennsylvania, and it was his intention to send on money to redeem him and let him die in peace and have his form preserved by the taXidermist. Excelsior was in Dan Rice's service for about thirty years. aud has been exhibited in every city and town of note in the United States. He has been favorite to mill

 Ions of people, and men in dowuhlil of life, rememb Der his antics when a frisky ccit. Peace to his names.
Year: 1878

The man with neck whilkers.

 School girl who don't chew gum.

 He who picks his teeth with a fork.

 The man who does not like to hear himself talk.

 Barkeeper who "draws the froth at the bottom.

 Woman who can walk gracefully with small heels.

 Young lady with pretty teeth who doesn't like laughing.

 A man who considers bar bill a debt of homer.

 The man who can smile and smile" and not be a william.

 The man who takes out paper ot fine cut ill a crowd.

 Young lady with mole on her arm who likes short sleeves.

 The man who never drinks any thing stronger than buttermilk.

 A young man of twenty who does not know more than man of forty. A young married man who does not cringe when he wheels out his first baby.

 An editor that is not capable of running his paper better than other people that try to.

 A man who can preserve perfect urbanity in party of ladies when his suspender button has just parted.
Year: 1878

We are thoroughly in earnest in the desire to get all our people to do more reading and thinking for themselves. It is the only way in which the masses can protect themselves from imposi- tions. from deceptions and from hum bugs! It is the only way in which they can retain and secure their liber- ties ito read and think for themselves. But what, says one, would you have us read? We would have you read FIRST, YOUR OWN HOME PAPER. 1t is your home paper that feels for your interests, and that furnishes you such informa- ton as most intimately effects your in- terests. But, says our ordinary fault finder, you don't give us reading matter enough. Don't we? We'll, we give you far more than you can get ou. of any book which costs YOU the same sum of money. We give you far more than we could possibly give you if all men supported the press just as you do. But we are not going to find fault, for we have had very good support in dear old Pope county. We are now going to make you an offer to meet this objection of not enough reading. It is this:

 To every man or woman who will send lis his or her name with the price of our paper in cash, ($1.50) within the next Sixty Days, we will send our paper one year, and in addition, will send free of all cost, for twelve months, an excellent monthly paper called the Farmers Review, published at Chicago. Illinois.

 The Review is hanesomely printed. 16-page folio, and has all the depart- ments which any nrst class agricultural journal ought to have, all edited ably and industriouSly. The article extract ed from it and reproduced in to-day's DEMOCRAT Is specimen Of the kind of literature you will get from it. Besides it gives full prices current and market reviews.

 Re member this offer is for only 50 days, and you should send your names at once for this offer.
Year: 1878

Too poor to take a paper,


Too poor to join the Grange
So when the price was rising.


He did not know the change,
And sold his wheat for a dollar
Twas worth q quarter more,
And now the man is poorer


Than he had been before.
His neighbor, Lookout, told him,
This side the market town,
He should have come in sooner,
While groceries were down.
'But then perhaps It's even,
Since corn is on the rise,
And what you gain by waiting,


Win pay. for your supplies"
"Corn rising +? why, I sold it


The chap who bought my wheat,
Said this year corn was plenty,
But mine was hard to beat;
SO he paid three shillings-


What everywhere it's four
The difference would give me


A hundred dollars more"
He drew the. .reins and started,


With spirits sadly down,
And did a heap of thinking


Before he reached the town.
The npshot of the matter


You easily might guess,
This year he takes two papers,
And couldn't do with less.
Year: 1878

1t is marked feature of social
life in England, and certainly one
of its special charms, that mothers
and daughters are SO uniformly
seen together at home. Not only
is the mother the first lady to
whom you are introduced at the
house where you visit, but mistress
of the ceremonies throughout.
Not Only does she preside at the
dinner table. but at the evening
party sits as queen.


Whatever may be your first i'm
preston of such an arrangement
if it happens that your sympathies
are with the younger ladies-you
will soon learn to think that the
mothers absence would be very
sincerely regretted by the daugh-
ters. As picture, all must admit
the arrangement to be perfect.
The portly form and matronly dig
nifty of the mother are an exquisite
foil to the youthful beauty and
maiden coyness of the daughters.
And you will find nothing to mar
but everything to enhance the in
terest of the picture. The moth
er's presence never seems to oper-
ate as an unwelcome restraint.


Between her and her daughter
you will mark the most joyous,
playful, loving freedom, without
the sacrifice of little paternal
dignity and authority on the one
hand, or of sweet and graceful
duty on the other. 1t may be said
OF English families generally, that
these two things are eminently
characteristic, namely, uniform pa
rental authority, and the most
charming freedom of intercourse
between parents and their children.
Year: 1878

Since 1t has been discovered that
the sun is 800, 600 miles nearer the
earth than it was formerly thought
to be, there is an impression abroad
that the weather is growing warmer.
This feeling comes by the aid OF
science.
Year: 1878

OFFICE SEEKING. In q recent
letter Mr.. Tburlow Weed, the vet.
eran New York politician, said:
1T a young man in whose welfare
/ take an interest should consult
me about Office holding, 7 should
tell him it was one OF the worst
ways of commencing life." This
admonition to the thousands OF
young men who swell the crowd of
Office seekers, In every city and
State should be needed.


The uncertain tenure of an Office
renders its possession OF little aid
in the gaining OF a livelihood, and
is surrounded by temptations of ne
cessity and companionship, which
do not develop the highest traits
of character. The riyalries and
iealousies of less fortunate place
seekers, in majority of cases,
lead to defamation OF character,
and unfit the victim for success in
other pursuits. The ambition may
have vent in more durable achieve
ments in literary, commercial or
mechanical yocatioDs, and be fol-
lowed with more of the content
ment and blessings of life.
Year: 1878

Dispatches from New York give the following
addltl0nal particulars concerning the robbery
OF the grave OF the late A. T. Stewart: early
On the morning Of October I, Just month ago.
the assistant sexton of st. Marks Church dis
covered that the stewart family vault had been
moved from its position, and the earth dug up
several feet AS the slab was not over the OPEN
ing OF the vault the thieves did not get at the
body. The sexton reported the matter TO Judge
Hilton, who ordered the slab placed few feet
from its true position in order TO deceive any
one attempting TO steal the body. A watchman
was also engaged, and he patrOled the grave
yard every night until recently. The discovery
OF the outrage was made at o'clock yesterday
morning. The robbers had removed one stone
from tie opening to the vault, broken open the
tnfee collins In which the body was inclosed


and carried away the contents it Is supposed in
a; sack: M & The ground directly over the entrance
10 the vault was as II had been left by the rob-
bers. The clay was scattered about, and one
or three stones which covered the opening OF
the vault was out OF place, leaving a small aper-
ture about eighteen inches wide and thirty
Inches long, through which the persons who
stole the body effected an entrance and after
unscrew1ng the lid OF the outer box, which was
OF pine, went to work upon the leaden box,
wMcn lnclOSed the oak caSket, with a knife, and
gradually cut the cover of. 1t was then an easy
matter TO open the caSket and take the remains
out ana hoist them to the surface, where they
were evidently placed In a wagon and borne
casket, and left small galvanized iron shovel
with which they dug the two feet OF earth cover
ing the entrance TO the vault away, and a new
pOcket-lamp behind them. The robbery has
caused great excitement in the netghborhOOd


and large crowd surrounds the graveyard,