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Year: 1878

The great American descr. and the Nrt-
raises 1erres of Dakota are not calculated
10 impress the sentimental bcholder with
the charms of nature. bat these dreary
wastes are cheerful gardens compared with
Tompkins square. Even bit OF sage brush,
an alkali spring, u coyote, rattlesnake or
n wild Indian would have been an improve
ment upon any of the late natural features
of this single breathing spot of the extreme
east side. As an illustration OF what parks
should not be aud of what the Desert
of Sahara is Tompkins square has long
been an unapproachablo success, though
the dust of Sahara is not SO filthy
as that of the park, and the desert
has some oases where the general glare is
tempered by shade But these nineteen
acres OF drearincss and disgrace are about
TO be reformed, and there is no other part
of the city where small park as il should
be could be of SO much use to SO many
iull of crowded tenements, and yet many of
the donizens have the Teutonic and health
ful fondness for being out of doors when any
frcshor atmosphere than that of crowded
streets can be found. Children abound
there, too, and an excursion or two year
are but sorry substitutes for the pure air,
shade, green grass and other appointments
of well kept park. The work OF recon-
struction is going OH very rapidly, and the
estimated cost, fifty thousand dollars, does
not seem to admit of the possibility of a job
for any one, SO the east side people may ex-
pect at least grass plots and flower beds
next year, and plenty of shade few years
later, while the taxpayer who calls loudest
for public economy will not begrudge the
Year: 1878

TnE LARGE ATTENDANCE Of United States
military officers at the preliminary meeting yes
terday 10 establish military service institute
similar to the one in the navy is an excellent
omen of future usefulness and success. There
IL no reason why our officers should not he able to
support u society of this kind, which shall be as
beneficial to the army aud the public us its
kindred society in the English service.
Year: 1878

A DECISION of considerable Importance to up
town property holders. in regard to the regrad-
Ing OF streets, given in one OF the courts
yesterday. 1t is held that use may establish
the grade, and that property holder is entitled
TO damages when change of grade is subse-
uuently made by legal enactment
Year: 1878

The GREENBAcK ELEMENT in the democratic
party of Nebraska has captured the convention
Of the party and placed three candidates previ
ousy nominated by the soft money men upon
the ticket. 1t is becoming pretty hard to keep
track of the democracy on the financial ques-
tinu
Year: 1878

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-The stock market
was very active and strong, Gold was steady
all day at 1OO3s Government bonds were firm,
States dull and railroads quiet. Money on call
lent at 3 4 per cent and closed at per cent.
Year: 1878

sound currency upon which to rebuild
their good old-time prosperity.


It is absurdato speak of limiting the
legal tender quality Of silver. Public
justice demands that the silver dolla
should have its old plaoe--and that.
means that IL shall be a. it always was
in specie paying times, uuliuited legal
tender. The suggestion Of limitation
is the assertion Of an impertiuenoe.


Now, do not talk to me about tho
silver dollar as obsolete. If It had
been an old myth, there would not
have been such pains taken to remove
it from the coinage and the standard.
Only a few silver dollars coined Why.
the country was full Of Spanish milled
dollars. Seventy millions Of dollars in
full weight half dollars have been coin.
ed and thirty millions Of the trade dol.
lar, invented as y substitute for tho
true dollar, have been minted and the
demand for them, though they are Not
legal tender, is irrspressible. 20 ll


am sorry to be convinced by the
unreasonable. vehement and incohe-
rent antaeonism to silver as money, in
violation of all sound principles Of
commercial and monetary science in
disregard Of the plainest lessons Of bis.
tory; iu manifest opposition to the in
terests Of this nation as debtor and
producer Of silver (more in debt than
any other nation and greater produc-
er of precious metals than any other y
iu derisiou of the dearest laws for the
Interpretation Of contracts that cau bc
found upon the statute books; 10 con-
tempt of popular rights and in disre-
spect of the losses and sufferings OF
tho people-I am regretful to be con-
vinced by these thiugs that there is in
this country a power great and unsoru-
pulous. arrogantly asserting its divine
right to rule over the people in tho
name Of the financial integrity that it
miscoustrues and brutally disregarde,
The gold policy is not good for
America. Between Europe, represent
ing gold, and Asia standing for silver,
it is excellent hat this continent should
have the double standard, The double
standard is the worlds true standard.
nd we should stand for the world and
for the people who do the worlds work,
against the enemies Of silver-the poor
mans "old reliable" money, good,
though all the banks break and the ma
tions fall The abolishment Of silver
as money would be disaster of incon-
ceivable proportions; and America,
the producer Of silver, and overshadow'
cd by debt, would be idiotic to aid in
dragging upon herself her greater share
in SO prodigious q misfortune to tho
people at large and to the industries
OF mankind.
Year: 1878

[The silver bill has just passed both
branches of Congress by such MAORI.
ties as preclude Presidential veto.
The West ard South believe in the
principles and policy of the measure.
But inasmuch as all may not be able to
give satisfactory reason for the, faith
that is in them, for their benefit We
copy the following clear and concise ar
gument from the pen of M. Halstead
editor of the Cincinnati Comnserciat-
[ Ed. FREE PRESS. :.


1t is my desire to resume in reality
as soon as possible, and l believe the
way to end the suffering of the people
from business depression is to resume.


But desire coin, not gold resump'
tion--that is to say, l favor resumption
on the old specie basis, not upon new
and contracted basis. I demand the
presence Of silver in the standard, We
never had specie payments without sill.
yer, and do not think we ever, shall
or should resume with silver excluded
l stand by the old contracts-the let.
ter of the law-the Coin act of March
Is, 1869, and the Refunding act of Ju-
ly II, 1870. The people had the silver
option in the payment Of certain bonds,
and it must be restored to them. tits
but simple act Of justice to restore it.
Dare the bondholders set the example
of changing contracts? Can they at.
ford to 60 upon understandings rather
than upon the very words of written
obligations The law of 1869 (March
l8) was to define the rights of bond
holders. Why did they not then say
gold if they meant it. The law Of 1870
(July ~ was to secure the bondhold-
ers of the future, and fixed upon pay
me ut in coin of the standard value on
that very day. The silver dollar was one
of the standard coins that day, and it
is violation of good faith to abstract
it from the list. The face Of the bond
demands it.


l speak of the bond contracts only
for illustration, and have no quarrel
with bondholders. The bonded indebt-
edness of the United States is, per.
haps, one-ffth Of the total indebted
ness of the country, and every dollar
of the entire mass of debt is affected
by the change in the metallic money
measure that was contrived in 1874
and which the gold party are attempt
ing to enforce in defiance of reason and
Justice, light and knowledge. They cry
out against silver as if it was an untried
metal. 1t is as old and as good in the
service of the world as gold, and it is
the hazardous experiment of getting
along without it as lawful money that
We condemn. We (the advocates Of
silver 10 its old place) wish to proceed
in the old ways, the paths that our
fathers walked, believing in the money
that chinked-to resume on the old
specie basis and with the old money
measure and not otherwise-to replace
the old bi.metallic standard, the stand
ard that is honest and true and of good
report.


The attempt to associate this old
fashioned hard money doctrine with
financial unsoundness is worthy Of
those who seek TO make out that stick
ing to contracts is reputation. Silver
is hard money. 1t is the money that
H. - sl.S ~.rro orA noSuroc-
Year: 1878

TIC Rochester and STATE Line Rrl7ay runs from the city OF
Rochester TO Salamanca the state OF WORK dstlnee
OF about mes It through the ch valleys OF the
euesee and wyoming forms the connecting link between
the NewYork Central Railroad and the Atlantic and Great
Western making the shortest an1 most direct route for all
the New England business coming from the Southwestern
States pipe line for transporting petroleum oil has been
constructed from Bradford OH Regions to Saamanca and
upwards of oil per day over the rosd The
Company Is under the the NewYOrk Central
and h already earning surplus the interest s bonded
debt Tho City Rochester Invested large apount In the
Capital stock Of the Company at par IN order TO secure
shorter line coal supply and upwards OF one hundred
thousand per will this road to the
City OF Rochester alone Tho local business IL very large as
the through thirty ewns between Rochester and
salamanca in which eleven Touring mills besides
various other manufactures The bonds rs mortgage
lien M the rate $4,000 per mile upon the Road and its
and tho earnings OF the road now more than
don amount required 10 the interest We have sold
dunng the past month over $4OOOOO OF these fionas
aud limited amount for SAFE at 10 per cent Aed
accrued interest


WALSTON HI. BROWN & BRO


IA Pine-st.
Year: 1878

lent apple dumplings. So she was
not burnt for a witch after all. and
shortly after Mrs. Popkins the elder
went back to England Whatever
other folks said, she declared she knew
that her daughter-in-law was a witch
How else bad her son been brought
to marry her? And the day that she
sailed away was the first day Of her
welded life that little Mistress Anne
had ever felt that her husbands name
Of Grateful-ail. your-dsys Popkins
really belonged to them.
Year: 1878

1t was 10 the Cedar Rapids sleeper.
Outside it was dark "a the inside Of
an ink bottle. In the sleeping car
people slept.


Or tried It, n


Some of them slept like christian
men aud women, peaceful and sweetly
and quietly.


Others slept like demons. malig-
oantly, hideously, fiendishly, as
though it was their mission to keep
everybody else awake.


OF these, the man in lower number
three was the "boss" When it came
to a square snore with variations. you
want to count clover three" in,
with full hand and pocket full Of
rocks.


We never heard anything snore like
hin. 1t was the most systematic
snoring that was ever done, even on
one of those tournaments of snoring,
q sleeping car. He didn't begin as
soon as the lamps were turned down
aud every body was 10 bed. Oh, no
There was more cold-blooded diabol
ism in bis system than that. He
waited until everybody bad bad lit
tie taste of sleep. just to see how goot
and pleasant it was and then be broke
10 on their slumbers like q winged
breathing demon, and they neve1
knew what peace was again tha
night.


He started out with a terrific


"Gn.r-r-t!"


That opened every eye in the car
We all hoped it was an accident
however, and trusting that be wouldu'
do il again, we all forgave bin
Then be blasted our hope and curdle'
the sweet serenity of our forgiveness
by a long drawn


"G-a -h-hah |"


Tua. sounded too much like bus
ness to be accidental. Then ever
head in that sleepless sleeper wa
held off the pillow for a minute, wal
ing in breathless suspense, to hear tb
Year: 1878

Several parties whose names have been
dropped from our subscription list, are still!
owing us for several years subscription to the
BEACON. The privilege of paying such IN
deb,edness with four bushels of corn for each
year (which is nearly twice its market valne)
is extended TO them as we'll ss others, but
unless they settle in this or some other way
within a month, we will be compelled to
bring suit against them. Sept 22-lm.
Year: 1878

ROME, Jan. 1.-THE funeral OF the late King
Victor Emmanuel, took place to-day, and was
very impressive. The procession was an hour
and half passing given point. In addition
to the official portion of the procession which
was mile long, there were 100 deputations
from all parts 0f the Kingdom. The costumes
in the official portion of The procession were
MAGNIFICENT
Year: 1878

R0UGHS IN Possession OF LEAD CITY.-A
party of T0ughs have taken possession of Lead
City. about three miles from DeadwOOd, in the
Black Hills. and are guarding all the streets
in the town and all the roads leading to the
quartz mills. The citizens are arming and Or
ganiZing To protect their nrnnertN
Year: 1878

"BUSI NESS,
AFTER MATURE DELIBERATION
WE HAVE DETERMINED
NOT TO CARRY OVER


ANY PART
OF OUR PRESENT STOCK OF


WINTER GOODS.
AND TO CLOSE OUT IMMEDIATELY
ALL OUR OvERCOATs
AND OTHER WINTER CLOTHING
WE WILL SELL AT ABOUT
ONE HALF OF FORMER PRICES.
Year: 1878

THE TENNESSEE STATE DEBT.-At meeting
in New York yesterday of the bondhOlders OF
the state OF Tennessee, q resolution was ad opted
by which committee OF five was appointed
to take steps towards effecting some settle
ment of the debt at not less than sixty cents
on the dollar.
Year: 1878

On the evening of April 9Th, during the
debate in the House of Lords on Earl
Beaconsfeld's motion for an address of
thanks to the Queen in the matter of cal
ling out the British Army Reserve, the
Earl Of Derby, late Minister for Foreign
Affairs in Lord Beaconfeld's Cabinet,
made the following argument and exposi-
tiOn of the state of the Eastern question
in its relations to Great Britain, and the
subject of possible war with Russia. As
Lord Derby is statesman noted for his
great ability, his freedom from passion in
making up his judgments, his intimate ac-
quaintance with the Russian-T Turkish Oues-
ton, and his middle course upon this great
subject as distinct from the ultra party
men on both sides, this speech may we'll
be taken as giving as fair a view of the
Eastern Question and its relations to Brit
ish interests as can be had. After brief
preface Lord Derby spoke as follows:


think this is time when the whole
situation may be fairly reviewed, because
until the treaty Of San Stelano was made
public the materials for discussion were
wanting, and if, now that the terms of the
treaty are known, discussion were further
delayed, it might be too late to serve any
useful purpose. Hear, hear Well, the
Government determined to call out the
Reserves, and the formal declaration is
accordingly made that the present state of
affairs is one of emergency. Now, my
lords, | am not quite satisfied on that
point. l want to know what the emer-
gency is, and who has created it. THear,
hear l can interpret that announce
ment only in one manner-namely. that
the Government consider that negotiations
with Russia have been or are shortly to
be broken off, and that immediate war is
an event which must at least be looked
forward to as probable. My lords, can
not take that view of the case; it is not
the fact that diplomatic means are exhaus-
ted Hear, hear.] The negotiations for
the Congress, it is true, have come to
deadlock, but l do not know that that fact
BY itself is much TO be regretted. With
the single exception of Austria, l do not
Year: 1878

Well, it is certainly an evil TO prolong
the state of anxiety and suspense in which
we have already SO long continued, but
where military measures are concerned l
own l do not see on the English side what
good reason there is for haste Assuming
that the worst happens, that we are not
able to settle this question peaceably, and
that war is proclaimed, who, would ask, ,
would lose most by delay? Russia has an
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21-Advioes received
by the Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee to the effect that Ben Lefevr,ee,
well known In Washington in connection with
the Kansas Pacific Railroad interests and
nominated by the Democrats in the fifth
Ohio district for Congress will be defeated by
his Greenback antagonist, although the dis
trictshas a large Democratic majority.


Speaker Randall arrived here on the early
for home at so this afternoon. He was at
the Capitol for half an hour or so. On Mon
day he goes into Western Pennsylvania on a
stumping tour. He thinks the Democrats in
Pennsylvania will elect their governor and
that the Legislature will be Democratic and
Greenback, which will insure the defeat OF
Don Cameron for the Senate.
Year: 1878

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Tt Is stated that the
Pullman Palace Car Company is about to is
sue a circular for distribution throughout
this country and Europe, giving description
of defaulting secretary Angel, and Offering q
reward of $4,000 for his capture
Year: 1878

BIG JoB.-The County Records of Trim
ity is now at work recording eighty Deeds
OF Property on which the State and Coun-
" Tax was delinquent and which was
SOLD TO the State in February, 1877. Un-
der the law as it now exists, the Recorder
Is compelled to do this work without
compensation. The Amendment intro
duced by Assemblyman Montague and
noticed last week provides for laying the
Recorder for this work the same rate as
would have to be paid by individual pur-
chasers. This would lie nothing more
than right, as there is no reason in max
ing County Officer work for the State
for nothing.
Year: 1878

A CLOSE CALL.-Last Wednesday


Sllas Rule met with severe accident
and narrow escape from death in the
claim of Rule Bros. on East Weaver
The tunnel from the claim to the creel,
has caused much trouble this Winter bv
continual caving and is now an oman cpt
with the exception of small piece at the
upper end. VIM. and Silas Rule were
engaged in putting a timber or brace in
this piece when large rock of several
hundred pounds weight fell from over
head' just grazing the top of Silas' head
and lntilcting severe and painful bruise.
1t was life or death with him by very
few inches, for had the rock struck him
fairly its great weight must have crushed
him. AS it was he was badly hurt but
considers it very fortunate that under the
circumstances the injuries were no worse.
Year: 1878

WHY are the Weber Pianos better
and more durable than those of other
makers d?


The Weber Pianos are better and more
carefully made in the smallest detail. in.
ternally as we'll as externally the frame
work is stronger, which enables i. 20
Withstand the action of any climate.


Firms who, years ago, stood Justly at
the pinnacle of fame as manufacturers.
owe their displacement by the Weber Pi.
aro to the fact that the founder or found
ers OF the business have passed away, and
theyare hvlng now only on the fame of
former years whereas. in the case of the
manufacturer of the Weber Pianos, the
same mind which built it controls the
business still and in business of such
vast detail, with the Importance which
attaches to the smallest part of the Pia-
no. but few can form an adequate idea of
how necessary that life-long experience is.
Year: 1878

Is IT POSSIBLE ?-It really seems so.
Do you not see the sun We do sec it.
After II lively snow-storm of about an
hours duration Thursday morning, it
cleared of and the sun made its appear
ance in the afternoon. The night was
clear and cold, little fog Friday morn
ing, and the atmosphere clear, bright and
pleasant by 8 o'clock. That it has at
last cleared off is certain how long it
will remain clear we never can tell. The
rainfall for the past week measures 2.4S
inches, making total for the reason of
52.3l of rain to which must be added 3
inches of snow water. From the l4th
OF January to the 9th of March inclusive,
10 days, 1886 inches of rain and 81 inch
cs of snow fell at this place and during
all that time we believe there were only
three days that it didn't storm sometime
during the "A hours. This storm has
been an unprecedented one in the wealth
er annals of Trinity. 1t will prove of
immense benefit to the gravel mines of
the county, on which every other indust-
fy here depends. We can now enjoy
season Of fine weather without any fear of
drought.
Year: 1878

SEVEN hogs belonging to Henry Hind
ley and running at large in the vicinity
of the slaughter house met with mysteri-
Gus death this week. Six of them were
found at the bottom of the well and one
on the platform. AS the well has curb
two feet high it seems improbable that
the hogs got over it unaided.
Year: 1878

JOHN SHERMAN is evidently intent
upon giving the New York brokers
another years profitable business in the
sale and purchase OF gold. There are
hundreds of millions of dollars bought
and sold to pay duties by the New York
merchants and importers land every far
mer may understand what a safe and
profitable trade the buying and selling of
gold at 3! per cent. has been. That is
more than a half years interest and it
was obtained until within a few weeks of
the passage of the Silver bin by the Sen
ate, The sums required by the importers
range from few hundred up to ten,
twenty and even fifty thousand dollars at
a time. When this is on hundreds of
millions annually can anything in other
business circles equal it in profit? 1t is
even now profitable when gold is kept
at lOl per cent. This is all charged upon
goods and finally saddled on the con-
sumer. And John Sherman intends to
make the poor who pay all the taxes pay
1t also. He sold us to the English and
the Dutch, and is now selling us over
again TO the brokers. He is making his
millions; and he has had his helpers in
his roguery.
Year: 1878

A SECRET effort has been made to turn
the execution of the two negroes at New
Castle, yesterday, to political account,
and to make the matter still more dis
reputable and dangerous to the public
morals, some people who are thought to
possess high characters and have influ-
ence, have lent themselves to it. So far
as politics goes we have a contempt for
Gleir actiOn. We know tho white people
of this State will never be deluded bv
such schemes. The poor whites are even
more respectable than those who seek to
place them on the level with the negroes.
And because some of those people are
supposed to vote the Democratic ticket.
and have Democratic associations, does
not mend matters. Some of them NAV
not apprehend how lightly they are held,
and that their influence only extends as
far as their champagne bottles and for
these we know Gov. Cochran and the
sterling Democracy throughout the State
have no very exalted opinion.


The able Delaware lawyers were on the
Governors side. Some Philadelphia
lawyers and few briefiess make-belieyes
who wanted TO secure a case to try their
small-bear oratory, and desired respite
and new trial. But even some of these
were astounded when they saw at Mid
dletown how clearly the guilt of the men
was proved, and how false We're the
representations made of the conduct of
the poor woman, Kate Smith.
Year: 1878

There is now, as we learn by the latest
news from Europe, hardly any hope of
avoiding war between England and
Russia. The latter having ordered the
fleet of the former out of the Sea of Mar
mora.
Year: 1878

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.-A naore fright
full accident than that which occurred to
DR.. Wilson's church, on Fifty-seventh St.,
New York, Wednesday, is hard to imagine


Edward White and Bernard Gray, both
briok-layers, were engaged in building a
new steeple high aboye the ground. White
was standing on the outside on scafiold,
while Gray was on a platform securely fast
ened on the inside. The church is on an
isolated lot. The men had been at work
all dag and nothing unusual happened. al
though there had been very segere thunder
storm early in the day. accompanied by a
heavy fall of rain. just before they were
to quit work, a terribly severe thunder
storm swept down upon them. The heavily
pouring rain and flashing lightning made
Gray crouch down inside, when suddenly he
felt shock and heard a crash. Though
somewhat affected by electricity, he leaned
out and saw his comrade, White, falling to
the ground. The unfortunate man had
been struck by lightning, and thrown with
frightfnl force from his frail perch to the
pavement below. Death was instantaneous