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Year: 1878




"But what shall we say OF the men
who, while calling themselves Demo-
Gratis have, by their combination with
the Republicans, sold out the Interests
OF the city and State TO the Republican
party? What shall be said OF those
rcnegades and traitors who have sold the
Congressional and Assembly districts to
the Republican party. and have thus
prevented our citizens from being prop
erly represented at Washington and
Albany? These pretended Democrats
have worked really IL keep their own
city party diSiranchiSed by giving the
Republicans. power to refuse just ap-
pOrtionmrnt law, to elect Republican
United States Senator, and to turn over
Il minority OF the Representatives i'll
Congress to the Republican party, and,
therefore, the State To- that party in the
event of Il Presidential election going to
the House of Representatives. In the
history of politics in this country We
know OF nothing more infamous than
this bargaining OF the traitor Democrats
with the Republicans"
Year: 1878

Thinks that upon Wade Hampton the
Democratic party can unload Il good
deal OF its disappointments. "One thing
is certain said he, "and that is as the
South gradually solidifes and makes its
Congressional column solid Democrat
ic one, the tendency OF the North is to
solidify in the opposite direction
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, April 12.-The House Judi
ciary Committee to-day decided to report ad-
versely upon Fryes bill, referring to the
Court of Claims all claims now pending be-
fore the different departments Of the govern
ment.


The committee agreed to report favorably
upon the bill exempting postal employees
from petit jury service; and also upon the bill
providing for the appointment of an Assistant
Attorney General for the Postoffice Depart
ment


The committee discussed the course to be
pursued with reference to the Pacific Rail-
road funding bill lately passed bv the Senate
when the same comes to the House, and it
will agree that no objection should be made to
putting it upon its passage at once; but if it
should be decided by the House to refer it, the
chairman is to move to refer it to the Judicial
nv Committee
Year: 1878

New YORK, April 12-Secretary Sherman
was to-day waited upon at the custom-house
by number Of sugar i'm porters of this city,
who expressed their views in regard to the
proposed new tariff on sugar, now pending
before Congress; but the Secretary said that
he had no option in the matter, and his duty
would only be to execute the law after it
passed. The Secretary will leave town to-
morrow
Year: 1878

He was released by order of the Court Of APP
peals, after an imprisonment OF fifteen
had previously been brought against him,
and he was confined In Ludlow street Jail, In
default OF $4,000, 600 bail.


His subsequent escape from jail and flight
to Spain, and the many efforts made to se-
cure his release from Imprisonment, are
familiar TO the public
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, April 12.-Advices from Paris
state that there will be no international re-
gatta held at that city this season. owing to
failure to raise the funds necessary to carry
out the progromme
Year: 1878

There is young lady in the city
who says she has more parents and
step-parents living than any one she
ever heard. This is the way she
tells the story:


''You know papa aud mama never
could agree, and so finally they got
divorced. / don't say whose fault
it was. but mama really did behave
ugly sometimes, and even | could
not get along with her: So when
the separation came went TO live
with papa. Shortly afterwards ma
ma married again, and papa was not
long in following suit. / did not
like it very well at first, but my step.
mother turned out to be firstrate
and got to like her splendid. Then
papa seemed to get infatuated with
another woman that he got acquain-
ted with. and she wheedled around
him until she made trouble, and the
result was another divorce, and pa
pa soon married the woman that
made the trouble. When the Sec
ond separation took place. went
with my step mother, because low
ed her and because my services were
necessary to help take care of the
baby. Then what does she de but
go and get married. I declare I
never saw SO much marrying in my
life. 1t only happened little while
ago. and my new step-father-I sup
pose he is--treats me in very kind
ly sort of way, as if he felt he
couldn't himself, but didn't exactly
like it, aud / don't like it a bit. I
can't 90 back to mamma. because she
is mad with me for going with papa
in the first instance, and can't go
with papa because of that wheedling
woman, and I can't bear to stay
where I am. 1t is too bad that
girl should have father and q moth
er and two step fathers and two step
mothers, all living at once, and not
q home that she can feel at home in,
st. Louis Republican,.
Year: 1878




On Saturday last a party, consist
inc Of Mr.. John Strand and his son,
aged eight years, William Bruce and
William Grimsteal, residents Of Black
bay, crossed The bay in q boat to the
ocean beach. On returning the boat
was struck by a squall and capsized,
and all were thrown into the bay
Bruce and Grimstea1 were unable to
swim, as was also the son of Mr..
Strand. The former, however, sue
ceeded in obtaining hold on the boat
which was lying on her side. Mr..
Strand went to the assistance Of his
son, whom lie secured, and after a
desperate struggle to reach the boat,
which was drifting from him before
the wind, succeeded and placed his
boy on her. All maintained their po-
sition until the mast of the boat be-
came unslifted by the action of the
waves, when she turned bottom up
ward. The boy losing his hold was
again washed from the boat, and the
father again went to his assistance
and again securing him endeavore to
reach the boat, but the gale had in
creased in strength and drifted the
boat rapidly from him. The efforts
Of the parent to save his boy are de-
scribed by the survivors as being al
most superhuman, He was seen 10
shift him from side to side and to
struggle desperately with the buffet
ing waves. Both were seen to 90
down, and the father alone come to
the surface. Then he was seen to
leap almost out Of the water, tread il,
as it were, for some time, endeavor to
divest himself Of his coat, and strike
out for the receeding boat. PowerIess
to help him, Bruce and Grimsteal
could only look on and see him meet
his fate. The boat had dritted
mile from the unfortunate man when
he was seen to sink, come to the sur
face again and then sink to rise no
more The boat drifted to small is
land in the bay, aud assistance hav-
ing been rendered, Messrs. Bruce an'l
were taken to the man
shore in an exhausted condition. The
sad fate of Mr.. Strand aud his son
has caused u gloom to pervate III
hat section of Princess ..nne. Their
bodies had not been recovered up to
yesterday.
Year: 1878

"What TO eat and how to cook it, ="
is the name Of book recently pub
lished. "What to eat and where to
get it, would meet with Iivelier
sale among the lAboring classes here
Just now.
Year: 1878




HIS INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDER


NO THOUGHT OF RESIGNING-rHE PRESIDENTS


TITLE.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 24.-Thc Indian
dpos Nc,rs publishes report OF interview with Sec
rcary Thompson. who IL in this city, relative TO the
Washington dispatch published yesterday IN The 81
Lonis Glob, Democrat In which II is stated that in
versation between General Campbell, OF Pennsylvania
and the President the latter said there could he no rea
sonabe objection to officers in the civil service con-
tribung reasonable share Of their income to cam
paIgn purposes and that he would be pleased to have
ho do So and that the President himself expected to
contribute his proportion. Secretary Thompson de-
clined to say anything that would appear like state
mcn Of the Presidents views but he said he thought
the dispatch above alluded to gave fair Interpretation
Of the oficeholders order The explanations are the
Same as those given in Attorney General Devenss
letter of last October II man chooses 10 contribute
hs money he can and II no he refrain
and the President would sustain any man on such re-
fisai Whatever is done clandestney cannot be con
low all the qualifications OF rule to the lowest clerk in
any part Of the country but any case Of atempedcon-
pulson the matter OF contributions was brought To
the Presidents notice. he would sustain that oice-hoder
with all the force Of his power.


With regard To his proposed resignation, the Sec
retary said he knew nothing about II. lie had got the
Navy Department IN shape to suit him, ana he pro
attempts OF Democrats 10 raise tue question Of
the Presidents title Secretary Thompson SAID,





10 raise think the Democrats want TO get some official
expression record 10 use II for campaign pur
than that The talk OF fraud in no way touches the
presidential title The questions for the Court to decide
would be: Was there Electoral Commission; was 1t
constructed accordug to law did perform It's duties
There is dispute on these points. and upless the
charge Of fraud could he brought against the Electoral
Commission ITSELF there would be nothing In any way
touching the title Whatever fraud there might be back
OF the Jurisdiction OF the Electoral Commission In nowse
touches their work The Democrats only hope TO make
campaign capital ana think nothing will be done on
Year: 1878

The United States Lighthouse steamer Fern,
brought to this port yesterday, In tow, the schooner
Jessie irving IN wrecked condition. Captain Steel
man, OF the schooner reports that Wednesday at
o. M. IN o dense fog of Great Egg Harbor his vessel
came In collision with the schooner Hoffman from Port
land for Philadelphia The Jessie Irving struck on
the starboard bow, both masts aId the bOwsprt were
carried away and the plankug cut down the waters
edge The Honan sent her boat and took OF the crew
When the Fern hove In sight having the Jessie Irving In
TOW, the captain and mate taken from the Hoffman
and put Oh board VI their own vessel
Year: 1878

y lingering and generally fatal disease often
results severe cold left to take care Of itself Better
pudently Dr. JAYEE5 ExpectOrGnt the first
svptOm cough cOd AVOID planting IN the sys
TEN tie seeds OF ncuTaDle lung or throat complaint
Year: 1878

Continued Fever visitattons.


WAapTnGTON, Nov. 25-COnvershtOn with
leading Senators and Representative now here
Indicate that one OF the earliest and most
IMPORTANT bills to be brought forward in Con
yress will be to establish q national nuaran-
fine against yellow fever. It is proposed to
establish q quarantine under the authority OF
the national government to commence on the
first Of May every year, and end say Novetn-
ber 20 and to cOnfidG It's execution hhd en-
forcetnent TO the United States navy:


The power OF Congress- to regulate COM
rnerce with foreign countries and between the
several States is believed to be ample and
the question Of the money cost will hardly be
considered in connection with Il proposition Of
such magnitude and Importance to tho whole
country. AS yellow fever Is now generally
conceded to be u product Of foreign growth,
the question presented for the solution OF
Congress Is one Of vital Importance to the
governments # q rigid national quararl-
tine can keep the pestilence from
our shores the South will in fc"


years surpass her former prosperity


and double her products Of cotton, rice and
sugar; but II that section s to be liable an
n,lnlIy, or even every few years, to o vista
tton such SIS has desoated her homes in the
past three months, that whole country vii
soon become bowling Wilderness and wilt
boasts will again resume their sway over tht
fairest and most productive portion Of thu
are too many and too valuable to permit thu
government to stop short Of the exercise 0
| all its powers In protecting them, for the bene
fit, not alone for itself, but for the benefit 0
| common humanity and civilization.
| It is believed that President Hayes. In al


in favor Of the establishment Of an efficien


national quarantlne-one that will at ono
! protect the material interests OF the cOtintr


and preserve the health and lives Of its people
Year: 1878

sea const light, and Is in such o dilapidated


condition thnt extensive repairs are only de- |


ferred because light of this character does
not meet the necessities OF commerce The
hoard thinks sea coast light of the first
order should be- established In addition to the
small light already at the jetties.
Year: 1878

A MOTHERS INFLUENCE.-The late
Thomas HI. Benton, who was so long in
public life and surrounded by tempta-
tion, paid the following tribute to his
mother:


"My mother asked me never to use
any tobacco, and I have never touched
it from that time to the present day;
she asked me not to game, and I have
not. cannot tell who is winning or
who is losing in games that can be
played. She admonished me, too,
against hard drinking, and whatever
capacity for endurance I may have at
present, and whatever usefulness L NAV
attain in life, attribute to having COM
piled with her pious and correct wishes.
When L was seven years of age she
asked me not to drink, and then / made
resolution of total abstinence, at q
time when was sole constituent mem
Der OF mine own body. and that I have
adhered to it through all time 1 owe to
my mother"
Year: 1878

nation, and even when present in such abundance as to depreeiate Ihe quality of the bullion, this is not serious trouble. These argentifer- ous copper ores will in fact very likely be found useful to mix with other ores in preparing them for amalgamation, which will surely be the process employel for their re- duction until the mines reach con siderable depths, when the ores may change and other means for treating them will come into use. The op- poncnts of this process point to sev- eral unsuccessful attempts which have been made at employing it, but to this it may be replied that the ores experimented on were, with one exception, taken from mines lying in the eastern or gneiss formation, all highly sulphurcted and carrying lead, antimony and arsenic in such quantities that uO skillful metallur- gist would undertake their treatment without roasting, The result of the other trials have never been made public, though it was hinted by one who ought to know, that a very high percentage of the silver was saved, and that the work was discontinued because the quality of the ore did not come up to the owners expecta- tions-a reasonable solution, inas- much as it rarely happens that a miner estimates his ore at less than twice its value. Experiments made with hand mortar on many of the ores south of Queen creek have shown that they amalgamate as high as SS per cent of the fire as- say, and as this both simple and conclusive, it is suggested that in- tcrested parties make trial of it. Scientific Press.
Year: 1878

IT is the wrong act that disgraces and
degrades, not the fact that people kRow it.
Publishing the wrong before the world
tends to prevent its repetition, and is
wholesome and beneficial, both to the
wrong-doer and the public The public
press is terror to eyil-doers.-Er.


There are many people who are satisfied
however wrong their deeds, defective their
acts, or Objectionable or distastful their
conduct, if the public will tolerate them.
Under censure or criticism they squirm
terribly; they are satisfied, entirely So so
long as the public is. They are sensitive to
criticism, and reproof, they will have none
of it. While the press praises it is all
right, but it must not say ought 10 point
out fault. 1t is just such persons who
need the press as an index to point out to
them evil, or selfshness or something else
having control of them they were not
aware of. The press will do such people
more good than it will HARM
Year: 1878

W. W. Tschudy .........l73 John r. COllins.......9I


We must say for these two tickets that
as far as the pcrSonacl is considered, they
were acknowledged as good tickets, and
the men on the ticket in the liquor interest
mostly had no knowledge of their selec.
ton, and three would have been acceptable
to the other side, while Mr.. Cooper espe-
cially gave his influence and vote for the
" Law and Order ticket. The object Of
the liquor interest was to secure a majority
of the Board in their interest: the other
names on the ticket were to show fairness
and to give responsibility, and the question
was not men but principles, and the result
was very much the same as if there had
been only one man on each ticket.


1t was very apparent early in the morn.
ing that the contest was going to be very
sharp along the whole line, and the issue
broadened from that of the ordinance in
question to the general principles of tenn
perance and anti-temperancP, and had the
question been "local option. the result
would have been very little different from
what it was.


The liquor men went into the fight with
confidence, the temperance men with fear,
and hoping for victory only after deter
mined effort Before the latter were fairly
| OiA ShN SSiOhiiA WIN tilGlt llChtlSt lIey SAW
an Irishman and liquor vender march to
the polls with two colorcd men with ballots
in hand which were cast in the liquor
interest, showing how two diametrically op.
posing parties can he made to embrace,
when interest is at stake. This was the
"dark horse" of the contest, and the tenn
perance men, fearing at best a close con.
test, determined to meet them and fight
the battle, if needs be, on this ground. The
result was 35 colored votes, about 10 voting
the liquor ticket, and the balance the TEN.
perance ticket, in most cases having their
taxes paid for them. These votes as it
turned out, were not necessary, the MAORI.
ty, throwing this vote out entirely, being IS.


The result was a substantial victory for
the temperance cause, which has been
growing very rapidly for the past six
months, and rebuke to the judges who
dIsregarded the names Of 300 remonstrants
| lald before them at the last Court. As an
observer OF passing events, we were struck
with one thing most particularly, viz: that
| several OF the men most active in working
Tor the unrestricted sale Of liquor were per
sons who had lost by it all their property
their inflaence and social standing and
carried their families down with them. and
yet seemed anxious TO bind themselves and
others more strongly under its influence
II an individual, a railroad or anything else
should wrong them out of dollar, theil
indignation would be up, and they would
show fight to the bitter end, but with this
they embrace the power that strikes then
down and gloFify the lash that scourgei
them, and, what is stranger still, they coun
any man an enemy who wants to free then
from this bondage. 1t is phase OF human
nature we cannot understand.
Year: 1878

Six million bottles of hair re-
storatives were sold in the United
States last year. 1t will hardly be
considered good manners to ask
your bald-headed friend how many
be got away with.
Year: 1878

WAsHINaToN, Sept. 25th.-The
President returned this morning
from his western trip. He ex-
presses himself much pleased with
his receptions, private and public,
aud is particularly gratified with
the evidences of prosperity and the
feeling of the people In favor Of
sound currency such as the admin.
istration is seeking to establish.
Soon after his return the President
was in separate conference with
the mem bers of the Cabinet.
Year: 1878

A writer suggests in the following
paragraphs II convincing argument for
the existence of wise and skillful, a
far-seeing and all-powerful Designer:


Have you noticed that when you
want to take hold of anything, a bit OF
bread, we will say, that it is always the
thumb who puts himself forward, and
that he is always on one side by him
self, while the rest of the fingers are on
the other?


If the thumb is not helping, nothing
stops in your hand, and you don't know
what to do with it. Try, by way of ex-
pertinent to carry your spoon to your
mouth without putting your thumb to
it, and you will see what long time it
will take you to get through poor lit
tie plateful of broth.


The thumb is placed in such a man.
ner on your hand that it can face each
of the other fingers, one after another,
or all together, as you please; and by
this we are enabled to grasp, as if with
pair of pinchers, all objects, whether
large or small.


Our hands owe this perfection of use
fulness to this happy arrangement
which has been bestowed on no Other
animal except the monkey, our nearest
neighbor.
Year: 1878

PcriIs of BaIlOoning-Narrow Escape


of an AerOnaut and n Journalist.


From the San Francisco Call,


Prof. Martin, the aeronaut, made his
fourth ascension from Woodward's Gar.
den yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Cornelius A. Mahoney, a journalist
Nearly $4,000 persons witnessed the as,
cent from the gardens, which was effect
ed with some difficulty, the wind driv.
ing the balloon to the ground three
times before the rope was severed. In
order to escape striking the windmill
it was necessary to discharge a whole
bag Of sand, which so lightened the bal
loon that it shot up to height of 5000
feet ina very few minutes. There was very
little movement in the atmosphere at
this height, and the balloon foated very
slowly to the southwark for some time
At about 4 o'clock the balloonist dis
cerned the Industrial School about
B 800 feet below them. From this
point they descended slowly, and soon
found themselves drifting toward the
ocean. Several vessels could be seen
standing on and off shore, evidently on
the alert opick upthe aeronauts, should
they descend in the water, which ap-
peared very probable at one time. Prof.
Martin decided that his only chance was
to get into lower current and take the
chances Of being driven inland again or
landing on the beach. He accordingly
pulled the valve cord and fortunately
found a westerly wind, but it soon be-
came apparent that the balloonists, were
being driventoo rapidly toward the bay,
and unless a decent was made, would
find themselves in the water on that
side of the peninsula. Having been
compelled to sacrifice considerable bal
last at the start, they did not have
enough left to insure their keeping up
long enough to cross the bay, and the
the Professor therefore lowered his
grapnel and held the valve wide open.
The balloon descended with great We.
locity, and, when within about 500 feet
of the ground, the valve was closed and
the last bag of ballast thrown out to
check the fall. The grapncl tore along
the ground, failing to catch in the
hedges, as the Professor had calculated
but finally caught in a board fence
near the railroad track, about two miles
north of San Bruno. The fence failed
to hold the balloon, and the grapnel
next caught the telegraph wire, sliding
along until it struck pole. The check
given to the balloon was so sudden that
the concentric ring was snapped, and
the balloon struck the ground on its
side. A rebound carried it some forty
feet IN the air, when the Professor
seeing that another such. would result
in dashing himself and companion tc
pieces, pulled the collapsing cord and
ripped the bag open its entire length
OF course the gas escaped instantly
and the whole concern fell to the ground
with great force, throwing the two
aeronauts out of the basket and nearly
stunning them. AS soon as they re
covered consciousness. Mr.. Martir
and Mr.. Mahoney felt themselves al
over, and finding no bones broken
proceeded to gather up the wreck as
best they could and pack them to the
nearest station. They returned to the
city at S p. m. considerably shaken, Mr.
Mahoney being bruised the more seri
ously of the two.
Year: 1878

logg to the hand writing of the first set of
certificates, witness had caused number Of
extra copies to be made by the clerk in the
office who wrote palmer hand, he wit
ness therefore had anumber of certificates
in excess Of those required for the use Of
the electoral college. After further unim-
portant testimony witness was excused and
Representative Darrell was recalled,
remaining on the stand but about five min
utcs, when Chairman Potter announced
that he requested Senator Kellogg to ap-
pear before the committee. but had receiv-
ed verbal message from him. saying he
could not comply with his request at pre-
sent