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Year: 1877

AGES ago, in the green flowery plains
of Bethlehem, a young boy began his
days singing, "The Lord is my Shepherd,
l shall not want !" and his tender COM
munings VITA an unseen Father have
come down to us as witnesses of "green
pastures and still waters" to be found
in this weary, work.a day world, open
ever to those who seek them. 1t would
seem to be the most natural thing that
the children of an ever-present Father
should live in this way that weakness,
and ignorance, standing within reach of
infinite grace and strength, should lay
hold OF that divine helpfulness, and grow
by it as the vine climbs upon the rock (;
yet such lives are the exception, even
among the good,
Year: 1877

third Of the appreciation in the value Of the


currency, that is, in the purchasing power Of
the dollar He spoke at some length of the


effect .! each Of these causes, and in refer.
ence to the last said that however desirable
a return to sound basis for our currency
might be, 1t could not be denied that it was
severe operation upon the people or gov,
erhmenlsin In debt and that experience showed
mat we were reaching the specie basis as
last as just regard to the interest of the
country would permit, and that ID force
resumption was neither Just or polite He
reared that forced resumption could not be
maintained, but thought that without arbi>
trary measures resumption would take place
IN comparatively short time and would be
maintained. He explained the acts of con,
gress remonetizinS silver, and advocated the
reconciliation of the dollar of our fathers
as an act of simple justice as well as OF good


policy,
Year: 1877

WHILE the emperors of Germany
and Austria were visiting at Ischi, a
lady desired to present the former with a
costly bouquet, but her courage failed
her at the last moment, and she begged
an officer in Prussian uniform to perform
the office for her. He at once complied,
gave Emperor William the present, and
returned to express his majesty's thanks
to the fair donor, who was rather sur
prised to see this Pfussian staff officer
enter the emperor's carriage and take a
seat teside him On asking who he vas,
she Uncovered that it was the emperor OF
Austria in Prussian uniform,
Year: 1877

| had command of the first division OF
guns on the Tennessee, and relieved the
captain of the bow gun personally for an


expected monitor fight at close quarters,
This gun was loaded with l4O-pound
bolt. and we awaited the leading monitor,
the "Tecumseh." 1t was never fired at


her. In less time than / use in writing
this line her bow was seen gradually to
sink-the water rose upon slanting
turret-she was over on her side-her
screw visible in the air and then she was
out of sight. One hundred and thirty
souls perished thus in less than ten sec
Year: 1877

The rest of the squadron was signaled
to follow the Tennessee. By this time
the firing between Fort Wagner and the
advancing feet was becoming heavy.
Our vessel led up the narrow channel
and close to the fort. Athwart the
channel and abreast to the fort a row of
torpedoes had long been planted.
Year: 1877

While the attempt was making by a
fireman and seaman to remove one of the
rammed shutters, a shot struck the edge
OF the port, and breaking into innumer-
able fragments swept One of these men
figuratively and literally into a thou
sand pieces, and mortslly wounding the
Year: 1877

Superintendent walling informed yesterday
morning that the laborers employed on the Riverside
avenue In the Thirtioth precinct had struck for
increase of wages, from eighty cents per day, the
present rate to ninety cents The superintendent
told those In charge OF tho ~orK TO noiiy the Central
ONCE II any unlawful demonstration we're made and
he would send policemen TO repress u.
Year: 1877

Tho inquest by the Coroncr's jury into the Of
the deaths Of those persons who perishcd in tho
Brooklyn Theatre FIRE concluded last evening so
far as The taking OF testimony was concerned The
jury at the close OF the evidence held sorl consul
taton In private II s believed that tho verdict will
not DO gwen until The latter part Of next week,
Year: 1877

A DIFFICULT DRILL.-At the West
Point military school the cadets are
taught to ride bareback. to ride with.
out stirrups. to jump hurdles, to use the
pistol and sabre while riding, to ''cut
heads to right and left" and other
feats. The heads are leather balls
about four or five inches in diameter,
which are placed on posts of various
heights. The trooper moving ct rapid
gallow must cut these heads riding to
the right and left. and also cut heads
resting on the ground, the last is rat her
difficult feat when done to the left,
compelling the rider to swing the sabre
over his bride hand aud reach down
from horse sixteen hands high. They
also cut heads with the right and left
cut at the instant of jumping a hurdle.
The most skilled manGuvre il the cut
ting of head upon the ground between
two hurdles placed about forty feet
apart, the trooper riding at full speed
and cutting to the right and left IN the
interval between leaping the hurdles.
The trooper is also Taught to turn his
horse at full gallop in . circle four
yards in diameter. Most of the feats
are performed in o riding hall, o room
about one hundred and ninety feet long
by sixty-eight wide. with . tanbark
floor. The parade ground is about three
hundred and ifty yards long. by one
hundred aud fifty in width. Seventy
five horses are kept in use. the stables
accommodating shout one hundred
The animals are cared for by detach.
ment Of regular soldiers provided for
snoh service, the cadets being too busy
to perform this duty.
Year: 1877

MR. oscAR CRANE has again received a small LOT
OF that celebrated 'sPrcmierc Serre champagne.
This wine Is selected for him with the greatest care
and without regard to cost and Is said 70 De the
neat wine sent TO the United States This last ship


lent is of the famous 1874 vintage, and Is cona6-
cred even better than ans received heretofore
Year: 1877

One Of the Russian proverbs runs: "An awl
cannot be hid in q sack" The fate of Corona
witch, of Odessa, shows that treacherous
police tool cannot be long concealed in loose
and baggy association, such as q Socialist
society. He was a student in one Of the gov
ernment gymnasa, and was induced
to join secret society. His associ-
ates suspected that he was disloyal to
the cause, and in the pay of the police. Spies
were set to dog his footsteps, and eventually
the society, convinced of his guilt, resolved to
put him out of the way. One evening while
he was taking. a lonely walk near the city, a
band Of conspirators beat his head almost to
a jelly, and then drenched it with vitriol,
leaving the wretched lad on the highway hor-
ribly disfigured and nearly dead. He was
rescued by the police and conveyed to a hos
a clean breast of his connection with the So
ciety, and named his associates.
Year: 1877

autumn has filled the fields around Port
Kent on Lake Champlain, with wonders OF
nature. A correspondent of the Troy Times
saws: eve have very singular autumn, its
like being unknown to the Oldest frontiers
ries black and red raspberries, and some
apple trees are in blossom, while the. apples
have cut the second crop of hay" The oys-
termen of Maryland state that the weather
has never been more favorable for catching
for selling them. The boatmen have had
more oysters to spoil on their hands this year
than ever occurred in the same space OF time
before
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The intrigue by Re-
publican Senators last March, which had for
It's object the defeat. by the help of Demo
crats of the Cabinet, has been renewed here,
the object now being to gain over Democratic
Senators to help the anti-Hayes Republicans
TO defeat many of the Presidents nomina-
tions. The same Republican Senators who
plotted to procure the rejection of the Cabi-
net in March are believed to be engaged in
the present scheme, which Is about as certain
to fail as the former. There is a feeling OF
intense bitterness among some Republican
Senators towards the President, and they are
determined to break down his nominations
and his policy at all hazards


There is a rumor that the Louisiana Sena-
tors-Spofford and Eustis-could be put in ut
once, and by the act of prominent Republican
Senators, If they were able to assure these in
their turn Of enough Democratic votes in the
Senate to defeat some of the prominent nomi-
nations of the President now before the Sen
ate. The anti-Hayes men would need at least
O dozen Democratic Senators to help them in
their scheme.
Year: 1877

him out of his money. Following their arrest,
the district attorney having found it almost
impossible to convict gamblers upon the spe-
cifie charge of swindling In the pursuit Of
their nefarious profession tried the expert
ment Of indieting the prisoners for larceny
Upon their trial in the Court Of General Ses-
sions, their counsel contended that the ofrense
was not larceny the money having been vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered and chat it mattered not
how fraudulent may have been the intent, SO
long as there was no trespass. The District
charged for conviction, which followed. The
case was then taken to the Court of Appeals,
which tribunal has affirmed the Judgment in
the General Sessions, Judge Miller writing the
opinion and all the judges concurring.
Year: 1877

States to inform the Senate what legal impedi-
ments. If any. exist which prevent the exeeu-
tion of the laws of Congress concerning the
operations of the Union Pacific and branches
In accordance with the agreement made be-
tween the government and the company. to
hold them to o strict observance Of the law,
under penalty Of immediate forfeiture of nll
their rights, privileges and grants from the
United states. together with all property of any
kind belonging to the company.
Year: 1877

Two young ladies leaned pensively
out of window of the house at the
northwest corner of Third and West st =,
last evening, gazing anxiously at a small
bunch of flowers which they had appa-
rently just dropped upon the pavement
and as a gentleman passed by they plain
lively exclaimed, "Please pick up that
bouquet" Anxious to accommodate the
fair beings, the gentleman promptly
stopped to comply with the request, when
10 the bouquet swiftly shot up to the
window, guided unerringly by string in
the hands of the aforesaid fair beings,
while a convulslye giggle informed the
gentleman as he hurried away, that he
had been sold in the meanest manner
This trick was doubtless repeated indefi-
nitely to the infinite amusement of thegirl
and the intense disgust of the victims, who
felt at the time, that. life had no pleasures,
and that Third and West streets was the
meanest place in creation. 1t is needless
to add that GAZETTE reporter was one
of the aforesaid victims.
Year: 1877

Much BETTER. little daughter
of Mr.. J. l.. Smith who was severely
bitten by dog on the arm in two
places on Sunday last is better this
morning. Her arm is only slightly
swollen and is but very little infiamed.
The physicians are of the opinion that
the dog was only excited and not rabid
as at first supposed. Nothing has been
heard of the animal since.
Year: 1877

We have been informed that the celebrated
nickle mines at Gap, Lancaster county,
worked for several years past exclusively by
the United States governmant, will soon be
abandoned, and that operations will not be
resumed for some time. The cause of this
is reported to be tho discovery in New CAL
edonia, Of very rich deposits Of lickle ore,
where it is said to crop out above the SUR
face of the ground, so that it can be mined
with very little trouble or expense. At tho
Gap, as is well known, it is brought up
from the great depths in the earth, apd at
considerable cost. In consequence Of these
new discoveries and the largely increased
production, the value of nickle in the mar
ket has become so much reduced that 1t can
no longer be mined at Gap miues with
profit, and tho business will stop In conse-
Year: 1877




WAsHINGroN, Oct. 8, 1877.
The report Of the Committee to inves.
Lgate The cause OF the Patent Office fire
a surprise to the hosts OF gossips and
scandal-mongers who were dead sure II
was the work Of an incendiary. The
Committee can not see it In any such
light, but regard it as the result OF
sparks from one of the flues.


The Cabinet to-day considered what
new names should go into the Senate
for confirmation, but the list is care
fully concealed from the eyes of prying
1t is quite certain,
however, that the batch will 60 in quite
early in the session, and next week we
shall know it all.


John Sherman had ordered extra
crews to be employed for the winter at
all the IL e-saYing stations on the Atlan-
Year: 1877

The Democratic victory in Oaio proves
after all positive surprise to the Re-
publoans. Secretary Sherman is quite
despondent over it, but other members
oil the administration attribute it to the
labor and greenback issue, and perhaps
to local causes. Pennsylvania Republi-
cans admit now that the result in their
State will be seriously affected by the
OIio election.
Year: 1877

The man. who says he Is n druggist, arrested by
Officer Doke, who was post Hester and Eidridce
streets. while attempting to escape from room in
No. 81 Eldridgc q tenement house in which
tho couple had room. Cries or "Murder" "Hclp ="
attracted tho ocer's attention. and he rushed up to
third floor landing and broke open the door Face
to face he found himself with q man IN his
shirt sleeves, TO whom cung woman In her
night dress, from whose head the blood was
streaming to the door. The woman presented a
ghastly spectacle The officer seized the man, made
him put his coat and accompany MIN
TO the station house. On reaching the street the
oficcr raped for assistance. and omcer snock
came He went up stairs aud brought tho woman
down, and she, with the aid oil the Policeman followed
her murderous paramour TO the station house. nun
dreds accompanied them thither. The mans coal was
removed, and on his shirt was the print ot oioody
hand.


The story, as elected from both, shows that they
have been living together Tor the past SIX months.
the woman, as usual shaving Tor the man, who lived
her and did work. Last night she asked im why
bc did try to do something Tor thclr support She
almost out She had retired ior the night,
and reclining her bed. The man replieu that
women who were willing 10 support nm when ne got
through with her This awakened her Jealousy, and as
might be expected hev quxrrelcd Heitler sprang at
her like tiger clutched her by the throat and tried 10
kill me don't murder me ~ she gasped, as she
wrenched herself from his grasp Leaping from Inc
bed he dashed to the stove ana seized the
stove uer with which he dealt her
terrible blow the top Of the head,
the scalp of which was split open three inches in
length, ana nearly # not quite 10 the skull Her
shreks brought tho officer, and the arrest quickly fol-
lowed. At this writing tho woman is under the hands
OF the surgeon ana the asailan has been locked up
for the night. The woman's wounds are very &C.
Year: 1877

United States Marshal Wallace was in New
York last week, and while there fell into
the hands of the inevitable interviewer. His
views regarding the policy of President Hayes
are reported as follows:


"The people of the South are pleased and
surprised with it. At first they were intense
ly bitter because Mr.. Tilden was not seated,
but Mr.. Hayes has done all for them that they
could have hoped, even from Mr.. Tilden,
thus far, at least I have, myself, not the
least doubt of Mr.. Hayes sincerity of pur-
pose, but his policy is as yet only an expert
ment, which l am cure will fail. 1t would
succeed with the people Of any other part of
the Union-the Western or the Eastern
people-but the SoutherDers are peculiar in
all things, and particularly in their present
relations to the national government; they
have no ground work of kind feeling toward
it as government to begin on. They think
the concessions they gained were made be-
cause their attitude ghtened the Northern
people they have no generosity. They mean
to keep all they have; they intend to get all
they can, until they again control the nation
al government, as before the war. The South
erners we're pleased with Mr.. Hayes PERSONAL
ly and are showing it by the way in which
they received him during his Southern tour.
Some enthusiasm is for Hayes and no small
part for Wade Hampton; but the Southern
ers are doing much of it for effect. They
want to make such an impression on Mr.
Hayes that he shall believe they are preemi-
nently fitted to hold Office. Hungrier Office
seekers were never seen, and they hope to
convince Hayes if he is really sincere in civil
service reform, that they are the right men for
all places. Wade Hampton, by his perform
ance in the Presidential tour, is striving to
acquire national reputation. He is vain
enough to believe that he may be the next
President, or at least Vice-President. He
must be careful, however; the Southerners
are even now beginning to regard his senti.
ments as too cordial toward the North. There
is point beyond which he must not pass, or
he will fall in their opinion in the condition
of Mr.. Key, whom they ridicule for servility
and denounce as a traitor"


To the above opinions as expressed by Mr..
Wallace, the New York Tribune remarks !:
"Mr. Wallace betrays some nervousness as to
the ofice-seeking propensities Of the Southern
Democrats. 1t is to be hoped that none of
them have been 80 inconsiderate as to seek
his"
Year: 1877

A block of wood two feet long, and of a
sufficient thickness for the match, is placed on


an iron shelf on machine not great deal


more ponderous than sewing machine. The
shelf moves forward by little jumps, bringing
the end of the block just above cutter com.
posed of tiny circles Of steel, which takes off
twelve splints at each ascending stroke. These
splints then pass between the links of chain,
as it is called, composed of two pieces of wood


(each the length of common clothespin, and


of the same shape were it open at both ends)
placed together, their convex sides towards
each other. These pieces are linked at either
end in twos, the parts about an inch apart,


forming continuous chain two hundred feet
in length. This chain passes through the
machine directly over the cutter, the splints
as they are separated from the block being
received between the two sides of the clothes
piu link, which is grooved to suit them. The


chain moves just rapidly enough to take up
the result of each cutting as the knife per-
forms it's work. Passing along few feet, a
little hammer jumps up from the floor and
strikes each link with force enough to dislodge
the imperfect splints which are but slightly
held, and they drop on the floor. A few feet
further on the chain passes over a wheel,
which revolves slowly in tiny reservoir of
melted birthstone, the ends of the incipient
matches getting a bath as they pass. After
this they move forty or fifty feet further, un-
til quite dry, when on their return course they
are held down by steel finger, and made to
Just taste the liquid PHOSPHORUS, which is ta-
ken up by second wheel from reservoir
similar to that which holds the birthstone.
They then finish their journey Of forty or fifty
feet, by which time they are quite dry. AT
the end of the course the chain passes over a
wheel elevated above the cutting machine,
from which it falls perpendicularly. As each
link reaches tray made to receive them, the
! matches, smoking and threatening to ignite,
Year: 1877

COVER THE RIVERA minister who he'd
lost his child asked another minister to come
and preach for him. He came, and he told
how he lived on one side of river and felt
little interest in the people on the other side,
until his daughter was married and went over
there to live, and then every morning he went
to the window and looked over that river, and
felt very much concerned about that town
and all the people there. Now" said he,
II think that as this child has crossed anoth-
er river, heaven will be desrer to him than
ever it has been before" Shall we not just let
our hearts and affections tonight be set on
the other side of the river? 1t is but step,
it is but vail and we shall soon be in the
other world. If we have the Good Shepherd
He will be with us in the dying hour, and
what will thou do if BE is not with thee in
the swelling of Jordan.
Year: 1877

WEALTH Nor OMN1PoTENT.-Weal is
potent in its own sphere, but impotent beyond
it. It can put telegraph under the sea and
cover the land with network of wires as
with spiders web. 1t can build railroads
and bridge oceans. It can buy houses and
lands and every material advantage but here
its power stops. It cannot purchase goodness,
or justice, or gentleness, or patience, or love,
or true friendship. It cannot make character
stronger or life sweeter. It can say to the
minister, I will feed you and clothe you while
you are making men better, and to the teach
er, I will take care Of you while you are
making men wiser, but it can do nothing
without the brain of wisdom or the heart of
goodness. 1t can build railroads, but it can
not build men.
Year: 1877

MATRlMoNY AND FAST YoUNG MEN.
The pastor OF a church in one OF our
large cities said not long ago: have
odiciated at forty weddings since | came
here, and in every case, save one, fet
that the bride was running an awful risk.
Young men Of bad habits and fast ten
denotes never marry girls Of their own
sort, bat demand wife above suspicion.
SO pure, sweet women, kept from the
touch OF evil through the years Of their
girlhood, give themselves, with all their
costly dover Of womanhood, into the
keeping Of men who, in base associations.
have learned to undegyaiue all that be
long to them, and then find no time for
repentance in the sad after years. There
is bat one way ont Of this that | can see,
and is for you--the young women Of the
country-to require, in association and
marriage, purity for purity, sobriety for
sobrlety, and honor for honor. There is
no reason why the young men of this
Christian land should not be just as yirt-
uous as its young women, and If the loss
Of your society and love be the price they
are forced to pay for vice, they viii not
pay it. l adm: with sadness that not all
our young women are capable of this
high standard for themselves or others,
but believe there are enough earnest,
thoughtful girls in the society Of our
country to work wonders if faithfully
aroused"
Year: 1877

We hoped by gently putting down our
foot to end the controversy over the re-
mains of ssUncle John,' but could not do
so without being misunderstood, and
therefore admitted the article of L. w.
S. in the paper of the 18th and now ad-
NIT a reply. Just where this thing will
end we are sure we cannot tell but are
sure our readers will agree with us that
this controversy is uncalled for and out


of place. Still, now that we are in it,
we wifi hold bonnet and shawl, or hat
and coat until the battle is over, believ'
ing the TRIBUNE can stand it if the par
ties to the controversy can, = ...----- -.
Year: 1877

IMPORTANT TO PERSONS VISITING NEW
YoRK.-One of the best kept and most
convenient Hotels for Merchants and
others to stop at when in New York is the
Grand Union Hotel, nearly opposite the
Grand Central Depot, kept on the Euro
pean plan--you therefore only pay for
what you get. Everything is first class,
and prices moderate, adapted to the string
ency of the times, You save the expense
of carriage hire, and by leaving your bag
gage check on the counter of the Hotel.
your baggage will be delivered in your
rooms, fifteens minutes after the arrival
of the cars, free of expense. We advise
you to give the Grand Union a trial
Year: 1877

He was up to see bis girl on Sunday
night. Heis a nice young man, careful in
his ways. and with bis best eyes vide open
to the main chance. Ia the course of his
conversation he observed cheerfulIy.
Times are looking better. Amelia
was reading in the paper last night that
stocks are frmer. and that the crops were
never more abundant. shouldn't be sur
prised if the old prosperity came back to
us this winter" Il hope So" said she
dreamily. for I'm getting about tired of
crunching on rock candy" The young
man squirmed.