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Year: 1879

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, January 4.
Captain Tom Lewis, nearly ninety
years old, was found frozen to death
last night in the public road in Albe-
marie county. He was farming in a
small way in the country, and it is
supposed that he had gone out to cut
some wood. Captain Lewis had led
an eventful life, and was famous as the
last survivor of the Lewis and CLARK
expedition to explore the Missouri
river.


Merriwether Lewis, the Oldest son
Of Mrs. Marks, of Locust Hill, by her
former marriage with Colonel William
Lewis, of the Revolutionary army, was
private secretary to President Jeffer-
son shortly after the purchase of Lou
isiana territory, and was selected to
explore that territory He had per-
mission from the President of select
ing his aid and companion, and he
chose Lieutenant Clark, of the regu-
lar army. The company was organized
with about thirty private soldiers and
commanded by Captains Lewis and
CLARK. Captain Lewis also took along
one of his slaves, a youth of seventeen.
named Tom. Tom was remarkably
black, and neither comely in persoi
nor attractive in manner. Tom was
Captain Lewis fayorite body servant
and stuck by his master to the last
Captain Lewis often told how Tom
had saved his life after the expedi
tion had crossed the Rocky Noun
tains and was about to descend the
Columbia river. Lewis was in the
wilderness with no companion save
Tom, who had been christened by the
soldiers Captain Tom Lewis" and
which name stuck to him to the day Of
his death. The two were attacked by
three Indians from hostile tribes then
in that country. Captain Lewis was
seriously wounded in the thigh. He
sent the only ball in his rifle through
the head of one of his assailants. The
other two rushed on him and would
have slain him had not Tom hurled
one insensible to the ground, and with
the butt end of the gun of his pros.
trate master Drained the other. He
was herculean in strength. He went
through all the trials and hardships of
that great expedition without finch
ing


The Lewis and Clark expedition ter
minated in 1906. Captain Lewis came
to his mothers home, near Joy Depot,
in Albemarle county, and went thence
to st. Louis, the capitol of Missouri
Territory, Of which he was then gov
ernor. On his return he stopped for
the night at a little inn on the road
side somewhere in Tennessee. In the
morning he was found dead in his
room, with his throat cut, whether by
another for some unaccountable pur
pose or by himself remains a mystery
to this day. Tom was his body SER
want then, and knew more about this
mystery than any one else, but he al
ways shook his head when asked and
said "This is a matter the less talked
about the better" On tho death of
his old master, Tom returned to Albe-
marie county, and with savings bought
a small farm, which he occupied on
the day Of his death, It's supposed
that from fseblepess and exhaustion
he fell in the round and not being able
10 rise was frozen to death. His death
ends the list of survivors of that his.
toric expedition.
Year: 1879

As THE net profits OF three weeks
silver coinage the mint bureau handed
to the treasury on Thursday the neat
sum of $4,000. There was this mar
gin over all expenses Of the coinage
between the actual value Of the silver
itself and the nominal value which
the United States stamped upon H.
Year: 1879

WHAT his wife said She said she did
wish John could find something that
would cure his fever and ague. He was
all worn out with it and that nothing that
he had tried had done him any good. He
should take Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic. II
never fails to subdue the most obstinate
cases Of fever and ague, and it is equally
effective in all malarial and bilious fevers
1t is an agreeable, wholesome and inyig-
Grating tonic.
Year: 1879

Cape MAY, n. j., June l2-At 10
O'Clock this evening fire was discovered
in the new Columbia House, in course
Of erection, on Jackson street. The fire
broke out in closet on the third floor,
and among some laths on the first floor,
showing plainly that it was the work
of some incendiary. The mansard
roof, was covered with ftlting, was
entirely destroyed, and much damage
was done to the third floor. 1t is
impossible to learn the full extent of
the damage. The contractor states that
there is an insurance of $40, 900 on the
building, which will cover all loss.
The fire department, by its prompt
action, undoubtedly saved number of
cottages opposite the hotel, the wind at
first blowing directly toward them. A
terrific thunderstorm prevailed during
the fire, and greatly aided the tiremen
in saving the surrounding properly.
Year: 1879

We invite particular attention to the
public sale Of building lots tomorrow
afternoon in various sections of our city.
Omnibuses will leave the Clayton House
at $40 p. M, for the premises. Those
who wish to invest in real estate should
take this opportunity to do so as the
time is rapidly approaching when city
lots will pay better than bonds and
mortgages.
Year: 1879

United States Court met this morning
but owing to the illness Of Judge Brad,
ford, did not 90 in session. Evan Rice
the defaulting cashier of the Brandy,
wine National Bank was present, and
the District Attorney instructed the
Marshal to dismiss him until Tuesday
next when in all probability his trial
will begin.
Year: 1879

The officers of st.. Mary's Sunday
School are making arrangements for an
excursion to be held at Collins Beach
about the middle of June. The ques-
ton of selecting boat is at present
the matter under discussion.
Year: 1879

any time since their palmy days under Coli


WINS Administration. The Superintendent


Of Police has been incapacitated for business


by a serious Illness, and the Mayors time
has been SO much absorbed in an effort to
make personal capital in politics, and to
satisfy. the partisan demands upon his time
and attention, that he has not given the
police administration the care which would
have injured q more honest and energetic
restraint upon the 1awless classes. -
Finally, at the moment when Mr.. HARRISON
excited new hope that he would break away
from the parasites that have been killing his
Administration, be suddenly, impulsively,
and foolish1y removed the head of the most
important Department in the city,-a man
who had earned the confidence of all Glasses
interested in the preservation of property.
This action is certainly not calculated to
allay thu popular dissatisfaction with his
Administration, nor to create confidence in
an Improvement over the past. The only
way in which Mr. HARRISON can regain the
same degree Of public confidence which led
to his election is by dismissing the idea that
his present power may be properly used for
partisan purposes, or to carry out personal
notions. and by henceforth devoting his time
and energy to the real business Of city gov
ernment in decorous, common-sense, and
manner
Year: 1879

(without any reduction Of rate) Of the 125
men working eight hours will purchase 20
per cent less bread than would the same az
gregate of wages paid to the 100 men work.
ing ten hours per day, how can it be said
that the consumption Of bread will be in
creased by the change Of system: The men
who work at wages are the most deeply in
terested in having the cost Of production re-
'duced, and thus bring within their means a
larger measure Of the things produced H.
creasing the cost Of production of necessity
lessons the purchasing power of wages; it
reduces consumption by reducing the power
of wages to purchase, and then by limiting
and reducing consumption necessitates dis
charge Of labor.
When there is demand for labor wages
will increase proportionately; but the attempt
to increase the number Of men at work by
reducing the hours Of labor can have no
other effect than to reduce wages directly,
or to increase the cost Of production, and
thereby diminish the purchasing power of
Wages
Year: 1879

progressive to a wonderful degree, have
put into practice very many, Of the
better phases Of our civilization and prinoia
pies of government, which have had a
marked effect. Those Of our representative
men, from civil Or military walks Of life, who
have visited Japan and been received there
with diguified grandeur; have brought back
pleasing accounts Of the thrift and enter
prise, shrewdness and learning. dizziness and
progressive commercial characteristics, of its
people. They have manifested q desire to
advance their civilization and catch up with
their foreign brothers, and towards the
United States particularly there has been
manifested degree Of friendliness which
has caused them to be admired.
Year: 1879

There would appear to be prospect of a
wholesale slaughter OF Democratic innocents
in various Government Departments at
Washington It is probably course that
would be summarily pursued toward Repub-
lican employees were the Democracy in power
to make changes, and the Republican Ma
tiona1 Campaign Committee believe that it
would be no moro than fair to treat the
former to 8 dose Of the medicine which they
are always ready to administer.
Year: 1879

verted into political machine, and then act
accordingly. Their reinstatement of BEN
SER, as result Of a popular demand, might.
possibly induce Mayor HARRISON to urrender
his personal spite OF partisan ambition to the
public good. r..
Year: 1879

Many of the leading business men Of this
city who were interviewed yesterday are
emphatic IN the expression of the belief that
Mayor HARRISON has made grave mistake
in dismissing Fire Marshal BEsSER- Amongst
the insurance men petition asking his
reinstatement is talked Of, but the plan has
not assumed definite shape
Year: 1879

Gen. GRANT had st last accounts reached
Eagasaki, Japan. The Emperor had sent
him word that he desired that the Imperial
reception should be the first event TO take
place in honor of his arrival in that country,
and when that WIS over other cities in the
island would be at liberty to Vie With each
other in according the General the comph-
ments which their customs permit. Japan
is peculiarly intimate in its relations to the
United States, and its people, beng
Year: 1879

One thing more shameful than the trial and
conviction Of Door Dr.. HULL BY the New York
newspapers is the censure OF the New York
police By the same editorial Judges for trusting
circumstautial evidence.
Year: 1879

The efght-hour men claim that, II they had
more time for mental improvement, their labor
would gradually become more valuable. But
who is to stand the loss OF the extra two hours
while the workinGmen are getting their educa-
ton? That Is the question. II the time ever
comes when they can do ten hours Work in
eight hours, employers will increase their wages
IN proportion. Until then workingrnen are un-
reasonable to ask the same pay for eight that
they now receive for ten hours, which would bo
equivalent to an increase of Is per cent in wages
Year: 1879

There are fair-minded men In the Eight-Hour
League, who honestly believe that their
arguments are unansverable. The trouble with
them IS that they do not discriminate sharply
between the two parts OF the discussion. The
first proposition OF the eightchour men is that
they should not be asked or required to do mora
than eight hours' WORK per diem. The second
proposition is that they should receive ten hours,
pay for eight hours' worK. Suppose that the
first position should be conceded, the second
would remain untouched.
Year: 1879

Z
The fact that the Mayor would give BESsER
no time to consider the request for his resig-
nation, nor any opportunity to justify him.
self, but removed him sunmarily on the eve
Of public holiday Of special menace to
property interests, indicates that Mr. HAE-
R1soS was governed by q vindictfve impulse
1t is the business Of the Common Council,
under the law, to correct abuses that arise
from such impulses on the part Of the Mayor,
and BEssER should be restored to his place.
There haVa been several confused and con-
Trajectory statements in the newspapers as
to the power Of the Council, but it is defined
in the following statute passed at the late
session Of the Legislature:.


'sThe Mayor shall have power to remove any
officer appointed. by him, on any formal charge,
whenever he shall be Of the1,opinion that the
terests OF the city demand such removal; but he
shall report the reasons for such removal to the
Council, at meeting to be held not less than Ave-
nor more than ten, days after such removal; and If
the Mayor shall fail or refuse to file with the City
Clerk statement Of the rcasonB for such removal
or il the Council by rwo-thirds vote Of all its
members authorized by Law 10 be elected, by yeas
and nays, to be entered upon its record shall dis
.pproye of such removal, such officer ehall there
upon become restored to the Office from which he
was so removed; but he shall giTe new bonds and
take new oath OF Office. No officer shall be re-
moved second time for the same offense."


Acting under this law, it will be necessary
for the Council to hold special meeting
some day next week in order to bring the
consideration Of the case within the limit of
time prescribed, md the Aldermen should
take pains to discover the actual sentiment
Of the business men, and not the partisan es-
pousemsnt Of HARR1soN's cause BY politicians
Who hope to see the Fire Department con-
Year: 1879

Crosse had been bitten severely by a cat,
which, on the same day died from hydropho-
bia. He seems resolutely to have dismissed
from his mind the fears which must natural
ly have been suggested by these circumstan-
ces. Had he yielded to them, as most men
would, he might not improbably have sue
cumbed within few days or weeks to an at
tack of mind d-created hydrophobia-so to de-
scribe the fatal ailment which ere now has
been known to kill persons who had been bit
ten by animals perfectly free from rabies.
Three months passed, during which Crosse
enjoyed his usual health. At the end of that
time, however, he felt one morning severe
pain in his arm, accompanied by severe
thirst. He called for water, but, ''at the in
stant," he says, that was about to raise
the tumbler to my lips a strong spasm shot
across my throat Immediately the terrible
conviction came to my mind that was about
to fall victim to hydrophobia, the conse-
quence of the bite l had received from the
cat The agony of mind l endured for one
hour is indescrbable the contemplation of
such horrible death-death from hydropho-
bia-was almost insupportable. The pain,
which had first commenced in my hand,
passed up to the elbow, and from thence to
the shoulder, threatening to extend. felt
all human aid was useless, and ! believed
that / must die. At length began to reflect
upon my condition said to myself, Ell
ther shall die or l shall not if do it will
only be a similar fate which many have suf-
fered, and many more must suffer, and l
must bear it like a man; if, on the other
hand, there is any hope of my life, my only
chance is in summoning my utmost resolu-
ton, defying the attack, and exerting every
effort of my mind. Accordingly, feeling that
physical as well as mental exertion was neces-
sary took my gun, shouldered it, and went
out for the purpose of shooting, my arm ach-
ing the while intolerably. / met with no
sport, but walked the whole afternoon, ex-
erting at every step went strong mental
effort against the disease. When | returned
to the house | was decidedly better | was
able to eat some dinner, and drank water as
usual. The next morning the aching pain
had gone down to my elbow, the following
day it went down to the wrist, and the third
day left me altogether. l mentioned the cir
cumstance to DIR. Kinglake, and he said he
certainly considered had an attack of hydro
phobia, which would possibly have proved
fatal had not struggled against it by strong
effort of mind. Tile COrRhiH NdgaziHe.
Year: 1879

ATTRACTIVE LUNcHEoNs A writerin Scrib-
ner's Magazine utters protest against max
ing the school luncheon so unattractive as to
destroy the chid's appetite. She says =
"rhere is something very damPening to the
appetite in the aspect of thick bread and but
ter rolled in bit of coarse brown paper with
a cookie or two sticking to the parcel, and an
apple covered with crumbs at bottom of pail.
Such a luncheon will often prevent delicate
child from eating at all. A little care spent
in preparaton-in cutting the bread trinity
and neatly, packing the cake in white paper,
and the whole in fresh napkin, in choosing
a pretty basket to take the place of the tin
pail-is not pains thrown away, Some chill
dren are born fastidious and with a distaste
for food. They require to be tempted TO eat
at Attempted, not by unwholesome good
les, but by taking trouble to make simple
things dainty and attractive to them. We
have heard a grown woman, whose fastidi-
BUSINESS had survived her childhood, decribe
with shudder the effect which her dinner
basket at school had upon her. The very
sight of it took away all appetite, and she
went through the afternoon faint and fasting
rather than meddle with its contents By
all means bake the custard in a pretty cup,
and do what is possible to give the luncheon
an appetizing appearance to the little people
who depend upon it for the working force of
their long school day"
Year: 1879

The DEADLY Poison OF THE CENTIPEDE.-
Several Mexicans were in camp at the mouth
of Memphis Greek, Utah Territory, and
were lying about the fire, when one of them,
Telestoro Crucas, saw large centipede, fully
nine inches long, travelling slowly over his
leg. Knowing that the least motion would
make it sink its deadly claws into his skin,
without moving his leg he got out his revol-
yer and waited until the beast had almost
reached his knee, when slowly putting the
mouth of the pistol to his head he pulled and
the centipede was gone. But c4ntipede's
claws are quicker than gunpowder, and Crucas
began to have cramps in few minutes.
The track of the reptile along his leg turned a
brownish yellow, and the place where it was
killed swelled frightfully. He rapidly grew
worse, and in a little over four hours he died
in great agony. The most singular part of
the story is that the bullet from Crucas's pis-
tol cut small nick in the foreleg of a mule
that was tethered near by, and at daylight
next morning the mule was also dead, with
its leg SO swollen that the skin had burst in
several places. Canton (Ie1as) Pfgildne.
Year: 1879

Parents do not realize how that home life
which magnifes the pleasures of the table,
whose special treats for the children habit
ually take the form of something to eat or
drink, is laying the foundations on which it
will be all too easy in later life to build the
superstructure of narcotism and drunkenness.
But the earlier child learns that there are
sweeter and higher satisfactions in the de-
lights of melody and color, in reading the
riddles of nature, in the fellowship of choice
books, than in the qualification of the animal
appetites, the sooner will he come into the
highest meaning of life, the less will be the
attractions of animal indulgence forever af-
terwards. Talks" in Good Company, Num-
Der one.
Year: 1879

while carried to an extravagant height there
will come a tremendous crash with the turn
ofthe tide. 1t will be one of the first du-
ties of Congress, when it assemblies, to
guard against violent fluctuations of value
and the resulting calamities. The true
method of doing this is obvious to all sound
fnanciers. Our greenback circulation
should be retired and cancelled in proper
tion to our new acquisitions of gold, thereby
keeping the currency at about the same
amount as at the beginning of resumption
and preventing great fluctuations in the
prices of stocks and commodities. When
the legal tender notes were authorized they
were only intended as temporary make
shift to help out the finances of the war,
and the suitable time for Withdrawing
them is whenegold is flowing in with un-
exampled abundance to take their place.
The change can now be made with perfect
ease but if this great opportunity is
missed it may be long before it returns.
Year: 1879

1t is given out at Washington that the
Secretary of the Treasury will recommend
in his annual report a modification of the
law which requires the coinage of not less
than two million silver dollars per month.
Only one-fourth of the amount already
coined has gone into circulation in spite
of the efforts of the Secretary TO force it,


The Treasury is encumbered with a
great mass of silver coin of which
no use can be made, and the mints
are prevented from coming the large sup
ply OF gold which is brought 70 them for
that purpose The theories of the silver
fanatics have been 30 disoredited by prao-
Year: 1879

The activity of speculation in stocks and
advance of prices within the last two days
is a repetition of what has already occurred
this autumn aud is likely to occur perpetu-
ally at short intervals, until Congress gives
the country some legislation calculated to
insure greater stability Of values. We have
entered on q new era of in
Aation, which ought to alarm that
sound part of the business commu-
nifty who know whittier imitation tends.
We have all the paper money afoat
which we had previous to resumption. and
a flood of gold is pouring in from foreign
countries in exchange for our agricultural
products. An expansion of the circulating
medium enhances prices and excites the
spirit of speculation, which tends to be-
come wilder the longer the expansion con-
tinues. We are trusting everything to acci-
dent. If Europe should have abundant
harvests next year and our own should be
deficient the tide will be reversed and money
will flow out of the country as rapidly as it is
now flowing in. If general prices are mean-
Year: 1879

in the alliance of the two Emperors, and
they must be overcome before Austria can
venture upon the programme OF aggran-
dizement sketched for her, and conse-
quently before ths confederacy of the Bal
kan States can come practically forth as a
factor in the destinies of the people of
Eastern Europe. The Emperor of Ger
many has not fully assented to the scheme
concocted at Vienna. That is what Prince
Bismarck's continued "illness" and stay at
Varzin means. He would be we'll in
half an hour if the Kaiser should
Immediately signify his full assent
to all the terms of the proposed alli-
ance. Unlike the Prince, and unlike
the greater ones of his ancestors, the En-
peror of Germany puts some heart in these
national concerns. He not only adheres to
Russia because of the family relations but
he has recognized officially as the head of a
great nation the incalculable obligations of
Germany to Russia for success in the war
with France, and he hesitates to commit
himself to a policy Of monstrous ingrati-
ance will be shorn OF its most effective parts !;
but otherwise we shall presently see one
more war in Eastern Europe, and see the
first step taken toward moulding into
effective unity all those people of the Bal
kan countries who are to form together the
next monarchy of which Constantinople
will be the capital.