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Year: 1878

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TO BE OF A SERIOUS CHARACTER.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUxEJ


WAsH1xGToy, April 4.-Ex-Congressman Vmce's
performances in this city during the past Win
fer turn out TO have been worse than sup
posed last night. The excuse of partial insanity,
set up by his friends, is now known TO be only a
ruse to break the force of the discoveries made


II seems that when he was visiting here last Win
ter he was in the habit of going into several promi
nent book stores where he was well known during
the time that he was a member of the House. He
often appeared at these stores before the propIetors
came in, in the morning, and had the
freedom of the rooms. During all this time
valuable books were missed, and every means
was taken to detect the thief or thieves,
but no one, for moment, suspected Mr.
Vance. Finally he was detected by accident by one
of the dealers and measures which were successful
were taken TO trace the books he had stolen. No
movement was made to expose him, as at the time
of the discovery he had started home.


Several efforts were made to induce him 10 settle
and his attempts to evade these demands convinced
those interested that he did not intend to make any
settlement His friends were then informed that
tho matter must be arranged. The value of books
taken. and the methods by which they pur-
loiued, were such as to make out clear case OF
grand larceny He had agreed with some of his
friends to come here and arrange the whole matter,
but instead of that concOcted the plan by winch the
story of foul dealing would get abroad, and then
abscOndcd


A general press despatch states that intimate per-
soDal friends of ex-CoDgressman Vance III this city
are responsible for positive statement that there is
no truth whatever, in the report that he eloped with
the wife of a music teacher in Ohio. The denial. so
far as the lady is concerned is based upon their per-
sOnal knowledge of her recent movements.
Year: 1878




IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl


WASHINGTON, April 4.-rhe Senate committee Oh
Finance will probably proceed to the consideration
of the bill for the repeal of the Resumption AcI d"
ITS meeting next Tuesday. Some OF the meihpe'9 "a
the committee who have heretofore earnestly Ia
vored this bill are now understood TO be uilWi'ns
that any further financial legislation shall 'ahc
place until the country has had an opportunity 10
sao what the full effect of the Silver Bill Will be-
Jbev are opposed 10 a renewal of the discussion III
Coneress on financial measures and desire that gem
eral business shall not be any further disturbed py
such debates during the present session
Year: 1878


THE TARIFF BILL NOT LIKELY TO COME UP NOW


UNfIL TIE 25Tn INST.


IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRBUSE1


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The case OF Doorkeeper
Polk occupied the whole of the session of the House
to-day and Mr. Wood, with his tariff speech, was
therefore crowded out. 1t is hardly possible to
say when the discussion of the Tariff Bill Will be-
GIN. Tomorrow is private bill day, and the oppon-
ents of tariff revision will undoubtedly insist that
the regular order shall lie observed. On Saturday
majority of the members of Congress will visit
Chester to witness the launch of the brazilian
steamer City of Para. On Monday motions to suS-
pend the rules are in order; and on Tuesday me
Committee on Appropriations expects to call up me
Legislative Executive and Judicial Bill and to Keep
it Before the House until disposed Of. This bill will
occupv from one TO two weeks. The discussion OF
the Tariff Bill IA not likely, therefore, to be fully
entered upon much before tie 25th OF April or the
lst of Nav
Year: 1878

we would not he at all surprised at the dis
covery of fine beds of coal in the San An
dreas mountains.


Failing TO find coal the Col. and myself
separated. and renewed cur hunt for game.
each on his own hook, After wandering
through the ragged hills for several hours we
returned TO camp. completely exhausted in
BODY. and without having cooked gun.


soon the party had all arrived and tire
stories told Of wounded deer were perfectly
astounding when we reflect that not single
venison was brought TO camp, The Colonel
was dumbfounded at the sight OF fine buck
bounding over the litIls on two legs, he
having broken the other two at single
shot %


Having secured ali the game we cared t'
/ bring home the following morning found u
/ moving in the direction Of civilization
Year: 1878

BE SURE TO co TO THE LADIEs' FAIR which Is
now being held in the lecturc-room Of the Second
Baptist church Their display Of fancy articles Is
very fine; also. large lot Of refreshments or all
kinds
Year: 1878

If a man doesn't care for the respect of
his fellow creatures, he will very soon lose
respect for himself, and when self.respect is
once gone, the devil has good lien on
everything else.
Year: 1878

The Court Joas11e0I records one of the many stories current about the late Lord Leitrim Close by his lordships house is small railway, leading to the main Dublin line. One day, as train was about to start, the station master ob- served at some distance man who was waving his hat and shouting with the evident intention of stopping the train.

 But the time was up, and the station master could not delay. The whistle sounded, and the train was moving out of the station, when the man on the road called out, "Lord Leitrim Lord Lel- trim P Lord Leitrim was man of au- tocratic habits, and accustomed to rule with the rod of iron. At the sound of this dreaded name the station-mas at once signalled the train to stop. It re- turned to the platform to await the arri- val of his lordship. Seeing the train stop, the man in the road Ieisurely walked into the station, opened the door of a second-class carriage, and got in.

 "Where is Lord Leitrim p said the station-master, peering down the road.

 "I am sure I don't know" said the man, wiping his forehead. Present ly it dawned upon the station-master that the name of the terrible landlord had been used as lure, and the train went off with the ingenious commoner.
Year: 1878

Says the Rev. w. H. H. Murray in one of his sermons: 'tDo you ever dream? I do not mean dreams of the flesh, of the night and of sleep; but dreams of the soul, of the endless day and of the life that never tires and whose eyes therefore never close in forgetfpl sleep. Do you ever dream of the day when the world shall be peopIed with Christs with men and women who were seeded in Him and have grown up out of Him and who resemble Him, as like resembles like ? |. Do you ever dream of the day, the far off day, when wars shall cease because the passions which make strife shall have been quenched in hu- man hearts; when evil shall be no more and the earth is filled with the glory of the Lord because filled with Lordlike men ? The prophets dreamed these dreams of the soul, and the pages on which they wrote them out are as lu- minous to-day as the visions their wist- ful eyes foresaw. The old poets, too, dreamed these dreams of the soul, and being inspired by what they saw, set their visions to immortal rhyme. And shall we to-day plod on and see only the world as it is; the vulgar world, the hard, vexatious, unsatisfactory world, and never lift our eyes to the far off and the far on, when the world, having been thoroughly seeded in Christ, shall stand at full bloom in Christ No, we have souls. We have life. not of the body. We have God. And this we have not in the now, but in the beyond, and all must feel as those that are not yet but shall be bv and by.
Year: 1878

The trial of the Rev. MT. Vosburgh at Jersey City, on an indictment for at- tempting to poison his wife, has excited extraordinary interest, owing to the fact that the accused is clergyman and to he many peculiarities of the case. But

 he Vosburgh is not the only peculiar poisoning case now receiving the atten- ion of the courts and prosecuting au

 ihorities The trial of Emma Bethel, of Camden, New Jersey, for the poison

 ing of Hannah Bishop has brought out evidence of conspiracy to deliberately destroy an aged female, in which her own son is alleged to have been involved. Arsenic was the means successfully used to hurry the old mother to 8 premature grave, in order to get possession of her property. And from Fremont, Ohio,

 ,omes the news of an attempt of whole ale poisoning. A young lady of good 'tanding and schoolteacher deliberate plotted the destruction of family of light persons. She sent to her intended

 ictims basket containing oranges, figs,

 ca, coffee and meat, having first insert d strychnine in the fruit by means of 8 needle or pin. The inspiring motive ap- pears to have been illicit love for the husband-who was absent when the poi son was sent-and desire to get rid of the living obstacles to their marriage. Fortunately the presence of the strych- nine was detected before it had worked any fatal injury, and the fair prisoner is in jail. In one of the three cases men tioned-that of Mrs. Bethel "a craving to obtain property is alleged as the con- trolling motive for the crime, while in the vosburgh case it is charged that the pastor desired to get r1d of sickly and unloved wife and the Ohio prisoner Miss Etta Smith-is said to have been actuated by purpose to remove at one fell swoop eight innocent human beings whose existence was 8 bar to the pos session by her of the man for whom she entertained sinful passion.
Year: 1878

As a fond mother, when the day is OCT,

 Leads by the hand her little child to bed,

 Half willing,, half reluctant to be led. And leaves his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted

 By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please a u him more, 7Iad n'm So Nature deals with us, and takes away

 Our playthings one by one, and by the nano Leads us to rest so gently that we go, Scarce knowing If we wish to go or stay,

 Being too full of sleep to understand

 How far the unknown transcends tho what r't we know. gf'ifaY
Year: 1878

Thomas and Bridget Edwards put their
daughter Anna out to service spending her earnings
anu even nawting her clothes for rum. AT length she
sought employment where her drunken parents could
not find her, and for twenty months she escaped them
but occasionally sent them money. Recently they found
out her place Of employment ana late Sunday nigh,
both went to the house and said that they were going
back to England and wanted to take her But thcy
were not permitted to see the girl The fathers eyes
were black aud blue and the mothers forehead wat
bruised. Evidently they had been nghung Both wes
utuhk They went away mu,tcring threats


Early yesterday morning Anna went to her aunt Mrs.
fcnny and MIS- Penny thought 1t best invoke the aid
Of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children


Mr Ohiard put the girl under the care Of Matron wcbt
al the foce Central once Anna Is years Of age but
LOOKS Is Is blonde Of tall, slender ngurc with good
manners and intelligence. and was tastcfuiiy dressed
Year: 1878

4 slight accident occurred 10 ;he ex:Ea
vest bound freight train on the kansas
Central road ten miIez west of EaS:On sbou;
half past nine o'clock yesterday morning.
While descending grade at the place dos
ignated, the front wheels Of box car heavily
loaded with lumber jumped the track, but
the cautious eye Of Master Mechanic ".
W. Brownhill, who was in charge OF the
train. discovered the accident in very lew
moments, and had the engine stopped be-
fore any very serious damage was done be-
yond a slight injury to the track Tor about
twenty yards. The east bound freight and
passenger trains soon came up, and render
ed the necessary aid TO place the box back
on the track, and all moved off again.
Year: 1878

There was, as usual. a good attendance
on Sunday morning at this church. Inc
Rev. F. \. Luson, OF Illinois, preached and
the rector read the service. The sermon
was an able production and made a decided
impression. The speaker used no notes
whatever, bat fluently spoke for half an
hour His subject was the meaning of the
altar in the christian church. He drew a
parallel between Ike service Of the temple
at Jerusalem and the liturgy OF the chris
tian church. He maintained that there Is
not simply table but an altar in the
christian church. His positions were made
clear by a wonderful felicity OF expression
and an overwhelming logic. 1t was no.
ble effort, full Of valuable Instruction, and
delivered with force and pathos rot
easily forpotten
Year: 1878

The above troupe made their second ap-
pearance in this city last evening to a
smaller house than on the first night. The
performance in many respects is iirst-class,
in others very inferior. The parody on
"Larboard Watch" was greeted with a
hearty encore, and the juggling Of Miss
Sanyead was excellent. This troupe make
a mistake in giving too refined perform
anoe, considering its character. The people
want an extreme, either very good, or very
bad. This il neither.
Year: 1878

Tie police sent carriage after Russeifs
mother, but ste being i'll, could not come.
His sister Maggie, however, hastened TO his
side, and was the only one wnocould soothe
or have The least effect OF control over him
She held the water to his feyerish lips and
famed his heated brow, bending over him
and administering u his every want.
She was th" oE,y one he would recognize
or talk To, and would calm down when
she spoke TO him. 1t was a rare, beautiful
and touching sight TO SIC this fair young
girl bending over the dying bed of her way
ward broihsr, and few there were, even
among the members of the police force, men
enured and accustomed TO every form of
suffering who could force back the tears
which came 10 eyes unused to weeping
From the time he Was taken 10 the station
tie pnlse became peroeptib!y weaker every
minute, and at midnight it was the opinion
OF the physicians tina; he could not live an
Lour. At one O'Clock, however, lie was
still alive, with strong voice, We; weak
pulse, and shortly after that hour, when
the reporter Lett, lie was sioSly but surely
sinking.
Year: 1878

OF course there are two sides TO the story,
and the story that Cass' friends tell is 10
the effect that Russell had been drinking
heavily all that day, and at night came
around Cass' place TO see his (Hussell's)
wife, who had left him four or five weeks
before and gone 10 her fathers to live.
They say Russell had made threats that he
would Kill Cass, and that he had been lay
ing around Cas- saloon, in an intoxicated
condiIjon, with his hands full of rocks
waiting for an opportunity TO waylay him.
That just before the cutting took place be
had thrown rock into Cis,' place, strik
ing Cass upon the hand, narrowly missing
woman with child in her arms who was
talking to Cass at the time
Year: 1878

Family trouble is the cause of the whole
affair About two years ago Russell mar
ried Cas- daughter against the wishes of
the father, aud ever since that time there
has been bad feeling between the two
men. Russell was a very hard drinker,
and about four or fi,e weeks ago his wife
left him and returned to her fathers house.
1t Is even said that she was forced to flee
for her life, as Russell, in one of his drunk
en- spells, raised an ak to kill her and her
child. The victim is young man, about
twenty-six years OF age, with one
great failing. the probable cause of the
whole affair, his inability to curb his appe-
lite for drink. 1t is the supposition that
he was under the impression that Cass
would hurt him, as he had often applied.
only, however, when under the influence Of
liquor, to the chief of police and his deputy
for permission to carry revolver. When
sober he was industrious and we'll behaved.
The stories in regard to the matter, on the
whole, are very conflicting, and it is i'm
possible to get at the actual facts, which
will, however, he brought out at the pre-
liminary examination.
Year: 1878

At about eleven o'clock Chief of Police
Moonlight sent three officers after Cas-, who
brought him to the station. When ap-
preached by The TINES representative he
refused 10 make a statement, but when ask
ed if the rock said to have been thrown by
Russell had struck him he showed the back
of his left hand, which bore fresh cut. 1t
being the opinions Of the physicians that
Russell could not live, Cass was taken down
below and locked up, bail being refused,
although offered in any amount, the law
being that when person is charged with
murder he shall not be bailed preceding his
preliminary examination. Cass did not
seem to be nervous or excited, but when
being taken down stairs bid those presen;
Good night" as cheerily as though he were
retiring for the night In his own house
Year: 1878

said he had not come to Leavenworth lor
the purpose OF making 4 speech, and while
it was not his intention 10 make lengthy
talk he would express his gratitude for The
compliment OF the serenade, which he high
ly appreciated, and for which be rendered
his most since'e thanks, He said he was
the advocate OF true Republicanism a
member Of the party which gave freedom to
the slave; the party Of progression, liberal,
free thought and advanced ideas; the par
~ Of right. in opposition to the parry OF
wrong. In regard 10
Year: 1878




National Associated Press to the Star.


Boston, March N.-Mr. Christian K. Ross,
of Philadelphia, last night detailed his fruit
less attempts to find Charlie, and read sew
eral letters which he received from the kid
napers. He considered it beyond doubt
that the boy was alive on the day when
Mosher and Douglas were shot at Bay
Ridge, but since then he has found no trace
of him. He will continue the search not
only for the purpose of finding his son il
alive, OF learning the time and place of his
death if he be dead, but with the intent Of
silencing the few who believe him to have
been concerned in Charles taking off. At
the time of the abduction the kidnapers
demanded ransom for the boy, but instead
the people of Philadelphia insisted on a re-
ward being offered for their arrest, and this
in Mr.. Ross belief, who strenuously op-
posed it, was the cause of the rascals' flight
from Philadelphia, and consequently his
weary and unavailing quest.
Year: 1878


Superintendent of the Hydromraphic Of
flee, this city, will relieve Rear Admiral
Preble retired, of the command of the
South Pacific Station.


Butler and COrbiD.


New York, March 27.-The Posts Wash
ington special says Senator Butler, of South
Carolina, has requested the Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections to hear him i'll
opposition to the decision of the Committee
that the claim of Corbin to his seat in the
Senate is properly before the Committee for
its consideration without further action by
the Senate. This request will be granted,
and the Committee will hold meeting next
Saturday to hear Senator Butler. Mr.. Cor
bin will also appear with his counsel, Ex-
Governor Chamberlain and it is thought
that an attempt will be made to go into the
merits of Corbin's claim. If so the meeting
will be all important one
Year: 1878




National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW York, March 27.-In the suit of the
Government against Ex-Governor Tilden to
recover some $150000 income tax, Judge
Blatchford in the United States District
Court to-day rendered decision in which
he dismissed the demurrer OF Tilden, sus-
tains the Government and orders the case
to be tried.


A Soldiers Invitation to a Soldier.


A well attended special meeting of yeter-
an corps of the Forty-seventh New York
Veteran Volunteer Regiment was held last
evening to hear the report OF the committee
appointed to secure the Confederate General
Waddell for a lecture on the Confederate
Soldier" to be delivered on Decoration
Day." for the benefit of the funds of the
CORPS The President read the invitation
sent to the General asking him to be present
and deliver q lecture before the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic, in which
his course in Congress is referred to as hay-
ing been patriotic and non-sectional, and
closing with the following:


1--WE promise that generous, soldier1y
welcome awaits you; for we need scarcely
say that, no matter on which side of the
line during the late strife man served,
having served and knowing what it means,
he is ready to listen to one who has shown
himself by public acts, as you repeatedly
have done, to have been an honorable and
generous foe."


General Waddell in reply, gracefully &C.
knowledges the receipt of the invitation
saying: $50 far as know or am informed
it is the first time Confederate soldier has
been invited to address the Grand Army Of
the Republic, and therefore the compliment
is doubly gratifying, and l accept with un
feigned satisfaction"


POcket-b0ok Thieves.


Snatching ofpocket-books by young high
waymen from ladies is becoming alarming
While Mrs. Ella B. Rutter and her sister
and lady friend were walking in the street
Yesterday small boy snatched from Mrs
Rutter's sisters hand pocket-book con
tanning $106. The only person in sight wa
a young man just behind them. They tolt
him of the robbery, and asked him to catcl
the thief. He started in pursuit and caugh
up with the lad as he reached the wal
which surrounds Central Park, but instead
of OBTAINING him, he helped him over
Jumped over himself and disappeared.
Year: 1878

Special to the Star.


MR. sAYLERs TRIUMPH.


WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Sayler
joint resolution, extending the time for
paying tax on spirits in bond and spirits to
be hereafter manufactured, to three years,
went through the Senate handsomely.
There was some division in the Finance
Committee on the question of amending
the bill so as to make the extension to ap-
ply only to the spirits in bond but the
proposition to amend was voted down. and
this point being settled there was no fur
ther opposition to the favorable report Of
the bill. Mr.. Bayard made the report of
the measure in the Senate, and asked for its
immediate consideration. His high person
al character would gise weight to any prop
osition before the Senate and he handled
the measure with the same tact and man
agement that Mr.. Sayler had already dis
played in the House. Mr.. Morrill, made a
few remarks explaining his adhesion to the
measure, and it went through without de-
bate, and without even a negative vote.


THE TARIFF BILL.


The vote in the House, assigning by over
twenty majority an early day for the con-
sideration of the Tariff Bill, is not strictly
test vote, but was a sore disappointment
to the opponents of the bill, and is regarded
by such skillful parlamentarians as Mcssrs.
Sayler and Randall as foreshadowing the
passage of the bill. Their opinion is that
the measure is likely to gain strength


SENATOR HowE's GRIEVANCE.


The secret of Senator Howe's speech has
leaked out The old fellow imagines him
self great lawyer, and thinks that he ought
to have had the Judgeship which Hayes
gave to General Harlan.


The Northern Pacific Railroad.
National Associated Press to the Star.


WASHINGTON, March 27.-The Senate Rail-
road Committee considered the bill for the
extension of the time for the completion of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, and expect
to take final action upon it next Thursday.


The Republic of Colombia.


The Senate Committee on Foreign Rea-
tions agreed to report favorably the bill re-
establishing diplomatic relations with the
Republic of Colombia


The Ute Indians.


The House Committee on Indian Affairs
agreed to substitute the Senate bill provid-
ing for treaty negotiations with the Ute In
dians for the purpose of inducing them to
give up a portion of their reservation con-
tainiEg valuable lands


The House Committee OH Patents yester-
day agreed to the first section Of the bill