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Year: 1879

The BAR SINISTER Celia James, an
eminently respectable colored woman and
OF distinguished parentage on the pattern
al side, was laid il her last resting place
yesterday. She was alleged to have been
a daughter OF one Of Nirgnias greatest
statesmen, who was once President Of the
United States. Celia James was a quad
room, and ut the time Of her death was
about seventy-tWo years of age. Her
mother was slave, mulatress OF much
beauty and great dignity of character.
Celia came to New Orleans with the fam
lily by whom she was owned in 1888. Her
husband and children came with her
Her husband, very worthy colored man,
died in 1856. Her children and grand
children are living in this city and it is
said show in a very marked degree the
eminent source from which they descend
ed. Celia, until the day OF her death,
kept up communication with some of the
most eminent families of Virginia.
Year: 1879

Not lon9 ago, SAYS the Toledo Blade,
tile widow Of gentleman who had rt-
Gently died, desired the Vault wherein the
remains had been temporarily placed, 70
he watched 50 that body-snatrhrrs could
have uo opportunity to ply their nelarious
calling. Thinking that the vault would
be watched bette by the sexton than any
one else, Nh. kldh0ne was hired to keep
Il close lookout. NJ dark ht took Ian
tern and blanket and made up bed in
front ot the vault, 50 that amy one an
preaching it would have to step over his
body. But after lying there some time
it grew quite cold, and he thought TIC
could watch the corpse just as Well il he
We're inside the vault, out Of the cold.
Mr. Il. then took his lantern and blanket
and Went inside, made a bed Oh the floor
and laid down for the night. having for
companions to while away the tedious
hours six corpSeS- There was nothing TO
disturb him the earlier part oI the night.
Everything was quiet and still until about
| O'Clock, and then there was u gentle
noise as though some one was tampcring
With the vault lock. Mr. X. took up his
lantern. and The noise stopped for few
illtiIiIIIl9t olll " 'oNAll 't-ttIII " liNtI Ait
laid down on his blanket This time it
appeared to be in the opposite corner Of
the vault lie could see nothing, and
could only hear that steady Scratch
scratch, which became more and more
distinct every instant. Mr., r. is a brave
man, but he confesses that when one is
locked in a vault with SIX dead men, with
no living soul within half mile, ana at
an unearthly hour, to have such an un-
eXplainable noise as that, it was more
than men with ordinary nerves can stand


At any rate, his hair began to rise, and
Just as he was thinking Of the best way
to defend himself against his spiritual
foes, 4 little chip-monk dashed from a
dark corner, ran past him, and darted
out between the bars in the vault door
From that time on nothing occurred to
mar his quiet watch, but in the morning
he was rather glad to be released from
his dull quarters.
Year: 1879

Cocoa SHELLS. Put two tablespoon
fulS Of cocoa shells into little cold water :;
add to them pint of boiling water, and
boil for one hour, strain, add pint Of
rich milk, let it come to a boil. then
sweeten to the taste and serve. If liked
stronger, add more shells in making it,
This is nourishing and palatable drink
when tea and coffee are not allowed.
Year: 1879

"IIallo what are we stopping for now =?
wonder whether we are going to do an
upset, or any thing exciting Of that kind ~
said Davies, looking ont Of the window
II don't see train anywhere that we can
have friendly collision with"


"Get out here, gentleman said the
guard, passing the window, "the line is
showed up, and we shall have to wait
till it is clear"


"1he grumbling which this pleasant
announcement caused was Immediately
stopped by our hearing the voice of our
disagreeable companion in the next com
partment.


cline showed up, is it y said that gen
tleman, trying to appear calm in his fury,
"and we get out here? Oh and do you
suppose am quietly going to submit to
this The line ought to have been clear
ed ready for US. | shall bring an action.


"But, sir" said, ''how on earth coull /
they


"Might request to know who spoke
to you, sir /! | consider your remark and
interference excessive impertinence."


This was little too bad, and turned
to Jack and whispered that we would de
wise some plan OF giving our friend les
son demonstrating the evils attending
bad temper at Christmas time.


We We're fortunately stopped at dis
tance Of only two hundred yards from a
station; but very poor station it was,
without any waiting room or refreshment
rooms.


The station master, who was a pleas
ant sort Of fellow, said we would have
to wait but couple Of hours, and gave US
a room, where we made the best Of bad
job, and having sent for some beer from
the nearest "public," became, as Edwards
mathematically observed, approximately
Year: 1879

We are pleased to notice that Col.
NJ. G. Gallaway, senior editor Of the
Appeal, has been elected to deliver an
address on the occasion Of the fifteenth
anniversary of the decoration of the
graves of the soldiers of Forests
command who fell in action at Brice's
Cross Roads on the 10th of June,
1864. Colonel Galloway served ON
General Forests staff greater part
Of the war, and this is fitting recog-
milton of a brave, modest gentleman,
who has faithfully served the South
in war and in peace and claimed
none Of the rewards that usu-
ally fall to the lot Of great
leaders. He is not an orator in
the popular sense OF the word The
methods of journalism are so utterly
at variance with those of the stump
speaker that to be good editor is a
strong argument that a man cannot be
much of speaker. The two char
acters are rarely combined in one man,
unless he comes frOm-well, say Lon
donderry or Cork. But Col. Galloway
can grace the occasion and touch the
hearts of his old comrades with words
that will burn into their memories and
make the occasion one to be remem-
berad.
Year: 1879

WE have found him-a man who
owns up that he came to Memphis to
hear Beeoher's lecture and had NO
other business. The editor Of the
Somerville Falcon in the course of a
column editorial says:


We had no other business in the city,
and although we are a Southerner and a
Democrat, we have no hesitancy in con-
Tossing that we went to the Bluff City for
the sole purpose of seeing and listening to
one of the greatest orators of the Ameri-
can pulpit. We speak of him as one Of
the greatest orators among American
ministers. Before we heard him we
thought him to be such, and since we lis
tened to the lecture at the Exposition
building we have no reason for exchang-
ing our opinion of him as a speaker, or
ofthe powerful intellect of the man.
Year: 1879

Near Gold Greek, Faulkner county,
Ark and about seven miles from the
railroad, lives man named Rhea. a
farmer. One Mondaylevening, not long
ago, while Rhea and his wife were sitting
in front of their door, two dogs jumped
over the fence and ran under the house.
Presently terrific bowling and fighting
began, and continued for some time,
when at last one of the dogs darted out,
leaped over the fence, and ran away.
The other dog, a large brindle of de-
cidedly ugly tyLe, followed as tar as the
fence, but stopped, turned around, and
started toward Rhea with its mouth half
open. Rhea picked up an old churn
dasher, and as the dog sprang at him
struck the beast on the head. Stunned
for moment, the animal recoiled, but
only for moment, for it sprang again
before Rhea had time to prepare himself
Rhea grappled the dog by the throat and
held its mouth as tar away as possible,
and desperate struggle began. The
dogs eyes glared and its mouth emitted
the froth peculiar to hydrophobia. Mrs.
Rhea ran into the house and soon re-
turned with a case-knife, which she
handed to her husband. The blunt
pointed and dull-edged weapon went
time and again against the animals
throat without drawing blood or LESSEN
ing its fury. The strong grasp of the
man kept its teeth away, but such a grip
could not last long. Again the woman
entered the house, and this time returned
with shotgun. Cooking itand rushing
up to the floundering dog, she placed the
muzzle close to the animals flanks and
fired. There was seemingly additional
glare of the eyes, but no sound. The
gun was again fired and the animal fell
dead
Year: 1879

In the first place, q lot of bright silver
dollars, fresh from the mint, are put into
crucibles and melted into solid ingots.
They are then rolled into the required
thickness and cut by d stamp into circu-
lar pieces of the required size. These
circular disks are placed under solid
metal bar of the size OF the inside of the
intended thimble, which, moved by pow
erful machinery, descends in bottom
less mold of the size of the outside of the
thimble, and presses the metal into the
desired shape at single blow.


The remaining operations of brighten
ing, polishing and decorating, are per-
formed by means Of lathe. First, the
blank form is fitted with a rapidly revol-
wing rod : slight touch of sharp
chisel takes thin shaving from the end;
another does the same on the side, while
third rounds off the rim. The polishing
is done by round steel rod, which is
dipped in oil and, pressed upon the sur
face. Small revolving steel wheels held
against the revolving blank pierce the
indentations on the lower half and end OF
the thimble; the ornamentation is done
by similar process.


All that remains to be done to the
thimbles is to brighten and polish the
insides, boilIthem in soapsuds, to reno v
the oil, brush them up, and pack them
for market.
Year: 1879




Losing and Living.
Forever the sun is pouring his gold
On hundred worlds that beg aud borrow
His warmth he sqnanders on summits cold,
Ills wealth on the homes of want and son.
row;
To Withhold his largess Of precious light
Is to bury himself in eternal night!
To give
Is 10 live.
The flower shines not for itself at all;
Its Joy is the joy it freely diffuses;
Of beauty and balm it is prodigal,
And it lives in the life it freely loses;
No choice for the rose but glory or doom,
To exhale,,or smother, to wither or bloom;


To deny


Is to die.
The seas lend silvery rain to the land,
The land its sapphire-streams to the ocean
The heart sends blood to the brain OF COM
mand, ..
The brain to the heart its lightning motion (;
And ever and ever we yield our breath
Till the mirror is dry and images death.


To live


Is to give.
He is dead whose hand is not opened wide
To help the need of human brother;
He doubles the length of his lifelong ride
Who gives his fortunate place to another;
And thousand million lives are his
Who carries the world in his sympathies.


To deny


Is to die
Year: 1879

Say a mean thing of man in a news
paper. and pretty soon he will hop
around to the office to serenade the editor
with a horsewhip, but write a good
thing of him and he will pass you on tn
street unnoticed. Such is the sad lifeof
an editor. r.--Quiscy Modern Argo.
Year: 1879

HER FATHER REFUSES ALL PROPOSITIONS OF
RECONCILIATION THE YOUNG WOMAN AND


HER "coAcHY" LEAVE MONTREAL FOR THE


WEST.


By TELEsEAPH TO THE HERALD.1


Hartford, Conn, March %, 1879.
The wanderings of Governor Hubbard's daughter
and her husband keep alive the local excitement.
Up to this evening no message has been.
received by either the family Of ,he
bride the family of the bridegroom;
and the further report that negotiations had been
opened for the return Of the couple is wholly un-
founded. Governor Hubbard is obdurate and will
not listen t. any proposition Of that character The
belief that the couple at first sought place OF refuge
in New York is generally accepted correct, and
slight ripple of sensation created here tonight
by report that they had been seen in Montreal and
intended to extend their journey. The story tele-
graphed from here that they were secretcd in the
house of syTnpathizing friend in this city is pro-
nounced by persons well informed on the subject as
moonshine. and is attributed to gossip in tho
section were the Shepard family resae. 1t it is
true that they have been in Montrel it goes to
prove that Shepard had anticipated trouble and had
prepared himself with funds beyond the amounts
his friends report that he and Nellie had in their
possession when they left.
Year: 1879

MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER AND HIS SUSPICIOUS


LUGGAGE-PoLICE AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS


THROWN INTO ExCITEMENT-A SUPPOSED


CORPSE PROVES TO BE A HANDSOME CoLLEC-


TION OF sACERDoTLL ARTICLES.


Great excitement was created yesterday afternoon
at Police Headquarters and the Coroners' Office by
the following which received. from the
Steamboat Squad


A passenger per steamer Bahama. from Barbados.
brought board abandoned it the arrival OF
dead e% tho Sox is marked sv Poweps New


Health notified; body tho Morgue; Ship arrived
yesterday.


A dead wagon was sent to take the body to the
MorGue. and Deputy Coroner Goldschmiedt hastened
there to view the body and il possible ascertain
the of death and the for its suspicious
abandonment In the meantime the customs off,
cials equally excited. The box had cofin-Iike
shape, and it's dimensions three feet in length
and two in width The late occupant of the state
room had gone on shore. taking with him portion
of his luggage. He told the officers of the boat he
would return later in the day and claim the balance
He did not. however. put in an appearance. and it
was at once inferred that he had become alarmed at
the prospect of detection and had IN conseq uence
made good his escape leaving an evidence OF guilt
behind. The inspectors who found the box at once
proclaimed that it contained putrid body. The
odor overpowering. they said. and coupling that
suggestive fact with the cofiin-like shape OF the
box, tho conclusion was to them irresistible
that dead body In the casket.
The box placed on the dock aud viewed from
respectful distance by number of curious specta-
tors. Pending the arrival OF the dead wagon 1t
proposed to make closer inspection or the con-
tents but this objec ted to the ground that it
would not be proper to tanper with the body until
the Coroner arrived Curiosity at last got the better
OF discretion. and one adventurous cooper, bolder
than the rest, Knocked the lid off the box.
leathern inside, studded along the
sides with brass nails In the words of Police
man Reilly, Of tho steamboat squad, who was
experimenting the operations from truck,
'.the cooper threw down his hammer and fled
and the crowd decamped on the double quick"
The veracious witness also stated that, dis
gusted with the cowardico OF the crowd, he himself
burst open the leathern covering and exposed to
view the contents OF the suspicious looking casket
But. to his astonishment there was no body and in
place of the foul odor most delightful aromatic
odor came from the interior. The sight of the con-
tents, too the very antithesis OF repulsivc
ghastly. Neatly packed away were superbly
mented gold ''remonstrance," such IL used in
Catholic churches to hold the eucharist during the
benediction of the host, and new set OF priests
vestments. cart stated that the enclosed articles
present from ladics of Trinidad to Rev.
Father Powers. of this city
Year: 1879

treal is doubling its capacity this year and fac
tories are being erected ut Cornwall" !"


ANNEXATION.


'ls there any desire on the part of the people of
Canada or any considerable portion of them, for
the annexation of the Dominion to the United
States?'


eyes" said Mr.. Mitchell. and his eyes twinkIed
s'there is desire to annex all thentelgence.
prise and capital or the Americans that we can get
into our country. We want them to come over and
make all the money they eau under our new tariff
There is no political desire for annexation. Tho
people of Canada satisfied with their system OF
government There is feeling of disloyalty to
the mother country; but in my opinion the main
tendency. both in politics and commerce. is to do
what is best for the interests of the Dominion. ire
spective of whether our policy suits English or
American statesmen. Our proximity to this coun-
try. with its immense population. great wealth and
nnbounded enterprise. must always make our pol
ley, to great extent. subservient theirs It has
been the case. as I have explained to you, in our
land policy in the Northwest. and have had to
initiate you in framing our tariff. We have copied
your protective policy. which has been so success
full in building up your industries and promoting
your general prosperity. and Tariff act contains
clause by which We can, whenever you are dis
trade with the United States"
Year: 1879

There is one thing, however, to which, owing
to Southern ascendancy in its ranks, that
party is consistently and persistently true,
and that is its adherence to the heresy of
States Rights. Otherwise II is o cheap
catchpenny concern, all things to all men
and loyal to none, and BILL SPRINGER,
Sweet-Scented Sucker of the Sangamon, is
its prophet
Year: 1879

IT turns out that Brother-in-law MoUL-
TON and others of Secretary SHERNtAN's
friends are more anxious that he should
become q Presidential candidate next year
than he is himself He is probably content
to let well enough alone now, however
much he may have been tempted n few
months ago by the promptings of a natural
and commendable ambition to soar above
the Senate and the Cabinet. But his Impair
tial, unselflsh and unpreiudiced friends, his
SISTERS and his cousins and his auuts,n rs
it were, keep up the boom, while he per-
sonally does not hesitate to hint that hc is
for GRANT.
Year: 1879

SENATOR DAVID DAVIS is reported to
have said that if EWING were defeated
GRANT would surely be elected next year,
and being elected would never leave the
White House alive. If the fragile d. d.
ever did make this weiGhty prediction he
was doubtless provoked to its utterance by
the Ito him appalling certainty that he
will himself never leave the White House
dead or alive, except in the capacity of n
visitor. 1t is noteworthy fact, however,
that the most flightful visions of dicta-
torship under GRANT invariably occur to
men who seek the nomination next year for
themselves.
Year: 1879

Pressly OBannon was promising
young lawyer of Leavenworth; Ind,
several years ago, with wife and two
children. He had many virtues and
one vice-a gnaWing appetite for liquor.
One day he started to attend 8 meeting
five miles from home, but getting drunk
he wandered down to the river, got on
board q steamer, and when he next came
to himself, a week afterward, he was
saving wood for a farmer in Illinois


He then determined that as he had dis
graced himself, his wife and children,
he would never return home; and 90
settling down at Vienna, in Illinois, be
began the practice of his profession
under the name of Brown, abandoned
the intoxicating bowl, became promi.
nent member of the bar and finally
Judge of the county court. The man
was base aud weak enough to assume
relations with female who passed as
Mrs. Judge Brown. Finally prisoner
brought before him discovered the miss
ing Leavenworth lawyer In the person OF
Brown, the judge, and informed Mrs.
O'Bsnnon of the whereabouts of her
husband. Great was the rejoicing in
the family; although on the day the
news came the wife, who had long be-
lieved herself to be a widow, was to
have received $4,000 from policy o.
insurance upon her husbands life, he
having been given up for dead. The
father of Mrs. O'Bannon went to vi
emma and brought the long lost wan


dexer home. The wife received hin


with open arms, all was joy in tn


household, until O'Bannon or Brow


told the Mrs. Judge Brown part OF tn


story, when she fed from his presence a


she would from a pestilence. That
| the straw which broke the woman's back


and to-day she is suing for divorce.
Year: 1879

of wealthy resident. He was to lead
in the evening with the young lady he
SO passionately loved. He told friend
of this before the evening arrived, and
seemed delighted at the thought of see"
ing Miss Sturgis. He further stated
that his prospects were never fairer, and
that he believed he was going to be suc~
cessful. The next day he met the same
friend and said that he fattered himself
that the long aud anxiously discussed
question had been decided in his favor.
Just week after the event above men-
toned Carrow told the same friend that
he was going to make final charge, and
" if ] am repulsed," said he, "Tll give
up the struggle" The charge was made.
It was neither a defeat nor victory
Ella answered Wait few days and I
will write you letter." 1t is supposed
by those who knew the young officer
intimately that he received the fatal
letter yesterday. 1t was the final and
unfavorable answer. The result is well
known, ard the mystery is lifted.
Year: 1879

Baron Huddleston, an. eminent English
Judge, recently took occasion to say from
the bench that it was an undoubted fact
that woman told lie very much better
than did man, and with very much
better effect. 1t was a remarkable cir
cumstance that when a woman was
determined to say what was untrue she
said it in 9. much better manner than a
man. Whether this was due to a man
feeling that his dignity was to q certain
extent offended by recourse to untruth
he did not know that was metaphys.
ieal question into which he would not
enter but it was certain that a woman
told q story much more logically. and


if it was untrue, held to it much more
pertinaciously, and with much more the
appearance of truth, than a man could
Year: 1879

During his first visit to Paris, NJ. Las-
sale, the distinguished German socialist,
presented himself at the house of a we'll
known lady, to whom he had sent letters
Of introduction in advance. When the
servant opened the door and received his
card she conducted him to the boudoir
and told him to be seated, saying
"Madame will come Immediately"


Presently the lady entered. She was
in deshabille and her feet were bare, COW
cred only with loose slippers. She bowed
to him carelessly and said: "Ah, there
you are; good morning"


She threw herself on sofa, let fall q
slipper and reached out to Lassalle her
very pretty foot.


Lassalle was naturally completely as
founded, but he remembered that at
his home in Germany it was the custom
sometimes to kis lady's hand, and he
supposed it was the Paris mode to kiss
her toot. Therefore, he did not hesitate
to imprint kiss upon the fascinating
foot so near him. but he could not avoid
saying st thank you, madame, for this
new method of making lady's acquaint~
ance. It is much better and certainly
more generous than kissing the hand"


The lady jumped up, highly indignant.
"Who are you, sir: and what do you
meanT'


He gave his name.


"You are not then a corn doctor?'


"I am charmed to say, madame. that
I am not"


"But you sent me the corn doctors
card"


1t was, true. Lassalle in going out that
morning had picked up the card of a
corn doctor from his bureau and put it
in his pocket. This, without glancing
at, he had given to the servant, who had
taken it to her mistress. There was
nothing to do but laugh over the joke.