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Year: 1879

A fellow who works on Staples mill-pond
arranged plank under the platform at the
upper end of the elevator beneath hole in
the platform to aid detestable and unmen-
tionable habit of his when ladies were on
the platform.


practical joker who was aware of the
fact, Tuesday night partly sawed the plank
in two, covering up his work with putty.
Yesterday morning the fellow had an oppor-
tunity to use the plank, and unsuspectingly
leaned his whole weight on it. The plank
broke beneath his weight, and he was pre-
cipitated into the ice-cold water distance of
ten feet. The above article is published as
a warning to ladies who frequent the plat
form.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Globe:


An item in the GLOBE this morning does me
great injustice. Mr.. OBrien came to my
place Tuesday night, and wanted to borrow
some money Ideclined to lend him any, and
he became so abusive that I pushed him out
doors. On the sidewalk he continued to abuse
me until quite crowd was congregated, and
was obliged to drive him away from there to
preserve quiet. He had no liquor in my place,
and we had no fight. All did was simply to
endeavor to get rid of noisy and abusive man
without trouble. As the whole matter was
promptly dismissed by the judge this morning,
it shows that did not assault any one.


WM RTRCHER
Year: 1879

city, and fled to some place in Pennsylvania,
where she is now. This affair preyed upon
her mind; she was driven from her residence
and friends; she felt her condition very
much, got sick, and went to bed, where she
is now prostrated with brain fever. Her
health has been SO shattered that it is ex-
pected she will not recover; in fact, she is in
a dying condition now.
Year: 1879

tage. The Democrats are Contending for
the vital principle of self government, and
grounded on this solid foundation they can
calmly do their duty and leave the issue with
those who would rather sacrifice the country
than lose their grip on the treasury.
Year: 1879

GEORGE MOORE as Democrat is one of the
most striking of the many evidences now
coming to the surface, that the imbecility of
the Republican attempt in Congress to re-
vive the bloody shirt issue, is driving the
thinking men of that party into the ranks of
the constitutional Democracy.
Year: 1879

It appears by the court reports that Mr..
Edward Burt of this city is now serving out
term of imprisonment on sentence for
keeping place for rat batting.


Rat batting, if we properly understand the
term, means putting number of live rats
into pit with dog, to see how quickly the
dog will kill them. Persons interested in
determining this question go to see the per-
formance. Whether they pay for the oppor
tunity or not is wholly immaterial in moral
point of view. People pay to hear preach
ing; but that affords no good ground for the
imprisonment Of ministers.
Year: 1879

A little 5-year-old child of this city who
had just lost her father received ticket of
reward from her teacher few days ago. AS
soon as school was out she ran home to show
the ticket to her mother, and when she
showed it the child said: sMother, I have
held the ticket up to the sky all the way
home, SO that my father might see how good
I have been.
Year: 1879

There died in Cincinnati, few days ago,
a man who richly deserves the honors of
martyraom. His name was Peter Rapp.
He drove street Car, was young-only 26-
and the sole support of an aged and infrm
father and mother. The parents were un-
able to do anything. He provided them
with shelter, clothing, food and fuel. His
wages we're so small that after paying the
bills of the household he had nothing left
for himself. He could not buy even an over
coat or undergarments to protect him from
rough weather. In order to 60 out with his
car at G:30 every morning, he was obliged to
walk four and a half miles. The rules of the
company forbidding to ride without
paying fare, when not on duty, forced him
to walk back every night. Thus, in addition
to his fifteen hours of hard work, he had a
daily walk of nine miles. For two months
he never spent a single cent of his earnings.
All went home to his mother. Continued
toll, exposure and privation broke down his
health. He was attacked by quick consump.
ton and died, literally that Lis father and
mother might live
Year: 1879

The Minneapolis Tribune and the Winona
Republican have discovered that the sober
second thought is in favor of Pillsbury for
third term. So much the worse for the
sober second thought.
Year: 1879

Paris Correspondence New York SUM-


A French tribunal has just sentenced a
woman to prison for six days for-adultery.
Such, it appears, is the law, though nobody
remembered it but one Border, the woman's
husband. The judge and prosecuting coun-
sci were even more earnest than the counsel
for the defense in their entreaties to him not
to have the law put in force, but he quietly
ordered them to go on. She is dying with
consumption, and he wants to have her
stigmatized with disgraceful punishment
while there is yet time. He has had to wait
for his chance. He beat her for six years
before she gave him any cause of offense,
and he has been setting her the example OF
the particular sin in question all through
their married life; but that, it seems, does
not count in the code. And quite right; any
other provision, especially in France, would
land our jurists in Burke's difficulty of
drawing up an Indictment agains ma
lon
Year: 1879

The canal Of tho car Is narrowest at
Its center and widcns at each extremity
and ut the inner end the drum is placed
No attempt should be made to push
any instrument into the ear farther
than 1t can be seen, for 1t may lacerate
the drum or even the delicate organs
Of hearing. If foreign bodies are push
ed beyond the narrow portion Of the
canal, they will 60 still further on to
the drum and cause intense pain and
noise. The best means to get such ar
ticles out Of tho ear Is to throw with
moderate force u stream Of warm water
from syringe against the obstruction,
which Will finally wash 1t out. Some
times delicate hook may be bent from
u wire or hair-pin, and insinuated
around the object whence 1t can be OK
tractcd. If an insect, as often happens,
creep into tho ear, it may be killed by
a few drops Of glycerine or sweet oil,
which Will suffocate It, and then 1t may
be syringed out. If q button is in
the nose, usually slender hook will
withdraw tiff not, with a small stick
covered with cottonwood, push 1T down
If possible, upon tho floor Of tho nose,
and thence through into tho throat,
whence 1t will be coughud out Of the
mouth.
Year: 1879

l was plodding along ina wagon from
Toledo to Maumee, over an exccrublv
level road, in tho hot noon sun of Il
July day. The driver was a hardy fcl-
low who looked rs though he could out"
hug bear and loosen the tightcst
M"""ee arue with a stnSie -sHak", and
vet he owned that he had been fright
ened by Il wild cat so that he ran from
it, and then he told the story. which
give you partly In his own words: 81
was driving along this road in buggy,
with as fast horse as ever scorned the


whip. when some ten rods ahead of us,
just by that big oak, II wild cat. leading
three kittens, came out of the wood
crossed the road and went into those
bushes OH our left, and ! thought what
nice pets they would make, and wished
| had one. When came up noticed
one of the young ones in the edge of
the bushes but Il few feet off, and
heard, or Ghought heard the old one
stealing along deep In the woods.
sprang out, snatched the kitten, threw


it into the buggy, jumped in and start
ed. When | laid hands on it, it mewed
and kept mewing, and rs graspcd the
rens l heard sharp growl and a
thrashing through the bush. knew
the old one was coming, and the next
instant she strcamed over a log and
alighted in the road. She ran with
her eyes flaming, her hair bristling and
her teeth grinning. She turned rs on
a pivot, and gave an uhearthly squall
as she saw me racing away, and
bounded after with such yolls and fury
and gained OH me SO fast that for very
fear l threw the kitten out and lashcd
the flying horse, but she scarcely
paused for that, but bounded on a
while, as though recovery Of her young
would not suffice without revenge.
When I saw her at my very back l
scarcely breathcd, until her crying
child recalled her. Here at the top Of
this pitch looked back and saw her
standing, with her young one in her
mouth looking after me as though she
had half mind to drop tho kitten
and give chase again. l gave the horse
q cut, and did not feel quite safe until
l had got some miles away. made up
my mind from that time forward to let
young kittens alone and mind my own
busines 50
Year: 1879

Sitting at the foot Of a boarding house
table


Wearing tight boots with big wad
Of cotton darning on the heel.


Walking through crowded ferry
boat with a year old baby on your
arm.


Passing the club or billiard room
without dropping in to SEQ who's
there


Having bad cold in tho head and no
handkerchief within hailing distance.


Being asked what time it is when
your uncle Is keeping your watch to
suit time.


Endeavoring to persuade tailor that
the longer your bill goes over the soon
forty cent sky rocket.


Carrying a scuttle of coal up stairs
while the partner of your joys stands
in the hall and yells, 'Oh, Henry, what
dirt you're making on my new car
petp


For the first time in ones life asking
a girl If she wouldn't like to go out
some evening next week, and have her
coldly say NO, you mustn't keep late
hours y


Taking off ones shoes In the lower
hall to walk up stairs noislcssly, and
just as the top Is reached to drop one
shoe, and hearing 1t going to the bottom
like the gong of eternity.
Haunted House.
A house in Mayfair belongs to noble
lord. 1t was let some years ago to Bra
lillian Minister, whose wife died there.
This house beng recently in the market,
was purchased by friend of the owner.
On this the wife of the owner wrote to
friend, and begged her to rescind the pur-
chase, the reason alleged being that she
would have no peace in the house, as a
ghostly woman in green had the unpleasant
knack of wandering about the staircascs
and rooms, land occasionally passing through
| window and airing herself on the balcony.
The peculiarly of this ghost is that she ap
pears by day as well as by night. Many
attempts have been made to grapple with
her. but they all proved futile. Now, I do
not believe In ghosts but who is this mys-
| tcrious visitant that actually prevents the
sale Of house in London2
Given I'm Nv DOotOrs. 4.
Year: 1879

DEAR DEMOCRAT: We have but little news this time, and l am so tired. We blow and keep blowing.

 Health good; nights cool, and a good rain the other night.

 A good Sunday school now at New hope.

 Some of the newcomers to our neigh borhood are going back north; they came here over year ago; we gave them the right hand of fellowship, but they said nay, wo don't want you to help us and we will not help you. So you see we did not visit muoh. They never came to our churches (which were close by) neither to preaching nor prayer meeting. Now l reckon when they get to Kansas they will tell a dole full tale about Arkansas. Now if this should be read by any person north, south, east or west, who is thinking of moving to this country, will say, come along, and we will give you our hand, and we will help you to build houses and help you to roll logs; then we also want you to help us and go with us to our churches. Our church houses arc not fine, but perhaps if enough of you will come and settle among Us we then could build better ones. We want good men, such as will clear land and fence it, and then blow it and make their bread by the sweat of their face. Our lands are good and will produce boun- tifully if cultivated; in fact a man can make more than he can gather in due time. l know it is hard work to chop and mall rails, build fence, roll logs and blow newgrounds, but it must all be done; at all events we had it to do when we came here.

 EIFTY-SIX
Year: 1879

trate and make deposition without charge,
but when it comes to leaving home and busi-
ness, travelling considerable distances, waiting
turns in crowd IN strange place, no one is
willing to do that unless forced by process and
paid for time


The scheme is wild, visionary, and chimeri-
cal, full of patent defects, and sure to defeat all
the ends of the pension laws.


1t does scarcely seem possible that any man
Of business knowledge could have devised such
plan, or that men who know anything of the
wants of the community can indorse it.


1t may be that some of the examining sur
geons are too liberal in their diagnoses of dis
ease. There may be other defects in the work
ing Of the present system, but the remedy pro-
posed in this bill is worse than the disease. 1t
is little in the g Heroic style of practice"
that kills the patient to stop the ailment.


Let the members of the Committee on PEN
sons consider carefully before they commit
themselves to so dangerous an experiment, and
earn by the failure that will surely follow the
deep condemnation of the hundreds and thous-
ands of deserving people who will be post
poned, delayed, and eventually robbed by this
impracticable proposition.
Year: 1879

Commissioner for final action. This is the sub
stance of the new departure, the bill on which
the Commissioners has abored these two years
past.


Now, first, Is it practicable? Is it in the limits
of possibility that the work laid out can be
performed by these new boards, commissions,
or courts It is manifest to any one decently
acquainted with either the geography or the
distribution Of population of this country, that
the system proposed cannot be worked without
the most gross injustice to the pensioner and the
claimant Of pensions. OF necessity the point
or points in adstrict must be fixed in advance
and notice given Take any one district that
can be made at all in proportion as to terrific
rial extent and population and it cannot be less
than half of such States az Ohio or Illinois.
Select any point or points in that district for
the session of this board and you compel travel
and expense for every one who seeks to estab-
ish right to pensions, or to hold a pension
already granted--an expense that would gen
orally be fatal to any attempt to prosecute the
claim. All witnesses that would be required
rarely less than six in any case, must also be
transported at some ones cost and expense, even


if they all resided in the same district


There would never be less than five hundred
persons entitled and presenting claims in one
district and in many there would be ten or
twenty times that number. In what order are
they to be received numbered, tried, and dis
patched? How long will single examination
laboriously reduced to writing, take? How
many would the court, doing its duty, dispose
of in q day, week, a month, or year? Who
would maintain and support the pensioners. the
claimants, and their witnesses dancing attend
ance on this court during this long and uncer-
tain time


The attempt to introduce and carry on such
system is folly. against practical objections
such as these. But this is not ALL There is
not one case in hundred in which parties and
witnesses reside III the same district; it is
rather the rule that they would be found in
two, three, or four districts


Then, how is the incomplete case to be made
out and completed? Is it to be transferred and
certified by one commissioner to the other, and
thus make the circuit of the various districts
where each witness may happen to reside, and
meet i'll each one the chance of being postponed
by the urgency of those who press their own
cases, and the innumerable other causes of de-
lay which must arise from an overcrowded
docket, and the collision of inpatient claim
ants.


Delays, already the curse of the Pension
Office, would be very largely increased ex-
penses would be demanded to be met which no
private purse of the claimant could endure, and
ha tba al tN Noloi
and pensioner of the fufllment of the contract
made at enlistment True, the pension list
would be reduced, but reduced by gross injus-
tice committed by the Government, and it
would be far more honorable to repeal the
whole law than thus to defeat its benefits by in
direction.


This argument has been based upon the the
Year: 1879

SIGNED AND SEALED.-The form Of the
provisional contract having been approved
By the Attorney General and signed by the
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad Company
was on yesterday evening signed by the pro-
per officers Of the James River and Kanawha
Company and the Buchanan and Clifton
Forge Railroad Company. The next thing
for the Allegheny Railroad Company to do
is to secure 4 settlement with the creditors
OF the canal company. When that is done
a regular conveyance OF the works and fran.
chiscs OF the canal company will be made to
them. A meeting Of said creditors and
representatives Of the railroad company
will be held here on the 10th.
Year: 1879

OLD FIREMEN's AssoCTATIoN.-A meeting
OF ex-fremen who were members Of the old
Richmond Fire Association will be held
at the Office of the Virginia Home Insurance
Company tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
for the purpose Of forming an organization.
The object Of the proposed association, as
we are Informed, is to renew the fellowship
which existed among the tiremen before the
present department was organized, ana 10
revive the pleasant memories of that period.
The call for the meeting is published in an
other column.
Year: 1879

ONE MAN DROWNED AND NARROW Es.
CAPE OF OTHERs.-During the heavy blow
on Monday last, while the bands on one OF
the flat-boats of the James River and Ka-
nawha Company were engaged at work in
Maiden-Adyenture pond, about thirty miles
above Richmond, it became apparent that
the boat and all on board were IN great dam
ger OF being swept down the stream and
over the dam. Moved by fear OF such re-
suit, Albert Scruggs and another colored
man jumped overheard and attempted to
swim to the shore. The latter succeeded,


by aid OF rope thrown to him, in safely


landing on the bank. Scrnggs was not so
fortunate, for notwithstanding the efforts Of


those on the boat to save him he was drown
ed. Meanwhile the boat, with number Of


men on board, sped rapidly towards the


dam, and soon plunged out Of sight beneath
the surging waters. TO the surprise Of
everybody who witnessed the scene, not a
single man who remained on the boat was


injured, but all escaped to the land.
Year: 1879

graph system so powerful as to be a guarantee
against absorption, and afford lower rates to
the press.


DIR. ]. w. sIMoNToN


replied to Mr. Goodsell, pointing out that his
Argument, so far as the Associated Press was
concerned, is that the latter has an excellent
and perfected organization, which is valuable
as aflanchise-that its competitors admit their
inability to create or accumulate a similar
property, and that therefore Congress ought TO
intervene to reduce the Associated Press to the
level or its rival. He also called attention to
the fact that Mr.. GOOdselrs statement showed
the matter In controversy TO be a business fight
between rival private business organizations,
with which Congress has nothing whatever 10
DO, and that said statement amply continued
the Associated Press declaration that all
the determinations made by the Western
Union Telegraph Company are allowed
to the competitors OF the Associated Press,
and that there. are no determinations
newspapers were not missionary enterprises.
but were published for profit; and that news
paper publishers could not be expected to give
to their competitors the use OF their own facili-
ties for doing business with success. He denied
that the Associated Press monopoly" was
aestricton upon the di5Iusioa Of knowledge
their own newspaperS-anda all the people could
thus obtain the news. All that they declined
to do was to give these reports for publication
in other newspapers not in their connection
ana there was no power in Congress 20 say
that producer of news reports or of any
thing else shall not sell his products and de-





instead OF indirectly through other dealers
Reply ing TO the statement that the Associated
Press had cut the Washington Post off from its
reports In an improper manner, and that II had
demanded the dismissal OF Mr.. Buell. from that
oi1iCe, Mr. SimontOn said that the Post had
been cut of because, after months Of eX-
postuiation. it persisted in violating a gen.
eral regulation OF the Associated Press
against the service Of their reports to parties
who encourage their competitors by receiving
and using such competitors news. The rule
permits the use OF all speeches. but not the re-
ports OF a rural asS0ciatiOn-tlIe theory of the
Associated Press being that the members Of a
cooperative organization should work together
for the common interest and against the COM
mon competitor. lie denied that lie hal ever
demanded MI BuellS dismissal. and challenged
product ion oI any letter OF his making any such
demand. There was another reason which the
proprietor of the Post had in fact himself given
totally different reason for the severance Of
Mr.. BueiiS connection.
Year: 1879

Eduof Sfdr:-Can you not induce the District
militia to turn out in parade order On next Sat
ulday? Arrangements for the parade of the
Fire Companies and Marine Band are already
completed. Surely the anniversary OF the birth
OF George Washington should induce our citizen
Soidlery TO emulate at least the example OF the
FiTemen. and pay appropriate honor to his
memory in the city which bears his name


VALLEY FORGE.
Year: 1879

Your attention is respectfully
called to the subject Of the above
circular. You will readily realize
the Importance of the combina-
tions embodied in my invention,
which makes it unquestionably
the most practical, efficient and
reliable Fire Escape heretofore
introduced to the public.
Year: 1879

As the Providence team is at present the most
formidable competitor Of the White Stockings IN
the race for the championship. the following
from Providence paper, showing the intcrnal
troubles that the nine is undergoing, will be read
with interest. It Las always been public
matter that 's Brownie - was altogether too fond
Of beer; but heretofore the matter has not been
alluded to in. the Providence papers:


great deal has been said this week about in
ternai dtssensious in the nine. That the Captain
and men had quarreled. and that good feeling vas
thing of the past. Nothing but the nine ana tne
Year: 1879

To many OF those vino attended the running
meeting in this city which closed last Monday


the perfectly smooth manner in which every
thing passed off-there being no jars or bitches
in any part Of the programme, nor the arrange
ments for the reception and entertainment Of
visitors-was matter Of astonishment- Not
being used to such completeness OF detail and
magnlhcence Of general Arrangement, they were
surprised, and naturally so. Over 200 Of the
finest and most noted race-horses in the coun-
try werc on the grounds, and in every event
large fields Of starters filled the
track. Each race was complete in it.
self, anu was run strictly according to
announcement. It was evident to all that a
master hand was at the helm, aud that the plans
which cuiniuated so successfully we're those Of
a mau whose experience in turf matters was Of
the broadest kind, and who, in addition to this,
understood the public taste and catered TO it In an
Intelligent and liberal manner. That man was
Col John ". Conleg, aud when The TRIBUNE
saws that to his ability, deaE-headedness, and
untirlng energy Is due the success which the
Jockey CIup has attained. it is simply repeating
the words OF everybody Who is tonversant with
the facts it is true that the other officers of the
Club are efficient, but, being epeaged ln private
business they have not Lad the time to do the
work that must be done unless failure is court
ed. Before coming to Chicago, Col. Conley was
known all over the country as man OF extend
ed experience and the best Of Judgment in all
Year: 1879

It is always the young man at the picnic
whose rear 5uspeuder- buttons arc endowed with
the weakest spinal column. who is selected by
the young ladies to climb q tree and put up
swing,-provided young man with white
TROUSERS is not the ground. =