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Year: 1877

Sir Wilfred Lawson, the witty temperance
Baronet and M. P. said to an audience lately ::
Nearly half century ago the Duke of We'll
lington did very bold thing by saying there
should be free trade in beer. He tried to wesn
people from spirits by beer. When once We
have taken step, it is difficult to go back,
and we had the beer-house system till 1860,
when Mr.. Gladstone was in power; and seeing
that weanipg people from spirits by beer was
q failure, he said, L will try another plan I
will give them cheap wine. will wean them
from bear by wine-nasty, sour claret from
France The result was hat instead of wean-
ing them from beer by wine, they now drink
spirits, beer and wine. Those drink now who
never drank before, and those who always
drank now drink the more"
Year: 1877

The rain and snow, although not as
much as we would like, has made folks
feel more genial and warm hearted We
know this from the sympathetic manner
in which the spectators gaze upon those
who have hastily sat down while learn
ing to skate. There is no other way of
accounting for it.
Year: 1877

FELL INTo a SHAFT.-Mr. Spirgcl
berg had the misfortune TO fall into an
abandoned mining shaft Thursday ate:
noon of last week. The mouth of the
shaft was hidden 10y brush. lie fell - n
depth of nearly thirty feet and strange to
say was not very seriously injured. 1t
Is probable that his tall was broken by
striking against the sides Of the shalt
On Sunday afternoon his absence being
noticed party went out in search OF him,
finding him rs we have described. He
had lain in the shaft night and day for
about seventy hours. Ropes We're nro-
cured ard he was extricafed from his un-
comfortable position, and conveyed to
the Union Hotel where DR.. Lord at
tended on him. At present he is as COM
Portable rs can be expected.
Year: 1877

THE quid HuHcS are beginning to QUE
ry around little in county politics. This
dry season may cause wholesale crop
OF candidates to sprout up for the few Of
tces to be filed. We hear sundry ru-
mors in relation to the various success
slons, but rs we are not in the confidence
OF the aspiring shall say nothing. There 5
touch Of Jack Bunsby which ought to
satisfy ANYBODY.
Year: 1877

a WEAK ScAFFoLD.-One day last
week while Charley Lobdell and Matt
ChadOourne were working on a building
of MIR. Bartolett, the scatiolding gave
way precipitating them to the ground
Chadbourne was quite seriously injured
the ankle being spraincd ana the small
bone Of his left leg broken He was
brought to his residence by NJ. Days
wagon which happened along about the
time, where DR.. Lord set the broken
limb. He is getting along very well at
the present, but it will be some time be-
fore he will be out again.
Year: 1877

NORTH WIND.-A Sacramento paper
, says that for seventy days the wind blew
from the North, down the Sacramento
valley, thing unparalleled in the histo-
ry of the country. In this section the
season has been remarkable for the alb
sence of winds from any quarter. What
we have had has been from the North
until quito recently, even when the wind
would be blowing from the South on the
lower level, the upper currents, MS indi-
Gated by the direction of the few clouds
which made their appearance, were in
varably setting from the North.
Year: 1877

COUNTY FINANCEs.-Th funds in the
County Treasury were counted in pur-
suance of law by the County Judge and
County Clerk on the 18th inst. There
were found credited to the different funds
Year: 1877

RAIN AT LAST. 1t commenced to
storm about five o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, and before clearing up rain amount
ing to 70 100 of nn inch fell. Since that
time the weather has been variable, rain
snow and sunshine alternating, The
storm has not yet been heavy enough to
do much good for miners, but it cannot
help being highly beneficial to the grain
and hay interests. The late dry spell
was the longest ever known ut that period
OF the yearand the ground is so thorough
" drained out that it will take consider
able storm to get 1t sufficiently soaked to
start the streams. Bat the rain makes
pelple feel more cheerful, us now that
the break in the weather has come it gives
good grounds for hopes of n continuance.
The storm continues at the time of go
ing to press, ,05 inches Of rain and S
inches of snow having fallen thus far
The total rainfall Of the season has been
ii inches
Year: 1877

TESTIMONY OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE
OF GEORGIA-I have used Simmons Liver
Regulator for constipation of my bowels, caused
By temporary arrangement Of tho liver, for
the last three or four years, and always, when
used according to the directions with decided
benefit l think it is good modicine for tho
arrangement Of the liver-at least such has been
my personal experience in tho use Of it.


HIRAM WARNER,


Nh;of .Tusfnn of GpDrpIu
Year: 1877

A most singular fatal accident occurred
at the town of Croton, near New Castle,
Pennsylvania, the other day. Ann Eliza
Weisner, young miss of eleven years,
started to 60 to the .spring-house at her
mothers residence, for butter and milk
for supper. She did not return as soon
rs expected, and her mother followed to
see what detained her. Arriving near
the spring g-house, Mrs. Weisner was sur
prised to find her daughter lying fiat on
the ground, with her face buried in
crock of water, and was terribly shocked
when, on 1aising her up, the young girl
was found to be dead. Miss Weisner was
in perfect health, never had falling fit
of any kind, and the only manner in
which the sad accident can be accounted
for is that she stumbled and fell, her
head striking the crock with such force
that the blow rendered her insensible and
powerless, and that her face being buried
in the water she was drowned. The
wound, or mark of violence was bruise
on the nose, which, while not sufficient
to cause her death, might have stunned
her go that she was unable to help her
self. The crock in which Miss Weisner
was drowned was an ordinary fiat two
gallon crock, and had been set under the
cave of the spripg-house roof to catch
soft water.
Year: 1877

trust the company, the builder, the manulac-
turcr. Everybody who buys ticket mas u
reasonable right to "a safe conveyance; now
can he ask for information about the strehgth
of the bridges which he is to cross or the com
netoncv of the engineers and conductors 10
whom he iptrusts his lifc2 Some risk he must
run. at any rate; but how is he to judge whether
# il worth his while TO run tf From the mo-
ment his tram Starts until he arrives at his
point of destination, he is at the mercy OF
corporation or Of It's servants. He goes ana
comes for years in safety, but what has nap
pened to so many others may yet happen to
him, and their fate may be his.


1t is customary when some unusually terrible
railway "accidentn has shocked the com
munity, to speak of the company in terms OF
great severity; and we do not wonder at 1t.
Perhaps a different kind of appeal might be
more efficient. We might beg presidents and
directors to be mcrciful we might entreat
them to consider the incompatible misery
which carelessness or Ill-judged economy Oh
their part may occasion; we might ackhOWl-
edge that we are very much their humble ser
wants, and beg them if possible, to spare our
lives and the lives of those who are dear 10
us There are other resources, if this should
fail; there are the tcrrors of actions at law
sounding in damages, and of indictments Tor
mansIaughter; but nOne of these have ever
proved sufficiently effective, and we fear that
thcv never will Our resort must be TO inc
great tribunal of public opinion. We must
make railway accidents disrcputab'e to all VINO
are RESPONSIBLE for them. The managers and
the builders are usually men who care some
thing for the good opinion of society. If this
were bestowed or withheld as it should be,
engineers. supcrintendents, and directors would
bo far more careful and cautious than they
now are.
Year: 1877

Inv woodward is so wholly disprOpor-
toned to the amount stolen by him
that it cannot but be that the coun-
sci for the people anticipate using him to
advantage in other important suits. This
feature of the new situation the opponents OF
the Ring will soon recognize. The Ring suits,
as the public have comprehendcd them here
tofore. will soon be settled ofectually and
proftably for the people. But the release OF
woodward, the probable return OF Peter
y Sweenv. and we may venture to add,
the possible reappearance on the streets
of William NJ. Tweed, will be understood az
marking new departure III the Ring prosecu-
'tions ominous of trouble to men in authority
who have long since faacied themselves secure
frou harm
Year: 1877

upon us notifications of otr system of taxa
ton. In the discussion of these great financial
and economic issues, it is impossible that men
shall not be led to ignore, III greater or less
degree, the angry controversies resulting irom
the war. Courage, friends The night Is long,
but the bright day of genuine reconciliation
and true reform is at hand whenever the
nation may turn to new issues without endan-
gering the results of the war.
Year: 1877

The strike on the Grand Trunk Railroad was
strongly organized, as traffic was practically
suspended along the entire line on Saturday
evening. The strikers appear to have cared
nothing for the public convenience, the ap-
pointed time having been kept secret in order
that the company might not place the loco
motives in charge of other engineers. This fight
with railroad arises from the dismissal OF
over hundred men, which was ordered be-
cause, it is alleged, they were members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an or
ganzatiOn having extensive ramtcations. In
the present depressed state of the labor mar
ket the success of the strike is very improb-
able.
Year: 1877

The first act of the new Mayor is at all
ev nts a sensible one. He does not propose TO
receive calls at the City Hall to-day. There
are citizens who remember some of the old
official receptions on New-lcars days that
brought no credit to either giyer or recipients.
Year: 1877

Some very absurd war talk was INDUCED in
ut the gathering Of the Democrats of kmnkln
County, Ohio, on Saturday. Perhaps il such
orators were aware that they make themselves
ridiculous they would be less fluent.
Year: 1877

A New YORKER, who is we'll posted,
says that Mr., William Vanderbilt has
paid to each of the other family heirs
one million of dollars, in addition to the
amount left each of them by the will,
The old Commodore originally intended
to have bequeathed them two millions
each, but one day be said to his lawyer;
"If leave each one two millions they
will want four will leave each one
million, and that can be doubled, if il
be necessary to keep them quiet"
Year: 1877

"A man in the northern part of the
city, who is studying economy, borrowed
a wheelbarrOw to move with this spring,
and dispensed with the services of cart
man. He took for his first load a mirror,
rocking chair, clock, cradle and some
crockery. He saved considerable money
during the early part of his trip, but at
the corner of Thomas and James streets
he ran into the middle of seven-by-
eight dog fight, and by the time he had
got his foot out of the looking glass, and
picked the dogs out from the rocking
chair, and gathered the clock from among
the dogs, and untangled the cradle from
the wheelbarrow, the profits on that trip
had all been swept sway.-ROms Seati.
mel
Year: 1877

A TOUCHING instance of gratitude was
that of young servant girl at Cincin,
natl, the other day, who. upon being dis,
missed in the Police Court on some
trivial and false charge, went from the
room, but soon returned, bringing TO the
Judge natural flower for which She had
paid her last cent.
Year: 1877

Much is to be pardoned to the grief and an
ger of one who has long held absolute power,
and who finds in his declining years power
passing from him and authority vigorously
and successfully disputed by new men. Per-
haps even the most jealous Protestant, be he
a student of history and one whose imagiDa-
ton readily kindles by contemplation of old
time power and magnificence, cannot escape
some feeling of sympathy as he reads the Pa
pal Allocution. The spectacle of the success
sor of st. Peter, the head Of the most splen'
did sacerdotal system which the world has
ever seen, vehemently protesting against the
inevitable, lamenting the bad days upon
which the great Mother Church has fallen,
recalling with mournful pride the times when
the princes of the earth humbled themselves
in abject surrender before the footstool of the
Roman Pontif, is one which the generous
mind, no matter how gladly in its logical
mood it welcomes the change, cannot con-
template unmoved. Certain it is that the
Jeremiad of Plus TX has, despite the threats
it conveys, been received in Protestant co un-
tries with more ofsympathetic comment than
severe criticism. This is without doubt in
chief measure due to the impotency of the
claim. Knowing that the old order has
passed away we can afford to be sentimental
over its downfall. Were there probability
of its rehabilitation the tottering Papacy
would receive few words of sympathy. Were
the old prerogatives of sacerdotal Rome up
held by great armies and mighty monarchs
the denunciations in the Alocution would
meet with fierce and instant reply. But the
world readily pardons the impotent grief of
the defeated.


The grief of the Pope is more for the loss
OF authority in Rome than for the general
suffering of his church. 1t is true he speaks
no mild terms of the prosecutions" to
which the Church is else where subjected; but
he seems to speak thus because it is so ex-
pected. When he comes to consider his con-
dition in Rome the expression OF grief and
anger has the ring of bitter protest and
deep sincerity. To give up Rome seems to
him the surrender of all things. The sppre-
hension is well-founded; for the Catholic
church is indebted to the primacy of Rome
for its first hold on the affections of the
Christian world. 1t succeeded to all the ira
ditions which hung about the holy city in an
age when the wonderful world dominion was
not yet swept away. 1t made the "eternal
city" of the ancient empire an earthly type
and representative in thesminds of all Chris
tians of that eternal city of God which Au-
gustine had 50 eloquently pictured. It was
Fuller who said ttat "The Papacy is the
ghost of the old Roman Empire, sitting
crowned on the grave thereof" The magic
of the name still enthralls the imagination of
men. And so it is that the Papacy still pre-
fers Its shadowy sway within the walls of the


"city'' to more substantial dominion without,
that it chooses an unquestioned rule circum-
scribed by the limits of palace, to rule
which may be general in extent but will be
constantly hampered and antagonized by the
profane powers of the earth.
Year: 1877

The Russian understanding of the protocol
as expressed by the leading newspapers is
about this: If Turkey accepts the terms and
proceeds with the reforms peace is assured !;
Turkey will not accept the terms, and If she
did would not faithfully carry them out; the
powers are pledged to sustain Russia in en-
forcing its demands; therefore the protocol is
simply an alliance of the powers to compel
the Porte to certain line OF policy.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1877

the two branches of the government,
and would leave the case to be settled
by the Supreme court, but subpoena
framed to avoid technicalities pointed
out by the Attorney-General, but nee
essarily involving the same principle,
has been served on the executive Off
GERS, which, il obeyed, will evade de-
cision of the higher tribunal. Pending
a decision in that issue have refused
to recognize the said subpoena, as the
question will be raised by my action
alone. The officers connected with the
executive department will answer the
subpoena to testify in said case as pri-
vate citizens. They cannot be COM
PEELED to testify any more than the
executive himself when summoned in
their official caprcity.
Year: 1877

Washington, Oct. 31.-It is now
known here that when the American
commission had departed the Canadian
commander at once summoned the In
dians TO council, and there told them
that as they had determined to remain
on Canadian soil, they must now under
stand that they must remain at peace;
that they would not be allowed on any
pretence to send their young men across
the border into the United States terri
tory, and that if they offered the least
hostile demonstrations against the
United States they would be summarily
dealt with by the Canadian Govern
ment, which is not disposed to trifle
with them. Thus the redoubtable Sit
ting Bun and his braves have been very
neatly bottled up, and the cork appears
to be tightly driven in. Nobody want
ed him back here, and wien he refused
to return at Gen. Terry's request he, in
fact, made himself harmless and saved
lis great deal of trouble.
Year: 1877

"WE had many generals in the war;"
says Gen. Grant, ''who in all other i'm
portant respects were well fitted to
take command of an army, but it
seemed to be the fault or the weakness
of many Of them that they were afraid
to assume daring responsibilities. They
would not improve their opportunities
or push their chances, from apprehen-
sion of disaster that might possibly
follow, although the odds in the risk
might be altogether in their favor
Year: 1877

Salt Lake, Oct. 31.-A passenger
train on the Utah Central railroad,
coming south yesterday morning, when
near Warmangton, was lifted from the
track and turned upside down by the
wind. Two passenger cars and the
baggage car were turned over. The
Goals from the burning stove were
scattered through the cais, but the fire
was put out before any damage was
done. Several persons were badly
hurt. but are expected to recover.
Year: 1877

A lawyer who does not believe in law, u
physician who does not believe in medicine,
a clergyman preaching doctrines which are
false to his own convictions, these are druid
ges of a lower order than the Irishman car
rying his hod of bricks up the ladder. James
Freeman Clarke.


To choose time is to save time, and an
unreasonable motion is but beating the air
= Bacon.
Year: 1877

publican, would then have sup
ported Merry and opposed Reed
on party grounds, but in the in
terest of another party. Now,
so far as the public interests are
concerned, what difference does


it make in the public service


whether these men call them
selves Republicans Or Demo-
Gratis? or what princip les Of pub
lie policy either of them have
changed his views upon? Nei-
ther OF those editors make any
such determinations in their So
cial or business relations, and
what possible reason can be


shown for it in the public ser
vice in which every citizen of
the commonwealth has an equal


interest? We objected to the
election of the chief clerk on nei-
ther personal nor party grounds,


but solely for the reason that he
is avowedly in the interest of
parties notoriously hostile to the
interests Of this town, and that
the corrupt bargain by which he


was elected, defeated S. w. Ho-
vey, one of the most highly re-
spected citizens of the Territory.
Year: 1877

Should, however, the Compa-
ny refuse to prosecute the work
under those conditions, the land
grant shall be transferred to the
Territory, or to some other Com
pany which will complete the
work. And 1 feel assured that
with the land grant as an aid,
there is sufficient ability and en-
terprise within our own Terrific
ry to construct the road within
any reasonable time which may
be prescribed by Congress.


This very important subject
is submitted to your considera-
ton, with the suggestion that
Congress be memorialized, and
the delegate from the Territory
be instructed, in relation thereto.
Year: 1877

The Bourbo ms on one side and
the Radicals on the other, find a
great deal of fault with the Pres
ident for using his summer vaca-
tion-devoted by his predecessor
to junketting and hore-races-to
visiting the people and COM
mendlng to them the beauties of
his policy Of union, peace and
concord. To all disinterested
parties 1t is apparent that he
could not have made a better
use Of his time and opportuni-
ties. 1t is only offensive to ex-
treme partisans, who have here
tofore proited by the use of the
elements of sectional discord.


The London Times editorially
commenting on President Hayes
Southern tour, says that in a lit
tie more than half q year the
President has succeeded in break
ing down a compact mass of
prejudlces and in allaying a host
Of conflicting passions. The Wis
ibIe triumph Of his policy is now
being assured. He has this week
begun a journey through the
Southern States which Is intend
ed to show that the work of pa
citication is not far from compile
ton. The Federal Government
has no intention of interfering
in the local administration of the
Southern States. The Southern
States have no desire to disturb
the great achievements Of the
civil war, which have been en-
bodied in constitutional amend
ments. The removal of objects
Of contention makes 1t easy to
re-establish friendly relations be-
tween the people who respect
each other, and the sympathetic
meeting of President Hayes and
Gen. Hampton, is an omen of the
coming time when. the South
and the North will no longer be
separated by the lines Of divis-
ion which the civil war had
traced.
Year: 1877

"A correspondent OF the Fort
Townsend Press, sharply CEN
sures us for a statement in our
news columns, in relation to SUIT
ton, saying: ~ should like to
know if all the information he
publishes in his paper is as relia-
bic as that statement; if so, the
community should be very care
ful how far they place any reli
ance in an article published in
the DISPATCH.


Waving the offensive manner
of putting the case, we confess
that our personal view of the
matter accorded entirely with
that of our anonymous assailant.
We firmly believed Sutton to be
a ruffian and desperate, not only
from his own reputed acts, but
from his intimate association
with Garfield and "Cherokee, "
forming the most infamous trio
that ever practlced their devil
tries upon a long suffering COM
munity, and it was for this very
reason that we desired to give
him the benefit of all reasonable
doubt, as we uniformly do in all
cases where We are conscious
that our prejudices run counter
to clemency.


Surprised at the verdict and
punishmentawarded in this case,
our reporter sought the expla-
nation from the very best source
of information-the Prosecuting
Attorney, and gave in the arti-
Gle referred to the conclusions
of that interview. Mr.. White
said he found it impossible to
make the testimony correspond
with the reports which had been
circulated against Sutton, and
hence he was obliged to accept
verdict in accord with the pro-
we'd facts; and that statement
corresponds in the main with
the report Of the argus, which
says: The evidence developed
some mitigating circumstances
which placed it beyond the pow
er of the jury-acting in the ca
pacity Of sensible men, under
their instructions IRON Judge
Lewis-to find the prisoner gull
ty of any other grade of crime. :"
And yet that paper, in the same
article, says: "There can be no
doubt as to the fact that Mr..
White could have prosecuted the
case with more vigor and ear
nestness. In this respect he per-
haps laid himself open to cen
sure" 1t is difficult to compre-
hend how an Attorney who gets
all that is possible out of his
case, can be censured for not
prosecuting with more vigor and
earnestness.


From our knowledge of Mr..
White-which is based u, on in
innate personal intercourse of six
years past-he IS the last man
we would ever suspect of a want
Of fidelity or zeal in the prosecu
ton of a suit. He IS an enthusi-
asst in his profession, and We SIN