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Year: 1878

During the past month we have been
clearing our stock Of old goods, and are
now left with line Of new and desirable
styles for the Spring trade, Our store,
which 10 tn most commodious in the city
or State, occupying three floors, and with
enterprise back Of it. our intention is this
season to outdo all former efforts to make
the Boston One Price Clothing House the
place to buy Clothing and Gents Furnish
Ing Goods. With the confidence of th pub
lie that FIVE YEARS SQUARE DEAL
ING has not impaired, and our established
system of Cash and One Price to all, we
feel assured tho present season will prove
q successful one. Visit our store and look
At our immense stock Of Ready Made
Clothing for Men, Youths, Boys and Child
rnss Ea ssSa .
Year: 1878

During all this period of thirty years the salaries
Of examiners have remained exactly as they were
fixed in 1S4S. 1t is now proposed TO reduce them
10 per cent 1t is obvious that the original law
contemplated rating the services of examiners as
equivalent to that Of United States District
Judges and Assistant Treasurers and Assistant
Postmaster-GeneTals and of members of Congress-
and much higher than the officers Of the Senate and
House of Representatives. Their pay was regulated
in view of the qualifications known to be required
for their work 1t will not be disputed
that the increased pay of the officers
named above is only commensurate with
their augmented labor and responsibility,
and with the increased cost of living. But every
of these considerations applies with precisely the
same force to the examiners in the Patent
Office. If during this long period through
the era of high prices and financial dcprcs-
sion, from 1861 down, the examiners pay had
been raised in proportion 10 that Of other officers
the reduction now proposed by the Democrats
would be somewhat less arbitrary and severe. But
while in other departments and bureaus all salaries
apparently without exception have been increased
theirs have been unaltered.
Year: 1878

During his remarks last evening IN the
Brooklyn Tabernacle, Mr. Talmage said that the rcpul-
sye event Of the week the revival OF an old
scandal 1t was amazing that so many pcopo
had diseased nOstr that could not be satisfied with
out carbon All good people should rejoice mat TINS
effort to raise the dead had been a complete
faiIure and the strong breeze from heaven
sweeping across the fields had left nothing but the aurora
of opening Spring blossoms. tCireat arpause;I lolt
blame the papers for publishing scandals but II all tie
newspapers save one should refuse to publish
impr1per Ou would drop your present paper and BUY
tat one obnoxious sheer. Some OF you could not get
along without your diet OF horrors"
Year: 1878

A MAJOBlI1 OF IHE Nl@AI HOUSE TO BE OBTAINED


II POSsIBlE-A HOPEFUL FEELING PREVALENT


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


WASHINGTON, April 10.-All the members of the
Republican Congressional Committee express great
qualification at the spirit that was manifested by
Representatives from all parts of the country at the
meeting last night. The universal sentiment was
that the one duty of the Republican
party now is to gather all of its strength
to meet the common enemy, the Democracy,
and that this is neither the time nor the
occasion for internal party quarrels There were
also indications that the Administration Is as ear
nest in its desire for Republican success in the Fall
campaign as the Republicans in Congress are, and
that the President will do everything ID his power
20 promote it, Some of the most experienced
members of the committee say thaL they
were surprised to find the Republican Repre-
sentatives so hopeful Of capturing a majority of
The next House of Representatives. No one seemed
Year: 1878

Coroner Flanagan held an inquest yester-
day in the Fogariy murder and suicide case, OF which
fun particulars have already been published William f.
Fogarty, age sixteen, the son Of the dead man and
testified the night OF the crime lie
up about 1870 a. M looked into the bedroom and
his mother coming from kitchen into the bedroom.
His father in the kitchen. In moment his mother
fell she spoke but the witness did not hear what she
said. tie saw some blood her clothing and went out
for an officer who found both the father and mother
dead. The jury found that Margaret Fogarty killed
by her husband, who afterWard committed suicide.
Year: 1878

TO think the prospect of carrying the House at an
beyond the possibilities. The executive committee
held meeting tonight to perfect plans 1or the cam
paign. Every member was present and euthusi-
astir.
Year: 1878

A WoMAN'S GREENBACK CLUB was formed
in New York on Wednesday evening. seven
ladies' attending the initatory meeting. One
OF the speakers spoke of the necessity of hay-
ing women interested i'm every great reform


especially one intended TO promote the happi-
ness OF Workingmen by giving them plenty OF
greenbacks: For this end the club would
work, and it would insist upon its members
attending private meetings in the hope that
they might finally be made eligible To office


III would also furnish woman speakers for the
coming campaign. and this would give new
attraci ION TO the canvass. One hundred wears
OF mems government had brought the country
10 condition that needed no comment and
IeinS -
Year: 1878

AN INDIAN MOUND IN CONNKCTICUT-The
New Haven Palladium says that at meeting
OF the Bridgeport Scientific Society, Monday
evening, DR. w. C. Vile read paper describ-
farm in Newtown, Conn The mound was
about 40 inches high and covered considerable
ground. Some excavations at one side had
brought to light a lot of human bones, flint
OF the bones crumbled on being exposed to
the air. but there was found one complete
skeleton, which had been buried in a sitting
posture with the face toward the west. This
skeleton and the string of beads found around


the neck were exhibited to the society by DR..
Year: 1878

THE GENERAL HAS LOST NO REAL ESTATE.


A gentleman in this city has received letter
dated at st. Petersburg, Russia, August 13,
1878, from General Grant, which says:-"On
arrival here found large mail, in which was
a letter from you enclosing paragraph about
estate So far as t am concerned there is not
one word OF truth in the statement: l never
owned or purchased a piece of real estate IN
New York city in my life. never owned any
property in New Jersey, except the two houses
at Long Branch, which now own, in my life.
] never held piece of property in my life,
that remember OF, on which owed anything.
sold nothing to pay up my debts. My farming
experience in Missouri, so far away myself,
was expensive, and sold out and gave away
my stock and rented the farm. That was some
years ago. Had gone out of Office at the end
or four years, when my salary was twenty five
thousand dollars year, 1 would have been
compelled to sell something - quite an
amOunt-to have carried me out of Washing
ton: but with my private income and increased
salary came out at the end of eight years
free from debt, and without having incurred
any loss anywhere in speculation"
Year: 1878

muscle vs. BRAfNs.-Mr. John J. Marlin,
OF st. Louis, who aspires TO a seat in Congress
from that city, offers to wager 800 than he
can do more work as drayman, driving and
using two horse dray, than Dennis Kearney
can or will do, on any one day in the next 30
days, the contest to be decided by commit
to the yellow fever sufferers. Well, for the
sake OF the SlC0 to the fever sufferers most
people will desire that the match be made,
and no one Will care which party wins-it will
be all the same for the relief fund
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Mr. Wood was the only
member OF the custom house investigation
committee present this morning, and adjourn.
ed the investigation until Wednesday morn


ing. when the committee will hear a committee
of the New York Chamber of Commerce and
Boston Board OF Trade. From that time out
he wished it understood that he would pro-
ceed daily with the investigation, whether the
members Of the committee were present or
mr.
Year: 1878

THE NEW TREASURY PRINTING BUILDING
Architect Hill, of the Treasury department,
slys that the work on the new building for the
bureau OF engraving and printing will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, and, although he
roof in before excessive cold weather is upon
us, vet he does not believe that it can be ac-
eomplished. The building will be put up in
STRENGTH and its conformation for the uses for T
which it is intended. 1t will be more than a
year from the present date before it is ready
for occupancy.


The DEMAND FOR THE FOUR PER CENT
BONDS still continues, and the subscriptions,
instead OF diminishing, are actually on the in.
crease. The bureau of engraving and print
ing Is rushed to its utmost capacity, and even
ksarney would be satisfied to see the presses
over week for a subscriber to receive his
bond after making subscription. In the
meantime he Is given certificate as an evi-
when the bond is delivered.


ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAr1oNs IN
NEW ORLEANs.-SenatOr Kellogg, day before
yesterday, had dispatch sent from here stat.
ing, that he had called on Secretary McCrary
and represented to him that it would be better
TO send the government ratiOnS for the yellow
iever sufferers to the collector of customs at
aid societies. This course should be pursued,
he, stated, owing to the partisanship in New
orleans and the rivalry among the societies
upon these representations had ordered the
ratiOns issued to the collector. The facts in
the case are that Senator Kellogg never called
on Secretary McCrary in reference to the mat
ter. The Secretary had directed that the "a.
tons be issued to the collector, because he
thought that through him was the best mode
OF distributing them. Representatives Ellis
and Gibson last evening explained the case to
him and told him it would be better for the
sufferers to turn the supplies over to the diff
directed to be done. '
Year: 1878

SINGULAR RESTORATION OF STOLEN PROP
ERTY.-A letter, evidently written by a lady,
has been received by the family of Rev. H. c.
the season at Newport, which stated that they
would find their silver-plate, stolen last sum
mer by Rufus Alexander, who subsequently
escaped from the county Jail under the steps
Cushman, the deceased actress. Not expect
ing to find any articles the family did not at
tach much Importance to the startling news
but they finally decided to institute search
and to their surprise they found the missing
property, tied up in a towel, stolen at the same
time. The writer of the note suggested that
DR.. Potter pay him $50 for the information, the
same to be given by him or her to the yellow
fever sufferers. The police have the matter in
charge
Year: 1878

THE PRESIDENT will not return to Washing
ton until the 21st inst. On the 18th Of the
present month he is to attend meeting of the
board of managers of the National Asylum
for Disabled Soldiers at Day ton, Ohio.
Year: 1878

DEMAND FOR SILvER.-The director of the
mint at Philadelphia has telegraphed to the
Treasury department to send him as many
boxes and kegs for shipping silver as possible.
The assistant treaSurerS have been notified to
ship him all the spare articles of the kind they
have on hand, and the department will do
likewise.
Year: 1878

My soul is like hungry and thirsty
child, and need his love and cOnsela-
ton for my refreshment; am wander
ing and lost sheep, and | need Hin as
a good and faithful shepherd; my soul
is like a frightened dove pursued by a
hawk, and l need his wounds as a
refuge; am a feeble vine, and | need
his cross to lay hold of and wind my
self about | am sinner and | need
his righteousness; lam naked and bare
and need his holiness and innocence for
a covering; l am in trouble and alarm,
and need his solacc; | am ignorant,
and l need his teaching; simple aud
foolish, and | need the guidance Of his
Holy Spirit. In situation, and at no
time, can | DO without Him. Do |
pray? lie must prompt and intercede
for me. Am | arralgned by Satan at
the Divine tribunal? He must be my
advocate. Am IN affection! He must
be my helper. Am | prosecuted by the
world? He must defend me. When l
am fsrsaken, he must be my support {;
when dying, nay life; when .mouldering
ih the grave, my resurrection. Well,
then, l will rather part with all the
world, and all that it contains, than
with thee, my Savior and, God be
thanked, know that thou too at not
willing to dc without me. Thou art
rich, and am poor; thou hast righteous
ness, and 1 sin; thou hast oil and wine,
and | wounds ; thou hast cerdials and
refreshments, and 1 hunger and thirst
Use HE, then my Saviour, for what
ever purpose and in whatever way thou
mayest require. Here is my poor heart
an empty vessel; fill it with thy grace.
Here is my sinful and troubled soul,
quicken and refresh it with Thy love-
Take my heart for thine abode; my
mouth to spread the glory of thy rame'
nay love, and all my powers, for the ad-
vancement Of thy honor and the SER
vice sfthy believing people.
Year: 1878

IS she lald aside her hat, pushed back
her hair, and forcing a smile to her lips,
entered the room. Some Of his male
friends stood odtsilc on the door-steps
ITO inquire how the dear old boy is get
ting along"


The keeper Of house ofill-fame en-
Gaysso street dared the loss ofbusiness,
dared the desertion Of her place by all
but one of its inmates, TO nurse faithful
ly to the end one who was to her a CONF
paratively stranger, but whom chance
had brought Dlaguc-strickcn TO her
door.


These are few ofhundrcds. Mothers
have made their sons leave town, ana
then relieved apparently Of all alarm,
have sunk down to die. Wives absent
have returned against the positive Or
ders and wishes OF their husbands, pre-
ferring to die with those they love rath-
er than suffer the suspense away.


God in his mercy has sent these min
lstering angels to make US forget for a
time the horror Of wholesale death,
and contemplate in them the glory and
beauty of a better wOrld.-Nempais Ar
dlQpche.
Year: 1878

Just after sunset yesterday a bright
faced little glrl, attended by a playful
black-andtan pup, was at the pump
at Seventh and Walnut street. Near
by. on the curbstone, were two
sparrows chirping cheerfully. The pup
made a dash at them, and much to bis
delight one Of them was unable to fly.
1t was young one, and the other was
the mother. Seeing the danger Of her
young the old bird resorted to the usual
devices to attract the enemy to pursue
her. throwing herselfupou the ground
in front of him, tluttering almost in his
face and crying in distress. Thoroughly
excited and somewhat confused the
black-and-tan dashed first at one and
then at the other. The little girls heart
was touched for the bids, and calling
at the pup she started in pursuit. of him.
Dog, birds, and girl. for awhile all great
IL excited were flying here and there
about the gutter. now on the pavement
and again in the street. Finally, just,as
the pup pounced upon the young bird,
his little mistress seized him and drew
him into her arms. For an instant 1t
eemed the young bird was saved, but

the poor thing was frightened nearly T."
death, and cspying the sewer-spenlng
in the curbing it flew in, and nothing
then couId save it. The little girls eyes
strcamed with tears; she scolded ana
and gave the pup an affcctionate sort OF
beating, and putting his head near the
opening, said in most dstressful tones:
"See what you have done, you wicked,
wicked little dog; you have drowned
the poor little Bird" and when the
molher-bird huttcred around, looking
and crying for her young, she burst ia-
TO fresh tiers and cried as if her heart
would break. \ number of people wit
messed the incid ent, and thereswere no
dry eyes on the scene except those VI
the little pup.
Year: 1878

The following explanation appears IN
the Rome Sentinel: The gentleman
who left the church so suddenly last
Sunday was net sick, as his friends fear
ed at the time. That forenoon, just be-
fore service, he visited his barn to sec
that his hsrses had been properly cared
for. and fading a new laid egg, he put
It in his coat-shirt pocket The recol'
lection that the egg was still in his poe
ket prompted him to steal away from
the congregation and we regret to sa.
that his worst,fears were realized
Year: 1878

Unless | make religion M great ana
enerossing concern, l shall be a slran-
Ger to all solid peace and enjoyment
| have at times caughta glymp'e otlhe
comfort which it yields to the spirit
when merge my will into Gods VIII
when | resolve to have no VIII oi my
own separate from God. feel quite
assured that this renunciation OF sell
and entire devotion to Gods service
would give a simplicity and grandeur 10
my existence would throw an uncloud-
ed sunshine ever all my ways; wodld
raise me above the cares and proyoca-
tions of this life would enhance even
M sensible qualifications Ofa higher
order. which constitutes the main tand
essential blessedness of heaven. y,
my God. may it be thus with me!
Year: 1878

CLEVELAND, May W.-It is announced on
the authority Of city detectives that there
is much dissatisfaction expressed among
the Bohemian workmen employed by the
Standard Oil Company and such of them as
can obtain means are buying weapons.
Large meetings of very secret nature are
being held. They say that they have not
had more than two or three days work in
months, and are very much dissatisfied If
the Company start up their works more
fully in a few days, as they say they intend
to do everything may remain tranquil, but
otherwise trouble is anticipated. Several
thousand men are employed by the firm,
and they are Of the lowest and most danger
GUS class.
Year: 1878

there, which would give Gen. Todleben a
pretext for marching in to restore law
and order and prevent bloodshed, would be
acceptable at St. Petersburg In military
circles it is said the key to the whole of
General Todleben's operations is to be
found in the conceptions of plan to seize
the city by a coup de main.
Year: 1878

The latest novelty is barometer
handkerchief" The design printed on
IL represents man with an umbrella
In fine weather the umbrella Is blue,
in changeablc weather gray and in
rainy weather white. The secret lies
in printing this design in chloride Of
cobalt but the first washing removes
this sensitive chemical, and destroys
the barometric properties.
Year: 1878

Every summer the tramp question
GENES up with renewed interest. The
moment warm weather sets in, and the
roads become fit for travel, the country
swarms with idle, desperate men, who
wander from village to village, infest
the fields, beg, steal, and even commit
murder, to get food and money and the
scanty clothes they require. They will
do anything but honest work. They
are always ready to join in strike or a
riot, to plunder lonely farm house, set
fires to barns or hay staeks-in short,
they have declared their independence
of law aud order, and carry violence
and terror wherever they go.


How to deal with these wretches and
desperadoes has become very serious
question. Their number increases every
year. They are banded into societies,
with secret signs and passwords, and
these nefarious organizations grow
stronger and stronger year by year. To
protect itself society must make war
upon these outlaws. The best remedy
is doubtless work. Every tramp should
be arrested and sentenced to some form
of hard labor, and thus made to earn the
bread by which he lives.
Year: 1878

/ have hitherto addressed you pub
licly and by circular, announcing sew
! eral reasons why the people of Giles
county should vote for me for Attorney
General. / said that / thought that
Giles was entitled to have some of the
district officers elected from her own
citizens, and that thought could pre-
sent the matter in such a light to the
other counties as to bring them to re-
cognize the justice of such claim. L
have canvassed the other counties and
have succeeded even beyond my own
expeetions in bringing the people to
that opinion. Especially is this true of
the people of Maury, whom / have
found to be generous and just, hospita-
bic and exceedingly kind, ready and
willing to concede to Giles what they
have so long claimed for themselves.
The good people of Williamson have
also received me kindly, as have also
those of Marshall and Lawrence; and
everywhere have met with great sue
cess in convincing them that Giles
claim to the Office Is. paramount, and
that my own claims to their votes is at
least equal to those of my competitors.
That 1 am peculiarly the man that Giles
should have put forward, am not pre-
pared to assert, for another selection
might have been more fortunate; bnt
now that l am the only candidate
from Giles, do most sincerely ask my
home people to come to my aid and as
sist me in my effort to elevate myself
into an Office that will advance me in
my profession, and relieve me of the
struggles have maintained against
poverty and adversely. 1 have no high
er ambition than to serve my people ac-
ceptably, and in serving them 1 hope to
honor and serve myself. To the accom-
plishment of such ends, pledge my ut
most efforts; and that may accomplish
them, earnestly ask the people amongst
whom have lived since boyhood and
with whom l expect to labor through
life to vote for me one time. ! make
this appeal by circular hoping to enlist
the active support of my friends and fell
low-citizens in Giles, so that 1 may have
more time to canvass those parts of
other counties where / am not known.
The present incumbent is honorable and
able, but to say this much for him is not
to say that others may not be, or cannot
soon be, his equal. You cannot meas
ure man until you have tried him, and
ask my fellow-citiZens to give me one
trial.


To those of my home people who may

think that / have been unsocial and have
not cultivated acquaintances and friend
ships as much as ought, allow me to
say that my necessities have forced me
to forego that pleasure. cannot be-
lieve that others will vote against me
simply because my circumstances in life
have been such as to force me to work
for living and have deprived me of
the opportunity to know them more in
timately. ask my friends to read this
and hand it to others and to speak of the
matters herein contained, have no
words OF malice to use against those
who may see proper to vote for sope
one else, for 1t is their right to do so,
but hope they will permit me thus to
ask them to vote for me.


Very Respectfully,


LAPS. d. MCCoRD.


PI11aali Nav 1879
Year: 1878

He stands in the saloon with his
back to the stove and tells how be
can run a newspaper; how he would
be independent as hog on ice, and
call things by their right names;
how he would expose corruption in
high placesi how he would write
good, sound common sense, and
none of your frivolous, try-to-be-
funny stuff. Then he criticises
other peoples method of conduct.
ing newspapers, and just wishes
somebody would give him a chance
to show his journalistic ability.
The way to cure such a chap is TO
get him to agree TO write a sensible
article every day for a week. Be
fore the week is out he Is sure to be
pumped dry, and will cape worse
for an idea than a chicken does
with the pip.
Year: 1878

The truest humility is the faith
of the little child. Conscious of its
helplessness and ignorance, it leans
confdingly on the fathers breast,
and watches for sign of his will;
so with his hands clasped, within
the strong one. of love, should the
child of God trust in the wisdom OF
Him, to whom darkness and light
are both alike. If the Holy Spirit
witnesseth with our spirits that we
are children of God shall he not
witness with our spirit when we
have done His will? Yea, surely
for God is rewarder of them that
diligently seek Him.
Year: 1878

They are dealing with tramps in
Massachusetts on the basis of
Pauls command to the Thessalo.
mans, ''that if any man would not
work, neither should he eat" In
accordance with the State law, the
citizens of Williamstown entertain
their stray guests overnight at the
lookup, and in the morning make
them pay for their lodging and
breakfast by working for the vii
lage improvement society. The ex-
pense to the town is thus reduced
to a minimum, and the society gets
such work as lawn raking, road fill
ing and ditch digging done for a
mere song. It would be well for
other villages to make their visitors
useful in the same line of things.