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Year: 1879

The unnecessary shooting md olubblng Of
prisoner by two policemen yesterday was
3. al act Of brutality deserving of moro than
consuro or dismissal from tho forco; it
should DO punished under tho law as m un-
jastiaabla assault with deadly weapon with
iutont to do bodily injury. A negro
In broad daylight is pointed out by
q oitizsu as being undor suspicion Of
hnsing committed thoft, though
IL was not known tha& my theft had boon
committed, much loss TINT this man was the
thief. 0b]ccting to being taken into custody
in this manner, the negro took to lis heela,
whoreupon he was slot by ONO officer and
clubbod over tho head nttor the bullet lad
brought him down. That tho negro was not
killed il fortunate for lie man who f1red the
shot, else tho latter would bp in somo peril
of his own life before jury.
Year: 1879

Congressman Young Predicts the Spread


ing of the Fever to the North


western Country.


Washington, July 25.-Casey Young,
of Tennessee, the congressman who has
had so much experience in yellow fever,
expresses the opinion that the scourge
may spread to the northwestern eoun.
try, embracing all the states from Ohio
to Nebraska. He thinks, however. that
it will not be able to pass east of the
Alleghanies. Those who are at all con-
versant with the matter think that now
is the time for stringent action looking
towards its strict confinement to its
original place of appearance.
Year: 1879

At the next meeting Of the war veterans OF
Ohio, Charles Foster will have an opportunity
to display, as d precious Inemento OF the
strife, the yard-stIek which he welded with
terrible effect upon his customers during the
entire period OF the rebellion.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO, February H. In the
Blodgett inquiry DR.. Hamline, a
member of the late grand jury, made
the following extraordinary statement;
| went on the grand jury with some
reluctance and in an unpleasant frame
of mind, because. to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the grand jury
was packed. | got that information
directly from a person whose case
was to be examined before that grand
jury that he was informed that he
might present to the proper authOri-
ties five or six, or six or seven names
of his personal friends, to be placed
upon that jury, of whom he informed
me that | was one. Well, the matter
struck me very unpleasantly. | con-
suited one Of the oldest and ablest
legal gentlemen of the city a
personal friend Of thirty years stand
ing, whether, under the circumstances,
1t was proper for me to serve on the
grand jury. lie asked me if the
knowledge of that fact would affect
my action. | told him it would not,
and he advised me by all means then
to serve. After the grand jury was
charged and assembled a number of
days were devoted to the in,
vestigation Of petty criminal eases.
| mean by that indictments against
men without friends and without
influence. For instance | remember
one case where a man had made two
lead nickels another case where a
white mans negro mistress, being
turned adrift, wrote him scandalous
postal card, and the poor woman was
indicted for il, The major part of
the time was taken up with that class
Of things which were brought before
the grand jury by Judge Bangs,
The district attorney 1t began to be
whispered about among the grand jury
that notorious criminal acts that had
occurred in our midst were not to be
investigated that it was the deteFm-
ination Of the court and its officers
20 prevent such an investiga-
don. The jury then determined
70 take up the important cases them
selves without waiting for the district
attorney They voted to inquire into
the alleged frauds in the construction
Of tho United States custom house
defalcatiou in the postoihee aud the
Register lIibbard case. They sent
for tliS witnesses and required the dis
trict attorney TO produce the papers
the result Has the finding Of indict.
ments in every eRse.


II is understood that the person al
luded to as having been authorized TO
select six Of his personal friends for
the grand jury, was a prominent OK
official concerned in the construction
Of the custom house building, This
testimony does not involve Judge
BIodgea, as at the dme the jury was
impanslsd be was absest from the
State. The jury was drawn BY the
United States commissioner as usual
Year: 1879

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

I've been thinking tonight Of heaven,
or the time when. from earth care free,
7 shall pass the "shining portals


To the shores of eternity.
when before the great All-Faiher


And the angels / shall stand
And see the rcfulgent glory.


In the beautiful sinless land.
For the first few blessed moments


I shall not speak a word.
But will only view with rapture


The face OF the loving Lord.
All the worry, grief and anguish


And pain will forgotten be.
And my heart will only thank him
For his many gifts 10 me.
Then shall ask for my baby,


And hell bid some angel go
And bring Ec my little "Daisey"


Who leit me 80 long ago.
And when with JOY / clasp her


In nay empty arms at last.
The weary heartache Will be gone,
And the days Of sorrow past.
Then We'll seek a quiet corner,


some bank where flowers bloom sweet,
And some mossy brook goes dancing
In the grasses az our feet.
The air will be full OF music,


love, peace, beam on every side;
Near my heart my new-found darling,
Then shall be satisfied.
Year: 1879

a WONDERFUL LAKE.-In Colorado


is teu-aere field which is no more nor
less than a subterTanean lake covered
with soil about eighteen inches deep.
On the soil is cultivated a field of corn,


which produces thirty or forty bushels


to the acre II any one viii take the
trouble to dig a hole the depth Of
spade handle he will fad it to Il with


water, aud by using a hook and line,
fish four or five inches long can be
caught These fish have neither scales
nor eyes, aud are perch-like in shape
The ground is black mari in IT'S ua-
ture, and in all probability was at one
time an open body of water, o. which
was accumulated vegetable matter,
which has been increased from time
to time, until now il has a crust suid-
ciently strong and rich 10 produce fine
corn, though it has to be cultivated by
hand, as it is not strong enough 90 bear
the weight of a horse. While harvest
ing, the field hands catch great strings
of fish 10y punching hole through. a
person rising on his heel and coming
down suddenly can see the rrowiu.
corn shake all around him. Any one
having the strength to drive a rail-
through this crust will find on releasing
il that it will disappear alt0geth5r. The
whole section of country surrounding
this field gives evidence of marshiness,
and the least rain produces al abuud-
ance Of mud. But the question comes
up, has not this body an Outlet2 AL
though brackish, the water tastes g. 81
fresh, and is evidently not 50 gnant.
Yet these fish are eyeless and seal bless
similar to those found in caves.
Year: 1879

How SOME ORATORS CATCH UP WITH
THEMSELVES 1t may be of use to those
anxious to become orators to know that
for some cause or other almost all
speakers occasionally not only lose
the thread of their argument, but lose
all knowledge of what they are talking
about. | have seen this occur with
many of our most experienced orators.
When it happens they repeat few vague
generalizations until their thoughts come
back to them, and then they fall back
again into their speech. Thus their tenn
porary wool gathering escapes detection,
except by those who watch them very
closely. An inexperienced speaker, in
stead of doing this, pauses, gets confused
and sits down in spair.-London Truth.
Year: 1879

Lucy Stone. the well-known advocate of


women's rights, desires to vote this fall
for the school board of Boston, in accord
ance with the new law giving women this
privilege. To this end she has handed to
the assessors of Boston list of her taxa
BILE property. AT the same time insisting
that the tax bill should be made out in
the name of Lucy Stone, although it is
well known that her legal name is Black
well, she being Il married woman, and
her husbands name The Hon. j. NJ.
Wightman, chairman of the board of reg
istrars, has given the opinion that the lady
cannot legally be registered under the
name of Stone, and the city solicitor has
confirmed the correctness of this opinion.
The latter cites the case of a lady who
twice having three children by her
first husband. The second husband died,
leaving no issue of their marriage. The
woman then desired to take again the
name OF her first husband and their chill
dren. But in order to do this, and To
transact certain business according to law,
it was necessary to have her name formal
ly changed, which was done by act of the
Legislature Duly Adrertiscr.
Year: 1879

''She insists that is of more importance, that
her family shall be kept in full health, than
that she should have all the fashionable
dresses and styles OF the times. She there
fore sees to it, that each member of her fami
ly is supplied with enough Hop Bitters, at the
first appearance of any symptoms of ill health,
to prevent fit of sickness with its attendant
expense, care and anxiety. All women
should exercise their wisdom in this way. =
Ed
Year: 1879

IkOmhnce-ltOnanuc ltistOry.


As Scott founded the historical romance,
Macaulay may bo. said to have founded the
romantic history. And TO this day il is an
established popular opinion that this Is tho
true way of writing history, only that few
writers have genius enough for it. The char
actors 1t is thought, should start into life at
tue historians touch. His descriptions, IL is
thought, cannot be too vivid, nor his narrative
too exciting. As the object of a book is TO be
read, 1t is clear, so runs the popular argument,
that tho best book is that which is most
readable. IL is inconceivable TO tho
popular mind that man should write
book which it is difficult to read,
when he might have written "a delightful and
fascinating one. A historical work, therefore,
written in these days, If it is only as interest
ing as histories used 10 be before the days Of
Scott and Macaulay, or if 1t is at all difficult
to read, Is popularity regarded as missing It's
mark. 1t Is taken for granted that the writer
meant 1t TO be like romance, only he wanted
imagination of course he did not mean il TO
be tough reading, only he was stupid, and had
not the talent of explaining things clearly. In
like manner have observed that many teach
ers of history take it for granted that the prob
lem before them is how TO present history In a
form which shall be attractive 10 their pupils
how to appeal TO their imaginatons. They say
that they mud some parts OF history leave their
pupils cold, but others visibly take hold Of
them, fix their attention. kindlo the eye and
make the breath come quick and they infer,
as u matter of course, that these interesting
parts should be selected for teaching, and tho
uninteresting parts passed over. Now this
popular opinion is plausible enough, particu-
larly when We consider how history first be-
gan, and what its object was for many ages sup
posed and assumed to be. Is 1t not the func-
tion of Clio to keep alive the memory offamous
deeds? Aud is she not Muse2 Evidently.
then, she must speak to the great world, and
with tho sound of a trumpet. 1t is not her
part to plod along the ground in creeping
prose; her sphere is the open sky, and she
moves upon the wings of poetry.
There is much reason in this, and
it is most right aud desirable that
there should always be historians of tho
type of Macaulay. Noble deeds should be
told in splendid language; great events should
pass before us in swelling and stately narrative.
Nay even the historical romance, porphaps,
has its place, though that is more doubtful
The element of falsity that will creep in where
pleasure, rather than truth, is the object, is
here admitted too freely in critical times like
these the mature taste rebels against flights of
imagination which, in Shakespeare's time,
when all history was but proud tradition.
were natural. But boys and girls, at any rate,
need not begrudgo their historical romance.
and one would pity the boy that had not read
"lvanhoe," in spite of its historical blunders.
Prof Seely, IN Mdcmilan'S Mdgd=ine.
Year: 1879

The case of the Territory vs. John Strode was concluded about midnight last night by q verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. We deem this judgment on the part of the jury an ample vindication of the justice or the case. In some commlni- ties, possibly, the gra3e of the crime might have been reduced to manslaughter, bu, with us it IS necessary To rebuke the use of deadly weapons with a steiner voice. The only wonder in the matter is. that the courts were able to arrive at just conclusion, for on the day when the killing Of Buck took place it is pretty certain that nearly every body in the neighburhood was more or less under the influence ot liquor, and, especially, the two men whose quarrel resulted so fatally, and who went about all day flourish ing reyolvers and abusing each other, were from hour to hour drunker and drunker.- Citizen.
Year: 1879

The city of Prescott, which IS, by nature

 located more favorable than any other place in the West, lacks only one thing to make it regular paradise,-and that is water. Let those who have the interest of our rown at heart, move in the matter, see that we'll IS sunk on Cauitol hill, machinery put up whereby water can be raised into mammoth reservoir and from that pipe laid through different parts of our town for con- ducting the water, which could be uti- iized in irrigating shade and ornamental shrubbery, and for extinguishing fire, should one break out. Our plaza should be en- closed with nice picket fence, planted in shade trees and made an ornament to the city, instead of being as it is, barren waste in the center of our handsome Village. To make the Improvements we would suggest would not cost mucn, and it would more than pay in enhancing the value of prop erty throughout the town. Let us awake to the necessity.
Year: 1879

No man shall kiss me except my future husband,r she said, as he was about leaving her at the gate. " Suppose I agree to be your future" "Why, then I'll kiss you, !" she replied eagerly, and then she diu. Her mother was informed that he had pro- posed, and the old lady called round next day to fasten matters, ana before he knew it he was eternally booked. It was mean advantage but bird in the hands is worth two on the front gare.-Binghsmpton Re nublican
Year: 1879

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN WASHINGTON.

 Washington, May 17th-Iu the event of the passage of the joint resolution extend ing lasr years appropriation until January, it is thought probable that parting snof will be fired in the shape of joint address from both houses of Congress to the Presi- dent, which, under joint rule of great antiquity may be done, although 1t seldom, If ever, has been. The rule provides, that swhen the Senate and House of Representa- tives shall judge IT proper to make a joint anoress to the President, it shall be pre- sented to him ir the audience chamber by the President of the Senate, in the presence of the Speaker and both houses" Of one thing there seems to be less doubt, day by day; and that is, that Congress will not ad- journ without voting supplies necessary to carry on the operations of every branch of the government; but it is also generally conceded that this will nos be done with out hard struggle, and that there is no longer any possibility of termination of the session, as heretofore expected, by the first of June.
Year: 1879

The faithful proffssed yesterday to be very
happy over the election returns from the
North No wori has as yet been received
from Taylor Reattin relative to his proposed
interview with Col Gillespie, anil consequently
there have been no steps taken 70 I'LL the
vacant second place on the ticket. Geo N.
Williamson IS spoken of in connection with
the place, and stands 4 good chance of getting
1t Ii he will accept.


There Ia n move on the part of prominent
Grant Republicans looking y the appofnt-
ment OF committe to call on Taylor Beattie
and request him to state TO what extent he Is
responsible for the suppression Of tbs Grant
resolution in the State convention, and e. de
fine his position on the presidential question.


Outside of the heads OF the Custom House
departments and their employees there y no
enthusiasm whatever In regard to the State
ticket. 1t is regarded as q Custom-House
affair: the men on 1t are looked upon as sup
porterS Of Sherman. and unless Taylor Bsattle
places himself on record as being no Shar-
man man" he is likely 70 lose a number OF the
Republican votes In this city.


CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.


The usual circular Is being circulated
Year: 1879

Ex-Congressman Eugene Hale, Of
Maine, in an interview with a "Tri-
bune" reporter the other day, said that
he had been at home and on the wing
for the past two months, and had seen
enough to convince him that upon the
issues which the Democrats in Congress
are making the Republican party is
getting into better lighting trim than it
has been for years. He said in reply
to questions, that in Maine, in those
parts where CUR defeat was the worst in
1878, the feeling is excellent, and
everybody is eager for the canvass to
begin. "W- shall fight the battle in
September on the proposition of a
sound currency for the people, and
above all that the Government shall be
kept out of the hands Of the men who
tried to destroy it once, and who are
ready for any revolutionary resort to
get control OF it now." The Presidents
veto Of the Army bill was welcomed by
every Republican with whom have
talked, and the fact that the party in
the Executive and Legislative branches
was pulling together has made a
heartier feeling than l have known
since 1872. My judgment is that the
under current is much stronger for US
than is generally believed. There will
be deal of hard fighting to do, but |
am a bad guesser if the end Of the
wear does not see US dominant in all
contested States in which elections are
10 be held in 1919.
Year: 1879

1t does not take long to agree upon
a dissolutio Of partnership-it may 10
done within an hour or less time, but
no dissolution is legal until certain pro-
visions of the law are complied with
and the NEST important OF them Is a
publication of the notice in the county
papers. A recent decision of eoart IN
Philadelphia, is that, NO matter how
long the dissolution OF a firm may exist,
there is no legal dissolution until after
public notice is given OF the same
through the columns of the county pa
per, and private notice seht to all
having open accounts with the firm
at the time of dissolution. In the
above case it was proven that each
member of the firm had admitted that
the firm had been dissolved many years
ago. and the accounts settled up-every
thing neces ssary done but advertising;
but the court instructed the jury that
there was no legal dissolution, and a
verdict was rendered accordingly. Tn
til the full letter OF the law is fulfilled,
either surviving partner is liable for
any debts the other partner or part
ners may make over the firms sigma.
ture, previous to the first notice in the
newspaper, which will stop all proceed
ings, but it is not complete until tn.
same has been published for four conse.
cutive weeks. The neglect of carrying
out these provisions often leads to law
suits and almost never ending litiga
tions which could easily be avoided by
carrying out the full text and spirit 0
the law.
Year: 1879

tainly a very foolish man, and we do'
not blame the officers for holding on TO-
the horse until such necessary costs
we're paid. That Eby was either .
contumscious miser or very ignorant
man was shown in his refusal to pay
the few unavoidable expenses that had
accrued; but neither his stinginess nor
his ignorance should have subjected
him to imposition. Eby should have
put his hand in his pocket and paid
the expenses like a man, and then he
should have given the officer that made
the arrest five or ten dollars besides,
but because he failed to do SO it is no
reason that Sergeant Whelan should
have made him pay $50 besides the ex-
pens4s. At first sight the greater num-
ber of people would say that it served
he stingy old miser right. but that
don't make the principle right Of max
ing any extra charge over and above
the expenses, and then refuse to deliv-
er up the horse until such extra charge
was paid.A we'll might the officer have
charged $50 or a 800 as $40. The
legality or illegality would have been
the same. Had reward of $50 or any
larger amount have b.en offered for
the arrest of the thief and return of the
property the case would have been en-
tirely different, but without such re-
ward having been offered there was no
law to make Eby pay more than ex-
penses and costs. 1t was very evident
that lie was ignorant of the law Or he
would have paid such expenses and
then he would have sued out writ Of
replevin and had it served on Sergeant
Whelan, which would very soon have
placed him (Eby) in possession of his
property, and thrown the Sergeant into
the costs. There is no doubt that Mr..
Eby could yet sue and recover the
money he was made to pay illegally,
and it is question whether there is
not severe punishment for officers
compelling the payment of illegal fees.
We would like anyhow to hear Judge
Comegys' decision in such case. 1t
may after all be we'll for the Sergeant
that Mr.. Eby is not only ignorant OF his
rights under the law but that he is
averse to going to law, and the Ser
geant being a good Judge of human ma
ture, soon found that there would he
no danger in going for $40 at least, and
then Eby's extreme s:inginess as we'll


as his Ignorance being so plainly mani


tested, the mpathies of the people


were entirely with the officer. As the
case now stands, the charge OF $40 for
making the arres. cannot be justified,
in fact it is compelling the payment of
illegal fees for which there is severe


punishment, and W. are not only sur
prised at the boliness of the extortion
but We are surprised that Mayor ALI
mond should allow such thing to be
done without censure.
Year: 1879

| remember when | was but a boy
that man got into the rapids here, hav-
ing been carried down in boat. which
was broken to pieces. He had the good
fortune to be dashed on rock, to which
he clung. It was at the height of the
season-August, if recollect- and he
clung there for full thirty-six hours.
Everybody streamed out Of the hotels
and the village; the banks of the river
particularly on this side, were thronged
with people anxious to do something to
save him. Dozens of plans were sug-
gested; some attempted. but they all
failed. Thousands of dollars were offer
ed to anybody who could rescue him.
The desperate situation of the man had
been telegraphed all over the country,
and every train brought crowds of pas
sengers hither to witness it with their
own eyes. He was encouraged by shouts
from the banks, but whether he could
understand anything said is doubtful.


I The world is said to be sympathetic.
It is, or appears to be unsympathetic.
because the object for which sympathy
is asked is abstract. When it is tangi-
BILE. visible, all is changed. There was
an exempiifcation. This poor wretch
could be seen. He was an ordinary un-
educated man; but he was a man, and
the brotherhood and sisterhood Of the
race went out to him in pity and intense
eagerness to rescue him. Women Of