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Year: 1879

People often talk about the laws
delays, but it is because the plaintiff
does not go to work right. Yesterday
morning a Detroit tailor sent out "a
bill. In half an hour he had word to
go to Texas. In fifteen minutes more
he had begun suit. At III o'clock he
had judgment in full, and before
noon he was found doubled up over
a chair In his shop. both eyes in
mourning, his nose bleeding, and his
mind SO confused that he could only
remember Of seeing the defendants
coat tails as he went out doors.-De-
troit Free Press.
Year: 1879


left us. But l trust you will not let
this accidental meeting disturb your
enjoyment"


The woman was moaning in affect
misery.


+" L wish you all sorts of happiness,
and will no longer intrude upon you.
This, ladies and gentlemen facing
around to the spectators, is my run.
away wife and her lover. They are
very nice people," and then turning
away he stalked out, leaving the
guilty couple alone in their humilia-
ton and shame. At the next station
they quit the train.
Year: 1879

delineated and broadly published,
does not rouse many a delinquent
conscience into action, then is all
moral suasion vain, and the butt
end of the law our only recourse.


Printers Register.
Year: 1879

Sad is the heart Of the mother,


Who sits by the lonely hearth,
Where never again the children


Shall waken their songs Of mirth;
And still through the painful silence
She listens for voice and tread,
Outside of the heart-there only


She knows that they are not dead.
Here is the desolate cradle,


The pillow SO lately pressed,
But far away has the birding


Flown from its little nest.
Grooming the lullabies over


That once were her babes delight,
All through the misty spaces


She follows its upward fight.
Little she thought Of moment


So gloomy and sad as this,
When close to her heart she gathered
Her child for its goodnight kiss.
She should be tenderly cherished,
Never a grief should she know;
Wealth, and the pride Of princess,
These would q mother bestow.
And this is the darling's portion
In beaFen-where SIS has fed;
BY angels securely guarded,


By angels securely led.
Brooding in sorrowful silence


Over the empty nest,
Can you not see through the shadows
: Why it is all for the best?
Better the heavenly kingdom


Than riches Of earthly crown,
Better the early morning fight


Than one when the sun is down:
Better an empty casket


Than jewels besmirched with sin;
Safer than these without the fold
Are those that have entered in.
Year: 1879

A faint futtering sound comes from
above, as Of wings beating the air in a
confined space-it is the jackdaws in
the belfry, just as the sparrows and star
lings in the huge old-fashioned chimneys
make similar murmuring noise before
they settle. Then the click of the clock
becomes audible, and at last you step
out into the helfry. Be careful how
you tread, for the flooring is worm.
eaten, and here and there planks are
loose keep your feet if possible on the
beams, which are ct least fixed. 1t is a
giddy height to fall from, down to the
stone pavement below where the ringers
stand. Their ropes are bound round
with list Or cloth or some such thing, for
better grasp for the hand. High as it
is to the first floor, if you should attempt
to ring one Of these bells and forget to
let the rope slip quickly, it will jerk
you almost to the ceiling; thus many q
man has broken his bones close to the
tount where he was christencd as child.
e y The ancient building standing
lonely on the hill is utterly deserted ;
the cycak Of the boards under foot or
the CRATE Of the rusty hinge sounds hol-
low and gloomy. But a streak Of sum
shine enters from the narrow slit, bee
comes in from the larger open windows
with a low, inquiring buzz; ; there is
chattering Of sparrows, the peculiar
shrill screech Of the swifts, and jack
.iack-dawjack daw-ing outside. The
sweet scent of clover and of mown grass
comes upon the light breeae-mayhap
the laughter Of hay-makers passing
through the churCh-yard underneath to
their work, and idling by the way as
hay makers can idle.-Wild Life in a
Southern Country.
Year: 1879

after their marriage returned to
Virginia and lived together as man
and wife until their arrest, which


was soon afterwards followed by


their sentence to imprisonment for 5
years in the penitentiary. The ground
alleged in the petition for writ OF
habeas corpus are that petitioner
Kinney and the woman to whom he
he was married in the District of
Columbia are citizens of the United


States that one of the privileges
and immunities of the citizens of
United States, guaranteed against
invasion by hostile State legislation,
is rightfully and freely to contract
among themselves, irrespective of
race or color that marriage is a
civil contract, and that. therefore,
the act of the Legislature of the
State of Virginia, making it penal
offence for white and colored citizens
to intermarry is contrary to the
Constitution and laws of the United
States and void. That the marri-
age having been celebrated in tn
District of Columbia and valid there
it must be valid throughout the
United States. The case was fully
argued upon its merits by the
United States District Attorney,
Lewis for the petitioner and States
Acknowledgement Field for the
Commonwealth. The Court re.
served it's decision until tomorrow.
Year: 1879

The Woodruff Scientific Expedition
has gone the way which is provided
for all flesh. Ifit was allowable we
should say it has "gone up the flume"
or "slOped," or some more Of that
naughty slang talk, but as it is not,
we shall only very quietly observe
that it has busted" 1t was organ
lied to make trip around the world
in the interest OF science. 1t WAS to
cost each passenger $500, and the
failure has cost the managers $50, 600.
Prof Clark who resigned a place at
Amherst College to accept a position
IS head Of it is stranded, as it were.
Year: 1879

The Divorce Com. at Dover in the large
number of applications for divorce have
before them all classes and circumstances
of life from the grave and sad to the
humorous and romantic. The cores
pondent of the Republican gives the follow
ing history of one Of the cases now pend.
ing:


The most interesting case yet before
this committee is that of Gale VS.. Gale.
Mrs. Gale wants a divorce. She claims to
have been hoodwinked into a marriage by
a man "whOse sides had never been touched
by the first principles of truth or manly
virtue" The evidence in the case is quite
vOluminous and savors strongly Of the dime
novelists. The man Gale was the beau
ideal of a lady's man. He came to Dover,
wore store clothes, kept his locks parted
in the middle, twirled the ends of a luxu-
rous imperial, and cut a dash in general.
Of money he had plenty, and lady friends
not "a few. Among the first who succumbed
was the petitioner. lie married her, and after
ward went to Middletown where he went
into keeping hotel. Here he made money,
and thinking that $4,000 was sufficient
for fair enjoyment of the worlds bland
ishments, wrote to the petitioner, that he
had bought fashionable cottage at Borden





luxurient manner, and bade her pack up
and come to him, and also suggested that
she should bring all the available funds
handy.


She packed and borrowed and started to
meet her husband. He took her to Viii
mingtOn and from there to Philadelphia
where he left her. IN "making tracks, he
''scooped in all her loose cash, confscated
her baggage and left her friendless and
pcnniless. She never saw him afterwards
! Subsequent information traces him to Lon
don where he is lying i'll and in destitute
circumstances. OF his previous history il
has been stated that he came to St. George!
a vagabond and because of this appearance
contemporaneous with the attempted bank
robbery at Wilmington and the arrest 0
Big Frank and others, it was thought tina
he was a satellite Of this noted "gang.
After his appearance at St. Georges he wa
befriended by a contractor there, D. w
Lloyd by name, and gradually elevated t,
the position of book-keeper Here in thi
position he returned the kindness of Mr.
Lloyd by roboing him Of upward of $500


1t was Immediately following his dismissa
by Mr.. Lloyd that he came to Dover ant
figured in the little matrimonial affair a
narrated above
Year: 1879

A grim story of life in lighthouse comes
from the Burmah coast, and is printed in
the Rangoon Times A telegram having an.
nounced that the light on the Alguada R7ef
was not visible, a steamer was dispatched to
ascertain the cause. The captain on land
ing discovered two Of the men in the light
house dead, while a third was lying in a
precarious state. The keeper stated that
signals of distress such as 81 want i'm
mediate help" and " Man dying" had been
exhibited by him for about twenty days.
AS q last resort, all his signals having failed
to attract attention, he darkened the lights
on the Bassein side, feeling certain that
this step would not fail to attract attention
to the lighthouse. And so, with the dead
and the dying, he watched for relief which
came at last.
Year: 1879

An old servant enters the shop of an
apothecary, and presents him prescription
in which is ordered a potion containing two
decigrams Of morphine. The apothecary's
assistant weighs the dangerous ingredient
with the greatest care. What a shame y
said the old woman to him, with shove at
his elbow. "Come, don't be so stingy, it is
for an orphan"
Year: 1879

The talIed.of prohibition Of the importa-
ton of American cattle into England has
been postponed four weeks. This doubt
less is due to the belief that the danger is
about over and to confidence that Ameri-
can shippers will not permit unhealthy
cattle to be shipped.
Year: 1879

In the census bill as it passed the House
it is provided that the President shall ap-
point the supervisors by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. When these
officers are nominated the Senate will be
democratic.
Year: 1879

A short.sighted man went to an Opticians
to change his glasses, which were not strong
enough. After he had got the right ones
he asked "What number must l wear
after these cease to be strong enough p
This one" said the optician, showing him
another pair. "And after that !" "This."
You'll need little dog and a string
Year: 1879

upon the formation Of sand hills. How
they came there and their object in be-
ing so placed would certainly be an in
terestiug study.


The strangest feature about them is
in the fact that the trees have not had
time die or decay, hut their thick busby
tops wave and with each fitting gust
appear to sigh so YEARLY as if they
se-med to recogniz. and was waiting
tor the last puff Of wind that would COM
plete their burial and stihe that last
sigh that would sing their own sad re.
QUEEN.


The next strange thing is that some
people should lie 80. There are some
who do it just for the purpose of testing
to the square inch the expansive capaci-
ty of their own contracted souls. Of this
class must have been the individual
who concocted that sensational yarn
about the sunken treasure.


Whoever it was he must have been
an amateur in the business, for one
possessed of mediocre ability wonld
have taken particular pains to make
out his situations. In this the yarn was
SO woefully defcjant that the fact
of its concoction is SO palpable that the
mere mention Of it is enough to raise
an unsupportable blast Of ridicule.


The sea at this point never gives up
its sunken booty, and if any material


~ l. =.
waters it. has long ere this been buried
many feet by the ever accumulatine
masses OF sand. A. F.P.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon as Mrs. Guerin,
residing at No. IS West Thirteenth
street, had gone to the store for about
fifteen minutes, a thief entered the
house during her absence and stole a
suit of clothes and several other articles
amounting to about $50. When Mrs.
Guerin returned from the store she OBJ
served man going out the alley with
a bundle under his arms. This man
stood at the corner of Thirteenth ana
Market and engaged in conversation
with several of the workmen on the
street. 1t was about half an hour he.
fore Mrs. Guerin found that she had
been robbed, when she began to think
of the man she saw in the alley. but
then it was too late as the thief had
departed.
Year: 1879

In fertile and romantic section of
the country, not thousand miles from
this city, is situated large mansion
surrounded by shade and orna-
mental trees, shrubs and flowers over
which presides fair lady of pleasant
countenance and winsOme ways, max
ing an attraction so great in the warm
spring Gather that two sober beneaicts
were led to make such frequent visits
in order to crafty their love Of the
beautiful in nature and art, that the
spouse of at least one Of them became
so Jealous that she forbid their repeti
ton under threat Of divorce and final
dissolution of the matrimonial bondw hich
had bound them tor score of years.


The husband made the desired prom
ise, and days and weeks succeeded each
other very pleasantly, but finally tir
ing of such monotonOus life he deemed
it necessary for the promotion Of his
health to seek recreation through a
short carriage ride with neighbor,
and his desire for country air became Sc
| RIttt dS " again VAtltC tht puS piNi'h VI
the madam, when she induced the
neighbours wife to join her, and procur
ing carriage they set off for the loca'
ton which had so seriously interfered
with her happiness.


They were heavily veiled so that
they were enabled to enter the domlcil
without their identity being SUSPECTED
and then finding the husband she as
sailed him with whip with such fierce
ness as to create a scene that will b'
remembered by those present while life
shall last .A,last she was inducrdto with
hold her blows and listen to the voice
of reason and the parties soon afte
returned to their respective residences
the husband disavowing all desire t
stray again from his own domicil anC
promising if she will restrain her un
reasonable jealousy, to suppress hi
desire for country air, though he di
in the attempt.
Year: 1879

Macalister Cough Mixture now being
generally introduced through the western
country is N Getting with good sale and is
giving better satisfaction than any other
remedy in the market.


1t is boon to sufferers from Consump-
ton, Asthma. Bronchitis So. and single
teaspoonful taken in time will prevent a
fresh cold" from developing into some
thing worse.


It is also valuable remedy for whoop-
Iing-cough and groups in children. For
sale in Rock Island by John Bengston
Druggist. 72d
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills, no use of
headache,o or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879




ROSS, OF HALIFAX, AND EMMETT, OF THE TYNE,


MATCHED TO ROW ON THE THAMEs-ENG-


LANDS GREAT coURsrNG EVENT


The engagement of waHace Ross of Halifax, to
row Frank Emmett, of the Tyne over the Thames
championship course. March TO- for 000 is attract
ing much attention among boating men, and this
with the match between Hanlan and Hawdon will
make pair of very interesting international
Wallace Ross has been taken in hand by Charles
Bush. well known patron Of rowing The Bush
school" includes Higgins. Thomas and one or two
other professional oarsmen and il Ross had not
shown that he knew well how to handle the sculls il
is hardly likely that he could have found hackers. in
that quarter at least He is believe certain to de-
feat Emmett, but he must do much work before the
day of the race for he is far above his proper row.
ing weight Emmett rowed a match race the other
day with named Strong at Barrow-on-Fur-
ness. and they fouled three times in the middle
of the river. The referee said he did not think
more to blame than the other,
but. nevertheless he gave Emmett the The
decision gave the greatest dissatisfaction more
pecally because Strong proved himself to be much
the better man and won easily. The men have made
another match for double the original EN-
metts friends say he was in very poor condition. and
that Strong will find him q much more difficult
toner TO deal with next time they meet


We rapidly approaching the great Waterloo
coursng, which will take place on February 10, 20
and 2l but the frost put stop to all the usual
OF meetings for such time that the dogs will have
to run untried in public at home with dogs that
have performed well in public. Betting on the Cup
is reported daily. but until the of the nomina
ton OF Coonasse, the winner in 1877 and 1878, Is
1iounced no really genuine market can be reported.
Once upon time the Waterloo Cup was agcntlemans
affair." now it il one OF the greatest gambling events
of the year, and many tricks escorted to in the
way of nominating dogs which do not reflect credit
upon the sport of coursing.
Year: 1879

Special to the Ledger.l


WAsHINdToN, May 12.-The Presi-
dents message, vetoing Ladd's anti
bayonet bill, was returned with the
bill this afternoon and read in the
house Of representatives. 1t is quite
long. making about four thousand
words. He. says that in his
last veto he endeayored to show that
no additional legislation was necessary
to prevent interference with elections
by the military or naval forces of the
United States. He goes on to reeite
at some length what he said and
sought to prove in that message. He
says


1t is with very great regret that |
am forced to the conclusion that the
bill before me is not only unnecessary
to prevent such interference, but is a
dangerous departure from long-settled
and important constitutional princi-
pies. The true rule as to the employ
ment Of military force at elections is
not doubtful. No intimidation or CO.
ercion should be allowed to control or
influence citizens in the exercise of
their right to vote, whether it appears
in the shape of combinations of evil.
disposed persons or of armed bodies of
militia Of a State or of the military
force of the United States The
election should be free from ali forci-
BILE interference. There has been and
will be no violation of this rule under
orders from me during this admins
tration, but there should be no denial
of the right of the national govern
ment to employ its military force on
any day and at any place in case such
employment is necessary to enforce
the constitution and laws of the
United States. 1a


1t will be observed that the bill
exempts from general prohibition
against the employment of military
forces at tne polls Two speclned cases.
These exceptions recognize and con-
cede the soundness of principle that
military force may properly and con-
stitutionally be used at the place OF
election when such use is necessary to
enforce the constitution and laws, but
the excepted cases leave prohibition
so extensive and far reaching that its
adoption will seriously impair the
efficiency of the executive depart
ment Of the government. m


The President vetoes the various
acts beginning with that of 1892
authorizing the use of the military in
the e=;eution of the laws. He con-
siders this an ancient and fundamental
law, and after giving his argument at
length declines to approve the bill
which takes such authority from the
executive.
Year: 1879

WAsHINGToN, May l2.-HoUsE-
MIR. Cox called attention to the peti.
tiOn presented by Mr.. McCord on Sat
urday, and printed in the Record
stating that a longer continuance OF
the session is fraught with danger tc
peace and with disaster to the finan-
cial commission and interests of the
country that the measures inaugu-
rated by congress threaten revo.
luton and strike down all safeguards
to free and unintimidated ballot, and
that this improbable session should
be speedily terminated. t


Mr. Cox characterized the petition
as an insult to congress, and said he
objected to the petition at the time !;
therefore it should not have been
printed "


A long discussion ensued, Mr.. Cox
insisting that the petition should be
struck out of the records and Mr..
Conger taking the ground that that
would be improper and that the only
proper remedy was an expunging of
the petition by action of the house,
and in order to have that action he
insisted the petition should be read
so as he could know what he was vot


ing on. r


The speaker (alter quoting prece-
dents in support of this petition)
stated that the house had control over
the Record as much as it had over
the journal, and would therefore sub


NIT the question to the house. He
intimated that if he had his own will
about it he would let the petition stay
in the Record for what tits worth. If
the objection to the petition had been
noted by the reporter and inserted in
the report it could not have been
printed in'the face of that objection.
Therefore the correction of the Record
by inserting the objection would nee.
ossarily exclude the petition. The
discussion was protracted. fsIi


Finally, the question was submitted
as to whether the Record should be
corrected by the insertion Of the OBJ
lection, (the speaker stating that such
correction would necessarily exclude
the petition), and correction was or
dered, The speaker, thereupon, con.
Year: 1879

SAN FRANCISCO, May II. Since the
election, resulting in the adoption of a
new constitution, project a has been
sprung to organize a new party, to be
called the Constitutional party, with
the object of electing legislative and
State officers that will proceed to put
in force the provisions of the new in
-strument.


At meeting Of the wards pres
idents Of the Workingmen's party to-
day and at the sand lots this PROPOSE
ton was emphatically negatived,
newspaper dictation denounced, poll
ticians who had sought to obtain the
support of the Workingmen's party
by advocating the new constitution
soundly rated and it was resolved that
the Workiugmen would enter into no
combination but fight the contest out
on their own line.
Year: 1879

The recent contest in California
over the new constitution has
attracted attention throughout the
country, as it was understood
to be contest between capital
and labor. The constitution was
framed particularly, as was claimed
or understood, for the benefit
of all laboring classes except the
Mongolians. The New York Herald,
commenting upon the election from a
Wall street view, says The inAu-
enee of this decision on the future of
the State cannot fail to be highly i'm
portant, bacause at a stroke it changes
the conditions which have controlled
the relations Of capital and labor in
California since the admission of that
prolific territory as State of the
Union. Two leading features of the
new constitution deserve special no
tice-namely, the provisions relating
to taxation and the Chinese question
Under the general head of property
every interest in the State represent
ing capital in any form comes under
the shadow of the taxgatherer. The
workingman who deposits his savings
in bank becomes at once a capitalist
in the eye of the law and must pay
thereon his quota to the general rev.
enue. The effect of this on the stabil-
ity of savings banks will be ruinous,
inasmuch as it must cause a with
drawal Of the deposits, which are the
solid parts of these institutions. If
the funds are so withdrawn all the
interests hanging on these banks must
suffer, and shock will be given to
business that will react on the party
responsible for this radical measure.
The Chinese are by the new constitu-
ton virtually excluded from employ
ment. If they do not go they can
stay and starye. California says this
by from eight to ten thousand majori-
ty" This is the first time that what
is strictly known as a labor party
has engrafted its ideas upon State
constitution. We will see how they
work.
Year: 1879

The county trustee wishes tax
payers Of the Taxing District to un-
derstand that the question of the
legality Of the Taxing District bill is
before the Supreme Court, and until a
decision is reached he will not insist
on payment of taxes within said Dis
trict. He will give the public timely
notice of the time when he will re-
quire payment, and thinks now that it
will be extended to June 1st.