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Year: 1879

striking incident in Mr.. Lincoln's
official life is related by Judge Brom-
well of Denver, who visited the White
House in March, 1865. Mr.. Seward and
several other gentlemen were also pres
ent, and the President gradually came
to talk on decisions of life and death.
All other matters submitted to him, he
declared, were nothing in comparison
to these, and he added 81 reckon there
never was man raised in the country
on farm, where they are always
butchering cattle and hogs and think
nothing of it, that ever grew up with
such an aversion to bloodshed as |
have; and yet I've had more questions
OF life and death to settle in four years
than all the men who ever sat in this
chair put together. But rve managed
to get along and do my duty, as be-
lleve, and still save most of them; and
there's no man knows the distress of nv
mind. But there have been some of
them l couldn't save-there are some
cases where the law must be executed.
There was that man -, who was sen-
fenced for piracy and slave-trading on
the high seas. That was a case where
there must be an example, and YOU do
not know how they followed and press
ed to get him pardoned or his sentence
committed; but it was no use of talk
ing. 1t had to be done 1 couldn't help
him and then there was that -. who
was caught spying and recruiting with
III Pope's lines in Missouri IT,. ~
anotb4y.re, -vuU FcuuIunt give way. we
had come to point where something
must be done that would put stop to
such work. And then there was this
case of Beal, on the lakes. That was a
case where there must be an example.
They tried me every way. They would
not give up; but l had to stand firm on
that, and l even had to turn away
his poor sister when she came and
begged for his life and let him be exc
cuted, and | can't get the distress out
of my mind yet" AS the kindly mar
uttered these words the tears ran dowI
his checks, and the eyes of the men sur
rounding him moistened in sympathy
There was profound silence in whicl


they rose to depart. Three weeks afte


the President was killed.
Year: 1879

churches known by that name. This
seems to be almost as much of truism
as it would be to affirm that it is Sin
consistent with honor and Christian
character" for man to claim perma-
nent denOminational fellowship as a
Baptist, after he has "repudiated" i'm
mersion as the only Scriptural form of
baptism, and believers as the only
proper recipients of the rite. .t


The attempt was made so to construe
the rejection of the amendment which
was offered by the opponents of the
resolution, as to make it appear that
the convention, in passing the resOlu-
ton, denied the Fright of appeal from
all human creeds to the Word of God"
1t clearly did no such thing. The COLI
cession of the fullest right of private
appeal from all creeds to the Word of
God, lies at the foundation of the whole
actiOn-nay, the whole being-of the
Convention and it was as needless to
ask it to stultify itself by passing such
vote, as it would have been to have
asked it to affirm the Inspiration of the
Bible, or the being of God. Or if the
real object of the amendment were to
drive hook upon which some ingen-
ious and unscrupulous person might,
by and by, hang the conclusion that if
any Vermont Congregational minister's
studies of the Bible, and of other things,
shall conduct him to the conclusion that
the Inspired Word does not teach the
evangelical doctrines, and should turn
his pulpit into rOstrum of free relig-
ion, he must "to the bitter end" be
regularly recognized as Congregation
al minister still the eighty-four breth-
ren who refused to walk into that trap
deserve general thanks for having theil
eyes open, and their heads level.


From the Advance Western organ of the Demon
inatiOn.


The resolution is well expressed, and
such a declaration is, in our judgment


altogether timely and appropriate.
Year: 1879

At Methodist conference meeting in
New York a man got up and said he
had long wished to speak, but his wife
would not let him. His wife had died,
however, and having his liberty at last,
he proposed to exercise it, In about
two minutes the entire conference wept
over the death of the lady as over the
loss of personal friend.


John Newton had varied and pecu-
liar personal experience. He was a
sailor, a soldier, slave, minister and
missionary. Talking one day with one
of those chronic grumblers that you will
find in every church complaining about
the imperfectiOns of others he remark
ed: "Well, Madame, if there were a
perfect church on earth, it would cease
being so the moment you and l enter
ed it," -....


An Old-fashiOned minister passing a
fashionable church, not long ago, on
which new spire was being erected,
was asked how much higher it was to
be. 'Not much," he answered that
congregation don't own much higher
in that direction" Too often the hight
of the steeple is the hight of the church's
ambition and all below it is the sheriff's
or creditors.


Old Phineas Rice was one of the
quaint types of itinerants. He had a
hard patch to cultivate once, and when
he made his report to the conference
following, he reported the church
Cooking up" The presiding bishop
expressed his pleasure, but asked for
an explanation, because no one expect
ed success in that parish. DR.. Rice was
equal to the occasion, and added,
"Well, Bishop, the church is on its
back and can't look any other way"
There was roar of laughter all over
the conference.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, March IL. The following
cases were argued In the United States Su-
preme Court to-day:


SALE ON EXECUTION WITHOUT DUE SEIZURE.


No. 17s Mary II. Montgomery vs. Henry
Samory.-Error to Circuit Court for Louis
lana. This was an action to recover
real estate sold under execution while de-
fendant In the proceeding was absent in the
Confederate service. The defense set forth
that there was not valid seizure of the prop
erty by the sheriff and that the sale WAS con-
sequently void. TO this 1t was answered that
at the time OF the sale the government of the
United States was In the possession of the
property as having been abandoned, and that
seizure was therefore impossible. The court
sustained the sale, and It Is here insisted that
as there was no notice to the defendant In
the proceedings and could be none, there
was not due process of law and the proceed
ings were void and 1t Is also insisted that the
fact that the property was at the time In the
possession OF the government Is not an an
swer to the defense of '.no seizure" that a.
party to an execution sale obtains no title
where there has been no seizure.


ORDINANCE CONDITIONS IN THE ISSUE OF


MUNICIPAL BONDS.


No. IT. Town Of Brooklyn VS.. HGtna Life
Insurance Company.--Erro to the Circuit
Court for the Northern District OF Illinois.
This was an action on bonds issued by the
town In aid Of the Chicago and Rock River
Railroad. The defense was that they were
issued without the authority OF the town by
one of its supervisors, and that no provision
of law had been complied with that they were
not to be issued till the road was completed
through the town, and 1t was not only not
completed but had been abandoned. 1t ap-
pears that the town, and not the act OF the
Legislature which authorized the issue OF the
bonds, imposed the condition that they should
not issue until the road was completed 1t
was held that the bonds are valid, being issued
by the supervisor and In the hands Of innocent
parties, without notice of the act hav-
Ing directed their issue Upon a vote of the
town in favor of such subscription, 1t was de-
termined that the act Of the supervisor was
authorized, and this ruling Is assigned as er-
ror In this court
Year: 1879

The Veto Power Of the President Never


Used to Prevent the Repeal


Of any Law.


WASHINGTON, March H. Senator Beck ex-
presses the opinion that the Committee on
Appropriations will be the only committee or
ganlzed, and that 1t will report bills that were
reported at last session, and no new legisla-
ton Of any kind will be proposed. BY this,
he means that bills will be reported Just as
they were left when Congress adjourned In
reply to the question as TO whether or not
the Legislative, executive and judicial bills
would be divided, In order to avoid the con-
stitutional objection In regard to the payment
Of the Presidents salary at stated periods,
Mr. Beck said That In the entire history OF
the government no President has ever vetoed
bill to repeal law. His prerogative OF
veto is given to prevent Legislation that is un-
constitutional, or that enCroaches upon the
judicial or Legislative departments. Now we
propose only to repeal laws that have been
enacted during the last twelve or fifteen
years, by the Republican party. Most OF
these laws were passed on appropriation bills,
and we propose To repeal them i'm the same
way. The people of the country, through the
National Legislature, have pronounced In
favor of the repeal of these laws. They have
condemned them, and there is no warrant for
the President to veto them. | do not believe
that he ever said he would.
Year: 1879

TUscUMBIA, Ala, March 11-Arthur Moran
had his trial this evening at o'clock, lasting
an hour and a half, and at the end of the evil
dence the court discharged the prisoner. The
evidence clearly showed the act to have been
In self-defense. The quiet and peaceable
character OF defendant was proven, while on
the part Of the State it was the contrary.
When decision was given the counsel on
both sides, as well as the crowded courtroom,
rose to their feet and cheers and enthusiastic
clapping of hands followed The grand jury
may or will inquire into the case, but no bill
will be brought against Mr.. Moran.
Year: 1879

Yesterday was as good day as could bs deslr-
ed for holding the primaries though tho
weather was somewhat hot. In most OF the
wards there appeared to be very little OF that
extraordinary animation which generally at
tends polling OF popular ballots. and through
out the city everything passed off very quietly.


The following IL the result:
Year: 1879

New YORK, March 11.-A freight rate war
has been going ON for the last two weeks be-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania railroads on local business between here
and Philadelphia resulting from the efforts
of the former road to establish an independent
line to New York. Both roads are cutting
heavily and an enormous business is being
done at figures considerably below the tariff
schpdulp
Year: 1879

New YORK, March 11.-Although every ef-
fort has been made to trace the sender of the
Keene forged telegram to Chicago, neither
Mr.. Keene nor the officers of the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company have been able to
obtain additional discoveries. It Is thought
no further investigation will be made into the
matter.
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, March 11.--At the quarterly
meeting of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company held to-day the usual quarterly
dividend of three-quarters Of one per cent
was declared for the quarter ending March |.
The surplus of earnings after paying The div
idend amounts to $4,000.
Year: 1879

The champion leaper of five continents
never exhibits any vain glory or emotion
when the ringmaster announces to the rural
audience that he draws larger salary than
the Governor of the State.
Year: 1879

From the Silver Reef (Cal.) Mner.l


About week ago John Pickering sheep herder,
living near Circlevlle. Piue county, gave whipping
to one of his sons. boy aged about twelve years.
The boy turned upon his father and told him that
that the last time he would submit to chastise-
ment. and that he would leave home to return.
Next morning the boy got up and sent his younger
brothers to the pasture to get the calves. His father
yet in bed asleep Tie youth slipped on his
fathers shoes walked out into the road through tho
dust, as to make mans tracks, tlfen went back
to the house. took his fathers pistol, and, making
rest OF back OF chair, shot him through the
heart. The old man turned over the bed and
looked at his son. but did not speak a word. The
parricide then went to jim Marshails ranch
about five miles distant. and told Marshall
that john L. Matthias, the stage driver. had
shot and killed his father. Marshall and
George Perkins Immediately took horses and
started after the stage. overwhelming it and bringing
back the driver. The latter protested his innocence
and the passengers declared that stop had been
made at Pickerings that morning. The boy, how
ever, persistently asserted that Matthias was the
perpctrator of the deed, and showed the man 8
tracks IN the dusty road. To obtain ciew by which
the murderer might be traced all the shoes to be
found in the neighborhood were measured by tho
tracks, but none would fit them till Pickerngs were
tried. At this juncture the boy became frightened.
and inquired il they would hang INN if he told the
whole truth about the affair. On being assured that
they would not he made full statement OF what he
had done. being in substance the foregoing.
Year: 1879

ON BOARD STEAMER EMPIRE
BOSTON. August rs, 1879.


To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


have before q copy of your issue of this date.
containing the challenge Of Captain Matthew Webb
to me to again swim q match with him. His state
ment of mot being satisfied by the last trial for
various reasons" and not giving those "va-
rious reasons." may lead the public to infer
that his dissatisfaction proceeds from some
fault or discourtesy OF mine. Being an
Interested party would like to know the
various reasons he aludes to- am prepared to
meet Captain Webb giving him the same
privileges In last for anywhere from ten
to twenty miles, for more thousand dollars q
side; but as my ongagem ents are in Boston, sug-
gest the water to bo In Boston Harbor and the race
to be ON Thursday, September A.. The race to be
around three buoys for myself and around two for
him. Thus lin going one-quarter more distance
than Captain Webb, the two buoys OF his to be half
a mile apart and the third buoy which am to
pass to be an eighth Of mile beyond his second.
thereby precudng the annoyance to spectators con-
sequent upon the odds lie obIiges me to give him ;
or peter, perhaps, q straghtaway race of agreed
distances would suit me II agreeable to Captain
webb. PAUL BOYTON.
Year: 1879

In Paris the butchers on killing an OK


make an incision in the breast near tho


neck, and the nozzle of bellows is in


serted. A man then works the bellows


for about fifteen minutes until the whole


carcass is swollen out like n small
| balloon. The reasons given for this arc
! that ID makes the meat look better more
plump than il otherwise would, and that
il enables the one who skins the carcass 10
get the hide off quicker and easier with
out injuring IL.


a novelty in pig butchery is 10 be seen
here on the avenue of the pig-styes In
the houses where they slaughter the
grunters The pigs are taken into a large
round-house, something like a locomotive
round-house in America, having a cupola
in the roof 10 let the smoke of, and the
floor being divided into triangular pens.
A dozen or so of pigs are driven into
each pen at n time. A man strikes each
one on the head with n mallet. They fall
down quietly, and are laid in n row.


Then the butcher comes alongand cuts
each ones throat, and girl holdsa basin
under the pigs throat TO catch tho
blood, which is all carefully poured into
a large can and stirred by the girl 20 keep
il from curdling. This blood is used in
making the large black sausages 30 much
sold in Paris Another girl goes along
the row and works the pigs front legs 70
keep the blood flowing, and twists the
hind legs 10 unjoint them. A man then
carries each porker 10 the side Of the
room and arranges them in n methOdical
row, heads all in line, and covers them
with straw, which is yet on fire and burns 2
off the bristles that remain after the
coarse ones have been pulled out.
Year: 1879

Somebody in London is writing a new
life of Richard, better known az Beau
Nash, the once noted dandy OF the last
century. Goldsmith wrote bis biography,
which was published anonymously,
though it has been included in Peter
Cunningham's (London) edition OF his
works. Nash was a great ded better
than most of the macaroni class Of his
day. His chief fault was gambling; but
he was very generous with the money he
had won. IL is related that often, when
he heard a man behind his chair signing
for the amount ho had gained, he would
thrust his winning into his hands and
exclaim, "Take itl Much good may 10
do youp He rose 30 fashionable fame by
conducting the public balls at Bath
G704) with a splendor and decorum
which had never before been observed.
He enforced decency of dress and civility
of manners, and made tho spa a really
elegant and refined resort. Notwith-
standing his habits, he took, particular
pains to put young and inexperienced
persons on their guard as TO gambling,
and he is reported TO have taken exceed
ing care of the morals Of young ladies
attending balls, warning them against
needy adventures of bis own stamp.
lie used 20 travel in n post-chariot with
six grays, footman, outriders, French
horns and the grandest display. In his
old age-he lived 10 be eighty-seyen-h
fell into poverty, suffering from lack Of
the charity which in his palmy days no
had never refused 10 anybody. Despite
his modish success, he was ungainly in
figure, had coarse and homely features,
and dressed in very bad taste.
Year: 1879

last scattered IN defeat, they will re


turn to their reservations to become


good Indians, and will draw the


loaves as though they had never


left camps. The tame Indians won't


betray them either. However much


the tribe may suffer from the acts


of one, they will bear it all rather


than betray him. This Is because


there is a common hostility among


them all towards the whites. They


do not understand that the land be-
longs to those who will work it to


procure food and feed the world


They think because they happened


to live there first it must be kept


for their game and to support their


laziness. God never intended the


glorious universe should be.so pros
.tituted. He commanded the land


to be titled for the benefit of all,
The Indians rebel against this as
against every law of civilization.
The policy of the government to-
wards the Indians may well be quess
.tioned. They have set aside 4im-'
mense territories for the Indians to,
live in. They, in addition to. this,
establish agencies where the Indians
congregate and draw rations as if
they were in the government EN-
ployment. Here the Indians resort
at regular intervals and squat about
on the ground until the rations are
distributed, when they hold a grand
feast eating, and wasting all the.
provisions intended to last a quar-
ter in few days, and then they
roam and plunder until the next
time comes around, and so they
live on year after year with no hope
of the future, no promise of i'm
provement. Why don't the gov
ernment do the same for the blacks, |
or for the poorer classes of whites?
There is as much reason and justice |
in the one as the other. 1t would |
be better if they were distributed |
among the older States and so
mixed up with the peaceable whites
that their children might be taught |
and the older ones forced to work.
In this way they could in time be
taught peace and it's advantages,
and SO in time become useful citi
zens instead of murderous Williams.
= Nashville Banner.
Year: 1879

There are many tender-hearted


people who look at the Indians


through the medium of spectac,es


manufactured by Couper, who paint
ed him IN such attractive colors and
Couper who said, ~'Lo, the poor In
dian!' sighing for his wigwam and
the wild red deer. They suppose
they are true to their loves and
hospitable to the stranger. We
know very well that the Indians are
not treated in the justest manner.


We know contractors and traders
abuse their trust in a disgraceful
manner. But the savage is not that
tender piece of romance that many
suppose. They are unsophisticated
it is true, but only in goodness.
Their instincts are like all humanity
untrammelled, and unInhuenced by
civilization and religion. Man,
white, red or black, left to himself,
only seeks to indulge the passions,
and they become more or less vile
according to the opportunities they
possess. The Indians are no ex-
ception to the rule. They will fight
when they have the advantage; they
will murder when they can do so
unrevenged. The only law they re-
spect is the law of force, and the
only respect they have for the
whites is their strength. Among
such a people, with the means OF
life so meagre, there are of necessi-
ty many bad ones. These band to-
gether and are called stragglers.
They belong to no particular nation
or tribe. If one band gets into a
light all who hear of it, for the love
of deviltry, go to them and swell
their ranks. The band takes the
name of the tribe to which the chief
in command belongs. Thus the
Indians fighting Payne are called
Utes because two or three chiefs in
are 'Utes. But the bands
are made up of the stragglers all
over the plains. When they are att
Year: 1879

AS we surmised, and, indeed, pre-


dicted yesterday, the result il


Ohio is disastrous to the Demo
Gratis. Readers of the Courier


Journal will not be taken by sur


prise, therefore, for, without sur
rendering the battle before actua
defeat, we have prepared them foi
what was from the first really inevi
table. The odds were boo great foI
us. We might have beaten Foster
or even Sherman. But we could
not beat the Government.


The result ought TO satisfy Demo-
Gratis of the folly Of financial equiv
ocation. 1t shows conclusively
that the "Ohio idea," so called, is,
and has always been, delusion and
a snare. Ewing was its strongest
expression; Thurman its most re-
spectacle advocate. Both are re
tired. One is beaten for Governor,
and the other loses his seat in the
Senate. 1t is too bad that such
able and serviceable men should be
sacrificed TO such a blunder.


Democrats have now nothing but
New York 10 look TO. II we lose
New York, little less than a miracle
will save US. We may as well take
matters as they are and consider
them from a practical standpoint.
The worst fears OF the Courier
Journal have come TO pass.


In the light of this great reverse
wild and visionary Democrats must
see the error OF their ways and
make an effort TO amend their folly.
Their hopes are scattered. Their
counsels have come TO naught.
They should go to the rear and fall
in line, ready to follow and obey.
All is by no means lost. But ell
will be lost il Democrats can not be
brought to a sense Of their danger
and q comprehension and applica-
ton of the strictest rules of party
Courier Journal.
Year: 1879

We understand that Major Thos
O'Connor says that he will contract
now to deliver coal at every man IS
door in Columbia, next year, at Is
cents per bushel. The average price
of coal for the past few years in
Columbia has been about 29 cents
a bushel. 1t is estimated that there
are one hundred thousand bushels
of coal consumed here during the
season; upon this basis, the saving
in the way If coal alone will amount
to seven thousand dollars annually,
which will pay the interest on our
bonded debt, and retire three thou
saDd dollars of bonds every year;
this is one of the benefits that will
accrue from the completion of the
Duck River Valley railroad.-[ Co.
lumb bia Sentinel.


This is what Pulaski might do if
she had another road. Let's try
for it
Year: 1879

A queer case is reported in the


Hospital Gazette of Paris. A doc


tor was. called to see a patient dy-
ing from cholera. In order not to
discourage the man the doctor pre-


seribed three doses of ipecac pow
der; to be given every half hour.
The nurse misunderstood the direc-
tions, and, instead of giving the
drug by the mouth, gave it as a
snuff. This produced a violent
-sueezing, which was followed by a
violent reaction The circulation
was quickened, the skin was warmed
and the patient was on the way to
recovery. When the doctor called
next day he7was amazed to find
how he had taken his medicine, and
that he was out of danger.
Year: 1879

a young man in Baltimore bought
a lottery ticket and drew, $4,000
prize. He does not know what to
do with his money now, because he
is afraid to tell his father of his
luck, for fear he will whip him for
gam bling.