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Year: 1877

A young fellow, who was a bit of a Bohe-
hemian, fell in love with his laundress,
charming young creature, and in order that he
might see her frequently he contrived to make
her call every day to take something to the
wash. As chance would have it. they were
separated from each other for time, but by
and by they met again. 'Have you been true
to me all this time?" inquired the ccmely dam
sci. ''See," said he, 81 have worn nothing but
paper collars since we parted
Year: 1877

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


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

Lightning struck hive of bees In Kansas,
the other day. The painful story is soon told.
The misguided lightning came out of that hive
quicker than it went in, and went of into
space with its tail between its legs. Moral
never pick quarrel when you are not ac-
quainted with the folks.
Year: 1877

HOLMAN LIVER PAD Co.-Gents: A few weeks
ago was induced to purchase from your agent here,
enc of your Liver and Ague Pads for my wife, who
has been greatly troubled with Liver Complaint and
Sick Headache, and am happy to inform you that
it works like charm; 1t has at this writing been
worn three weeks and there has not been Single
complaint about the headache. firmly believe the
Pad is worth ten times the price you ask for it for
headache alone. Yours respectfully.


CHAS w. SPRINGE EIEGD-
Year: 1877

A contemporary says in recent article :
IF you wish to know whether man Is
superior to the psejudices of the world, ask
him to carry parcel for you" A fellow tried
this plan, few days since, upon well-dressed
man he met at railway station. The we'll
dressed man took the parcel, and the other was
satisfied that be was superior to the preiudices
of society. but he has not seen the parcel since
Year: 1877

A certain young gentleman of Fall River
was on one of the recent steamboat excursions.
On his return he was asked i;s there was any
swell on the ocean. He replied, with becoming
dignity, "Yes, when got there there was.
Year: 1877

Whatever credence may be given to particular rumors from Utah, says the New York Tribune, it is sufficiently cer- tain that in various parts of that terri tory an uneasy feeling is existing among the Mormons, which Brigham Young is doing nothing to allay. Indeed, his public utterances, if they are correctly represented, are anything but pacific. He is said to be preaching & crusade, which the Gentiles of the territory natu. rally regard as preached against them selves. Of course, compared with Nor mon population, they are mere handful, and they may we'll indulge in some apprehension of violence. In Salt Lake City specially they are greatly out numbered We are further informed that the military preparations of the Mormons are considerable; that drilling is going on continually, and that arms have been shipped in great numbers from the east.

 Brigham Young and his more unscrup- ulous devotees are doubtless laboring under great apprehension. The vigor displayed in the trial and execution oi Lee has proved conclusively that the temporal power in Utah is no longer in the hands of the Latter Day Saints. We do not know precisely what they may
Year: 1877

who is at all acquainted with English politics, exactly expresses England s dan ger. It is well known to all newspaper

 readers that Englands aversion to Russia

 arises from the real or fancied dangers to which Muscovite success inTurkey would expose British India. But its not known,

 except to those in possession of diplo- matic secrets, that on former occasion, when Russia contemplated an attack on Turkey, the government of the czar, in

 order to quiet the appreheDsions of the

 British cabinet, suggested that if Eng

 land felt any doubts as to Russia's sin

 cerity in declaring that she had no sin

 ister designs in India, the British could

 take possession of Egypt, thereby secur-

 ing to themselves the much coveted ab-

 solute control of the Suez canal. It

 need scarcely be said that if this arrange ment has not been carried into effect it has not been forgotten by British states men, and that they will not be slow to act upon it should occasion seem to jus tify them. Now that Russia does threaten British communication with India, and thus, as the English believe, imperil their interests, England cannot long remain an

 impassive spectator. It is, no doubt, this uncertainty as to the action of the latter power which prevents Germany acting at once against France. For, in order to preserve the balance of power in Europe, England and Austria could not consistently stand by and see France crushed by her mighty foe without strik- ing blew in her defense. And this action would not be entirely disinterested, for neither of them would be sure, France once hopelessly beaten, which of them would next feel the iron heel of the tremendous military power of this most despotic ruler of Europe. It is impossible to tell what turn events may take in the next few days. If, happily, the war can be confined to Russia and Turkey, the danger will be over, for the present. But once let Germany give the signal for another march on Paris and all Europe will be ablaze with conflict so mighty that empires must be obliterated before peace shall reign again the long expected European crisis has. arrived and the nations of the old world stand aghast at the spectacle in which they may so soon be called upon to play part for life or death.
Year: 1877

have to fear, but their record, as they know better than anybody else can, is quite enough to make them anxious. Their power md authority, once go great and almost unquestioned, are gone. Assassination will not help them, while they are no longer, as they once were, defended by distance and great deserts from the weight of the governments s hand. It is hard to see what they can hope ultimately to accomplish by com. plete defiance of the federal power, or by resort to the madness of massacre. But there is an unreasonable because it is a fanatical element Tn the Mormon popu- latisn, which has y7ot been sufficiently taken iuto account. It is just possible that Young himself may have been made reckless by term 50 prolonged of ire sponsible authority. Greater men than he have lost their heads under difficulties comparatively loss.

 But whatever may be impending, we may be sure that the beginning of the end is near. If the Mormon leader, con- tenting himself with spiritual despot- ism, shall finally yield obedience to the laws, he may die quietly in his bed, and his sect may peacefully disappear after him. If he permits himself to be misled inte sanguinary acts which will be sheer madness, he will be summarily and sternly dealt with. His vanity may mis- lead him into an exaggerated estimate of his resources and of his local advantages; but to those who consider them with in- difference they do not seem great enough to be alarming. The United States wants neither the will nor the power to deal strictly and summarily with the Mormon strength, such AS it is; and we believe that it will do so.
Year: 1877



 Identification and Delivery

 to his Friends.

 A number of absured stories are going the rounds of the press as to the disposi- tion of the remains of J. Wilkes Booth. The latest is by Captain Oliver P. Leslie, of Pittsburg, who states that the body was sunk in lake seven miles below Alexandria, Virginia. The in controvertible facts are as follows: The remains were ordered to be delivered to the friends of Booth by President Andrew Johnson. John H. Weaver, the undertaken, of this city, was sent to Washington by his family to bring them home for interment. A box was taken up from the arsenal building and delivered to him. It was brought by him to Baltimore, and was examined by him and reporter of the Gazette at his room on West Fayette street, near Holiday. They found in it skeleton wrapped in an army blanket. When the blanket was taken of the skeleton was covered with powder having the ap- pearance of soap-stone, and on being rubbed between the fingers it disap- peared just as soap-stone will do. On the right foot was an army shoe, cut open at the top its entire length, as if to accommodate a swollen foot. The other was large cavalry boot. The reporter of the Gazette examined the bones in and above the shoe, and for some time could find no injury. Believing the remains to be those of Booth, the reporter made persistent examination, and at last dis covered the leg was fractured clean through just above the ankle. The frac- ture was clearly marked, and the DOT tion below the fracture being lifted out of the box, the ends of the bones were of pure whitness, leaving no doubt as to the fact that Booth in leaping from the box has fractured his right leg and not sprained it. Still, the identity of the remains were not satisfactorily estab- lished, especially as there was no portion of the spinal vertebra missing and no mark of any bullet upon them. A brother of Booth was sent for, who was told by Mir. Weaver as to the doubts as to the identity of his remains, and Mir. Weaver requested him to think of some peculiarity, if any existed, in the struc- ture of his brother that would forever remove any doubt. After thinking for brief while, the brother said that all he could remember was that his brother had his tooth plugged with gold in peculiar manner. He described the To- cation of the tooth, and drew with a pencil the shape of the plug, which was of unusual size. The teeth were taken out, and the tooth was found plugged just as described by the brother, and forever setting at rest any question of the identity of the remains. The re- mains were buried in Greenmount ceme- tery, in the same lot with his grand father, father, and other children of the family. .--- Bdh more Gazctte
Year: 1877

A recent traveller in Mexico, who wis. ited the mines there during his journeys, says he was much astonished at seeing the men who carry the ore come out of the mine each with one eye shut. The foreman, seeing his surprise, explained the matter. He said the candles belong ing to the tayateros (who drill and blast) do not give suflicent light in the drifts, where it is consequently quite dark, but where, nevertheless. the t1rateros see we'll enough not to run their heads against the rocks. But on emerging into daylight they would be blinded did they not take precautionary measures. For this reason, as they approach the mouth of the shaft at the point where they catch the first glimpse of light, they drop the
Year: 1877

Science gives us interesting details about what the human eye has been and what it may become. The Vedas of India, which are the most ancient writ ten documents, attest that in time the most remote, but still recorded Tn his tory, only two colors were known, black and red. A very long time elapsed be- fore the eye arrived at the perception of the color yellow, and still longer time before green was distinguished and it is remarkable that in the most ancient languages the terms which designated yellow insensibly passed to the signifca- tion of green. The Greeks had, accor- ding to the received opinion now, the perception of colors very well developed: and yet authors of more recent data assures us that in the time of Alexander, Greek painters bad for fundamental colors only white, black, red and yellow. The words to designate blue and violet were wanting to the Greeks in the most ancient times of their. history; they called these colors gray and black. It is thus that the colors of the rainbow were only distinguished gradually, and the great Aristotle only knew four of them. It is we'll known fact that when the colors of the prism are photographed there remains outside the limit of the blue and violet in the spectrum dis tinct impression, which our eyes do not recognize az a color. According to phy' siologists, & time will come when the human eye will be perfect, so as to dis cern this color as well as the others.
Year: 1877

DON'T Box YOUR CHILDREN's EARS. The drum of the ear is as thin as pa- per, and is stretched like curtain be- tween the air outside and that within !; and thus having nothing to support it, and being extremely delicate, slap with the hand on the side of the face, made with the force which sudden and violent anger gives it, has in multitudes of cases ruptured this delicate mem- brane, resulting in the affictiou of deaf ness for life. As the right hand is almost always used, it is the left ear which is striken; this aids in accounting for the act that the left ear is more frequently fffected with deafness than the right.
Year: 1877

TEE humblest can do something to- ward making the local paper interesting. Ii you cannot be defaultiDg bank clerk you can, at least, step on an orange peel and sprain your ear.-Ronae iSentinet
Year: 1877

THERE Is a considerable activity in the matter of location of lands under the Desert act of Congress. Il is un- derstood that the reclamation of land under this act by putting water upon It will be held to mean something more than the reclamation of ten or some small number of acres, so that the gob- bling up process may not pan out well, unless the gObblers actually reclaim the land, in which case they cannot gobble up too much land for the good of the whole people here and those to come.
Year: 1877

The Deadwood Times recently said " Our city physician reports a consid erable number of immigrants sick ID their cabins There are too many men coming 10 the Hills with barely enough money to bring them here, and the result is they become sick from exposure and destitutlon
Year: 1877

CUTTING timber on the public lands is receiving so much and, we believe, earnest attention by lhe Secretary of lEe Interior and Commissioner of lhe General Land Office, that we to day re- print what the latter officer said on the subject ln his last annual report. It is well to understand the temper and views of these high officers.
Year: 1877

firmed Greenbacker maintains that all


that is necessary to give it value is the


Government stamp. 1t is the same


delusion that has beioggcd the minds


OF many people and Nations in the


past that representative of value is


value itself SO thought Philip the


Second, King Of Spain, one of the most


powerful Monarcbs that euor sat on


throne, whose rule extended from


Spain to the further confines OF Ger.


many, and from the Baltic sea to the


Mediterranean, who possessed America


with all its mines of gold and silver,


and was in condition to give law to


the world. This dcspot, extravagant


beyond measure, incurred debts which


his Government found it inconvenient
and almost impossible to pay. Hence,


he adopted the tactics which the mod.
ern Greenbacker advocates. He con-
cludcd that If he dcbased the coin of
the realm one-half the Government
stamp would make it pass at its former
value, and thus he would be enabled
to wipe out one-half of his public debt
as with sponge. He tried it, and,
although he applied oil his power, such
as had never before been welded by
one man, II ended in an ignominious
failure. Within his realm his debased
coin brought ruin and bankruptcy to
all his subjects, while without, it was
accepted only at its real value, one halt
OF what it represented on its face, and
to keep the Monarchy moving and
save his people from irretrievable ruin
Philip was obliged to rescind his tyran.
nical mandate. Since the days of
Philip, other Nations have adopted his
exploded tactics with the same lament
able results. And now at this late day
with the light OF history to guide us,
.hese Grcenbackers would have this
Nation to adopt the same visionary
schemes which have proved delusion,
snare and curse to other Nations
IT the past. A debt is debt whether
I is a common individual promissory
lote or piece of paper stamped with
he Government seal, and each passes
.urrent only SO long as the holders are
atisfed that they can transform it at
heir option into property having real
-alue.h
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-One of the Gu
rious things connected with the compo-
sition Of the Electoral Commission was
an agreement entered into In writing by
which the four chairmen OF the party
caucuses in the two houses bound their
respective parties to specified method
Of filling any vacancy which might oc-
cur in the Commission after its selec-
ton. A paper was drawn up and signed
by Senators Cragin and Stevenson and
Representatives McCrary and Lamar,
by which it was agreed that In case of a
vacancy from any cause, it should be
filled by the selection of man Of the
same political party as the person Gre
ating the vacancy. 1t was further
agreed that the selection should be
made by the caucus Of his party in the
House to which be belonged and that
such caucus nominee should be sup
ported by both parties in UiUa Uoce
vote in open session. Four copies of
this agreement were made, and one ia
retained by each Of the four gentlemen
named above. If possible, the Demo
Gratis Of the House were bound more
strongly than the rest by the action OF
their caucus chairman, Mr.. Lamar,
since he, in addition to signing the pa
per, added an Endorsement in further
support Of its purposes.
Year: 1877

LfT0m JAy 1Oulu . ATlpuAo5


It Is quite discouraging to people who
imagined that the high character and
function OF the Commission would lead
Its members to rise above the common
levels of partisan politics to find that
even upon as simple question as that
Of adjournment party feeling sways
every man OF them except the odd
Judge. He is, In fact, the Court, and
the fourteen other Commissioners are
only party make ways to balance each
other. Judge Bradley is the modern
Warwick. He will make the President
just as effectually as II he were the solo
arbitrator Of the controversy. Whether
Hayes or Tilden is to fill the Executive
Office after the 4th Of March depends
solely and absolutely upon bis decision.
The arguments Of counsel are addressed
to him. His vote is waited for with
bated breath. For the moment he is
the most powerful man in America.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--It is the inten-
tion OF the House Foreign Affairs Com
disposition Of the amount actually re.
ceived from the Mexican Govern ment
for awards made under the late naked
commission. A large number OF claim.
ants intend to oppose this plan, and
favor an appropriation by Congress for
the whole amount Of the award. They
claim that there Is precedent for this
In the settlement by the government OF
the claims of New Grenada. In the
event of Congress adopting such q
proposition as this, it would have TO
look to the Mexican government Tor
prompt reimbursement. It - not ike
H. in view of the condition or affairs In
Meyico and the economical disposition
Of the House, that it can be passed.
Year: 1877

codrage for Judge Bradley to 20 against
his party, and had he been willing to do
so he would have permitted the intro
duetion OF the only evidence which
could give him q strong justification in
the moral sense OF the country.
Year: 1877

Gulliver in his voyage TO the Houy-
huns, being questioned by his master
as to the nature and practices of the
law, made the following wise observa-
picked out from the most uexUrvus
LAWYERS who have grown old or lazy, ana
having been biased all their lives against
truth and equity, lie under such iatal
necessity of favoring fraud, perjury, ana
oppression, that 1 have known some OF
them refuse large bribe from the SIDE
where Justice lay rather than inIure the
faculty by dong anything unbecoming
their nature or their office.


at is a maxim among these lawyers
| that whatever has been done before may
legally be done again, and therefore they
take special care to record all the de
cisions formerly made against common
iustice and the reason of mankind. Thes
under the name of precedence they pro
duce as authority to justify the mos
iniouitous opinions, and the judge
never fail of directing accordingly.


t"In pleading they stuolously avn
entering into the merits of case, bu


- bud, violent, and tedious in dwellin


all circumstances which are not
purpose.
"It is likewise observed that tn
society he's peculiar cant and jargon
:. its own that no other mortal can unde


stand, and wherein all their laws a
written, which they take special care


multiply; whereby they have Who'll
. confounded the very essence OF tru


and falsehood, of right and wrong.
= "In all points out of their own ira
theyare usually the most ignorant a.
i stupid generation among us, the m'


despicable in common conversatlc
e avowed enemies to all knowledge a


learning, and equally disposed to P
= v0t the general reason of mankind
II everv other subject of discourse as


their own"
Year: 1877

THE ENGINEERS DELAYED--A NEW PLAN PRO-


POSED.


There have been some lively discussions recently In
conscQ uence OF the sudden advancement OF some new
plans with reference tho proposed bridge from New
York TO Long Island, with Backwelrs Island as the
intermediate point The meetings OF engineers have
been held at frequent Intervals within the past three
wocks and tho conflict Of ideas growing out OF
the propositions construct the bridge upon tho plan
OF clear headway OF l35 feet from the New York shore
TO the island and q ner proposition to construct
an arch within the same gwen space, which Is but 1876
feet high the middle starting at the waters level on
each side. The government engineers employed in
the work ut He'll Cute and General Newton
especially, are loud IN denouncng the new
s'arch project on tho grounds that II viii materially
Interfere with navigation and that such plan would
reduce tho available space for ghmased craft nearly
If not quite twothrds The sessions Of tho engineers
have been stormy, and In consequence Of these new
plans the work has been and probably will be consd-
erably delayed While Dut minority OF the engineers
are apparently In favor OF the new project II IL not i'm
probable that tho majority may be enticed over, as
ono OF the leading members OF the Board Is stubborn
and means to "hod out" Az the distance from Now
York to Blackwclls island s 734 feet, and from the
island 10 the Long Island shore but 6l8 feet In the
bridge measurement the construction OF the arch Is
matter OF serious consideration not only With the
engineers but with the public ntsrssted In East River
navigation.
Year: 1877

Tomorrow evening there will be q musical, dra-
matte and literary entertainment given In the large
hall OF the Church OF the Holy lnnoconts, Thirty
seventh street and Broadway, of which Rev. John
Larkin Is tho pastor.


The entertainment will takc place under the auspices
OF an amateur dramatic company formed OF the young
meu OF the parish, who thus endeavorng assist
In lquidating the heavy debt that oncumbers the
church.


Aside from the worthy object In view there will be
era very attractive features OF the programme. not the
least Of which Will be the appearance 0i Mrs Laura s.
Webb, the author OF "Cusers Immortality" The
lady will read, In connection with other selected pieces
new poem upon "Libcrty Enlightening the World. !"
Year: 1877

ney Leary insisted that the prisoner should be neither
bailed discharged on the suit, aud In tact that
action should taken In this Court but the matter
referred to Judge Gdorseeve in the Court OF General
Sessions from which court tho order OF arrest
issued. The out that som0 years the
prisoner was indicted tor utterng forged
check, although the indictment was sub
sequently quashed, and that he had been sirce
charged with being implicated the forgery OF deeds
tho Registers ONCE Indictment TO which effect
was stated ~ be still pending against him. Amer
long discussion tho prisoner was remanded TO the
General Sessions TO answer the indictment In that
court. II arranged that the argument In the
should take place on Tuesday