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Year: 1878

The woman who committed a murder In
order to sell the body of her victim has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life. One per-
son, at least, engaged in this ghastly trade has
got her deserts,
Year: 1878


that body to Paris became test question:
the Monarchists preferring the comparative
security of Versailles to the risk OF an unex
pected visit from the city " Reds" As Gam-
BETA has spoken, it is probable that all other
considerations will have to give way TO the
Partisan claim.


The article quoted elsewhere, in which the
well-known Democrat who is mt once the Ed
itor of The Rochester Union aud Chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee gives his
view Of the causes of the overwhelming Dem
ocratic defeat, is IA notable one. 1t may al
most be said to mark an episode In Mr.
Tllden's career. Hitherto his opponents, ol
whom Mr. Purcell is now the chief official
representative, have had no ground on which
to stand in making a public assault upon
him the strength of the Anti Illden party
lay in personal and political dislike
of Mr.. Tilden. But now. when Demo
crat occupying Mr.. Purcels position stands
up boldly and declares that the disclosure OF
the cipher dispatches wrecked the Democracy
in the elections and calls upon Democratic
House to bring the crime of these bribencs
home to its authors, the most bcnighted ad-
herent of Mr.. Tilden must realize what change
has come over his political prospects. His name
could not live half an hour in a convention
even Democratic conventional what Mr.
Purcell says now were said openly on the
floor of such n body. And the planness with
which the Chairman of the State Committee
speaks seems to indicate that, if an occasion
ever should be thrust upon the party, there
would be no mercy shown.


Ex-Governor Chamberlain greets the report
of his Indictment in South Carolina with the
indignation of an honest man, and with the
frmness of one who proposes to go more than
half way to meet any accusation rejecting
upon his character. In the first place
he clearly proves his determination
to give the shotgun Democrats OF
South Carolina n chance to do their worst,
by teegraphing to the AttOrney-Gcneral OF
that State that if any Indictment has been
found the accused person will appear volun-
tarilv. and that he would like to know the
probable date of the trial and the size OF the
bond. In the second place. Mr.. Cham
berlain sets forth "A number Of facts show
ing the motives which lie back Of this uncx-
pected prosecution. The facts on which an
indictment is now based have been known
for six years past, and the bringing of suit
at this te day certainly has the appearance
of an attempt to crafty malice rather than
to obtain Justice If the temper OF too many
SoutherneIs was not known TO be peculiarly
vindlctive, Mr. Chamberlam's belief that his
professional labors in the Kimpton and South
Carolina Railroad cases have bad something
to do with this movement against him, wonId
seem beyond acceptance; but unfortunately
SOutherners Of this generation, as well as those
of former day. have done bitter and wicked
things for reasons quite as petty. Mr.. Cham
berlain is right in believing that the country
will watch his trial, and Will insist that it
shall be fair one.
Year: 1878

1t may not be generally known that we
have living in this country an Irish CathO-
lie priest whose history, we will venture
to cay, will be more interesting than that OF
any man now living. The man we allude to
is Rev. Father Brophy, an inmate of the
hospital of the Sisters of Providence in
Davenport, Iowa, who is now one hundred
and six years old. He was born in Ireland,
and while yet a youth he emigrsted to
education. He was pastor in and near
Paris for about thirty years, during which
period he witnessed many interesting
scenes. He saw the attempt of assaesins-
ting Louis PHILIPPE by the firing of bomb
she'll while he was walking on the Boule-
vards He saw the remains of Napoleon
after they were brought back to Paris from
St. Helena. He was intimately acquainted
with Gen. Lafay cite, and was his father
confessor. He came to this country and
was chosen pastor of st. Paul's Cathedral,
New York. During this period he formed
the acquaintance of the Protestant minis-
ter Bailey, whom he converted, and who
afterwards became one of the most brilliant
was no other than the late Archbishop
Bailey, of Baltimore.


Father Brophy was . relative of Mrs.
Surratt, and frequently he pleaded in her
behalf to ex-President johnson. He is
emphatic in proclaiming Mrs. Surrstt's
innocence of the crime for which che, as be
claims, was uDjustly and unlawfully hanged
that of being implicated in the assassin
alton of President Lincoln. All these facts
in the life of Father Brophy are related by
himself and undoubtedly are true. We are
ferreting out a more complete account of
the life of this extraordinary man.
Year: 1878




Last week, the army bill being up for
discussion in the House of Representatives,
Gen. Butler took occasion to read a care
fully written speech from which we take
this extract:


II s claimed that We must have a large
standing army to repress the possible out
break of laboring men-to put them down
with the bullet and bayonet, the machine
strike, and bad men should band together
to take advantage of their necessities to
insugurate violence and wrong. Remove
the cause and then you will not need an
army. The only suggested need of an army
will cease, except on the Western frontier.
Instead of supporting four hundred men,
at an expense of nearly million year, on
the frontier as a regiment, support four
hundred families, with strong stalwart
workipgmen at their heads, in place of that
regiment, and give them arms and they
will protect themselves from your Josephs,
your Sitting Bulls, or your Indians, wher-
ever they may be found. Settle them
together in communities of four hundred
families each, and they will be your army
not of consumers, but an army of produ-
GERS of large numbers, each settlement
stronger than q regiment. Exercise the
power the Constitution has given you and
make them United States militia for your





not fight they will produce, and not eat the
production of Others. Send out selected
head Of a family, willing to work, with his
wife and children, and give him forty acres
of land and only what your soldiers cost
you in transportation, clothing, forage, pay
and quarters, and you will have q producer
at home to defend himself as our fathers
did in New England, as our fathers did in
New York, without the aid of any regular
army. Expend the forty million dollars
which your army, annually costs you in
putting settlers on the lands of the frontier
with their families, who, in few years will
Ree-ea4y be q -self-suppeFtiHg bat a self
recruiting army, which shall add to and
not decrease your wealth. Then it will be
time to talk about disbanding your regular
army, cutting it do Own to a few soldiers to
keep the guns and carriages in the several
forts painted and only educate your Off
GERS and let them turn their forts to civil
life until, by the pussible contingency of q
foreign war, they may be called into action
at the head of volunteer eoldiegs on whom
you must at last depend. Depend in the
several States upon a we'll regulated United
States militia which the Constitution pre-
supposes and do not let my ear be paiued
again by hearing it said that militia will
not fight, or will eympathize with mob of
rioters. When that hour comes your reg
ular soldiers cannot be depended upon any
more than militia, and the whole history
of the armies of the world tells you that
the regulars fraternize with thepeople when
the cause of the mob becomes the cause of
the people, and the action of the. mob is
revolution against their oppressors who
take away their liberties and their righte.
Year: 1878

THE book of Nature is said to be ev.
er open. This is especially true during
the summer months. Let teachers help
their pupils to read a little in this
grand old book; or, at least, while they
turn to the pictures, help them to some
knowledge of the lessons which these
serve to illustrate. When the little
folks bring in bouquet of wild flowers
don't fail to show that you appreciate
their beauty; lead the child to talk
about the plants, and when they ask
questions, help them to find out answers
for themselves; encourage them to ex-
anime the stems, and leaves and bios
SONS, and help them to see wherein
these are alike and wherein they differ.
You may in this way help your pupils
to form habits Of observation and COM
parison. which will be of incalculable
value to them in the future. If, unfor-
tunately, you have no knowledge OF
plants yourself, study with the children.
1t is not the hard names which are i'm
portant. See what you can find out
with your own eyes, using, now and
then, to aid them, small microscope;
something of the structure and habits
of plants, and insects as well.


Any teacher who has the will can
find way to do large amount of this
work in the summer term, without US
ing any of the time which would other
wise be devoted to the regular studies
of school, and no one, it seems to me,
can fail to find the study full of inter-
est, as it surely will be of profit.
Year: 1878

The TRAINING OF YoUTH-There
is much said on the subject of practical
education, and of training youth for ef-
ficiency in the pursuits on which their
incomes may depend. But if we can
make a correct analysis of these argu-
ments, they have but one criterion,
which is the ability to traffic and skin
other people and make money. The
whole moral capacity Of mankind is
tried, not simply by even its productive
power, but by its selfish ability to get
ahead of its neighbors. Thank heaven,
there never yet was a scheme of educa-
tion invented that could work this sord-
id and infamous result Thank heaven,
all true instruction is away from subtle
and crafty tricks, into philanthropy,
bene6cence, and truth! If the supreme
end of man is to make money, we con-
fess that all possible schemes Of educa-
tion are against it, We educate men,
not for their personal advantage, but to
make them more useful to society
Only on this pretext can the public
schools be sustained at all. If these
are to be degraded into mere instru-
ments for making sordid, scheming, sell
fish rogues, then let them be altogether
abolished, for they will not work this
result. Children are educated to make
good citizens of them, and not to make
social pirates of them.-Phsza Pres&
Year: 1878

The editor of Santa Clara (Califor-
nia) paper is happily deaf, and thus tells
of his adventures with a female book
agent (the book was not a female, of
course): We thought everybody in the
State knew we were deaf, but once IN a
while we find one who is not aware of
the fact A female book peddler came
to the Office, the other day She wished
to dispose of book. She was alone in
this world, and had no one to whom she
could turn for sympathy or assistance,
hence we should buy her book. She
was unmarried, and had no manly heart
into which she could pour her suffer
ings, therefore we ought to invest in a
book.


She had received liberal education
and we could not, in consequence, pay
her less than two dollars for book
We had listened attentively, and here
broke IN with: what did you say?
We're deaf" She started in loud
voice and went through her rigmarole
When she had finished we went and got
roll Of paper, and making it into a
speaking trumpet, placed one end to
Dur ear and told her to proceed. She
nearly broke blood-vessel in her effort
Year: 1878

The Rochester Board of Education
has passed resolution reconsidering
the action of the last board, whereby
the Free Academy was reduced to the
grade of grammar school. It is prob
able that this prompt action of the new
board will prevent any change in the
curriculum Of the school, as it has exist
ed for years, and the spirit of the board
reveals the fact that the people of Roch-
ester are unwilling to give up their high
school privileges, Notwithstanding the
influence of Bishop McQuade, Editor
+ Fiteh, and others to to the contrary. The
they create a sentiment as we'll as an
intelligence in favor of their support,
and no amount of foolish argument will
convince the people that they are sup
erhuity in our school system.-NationaS
Journal of Education.
Year: 1878

Praise your wife, man; for PHYS
sake give her little encouragement; it
won't hurt her. She made your home
comfortable, your hearth bright and
shining; food agreeable PHYS sake
tell her you thank her, if nothing more.
She don't expect it; it will make her
eyes open wider than they have these
ten years, but it will do her good, and
you too. There are many women to-day
thirsting for words of praise, the Ian
guage of encouragement. Through
summers heat, through winters toll,
they have drudged uncomplainingly ,and
so accustomed have their fathers, broth
ers and husbands become to their mo-
notonous labors that they look for and
upon them as they do the daily rising
of the sun, and it's daily going down.
Home every day may be made beautiful
by an appreciation of its holiness. You
know, if you can take from your drawer
a clean shirt whenever you want it, that
somebody's fingers have ached in the
toll of making it fresh and agreeable, so
smooth and lustrous.
Year: 1878

Gentlemen of leisure who live in Ne
vada will be glad to know the fashions
for 1878: 1t will be gross breach of
politeness to shoot at anybody further
off than six feet, and if he falls at the
first fire it is de rigeur that you should
walk up to the party and put at least
eight more bullets in his carcass in self
defense. This necessltates carrying
two revolvers, but this cannot be helped.
Fashion at times lays heavy burdens on
votaries The knife is no longer used
in polite circles, and the correct thing
to do after the occurrence, is to immed-
lately give yourself up to the police, and
send letter of coincidence to the near
est relatives of the deceased. 1t is not
usual to go to the funeral, unlessit it hap
pens to be your own, in which case it is
in bad taste to either stay away or take
an active part in the proceedings.
Year: 1878

tell her aunty about it; and when, in the
months that followed, she would al
times get very sad in thinking of hel
poor body, she would suddenly brighten
up and say to her mother:


"Well, never mind, mamma, there is
one boy in the world who thought I was
an angel, only that my wings were fold
ed up" and the recollection never fail.
ed to bring smile to her face. And
those who know and love her have nc
doubt that some day her dear Heavenly
Father will give her the beautiful wings
of an angel. and that she will never have
any need to fold them.


"Auntie," said May, as I finished, II
mean to tell that to teacher, and ask
her to tell it to the scholars, and per.
haps it will make Jim Plummer real
sorry cause he spoke so to Archie; and
all the rest of the children kind to ev.
erybody who amt well and strong and
whole like themselves"
Year: 1878

In Compton, Canada, person about
to visit friend several miles distant,o ,on
New Years day, prepared family gift
in the shape Of turkey and plum pud-
ding. Knowing that he would arrive
rather too late to have them cooked for
dinner, he put stove on his double
team, started a rousing fire, and when
he reached the house Of his friend both
turkey and pudding were ready for the
table.
Year: 1878

A sidewalk in the middle Of the street would hard
~ seem to be desirable innovation especially with
the Thermometer its present range and yet there
are some streets which devoted exclusively to
heavy business where sidewalks in their normal
position are of little use to pedestrians, and an
annoyance to traffic. Along several streets which
lead to the river front, on both sides of the
city, there is an absolute necessity for ar
rangements, more less permanent, TO bridge
the chasm between the trucks which are backed
up against the curbsOnes and the doors Of the


houses. At no hour OF the day is it possible for
wayfarers to keep on the walk more than a few
steps together before they are compelled to take a
circuit in front of the teams, or watch for
an opening TO climb over pieces of scant-
ling and dodge between barrels OF bales,
which are rolled, or showed, or pitched
from truck to warehouse or from warehouse to
truck. Suppose the sidewalks were abolished, and
the streets paved flush up to the building line.
that drays could back up against the warehouses;
would not this system be convenient for bust
nessl And il through the ceutre of the street
there were laid smooth. narrow tagging, would
this walk be more nconyenient for pedestrians than
the otheri As it Is. long-sulfering citizens are
driven to this line of march, and stumble over
cobble-stones rather chan brave the peris which in


fest the legitimate path. central walk would be
cleaner than cObble-stOnes now are, would always
be as clean as the street-erossings, would be
as clean "a the sidewalks under the treat
ment to which they are now necessarily subjected.
OF course there are but few streets where
this plan would prove a benefcent revolution.
But it may occur to some people who have been
stimulated to energetic reflection on this subject


by having their legs tangled up now and then with
a two-nch iron pipe projected opportunely, and
with great velocity, from some cellar as they
passed. that in some downtown streets
where the supporting pillars Of the Ele-
waited railways arc set at the margin Of the
Year: 1878

Our Washington dispatches give an account
of great work which is in progress in the
Surgeon Generals Office. This is a catalogue
of the Medical Library in Washington-which
is said to be the largest in the world-so COM
piled as to serve as an encyclopedia of medi-
cal knowledge useful to all the world.
Year: 1878

Let it not be supposed that the cause OF
Temperance is suffering from the lack of ardor
on the part of certain associations and orators.
One of the speakers at a meeting, yesterday,
the lady who recently caused a small Ameri-
can flag. one of about half thousand, to be
removed from the wall, to make room for an
Inscription in honor of the Queen Of England,
expressed a cheerful willingness, in defending
her share in that important transaction, TO
face a prison and the burning fagot rather
than " fear to face the truth" Need it be
said that this announcement was received
with great cheering, and that the leglOns OF
intemperance were so abashed that nobody so
much as suggested a prison and nobody
dared to produce burning fagOtf But this
was not all. When somebody quoted General
Dixs views upon the imDrOprioty of hauling
down the American flag, this intrepid person
actually defied the ignOble individual who
made the quotation to shoot her. Need it be
said that he didn't? He was ashamed to, OF
course, with the eye of scornful pubhc upon
him. Need 1t be said either that the DreSi-
dent thought this "a noble utterance y All
this discussion was about the American flag
and the personal characteristics Of the speak
ers but it was muscular, and must have
braced mp the cause of temperance all along
the line.
Year: 1878

The approach of tie anniversary OF the
Battle of the BOyne threatens this time to
lead to n conflict of authority in Montreal.
At the magistrates meeting on Friday the
Mayor was invested with full powers, and au-
thorized to issue a proclamation, forbidding
any public gatherings on the Twelfth.
He has done So But several magistrates dissent
from the meetings. decision, and have called
on the military authorities to maintain order,
and implicitly to protect the contemplated
Orange procession. In this action the magls-
trates are sustained by high legal authority.
The Orangemen, themselves, have decided to
march, being assured by counsel that they
have a perfect right to do so, the Mayor
having no authority to forbid or prevent
them. Last year, when excitement was at
fever heat, the 0rangemen decided on the
eve of the Twelfth to abandon the celebration,
but this for0earance did not prevent
the disorders next day, when mbble
held the streets and murdered young
Hackett because he carried an orange lily.
That brutal act has left its bitterness behind,
and impelled the 0rangemen TO insist that
their right to parade shall be acknowledged,
at least. Colonel Fletcher, who has called
out $500 men, is master of the situation.
If he resolves firmly and promptly that the
procession shall take place, a salutary respect
for powder and ball will keep the mob i'll
cboclr
Year: 1878

The Radical journals are now describing
what they term "the Florida plan" They hd-
NIT that no violence Is displayed towards the
colored voter; but charge that the Democrats
are effectually disposing Of him In another
way. It seems that at tho last session
Of the Florida Legislature q law was
passed, authorizing thea local commission
ers Of elections TO correct the registration
lists by striking therefrom The names Of
voters who have died and those who may
have removed from the county during tho
preceding year. The commissioners are do
Ing their duty under this enactment and are
purgng tho lists, thus eliminating an old
Radical method Of fraud from the coming
election. 1t is the fact that the purglng has
been so faithfully carried out and fair vote
thereby assured. that occasions the new Rad"
chl wall. The Florida "plan' Of an honest
election is death blow TO all their hopes Of
SUCCESS. That Is 81 pregnant fact they are
not slow to seize upon.
Year: 1878

The DEMOCRATS official dispatch from
Memphis brings tho glad tidjngs that tho
medical authorities Of that sorely afflicted
city declare that tho epidemic is at IN end
A black frost and ice have finally laid low the
destroyer, and refugees may now return with
safety The weather here Is such that hopes
ore entertained that the New Orleans Board
Of Health may be Justified in making 81 like
declaration In very few days. Such an
nouncenent would bring Joy to thousands OF
anxious hearts, and the return Of thousands
Of absentees enger to get home.
Year: 1878

Con. Johnston is making an earnest can
vass Of bis district and Is everywhere received
with enthusiasm. He has the solid support
Of the city Of Richmond, and In the country
tho opposition has been reduced to O. very
vulgar fraction. His friends are working with
hearty good will and great spirit, and have
worked up such g. powerful feeling In his
favor that very few people In the district,
native or foreign, white or black, will vote
against him. The National opponent will be
so badly "sot down on that nothing Of him
but his boots will be seen after Tuesday next.