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Year: 1879

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Explanatory Introduction by the Editor


"Dombey and son" as firm had
existed from time immemorial, handed
down from father to son. Paul Dom
bey Sr., the sole member Of the firm,
(his father had died) had been mar.
ried ten years without male issue. A
daughter had been bron, whom lie
disliked because she could not ill out
the traditional firm name, of Dom
bey & Son." Finally son is born e,
and the mother dies at his birth. He
becomes his fathers sole thought end
consideration. His sister is neglect
cd. He is a sickly child. He at
tends school, breaks down under the
mental strain, and is taken to the sea-
side by his father, in the vain hope
that bis health may be regainsd-
Thus, Dickens describes his sickness
and death -


CHAPTER XIV.


WHAT THE WAVES WERE ALWAYS SAY
ING.


Paul had never risen from his little
bed. He lay there, listening to the moi
ses in the street, quite TRANQUILITY not
caring much how the time went, !ou'
watching everything about him with
observing eyes.


When the sunbcams struck into hi.
room through the rustling blinds, anc
quivered on the opposite wall lik'
golden water, he knew that evening
was coming on, and that the sky was
red and beautiful. AS the reflection
died away, and gloom went creep
ing up the wall, he watched it deep
en-, deepen. deepen, into night. Then
he thought how the long streets were
dotted with lamps, and how the peace
full stars were shining overhead. His
fancy had a strange tendency to wan.
der to the river. which he knew was
flowing through the great city and
now he thought how black it was, and
how deep it would look, reaecting
the hosts of stars-and more than all,
how steadily it rolled away to meet
the sea.


As it grew later in the night, and
footsteps in the street became so rare
that he could hear them coming, count
them as they paused, and lose them
in the hollow distance, he would lie
and watch the many-colored ring
about the candle, and wait patiently
for day. His only trouble was, the
swift and rapid river. He fell forced,
sometimes, to Try to stop ito stem
it with his childish hands-or choke
its way with sand-and when he saw
it coming on, resistless, be cried out !
But a word from Florence, who was
always at his side, restored him to
himself; and leaning his poor head
upon her breast, he told Floy Of his
dream, and smiled.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Your article entitled
" Bad Special-Assessment Law'' is quite op-
perfume, and it you shall continue to advocate
your advanced ideas upon this subject you will
deserve the thanks Of all wc1l-disposcd people
in this community. 1nstead Of two proceedings,
as ut present, let there be one; this would Ire
Quire very little change in the present law. One
set OF Commissioners could estimate both the
damages and benefits at the same time and en1-
body the same in one report, and one trial upon
the report Of the Commissioners would be SUI
ticient; and any party assessed for benefits
should be permitted to introduce evidence as
to the value Of property to be condemned for
the improvement and to be paid for out Of such
special assessment.


The 141th section OF the act under which
Court power to have any special assessment re-
cast whenever it shall be necessary for the at
talt'mcnt OF justice. There certainly have been
cases where this power should have been exer-
clsed; but for want OF use it has grown rusty.
l have never known case in which this power
was exercised. In the Dearborn street case the
owners OF property assessed for $721, 600 out OF
an aggregate assessment of 81, ,122000 signed
and presented to the Court petition praying
Tor the exercise OF this power, and the Court
refused to grant the prayer OF the petitioners
and confirmed the assessment. This assess
ncnt was such q gigantic fraud upon the prop
erey-owners that the City Council, as matter
Of justice, did what the Court refused to do,
viz: set aside the whole proceedings.


In the Statestreet widening cases the Court
was asked and declined to exercise the same
power. It was shown in these cases that the
property on State street between Harrison and
Year: 1879

Tie publishers OF the New Orleans Times
wish especially at this time that every citizen
of this state should be a subscriber or reader of
the Times. Questions of the GTtHteSt in!Or-
tancC to Louisiana are pending waiting solution.
A convention OF her delegates are now i'll srS-
sion drafting an organic law for adoption to
replace the present constitution. and which It
is hoped Will radically reform those fearful
abuses, wastcful cNtravagancics and gross i'll
justices which have been lurturcd by it and
have grown up unaerlt. The subject OF I'eStrir-
tive quarantine as TO its efficacy i'll preventing
the introduction of the Scourge of yellow fever
and its acknowledged bli lighting effects upon the
business and prosperity OF the city OF New Or
leans and the State, is now engrossing to a
large extent public attention. Other vital qucs-
tions. such as labor, Immigration. railroad con-
municatiunS with our nci;l!borin@ state of
Texas removal of the State capital, etc, de-
mand constant consideration and discussion.


The publishers OF the Tllues refer with pride
to the position taken by the Times on all Of
these questions. Their inspiring motive has
been the good OF the State and her people. for
upon her prosperity, development and growth
depend their compensation and reward. From
no other source can they expect to s'lbscrve
these ends.


The thorough independence of the Times its
strength. courage and consistency in the discus
sion OF all questions, its indefati-able and per
siSte1t lahors to restore the wOnted prosperity
of the South, have made it recognized through
out the country rs the leading Southern journal
and made IT quoted everywhere as the repre-
sentative of the best Southern thought and
opinion.


The publishers wish that a copy may he
placed i'll the hands of every citizen Of this state.
that he may judge by pcrllsal of its merits, of
its consistency, OF its motive.


As newspaper giving all the news of the
days as a commercial paper, showing all the
movements OF business and commerce as an
organ of the people, representing and conscrv-
ing their best and highest interests, they claim
the Times to he without Il rival III the South.
Too meet the general slrinkagc in values. the
subscription price of the Times has been mater
tally reduced. This Times daily. seven papers
a wcek) will be sent hereafter at the rate of $l2
per annlun, and the Weekly Times at the rate
OF 50 per annllm. postage prepaid,


Copies of the Times, either Daily or Weekly,
gladly sent free asspecimens to any person who
desires to examine the same.


We ask every reader to give the Times a trial.
We are making it a paper worthy of support.
and we know If the reader once tries it he will
continue a subscriber.


The Daily will he sent on trial one month for
81, and the Weekly three months for so c nts.
Send rcnittanccs by money order or regis
tered letter draft.


Address


THE NEW ORLEANS TIMES,


Louisiana
Year: 1879

the prison, where they listened to q new
revelation.


Mary Adams was not dead at all :.
The story which her lover told was
true. Or that night of the quarrel, fear
ing that be might do some rash thing
and really desirous. for the time, Of
getting out Of the way and beyond his
knowledge. she returned secretly to her
house. where she made up small bun
ble Of necessary clothing, and then,
unknown to any one. she crept awav
ard before morning she was beyond the
possibility Of reach or recognition.


Having found . new home in q far
away noun'sirous region, she had not
seen any hcwspaper until she had been
IN her new home. She read the account
OF her own death. and Of the arrest Of
her lover for her murder. with astonish-
ment. and now she haI come to set
matters right.


As fortune would have it. on the
very day of Miss Adams return. an Of
ficer from an insane asylum appeared
in search of an escaped patient, whom.
after weeks OF labor he had, succeeded
in tracing in that direction. He saw
the garments which had been taken
from the body of the dead woman, and
recognized them at once as having be-
longed to bis patient.


The initials. m. A." which had
been supposed to stand for Mary
Adams, we're really meant for Morton
borough Asylu The officer saw Miss
Adams, and declared that if be mad met
her on the highway. or in crowded
public conveyance, he should certainly
have arrested her. Her resemblance to
the patient he had sought ~as WONDER
ful.


And % the truth Vas known a, last.
BY q fortunate revolution Of th+ wheel
light came to Mary Adams. aud her
resppearance upon the scene came with
saving power to William Clsypole.


The lovers went away from tho prison
together. and certainly We have Just
ground for the belief that tho ordeal
through which they had passed had
been sufficient in its terrible experience
to lead aud sustain them in the only
ssfs aud peaceful way of life the way
Of trustful love aud wise fnrbearsnce.


Behold. from this" erie. one, "dsu>
ger of relying upon circumstsntial evil
dencc."


But We beg that ones pardon. The
circumstances did not lie; it was the di.
rect testimony that proved false. as is
very often apt to be the case.
Year: 1879

THE New RIVER MINEs.-A letter to
the Vest Coast Signal, dated Forks of
New River, February 14th," gives the
following information in relation to nin>
ing operations on that stream Permit
me to tell you that we of this portion of old
Trinity have been frozen up all winter.
and are just beginning to thaw out. All
the miners are busy now. The Eagle
Creek Company have begun sluiclnE. The
Slide Creek Company have an abundance
of water, and are running their saw mill
day and night. Their claim will be in
working order in short time, and then
you will hear good report, for l know
that they have some very rich ground,
with fair prospect of striking an cid
channel. The same Company intends
taking water from the main river and
conveying it by ditch and flume 215 miles
down stream to Rattesnake Bar, where
fine prospects have been obtained. This
Company have new ditch cut, and mill
framed and iroLs ready to set up as soon as
Spring comes.


Another Company propose to take a
ditch from the river for the purpose of
conveying water to the bar at the mouth
ofthis river, which contains 25 acres Of
mining ground. On a portion o: this bar
there is a gravel bank from 40 to 60 feet
deep. This will be the most extensive
mining enterprise on either Trinity or
New River. The water will be carried
across the river, below the mouth of this
stream, and then along down the Trinity
MS far as David Gray's place. five miles
from where the water is taken from the
river. This fume and ditch will cover
mining ground enough to last tie Csmpa-
ny lifetime. The bars are all high, and
afford from 40 to rs feet dump" for
rocks and tailngs. New River furnishes
an abundance of water the year round and
miners along the line of this ditch will
never be obliged to wait for the rainy sea
son to obtain water. Men having capital
to invest should take look at this section
1t is one of the richest undeveloped mining
regions in the State, and boasts .hs finest
climate in the world"
Year: 1879

MINERS complain of the scarcity Of
water, and it now seems that we will not
have much more. Winter is gone and
the few Spring showers yet to come can
not be expected to bring enough water for
mining purposes. There is no snow in
the mountains, of any consequence, and
there is very little water in the ground.
Wherefore the mining season OF 1878 rs
may be set down as a blank.
Year: 1879

NEARLY SCALPED. One day last week
on Canon Creek, John r. Driver got
turned wrong end to tho Little Giant,
and the stream striking him in the back
lifted him up and threw HIM about TWEEN
ty feet head first, INTO rock pile. The
scalp was cut bias across the top Of his
head for several inches and the skull laid
bare. We are glad to learn that the in
juries received, though very painful, are
not serious. Johnny says the front end
of a Little Giant is more dangerous than
the hind end Of c pack-mule and he has
tried both.
Year: 1879

ExERCIsE.-A horizontal bar has been
erected on the sand lot at the corner, and
some of the lazy bones about town have
been surprised by the new sensation of
exercise. Others might avail themselves
Of . little gymnastics without injury.
Year: 1879

1t was customary in former
days for all theS1adies of the hest
families to attend the prominent
barbecues; and this was especi.
ally the case in the contest be-
tween Mr.. BrecH Henridge and Gen
eral Combs, in 1S4O. Out of
these affairs grew the authentic
story of the incest widow in the
bluegrass region. Not far from
the forks of Elkhorn lived the
pretty little widow Fauntleroy,
and one OF her nearest neighbors
was General Peyton. The Gems
eral had looked upon the little
widow very much as he looked
upon his blooded horse Powhat-
tan, "the finest horse, sir, in the
bluegrass region"


The pretty Mrs. Fauntl tleroy
had been d widow more than a
year, while the General, having
a great regard for etiquette, had
waited patiently for that time to
elapse, in order to declare himself
But the widow, with her womau's
art, kept her lover at bay, vet
kept him in her train.


He had escorted her to a bar
becue given by the Wings, and
when returning had expressed
his satisfaction at the prospects
of General Combs, and the sue
cess of the Wing party.


The widow took des with the
democratic party, and offered to
wager her saddle horse, Gipsey,
against the Generals bIooded
nag, or any thing else she might
fancy on his farm, that the demo.
Gratis wonld prove victorious.


The Generals gallantry would
not allow him to refuse the wager
which he promptly accepted.
By this time they had reached
the north fork of Elkhorn, and
were about to ford it tbridges
were not plenty in those days
when John Peyton, the Generals
only son and heir came up at a
sharp gait behind them.


The widow turned and bowed
to. John and rode on into the
stream, but a little behind her
companion. The east bank was
very steep, and required the
horses to put forth nearly all
their strength to reach the top
with their loads. AS luck would
have it, good or i'll, the widows
saddle glrth broke when just at
the commencement of the steep
part, and TIE lady, still seated
on her saddle, slid swiftly back
into the water, while her horse
went up the bank like an arrow
John Peyton leaped from his
horse and in an instant caught
the floating lady and saddle, and
before the General had recovered
from his astonisllment, was at the
top Of the bank with his burden
The little widow was equal to tht
occasion. for she begged the Gen
eral to ride on and stop her hors,
which had now begun to under
stand his part in the mishap
and was increasing his gait to
wards home.


The General did as he was bid
and soon returned with the horse
In the meantime John Peytol
had secured his own horse, an,
when the General came bacl
with the Widows horse she an,
iJobn were laughing merrily owe
/ the ridiculous accident. but wha
Year: 1879

Mexico and the Mexican
States adjacent to our borders,
that have laid dormant for centu-
ries, will then be made available
for the employment of millions of
people, and will add untold mill
lions to the wealth of our country.
Arizona Is the great central point
of this railroad struggle, and the
incalculable mineral wealth which
she holds within her miserly
clutches Is undoubtedly the mag
net which irresistibly draws them
onward. No portion of the known
world equals Arizona In the extent
and variety Of it's mineral deposits.


To reach this great and opulent
Held of commerce, an era In rail-
road building has been inaugurated
which surpasses anything that the
past has witnessed whose
beneficial influence will haye no
territorial limit, but will be felt In
the East as we'll as in the West, in
the South no less than the North.
Year: 1879

Miss Annie Louise Cary was visited
at her home in Maine the other day BY
a party of friends. After trying in vain
to make anybody hear at the front OF
the house they quietly walked around
to the kitchen at the back where they
found the charming contralto hummiDg
an air from aida. and meanwhile
closely watching 4 broiling steak. The
cookery was pronounced as delightful
as the voice-and that is saying great
deal. -'t
Year: 1879

p9r Friendships are never completed till
men are bound to each other by the common
experience of SORROW" Correct. Men who
never before exchanged more than a nod in
passing, will become sworn friends and allies
in a common cause in two minutes after they
meet at the back door of saloon on Sunday
morning, and find it closed. .. .....
Year: 1879

Pos1AoAS
rive from it?"


"Isn't there any person you know, who
might possibly have an idea that you contem-
plate leaving your property to some other
person, against whom the said party may
have grudgeS" cunningly hazarded Joshua.


Sir Roxwell, who was irritable at times,
answered with some sharpness


"Can't you talk plainly, man, so that can
understand your he exclaimed. What the
deuce can l make out of such mixing up
Of some persons and 'other persons and
said parties? What do you mean?'


"Merely what say, Sir Roxwell; though,
perhaps, did not express myself with sufi-
cient clearness. meant that there might be
some one who hoped to inherit the estate
mind, this is simply conjecture without any
foundation-and at the same time feared you
had other views. Now to preclude the chance
of your leaving it in a quarter unfavorable
to them, they might trump up this story about
my cousins daughter being alive, to turn
your thoughts in that direction, don't you
see and thus alter any other intention you
might have. Of course, as I said just now,
this is mere conjecture on my part. Some
people go to work in a very roundabout way"


81 should think that would be round
about way, indeed-a way l can't see the
sense Of" said the invalid, testify. 81 don't
understand yet what you are driving at.
Who knows anything about my intentions in
regard to the estate? Maybe don't know
Year: 1879

The London Agricultural Gazette
says that "Farmers who have cut
grass for hay should let it alone
during the continuance of wet
weather. There is no greater mis-
take than to break the swath, as
grass never takes less harm and
throws off more wet than just as it
sleft by the scythe or machine.
Every blade Of grass is provided by
nature with v aterproof mantle, in
the shape of an impenetrabls CLASSY
covering of silica. This envelope
is perfectly able. to keep out the
rain; but tedding and turning
breaks it and opens joints, into
which the wet enters. 1t is then
that the mischief begins, the ex-
ternal wet mingling with the inter
nal sap and causing fermentation.
How long grass will resist the bad
effects ofrain we hardly venture to
state; but We are confident that q
week or ten days bad weather will
be best met by the passive system
here indicated"
Year: 1879

KEEPING THE HEAD CLEAN The
following suggestion is worth heed
ing: A distinguished physician
who had spent much time at quaran-
tine said that person whose head
was thoroughly washed every day
rarely took contagious diseases; but
where the hair was allowed to be-
come dirty and matted, it was hard
ly possible to escape infection.
Many persons find speed reliet for
nervous headache by washing the
hair thoroughly in weak soda water.


/ have known severe cases almost
wholly cured in ten minutes by this
simple remedy. A friend finds j,
the greatest relief in cases of "rare
cold" the cold symptoms entirely
leaving the eyes aud nose after one
thorough washing of the hair. The
head should be thoroughly dried
atterward, and avoid dranghts OF
air for a little while.
Year: 1879

A Winnipeg correspondent to the
Montreal "Witness" has this to say
of his trip from Duluth to Emerson
and the officers at the points
named:


GAS soon as we arrived at Duluth,
the customs officer came aboard, and
very politely asked us to open our
baggage for it to be examined. |
might also say that we were treated
with great courtesy BY our Ameri-
can cousins. There were great in
ducemen;s held out to us to go to
the Northwest through the States.
Shortly after leaving Duluth, we
came into the valley of the ST.
Louis river, and travelled some time
along side it, enjoying the magnifi-
cent scenery to be seen there. Soon
we came to the broad prairie, and
were there reminded of the parting
of Abraham and Lot, when Abraham
said: Let there be no strife, I pray
thee, between me and thee, for is
not the whole land before thee !?
Separate thyself, pray thee, from
me if thou wilt take the left hand
| will take the right or if thou de-
part TO the right hand then will 60
to the lett We had the vast
prairie on either side of US till we
reached this city of Winnipeg. Be-
fore reaching Emerson the Canada
Customs officer came on board, and
| am sorry to say that there was no
courtesy or politcness shown to the
passengers in this case. They
were ordered around like SO many
dogs"
Year: 1879

We have been told that we made fatal blunder in advocating the passage of the Railroad bill, We knew we would be on the unpopular slde Of the question with many of our readers and friends, until they got to fairly understand the matter; but WE KNEW WE WERE RIGHT in ad- vocating the measure as the best policy that could be adopted for the ultimate good and prosperity of Ar kansas and we did not stop to ask whether we would be popular or un- popular. We have the pleasure of seeing that our view of the matter is endorsed by the best newspapers and the best men in Arkansas.

 Brothers High and Hicks, of the Lonoke Democrat, say our ideas on this question meet their views squarely.

 Brother Mcclure, of the Inde pendent Arkansian has also noticed the ''peck of trouble" into which we have gotten ourselves by expressing our honest convictions on this sub ject, and he comes to our relief in the following complimentary style:

 "Some of the slow coaches and old fogies about Russellville having found fault with the DEMOCRAT for its course on the railroad tax bill, it comes back in very sensible man ner and by facts and figures demon strates the correctness of its posi- tion. It clearly shows our need of immigration and capital and the surest way to attain it. It shows the benefits we would derive and the rate of taxation we might have in a few years in raising a given amount, by having our population and wealth increased.

 We make the following extracts from the concluding remarks of Bro. Battenfield, agreeing with him in the main. We do not favor complete exemption, but Tightening of the burthen on road bed and rolling stock, to encourage the investment of capital in our State in such enter prises as will open up, develop the country and fill it with live enter prising people"

 Truth is mighty and will prevail.
Year: 1879

The following reports are the re- suit of the investigation ordered by the House in the matter of the alleg- ed bribery in the Senatorial race. We do not wonder at the House re- fusing to give it's endorsement to this lame attempt to whitewash the matter. There will be no doubt in any disinterested and unbiased mind which sees the full testimony, that that there were bnbes offered. The mere fact that there was not testimo- ny sufficient to convict, did not jus tify the committe in setting aside the sworn statements of Holifeld. turbush and Dawson, as naught,and declaring that no satisfactory evi. dence was offered to show that any member was offered a bribe. The testimony will convince all who read it that the evidence of the witness, Lee, who tried to implicate Senator Walker, is a base fabrication from beginning to end.

 MAJORITY REPORT.

 The undersigned members of your
Year: 1879

We are indebted to Hon. E. l.. McCracken, for printed copy of the testimony taken by the bribery In vestigating committee. It is very interesting reading to any one who wishes to get at the "true inward ness" of the senatorial race, and were it not so voluminous, we would reproduce 1t in the columns Of the DEMOCRAT. Voluminous as it is, however, if any number of our read CTS desire it we can give it all to them by producing one or two col ums each week until it is all placed before them.