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Year: 1877

Washington Irving Bishop has commenced n suit In
the United Circuit Court against Clara Morris to
recover damages Tor an ALLEGED Infringement of the
copyright OF play Of "CaniIle" He asserts IN his
complaint that about three years before her death
Matilda Heron assigned to him all her right title and
interest n the play. He estimates his damages high
by Of the deiendanps having continued
the play in violation OF his title therein and con.
trary notice Tho clam OF the defendant Is that tho
play has become public property; that II was not
originally exclusively the property OF Matilda Heron,
adaptation of the DoveI OF Dumas and that
she had repeatedly bad PERMISSION from Matilda Heron
TO appear the play although ou this last point she
does not rely much Tor her defence In the action.
There appear the as counsel or plaintiff Erastus
Cook Charles ". Brooke and ex-Judge Homer A.
Nelson; and for the defendant Mr. Dudley Field
Year: 1877

Extract of letter from Captain George
w. Mudgett, of ship City of Montreal,
dated Liverpool, December 29th, 1876:


Aside from that (the weather) the first
unpleasant circumstance took place on
the ninth of December. On that day we
saw vessel with signals of distress fly
ing. We were then running before a
strong southwest gale. We Immediately
hauled our ship on the wind and ran as
near as we could fetch, and passed under
her lee quite close, and found her to be
the English bark Maria, of Belfast, full
of water, bowsprit and mainmast and fore
and mizzentopmast gone, bulwarks and
forward house gone, and after house with
the front and inside washed out. All
this was bad enough, but now comes
the worst. Clinging to her weather
quarter were thirteen men. Two hours
before we could have saved them, but
now it was impossible. We did our best.
For the next thirty-six hours it blew
hard gale. We laid to untilit moderated,
and worked our way back to where we
should have found them, crrlised about
until all hope left us, and three days af-
ter first seeing them filled away again on
our course. This cast terrible shadow
over the ship.
Year: 1877

The domestic difficulties between Patti
and her husband, the Marquis de Caux,
recalls another incident in operatic Cir
cles The elders of the gossipy circles
have only to tax their memories trife
to go back to the hilarious days of Mile
Sontag and Baron Rossi. Theirs was a
love match which provoked acres Of
broad German grins and lots of scandal
1t was feast which the gossips of 1880
fully enjoyed and have never forgotten.
Henrietta Sontag was then in the flower
Of her beauty of youth and charm of
song. She had long declared herself in-
vulnerable to the arrows of Cupid, but
she was human after all. Wherever she
went it was noted that the Baron Rossi
was at her heels. If she arrived in Ber-
lin by one diligence the devoted baron
was sure to arrive in the next. The
same thing at Hamburg, the same at
Paris, the same at st. Petersburg until
the Berlinese made fun of poor Sontag
and called her persistent follower Baron
"Montag." When loves secret began
to leak out in spite of all precautions,
and scandal took the place of harmless
jest, they Ii: ked Lady Sunday and Baron
Monday together, but it turned out that
the parson had joined them in advance,
so that all the calumniators and jokers
on Sontag were figuratively knocked into
"the middle of next week." Although
nearly half a century has passed one will
occasionally encounter an old beau in
the Thiergarten or the lobby Of the
opera, who will smile thoughtfully as
he taps his snuff box and say, almost
sadly: Nobody sings like Sontag, and
no one ever will"
Year: 1877

The Boston Bulletin says they had a
tough subject in the inquiry room.
Moody wrestled with him, and Sankey
sang with him, but the man seemed to
despair of forgiveness. Finally Moody
asked him what heavy sin burdened his
mind, and he confessed to having beat a
newspaper publisher out of three years
subscription. The evangelist informed
him that they did not profess to perform
miracles, but if he would settle up his
dues, with compound interest, and pay
for three years more in advance, although
they could not open the doors of the
church to him, perhaps he might be
snaked in under the canvass.
Year: 1877

"The closest place was ever in in
my life" said Devol, noted Mississippi
river gambler, "was in 80. / was com.
ing up the river from New Orleans in
the steamer Fairchild, and had won a
great deal of money. The boat landed
at Napoleon, and about twenty-five of
those killers there, who in those days
did not think any more Of killing man
than they did rat, got aboard. I open
ed out and won good deal of money
and four or five watches. Everything
went along smoothly enough until about
four o'clock in the afternoon, when they
began to get drunk. One of them said:
Where is that gambler; am going to
kill him. I'm with you, said another.
Il, too, said another. And the whole
party rushed to their state rooms and
got their pistols. slipped up and got
between the pilot house and the roof.
They searched the boat from stem to
stern, but did not think of looking under
the pilot house. l whispered to the
pilot that when he came to bluff bank
to throw her stern in and give me the
word and would run and jump off, At
about six o'clock he gave me the word,
and | ran aud jumped. 1 was weighted
down with the watches and gold l had
won, and the distance was moro than l
thought, and L missed the bank and
stuck tight, waist deep, in soft mud at
the waters edge. The killers saw me,
and as the boat swung out they opened
fire. 1 could not move, and the bullets
whistled past my ear and spattered mud
and water all over my face. L had given
the pilot 500 in gold, and he threw the
boat out, so that L was out of sight very
quick"
Year: 1877

The new bonnets are capote like in
shape, and are SO decidedly bonnets that
they are no longer in danger Of being
called hats. They have close fronts,
clasping the sides of the head, and pro-
iecting upward very slightly on top in
order to admit small face trimming,
or else they have rolled fronts turned
back from the face. The crowns are
large, high, and the newest are square
on top, though the pointed high crowns
are also shown the back of the crown
tapers downward abruptly, and in some
cases has an inch-wide band like cur
tain below it. There are both large and
small bonnets, but the greater number
have small close fronts with ample,
crowns that cover the head well.
Year: 1877

Bishop Potter, of New York, in ex-
cusing himself from making speech at
the luncheon after a church dedication
in Boston the other day, told the story
of the man who was always Dragging of
any speech he made, and accordingly
once told friend that he had just been
down to Boston, where he made speech.
"Oh did your" said the friend. "I
am glad to hear it. Ialways did hate
those Bostonians."
Year: 1877

A witty writer has observed, with
much truth, that every man is, in a
sense, three different men. In the first
place he is the man he thinks himself to
be in the second place, he is the man
other persons think him to be; and,
finally, he is the man that he really is.
Year: 1877

More beautiful weather never has been OK, perienced in this section of Arizona since its occupation by the white brethren, than that which has spread its mantle during the last month. and we doubt very much whether any of our neighboring States or Territories can boast of a climate which equals that of the mountain town of Pres colt, surrounded by forest of pine, cedar and oak, and guarded over by the grand old mountains, that are opening up from their vast caverRs the sparkling treasures of gold and silver.
Year: 1877

BLACK WARRIoR.-The Black Warrior Company has let contract to Frank Kuhn, to sink a shaft fifty feet, commencing in the tunnel little south of the main shaft, and to run level 150 feet south from the shaft, commencing at point fifty feet below the present level. The next level will be started fifty feet below this one, and will run south also, but the third level still fifty feet fur ther down, will run north from the shaft. The development, thus far, in this mine is very encouraging, and there can be but very little doubt of its proving to bo first-class mining property.
Year: 1877

Otto Esch one of the most popular of numerous dispensers of the fluid, will have a grand opening with free lunch to-mor- row evening at his saloon, in the Pioneer Hotel of Dan Hatz, good time is antic- ipated-
Year: 1877

AS will be seen by ]. l.. Fisher X Cos auc- ton notice, the sale tomorrow will be an attractive one, almost everything ncedful by those keeping house is comprised in the list of articles offered for sale.
Year: 1877

On Tuesday evening next at the Library Hall rea,ling and singing will be indulged in by some of the best talent of our city, with sprinkling from a distinguished gentleman from California, noted for his oratorical and reading powers.
Year: 1877

Col. Wood and Martin Safrpnberg left this morning for trip to the Black Canyon. where they go to examine a new find which Is sad to be even richer than the Tip-top which is just now the centre of attraction In the Humbug country.
Year: 1877

Major Worth very clever gentleman anu good officer now in command at Camp Low al, is on Courtmartial duty at Fort Whpple' He Is one of the efficient officers that the A;e Agent Cum tried to ruin and disgrace. lH't to gratify burning desire to strike s'me one connected with the Army, let that person be friend or foe. Well, he didn | haSe ii win, just like all other juvenile ex- krments he made against the Army.
Year: 1877

Judge II, Brooks and others have gore to the Peck and Humbug Districts to examine the lay of the land, with a view of starting certain enterprises, of which we will have more to say, on the Judges return from his fields of observation.
Year: 1877

As the days of grace for paying county taxes are growing short, we would suggest to our readers, who have this important of fee to perform, that it behooves them to be counting the pennies for said purpose. The second Monday of next month we believe is the Inst dav
Year: 1877

The Odd Fellows, who generally do things in grand style, propose to give q party about Christmas which is intended to be "a way up affair We make mention of this for the purpose of giving the ladies a hint that dressmaking is necessary from this time on until the appointed day shall arrive.
Year: 1877

ly spurted agin, and, blast my ewes, if i
| didn't take that driller right up with it
The stream was powerful one, YOU see
| an he went up 100 feet. You've seer
| those little balls as dance about on ton of
those little squirting fountains, such as
| they have in the cities? Yes; wa'al that's
the way this ere thing acted, an there's
that air driller right up on top of that
hundred fut column of crude lie, an he's
dancin' about like chaff in a tanning
mill: What do you think of that un p,


How long has he been up there ?''


About four days and four nights.'' g


He must be very hungry by this time.
Doesn't he come down to get something 10
eat 90


Why, we 'uns just put plate of hash
III this ere stream of lie, and it takes il up
to him, you see. An its mighty handy,
as he finds his victuaIs already creased,
and he doesn't need any butter.'i


But he must have frozen to death be-
fore this time'' .us


Why, man, we've sent him up on the
same stream bed and bedding, a small
stove and wood, an we're going to build
him small house, an then he can live
up there as comfortable as Prince"


His face was as innocent of deceit as a
piece of tanned leather, and when he
asked to have his name put down as a
dead head subscriber for the information
he had given, we didn't have the heart to
hurt his feelings by refusing OIL City
Derrick -f
Year: 1877

Ilookedin the tell tale mirror


And saw the marks of care
The crows feet and the wrinkles,


And the gray in the dark-brown hair
My wife looked over my shoulder


Most beautiful was She
Thou wilt never grow old my Love- she said
Never grow old to me.
. For age is the chilling of heart,
And thine, as mine can tell ....
Is as young and warm as when first we heard
The sound of our bridal bell''
turned and kissed her ripe red lips:
s" Let time do its worst on me-
If in my soul, nv love, my faith.
Year: 1877

A SINGULAR IMBRoGLIo.-Last Sat
urday hegrandjury of Baltimore coun-
ty, as they were about to be adjourned
after three weeks session, requested
the Court Chief Judge Grason and
associate Judge Yellott presiding) to
postpone the adjournment of the court
until they could finish an investigation
into the affairs of the county commits
sioners office in which they were then
engaged. The court sent for the fore-
man and inquired if there was any
reasonable probability of the jury 5
coming to some conclusion soon or find
ing an indictment against anyone, and
upon his reply in the negative, the
court, remarking that they would wait
for three weeks if necessary for the
purposes Of justice, but that they did
not think it right to keep the jury to-
gether longer on an unavailing search
after evidence, determined to adjourn
the Grand Jury at 3 o'clock that even
ing. Upon this the latter indicted the
two Judges for "malfeasance in office
for the premature adjournment. There
Is a great deal of feeling about the
matter in Baltimore co. The Judges
stand very high as lswyers and men.
and of course the affair will excite I'M
common interest throughout the whole
State.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, D. O., July 4, 1917.


There is vigor still in the Adams
family, if the interview with Charles
Francis, published in New York pa
per yesterday, is genuine. The subject
Is the Presidency and its acceptance by
Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Adams met Mr..
Hayes, whom he does not acknowledge
to Be the rightful President, at the
Harvard Commencement, and his re-
marks to the reporter are in the ma
ture Of a defence Of his own course in
thus associating with an acting Presi-
dent, on whose brow is the "brand Of
fraud" It is hardly fair to say that
Mr.. Adams represents or leads any
body Of men, but in this matter he
speaks the sentiments ofa vast majori-
ty Of the people, and hespeaks them in
way to command attention.


The black-totally black-commit-
tee, which was reported as on its way
from South Carolina to visit the Pres
ident, has not yet put in an appear
ance. It's reported intention was to
protest against the giving Of Office to
men half white and half black-those,
as has been said, who can have no pride
Of ancestry or hope of posterity-to the
exclusion Of men entirely black. This
at once raises the race question in a
way which will probably perplex Mr..
Hayes, as, 50, far, he has elevated only
white and yellow citizens to Office.


Senator Blaine was seen on the
streets day or two ago but did not
stay with us long. The Woodstock
celebration was evidently occupying all
his thoughts, though he was not COM
municative on that or any other sub
iect. When this letter reaches you he
will have spoken his piece in the an
cient New England village, and will
probably have given to the Republican
party his idea Of what its course here
after should be.


That portion Of the Maryland Re
publicans who support the Administra-
ton is divided on the subject Of office.
The Collector at Baltimore, the most
important office in the State, refuses to
resign and is suspended to make place
for the great Republican wire-puller
John i. Thomas. This is not reform,
as the present collector was endorsed
by most Of the business men Of Balti-
more. He will fight the confirmation
Of Thomas before the Senate, like Pit
kin, Of Louisiana, and others. What
support they will get from Senators re
mains to be seen, but they evidently act
upon the advice of leading men.


At no point in the whole extent Of
the country is it more difficult to en-
gineer an enthusiastic celebration Of
any event, particularly a political one,
than at the Capital city. The chief
reason is because we more clearly ap-
preciate the insincerity and hypocrisy
underlying partizan politics as used by
the professional politician for his own
glory. We know just how cheap q
creature he is, and for what he can be
bought Hence, there is really even
an organized attempt to celebrate the
anniversary Of our independence as is
observed elsewhere.


The crowds Of office hunters who nc
cumulated here during the Presidents
Eastern visit soon learned the way to
his summer retreat at the Soldiers
Home, and he will not lack for com
pany even during the most torrid
weather. RENO.
Year: 1877

THE NEW YORK CusToM,HoUsE In.
vKsTIoN.-A New York letter asserts
that the practical result of the custom
house investigation in that city will be a
sweeping reduction of the personnel of
the establishment. The committee are
said to be expressing, privately, their as
tonishment at the large number of sine,
cures they have already unearthed, es-
pecially among the inspectors, most of
whom are the appointees of Senator
Conkling.
Year: 1877

Last evening the Republican mem
'bers Of the City Couucil held caucus
for the purpose of nominating, a capdi
date for City Auditor; clerk to the
City Auditor three members to consti-
tute the Board of Revision, and aleo
mem bers for the new Board of Health
ffne proceeding of the caucus, and
the candidates nominated cannot be
ascertained, but they will be known
at the meeting OF Council this even.
ing. The salaries of the members of
the Board of Revision were also fixed
Year: 1877

The Triumph Truss is marvel of
mechanical ingenuity and accuracy and
hence If properly adjusted will hold any
Hernia in practice, when the Triumph
Rupture Cure, will infallibly and speedily
cure it. These wonderful appliances are
sold at 1915 Chestnut street, philadelphia
and 334 Bowery, New York; where the
Truss is warranted, and the Cure Guar
dateed. Send 10 cents for Descriptive
Book, to either office. If.
Year: 1877

THE TEMPERANCE MEETING..-Last
night the temperance meeting was held
in Institute Hall, and a large audience
was present, completely filling the room,
The meeting was very interesting, large
number Of persons giving their temper
ance experience. Geo. N. butcher also
made brief address. The meeting will
continue at the Institute Hall until fur
ther notice. l
Year: 1877

\ STEAMER IN MOURNING The Water
Witch steamer is arrayed in mourning in


respect to the memory OF John l.. Ihomas
q memer of the company, who died sew
eral days ago. The mourning was re-
Gently purchased and consists OF heavy


black cloth handsomely trimmed with
silver bullion fringe and tassals. 1t is
hung over the air chamber Of the engine
Year: 1877

One of the great industries of Bur-
NAH, writes DR.. Field in the New York
Evanqelst, is the timber trade. The
teak wood, which is the chief timber cut
and shipped, is very heavy, and requires
prodigious force to handle it, and as the
Burmese are not far enough advanced to
use machinery for the purpose, they en-
ploy elephants, and bravely do the no
BILE beasts perform their task. In the
timber-yards both at Rangoon and at
Maulmain, all the heavy work of draw
ing and piling the logs is done by them.
[ have never seen animals showing such
intelligence, and trained to such docili-
ty and obedience. In the yard that we
visited there were seven elephants, five
of which were at that moment at work.
Their wonderful strength came into play
in moving huge pieces OF timber. ! did
not measure the logs, but should think
that many were at least twenty feet long
and foot square. Yet male elephant
would stoop down and run his tusks un-
der log and throw his trunk over it,
and walk off with it as lightly as a gen.
tleman would his bamboo cane on the
tip of his finger. Placing it on the pile,
he would measure it with his eye, and II
it projected too far at either end, would
walk up to it, and with gentle push or
pull, make the pile even.


If still heavier log needed to be
moved on the ground to some part OF
the yard, the mahout, sitting on the ell
ephant's head, would tell him what to
do, and the great creature seemed to
have perfect understanding of his mas
ter's will. He would put out his enor-
nous foot and push it along; or ne
would bend his head, and crouching
halfway to the ground, and doubling
up his trunk in front, throw his whole
weight against it, and thus, like ram,
would "but" the log into it's place; or,
if it needed to be taken greater dis
tance, he would put a chain around it
and drag it off behind him. The female
elephant especially was employed in
drawing, as, having no tusks, she could
not lift like her big brothers, but could
only move by her power of traction or
attraction. Then using her trunk as
deity as lady would use her fingers,
she would unite the knot or unhitch the
chain, and return to her master, per-
haps putting out her trunk to receive a
banana as reward for her good con-
duct 1t was very pretty sight, and
gave us new idea of these noble crea-
lures, and of the way in which they can
be trained for the service of man.
Year: 1877

1t is well for the women OF the house


hold to remember that the pleasant
evenings at home are strong antidotes
to the practice of looking for enjoyment
abroad, and seeking for pleasure in by
and forbidden places for relaxation and
recreation will be indulged in somehow
by most men, and happy are they who
find in the home circle the diversion
they need. A lively game, an interest
ing book read aloud, or, in musical
families, new song to be practiced,
will furnish pastime that will make an
evening pass pleasantly. A little fore
thought during the day, little pulling
of wires that need not appear, will make
the whole thing easy; and different ways
and means may be provided for making
the evening hours pass pleasantly, and
time to be looked forward to with
pleasant anticipations. We visited once
in large family where it was the duty
of each sister, in turn, to provide the
evenings occupation, and there was a
pleasant rivalry between them as to
whose evenings should be the most en-
ioyable. The brothers entered fully in
to the spirit of the simple home enter
tainments, and were as 10th to be OBJ
liged to spend an evening away from
home as their sisters and parents were
sorry to have them absent. Every one
spoke of this family as an uncommonly
united one, for each and every member
showed such strong attachment for
the home to which each one contributed
so much Decentralization AdUocate.
Year: 1877

out definite plans for applying their
knowledge. and others still take some
subject that will enable them to under
stand and to make collections at home,
and to give their children an intelligent
interest in some form of science.
Year: 1877

TOMATO SoUP.-Pour over a dozen
ripe tomatoes small quantity of weak
stock, and stew them very gently until
tender. Mash them through sieve,
and add the required quantity CT good
strong stock; add cayenne pepper to
taste. Let all boil together for a few
minutes, and serve very hot.
Year: 1877

The laboratories for women which
We're established six months ago at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
appear to be successful. Some Of the
pupils are fitting themselves to teach;


TWO have made special study OF some
subject for the purpose of assisting their
husbands in business; others take the
course as part of their education, with
Year: 1877

"A plaster-of-Paris image man is in
town, and all the married men in Bur-
lington wear their winter clothes and
ulster overcoats to the store and 60 to
bed in them at night. It's the only safe
plan.
Year: 1877

Did any eufeebled human being ever become
strong under the operation of powerful
selivantsl 1t is sometimes necessary regulate the
bowels, but that be done by active purgasion
which e1hausts the vital forces and good
purpose whatever. The Only true way to promote
health and vigor which essential regularity
the organic functions, is to invigorate discipline
purify the system at the time. The extraordinary
efficacy of Hostetters Stomach Bitters in cases Of
debility or irreguarity of the organs Of Digestion
assimilation. secretion and discharge, is universally
admitted Appetite, good digestion regular habit Of
body, active ct cuation of the blood purty of all
the animal fluids induced by this superb tonic and
corrective At has no equal moreover preventive
OF chs and fever and other types OF alariA disease
To elgtants and travellers it 10 particularly
able as medicinal safeguard.