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Year: 1879

by the Russ and more especially by
the Turk, who, when asked insultingly
to carry out reforms in Asia Minor, pointed
ironically to the condition of affairs per-
mitted to exist under the reform boasting
government of Her Majesty SO much nearer
home. The mass meeting in Hyde Park
yesterday, as reported by cable, was a
perfect fizzle. The home rulers in Lon
don would do well in future if
they would organize meetings in such
fashion rs to exclude the Tichborneites
and other similar factions. These people
generally make themselves and those to
whom they attach themselves ridiculous.
The present Irish agitation is essentially a
national one, and as such does not need any
augmentation from questionable sources.
Year: 1879

THE BUTTER MERCHANTS are greatly exer-
cised over the increasing sales of oleomargarne
and propose to prosecute the offenders. If they
were first to refuse to sell bad butter they might
accomplish the desired purpose without any ex-
pense whatever.
Year: 1879

OUR SPECIAL DESPATCH FROM MADRID
brings us accounts of the doings at the Spanish
capital yesterday. The scene in the Throne
Room of the Palace was one Of gorgeous brill
fancy. The bull fights and other popular fetes
have yet to take place in order to complete the
Madiileno's joy.
Year: 1879

PITIFuL ATTEMPTS at economy are no longer
the property only of American Congressman
with an itch for reform; the English govern
ment proposes to deprive the British Museum
of its small though regular annual appropria-
ton to help make good the losses of the Afghan
worf
Year: 1879

SKATES have been introduced in the Norwe-
gan army with good results Perhaps our own
War Department may take the hint and provide
some of our Western posts with snowshoes.
Records of soldiers experiences in heavy
snow are as thrilling as any elsewhere
Year: 1879

THE FALSE REPORT about the aims and in
structions of the Catholic Archbishop Williams
is still giving some Protestant clergymen the
opportunity for making themselves laughed at,
even by members of their own congregations.
Year: 1879

THE FACT that would-be phanthropst
must always suffer at the hauds of the very
class that he desires to benefit was thoughtfully
treated by DR.. Armtage yesterday. Such SER
mons necessary if the Church intends to
give practical instruction in the art Of persistent
effort for humanity's good.
Year: 1879

VISITORS AND WHIsKEY have their proper
places in the general economy, but railway
signal station is not of them, so Justice
Wandell's commitment of jolly trackman and
telegraph operator yesterday will be generally
opnroyad
Year: 1879

A DESERVING OBJECT OF CHARITY, who was
mentioned by the HERALD on Thanksgiving
Day, has been assisted by at least one generous
soul who called in person. If other tender
hearted people would respond personally to
such appeals they would not only know Just
who receives their money, but discover, to
their horror, that such attentions to suffering
humanity are extremely rare, in spite of the
benevolent spirit claimed by the community.
Year: 1879

TIE WEATHER. barometer is above the
mean in all the districts except the Northwest,
where centre of low pressure is advancing
slowly eastward. Rain fell in the lake regions
and snow is reported in the northern sections of
the country. The weather was clear in the
Middle Atlantic and New England States and
partly cloudy elsewhere. The winds have been
from brisk to fresh in the Northwest, brisk to
strong on the Atlantic coast and generally light
IN the other districts. The temperature rose
throughout the West and Northwest, remained
nearly stationary in the central valleys and fell
elsewhere. A storm centre is passing over the
British Islands, attended, rs predicted. by snow
and gales. The weather in New York and its
vicinity to-day will be warmer and fair. To-
morrow it will be partly cloudy and warm.
Year: 1879




The advocates of the guillotine, the
garrote, the tenotomy, carbonic oxide,
electricity and several other modes of
death in substitution for the halter having
each been heard, we present to-day the
argument for chloroform. 1t is preceded
by some comments upon the survival Of
sensation after the drop in hanging and
also after decapitation. The latter is q
topic which has been extensively debated
by the most eminent psychologists of
France ever since the guillotine was
adopted in that country, but with
out any unanimous conclusions. We do
not believe that the question involved in
these comments is of great practical i'm
portance in respect to abolishing the gal
lows. The customary bungling of the
Sheriff before the doomed man is swung off
and while his capacity of sensation un-
questionably exists does not need to be
reinforced by subsequent horrors, and in
connection with the Sheriff's preliminary
barbarities we welcome our correspondents
suggestion that the French aud Germans
are more humane than ourselves in giving
their criminals only q few hours notice OF
Year: 1879

The RATHER REMARKABLE EXAMINATION of
Mrs. Mary Connolly in the Blair poisoning case
yesterday is pretty conclusive about the char
acter of herself and all the other members of
the household in which she was serving. and
may be read with advantage by country visit
ors to the metropolis warning against
making hasty acquaintances on steamboats, ply-
ing to and from New York Mr. Blair. we OBJ
serve, states that he visited Mrs. vokmer out
of charity. That may be. for charity covers a
multitude of sins.
Year: 1879

Pounds, Shfllings, Pence and Weather.


Possibly even the crazy London Quarterly
Revie,o may recover reason concerning the
HERALps weather service after it has been
pelted by few more pitiless storms of
which we have given cable warnings a week
in advance. While New York was lying in
clear. cold moonshine last night, without
a cloud flecking the sky, London was attest
ing the accuracy of the warning we sent last
Tuesday, and all over Great Britain snow
was drifting in gale that blocked the rail-
ways. The Quarterly doubts whether it is
'of any possible use to Wick herring boat
to know that storm is coming which at its
worst may only discommode the bathers of
Biarritz." But what has 1t to say about
foreknowledge of q storm which belates
every train running to the British metropo-
lis? There are pounds, shillings and pence
involved in such delays.
Year: 1879

The Partenner of His Joys Bound to Have


Divy of His Earnings


It rarely happens that domestic difficulties
between man and wife are permitted to leave
the sacred precincts of the home circle, and
the spectacle Of marital infelicity that was
presented to the public gaze in this city yes
terday afternoon attracted especial attention.
The husband, Dennis Igo, resides with his
family on Cedar street, between Fifth and
Sixth streets, and has recently been
concerned in the construction of a sewer con-
nected with the Metropolitan hotel. About
five O'Clock yesterday afternoon the badger
ed benedict suspended operations for the
day and repaired to saloon in the neighbor-
hood of the hotel for the purpose of re-
freshing himself with glass Of
lager. While enjoying his beer, in
company 8 with ,s,sF an acquaintance
the husband was surprised by the entrance
of Mrs. Igo, who seated herself in close
proximity to the party, at the same time
calling for glass of beer. Not desiring to
hold any public conversation with his wife
who was after his wages, the man rose to
leave the saloon, and observing the action,
his wife left heroom just as he had reached
| the sidewalk.


The husband sauntered down Third street
and observing that his wife was bent On fol
lowing him, he thought to avoid her srther
presence by turning off that thorodk khfare
which he proceeded to do on reaching the
elevator, taking the steps that lead from
| Third street to the railroad track. By this
time the wife was almost enraged with an.
ger, and quickening her pace she ran afte.
him.


| The pursued husband ran all the faster
and reachirg the railroad track sped dow1
below the bridge. His wife being fleet O.
foot, was likely to collar him, when b.
sought to regain the bluff by ascending
long ladder which leans against the sant
rock Observing the movement, the infu
rated woman caught at the ladder and ex
erted all her strength to overturn it, her eff
forts to precipitate tragedy, however, bein,
unsuccessful, owing to the secure
manner in which it was fastened


The pursued husband escaped his wife a
this time, but the flight and pursuit havin,
attraced the police, they came to the wife'
aid and captured the victim. When the cir
cumstances were developed he was released
and the public is not informed of the resul
of the marital conflict.
Year: 1879

Throughout the North this day is given
up to memorial observances in honor of
those brave and devoted men who went
forth to battle for the unity of the Republic,
and the maintenance of National supremacy
and died in that honorable service. The
custom of decorating the graves of our SOL
diers is more generally observed each year.
There is scarcely town now, in New Eng
land certainly, that does not honor its sons
who fell in battle, by this fitting token of
regard. 1t has been predicted that the OBJ
servances of Memorial Day would be speedi-
ly abandoned. May that prediction prove
false! While monuments to the Confeder-
ate soldiers are springing up all over the
South it would speak ill for the gratitude
and earnestness of the Northern people
should they forget or hold in light esteem
their own soldiers who gave up their lives in
the noblest service in which men ever en-
listed. Certainly as long as men live who
fought in the armies of the Republic the
memory of their fallen comrades will be
kept green.


NOR Will the principles Tor the furtherance
of which the great struggle was made be
suffered to pass out of the memories of men.
The war was fought for definite object,
the assertion of National authority, and
the results gained by so lavish an expendi-
ture of loyal blood will not be lightly sur
rendered The sacrifice was great, and the
country will see that it was not made in
vain. The survivors of that conflict and
their children must not relax their efforts
until the theories of government they
fought to support are established be-
yond danger of reversal. When our soldiers
dropped the musket, they retained a weapon
which is more potent in country like ours
the ballot. Thus armed they will guard
the Union they saved.
Year: 1879

A DEMOCRATIC member of the House
Committee on Appropriations is reported as
saying that ''the army appropriation bill
will never be reported from the committee
again. My own constituents will stand by
me as indorsers of such action; and believe
the majority of the people are of the opinion
that there is no need of standing army.
Congress has right at any time to abolish
the army, and I think the time has come for
doing it. assure you that the Democratic
party will not hesitate to let the army die of
starvation, and they believe that in so doing
they are acting from the best and most pat
riotic motives"
Year: 1879

THERE is deficit of million-and-a-h
OF dollars in the current expenditures of
Pennsylvania, and the argus argues that
the deficit is owing to the fact that Senator
Blaine was born there. This reasoning is
as strong as its reasoning in regard to the
State Prison.
Year: 1879

GOVERNOR BISHOP of Ohio is the Tilden
candidate. If he is renominated the act of
the nominating convention will be construed
as defeat of Thurman. To avert this dis
aster Thurman will very likely contest the
nomination.
Year: 1879

THE Cincinnati Commercial says that Rep
resentative De La Matyr has ''gota bib pinned
under the chin of his country and bowl of
cruel ready to feed it WITH" and will not
pair with any member lest he lose the op-
portunity
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
uon but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley T..
ruiien, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer a favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal
Year: 1879

The action of the Ohio convention indi-
Gates. a Republican success in that State
next Fall. The convention was large and
enthusiastic, and the delegates reported the
party everywhere in good fighting trim.
Year: 1879

WE ARE PLKAsED to hear Of the pleas
ant reception of the Committee from
the City Council which visited the Levy
Court yesterday to tender that body a
sit. for the new Courthouse in Will
mington. The Committee OF the Levy
Court on Public Buildings, is to let the
Council COMMITTEES know when they
will be ready to meet them. The friends
of the new Courthouse will be pleased to
know that there will be no factions OF
position to their expressed will.
Year: 1879

TIE SENATE decided yesterday by .
street party vote that Charlie" II. Bell
was not entitled to o seat in the Senate
under the appointment Of the Governor
of7New Hampshire, there being no such
vacancy as may be constitutionally
filed by the Governor. The Democrats
who are in the majority hold that an
appoint nent by the Governor 10 valid
only when a vacancy has been created
BY death or otherwise, after an actual
election Of a Senator by the Legislature.
The Republican minority contend that
an original vacancy can be filled by
Gubernatorial appointment, as we'll as
any other, and they cite several prece-
dents in support Of their view, and say
there is only one in the history Of the
Senate against It. However 1t matters
not who is the best entitled to the seat
now, the Republican will always be ex-
cluded and the Democrats admitted as
the Senate Is now constituted. Had
the Governor of New Hampshire been a
Democrat and have appointed Demo
crat to ill the vacancy, the decision
would have been very different. II
will only be a question Of time when
Kellogg of Louisiana will be unseated
and spoiford admitted. Bruce will af-
ter that be tho only Republican Senator
from the solid South, and his time
expires il 1851.
Year: 1879

TnB REBEL BRIGApIERs equipped the
Senate yesterday with . congenial and
sympathetic band of officers. The fine
young patriot who served his country
so valiantly upon General Lees staff
went into the Executive clerkship the
gentleman from Indiana, whose uncle
was expelled from the Senate for trea-
son, was made Serseant-at-Arns out OF
respect for the memory Of his uncle,
and the Chaplaincy was given to the
astimabls preacher OF ahe Gospel OF
Love who used to comfort the VirginiAn
mind with prayers for the defeat Of the
Union armies and with sermons in
which slavery was defended with the
curse 0! Ham as text, and yet, strange
to say, tie "Gazstte" gets its back up
when we intimate that We have now a
"Rebel Congress, and may soon hear
the "Rebel Yell"
Year: 1879

IN Yesterdays REPUBLICAN, We pub
lishe cd column Of removals of business
men and business changes, and to-day
we give all we had not before heard OF.
If any of our friends who have made a
change and who have not been men'
toned. will but let us know OF the
change We will gladly note the fact.
Year: 1879

MEssRs. EDIroRs:-The colored people
Of this city and vicinity have been won
dsring why there was not more interest
manifested towards the schools for the
benefit of the colored children through
out the State. We are not now surprised
finding that the actua.y for the Associa-
ton devoted to the moral improvement
of colored people, is also secretary for
the Jefferson, Jackson, Excelsior, Bay
ard Boom Demonstration to take place
this evening, and inasmuch as 1t is .
white mans party afsir, as shown BY
the Warner Committee arrangement, the
honorable actuary must coincide with
such discrimination, and consequent
upon that our hindrance, as he has
none other to do than the bidding OF
the Democrats, and We the colored peo-
pie are the sufferers. A resignation
from Mr.. Conrad would be acceptable
to the colored people in the State, SO
that some one with more interest in the
colored people would be assigned to the
position he now fills, as the two posi-
lions are not at all alike. BooM.
Year: 1879

that for so long a time as the defendant was
engaged as above described he is entitled to
pro rata allowance OF salary, and is also
entitled to such proper disbursements as he
made during the said period Of such SER
vice, all to be credited upon the amount
sued for" ,s i


The argument was opened by United
States Attorney Lewis, who was followed
by Major Robert Stiles and AttorneY-Gen.
eral Field. Without conclusion the case
went over until to-day.
Year: 1879

THAT AWFUL Cow.-There pro-
badly isn't woman In North
America " no isn't afraid Of COWS,
and there is not COW IN North
America which would harm one
hair of any woman's head fit had
the best chance in the world and
no other Job Oh hand. Wednesday
forenoon stray COW, perhaps from
the country for taste OF baled hay,
found q gate open and entered
yard on Second street. The woman
came to the front door dressed 10
60 out, but seeing the COW she
uttered scream and hurried back.
There wasn't q thing in the yard
for the COW to damage or eat, and
being tired she raised her cud, lay
down and began 10 chew away as
If she had got home from q long
visit to Europe. The woman next
appeared at a side window and
called upon the COW to get out."
A dog might have ''got," but the
COW didn't. Then the woman
threw rag at the COW and called
for the dog. The dog didn't come
aud the rag didn't scare. Then the
woman shook a pillow at the COW
and peremptorily ordered her off
the premises, but the bovine half
closed her eyes and let her thoughts
run ahead to fly time. As the COW
wouldn't 90, and the woman
couldn't go till the COW did, s)erner
measures were restored to. y tin
pan was held out of the window
aud beaten with n spoon, but that
cow couldn't be fooled into believ-
ing that the Fourth of July had
come. Then the woman went into
the back yard to throw clubs over
the fence and knock O couple Of
horns off. The first one lit the
window and the next one banged
the blinds on the next house, and
the cows horn stuck tighter than
ever. Cries OF "git OUT = were
again resorted TO without effect,
and then the woman watched at the
front door I'LL she saw boy come
along and she opened it and cried
out, "Oh. boy there's a horrible
COW in our yard Prop tho gate
open and get all tha boys you can
and drive hsr out, and I'll give you
3 whole quarter Of dollar Hurry
up, for she looks as if she was got
ting ready to come right in here ! ="
The boy "humped" the dangerous


animal out in thirty seconds, receiv-
ed his pay and the woman gave up
going down town for fear she would
have nervous spell"
Year: 1879

DIsPosING OF STRAw.--The most
novel way of disposing Of straw hat
we have heard OF comes from p
Chicago gentleman who has been
travelling about a good deal with
his eyes open. He proposes, ac-
cording to the Praire Farmer, 10
run the straw through powerful
straw cutter, cutting it, say three
inches in length and then spreading
it evenly over tt soil and turning


it under. Among the advantages
be names are that it not only is a


benefit to grain, but OF great value


on a meadow. ''IU will readily get


to the ground" he says, 'instead OF


lying on the stubble or incumbent


grass it Vill not be blown off as


uncut straw is liable to be. 1t


shades and protects the grass plants


more effectually, and iaft bat not


least, 1t viii be SO well decayed by


tho following harvest, that it will
not rake up with the hay. On land


TILED | have known a dressing of


cut straw and no other application
to more than double the first crop
of clover hay"
Year: 1879

MONTANA AS A MINING Field
From an editorial in the Helena
Independent, we gather this state
ment of the promising outlook for
Montana


AT no previous period in the his
tory Of Montana has there been so
much prospecting for quartz going
on as there is at this moment. New
discoveries are of frequent occur
renee, and not few give promise
of rivaling the best that have
achieved considerable reputation.
Mines that have been idle for years
are being put i'll working order
We do not doubt that during the
coming fall and winter there viii be
many valuable mines discovered
and a number of lodes developed
into paying mines. There never
has existed any doubt as to the
richness of Montana quartz, and
there now seems no reason 10 doubt
the perTnanencv of the veins.
Year: 1879

The memory of man eXtendeth to
the day, says the Nashville American,
when the boys on the farm were
proud to ride fine young horse to
church or to see the girls. He took
pride in the colts, and taught them
to move freely under the saddle, and
above all, when the colt was broken,
he was taught to walk. Now the boy
must have fine buggy and harness,
and the colt must show his style and
speed all the time. The hoy is in
too great hurry to allow the colt to
walk. The colt, buggy and boy are
soon Il used up set, by fast driving.
The business of buggy riding by
farmers boys is expensive, eXtrava-
cant and demorallzing. Not one
farmer in ten can afford such Il turn
out for the lad. Many of them buy
a buggy and let it stand in the sun
and storm. They are too poor to
have a house for vehicles. Such men
cannot afford the luxury of buggy.
If we could return to the fashion OF
riding more on horseback, we would
save millions to the farmers, and the
bows and girls would develop better
forms and have better health. ANY
lazy lout can ride i'll q buggy, but to
be q graceful rider on horseback, one
must have some energy and get-up III
his nature. There is life and he alth
in riding on horseback. The whole
system feels the invigorating effect
Of it. The rider and the horse catch
the fire of sympathy and excitement
in the run, or fast PAGES, and every
nerve and muscle of the body iS
brought into healthful, lnvigoratins
play. The mania for trotting horses
has been felt on every farm II
the land. The country is full ofroat
horses that some man or boy loves tt
pull the strings on. They are usual
iy poor saddle horses, slow walders


and rough. We need reform. Ih'


place to begin is in breeding a clas
of horses of good size, style and ac


ton, that can move freely in NOR
than one gait. The English marke


is open for such horses. The well
knit horse of good style and action
suitable for the hunter or O. carriage


will bring better prices than ou
) average horse. The farmer VIII mn \
, If to his interest to raise class Q


colts that the boys will like to ride
, He can raise three or four fine saddi
colts for what one buggy and hal
: ness will cost, and fair saddle hors


will bring more money than the aver


age roadster.