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Year: 1879

embryo Governors and Congress-
men through the grace of Denis
Kearney and the secondary Provi-
dence of Almighty God. This is
the secret Of projected Constitu.
tion which coull not have been
more radical and sweeping In its
provisions If Its every clause had
been matured in Ward Club con-
ference of the Kearneyites. We
think these Non-Partizans made a
fatal mistake and have really ship
wrecked themselves. If we are
mistaken, and they prove to have
shown personal sagacity, they will,
instead, have wrecked the
State of California. We confess
that we can more easily tolerate
the disappointments which will
follow personal miscalculation


than the grave and irreparable ills
which will follow close upon the
heels of State calamity. The
adoption of the new Constitution


would really rise to such proper
tions of disaster. Its extent is not


dreamed of by those who have
given no thought to the disintegra'


tion and paralysis which always


follow close npon the heels of po
litical Vitruvius.
Year: 1879

If the Convention was not the
creature IF the Legislature what
was it?-Herald.


1t was a body called together by
the direct vote OF the people, to
represent them in their sovereign
capacity in the framing Of Con-
stitution to be submitted to them
for their ratification or rejection.
That's what it was. Not the crea-
ture of the Legislature, but the
embodiment of the sover eign will
Of the people of the State of Cali
fornia.-Express.


Very good, brother Quill. But
what is the Constitutional Conven-
ton if the people shall repudiate
its work? 1t will then prove to
have been a mere creature of the
Legislature, and an abortive one at
that. In fact, the Constitution it
self will have filled the ideal OF
the NeaOS Letters aphorism that it
only failed to be an abortion be.
cause it was delivered after and not
before its time. What We called
attention to was that body whose
paid services We're limited to one
hundred days sat one hundred and
fifty.seven days and yet seeks to
limit the sessions of the I.egisla-
ture to sixty days, with forfeiture
Of pay for all time in excess of thai
period. That is clear point and il
outlines a great inconsistency.
Year: 1879

Hardly to be credited. hut it is never
theless true. that u sick horse or bad
conditioned COW can be brought up in a
few days by the use of Simmons Liver
Regulator. The powders should be mixed
with the food, and they will eat it readily.
and it is surprising to see what improve
ment Immediately takes place. 1t opens
the bowels, strengthening them. and does
all and even more than the best Condition
Powders. A small quantity in the food
for chickens will cure cholera. and keep
the poultry healthy.
Year: 1879

A pigeon whose mate hal been shot,
and who consequently was Q solitary.
unfriended bird. attached himself
strongly to hen. He accompanied
her in her walks abroad and in her
duties as home. At meal times be
would sssiduously hustle about and
draw her attention to the choicest
norsels Of Indian corn. that delicious
rejection He took his natural rest
perched upon her back in short. this
pair Of friends were inscparable. The
hen became very anxious to set. and
her mistress accommodated her with
some eggs and . nest. The indefsti.
gable pigeon remained beside her
while she sat, and cooed forth many re-
marks to bssuile the tedium Of her
occupation. What pity that We can
not tell whether the hen understood
his conversation He Vas even willing
TO share the fstigues Of nursing. = proof
Of friendship no mother could fail TO
understand or appreciate. When the
ben got of 10 feed. he would hustle on
to the nest, stretch out his wings - far
- they would go, and attempt to sup
ply the place. We grieve 10 have to
record that this joint nursing WAS not
successful. No chickens resulted from
that goodly nestful Of eggs
Year: 1879

Quite recently we have been enabled through fortu
tous circumstances to make arrangements for procuring
large supply of those beautiful little gems of nicklc
Plated clocks, with heavy plategass fronts and
winding, which exceedingly popular in the
East and wherever used. (See illustration above All
the movements of this clock perfect They
factured of the best materials with polished steel springs
and all the plates screwed together In short, this
clock, state, is GEM thoroughly reliable time
keeper and admirably fitted to grace any MANTLE shelf
or stand in any parlor, dining sleeping Now,
clock, which we designate the "NATIoNAL TRIBUNE
Clock beg leave to impress it upon the minds of all
readers that owing to special arrangements
abled to offer to any and all the National IribSne
Clock and the "Natianal Tribune Newspaper for the
unprecedented low price of One Dollar and Serentyce
cents. In clubs of ten subscribers will allow
club of ten The clock and paper will be sold under
circumstances for less than dollar and seventy five
cents whether in orders for hundred and in all
cases of so ordering parties must pay the freight the
amount of which will be but tre. No fears need be
entertained of breakage of the clock sarrangement
of its parts by transportation Thus give you
perior clock and excellent newspaper of special interest
to the thousands of soldiers of the country concerning
their patriotism their rights and their pockets while the
general it publishes relating to matters Washing
ton its social gossip lively sketches choice selections
&c, will render 1t welcome guest in every family circle.
Now, here prospectus for some good profitable bus
ness which soldiers especially could make great
Almost every householder would buy of these clocks
he had several hand and those who have none
would surely buy Go TO work then and get up your
reliable and interesting family newspaper. both for
one dollar and seventy five CENTS with clock and
ira clock and newspaper for geter up of club of
lars and fy cents Remit BY money orders, which
be obtained at almost every u s. Post Office by regis
tered letter. by draft on New York. or by express


Specimen of paper sent free.


Address at once,


GEORGE E. LEMON g. CO.,


Washington, ID. @.
Year: 1879

The passion OF contemporaneous American savage for
stealing irresistible In order to it's indulgence ne will
risk his fe and take large odds against almost
time The recent feat of Apache Indian in Ari
iona illustrates this. An American had rancho on
which herd of four hundred fine cattle, belonging
fort near by nightly kept To them against
the Apaches he had built block house. and adjoining
courtyard and corral surrounded by an adobe wall
Several vain attempts had been made by the Indians
capture the herd while grazing three miles from
the block house. but the ygant herdmen had driven the
cattle into the corral before they could be sampeded


One stormy night however, solitary Apache unarmed
and covered only with blanket climbed over the wall
crouched in corner and waited for the day Soon after
dawn eight herdsmen, mounted and armed the teeth
ready protect the cattle AS these passed out of
the gate the savage sprung vauted the nearest
horse, cutched his with hand and waving his
red blanket with the other, yelled like demon. The
horse plunged into the midst of the herd which, greatly
terrified, fled peme and the Apache throwing himself
ON one side of the rushing ANIMAL rapidly disappeared
from view Nothing could have stopped the wildly speed
ing cattle The herdsmen fired at the Indian, but only
wounded and killed of the herd about which two
bands of Apaches darted from opposite sides the
valley soon closed and drove off rrecoveraby every hoof
This feat will add another feather TO the Apaches head
and furnish theme for an aboriginal epic.-
Year: 1879

This is the most economical plan you adopt to Sc
cure valuable and interesting reading this winter
Send your subscriptions at once, in money
or registered letter.


We furnish any other leading papers magazines
in connection with the NATIONAL tribune, and when
you think of subscribing any paper the above
list just write to and you may rely upon securing
it upon the very best and that will be forwarded
very promptly No subscriptions received for less than
one year.


Now, specially call upon the soldiers to help us in
the work of enargng subscription list by the
here presented 1t readily be done if they will put
their shoulders the wheel If they regard their
paper-whch it is most emphatcally-they will feel
pride in it's success.


The larger subscription list the more money we can
afford to expend in making it additionally attractive
sheet.


We would like to hear from any soldiers North South
East West who would be pleased labor in the
Let us hear from you, boys.


GEORGE e. LEMON g. 90.
Year: 1879

The Americans are a nation Of readers Many ladies
and gentlemen take half dozen newspapers and maga-
less patron of the NATIONAL TRIBUNE, journal spec
tally devoted TO the interests of the soldiers of the
try their only and immediate organ in the United States
and containing at the time general and spicy
and information which readers will relish


Now in order to accommodate all who desire paper,
we have made arrangements to furnish and others hav
ing national reputation at the following rates:
Year: 1879

On another page we give number OF re-
ports and statistics that show the present
season to be very prosperous one, not
only agriculturally, but in every depart
ment of business. When to I'LL their
orders New York merchants are compelled
to work night and day. as many of them
have been doing for some weeks, it is un-
necessary to call attention TO the general
improvement in business; yet most Of
the trade alluded to has been with
the West and Southwest. Immediately
following this, and just now be-
ginning comes the influx Of merchants
from all the Northern and Western States,
and the rapidity with which these are ar
irving, their numbers and the freedom with
which they are buying promise hand
somely for the fall and winter. Most of the
improvement may be traced back to the
success with which the leading crops were
reared and harvested but various manu-
featuring interests also are contribut-
ing to the general activity, and the
American passion for spending money
as soon as it is in hand is being felt to the
advantage OF all the minor departments Of
trade. The general outlook offers no un-
pleasant feature, and the only possible bar
to perfect satisfaction at the prospect is
found in the fear that the old American
fault of being too sanguine and hopeful
of discounting the future on the basis of
the present-may again be INDUCED in
despite the severe lessons of the past six
years. II prompt payment becomes the in
variable rule Of seller and buyer the coun-
try has nothing whatever 10 fear.
Year: 1879

Stray reports have reached us from Cuba
and Spain within the past two months in
dicating that the ill-starred Queen Of the
before it. The revolt, of which we now
gain some definite intelligence, has un-
doubtedly taken considerable proportions,
but seems to be mainly confined to the
slaves on some of the central and eastern
plantations. That q sense OF danger is felt
in Spain is proved by the hasty though
quiet despatch Of large bodies OF troops to
the island, and the DEGREES Of Captain G en-
eral Blanco, declaring the province of
Santiago dc Cuba, ut the eastern end
Of the island, to be in o state of war,
Offering pardon to rebels surrendering
within fortnight and donating fifty thou
sand dollars to alleviate distress among the
inhabitants of Puerto Principe in the
centre Of the island, with one hundred thou
sand dollars to Santiago de Cuba. When
it is remembered on what slender resources
the patriots held out in the all but painless
bush against the power OF Spain Tor eight
years the anxiety Of the Captain General
to try a mild course now can be understood.
During the closing years Of the late rebel
lion the bulk of the combatants and many of
the leaders were negroes. The forces there
fore, of this new servile war will be recruited
from men with the trade of bush rebel at
their fingers ends A regular campaign
against them cannot bring honor to Spain or
her gallant soldiers, while 1t will open new
and large leak in q treasury very far from
full. The truth is that Spain has not re-
deemed her promises made on the conclu-
sion of peace. The slaves now in revolt
doubtless found themselves worse off
than when their brethren were fighting in
the bush. A spirit Of independence was
tostered among them during the rebellion,
and this can only be made innocuous to
Spain by declaring a general abolition OF
slavery and the carrying out Of such other
reforms rs are needed. To government
occupied in arranging royal marriage this
may not be good news, but it has to be
faced. To make Cuba frankly loyal from
end to end may be impossible; but some-
thing closely allied to loyalty may be at
tanned by energetically removing the
causes Of material discomfort. A wise
Spanish administration may, in ne, make
sure of the Cubans bodies ii it can not win
over their souls.
Year: 1879

A short but most important despatch is
published in our cable column this morn
ing, to the effect that Russia has at last set
about carrying out the project for
uniting the Black Sea with the Cas-
plan. Some time ago we published
an extended account of another great
scheme in preparation by Russia
in Central Asia--namely, the turning of the
Oxus into its old bed-that is, transferring
its ,fluents from the Sea Of Aral to the
Caspian. The Amoo Daria is navigable
almost up to the shadow of the Hindoo
Koosh. Russia will have, when her two
great schemes are carried out, navi-
gable waterway from her Black Sea ports
clear into the heart Of Central Asia. The
completion of these plans will prove of
incalculable benefit to Russia in a COM
mercial point OF view, besides enabling her
to carry on her conquests and annexations
in Central Asia with comparative ease. Of
course these great plans cannot be COM
pleted for some time, but that the Russians
are in earnest is shown by the details
which we give on another page.
Year: 1879

Both President Vanderbilt, of the Gen.
tral, and President Jewett OF the Erie, per-
ceive the dangers and deprecate the mis-
chiefs OF hasty, crude legislation for regu-
lating railroad traffic, either by Congress
or the State Legislatures; but Mr.. Vanderbilt
is willing that proper, reasonable law shall
be passed by Congress. The proposal of the
Chamber OF Commerce which has elected
the opinions OF these distinguished railroad
officers contemplates no legislation in o
spirit of hostility to the true interest of the
roads. Nothing could be more liberal or
considerate than the proposition that the
presidents of the four great trunk lines
take the initiative and draft law which
shall equally protect their own interests
and the interests OF the public. Nothing
would tend SO much to take this great sub
ject out of the arena Of violent popular
debate and agitation and to rescue it
from becoming the football Of ignorant,
unscrupulous demagogues, rs a wise law
passed with the joint concurrence of the
roads and the organized representatives of
the business community in the leading
commercial cities. No method would tend
so much to harmonize oil interests rs q law
drafted by the railroad officials, assented to
by the various chambers Of com merce and
boards of trade, and passed by Congress
with their united consent


or course Congress has no authority to
regulate anything but the interstate traffic.
But 1t is the interstate traffic which has
been the ipexhaustible source of the scan
dalous railroad wars, OF the numerous agree
ments which have been made only to be
broken, during the last six or eight years.
Experience proves that the great trunk
lines need protection against the bad faith
of one another. Ii these lines consisted
only Of the four principal roads they might
rely on the mutual sense of honor of their
officers. But each Of them has numerous
connections and branches extending
through the West, over which they can
exert but an imperfect control. The viola
tions of compacts and cutting of rates have
been the fault of the minor connecting
roads, most of which retain their own off,
GERS. Such legislation by Congress ns would
enforce agreements between the great trunk
lines and protect the general interest
against the perfidious aud cutthroat policy
which has been such source of loss and
vexation would operate for the advantage
Of all railroad property. To this extent, at
least, the roads should be willing to 60 in
promoting Legislation by Congress.


That the time has come when something
Year: 1879

efncient needs to be done to suppress un-


scrupulous and destructive rivalry is con-


fessed by the roads themselves in the new


experiment which they are about to try.


We refer to their recent appointment of
commission of arbitration, who are to
receive fixed salaries, surrender all
their time to the study of railroad
questions and decide points of differ
ence which may arise between the several
roads. This is excellent SO far as it goes
but what guarantee is there that the roads
will not violate their agreement to abide
by such decisions, as they have violated SO
many other agreements Would it not be
better that the new commission be clothed
with legal authority to enforce their de-
cisions? Would it not be better that they
should not merely arbitrate between the
conflicting roads but also between the
roads and the public? Would it not also
be better that they should be officers Of the
government instead of stipendiaries of the
roads? There is such q commission in
England, clothed with full authority by
Parliament, which decides questions be-
tween the railroads and also between the
roads and the public. The English law
has been in operation for more than quar-
ter of a century and is found to work we'll
Year: 1879

The Italian whose sudden crime in July
last 80 vividly recalled the medieval
methods Of murder when skilled assassins
waylaid their victims in the streets and slew
them with single stab was yesterday
sentenced to Imprisonment for life. His
counsel offered the plea of guilty to murder
in the second degree, and the prosecuting
officer accepted 1t, thus taking the case
from the jury. In 30 doing Mr.. Rollins
acted completely within his province. AL
though we cannot. regard with compla-
cenoy q result which gives credit to
plea of insanity, while leaving the
act crime of all but the highest degree of
guilt, it is, doubtless, substantial Justice
which has been wrought. Left to the
jury, and the plea of insanity being
wholly disregarded, it is highly probable
that the same result would have been
reached. With ordinary juries, it has
been demonstrated again and again that
the technical evidence as to various types
of insanity has not had the same weight
as the exciting circumstances which brought
about the frenzied state of mind-call it
rage or mania or what you please. In other
words, it is the provoking circumstances
which the law ignores, and not tho result
ing frenzy or mania which the law recog-
nixes that are held oftenest by juries to
mitigate or remove guilt in cases Of
homicide. The money given to Bolender,
the latters refusal OF work. the destitu.
Year: 1879

The rifemen Of America may be fairly
complimented on the increase of skill OBJ
servable in the matches contested at Creed
moor this year, particularly in the military
matches. At the shorter ranges, where the
shooting is off-hand, the individual scores
have been wonderful, and the military
team shooting has shown remarkable aver
ages. if we except the long ranges, which
are yet new to military practice here,
although highly essential in war, as proved
by the effective work done at long distances
in the Russo-Turkish campaign by the
Turks. Nevertheless, in this branch there
is promise OF progress by next year. In the
interstate matches, for there was really no
international character in the match SO
called, the New York riflemen proved
victors, but the best scoring among the
latter was not made by teams from our
local regiments The entry OF a number of
teams from the regular army and the good
records made by them is another matter for
congratulation. In long range shooting
with sporting rifles this has not been q red
letter year because the foreign rifemen
have not taken heart OF grace 10 con-
test our admitted championship of
the world, and the consequent in
element to our crack shots to pur-
sue the team schooling that led
them SO uniformly to victory has been
wanting. Still it is by no means to be
imagined that our skill is leaving us. On
the contrary individual marksmen and
of ha,, of l..
sprung up in different parts of the country
within the past two years. The record Of
the winners OF the long range match OF yes
terday shows the splendid average of 204 IL
points per man, while individuals OF the
other teams show high scores A challenge
from England, Ireland or Scotland or from
body representing the best shots of all
three is, after two years of inglorious rest,
the least that can be expected from the
other side of the water. 1t was New
Jersey that won yesterday at long range,
and q Massachusetts man who won the
champions medal with O full score of
bull's-eyes at the thousand yards range.
To-day the Wimbledon cup will be shot for,
when we may expect some fine scores at
this distance.


The congratulations which we extend to
the rifemen cannot be accorded to the
same extent to the National Rifle Associa-
ton. It must be admitted to their credit
that they brought the best shots together
and conducted the matches fairly but they
owe it to the rifemen Of the United States
that they should offer better attractions.
Although the averages have been higher
the attendance has been conspicuously
smaller, not merely of the outside
public but Of the rifemen. This is
undoubtedly due to the insignifcance
of the prizes and their limited number.
No man not crack shot has now the
smallest chance, and even many who make
good scores must be content TO see them
selves fifty or sixty lines below the prize
list. Where, as recently, q single indi-
vidual by tact and energy could get up
a single match with nearly thousand en-
tries, it seems absurd that the National
Association could not attract more than
two hundred and twenty-six to their most
popular match. We hope this lesson shall
not be lost upon the directors.
Year: 1879

States is large, and the stream Is steady
! and continuous. Mr. Edward Atkinson
stated in the HERALD last spring that the
greater portion Of the operatives in the
New England factories at present are
French Canadians from Canada. This emf
grafton il natural consequence OF the fact
stated by Lord Beaconsfield, that wages are
higher In the United States than in Canada.
Agricultural wages are higher because the
farmers can make a greater profit, and the
higher profits of agriculture ON this side
OF the border are concl usive proof that our
farmers will not emigrate to Canada at all
and much less to the remote and secluded
wilderness of Manitoba.


Lord Beaconsield's 8 reasoning is as futile
as his alleged facts are false and ridiculous.
He argued that the agriculturists of Eng
laud should not be disturbed by the great
inundation Of cheap American grain, be-
cause the agricultural supremacy of the
United States is about to be transferred
to Canada. But how could such
transfer help the British cultivators?
Cheap grain from Cahada would have
precisely the same effect as cheap grain
from the United States What is running
the British farmers and destroying their
ability to pay their rents is low prices, and
it would be all the same to them whether
the vast importations of cheap grain came
from one part or another part of North
America. The Canadian farmers will be
heavily handicapped SO long as their
products cannot reach the markets Of the
United States without the payment of high
duties.
Year: 1879

tion in Porcello's family, his wife arrested
and imprisoned for begging in the streets
all these would have saved him from the
gailows before jury. His heavy sentence.
nevertheless, should be, as His Honor said,
a warning to his fellow countrymen here
who have brought the knife into unpleasant
prominence of late