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Year: 1879

For several days past the resident
farmers in the northwestern portion Of
this county have marked the presence Of
an eagle skilnming the heights in their
neighborhood, and a Mr. Sninger, 4 Tar
rant county knight Of the gun, anxious to
capture the king Of birds, sh0uldcrcd his
towing piece yesterday morning and Laid
for the bird on the open prairie, at Il
point about two miles northwest of the
town, where a small herd Of young pigs
were innoccntly grazing on the green
sward The bird came soaring along.
and when point had been reached near
" perpendicular to the head Of the swine,
as it We're, the old "National" sW0opcd
down and around the surface Of an in
verted imaginary pyramid, and, sinking
Its talons deep in the interior composition
OF thirty pound PIC, started heaven
ward. The ascension was tedious and
slow, and gave ample time for Stringcr to
draw bead, and when a height Of thirty
or forty feet had been reached he banged
away and bored a hole clean through our
American m0nstrosity. The pig and
eagle tumbled tolcrably well together to
the surface-both dead. Fort Worth
(TeXas) Democrat.
Year: 1879

to see the museum and get a present.
This is positively the last week the
museum will be on exhibition in Della
ware. Over 100 presents were given
away last night. Many got from one
TO two dollars worth for IL cents.
Year: 1879

Patsey Sheppard. a well known light weight wac
rendered complimentary benefit at Lyric Hail. Sixth
avenue near Forty-second street, last evening.
Though the time not well adapted to
large house the audience was fair
in size and respectable in appearance. Mike
Burns and brother introduced the ''sports
of the evening" and after three Indifferent rounds
gave way to John Slack and Bob Carman These
young men displayed some science and pleased the
spectators. Mike Gillespie and Wary Edwards next
appeared and after a fine contest of the usual num-
Der of rounds, retised with applause. Young Logan
and Frank White spared with caution at first.
and then did their utmost to knock each other down.
Each received pretty hard thumps but left the stage
little the worst Of the meeting. Ed. McClnchey and
Pete Mccoy stood well up to each other. but owing
to McCoys right being injured the set
to was not good those usually
make. Jordan and Cash followed, and then the
beneficiary and Billy Edwards closed the evenings
entertainment. 1t was pretty exhibition Of spar
ring, but neither cut loose to extent. and the
judgment of the house that the affair evenly
balanced.
Year: 1879

go up stairs to the lecture room. where collation.
was prepared for them. Turkey, sandwiches cake,
pie and fruit were provided by some ladies who are
interested in the temperance cause Coffee was the
only beverage supplied The converts spent some
time in discussing this good cheer and in converse
tion before separating. Another meeting held in
tendants of the Mission were present The proceed
ings were similar to those of the afternoon. The
brotherhood OF converts presented Mr.. Sawyer with
a handsome album, filled with their portraits
Year: 1879

The Sinking Fund Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon in the Mayors Office Comptroller Kelly
submitted a report in which he recommended that
the promises No. 223 East Twenty sixth street be
transferred to the Department of Charities and
rcction for a maternity hospital. Tho report was
agreed TO and q resolution making the transfer
adopted. The question of extending the lease of tho
ground occupied by the new Seventh Regiment
Armory was then taken up, and on motion was laid
over for future consideration. resolution
then passed providing for selling M public auction
the franchise of the ferry from the foot of Grand
street, East River. TO South Seventh street. Brook
lyn, Il. ID.


General Spinoa appeared before the Board and said
that he had filed bonds for carrying out his promise
in relation to making experiments with steam heat
ing mains In the lower part OF the city.


The Board then agreed 10 the recommendations Of
the Board of Aldermen in reference to the Barge
Office. II decided to permit the general govern
ment to use the property for any public purpose.
Year: 1879

IMPORTANT DECISION By THE SUPREME


COURT, GENERAL TERM.


The General Term of the Supreme Court yesterday
handed down its decision reversing tho judgment of
the Court below in the suit brought by the city
against the Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad
Company. This action to recover 500 an
nualy for each two-horse and $25 annually for
each one-horse by the road. and was one of
series of suits brought against all the rail-
road companies not paying these fees. Tho
Gcueral Term, In the course Of its opinion. says
that by the charter OF the defendants it was SUB
ject to the payment to tho city with the Same
license annually for each run thereon as
is now paid by other city railroads In said city
The Court holds that the defendant accepted
its charter with this burden IL cannot now object
that IL was illegal. At the time the charter was
granted hcre was ordinance of the city in force
to the effect that every passenger run below
125th street should pay $50 q year, excepting tho
one-horsc cars, which should pay $25 annually for
the license and that the license should be affixed
some conspicuous place in the car; and that for
every run without such license penalty of s25
should be recovered by tho Corporation Attorney.
This ordinance the Court holds. remained in full
force and vgor against the defendant and oil other
street railroads who required either by Lcgisa-
tive grant power by contract with tho city to
pay such license, and "in all such contract
sprinrs out the charter instrument creating the
corporation that IL will pay license, which tho com
pany mother at liberty to repudiate nor refuse to


IL was contended in behalf of the defendant, upon
the argument that the statute was void tor unccr-
tanty. for the reason that some companies-as, for
instance, the Second and Third Avcnuo--psd no IL
ccnse at all. Tho Sixth and Eighth avenues pay
$50 aud tie Ninth Avenue only $40. Upon this point
tine court ssys;-Thorc 10 no ambiguity In the lam
Year: 1879

Judge Benedict 'has power to issue Post
Office money orders-which has not been doubted
it has, as an incident to that power. authority to
protect such orders against fraud 1t would there
fore be competent for Congress to make it offence
against the United States to forge a money order
whether done with without intent to defraud. In
United States Kierwin baldwin, 377) il Is said
that an indictment for forging order upon the
Bank of the United States. with intent to defraud
private person. would lie in the courts OF the United
Year: 1879

FENDER, THE EARRING KOBBER.


The latest phase of the case OF David Ponder. who
is undergoing twenty years term of imprison-
in the State Prison under the sentence imposed
by Judge Gildersleeve for robbing Mrs. De Barry.
in Fifth avenue. of her diamond earring. came
to light in Supreme Court. Chambers, yesterday.
when application was made by Mr.. William +. Howe,
Penders counsel. for q writ of to remove the
case to the May General Term OF the Supreme
Court. The error books were ut once served on
Assistant District Attorney Bell. who conducted
the case for the people, and the point which Mr.
Howe seeks set aside the conviction of the accused
is that one OF the jurors who was on the panel of
the jury which convicted the prisoner had rendered
himself incompetent to serve by reason OF his hav
ing formed an opinion OF the case from accounts
read in the newspapers.
Year: 1879

We clip the following article from that ex-
cellent paper, the San Francisco Merchant, of
the 9th June last, every word of which we
endorse. 1t is an undeniable fact that we
need more banking capital for the wants of
our business community than we have at
present, and we are surprised that such an
opportunity as is presented for the profitable
employment of at least one million more of
banking capital, is suffered to pass the notice
of business men. There is business enough
for two banking institutions in Honolulu, and
if we had million of additional capital, it
could be pro6tably employed and money made
out OF 1t, in strictly legitimate line of bank
ing. Tie establishment of another bank in
Honolulu would be an event that would give
new impetus to business, and the result
would soon demonstrate that there is ample
business for two good, well regulated and
properly conducted banking institutions.


The excellent banking house of Messrs
Bishop q Co, now here, and which has been
the parent concern on these Islands, is we'll
and unexcep'ionably managed, and with
which, we have not the slightest fault to find
Its managers strive to afford all the accommo-
dation in their power to our business men /;
but as there is limit to their capital, like any
other institution, they cannot afford all the
monetary facilities the business wants re-
quire. 1t is for this reason we feel wsrranted
IN endorsing the remarks of the San Francisco
Merchant on the necessity of establishing an
other bank in this city.


If competition is the life of trade" as we
believe it is, we feel certain that the estab-
lishment of an additional bank in Honolulu
would be the means of increasing the resour-
ces of this Kingdom to an extent scarcely
conceivable by those unacquainted with the
resources of these beautiful and fertile Islands.
We lack but two aids 10 make Hawaii nei the
most prosperous little Kingdom in the world,
namely: more capital, and more cheap labor,
and there is no reason why we should not
have both with the proper exertions of our live
business men:


there is in the world better opening for the es-
tablishment Of good joint stock bank than in Homo
lula. we do not know IT. The increase in the Weld
Of the sugar for the present year over 1875 was
fully thty per cent, and that OF 1850 will from the
increased acreage, hardly fall Short with an average
yied, Of increase Of thirty per cent over 1870
Inino country are the prospects of business more
promising than Hawaii. An export Of Ss,674 e07
for sugar alone against imports Of stock, machinery
Year: 1879

Our contemporary the Advertiser, in its last
issue, seems pleased with its light and trihing
manner of treating the Chinese question. The
Adrertise1, for some unaccountable reason OF
other, never can, or at least. never does, rise
to the dignity of an argument on any question.
In answer 10 what the GAZETTE said last week
about the Chinese as prudent, sober and in
dustrions race of laborers, the Adoerfiser puts
forth few stale, fat and Improbable common
place platitudes, which have neither point nor
pith in them, and expects sensible people to
receive such stuff as argument on grave sub
iect which affects the whole Kingdom. We
opine that snch a course will not be acceptable
to sensible people. however much the Adcrr-
fiseT may plume itself upon its cleverness We
can only characterize the course of the Id
rertiser on this, as on all other occasions. as
the outcropping of senility, or worse, down.
right foolishness, and therefore We repeat,
"Yive la bagatelle"
Year: 1879




o. Tuesday evening next our music-lov-
ing people will have an opportunity of lis
tening to the greatest living violinist, Will
helmj. He will be supported by excellent
vocal and instrumental talent Speaking of
this artist, the musical critic of the New
York Tribune says:


There is no trouble about fixing Will
helmj's place in the world. He is not only
the first of living violinists, and one of the
foremost of living musicians in any branch
of the art-ve knew that before-but he is
SO great that he enables us to forget all other
vio linists who have been here before him.
Greatness" is, perhaps, The quality which
first impresses us with his playing. And it
is greatness ell the more imposing be-
cause it is associated with the most perfect
proportions in the art, the intelleot, tho
temper, the very person and demeanor of the
man. When he stands before US, tall,
shapely, nobly poised, with q manifcent
head, fresh, open, handsome winning
face, a clear blue eye, genial smile, man
nef that is majestic from its very simplicity,
we cannot help thinking of beautiful and
lovely giant. Nsxt to the quality of great
ness in Wilhelmji is that nameless charm of
which we can only convey faint idea when
we say that he is sympathetic. We know of
hardly any who take SO strong hold upon
the feelings of their admirers as he does upon
| hia
Year: 1879

The impression prevails that only the univer-
sity clause of Jules Ferry educational bill will
be proceeded with and that the anti.Jesuit
clause will be deferred until next session or in
definitely.
Year: 1879

LONDON, May 30.-In the race for the gold
cup Primrose and Parole ultimately led until
fairly in line for the home when Primrose was
beaten and Parole getting the best Of Alohemist
won cleverly by half length. Primrose COM
ing ina bad third. Value of the stakes is
$4,000. The Sportsman says with Paroles
victory foreign horses may bid farewell to any
allowance in weight for age cups.


Wheel or Fortune, the favorite, won the
Oaks.
Year: 1879

There are still number of good seats
unsold for the concert by the Millard
Club, this evening. The friends of the
club should show their interest in its
success, by turning out Ii berally at to-
nights concert.
Year: 1879

A singular railroad eccident oc- cured on the Atlantic Express train just as it was reaching Clyde, N. Y. "Down brakes" had been whistled, but the speed of the train was ot much dimin- ished, when young woman who had apparently been asleep, started up, grasped her bundle, ran to the plat form of the car, and, without waiting for information, jumped from the train. Her body rolled and tumbled over and over, and the bundle in her hand was cut in two beneath the wheels. Half dozen sleeping cars passed her as she lay just outside the rails upon the ends of the ties. She was found to be badly bruised, but not seriously injured. She supposed that the train had made the halt at Clyde and that she had been carried short distance beyond her stopping place. She refused to tell her name.

 -deneral Horace Porter told this story at the Commercial Club dinner at Chicago: "Shortly after the war, when General Grant and 8 party were going through New England, the train stopped at small town in Maine, and as he was standing upon the rear platform of the car, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and there were cries of Make room for your auntie Soon 8 gaunt, tall woman stepped out in front of the platform, put her spectacles on her nose, and set her arms akimbo, and said Well, I have come down here, running nigh onto mile, just to get 8 look at the man that let's the women do all the talking.'"
Year: 1879

Death in the wood Death and scene of decay! Death and Q horror that creeps with the blood, And stiffens the limbs to clay. For the rains are heavy and slow, And the leaves are shrunkeD and wan, 1. And the winds are sobbing weary and low, And the life of the year is gone.

 Death in the wood Death in its fold over fold, Death-that shuddered and sank where

 stood, At the touch of hand so cold At the touch of hand so cold, And the sight of clay-white face. For saw the corse of the friend loved, And hush fell over the place,

 Death in the wood S Eeath and scene of decay, Death, and honor but half understood. Where blank as the dead lay; What curse hung over the earth, What woe to the tribes of men, That we felt as 6 death what was made for

 birth, And birth sinking deathWard again! Death in the wood In the death-pale lips apart; Death in whiteness that curdled the blood, Now black to the very heart! The wonder by her was formed Who stands supreme in power; To show that life by the spirit comes, Bhe gave us soulless fower'

 ELAINE GooDALE.
Year: 1879

A BOY from Honey Lake Valley, who for the first time in his life saw mili- tary company out for drill in Virginia City, with fife and drum, gave his moth- CT the following account of the business: "A little man blowed on his squealin' stick, and big man that stood beside him hammered on his thunder box, then the boss man pulled out big long knife and shook it at the fellers what war standin' in long row, and they all walked of on two legs"
Year: 1879

THE LAST MONTH OF the great closing sale of
LEVY BROTHERS. Their store Is for rent and fix-
lures for sae Possession given on the lst of Octo-
her, DO not put off buying or you Will miss the
great opportunity of purchasing your goet at lower
prices than you ever saw them
Year: 1879

Sheriff Bray's Hunt for Goltx


Sheriff Bray, of sibley county, reached this
city yesterday in pursuit of Goltz, the wife
murderer of Green Isle. The GLOBE gave tho
fi1st account of any Newspaper in St. Paul of
tho horrible tragedy, and adds thereto the
dying deposition of the unfortunate woman
and further details of the diabolical crime.


From Sheriff Bray it is learned that
Goltz, after accomplishing his murderous
revenge, because his wife, whom he had thrice
discarded, would not return to him, he took to
FIGHT.
Year: 1879

A MAN who goes around after a woman
Is a good deal like prospector hunting
for mine. You see d woman at ball and
she is all frizzled up and rugged out in
silk and painted where the skin shows
itself. These surface groupings look
pretty we'll but if you locate on the
strength of 'em you'll get fooled every
time. A woman of that kind is just like
a salted mine: Don't you take any stock
III her. She won't wash. If you want to
prospect little further slide up and take
an assay of her conversation. Ah, my,
boy! Thres per cent, of intelligence,
twenty-five of fashionable etiquette, and
the rest frivolity, conceit, ignorance and
vanity, mixed up in about equal parts.
Drop her right away. Such rock won't
pay to mill. A woman's heart is mighty
curions thing. Take it in all it's dips,
spurs, angles ramifcations and sinuoslties
and it's more of puzzls then our silver
sandstone formation. Some fellows try
to work it and by pure luck, strike it rich
right off in places where old experinced
prospectors never supposed there was
anything.-Silver Reef Miner.
Year: 1879

It is gratifying to know that the pro-
jectors of the Passion Play sacrilege, lost
about $4,000 by their venture. The press
with unanimous accord ignored the per-
formance and the result was q beggarly
and ghastly emptiness Of auditorium
nearly every night. When any body in
this city deliberately and insolently sets
himself up in defiance of puplic opinion,
it is apt to 60 hard with 1itti: We are
glad Mr.. Morse lost his $2O00-we only
wish it had been twice as much.-Stock
Report.
Year: 1879

We are in receipt of the price list of the Red House Trade Union, Sacramento, Cal, and wish we could lay it before our readers It offers goods at prices not often heard of in these parts. The Country Order Depart ment of this house IS now leading feature of Pacific Coast trade. IL sends all kinds of goods by mail, express and freight. The saving in ordering goods of this house is only known by those who have tried it. They mail their price list free 10 all who request 1t.
Year: 1879

THE Constitution authorizes Con-
gress to raise money for many pur-


poses, but In no wise does 1t admit of


taxes being imposed, simply that a


certain class of people may sell pro-


ducts at higher price than the rules


of legitimate trade demands. Aud


yet this is what the government ie do
ing with its high protective tariff. 1t
is a we'll known fact that American


sewing machines have been sold in
Europe, for many years, ut one-thlrd


or one-fourth the price demanded for
them in this country and so it is with
many of the products and msnufac-
lures of the United States. The leg
islation leading to this unjust DIS
elimination is in opposition to the fun
damentsl doctrines of our government,


and they are the result of depraved in
fluences. Free trade and sailors rights


might we'll again become the watch
word of tax-burdened and manop-
oily plundered people. Congress could
well afford to take hold of this vita
question in earnest. New England
would kick and tquirm, but the people
of these United States have worked
long enough for such eminently pioui
souls. They are blessed with every.
thing, wealth, intelligence and all god
illness, but other people should be al


lowed to save just little for them.
selves. Vino will push bill through
Congress doing away with the an
Just and oppressive protective system.
Year: 1879

SECRETARY SHKRAIAN's temper has
been very much ruffled at the theft and
publication in advance of his annual
report. he is boiling over with rage,
and has the secret service at work to
learn how the document got out, and
his anger oyer the matter is very re-
freshing to those who know his efforts
at establishing q news bureau of his
own. The secretaries at the White
House have been chucklinR over his
mishap, because, when the Presidents
messages have been captured by enter
prising newspaper correspondents Mr..
Sherman has complained Of the loose
management at the White House which
permitted such leaks. Ga the very day
that his report was being used he read
the Cabinet . lecture on the subject of
allowing official news to get to the pub
lie in advance, and told how careful
he was in controlling his report. Atthe
time he was doing this the report was
beng sold to three correspondents for
$500. The report makes about 25, 900
words. or ten or eleven columns and
was telegraphed in full to New York,
Chicago and Cincinnati.
Year: 1879

Mr.. HAYES is not at all il accord
with Western Republican sentiment on
the money question. He is running
with the money monopolists of the
East, attempting to advance their theo


rles when the country most needs rest
from finspcial legislation. Il is doing
well enough, aud the President is only
too ready to advance the doctrines of
those who destroy the value of silver.
Year: 1879

From the Lamar Qowa) Sentinel, Rep.l


While the amiable idioey that pre-
vailed in Congress during the recon-
struction days was at its height the
nigger was enfranchised


He was invested with the ballot ON
the pretty theory that he was "a man
and brother, with an infusion of sand
in his makeup.


1t was given him on the schoolgirl
notion that affection for the party that
gave him his freedom would make him
its perpetual instrument.


But the nigger is less servicable to the
Republican party as a voter than he
was as slave.


He needs too much cOddling-tOo
much protection.


He can only vote the Republican
ticket when surrounded by a Gordon of
Republican bayOnets.


There is no grit i'm him.


There Is more voting energy and party
strength in dozen raw Irishmen than
in thousand well-fed niggers.


There is not an ounce of stalwartism
in a ton of niger


The more negro the less strength.


As slave, the picturesque misery of
the nigger was an unfailing armOry of
party weapons-as freeman there Is no
romance i'm him-cowardice il not ro-
mantle.


All over the South he is throwing his
ballot for rebels and traitors, when he
votes at ALL


He is too eowartily to vote his convic-
tiOns, or too stupid to have convictions.


When the Stalwarts get into power
in 1880 he must either be disfranchised
or compelled To vote right.


The free nigger is fraud.