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Year: 1879

Washington Cor. Boston journal.


Among the many bloody duels on
record as having been fought by con-
gressmen was one in which James
jackson, of Georgia-who had been
and who was afterward a United
States senator : vas the challenged
party. He was an Englishman by
birth, but he went to Savannah when
a lad, studied law, was a leading Free
Mason, and fought gallantly in the
Revolutionary War. He killed Lieu
tenant Governor Wells in 1880, and
was engaged in several other affairs
of honor" until finally he determined
to accept challenge on such terms as
would make it his last duel. So he
prescribed as the terms that each
party, armed with double barreled
gun loaded with buekshOt, and with a
hunting knife, should row himself in a
skiff to designated points on opposite
sides of the Savannah river. When
the city clock struck twelve, each
would row his skiff to a small island in
the middle of the river, which was
wooded and covered with underbrush.
On arriving at the island each was to
moor his skiff, stand by it for ten min
utes, and then go about on the island
until the meeting took place The
seconds waited on the main land until
after one o'clock, when they heard
three gun shots and loud, angry cries.
Then all was still. At daylight, as had
been agreed upon, the seconds went to
the island, and found Jackson lying on
the ground, insensible from the loss Of
blood, and his antagonist lying across
him, dead. jackson recovered, but
would never relate his experience of
that night, nor was he ever challenged
again. He died in this city, while
serving his second term as United
States senator, March 10, 1906,
Year: 1879

THE Fourth of July will beanotable
occasion in Memphis, and among the
many entertainments and attractions
not the least will be the fireworks on
the bluff. This exhibition has taken
the shape Of a private enterprise sim
ply because the meagre subscriptions
would not defray theexpenses. Those
who have paid money are the only
ones who have right to complain, but
they have least to say, as is usually
the case. 1t is said, though We
do not vouch for the fact, that
one man applied for the priv
ilege of selling lemonade and
watermelOdS on the ground within
the enclosure, and, on being refused,
applied to the courts for an injunction
to stop the freworks-FoHrth of July
and all. A free show always draws a
big crowd, but when it comes to pay
ing what a difference it makes as to
whose OK is gored. If General Tracy
makes too much money at The gate be
will no doubt divide with the orphans
or found new chair in reform
school. Let us have the Fourth, any
how
Year: 1879

Chattanooga Times, 18th inst.l


Yesterday morning Times reporter
was accosted on the street by man
who was apparently in great want.
He begged for dime with which he
said ne would satisfy hunger which
was driving him mad. He looked as
though he had seen better days, and
the reporter asked him what had been
the cause of his fall, thinking of
course it was the result Of strong
drink. He recOunted a story, which,
if true, shows women in an attitude of
which it is hard to believe her capable.


He said he lived in one Of the West
ern States and was the owner Of fine
and valuable property. When the
times began to grow SO hard that men
and corporations of princely wealth
failed and had to succumb to the
wheel and tide of misfortune, he gave
up all he had except his beautiful
home, which had cost him the hard
labor Of many long years, and for the
love he bore his two lovely and accom-
plished daughters, he would for once
sacrifice his convictions of right and
honesty by making them by law the
owners of this home. When the vain
and frivolous girls discovered that the
property was their own, they imnedi-
ately began to make demonstrations of
their intention TO dispose Of the prop
erty and go to a city to live. The
father begged them to desist, but they
paid no attentions to his entreaties,
and finally sold the property, gave
their father a small sum of the money
and told him to look out for him
self and they would do the Same.
They then went to city, to
which he followed them and soon
spent all his money in searching for
them and trying to induce them to re-
turn home. They laughed in his face
refused to give him any more money
and told him to 90 back into the
country and work for another home
and they would spend that for hin
too5 He left them and they soor
spent all their money and are nov
leading lives of shame in the grea
metropolis, while he, disabled anC
crippled by exposure, has to beg from
door to door..for food on which to live


The old man told his story while til,
tears flowed rapidly down his sun
burned cheeks and dripped off hi
silyered and grizzly beard, and wheth
er it was true or not we cannot say
but we don't believe there is mai
iiiying who could have doubted tn,
story after hearing him repeat it. Th
reporter did not give him any money
but it was not because he did no
want to.
Year: 1879

A man asked for admission to show
for half price, as he had but one eye.
But the manager told him It would
take him twice as long TO see the show
as it would apybody else, and charged
him double. 81
Year: 1879

Republicans make great professions about
the reductions Mayor Butler and Republican
city council have accomplished. We have 10
desire to detrsct from the ustre of their crown
of glory if they have won one. We simply
assume that they have acted honestly and made
every reduction possible with their expanded
ideas, and that nothiDg further Can be expected
from them in that line.-ArguS.


Democrats make great professions about
the reductions of salary Democratic Mayor
has accomplished. We have no desire to de-
tract from the lustre of ex-Mayor Richard
sons crown of glory if he has won one. We
simply assume that he acted honestly and
made every reduction possible with his ex-
panded ideas, and that nothing further can
be expected Of Democratic Mayor in that
line. But Republican Mayor and City Coun-
Gil cut down the salary 5000 more. 1t
doesn't Cost as much to support Republi-
can Mayor as it does Democratic one.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats have renominated their
candidate of last year, George Walker, esq,
very estimable gentleman. But the same
reasons which induced the citizens of Port
land last year to elect another man are still
potent. Mr.. Walker has been one year
longer in the city, and so is entitled to what
ever further consideration the knowledge of
city affairs he has gained during that time
may give him. Our people, however are not
minded to make experiments this year, and
pay for the education OF men unfamiliar with
the municipality, however estimable they
NAV be,
Year: 1879

To the mind of the Boston Globe "The
doubt whether detectives detect is rapidly be-
coming certainty. Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont illustrate the theory that
it requires more labor and talent to prevent
the hanging of innocent men or the defama-
tlon ola good mans memory after death than
TO catch the original criminal:
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters ana communl
cations The name and address OF the writer are in
s cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty OF gooo faith.


We cannot undertake TO return OF preserve con-
nanications rhat are not used.
Year: 1879

Jose, or Sacramento, or, in fact, any
Of the leading towns Of California.
tits too early to say yet whether the
resumption of specie payments so
happily accomplished in the East
will lead to general restoration Of
prosperity. We are inclined to
think that it will. Should it do so
We can look for the old tide of
travel and settlement. Outside of
our superb stock and agricultural
interests, our oil territory is loom
ing up more and more favorably
every day, and Arizona really bids
fair to develop tremendous mines
on the very Colorado river itself.
All the indications point to q ma
terial Improvement of oursituation
between now and next fall.
Year: 1879

The elements which intend to
act as q sort of guerilla cavalry
to favor the success of the Repub-
lIcan party in the battle Of 1880
ha We made up their minds to be In
the field early. II our memory
serves Us right, they have called q
National Convention to meet in
March Of next year, which Is
months in advance of the two great
political Conventions. The Ma
tional Labor and Greenback Con-
vention would doubtless like to
play the role of the Liberal Con-
vention at Cincinnati in the Grant
Greeley campaign, and outline a
programme for the Democracy to
adopt. They can resign this ambi-
tion ut once. The dog this time
will wag the tail, not the tail the
dog. 1t is high time that, all over
the country, the Democracy should
begin the work of organizing for
the decisive battle which will de.
termine whether or no the Ameri.
can Republic is to be ranked in
history as an ephemerai expert
ment or as beneficent and endur.
Ing factor in human affuirs. With
Grant as tho Republican candidate
-arbypothesis favored by many of
the circumstances Of the political
sitdatiGG.s, as it stands to-day that
Is the real issue aheau.
Year: 1879

IT IL hard to realize that things
Ars going on In France just as
though there had been no resigna-
tion Of the Marshal President of the
Republic. M. Grevy seems to find
The reins resting easily In his
hands. 1t 10 instructive TO recur to
The reasons which led TO President
MncAfahon's resignation. Though
Prssldent Of the Republic, and a
military President at that, the old
soldier found 1t absolutely impos.
oibIe to retain his old comrades in
their commands in the army. He
WAS In the hands OF remorseless
Republican cabinet, who dictated
to him what should be done In
matters which pertained to his
own special department-the army.
It'll only by contrasting the Presi-
dent Of the United States with the
President OF France that we can
obtain realizing sense of the pow
er and dignity Of the first citizen
of this country. His powers are
really those Of sovereign. He is
by the law the Commander-in-
Chief Of the army. His will, un-
like that of the Marshal President
OF France, is absolute in all assign.
ments to military commands.
While 1t Is true that it is in the
pewsr Of the Congress Of the United
States to say whether the army
shall be large or small, and even to
prescribe the uses to which it shall
BE- put, as far as regards its mere
staff and assignments, the decision
Of our President is final. During
GRANTS twSterms, az esst as far as
regards the Southern States, there
was not more despotically gov.
erned country in the world than
the United States. With all our
boastei Constitution. as long as we
retain this feature France is far
more constitutional country in its
polity than our own. Under the
Iystem Of ministerial responsibility


will of the people is reflected
- uch more speedily and perfectly
there than under our vaunted sys.
tenn. We do not pretend to cast a
balance between the merits and
drawbacks of the two schemes oi
government, but merely point out
the striking disparity which exists


Ours may be infinitely the better
plan of administration but it is fal
less Republican than the other.
Year: 1879

Don't let the blood stagnate in your
veins. You can prevent Its doing so by
increasing its volume and purity, by
stimulating the digestive organs and
encouraging assimilation, with that
matchIess vitalizing agent, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. People not afflicted
with any organic or inorganic disease,
grow wan and haggard simply because
their blood is thin, watery, deficient in
nourishing properties and SO meager in
I'm ne rfant'v - -
Year: 1879

Pieces Of the rope with which Hunt
er was hung were peddled IN Camden
last Saturday for s. dollars an inch.
An ingenious speculator made a nice
thing by hawking bogus rope. The
physician who was with the condemn
ed murderer during the closing hours
denies that the poor wretch was either
drunk or drugged. The doctor says:
ellis control over himself was wonder
ful. When he he attempted TO com
NIT suicide he closed his jaws, and We
thought he was dying. He could con-
troll the circulation of his blood and the
beating Of his heart. He appeared TO
be ia q stupor, and IL was impossible
TO obtain his pulse from the wrist.
Even al his heart the beats could not
be told, because Hunter prodnced an
artificial sound and motion OF the
breast, and IL was three minutes al one
time before we could get the pulsation
Of the heart. never met the mans
equal. There is no doubt but that he
was badly scared, and that he feared
the death which awaited him, but he
had nerved himself sufficiently 10 make
the last act in the drama one of thrill
ing interest You can set il down for
n certainty that Hunter was conscious
when he was carried down stairs, and
he was neither drunk nor drugged, be-
cause / attended him all the morning
and TO the end, and no one else admin
istered anything TO him. The man
who helped adjust the rope about
Hunters neck thinks that the public
was unnecessarily deprived of a few
last words. There was, he says, "a
faint surgling in the throat, as II the
murderer was about 10 clear IL, and his
lips moved perceptibly. / Thought for
a certainty that he was about TO speak.
He could not have done so had he de-
sired, though, because, as 1 saw at a
glance, the rope bad slipped frow the
position which il should have been In
TO break his neck, so that he could not
say a word. IL was not done intention
ally, but was a mistake of the sheriff,
which was excusable." The sheriff
certainly made some mistakes with his
new tangled bang Dg machine which
were utterly iuoxcusably.
Year: 1879

Bishop, the cowardly scoundrel who
undertook to confess away the life OF
his alleged paramour at Norwich, CT,
has experienced religion. He gets a
long way ahead Of some who have been
hung. They have generally withheld
their rejoicing hope OF the Joys OF a
life TO come, until they stood upon the
scaffold.
Year: 1879

WHAT CANE or Az Foo young
merchant at Waverly. Ia, when pack
ing eggs about year ago for ship
ment to the East wrote his name aud
address on one. with a request that the
person TO whom il finally came would
write and advise him Of the fact. In
due course came the letter from a
yoang lady in New York; il was ac-
knowledgee; a correspondence sprang
mp; photographs were exchanged. and
the merchant is coming 10 this city in
"A few days 90 take home the young
lady as his wife.
Year: 1879

The silver dollars, which, according
to Secretary Sherman, were to help re-
sumption, still continue to accumulate
in the Treasury. The result already
should clearly reveal to the most super
fetal observer that Secretary Sherman is
more of currency quack than saga
cious financier. The report IS confirmed
from Washington that Mr.. Sherman is
sorely troubled with regard to the con-
stantly increasing store Of our fathers
dollars. He is unable to use them in
paying the clerks in the Treasury, who
prefer the silver certificate instead. 1t
is probable that the Secretary now sees
how the presence of the silver compli
Gates the task which was thrust upor
him to considerable degree by his con
nivance, namely, the maintenance of the
Treasury as permanent bank of issue
The mos! dangerous place for The prac'
tice of the arts of demagogy is at tn,
head of the national exchequer.
Year: 1879

SENATORIAL Assn UMPTIoN.-The
Senate of the United States, within the
past fifteen or twenty years, has changed
greatly. Previous to that time Senators
We're generous men. In nearly all things
they waved the craving for the "flesh
pots,n or in other words, the things that
drought money to the till" Since then
the Senate has become a body noted Tor
its greed of power and for It's want of
liberality. 1t is no longer regarded as
the great patriotic body it formerly was.
And to-day it is considered as easy to
tempt a Senator with bribe as to tempt
Member OF the House. That both
bodies are subject to the charge of har-
boring members who received the reward
of tavoritism, is not unfounded. 1t twas
clearly shown in the Credit Mobilier ras-
calty, and had been shown before in the
receipt of money or pay in some indirect
shape it mattered not whether it was in
the shape Of new gown tor the wife, or





a hundred shares of stock for the son or
nephew. In fact it is no longer held
that Senators are like Caesars wife,
''above suspicion;" however they might
have been before the great men of the
nation were driven from the house Of
their fathers by the little band of Qua
L..l. Ia.


the people Of this country with arms il
their hands and money printed takin!
its value from the labor of the Who'll,
people, to enthrall for period of tifteei
years the other two-thlrds. The Senat,
became peddling politicians-and at tn,
head of these stood Roscoe Conkline
backed by his fellows in greed and crime
To hold seat i'll that body he was al
lowed to use the whole power and au
thorty thereof, and did, in fact, no doub
cause his own election through tradln
in politics. And now, we find the sam
greed for power cropping out in tn
Senate. They claim the appointment {
the Supervisors of the Census. The
will not permit the Governors of tn
States to nominate these officers, bu
have changed the law, requiring them t
come within their grasp, that they ma
dictate who they shall be. OF cours
they will have to be men who wi
be the tools of Senators who reauir
reelection 1t is hardly possible for
BODY to be patriotic that is SO wholly Sc
fish. Here is where Senators now los
the regard and affections Of the people
they create animosities at home. The
arc not popular with the people, and S,
cure their places by tavoritism to lcgisl;
tors who themselves are frequently III
popular. These things are not unol
served. Hence it is, in fact that no men
Der of The Senate is expected to be nom
mated and elected to the Presidency.


would be a good thing for the people, ,ar
better thing for the reputation of a
that go to the Senate, if the period


membership were limited to two tern
Of six years. After so many years
the Senate men naturally grow moros
opinlonated and consequently unpopula
They fail entirely to be representativ,
of the popular sentiment of the State
and not unfrequently lose the afiectio
and esteem of the great mass of the
former friends. If they would resit
with their people and take an interest
home life, seeking to aid the good an
Year: 1879

IRIS no excuse for the General As
sembly to say there is not time to con-
slider the proposition to convert our
bonded debt into lower rate of interest.
The people would excuse the members
for occupying an additional week to eff
feet such an economical measure.
Year: 1879

New York, Nov. ia fire
broke out in the large paint works
this morning, at 414 Bleecker
street, which is a fve-story brick
building. The flames spread so
rapidly that the second and third
alarms were sent out. At the pres
ent writing the fire is still raging,
and the fremen have not been able
to get it under control.


A fire broke out simultaneously
with this on board the steamer Bris-
tol, lying at Pier No. 48, North
River. This fire also is still burn
ing.


The Bleecker street fire was
brought under control at half past
one o'clock. The police estimate the
losses, in the absence of any other
means, fixing them at about sixty
thousand dollars.


The fire on the. steamer Bristol
burned through portion of the
deck before it was extinguished,
The steamers officers state the loss
will probably not exceed one thou
sand dollars.
Year: 1879

The Knoxville and Ohio Railroad is
ahead of all others in this section, in
one point of view at least. We refer
to recent addition to the rolling
stock of that live and enterprising
line, in the shape Of a velocipede,
which is the most convenient little
arrangement we have seen for long
time. It is simple and light piece of
machinery, weighing less than $50
pounds, and can easily be ham
died about by any man. 1t
is made to run on one track, having
two wheels, following each other.
Over these the machinery and seat is
constructed, and it is worked by the
hands and feet, something after the
fashion of velocipede, but on the
principle of a crank hand car. An
arm extends across the track, on the
end of which is third wheel, to
steady the concern. It Was purchased
for the use of Mr.. Geo. Kinzel, Road
Master and General Supervisor of the
line, and is the very trick for him to
make short trips out looking after the
line. It will accommodate two men
if necessary. Ye local is indebted to
Mr.. Kinzel for trial ride on the
velocipede, yesterday evening, which
was delightful one. 1t gives fellow
splendid muscular exercise, and is by
no means machine for lazy per-
son,
Year: 1879

THE HOUSE BENT UPON INIQUITY.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL PASSED IN ITS WORST FORM


AND SENT TO THE sENATE-A VETO OF THE


ARMY BILL ExPECTED-MINoR NEWS.


The House of Representatives has finished
the debate on the Legislative bin, by passing
the bill by a vote of lao to 49, The Senate
will take up the measure promptly. A veto
of the Army bill is expected on the ground
that the duties and rights of the President
are encroached upon, and because it is
not right to attach general legislation
to appropriation bills. The veto will prob
ably be sent in on Tuesday. The Presi-
dent has issued a proclamation intended to
protect the Indian Territory from the intrusion
of unauthorized persons. Congressman Lowe
has attacked Senator Logan in the Washing
ton papers.
Year: 1879

GOOD ADv1cE.-says the Elmira Gasette
"No, don't learn trade, young man. You
might soil your hands, wilt your shirt collar,
and spoil your complexion sweating. Go
hang YOUR chin over counter; learn to talk
twaddle to the ladies part your hair in the
middle; make an ass of yourself generally,
and work for wages that wouldn't support
Chinese laundryman on rice fed rats and
leave big enough h balance to pay his wash


woman Just because it is little more gen.
teel in the eyes of people whose pride prevents
them from pounding rock or hewing wood,
and whose poverty piinches, worse than one !s
of those patent cross.legged clothes pins, if
the truth were only told" =.
Year: 1879

One of the results of the printing press.
the telegraph, and the rapid spread of news
is a decline of Oratory, and a correspond
ing vast increase in the number of writers
We read of the great orators, Pitt and Fox,
in the British House OF Commons, of Pat
rick Henry, and the great orator of our
revolution, and there Is mild regret that
we have none such now. The breed is ex-
tinct in political life, and would have no
place if it should reappear in the present
time. The House of Commons would


stare at such orators as those of the last
century and consider them theatrical and


unsafe guides Clay and Webs er and
Calhoun would be anachronisms IN our
present Senate and they would soon be
obliged to learn that they were addressing
larger audiences than listened to their elo-
quence in the old days A centuary ago
the British Parliament was not open to the
press reporters. The statesman who
would carry a measure found it necessary
to persuade the body he addressed as well
as reason with them. The argument must
be made vivid and the passion sympathetic.
The utterances of the orator were for the
moment. There was no report next morn


ing tor members to read over coollv and
ponder upon. but the immediate effect was
all in ALL 1t is told of an old Greek of the
ancient time who wrote orations for the
oraters, that on one occasion he had finished
an oration. and the speaker for whom he
had prepared it was wonderfully taken ut
the first perusal, at the second he liked it
less and on the third he found abundance
to criticise. The writer, however. pointed
out that, whereas, he, 4 critical orator.
Concluded on Fourth Psge.)