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Year: 1878




carry the first and Second Districts
Of California for their own candi-
dates without any serious dill
Guilty.


Outside of a few districts in New
England. and possibly one or TWO
elsewhere, the Republicans do not
expect to make gains. They would
be very glad to remain stationary
with their present strength. The
talk OF increasing their column
from the South is simply foolish
as is the suggestion that the Ma
tionals have an extensive organi..
zation in North Carolina and
Tenpessee. In the only Republi-
can District of the former, where
the negro vote is most compacted,
Bragden, the present member, mas
been thrown over, and q colofeu
man is the Republican candidate
for his place. Bragden proposes to
run as an Independent, II he can
organize q division among the
blacks, and is ready to turn Demo-
crat for white votes.
Altogether. taking the gains and
losses likely to occur and esttmat.
| ing that the changes to be effected
through the new factor of Nation
ais will strike impartially between
Democrats and Republicans, the
conclusion would seem to be war
ranted that the political complex
Aion of the next House OF Repre-
sentatives will not be materially
changed from the present majority
| Unforeseen and disturbing causes
may suddenly arise to upset these
calculations, but that Is the out
look of impartiality, extending
over the whole ground.


At the time the foregoing sum
mary was prepared for the San
that journal was ignorant of thu
covenant, since telegiaphed owe
the country, by which Ben Butle
agreed to throw his influence in fa
vor of the DemocraticC cCongressiona
candidates in Massachusetts,, in re


turn for Democratic support in th


Gubernatorial canvass. This com


pact cannot fail to give us sewers


Massachusetts, Congressional dis


tricts which the Suit has concede


to the Republicans. That journs


has also overlooked the change


apporti0nment of Indiana.


| Not only will the Democrati


party profit by the practical powe


which the possession of bot


branches of Congress will give il


but the moral effect Of our success


In the Congressional elections wi


be tremendous. The myriads wh
desire to be with the winning sid
will gravitate our way, and the Of
ganizers of third party mov'


ments-which must eventual


prove futile-wil receive q serior


set back.
Year: 1878

All persons holding claims
against the Parish of Vermilion
are hereby notified to present
the same to A. G. Maxwell Secty,
of the Finance Committee of said
Parish on or before lst September
next in order that the same may
be carried in the statement of the
outstanding debt Of said Parish
to be transmitted by the president
of the Police Jury to the auditor
of public accounts as per Section
lO4 Of the revenue act of 1877.


By order of Finance Commit.
tee.


A. G.. MAXWELL Secty.
Year: 1878

~ ~ wy Nhot AN"Ss Nst


Yesterday Gen. A. s. Badger
took possession OF the New Orleans
Post Office. During the entire
day his private office and the ave.
nues leading to it We're thronged
with persons anxious for an inter-
view, and still more anxious to OBJ
tain employment. The General
did not observe the straight-laced
rule customary to newly fedged
officials-that of placing a Cerbe-
rus at his door and excluding all
save such as he might admit ON
the presentation Of q personal card
by the porter. He admitted all
freely and gave audience to them
without any betrayal Of the tradi-
tionai "insolence of Office" and
every ysisitor obtained his audience,


The patronage of the Postmas-
ter extends to over two hundred
persons. This partially explains
the run made upon him yesterday,
which he SO amiably received, but
he distinctly announced that he
could not at present make any rad
ical change in the personnel OF the
department. He could not say
what he might do upon more thor
oughly informing himself upon the
business Of the Office, but stated
that inasmuch as he desired TO
operate the department efficiently,
he would not remove any man who
commended himself for thisquality.
Year: 1878

The demand for horses for
England is increasing in Canada,
several car loads being taken
over the Grand Trunk railroad
daily destined for Europe. They
are intended for military service
and branded with the letter S.
Large shipments of cattle are
also being forwarded from the
lower provinces, and the coun-
try east and west is being
searched for suitable horses for
war purposes.
Year: 1878

Rabbits are more than usually plentiful
on the Delaware and Maryland peninsula
Gunners bring in as many as twenty as the
result Of single days shooting. Whils
these little animals are not regarded as
being high toned game by first class sports,
men, there is great deal Of excitement
connected with the hunting Of them, and
when caught and properly served on the
table they are not to be despised, though
their resemblance to cats deters many peo.
pie from indu u g in them. rt
Year: 1878

As Officer Aven was patrolling Paci-
tic street. below Stockton, about half
past three o'clock Tuesday morning,
he heard some mufiled police whistle.
the sound evidently coming from the
basement of the second building below
Bartlett alley. Plunging down rick
ETY. stairway, into the opium dens and
sleeping holes. he CROPPED along q low
corridor towards the rear of the build
ing, where a bright light could be seen
and where the whistles were echOing
furiously. Pushing his way through
group Of half dozen and wholly
stupid Chinese that stood around tie
blaze, the officer got view of it and
saw the horrible spectacle of u Chinese
woman lying on her back on the floor,
kicking and moaning while her cloth
ing was in blaze from head To foot


The horrible roasting continued until
the officer could get some water. and
several buckets of 1t had 10 he dashed
on the woman before the blaze was ex-
tinguished. The Chinese gazed in
differently on all the while and did
nothing With officer Fleming's as
sistance the unfortunate victim was
picked up and carried to the City
Prison. together with four OF the
Chinese, who was arrested on suspicion
of having been concerned in the affair.
The woman was literally baked from
head to foot. Her hair was burned
from her head, her eyes burned out
and her skin hung in fragments from
every part of her body. She still re-
tains consciousness. however, bat in
reply to the questions of an interpreter
would only say: i was hungry: | get
mp to eat and caught fire There was
a deep cut on the back of her head an
inch and half long, evidently made
with some sharp instrument but moth
ing could be learned of its origin. The
hall in which the woman was found
was filthy in the extreme, and had
every appearance of prison. She had
been there long time, Judging from
what could be learned. and was the
only woman III the building. She
was said 10 have been lncurabiy sick.
and had been shut up TO die. though
only tweuty-four years old. Whether
the parties desirous of her death hasten
ed 1t with coal oil and match, or
whether she. by means not apparent
as there was no fire in the room except
a dim lamp on the wall-set herself on
fire. will probably remain one of the
myriad mysteries that the underground
dens of the Chinese quarter conceal.
The woman fingered until about eight
o'clock in great agony. aud then died.
Her name was Quoy Chin.
Year: 1878

X police inspector being informed
that restaurant was serving game out
OF season, visiting the restaurant in dis.
guise and ordered dinner.


Waiter said he, can you give me a
salmi OF partridge:'


Certainly, sir replied the waiter
promptly, and called out to the cook:
Partridge for oner


The Inspector finished his dinner leis-
urely, and then said the waiter: Ask
the boss to step this way a minute


What for::'


1 wish to notify him 20 appear to-
morrow and answer for selling partridge
out of season.


Oh, guess it amt worth while both
crIng him about that


DO as tell you. l am the police
inspector, and have secured the neces-
sary evidence against him..


Oh, ! spotted you, and guessed what
you were after. 1t wasn't partridge
you had


What was it, them


Why said the waiter. cheerfully, 'it
was crow"
Year: 1878

The supplement furnished with this
number, and that has been mailed to
the readers of the STAR for some time
past, will probably be discontinued in
September. In place OF it, will be furn-
ished genuine AUGUR from Portland,
which will contain as much Oregon and
telegraphic news as Portland weekly
and be mailed direct, from that place to
each subscriber of the STAR.
Year: 1878

Numerous political as pirants here
abouts seem to regard it as the correct
thing, to go out on the salt water and
hnally bring up on the Stillaguamish, at
old man divers house. We wonder
how many votes they will secure in that
section, by fattering the old mans ex-
cessive vanity about his fine house and
farm.
Year: 1878

The District Attorney of this District


so far forgot himself and what was due
TO his official position. as to undertake
to whip the editor of the Tribune, few
days since. He received the fogging, he
80 richly merited. Score one for Prosch.
Year: 1878

AtesSrs. Editors Now that the
Democratic Executive Committee
have appointed the time for tho
holding of the primary elections,
may we not hope that the candi-
dates will give tho people q respite
from their personal canvassing, so
as to enable them to view calmly
and soberly the long array of those
who are willing to serve their coup-
try ''for consideration" The
people need rest politically. Tho
campaign up to this time has beon
purely personal one, and the
interests of the party have been
subordinated to selfish interests.
Things should now change, md
some thought be bestowed upon
the party. It is high time that
some attention be given to Joe
Thompson, Ike Miller, Andy Stew
art, and other Radical luminaries.
For full two months we have heard
scarcely anything oxcopt the good
qualities of this can ndidate sounded,
OF the bad qualities of that ono
ventilated. Various local issues,
involving no vital principles, have
all been prominent in your columns,
and a good many Democrats have
como to tho conclusion that it is in
order now to say something in
behalf Of Democracy. All the can
didates are good apd true men, and
it ma tiers very little, so far as the
party is concerned, which of them
recoiyes the nomination; but it is of
the highest importance that the
nominees be elected in November,
and our people should now be lay~
ing their plans and concerning
measures to bring about so desira-
bic consummation. let them
therefore quit shaking hands with
candidates, and leave off answering
earnest inquiries about the health
Of themselves and their families, and
go to work for Democracy. The
victory will surely be ours if we
labor increasingly for it, but if we
permit ourselves to be carried away
with enthusiasm for o friend, and
forget our party in trying to secure
his nomination., we will find it an
uphill business to rout tho enemies
of good government.


we appeal therefore to the can
didates to "give us rest.' unless
we organize now for victory,
nomination on the 30th instant will
be an empty compliment. Demo
cratic supremacy is the chief con-
side1ption not only in the county,
but throughout tho State, and to
make that certain, our efforts
should be put forth at once, Tt is
all.important too that the people
be not distracted by local issues.
The only vital issue of the CAM
paign is whether Democracy or
Radicalisln shall prevail. LET the
people continually bear this in mind,
and govern themselves accordingly.


STRA1aHTouT.
Year: 1878

From Padilla information is received
that all are through sowing grain except
Mr.. Whitney, who will not be able to
get all his ground in cultivation this
year, but will continue sowing grain un q.
Ill the tenth of June. Mr.. Allen first
completed sowing. A valuable cow,
belonging TO the Smith & Ball ranch
died from the effects ofstnking her head
on a sharp snag on an old fallen tree
The snag penetrated her skull so that
the brains oozed out She lived a week
iu that condition.
Year: 1878

Why come not spirits from the realms OF glory
To visit earth. as in the days of Old
The times OF ancient writ and sacred story?
Is heaven more distant, or has earth grown
cold?
Oft have gazed. when sunset clouds recedlng
To catch the CLEAN of some white pinion
Along the Confines Of the lowing sky;
And oft, when midnight stars in distant chilli
Were calmly burning, listened late and long,
But Natures pulse beat on I'm solemn stiffness,
Bearing no echo OF the seraph's song
To Bethlehem's air was their last anthem given
When other stars before the One grew dim ?
Was their last presence known In Peter
Or where exulting martyrs raised their hymn?
And are they all within the veil departed?
There CLEANS no wealth along tn empyrean
And many a tear from human eyes has started
Since angels touch has calined a mortal


brow.


No! Earth has angels, tho their forms are


moulded


Tho harp@ are wanting, and bright pinions
We know them by the Iove-llght on their


Drowi


have seen angels by the sick ones pillow,
Theirs was the soft tone and the soundless
When smitten hearts were dropping like the


willow


They stood "between the living and the dead"
And If my sight by earthly dimness hindered,
Beheld no lowering cheTubim i'm air,
/ doubt nOt,-for spirits know their kindred
They smiled upon the wingless watchers


there.
There have been angels in the gloomy prison
In crowded halls-by the lone widows hearth;
And when they passed, the fallen have up


risen


The giddy paused-the mourner's hope had


birth.
1 have seen one whose elOquence commanding
Reused the rich echoes OF the human breast,
The Establishments OF wealth and ease with


standing,


That hope might reach the suffering and op-


pTest;
And by his side there moved a form of beauty,
Strewing sweet flowers along the path OF life,
And looking up with meek and love-blent


duty


/ called her angel, but he called her rpiCey
o many a spirit walks the world unheeded
That when its veil of sadness is laid down
Shall soar alOft with piniOns unimpeded,
Wearing its glory like "a starry crown
Year: 1878

There j. an old fable that fox having
fallen down a well cnticcd a thirsty old
goat TO come down aud taste bow sweet
the water was. and that when he got him
down there he mounted on his back aud
made his escape. laughing TO himself %
ho put of for the woods, az the stupidity
of he drowning rescuer Wonder II j
Madison Wells would BE- willing to finish
the application sitting Ia his cell while
he turns anxious eyes on the placid occu
pant Of the White House columbus
Sunday Herald.
Year: 1878

Why come not spirits from the realms OF glory,
To visit earth. as in the days OF DID,
The times Of ancient writ and sacred storyT
Is heaven more distant, or has earth grown


cold q?
Year: 1878

A Bangor juryman, in case against
the city for damages for injuries re-
ceived in falling on an icy sidewalk,
went out to examine the scene of the
accident, and, tumbling, broke his arm.
Year: 1878



 The beautiful weather still continues, al though for the past two days it has been con siderably cooler. N

 All of the farmers are busy getting in hay, rye, &c. The rye crop is first rate, and the grass crop much better than was at first thought. Oats are coming on rapidly and will soon be in harvest; they do not promise to be as good crop as last year.

 There is some prospect of an Advent Camp-meeting here, we understand, at no ve- sy distant day. We do not at present know where it will be held, but there is some talk of the pine grove near Swift's Bridge.

 The potato crop in some places seems to be almost failure of everything except bugs; and unless we have more rain soon the pota- toes will be scarce and small.

 MT. Giles Skiff has raised, and has now in process of erection, very nice large house, making employment for four or five carpen- ters and greatly improving the looks of his premises. EfAE Mir Miles Palmer and Miss Flora Gris- wold were bound together with the silken cords of matrimony one week ago last Sun- day morning. We wished them much joy and prosperity. .. .E K. N.
Year: 1878

The Eclipse of the Moon Tonight.


There will be partial eclipse of the moon
this evening, visible wherever that body is
above the horizon. 1t is caused by the earth
passing between the sun and the moon. The
sun shining upon the earth casts a shadow
upon the neon. This shadow is conical, its
base being on TIE earth and projected into
space. Surrounding this is a cOnical partial
shadow, The Penumbra,' whose base is
away from the earth. The eclipse commences
here at fOul .een minutes and twentyfour
seconds after four this afternoon, when the
moon enters the Penumbra or outer shadow.
The sun being at that hour considerably above
the horizon, this phase OF the phenomenon can
at 81 minutes and Is seconds after five. The
eclipse may then be visible through strong
glass. At eighteen seconds past seven will
if the weather is favorable At 26 minutes
and Il seconds past eight the moon leaves the
shadow, and at 46 minutes and seconds past
nine it leaves the Penumbra or partial shadow
over the moon from east to west, Obscuring
about siX-tcnthS of its surface from the sight.
This portion will be what ordinary folks would
remaining four-tenths Of the moons surface
will be seen as usual. The eclipse will be OBJ
served generally by astronomers throughout
the country. 1t IS not, however, of any special
are of frequent occurrence. They would be
more numerous if the planes of it's and the
sun OrDltS dld not make an angle with the
earth. If the two orbits were in the same
plane there would be an eclipse at every full
moon. There would also be an eclip. e of the
inclination. however, there can only be an
eclipse of either of these bodies when the
moon comes within what is technically called
the ecliptic limit. In any one year the great
est number of eclipSes possible is seven and
the least two. In the former case five will be
solar and two lunar eclipSeS. In the latter
both must be solar. Under no circumstances
can there be more than three lunar eclpSes
in one year, while in some years there are
none at all. The latter will le the case next
year.
Year: 1878

Commissioner of the General Land Office has
received the following dispatch from Agent
Carter, who has been arrested in Mississippi
City, Miss, on the charge of ''cOnspracy":- -
II gave bail Saturday for my appearance at
the November term of the state circuit cOurt
for Jackson county. Mississippi The u. $.
attorney notified me that it was impractical BILE
to release ME on habeaS corpus at this tim \,
and advised my giving bail"


The RECEPTION OF THE CHINESE EN-
BAssY, When it arrives in Washington next
September, will not be quite as elaborate and
gorgeous as it has been stated it would The
Chinese ambassador and suite will be received
by the President and his Cabinet much in the
same manner that other foreign ambassadors
have been heretofore. The suite of Chin Ian
Pin being larger than that of any other for
elgn minister, there will necessarily be more
people i'll the room at the time The President
and his advisers are not anticipating any
great trouble in being able to convince the
embassy TO take the same view that they
maintain on the subject of Chinese immigra-
tion. 1t is impossible to tell what their in
structions are on this subject from the home
government, but it is not thought that China
is opposed to a limitation of the emigration of
ner people to this country. Mr.. Seward, our
Minister to China, will be here at the time of
the Embassy'S visit, and will by his experience
be able to facilitate the transaction of all buSi-
ness between the representatives of the Unt d
States and China.
Year: 1878

TEACHES AND WHEAT.-Our farmers are


not feeling as pleasant in regard TO the


coming crops as they did in the month OF


March. The peaches have fallen of
| lshould there be no effect from the late
irostl until they say the yield in this
immediate locality does not promise above


an eight OF full crop. Many fields OF


wheat look as red as if they had been


scorched, have almost ceased to grow. and
IN the opinion Of the best judges the Weld
cannot but be materially shortened. This
rust, or "sedging" as they call it in Mary.


land, struck the wheat some two weeks
since during the protracted spell of wet.
foggy weather.
Town TALK.-The weather for the past
week seemed like spring turned wrong
end foremost. Strawberries and cream


ana oirosty mornings is something new in this
locality. If strawberries should have n
long continuation of this kind of weather
10 rlpen IN, the grocers will have to lay in
an extra amount of sugar.......A large
number OF friends and others assembled at
the NJ. +. Church on Wednesday evening
laSt. TO witness the marriage ceremony Of
Il. Harry Eliason of Middletown and Miss
SaIlle L. Dunn of our town. The ceremony
concluded, the happy couple received the
congratulations of their numerous friends


after which they, with number from Mid


oletoWn, took carriages for that place where
formal reception and pleasant evening
awaited them......It has been decided bv the
courts that no person has a right to leave a
morse or team standing in the street with
out control of some kind, and that when
damage to persons or property results from
such negligence, the owner of said horse
or team is liable for damages. 1t is also
against the town ordinance for team to
be htched across or obstruct a CROSSING.
......Many new faces are weekly seen on
our streets. They come and they 90 and
most OF them being on business, are scarcely
known except to the particular person
whose trade they seek....... Dumb love is
sald to be equal to dumb ague, ex.
cept that it is more frequent. The
communist are making considerable stir
IN many parts of the nation. We do not
know that there are any political com.
munlst here, but there are plenty of the
other kinds.......Every subscriber added to
our list increases the power of the TIMES
1or good.......W Whatever presents itself
wildly to the mind, leaves behinds it
correspondent impression. cross grain
ed individual says: "These are the even


ings when people sit on the front steps,
talk scandal and catch cold The SQUALLS
OF snow that fell throughout the Northen
States on Saturday, reached us in the form
OF hail mixed with rain. The Eastern
Shore Md papers also speak of hail
falling there.
Year: 1878

The growth of the Northwestern
States is attracting the attention Of
the politicians in and about Washing
ton. No one of them could give that
which he is pleased to regard as his
mind to any subject more interesting
to his kind. The politicians who
should especially yield consideration
to the growth Of the Northwest are
those who are identifying their fu-
ture with the solid South. The few
facts they are able just now to obtain
but feebly indicate the results of the
next census. The presidential elec-
tion of 1880 is the last in which the
South, as that expression ia habitual-
ly used, will have more than Que.
third of the electoral votes. There is
no sort of possibility that the South
can keep up with the North and West
and Pacific States combined. Iowa,
Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kansas and
Colorado will be enormously strong
er than Missouri, Arkansas, Texas
and Louislana-and Missouri and
Texas will not long be Southern
States except in geographical sense.


The tide of emigration pouring in.
to Texas will liberalize the State like
Missouri, aud Missouri will become
like Kansas. Then the Pacific States
are outgrowing the old Southern
States. The solidity of the South af-
ter the next census will not be OF
much importance, and the effort to
make the Southern Confederacy coe.
quail with the United States, in the
General Government, will be bbso.
lete.