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Year: 1878

"Speaking about mules" re.
marked q six-footer In Arkansas, as
he cracked his whip at market,
"I've got q mule at home which
knows as much as do, and / want
to bear somebody say I'm half a
fool!" No one said so, and he went
on: "I've stood around here and
heard men blow about kicking
mules till I've got disgusted. When
you come down to kicking, I want
to bet on my mule. A friend came
along and took dinner with me the
other day, and, as he seemed a little
took him out to see
Thomas Jefferson, my champion
mule. l was telling the good man
how that mule would flop his feet
around, and he said he would like
to see q little fun. He'd passed his
whole life in the South, but had
never seen q mule lay his whole
soul into q big time at kickIhg,"
"Well," he said, after borrowing
some tobacco, II took 'Fhomas out
of the stable, backed him up agin
a hill, gin him cuff on the ear,
and we stood by to see the. amuse-
ment, 1t was good place to do
his durndest, and what dye sup
pose he did? In ten minutes, by the
watch, he was out of sight. In
five minutes more we couldn't feel
him with twelvefoot pole, and
and" The crowd began to yell nd
sneer, and the narrator looked
around and asked: "Does any body


think Pm lying? Would lie for
one mule? Right here under my


arms is a pound Of tallow candles,


which are to light the hole for to
60 in after Thomas and I got


word not an hour ago that the hind


feet of mule were sticking out of
a hill thirty-nine miles as the bird


flies from where my mule went in.


Pm shaky on religion, gentlemen,


but our family never had a liar


in it.n
Year: 1878

THE statesman or philosopher


who can devise some method Of re-
stricting the influence Of money
In moIdiDg legislation in the
United States Will confer an mex
pressibIe favor upon our people.
We are afraid thatthe only remedy
for the evil is q public sentiment
Of necessarily slow growth and an
occasional episode of revolutions
nry violence so extreme that capi-
tAlists will be taught that the only
real security for wealth lies In re-
'spect for just laws which shall be
knewn ~ represent the average,
unbiased sense Of the nation. For
The drst time In the history OF
Year: 1878

VAN1ANS DRINK.


A bill providing for the adoption of the
bell punch in the collection of a tax on in
toxicatiug liquors has been reported favora-
bly, in the House of Representatives of
PENNSYLVANIA. The bill substantially pro-
vides that after January l, 1879, all dealers
in spirtuous, or malt liquors, except such as
are hereafter excepted, shall pay tax of one
cent on each drink of alcoholic or vinous
liquors or any admixture thereof, and tax
of one-half cent upon each drink of malt
liquors sold or drunk on the premises of any
person licensed to sell at retail said taxes
to be paid into the county treasury. Every
person or firm engaged in the sale of liquors
at retail must have attached to the counter
over which said liquors are sold one register
marked"Alcoholic Liquors" and one marked
"Malt Liquors said designation to be mark
ell on the face OF said registers in letters not
less than one inch in length Each bell in
said registers is to be struck by means of
mechanism for that purpose, one for each
stroke of said bell is to be registered on a
dial on said register the number of drinks
sold, The register must have stamped on it,
in legible letters Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania," and also the coat-of-arms of this
State, and the registers are to be furnish ed
by the State to the County Treasurers of the
different counties. Each person procuring
license to sell liquor at retail must obtair
from the County Treasurer the requisite
number-of registers, which will he furnishe,
at cost, and attach the same to the c,unte


on the premises where the liquor is to b.
sold, the same to be attached under the sup
ervision of the Collector of Taxes. 1t i


made the duty of all persons having a regis
ter to properly register the sale o
; all drinks in the presence of the purchaser
thereof If spirituous liquor sold in large
, quantities than by the drink the register
must be rcvoved so as to register four drink
sold for each pint of malt liquor sold tn


register must be made 20 make two drink


sold


The proceeds of the tax in Pennsylvania
would amount to millions annually.
Year: 1878

A large congregation had assembled to
hear stranger of some notoriety. Soon af-
ter he had introduced his subject the cry of
fire fire fire !" in the street very much
disturbed the congregation, and many were
about to retire, when an elderly brother rose
and said


'Jf the congregation will be composed, l
will step out and see if there is any fire
near and report"


The congregation became composed and
the minister proceeded. Taking advantage
Of the occurrence, he called attention to a
| fire that would consume the world "a fire
that would burn forever in the lakes that are
bottomess and had just concluded sen.
tence of terrible import, and not without
manifest impression on his audience, when
voice from the other end of the church, as
if in fiat denial Of all he had said, bawled
out;


, 'lrs false alarm"


The effect was ludicrous in the extreme
The old man had returned; but the respons,
spoiled the force of the eloquent appeal ant
even the speaker could scarce refrain from
joining in the universal smile that passe,
over the congregation.
Year: 1878

widely apart The motion to lay on the table was
also withdrawn in obedience TO an obviously
universal feeling"


60 Did the caucus do goOdY


Eyes the organization was complete. The Re-
justify schism if it could be avoided without sac
ri6cng the principles of the party The effort for
harmony will be made temperately, so that for It's
failure the President alone will be responsible. OF
the thirty-fve committee men perhaps not even
three would apologize for Louisiana and South
Carolina. These occurrences are recognized simply
as facts The spirit of the caucus was that the
Republican party represents issues as broad and
vital as ever From the first il has been a war be-
tween two civilizations between republicanism and
arstOcracy, between progress and reaction. If the
leaders of the late slave States had been wise
enough TO profit by their experience, or accept the
new forms of society created by the war, they
might have had power within their grasp. Every
day indicates their spirit and gives admOnitiOns to
the American people that what is called DemOc-
racy offers neither peace stability The aspects
of the situation were fully understood by the Re-
publican caucus. The experience of the past chas-
tened spirit of just resentment. The Republican
party is no longer without q head or without n
purpose If President Hayes will kindly accept its
leadership it will be cordially rendered to mm but
with or without him, the men who organized last
Tuesday are determined to march into victory"


The President is reported to have said to friend,
in regard to the Civil Service order which Senator
Sarcent's resolution proposed shall be TeScnded.
that lie has heard of the dismissal OF any o-
Ger under its operations.
Year: 1878

DEATH.


Fragments of L" IL Trovatorep fell upon the
ears Of the multtudes thronged TO the Brooklyn
Tabernacle yesterday morning Organist Morgan was
in his the great organ; floor aud gallery were
packed and on the steps the ascs sat many for whom
there were no seats. Mr.. Talmage read from the
Proverbs, "A good name is rather TO be chosen than
great riches" and preached from the text: Is the
young man AbsaOm safel"


Nothing is harder" he said I" in these great cities
than TO do right nothing easier than TO so wrong The
desoate wreck of last Friday Ia an illustration OF this
truth Let there be exutatOn over that mans fate
rather let there be In every soul deep sadness at the
fearful lesson teaches There of thousands In
this country who under similar circumstances, would
have fallen low Tweed. Instead OF trumphng, Leu
us thank God that We have stood safely. All my sym
pathes 90 out 10 that afflicted family who, for seven
years. have endured the agonies or torture Let us re-
member that he made full explaton to society for his
crimes against IT, that his were pangs OF bOdy ana OF
soul no doctor could heal will not throw one nettle,
one thistle on his grave Yet cannot allow that event
to pass without from the lesson that the way or
the transgressor Is hard indeed NO mans prospects
were brighter. man had more ausplcOus start he
conquered poverty and achieved position until he sat on


financial throne OF power at Albany, debating to ess-
atures Look at the contrast in the elegant palace
car surrounded by every luxury on his way to Albany
then again In the plain box in the undertakers wagon
az the door OF a prison the pictured and bouqueted





apartments the Deavan House. thronged Dy ceeor-
ties anxious TO shake his handthen the lonely cot IN
the jail clutching deathagony at the hand OF Luke,
his negro boy the sumptuous wedding banquet the
triumph OF DelmOnlco's lifetime-and the low
ceied room looking out on a ungy stree l.
where poor, fOrsaken, sick and betrayed,
Tweed lies dying. There were people In New-Yoik VINO
for years were persuaded by what they saw that an
honest laborious life didn't pay. But where today Is
the clerk $500 year, the porter sweeping OUT your
store the scavenger or the street who would take
Tweeds years OF fraudulent prosperity IL ne must
also take Tweeds dishonor, sunerings ana death lou
tell that in his last days he read the BlDle three
times day sur ON that it was beantliuli u
was appropriate. God could save nun as wen as you
and me. ANY man who for mercy shall get IL
but who would want to live life hostile TO the pest In
terests OF society even In the last hour oi ns o hc
could make his peace with God " ., -,


Mr. Beccher IN his evening sermon YESTERDAY, msae M
what doubtless meant reference 10 the ueath O
Tweed. He had described the results OF seltshness
which were speedy and evil This lesson ne sad was
needed these times Bad, ayaricious, unscrupuiouf
have grown and spread until they became great
Then they ran their bad " We nave seen, ne
said one shot dead another dying In prison and Others
scattered here and there and yagabonds III society
Year: 1878

COMMENTS ON THE MEANING OF THE MOVEMENT


TO REVISE THE LAWS BY ITS FRIENDS.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUHR.I


WASHINGTON, April 14.-Referring to the
correspondence and editorial comments in Saturdays
TRIBUNE concerning the revision OF the patent laws Its
supporters say that the character and progress Of the
movement are due the Western Railroad Assoca
on alone but that the efforts Of that association
Year: 1878

WAR SHIps.-The New York
Herald gives q list Of one hun
dred and seventy-one steamers
available for transformation in
to armed cruisers, which can be
bought in this country by any
one who has the money and can
pay the price. Nearly all of
these vessels are new. They
vary in size from five hundred
to five thousand tons. They are
stanch ships, built both fer ser
vice and for speed, and are just
what is wanted by nation that
proposes to go to war and needs
a ready made navy to cut up its
enemy's commercial resources.
These ships can be warranted to
completely Alabamaize English
commerce if properly equipped
and commanded by the right
sort of men. Russia can have
them all if she planks down the
cash at once, otherwise por-
ton will probably fall into the
hands of England which Is also
reported to be on the lookout for
good steamers for sale. It is re-
ported that the prices asked for
ships have suddenly increased
very greatly, and that buyers
are likely to be driven to other
countries by this folly Of own
ers, who are likely to spoil their
market through their greed.
This sudden demand for Aneri-
can steamships, if taken .advan-
tags Of, might give an Impetus
to our shipbuilding and make
business lively in that branch ef
trade.
Year: 1878

The Constitutional Convention.


On Monday the Sd of June,
the Committee of 15-significant
number-convene at Walia Wal
la to form a Constitution for the
future State of Washington.
The gentlemen composing this
committee fairly represent the
aggregate intelligence Of the
people, and We confidently pre-
diet that they will submit a Con-
stitution which will be acceptable
to the voters, and give us fair
show for admission into the
Union as a sovereign State at
the earliest day practicable;
for our present colonial condi-
tion Of dependence has become
absolutely irksome to all our
citizens. Beyond defining the
rights ofcitizens to absolute and
perfect equality before the law,
and limiting the powers Of legis-
lation to the legitimate purposes
of free government, we trust the
committee will avoid all mooted
questions which can be as well
determined by the Legislature
and the determination OF which
might hazard the adoption of the
Constitution by popular vote.
The question of Woman Suffrage,
or any other experimental meas
ure of that kind is presented, it
should be submitted in an article
to be determined by separate
vote. We shall insist however
and we believe public senti-
ment will sustain US in that
position-that a definite provis


ion shall be made to guard
against land monopoly by'iimit-
ing the amount which any midi
vidual Or corporation may here
after acquire possession of; and
also a provision subjectins
special corporate privileges tc
Legislative supervision. We
have no other suggestions tc
make, only that We would re-
gard almost any constitution as
better for the country than the
absolute government were ex-
ersised over us by remote CEN
tral power which manifests nc
care for our prosperity.
Year: 1878

Thomas B. Merry being tempo
rarily in charge of the DISPATCH
Ia conspiracy was formed be-
tween the three publishers of
the Mtelhgencer, the Tribune and
the DISPATCH, respectively, to Sc
cure the printing at extortionate
rates, and divide the plunder.
Under the letter of the law the
Commissioners felt bound to
award the printing to the AtelH-
gencer, as the lowest bidder. The
Prosecuting Attorney interfered
and had this award set aside,
and the printing for the year
was given to the DISPATCH un-
conditlcnally; the charges for
the same were at standard rates,
making saving Of from $500
to $4,000 to the taxpayers by
thwarting the conspiracy. 1t
is common law rule, that bid
ders convicted of conspiracy t1
defraud, forfeit their right Of
bidding again. Notwithstand-
ing this equitable rulo, two of
the parties to the conspiracy had
the audaclty to enter again into
competition for the county print
ing, and join IN denouncing the
Commissioners for awarding the
work to the DISPATCH, thus illus
trating the truth of the couplet
at the head of this article.


Our bid, upon which the award
was made, covered in gross call
the printing for which the coun-
ty of King is exclusively charge
able or responsible (blanks ex-
cepted) free of charge" This is
clear, explicit and subject to no
doubtful Interpretation. We
were City Printer of this city
for two years under a similar
bid and no one can find a bill ev-
er presented by us for city print
ing during the time. Of course,
we expect pay, at regular rates,
for such legal notices as are not
included in our bid, but not a
a cent will be charged to, or paid
by the county, for public print
ing during our term of Office, and
that is all the County Commis-
sioners have any control over.
The Mtelligencer, however, says:
Ellis crafty, ambiguous, uncer-
tain bid was clearly gotten up to
cover little, petty fraud on the
county treasury, and was con-
fessedly, we have been informed,
SO intended by him. The trick
was to set little trap for our
unwary Board of County Com
mlssioners by a bid smoothly
covered over with the thin dis
guise ola seeming promise to do
the work for nothing, and then,
when the willy bait was swal-
lowed, prosecute the county for
the full pound of fesh-the ut
most limit that the law permits,
on the ground Of his own inval-
id bid. Shallow cunning p
Shallow cunning, indeed Such
a devise as no man not himself
addicted to disreputable tricks,
would ever dream Of, and one
which certainly never could be
laid to our charge; a trick by
which the Mtelligencer drew more
from the county treasurer for
what it's publisher had agreed
to do for nothing, than we re-
ceived for the same character of
work at standard rates. If we
had ever resorted to such tricks;
we might be suspected of such
designs now; but let it be re-
membered, that we shall make
no claim upon the county treas
for any public printing for which
the county is exclusively respon-
sible.


| v,runc nnAND AnUSv m
Year: 1878

A bard has written poem entitled
!" The Curse of Empty Hands" But an
empty hand is not as bad as two nair
when your opponent has a flush. You
would bet and lose on two pair, hut an
empty hand would tempt you not. This
paragraph was handed in by a worldly
young man, and we don't under staudit.
IL may be a cipher dispatch for all we
know.
Year: 1878

all innation paper money schemes and attacks
on the government credit They wanted silver intro
duced into the currency, but they now satisfied
and will 60 NO further.


There arc evidences here OF q fixed purpose to
spread alarm about the govern mens credit and cause
continued and increased uneasincss and intensity tho
lack OF confidence In the future. Those who arc
gagged In this effort not II demagogues; some
speculatorx II ought to be Understood that they
have no further power for mischief in tho
present Congress, and that therc is NO
occasion for alarm about anything to
happen hera Secretary Sherman will manage the
Silver bill wisely He is fully committed resump
ton of specie payments and he understands the sit
uation. He wrote only few days ago TO Western
frisnd:-"what is needed most Is confidence in the
stability OF values. and this only be secured by
resumption OF payment in coin" And nothing Is
certain than that no will use every effort to
bring this about. He 10 master Of the situation ana
tho Treasury has not in a good many years had q
moro intelligent or more determined head.


Tho administration is unitcc on this question ana
thinks II the OF greatest importance to the
try. Mr.. Sherman does not believe the country has
gone TO the dogs by any On tho contrary, he
says We are in reality moro prosperous, even now
than any European country, except perhaps France
aud that, with confidence restored by the ption
OF specie payments, We shall be at the head Of all
civilized countriea Tho administration bears
with tranquility various petty criticisms and
is not disturbed at the fierce quarrel going ubous
Offices, because Il is convinced that In tho long
the country will that while the character OF the
public service has been greatly improved, and
omy and honesty In administration have been en-


forced Its success In the larger points Of policy such
as this Of resumption, will In time gain II the conf
dence and support Of the people.
Year: 1878

eve will shake up the things a
little to make them even, and as
we are bound to fill the box, let us
see whether We cannot do it with
the people and lay them in like
herrings. One row will require
10000 and 1000 rows make one
layer of 48,OOO,0OO-just enough
for North Americans. To make
them feel more comfortable, we
will put between each layer a bed
of straw and leaves, say thirty feet
thick, which will take all the straw
and leaves in the world. Upon the
Americans we will lay 100000 OF
Australians and 100000 Of Ash
atics, another layer. There are
about 800,000,0O0 more Asiatics;
thus we proceed until all the rest Of
mankind are in-l,400, 100000 in
about thirty layers. The box il
now about half full, and it would
require about fifteen times that
number Of people to fill it. What
shall we doP Animals, of course,
are still left. Take the whole AMI.
NAL creation, yet it is not full; and
all this Is only one geographic cubic
mile, Of which the earth contains
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Year: 1878

the almost entire absence Of wind
having kept us within two or three
miles of the spot. 1t may be that
the usually white plumage enables
stragglers, far out of human ken,
to see their fellows gathering in the
neighborhood of food; Others, again,
from still more remote distances,
may see them, and so en-, until
stragglers over hundreds of miles
space may be gathered to one COM
mon rendezvous.


The greater part of the year is
passed by them at a distance from
land; but they flock to barren and
almost inaccessible rocks to breed.
There the female lays her one
dirty-white egg in a slight depres-
sion upon the bare earth, the sitters
being frequently so close together
that it is difficult to walk without
touching them. They are totally
Indifferent to the presence Of man,
and merely indicate their resent Of
his intrusion into the nursery By
swapping at him as he passes. The
parents share the labor Of incuba-
ton and rearing the young; and
when this is over they all go sea-
ward together, and silence and soli-
tude once more reign where all had
lately been clamorous and busy life.
Year: 1878

him'with the whole weight of Bos-
ton "aristocracy and culture 1
tell the tale as twas told to me, and
believe it to be substantially cor
rect-the refusal of our Boston
Boanerges to have his baggage ex-
amined at st. Albans the other day
confirming its probability.
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store. Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your go1ds
here> oct3l-H
Year: 1878

The Newark police made a raid early yesterday
morning . regular beehive OF iniquty situated in
Comes alley Nos. and IL. Whites and blacks. males
and females TO the number of seventeen arrested
and marched TO the station house All except two
were fined or sent TO Jail One of the most
affecting cases that Of Adelaide Terrill. bright,
handsome white girl Of eighteen. She had child
with her-hcr own; but. she admitted. she had
no husband. Her story the old re-
cital of trusting maidenhood, false manhood and
base betrayal and deserton. A few days ago she
deprived Of a home and became housekceper for
James Mead, the proprietor of house No. .. Her
father aud mother are living separate. he with an
other woman in New York and she with another man
in Newark. Her mother willing to take her IL
she would put away her child but this she would
do The Judge committed her for twenty days, but
some city official took interest in her and the
sentence aside and she and her little cared
fnr
Year: 1878

Thomas Moran and James Martin were strolling
very lesurely along Sullivan street about three
O'Clock yesterday morning carrying between them
eight boxes of cigars and three bottles of champagne
They did not to be in much Of hurry and were
careful lest the bottles which pceped from their
pockets should be broken. Suddenly . man
stepped in front Of them from the shadow
Of the houses, and coolly presenting a revolver
at them ordered them to NY the boxes the side
ominous click Of the hammer of the pistol and
glistenng shield and buttons on the unceremonious
strangers coat warned them TO keep quiet. they
were within the grasp of the law. They taken
by the officer to the Eighth precinct station house.
where the property identified by John Purcell
his own. At Jefferson Market Police Court he tcst-
fed that his place at No 62 West Broadway had been
broken into and robbed. The prisoners were COM
mitted for trial in default of $4,000 each
Year: 1878

A. MrssTATEMENT CORRECTED -Ex-TREAsUnER


JAcoBUs' ACCOUNTS CORRECT.
To THE Eprron OF THE HERALD


An article published in your journal in its issue Of
the 14th ult is calculated to do great injustice
in the statement that am likely to be prosecuted for
embczzlement Of the public funds Tho matter in
which this statement had its origin grew out Of q
difference of opinion in the Interpretation OF the
law and has been amicaby settled, will be by
reference to the following note from the present
Chairman and Treasurer of the Township Committee
of the town of kcarney. Yours truly.


ALEXANDER JACOBUS,


ex-Treasurer of the town of Kearney.