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Year: 1878

A MAGAZINE writer says there Is a
language Of the hair. Don't doubt Il
in the least. At any rate have heard oi
tolsrably well authenticated cases where
a single auburn hair on dark coat col
lar could talk palmer than guideboard,
and furnish the material for whole
course Of lectures.
Year: 1878

form OF disease for violation OF her laws;
the fourth was spiritual punishment Con-
eernfng the latter tho reverend gen.
tempn combated the dogma that good could
not exist without evil Univsrsalism was the logical
result OF the bensf IN one God. Punishments, TO be
prod OF benefit should DO neither inadequate
excessive. Eternal punishment, no one could
deny, was excessive and the theory OF eternity IN
furiaIe
Year: 1878

This ancient bit Of advice Is well enough


tor spare" people. but how sbout those
that are already loo fat? What is TO become
of them? Sit still and III tell you. After
many expert nents. extending through
months Of patient investigation and toll
he celebrated analytical chemist, j. C.
Allan, has perfected and given to the world
Anti-Fat. Thus far in several hundred
reduce corpuIent person from three TO
six pounds per week. 1t Is perfectly HARM
less and positively efficient. sold by drug
gists.
Year: 1878

The Chester News of yesterday says
There was dog fight early this morning a
Wilmington, and the "boys" from all this
part of the country were there. Quite q
crowd of Philadelphis sporting men passed
down late last night. A few Chester men
were present.
Year: 1878

to the asylum at Taunton. He did not
remain here long before the fact of his
sanity was established, and two or three
weeks ago he was released. From that
time until he shot himself Friday on the
steps of his wife's house and his former
home in Somerville, his comparatively
cheerful spirits induced his friends to
believe that the weight of his trouble
was lightened. He use1 to say that, If
he could only secure nearing with his
wife, basis of reconciliation would be
established, but he believed that the last
opportunity for any thing of this kind
had gone by when he committed the
fatal act. This was the ending OF
romance which began in the old Salem
Street Orthodox Church, and the incl
dental actors in the various stages OF
the melancholy drama are probably
many of them still among us.-Boston
Herald
Year: 1878

Dozen or More Young Girls.


Special TO the Cincinnati Gazette.


RED OAK, IA, January q Five men
were recently arrested here and are now
on trial for the seduction OF dozen or
moro young girls Of this city. Two OF the
men are married. Their plan of opera.
tion was to inveigle young girls into
Offices and other places, under the pre-
tense of spending the evening socially.
This practice was kept up for some time,
the girls having no idea Of any
designs upon their virtue, until the
ruin of two of their number was accom-.
plished. One was about fifteen years of
age, the daughter of minister. and the
other,was somewhat older and the dsugh-
ter of lawyer. The younger of the
girls was detained from ner home, it is
claimed, by these five men now under
arrest, for four days. A portion of the
time, it is asserted, she was kept in the
office of one of her seducers, and
the remainder of the time at
the hotel, with the completely
of the landlord. During the absence
of the girl, her father WAS making all
possible efforts to learn of her where.
sbouts. He actually made inquiries Of
some of the gang who accomplished her
ruin. Finally, after nightfall of the
fourth day, the parties became alarmed
and moved the girl to another hotel,
with the intention OF taking her to Coun.
Gil Bluffs tie next day. In this they
were frustrated, as the landlord Of that
hotel informed the fa.her Of
the facts, and he succeeded in getting her
away and taking her home, where she
now remains. The excitement through.
out the community is intense, and the
guilty parties will surely meet with the
punishment they SO richly deserve.
Year: 1878

had nothing whatever to do with it.
The origin Is accounted for in this way:
1t commenced in the ceiling or rsfters
OF the dining room, in which there was
and had been fire. In the construction
CT the house, the builder, as has been dis
covered, projected into the chlmneys one
or more OF the rstters of the floor and
ceiling, and as the fact is that the fire
commenced in the ceiling, it is deduced
that this projecting rafter into the Chin
ney where it has been for years, in con-
tact with the product of combustion as.
cending the chimney, took fire, and
caused the destruction. This can be
proven by the Deitricks and the ladies
then on the premises.


There was no infdelity but by Dorcas
Fleisner, and there was no inharmony
but by her. She proved nothing and the
record shows it, the decree shows it, and
her commencement of divorce proceed
ings was only commenced to forestsll
action on my part, and for many years
her aim seems to have been to destroy
your humble servant. l regret that I
must appear in print, but the item in
your issue of the 22d of November COM
pei me to justify my acts. My character
is beyond reproach. JOHN FLE;sNER


All that Mr.. FLEIsNER will ever get
from the REGISTER Company for that
publication he can put in the northwest
corner of his eye.
Year: 1878

New YORK, January 22.-Thc tobacco
dealers yesterday resolved that whatever
action is taken by Congress in the mat
te? OF tax on manufactured tobacco and
cigsrs ought to be taken at once, as one
of the most important branches Of trade
is, for the time being, almost wholly
paralyzed, and great pecunlsry loss Is
sustained by every days delay. The
dealers also asked that if the tax be re.
duced provision be made for drawback
on all tax. paid goods equal TO the amount
Of the reduction.
Year: 1878

at one end of the room, close 10 the floor,
and that the flames were issuing from
the aperture. This fact, in addition TO
the fact that there had been no fire IN
the room where the fire originated, and
that the aperture through which the
danes found egress Was some distance
from the fue, and that the household
goods were saved without material dam
age, certainly looks bad for Mr.. Pleisner'
who Is said 10 have been possessed OF 3
remarkable s,sar,ty of manner during the
time the house was burning
Year: 1878

Il is useless to deceive any one with
regard to the sheep which are gener.
ally slaughtered 10 the United States.


Such mutton would not sell at all in
England, and Americans are beginning
20 End ON. that they are the common
grade, Co.swoids Of Canada. mach bet
Ger than Merino grades. and great
many sheep pay the heavy taxes the
United States put on the Canada live
stcck, having been purchased By New
York agents for the best first class
hotels, and also for some Of the private
families on Fifth avenue.


Il is not intended to run down Mef.
iaos, for they are acclimated and will
also bear neglect and hard times better
than any other breeds, but it is decided
70 recommend the crossing Of Merino
ewes with Cotswolds or other rams Of
mutton breeds and 60 on breeding with
thoroughbred mutton rams, which will
be salable in any market at top figures.


The expectation Of beet and mutton
will do great deal toward the improve.
ment of meat, and very coon the ex-
haustive soils Of the eastern states will
be bough. up for sheep walks. as also
will be the case, even to q greater ex.
tent with all the southeastern States.
Capitalists in this country are extraor.
dinarily ignorant Of the extending field
now opened for speculation in real es-
tate, or they would take advantage Of
the present opportunity to possess
themselves Of the old cotton planta-
lions, and thereon grow cotton aud
wool than cotton, and get oil the mutton
as . second and extra profit.


I am positively certain, if I had the
control Of large tract of land, that
without the aid Of q single white man
and without any assistance in buying
or selling, l could stock those deserted
plantations with sheep and put them
in charge Of the negroes, so as to have
sheep husbandry established on 10000
acres, and in twenty years make more
money than A. T. Stewart, Jacob As.
cor and the Vaudcrbil,s combined, for
l wonld extend till millions would be
be made annually. There would be a
great advantage here over the English
colony Of Australia, yet there sheep
are more numerous than in this much
earlier settled country.


Statistics have proven that in the
South during the last three years, wool
has paid go per cent. for growing,
while cotton has not paid more than
Eve to seven per cent, and then it
must be remembered the sheep have
been maintained on such . poor.
miserable system that double this
amount Of profit could be made by an
enlightened treatment, and mutton of
the very best quality sold annually,
which would enhance profits far beyond
anything the present western sheep
owners have sny idea Of; mutton and
wool would produce more millions than
cotton ever did.-CSouthern Farmer.
Year: 1878

POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY is liked
for many things, and especially for his
CHEEKY manner and genuine politeness.
There is nothing he enjoys more than
a gleeful reference to his days of seces-
sion and war, His home is at Chatta-
nooga, Tennessee, and he is reported as
saying that the first ball that was
shot in the battle of Lookout Noun
tain went through his house, and that
he has now made the man who COM
manded the United States troops by
whom it was fired postmaster mt Chat
tanOoga
Year: 1878

The Texas papers encourage the
Lerdoists in Mexico, and say that the
present quiet is the lull before the
storm which will sweep before it every
obstacle between Lerdo and the Presi-
dency. The Texans would rather have
trouble in Mexico and on the border
thop not
Year: 1878

A person holding high office at
Washington once declared earnestly
that no man could spend two terms in
Congress and be as pure and upright
as when he entered. The remark may
have been too sweeping, but certainly
there is something shamefully demor-
alzing in the atmosphere of the Ma
tional Capital!
Year: 1878

The annexed list of fresh and salt
water fish that are to be caught in the
waters of Neuse River has been kindly
furnished to the Agricultural Depart
ment by gentleman from Newbern
recently connected with the Fish
Hatchery on Albemarle Sound. To
one and it shows how prolific our wa
ters are of the finny tribe. Who will
write up the other rivers of the State !?
We return our thanks for the list
Year: 1878

A girls diary was found in her desk
after her death, in Chapman, Pa, and
much trouble is likely to come of it.
She kept in it an account of her daily
life, including the smallest incidents.
Such entries as, g. came home
from church with me, and kissed me
at the gate" and ''Went riding with
-; he hugged me good" deal are
common. 1t would not matter if all
the names given were those of bachel.
ore, for she was a pretty girl, and it
was no disgrace for them to kiss and
hug her if they got the chance; but
such is not the case. Several of the
men are husbands.
Year: 1878

A remarkable case has just been


brought before the English court.


Hon. Leopold Agar Ellis, a Protest.


ant, some fifteen or twenty years ago


married a Catholic lady, promising


that she should raise her children in


her own faith. When her children


were old enough he insisted on them


going to the Protestant church. HIS


wife secretly made Catholics Of them.


When their daughter had attained her


twelfth year she "put her foot down


on going to the Protestant church; her
sister, aided and abetted by the moth
er, followed her example, and the
father, finding himself unable to cope


with the trio, sppealed to the law.
The result was, says a correspondent,
"to make wards in Chancery Of them,
and il was decreed that during six
months they should be taught no reli.
gion at all. The matter was not al.
lowed to remain thus compromised,
though it is probable that each parent
would have preferred the children to
have no religion rather the religion Of
the other. FINALLY it has been decid.
ed on appeal that man may swear
any thing he likes before marriage, in
regard to matters Of this sort, in order
to obtain his wife thereby, and is at
liberty to break his promise afterwsrd,
because he can not ALLEVIATE from him.
self his inalienable right to look after
his own children. This, according to
the court, is not a moral but legal
question. and legally an ante-nuptial
verbal contract Of this kind goes for
1t seems that each parent
it question Of salvation; il
that is the case, really, we think beth |
should have considered the matter
more carefully before marrying a par.
ly who was on the high road to
The Bad Place. -[Courier-Journal.
Year: 1878

The Goajira Indians, who inhabii
the seacoast north of Aspinwall, are q
fierce and fighting race, numbering
about $4,000. "a their domestic Life
the most singular feature is the fact
that the father has no control over the
children. The mothers brother or the
next nearest relation on the mothers
side usurps the authority of the father,
the reason being that every body
knows the uncle and mother are broth
er and sister, while there may be
doubts as to the identity Of the father.
In inheriting rank or property, and
in the distribution of valuables, the
testimony of the mother as to the
rights of the children outweighs that
of the father.i
Year: 1878

Sometimes the services of civil
engineer are cheap at twice the mon
ey. A Henderson county farmer work
ed four days digging dic,h 10 drain
bit of low meadow Of his own into a
big pond on another mans farm. And
when the ditch was opened she pond
just walked right into the meadow
and located about twenty acres Of
swamp right where the hay used to
grow. Aud the farmer was just the
maddest man
Year: 1878

\ neighboring editor says it has Of
ten agitated his curiosity to find out
why a woman will spend six weeks
working lot of scollops on the bot.
tom of her skirt, that no body but
herself will ever get glimpse of, and
then run about the neighborhoOd in an
old dirty wrapper, without any belt,
and button busted off.
Year: 1878

gentleman residing in West Forty fourth street
startled Monday evening BY the noise Of foot
steps upon his roof. His family, consisting of his
wife and two daughters, we're also alarmed for it
discovered that the unknown visitors attempting
to force entrance to the premises by the skylight
The gentleman sounded the police signal, which
responded to by patrolman Henry spottcn,
OF the American District Telegraph Company,
who went the roof through the scuttle
and two young men running along
the roofs toward Seventh avenue. An exciting chase
took place. which extended across the roof Of the
Twelfth Regiment Armory to Forty fifth street and
along to Sixth avenue. where their progress was
barred by wall nine fect high. One OF the young
here captured and handed over TO q police
He said he lived in Forty-fourth street, few
doors east Of the gentleman's residence. When the
prisoner was confronted with tho latter and
the ladies' the tableau became romantic. He
did not look like . youthful despcrado who
would break into - mans house with bur-
glarious designs. Judging from the interesting de-
velopments which took place in the hallway of the
gcnteman's residence, while the adventurous youth
was held in the grasp Of officer he and his com
young men and maidens Of Oberlin College, His ex-
perienccs were the reverse OF Hahd's in the Fire
Worshippers." who E .Ht8


Climbed the CORY vultnrc's nest,


But found trembling dove within


At the solicitation Of the gentleman the romantic
young permitted to 90 home with tho
statutory admonition TO coll in future at sesscnable
time and in more conventional manner.
Year: 1878

Mr.. A. c. Burnham. who for many years has been
connected with the Brooklyn Academy Of Physical
Culture has removed to this city and opened school


for physical education and Development u the
ner Of Broadway and Forty-fourth street. The main
exercising hall is fitted with every apparatus required
for the practice Of calisthenics and gymnastics. and
there is rubber track for walking It IL Mr.. Burn
ham intention to pay special attention to the train
ing of children Of both sexes and his work this
city he brings high Inducements both Of character
and ability. from leading citizens Of Brooklyn. To
morrow evening the academy will be open for special
inapectiou.
Year: 1878

THE House and Senate have both
appointed their yellow fever commit
tees now, and they are at work. The
motive is good no doubt, but we
seriously doubt if they will accom-
plish any great good. Scientific men,
who have made the subject of hygiene
q study may accomplish something by
investigation, but the country will ex-
pect no great things from committee
of Congressmen. 1t will hardly pay
for the outlay.
Year: 1878

The statistics published elsewhere,
relative to the taxable property of
Tennessee, show that the decrease of
taxable property in East Tennessee
has not been SO great as in other
portions OF the State.
Year: 1878

An exchange suggests that Waiter
son, of the Courier Journal, proceed
to Ottawa at once and instruct the
Marquis Of Lorne in the game of
draw poker, as the people OF that
place are about 90 win all the money
he brought with him.
Year: 1878

nandsd for week. Bail was refused At the hearing
the the detective who arrested Forbes deposed
that the prisoner said that tho draft which he had
collected made out TO him In his own name, and
therefore no could moi see how he could be accused
VI forgery. Forbes says the draft was gwen him
unonav
Year: 1878

The following record will show the changes In the
temperature Tor the past twenty Tour hours In
parson with the corresponding dsto OF last year.
Indicated by tho thermometer at hudnups pharmacy.
HERALD Building. No. 2iS Broadway
Year: 1878

At half-past three salute fired by the
fleet announced the departure Of the Queen
from Osborne. royal barge with sixteen
oars took her from the gates at Osborne to
the large steam yacht Victoria and Albert,
flying the royal standard, and shortly after
ward the Admiralty flag on the masthead.
The royal yacht steamed slowly down. the
Trinity House yacht plotting the way! Then
came the Enchantress with the Lords Of the
Year: 1878

FATE on BAp JUDGEMENT. MAJ


I am sorry that cannot get . better statement
from First ofhcsr Franssn Of, the Pommcrana, than
is appended below. When first called him at tho
Sailors Home here found him only rcticent but
extensively surly, refusing TO give any information
except to the German Consul. learn from other
Trustworthy sources, that the Pommerania seeing the
bark bearng down upon her. did put her helm hard
. starboard in order to avoid the collision. Never
theess the bark did not change her course and the
Pommerana. in altering her course, seems to have
brought her miiships section into such position
that IL was fair target for the iron bow OF the bark
which Was sharp . ram.


CRIPPLED DARK.


The blow was a terrific one. The bark crashed into
the steamship like ironclsd at once disabling the
lat.er's engines and ripping her own iron skin
like paper. There does not to have been
tain and one Of his officers were on watch
on the bridge during every moment from
the sighting Of the strange vessel until the col.
lson Tho speed at which che had been going carried
her onward into the darkness. leaving behind the
smaller craft from which there were cries for help.
The engines had stopped, and when II was desired to
back the steamer the terrible discovery was made that
tho machinery would not move The steamship soon
came TO dead stop snd drifted helplcssly on the
ocean swell. Herculian efforts made by the
engineer to clear the wrecked machinery away and
start the propeller again, but it found to be
hopeless task.


ON rHE roxMERASrAs prcE.


The boats were now the only hope Of safety and IL
became question of vital importance to know how
long the steamship would float. Men were sent to
Year: 1878

captain Pritchard. Of the English bark, was
debating letter TO his owners in the German
Consuls private room. He was very reticcnt The
captain said he sailing at the rate Of Ave knots
an hour when the collision occurred. The steamer
was stcaming at about fourteen knots an hour. The
captain was deck when the vessels together.
/ inquired whether the lights on his vessel we're
burning brightly. lie answered, ''Yes; but did not
see the steamers lights until Ave or eight minutes
before the collision. and then only white light. 1
did not SEQ the green light until he about three
good ships length of. ] cried out for the
steamer to stop, but received no answer.
Was then struck amidships, but did not
know about the laundering Of the steamer
until this morning when went ashore in tender.


decline TO make any other statement about the col
lsion until the government investigation takes place.
Year: 1878

A SPECIAL LAW was passed at recent
session ofthe Legislature extending the
jurisdiction of the police Of this city one
mile beyond the city limits. This was
done at the request of the proprietors
OF the Scheutzen Park, in order that the
gamblers and other disreputable char
acters who visited that place might be
protected. We might have said arres.
ted, but We don't mean that. In con-
sequence of this provision of the law,
which is very wise one, the city po-
lice are justifiable in going to Brown
town or any other place within one
mile of the city limits, but no farther
can they 60, except as the deputy of a
sheriff or county constable.
Year: 1878

BEN BUTLER, now has his crooked eye
IN the Labor and Greenback ticket, for
Governor of Massachusetts. Ben is a
faithful ally of the Democrats, and we
hear no more from the Gazette and
hrcry Ereniog about his crooked eye,
and silver spoons.
Year: 1878

The Democracy Of King County


have very sensibly declared them.
selves opposed to that portion of
the Democratic Territorial platform


referring to the unqualified exten-


sion of time for completing the n.


P. railroad. This, we conceive to be


one of the main issues of the pres
ent political contest; and, notwith


standing their loyalty TO party or


gauization and party leaders, the
King County Democrats are deter
mined to take firm stand for their
rights as citizens of this Territory.


Friends of the n. P. R. R. Co., in
one breath tell us that their corpora
tion is rolling in wealth and is the
only company able to build a road
across the mountains, and in the
next they urge that it is weak and
utterly unable to build the proposed
road if restrictions and specifications
be entered in the agreement. They
claim for it perfect ability to comply
with the requirements of the Mitch
ell bill, yet are opposed to any
measures offering simple protection
to settlers. They claim that it makes
little difference to the people of this
Territory whether railroad connects
with the Sound at Seattle or at Ia
coma; all Of which is very true, but
they might have added that it DOES
make a difference when such a ques
,on involves the possibility, on the
one hand, Of getting the road COM
pleted within a reasonable length of
time, and strong probability, on
the other hand, OF being compelled
to await the pleasure of company
whose pecuniary interests are better
served by delay than by haste.


The fact of the whole matter may
be summed up in the statement that
the people have lost confidence in
the N. P. Co. Repeated promises
and repeated failures have begotten
distrust; and no party lines, howev.
er closely drawn, can prevent the
sovereigns of our soil from striking
for their rights. 1t now remains to
be seen whether Tom. Cation will be
able to persuade his Democratic
friends of the Territory that he is
their true friend, or whether he will
maintain the radical stand taken at
the outset of the campaign in favor
Of monopoly.