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Year: 1877

An instance of the swindles practiced by railroad companies upon their bondholders has lately come under our notice The Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Co.," of Missouri, issued their bonds about ten years since guaranteed by the South Pacific R. R, Co.," of that State. On foreclosure of the Atlantic & Pa. cific railroad the mortgages realized only ten per cent of their claims, and now the South Pacific R. R. O., solvent corporation repu- diates the guarantee signed by their treasurer on the claim that it was illegal

 The Senators who have been consulting with Mir. Hayes, report that he has strong hopes of Southern split from the straight Democracy; not immediately, perhaps, but before 1880. We have little faith in the realization of any such hope. The President is popular at the South, but the Republican party is not popular there. A good deal of Hayes support grows out of the fact that he is known to be not in full accord with Straight Republication. When it comes to. deserting Democracy, there will be very different line of conduct, we sus- pect. There can be no doubt, however, of one excellent result the negro will be.much better treated there than if the South was sharply at variance with the Administration

 The position which the Conservatives of the French Senate have taken, denying the right of the Deputies to call the late Ministry to ac- count for their conduct during the recent cleo tiOns, seems to any one accustomed to English or American constitutional questions entirely untenable. By the constitution of France the President is not accountable to the Deputies for his administration, but his cabinet is ac- cOuntable. Supposing. therefore, that the min istry were guilty Of serious misconduct during the elections it is the duty of the Houseto inn peach them. But how are they to find out whether the ministry do deserve impeachment except by previous Investigation? This ques- Senator Laboulaye during Mondays debate, tut the telegraph does not tell us how it was attempted to be answered. et A

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 "A New England teacher of many years experience" says the Springfield Republican, recently issued in the annual catalogue of his semiuafy list of all the women who had graduated from his charge. It was signif- cant fact that of the whole number about one half still retained their maiden names" The old notion would have ranked that half as fail ures. Our idea is that education to a large extent emancipates woman from that necessity of marriage which has SO often forced her to marry badly rather than not marry at all We may not consider Anna Dickinson great actress, but we cannot but admire the lofty courage and untiring energy with which she has struggled for success. Everyone under stands that Miss Dickinson is not single for want of opportunity to marry, but because she is deyoting herself to higher pursuits. It is in this preference of hard work to matrimony that she is setting noble example to her sex -an example which, if generally followed would soon do away with the stigma that now rests on the told maid"
Year: 1877

Popular indignation is growing stronger dai- ly against the Congressional demagogues who, 'while esonomizing at the expense of the army, have passed bi offering five cents more for the silver used in coining each dollar than that amount of silver is worth in the market. The silver swindle is bad enough in any aspect, but this clause in the bill now before the Senate proposes so gross animpositionth that it is thought certain it will kill the whole abominable meas ure
Year: 1877

The Pacific railroad companies have been heard before the Senate committee in opposi- tion to the proposed legislation requiring them to make provision for the payment of their debt to the government. They oppose any fair arrangement, but we imagine that they will find the day for Credit Mobiier swindles gone by.
Year: 1877

The failure of the Democratic attack on the army, by the adoption of the Senate amend ments of the Army bill in the House on Mon- day, closes the chief special work of the extra session The Texans who want protection were joined by one or two Northern Democrats, and gave the supporters of the Senate measure

 . four majority on the decisive vote
Year: 1877

AND DECLARED TO BE INSANE.


A case is now being tried in Judge


Fell's court the history of which is


both strange and romantic. 1t ap-


pears that about eight or ten years


ago an old German, named Frey, died


in this city and left $4,000 to an


only daughter, Sophia, then about II


years of age. She had thus far been


brought up in ignorance, and upon


the death of her father she was
placed in the hands of her aunt,
Mary Schield. The latter sent her
to New Jersey, near Bridgeton,
where she remained almost unheard
of by her relatives, it was testiged,
until May of last year. Then, upon
the application of the aunt, she was
declared a lunatic, and her property
was put into the hands of Alderman
Charles M. Carpenter appointed as
a committee of her person and es-
tate by the court.Adam Geible au un-
Gle subsequently came forward and
denied that the girl was insane. He
instituted legal proceedings to set
aside the declaration of lunacy, and
the case now being tried is for the
purpose of ascertaining the true con-
dition of Sophia's mind. The testi-
mony thus far submitted shows that
was done to improve her
mental powers while she was kept by i
her aunt in New Jersey; that when |
she was brought to this city in May |
of 1876 she could neither read,
write, count off her fingers nor knew
what money was. Since then she
has learned to read, and physician
testified that, although her mind was
not very strong, yet she was not in
sane, and was capable of administer
ing her own affairs. 1t is said that
# the girl should die while under the
brand Of lunatic her aunt, being the
lext of kin, will inherit all her prop
'rty, as lunatic is not permitted by
he law to make a will. The case
will be continued to-day.
Year: 1877

A well-dressed and intelligent man,
giving the name of G. Otis Brown, and
ostensibly In business in Portland, Me-,
met bis death In sudden and peculiar
manner, at Dooley's Hotel, Boston, on
Sunday morning: At appears that Brown
who has been boarding at the hotel for
eight weeks, after spending considerable
time in the parlor on coming home late
in the night, LEFT to 60 to bed. and short
ly after, when he had assembled two
flights the household was startled by q
heavy fall. On reaching the entry the
clerk of the hotel found the dead body
OF Brown lying in heap with the scalp
Of the head torn of. II is supposed that
Brown, who on ascending, had hold of
the balustrade, either missed his footing
or was, whilst leaning over, precipltated
from his dizzy height.
Year: 1877

To tie Editor Of the Gazette: Sir =
AS the EUery Evening aud Commercial
has seen proper to cast reflection upon
my personal character and business quail
ifcations, beg TO call the attention of
that sheet to the following list of gentle
man who were willing to bear testimony
tn my fitness for the position which l
with letters to Governor Cochran, urging
my reappointnent to the position OF
Justice Of the Peace and Notary Public.
These gentlemen are all wel-known citi-
zens of this city and county, and their
names are a sufficent guaranty OF their
sincerity in endorsing my application.


feel impelled to adopt this oourse in
order to counteract whatever inf uence
these ISLANDERS might have upon my eff
forts to make living for myself and
family in this community. Here they are,
1853 in all /:
Year: 1877

The Jerusalem Artichoke is liked
by all boys when raw; i'm fact il taste;
almost as good as a chestnut, and bet
ter than any root that we think Of
1t is often picked and eaten raw as a
salad with vinegar. 1t is as hardy as
anything can be, and when once plant
ed it will grow from year to year. as
il is impossible to gather every little
tubcr.


Before the use of the potato became
so general, the artichoke was grown
pretty generally, and Of late years II
has often been recommended in the
agricultural press as good for stock
Its culture is SO easy and its produc.
tivencss SO great that it would see m
well adapted for this purpose.
Farmers are not apt TO neglect q
valuable crop, and there is, perhaps
good reason for the neglect with
which it has been treated. A good
many things, however, have been in.
troduccd of late, with high recon-
mendations with far less merit. u
Year: 1877

An important question in life in
surancc has just been decided in the
United States Court at Brooklyn, in q


case where suit was brought on a
policy for $4,000 against the Travel
era' Life Insurance Company, OF


Hartford. The policy provided that
mo payment should be made where
death occurred from surgical opera
tion or medical treatment; and as the
proof showed that deceased had died


from an overdose Of hydrato oi


chloral, the court directed verdict
for the company.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Wade
Hampton arrived this morning and
addressed the following to the Presi-
dent from Willards Hotel.


SIR lin compliance with your in
vitation l am here for the purpose OF
uniting my efforts with yours to the
end of composing the political differ
ences which now unhappily distract
the people of South Carolina. I beg
you to believe my anxiety to bring
about the permanent pacification OF
that State, pacification in which the
rights Of all shall be safe, and the in
terests all shall be protected, is as sim
cere as l feel assured is your own for
the accomplishment of the same ends.
My position for years past in reference
to the political rights of colored citi-
zens, and my solemn pledge given
during the late canvass in South Car
olina. that under my administration
all their rights should be respected,
furnish sufficient guarantee of my
sincerity on those points, on which
subject there is special anxiety. !
have the honor to ask at what hour il
will be your pleasure to receive me.
| am sir, very truly yours,


(Signed) WADE HAMPTON,


Governor of South Carolina.


The President answered that he
would be received at one o'clock.
Year: 1877

The time Is now at hand when colts
and calves are In order; few words
in regard 10 breaking or training
them are appropriate.


Tho young animals will learn al
most anything we desire, if VIC are
gentle and steady with them.
Simple words of instruction, often
repeated in the same manner, are very
soon understood by them.
They will learn all other plain
words, when kindly managed, Al
we'll as the words "whoa and go


haw and gcc," and the like.
The way to make handy and obedi'
ent oxen is to commence with calves
yoking aud driving and handling
them while very young. Tho sam
with colts; and VIC give these hint
in time, so that the boys may now


begin with their young calves and
colts; but one thing, above all, never
get angry or spitefal with them.-Ag
Gazette.
Year: 1877




WHEELING, March N.--At l 40 this


morning fire was discovered in the
stables in the rear Of the Grant House
in this city. BY the time the alarm


was given to the guests the fire had
reached the top story of the hotel,
rushing up the elevator like fur
mace. The stairs in the front part Of
house were discovered to be on fire,
simultaneously. The guests and em-
ployes all escaped without injury 80.
far as known, although several were
taken from the windows. The fire
spread with fearful rapidity and but
little furniture was saved. At 3 80
the walls fell in excepting the Main
street front, which is badly sprung
and will probably require taking
down. The house Is totally destroy.
ed. Loss 500, 600 insurance $55, 900
Year: 1877

Independence is boiling over with
q most disgracef0l scandal, in which
the wife of a miller Of that place and
five or six prominent and wealthy
men are the leading actors. The re-
suit SO far is the abscncc OF two Of the
leading men, and very unpleasant
atmosphere around the heads of the
balance. The miller has brought suit
against his wife's paramours, and for q
divorce from her, and has had her ar
rested for threatening to kill him
And they have only just begun.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March 80. .- Judge
Lochrane, of Georgia, had long in
terview with the President last night.
The Judge says that the questions
talked over referred more to Georgia
State appointments than to national
politics. He was impressed with the
cordial manner of the President, and
was gratified with the result Of the
conversation. President Hayes was,
In his Judgment, an honest man and
would In proper time sweep out every
official In the State who has clung to
Office by adhesion of love for public
plunder. The Judge says that some
Democrats will have places, but they
must be men who can popularize the
government. Tho President has made
up his mind that his appointments
shall come up to the standard of fit.
ness.
Year: 1877

Our readers found in our ycster-
days issue the statement of the Hon.
John Young Brown, of Kentucky, in
regard to conferences had by him.
self and other Southern gentlemen
with Hons. Stanley Matthews and
Charles Foster, of Ohio. The state
ment of Brown was accompanied by
the letters of those gentlemen, and we
submit that there is not ono thing in
those letters binding, Foster and Mat
thews to the withdrawal of troops
from Louisiana and South Carolina,
or one solitary thing different from
what the President is now doing.
Brown, in his statement, makes aIlc-
cations as to what was said verbally,
entirely different from what fair
and proper construction Of the letters
would indicate. Browns record evil
dence does not bear him out i'm his
statement at all We have no doubt
that he now magnifies greatly what
was said to him, if he does not, then
he was very foolish to accept writ
ten statement in regard to their con-
ference, which goes far to prove
him falsificr of the conversation had
at the conference. No sensible man
would have one kind Of an agree
ment orally, and then when il was re-
duccd to writing, so alter it that it
would not be recognized by its oral
counterpart. That story of Browns
and the letters taken together, makes
the former very thin, indeed.


Besides, Brown now says that had
it not been for the promises made
by Matthews and Foster the country
would now have been in the throes
of revolution. Brown, since he has
got back into Kentucky, has found it
necessary TO give reason why his
voice was not for war, and so he says
Matthews and Foster fooled him. We
are sorry to have Brown thus spoil
the reputation he acquired at the
asst session for patriotism.
Year: 1877

Z, 1HE collapse of the strike on the Rrie
road at Hornellsville, may be fairly re-
garded as marking the beginning Of the
end Of disorder, and We may we'll be proud
10 read that "it is the general expressed
opinion that the bearing and conduct Of
the Twenty Third Regiment led largely to
the result that has been reached" The
area of the strikes has not been extended,


but on the contrary materially reduced
since yesterday, and the strikers them
selves have in most instances been aroused


o the necessity of repressing the zeal OF
their riotous sympathizers The danger Of
any disturbance in New York seems to
have passed away, Boston is tranquil,
San Francisco is under the safe guardian
ship Of the Vigilance Committee, and in
Chicago platoon of police seems to have
been sufficient to overawe and disperse the
would be rioters.
Year: 1877

Cincinnati Gazette -" And
now there seem to be many re
publicans who think the Presi-
dent is the whole government
and can administer it as he pleas
es, and that if he does not ad-
minister 1T as straight republi-
can party government it Is be-
cause he is unfaithful to the par
ty. Would it not be well for
these to read that much talked
of but little understood docu-
ment, the Constitution Of the
United States, to see what are
the powers of the Executive,
and what of the Legislature, and
how much power a hostile House
of Representatives has to block
the wheels of government, to
say nothing Of a questionable
Senate?
Year: 1877

Referring to the statement in one OF
the New York morning journals that a
shipping firm in that city were prepar~
ing to fit out BY private subscription a
vessel to search for relics Of the Frank
lin expedition, Captain Howgate says
that the commander Of the Florence,
the advance vessel of the national ex-
pedition to the Arctic seas. has instruc-
tions to collect all attainable relics Of
the unfortunate Franklin and bring
them back on the return voyage next
year, and that it would be better to wait
such return than to fit out at great ex-
pense u second vessel to 90 over the
same gronnd. Capt. Howgate thinks
that the friends of Arctic research would
do we'll to concentrate their energies
upon one well directed effort under ma
tional auspices. and not to waste them
upon disjointed and spasmedic under
takings which. however we'll Intended,
can have but little hope of success.
Year: 1877

That was a pretty solemn gather
ing at Secretary Sherman's house in
Washington last week, when the
Republican leaders relieved their
minds on the political situation, but
it was illuminated by one delicious
CLEAN of humor from General But
ler. When the Genera; arose to
give his views he began by stating
with great seriousness that he was
pleased to meet with his colleagues
from Massachusetts, and that he
could not remember that he had
ever been called to a conference
with them before, unless it was to
consider the preliminaries of some
funeral. Washington has not finished
laughing at the neat joke yet.
Year: 1877

Urgent appeals have been
sent by telegraph to Senator
Sharon of Nevada, asking him
to come on and occupy his scat
If many Senators neglect their
public duty as Senator Sharon
does, there would be a loud de-
mand for a provision to declare
a seat vacant which is so seldom
really filled.
Year: 1877

Oakley Hall is new man. He won
ders now how any one could have be-
lieved that. after standing the trials
which he almost forced to test, he should
have run away from an acquittal. He
ran away from nothing; he knew no.
thing about where he was going. His
brain was ove1powered by its burden !;
he suddenly lost all power over his will.
He had not the slightest idea that any
one would know of his absence on the
day after he was gone. No fancy OF
romance touched his tumultuous brain
He was q drowning man swimming
through overpowering waves toward any
invisible shore. no matter what. One
of the ideas which seems to have
pressed upon him was that SO many
people considered him to have been
careless in the discharge of his official
duties. Not that he thinks he did not
do his best; but he regretted that he
should have happened to be Mayor
when affairs happened which led to dis
aster.
Year: 1877

Several years previous to his
death, Brigham Young wrote out
the following programme for his
funeral, which was faithfully
performed by his followers:


At my interment l wish all of
my family present that can con-
veniently, and the male members
wear no Grape on their hats or
their coats; the females to buy
no black bonnets, nor black dress
es, nor black wells; but if they
have them, they are at liberty to
wear them. The services may
be permitted, as singing and a
prayer offered, and if any of my
friends wish to say a few words,
and really desire, do SO; and
when they have closed their SER
vices, take my remains on bier
and repair to the little burying
ground which l have reserved
on my lot east of the White
House on the hill, and in the
southeast corner Of this lot have
vault built of mason work large
enough to receive my coffin, and
that may be placed in a box if
they choose, made Of the same
material as the coffin-redwood.
Then place fiat rocks over the
vault sufficiently large 10 cover
it, that the earth may be placed
over it-nice, fine, dry earth-to
cover it until the walls of the
little cemetery are reared, which
will leave me in the southeast
corner. This vault ought to be
rooted over with some kind of a
temporary roof: There let my
earth house or tabernacle rest
in peace and have good. sleep
until the morning of the first
resurrection /; no crying, no
mourning with any one that l
have done my work faithfully
and in good faith.


l wish this to be read at the
funeral, providing that i'll should
die anywhere in the mountains,
l desire the above directions re-
specting my place of burial to
be observed; but if l should live
to go back with the Church to
Jackson county, l wish to be
buried there. B. YOUNG,


President Of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Year: 1877

An excellent man up town
who rebuked a youthful friend
for devoting too much Of his
life to horses, was so overcome
when the other replied that life
was but span that he was OBJ
liged to 60 home and lie down
and take a little rhubarb out of
a decanter.
Year: 1877

CIOu Cuc 0hniIbiy MUMMY


To the housekeeper the question how to
select meat, when she is purchasing for
table use, is apuzzling one. Good meat
should be neither Of a pale rosy or pink
color, nor of deep color, nor of deep
purple. The first denotes the diseased
condition, the last proves the animal died
natural death. Good meat has more of a
marble look, in consequence Of the branch
ilg Of the veins which surround the adj
pose cells. The fat, especially OF the inner
organs, is always firm and! suety, and never
moist while in general the fat from diseased
cattle is faby and watcry, and
more often resembling jelly or boiled
parchment. Wholesome meat will
always show itself firm and elastic to the
touch, and exhibit no dampness, while
bad meat will appear soft and moist, so
that the liquid substance runs out Of the
blood when pressed hard. Good meat
has disagreeable, cadaverous smell, and
difuses certain medicinal odor. Lastly
bad meat has popularity that it shrinks
considerably in tie boiling wholesome
meat rather smells, and doed not loose an
ounce in weight. .a .sr 3
Year: 1877

The President is reported as being in ia
yor Of the immediate resumption of specie
payments and as intending to send special
message on the subject to Congress during
the present week. He says our monetary
and commercial affairs warrant immediate
resumption. In conversation on Saturday
he said:


"He had noticed for some months a
strong tendency in the financial condition
of the country towards specie resumption,
and he had watched it closely with the
view Of suggesting measures which would
lead to this result. He added that last year
in our commercial relations with foreign
countries we had shown balance Of
trade amounting to $l2O,O0O,000
in our favor. During the present
fiscal year the country could already pre-
sent the extraordinary and fattering ex-
hibit of $l0O 100000 in our favor. AL
ready $70,ooO,00O of four-and-a-half per
cent. bonds have been placed, and the in
dications are that the $230,000 remaining
will be subscribed for as rapidly as the
bonds can be handled by the syndicate.
With trade in our favor and the rapid de-
mand for our securities, with the productive
resources Of the ountry, the President
thought that now was the timely moment
for the realization of the advantages Of the
return to specie payments, and he thought
the Fify-fourth Congress could not better
close its existence than by enactments Of
such legislation as will tend to accomplish
this result"


The New York Tribune, speaking Of
the passage Of the Compromise bill, we'll
says that "nothing since the close Of the
war has exhibited 80 clearly the strength Of
our political institutions as the attitude o1
the American people in this strange and
difficult crisis"


The Earl Of Carnarvon, in dispatch to
Lord Lytton, who represents the British
government in India, says there ane five
millions Of people in that country in a
starving condition, owing to famine.


The President signed the Electoral bill
at twenty minutes past ten o'clock this
morning. It is well. ..r