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Year: 1879

STRANGE sToRY-How THE PLACE is DE.


PENDED BY CANNON.


From the New Haven Register, Feb. %.


The excitement occasioned by the recent attempt
TO burn the Morton House, Greenwich. has appar-
emily died away far any general manifestations
interest concerned. But this feeling of peace
is not shared by the few men who are concerned in
the Mortons preservation. The hotel is really in
state of SIEGE As soon as early nightfall comes
the numerous lanterns about the place are lighted
the big lantern that turns on swivel and can be
brought to bear any part OF the water is rugged.
and the watchmen prepare themselves Tor
that can be conceived OF has been made A
large bell hangs ready to boom out the alarm
at any, minute; tanks OF water Babeock ex.
tinguishers, coils OF hose. and whole regiment of
pals and washtubs occupy every nook and Granny
of the veranda; ladders plenty. and couple of
big dogs howl half the night There is even small
brass cannon IA six pounder loaded with blank
charge and ready to bang away at moments notice.
pazzas until morning and whoever attempts to burn
the hotel is likely to meet remarkably warm recep
tion And yet there are few who doubt that such an
attempt will sooner or later be made. There seems
to be some who has powerful motives for desir-
ing the buildings destruction. snd who will stop at
nothing that can give him in this design.
Rumor says he is a member of the late Americus
Club, but only the widest theories thrown
out in explanation OF his motives. The watch
say that several attempts have already been
made to test the vigilance of their guard. Not
long ago. very dark night, when the Thermometers
WAS at Zero u DCat WITH iuuueu OdrS ctIuc tuIoUBn
the darkness. silently that it not noticed until
it neared the rocks beneath the veranda. Watch
men Immediately hailed it. There was no reply, and
the movable lantern turned only in time to re-
veal small skiff skinming swiftly away. Again. one
moonlight evening when the lamps were not lighted.
several men were noticed among the dead vines and
underbrush in the woods along the shore, but on
further search being made they could not be found.
1t is reported that the insurance companies are
frightened by the recent fire that they WILL If poss
bic. cancel their risks the building The policies
are said be OF heavy amounts that the building
being set down at $4,000 and that on the furniture
at
Year: 1879

IrrU1II tIIc sot' isoUIs tscPuUIf"II'I


family residing in the southern part Of the city
had pet dog. aud said dog was provided with all
the comforts his canine nature required. But one
day during the late cold visitation he had got out Of
doors without its being discovered for some time.
and then he found his back and frozen stiff in
death. was naturally supposed. The lady OF the
house, ascertainng the pets condition. and sats
fed of his death directed her little to throw tho
body the fence when the boy suggested that they
should place it by the fire and try to thaw 1t back to
life; and. placing the apparently defunct dog
rug, the litto son commenced chatting the paws and
nose. The mother. forcing open the dogs mouth
wh;stex toddy' and signs of RETURNING animation
began to be manifested, ana in due time the little
animal his legs again, and Is now, 1t is
claimed, successful a live dog be found
anywhere. This may seem rather tough story, but
tho head Of this family q gentleman well known on
Change and OF undoubted veracity says it~s q fact
Year: 1879

From the Country Gentleman.


A poor horse is poor piece of property,


because with horses we employ labor at


high prices, and if the team is unable TO


do full days work, part OF the labor is


wasted. Generally, with supcrannuated


horses, enough more has to be fed in grain


and meal to largely increase the necessary


expense. | would always feed team


well; but with strong, young horses, this


extra feed will 90 into extra work, and


thus diminish its cost. 10 keep infrm


horses at work involves greater expense,


as much of their feed is needed to keep up


their vitality. team OF horses, each


weighing 200 pounds or over, and from


five to ten years old, can do an immense
amount of work if well fed and in hands
willing to put them through. The great
satisfaction in using such team comes
from the fact that they will not probably
be injured by any work that they are likely
to be put to-


In keeping team Of work horses,
would seldom turn to pasture, and then
for only a very brief time after mid-sum-
mer, and when there was no pressing
work to be done. Horses at hard work
cannot be pastured proftably, and if they
are strong and healthy, are letter In the
stable than anywhere else. Able-bodied
men can work all through the summer six
days out OF every seven and take no in
jury. There is no reason why able-bodied
horses in good health should not, with
proper care and feed, do the same.
The bite of grass which plow
horse gets at any time through spring
work does him far more harm
than good. When burdock leave1 appear
a few may be fed, which will be relished
by most horses; but beyond this the diet
should be manly good clover hay, with
corn and oatmeal or cut feed to give
strength, and an occasional feed OF roots
to sharpen the appetite and keep the
bowels sopen.


With good horses kept in the best con-
dition, il is possible to reduce the number |
employed in working a place. Four or
five good strong horses will do the work |
OF SIX or more poor ones, and do it much |
more satisfactory to the owner or the man |
who works them. Very often it will be
found advantageous to hire some team |
work to supplement that kept on the farm
rather than let work get behind-hand, or |
keep more horses than are needed through |
the greater part of the year. This is
the case where through bad |
the horses on the farm are
unable to do a full days work. When
plOwlng or seeding drag along late in the
season from such cause, the fact forebodes
a vast deal OF needless work and worry |
for the farmer, and an improbable season |
at the close. "a stern chase is long |
chase" and the farmer who gets behind |
hand at the beginning of a season. will find
little either of satisfaction or profit in his
work.
Year: 1879

Eluul NlV 'Hkulh NrNoNsJ bhtoihulcs


A new device for the bedevilment oil
lovers was operated successfully by a
heIlrtless young man on the local train
yesterday, A couple sat in the seat be-
fore him. The lady was young and mod.
est, and the swain wore very large cuffs.
One arm was thrown carelessly along the
back Of the seat and upon this the evil.
minded person behind rubbed some phos-
phorus. The affectionate performances Of
hat cuff, when the train was rushing
throrgh the kindly darkness of the tun-
nels, were beheld by all the unfeeling and
snickering occupants Of the car, whose
cruel enjoyment was not little increased
by the demure and unconcerned appear.
anco of the lovers each time the train
bounded again into the light.
Year: 1879

The Terre Haute Express contains the
following:


Mr., G. G. Post, chairman of the Green.
back state central committee, has made
arrangements, for q full canvass of the
state of Indiana by Hon. Gilbert De La
Matyr, in the months of September and
October. He will probably speak forty or
fifty times In the state. The best time to
push the Greenback vote Is now while the
old parties are off their guard, and before
the great fight OF next year begins. Ev-
cry county Of the state should be perfectly
organized this fall. We are glad 10 know
that the efficient chairman of the state
central committee is pushing the work of
organization. We shall expect to see
great results next year from the canvass of
this year.


This is as it should be. 1t is what we
should be doing at home, and in every
state and county and precinct. Let us be
up and doing. We want prompt and de-
cisive action. Our orators should be put
in the field and the work pushed vigor-
ously forward If the work merits any
effort at all, it demands our best and
strongest efforts, and at time when they
will have the most telling effect. We
hive d grand work before us; let us not
delay or hesitate, but be at work.
Year: 1879

An imitation which fosters industry, and
creates universal happiness and comfort
by utilizing more largely the crude wealth
of the earth, is just the kind of imitation
the world needs.
Year: 1879

If it is dishonorable and unjust to pay
debts in currency of less value and pur-
chasing power than that which was given
for the debt, is it not as dishonorable and
unjust to demand payment in a currency
possessing greater value and purchasing
power than that which was given for the
debit?
Year: 1879

NOTHING is so essential to permanent
prosperity as steadiness, and uniformity
in the general prices of commodities. All
things being equal, uniformity and
steadiness in valuos, are maintained only
by uniformity in the volume and value Of
the domestic medium ofexchangc. When
coin is the basis of the medium of ex-
change, such medium must be regulated
by the quantity of coin available for such
purposes. If all coin countries on the
globe had an abundance of the precious
metals tosevc as basis for their cur
rency ut all times, such currency might
be maintained in uniform and sufficient
volume, but as the worlds stock is by no
means adequate even in times of peace for
such basis without initiating the currency
representative three or four hundred per
cent, and oftener a thousand pen cent,
when one dollar of coin is exported to
meet the spasmodic and periodical de-
mands Of other nations, the volume of cur
rency is effected from four to ten dollars,
which keeps pricesin constant fluctuation,
and is the cause of all panics.
Year: 1879

The more dollars there are, not drawing
interest, the more competition there is
among them, and the more active their
circulation must be to accumulate an in
crease. When idle, and taxed as they
should be, they would become a burden to
their owners, as idle men constantly con.
suming are burdens themselves.
Year: 1879

The volume and quality of money that
came to the front in the hour of the ma
tions sOreSt trial, and not only saved the
union but established its credit on high
er plane than it ever before reached, is
the kind to be relied upon to save and
perpetuatc that which it and the COM
rades in blue sacrificed so much to
achieve.
Year: 1879

DEAR and scarce dollars, and good
wages and high prices are incompatible.
We cannot have both at the same time.
Shall We foster rich and Independent
dollars, that make more by idlencss than
by labor, or shall we reverse the policy,
increase the number Of dollars and the
wages and reward of toll, and make mon
ey the tramp in search of men, rather
than to continue to force men to tramp for
dollars?
Year: 1879

Rabt Go.thsR at ne Jewish Temple EBamanuEl.


Rabbi Gottheil preached yesterday morning
AT the Temple Emmanuel Fifthave. and Fortysecond-
st. from Psalms xiv 1.-THE fool bath said in his heart
there is no God" Infdelty. said the preacher, which
Il as closely allied to wickcdness parent to child has
been shared greater less degree by all nations.
sweeping denunciation should not be made against
all those who do not believe I'm the Scrip
lures. An atheist is not necessarily corrupt
and all should be judged by their acts, giving every
honest man credit for his honesty and upghtness what
ever his belief NAV be- We do not believe IN Christi
any but we may ask is there truth IN that
As no truth unmixed with may be said
TO pe without grain of truth-especally Christi
any is so widely spread and firmly believed II there
be no od VIC should feel that there nothing real in
life and that life not worth living Our
sense OF responsibility does not arise from
the Impressions received in childhood, because we
are able account for 10 rational grounds. For
man TO say there Is God Is another way OF saying
that he his God and judge. and Is responsible 10
no one. IN such nc becomes an aut0crat, having
no one to answer 10, and In consequence
has less consideration for Others. Blot ont
a parent over all and cannot call each other brother
There are many amongst professors who think
lftc need be said about God. II the preaching eO-
auent they saw that Is enough. That would do well,
but II would uproot our religion. To preserve the
religion OF fathers IL TO recognize and
worship God in our inmost hearts.
Year: 1879

At a late hour Friday night Officer John Mohr saw
an unknown man staggering along MadisUn-st., ap-
parently under tbs influence OF liquor. The man
soon came in contact with II sign-pOst and stood
leaning against il some fifteen minutes. The officer
approached him and asked him why he did not go
home. "Noac of your business replied the man."
and losing his hold upon the post he fell heavily into
the gutter striking the back oi has head upon the
curbstone and ntlicting deep cash. frOlu which
blood How wed freely. MOhr took him to the Madi-
son Street Police Station where he became hsen-
sible and bs breathing became SO heavy that Cap
tain Petty sent for an ambulance. As ne had re-
fused to tell his name and nothing was found on
lin by which he could be identified, lie con-
veycd To the Chamber Street Hospital, whore 1t
learned that his skull fractured at the base
and where he died Yesterday noon. Two women
called at the hospital m the morning and claimed
tOhave identified him. bat were afteTward convinced
that they were The man was five feet
eight inches In height and about forty years of age
He had light blue eyes light hair, sandy beard and
mustache His clothing, which was that of a sal or
consisted of a white shirt, gray undcrciothing. blue
flannel shirt, brown pants and vest black OycfcOat
aud laced shoes. The theory that hewas robbed
and murdered ~ evidently false as there was no
ruth in the reports that stab-wOund was found in
Lls back and that his pockets we're found empty
and turned INSIDE ont. In one pocket were found
a comb and the cork of whiskey bottle.
Year: 1879

We have received several inter
esting communications this week
which will be necessarily crowded
out but will appear in our next
among them are letter from ou'
Fort Leavenworth correspondent, an
Official account Of the Indian elec
ton at Neah Bay, and last though
not least very interesting account
Of u newly discovered process for
preserving fish. This last is frou
the pen of our scientific friend
Judge J. G, Swan, and includes let
ters from Prof. Baird, Of Washing
ton, regarding the specimens which
were sent to him.
Year: 1879

We have determined to open
the season in Black Cashmeres
by Offering two numbers (as a
1eader) of the celebrated LU-
PINS BLACK CASHMERES
at go and 76c, making them the
finest goods in this market for
the money. The fact that We
never before have owned the
goods to sell under rs and 9Oc
should be sufficient to insure
examination by every close
buyer, and every dealer and
wearer Of this class Of goods.
Year: 1879

ALETTER FROM PROFESSOR LAW.
SPEEDY AND ABSOLUTE ExrERMINAToS OF THK


DISEASE THE ONLY SAFE COURSE-THE DISEASE


rpfpEMIC NOT SPORADIC - NECESSITY OF


PROMPT ACTION IN ALL IHE STATES WHO"


HAVE INFECTED CATTLE.


Professor James Law, in the following letter. re-
views the main features of the cattle disease. and
points out the only remedy for the spread OF this
Old World scourge. From tho history OF tho
disease on the Continent in Europe. and from
his own wide experience IN England, he DO
duces the logical conclusion that swift and entire
determination of the cattle pest is the only course
that promises any safety, the disease is recog-
nized az epidemic not sporadic Therefore he claims
that il is the duty of all the States 10 take vigorous
measures to stamp out the conagion within their
borders
Year: 1879

Living in plain cottage situated be-


tween two farms on the main settlement


near Portville, about seven miles from


Olean, is 8 young woman named Mary


Langdon. Her mother has been almost


a helpless invalid for many years. She


herself has long suffered with a terrible


cancer on the upper part Of her left arm.


To cure this or to alleviate the torment
of mind and body which it has caused


has been her constant thought. her ever
present care. The aid of competent
physicians has been called in and every
kind of treatment resorted to, but with
no hopeful result. Expert medical men
pronounced the case hopeless one, and
the poor girl was regarded by all, and by
herself, as the doomed victim of the
dreadful disease. A lady doctor of
reputed skill in the treatment Of GAMER
recently visited the sufferer, but gave
no word of encouragement. After she
had gone Mary shed no tears, but
resolved upon desperate and dangerous
expedient, and when she had resolved
speedily carried her design into execu-
ton. She ran stout needle beneath
the cancer, drawing a thread through it.
With this thread she tied the artery,
using her teeth to aid her. she then
took sharp table knife and cut the
cancer, which was of unusual size, cut
of her arm. This done, she took the
nass of quivering flesh which she had
removed from her arm, and without
word to any one buried it in the ear of
the cottage. So quietly had the girl
gone through with the terrible operation
that no one in the house was aware of it
until some time after. Having bound
up and covered the terrible wound in
her arm, she went about her household |
Year: 1879

A gentleman OF great experience in
the commercial world cashed a check
at London bank for A1, 100, taking the
whole in G100 notes. He was only a
few yards from the bank when a person
resembling a clerk, bare headed and
with pen behind his ear, touched him
on the shoulder, saying: "Beg your
pardon, sir; will you allow me just to
take the number of the notes again :?
| won't keep you a minute" The
gentleman, taken off his guard, handed
the notes over to the supposed clerk,
whom he followed into the bauk. After
giving the former time to reach the top
end and return, he met the gentleman
at the door, saying, "Please walk this
way; that gentleman will attend to you.
In a minute pointing to clerk who
was deeply engaged. Five minutes
elapsed before the gentleman could
draw the clerks attention to his case
and ne was thnnderstruck to find that
this officer knew nothing about it.
The other clerks were interrogated, and
they were equally in the dark. OF
course, no time was lost in going to the
Bank Of England, but too late; the
clever rogue had been before them
and obtained gold for the notes.
Year: 1879

Dr.. Roosa, in a recent Lecture on
the ear, said that no small amount of
trouble in the ear was caused by t>o
frequent syringing and boring out with
a twisted towel or handkerchief, not to
mention hair-pins, bodkins and other
metallic instruments. In his opinion,
one should never pat anything in the
ear smaller than the littls finger, al-
though one writer said put nothing
smaller than the elbow. The avoidance
Of many ear troubles was to be assured
by taking care not to duck the head in
cold water, OF syringe the deeper part
without the order of physician, or in
troduce any body which can push the
wax lower down in the drum.
Year: 1879

work as uEual. Of course the result of
this fearful piece of surgery is difficult
to predicS. The girl is not at present
suffering any i'll effects, and it is sin.
cerely to lie hoped that 80 much courage
and endurance will be rewarded by a
complete cure.
Year: 1879

The law in relation to listing property
for taxation should be amended. requiring
County Assessors to call upon every citi-
zen to list his property for taxation, and if
he claims to have none. either on his own
account or for others. subject to taxation
he should be required by the Assessor,
Year: 1879

Honor the dear old mother. Time

 has scattered the snowy flakes on her brow, ploughed deep furrows on her cheek, but is she not sweet and beau tiful now? The lips are thin and shrunken, but those are the lips which have kissed a many 8 hot tear from the childish cheeks, and they are the sweetest lips in all the world The eye is dim, yet it glows with the soft radiance of holy love which can never fade. An, yet, she is dear old mother. The sands of life are nearly run out, but feeble as she is. she will go further and reach down lower for you than any other upon earth. You cannot walk into a midnight where she cannot see you; you cannot enter prison whose bars vii keep her out, you can never mount scaf1old too high for her to reach that she may kiss and bless you in evidence of her deathless love When the world shall despise and forsake you; when it leaves you by the waysisde to die unnoticed, the dear old mother will gather you in her feeble arms and carry you home, and tell you of all her virtues until you almost forget that your soul is disf1gured by vices. Love her tenderly, and cheer her declining years with holy devotion
Year: 1879

1T is now a matter of grave dis
cussion In thu Northern and GEN.
trail portions of the State as 10
whether the rains in those sections
have not been SO long delayed that
q crop of the cereals will be out of
the question this year. This de-
bate possesses grave interest for
our farmers. They are confronted
with the possibility that Southern
Galifornia may be the only quar-
tor in which grain may be raised
this year. In this county the rain
fall SO far has been abundant.
Large areas are already seeded
aud, we have no doubt, consldera-
tion oe ths possibility hinted at
will lead our farmers to strain every
perve to put more ground under
cultivation. 1t is almost an as
sured thing that, without any
more rain, most of our farmers can
raise q crop. Should the misfor-
tune of u drouth afflict the rest OF
the State both selfish motives aud
patriotism call upon the agricul-
turists Of Southern California to
stand ia the breach. Everything
raised by them would command
high prices and the large quanti-
ties of graiu Low OH hand would
appreciate heavily in value. 1t
would be turning the tables with a
vengeance if, this year, our section
should prove to be the Egypt Of
California and if, through the over
flowing condition of our granaries,
large importations of the cereals
from abroad should be prevented.
This year promises. to be one in
which even barley will be likely to
be profitable. We have no doubt
whatever but that there will yet be
plenty of rain in the upper portion
of the State, but speculation hinges
altogether on the facts whether,
the late attempts at copious rains
having failed even in those por-
tions of the State usually the M ost
moist, they are not thrown over to
February, with the result that they
will have come too late to insure
crops. The San Joaquin valley, in
an especial manner, seems to be
counted out of all reasonable prob
ability of contributing to our grain
yield tho current season.
Year: 1879

with an iron rod strove TO throw
off the foreign yoke. For nearly
two hundred years Individual Eng-
llshmen have been in the habit OF
going over to India to return with
enlarged livers and swollen bank
accounts. From the fact that East
Indians were so recently, in the
great rebellion, blown from the
cannon's mouth in the squares of
Delhi, we are justified in assuming
that the old British ferocity is all
that keeps the conquered down.
The fact that the wretched inhab-
itants died by the million from
famine only the other day shows
that new East India bill ought to
be introduced by q new Charles
James Fox, and supported by new
Edmund Burke, to assure TO the
East Indian slave the rice in his
pot.


The institution Of slavery in the
United States has been happily
abolished. While great national
peril and disgrace, it had many re-
deeming features. 1t was largely
patriarchal. The negro had abun-
dance OF "hog and hominy.n He
was fat aud life-loving. He had
his banjo and bis hoe.down. He
had no earthly resemblance to the
spirit broken and underfed wretch
es who toll on and toll always on
the banks of the Coromandel and
Ganges to make it worth the while
of Englishmen to keep their hold
on India.
Year: 1879

miles north Of here, on the old
Deadwood stage road. 1t is report
ed that the Cheyennes were seen
last night, six miles from Bluff
station, on the Cheyenne and
Deadwood stage road, about thirty
miles northwest of Red Cloud.
They are evidently making for the
station to secure the band of horses
there belonging to the stage COM
paDy