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Year: 1877

The Senate will probably resume on Thurs
day the political discussion interrupted by the
adjournment. The Democrats will endeavor
to have Eustis seated at once, and will call up
the case at the first opportunity as a matter of
the highest privilege. General Butler of South
Carolina is also understood to bs preparing a
speech in defence of the charges of completely
with the Hamburg massacre. and will ask for q
committee of investigation. 1t has come out
since the seating of Butler that Senator Davis
of Illinois, who did not vote on the question of
his right to seat, and whose vote would have
prevented his admission, stated privately to sew
eral Republican Senators that he was not salts.
fed of the legality of Buffers election, and was
unwilling he should be sworn in without further
examination of his claims. Davis, however, on
the last decisive rol-call persistently declined
to vote.
Year: 1877

A WARNING TO HOUSEKEEPERS-LoOk OUT FOR


YOUR PICKLES.


Our attention has been called to the fact
that annually large quantity Of poisonous
vinegar is consumed in this city. This
being the case, we reproduce the following
from the Scientific american (most excel
lent authority, which substantiates the
theory that such is the case, and will found
OF incaIculable benefit to the housewife: :
" "The Board OF Health OF the District OF Co
lumbia has condemned five carloads OF vine
gar sent there from Chicago on the ground
that it is not genuine article, and is injurious
to health. An analysis OF the so-called vim
egar has been made. 1t appears, according
to the report OF the Board OF Health that
the vinegar contains ST 54-100 grains per
gallon OF anhydrous sulphuric acid COM
bined with lime, to form sulphate OF lime
equivalent to 1T 26-10o grains OF gypsum
per gallon, and besides that five grains
Of free sulphuric acid per gallon. The
Board also report that this sample
was taken from an invoice OF more
than one thousand barrels brought
there to be sold as vinegar, and that
it is likely to find a ready sale on
account Of it's low price. The report con-
cludes as follows: When we think that oil
Of vitrol (sulphuric acid can be bought at
five cents. per pound, and that pound Of
said acid would render barrel OF fluid as
acid as the strongest vinegar the wonder will
cease that it sold cheap. This, therefore, is
fraud upon commerce and dangerous
substitute for vinegar The fraud and
danger are more general than the great
pass of people will readily believe. 1t is
asserted that probably one half the vinegar
sold at city groceries is a rank poison,
with either sulphuric or other Objectionable
acids for its base" .t|1
Year: 1877

MALE ORPHAN. AsYLuM-NEED OF AD-
DIT1oN1L FUNDs.-Owing to the rapid
increase OF the number Of boys in
the asylum the Board of Managers some
months ago instructed the president to
receive no more until the expenses OF
the institution are brought within the
income OF the asylum. 1t has therefore
become the painful duty Of the presi-
dent to reject a number OF applications
lately, some of them most worthy objects
OF charity. This is something new in the
history OF this institution. Never since its
foundation has it heretofore rejected worthy
applicants.


The Board at late meeting directed the
president to employ collector to call upon
the citizens and get subscribers to aid the
institution. Some years ago the citizens
contributed regularly about one thousand
dollars annually to the funds OF the asylum,
in sums usually OF five dollars, which con-
stituted each one so subscribing member
of the Society; but OF late years these sub
scriptions have been neglected-partly be-
cause Of the scarcity OF money among the
people, and partly because there was q gene
raj impression that the Society did not need
money. This was true for while, but now
that the number OF boys has increased be-
yond the means of the Society to support
them, it again becomes necessary to call
upon the public for aid-the more 80 as the
demands upon the Society are greater than
ever, in consequence OF the financial crisis
pervading the whole country.


Formerly number OF. persons in our
city were in the habit Of contributing S25
annually to the Society. 1t is hoped by the
Board that many are still able to subscribe
so literally. AS the winter approaches
there is increasing necessity of opening
again the doors of the asylum to all really
needy and destitute orphans, and Mr.. Will
liam c. Mayo has been appointed to collect
subscriptions from all who are willing to
contribute to charity which commends
itself so forcibly to tie benevolence and
generosity OF this community.
Year: 1877

THE EXCURSION NORTH To-NIGHT.-The
"grandest excursion" advertised by the
ladies OF the Centenary church, will take
place tonight (Monday), and all who wish
truly pleasant and inexpensive trip to the
North should avail themselves OF the fine
opportunity which is thereby offered them.
A special train will leave the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad depot at quarter past
O'Clock; and everything possible has been
done by the ladies having the affair in
charge to promote the comfort and pleasure
of the eXcursionists.
Year: 1877

MOFFETT REGIsTER.-The Auditor Of
Public Accounts is prepared to furnish
liquor-dealers with the form-books required
by law.


The Auditor is advised that the register i:
being very successfully operated in Lynch
burg, and that the opposition to it is not q.
great as expected. No doubt the Lynch
burg dealers know that the more they kicl
against the law the better their rural friend:
will think Of it.
Year: 1877

THE POLICE WHO SLEEP IN THE STATION
HOusES.-The Council Committee on Police
Captain Charles F. Taylor chairman) at
their last meeting agreed to recommend to
the Council the repeal Of an existing ordi-
nance requiring one bali of the police force
not on duty to sleep at the several station
houses. 1t is the general impression that
the ordinance will be repealed
Year: 1877

CHEAP CLoTuING.-A Broad-street mer-
chant was robbed Saturday night OF suit
Of clothing and pair OF boots. A colored
man had had them wrapped up for him, and
was, as the merchant supposed, about to
pay for them, when, instead OF doing so, he
snatched them from the counter and ran off.
Year: 1877

SUPPER AT TRINITY CHURCH .To-NiGHr:-
It will be seen By advertisement tnat the
supper by the ladies Of the sewlng-Circle
takes place tonight. The friends OF the
church should recollect this announcement,
and take their suppers at the church instead
OF providing supper at home. The price IS
moderate, but the supper will be excellent.
Year: 1877

A BEAUTIFUL When the
summer If youth is slowly wasting away
On the night fall Of age, and the shadow
of the path becomes deeper, and life
wears to its close, it is pleasant to look
through the vista Of time upon the sor-
rows and feliciiies Of our early years. If
we have had home to shelter, and hearts
to rejoice with us, and friends have been
gathered round our freside, the rough
places of wayfaring will have been worn
aud smoothed away 10 the twilight OF


life, and many dark spots We have passed
through will grow brighter and more
beautiful. Happy, indeed, are those whose
intercourse Nth the world has not
changed the tone of their holier feeling,
or broken those musical chords of the
heart hose vibration are 81 melodious,
81 ieuder, and SO touching in the evening
of their lives.
Year: 1877

AS gentlemen was riding along an
obscure road in Alabama, be heard some
children screaming, In cabin in field,
and riding thither he found that a wild.
cat had attacked an old negIess, who was
nghting desperately for her life. He drew
a revolver and shot the catamount, which
was full grown.
Year: 1877

A few weeks ago freight conductor
on the Humboldt Division went to Su-
periutendent Coddington and said he
thought he ought to be advanced as he
had served on the freight train for sew
eral years. The Superinten dent ngreed
with him, and told him that the change
would be made the very next week.
Aud it was made. The Superintendent
day or two after took q seat in the rear
end OF one of the coaches to see how the
new conductor would take to business,
and pretty soon the official danced into
the door, cap on his ear, sleeves pushed
up and half-worn smile on his face.


Get out your pssteboardsl" he shout
ed, "I'm the high mucky muck that runs
this train" and then turning right and
left, he continued;


Right bowers this way-play lively
pass or order up-how's trumps with
you-slide your right into Winnemucca
hurry up, there--trump this ace
what kind of hand do you hold, old
MANI"


There was something novsl and e1hil-
srating in this style, but yet the Super
intendent called the conductor upstairs
the next day and told him that he was
the best man in America to run freight
train, and that he should have to pro.
mote him backwards. He was too tai
ented for passenger conductor. That
is the way the railroad boys tell it.-Sil
yer State.
Year: 1877

Captain Byrne of the police force
made steady pull on Chinatown night
before last. No splurge was made about
it. Everything was conducted so quietly
that four OF those given to opium smok-
ing were arrested. One of these.
young man with sick and broken
hearted mother, was seized before he had
succeeded in treating himself to his GUS
tomsry pipe. and he begged of the cap.
tain to allow him single smoke or he
felt that he would die before morning.
This serves to show what strong root the
habit OF opium smoking has taken among
some of our young people. and to illus
trate the blessings OF encouraging Chi
nese immigration. - Virginia Enter
prise.
Year: 1877

Senator Blaine is reported as being
bitter in his opposition to Hayes
policy, saying that he will oppose it
to the end, even if there should not
be another Republican in the Senate
with him. Perhaps he may see cause
to modify his views before Congress
meets in October,
Year: 1877

BY request send you the proceedings of the
railroad meeting held in Belfast on the night Of
the sth inst. In conversation with one of the
posted friends of the road he said it would be one
of the best paying roads when built-the most
direct and shortest from the COIL fields to Cincn-
nati-Only 40 miles to build, from Piketon to or
near Sardinia and Is miles would be on the ''Old
grade" and it would only cost little to make
that ready for the ties lie thought that consider
ing the vast amount of freight that would pass
the road, it certainly would pay for building
itself in IS months! He further said, that in the
Sunfsh hills there is an abundance Of the best
kind of limestone, and plenty Of wood 70 burnt (;
plenty Of building stone, (freestOne) plenty Of the
best timber, and especially vast amount of valua-
bic black walnut timber.


Now is the golden moment for the people all
along the line. Some of US intend to flight it out
on this Line" If it takes all the year.


Yours truly, FLORA.
Year: 1877

The chronological Commission
has made a report on the grasshOp-
per. It says that all danger from a
visit of this scourge this season is
removed from Kansas, and further
more the opinion is presented that
the advance of the locusts can al
ways be checked by concerted and
vigorous action.
Year: 1877

There is already a change in the
aspect of society in Washington. The
men who give big dinners are no
longer in the ascendant, but more
modest people have a chance. The
Hayes family does not take kindly to
mere wealth and show, nor to people
whose principal merit is that they
can eat and drink long and deep. 1t
is the difference, perhaps, between
High and Low MethOdism.
Year: 1877

Parties are born, not made. The
man who evolves from his conscious
ness three or four short planks,
which he thinks ought to be the plat
form of new party, and then sets
himself to get three or four millions
of fellow-citizens to accept his no
tions as their political gospel, has
before him q long and rather un-
promising job. When q new party
is needed, it will probably come into
existence unheralded and unexpected
as the expression of the common de-
sires already formed, not by few
politicians but by a great many plain
citizens New York Tribune.


The above is a very just illustra-
ton of the folly Of the new party
talk recently indulged by certain pa
pers. Parties cannot be called into
existence by the will of an individual
or even a few score of individuals,
any more than spirits can be called
from the ''vasty deep" by one who
possesses not the magician's wand.
Those who are most prompt to un-
dertake the job, are usually least
qualified to carry it into execution,
as '.fools rush in where angels fear
to tread" Springfield Gll) Jour.
Year: 1877

A patent has been granted to Lor-
ing Pickering, one of the editors and
proprietors Of the"Evening Bulletin"
and "Morning CALL" newspapers of
San Francisco, for a method of rapid
telegraphing of the fac simile of ster-
eotyped plates: 1t is claimed that
by the process of the entire page of
3 newspaper can be transmitted by
telegraph in from fifteen to thirty
minutes, delivering q copy directly
from the instrument in such form
that it can be handed immediately to
the printers. In other words, copy
will be a substantial reproduction of
theoriginal, except that it may be
given in large sized letters if so de.
tired. The stereotype plate requires
no preparation for the purpose of
telegraphic transmission other than
the filing of all its depressions or
spaces beteen the face Of the letters
with a non-conducting substance
which may be quickly applied, the
face of-ths type being cleaned by
means of an equally simple process.
The plate thus prepared is placed up
on a cylinder revolved rapidly, so as
to present each successive letter to
the fingers attached to a travelling
frame. As the cylinder bearing the
plate revolves the former must re-
volve in a frame which gradually ad-
vances by the operation of screws,
and thus each and every line is sue
cesSiVely presented to the fingers or
magnetic points already mentioned.
Necessary circuit is opened when the
points are passing over the non-con-
Quoting surface, but as often as the
metal type presents itself to the said
fingers the circuit is closed and the
corresponding magnetic points or
pens at the receiving station makes
q record thereon in the same title as
the original delineated in q series of
fine lines, either upon chemically
prepared or ordinary paper fixed up
on a corresponding cylinder at said
receiving station.
Year: 1877

A special dispatch to the New York
Times describes the fate of burglar


who recently attempted TO rob an old
gentleman named Bowling in Rush
county Ind.


"The robber was first met bv Mrs.


Bowling who heard noise in the kitchen
and went down stairs to ascertain what
the cause was. She rushed back to her
sleeping room, followed closely by the
man, who was armed with an AK and q
revolver. Here the thief made a de-
mand upon the aged couple for their
money, striking the old lady with his
pistol, and knocked herIdown, bruising
her face terribly, when She, to save her
life, gave up all the money she had, but
the old man stoutly refused. The thief
then proceeded to search the house.
and ordered them both up stairs before
him, still keeping the AK and revolver.
which he fired three times in the house,
in his hands. After rummaging
through the room, up stairs he ordered
the old gentleman and lady down, still
keeping them in front ofhim. lie then
took them into the parlor and began to
go through the bureau. One drawer of
this was hard to open and he had to use
both hands, setting the AK down for
that purpose. Mr.. Bowling, who was
watching for an opportunity, picked up
the ak and with one well-aimed blow
nearly severed the burglars head from
his body. The old man and woman
then went quietly back to bed and slept
until morning, leaving the bloody
corpse on the floor in front ofthc bureau.
In the morning he went and told his
son. The coroner was then sent for,
and when he arrived, later in the dav,
he found the thief where the old man
had killed him, with his revolver still
cooked and in his hand, now cold and
stiff. He had entered the house by
knocking the kitchen window in with
m ak, which luckily he kept with him
until the unguarded moment. The dead
body of the robber was brought TO
Rushville last night, and has been living
in the Court House yard all day, where
II was seen by hundreds of people.
Thus far il has not been Identified"
Year: 1877

TIE WAY TO EsCAPE.-I want to say
to those who are the victims of strong
drink that, while there is a point be-
yond which a man cannot stop, and
while man cannot stop in his own
strength, the Lord God, by his grace,
can help him TO stop at any time. Last
summer l was in room in New Yorl,
where there were many men who had
been reclaimed from drunkenness.
heard their testimonies, and for the
first time in my life there flashed out
truth never understood. They said;
"We were victims of strong drink. We
tried to give it up, but always failed;
bur somehow, since we gave our hearts
to Christ, lie has taken care of u.s."
believe that the time will soon come
when the grace of God will show IFS
power here, not only TO save mans
soul, but his body, and reconstruct,
purify, elevate, and redeem.-ESelect-
ed.
Year: 1877

intoxicating liquor still robs the
church. A fine looking, scholarly gen
tleman recently visited a physician for
consultation. lie had been the pastor
of a certain church, but had been COM
PEELED TO resign. just before he had
been seen under the influence of liquor
third church he had left for the same
cause. He is man of more than or
dinary ability, was especially popular,
and ii has almost broken the hearts of
his best friends TO be obliged TO demand
his resignation. lie began the use of
stimulants on account of nervous irIita-
bility and weakness, and now the appe-
tite for them utterly oyermasters him.
Year: 1877

Never talk of disagreeablc things at
your table, but let the conversation be
kind, genial, social and cheering. The
more good company you have at your
table, the better for your children.
Every conversation with company at
your table is an educator of the family.
Hence the intelligence and the refine.
ment and the appropriate behavior of Il
family which is given to hospitality.
Never feel that intelligent visitors can
be anything but blessing TO You and
yours. How few have fully gotten hold
of the fact that company and conversa-
ton are no small part of education!
Year: 1877

NAHAvr. Mass, July ls.-That
slimy sea-serpent which has been such
terror along the New England coast
during the past few years has made hls
debut in Nabant waters this season. IL
was seen on Monday and again this
morning, and the circumstances OF his
presence are given in such details 10y
the astonished beholders that there is
general credence given to the statement
that an unusual and prodigious serpent
tine monster is disporting himself in
the waters OF Massachusetts Bay. The
first discovery was made by pleasure
party who we're over on Kings Beach,
at about 4 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
who saw that all OF them, nine in num-
her. observed about half a mile from
shore. between themselves and Egg
Rock. moving with great rapidlty,
what could have been nothing else but
a hinge fish or snake. They say il was
perfectly calm at the time, and large
part OF the body's length was visible
above the water-line, rs were also Its
snake-like motions. The gentlmen all
declare that IL was not less than forty
feet in length, that IL moved in nearly
a straight line, aud having made the
mile between the point first seen aud
the Lincoln House, the monster sud
denly turned, aud with the same rapid
ity aud the same unerring stralghtness,
with the head not much raised, and
the body more or less visible all the
time. swan 10 point half "A mile near
or Little Nahant than that at which he
was first seen. He then lay motionless
for some ten minutes, evidently sun
ming himself, at the end OF which time
he dashed the water into foam for
moment. and then disappeared. The
observers had glasses which enabled
them To see distinctly that the strange
monster was OF an unusual species, anu
there are many around here who De-
lieye il to be veritable sea serpent.
There is OF course considerable excite
ment all along the beach, and some old
fishermen who wers ont early this
morning have added TO the general
commotion by claiming that they too
cot a momentary glimpse of the mys-
terious stranger. This latter report
wonld not be regarded OF much ac-
count but for the fact that when the
fishermen told their story they had not
heard of the discovery made by the
other parties on Monday. They say
they only saw IL for moment, that 1t
seemed To be about thirty feet in length
and was meandering through the water
with head slightly elevated, aud at
times nearly the whole OF the body
would seem to rise partially up ont OF
the water. The summer visitors are
not sceptical about the monster being
of a snaky species, aud the citizens are
many Of them Of the opinion that he Is
nothing short Of n veritable sea ser
pent. The same or similar one was
reported along the coast several times
last summer, and on one occasion his
identity was vouched for in enthusias-
tic earnestness by the officers, crew and
entire lot Of passengers on board oi
one Of the Philadelphia steamers, who
sighted the strange being few miles
below Boston Light - Boston Globe.
Year: 1877

From The Adrian Times. UIf-a


Some years ago man brought to
The Times Job rooms, 10 be printed,
the form Of an agreement To be nsed IN
the agency for a patent right. He was
so particular about the location of the
words on the blank that suspicion was
excited, and the supposed agreement
was carefully examined. IL was then
discovered that while the document
itself appeared to he, in its entiety, a
bona iide agreement. yet If the words
we're arranged as the person desired a
portion Of the agreement could be cut
of, leaving a good note. The Times
at once printed an exposure of the
fraud, and we believe that at that time
none of the dangerous "agreements"
were attempted to be used in this por-
tion Of the State, although one Gus
toner was then operated in this sec
tion. We are informed however, that
now, in some portions Of the state pat
ent right swindlers are using this form
OF trap 10 catch the unwary, and hence
we again call attention 10 the matter.
That the form Of this swindle may be
readily comprehended. we print the
form OF the agreement" as follows;
Year: 1877

The maddest man in Burlington
lives ont on Fifth street. Last Sun
day night he had q club in his hand
and was chasing q cat across the back
yard, and never noticed the pump han
die was sticking straight out in front
Of him until he was wrapped around it.
Then il was too late to do any good,
and by the time he had gathered
strength enough 10 fall 10 the ground,
the cat was only about a mile and half
this side of the North star Burhng-
ton Hawk k-Eye.
Year: 1877

In this form for convenience of ex-
posing the fraud, we have printed a
dotted rule across the face. showing
whore the agreement is to he cut TO
make note. When the swindle is
tried, however. there is no rule in the
form, but it is easily cut between the
words.


This swindle is one of the most dan
gerous ever attempted. OF couse the
form of the agreement varies to meet
different bargains and operations. but
the general character is shown in the
above.