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Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-In the
debate on the Chinese bill Mat
thews, of Ohio, opposed the bill and
said he wasn't willing to let the
occasion pass without putting on


record some of his reasons for op.


posing it. If he believed that the


representations which had been
made in respect to the evils to be
remedied by this legislation were
as true, as faithful TO fact, as the
Senators who made them, he would


still vote against the bill even
though we had the constitutional
power and moral right to keep out
the Chinese. His respect for the
sanctity of the plighted faith of the
nation, in O solemn treaty with q
sovereign power, would compel
him to seek to accomplish the rem
edy by some other means than any
arbitrary act of Congress. He read
from the Burlingame treaty and
said we solicited from the Chinese
the covenants which we are now
about to break, and we are about
to do it by putting on them the
stamp of hypocrisy on our own
Year: 1879

By advertisement elsewhere a
meeting of Democrats is called In
the County Court House this even
ing, 1t 1880 sharp, to organize a
Democratic Club preparatory to an
active campaign next fall. Only
the attendance of those In sym.
pathy with the democracy is de-
sired at this preliminary meeting.
We trust that Democrats will at
tend in large numbers.
Year: 1879

SOME days ago we were taken to
task by our contemporary, the
Erening ErpresS, for saying that
scrip was being issued to members
of the Constitutional Convention
for the time in excess of the one
hundred days. session of that body
provided for by law. We also
stated that this scrip had been dis
counted by brokers to some extent.
We may have been inexact in
the last statement, for
shrewd moneyed men prob
ably perceive that these scrip
certificates are not worth the paper
they are written on. Yester-
days kilograms, however, show
that Mr.. Mem. Shafter moved that
the President of tue Convention
should sign no more scrip or claims
for compensation for the extra ses-
sion. Mr.. Mem. Skaters motion
was promptly tabled. We COM
mend this fact to the attention of
the Express. 1t will probably lead
it to think that it was somewhat
hasty in taking issue with US on q
subject which was u matter OF uni
versal newspaper comment. Some
of these certificates were sold to
brokers until it became apparent
that the public sentiment was dead
against overriding the plain intent
of the law, and brokers then be-
came wary. Patriotism is never so
interesting as when there is no
mercenary element in it.
Year: 1879

The Germantown Telegraph says The cheapest plan of erecting green house that we have any knowledge of and we used one successfully for many years-is to dig out pit in side hill, where the upper end will be just above ground and the lower end will be two or three feet above ground, where the door must be, with two or three steps down for an entrance. Wall up, roof the wall, and cover the whole with sash, as in hotbeds, the sash having more fall, say three feet in width of two, the house being fifteen by ten. Erect in this the stand of shelves, and when it is time to take up the summer flowers, bulbs, etc., store them here. The glass should be covered with thick straw mats, which can be removed even when the weather is coldest, in clear weather, for an hour or two at midday, to get the warmth and influence of the sun. At such times ventilation also should be attended to, by slightly opening sash or two. Nc fire is needed. Nearly all readily flow. ering plants will bloom, and there vii scarcely be week during the winter that bouquet may not be gathered, i l the house is properly managed.
Year: 1879

The Detroit Free Press says: A far mer's horse and wagon were hitched on Congress street, near Larned, and after the man had gone into the store an in- dividual who must know something about human curiosity, walked slowly down to the wagon and carefully examined a hind wheel. In ten seconds he was joined by two boys. In 8 minute there was crowd of six. The man looked at the wheel from one Side and the other, and the increasing crowd did the same. In three minutes there were twenty people around the wagon. Some looked over into the box and some at the wheels, but no one said anything. The man first mentioned seized the wheel and shook it and then measured one of the spokes with 8 pocket rule. When he had finished the crowd numbered forty. No one could say what had happened or was about to happen, and the mystery was fast becoming intense, when 8 cor pulent citizen bore down on the crowd and cried out:

 "What's the matter here-any one been nurt ?''

 "No, sir, was the quiet reply of the man with the pocket rule.

 "What is it, then ?"

 CT was looking at this hind wheel"

 Whats the matter of the wheel ? asked the fat man as he seized it ant shook it.

 Nothing"

 The fat man scowled, clenched hi hand, looked up and down and then slid and in thirty seconds no one was lief around the wagon but 6 small boy wh' was trying to hook an old umbrella.
Year: 1879

And when the address was ended with the ardent abandon of one who catches enthusiasm in the realization that he is fighting down a wrong judgment and conquering sympathy, the effect was really thrilling. That dignifed audience broke into rapturous applause; boquets intended for the valedictorian rained like tempest. And the child who had helped to save the day-that one beaming little face, in it's pride and gladness, is something to be forever re- membered. .-St. Nicholas tor June.
Year: 1879

John H. Dubel started for prolonged spree at
Mount Holly. n. j., on Saturday with his week 8
earnings 1t is alleged that while he drinking
the bar of the hotel last night his father entered and
endeavored to persuade him to go home. He applied
vile epthets to his father but this did not deter the
latter from imploring him to stop drinking and
return home. Dubel, who was partially intoxicated,
grew angry and is said to have thrown his father
aside and drawing his revolver. fired twice of
the bullets, inticting serious wound. The father
was carried to his home in u comatose condition, and
has been sinking steadily since His condition is so
critical that his physicians doubt that he can live
much longer. Young Dubel arrested. and. since
he has grown sober is greatly distressed at his terri
I,
Year: 1879

Butter in July and August is always
much higher in color than in June, but
the best dairymen everywhere keep the
even standard of color throughout the
year by using Wells, Richardson & Co.'S
Perfected Butter Color. 1t is pure and
harmless as salt and gives the rich golden
color of the dandelion blossom. Druggists
sell it.
Year: 1879

lished news agency on the Southern
Pacific. fact which is to be proved by the
citizens of California, who will also show
that he has handled large sums of money
there. The case was continued ten days.
Year: 1879

Several complaints have reached this
Office of the annoyance ladies are COM
PEELED to undergo from the vulgar ac-
tions and personal remarks INDUCED in
BY couple Of gangs Of curb stone pig
cons who are wont to congregate on
Market street in the nsighborhood Of
Eighth. Especially is this annoyance
experienced ON Sunday afternoon and
evening from crowd Of overgrown boys
who are wont to assemble Oh the west
side of Market street, opposite the Clay
ton House. Our police should make i,
point to bag batch of this whole.
some game, and allow His Honor an op'
portunity to give them . short lesson
on decency.
Year: 1879




and others Fatally wounded.


In the news summary is given few
lines relating to the death Of thirty
cinnamon in Tunnel No. 3, on the
Marrow Gauge Railroad from San Jose
to Santa Cruz early this morning. 1t
appears that blast was let of about
200 feet from the mouth Of the tunnel,
which caused an explosion of the gases
generated by the fltering Of coal oil
through the Ioofs and sides Of the tun.
mel. Twenty .one Cinnamon and two
white men were at work in the tunnel
at the time. Immediately about TWEEN.
ty more Chinamen rushed into the tun.
mel with torches to aid their comrades
and when they had penetrated about
1900 feet their torches caused q second
explosion, more violent than the first
shaking the mountain to its centre.


As near a. can be learned some thir
ty Cinnamon were killed. A Chinamar
named At Wo was taken out burned
about the chest and injured internally
He was found dead In his cabin ar
hour afterwards, strangled with sill
scarf. The Cinnamon say that he hang
ed himself, but the indications are tina
he was straneled by his friends to pu
him ont OF his misery. There is ter
ribls scene of suffering In the camp
and ruin all around the mouth Of tn
tunnel.


The scene of the disaster is almost OF
the top of the Santa Cruz mountains
in region where coal oil abounds
There is vein Of oil running righ
through the tunnel, and the soil can b
ignited in places and will burn freely
Year: 1879

Il FREE FIGHT IN CONGRESS-.
Giving Alex Stephens and the Green


baokers q Chance--Raking at Both


Parties.


Correspondence Ne,o York. IIerald.l


In order to give Mr.. Stephens and
the greenbackers full, fair; free and
peaceable chance the House voted
this afternoon to allew the Ways
and Means, Banking and Currency
und Coinage, Weights and Measures
committees leave to report at any
time, q privilege which the Appro-
priations Committee alone has had
for somo years past. Some of the
hard money people arc desperately
alarmed at this, and are crying out
now that this means unlimited
greenbacks and all sorts of financial
humhug. But in fact it is the best
thing that could happen. It gives
freedom of action and enables the
House to do what it wants. The
custom of choking off the fools and
extremists and bottling up their
folly in committee rooms, which has
been pursued for number of years,
"to save" whatever party happened
to need saving from it's idiots and
was too weak kneed to save itself, is
stal and worn out. Mr.. Stephens,
Mr.. Ewing and q lot of people like
them, not only in the House but in
the Senate, have been bottled up
year after year in committee rooms,
and both parties have managed to
present sham fronts to the public
What the house needs is free speech
and plenty of it, and a fair opportu-
nifty for everybody in it to bring
up his pet idiocy and and get de-
bate and n vote on it. Mr.. Stephens
and Mr.. Ewing are not really dan
gerous, but when they are slowed
away in committee rooms and mark
ed "Extra hazardous" they begin
by and by to be considered in some
way mysteriously powerful beings
who might "get away with the party"
if once they were taken out and let
loose. Whatever effect this new
privilege may have, therefore, Oh
p erties, it can have only good results
for the public, and if the Committee
on Rules would now get rule
passed making debate possible at all
times and on all subjects by repeal
ing or at least modifying very large.
ly the force of the mischievous
"previous question: there would
be reason to expect some good work
of this Congress even ut the extra
session.


The reason why the privilege of
repoi ting at any time given to the
three committees was objected to
by many members was because they
believe that majority of the House
Will be found to favor imitation
measures, but IF this is true surely
the majority ought to be ablo to do
what it likes. The old restrictions,
which were in small part this after
noon repealed, are q fraud of pre-
cisely the same pitiful kind as the
device which led the Democratic
Senators the other day to make up
their Finance Committee of half
mild inflationists and half hard
money men, so that each shohld
tie the others hand and the COM
mittee should he at the same time
good and bad for nothing. The
Republicans made up their part of
the committee on precisely the same
principle, and the result is that
Senator Bayard the eminent chair
man, enj oys the empty honor of
presiding over a nest full of stale.
eggs.
Year: 1879

MEssRs MISUNDERSTANDING ago you
gave an interesting account Of "slespy
watchmen" In your paper and think
our present city watchman could safely
be added to the list. The alarm Of fire
this morning was not sounded until the
whole building was in flames. The
cracking and falling timbers awoke our
entire household, and the whole build
ing was about consumed before the bell
rave any alarm. g. CIV.
Year: 1879

Of all kinds, variety, size and flavor in
season can be had at the fish stall of
Powell in the Third street market.
Ladies don't forget the place to procure
your fish on Saturday morning. He
cleans his fish without charge.
Year: 1879

The Pinafore and Enterprise clubs OF
this city played a match game on the
Amateur grounds, yesterday afternoon
The contest was a lively one and resul.
ted in score Of 16 to II in favor OF the
PinafOre nine.
Year: 1879

A special dispatch to the New York
"lI-rald' says it is understood that
the President will do nothing in the
matter of selecting new Minister to
England until after his vacation and
when the subject can be discussed with
his entire Cabinet around him. At
present there are only three of the
Cabinet in Washington-namely Sec.
retaries Everts, McCrary and Thomp-
son. Before all tho members are here
together again the President will have
probably withdrawn to his farm al
Fremont. As is well known Mr.. Hayes
defers greatly to the opinions and ad-
vice of his Cabinet and he is not likely
to make an exception to his rule when
he comes to select the successor Of
Minister Welsh.
Year: 1879

The Union City Chronicle sug-
gests to the land owners of West
Tennessee the feasibility of cutting
up their lands into small farms con.
tanning from 30 to 100 acres each,
and putting theron neat and con-
venient dwellings. Ii thinks that
if they will do this and place the
farms in the market on reasonable
terms. that end Of the State will be-
gin to attract an industrious and
thrifty class of farmers who will add
immeasurably to the prosperity of
Tennessee. 1t is to the interest of
every class of business in the com,
munity 10 fill the country up with
permanent and thrifty settlers who
will acquire property and become
good citizens. Many more and a
better class of farmers would come
from the other States to
Tennessee if they were properly en-
cOuraged. by the land owners to do
so.


There are many large farms in
Obion and other counties that might
be cut up and sold out in this way
with profit to the owners, and evil
dent advantage to the community.
Year: 1879

hacker of Foster. Mr.. Sherman, by


reason of his financial position, can
command and influence the largest
| possible amount of electioneering


money, and he is a politician too
shrewd to lose so important factor
in elections as the bank power has
always been to his party. The ma


tional banks generally-and notably
one national bank, which / see by
the newspapers has had $l20, ,00G,0 600
on deposit-can contribute literally
to advance the wishes of such de-
positor as the hacker of Foster for
Governor. On the other hand, the
Democrats in Ohio have always
carried on their canvasses with very
little money. In fact, with so little
that the real disbursements for
printing, cOnveyances and the like
would make the managers here i'm
New York and the other States
smile. We shall spend no money
except as it is raised in and for To-
calities at this time, and must rely
upon the earnest convictions of our
people to take them to the polls and
stick to popular rights"


w III you tdiHe perSoIldl part IN
the campaign ?"


81 shall go to Ohio in a few days
and after brief rest and attention
to my own private affairs will unite
with ali the Democrats of Ohio in
making as strong a campaign as we
can on behalf of the Democratic
party. My voice and strength were
never more freely at the service of |
my constituents. There never has
been a time when the free voters of
Ohio could better utter protest !
against the unwontedly oppressive
of President who has so
boldly proclaimed his indifference
to old constitutional landmarks.
Year: 1879

Well, let them go out of the busi-
ness. America is the greatest mar
ket in the world for quinine, and il
our manufacturers cannot compete
with Europe, let them fall, for they
ought to fail. But they will do
nothing of the kind. They will go
on manufacturing better quinine
than is prepared in Europe, and
they will have a better profit on it.
If the imported article is not as
good as the American, it will not be
as salable. How absurd it is to be
told that American manufacturers
have to be protected by twenty
per cent, duty against an inferior
article! They ought 20 be ashamed
of that even In benighted Pennsyl-
vania.
Year: 1879

WHEN charity, in the guise Of
Mrs. Fletcher Harper, gives work
ing women two weeks of sea air and
rest for almost nothing, we are quite
certain that the greatest Of these is
charity. She opened her cottage at
Atlaniicville for this purpose last
year, and opened it again the first
of July this year. In order to BEN
eft the greatest number, the stay Of
each is limited to'two weeks, and -
pays board for that time and in
cludes fare to and from New York.
Year: 1879

the Democratic intention to hold back the appro-
pration bills.


Mr. Robinson, of Massachusetts,, was not as deter
mined in his opposition to the bill as the other
speakers. He thought that the people were restive
at the notion that troops would be present at
the polls, and were disposed to seek some way out
of the present difficulty. He did not, however py
any means indicate that he should vote for the bli
although he wished the Democrats had reported
some bill that Republicans could support.


Ii was proposed by Senator Edmunds, at the close
of his speech. that committee of Senators ana
REPRESENTATIVES. should be appointed to draft bill
and preamble which might be presented in both
Houses as substitute for the caucus bill. That bill
was not presented to the caucus tonight,
but as the subject is to come up first
in the House, a committee consisting OF
Mr. Frye and Mr.. Robeson was appointed
With instructions to prepare measure to be offered
in the form of an amendment ora substitute to the
Democratic bill Some of the provisions OF TINS
measure were discussed, and 1t is believed that
when il is prepared its character will be something
as follows:


The preamble will probably recite the Constitu-
ional declarations of the rights of citizens peaceaDy
to assemble and other provisions ana
the right of the Executive to the military force
if necessary to preserve the peace at elections
This Will probably be followed by two sections pro-
vdng that the Executive shall protect citizens IN
the exercise Of their Federal rights


General Hawlev, of Connecticut, took strong
ground against the bill He insisted that the only
purpose of the Democratic bill was to destroy or
cripple the Government and stop 1t by leaying 1t
without means or supplies. During his speech he
was questioned bv number of members who de-
sired to hear his Interpretation of certain portions
of the bill.


Near the close Of the caucus all present who
favored opposing the Democratic measure, were IN
yted to rise and every Senator and Representative.
with two solitary exceptions, stood up on his feet.
Ofthese two one said that he should vote against
the Democratic bill 1t was decided that no resOlu-
ton should be passed binding Represen
tatives 10 any particular of action. Ii was also
agreed that there should be no tibusteIng against
the final passage Of the DemOcratlc bill. except to
this extent: that the Republicans shall insist upon
the opportunity to offer their substitute IN the
House and have it voted upon. ii this is not ae-
corded by the Democrats the Republicans Will
resort to such measures as VIII enable them 10
secure this privilege.


Some interest was manifested by Representatives
present TO learn what course the President would
pursue in regard to this bill, and some expressed
the opinion that he would probably sign 1T. while
Others thought that he would certainly veto IT, Sew
eral of the speakers declared that whether ne
should approve the bill or not II was the duty OF the
Republicans in Congress who believe Ii TO De mis-
chievOus in its character to oppose 1t.


The caucus adjourned few minutes before IL
O'clock
Year: 1879

A ROCKET.


HAMILTON, Ont, May 5.-This forenoon as an
empoy6 in Professor Hands pyrotechnic factory
was filling rocket it exploded in his hand and set
all the fireworks in the building in blaze. This
caused terrific explosion. The building, which
was of frame, and detached. was demolished and the
surrounding buildings were considerably shaken
Ne one was hurt. Professor Hands loss is about
$3.50 on which there is no insurance. This Is the
second accident of this kind within a year.
Year: 1879




ADvERsARIEs-THE BILL TO BE PASSED To-


DAY.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


WASHINGTON May 5.-Ihe introduction of the
bill perfected by the Democratic caucus on Satur-
day was the only event of general interest which
occurred in the House to-day The reading of the
bill was attentivey listened to by Republicans and
Democrats and its provisions freely discussed
in private conversation all the afternoon.


The Democrats generally express satisfaction
with the measure, and seem to think that they
have digged pit into which the Republicans will
be sure to fall. The majority has given up all hope
Of gaining any advantage by headstrong dictato-
rial course similar to that adopted at the beginning
of the session. 1t only hopes now that the Repub-
cans can be induced to assume an attitude of de-
manding that military interference with elections
shall be lawful, position which they never yet
have assumed and never will.


The Republicans were generally unwilling to ex-
press an opinion in regard to the caucus bill before
the adjournment this afternoon. They desired to
give it much more careful examination than was
possible on the simple reading of it at the Clerks
desk before passing Judgment upon it. The general
disposition seemed to be to deal with the measure
on ITS merits and not to make factiou5 opposition
to the bill If II should be found III ltsef really unoD
jectiOnabe.


Ii is understood that the Democratic programme
with regard to the new measure is TO have 1t re-
ported from the Judiciary Committee during the
morning hour Tomorrow and under q call for the
previous question to pass 1t through the House
without delay, debate or amendment lhe Com
mttee on Privileges and Elections has the floor for
the morning hOuT, but is not likely TO consume
mucb time The caucus measure, therefore, stands
q chance of being disposed of III the House to-nor-
row.
Year: 1879

QUITE number of saplent peo-
pie are calculating upon the De-
mocracy's being ham-strung this
year In California. These "smart
Alecksn are reckoning without
their host. Upon the whole, we
would rather take O straight-out
Democratic nomination for Office
In this county than any other, how
ever unpromising matters may
look in May. There are good
many months between now and
next September, and the claims Of
I manly and historical party are
apt to grow In the estimation even
Of fools. Great national issues are
on the stage, admitting of dramatic
political situations, all Of which
are likely to be in favor of the
posr mana party-the Democracy.
No amount OF ungrateful treason in
our ranks can debar us from the
bsnsflt Of that chapter of accidents
which will probably pitch in the
direction Of preserving the Repub-
nc, however Kearney and the Re-
Year: 1879

THE granny" fraudulent Presi-
dent, as will be seen by kilograms
published elsewhere, is anxious to
discover signs Of rebellion. Any
little river squabble will serve to
him for the use OF a word Of such
formidable and ordinarily un-Re-
publican Significance. Even the
NewYork Herald finds it necessary
to rebuke him. We advise Mrs.
Hayes to apply herself to correct
ing the flagrant acts of domestic
rebellion shown Of late by her
spouse. He exhibits signs of being
anxious to poke his nose outside of
the doors of the Presidential nur-
sery. Mrs. Hayes should redouble
her vigilance; for, If the Presiden.
tial milk-sop should get beyond the
restraint of her apron strings he
would be in danger of being caught
up on summary process and sent 10
an Insane Asylum.