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Year: 1879

There was sensible remark in the cOnver-
sation of Colonel Keogh, of North Carolina,
reported III THE TRIBUNE yesterday, which
deserves serious consideration. eff we elect
"a Republican President and a Republican
"Congress in $780," said he, " there will un-
"doubtedly be an end of sectionalism. intol-
"erance and race divisions in all the Southern
Estates" Colonel Keoeh is clearly right.
The existence of a compact Southern party,
strong enough in alliance with a faction at
the North to control the whole Union, has
been the curse of the country for more than
half century 1t was the only thing that
sustained slavery, it fomented jealousies and
anger, it brought about the civil war,
it has kept alive hostile feeling since
the close of the fighting. and it has prolonged
the oppression of the blacks since the aboli-
ton of slavery. sectional party. whatever
the interests that bind il together, must always
be incompatible with the sentiment of nation
ality and union.


But if the next election again prove that
the Northern Democracy is no longer able by
action with the Solid South to control the
whole United States, we believe that the alli-
auce which has brought so many msfortunes





be renewed The census of 1880, and the
new apportionment to follow, will transfer to
the Republican Northwest large part of the
power now held by the States of the Con-
federacy. Never again, after 1880, will the
Solid South control all but AZ of the votes
needed to elect President OF the United
States, and within 40 of a majority Of the
House of Representatives. A Democratic VIC
tory next year would prOong for some time
the divisions which all good citizens now de-
pore Democratic defeat would quickly
close them, because the South would see that
it Lad no hope of prosperity and peace except
in a radical change of policy. Sectionalism
will disappear when no section is any longer
able to force its will upon the rest of the
country.


We have no fear of the onbination be-
tween the South and tue Northwest against
the interests of the Middle and Eastern States
There is no real division of interests between
the East and the West there is none between
he North and the South, except upon ques-
tons growing out of slavery and the war, and
when these are settled, parties will separate
without regard to geographical lines Differ
ences Of opinion theories of government.
and conflicts upon merely temporary issues.
will do no harm; they are the symptoms of q
healthy condition of politics. 1t is only ths
Year: 1879

There is q suggestion that the treaty-making
power may sustain law of Congress protect
ing trademarks. During the past ten or
twelve years our Government has negotiated
treaties with several European Powers,
assuring their subjects measure of pro-
lection for their labels on goods sent to this
country Some of these compacts do not call
for any legislation here. Thus the treaties
with Germany and Russia 1S74) declare
only that citizens of each country shall enjoy
in the other the same protection as natives of
the latter have. This does not oblige America
to maintain any law; if she does not protect
natives she need not protect foreigners. Yet to
take this position is making rather poor and
mortifying return, if our people are enjoying
any substantial privilege abroad. Treaties
with other nations-Austria, Belgium QS75),
and France-involve a different principle.
They strictly forbid the people of either
country from counterfciting the (duly
lodged) trademarks of manufactures from
the other, throughout whatever term of
years the trademark Is valid at home and
they give to the merchant injured by the imi-
tation the same action for damages In the
country where the counterfeiting Is committed
that he would have if he were q citizen there.
There is q recent treaty with Great Britain
which is different from others. 1t SAYS that
Year: 1879

The recommendation of President Hayes and
Secretary Sherman in regard TO the coinage
of silver dollars deserves immediate attention
from candid and intelligent men. Surely it
cannot be supposed that any member OF Con-
gress wishes to compel the Treasury to con-
tinue ind' finitely the stamping of coins in
excess of the amount which tie people can use.
Members 50 disposed betray their determina-
tion 10 serve the immediate interests of
mine-Owners, without regard to the welfare
of other citizens. Last year much misappre-
hension or controversy III regard TO this matter
was possible. Now there can be no question
as TO the present impossibility of forcing into
active circulation as large an amount Of silver
dollars rs we already have coined.


The statement of assets and liabilities of
the Treasury, dated Decent er ], shows that
there has been a rapid and remarkable change
during the past month i'm the character of the
specie reserve. In the store of gold coin and
bullion there has been large loss, and this
notwithstanding the enormous importatiOns
from abroad. But there has been gain in
the reserve of idle and useless silver. This
increase has occurred, moreover, in spite OF
the most earnest efforts by the Treasury De-
partment TO get the silver coins into clicula-
tion The following shows the character of
specie assets of the Treasury at the dates
named:
Year: 1879

The City of Troy has suffered consider
able loss in the largest fire known there in
nearly twenty years. The most serious fea-
ture of the affan is that nearly 1000 work
ing people are thrown out OF employment,
though possibly not for long time.
Year: 1879

There never was more pugnacous Democratic
Convention than that held in the Fifth Ward IN Pail
adelDhia last Tuesday to nominate delegates To the
State Convention. No man out OF Philadelphia can
understand al the murderous mysteries OF the mat
ter But pistols were drawn and discharged with per-
feet abandon and the fight which ensued was OF the
freest description. Squire McMnllen, celebrated in
the annals of Philadelphia politics, albeit
his legitimate place was in the Fourth Ward,
forced himself upon the Convention with about
one hundred Democratic roughs at lis back In
stantly there was yelling. and swearing and howl
lug. and as one witness testified Z" the pistols began
TO 60 oil. and bullets began TO go into the wall"
OF this tremendous bobbery, Squire McMullen ap-
pears 10 have been the central figure,
of which the resultant corpse one
Bernard Reilly. The specific murderer was John
McsIanus, thief and bully Bat Mr.. Mchullen
has been arrested for of his side assaults with
intent 20 H. and held TO bail. II Is cuiious fact
that all this happened in city founded by William
Penn, bearing name suggestive of brotherly love.
1t is a long time since have had In New-lork
ANYTHING half so bad rs this Democratic riot but
we will not boast. for nobody can tell
what may happen here any day. Still
we do not think that we have any Democratic
leader quite So dangerous and unmanageable as
Squire McNullen. We had some fine specimens OF
that class, but they are all either Killed
or in the State Prison. There was
a fair chance for noble Democratic hght
here at the last election but spite of bitter intes
tine feuds, affairs hardly more homcidal than
common. As for - Bill McMullen," we have
heard of him for long time. Whenever
there is Il scrimmage. we are pretty sure to hear
of him. We wish that there was reasonable
prospect of his being persuaded lby the law to re-
tire to a secluded life for term of years but there
isn't. He is ont and there is every prospect
that he will remain out. and even be presented with
piece Of plate for his bravery and devotion to
Democratic principles.
Year: 1879

The following ia an exact copy OF letter
sent By young lady, lately married to her
friend, exr ressive of her matrimonial hsppi-
ness(s). and which she frat submitted TO her
husband for perusal, who was pleased with
II.


cannot be satisfied, my dearest friend,
blest as / am in the matrimonial state
unless ] pour into your frieRdlY bosom
which has beat ia unison with mino
the various sensations which constantly swell
with the liveliest emotions OF pleasure
my almost bursting heart. tell you my dear
husband is the most amiable OF men.
have now been married seven weeks, and
hsYe never found the least reason to
repent the day that Joined us. My spouse
is In person and manners far from resembling
ugly, cross, old, disRgresblo and Jealous
monsters, who think by confnipg to securc
wife--it ia his maxim to treat as n
bosom friend and adviser, and not as
psything, or hired menial slave, the woman
Of his matrimonial choice; neither party,
ho says, should always obey implicitly,
but each yield to the other by turns.


An ancient maiden aunt, near 90,
q cheerful, pleasant and venerable old lady,
lives in the house with us--she is tho de-
light of both old young. Sho Is cI-
vii TO all the neighborhood round,
generous and charitable TO the poor.
am certain my husband likes nothing moro
than he does me. He halters noe moro
than tho glass, and his intoxication
flor 90 | must call the excess of HE love)
often makes mo blush for the unworihipess
Of its object, and wish l was more deserving
OF the man whose name l boar. To
cay ali Ia one word, my dear, and 20
crown Che whole, my former adopted lover
is now my indulgent husband, rny fondness
ia returned, and / might no doubt have
u Prince without the felicity / find In
him. Adieu; may you be blest As am un-
able TO wish that / could DO moro
happy.


First read the shove letter the usual way;
then begin at the top Of the letter aud read
every other line. l-Ex.
Year: 1879

The gambling hell at Monaco returns
within trife of S2.50O,O0O to its pro-
prietor. The princely revenue will be
short this year to the income of a grand
duke of Pumpernickel. One of the most
remarkable instances of lucky gambling
ever recorded has just set the crowd at
the little free city afire with envy. Early
in the. spring there was rumor of dis
aster impending over an ancient British
baronetcy, which has given heroes, poets
and lawyers to the country. The heir
had inherited $1,000, 600 debts, added to
a round sum he had raised at Accom-
mediation Bank interest. When the
usurers found their security a shadow,
and the mortgages discovered that the
successor to the title and estates had be-
gun by dipping the property further, it
was resolved to force payment Anoble
duke, whose name was much mentioned
in connection with the Glasgow Bank,
generously lent as much as deferred the
evil day. But the smash would have
come all the same, but for the wonderful
stroke of luck which befel the spend
thrift patrician at Monaco He broke
the bank three nights running. His last
coup made a round $500, 600, in addition
to the 100000 captured by him the two
nights previous. A
Year: 1879

Three miners in the Savage mine at
Virginia City, Nevada, started up the
shaft Just as the six o'clock morning
whistle blew. They were Nicholas
Dickmon, John Champion and T. X.
johnson. They had worked all night.
When fifty feet from the surface and
1900 from the bottom of the shaft they
rang for the cage to stop so that several
articles might be thrown into a COM
partment. Dickmon and Champion
were leaning with their backs against
the wall plates and their feet on the
cage. Suddenly without warning the
cage began to 60 UP. The feet Of the
two men were thrown upward in an
instant, and both slipped backward be-
tween the cage and the timbers. Cham
pion caught one of the braces Of the
cage and saved himself, but Dickmon
fell the |, 800 feet to the bottom of the
shaft. johnson says that when Dick
mon was falling he uttered not word,
but gave him a look that he will never
forget till his dying day. When his
body was recovered by the men working
below it was mangled beyond the possi-
bility of recognition. The left arm and
right leg were severed from the trunk,
the abdomen was shockingly lacerated
and the head was utterly annihilated
The. body was gathered up piece by
piece and placed in sack, in which it
was carried to the surface. The acci-
dent was brought about by .blunder
on the part of the engineer at the mouth
Of the shaft.
Year: 1879

A lady offered 800 reward for the re-
covery of a pet white rat in Syracuse
IN. 7. paper. The reporters learned
that she was a morphine eater, and on a
visit to her father, q respectable gentle
man Of Syracuse. The drug was taken
to allay pain. After her arrival, when
under the influence Of opium, the pet rat
fell out of the bosom of her dress, where
she was in the habit of carrying it, and
was killed by market men. The lady
said she could not sleep till she had an
other pet rat, and started for New York
toobtain one. Her father says the rat
was perfectly tame and devoted to its
mistress, who is rational upon all other
subjects except this pet and morphine or
opium. She said she was robbed OF
valuable rings while under the influence
of the drug, but added: l can buy more
rings but will give $500 to regain my
darling rat
Year: 1879

STOPPING A NEWsPAPEH.-An ex>
change has the following allegoty, which
We commend to careful cons liberation :
" a certain man hit his toe against Il
pebole ard fell head,ong to the ground.
He was veXed, and under the influence
of anger and self suiiiciency he kicked
mother earth right saucily. With i'm
perturable gravity he looked to see the
earth dissolve, and come to nuught.-
But the earth remained, and only his
poor foot was injured in the encounter
This is the way OF man. An article in
a newspaper touches him in weak
spot, and forthwith he sends to stop his
paper. With great complacency he
looks to hear the crash, when he finds
he only hit his own toe against world
that does not perpetually feel the shock,
and irjures no one but himself"
Year: 1879

AK Oswego woman fell out ofa fourth>
story window, tho other day, and the
first tling She did after being brought 20
her senses was to wish She had on her
new silk hose instead of those old cotton
stOeKings.
Year: 1879

Orange may not be surrounded
by the best agricultural country
in the world, but the lands Of this
country which are susceptiye OF
cultivation arc certainly unexcelled
in point Of fertility, and this Sec
tion is 80 far south as to often ad-
NIT of two crops q year on the
same soil. The lumber and shin
gle interests are worth to Orange
more than double the yalne OF all
the agricultural products OF any
section in Texas to its legitimate
market. There is not an inland
town in the State which has equal
water facilities, and pretty soon
our railroad connections will Le
nearly all that could be desired,
Then, what is to prevent our town
from continuing to grow FOR
ange Tribune.
Year: 1879

in Russia taxes are collected in this
way: A peasant, representative of II dis
trict, comprising several villages, is
charged with the duty of collecting Ger
tain amount of money. and it is the bust
ness of the people to distribute the taxes
among themselves as they like the best.
For the prompt collection, in the first
place, The representative is responsible,
and in case of tardiness he is imprisoned
for week with common criminals. and
furnished with food aL the cost Of three
cents day. A district is obi ged to pay
for all its members whether they arc
actual residents. or have gone elsewhere,
or are in the army. In case II tax collector
is unable to do his duty, he reports to the
authorities; then the police appears armed
With rods. and if the rods do not secure
the desired result the property of delin-
quents is sold ut auction.
Year: 1879


In an ancient church in the city Of Rome.
Far up in the grand aud LOFTY dome,
The master hand of an artist had traced
A cartoon. which shoald never have been deface
The sun that stole through the turret blinds
Hal ladel the coOrs AMI marred the lines;
And dust like vail gathered thick and fast
And hid from the present the work of the past.
And the throngiug people who worship below,
And the priests who arc wont 10 come and go
Ne'er dream, as they gaze on the wall 80 high
Ofthe rare beauties that hidden lie.
But painter, one day, cnwrappei IN thought,
On the dngy walls an outline caught,
And guessed that under the dust and mold,
Lay the work of some Of the artists Old.
And when he had swept the dust away,
And freely let in the light of day,
The magic brush in his skfuI hand
Reiouched with life the pictures grand.
And they lpOde.l the ch tpel with raIianc, bright
Till it seemed almost like holy light;
And the people, delighted, laughed AMI wept,
To think that the walls such a prize bad kept.
So all around In this world of ours
Are beautiful characters tairer than flowers,
By evil influences mlrred and specked,
Or hidden away under cold neglect,
That need but the touch of a helping hand,
And n plying love that will understand,
To clear the rubbish and wrong away.
And raise to the life of endless day
Year: 1879

A Belgian professor predicts another
deluge. AT certain regularly recurring
intervals, he maintains, the waters of one
hemisphere are suddenly precipitated
across the equator, and food the Other.
The last of these deluges, which was that
of Noahs time, was from the north.
Hence the great preponderance of heat in
the southern hemisphere, and of the gen
eral trend of the continents. The next
drluge will be from the south to the north.
The cause, he argues, is the alternate in
crease and decrease of The ice caps mt the
poles, and the consequent cha &c of the
earth's equilibrium. Since l249 the south
pole has been continually enlarging, while
the north pole has been proportionately
diminishing, to-day the diameter of the
southern glacier being about three thousand
miles and that of the northern fifteen
hundred. The accretions ut the south pole
will eventually destroy the equilibrium
and cause II deluge.
Year: 1879

WuITEw4sH FOR BOREBs -Slake lime
with water; thin down with urine; add one
pint of SCOT for each pailful, and wash the
trees all over up to the branches. Do
this to small trees with a coarse sponge,
or a swab of any kind tied on q stick. Stir
up the wash as you pass from tree to tree
With every shower little wash goes down
to the ground, and 10 bOrer can exist where
This is mingled with the soil The trees are
kept clean aud free from moss. and where
this has been done every year the orchards
are the cleanest in the world.
Year: 1879

CEMENT FOR EARTHEN AND GLASSWARE
i. Heat the article TO little above boil
ing water heat. then apply a thin coating Of
gum shellac on both faces of the broken ves-
sci. and. when cold, it will be as strong as
it was originally 9 Dissolse gum shellac
in alcohol; apply the solution. aud bind the
parts firmly together until the cement is
perfectly dry. 8. Take small quantity of
isinglass and dissolve it in spirits of wine by
the aid of heat. This will unite broken
glass as to leave the crack nearly imper-
ccptIble.
Year: 1879

How A Toad UNDREssEs About the
middle Of July found toad on hill of
melons, and not waiting him to leave, hoed
around him. He appeared sluggish and not
inclined to move. Presently observed him
pressing his elbows against his sides aud rub
bing downward. He appeared SO singular
that watched to see what he was up to.
After few smart rubs his skin began to
burst open straight along his back. Now,
said l old fellow, you have done it /; but he
appeared to be unconcerned, and kept on
rubbing until he had worked all his skin into
folds on his sides aud hips then grasping
one hind ley with both his legs, he hauled
of leg Of his pants, the same as anybody
would. then stripped the other hind leg in
tho same way. He then took his cast off
cutce forward between his fore legs into b is
mouth and swallowed it; then, by raising and
lowering his head, swallowing as his head
came down, he stripped off the skin beneath
until it came to his fore legs, and then
grasping one of these with the opposite hand
by considerable pulling stripped off the skin;
changing hands, he stripped the other. and
by slight motion Of the head and all the
while swallowing, he drew it from the neck
and swallowed tho whole. The operations
seemed an agreeable one and occupied but
shtrt time.-N Y. Graphic.
Year: 1879

Travel ON the branch line from Third avenue and
Forty-second street to the Grand Central Depot
recommended yesterday after suspension of some
months. 1t will be remembered that during the
winter serious accident occurred at the junction.
and immediately thereafter the branch trains ceased
running. Since then important alterations have
been made. or old. trains ran direct to tho South
ferry station, but now passengers from the Grand
Central Depot alght at the Forty second street sta


tion, pass over bridge elevated above the tracks,


ana take n short train running from Third TO
Fourth avenue Two trains there in use, and no
The walk over the bridge in such weather that Of
yesterday is any thing but pleasant, and it is hoped


shed will be erected IL to shelter
Year: 1879

In the Leeh Valley there is belief
that the ravens never drink during June
because in that month they fed the
prophet Elijah. In North Germany,
Swabia and Tyrol, a superstition pre-
walls, that if the eggs are taken from
ravens nest, boiled and replaced, the old
raven will bring root or stone to the
nest, which he fetches from the sea.
This craven stone' is very valuable,
for it confers great fortune on its owner,
and has likewise the power of rendering
him invisible when worn on the arm.
The stone is found in the nests of mag
pies as we'll as ravens, and as it ma kes
the nest itself invisible, it must be sought
with the aid of mirror In Pomerania
and Rugen the method is somewhat
different. The parent birds must have
attained the age of one hundred years,
and the woUld-be possessor of the pre-
cious " stone' must climb upand kill one
of the young ravens, who must be cock
bird, and not over six weeks old. Then
the aggressor descends. taking careful
note of the tree. Then the old raven
Immediately returns with the stone.
which he puts in his sons beak, and
thereupon both tree and nest become
invisible. The man, however, feels for
the tree, and on reaching the nest he
carries off the stone in triumph. Rugen
folks declare that this feat can only be
accomplished by the help of Satan, and
that the mans soul is the price paid for
such assistance. The Swabian peas
antry maintain that young ravens are
nourished solely by the dew from heaven
during the first nine days OF their exist.
ence. AS they are naked and of light
color the old birds do not believe thai
they are theirprogeny, and consequently
neglect to feed them; but they occasion
ally cast glance at the nest, and wher
the young ones begin to show little
black down on their breasts by the tenth
day their parents bring them the first
carriOn,
Year: 1879

During one of the recent exciting
debates at Versailles, the Presidential
bell, violently agitated by Gambetta,
lost it's clapper, which went spinning
through the air, and caught Nj. Langlois
in the eye. He thought some missile
had been thrown at him by one of his
opponents, and was seeking for some
mark against which he could hurl his
resentment aud the clapper, when he
had hurried explanation of the affair
made to him by one of the secretaries,
who took the clapper from him and
hung it in its place. M. Baudry d Asson
lost one of the skirts of his coat, torn
from him by one Of his friends. who
endeavored to prevent him from rushing
down into the arena,
Year: 1879

PROFESSIONAL tramps in Northern
Pennsylvania threaten that they will
burn barns and do all the mischief they
can in a quiet way if the new tramp law
Is enforced. They claim that the high
ways are free, thar the world owes them
a living, and they are bound to have it.
The Binghamton Republican thinks that
a few doses of buckshot with four or
five drachms of powder burned behind
them will doubtless have a soothing
effect,
Year: 1879

A FEW months ago young man. now
resident of Grinnell, Iowa, married.
Recently he received package contain
ing note and a cigar. The note ex-
planned that the cigar was wonderfully
fine one. The unusual character of the
gift, coupled with the fact that the
yourg husband did not recognize the
name of the donor, aroused his sus-
picions, and he showed the present to
his wife. She recognized the writing as
that Of a former suitor. She proceeded
to investigate the cigar, and found
several grains of strychnine concealed
in the end. The fellow has not been
regarded as quits in his right mind of
late.