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Year: 1879

The WEATHER.-The centre of disturbance
moved into the ocean oil the Nova Scotia coast
early yesterday afternoon and is now crossing
toward Europe north of latitude 40 degrees.
1t was attended during it's movement over the
Middle Atlantic and New England States by
heavy rains and electrical phenomena, The
winds, however did not increase very much
except in the extreme Northeast. The barom-
eter rose in the Northwest and on the South
Atlantic coast, willie it remained nearly sta-
tionary in the central valleys and fell decidedly
in the Southwest In the latter district the
eastern margin of "a disturbance advancing
from the regions of Texas and Northern
Mexico has become very well defined Its
path is likely to be through the of low
barometer that extends from the Western
Gulf of Mexico TO the st. Lawrence Valley,
aud we shall therefore experience some of its
influence as it moves eastward of our district.
Snow fell throughout the upper lake regions
and the Northwest, and rain in the Middle
Atlantic and New England States. In the other
districts the weather was generally fair. The
winds have been brisk in the lower lake regions,
the Middle Atlantic and New England States,
and light elsewhere The temperature fell in all
the districts except on The Gulf coast. The
weather in New York and its vicinity to-day
will be colder and partly cloudy or fair. To-
morrow it will be warmer and partly cloudy,
nossil,ly with rainA
Year: 1879

The ABSENCE OF FLAGMAN at the Fordham
crossing on the Harlem Railroad put over
seventy lives in peril AS nobody was hurt the
accident will, of course, be forgotten until the
next one happens.
Year: 1879

Mr.. TALMAGE is quite Indifferent whether he
remains in the Presbytery not. If it wants
him he will cheeriully stay in the fold, but if
the contrary the whole church will go out to-
gether, all of which shows that personal preach
ing is great attraction nowadays.
Year: 1879

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal says that the House com.
merce committee are very confident of the
passage of the river and harbor bill at this
session, although the committee has decided
at an unusually late period to enter upon the
framing of the bill. The work has not yet
begun, and fully month will be required
An attempt will be made to pass it under
suspension of the rules.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters ana commun,
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE financial resolution agreed to in the
Republican caucus at Washington Saturday
will probably be offered in the Senate next
Friday. The action of Democrats in regard
to it is awaited with much curiosity,
Year: 1879

The TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1879 has
the merits which have for SO many years past
made its predecessors indispensable to all
men interested in public affairs. As politi-
cal manual it is still without rival.
Year: 1879

The men and women of Maine, who are total ab
stainers from and are in favor OF the employment of
all wise and pruient means for the prohibition of the
liquors, invited to meet in Mass Convention lat
Year: 1879

A London dispatch says the breaking up
of the old Arctic exploring ship Resolute
is now complete. A commemorative piece
Of furniture, to be constructed from the tim.
Der, for the president of the United States,
will probably be in the form of an elaborate
secretaire.
Year: 1879

MEETING OF THE STATE CoNvENTIoN-NoMI-


NATION AND PLATFORM.


DENVER. Sept a. 1872
Tho Democratic State Convention yesterday nomi-
mated George q. Richmond Of Pueblo. for Supreme
Judge.


The resolutions renew tho pledge of the party to
the Jeffersonian doctrine that this is government
Of the people, where the will of the people should
rule; declare that the grave question next year will
bo whether this is republican government
in fact o monarchicsl one; denounce
President Hayes vetoes and condemn the
purpose to renominate General Grant; do
nounce the crime by which the country was
robbed Of it's President and Vice Presidents declare
the domonetization of silver republican breach Of
trust favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver
denounce Senators Teller and Hill for voting against
the Warner bill and demand the extinction OF tho
title Of the Ute Indians to all lands IN Colorado.
Year: 1879

meeting in the interests Of the greenback-
labor party held at the Cooper Insti-
tute last evening. The call. however, did
not draw together large audience as the apart
ment was scarcely half filed. Among those present
were about dozen of the eentler SEX some Of whom
occupied seats on the platform General Samuel ].
Crooks having been chosen to preside delivered an
address, in which he arraigned the government and
the national Legislature for gross mismanagement
of the country's finances. He said that while Eng
land had troops to Abyssinia to protect single
citizen in his inalienable rights. in this
try If he walked the streets for three weeks in
search of employment declared a tramp. o GRIM
inal and thrown into prison. The people of this
country have it in their power to make themselves
what they please. and the way for them to do this
was to take the power out of the hands of the poll
tcians who had already made them to drain the cup
of sorrow to the dregs.


Mrs f. L. Fernandez having here been introduced,
sang u couple Of greenback ballads in manner
which elected boisterous applause from the


MIR. F. W. Taylor. of Pennsylvania. said he had
been q slave for forty years. and although now
the shady side OF SIXTY he protested az. against the
non-producers Although famine had afflicted
its best citizens to-day starving of the
food which their hands have produced. The
ever. and the only difference between Eu.
ropean serfs and American slaves was, that
while the former had the chains forged for
them the Americans forged them for themselves,
put them and then gloried in rafting them.
They tell us, he continued, that the balance
of trade is with Yes. we are sending
the best of produce to Europe and starving our
own people. He did not intend to agitating
the cause labor against capital until he died. and
then he would ask permission to be allowed to
turn to earth to help his surviving brethren in
America to shake off the yoke of slavery, and he
would leave the blowing of silver trumpets and the
singing of hymns to those who are too lazy to do
anything else.


Mr. +. VI. Fogg, Of Maine, told his hearers that the
republican campaign in that State this year was one
of intimidation, and yet their cry was that the
Southern brigadiers Congress going to seize
the reins of government. he predicted victory at
the coming elections in the East for the Qreenback
labor party which would ultimately carry the whole
country and greet the hero Kearney on the Pacific
coast.
Year: 1879

Man loves the mysterious. A cloud
less sky and the full blown rose leave
him unmoved; but the violet which
hides its blushing beauties behind the
bush, and the moon when emerging
from behind cloud, are to him sources
of inspiration and of pleasure. Mod
esty is to merit what shade is to figure
In painting-it gives boldness and prom
inence. Nothing adds more to female
beauty than modesty. 1t sheds around
the countenance a halo of light which
is borrowed from virtue. Botanists
have given the rosy hue which tinges
the cup of the white roses the name of
"maiden blush" This pure and deli
cate hue is the only paint Christian
virtue should use. 1t is the richest or
nament. A woman without modesty is
like faded flower diffusing an unwhole-
some odor, which the prudent gardener
will throw from him. Her destiny is
melancholy, for it terminates in shame
and repentance. Beauty passes like
the flowers of the albe, which bloom
and die in a few hours; but modesty
give the female charms whicn supply
the place of transitory freshness of
youth.
Year: 1879

GENERAL SHERMAN writes to the Mich
igan military academy that he will be
on hand June 10, but not to make a
speech. He says: You must excuse
me from making any formal address.
Don't print it in any programme, but
whatever occasion you make, Lave
some proper person to make the ad-
dress, and leave to me only such ex-
tempore remarks as the occasion may
suggest. You know | must be at West
Point June u, and must return to
Washington and come from this place to
yours as above indicated. Iplefer that
you should conduct your examination
and graduating exercises according to
your ordinary standard, simply enabling
me to see the ordinary state of facts,
and not to make my presence an ex-
cuse for departure"
Year: 1879

THERE is q curious district in Arizona
called the Thousand Wells. 1t is on the
western slope of Echo cliff, remarkable
for the reverberation of sound. The
counter rock is impervious sandstone,
extensively striated with deep grooves
made by winter rains. Where the
sand rock is friable large basins have
been worn. These are so many reser-
voirs which are filled in the rain-time,
and which supply the country, with its
cattle and people, through the long dry
season of that climate. The great high
way of travel passes through the midst
of the Thousand wells. There are no
other water sources, and without these
natural wells no life could exist. On the
eastern slope of the range the country
presents striking contrast. Innumer-
able springs flow perennial. Verdue is
rich, trees evergreen, fields cultivated
and wigwams alive with people.
Year: 1879

One cricket would stand a poor show
trying to stop railroad train, but mil
lions of them can do it, as was proved
Saturday night. The yestern-bound
emigrant train No. met an army of
crickets at CIarke's Station, about fif-
teen miles west of here, that night, and
was detained two hours and half try
ing to get through. To make the pas
sage, the train men were finally forced
to take brooms and sweep the insects
off the rails. The crickets covered the
track for about three miles, and when
the driving-wheels of the engine struck
them they would whirl around without
going ahead an inch.
Year: 1879

house went into committee of the whole
on the bill making additional appropri-
ations for the service of the postoffice
department. After increasing the ap-
preparation the bill passed and the house
adjourned till Monday.
Year: 1879

IT is supposed that eating rich clover
pasture wet with dew or recent rains Is
dangerous to COWS as producing bloat.
But when dry there is but little danger,
if the COWS are not too hungry and un-
used to such food.
Year: 1879

Once when Beethoven was hard up,
he wrote letter to friend asking for
a loan of s.. He didn't get the money,
but perhaps it would cheer him up to
know that that letter sold for S2250
last week. Doubtless Beethoven wo;ild
have given the buyer that letter origin
ally at lower rates and been well
pleased.
Year: 1879

We have but few wheat notes this
week. Reports from some centers
show liItle weakness, while at others
former prices have been maintained,
and in one or two instances few
cents advance has been obtained. We
are still impressed with the belief
that the market will take an upward
bound before long, although some well
advised friends appear to think other
wise.


A considerable Quantity has been
handled here since our last issue, most.
ly at IS and 80 cents-the latter being
the highest figure yet paid, and that
only for the very best. While only a
limited number of producers seem
anxious to sell, we are pretty well sat-
lshed that an advance of ten cents on
the bushel would put much the larger
portion of the surplus on the market


The threshers are about done work
and we estimate The crop OF McMinL
county at somewhere between eighty
five and one hundred thousand bush
els, though some of our reports MAY
not be altogether reliable. The aver
age quality is good, with much of i
very superior.-Athens Post.
Year: 1879

The suit OF The People against the Manhattan
Beach Railroad Company and the Manhattan Beach
Improvement Company came up before Judge Pratt
in the Special Term OF tho supreme Court, Kings
county yesterday when argument was heard
on the demurrer interposed by the defendant Plain
tifs alcge that defendants obtained their title to
the land which embraces the larger portion OF Coney
Island by using the town meetings of Gravcsend in
an improper manuer and thereby obtaining votes.
Meetings held to have the deed set aside, but
all to no purpose and the Attorney General ap-
peaed to- In their demurrer defendants claimed that
plaintiffs did not possess the legal capacity to sue
and that sufficient facts to constitute q cause of
action were not stated in tho complaint. Justice
Pratt reserved his decis
Year: 1879




Honor the dear old mother. Time has
scattered the snowy fakes on her brow,
plowed deep furrows on her cheeks, but is
she not sweet and beautiful now? The
lips are thin and shrunken, but those are
the lips which kissed many hot tear from
the childish cheeks, and they are the
sweetest in the world The eye is dim,
yet It grows with the soft radiance Of holy
love which can never fade. Alb, yes, she
Is dear old mother The sands Of life
are nearly run out, but feeble as she Is,
she will 60 further and reach down lower
for you than any one upon earth. You
cannot walk into midnight where she
cannot see yon;. you cannot enter a prison
whose bars will keep her out; you can
never mount scaffold too high for her to
reach, that she may kiss and bless you 10
evidence Of her deathless love- When the
world shall despise and forsake you; when
It leaves yon by the waysidc to die un-
noticed, the dear old mother win gather
you IN her feeble arms, and carry YOU
home and tell you Of all your virtues until
you almost forget that your is disfgured
by vices. Love her tonderly and cheer
her declining years with devotion.
Year: 1879

Again the dark gloomy clouds ofsorrow,
Hang dark and dreary DER our quiet town.
And our souls are filled with painful borrow
As the news OF the wreck comes spreading


around


Tis true in this life we are faced by death
Has been proved by this fatal accident
Those dear ones so happy but little thought
Before the next dawn their lives would be spent
oh painful the thought and sickening the sight,
To see those We love 10 mangled and maimed--
Crushed by the horrible Jam of the wreck,
Portions Of their flesh still quivering with pain.
The helpless dead lie scattered around
And the living seemed paralyEed with fright,
The hearts blood OF Others was dripping down
While some prayed to be removed from the sight.
Mrs. Sparkling and her dear little girls
Our beloved citizen, ncighbor and friend
We loved them and priced them a. precious pearls,
Their absence will many fond heart rend.
She was kind and loving to all she knew,
Tasty and graceful In her way;
Her children displayed her tender care


In training them up in the way they should go.
Their dear sweet voices are forever huAhed
That toned so sweetly in music with hers,
As the mellow notes Of the organ rushed


And fell 70 enchantngly on our ehrs.
And many other little children there,


Some crushed and mangled, some screaming with


pain,


TIL their pitiful voices would rend the air.
Begging TO be liberated again.
oh the woe that disaster has brung


To millions Of dear and precious soulsl
How many loving hearts has sorrow stung,
by the careless management Of thoughtless ones.
oh, you on whom 50 many depend.


And trust their lives TO your manly skin,
be true to your post their lives befriend


And ward OF all dangers with strong free will
Year: 1879

Mr.. Editor Il would like to know
what Is to become of our town. All
over the country men, women and
children are working with head and
heart to bring about temperance re-
form, and the majority in Frostburg,
by their silence and lack of interest,
either Intentionally or otherwise, are
working in the opposite direction.
Why is it that the ministers and prom
inent business men (the editor, too,)
of the place, do not attend the meet
ings, and cannot be induced to take
part? The latter may say they can
lot make a speech. Do they never
talk, or argue upon political and 9th
er suhjects7 Certainly they do.
Then why can they not upon sub
ject far more important? 1t has been
said that our business men are afraid
of injuring their business by taking
stand for temperance If this be true
I will just remind them that it woald
be far better to lose all business and
be brought with their families to pov-
erty, than that theirs and their neigh
bor's sons be brought to ruin, And
some of them are now upon the down.
ward track, and they the sons Of our
leading men. Another thing-why
do not our ladies take hold -? Are
the women of other places SO far su-
perior to those of F1ostburg that they
can take an interest in their husbands,
SOILS and brothers, and We in Frost
burg do nothing?


Stop men and women, and think.
Make up your minds TO work, and in
any way you may be called upon.
Or, better still, don't wait to be invi-
ted by the committee. Offer your
services. You can surely do some
thing. When Bishop Simpson was
invited to deliver the Yale lectures
this winter, he made some objections.
One Of the committee said to him
you surely can give your expert
ence.' Just go with some in this
town.


At the next meeting let the house
be full to overdowing; bring your
friends with you. If you have not
signed the pledge, do so, and induce
Others to sign. The stronger we ale
the easier it will be overcome the en-
envy. Never let an opportunity pass,
under any circumstances, on the
street, at our business places, or at
home to speak word.


By the right kind of work and plen-
ty of workers, the cause will succeed.
God is always on the side of right.


SISTER.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Editor The working class of
this region feels much offended at the
conduct of the employers and their
officials in the east towards their en-
ployees, more particularly at F. B
Gowen, president of the P. & R. rail-
road company, wlo is continually
heaping all kinds OF reproach and
criminality on the heads Of a people
who are trying to live up to the laws
of God and their country. 1t is true
chat the coal mines of Pennsylvania
are not an exception to other parts
of the country. Neither arethe coal
miners exempt from the possession of
human nature more than other people.
If we were to examine records it
would show very conclusively that
crime has been perpetrated to far
greater extent in cities and manu-
featuring towns than even in Schuyl-
kill county. If we tlrn our atten-
tion to the city of Philadelphia we
will find more me committed there
in one month yhan in Schuylkill
county in one year. We may also
look at other cities and find them all
alike.


But to save time and your valu-
able space We will only refer to the
city of Cumberland, with which we
are all more or less acquainted, and
its record ,ells that it has been equal
in crime for the last six years to the
whole county of Schuylkill. At the
same time it has less population tlan
the town of Pottsville. Neither has
Cumberland any of those "low-life,
degraded miners as we are called


But we will pass by all the ci ties
and their crimes and briefly notice the
character and actions of that man,
Gowen. Mr.. F. B. Gowen acted in
Eastern Pennsylvania as an attorney
at law. At length he sought the
sufrages of the people and got elect
ed States Attorney. Being a young
man full of ambition and enter prise,
be entered the coal business, and for
come time he ran a colliery in
Schuylkill county, by the name of
Elmwood, at the East entrance of the
Mine Hill Cap. But we find that
fortune did not long smile on him, for
he became insolvent-got broke up
and failed to pay up his men. Dur
ing those days of adversely Mr.. Gowen
smiled on the working class and at
all times he was very obliging to that
race of people to whom now he is SO
bitterly opposed, namely, the miners
of Schuylkill county. All this goes
to show the fulfllment of the old
proverb which say put beggar on
horse back and he will soon ride to
Year: 1879

nautical calculations. Prof. Hall has had letter from Lindsay, stating that the Royal Astronomical Society of London have ready for him gold medal, inviting him to come out and attend the meeting of the Society, or if be cannot do that, the medal will be sent by the English minister at Washington. The Prof. can't spend time to go now, neither can he get time to visit his brother in his native town, who is now one of our representatives at Hart rord, very often. His time is taken up ob- serving the mighty changes going on in the dietant regions of space. H. N.
Year: 1879

From the New York Tribune (Rep.)


Tilden's still-hent moves slowly
and surely on. The two companion
pieces of information, that he has
recently made $2,O00,OOO, and that
he was never in better health, are
thrust upon the public eye with
never firing persistency. One by
one the impecunious Southern Jour
mails are swinging around in his
favor, and the gains he is making
are so important that the leading
Southern journals which have OPP
posed him with the most bitterness
cry out in anguish for some way to
stop him. Trey think if he could
only be induced to talk there would
be less danger. His silence seal es
them worst Of all, for they declare
that when he is quietest he is work.
ing the hardest. This is undoubt-
edly true. These frequent consulta-
Sions with Smith Weed show that
ne IS uncommonly busy at this time.
It may turn out that he is laboring
earnestly with Weed for the latter's
moral gOod-that he is trying to
make him promise never to deceive
him in the future; but somehow a
skeptical world SCOTS at such an
idea.
Year: 1879

The gallant sons of East Tennessee maxi
ing preparations to do honor to it in the
City of Knoxville From Bristol to
Chattanooga they re thoroughly aroused,
and will pour in from our ertile vallies
and from our mountains The indications
are that Twenty Thousand of them will
throng our streets.
Year: 1879

In yesterdays REPUBLICAN mention
was made of the decease OF colored
man named Adam Christmas. 1t was
there stated that it was thought the
man had died of neglect. Subsequent
investigation by coroner's jury reveal
ed that the impression was true one
and that the mans death was owing
to culpable negligence. DR.. West, the
physician who had been consulted, sta
ted that he had been called upon by
the son of the deceased and that he
lad instructed the young man to call
in the evening. In the evening, it
seems that he called but he CDR. West)
was away from his Office. The witness
stated that the man had been taken
sick on Sunday and that he had been
sent for on Tuesday. He gave it as
his opipion that if the man had receiv


ed proper attention he would have liv'
ed. Some OF the jury were OF the i'm


pressien that verdict of death super


induced by neglect should bs given


but the motion was lost, and verdict


of death from appolexy was render