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Year: 1878

a A"SoLARICM," OR Sun ROOM for GONZALES
cents, has been established in connection with
the New York Hospital, with the best results
iile upper story OF an old mansion adjoining
the hospital proper has been made into one
large room and arranged so as TO admit as
much light as possible. There is large sky
light IN The center of the roof, and there are
several large windows on three sides of the
room. The windows are left without shades
and on clear days the room is flooded with
sunlight. Much of the space is occupied by
plants, OF which there is an extensive variety.
Cages with canary birds are suspended from
the ceiling: Benches, upon which the patients
can SIT or lie down at pleasure, are arranged
ABOUT the room. The surgeons regard the
and encourage conyalescent patients 10 visit
the place and take regular sun baths
Year: 1878

SILVER FOR GREENBACKs.-The action of
merchants in New York, Baltimore and else
where in purchasing silver for greenbacks
only for the purpose of paying the latter back
Tor customs duties, I'm order to save the slight
result in the resembling of Secretary Sher-
mans order TO pay out silver for greenbacks
TO the amount OF the monthly retirement of
legal tenders.
Year: 1878

A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION for positions
in the Surgeon Generals Office, in this city,
has been going on in the Medical Museum
building Tor the past four days, and will close
to-day. There are thirty two vacancies to fil
Year: 1878

CONGRESSIONAL.
The Army Bill in the House.
The Democratic Tactics Of 1851


Renewed.
A Scheme to Cripple the President
In tho Use Of the Army.
No Governors Need Apply for Aid
10 Suppress Domestic


instructions.
Year: 1878

The Potter Committee met this morn
ing. All the members were present and
discussed the question oil Limitation Of
the investigation but without reaching
any conclusion the Committe adjourned
TO meet Wednesday.
Year: 1878

WE are unable thus far to see any
good result to be gained by the Potter
investigating committee to any class in
the country except one. During the
solstice, the average southern politi-
clan has but meagre staple of thought.
To this class, the work Of the commit
tee will be God-send, and we can i'm
agine with. what relish it will be dis
cussed on street corners and between
drinks in cool, sanded saloons. AS
ministering to the pleasure Of so wor.
thy class, the appropriation by the
House of $40, 900 may not be wholly
wanting in merit. H
Year: 1878

Washington, June 1l.-Gen. Butler
stated to-day to friend that Congress
will do well If an adjournment is had in
three weeks instead of one. This
statement, together with Buffers pub
lie acts and private utterances indicate
that he intends to do his best to create
an excitement in the next few days.
He will probably undertake to do this
in two ways; first through the Potter
Committee, and second through the
Judiciary committee of which he is a
member.
Year: 1878

GENERAL BUTLER is said to have
taken the contract of making out case
of impeachment against Hayes, and he
is against the Judiciary committee
making any recommendation either
way upon the subject, leaving the case
to stand as it is,
Year: 1878

Written for the PRESS by H. D.

 In responding to the demand for greater economy in the business of mining, some of the companies operating on this coast have sought to compass this end through a reduction of the wages paid their work men. It is not in this item of expenditure that reform is called for. The men who delve in our mines are not as general thing over-paid It is true, their wages in the interior districts seem high But every thing considered, they are not excessive. Travelling to and from these remote locali- ties is costly. Living there is expensive, and very rarely does the miner get steady employment. He usually works by the day and may at any moment be discharged, and once out of place it may be long tune before he gets another.

 Again, this vocation besides being un- certain and laborious is dangerous one, and it is only just that they who follow it should be paid for tlis extra peril In the course of time large proportion of all underground miners loose their lives or get 50 crippled and maimed that they can no longer follow their calling or even earn livelihood at anything else. The loss of eyesight or of an arm or a leg is a thing of frequent occurrence with those who sur vive the terrible accidents of the mine. Only few days since nearly POO workmen were instantly killed by an explosion in an English colliery, and scarcely day passes but some of these hardy men are killed or fearfully mangled in the mines on this coast, these -ccidents sometimes being the result of the criminal carelessness or the sordid parsimony of Superintendents or other agents of their employers. Surely something should be allowed these men for this increased percentage of danger so incident to this business.

 It is thought by persons unacquainted with the requirements of the occupation that almost any strong, able bodied man is capable of making a good subterranean miner. This is mistake. A man may possess the necessary strength and other corporeal qualifications, and yet lack the mental powers and aptitudes, without which he Is unfit for the business. To go down and toll in the deep, dark chambers of the mine requires nerve, courage and a capacity for endurance that few men pos sess. There are thousands who above ground could face any amount of danger undaunted that in the heated and suffocat- ing atmosphere of the mining pit would faint and give up or perhaps fall a victim to their fears on the slightest mishap There are men who could credltable head forlorn hope or desperately charge in battle, who could not climb the tall ladders nor descend the deep shafts of a mine without quailing. For engaging in pur- suit so injurious 10 health and so perilous to life the miners remuneration is little enough. How poorly would the most of us feel com pensated with his pay for going down into the gloomy and appalling abyss, and there inhaling the deadly gases, ex- posed to destructive explosives, toiling daily and nightly as he is forced to d.. To work under such hard conditions, with death impending on every hand, should certainly entitle the laborer to all addi- tional dollar or two per day.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Year: 1878

A NEW method of preserving fish ill perfectly fresh condition for many days has been discovered In Germany, and, if it has half the merit that is claimed for it, it is likely to create in d short time many changes in the fish trade. It is now the practice in transporting fresh fish to pack them in ice. Vessels going out for short fishing cruises carry large quantities of this article, and it has also to be used in send ing the "catch" to the market, either by rail or steamer. There is Tn the trade thus carried on two items of expense, namely, the necessity of very rapid tran sportation, and the cost of taking along with the fish large quantity of ice. By the new process, both of these present requirements can be dispensed with. The fish, by means of hydraulic pressure, are impregnated with weak solution of salicylic acid, and are then packed in box es or barrels, after which gelatine is pour ed over them for the purpose of preventing them from becoming dry and stiff. Pre- served in this way they may remain for more than a fortnight without the least detriment to their flavor or appearance. Fresh brook trout treated in this manner have been sent from Munich, Bavaria, to New York city, and during the passage lost none of their peculiar virtues, while experiments made with alt water fish in | Norway and Denmark have been equally satisfactory. By means of one impreg- hating machine, more than 5000 pounds of fish can be prepared in day, and this, too, with but trifiing cost. If this invention should be put to practical application ill this country, it could not fail to have a stimulating effect upon it's fish business. At present, salmon is about the only kind of salt water fish that is sent inward any distance from the seaboard, but, with changed condition of transportation like that suggesed above, it would be practi- cable to send many of the different varie- ties of delicious fish caught along the Pacific Coast to the greater portion of | Arizona. AS to fresh water fish, we hope our rivers will ere long be stocked with them.
Year: 1878

QUICKSILVER is about the only article of merchandise which just now shows life, the market being very strong at 4219 cents, with an upward tendency under a brisk demand and light receipts.
Year: 1878

TO adjust and equalize the valuation of real
anu personal property among the several
counties. Also, in each county a board
OF equalization, consisting OF the board ot
county commissioners, whose duty 1t shall
be to adjust and equalize the valuation OF
real and personal property within their re-
spective counties. Each board shall also
perform such other duties as may be pre-
scrIbed by law; provided, that the leeisla-
ture may prescribe the rule by which such
equalization shall be controlled. and NAV
revise or amend the same when they mnv
deem 1t necessary.


SEC. 10. Thestate shall not assume tle
debt Or any part thereof, of any county.
municipal corporation, or person. unless
such debt shall have been contracted to re-
pei Invasion, suppress insurrection or 10
assist the state In the discharge OF apy
portion OF Indebtedness.


SEC. 20. The Legislature may borrow
money or rcontAet debts, to repel invasion
suppress insurrection, or defend the sta @
In time of war; bit the money thus raised
shall be applied exclusively to the object
for which the loan was authorized, or TO
the repayment of the debt thereby created.


SEC 2l. The state shall never contract
any debt tor work OR internal impro, O.
ment, or be party in carrying on Il e
same. But whenever grants of lands or
other property shall have been made to the
state, for particular works OF internal i'm
provement, the state may carry on such
works, and shall devote thereto the pr,
ceeds of such grants, and may appropriate
the revenue derived from such works in
aid of their completion and repair.


SEC. D. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury for the benefit of any church
or religious society, or religious or theo-
logical seminary.
Year: 1878

LADIES CONFRRENCE.-There was held at
the hall Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, at - O'Clock on yesterday, very
interesting conference OF ladies representing
the different churches OF the city.


After full talk over the matter, and a
warm expression Of desire to do all in their
power to render the hall more attractive
and the Young Mems Christian Association
more efficient, the ladies resolved to call for
Tuesday neat at II O'Clock Il general meeting
of the Christian women of the city who may
be interested in the work OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, and willing to
help in some plan to promote their success.


Members OF the Directory OF the Associa-
ton who were present seemed very much
encouraged with this bright augury OF sue
cess--the promised cooperation Of our no.
BILE Christian women.
Year: 1878

POSTAL CARDs.-It does not seem to be
generally known, and probably never will
be, that anything pasted, sewed, pinned,
or otherwise attached to postal card, un-
less it be an address pasted on the "address "
side," renders it unmailable as a postal
card. Any writing other than the address
on the side intended for the address also ex-
cludes it from the mails unless the sender
attaches three.cent stamp to the card.
Year: 1878

WAsuISGroS, July 8, 1878


FAIR PROSPECTS FOR RESUMPTION.


The remarks Of Secretary Sherman At Harrisburg
90 the subject OF resumption OF specie payments
have been the Of good dosi OF talk here TO-
day. but in the absence Of the Secretary a the
Treasury was able to say how correctly his Intentions
were reported in the teegraphed report of what he
said The accumulation o! coin in the Treasury and
the cotton crop OF tho fall VIII probably bring green
backs to iuli par Ioug before New YEARS., and
sumption will doubtless be practically inaugurated
without any special effort the part OF Mr. Sherman
Those who know his plans believe that he will
do anything 10 anticipate the date OF resumption be-
yond continuing TO encourage the progress toward
sumption.
Year: 1878

Not enough senators to constitute a majOr- ty of the senate could be got to join in a de- mand for reorganization of the cabinet. The president does not mean to part with any of the present members, and it is not impossible that any vacancy which may at any time oc- cur will be filled in a manner which would nnt at all please those who now want new cabi- net. It is we'll understood in administration circles that if Secretary Evarts or Secretary Schurz should resign the president would noa- mate Mir Bristow in his place.
Year: 1878

am authorized TO forbid the skinning of
dead cattle belonging to the stocks that have
In my care. ANY person caught skining said
cattle without permission will be prosecuted to
the full extent OF the law.


Jan. l9-5t F.. Z. SLOANE.
Year: 1878

The Sacramento, California,
Union tells this story J: "A day
or two ago a peace officer of
Yolo County, who resides not a
thousand miles from Davisville,
came to Sacramento on matter
Of business. Early next morn
ing, to pass time away. he walk
ed to the depot to witness the
departure Of the trains. From
the depot he went out upon the
wharf near the foot of J street to
take a look at the river.


North of j street the wharf
is in a rather dilapilated condi
ton, and it so happened that the
gentleman from Yolo put his foot
upon a plank which gave way
beneath his weight. and down he
went into the horrid mess and
soft mud and slush beneath.
How far he would have sunk lie
has no idea, but about two feet
beneath the surface he lit astrlde
of log, which was lying pointed
out into the stream, and the force
of his fall was such that lie slid
along the friendly support, like
a boat being launched from the
ways. finally being brought to a
stop by collision with al upright
pile.


HE climbed out Of the tron-
bic as we'll as he could He said
that his fall put him in mind of
the experience he had when a
small boy. Men were engaged
in shingliog a barn, and he and
other youths went up to see how
they were getting along. lie got
tired and sat down on loose
single. A moment later the
shing glc commenced sliding down
Year: 1878

FEED Well merchant were 10
set up half dozen st"v.s in his store aud
attempt to keep little fire in each and all
Of them while burning only fuel enough
to keep up two good fTes, every one
would unhesitatingIy pronounce it remark
ably foolish. The farmer. in attempting
to keep more cattle than ha has any gram
to feed, is doing the ssma thing. The
COW is really a machine for making hay
and meal into milk and flesh. Just as
the stove receives the wood and imparts
heat, the COW receives food and returns
milk and beef. And rs the stove can
throw out no heat without f,e', SO the
COW can return nothing without food. If
a man had only two co,ds Of wood, th ere
would be no prop'ie'y in his obtaining
three stoves, and attempting to keep fire
in each Of them all winter with such an
insignificant quantity Of wood. The same
principle applies to keeping cattle. If a
man has only hay enough to keep six
ANIMALS well, it is extremely foolish for
hm to try to keep eight New England
HON stead.


THANK oU."-How hard it
is for some people to say these
two little words A while ago
the train, on which the writer
was a passenger, stopped at ore
of the smaller stations and q
joyful party of young people
entered. Vacant single seats
seemed plenty in the car, but
they seemed desirous of keeping
very near each other, as was
natural and, seeing that we
could aid them in the matter, we
arose, and, addressing buxom,
rosy-faced lass, who stood near
said, "Take this seat, please );
perhaps we can find one else
Wh here.' She looked gladness.
and replied, WALL liltely's not
you can" We doubt not there
was plenty Of "thank you" in her
heart, but its expression in words
would have been eminently pro-
per. Indeed, suavity and poll
teness can be sprinkled along
our daily path with great advan-





tage. -Chlcogo Ledger.
Year: 1878

the roof, every second going fast
er, and before he could say
Jack Robinson he had been
shot off the main building down
upon the roof of an addition, and
from that down upon the back
Of an old bull"
Year: 1878

and he was nightly put forward as
shining light and an example of
thoroughly reformed man. 1t is
now believed that during all this
time he was in the habit Of secretly
indulging in his fayorite vice, and
it was no matter of surprise to those
who were acquainted with his char
acter to learn, about two months
ago, that he had openly resumed
his former habits; had pawned his
watch, chain and clothing in Bos-
ton, and had been committed for
thirty days at Deer Island for the
non-payment of a fine for drunken
ness. Since that term expired he
has been wandering about as a va
grant, expending all the funds he
could procure for rum, and was
found on the streets, helpless and
filthy, and taken to a police station,
and from thence transferred to the


State alms-house.
Year: 1878

nance to become the living personi-
fication of the Wandering Jew.
Unlike Jay Gould and Hunting
don, his work is seldom trusted to
women. Though one should ap-
proach him as fascinating as the
serpent of the Nile, as lovely as
Venus or as perfect as Hebe, the
Union Pacific would lean back on
its everlasting snow-sheds and defy
the powers of darkness and Mother
Eve combined. Taken separately,
or altogether, no such trio Of men
have ever appeared on the congress
sional floor at the capital and no
such corporation has ever been


known to exist in the whole civilized


world.
Year: 1878

London Cor. N. Y. WOrld.l


Never was there greater prepara-
tions for war than those which are
being made here, quietly and Sc
cretly, but with unfaltering hand
and with a wise supervision which,
should hostilities be declared, would
place England in a very different
position from that which she occu-
pied when the Crimean war found
her without a commissariat and
with no army worthy of the name.
Day and night the chief authorities
are engaged in the task Of complet-
ing organizations, filing up regi-
ments, getting vessels ready for sea
and preparing to strike with all the
force which the nation can muster.
The f6, 100000 voted as an extra
supply very recently must be nearly
all gone, and the ordinary expenses
Of the government have been so
greatly increased that a deficit in
the budget can scarcely be avoided.
But there will be no difficulty about
getting the money that may be
needed, for the people are now
fairly aroused, and although there
is no great excitement anywhere,
yet everywhere there is a strong
and deep feeling that Russia will
have to be met and met very soon.
But for the confidence which
is felt in the government this feel
ing would find expression in much
more decided form than it does in
Exeter Hall meetings or Hyde Park
fights. People, however, believe that
the ministry will interpose in time
to prevent irremediable mischief.
The main features of the complica-
tion change from day to day, but the
result which is before us cannot well
be altered unless Russia moderates
her pretensions. What chance is
there of her doing this? Appa-
rently a very small one. She has
reached her goal, and now to be
turned back from it, after it has
taken her over hundred years Of
warfare and plotting and cOntriving
to arrive there, is a very disagree
able proceeding to contemplate.
Will she ever be so near her final
triumph again il she recedes now ?
If the victim must be fought over,
why not fight to-day? Turkey her.
self will defend the spoiler. Eng
land aud Austria could give great
trouble, but it is not so certain that
they would succeed in their ultimate
end. This is the view taken in
Russia and there is much to sup.
port it. AS well informed corre-
spondsnt at st, Petersburg writes,


'threatened with the complete ex-
tinction Of his power In Europe,
the sultan will recognize that Rus
sia is his best friend and sgrest ally
and that the conditions of the
peace Just signed, however hard
they may be, are mRoh mare mode
rate than the demands of England
and Austria" Russia and Turkey
in ALLIANCE surely need not look
upon the game as hopeless. Then,
again, the sentiment of the Russian
people is decidedly in favor af an.
ishing the business out of hand.
War with England would be popu-
lar IN RpsslaI war with Russia
would be decidedly popular in Eng
land. The materials lor a huge fire
are all heaped together-a chance
spark may set light to them.
Year: 1878

A newspaper in tho fullest sense of the word,
at once adapted to the Merchant. the Me-
cbanic, the Farmer, and everybody
desirous of keeping up with tho
stirring news Of this live and


progressive age.
Year: 1878

J The successful farmer is the
!, one who Knows how to save and


wisely apply everything about


his premises IN the shape of MAJ
nure. After having exhausted


every resource of his own, the
farmer can look around tor COM


mercial fertilizers, if he should


need them. In the first place, see
that everything possible is saved
IN the horse stable. like this
stable to be kept clean and neat
I have tight floor of oak plank
Just little sloping. ! keep con-
stantly on hands supply of saw
dust aud keep the floor llteled all
over with it. All liquids are alb
sorbed by the sawdust, aud being
mixed with other ingredients, it
becomes valuable manure. It
will heat rapidly and become
fire tanged' it allowed to accu-
mulate too long time. NY plan
has been to haul and spread II ais
most as fast as made on whatev>
er field ] was pasturing or intends
ed to rlow for some crop. My
method with cattle has been DIFF.
terent. In winter | keep them III
a stable. aud have q constant sup,
ply of litter under them, sufficient
to keep them clean and dry. In
case the accumulation of manure
gets too large haul it away, and
spread 1t Immediately. In the day
time I let the stock run to straw
heap in the barnyard, Which Is
small in compass and supplied
with pump for watering.


In the spring I pie all the ac-
cumulations of the farmyard in a
compact heap and let it remain
until after harvest, by which time
it will be thoroughly fermented
aud decayed. 1t there should be
any dry straw remaining in the
stack, see that 1t is thoroughly
mixed with the debris of the heap
SO that it may be decomposed. |
usually have a moving teldwhich
/ intend to put in corn the next
season As soon as this IS now
ell, I spread on all the manure
from the barnyard; | then pass
tnre the field and continue TO haul
manure upon it during the fall
and winter, until it is covered. ]
have a trough which conduct all
the waste water fro II the kitchen
and wash house to a receptacle
prepared TO receive II 'mmediate>
iy behind the priyy. Here I have
a large heap of sawdust and
leaves. Each day the contents of
this receptacle are poured over
this heap. Settled directly under
the privy is tight box; every few
days the waste water is turned IN
to then then the contents poured
over the con- post heap.
Year: 1878

A very important question for a
yovng man or for his parents to
decide is the choice OF a profess
sion-the decision shaping his
whole future career. In this inn
portant matter there must be
caution in the decislon-not too
much haste-for many, very MAJ
ny, decide unwisely, and are then
wrethed through life in having
mlstakeh their vocation.
Year: 1878

"Did you ever dabbleln stocks?
asked lawyer of d witness who
vas known to have fed from his
native land to this asylum of the
FREQ. well, yes, I got my foot
in 'em once, in the old country,
was the reply.