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Year: 1879

THE CITY HosPITAL.-We hope The
physicians will have nothing to do with
the City Ho .pital. The expression OF
opipion adverse TO the continuance OF
the institution is overwhelming, and
eyery movement made is simply in delay
and defiance of public sentiment. What
the people demand is that the expense
of the maintenance Of the institution
shall cease, they do not wish that ex-
pense merely transferred, as 1t will be II
II goes into other hands. The chairman
Of the committee seems to care nothing
for public opinion, having run the street
committee in the most extravagant ihaN-
ner, and opposed the Democratic prop'-
sition to put the work out by contract, he
now seems determined to waste the pub
Lie money on the hospital. II would
seem that there is TO use in laborng Tor
economy il such opinions are to pre-
vail and the public voice stified by ad-
verse action. When men cease 10 be-
come representatives of public senti-
ment they cease to do that for which the
honors and powers were conferred, and
should vacate the positions they cease to
oil satisfactorily. 1t would seem that
some men who get into Office imagine
that 1t is only necessary to tax the peo-
pie and they will humbly bear all the
burdens that may be placed upon them.


The Republicans ran the City Hos
pital; made it disgusting institution
. mere place for political bummers, and
the secret could not be kept from their
own people, and it became one oil the
causes that led to the election OF Demo
cratic Councilmen and giving the Demo
Gratis q majority OF that body. 1t eau
not be expected that the Democrat C
people will be less obsersant. They
will just as certainly vote to destroy that
institution as the Republicans did. We
desire to maintain the ascendency Of the
Democrats, because that party is locked
TO for q reduction of the city expenses
but it will be simply impossible to main-
tain this majority in the face OF oppo-
silion to the opinions Of the people and
the pubic press of all parties, aud in
defiance of petition the just resort of the
people, and TO which the Democrats
were driven only few years ago to saV'
eur splendid fire department. from benl
destroyed by the Republican party. Th'
GAzETTE's opinions have been know
on this subject they cannot be stihed, ant
must be consistently sustained aud ad
vanced.
Year: 1879

How Rich MAN Cor Hrs WILL
CHEAPLY-A millionaire who lived and
died in the vicinity of this city, as he
felt his last days drawing nigh, sum-
moned a distinguished neighbor and
lawyer, who since has occupied one of
the highest positions in the gift of repre-
sentatives of the people, to prepare a last
will and testament. When the will was
drawn the man said: ''I propose to make
you my executor, and shall require no
bond from you. Write that, ALSO" The
ex-Judge complied, after thanking his
client, and promised to execute the will
to the best of his ability. 'sWhat is
your bill for drawing up my will?"
asked the millionaire. "Oh, under the
circumstances, of course, shall charge
you nothing" was the answer. "But,"
said the other, ethan is not the my way
of doing business. Make out and receipt
bill for your services and I will pay
you now" sWell, since you insist,
will make out bill for nominal sum
say $25." And this member, who seldom
draws breath without charging some
one for the respiration, made out and re-
ceipted for $25 bill which, under other
circumstances, would have been $500.
The good mad died and was buried.
When the will was read it was found
that the name of his son had been in
serted in the place of that of the distin-
guished lawyer. The ruling passion is
strong in death. The man who knew
how to accumulate wealth understood
the value of tightly drawn will and the
difference between $25 and $500. He
had merely copied the words in the
order they were written by his legal
friend and thus obtained an irrefragible
will at small cost, and an executor of his
own choosing. Cincinnati Gazette.
Year: 1879

10 The Editor of the National ReDuJticdn:


SIR In carefully watching the proceedings
of this extra session of the Forty-sixth Con-
gress it is clearly evident that the sole object
and purpose of the Democratic party is to re-
peal certain election laws which they know
are the only safeguards that protect the coun-
try against dishonest and fraudulent elections.
Suppose by any foul means, and we know this
is their only resort, they should accomplish
their ends, what would be the result in 1850
Simply return of the LOcolocoism of 1914,
when it was then Mt its height, and Henry
Clay was cheated out of his honest election by
the most fraudulent and dishonest election
that ever befell the American people, We all
know how it was done. Bllot.boxes were
stuffed to their utmost capacity. The Wings
were debarred from voting, while unnatural
lied foreigners enjoyed the full privileges oil
the ballot-box. We quote ono Of the many
ways that was resorted to in the city of New
York. "a single individual, by dint of hard
swearing and adroit management, could vote
at all the voting booths in the city" "A we'll
drilled band of 100 men might easily cast up
wards of 900 votes in one day" No, we will
never again return to the scenes Of those days
while this country is controlled by the Repub-
lican party, and sensible men who care for the
welfare of our nation. No, history will not
repeat itself in this instance while right and
justice prevails SUBSCRIBER.
Year: 1879

WE begin to see the end of this conflict
between Congress and the Executive. The
tone of the later Democratic caucuses has
been one Of humility born of defeat and
spitefulness bred of cowardice. This will
cyentuate as the saying is, in the passage
of the appropriation bills free from political
riders and the refusal to pass certain clauses
therein relating to the execution of the ma
tional election laws. This nglorious COM
promise, which leaves the Government free
to act as it ordinarily does until the next
December session, when this conflict may
be renewed, will have cost the county
thousands upon thousands of dollars an ex-
pendiyure, however which will be fully
compensated for by the lessons of warning
the people have received during the past
two and half months.
Year: 1879

This satire upon politics is now on the mar
ket, as will be seen by an advertisement in an
other column. 1t is selling rapidly, and the
present edition will soon be exhausted. AM
other and larger edition will 60 to press as soon
as this office gets settled into good working
condition, and there are reasons under tho
prospect to expect sale of 100000 copies within
comparatively a short space of time.
Year: 1879

II is announced that Secretary McCRARY
will order military escort to be present at
General SHIELDS funeral. This may shock
the Democrats, as it may be regarded as
military interference with the doctrine of
election
Year: 1879

As HAD been predicted under a lucky
speculation the Hon. G.. w. MCCRARY was
yesterday nominated to be Judge of the
eighth judicial circuit. This is a life posi-
tion abridged only by years or impeach-
ment and is far more desirable and better
suited to his judicial tastes than any
strictly political position in the gift of the
President
Year: 1879

WE publish extracts in another column
from the Republican press of Representa-
tive HoUK's district. These show re-
markable unanimity of public sentiment
favorable to Judge HoUK, and that so far as
his constituents are concerned he has made
more reputation than is often acquired by a
new member. And we believe we express
but merted compliment when we say he
commands a respect and exerts an in
fuence of which any young member may
well be proud.
Year: 1879

JUDGE CHRISTIANS kindly consideration
for the blacks Of Virginia as regards jury
duty is exhibited at the expense of the COM
fort of their white fellow-citizens, He pro-
poses to relieve them from that obligation
of citizenship and impose it solely upon the
whites He might as well go farther; in
fact the Democracy of the State does 60
farther and relieve them of all the other
obligations and privileges of that estate.
Year: 1879

THE vaunting courage of Mr.. S, S. Cox,
when with a sort of BoMBAsTEs FURIoso air
lie declared his willingness to stay in WASH
ington all summer and all winter if needs
be- to starve out the Government or force
the President from his propriety, will be
fully appreciated when it is understood that
he has no other business than that of men,
Der of Congress, and that his shop and his
beverage are here. Brave and considerate
man.
Year: 1879

From the way in which he turned out
when be grew to be young man, it is easy
enough to conclude what kind Of q boy the
Prodigal Son was. He was terribly entrav-
agant from child. There wasn't anything
in the house too good for him. Every cent
he could get his hands on he spent
for candy and things. If his mother
gave him nickel to put in the contribution
box, he bought peanuts with it on his way
to Sunday-school, eating them all up on the
road, and not caring cent if the poor
heather didn't have peanut to their back.
The money that could spend He would
wear his best suit week days, and could not
be induced to go bare footed in the summer,
as the rest or the boys had to do. He smok
ed ten-cent cigars before he was six years
old, while other boys were satisfied with
grapevine.


Atten, he wore Understanding collars and
a plug hat, and the nobbiest suit that the
tailor could make. He carried natty
little cane, parted his hair in the middle
and sported an eye.glsss. He drank pony
brandy, ,ponying up twenty-five cents drink
for it, and spoke to his father as the gov
ernor,' and h is mother as the old woman
He was regular patron of the opera, which
he pronounced 'Aw, deused fine, you knsw,
and never missed the the theatre matt
nee.


At an age when boys were usually at
school, this young progdal was hanging
around bars and biliard-saloons, learning
those lessons in vice and vulgarity which
fitted him for the companionship he was to
seek when he came to his estate. If they
had Sunday night theatres in those days, the
lad was undoubtedly a regular attendant,
and his father pre- badly had numerous liv-
cry bills to pay for his Sunday riding. No
hor:e-race came off without that young rep
rebate being seen on the track, hat on one
side of his empty head, and a cigar in his
mouth, making bets with the grown.up and
and otherwise gray-hesded infants around
him: And he probably never missed q
chicken dispute or a prize-fght that wa,
anywhere within reach.


We have all seen just such boys, and w
know they never come to any good. There
is responsibility at home for their con
duct, frequently, that is apt to be overlook
ed. A father too much engrossed in busi


ness, or mother too absorbed in fashion
and society to heed what their boy is doing


or what company he keeps. Or ifpeccadil'


los are brought to their attention by som,


friend of the family, who doesn't get an.


thanks for it, they are only smiled at an,


passed by as the natural outbursts OF a some


what exuberant nature.


While we have admired the cordial recep


tion which his parents gave the prodigal 50
on his return as tramp, and cannot spea
too highly of their ibe.ality in Staying til
pampered bovine to celebrate the event, "
we have always felt there must have bee


something lacking in the way they brougt


the young man up, or he wouldn't hay


turned out as he did. But if they forgiy
the p. J., we have no business to complain.
Year: 1879

No barber knoweth who he may shave,
and the man who rushes into shop and
drops into barber chair, without seeing
who occupies the next chair to the right or
left, may get badly left, as case proved
yesterday. A solid old citizen in the whole.
sale trade was taking it easy, his face COW
cred with lather, when in came a young
man who flung off his coat, bounced into a
chair, and called out:


Hurry up, now, for must get back to
the store before old Blank does, or he will
raise thunde-! Hang him, he won't even
give man time to die


The solid citizen turned his face to
glance at the other, and the barber noticed
a reddening of his face.


Going on vacation this summer" asked
the barber. who was prepsr ing to shave the
young man.


Vacation How in Tophet can l get
away from old Blank? And if l could, he
pays such stlngy, contemplate salary
that couldn't afford even ride on the
ierry-boat !


why don't you ask him for raise :?
queried the barber.


why don't ask for the hand of his
freckled-nose daughter? He'd discharge
me in a minute, though he's making money
and can afford it. Ifthe old hyena woult
have stroke of appolexy the Junior partner
might do something, but such chaps always
live to be hundred years DID,
Conversation ceased, the solid man got ou
of his chair, took brushing, and sat down
when the clerk arose from his chair anC
tnrned around, snow-balls would have look
| ed black beside his face. He tried to bov
and speak, but something wouldn' It let him
and when he started to put on his coat h
held it tails up and collar down. He wa
still! struggling with it when the solid ma
rose up, looked around and walked out, say
ing never word The barber wet tn
young mans head and held cologne to hi
nose, but he walked sideways when he wen
out, and there was an uncertain wobble
his knees. In applying for the vacant pc
sition to-day, state what shop you shaw
Year: 1879

the elder of the two men, Mr.. Allyn, had
sister named Maud, and that she was en-
gagged to his friend and partner. Just think
of my dismay. Actually engaged to the
other felew I was sad enough to know
she was bound, but / ragged thinking of her
as the wife of fellow who had little ambi.
ton and less brains.


There was nothing in the man, absolutely
nothing. Why, only a week before he had
shown lack Of legal acumen in case--a
mere technicality--of which the rawest
student should not have been ignorant. What
women can see in some men-but there,
must not get incoherent. l looked at my
ring after my disturbed thoughts, and its
rosy CLEAN gave me fresh courage. After
rejecting day resolved to remorselessly
and determinately cut him out.


1t was quite in my power to be of service
to Mr.. Allyn, and in return he asked me to
his fathers house to dinner. So saw my
lady Maud at home, and there, where true
women shine best, I found her more sweet
and womanly than she looked to me before.
had prepared myself for our first meeting,
but she had not and betrayed little en-
barrassment. did not, however, refer to
our adventure until had called on her sew
eral times, and then ventured to thank her
for coming to the rescue of my precious di-
amond. She begged of me with deep pink
in her cheeks not to mention it.


was assiduous in my attentions and laid
siege to the hearts of the rest of the family,
and quietly began to WOO. That had some
influence over her was proved by the fact
that her betrothed became jealous of me
and forbade her from receiving my visits.
She rebelled, after bearing with long annoy
ance from him, and finally she dismissed
him.


ventured to ask her like a hypocrite
why no longer met Mr.. Furbish at hel
home. Not that am pining for his socie.
ty,' added with sbrug.


we have broken our engagement she
said, looking at the carpet.


consulted my tallsman. Blessings upon
it, 1t fairly danced in the light.


The temptation was strong but I resisted
it, to beg her to give me the hand he had
lost. 1 waited until one evening when
was escorting her home from the theatre, and
l told her the story of my ring, and she be-
lieved in its magic more firmly than l did.


1T has never failed me yet, Miss Allyn
and am longing to put it to stronger test.


She was so provokingly demure and un
conscious that kept back the petition on
my lips, for 1 felt my courage, like Bot
Acres, oozing out at my fingers ends, ant
again l waited. ..


Il should think you would be afraid o
losing it, she said, few days after. She
was holding the ring in her hand, moving j
this way and that to catch the CLEANS.
DO you know, Miss Allyn, that am con
stantly afraid of losing it ever since frs
met you p Then l grew bold and took he
hand and said : Please keep it for me. LIE
me put it on this finger. Please do-and-
and-give me yourself in return


She hung her head and blushed, AM
stammered little, but she did not say-No
Year: 1879

Who shall go FIRST to the shadowy land,


My love orI9
Whose will It be in grief TO stand
And press the cold unanswering hand,
Wipe from the brow the dew OF death,
And catch the sortay fluttering breath,
Breathe the loved name nor hear reply,
In anguish watch the garing eye;


His or mine?
Which shall bend over the wounded sod,


My love orI?
Commenting the precious soul to God,
TIL the doleful fall OF the muflled clod
Startles the mind to consciousness
ofts bitter anguish and life distress,
Dropping the pail DER the love-llt past
With mournful murmer "the last-the last"


Mylove orI2
Which shall return to the desolate home,


My love orI?
And list for a step that shall never come,
And hark for II voice that must still be dumb,
While the haf-stunned senses wander back,
To the cherries life and thorny track,
Where tie silent room and the vacant chair
Have memories sweet and hard to bear


My love orl?
All then, perchance TO that mourner there


My love orI?
Wrestling with anguish and deep despair,
An angel shall come through the gates OF prayer,
And the burning eyes shall cease to weep,
And the sobs melt down in a sea OF sleep
While fancy freed from the chains OF day.
Through the shadowy dreamland floats away


My love orI?
And then, methinks, on that boundary land


My love and ! !
The mourn'd and the mourners together shall stant
Or walk those rivers OF shining sand
TIL the dreamer. awakened at dawn OF day,
Finds the stone OF his sepulchre washed away
And over the cold dun waste of death.
The warm, bright sunlight OF holy Faith.


My love and /.
Year: 1879




Cooper, Bailey q Co., proprietors of the
London and International Australian shows
have sustained heavy loss in the death OF
the Elephant Romeo, which took place un-
der peculiarly horrible circumstances in
Boonville, Mo, last Tuesday. Romeo was
one of the ten trained elephants whose per-
formances have 50 far been one of the most
attractive Of the show, and was valued at
s35, 900. One of the appurtenances of the
show is an immense electric apparatus which
that supplies illumination for the entire can
vass of the circus. This machine consists of
large magnet, and an immense armature
which is made to revolve two hundred and
fifty times in minute by means of a thirty
five horse power engine. The apparatus is
of intense electrical power, knife. blade
held within two feet of it becoming so heav-
lily charged with the current that it can be
used thereafter as loadstone. Last
Wednesday Professor Sherman was getting
his battery in readiness. for the afternoon per-
formance, had fired up,' set the machine
in motion, and click, click, went the lights
one after the other, as the electricity flew
along the insulated cables. When all was
in working shape the Professor sauntered
off leisurely, and had not his attention call
ed to the machine again until he heard an
unearthly roar and a crash coming from the
direction of the battery. He was startled
as was also the small army of workingmen


inside the tents and the large army of boys
and ijlers on the outside. Everybody
rushed to the spot. The roars continued to
resound through the canvas, and for while
the greatest CONSERVATION held the crowd.
On approaching the vicinity of the electric
machine Romeo was found in the throes of
death agony, and with his trunk torn away
by the roots from its base. The poor beast
lay there shorn of its strength, and present.
ing horrible ,mutlated appearance. Every.
thing was done that it was possible to do
for the dying animal, but its agonies were
terrible, and whep at length it gasped its
last there was a feeling of relief among
those who surrounded its mountainous
corpse. Joseph Kinslow, the leader Of the


band who witnessed the accident, says that


Romeo, who was roaming around in the


tent with his nine giant companions, sham


bled up to the machine and was shifting at


the armature when its trunk was caught in


the revolving apparatus, and the animal was


thrown violently to the ground and the


trunk carried away by the whirling machin.


cry. Professor Sherman rghted his appara'


tus 10 short time, and few necessary re.


pairs were Immediately made. Romeo was


buried within the show grounds.-,T. Loui,
| Globe Democrat.
Year: 1879

Lead thy mother tenderly


Down life's steep decline;
Once her arm was thy support,
Now she leans on thine,
See upon her loving face


Those deep lines OF care;
Think-lt was her toll for thee
Left that record there.
Ne'er forget her tlreless watch
Kept by day and night,
Taking from her step the grace,
From her eye the light,
Cherish well her faithful heart
Which through weary years,
Echoed with It's sympathy


All smiles and tears.
Thank God tor thy mothers love,
Guard the priceless boon;
For the bitter parting hour
Cometh all too soon.
When thy grateful tenderness
Loses power to save,
Earth Will hold no dearer spot
Than thy mothers grave!
Year: 1879

Washington, April Southern men
are beginning to get their eyes open to
the fact that the negro immigration
schemes ON foot threaten serious injnry
to their section. But they do not
know how to go to work to work to
prevent the negroes from moving west
and north. There is plenty of evidence
here that the movement is fostered by
republican politicians, and that by in
ducing large numbers Of them to leave
the southern states before the next
census is taken, republican managers
hope to affect the representation of
the states in the house of represents
tives in such way as to overthrow the
democratic majority in the house. All
the leading republican managers are
interesting themselves in this business.
Year: 1879

Washington, April Sired Doug
lass is not in favor Of the wholesale ex-
odus of southern negroes to the north,
and does not believe that they will i'm
prove their fortunes by leaving the
south. Although Industrious, they are
very poor, and will probably endure
much suffering in their new homes.
He says that ''unquestIonably the orig
inal and fundamental cause of the pres
ent exodus is to be found in the out
RACES committed in the Gulf states
especially, on account of the difference
of political opinion and action. The
negroes, like all other people, love free
dom, and will make sacrifices to secure
1t. The same feeling that led negro
slaves in the face of dangers, hardship
and destitution, to escape from slavery
and make their way by the light of the
north star into the free states, is at the
bottom of this emigration.
Year: 1879

Rome, April S.-A letter of the pope
to Cardinal Vicar is published, in
which the pope announces that as the
success in the movement for increasing
and improving the Catholic schools
will greatly depend upon pecuniary
means, he proposes to contribute annu.
ally as large an amount of money as
his private means will permit, and as
the conservation of the faith in Rome
is connected with the incidents of the
Catholic world, he will also devote to
the Roman schools as much of Peters
pence as the needs Of the church will
permit.
Year: 1879

Charleston, April SIN the United
States circuit court to-day, the counsel


for the defendants in the election cases
moved to quash the entire panel of
grand and petit jurors, on the
ground that the list from which the
juries are to be made up was not
drawn in conformity with law or in
compliance with the order of the court,
and further, that the persons so drawn
were not properly nor sufficiently sum.
moned. The sourt, at the request Of
Year: 1879

izing his mistake he recovered his
equanimity and parried the effect of
his remark by asserting that the de-
nunciation of those opposed to the ac-
tion of the democrats on the army bill
was not any more revolutionary than
the remark he had just made, if uttered
Intentionally.
Year: 1879

Washington, April S.-Chief Justice
Waite announced in the supreme court
to-day that the court would hear the
attorney general Of Virginia on Mon
day next in support Of the petitions for
habeas corpus and certiorari in the
Rives-Coles case, and especially upon
the power of this court to issue the
writs prayed for.