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Year: 1879

During the coming Presidential year The Tribune
will be a more effective agency than for telling
the news best worth knowing and for enforcing
sound politics. From the day the closed it has
been most anxious for an end of sectional strife.
But it two years ago. and was the first persist
entity to Proclaim the new danger to the country
irom the revived alliance of the Solid South and
Tammany Han. Against that danger it sought to
rally the old party of Freedom and the Union 1t
began by demanding the abandonment of personal
dislikcs and set the example. 1t called for an end
to attacks upon each other instead of the enemy;
and for the hearticst agreement upon whatever lit
candidates the majority should put up against the
common foe. Since then the tide of disaster has
been turned back; every doubtful state has been
won, and the for National victory were never
more cheering.


THE TRIBUNE'S POSITION.


OF The Trbunc's share in all this, those speak
most enthusiastically who have most of the
struggle 1t will faithfully portray the warning
phases of the campaign now beginning. 1t will
earnestly strive that the party OF Freedom, Union
and Public Faith may select the man sures 10 win,
and surest to make good President. But in this
crisis it conceive of no nomination this party
could make that would not be preferable to the best
that could possibly be supported by the Solid South
and Tanmany Hall.


The Tribune is now spending much labor and
money than before to hold the distinction has
enjoyed of the largest circulation among tie best
DeOpLe. 1t secured, and means to retain 1t, by be
coming the medium of the best thought and the
voice of the best conscience of the time, by keeping
abreast OF the highest progress, aVOrng the reCest
discussions hearing all sides, appealing always to
the best intelligence and the purest morality, and


sing carter to the tastes of the vile or the preu
dces of the ignorant.


SPECIAL FEATURES


The distinctive features OF The Tribune are known
to everybody. 1t gives all the news 1t has the
best correspondents and retains them from year to
year, 1t is the only paper that maintains special
teegraphic wire Of its between its office ard
Washington. Its scientific, literary, artistic and re
ligious Intelligence is the fullest. Its book reviews
are the best Its commercial and financial news is
the most exact Its type is the largest; and its ar
rangemcnt the most systematic
Year: 1879

THE election news continues very
meagre. AT the present writing We
are Of The opinion that Hoskins and
the whole Republican State ticket is
elected. Any one at all conyeTs ant
with New York politics is aware
that the last returns are always
favorable to the Republicans. beca use
the rural districts, which are the most
difficult to hear from, are strongly
Republican. AL precincts within
easy communicating distance, have
been reported. and only this rural vote
is rot III. Hosktns is the oily ore in
doubt, aud he is 455 ahead OF Potter.
Even if Potter is elected it is a gloIi-
Gus days work for Republicanism.
We are yet compelled to throw up
our hats for the Empire State.
Year: 1879

NEXT April the Medical Society of
Tennessee will meet in this city.
Our people should see that such hos
pitality is extended 10 its mem bers a.
will show them that we appreciate
their services rendered in the cause OF
humanity, and make them feel that
their visit to Knoxville was pleasant
SIS we'll as prof able.
Year: 1879

TIE Revised Statutes has the
following in regard 20 violating the
Sabbath: "Any person who shall
keep open his shop, warehouse or
workhouse, or shall do any manner
Of labor, business or work, except
only works Of necessity and charity,
or be present at any dancing or
public diversion, show or entertain
ment, or take part in any sport.
game or play, on the first day of
the week, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding ten dollars and such
day shall be understood to include
the time between the midnight pre-
ceeding and the midnight following
the said day, and no civil process
shall be served or executed on said
day.
Year: 1879

preciate small things. They DO not
realize how a daily addition, be it
ever SO small, will soon make a large
pile. 1t the young men and women
of to-day will only begin, and be-
Gin now, to save Little from their
earnings and plant it in the sol! of
some good savings bank,and week
ly or monthly add their mite, they
will wear happy smile Of compe-
tence when they reach middle life.
Not only the desire but the ability
to increase it will also grow. Let
clerk and tradesman, laborer and
artisan, make now and at once, a
beginning. Store up some Of your
youthful force for fGture contin-
gency. Let parents teach their
children to begin early to save.
Begin at the fountain head to con-
troll the stream of extravagance--
to choose between poverty and
riches. Let our youth go on IN the
habits of extravaganza for fifty
years to come as they have for fifty
years past and we shall have a ma
ton Of beggars, with moneyed
aristocracy. Let q generation of
such as save il small sums be rear
ed, and we shall be free from waut.
Do not be ambitious for extravagaut
fortunes, but seek that which it is
the duty Of every one to obtain-in
dependence and a comfortable
home. Wealth, and enough of it,
is within the reach of all. II is OBJ
tanned by one process, and one only
saving.
Year: 1879

FINDING THE MERIDIAN, - Nr.
George w. Blunt, of this city, who
knows as much about nautical mat
ters as any gentleman we know,
gives the following simple mode for
running meridian line:


Take a piece Of board 81 any
similar material, and describe on it
a number Of conceutric circles.
Place this in the sun over the
center hang a plummet. Observe
the shortest shadow from the plum
met; The sun viii then be Oh the
meridian; draw a line to the center
OF the circle, and that will be the
true meridian line. This will do
to mark the apparent time or to cor
rect the compass for variation
I Scientific American.
Year: 1879

THAT Duluth feels she is not vet
'out of the woods" by long wavs,
although the most of her debt has
been compromised after fashion,
and that she is still afraid that Supe-
rior, through the influence of Wis
cansin railroads and the n. p. road
meeting at the head of the lake,
will, after all, become, the city at
the head of the lake, is strongly ev-
idenced by FIVE column leader in
last weeks issue of the Duluth Tri-
Dune. The Tribune, taking the
view, no doubt, that it is best for
one to know the worst, shows up
the manifest illegality of much OF
the debt compromise proceedings,
and urges the Chamber Of Com
merce Of that city to give the mat
Il :.-rsvusaIe asfet serious at
tentIOn.


Well, Superior is all right now F.;
her debt Is out Of the way and she
Is ready for any business enterprise,
looking to the interest OF the place,
that comes along. The present is a
good time tc attend to these old
matters, and if anything ajIs Duluth
the people there had better take
hold OF the case and fix it up :; for
it is as sure as fate that q big city
will occupy the ground at the head
Of the lake before many years, and
the better shape both sides of the
bay are in the bigger will be the
city-tor it viii yet be one contin-
uous city around these shores. The
Tribune's warning is timely, but we
understand Is not rolished by good
many in Duluth. The truth il
always rank poison to some people.
Year: 1879

S.ephe Holt was the founder ot the present cap eating-house system, says a New rk correspondent. He was a sutler during the war of 1872, and after wards came to this city and opened six penny restaurant. The place became popular and soon afterwards was adopted by others. Holt, at the age of fifty-five, was worth $100,00O This degree of sue cess was enough to awaken an intense ambition, and he determined to build the grandest hotel in America. To accom- plish this he plunged deeply into debt but he carried out the plan to its fullest extent. Holt's Hotel was paragraphed throughout the country as one of the wonders of the age, but before it had been in operation Q year it's proprietor failed and was sold out. The unfortunate man lost everything. His name was soon removed from the grand hotel. and he sank into obscurity. A few years afterwards he opened 9 small refectory on his former plan, but his day was passed and the effort failed. I occasion ally saw hin--a broken down old man and death soon removed him from th' scene of disappointment. Such is one Q

 the features in the history of the east sid' 1 of town.
Year: 1879



 Another attempt upon the life of the Emperor Alexander of Russia has just been made. The following particulars aro given in St. Petersburg dispatch While the Czar was taking. his usual early morning walk near the palace, a man who had made his way into the gar, den by means of Q key to Q private door, and who had been in the grounds for some time, stepped from behind some shrubs that had concealed him, with his revolver already drawn, and instantly be- gan firing. The assassin was respect ably dressed, and wore military cap With a cockade, He fired at the emperor within two paces. After the first shot the emperor approached his assassin, who fired again and then ran. An officer of the gendarmerie. with drawn sword, pursued the man. Three more men then Joined in the pursuit.

 The assassin fired at them, shattering the jaw of detective. Finally gentle man knocked the man down and held him until he was secured by the officers. It is supposed that he took poison before his attempt, as he vomited immediately after his arrest. It is said that poison was found under his finger nails. Anti dotes were administered. The emperor's assailant gave the name of Skelof. He is a retired functionary of the Ministry of Finance, and is about thirty years old. The great throng of people which had assembled enthusiastically cheered and congratulated the Emperor, who thanked them for their proofs of fidelity on such a painful occasion. He said he knew he had the support of all respectable people. He hoped God would grant that he might complete his task, which consisted in promoting the welfare of Russia. The of drove to the palace without es- cort. He did not suffer the least i'll effect from the attempt upon his life. After ward he drove, still without escort, to the kasan Cathedral, to return thanks for the preservation of his life. When receiving the congratulations of the off cials or the empire, at noon, the Czar was so much overcome by his enthusiastic reception as to be unable to speak for some minutes. On recovering from his emotion he said: "This is the third time God has saved mo"

 Secretary Evarts immediately tele- graphed from Washington to the United States Minister to Russia, Mir. Stough- ton, directing him to convey to the Czar the Presidents congratulations upon his marvellous escape. Telegrams of con graduation were also received by the Czar from all the European sovereigns and the Sultan of Turkey.

 This attempt to kill the Czar is the third to which he has been exposed since 1855, when he succeeded to the throne. The first occurred April l6, 1866, when he was fired at on entering his carriage at St. Petersburg. On this occasion the pistol was turned by a workman, who was generously rewarded for the act. The second attempt was made at Paris, June 6, 1867, by Berezow- ski, Pole, who fired into the carriage in which the Czar was seated with his two sons and the Emperor Napoleon. The imperial party escaped unhurt, but the horse of one of the escort was wounded. The assassin was about to fire another shot when the pistol barrel burst. destroying the use of his righl hand.
Year: 1879

EDITOR LEDGER Il think that the
great sensation about the appearance
of yellow fever here is like great deal
of smoke with little or no fire. Now
that the fear has in measure passed,
and we see that the mole-hill was mag
nified into q mountain, we can also see
the serious effect it has on the trade
and general prosperity of our city.
The fact is, our city was never more
clean than at the present time, and
the atmosphere never more pure, and
the prosperity in business never more
promising yet, by the hasty and in
oonsideFate opinion and advice OF
medical men thousands of people
(many who could lily afford to do sol
have rushed away from their homes
and business to their own detriment,
and to the injury of the city, and the
news has been spread abroad that we
had an epidemic here, when the city
was never more healthy.


| hope that the bad impression will
soon be erased, and moro deliberation
and moderation will hereafter prevail.


w. 7. Wilson,
Year: 1879

San Francisco CALL


The Chinese are coming as fast as
ever There is now larger number
of vessels on their way to this city
than at any previous time for many
years. Every merchant vessel which
will take passengers is crowded with
Chinese. For this revival of the
Chinese ;mportation wd are indebted
mainly to the Presidents veto mes
sage. The single piece Of news that
the President had vetoed a bill pro-
hibiting unlimited Chinese Immigra-
ton would be regarded in China as a
determination of the policy of our
government, The will of their en-
peror is substantially law, and. they
do not understand the wide differ
ence between the power Of the
chief executive of the two ma
tions. In the coming political
contest California must not for
get to distinguish between friends
and enemies. Every member of
congress has a right to his individual
opinion, but communities want repre-
sentatives who represent their inter-
ests. California cannot cast her cleo
toral vote for a Presidential candi-
date who favors unlimited Chinese
immigration. With us this question
is all important. If we do not have a
congress and an executive which will
shape national laws against this tide
Of MOngolian immigration, the State
will be compelled to act in the matter
herself. 1t is due the relations a
State sustains to the general govern
ment to wait reasonable time for the
national government to redress griev
ances of this nature; but if the ma
tional government refuses to act, the
State is driven in sclf-defensa to take
such action as she can. We have
nothing to expect from Hayes or any
member Of his cabinet. Eyarts talks
one way and acts the other, and it is
not known that Sherman used his in
| tluence to prevent veto of the meas
ure that would have given us relief.
This coast has twelve electoral votes,
which cannot In Justice be given to
any candidate on either side who is
not with us in this all-important mat
Year: 1879




THE outlook to-day is decidedly re.
assuring Two deaths only have been
reported out Of four cases classed as
yellow fever. No new cases have
been reported since nine O'Clock
yesterday morning. People are
still going away, but not with such a
rush as yesterday. The panic Of yes.
terday has greatly abated, and people
begin to accept the theory of sporadic
cases. Business has generally re-
sumed to-day, and men who failed
to get off on the trains last
night stand around the corners
and abuse the doctors and the
LEDGER. This is a good sign. There
is life in the old land yet. We stood
a sure enough epidemic last year and
can endure a panic or two at least. In
'7S the papers and doctors were blamed
for not bringing on the yellow fever
sooner, SO that all could get away in
time. This year we brought it out too
early to suit them We hope they
are right this time for once, and that
there is no yellow fever here. To-day
is certainly tranquil and bright com
pared with yesterday.
Year: 1879

The first kindergarten in St. Louis
was established in 1873. Now there
are in the city over fifty public kin
dergartens, in which between four and
five thousand children are TO be
found. The kindergarten is compul-
ssry land no charge for school material
enforced) in so far that children under
seven and a half, if sent to a primary
school, must spend half the day in a
kindergarten. unless they have previ-
ously been in one for two years.
Year: 1879

The recall of country girl to life
by a sisters shrek is one of the local
topics of The journal, of Evansville,
Ind. The young lady had been quite
i'll for weeks, and was thought to be
dying of consumption. She had grown
so weak and emaciated, that her
strength was no more than ehild's.
One afternoon, while lying upon her
couch, her sister came in from walk
and sat by the bedside. A conversa-
ton began, and the invalid began to
speak. As she uttered the first word,
she felt bewildering weakness, and a
sinking hutter of her breath. Her
eyes became fixed, the lower jaw
dropped as in death, and the body
became mOtionless, while conscious
ness disappeared The sister leaped
from her scat and ran to the door
shrieking to her mother that her sister
was dead. The sound of the shrek
penetrated through tine veil of death,
and reused the sinking faculties. The
blood, which had congested the lungs,
was sent back by the nervous shock
and gathering her strength by strong
effort of will, the invalid opened her
eyes and awoke 10 life again, breath
less and amazed at the thrilling peril
she had escaped.
Year: 1879

VICKsBURG HERALD: We are in.
formed that one of the aspirants for
the legislature in Kinds was defeated
solely because he is in favor Of Colonel
Singleton for United States senator.
If this senatorial question is to be
sprung this early, the campaign is
likely to wax exceedingly warm. The
machine men will burst the machine
the frst thing they know.
Year: 1879

The devastating cotton worm has
already made It's appearance in the
lower Mississippi valley. The Viaks-
burg Herald says that it will be hard
10 estimate the damage that will be
sustained by the crop.
Year: 1879

An old Boston merchant says in the
Comlcrcial Bulletin: Speaking of
salaries, tic highest one | ever knew
paid to a salesman was thirty thousand
dollars a year. This was paid in war
times to a dry goods man, and he used
to boast that he and the President Of
the United States were the only per-
sons receiving SO much tor their serv-
ices. | know a man who for years re-
eeiVed a salary of seventeen thousand
dollars for his lab0rs as q salesman. /
think It would puzzle him to-day to
pay his board bill regularly, Within
a few days | saw a man who received
at one time a salary OF ten thousand
dollars, He was well up in his trade,
hut t0.lay he is simply beer drinker. "
Year: 1879

Several weeks ago, while making Oh


servations, Professor Swift detected some


'a'ng Of uncommon appearance in the
same field with Eta Eridani. He had
hal an hour Of clear sky in which to
view It when it clo7ded up and prevented
further observations. He has no doubt
that It was comet, and says it was bright
tor first appearance. He was unable in
the short time he watched it to detect
any motion. What the Professor lacked
was an equatorial telescope and a chart
Of all nebula. If he had had these ct
hand he could easily have determined the
exact position Of the comet, and by tele
graph informed some astronomers Of its
appearance where there was clear sly.
As it was, he could not do this, and the
heavens remained cloudy for several
weeks, after which he was unable to find
he stranger.-Rochester Eupress.
Year: 1879

Past experiences, timely warnings, and
personal interests should be sufficient mo-
tives to induce people to protect their
premises and property from the annual
ravages of fires which sweep over prairies,
and do a vast amount of damage to prop
erty. There does not seem to be any excuse
for the losses which yearly occur. OF
course many new settlers are not aware of
the danger, but it really seem as if they
should heed the timely and oft repeated
warnings, as published by the entire press
Of the State. Some to certain extent do
try to protect their property, but not ap-
preciating the danger, the measures adopt
ed are entirely inadequate to arrest or stay
the progress of the flames On the other
hand, it is astonishing that older settlers
do hot profit by the experience of former
seasons, and take prompt steps to secure
their premises and property against dam
ger. The only reasons for not doing so
are carelessncss and thoughtlessness.
There has not been year when the prai-
rles have not been swept by fires; it is an
annual occurrence, and those who live
upon these plains must expect to get
scorched unless timely and adequate pre-
cautions are taken. The rank growth of
grass on the prairies and heavy crop of
straw on the fields this season has made
the surroundings more dangerous than in
former years, and fire guard that would
check fire last year would be of no &C.
count now. As the fires sweep with un.
usual force as well on stubble as on the
unbroken prairie, it is necessary to not
only plow one furrow, but q strip many
rods in width, or else, during calm day


back fire and burn around your premise,
and grain stacks sufficient space to prevent
flames, sparks and flying weeds from leap
ing the break in a gale of wind AS there
is large amount of prairie yet unburned


it will be well to protect all exposed places


and all should heed the warning
Year: 1879

Robbing railroad trains is a harmless,
easy and profitable pastime, and it is a
wonder more people do not embark in the
business. A crew of men go to some out
of the way station, point loaded revolver
at the head of the agent, tear out the tele-
graph instrument, and compel the man in
charge to stop the train. Then one or two
compel the engineer and fireman to step off
the engine, others rifle the express safe and
rob the passengers, while the remainder Of
the gang amuse themselves shooting at
any who are so inquisitive as 10 put their
heads out of the windows After securing
their plunder the highwaymen gracefully
vault into their saddles and ride away
That is all that is ever heard of them.
Year: 1879

controls our wheat market; we must pay
exorbitant freight rates; we must submit
to having our wheat graded by stringent
and arbitrary rules. These reasons, and
the fact of paying for transportation over
circuitous routes, and no competition, is
why we are striving to free ourselves from
most oppressive yoke. The Little Falls
s. Dakota road opens up to us direct line
70 Duluth, it will give us competition, it
must be benefit, for if it does no more
than to curtail the distance it gives us a
great advantage. But it will do more, it
will by competition reduce the rates, it
brings US at Duluth and Little Falls "a near
market for our grain with all the advan-
tages of lake market and great water
power. The cars that go to Little Falls
can bring us back our lumber and fuel,
and those that go to the great sea port will
return laden with merchandise, and all ar
ticles we consume and use but do not pro-
duce or manufacture, it will give us gain
and profit in both directions Then again
it will increase the value of every foot of
land in the county, of this there is no ques-
ton, this item alone will more than pay
the bonus hundred fold. There can be
no question of the talimportance of secur-
ing this line of road, it cannot fail to prove
of great advantage to the entire county. 1t
will be of as great benefit to one portion as
another, from the simple fact that the St.
P, M. & M. must reduce its rates to cor
respond with the competing line through
that portion of the county effected by the
competition, they must do this or lose the
trade, and they won't lose the trade; hence
all localities are as much interested as is
the section through which the line of pro-
posed road passes, for in helping US they
must necessarily and will most assuredly


help themselves. We are sanguine that
there will be unanimous vote, the eom-
pany wish to have the peoples approval of
the enterprise, and they desire a full ex-
preston
Year: 1879

A frightful accident occurred on the
Michigan Central railroad last Friday,
whereby some twenty-five people lost their
lives and as many more were severely in
jured. The west bound express while
near Jackson collided with freight train
standing on the main track, telescoping
the baggage and express cars, and piling
the remaining coaches, eleven in number,
on top of each other. The accident was
caused by the yard master in charge of
making up trains, occupying the main
track with the switch engine and freight
train, understanding that the express was
forty-five minutes behind time. The ex-
press train, however, had made up nearly
all the lost time.