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Year: 1879

Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle.


1t is related that while Thomas Mann
Randolph was governor Of Virginia, he
was arrested within few hundred yards
of his home in this county, and carried
a prisoner to his own house. The story
is to the following effect: The governor
WAS on a visit to his home, and finding
that the fencing on his plantation was
pulled down and burned by wsgoners
passing along from the valley to Rich
mond, he determined to detect and pun
irh them. One evening he observed
party go into camp on the roadside, aud
ter dark he strolled down to point
where he could conveniently watch
them. He stayed out all night, but the
wagoners made no depredstions on his
fences. In the early morning, however,
when they were about 10 kind'e the fires
te prepare breakfast, they started out to
gather up what fuel they might find for
that purpose, when they spied n man
sitting on the fence a short distance
ahead.


Now it appears that short time
before, Gov. Randolph had issued his
proclamation, offering a reward for the
capture OF an escaped horsethief, and
the wagoners, who had seen the descrip-
tion of the convict, thought they oiscov-
cred a close resemblance between the
m an on the fence and the escaped felon.
so thoroughly satisfied were they that
they would receive the reward fer his
arrest that they approached and an
nounced that he was their prisoner.
One of them proposed, as he cracked his
wagon whip, to give him thu ashing
and then let him go, but his companion
protested that it was proper to ascertain
certainly whether he was the guilty
party before inhicting the punishment,
and proposed to take him to the resi-
dence of Gov. Randolph, which was
near by, and get his advice. Accord
ingly they marched their prisoner up to
the house, and knocking at the front
door, a servant made his appearance, Of
whom tbey inquired:


els your master at homer"


The negro opened his eyes in aston,sh.
meut at the inquiry, and replied, point
ing to the governor;


"Thst's masterw


It is said that the governor then
promptly confirmed the statement OF the
servant, and joined heartily in the laugh
that followed. He then told the mar
who had proposed to whip him without
the opportunity of defense to remain
outside and he would send him morn
ing dram, at the same time unbuttoninl
his coat, exposing pair of horse pistols
and remsrking ths. be should certainly
have used them had an attempt beer
made to carry the threat OF csstigstior
into execution. The other wsgonel
! he invited to join him In . hot breakfast
Year: 1879

The telephone is beginning to misbe-
have itself. A telephone wire in Chi
cago, the other day, began a Irritation
with streak of lightning, and the off
ces at each end of the wire were entered
by the lightning and the furniture de-
stroyed. If person were to get a streak
of lightning emptied in his ear while
listening at the telephone, it would be
very apt to embaIrass him.
Year: 1879

Rural Sun.


The death of the late Gen. 10
seph Hooker recalls to the mind of
the writer a memorable incident,
that occurred during our fate un-
pleasantess," of three thousand Con-
federates warmly cheering a Major
General of the u. 5. A.


Those of our readers who shared
with US the privstions of a prison
lite IN Rock Island, ILL.,, during the
severe winter of '63 and "a. will
learn with sorrow of the death OF
Gen. Hooker, a sorrow born OF pro
found respect for a gallant soldier
and lrue gentleman, and the men
ton OF his name will doubtless re-
call fresh to their memories the
visit Of inspection be paid the pris-
on inf we mistake not the date
the winter Of 1868.


In full uniform and mounted on a
large handsome gray stallion, Gen.
Hooker presented a grand appear
ance when he entered the prison
gate. By his side rode Lfeut. Col.
Carrier, second in command of the
post, but who really commanded it,
and more cowardly, cruel and dir
ty villain never disgracPd Gods i'm
age of man. Behind the two rode
a couple of ofiicers-we have forgot
ten their names, but they were mem
bers of Gen. Hooker's staff. Slow
ly the little cavalcade rode down,
and then up the lines of the wretch
ed, half starved captives who were
drawn up for inspection, and who
instinctively shrank back from the
brutal and triumphant stare of Car
rier, expecting every moment to re-
ceive q curse or a blow from him.
The keen, quick eyes of Gen. Hook
er seemed to scan every man from
head to heel, as he slowly passed
them in review, and at the upper
end of the lines, near where the wri-
ter stood, the party halted; the old
General half wheeled his horse,
lifted his plumed hat with as much
knightly grace as If we had all been
courtiers, and a soft expression
passed over his face as he said,
young gentlemen, i am sorry. very
sorry for you, and hope soon our
differences will be settled, 30 that
you all can return safely home
again" Simple as the expression
was, it was so different from those
we had been accustomed to hear
ing from the commander of the
prison that it touched the hearts OF
the dragged Rebs" like a current OF
electricity, and instantly three
thousand throats gave a lusty
cheer for lighting Joe Hooker"


We are pretty certain that there
was not a man in the line who would
not, if he had q chance, have hung
Carrier at that time; and we are
equally as certain there was not a
Reb on the ground who would not,
at the same time have risked his
life to save Gen. Hooker from harm.


1t is with profound sorrow that
we announce his death, Tor when
iriendless, penniless and fettered in
irons, he cheered US by his gentle
looks and won our respect and ad
miratIon by his kind words and we
as an eX Confederate soldier, will
contribute our mite towards having
his name engraved upon the ever
lasting rocks OF Lookout Mountain;
and let the mountain itself be his
monument, for 70 man during the
war, whether he wore the blue or the
gray more truly won the sobriquet
5han did the gallant "Fighting Joe
Hooker"
Year: 1879

Washington, Nov. 13, 187S.-Per.
init me to say that astronomers do
not anticipate any important dis
play at present. The November
meteors are due to a stream of me-
teoric matter whose perihelian in
teIsects the earth while it's aphelion
is in the neighborhood of the orbit
of Uranus. Centuries ago this me
teoric matter was all concentrated
into a tolerably compact mass,
which travelled along the orbit just
specified, but the action of the
planets has been such as to draw
it out more and more until now il
is scattered slong the whole orbit
IN such wise as to form a closed
ring, however, the scattering is no,
Uniform. On the contrary, there is
one part of the ling which is fal
more dense than any other. Bear
ing in mind that the ring is contln
ually travelling around the sun, JUS
as the rim OF a wagon wheel travels
around its axle, it is evident thai
every November the earth must
pass through some part of the me.
teor stream; but as the earth re.
quires only one year to make rev.
Olution about the sun, while the
meteor stream requires thirty three
and h quarter years, we pierce q
different part of the stream each
year. L: it happens to be a dense
part there is fine display of mete
ors.


Owing to the time Of the ring the
whole cycle of meteoric display s
must occupy a period of one-third
of a century; and it is known that
the length of that part of the cycle
during which extraordinary dis.
plays are possible is at least two
and a quarter years. The last great
displays were IN 1866 and 1877.
This year we pass through the ring
at a point far removed from the
dense portion and but few meteors
will be seen. An important dis
play cannot be expected before the
years 1898 to 1901. Yours, etc.


WIN. Hardness.
Year: 1879

The midnight sky is just now pc
culiarly brilliant. Nearly all of the
chief glories of the armament are
visible at the stroke of twelve. The
CONGREGATIONS of the installation
Is very striking. The Great Bear
is climbing up the eastern slope to
the pole; the Northern Cross with
the brilliant Affair set like a gem
in its top is sinking low in the
west; overhead shine the Royal
Perseus, Cassiopleae, and Andao
mOdO, gorgeous with starry jewels;
and IN the east the giant Orion is
chasing the bull toward the zenith,
while lower down flashes imperial
Sirius, the chief t~inkler OF them
all, whose wondrous scintillatlng
hues the star gazcr never tires OF
studying


Even more brilliant perhaps than
this array of fixed stars, are the
great planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars
and Venus, the three first named
being all in sight at midnight, while
Venus may be seen a few hours
later outshining the brightest "un
der the opening eyelids of the
morn" These are strung in a
bending line across the sky, like a
circlet of jewels. Their position is
especially interesting on account of
their conjunctions with the moon.
They all lie near her pathway, and
as, like golden shuttle, she threads
the spangled woof of the heavens.
she passes them one after another
at such close quarters that the spec
tacle cannot fail to interest whoever
will take the trouble to watch it.
She passes Jupiter on Friday night.
Year: 1879

People think newspaper writing
to be very pleasant, very enjoyable,
very easy work, and wonder why a
journal cannot keep upon an even
plane of excellence all the year
round. If they woke up every
morning with the same columns
staring them in the face, knowing
that they must be filled before the
paper went to press; if everything
that was seen, every good word or
phrase uttered, had to be retained
in memory, and she brain set to
thinking how it could best be twist


cd into readable shape; il at the
theater, the ears and eyes were to
he ever open to hear and see what
ever might be worthy of mention,
while the mind would be concen


srated on the play, the actors and
the audience, with the great end in
view of catching q squib in embryo; {;
if even on Sunday, out in the woods
or by the babbling brooks, some
thing struck the fancy which must
be stored in the mind TO be dilated
upon IN print on the morrow; If at
every walk and turn In life, the
brain had TO be but a grinding ma
chine, gathering in facts and dress
ing them into fancies; if the news OF
the day had TO be poured over as a
scavenger picks through a rubbish
heap-merely TO gather the good
things and cast the rest aside; If
dally and hourly columns OF tIash
had TO be read to obtain a few lines
of condensed sense, if this occurred
as unfailingly and as certainly as
the sun cir cled around; il 800 days
of this labor only ended year in
order that another similar one
might begin; and if each days edi
tion OF a paper must contain from
three to six editorials, and from ten
to thirty squibs-if they had all
this to do increasingly, they would
come TO the conclusion that an edi-
tors life is not such an easy one,
even if he goes into the theaters free.
and receives SO worth of dead head
tickets in exchange for $l5 worth
Of free local advertising.
Year: 1879

The pencil marks you sec around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your Sub-
Scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extendlAg
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone win Yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope You will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity OF such q
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


E- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1879

Talk about your new tangled
glove ve-bnttoner! Why the women
don't need it at all. When she gets
her glove on, instead of fishing way
down to the bottom of a pocket
filed with a museum collection, she
just reaches round to her back hair
and out comes hairpin and the
work is done in jiffy.
Year: 1879

A PRACTICAL LEssoN.-A young man stood
iistlessly watching some anglers on bridge
lie was poor and detected. At |, st, approach
ing basket filled with wholesome looking fish
he sighed:


IF now had these would be happy. I
could sell them at fair price and buy me food
and lodging


Il will give you just as many and just as good
fish,, said the owner, who had CHANGED to over
hear his words, if you will do me a trifliug fa-
vor.'


What is it? asked the other.


Only to tend this line till come back; wish
to go on short errand.'''


The proposal was gladly accepted. The old
man was gone so long that the young man began
to get impatient. Meanwhile the hungry siiss
snapped greedily at the baited hook, and the
young man lost all his depression in the excite
ment of pulling them in /; and when TIE owner
of the line returned he had caught large num-
Der. Counting out from them as many as were
in the basket. and presenting them to the young
man. the old fisherman said:


Il fulfill my promise from the fish you have
caught, to teach you whenever you see others
earning what you need, to waste no time in
fruitless wishing, but to cast line for your.
SELF
Year: 1879

WoMAN'S INFLUENCE ON SOCIAL LIFE.
Men, as rule, arc easily attracted to
beautiful face, but still it is an internal
beauty of character by which a woman can
exert the greatest amount Of influence
\ true minded man, though at first cnam-
ored by the glare Of personal beauty, will
soon feel the hollowncss of its charms when
he discovers the lack of beauty in the mind.
lnestimably great is the influence q sweet
minded woman may WELD over those around
her. 1t is 10 her that her friends would
come in seasons Of sorrow or sickness for
help and support--onc soothing touch Of
her kindly hand would work wonders on
the fcvnrsh chil1; few words let fall
from her lips in the ear Of a sorrowing Sis
ter would do much 10 raise the load of grief
which is bowling the victim down to tho
dust in anguish. The husband comes homo,
worn out with the pressure of business and
feeling irritable with the world in general;
but when he enters the cosy sitting room
and sees the blaze of the bright fire, his
| slippers placed by loving hands in rcadi-
ness and meets his wifes smiling face, ho
succumbs in q moment to the soothing in
iiuenccs, which act as the balm Of Gilead
on his wounded spirits, that arc wearied
with combating with the stern realities of
life. The rough school boy flies in rage
from the taunts of his companions to find
solace in his mothers smile the little one,
full of grief with its own large trouble,
finds haven of rest on its mothers breast,
and so one might 80 on with instances of
the influence a sweet minded woman has in
the social life with which she is connected
st. Jan,cs Moydaac.


| Tho Fair commence nnvt Tuo,J,r
Year: 1879

Reports on the sewerage of the late
residence of James s. Rockwell, the
millionaire, of Brooklyn Heights, who
died from diphlheria were submitted to
the Brooklyn Board of Health yesterday
by Sanitary Superintendent Raymond
and consulting plumber Forth that the
house of the deceased was filed with
traps, and was connected with the sewer
in Furman street by five inch pipe.
There was no trap at the point where
the connection was made. 1t was found
that sewer gas arose in the house owing
to several of the traps being unsealed.
The report recommended that a trap be
placed at the connection of the sewer
with the pipe leading into the house, and
that some OF the plumbing arrangements
be changed. The Board adopted the sug-
gestion.-N. Y. Sun,
Year: 1879

This department OF the ADVANCE Is open toany
one to express bis or her Views In appropriate
language upon any subject whatever. whether
religious, philosophie, scientific or political.


The conditions are: Brevity, write ON one
side Of the paper only. use appropriate language
and avoid personalities. The name Of the writ.
Or must accompany communications, not for
publication unless desired, but as a guarantee
OF go0d faith.
Year: 1879

1t will be remembered that about a
week since we gave an account of the
arrest of man named Oberhaltzsr, who
said he was from Chester, and in whose
possession wss found a gun which at
the time was supposed to have been
stolen. Chief Maxwell has been work
ing up the case since then and few
days since ascertained that three guns
were stolen from boat house az the
Lazeretto about month since. The
Chief thereupon communicated with
Chief Litzenberg, Of Chester, and with
a number of other parties, and, on
Thursday afternoon, Mr.. II. P. Wool
bert, of Philadelphia, came down and
identified the gun as his property,
stolen from the above club house. Yes
terday officer Stewart, of Chester, came
down to this city and identified the
prisoner as a, party we'll known in
Chester, and one whom he had locked
up on different occasions. The prisoner
was wanted in Chester to answer the
charge of being concerned in the above
robbery, and Chief Maxwell according
ly took him up yesterday and deliver
ed him to the proper authorities.
Year: 1879

The old established furniture house
of J. & J. N.::Harman ,4l6 King street, is
in the lead for fine furniture and cheap
prices, and their efforts to please the
public with the best furniture at the
lowest prices are only appreciated as is
attested by the large loads of furniture
that daily leave their doors. No per-
son who wants furniture of any des-
cription need leave the establishment
of the Messrs. Harman without being
fully satisfied both in the quality of the
furniture and the prices charged. In
conversation vita a member of the firm
yesterday, he assured that orders for
home made furniture were coming in so
fast that they could not fill them fast
enough. This evidence OF returning
business and prosperity to the Messrs.
Harman, is no less gratifying to the
firm than it is to the public.
Year: 1879

A. W. Davis was charged before
Squire Brady with assault and battery
on one Frank Duncan, boy of about
sixteen, who on oath declared he did
not know his own age. He had hung
large rag or an old shirt in front of
Mr.. Davis door, in whose house was a
sick person. Duncan undertook to
amuse large crowd of small boys by
loading his gun with small stones, and
shooting at the mark. MIR. Davis or
dsred him away and on his refusing to
go took his gun from him and told him
to send his father for it. At the hear
ing Mr.. Davis wanted to show by cross
questions that the boy was not fit to
have gun. But he refused to answer
and the Squire sided with the boy. Mr..
Davis then waved further hearing
and entered bail to appear at court.
Year: 1879

Complaints still reach I'D trcm thu
residents of Second street between Pop
lar and Walnut in regard to the stencil
arising from the sewer at that point. Ii
conversation with a gentleman residing
in that section last evening We were in
formed that no steps have yet been tax
en- to remedy the matter. Mr.. McMen
amin visited the spot and smelled
around a little, as did also the Street
Commissioner, but they evidently did
not carry .he stencil away with them
as it is there yet. Unless something is
done very shortly there will be several
vacant houses in that section.
Year: 1879

About s o'clock last evening Mrs
George Bacon met with very painful
accident at the restaurant of her hus'
band on Fourth street above Shipley'
In stepping from rear door into the
yard she placed her foot on the edge Of
a large bucket, which turned suddenly
and she fell heavily to the pavement
the handle of the bucket cutting her
leg in a shocking manner. DR.. John
son was called in and sewed the wound
up, and this morning the lady is rest
ing quietly.
Year: 1879

An article appeared in the Republi.
can few days ago accusing certain
parties for carrying away wreaths Of
flowers from off freshly made grave
A correspondent writes to us this morn.
ing to inform us that no blame is laid
upon the father or mother, but rather
upon the ones who laid the wreaths
out, as it was we'll known that they
were to be brought back from the fu.
neral. We publish this explanation
by request
Year: 1879

Special Officer Meekan of the Game
Protective Association, is again in har
ness and will be on duty from now IN.
til the expiration of the game law or
June LIST. He did some good work dur.
ing the reed bird season, arresting sew
eral and making things rather lively
among the violators of the game law.
Year: 1879

Adams & Bro, J04 Market street,
have an attractive five cent show win
dow, thought all the articles seen in
the window are not sold for FIVE cents,
there are enough however to give it the
significance of the five cent window.
The articles that are sold for that price
are generally useful houshold articles
of daily use and toys, and the price for
which they are sold is surprisingly
low,
Year: 1879

The Grace M. +. Sabbath school will
give a grand fair during the first week
in November for which great prepara-
tions are being made. The large
audience room of the Opera House will
be secured for the occasion.
Year: 1879

THE National Republican announces the
discovery of the fact that the names of the
seven electors of Arkansas in 1876 are all
sigued on the back of an envelope containing
the electoral certificate of that Sta:e in the
handwriting oil the same person. The story
runs that when Acting Vice-Pres;dent Ferry
cred an irregularity therein, in the absence
of the signatures of the electors from the
back of the envelope, and permitted it to be
sent back to the State for correction, the
same as he did in the case of the Louisiana
certificate. When it was returned he pre-
sented it to the joint convention, and the
seven votes of the State were counted for
Tilden and Hendricks
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communs
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
gut as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return Or pr sserve CON-
mrnications that are not used
Year: 1879

The World has word to say to Governor
Garcelon, which will be found elsewhere.
The World is wrong in its impression that a
higher rate of interest than six per cent. is
Illegal in Maine. The usury laws in this
State have been done away with. The DEM
ocratic- -Greenback coalition in the Legisla-
ture are however, talking of restoring them.
Year: 1879

The men and women of Maine, who are total ab-
stainers from and in favor OF the employment of
all wise and prudent means tor the prohibition of the
Importation, manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, are invited to meet in Mass Convention at
Year: 1879

various that laws need continual amendment
to meet them, and do even the limited justice
which gets done.


The question of expense appears to be
hardly worth consideration. 1t Is worth
much more than the sum expended to in
struct hundred and eighty men in the pub
lie business, what it is and how to conduct it.
Every man who goes there comes back more
of man and is of more use to himself and
his town. Town meetings aud annual Leg
islatures help to make the New England man
what he is, the most capable of any on the
footstool of showing how conducive repu5li-
can Government is to education. self reliance
and solid progress.


Annual sessions only have thus far been
discussed. Annual elections are equally i'm
portant. In addition to the increasing op-
portunity to punish bad men and to remove
incompetent men already spoken of, annual
elections are needful to keep the public mind
alive to public affairs. People know little
enough about them now, and would know
less if election day did not force them annu-
ally upon their attention. 1t is desirable to
have frequent discussions of prncip pies, for
men are convinced and educated not by
sound talk but by repetition of sound talk.
Argument is not enough; we need iteration.
And we need it both to keep US awake to
old ideas and to secure the reception CT new
ones.


The educational effect of frequent elections
is oil the greatest Importance to a republican
form of government and their advantages in
this respect will amply repay all the trouble
and expense which may attend them. The
Legislature should hesitate and carefully de-
liberate before recommending to the people
SO radical change in our fundamental law.