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Year: 1878

The attempted murder of Alderman Morris on
Sixth-avc. on Saturday morning, shows how easily
men maybe killed i'll New-York. The important
point is not the dastardly deed tself-it is the


stence Of the bastard and the demonstration that
life here is exposed in measure to the same perl
which besets il in countries notorious for skulking
and coyarGly homicides. The act being considered
il is a matter Of little consequence what motive
nerycd the would-be murderer's arm or whether he
made mistake in the selection of his victim. He
meant TO dispatch somebody. if not Alderman Nor
ris That gentleman af1irms that ne is not aware OF
the existence of a personal enemy of such
stamp in the world. We have, however
a plenty of men whose feuds are desperate
whose passions are uncOntroliable and
who are sometimes ready to sl1y an enemy even
when detection aud punishment are weli-nich III
evitable. These men, however are not usually as
sassns They do not in the dark waylay the objects
of their hatred They are as likely 10 strike in
broad daylight and in Broadway, as TO do so in an
empty avenue under the gray sky of early dawn.


We have not yet quite Daturalized the cloak and
dapgcr. A crime like this which is like biz of
business in n BOwery melodrama, OF of specially
thrilling interest la dime novel, is only common
in the pictured placards which deform our fences
and dead walls. But because il is not already COM
mon il is hardly safe TO conclude that il may not
become so, if once il is evident TO our dangerous
classes that il may DC committed with fair chance
of escape from its consequences. The worst of the
assault upon Alderman Morris is that il is possible
Noman can now walk at such an hour and in such n
thoroughfare, however courageous he may be, with
out some sense of uneasy apprehension. lie may
have enemies totally unknown TO him. He may be
mistaken for some one else. Some armed man. mad
with drink, may come across his path and if he
goes along WaTily, and aYails himself of all possible
precautions, nobody has right now TO tauut him
with timidity.


In the presence Of such dangers, the whoecommu.
nity has a right having handsomely paid for protec-
tion 20 demand IL, so far IL is possible. There
has been so much talk the foolish economy Of
gushing the gasghts an hour before daybreak-
talk occasioned by this very assaultha the absurd
and dangerous practice will probably be abandoned
But our great safety is in general police activity,
in keeping as many thieves, roughs, and Other
chronic nuisances locked up as much as possible
and in setting our faces resolutely against every
scheme that can possibly impair the efficiency of the
guardians of public order, aud draw OFF the zeal
of the Police Board from their legitimate duties to
make them serve the purposes of political faction
The criminal attempt on Saturday will serve a good
purpose if it politicians Of the danger Of med
ding with the police.
Year: 1878




Ex-President Woolsey adheres to his opin-
ion that Mr.. Tilden, in the cipher us
patches as well as in the campaign that pre-
ceded the election, was seeking the Presidency
with can uncommon anxiety" DIR. Woosey
refuses to believe that it was Pelton who was
so anxious. And, indeed. who bad the most
reason for "uncommon anxiety "-the man
who was to be President, or the man who was
notY


The appeal made for the family OF Lieu
tenant Benner the brave soldier VINO gave
his life to the Mississippi relief expeditloh'
has been generously met. Contributions
of moderate amounts have come from
all parts of the country. and the Chah-
her of Commerce Committee now sets aside
Sc. 600 of its funds for the destitute widow
and children. Postmaster james also an
nounces that the contributions made TO the
Post Office for three days will he devoted to
this purpose Those who are willing can thus
easily honor The memory Of brave man.


The high-bon South Carolnian has grown
so used to compromising with the United
States Government on such little matters as
frauds upon the revenue and the like, that he
Will no doubt be greatly amazed to
receive Attorney General Devcns's indignant
reminder that violation of the election laws
hardly comes under the same category.
The high-born South Carolinian having
by this time, become accustomed to
the Lotion that the United States Gov
ernment was established chiefly for
the purpose Of entertaining him with a
pleasing succession of compromises, may think
that his rights have been disregardcd But
let Judge Devens proceed without fear of his
anger. The wrath of South Carolina Is not
necessarily fatal; whereas if tie United States
Government gets mad, it usually means some
thing.
Year: 1878

The simplest episodes of American life have q
crisp freshness when dressed for the French palate


and served In artistic style in the columns Of the
Paris newspapers. Here is a dainty bit which we
Year: 1878

II is clear from the frauds which are beng
laid bare in Glasgow and London, that some
measures are urgently needed by which the
people may be guaranteed that the financial
statements put forward by banks and public
companies are correct. 1t is more important
to prevent misrepresentation than to punish
those who commit them.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Talmage, in his third sermon upon the
wiekedness of New-YOrk makes the singular
statement that, while looking on at game of
roulette in one of our gambling houses, he was
told by the officer in whose company he was
that no one entered there except upon the intro
duction of patron or by "police mandate.D
II this statement is accurate, it would seem
TO dispose. so far. at least, as one member of
the Police force is concerned, of the stereo-
typed plea that the gambling houses cannot
Year: 1878

"Ah! women are fickIe!' you tell me,


"Well-yes- by tickle you mean
\ trifie less false than men are;


And greatly more true than they seem" "
"But women are crueI-sO cruel!


They fiatter and coax for awhile,
Then tread on the hearts We give them,


And deal us blow with a smile!'
"But women are cruel-so cruel!


In million OF charming ways;
So sorry at times TO have hurt you,


So kind on the glOomieSt days.
"But you meD!-you calculate nicely


How near you may go, or how far,
And never one moment you soften,


No. pity the hope that you mar.
"And when at last you are successful,


And the flower floats down to your feet,
Its colOrs are no more so perfect,


Its perfume no more so sweet.
"YOu leave it TO lie OH the roadside


First tramping it down in the dust,l
And fancy that such is your right here,


To break and to outrage our trust.
''You think us so weak, till we sting you,


And give you at last your deserts;
And then you turn round in your anger


And vow that all women are hirts.
believe, that If you would let us


Be honest and true, as we are,
Not striving to conquer us always


The world would be better by far
Year: 1878

For 1t is often Gods way to wait till the
fourth watch before he brings his children
deiverance from their trouble. During
what weary years of loneliness and famine
! he kept Jacob waiting for tdings of the be.


loved Joseph. In the fourth watch of old
age the lost son was restored to him. Through
what long and bitter experience of slavery
calumny, and trouble, Joseph himself was
led TO his great honors The body of
Lazarus had lain in the grave four days be-
fore Jesus manifested his lifegiving power
to the heart-broken Mary and Martha Go
ing to the house of the anxious Jairus,
Christ fingers so long by the way to heal
and teach that the rulers daughter dies be-
fore he reaches her


How long, o Lord, how long" are words
that often go up TO heaven from hearts
weary with waiting for the deiverence that
tarries till the fourth watch of the night
But no darkness ever settles down so thickly
about us that God does not see us, toilinr
and rowing. Especially is il safe for us to
rest confident that he will deliver us from
all perils into which we come by going the
way in which he has sent us. He has not
forgotten the wayward boy for whom your
prayers have gone up these many wears in
the sleepless hours of the night It is not
because he has overlooked you that loss after
loss and calamity after calamity have be-
fallen you. He has kept close watch of the
mean calumny that has chased you so venge-
fully He knows all about the widows
heartaches the invald's WEAKNESS, the Young
converts temptations. His help will come
in his good time. And to have him come to
us in the fourth watch of the night, hushing
the stormy wind and stilling the wrathful
waters, and bringing us straightway to land,
is better blessing than to be with him
when he feeds the five thousand.-Seiecied.
Year: 1878

Because In day OF my days TO come
There waiteth grief to be-
Shall my heart grow faint, and my lips be dumb
In this day that Ia bright for nle2
Because Of q subtle sense Of pain,
Like pulsc-beat, threaded through
The bliss Of my thought. shall dare refrain
From delight In the pure and true2
In the harvest-held shall cease 10 CLEAN,
Since the bloom of the spring has ned2
Shall veil mine eyes to the MONDAY sheen,
Since the dew Of the morn hath sped2
Nay. phantom ILL., with the warning hand
Nay, ghosts of the weary past
Serene, as In arnor Of faith, | stand
We may not hold me fast.
Your shadows across my sun may fan,
But as bright the sun shalt shine;
For walk In n light ye cannot pail,
The light Of the King divine.
And whatever he send from day TO day,
am sure that his name is Love;
And he mover will let me lose my way
To my rest In his home above.


-guul4U ugoo -,u o
Year: 1878

One of the most obvious defects of the
modern graded school system, remarks the
St. Paul Pjoneer-P Press, is illustrated by those
cases where pupil is doing we'll in his studies,
has high percentage in every report, but,
being young and growing fast, is yet plainly
carrying more than his physical strength
will warrant. The natural course would be
to drop one or two of the studies, but this
the grading system will not admit; and the
pupil, who of course is unconscious that he
is working too hard, must either be required
to 60 back to lower grade, or must be with
drawn from school entirely. In instances of
this kind, which are by no means infrequent,
judicious teachers generally recommend the
temporary withdrawal of the pupil az less dis
astrous than his degradation, without appar-
ent reason, to q lower class.
Year: 1878

1t is told of man who went out hunting
in the mountains, armed with rifle, hatch
ct, and long bowie knife, that reaching a
cleared space in the pine timber, he espied a
huge grizzly and at the same time the huge
grizzly espied him. Nothing daunted, the
man discharged his rifle, but missed the bear.
Somewhat excited he threw the hatchet and
again missed the bear. At this point he made
up his mind that with nothing but his knife
lett he needed some outside assistance and
he determined to ask for it. Now he was
not praying man and was not familiar with
the usual forms of petition, but the emergency
was great and with no thought of profanity
he drw the bowie-knife and calculated: "'Oh
Lord! If you are on my side in this business
l expect you to see me well out of it. lfyou
are on the side OF the bear you must draw
it as mild as you can, and if possible dull his
claws little. But, if you have no prefer
ences either way. just stand out one side and
you'll see the cussedest bear fight that ever
come off in these mountains" The fight !?
Well, the skin is witness that the bear didn't
get the best of it.
Year: 1878

The Yellowstone mail service, we under
stand, has been expedited to schedule time


between Bozeman and Tongue river of three
days. This is quite concession from the
Department considering the continued hos
tile attitude expected of Congress toward
liberal Government policies. 1t is an unmis-
taxable advantage to the military and to the
travelling and business public. Montana is
vast Territory, and the demand is urgent in
other directions for increased mail facilities.
Year: 1878

This story reaches us, as our inform
ant would not give us the name of the
gentleman nobody need trouble them
selves to ask who il is.


A lady was in one OF our establish
ments the other day looking at some
hats. She selected a very elegant one,
and remarked to the clerk who was
waiting on her that she would like to
take it and show it to her husband,
and. if he liked it. she thought he
would not object to the price. The
clerk did rot know who the lady was.
bat was very anxious TO sell the hat,
and, to put u clincher on the bargain,
he asked;


DO you know Mr.. So-and-So:'


Yes replied the lady.


We'll. hs is q gentleman OF rare good
taste. and he purchased one like this
the other day for his wife, only the
flowers on it were red. and-hey: bless
me. whats the matter with the woman


Sue had left hastily. and had been
searching the house for the hat Just
like that one. only the flowers were
red and she hasn't found it yet. She
was Mrs. So-and-so.
Year: 1878

Henry Payne, who left Lewiston a
short time ago on his way down to
Portland, was made a bearer of an In.
dian canard to the Standard, who pub
llshed the statement that Moses had
commenced numbering families. The
.Standdrd uses the following language ::


The settlers in the vicinity are, we
have been informed, anxious for an
other war, for the reason they can sell
their produce and cattle at the highest
figures by getting large numbers of
soldiers quartered in their midst.


We presume the Standards inform
ant was the same man or a brother of
the man who gave the information
published on the 10th of June in that
sheet, that Ben. Nortons death was
caused from difficulty about horse
trade.
Year: 1878

The Senate Committee On Military Affair. will undoubtedly report favorably a sub. stitute for the bill ''To make an additional Artical of gambling or the frequenting ol gambling resorts by officer and soldiers oi the army" By the general regulations of the British Army also it is made the duty of the commanding officer of the corps .todizcoun tenance any disposition in his officers to play at any game for high stakes: :".'all gambling in garrison, camp or cantonment is strictly forbidden" mo tipping or gambling is to be allowed in any of the barrack rooms ' Sin hospitals every species of gambling is strict ly forbidden" ''in regimental recreation rooms all gambling is strictly prohibited.

 The substitute, will probably be adopted. provides that any officer serving with troops or any soldierc not on furlough;who gambles. bets or plays for money or other valuable stake or consideration, shall be brought to trial by court-martial, and upon conviction. punished as follows: If an officer, for the first offense with suspension from rank, command and pay for period of not less than six months, nor more than one year for tAe second offense, with dismissal from the military service.
Year: 1878

Dr. Thibodo. Examining Physician, and Charles Yates, Contractor for the care and medical treatment of the IBdigent Sick of Yavapai County, called upon us this morn ing. Dr. Thibolo stated that he had exam ined the hospital of Dr. Yates, and found it we'll kept, clean and we'll adapted to the healing of the sick. He further stated that the two patients whom he found m the hos pital were in as good condition now as they are likely to be for years, that is to say able to walk about, or to travel, and if they are tn remain longer a county charge, they should be in poor house instead of hos pital. He therefore ordered them dischar- ged from the hospital. The man Det- rich, he thinks csn only nope for a perma- nent cure in lower altitude and at some hot snrings, to which, if he cannot get there otherwise, he thinks the County sho1ld send him. Mr. Yates desired us to say that he is perfectly satisfied with the contract he made with the County and that he will fui- fill it to the letter, but that he positively will not receive Citizens of other Counties into his hospital on his County contract, notwithstanding the order of the Board of Supervisors.

 He further wishes us to say to the tax-pay- CTS OI tue tounts tnat nc agfecu tohetp tue man Detrich until there should be a full Board to act upon the case, and take the chances of their paying him for it, notwith- standing he knew at the time, and so stated to the members of the Board who were pres cnt, that the man did not belong to this County, and that as MT. Curtis, ofthe Board, was still absent, he had no thought of their acting upon the case yesterday without giv- ing him notice, yet he says they did act, thus taking advantage of him in making an or der that he shou Id attend to ooutside patients. and he believes they did so to impose upon him, when they must have known that he expected the matter was to rest until Mir. Curtis returned and there was a full Board. As conclusion to the whole matter he says he will be dad blamed if he don't make it tolerable warm for them before he quits.
Year: 1878

The Albuquerque Review complains bit terly of the passage of bill by the Legis lature which has for its object the removal of the county seat of Bernalillo county from Albuquerque to the town of BernaliIlo. Tine Review says;

 "Under the circumstances it HOW behooves the people of this persecuted town to defend themselves and their rights as best they may. In losing the oounty seat we lose one of the most important elements of our prosperity and a feature that gives the town very great importance. In losing the county property seat here becomes immediately de preciated in value. In losing it we will have to bear an increased burden of taxation for the purpose of building county ediices at Bernalillo which,(if the projectors of the movement succeed, and we subsequently, manage to regain the capitaD will be useles and serious loss 10 our rate payers.
Year: 1878

This gentleman, who has filled the posi-

 ton of Associate Justice in this Territory for the last eight years with more than usual ability and careful dealing, has been superseded by Charles Silent, a man of good standing and legal talent, from San Jose. Cal.

 Judge Tweed, in stepping down from the bench of Arizona, leaves a record of hon. esiy for his fair and impartial rulings in every case of the hundreds that have come up before him for adjustment The posi- tion is one that is difficult to fill and give entire satisfaction to both sides of ques- tion at issue, as all parties presume upon their right 10 a verdict or judgment Nee essarily one party has to be found in error andthe natural consequences are that feel ing remains with the person against whom judgment has been rendered that the Judge of the law is at fault and is not proper person to fill the position of Judge on the Bench. We know full we'll that during Judge Tweed's many years of office in the Territory, he has made some enemies and they are those who have plunged into law suits without case and in many instances through bad advice of yenturesome lawyers. That Judge Tweed has, in some instan- ces erred, we do not doubt, but they were mistakes of the head and not of the heart. It would be difficult task to find Judge filling the very important trust held by Judge Tweed, who has no enemies, and many more than the retiring incumbent. While the Judge has lew enemies, what may we not say of his friends of whom he has scores, who regret very much to part with so ..good and faithful serv ant!" Judge Tweed has gone to California on a trip of pleasure and business, to be gone but few weeks when he will return to Ari- zona, and either locate in Mohave or Yava- pal County and follow the profession he so many years ago adopted and which he has 90 nobly and honorably followed.
Year: 1878

chest" which figured in 1876. The News snt
Courier adds that the plan of campaign cannot be
changed at this late day, because to do that would
be TO admit that what and is done is unlaw
ful and wrong" The country has already reached
that conclusion without the admission.


Dr. Bolps Cough Syrup should be kept in every
family. A slight cough, if unchecked, is otter
the forerunner of Consumption, and timely dose
Of this wonderful medicine has rescued many
from an early grave.
Year: 1878




In recent letter from travelling
correspondent of the New Orleans
City Item appeared the following
paragraph referring to Donaldson
vile:


The main street running parallel
with, river, known as Mississippi
street, presents much better appear
ance ut the upper end, and since the
completion of Mr.. Bernard Lemann's
magnificent brick building, which
occupies the whole front of one
square of ground, onehalf of which
is occupied by M. Israel g. Co., and
the other by the young and enter
prising owner thereof. Merchants
there spoke encouragingly of the
coming crop, but said that a good
rain was necessary to improve the
same and about one o'clock that
afternoon heavy rain descended.
which continued to fall the remain
der of that day. One thing is want
ing there to better facilitate business,
and that is a telegraph Office. was
informed there was none in operation
at this point.
Year: 1878

We have heard of no greater
reform than the one adopted by the
merchants of Big Cane. By mutual
agreement they keep no intoxicating
liquor in their stores, either for sale
or to give away. We warrant they
will never regret having taken this
stand. good one for the merchant
and a far better one for the plant
ers.-Sf. Landry Democrat
Year: 1878

We may at any moment hear that the
treaty Of peace has been signed between
Turkey and Russia. The wistful hesitancy
of the Ottoman Power meant to defer as long
as possible the signing of the instrument
which declares her nullity is human. Evil
dent as has been the utter hopelessness of
opposing further the victorious Muscovite
last moment some Power would intervene
between her and her apparent destiny.
Austria, however, has been treasured"
and England has made up her mind to
defer smashing Russia until she can corner
her in the Conference. Then she will
see whether everything suits her, and
if not-Earl Derby will make another
speech. It must not be forgotten that
England is spending her six million pounds
in guns and ships, and talks Of one army
corps being ready and another ''well under
way" but these things do not necessarily
mean war. General Gourko is marching
with thirty thousand men to San Stefano and
the Russians are gathering artillery there !;
but that does not mean that there is not to
be peace. In fact, Gourko is just the person
to force upon the Turkish mind the neces-
sity of putting Turkish handwriting to the
bottom of those iron-bound conditions with
out further delay. The signature of the
treaty will close the fighting chapter for the
present, and if the Kaiserbund holds firm,
as there is every likelihood, the Eastern
question will be quietly narcotized at the
Conference for possibly another quarter Of
a century. The Greek furry is not likely
to affect the general issue in any way.
Year: 1878

constituents would have the best chance of
success. In the old slavery days we had
politicians who were classed as Northern
men with Southern principles" and under
Mr.. Southard's scheme almost every candi-
date depending on the support Of two other
sections besides his own for an election
would be under a strong temptation to cater
to the majority of his countrymen instead of
to his own section, which would always be
u minority. If we are to have triumvi-
rate each member of it should BE elected by
his own section, otherwise no section would
ever be truly represented in the executive.


The only advantage which would attend
triple executive would be diminution OF
the importance of the Office and conse-
quent abatement Of the heat, agitation and
corruption of our Presidential elections
This is a most important object, but we think
it might be accomplished by a simpler
method and one more in accordance with
our American habits Of thinking. But we
are likely to undergo longer and more
disastrous experience of the evils of our
present system of infinite corruption and
infinite agitation before the people will be
educated up to the point requisite for an
efficient reform.