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Year: 1877

There seemed to be a want of organization
and preparation in this community ofor
celebrating our ecently achieved inde-
pendence. 1t was thought inexpedient;
and it was considered rather better to
take it out principally in prayer, etc.
In fact the Office holding and oface-seeking
people were out Of sorts and patriotism
was at discount. The politicians have
obtained a kind of prescriptive control
over the subject of demonstrations and the
people naturally look to them for leader
ship in such movements.


A poorer stick to rely on cannot be
found, save where there is question of
office and elections leading to office. There
was no such issue connected with our
hanksg giving day and consequently it
was left to take care of itself. Happily it
took very good care of iteelf. Religion
eanctifed the event with it's most impos.
ing music and ceremony, soldierly instinct
rallied it's battalions to the call of patriot
ism and popular joy filled the streets all
day with crowds of holiday keeping citi-
z sns whose enthusiasm was none the less
genuine because qaiet and spontaneous.


Itmust be admitted that the volunteer
military from our sister city, Mobile,
gave great eclat to the demonstrations of
the occasion. Their artillery company pre-
sented one of the finest looking bodies of men
that we have ever seen, and one of the Infan :
try companies attracted unusual admiration
by the projection of their drill as well as
the striking elegance of their uniform.
| Without being able to dwell upon individ-
ual names, we cannot omit the mention of
one who was quickly recognized and
warmly greeted by many q bystander as the
Mobile artillery moved onward. We refer
to that gallant soldier and former Loulsia
nian, Major Henry ST. Paul.


Perhaps the most satisfactory feature
of the days proceedings, however, was
the appearance of United States troops
participating in the military parade
Four companies of the 18Th Infantry
amply and handsomely represented the
United States army. Soldiers in or
above the ranks are obliged to be ma,
chimes in come measure, but we could not
dou bt TIA at the hearts ofall, men and officers
} were much more warmly enlisted in their
J present work of brotherhood than they had
ever been in their recent duties of quasi
autagonism. Geo. Augur and other officers
of high rank who 50 folly manifested theil
kindly sympathes have shown that they
know what it is to be soldiers of a Who'll,
country.


The marine and sailor corps was poin
of great interest and attracted much atten
tion as body of hardy, stalwart athletes


New Orleans will not soon forget tht
really splendid independence celebration
which che owes not to her politiciaus ant
newspapers, but to her citizens and soldiers
Year: 1877

FIRST CoMMuNIoNs.-Last Thursday, Feast
of the Ascension, was the day selected in
number of our churches for the First Commu-
nion of the children who had been prepared
during the winter. SO far we have been
enabled to ascertain, the number of those who
approached the Holy Table for the first time
Year: 1877

LITTLEpAGE's CoNFEssIOS.-Littlepage,
the Henrico-county forger, has at last found
out that it is useless for him to continue his
assumed loss Of speech. On Saturday a
State officer saw him at the county Jail, had
a long talk with him, and advised him TO
own up that ne had been t'putting on" and
when he went out to the penitentiary to
behave himself, be good prisoner, do his
duty, and thus enttle himself to the usual
shortening Of the term. Littlepage then
confessed that he had not lost his speech,
conversed freely, and said he would take the
advice given him. He had hearty cry
about his wife and children, and seemed to
be much impressed by the error Of his way.
is for two years.
Year: 1877

CONGRESSMAN EMALLSS CASE.


COLUMBIA, November 10.-In the trial OF
Congressman Smalls the defence put up no
witnesses, which gave counsel the privilege
of reply to the States attorney. Ex-Judge
Carpenter made the opening speech for
Smalls. lie was followed by Colonel YOU
mans and General Conner for the prosecu-
ton, and argument was closed by ex-Judge
Melton in behalf Of the prisoner. Judge
Townsend delivered the charge, and the
Jury took the case under consideration
about dark. The defendants counsel dwelt
upon the necessity for every juror to act
independent and not allow others to in
fuence them.
Year: 1877

Beware! the heights are SLIPPERY. He who held
sun ago, the Natton's sacred trust, 2 .
May lie, to-day, strong oak newly fellsd,


With all his glory trailing In the dusti
Named yesterday leader brave and just,
Faithful to execute, as wise to plan
Tomorrow stigmatized as one whose LUST ada.
For wealth and power his patriots zeal outran;
Hailed as a god, and spurned as less than man
Tickle is worldly favor at the best,


And hs Who sails Upon its shifiing tide


May look to be contemnod where once cafssssd-
To be debased where he was deifled.
More happy they whom Fortune hath denied
To walk the dizzy heights Of earthly fame;
Secure from oil the lures Of pomp and pride,
To 60 their ways, free from reproach and blame
With peace the worldly great may never claiml
Time is Truths oracle. The hour will come
When all this darkness shall be turned to light,
And false accusers shall he stricken dumb,
And Wrong shall foe before the face OF Right.
And he who hath conscience clean and white,
For mans approval may afford to wait;


But wo unto the guilty!-fof no hight l.
Is black enough to hide him from the FatS
That bringeth all to Justice, soon or late
Year: 1877

Visitors to Paris just now are puzzled
at the appearance of strange-appearlng
editice which is being raised in what was
fomerly known as the Isle of Louviers. 1t
is building erected by the Department
of the Seine to contain tho municipal and
department archives Experience in 1871,
when the archives we're entirely destroyed
by the villainous Communists has shown
the necessity of erecting this edifice With
extraordinary precautions. There are no
windows on the street side, and every device
that promises security in case of fire has
been sedulously resorted to. The burnt
archives were mine of wealth to the his
torian, containing as they did an immense
amount of information Of every kind, politl-
cal and municipal, in. reference to the capl'
tol of France. Some few of these records
had, fortunately been printed, but the most
serious loss of all was that Of the parish reg
listers of the city, forming feries OF many
thousand volumes, which went back TO the
thirteenth century.
Year: 1877

mo man will ever prosper who has the
curse ola ruined woman upon him. The
murderer of the body can be tried and ex-
ecuted by the worlds laws, but the murder
er of the soul is tried by heavens laws and
the execution is sure as divine Justice"
Aunt Betsey said this as she folded the white
hands of a beautiful girl, and put white
flowers and green leaves about the marble.
cold forehead. There was a tiny babe be.
side the girl mother. The house was hushed
and there was mourning such as few know,
Half glad that the mother and child were
dead the rest of the family must perform
the last sad Office of burial and bear the
family shame. A haunted house A ruined
homel God the architect and man the
spoiler. The curse is there, and the de.
stroyer cannot escape. = Voman's Journal.
Year: 1877

lovers of the picturesque, or stu
dents of human nature, than these
remote Southern watering places.
The scenery is the most magniti-
cent in the whole Appalachian
range, and the social world-the
thought, manner and character of
the people-are totally different
from anything to be found in the
North, and are well worth our at
tentiye study, keeping the condi-
ton of the country always in view.


The one difficulty in the way Of
tourists, however, to these regions,
is the extortionate charges made by
every Southern railway and way
side hotel. They are usually
treble the rates in the North.
Passengers are so few in number, "
is the frank plea, "that we must
make what we can off of them.
1t will not need a long experience,
however, to convince them how
suicidal is the policy.
Year: 1877

Men succeed in their professions
quite as much by complaisance and
kindliness of manner as by talent.


Desmosthenes, in giving his well
known advice to an orator-that
eloquence consisted in three things,
the first action" the second "ac-
ton" and the third "action" is
supposed to have intended manner
only. A telling preacher in his
opening remarks gains the good will
Of his hearers, and makes them
feel both that he has something tC
Year: 1877

The language of the turf abounds
in slang phrases, some Of which are
expressive. In accounting, five
shillings are known in betting cir
cles as a dollar; pound is called a
quid; flyers and tenners are respec-
lively f5 and elO notes. A pony
is turf slang for e25; a century
means, Of course, a hundred, while
a monkey represents sum of $500.
The odds is represented by the fig
ures for or against the chances Of
the horse, and the principal turf
market is in London, and is open
daily at alarge building in Yelling
ton street and at TattersalPs. It's
the big book-makers who "set the
Market" i.e., fix the rate of the
odds which, at times, are not at all
commensurate to the chance Of the
horse. A stiff one is dead 'un, or
u horse which is in the cart; in
other words, an animal which will
not compete, but will be scratched


(that is, struck out of the race),
before the day appointed for its de.
cision. Milking a horse means that
book-makerS arc laying the odds
against a stiff one. SHINING the
| lamb denotes that the book makers
have a clear book as regards the
winner; in other words, have not
betted against it, and have, there
fore, nothing to pay. The origin
of the phrase is not given in


the Slang Dictionary, and the
writer has not been able to trace
it, One of the most expressive
phrases in the vocabulary of the


turf is hedging. "No bet is good
till it is well hedged to" is well


known turf maxim. The following
is an explanation of hedging: Sup
pose a betting man backs a particu-


lar horse for the Cesarewitch at 100


to l before the entries are due for
that race, and that horse is entered,


is favorably weighed, and accepts,
it is pretty certain to come to shorter
odds than it was backed for. After


its owner has accepted, it may be


assumed that the price will be not


more than so to l, which the maker


of the bet will lay to some person


SO that he may himself stand in a
position to win ESQ to nothing.


That is hedging. If the horse be-


comes a good favorite as the time


for the decision Of the race draws


nigh, and attains the price of, say,


ten to one, then the betting man


may lay off, or hedge, e25 more of


his hundred at that price, in which


case he is said to stand on velvet;
! in other words, whether the horse


should win or not, he will win; he


will win &25 if the horse is success


full, and, if not, he will win fifty
shillings, and SO be able to back
some other animal to that amount.


There are persons on the turf who
make money by the process Of
hedging; they never stand to be


shot at, but invariably begin to
l. hedge with all their might as soon
as there occurs an opportunity.
The eventualities of the turf are
great, and a horse that is the lead
ing favorite at breakfast-time may
: be struck out of the race before
: dinner, or have gone back in the
betting to the hopeless odds at
which it was first backed; hence
! the maxim which all knowing turf
| men keep before them, no bet is
good till it is well hedged to.
Year: 1877

old AID young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the WESTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class of
community.


We desire our business men 10 make a note
of tho above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for tho coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free of all irregular and irresponsible advor-
tising; for many soOi people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper. especially their
church paper, take it as guarantee of ro
sponsibility. Such confidence should not be
abused when it can DO helped. We want.
therefore,


Tha Advertising Patronage
of such business men and firms as we can
recommend to our friends and the public
without compromising the character of the
paper.


Our Teams Shall be in Harmony


with the BUSINESS OutIOOS,


Sand A., VoUr Rnvors
Year: 1877

O1ccr Sullivan. Of the Fourteenth precinct, whose
clubbing propcps.tes described In detail In yes
terday's HERALD. appeared at the Tombs Police Court
yesterday and gave bail In $500 for his appearance
General Sessions on the charge against him OF assault


and battery. After tho termination OF the before
jury he will be placed trial before the Board OF
Police Commissioners. His friends tho police
in the meantime making every effort to smooth the
path of their comrade and eulogics on his fidelity
Year: 1877

BLOCKING THE SIDEWALKS WITH DRY GOODS.


NEW YORK, March l, 1877.
To THE EDITOR OF TUE HERALD:-


How is It that tho retail dry goods stores Eighth
avenue allowed to put half their stock the
sidewalk thereby causing great Inconvenience to the
travelling public and also the each sido OF
them? believe there Is n law concerning the show
ing OF goods the sidewalk But what Is the good
OF law in this city? Money gets the best OF H.


EIGHTH AVENUE RETAILER.
Year: 1877

From Our Regular Correspondent.


NEW CASTLE, Sept. q.


An unusually large number of strang-
ers were in town yesterday, as spectators,
and as such remained during their stay;
not a single case of disorder took place.


A couple of our aged citizens a day or
80 ago, became possessed with the idea
that little recreation on the river in the
way Of fishing would not be amiss. The
elder is good waterman and took upon
himself the command, His boat was
moored near the Cape May wharf,
getting in, he held it steady for his COM
panion who made misstep and went in
to the water. After a number of vain
attempts to get into the boat, line W as
given to him and he " as towed around to
the steamboat wharf and helped out, wet
scared and in no very amiable humor.


We believe that our milk supply will
not be cut off so suddenly as was expect
ed. One milk man says that after giving
the matter considerable thought he has
come to the conclusion that there nc
more harm in serving milk on Sunday
than in cooking and eating fine dinners
Tomorrow Rev. b. McMackin, of the
Baptist church, will imnerse two adult:
in the river near Fort Lane. The cere.
monies will begin at 1880 p. m.
Year: 1877

On, yTuesday,I September 4th,::::the dead
body OF au unknown colored man was
found near st. Augustine, this county, and
latter an inquest by Deputy Coroner Clea-
yer. OF Delaware City, was buried along the
the river beach on Mrs. Alrich's farm, near
Port Penn. But the interment was made
below high water mark, aud the water
washed away the sand and dislnterred the
body, which soon became very putrid and
offensive. Information to this effect was
forwarded to Coroner Rose, and this morn
ing he went down to Port Penn for the
purpose of burying the body properly
He was also Informed that the Deputy
when holding the Inquest had only ten men
on the jury, and If this information is cor.
rect the Coroner will be obliged to hold
another inquest.
Year: 1877

This morning about o'clock, young
man with his clothes and also his face en-
tirelv covered with mud called at the
police station, and asked if he could lay
down for a short time. He was given per
mission, and going into one of the cells he
slept until after seven o'clock: He wa'
then told to leave add he did SO In the same
condition he had come in. it's not known
where he came from but 1t is supposed thai
he was intoxicated and wandering along
the railroad had fell into the marsf
around the round house. He gave NJ
mama
Year: 1877

RHODES CONFESSION-HIS FATE


Il JUST ONE.


A great many persons whose minds
were not clear upon the question of
Rhodes guilt, and who doubted the
strict justice of bis sentence, will
doubtless feel easier to learn that a
day or two prior to his execution he
made a confession of his guilt to sew
eral persons who were interesting
themselves in an effort to have his
sentence committed. He stated that
he came up behind Temple while the
latter was walking along the road and
without any warning felled him to
the ground after W hich he attacked
the PROSTATE man with knife. He
says that Temple did not even see
him previously to the attack, and was
entirely unaware of his proximity.
Year: 1877

WAsHIsGToN, February l.-Speakcr


Randall and President pro tenn. Ferry


had q conference this afternoon in regard


to the embarrassment likely to result


from the provision Of the electoral Get


which prohibits the dissolution Of the
Joint meeting of the two Houses
until the count of the electoral
votes shall be completed and the
result declared. This provision OF
the act is closely followed by others,
which authorized either House TO take q
recess from the afternoon of one day till
an hour not later than ten next morning
IN the event of questions having arisen
in regard to the counting of any elec-
toral votes, and also TO proceed with its
ordinary business while any question is
being considered by the commission.
The effect OF the first described pro.
vision will be, however, to keep both
houses technically in continuous session,
so that all the proceedings in either one
of them until the completion of the
count must bear date OF to-day. This
will greatly impede the legislative busi.
ness, as under the rules ssingle objection
is sufficient in mBDy cases TO
prevent the consideration Of certain
classes of business until next legislative
DAY. After it is presented, difficulties
might also arise concerning the bills seut
to the President TOR his approval, pend
ing the completion OF the count, as they
would bear legislative date OF to day.


The Speaker and Mr.. Wilson, OF Ia,
a member of the House Committee ON
Rules, called on Mr.. Ferry as soon as
the II ouse took q recess, and he invited
Senators Blaine, Hamilton and Conkling
to participate in the conference on this
subject, as a result Of which it was agreed
to be necessary to immediately repeal SO
much OF the electoral act as prohibits the
from day to day while the
question remains under consideration
ty the commission. Mr.. Wilson
will TO morrow offer bill in the
House for this purpose, and it will doubt
less be promptly passed by both bodies.


The subject was also discussed INFORM
ally in the executive session Of the Sen
ate this morning.


Speaker Randall having been criticiz.
ed for appointing both teilers on the part
of the House from members Of his own
party, it is proper to say that this course
was adopted IN pursuance OF determi-
nation Of the Democratic caucus, 1t be.
ing understood at the time that the pre-
siding officer OF the Senate should be no.
tilted OF the arrangement so that he might
appoint two Republican tellers on the
part of the Senate, and thus make things
even
Year: 1877

The fates that SOW select the plow,
That cuts the cleanest furrow;
That man is only all man


Whose work is clean and thorough
And the fates that reap for the harvest


sweep


Aye choose the keenest sickle;
That man is only half a man


Whose course is weak and tickle.
They err who deem Life's busy stream
But meant for craft of power;
No honest works so cheap and mean
But hath its solem hour;
For the lowly poor in walks obscure
Have still their human duty,
As well as those whose statelier ways
Move on il, light and beauty.
Do well your work, as porter, clerk,
Longshoreman, groom or carter
The crown of toll are won as off
In sweat of brow as barter;
Blunt Duty takes all sorts Of tracks
Broad, narrow, dry, or muddy:
As much Of conscience may be thrown
In Workshop as in Study.
Work without flaws the custom draws
From hands that slur and blunder;
The chief cause for making laws
'Gainst false pretence and plunder
Springs out of Sloth and Folly, both
With naught but scorn before them.
All honest wages scorn unless
You give good labor for them.
The toll you use in pegging shoes,
Or welding pick or shovel,
As much as.that of pen ond brain,
May glorify ahovel;
And mean and base to all his race,
To alien and to neighbor,
Is he who in his heart denies


The dignity of labor.
Then, though you toll above the soil,
Or underneath it burrow
In mines and tunnels, always let
Your work be clean and thorough.
Humanity's Family Tree,


Requiring honest duty
Of little twigs, as well as boughs
That wave in strength and beauty.


Nathan d. Urner.
Year: 1877

The most famous of magicians was the
late Robert Houdin. He was never ex-
celled, and seldom equalled, in his call
ing. He was well declared to be the
prince Of coniurers, for he elevated his
profession, and was an able mathemati-
clan and mechanician.


His ingenuity was unlimited, and it
was absolutely impossible to detect the
secret of his innumerable tricks ard per-
formances. Without the least assistance
he would hold an audience in delight
and amazement for hours, everything
being done with graceful facility which
showed that Houdin absolutely enjoyed
his business, he taught his own son
many of his original tricks, but never
impaired them to others, while the Sc
cret of the most remarkable perform
ances has died with their master, and no
one can ever hope to reproduce them.


Probably the first instance in which a
conjuror has been called upon to exer
else his profession in Government en-
ploy was that of Robert Houdin. He
was sent to Algeria by the French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs to exercise the
black art in that benighted country,
hoping thus to destroy the influence ex-
ercised among the Arabs by the Mara
bouts-an influence which was often
mischievously applied. By few cum
ming, yet clumsy tricks, these Marabouts
passed themselves off as sorcerers, and
were held in fear and veneration by the
ignorant tribes. The French Govern
ment desired to show the Arabs that
these would-be-leaders among them
were mere impostors, and that their
pretended supernatural powers were
without the least foundation in truth.
The best way to do this, it was thought,
would be to send one among them who
should eclipse their skill, and thus dis
credit their science and pretended pow
ers. 1t was resolved to send Robert
Houdin, and the wizard was ordered to
sppear at the Government Office in Paris
forthwith.


Houdin was little puzzled to know
what the minister could want with him.
The plan and purpose Of the Govern
ment were made known to him, and he
entered with spirit into the idea and Its
successful application. With every IA
cility and all needed protection, Houdin
sailed for Algeria to astonish the natives.


Arriving under favorable auspices, he
went at once to work upon the object of
his mission, and gaping crowds followed
him everywhere, thinking him inspired.
He succeed in showing the people that
he could vanquish the famous prophets,
who had obtained such control over the
ignorant masses Of the population, and
thus threw them into such discredit that
he succeeded in disarming them almost
entirely of their influence.


Still, there was one Of the Marabouts
whom he had not yet met, and who scof
ed at the reported powers of this French
wizard. a day was therefore appointed
when the two should appear before the
people, and each give evidence Of his
own peculiar powers.


One of the great pretensions of the
Marabout was to invulnerabiIity. At
the moment that loaded musket was
pointed at him and the trigger pulled he
pronounced few cabalistic words, and