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Year: 1879

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| The lights were out, the streets


were still, and all other presences


were silent in the presence OF the
! peaceful night. And at this time
! the soft but slightly unsteady
tread of a man was heard ap-
preaching the station. He took a
chair near the door, dangled his
legs over the chairs arm, hung
his peaked hat on the toe Of his
boot, and in a low voice addressed
the officer: Il was here a year
ago and listened to the song of
your cricket under the mat there,
and want to hear it again. That
cricket comes into my life exactly.
He sings and all his green COM
rades sing of the dying summer.
There ;are million Of these little
mourners under the leaves to-
night, and they all have one song
of pensive sadness. There is a
cricket in my heart. There used
to be summer there. I am a sort
Of an old cricket myself. I crawl
into the natural formed grape
grottoes on the highway and sing
my own sad song there. Speak
ing of cool, wild graperies reminds
me that I am athirst. Say, Ser
geant, can't you send sleutb
messenger to the Club of the Pur-
pie Cluster and tell the vipous
triumvirate that are crcwning
their chaste and marvellous brows
with beautiful chaplets to send me,
not al old Roman punch even, nor
Grecian amaranthe julep, but a
tod, mere modern tod. Tell
them I am always with them, and
I often commune, when on my
prom;scuous pilgrimage, with their
Observation-Disclosures me, I mean
disembodied-spirits I see their
faces rapt and purpling with the
blood of the broken-hearted grape
Of the Garter stream. But say,
Sergeant, my blood is turning in
to the channels Of melancholy.
This must not be. Here are three
coins l put one into wine, and the
world fushes up for me-; a second
coin, and [ own that block there,
l am mayor Of Pawtucket, 81
walk on thrones a third, and I
hear rapturous music, l float on
fair rivers, my old coat becomes
as the garment Of great ruler; l
put my warm heart against the
cold marble of the world, and I
warm it with it's generous glow.
The world is no longer marble
tomb to me. 1t opens, and en-
chanting forms come forth and
embrace me and bid me 60 on.
The gates Of eternity open with a
majestic welcome to the man who
defes fortune and dares to grand.
ly live it out" "But those are
not coins," said the officer, "they
are buttons" "We!l, buttons, 80
let them be-ah! that song again,
the song Of the cricket. Officer,
let me sleep here under the mag
netism of the mighty midnight
heavens, and let the lady crickets
serenade mo-"
Year: 1879

Philadelphia Times.


The dark shadows of Fetcher's life
stand out all the stronger because of the


brightness into which they were pro-
jected, but now there is much shadow


and a little light, for the actor has fall


len from his high station by reason of
il-health brought about by excesses,
and the graceful actor has made way


for q graceless old age-an old age that


has come before its due, for it is only
thirty years since the young French
sculptor, then % years of age, made his
first bow as actor at the Salle Moliere, in
MS native land. From that time his
career has always been upward and Oh
to great successes. So far as drinking
is concerned it never interfered with his


business until a few years ago, and his


engagements were carried out faith
fully, although managers had come to
know by the higher range of his always
lmperious temper, and on occasions


his absence Of mind, that he was failing
somewhat, One that knew him we'll re-
lates that fletcher was remarkable for
pauses. Upon reaching dramatic
climax, 1t was his custom to stop short
III action and speech and stand perfect
ly still. In many cases this was provo
cative of great applause. His acting
became noticeable for the growing fre-
quency and length of those pauses, un-
til finally it became the business OF the
proprietor to always watch and correct
him. In the winter of 1875 he broke
IN on number of engagements by
falling sick before they were completed.
In 1876 this was still more the case, un-
til it was with difficulty that he could
obtain an engagement in an first class
theatre. Indisposition was the plea,
until finally in Rochester, his troubles
eliminated by his appearing so drunk
upon the stage that the audience Kissed
and left the theatre, and the whole
story of continued drinking and high
living was told in the public print. Dur
ing the past two seasons Mr. fletcher
has broken down very frequently, and
the manager of a leading star theater,
in speaking of him recently, said:
" fletcher, who should have been the
leading actor of the would, is dead to
the profession of which he was at one
time the ornament" An old acquain-
tance relates that fletcher was man
who lived very high. "He often sat
down to lunch and Jared upon tin of
plate-de-foi-gras and pint of raw
brandy nothing else; and the brandy
at lunch bore but meagre relation to
his daily ration"
Year: 1879

The writer of an article in the Fort
nightly says: The Englishman indiyid-
ually is the most expensive animal on
the face of the earth; and though he
has learned to babble a cant as to liking
cheap government, it is cant merely.
| have heard most experieced person
say: IF you want cheer in the house
of commons, make a speech on general
economy; if you want to be beaten in
a vote, propose a particular saving
Year: 1879

THE managers of the Roach subsidy
will press their scheme as soon as pos
sible upon thereassembling of congress.
They claim to have a majority in both
houses and insist that both ihe presi-
dent and Secretary Evarts support their
nr0ipct
Year: 1879

GENERAL GRANT AT SAN FRANCIsco.-The reception
OF General Grant at San Francisco on Saturday last
was a remarkable one. II carries the Imagination
PACK TO the times when the Keman conquerors came
from the ends of the earth. surrounded by the evil
denees OF victory to give to the swarmng streets of
tne imperial City holiday full of pride and exulta-
tion But the long march of the American soldier
mas been peaceful one The spOils of his bloodess
campaign have been those of goodwill and the
memories of many hespitalites in far distant lands
We hardly knew how famous our General was until
many people who cared little for his political honors
testified their admiration of him as military genius
IL may be said without much danger of mistake that
the honors paid to General Grant in Eur0pe and Asia
anticipate the verdict of history and the opinions of
iuture generations. In those quarters of the world


little was known of his civil administration and that
little was hardly known with accuracy But the
story OF military achievements travels fast and travels
tar Even while he was making history in the field
the world following the report Of his operations and
reading with eagerness the bulletins his victories
the hrSt brilliant success at Fort DonelSOn which
made MIN MajOr-General of Volunteers: the prO-
longed and triumphant siege of Vicksburg which
made him Major General of the regular Army the
battle OF Chattanooga, which made him Lieutenant.
General and Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of
the United States and master of the movements of


OOOOO soldiers: the siege of Petersburg the engage
ment at Five Forks, the surrender of Lee and the
definite conclusion of the war, which made him
PRESIDENT of the United States We suspect that i'm
this bit of condensed history lies the secret of the en-
thusiasm displayed at San Francisco on Saturday
certainly in this lies the secret of the foreign hOnors
paid to General Grant
Year: 1879

!, Much complaint has been made because of
ceived at the hands of the corporators. The


fence has been down since the Spring, and the
graves exposed to the depredations of what
ever pleilsed from the public highway. On
Saturday night last the police captured and
allowed the sacred enclosure for a pasture
range. The feelings of those who have dear
friends deposited there are naturally hurt at
such neglect: If those on whom the duty de-
wolves OF taking care of it have not the time
nor taste for such work, let them pass it over
Year: 1879

On Friday evening last Moses Price in
company with a friend, after picking a basket
of the choice peaches for which his farm is
famous, started for this town with the basket OF
fruit on the hinder part of the carriage. On
the way the horse took fright and bolted off at
q fearful rate, running against passing cow,
breaking the carriage and strewing the fruit
along the road. The horse ran n half mile
before he could be arrested, fortunately with
out any injury to either of the occupants.
After bringing him down they footed it home
leading their refractory animal and leaving
the broken carriage behind. Not the Least
unfortunate part of this nishap was the loss OF
the peaches. They were picked for and were
on their way to the Editorial Sanctuna and Il
was too inglorious an end for them to be scat.
tered in the dust for swine to feed upon. Such
fruit, as it was the close of the season, could
not be replaced and we join with Mr.. P. in
regretting the unfortunate occurrence.
Year: 1879

We announced some two months ago that
the entire debt of $40, 600 on the NJ. Z. Church
of this town had been liquidated. This an
nouncement was unofficial. We now have
the satisfaction of stating that the Trustees in
their official report to the Quarterly Confer
ence, held on Friday last, (the first one held
since the announcement above referred toy
made the statement that every dollar OF the
subscription had been settled in full and that
the entire debt had been cancelled, not one
dollar of Indebtedness now remaining against
the church. As before stated, this money was
all paid by persons of the congregation. OF
course the lifting of this debt which had
looked too formidable for several years to take
hold of was and is matter of great gratifica-
ton, especially as it seemed so easy when the
resolution was once formed to do it. The ex-
perience of one Ofthe members in the quarterly
Love Feast very appropriately expressed the
feelings OF many more than himself He
said =" On this love-feast morning feel very
grateful for all the Lord has done for us this
summer. Every heart in this meeting should
be bursting with gratitude and praise it seems
to me there is not rejoicing enough. In the
last few months we have sailed out Of the storm
into the sunshine out of thick fog-bank
into the open, sun-lit sea. A few months ago.
every time l passed this building my heart
was heavy with q deep sadness, and when |
entered it dark, deep cloud seemed to over
shadow 1t !; but now when / look at its walls
and splre feel like shouting haLlelujah, and
when l enter, it appears 90 open right up tc
the light of Heaven. Let us all praise the
Lord for His goodness, and go forward in the
light of His love-"


AT meeting last evening of the Trustees
committee was appointed to prepare foI
holding n praise meeting" and, we presume
to hold at the same time "A Centenary Of Metho-
dism, the denomination having had an existence
in the town 100 years this year.
Year: 1879

THREE COMETS NIsBLE.-Three comets are now Wis
BILE in the northern heavens, with the assistance {
the telescope. Two of them are in the collection {
the Great Bear and not far apart
Year: 1879

One of the ''repeaters'' in the much written
and talked of eOrrlpt municipal election of
Wilmington, William Miller by name, spent
several days in this town last week Miller, it is
stated is only 1S years of age, but was one of
gang OF others who by the use of fraudulent
tax receipts furnished them, voted eight times
states that he worked two days in that Office
after the constables were told where he could
be found, and he left then only because he
feared the public clamor would force the
officers TO do their duty.
Year: 1879

Form on Main Street opposite Methodist Cemetery
nareh oy Main to Methodist. up Methodist 10 Pearl


down Pearl TO Commerce down Commerce To Main
Sa SOwh MAIN TO Chestnut counter march up Main 10
st, ssOuun, Gown south to East, up East to Commerce
counter march up Commerce to East up East 10 the
centennial nj. E. Church. and from thence IN North
To Main Street and there dismiss NP -''''A
Year: 1879

The wife of George Collins, near Pennington, we
learn caught fire on Thursday last and burned to
DEATH She was out doors the washing
when her clothes took fire and she burned to Heath
before her husband who was some distance from the
house, could render assistance.
Year: 1879

LONDON, Aug. e-The session Of Parlia-
ment will possibly end Tuesday next. Grouse
shooting begins that day. and it has for long
time not been the custom to protract the ses-
sion beyond this day, but the state of public
business Is such that an effort will be made
to prolong the session for a week or ten days
after the twelfth.


A HOME RULE MEETING IN THE CRYSTAL


PALACE.
An extensive Home Rule demonstration
was held at the Crystal Palace tonight, at
which resolutions were passed solemnly reaf-
frming the Irish right Of self-government and
containing pledge not to vote for any one
opposing rotiye Irish legislature.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO Aug. 9.-Quite sensation was
created on the streets this morning by Alder
man Cullerton. In a fit OF intoxication, shame
fully abusing little boy named Eddie War
ren. He got out OF a hack without any ap-
parent cause and attacked the boy in an alley,
pounding and kicking him. He dragged him
up the stairway by the hair and down again,
and gouged large piece out OF the boys
cheek He then took the little fellow In his
hack and attempted to drive off with him, but
was prevented until the arrival Of the police,
who locked Cullerton up at the armory. There
he remains sullenly La his cell and refuses
hail
Year: 1879

etceteras. which attend this sort Of business.
The County Commissioners should care
nothing; for the men competing for this
work; they represent the public. If tho
public service can best be promoted by con-
soidating the whole job into one contract,
even if the total be something more than the
aggregate Of the fifteen: or twenty bids of
doubtful character made for the separate
portions Of the work, then they should take
the responsibility of so awarding it,. and
thereby avoid deluge Of separate clalms
for extras, and ayoid-what seems to be in
evitable in this case-the failure and breaking
down Of the smaller bidders. OF course
in letting :the whole work in one contract
full care should be taken that the contractor
is competent, is experienced, has the means
to DO the work, aud is personally RESPONSE
BILE and can furnish the proper guarantees.
In such case the choice will be governed by
the examination of the total outlay required.


II, however, the Board cannot act wisely
tomorrow, there ought 10 be no hesitation
in rejecting all the bids, and advertising for
new offers, to be acted on hereafter under
the new INV
Year: 1879

Judging from the manner in which the
bills for services are flowing in upon the
Louisiana Investigating Committee, which
recently undertook the task of showing up
Senator KELLOGG in.the light of briber,
and succeeded in bringing out the blenoishes
on the political career of Senator SpoFFoRD
instead, there will not be money enough left
either to fasten all the guilt on the latter or
develop the slightest evidence" against the
former. There we're $4,000 appropriated
for this purpose, and half of this sum has
gone to pay Witnesses and stenographers,
and as yet the case has made but little prog
ress in the direction SpoFFoRD desired it to
take: The Democrats should learn wisdom
from experience, and sot apart big money
when they know beforehand what pack of
uuprincipled liars they have to deal with.
Year: 1879

There Will be another extra session of


Congress. Tho President is determined
upon his position regarding the employment
Of United States Marshals in case of trouble
at elections, and will veto the Judicial bill
which the Senate passed yesterday. This
bill appnpr1ates money for the payment OF.
Marshals, but prohibits their being called
into service at the polls. It is the Presi-
dents determination that the bill shall 20
through without any political riders, and he
proposes to keep the members at the Ma
tonal Capital until the Southern Democracy
will concede the fact that law must be pure
and simple, without partisan bias or brist-
ling with sectional hatred.
Year: 1879

The County Commissioners have been
struggling for week or more over the mat


ter of letting the contracts for the completion
of the Courthouse. Seemingly an effort


has been made to anticipate and eyado the


law which takes effect on the 1st Of July.


and which requires two-thirds vote to let a


contract Of this magnitude. A mere majority


may act tomorrow, and the awarding of the


contracts has been set for tomorrow,


There are two, classes Of bids pendino


u Those which include all. the work speci-


fed, and (2) those which are limited to each


particular kind Of work. It is admitted that


q number Of the bids for detached portions


of the job are not bona .7i7e, or made by per
sons irresponsible and without the means of
doing the work at all. Some Of this class Of
bids are probably honest, but others are eyi-
dently put in as riders, to be used
in cases of the failure Of other designs.
or to be sold out for consideration. Of
course the old Ring is present in force, even
If its hand is not visible. Itispossiblo that,
as the work to be don6 is finishing the
interior, in almost every particular there
WILL be variations and alterations Of the
specifications, involving that most demoral-
ling branch Of all building operations, the
allowance for extras. We have, no know1-
edge or interest in this matter which is not
open to the public. It is stated in the de-
bates in the Board that there are bids by
several responsible and competent persons
for the whole work. 11r. SEXTON, who is
already. G contractor on the building, .andw
s' re suppose, fully responsible, is a bidder
Tor the whole work; and it may be, perhaps,
ar more economical for the Board to male
contract Of this. kind with. him or some
'ther person, and thus have one responsible
nd competent contractor, and only one firm
o deal with in the matter of extras, than to
'arcel the job out among twelve or fifteen
mall contractors, each in conflict with the
thers, each doing business in his own vay
nd at his own time, and each having his
lain for damages end extras. and: all the
Year: 1879

BEN: PERLEY PooRE, the veteran Washing
ton correspondent OF the Boston Journal, is to
be made Inspector Of Public Buildings for New
England after the adjournment Of Congress
Mr.. PooRE has grown gray in the newspaper
business, has had an intimate acquaintance
with the most distinguished members of the
Republican party, and has done the cause OF
Freedom much service. If it can be said Of any
man that he deserves an Office it can be said Of
Year: 1879

ing to see what could be done in regard b
the stoppage of the bogus business now be-
ing carried on to a large extent in this city.
The merchants claim that the bogus firm ID
none other than that of s. b. Hayman q
Co., on Sixth street, who were shown up
extensively last summer in transactions of
that character.


The honest merchants say they can not
compete at all with other firms buying
goods from these bogus firms, and think
that some plan should be found which will
prevent dealings at all being made with
these fraudulent firms. The Mayor sym
pathized with the honorable business men
in their trouble, but still couldn't see whnt
he could do to remedy the evil.
Year: 1879

George Helm, butcher, about twenty
eight years old and working at the slaugh,
ter-house No. 1873 Baymil!er street, met
with an accident this morning, that might
have cost him his life.


He got up from his sleep, and cropping
around in the dark approached the hatch
way and fell through the opening to the
cellar floor below, distance of about fifteen
feet. This was about clock, and it was
some time before he was found. He was at
once taken to the Cincinnati Hospital. He
has several wounds, both on the head and
legs. He will recover
Year: 1879

At l o'clock this afternoon Captain An
derson's spirited team, attached to his car
riage, ran away on Central avenue, near
Twelfth street.


They ran into the Hospital fence, where
the driver was violently thrown out, and
very seriously injured.
Year: 1879

The Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle says:


rs this poor world aware of the
fact that one of it's greatest men is
Charles Rowell, pedestrian? But
what will be the verdict of history?"


The verdict of history, in this, as in
all other affairs, will be that a lion
lives longer than a butterfly. Even
though he is beast of prey, he has
business to attend to, and he attends
to it. The butterfly is merely sport.


The one great question of fact
which decides all the verdicts of his
tory is Qui bono? What is it good
for? Of what use to his fellow men
is man who is good for nothing but
to travel round the country, playing
base ball? One good, stout farmers
boy, at a plough-tail, raising forty
acres of wheat for himself to sell and
other people to eat, is worth dozen
of him. He benefits himself and his
neighbors. The professional gamer
benefits nobody. He is as much a
brass earring. He is a butterfly.
How much benefit is it to the world
to know that man can walk five
miles an hour for twenty hours at a
stretch?


Was one of them ever known to go
on foot from one place of exhibition
to another? No, indeed. He pays
his fare, and lets the railway do his
walking for him. If, instead of 'fol-
lowing pedestrianism," he were settled
down in some busy town, an unam-
bilious carpenter, building houses to
shelter other people from the weather,
he would be filing a space in the
world. He would be making his liv-
ing by helping his fellow men. As it
is, he is butterfly.


| Whenever an uncOmplimentary
| voice is raised in regard to this non
sense, it is met with the argument of
muscular development" Nobody
has any fault to find with muscular
development. But there are other
things to be developed besides muscle
Men have minds and morals. They
may be taught to think as we'll as tt
act They may be taught to be hon
est, and good, and affectionate, as wei
as to throw ball. Nor is there any
thing magnificent in the education O
one set of muscles at the expense O
others. A pedestrian who is all leg
is no better than a club-thrower VIII
Year: 1879

is all arms. Mind and body should


be educated in unison, for each is
necessary to the usefulness of the
other. History tells us the name Of
Beaucephalus. He was a horse, and
he did good work. Can you find, in
any one of all the books in the world.
an historic butterfly? Let those stout
legs and arms be of some use in the
world, and then may they confidently
answer the question "Qui bono?"