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Year: 1879

THE Charleston Ne,os is a frank paper, as
well as Democratic one. 1t SAYS: ''There
is nothing improbable in the supposition
that ultimately the reconstruction acts will
be declared unconstitutional
Year: 1879

BosroN, February ia meeting
Of protesting policy -holdersrepresent-
ing some 100000 of insurance, was
held yesterday to discuss the rebate
plan of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company. 1t was voted to appoint
permanent committee to take the
whole subject of opposition to the re-
bate plan under consideration, and to
take such steps in cooperation with
policy-holders of committees of other
cities as may be deemed necessary to
protect the interests of members,
and it was resolved that the
mass of policy-holders urge the
committee of trustees to use its best
efforts to relinquish the rebate plan
and return to the old practice also to
oppose the adoption of any plan of
doing business that will antagonize
other sound lie insurance companies,
injure their business or financial
standing; that if the introduction of
the new plan be necessary they use
their best endeavors to have such a
one adopted as will help the business
of the Mutual Life without impairing
its interests in other companies; and
that to this end such friendly commu-
nication be had with the officers of
other companies as may be necessary
to accomplish the desired object and
prevent the introduction into life in
surance of the ruinous system of COM
petition by cutting of rates, which
could not fail to result disastrously to
all.
Year: 1879




The chamber Of commerce and citi.
zens, by small majority, last evening
resolved to request the State legisla-
ture to add thirty-fve cents on the
one hundred dollars TO the rate of
taxation agreed upon at the time the
old city charter was repealed. There
are many reasons why our legislature
should carefully scan this increase be-
fore acting upon it. A large number
of our taxpaying citizens are opposed
to an increase of taxation, the burden
Of which already grinds our business
men and initiates against their com
mercial interest and prosperity. Per-
sons in position to know claim that all
proper sanitary measures can Ee carried
on successfully without this addition
to the tax list.
Year: 1879

Mr.. GLADSTONE is pianist of no
mean merit, he has a sweet and pow
erful voice, which he loves to exercise
When he was prime minister it was
his habit and is still, on quitting the
stormy arena of debate, to sooth his
vexed spirit on one of Erard's grands
No matter at what hour of the morn.
ing he arrived home, he was never toe
tired to sit down to the piano and with
some simple strain shake off the soil
Of party strife as he warbled to it. He
prefers sacred and ballad music, Scotch
airs and Moore's melodies being his
especial affections,
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA Times 1t is tele-
graphed from Washington that Cen
eral Butler has got all his arrange
ments made to capture the whole
Greenback party when its conference
is held at the capitol next week.
When he gets it he will put it in his
hat, hasten over to Massachusetts, and
run for governor. He will have to
keep his eyes open, however, for the
Greenback party just now is very
much like Aea-small and agonizing-
ly uncertain about where it will skip
next.
Year: 1879

JUDGE GILDERsLEEvE of New
Yor / made some remarks in the gene
raj sessions of New York the other
day about the feminine fashion of car
rying the pocketbook on the outside
pocket of the cloak when on shopping
expeditions. He said that these wo.
men often give to unfortunate boys
roaming the streets their first tempta-
tion to steal, and that from this petty
kind Of stealing to graver crimes the
way is short and easy.
Year: 1879

The members of the Century Club
in New York, on Saturday evening,
voted down what the World terms an
absurd proposition of one of their
number for bestowing honorary mem
berships of the club on distinguished
foreigners as mark of homage and
admiration. The World says this ac-
tiOn was not only just to the members
of the club, but considerate to the in
tended victims of the plan.
Year: 1879

ticularlv the young men and women. can
do much real good if they will look up
such records and make copies of anything
OF interest.


Some of our old settlers now living
have undoubtedly felt that but scnnt jus
tice has been done them for the part they
have achieved in the formation of our Ter
ritory; the present is most fitting op-
portunity, ii they will but contribute from
their own reColections and notes, such
matters as have come within their own
knowledge and observation, To do this
does not require the aid OF societies, with
their cumbrous paraphernalia Of officers,
but If each one will, at his or her own
convenience, note down such simple facts
in simple narrative manner, and tell
their own story in their own way, | will
sec that honorable mention is made of ev-
cry worthy act, on the mpershable pages
Of our Territorial history.


feel it to be the most grateful, as well
as the most honorable OF duties have been
called on to perform, even in my humble
and imperfect manner, hthat Of assisting
to procure the annals OF our early history
as connected with the life of the Great
Captain" who first organized this Terri
tory; and | feel sure those persons over
the Territory who knew him as well, and
who honored him while living, and who
revere his memory rs much rs | do. will
join me in giving all the material aid we
can to his son, to enable him to prepare
the history OF the life of his ilustriOus
father in manner which shall be credit
able to all


Communications referring to this SUBJ
ject may be addressed to Inc at Port Town
send, w. H., and are respectfully solicited.


JAMES G. SWAN.


Neeah Bay, W. T., March lst, 1879.
Year: 1879

THE iarners of san Juan Island are
looking forward to busy times as soon rs
spring opens, A few lambs were lost by
them during the late severe weather, bur
otherwise their stock Is in fair condition.
Year: 1879

As polished steel receives a stain

 From drops at random flung, So does the child, when words profane Drop from the parents tongue. The rust eats in, and oft we find

 That naught that we can do To cleanse the metal or the mind, The brightness will renew.
Year: 1879

Dayou-thats a big question. If the
current could be reversed, reinforced
by a canal from somewhere up Wolf
river and turned into the Mississippi
below Fort Pickering, it might answer
all the purposes of surface drainage,
without being covered over and with
out being offensive or unhealthy. The
main channel could be Strengthened
out a little, the banks dug down to a
uniform slope and then sowed down
with Bermuda grass, which would
give them permanence and change
their unsightly appearance. Let every
citizen think over this all-important
subject, and be ready to compare ideas
when we all get home again. All will
agree that we must do something prac-
tical and early this winter. The world
is not disposed to help us much more.
The sentimental gush of 1878, which
poured millions into the lap of strick-
en-, mismanaged Memphis, has gone
down like a snow bank in a summer s
sun, and in its place we see the cold
granite of public opinion crystalized
down into the verdict that "if Mem
phis is worth saving she must save
herself" We will get a little assis-
tance, and but precious little from
this time on. In one sense this is a
national question, because the whole
country is more or less involved when
the yellow fever prevails at Memphis
yet we cannot look for congress to dc
more than authorize quarantine regu.
lations and some slight aid in the way
of tents and rations.


l notice some hints thrown out that
refugees are not sending money back
to Memphis very freely. 1t is moi
pleasant to have to expose ones pov
erty, but the truth might as we'll be
understood. Very few of those away
have any money to spare. Our ex
penses are heavy, even in cheap places
and our sources of revenue cut off
Last year the absentees spent ovel
$3,0OO,OOO, to say nothing of losses il
business and property. This yea.
more people are away, and all lef
earlier by a month. More will b,
spent away from home than last year
IOf the millions that poured int
Memphis last year, not dollar of i
Twas for the absentees. Many poo
families, no doubt, are already nearl,
out OF money, among strangers, ant
lido not know where the next is to com


from. We have very few rich people
Some of these might have done better
| The business merlin st. Louis ant
elsewhere have been, as usual, yer,
liberal. 1t may truly be said of Mem
phis 1.-THE poor ye have always will
you" And there are more of u
coming-when the icicles glisten il
| Court Square. j. H. NJ.
Year: 1879




DR.. Holland writes as follows on
this topic in Scribner for September !:


However grand in its natural feat
ures America may be, and however
vast in its material resources, these
peculiarities are hardly subjects of
legitimate pride, and in the presence
Of what man has done in Europe, the
American grows ashamed of his van
ity of what God has done for him, and
acquires a more modest estimate of
himself and of his grade and style of
civilization. The great cathedrals,
the wonderful cities, the collections
Of art, the great highways, even the
ruins OF the ancient buildings, minis
ter to his humiliation by showing him
how far other nations, new and old,
surpass his possibilities of achieve
ment. When a man is thoroughly
humble in the presence of his superb
ors, or in the presence of work that
overmatches his power and skill, he
naturally becomes not only teachable,
but an active and interested listener.
Europe to-day is a great inspirer to
America and a great teacher. 1t is
true that she gets but little OF her
political inspiration from Europe, but
her instruction and inspiration in art
are almost entirely European. In
architecture, painting, sculpture, and
even in literature, European ideas are
dominant.


So this great tide of life that goes
out from US every year does not return
without that which abundantly repays
all its expenditure of time and money.
For in all this impression of Euro
pean superiority in many things,
there is very rarely anything that
tends TO wean the American from his
home. The conventionalities of old
society, and habits and customs that
had their birth in circumstances and
conditions having no relations to his
life, do not tend to attract the Ameri-
can from his home love and loyalty.
He usually comes back a better
American than he goes away, with
the disposition only to avail himself
of what he has learned to improve
| himself, his home, and his country.
| The American, bred to great social
and political freedom, cannot rehn1
Iquish it, and can never feel entirely at
home where he does not enjoy it.
| He perfectly understands how an
| European can come to America and
be content with it as home, because
he can shape his life according to his
choice, but he cannot understand how
an American can emigrate to Europe
and make satisfactory home there,
because the social and political insti-
tutions would be felt as a yoke to
him, and burden.
Year: 1879

The people of San Francisco do not,
like those of Eastern cities, go the
country in summer to find a cool re-
sort, but, on the contrary, the country
folks go to the city for that purpose.
The weather has lately been cool
enough in the city mornings to make
overcoats desirable, and a fire is occa-
sionally comfortable. Ifthe San Fran
ciscans go into the country in summer,
it is to get a temporary change, and
to exchange the land for the accus-
toned sea breeze.
Year: 1879

OF the Empress Eugene the Paris
Gaulois says "The empress is still in
the same state of depression. She
receives nobody and dimes alone in
her own apartment. She only leaves
her room to go out into that Of her
son. On the first day she entered it
since his burial she nearly tainted on
beholding the fatal saddle which cost
the Prince Imperial his life. The
empress supports herself with the con-
solations of religion. When she is
not praying she gets her companions
to read piouS works to her, such as
those of St. Augustin and Massillon.
Her majesty is still obliged to take
chloral to obtain sleep. Her friends
have tried in vain to induce her to
change her residence and go to Spain
she insists on remaining at Chisel-
hurst for the time"
Year: 1879




SECRETARY SCHURz said in his re-
cent Ohio speeches that he did not
think the Southern people contem-
plated rebellion" Mr.. Schurz is
not afflicted with the horrible fear OF
his Southern fellow-c citizens, which
robs his brother Republicans of their
midnight rest. He thinks they only
want to control the government
They probably do want that thing,
together with the entire Democratic
party. So do the Republicans want
control. There docs not appear to be
any demonstrable crime in that.
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is s5 per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsss than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free,


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC pei
month in advance, with the privilege Of
changing pOstOfiCe.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRIBERS who wish to re.
new will do us a favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail List Is very
large, and our force to do the
work small, NO USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

DAVENPORT, Iowa. May Goth, 1879.


To the President: 1 hereby tender nv resfgna-
tion Of the Office Of circuit judge Of the United
states for the eighth judicial circuit to take ef
feet on the first day of September, 1879. The
date thus fixed is to enable me to attend the
rest OF the summer circuit and to dispose of the
wise enable my successor, should he be noni-
nate and confirmed before Congress ad journs
to qualify In time to hold the earliest OF the fall
circuits. In voluntarily terminating a judicial
career OF nearly twenty years On the state and
federal bench 1t seems fitting to add that take
this step, not that am dissatisfied with the
duties of the Office, but because have recently
been honored by an election to place of com
mandiIg influence in Columbia Cole re- where
the labOrs are lighter, the compensation greater
and which also, in the leisure it affords as well
for the study and advancement of the law that
may wei! satisfy the highest professional ambI.
ton. have the honor to be, with the highest
regard, your obed1ent servant,


JOHN F. DILLON.


SECRETARY MCRARY TO FILL THE VACANCY


me president has accepted this resignation
lie mas not yet formally rendered the vacancy
caused by Judge DtllOns resignation to Secre.
tary McCrary. 1t is well understood however
ner that he did In regard to Attorney General
DeVenS and the New England circuit; that is,
ne Will allow the Secretary of War his choice
between the judgeShtp and his present posi-
tlon: 1t can be stated on the very best author
lty that unlike the Attorney General Secretary
McCrary will signify his acceptance OF the
ludgeship at the proper time. There is no doubt
ton OF Secretary McCrary as judge of the Sth
circuit,
Year: 1879

THE CONFESSION OF A BURGLAR Is published
giving an account OF the manner In which the
celebrated Manhattan Bank robbery, In New
YORK, was affected. He duplicates the watch
man OF the bank
Year: 1879

FOREST FIRES IN MICHIGAN.-Great damage
has been done by forest fires along the lake
shore In Michigan. Forty or fifty buildings
have been burned and many families have been
tlon has been cut with several points by the
fire
Year: 1879

THE SUIT OF MRS. LITTLE, OF the Navy Yard,
against Commodore Febiger was heard on q
Court Saturday The declaration set out that
the Commodore had made an order preventing
her from coming into the navy yard to transact
business as mantuamaker for the ladies there,
&C. The court held that even II this were true
1t furnished no ground for an action at law, and
gave Judgment for the Commodore with leave
for Mrs. Titles counsel to amend the declara-
ton within ten DAYS, and renew the suit an the
declaration az amended.
Year: 1879

Row on -4cco""t of the Fragment Of a


Prize.


st. Louis Special


The irrepressible Wakefield, whose con-
nection with the police board scandal, and
subsequent indictment for perjury in con-
nection Herewith is still town talk, has again
got himself into trouble. Defeated in his
scheme to retain a profitable control over
the Missouri Lottery company, he few
days ago got possession of the charter of the
Academy of Music lottery, under which, some
time since, its owners were empowered to
run a lottery in this State. The charter was
subsequently repealed by the Missouri leg
islature, but this made but little difference
to Wakefield, as, though he saw certain
prospect of litigation, he also saw that he
had, in the opinion of lawyer that the re-
peal of the charter was unconstitutional,
grounds for sufficient delay of the laws final
operation to allow him several months in
which to run his lottery. He accordingly
secured the cooperation of three Israelitish
brothers, Smit by name and pawnbrokers by
profession, organized the lottery,
and rented head Office on the
corner of Fourth street and Wash
ington avence. Preparations were soon
completed, and yesterday the sale of tickets
commenced. Quite a number were disposed
of, the late patrons of the defunct Missouri
lottery gladly invested in the new venture.
In fact, everything looked favorable until,
at a few minutes after noon to-day, a levee
hand named G. H. Price entered tho Office,
and presenting the orthodox ticket, demand
ed the $125 which it had evidently
drawn. There was no doubt that the
ticket was genuine, and that the man
had got it from one of y teh authorized
agents of the lottery. But the head
office had no record of the sale, and
declined to pay the prize. The Smits
and Wakefield did their best to
persuade the man that he
had been deceived, but he knew better, and
seeing that he was bent upon his rights,
they ordered him from the office. He de-
cliaed to move without the money. They
persisted and row followed, in which
(though the levee man was mighty and mus
cular) he was finally worsted, but not until
he had marked his four opponents; aud had
broken up the office furniture considerably.
The noise of the scufle caused considerable
commotion in the building, in which some
OF the most respectable business men of the
city have offices, and the result was that the
proprietor requested Wakefield and his
1sraelitish oonferes to remove their establish
ment instanter. They did SO, and it is not
yet known where the headquarters of the
new lottery will be located.
Year: 1879

and momentous events, which will
dispell Outlines, as the ardent rays
Of the sun dissipate fog.


We think 1t safe to assume that
Los Angeles, city and county, in
the next three months. will reach the
bedrock. Our people will then be
in the attitude OF the climber who
has gone down the hill and taken a
scurry over the plain to gain the
impetus which will carry him,
without a rest, to the summit.
Everything In its time. We have
had our dull era. The progressive
one is not far of.
Year: 1879

1T is just possible that there may
be some people who imagine that
q Republican nomination this Fall
is sure presage Of defeat. We are
not Of that number, through our
Difference to the power of the Sand
Lots, and we are very sorry that
we are not. We shall walt anx-
iously to have our distrust dispelled
by the event.
Year: 1879

A newly married lady, who. as
In duty bound, was very fond of
her husband, Notwithstanding his
extreme ugliness of person, once
said to witty friend: "What do
you think? My husband has laid
out ten dollars for a large baboon
on purpose TO please me?n "The
dear little manW cried the other.
swell, 1t is just like himW
Year: 1879

PoCAssET, May s.-A. P. Davis,
leading Adventist and abettor of
Freeman, Is thought to be hope
lsssly insane, and it Is reported that
immediate steps will be taken for
his arrest, thinking he is an unsafe
person to be in the community in
his present state. The grave of the
little victim is still guarded day
and night.
Year: 1879

and my friends include good part OF
the population of Lewistown. Sunday
visitors to the cemetery frequently call
upon me. Sometimes they sing with
me and they used to hold prayer-meet-
ings in my room. When my acqualnt,,
ances get low spirited or in trouble and
need advice they come to me. L have
leisure to think and plan for them, and
they seek my counsel. Some day, l
shall be as well off as the rest OF you
NV lot is to sit in this chair, and | would
not get out until it was Gods will,
Some friends once called on me and
asked my consent to hold a special
prayer-meeting to pray for my recovery
/ told them | was willing that they
should pray that | might get well II it
WAS Gods pleasure"
Year: 1879

"O. NOf HSto " "C TfSfAtSfS fOf S

 In attempting to follow the lead Of those economists in some of the states

 who believe that the relations between ca pitai and labor, and between debtors and creditors can be better regulated by statutes than by the mutual agree

 ments of the parties interested, our legislature has affixed its approval to a mortgage taxation act which will share the fate of many other laws of that memorable body, and be quite ig- nored in practice. In spirit it is mod died upon the mortgage taxation sec tions of the new California constitu- ton; but as nothing more than the spirit is shown, and none of the ma chinery of its prototype is added for it's execution, no officer can enforce it, except at the risk of numberless mis- takes and ridiculous failure. The pro- visions are that the owner of land which is mortgaged shall be taxed di- rectly on the value of it, after deduct ing the amount of the mortgage; and the mortgaEee shall be taxed directly on his debt, in the county where the security is. As the mortgagee might not live in that particular county, il was, of course, seen that he could not he reached by the collector; so there is further provision the owner of the land may pay his creditors tax and deduct it from his own debt as a pay ment. The title of our law is An act to provide for the more effectual taxation of indebtedness secured by mortgage" but it should be called An Act for the annoyance and distraction of assessors and collectors" or, An Act to raise the rates of interest for money loans secured by mortgage" Doubtless our legislators had in mind the solution of the problem of How to make that specie of property called cash carry its share of the public bur dens," but they were unmindful of the lact that that is very hard, as well as a commendable thing to do; and they took up with plan long since and foften tried, and found utterly wanting to serve the purpose. Even Califor- nia has had the same thing on her statute books for years, and her Stu premc Court has long since killed it. Putting it into the New constitution was only an effort to galvanize dead thing, by demagogues who sought temporary popular applause. The principle innate in all taxation, that all property shall be taxed once and once only, and the principle of finan- cial economy, that the use of money or credit has a market value depend ent upon supply and demand, will al

 ways rise up like giants to defeat such laws, either in their execution or their effect; and they will always succeed. Tt is. therefore, misfortune to have such old and discarded enactments on the hooks of any state or territory, and we regret to find this one among the acts of ou. legislature of 1879.