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Year: 1879

HANLAN BROKEN DowN-The Epenino Tsls.
gram or Toronto says it Is more than probable
that HanlaII Will hot go TO ChautauQua lake to
row Courtney. He is In anything but good
health, and Ht will be impossible TO get him1nto
proper shape In time for the race. This has
been patent for some time back to any one con-
yersant with rowing, and &c is believed tt has
become conviction with Hanlan himself. Only
those who were with the champion In England
when he WIS preparing for his race with How.
don know What had been taken out OF his
strength an n1 stamina by the sea voyage. It 10
qGired the rlost jGdicious handling to get him
mt for the Elliott race, and the voyage back
again threw him on his beam ends. The pro-
cess or becoming reclimatlZed has been dread.
fully slow, dhd even now Hanlan is far below
his healthy weight. The fact OF the matter =
that he basinothine to train upon and until he
has to undergo the heavy work necessary for
Such match would not only prove worse than
useless for the occasion, but might result IN
permanent and irredeemable injury. Should
Hanlan decide not to 60 to meet Courtney,
much adverse criticism may be expected both
at home AMI abroad, but the sympathy Of in-
teilfgent mfn will be with the champion, for be
clearly needs rest and time to recuperate. n
Courtney 8 condition be as is reported, he cam
not be adverse to poStponing the race until
spring, more especially as the onus OF avoiding
second test will be thrown on Hanlans shou1-
ders. Indeed, no one will be injured by such Q
postponembnt, and it viii result In race moro
SATISFACTORY In every respect.
Year: 1879

A PECULIAR DESIGN has been made by a Utica
artist for the proposed bronze statue Of General
Herkimer, to he erected on Oriskany battle
field. The hgure IN heroic size OF the general,
one ankle resting upon the knee OF the other
leg, pipe In his mouth. It was In this position
that he gave orders TO his men after being
able artistic innovation.
Year: 1879

THE FALL PRIZE MEETING OF the New Jersey
state Rifle Association will take place On the
Princeton state rifle range, beginning on
days. The prizes will be about 81, 500 in cash
and valuable trophies, and the number of
matches will be fifteen, many OF which will be
open to all comerS, but the majority to regi-
mental and company teams belonging to the
state national guard only,
Year: 1879

and character to which he was indebted for
his election. A certificate Of good character
from his last employer, N1r. HARRISON knows,
is of value to any man seeking place as q
public servant.


The nature of the City Government
which is to take Office in May depends there
fore mainly on the decision which Mr.. HAH-
R1soN and his friends may make as to &C.
cepting or disregarding the support of mem
bcrB OF the Council exclusively on political
grounds. In other words, it depends on
whether he proposes to run the City Govern
ment as mere Democratic club, or as Gov
eminent Of the city managed for the public
Year: 1879

newspaper as a source Of profit tor some
body; that not only were these persons in


some sort of communication with Mr. McCREA


himself; that not only was the job finally


taken from a certain newspaper which re-


fused to be blackmailed; but that, subse-


qnently to all this, the scandal led to very


questionable and dangerous pressure upon


the Grand Jury which undertook to examine


into it. It appoars from the testimony


taken at Springfield that Mr.. McCREA was


represented by at least two professional attor-


neys, who busted themselves in seeing and


talking with members OF the Grand jury md


with persons likely to appear before that body


as witnesses. The result was majority re-


port relieving everybody of blame, and II
minority report generating MIR. McCnEA.


How much the services Of Mr.. MoCnEAs at


torneys Influenced this action OF the Grand
Jury it is not possible to tell in fact, not
even an inference as to this would be fair,
since the attorneys in question declined to
tell how much McCREA paid them for their
work, which, if known, might at least be
gauge OF the estimate McCREA himself
put upon tie service they had rendered. As
the welfare Of society and individual justice
require that Grand Jury shall examine rig
idly and fully into every case that properly
comes under their investigation, and as any
interference in the case in question Was dua
to the existence Of tho law out Of which the
Bcandal grew, We have another good reason
why this publication of ta1-lists should be
abandoned. But the partial abandonment
contemplated in tho House bill will not Sc
cure the desired object, and such an amend
nent. Of the law will still leave extensive
possibilities for corruption, as indicated by |
what might have happened in the McCszA
.nsa |
Year: 1879

Public interest in the STEVENS trial yester-
day was somewhat interrupted by the fact
that nothing was done save in the way of
argument by the lawyers as to the
ai!nissibility Of certain conversations
held by the prisoner with friends,
aid which the defense think would
tend to prove that for several days
previous to the killing of his wife the
that precluded The possibility of his being
sane at tho time of the homicide. The
Courts decision will be rendered tomorrow
morning.
Year: 1879

The arkansas Gazette /, Of the opinion that
the exodus OF negroes from the South can do
that section no hurt, as ''Therc are too many
colored people in some OF the Gulf States for
the good OF both races.' Unless the people of
tile South intend to live entirely on whisky,
tobacco, and yellow fever, it looks as II the mi
grafton of its laborrrs would be damage to it.
Somebody must cultivate the land and make
the crops, while the lazy whites sit around the
corner groceries whiting sticks aud talking
politics.
Year: 1879

It is not strange that the poor negroes should
fee. from their oppressors and ta6kmasters. That
has been the universal practice Of the abused and
down-trodden from time immemorable. Every
where and in every age, and among all peoples
under the circuit Of the sun, whet tyranny could
no longer be borne nor remedied By revolution,
those who could do so have sought shelter under
kindlier skies IN q distantland. The only wonder
is that the negro has not "moyed on'' before
this late day.
Year: 1879

The Hon. PATRICK TA11ErRAND WnBER-
FORGE BARRY is 's forninst II compulsory cdu-
cation, which is strange enough on the part OF
the eminent scholar, jurist, and statesman from
Cook when we consider that his Smelling Com
mittee is in favor Of keeping man in Jail who
is guilty OF no crime, human Or Divine. Being
in favor OF the compulsory Imprisonment Of an
innocent man, PAT ought to be consistent, and
favor compulsory education and everything else
cOmuulsory.
Year: 1879

It looks now as though the general clation
which invariably attends the recurrence OF
tie Fourth Of July was to be somewhat SUBJ
d:1ed this year by the fact that Congress will
not probably adjourn until Aug. /. Those
who should know say that the discussion of
the Army end Legislative bills, with the de-
bstes upon The Presidents probable veto Of
those measures, and the consequent CAUCUS
ing, will keep the National legislators at
Washington until the dog-days.
Year: 1879

The Atlanta Consultation is 1eyel-headeo
enough tosay that BLA1SE's 8 amendment ought to
become a law aud the law strictly enforced It
Is in effect to punish BY lna and Imprisonment
any person who appears within mile Of any
poiln@-place with 4 deadly weapon. The peo~
pie OF the South begin to see that the almost
universal practice Of carrying deadly weapons
docs not promote peace and good order in So
ciety, and ought to be abandoned.
Year: 1879

The State OF Georgia doesn't propose to allow
any National Enigra ton Society to invade her
territory and aid or persuade the negroes to
"go." An Atlanta paper notifies all such or
eauizers that they ''must come prepared to pay
$500 to the ordinary Of each county in which
they may deem it necessary to carry on their
busincss.'' 1t the colored citizen intends to
emigrate, he is not to be allowed any outside
help.
Year: 1879

| Sanitary science has had new revelation in
regard to the effect Of freezing on the germs OF
yellow fever. Tie facts in the case Of the
plymouth go to show that no amount Of frcez-
ing is sufficient to totally destroy these seeds OF
disease. In November last, at Santa Cruz,
several deaths occurred on board the ship from
yellow fever. She WIS soon after ordered to
Boston, where she remained all winter and up
to the middle Of March. During the winter she
was thoroughly fumigated, disinfectcd, and
frozen out, and every meaDs known to sanitary
science was employed to rid the vessel OF the
yellow-1ever germs. Everything was removed,
and a part of tue winter the vessel lar in dock
incloscd in ice. The water in her state-rooms
was constantly frozen, and in March she
went to sea with crew that was
entirely healthy. When 200 miles out, and
before she had touched at any port, the uumis-
taxable fever OF the tropics broke out On board
the first case OCCURRING exactly where the ham
mock was swung when the first case appeared
the fall before. If such thorough freezing aud
cleansing as the Plymouth was subjected to-
Insufficient to ililf out yellow fercr Oh ship
Nlntering in the hypcrborean climate Of Massa-
chusetts It is folly to expect the fever belt in
the South, extending from the Gulf to Memphis,
will escape visit from Yellow Jack the coming
summer. And possibly the disease itself NAV
become so acclitnated or modified that it will
gradually pass farther and farther North until
mild type Of it may be as well known in Chi
cago as it is now in New Orleans.


The House Of Representatives OF the General
Assembly OF Illinois cannot levy tax OF one
mill upon the most worthless dog in tile State
without the consent OF the Senate aud the
sanction Of tile Executive, Nor can it prohibit
q goose from running at large in Springfield
without the concurrence OF the other branch Of
the ]awmaking power; and vet it has incar-
cerated man in prison. who is guilty Of no
crime, and has kept him there in company With
thieves, burglars, and assassins for over one
week. The spirit and genius OF our Constitu-
t1on and laws contemplate security for the
citizen; but the Lower House OF the Illinois
Legislature Is exercising power that is rs
dangerous and desbotic as it is unreasonable
and unlustiflablc. Here, in tie case of Mr..
NEv1Ss, is citizen kept in dnrauce vile WITHOUT I
'8due process Of law,'' and remedy should be
provided at once to cover all such cases.
Year: 1879

Greenback newspapers in Ohio do not take kindly to the Warner Silver bill, which they regard as a spurious scheme of the Democrats to entice the Greenback party into an unprofit- able alliance.
Year: 1879

Every now and then some chap
writes to a newspaper for recipe
TO prevent hair from coming out.
If mon would 60 home from the
lodge before midnight with their
legs sober, their hair wouldn't
come out so rapidly. We always,
90 home early and We have more
hair now than the day we were
born.
Year: 1879

fence II in now ? 1t is wide street, wider
that the Cause way, which is not fenced,
and never has been. To bessure some
person might drive into the ditch but
there Is no need to do that. II isss
much their business TO take lantern
with them in driving through the marsh
as it is the business of the city TO fence
the Avenue. No loss has been sustained
by the Causeway, and We don't presume
the Avenue Is half so dangerous, since
there is not one passes along the Avenue
where hundred pass over the Cause
way. We refer to this matter Ia spirit
of conservatism, hoping it may not be TOO
late for the Council to reconsider tie
matter, unless there are stronger reasons
for fencing this street than we have heard
suggested. A row of shade trees on
ell her side of IL would be more In accord
with our previous policy and while it
would be cheaper, it would afford shell
ter for man and beast, and be delight
TO the eye that would more than compen-
safe in after years for the expense.


Since the above was in type We have
learned through Sir. Lucas Alrichs that
the Council are erecting the fence to pro
tect part Of his iarm for considera


ton in land he paid The city ; and there
fore other land owners need not regart


this as precedent tor getting their pro
pery fenced.
Year: 1879

THE TENTH STREET LOT ACCEPTED.
The Levy Court yesterday accepted
the lot at Tenth and Market streets, tell
dered by the City Council for the site for
the new Court house aud county build
ings and ordered their counsel, George
Gray, Esq, to examine the title. They
also appointed committee to visit sew
eral Court houses in adjoining counties
preparatory to adopting a plan upon
which to base operations for the pr posed
buildings. THIS is all as it should be.
Year: 1879

SENATOR BAYARD will probably ad-
dress the Senate in favor of the House
amendments TO the Army bill. All ru-
mors to the effect that he is not in accord
with his party on the repeal of the laws
permitting soldiers at the election polls
are, therefore, false.
Year: 1879

SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.


Pain in the right side under the edG6 OF me RIOS,
Increases on pressure; sometimes the pain Is In the
eft sde the patient is rarely able to lie Oh the left
side; sometimes the pain Is felt under the shoulder
blade, and IL frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder and Is sometimes mistaken for rheuna-
tism in the arm. The stomach Is affected with loss
n annette aud sickness; the bowels In general are
eostiye sometimes alternative with lax the head Is
troubled with pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There Is generally u
considerable loss of memory, accompanied with
painful sensation of having left undonc something
which ought to have been done. A slgnt, dry cough
Is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
OF WEAKNESS ard debility he is easily startled, his
feet are cold or burning, and he complains OF Il
prlckly sensation Of the skin; his spirits low
and although he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon up
fortude enough to try it. 10 fact, he dstrusts every
remedy. Several Of the above symptoms attend the
disease, but cases have occurred where few Of
them existed, yet examination of the body after
death has shown the LIVER to have beer extensive
Iy deranged. -..s....i.
Year: 1879

Brief NemS.-Thc Cattle Association oil
this city and vicinity are making arrange.
ments looking to the erection OF a fence on
the line OF the Petersburg road from Hui
street to Hopkns's farm, about Il mile dis.
tant.


The first elevator in this city is now being
erected by Messrs. Nunraly Il Sons, in
their large new store on Eighth and Hull
streets.


A quantity OF dirt is being taken from
the lot on the corner Of Tenth and Decatur
streets, 10 be used in repairing the break in
the canal near the Manchester cOrn-mill.
Year: 1879

Patient-Do you mean to say my complaint is dangerous one Doctor-A very danger ous one, my dear friend. Still, people have been known to recover from it :; so you must not give up all hope. But recollect one thing :; your only chance is to keep in cheerful frame of mind and avoid anything like depression of spirits "
Year: 1879

Miss Calino goes for the first tune to view the sea at Dieppe. At her departure for home her sister recommends her to carry back some sea water i: bottle. She goes down to the shore and fills her vial with water. ''Better not fill it up like that missy" said a sailor, ''bekase it being low water now, when the tide rises it'll burst your bottle" Miss Calno quite convinced, pours out half the water and departs.
Year: 1879

A congregation, anxious to get rid of their pastor. were considerably perplexed how to do it without hurting his feelings. After consid- | they were obliged to reduce his salary. A delegation was appointed to wait on him and notify him of the fact. ''Brethren," was his reply, Il have been with you in prosperity and | l will never desert you in adversty."
Year: 1879

MAD WITH GRIEF.-A Pittsburg exchange
says-The grief OF John Daily, the husband OF
the woman who was drowned in the flood OF
saturday. Is said to be terrible. he was at
Coulterville when his wife was drowned, and
knew nothing OF the occurrence until he reached
Guf1y station, near the scene OF her death.
When aneighDor broke the news to him Daily
at once jumped into the water and commenced
to search for the remains. His reason is said to
be dethroned by his grief, and he has tried to
kill himself several times, drinks constantly
and raves day and night. He does not want to
have the body recovered now, and threatens to
Kill his three children, the fruits Of former
marriage. His grief is heightened by the fact
that family jar occurred prior to his departure
from home. Mrs. Daily had only been married
about year before her death, and is said TO
have been an exemplary woman.
Year: 1879

ADJCTANT GENERAL TOWNSEND returned to
the city to-day and resumed his duties at the
War department. Assistant Adjutant General
Drum LEFT this morning for Fortress Monroe
with his family. He will be absent most of the
present month.
Year: 1879

CHEERS that WERE WELL WoN.-The by


SANDERS cheered Policeman Howard, of East
New YORK, on Thursday evening, as he ran
upon the track In front of an approaching
Atlantic Avenue train, and snatched ten.
year Old girl from the rails. The engineer had
reached the spot where the frightened girl WAS
Year: 1879




The improvement can be commenced and
carried On gradually by the appropriations OF
$4,000 to $2oO,0O0 for each year; such appro-
prtatfons will insure low contract price per
cubic yard and substantial progress each year
until the accomplishment or the work
In addition to these recommendations there is
one for the removaf OF rocks In the Georgetown
channel.
Year: 1879




To print greenbacks to pay the bond
holder seems clear gain to the amount of
the bonds. IT. has the attraction of MAX
ing something out of nothing. and the
still more attractive flavor of cheating
the creditor. To take so cents worth of
silver and stamp for a dollar and make
the public creditor take it, looks like
making 20 cents on the 81 out of him.
This seems fine transaction to our in
stinctive Statesman. We have seen a
barrel of editorials ground over and over
on this. But is this clear shave ?
Where does this money go? The bond
holder does not eat it. He pays it out
and it goes into circulation among the
people. They have to receive the so
cents in silver as 81. And the public
treasury has to take it right back in place
of 81 of gold. Who is cheated? Not
the bondholder. The people are cheat
cd. And when these paper or silver dol
lars by issue shall depreciate, as they are
bound to, the shave by the depreciation
will come out of the people. Money men
need not care very much what kind of
money is issued; for they always make
by its shifting value; but the workman
has to stand all the shaving of uncertain
and shifting money. An honest dollar
is the workman's friend.
Year: 1879

The art of forgetting is the largest
to learn where it is most in request. 1t
is the happy past that makes happy
present, and together they give pledge
of a happy future-a three-fold cord not
easily broken.
Year: 1879

The great moments of life are but mo-
ments like the others. Your doom Is
spoken in a word or two. A single look
from the eyes, mere pressure OF the
hand may decide it; or of the lips,
though they cannot speak.
Year: 1879

A. D. Banks, of Mississippi, before the
war was Democratic editor, and gener-
al fugelmen in Washington. During
the war he was chief of JEFF Davis's
military staff, and on one notable occa-
sion had narrow escape for his rebel
neck while playing the spy in Washing
ton. He is appointed superintendent Of
the stationery room of the Senate-not
to that work, but to draw that salary;
we shall see further along that he has
other work
Year: 1879

The Democratic city convention met yes
terday forenoon and placed an excellent
ticket in the field. The nominees were all
present incumbents, and they have discharged
their duties so faithfully as to commend
them for further service. Mr.. Dawson has
proven himself one of our most successful
| business men. He is the style of man to
place at the head of the city government,
for his property interests are SO great that it
is an especial object to him to
conduct affairs with the utmost econ
omy and caution. In his double capacity
as Mayor and private citizen he has been
most active in recent arrangements for rail
| road advancement in st. Paul, and the ne
| gotiations and transactions of which he is
| the head, are still pending. These are vital
reasons why he should be retained, in addi-
ton to the fact that he is admirably quail
fed for the position. There is not an argu-
ment to be made against his election.
Mr.. Murray, the candidate. for City Attor-
ney, needs no introduction or conmenda-
ton to the people of this city. There never
was man more loyal and faithful to the
interests of st. Paul than he, and his success
as City Attorney has demonstrated his abil'
ity to protect the city from all illegal as.


saults. He is more familiar with city affairs


than any man in existence, and on this


account is better fitted for the post than any


candidate who can be named. In fact his


place is one which cannot be filled BY


another.


Mr.. Roche's known and acknowledged in


tegrity, his watchfulness of the public inter


ests and his long service eminently fit hin


for the place, and will ensure him triumph


ant election.


Though the ticket is Democratic it is no


partisan. 1t is composed of men who ar


best adapted to fill the respective position


at the present time. There is no doubt rela


tive to the verdict of the people.
Year: 1879

There are unmistable evidences that the
sober second thought of the people is ce1ser-
ing upon Gov. Pillsbury as their continued
choice for Governor. Most of the fifteen or
twenty other candidates prefer him as their
second choice, and even Wakefield will doubt
less support him sooner than see Baker or
Billson bear off the prize. Wakefield virtu-
ally regards all these latter-day candidates as
poachers upon his preserve, and he will kill
them off if he himself dies in the attempt.
Gov. Pillsbury is regarded by all as tried,
true, and safe man, thoroughly familiar with


his duties. Hence, as the Winona Republi-
can rightly says, "the public mind is more
firmly than ever settling down to the convic-


ton that Gov. Pillsbury is the man above all
others for the place and the occasion. And
this honest and sensible conviction will hap
PLY end what otherwise might prove to be q
very unseemly and an Improbable scramble y
Year: 1879

The monotony of partisan speech making
was broken by Judge Davis in the Senate,
yesterday, with few remarks ''from the
independent standpoint on what is known
as the political section of the army appropria-
ton bill. The judge said the country was
tired of war questions, and wanted peace.
The laws were respected alike in all parts of
the country, and nothing prevented the full
return of prosperity but the mischievous
agitation of party leaders on both sides. If
there were any real foundation for the talk
of revolution, he said, the government
would not be able to sell bonds by the
hundred millions, as had been lately done.
Year: 1879

politics than any rebuke that can be devised.


Because there has not been similar
case is no reason for failure in urgingth If
we are to be permanently at the mercy of lot
of corrupt men who rely on their money to
send them to Congress, there is no hope for
the county. 1t is time an example was made
on this bribery matter, and we know no bet
ter man to begin with than w. D. Wash