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Year: 1877

The loss by fire of that pride and won.
der of the western waters-the steamer
Grand Republic---the grandest craft that
ever piled the Mississippi, continues to
be a leading topic of interest among our
people.


The magnificent vessel will never be
likely to have her counterpart in point
of grandeur, size and elegance for a gen.
Grafton, and perhaps never again as long
as the western rivers are nayigated. The
cause and incidents of her destruction
will, therefore, be a matter Of interest
to the people here, where the fine vessel
may be considered to have partially be-
longed, as she was destined to be New
Orleans and Memphis packet during the
cotton carrying season.


A man named John Prather, who was
the boats watchman, reports that about
half-past II o'clock, last Wednesday
night, he was on the lower deck of the
Grand Republic, and smelling smoke, he
went up stairs, and found that it was
rslling through the panels and flooring
of the bridal chamber in the ladies' cabin,
from whence the flames speedily broke
through. In less than ten minutes the
whole cabin and upper works were one
mass of furious flames, and to keep from
being roasted alive he had to get ashore
as rapidly as possible, losing trunk full
of clothes. The engineer and carpenter
also, lost their baggage. The vessel was
totally destroyed, and the wreck sunk i'll
| very brief space of time. There had
been no fire on the boat, except under
the niger boiler, and this had all been
put out before dark. The watchman
had no knowledge OF any fire being about
the ladies' cabin, and he could not give
any reason as to how it originated there
The boats seven new steel boilers had
been tested during the day. She had
Just come off the docks and was to have
started south on the 9Th day of October


The gorgeous vessel was fitted out with
all modern improvements and inventions,
fire alarms, soundings and speaking
trumpets, wire tiler ropes, wire bell
cords and complete steering outfit. 1t is
estimated by experts that this nonpareil
steamer could not be duplicated in even
these times of depression and cheapness
for $250,000. The original cost of the
first boat was over 100000, and the
various alterations to machinery and
hull, together with the new hull de-
stroyed, was in all over half million
dollars. To such a public spirited com
mander as is Capt. Thorwegan, who
solely owned the splendid craft, the los'
fall. heavily, and the sympathy of a larg5
number of friends is extended him.
Memphis avalanche.
Year: 1877

Messrs. Downes aud Blunt have been
engaged for some time in Investigations
upon the influence OF light upon the
development of bacteria, as bearing more
particularly upon the researches Of the
late papers of Tyndall, Bastiau, and
others. Among the provisional conclu


sions reached by them were that light is
inimical to the development of bacteria


and that, under favorable conditions, it
NAV prevent it entirely, or at least re-
tard it. The direct insulation, however,
is necessary for the production of the full
effect of the light. The conditions tend
ing to neutralizc the action of light are
the same as are known to favor the pro.
cess of fermentation and putrefaction
but the fitness of the solution to serve as
indus is not destroyed by insulation
The authors claim, az their discovery


that light is absolutely inimical to the
production of bacteria. Harper's Weekly
Year: 1877

Employers should never Withhold
the wages of those who work for
them. True economy is never sub
served by doing so. 1t is the nature
of an implied contract that when the
workingman has performed n pre-
scribod labor or wrought for u GER
tain number of days he shall bo paid
therefore with promptitudo. If he
is not, he almost necessarily becomes
discouraged and careless; and in that
frame of mind he can never rput forth
his best efforts or labor with stimu-
lated zeal and strength to promote
the interest of his employer He
feels that he has been wronged, and
he smarts in the conciousnoSs of it,


Especially in this case when the
wages he ought to receive arc appro,
priatcd to some apparently foreign
and unnecessary use--porhaps to
rendering tho life of his employer
moro luxurious, No man has ever
become wealthy BY adopting such II
course toward his employees, They
have no heart in their work when
he docs so, and they commonly do a
third loss than if they were paid
promptly Pctor cooper ascribod u
largo share of his success to tho fact
that he novor allowed q Saturday
hight to pass without paying every
cont due tohis omployos,IcvOn though
he had to borrow tho money, Con-
Year: 1877

fss'erday morning about nine O'Clock.
while lady and gentleman were riding by
the Kansas Brewery in a buggy, the horse be-
came frightened at rome barrels which were
being 1arown out lend over end. and up-
setting the buggy threw both out. The lady
wat badly injured about the head by being
Vas taken 70 house near By, and s1rEicSi
Year: 1877

Sunday forenoon WAS. warm ana pleasant
with a stiff breeze, but about two O'Clock in
the wind suddenly veered around TO the
north. and grew SO chilly that overcoats and
gloves were necessity. Yesterday was also
Year: 1877

Some time think you will be glad to know


That have kept you ever in my heart,
And that my love has only deeper grown


In all the time that We have loved apart.
Some day, whenyo have slipped away from care,
And idly fall to dreaming "i the past,
And sadly think Of all your lie has missed,


You viii remember my true love at last.
Or it may come to pass, some dreary night


After day that has been hard 70 bear,
When you are weary, heattsick, and ioriorn,


And there is none 10 comfort or 10 care,
That you will close your tired eyes g dream


OF tender kisses falling soft aud light
Ofrcstrul touches smoothing back your hair,


And sweet words spoken for your hearts delight
Oh! then you will remember and be glad


That have kept YOU ever in my heart,
And that our hearts true homo win still be there
Although we wander silen ;aud apart
Year: 1877

tract with the Dominion government 20 build the


Georgian Bay branch Of the Canada Pacific Railway.
He was also interested In active militia and did much
to the interest of the Eastern Townships of
late years the deceased owing various causes had
met with hnancial reverses but the indomitabe
energy and push which oharacterizei MIN
rassments. Within the past few days he
had been prom nently before the public In connec-
ton with the serious railway between mis- tine
Southeastern) company ana the Passumpsic Railway


No doubt the great anxiety and excitement attendant
upop his endeayors behalf OF his road greatly added
to his alIctio,, while his unjusthabc aud outrageous
conaGe ant in Vermont jail for few hours may
also have accelerated his decease. The body was
taken TO Waterloo yesterday afternoon Tor interment
Year: 1877

Some few days ago, minister from
one of the neighboring towns came to
Wheeling on short visit. He was
out calling pretty late one night, and
upon returning home he was suddenly
met in lonely part of the city by q
h;ghwayman, who thrust pistol at the
clergyman and demanded "his money
or his lie !" The minister was star
tied, but his presence Of mind did not
forsake him, and he thus addressed the
would be thief in the most solemn and
affecting tone:


"My good man, you shall have every
cent | possess. 1 give it willingly /;
but hope you will listen to me for a
moment"


The preacher then fell to work and
went over a whole sermon, and III tue
most melting terms beseeched him to
forsake his present mode Of making &
living The stars twinkled above is
undimmed glory, and the sad wind
whirled around the adjacent corner
1t was an impressive occasion, and The
silent influences Of the night, in con
! junction with the eloquent and swsetly
modulated tones of the preacher, eau
ed the robber to soften and grow pent
tent.


The preacher saw this, and, watc
ing an opportune moment, exclaimel
My friend, you have done me wrOn
though you shall have my money. "
get down on your knees and ask 50
giyepess for your sins"


The penitent thief got down on
knees, and, when he had compiled
unhinged, the preacher kicked him
the stomach, aud then ran up the strs
like a narrow.gauge engine.-W WheH
ing InteiAgeneer.
Year: 1877

A young lady dressed in much
false hair was warbling at the piano,
and when her mother summoned her
to assist in some household duties, her
rosy lips opened poutingly and snap
ped out, 20, do it yourself!" And
then went on singing, "Kind words
can never die"


No expression of the human counte.
nance can equal the look of lonesome
amazement that flashes over the face
of the solitary oyster at finding him
self scooped up in gallon of church
sociable soup.
Year: 1877

The meeting last evening filled but did
not crowd the great hall of the Cooper Insti-
tute, and was as respectable in character as
in numbers. The principal speaker was
Mr. Curtis the other gentlemen who adj
dressed the meeting having no particular
claim to recognition as leaders Of the
republican party in this State The ver-
bose resolutions adopted are very
mild Endorsement Of President Hayes,
with only m implied condemnation Of
the platform Of the Rochester Conven-
ton and full Endorsement Of its ticket


The meeting was SO feeble in tone that we
are ut loss to find any reason why it
should have been held at all. Even the
speech Of Mr.. Curtis, which was the chief
feature Of the meeting and the attraction
which drew the audience together, was as
tame as it could we'll be on such an occa-
sion. He did not rcpel the vindictive as
sault made on him by Senator Conkling,
nor did he make any direct allusion to that
gentleman from the beginning to the end OF
his speech His remarks were an argumen-
tative vindication Of the policy Of President
HayeS, ana on the CIVIL SeINiCc pihASH " ~
the argument was successful. 1t is not only
true that the Republican National Conven-
ton promised reform of the civil service,
but that the republican party has constantly
made pledges in that direction during
many years. Mr.. Curtis is therefore per-
fectly justified in maintaining that the
party is bound by its pledges to support the
President in that part OF his policy. 1t
seems to us that the argument does not hold
equslly good in relation to the Southern
policy. The whole drift and tendency OF
the republican party has been In the
contrary direction. Even MIR. Curtis
himself chimed in with the cry
against a solid South. on which the
HAYES canvass was conducted last year.


and did not then seem aware that ap-
peals to sectional jealousy and hostility were
a repudiation of the national platform. AS
the partv did not interpret the platform in
Year: 1877

The obsequies of General Custer were at
once worthy Of his own distinguished SER
vices and of the gratitude of his country.
The saying that republics are ungrateful is
untrue, and originated in the fact that they
cannot acknowledge as quickly as mon
archies the heroism of public servants.
But the American people never forget
hero, and this has been again
proved by the devotion to Clusters men,
ory, crowned SO honorably by the
last tribute of affection paid yesterday in
the funeral at West Point, The day was
beautiful and thousands Of people assembled
to witness the solemn event. The cere-
monial was properly entirely military in its
character, and was the more impressive be-
cause of its dignifed simplicity. There was
no Grafton, nor was there need of any, for
the draped flags, the mufied drums,
the imposing procession, the still null
titude Of spectators, and, more than
all. the bier upon which laid the
mortal remains of one of the bravest
of American soldiers, had eloquence
deeper than any words. Within sight OF
the great military school where he was edu-
Gated for the service of his country, by the
side Of the stately river he loved, in the
sepulchre he had chosen, General Clusters
remains have found last resting place. II
it be dust to dust, it is consecrated earth
where he is laid; and if ashes to ashes, SO it
is glory to glory. All that now remains for
his countrymen to do in expression of their
esteem is to place over his grave monu-
ment that shall commemorate his worth as
man. the splendor Of his career and the
strange and tragic manner Of his death.
Year: 1877

Blaine in that remarkable speech of his
soon after the 4th Of March, There are still
many republicans who cannot see how Mr..
Hayes can be the rightful President if Pack
ard was not elected Governor of Louisiana,
and who think that Packard's title was pre-
cisely as good as the Presidents own. Be-
lieviug that Hayes was elected they believe
that he ought to have stood by the two
Governors, whose claims had been put on q
level with his by all republicans during the
vehement controversies Of last winter. 1t
was, therefore, a shock to the party to see
the two Governors abandoned-a shock
from which portion of the party has not
vet recovered. This explains the condem-
natory silence of the Maine Convention, the
large anti-Hayes majority in the New York
Convention and the loss by the President Of
Inauguration.


The President being clearly right, and
having put himself in position from which
he cannot retreat, he must necessarily
eight it out ON this line" even if his policy
should destroy and disband the republican





position. If he were at liberty to treat the
two political parties as non-existent he would
have very simple problem before him !;
but he cannot ignore the party that elected
him unless it voluntarily dissolves, and OF
that there is no immediate prospect There
will be an irrepressible conflict within the
republican party. The supporters and OPP
ponents of Mr.. Hayes policy will contend
for the mastery, and he is bound to stand
by his friends If he shows no signs
of finching he will either subdue the
malcontents or break up the party. If he
yields he is lost, and even if he should
consent to compromise he would forfeit
the grandeur of his moral position. He
has large and respectable portion of the
republican party with him, and IL he
stands by his guns, as we have no man
ner Of doubt that he will, he will
reduce the recalcitrants to decide between
staying in the party and going out
Of it. We have not attempted to be-
little the transformation which the repub-
lican party must undergo to bring it into
harmony with present tendencies; but the
transformation which Mr.. Hayes is attempt
ing to force is the only thing that can save
it from dissolution We cordially wish him
success, hut he will have to win it by
pretty stiff contest with the republican
Bourbons, who do not perceive that the tide
is going out and that they must float on it
or be stranded.
Year: 1877

Our contemporaries are puzzled to con-
lecture from what source the HERALD
obtained the Tweed confession for publi-
is attempted to be solved without our inter-
vention. It matters very little when, where
or how the HERALD secured the important
document. That is o secret in which the
public has no concern. The people desired
to know and were entitled to know the
whole truth in regard to the original and
alleged full confession made by the greatest
public robber Of the age, and the voice Of
the entire press demanded It's production
four or five months ago. But it was stub
bornly withheld from the public both by
the Attorney General, to whom it had been
submitted, and by Tweed himself. Its sup
preston gave rise to suspicious against
innocent persons, threw a doubt on the
propriety of its rejection by the Attorney
General and afforded the opportunity for
an examination of Tweed clearly designed
for political effect. It's publicas4~ 1. by the
HERALD has cleared the DIR. The whole
truth is now before the world, and intelli-
gent men can judge for themselves of the
value Of the statement and of the business
of the punishment inflicted on its miserable
author.


The people ought to be and will be satis-
fed with this. They will not care to know
how the HERALD managed to secure the con-
fession, despite the stubborn vigilance of
both sides, and if they did care to know
they would not be gratifed. There are
secrets of journalistic enterprise that are
never divulged, and this is one Of them.
As we have said, we owe no thanks for the
documents either to Mr.. Fairchild, to
Tweed or to his counsel, and beyond this
we must leave the curious to grope in the
dark in their search for the source from
which it WIS obtained.
Year: 1877

The rattling eight mile dash Of yesterday
over the fields Of Long Island after live
fox and to the music of the hounds is a
to us here. Eleven horsemen followed the
dogs to 'the DEATH" and, although this is
not o very large field, it is not bad for a be-
ginning. There was not. however, single
horsewoman among the hunters, and this is
an omission which we hope our ladies
in which the fair sex may, without
unwomanly boldness, press forward with
the best of the stronger sex. What is q
hunting field without the ladies? What
can add grace to the movements of blooded
horse on the gallop except a lady on his
back? We long to see our girls add one
more charm to the many they possess
namely, n freer entry into an outdoor sport
so suited to them. Apart from the varied
life and beauty they would bring to the
scene we wish to see them enjoy the thrill
Of healthful delight only to be experienced
in a ride across country-''horse, man,
hound, earth, heaven all, all one piece OF
glowing ecstasy" as Lady Gay Spanker
says. TO our young cavaliers the sport will
recommend itself All that was needed for
them was to demonstrate that the proper
bit of country could be had 1t will now
be their duty to sing the praise Of the hunt
ing OF the fox in the parlor as well as in the
club, and to listeners more interesting than
any club can boast. Let them but do
their duty in this respect and they will find
that great social delight-a new and mex
haustible subject for conversation. The
hunting sketches OF Leech will vie with tho
fashion plates in feminine interest, and
roses will be found blooming on many fair
ing but somewhat sickly pallor of the lily.
Year: 1877

We transfer to our columns an article
from the London Sporting Gazette ON the late
international rifle match, which says many
complimentary things of American rifles
and American mnrksmen. 1t does no more
than justice, however, to the British team
when it declares that their defeat was
not inglorious, although decisive. Their
stubborn fight against lead that in
creased at every round fully deserves
the recognition it should, and we feel
will, receive in Great Britain--a re-
cognition we have been glad to accord


here. 1t is the opinion of many good
judges Of rifle shooting that it will be years
before u score as high even as that Of the
defeated team will be made in similar
match. While we do not quite subscribe to
this we must admit that rarely in the annals
OF shooting have two such perfect days
shone upon n rifle match. The gentlest Of
breezes, good light, warm temperature and
clear air helped the scores wonder
fully, although we do not think that
different state of the weather would
have made much difference in the rela-
tive result. To allot the proper share
in the victory TO the American rifle and the
American marksman is not SO easy a task.


The Remington rifle in the hands of Blyden-
burgh and the Sharp rife in the hands OF
Bruce, with their respective totals OF 429
and 425 out of 45O points, show percentages
of accuracy so high that what they fall short
of perfection NAV almost entiralv ha Ia III
to the small defects OF judgment in the
riflemen which we as yet have found no
means to avoid. No such record has
been made by any of the English or Irish
muzzle-loaders, although their accuracy
is also remarkable There is, however, one
point in favor Of the breech-loader which
has not been noted by foreign marksmen-
namely, that the labor of cleaning and load
inc is reduced tn n min hmm that the rife
Year: 1877

The Board Of Fire Commissioners have
learned that notices have been sent to the
various employees Of the department. levying
an assessment for political purposes on their
salaries, and that the employees are under
the apprehension that a refusal to comply
with the demand would result in their
removal. They therefore passed resolu-
tions at their meeting yesterday forbidding
their employees to pay any political assess
ment or to make contributions for the bene-
fit of any political organization, under the
penalty of removal. This action Of the
Commissioners will be generally approved
The political tax squeezed out Of men who
are not too literally paid for the services they
render to the city falls heavily upon them,
and its payment not unirequently throws
them back in their household expenses and
is drag on them for months. Not one OF
them would give the money voluntarily,
but it is forced from them by the fear that a
refusal will mark them for dismissal and
deprive them Of living. The Commits
sioners do well to protect them against this
imposition. But from whom does the de-
mand for the payment OF this assessment
come?
Year: 1877

We attach undue value TO mere
emotion in religion. We eimagine that
tears are proof Of the whole nature
being stirred to its profoundest depths.
1t may be so, but not necessarily. The
rain that falls with Il loud noise speed
lily runs OFF and disappears but the
snow, that falls silently, remains and
accumulates. And so the emotion that
is demonstrative quickly vanishes,
while the quiet inward sorrow of soul
remains, bringing forth the fruit that
that is unto holiness, and whose end is
everlasting life. The sonsibilities may
be moved while tile heart is unchanged,
and the inner nature cold AS the leo
beneath the prismatic hues OF the
northern lights. Every observer of
human nature have noticed that weak,
shallow natures, that are ready TO
shed tears on the most trdlng occasion,
are nevertheless often the most stub
born of will and the most callous OF
heart. And hence the beautiful vers.
multitude of the parable that repre-
sents the seed sown on stony ground as
sprlnging rapidly up and withering as
rapidly away.
Year: 1877

SIC. 55. All laws inconsistent with
this act shall be and the same are hereby
repealed from and after the date named
in this act for the same going into op
GRAFTON; Provided, however, That the
collecting Of any taxes assessed and in
process Of collection by said formerlsws
shall continue in force until all such
cases are finally disposed of and deter
mined And provided further That
the provisions of this act shall not ap.
ply in cities of the first class, and the
laws at present in force providing for
the assessment and collection Of taxes
IN said cities shall remain as now pro
yided by law: And provided further
That the terms of this act shall not
apply TO cities Of the second class.
Year: 1877

A Coon PATTERN.-A well built
Christian is harmonious in all bis parts
No one trait shames another. He is
not u jumble of finconsistencies-to-day
devout, tomorrow frivolous; to-day
liberal TO one cause, and to morrow
niggardly toward another; to-day
fluent in polite falsehoods He does
not keep the fourth commandment on
the Sunday, and break the eighth com
mandment on the Monday. lie docs
Tot shirk an honest debt to make a
huge donation. He is not in favor of
temperance for other folk, and of a
glass toddy for himself He does not
exhort or pray at each OF the few
meetings he attends, TO make up ar
rearages for the more meetings which
he neglects. lie does not so consume
hisspiritual fuel during revival seasons,
that he is cold as Nova Zembla during
all the rest of the time nor do his
spiritual iervors ever outrun his well.
ordered conversation.
Year: 1877

Col. POLK, doOrkeeper of the House, was be
fore the committee ON accounts this morning
with reference to the pay of employees who
were on his roll for the month of November.
and Tor whose payment he has no appropria-
ion
Year: 1877

THE BOARD or PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF
the District called upon the President at noon
to-day and presented him with the set of reso-
lutions tprinted elsewhere) thanking him for
the interest manifested by him i'm the public
schools OF the District in his recent message to
Congress.