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Year: 1879

A Apsoiect is on foot in Italy to raise a
monument to her late King, Victor En.
manuel. The sum which it is proposed
to spend in the erection Of this triumph
al arch, which is to be surnounted by
an equestrian statue of the late mon.
arch, is two millions of dollars. Italy
is in no condition to incur such an ex.
pense at the present time. Like most
European countries, her expenses out
run her receipts, and there is deficit
to be added to her already heavy debt,
annually. These two millions, which
it is now proposed to spend, would do
far more good if applied to some OBJ
ject of public utility, such as the pay.
m.nt of her debt or relief Of her indi.
gent citizens.
Year: 1879

Troy, May 25.-Sherfr Hotchkiss received n
notice yesterday the the Troy and Boston
Railroad that trouble expected at the lloosac June
ton last night The Sherin and readiness
with special train TO proceed To the Junction The
ciulens corps were also IN readiness should their sen.
vices he required. Up 70 this hour all quiet nj the
Junction Ii Is safe TO say there will be no trouble TO,
"A
Year: 1879

The question Of nationality that has arisen in
connection with the appointment Ola Coadiutor
to Archbishop Eenni continues to engender bad
blood, notwithstanding the efforts OF the vener-
able head Of the Catholic Church to cool the
contending factions. At present the excitement
Year: 1879

Edward Reinhardt convicted of tine murder of
his wife. Mary Ann Rcinhardt, whose remains he
buried in a barrel at Silver Lake. has completely
broken down since receiving his sentence of death.
He does not care to any except his counsel,
his present WIFE Paulna Dittmar, and his mother.
pauna Dittlnar is very indignant at the sighting
manner in which Rciuhardt spoke of her in his
speech in court before being sentenced She IL now
living with some friends in Newark, ana has not
been TO the Jail since the trial. Reinhardts mother
las paid several visits TO her since he was
fenced 10 death. Ii is now believed from opinions
expressed by some OF the juTymen, that had not the
admission been made by Rcinhardt as to the iden-
titv of the BODY there would have been disagree
Incnt Of the jury. At recent meeting OF the klch-
mond County Board of Supervisors Sheriff Brown
stated 20 the Board that there was not a suitable
cell in the County Jail in which to contne Rein
hardt and asked that condemned cell be built, or
funds be appropriated for the services OF special
deputy to watch the prisoner. The Board author
lied the Sheriff to keep guard over Reinhardt day
aud night, at an expense not TO exceed ~ % qaY
County Clerk Hart has received an order signed by
judge Dykman, directing the County Clerk to
issue voucher for 500 in favor Of Paullna Rein
hardt as a compensation for her detention as wit
ness m this case.
Year: 1879

Secretary Sherman is little too lenient
Members of Congress do not seem to be aware
that he is exercising toward them a consider
able degree of favoIitism. Other creditors of
the Government, it is true, have some reason
TO complain if the Secretary of the Treasury
forces them to accept silver dollars in place
of other forms of currency which the Gov
ernment has placed in circulation, but the
Congress of the United States, by which the
coinage of silver dollars was required
surely cannot complain il the Govern
mont, unable to dispose OF the dollars
IT has coin d in any other way, insists
upon the payment of them to Congress and
It's employees for their salaries. 1t is true the
Secretary would he doing Il great wrong if he
should force upon holders of United States
bonds, for example, silver dollars, though they
had, under the original contract, every right
TO expect gold dollars or their equivalent.
But whatever claims the present Congress has
against the Government of the United States
they are subject to and both legally and
morally modified by the enactment of Congress
requiring that silver dollars should be coined,
and should be the legal tender in the payment
of debts.


Secretary Sherman, however, so far from
seeking TO press this right of the Government
To choose in what form it will discharge the sala
res of Members of Congress, has just issued an
order under which the Sergeant-at-A Arms is per-
mitted to draw silver certificates Ill place of
silver dollars, for that portion of the indebted
ness of the Government to Congress which
the Treasury is obliged to pay in silver. This
is an act of especial favor. To many of the
employees OF the Government, who are per-
sons of limited MEANS or who live at distant
points where banks are not prepared to nego-
tate silver certificates readily. this mode
of escaping the inconvenience of carry
ing silver coins would be impracti-
cable. Evidently the Secretary desires to
make the act of Congress as little
incODvenient as possible to members of Con-
gress and in this he shows kindly DISPOSE
ton. 1t is 10 be feared, however, that men,
bers of the majority do not as yet fully ap-
preciate the generous and forbearing spirit in
which they are Gated by the Secretary.


There is some reason TO doubt whether, in
the pubic interest, it might not be better to
bring home to members of Congress, in as
distinct and impressive q manner as possible,
the peculiar Inconvenience arising from the
coinage of silver. Let us suppose. for exam
pie. that the Secretary should declare, in in
struetions TO the officers of his department,
that silver dollars should not be paid ont
10 creditors Of the Government who may man
ifest preference for other forms of currency,
excepting that the salaries of Congress and its
employs should be paid exclusively in silver.
For this course he would have warrant In the
fact that Congress has formally and officially
declared Its Willingness to receive this sort OF
Year: 1879

Heretofore the public has found consolation
for womcn's walkiDg-matches III the disas-
trous failure which usually attended those
enterprises II it was in a certain sense hu-
initiating to know that such exhibitions were
possible among civilized people where women
are the objects of q peculiar loyalty and cour-
tesy. there was swift compensation in the
chilling absence of spectators and in the bank
ruptcy of the box-oIlicc. The poor creature
whom necessity forced INTO such an ignoble
business were shown, with the pIaInness which
is kindness, that the publi'Syas not disposed
to make it proftable and the brutal spccula-
tors who employed them lost their money and
could only enjoy the poor satisfaction oil cursing
an unappreciative community. But now 1t
becomes necessary to record the heightened
modification of "A successful womeD's walk
ing-match. We do not pretend TO know the
business secrets of the Spectator who organ
Ized last weeks " international contest, and
it may be that we are Oyercstlmatng his
profits; but when more than LOCO persons
gathered at midnight on a Sunday night to see
the start, and more than 5000 persons were
present six days later to see the flush, it is
fair to conclude that the venture has proved
successful. The fact that the manager
pald out several thousand dollars in
honest money as prizes is another point
in evidence Managers have been known
to run away from similar responsibilities
when that was the easiest method OF dis
posing of them. 1t is a curious fact that
good proportion of the large crowd present
on Saturday night were women and children.


As 10 the degrading and brutalizing tenden-
cies of suclra show, il ought not TO be neces-
sary TO multiply words. The mystery Is its
attractiyeucgs. If the mass of spectators
come to see female beauty, they are rcasOna-
hlv certain to be grieVOusly disappointed; II
ibey find it at all, it will be under most un-
favorable conditions. Six days and nights of
walking will age a man ten years in looks, as
spectators Of the match in which Guyon ap-
pearcd will remember What the effect must
be upon the appearance Of a woman the av-
erage man Will prefer to leave to conjecture.
The reporters agree that the spectacle afforded
on the last day of the so-caled contest was n
painful one The thousand people who gathered
TO see the start of twenty-five women in iauniy
costumes on the opening night must be given
credit for feeble symptom of good taste,
though it was of the lowest order But the
five thousand who went to watch eighteen
women. lame, stiff and bedraggled, limp
through the last hours of degrading c0mpe-
ttion, must remain inexcusable and ineXph-
cable And the women and children among
them make the gOOmiest part of the pic
turp
Year: 1879

currency, by the enactment that il should De
coined and paid in the discharge OF pnnnc
debts. IT, after some experience, Congress
men should find this mode OF. payment .de-
cidedly inconvenicnt, it is possible that theS
might be more disposed to consider the eiiects
of that Inconvenience upon other creditors Oh
the Government. Perhaps they might even De
inclined to ask whether it was wise, on the
whole. TO compel the Government to continue
the coinage Of dollars which no creditors III
the Government were willing to accept in pay
ment of their claims, or could accept and use
without serious inconvenience. The practical
test of the workings OF the Silver bill could
hardly be male anywhere else with as little
difficulty as in the City of Washington itself,
and the test might properly be applied, FIRST
of all, to those persons who are immediately
responsible for the continuance OF the coinage
of silver. They have deemed it desirable to
compel the Treasurer to heap mp two millions
a month of silver dollars. and it is fair that
they should afford in their own persons, some
outlet Tor the use of currency they thus
created,
Year: 1879

reople who have heen sighQg for good. honest VIM
ter weather in great spirits yesterday Poss by
those who think that Christmas is not Christmas
unless the mercury is somewhere near zero, the
ground covered with snow, and the Keen 1rostN
air alive with the music of the merry
s.egi-bclls. are in fair way 10 he graft
frd II must be admitted that the current of
public opinion thus far this Winter has been
rather against the weather. When people have
aid in coal and bought overcoats aud COM
fortcrs, and generally made anti-Arctic rTepara-
tions, n mid season brings with it something II
feeling OF personal injury We like to have things
according to the season. and undoubtedly warm
and even muggy weather in December is far from
healthy or agreeable. And so the forctastc OF cold
weather which we had yesterday proved specially
welcome. and the snow which began TO fall last
night will lie hailed with delight, if II only stays
long enough to grace the Christmas festivities.


# Is one of the chief charms of the Winter
holidays that they do come III the Winter
when indoor comforts most thoroughly
enioved; when the wants of the poor are most
pressing and consequently the pleasure OF relieving
them is the greater. Christmas Is festival
of hreside fun, or OF brisk promenade out of
doors with a plenty of wraps In old
times there used to he excellent sleighing
during thc festive time; but sleignng, in this
vicinity at least II the cr0akerS are rght mas hot
been what il used to be- However, it would be shame
just now to croak at anything; and so we Will say
nothing but good of the cold snap which puts new
life into the blood. which coors the cheeks with the
ensign of health and makes us reader for work.
and clearer III thought and proof against vapors
and mcgrims. III Summer we acquesce 4; IN SPRING
time we hope and look forward in Autumn we
dream but in Winter we work that we may be
warm. and lose our taste for perpetual luxury and
lassitude. Then IT is that we know that our ances-
tors wre.tled with the forces of nature under no
Southern skies, and something OF the old might
which rescued continent from its wild waste
comes back to SO Winter for us Is not a Winter
OF discontent hut rather a time OF energy and
honest muscular endeavor. We acquiescc in the
fitness of things. We like cold weather in Winter
as we like flowers and fruits in the Summer. and
laugh M cur freedom more from meteorological
paradox.
Year: 1879

The wonderful electric lamp which Mr..
Edison was SAID so long ago TO have in
vented and for a sight of which the world
has been impatiently waiting, seems to be
a failure. At least, according to The Herald,
Mr. Edison has himself abandoned the spirals OF
platinum and iridium which were Its main feature,
and the ingenious mechanism by which they were
kept in state OF incandescence without
FUSION and has turned tor solution OF
the problem TO incandescent carbon. The
result - the perfected lamp - appears TO be
merely a modification of the Sawyer-Man light,
which, as everybody knows consists OF fine mean
descent pencil of carbon in globe of nitrogen gas
Mr. Edison bends his carbon pencil, or iilament
into the form of a horseshoe. and exhausts the
globe surrounding ii. That IL substantially
the only difference between the two systems. Both
depend upon "A fine thread or cylinder of incandes-
cent carbon. Both protect the carbon from the
action of oxygen, the one by filling up the
globe with nitrogen, the other by drawing out
the oxygen with an air pump There is no
new principle involved. therefore, in Mr.
Edison's light, and the notifications he has
made in the SawyerMan light are but
a poor return for fifteen months labor
The new Sawyer AIan-Edison lamp, how
ever, will probably provo use
full addition to other forms of electric
lighting although it is not likely to be regarded as
a complete and satisfactory solution of the great
problem which has so long been absorbing the at
tention of electricians.
Year: 1879

Secretary Sherman is much misrepresented
by those who find in the late action OF the Ma
tional Committee and in bis presencea at Pbiladel-
phia proofs of o disposition on his part
to retire from the Presidential contest
in favor OF General Grant. There Is
the best reason for saying that the
Secretary has never changed the views con-
cerning the third term which he expressed
with such emphasis four years ago. lie has
had no conversation whatever with General
Grant on the subject, and was not even III Phll-
adolphia at the time of some of the alleged
interviews. He favored Don Cameron as a
wel-qualified and most capable man for the
Chairmanship OF the National Committee
when there seemed to be no other promi-
uent candidate, and when he supposed
that selection likely to be acqu'csced
in 10y ALL Seven of the Cameron
votes were given by Sherman men,
So that the Grant element in the Committee
was decidedly in the minority. Whatever the
result Of the campaign now opening, 1t
is evident that they make great mistake who
fancy that John Sherman can be left out OF
the calculations.
Year: 1879

1t is the duty of every one to
take some active part as an
actor on the stage Of life. Some
seem to think they can vegetate,
as it were, without being any
thing in particular. Man was
not made to rust out his life.
1t is expected he should "act
we'll his part" He must be
something. He has a work to
perform which it is his duty to
attend to. We are not placed
here to grow up, pass through
the various stages Of life, and
then die without having done
anything for the benefit Of the
human race. Is a man to be
brought up in idlenesS? Is he
to live upon the wealth which
his ancestors have acquired by
frugal industry? Is he placed
here to pass through life an au-
tomaCon? Has he nothing to
perform as a citizen Of the
world} A man who does nothing
is useless to his country as an
inhabitant. A man who does
nothing is a mere cipher. He
does not fill the obligations for
which he was sent into the
world, and when he dies, he has
not finished the work that was
given for him to do. Some are
born with riches and honors up
on their heads; but does it fol-
low that they have nothing to
do in their career through life?
There are certain duties for ev-
cry one to perform, Be some
thing. Don't live like a hermit
and die unregretted.-EX.
Year: 1879

SAYS the Chicago Tribune: ''The heal
thy example of Gov. Cullom, of this State,
in addressing commendatory letter to
President Hayes upon vetoing the Army
Appropriation bill, might appropriately be
followed by other Republican Governors all
over the North and Northwest The ques-
tions discussed in that message are as i'm
portant as any that have engrossed public at
tention since the close of the late Rebellion
and, indeed, they can truthfully be said to
be part and parcel of the Reconstruction
measures which the country found necessa-
ry to adopt and approve after that over
shadowing event. If the President and
the Republicans in Congress are right in
endeavoring to prevent the injudicous and
revolutionary legislation which the Confed-
crate Brigadiers and their Northern allies
are trying to enact, it is the obvious duty as
well as the privilege of every prominent and
influential person in the Republican party,
whether in public or private life, to let Mr..
Hayes and our friends who are at the front
in Washington know that they cordially
sympathize with them, and are ready to do
all in their power to sustain and uphold
them in the patriotic course upon which
they have entered"
Year: 1879

THE Detroit Post comes out, the day after
the fire, in quarto form and looking like the
Free Press from whose Office the Monday
number is issued but it reads like itself, one
OF the brightest and best-edited newspapers
in the West. 1t will get into its own Office
in a few DAYS.
Year: 1879

A Brazilian jaguar is loose in the woods
near York, Pa, and $500 reward is offered for
his capture dead or alive. The train CARRYING
the London circus stopped on turnout 80
miles from Washington, Pa, to let another
train pass, and tramp concealed on the car
opened the iaguars cage and set the fierce
animal at liberty. The mangled remains of a
man, victim of the iaguar's thirst for blood,
have already been found near York, and the
people of the vicinity are very much excited
over the danger that others may meet the same
fate.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publiea
ton but guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return Or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

indianapolis News: A bald-headed gentle
man stopped at the corner of Meriden and
Washington street, the other morning, where
sat an italian with cage containing three
canaries with the following placard placed
above them; Ladies' and gents take advan-
tage of the occasion of these birds which with
cents will select from the several boxes a
planet of the fortune which will tell you of
your past and future life; said planets are for
ALL" The baldheaded gentleman handed over
a nickel, little bird flew out, futtered over
the boxes moment and drew out an envelope
with its bill He read that he would travel
to the East and marry an Egyptian lady of
great wealth and beauty, who had long
secretly loved him, and who-."Here a
sweet smile was spreading over his coun-
tenance, when an elderly lady in smoked
spectacles, who had approached him from the.
rear, twisted the ferule of her umbrella be-
tween his fifth and sixth ribs and said: ''Why
haint you sent that wood UP, Jacob? Do you
suppose L can git dinner without as much as
splinter to burn in the stove?' and he answered
not, but meekly followed her.
Year: 1879

The dilatory lover who dreams away these
balmy, moonlight nights in blissful content as
long as his inamorata is by his side, should re-
member that bird in the hand is worth two ON
the front gate.
Year: 1879

Mr.. r. r. DALDY, a prominent London pub
Usher, hasreplied very favorably to the sugges-
tions of Harper & Brothers for an information
al copyright commission He says: ''Should
such commission be formed, hope it will
have large enough powers to enable it to en-
tertain the question of stage right and fine
art copyright as well as literary copyright;
in fact to treat of copyright in its widest
sense, as embracing the right to copy, print,
engrave, photograph, or in any way to null
tiply copies dramatize, abridge, translate,
represent, perform or deliver l hope also
it will be authorized to frame its report in
such shape that it could form the basis, as
you say of an international copyright treaty.
Such a climax would be most cordially well
coined In England, and l have no doubt it
would be received generally with equal IA
vor here. The British government have al
ready given evidence by appointing Royal
Commission, of their wish to put copyright
on sound and satisfactory footing, and l
think they will be much gratifed by any as
sstance proffered by the American govern
ment which will enable them to deal COM
pletely with the international branch of it,





THE Tribune thinks Ben Hill proved too
much the other day when he tried to show
why the representatives of the South in Con-
gress could be safely trusted with the care of
the Union. His logic was to the effect that
the loyalty of these men was sufficiently
proved by the fact that some of them had
opposed secession until secession was de-
creed. 1t is difficult to see how the Georgia
senator has improved the case. He has
simply reminded the country that the men
of the South hold their allegiance to their
State above their duty to their country, and
that when they were compelled to choose be-
tween the one and the other they foreswore
conscience, and yielded to a movement which
they knew to be wicked and reasonable.
What these men did then they would do
now, under the same circumstances, and
probably not one of them would deny it.
If there is a single Southener of prominence
who would not follow his State anywhere
she chose to go, even to-day, he has not
made himself conspicuous in recent years.
Mr.. Hill insists that the Union must be safe
with men who refused on one occasion to
betray their country, and actually persisted
in their refusal until they-gave way.
Year: 1879

Detroit Post: This is the season when the
love-stricken youth, who doesn't know violet
from a porcupine quill, goes forth to gather
flowers for the idol of his heart. And she, bless
her, takes the flowers with a gracious smile,
and when night comes sits in the parlor with
her other fellow and pins button hole bouquets
all over his coat Tell you, young man, it is
better far BETTER to be I" her other fellow than
simply cher fellow" Put pin there.
Year: 1879

They had gathered in tears in the ante-room
to weep over and discuss the virtues of the
beautiful Nine de B., cut off in the flower of
her age, whose body lay in the adjoining apart
ment "What pity" said sympathizing
friend, ''for her to die in the flower of her age


at twenty-eght! Thirty" said a cousin of
handkerchief gave way to fresh burst of grief
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon while James
Brown, the livery man, was having
some goods loaded into wagon at the
depot, barrel fell out Of the front
end of the wagon and caused the
horses to start suddenly. His son
Daniel, aged about twelve years, fell
out Of the wagon, and one of the
wheels passed over his head, knocking
out one or two teeth and bruisiug him
very severely. His injuries are
light in comparison with what might
naturally be expected under such cir
oumstances.
Year: 1879

George Geissel, merchant Of Two
Rivers, has found it necessary to in
crease the size of his building, in Or
der to meet the demands of his rapid
ly increasing business. In the first
place he will have a good cellar made
with stone walls, and he will then add
thirty feet to the length of the build
ing, and have the work finished up in
good style. We learn that he is buy
ing considerable wheat, even at this
time Of year, as he ships two car loads
this week and will ship more in a few
days. This encouraging condition Of
his business is said to be due to square
dealing, and to his evident determin>
alton to do even more for his patrons
than strict justice requires.