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Year: 1879

A family residing in the southern part
Of the city had pet dog, and said dog
was provided with all the comforts his
canine nature required. But one day
during the late visitation be had got out
of doors without its being discovered for
some time, and then he was found on
his back and frozen stiff in death, as was
naturally supposed. The lady of the
house, on ascertaining the pets condition,
and satisfied of his death, directed her
little son to throw the body over the fence,
when the boy suggested that they should
place it by the fire and try to thaw it back
to life; and, placing the apparently de-
funct dog on rug, the little son com
menced chatting the paws and nose. The
mother, forcing open the dogs mouth
sufficiently, poured down his throat some
hot whisky toddy, and signs of returning
animation began to be manifested, and in
due time the little animal was on his legs
again, and is now, it is claimed, as sue
cessful live dog as can be found any
where. This may seem rather a tough
story, but the head Of this family. gentle
man we'll known on 'Change and of un-
doubted veracity, says it is a fact.
Year: 1879

He had been sitting still so long that
the mother expected to find him asleep
when she looked around and asked:


swell, Harry, what are you thinking
off"


Ma, are we very richs" he solemnly in
quired, by way of reply.


I'm one way we are," she said; "your
father says he values me at three million
dollars, you at two millions. and the baby
at one"


That closed the conversation on that
subject, but next morning, as Harry was
getting on his overcoat he examined the
new patch which had been added, and
coolly observed: :!


"Well, think father had better sell
off about half of you or the whole of the
baby, and get the rest of US some decent
dud5 to put on"
Year: 1879

Fhc Country Parsons Donation.
They carried pie to the parsons house
And scattered the floor with crumbs,
And marked the leaves of the choicest books
With the print of their greasy thumbs.
They piled the dishes high and thick


With lot of unhe althy cake.
While they go5bled the buttered toast and


rolls


Which the parsons wife did make.
They hung round Clyte's classic neck
Their apple parings for sport,
AND everyone laughed when a clumsy lout
Split his tea in the piano-forte.
Next day the parson went down on his keees
With his wife. but not to pray:
Oh no, twas to scrape the grease and dirt
From the carpet and stairs away!
Year: 1879

A number of desirable rooms 10
let at No. Z Third street. The loca-
tion is accessible and desirable
from every standpoint The neigh
borhood is good and the house IL
barely five minutes walk from the
Court House.
Year: 1879

The following joke ON the telephone
is going the rounds of our exchanges.
Please pass it along "The uses to
which the telephone wires are put are
innumerable. 1t is related that one of
the companies was extending a wire
over a geItleman's house, and while the
employees were busy in surmounting the
roof of an adjoining house it hung down
in the yard. A girl, fresh from the
Gem OF the Sea,'' was doing the FAM
lily washing, and knowing that the mas
ter Of the house had spoken of sending
home wire clothes-line, saw the wire,
and, supposing that it was the promised
line, hung the various articles on it,
and retired to allow them to dry. The
men soon reached the top of the house
and began to pull the wire up. 1t
seemed to them to be very heavy, in
deed, and great was their surprise to
see the fluttering garments appear to
view. The CONSERVATION of the poor
girl can be easier imagined than de-
scribed, when she found her washing
thirty feet in the air, unrolled to the
breeze. At last accounts, however,
they had been dried, and were returned
to terra firma."


Duffy and Keely, who have been put
ting up telephones in Cheyenne, had a
similar experience the other day.
Year: 1879

Augusta, Nov. 17.-At four o'clock
a committee of one from each county
waited upon the governor who was un-
able to see them as there would be no
session of the governor and council
this afternoon.


A sub committee of three was then
appointed who held lengthy consulta-
tion with the governor, resulting in
the assurance from the latter that the
returns would not be considered open
in the sense of allowing any amend
ments or corrections under the statute
until the committee of the council on
elections should report the result of
their canvass to the governor and
council and that there would be twenty
days from that time for any legal cor
rection.


1t is rumored that the town of Kit
terry is to be thrown out because, as
alleged, two notices of election instead
of three were posted, throwing it out
would change the result in York coun-
ty. A similar case is reported in the
city Of Auburn where it is alleged the
notices only six days instead of seven.
Similar changes on alleged technical
ground will change the figures in the
state senate and give the democrats
and greenbackers nineteen senators
and the republicans twelve.


The actual vote as cast gives the
republicans nineteen senators and all
others twelve.
Year: 1879

A son of New York millionaire was an inmate of the Homeopathic Asylum for the Insane, at Middletown, N. Y, last winter. While there he formed the acquaintance of one of the attendants, a young lady of slight, delicate and pretty face. The advances of the in valid were modestly received by the ser- want girl and were evidently not dis tasteful to her, as in due time they re- suited in an offer of marriage on his part which was duly accepted. Upon the young gentleman's notice to his mother of his proposed marriage, she, with dis play of sense and regard for the happi- ness of the young couple seldom wit messed in her station in life, interposed no objections, after having satisfied her self by diligent inquiries that the pro. posed bride was of respectable parentage and irreproachable character The parental consent was then given, and the young gentleman having recovered from his malady the wedding ceremony was performed in the village. The gen. tleman took his bride to the city, where she was cordially received by his rela- tions.
Year: 1879

There has been quite a stir among our influential ladies of late about the rapidly increasing number of male dressmakers in New York. While we cannot help but like the works of man best, because he has learned his trade, as it we're, by lifelong pursuit, which he does not expect to quit just as soon as he mar1ies, yet none of the gentleman are indignant about it. Imagine a woman setting herself up as a fashionable tailor in New York! Every wife would pro test against it if her husband should patronize the lady of shears, but the man dressmaker's patrons neither find family protests as obstacles, nor have any set of influences within the last month-determined upon hindering the male from driving the female away from the read-trough. These ladies belong to the upper-fashionable classes, and while they have hitherto been either painfully conservative in the matters of woman's self-assertion in public and business matters or in some instances decidedly opposed to those women who believe themselves reformers, in justice to their sex they now refuse to tolerate male dressmakers, and the latter must expect a season of disrepute, if not of permanent hostility. Of course this pro- cedure is wholly one of selfsacrifice on the part of society, because, as men, toned, the male dressmaker cuts, fits and furnishes better than does his rival woman, even though (except in rare in stances) he is far less gifted with that inventive and daring originality which is termed chac by the Parisian, but which may perhaps be better expressed by that smooth and expressive word, style.- NeaO Iork Letter.
Year: 1879

Many persons who cross the upper ferry, on the Hudson, says Troy paper, may have noticed rows of small wooden boxes, about the size of an ordinary soap box, placed few yards apart. These boxes have covers on top, and wire screens on the bottom to admit fresh water These contain small eels which, at this season of the year, are caught by thousands near the State dam in the fol- lowing manner: The agent of the fish commissioner proceeds to some small outlet or mill-tail at ebb tide or slack water and with small screen, similar to those used for sitting flour, which he dips in the eddies, sometimes gathering as many as a thousand at dip. It is nothing unusual to gather a half million at one fishing. When caught they are placed in these boxes in running water, until enough are accumulated to make shipment. They are then placed in or dinary milk cans, which contain about two inches of soft sewer. mud with 8 packing swail of marsh grass, newly cut, upon which the eels are placed to work their way gradually to the bottom. Then another layer of grass IS placed on this. The whole is covered with small piece of ice to regulate the temperature, and then they are ready for transportation. At the present time they are being ship ped to Michigan under the supervision of Orin M. Chase, who for the past six years has been connected with the State Fish Commissioner Seth Green, and has had entire control of the catching and shipping of these immense numbers of small eels. Yet there seems to no de- crease as each season brings its millions to our water. Eels are said to deposit their spawn in the same manner as other fish, and, according to the best authori- ties, who have of late years carefully in vestigated the matter, that their spawn Is deposited in the mud in the wiEterand ineubatedg by the warm temperature of the water in June.
Year: 1879

correct length to crowd the stiles of the sash outward against the outer stop the window frame, the sash will not only be held so firmly that it cannot rattle, but the crack which admitted dust and current of cold air will be closed so tightly that no window strip will be required The buttons should be placed about half way between the upper and lower end of each saSh
Year: 1879

A writer on Australian life relates the following story in the Boston Conanaer- csat Bulletia: One evening on return of the miners to camp there was terrible outcry from one of tine tents. Scores of miners rushed in body to the place whence the cry issued and found miner bending over his mate, who having been sick had not gone out that day. The sick man was dead, with dagger in his heart, and the box on which he lay for a bed showed evidence of having been broken open and rifled of it's contents. The body was still warm. showing that the deed had but recently been perpe- trated. The miners immediately scat tered in pursuit of the murderer or l murderers. An hour later a man was brought in-one of the most villainous | looking characters I ever beheld. His ! pockets were filled with gold, which was | identified by the surviving mate as the property of himself and his dead com 1 rade.

 There was no mistake about the mat ter. The bags in which the dust was contained were marked with the joint names of the mates, and the identity of the nuggets the surviving mate swore to. This was sufficient to establish the guilt of the accused. Some were for hanging l him on the spot, but the law abiding DOT l tion of the community being in the ma jority insisted upon his having a fair trial. He was remanded for the night and guard placed over him.

 1 Next morning he was missing. How he had eluded the guards they knew not, but that he had escaped there could be no doubt. What was worse he carried off the gold with him, which had been placed in safe keeping in the prison with him to be used as testimony against him.

 It was deemed idle to pursue him, but a description of the murderer was drawn up and circulated and reward offered for his capture, dead or alive. A week passed away without any tidings being heard of the fugitive. At the end of that ! time native came into camp, and leav- ing letter for the presiding magistrate, disappeared as suddenly as he came. The letter was curt, but it was to the point.

 MT. Magistrate: Jem Bell (the murdered man) was once matey of mine. He was good man. You will find Bill Grimes, his murderer, at the head of Dead Horse gully; I have kept the gold for the reward. .s-.. KANGAROO BILL, "Capt. of the Bushrangers.

 A party of miners immediately pro- ceeded to the locality described, expect ing to find the murderer fastened to a tree or rock. What was their horror to find nothing but a fleshless skeleton,
Year: 1879

A party of miners immediately pro- ceeded to the locality described, expect ing to find the murderer fastened to a tree or rock. What was their horror to find nothing but a feshless skeleton, every bone picked clean until it glistened like ivory in the sun. The bushrapgers had robbed the murderer, and then driv- ing stakes into the ground they had fastened him, back down, to an ant hill. The ants of Victoria are as voracious as death The murderer had been eaten aliyet
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, May 3o.-The Director of the


Mint states that the production of silver and
gold In this country during the past year, as


nearly as can be ascertained, will show large
decrease as compared with last year. The
production OF gold and silver last year was


$95, ,O00. 900. and the estimated production for


the present year Is $G5. .00O, 900, showing de-


crease Of $50,000,000, which is about equally


divided between the two metals. The cause


OF the decrease In silver production is prob


ably accounted for by the falling off in the


yield q the silver mines In this country,


been considerably iessened, the demand OF
late has very perceptibly increased. Russia
and Spain have both recently entered the
silver market, and with the United States
have become purchasers In the London mar
ket. Silver has advanced fifty-one pence per
ounce, and g. the German government has not,
as usual, "beared" the market by throwing In
a supply from the surplus reserve. 1t is
stated that the subsidiary coinage Of Ger
many Will soon be increased, and for that
reason The government iS holding In it's pres
ent supply, which Is now estimated to be about
eighteen millions


The prospect that silver will still advance is
very favorable. and for this reason: Bullion
dealers In San Francisco In their offers to the
treasury last week demand an advance of be-
tween two and three cents on the present quo
tations. The bids were not accepted at this
offerlng, and only very small quantity was
purchased The director of the mint intends
TO give notice to the dealers at San Francisco
that unless their bids are more reasonable he
Will cease to purchase bullion for delivery at
that point.


The superintendent of the mint at San Fran
cisco has however, been directed to purchase
silver bullion in small quantities at that mar
ket price.
Year: 1879

In fact she had said to her roommate
that she was afraid-the artless young


thing it would "ft her like court


plaster" as soon as the water touched it !;
and she was not far wrong in her sur
mise. But if ever beauty is its own
excuse for being"-seen, it was surely so
in this instance. Her faultless proper
tions, exquisite grace and native modesty
quite disarmed the envy even of her
rivals, while the older and palmer ladies
looked with unfeigned delight on the fair
Year: 1879

The removal of the sbanties on the West Side,
above Fifty-ninth-st, is exciting the attention of
property-owners. The huts are occupied by squat
ters who pay nothing for their of the land. The
completion of the elevated railroad through Ninth
ave- has tended 10 stimulate building 0n the West
Side, but the property owners are unable In many
cases to rid their lots of these Improbable tenants
At meeting of the West Side Association Saturday
q committee was directed 10 ascertain from the De-
partment Of Public Works the proper course to pur-
sue,
Year: 1879

In electing Hon. Eo Henderson to the
office of auditor of state for two consecutive
terms the Democratic party of Indiana evil
der.ced a discernment in the highest degree
creditable, for it selected the right man for
the right place. In these days OF official
malfeasance, when the public mind is expe-
riencing continual unrest, integrity seems to
have acquired an importance unknown in the
olden time. And it Is alike creditable to the
Democratic party and to Mr.. Henderson that
in his administration he has contributed
largely to the restoration of public conf
dence which distinguished the Government
during the halcyon days OF the past man
of thorough business education, of ripe at
tainments in all matters pertaining TO the
welfare of the State, familiar with the wants
of every section. and with the laws designed
to aid in the development of its vast
resources, he brought to the office
of auditor a legislative experience which,
combined with rare executive ability, has
made his official career brilliant success.
And in retiring he leaves its affairs in such
perfect order and completeness, as eyidenc-
ed by his reports, that his successor will
have no trouble in mastering every detail,
and in going forward without embarrass-
ment. Mr.. Henderson, as a politician, is
shrewd and far-seeiDg, readily combines
forces, analyses opposition, estimates accu-
rately the fofinidableness of obstacles to be
overcome, and is therefore foeman who
commands the respect of opponents. In the
prime of his manhood, it is safe to say that
the Democratic party of Indiana will have
further use Tor his superior abilities, and
that. though now a private citizen, further
official honors await him. He retires from
Office, as have done Others who have recently
laid aside their official robes, with the assur
ance that the party which honored him is
satisfied with his official career.
Year: 1879

GENERAL MANSON, THE AUDITOR OF STATE.


One by one the standard bearers OF the
Democratic party in the late campaign in
Indiana are taking the official positions con-
ferred upon them by the Democratic party.


The first to assume control of the Office to
which he was elected was Attorney General


Woollen. Next in order was Secretary OF
State Shanklln, and Today General Man.
son assumes control of the office of auditor of
state. General Manson requires no eulogY
at our hands. He is known throughout the
State, and the better ne is known the higher


is the esteem in which he is held; for,
mand to battle, and bearing his form to the
iron hail of the enemy, or in the halls of Con-
gress contending for principles essential to the
perpetuity of free institutions, or in the
quiet walks of private life, he is found to be
the same generous-hearted man. Broad in
his views, catholic in his professions hoDestin
his opinions, faithful in his friendships and
true to every trust, he fills the full measure
of man and citizen. With courage that
swerves. it is not surprising that he fills q
large space in the regards of the people of
Indiana. Popular in his manners, genial as
companion, eloquent In his public ad-
dresses, he attaches the people to him and
holds them as with hooks of steel. Such is
bare outline of the man who for the next
two years. and we may add the next four
years, if his useful life is spared, is to be the
Democratic auditor of state. He will fill
the bill, and his official acts. no matter how
searching the ordeal may be through which
they may be called to pass, will demonstrate
that in all regards he is 'Sdns peu ct san,
Year: 1879

Madame Anderson having succeeded in
walking so mary quarter miles in so many
quarter hours, We beg to be permitted to
hail her as the impending woman, and to
suggest that her truly able legs be photo
graphed and scattered broadcast over an ad-
miring world
Year: 1879

We hereby make due acknowledgements to Dr. Clark and ask his pardon for the manner we spoke of him in our last issue of the Nesa. As we had seen nothing of the Dr. since his first appearance here some weeks since, we supposed he had passed by, but our paper found him at his post of duty at the Crandan House, as he advertises. We wish him all the success due an honest man in an honest calling.

 EDITOR OF THE ITEM,

 1w99 Falls Village, Conn.
Year: 1879

TIE CHAP that voted twelve times OR
election day, must have been one Of
the same chaps that stole ride in
Ssrgeant's Dolan's carriage when he
drove around TO see 'hio men" at the
polls. The Sergeant is pretty sharp
but he wasn't sharp enough to see that
the men who rode with him were re-.


peaters. Had he known 1t Of course
the repeaters would have all been ar
rested. What risk these poor fellows
run, riding around with real live
Sergeant of police. ..
Year: 1879




Brockey Tom" was heard of airing


himself amongst the police officers in
front of the City Hall, but he was allowed
to walk away unmolested. Even


yesterday morning one of the accused
stood upon the post Office steps for an
hour in the most populous and most
frequented place in the city, as if coax
ing to he arrested but he was perfectly
safe. The action ofthe constables makes
them liable to indictment for perjury
in the wlful violation Of their oaths OF
office. Messrs. Higgins and Bradford,
the counsel who have the prosecution
of these cases in hand, We hope will
not caase their efforts until every de


partment of justice is tested to see
whether it is really possible that out.
ragged justice can be vindicated, and
whether the people of Wilmington have
no redress. II the Courts of justice oi
Delaware are worth anything in the
protection of the rights of the elective
franchise, let the people know it now.
The respectable people OF Wilmington
who are taxed for the support of Its
government have been outraged and
their dearest rights trampled upon by
these bummers snd repeaters led from
poll to poll by some Of Mayor Almonds
police, and SO far there is no redress
before the magistrates Of the city, be.
cause the constables would rather per.
lure themselves than to arrest the man
Year: 1879

Our country is getting to be feerfully
alarming, the average of life being lessen
ed every year, without any reasonable
cause. death resulting generally from the
most insignificant origin. At this season
OF the year especially, cold is such a
common thing that in the hurry of every
day life we are apt to overlook the dangers
attending it and often find too late, that a
Fever or Lung trouble has already get in.
Thousands lose their lives in this wav
every winter, while had Boschee's German
Syrup been taken, a cure would have re-
suited, and large bill from a Doctor been
avoided. For all diseases of the Throat
and Lungs, B0schee's German !Syyqto has
proven itself to be the greatest discovery
OF It's kind in medicine. Every Druggist
10 this country will tell you of its wonder
ful effect Over $4,000 bottles sold last
year without single failure known.
Year: 1879

The Gold Hill Ncurs is responsible
for the following: '.Seven men aud a
big boy hive agreed to stand ready to
catch Bill Gibson or his little sister in
case they should happen to fan in their
threatened tight rope walking perform
nnce this evening at the Pioneer fcsti-
val. Bill sweaIs he will walk that
cable or bust, aud Tor n purse of twenty.
three short bits he, win carry Uncle
George Tnhy on his back. Gibson's
little sister viii carry a barrel OF flour
under each arm and do the Highland
Fling in the middle of the rope"
Year: 1879




Two years ago the chief of police of
Elizabeth, n. j., received a postal card
asking him to look out for lad named
Harry Jones who had disappeared from
the home Of his brother in Easton. The
boys chief peculiarities were his large
nose and large feet. Six months later
the chief OF police received letter from
the missing boys father in Boston urg-
Ing him to spare no expense in the search.
The father said that young Jones had
been sent to Easton to go into business
with his elder brother but had run away.
On Monday officer Flanagan, of Eliza
beth, visited gypsy encampment near
that city and happened to notice in a
group Of boys one sunburnt and ragged
youth whose unusually large nose and
feet reminded the officer OF the descrip
ton of young Jones. The officer ques
toned the boy, who admitted his ldenti
ty and said he was tired of his way of lif,
and would gladly return home. The
news Of the discovery of the missing boy
was telegraphed to his father and brother
The brother answered the dispatch ant
| yesterday an officer was sent with th'
| boy TO Easton.