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Year: 1878

THE Philadelphia Times claims to be
an independent newspaper, and we there
fore copy the following from its editorial
cohlmns. 1t will be seen that il charges
John Sherman with doing Just what the
GAZETTE has all along asserted he was
guilty of. If he has tLus used the public
money TO foster his favorite banks, he has
no doubt used the government gold to
enable the brokers TO speculate in it as
deeply


"Mr. Hewitt succeeded yesterday in
getting into the CongreSSiOudi Record
the fact TO which the Times already has
called attention, that Secretary Sherman
has kept on deposit for six months past
IN the First National Bank Of New York.
a balance averaging over thirty millions
oil dollars. This is shown by the Secre
tary reply to resolution of iuuuir-y
from the House, as also that the balance
IN this favored bank has been as hiph as
folty-iive millions at one time. To Sc
cure this enormous sum less than three
millions iii United States bonds are
pleugtd with the Treasurer, and this
WIN bank OF half a million capital
HE bank, of course, pays nothing to the
United States for this deposit, but a hun
dred thousand dollars month would be
a moderate estimate of the prof derived
from It's use. 1t is not wonderful that
Congress should wish to inquire into thus
business. The whole amount of govern
ment funds deposited with the United
y ates Bank, the withdrawal of which.
by General Jackson, turned the whole
country upside down, was but ten mil
hon dollars. Secretary Sherman has
kept six times that amount with his
special loan repositories" the greater
part with a single bank This is peril
Gus power to leave with any man."
Year: 1878

EX-GOVERNOR BULLOCK, Of Georgia,
who won some distinction as a carpet
baSger some years ago, says that the
colored people in that state now vote the
Democratic ticket when they vote at all,
and enjoy equal rights with the whites.
In Delaware they won't vote the Demo-
cratic ticket because the Democrats do
not pay their taxes, since by doing so
they would stand good chance to be
brought before the U. S. Court under the
Enforcement Law, with perhaps ma
jority of the jury of negroes to try the
case. If the Enforcement Law were re-
pealed we have no doubt the Democrats
would compete with the Republicans for
negro votes through the payment of the
negroes taxes. Notwithstanding Demo
Gratis have been heard to say they could


vote the negroes now if they wished to
do so, and party rules would admit of it.
Year: 1878

Tho Eighteenth regiment, infantry, which was
some weeks ordered hold itself IN readiness
for western service, has been directed to IRON
the Department OF The South, where II has boon To-
Gated Tor some ume past TO the west for operations
against the Indians. Several companies oil the Sec
ona artillery will bs sent south to replace the Eight
eenth infantry.
Year: 1878

A light-hearted centenarian cracked her
last Joke in Detroit hospital one day last
week, and with smile on her Withered face
passed thence to another and possibly
more serious world. Her name was Marga-
ret Eagan, and her age one hundred and
two. She had lived so long, that her rela-
tiyes had lost sight OF her, for although she
had grandchildren who were well to do, she
was suffered to end her days as pensioner
OF the Little Sisters of the Poor. But she
did not droop and lose her spirits. She was
as happy as the day was long. She used to
sing, tell stories, and even dance for the
crones in the hospital. Every day she would
stroll into the infrmary with big jews
harp, and sit there for hours playing uncer-
tain iigs and rickety reels, and contriving
to bring back to wan cheeks the flush OF eX-
element and to dull eyes the light OF other


days. Only five days before her death she
entertained her companions 10 this way, and
during her illness she amused herself with


her jewsharp, joking, laughing, singing,
whistling, and smiling, like a girl Of SIN


teen. A few hours before her death the little
old lady remarked to the doctor: "Fm


strong and hearty, and shall live to good
old age" 1t was her last joke. II is not
every centenarian who can trip through the
Valley Of the Shadow keeping step to the


creaking iangle of rusty iewsharp.
Year: 1878

ACCIDENTAL DROWNING was
made in this paper Yesterday of the finding
OF the body OF Jacob w. Foster, Jr., in the
river near the Tredegar bridge. Coroner
Taylor yesterday held an inquest over the
remains. 1t was in evidence that young
Foster had been seen the night before by a
woman at the foot OF the trestle OF the Belle
Isle bridge, sitting down, with one OF his
feet in his hat. Subsequently Patrick Foley
saw him sitting on the wood.pile in his
yard. Foley told him he would take cold
il he remained there, and so Foster got up
and walked off across the bridge. That
was the last seen Of him. He was then, II
is said, somewhat under the influence OF
liquor, and it is supposed that he walked
off into the water. Verdict: Accidental
drowning.
Year: 1878

The Work on the misunderstanding still
continues, and il a rain should overtake the
workmen a first-class canal will be found on
Bridge avenue; IL not, the sidewalk will be
down in short time.
Year: 1878

ifications for the position. By simply
publishing communication. neither
this nor any other paper necessarily en-
dones tho correspondents views or as.
ssrtions. 1t is proper, as this is a free
country, that we should have free
press, and we will take this occasion
to say that the columns Of this paper
are open to every one; any who con-
slider themselves aggrieyed are hereby
notified that we will publish any reason
able article, provided it comes from a
responsible party, and is not libelous
in its character.


We would further state that the ar
ticle did not make direct charge. It
said, if these things are 50, then let the
ScandinavianS come out aaA party: or
in other words, make themselves known
as such. We do not intend to do any
person or party an injustice, nor by
giving "Another Voters" article a
place in our columns, did we do any
one wrong.
Year: 1878

All our exchanges are busy nominat-
ing Speaker for the next House of
Representatives. If ignorance and in
capacity are essential qualifications for
the position, we would suggest the
name of our representative elect.
Year: 1878

A MEETING of the Common Council has
been called for tomorrow afternoon.


JUDGE-ELECT LAFAYETTE SMITH occupied
the bench with Judge Avery in the Court
of Common Pleas to-day.


JAS. LOCKER pleaded guilty before Judge
Swing, of the United Sta es Circuit Court,
this morning on the charge of illegal voting,
and was remanded to Jail to await his SEN
tenCe.


HERMENA YIERGENs was brought into the
Probate Court to-day and being adjudged
insane was sent ont to Longview
ASYLUM. She was under he impression that
she was a ''great' singer named frankie
Bailey, and that she lived in a palace on
Clinton street.


WHILE the workmen this forenoon were
placing large stone, weighing at least five
hundred pounds, on the west wall of
Springer's new building, corner of Central
avenue and Four h street, by some mshap
the chains slipped off, and the stone fell
down through the roof of The building ad-
joining not stopping until it had reached
the ground floor. The office of Health
Officer Minor was badly damaged, and the
chair in which he usually sits was ground
to powder, but fortunately no one was in
iured
Year: 1878

couragements, but there is neces-
sity of market for every impor-
tant product; and the producer
must always be sure of his living SO
long, at least, as he is the owner OF
the land he cultivates. In every
department of life sunshine and
shadow alternate; but II the founda-
ton fails the ruin of the structure is
inevitable. The possession of real
estate is a substantial capital. II
ones title is good, 40 thief can steal
il from him; no fire can consume It;
it needs no insurance policy TO make
it safe. Nothing short of an earth
quake can swallow it. A good
farm with rich soil, iudiciously
managed, whether its commercial
gold value goes up or down, is still
the source of a good and comfort.
able living. Whatever else man
may possess he cannot afford to be
without real estate sufficient to
make himself and family--if he has
one-a good home; and at the
present time, a man with industri-
Gus habits and reasonable economy,
can very cheaply possess for Aimsell
and family a sufficient amornt OF
land in the West for a home; and
those who allow this golden oppor-
tunity to pass unimproyed can blame
no one but themselves, if in after
years poverty should be their con
slant companion.
Year: 1878

Westward Ho AT The Harris,
burg general passenger depot the
sales Of emigration tickets west.
ward for January of this year ex.
ceeded by five times the same sales
for January of last year, Harris
burg is a central point where coun-
try emigration converges and gath
ers, and It's business is therefore a
good index OF the general move.
menJ IN this direction. These large
sales are marked and early veriii-
cation Of the prediction that we
have made al along, that this year
would witness a very general and
extraordinary migration westward.
Let us be thankful for it, for it is
itself an indication of returning
good times. It is evidence that the
large masses OF people hitherto un-
employed are getting earnestly to
work. Further, it is for the East q
relief for its surplus population, and
for the West a splendid and enor-
nous investment of capital, that
capital which it most needs-labor,
-IhiIu. Press.
Year: 1878

WINNIPEG RAILRoAD!


This feasible and meritorious en-
terprise was very generously and
yet most justly treated by our late
legislature. The body passed an
act transferring the swamp lands
heretofore granted to the Duluth
and Iron Range road, in case the
latter road shall net be built within
the time specified-as it is now
morally certain that it will not be.
The legislature also, as we are in
formed, granted to the DQlulh d
Winnepeg railroad enough addition
al swamp lands to make ten sec
tions per mile for the entire length
of the road to the boundary line
about $50 miles. This will make
the total grant of swamp lands of
100000 acres. This at the lowest
government price of Sl.25 per acre,
would make the value Of tie land
grant just TWO MILLIONS of
dollars, which is quite a TAT little
franchise for corporation which is
but Few weeks old and were we
to rate those lands at The lowest
price at which the State Auditor
rates the Swamp lands belonging to
the State, viz: S. per acre, the cash
value of the grant would figure up
just So, 100000, a sum sufficient
to go good way towards the COM
pletion Of the whole road.


Some persons at first, were rather
disposed to poke fun at til, new
corporation, but the more that they
had studied the map, calculated
distances and thought over the
matter, the more satisfied have
they become that 1t isreally one of
the most feasible roads ever project
ed in this state.


OF course, the times are not yet
ripe for the building of this road,
but that it will be built in few
years, we have no doubt.
Year: 1878

The old Hudson's Bay trading
post of Fort Francis, now known as
the town of Alberton, mum bers a
population of over 600 and supports
weekly paper the Alberton Star.
This Is not a bad showing for a
town $50 miles almost due north
from Superior and Duluth. Next
week We will give some items from
the Star which will show that our
Canadian neighbors can make quite
as good progress in opening up a
new country as eve Yankees"
Year: 1878

TIE European imbroglio will, in
ali probability, be settled without
any further bloodshed. Turkey has
signed the peace treaty, and, al
though England and Austria may
mildly protest against the terms, it
is not likely that the conference will
interfere with the settlement agreed
upon By the belligerent powers.
The Gar is master Of the situation,
and will not tolerate any fooling
about the matter.
Year: 1878

THE Saginaw Republican has
news from Isle Royale that the Sagi-
nav Copper Mining Company have
struck a rich vein at their mine
Old miners say it is the richest in
the Lake Superior country.
Year: 1878

A TIMID girl came in and laid the
following poem on our desk, and as
she said it was the effort of her life
we give it a place:
How dear to my heart is the goat of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents him to me;
The beautiful beast which whene'er he was riIec


would


Make everything iy from the presence of he.
NY mischievCus Nan was tie frowiest butter
That ever did butt stone fence till It feIE
He'd see it a-eenliug-a scream he would utter,
Then brace his iour legs and go at it peIl>mel
0, how he would buck it An iron>bound bucket,
He once tried 70 buck It. and died in the veil.
Year: 1878

INVEST IN REAL EsTATE.-It
may not be so quick return at all
times, but it is doubly safe. In the
products OF the soil all wealth has
It's origin. The Industrious farmer
must always have a market tor his
wares. What be has to sell are the
absolute NJ cessities of life, and he
that does not produce them must
obtain them from those who do.
Whatever may be mans business
however much money he may
co-trol-he must look 10 the tller
OF the sol for That which wlll sus-
tain life. There may be local dis
Year: 1878

TIME FORA SETTLEMENT


with the creditors. And this is to be done
lin the spirit OF conciliation, by making |
fair exhibit of our assets and liabilities Il
those who have a right to know them. Is
this any disparagement OF State soYe,
reignty? Not as / have understood it.
State sovereignty has always been the key
note OF my faith, which gave tone and
charm to my political creed. But never
thought the State sovereign over Justice,
truth, and right. On the contrary, 1t was
the recognition and the upholding Of them
that made her sovereign. So il is now, and
ever will be. w


1t Is, then, no disparagement to that high
claim 10 lay the facts before the creditors.
Terms will soon be reached. They have no
interest to impoverish or destroy the State.
Their interest is to build it up and enrich
it. They have as much interest In this as
the citizens who live under its agis. The
creditors cannot be the enemies of the State
because by so doing they would be the enc
mics Of their own interest.


Why not, then, gather up the knowledge
your committees have furnished and make
proposition based upon that knowledge
Not by simple declaration, but by 4. *,
/. ;s PROOF OPEN TO ALL MEN. li
This is not only due for the satisfaction Of
the creditors, but for the Vindication of our
own honor to the world. can see no DIFF
ference between an array Of force, with an
open or covert threat, and downright re-
pudation. And / am sure not a gentle
man OF your honorable body will admit the
latter.


Arguments at long range do not close
such controversies. It puts the parties
farther away from each other, begets ami
mosities, and hlnders instead of aiding a
settlement. To say that anything is incapa-
BILE OF settlement is to deny what occurs af-
ter every war. Is it not possible for us to
have it without the bad feeling and loss
which war entails In these latter days
war is never sought till the measures OF
peace have been exhausted.


But il this General Assembly find that
they cannot come to a conclusion among
themselves, would it not be well to collect
the material OF their long and laborious in
vestigations, and appoint commission,
who shall, after conference as far as practi-
cable with the creditors, report to its next
session.? Let at least an effort be made to
close this troublesome matter on fair and
honest terms. IF nothing can be done by
peaceable measures it will be time enough to


TALK OF WAR.


We will not despair. There is grand
history behind us; there is cheering fu-
ture before US. We cannot barter either
for temporary gain. Both are priceless. I
know that long after you and shall have
passed into the land Of shadows that fu-
ture will have become history, which shall
not cast any shame upon Virginia's bright
est page. FRED. w. NJ. HOLIDAY.
Year: 1878

LEVY BROTHERS
ARE DOING A LARGE BUSINESS.
THE ATTRACTION TO THEIR STORE
AT THIS TIME
IS GREATER THAN 1T EVER WAS.
They have received
LARGE QUANTITIES OF NEW GOODS,


AND. OH
now Low THEY ARE SELLING THEM.


Go to


LEVY BROTHERS


ky all means
MAKE YOUR PURCHASES,
AND YOU WILL SAVE MONEY.
Year: 1878

seem necessary for bim to say, We shall meet
to morrow Tnat hand clasp in the chapel
seemed just then to baye made him indepeud'
ent OF future meetings or partings, and to have
given him a spi ritual hold on her presence 80
firm that no distance of space nor spite OF cir
cumstsnce could ever oblige him to let 1t go
again. Far or near, dear to her or Indifferent,
be believed he should live from heuceforth in
it's light.
Year: 1878

LIFE or A KING.


The morning dispatches give au ae
count Of an attempt made yesterday at
Naples to assassinate the king of Italy |
The would.be :regicide was poorly
clad man, a cook by occupation, and
when arrested said that he belonged
to no society, but had cherished a
hatred against the king. The mis-
guided wretch was arrested, though
not until he had slightly wounded the
prime minister and received severe
blow from King Humbert with his
sword The occasion chosen was when
a deputation was waiting upon the
king to present a petition. The pres
ence of mind displayed by the royal
party was highly commendable, and
was the cause Of great enthusiasm
among the people. At Naples and at
Rome, as well as other cities, there
were great demonstrations Of rejoicing
among the people at the fortunate
escape of the king. lie seems to be a
wise, moderate prince, who studies the
interests of his subjects and has a
strong hold upon their affections This
is the third attempt that has been
made upon the lives Of ruling soycr-
cigns in Europe within few months
Last summer desperate assault was
made upon Emperor William, Of Ger
many, and he was seriously wounded.
Not many weeks ago a similar attack
was made upon the young king OF
Spain, and now an attempt has been
made to assassinato King Humbert,
whose popularity among the masses il
almost unbounded. 1t seems to be a
prevailing mania among class Of ia
natios who arc becoming entirely toe
numerous for the comfort of roya'
personages or the peace and welfare O
society Ii all of these assassin,
had been successful, it wouC
not have promoted the cause o
Rcpublicanism or benefited any class
Assassinations do not produce reyo
lutions or upset dynastics. When one
king goes down there is always read.
made successor at hand who mos
likely proves worse than the first w
have had but one notable experimen
of the kind in this country. 1t wa
condemned by all classes and by non
more sincerely than the chivalrou
people of the South. The even
brought sorrow, misery and humilia
tion upon the country. The me
who plan and attempt such crime
are usually crack Drained enthusiast
who dream that great good may com
of violent deeds, and fancy that thei
own names will 90 down in the impeI
ishable annals of fame. The legend {
William Tell, though it has had il
patriotic uses, has also done a worl
of harm. 1t has nerved the arm {
the assassin as well as the hero of
iustifable cause. The most of the'
would be regicides no doubt hay
a streak of madness in their bloc
and do not reason from a NOR


intellectual conviction, but fro
blind impulse The best and sure
remedy for such criminal monstros
ties is prompt execution. 1t is que
tiohable whether a strictly republics
form of government is adapted to Il
wants and condition of any nation


Europe. The experiment failed
Spain, and the system is yet on prob
tion in France. When the people


any country in Europe are educate
up and prepared for a republican go
ernment the change can be accor
plished, but assassination does n
promote the cause.
Year: 1878

serious also and told him that if he would not
take positive denial he must give me time to
consider. He answered, "a love that hesitated
was not love for him. But he
stayed long time and was very pleasant and
cheerful. He came to visit me frequently.
l went with him to the Exchange Concert
room and heard him read. =. When
ne was going away be begged me to marry
MIN, and promised to be everything l could
desire. He said when he left, that he was going
to New York to wind up some business mat
ters and that he would return to Richmond as
soon as he had accomplished it, although he
said at the same time, that he had a presenti-
ment he should never see me any more.


1 was not engaged to him, but there was par
tial understanding. He was gentle.
man in every sense of the word. He was one
of the most fascinating and refined
men l ever knew. L never saw him
under the influence of wine. 1 admired him
more than any man ever knew"


Nothing can be added to this history of the
poets trst and last love, which the gracious
kindness OF the lady concerned permits us to
use. A week after parting from Mrs. Shelton,
Edgar Poe was found unconscious and dying in
the streets of Baltimore Journal
for May.
Year: 1878

THE SMALL. Pox Yesterday we stated that J. II. Bryan was not with his train that had the Small Pox patient on board, which was true, but subsequently we met Mr. Bryan in the streets, he having come in with his buggy and stopped the train outside nf town Unfortunately he did not overtake the teams until they were within few hundred yards of Miss Angie Mitchell's Miller Valley School house, and in lane where it was impossible to leave the road, so that they were obliged to stop near the school where twenty or thirty chif- dren attend ss

 Mfr Bryan came to town and tried every way to find some means of conveying the man to the pest house, but no one would undertake it, or if they did consent, no one would let a vehicle for that purpose. $25 was offered but no one would take it. This; morning Miss Mitchell dismissed her school and at noon the wagon containing the pa tient was still in the road. Later in the day team was found to take the patient; to the pest-house, where Supervisor Curtis has ordered bedding, etc., to make him
Year: 1878

PHGNIXvILLE, July There is every
indication Of prosperous times in the
community. AT the iron works the man
ayers say they have sufficient orders TO
work full hours until the close of the
warm season. At the copper works the
report is of the same character while the
pottery firm announces that they have
their hands full. In fact, there are very
few of the residents idle.
Year: 1878

At about s o'clock yesterday morning, one of the officers quarters occupied by

 Lieutenant Kingsbury, was discovered to be on fire, having caught from defective chimney in the dining room. The alarm was immediately given, and the whole gar rison turned out to try and save the build ing, but to no avail. The building was adjacent to the Quartermaster's storeroom and magazine, which immediately became endangered and caught fire, and it was only by the most extraordinary means that this building was saved from destruction, which. had such been the case, the whole garrison must necessarily have been destroyed.

 While the soldiers were heroically engaged in saving the Quartermasters storeroom, etc, the adjoining building to the north which was also used for officers quarters, caught fire and was destroyed, as also the next adjoin- ing building, occupied Dy Captain Craigue. The fourth building was by the merest acci, dent saved from destruction by soldiers and citizens, agreat many of whom had ar rived from Prescott, taking their stations in the face of heat and fighting the demon de- stroyer with will and determination that we have never seen surpassed. The engine at Hhipple, which pumps the water to the was set to work as soon as possible and furnished plenty of water. There was but little furniture lost except that in the upper story of Lieutenant Kings bury's residence. The total loss will prob ably not ian short of $l5,000.