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Year: 1878

Within o gunshot of a pretty English
winter resort for invalids and opposite one
of the bold headlands of the Isle of Wight,
an island famous on account Of its being
tavorite place of royal residence, fine ship
of war, with all her canvas set and manned
by full and skilful crew of officers and men,
disappears in o snow squall-that is to say,
she capsizes, fills and sinks to the bot
tom of the English Channel in few
minutes. The gallant crew, full of hope
that their long and prosperous voyage
from the West Indies will terminate in few
hours and that ''leave." with it's usual ac-
ompaniment-many months pay-will fill
the hours with JOY and festivity at home.
are assembled on the maindcck for prayers.
The ship is in her best trim, with every sail
filled by favoring breeze; the sun shines
brilliantly on her, and the pier at Ventnor
is crowded with admiring gazers at her fair
proportions and snowy canvas. No one
seems to be looking toward the darkening
north where the storm is gathering its
awful forces for rush over this scene of
peace and beauty. Suddenly a cold, strong
wind, that momentarily grows fercer, blows
snowfakes over the land and sea. The
gazers on the pier run for shelter. The
squall strikes and snow envelopes the beau
tiful ship; wild furry, lasting but little
while, ensues ; the sunlight again bursts
from the passing clouds in flood of brill
iancy but the Eurydice, alas she has
disappeared like figure in mirage, and
some floating wreck marks where she has
sunk with all her crew beneath the waters.
Such is, in brief, the story of terrible
catastrophe which has scarcely parallel in
the tragedies of the sea. The headlands she
passed on her voyage up the Channel
could not have displayed warning signals
of the coming storm. The fact that
it was approaching had been an
nounced by the HERALD Weather Bureau
Oh the morning of the 18th, yet on the
oath, and at the very time the storms ar
rival was predicted, this fearful loss of lie
took place within two miles of land. Where
were the storm signals of the British
Meteorological Bureau?
Year: 1878

thoughts are bent on a reelection is pretty
sure to understand the views of his con-
stituents. If his constituents were adj
mirers of the President the Representative
would be slow to cross their wishes. We
conceive, therefore, that Mr.. Hayes and his
small personal coterie fall into a great
mistake in supposing that although the
republicans in Congress oppose and deride
him the republican party in the county
indorse his policy and admire his admins
tration. Such fancy contradicts all we
know Of the nature of politicians. The re-
publicans in Congress are bound by tie as
close as an umbilical cord to their respec-
tive constituencies from whom they are
seeking reelection. II they oppose the
President it is because they know it will
make them popular at home. Mr.. Howe's
aggressive speech derives its only impor-
tance or significance from the fact that he
thinks it will strengthen him in Wisconsin.
The other republicans in Congress reason
in the same way on the information which
they make it their main business to collect
from vel! informed home sources.
Year: 1878

Three members of the infamous Molly
Mcguire organization were hanged yester-
day in the little town of Bloomsbury, in
Pennsylvania, and there can be no doubt
that at least two of them, Tully and Nc
Hugh, deserved the death they met. These
two all but confessed their crime upon the
scaffold; as for the third. Hester, he all
along persisted in declaring his innocence
and died with protestation to that effect
upon his lips. He had hoped even to the
last moment that reprieve would be issued
in his case; that a chance would be given
him to escape so ignominious death. AS
the three unfortunate men stood on the
scaffold quite dramatic scene took place.
While Tully was speaking Hester turned to
him and asked him if he (Hester) WAS
guilty. He paid no attention to the ques-
tiop, and when Hester's turn came to utter
his last words he solemnly declared that he
knew nothing of the deed. If the living
members of this terrible society are wise
the lesson of this incident will not be lost
upon them. If Hester was guiltless Tully
knew it (; but although these two men were
sworn members of the same society, pledged
to avenge each others wrongs, to do
murder, even, when their interests
appeared to them to require it, one
of them denies the other on the
scaffold the slight comfort of vindica-
ton. Whatever Tully might say could
have been of no possible benefit to Hester,
but he declined to open his lips in his be-
half, lest it might possibly save him. This
shows how utterly valueless are all the
oaths, professions, signs, grips, passwords
of the Molly Mcguire society 1t illustrates
how little reliance they can place one upon
the other. The Molly Maguires thus far
executed have been for the most part be-
trayed by their fellows, and If the remain
ing members of the brotherhood persist in
their lawless career they may be certain
that they will be betrayed in the same way.
Their only safety is to come out Of it.
Nothing is more certain than that punish
ment is sure to follow crime, especially the
crime Of murder. They are powerless to
contend against the law. The executions of
last summer and of yesterday ought to con-
vince them that Molly Maguirism is only
one remove from the scaffold.
Year: 1878

The execution Of the two colored men,
Chambers and Collins, in Delaware last
week has attracted good deal Of attention,
owing to the fact that strong presumption
of their innocence existed in the minds of a
large number Of people in the State, and
that the Governor, in declining to respite
them, was influenced by motives or preju-
dices which it did not become him to enter
tain. We print on another page, in the
form Of an interview with one of our CORE
spondents, what the Governor has to say on
the whole subject. In the first place he ex-
plains that, under the laws of Delaware, there
is practically no such thing rs a respite To
use his own words, "It is either free pass or
hanging" No middle course is allowed the
Executive of the State under such circum-
stances it must be either full pardon or the
execution Of the sentence. Again, new trial
Tor these unfortunate men was prohibited by
the statutes so that to have respited them
would have been simply an unconditional
pardon. They were sentenced by the court
to death on a certain day, and if not exc
cuted then they could not be executed at
all. The confession of the woman upon
whose testimony the victims were convicted,
that she had perjured herself, he considers
of no value, for the reason that he has in
his own possession evidence which con-
vinces him that the men were guilty What
that evidence is, however, he declines to
make public, although he declares he COM
municated it to gentlemen who had inter-
ested themselves in behalf of the condemned
men. AS the crime was perpetrated on the
Governors own grounds it is very certain
that its minutest particulars are known to
him and that he is in far better position
to Judge of the guilt or innocence of the de-
ceased negroes than the sentimentalists who
are making such n row about them. The
Governor, in our opinion, makes n mistake
in not giving all the facts to the public
That would be the easiest way to end the
discussion on the subject.
Year: 1878

ferent significance. Yet that is what is
demonstrated in this case. 1t is shown
that Wallace was of feather with many of
his neighbors. Brutal, ferocious, cowardly
murder seems to have come as natural and
easy to very large number of them as it
came to him. This crime is stain upon
the honor of the people of that State that
can only be lightened by the punishment
OF the murderers, and if the State cannot
punish them it should give up the pretence
to the exercise of sovereign authority and
60 into bankruptcy.
Year: 1878

STATE RrGuTs have received another blow
In decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States Suit was brought by the
Pensacola Telegraph Company, III Florida
against the Western Union Company on the
ground that it had exclusive tclcgraphic rights
under State law. The Court holds that the
State law, being in conflict with that of the
United States, is imperative.
Year: 1878

BROOKLYN does not intend that the mountains
OF Tennessee shall have monopoly of the illicit
whskcy business. first class still has been
discovered iii one of her quiet streets, and the
question is, How many are there under the
shadows of the churches
Year: 1878

DIR. LAMBERTs counsel in the application for
new trial yesterday maintained that his whole
case before the courts was full of errors The
greatest error Of all would be to allow him to
Year: 1878

JOIN WHITEAKER, democratic candidate
for congress, was the first governor OF Ore
eon under the state constitution, and all
agree that he was the best as well as the
most honest governor the state ever had.
His election to congress Is certain. The only
question being his majority.
Year: 1878

The SALEM PUMP.-Read the card In
relation to the Salem Pump, to be found in
another column The certificates show that
these pumps are highly endorsed by those
who have used them, and this certainly Is
conclusive test.
Year: 1878

GEx. CAIN feels sighted. The idea that
in has old home he should fail to receive
single vote for delegate, is in the last degree
hamiliating. Gen. Cain was candidate at
large and our people feared that at this
season Of the year it was scarcely the thing
70 let him run at large This is the apology
for a seeming neglect, and We trust the old
hero will receive it IN proper spirit
Year: 1878

STEAMED BEEF.-For family of six
or seven persons take four pounds of
beef, crOss-rib is best; get piece Of suet
the size Of your hand, cut in small pieces
and fry out the fat; you must have a
large, flat bottomed pot; after the suet is
brown, take out the scraps and put in the
meat and two onions, cut up; when the
meat has become dark brown on one side
turn it over on the other, and let that get
the same; when onions and meat are
thoroughly brown, pour in apint of boil
ing water; whenever the meat gets dry,
add more water, but it must always be
boiling hot; throw in handful Of salt,
three bay leaves, and half dozen each
of whole allspice and whole pepper
cover with close-iitting cover and let it
cook for three hours; when almost done
thin tablespoonful of flour with half Il
cupful of water; stir this in the gravy,
taking care not to have any Jumps in it;
when you wish to serve it, strain the
gravy through fine sieve and pour few
spoOnfuls over the meat.
Year: 1878

A CHEERFUL FIRE.--What can be more
cheerful, or more conducive to home COM
fort, than the open fire, with its blue and
gold of smoke and fire curling and twist
ing together as they find their way up the
open chimney? Who does not love to
sit before such fire and look intoit and
dream away the hours with eyes half
closed, forgetting the corroding cares and
sorrows of life as in fancy they behold
such pictures as nowhere else are revealed
to those who really desire to see them.
1t is comfortable arrangement, too,
this fire on the hearth; but above all it is
a very healthful one, for by it the room
s well ventilated. So we say to all who
can afford it, have fire on the hearth in
addition to moderate degree Of heat
from the furnace. Let the family sit by
it during the long evenings, and so enjoy
it to the fullest extent. We believe the
open fire will do much to check the de-
sire of the young to be out evenings, to
make the house seem more truly like
home. Light it on your hearth if you
can.
Year: 1878

Experience and observation have long
ere this taught me that the ironing OF
shirts is no small item amoag the duties
of the wife, mother, daughter or sister
1t has been the cause Of many weary
heads, aching backs, and tired arms, and
! if at such times, when the ironer has
done her best, the mcn-folks, unmindtul
of the amount of patience and labor eX-
| pended upon them, grumble because
| they do not look better, how very try.
ing it is! If the result of my experience
can be of any assistance to others,
most willingly give it.


An easy way, | have found, is to dis.
solve the starch in q little cold water;
then pour on hot-not boiling-water,
say half a pint to two teaspoonfuls of
starch. Wet the bosoms in this, roll
them up, let them lie two or three hours,
and iron in the usual way.


But when cuffs, collars, or shirts are
to be ironed so they can be worn some
little time without becoming soiled,
similar to laundry work, it requires more
time and labor.


have known one shirt, when "done
up" as follows, to outlast two or three
ironed the easier way: Dissolve two
tablespoonfuls of starch in cold water;
then pour on about a quart Of boiling
water, stirring all the time; add piece
of spermaceti the size of a large hickory
nut (or some nice clean tallow), and let
it boil until clear. Use as hot as pos
sible, as it soaks in better. The cuffs
and collars can be put into the hot starch
with spoon until cool enough to use the
hands. Rub the starch in well, wiring
but little and hang up to dry. If the
clothes are starched after they have been
dried, they will absorb more starch and
be much sitter. When again dried,
usually wet them in some thin boiled or
unboiled starch, as described above;
then roll tightly-the cuffs and collars
rolled in dry cloth, dampened a little
on the outside-and leave all over night
before ironing. If the shirts are not
wanted quite so stiff, wet them in hot
water instead of thin starch. If any part
is too dry in the morning, dampen with
wet cloth first, then rub all the wrinkles,
if any, to the edge of the bosom, or un-
der the plaits, loosening the plaits and
ironing in the usual way.


To polish after ironing, moisten the
surface with boiled starch and iron brisk
ly with a smoothing iron-I use Il nickel
plated one. Cuffs and collars are treated
similarly; but | usually lay dry cloth
over them and iron on the wrong side
first. If they are not yet stiff enough,
rub in while ironing more thick starch,
cold or hot, and polish them as directed.
When done, tip the iron and draw the
edge back and forth over the inside Of the
cuff or collar, which will round it to the
shape Of the arm or neck.


The linen part Of the rundown col
lars should be flushed first, then the 9TH
er part ironed on the wrong side, as it
will turn over better. Any time when
ironing, little specks or soiIed spots can
be rubbed off with damp cloth. 1t will
no doubt require some practice to do the
above satisfactorily, but trust that labor
and patience will be rewarded with sue
cess.


Will not others favor us with criticisms
and suggestOns2-Oa Who Tries TO Learn,
IN RUraL NeD YORKER.
Year: 1878

How JOHN McCULLoUGH CHECKED A
THEATER PANIC.-Mr Mccullough drop
ped the role of "Virginius' at recent
matinee in Memphis theater to check
a senseless panic. There was a great
crowd at the matinee performance, a
larger proportion of the spectators being
ladies' and children. AS the curtain rose
for the fifth act, with the maniac father
bending over his victim, a score OF eyes
caught sight Of what seemed to be a
cloud of dust or smoke behind the foot
lights. Here and there in the house
sprang up singly, in pairs and in groups
timid women who would not wait to
hesr the word Sire )" and in a moment
the alarm became general, and the
audience rose in one mass. Chief Athy
sprang on chair in the rear of the house
and cried ''Sit down. There's no dan
ger" Mr.. Mccullough threw off his
madness and rushing to the footlights
sounded his great voice into that dis
turbed throng with power such az it
never had before, his companions heart
lily seconding his efforts. The tumult
was terrible. The side doors were opened
and the shriekiDg women ran out. But
the timely action on and off the stage
was effective, and finally the crowd be-
came quiet. The curtain went down,
but the audience now appreciating what
Mr.. Mccullough had done, burst forth
in loud applause. The tragedian came
before the curtain, and said he deeply
regretted that, without any cause what
ever, such an alarm had been rsised, as
it might have been much more serious.
The cause Of the alarm was plain. From
swcepings at the end Of the stage clouds
of dust had risen. These, lit up by the
footlights, looked like smoke from con
cealed fire beneath the stage.
Year: 1878

A PARAGON. When Frenchwoman
is lady she is, Notwithstanding the ma
terialism at the bottom Of her nature,
the most perfect thing of her kind that
the world has yet produced. If she has
not the fine unconsciousness Of an Eng
lish lady, her self consciousness is n
necessary charm, component element
of her incompatible grace. 1t is the
self conscious witchery of Titania, who
knows that in the end Oberon must
yield. From her childhood she has edu-
Gated herself soul and body--tOward
the "ine issue" Of perfect coquetry; and
if her lips are not the lips of the English
rosebud garden Of girls" the accents
that come from them are brighter SAan
the accents Of silver bells; there is no
gesture Of bers that il not perfect grace;
there is no movement in which she does
not seem to shed soft-tinted lights as she
goes
Year: 1878

BooKLEss HoMEs.--A dreary place is
bookless house, my young friends; see
that in founding home for yourselves
you do not neglect the household library.
We rejoice in pretty furniture and artis-
tic pictures; but we want to see new
book sandwiched between every two
purchases, and newspapers and maya
zines drifting around SO thickly that the
very odor is imporilled. We never
knew anything worse than Intelligent
sons and daughters to grow out of such
untidiness. To go to housekeeping with
out family bible and unabridged die
tionaly ought to be elected criminal
ofiense. Here lies the beginning of wis
DOM Then we should add modern
history to ancient, poetry to science,
Scott, Thackery, Dickens, Hawthorne
and Holmes to theology. We should
know the opinions of the best minds of
to-day, upon all questions of social life,
of philosophy, Of agriculture.


We have known famous business men,
keen fnanciers to grow out OF bookless
homes, but never the great-hearted and
tender-souled. So, parents, remember
ing this, glance over your libraries to see
if there be not some vacancy to fill up
with volume which will add to thel
cheer of windy Winter nights. Get for
the boy book of history or travels for
the girl a copy of Tennyson or Longfel-
low, or Browning, some sweet poet
who sings along the quiet vales Of life in
notes we all can understand! Win
them to read aloud around the evening
lamp, and most unoonsciously their young
souls will be drawn out to follow after
those who call-to follow, and sing, and
be glad-for great is the power OF
influence
Year: 1878

The Hackensack humorist says that
the patch on his pants has prevented
many a man from climbing the ladder
Of fame


Tne Cincinnatians deny that the
founders of the city were descendants Of
Ham. The very idea makes them bristle
with indignation.


An Irishman who stood near the third
base watching a game Of base ball was
sent TO grass by foul, which struck
him under the fifth rib. "a fowl waz


.houoht IL yuz n mule n
Year: 1878

cannot approach the Italian in the
ferceness of the pursuit or the tena-
city of their grip. Numerous public
and private museums are literally
crammed with the fragments of an
cient skill. They worship the past.
In this they show some appreciation
of departed greatness, even though 1t
is covered with the damp mould of
crumbling age.


Society is in transition state here.
The old is crowned by the new. The
moving world of thought and I'M
provement is rolling slowly over the
land, and unsettling the old order of
life-unrest is observable among the
people, and a greater liberty is at


ended by loftier aspirations and a
keener recognition of the follies and
falsehoods of the social, theological
and political forces that have gov
erned them. The great body of the
people are adjusting themselves to
the change, but the weak minority,
unable to meet the new needs, are
driven to despair and seek relief in
self-destruction. 1t has been said
that the city Of Paris stood unrivalled
in its percentage of suicides, there
being annually one in 10000; but
Italy now leads the van and presents
Florence with one in every 1000.
Milan is probably as free from this
crime as any city in Italy, yet it av-
erages nearly one a day the year
round. A favorite method here is to
throw themselves headlong from the
top of the great cathedral, thus doing
up the Job in a few minutes, without
danger of missing fire.


Wages here are even below the
rates paid to the heathen Chinee on
the Pacific slope, being but 20 to 30
cents day for common labor, and %
to - cents day to skilled mechan-
les, not including board or lodging.
Food, cloth;hg and lodging have IL
be provided for inside of this small
pittance. The difficulty of doing this
may be fully appreciated when the
fact is known that all kinds of provis-
ions are 20 per cent. higher in price
than the average of American prices.
| will give a few samples OF retail
prices in Milan:
Year: 1878

The difficulty of living on such
wages is solved here by the laborer
eating nothing but vegetable soup,
bread. or cold mush, at any meal.
On this diet he lives and labors, and
has little to spare to buy coarse
clothing, and rent is cheap in garret
or hovel. ! have seen hundreds of
laborers in a body, eating their dry
bread dinner, standing or lying on
the ground near their work. Once a
year they indulge in meal of meat
sometimes that which is good, but
generally. of horse, dog, cat, or goat,
for all kinds are sold in the market,
and no flesh is viewed as ''unclean."
Although those in fair circumstances
use wine at meals, the poor cannot
afford it, although quality is sold at
10 cents a quart. Vegetable soups,
which are cheap, enter largely into
the Diet of the poorer classes. They
are not good workers. An American
will do as much work as two of them
in day. They work II to IA hour,
a day, and cannot be hurried. Years
ago they lost much time in the cele-
bration of holy days, but that has
passed away with the old order OF
things, and now these days are com.
paratively few. Those that remain
are held more sacred than the Sab
bath, for on the Sabbath labor ano
business goes on uninterruptedly til


, p. NJ, whereas on the holy days al


labor and business is suspended dur
ing the entire day by the faithful.


Italians are not light hearted OF
Year: 1878

Drghfng away from each other.


Silently drifting apart,
Eotline between but the cold worlds screen,
Nothing to lose but p heart.
Only two lives dividing


More and more every day;
rsly ane RouI from ano her soul
AteadiIy drifting awa".
Only g mans heart striving


Bitterly hard with its dcom;
Only hand, tender and bland


Slipping away in the gloom.
Nothing Of doubt or wrong,


Nothing that either can cure;
Nothing to shame. nothing to blame
Nothing to do but endure.
The world cannot stand still,


Tides ebb, and women change;
Nothing here that il worth tear,
One love les5-nothing strange
Drifting away from each other,
Steadily drifting apart
No wrong to each that tho world can reach,
Nothing lost but heart.