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Year: 1878

The Presidents forthcoming message. 1t Is
said will contain column of printed matter
devoted to q consideration of the Southern
question from Il stalwart point OF view. This
has been furnished as whole by Republ-
cans of the Chandler stripe, with The demand
that 1t shall be in 10 wise modified Mr.,
Hayes backbone is steadily strengthening.
It Is now rs strong as that Of q guinea pig.
Year: 1878

northwestern frontier for the advance column
of the Russian forces coming to his relief. 1t
Is safe to say that the column will not appear.
afphanistan is left to the mercy of the Brit
ish government, while Russia pursues her
Derujar policy elsewhere.
Year: 1878

The Bounding Banning has had another
call. This timo he hears the voice OF tho
people insisting that he shall occupy the
MAYORS chair of Cincinnati. The last time
Banning had q call from the peoplo-a very
loud ono by the way-it was TO stay al
hn
Year: 1878

The police Of New York at last confess
themselves at fault in tho search for Che re-
mains Of Stewart. They admit that there Is
no clue leading up to n solution of the mys-
terry, and, In effect, throw up the sponge. The
thieves are evidently masters of the situation,
and nothing remains for Hilton but to pay
what they demand and get the body. His
homes OF police assistance are fruitleee,
Year: 1878

Tho statement is made that the next Sena-


tor from New York will owo his election to
liberal use Of money, and that Conkling Will
not be tho man. The Oneida statesman
smiles superior at this intelligence and abates
in no particular the magnficenco Of his strut,
Year: 1878

The New York Evening Post innocently
asks if England can afford to take the Halifax
award It Is due to his memory to remark
that William Cullen Bryant left tho Post for
another epbnre some time ago.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


CHICAGO, Aug 9.-The Chinese Embassy
arrived in this city yesterday afternoon
from the West over the Rock Island Rail
road, and after remaining an hour left at
5:15 p, M, via the Lake Shore Railroad.
The party consisted of twenty-seven per-
sons, including the ambassador Chin Lin
Pin and Interpreter Chin Thenyin. The
ambassador is man of sixty-three years Of
age, thoroughly acquainted with this coun-
try and its people and laws, and will doubt
less render this Government great assist
ance in the Chinese question. He belongs
to the second rank in the Empire. and is
called in Chinese the "Great Blue Button"
The ambassador and suite go direct from
here to Hartford, Conn The Embassy will
then proceed to Washington, where Chin
Lin Pin, as Embassador-in-Ch will send
Representatives of his suite as Ministers to
Spain, Peru and Cuba, and they will report
to him in Washington, where he will re-
main until the objects of the Embassy are
accomplished The party say they have
had a very pleasant journey. Several mem
bers of the Chinese Sunday-school visited
them during their short stay.


A very heavy storm of wind and rain
passed over this city yesterday afternoon,
but as yet no great damage is reported.


The Chinese Ambassador, while here, said
that the exhibition of distaste toward them
in San Francisco was of an insignificant
character, and no attention was paid to it,
as it was known to come from the ignorant
and low classes His arrival at this time
has nothing to do, he says, with the present
Anti-Chinese labor movement here.
Year: 1878


MY DEAR BREwsTER-I have Just read
Mr.. Hodman's card in the mornings En-
quirer


If every other count in the Indictment
which he thus publicly files against You, On
the eve Of our party convention, is as base
less and untrue as that in which he charges
you with hostility to me, it is bad for Mr.
Hoffman.


You and battled fairly for the nomina-
ton, we were personal friends and l had
the pleasure of asking your acceptance Of
the first deputyship in the Clerks Office.
should l fortunately succeed before tho
people.


You accepted my advances, and together
we worked for success.


l failed and you failed with me- but I
had had the benefit of your warm support
throughout the canvass.


Very truly yours,
JOSEPH P. CAEBEray.
Year: 1878

Representative Lutterell, of California,
had an interview with the President on the
subject of Chinese immigration, and he says
that the consultation was very satisfactory,
and further says:


"When go back to California, il could
tell the people exactly what the President
a thrill through the whole Pacific slope.
We are perfectly safe in trusting to the
President to settle this question"
Year: 1878

A certain doctor, struck with the
large number OF boys under fifteen
years of age whom he observed
smoking, was led to enquire into
the effect the habit had upon the
general health. He took for his
purpose thirty-eight boys, aged
from nine to fifteen. aud carefully
examined them; i'll twenty seven of
them he discovered Injurious traces
of the habit. In twenty-five there
were various disorders of the GiPcu-
latiOn and digestion, palpitatlOn Of
the heart, and q mere 0t less mark
ed taste for strong drink, In twelve
there was frequent bleeding Of the
nose, ten had disturbed sleep, and
twelve had slight liberation Of the
mucuOus membrane of the mouth,
which disappeared OH ceasiug from
the use of tobacco for some days.
The doctor treated them all for
weakness, but with little effect un-
til the smoking was discontinued,
when health and strength were res
tored. Now this is no Sold wife's
tale" as these facts are given un-
der the authority Of the British
Medical Journal.
Year: 1878

Ashes scattered around fruit trees
and lightly worked into the soil,
will produce remarkably benefi-
cial effect. Potash is IN important
element in fruit of ali kinds and
can easily be applied in the form
of ashes. These, therefore, should,
OH no account, be wasted. We
know IA farmer who would save
every stick be could find in the
forest, roadside, riverbank and else
where, i'm order to make ashes tor
his orange trees. He was well re-
paid for his trouble.
Year: 1878

If it be reasonable to judge person by the
character of his associates, we may Justly
form an opinion of people by the style Of the
literature they patronize. We are therefore
greatly pleased to hear that the canvass
throughout this city, for the Rev. Bernard
O'Reilly's splendid work "Heroic Women of the
successful. The fact is highly creditable to
our people, especially to the ladies of New
Orleans, the great majority of subscribers
being of the gentler sex, and furnishes the
strongest proof of their sound judgment and
cultivated tastes.


The work, in point of literary merit, interest
aud instructiveness, is one of the most notable
that has been issued for o number of years,
and that It has received, elsewhere throughout
the Union as well % here, the highest en-
oomiums from the Bishops and priests Of
Church, the press and the laity, and has been
most literally patronized in times Of such
great financial stingency as the present, are
compliments of which the distinguished author
may justly feel proud.


The work is issued in twenty-five monthly
parts at so cents each. When the subscriber
has received all his numbers he is presented
with an oleograph copy OF Nurillo's great
painting OF the Immaculate Conception.
Oleopraphs are made by q process that is
entirely new. They are taken on osn-
vass and are almost equal to oil paint
ings. This picture ie pronounced by all who
have seen it as by far the most beautiful ever
produced in this country and no one, with the
cash at command, would hesitate TO give $40
for it..
Year: 1878

This story, which will commence in our next
issue Sunday, l4th,) is one to which We wish
t. call the attention of all eur readers. Any one
who reads the first chapter cannot fail to be
charmed with the refinement of the thought,
the beauty of the descriptions and the grace
full pathos Of the varied Incidents. It is no oom-
mon story, such as those which are made start
ling by conspicuous headlines, and which
abound in sensational situations and dubious
morality. Castle DAILY is touobingly pure and
beautiful, and reveals the msster-hand in all
it's lines Of thrilling interest and pathetic ten
derness. 1t is story which can be read over
and over again most lovingly, and every time it
is perused, the heart swells anew and the eyes
fill afreOh We are not going to give the plot, nor
describe the characters, nor unfold the moral
We only wish to bespeak attention to it, 80
that our readers, knowing the treat in store,
and being thus prepared, may not overlook
any of it's opening chapters.
Year: 1878

The MCALEsTER RHIIEF Assoc1ATIoN.-In


our advertising columns will be found the re-
ports of the Treasurer and Relief Committee of
thisAssociation, and a card from special Com


mittee appointed to thank those, not members
of the Association, who assisted in raising the
fund. AS these document give all the details
connected with the Association which can be
Of interest to the public, it is unnecessary here
to do more than call attention to the splendid
results of the energetic labors of the handful
of Algerines who initiated the movement for
the relief of the destitute families of the poor
men who went down in the McAlester. ThouE Eh
they receive no public thanks, their names will
ever be remembered with gratitude by the
fifty.four widows and orphans in whose be-
half they labored go zealously.
Year: 1878

It 10 . curious comment on the shallowness
of ambition, that the decrease in German trade
or in German profits on trade, during tho years
which have followed the war, is equal to the
amount OF tho war indemnity which Germany
axaoted from France. Last year was an ex-
oeptionally bad one for all branches of German
productive industry; and the prospects fer
this year are alarming, indeed worse than they
have been for seven years. Hence there is a
natural desire for peace, at the sacrifice OF
some military strength. The armed laborers
and artisans of Germany have begun to dis
oover-perhaps it may not be too late-that
military power is not necessarily prosperity,
nor are war indemnities pledges OF wealth.
Year: 1878

During the crisis which followed Of secession
and which weighed heavily the State OF Louisiana
the Administrators Of the Diocese Of New Orleans
assumed liabilities which they have determined to


qutdate In the past year . better state Of affairs
loomed up in the financial situation of the Diocese
That improvement will a. the rate Of interest
claimed by its creditors In lessened.


The conventional rate in Louisiana too high fog
religious society," the revenues Of though entirely
secure, are nevertheless limited, for such society
cannot look for eventual profits contingent under
takings in specuAtons altogether inconsistent with
its mission Of benevolence and charity.


Therefore 1t 10 not with view Of creating new debt
that this loan is negotiated but order unity and
consolidate anterior liabilities and obtain their gradual
and regular extinction by Of the ordinary
revenues Of the Diocese and without eudangerng ths
Church property. although affecting it Such IL the
plan positively approved by His Holiness, Piua TX,
and unanimously adopted by the Board Of AdministrA
tors Of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese Of
New Orleans.
Year: 1878




Mr.. Jonathan Robbins, an old resident
of Mt. Pleasant, who lived by himself on
his lot at that place, was found dead last
evening by some of his neighbors.


He was lying on his face on the ground
floor room of his house, and was in such an
advanced state of decomposition that it was
barely possible to identify the features.


1t seems from all appearances that Rob-
bins had been lying there since lastSunday;
at least he had not been seen by any of his
acquaintance since that time When he
was found, the stencil in the room was ter
ribIe. An empty gun was standing against
the wall near to the place. where he was
lying, and it was at first thought that the
man had been murdered for his money.
The suspicion of foul play, however, was re-
moved on an examination by DR.. Jerlnan,
who failed to find any outward marks of
violence.


1t is supposed that Robbins died from an
epileptic tit and on account of his not asso-
ciating much with the people of Mount
Pleasant his body was not found sooner.


Squire Joseph Smith, of that place, held
an inquest, but was unable to determine the
cause of death.


Robbins was possessed of some money, be-
sides owning the house and lot on which he
died
Year: 1878

NatlOnaI ASSOClated Press 70 the Star.


New YORK, June Sin the Grand Lodge
the State of New York yesterday the fol-
lowing preamble and resolution was
adopted:


"Whereas, it has scometo the knowledge
of this Grand Lodge that the Grand Orient
of France has caused to be stricken
from the Constitution that part of An.
cient Landmarks requiring belief in the
existence of Supreme Being, which action
we believe to be contrary to the spirit and
stroyng one Of its most Vital principles Incl
therefore be it


Resolved That we refuse to recognize as
a Freemason any person initiated passed OF
raised in body where the existence of the
Supreme Being is denied OF ignored.n
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


SHELBYvILLE, IND, June 8.-A lady in
this city on Thursday night, observing q
man mysteriously sneaking into her barn
called in the Marshal to arrest him. Upon
opening the barn door the intruder was dis,
covered to be the lady's own husband in
company with woman of doubtful char.
ootnr
Year: 1878

What mas the little baby eat
Kisses and milk?


Kisses and milk. both warm and sweet
These may the little baby eat.
What NAV the little baby wear
Smiles and silk ?


SunGiest Smiles and glossiest silk,
Ribbons Of blue. or white as milk,
Smiles that battle il with golden air,
From the soul OF the foot
To the crown OF the hair
These may the little baby wear.
Soft is the little cambric robe,


Soft is the zephyr wool
That touches the pink ears tiny lobe,


The soltest linen and wool
Iiacu IS cool, and warm Is wool,
And the baby's bureau drawer is full
Ofthc finest linen and Warmcst wool.
Warm and soft is The blanket wrap.


Cool is the linen dress
Warm is the silver porfincer's pap,
Cool is the dainty white lace cap


That the little head doth press.
But whittier and softer, pink and warm
As silk or linen or wool, the form


That is set like jewel so fairly;
And baby herse!fin her pretty dress
Is prettier far, we all confess,


And sets IL of most rarely.
Year: 1878

Walter Schweikart, who lives on JET
erson Avenue, half a mile beyond the
Hamtramck toll-gate, relates that ne
has noticed two robins of late at work
in his backyard trying to carry away a
small toy basket which, considerably
worn and tattered, had been cast aside.
Evidently thinkingit would make a pal
atial nest the birds had rolled 1t along
and carried it short distances, but were
enable to get hold of it in such a way as
to make long journey with it. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Schweikhart as
usual went out to look at the work in
which he was deeply interested and saw
his birds busy with a piece of string
about eight feet long. Soon they had
pulled the string through the grass
woven basket, and chattering as If Won
derfully pleased with their scheme, each
robin took an end of the string in its
bill and flew away with the basket hang
ing on its swing.-DetroH Free Press.
Year: 1878

jerome Rowley and two other men
were seriously injured by the explosion
of a new-fangled gas-machine, the other
day, which Rowley had bought and put
in operation in the cellar of his hotel at
Mount Vernon, ..
Year: 1878

The Courier is muddled on the.qu Ttion
of National finances," said friend the
other day. True, we confess, and the more
We read the more we are convinced that We
do not understand. And the mischief Is,
we hear 50 many politicians arguing, and
see that they know even less than we, that
we are disgusted with the whole subject.
Let's get up something new.
Year: 1878

otAsa--N'r4At ~ lttASAhNA-


What Is the character Of this American
alliance in louisiana What party does
II draw from the most p


Il can tell s-ol.-l -littls nothing. except
thar there - party there al that kind-
numbering ten or twelve thousand in the
city Of New Orleans aloqe think the
people there are tired Of both old parties
and / may say there has never been n time
in the history of this government at which
there was 50 li,tle cohesion in the old par
lies- That Is the reason. above all others,
OF our unprecedented success"


Have you received any large lump con-
tributions from any person 10 enable you to
carry forward the organization Of the new
partyr
Year: 1878




no Do not work too mach nori,too fast,
says the Journal Of Chemistry, Work
slowly until all the salt is thoroughly
and evenly absorbed. Otherwise the
butter win not be Of uniform ccior,
Working it too fast will destroy the
grain, and the butter becomessaIvy and
lard-like in its texture. Let it. stand
or put it away IN the tray for twenty,
four hours, then work It enough to re
move all the buttermilk or surplu.
brine 50 that the butter may become
dry or,ike q. piece of cheese. MoalG
into rolls, and set these away for TWEEN
ty-four hours, or, until they become
hard and firm, The cloth should nov
be Fut on 80 as to cover one end, viii,
the other is left open for the stamp
The cluthlshonld be out in pieces Of ex
act size and dipped in brine, and th,
butter rolled when the cloth is drippin.
wet Butter should never con come Is + I con i
tact with the bare hand. when /,
bulk Il can Be easily handled With d Ia
die and a fat paddle.
Year: 1878

Peaches and l1rcam will convert emmy
may man who Is worth saving The
peach has doEn like that on a maid
ems check, but it amt half 40 pheasant
to get into the lips. Peach brandy is
made Of the peach; this licker has been


called mello, but like all Ticker have
tried it, it will lay out a saint Just as
fiat as it viii sinner The fact of it
is, there amt no kind of ardent rum,
don't care how artless and mello you
may call it, but what will throw him
who wrassels with It. be he = fool or be


he philosopher There is only one
piece of humanity that kan stand ar
dent spirits, and he is an injnn and
kant stand it only long enuff to git
civilized. When peach brandy is FIRST
made it is as hot as streak of light
ming and almost as sudden. ] once
drunk spoonful of it. warm from the
still, and It was twenty minutes before


l could draw long breath. was as
hot inside as a chimney on fire. |
Thought it would break out and blaze
somewhere, but it didn't happen To. |
went at once aud joined the Mnsphys.
Year: 1878

The following is an extract from an
oraiipn delivered on the Fourth Of IN.
Iy last at L. Crosse, Wisconsin, in
which the attributes and pecuIiaritiea
OF the eagle and the mule. as national
emblems, are quietly contrasted: a'


Eagle You live ON mice. You
are a nice old bird for Trademark.
you old coward! You sit ON a rock
and watch peasant woman hang out
her clothes, and when she goes into the
house TO turn the clothes-wfineer. Won.
great bird. emblem of freedom, YOU
representative Of the land Of :he free
and the home Of the brave, you swoop
down on the plantation and crush your
talons into the quivering flesh of her
little baby, take him to your home high
In heaven and pick his innocent little
eyes out. Tho bird that should have
been selected as the emblem of our
country, the bird Of patience, perseyer.
ence, and the bird Of terror when
aroused, is the mule. We arc a nation
Of uncomplaining hard workers. We
Plod along doing as we wish toibe done
by We are slow 10 anger. As q ma
tion, we occasionally stick our ears
forward and fan the flies off our fore.
head. But when any nation sticks
spurs into our ilanks and tickIes our
heels with straw, we come down stiff.
legged in front, our ears lock to the
beautiful beyond, our voice is cut lsooe
and is still for war, and our subse-
quent end plays the snare drum on any.
thing that gets IN reach Of us, and
strikes terror TO the hearts Of al
tyrants. So does the mule" tml ID
Year: 1878

There win b one comfort about that
railway which is going to be- bailt up


the side of Mount Vesu,ius. The
traveller will always find WARN fire
and adrop Of the crater when be gets
Year: 1878

The approach of the iron horsc

 toward the eastern border has thrown the slOw-going people of our neighboring Territory into state of feverish excitement, not so much over the anticipated changes, that must follow the acquisition of rail road facilities, as ever the gouging game the railroad magnates are playing, From the papers of that

 Territory we learn, that the Ipana- gers of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow-gauge railroad have made a .eremptory demand upcn the citi- Eens of Santa Fe for the sum of S2oO,OOO in bonds aud other privi- leges, as an induceluent to bring their road to that city, otherwise they will build q town of their own at a point on the river soma dis tance below. This, the papers oppose as an unjust and unreasona- ble demand, but at the same time, they favor a liberal donation of mon- ey and lands to the Company. The present indications are that the Company will succeed in their de- mand. The other road-the Atch- ison, Topeka S Santa Fe, railroad will probably pass some 50 miles north of the town, on a direct route to Arizona and the Southern Pacific to Fort Yuma. Should they do SO, a town will probably spring up at the crossing of the Rio Grande and the Atchison, Topeka x Santa Fe read. The completion of these roads will be of great benefit 10 our Ter ritory, and particularly of this sec tion, whose agricultural products will be brought close to a market by means of them. They will open up a vast country, rich in min- eral wealth and agriculture. The remarkable progress made by these two roads in the past year, has awakened the railroad company of the west and they too will soon push forward their road. That is what we want, for it will bring cheap CT transportion so that we can de velop our mines and other resources and also add to the population and wealth of the Territory.
Year: 1878

on BEACON LEDGE.


PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Jan. 4.-The United States
steamer Kearsarge went ashore on Beacon Ledge IN
this harbor early this afternoon at nearly high tide
by parting her main hawscr while preparations
were in progress to haul her alongside CT the
wharf at the Navy Yard. A binding SNOW
storm, with a strong southeast gale and
very heavy sea, were prevailing at the time.
The vessel struck on the rocks stern first, and al
efforts to set her off have thus far proved futile
large gang OF wrcckers from this city, Newcastle ana
Kittery are now running hawsers from tine steamer
to the yard, and it is hoped she Will come oil next
tide without damage as she lies i'll easy position
Beacon Ledge is the same place where the brig
Clara J. Adams twice went ashore some months
since, and where other vessels have suffered SINH
lar fate.
Year: 1878

An unknown man, apparently about thirty
years Old entered the saloon at No 13 New ChabcTss
at late hour Thursday night and acted IN strange
manner that police officer had 10 10 called in ana lle
man was removed TO Chambers street Hospital lie
was there found TO be insane.
Year: 1878

The introduction Of tea seed
from the Patent Office in this
community has led to much dis
cussion as to the practicability
Of its cultivation with a view to
profit. Several years ago Col.
Rice, former American Consul
in japan, came here with view
to engage in tea culture. From
several years experience in ia
pan and an examination of the
soil and climate of this section
he came to the conclusion that
all the conditions here were IA
vorable to the tea culture, and
he only abandoned the project
because he found that the labor
necessary for picking and curing
could not be had here on terms
that would make it practicable
to compete with the productions
Of Japan and China. 70 employ
Cinnamon here to do that work
would cost ten times Us much as
the same labor could command
in their own country. Tea has
been successfully raised in Geor-
gia and some others Of the
Southern States, but the cost Of
preparing it for market pre-
cludes its cultivation for profit.
The cultivation of small quaint
ties fer domestic use might be a
matter Of economy i'll families,
and give them an excellent quail
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