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Year: 1878

Stephens protest against the Potter
business was seconded by very vigor-
Gus letter written by Postmaster-Ge len
eral Key. 1t is in the form of an open
letter to the people of the South. The
writer opens with the statement that
the circumstances attending the pas
sage of the Potter resolution furnish
evidence that it is the intention of the
majority, in case both Houses are Dem
ocratic after the 4th of March next, to
GUST Hayes and inaugurate Tilden.
He then proceeds to show that the title
of President Hayes was settled ire
vocably by the electoral commission,
and cannot be rightfully disputed by
any subsequent congress. He says,
"the leaders in this desperate attempt
to Mexicanize our institutions rely
confidently upon the solid South to
furnish the bulk of the majority in the
next house of representatives." but he
urges the southern people to remem-
Der how the Democrats of the North
encouraged the southern States to Sc
cede in 1860, and then left them in
the lurch. The South, he declares,
must now face the most momentous
crisis in it's history since 1861 and in
order ''to defeat the disturbers of the
public peace" he advises the people to
act as far as they may deem it neces-
sary independently OF the Democratic
party. To this end, he says, the peo-
pie in every district should meet, pub
licly organize, and resolve to support
no person for congress who has given
aid to this movement. He asks the
people of the South to take note of the
fact that recent events have demon
strated the inability of many of these
members to resist the magnates of the
caucus and the terrors of the party
lash, the one welded and the other in
spired by men who seem willing to en-
danger the welfare of the country and
the stability of republican institutions
for the sake of revenge on political op-
ponents and in the hope of dividing
the spoils of victory. The letter closes
thus: ''Invited to the cabinet rs a
southern man to see that justice was
done to the South required neither to
apologize for any record or disown my
political principles, it is my duty now
to warn the people of the South of the
danger which threatens the country.
No man need hope the schemes of the
men who have engineered the move
ment to unseat President Hayes can
be carried out without a bloody civil
war. To avert this danger | conf
IDENTIFY rely on the patriotism and honor
of the people of my native section"
Year: 1878

THE GUEMEs COPPER MINE-Mr.
Morgan, of the Guemes copper mine,
informs the Seattle InteLligencer that
they have recently done some prospect
ing on the lead and found some very
rich groupings. A ton of the ore
taken out of the shaft mentioned by
us in a previous article, was sent to
San Francisco, where an assay was
made by the State assayer. 1t was
found to contain from ten to twenty
five per cent. of copper, and from 81
to $50 per ton in gold and silver.
They we've offered from SIC to so per
ton for all the ore of this quality they
could deliver in San Francisco by Mr..
Randlet, who is buying for the Balti-
more works. The prospect of success
of the copper mine, according to his
statement, looks decidedly fiattering.
Year: 1878




As for the investigation, the likli-
hood seems to be that it will not grow
in importance. The only sufferers,
thus far on the Republican side are
MessrS. Shermanand Matthews, neither
of whom is essential to the future of
the party. On the side of the Demo
Gratis there is evidently good deal of
disappointment They would not have
undertaken the hunt had their expec-
tation been limited to casting suspic-
ion upon secretary of the treasury
and rendering the Republican party
more ashamed than ever of the Ohio
Senator Yet this is all the investi-
eating committee has accomplished in
regard to Louisiana; while in regard
to Florida little that is material has
been added to the McLin confession.
Year: 1878

TACOMA Coal FOR GAS.-From the
Tacoma Herald the following is clipped:
"About 80 tons of nut coal were sent
from the Tacoma colliery to the Port
land Gas Company a short time since
that they might make n test of its
merits for their use. The officers of
the railroad company of this place re-
ceived notice that thorough trial of
the coal has been made and the result
is very satisfactory to all interested.
For several nights the city of Portland
was Illuminated with gas made from
Tacoma coal, and the people and the
gas company were alike satisfied with
the gas, and we understand the com
pany will make arrangements to use
the coal exclusivel y as soon as it can
be supplied. In this trial it was dem
onstrated that Tacoma coal produces
gas of a quality superior to that made
from Australian coal, (Which is now
the staple gas coal of this coast,) and
this secures for it the market of the
Pacific coast for gas making purposes.
1t has been known by those who We're
familiar with the Tacoma coal, that it
possessed the requisite qualities for the
production of gas, and the prospects of
securing the precedence in this branch
of the coal trade has been counted upon
by the company, but this endorsement
of its merits by the gas company of
Portland places it once upon the mar
ket as a superior article, and secures a
demand for it as soon as the mines will
be in a condition to yield a supply"
Year: 1878

A constitutional amendment, sub
mitted to the house of representa-
tives just before the close of the ses-
sion, proposed to prohibit the pay
ment of rebel claims. OF l45 who
voted for it only four were southern
men, and three of these were from
so called border States. Sixty-one
members voted against, and fifty
five OF these were from the south.
This vote would indicate that the
south was still clinging very hope
fully to the idea of getting claims
paid yet in one way or another.
Year: 1878

Voluntary bankruptcy has become
a line of business so large as to alarm
all branches Of business, and cast q
suspicion over all credits and all deal
ings This is greatly adding to the
depression of trade at this time and to
the alarm of substantial merchants and
manufacturers for the future. And
fraudulent bankruptcies are multiplying
the list of reported failures which the
imitation papers set down to the want
imitation. The provision which allows
q voluntary bankrupt discharge from
all debts, whose assets are equal to 80
per cent. of the whole, upon consent OF
one-fourth Of the creditors representing
one-third of the debts, works as a di.
rect temptation to the struggling and
dishonest trader To make all the pur-
chases he can. and then 60 into bank.
ruptcy. or to insolently show his credi-
tors that he was master Of the situation
by means of his power to ge into bank
ruptoy and to be thus discharged
and thereupon force them to accept
a fraction of their due as compromise.


The trade in our city which is called
cash offers no security against this
swindling, for the buyer gets the goods
into his possession before the bill is pre-
sented; and Furthermore, the custom of
our city gives thirty days ON the bill
for purchases which are called cash.
And as the line of merchandise which
is called cash is that easiest converted
into money at cost price. it affords the
best facilities for this fraud, alike to
make stroke to get relief in a strug.
gle under old debts, or to raise capital
to start new business.


The former has become so much of q
practice that we hear of new trade of
the shyster lawyer travelling about and
advising traders to 90 into bankruptcy.
His object Is to become attorney in the
case, and he uses all the arts OF plausi-
BILE speech to persuade the trader that
this Is the easy way out of debt, and
that everybody is doing it. The
second is so direct temptation to
swindling that thieves need no longer
risk the penitentlsry when they can 20
on false pretenses, buy cash bill of
goods, aud having gotten them into his
possession. insolently offer the buyer
to settle at 80 cents on the dollar, tel
ling them that is all they can get from
their bankruptcy.


A case happened few days ago in
this city in which the trader made q
large purchase of cash goods on cash
terms. and then failed right off and
made this insolent proposition to the
sellers. He had planed deliberately to
to rob them to replenish his capital.
The chance which this offers to such
swindling is so great shat merchants
will be forced to adopt the rule to re-
quire payment before delivery Of the
goods. Whatever may be said in favor
of the rest Of the national bankrupt
act. We think that reason and the opiD.
ion of the business public are strangely
in favor of repeating the voluntary
clause. 1t is not we'll for the public
morals, nor for the interest of any
portion of the honest trade. to have a
law which furnishes q safe method for
obtaining goods under false pretenses.
with intent TO defraud - Cnrinndti
Gazette.
Year: 1878

FOR sweet charity's sake. We hear
that a grand charity ball is in contem
platlon, to take place Immediately after
Lent-the proceeds to be devoted to
the Bush Fund for providing work for
laboring men in Golden Gate Park.
Mrs. Stanford, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. Chas.
Crocker and q number of the leaders of
society are taking q lively interest in
the affair.
Year: 1878

The season being now at hand when
there is but little apprepension of
rough and stormy weather at sea,
those intending to make an ocean voy-
age or desirous of sending for friends
abroad should make the necessa.
~ arrangement to secure passage.
BY means Of modern appliances for the
comfort Of passengers, transatlantic
travel has been rendered SO safe that
to-day it is really less dangerous to
GROSS from Baltimore to Liverpool, in
one of the swift staunch steamships Of
the Allan Line, than to make trip
from New York to San Francisco by
rail. In fact, in q fine Ocean steam
er OF the present day, the dangers
Of the sea are reduced to q minimum
by The exercise Of constant vigilance
anl enforcement Of tho strictest disci-
pline on the part Of careful officers,
all of whom are required to possess the
most extensive experience in their
vocation, and all who have ever
made a voyage in one of the Allan
steamers will admit that in these par
ticulars they rank second to none
crossing the Atlantic.


The captains Of these steamers have
all service, and are assisted by officers
Year: 1878

The cotton receipts at this port to date, from
August 31st, amount to over 100000 bales,
being something moro than an increase OF
100, 900 bales over the receipts for the same
time last season. From Red River the re-
ceipts are 60, 900 bales ahead of last year; Ar
kansas receipts show an increase of about
three hundred per cent. and those from
Ouschits are nearly ten times as much as last
year up to the present time. Some of this in
Grease, says the Price Current, no doubt is due
to the good stage of water which we have had
in all our tributary streams, since the cotton
crop began to move, but q portion of the In
creased receipts must also be credited to the
energy Of our merchants, and the fact that
plantation supplies can be furnished at this
point cheaper than from any other source
while our cotton market offers greater induce
ments as to price and quicker returns to the
planter, and storage at lower rates, II cotton


is to be held, than can be found st any port


outside Of New Orleans.
Year: 1878

Tho.e Of our subsoribers outside the city
Who have not yet remitted thar subscriptions
for the current year, are earnestly requested
"a do no at once, 10 we have some heavy pay
uaauts to make during the next two weeks.
To each individual subscriber the amount Ia
small and apparently of little consequence, but
the aggregate of the small sums Is very iarge
and Of great consequence to 's. Let ail whe
possibly can, remit this week by Post otnos
Money Order or Registered Letter.
Year: 1878

New York Herald.l


The world has been greatly agitated
for some days past over the news that
an eminent conjurer, lately deceased,
had directed in his will that all the
secret machinery of his tricks should
be destroyed after his death. A thrill
of satisfaction, however, greeted the
news that on his death bed he had
consented that they should be handed
for sale to another eminent ex x-conju-
iurer. His will, which was published
recently, gave a clew to the late Hell
ler's reasons for his destructive desire.
1t was, he wrote, so that no one may
have the benefit of my brains after my
death. This looks little selfish, to
say the least What a mighty esti-
mate he must have put upon his
brains if this was his sole reason.
Perhaps he put it thus blindly out of
an unexpressed desire to have what
ever his fame was remain in its pris-
tine glow. He desired, it may be, to
go down to posterity as the only man
who could get only ten chickens out
of a hat or who could load blunder-
buss with gold watches and fire the
contents into two pound loaf Noble
ambition Then again he may out of
pity to himself have desired that as
few as possible should get behind the
curtain and see how hollow the loaf
was and where he kept his chicken
coop Under the surly clause may
have lain that tenderness of his name
which drives so many men to conjure
in vain with Death to hide the secrets
of their lives. Well he knew that
the skeleton is grinning under the
solemn faces of the coujurers in every
walk of life. How many of the mighty.
the admired among his fellow -mortals.
he knew to be posturing as blessed
with superhuman power or prescience
while there was nothing but sordid
mechanism of strings and wires be-
hind them. He knew the man whose
speeches were written for him; he
knew the man who bought a nomina-
ton or an election; he knew the au-
thor who stole play; he knew the
man who bought an invention and
prospered, while the inventor starved.
They all wore masks as amateurs,
masks that they never wanted to be
lifted, and should he who wore one
professionally be less sensitive than
they2


But Death laughs at these devices
and strips them of. Poor Hellerseems
at last to have concluded ao much.
The fame Of the conjurerd did not seem
so great to him when he lay dying as
it had with the applause of the young
gentlemen and ladies who delighted
in his harmless art ringing in his ears.
So he wisely concluded to let some
body else haye the benefit of his
brains" since they were passing utter
ly beyond being of further benefit TO
him.


And startled civilization felt relieved.
Year: 1878

Douglass JerrOld wrote thus pleas
antly of ehild-life Blessed be the
hand that prepares a pleasure for a
child, for there is no saying where and
when it may again bloom forth. Does
not almost everybody remember some
kind-hearted man who showed him a
kindness in the days of his childhood e?
The writer of this recollects himself,
at this moment, as a baretooted lad
standing at the wooden fence Of poor
little garden in his native village,
where, with longing eyes, he gazed on
the flowers which were blooming there
quietly in the brightness of Sunday
morning. The pOssessor came forth
from his little cottage; he was wood
cutter by trade, and spent the whole
week at work in the woods. He was
coming into the garden TO gather flow
ers TO stick in his coat when he went
to church. He saw the boy. and
breaking off the most beautiful of his
carnations, which was streaked with
red and white, he gave it to him.
Neither the giveF nor receiver said a
word, and with bounding steps the
boy ran home. And now. here at a
distance from that home, after so
many events Of so many years, the feel
ing Of gratitude which agitated the
breast of the boy expresses itself on
paper The carnation has long since
Withered, but now it blooms afresh. y
Year: 1878

He kissed devotedly the hand that
passed him the autograph album, and
wrote therein II write my name
upon this virgin page. Would l could
inscribe it upon the purer scroll of
your heart in that invisible ink which
shall only appear as the thing upon
which it is written is warmed as the
fires of love that takes no note Of
time" That wasayea ago. They are
married now; and when she asks him
for his autograph, in the shape of a
goodly sized check, to lquidate her
millinery bill, he grasps that album,
or a larger book, if handy, and slings
it at her head Puck.
Year: 1878

The gathering at the Memphis
Club Hall last night was rather small
but decidedly select and animated.
AS regards the object for which
it was called it might be called
a failure, but in the way of
free discussion it was a splendid sac
cess. The spectators enjoyed it so
highly that they voted unanimously to
adjourn over until next Saturday night
at the Greenlaw Opera House. BY
that time the respective sides can
muster their forces, reload their ar
tillery and be ready for general en-
gagement. We hope that the people
generally will turn out and hear the
arguments pro and con in regard to
the city debt and the proposed repeal
Of the city charter. Those who de-
pend upon the newspaper reports miss
much of the spirit and detail of such
an occasion. There was some fine
speaking last night on both sides,
and an array of facts and arguments,
precedents and decisions brought out
that showed the speakers had been
making study Of city affairs and were
capable of investing the subject with
great interest. They seemed thor
oughly posted, and each speaker con-
tributed to the general stock of infor-
nation. The proposition to give the
bOndholders forty-fve days more in
which to fund the old bonds will hard
ly meet the views of the public, al
though doubtless offered in good
faith. 1t looks too much like
a dilatory motion to get the legis
lature off the track. The bond.
holders have had time enough
in the last two years, and those whc
stand out occupy the position of refus
ing to accept the compromise. TIL,
delegation from Shelby should look at i
in this light and act accordingly. TIL,
members should be prepared to offe
whatever bill they agree upon the da,
the legislature is organized and pusl
it through. Two bills have been pre-
pared-one to repeal the charter alb
solutely; the other, to follow thi
one, provides an ample government 70
the city through the State. A Stat
cannot be mandamused. Against tn
taxes already levied and mandamuse
served there is no remedy or escape
but we can protect ourselves for yeal
to come from further proceedings {
this kind and have a simple, econOm
cal government, far preferable to tn
present system.
Year: 1878

Humphreys, the drunken Washing.
ton judge, has taken on new hope since
the disclosures in relation to Pickney


of New York city, Of this gentle,
man the Times says at is all very
we'll to say that justice is blind, but
she should not be blind drunk and
hammering at the courthouse door at
one o'clock in the morning, clamoring
to be let in for a chance to sleep" ,
Year: 1878

DURING this cold. freezing, dry
weather the people of Memphis should
thoroughly ventilate their houses from
cellar to garrett that the germs of dis
ease remaining over dormant from the
late epidemic may be frozen out and
killed. A frost or a fire is the only
real and efectual disinfectant. We
can all begin to prepare for next sum
mer by placing our premises in good
sanitary condition.
Year: 1878

Frank Leslie's Ladies' Journal,


He had returned to New York with
his wife from a summer vacation at
the seaside, and he stood in front of
the house giving friend graphic
aeegQpt Of the seasons pleasures
Went in bathing every dayl" be ex-
claimed enthusiastically. " Ah!" re-
sponded the friend. Wife go in
too2" "Oh, yes, every dayl said
the returned vacationist "Can she
swim? queried the friend, with
some interest. Moo, she can Z"
was the reply She tried and tried
10 learn, but somehow she couldn't t
get the hang Of it. She said she
couldn't get the right kick, and ! let
her think that was the reason, but the
fact was and here he looked up at
the house and sunk his voice to a
hoarse whisper shO couldn't keep
her mouth Shut long enough to take
four strokes before she'd have some
silly remark to make when kerwash |
she'd swallow a wave and go plump to
the bottom
Year: 1878

VIII be found on our counters.


Our largely increasing LINEN TRADE
the goods.


Our Under wear stock for Ladies'. Gents
and Children and also the Hosiery and
Glove stock will be simply enormous,
Year: 1878

but the fault did not rest with the govern
ment of this country.


Lord Beaconsfeld said he would willing
ly refrain from noticing the reasons which
had influenced Lord Derby to resign until
a period when those reasons might be
legitimately considered by the House. So
much mischief might occur from the
unnecessary mystery that it was his duty
to say that in consequence of the belief of
the government that the congress would
not be held, and the hopes of recsifyinR the
disturbed balance of power in the Mediter-
ranean had ceased, it was the duty Of
Ministers to consider what step should be
taken to prevent impending mischief
They had therefore asked Her Majesty to
avail herself of the services of her reserve
forces. A message to that effect would be
laid before Parliament


Lord Beaconsfeld deeply deplored that
he would not have the support of Lord
Derby when he submitted the measures
on which the Cabinet had resolved to
Parliament. He had felt of late that the
political ties between Lord Derby and
himself must soon terminate, but he had
believed that it would be in very differ
ent and more natural manner, namely,
that he lord Beacons6eld) would disap-
pear from the scene, while Lord Derby
would remain to take leading part in
public affairs. He was sustained by the
confidence that the policy of the govern
ment recommended to Her Majesty would
tend to the maintenance of the Empire,
the freedom of Europe and the greatness
and security of the country.
Year: 1878

Aand1ug


Be it ordained By the city Council Of the City Of


Rock Island:


SECTION l. That, from and after the passage and
publication hereof and until otherwise provided,
that part of the public landing lying and being be-
tween the east and west lines Of Eighteenth (for-
merly Washington) street, shall be assigned and
designated and Is hereby declared to be- the place
of landing for ferry boats and the place where the
wharfboat or landing boat shall be kept and main
tanned ID connection Herewith, for all ferry boats
plying between the city of Rock Island in the State
OF Illinois and the city of Davenport in the State of
Iowa; and that so much of the ordinance entitled
IAN Ordinance in relation to the ferry landing,
pssaed May 4th, 1874, as designates and declares
that part OF the public landing lying between the
east and lines of East Eagle (n0w I7th) street
shall be the landing place Of ferry boats plying be-
tween the cities aforesaid and the place for keeping
and maintaining the wharf boat or landing boat in
connection herewith shall be and the same is here
by repealed and made void Pr00ided, nevertheless,
that save and except the change in location of the
the ferry landing and of the wharf boat landing
boat thereat as herein set FORTH all the other in
tendments, requirements, and provisions, and each
and cry part thereof Of the aforesaid Ordinance
passed May 4th. 1874 and to which this Ordinance
is amendatory, shall be and remain valid and in
force in the entirety thereof fully and absolutely
| as before the passage hereof.
Passed March 26, 1878.


| Approved: ELVSHAP P. REYNOLDS,


Attest: Mayor


JNo. L. REED, City Clerk. 29-dst
Year: 1878

Here is an epitome of the life and character
of a genuine workingman:


Thos. Williams, Of Elmore, Democratic
nominee for Congress in the Fifth Alabama
District was born in Virginia In 1926, came
as an apprentice in aprinting office, worked
as laborer on a farm, educated himself, at
23going to East Tennessee University, studied
law and was admitted to the bar, practiced
his profession with great success until five
years ago, when he retired to agricultural
pursuits, never held Office was never candi-
date for office until last August, when against
his inclination, and without solicitation, was
nominated for Congress.
Year: 1878

Things are badly mixed in Maine. We
have lost two Congressman in the State
where Blaine has almost absolute ascendanoy.
IF the result in Maine is an indication of the
other States, the Republican representation
in the House will be reduced rather than in
creased