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Year: 1878

RAILROAD LANDs.-Senator Mitchell has
introduced bill that provides that all even
numbered sections within any railroad or
military road grants shall be open to home
stead settlement in tracts of one hundred
and sixty acres, and that homestead settlers
within such grants, who have been restrict
ed to eighty acres, shall each be allowed an
additional eighty acres, under such regula-
tions as the secretary of the interior may pre-
scribe. The bill also provides that a settler s
abandonment of his homestead filing for any
cause shall not deprive him of the right to
settle upon and obtain title to another home
stead claim This bill has merit and We
trust that its author Will press its passage.
We have heretofore referred to Senator
AHtchelrs industry in getting up bills, and
then AGAIN his failure to have them passed.


He is now in the last year OF his term, and
tested by results he has achieved as little as
the least industrious of his predecessors. In
the matter of framing and introducing bills,
he seems to be industrious; but here his
energies flag. The Inference from all this
is, that he is 4 seeker after temporary pOpu-
,arity and cares little for permanent fame.
Year: 1878

THE NORTH Pacific RAILIOAD.-A we'll
informed Washington correspondent, writes
us that we might as well give over all hope
of the renewal of the land grant to the
North Pacific railroad company. he says
the division in the ranks Of the friends OF
the measure is fatal to the whole affair.
N,itche,rs bill in the senate antaSonlzes the
bouse bill which reflects the views of the
company, and between the two the whole
thing Will fall to the ground The same cor
respondent says that the feeling against all
government aid to railroads is strong ana
growing stronger, and that the North racine
is weakened by reason of Jay Cook S former
connection with it, and the fear that II the
grant is renewed the franchise Will again
come under the control of league OF land
grsbbers. The outlook for a railroad Is
DOOR,
Year: 1878

GEN. CAIN having undertaken the onerous
duty Of framing aconstitution, will no longer
indulge in the luxury of sleeping on the out
side of dry goods boxes, but recognizing tho
dignity of his position will accept quarters
on the inside. Gen. Cain always acs in
the spirit Of accommodation
Year: 1878

A RUsH.-The hands employed in the
STATESMAN office have been overworked
this week. They commenced the week with
seven jobs waiting attention. and notwith.
standing We have been working day and
night, job work has come in faster than our
best hands and fastest job press could turn
it out. As Z matter of course, a part of this
rush Of job work is due to the general ac-
tivity in trade, but much of it is due our
superior facilities for turning ont jobs. 1t
may be news to very many, but it is none
the less true that We run the largest stock
of paper, printing material, etc, of any print
ing office Oh the coast outside of San Fran.
cisco, and hence our facilities for filling or
ders are in advance of others in the same
line of business The stock of paper, cards,
etc, in the Office will invoice fully $1,000.
Then, again, we have all the latest and most
improved machinery. In printing as in all
other lines OF business, it is capital that tells,
and with bank account in our favor We are
always able to keep up with the demands of
our constantly growing trade With the
coming week we will have another hand in
the office, and with his aid and the faithful
services of Mr. Guard WashbuTne, who has
stuck to his post like hero, we hope to be
able to meet all the demands of our friends
and patrons.
Year: 1878

TELEGEAMs are being constantly sent mp
from the Sound notifying our people that
certain men are candidates for the constitu-
tional convention Our Sound friends are at
liberty to run as many of their candidates as
they please, but once for all they may as well
understand that our people take no interest
in the matter, and intend to let the election
90 by default.
Year: 1878

4 SoUATTER Row A week or two
since the STATESMAN adverted to the fact
that bad feeling prevailed in Columbia
county, growing out of the acts of certain
men known as land jumpers" At the
time it was stated that both sides were
armed, and hostilities liable to break out
at any time. A young man named James
Sparks, living at Dayton, was prominent
as a Jumper" and the adverse party
had dug grave and notified Sparks that
it was for his use. Early in the week
Sparks had difficulty with settler nam
ed Wright, living at MILESTONE Hollow.
On Wednesday Wright and number of
settler friends rode into Dayton. There
the quarrel between Sparks and Wright
was renewed, when arms were drawn on
both sides Firing became general, and
in the row Wright was shot in the leg in
such MANNER rs to necessitate aanputa-
ton. Sparks is reported to have been
shot twice, once in the face, but whether
dangerous was not known at the time our
informant left. This alteration OCCASION
ed much i'll feeling, and another row is
liable to break out at any time Settlers
have been careless in filing on their land,
and now that land has become valuable
the Jumper" take advantage of these
defects. 1t is lamentable state Of affairs,
but We trust that quiet will soon be re-
stored.
Year: 1878

FRAUD CANNOrBE LEGALLIZED


If man holds a piece of land by a
fraudulent title, no legal fiction, no
legislative enactment which the cunning
OF lawyers eau devise, will ever rectify
Year: 1878

MIR. EDITOR: l have often been told in the Novth that Irish potatoes would not grow to do any good here in the South. l thought l would try them, so I brought two dozen of the Early Rose variety in my trunk and planted them in my garden in February. l had new potatoes from this planting on my table on the 25th of April, Inever saw them do better in the North.

 MRS. F. l.. JUDD, of Ada, 0. F. S.-Parlor chairs are not made to lean back with gentleman whole weight on the seat.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune,
writing from Vicksburg, recites as an instance
of woman's heroic devotion to the suffering
victims of yellow fever, the case of the wife
of ex-United States Senator II. S. Pease, the
present Postmaster of the city The Senator
and two of his children were stricken down
among the first victims of the scourge. She
nursed them during their sickness, and at the
same time managed the post Office, the cleri-
cal force of which had been reduced by sick
ness and death to one brave young lady clerk,
a Miss Augusta Banner As soon as her hus-
band and children were convalescent she
minstered to the wants of her destitute sick
and dying neighbors, going from house to
house at all hours of the day or night, with
her trust in God and a case of homeopathic
medicines. She treated between fifty and
seventy cases of fever among the destitute
colored people, not losing a single patient
For FIVE weeks she continued this great work,
when she herself was stricken down, but has
since recovered. The same correspondent
mentions the amusing Ignorance of the ne
groes who, hearing of the Howard Association
called it "de General Howard 'sociation, and
thought that Gen. Howard had re-established
the old Freedmen's Bureau.
Year: 1878

The Springfield Republican has fallen in
with the prevalent American custom and will
hereafter publish Sunday edition.


The Presidents appointment of General
Longstreet to new office is highly commend
able. He is decided improvement ON the
cold line whig."


The National Greenback labor reformers
have captured the Democratic party. Here
after it will be the third party in political
calculations.-IroyT Times.


Senator Davis of West Virginia meets the
depressing intelligence on his return from
Europe that the experts he has had at work
all summer on the treasury accounts can't
find that deficiency OF a lot Of millions which
he insists is there.


Secretary Sherman states that the effect of
the greenback agitation will be to interrupt
all plans of resumption. Of course it will.
If the Greenbackers continue to show an
increase of strength throughout the country,
not only the postponement of resumption
may be expected, but an era of initiation ush-
cred in by egislation.-BoSton Transcript.


A leading Democrat lately remarked that
it was easy to walk together when parties are
agreed, and as there was substantially no diff
ference of principle between the Democrats
and Nationals it was scarcely worth the bother
to keep up two organizations. One of the
parties must absorb the other.-Cleceland
Herald.


The country has passsd through period
of commercial distress unparalleled in his
tory, and this with an enormous paper cur
rency afoat that was not redeemable. Now
that specie paymentsl have been reached, and
a brighter and better day is juet dawning
upon the Union, it would destroy the Demo-
cratic party to plant itself on the policy of an
irredeemable. depreciating and fluctuating
currency, and in hostility to the constitution.
Hartford Times.


The Sunday question has been brought be-
fore the Charleston rs. C.) council by an
alderman who wants that community to
show its gratitude at being preserved from
the yellow fever plague by stricter observ-
ance of the fourth commandment. He
especially objected to the excursions of Sun
day steamers, and the council agreed with
his sentiments ito the extent of instructing
the mayor to see that the Sunday laws are
enforced.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHERMAN, in explaining his
position respecting the latest silver order,
says there is little to add to the circular
which was published Saturday night. He
simply says that doubts having been raised
as to the legality of exchanging silve, for
greenbacks. he thought it best to avoid the
danger even of a seeming violation Of the
law. The Secretary himself, however, de-
clared that his personal opinion was that he
had an entire right to exchange silver dol
lars for legal tenders, and that right was a
part of the silver-dollar legislation. He does
not appear to be entirely confident that under
the plan last devised he will be able to put
the silver dollar in circulation. He will pay
them out in ordinary disbursements to those
who will take them, but he will not force
them upon anybody.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communl-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

HAVE our Greenback friends pondered on
the significant dispatch from Constantinople
the other day, which said that on account of
the high price of grain the bakers had ceased
to sell bread? The Turkish greenbacks are
better than s'fat money" because they prom
ise to pay coin sometime, but there is so
much out, and its time of redemption is so
uncertain, that it is very much depressed.
The Turkish government is so arbitrary that
1t feels at liberty to fix the price of bread and
order the bastinado to any baker who charges
extortionately. Do the bakers go on losing
money! No. they go out of business and
leave the people to starve. What is the next
step2 The people will rise in mobs and gut
the bakers shops and grain warehouses,
unless the government provide supplies, and
the troops will restore order by shooting
them down. As soon as the Turkish govern
ment is able it will doubtless reduce the vol
ume of its paper money, as it is wise enough
to see the necessity, but enlightened America,
guided by Fiat Statesmen, seems anxious to
learn it once more by bitter experience.
Year: 1878

900 AND 900 MARKET STREET.


WILMINGTON, DEL, May 81, 1873.


We are informed, on credible authori-
ty, that large number of people resid-
ing in this city purchase their d r Y
GOODS in Philadelphia. We believe
the statement to be correct, for If the
&c, 900 people who reside in and around
this city did their shopping at home all
the stores that are here now would do
about twice as much business, Gf that
were possible) and, as a consequence, the
city would be more prosperous. We beg
to assure the people who think they can
not buy their dry goods in Wilmington,
we mean the general run of dry goods,
1--WE except very fine goods that we think
they are mistaken. You can get just as
good goods, and can buy them just as
cheap, and some goods you can buy
ABSOLUTELY CHEAPER HERE
THAN IN PHILADELPHIA.


Since opening our store we have been
hononed with visit from several Gus
toners from Philadelphia, who have as
sured us (and they seemed to know what
they were talking about that we are
selling goods CHEAPER than they can
buy them in that city.


Save your time and railroad fares by
patronizing the stores in your own city,
where you will do just as well, and in
some kinds of goods little better.


Our store is large, well lighted and at
tractive, and stocked with a large and
desirable stock of all kinds of staple and
fancy dry goods, which we will guarantee
to sell as low, if not lower, than any store
in Philadelphia. We have but one price
and sell for cash only, which, with our
small expenses, enables us to sell goods
for mere commission, which is doubt
less appreciated by the multitude of peo-
pie who deal with us.
Year: 1878

To Starch Collars and CufS.-Take
clear starch, scrape into it some floor
wax or spermacoti. which can be pro
cured in any drugstore, and mix with
cold water; then pour boiling water in
it until it is thick enough; boil few
minutes, then rub the starch good into
the collars, then let them dry; then a
few hours before you are ready to iron,
take a teaspoonful of starch, dissolve it
in cold water, about pint, then dip the
collars in it and wiring out, roll in dry
cloth, and when you get ready to iron
do not have the iron too hot, and iron
perfectly dry.
Year: 1878

IT is impossible to disguise the
fact that very little interest Is
taken in the Constitutional Con-


vention question. This is undoubt-
edly owing to the belief that 1t is
generally thought that the Consti-
tuition which will be formulated
will be beaten on the referendum.
This may or may not be the case;
but belief that it will be by no
means excuses the voter in neglect
ing the highest duty of the citizen.
Year: 1878

The Herald Steam Printing House is
not surpassed by any Job Printing office
on the Pacific Coast, outside of San Franz
cisco, In facilities for doing job work,
Low prices, good work and expedition
may be relied upon at this Office.
Year: 1878

. strands without even the possibility


of ever becoming the victim ef mis-


placed confidence. Neither would
he be building on sand by so doing,
but on the solid rock-so to speak.
In this instance it was a typical ex-
emplifieation of providence worthy
the imitation of all who world keep
the wolf from the door. In its mute,
silent, but eloquent way it perform
ed, with ease, what many of MS find
the most difficult problem of life.
1t made both ends meet. Can we
not find here food for thought upon
hich we may profitably chew for
some time. The repast is now ready


-partake Of it---not of the strap, but
the lesson thence deducibie. But
". diverge.


This man SO repellant IN his ap-
pearance to one reared within ltixu-
rious apartments, in city where
church privileges are unexcelled IF
not unequalled, took that dog of
sneaking, detected, cadaverous mien
by means of that nnattraetive
looking strap that had gnided the ia.
nous courser over the pathway OF
victory and defeat-and trained an
unpromising family to habits of rec
titude took that dog, say, into the
shop of one of our butchers and had
the cheek to ask ''if they paid the
highest price for dogs. The last
we saw of that dog and man they
were parting company with each 9TH
er and the butcher at n rate of speed
that would astonish the old pony
club.
Year: 1878

less thar power is divided between
two poll ical parties. They do not
tell us exactly how dangerous the
Solid South. as they are pleased
to tenn Us, is, or III what way we
are inclined to injure the country.
Nor do they point to any injury we
have done since the rotten concern
calling itself the Southern Rtpub-
licau party was Overt brown Ihry
simply cry sulId South, and urge
| that the South is attempting to
get control of the Government TO
work it an injury. We fear this
will be the laitlc>ciy until after the
next Presidential election, and IL
/ behooves Democrats all over the
country to prepare to meet II. In
our opinion thus can he done easily
and tffrctuaIly by keeping IA few
facts before the people OF the whole
countly.


1ha South is not and never has
been solid against the Government
or against the Northern people,
but she has and always will he
solid against combinations of cor>
| 1upU anu iSllOi dHb Hicu W NhO 'h''t'y y
assume the name of southern Re
publicans that they may be more
successful in lying, stealing, cor
rupling, and living on the sweat OF
her mems brows. The Southern
people do not dream of gaining
control of the National Govern
meut, and they do not expect tt
exert any Influence on it beyond
that which its repre- sentative form
Justly entities them to. They know
that the President, Vice-Pi e>ldent
the greater portion of the Cabinet
he majority of the Supreme Court
and both branches OF Congress, n'us'
for long years be Northern men
They know that it is not likely that
another President will ever be chOS
en- from south of the ONO rIv"'
These facts are so patent to them
that this solid South cry which
shrewd Republican politicians az
ringing, sounds insulting and II
diculouS.
Year: 1878

Aberdeen Examiner.


There should be an extra session
of the Legislature. The Governor
should call the Legislature together
in January next for The purpose OF
periecting The crude 1ws that Went
upon the statute book last winter ;
TO perfect the quarantine regulations
now existing: to make sufficient
appropriations to enable the State
Board of Health to perform the re-
sponsible and important duties as
more marine pest houses or hoSpI
tails upon unr river front and deter
mine the grades of Office and nature
OF penalty to be imppSetl upon
steamboat managers who land per-
ms affl cted with yellow fever,
cholera OF small pOx, elsewhere
within the Commonwealth; to SET
aside fund to BE drawn upon 10y
the Executive by and with the
advice and concurrence of the State
Board OF Health, for the relief OF
towns afflic! e with pesti!cuce, and
TO take such other precautionary
measures as the terrible experience
of last summer and fall may suggest
to those capable of submitting the
matter IN that behalf for the action
of the General Assembly.


Yazoo Herald.l


Our contemporary takes, in Our
humble judgement, the proper view
of the peoples condition, and the
suggestion that he ventures upon
looking to their relief will be gener.
ally endorsed. The Governor should
call an extra session of the L-gisla
ture, at once he will not risk any
of his popularity by this action
for it we read rhe signs of the time.
righ.l public sentiment Is III favor
OF az extra session, and an eXtrn-
sion of the time for paying the tax
eS. The terrible ravaees of the
epidemic, and the failure of the
planter to get his crop to market al
the usual time. owing To quarantine
have combined TO throw the bpsi
ness of the country at least three
months behind an ordinary season
and fairness would prompt ibat tn.
views herein set forth should bt
adopted. Let the time for the col
lection of the taxes OF the year 1915
he extended to the length of time
that the business of the country WAS
brought TO IL stand srill, by the
pesti.ence which walketh at night
and waSteth at noon day"
Year: 1878

Vicksburg Herald!


The Republican party of the
North'is undoubtedly making some
capital by continually urging that
II Is dangerous for the South to be
entrusted with political po yer un-
Year: 1878

TORONTO, ONT, July 80 - The Montreal
Star commenting on the Marquis of Lorne's
selection as governor. general of Canada, says
This is but legitimate outcome of con
SerVative policy towards the colonies as indi
Gated by Lord BeaconSfield i'm his speech of
explanation the other day. He intimated
desire Tor closer relationship between Great
Britain and her colonies, and it is evident
that the course to be pursued towards the
colonies is to draw them closer to the central
authority, portion of which bond it was to
be presumed would be in the fact of Canada
being presided over by one who had the
closest family relationship with her Majesty.
The news will be generally hailed with salts


The Hamilton Times says: The appoint
ment will be good one and will give the Iiv-
liest satisfaction to the people of this country
His appOintment is great compliment, not
only to Canada, but to Earl Dufferin who no
ordinary nobleman in England would be likely
to succeed satisfactorily"


The article concludes: "The country at
large will be glad of an appointment which
will serve as an additional link, il that were
needful, to bind Canada more closely to the
English throne,
Year: 1878

A NEW STYLE of registered letter envelope
differing from the old in the character of the
borier and in the wording OF instructions
printed on it, has been adopted at the P. O..
department.
Year: 1878

AN EXCITING SCENE AT CAPE MAYA
thrilling incident was witnessed on the beach
at Cape May Sunday afternoon. A young
man named McGarry was in the surf bathing,
when he was suddenly carried out beyond his
and some minutes passed before the crew
could be got together. Finally, however, they
manned the boat and struck out for the rescue.
fOated down to Sea Grove before the boat
overlook him, having been In the water over
two hours. At the time there were thousands
struggling man in the water and the efforts of
the boat to reach him. When he was finally
drawn into the boat alive a shout OF relief
went up from those who had witnessed the
exciting spectacle from the Shore
Year: 1878

Prot. ". Frank Stewart has in his pos
session specimen, the like of which has
probably never before been seeD in any part
of the world. It is piece of charcoal some
five inches in length and half an inch thick,
on which is formed about one inch of as
handsome bituminous coal as ever was dug
out of the bowels of the earth. The coal is
somewhat crystalline in structure. 1t shows
no sign of the grain of the wood from which
it was formed, while the charcoal, to which
it is firmly united, shows the grain of the
original wood through its whole length-l


in fact, nothing more than piece of ordi.
nary porus charcoal. The bituminous coal
gives to the whole specimen about the
weight lump of ordinary coal Of its size
should have. This remarkable specimen
was taken from coal pit of the kind COM
monly constructed in Eastern Nevada in
burning coal for use in the smelling fur
naces. 1t is proof positive that under
certain amount of pressure, and when sub
mitted to proper degree Of heat, pine
wood may be converted into bituminous
coal As it so distinctly shows this as to
convince any one who sees it of the fact,
the specimen is sinvaluable, and would doubt
less create great sensation were it ex-
bibited before some. of the learned socie-
ties of the Atlantic States or Europe. The
specimen is sound and firm in every respect
and there is no reason why it may not be
preserved for hundreds or thousands OF
years if not exposed to fire. n ~g,aM
Year: 1878

in the Hartford Courant of that tine
that previous hurricane had swept
substantially the same track, the cen
ters of the two being only 33 yards
apart. All these storms occurred n
August.


There is prevalent opinion that
violent tornadoes are rare in the east,
and that unobstructed sweep of an
open prairie country is needed fer
their full development. They are
more common in the west, it is true;
but it is probably due not so much to
the more favorable conditions pre-
vailing there as to the fact that the
west is very large compared with the
east. If equal areas be compared the
Eastern States will probably be found
to suffer from whirlwinds as frequent
ly as the west.
Year: 1878

We are glad to learn on high
authority that the rumor that the ed
itor of the inoka Sun and Republican
had sold out his paper to Washburn
was not founded on fact. it gives us
pleasure to contradict the report