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Year: 1878

IT IS ENTERPRISING. FEARLESS, RE-
liable and newsy, and the peer of any weekly
newspaper published In West Tennessee. con
tanning all local events Of importance in the
city of Memphis and Shelby county. No
labor or expense will be spared to maintain it
in every department at the highest possible
standard. and to commend it in al! respects
to the confidence and approval Of the best
classes in the surrounding country. being
strictly
Year: 1878

In times like these the gloom is
sometimes lightened by noble and
self-sacrifcing actions in the most
unexpected and out Of the way
places. We find people who
are ostracized from society capable
of nursing the sick and dying with
as much tenderness as a Howard
or a Florence Nightingale. The
demi-monde and sporting classes
have furnished instances Of this
kind, which are ever to be remem-
bered to their credit, and should
teach us a lesson Of charity and
humility.
Year: 1878

Senator Ohristiancy is elderly
even for his years, neither winsome
nor rich as senator's 20, and has
many children; and some Washing,
ton people think that it was a
doubtful rise for his wife when she
forSook her brawny young lover aud
married him with her dowry of
youth and good looks of young love.
To her credit it is said that she has
not forgotten her old mates in the
bureau Of engraving and printing.
Those with whom she was intimate
in her working days still visit her
with the old confidence and Init
macy.
Year: 1878

SOME UNEMPLOYED YOUNG MEN of San
francisco have hit upon the bright auti-Chi-
nese, policy of establishing white co-opera-
tive laundry. The mayor promises them he
use of some unoccupied public buildings, and
The San Francisco brewery will furnish steam
toward this effort to make head against the
OVerpOWering MOnCnlianS w
Year: 1878

GEN. B. F. BUTLER has ordered 4 large edi-
ton of his speech made the last night of the
session of Congress against the payment If
the Halifax fishery award. AS the payment Of
this bill is not popular New England mea-
sure, the General evidently thinks it will aid
him in his designs on the gubernatOrial chair
OF the Old Bay State commonwealth.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY THOMPSON and party, about fifty
in number, left this morning on the TallapooSa
for the navy yards along the coast. They will
go as far north as Halifax, and will be absent
about six weeks
Year: 1878

NEW USES FOR THE TELEPHONE are found
nearly every day. One of the latest is in
france to communicate between a vessel be-
ing toWed and the tow boat. The wire is car
RED along The hawSer and circuit COMPLETED
through the water Conversation can be car
rled ON yery diStjnctly
Year: 1878

Supreme Court, who recently underwent a
severe surgical operation, has greatly m
proved OF late. He was able to sit up two or
three hours this morning, and his family are
greatly encouraged at his improved condition
Year: 1878

THE CONSTELLATION which went to Paris
with American goods arrived at New York
yesterday. She will be gotten ready for le
cruise Of the cadet midShipmen as early as
possible, and be taken to Annapolis.
Year: 1878

New YORK. May IA Washington special
to the Brooklyn Eagle says: A prominent
New England Representative in Congress,
who is on intimate terms with the President,
had an interview with Mr.. Hayes to-day
During the conversation which took place be-
tween them, Mr.. Hayes said that he was not
at all worried over the Florida developments
He said he was not conscious of the commits
sion of any frauds in counting the votes Of
Florida. The only interest ne took at the time
of the election in the vote of that State was to
secure fair count, and for that purpose he
favored the visit of the statesmen who went
to see an honest count. He said that Con-
gress has the right to investigate the count
in Florida if it chooses to do SO, and no one
would be more pleased than himself to have
the cry of fraud dispelled by an inquiry into
the count Of the Florida elections.
Year: 1878

WAsHINGToN, May 1.-The presence of the
steamer Cimbria, formerly off the coast OF
Maine, and having on board six hundred Rus
sian officers and seamen, has been officially
communicated to the government, but the in
formant does not give any more details of her
presence and object than is contained in the
general press dispatches. What is the object
of having officers and seamen of the Rus
sian navy on board steamer in American
waters, has been the subject of much COM
ment and slTmise, especially as it is an
nounced that no arms of any kind are visible
on board.


An old officer OF the United States navy,
on duty in the department here, stated to-day
his views on the subject, which are practical
and appear to correctly solve the question
He said there could be no doubt as to the
Cimbrias S being under the command of the
Russian government, and had been sent to
the North Atlantic for q specific purpose.
If war should be declared between Russia
and England it would be found that the CHM
bria had on board both small arms and five or
six ritled guns for naval warfare.


With this armament she could, with her
crew of 600 men, whip any British merchant
man afloat, although she was not a man-of-
war and was not built for that purpose Her
specific object was to prey on British com
merce off or near the northeast coast of the
United States. She would not attempt to
cope with a regular British cruiser, but could
play sad havoc among merchantmen. The
declaration of war being made she would
rig her guns and be changed from a vessel
the only thing singular about which was
her crew-into a sort Of demi-man-of- war
Her papers would show that she was regu-
larly commissioned by the Russian govern
ment.


The declaration of war would also be fol-
lowed by the announcement that vessels in
other parts of the globe, similarly equipped
and armed by the Russian government,
hitherto unsupported had developed into
Russian cruisers OF the same kind.


The reporter called the attention of the Off
Ger to the fact that. by the treaty of Paris
privateering had been condemned He re-
ceived the reply that the Cimbria and similar
vessels, showing papers issued to them by
the Russian government, were as much under
that treaty men-of-war as a double turreted
monitor built by the government expressly
for Mar
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, April 27.-In the midst of the
din made by the people who are Justify yell
ing Fraud" is heard an undertone OF dis
cussion about the next presidential candi-
dates. Tilden fairly put himself in the field
the other day when he publicly declared that
the State nor seat in the United States Sem
ate. That he looks with consuming ambition
toward 1880 is now an assured fact which has
been the burden Of much political gossip dur
ing the past week. His aspirations kindle no
enthusiasm whatever in the local Democracy.
The pith Of their argument is that he was
honestly elected to the Presidency, and lost it
because he lacked the nerve to insist upon his
rights. The Republicans say that Sammy is
a dead duck. One of the daily papers to-day
candidates two years ago, and predicts that
Senator Thurman will have the first and Til
den the second place on the next Democratic
ticket.
Year: 1878

These important confessions clearly prove
that Samuel }. Tilden was elected President
OF the United States. A writ Of quo warrantO
might Justly Issue on the strength of them
alone. In truth, the several States whose
electoral votes have thus far been nullified,
when they ought to have directly given
authority to the administration Of the govern
ment, may be expected to demand a reversal
OF wrong, unexampled in our history, which
has denied to the people the exercise of their
rightful sovereignty. This conclusive Incl
dent in the history Of a gigantic fraud is
likely to impart instant vitality to a measure
like that OF Mr. Blair, now before Congress,
and to raise an issue which nothing can ever
compose but the application Of the ascertained
truth to the whole matter. Fraud cannot be
suffered to continue triumphant after its char
acter Is overwhelmingly proven. On the basis
of q confession Of this character defrauded
people can look for scarcely anything less than
the legal application of their successful can
didate for thesubstantlation Of his plain rights
and theirs.


Syracuse Courierl


In view OF the Florida confession. Congress;
Is bereft OF every pretext for longer delaying
to take measures for reopening. in the
courts, of the Presidential question. The
thieves themselves who took the plunder are
turning States evidence. Shall the law still
protect them, or the receiver of the stolen
goods. in the enjoyment thereof? Shall
the rightful owner be longer debarred
from his own !? We warn the Democrats
OF the House of Representatives that the eyes
OF the nation are upon them, and that their
Democratic constituents look to them to
strike. quickly and vigorously for q rectifica-
ton OF the great wrong done the Democratic
party and the cause Of popular government
in the settlement Of the presidential controv-
ersy. title founded on fraud is a house
built on the sand. The sooner it is swept
away and new title is mOOred In the rock.
the better for the country, the safer for the
preservation of our liberties Let us hear
from Proctor Knott and his Committee on the
j Judiciary
Year: 1878

CHICAGO, May 1.-Mr. Church. government
expert, who has been assisting at investiga-
ting the custom-house building frauds in this
city, leaves tonight for Washington, but will
probably return in a few days, when the in
quiry will be continued. In the meantime a
thorough examination Of the structure will
be made by a committee of expert mechanics.
1t is already determined that twice as much
money and time has been spent on the build
ing as was necessary.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, May Upon inquiry the
Secretary of the Treasury tC lay said that he
was not in favor of consolidating the Fourth
and Fifth Auditors Bureaus. as proposed by
score of economy it would not make any saw
ing, but would greatly embarrass the service,
especially as the Fourth Auditor passes upon
the navy account and laws Of peculiar char
Year: 1878

A writer in -. Nicholas saws
"You never would think it, would
you bat I'm told that flint is moth
ing more nor less than sponge
turned 10 stone Once the sponge
grew at the bottom Of toe sea, as
sponges grow now : but that vas


ages and ages ago, and since then
the sponge turned TO flint and has
lain covered by rocks and earth Of
many kinds piled thick above il.
Seen with microscope flint shows
the make Of sponge in its hbers, sad
somtimes you can see bedded in il
the tiny creatures on which ihe
sponge had fed Now and then
inside flint will be found bits Of the
sponge not vet changed. That las.
proof settles il but i must say it is
bard to believe-hard as the fiat.
almost
Year: 1878

There was queer and very inteI est
ing sight al Willimantie SATURDAY.. II
was payday at The Willimantic thread
company's mills, and the managers
paid of their help in gold coin. 1t
was the first time in the history Of
the concern that gold had been ac-
tually used for the payment ofwages,
and its reception by the throng Of
women and men and girls and boys
as they came up for their pay was a
curious study A few of the older
workmen who had lived abroad were
familiar with the stuff, bat to most Of
them it was a strange sight and use
less thing Oae woman. after re-
ceiving her pay (Sl9) and counting it
over, came back t0 the overseer
with:


1--WE brought back the money.
Theirs a dollar, a half dollar and
some cents"


She had received a ten-dollar gold
piece, fve-dollar gold piece anu
two and a-hsltdollar gold piece and
a dollar bill and q silver half. The
last TWO she knew-"a dollar and a
half dollsr"-but to her all the rest Of
tie stuff was some cents" and she
was bound to have il corrected.
Year: 1878

The following comprises the list of Acts
passed by the Legislative Assembly at It's last
session, to which the signature of His Majesty
has been attached, and which will become op-
erative and binding upon the people throughout
the Kingdom ten days after publication in the
newspapers, viz:


An Act to promote the construction of railways.
An Act to amend art. of the Civil Code relative
to the Postal laws of the Kingdom.


An Act to amend sections and Of chapter 70,
Penal Cndc, relative to the Bureau of Public In
struction.


An Act to amend the law respecting the duties and
powers eff the Commissioners of Private Ways and
Water Rights.


An Act to regulate the importation of kerosene.
An Act to amend sections and 4 of chapter 70,
Penal Code, relative to tho Bureau Of Public lnstruc-
ton.


An Act concerning the equity jurisdiction of the
Supreme and Circuit Courts.


An Act to amend section 8 of chapter SO, Penal
Code relating to the Act to prevent married persons
from leaving one another.


An Act to amend section ss2 Civil Code. to pro-
vide for police justice for the district Of Wailuku
Island Of Maui. --


An Act to amend the law concerning the descent of
property.


An Act making Kahului on the Island of Maui, q
port of entry.


An Act to amend the law relative to the fling of
protests against issuing passports


An Act to amend chapter SIS, Laws Of 1875. rela-
ting to stamp duties. process Of Courts stricken
outl


An Act to amend the law relative to the sale Of
ava. (Physicians' certificates abolisbed.)


An Act to provide for lighting the city of Honolulu
with gas.


An Act to amend section 2, chapter Al, Penal Code
Penalty for manufacturing "for sale" any into1i.
eating drink.


An Act to amend the law of divorce.


An Act to amend the law respecting the road tax.
(The tax to be paid directly into the Treasury
Year: 1878

Among the bills returned to the Assembly
at its close last week, by His Majesty, without
his signature. was the bill to authorize the
licensing of the sale of opium. His Majesty,
in refusing to sanction the above BILL has act ed
in accordance with the wishes of large ma
iority of the best citizens of these Islands, who
looked upon the licensing of the sale of the
wretched drug as real calamity. His Ma
jesty in thus deferring TO the wishes of so
large class of his people on this matter, has
given another proof of his readiness to listen
to the voice of reason on all subjects whore
the interests of his people are concerned.
Year: 1878

Fiom the La Crosse wis., Sun.


The conductors of the st. Paul rail
road are most all good sports with the
shotgun, and who never tire of talking
about the millions of chickens, ducks,
wild turkey, etc, that they have killed,
i hey have tried to get Conductor Green


Interested in field sports, but he always
said the game was not big enough for
him. He said he had his opinion of
men that would surround little chick
en- with spike tailed dogs, and then kill
it and call it sport. What he wanted
was big game. Nothing less than
bear would do him. Last week the
owners Of the cinnamon bear that was
brought down from the Yellowstone
decided to have 1t killed, and some one
told them to get Green to kill it, as he
was an old bear hunter from the Rocky
Mountains. Green said he was
rusty on bears, not having tusslo with
a grizzly in several years, but if they
couldn't get anybody else to chance the
bear he would make hash OF it. So
they went down to the ice house, where
the bear was. Green said he didn't
want anybody to go in with him, be-
cause they might get hurt. He put on
Clas on's hunting suit, took carving
knife in his teeth, and revolver in his
hand, and went in and looked the bear
in the eye. The bear knew Green
meant business, and he began TO feel
around for his ticket. The conductor
advanced to within eleven feet Of the
bear, when all ut once the animal sprang
toward him, growing and showing his
teeth. Green's first impulse was to
pull the bell rope, and order the cuss to
get out of the ice house, but he saw the
bear coming through the air toward him,
and there was not four hours to lose, so
he drew the revolver, took aim ut the
bears left eye and pulled. There was
n puff Of smoke, and the bear fell life
less at his feet, Placing the animal in
his game sack, he wiped the blood from
his knife and said to some men that
stood outside, their faces ashy pale,
always shoot bears in the left eye"
The men were pleased to see him come
out alive, and they shook him warmly
by the hand. The other conductors,
the shooters, are jealous of Green, and
they are telling how he killed the bear
by g,ing up in the loft of the ice house
and falling on him. and one of the con-
ductor says Green shot the bear with a
crowbar through a knot-hole. Another
said the bear had all four of his legs
tied, and that dose of poison was ad-
ministered through syringe attached
to pole, while another says that the
bear died from fright Allthese stories
are the result of iealously. The bear
was killed just as we say, and there are
few men that would tackle him-that is
few men aside from conductors.
Year: 1878

There is prospect of the passage of
a new greenback bill. 1t is proposed
to redeem the paper of the national
bank organizations and in their place
to substitute treasury notes, thus saving
the interest now paid, which amounts
to millions.
Year: 1878

There were forty.fve million gallons
of whisky in the country on the first of
January. One gallon for each person
in the whole Union. There may be q
scarcity of bread, but there is ever
whisky enough for all.
Year: 1878

Mahomet Ali does not think much of
Bashi-Bazouks as auxiliaries. He says
their primary object is plumber, and
their secondary one to lodge their plum
der safely. In time of an engagement
they are generally absent, driving home
stolen cattle.
Year: 1878

Chicago is still in trouble. The
Times of that city declares that an or
dinary newspaper page would not hold
the names of the fighters against the
tax levy for the current year in that
city. Meantime there is no money in
the treasury to pay the teachers of the
public schools.
Year: 1878

her i'll. When Johnson took his walk in
Fleet street he found his way into sad homes
of distress, which had been made known to
HIM by Levet or found by his own kind
eyes. He visited the sick and the sad,
helped them and interceded for them with
his friends. He always had small change in
his pocket for the beggaTs; and if told that
they would spend 1t for gin thought il not
wonderful hat they should be driven even
in that way to take the bitterness of life out
of their mouths. He was slow TO blame
those who were tried by adversely. He him.
self had been tried sorely, and had risen
nobly above every degrading influence; but
he knew what trial meant, and he wrote
from bis heart at the close of his life of
Savage. Those are no proper judges of his
conduct who have slU0bered away their
time on the down of plenty; nor will any
wise man presume to say, Had 1 been in
Savage's condition, should have lived or
written better than Savage" When John-
son was himself sometimes in want of din
ner, after his first coming to London, he
would slip pennies into the hands of ragged
children asleep at night on the door sills,
that when they awoke in the morning they
might find the possibility of breakfast. One
night he found a wretched and lost woman
so lying, worn by Sickness carried her on
his back TO his own home; had her cared for
until health was restored, and then found
her an honest place in life. Thus it was
that Samuel Johnson had learnt Christ.
Year: 1878

If indifferently well rest satisfied, for that is
common experience. If you have children
to be taught you will be troubled to get
governess who will not prove herself fail
ure, not that she is not pleasant and viva
cious and probably educated, but sac will
not be thoroughly capable OF doing that for
which you hired her; there will be break,
a weak spot that will ruin all. If this is not
the truth my experience and observation
serve me not well. But while this is true,
ard the fact is just as plain, the women
who are prepared viii sooner or later
demonstrate their ability for the work they
undertake. imagine that neither "luck''
nor friends avail much in helping people to
retain situations. though l admit their po-
tentiality in securing them. But woman
who is trained to do one thing well-to cook,
to sew, to keep house, to teach school, to
teach music or painting, or to write-will,
excepting in the rarest cases, fail to take care
of herself, and 10 be advanced not by the
favor or friendship of her employers, but
from the natural growth of her ability and
capacity she will receive respect, fair wages,
a firm footing anywhere, and she can de-
mand these on the strength of her self
reliance. Then l would have every girl and
woman this year resolve to learn some one
thing by which she can secure for herself
the blessed sense of self-dependence. And
would learn so thoroughly that however
humble the calling might be it would in
every detail be mine. would learn to sew,
or knit, or cook, or sweep, or begin to lay
carefully the foundation of an education
that would fit me for teacher. Then at the
end of the year 1 would be just as much
stronger as u months training and study
could make me. 1 would write what other
resolutions might be needed, but l would
add this and would keep It, A young girl
now needs trade or profession, and she is
the richest in capital for future use who is
the most skilled and thorough.
Year: 1878

o thou, whose cherished image seems
A portion of my heart,
Whose ewes of light make glad nay dreams,
Farewell, for now we part.
The sail is swelling in the bay
That bears me on my distant way,
For years to rove the dreamy sea
For years-and think only OF thee.
Yet will that beauteous image make
The dreary sea less drear,
And thy remembered smile VIII Wahe
The hope that tramples fear.
When shall face the tempeSts wrath,
Or struggle through the dangerous pain
Where the blue Icebergs vast ana steep,
Drifting and dashing, crowd the deep.
Then, too, when heaven with clouds Is darh
And wild winds sweep the vale,
Wilt thou not think of him whose barque
Strives with the polar gale?
Wilt thou not think, and softly pray
For the sea wanderer far away,
That, all his tolls and perilS DER,
His hand may clasp thy hand once more?
But shouldst thou hear no more OF me,
Or hear tn have died
AND sleep within that icy sea,


Or on its desert side,
Will not pang thy bosom press,
Even in thy pride of lOveliness-
A tear in thy sweet eyelids shine
For him whose latest thought was thine?


independent.
Year: 1878

part of his household expenses were paid for
him. The prince was a good prince. but
we do not believe he ever suffered for pocket
money.


Washington Capital: Fechter has been 60
ing to the bad for some years past, and al
though the most artistic actor ever in this
country, has abused himself so by indul-
gence of his appetites, that it will be diff
cult for him to draw the houses 10 which he
was accustomed in the hey-day OF his fame
Running off with other mems wives and
sisters were trivial affairs comparatively, for
the wives and sisters were grown women,
and probably knew who they liked best
to live with; but getting roaring drunk at
dinner, so as to be hauled off the stage fire.
quently; not to know the orchestra from a
Roman senate, and insisting as he did once
In the west, on getting into bed with Desde-
mona, instead of killing her as she slept,
waiting for the smothering to commence,
made Fechter unpopular with conventional
people and prudent managers. The Desde-
mona in this case happened to be the mana
gers wife, and he waited long enough for
the curtain to tall on Othello dead (drunk)
on the stage, when he, too, fell upon him
and beat him with liberty pole which was
kept in reserve for revolutionary dramas