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Year: 1878

A series of frightful murders have
been committed st st. Jean du Gard by
q man named Emile Dumas. The
assassin is only twenty-eight years OF
age, and had been married only ten
months. BE had been in the habit OF
quarreling with bis wife and herrelations,
and the crime was the result of dispute
which he had with the latter few days
ago. Going to the house where his
father and mother, two very old people,
lived, he attacked them with a hatchet.
Taking advantage of moment when his
mother was bent over the fire attending
to her cooking, he struck her o blow in
the neck with his deadly instrument,
which almost severed the head from the
shoulders. Turning to the old man,
he treated him in similar manner, and
then disfgured the bodies with knife.


Proceeding to his own house, after haV-
ing taken precautions to prevent the
crime from being discovered tor the
moment, Dumas concealed himself and
awaited the arrival of his brother-in-law,
whom he stabbed in the groin, but for
tunately without fatal result. His
next victim was his wife. She had run
up to him when he engaged in a strug-
Gle with her brother, and was struck
down by series of blows from the same
knife which had wounded her relative.
The poor woman did not survive the
murderous attack above few moments.
After accomplishing these crimes,
Dumas took refuge in barn, where he
was discovered by the police. On being
confronted with the coipses, he express
ed no repentance or regret for what he
had done. Dumas has since succeeded
in hanging himself in the prison OF Alais.
Year: 1878

The Deer Lodge (Montana) NesOs
Northwest lays down the following rules:


If you see lady and gentleman disa-
gree upon trifing occasions, or correct
ing each other in company. You may be
assured they have tied the matrimonial
moose.


If you gee a silent pair in a car or
stage lolling carelessly, one at each
window, without seeming to know they
have a companion, the sign is infalhble.


If you see lady drop her glove and q
gentleman by the side Of her kindly
telling her to pick it up, you need not
hesitate in forming your opinion; or ,


If you see lady whose beauty and
accomplishments attract the attention OF
every gentleman in the room but one,
YOU can have no difficulty iu determln-
ing their relationship to each other-the
one is her husband.


If you see a gentleman particularly
courteous, obliging and good natured re-
laxing into smiles, saying sharp things,
and toying with every pretty womanIin the
room excepting one, TO- whom he appears
particularly cold and formal, and is un'
reasonably cross-who that one is no
body can be at . loss to discover.
Year: 1878

A cable dispatch states that when ex-
President Grant visited Pompeii recent
ly the italian government had made ar
rangements for a special excavation in
his honor, 80 that he might see how the
work was done, and see some OF the
curiosities recovered just as they were
placed when the city was 80 suddenly
ruined. The director of the excavations
received General Grant and party and
conducted him to the principal points Of
interest. Two hours were speut wan
dering through the ruins of the ancient
and memorable city, and at every step
something of interest was seen. The
workmen then proceeded to dig ont q
chamber of buried house, and dis
covered some fragments of table made
of wood and bronze. The workmanship


was very curious and elaborate, and was
examined with great interest by the
whole party. The next object of inter-
est discovered was loaf OF bread, wrap
ped neatly in a cloth, and perfectly dis
tinguishable. Many other curious and
interesting articles were found and in
spected by the party of visitors, and all
expressed themselves ss highly pleased
with their visit to the ruins of the ancient
city. They returned in the evening.


During these visits General Grant was
accompanied by his son, Commander
Robeson, Lieutenants Rush and Miller
and retinue of Italian officials. The
general expressed himself with the
greatest admiration of the italian troops.
Year: 1878

There is not house 80 shabby that it
NAV not be improved by simple outside
floral decorations, and converted into a
bower of roses. Take that qnsightly old
rock, or that ancient stone wall that
marks the struggling line of the ancestral
acres next to the highway-a few roots
of woodbine or ivy would convert them
into things of beauty. Look at the un-
painted wood house, its rough, gray
boards suggesting unthrift as well
az unloveliness set grape vine
clambering over it, and you transform it
into a bower, and have fruit for your
table or Jelly for the good housewives
store. There is no beauty at once so
cheap and so blessed as the light OF the
sun therefore, cut down some of the
trees in your yard, if necessary, and let
the health-giving sunshine into your
dwelling. The girls can convert the
stumps intopillars of morning glorles, -
or crown them royalty. with flower
baskets. On one side of the house mass
generous space with roses, and have
beauty and fragrance from June TIL
October. Do not leave even the back
porch naked and desolate but coax
blossoming bushes or trailing vines over
Il and in their shade the farmer can get
new comfort from his evening rest and
his paper. If all these little opportuni-
ties are improved as they offer them
selves, the plain homestead will gradu-
ally develop into "thing OF beauty
exercising refining influence on the
lives of its occupants.
Year: 1878

The Rochester Express says: "The
story is told, and it is said to be entirely
true, that at the recent dedication of
Baptist Church in this county the
ceremony of immersion was performed
for the first time in that church by
we'll known Baptist minister of this city.
When he had entered the water, and
while waiting for the candidate, the
minister suggested that somebody should
sing an appropriate hymn. One of the
deacons who stood near by heard the
suggestion, and without thinking struck
up the familiar hymn, Pull for thu
Shore The hymn proved to be 80
suggestive that neither the minister nor
congregation could refrain from an audi.
BILE smile for some time, and the cere-
mony had to be postponed until the
preacher could recover his gravity"
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Ledger says that
Gov. PENIS Message to the Gen sral
Assembly of Pennsylvania in 17O1 was
so brief that it may be quoted in para
graph, andit contains some good advice
He said:


FR1ENDs-Your union is what I de-
sire, but your peace and accommodating
of one another is what I expect from
you the reputation of it is something ;
the reality much more. I desire you
to remember and observe what I say.
Yield in circumstances to preserve es-
sentials, and, being safe in one another,
you will always be in esteem with me.
Make me not sad, now am going to
leave you, since it is for you as well as
your friend and proprietary and Gov
ernor. WILLIAM PENN.
Year: 1878

A. the New York Liberal Club IN Republican Hail,
West Thirtythrd street, last evening, the iour hun
drsd and thrtyafth Tree lecture Of the association
was delivered oy Dr. Sheldon The subject was the
''Orgin and Use Of Money" The lecturer, after
short review Of how money first brought into
use for tho purpose OF trade and barter, sud
denly stated the object Of his lecture which
was 10 prove that greenbacxs were the best money
ever known. He said that paper money had often
been used by government, aud sometimes this paper
money had been repudated, such the Continental
money aud the French Assignats; but the present
greenback money OF the United States hal to back
the wealth and immeasurable RESOURCES OF the
greatest nation II was necessary that the govern
should Issue this money aud plenty OF H. in order 10
develop the great resources 0f the country. These
hard money men were nothing but trcksters pauder-


my to the appetites OF foreign dig srchy who were
drawing the life blood Of the country and making
them pay double and treble interest Tor Tie use OF
their gold The newspapers were subsdiz zed lc2isa-
lures were bought and even the Congress Of the
proach oi these hard money grahhers DR..
the United States aud endcavorcd to show how much
good had been done and how much the country had
developed wnen the system WAS irecr oven than II Is
now. But DR.. oheldons main argument WAS that the
people ought 10 be able 10 30 direct the government
Tor their silver and get u ut lrst cost mere should
be no interest bearing bonus to iced aristocratc
paupers but money should represent LABOR. DR. Shell
don, on account OF sudden attack OF faintness had
10 cease.
Year: 1878

TO THE EDITOR rnK HERALD:-


desire 10 call attention TO the irregular manner OF
starting che evening boats on this very high priced
Jerry The travelling public are gwen TO understand
that alter certain hour past noon the boats viii
leave every ten minutes for Long Island City, until
about seven O'Clock. Frequently oi late have hur-
ricd to take the twenty minutes to six boat in order
to bc in time Tor the six O'Clock tram the Long
Island Railroad, and have often found It leaving tho
sup Ave minutes ahead OF tho ferry office time Often
he pilot and dock hands manifest eager desire to
quit work Tor the day by frequently blowing the
whistle, and hurry the people of lher Incoming
boat, and by doing succeed IN getting the man IN
the little box to ring them oil ahead OF time; then tho
next boat has to lay IN the slip ten minutes, TO the
great nconvcnience OF tram passengers II Is TO DO
hoped that Superintendent McGowan will remedy
tins KIND Of business, that the travelling public
may be IN ample time tor the cars


DAILY PASSENGER.
Year: 1878

sure. On that question he stood eight to seven
(Lauehter He would rather o.lieve the race origin
ated ape anu was continually ascending than to
believe II came IRON perfect pair which the Lord
had lost money every day since He made them.
Year: 1878

THE BELT is now the only paper published in Pinal county. The Citizen having been removed to Tue son, Pima county. Those having legal advertisements will do well to note the fact. Where a cO-owner in a mlne fails to contribute his portion ef work or money, in order to diyest him of title. personal notice n writing or notice of publication in the news paper nearest the claim for ninety days IS necessary. Notice of inten- ton to apply for patent must also be published in a newspaper nearest to the claim for sixty days
Year: 1878

THE LATE GEORGE II. CAREY


The following resolutions OF respect to the memory
OF Mr. George Carey, who was killed on the occa-
sion Of the collision between the National limo steamer
spain and the Staten Island forryboat Casteton
adopted last Sunday at meeting OF the Vcstry Of the
Church OF the Ascension, on Staten Island


Resolved That in the death Of friend. Mr. George II.
Carey church the vestry called to the
loss Of fellow member greatly respected and beloved


Resolved That In this. the accustomed tribute tho
memory deceased. desire to convey to the family
and friend OF sympathy
with them in their bereavement, with desire
that and the promised fort OF the
may be given them.


Resolved That foregoing resolutions be published
and that u copy be sent to the family.
Year: 1878

gayev. brighter scers than the Academy OF Music
presented last evening u would be hard 10 imagine
The OCCASION the children's carnival and
ball, which met with such great success al
ITS Inauguration In America last year. The
Academy has been the scene OF great many
balls this season, but Is doubtful II any one OF them
has gwen greater pleasure to as many people AL the
seats IN the dress circle and most OF the boxes were
occupied. The following are the names Of those who
pied the boxes-
Year: 1878

Captain Bogardus promises to find a
rival for his shooting feats in his own
son Eugene, who, although but thirteen
years of age, handles the shotgun with
the dexterity Of an old sportsman. Eu-
gene is a guileless young country lad,
and up to week ago had never been
out of his native village of Elkhart, IL
linois. He has been habituated to the
smell of powder from babyhood, and
while yet creeper on all-fOurs would
mimic with the fire-poker his fathers
motions with the gun. At the age of
eleven he went into the field and he can
now knock over praire chicken or bag
a snipe without the eastado. He came
east with his father recently, and has
been exhibiting his shooting talents at
the Tivoli theatre in hitting glass balls
from a screened trap. Armed with u
straight bore Greener gun weighing
eight pounds, ten bore, using three
drachms of Dittmar powder and one
ounce of shot, the little fellow fired at
seventy-six single balls at fifteen yards
breaking all but two, and at eight dou-
BILE rises he missed but single ball,
making in all ninety-two shots and
three misses-a record which few pro-
fessional shooters could hope to beat


The balls were of the ordinary two and
one-half inch size; the gun was held as
per rule, below the elbow, while the
trap was hidden from view, and the dl-
recton of the ball not known to the
shooter until sprung. The boy intends
to follow shooting as profession.
Year: 1878

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, !


WASHINGTON ID. c., March II.


SIR: inclose herewith copy of the act of
Congress authorizing che coinage of the silver
dollar and restoriGg its legal tender. You are
requested 10 bring this enactment to the no.
tice of the Government to which you are ac-
credited, and in accordance with the provis.
ions contained in the second section thereof
to invite said Government, in the name of the
Government of the United States, to join the
United States in IA conference to adopt n com
mon ratio between gold and silver for the
purpose of establishing Internationally the
use of bi-me tallic money and securing fiXity
ofrelative value between those metals, such
conference to be held at such place in Europe
or in the United States, at such time within
six months, as may be mutually agreed up
on by the Executives of the Governments
Joining in the same, whenever the Govern
ments so Invited, or any three of them, shall
have signifed their willingness To unite in the
same.


As the President in his annual message to
Congress distinctly expressed his opinion in
favor of maintaining silver as one of the two
precious metals which furnish the coinage of
the world, aud keeping up to as full a meas
ure as possible the volume of the two precious
metals as our intrinsic money, and as the act
of Congress to which your attention is now
called was passed by very great maiorities of
both houses, the policy of this country in
supDOrt of bi-metalic money may be cOnsid-
cred as decided The position of the country
commercially, from its relation TO Western and
Eastern nations of the other hemisphere, gives
to it a paramount interest in the proper ad-
justment of the two precious metals in their
common service of furnishing an intrinsic and
universal money of foreign trade, and besides,
as the principal producer of silver, this coun-
try has n just disposition to promote one of
the important uses of that precious metal as a
constituent part of the money of the world
You will therefore promptly attract the at
| tention of the Government to which you are
accredited to the great interest which this
| Government feels in the measure now pro-
| posed for conforming the coinage and proper
| tions of the two precious metals in the sys-
| tens of the countries invited TO participate
! therein, to the common advantage of the com
| meree of the world You will observe that an
early adhesion of at least three of the Euro
| pean nations to this subject of a conference
! Is of first importance. This being proven 1t
| will be in the power of the President to ap'
point the commissioners provided for in each
case by the act Of Congress. You will com,
muncate to me he wishes or preferences OF
| the Government .ddressed on this subject
through you as to time and place of the pro
| posed conference, that concurrence on thest
points may not be unnecessarily delayed. II
necessary, you may use the telegraph for this
purpose. | am, sir, your obedient servant,


WIN. NJ. EvARTs.
Year: 1878

BosToN, March l6.


A heavy robbery was committed this
afternoon in the Lechmere National
Bank, East Cambridge. About two
o'clock President Lewis Hall was sit
ting i'm the parlor of the bank, the busi-
ness of the day being done, and he was
about putting up the books, arranging
papers or depositing money in the
vault, when buggy containing man
and woman drove up to the Cambridge
street entrance. The man entered and
requested Hall to step to the door and
see the lady, who desired to transact
some business. Hall walked to the
sidewalk, the man accompanying him.
The woman said she desired to pur-
chase draft on the Providence Bank,
and began in deliberate manner to
count roll of money. Hall said he could
not wait while she counted the money,
and returning to his room sat down to
write. In few minutes he heard a buggy
drive hurriedly off. Suddenly suspect
ing something wrong he made hur-
ried examination and found that a
small trunk which a moment before
had contained $4,000 had been ritled.
Further examination showed that two
trunks which were in the vault, the
door of which stood partly open, had
been distracted. The trunks contained
Government bonds and other securities
amounting to $4,000, the property of
different individuals left in the custody
of Hall for safe keeping. From facts
since ascertained it is supposed the rob-
bing was done by three men and the
woman. 1t is thought two men were
concealed behind the door in the hall
of the bank building when the Presi-
dent passed out, and, though he could
not have been absent above two min
utes, they succeeded in getting off with
the money and securities.
Year: 1878

Matthews and others, which appeared
in the record, was alluded to by the
Chief-Justice, who stated that it should
be treated by the public in like manner
as that of a member of the House of
Commons who attempted to influence
the decision of the court in the Itch
borne case.


1t was ordered that the verdict of the
jury be set aside and reversed and the
prisoner discharged from custody.


This decision virtually ends the pros
ecution against the members of the Re-
turning Board. The order of the court,
however, ordering the discharge of
Gen. Anderson, does not enlarge him at
once, the State having five days in which
to file an application for rehearing.
Year: 1878

A CONSTANT SURPRlsE.-It is a con-


slant surprise that so many ofthe men


who stand high in the profession, in


political life, and in general society,


have never been trained in the uni


versity. They may not oil be self


made men, but they have somehow
obtained essentially the same result


by that social attriton and keen COM
mon sense which makes college. bred
man a great leader, and enabled man
who steps out from the ranks to make
good in part what he must always
feel to be greater or less defects in his
training. The truth is our ideas of
culture need to be broader than the


university, which in fact is only
stepping stone to something else. The
close contact with men, the ambitious
spirit which is infused into Americans
as part of their social environment,
the idea of making ones way to
something more than he was born to,
Is quite as powerful an incentive to
general culture as the college, and
while it will never do to say that
learning can be dispensed with it is q
constant surprise to find how abund-
antly quickwltted men make up for
its loss in the actual work of life. It
is the peculiar experience of American
society that its leaders comes from all
walks oflife, and not more from one
quarter or circle than another. We
are all born to possible greatness if the
conditions by which we march out
from boyhoood are favorable. If in
one generation family steps into the
first rank it IS by no means certain
that it will retain its position in the
second or third. Everything is SHIFT
ing and a coat OF arms with us prac-
tically goes for nothing.
Year: 1878

true hospitality Is thinS tnat
touches the heart and never goes be-
yond the circle of general impulses.
Entertainment with the true hospita.
ble.man means more than the mere
feeding of the body; it means an in
lelchange of soul gifts. Still it should
have its laws, as all things good must
have laws to govern them.


The obligation to be hospitable is a
sacred one. emphasized by every NOR.
al code known TO the world, and a
practical outcome of the second S"""t
commandment.


There should never be guest IN
the house whose presence requires any
considerable change in the domestic
economy.


However much the circumstances of
business or mutual interests may de-
mand in entertaining a stranger, he
should never be taken into the family
circle unless he is known to be wholly
worthy of place in that sanduna
saa.ct0rum of 4 social life ; but when
once man is admitted to the home
freside he should be treated as if the
place had been his always.


The fact of an invitation gives nei-
ther host nor guest the right to be
master of the Others time, and does
not require even a temporary sacrifice
Of ones entire individuality or pur.
suits.


A man should never be so much
himself as when he entertains friend.


To stay at friends house beyond
the time tor which one is invited is to
perpetrate social robbery.


To abide uninvited to friends
home is as much a misdemeanor as
borrowing his coat without his per
mission 1t is debasing the coin of
friendship to mere dross when a man
attempts to make it.pay his hotel bills.


The tact OF two men having the
same occupation and interests in life
gives to neither a social right to the
others bed and board. a travelling
minister has no more right to 60 un-
invited to a fellow preachers house
than a travelling shopkeeper or shoe
maker has to go uninvited to the
house of his fellow craftsman. Men
are ordained to the ministry as preach
ers, teachers and pastors, and not as
private hotel-keepers.


They who 60 into the country In
summer as unlimited guests of their
farmer friends should be rated as So
cial brlgands and treated accordingly.


These few social maxims are by no
means to be taken as a complete code
of laws. Others quite as important
will spring up out of the personal ex-
pelience of every reader of this article,
and the justice and equity OF all may
be tested by that intallible standard
of society-the Golden Rule. There
can be 10 true hospitality that in
practice is a violation of this rule;
and you may safely rest assured that
you have given the fullest and most
perfect measure of entertainment to
your neighbor If you have done ex-
actly as you would be done by
William NJ. +. Round, IN Sunday