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Year: 1879

Two men Cot WIN y AAxOf.
Nathan Dsnby oolored man was
given hearing At the police court last
evening. The charge against Nathan was
that of fourishing razor last Thurs.
day evening at Eighth and Buttonwood
streets, and cutting John Hogan and
Jesse Brswn, two Of his own race.
John Hogan testified to going to the
stable last Thursday evening shortly
after ten o'clock, when he met Demby
and asked him for his watch. Demby
told witness to 80 away and he gave
him push and Demby also pulled out
his razor and cut witness on the arm.-.
Witness walked away and did not know
he was cut until he saw the blood on
his arm. This witness carried his arm
in sling.


Jesse Brown testified to seeing the
prisoner cut Hogan and on going to the
latter's assistance Dsmby cut witness
twice. This witness had on heavy
coat and the sleeves were cut in several
places, and it appeared as though it
was done by some sharp instrument. J
As soon as witness was cut the prisoner
was heard to scream murder"


A young lady WAS examined. She
stated that she had heard the distur-
bance but did not see the cutting.


His Honor said to Nathan that not
withstanding all the warning and pun
ishment they could give in refer encs to
the use Of razors it appeared to have no
effect upon some people, and he had
made up his mind that the offender
shall b. punished so far as lay in his
power. He therefore required Demby
to furnish $1,000 bail for his appearance
at Court.


As the prisoner WAS about to leave
the dock he said to His Honor. "If
you don't give me no far, cannot talk,
| can


A representative of the REPUBLICAN
was last evening informed that DENNY
is not in his right mind, and 1t was
said that he has onlmore than one occas-
sion acted in a very strange manner.
Year: 1879

A GREAT ROW AT A PrCNGC-A COLORED MILITARY


COMPANY CHARGES on THE CROWD.


SAVANNAH, Ca, June "a riot took place
this afternoon at McIntosn Liberty County, station
on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad between party Of
negro excursiOnists from Bryan County and negroes
belonging In Mcintosh The trouble began I'm
n fight between two negroes, whereupon
John Randale the Captain Of a negro militia
company from Bryan County, which company formed
part the excursion party, ordered charge The conf
many obeyed the order bayOuettIg every body within
reach the captain himself killing one man by running
HIM through with his sword There was Intense excite
drove the military company Into the cars, opened fire
upon them, killed four, wounded large number OF
others aud only stopped shooting when the tram
drawn cut range, They tired TO prevent the train FROM
leaving by tearing up the railroad track but failed All
the parties engaged were negroes
Year: 1879

placed his resignation in the hands of member of
the Board of Indian Commissioners, to be delivered
to the Secretary of the Interior in certain contn-
gences, was based upon q statement to that effect
made by member of the board At the recent meet
mg Of the board in New-York the official acts of the
Commissioner were under discussion and it is un-
derstoOd that some definite action looking to re-
commendation for his removal would have been
taken if it had not been forestalled by the an
nouncement by one of the members present either
that he had the resignation of the Commissioner
was authorized TO say it would be Forthcoming
should the board demand it, The decision of the
board was to take no immediate action.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. August 4, 1879.
THE BACK PENSIONS OF THE INMATES OF


SOLDIERS HoMEs-To WHOM SHOULD THEY


BE PAID?


Fifty inmates of the Soldiers Home at Hampton,
Va. and other institutions for disabled soldiers will
on Monday next make application in the Supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia for writ of man
damus addressed to the Commissioner of Pensions
to compel him to show why he does not pay
them their arrearages of pension money instead OF
paying it to the governors of the homes. The Pc
titioners, who are mostly in the Home at
Hampton. allege that the majority of them have but
recently entered the Home and some have nearly
$4,000 due them for back pensions, which amount.
they could obtain it, would enable them to engage
in some business enterprise. nice question of law
Is involved in the matter. The veterans admit that
the governors have tho right by law to retain the
pension money accruing during the time that they
are inmates of the institutions, but they deny their
right to retain the money which accrued prior to
their becoming dependent upon the homes for sup
port. Commissioner Bently says that until he is
otherwise advised IN the matter he shall be obliged
to pay the pensions to the governors long the
applicants are inmates of the homes. The law COM
pes the pensioner 10 surrender his pension when he
goes into q home.
Year: 1879

"


foS ming from New York. Philadelphia and other
Northern cities. have . precautionary measure.
ordered the Health officer to enforce the rules of the
National Board of Health and place the city under
quarantine. The Health Officer tonight, in CONVEX
saton with representative of the HERALD, said he
would endeavor to have the Board Of Health
allow him to place the incoming trains
tine and would tomorrow submit such a PROPOSE
ton at the meeting of that body here He assigned
as his for the request the fact that the city
was in such satisfactory sanitary condition that
no serious fears need be entertained and that with
his force OF inspectors he could examine the
arrivals by rail and water without impeding
travel Another reason he assigned for the request


is that at this large quantities Of fruit and
vegetables shipped to this city from the South by
water and one days Quarantine OF boats would
serious loss OF cargoes In regard to the refugees
conceang that they from the infected districts,
he thought that could be detected by his inspectors
examining them on the boats and trains and in the
event of suspicious cases by at once removing them
to quarters provided where they be isolated.
The Health Officer feels confident that he prevail
upon the Board of Health to allow him to his
discretion in the matter. and not insist rigid
quarantine. he feels fully competent to
take care of the city and prevent the dis
ease from getting foothold here. The
fact that the Health Officer had received such in
structions became generally known to-day, and in
consequence much uneasiness is felt here. Business
men dislike the idea of quarantine, as they say it
would seriously injure their business and they
claim that Knoxville, Richmond and other South
ern cities through which the refugees pass, not
quarantined they do not the necessity of inter-
tering with the trains and boats at this point.
Year: 1879

E",fof !NfGJ:-lt might solve a mystery ii the
gateReeper would explain why the northern
most gate at the west end or the Presidential
lawn Is kept open instead OF the SoutheFnmosf
gate. thus compelling pedestrians 10 make a
circuit in the mud TO reach the plank walk 10
The State department. said walk being opposite
the strangely closed gate and nor the opened
one Mr. EN-n
Year: 1879

The present bond and banking system
is without doubt one of the most gigan-
tic swindles ever perpetrated on an en-
lightened public, and its mechanism is
so complete that even the power of law
fails to rectify it. The greenback party
has ferreted out this swindle and places it
bare for inspection before you. Note its
thoroughness. Five wealthy men may
buy 100000 in bonds on a credit of say
sixty days; have their bank chartered and
100000 issued them; add $4,000 to the
100000 and pay for the bonds; have a
bank chartered to do business and $780,
900 in bonds on which they draw interest
every six months, on an actual investment
of $4,000. If their bonds are six per
cent. they make sixty per cent. and this
they have a sure thing on until they see
fit to Withdraw their circulation, when
they ieceivc their $4,000 back. Is not a
system which admits Of such a game es-
sentially bad, abommably Objectionable,
and an imposition on the public? These
facts having been studiously avoided by
the two old parties; it now becomes neces-
sary for third party to spring into life
and action, for financial Or industrial re
lief can come from no other quarter. In
short, the greenback party is the peoples
party, and not the party of professional
politicians and corrupt rings. This is its
merit and great merit it is.


What we want is more money, and
when those journals which indulge SO
much in overproduction theories shall
have come to their senses on this point,
and join with us in the National Currency
Reform, and help to carry it through the
Congress of the country, then we may eI-
pect to see prosperity.
Year: 1879

One of our citizens, who usually keeps
several dozen work horses informed us Q
few days since that he occasionally fed
sour apples to his horses with excellent
results. They are certain cure fol
worms. He recommends from half to q
whole pailful once a week. Another citi'
zen who has been In the practice Of keep
ing considerable number Of work horses
on his farm says that he has been in the
habit of turning his horses into the or
chard in the fall, where they could eat as
many apples as they liked. He founr
that they derived much benefit from tht
feed and gained flesh much more rapidly
than others which did not receive any ap
pie fssdi
Year: 1879

VIII the government be prepared TO
meet these matured obligationsp If not,
why should not its credit suffer to the
Sams extent that the credit of II firm
would, whose paper had to go to protest,
or be extendedf Perpetuation Of the pub
lic debt was the sole object Of the credit
oct, making payment impo,s!bla
Year: 1879

As matters now are the Shylocks can con-
tract or increase the measuring power Of
a dollar. In one sense, when they sell
you a bushel of wheat they call fifty
pounds bushel, and when they buy
wheat OF you they increase the number Of
pounds.
Year: 1879

The long winter nights are before us.
during which time, more can be accom-
plished for the Greenback cause in
the way of educating and convinc-
ing the people in one week than can
be effected during the heat and excitement
of an entire campaign.
Year: 1879

LET every Greenback man in the nation
put his shoulder to the wheel with renew.
ed hope and determination for triumph
ant success. Spread the gospel. Don't
be satisfied with your own conversion.
Bear the torchlight of truth into all the
dark places, Labor with your unconvert.
ed neighbor day and night without ceas'
ing. you lack argument to convince
him for light Of those who can give
t. Let each nun constitute h,m4elf a
circulating library of Greenback argu
ments
Year: 1879

THE financial system which enables a
man who invests his money in mortgages
to make ten, twelve and fifteen per cent
on his capital, while the man who invests
his money in business can only make
three per cent, is wrong. And wide
spread bankruptcy is its legitimate off
enripp
Year: 1879

The Money Power relying upon the
political machinery and the partisan 10y
atty of the dominant party, will attempt
to close its lines around the people in the
next contest. The hope of constitutional
liberty hangs on the efforts of the Green
back party during the next twelve
months.
Year: 1879

Wonder if some OF the persons who
borrow and read the Transcript week
after week, would not have little more
respect for themselves should they SUBJ
scribe and pay for the same. We know
in one instance Of six families who read
one copy Of this paper.-Austin Trans
cript.


We call them free Lunchers" over
this way. There are number of peo.
pie in this county who condemn the
ADVANCE for its outspoken course on
al subjects and will not subscribe, but
who run to borrow it from a neighbor
the minute 1t is issued. Some, who are
abundantly able to take it, borrow it Of
poor widows or laboring men, read it
on the sly and then declare 1t is not fit
for any Christian to read. And it isn't
TT for that sort of Christian (?) hypo.
crit and Pharisee, unless they want to
read the truth. If there is anybody
who likes to read wicked newspapers
like tha ADVANCE on the sly, it is one
of your shifting church hypocrites.
What il worse, these Free Luncl,ers'
sometimes steal it from the hotel ia.
bles.
Year: 1879

EDITOR ADVANCE: In your ELK cor
respondence, dot" is III st;,ken in re-
gard to facts, concerning the town here
and the condition of crops ip Elk. AZ
ter asking quite nun.a)er of our farm
ers from that town particularly as to
the outlook of crops, find all agree
that for the time Of year, small grain
looks and promises better than ever be-
fore. 1t seems to us that if man feels
very weak, dyspeptic and blue, that he
should not throw that color and haze
around everything in the country about
him. We guess that our friend has not
seen much Of sr,ssloppers if he cries
over the few that now are here, that is
if am properly Informed us to what
they are doing. III regard to Worth
ingtOn having so many places to rent
and business being so dull, we would
say that from all we can learn our town
is suffering as little, if not less, from
that cause than any other town in the
surrounding country. and as for the
reason given, being the proper one. for
this state of affairs (viZ: that not.even
a glass of cider can lie purchased here.
we must try to remind Dot" that
these business failures all occurred long
before the sale OF cider WAS actually
prohibited, by the prosecution of those
selling it. % that reason seems to be rery
far fetched, and must have been the re.
suit OF Ignorance Of the true state OF
affairs rs they exist or else of a disord.
| cred stomach, X.
Year: 1879

In another column No give full infor-
nation concerning the new regulations
for proving up On homestead and pre-
emption claims, Under the law which
&lent into eheot In MARCH, notice of in
tsntion TO prove up must be published
for thirty days previous. elsewhere
We gtye the law and the Instructions
from the General Land Office, together
with blank foTms for giving notice.
Year: 1879

must defer their suppers till after
church or take luncheon with them ;
at any rate it shows q devotion to the
good cause in the congregation that is
laudable, and cannot but produce good
results. Mr.. Harrison is engaged for
an up town church, where he will go
when he closes bis labors at Wharton
Street Church.


The glittering splendors Of the" Black
Crook" have been Withdrawn from the
Walnut street Theatre stage, after q
successful four weeks run, to make
way for Miss Adelaide Nelson, who, for
the next two weeks, will draw to the
Walnut the youth, beauty, and fashion
of the Quaker City. 1t is not too much
to say that Miss Nelson is the hand
soonest woman that is at present on the
English speaking stage. 1t is but a
few years since she first appeared
among us, to become an instantaneous
theatrical success, and now in the
height of her fame aid great success,
she announces this as her farewell


visit to us. Her opening piece is
"Romeo and Juliet" in which play
she made her first appearance in this
country and England. She is the "Ju-
liet" Of Shakespeare. W. N.
Year: 1879

Between three and four o'clock yes
terday afternoon, a young man named
Lemey who is a salesman at the pro
vision store on the N. 4. corner of
Fourth and Pine, undertook to make a
fire in the stove, but as the flames did
not burn up as fast as he desired, he
went to the coal oil can and poured
some of fthis liquid into a quart meas
ure and then poured the contents on
the fire. At that instant the flames
darted into his face and hastily shut
ting the door the flames rushed up
the chimney with such velocity
as to force the fire board out. The
draft rushed out into the room with
such force that it frightened the lady
occupying the house, although no
serious damage was done. The neces-
sary remedies were applied at once to
his face, which was burnt quite badly
but not seriously.
Year: 1879

In answer to the piece over the sig.
nature Of "Truth," published in Satur-
days REPUBLICAN, We have been hand
cd the following from the accused wife,
which we deem it but just to that lady
to publish. The following is the wife's
reply:


MEssRs. EDITORS In your issue Of
Saturday last you published card evil
denlly from the pen of a man whom l
have been unfortunate enough to call
husband, wherein he accuses me of all
manner of crimes, infdelity, etc., yet
all through breathes sort of sycopban-
tic, hypocritical sentiment which he
calls love and affection for me. will
not attempt to take up his charges in
detail, and deny then separately, but
will say emphatically that his villifca-
tions from beginning to end are false,
false as the mind that coined them.
l have left his home Mr.. Editor on
different occasions, but I've left 1t be-
cause said home has been cleaned out
on the warrant of landlord, the goods
being seized because this affectionate
husband would not pay the rent.
Twice have l myself, with money earn
ed by my hands, redeemed the goods,
after they have been levied upon, and
six different times since l married
Davis have the goods been seized. T
left him also because he would not or
could not support me. When he did
work and earn money he gave me q
meagre pittance each week, and even
to the expenditure Of that he was so
dictatorial that l was filling the position
OF a slave to tyrant.


After | left the home which he would
netsupport, l went to different places to
find work, and no matter where 1t was
he would follow me and persecute me
until | would be compelled to leave and
search for another place. That is why
l went to Philadelphia on the occasion
lf which he speaks, and that is why l
reside there now, simply because l have
work there. As far as the gentleman
is concerned to whom he alludes, will
say that the wife of that gentleman is
a firm friend of mine and have had no
other relations with him than those
might with propriety have had with
any one else who befriended me.


All l ask from this man who claims
to have suffered so much is to let me
severely alone and l will guarantee
him that he will never be troubled with
me or mine have been compelled to
earn my own living and am determined
to do it without having him to tyraniza
over me. For he has also, and that
they recently maltreated me in
a shameful manner. l am of
the opinion Mr.. Editor that
woman who is suffering at the hands
Of brutal jealous husband has as
much right to better her condition as
the husband would have if the case was
reversed. And am determined to do
it, and if he will not cease his perse-
cution otherwise shall call the law
to my aid in this matter, as l most en-
reiterats that will support
myself in the future without any die
tation from him Yours, etc.


S. J. u.
Year: 1879

The ladies connected with the Uauo-
yer Presbyterian church, will have a
grand musical entertainment and sup
per in the lecture room of the Masonic
Temple on Thursday evening. the Both
inst. All who wish to enjoy them
selves and at the same time aid a good
cause, should attend.
Year: 1879

County COurt.-The August term OF the
Chesterfield County Court began yesterday
There are no criminal cases on the docket
for trial at this term. and the civil docket
being small, the court is expected to adj
ieurn over to-day until September, which
is the grand jury term.
Year: 1879

same property in Boston might be valued
at 25 or 80 per cent. more than they are
worth; or, If ins Baltimore or Philadel-
phia, might be assessed at their actual
cash value or even less. 1t is often said
that our city taxes are as high, including
the county and poll tax, as the taxes OF
Philadelphia. But we do not think so
nor do we think they are any higher than
the tax in Boston. We believe our city
and county tax rate is just about as much
below the Philadelphia tax rate as it is
shown to be ih the above figures. Ours
is S1.6S on the 500, and Philadelphia
s.. % on the 800.
Year: 1879

WE DO NOT BELIEVE there is city of
forty thousand inhabitants in the United
States except Wilmington that is not per-
mitted to have a Courthouse or office of
record within its limits where deed
may be recorded OF will reg istered, and
whose citizens are required to travel ten
miles to effect this purpose or to search a
county record.
Year: 1879

Physicians are well agreed that the
use of tobacco by growing boys is
foil NJ danger. Recent Investiga-
tiOns- especially in France-have
demonstrated that a whole train of
nervous diseases are to be traced to
this practice. Ii you want TO stop
growing. If you want a set of nerves
that are like those of an old lady, if
you wish 10 grow feeble and thin, if
YOU wish TO look sallow and puny-
| DO not know aUy better way than
TO smoke tobacco. Ii will make a
drain on your nervous system which
will be sure 10 tell after a while. Let
us hope that if thousand boys read
this. some of them will be saved
from forming a filthy habit which
most men regret.
Year: 1879

BDoKs.-Books are never so nee
cssary aS in the wane OF life. In
childhood we are busy with toys
in youth with pleasure in manhood
with action; and SD may dispense
with the delights of reading with
little consciousness of loss. But
when at last we are too wise to be
charmed with baubles: too earnest
10 be tickled with straws: too old to
enjoy the pleasures of sense; too
fond of repOsc to endure the noise
of the bustliHg world then il is that
books are felt to be the truest and
most agreeable of friends; compan-
ions who neither contradict us with
arrogance, insult Us with bad man.
ners, nor love US with prolixity. For
we can cherish the entertaining. re-
iect the dull, and snub the long wind
ed with the utmost without giving
pain. How pleasant, when life is in
the ''sear and yellow leaf"
Year: 1879

Rememoei., my son, you have to
work. Whether you handle pick
or pen, a wheelbarrow or set of


books, digging bitches, or editing a
paper, ringing an auction bell or
writing funny things, you must


work. If you will look around YOU,
son, you will see that the men who
are most able to live the rest of their
days without work, are the men


who work the hardest. Don't be
afraid of killing yourself with over
work, son. 1t is beyond your pow
er TO do that.


Men cannot work so hard as that
on the sunny side of thirty. They
die sometimes, but it's because they
quit work at 6 p. m. and don't get
home until a. IN. It's the interval
that kills, my son. The work gives
you an appetite for your meals, it
lends solidity TO your slumber, it
gives you perfect and grateful ap-
probation of holiday.


There are young men who do not
work my son young men who make
a living by sucking the end of
cane; whose entire mental develop
ment is insufficient 10 tell them
which side Of a postage stamp to
lick young men who can tie a neck
tie in eleven different knots and
never lay a wrinkle in il, and then
would get into West Hill street
car 10 go TO Chicago ;who can spend
more money in day than You can
earn in a month, son, and who will
go to the sheriff s 10 buy postal
card, and apply at The Office of the
street commissioner for n marriage
license.


But the world is not proud of
them, son. II does not know their
names, even; it simply speaks of
them as old So-and-so's boys. No
body likes them, nobody hates them,
the great busy world doesn't even
know they are there, and at the |
great day Of the resurrection, if they |
do not appear at the sound of the |
and they certainly will not
unless somebody tells them what il |
is FOR and what to do, | don't think !
will miss them or notice
their absence, and they will not be
sent for, or waited for, or disturbed.
Things will co on just as we'll with
out them.


So find out what you want to be
lnd TO do, son, aud take off your
coat and make dust in the world.
The buster you are The less devil!ry !
you will be apt TO get into. the
~ eeier will be your sleep, the
brighter and happier your holidays,
md the better satisfied will The
world be with you.-HGrkeye.