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Year: 1878

fled under the seal of clerk OF state
court of record or federal court or United
States commi ssioner, which assignment shall
also be executed in the presenceof two sub
scribing witnesses and such assignment
may also be made leaving the name of the
assignee blank, and when 80 made in blank
and executed as executed as herein before
provided said coupon bond shall be trans
ferable by delivery in like manner as if pay
able to the bearer.


SEC. 8. That the coupons attached to
said bonds shall be payable either in
United States legal tender notes or in coin at
the option of the United States, and the
same shall be payable at any of the sub
treasures or m Jney repositories of the
United States, or at any national bank and
it is the duty of each of said national banks
to pay said coupons npon presentation with
out charge and remit the same 10 the treas
ury for redemption, but said national banks
shall not be required to do go upon the pro-
duction of Il proper bond to which the cou-
pom presented shall have been attached.


Sec. 4 That the secretary shall keep
said bonds for sale at the different SUBJ
treasures, nation banks and money depos-
itories of the United States, and shall dis
pose Of the same at par and accrued lnteret
for coin, or for United States legal tender
no es at their nominal value, and such legal
tender notes shall be reissued and their pro-
ceeds and the coin received for such bonds
shall be applied to the redemption of out,
standing bonds of the United States, which
are redeemable and bear The highest rate o.
interest of such bonds.


SEC. s. That the provisions of sections
3,704 and 3,7o5 of the revised statutes of tht
United States authorizing the issue of anoth
er bond in lieu of any registered bond los
or destroyed, are hereby made applicable tt
bonds to be issued under this statute, bu


only in case of the loss or destruction there


Of before the execution or assignment IL


blank thereon. The secretary of the treas


ury is authorized to make :uch rules an'


orders as may be necessary to carry out tn
| provisions of this act.


On motion OF Mr.. Sargent, the joint reso


lution recently submitted by him in regar


to Chinese immigration was taken up so as t
be unfinished business tomorrow when b
s will address the senate in regard thereto.
Year: 1878

All enterprising reporter, in writing Mr..
Lambert's obituary, said nature had en-.
dured all the trespass she could admit;
the poor mans corpulency had constant
ly increased until the clogged machinery
of life stood still, and this prodigy of q
mammoth was numbered with the dead.
His coffin contained 112 superficial feet
of elm, and was feet inches long, 4
feet 4 inches wide and 2 feet lrches deep,
and the immense substance of his legs
necessitated its being made in the form
of square case. 1t was built upon two
a1le~trees and four cog wheels and upon
these the ramains of the great man were
rolled into the grave. A regular dehcent
was made to the grave by cutting away
the earth tor some distance. The apart
mehts which he had occupied were on
the ground floor, as he had been long in
capable of ascending a staircase. The
window and part of the wall of the room
in which he died had to be taken down
to make passage for the coffin. Another
great man was grocer, named John
Bright, living at Maldon in Essex. He
may have been said to have been born
great, and he was of family noted for
the great size and appetites Of its men,
bers. Bright enjoyed good health
married at the age Of 20, and had five
children. He was cheerful companion,
a kind husband, tender father, good
master and an honest man. He died in
his thirtieth year at the pet weight of SIC
pounds. His coffin was three feet three
inches broad at the shoulders and more
than three feet deep. A way was cut
through the wall and staircase of his
house to let it down into tho shop. It was
drawn to the church on a low-wheeled
carriage by twelve men, and was let down
into the grave by an engine fixed upon
the church for that purpose. After his
death q wager was laid that fivs men,
each twenty-one years of age, could be
5uttoned in his waistcoat. It was tried,
and not only five men but seven men,
were inclosed in it without breaking a
stitch or straining button. Navarro
has not quite reached the proportions Of
either OF these men, but he is quite young
yet, and if he increases in the next ten
years as much as he has in the past ten,
he will 60 down to history as the fattest
man on record.
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1s77.-There
is no doubt that the extreme Silver bill
men dread the Presidents veto. They
feel certain of passing the Bland bill
through the Senate, but they are not at
all certain Of their ability to get a two
thirds vote for it In both houses over
the veto. But, unless they change their
tactics, they will vote down all amend
ments and send the bill to the President
in its worst form.


A number Of amendments will be Of
fered and discussed, the chief among
them one that the debt and custom du-
ties shall be paid In gold and that silver
shall for all other purposes be made a
legal tender to the amount of 200. 1t
is also probable that an amendment will
be offered demonetizing gold and making
silver the only coin of the country, but
in this case also making the debt and
the customs revenue payable in gold.
Novel as this proposition would be- 1t has
in its favor SO eminent financial aus
thority as the late Walter Bagehot, OF
the London Economist, who last year
suggested that if the United States wish
ed TO continue the use of silver it might
perhaps be the most practical and least
Objectionable way to demonetize gold al
| once.


While the President would undoubt-
edly veto the Bland bill he would, it i.
generally agreed, sign bill making sill
yer legal tender to almost, and perhap:
quite, any amount, provided it made the
debt and interest on it payable in gold
That is to say for purposes Of mere homt
imitation the silver men can probably
carry the day. Among the amendment
offered will be one in accordance will
Secretary Sherman's ideas. He has helt
that as the fractional currency has beer
nearly all redeemed in silver il wouIt
now be well TO begin redeeming th,
small ereenbacks below IS in the sam,
way, and this would require at least
couple Of years to accomplish, whsi


they were all replaced by silver it woult
then be time enough to take anothe
step.
Year: 1878

Market day.


Good Samaritan cough syrup.


New Years Day passed OFF very quiet
ly.


Local news throughout she city is very
dull at present.


Posters of all sizes and colors done at
the GAZETTE job office, cat exceedingly
low prices.


You should never allow your teeth to
decay but have them filed by DIR. Gal
lagher, at No. 8 e. Fifth street.


Merchants who have anything to sell
that they want the people TO know of
they should advertise in the Daily GA
ZETTE.
Year: 1878

Two things are absolutely neces-
sary if civilized society in this coun-
try is not to be disordcred for many
years by communism. The first is
that the public must stand ready to
crush every revolt against law, swiftly,
thoroughly, merciIcssIy. The law
breaking communist must meet no
more liberation than a mad dog.
Next, there must be public opinion
which will stamp out any political
party or leader who a.iiiates with or
courts the spirit Of communism. Civ
iIiled society must learn to hold as
public enemies every organization, po-
litical or trade, and every public man
or official in any degree leaning to-
ward communism. 1t must be treated
as we treat cholera or smallpox, or
its work will be far more deadly.
Year: 1878

The readers OF the TRIBUNE will recol-


lect that the tugs Mystic nd Peck Of the


Sault, went ashore .on Cockburn Island.
The Peck was rescued about two weeks
ago, but the Mystic after some days more
work was abandoned for this fall st least.


tits thought that she will lay safely


where she is, and providing she does
further efforts will be made TO raise her
In the spring, which it is aopsd will be


more successful. The tnes were neither
of them insured.
Year: 1878

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE is regard
ed as a very moderate document. Its
chief points were 80 well shadowed forth
in several references to it by correspon-
dents from Washington during several
days past, that 1t was shorn of most of
the interest that otherwise would have
attached to it. The President urges the
enforcement of the election laws in the
South by the Courts, which is very well.
Frauds upon the elections should not be
permitted anywhere, and we are glad
that the President has recognized the
civil power of the Courts as the proper
guardians of the polls, and turned his
face against the use Of the army and the
bayonet for narrowing the people and
dragooning them into the support OF a
party. But while the Message refers to
election frauds in Louisiana and South
Carolina, it omits entirely to refer TO
election frauds in the Northern States.-
In New York, Massachusetts, Michigan
and other States, complaints are made
that men are not permitted TO vote their
sentiments-that they are ovel awed by
threats and intimidation and induced to
vote the Republican ticket in all the
great manufacturing States; and the law


officers of the U. s. Courts and the Mar
shals and the Deputy Marshals being all
Republicans, take no notice of these mat
tiers in the North while in the South a
white man dare not so much as invite a
negro to vote the Democratic ticket with
out being subjected to threats, menaces
or arrest by those political hounds. At
the same time the Republicans follow the
negroes everywhere and offer them every
inducement to vote the Republican ticket,
and are not molested for so doing. The
Message says nothing of this, but points
only to the Democrats of the South and
demands that they shall not offer such
like inducements to the negroes to vote
their ticket which the Republicans have
offered and will continue to offer. What
the consequences will be when the Demo
Gratis get the power and all the IS. Dis
trct Attorneys and Marshals and Deputy
Marshals are Democrats, the people may
expect. The L. ). Enforcement laws
ought to be repealed and the conducting OF
elections turned over to the States, a
were before the war of the rebellion
Mr.. Hayes Message is not a satisfactory
document. 1t will not sat sly the ma
jority of his own party much less the
great mass of the people of the whole
country, as it should do We're it the fair
and impartial document it should be.
Year: 1878

The REPORT of the Secretary Of the


Treasury, backed by the Message of the
President, contains enough facts in refer
ence to the coin in the Treasury, bullion
IN the country, and the facilities the
mnts afford to coin gold and silver,
to convince any intelligent man that
specie payments might be maintained if
the Treasury were in the hands of man
IN whom the people had confidence. OF
course we assume that the figures pre-
sented by the Secretary, are true and set
forth the facts in reference to the currency
and the means we have in hand for SUD-
plying the needs thereof. In saying this
we mean also that the Secretary should
use all the means at his command to buy
bullion and keep the mints in operation.
Gold is coined free. This should not be.
The producers of gold have no more
right to have their product turned into
money at the expense of tho tax-payine
people than the producers of silver. In
time like this, the government ought tc
husband all its means. The coiners o
Europe cannot change gold into Englisl
sovereigns for nothing; nor should tn,
mlnts of this country shape it into dol


lars for nothing. The cost OF transports a
tion and insurance is sufficient TO guar
antee its sale here and the ability of th,
government to buy it and coin it OH til,
same terms that silver is now bought an,
coined. There was coined last year o
gold nearly fifty three million dollars; 0
trade dollars over eleven million, O
standard silver dollars eight and hal
millions, and of fractional silver coil
over eight millions; making in all SSI,
12O,694. This is an enormous sum. Blu
1t does not show all that the mints ar
capable OF doing. One of the strang
things is that there were so many mil
lions of the trade dollars forced througl
the mint and into the hands of the peo
pie, while Secretary Sherman held til


opinion that they are not money.
looks to us like great piece of rascalit


IN the government officers. to coin an


circulate piece of metal as they hav
the trade dollar" and then turn upo


the people and say that it is not money
That the stamp put upon it was only t
attest its tineness. The remarks c
Secretary Sherman, however, does prov
that the impress of the government ha
a value. That metal has not the yalu


of currency until 1t is worked up into


coin recognized by the government 70
circulation for a given sum. But MI
Sherman does not wish to turn greer
Year: 1878

backs into silver. He finds that will put
them at par with gold; nor does he wish
10 have silver dollars with which to pay
the interest on the government debts
Hence he will not coin money as fast as
is necessary to make resumption sure
and certain matter in the future.
Year: 1878

The Ladies Saturday Morning Walk
ing Club is now in operation in New
York city, and embraces persons of the
most exclusive circles, who take great
pains to guard their perambulations
tower the hills and far away"
Year: 1878

north outer window 90 nearly of that few minutes work would have finished it. One of the conspirators in the cells had, in the mean time, sawed off two of the bars of his door. Each of the other burglars had broken leg fran his iron bedstead, and was working his way through the bricks, in places concealed by their cots, 50 as to effect an entrance into the cell with the sawed door. The bricks and mortar taken out were concealed in their beds. A few nights more would have completed their work, when, as Blaksman was looking over the bars of the outer window, one day, he dis covered the cut Hicks had made, though it was skillfully concealed by coat of paint put on by that very prisoner. No soonerh had Blake man made this discovery than he looked down into the hall and saw Hicks watching him in an uncomfortable excitement that betrayed his connection with the plot. A thorough search then began. The four knives were found un- der the grit and water of the grindstone trough, and the sawed bars and other damage in the burglars cells. Hicks was tried for an attempt at prison breach, but escaped conviction on the claim that his confession of guilt had been ex- torted.

 In December last there was another conspir- acy to escape by attacking Elwell in the jail hall. Five prisoners Donald, Birming- ham, White and Harlson in the hall and one Marshall, confined in cell-were in this plot They were to take advantage of some absence of Blakeman-start sham row, and call in Elwell to put one of their number into small dark opening between two doors used for pun ishment. The fellow being disciplined was to resist and the three other confederates in the hall were to strike Elwell-one with a club they had concealed, another with the iron grate- shaker-and. when stunned, he was to be gag ged and confined, and the cells and outer doors opened with his keys for ageneral jail delivery. Marshall, the prisoner in the cell, became sus- picious of the rest, and ''peached" on them be- fore the plot could be executed

 Such in fact is the lack of conveniences for safe confinement that the position of keeper in this jail is an extremely dangerous one. Mur- der is not often planned in advance in such case, but it is very like to happen incidentally in the execution of any plot involving an at- tack on keeper. An excited blow with club, or with an iron instrument as proposed in the December plot, would be very likely to prove fatal. Indeed the presence of two keep CTS all the time seems a necessity. One man going alone into this swarm of thieves and ruff fans is entirely at their mercy. It has not been any doubt of escape, on determined effort, but the fear of recapture and severe punishment of the Litchfeld jail from serious injury, and perhaps from death
Year: 1878

Congress did little of importance last week besides pushing the Silver bill through the House, where it had considerably more than two thirds majority. In the Senate an amend ment of the postal bill has been adopted restor- ing the franking privilege. Our own notion is that the privilege costs more than it is worth. Public documents are not quite as plenty as formely, but who misses them?

 The Tariffville coroner's jury have not been able to agree, but eight of its twelve members have brought in veadict throwing the blame on the directors of the Conn. Western road for an insecure bridge.
Year: 1878

The bill reported by the judiciary commit tee making grand juror liable to prosecution and fine of $2 only when his non-action is ''wilful and corrupt" does not strike us fa- vorably. In the first place the absurdly low fine of $2, should be raised to mot less than $1OO." Next, corruption" is matter that can never be proved under any ordinary cir cumstances: and the passage of such an act will substantially leave the matter of prosecu- tion entirely to the discretion of the grand ju- TOT, with no remedy to the aggrieved party in case of his non-action
Year: 1878

Senator Houston made strong appeal, last week, in favor of the proposed State Board of Health. He stated that sixteen states already have such boards, and that they have proved very useful and not very expensive.
Year: 1878

The Savings Bank Committee have finally reported bill relieving the banks from State taxation this year, and reduced it to of one per cent. for next. It has been urged by sav- ings bank officers that either the rate of inter- est must be increased, or the state tax remov- ed.. Depositors will not be satisfied with less than per cent, and the banks cannot pay that, with the present tax and the present rate of interest. In fact, the taxation of loans by the state is species of double taxation that should be abolished once for all
Year: 1878

HUsrlSGs CoURT.-The quarterly term OF
this court commences on July 1st, when all
civil cases removed from the Police Court
are to be tired. BY statute Of the last
Legislature it is required that writ-taX OF
81 Shall be paid to the clerk OF the court
before the cause can be docketed. This has
to be done by the plaintiff in the case, and
not by the party who removes it from the
lower court. II the parties do not attend
TO this their cases will not be heard.
Year: 1878

The CENTENARY EXcURsION.-To-morrow
the ladies OF the Centenary Methodist
church will make their last excursion to
Old Point and Norfolk. The experience Of
the past demonstrates the fact that they have
no superior in the matter OF getting up and
successfully carrying out such affairs.


Their leaving oa this day will present a
fine opportunity to all who may desire to at
tend the Lee-Monument ball OF making the
trip in the new and commodious steamer
Ariel, and that, too, at cheap excursion
rates. An additional and perhaps the great
est attraction is the fact that tickets will be
good for nine days and great inducements
offered in the reduction of board by the day
and week at the Hyseia Hotel.


The Ariel leaves her wharf promptly at
O'Clock, and all who are so fortunate as to
20 on this excursion may be assured OF q
most comfortable trip and highly enjoyable
| time. III.
Year: 1878

4 RELIABLE ARTICLE.-It Is pleasure to COM
mend an article OF thoroughly reliable character,
and we do not hesitate to do in speaking Of Doo-
LEYs YEAST POWDER, which an experience Of
over ten years convinces is the best and most


liable baking powder In the market. m.
Year: 1878

The CANNON BALL CATCHERs NOSE
BRohEN.-Palr.Zio, who is employed by A.. T.
BarEum TO catch a twelve pound cannon ball
as n is shot IRON cannon, was seriously hurt
IN Lancaster, Pa, lie carefully measures the
chest direct. In this instance mistake was
made. Instead oI his catching the hai In his
hands, the bail caught him on the nose. The
Court loses twa teeth and suffers from a
broken nose and Z Lady SWelei face
Year: 1878

CHARITABLE.-W We have frequently
alluded to the social and generous quail
ties of the people of California and in no
portion of this Golden State are those
characteristics more noticeable than in
Trinity County. A late example Of the
charitable disposition of our citizens has
occurred within the past week. In our
last issue we m entioned the sudden and
melancholy death Of Mrs. Archlos War
ren, whereby four helpless little children
were lett without the kind, protecting
care of II mothers love. Almost before
the mother was laid in her last resting
place, four families had kind ly volunteer
ed each TO take charge of one Of the Or
phans, and look to their welfare rs they
would to that of their own children, until
the father could make some suitable
arrangement for their permanent care.
He hopes in another year, so we are
informed, to be enabled to return with
the children to England where they will
be placed in charge of relatives
Meantime they are certain of the best OF
care and attention at the hands of the
noble ladies who have so kindly opened
their hearts and homes to the motheress
May God bless them.
Year: 1878

NEW SCHOOL HoUsE.-With the cash
on hand and the amount guaranteed by
subscription Weavervile has plenty of
money for the erection Of beautiful
Schsol House and there is now no reason
why the Trustees should not hasten the
work A plan SHOULD be adopted without
delay, bids asked for and the contract let
and work commenced. The Committee
on Subscription will make last effort to
complete their work during the next
week. If those who wish to help the
matter along and have not subscribed
yet would do so without having to be
hunted up, it would facilitate matters.
Year: 1878

FHLERUP THE water supply has not
been very we'll proportioned this week,
but considerable sand and gravel has
made its appearance on the surface of the
big hole, which is not SO big as it was.-
Additional boxes have been put in on
Center street to protect the road and no
damage is now being done to any one.-
The end of next week should find the hole
hlled, though much depends on the way
the water supply comes and the amount
and character work done at the head of
the sluiees. Judge Jones has been
collecting and soliciting additional sub
ser'ptions to defray the expense.
Year: 1878

REPAIR IT.-For several weeks past
many complaints have been made by
teamsters about the condition of a pub.
lie bridge across Rush Creek, this side of
Paulsen & Christiansen's Ranch. All
teaming from Reading to this place must
come that way and should one of the
heavy teams go over the bridge into the
Creek, it is probable the Road Overseer's
Bond In that District is not large enough
TO settle damages. From Mr.. Paulsen
we learn that it was intended TO repair
the bridge this week. 1t should have
been done before.
Year: 1878

BUcKEYE.-Capt. Atkins informs us
that water is now run through the en-
tire length of the Buckeye Ditch and
that a great deal of work is being done
in the mine at Bolts Hill. We also
learned that cleanup was made in the
mine last week, but were not informed
as to the amount taken out.
Year: 1878

Bon YOUNG, the fiddler, took to himself
wings and flew away last week. A
couple of peddlers few after him feeling
an interest in his temporal welfare. They
wanted to watch over him, etc.
Year: 1878

FOURTH OF JULY.-A note from Day
u Todd, of the Carter House, Junction
City, intimates that the good people Of
that section talk ofcelebrating next Inde.
pendence Day in an appropriate manner.
On the evening of the Fourth n Grand
Ball will be given at the Carter House,
full particulars of which will appear in
our advertising columns in due time.
Year: 1878

a GooD RoAD.-P. Van Matre, of
Minersville, was here this week and
wants people to know that the wagon
road in his direction will be in first
class travelling condition next week. A
number of men have been engaged re-
pairing this road for several weeks and
good work has been done.