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Year: 1878

BY means of a single electric light men
have been making snot boxes for some
time IN the Royal Labratory yard, at H. e
Woolwich Arsenal. The lamp furnishes
a good light for fifty feet in every direction
The cost OF the lamp has been sd. per hour,
giving light equal to tny gas jets.
I'hRGieithtd Press.


Why does Philadelphia pay such enor-
nous sums of money for lighting its
streets if the above is true? Why does
The city not place such lights at the street
corners in such position that one light
would shed glare up and down each
street? One light if the above is true
could be made TO make the streets az light
as they are now for fourth of mile.


There seems TO be no doubt Of the sue
cess of the division and subdivision of
electric light. Its operation on the in
terests of the gas companies has proved
this to some extent. No stocks have been
so reliable heretofore in Wall street and
throughout this country as well as in
England. But the stocks of these COM
panies have fallen immensely. In fact
there seems TO be no bottom for some of
them. What will be the result when the
cities commence TO use the electric light
for the streets, and then TO use it in the
houses of citizens it will be difficult tn
tell. The misfortune is that MANY of our
savings banks have purchased heavily OF
these stocks at high figures, and invested
the savings of the poor in this way; and
it will be found we expect that the rich
holders of these stocks who are managers
of these companies have pushed them
upon their companies at the high figures
to save themselves from loss. In New
ork some these stocks sold for $500 a
share and they have fallen so per cent
and may go down to S20. Thus the poor
Will come in for the loss at the end. Our
own gas company, which was regarded as
the best of investments at S95 has fallen
10 $50 with no sales at that. The great
lie and lire insurance companies will be
terribly reduced. Some of these com.
panies would loan only on gas stocks il
they could get them. Now they dare no
sell for fear of loss and yet they know
not where the shrinkage will cease.


To the laboring and business interes,
the reduction in the cost of light will b,
one of the most valuable things one cal
imagine. AS in the case referred to il
the paragraph copied from the Philadel
phia Press, how much pleasanter will i
be 10 work under such light. To print
ers and compositors it will be a god send
as it will also be to tailors and seams
tresses who use the needle so much q
night. Thus labor may recover in CON
fort two or three fold what it loses in ga
stock investments. And as laborers ou


selves, we shall hope and even pray ft


Edison's success and that the electr


light may not only be put in practice, bl
that it may come quickly.
Year: 1878

UNPRECEDENTED DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES


NEW ORLEANS, Nov. G.-COmplete returns nave
been received from only few parishes. They do
not change the result as indicated in last nights
dispatches. The Democrats will probably elect tho
entire city ticket, two-thirds of the Legislature,
all the Congressman with the possible exception
of from the lid District, and the State Treas
urer by unprecedented maioTities, Is is usual in
this state it will probably he some time before the
official count is made known
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, April 1.-The police were
startled to-day by the announcement that
tho well known Madam Restell had been
found dead early this morning in bath
room in her mansion on Fifth Avenue.
Ex-Judge Stewart of the District Attor-
new. office was called on by member OF
the woman g family st an early hour and
informed. She retired late last night,
feeling very despondent about her trial
which was to have taken place to-day.
She rose IN the night and went into the
bath room, where she fell dead. The
Madame stated to friend last evening
that she did not care about the reIuIt OF
the trial so far rs she herself was con-
cerned. She only cared for the reputs-
tion and feeling of her grand children.
The case was called in court to-day and
adjourned.


Madame Restell committed suicide by
cutting her throat with carving knife.
She was iound in bath tub filed with
water.


DR.. Cushman, the Coroner's physician,
examined the body and found that
deep cash had been cut across tbs front
Of the throat, severing the jugular vein.
4 slight cut on the right side OF the neck
little below this cash, indicated that
the first attempt hsd been Intellectual 1t
was DR.. Cushmsn's opinion that death
was caused almest instantly. The knife
was long carving knife which was used
on the Msdame's table, and which shs is
believed to have taken up stairs and Sc
creted in her room last evening. The
water had been lett running in the bath
tIb, and had run so long
that the tank above was
exhausted. The overflow had passed of
through the waste pipe, and hence there
was but little blood in the water when
still filed the tub. The body was cold,
and it was evident that the woman had
been dead for some hours. Ever since
her arrest sne had manifested great fear
and anxiety on account OF the belief th't
the prosecution intended to bring other
CHARGES against her in reference to old
cases. This belief had taken such pcs
session OF her that it almost amounted 10
halluclnstIon. The members o! her fam.
ilv say that she was very nervous al day
Yesterday, and she showed symptoms OF
mental arrangement. The suicide was
discovered about s o'clock this morning
bv servant girl and her screams
alarmed the other occupants OF the house
who were, in addition to the servants,
Madame RcstelI's daughter and grand
daughter and the lstter's husband. The
daughter lives in Harlem, but csme to
the house this morning to visit her
mother. Before the suicide was discover
ed the court room was crowded IN snticl.
patton of the trial, but before the case was
called telegrsms announcing the desth
were received and the judge ordered It's
postponement till tomorrow, rem arking
that he could hardly believe that any
one would trife with the court in such q
serious matter.
Year: 1878

Correspondence OF the Register.


WHEELING, April l.


In its issue for April lst the hsrd-pan
organ gave place IN its columns tor an
article wherein is given the experience
of a family out West who have lived on
sn infnitesimally small amount OF
money for several months. While We
do not dispute the statement, it seems to
IA that the editor of the h. P. o. store-
said takes special delight in Inserting srti'
cles similar in aim to the one we have ref
erence to. There can be but one con-
strucuon Sc to the motive and that Is to
keep the son of toll forever at the foot OF
the ladder. In regard to the experience
given in said article, we would rather
see than hear tell of it, and if the edi-
tor of the h. p. o. will only show US
how it Is done he will then know how
it is himself, and may be able to convince
q doubling THOMAS
Year: 1878

TIE POTTER committee propose to throw
dirt until October and then spring minc
or something else upon the country. 1t
will probably turn out to be a bag of gam
mon, not Of the most fragrant character.
Tho committee, in imitation of the Chinese,
are now beating gongs The stink-pots are
TO follow,
Year: 1878

THE tramps are leaving the yellow fever
districts of the south. There are not
many of them to leave but their departure
is a partial compensation for the aifliction
which caused it. 1t is q question, however,
whether this solution of the tramp question
will ever become very popular. The first
impulse OF this locality is against it, as it
were
Year: 1878

THEY say it is BUTLER's petition to him
sell, with 1900 signatures that have been
strongly solicited, and would just as soon
have been placed toa petition asking for
his incarceration in a lunatic asylum. He
is preparing a letter of acceptance in re-
sponse to his own circular invitation to be-
come candidate for Governor. He will
then take the stump, with his faithful sec
rotary to hold his hat with brick in it,
and make things lively for himself 1t is a
close corporation, this BrTLER movement.
Year: 1878

CHARLIE" WALKER, of Corning, y. Y,
has always been noted for his wit and wag-
Reries, and he is now trying to play joke
on somebody in reference to the Electoral
Commission. lie is undoubtedly laughing
in his sleeve now over his letting the cat
out of the bag, but when everybody gets
well absorbed in astonishmeut, his ringing
laugh at his home over his "little joke" can
be heard by the graceful figure on the Cap.
itOl DOME without the aid Of telephone
Year: 1878




According to promise I send you
an account Of what is attracting con-
siderable attention at the capital
railway! railroad! the iron horse!
The snort of the whistle already rings
IN the peoples ears, and visions of
Pullman Palace cars, lightning express
trains, news boys and all the para
phernalia of a railroad comes pleas
antly before their mental vision and
dissolve in Kaleidoscope views of
pleasure and profit. But leaving the
airy flights Of the peoples fancies,
will communicate to your numerous
readers the reasons why tie people
are so hopeful We have amongst
US an agent Of j. Gould. He is here
for the express purpose of looking at
the possibility of building the road
and then seeing what amount, if any,
the Legislature Of the Territory will be
willing to grant. He is strongly in
favor Of building the road, and when
asked when he would return home he
said he would go home when the cars
rolled into Boise City.


Many Of the people mere think that
in the course of a couple Of years
Boise City will depend no longer upon
the prairie schooners" for their sup.
plies, but will be in close communion
with the outside world and feel the
magic influence of the new life infused
into lis veins. Idaho Territory is in
its very infancy-and what dcvel-
opment can be made-what wealth
lies hidden in its plains, fertile valleys,
grassy hills, and mountains rich in
mineral deposits With railway
spanning our Territory we would soon
grow to manhood and take our place
IS an entity in tue Union, as star
IN the flag, as citizens having the
lights of freemen, not as We are now
-nonentities in the questions that
most intimately concern us. Do You
hink these views visionary, Mr.. Edit
n? We in Boise City are more san
.uine than | can here express. We
ii feel hopeful and think that the
brill Of Joy awakened in the capital
will diiluse itself through the whole
'erritory and remain till the toot-toot-
cot Of the locomotive will make ev-
ry heart to beat again with energy
nd cause all, old and young, 10 reach
orward and take q stronger hold to
ne realities Of that life that surrounds
lem.


In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, I wish
on to remember that we are in earn.
st on the railroad question down
ere aud hope that many in the Ter
tory may catch the contagion and
We in hopes Of a bright future.
Year: 1878

produced by mental Distress and the evidence given
As to the wretched girls sunerings during the few
days that elapsed between her seduction and
her death sufficiently justified the merciful
fndinQ Are we to be less charitable than
the Jury. and have no word of compassion to
speak over the grave Of this poor, misguided.
broken hearted creature ?? Granted that she
weak imprudent, light headed. and that she had
business to let comparative stranger take her to
wine shops oyster saloons and dancing academies;
but then she has paid for her weakness her impru-
dence and her evty penalty moxe terrible than
that the of the moraist can inhict Indeed.
her stands, may not something be pleaded in
bar of relentless condemnation She was only
seventeen, and presumably knew but little of the
world and the ways OF wickedness. Her life. toling
all day at an eectroplaers counter for six shlings


week. was possibly dull and sordid enough to make
even the vulgarest form of amusement too alur
inR to be resisted Her master-Heap-was young,
and as he assured her. unmarried. He had a glib.
pleasant tongue He was rich and smitten with her
attractions even the King in the story book was
taken captive by the beauty of the beggar maid.
Year: 1878

Tue MATTER OF THE REMOVAL OF THE
CENTRAL LUNATIC AsYLUM-THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS ADOPT A NEW POLICY
THEY CLAIM THAT THE PRESENT BUILD
INGs WILL NOT REVERT TO THE OWN
ERS OF THE SOIL AT THE EXPIRATION
OF THE LEAsE-HIsTORY OF PUBLIC
SENTIMENT IN REGARD TO FREE
sCHOOLs-PENITENTI MATTERS, &C.
Year: 1878

A RELIABLE WISE.-Mr. A. Speer, OF New Jer-
sey, whose Port Grape Wine has such Wide repu-
talion and which physicians prescribe so generally,
was the first in this country to Introduce the art OF
making wine from the Oporto Grape, which Is now
the best wine TO be had and has become great IA
yorire among The most fashionable In New York
and philadelphia. For sale by


CHRISTIAN s WHITE.
Year: 1878

THE GooCHLAND MURDER.-The grand
jury of Goochland county has indicted the
negro in three cases who was arrested by
Sergeant Hall for the robbery and murder
Of Mrs. Henley some time ago. He is to
be tried al the next term OF the court.
Year: 1878

"wnr does lightning so rarely strike
twice in the same placer" Professor
Workman asked the new boy in the class
OF natural philosophy. Huh. said
the new boy. cit never needs to-. And
il is little singular that nobody had
thought Of that before.
Year: 1878

The Democratic Conservative State Contra
Committee held protracted meeting yesterday
at which q large amount Of routine bushes
was transacted. The only proceedings of
public nature were the election of Capt. o. N
Tennison as permanent secretary and the adop
ton of the following
Year: 1878

SoUrH, the keeper Of the kentuck
penitentiary elect, refuses to qualify
because the Legislature did not enlarge
or branch tie penitentiary. If it does
it will throw the institution on the
hands of the State the FIRST of March,
1879, and will necessitale the calling
of an extra session of the Legislature
Year: 1878

NOT FOR JOE.
The Famous Northern Chief and His
Band to Depart fer the Qua
Paw Reservation To-day.
Regret of the Red Brethren at Their
Removable Land not Of


Their Choice.
The Indians Put on the Cars Last
Night, the Farewell to be


Said This Morning.
Year: 1878

am offering carpets AT very low prices
have also a Jet Of remnants, suitable FOR
small room at greatly reduced prices Call
AMI examine them at the mill, south side
Of ChDcttg, between Third and Fourth
streets
Year: 1878

Why are fat people always complaining?
asks some one who entertains the popular
though erroneous notion that health is
synonymous with fat Fat people complain
because they are diseased. Obesity is an
abnormal condition of the system, in which
the saccharine and oleaginous elements of
the food are assimiated to the partial
exclusion of the muscle-torming and brain
producing elements. In proof of this, it
is only necessary to assert the well known
fact that excessively fat people are never
strong, and seldom distinguished for men,
tai power or activity. Besides. they are
theeasy pray Of acute and epidemic diseases
and they are the frequent victims of gout,
heart disease, and apoplexy. Allan's
Anti-Fat is the only known remedy foI
this disease. 1t contains no acid, is absol-
utely harmless, and is warrented to Teme.
dy the most confirmed case of obesity, OF
| corpulency
Year: 1878

The new Game law of Iowa, now in force
is very stringent. The following are the
dates after which game can not be lawfully
killed:


Grouse or prairie chicken, from Decem-
Der | to September l5.


Woodcock, from January l to July 10


Ruffed grouse, wild turkey, pheasant OF
quail. from January | to October ].


Wild duck, goose or brant, from May
to August Is.


Bear, elk or fawn. from January to
September ].


Beaver, mink, otter or muskrat. from
April l to November l.


None of the above can be trapped or
caught at any time.
No person can buy or sell any game
during the closed season, except during
the first FIVE days therof. No game cal
be shipped out of the State at any time
but during the uuclosed season, game ma!
be shipped within the State, not to exceed
one dozen in one day, provided they ar,
NOT shipped for sale or profit; and, before
/ shipping, the sender must give the com
mon carrier an affidavit that they are no
for sale or profit, which affidavit shall b
release of the carrier from liability fo
carrying in violation of the law. Th
penalty for violation of any provision {
the law is not less than $40 for each bir
or animal; and possession of any bird o
animal is to be nrima facie evidence G
violation of the law. Common carriers wi
be fined not less than 500 for each bir
or animal transported.
Year: 1878

The WRoNG MAN,-Las: right n de
putty Sheriff from one Of the northern
counties was on his return from Napa,
where he had taken an insane man, and
at Vallejo it appears that he acted in such
manner as TO attract the attention OF
Deputy Sheriff Hanks, of Ssano county,
who concluded that he was the murderer,
Tom Lawton. Hanks determined to fol.
low him. Railroad officer Burke was
also on the train, and with Hanks kept
close watch OF the suspected party. At
Sacramento the up county Sheriff got
of the train on the wrong side, and they
arrested him and took him to the station.
A large crowd followed. The prisoner
was we'll known at the city prison and of
course an explanation followed Record
onion, August 20tA
Year: 1878

The San Jose Mercury is in favor Of a
clause in the next Constitution compell-
ing persons having the elective franchise
to exercise it. In other words, ii any
party new having the right to vote at any
general election held in this State fails tc
vote, the party SO failing incurs a penalty
for the failure, unless il can be shown
properly that the failure was unavoidable
One way of affixing this penalty proposed
is to assess poll tax against every voter
The proposed poll tax to be of large
amount, but to be reduced to one dollar
by the Board of Supervisors of county
If, upon examination OF the poll lists il
appears the party has voted. Other
methods of enforcing suffrage are also
pointed out.


We will rot dispute the proposition
that man who possesses the right o.
suffrage and neglects to exercise it is guilty
of a neglect of duty. For there are GER
tain duties of citizenship which every cit.
izen is morally bound to fulfill. As good
government can only come from good
men in governmental Offices, it is high
duty Of citizens to see that none but such
are elected or appointed. And the man
who neglects to cast bis ballot for the men
he deems best qualified for the dutiss o.
office, is derelct to duty. He is like the
voter who knowingly votes for bad men.
The one directly, and tae other indirectly
aids in the elevation OF bad men 20 power
and neither can complain if the laws are
not justly executed. But we doubt
whether any law, or constitutional enact.
ment would reach the evil. Men will
generally subordinate the public interest
TO their private interests. Those of whom
complaint for falling TO vote is NEST frs
quently made are business, or laborng
men, who think they cannot afford to lose
the time necessary TO go to an election
The hummer and ldler have no such call.
upon their time, and never fail to exercise
their right. A money penalty would ne
doubt bring out larger vote, but still
we doubt if it would bring out full one
The men who could not afford to lose the
diminution of tax, would, perhaps comply
with the laW-those who could would not
What we in reality want is an impartial
educated suffrage. Our suffrage laws
have EN- mbraeed almost everything that
walks erect, and if we can only define the
manner Of the exercise Of the right so
that it will DO used intslligently only we
will be a long way, on the path to govern
mental reform.
Year: 1878

So many prisoners are confined Mt San
Quentin (about l 500 that all cannot be
employed in the workshops. When the
Branch Prison is completed, hundreds OF
them can be put to labor which will yield
n proat to the State and not interfere with
the free labor market. The cost ofguard
ing and clothing the prisoners is twenty
eight cents per day for each man. The
cost of food ten cents. The contract price
for Branch Prison labor under the law is
TO be not less than fifty cents.-Bee.
Year: 1878

AT Little York, last Saturday, q little
boy was sent by his mother into the
orchard to pick up apples. While SO
engaged he was bitten on the hand by q
rattlssnake, which must have been con
cealed in the grass. The usual remedies
were applied, but without relief, and he
died or Sunday.
Year: 1878

"WHEE Kearney is President and
Butler Secretary Of State, every quart
bottle will hold three pints, workIngmen
will employ capitalists. each man, woman
and child will have a bushel of money,
two and two will be five, and water will
run up hill all over the coGntry.n
Year: 1878

Shortly after two O'Clock, this after
noon, Thomas NIckrrson and jersey
trucker became engaged in row at
Fourth and King streets and created
quite sensation. Both were finally ar
rested and taken to tho police station.
Year: 1878

The easiest way to procure a mess
of fresh ish is to visit Powell's stall in
the Third street market, with hook
baited with piece OF silver. II il
much easier than going angling in any
Of the brooks, and much the surer
method Of obtaining good mess with
out much effort, Try it tomorrow
morning. ..5
Year: 1878

the session now he is paid by check
each month for $500, filled to order, sent
TO his residence. Almost all other officers
of the Government have had their sala-
ries raised to an extent that would sur
prise the people. In 1851 the nation was
rich and out of debt, comparatively; now
it is laboring under burden of debt that
has taxed every industry nearly out Of
existence, and taken from the poor little
State of Delaware s15,OO0,OOO of dollars
in fifteen years. 1t is not creditable to
congressman that they should continue
the national extravaganza under the
circumstances. At least $4,000, 900 less
than we expended last year ought to be
made to meet every necessary expense.
Year: 1878

THE new legal tender silver dollar is
being rapidly bought up for pocket
pieces. In New York the importers
have to buy gold to pay duties because of
the insane prejudice of the old fraud in
the Treasury, Sherman, refusing to pay
out the silver dollars until he has enough
on hand to pay all parties at once. He
thus keeps gold up and greenbacks below
par. The merchants are offering green
backs or 995 cents in gold for silver dol
lars to pay duties.
Year: 1878

The invitation of the Secretary of
State to the Governments of Europe to
in the International Bi-me-
tallic Conference ordered by the Silver
bill, indicates that no arrangements for
the conference will be made until at
least three European Governments ac-
rent
Year: 1878

THE Mobile Register is shrewd enough to
see that the freedom of the ballot box in the
South is matter which "touches the con-
science and heart of the populous and busy
North" and furthermore says: -"Congress
and the State legislatures, especially those Of
the South, must at once convince the people
that impartial suffrage will be protected" )"
The process of convincing must begin right
off. 1880 will be too late.
Year: 1878

1t has got to be now that not only the estates
of very wealthy men are morally sure of being
the object OF unseemly controversy after death,
but their bodies assume q marketable value
that requires them to be as sedulously watched
as their safes The grave Of Commodore Van
derbilt, 10 the Moravian cemetery, has now a
strict watch kept over it lest it shoul suffer
the outrage that Stswart's met with. The
time may come when men will not only in
sure their lives but their remains after DEATH
Year: 1878

The volatile Springer thinks the Demo.
Gratis will 90 we'll to abandon New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut, adopt the soft
money heresy in all its breadth and make
their fight in the West and on the Pacific
coast. The Greenbackers would stand fine
chance OF carrying the gold coast.
Year: 1878

IT would appear by the World that the
people of New York were SO troubled by fear
of continued TaUmany control that they
neglected the theatres. Isn't that piling it
Oh rather thick?
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and comauni
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but Us guaranty of good faith.


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