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Year: 1877

THE culture and refinement OF any com,
munitv is the most easily determined by
their interest in all matters that pertain tc
art. It is only when said community have
made good progress in the commercial, OIL
business departments Of every day life that
they have much time or money 10 spend
upon art. This is, SO to sreak an exotic
and both time and money must be lavished
upon it ere the germ develops.
Year: 1877

Not without reproof for any of that


days sins of omission or commission.
Take any other time but bedtime for
that. If you ever heard little creature
signing and sobbing in it's sleep you
could never do this. Seal their closing
eyelids with kiss and blessing. The
time will come all too soon when thev will
lay their heads upon their pillows lack
ing both. Let them then at least have
TINS sweet memory Of q happy childhood,
OF which no future SORROW or trouble can


rob them. Give them their rosy youth.
Nor need this involve wild license. The
judicious parent will not so mistake nv
meaning. If you have ever met the man
OF woman whose eyes have suddenly
filled when little child has crept trust
ingly to its mothers breast, YOU NAV
have seen one in whose childhood,s home
Dignity and Severity stood where Love
and Pity should have been. Too mucl,
Year: 1877

A petition asking the Senate and Pres
idcnt to withhold their approval from the
Bland silver bill, or from any bill which pro.
yidcs for the reconciliation of silver as q full
legal tender, has received the signatures of the
banks of Boston, and is now in circulation
among the same class OF institutions in New
York
Year: 1877

The soldiers ordered by Gen. Sheridan
to assist Sheriff Bullock in enforcing the law
in the Kccts mine case, are reported in close
proximity to Deadwood Affairs at the mine
remain virtually the same as last reported.
The miners are holding possession and close
ly watched by the deputy sheriff.
Year: 1877

The House Committee on post offices
and post roads have agreed to recomend the
passage Of the bill providing that all letter
carriers in the free delivery service shall be
divided into two classes, and that the first
class shall receive $3.50 and the second class
$500 per annum, the distinction of classes to
be made by postmastcrs aud the appoint
ment to the first class to be made by promo.
tions from the second class.
Year: 1877

service policy of the administration, with
special reference to the Louisiana contest and
sundry nominations before the committees.
Opinions were freely interchanged by nearly
oil the senators. showing that majority were
not In accord with the views and action of the
President on the subjects discussed, and less
than majority disposed to make any formal
Issue with him. Such an issue was not
deemed cxpedient in party sense, nor called
for by the public interests under the present in
tcrests under the present circumstances.
Year: 1877

Last night was lively about the basin, the


contractors having over hundred men and
fifty horses at work. In the southwestern


corner of the southern basin the steam


engine which propelled the mill for grind


log the clay snorted, pulled and belched


fire and smoke upon the night air. Carts


were rapidly driven up the platform, with


unground clay to the hopper, which ground


it out as fast as three stalwart laborers


could feed 1t, and was then carried off to
the bottom of the basin to he puddled.


The order and speed with which everything


was being done, showed that Mr.. Kennedy,
who was in charge last night, is 4 natural
born commander of men. Three days will
suffice to prepare the bottom of the basin
for the brick work; 1t will take 900
brick for it. "IVc will lay 100000 day."
said Mr.. Kennedy. "We have laid 100000
in two weeks on the sides of the basin.
which is equivalent to building eighteen
good sized houses" Wilmington will have
the best built basin in the United States,
and it would have been finished long before
the time fixed by contract, were it not for
the delays to which the contractors hnd
been subjected to-frst by the request of
tha Mayor not to work the week of the
great strike, and then the indtcislon of the
Com missioners as to the clay to be nsed.
1t was sight worth seeing, the busy hive
of men working by moonlight, supplements
ID by scores of blazing torches and barrels.
Year: 1877

What has given them
the first rank in the
trade?


Their goods are more
Stylish and Better Made
and. with all that, are
Cheaper Than those OF
any other clothing con-
Germ in the city. The
people have found it out.
and fully appreciate the
fact


WE DO SELL


25 PER CENT. LOWER
than auy other house,
because WE MAKE
ALLOURPURCHASES
IN CASH AT BOTTOM
FIGURES AND SELL
FOR CASH.


The stock comprises
the Best Assortment of


FALL AND WINTER
GOODS ever offered in
Philadelphia. We have
FO u X ! M M E N $ E
FLO Rs, filled with En-
tirely New and Fresh
Goods, and Manufacture
ed by our Own Expert
enced WOrkmen.


We have about SEW
ENTY GENTLEMAN
LY sALESMEN who
will take pleasure in
showing you the Fine
Stock whether you wish
to buy or not.


Our sales are 1ncreas-
ing from week to week.
and our business has
moe doubled itself in
one year, because-WE
GIVE PEOPLE THEIR
MONEYS WORTH.
Year: 1877

MIR. John G. Cole has been commissioned
Justice of the Peace, by Governor Cochran.
This is most excellent appointment, as
Mr.. Cole is a man Of high character for
probity-indeed he is every way fitted to
make a good Magistrate. We wish him
life and health to fill his office.
Year: 1877

FROM tie Chicago journal.


What real or practical good they do
to either party, except to furnish con-
venient hook, sometimes, on which to
hang suit in case Of failure OF expect
ations More than this, what good have
such engagements ever done, except to
create, it may be, for the time being, a
feeling of Importance in the youthful
mind while contemplating the existence
of the blisstul bargain, and then again,
it may be, to create feeling Of lifelong
sorrow oyer the unenviable notoriety
gained when the bargain does not hap
pen to hold good, all the journey
through 1t seems as though a moments
reflection would convince every candid
mind that all the engagements in the
world could never add single jot OF
little to the force of true love but, on
the other hand, that its inevitable ten
dcnCy to power would be to abate love
rather than to increase or solidiiy it.
Nothingis so entirely impatient of all
force or restraint as human affection.
The least suspicion of anything which
acts as a fetter or chain is enough to
take the heart out of all love instantly,
and force 1t, like an angry tide, against
the barrier which obstruCts its path.
Love and freedom are twin-born pas
Sions, and are usually found in mutual
companionship. Now, whenever the
idea OF compulsi0n is brought to bear up
on human love, then the character of
that love begins to change at once, and
the power Of it begins to waken in the
heart. And who knows the amount of
domestic and social misery which has
been occasioned by the simple fact of
these marriage engagements becoming
irksome and CALLING to one or the other
of the parties, before the happy day had
been fixed How many brcach.ot-prom-
ise suits have originated primarily in
this feeling of compulsion
Year: 1877

A negro was found dead in Georgia
having fallen and broken his neck while
stealing chickens from high roost. He
vas n class leader in church, and his
pastor, in preaching the funeral sermon,
was bothered by the question where the
soul of the dead brother had gone. "liis
wellknown picty,' said the preacher,
Indicates that he died u Christian yet
there are circumstances connected with
his death that are perpleXing, II, after
he fell and before he struck the ground,
he repented Of his sins, there can be no
question but that he is now in glory;
hut there was mighty liItlc time for him
to think about t.


The famine in India is worsethan ever,
Year: 1877

THE solution of the French difficulty seems
to be in the hands of the Orleanist Senators.
If they protest against second dissolution
the President will yield and form a constitu-
tional cabinet. If they submit to his wishes
the situation will become very grave, and a
revolution will be among the probabilities.
Year: 1877

THE South Carolina Democrats do not
send to Washington the evidence taken be-
fore the investigating committee regarding
Patterson. They are all honorable men, and
when they buy carpet-bag Senator they
are ready to carry out their part of the bar
Oofn
Year: 1877

IT has been thought that after the victory
Russia might take possession of the Turkish
fleet as part indemnify for the expenses
caused by the war. The rumor now comes
over the water that England is about to pur-
chase the fleet, thus adding to her own naval
strength and depriving Russia Of one of the
great advantages it hoped to gain by the
war
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and communi-
ations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

NEwGATE is to be torn down because III
is monument of crime and national dis
grace" If these reasons hold good through
out not flew other British institutions"
will have to follow Newgate.
Year: 1877

THE Shoe and Leather Reporter thinks
'There is no ground for repining or discour-
agement az the situation of the trade, The
stiffness observable in the manufacturing
branches of it is in perfect harmony with the
season and may be accepted as an indication
that the currents of traffic are likely to 1ow
in the future, as they have IN the recent past,
smoothly and regularly on-not too turbu-
lenty for safety nor too listlessly for progress.
1t seems quite plain that the manufacturers
intend to adhere to the policy they have been
pursuing for couple of years with so much
advantage, of not making goods until they
were wanted. This is growing to be so much
a matter of course that their customers are
rapidly getting into the way of conforming to
the practice. The system works admirably
for the buyers as well. They can have
their tastes consulted and ministered to, can
prescribe sizes, styles, fashion, quality of ma
terial and names for the goods; can put what
stamp on them they please and see that they
are arranged and packed to suit the varying
pecullarities and caprices of the people among
WuOm IuCy DIc W UC uIotIlUuUCu iOl SOhouhP
tion. And then what is better for both parties,
there is mutual assurance that the ultimate
disposal of the merchandise is not
to be rendered difficult by reason
OF excessive supplies, which are always
dead weight in any market, act
ing as double drag upon prices, inasmuc b
as they make holders eager to unload their
burden, and purchasers wary Of relieving
them of it,
Year: 1877

THE PROFESSIONAL CoNCERT.-One Of the
most entertaining concerts Of the winter
season will be given at Mozart Hall on Tues
day evening. Aside from the fact that this
entertainment is for the benefit OF the pro-
fessional musicians who so materially assist
in the weekly musicales Of the Mozart As
sociation, and whose compensation Is 80 in
adequate to meet their daily wants, the con-
cert will be SO interesting that 1t will prove
O great source OF pleasure to all who ntteud.
The Interesting programme will be seen In
another column. 3,
Year: 1877

Keep Up Your PigS.-After to-day the
law requiring Dies to be kept up will be
rigidly enforced in the lately-inundated
district. The privilege Of allowing them to
run at large has been granted this week on
account OF the destruction Of fences and the
otherwise chaotic state OF affairs in that sec
tion
Year: 1877

One day as wandered, heard a complaining,
And saw poor woman the picture of gloom;
She gared at the mud on her doorstep twas raining
And this was her wall as she welded the broom
Oh Life is a toll and love is a trouble,


And beauty will fade and riches will flee,
And pleasures they dwindle and prices they double,
And nothing is what could wish it to be.
There's too much of warrimcnt goes to o bonnet
There's too much of ironing goes to a shirt;
There's nothing that pays forhe time youwaste omit;
There's is nothing that lasts but trouble and dirt
In March it is mud; it's slush in December;
The midsummer breczcs arc loaded with dust:
In fall the leaves litter; in muggy September
The wallpaper rotS and the candlcsticks rust.
There are worms in the cherries, and slugs in the


roses,


And ants in the sugar, and mice in the pics
The rubbish of spiders no mortal suppsscs


And ravaging reaches and damaging flies.
It's sweeping at six and dustng at seven


It's victuals at eight and dishes at nine;
It's pOtting and panning from ten to eleven


We scarce break our fast till we plan how to dine.
With grease and with CRIME from corner to centre,
Forever at war and forever alert.
No rest for a day lest the enemy enter-


spend my whole life in a struggle with dirt.
Last night in my dream, was stationed forever
On little bare isle in the midst of the sea;
Ny one change of life, with q ceaseless endcavor
To sweep Off the waves they sweep over me.
Alas Twas no dream-again behold it.


yield; am helpless my fate TO avert"
She rolled down her sleeves her apron she folded;
Then lay down and died and was buried i'll dirt
Year: 1877

A Chicago paper says: "As an illustra-
ton of the hard times, we will state that
our rival over the way recently offered to
make his devil present Of the entire
establishment; but the boy declined, saying
he'd rather work for two dollars a week
than run in debt thousand dollars
year."
Year: 1877

A Northern tribe believe that Beelzebub
walks the earth in the form of woman.
And now and then you will find man in
this country who believes so too, and that
he has married that woman.
Year: 1877

A GENUS IN OBscURITY.-Thc announce
ment that Yale College had conferred the
degree of A. N. upon Artemas Martin, of
Erie, Pa, set the qudnuncs of that town to
inquiring if such person really dwelt
there. Mr.. Martin was finally discovered
to be a market gardener living on farm
near the city Of Erie, through the streets of
which he sells vegetables twice a week.
Besides his occupation as a farmer it was
found that he was a regular contributor to
some Of the best known foreign and Ameri-
can educational publications-among them
the Educational Times Of London, England.
At his modest homo is valuable mathe-
matical library of several hundred volumes.
He is a bachelor Of - and sclf-cducatcd.
Year: 1877

OPIUM AND ITS CONsUMERs.-Since the
first of January 11O,357 pounds Of opium
have been received at New York, valued
at $557, l99. The consumption in this
country is about 100000 pounds year, and
the consumption is yearly increasing
Wholesale druggists and those who deal in
opium as a specially ascribo the large in
crease in the amount consumed in part to
the heavy manufactures which have
sprung up within few years for the max
ing of tinctures and morphine. At the
same time they reluctantly admit that a
much larger amount enters into personal
use than heretofore. Notably is this the
fact said dealer to 4 reporter, Gin the
Southern States. Since the close Of the war
men once wealthy, but impoverished by
tho rebellion, have taken to eating and
drinking opium to drown their sorrows.


The South American and East Indian
countries and California consume large
amount of opium also, owing to their large
coolio population. 1t is further conceded
that in certain quarters in New York it i:
used to an almost alarming extent.
Year: 1877

An AWKWARD PAusE.-A young gentle
man undertook to relate a circumstance
one Sunday evening in tho presence of
some young ladies, and he commenced as
follows:


"A lady friend and myself, last evening
went to Bed"


With a sudden spring the old lady
bounced him out of the house The next
day the old gentleman met him on tho
street and asked for an apology.


" / was about to say" commenced the
young man "that a lady friend and myself
went to Bed" when thrust from the old
mans cane started him back several feet,
upon which he exclaimed at the top Of his
voice:


GA lady friend and myself went to Bed
ford street church, you old foolr
Year: 1877

bear in mind that if they do not marry an
English noble, or even member Of a
country family, which is rarely the fortune
Of an American woman, they cannot be
presented at court, while their own sisters
who remain citizcrs Of the United States
can be presented, and that even where
they marry into the nobility, above their
own social rank, the feeling Of caste in
Europe is so strong that the relatives of a
married man do not realize that there are
the same laws Of honor and Of right between
him and plcbeian as between him and
one of his own class. 1t is said to be fact
that in the royal family Of England the
Marquis of Lornc, who married one of the
Queens daughters, although heir to a
dukedom and Of family whose nobility i,
quite as old as that Of tho Queen, is snub
bed and sighted by his royal brothcrs,in
law and sisters-in-law.


The moral of all this is that woman, a.
well as men, should follow affection anC
reason, common sense and the fitness 0
things in forming matrimonial conncc
| tions.
Year: 1877

The Senate and House committee of
Congress on counting the electoral vote
h&ve agreed upon report, Senator Morton
alone OF the Republicans notconcur1ing. The
tribunal for the decision of controverted ques-
tions will be tripartite, one branch Of which
will be composed offive justices Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, and the other two
Of five members each OF the Senate and House.
Its members IRE to take a special oath to de-
Year: 1877

The unemployed poor Of the large
cities are more numerous this winter than
ever before, and there is great deal Of depri-
vation and actual suffering that is only par
TALLY relieved by relief societies. The St..
Louis papers gives touching accounts of some
Ct those who evidently have seen better days,
but for the first time in their lives have been
compelled to present themselves before the
public as applicants tor subsistence to avoid
starvation. 1t is easy to distinguish them
from the chronic mendicants who ordinarily
throng places where charity is dispensed
Year: 1877

The fishing sklfrs lying at New Castle,
were to have had race yesterday, but 1t
was postponed until some future time, on
account of the threatning weather. The
starting point was to be New Castle, the
course then lay to Fort Delaware, around
the Fort and back. There are come very
fast skiffs at that place, and no doubt, wheA
the race comes of, there will be an excit-
Ing contest.
Year: 1877

received in Columbia. Be assured, dear
sir, that n different reception was intended,
and. as we thought, bad been honestly car
ried out until this morning.


The fault lies not with the many but
with the few. Our committees neglected to
act, or they claim to have misunderstood
their duties. and consequently did nots net
at all, each believing it to be the duty OF the
other. They had ample time and money to
haye made your reception and stay pleasant
and comfortable, and each OF the two COM
mittees appointed thought the other was
acting.


In the name OF heaven and in the fair
name of South Carolina tell your men
that the majority OF us were totally igno-
rant of what treatment they were receiving.
Be assured that there is no people on this
green earth that South Carolina more dearly
love and revere than Virginians.


Columbia wears gloomy and bitter aspect
to-day, and is shedding tears OF sorrow and
remorse over this inhospitable act. =


Why did you noti tell me OF it while you
were here? I would gladly have enter.
tanned the entire command from my private
house, and am only too sorry that was
kept in ignorance as to their accommoda-
tions.


Forgive us if you can, and may the day
be not far distant when we will have the
opportunity OF proving to you that this was
not fair sample OF South Carolina hospi-
tality.


Believe me to be most truly yours,


"- ."1 THOMAS Z. MOORE.
Year: 1877

HUsTISGs CoURT-PERSoNS SENTENCED TO
THE PESITEsTIARY.-Int the Hastings Court
yesterday james Marks was sentenced by
Judge Guigon to two years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary, in accordance with the
finding OF the jury in his case when he was
charged with forgery. An application for
a commutation OF his sentence is pending
before the Governor, and he willnot be sent
over for few days.


George johnson, who was convicted in
the Hastings Court OF entering j. 3. Cren-
sbaw's room, at the st. Claire Hotel, and
stealing $50 in United States currency, and
his term OF imprisonment ascertained at
five years in the penitentiary, was yester-
day sentenced by Judge Guigon. Upon
application OF counsel for the defence the
execution of the judgment OF the Court
was suspended for thirty days in order to
allow the accused to apply to the Supreme
Court for writ OF error. The counsel for
defence flied five bills OF exception to the
ruling OF the Court in this case.
Year: 1877

CHURCH FAIR.-On Monday fair, under
the auspices Of the ladies of st. Johns Ger
man church, will be held for the benefit OF
the church-building fund at Singer Halle,
on Seventh street between Broad and Mar
shall streets. The cause is good one, and
the fair will doubtless be well patronized.
Year: 1877

it would be q great step TO composing
this unhappy strife. The President
leaves entirely TO the Commission the
concilistory influences which. in their
judgment formed on the spot, may seem
10 them TO conduce 10 The proposed end.


A second and less important subject OF
attention during the visit to New Or
leans will be the collection Of accurate
and Trustworthy information from pub
lie officers and prominent citizens, OF all
political connections, as to the state vf
public feeling and opinion of the COM
nunity at large on the general questions
which affect the peaceful and safe exer-
else in the State of Louisiana of oil the
legal and political privileges conferred
by the Constitution of the United States
on all citizens TO the maintenance and
protection of these rights and priv
iiiges by all the Constitutional means
and by every just, moral and social in
fuence are settled purpose OF the Pros
ident in his administration of the gov
ernment.


The President desires me to add that
the publication of the results OF your
visit he shall hope to make Immediately
after their communication to him.


l nave the honor to be, with great
respect, your obedient servant


WM. NJ. EvARTs.
Year: 1877

During his stay on Staten island
q light and fast sailing little schoon-
or was fitted out and manned by
himself and two companions, with a
negro boy, He started ut last from
the pier in front Of tho fort in q
row-boat in tho night, and slipped
away upon pleasant breeze. In
due course, and without anything
Year: 1877

bought exemptions must now turn out.
Youths between the ages of fifteen and twen-
ty, who heretofore have not been liable to
CONSUMPTION, and men over fifty years of age
are reached by this new order and must be
enrolled. Weak and thought to be well-nIgh
exhausted from the start. it is perhaps not
strange that before the first six months of the
campaign have expired Turkey should find
herself obliged to draw upon her very last re-
sources. This is not so bad, however, when
it is considered that the present campaign IL
nearing Its close, that but few weeks inter-
vene before the severity of the weather will
put an end to active operations till spring,
and that now is the opportune moment for
Turkey to strike back upon the invaders with
all the power she can summon. Her last
man may avail her now, while later the strug-
gle might become utterly hopeless.