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Year: 1878

large crowd Of sutors filed the Seventh District
Court in Ffty-seyenth street. yesterday morning. for
the purpose of getting their cases disposed of by
Judge Walter 5. Pinckney. but the Judge absent
On Monday and Thursday. the other two days in the
week besides saturday when he is expected 10 sit upon
the bench he also absent. and the people of the
district feeling the Inconvenience very seriously
In addition 10 many landlord and tenant cases which
mostly of urgent character. there forty
other the calendar. The Judge -ent


unicaton the Clerk accounting for his absence
signfying when he would be present. Owing to the
non-appearance Of the Judge all the landlord and
tenant had 10 fall through thus entailing upon
the parties interested loss of time and money.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:


Through the arraignment of the unfortunate girl
Nellie Potter at jefferson Market Court the 7th
inst. and the publication in the following day
HERALD of the pathetic story related by her there
many OF my friends may be misled. She gave among
the many other that occasion that OF
Lisetta Ripley She is in way entitled to that name
one time my pupil but she is not my partner in the
profession.


Another lady is and it would be unjust to her to let
the impression get abroad that she was is in the
remotest manner identified with Nellie Potter, for
whom she may be mistaken by those who have only
known her and myself professionally.


Ny present partner, Miss Mille Claudia and myself
are not in any way related to Emma Grosjean alias
Nellie Potter WILL 4. RIPLEY.
Year: 1878

was not familiar with her aunts affairs she said


No; he said, II have brought suit against her for
S-s,0OO, and If you Will 60 the stand and swear
you heard your aunt say she would marry me, VIII
pay you wen: witness said that she repudiafed the
Offer but Mr. Jackson came subsequently, to see her,
accompanied by Mr. Wilder. and she denied that she
was at home in order to avoid meeting them On her
crossexaminaton the witness admitted that she mad
quarreed with her aunt but said that they were now
good friends and she was living with her. In answer
to question put by Mr. Courtney, she said that sne
remembered that the plaintiff had said that ne would
her.


The case was then adjourned un next Saturday.
Year: 1878

Shortly before o'clock this morning fire
was discovered in the seventh story Of the Grand
Circle Hotel at Eighth avenue and Fifty ninth
srcet Immediately after the discovery. densc
volumes Of smoke and flamo poured from tho
windows. and shrieks were heard. Thescventh
floor is occupied by servants some Of whom were
awaken, but were ut first unable to escape be-
cause Of the binding and suffocating smoke.
The entire reserve force ut the Forty-sevcnth
street station was called out and by their hclp
and that OF the nremen all Of tho scr-
wants. and the guests. some fifty in all. were
taken out The fire broke out in tho room Of a
colored servant named VIM French. French
was found in his room unconscious and badly
burned. female servant was also taken out
In an unconscious condition.


The fire was speedily put out. and it was bo-
lieved at go that no other servants were in
lured.
Year: 1878

Itisa beautiful summer morning, with
8 fresh breeze from the southwest, when
the devoted ship comes up TO the mouth
OF the terrible passage through which no
hostile vessel has ever ventured before.
The sun is rust rising over the Anstolian
Year: 1878

The day is not far distant when
America, in order to get an intelligent
verdict from jury, will be.compelled to
lock up the Jurors with schoolmaster a
year or two before the trial takes place.
PHILADELPHIA Chronicle.
Year: 1878

g
the rieas of thousands to see his last
hope extinguised in hood on the dis
astrous field of Sedan. Let rs hope
that the peaceful use to which it is
dedicated now may be but the dawn
OF better day for France; q day of
peace, prosperity aud rest, when the
sword shall be beaten into the plough.
share and the spearhead into the
reaping hook, and men. shall learn
the art of war no more.


A person who has been absent
from Paris for twenty years win
scarcely know it. Many of the old
streets have entirely disappeared,
and in their places grand avenues
and boulevards have been cut. fit for
the abode of kings. These improve


ments have been carried out at fright
ful cost, and the result is the most
beautiful city and the most enor-
monsly taxed city on the face of the
earth. France is gay, but she dances
under the weight of Il national debt,
that would create q revolution In
England or the United States. Easter
Sunday was holiday, of course.
which they celebrated BY keeping the
shops open as usual. In the midst of
this general desecration of the Sab
bath was glad to see one Christian
exception on the boulevard ItalieGs,
and his name was Simon Levy.
Simon kept his shop shut on Sunday
for this, all honor to Simon Levy.
Passing down by the Pont-Neuf, my
attention was attracted by the novel
sign of midwife. just outside the
door was painted horn of plenty.
and out of it came tumbling head
over heels hundreds of bright little
cheruhs, suggestive of the happiness
that awaited any one who would be
fortunate enough to secure her SER
vices. Feeling hungry one evening [
wandered into restaurant on rue de
nne-N0uvelle, and among other
French luxuries that | ordered for
my dinner, / thonght l had best take
a piece of roast beef. The first mouth
ful convinced me that l had a,istaken
my shop and that / had ordered my
dinner in one of those cafes where
broiled horse is considered positive
luxury now. / don't know that
have anything against horses in gen.
eral, only don't banker arter them
as articles of diet. A horse is all very
well under the saddle or in harness,
but in a stew he is not good. The
prejudice, to be sure, may be nm
worthy of a philosopher, but am not
used to it and that is great deal.


The English and American exhibits
promise to be very fine, the English
commission buildings being among
the handsomest on the ground.


Yours truly, BR0ADBRIM.
Year: 1878

1t was pleasant to observe, yester-
day, the change in feeling aud the
buOyaney of spirits manifested by our
mercantile community, wrought by
the prospect of an early connection
by rail with Texas. The decision Of
the Supreme Court in the matter of
the New Orleans and Pacific Railroad
seems to have lifted from our people
dense cloud of doubt and distrust
which had settled upon their minds,
and opened up to their longing and
wistful eyes q pleasant vista Of future
prosperity and happiness. The gen.
eral impression seems to be that be-
fore eighteen months ellaround New
Orleans will be bound to Texas by
rails Of steel, and that two roads
Morgan's and tie Pacifie-wili vie
with each other in throwing info our
lap the iicb products Of that teeining
State and restoring to the Crescent
City her ancient commercial prestige
and reBowtI.
Year: 1878

TACKLING THE WRONG TOM-CAT.
A man he owned terrier dog
A bob-tailed, ornery euss,
And that there pup got that there man
In many an ugly muss.
For the man was on his muscle
And the dog was on his bite;
And to kick the dorg goned animile
Was sure to raise fight.
A woman owned Thomas cat,
That fit at fifteen pound;
And other cats got up and slid
When that there cat was round.
The man and his dorg came along one day,
Where the woman she did dwell,
And the purp he grOwled ferociously,
Then went for that cat pell-mell.
He tried to chaw the neck of the cat,
But the cat he wouldn't be chawed,
So he lit on the back of that there dorg
And bit and chawed and clawed
Oh 1.-THE hair it flew and the purp he youled ;
As the claws went into his hide,
And chunks of flesh were peeled from his


side;
Then he flummexed, and kicked, and died
The man he ripped, and cursed, and swore,
AS he gathered a big brick-bat,
That he would be burned essentially
If he didn't kill that cat
But the old woman allowed she'd be blessed


if he did,
And snatched mp an old shotgun,
Which she fred and peppered his diaphragm
With bird-shot number one.
They toted him home on window blind,
And the doctor cured him up
But he was never known to fight again,
Or own another pup.
Folks may turn up their snoots at this here


ryhme,
don't care euss for that
All want to show is, that fighting dogs
May tackle the wrong Tom-cat.
Year: 1878

When papers denounce the mem
bers of the Supreme Court, who are
as able, dignified and learned gentle
men as Louisiana possesses, and pro-
claim that decision which they have
given is infamous and scandalous,
thus endeavoring to bring into con-
tempt the respect which people should
have for law and the courts, they
need not be surprised if the masses OF
the people of Louisiana refuse to fol-
low them blindly.


-Thibodaux Sentinel.
Year: 1878

The charter election in Donaldson
vile passed off quietly the other day.
Mr.. Duffel was elected Mayor and
another Mr.. Duffel tied his competitor
for Assessor. Bentley of the CHIER
was an aspirant for legislative honors
in the Town Council and he lacked
about seventeen votes of the desired
majority to enable him achieve the
highest aspiration of his life. Bentley,
you have our sympathy, old fellow,
and we hope the day is not far distant
when your musical voice and match
less eloquenee will I'LL the halls of the
Council.
Year: 1878

A grand masquerade ball is announced
for tonight at the Lookout House. Prepa-
rations have been made for a large crowd,
and there is every indication of great sue
cess. The house offers every facility for
such an affair, and good music and capable
management are expected to complete the
success.
Year: 1878

The Congressional Committee on
Education and Labor has reported q
bill which provides that tho net pro-
ceeds Of sales Of public lands shall be
set apart and forever consecrated to
the purpose Of free education for the
people. A provision Of the bill re-
quires that the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, on or before the 3lst of July Of
each year, shall apportion to the sew
eral States and Territories upon the
basis OF their population between Ave
and twonty.onc years Of age, such net
proceeds. providing that otter Ave
years, ono.half Of such net proceeds
and after ten years, the whole OF tho
same shall form an educational fund,
the money to be invested in United
State bonds bearing not less than four
per cent. interest, both principal and
interest payable alono in com.


The money derived from tho salo OF
the public lands could not bo devoted
to a better purpose than that proposed
In this bill, and II is to be sincerely
hoped that Il may become law.


These lands are fast passing into the
hands of private corporations and in.
dividuals, without swelling to any mp.
prcciable extent tho National Treasury,
and in few years moro this source Of
revenue will have been exhausted, and
tho only means by which tho liberal
system Of education now in vogue In
America can DO maintained. will bo OK.
hausted. Tho Importance OF oduca-
tion ms factor in preserving FREQ gov
ernmont is too we'll understood to need
any comment, and the necessity Of
providing perpetual fund for that OK.
elusive purpose, DO orc IL shall become
too late, clearly demonstrates tho Wis
dom OF this bill which should receive
tho unqualified support OF every man
who has at heart tho welfare and safety
OF tho Republic.
Year: 1878

The prospects OF speedy settlement
Of the grave questions which for
months past has been agitating Europe.
have become seriously ciouded. and the
danger of q renewal Of the Eastern
war. with powerful secess;ons to the
belligerent forces, seems now more i'm
minent than at any time since the sign
ing Of the armistice between Russia
and the Sultan. The action of the
Gear in strengthening his positions in
front Of Constantinople, thus placing
himself in a situation to control the
passage Of the Black Sea, has given
mortal offense to England, aud is re-
garded as an act Of duplicity on the
part of the Russians. there having been
nothing in the course pursued by the
former to justify the adoption OF
such step, which cannot be
accepted as anything less than q
menace from tho Muscovite, and
England is again actively engaged in
preparing her Army and Navy for the
defense Of what is claimed M her un-
alienable rights in the disposition OF
the disputed Territory. While being
thus charged, the Russian accuses
England and Austria of being animated
III their course, not by desire to pro-
test their legitimate interests, but by
jealously of her military aud diplom-
attic successes. Russia declares that
though willing that the question Of the
straits shall be discussed by the pro-
posed Congress. the conditions already
signed are minimum Of what she has
the right and determination to demand.


The latest adyices are to the effect that
the Russians occupied several viii
lagos around Cn:.stnntinople and took
possession of " point on the edge of
the most northerly plateau, running
down towards the entrance of the Bos-
phorus. 4 small force which CON-
mands the entrance lies directly Mt tie
foot of the position thus occupied, and
MS these forts are open on the land side
the Russians have the power to march
in at any moment and close the en-
trance to the Black Sea. Such move
ment does not seem calculated TO dis
pei the apprchensions. 1t is maintain
ed that though there may not be a
secret treaty, n tacit understanding has
been established with Turkey which
may involve arrangements most mater
ial to the decision Of other Powers
1t is to be presumed the terms of the
treaty will provide for the evacuation
Of tho whole Of Roumelia.


Not only is there nothing in the re-
cent movements Of the British to justify
this advance, but there is but little
doubt it must have been adopted prior
to these movements and independently
Of them. 1t would have been difficult
for Russia to adopt course less likely
to concilliate the good will Of Europe
1t is said by persons of considerable in
huence, that while it is by no means
certain that Congress will assemble, it
is not very likely to be successful il it
does.
Year: 1878

The Secretary Of tho Treasury dur
ing the past week purchased enough
silver bullion to run the mints for about
Eve weeks. Tho price paid vas not as
great as was expected By bullion hold
ers.


The designs sor the back and face Of
the ten and twenty dollar silver certifi-
Gates have been completed and nre now
in the engraver's hands. The bureau
will be able to turn out certificates of
their denominations by Wednesday
next. Other denominations will soon
follow.


The committee On Ways and Means
having gono through the entire tariff
bill, will begin its review on Monday.
and probably hnvo it ready for report
ing 70 the House by the close OF the
week.


The committee of the Whole. with
out discussion, struck out the enacting
clause Of the bill for the relief OF GER
tain Southern mail contractors, and
reported its action TO the House.


In regard to the statement that the
Treasury Department would place
500. 900. 900 in four and q half per
cent. bonds upon the market, the Sec
retary Of the Treasury states that in
response to applications he has asked
that terms foE placing these bonds be
submitted for lis consideration. Of
fers received have not been satisfactory
and the Secretary states that only four
per cent. bonds will now bs soli unless
the four and a half per cent can be dis
posed of at their relative value with
the four per cents, the latter being
placed at par.
Year: 1878

that OF bis Divine Master Long will
the little ones miss his CHEEKY voice
aud happy smile, that Joined go sweet.
ly 10 their sacred songs, or beamed the
light Of welcome on their yearly com.
Ing to Beach Grove.


In wealth he gave bounteously, and
when poverty laid its iron hand upon
him the needy we're never turned hun
CRY from bis door. He has gone out
Ike long burning beacon light on the
shores of time, 10 burn with ten-fold
luStre along the expsnses Of eternity.
But the halo Of his good example will
remain with the living, and beckon
them into the beautiful road that leads
to the mansion Of bliss. May the fade
less reputation that he leaves behind
as q glorious heritage, be q consolation
to the aged partner Of hls joys and
woes, aud to his bereaved and stricken
children.
Year: 1878

By vote of 40 TO l6, the Senate has
passed the Thurman bill relating TO the
Indebtedness of the Pacific Railroads.
This is Q triumph of principle over
trickeFy, OF the public over the jobbers
who proposed to defy the demand that
they should make provision for the re.
payment Of their debt to the Govern
ment. The Senate has shown an
amount OF dilatoTiness over this meas
ure, which was calculated to excite the
gravesl susplcions, but its fnal pass
age by two votes to every one opposed
to 1t 10 highly encouraging to those
who are still disposed TO regard the
Senate as capable Of stateemanlike and
bsneflcent legislation. The extent Of
the triumph must be measured by the
force Of the influences brought to bear
against the Thurman bill. A lobby
acting under the guidance OF Jay
Gould was not likely to be deficient
either in pertinacily or resources, and
when Gould went the length OF COM
pelling his newspaper 10 come openly
to his aid In opposition TO the bill, II ls
obvious that be spared neither money
nor promises TO accomplish its defeat.
Probably, one of Gould's reflections
over his discontinue will be that he
might have made a better investment
than In the purchase aud maintenance
ofa newspsper.- New York Times.
Year: 1878

The passage Of tho Pacific Railroad
Funding bill In the Senate last even
ing by the decided vote Of 40 to 10 Ia
most pointed and significant rebuke
from the irst legislative tribunal Of
the nation to the Gould Huntington
lobby, and it is notice that railroad
men who have been The recipients OF
the bounty Of the Government shall not
pluuder the Treasury, and employ
their plunder TO debauCh the legisla-
tion Of the country. Senator Thurman
has achieved signal victory. He had
to fight the battle In the face of the
most powerful and seductive lobby ever
known in Washington, but he has rout-
ed It hopeleSsly, and there will
Low be some legislation had
Ia tho interest alike Of the
Government and he people. The
I Union and Central Pacific corpora.
tions, now controlling the single trans.
continental highway, are the most re.
mOrsesss monopollsts that ever de-
manded tribute from trade and travel,
and they have persistently robbed the
Treasury of millions annually to pay
dividends to themselves and corrupt
Congress 10 allow them to continue
their theft. The frat step has now
been taken by the passage of Thnr.
mans bill to destroy this combination
of plunderers, and a competing high
way from the Atlantic to the Pacific
will be likely to follow Philadelphia
Times, 10th.
Year: 1878

WITHIN sixty days 1t is highly prob
able that gold, silver, silver notes and
greenbaCks will oil be circulating at par
In this country. On Friday gold closed
weak at only q Of one per cent. pre-.
MUM, and yesterday It went u low
Q. THIS is virtually resumption as
fer as the South is concerned, for
1t would not pay 10 send gold to
New York for this IrifllnQ premium.
In fact the banks 10 our city are not
paying any premium on gold now.
That terrible Silver Bill did II.
Year: 1878

OLD Mad. Wells has q little elk hun.
dred thousand dollar claim against the
Government, and he Is generous
enough to say that be will not want
any Office, and will not say anything
more about the Louisiana fraud, II
Sherman will only settle bis modest
little account.
Year: 1878

The Notorious Veteran Hero gtHI


Holds HE Own.


San Antonio Exprsss.l


Mr.. W. A. A. Wallace, known to
history and to novelists as "Big
Foot" Wallace, the slayer of the
chief of the Big Foot Indians in
the days long past, is again in the
city. Those who read the Express
during the Centennial year will
remember our reporters interesting
interview with the old man. He
had been to Philadelphia to see the
sights, and to take on his way an
other and last glance at the dear
old scenes of his childhood in the
Old Dominion State, for "Big
Foot" was by birth a Virginian.
His adventures in Texas in early
times are known, probably with
a somewhat exaggerated idea, by
thousands of people, young and old,
who have read of them in the works
of fiction for which they have
served as a subject. A man of iron
frame, and possessed of lion-like
courage, "Foot" was never known
to evade danger or to avert the
promptings Of his indomitable will.
Notwithstanding that the march of
years has silvered his coarse hair,
which hangs bushily about his neck,
and plowed his face with deep fur
rows, and stayed his elasticity of
step, and bent his powerful frame,
the heart and spirit of his younger
days still crops out in his speech
and every movement "Foot "
lives on the Chcon, southwest of
this city some distance, leading a
solitary life, He says that he has
grown too old to fight Indians,
climb rugged mountains and chase
the flying DEER as he took so much
delight in in former years, and so
has settled down to pass the re-
mainder of his days in a quiet and
unconspicuous way. He will, ere
he returns to his home, purchase
a quantity of garden seeds, for he
has resolved to amuse himself to
some extent in the culture of vege-
tables for his individual use.


Foot" " is a man of excellent
practical sense, and in any kind Of
a trade is without peer in all our
list of acquaintance. What he
doesn't know of the habits and ma
lures Of stock in general, it would
be folly to attempt to understand.
His life has been one calculated to
cultivate naturally shrewd mind
and to inure him so completely to
the trials of this world as to make
it pleasure often for him to en-
counter them. There is no man in
Texas the events Of whose life we're
more closely identified with the
tolls and travails which ended with
the sovereignty Of Texas than "Big
Foot" Wallace, and the life Of this
remarkable adventurer and veteran
pioneer will be reverted to through
many generations to come with that
peculiar pride with which Scotland
remembers her Rob Roy and Ken
lucky her first white settler, Daniel
Boone.
Year: 1878

While being entertained by the
rabbi in that city he was told to go
to Louisville. There he learned that
Walker and Mrs. Levin had been
married, and were living in happi-
ness in Kansas. The old man then
made his way here and applied to
the police for aid to arrest his wife.
The old rabbits story appears to be
well corroborated by documents,
but his mind wanders at times,
while he is under violent mental
excitement.
Year: 1878

The trembling hand Of the in
valid could hardly find its way into
his pocket.


cit is a good pistol--it never
misses fire." said the drummer,
bringing it to a half-cock.


"J-J-Jake yer-yer-money!
gasped the invalid.


The drummer took the money,
laid the pistol on the table and went
out.


AS soon as the door was shut the
invalid from Connecticut breathed
huge sigh Of relief and said to
himself: "Pm glad the Texas dos
perado took my money. What a
country this is, when you are rob-
bed in broad daylight in a hotel.
I'll leave tomorrow for the North"


As soon as the drummer got into
his room he remarked:


"T'm in luck. I'm glad that old
Texas rufian took my pistol.
wonder who he is going to try it on
I'm going to get out OF here in the
morning, now that I've got money
to pay my hotel bill"


The next morning both went of
on the same train. In about two
weeks we will scan the Northern
papers for a story about how 8
noted Texas desperate robbed an
invalid in a San Antonio hotel.
Year: 1878

Twenty Thousand People
old and young. every week. 1t is just to say
that the patrons of the wEsTERN
METHODIST belong to the best class o,
community.


We desire our business men to make note
Of the above facts before completing their
advertising arrangements for the coming
season.


We use our best efforts to keep our columns
free Of all irregular and irresponsible adycr-
tsing; for many good people seeing an ad-
vertisement in paper. especially their
church paper. take it as a guarantee of re-
sponsibility. Such confidence should not l.
abused when it can be helped. We waut.
therefore,


The Advertising Patronage
of such business men and firms as we, can
recommend to our friends and tho public
without compromising the character Of tho
paper.


Our Terms shall be in Harmon


with the Business OutlOOE.


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