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Year: 1877

NEARLY CoMPLErED.-The work of re-
pairing the boil.r in the P. W. & b. r.
4. machine shops, for which purpose
work was stopped few days ago, is
nearly completed. 1t is thought that
work will be resumed on Monday. At
pl esent there is not much work on hand
although there are several locomotives
on the road that nee d overhauling, but
owing to the psich season being on hand
they cannot be spared from duty.


CHEAP CLoTHING.-Ex-Ma Marshal Will
liam Morrow seems to do business on a
more popular principle than the Jewish
element, which formerly carried on the
clothing business at Third and Market
streets. He is selling out far below cost
TO close business in few days. Call
and see how low he will fit you out for
fall or winter. 1t
Year: 1877

An indiscreet person is like an un-
sealed letter, which is seldom worth
reading.


Said Spanish boatman Il can for
give anything for love, and SO, | sup
pose, can the Almighty"


Looking to others for our standard Of
happiness is a sure way to be miserable
Our business is with our own heart.


1t was an old saying Of the Hindu
sages: The gods have inscribed the
destiny of every man on his scull. >
E. g. Holland.


An insectologer has discovered that
the best time to examine the wonderful
architecture of the hornets nest is after
the hornets have moved out.


Our notions Of life are much the
same as they are about traveling-there
is a good deal Of amusement on the
road, but after all, one wants to be at
rest.


One of the happiest and most inde-
pendent of the human occupations is
that of an intelligent farmer, whose land
is paid for and who keeps out of debt
Year: 1877

In the midst of cold, disagreeable
storm of sleet and snow in Boston, on
Monday, the citizens were startled by a
sharp flash Of lightning and deafsn-
ing crash Of thunder. and the phenomena
is now the leading subject Of discussion
among the scientific.
Year: 1877

A few days ago several holes were
charged in drift in Gold Hill mine
One blast failed to go of


One of the miners was ordered to go
in and see what was the matter. mo,
sir" he said firmly; Il was blOwed up
in Californy wonce that way, and begob
Id rather lave me work than be kilt
agin"
Year: 1877

Gg- The circulation of "THE TINES is
much larger than that of any other daily pa
per in this City or State, with the single ex-
ception of the Ledger, and is constantly in
crossing.
Year: 1877

SETTING HIM RIGHT.-''I stand, "
said Western stump orator, ION the
broad platform Of '68, and palsied Be
mine arm if | forsake 'em y


You stand on nothing Ofthe kind y
interrupted a little shoemaker in the
crowd "you stand in my boots that
you have never paid me for, and want
the money"
Year: 1877

The New York Tribune pm blisheS
an interview with Grant respecting
South Carolina. The President is
made to say that in South Carolina
the contest had assumed such a phase
chat the whole army OF the United
States would be inadequate to enforce
the authority Of GOV. Nhamberlaiu
The people of that State had re
solved not to resort TO violence. bu'
adopted mOGe OF resistance much
more formidble aud effective than
aimed demonstration They have
refused to pay their State taxes to
Gov. Chamberlain, and it would bJ
useless to sell out their property, as
no one would buy it, Unless Gov.
Chamberlain conld compel the collec-
ton oftaxesi it would be useless for him
to expect to retain his authority for
any length Of time. This state Of
af'drs must inevitably result in the
Abandonment of all efforts by Gov.
Chamberlain to maintain himSelf in
the exercise Of his functions in the
State of South Carolina.
Year: 1877

Some interesting testimony was taken yesterday
before Judge Van Brunt in tho continuation of tho
trial brought by Mrs Saportas against the city
cover Sis 900 damages to her country place from
drawing o during the summer OF 1870, the water of
Lake Mahopac. As already stated In the HERALD, ono
of the bases the for damages the allegation
that the family OF the painuu suffered from malaral
discusses Dr. Peseley, who attended tho plaintiffs
family as physician, testified TO their illness, and he
ascrbed the to malaria, caused by tho deficient
water in the lake. On behalf of the city Professor
Looms was called export IN the matter of maa-
rial diseases. He detailed at considerable length the
various theories Tho origin of maarial diseases,
taking up In turn tho gas theory, the vegetable
theory aud the specific poison theory. AS to the
last theory he stated that no ono had ever
isolated a specific poison. In his opinion the
various levers generally the result OF vegetable
decom position, guided largely by the average tempera-
ture at the time In the year In question he stated
that between the 10th OF December and the Goth of
October the probable average temperature OF Lake
Mahopac was not over htty-cight degrees, and that
therefore malaria diseases were not likely to be
rendered that locality at that time, with the average
temperature exceeding the degrees stated He stated
IN response TO inquiry made by Judge Van Brunt
that during the night Tor any substantial period tno
temperature Tell below the degrees mentioned he did
not think that the emperature would rsc during the
day to point productive OF detrimental results to the
hcalth OF the residents tbere The further examina-
tion Of witnesses will be resumed to-day.
Year: 1877

A Kentucky editor, going off on a
visit, left his paper in charge OF minis
ter. During the minister's stay in the
sanctum, the following letter came from
a mountain subscriber: "You know id
we'll | paid my subscription the last
time was in Lexington. If get any
more such letters from you as | received
last week I will come nown and maui HI
out of you" The minister answered
II have been trying to maui that thing
out of tho editor for ten years; and II
you will really come down and maui it
out of him. then. my dear sir. have
twenty members OF my church l will
also get you to operate on.
Year: 1877

The New York Tribune says: The
small. but steady business in gold min
ing in the Southern States will receive
an impetus as soon as machine which
has lately been perfected in this city be-
comes generally introduced. 1t crushes
into powder as fine as the sand of the
sea shore and then separates the bits of
metal from the powdered stone by q
peculiar process Of shaking and blow
ing. The cheapness OF the apparatus.
compared with the cost of stamp mill,
and its efficiency in operation will per-
nit the ores Of the south and other Sec
tions to be worked at excellent profit
People from the West and South and
from Peru are investigating the capa.
bility of the Invention.
Year: 1877

A PERrLoUs RIDE.-When the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas train arrived at
the Garrison House last night and came
to standstili, man crawled from
under one of the coaches, where he had
been stealing ride on the brake car.
He gave his name as Sam King, and said
he had ridden all the way from Parsons,
Kansas, in that position. He said he
had gone to Texas from Illinois about
four months ago, taking with him $500,
and expected to go into business at
Waco. But on the road down he was
set upon by tramps, who knocked him
down and took all the money he had
leaving him, as they supposed, in dying
condition by the roadside. lie recovered
sufficiently to crawl to farmhouse close
by, where he laid for about a month,
oblivious to all that was going on around
him. When he recovered his strength
he worked on the farm until about two
weeks ago for his board, and then hear
ing that his wife was in dying condi-
tion at home. he took all his worldly pos
sessions and staBed to go to her. He
arrived at Parsons, Kansas, yesterday,
and when the passenger train came along
he watched his opportunity to get under
the coach and ride to this city. Just as
soon rs hs could conveniently, he orawled
under one of the Pacific coaches, which
was standing on the main track, and took
his seat on the brake-bar, intending to
ride to St. Louis. He said he never felt
the slightest fear while riding in his
perilous position whatever. The last
seen of him he was riding on the brake
bar as unconcerncd as you please. and
seemed to enjoy himself very we'll on
bis uncomfortable seat.-[ Sedalia Mo, }
Bazoo.
Year: 1877

About 2.30 o'clock this morning. the
Seventh Avenue House, situated in
Browntown, was discovered to be Oh fire.
The building was four stories high, and
was built of frame, and at the time of the
fire it was occupied by Mrs DR.. Brown,
her three soDs and two ladies. The fire
originated in the n. E. corner of the
building, and was discovered by Arthur
Brown, who was awakened by the smoke
in his room. Upon discovering that the
building was on fire, he Immediately
gave the alarm to the rest of the inmates
Of the house, and then proceeded to
awaken the neighbors. AS the fire origi-
mated in the upper story, it had to burn
downwards, and so slow was its progress
that the neighbors succeeded in removing
all the furniture. with the exception of a
small quantity in the third story. The
alarm was sounded in this city by the
striking of the City Hall bell and the
bell on the Water Witch engine house.
| The companies, after the alarm was sound
ed, were soon on the ground, but most of
them were unable to get into service
there being no tire-plugs near the burn
ing building. and the only water that
could be obtained was from ponds and
cisterns and they were soon emptied 1.-The
Delaware emptying two of them, and the
Water Witch drove up along side of the
building, and, cutting hole in the floor
pumped the cistern dry; they were then
ordered by the chief down to the w. &
W. r. r. round house, from which place
they forced the water to the Delaware
engine, and they in turn forced it upor
the fire. The Fame Hose succeeded in
getting plug long distance down the
pike, and forced the water to the Friend
ship. All of the above engines remained
upon the ground until after O'Clock thi
morning.


The origin of the fire is unknown, bu
it is supposed to have originated from ;
spark from a pipe used by one of the mel
who was engaged during the day in put
ling on a new tar roof. Strange as il
may seem the frames of the building are
still standing, while the inside of tn,
building has been completely burnedout


The building formerly belonged to the
late DIR. j. A. Brown, but was purchased
since his death, by George II. Brown, ont
Of his sons. The loss is not definitely
known, but house was insured for So 900
Mr.. Brown does not know as yet whethe
he will rebuild or not. ODE ".H
Year: 1877

In the early part of last evening, a man
called at the house of Philip Quigley, No.
GIL King street, and asked of the ser
want girl who answered the ring, if Mr..
Quigley, was in, and being answered in
the affirmative he said that he would call
again a few minutes. The servant in
formed Mr.. Quigley of the strangers de-
cision, and supposing that it was some
one who wished to see him on business
awaited his return for some time, and
finding that the man came not, he left
the house, and Immediately afterwards
the man entered the house, and proceed
ed up stairs, where he ransacked the
bureau drawers in one of the rooms.
Shortly after the man had come into
the house one of Mr.. Quigley's sons came


in, and hearing noise upstairs inquired


what it was. Being informed by those


in the house that they did not know, he


started to go upstairs and ascertain who


it was. He was surprised to see man


rush down stairs and out into the street.
Before he recovered from his nome H.
tary surprise the man was lost in the
| darkness. Fortunately the bold intruder
did not obtain any booty for his trouble.
1t is thought that the man was hid be-


hind tree on the opp site side of the
street, and as soon as he saw Mr.. Quigley
| leave the house he went in, with the
| result as stated above.
Year: 1877

Boy RUN OvER.-This morning as the
Delaware hose carriage was returning
from the fire, one of The boys who had
hold of the rope tripped and fell, and the
wheel of the carriage passed over his
right ankle, bruising it considerably. Mr..
Nj. Banker, who had charge of the car
riage, Immediately picked the boy up and
carried him into saloon near by, where
he bathed the ankle with balsam apple.
The boy soon recovered and started for
his home in Browntown. The members
of the company were unable to learn his
name
Year: 1877

ExclTEMeNT.-Quite an excitement
was created yesterday afternoon at the
saloon of Mrs. Klingler, at No. 2OI T.
Second street, cansed by a married lady
of this city walking into the saloon and
leading her husband out into the street
bv the nose and at the same time giving
him a sound talking to. The house is
we'll known and is frequented principally
by married men.
Year: 1877

SCRANTON, Oct. 21.-.Whcn preparations
wore made for resuming work at Jermyn's
shaft. at Green Ridge. last week. 1t was discov-
cred that fire damp had accumulated in large
quantities in the mine. Every effort was made
to eradicate II before work was begun. and on
Tuesday. when tho mon went to work. the place
was pronounced safe. On Wednesday miner.
who was exploring one OF the chambers. placed
his lamp to drill hole which had boon made in
the coal before the strike. The hole was full Of
gas. and an explosion took place. filling the
chamber with lurid flame. The miner escaped
uninjured. Tho gas burned for some timc. and
soon died out II was thought that there was
no further danger. but on Wednesday II was
discovered that the fire had communicated to
the coal In the COB. whero the rubbish OF tho
mine Is thrown. and that tho loose coal was
burning briskly. Steps were Immediately takon
to prevent spread of tho fire. but all efforts
were fruitless. Tho city Fire Department was
called on. and on Friday three hose companies
were sent to tho mine. Steady streams from
two sections OF hose have been directed against
the fire day and night since that time, but yes
The roof felI directly between the fIrcmen and
tho fire. and the work OF forcing water against
the burning coal is rendered very difficult.
Gangs of men are engaged in blasting the rock.
but the work Is slow. The men cannot remain
near the fire over an hour ut time. owing to
the influence OF the gas, and one man was near-
ly suiiocated yesterday. Kclays'of new men are
nut into the mine ovcry hour Volumes OF sui
phurous flame are pouring from the mine. and
the iire Ia spreading rapidly. To-day another
feting the fire was actively carried on but II Ia
feared thai Il Will be necessary 10 resort to the
cNpediont of flooding the mine. Gangs OF mon
nrc at work tonight shoveliing away the rub
hlsh from the path OF the ilrc. hut no sooner Is
the hose taken from one part 81 the Rurning dis
trlct than the flames leap back again. The fire
covers ut least AN acre
Year: 1877

| that under like circumstances


would do exactly the same thing over


again. Instead OF being more angry,


the General was rather softened by


this speech. Il was wrong General


Shields he said, In saying that /


would disgrace you; ask your par


don for that You are brave man,


and disgrace is not the word to use


toward you. But you are greatly to


blame in this matter, sir. You have


acted without orders. and have i'm


perilled the whole campaign Gen
eral Scott I said, before you say


anything more about it, suppose you


come over IS my quarters and see


these ladies' After some further


talk he promised to do so. and / rode


back to my tent pretty well satisfied


that should have no further trouble


with the affair. In an hour over came


General Scott, and I at once intro


duced him to the ladies. The daugh-
ter was perfect beauty, with her
golden curls and blue eyes; and after
the mother had thanked the General
for their preservation with fearful
eyes and trembling voice, the girl
seized his hands, wept over them,
CALLED him her preserver and invoked
the blessings Of heaven on his head.
Scott looked from her to me with a
very benevolent face, and said. We'll.
my Cerro Gordo friend. il get you
court martialed for this 1 shall have
you promoted. too.' / have only to
add that long afterward. when the
war was over and we had returned to
the United States. / received from
gift from these ladies, a
costly diamond pin as token OF
their gratitude.
Year: 1877

A queer bird story was related to
US yesterday. L. Page and son were
cutting wood on Albright's place in
the foothills, hear San Jose. They
had noticed for several days that q
number Of birds had remained con-
stanuy upon tree near them,
some going and coming from time to
time. Upon cutting down the tree
they discovered q limb with q hollow
cavity some two feet in length and
three or four inches IN diameter, in
which we're two full-grown birds OF
some goodly sized species. There
was a small aperture through which
the birds were supplied with food
from their mates. They were neith-
or one Of them able 10 fly. having
evidently never been out OF their
Imprisonment. How they came In
side Is question. 1t Is more than
probable that the mother bird was
small. and though able to make her
nest In the hollow OF the tree and
rear her young could not exsricate
them, and they did not gain strength
enough to help themselves until the
hollow had so closed that escape was
impossible. Those who have exam
ined the birds think they are about
two years old. They had been fed
from their birth by their bird fellows
through the aperture in the limb OF
the tree. A noble instance of devo-
ton even the human family never
exhibited.-San Jose Mercury.
Year: 1877

In Ready-Made Clothing I am
proud to say, fear no Competor, I
care not who he isl Let any man
who wants Suit or Good Clothing
come to me. and shall convince him
that he can select from a Good,
Prime, New Stock, better than from
a stock which has been culled.
Year: 1877

Judge knights Lecture Upon Charities.


A good congregation gathered at Congress


Square church last evening to listen to lec-


ture upon Charities, by Judge Knight. In
opening the lecturer remarked that there was


no set beggar class in this country, for none were


so high but what they might bscome poor, and
none SO poor but what they might become


ricb. In speaking of how to help the uufortu-
nate the speaker remarked that one-fourth of


the clothing recently sent to the st. John suffer
ers was of no use, because it could not be dis


criminatingly used and the same was true here


IN 1866. The state or city associations with


heavy salared officers and large expenses can


and will only serve to alleviate the drifting


population. The organized system of public
charities in New York is pronounced failure


by its own officers as shown by their report In-
stead of helping such institutions we should
give individually to societies Ike the Sa-
martan, where there are no salaries, but all


work to help others.


The tramp question was next considered.
The lecturer would solve this problem by driv-


ing the pests away and not assisting them 10


any manner, for in SO doing they are encour-
aged and the number rapidly increases. The
question of providing them sleeping and
reading room was tiled at the Bethel two years
ago but failed because those whom it was in
tended to help declined to be benefited. We
have enough worthy cases of charity in our
own city and who belong here. There are 300
families in this city suffering for the common
necessities of life, and they are not under the


direction of Catholic priest. There should be
an individual effort made by all to help some
one in distress. These associations can do this


work in degree if the funds are furnished


but in many cases it should be a personal
work.


In closing the lecture Judge KBight strongly
urged upon the congregation the Importance Of
personal charity during the present winter. The
lecture was very fine one and the foregoing
sketch fails to do justice to it. At its close a
liberal contribution was taken for the Samari-
tan Association.
Year: 1877

LOST AN D FoUND.-Saturdsy afternoon Mr..
o. Mariner of the CATER Dallas, stepped into
the Portland Savings Bank to draw some mon


ey. He had previously placed about twenty
pay checks amounting in value to over $780, in
his coat pocket. When he wanted them they
were missing, and be supposng they had been
stolen stopped the payment at once, notified
the police and advertised the loss in the even


ing paper. Upon examining his coat after
wards it was found that there was hole 10 the
pocket in which the checks we're placed, and
they had slipped through into the lining and
were safe.
Year: 1877

The San Francisco Post of May 30 re-
lates this amusing story: The spectacle
of eight woolly- barred dark-ssinned
East Indians, with eyes glaring and fin
ger-nails and toe-nails seeking for some
thing to dig into as their owners tumbled
like tarbarrels down the staircase OF the
Russian Consul's Office, was as interest
ing yesterday as that official himself,
standing in irate dignity at the head of
the staircase, swelling with triumph at
the vindication of an insult to the repre-
sentative of the Czar of all the Russias.
Whether it was joke or not remains to
be seen, but, from the account which
they gave to the Post this morning. an1-
ious that the majesty of the press should
nvenge the insult to their persons, it ap-
pears that, inspired by desire to fight
Russia, they went to the Turkish Consul
to see about getting sent home to Turkey
to join the army. Perhaps misled by
their statements, in language only a
trihe more Ineligible than that of the
balloons on their native heaths, he gave
them note to the Russian Consul
What do you w8nt?" said the latter, as
the delegation of Bashi-Bazouks invaded
his sanctum. go home Turkey
eight Turkey-6ght Russia-dam Rus
sia! y said the spokesman, with classic
English and dramatic fervor. which"
said the startled official as his patriotic
beard bristled at the insult. yah yah
yah! YAH dam Russia" chorused the
eight, The war began Immediately.
The spokesman started down the stair
way head first, the frightened followers
going after, the official boot playing a
lively tune on the most vulnerable por-
ton of the Turkish recruits, and when
the sidewalk had been reached and a
council of war held the gang started off,
first for the newspaper offices, to inform
the world of the outrage, and afterward
for such other vengeance as was most
feasible.
Year: 1877

The first thing young man does on
seeing friend with new hat on is to
take 1t off and serenely try it on bis own
head. When young lady sees an ac-
quaintance with new bonnet on, she
just lifts her nose and serenely wonders
where the thing got that fright. -
Catskill Recorder.
Year: 1877




On the morning of the Och instant a
clerk III one oi the stores at Beaure-
gard, Mics, was found on the floor
welteriug in blood and breathing his
last. On examination his head was
found to have been crushed by some
blunt instrument, supposed to be a large
nonkey-wreuch, as one was missing
from its accustomed place in the store.
He was a Young man of excellent re-
pute, and had not a known enemy, aud
was to have been married on the evening
of the 1lth. His intended bride has
been nearly crazy, having spasms
almost constantly.


A fellow.clerk las been arrested on
suspicion, and the proof is pretty strong
that he is the murderer, aud although
having been with the corpse, and under
arrest since the murder, is perfectly
calm and collected. 1t was thought he
would receive the benefit of lynch law
Saturday night. The people are much
excited and are anxiously awaiting the
clearing up of the mystery.
Year: 1877

We have arrived at the conclusion
that there is little or no use to cross a
persons paper when the subscription
has expired; it is waste of time and
material. Therefore we now give all de-
iinquents fair warning that if they do
not settle back arrears within one week
from this date we will place their ac-
counts in the bands of collectors, with
authority to sue if they do not settle.
This particularly applies to those who
live at distance. We do not intend
to publish a paper for gratuisous circu'
lation. as we are not able to do so, be-
sides il a man takes paper he should
pay for it, and if he is not able to pay
then he should not subscribe.