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Year: 1878

The last wire Of the last cable OF the
East River Bridge was run over Saturday
afternoon, oct. 9TH, and the completion Of
this part Of the work was greeted With
the tlnging out Of flags and loud cheers
by the woTkmen on the anchorages. Six
million eight hundred thousand pounds Of
wire now hang between the towers and
the anchOra5es, and about tycntv-tour
thousand wires are bound up in the
seventy strands that form the great
cables. The estimate Of Engineer IOeb-
ling was that it would take no lesS than
two and half or three years to make the
main cables, but the Workmen have been
50 expert that the whole process Of cable
making has not lasted two years. The
cables are made about five or SIX feet
above the position they will occupy after
all the settling has taken place.


To protect the cables they must be con
tinuously wrapped with charcoal iron wire,
bound about them with the precision of
thread about a spool, and then this eXte-
rior must be saturated with oil, thick
enough to produce, on drying. vlscid
gum, and then painted with d thick coat
of white lead, This preparation will be
moisture proof. This week the last two
strands will be lowered into position, and
then the twelve strands Of each cable, now
swinging loose, will be brought about the
seven cables, already bound together as
a core, and put into wooden squeezers to
be held for wrapping.


The interesting work of wrapping the
cables has been begun. The cables are
held in position by wooden clamps, and
wrapped from the towers toward the cen
tire of the river and towards the anchor
ages. Sixteen wrapping machines are
to be employed. The wrapping machine
is reel arranged to carry coil of wire,
and it has handles like a pilots wheel.
An iron cylinder, made in halves so as to
fit close about the cable, is worked around
by a handle. The wire is first fastened
to the cable, and this machine is moved
along, slowly winding the wire about the
cable as tight and precise as though it
were spool of cotton thread The wrap
ping will take three months.
Year: 1878

iISlLtd l-NeFj NuIpHlCit


A woman went into a BARRIERS shop on
street, some weeks ago, and wanted to
know how much it would cost to dye a
mans hair and mustache The price was
named, and she then asked the barber tc
get his dye and follow her.


Why can't the man come here
asked the barber


"He's dead replied the woman, "and
the last thing he said when he was pass
ing away was Sally, fix me up pretty
for the funeral" His hair curled beauti-
fully but it vas little gray. 1t won't
look well to see woman crying around
a coffin with an old gray bearded man il
it. SO want him fixed up little. He
was always a beauty when he had bis
hair dyed. know I'd want mine fixed
that way if | was gray and dead"


The barber dyed the dead mans hail
in the highest style Of the art, and the
widow remarked, when all was over, that
che was the loveliest corpse ever buried
on the COmstOck."
Year: 1878

'While Dr. Kennedy has proved himself an excellent physician, and discovered the most valuable medicine ever offered to an afflicted public, 1t must not be forgotten that he de- servedly stands second to none in this country as surgeon"

 For instance, we would cite the case of Mir, Abram Ellsworth, of Port Ewen, Ulster Co.,, N Y, who had suffered for more than TwEN- TY years from the pain incident to disease Involving the greater portion of the left thigh bone, and during all this time he had been kept in blissful ignorance by the many doctors who oshad treated him of, the real causeg-of his suffering. He often expressed to the author of this article that he had not experienced the pleasure of one whole nights sleep in twenty years. Although cripple and suffering pain and the inconvenience Of carving an almost useless limb, he has acquired a competency far beyond what most of men would have done under similar circumstances. MT. Ellsworth .Mas induced to consult Dr. Kennedy, who at once realized the situation, and plainly and frankly told the sufferer that the disease had so far advanced toward the body that nothing was left for him to do but submitsto amputa- tion of the leg. Consequently, on the 18th of May, 1871, in presence of and by the assis- nedy amputated the leg, about three inches be- low the hip joint. The bone was found to be perfectly rotten from one end to the other, and thus proved the correctness of Dr. Kennedy's diagnosis Mir. Ellsworth made rapid recov- cry, and remains to this day the perfect pie ture of health.

 Dr. Kennedy does not hesitate to say that the happy result of this and other cases of a similar character was due to the use of the FavoIte Remedy. Itywas this medicine that purified the Blood. It was this that regulated the Liver and Kidneys, and thus gave tone and strength to the system which had become debilitated by the disease, and in this way pre- venting return of the disease which necessi- tated SO dangerous an operation.

 Favorite Remedy is now for sale by all our druggists, at One Dollar bottle. 34-4w
Year: 1878

assisted and the problem would doubtless have been
solved had the whatevef-itis put in an appearance


Meantime the creduous believe the sheeted
form Is searching for the dead baby thrown out and
kicked about the street in that precise locality rev
days SINCE and disbclevers in the supernatural in
cline to the opinion that it is some woman who Is
taking this method TO ferret out the dongs of her
unfaitlful annuse
Year: 1878

LONDON, May %. Although no official
statement has yet been made, it is understood
to be certain that Count Schouvaloff, acting
upon the line agreed upon by Prince Bismarck
and himself at AK la Chapelle has yielded to
England's demand. The exultation Of the
ministerial party is great. 1t is now believed
that the congress is to be held at Berlin that
the treaty Of Paris and that of San Stefano
will both be laid on the table, and that new
convention, the lines Of which are already
known and approved by the three Emperors
as well as by France Italy and England will
be signed.


This is the Optimist view Of the situation,
and 1t is freely said that the extreme pecun-
ary embarrassment under which Russia is
suffering made her assent to the terms al
most compulsory.


In less hopeful quarters it is pointed out
that unless the congress is to meet merely to
ratify what has already been settled the
danger is only postponed, and that there is
no assurance that either Austria or Turkey
will be satisfied.


The explanation of the reported split in the
Cabinet is that the disaffected members, find
ing on Saturday that Count Schouvaloff
would yield, became satisfied and withdrew
all opposition to Lord Beaconsfields de-
mands.


1t is said in one quarter that the treaty Of
San Stefano Is not to be submitted in the
sense Of discussing it for amendment, out
that 1t is simply to be placed before the con-
gress in a special sense and then laid aside
for the new one, the draft OF which has been
proposed
Year: 1878

New YORK, May GA special from Wash
ington says The Potter investigation COM
mittee will hold o meeting to-day at which it
is expected that final arrangements for begin
ming the inquiry will be made. Three ques-
tiOns remain to be decided


l. What the scope of the investigation shall
be.


2. Whether subcommittee shall be sent
South or not.


3. Whether the sessions Of the committee
shall be secret or public.


Gen. Butler and several Of the Democrats
favor secret sessions, while the Republicans
favor open sessions. The committee will de-
eide to sit with open doors and to permit
counsel for inculpated officials to be present.


1t begins to look, though 1t is not settled as
If the first testimony would be taken in the
Louisiana case.


There is some talk among Democrats of
adopting the Senate resolution for the final
adjournment of the present session Of Con
gress on the tenth Of June. The majority of
Democrats are anxious to get to their home
and make preparations for the congressional
conventions. Some others prefer that Con-
gress shall adjourn before the Potter com
mittee has made much progress, in order that
It may proceed with its work with less inter-
ference
Year: 1878

BROOKLYN, May 27-The Fenian Head
ransl1 NJ ai bia readance n7 n tb M cv sty He
was first attacked with gastric fever about
ten days ago, but latterly his spine became
affected and this was followed by partial
paralysis of the lower extremties The
spinal disease is the result Of beating he re-
ceived from his jailors when confined in prison
in England. Physicians are in constant at
tendance upon the patient, and express the
belief that the immediate danger is over. 1t
will be some time however, before he will be
able to resume his duties.


1t is understood that the Central Council Of
the Fenan Brotherhood has, in consequence
Of current political events and the inability of
the Head Centre to attend to the business of
the organization been summoned to convene
in this city at an early day.
Year: 1878

New YORK, May 27-Judge Hilton confirms
the report that the Stewart womens hotel pro-
gramme will be abandoned, and the concern
run like the Fifth Avenue Hotel for the ac-
commodation of the general public. He says
the enterprise Is to be abandoned as failure,
because its expenses have been $500 per day
above it's receipts. Only fifty women have
cared to accept it as home, notwithstanding
all the luxuries, and at least five hundred
would have been necessary to meet it ex-
penses outside the payment of interest upon
the cost.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, May pa meeting Of the
common organization Of the National party,
which really is the old Greenback party was
held tonight and organized it's central com
mittee by electing VIM. H. Sharp, editor
Of the Workingmens Aduocate, chair
man. In accepting the position, Sharp
said that this fall they would have to fight
both parties, and that II they failed again as
they had done in the past there would be an
end Of their projects for years to come.
Year: 1878

LONDON, May 27-In the House Of Lords
this afternoon Lord Salisbury said that while
unable to enter into any details, or make any
definite statement, he would confirm the
statement made by Chancellor Northcote in
the House Of Commons relative to the ar
rangements for the meeting of the congress
Year: 1878

LONDON, May 81 There was q very exnit-
during debate on the trouble in Barcelona
Owing to the disorder in the chamber the
president was compelled to summariIy termi-
nate the sitting before the speakers Of The
opposition could be heard, at which trey are
indignant
Year: 1878

many will issue the invitation and will then
give the guarantee instead Of Russia.


Ponrparlers have been begun about the date
OF the meeting, and June II is proposed Aus
tra and France have already adhered to this
scheme.
Year: 1878

LONDON, May 27-The Vienna correspond
ent Of the Times says: The difficulty about


placing the whole treaty before the congress
seems to have been surmounted by wording
the invitation so as to contain guarantee for
a free discussion Of the whole treaty. Ger
Year: 1878

tional Convention will meet at the Board Of
Trade rooms in this city tomorrow Already
large number Of delegates have arrived, and
the meeting promises to be one of unusual in
terest.
Year: 1878

CINCINNATI, May -Yesterdaya company
German, left the city about daylight and
went to the Four Mile House for rifle practice.
They call themselves "Landwehr;;' they are
Communists. They made no secret Of it and
claim that they are part Of the Communist
throughout the country.
Year: 1878

attend funeral ceremonies and sugges.
ted what We thought would be q RENE


dy for some Of the evils complained Of.


We find we are not alone In criticising


the modern mode Of conducting funer-


ais. The Philadelphia Star says, that


some Of the clergy of that city have ta-


ken the matter in hand and are hand


ling ii with an earnestness and vigor


that gives promise of good results. II
the ridiculous custom now in vogue OF
having immense displays % carriages,
and OF wearing what is called ieep
mourning, which means, enveloping
the bodies of female mourners in black
crepe and cashmere from head to foot,
can be reformed and something more
sensible su ostituted, it will prove a
blessing to many families, even though
it should interfere with the business of
and of establishments that
are devoted to the sale Of what are
known as mourning goods. To bury a
person in anything like fashionable
style now costs nearly as much as
would keep a moderate sized family
for a twelve month.
Year: 1878

The season for our Methodist frie nds
to choose their new preachers for next
spring is swiftly approaching, the Pre-


siding Elders of the respective districts
being now Oh their last Quarterly
rounds, and we mention the fact in order
that we may condemn what appears to
Us as bringing confusion and contention
into church every two or three years,
though no doubt we will be told that it
is none Of our business. This however
we cannot help as we claim for one of
our prerogatives, the right to criticise
anything which may transpire, and to
give our views ,apon all the important
subjects which 'cla(m public attention.
1t is well known by every body that
the Methodist denomination mas an
itineracy in name yet at least, but
which through constant abuse is grow
ing unpopular and hence we hear Of
threatened efforts to abolish it. This
we think wonld be bad move, because
the Methodist church to-day owes her
greatness and her almost unbounded
influence to the itinerant system. IT
was good enough for such Intellectual
giants of Methodism as the Wesleys


Asbury and Whatcoat of primitive
Meaodism, and SCOTT, hemlins, Best
Cartwright and hundreds of others Of
latter day Methodism. 1t is not how
ever 50 much our object to say a word
in favor of the itinerant system as IT is
to say word in, ooHdenpation of the
.nhual habi. On Tyhfs ehough the'fSf.
mula of choosing preacher. Such
Year: 1878

PURE AIR wANTED.--The hope of re-
ward has always called out the highest
efforts of incentive genius. Men often
accidentally stumble upon new inven.
tions, but more generally they are the
result of careful and long studied brain
work, induced by the expectation of
prospective gain. Impressed with this
belief, the editors of The Plumber and
Sanitary Engineer have offered premi-
um of $500 "tor the best four designs
for houses for workingmen, in which
may be secured proper distribution of
light and pure air, with an arrange
ment ofrooms that will yield a rental
sufficient to pay fair interest on the
Investment" Here is a chance for
builders, architects, plumbers and san
itary engineei, TO DO good in their day
and generation and put money into
their pockets at the same time. The
subject is one of universal interest.
We are all interested in living in build
ings where the latest discoveries in
sanitary science have been combined
to insure comfort and health.


In majority of the houses now built
little or no attention is paid to the vari-
Gus points for which the above premi-
ums are offered. How to secure the
most room out of the smallest space is
generally all that the builder cares for.
Pure air and the proper distribution of
light, are matters that give builders lit
tie concern. How TO make the mos
money out of the investment is thepar
amount question, and to it all the rest
are made subservient. There is ample
room for improvement in this matter,
and although the premiums offered are
small, they will no doubt excite consid-
cradle competition and result in much
permanent good.
Year: 1878

voluntary interference with the duties o


the Bishops and Elders Of conference
shows q great lack of confidence II
those heads of the church and only


leads to confusion and discomfort. They


know, if they are faithful shepherds, all


about every church in the jurisdiction,


and being pious, contentious business


like men will do ths best thing posi-


ble in distributing the ministers over the


conference. All that is wanted is q


quiet and confident submission to the


rightful authority, and peace and har'


mony will take the place of discord


There is no warrant as we understand


it in the discipline for any body ol
members of e church agreeing to "call'
such and such pastor or to say that
they will ot receive the one sent them,


but custom has orept into many, in


deed most all Methodist churches fore
stalling the action of the Bishops and


Elders by holding what is known as
informal official meetings and agreeing
upon calling" certain minister; and a
committee is appointed to visit Confer
ence and 'lobby" the thing through.
At the conference the lobbying commit
tee is met by other committees OF the
same kind bent upon the same business
which detracts very much from the
spirituality which should characterize
conference. We see no other wav
for the Bishops to break up this grow


ing evil than to firmly refuse to accede
to the requests of the lobby committees
which infest a conference, and in his
send man who could
not be objected to, but a man who had
not been asked for. We understa nd
that the Union NJ. Z. Church of this
city has taken time by the forelock,
and led off in a reform movement which
we freely commend to all churches. We
are informed that at an informal meet
ing of all the official members of the
church, a motion was passed 10y large
majority to ask for no specified preach.
er next year, but to leave the whole
matter to the Bishops and Elders, and
to accept in christian charity aud conf
dence the preacher who may be sent.
This seems like return to primitive
Methodism which cannot but result in
good, and from what we understand
about the itinerant system we fully
it to all Methodist churches.
Year: 1878

THE Labor Party of Philadelphia pro-
pose to nominate ticket for city off,
GERS at the February election. They
say that tickets will be run by the La
Dor element in all the cities of the State.
They also propose to have a candidate
of their own for President in 1850,
Year: 1878

the foot of the lone tree on which Joe
was to swing; and as the six men car
rying the body passed the tent the muir
derer came out and stood with uncovered
head TO show his respect for the dead
He wrote five letters, drew up brief will,
ate n full meal about mid afternoon, and
half an hour before sundown he was
ready. Before tarting for the tree he
said: After am gone you will find
my will. The letters in there are TO be
forwarded as soon as convenient. This
is shabby old suit of clothes to be hung
in, but it's all 1 had, and l couldn't go
round borrowing. Have you got the rope
and barrel ready ?"


g" Yes, everything is all ready, ireplied
voice.


"That's right" said Joe. Now,
then, form into procession, give me a
conspicuous place, and we'l march
along"


The man wasn't smiling. His face was
pale, his eyes had an anxious look, and
it was plain enough that he realized the
grimness of bis last hour on earth. The
procession was formed, and Joe marched
away for the tree as steadily rs a soldier
on parade. His hands and feet were free
bu: he halted beside the old barre,
with the moose dangling above his head,
he said


" Boys, tie nv arms behind my back,
and after you lit me up tie my feet
together. If you make bungle OF this
you'll get bad name in the dggins. >"


When Joe stood on the barrel, the
moose around his neck, the men fell
bacl; little. He looked from man to
man with steady eye, glanced up at the
limb, and then looked over the heads
Of the men out upon the green prairie.
The sinking sun had filled the grass
with millions Of sparkling jewels. A
score of antelope were trotting along a
mile away great birds were sailing to
wards the Rockies with lazy wing the
flowers never seemed 20 thick and beau
tifu Us then.


For a minute we looked southward.
and there was something in the vision
that solteHed every heart.


When we looked up at Joe again, we
hardly knew him All the hard lines
had melted out Of hi, face. his eyes were
full of tears, and there was n sob in his
throat, as ne turned and whispered


"Don't blame me boys-it is my last
look on earth Now do your duty"


Not man moyed-not a man could
move.


Taking a swift glance over the prairje
and another up the mounlsn~iie. Joe
softly said God forgive that was
not u better man"


He fell forward off the barrel, his
own executioner. and no man dared to
look up until the body hung limp and
lireless.


Joe had weakened, and those who had
bet on bis game" had lost. Yet,
when We talked it over in low voices at
the camp fire we agreed that brave .Joe's
brayest net Of IL lifetime was shown
when the tenderness was allowed to
creep into his heart, and his eyes to ill
with tears-when he proved to US that
he had n soul
Year: 1878

WHEN ST Louis belle gets tho ear
ache, they take the fair sufferer down to the
lovee, put bale or n bale and half OF
cotton into the ear affected, and play some
paregoric upon it from u chemical engine
This rarely fails to effect cure. Chico
90 Tribune. And when a Chicago belle
has the ear ache, they treat her in the same
way, only they don't go out anywhere for
a bale or two OF cotton, they usually find
it about the sufferer 81 Louis Repu6i
! can
Year: 1878

EMINENl statisticinns have calculated
that the amount Of ingenuity and labor
expended by impecunious topers in get
ting free drinks would, if devoted to any
honorable and useful pursuit, pny off the
national debt in little moro than six and
eight months.
Year: 1878

THE wonderful magnitude Of the least
operations in nature is illustrated by the
quantity OF honey that can be gathered
from flowers. Two hundred thousand
pounds have been taken from bees kept
within an area Of ten miles, and on this
basis it is plain that our continent might
be made to produce thousands OF tons
yeorIy, and the honey crop outdo the
sugar crop.
Year: 1878

A SOMETIME denizen ofSanta Ana says
that the way farmers dig post holes in that
section Is to plant sugar beets the required
distance apart one year and pull them out
the next, aud the hole is ready for the
post.
Year: 1878

The Democratic Conservative press
of the State, in the absence OF other
questions of public policy, are endeav-
oring with might aud main to make
the question of a constitutional CON
yention the battle cry during the next
campaign. To such an extent is the
war waged by those who favor con-
yention that those who are opposed
thereto are threatened with annihila-
ton. We have hereiofeie argued
against convention ON the ground
that the time was NOT propitioHs ard
that it was not c0nsonant with party
policy, and our views corresponded
with the opinion Of nearly every
Democratic voter in the parfsIl.
Should the convention ill Angnst
decide in favor of Il constitutional
convention we shall not complain,
but submit to the will of the minority
and battle as hard for the party IN
terests as those who now frofl, ~ tie
mouth beeanse etIlers do net agree
with them in matters of paitf policy
We shall never, however, descend 10
vituIbeiation and GeIluaeiatlDn in the
advocacy Of any caase, for we believe
that Il party that eu,Ienyors to rule
by such methods is not worthy Of sue
cess.
Year: 1878

OWING to the dense tog and smoke the
Dakota did not go to Utsalady or Olympia
on her last trip to the Sound, Her freight
1t the points named will be taken down
by the Panama. The last named vessel
will not go TO Nanamo for coal this trip,
but will load entirely with freight
from the Sound-sO Agent ribbals kindly
informed us.