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Year: 1878

SAN ANTONIO, April THE first of q series
OF ball fights took place in this town yester-
day. Thousands of people were in attend
ance from points distant some twenty miles
on each side OF the river. The novelty con-
sisted in the contest of an African lioness
with Texan bun.


At o'clock in the afternoon handsome,
well-built Texan ball, with stout, short horns
for the occasion. Shortly after 4 O'Clock o
lioness was let into the cage with the bull
She was fully grown, but evidently old and
emacated. At first she seemed lame, but
the limp appears to have been temporary
only.


On entering the cage she sprang on the bull.
almost leapiDg over him; this was evidently
in play, as she did not attempt to bite or
scratch him, The animals then separated
and cantered off in opposite directions. After
watch the antics of his opponent as she
rushed around the cage, and he charged at
her furiously several times She managed
to escape him each time, however.


AT length the bull made an extraordinary
charge and catching the iioness on his horns
tossed her about six feet in the air. and then
inclining his head littls he caught her again
on his horns as she came down, twirled her
about Ia the air and flung her some twenty
fl We feet away from him The lOness fell to
the ground like log and lay motionless for
about half minute being evidently stunned


When she recovered she glanced hastily at
the bull, and then dashed against the cage, as
IL she desired to escape. The bull, evidently
desirous Of completing his victory, again
charged the unfortunate Queen, tossed her
higher than before, and as she fell, gored her
almost to death. She was hors du combat
and the ball, not having received a scratch,
was let out of the arena. The ioness will die


This afternoon Old George the lion, will
attack the bull, and as he nearly broke out of
his cage to get Mt the victorious natl We OF
Texas yesterday, it is probable that the fight
will be long and fierce
Year: 1878

New YORK, April IA collision occurred
at an early hour on East river, between the
tfrryGnat tha q and an
ferryboat had on board about seventy passen-
gers, most Of whom were asleep In the cabins.
The bowsprit Of the schooner struck the
ladies' after cabin and tore the side COM
pletely out from the floor to the roof The
seats fell into the river, and it is feared that
several occupants went with them.


CONSERVATION seized the passengers for the
moment when the screams of women were
first heard, exclaiming that their husbands
were killed or drowned. Such fortunately
proved not to be the case When the excite
ment had partially subsidized the boat hands
ventured into the cabin from whence means
of the injured proceeded. Three men were
picked up insensibe, of whom one was found
to be fatally injured; one Of his legs was
broken and his back badly injured he also
received internal injuries. 1t is not known
whether any persons were knocked overheard
Year: 1878

In an article on American hospitality. the
New York Times says MANY Englisimen
who have done the States, as they would put
It. have returned homo to long illness, invalid
ism or death. and the American climate Is
made responsihN therefor, It is the national
hospitality, sufficient to destroy giant, that


is or was the cause Of their suffering, There


are to-day scores Of celebrated Europeans who


are anxious to see the republic bgt who are


leterred from coming by fear Of ou1 hospital
ity. They are sure that they have not the con-
stitution and the Vigor to endure it. They


stand in dread Of our mistaken generosity


they appreheud that they may ke distressed


ilraI kindness -
Year: 1878

We have not particle Of objection
to any of the candidates on the TEN
psrance ticket. Indeed, so far as W.
know them they are amongst our besi
citizens, but what is to be gained 10y
running Temperance ticket a, this
time is something We cannot discover.
II the gentlemen upon the Republican
ticket were not almost without excep.
ton Temperance men, there might D'
some excuse for Temperance ticket,
and if they were not all Temperance
men the def ;iency could be supplied
by taking some from the Democratic
ticket, for there is. we believe, here
and there upon that ticket a temper
ance man. While allowing those who
propose to vote the Temperance ticket
all the credit they can possibly claim
for their adherence and devotion 70
their principles, vain though their ei.
forts are sure to prove, it may yet not
be out of order to tell them what ex.
Governor Myron H. Clark, Of New York
one of the firmest adherents Of the pro
hibition cause, has to ray of ,he pres
ent complications in politics.


He announces his determi .lation to
vote with the Republican party this
year, and advises all true patriots to dc
the same. All other questions, he
thinks, should give way to the task of
Wrestling the government from the grasp
which the Southern rebels and their
Northern Democratic allies are about
to lay upon it. All other questions,
that of prohibition included, should
tor the present be made to yield to that.
Aside from their temperance proclivi'
ties, a vast majority Of prohibitionists
are undoubtedly Republicans. A Dem,
ocratic prohibitionists is a strange an
omaly, not often found in politics.
There is no danger that the cause OF
prohibition or interest in it will die
out. The time may come in this State,
as it has come in others, when this caus'
shall be of such Importance as to over
shadow all others, but such is not tlIr
case to-day. Why not, therefore, give
that cause which now towers above all
others the support it deserves, and
leave to more auspicious times the al
vocacy of prohibition through the for'u,
ality of ticket.
Year: 1878

Upon looking over the editorial col.
umns of yesterdays Erry Ecening our
attention was attracted to the following
article which we give in full:


"Nothing will cure the Republican of
the disgraceful habit which was con.
,picuously begun with its first existence
as daily paper.To it the phrase, easy
az lying" is full of meaning. There is
not the slightest preference for truth
over talsehood in it, Yesterday it said
EVERY EVENING was once opposed to
Colonel Martin because it did not re-.
gard him as sound on the financial
question. Now it might just as well
have stated that EVERY EVENING once
considered Solomon Hersey the right
sort of man to be editor of news
paper or any other impossible thing.
We knew how Colonel Martin stood be-
fore we ever spoke favorably Of him az
a candidat. for Congress, though he
was personal friend, but from the
very first mention of his name down to
the present time EVERY EVENING has
never suggested or limited any objec-
Year: 1878

We ARB NOT A prophet nor the son of
q prophet, but We have no hesitation
ia stating our belief that if all the Re-
publicans who have votes will turn
out and support their ticket, Philip R.
Clark will be- the next Sheriff of New
Castle county. Thomas J. Bennett will
he the next Coroner. and part at least
of the Republican Legislative and Levy
Court ticket will be elected. There
was never before so much dissatisfac-
tion by the Democrats with their ticket,
nor greater disposition manifested by
them to vote for a part OF the RepubIi-
can ticket. Now, tLat they are willing
to help, let Republicans turn out and
help themselves. If all who have votes
will do this, the result we are confident
will surprise them.
Year: 1878

History is repeating itself. The pres
ent Democratic Congress in cutting
down the army interdicting its use to
preserve order in the Southern States.
Is doing just what Buchsnan's Rebel
Cabinet did at the outbreak Of the Re,
bell OF. II is positively encouraging
q new outbreak, and doing It's best to
bring the Federal Government into
contempt.
Year: 1878

lF THE GREENBAcEERs really want TO
accomplish the reform in State affairs
that they profess to be seeking they
should vote the County Republican
ticket, as that is the ticket that will
poll the most votes against the Demo-
Gratis. Having an open field for their
State ticket, is sufficient to show
their strength i'll the county. Now Leu
them vote at least for the Republican
Sheriff, Coroner and Levy Court.
Year: 1878

BEING ONLY PROHIBITED from using
the uame of the pastor and church at
Third and Walnut streets, We presume
We are at full liberty tostate that Rev.
T. Y. Plumnrr will fll the pulpit at
that place tomorrow morning, and all
who attend will no doubt hear a good
sermon,
Year: 1878

VIRGINIA has gone into the political
intimidation business as we'll as other
Southern States. Only the other day
a negro political orator was cruelty
murdered for no other reason than that
he was Republican and therefore a
dist Der of the peace.
Year: 1878

The Christian law Is the law of love.
Whoever puts the rules OF art above the
law Of love is a pagan. He who habitu>
ally seeks to crafty his own tastes rather
than 70 do good to all men a. he has
opportunity is not a Christian, but q
pagan. The church that in all its app
poiutments Iand provisions for worship,
and in the development of It's social life,
practically seeks aesthetic qualification
more than the helpful service of the poor
and the ignorant who dwell within the
sight OF It's spire or the sound OF its bell,
is not q true church of Christ No mat
ter how orthodox may be the doctrines
taught from its pulpit; no matter how
liberal may be the gifts of its members
to missions in Africa; no matter how
Numerous may be the converts that flock
to its altar; if the practical relation of
the church to the people of its neighbor-
hood who most need the gospel is one of
isolation rather than OF sympathy il the
prevalent sentiment of the church leads
the mem bars to ignore their poor neigh
bors, ard to associate only with persons
of culture-pleasing themselves in their
social life instead of bearing the infrm-
tiles of the weak-then the religion Of
this church IS paganism, and it has no
right to the Christian name. We do not
say that most of the churches of Christ
in this country are essentially pagan.
The contrary is true. Most Of them, we
believe, remember who Christ was, and
what the law of His kingdom is. But
great many of them are wholly given
over to this false religion and there are
strong elements in many Others that tend
the same way. And the same dangers
that threaten cur churches from this
quarter are much more serious than those
which grow out Of new interpretations of
doctrine. Really it must be that pagan
ism Is little worse than Sabellianism or
Bushnellism or even than universalism.
For a man who sets aside and condemns
the fundamental law of Christ's reli-
gion; for church that processes to own
Him and yet ignores, practically, the
very people with whom He has 90
solemnly identified himself in the
twenty-fifth chapter of Matthew, some
solicitude may well be felt. There has
been a good deal of discussion, of late,
about what kind of punishment it is,
that those are threatened with, who, in
the parable just referred to, are found on
the left hand. Would it not be worth
while to give little attention to the
question what kind of people those are
against whom this punishment is threat
eued ?
Year: 1878

Don't rob your neighbor OF his good
opinion OF himself. Crush a woman's
self-esteem, and you make her cross
grained and snappish. Do the same
with a man, and you only make him
morose. You may mean TO create a
sweet, humble creature, but you'll never
do it. The people who think best Of
themselves are apt to be fast. Women
grow pretty in believing they are so, and
fine qualities often crop out after one
has been told one has them. j. only
gratifes smomentary spite to force your
own unfavorsble opinion Of him deep
into another's mind. 1t never, never
did any good. An if this werld, full Of
ugly people and awkward people, Of silly
Leople and vain people, knew their own
deficiencies, what q sitting in sackcloth
and ashes we shonld have. The greatest
of all things that a man can possess is a
satisfactory identity. If that which he
calls I plesses him, it is we'll with him /;
otherwise, he is perfectly wretched. Let
your fellow being alone hold no truth
ful mirrors before their eyes, unless with
a pure intention to uproot sin. So may
a mirror without q flaw never be pre-
Uared for YOU
Year: 1878

The mosquito has been regarded as a
particular nuisance by man wherever
they have met. The bite of this pecu-
liarly Objectionable insect has an irrita-
ting effect upon most people, over and
above the mere discomfort produced
thereby. But it would appear that
mental disturbance and systematic
bleeding are not the only injurious
actions which the mosquito can and
does exercise upon us. From what was
said at the pathological society a few
evenings sgo, it would appear that the
mosquito is the means of spreading the
flaria sanguinolenta among human
beings. They suck up this tiny enta-
econ with the blood of their human
victims; and the female mosquitoes,
after their banquet, go to the river to
deposit their eggs. In doing so, the
filaria and their larve find their way
into the water, and again toother human
beings who drink it. In order TO ascer-
tain how far the mos4 uito is thus a
carrying agent of disease from man to
man, patient known to have the flaria
in his blood was placed alone in cham.
Der, and an opportunity furnished to
mosquitoes to feed upon him. After
that, the spoilers were captured and
dissected, and in the stomach of one no
fewer than 120 filarie were found. This
newly found relation of the mosquito to
man adds materially to its Objectionable
ness; for, not only does it feed upon us,
but it helps to spread amongst us an
entozoon which is known to cause
definite series of unpleasant pathological
consequences by its presence in the
blood
Year: 1878

Gold lace Is not gold lace. It does not


deserve this title, for the gold is applied


as a surface to silver It is not even


silver lace, for the silver is applied to a


foundation of silk. The silken threads


for making this material are wound


round with gold wire, so thickly az to


conceal the silk; and the making OF this


gold wire Is one of the most singular


mechanical operations imaginable. In


the frst place, tire refner prepares a


solid rod of silver about an inch in
thickness; he heats this rod, applies
upon the surface q sheet of gold leaf,
Furnishes this down, applies another
coating, Furnishes this down, and so on,
until the gold is about one-hundredth
part the thickness of the silver. Then
the rod is subjected to a train OF pro
cesses, which brings it down to s state
of fine wire; it is passed through holes
in steel plate lessening step by step in
diameter. The gold never deserts the
silver, but sdheres closely to it, and
shares ali its mutations; it Is one
hundredth part the thickness of the
silver, and it maintains the same ratio TO
the end. AS to the thinness to which
the gOld-coated rod of silver can be
brought, the limit depends on The deli
cacy of human skill but the most re-
example ever known was
brought forward by DIR. WAllaston. This
was an example of solid gold wire with
out any silver He procured q small
rod of silver, bored q hole through it
from end to end. and inserted in this
hole the smallest gold wire he could
procure; he subjected the silver to the
usual wire drawing process, until he had
brought it TO the finest attainable state
being, in fact, silver wire as fire 81
a hair, with a gold wire in it's center.
To isolate this gold wire, he subjected it
10 warm nitrous acid, by which the
silver was dissolved, leaving a gold wire
1ne-thirty- of an inch in
thickness perhaps the thinnest round
wire that the hand of man has yet pro-
luced. But the wire, though beyond
Ill comparison finer than any employed


N manufactures, does not approach in
.hinness the film of gold on the surface
If silver and gold lace. 1t has been cal-
,ulated that the gold on the very finest
,ilver wire for gold lace is not more than
,ne- third OF onermillionth of an inch in
.hickness-that is, not above one~tenth
.he thickness of ordinary gold Leaf -
Coventry Standard.
Year: 1878

The editor of the Fishing Gazette
proffers some little testimony bearing
upon the interesting query whether fish
sleep. It is his opinion that the trout
sleeps at night; and, as proof, he states
that, when entering his fsh-house at
night in summer time, he has observed
all the fish in the tanks lying motionless
on the slate bottoms, and has often
watched them thus for some length of
time. Their slow respiration and ana
loyous movement of the hns indicated a
diminished action of the heart and a
state of rest, similar to that of the human
being in sleep. On striking light while
the fish were in this quiescert condition,
they would start as if scared, and fly
about wildly, exhibiting the same
alarmed feeling that man not uncoms
monty does when suddenly reused from
profound slumber.


This evidence refers to fish in an srti-
fetal state but the writer believes that
it applies equally to those which are
wild in their native waters. " We may
safely come to the conclusion" he
remarks, /" that repose of the brain, more
or less complete, does exist in the piscine
world: and certainly, the higher the
organization of the animal, the more
need We shall find for some system of
rest or reparation of the nervous system" F"
The movement Of gills, fms, and tail,
which is ever present in fish, the writer
considers to be as purely the result OF
reflex action as that ofthe beating of the
heart; and therefore he regards these
movements, when the 6sh is otherwise
still, as no indication that it is not IN 6
state of absolute repose and unconscious
Year: 1878

The air of the rooms we live in is
more or less alive with germs. Sunlight
with air will kill them, sunlight without
air won't kill them; consequently sun
light and ventilation are essential con-
ditions of health, and there must be at
least two hours of sunlight TO produce
effective results. 1t is neither Necessary
nor desirable to allow the scorching sun
TO pour through our windows all day
long, but we must have enough of it TO
keep our homes sweet srd fresh, or We
must suffer the consequences. We may
keep our houses open till ten O'Clock in
the morning, and then close them during
the heat of the day, reopening them in
the afternoon when the noontide fervors
are over The amount of a good round
doctors bill fer attendance on a case of
diphtheria or typhoid fever win amply
suffice to put wire-netting over all our
doors and windows, so that no trouble
some insect can find entrance, while sun
light and air may freely distill upon US
their blessings.
Year: 1878

A great deal has been said in our time
concerning the uncomfortable and IN
furious weight of apparel with which
women burden themselves. No doubt
there Is plenty Of truth in the assertions
which have been made in regard TO this
matter, and it is to be hoped that good
sense will triumph over fashion in all
things injurious as well as in things
ridiculous. In past times, however,
fashion has been an imperious mistress
in this particular. 1t is said that the
dress of Marie Joseph of Saxony, on her
marriage with Louis the Dauphin, son
of Louis XIV. of France, weighed sixty
pounds, and this heavy garment she was
compelled to wear all day. The Prin-
cess Jeanne of Navarro, on her marriage
with the Duke Of CIeves, was sttired in
q robe Of cloth of gold thickly studded
with gems, ducal coronet of jewels en-
cireled her youthful brow, and the train
of her mantle was bordeTed with ermine.
Determined TO ofer the uttermost
resistance in her power, the unhappy
bride declared her inability to walk
under the weight of her apparel, and SO
was carried to the altar by the Cardinal
De Montgomery.
Year: 1878

It had been fierce fight. Shoulder to
shoulder the line swept out from the
cover of the woods, dashed across the
long field, and found death beyond it
death in such terrible forms that the line
fell back in wild disorder. Again and
again the pale-fsced but courageous men
dashed at the position, almost gained it,
and melted away under the fire of shot
and she'll and bullet. By and by the
slaughter ceased. The living left the
field in possession of the dead and
wounded, and the deafening roar of bat
tie drifted right and LETT.


On that meadow there was no patch
of grass without its stain of blood-dead
men with eyes opened shared the ground
with those who shrieked for water or
screamed out with the agony of
their wounds. John was there. A
Year: 1878

There were three inaidons who loved q king


They sat together beside the sea;


One cried. % love him, and would die


II but ter one day he might love me ]"


The second whispered q Aud would Ole


To gladden. mis- life or make him great"


The third one spoke not but gEzed aiar


With dreamy eyes that were fad % fate.


The king he loved the hrst FOR d day:


The second his life with a fond love blest


And yet the woman who never spoke


Was the one Of the three who loved him best.


An editor wrote a leading article on
the fair sex, in the course of which he
said: "Girls Of seventeen or eighteen
ae fond Of beaus." When the paper
WA issued, he was rather shocked TO dis
cover that an unfortunate typographical
error had made him say Giils of
seventeen or eighteen are very fond Of
beans"


One the pupils of Mencius asked Of
his teacher, How is thatwe zee superior
men eating without laboring ?" to which
the instructor replied, " When a superior
man resides in q country, il its sovereign
employs his counsels as he ought he
comes to tranquility, wealth, honor and
glory If tine young follow his instruc.
tionsa as they ought they become trueheart-
ed and faithful" What greater example
than this of not eating the bread OF idle
ness.


Idleness is the mother of vice, and
boy who is allowed TO grow up in idle
ness is pretty sure to be vicious man.
The parents of such boys have a fearful
responsibility resting upon them when
they let their sons run about late hours
Of the night instead OF keeping them ct
home reading good newspapers ar books,
and training them into moral habits 10
IS TO become respectable men instead OF
idlers, rum-drinkers, gamblers and loaf
ers, which is sure TO be the case with the
night-runners and day-idlers, then the
responsibility is increased. Give the
boys plenty to do, and you viii preserve
their morals. Better a tired body than
a vicious mind


.Forbearance il the keynote Of mar
ried life. There can be no great discord,
there can be no large divergencies from
tunefulness, so long as the husband for
bears and the wife forbears. Now, this
cannot be attained without some labor.
Results are approached gradually in
character, as they are in making a sand
hiH II is grain upon grain, shovelful
upon shoveful, and load upon load, that
causes the mound 10 rise. So results OF
character come gradually. An act at
this time, a deed yesterday, a word this
morning, a cross answer to-day repeated
a month hence, and 80 on, till st last you
find there a ridge between you and your
wife's or husbands Affection Golden
Rule.
Year: 1878

The London Mining Journal points out
that, aside from its other advantages,
the success Of tho electric light would
solve most important problem Affect
ing the lives Of many persons now work
ing in mines. There appears to be no
reason. says the Journal. why cleo
tricity should not be made applicable
for mining instead OF lamps, and this
would effect what mining engineers aud
foremost chemists have long been look
ing for. Il would give the men a light
such ~ they never dreamt Of, enabling
them to get much larger quantity OF
coal In given time than II Is possible
for them to bring down by the light OF
the lamp. which barely suffices to make
the blackness OF the working places visi-
BILE. II would also benefit both masters
and men. and greater safety would be
insured. for explosions would be all but
impossible, whilst the miners would be
better abl, to guard against falls OF roof
and coal"
Year: 1878

A LADY who saw q sailor beaten and
pounded by brutal captain was male
40 in that she remained below deck for
several days. When she once more
made her appearance on deck the sailor
was at the wheel. In great sympathy
she went to him. full Of the memory OF
the dreadful event. and said. !" How y
your head to-day" lie had himself
forgotten the little circumstance. and
glancing at the compass, cheerfully re-
piled. "west-nor'wsst and running
free, Madam"