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Year: 1879

Their Duty to Go to the Polls and Vote


Their Principles.


The Rev. Merritt Hulburd prefaced his
sermon at the First Methodist church last
evening, with short address on the subject
of the s'The Christian in Politics. The
reverend speaker said that in considering
the subject of the Christian in politics, two
principal points were suggested, viz: The
necessity of being there, and his duty when
there. One of the greatest perils of the
day, politically speaking, in the widespread
prevalence of the indiferentsm. There was
lamentable want of interest among the
better class of literary and business men.
They were inclined to stand aloof from the
issues of the day, and too often washed their
hands of the whole business. They declined
to attend the primaries and often neglected
to vote.


There we're no class of citizens who could
afford to neglect politics. There are none
point in government is the ballot box.
Some one had said that the ballot box was
the difference between the government and
the subject. Wien once at the ballot box it
was the citizens duty to be Independent.


There were many who eglected their
duty on the plea that this or that party
or faction was too corrupt for the high
moral principles they presumed to entertain
or advocate. just before election the citizen
was approached by wire pulling politicians
who were indifferent to all else save the in
terests of their particular candidate. No
matter whether the platform or principles
promulgated at the convention suited the
voters idea of what was right or not. the
voter was pressed for his suffrage to advance
the interests of the particular candidate rep
resented, for 'tjust once," that being the
stock phrase of the ward politician.


Without the influence of earnest, moral
Year: 1879

No further action regarding a renewal OF It's over
due loan TO Jersey City taken yesterday by the
officers of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
The previous application made by the city for a
renewal of the debt until December, had been de-
MED by the company. The request made last week
for a loan of 100000, winch also was refused, is
said to have no connection with the existing debt.
- renewal of the loan" said NIce-President Alex
andcr "is not now under consideration by this com
panv That IT Will or will not be renewed | cannot
saw for the reason that | am not able TO fortell
what may be to the future advantage of the com
pany. have the utmost confidence that the debt
will be paid"


The salaries of the employees of Jersey City, which
became due April l. still remained unpaid yester-
dav. No action was taken by the city authorities
to raise any money, and there was no excitement
whatever over the present embarrassment of the
city. Ii was TumoTcd that the men employed at
street labor would be paid today, but as City
Treasurer Earlier was absent from the city the
truth of the rumOr could not be asccrtalned. The
salaries due amount to nearly $4,000. 1t is pro-
posed to hold meeting of the wealthy taxpayers
10 discuss the matter and devise some means of lift
ing the city out OF its dificuty but no action has
vet been taken by Mayor Hopper Yesterday the
Mayor vetoed the resolution passed last week 10y
the Board of Public Works reducing the water
rents as he believed it would be lEjUdicous to re-
duce any source of revenue to the city when
the fact is apparent that its expenditures largely
pXCtpH ifs TppplUtS
Year: 1879




The good people of Laurel, Md, are at pres.
ent greatly excited over the discovery Of what
is believed to be positive proof Of the wicked E
ness OF one of their prominent citizens, a leader
in piety. and in every shining and commend
able virtue, whose character has hitherto been
considered exemplary. This Laurelite q few
days ago visited Washington. When he re-.
turned he carried back with him a large shoe.
box, which, II was observed, by persons who
saw him, he handled with tho utmost care.
Whom he left the train at Laurel he proceeded
toward his house, still carrying the box. When
be arrived at the house, however, instead of
taking the box in with him deposited 1t on
the door step, and then walked in to receive
the greetings of his wife, who was confined to
her bod, having just given birth to child.


A very short time had elapsed when the
cries and newings ofthe tiny Laurelite in the
bed, much to tho CONSERVATION of the wife,
were strangely echoed from the doorstep
The prominent citizen thoreupon hurried out
OF the room, rushed to the door and, bouncing
Immediately back into the room, excitedly ex-
claimed "Wifc, somebody has left baby in n
shoe-box on our door-stcpw Tho shoc-box and
its contents which proved TO DO bouncing
baby, were thcreupon brought into tho house,
and, of course, were the subject Of much com
ment and curious inspection by members Of
the family and neghbors, who wondered how
the baby ever got into the shoe-box and how
the shoe-boN ever found its way to the promi
nent citizens doorstep. The result was that
the alleged foundlng was received into the
house and formally installed us II member Of tho
family. So far the prominent ctizon had reason
congratulate himself upon the success of his
strategy. But it happened that some of his
townsmen learned that he had brought shoe
box from Washington on the very day upon
which the mysterious infant was found on the
doorstep. They made inquiries, aud the re-
suit was that tho wanderings of tho man with
the shoe-box were traced all the way from
Washington to Laurcl 1t is this discovery
that now agitates Laurel. delegation of
Laurolitcs visited this city yesterday and
pursued the investigation until they arrived
at point where their suspicious took the form
of conviction. Among others whom they in.
tervewcd was brakeman on tho train that
carried the precious freight. He positively
stated that he saw the prominent citizen get
on the train here with the shoe-box and alight
with it at Laurel. Tho identity of the shoe
hox is now believed to be fully established,
and therefore tho good people of Laurel arc
turning their backs upon tho prominent citi-
zen, and there is q prospect that the shoe-box
will play q prominent part In an examination
before the church congregation of which the
Laurelitc in question is a leader.
Year: 1879

Judge Smell yesterday committed the case
of "Lum' Pearson, charged with perjury, to
the Grand Jury, fixing bonds at $500 remark
ing that tho crime of false swearing was much
too common in the District. This is the case in
which such unusual interest was taken in
the welfare of the prisoner by the police
officials. Pearson has u bad record in the
court here and in Maryland, but notwith.
standing this, for some reason, has been
greatly favored by the prosecuting officers and
other officials. A former case in which he was
indicted By the Grand Jury was nolle pros'd by
the District Attorney. In case all Indictment
is found in the present instance, there will be
some interest in watching whether the same
influences will nterpose in his favor.
Year: 1879

At meeting of the Philharmonic Society
held last night Mt the Congregational Church,
the committee appointed at the last meet
ing TO revise the bylaws made a report
which was fully discussed and partially
adopted. Tho report will be. adopted as a
whole at the meeting to be held next Monday
evening. The society will then commence the
rehearsal Of the Messiah" The society is
now in splendid working condition aud bids
fair this season 10 excel all its former efforts.
Year: 1879

Much interest is manifested in tho course of
lessons in cookery by Miss Juliet Corson, now
in progress at Tallmadge Hall. A lesson will
be given evory day this week at two O'clock.
This course Is given under the auspices OF the
trustees Of the Industrial Home School and a
committee of citizens. The object in view is
the permanent establishment of tho Washing.
ton Cooking School. Miss Corson will begin
course Of lectures at eight o'clock this even
ing at the Spenoerian Business College.
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this occasion his thanks
the people Of Yankoh particularly and to his many
patronage which has been bestowed upon the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires call the attention Of these friends and
the people generally to the enlarged facilities
sive assortment and comodous rooms which
firm had provided and which Dudley
4 Hawey possesses


In the line Of the Hardware trade the
Tin Copper and Sheet Iron Ware he claims
equal in all anything
tent


In the future by constant application business hopes
to the Hardware trade of the which naturally
utar to this point conferred
make 1t for the interest Of people within this region
chase their Hardware Tnware Copper and Sheet
Stoves, and all othor articles in this line from
Yours gratefully and respectfully
GEO. e. HAWlEY.
Union Block Third St.
Year: 1879

nen-of-war. Awed by this, apparently, the


port authorities did not resist I; the ships


constantly came in, and the cholera, now


bad at Yokohama. is thought to have been
thus spread. This report would be incred-
lble If the facts were less thoroughly es-
tablished. This defiance of the laws OF q
country is done in the name of ex.errito-
riality-a theory of international law in
vented and applied for the protection OF
the persons and families of foreign ambas-
sadors. 1t is assumed that ON ambassador
is not subject in ordinary ways to the laws
Of any other country than that Of his
sovereign, and that. for the purposes OF the
laws of the land to which he is sent, he is
not in the country. For the protection OF
ambassadors this is a good and useful
theory; but to extend it, as is done to cover
the whole commerce Of country, and to
settle cases usually determined by treaty,
is simply IN outrageous abuse ofthe patience
of people like the Japanese. From such
wantoD conduct reaction against foreigners
is sure to arise. IT the reaction would dis
criminate and tend to cripple in Japan
merely English and German influence, we
should have no special reason to be dis
satisfied; but neither official nor popular
fury is likely to act in that way.
Year: 1879

The WEATHER.-The area of high pressure
has passed out into the ocean off the coast of
Maine. The barometer continues to be above
the mean in the Middle Atlantic and South
eAtlantic States and dominates over the
weather in these districts. The atmospheric
pressure is gradually diminishing west of the
lake regions, and the storm centre which
has remained almost stationary in the
Northern Missouri districts during the
past two days is being more and more
developed, and it is slowly moving eastward,
but owing to the high pressure southeast of the
lake regions it is more than likely to pass north
of the lake regions. Its influence is now being
felt in the northern portion of Minnesota, where
high winds are prevalent The temperature is
comparatively low in the Middle Atlantic and
South Atlantic States, but Is rising rapidly
throughout the central valleys and the North
west. The weather has been clear along the
Atlantic coast and those sections of the country
lying south of the Ohio River as far as Florida
1t was fair IN the lake regions and cloudy west
of the Mississippi River, with occasional raius.
Heavy rain has fallen in Florida. The winds
have been high in the Northwest and the upper
lake regions, brisk In the Southern States and
gentle to fresh elsewhere. The weather in New
York aud its vicinity to-day will be fair and
warmer. Tomorrow it will be fair, with higher
temperature.
Year: 1879

In to-day's HERALD are published both the
full particulars OF the condition in which
the ship Vega passed the winter in the Arc
tic ice and the record of the loss on the
coast OF Japan of the steamer sent to the
rescue Of the explorer and to help him out
of the peris of the Polar Sea- BY way of
Arctic seas and unknown icy regions,
around misty capes whose craggy outlines
were lost in fog and storm, over shoals
where q safe way was only found by the
constant use Of the lead, the Vega passed
safely to winter harbor within
but a few days steaming Of Behr-
ing Strait, and thence, when the
summer came, passed, it is fair to suppose.
easily out to the ocean. But the rescue ship
went by the Suez Canal and the tropical
seas and the open Pacific, and has gone to
pieces on stormy coast. 1t will be noted
that in one of the communications from
Nordenskj3ld which we give to-day he
expresses himself emphatically to the effect
that IAN expedition of rescue is unneces-
sary," and gives distinct statement how
we'll his stores and coal have held out. Con-



will not entail any hardship upon the ex-
plorers, and is not on event disastrous to
discovery. Nordenskj0ld's narrative of his
wintering is one Of great interest.


Our readers will remember that we gave
in May last the last word heard from Pro-
fessor Nordenskjold previous to his dreary
winter in the ice on the Siberian coast.
That last account included the report of the
adventures OF the Vega from her start until
her arrival at the mouth Of the Iona River,
and brought the news down to August 26
Until that time all had gone well, and the
voyage of the little ship was not differ
ent from other voyages in compara-
gerous waters, and Nordenskj6id, from the
progress actually made, was sanguine that
he would get through before the summer
was over. Then the veil was drawn. The
Vega did not appear in Japan by the time
she would have been due there if she had
got through. 1t was evident, therefore,
that she had failed in that respect; but that
certainty entaiied some anxiety as to
whether that was the worst of the story, for
she might not only have failed to get
through, but she might have gone down or
gone to pieces and all hands perished. add
ing their names to the list of the martyrs Of
exploration. But the minds OF men were put
at ease on that head u good while ago. and
the letters that we print to-day from Nor
denskjold to his friends in Sweden, and
which left the ship as late as February 20
in the present year, tell the Story OF his
wintering. In these the chronicle is taken
up at the point where it was discontinued
in the former record, and the ship is carried
to the point where she was caught by the
ice and held, only one hundred and fifty
miles from Behring Strait. 1t is evident
from the chronicle that winter in the Arc
tic regionswas never gone through with less
distress than was endured by the hardy
Swedes.
Year: 1879

THERE WILL doubtless be some suffering
occasoned by the removal of the street stands
and booths, as ordered yesterday, but the cause
dates back to the days when city authorities
were foolish or venal enough TO countenance he
erection Of these distractions The clerk of the
market was right in saying that these stands
were worse encumbrances than those which
merchants put upon sidewalks. These latter
are as nuisances simply outrageous, and they
are worse in the vicinity of Washington Market
than anyw here else
Year: 1879




General Garfield has given HERALD COR
respondent at some length his views of the
philosophy of Ohio politics. He regards the
State as sort of temporary stopping place
for the Eastern democratic voter on his way
further West; it this happy wanderer re-
mains long enough in Ohio he turns repub-
lican; but, apparently, as soon as he changes
his party he removes from the State. It is
on this theory that General Garfield ac-
counts for the fact that the democrats do
sometimes carry the State, and that it is so
uncertain that he even fears they may carry
it this fall.


He holds further that the greenback
movement owes large number of its ad-
herents to the Greeley movement, the green
hackers being, he thinks, republicans who
went off after Greeley and were ashamed
afterward to go back into their old party,
but would not become democrats. This
year, he hopes, many of them will come
and he believes the democratic State
rights notions are going to scare them
home. We doubt if he is correct in
this. The republican party was made up
of federalists and State rights men; or, to
put it in other words, of centralizationists
and Observation-Disclosures and now that the
republican leaders all over the country are
taking very extreme ground in favor Of GEN.
tralizing power in the federal government
they are. in point Of fact, more likely to
lose than to gain adherents Without
the help of State rights voters the re-
publican party could never have elected q
President; and the republican leaders are
on dangerous ground when they demand
further extension of the powers of the fed
eral government They will even find it
difficult to defend the federal marshal and
supervisor laws, of the use made OF which
recent Investigations make bad show.
The Springfield Republicans comments on
this head will have the concurrence of
great many republican voters. It
remarks of the facts brought out by
tho Wallace committee in New Eng
and:-''The plain. unvarnished truth
stands out boldly in evidence that some Of
our professedly best men who are promi-
ueut mauuAactuxCIS piaosAcoAAy Ao1uiu eueAI
employees from exercising the right of suf-
frage free from interference. It is dis
graceful state of affairs, but we are forced
to the admission that the federal super
visors were employed not to keep peace at
the polls, but TO keep anti-republican voters
away; that these supervisors, instead of pre-
venting fraud, encouraged it by aiding to
persecute all opposed to the republican can
didates. 1t is fact developed by Senator
Wallace's committee that no matter who
offered republican ballot it was accepted
and no questions asked; whereas some of
the best men. socially and morally, and all
others who were at all active in opposition
to the republican party, were carefully
watched. and their every move dogged by
paid spoilers"


General Garfield relates an interesting
conversation with General Grant, apropos
of the talk about his denomination. The
reasons which he gives why the republicans
might insist on Grant we shall consider ut
another time
Year: 1879

brain by resting it, and often, to use
homely old expression. makes an entirely
new man of him, while the effect is similar
upon the women who day after day are
wearied by the petty butinexorable round OF
home duties. Our series OF interviews with
managers will be extended until our patrons
have the entire theatrical outlook before
than.
Year: 1879

THE CANADIAN MILITIA is to have chance to
distinguish itself in the Northwest the duty
being that heretofore performed by the mounted
police. A similar course this side the border
on special occasions would raise our skeleton
army to proper condition and show of what sort
of stuff our militamcn are made.
Year: 1879

RAIDS upon tenement house poultry keepers
continue on the east side, and it is fair ques-
lion whether the people who so fagrantly violate
simple sanitary laws and injure their neighbors
should not be punished with that severity which
stupid and determined offenders always require
Year: 1879

From the San Francisco Bulletin.


One feature of the last eruption of
the remarkable volcano in the Sand
wich Islands is the fact that the great
molten lake of lava, occupying a huge
caldron nearly a mile in length, and
known as the "South Lake" was drawn
off subterraneously, giving no warning
of its movement, and leaving no visible
indication of its pathway or the place
of its final deposit "Other eruptiOns,
writes Dr. Coan to Professor Dean in a
letter dated June 20, "have blazed
their way on the surface to the sea, or
while on their subterranean way have
rent the superintendent beds, throwing
eat Jets of steam or of sulphurous gases,
with here and there small patches or
broad areas of lava. But as yet no sur
face 4narks of this kind reveal the silent,
solemn course of this burning river.
One theory is that it flowed deep in
subterranean assures, and finally disem-
bogued during those days, and we had
what might be called a tidal wave of
moderate magnitude" The old process
of replenishment which had gone on
since the last eruption of 1868 is report
ed to have begun again, and after
another decade another disagreement
may take place.
Year: 1879

In printing the Chinese do not use a
press as we do; the delicate nature of
their paper would not admit Of it when
once the blocks are engraved, the paper
is cut, and the ink is ready, one man
with his brush will print a large num-
ber of sheets in a day.


The block to be printed must be
placed perfectly level, and secured firm
1y The printer has two brushes one
OF them a sitter kind, which he can
hold in his hand, and use at either end.
He dips it into the ink, and rubs the
block with it, taking care not to wet it
too much; if it were wetted too much the
characters would be slurred if too lit
tie, they would not print. When the
block is once got into proper state,
he can print three or four impressions
without dipping his brush into ink.


The second brush is used to rub over
the paper, with a small degree Of pres
sure, that it may take the impression !;
this it does easily, for, not being sized
with alum, it receives the ink the in
slant it comes in contact with it. 1t is
only necessary that the brush should be
passed over every part Of the sheet with
greater or smaller degree Of pressure,
and repeated in proportion as the prin-
ter finds there is more or less ink upon
the block. This brush is soft and Of an
oblong form.


According to Chinese chronology, the
art of printing was discovered in China
about fifty years before the Christian
era. under the reign of Wing Fong l.,
the second emperor Of the Tartarian
dynasty; the art of paper making about
145 years afterward, before which pc
riod they had been accustomed to tran
scribe, or print, their writings, in vol
umes Of silk or cloth cut into the form
of leaves.
Year: 1879

| GallgnanIs Messenger.


Every one is more or less acquainted
| with the advance made in the use of
electricity, particularly in the way of
| lightning and as a motive power, but
| few would ever have suspected that it
was likely to be applied to purposes of
personal adornment Such however, is
the case, for NJ. Trouve has found the
means of applying it in a most ingeni-
Gus manner to certain articles of fjewelry.
The applications of it are comparatively
unlimited, but description of a few
articles will suffice to give the reader
an idea of this invention. Take, first
of all, a breastpin, consisting of a deaths
head enameled, with movable eyes of
diamonds or rubies, and the lower jaw
articulated. At the pleasure of the
wearer, by means to be described pres
emily. it can be made to roll its eyes
and chatter its gumless teeth. Another
fpin is surmounted by a small golden
drum, on which is seated on its tail
little rabbit holding in its fore paws
two drumsticks, with which it beats
tattoo when the electric current is
applied. A third is an ornament for
lady's hair consisting of bird covered
all over with diamond points, which on
completing the circuit, futters its wings
and produces a curious effect. One of
these was made for the Princess de Met
ternich. But the curious part of the in
vention is the battery by which these
objects are put In motion. Each of
them is attacked to an invisible wire,
easily concealed in the garments or the
hair, the other end of which is connected
with minure battery. This apparatus
is not bigger than a pencil case, and can
be easily carried unseen in the waist
coat pocket. 1t consists of tube her


metically sealed, containing in the up
per half a pile composed of zinc and
carbon inclosed in case of hardened
india-rubber (ebonite). The zinc and
the carbon only occupy the upper por-
ton of the tube, the lower containing
the exciting liquid. So long as the
tube is kept in perpendicular position,
the pile is not reached by the liquid,
and consequently no action takes place.
But the moment it is placed horizontal
| ly, the acid acts on the.pile, and cir
cult is established which sets the nova
bic parts IN action. Thus the wearer
has only to vary the position of the
tube to produce the motion or stop it at
pleasure