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Year: 1878

Mayor Almond, judging from the
communication he sent to Council last
night, is anxious that the city shall be
we'll governed so far as multiplicity
of police are concerned. While Mr..
Mc'ilinchey and other Democratic mem.
bers of the City Council are trying so
far as can be judged from external ap-
pearance to economize, Mayor All
mond does not seem to pay much atten-
tiOn to economy and is only anxious to
increase his force no matter what it NAV
cost the city, His proposition will in
crease the expenses of the city about
$1,000, though il is likely that if the
force was increased that in addition to
police duties they would be required to
light and extinguish the lamps of the
city, which would leave the additional
increase of expense about s. 900. 1t is
true that Wilmington has large area
of territory, but if all that has to be
traversed over even the increase recon-
mended would not be sufficient.


We cannot but think that the pres
ent is very inopportune time to add
to the already large taxation of the
citizens. Certainly the city was never
more orderly than at present, and nev-
er was there so little reason for an in
crease than at present. The worst
places which require the strictest po-
lice surveillance are not in til" cutskir
of the city; some Of them are about
within stones cast Of the Mayors Office
and could easily be broken up by the
present force if there was a disposition
to do so. If these gambling hell5 and
the unlicensed saloons which abound
through the heart of the city and which
must be known to the present force
were broken up, there would be but
little work left even for small force.
An increase cf the force we admit
would or ought to be beneficial to good
order and to the protection of the pro


erty and consequently could do no
harm, but it is very doubtful whether
few advantages gained would be suffi-
cient Offset to the increase of taxation
that must ensue. 1t is very dou btful
whether the council will accede to the
request of the Mayor in the face of the
promises of economy and retrenchment
which were to follow in the train of
their election.
Year: 1878

THE READING Dispatch says And now
for Gen. Grant and a third term. With
him as the Republican candidate in 1850
he will sweep the entire North and
break up the 'solidity' of the South.
Year: 1878

This lady has given several lectures at the
Court House to lare audiences of ladies and
gentlemen, on Spiritualism. She claims to
be medium, able to see and communicate
with the spirit world. She held public
seance Monday evening. For over an hour
she was engaged in answering questions
asked by different ones of the audience, and
concluded the entertainment by describing
the appearance of numerous spirits which
she claimed to see in proximity to GER
tain ones in different parts of the audience.
While we do not believe in the teachings or
doctrines of spiritualism, no one who was
present at the Court House Tuesday evening
will differ with us when we say that Mrs.
Chamberlain is remarkable person. Is she
a woman ''that hath familiar spirit" after
the manner of the one so vividly pictured in
/ Samuel, chapter xviii
Year: 1878

The Western Union Telegraph authorities
recently ordered loup line of wire to be
strung from White Hall to Butte, but the or
der, as Superintendent Hibbard considers,
comes too late to undertake the work this
season for the contract price authorized, and
the line therefore will not be constructed this
year. This will be real disappointment to
Butte, which stands greatly in need of tele-
graphic communication. If the town is thus
obliged to wait, it may be able another spring
to obtain connection with the new military
line expected next month to be completed to
Bozeman, from which point wires already
reach to Helena and Deer Lodge.
Year: 1878

Secretary Schurz has decided that no por-
ton of the money appropriated by Congress
for public surveys during the present year
can be used for the purpose of tracing former
SURVEYS in the field or to aid the investigation
of depredations upon public timber lands.
He holds there is no warrant for the Depart
ment to add to the amount granted by Con-
gress for the prosecution of that investigation
the appropriation for it having been specific
and definite.
Year: 1878

IT is briefly announced in Washington


telegram that Russell B. Harrison has been


appointed Assayer at Helena, Montana. csce


Charles Rumley, suspended. The cause for


this change is mystery to our people, and


it is unnecessary to state that it takes this


community by surprise. Mr.. Rumley is a


thoroughly capable, attentive, laborious and


honest official. THERE'S absolutely no requisite


essential to the most efficient understanding


of his duties that he can be said to lack, and


that he has discharged such duties acceptably


both to the people and the Government we


have the best reasons to suppose. We know


that his administration of the Assay Office


has been most satisfactory to the business


and mining public of Montana, and the off,


cial letters of Director Linderman are in the


highest sense complimentary. We are utterly


at loss, therefore, to understand for what rea-


son this faithful officer, who has toiled often


eighteen and twenty hours day, has sacrl-


feed health, and given up his own scanty


means for two or more months to pay en-


ployees and keep the Assay Office in motion,


should be suspended from his position.


Here is an officer, who has been at his post,


night and day, continuously at work, with
scarcely intermissions sufficient for food and
sleep, summarily removed for no cause known
to himself or to the people among whom he
lives and where his Office is. Contrast this
officer and his record with another-the Sec
retary of Montana. This latter official, for
the year and half and more that he has
been commissioned, has not altogether, been
present in or occupied his Office one calendar
month. He has been an alien to his office,
and the Capital has seen nothing of him save
at rare intervals of a few days each in the
entire period for which he has received his
pay. The Office, jobbed out to
cheap understrappers about the Executive
department has for the most part been
wholly without tenant except as the hired
porters kept their short watches over the
public archieves and property stored in the
warerpoms. Yet this off,
Ger remains, draws regularly his full salary,
and defes any and all to bulge him from his
place, while he continues to huxter to the
lowest bidder the opening and shutting of his
office doors and keep the official machine in
order. Is it because Assayer
Rumley has not, like Secretary Mills, aban-
boned his Office and given his attention
chiefly to his private affairs, that he is called
upon to vacate and make room for another
If not this, is it because he has tried too dill
gently to serve the government by excessive
over hours of hard work; or because he has
divided with workmen his own small pay to
keep in operation the assaying and melting
business of the government mineral shop?
We sadly lack, as everybody in Montana
seems to lack, knowledge of the cause why |
Charles Rumley is suspended. Who will be
first to post the public?
Year: 1878

Mr.. and Mrs. Strahorn are back from their
tour to Western, Southern and Eastern Mon
tana. In the circuit were included visits to
Deer Lodge, Butte, Glendale, Virginia City,
Bozeman, and other points along the route of
travel. Mr.. Strahorn has accumulated vast
amount of valuable information and data
which his clever practice will weave into the
pages of his coming book. 1t will be VOL
ume of great interest, and the illustrations
will embrace some of the most magnificent
natural scenery of Montana. Mr.. Kimball,
of the Union Pacific Railroad, is understood
to favor another important undertaking con-
ceived by the fertile brain of Mr.. Strahorn-
the publication of monthly illustrated paper
of many thousands of copies for gratuitous
circulation in the States and along the lines
of railway, each number to be separately de-
voted to information concerning some one OF
the Western Territories, until all OF them
have been thus advertised. 1t is contemplated
to prepare business directories in brief form,
to occupy a certain amount of space in the
paper. This feature will be carried out if the
mercantile and business public are found
favorable to the scheme, of which we think
there can be little or no doubt We hope it
will be tried.
Year: 1878

Assays of gold silver lead and copper carefully
and promptly made, at the lowest rates Parties v-
ing at distance can send me by mail. one ounce OF
and two dollars in currency and will forward the
silver and gold ores will be made for parties who de-
sign going into the milling business. d&1m-n13
Year: 1878

Yesterday about noon an alteration
took place between three or four COL
ored youths at the colored school
house on Cr0zier street, which re-
suited In George Deaderick being
pretty severely cut in the face and
stabbed Ia the back and shoulder by
his comrade, George Goodrich. The
boy George Deaderick is janl-
tor at the school building,
and it seems while he and
one or two others were cleaning up at
noon, the Goodrich boy came to the
fence and quarrel ensued, when he
drew his knife and just lit into them,
apparently proposing to make short
work OF them.


He first tackled John Kidd, cut his
hat all TO pieces almost and left few
slight scratches, and then turning into
George Deaderick gave him very
ugly and severe rake down the left
temple and cheek, laying open a
gaping wound. Also stabbing him in
the shoulder. He made for another
boy, but he got away. They were all
mere boye, and it was a bad piece of
work.


The boy Deaderick was taken to
DR.. Hudgins' office, who sewed up and
dressed the wounds. Goodrich was
arrested and tried before Recorder
White. 1t was shown that the boys
began on the Goodrich boy, but not
sufficient TO warrant his conduct. He
is said to be very bad chap. After
investigation he was fired SO and
costs, and locked II? in default of
hOn1
Year: 1878

The Audrain County Teachers In
stitute will meet in Mexico, at the
Public School building, on the third
Saturday in December. The last In
stitute, held at Benton City, was a
success, although the weather was
unfavorable. Delicate ladies braved
the weather and added the weight of
their experience and the charm of
their presence to the deliberations of
the body. And right here we want to
remark, that the teacher who takes
not enough interest in his or her pro-
fession to attend the meetings Of the
Institute, Notwithstanding the weather
may be little rainy or snowy, does
not deserve the honorable name of
teacher, aud should seek a calling
better suited to his character and dis
position.


All the teachers in Audrain county
are expected to be present at the next
Institute, and every provision will be
made for their entertainment.


A prominent teacher remarked to
the writer, few days ago, that she
did not attend the Institute, because
she knew just what would be said and
done. Ex.letly so, and for that very
reason she, of all others, ought to be
present at every meeting in order to
give us new ideas about these old
subjects.
Year: 1878

1t has become an axiom that good
teacher makes a good school, and the
best school is soon spoiled by a poor
teacher. 1t is impossible to make
good school out of any class of pu-
pills, unless those pupils have the in
struction of thoroughly competent
and efficient teacher. In order. to
obtain from the public schools those
results which are desired, the teach
ers placed.in charge Of them must be
well and thoroughly qualified to do
their work. More than that-the
successful teacher will have natural
endowment of common sense, and
brains enough to contribute to a good
intellectual culture. Without these
to staIt with, the aspiring pedagogue
would better turn to the plow, or the
workbench, though without brains
and common sense no success can be
anticipated in any calling. AT any
rate, In teaching, these are simply es-
sentials to the effort.


In the next place, there must be
special fitness for the work of teach
ing, as well as for the profession of
the artist or the lawyer. Preaching
the Gospel is not the only vocation to
be followed in response to ''call."
Let HIN never attempt to teach
school who is not conscious of such a
spirit pervading his whole mental
constitution-who does not possess
such quick, prophetic insight into
the minds and hearts of his pupils
as to move and actuate, like an in
spiration, almost without his recogni-
tion-at least without his intent or
purpose. To be a teacher is more
than to be a hearer of recitations.
The successful teacher must possess
certain qualification which is not to
be obtained from study, or from the
normal school. The normal school
cannot possibly make teachers of
some students, because they lack
originally a genius for teaching We
say of poet, nascitur, non fit, but
this is no less true of the real teach
er. The poet discriminates spontane.
ously the finest shades of appropri-
ateness or beauty in the use of words,
or phrases, or figures of speech, and
no one can,define the grounds of his
preferences in such a manner as to
enable another to acquire the poets
skill, and so this special and primary
qualification in the teacher is not Ca
pable of definite location or an ex-
act definition. The genuine teacher
selects his language and performs his
work in a manner which all can ap-
preciate and admire, but which none
can define or communicate by rules.
Educational Weekly.
Year: 1878

1t is said that every teacher in Rich
land county, Wis, takes a school
journal. If this is true it is certainly
the banner county of the United States.
Can we not follow this example?
Year: 1878

The Mexico LEDGER rests from the
discussion of politics to talk about
Navigation Laws. Mexico is sit
uafed at the head of Salt River. LA.
Journal.


Yes, Mexico is situated at the head
of Salt River, and for that very reason
we at this time published an article on
navigation for the benefit OF those who
went up Salt River, some of them
from your own county = Fagg, for
instance.
Year: 1878

''Hug Me to Death, Darling" is
the title of new song. If the au-
thoress is young and handsome we
will endeavor to comply with her re-
quest if she will drop us a note, CIV
ing the number of her residence and
the time when it will be most con-
venient for her to go to press.
Year: 1878

The frosty nights have come again,


And at this time of year
The single men. who sleep alone,


Franco round upon their ear.
They turn the bedding quickly back,


And then they tumble in
Roll up into little lump


Their knees up to their chin.
And then unto themselves they say,


just loud enough to hear
by George, this thing has got to cease
Before another year p'
Year: 1878

change It after few comparatively in
formal meetings? 1t seems to us that sound
sense would dictate that this business
should be laid aside for the present, and
that n commission be appointed TO consist
of three Representatives, two Senators, the
Secretary of War, the General of the Army,
and one or two major or brigadier generals
of the army, to thoroughly investigate the
matter and report their views to Congress.
This is rational view of the subject, but it
may se that it is not what the party
wants. 1t is barely possible that instead of
having an eye to tho best interests of the
country they are looking to the next cleo
tinn
Year: 1878

Mr. MILLS, of Texas, should seize his
baggage and get out Of the Democratic
party by the shortest route and on an ex.
press train. He evidently don't belong to
that vile organization. lie has mind OF
his own, and isn't afraid to exercise it in his
own independent way.
Year: 1878

what they want, for they too we'll know
that the majority is against them. After
doing all that they possibly could to sup
press honest majorities, they now present a
poor and contemplate figure in attempting
to still keep their shame before the world.
They are fighting the cause of the minority,
and they are only provoked in that they


were not successful in their tricks of sup
pressing a sufficient number of Republican


votes to make their contemplate minority
appear to be the majority.
Year: 1878


intend making this closing sale success, and are
determined BY their mode Of conducting 1t to show
tha, they are IN earnest Remember that you get
TEN CENTS OFF ON EVERY DOLLARS WORTH
YOU PURCHASE OF


LEVY OTHERS.


So make your purchases OF them.
Year: 1878

DROWNED IN A MGLL-RAcE.-The body OF
colored woman named Eliza Jane Hill
was found in the mill-race near the Free
bridge about A o'clock on Sunday after
noon. She lived in the neighborhood, and


went off about O'Clock in the morning to
hunt for duck she had lost. but failing to
return her friends became anxious about
her. It is supposed she was accidentally
drowned. No inquest was deemed neces'
Year: 1878

WHEN you SEQ n lady on the street
stop suddenly and kick, and reach
backward and downward, don't be
alarmed it is not n brickbat she is after.
As soon as she has taken out tho old
oyster cans ertangled in her train that
sweet smile will return; and everywhere
the street contractor halls the woman
With train as n blessing.
Year: 1878

TO school, and again asked for her sd-
dress, saying that without her testimo-
ny il would be impossible to convict
the pickpocket, aud she complied. He
called at Der fathers house, made the
acquaintance Of the family, escortine
Alice to the Magistrates Court, where,
on her evidence, the sharper was sent
to hard labor for twoyears. This new.
made acquaintance continued his visits
and was marked in his attentions 10
Alice He gave her valuable presents,
aud begged that he might be at the
charge of her education. He took up
the role OF guardian In the most natural
way, and became the dearest friend of
the whole family. He was an invalid,
and travelled more or less during the
early seasons for bis health. Not very
long ago he surprised them by coming
to take leave. saying that he was oblig-
ed to go TO San Francisco to take psss.
ession OF a valuable property that had
been left him there. He wrote to Alice
during the journey. aad after his xrri-
val; and then came the last letter say.
ing that he was i'll and must die; that
he hoped to make her his wife, and
that by his will he had left her $500 a
year for life. Shortly after the receipt
of this, Alice received visit from his
father. who informed her that bis son
had died few days after writing to
each of them. and that he had exacted
q pledge from him that he should see
that the provisions OF the will were exc
cuted. He himself was going to San
Francisco to attend 20 his sons business
there and settle the estate. A few days
ago. on his departure. Alics received
from him . magnificent bouquet. in
which was a most tender note snd q
diamond ring of the rsrest value"
Here the story pauses for the pr essnt.
Later on l may be able to tell you
whether anything further comes of it.
Ny friend has the idea that the father.
who is a widower, is as much pleased
with Alice as the rest Of US!
Year: 1878

Nv clock on this occasion misled me


and | arrived at my hostess at too
early sn hour As i went in mss a
young lady preparing to go out. We
exchanged word or two and | gave q
second rapid glance to discover what II
was that made me wish she would stay.
There was no beauty in one sense, but
piquance and grace and something else.
1t was face that suggested events. and
said so to my hostess: "How strange!


she answered. II will tell you about her.
You see she is young and this moment
particularly sad. She has hardly foot
ing. she says She is in halt dream.
or in world not exactly real, as it is
To the rest of US. Two or three years
ago wsll-known publisher in Pattern
oster row. who for many years had
been prosperous in business. and deserv-
ed his prosperity. failed through no
fault of his own. The ruin was 50
complete, save that his honor remained
untarnished, that be had been obliged
To take an humble situation. and the
older daughters of the family 10 become
governesses. The youngest daughter.
Alice. the young lady YOU met IN the
hall. has been kept st school. that she
might he educated TO fill the place of a
governess. Last year, when the animals
which had been presented 10 the Prince
of Wales on his Indian journey were
exhibited az the Geological Gardens,
this child. with the rest OF London, was
anxious 10 see the Princes pets. She
went TO the Zoo as il Is called here.
and while in the crowd observed a thief
pick a gentleman's pocket and get OF
with the stealings. As soon as she
could she touched the gentleman on the
arm aud pointed ous the thief Tue
gentleman said: Let Us watch and see
If he relieves any one else of purse.


The light fingered party pursued his
craft, and they on the watch gave the
alarm, and the thief was arrested.
Alice started for her home. The gem
tleman begged that she would give him
her name aud address. that he might
fittingly thank her. but this she deciin-
Ell TO do. He must have followed her,
for the next day he met her on the way
Year: 1878

Boston Herald.


The New York Tribune attempts
to discredit the testimony OF James
E. Anderson at the outset by stat
ing that he has declared himself to
have been a perurer. There seems
to be no warrant for this statement.
Anderson has never proved himself
to be perjurer. His testimony, as
given before the Potter Committee
does not conflict In any important
way with his testimony given to the
Senate Investigating Committee in
1877. He may be proved a per-
jurer, but it will have to be by fresh
evidence. He admits that he agreed
to suppress evidence which might
have interfered with Nash as a Con-
gressional candidate, but this by no
means proves him to be a liar. Un-
less the Republicans can imme-
diately and decisively break down
the testimony Of James f. Ander-
son, it will be conceded by the intel
ligent judgment of the country that
there was good reason why the in
vestigation should have been au
thorized by the House. of Repre-
sentatives.. The testimony of An
derson is as startling as his story is
remarkable, and the manner in
which the names of President Hayes
and Senator Matthews are connect
ed with it cannot be pleasant read
ing to any one who desires to have
confidence in the uprightness OF
those high officials.
Year: 1878

The Texas Pacific bill is among
the important measures before Con
gress upon which no action will be
had. The bill has reached the
same point it has reached before.
1t has been reported to the Senate
and placed on the calendar and then
laid over until the next session. 1t
was smothered on previous occa
sions at this point, and its insatlate
enemies have succeeded in smoth
ering it this year. There has been
ever since the Forty-fifth Congress
met the most determined and
bitter opposition to the bill. But
in not a single argument that has
been made against it has the asser-
tion been hazarded that great ad-
vantages would not accrue to the
country and to the Government by
the completion of such a road.
Even the poo. hirelings of Hunt
ington, from the South, who declare
that the Texas Pacific bill will not
benefit the South, are not so idiotic
as to deny that it will infuse life
into the industries of the North
Courier Journal.
Year: 1878




OF all absurd talk, the most alb
surd is that about the President a
bandoning his Southern policy. The
Southern policy is simply the appli
cation of one principle to all the
States-that they shall be left to
settle their own disputes, whether
situated North or South of a GER
tain degree of latitude. AS practi-
cally enforced 4 year ago, it meant
the removal of the United States
army from States where it was used
to back up one side in such a dis
pute. With the removal of troops
from the Columbia and New Or
leans State houses a policy of Fed
eral interference in State affairs,
long questioned and at length gen
orally condemned, was finally and
absolutely discarded, and the con-
stitutional system of home rule uni
versally restored. The President
has treated the South as his oath
to support the constitution required
that he should treat all parts of the
country, there is nothing to aban-
don and no way to abandon il
there were.