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Year: 1879

GENERAL GRANT has accepted an
invitation to visit Louisville shortly.
The Southern Historical Society Of
that city, representing ex-Confeder-
ates, at meeting held Monday night,
the 10th, passed by a vote of % to 10
a resolution extending to General
Grant, as citizens without any politi-
cal significance whatever, a courteous
and hospitable greeting. The ex-Con-
federates will probably turn out in
body to participate in the reception.
If we are not mistaken they turned
out in large body some years ago to
meet Grant. This time it is with a
very different feeling from any former
occasion during or since the war.
General Grants quiet, dignifed bear
ing while abroad, and his utterances
at San Francisco in the presence of a
large number Of ex-Confederates.
have done much to disarm any linger-
ing preiudices against the man, and to
awaken kindly and respectful feelings.
Year: 1879

better article at a comparatively
cheaper price. 1t has been demon
strated that no other country can raise
cotton to compete with ours. The
present prices are good, and we have
nothing to fear for the future"
Year: 1879

Promptly at eleven O'Clock yesterday morning City
Judge Cowing took his seat on the bench in Part ,
OF the Court of General Sessions and proceeded 20
dispose Of the criminal on the calendar. As
sistant District Attorney Rollins was tho prose-
cutting officer and most of the early part
OF the session was occupied in fixing days
for the trial OF several homicide cases. The
first sentence imposed by tho City Judge was on
William Henry Howard, an ex-convict, who pleaded
guilty to the charge OF stealing $40 from Till ut No.
7W broadway. He sent to the state Prison tor
years. Judge Cowing was subsequently engaged
in the hoariny OF of minor importance. Among
the legal fraternity present he created most favora
bio Impression.
Year: 1879

In order to secure the position of conductor the
Second Avenue Railroad the applicant is required to
deposit s25 with its treasurer and to enter into an
agreement that such amount shall be forfeited to the
OF the company should he fail to return the full
fares violate any of its rules. Joseph Katz some
time since secured position this road conduc-
tor and signed agreement of the kind mentioned.
Hc reported short by tho inspector OF the
company and discharged and the return of his
deposit refused He therefore brought suit before
Judge Gcdney, in the Eighth District Court against the
company test the validity OF the contract and that
Judge held the against public policy and Illegal,
and ordered Judgment against the company. From
this judgment Mcssrs. Howe N Humme who repre-
sent the railroad company. appealed TO the General
Term oil the Court OF Common Pleas. Before Chsef
Justice Daily and Justices Van Drunt and Larremore


the case yesterday fully argued. and that Court
reversed tho judgment of Judge Gcdney, thus affirm
ing the legality OF the contract.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Waterhouse Hawkins, eminent
in scientific circles on both sides of the
Atlantic, in recent lecture before the
London Institution, openly affirmed his
belief in the existence of dragons in the
days of yore. He urged that our fore.
fathers used their wits like ourselves,
and could trust the evidence of their
senses. The ancient myths were not
founded on fancy, but were the exag-
geration of some fact. The dragon
formed part of all mythology, and,
furthermore, there were analogies to it
in the animal world. The structure of
the flying fish fitted it for seizing its
prey on the wing. A little lizard, known
as the flying dragon, still exists, and
there were traces of resemblance in the
squirrel which can all but fly, and the
bat which can perfectly use its wings.


In all these and other classes there
were similarities. When we 20 back to
the pterodactyle, the iguanodon, the
hadrasaurus, and other extinct mon
sters, we find additional analogies
which greatly strengthen the scientific
probability of the existence of creatures
nearly like the dragon of tradition. If
its existence be scientifically possible,
it is more likely that the widespread
belief in dragons should be based on
truth than that their conception should
be evolved out of the study of the
clouds or other natural phenomena.
Year: 1879

A ROMAN stamp is preserved in the
British Museum. II is the very earli-
est specimen we possess Of printing by
means Of ink, or any similar substance.
1t is made of metal-a sort of Roman
brass, the ground of which is covered
with green kind of verdigris dust,
with which antique medals are usually
covered. The letters rise flush up to
the elevation of the exterior rim which
surrounds it. It's dimensions are about
two inches long by one inch broad. At
the back of il is a small ring for the
finger, to promote the convenience of
holding 1t. As no person of the name
which is inscribed upon it is mentioned
in Roman history, he is therefore sup
Year: 1879

The whole world has good chance
TO laugh at New York City, for it has
built two towers without counting the
cost. Six or seven millions or more
have been spent on the towers of the
Brooklyn bridge, and they have rushed
into this without even considering care
fully whether the largest vessels could
pass under without risk, or the effect
upon adjacent. property, or the loss of
revenue from ferry companies. Now all
these considerations are forced upon
them and threaten to stop the progress
of the bridge. The towers must remain
there, however, a monument to the fool
ishness of New York City in this gen.
Grafton.
Year: 1879

The familiar belief that cleanliness
is next to godliness is not part of the
Afghan creed, for they are said to be a
very unclean people. They have such
an adherence of water that they never
bring it in contact with their bodies.
Being Mohammedans, they are bound
to do certain ablutions by their faith ;
but they find substitutes which are al
lowed instead of water. There is one
tribe who are said to get three new gar
ments only in their lifetime-the gar
ment being in each case blanket. The
first is given at birth, the second when
they are married, and the third when
they die. Each blanket is understood
to have been ceaselessly worn till these
events entitle the wearer to new one.
Year: 1879

A PROTEST is going up from the press
Of Prince Edwards Island against i'm
prisonment for debt. The Government
furnishes the incarcerated debtor with
neither food nor drink, and il his family
or friends do not supply his needs he
runs a chance of starving. The Jail is
filed with debtor prisoners who can
neither earn nor pay anything, and who,
in some cases, are supported by strug-
Cling wives, who have also children to
provide for. Many depend entirely
upon what they receive FROM their
fellow prisoners or upon the kindness of
the keeper.
Year: 1879

A MAN saw a ghost while walking
along q lonely highway at midnight.
The ghost stood exactly in the middle
OF the road, and the wayfarer, deciding
to investigate, poked at it with his UNI
brella. The next instant he was knocked
twenty feet into a mud-hole. Moral /:
Never poke at large white mule when
its back is turned. !,
Year: 1879

A CLERGYMAN speaking at funeral
bewailed the loss of many great men,
such for instance, as the deceased in the
coffin before him, and said that none
like them were left to us. A strong
voiced old Methodist sister startled
both speaker and audience by exclaim.
ing, Bless God, that's iel"
Year: 1879

The Chinese make team two pots. and
decant the one IL is made in into another,
aud they serve their tea from the last
one. Still, strangely enough, the
japanese do not manage their tea this
way. Drinking tea frequently in little
cups, they add fresh tea-leaves to the
pot at every new brew. Perhaps Japan
ese tea being milder and more delicate
flavor, there Is lees tannin in it.
Year: 1879

RussrAS journals are pleased to pre-
dict famine for their country, to take
place in 1880. They base the gloomy
prediction on the fact that one-thirj of
last years crop was destroyed by in
sect. that a cattle plague made thou
sands poor, that drought came near to
impoverishing the other half, and lastly
TO drunkenness, which is too common.
What wonder that the old country poor
people immigrate?
Year: 1879

The St. Louis Globe has a good opin-
ion of Talmage. 1t says his New York
critics are correct in saying that he has
a large mouth; but it is wonderfully
expressive one, and indicates irmness
and kindness. He read passage of
Scripture in loud but husky voice, and
the first impression was not favorable.
In commencing his sermon he had his
arms folded. By degrees he expanded
himself His voice grew more melodious
ard he got the rapt attention of his
hearers in two or three minutes. Freely
he paced the platform, and ne used his
arms and hands in sympathy with his
utterances. He was always eloquent,
and at times he was dramatically i'm
pressive. But there was none of the un-
seemly dancing about and "fiinging his
legs around" as credited to him by his
friend Puck. His style is nervous and
quick, but not jerky. There was an ex-
cellent consecutiveness throughout the
discourse, and the concluding portion
was climax of oratory.
Year: 1879

"She insists that it is of more Importance, that
her family shall be kept in full health, than
that she should have all the fashionable
dresses and styles OF the times. She there
fore sees to it, that each member of her fami
ly is supplied with enough Hop Bitters, at the
first appearance of any symptoms of ill health,
to prevent fit of sickness with its attendant
expense, care and anxiety. All women
should exercise their wisdom in this way
Year: 1879

The ernest men are so few in the world
that their very earnestness becomes at
once the badge of their nobility; and as
men in a crowd instinctively make room
tor one who seems eager to force his way
through it, so mankind everywhere open
their ranks to one who rushes zealously
toward some object lying beyond them
+ TJ10Othu D,ri0ht
Year: 1879

The Cincinnati Gazette, Of
Wednesday, concludes an editorial
on the glorious results Of Tuesdays
great victory, as follows;


There is grandeur in this spon-
taneous movement Of the people
which stirs patriotic admiration ike
that when the North rose up to
save the nation from rebellion. It
is new proof Of the soundness of the
heart Of the great North, and new
assurance Of the stability of the
Republic. Even the Southern
leaders must see, that the way to
that tranquility which the South
SO greatly needs, is shorter and
safer by this Republican revival
than any way could be through the
monetary and political revolution
which they had to offer as the only
promise Of long agitation. On
the part Of the Republicans there
will be an assurance that this is a
movement from the hearts of the
people, and that it will go forward
and make certain the election OF
President, and deliver the country
from the perils Of q contested
election.


The great significance Of this
Republican revival is that it is
spontaneous. 1t has not been made
by any man or set Of men, and can
be claimed by none. Instead of
the people lying apathetic, waiting
for some great leader to awake
them, they have taken the matter
into their own hands. And as the
movement has not been created by
any man, SO it will not depend on
any one person, but will go forward
with irresistible force, and will
place in the Presidential chair any
well known Republican whom the
deliberately expressed opinions of
the party shall choose for the can
di1atn.
Year: 1879

Senator Booths dinner to Gen.
Grant at Sacramento had merry
surprise in the midst of it. Forty
five gentlemen sat down to the
table, and dinner was nearly fin
ished, when suddenly the folding
doors at one end of the room,
which the table noarly touched,
were thrown open, and behold.
there was another room of the same
size as the first, and down its length
extended a table at which were
seated forty-fve ladies with Mrs.
Grant, all of whom had been dining
comfortably the while. The gem
tlemen arose, applauded and waved
handkerchief5, the ladies returned
cordial greetings, and the evening
most pleastly proceeded.
Year: 1879




GALENA, Ill Nov. 5.-The train
bearing the Grant party stopped at
Dixon, Polo and other points along,
reaching Galena at $3.50 P. m. The
reception here at his old home was
one to be remembered. The
greatest good will and affection
characterized the meeting. AS the
train came in numerous salute8
were fired aid the vicinity of the
station was literally packed with
enthusiastic and delighted people,
The militia from Galeha and
the neighboring towns were
in line at the depot and
the band played "Auld Lang Syne"
as Gen. Grant descended from the
carriage with the Mayor Of Galena.
Gov. Cullom, Mrs. Grant and the
rest of the party followed. The
procession then formed. Every
building was lavishly decorated and
elaborate arches were erected in
several streets. The procession
made the circuit of the town, the
school children singing "America"
in front of Grants family church.
Finally the stopped at platform,
where a formal greeting was ex-
tended by State Senate Mcclellan,
to which Grant replied:


" Citizens of Galena: It is with
some embarrassment that I reply
that your welcome is exceedingly
gratifying to me, but it is difficult
for me to reply to what have just
heard. Since | first left here, Is
years ago, it has always been the
greatest pleasure for me to return
to Galena, and now after an absence
of two and half years from years
from your city, during which time l
have visited almost every country
in the world, it is pleasure to be
greeted in this manner by you.
During my travels [ received
princely honors, but they were all
due to this country and to you as
citizens and soyereigns Of 50
great a country. When l saw
during my absence especially
in the Ear East how hard the
inhabitants had to toll for a main
tenance, is realized more than ever
the greatness Of our country, where
want is hardly ever known and
where the question of sustenance is
not daily considered. [ will only
add that l thank you again for your
reception"


It was fully FIVE minutes before
the cheers which greeted Grants
speech had subsidized. The crowd
then called in turn for Cullom,
Gear, Smith, Logan, Allison and
Washburne, VINO each made speech
eulogising Grant: The General
then held a reception at the Desoto
House.


There was a perfect jam at Gen.
Grants reception this afternoon,
which lasted until six o'clock this
evening. The town presents very
brilliant and beautiful spectacle,
The main streets and buildings are
bright with light, and the houses on
the surrounding hills illuminated
brilliantly, and the rockets and Ro-
man candles which are continually
being sent up from them add greats
ly to the beauty of the gay scene.
The church and fire bells are ring
ing and the streets are crowded
with people, all eagerly discussing
the Generals return and the great
events of the day, the like of which
Galena will scarcely ever see again.
Gen. Grant and family dlned
quietly at their residence, which
they found nicely fitted up for
them. Gen. and Mrs. Grant held
reception at their house from 8
to 10 P. m.
Year: 1879

THE arrangement for the unveiling
Of Gen. Thomas statue are progress
ing finely and the ceremonies will be
grand and imposing beyond prece-
dence. All kinds of startling and
novel effects are being prepared.
AHohg the most notable events will
De tHe singing of the "Star Spangled
banner by a chorus Of over 100 voices,
supported by the Marine Band, Drum
corps, and the cam IN of the "Co.
M" Second Artillery. The exact
lme OF the song will be kept by the
booming field pieces.
Year: 1879

LAST winter the Legislature Of Ten
nessee abolished the charter of Mem
phIs in order that the city might avoid
her creditors. Now the Governor is
urged to call an extra session of the
Legislature, at an outlay from the
Treasury of thirty or forty thousand
dollars, to make some arrangements
for improving the sanitary condition
of Memphis.
Year: 1879

As several contradictory states
ments have been made as to the pre-
ferences of the Louisiana Republi-
cans for President, as expressed in
the action of their recent Conven-
ton, it is we'll to give the exact
status, which has been obtained
from member Of the Convention.
The selection of delegates was left
practically in the hands of a certain
clique Of Republican leaders. These
leaders will, of course, be able to
control the delegation, when the
time comes, to suit themselves, and
one Of them informs your CORES
pondent that if it is not for Grant
it will only be because Grant does
not want it so.
Year: 1879

WE have heard nothing of Savage
of la.e. The popular belief is that he
is, like Eneas of old, taking a tour of
Observation OF Hades, but unlike
-L1e8s be is, without doubt, in close
consulia ion with the Prince of Liars,
getting ammunition for his next
campaign against honesty. This a
very probable hypothesis.
Year: 1879

The immense activity now prevailing
in the sugar market is to certain cx.
tent caused by the failure of the beet
crop in France, from which large Dor.
ton of the supply of this necessary is
derived. 1t is also in great part due TO
the improvement in business and conso-
quentiy the buying power of the people
who are better able than for few years
past to indulge in sugar, the consump-
ton of which is daily increasing.


This fact of itself ought TO give an in
crease emphasis to the production of SUI
gar in Louisiana, especially since the
yield of this staple in Cuba, is the great
est source Of the supply, is likely to be
much diminished by the unsettled status
of the labor system there, consequent
on the liberation of the slaves and the
disturbances that are to take place in the
planting districts in consequence. Ten
or twelve years time, as we in these
Sout horn States know, will be necessary
to get a settled condition of labor. The
total production of the world in cane Sill
gar is estimated in hogshcads OF 200
pounds net each, at 100000 hogsheads.
of which Cuba furnishes 100000. while
Louisiana contributes about 10000
hogsheads, or little more than twelve
per cent of the Cuban yield and some
thing over four per cent. of the total
product of the cane sugar. In addition
TO this, sugar from the beet is made. To
the extent of 100000 hogsheads, max
ing total production of true sugar for
the world of 5,500,00O hogsheads. of
which Louisiana produces small por-
~. arff ion I.4K. \ a
there is land enough in Louisiana, under
a proper system Of leyees, as estimated
by the most careful authorities, TO make
million aud hale of hogsheads, in
ereasing the States production nearly
tenfold, we may begin TO realized how
little we are utilizing the immense re-
sources of the State. The demand for
capabilities the beet crop seem to have
reached their utmost limit. There are
large resources IN glucose, a sort of sugar
made from grain and other starch bear
ing material, hut this substance can ncv-
er take the place of or answer the pur-
poses of true sugar, although il may be
largely used TO adulterate the genuine
article. In this view of the case, with a
probable decrease sf prodndionin Caba,
there is no possible prospect of an over
supply of sugar for years to come. and
the production Of sugar in Louisiana and
all the Gulf States ought therefore TO be
immensely stimulated


We cannot take leave of the subject
without mentioning the fact that i'm
proved processes have come into opera
ton to facilitate the preparation and in
crease the yield Of sugar, but that still
greater improvements are possible and
highly desirable. 1t has been ascer-
Year: 1879

The log tramway or railroad in use bv
the Richardson Brothers at their mill
south Of Truckee is very ingenious
piece of machinery. Logs ten inches or
a foot in diameter are hewn round and
their ends are coupled together by iron
bands. These logs laid side by side up-
on graded ground, for at least three
miles, form the track. OF course the
road looks quite like an ordinary rail
road track except that logs are used IN
stead of rails, and the ties are at much
greater intervals. The wheels of the
engine and cars are concave on their out
er surface, and fit the curve of the logs.
The power is applied to wheel in the
middle of the forward axle Of the engine.
The mos. remarkable loads of logs are
hauled on the cars, and the affair is a
decided success, II is very cheap, its
construction is simple, it Is not easily
damaged, and its operation is all that
could be desired. By means OF this log
railroad, the Richardson Brothers are
enabled to get their logs from the forest
three miles distant, at acost far less than
is ordinarily done.
Year: 1879

While the Old Year lies there, dying,


And Times steed stands at the door;
While the winged Futures flying


With babe from No Mans Shore
Let us promise to each other


That our lives shall purer be;
That we'll help falling neighbor


With a word of sympathy.
Life's great highways very dusty,


Few have sandals for their feet
And kind words far more trusty


Than steed, however fleet.
Hearts are hungry all about you,


For little word of cheer
What II fools, or friends. do doubt you?
Heaven will bless you, never fear.
Whether In cot or palace,


You can still some good perform
Wreathe cup, or MI ehalice,


NJ end a mast, or face the storm,
Live not for your own self solely,


Greet all with smiling face,
And the New Year thus make holy
Be n blessing to the race
Year: 1879

DECLARED DIVIDEND OF THE BANK OF OTTAWA
WITHHELD TO COVER LOSSES WHICH HAD
BEEN CONCEALED FROM THE DIRECTORS.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO The HERALp.l


OTTAWA. Nov. 20, 1879.
The directors OF the Bank of Ottawa have issued
circular signed by the president. stating that about
four weeks ago, when they declared q dividend
Of three and onc-quarter per cent. payable
on the 1st prox.. they we're not aware OF
LOSSES that had been suffered by the bank and con-
ceaed from the directors by the late cashier They
have consequently deemed It advisable In the int
ests Of shareholders and for the prosperity Of the
bank to withhold the dividend for this half
year. 1t is further stated that although the
directors have adopted this course the losses
are not large and will in way impair tho capital
of tho bank. Further than that they will be fully
covered by the earnings of the last half year and
part of the next full statement OF affairs will be
mado at the annual meeting the 10th
OF December. II will be remembered that about
three weeks since the cashier OF this bank took an
overdose OF laudanum TO allay pain In head to
wach he subject and from the effects Of which
he IL still confined to his house.
Year: 1879

NEW York, Feb. 19.--Captain
Blair, of the Fifteenth Infantry,
to-day brought his trial on q charge
of bigamy to an abrupt termina-
ton by pleading guilty. In his
plea he does not admit that at the
time of bis marriage in Kentucky
he believed he had been legally
married in Scotland, and claims
that he is therefore guiltless of in
tentionally doing great wrong as
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