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Year: 1877

Gainesv lie Times.


On Saturday evening, Nov. 3, little
George Boston, son of VIM. X. Boston,
went out in the Santa Fe swamp, near
his fathers place in AIachua county,
Fla, and came suddenly upon large
panther making meal on some nice
pork. Little George being an expert
with his gun, crept up as near as he
could and fired upon lthe beast, strik-
ing hin with seven or eight buckshot,
one of which entered the right eyeball.
The panther got caught in a grapevine.
George fired again, but this time it was
small shot. The panther then turned
and took to tree. George had three
buckshot and bullet left, so he loaded
again as soon as possible, and that dis
charge brought the beast to the ground,
dead. All this time the mate to this
one was only a short distance in the
swamp from George, growing. George
said that if he had had any more buck
shot he would have attacked the mate,
but not having any, he skinned the one
he had killed. / saw one of the pan
theirs paws, taken off at the ankle, and
am confident it would haveweighed two
or two and q half pounds. l think his
track, while running, would have COW
cred space the size of a dinner plate.
The panther measured eight and half
feet long. His skin is now to be seen
ot VIM. X. BostOn's.
Year: 1877

Joseph Cook IN lecture in Boston
said that compulsory voting was a good
thing in ancient Athens and it might be
good thing in modern Athens, and
that the secession of the cultivated
classes from politics is scarcely less
dangerous than the secession of the
States from the Union, and might work
as much harm.
Year: 1877

The Dutch, desirous of achieving
something like their old renown upon
the high seas, are preparing an Arctic
H-pedition to sail in May next. The
design is not wild-goose chase for the
north pole, but systematic and intelli-
gent exploration of commercial route
to the Siberian rivers. The expedition
is fitted out by money obtained by pop
ular subscription.
Year: 1877

Commodore Vanderbilt has been
materialized and gives this advice
through the Graphic: "Spend your
money as you go along, all of you. Bor-
row as much as you can and spend that.
Don't lay up cent-unless you want
everybody to know all about the inham-
nation of your speculum and the abnor-
nal contraction of your peritonitis.
Year: 1877

For the last five or six years the Sab


bath School, as an institution has been


talked about and written about to an


almost unlimited extent, aud teachers,


If they have not beeen devourine, have


at least been nibbling at commentators


as they never did before, and yet we are


so strongly of the opinion that scrptural


truth is neither 50 clearly nor SO fully


Impaired TO the rising generation as It
used TO be in the quicter days that are
gone. With the introduction Of the
international lessoa system, which has
little to commend il but a sickly senti-
mentalism, new ideas aud fuss and
teathery methods have crept in, and
brought shadows with them rather than
substance. Conventions are held al
most as often as weeks are born and a
streak of the side show business runs
through nearly all of them. Fashion
seems to have rendered it necessary for
almost every religious paper in the land
to have its "notes on the lesson but
it is neither harsh nor unjust to say that


hauy OF THESE notes are made up 70 "a
large extent Of irrelevant and bombastic
twaddle. Teachers are to be found,
however, who hastily aud without
thought, swallow them as if they were
the fines. Of the wheat, and SO O. before
their classes without any preparation
worthy of the name. All such have
name 10 teach, but thev only talk, aud
children might sit at their feet until
their boards grew aud learn literally
nothing. If teachers and taught would
let their eyes rest more frequently on
the Bible and not 50 often on the So
called " helps" and cease to look upon
the blackboard as thing that came
down from the mount, the Sabbath
School of the present day would lose
some Of its froth, but its force woul be
increased fifty aud its fruit hundred
fold. = Evanston Index
Year: 1877

An Indifferent New Hampshire clergy
man, who made poor work Of preaching
from the text am the light of the
world, was nopplused by huckleberry
picker, who shouted out, If you are
the light O. the world you need snuff
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Year: 1877

indispensable to tie farmers Of the
Northwest. The Agricultural Depart
ment, greatly enlarged and improved.
has been placed under the supervision
Of W. j. Aberncthy, an agricultural
editor of a large experience, assisted
by corps Of correspondents trained in
agricultural pursuits And to this
will be added a Household Depart
ment, which will be espe cially attrac-
tive to the ladies.


The Heekly edition will contain the
general news Of the week. political,
literary, National and State news up
the hour Of going to press.


It should be specially remembered
that Eastern publications arc several
days old before reaching subscribers in
shis vicinity, and that much Of the
matter, especially that part Of it OF
most interest to the public here, is al
ready fully given io The Pioneer Press;
and that by reason Of the telegraphic
facilities for obtaining important news,
The Pioneer Press is fully on level
with the best Eastern publications, and
fully twenty four hours fresher than
that furnished by the best Chicago
newspapers.


Desiring to place this valuable pa
per in the hands Of every farmer in
the Northwest, tho publishers have
had prepared, especially for their sub :
scribcrs..
Year: 1877

The Wilmington sprinkler man who
had been employed to sprinkle the
streets and race track during the fair
In his anxiety to secure the full
amount of pay for which he had bar
gained continued to run his machine
on Thursday morning despite the fact
that the rain of the night before had
thoroughly drencbed the ground, and
that it was still ralning.-Middletown
Transcript.
Year: 1877

and school purposes, such as the McDonogh
fund, the Fink fund, the Milne fund, the GirUd
fund tthere are seven in alb. and has already re-
ceived tberefrom deep impressions OF the ad.
u,rable mismana gemest OF neatly IT not all OF
these funds. Just to think Of It, The school fund
willed BY the late John McDonogb, which was
originally one million and half OF dollars, has
dwindled down to six hundred thousand dollars
in consolidated bonds The original amount, at
the lowest figure OF interest, would have afforded
an income sufficiently Large 10 build all needed
new sehoolhouses aud pay


PROBABLY ONE HALF
OF the expenses Of running the public schools OF
this city. The Mayor thinks that he has diso0v-
cred how goodly amount Of the fund has been
divarted and where II has gone; but although he
will make an effort to recover the amount, ii is
feared that little benefit will be derived there
from, except, however, that an expose will be
made OF the resoaty, which may serve as a
warning to ''smart" people, as they are benevo-
lently called, not TO attempt any such diversions
IN the future Howbeit the people will doubtless
be thankful to the Mayo If he will only show up
the individuals who have had these funds in their
trust, in order that


THEY MAY MEASURE


The amount of confidence TO be placed in them
hereafter.


Nothing further has been heard OF the suit OF the
Crescent City Railroad Company against the es .
tablishment Of the Grain Trade Railroad. the in
junction against the signing OF the ordinance
by the Mayor having been served on his Honor
just little too late to be effective. Since that
time the ordinance has been promulgated with
out any attempt on the part OF the Crescent City
Railroad


TO PREVENT II.


Il is thought that whilst the company may have
been willing 10 enter into legal joust with the
miloh COW known as the city of New Orleans,
they are not 30 readily disposed to fight a rail
road corporation like themselves. The Crescent
City Railroad hae, however. q pluoky president,
and the end may not have been reached as yet.
Year: 1877

Everybody In ssarci, Of n Little Fresh Air


Yesterday.


Yesterday was essentially an outdoor day for
the people OF New Orleans, and everybody who
could possibly get away from home did so, in
search of q breath or two OF fresh air. The sui.
try weather was too unpleasant to be borne In the
house, and old and young sought lakeside and
grove to spend their Sunday. Picnios abounded
in every direction the plaoes Of resort at the lake
were thronged, and during the afternoon thous-
ands Of those who could not afford euch luxur!es
left crowded tepements for walk along the
levee. The wharves presented quite an ami
mated appearance, while the streets were COM
paratively deserted. West End the terminus Of
the Canal street railroad at the lake, began to
receive it's quota of visitors quite early in the
day, and by evening the crowd was very great
The new earavanserie erected by the railroad
company must have done land off 70 business,
judging from the stream Of people pouring thither
aud the long trains OF cars leaving Clay Statue
jammed every half hour.


New Orleans seldom has to endure such
heated term as we are having just now, and
everybody appears TO be doing his level best TO
keep az cool 80 possible, with what success IL IL
not difficult 70 say. Weather prophets predicted
shower about 8 o'clock in the Afternoon, AZ
heavy cumulous clouds gathered on the HORIZON
but beyond gust or two OF breeze they passed
away without shedding drop Of water.
Year: 1877

For number OF days past a gang OF work.
men have been engaged In putting up new line
Of telegraph. The wires are laid out Common
street TO Basin, down Basin and out the Gen.
tlly road to the old plank road TO Fort Pike. and
thence across the marsh and through the woods
to Mobile. Owing to the fact that the Western
Union Telegraph Company has the right OF way
along the Mobile railroad, the new line has TO 80
through new portion OF the country.
Year: 1877

Indications Of a prehistoric people,
which are plentiful! in southwestern
Colorado, have lately been discovered
in western Nevada. Antique pottery
and nndecipherablo writings on tie
rocks are the most common tokens.
At one place, engraved upon rock,
is the nude figure Of q man, holding
in his right hand shrub, the outlines
of which show considerable artistic
skill.
Year: 1877

(From tho La Plata (CoL) Miner]


A reporter OF tho La Plata Miner recently visited
the Ajax lode, Sultan Mountain Tor the purpose in.
spccting reported big strike That tho reporter was
pleased is evident from the following "A arander sight
in tho shape of body Of rich never saw,
and those VINO have had long experience and extensive
observation tho richest mining districts on the
continent pronounce tho display OF rich mineral equal
to anything they The drifts in which the
rich mineral Is found extend from the bottom OF tho
shaft In either direction In tho DRIFT found
the rich, pure gray copper, whc In the driit
found a two foot streak Of coarse gaena, carry,u1
gray copper The mineral In the gray copper
silver tho ton, aud two take out u Ton
every ten hours This Is really strike that should
cause every well wishcr OF the camp TO rejoice.
pcclaiy as II positively proves the richness Of
mine upon mountain where there are over htty well
defined leads, and at present nine tunnels are being
depths varying from 100 to 1000 Icct Nearly all tho
veins carry gray copper at the surface and all havd
lind 10 II. l.. Rogers, tho fortunate owner OF
the mine competency, u also assures mnos of rich
neral that will build up and sustain population Of
10000 backed Dy business second TO that OF city
the San Juan country. The AJAX lode Is located
twenty rods from Mcvlcs mill, ana within forty
rods OF the mill are six tunnels being run 10 strike
lodcs which thcre every reason Tor beIicv-
ing will prove equally as rich. The Light
the treatment OF that character orc iound on this
mountain, and the manner In which work upon the
mines s now progressing guarantees sufficient
keep the mill in constant operation AFTER II starts Ia
the spring Since the Of Miner reporter tho
tunnel OF the Cocktail lode work has progressed some
two feet through the vein, and ON Wednesday after
noon the boys struck rich find In the shape ot .
threc-nch streak oi dccomposcd VEN matter which
resembles black sulphurets They are not yet
the vcIn but viii be a few days. Tho coming season
cannot fail TO Do OF unparalleled Prosperity for
town and the whole San Juan country. Tho very
elements OF wealth that Will give growth ana
prosperity mover before cquaed In mining country
have at last bcen uncovered and are In sight We have
seen them. Each blast put into tho vein OF tho Ajax
lode will throw out $500 WORTH Of mineral aud DO.
lievc that within mile of Tho Miner Office are
rich n the Ajax
Year: 1877

William Lloyd Garrison does not take kind


ly to the Southern policy of the new Admin


istration, and he opposes the reelection Of


Governor Rice, because Rice is not prohi


bitionist, and is also supposed to be in accord


with the President sIr. Garrison says:


The present Republican candidate is Gov


ernor Rice, who is neither teetotaler nor a


prohibitionist, and though there seems little


probability of the passage Of a prohibitory


law at the next session of the Legislature,


still there is every reason to believe that Gov
ernor Rice, if elected, would veto it, should


it so happen that the Legislature should take


thought and mend on the subject. Here,
/ certainly, there is marked contrast, and it


fairly inures to the benefit of Judge Pitman,


who is as pronounced Republican as Cover


nor Rice, and even more steadfast in uphold
ing those principles and measures which have
made the Republican party so praiseworthy
/ in its record. But Judge Pitman has had the


temerity to condemn the Southern policy of
President Hayes, and sees in it a complete
surrender to those who continue to glory in
their rebellious attempt to destroy the Re


public, and on that account is undeserving Of
Republican support; nay, eD that account he
is specially deserving of it; for it furnishes
additional proof of his personal independence,
his moral courage, his clear discernment, lrs
unswerving rectitude, san Abdiel faithful
he among the faithless found" for ore
most heartily join in that condemnation.
Without impugning the motivesJof the Presi-
dent; nay, according to him the best inten-s
tions, regard his ''policy" as fragrant be-
trayal of the trust so confidingly committed
to his hands, as in violation of his pledges. to
see full protection secured to all classes at the
South, without regard to complexional dis
tinctions, and as fraught. with tincalculable
mischief. rejoicing, as It does, the hearts,
Strengthening the hands and facilitating tbe
plans of the Southern conspirators against law
and order, liberty and equal rights. 1t indi-
Gates childish credulity, blindness of vis-.
ion and an imbecility of judgment equally
surprising and deplorable. The Republican
puttJ SduhOt cduCliOu IL WlbuOul lu1ptdCulDR
its entire course, from the opening of the re
bellion to the close of President Grants ad-
ministration. The Democratic party Justly
calims it as its own, and is jubilant according
ly. 1t is. cause for the deepest humiliation
that the Republican party in Massachusetts,
at its State Convention at Worcester. went
back upon its patriotic record and gave its un-
qualified approval to this shameful surrender
to the demands of those 't'whose feet run to
evir and "who make haste to shed innocent
blood Its defeat ON such an issue will be
gain to the cause of justice and humanity,
here and els where, not by going over to the
Democratic party, but by such withdrawal
from the polls on scattering votes. Or, better
still, by bestowing them upon Judge Pitman,
as shall prove effective to this end as power
full moral and patriotic protest against the
suicidal policy of well-neaning but mis-
guided and incompetent Chief Magistrate.
Year: 1877

The New York Commercial points out that
nothing is more easy than to grow rich. 1t is
only to trust nobody-to befriend none-to
get all you can, and save all you get-to stint
yourself and everybody belonging to you-to
be the friend of no man, and have no man for
your friend-to heap interest upon interest,
cent upon cent-to he near, miserable and
desplsed for some twenty Or thirty years-and
riches will come as sure as disease and disap-
pointment. And when pretty nearly enough
wealth is collected, by disregard of all the
charities of the human heart and at the ex-
panse of every enjoyment, death comes to
finish the work-ihe body is buried in hole,
the heirs dance oyer it, and the spirit goes
where
Year: 1877

we pledged personal fortune and Nationa


fortune TO pay it, dollar for dolls', honestly,


fairly, fully We fought and won. The Ma


ton we sought to save is ours, free and great


saved for Us aod for our children, saved ever


for those who raised misguided hands against


its life Shall we not keep our pledge and


pay the public debt As we were given
strength to be loyal then, 50 shall We be given
strength to be honest now.


All material interests combine with the die
ts'es of honor. Labor ought to be paid fully,
fairy, honestly The earning OF the frugal,


Industrious poor ought to be protected. The
ent rmous aggregate investments of insurance
companies, of savings banks, of trust institu-
ii is are all to be guarded. The public credit.
in the form of the public debt, is to day inter
woven with all the corporate interests ahd
private business of the Republic. 1t is liter
ally the corntr stone of the entire structure
of all commercial credit. Strike it from ii,
sure place and universal bankruptcy would
inevitably follow. .... '...-


Once more, as in darkest times of battlts
the Republican party acknowledges, meets
and will discharge its responsibility. We have
put cur handsto the plow. We will follow
it to the end of the furrow. We intend to
resume syecie payments on or before the first
of January, 1879. -l hu


The law as it stands, is not all we could
wish. But even as it is, it gives the President
and Secretary full and sufficient power to en-
force and compel resumption That power
We expect them to use. That power we be-


evc they will use. And here and now the.
Republicans of New York give the admins.
'ration our loyal and hearty pledge that we
y i'll sustain all efforts to preserve the Nation
n credit and bring the business of the country
md the wages of labor back to the sure basis
If honest money.


Back to our shores sets the current of gold.
The balance of trade remains largely in our
avor. Eastern wars make demands for our
'readstuffs The people have again learned
Nd habits of economy. Business revives. Ia
iustries again seek skilled labor. All the
igos point to the coming morning. Let Us
,nce more be true to ourselves, W th the old
ruth of courage and honesty, and we shall
indeed have fought this good fight to the end.
We shall have kept the faith we pledged
when first We printed the greenback In those
ad days of battle and disaster ti
Year: 1877

All that will prevent the overthrow
of the present protective tariff system
by the present Congress will be the
fact that nearly every State has some
special industry which Its representa-
tives will stsrve to save from that in
jury which they feel would result from
practical free trade.
Year: 1877

The Boston Transcript says that q
tradesman In that city refuses to accept
and order for payment of his bill
against the city. on the ground that it
Is for his bill against the city. And il
wsnts 20 know who was to profit by
the difference.
Year: 1877

Adelina Patti failed to obtain divorce
from the Marquis de CauX for ill-usage be-
cause she failed to prove her allegations,
and the Marquis de Caux did obtain di-
vorce or separation from Patti by demon
strations made to the court. Thereby the
said Marquis was left with handsome for
tune US the result OF his matrimonial specu-
lations, this fortune consisting OF the half
OF what was saved of PATHS earnings.
EXasperated by this result, Patti was ap-
parently determined not to give it up
so, and now she comes into court and
boldly declares that she never was married
to the said Marquis de Caux. There was a
marriage ceremony which she had every
reason to believe was valid, but of which
she was the innocent victim. The priest
who married them was not licensed to per-
form this ceremony. Under the English
statute marriage by priest not so licensed
is not valid, and under the law of France q
marriage performed in foreign country is
not valid unless all the formalities required
by the law of that foreign country are
strictly observed. Such is PATHS case in
her demand that the marriage be declared
null. To the eye of the layman it is thin
but the legal eye, in France especially, may
see much substance in it. And il the de-
mand is granted there will be in it this
point OF natural justice That the Marquis
will be compelled to disgorge the money
earned by the primG dOnna.-Ne,o York
Herald.


If the detestable roue the Marquis o'
Caux could thus be choused out of his
speculation it would not impair the repu'
tation OF Patti, and it would be indeed o
cons1mmation of eyen-handed Justice that
would receive the commendation Of the
world. The world must abhor the Marquis,
and the world would delight in his disap'
pointment.
Year: 1877

fett claim and the Gornall claim, which
would be heard before the Commissioners on
the Oath OF September.


Judge Crump objected to this manner OF
presenting the case, and asked the counsel
for plaintiff if they did not know that TINS
interference" had been cancelled or WITH
drawn. This was mutilated record, whlch
did not show all the proceedings before the
Commissioner, and was an imputatlon upon
the integrity OF the Patent-Othce of1ciais
which the Court should not permit. Ii the
Commissioner had issued this patent for the
Moflett register while an interference was
pending It was violation OF the oath OF
office.


Judge Hughes said he did not see any
difficulty in the matter; that compiainants
had prepared their case without the knoWl-
edge of the issuance Of the Moffett patent,
which was issued yesterday; and they were
merely following the order OF their PROOF
previously determined upon. The Court
did not understand that there was any re-
Election intended.


Colonel Young said he knew nothing OF
these matters except as informed by his
friends on his side. lie did not know
whether The interference had been cancelled
or not. If such was the fact the other side
should show it, as that was incumbent on
and pcrtained to the defence.


Judge Hill, for the llquor-dealers, said II
was somewhat remarkable that the mere
production Of the letter Of the Commissioner
should cause so much excitement on the
part OF counsel for the defendant. In pre-.
senting their proof they had simply intro
| duced letter and made no charges what
ever against any one. The imputations, II
any, had come from Judge Crump, fol
which he was not responsible.


| Mr.. Ellsworth said that the case for the
defendants must be very tender If the pro
duction OF letter caused them to fly OF
haif-cocked with loaded muZZles.


Judge Hughes directed tfe reading OF The
testimony to proceed, which was continued
until o'clock, when the court adlourneC
until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Alexandria
Gazette, 7H.
Year: 1877

AN APPEAL.-The ladies OF Trinity


Methodist church appeal to their friends OF
all denominations to assist them In their
laudable efforts to raise funds for the
church by contributing and patroniZlng the
feast which they will open in the lecture
room of the church on Tuesday night next
and continue from night to night during
the week. There is no doubt that every
thing will be provided that the season
affords, and in addition to great dea! OF
enjoyment there will be the happy rehec.
ton consequent upon the performance OF
a good deed in the help afforded the church.
Year: 1877

THE BRoAD-STREET METHODIST CHURCH
EXCURSION ladies of the Broad-Street
Methodist church are making every effort
for the success Of their excursion to New
York, Baltimore, &C., on Tuesday next.
The tickets have been made good for tf-
teen instead OF ten days, and are now on
SAFE