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Year: 1877

NEw York, December l2-Judge
Davis announced his decision to-day In
the matter Of the habeas corpus to pro-
cure the release Of the barkecper Erect
He said, after giving the case the most
careful consideration in his power, he
had come to the conclusion 10 dismiss the
writ and remand the prisoner. This was
a test case, and the Judge in his decision
says that the receipt given by the Excise
Board ia in no sense a license, and that
three spare beds do not constitute an
inn, without other accommodations fur
nished at hotels.
Year: 1877

This pleasant and affable gentleman
has gone East to vindicate his reputa-
ton as an officer at Washington. as
charges have been made against him by
one Chapman. What the whole thing
will amount to. it is hard to say. but if
Chapman has the cheek to continue his
attacks upon McMicken after the pol.
isbing-off he received at the hands of
Gen. James Tlton. well Known to every
old resident of the Territory. The
stern Spartan severity and faultless
honor Of dear old "Uncle Jimmy
crops!out of every line OF his letter, in
which he says he would not punish the
meanest of Gods creatures upon the
evidence of such person as Chapman.


But there is evidently some deeply


laid conspiracy against Gen. McMicken.
or he would not feel obliged to go to
Washington, to save his position or his
reputation as an officer. The latter is
something that affects his future, the
former does not. At best he has but
sixty days or so to serve; for Til
den is certain to be President and he
would not be apt to appoint any Repub>
licans to Office. 1t is therefore, of lit
tie consequence who holds the position
of Surveyor General for the next six or
seven weeks. The personal reputation
of an off GER and a gentleman. is thing
worth considering over. Gen. McMic-
ken has fine family, whom he has
given good education to enable them
to fill honorable stations in life. And il
is for their sake, rather than his own,
in our belief, that be has gone to Wash
ington to meet and refute his traducers.
Year: 1877

An Augusta woman, who had dollar
in her pocket and was on her way to a cir
Gus. the other day, was .accosted by So
licitor of aid for the St. John sufferers.
Opposing inclinatiOns toward amusement
and duty fought for a while in her mind
and then happy thought struck her-she
gave the money to St. John, and then bor-
rowed another dollar of friend aud went
to the circus all the same.
Year: 1877

The Bliss trial in Philadelphia, has
done more to bring, Spiritualism promi-
nently, before the public than any event
for years. Itswas thrust into the courts
BY the ''Times Ring" to add to their
vanity, enlarge their noteriety, and give
them an opportunity to punish the weak
as compensation for their sowardice in
the face Of the strong. The expense to
tho city Of Philadelphia will reach Al
least $4,000; and for what-to convict a
psir Of poor knaves, or fools who exc out
poor living, by tricks no more ingenious
than those Of Signsr Blitz:


The real harm is the Importance given
to such nonsense, the consequent unsettling
Of weak minds by investigating the sub
ject and the martyrdom Of Bliss and his
misterss il convicted.


1t was curious to observe the number o.
professed believers in naturalization in
the court house during the trial.


The manner in which the communica-
tions are said to be made, strikes person
Of common sense as supremely absurd
The dreams of the Greek mythology were
noble and beautiful in comparison with
this modern faith as it appears in this
single feature of manifestation. An in
toxicated husband pitching the furniture
about The room, hanmering tattoo on
the table, and playing Cain with the
crockery. is hardly calculated to awaken
feelings of awe and reverence. But thai
is precisely the sum total of what the fol-
lowers Of the new light parade as thei1
demonstration Of spiritualism. The bes
of the advocates Of the system have scarce
ly a whit more than such alleged occur
rences as their stock in trade.


In an age when people believe they ca
shake themselves upward to celestial life
as do the Shaker community; whel
women of evident sense and decency cal
Wander from respectable homes to tb
Gomorrah of Utah, and imagine they ar
pursuing the high road to salvation ane
when twenty other vagaries Of the imagi
nation upon religious subjects count thei
disciples by the thousand, we are not sur
prised that hundreds Of Thousands in Eu.
rope and America should profess q be
lief in Glendower's creed. Il


However the persons who really believ
in Spiritualisn are IS entitled to be treat
cd, with the same courtesy in court Q
justice, ss tho.s who hold more reason
able beliefs; but this rule was not OBJ
served on the trial of the Bliss by tn
"Times Ring" that occupied the Coul
Houso
Year: 1877

Sure as thy truth shall last,


To Zion shall be given,


The brightest glories earth can yield,


And brighter bliss of Heaven"


III. Let us now make an application of
our Lords teachings respecting the gift of
the Holy Spirit.


1. The promise of the Spirit, given by
Luke and Matthew, is of general purport
and includes that special gift, of which John
has given US the record. But the terms of
encouragement to prayer are really common
to both. In the first case indeed we have
the grounds of that encouragement, set forth
in the form of an argument from the less to
the greater. If earthly parents, being evil,
know how to give good gifts to their children,
how much more shall the Father IN Heaven
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.
Parental instinct is not 80 trustworthy as
Divine benefcence. Even mothers may for
get their children. But God never forgets
them who humbly seek His favors. Brethren,
are we not all needing to mediate on this
exceeding great and precious promise I Do
we not need to live by it, in all our duties,
privileges and relations in life3 In the du.
Year: 1877

A certain young lady, possessing more
than ordinary accomplishments for her class
of life-being the daughter of poor but re-
spectacle parents--on the death of wealthy
relative, recently, became entitled to eight
thousand pounds. When the glad tidings
reached the ears of her neighbors, many
warm admirers focked around the hitherto
neglected beauty, and there was no end to
the overtures of love. Previous to the turn
of fortunes wheel, young man of humble
pretensions had been the young lady's only
suitor, but the knowledge of her wealth at
once placed a formidable barrier in his way
and he contented himself with being a silent
worshipper at distance. Matters ultimately
came to a crisis. and, in order to test the
affection of her devotees, the young lady
caused a report to be circulated that the sup
posed fortune was, in reality, only sham,
the mistake having occurred through a simi.
larity of name. The intelligence had the
effect of causing the visits of the lovers to
become less frequent, and finally cease alto
gether. The humble youth rejoiced at the
change, and at once took the opportunity to
console the mistress of his heart, who to the
surprise of all, rewarded his sincerity with
her hand, and made him sole master of the
eight thousand pounds.-Limerick (Ireidnd)
Times.
Year: 1877

The Good Shepherd has a great many


sheep, and he is leading them through


green pastures and beside the still waters


leading them home. The sheep do not know


how far they have to go, or whether it will


always be sunny and bright. They do not


need to know, because they know the Shep-


herd will take care of them. All they need


to do is to follow him. Happy sheepl Wise


and loving Shepherd They have had


beautiful times among the soft, green grass,


and the gowans and buttercups, with the


cool waters running through the meadows.


And now the sun is going down. 1t will


soon be dark The bright stars will soon be


out. 1t is bedtime and the sheep will


gladly rest till morning. The Shepherd


finds pleasant place for them 10 lie down,


and though there are so many, he lovingly
calls each one by name. He counts his


flock as each nestles safely within the fold


his love has made for them in the grassy


wilderness. 90, Shepherd why do you
still hold open the gate, and look so anx-
iously out into the gathering darkness ?"
| had an hundred sheep, AID one of them is
gone astray." Only one Oh, Shepherd


heed it not. Be glad over the ninety and
nine who have followed so lovingly, and are
already asleep within the fold, like the lit
tie chickens under their mothers wing"
That cannot be, for | am the Good Shep-
herd, and | lay down my life for the sheep.
must leave the ninety and nine, and go
after that which is lost" Out into the
darkness, away from the soft green meadows,
up the mountain-side, among the sharp
stones and the great bare rocks, goes the un-
wearied Shepherd. As he goes his voice
seems to go before him, and softly the words
float into every Granny among the rocks,
" Turn ye, turn We for why will We die ?"
thou go p All who can tell, for he will
not turn back "until he find it," Poor,
foolish sheep, hast thou enough of thine
own ways, and wilt thou not answer the
Shepherds call with thy feeble cry for help
as thou liest torn and bleeding among the
rocks No sound has reached other ears,
but by the smile on his face | see that he,
because he was listening so eagerly, has
heard the feeble wall OF the lost one. He is
STOPPING over it. He is gathering it up in
his arms. He is carrying it back in triumph
to the fold. The morning light is on the
mountains, aud the birds are singing well
come to the rising sun, for all night the Shep-
herd has gone after the sheep that was lost
until he found il. | think you know the
name of this good Shepherd. 1t is Jesus
Saviour. Will you not ask him to take you
for a lamb of his flock, and to keep you very
near himself, because you are weak and fool
ish and forgetful? When you are weary
he will carry you in his bosom; and even
if you are wayward and wander away from
the right path, you have but to whisper in
your heart, 81 have strayed from thy ways
like lost sheep; seek thy servant" He will
see you great way off, and stretch out his
arms to welcome you home.-Seiected.
Year: 1877

What spectacle more pleasing does the
earth afford than happy woman contented
in her sphere, ready at all times to benefit
her little world by her exertions, and chang
ing the briars and thorns of lite into roses
OF paradise by the magic of her touch !?
There are those who are thus happy because
they cannot help it; no misfortunes dampen
in their sweet smiles, and they diifuse a
cheerful glow around them as they pursue
the even tenor of their way. They have
the secret of contentment, whose value is
above the philosophers stone; for without
seeking the baser exchange of gold which
may buy some sort of pleasure, they convert
everything they touch into JOY. What their
condition is makes no difference. They
may be rich or poor high or low, admired
or forsaken by the tickle world but the
sparkling fountain bubbles up in their
hearts and makes them radiantly beautiful.
Though they live in IL log cabin, they make
it shine with luster that kings and queens
may covet, and they make wealth fountain
OF blessings to the children of poverty,
Year: 1877

ATTEMPT TO ROB AN EMPRESS CAR,


Toledo, O., June 23.-An attempt
was made last night to rob the express
car on train number 6, bound east
over the air line division Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern r. R.
Shortly after the train left Lizonier,
Ind, the car was entered by four men
who accosted the messenger, and
we-o about to bind him when they
were suddenly confronted by force
Of officers and expressmen headed by
Chief Police Purdy Of the city who
had been notified that the attempt
was to be made, and concealed him
self and men in the car. A sh TT but
most desperate Struggle ensued, re-
sulting in the capture Of the entire
bard. They were all residents Of
Mobiles county Ind.
Year: 1877

Office Of the Auditor Of Redwood County Falls Mnu
To the parties mentioned in the foregoing list;
You hereby notified that the 18th day Of October D.
Tax Sale held provided law Redwood F the Red
wood State Of the Auditor Of said bid the land
above described for the State for the delinquent
for the several opposite each description
assigned the r. Bum The redeem said land
and subsequent herein before hereby
notified that the right redemption from such will
Of January A. D. 1873.
Witness hand and Redwood Falls county this
9Th day Of October 1877


l. NJ. VANSCHAACK,


County Auditor.
Year: 1877

This is, as will be easily seen, the same at
both ends-that is, 1t has facility for playing
from either end to either end. The stones used
II the game are blocks Of granite, generally i'm
ported from Scotland. and may be described as
round one way and oval the other, or, as the
users sometimes speak Of them, like two pot
lids joined together, with the hollow sides to-
gcthcr. A fair representation is given on the
side Of the cut Of the rink above. This stone
has handle upon its upper side, By which it is
thrown or slid along the Ice, and by which
twist is given to it By the player. Each stone
weighs from thirty to fifty pounds, and is about
twelve inches across, and perhaps third or half
that in height as it lies on the ice The rink is
SO clearly set forth in the diagram That the only
additional explanation necessary may be given
with the method Of play.


a PLAYER, .
standing with bis right foot within the circle at
the end OF the rink, as marked in the diagram,
undertakes to iside his stone so that 1t shall
Year: 1877

From time to time the people Of civilized
communities become excited over the adul-
teraton of food and the poisoning Of their
beverages. There ore ghouls who live, un-
doubtedly, and grow rich by that heartless
plumber of the poor that consists in selling
-four stained yellow as mustard and mixtures
of ground plaster of Paris rs flour or
sugar. Some such mixtures are noxious,
and to impose them upon the people for
food is a wicked and criminal act; but the
majority Of them are perhaps in the
main harmless to tho health, and the
worst element in the adulteration Of
groceries is the wretchediy mean swindle
that is regularly practised against the
innocent purchaser when he pays for
bread and is given stone. All the ordinary
authorizations of food, therefore, are harm
less, venial, innocent, by comparison with
what is done by the man who traffics i'll
swill milk. Here the people are swindled
whick is milk only in name, but which, in
fact, is not the nutritious, life-giving fluid
they suppose they are buying. In addition
to the swindle they are criminally and
atrociously wronged by the insidious device
of imposing upon them as food that
which is, in fact, a virulent animal
poison. 1t is known not only that
cows kept in a distillery stable cannot be
healthy, but that as matter of fact, they
rot away with putrid diseases that fevers,
consumption and malignant ulcers on their
bodies destroy them, and that they are
milked till they die. Further it is known
that the milk thus taken from diseased and
dying creatures is constantly sold in this
city. Can nothing be done against this? Is
there no law, no justice, no protection for
the lives and health of the people? That is
to be tested in trial to begin to-day. An
indictment is to be tried against one Of these
pest houses, and it remains to be seen
whether jury will regard the wholesale
poisoning Of the people as q crime.
Year: 1877

The Grand Jury which indicted the men,
bers of the Returning Board had, it seems,
only four democratic members, out Of six
teen; and of the remaining twelve four
were colored men and eight were Soon
servatives" and "liberals." The foreman
states to the HERALD's correspondent that
the evidence is sufficient to send the in
dicted men to the Penitentiary. This evil
dence is also said by others to be damaging
to persons not resident in the State


The merchants of New Orleans are op-
posed to the proceedings, fearing that they
will create trouble and Governor Nichols
gives out that he will pardon the mon if on
trial they are convicted. We do not see any
reason for oil this fuss. A grand jury
against the laws; prosecuting officers
and courts must act on the reports of grand
juries if wrong has been done it ought to
be punished ; and while we have no doubt
that Governor Nichols will adhere to the
very proper agreement which declared am
nesty for all political offences, he can hardly
stop the action of grand juries and courts
moving to punish crimes.


The absurd tales from Washington that
the President was alarmed" at tho action
of the Grand Jury hardly needed the con-
tradiction they have received. What has
the President to do with it? He holds his
title to Office from the action of the Electoral
Commission, confirmed by Congress. Not
only has he no concern about the fate of
Wells and Anderson, but il would be inn
proper in him to take any interest in such
persons
Year: 1877

Some of the South street opponents of
the Brooklyn bridge address an open letter
to the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn
and the trustees of the Brooklyn bridge,
requesting that the work may be suspended
until certain questions which they raise as
to the legality of the construction have been
finally settled. As these gentlemen, during
the passage of the Brooklyn bridge law and
subsequently, resorted to every means in
their power to defeat and obstruct the
work without success, it is not likely that
their present appeal will occasion its sus-
pension now that SO much money has been
expended on it and it is nearing COM
pletion. Indeed, they will no doubt dis
cover for themselves that the objections they
urge against the bridge have no good foun-
dation. The argument in their open letter
is that the bridge has not suffi-
cicnt height to comply with the law
prohibiting the obstruction of the river.
They declare that ships will not be able to
pass under the bridge, supposing it to be
one hundred and thirty-fve feet high, as
many of them 'carry spars reaching far
more than ono hundred and thirty feet
above the water line" The assistant
engineer of the bridge issues to-day nm
official notice to mariners, to the effect
that on and after to-day the strands of the
bridge cable will be in their final position,
which will be mt the lowest point, at the
middle of the river, one hundred and forty
FIVE feet above high water mark.
Year: 1877

Democrats


In Louisiana, under the wonderful rule
OF Kellogg and Packard, almost the entire
white vote of the State was driven into the
democratic ranks Less than five thousand
white men voted the republican ticket, and
these were almost all federal or State Office
holders and their near relatives.


But the moss of white voters thus driven
tovote against the republicans in order to
save the State from the misrule of the carpet
baggers, were not oil of one mind on State
and federal policies. They came together
from two hostile political camps, and one
large part of the white voters of the
State SO disliked the association into
which they wero forcad that they re-
fused to make part of the coalition
against the republicans if the opposition
called itself democratic" Hence the
party name conservative" was adopted,
parties had no ideas OF policy in common
except opposition to carpet-bag rule. Each
Of the two wings had its chosen leaders who
struggled for predominance within the 'con-
sentative" ranks, the real democrats being
led by Wilt, Zacharie and McEnery, and
the anti-democrats by such mon as Governor
Nichols, Randall Gibson and Penn. These
last had also the sympathy and cooperation
Of leading merchants Of the type Of John
Phelps and Busy, and Of honorable North
ern residents.


Every one who understands Louisiana
politics has foreseen that rs soon as the
danger of carpe.-bag rule was past. the dis
cordant elements composing the ''conserva-
tive" party would. fall by the ears and
soon separate. This process has now
begun. The democrats pure and simple
have, contrary to the wishes of the true
conservatives, procured the indictment
of the members of the Returning Board.
They have done this, not out of "pure
cussedness" entirely, but as means Of
annoying Governor Nichols and the con-
servative or ''old whig" element, as this is
fond of calling itself The result will be o
split in the coalition, which will cause
each wing to nominate ticket for the
two white parties in the State There is no
doubt that the true conservative" or ''old
whig" wing is the strongest in the State and
in the city of New Orleans and that it can
carry the State. 1t does not matter what is
the apparent occasion Of the split between
the two wings; they have quarrelled for the
predominance in every Legislature and in
every conservative" convention for half q
dozen years, and now that they are no longer
held together by the necessity of opposing
the corrupt carpet-bag and negro rule they
will rapidly fall apart That is the real
meaning Of recent events in New Orleans
Year: 1877




A report was yesterday submitted to the
Board Of Aldermen by the Committee on
Streets adverse to the proposition to al
low the Belt Horse Car Railroad to be
used as steam freight line between the
hours of nino o'clock in the evening and
six o'clock in the morning, The argu-
ment of the committee is mainly based
on the fact that freight trains on the
Belt line road even if only run between
the hours of nine in the evening and six in
the morning, would blockade during those
hours all the ferries on the North River,
many on the East River and all the avenues
intersected by Fifty-ninth street While the
resolution under consideration affected
to give oil railroad lines running
into the city equal rights, it is
we'll known that no trunk road except
the New York Central could possibly avail
itself of the privilege. The real object
of the resolution was, in fact, to enable the
Hudson River road to run it's freight
cars down to pier 27, ut Barclay
street. ON the Belt line rails along
West street instead OF taking them down
from Thirtieth street, as at present, on
floats. 1t is thought one thousand tons per
day might be thus transported from the
upper to the lower part of tho city. But to
move this amount of freight would require
one hundred cars carrying ten tons each,
and as each car would take half an hour to
unload, it Can readily be seen that West
street would be crowded with freight cars
during the designated hours, if not during
the greater part of the day.


Freight is brought into and carried out of
New York by way of the North River docks
and piers between Canal street and the
Battery by the Erie, the Pennsylvania
Central, tho Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western and the New Jersey Central rail-
roads. and by the Fall River, Providence,
Stonington, Peoples and Troy lines OF
steamboats,. besides other lines of Transport
tation. A large proportion of the market
wagons and milk wagons come into the city
from the Jersey side. All of these have to
cross the West street railroad. Then,
again, express trains from the West and
South arrive and 60 out on all the lines
terminating on the Jersey shore between
the hours during which it is proposed to
turn the Belt line into a freight railroad.
The passage to the ferries would be block
AIDED by the West street freight trains.
The cars of all the avenue horse car lines
would be impeded and blocked at Fifty
ninth street by the freight trains crossing
the city from First to Tenth avenue at that
spot. The conclusion is that for the sake
of accommodating the transportation of at
most ono thousand tons of freight, between
Thirtieth street and Barclay street. an
obstruction would be raised against the
handling and moving Of some eight thou
sand tons Of freight arriving in the city by
other channels. while in addition local
travel would be interrupted, private busi-
ness destroyed and private property seri-
ously injured.


The committee, whil2 reporting against
the resolution, declare in favor Of q dock
line Of elevated freight railroad Us a perma-
nent relief to commerce, and do not oppose
the connection of docks above Canal street
with the New York Central Railroad freight
lines as temporary relief