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Year: 1879

reporter Of the HERALD found Mrs. Hughes and
her family yesterday at No. 400 East Fifteenth
street room No. y. Tho place is a small in
tenement house. very meagrely furnished. but
cleanly kept. The womans husband by occupation
q painter. In bed suffering intensely from a
frightlul cancer on the upper portion OF his left
shoulder The careworn wife. who had evidently
better days, was attending him with solicit
tude. Whilo the husband lies In this condition
means of support for the couple and their four chill


dron have been wanting, and the wife has been
obliged to sell her clothes and furniture. little by


ttle until, she said yesterday, nothing was lett
wherewith to buy either food or medicine. The
Oldest child IL about years and the youngest is
o mere infant. Mr.. Hughes who is about tbrty-six
years OF age. carried business for himself before
this misfortune overlook him. and he bears the
stamp of steady sobriety on his face. The parents
have appealed for aid and the case Is one that de-
serves attention from the charitable.
Year: 1879

forced to interfere. and that from that time dipIo
matte trouble will commence. This paper adds that
fortunately the concession. of the. Colombian gov
ernment exacts. rs have already stated, that the
most economical route should be adopted. and that
steps have already been taken to annul the conces-
sion. These steps being taken. of course.
by the friends Of rival routes, who were
cavalieriy treated by the Congress and
who desire revision and denomination
OF all the routes In hne. the French have made
grave mistake in engaging themselves recklessy in
colossal enterprise about which they knew little,
and this mistake il due in the first place to the fact
that they were dazzled by the feat Of digging the
Suez Canal and by the possession OF great and
popular authority on canal digging in the person of
NJ de Lesseps; and In the second place. to the cir
cumstances that for many past press and the
public men OF the country have assiduously propa-
gated the idea that France possessed the monopoly
OF this whole question. .g,


Under the Empire N. dc Lesseps would not have
Deem permitted to call q congressman . we'll
intentioned congress-on so grave question with
out hrst Investigating. through the legation at
Washington the state Of the question in the United
States. The failure OF this Congress will teach the
people tho salutary lesson that under the Republic.
they must think for themselves. snd NOS follow


d W. L. JOHNSTON. M. D.
Year: 1879

HOW THE SAND NAY BE CUT AWAY AND THE


WRECKS FLoATED BY A SIMPLE DEVICE


NEW YonK. Sept. 3. 1870.
To THK EDITOR OF THE HxnALD:-


The latest accounts from Sable Island show that
the New York steamer State of Virginia has broken
in two and become Q total wreck. In some respects
this result to be expected there is not from
Cape Horn to Iceland a worse place for the raging
elements than Sable Island. In other respects it
not to be expected that she would 30 to pieces
in the month Of August II ordinary common sense
and diligence had bcen applied to float her. She
went and became imbedded in tho sand. with
not one chance In ten thousand of having struck
either old wreck rock. but simply broke in
two because nature. after imbedding stranded
ship in the sand frequently cuts out the
sand from under parts Of her Especially long
vessel). either from amidship from under
both OF her ends and In consequence OF being sup
ported uneveny thereby she either breaks strains
% sense contrivance on any sand stranded ship may be
positively saved from "breaking up" by the above
very common cause; and further, the self-same
artifce will enable her to be freely dragged through
ten fifteen feet depth of sand into deep water and
hoated This artiice is simply to arrange u series
of small gaspipe tubes under her bilge and bottom,
which will discharge by pump = force OF water ut
her keel, which water cuts away the sand.
eq quilibrium and rest perfectly easy an evenly
supporting bed In the first place. aud in the scco nd
place this same force OF water Will so soften aud
iiquefy the sand immediately around and under her
that there be difficulty Of hauling the biggest
steamer through ten fifteen feet depth of ut
the rate of foot minute into deep water by %
hfteen-inch warping line, instead OF half dozen
such lines, that frequently unable to hold ship
from beating up higher ON the beach. The sinking OF
of little stream of water in the building OF the
piers ut Coney Island and Long Branch ought
tainly to be sufficient to convince aud satisfy any
practical anu common sense man, be he 'nsurance
wrecker man, that IL IL time to conduct
wage operations u and different basis than
formerly. and that. with the late immense increase
In the size OF ships IL s both futile and absurd to
attempt 10 float sand stranded ships by warping
alone. done when thousand ton ship was n
mammoth. These tubes win be passed down the sides
and curved under the bottom or I'm some cases may
inside. p
Year: 1879

The direct and indirect losses In money
and trade caused by the recent yellow
fever epidemic, it is believed, will reach
two hundred million dollars. The loss
of life will reach $4,000. The result of
the investigations of the Yellow Fever
Commission may be summed up as fol-
lows: "No case of yellow fever has
been found Indigenous to its locality.
Importation is direct wherever it exists.
The poison is carried by persons, in
clothing, cotton bagging, or any goods of
ike description. Disinfectants do not
arrest or prevent the spread Of the dis
ease, and are often injurious to the sick
Administration Of drugs, with the view
Of preventing an attack, fails in every
case. Strict quarantine affords absolute
protection. The cause Of the disease
remains mystery"
Year: 1879

The Argus would have it appear that the
Democrats nominated no candidate for Judge
in Wisconsin and let the election go by de-
fault. Indeed it intimates that the Republi-
can victory was Democratic triumph.
That is an ingenious way CT disregarding a
Iofoof
Year: 1879

The London papers seem to think that
Russia is relapsing into barbarism. The
measures she has taken for the repression of
Nihilism are denounced as more fitting to an
Asiatic despotism than to European gov
ernment. The condemnation is none too
strong, but the repressive measures are not
steps backward. Russia has never got be-
yond them. The cruel and licentious Con-
stantine practiced them in Poland and saw
agely crushed the insurrection there, and
England made no opposition. Austria prac-
ticed them in Italy under the infamous Hay
nau, but England did not think it necessary
to interfere. She was on good terms with
those nations then and cared not to cool the
friendship. She is hostile to Russia now and
sees in every act of the Russian Government
the spllit Of Oriental tyranny. The condem-
nation to-day is just, but no more needed
than was condemnation OF the terrible
oppression exercised years ago in Italy and
Poland.


But it is q fact that cruelties ventured up
on thirty years ago are not safe to venture
upon now. The doctrine Of the rights of the
people has spread widely since the revolu-
tionary attempts Of 1S4S. All European
governments are passing under the control of
the masses. The struggle which has been
prosecuted with so much success to the pop
ular party elsewhere has just begun in Rus
sia, and though the ultimate issue is not
doubtful, the contest may be long and hard.
The Russian government has resorted to the
violent measures which all governments
adopt when their existence is menaced by a
power dangerous enough to frighten them.
It is attempting to terrorize its opponents.
If it cannot subdue them it will seek TO ex-
terminate them. That is method which
might have been successful half a century
ago. 1t cannot long be>successtul in this
age. The love of liberty is too widely enter
tanned, the doctrines of the revolutionary
propagandists too generally received to long
admit of the effectiveness of political perse-
cution.


Still the Russian government has chosen
the most favorable moment for its attempt to
crush Nihilism. The country is enraged at
the plot to murder the Gar. Sincere lovers
of freedom no longer tolerate assassination %
a legitimate weapon. Regleide has ceased to
be virtue. Russia will be glad to see the
assassins punished and their nests broken
up. But if the government carries its vindic'
tive measures too far, as it probably will, a re-
action will set in. The sympathy Of theipeople
will go out for the oppressed. The government
will be forced to yield OK fall for cruel des
potism cannot at this day long maintain it
self in Europe. There are those who believe
that the outcome OF the struggle will be ar
upheaval like that Of the French revolution
an entire obliteration of the old order OF
things. But it is pleasanter and easier te
believe that the result will be mutual conces
sions and the establishment of constitutions
government.
Year: 1879

WILL the Democrats accept the assur.
ance OF the New York World that business
is increasing, and commercial confidence re-.
turnins9 Or will they still contend that the
country is going to the dogs for want of m ore
money?
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address Of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

Col. r. F. Bernard, in speaking of
the country where he is hunting the
Sheep Eater Indians, writes the Boise
Statesman under date of the 10Th of
July as follows: ''This country is
made Of streams and mountains. All
except the streams are set up on edge,
causing a traveller to go over two sides
of it instead OF one We have seen
many good looking quartz leads; many
of them have free gold in them. 1t
seems to be a perfect haven for pros
pectors. We have gone over much
country that no white man ever saw
before. Parties coming into this coun-
try should be well armed to keep away
the bear, elk, moose, deer, mountain
sheep and goats. They might possibly
have use for their arms to keep away
the sheep caters" The colonel will
leave the Middle Fork Immediately
and go by way of Bear valley, striking
over from the head of the valley to the
East Fork of the South Fork OF Sal
mon, down the East Fork and over to
the South Fork. The Indians are
somewhere on that side, but it is not
known that Capt Cally with his
mounted infantry has been able to To-
cate them. There is no way of com
municating between the two commands.
On an air line it is not much over sc
miles from the Middle Fork to the
South Fork, but the country is so wild
and rough no one can pass directly
over with an animal, and You have tc
90 at least 80 miles around south OF
north to get over. 1t is altogether
probable that the Indians are on foot
and will hide and fly from place tc
place and occasionally strike some
prospecting party or lonely settler
with good chance for evading the
troops all summer. 1t is the widest
country on the coast, aud 40 good hid
ing places as the Modoc lava beds
with the advantage of plenty of game
and fish to live on.
Year: 1879

The Olympia Transcript says that
"while the whole country is talking
railroads, it should not be forgotten
that good country roads are just as
much needed as railroads. Railroads
cannot be run to every mans door in
the country, and unless there are
good roads over which he can send
his products to market his labors are
made greater and often difficult be-
fore he can dispose of them. The
counties should not be too parsimonl-
Gus in helping build and repair these
highways, as they are an inducement
to settlers in any section of the coun-
try to take claims and improve them.
A farmer will raise larger crops if he
has good opportunity to get them
to market than if he was obliged to
transport them over bad roads; and
in the end such aid rebounds to the
country's benefit. Supervisors should
see that all work is promptly expended,
and that the thoroughtares are made
rs good in his DISTRICT which u possi-
bic to do. Now is the time, during
the summer months, that this work
can best be done, and while it may
interfere occasionally a little with
other work, it should not be delayed,
like the Arkansaw Travellers house,
until 1t rains, when it cannot be done,
and the roads yet in deep mud and
water" The roads leading from this
place are generally in good repair;
but in other sections of our county
we need more improvement on the
roads to make them easily passable,
and also to build new ones in favor
able localities. The farmer, the
county and the Territory is each bene-
fitted by having good roads, and our
County Commissioners will doubtless
see that the needs of our county in
this direction shall be fully supplied
Year: 1879

Pluck No. 3.-One evening last
week as some young Americas were
playing around IA neighbor's back
porch skunk made its appearance
near by. His depredations on the
premises were too well known to al
low him to go unpunished but as no
cudgel was handy ten year old lad
gave chase and soon had him by the
nap OF the neck with his hands. This
raised a ratting commotion among
the children which soon brought the
mother to the door. Tableau. The
painting called "Pluck" was only a
shadow compared to the scene. The
boy with his phiz screwed up about
the size and shape of a two inch gimlet,
his skunkship wriggling and sinking
for freedom, but in vain. The moth
er's first scream was to ''let the nasty
thing 20" and in the same breath
to ''hold on to it." They then scud
around to the chopping block in the
wood shed where his fragrancy was
speedily gullotined. The boy then
took ten foot pole to convey it away
for burial, proving it to he a genuine
"pole-cat." "-YamhW Reporter.
Year: 1879

DANGERS OF SALMON FISHING.
correspondent writing from the mouth
of the Columbia says: ''The salmon
fishing extends down as far as this
quite, number of fishermen making
this their base of operations. When
the fish were running freely one man
caught l6S salmon. This at so cents
per salmon was Il good nights work,
but they seldom do so we'll; 100 being
considered large catch, and about 10
or 20 being the usual result of Il
nights fishing. 1t is dangerous and
hard way to make money. Quite a
number of boats have been swept out
to sea this season, and some boats and
lives lost. Mr. Stout informed me n
few days since of boat with two men
that came through the suIf on the
weather beach few weeks ago oppo-
site his house, about three miles north
of the bar Their boat had been
swept outside the bar and swamped,
filling with water: their oars We're lost
and the sail also fortunately they had
their net with them, which they took
and managed to work it under their
boat, owing to the floats or corks be-
longing to the boat having so much
lifting power. They were then able
to bail out their boat and Chamber
into it again; improvising an oar and
a sail, by great good fortune they man
aged to come safely through the surf
to the beach as above stated.
Year: 1879

The citizens of Yakima city and
vicinity have raised purse $3.50, for
the purpose of startinga weekly news
paper at that place. The matter was
"worked up" by r. V. Chadd a well
known newspaper man who is to put
up the balance of the money neces-
sary to procure the material and who
will run the paper when started. The
starting of newspapers IN various
parts of Eastern Washington is an
infalliable evidence of its rapid in
crease in population.
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this thanks
to the people Of Yankton particularly and his many
friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska generous
patronage which has been bestowed upon late
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires to call the attention of these friends
the people generally to the enlarged facilities
sive assortment and comodious rooms which
firm had provided and which the Dudley
& Hawley, now possesses.


In the line of trade in the
OF Tin Copper and Sheet Iron Ware
tablishment equal in all respects anything the north
west occupying three grand rooms
tent


In the future, by constant application business he
to the Hardware trade of the region which naturally
utar to to this point centered
make for the interest Of the people within this REGION
chase their Hardware Tware Copper Sheet Iron
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully


GEO. e. HAWlEY,


Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

the defence had sworn the quarrel lasted half an
hour. He criticised Blair's conduct in bandying
words with coachman. and pointed out that Arm
strong had a right to be IN the barn, where he was
attacked by Blair. He laid the blame of the quarrel
wholly on Blair. who had sought 1t. and impressed
ON the jury that ON his own evidence Blair
should be convicted Of murder. He quoted the law
of New Jersey ON killing with deadly weapon a
constituting murder in the first second degree.
He denied Blar's story Of the shooting. aud Illus
trated his theory. which based on the dying
statement OF Armstrong. dwelling at length
on the fact that the evidence given for
the defence corroborated the coachman's ante
mortem statement. except in relation to Blair
having gone up stairs to Armstrong; room second
time to get possession of the rusty revolver Blair
was pictured as man OF extraordinary nerve. who
Immediately on committing the crime began to
successful was he in this that the Court Obliged
to receive his statement as evidence.


AN IMPORTANT POINT


law point of considerable interest was intro
duced to show that even II Armstrong had been in
the act OF sezing revolver the time no was shot
it would not in the least lessen Blairs respon-
sibility before the law, because he had
first threatened Armstrong with deadly
weapon, aud had Armstrong shot and killed
him the law would have declared the homicide JUS
tifable. The prosecutor ridiculed the plea that
Blair acted in selt-defence. and pointed ont that the
whole trouble could have been avoided by Blair re-
naming in his house or sending Rosseot tor squire
though Armstrong had been represented by the
defence profane and violent man, not the
slightest evidence hal been produced that he had
ever assaulted injured any one, aud even
the defendant did not alege that the coachmnn had
tried to assault HIM during the half hours dispute
which preceded the killing. The evidence showed
clearly that the original dispute had died out when
Blair went to his house and having armed himself
deliberately renewed the quarrel. Even then, the
Prosecutor pointed out, evil result would have
followed had not Blair pursued Armstrong to his
room, where the coachman tried to take refuge when
Blair appeared armed with pistol


MIR. Titsworth Will sum up to-day for the defence.
Year: 1879

The organizations forming the First division Of
the National Guard will be required to be in their
assigned places at four o'clock to-day to take part


in the review and inspection by the Comm ander-in-
Chief. The line of march will be down Fifth
avenue past tho grand stand which will be erected
at the Worth Monument, where His Excellency the
Governor will review the troops. The troops will
be dismissed after passing this point. They will
assemble Fifth avenue, with the right OF line
resting Forty-fith street. The following or
ganizations will parade Separate Troop A. Battery
4, Third brigade OF infantry, Battery b, First
brigade Of infantry. Battery X Second brigade Of in
fantry and Third regiment OF cavalry.
Year: 1879

B~The other day prominent railroad
man who has no intimate acquaintance
with the capabilities of the telephone,
and Is particularly lgnorent of the micro
scopie attachment which, when the
mouth is placed near it and it is used
with loud voice, blurs the sound. The
other day he spoke to lady operator
over the wire and her answer came to
him spread out like dough under a heavy
rolliugpin. "Gracions goodness!" said he,
turning away from the instrument and
addressing a bystander in his Office,
chat woman talks as though she hadn't
n tooth in her head" when he was COM
pletely demoralized to hear the telephone
scream in very high and shriu key,
Eyes, have, you old brute; and you'd
better mind how you talk about me-"
And then he withered like frost bitten
muEning glory.
Year: 1879

1The Committee appointed by the
Constitutional Convention on tn Elec-
tive Franchise has decided on clause
providing that from and after 1891 all
persons on becoming Of age must be able
to read and write before they shall have
the right to vote. This it is proposed to
present to the people separately from the
organic law, which will embrace other
and different provisions.
Year: 1879

An eager and unknown young man
called upon clergyman in Warren.
R. l., day or two ago, and said he
wished him to marry him to young
lady later in the day, and had SET
his heart upon s5 as the fee that he
should pay for the important service:
but, unfortunately he had but So
and would like to borrow two of the
clergyman to put in the envelope
with it. The clergyman was world.
ly wise, and the youth went away
withoutthes2. And he did not come
back to be married.
Year: 1879




Some people reserve themselves fol
great occasions, instead Of spending
their sympathies lavishly along the
way. Good old John certainly never
spared either sympathy or the ex.
preston of his goodwill. l don't
know that the people who frequent.
ly smiled at his honest exuberances
ever found him less reliable when
greatcr need arose because he had
been kind day after day about moth.
ing ut all,-llliss Tackemy
Year: 1879

The expression of a boy's face at
the end Of a straw that lacks two
inches of reaching the cider in a bar.
rel, is supposed to be the model that
the artist selected in the delineation
Of Adam leaving Paradise.
Year: 1879

An exchange has divulged tho fol-
lowing secret, which we had hoped
would be kept that the printers might
not be bothered with cake, gold dol
lars and tho like: eve can always
tell what sort of a woman a man mar
ries by the way he treats the prin-
ter. lfhe gets common wife he for
gets the printer altogether. lfhc gets
a tolerably good one he will send in a
marriage notice. If he gets q very
good one he will send the printer a
slice Of cake accompanying the notice.
And if he gets q glorious, angelic
creature, all affection and goodness,
he is sure to send gold or silver dol
lar to the printer along with the no
tice of his marriage. No good wife
will allow him her husband to owe
for his paper, and if the "worsor half
does not attend to these things it is a
clear case of deception, because q man
that won't pay for his paper will Ger
tainly deceive his wife,"
Year: 1879

Not long ago, in q country town, a
barristcr was examining q lady wit
ness who would talk, and who would
talk, and who would not let any Of
the lawyers quibbles get tho better
of her. The forensic advocate grew
irate at the old lady's loquacity, and
as she stepped down after her badger
ing, remarked:


"You see, your honor, these old
women will talk. They are very
troublesome, and will waste the time
of the court"


His Honor looked up, relieved him
self with one Of his peculiar sighs,
and replied:


"Ah, Mr., there arc other old
women in this court who waste time
besides that respectable old lady who
has just left the witness box"


The lawyer collapsed. His Honor
looked very serious, but every body
else enjoyed the luxury Of broad
grin, the hit was SO direct.
Year: 1879

Never sit down and brood over
troubles of any kind. If you arc
vexed with yourself Or the world, this
is no way to obtain satisfaction. Find
yourself employment that will keep
your mind active, and, depend upon
it, this will forco out thoughts.
Year: 1879

A lightning-rod peddler was struck
by lightning in Indiana while seated
on his wagon during a thunder storm,
talking through the window Of a farm
er's residence, trying to induce the
farmer to let him rod the barn. Peo-
pie went miles to SOC the deceased.
They couldn't believe it until they
saw it with their own eyes.