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Year: 1879

A regular meeting OF the Board OF Trade and
Transportation was held yesterday. Captain Ambrose
snow, the president. III the chair. number of
members. representing fifteen business firms were
elected on tho recommendation of the Executive
Committee. The special committee to whom was
referred the subject of Bankrupt law made
alcngthy report. in which it is stated that new


Bankrupt law cannot at present be properly framed
aud put upon tho statute book without tho aid Of
eminent legal talent. Tho report concluded
by recommending preamble and resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted. These set forth


that the revival of the State Bankrupt laws, by tho
expiration OF the federal statute restores a Der
OF hquitios and obnoxious poriuissions to debtors
to prefer certain creditors. and that this power OF
preference Is almost universally made by nso went
persons ia favor of relatives ana friends 10 the cx


cluson OF tho general body OF creditors from Just
participation in the assets IL was therefore
resolved that the Board should take measures to
Year: 1879

spruce young man presented himself in the
tabishment Of George Reese, at No. 351 Eighth
avenue. the other day. and representing himself
the agent CT Ceary Hene Of No. "a Leonard street.
tried to dispose Of of their wearing apparel for
women and MISSES While he engaged the salesman
who was directing him in conversation he man.
aged to sccrete black dolman valued at
SIT. which he carried away. Soon aftor at
pawn shop Eighth avenue he pledged it
for 81. On leaving the place he stopped
at the door q minute to tear the pawnticket and
scatter the fragments about. Detective Cairns. Of
the Sixteenth precinct. was passing at the moment
and the act drew his attention. He fell back and
patiently collected tho torn bits Of paper This done
he put them together. saw they represented black
dolman. and on going inside and examining the
article he discovered Keeses trade mark on it. He
then assured himself that the article had been stolen
and yesterday able to arrest the thief. young
man who gave tho name of John Palmer. He was
taken to the Jefferson Market Police Court. where he
conf essed his guilt and was committed.
Year: 1879

them before the heart OF the matter'has peen
reached. Nobody can be deceived by such a
course. 1t will damage the party vastly
more than any possible disclosure OF individ-
ual rOgucry. At one time it was IN the
power of the House of Representatives to
earn good name for itself, and advance
the interests of the Democracy, by prompt
and thorough inquiry into this scandal and an
unsparing and perfectly impartial condemna-
ton of all the consprat0rs Even now, per-
haps, it wOuld not I've too late. But that the
Democracy persists in the contrary policy is
only another of the countless proofs 1t has
given of fatal facility for blunderIng which
we look npOn as truly prOyldentIal.
Year: 1879

A correspondent makes a protest against
the dccadencc of Central Park, which must be
patent TO every visitor. The general appear
ance of uuthrift and untldness which dis
figures the Park serves as painful re-
minder Of the fact that the Department some
time ago removed Mr. Fred Law Olmsted
from oftce to save his salary. Central Park
is beginning to reap the fruits of that species
OF economy winch makes the largest retIench-
ment where there is the least political in
hucnCe
Year: 1879

The early history and rapid growth of the
ice business are shetchcd elsewhere by a cor
RESPONDENT who, at the same time, makes it
clear that the present season has been pros
pelou, one, and that the supply of ice already
secured is very large. II the companies had
not been able. in past years OF plentiful har-
vests, 10 prove in the most conclusive man
ner that the crop was really very small and
that prices must reluctantly adjust themselves
accordingly, there might seem to be good
ground for the hope that next Summer ice
would be plentiful and cheap, instead of
plentiful aud dear, has been the rule.


1t was well enough. perhaps, for Mr. Potter
10 relieve himself of the disagreeable duty of
coming to this city and inqulring, officially, of
his next door ncighbOr whether he ever tried
TO buy the Presidency; but it was really not
fair to keep General Butler Oft OF the sub
committee. And now weare told that we shall
not even have Mr. McAlahOn as the head OF
Mr. iOtIeg's sub-circus, but that the place
will Le hled by the ridiculous and utterly in
Year: 1879

WALL STREET YEsTERDAy.-Ths
stock market was active and feverish with
q slight upward tendency at the close
Government bonds were quiet but strong
States trife weak and railroads irregu.
lar and fairly active. Being Whit Mon
day there were no London quotations
Foreign exchange was unchanged min
ing shares were active and money Loaned
easily at 8 and 81 per cent on call.
Year: 1879

Two interesting struggles are 60
ing on in Republican political cir.
cles just now. One Is as to the sue
cessor of Senator Chandler in the
Chairmanship of the Republican
National Committee. Mccormick
stands for Sherman, Arthur or Cor
nell, as Senator Conkling may de-
eide for one or the other, for Grant,
and William E. Chandler for
Blaine. A lively fight is also being
made as to where the Republican
National Convention shall be held.
A strong pressure is being brought
to bear upon the National Commit
tee to call it at Chicago. A for
midable Grant cIaQue could be as
sembled there, and the fact that he
is nominally a citizen of Illinois
would rally Republicans of the in.
terror to swell the throng. Should
either Mccormick or Chandler cap
ture the Chairmanship, some place
less favorable to Grant would in
all likelihood be chosen.
Year: 1879

A SAN FRANCISCO paper, In its
review of the new magazine, The
Californian, does not anticipate
any great degree of merit in, OF
success for that publication, on the
ground that its conductors do not
propose to pay for contributions. II
such is indeed the plan upon which
II is proposed to run this literary
bantling 1t will never get out Of it's
swaddling clothes. When a writer
appraises the product Of his brain
ut nothing he is very likely to
know just what he is about. The
celebrated Lord Jeffrey, when at
the head of tho Edinburgh Review,
wrote to correspondent who pro-
posed to write for nothing that be
did not require to read the enclosed
article to know that he was cores
ponding with an ass. People who
can wrlte things of any value in
this utilitarian age are very apt to
rate their labor In dollars and cents,
and to think that the laborer ia
worthy Of his hire. A magazine
which designs to. rely upon the
brain-work Of those who desire to
see their names In print might
amuse such callow geniuses them
selves, but 1t would have very
slender attraction for the seekers
after intellectual pabulum.
Year: 1879

THERE is an almost universal
toplnIon amongst Democrats in
California that the State Central
Committee needs very thorough
reorganization. Nothing is gained
by blinking the matter. We are
on the eve of national struggle of
momentous proportions. We shall
require all that thorough discipline
and hearty devotion to Democratic
principles can do for US. We do
not undertake to arraign any one
personally, and anything We shall
say that may prove to be unfound-
cd we shall very heartily recall on
more reliable information. It is
whispered throughout the State
that at least some Of the men upon
whom we are warranted In relying
for the Official energy and impetus
Of . successful campaign are half
hearted and not with US in spirit.
Tho party owes it to itself to inves.
tigate these rumors. 1t is quite
willing to take the ordinary haz-
ards Of the contest, but 1t has the
right to demand good faith and
hearty service from those it has in.
vested with vital party trusts. II
there is any contingency, arising
from personal preference or other
wise. in which any member of the
State Central Committee would fall
to do his duty loyalty to the party
which has honored him, he should
resign or be displaced. Compli-
msnt or hesitation is out of place in
affairs Of this gravity. 1t may be
that the rumors to which we have
alluded do injustice to the gentle
men referred to, and fearless in
vestigation is the best way of ascer-
taining that fact. The six electoral
votes of California may decide the
next Presidential election and our
prospects Of getting them should
not be jeopardized by insufficient
organization. We have heard this
demand from Democrats all over
the State. The situation Is sufn-
clsntly interesting to render an
early conference Of representative
Democrats desirable.
Year: 1879

SENATOR THURMAN is generally
thought to have killed himself as a
Democratic Presidential candidate
by the adoption of greenback
views. And now comes John Sher-
man, Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States. and, by his
proposition to retire greenbacks
and play into the hands Of the Ma
tional Bank ring, that crafty indi-
vidual lays himself out stiff and
cold as a Republican Presidential
aspirant, in the West, at least.
There is small doubt but that The
Western States will dictate the
Republican nomination.
Year: 1879

valuable characteristics will begin
to make their appearance. The gift
of graphic writing comes by nature,
as Dogberry would have said, and
1t by no means inheres in the Or
dinary hack politician, however
"smart and knowing he may be
In the domain of machine politics.
Year: 1879

WHO will organize the new Leg
islature? This is question which
no one as yet is able to answer.
Everything hinges on the action
of the New Constitution Republi-
cans. The Republicans seem still
to lack four of an absolute majority
In the House.
Year: 1879




DOMESTIC NEWS.
Terrific Tornado and Hail Storm


in Arkansas. t
Annual Report of the General Land


Office.
The Official Canvass in New York


Begun. 4
The Times" Estimates the Election
of All But Seymour.
Year: 1879

was started and is now in full operation

 There were most potent reasons why my first venture to start an exclusively Tobacco House in Prescott proved a success, among them were my l5 years experience in this line of business; handling Tobacco and Ci- gars only, and buying them for cash, in larger quantities than the mercantile houses competing with me. II gave better induce meHt to the trade and ha ndling large quan- titles of goods in my line, turned my goods faster, and consequently they were fresher.

 Now as to my second venture: Although have but manufactured i2,oO0 of my own make, of Cigars, since I first started my Factory, can feel already, that the public is apprUciating my efforts to supyly them with Cigar that is superior to any imported, for the reasons, that use the same tobacco that is worked into an imported cigar, and by curing the tobacco on the spot, furnish an article that is far superior both in taste and flavor. than any inn lorted cigar, for the n aSOn that no cigar can retain it's flavor in coming 10 Arizona, on account of being on the road so long in this dry atmosphere.

 I will now call the attention of all Saloon keepers, station keepers, hotel men, and dealers in genera! merchandise, to the fact that can supply them with home made cigar that is a better article, and at less price than any San Francisco house can af- ford to oo, for the reason that am here uu- der small expense and employ no drum mers like the San Francesca houses do, at an average expense of from $50 to si0 per day, which of course is levied on the cigars you buy, and makes them so mpch dearer than can afford to supply the trade at.

 In addition 10 the above reasons why ii would be advantageous for the trade 10 pat ronize Home Industry, there are other ad- vantages which will now enumerate:

 By supplying yourself from my factory you need not buy so large a quantity as you would from distant market, for the reason that you can be supplied at short notice, hence you will always have fresh article ana one that retains its fresh taste and fla vor, and right here is where one of the prin- clpal advantages comes in in purchasing a
Year: 1879

as one of the mercantile ventures of the town, knowing full we'll that my long ex- perience in this line of business would ulti- mately triumph, and with what success, there is hardly any need of stating here. Suffice if to say, that was not only sue cessful, but found sufficient encouragement to further extend my enterprise by adding
Year: 1879

AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. lS.-A large num-
Der OF Republican Senators and Represen-
tatives supposed to have been elected al
the last election, applied to the Council for
permission to examine the returns, but
that body being engaged, took the appli
cation into consideration. The impression
is gaining ground that majority of the
Council swiil prevent Republicans from
seeing the returns until at least a part of
the twenty days has passed. 1t is known
that the returns have all been tabulated
and that these tables have been submitted
with the report and accepted, but the
tables themselves are not on file, but in
the possession OF the committee, who do
not consider them part of the record 1t
| is stated that the committee will submit
their final conclusion after the 20 days
have elapsed for correcting errors in re-
turns. There is very little excitement
and the Republican leaders claim that the
conspiracy will yet be attempted. though a
temporary halt in operations has been
ordered. The personal appeal of Senators
elect Fooke and Harris for permission TO
examine the returns being denied them by
the council the Republicans are now de-
liberating on what course shall next be
pursued


The situation here is virtually unchang-
ed. The examination of returps by the
Republican committee and legal advisers
OF parties claiming to tie senators and
representatives. elect is not yet allowed.
Some correspondence has taken place, and
counsellors have been waited upon, but no
permission to examine the returns yet
granted. The Republicans to night aver
that they will not be permitted to see
returns. and council for parties claiming to
have been elected in the disputed districts,
protest earnestly against not being allowed
immediate examination of the same; mem
bers Of the council on the other hand
declare that no one, excepting the mem
bers OF the council shall inspect them. The
Republicans claim that the Democrats,
having an opportunity to examine the
returns. have also had a chance to correct
all errors on their side in advance OF the
returns being officially opened


1t is generally understood tonight that
resort to judicial process will be had to
test at the outset the preliminary question
whether those claiming to be elected as
senators and representatives have not a
right to the examination Of returns as an
essential step preparatory to correctness.
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in its line diff
Year: 1879

Court of inquiry into the collision between
the ship Octavia and the steamer Cham.
pion returned verdict finding that the
officers and crew of the Octavia we're 10 no
manner responsible for the disaster,
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills. no use Of
headache, or any of the ills that come from
a disordered or inactive liver One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

When your system gets out of tune and
you feel com pleteIy played out, it is pretty
certain that you need medicine TO act on
both the Kidneys and liver for these i'm
portant organs work together in freeing
the system of its waste. and keeping up
the tone. Then take Kidney Wort. for
this is just what it does, for it is both
diuretic and cathartic.


= Legal Blanks, ofall kinds for sale al
THE Rnrrs OrFTcE
Year: 1879

Prof. Elbridge Gale, of Kansas, upon


the subject of common schools for the


rural class, writes as follows in the Ru-


raj NeaC- Yorker: Much has been said


and written in regard to an improved


culture of the rural classes. They are
| demanding something more than
hitherto, and asserting for themselves
a higher position in the social scale.
While there are steps backward as well
as forward in all movements towards
higher civilization, we may be sure that
the end here sought will be reached.
Agriculture in all its departments must,
in years to come, command a higher
class of talent and q broader culture
than in the past. While we are inclined
to give high honors to the rural press,
to the associations and societies formed
to promote rural interests, and to agri-
cultural colleges, where they all recog-
nize the object of their creation, the
more intelligent among the masses are
feeling that they can Justly demand
something more for the children in the
common schools than has hitherto been
offered them. We ask that the culture
of the common school shall be turned In
some slight degree towards rural and
luuI0lIlal 1uGeISSJS. u ulOIG RCuGId1
diffusion of knowledge relating to agri-
cultural and industrial pursuits is de-
manded. Our children need culture
that shall impel towards farm life This
cannot be attained by the instrumental
tiles now employed.


Hence we propose that the common
school shall be made more tributary to
our rural interests. We want an ele-
mentary course of instruction in mat
ters, both practical and scientific, that
relate directly to rural life. This should
be SO elementary in its character that
the great mass of our children may ac-
quire it by the time they are fourteen
years old. By this means the common
school will, to a certain extent, become
the training school of our agricultural
and industrial colleges. These latter
institutions will then have opened to
them a much wider field of usefulness
and the possibility of much more
thorough culture to those who may enjoy
their advantages.
Year: 1879

Eovv, fr Female Attire. He Becomes the


Dress Filter I'm Boston AE1stOcrAGAe oAr-


The New York Times gives the partic-


ulars of a sensation that has recently


transpired in Boston by which nearly a


hundred of the most fashionable ladies
became the victims of blackmailing
operation. A year ago a fashionable
dressmaker of the Hub employed an at
tractiye young woman whose speciality 1t


was to call at the residences of her Gus


toners and cut and fit their dresses.


Miss Annie, as she was called, was a


great favorite, and no dress was con-
sidered complete unless it had the touch


of her artistic fingers in taking in"


here and "letting out" there. 1t was
noted that she had a notebook which
she handled as deity as Julian Hardy,


the reporter in 'Fatinitza, and was con
stahtly aking memorandums of batting
and whalebore required to fill out the


ideal curves and Irregularities of surface
constituting the highest type of full
dressed beauty. These memOrandums,
she explained, were necessary to prevent
her losing the recollection of any sudden
inspirations as to the delicate insertion
of gusset, or the bold cutting of a
shoulder piece On the bias. The business
of the employing dressmaker who had
the good fortune of employing Miss
Annie increased rapidly. 1t became
test of true culture among Boston ladies
to have their dresses made exclusively at
her establishment, and the result was an
apparent increase of Bostohiah beauty,
both in breadth and thickness, without
much increase in weight. One dark and
dreadful day that will long be remem-
bered by the patronesses OF Miss Annie,
each of the ladies received at home one
of her cards, and was told that young
gentleman wished to see them in the
parlOr. Each lady had All interview
with young man who was instantly re-
cognized as the hitherto Miss Annie,
and was Of course; terribly surprised.
The wicked young man who had so sue
cessfully masqueraded as a dressmaker's
assistant, explained with much apparent
penitence that he had been detected and
discharged, and that his sole desire was
to hide himself in California. To do
this money was required, and he pre-
sented a small bill for materials which
he had furnished at his own expense.
Cotton was charged for at the rate of 50
a pound, and whalebOne at So. On pay
from his notebook the memoranda re-
lating to her dresses and depart on the
first train for the Pacific Slope The
story goes thathe made a complete round
of his former customers, and that his
exceeded s., 900 from the ter
rifed fair ones.
Year: 1879

Mr.. James Emmerson, a resident on
Mutt road some four miles south of Man
chester, has swarm of bees which have
been in his house forty years. Having
no use for one of the attic rooms of his
two-story house, he took the hive of bees
and placed it there, boring holes through
the side of the building facing the hive
so that the bees might go in and out.
During all these years Mr.. Emerson has
used the honey freely, and the bees have
built comb on either side of the hive
two feet in thickness and several feet in
height. The comb next to the hive is
filled with honey, while their is nothing
in that on the other side In all these
wears the bees have never swarmed
Year: 1879

Iris said that an investigation of the
New York elevated railroads revealed
that the stock has been "watered" to the
extent of six or seven million dollars.
During the investigation some interesting
statistics were given. The fifteen miles
of track now in operation cost twelve
millions of dollars, and when the con-
struction is thoroughly completed it is
thought that the expense win be fully a
million dollars to each mile of track. A
car costs So, 400; an engine over So, 600.
Year: 1879

" There were two men got into fight
in front of store" said a north end
man at the supper table, and tell you
it looked pretty hard for one of them.
The bigger one grabbed a cart stake and
drew it back. | thought sure he was
going to knock the others brains out.
and l jumped in between them" The
family had listened with rapt attention,
and as the head paused in his narrative,
the heir, whose respect for his fathers
bravery was undesirable, proudly re-
marked: He couldn't knock anv
brains out of you, could he, fatherq'
Year: 1879

The Republican draws a wrong inter-
ference from little item in relation to
Newspaper Slips" published in Friday S
GAZETTE. The item was not intended
to present a record of typographical errors
in the other papers, but merely to show
the rather curious coincidence of three
mistakes of such an unusual character
appearing almost simultaneously in three
different papers. Mere Typographical
errors will occur in spite of the closest
care, and their appearance does not occa-
sion unusual comment.
Year: 1879

THE Iowa sportsmen's association will
ask the legislature to prohibit the killing
of deer when in the red coat or fawns
when in the spotted coat; to make the
possession of the hides of such animals
prima .focie evidence of the guilt of the
persons in whose possession they are
found; to confine the dates of the open
season for deer between Sept. 10 and
Nov. 10 of each year; to prohibit the
killing or capturing of deer in the wat
ers of any stream. pond or lake within
the jurisdiction of this state; to prohibit
the shipment out of this state of any
deer or other wild game mentioned in
this act; to prohibit the killing of ali
waterfowl, including snipe, between the
1st day of May and the 1st day of Sep
tember of each year, and to prohibit


he killing of wild duck or wild geese
after sundown at any season of the
year.
Year: 1879

The supreme court has rendered two
important decisions in favor of the city
of Boston. Wealthy citizens who claim
ed a residence in Nahant so as to escape
city taxation are ordered to pay their
poll and personal assessments in Boston.
The city assessors have sharply followed
up the tax-dodgers, and were beaten on
the first trial, but successfully appealed
to the full bench.
Year: 1879

TIE Cornish folk in England are
noted as wonderful pie-makers. They
even serve vegetables in this manner,
and the laboring classes, in these hard
times, are said to exist largely upon a
curious compound known as "turnip
turnover"