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Year: 1879

Once in travelling, the Rev. DR..
Bledso was exceedingly annoyed
by pedantic bore who forced him
self upon him, and made a great
parade of his shallow learning
The Doctor bore it as long as he
could, and at length, looking at
him gravely said: "My friend,
you and l know all that there is to
be known" "How is that Z" said
the man, pleased with what he
thought a very complimentary as
sociation. "Why," said the Doc
tor, "you know everything excep'
that you are a fool, and l know
that"
Year: 1879

1t is difficult to believe that Col.
Robert Iugersoll is an infidel in his
heart of hearts. In a recent lee
ture he said: II would wish the
friends who bid us good night in
this world might meet us with
good morning there. Just so
long as we love one another we'll
hope for another world just as
long as those we love kisses the lips
of death we'll believe and hope for
another world"
Year: 1879

The German government has
placed a duty of 25 per cent upon
all imports of provisions into that
country, which so far has not been
realized by the American market,
on account of the enormous stocks
taken into the interior Of Germany
previous to the duty coming into
effect. This will probably reduce
the consumption one-third in a
country which has hitherto taken
upwards of half a million boxes of
bacon annually.
Year: 1879

A Scotchman ought to know
what whisky is good for; and here
is what DIR. Guthrie once said,
"Whisky is good in its own place.
There is nothing like whisky in
this world for preserving a man
when he is dead. But it is one OF
the worst things in the world for
preserving u man when he is living
If you want to keep dead man,
put him in whisky; If you want to
kill a living man, put whisky into
him."
Year: 1879

VEEMILIoFvILLE, La, Aug. 15.-When the
Pharr Line steamer Matte landed at Centre
port yesterday, on her way from Fermilion-
Vile to Morgan City, her clerk, young Mr.
Kibbe, Of AbbeviIle, was attacked and seri.
ousy II not fatally injured by a Mr. Levy
formerly resident Of New Orleans and now
planter on the Bayou Vermilion.


It seems that for some time past q war o:
words had been waging between the two
men, during which Kibbe told Mr.. Levy to
hold himself ready for him at any time. Al
the boat approached yesterday, Levy crossed
over from his plantation to the landing, hay
ing In his hand short, stout stick, well
shaped for q biudgeon. He said though, that
1t was simply a walking stick, and TO the re-
mark that 1t was rather short TOR that pur-
pose he did not answer.


Levy then entered the store Of Mr.. Moss
and remained concealed there until Kibbe
came ashore. and Moss, going into the house
for a bill, stood alone on the landing, and
moment Levy quietly left the store, and,
walking up behind Hibbe, dealt the unslla-
pecting man blow across the temple with
bis stick, which felled him to the ground
speechfess, stunned and bleeding. Mr. Joe
Moss here ran out and endeavored to stop
Levy, who eluded his grasp and again struck
his antagonist several heavy blows ABOUT the
head and shoulders.


The one-sided fight was then ended BY q
large dog that stood near. which adopted
Levys own plan Of attack, and went for him
from behind 30 heavily that he was compelled
to turn and defend himself with his club.


Kibbe was carried On the boat id a helpless
condition, and Levy retired from the scene
remarking that Ktbbe knew what that was
for. The boat left and Levy returned to the
store with pistol In his hand, where he said
he was prepared to kill Kib5e II he had found
1t Unnecessary, but he only intended to hurt him
as he had done. He thinks he Is In the right
and seems not to fear arrest.


Kibbe IL said to be Of stock not partial to
settling such an affair by affidavit, and
whether his injuries prove fatal Or he recoyers
from bis precarious condition, the future may
bring serious results from his harsh treat
ment at Levy's hands. OBSERVER.
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-THE bodies Of the
Ave persons killed yesterday in the collision
on the Narrow Gauge Railroad, are at the
Office Of Coroner Jeffries, In Camden, except
Ing the body Of Chas. Schail. the deaf mute,
which was sent To his late residence, In this
city. All the bodies appear to be crushed
from the lower part Of the trunk mp TO the
breast, leaving the face scarcely bruised.
While the bodies were lying In the coroner'a
office from daylight this morning there was
continual attendance OF persons to take a
look at them
Year: 1879

TIE New York Tribune observes ::
In Nebfaska Is said to be the quaint
and laconfc epitaph over the grave of
citizen suddenly deceased - :" He
Twisted Mules Tall" It Is under
stood that the Democratic party will
adopt the same epitaph. The solid
North will sit for the mule. 81
Year: 1879

THE MAYoB's PoLIcE.-The Repub-


lican raises a complaint against Mayor


Almonds police force, and makes some


specific charges, that cannot be hidden
or overlooked. They are of such char
acter as no officer should be guilty of,
and ought to be refuted. We would
gladly do this if we could but we have
no information on the subject. If the
executive officers will not conduct them
selves in becoming manner, they can
not be expected to be entrusted.with the
authority to sustain law and order. II
is not expected that the police shall be
religious men, or members Of any church;
but the public do demand sobriety and
good conduct. Mayor Almonds efforts
deserves all the Recommendation the
Republican gives him, and more too


He cannot be expected to know what
men will do, and the people are ready to
Year: 1879

excuse him. But no uan sheuld be


kept on the Mayors force WIN hs not


the manliness TO sustain and uphold his
administration. An oficer whe will'
drag down the honor e bis supstcr and


bring disgrace upon the party which he


represents, has no further claim for for


bearance. 1t Is due TO the Democratic
party 10 make this declaration, and II Is
due to the Mayor to say to the people
that he does not countenance such con-
duct as is attributed to some Of his Off
GERS by the Republican. We do not
know that what is said 10 true. Nor
have we been furnished with evidence to
the contrary. The good men Of this city
who year after year vote the Democratic
ticket on the assurances of the Demo
cratic press, expect that the press will
try 70 maintain the promises which Il
makes for the candidates, and hence We
cannot afford to let such charges past
uhnoticed and still maintain the integri'
ty that the press should have Tht
charges are embraced in ithe following
editorial remarks from the Repssblicas
ofSaturday: -,' .t


at is not much more than six month
since the force went upon duty and yel


in that short space OF tune several Of TIKI
force have showed their utter unftnesl
for their position. One who we under
stand has at last been suspended on'
month has been beastly drunk on sever


al occasions. Another, We scarcely dar'
say not common patrOlman has beeI
guilty of the same thing repeatedly


Another and here we are compelled y
say not a patrolman either, has beef
guilty of drunkenness. Another wa


caught safely lodged in q house Of Ill


fame which a squad Of police under I


sergeant raided with the intention OF Al


resting the inmates and breaking up tn


place, but when they found one Of thei


own number inside, enjoying the felic


ties of such a place, the kind hearte


sergeant .desisted from making any al


rests" q
We don't know the officers alluded h
but we do them friendly act in eI
deavoring to get them to stop, in q C
5 reer of crime. We are willing to be Il
a friend Of honorable and virtuous mel


but the GAZETTE reports cannot be e


pected to overlook the crimes of Dem
: cratic officials while it is expected
4 make public the crimes Of Republics
officials. ,..
Year: 1879

COUNTY CONSTABLE DILLON GER
tainly abused any authority he go: from
The Democratic Levy Court in becoming
the willing tool of a Philadelphia police
officer to arrest the man and woman in
this city without warrant, and take
them out of the State. If there is any
law for his action he should point it out
in the statutes. If this thing can be done
to q guilty party it may be done to an
innocent party. Debt is not a crime in
Delaware and an officer who thu
abuses his authority forfeits all claim to
o ficial position.
Year: 1879

In the case of the State vs. The Directors Of the
Mechanics and Laborers' Bank Of Jersey City. which
has been trial in that city for nearly two weeks
past Prosecutor McGill yesterday occupied the en-
tire session in summing up for the prosecution.
He argued that tho depositors were poor people.
many of them aged and helpless. who had been de-
prved Of their hard earnings by the Vaccinations Of
the defendants who although cognzant OF the utter
Insolvency of the institution. continued business
and influenced their patronage to the place when
they thoroughly realized that literally they were
robbing their poor patrons. He referred to the
figures of the receiver show that the depositors
woud not receive forty per cent. He held
that the conspiracy between the directors had been
cOnvincingly proven.
Year: 1879

Hewitt, and Henry Clark, seeing
the danger of the situation, ran to
the rescue of his fellow work man.
His intention was to quell the dis
turbance, but the Cinnamon mis-
understood it, and began to throw
tools, lasts and shoes. One of them
come up to Clark and struck him
over the h cad with large file. For
few minutes a very lively fight
was INDUCED in. The Cinnamon
sent delegation to their quarters,
which are in the east wing of the
factory, for more help. There the
armed themselves with knives and
pistols, and returned to the shop.
They found that all their country
men had disappeared. They then
returned to their quarters.


AT / O'Clock everything was
quiet; but the Cinnamon have not
returned to work. The fight lasted
but few minutes and it resulted
in two Cinnamon being very sew
erely beaten. They may not re-
cover. Several others received
slight wounds. Clark's injuries
were painful, but he went to work
this afternoon. All of the other
white men employed in the room,
says the foreman, VIM. G. Vail,
left as soon as the row began,
thinking that q disturbance that
had been brewing SO long would re-
suit seriously. The feeling toward
the Chinese is very strong, and 1T is
feared that something more serious
will happen if they should appear
in the street before the feeling has
died out. 1t is almost impossible
to learn how the injured Cinnamon
are.


1t is thought that as result Of
the disturbance all of the China
men will quit the place. They
have gradually diminished in
numbers for the past three or four
years. At one time the shop en-
ployed over 200, some of whom left
on account of a former disturbance,
others for the sake of going into
commercial pursuits. All have be-
come thoroughly Americanized.
Some of the whites have already
signilied their intention to leave if
the Chinese should resume work.
Year: 1879

DEAR Soil could not keep beeing rejoced at
your criticism Of your correspondent "Tomenstein y
in your last issue. am amazed at the temerity OF
this man in daring to call in question the sublime
genius of Mrs. Wollfenstone Shelley I have care.
fully canvassed the country, and talked to 25 of
best citizens, and all-svery one but three-agree
that they could make nothing Of it, and had in vain
tried to digest the story. and only three had I'm.
shcd it or followed it to the concusion-that is, you
|, and Brother Trant. We can see naught else but
genius, from alpha to omega, "Tomenstein" is q
farmer, and has no right to know anything but wa
termelons It il the old story Of the genus and
eleven fools on the jury. You are right-this man
may know about watermelons, but literature should
be left to town lks. whack it at him again.


PUMPKENsrEIN.
You are right, brother Such fellows % that
"Tomenstein,' when they come across something
that they cannot comprehend orapprecate straight
way set up howl that it is a conspiracy to rob God
Almighty of His power and prerogatives. Ifit were
not for such men, the Lord would have fearful time
of it to hold His own.-Pr.l
Year: 1879

~ Sol Miller don't like this paper because its
editor cannot anything to admire in the besotted
whiskey boated form of Jack Selover. II Sol loves
Jack We will not quarrel on that account. Every
to his taste,' the said when she kissed
the jackass.-Highland Sentinel


1t may be well enough to remark, that Jack
Selover was too sharp to permit the editor of
the Sentinel to beat him. This is the sum total
of what is the matter in that direction.
Year: 1879

II The Atchison Patriot reminds US that
Guthrie was the author of the resolutions which
we commended last week, relative to taking
civil cases out Of the United States Courts. In
that case, we are sorry to say that there is un-
doubtedly something wrong in the matter.
Guthrie is doing this in order to revenge him
self upon some one who is interested in having
such cases in the United States Courts. He has
done nothing, since the session begun, from any
other motive than that Of spite, and this is not
an exception. The people Of Atchison elected
him for the purpose of giving him sp oppertuni-
ty to revenge himself upon them aud everybody
else. It will be well to examine carefully into
this Court business.
Year: 1879

result that is due to natural causes, not to
any political policy, but rather in de-
fance of it. The policy iaugurated
by the Republican party has been
calculated to strangle instead Of foster our
foreign trade. The attempt to make party
capital out Of commercial necessity isohar-
acteristic of. the party, and the newspapers
who are now lauding the Republicans fer in
augurating system that has tended in the
direction that trade would naturally take,
with or without legislation, display the most
sublime stupidity and ignorance. We are
bound to produce more than we can consume
in tois country, and must find market for
our products abroad. The occasion for inn
porting is decreasing every day, while the
necessity for exporting is on the increase
constantly. No party is deserving of credit
for such state of things. It has come about
because Of the extent Of our resources and
the boundlessness of our industry. MIR.
Hayes is deserving of no more credit for It


than is the man in the moon.
Year: 1879

ST.. PAUL is rapidly filling up with sum-
mer visitors from the South and East, and
already our hotels and boarding houses are
taxed to their utmost capacity. The open
ing of the Metropolitan will afford accommo.
dations for large number of additional
guests, but yet we will not have sufficient
room. Some enterprising citizens could no
doubt derive profit from the construction of
a good summer hotel here, while those hos.
telries already in operation might be relieved
of some of the pressure upon their space by
the erection of a few pleasant cottages for the
use of those who prefer house keeping to
hotel life. ...
Year: 1879

The brewers of the country have adopted
series of resolutions on the temperance
question. They regard the drinking of beer
as the surest indication of a liberal and pro-
gressive spirit, and declare that all prohib-
itory laws should be resisted. By the use of
fermented malt liquors, they assert, the
cause of temperance is advanced, yet they


became 80 hilarious upon the beverage that
they forgot temperance so far as to douse
the editor of temperance newspaper with
glass after glass of the foaming liquid.
Temperance in conduct does not seem to re-
suit from copaous indulgence in beer-at
least Of the st. Louis variety. -.
Year: 1879

If it is the policy of the Republican party
to compel the adjournment of Congress be-
fore the appropriations are voted, as now
seems to be the case, it might as well aban-
don it. Every branch of the government
will have all the money itrequires for legiti-
mate purposes, but not a dollar for use for
purposes that are not legitimate. OF this
mu ch they may be assured.
Year: 1879

The newspapers generally throughout the
oountry-or those of them whose opinion is
worth anything that the Democratic
ticket in Ohio is the strongest that could
have been nominated, and predict it's success
by overwhelming majorities. The eyes of
the Republican party in the Buckeye State
Year: 1879

The Chicago Tribune protests against
public exhibition of Grant on his return to
this country. As he has made public ex-
hibition of himself all over the world for the
past two years, there is no harm in keeping
up the show here.
Year: 1879

TIE attempt to dethrone Denis Kearney
from the position of permanent president of
the California workingmen's party failed ig-
ANONYMOUSLY. 1t was evidently the conviction
that no other man in the State could work
his jaws with such prodigious effect as he
that led to his retention.
Year: 1879

TEE testimony in the Louisiana contested
election case of Spofford VS.. Kellogg shows
that the latter employed some rather crooked
means to obtain his election and his seat.
Unless he can refute the evidence, Kellogg
will have to step down and out of the SEN
ate before many moons.
Year: 1879

The Republican press seek to throw re-
proach upon the Democrats because they
counsel together before taking an important
step. They seem to forget the words of Solo
mon, who declared: sWhere no counsel is,
the people fall; but in the multitude of coun-
sellors there is safety"
Year: 1879

STANLEY MATTHEWS says Hayes is the
strongest candidate for the Presidency that
the Republicans could put forward in 1880.
The Republican party must be composed of
mighty poor material if this is the case.
Year: 1879

We wish to call the attention OF such OF our
readers as are worlingmen to the reports which
we published on Saturday from the destitute
bows sent from New-York to Kansas month
ago. They will, like other good people, prob
ably feel kindly interest in these poor lads
whom the world had used so roughly, and
who have started out for the first time to seek
their fortune with chance of success. But
the point of the matter to the wOrkingman lies
in the fact chat they have succeeded. In
New-York there was neither room nor work
tor them; in Kansas every one of them was
offered work and q home within thirty-six
hours. I'm New-YOrk they were starving
there they all report that they have plenty
" to eat have Il good, comfortable home
"no going hungry i'll Kansas" In the slums
of New-IOrk they could find no recreation
that was not vicious gin shops, the lowest
of gambling hels, the vIlest of variety shows
and dance houses, were slowly and GER
tainly preparing them and their fellows
for iail or the gallows. In their quiet
farm-homes they have dogs, rabbits, horses
to interest them; they "have lots of fun
Catching catfish" they ego to Sunday and
L" singing schools and sOcas," and nobody
who has not lived in lonely farming neigh
borhood knows the innocent excitement and
fun that can be got out of these schools and
sOcials.


If this change is easy and wholesome for
these friendess boys, why would it not be
the same for the sons of the worSingman lie
knows he can do nothing with them in New
York or any other large city. The trades
are closed to themj he has no capital
to pnt them into even the poorest bust
ness nothing is left but to make day
laborers of them with tho chance OF
Year: 1879

starvation, or thieves with the certainty some
day of n jail 1t is true that the father of a
family naturally is timid about making great
change; his ignorance, his lack of confidence
in general statements about the West, the
enormous distances, all appall him. But these
reports from the lads are not general state
ments from land spectators; they are their
simple, individual stories, and give us
glimpses of the daily indoor life OF the
emigrant. The change, as we SAID before,
is readily made, and good for boy and man.
The great untitled lands Of the South and
West offer to the hungry wOrkingmaD of
towns at once work which will pay HIM liy-
ing income from the start capital and a bus
mess for his boys, which may be developed
into the most scientific, honorable and lucra-
tive among trades or professions. If the dis
tamce to Kansas frighten him, let him apply
to the Bureau OF Emigration in Richmond and
see what Old Virginia can do for him.
Year: 1879

that the not unnatural reluctance OF members
of the Board of Education to wound the ieei-
ings of q veteran public servant might result
in leaving him in his place, for tlme
at least. This would have been misfortune
for the disclosure of Mr.. Riddles mental dis
location had destroyed the public confidence
in him, and he would eventually have been
forced from his place instead of being allowed
to leave it gracefully as he now does. WITH
his long official experience. he might have
continued TO discharge the more mechanical
duties of his place az well as ever, but man
who is capable of believing that the doGgerei
and prose slop contained in his book was com
municated to him by some of the wisest minds
the race has produced is capable of transmit
ting to others the contagOn of his deusl0n--
indeed is not capable of refraining from at
tempts TO transmit it. When il Is remem-
bered that Mr.. Riddles merely social relations
with principals and teachers in the schools
must be very extensive ii is easy to see how
much mischief he might have honestly worked
by purely private efforts to spread the Deilel
which is, in his eyes, new gospel. Every
one will be glad that he has taken the manly
and straightforward course, and glad also that
the Board of Education has thus been enabled
to bestow, without Inconsistency, the COM
mendation which his long and faithful service
loH oornoI
Year: 1879

Sam Patch's jump has been repeated at Nj
agara Falls and was accomplished this time
without injury by the aid of a wire apparatus.
This is q valuable discovery for those who
like that sort of athletics.
Year: 1879

Whether the movement to swell the Com
mission on the Tax Laws is largely the work
of interested corporations who seek to defeat
the bill and find the local pride of some Sen
ators a help to their scheme, or whether 1t Is
mainly a spontaneous movement among the
politicians, with perhaps here and there q
Senator of the character Of Mr. Sessions do
ing his best for the corporations, 1t may be
difficult TO say. But whatever may be the
impulse. the effect remains the same. There
is no hone now that the bill will pass IN its
original shape. just now the two houses, in
each of which there is large Republican
majority, are engaged in a struggle over the re-
tention OF Mr. Thomas j. Creamer. q Democrat
whose history is pretty well known, as "a
member of the Commission. The Assembly
very properly struck Mr.. Creamers name
from the list, with one of the other new
names, but the Senate, under the control OF
the same combination which first enlarged the
Commission, refused to concur The Assem-
bly hss since appointed a new Conference
Committee which is said to be firmly opposed
to Mr. Creamer. Ii is to be hoped that the
Assembly will hold out on this point. 1t
would be better to have no Tax Law Com
mission this year than to place such men
as Mr.. Creamer upon it. The upshot of the
whole matter will probably be that we shall
have no Commission, in which case it is to
be hoped that Mr. Sessions will have his re-
ward.
Year: 1879

Another day of voting upon the Warner
bill leaves the repudiatOrs still ii confusion,
and scores at least one victory for The honest
money men. The fourth section, as amended
at Mr. Marsh's motion ON Tuesday, was
adopted yesterday by vote of 113 10 lO9-
a clear victory for honest dealing. Later
on, General Garfield made sharp issue
10y declaring the clauses which provide
that silver certificates may be used TO pay the
interest on the National debt, shall be receiva-
bic at par for all dues to the Government, in
cllding duties, and may be computed as part
of the lawful money reserve OF National
banks, to be unconstitutional; and he met the
refusal of the Democrats to allow vote upon
his amendment striking them out with dec
laration that the Republicans would decline to
furnish quorum until this privilege was
granted. The prospect of defeating the bill is
still good.