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Year: 1879

If there are crimes that ought not to be punished-punished, that is, by the common machinery of human justice-that of the helpless Lady Gooch, whose death is just reported by cable, was of the number. What she did is we'll known and year ago was ir everybody's mouth. She tried to palm off @ spurious child upon her husband as his own. He found out the cheat summoned his wife to police court and her sin became the talk of London and of the world.

 The tale, standing thus alone, makes heavily against it's miserable heroine. But when we hear the extenuatine circums tances, horror gives place to pity, and we can but rejoice-remember- ing how bitter in any event was Lady Gooeh's punishment-tbat the Recorder of the citgof London evaded trial oi the case and that the Grand Jury re- fused to.find bill against the accused person. Her fault leaned to virtue's side if ever fault did so, and the persuasion of this it was that gave rise to so unusual lenity.

 Lady Gooch was married to man whom she loved and who fell heir to large estates the year before the wedding. She gave birth to son in 1873, and on the same day Lady Eleanor Gooch, her husbands mother. and his previous heir presumptive, married for the second time. Soon after the little boy died, and from that day Sir Francis Goooh, who somehow became convinced that his wife would never again be & mother, was alienated from her. The beareaved woman lost at once the life Of her son and the love of her husband. Naturally, she yearned for another child. Somehow, CT other," pleaded her counsel at the trial, cher husbands love was gone-gone with the little child that was then laid in it's grave. She became possessed of one idea. Night and day she cherished one dream. If she had another child to take to him another child who she could persuade him was his own-then she might win back the love that was lost.''

 Thus it fell out that, after long brooding, the wretched wife devised scheme for getting child from the Ioundling Hospital and pretending that 1t was her own. Her husband was often absent on yachting and other tours, and 1t seemed easy to carry the plot into effect. Lady Eleanor Gooch, now once more esteemed her sons heiress, treated her daughter-in-la with much harsh ness and contempt, and the temptation to do wrong was thus aggravated by sharply provoked resentment. A baby was smuggled into the Grosvenor Hotel and presented to Sir Francis Gooch as his own. The result has been described. Whatever the wrongfulness of her aot, Lady Gooch was thenceferth sorely afflicted during what was left of her short life, and no doubt she welcomed it's close. A further earthly existence could offer her no charm, and she could scarcely feel regret at the approach of a time when her broken heart should cease to beat. W. y. EvenSnq Post.
Year: 1879

HANGING. was 8 discussion among party of miners at Leadville as to the physical effects of hanging. MT. Edwards declared that, on wager of S5, he would permit his companions to draw him up from the bottom of a shaft by a rope tied around his neck. His belief was that, by throwing his head far back, the pressure of the rope would be wholly on the back of his neck, and consequently he would not be choked atall. His calculation proved erroneous, for he was nearly dead when he reached the surface, and it was with great diff culty that his life was saved.
Year: 1879

Were as pure as thou art sweet, Then were my love for thee complete; Were as true as thou art fair, Then could I kiss thy fragant hair, Were I as true as thou art fair. Were as steadfast as thine eyes, Then might we taste love's. paradise; Were I as constant as thy worth, Then heaven would bend to touch the earth, Were I as constant as thy worth. Were as tender as thy prayers, Then would I win thee unawares; Were I as holy us thy tears, Then vert thou mine through all the years, Were I as holy as thy tears. But oh! the sin, the grief, the care! To wed thee, sweet, may not dare. I would not break thy trusting heart So, though die, our lives must part, I,would not break thy trusting heart
Year: 1879

MANY of the agricultural Journals are
sorely troubled to know whether a hen
sis or sets. If some editor of dignity
would set hen on the nest, and the
little editors would let her sit, It would
be well for the world. Now man, or
woman either, can set hen, although
they cannot sit her; neither can they
set on her, although the old hen might
sit on them by the hour if they would
allow It. A man cannot set on the
wash bench; but he could set the basin
on it, and neither the basin nor the
grammarians would object. He could
sit on dogs tail if the dog were will
ing; or he might set his foot On it. But
if he should set on the aforesaid tail, OF
sit his foot there, the grammarians as
veil as the dog would howl. And yet,


lrange as it may seem, the man might
set the tail aside and then sit down, and
neither be assailed by the dog or the
grammarians.
Year: 1879

The New York papers continue to
speak of the business boom" in that
quarter. Jobbers say that the volume
and aggregate value of goods sold dur
ing last week is far in excess of any
corresponding time on record. The
activity extends to every branch of
trade and manufacturing industry.
Year: 1879

IT is estimated that the amount o
new railroad track which has been laid
in the western states alone since Janu-
ary has been more than a thousand
miles, and the aggregate for the re-
mainder of the year will be far greater.
Year: 1879

Will some medical man explain why
it is that the negro is never known to
sneeze? Ask any old planter, who
owned scores of servants, and he will
tell you he never heard one of his ser.
wants sneeze. 1t may appear very
singular fact, but it is none the less
true; and we allude to it just to show
how unobservant most people are.
Year: 1879

1t is an open secret in London that at
he meeting of the Cabinet after the re-
,ent propagation of Parliament, Lord
8eaconsfield declared his desire to re-
ire from Premiership, though willing to
'emain in the Cabinet without Office,
nd expressed strong wish that Lord
jairns, his Chancellor and friend of
hirty years, should be his successor.
There Is no precedent for a Chancellor
being Premier, but this would not stand
q the way had not Lord Salisbury de-
clared his fixed determination not to
,erve under any one else, Or waive his
claim in faver of any one.
Year: 1879

GGNE.-C. w. Craig, proprietor of the
JOURNAL is iD San Francisco, represent
ing North Star Lodge and Stella Encamp-
ment in the Grand bodies l. o. o. II.
Notice to this effect was given last week
also the additional intirmation that a
competent person would be left in charge
to receive and receipt for moneys. In as
much as we have not yet seen the first
identical scad we fear the item was over
looked in the mass of election returns,
and therefore mention it again. If we
don't see the color of coin soon, we shall
lay it to the depression of business caused
by the new constitution.
Year: 1879

The LARUPERs .-Cox's Bar has the
proud distinction Of being the only pre-
cinct in the county which cast solid
vote against the new Constitution. The
larupers /" were out in force, and as
usual the majority is on the right side.-
II a man wants to see place where good
humor and good feeling prevail all the
time, where political or other quarrels are
not known, and where every member of
the community contributes his shar to-
ward this general good feeling, let him
60 to Cox's Bar and if possible, get there
about the time the boys are starting in on
a" arup." Our word for it he'll think
that good Trinity people, when they die,
go to Cox's Bar.
Year: 1879

THE coat of snow on "Bally" is getting
"powerful thin" If the season had been
warm as usual there would be but little
left in sight. The cool weather is advan-.
tageous to our miners by keeping the
snow back which will doubtless add a
couple or more weeks to the length of the
mining season.
Year: 1879

Majority Against New Constitution 81 (.


The above figures may not be absolute
ly correct, as our informants were not
positive in one or two cases, but the vote
will not vary much either way. The
Board of Supervisors will canvass the
vote Monday when we will be able to
give the exact figures.
Year: 1879

THE FoURTH.-The Electric Base Ball
Club, of Weaverville propose to celebrate
the Fourth of July, by game of ball at
their play ground and grand ball, at
the Theater in the evening. A purse OF
500 has been made up by the citizens to
be awarded to the winning club. Atten>
tention is called to their advertisement
on our second page.
Year: 1879

they cry fraud when Sheriff. and clerks
were permitted 10 charge exorbitantfe fees.
Half the Sberiiis in the State made
more money ia term Of two years
than any Of the last four state Prin-
ters could make under their own CON
struction Of the law in term Of four
years.


There is something significant in the
constant illusions Of the last experts and
the opposition press to the claw Of 1870"
There was no printing law passed in
1870 except AN amendment which has
nothing to do with the questions at
issue. 1t Is evidently intended by these
persons to convey the false idea that
none but Democratic Printers worked
under the law which governed Mr.
Brown, and that the Republican print
els worked under different law. But
they won't get away with this little
dodge. They must fall or stand alike
so far as this matter Of fraud is con
cerned.


There are come other matters in re-
gard TO the State and Territorial print
ing to WHICH we have not now space to
alIude, which will probably be interest
ing TO our readers, and to which we will
give attention in the future. In the
meantime, we will suggest that the cry
of fraud is a little premature. and the
Courts may no decide it ye., and it
nigh: be aa well for the Radical press
to look around and see if this cry is not
a two-edged instrument, and liable to
cut both ways should the Courts hold
that the charges of Mr. Brown have
been Illegal.
Year: 1879

MIR. EDIToR-I see in your paper OF
yesterday the death of James w. Waples,
who l have known since the year 1885


lie was then engineer Of the steamboat
"WilmingtOn," which ran between this
place and Philadelphia. This calls to
mind "reminiscences Of the past, and there
may be some Of your readers like myself
who like to 60 back and think of the
days OF yore, because it makes them feel
young again. will call up some of the
events OF that day. When the evil
mlngton" was hauled out on John
Vaughn's ship yard for repairs, in Phila-
delphia, at the foot of Shacamaxon
street and then at the hotel, sign of
"Shooting the French Deserter," kept by
Sam Schrack-Captain Henry Read and
crew, (the deceased being one of them, }
where they and the writer boarded. In
short time after this the boat was sold
TO go South, and the dec ased went with
her as engineer; but before she reached
the place of destination she was wrecked
OH the coast of Florida. The crew were
all saved but after landing on the beach
and getting out Of the dangers of the sea,
there was still another peril which would
nave been worse, If it had overtaken
them.


That was hostile Indians, called the
Seninoles, who were at war with us at
that time. But fortune smiled on them
and they got away safe. If the roll of
steamboat men of Wilmington and
Philadelphia were called of that date
now, there would be hardly enough to
carry the deceased to his last resting
pace; it may be said with the poet,


"Time like an ever rolling stream


BearE all Its sons away"


Railroads at this time were one of the
things that were only coming. There
was one between Frenchtown and New
Castle then and one in Jersey, l can't
think of any other. Even steamboats, of
that date were far below what they were
In twenty years after, or now for speed
or accommodation and to show how
fast we have advanced. The ferry boats
that piled between Philadelphia and
Camden, few years back of this, were
propelled by horse power, can see in
my mind now, while am writing this,
a horse looking out of window Of one
of these boats while on her trip to Cam
den. The deceased had few faults and
lived an honest life. He and Srmuel
Vaughn were steamboat inspectors for
the Philadelphia district for some years,
and filled their offices with credit and
fidelity to the government and honor to
A. T.
Year: 1879

The alarm of fire this morning about
ii O'Clock, was false. A number of the
engines responded and some of them
Went as far as Front and Jefferson streets
and then returned to their houses.
Year: 1879

Joaquin Miller, in the lndepend ent,
tells how he has seen them making wine
in the old country: When I was living
in Italy, on the shores of the Adriatic,
l went up into the mountains among the
peasants to live and learn their habits of
life. The poor or laboring people are
the real people of any land. The rich
are all alike. The poor people ore the
character of the country. Aud then it
is a theory OF mine that the sweetest
flowers grow close to the ground. These
peasants we're wine-makers. Their
splendid dark women climbed the steep
mountains and carried the grapes down
in great baskets on their backs: then
they emptied these baskets into a great
round fiat tub or vat, then they go into
this great shallow tub, in their short
red petticoats with their naked brown
feet; then they joiu hands and begin to
go round and round, singing and laugh
ing as they went. They were tresding
out the wine. They were black-eyed
and beautiful; they were light hearted
and happy. They had storms of black
and abundant hair over their shoulders.
They showed the prettiest white teeth
in the world, as they lifted their happy
faces and eircled round and round, and
trampled the grapes, until they stood
knee-deep in the wine. At first 1 did
not like to drink this wine, because 1
did not think it was clean. But I after
ward watched them at their work more
closely, and saw with pleasure that they
invariably and always washed their feet
after they got done treading ont the
wine
Year: 1879

When Mrs. C0rdelia Lingstone enter
ed the courtroom from the corridor,
leaning heavily on Biiah's left arm and
holding up her calico train, she slightly
resembled the picture Of Lady Jane
Gray. She took her situation in front
of the desk, bowed very low to his
honor and led off with:


Il deny the charge and appeal the
case


'Yes--iust so-alI right, mumbled his
honor, as he looked over the papers,
The charge is disturbing the peace. The
officer in the case


Il deny that there was any officer in
the case, and I appeal to the supreme
court, she interrupted.


You were arrested by an officer and
brought IN here, and he arrested you as
You stosd at the foot Of flight Of stairs
on Congress street, waving hoe-handle
and daring some one to come down.
That's as plain as poetry and as evident
as the motion Of grindstone.


Il deny the grindstone and appeal the
case, she calmly answered, feeling in
her pocket for gum.


-Four men, seven boys, dog and a
Chinaman were crowded around you and
encouraging you to mash some one,
continued the court, and you were
very boisterous when asked to step
down here and occupy front bedroom
for the night. l shall fine you five
dollars.


Il deny the fine and demands jury


will You pay the cash or go to the
house Of correction p


4 demand lawyer.


Task if you will pay9'


Il demand two lawyers


Mrs. Lingstone, you will eat dinner
in the house Of correction, and if they
don't have watermelon for dessert you
can't blame me. Please retire
1T has turned out Just as 1 thought
it would, she remarked as she took the
quid of gum from her mouth for mo-
ment, and with most respectful bow
she re-entered the corridor and kicked
an empty candle box sky high. Detroit
Free Press.
Year: 1879

Last week a negro, while digging a
well on Mr.. John Walters place near
Albany, Ga, began suddenly yelling
out at the top of his voice for the buck
ct to be let down, which was quickly
done, and the darkey was drawn up to
the top Of the well, trembling and pant
ing, with eyes as white as cotton, and
big as saucers. Investigation revealed
swift underground stream, rushing
along underneath the spot where the
negro had been digging. There was
only thin crust Of earth between the
negro and the stream, and it suddenly
began to give way. The darkey could
see and hear the water rushing below
him. He escaped without injury, but
his tools sank in the water and were
lost,
Year: 1879

The Silver Reef (Oal) Miner states
that John Pickering, Piute county, gave
awhipping to one OF his sons, a boy,
aged about twelve years. The boy
turned upon his father, and told him
that that was the last time that he would
submit TO chastisement, and that he
would leave home never to return. Next
morning the boy got up and sent his
younger brother to the pasture for the
calves. His father was yet in bed asleep.
The youth slipped on his father shoes,
walked out into tho road through the
dust, so as to make mans track, then
went back to the house, took his fathers
pistol, and, making a rest OF the back Of
chair, shot him through the heart.
The parricide then went to Jim Mar
shall's ranch, about FIVE miles distant,
and told Marshall that John I. Matthias,
the stage driver, had shot and killed
his father. Subsequently, the boy be.
came frightened, and confessed his
crime.
Year: 1879

Boston, May 21.-It is semi-officially
announced that Butler will run again
for governor this fall, but unless the
willy old fox has lost his shrewdness he
will refrain from entering the lists.
The democratic party of Massachusetts,
at any rate the democratic party of
Boston-had enough Of him last year,
and that they realize the absurd situa-
ton into which he led them Is evident.
The new ward and city committee, at
its first meeting this week, gave un-
mistakable evidence of this feeling. 1t
is believed that ex-Gov. CASTOR, pure
and able democrat of the hard-money
type, will be the standard-bearer, and
it is limited that Butler may advocate
his election with the hope that demo-
cratic legislature will also be chosen,
which shall elect him (Butler) to the
senate.
Year: 1879

for bettering their political, financial
and commercial condition; and finally
endorsing the efforts of their suffer ing
and oppressed colored brethren of the
south to leave the states of oppression,
and find other homes where their polit-
ical rights will be respected.


After some debate the report was
adopted with but very few negative
yotes
Year: 1879

Washington, May 2l.-It is stated
that Secretary McCrary has decided to
accept the position as United States
circuit judge for the Eighth district, to
be made vacant by the resignation of
Judge Dillon, but will not leave the
cabinet before the 1st of September
next.
Year: 1879

Marry IN your own religion.


Never both be angry at once.


Never taunt with a past mistake.


Let a kiss be the preludeOf q Tebuke.
Never allow a request to be repeated
Let self-abnegatiOu be the habit Of
both.


'I forgot" is never an acceptable ex-
cuse.


A good wife is the greatest of earthly
blessings.


IfyOu must CritiCise, Criticise lovingly.
Make a marriage a matter Of moral
Judgment.


Marry in a family which you have
long known.


Never make q remark at the expense
of another.


Never talk at another, either at home
or in company.


Neglect the whole world beside, rather
than one another.


Give your warmest sympathies for
each others trials.


If one is angry, let the other part the
lips for a kiss.


Never speak loud to one another, un-
less the house is on fire.


Let each strive to yield Oftenest to the
wishes of the other.


Marry into different blood and tenn
perament from your own.


Always leave home with loving words,
for they might be the last


Never deceive, for the heart once mis-
led cIn never trust wholly again.


Never find fault unless it is perfectly
certain that a fault has been committed.
Year: 1879

n. 7. Tribune. As the field clears.
the prospect of Republican success
in the elections this Fall grows
brighter. Yet there is no excuse
for abatement of effort. The utmost
that patriotic and honorable men can
do, to prevent a Democratic victory
next year by decisive Democratic
defeats this year, ought to be done,
until the votes have been cast and
counted. No man can predict what
vast and far reaching consequences
might come from a little neglect this
year, on the part of the Republicans
in either of the contested States.
Immense encouragement to the
soft money theorists and repudiators,
great increase Of confidence for the
shotgun Democracy of the Solid
South, might follow a little Repub-
hcan apathy in Maine, or Ohio, or
New York. Any man who allows
personal quarrels or preiUdices to
sway his actions at such a time as
TINS, takes upon him a grave respon-
sibility, which he may wish to the
end Of his days that he had not ia
ken. With united effort, intelligent
guidance and honorable subOrdina-
ton of private interests to the public
good, the Republicans have reason
to expect splendid success, but their
defeat is not impossible at any point
where they fail IN their duty.
Year: 1879

ltrom Senator Conkling's Speech at the New York


Republican Conventional


The party now is united on every
essential indeed on every living
issue. Last year, and the year be-
fore, this was not so true as it is
now. Time makes us all wiser, and
things we have differed about here
tOfore have been settled by events.
No matter who was right or who was
mistaken or dsceiyed-if any one


Fas-faith and experience have


aacie Hs whole. Many who opposed
Us in past have become convinced
t emocratio success, which
means Southern domination now,
is not wise or safe. I speak not Of
managers or contending leaders, but
Of men with level heads, who think
and look beyond the present With
such a ticket and such a platform as
we shall present, we can fail to carry
the State only by inaction and neg
lect There will be no inaetion OF
neglect this year. The duty is too
high and too urgent, the occasion is
too great and too vital. The feelings
and convictions Of Republicans are
too deep. A people who fought a
sad, devastating, lamentable war,
and gave up their bra7est and their
best, will not fold their hands in ig-
noble supineness when all they won
IN battle is in peril of being snatch
ed away. New York must this year
stand at the head of the Republi-
can column; to this end let us
pledge ourselves and each other.
Year: 1879

Chicago Tribune: If the existing
mob rule at the South continues
much longer, it must be put down
by the Government of the United
States, or it will eventuate in civil
warI The prospect is very disagree
able, but it none the less looms up
before us. 1t may, like the cloud,
be no bigger than a mans hand, but,
like the cloud, it gathers volume and
strength daily; soon it will assume
the Importance of a tempest, black
and portentous, threatening to over
whelm and desoIate the whole land.
Year: 1879

lhtcrVle" Win ftbburgh man.


The latter part Of December and the
month of January, is a period when there
is lull in the iron trade. Now, / fear
that some Of the mill men may become
alarmed at the decrease in orders and be-
gin to cut rates. THERE'S certainly danger
from this source. Some think that the ad.
vance in price has been a little too far
now, but il the manufacturers will only
realize tnat wO have not yet entered upon
our most prosperous era and await the
coming OF that era with patience, holding
fast to that which they have already at.
tanned, all will be well. While the com.
ing few weeks promise to be dull l firmly
believe that in February next will begin
the most prosperous season the Pittsburgh
iron trade has ever witnessed. / further
believe that next year will be the most
prosperous in the history Of our countrv'
These are my views with reference 10 the
future OF the iron trade, and thew are the
views also OF some Of the shrewdest and
best posted manufacturers in this section,
Year: 1879

OIHVIUuaU IIut81 =


The boom is bound 10 strike real estate
after awhile, Capital is not always going
to Enah in 10 buy railroad stocks, which
have already risen enormously, while real
estate remains at little above the hard pan
prices that followed the panic.