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Year: 1877

LOUISIANA
The Commission Still Feel
ing the Political Pulse


Of the State.
They Have Discovered Thus
Far Very Few l1npor-


tant Facts
Other than Those Already
Known to tho Country


at Large.
The Relative Strength Of the Su-
premo Courts to Do


Tested;
As Also Which Governor Is Collect
ing the Most Taxes.
a Hitherto Unpublished Letter
Of Packard to the.


President.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 The cal
culations Of gentlemcn.aboutt the Capitol to-
day were that three .tourths of the mem
hers of the house will vote in favor Of the
bill relative to counting the t ctoral vote
Should the bill pass tomorrow afternoon,
as contemplated, it will he sent to the
president on the night Of that day or on
Saturday. As the bill Involves con-
stitutional questions it will, under usage,
be referred to the attorney gene. al for ex-
animation before final executive action. 1t
is not apprehended that the attorney
general will interpose any objections, as
the.president to-day repeated that he wasir
favor Of the passage Of the bill, considering
it to be measute in the interest of the
peace and business Of tie country, now


anguishing owing to the uncertainty Of tht
electoral count, 1t is safe to concede tha
the bill will promptly become a law.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Judge Davis
was on the bench OF the supreme court
to-day when be received telegram from
Springfield informing him of his election
10 the United States senate. After the
adjournment of the court he was called
on by Illinois friends, who congratulated
bin on the result, aud inquired as to his
acceptance of the Office He did not say
whether he will accept it or not, but if he
should conclude to do so he will not re-
sign before the 4th of March, the sena
toral term not beginning until that time.
lie stated that he had not been consulted
regarding the use Of his name as caudi-
date and had not authorized it.
Year: 1877

DEATH AT PRAYER.-At Eckhart mines,
Allegheny county, Tuesday, the wife OF
W m. Folk was about 10 retire for the night,
and during ber devotional exercises, while
kneeling before a great IRE, piece OF blaz-
ing wood accidentally fell upon her dress,
and before being aware OF the danger she
was enveiOped IA aames. She ran out OF the
house and as there was high wind blowing
al the time before her cries could summon
assistance her clothing was entirely burnt
OF and her flesh was burned TO a crisp. She
cannon possibly live.
Year: 1877

Among the many industries of Japan
is the manufacture of birdlime. 1t is,
of course, principally employed for the
snaring of birds and animals. BY its
means animals as large as monkeys are
caught. When once they get the stuff
on their paws they soon cover themsel-
YES it, and so exhaust themselves
in trying to get rid of it that they fall an
easy prey. Birds also as large as ducks,
and every variety of smaller ones are
taken by it. Rats are easily caught by
spreading small quantity on piece OF
board or paper, and placing it near their
holes. 1t is spread upon bamboo Leaf,
and used during the summer for catch
ing flies or other insects. Flea traps are
made for its service, and occasionally
used by the Japanese in bed. Birdlime
is also used by the Japanese for medicin-
al purpose, and is considered one of the
best cures for wounds. Japan is the
only country where it is regularly man.
ufactured OH large scale, the principal
tree from which it is made being dark
evergreen from the mountains in the
south.
Year: 1877

The suit of Frederick Recht against


the Phoenix insurance company was


brought in the supreme court, New York,


recently, TO recover on policy of marine


insurance. The policy contained the fol-


lowing clause concerning the vessel in


which the insured goods were to be
shipped: Warranted net to carry more


than her registered tonnage in marble,
lead, coal. or iron" The vessel in which
the goods were shipped was registered
in this port at nine hundred and sixteen
tons. She carried load of coal consist
ing of nine hundred and two tons, of
2,240 pounds each. This quantity would
make over 1000 tons Of 1000 pounds
each. The vessel was lost at sea. The
insurance company claimed that the
warranty in the policy related to loading
the vessel with tons of 1000 pounds
each. and the vessel being overloaded in
carrying more than 900 tons, they were
discharged from liability on the policy.
The case was tried before Judge Van
Brunt, and the plaintiff asked leave TO
show a custom at this port of making
the tons of coal, etc, each Of 2,240
pounds. Judge Van Brunt. however,
held that as the contract of insurance
had been made in this state and was TO
be performed in this state, the laws Of
this state regulating the number of
pounds to the ton should govern. The
number of pounds here is 1000. The
vessel, therefore, was loaded TO more than
her registered tonnage, and the company
Is not liable. Tho complaint was, there
fore, dislnissed.-NeiO York Paper.
Year: 1877

swan up the poel on the surface until


over the trout, when he made dive,


and by dexterous movement seined the


trout in such a manner that the Jaws of


he snake closed its mouth. The fight


then commenced. The trout had the


use OF its tail and fins. and could drag


the snake from the surface when near
the bottom, however, the snake made


use of its tail by winding it around every


stone or root that IL could reach. After


securing this tail hold it could drag the


trout toward the bank, but, on letting 90,


the trout would have a new advantaSe'


The battle was continued for full twenty


minutes, when the snake managed 10 get
its tail out of the water and clasped
around the root of one of the willows
mentioned as overhanging the pOnl The
battle was then up, for the snake gradually
put coil after coil around the root, with
each one dragging the fish toward the
land. When half its body was coiled it
unloosened its first hold and stretched
the end of its tail out in every direction,
and finding another root, made last and
now, using both. dragged the tr@ut out
on the gravel bank. ltnOw had it under
control, and, uncoilins, the snake drag
ged the tish fully ten ieet mp on the
bank, and ! suppose would have gOrged
him. We killed the snake and replaced
the trout in the water, as we thought
that he deserved liberty. He was ap-
parently unhurt, and in few moments
darted off. That the water snake of
California brooks will prey upon the
young Of the trout, and also smaller and
less active fishes, have noticed. but
never have seen an attack on q fish 80
arge or one more hotly contested
Year: 1877

Rebuilding the Victim After Poisoning
by Too Much Rad whisky.
While it is true that there is no


absolute cure Tor dipsOmania or the dis


eased appetite for ardent spirits, save in


the dipsOmaniac's strength to resist


temptation, there are valuable assistants


to his physical weaknesses in the form of


animal and vegetable stimulants, which


he should not despise in fighting the bat


tie against the insidious foe. All who


have been sufferers from the diseased pas.
sion for liquor bear testimony,,to the fact
that the craving for alcoholic stimulants
is invariably preceded by depression of
the nervous system that is actually in
suppOrtable, accompanied almost invari-
ably with distate for solid food. What a
nan is to resort to at this period of his
ailment is most important question.
Ammonia in small doses, taken every
thirty minutes, has been recommended;
but ammonia is not nourishment, nor
will it restore the desire for food. It is
the testimony of many who have tried it
under the circumstances stated that ex-
tract of beef, made palatable with celery
salt and a moderate quantity of black or
red pepper, will afford the required
stimulus, with no bad effects, and at the
same time aid in restoring the tone of
the stomach. 'Quassia, calisaya, and
iron should all be brought TO assist in
toning up the system and aiding the
digestive and nervous functions, but for
diet nutriment, which will certainly he
aU once digested and assimilated, there
is nothing to compare to the beef extract.
1t is nothing but a solution of Liebig's
extract of beet, with celery salt, taken
in hot soda water.
Year: 1877

Japanese people are very superstitious,
and have innumerable signs and tokens
by which to regulate their conduct and
beliefs. They never sweep the room of
house Immediately after one of the in
mates has set out upon a jeurney-this
would sweep out all the luck with him.
At a marriage ceremony neither bride
nor bridegroom wears any clothing of a
purple color, lest their marriage-tie be
soon loosed, as purple is the color most
liable to fade. They have some curious
ideas in regard to finger nails, which are
cut only at certain times. When a per-
son losses a tooth, either artifcially or at
the hands of dentist-Japanese "topth-
carpenter by forceps, or by acci-
dent, in order that another may grow in
the empty socket, the tooth, if from the
upper jaw, is buried under the founda-
tion of the house; if from the lower
jaw, it is thrown upon the roof house.
Of hundreds of their superstitions, here
are few: If a woman steps over an
egg-shell she will go mad if over a ra-
zor, it will become dull if over a whet-
stone, it will be broken. If man should
set his hair on fire, he will go mad.
Children are told if they tell lie an Oni
or an imp called the tengu will pull out
their tongues. Many Japanese urchin
has spoken the truth from fear of an oni
supposed to be standing by, ready to run
away with his tongue. No such watch
man seems to be set before the unruly
member of the scolding wife. OF these
b" edged tools that grow sharper by con-
stant use" there is goodly number in
Japan. When a husband and wife are
quarreling, devil is belived to be stand
ing between. them, encouraging them to
go on from bad to worse.
Year: 1877

General and Mrs. Grant will leave
Washington during the present week for
visit to the west. Accompanied by
their youngest son, now in college, they
will sail for Europe in Nav. They ex-
pect to be absent from the country at
least two years, and it is general Grants
desire to travel as any other private
citizen of the United States without
public demonstrations from the govern
ment authorities of the countries he will
visit. He recalls the embarrassment of
Franklin Pierce during his tour abroad
after the expiration of his presidential
term. After a profusion of public at
tention he at last found refuge in
secluded village in the Swiss mountains,
where he enjoyed himself for about three
days before his identity W as discovered.
Then the people turned out en- masse, and
gave him so cordial reception that he
was again forced to move along. Cen
eral Grant desires to avoid this.
Year: 1877

Is the great blood purifier Syphilis, and re-
moves Fimples and Humors on the face


Reason should teach that blotehy, rough or
pimpled skin depends entirely upon internal
cause, and no outward application can cure the
defect.
Year: 1877

The reporters OF the TWhig who wrotethe
article complained OF. say That they received
their information about - O'Clock ut night !;
that theysyerified itas iaras possible at that
late hour; !; that they had no purpose to be
sensational; that they firmly believed what
1 they wrote was true that the reports must
have originated from the. purpose OF the
men Tor some OF them to inquire about the
June money; and that they regret that their
account was the occasion of any anxiety to
the public.


There was an alteration yesterday eve
ming growing out, of. the article, Little
damage was done.
Year: 1877

Make tho most of her while yet you
have this most precious of all good
gifts. Read the unfatholned lewe ot
those eyes, the kind anxiety Of that
tone and look, however slight your
pain. In after life you may have
friends-fond, dear kind friends ;
but never will you have again she in
expressible, love and gentleness lav-
ished upon you which none but q
mother bestows. Often do i sigh in
my struggle with the hard, uncaring
world for the sweet, deep security I
felt when Of an evening, nestled in
her bosom, I kstened to some quiet
tale suitable to iny age, read in her
~.-'-----e ..a ~
can I forget her sweet gianess cast
upon me when I appeared asleep
never her kiss Of peace at night.
Years have passed away since we laid
her beside my father in the old church
yard, yet still her voice whispers from
the grave, and her eyes watch ovsz
me as I visit spots long since haliowed
to the memory Of my mother
Year: 1877

Alfred Stone, of Poplar, England, has
surpassed many rivals in brutality. Return
ing to his home from work recently upon a
Saturday evening, in bad temper, he
opened the door of parrots cage and at
tempted to take the bird out. The bird re-
ssting, he pulled it violently out of the
cage, put the poor creature beneath one OF
his feet and said to his wife: "Jane, III
kill it; it is the last thing you have got be-
longing to your father He then took the
bird from the floor and twisted its neck,
but failing to kill it threw it struggling into
the fire. There the bird died. He then
left the house, but returned about O'Clock
Sunday morning and struck his wife. She
ran from the house pursued by the brute,
who after a short chase caught up with her
and knocked her down. He then tried to
lift her above his head but failed, and drop
ping her suddenly she received a severe cut
on the back of her ad. The police there
upon arrested Stone and he has since been
sentenced to six months hard labor in prison
for the assault upon his wife, and two
months additional hard labor for tn cruelty
to the parrot.
Year: 1877

Governor Newell is entitled to the vote of
every sailor in New Jersey. 1t was he who
conceived the plan of erecting the life-saying
stations along our coast, and to whom,
more than any other one man is entitled to
the credit of perfecting system which has
saved thousands of lives and millions of
property along the Atlantic coast since the
government put it into operation. The
Governor is equally entitled to the support
of the workingmen. He conducts a farm
while practicing his profession, never hesi-
tates to obey call where. his skill can be
employed to mitigate suffering, and among
his friends and neighbors is known and es-
teemed for his large-hearted benevolence.
There is everything to commend him to the
support of the working classes with whom
his opponent holds no interest in common.
Camden Press. eo., .as.
Year: 1877

TAcT.-People cannot help having been
born without tact, any more than they can
help having no ear for music; but there are
occasions when it is impossible to be quite
charitable to tactless person. Yet people
who have no tact deserve pity. They are
almost always doing OR saying something to
get themselves into disgrace, or which does
them an injury. They make enemies where
they desire friends, and get a reputation for
ill-nature which they do not deserve. They
are also continually doing other people
harm, treading on metaphorieal corns,
opening the cupboards where family skele-
tons are kept, angering people, shaming
people, saying and doing the most awkward
things, and apologizing for them with a
still more terrible bluntness. If there is
one social boon more to be desired than an
other it is tact; for, without tact, the career
of the richest and most beautiful is often
utterly marred. afr
Year: 1877

A lunatic was arrested few days ago iu
Fontainbleau Forest, where he had killed a
woodman by chopping off his head. He
was found sitting by the corpse's side.
"What are you doing there ~ 81 am wait
ing to see the wry face this fellow will make
when he wakes up and finds no head On his
shoulders" T 4gg a..y ,aao~ f
Year: 1877

Love may exist without jealousy, al
though this is rare; but jealousy may exist
without love, and this is common; for
jealousy can feed on that which is bitter no
less than that which is sweet, and is sus-
tanned by pride as often as by affection.
Year: 1877

If fool knows a secret he tells it because
he is a fool. If knave knows one he tells
it whenever it is to his interest to tell it.
But women and young men are very apt to
tell whatever secrets they know from the
vanity of having been trusted. 9ai
Year: 1877

A Partisan recently fished man out of
the water, and quarter of an hour later
found the same man hanging to a tree. An
officer asked him why he did not interfere
to prevent the suicide? "Simply," he


answered, "because presumed that he
had hung himself up to dry.'
Year: 1877

rppy ARE TOLD NOT TO HURRY rHISos


Special Dispatch to the Bait. Gdze'se'


WASHINGTON, March 3o.-John N.


Harlan aud General Hawley, two OF
the Louisiana commissioners, have
been in consultation to-day With the
President In regard to their southern
trip. and it has been determined that
they shall leave here on Monday, on
which day written instructions VIII De
given them. In conversation on the
tenor of their Instructions, and the
probable duties of this commission,
General Hawley said he had not yet
been informed exactly whatth Fresi-
dent wished to have done, and had ne
idea, therefore, of the lnstructions'ou
gave it as his opinion that the princi-
pal thing was the adjustment OF the
Legislature, and he believed this could
be done. He did not know how long
they would be gone. The President
simply told them not to hurry. They
might be there for q week OF ten days,
and possibly two weeks. IL can DC
plainly seen that the animus 10 this
movement is to get something for the
Senate. Those best informed of Hayes
intentions say il it had not been for
this vital consideration he would have
withdrawn the troops Immediately nf-
ter his Inauguration. But it was i'm
portant TO secure some balance OF
power IN Congress. and therefore .
Commission is necessary. In South
Carolina the thing is too plain, but It
can be tried In Louisiana. How 1t
will work remains to be seen. The
Louisiana men are as firm as the others
in scornipk the idea of q compromise.
They say they have . quorum in both
branches of the Legislature, and that
the votes for governor were canvassed
from duplicates of the parish returns.
furnished by the commissioners of
election, all of whom are republicans.
If the Louisiana democrats remain
firm and insist ON their rights they
will secure them.
Year: 1877

THE news from Bitter Root and Missoula


ko a most alarming nature. The people


are forsaking their homes and gathering to-


aether for protection. All the Nez Perces


Of that region are moving in the direction


Of Idaho, and it is believed are going to join


their brethren in the war against the whites.
. The FIatheads, in whom the settlers have
/ long bestowed implicit confidence, leaving
/ their families at their mercy and their doors
unlocked when absent with perfect safety,
begin to show signs Of hostility. They are
moving their families and stock as if prepar-
Ing to make Bitter Root and Missoula the
battlefield.


The emergency is one that demands
prompt and decisive action ON the part of
the government. All the available troops
in the Territory should be at once hurried to
our western frontier, and as the force in the
Territory is wholly inadequate to withstand
general outbreak of the friendly tribes,
more troops should be hurried forward at
once. In the meantime the people should
arm and organize for self defense. The
people of the Territory generally should be
prepared, and hold themselves in readine So
TO 90 to the relief of their neighbors of
the West Side i'll case government should
fall them. Prompt action on the part of the
people may prevent a war.


Governor Potts, on being applied to, for
warded arms and ammunition to AIissoula
without delay and we feel assured will do
all in his power to assist the people.
Year: 1877

Glasgow Observer


"Looking over the bulwarks of
the schooner" writes a correspond
dent to this journal, al saw one Of
these watchful monsters winding
lazily backward and forward like a
meteor; sometimes rising until his
nose disturbed the surface, and a
gushing sound like a deep breath
rose through the breakers; at
others, resting motionless on the
water, as if listening to our voices,
and thirSting for our blood. As
we were watching the motions of
this monster, Bruce Ga lively little
negro and my cook, suggested the
possibility Of destroying it. This
was briefly to heat a friedrich in
the store, wrap it up hastily in
some old cloths as a sort of disguise,
and heaye it overheard, This was
the work Of a few minutes; and
the effect was triumphant. The
monster followed after the hiss
ing prey. We saw it dart
at the brick like q flash OF light
ming and gorge it instanter. The
shark rose to the surface almost I'M
mediately and his uneasy motions
betrayed the success of the maneu
yer. His agonies became terrible
the water appeared as if disturbed
by a violent squall, and the spray
was driven over the taffrail where
we stood, while the cleaning body
of the fish repeatedly burst through
the dark waves, as if writhing with
fierce and terrible commissions.
Sometimes we thought we heard a
Shrill, believing cry, as if indica.
tive Of anguish and rage, rising
through the gurgling waters. His
fury, however, was soon exhausted,
in short time the sounds broke
away into distance and the agita,
tion Of the sea subsidized. The
shark had given himself up to the
tides, as unable to struggle against
the approach of death, and they
were carrying his body unresisting.
ly to the beach,"
Year: 1877




Mr.. Howard Crosby, Chancellor
of the New York University, who
is connected with the Wellesley
college for girls in New England
and is one of the vice presidents of
Vassar college, is said to have made
arrangements for admitting young
women to the New York University
as students of any desired branches
Of law, medicine, science and bellies
lettres. This action will not raise
the question of co-education of the
two sexes, for the class-rooms are
too small for the present classes of
young men, but it is proposed that
the male and female separate
classes shall follow the same course
of study and occupy the rooms
alternately. This can only be done
at additional cost, for it will require
a large increase in the faculty, but
the chancellor believes that he can
secure enough female students will
ing to pay the charges to justify
him in assuming these increased
obligations. The New York uni
versity does not seem to be in a
good condition for trying such ex-
periments, for the resources are said
to be insufficient to allow the chan
cellor any compensation, although
the professors are paid small sala-
rics. But "taint heart never won
fair lady," and the chancellor can
not extend the usefulness of his
university and open its doors to
women without a bold movement
at the outset,
Year: 1877

fessorship had salary of $3.50
per annum connected with it, SO
that the one gentleman received
$3.50 and the other $75. This
germ would scarcely have been
heard of but for the subsequent
fame of the university which grew


from If
Year: 1877

A REvoLT1Ne spree on the occasion
of Coroner SWANS retirement from
Office was held in the San Francisco
morgue last week. Leaning against
the wall was coffir containing an ex-
travagant caricature of the coroner
with bottle in one hand and scalpel
in the other. On the table on which the
corpses were usually placed were cham
pagnr bottles, and company of under
takers made themselves hoarse by sing
ing ''IIe's jolly good fellow"
Year: 1877

IT WOULD seem as if the entire ad
ministration of France were to be
brought into harmony with the Repub-
lican majority in the Chamber of Depu-
ties. The Conservative Republican
ministry accepted by Marshal MacMa-
hon under the pressure which the Depu-
ties brought to hear upon him, by tight
ening the national purse strings, is not
only giving a liberal direction to the
national policy. but preparing for cor
responding changes in local govern.
ment by general removal of such pre-
fects as have not indicated their adhe-
sion to the new regime.