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Year: 1879

SINGULAR TRAGEDY.-On Thursday
evening George Waterfeld, a middle
aged painter, was sitting on the porch
in front of Mr.. Samuel Clayton's hotel,
at Edge Hill village, when he sud
denly jumped up, walked to the bar
room door, exclaimed that he was shot
and fell dead. A physician who was
called in extracted minnie rifle ball
which had lodged in his heart. No
one was seen shooting, nor was the
report of lirearm heard at the hotel,
but after some time a man who came
to the hotel stated that he had seen a
Young man named Titus Heilman
shooting with a rifle at Abingdon Sta
ton, half mile distant, about the time
of the tragedy. Heilman was sent for
and explained that he was practicing
with a minnie rifle by shooting at a
ball on the cupola of the engine house
at the station. The distance from the
station to the hotel is variously esti-
mated at from one-half to three-quar-
ters Of mile, no one putting it under
the former figure The hotel stands
upon high ground, being not less than
one hundred feet above the level Of
the railroad, and the ball must have
been what is known among marksmen
as curve shot. Deputy Coroner Fen
ton held an inquest, the jury return


ing verdict Of accidental death
Harrisburg Telegraph.
Year: 1879

! law in some of our States and prae-
ticed by general consent in many
others Churches and Sunday Schools
! are established and supported in every
community, and their rights protected
by law. The public nave a deep in
terest in all that pertains to them. If
immoral teachings, either by direct
example of the pastor in charge, or if
his utterances from the pulpit tend to
corrupt and vitiate the morals of the
public, it strikes at the very principles
that we recognize as part of the founda-
ton of our government.


The Constitution has in it clause
directly referring to the rights and lib
critics of the public press, restraining
it from the undue exercise of the high
power it might otherwise employ, and
at the same time aflording an ample
shield to the domestic peace of the cit
izen that it might invade


While it may not be entirely clear
that the prosecutor, who has been Sc
verely criticised by the articles of de-
fendants' newspaper in evidence is
standing in public capacity, or that
the matter referred to is proper for
public investigation or information, yet
as the jury are by law made the judges
of the law as well as of the facts, and
as these questions, under such instruc-
tions as the Court may give, are for
their consideration, it would be de-
NAL of justice if it were to appear to
them that the defendants come within
the constitutional privileges and are
debarred from presenting such cyl
dence as will tend to show that the
publications were not maliciously and
negligently made.


Under the pleadings, to which the
Commonwealth has not demurred, by
which course the whole responsibility
of decision would have been cast upon
the Court, the defendants ask to show
both the truthfulness and the bona fides
ofthe publications. We are constrained
to say that evidence to sustain those
pleas should be admitted. If the evil
dence, under the justification, if not
controlled by the privileges extended
by the seventh section of the Declara-
tion of Rights, should not be as full
and complete as the charges made, it
would not avail the defendants.


The evidence of the truthfulness of
the charges and the absence of malice
in their preferment would also be i'm
portant in their bearing upon the duty
of the Court in passing sentences for
if they have been wantonly, malicously
or negligently made, and the jury
should 50 find, it would be a proper
matter for the Court to know to what
extent they have been maliciously or
lightly made. The objections are,
therefore, overruled and the offer re-
ceived
Year: 1879

A SUBSCRIBER to southwestern
newspaper died recently, leaving four
years subscription unpaid. The edi-
tor appeared at the grave and deposited
in the coffin palm leaf fan, linen
coat and q thermometer.
Year: 1879

town had q glory of its own. l hope
have not written word which Is not con
sstent with tho truest respect for tho people
who thus did what they could to testify OF their
honorable goodwill to the great leader who came
among them. I say in all sincerity that seldom OF
never have scen n demonstration more worthy oi
respect or more impressive. And certain ON tha'
be to whom il was offered must remember II as
among the most precious of many tributes TO his
fuma O.. W. s.
Year: 1879

EIGHTH AVENUE AND PATH ST.
THE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF OUR GREAT
OFFERING OF BARGAINS LAST WEEK HAS IN
DUCED US TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS ON A SCALE
OF UNPARALLELED MAGNITUDE. FOR SPECIAL
GRAND SALE OF
Year: 1879

trouble. my voice is now for peace and decidedly
against force. knowing full well what q dreadrui
timing II Ia to bring an angry collision between
TWO controlling forces. Let every means known 10
right will prevail. This has been my advice
every hour during this contention. and. God
helping me. shall be, until the last peacetul
resort shall have proved of no avail. But. fellow
citizens. when all else shall have failed to bring
these usurpers to realize the enorinity of their
crimes and cause them to right the wrong they have
done; when an approach TO anarchy and the
destruction of civil liberty hill stand upon side,
and their prevention by force stands upon the
other; when the law shall be no longer of avail
justice, then am for resorting to the last great
right of and assuming the responsibility to
go forward like men who. knowing their duty In
the hour of peril dare perform it. letting the con-
sequences fall where they justly must-upon those
who forced US to the dread reality.


Mr.. E W. stetson. of Demariscotta; N. J. Hanna.
of Bristol; II. c. Robinson and Austin Hall. of New
castle; +. G. Clifford of Edgecombe. and others ad-
dressed the meeting. Resolutions were adopted.
the last Of which resd;--


Resolved, That while we earnestly desire peace
full adjustment OF this unfortunate state or things
at the time request Senator-elect Smith and
Represenatve-elect Hall to every means in their
power to obtain their seats, to which the votes
called them, at the organization OF the Legislature
and should they not be able to do this then We re-
quest them to join in organizing the Legislature at
the place where the majority OF both branches
duly elected carry out the expressed will OF
the people.


Resolved. That pledge lawfully elected
Senators and Representatives throughout the State
earnest support in whatever course they may
decide TO follow, trusting that legal measures may
accomplish what Is just and right and that force
the last great right of treemen-may not become
Year: 1879

immense crowd Of men. who believed that he was
coming at the head of troops from Portland but none
came and the crowd therefore disappointed.
similar crowd assembled at the depot at eight O'Clock
on the arrival Of the evensngran. and still thetroops
did not come. In conversation tonight Governor
Garcelon would not state definitely that he had any
plans for his future actions. but from the
remarks made by His Exeellency it is apparent that
he has perfected all necessary arrangements for his
operations Mr.. Blaine says he does not think Gar
celon has formed his plans yet and that he does not
know what steps to take.
Year: 1879

There was hardly any business doing yesterday at
the Produce Exchange and many members kept away
altogether. The grain "calls were dispensed with.
and will not be resumed until Monday next. At the
Cotton Exchange everything looked gloomy, ana tine
wiry brokers all absent enjoying holiday that
they had voted themselves.
Year: 1879

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT or THE SENATE PRO


TEM.-wIIL SUCH AN OFFICER VIOLATE PRECE-


DENT AND GOOD BREEDNGf


BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.l


WAsHINGroN, March 13.-Democrats who are
seeking office under the Sergeant-at-Arms and
Secretary OF the Senate persist in trying to make it
appear that the standing order of the Senate prohlb
iting removals except upon the written approval of
the Vlce-President has only been enforced in
special cases and where reasons for change were
not sound. Further inquiry at the Senate sustains
the statement made in The TRIBUNE this morning
that this is not true. The order has been continu-
ousy observed since it was passed in the old Demo
cratic days.


The fact is that the officers to whom it applies
have been in the habit of reporting every change
they have desired to make to the Vice-President.
and none have been made without his approval. 1t
is also found that in addition to the cases hereto
fore cited, there haye been numerous other IN
stances in which the Vice-President has overruled
propositions for removal. An examination OF all
the notices for removal on file shows that in every
case a written approval of the NIce-Presldent has
been given, except in a few where the subject has
been by order of the Senate, placed under control
of the Committee on Contingent Accounts.


There is one other feature of this matter that in
terests applicants. Some of them have been con-
S0lng themselves with the IDEA tnat, as lne ice
President has indicated his purpose to be absent
during the early portion of the extra session. SEN
ator Thurman. or whoever is elected President pro
TEN. by the Democrats will at once approve the de-
sired removals This, however has not been the
practice; the ground heretofore taken in regard to
this matter having been that such a course would
ot be in accordance with the spirit of the law or be
courteous toward the VicePresident. For these
reasons in the absence of the latter officer all cases
involving removals of subordinates have been held
until his return, then to be lald before him.


Several Democratic Senators have made known
their opposition to the contemplated plan of dis
charging all, or nearly all of the Senate employees
and appointing Democrats in their places. Ine
ground Of this opposition as given by them Is the
same as that set forth by Senator Mason's commit
tee when the order in question was reported that 1t
was very important to the efficient discharge OF the
business of the Senate that trained body OF en-
ploy6s should remain in its service. The ONLY
method by which the present crowd of candidates
can obtain any of these Offices therefore, Is by IN
ducing the President of the Senate pro TEN to ig-
more all precedents, and 70 approve changes recon-
mcnded by the new officers IN Mr.. WheelerS alb
sencc or by vote of The Senate resembling the long
standing Democratic order.
Year: 1879

He says:


Mr.. Speaker" or the dead say naught but good" Ia
au olden maxim born the holy spirit Of forgiveness,
but when sympathy is partial or narrow Oft works
great harm. To speak gently OF the dead kindy Du
to praise their lives without reserve to write tnem
wholly praseworthy when such they were not s TO De
gui OF fsehoOd to destroy the moral force OF ex
ample and 10 their successors 10 repea tner
faults. Let his virtues he pr'ised, but let MS
faults be truly snOwn that others may not copy them


After this omnOus beginning one naturally looks
for developments so damaging that their suppress
sion would be in some sense crime against society
Nothing of the kind is found however; and If DIR.
Linderman was yet alive and in charge of the Mint
Bureau, nothing in this speech, even if coming from
q responsible source, would warrant his suspension
more than passing notice at his hands. Much is
darkly limited at, and some old and exploded scan
daIs are revived give further publicity to which,
upon such an authority as Mr.. Glover and his ex-
perts would be a crying injustice. part OF this
extraordinary production is devoted to eulogies OF
Mr. Glovers "experts," including the renowned
Professor Wilcox, and this gives rise to the belief
that the whole affair is attempted vindication OF
the unsavOry crowd who found fit leader In the
gentleman from Missouri
Year: 1879

o take him kindly to the shore,
The pilgrims own beloved land!
He never came to us before


Without smile and outstretcRd hand:
OF fiery East, or frozen strand,
OF jOurneying down th Egyptian stream,
Or where the Southern seas expand,
He brought the rapture and the dream.
What bears he now All! vain the thought!
No tale is of the immortal told;
No story by those lips is brought
Ofjasper sea, or throne of gold
OF the great mystery unrolPd;


Nor how with trembling and amaze,
He saw the Elysian realms unfold
He saw the eternal glories blaze.
What years have pass'd since still boy
OF eager heart and purpose high,
He thrilPd with unaccustomed JOY,
Still Eastward bent his curious eye!-
Around the sea, above the sky
And hardly dared to think the wind
That swell'd the canvas swept him nigh
The visions of his early mind.
He sought them all earth had no scene
OF grace or grandeur, far or near,
or vale or mount, of gray or green,
OF skies irradiate or drear,
OF shrines to all the ages dear


By him unvisited-few men,
Whose various speech he did not hear,
Ere he came back to us again.
Yet came he back to us the same
Child of the great and growing West;
Nor absence. nor his honest fame,
Nor foreign JOYS nor foreign zest
Could chill OF change his native breast.
Once more, alas and but once more,
o land that first his footsteps pressd,
The wanderer seeks you-all is DER
Rest well, o Bayard thine at last,
The peace profound, the perfect calm!
Thy day of tirelcss labor past


Rest where no more can doubt disarm.
Nor envy bite, nor slander harm
The guerdOn of tn accOmplish'd years
Take, though in silence take the pain
Which here we bring with many tears


CHARLES L. CONGDON.
Year: 1879

but the party organization Of the Democracy Is so
strong that there Is every reason to believe that the
malcontents will be brought in at the last moment,
and that the Democratic caucus will be full one.


Mr. Morrison, one of the most active of the anti
Randall men, and firm supporter Of Mr.. Black
burn, arrived this morning, and at once entered
with Zeal into the contest which is in progress He
announces his firm belief that Mr.. Blackburn will
be elected and says that new friends of the anti
Randall movement are appearing every day.


At the Greenback headquarters nothing new has
occurred worthy of mention. The leaders Of that
incboate party still assert that they are strong
enough to bold the balance of power, and that they
will make their influence felt in the election of
Speaker


s. 5. Cox, Samuel Carey and Washington Mclean
were observed in consultation for more than an
hour to-day and when Mr.. Cox was subsequently
nervously: Il have not much to say. l am rather
l reply, that / haven't got any, about
me-" The tone of this remark has
been interpreted to indicate that Mr.. Cox may pos
siby refuse TO take part in the Democratic caucus
and NAV be the candidate of the Greenbackers
lie very likely to pursue this if he IS able
to secure following of half dozen Democrats, or
enough to prevent the election the first ballot
of the caucus nominee. Mr.. Cox is as much caDdi-
date for the Speakershp as he was at the beginning
OF the ALNth Congress, and rs not likely to with
draw as long as a ray of hope may remain.


The Democratic Representatives who have been
on the slck-list are rapidly recovering. Mr. Acklen
Is on the street. Mr.. Singleton, of Illinois, has
already arrived as has also MIR. Bland, of Missouri
Mr. Lay is said to be on his way and it now looks
as though the Democratic roll would be full when
the House Is called to order next Tuesday morning.
Year: 1879

This table is not in all cases exact, as appropra
tions are so worded that several of the works for
which money is appropriated lie within or upon the
boundaries of two or States, and the expendi-
ture of the funds appropriated is discretionary, so
far as locality is concerned. with the Secretary of
War
Year: 1879

\ yOdug man from the hills, with a
new linen duster on his back and Il
huge new umbrella under his arm,
stepped up TO the general delivery at
the Post Office and said in half conf
Dental whisper that he would take 4
stamp. The shade OF the Father of his
Country green shade of him-waS
instantly in the hands Of the young
man for inspection. He took it up cu-
riouslv. examined the diverse to see if
the picture was all right, and scrutiu-
lied the reverse, fearing that he would
discover an insuilic.ency OF muciiage.
Then he laid the stamp down and said
he would take it. with the air of 4 man
who is bound that no man shall get the
better of him in Il trade. Postmaster
Mayo looked up and smiled assent, al
though we thought he smiled four dol
lars worthwhile the purchaser be-
gan TO hunt up the money that was de
manded in exchange for Uncle sam ;
little chrome. Through seven con-
partments OF q leather pOcket6ook the
young man rummaged, like woman
after flea; his trowsers pockets were
explored; his vest vaults were made to
disgorge their freight OF silver and
bills; and yet he had not found such
denomination OF money - he seemed
sure Of possessing. After one more
dive into the cayerns of his pockeiboo&
he gave up in disgust, and reaching
into his trowsers pocket, pulled out a


nickel, and said, with an air Of severe
disappoinimcut, "Wcll, you'll have 10
take it Out OF that -
Year: 1879

The course of lightning is eonstan
or prearranged, and if building
should be struck twice in the same
place the course would be the same
both times, no matter how crooked its
path, provided everything was in pre-
cisely the same position throughout the
house; hence its path can be supplied
by proper arrangement of metal. A
very small amount of connected metal,
no larger than telegraph wire, will
conduct an ordinary lightning stroke.
Lightning seldom, if ever, goes below
the top floor of 4 house provided with
gas or water pipe. or below the upper
most floor that contains them. In a
wooden house not provided with pipes,
it is more difficult to state its course be-
forehand, although it will generally
strike the chimney and end at the well
or drain, if near the house; its course
through the house being governed by
the different amount of moisture in diff
ferent timbers, plaster, etc., i'll the alb
'sence of any metal conductor. y light
ning-rod does not attract lightning,
strictly speaking; /. simply conducts
il, like any other metal. y tin roof
connected with the earth by water
spouts, or metal in any form, makes an
excellent hghtnine-rod there is no
need of separating your tin roof from
the wood with glass; the electricity
will never leave metal for wood if the
metal continues to moist earth. All
metals conduct sufficiently well for 4
lightning-rod. The principal requisi-
ton is a perfectly continuous rod going
in the most direct line from the high
est points TO the moist earth. Theor-
atically, copper is six times better than
iron, but practically, for lightning
rod, iron is nearly as good conductor
as copper. 1t makes very little differ
ence what shape or form the metal Is
worked into, provided it Is strong and
substantial. Sir W. Snow Harris is
perhaps the best authority on light
ning-rods, but probably 10 be on the
safe side. he recommends large rod.
lie advises the use OF rod three-qUar-
teTs of an inch in diameter, although
he admits that probably never in the
experience of mankind has rod one
half an inch in diameter been melted,
and IN every case where 4 rod quar-
ter-iuch in diameter has been melted it
has been in the form of chain; this
of course, giving small cOuRccling
points between the links, offers grea I
resistance, consequently great heat and
explosions at every link. There is lit
tie doubt but that 4 solid iron wire one
quarter of an inch in diameter, will
conduct any ordinary charge Of light
ming in safety, observing the necessary
arrangements, the most important OF
which is the ground connection.
Year: 1879

The Pennsylvania railroad has had
new track tester built at Altoona. 1t is
thirty-twO feet long and is finished in-
side with hard wood. In the front left
corner is 4 wash-rOOm and water closet.
In the centre of the car stands station
airy walnut table on which are fixed
three machines through which pass
strips of paper like the similar arrange
ment in the old telegraphing machines.
Over each of these machines arc sUs-
pended three pencils in such way that
any detection will cause the pencil 10
drop on the moving paper and make
mark. In the centre of each machine
are two magnets, one of which Is con-
nected with clock and the others with
buttons oBeach side OF the car. Every
five seconds, measured by means of the
clock, electricity is sent into the magnet
and an arInature attract which causes
pencil to drop on the paper, thus Civ
ing a record of seconds. At the pas
sage of each mile post a button is
touched by the person in charge of the
car when 4 similar process is gone
through with and thus record of the
miles is kept. The machine OF the left
side of the table is a register of the
gauge. 1t Is connected with an axle
between two small wheels which rest
on the track. In the axle Is a spring
which keeps the wheels on each side
pushed tight against the track. In this
way any variation from the standard
gauge is noted. The machine on the
right shows the condition OF the track
surface. The pencil is connected, by
means of "a rod or crank, with the
spring of the ear and any inequality in
the surface is Immediately registered
by the jar given the spring. The third
machine registers any difference in the
elevation OF the two rails of the track.
This is done By means of heavy
pendulum swung precisely III the cen
ire of the car which under any sway
ing OF the car maintains the perpendic-
ular, and the ears variation is imme-
diatcly registered. The car is almost
ready for its first triol, which will be
made shortly.
Year: 1879

ing, and our claim was daily growing
richer in ore.


The Welcome nugget, as large as it
vas, did not enrich its finders. for
there were twelve shareholders in it,,
and it brought them less than 81 900
apiece; it would have been lucky find
for couple of mates. The man who
dug it out tainted dead away before he
mearthed it. When his pick struck it
he reached out his hand to pick up the
lump; the light from his candle shone
upon it and revealed its nature. To his
surprise, il did not yield to his touch.
Then he began tOfeel round it with his
hands, and it grew in size under his
exploring digits. He gave it wrench
but it did not bulge. Selling his pick
he began 10 dig around it, and as its
proportions grew under his eye the
spectacle overcame him, and he tainted
for Joy.