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Year: 1877

bueolic virtue. Several million people pass
each year In front OF or rather through the
town, and yet the several hundred Green :
wichers increase In number only in the
natural way. The summer visitors come and
go, and leave but few footprints ON the
sands of Greenwich time.


1t is worthy of note that the Greenwichers,
although they have not been able to avert the
railway and the telegraph, have succeeded In
repelling the fire engine. Ii unfortunately o
house takes fire. they


pfACIDLY LET IT BURN,


with the hope that the flames will not spread
across the hindering spaces between the wide
lyseparated residences. Tweed once offered to
present fire engine to the town, but it was
declined, on the ground that, II it'should be
accepted, the small boys would amuse them
selves by setting fire to the houses in order
to have the fun of running with the ma
chine" Not more than ten years ago it was
still the custom Of the country people, when
they came In to attend church on Sundays to
bring their dinner with them, and to spend
the interim between themorning service and
the afternoon service in regaling themselves
on banquet spread upon the cheerful tomb
stones of the friendly church yard. This was
a custom, which, according to Buckle, existed
among the Scotch Presbyterians with whom
the sum OF earthly Joy was to spend the Sab
bath in listening to three long sermons with
a prandial interlude q


IN THE CEMETERY. s.
The practice has been abandoned In Green
wich, but the Sabbatarian spirit which 1t Illus
trated is probably remembered with regret
by the villagers who point with pride to O
tree still standing in the main street, beneath
which, in the good old days of the "blue
laws, horse stood, on Sundays, ready sad
died and bridled, with a man by his side, de-
puted to watch for any worldly-minded GRIM
inal who might profane the Sabbath by riding
faster than a walk, or by casting q too tender
glance upon hfs sweetheart beneath the shady
elms. Enough of Greenwich for to-day.


d. DAP.
Year: 1877

Messrs. r. W. Rsyne & Co. present to the pub
lie, as will be seen by reference to another col
umD, cuts Of their celebrated Arrow Tie, with an
explanation that must convince the planter and
compressor that it is the best and cheapest tie
yet made. 1t is 80 simple, too, in its construc-
ton and in the manner in which the bales are
bound that it cannot but meet with a large de-
mand from the planting interest; and, besides
this it's strength and the very low price at which
it is sold, commend it to those who have anything
to do in the baling line.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, July 13.-A strong delegation
OF eolored men have given expression to the
executive committee of the Cuban League of
the sympathy of the colored residents of this
4 city wish the cause of struggling Cuba A
petition will be sent to the President and Con-
sgress, urging immediate action to wipe out
forever the foul blot of slavery that exists on
that island
Year: 1877




New CASTLE, May IS.
The case of the little boy McGinnis,
who tried to steal his own ticket whilst
being con veyed to Jail, shows the evil eff
fects of confining number OF persons in
one cell. This boy is now so entirely de-
praved that it is part of his nature to
steal, and brought about in great part
by being confined with older criminals
for the long time he has been In Jail.
Our river front presented very lively
appearance yesterday. A large number
of tugs put in to the wharves and piers to
awaite the arrival of the Indiana, having
ex-President Grant aboard; ha was trans
ferred from the 1toiligt off Deep Water
Point about $40 p. m. As the steamer
passed here the whistles of all the factor
les and mills were blown. Going over the
"Bar" the Indiana run aground but the
delay was only of Is minutes or SO


The bids for building the new pier in
our harbor wereopenedatthe office of Col.
Kurtz on Wednesday last.


A second drove of cattle arrived last
night and were taken to the Hare's Cor
ner hotel drove yard.


The temperance movement has reach
ed this city and his Honor the Mayor has
begun administering the pledge to a
number.


The steamboat Perry took fire on her
way from Philadelphia to this city last
night.
Year: 1877

Caught by the arm in Descending


Elevator.


Yesterday afternoon, as Mahnes Huis-
tai, German, employed in j. Stuck's
flour and feed establishment, on Fourth
street, below Walnut, was coming from
the third floor on the elevator, he caught
his right arm between the top rail of the
elevator and the second floor. The ele-
vator was coming down with considerable
speed at the time, and the obstruction
caused it to stop suddenly, while the arm
was wedged in so tightly that the exer-
tions Of three men were required to raise
the elevator and release the unfortunate
man from his uncomfortable position.


When released, his arm was swollen
so greatly that the exact extent of his
injuries could not be ascertained. This
morning, however, the swelling had sub
sided and it was found that no bones
were broken, though the arm between
the shoulder and elbow was severely
sprained and bruised.
Year: 1877


By Telegraph to the GAZETTE. ifrf..


,... New CASTLE, May II.


The courts opened at New Castle
this morning at 10 o'clock Judges Com
egys Houston and Wales on the bench.
On motion OF the Attorney General
John Rhoads who was convicted on
the 18th inst. OF the murder of James
Temple in Wilmington was brought
to the bar to be sentenced.


When the prisoner was brought in,
Chief Justice Comegys directed him to
stand up, and asked him if he knew of
any reason why sentence of death should
not be pronounced upon him, to which
Rhodes responded "No." The Chief
Justice then proceeded to call Rhodes at
tention to the certain doom which await
ed him, and in moving terms exhorted
him to make preparations therefore.


He then passed sentence upon him as
follows:


"It is considered and adiudged by this
Court that you be taken from this bar to
the county jail from whence you were
taken, and that you be then safely held in
custody until Friday the 21st day of Sep
tenber next, and that on that day between
the bours of 10 in the morning and 8 in the
afternoon you be taken to some convenient
place of private execution, within the pre-
clncts Of the Jail and that you be there
hung by the neck until you be dead. and
may God have mercy on your soul.


The prisoner evnced little or no emotion
during the sentence.


After his removal to the Jail, the crier
adjourned the court of Oyer and Terminer
without day.
Year: 1877

BASE BALL.-The stockholders of
the Quickstep B. B. Association met
last evening at the news office OF MI:
RYAN, but oN ing to the absence OF
four persons the election of officers
and manager was deferred until this
evening. The club will play the
Braudywine club of West Chester, to-
morrow on the Adams street grounds
in this city. A member of the Associa-
tion went up to Philadelphia this
morning for the purpose of securing
the service of four frs: class players.
It is the purpose of the Association to
have a club here this season equal to
that of the Quickstep amateurs OF last
season, and all they ask is liberal
patronage from the public.
Year: 1877

TBE OYSTER TRADE.-The oyster
trade on the lower Peninsula has about
closed for the present season. The trade
for the season has been excellent, and
those who have been engaged in the traffic
reaped rich harvest. 1t is said by those
who are in a position to know whereof
they speak, that the delicious bivalves
this year have been fatter than ever be-
fore, and remain so, especially those that
are caught between Crisfield and Chin
colleague Island. Oysters caught at the
latter place are now being almost exclu-
sively shipped to market, and they are of
delicious flavor, and, using common
phrase, as fat as butter.
Year: 1877

Jackson Miss, January l, 1877
10 the Honorable Legislature Of State of Mtssissipp
We have the honor herewith submit to your honorable
o THIS the sxtannual report Of the State Board of Eu
cation.


rect statement from the counties in Sixteenth
AGnds' has not, as yet, been wholly overcome


we can get specific data from but
Ihe following is as obtain


No. of acres of 10Th section lands originally granted to the
state by the General Government:
No. of acres of Chickasaw land '' I14'69O '69O
From the meaoer rnr M o ossoss ~ ro 80 ~
estimate definitely the disposition made of these 10Th
section ands of which prior the leased
the money for said lands to the local Boards and this money
loaned on such securities the time deemed be
almost every to be unavailable from the fact that the
obligation of parties barred by the of limitation
and IN instances the bankruptcy of debtors The
given, unfortunately deemed worthless.
Id few isolated the purchase money paid and
IN these the lands their value money
the control of the local Township Boards These funds here
toore have been desperately handled.


We would respectfully call attention the Report of the
Special Committee appointed 1874 under House Concurrent
Resolution No. g. for the of examining and reporting
the condition of the Chckasaw School Fund which report
De found on file in the State Library and contans full and
complete history of the subject The law leasing these lands
fixed their value six dollars per in gold its equva
lent and is still in force.


We of the opinion that that me there thous
ans of of hs land really worth the valuation put upon
It, but In view OF the fact that all of the lands
said valuation have been entered leaving 81 for
which the State and has found purchaser years.
for the manifest that the valuation is entirely too high
BY proper reduction in the price of this land it would
greatly benefit two classes of citzensthose who
wish to obtain land for homesteads and those who would
receive the proceeds the of the education of their chill
dren 1t be that if the reduction made the State
in the distant future, will find patriotic enough to
make the purchase and allow the proceeds to nure to the
education of the youth in the Chekasaw District but
this time she has failed find that long wished for purchaser
In truth that the Legislature will give revision
entirely of these school lands throwing safeguard
around them and permitting them be into market
Such would reduce taxation the lands paying
State give handsome school fund
the purpose Of aiding the education of the youth OF the
State higher civilization


The foregoing suggestions respectfully submitted to the
wisdom of your honorable body.


JOSEPH BARDWELL,


G. E. HARRIS,


JAMES HILL


State Board Education.
Year: 1877

A Boston preacher took for his
text Acts iii, G. He began his
sermon on the interesting incident
which happened at the Gate Beau


tiful one afternoon at three, with
this pleasant hit: CAT the time to
which our text relates the custom
OF staying away from the afternoon
service had not been introduced. !"
Year: 1877

Before they are married she
will carefully turn down his coat
collar when it gets awry, but after
that she will jerk it down into
position as if she was throwing a
door mat out of the window.
Year: 1877

Bathing corsets for ladies are
the latest Parisian invention.
They are made of a sort of lat
tice work, which permits the
water to have free access to the
body, while preserving the
shape.
Year: 1877

"'Tis sweet to hear the watch
dogs honest bark" sang By
ron; but then, Byron probably
never tossed upon his sleepless
couch half the night praying
for a shotgun of large calibre to
take the sweetness out of that
bark,
Year: 1877

THE following item Of news, taken
from yesterdays Cincinnati Eaqui rer's
special from Cleveland, gives matters an
encouraging look.


"At a meeting of the Directors of the
Cleveland, Tuscarswas Valley and
Wheeling Railroad Company, they de-
cided to accept subscriptions for the road
between Uhricnsville and West Wheel
ing. These already amount to about
$500 0O0 The distance between these
two points is fifty seven miles, while the
distance from Bridgeport to West
Wheeling is only about mile. At the
March meeting the company decided to
extend the road to Bridgeport from
Uhrichsville, and during the coming
week will begin work on the route be-
tween this place and West Wheeling"


From the above it is probable that
Wheeling's subscription was dumped
into sort OF pool, together with all other
subscriptions in charge of the Bridgeport
committee, and tender of the whole
made to the company as the very best
that could be done, aud the directors had
accepted it. At any rate we hope such
is the case.
Year: 1877

The cold weather of the last day or
two brings vividly to mind the June
frosts of 1859, which almost demolished
the wheat crop of this section OF the
country ard laid low the growing corn
and oats. In many sections the leaves
OF the oak and walnut were burned black
and gardens, telds aud forests presented
a mournful aspect. A panic seized the
multitude famine was predicted by
the inevitable CruskeI wheat and -four
advanced rapidly in price-every body
wanted to buy and but few were willing
to sell. The killing frost of the 9Th was
followed by white frost ON the morn
ing of the 18th. But this latter one did
but little damage. After that the weather
became seasoDable. many fields Of wheat
in partially protected localities brought
forth small crops; the corn revived and
Welded we'll, as did most other crops.
The damage from frost proved not to be
as general as was at frs. supposed, and
those who bought stocks of wheat and
flour in the delirium OF the panic, got
their fingers worse bitten than was the
wheat.
Year: 1877

Isthe case of libel suit against the
St. Louis Dispatch, tried last week, the
Judge charged the jury that If the
plaintiff had failed to prove that he had
sustained damage to his character or
business BY the pubhcstion of the articles
charged as llbellious it was their duty to
find for only tie nominal damages The
Jury thereupon found for the Plsintin
the sum Of 81.
Year: 1877

The threatened strike OF the engineers
of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the
lines operated by the Pennsylvania Com
psny, is sverted. 1t is now pretty gener-
ally understood and agreed that ten per
cent reduction will be accepted As q
recessity of the times. This we presume
will nut an end to all strikes OF this
nature throughout the country. In these
times of but little work and poor pay
many of US are thankful TO accept part
of a loaf in lieu of o whole one.
Year: 1877

The Olympia STANDARD" has us
cornered for once on an error made
in hastily written local in reference
to the size of the ARGUS as compared
with other newspapers in the Terri
tory; and, like fair and honest man,
we are perfectly willing to allow a
correction. But as friend Murphy is
so anxious to curb our "zeaP' and
"wire.edge" in journalistic expert
ence, as he is pleased to term it,
might 1t not be well enough to d.
vide honors and do justice all around?
Some time ago the Standard" was
very loud and emphatic in proclaim
ing to the world that it was the only
straight out Hayes paper in the Ter.
ritory. This, too, in the face of our
salutatory announcing the ARGUS
unqualified in its endorsement Of the
present administration. When friend
Murphy's attention was called to the
fact of his erroneous statements,
both publicly and privately, not
word did he publish either by way
of apology, regret for, or brazen
support of his "zealous" turning as
tray. Now, in view of the facts in
both cases, may we not claim more
fairness than can be accorded to the
" "Standard?" Say, friend, "softly"
now, please rise and explain regard
ing this "odious" comparison.


The " Standard" compliments the
business men of Port Townsend for
SO literally contributing to the build
ing up of their town by advertising
extensively in their home paper; it
also hits Olympia business men
back-handed rap for corresponding
lack of enterprise. It's justice will
readily be seen in both cases. But
in regard to the intimation that we
are trying to build up at some one
else's expense, we certainly have too
much faith in Bro. Murphy's desire
to be fair and just, to suspect him OF
any unwillingness to bear US out ip
the assertion that tho ARGUS com.
mends itself to the reading public on
its own merits alone, without re,
ference to or comparison with any
other publication. If its rise and
prosperity are arousing jealous feel
ings on the part of our friend, he
must explain the situation by con-
sidering that HE must have allowed
the wire.edge" in journalistic ex.
perience to become sworn off" long
ago. Thepublic is the only competent
judge as to who wears "spectacles
with convex lenses"
Year: 1877

Leroy Norton, who has been confined
in the Falmouth Jail In Pendleton Coun-
ty, KY, on the charge Of numbering Mar
tin Brand some two months since, made
his escape last night. Abouttwo weeks
since his cell door was found to have
been filed of its hinges, and he was
placed in another cell, and strict watch
has been kept on him ever since; but it
seems the jailer did not scrutinize his
visitors very closely, as he could not
have made his escape without the aid OF
tools. The jailer took the usual morn-
ing food into the Jail this morning, aud
when he came to Norton's cell he dis
covered the door open and his bird flown,
and a skeleton wire key was sticking in
the lock. After getting out of mis- cell
be took the iron grating out OF the wiz
dow, which gave him free access to the
Jail ard. The escape Of this man has
caused considerable excitement in the
little village, and the citiz.ns are scour-
Ing the country for him.
Year: 1877

atiOn. Also ores of the Young Ameri- ca and other mines west of TGcsOn and perhaps the copper ores of Clifton might be more advantageously reduced by it.

 Our mining readers are informed that this article is merely intended on our part to give such information as comes ts US from a very uprigh. and conscientious man-fOr such is the reputation of Wm. Purvine with ali who know him. Our acquaintance with him was merely accidental when in the San Francisco laboratory. We do know however that his life is de voted to mining and mining machln- cry.
Year: 1877

Coop ADvICE.-lt Is much better to tread the path of life cheerfully skip ping lightly over the thorns and bri- ars that obStruct your way, than 10 sit down under every hedge lameniing your hard fate. The thread of cheer iul mans life spins out much longer than that of mal who k continual, sad and Respondent. Prudent conduct in the concerns of life is highly neces- sary-but if distress succeed, deject!On and despair will not slford relief. The best thing to be done when ev1l comes upon Us is not lamentation, but acton not to sit and suffer, but to rise and seek the remedy.
Year: 1877

OItS bl gnu anu SilNtI, ITCH III cop per are preferable; where the copper is deficient in the ore, it is quite a. well if ores ofcopper are added. and no matter what the condition of the copper, carbonate. oxide or sulphuret. A very lsrge percentage of the ores worked in the laboratory, while was in San Francisco. from Arizona, were rich in copper and were such as would work to great advantage by this pro cess

 NIT. Purvine does not say so. but we presume most of the ores he worked Tn San Francisco were from near the Col orado river; yet from all we hear. much of the ore in Globe district, con tains copper and therefore is specially suited t0 the treatment under consider
Year: 1877

There is no rational man, what
ever his occupation or pursuit, who
does not recognize the great evil Of
intemperance. 1t thrusts itself be-
fore the eyes in all the avenues Of
life, and casts its pail over the gild-
ed parlors of the rich as well as the
gloomy abodes Of the poor. We have
never been of those who regard stat
utory enactments and sumptuary
laws as a part of the economy neces-
sary to the abatement of this great
evil. We do not believe it is in the
power of any parchment scroll to
educate the appetite, to control its
tendency or eradicate its thirst
That excessive liquor drinking is a
great sin-a moral blight that drags
to destruction both soul and body,
no one can possibly doubt; but it
cannot be cured by harshlegislation,
or any other processes than those
which reach the consciousness, the
moral springs of human action and
conduct. 1t is true that. the great
majority of those who fall victims to
the tyranny of this terrible habit
have natures attuned to the sweetest
influences of life-whose emotions
are awakened by the tender touch
Of sympathy, and who may be led
7irway from this aw'fat vice by kind
words and persuasive appeal, but
cannot be driven to the abandon.
mcnt of the influences and associa-
tions which wind their fatal coils
around their moral being.-E1.
Year: 1877

my wife, let me hear from you at
once. If there is, l shallunderstand
it from your silence.


Yours, truly,


SrANwooD LEE" !.
Lucia Dare got up, with a very
pale face, and II great aclip ut her
heart. She had been guilty Of doing
a disgraceful thing, and that very
act had been the means of bringing
to her the one great sorrow Of her
life.


"You are terribly punished, Lucia
Dare" she said to the white face in
the glass that stared at her as she
crossed the room, "By that one dis
honorable act you destroyed your
life's happiness"


She sat alone that night when the
house was still, and thought aboutit.
1t was torture to think how near she
had come to the realization of the
sweetest dream of her life, by her
own folly she had lost it all.


Before she went to bed she took
the letter and inclosed it to Dora
She wrote only a few lines.


professor Lee left a letter for you
one day when you were not at home,
and did not give it to you. Ihave
read it, and know how near happi-
ness came to me-"


She could not bring herself to con-
fes in plain words, why it never had
been given, But her heart accused
her bitterly enough, and she slept
upon pillow wet with tears OF sor-
row and repentance. Hard, indeed,
was the punishment of her wrong
doing.


* Is


1t was a peaceful Sabbath day
The mir was sweet with scents of
new-mown grass and clover, and the
birds sang in the Gins outside the
open windows of the little church,
and all the world seemed in a Sab
bath mood.


Lucia Dare heard a little ripple of
surprise run over the congregation
just before the sermon began, and
raised her head to sec coming down
the aisle--Profossor Loci


He camo straight to her pew. She
made room for him, while her heart
was in wild AuttOr of hope and
love and gladnoss, and he sat down
beside her, reaching out his hand in
n wordlcss greeting, which held a
powerful cloquence in its long, close
clasp.


Lucia heard not n word of the SER
mon. Her heart was too full of many
emotions for that. She was glad
when 1t ended, q,


When the bonodiction was over he
turned TO her,


~ have como TO ask you aqucstion
l should have asked long ago. May
l walk holhO with you and tell you
what II Isl"


Az last they woro FREQ from tho
crowd of old friends who clamorod
for a hand shake with the professor,