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Year: 1879

New York, June 25.-The open op-
position to the Vanderbilt elevated
road increases. Mayor Cooper, in his
message transmitting the report of the
commissioners to the aldermen, virtu-
ally censured them for their action and
showed that it was proposed to part
with a very valuable franchise for
nothing and without compensation to
property owners. Much opposition has
also developed itself in the board, and
one Of the park commissioners places
himself on record as against the en-
tire scheme.


The Times says: 1t may be assumed
with as much confidence as it is possi-
BILE to assume anything mainly depend
dent on the caprice or compatibility
of the board of aldermen, that further
extension of the elevated system of
rapid transit on Manhattan Island will
be impossible.
Year: 1879

New York, June 25.-The tower of
the East river bridge is completed, the
last stone having been put in position,
and the saddles" through which the
great cables pass, are now covered with
stone. The top of the tower presents
a smooth unbroken surface. The gang
of workmen employed here have been
transferred to the Brooklyn tower.
which will be finished as rapidly as pos
sible. More than seventy stones yet
remain to be placed in position here.
About four hundred men are at work
on the bridge, the greater part of work
in progress being done on the anchor
apps
Year: 1879

Chicago, June pa meeting was
held here this afternoon to organize a
bi-metallic league, the object as stated
in the call, was to promote the speedy
restoration of silver to its old position
as a money metal, with the same rights
of coinage as gold and to disseminate
correct information on this subject,
ex-Mayor Mason presided. The name
of ''The Bi-metallic league of Chicago"
was adopted.
Year: 1879

Washington, June 25.-There is bare
ly quorum in the house. Speaker
Randall said to-day that only four or
five more than quorum of the house
are now here, and the probability is
that there will be no quorum in day
or two.
Year: 1879

A certain person in this city was a
little hasty Monday night when he
went to residence on Sixteenth street
and sought to effect an entrance to the
house, whether the occupants were
willing or not. His rude act was the
cause of the sharp report of that pistol
shot which was heard by many of our
citizens about IL O'Clock at night.
From the hasty and undignified retreat
which the intruder made, it is judged
by those who saw him that he will not
be liable to repeat his rude act very
soon.
Year: 1879

Last evening North Platte, Neb.,
was visited by a very destructive storm.
A large quantity of rain fell. accompa-
MED by very intense lightning. The
worst feature, however, was the hail,
which came in such large masses and
with such violence, that the glass
in all the windows in the town facing
to the north, the quarter from which
the wind came, was broken.
Year: 1879




mans teeth, uncle, and shouldn'
like to think that You meant them all.


So said Iohn Birch, the carpenter
MS re stood up before the bird-fancie1
tall, slnewy, and strong, with hi'
handsome face in q hot glow, and
fash of temper in his cycs--a speci
men of n fine physical type, showing
IN n marked contrast with q puny,
pale young man about his own age
who sat in corner apparently read
ing, but in reality watching what wa'
gcing on.


"rhe harder the better, so that they
hit the mark but what l have sale
to night I am ready to say again-ayt
and mean them too


John Birch had never won much
favor from the little hard featured oid
old man who kept the biId-shop, ano
lived there with his pretty grand
daughter. But to night he had been
insulted and before witness between
whom and himself there was an oper
feul, for it was as rivals they met
Tom. Bartlett, the soft SPOKEN school
master, had managed to insinuate
himself in the favor of David Birch
and was also striving to supplant the
young carpenter in regard to his
cousin Polly. The old man was first
to speak.


"You need not glare at me like that
because have found out what brings
you sneaking around here"


81 never sneak uncle, that does moi
belong to the Birches.


mo it does not, my lad,' the old
man replied, in slightly Modified
tone adding, "and am sorry you
don't take after them. There's a spice
of your mother--"


John Birch interrupted him saying
passionately, "Silence, Uncle David
you must not dare say word against
her."


"This to my tace Get out of my
house and never dare to cross my dool
step again till you are sent for, which
will be long enough, for I tell yor
once for all that, if / can hinder it
Polly Carson shall never marry ar
idle, baggarly fellow, always out O
work who can find nothing better te
do than to live on his sisters earnings
This was the stab that cut keenest
of all. The|young mans voice qulv'
cred as he said "That is too bat
Uncle David, you don't know wha
feelings you stir in me y and In hi
excitement he laid bis had on the old
mans arm.


At this moment the sly watcbfu
reader in the corner came forward
and willfully misunderstanding his In
teutlon, thruslhm self between them
saying, "Come, no violence, it would
be pity, and | should be so sorry
you ought 10 remember Mr.. Birch Is
your uncle, and an old man"


In an instant he found himself pu
back with just the amount OF fore
which strong man would feel need
full to use in dealing with some pun,
obstruction which he held in contemp


"Mind your own business Tom Bar
lett. and don't meddle with mine !
doesn't need your sly tongue to teaci
me what l ought TO remember. NJ.
uncle is 10 no danger of violence from
me and you know it." Then turning
to the old man he added: "Uucle
shall not want telling twice to go.
know you bear me illwill but | didn'
think it was in you to upbraid ma
for what was no fault of his ; for
defy any one that knows me to sa
that I eyei shrked work when coul'
get II to do. / am sorry for what ha
Year: 1879

There was great excitement in front
of fruit commissino house on South
Walter street. A party of dealears
overhauling and investigating a large
lot of Peaches which had just arrived
in the market discovered one basket
with the fruit just as good at the bot
tom as at the top. The error was
was soon rectifed and quiet restored.
Chicago Journal.
Year: 1879

"n the general excitement goods at old prices
customers may assured that large force wdo their best
supply all that be waited these short days The increase
of clerks quite noticeable but at times in the day it is far
from ample take kindly any disappointment in not being
served and come again We have lately gotten hold Of lots
of Dress Goods that late for ordrs and sold to
us at sacrifice. very desirable quote Ladies' Dress
Goods.
Year: 1879

Semi occasionally, and sometimes
more frequently, the mine owners Of
Leadville fail to pay their miners.
Then the latter equip themselves with
good Winchesters and stand off further
work until their claims are satisfied.
The history of such trouble can be
learned from the following in the Lead
vile Herald, which is related ef the
Black Prince mine.


By bonding the mine,
the sale of ore, etc., they succeeded in


paying off all claims for labor up to the
first Of the present month, when the
miners took possession of the mine and
held 1t until the sixth, when, having
been paid, they again went to work.
On the fifteenth, however, the parties
into whose hands the mine had passed
again failed to pay. The mine in the
meantime had again been bonded, the


bond FILLING due on the nineteenth.


The bond was not met, however, and
the men were put off from day to day


with promises, until yesterday morning,


when they took possession of the mine
once more, and at this writing still


hold it. The men claim that all they
desire is their just due, and this they
propose to have. They do not propose
to interfere with the mine or property,
but will not allow anything to be taken
out until they are satisfied, as they con-
slider the property good enough for all
the claims against it. As one of them
remarked yesterday, they are tired of


the many changes Of ostensible owner
abin and are afraid that in the confu-
sion OF claimants they may lose the
wages now due. The men are thirty.
| two In number, all armed with good
Winchesters, which are said to have
done duty in other mining troubles,
and are determined not to be wheedled
out of their position. 1t is said that
there are, in addition to the claims OF
| the miners, large number, OF me-


chanics' liens against the mine. As


the property is acknowledged to be one
of the best in the camp, it is likely
that the trouble will be settled in
| few days.
Year: 1879

Bangor, Oct. 27.-In collision on
the Bangor and Piscataquis railroad on
Saturday night, an engineer named
Green was badly scalded and had both
legs broken. The accident occurred at
Lows bridge, between Dover and Gull
ford, where three cars had been left on
the main track to be loaded. As both
the conductor and the engineer had
been informed that the cars were there,
it is supposed they must have forgotten
the warming.
Year: 1879




No REvERENcE FOR THE GREAr.-One
Of those small boys who aid to make life 4
burden to the San Francisco citizen By
forcing advertising bills on him in tht
streets, was annoying people on Marke,
street in that way the other morning
when Gen. Grant came out Of the Palace
doorway, bound for promenade with the
proprietor Of this chaste family journal
The gamin peatered the twain to accep,
one Of his handbills. and on its being
several times declined, he suddenly thrust
one inside the generals vest and rushed
off An indignant spectator stopped the
youth, and said. "What do you mean by
such impudence, you young rascals Don,
you know that's General Grant ~ .Oil
it is, is it, was the composed reply
swell, all I've got to say is, that be puts
on a blasted sight Of frills for guest y
San Francisco Post.
Year: 1879

To professional men, men Of business,


and, indeed. all who are engaged in pur-
suits requiring more or less severe mental


work, coupled with more or less confne-


ment, exercise is, Of course. the condition


sine qua non of the recreation to be


recommended. This fact is so obvious
that l need not dwell upon it further
than to make one remark. This is to


warn all such persons that their feelings
are no safe guide as TO the amount of
muscular exercise that is requisite for
maintaining full and sustained health


BY habitual neglect of sufficient exercise
the system may, and does, accommodate
itself to such neglect; 80 that not only
may the desire for exercise cease to be
fair measure Of its need, but positive ex-
haustion may attend much less amount
Of exercise than is necessary to long con-
tinuance of sound health.


However strong and we'll, therefore,
man may feel notwithstanding his me-
glect Of exercise, he ought to remember
that he is playing most dangerous
game, and that sooner or later his sin will
find him out-eithcr in the form of dvs-
pepsia, liver, kidney, or other disease,
which so surely creep upon the offender
against natures laws Of health. Accord
ing to Dr.. Patkes, tho amount Of exercise
that healthy man ought to take without
fatigue is at the least that which is re-
quired for raising one hundred and fifty
foot tons per diem. This, in mere walk
ing, would, in the case of man Of ordi
nary weight, be represented BY walk Of
between eight aud niue miles along level
ground, or one mile up tolerably steep
hill; but it is desirable that the requisite
amount Of exercise should be obtained
without throwing all the work upon one
set Of muscles. For this reason walking
ought to be varied with rowing, riding,
active games, and, where practicable,
hunting or shooting, which, to those who
are fond Of sport, constitute the most
perfect form Of recreative exercise.
teentA Century.
Year: 1879

A New England merchant dong large
business requiring several clerks, short
time since missed several articles of value
from his store. He determined to watch
the habits ofthase young men, to discover,
| if possible, which one, if either of them,
was not trustworthy.


| There was one Of them who appeared
particularly active and faithful. His
dress WAS inferior to that Of the other
clerks, and he was evidently not partic.
ularly popular among them. The mer-
chant learned that this young man re
mained for half an hour after the others
left with the door of the store locked.
This circumstance awakened his suspi-
cions, and he arranged plan to conceal
himself in the store, 80 that he might
discover what occurred whom the clerk
supposed himself to be nnobserved. Hav-
ing sent the young man upon al errand
jnst before the hour Of closing, he enter
el his place Of eoncea'ment The door
was locked, as usual, at the proper time.


The clerk st once began to sweep and
put the establishment into order. While
waiting for the dust to settle he was seen
to 60 behind the counter, and taking
something from beneath it. place it in the
breast of his coat.


The merchant was now alive to dis
cover what had been taken, and what was
to be done with it. The young man went
to the window and sat in silence few
moments, apparently examining the pack
ages which he had taken from his breast.


The merchant was not long left in
doubt. His clerk soon fell upon his
knees. he saw that it was the Bible he
had beon reading. And now he offered
aloud "a simple and touching prayer for
himself, his mother and sister, his en-
ployer, and particularly for a brother
clerk, who be feared was yielding to
temptation. After he had finished dust
ing he lef: the store, unconscious Of hav-
ing had human eye upon him.


1t is easy to believe that the merchant
was deeply affected BY what be had seen
and heard. The clerks salary was in
creased to several hundred dollars a
year, and be was given the position
made vacant BY the discharge of an
other, whose criminal acts had been dis
covered.
Year: 1879

SHUTTING THE MILLs.-ST. LOUIS,
Nov. 14.-There is d movement among
the millers here to close their mills until
the price of wheat declines. Two mills
closed to-day. Two more will shut down
as soon as the wheat they have on hand
is ground. This action will probably be-
come general. The principal reason as
signed for this is that -four is below the
price of wheat, and can only be made at
loss. Many millers have already lost
heavily on contracts made when wheat
was less than dollar bushel, and they
see no profit in the immediate future.
But little flour has been shipped from
here the last three weeks, and large
amounts are in store-more than enough
to supply all demands for some time.
The millers are satisfied there must be a
decline in wheat pretty soon. At all
events they will not purchase until prices
fall or there is margin ON flour.
Year: 1879

ments, he will find it to be very


difficult task with all, and with some


an impossibiiity to effect this end. We


throw out the following hints for the


benefit of the soldier or for his surviv-


ing widow: you must prove up clearly


where you enlisted, when you enlisted,
give the name of the officers of your
company, the name of the regiment
to which your company was attached,
the name of the colonel Of the regiment
to which your company was attached
and where you were mustered into
service and when mustered and paid
off. Then you must be enabled to
prove that you are tho identical person
who enlisted as set forth in your appli-
cation. The Mexican war closed in
1917, thirty-one years ago, and you
will find it no easy task to find wit
nesses now living to prove all these
points. There is not single colonel
of Louisiana troops who served in
Mexico now living, and of the COM
pany to which the writer was attached
he has not been able to find one soldier
now living after II search Of four years.
-Ets,'..a, iYi2(e Gazette.
Year: 1879

AS there arc Il great number OF per-
sons interested in pension claims, we
propose to call attention to certain
points which may be Of service to such
persons. The bill granting pensions to
Mexican soldiers will soon become n
law, and almost every soldier thinks
he can fix up his papers without any
trouble, but when he is called upon by
the department 10 file certain rc4uir-
Year: 1879

too, and at first opposed the scheme.
The party managers, the genlleGsn who
had SO ob)igingly undertaken to run
him in due season for the empire, took a
different view of it. He was not wanted
in Europs Just now. and his going out
might fatter English opinion as 1t was
fattered when his father turned special
constable against the Chartists, and at
the time furnished some stray incident
of the histrionic glory that would do
him some service with the French. But
the idea, as emitted by the prince, was
more than the rough idea Of place; it
had to he worked up for the stage. Paul
Cassagnac promised to see to all that.
Stripped of all verbiage, the lads notion
was to have run On foreign service
with some very good friends, but this
of course would not do, and so he was
induced to represent himself as kind of
bottle-holder to civilization in the CON-
fict with barbarism. Everything must
be cooked up for the French their eui-
sine is distinctly opposed to the raw
material in any shape or torn, and plain
truth, as we know, is the rawest kind of
raw. The English WINGED little at the
"civilization and barbarism," but they
liked the princes conduct in spite of his
reasons. Crowds went to see him of,
and he rose at bound to the high popa
ula~ity 0 his father.
Year: 1879

Iemple Bar.


The Portuguese are not q clean peo
pie, which may Re one of the causes O,
English repugnance to them. Some o
their customs are very nasty. They
expectorate continually, and before
doing 80 make horrible, long drawn,
whirling noise up the throat which is
very annoying. They seem to do this
onee in every two Or three minutes, and
make quite an art of it; for little boys
practice it, and young men seem to take
pride in doing it well. There is also
8 great deal OF hatslifting to one another
among the men, and from observation I
should say that the art of expectoration,
with the proper noise: and the art Of
lifting the hat, were the two things
that the native male youth of Madeira
first learned. The presence of lady
does not deter the men from the former
nasty habit, and the Portuguese ladies
have been known to indulge in it also,
as they hang over the balconies, so that
it ia well to keep tls. middleof the street
in walking.
Year: 1879




The managers of Prospect park have
contracted with the Telegraph Supply
company for the apparatus for generat-
ing electricity to supply seventeen lamps.
The electricity will be generated by
water power. The lamps will be so dis
posed as not only to light the park and
the main street Of the village, but it is
hoped to produce some fine effects upon
the waterfall. Fo. this purpose it is
believed that one lamp may be kept
burning under the American fall. It is
known to every visitor at the fall that
on clear and still nights, when the moon
is nearly at its foil, beautiful lunar
bow is formed. As this can only be seen
at rare intervals, however, compafative-
ly few people have seen it. It is be.
lieved that by the use of the electric
lamps, each OF which is of two hundred
candle power, and which may be moved
and adjusted as the wind may make it
necessary, the rainbow colors may be
lways produced in the form of very
brilliant electric bow. Some expert
ments made here with the calcium light,
three years ago, satisfied the managers
that their plan is practicable. They
expect to have it in full operation on or
before July 4th.
Year: 1879

Many so~called "self made men
relieve their parents of fearful load OF
responsibility.


The postage stamp, says the New
Orleans Picayune, knows its place after
it has been licked once.


"A writer tells us to place our hand
upon our heart and feel its mufdod
that it will sadden us True but
half 80 much as placing our hand upon
our wallet, and realizing from its thin
ness that we must soon become the
muA7d beat.


WHEN 8 boy sees nice, round,
smooth stone lying on the ground. be
always thinks it rather mean that there
isn't yellow do in the vicinity.


-" Whose shedd<th mans blood by
man shall his blood be shed.' We
commend this passage p2rticulsrly 70
the notice o, that sweet little bitter cup,
the mosquito.


Circumstances alter cases. The MAN.
who is on the train thinks it tarres toe
long at way stations and 80 the one who
is half a block away and coming rapidly
towards it when the whistle toots.


-" Dot you think that good like>
aeas of me? p said a pretty wife to her
small fraction OF herself called her hus-
band. every good" was the reply,
"exeept that there is q little tCo much
repose about the mouth"


Boy: What are You crying for,
sally?' Girl: Coos GOT the tooth
ache" Boy You 60 rouod to my
grandmother che 'ull show yer what to
do; she knows how to take hers out and
put 'em back whenever she wants."


When q man ia standing With one
foot on truck and the other on a case
on the sidewalk, and the horse suddenly
starts and causes him to open like pair
of shears, the rapidity with which
he can't decide what do DO is one of the
most insoluble phenomena of human
nature.-[New York Star.


When humming bird, primed with
the fragrance of myriad meadow blos~
SONS, sinks from sight in the bell of some
delicious breeze.waved flower, it must
feel inexpressibly happy. In fact, it
must feel as jubilsnt as q man does in
a crowded horse car when the conductor
passes him, thinking he has already col
lected his fare.


IT'S the rosebud, with its delicate
blush, that now ado,ns the lapel of the
swell young man. He would like to
convey the impression that it was placed
there by some lair hand that plucked it
from its bush while yet it sparkled with
the morning dew. This is not the case.
It is one that he Eesched ACROSS the
fenca and stole from Cont yard on his
way down town.
Year: 1879

Women both young and old who have
no husbands, near kinsmen or friends
whom they feel privileged to ask to be
come their escorts in going out ter
nignttsll, are now provided for, as is
we'll known, by company in the city in
q manner said to be entirel satisfactory.
A lone woman, possessed of little
money, need no longer be deprived of
the pleasure of attending parties, din
ners. or any other form of social or pro-
fessional entertainment. She can in~
aorm the company that on any named
evening she wishes to 60 to the house Of
friend, to the theater, the opera, a
lecture, or any place OF business or
Amusement, and at the required hour a
well behaved, intelligent, well>dressed
man will appear at her door and act as
her escort. He will accompany her to
to the place, and call for her at any time
she names; or, if required, will sit by
her side-as at the theater, opera, or a
concert-during the performance, and
take her home afterward. To others
than herself he seems to be her friend,
though it may be observed that they
are on freezingly polite terms, as no
we'll bred woman would, under the cir.
cumstsnces, be very likely to keep up
very active conversation with man
acting in the capacity of servant, though
under plausible disguise 1t might be
thought that there would b. very little
demand for escorts of this sort, but we
are informed to the contrary. Women
strangers in the city-who want to
attend the theater or opera. frequently
secure such service so do widows, mai
dens, and other women unwilling to put
themselves under obligation to any man
on whom they have no claim.
Year: 1879

Vice"regal patronage seems to be
held in high esteem in Canada, At
Kingston the proprietor of ten'cent
portable show called on Major De Win
ton to secure for his entertainment the
moral support of the marquis of Lorne
and the princess. The major told him
that such a thing was not to be thought
of. and that her royal highness snd his
excellency could not think O. visiting
his show. This was not the end Of it,
however, tor the enterpri,iny Snowman,
having secured passage On board the
steamer, lay in wait for his excellency,
and pounciDg upon him as he was pass
ing through the saloon, extended to him
the hospitalities OF his show. The mar
quis made no definite promise, but init.
mated that he might accept the invita-
tion i lie happened to have the time to
spare,