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Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New ORLEANS, March 2S.-The agent of
Col Carter, representing the Interior De-
partrent in the log cases at Lake Charles,
telegraphs that the defendants in the suits
in his section have nominally confessed
judgment. This they did solely owing to
the fact that the Government cases are so
strong that there was no hope of escape
from conviction. He further AYERS that
there has been no unlawful seizures, or in
fact any violation of law, and that this will
be established when the truth is fully
known. People who are interested, how
Government but from the State and private
lands are raising an outcry of dishonesty
and outrages by the Government agents. and
their representatives in Congress, in order
to ingratate themselves with their constitu-
ents, support this theory.
Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


New York, March 2S-Henry A. Elliott,
the well-known theatrical manager of this
city, was found dead in his bed yesterday.
He had been suffering very much from
neuralgia, and death was probably caused
by an overdose of morphine, he having
been using the drug to alleviate his pain.
Year: 1878

WAsHINGToN, Pa, Feb. 15.-The late
wife of Ben Pitman was cremated here
to-day in the furnace in which the re-
mains of Baron De Palm were reduced
TO ashes in November of 1876. The time
taken to complete the cremation was one
hour and half.
Year: 1878

80 says Dean Stanley; SO saws Canon
Farrer; so says Henry Ward Beecher, SO
says Bob Ingersoll, and sos says very many
others; but saying SO does not make itso.
Though the Dean, the Canon and the
lecherous Henry are tolerably well versed
in the affairs of this world, we do not be-
lieve they are any better qualifi fed to teach
US the why's and wherefores Of the here
after than any one else. One thing is
certain, IL there Is a hell-a place of eter-
nal punishment, we all ought to know it;
and If those who are posted in regard to
the matter III there are any such) do not
give us the bottom facts, they win fall far
short of their duty.


The commotion stirred up of late in
relation to future punishment is likely
TO bring to the surface skeptical under
current that has long troubled the waters
of religious belief. 1t will also develop
secretly nursed by various pulpiteers-
But what will It all amount to-the Stan
leys, the Farrers, the Ingersolls and all
the rest of them will be unable to change
the fact that there is or is no hell. They
will, though by the agitation of the vex.
ed question, by the expression of opinion
and counter opinions, cause the heads OF
many dyspeptic theological students and
susceptible school girls to turn themselves
INSIDE out ana upside down. The dis
cussion of this subject will, in our opin-
ion, do more harm than good.


Supposing the world hell, as written
in the Bible, means the "bad-place," OF
supposing it meaus the grave, what poss
ible difference can 1t make with good
Christians? Their salvation is sure
whether or no. Then if it should b,
| clearly demonstrated that no one know
| whether there is hell. or not, how Wi


mankind be benefited by the result?


Many people are very anxious to fine


out the full truth of the matter, and we


presume they will; but rs far as we ar


concerned, we hope we may never know
anything more about hell than we do


now. And to all those who are of tn


same opinion, we would say: Follow th


teachings of the Divine Master, hand yo


will probably remain rs ignorant OF tn
place under consideration rs we hope Il


and stand "a good chance to take a iron


seat over them.-Belle.font Wdtcl,mdn.
Year: 1878

THx Martinsburg SIatennaa comes to
the rescue Of Judge Green Of the Court Of
Appeals IS an occasional participant in
the game of "seven.up," and informs the
world that the Judge is not one Of the
kind that makes broad his phylacteries,
and that be has no Puritan blood in his
veins. Furthermore, the editor expresses
concurrence in the opinion that no man
ia Ct to be a Judge who does not know
how to turn a jack from the bottom.
Alter this vindication nothing more need
be said,
Year: 1878

A special to the Chicago Mzer- Ocean
gives the following interesting infor-
nation relative to the three murderers
now incarcerated in the Rock county
Jail at GAINESVILLE:


Mrs. Belinda W. Mack, in Jail here
awaiting trial at the next term of the
Circuit Court for Rock county charged
with the murder of her husband George
H. Mack, on the night of Saturday,
July l3, an account of which appeared
in the Inter- Ocean the next day, was
visited on Saturday by her mother and
three little girls, She completely gave
way to her feelings on the occasion of
their visit and showed symptoms Of a
mothers heart. Frank Dickinson the
hired man, who is also in Jail here, on
the charge of being an accompllce to
the murder and who intended to be.
come the husband of Mrs. Mack after
George had been year under the sod
according to custom), spent his time
playing cards and singing sweet love
songs so that Mrs. Mack may drink
them in her lonely apartment carried
there on zephyr's tiny wings.


Fred Ohms, chargedwith the murder
in June last, of his father, a farmer
bearing the same name and resid.
ing near Sylvester in Green county,
whose examination has been occupying
the attention of the court at Monroe
for several weeks past has been further
held for trial at the next term of the
Circuit Court for Green county which
convenes in October. Ohms pleads an
alibi, claiming that he was in this city
at the time the murder was committed
and that he had been here for four
weeks previous to that event, but the
as brought out in the
examination, would go to prove that
he came into this city on the train the
day following the murder, and was
seen at Juda buying cartridges, the
night of the murder, and that he and
bis father quarreled, and they could
aot live together, etc.
Year: 1878

EOR SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
J. Paint Shop of W. E. Jones, First St..
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
kind Of vehicle and make perfect sun
shade and storm protector at a moderate
price. Clarkes Carriage umbrella can be
used on every kind of vehicle with an open
seat, and is easily changed to any angle
They supply want long felt. Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low.


w. E. JONES, lst Street.
Year: 1878

DEMOCRATIC UNHAPPINEss INMAs-
sACHUsETTs.-Whatever success may
for the time follow the Kearney Butler
alliance it will be secured in this state at
least at the expense of the Democratic
party. Here in Boston the men who
shouted loudest over the new conner and
made themselvs hoarse when Buffers
name was mentioned by him belong to
the happy Democrat family and when
they leave it they expect to carry along
with them most of the family spoons.
The question, now agitating the souls
of the Democratic leader is whether
to let their Irish constituency 60 into
this wild chase with Butler and Kear-
ney for year or to or to conciliate
them by timely surrender. The
issue is certain to be raised in their
primary meetings, and we hope they
will enjoy it.
Year: 1878

Philadelphia Press, Rep. General
Fitz.John Porter will probably find
his best line Of defence in establishing
the fact that there was no war at all !,
no battle of Bull Run, and no General
Pope to disobey. He can cal | Grant
and Hooker as Witnesses to this.
Year: 1878




l will give you few particulars of
my travels in the South. left Gnr-
donsVrlIe, which is sevcnty-eight
miles north of Richmond, Va. l
walked to Richmond. stayed there
for about a week. l then started
again south. sleeping in the woods,
building a fire at night to keep warm.
| got something 20 eat from the ne>
groes. l had about two dollars when
| starred, but kept that until I was
compelled to use it, After | had
Travelled about eightyNtw0 miles | fell
in with little Irishman. lie was a
genuine tramp. aud we travelled to-
cetber. He understood the business
Il was not so hard to get something
to eat. He had soldering iron aud
solder, and we mended tin pans,
buckets and such articles for some
thing to eat when we could not get
the money. l travelled with him
until we got to ChOriestOn, South
Carolina. l stayed in Charleston
for three weeks. and then bought my
self an iron and solder before leaving
now went into the business on
my OWn account, and | came across
another tramp, WHO was the oldest
looking man you ever saw; he was
cross>eyed, left-handed and beat very
near double. We took the country
road. made little money, and plen-
ty to eat. II was very warm, but had
TO build fire to keep the mosquitoes
away from our body they were as
big as hees. Ny partner | called
"ToodIes," for everything he did he
did it always wrong when he would
60 to ligh. fire he would get on the
wrong side and the wind would blow
the light out. and when heating the
iron he would heat the middle instead
Of the end; when he would lay down
at night to sleep his feet would al
ways be higher than his head; you
never could tell when he was locking
AT you, and had to laugh every time
[ looked at him 1t took about four
ounces of water for him to wash, and
he never dried his face for fear of
wetting his handkerchief, | godld
have shook him, bu, he was company
for me. When we GOT 10 the Sa-
Vanuah river we had TO pay toll. IF
teen cents each, and had sixteen
cents left. The ferry is an extensive
affair. a large boat being propelled
i:y tour negroes aud one to steer -
| will now 60 back to my partner,'
We lOafrd around toxin a few days.
| left him at an old saw mill along
the river and went up into the town.
| was gone about two hours, and
when | came back ! found some men
dragging the river supp 'sed he
went into bathe. aud being so left
handed and crOse-eyed he kept swim
ming for the bottom instead CT The
top. His body was found and said
it was acciden:a al drowning, so that is
one tramp less. They boxed him up
and sent him to Charleston. l woke
up a dozen times that night. aud I
could see the poor devil looking at
me with one of those funny laughs
on his coGntenance. So you see |
have lad a very hard time of it, hav>
ing lost my journeymau, and have
enough medicine in me TO start
drug store.
Year: 1878

and the cause of the people fail.
through OveTTeaching and seeking to
balance despCtic power with the reign
of anarchy. The great conservative.
Order-lOving middle classes will no
more accept the one than the other.
Year: 1878

SOME people scorn to be taught; others
are ashamed of it, as they would be of
going to school when they are old; but it
is never too late to learn what it is always
necessary to know; and it is no shame
to learn as long as you are ignorant
that is to say, so leDg as we live.
Year: 1878

The season of fevers chills and all classes
OF bilious complaints is upon us again. A
remedy that is not only sure preventative
but certain cure should be in every house.
Such an one is the Yerba Buena Btters, the
best cathartc and regulator in use
Year: 1878

KINDNESS TO ANIMALs.-It pays to
treat domestic animals kindly. There is
no animal so stupid as not to know the
difference between kind and unkind treat
ment, and none so vicious or ungrateful
as not to respond in kind to the hand that
pets and caresses it. The vicious horse
has almost always been timid colt, and
required only kind and gentle treatment
to drive away fear and establish conf.
dence, to render him docle.


1t is the nature of all animals to re.
sent i'll treatment, even from one of their
own species, and to fight when imposed
upon. Thus the horse will return kick
or bite, while the horned animal will do
battle with the arms with which nature
has furnished it.


A timid and spirited colt is very Latu-
rally and rapidly changed into vicious
and unmanageable horse by rough and
unkind handling-and the timid heifer,
by the same treatment, becomes an ugly
hooking aud kicking COW. Domestic
animals recognize kind words as well as
kind acts, and o cross word at critical
moment will bring fight and deter
mined opposition, where kind word
would have Gained fear and subdued
anger. In handling domestic animals,
that man is the most successful who
governs his own passions. With do
mestic animals, kindness begets kind.
ness, and passion begets passion.
Year: 1878

| What DO 1 see here


"It is donkey, my boy-one Of th
largest and finest specimens ever seen.


"Didn't the donkey used to hav
wings and fly ?"


"He did; but he was of no accoun
among the birds; he was given two extr,
legs and deprived OF his wings"


"Where is he now found ?"


"Travelers can hardly run amiss O.
him wherever they co."


"But why does the donkey have sucl
long ears ?"


"He was either first intended for {
rabbit, or the rabbit was first intended
for q donkey; and nature could neve,
fully unravel the mystery. If his ears
were small, like those of horse, hecould
not stand and flop them when he had
an idle hour, and would, perhaps, resor,
to some vicious practice, like cribbing
and kicking"


"Is his song anything like the sad
notes of the whip.poor-will? ?"


"Not q bit. When you hear the sad
notes of the bird you named you think
of some dear dead friend. When you
hear the strains of the donkey you think
of some dear friend who ought to be
dead for not coming around with bis
shotgun and full bag of swan shot.
The song of the donkey, when first ris.
ing on the midnight breeze, is as soft
and sweet as the sound of a buck.saw
striking nail; but as they float farther
and faster the strains seem to grab each
other by the hair, and you feel as if q
talantula WAS walking up your spinal
corumn."


"Does q donkey kick the same as a
mule ?"


"He does not. He could if he want.
ed to, but it would be too much of an
effort. He is very economical of bis
leg.power, especially when hitched be.
fore a cart. And, besides, nature has
given him reason enough 80 that he
understands that he can sing ten men to
death where he could cripple one with a
kick"


"What is the prevailing color ?"


GA fashionable gray. One of them
standing against fog.bank may sing
all night and not be hit with brick
bat."


"Do they prefer mountainous coun-
tries or low lands ?"


"They have no choice. II they found
two garden gates open they would not
stop to zee whether a Balkan range
divided the land. If one of them should
fall over a precipice he would stay right
where he struck instead of hunting up
new territory. Now We have enough
for this lesson. Let us walk out on the
shady street and get a closer look at the
animal. Let us look for man carrying
his umbrella on his shoulder or his cane
in his folded hands behind him. DE
troit Free Press.
Year: 1878

last few days, added to the continu-


GUS and very large reduction Of the


last few months, sggregating . much


larger amount and by the prospect Of


the continuance of the prevalent


monetary distress. They promise
full payment to depositors. The clos
ing of the bank took the entire com.
munity by surprise and there was
great excitement. This morning
there was q heavy run on the other


banks, especially on Mastin bank,


which paid every depositor In
full and announces that they are pre-
pared for every emergency. Up to
noon to-day they had reached over
fifty new accounts, one depositor pay
ing in $50, 600. The excitement is now
dying out and there is NO expectation
that there will be any further trouble.
Year: 1878

On the question of resumption the
Governor is sufficiently explicit. He
is no greenbacker. He is in favor of
specie payment at an early day. But
on the RECOMMENDATION of silver he
certainly delivers no uncertain sound.
"All the political parties in the state
have adopted resolutions in favor of
the reconciliation Of silver" When
did the republican party of Iowa
adopt such resolution?


The republican party of Iowa
adopted such a resolution in Des
Moines, juno 27, 1877; and here it is


5. The silver dollar having been
the legal unit of value from the
foundation of the Federal Govern
ment until 1873, the law under which
its coinage was suspended should be
repealed at the earliest possible day,
and silver made, with gold, a legal
tender in payment of all debts, both
public and private.


The fact is that it has been the po-
sition of the republican party for
years that gold and silver were to be
the coin upon which we should
resume. During the Presidential
campaign of '76, no other phase of
resumption was talked about upon
the stump or through the Iowa press,
than upon the basis of gold and silver.
Rutherford Il. Hayes could not have
carried the state of Iowa upon sim
gle gold standard platform.
Year: 1878

The New Orleans Times informs
President Hayes that interference in
behalf of the Returning Board is a
moral and physicalimpossibility and
adds: "The situation may be dis
agreeable to Mr.. Hayes, but the log.
ic Of events is superior to his wishes
at this time, and he can do nothing
but let the law of the state take its
course, whatever may be the conse.
Quences to the men who placed him
In Office"


President Hayes ought not to be
disappointed at this resolve on the
part Of those whom he has put in
power in Louisiana. They will &C.
cept the kindness of the President,
but when it comes to be repaid they
will prove as false as their hearts are
black with treason's unmollified hate.
Year: 1878

There is a proposition to increase
the salaries Of Iowa Judges and we
hope it will be favorably considered.
There is no class of professional men
who work harder or whose duties are
more exacting than the judges and
their salaries hardly exceed those
paid for merely routine clerical labor.
The salaries of several of our county
officers equals that paid to our Dis
trict and Circuit Judges and we think
no one who is familiar with the labor
required of the judges will seriously
question the propriety of an increase
in their salaries.-Io,ca City Repub-
icdn


The salaries of many officers in this
state we believe have long been made.
quate, but we cannot think that this
is time to talk about an increase of
salaries. We feel sure that any effort
to raise salaries now, will be badly
defeated as we think it ought to be.
Year: 1878




WAsHINGToN, Jan. 3l.-Whep the
question of postponing the silver bill
was being discussed, Oglesby said
that public feeling was as much
aroused on this question of the re.
monetization of silver as it had been
on any question since he had been in
the Senate, and the people were
growing impatient at the apparent
studied delay in disposing of it. The
American people had been for more
than three years In despair; poverty
had been on every hilltop all over
the country. Smiling at their dis
tress, Congress had given expression
to no plan that could be considered
an honest attempt at relief. The time
had come when it could say, and ought
to say, what, in its judgment, should
be done in regard to the silver ques-
ton. Nothing could be gained by
postponing the further consideration
of this bill until Monday. No new
arguments could be produced. Some
Senator might prepare himself to
speak more intelligently but no new
light could be given. He was op-
posed to any delay.
Year: 1878

To the Editor of the Evening
Journal:


1 have in vain looked for anything
like a satisfactory answer to the ques-
tion you raised at the very beginning
of the present silver controversy, as
to why, while Congress is about 1t,
the proposed silver dollar could not
or should not be so increased in act.
ual weight or fineness Us to be worth
100 cents, instead of 81. The mistake
ofthe silver men in Congress is not
by remonetizing the silver doller, but
by failing to make the dollar full
and honest dollar. Why this persist
ency in dishonest pretence


DAVENPORT, Iowa, Jan. 2S, 1878.


The conundrum asked by our cor
respondent is too much for US. We
must give it up.-Jorunal.


1t is impossible for lis to be charit-
able enough to attribute the above
reply of the Jouvnalto stupidity
Nothing but downright and wilful
desire to mystify and misrepresent
facts can account for the reply made.


The Journal knows that the prin-
cipal depreciation in silver has occur
ed since the act Of 1873, prscticslly
demonetizing silver; that Its non
coinage and disuse as money have
deprecated silver and measurably
heightened the valueof its competitor,
gold. We challenge the Journal, or
any other gold paper to say that this
is not true, to some extent, at least
We feel certain that the Journal dare
not say that silver demonetized is of
less value in this country than it
would be if it was legal tender.


If, therefore, the relative value be-
tween the two metals were establish
ed under present circumstances, there
would have to be change made i'm
mediately following reconciliation,
or gold would then be the dishonest
dollar, by reason of the silver dollar
having been increased in weight
above what is necessary to keep 1t on
a par with gold. 1t is nothing more
nor less than dishonesty iii the Journ.
al to demand that the relative value
of the coin metals shall be determ-
ined while the one is the only legal
tender In effect and the other is de-
based. The conclusion is, therefore,
inevitable that the Journal demands
a dishonest gold dollar. Again, ac-
cepting the admission of Secretary
Sherman, that the silver dollar is still
a legal tender, and we must admit
that 1t has never been robbed of its
place as the unit of values in this
country, the place 1t had occupied, as
everybody comedies up to '73. When
gold advocate is driven to such a
disingenuous position as that assum-
ed by the Journal above, it Is fair to
say that 1t is copying after the Irish
man who maintained that the horse
was sixteen feet high, because he had
once before go declared.
Year: 1878

Some Of the papers are funny be.
cause Des Moines preacher in the
state Senate the other day prayed :
although it may not be pleasing to
some of thy servants, yet, o Lord, we
would beseech thy blessing on the
President of the United States"
Year: 1878

Here the applause made the speak
er cit down In great confusion, and
In spite of logical restatement Of the
case by Senator Toombs, the doctor
lost and Peter Bennett wont Ness
York World.
Year: 1878

Keep fresh lard in tin vessels.
Keep yeast in wood or glass.
Keep preserves and jelies in glass.
Keep salt in dry place.
Keep vinegar in wood or glass.
Keep meal or flour in cool or dry place.
Crusts and pieces of bread should be kept
in an earthen jar, closely covered in dry
cool place.


Lard for pastry should be used hard, as it
can be cut with knife. It should be cut
through the flour, not rubbed.


In boiling meat for soup, use cold water to
extract the juices. If the meat is wanted
for itself alone, plunge into boiling water at
once.


Broil steaks without sailing. Salt draws
the juices in cooking; it is desirable to keep
these in if possible. Cook over hot fire,
turning frequently, soaring on both sides.
Place on platter, salt and pepper to taste.


To prevent meat from scOrching during
roasting place basin of water in the oven.
The steam generated prevents scortcliiDg, and
makes the meat cook better.


Meat having tendency to be tough can be
made very palatable by stewing gently for
two hours with pepper and salt, taking out
about pint of the liquor when half done and
letting the rest boil into the meat; brown the
meat il the rot, after taking up make gravy
of the pint of liquor saved.