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Year: 1877

A dark, swarthy looking individual,
dressed in semi-Indian garb, was at the
Union depot, Omaha, making numerous
inquiries in very imperfect English dia-
lect concerning the name of G. G. Gas
kill, who left some portion of eastern
Iowa for an overland trip to California
during the gold excitement of 1851.
This half wild fellow claimed that he was
the son of this Gaskill, and that he was
about five or six years old when his
father set out with his family for the
overland wagon trip to California. The
family, two years later, were III Arizona,
and one night the Apache Indians made
an attack upon them and carried him
away, while the others made their escape.
Mr.. Gaskill has very vivid recollection
of the battle, and also the long wagon
trip from Iowa, while he has little or no
recollection of the home or just where it
was located. He was carried away by the
Indians and lived with them, sharing the
same neglect and attention as their own
children, until he grew to manhood. He
describes his life as being pleasant and
one that he fully enjoyed. He became
acquainted with the great chief Cochise
and followed him in many of his battles.
He painted, tattooed and besmeared his
skin like the savages themselves, until
now it has the same coppery color. He
describes Cochise as being great war
rior and most wonderful savage. He
remained with these Indians until about
six years ago, when he was captured by
the Comanches in one of their battles
with the Apaches, and with them he led
a wandering existence, first as a captive
and afterward as one of the tribe. Last
fall he became tired of such mode of
existence and left the tribe, and making
his way toward the Pacific coast, made
inquiries concerning his family, but
failed to learn anything of them. In his
wandering, nomadic life he had accumu-
lated considerable wealth in the form of
gold dust, and on the proceeds of this he
was travelling in search of his lost home
and friends. No one seemed to be able
to give him any information, and he
started on his way east to prosecute his
search in Iowa.
Year: 1877

The "bankers," who live along the
North Carolina banks, are a peculiar
people. Like the Florida " cracker, "
their origin is wrapped in mystery. They
have little intercourse with the world,
and that little is confined to an inter-
change of commodities. They are ex-
pert fishermen and hunters, and the
range for both is wide. They make their
own nets, hollow out a cypress log, and
fashion and trim it to the semblance of q
boat, cultivate little patch of potatoes,
and live and flourish in a sort of rude in
dependence, if not antagonism to their
more civilized neighbors across the chan
mel. They are happily ignorant of the
making and unmaking Of Presidents, and
the turmoil of the world generally in no
way disturbs the equanimity of their
lives.


At the extreme end of Bogue banks,
and eight miles from Cape Lookout, is
Fort Macon. A broken down parapet
and few dilapidated looking guns con-
stitute the fort. A row of neat cottages
shows the quarters of the officers, and a
solemn tower is said to be the hospital.
So close q resemblance does this fort
bear to prison that desertion is of very
common occurrence. In this emergency
the soldier and banker are of use to each
other. The former, after making his
escape, takes his way along the banks
until he falls in with bankers hut, and
there disposes Of his blouse, pants and
cap, receiving in return complete suit
of nondescript apparel Then the
transformed soldier is ferried across the
sound by the accommodating banker,
becomes civilian, cancels his engagement
and is rarely brought to justice. A few
years ago q soldier, tired of the monoto-
nous life of the crazy old fort, made his
escape in the customary manner, and,
after wandering through several States
in the direction of the frontier, at last
found employment in circus. There
he completely sunk his identity, and be-
came daring bareback rider. More
than three years had elapsed, when an
officer strolled into the show, at that
time performing in Iowa. The officer
recognized the delinquent and, armed
with the necessary extradition papers,
clapped his hand on the soldier acrobat,
and conveyed him back to his old quar-
ters at the dismal end of Bogue banks.
Year: 1877

No better specimen of the Whiting
ton ideal of the English self-made man
could be found than the late Mr.. George
Moore. His life was exactly that of the
Industrious Apprentice. He used to
tell how he first came to London without
a friend or a sixpence, and, walking
about the streets, entered diapers
shop to ask for employment. This was
at first refused; but the owner was won
by some answer, or something in the
bearing of the candidate, who, on the
day of his engagement, set before himself
two purposes to be worked QUITO be
head of the establishment and marry his
masters daughter. In both of these
aims he succeeded; and the house Of
Moore, Copestake & Co. is now one Of
the most important wholesale stores in
the kingdesn,
Year: 1877

The case of Ann l.. Neill against the
American Popular Life Insurance Com
pauy was brought to trial before Judge
Freedman and jury, in the superior
court, at New York city. The plaintiff
sued on a policy of $1,000 taken out on
the life of her deceased husband. The
company defended the action ON the
ground of a discrepancy of one year in
the age of the insured, given in his ap-
plication for insurance, as compared
with the statement of his age given on
the proof of his death. The SON of the
insured, who put in the proof of death,
testified that he must have made mis-
take. Judge Freedman promptly di-
rected a verdict for the plaintiff for
$5,195. An extra allowance of five per
cent. was awarded to the plaintiffs coun-
sci. The judge also refused stay OF
the entry of judgment for sixty days
asked for by the company's counsel.
The courts require pretty good reason
on the part of life insurance company,
when the latter endeavors to evsas the
payment Of policy
Year: 1877

The late Commodore Vanderbilt, with
that forecast of vision, that essential ele-
ment of genius which i'll every important
event of his career never failed TO assert
itself, saw that sailboats were destined to
lose their supremacy while he was inter-
ested in sailing vessels. Eleven years
had passed since Fulton's experimental
trip up the Hudson. Abandoning his
successful business, he accepted the post
of captain of small steamboat at salary
Of 81 900 year. At that day passengers
to Philadelphia were conveyed by steam
boat from New York to New Brunswick,
where they remained all night, and the
next morning took the stage for Trenton,
whence they were carried by stage to
Philadelphia. For twelve years he COM
manded the steamboat (Which was owned
by Mr.. Gibbons) running between New
York and New Brunswick. The hotel at
New Brunswick where the passengers
stopped was at the same time given in
charge of his wife, whom he married
when only nineteen years of age. She
was the daughter of neighbor on Staten
Island. Her maiden name was Sophia
Johnson, and thirteen children, nine
daughters and four sons, were the fruits
of this marriage. The hotel business
proved more profitable than the steam
boat, and why he remained as captain so
long was for the reason that the State of
New York had granted to Fulton and
Livingston the exclusive right of run
ming steamboats, in New York waters.
Believing this grant unconstitutional, as
it was afterward declared by the supreme
court, Mr.. Gibbons ran his boats In def
ance of it, and thus involved himself i'll a
fierce contest with the authorities of New
York. The br1lnt of the battle fell on
Captain Vanderbilt. For sixty success
sive days ON attempt was made to arrest
him. Leaving his crew, who were also
liable to arrest in New Jersey, he would
approach the New York wharf, with Il
Tad at the helm, while he managed the
engine. AS soon as the vessel was made
fast he would conceal himself in the
hold. At the moment of starting an Off
Ger, who would be changed every day in
order to avoid recognition, would be III
readiness to arrest him.


"You are my prisoner" would say the
officer, tapping him on the shoulder.


"You are more like my prisoner" "
would respond the captain, and then or
der: "Let 60 the lines"


Fearing to be carried to New Jersey,
where retaliatory act threatened him
with the State prison, the officer would
Jump ashore, or failing in this, beg to be
put ashore, which request was Of course
politely granted. In this and other
things the captain managed to evade the
laws. He fought the State of New York
for seven years until Chief Justice Mar
shall declared New York wrong and New
Jersey right. The opposition tried vain
q. ly to buy him off. "No," replied the
captain to all such offers, 81 shall stick
to Mr.. Gibbons until ne is through his
troubles" And he did stick and he car
ried his point.


Mr.. Gibbons offered to raise his salary
to $1,000 per year, but he declined the
offer. 81 did it on principle" was his
reply to the question why he refused a
compensation that was so manifestly just.
"Al I ever cared for was to carry my
point"
Year: 1877

A correspondent at Paris, discussing
the various rumors concerning the condi-
ton of the Russian army, says the truth
is the army continues to be organized
with great rapidity. The men are neith-
er so unhealthy nor so discouraged as
they have been represented to be, and
will be perfectly ready to take the field
in two months, provided a capable gen
eral is placed at their head. The real
complaint of the Grand Duke Nicholas is
inefficiency. The moderation of Russia
is not caused by military weakness, but
by her desire to throw the blame of pro-
voking war in Turkey.
Year: 1877

The following table shows the duration
of the longest and shortest days in the
principal capitals throughout the world,
corrected for refraction, etc., and carried
out to the nearest minute
Year: 1877

During the past winter there have been
in New York $4,000 laborers out Of en-
ployment. The bulk of these and their
families have had to be supported by char
ity. This has been the case for several
years past, put, perhaps, not to such an ex-
tent. Now, if the money expended for
charitable purposes had been paid for tick
ets, the bulk Of these objects of charity
might have been sent to the West and
South, where lands are cheap, and where
all who can and will work can make liv.
ing. Instead Of trying to keep alive so
many destitute persons in a large city,
means should be used to scatter them to re-
gions where they can make living for
themselves.
Year: 1877

The insurrection in Japan would not
endanger the Mikado's throne, even though
it were far more formidable than it is. It
is not directed against him. 1t is a reac-
tionary movement against his present
Ministry, and in opposition to the changes
so actively carried out in the direction of
European civilization. Its instigator, the
old politician Shimadzu Saburo, has been
a malcontent ever since the Tycoon was
deposed and the power Of the daimois bro
ken.
Year: 1877

IT would be difficult to imagine a
meaner swindle than that perpetrated by
three Baltimore men, who conspired to
defraud poor persons in search Of work.
While two Of them managed a so'called
employment agency, the third pretended
to run store, the shelves being full
Of empty boxes. The employment agency
received the poor applicants dollar, end
sent him to the store to get work. The
swindler in the store demanded 500 as
security, which sum the needy unfortu-
mates were unable, Of course, to produce
Only about $40 had been made in this way
when the three frauds found themselves in
a police station, and they will, doubtless
be provided with steady but unrenumera,
tive employment in the State penitentiary.
Year: 1877

OLD Brigham is doubtless more guilty


than Lee Of the awful murders that were
committed, and for which the latter has
been shot to death. Let the Government
now take the oldest and greatest villain in
hand and deal out to him "even handed
justice" The mercy he extended to
others should be extended to him.
Year: 1877

A Rochester woman recently brough
suit against a man and tried to recover
SO 900 damages for running after her,
holding her and violently aud forclbly


kissing her. But on the trial, it appear
ing that the man had only one leg, and


was blind as q bat, and ha | lost bis right
arm eleven years ago in a buzz saw inci-
dent, and was sixty-two years old ana
30 deaf that he couldn't hear man ask
him for dollar, the case was dismissed
at plaintiffs costs, Without going to the
jury. And the plaintiff is the maddest
woman, and has written to Susan B.
Anthony and the New Century for
Women about it. 1t does seem as Though
there was no law for women in t1is
country.
Year: 1877

BETWEEN THE Cur AND THE LIP.-The
proverb that many things fall out be-
tween the cup and the lip is a literal
version OF one in Latin" "NutO enter
g0culG Hbu caduRf--thc origin of which
was AS follows A king OF Thrace had
planted vineyard, when one 'of his
slaves, whom he had much oppressed in
that very work, prophesied TINT he
should never taste OF the wine produced
in it. The monarch disrcgurded The pre-.
diction, and when ut m entertainment
he held glasstul Of his own wine made
from the grapes of that vineyard, he sent
for the slave and asked him what he
thought Of his prophecy now; to which
the other replied MANY things fall out
between the cup and the lip" and bad
scarcely delivered this singular response
before news was brought in that n mon
strous boar was laying waste the tavo-
rite vineyard. The king, in rage. put
down the cup which he held in his hand,
and hurried out with his people to at
tack the boar but being too eager, the
boar rushed upon him and killed him
without his having tasted of the wine.
Such is the story related by some of the
Greek writer's, and, though evidently
apocryphal, it certainly is productive OF
good practical moral.
Year: 1877

To the Editor of the Times


The Catholic people of Davenport have
reason to feel greatly offended by the bad
treatment of the so-called secular press OF
the city. Such persons as c4n judge with
unprecedented minds must have wondered
at the black letter" blackguardism of the
Gazette for the past week. The pious
editor of that sheet. who has lived in Dav-
EXPORT for so many years, who has known
intimately so many Catholics, who is on
terms of seeming friendship with num-
Der who profess the Catholic faith, makes
his paper the conspicuous means by which
an escaped fraud may blacken aud malign
the characters of his neighbors. Such
advertising as was done this week can not
be justified by the plea of business, neither
may it be justified by the cry of Liberty
of the Press" Conceding to the press the
fullest liberty, and upholding that principle


contend that the only true meaning o


this liberty is the exposition of truth il


a manner not calculated to offend need
llessly. True, it is necessary to lash
hypocrite and expose scoundrel, but GER
tainly these terms can not be predieated o
Year: 1877

OMAHA, March 1.-THE gorge of ice in
the river has somewhat subsided and has
permitted the water to escape through its
natura! channel Al present all danger
from the overflow is past aud the prob
abilities of new channel being made are
ramnved
Year: 1877

Must convince them that il possesses great merit,
while the new and original method Of its prepara-
ton when studied with the disease satisfies the
mind of any reasonGb person that its method Of
Year: 1877

Thus becomes powerful purifying agent in over
coming the poisonous action of the rotten matter
that has during sleep, dropped into the throat and
mingled with the contents of the stomach, to be ab
EOrh he'd Mt ne
Year: 1877

WHITE BOYS AND GIRLS are being en-
ployed in San Francisco to take the place
of Cinnamon. The Cal says the same
experiment was tried befOres hut the great
trouble in the past has been the lack Of
sseadiness on the part of the boys and
girls so employed. Complaint has been
made by employers thatyery little interest
was taken in their work, the main object
beng to get through the day and get their
WAGES. Ii there was picnic or excursion
Of any Kind to which idle companions
were going. employees would want to drop
their work and 90 Sometimes, when
permission could net be obtained they
would 60 without, and take the chance of
being discharged. There has been 50
much complaint Of this character that
there must be something in it. Doubt
less many of the boys and girls are i'm
patient of restraint and disinclined to
submit to the rules necessary for the sue
cessful prosecution Of any business. They
are not lacking in energy or skill, but III
patience and application. We wish to re-
mind our young readers that getting a
living is no child's play it is a serious
thing. All pursuits of pleasure and re-
creation are subordinate TO it Nothing,
except Of course sickness or death, should
be allowed to interfere with work during
working hours. Picnics are wei enough
in their way, but frequent attendance at
these places is of less importance than
the weekly wages on Saturday night. No
boy or girl can become desirable as an
employe unless they show an interest IN
their work and a readiness to contribute
by all reasonable means to the success OF
the businessin which they may be engaged.
Year: 1877

IMMENSE YIELD.-0ur farmers are now
busy in harvesting their crops, and in all
parts of the valley the noise and confusion of
threshers and reapers in full operation is to
be heard. As far as heard from the Weld is
satisfactory and greatly beyond expectations
We hear OF report OF one man who
off fifty acres of land, has cleaned 5000 bush
els of excellent wheat And this is not an
exceptional case in many instances the yield
being still greater. Along the foot of the
mountains the crops are immense, in many
cases the yield running up to so bushels to
the acre. The valley has never before been
known TO be SO prolific, ard with the increas-
ed acreage it is quite certain that this year
our farmers viii send TO market fully one NIL
lion bushels OF grain
Year: 1877

DEAD BoDY FoUND.-A dead body was
found on the lst inst, under the following
circumstances: AParty OF men were out for
the purpose of exploring the route for a
road on the Umatilla river, about four miles
from the Warm Springs, when they found
the remains OF a man named Miller, who
worked last fall for McWiliiams & Tarrent
He left home sometime in March last to pass
down tie river and had not been heard from
since. The river was high at the tune and the
supposition is that the man was drowned
The deceased is said to have relatives living
in this city, one of them q sister married TO
Col George, the lawyer.
Year: 1877

A Lesson. = The folly of sending away
from home for little jobs of printing is Illus
trated in the case of the posters printed for
the use of the Walla Walla Agricultural
Society. The printing is well enough, but
the bill is so marred by errors as to make it
scarcely ineligible. A less snowy poster
could have been printed at home, and rea-
sonably free from errors, would have given
better satisfaction. In this case sense has
been sacrificed for the purpose. of making a
display, and poor display at that
Year: 1877

Ton MERRY is arranging to publish a pa
per al Astoria, just now the liveliest town
on the coast. Merry is an excellent writer,
and in a live town is quite sure to make a
2 good naper
Year: 1877

taken up with hearing the entreaties Of the horde
of ofice-seekers who throng the anterOoms at the
White House. Every day his private secretary
makes himself breakwater to protect his chief
against the assaults of these people. They are all
referred to the heads Of departments. From these
high officers they get little encouragement, for the
rule of making no removals except for cause now
prevails in all branches of the public service.


The President has Joined Postmaster General Keyin
the request to to remain
in the department as First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. The President said that he did not wish to
request Mr.. Tyner to accept subordinate position
after having been in the Cabinet, but he should he
pleased if be would do so, and knew that Mr.. Key
was in earnest in making the request


LATER.-It is very authOritatively denied late this
evening that the Maine delegation had anything to
do with the appointment of Lott NJ. Morrill, to the
CollecOrship of the Port of Portland. The President
offered unimportanf foreign mission to Mr..
Morrill, several days ago, which was declined for
personal reasons The Maine delegation desired the
appointment of a Mr.. Marble to be Collector of Port
land. and suggested that Mr.. Morrill, be made one
of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
When they called upon the President this morning
they were informed by him that he had already
provided for Mr. Morrill, In Portland, much to the
surprise of the Maine congressman The version Of
this transaction sent earlier, the one generally
circulated and believed during the day, but this is
probably tho correct one.
Year: 1877

THE LIKELIHOOD OF OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE


HOW THE CASE DIFFERS FROM THE SOUTHERN


PouCY-wANING INFLUENCE OF POLITICIANS


FROM THE SOUTH.


lrRoM The REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSB.I


WAsnINGTOE, March 12.-The Southern policy
of the new Administration, If 1t may be Judged OF III
advance from the Presidents treatment Of the
ouestiOn in his inaugural address, and from the
character of the men whom he has called into his
Cabinet is likely to meet with less active opposition
from the politicians than his efforts TO reform the
civil service of the country. The Southern Repub-
lcan is no longer as influential national politics
as he was few years ago With all the aid and sup
mort which the Administration could give him, with
I.vvs of doubtful constitutionality and more than
doubtf cxpedien " enacted for his protection with


distribution of Federal patronage which too Ottcu
lost SIGHT of the good of the public service in its
anxiety TO build up the party, with regiments OF
limited States soldiers and brgades OF United States
denuty lnarshas to hinder any one f0m interfering
with his political rights and sometimes 10 prevent
his Democratic opponents from enjoying the huits
of victory fairly or unfairly won at the polls ana
backed by q solid array of negro voters who, Ill the
optset were determined to stand by and uphold the
marty 10 which they owe their freedom and all the
social and political rights with which 1t is attended,
the Southern Republican has proved his inmate
weakness by allowing the control OF one state aiter
another 10 slip from his grasp.


The Southern Republican has becc weighed IN the
politica balance and found wanting. No pracuca'
partisan end can any longer be suhserved by "arn-
ING hun into renewed political life III the bosom of
the Administration. He must still be protected III
the endowment of all his civil and political nights
but with no electoral or Coigres'ona' Vo'eS ~ HIS
disposal. he will soon become Of very little cohse-