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Year: 1877

In little book written a good many
years ago by member of the Society of
Friends the writer, in very iorcible man
ner, points out who are and who are not
Christians. He says 1.-The following sorts
of men and women would no more pass for
Christians in Gods account than Clipped
and counterfeit money, when it came to
the balance, did in mems accounts -


As frst-All such, who in suits of law,
by preventing justice or other subte con
trivances, possess themselves Of houses,
lands or goods that they had no right unto.


Secondly-All such who by violent rob
bing or private stealing, take that which
is not their own.


Thirdly-All such who detain the wages
of the hireling, or grind on the necessities
Of the poor, by beating down the value of
their labor, until they cannot live thereby.


Fourthly-A such who in trade or
dealing use light weights, short measure,
or any other kind of deceivableness.


Fifthly-All such who cast their burdens
on other mems shoulders and go free them
selves


Sixthly-All such as either give or take
bribes to effect things that are not right.


Scventhly-Al such who take wages to
serve lord or master and are not faithful to
their trust


Eighthly-All such as make contracts
and perform not the same, or engage them
selves by promises and have no regard to
their word


Ninthly-All such who, by evil reports,
whisperings or backbitings, sow the seeds
of strife, create prejudice or quench charity


We commend these homely truths to
general consideration. Had the author
penned them at this day he could not
possibly have defined more correctly some
Of the pervading sins of this age.
Year: 1877

One night Jinks gave boy an old pistol
and summer coat to tie billy goat to the
door bell of the residence of his mother-in
law. The boy persuaded ten feet of
rope and that goat up to the front door,
tied one end of the rope to the bell-pull,
gave it a jerk and them sit out" The
bell rang at fearful rate, and the goat
was wrestling that door bell and rope m a
frightlul way, trying to get loose. Pres
emily the front door opened, form looking
like the ghost Of Hamlet holding a candle
in its hand, stood there. The goat took a
running jump, head on, for the figure, and
struck it so hard that the form and goat
went clear into the hall after a lighted
candle and pair of specs that started about
the same time for the back room. The
fight between Jink S mother-in law and that
goat was terrible, but of short duration
He got his horus fast in her hustle, pulled
the old woman ous in the front yard, and
was backing out Of the gate with her, when
a policeman cut the goat loose, got stood
upon his head, and the old lady crawled
into the house.
Year: 1877

THE steamer Fanny was coming down
the upper Mississippi, loaded with pig lead.
As she was going over shoal place the
pilot gave the signal to heave the lead.
The only man forward was a greenhorn.
''Why don't you heave the lead % ''Is it
the lead, yer honor? Where to ?' cover
board, you blockhead." The man snatched
up one of the pigs of lead and threw it
overheard The mate, in endeavoring to
prevent him, lost his balance and fell into
the river. The captain, running to the
deck, asked ",Why don't you heave the
lead, and sing out how much water there
is ?" ''The lead is heaved, yer honor, and
the mates gone down to see how much
water there is.
Year: 1877

And in accordance with law. and an order
OF the Board OF Directors, made on the fifth
day Of April. 1877, SO many shares cf each
parcel OF such stock as may be necessary
will be sold at public auction, at the Office Of
Year: 1877

can Senatorial caucus to-day the fact was de-
veloped that while Sergeant at Arms French
was seemingly cleared Of the charges made
ought to receive the attention of the Senate In
short, there is movement on foot. supported
by twenty-five or more Senators. to make a
change in the office of the Sergeant Arms
but, owing to the little time lett, action will
probably be deferred until the reassembling OF
the Senate In January.


In the event of change. Assistant Door
keeper Christy will probably receive the ap-
pointment.


Ex Sergeant at Arms Ordway is making q
strong effort to secure the position. but his
chances of success are not considered favor
able


There is also a disposition to consider the
claims of ex-Gov Packard in connection with
this place. and a movement is on foot to offer II
to him in the event that the efforts to secure his
nomination as Collector Of Customs at New Or
leans are not attended with success.
Year: 1877

New YORK. Dec 14.-Several curious cases of
mistaken identity have occurred in this city
recently. One for instance identified n body at
the Morgue as that of his ather who however,
made his appearance after the eoroner's inquest
had been held and Just as q prisoner was on the
eve of being tried for his taking off.


In another case the father of a family was met
on the street by one Of his children while his
supposed remains were awaiting burial ut his
residence.


In the court another curious case came up
yesterday. The accused was fortunately able
TO prove that he WAS not the criminal but some
other fellow and so saved himself from the
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Year: 1877

SHENANDOAH. PA Dec. IA ton Of anthra-
cite coal suddenly fell from the roof of a breast
at the West Shenandoah Colliery, belonging to
the Philadelphia and Reading Rail and Iron
Company. striking n young man named Mar
tin Hennessey mutifating and killing him.
The father of Hennessey was by his side. and
while he escaped bodily harm he was almost
neane with grief
Year: 1877

New YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Herald says: W.
Judge from the combinations made in the ex
ecutive session yesterday, that there was NJ
disposition to push and worry the President
and that he will not be subjected to another
humiliation
Year: 1877

NEW YORK. Dec. 4.-Boston has sent q large
delegation of her commercial club to Chicago
to arrange for the transfer of tho Western trade
from New York. 1t is to be hoped that they viii
have good time.
Year: 1877

A MAIN street man stood inside the
blinds the other day and spent fifteen
minutes trying to brush streak OF sun
shine of his pants with the clothes
brush, before he discovered what II was.
II. was 40 mad then that he iawed his
wife, whipped three OF the children. and
sulked all the rest OF ths day.
Year: 1877

The .Strects.-Nnth street has been great
~ improved 10y the new gutter laid down
under the supervision OF Chcf-oi-Police
Lipscomb; and now that officer has his
strcct-men at work on Porter street between


Ninth and Tenth. lie will probably get
through with that job by the middle OF
next week. Would it not he well for the
authorities to have Bridge avenue paved
before the fall rains set in II it is not at
tended TO before winter it will be almost
impossible for the stage and heavy vehicles.
Year: 1877

Tie Jaii.-The last time we published
the number OF prisoners in the city jail it
was twenty-one-the largest number that
had ever been locked within that stately
edfice Now there arc only thirteen prison.
ers. or these, five work in the chain-gang-
two colored and three white. The other
criminals, with the exception OF two luna
tics, are awaiting trial before the Hastings
Court.
Year: 1877

SUSPENDED TENPoRARILY.-Mr. Moore,
driver Of Company A's steam tire-engine,
was at the last meeting OF the Board OF
Control of the Fire Department suspended
from duty for thirty days, without pay, for
disobedience Of orders,
Year: 1877

REFoRM is THE ORDER OF THE DAY, but lets
soap that Old Brown Windsor will never be removed
from the toilet of the fashionable world. The purest
and most fragrant is that of the old London firm
j. Z Z. ATKINSON.
Year: 1877

Sioux chief, and but for him the late In
dian war would not have been SC
formidable. Crazy Horse welded 3
potent influence over all these thou
sands of Indians who favored hostilities
Not onl y was he the recognized leader
of his immediate following, but his in.
/ fiuence extended to most of the other
bands, and as a leader he stood head
and shoulders above Sitting Bull. The
latter has grown famous ON suppositi-
tlous achievements, and has taken
credit for Crazy Horses generalship,
and such victories as he has won. Gen.
Sheridan says he never heard of Crazy
! Horse until in the winter of 1856. He
took prominent part in the grand
council which was held during that
winter IN the Little Horn, and was in
strumental in bringing about


THE GENERAL WAR


| that ensued. His prominence and in
tiuence have been spreading ever since.
Hewas the rival of the old chief Red
Cloud, and had the satisfaction of see
ing the latter "laid on the shelf, so far
as possessing or eXerting any, influence
was concerned.


Crazy Horse was about 80 wears of
age. He understood some English, but
would never converse with the whites
except through an interpreter He was
naughty and imperious, and has been
known to punish refractory members of
his band most cruelty, and still his per-
sonal popularity was great, except with
other chiefs, who will probably rejoice
IN secret at his death. He leaves a herd
of horses behind luminosity Crazy
Horses, including four squaws, who
were wives to the fallen chief, their
numerous progeny, and a lot of rational
equines, which werenot immediate mem
bers of his tribe.


THE BURIAL.


OF this big chief will be made the occa-
sion of a ceremonial blowout. His
favorite ponies will be slain and their
carcasses piled up around his grave,
convenient for mounting when he gets
ready to don the habiliments of the
tomb and go galloping over the plains
OF paradise. For the next six weeks his
wives and children will howl thier an
gulsh at his grave at daylight every
morning, and boiled beaver, fried buf-
falo tongue, and other delicacies known
to the Indian cuisine, will be heaped on
his tomb in prodigality, that he may
not want for grub while on his route to
the happy hunting grounds"
Year: 1877

THE fighting between the Turks and
Russians north of the Balkan mountains
has been terrible and continuous during
the ten days just passed. The victories
have been unimportant and indecisive.
The great triangle has moved slightly in
position but remains intact at every
point On the east the Turks under
Mehemet Ali Pasha have forced the
Russians back across the river Lom, and
by SO doing have gained considerable
territory, including several villages,
which latter, however, were mostly de
stroyed in the struggle for possession.
1t is believed that the greater portion Of
the army Of Sulieman Pasha, which was
operating south of the Balkans up to
the end Of August, has been transferred
to Mehemet Ais position, and that the
Turkish army there now is over 100000
strong. On the west side of the Russian
army Osman Pasha has been driven
from Loyatz and Loftcha and the Rus
sian line is re-established west of the
river Vid, thus giving the Cars army
rs much new territory there as was lost
on the east. The fighting in all quarters
has been very severe and the losses on
both sides very large. The history Of
modern warfare contains no account of
a more bloody and determined struggle
for every foot of territory. The whole
country from the Danube to the Balkan
mountains is fast being converted into q
vast cemetery. Unless one or the other
of the armies gains great and decisive
victory, the campaign must yet close
with both nations so nearly exhausted
that negotiations for peace during the
winter will not be without hope of sue
cess. Neither nation can long withstand
the present rate of slaughter.
Year: 1877

THERE is reason to hope that the crisis
in the hard times is past, and the busi-
ness community will Immediately begin
to realize better times. The railways of
the west have within few days become
taxed to their utmost to carry away the
grain coming into the markets. While
the price is low-lower than it ought to
| be-yet the marketing of the heavy
crops will bring to the west great deal
of money, which will rapidly pass from
hand to hand in adjustment of bal
ances. This will relieve all kinds of
business and vastly improve the condi-
ton of the whole people. This change
for the better is already being felt in the
east The New York World says, in an
article on the condition of business in
that city, that there has been most
decided improvement in all the various
branches of trade is abundantly proven
by the appearance in our thoroughfares
of numberless drays and trucks heavily
laden with all kinds of merchandise.
| Not since the days before the panic of
1873 has Broadway presented such a
scene of hustle and activity as it does
at present during the business hours
of each day"


1t would seem that the darkest hour
has past and that all the indications
point to renewed prosperity. On this
subject the World says: Leading mer-
| chants from all parts of the country tell
the same story of encouragement. The
opinion generally obtains that the fall
season of 1877 will be the most prosper
Gus since that Of 1872. We have abun-
dant faith in the various prophecies
for good" that reach us from all sections;
we believe that the recovery from stag
nation of all the interests of the country
will be slow but sure. The most encOur-
aging sign of the times is that the farmer
is getting a good price for his crops,
which have been more than usually
abundant this year. Notwithstanding
all the appearances, however, of an
early return of prosperity throughout
the country, we would advise caution in
all business. Ifthere is to be a profitable
trade this fall it will come to the mer-
chants without their seeking for it by
unusual means. Let them beware OF
I" overriding" trade and of forcing bust
ness; let them be content with the
bird in the hand" and remember that
although at present "every prospect
pleases," " one swallow does not make q
summer"


The people must forget the days ot
great fortunes made in few days. The
present and the near future will not
afford grand opportunities for specula-
ton. No such good times as those viii
come; but good times will come soon to
legitimate business enterprises in which
business men are content with moder-
ate profit. Carefully conducted busi
ness will receive a reasonable reward
from this time, and business men must
confine their operations within this
limit, as the days of great speculation
are past and will not return.
Year: 1877

He was sitting quietly by her slime
chilly evening last month, think OF
something to say. Finally he rem ed:
"How sad it Is! we shall have a frto-
night, and it will kill everything gr, y
Thereupon the young lady extendher
hand and said in a sympathetic ne
Goodbye"
Year: 1877

The most tolerable sort of reve is
for those wrongs which there is Jaw
to remedy. But then let a manke
heed that the revenge be such as ere
is no law to punish; else a mans env
is still beforehand, and is two for 4
Year: 1877

SOME people run themselves inso the
grave by putting large quantity of
gloom into their religion Take the
gloom out and fill the whole space with
sunshine, and this world and the next
viii take on a different complexion.
Year: 1877

can compel the performance Of useful
work. The right of man, dependent
upon his labor for his sustenance, to
quit work when the wages paid are not
satisfactory does not always exist The
right of the laborer to quit one employ
er, or one kind of employment, when
another opportunity by which he can
better his condition is opened to him,
is mquestioned; but the right to quit
work because wages are not satisfactory
and remain idle, when such action will
throw the man or his family upon the
community for support is denied. To
compel the performance of labor the
Professor would imprison the tramp.
Upon this point he says: eff it be
urged that the professional tramp is
rarely reclaimed and returned to the
ranks of honest labor, we reply that the
attempt reformation has never yet
been made under hopeful conditions.
When punitive measures have been put
in force. the term of sentence has al
ways been so brief as to exclude the
possibility of genuine amendm ent, or of
acquiring any knowledge of such trade
or occupation as will not only maintain
the vagrant while in confinement, but
also teach him habits of selfsupporting
and selfrespecting industry"


There is little doubt but that the en-
forcement of such an experiment would
reduce the number of tramps one half
and of those remaining few indeed
would be found in their ranks who
would perform any useful labor except
under compulsion. The question is one
which will have to be met in this coun-
try very soon
Year: 1877

THE World says that the most sug-
gestive point in Governor Hampton's
message is that in which he mentions
the fact that there is among the public
records of South Carolins q teachers
pay certificate to which q school board
consisting of three members have af-
liked their signatures in the shape OF
crosses, thus indirectly attesting the
competency of another to teach while
acknowledging their own incapacity
to form any judgment as 20 whether
he was competent or not. Such an in
cldent 10 like to the opening Of 9 win
dow, and gives Us startling view Of
the recent condition of things in the
PROSTATE State. It has been the boast
of the Republican party in the South
that, no matter what sins Of commits
sion and omission it was guilty Of in
regard to other matters, it had always
been faithful in the work of educating
the people; but here is evidence to
show the nature Of the hands into
which the public schools were put;
and when men who could neither read
nor write were made trustees it 10 easy
to believe that the funds were squan-
dered, the schools misnansged and
the whole system Of popular education
rendered useless. This sad example
of the evil which may come from COM
mitting the task Of government to the
ignorant classes of the community
shows that they are incompetent even
to look after their own interests, and
that they not only overthrow the State
but crush themselves in its ruins.
Year: 1877

The name of the Republican party
became odious In the South because
of the Encouragement of the corrupt
csrpet-bsggers; but, now that their
misrule is over and tho President has
won the respect of Southern men for
his new policy, this odium will rapidly
die away.


The Herald il probably mistaken.
The antipathy to the name of a party
is greater and more enduring than to
its purposes or creed. There are Old
Wings everywhere in the South who
have ever voted with the Democrats
since the war, and yet have always
torn off the word Democratic" from
their tickets wherever it occurred.
Southern Union men, who fought in
the Southern army through the war,
still abhor the word ''secessionist, {"
and the Herald and Ar. Hayes will
find it impossible to induce these peo-
pc of the South to accept the designs-
t;ol Republicans" even when they
may approve every principle and pur-
p sc illustrated in the acts and ieclara-
tions of the President. The Herald
is pleased to say it has no doubt that
we shall have q. reformation of parties {;
and that the Pres dent, who is q great
political force, will be able to influ-
snce this recast of our politics, and
will do 50. But he Is a cautious man.
He remarked, in his inaugural mes
sage, that she serves his party best who
ser, es his country best" and we do
not doubt that his theory of parties
involves but little direct or forcible in
reference on his part to produce or
hasten changes, but an effort, by the
institution of wise reforms and by the
selection of honest and capable public
officers in all parts of the country, to
win the favor of the public for bis
policy. A consistent and quiet course
Of this kind will do much not only to
draw to him the best part of the people,
but to give US . rest from political e1-
citement, which the country very much
needs.
Year: 1877

In State and Federal elections let
suffrage be universal. In county and
town elections the privilege should be
restricted to taxpayers. The State
affects the man and his personal
rights and protects his liberty; the
county and town affect property alone.
Year: 1877

The workmen engaged in repairing tho
front of the Florence Cathedral recently, in
removing a thick coating of plaster at one
of the corners of the building. made the dis
covery of seven marble statues, pronounced
by con uoisseurs to be of the best period Of
Greek art.
Year: 1877

In an article entitled "Frunce to
America" in .Scribner for June, oc-
ours the following description of Bar
tholdi's Colossal Liberty" which
is to stand in the Harbor Of New
York:


Allowing twenty feet for the height
of the island above the water, the Pc
destal is to be one hundred and ten
feet high, and the statue, to the flame
of the torch, one hundred and forty
five. This makes the torch at least
two hundred and forty-five feet above
the level of the bay. 1t will equal in
height the column in the place Ven
dome at Paris, and will be larger than
the colossus of Rhodes, so much cele-
brated by antiquity. Like that stat
ue, it will have to oe cast in pieces of
manageable size, and built up much
after the manner of an armored frigate.
The construction will be curious
piece of engineering skill, for which
the sculptor and Mr.. de Stuckle will
be responsible. At night it is pro-
posed that halo Of jets of light shall
radiate from the temples of the enor-
NOUS goddess, and perhaps the flame
of the torch may be fashioned in crys-
tai, in order that it may catch the
light of the sun by day, and at night
form y glowing object illuminated by
electricity.


In respect to the pose of the statue,
Year: 1877

that has been calculated with care. 4


Liberty would have TO be draped
even ifa draped statue We're not ad-


visable in climate so cold as ours,


where nude figures suggest extreme
discomfort. But NJ. Bartholdi has al
so used his drapery to give a tower
like and therefore solid look to
his lofty woman without forgetting
the necessity for variety in the up
ward lines. Or perhaps ii would be
better TO say that he has followed the
laws of stability TO be seen in the
trunks OF trees, which are very broad
at the ground, where the roots are in
dicated, yet by no means of one mo-
notonous breadth from the root to the
branches.


She will stand SO a To suggest that
the strongest hurricane could never
bulge her from the pcdest tai she has
chosen. Her gesture is meant to call
the attention of the most distant per-
son, and, moreover. TO let him know
Enthusiastically what the figure means.
For in this statue, also NJ. Bartholdi
has applied his science in fine effect
i'm getting the figure outlined against
the sky, while the energetic attitude
has not intertered with certain dig
nitied repose which inheres i'm the
resting position and which may be
owing To the weight of the body be-
ing thrown on the left leg, as well a.
to the grave folds of ample drapery.
Even If stranger approaching from
the Narrows should not at once know
what she is holding up for him to see,
the energy of her action will awaken
his curiosity, and the dignity of it
will make him await "A nearer ap-
proach with confidence. When he
can make out the tablets of the law
which iut from her left side rs they
rest on her bent arm, and the flaming
torch which she holds high up above
her head while her eyes are fixed on
the horizon, he will be dull indeed if
he does not understand what she
wishes to tell.
Year: 1877

CRY CHARTERS appear to be equal to
about that much waste paper. AS illustrat-
ing this fact we have the decision OF judge
Lewis in a case where the city of Seattle ap-
peared in his Conrt as plaintiff. Mr.. H. l..
Yesler was sued by the city for payment
upon street improvements in front OF his prop
erty. and the judge held that the city could
not recover, for the reason that the territorial
legislature has not the power to create mu-
nicipality like that of Seattle. The case has
been appealed by the city council to the
Supreme Court. 1t is worthy of remark that
the Supreme Court has never reversed A de-
cision made by Judge Lewis, and there Is
slight probabili that different result Will
follow in this case. For the most part these
so-called city organizations are got mp for the
purpose of supporting one or two lazy fellows
in idleness. and hence the sooner they are
burstad out the better.