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Year: 1878

Readers of Hawthorne's Marble Faun "
remember the vivid description it contains
of the famous Capuchin cemetery in Rome.
Not many years ago there lived in an Ohio
village an old man who established in his
own house a receptacle for human bones
quite suggestive of that remarkable place.
He had buried three wives, and after the
death of the third he became very discon-
solate and would not be comforted. At
last he conceived the idea of exhuming the
remains of all three. Waiting until time
had been sufficient for the remains of the
last to decay he carried out his project.
The bones were all taken to his house and
there deposited in boxes. Nearly every
day he passed several hours in cleaning,
polishing, arranging and rearranging the
precious relics. 1t was his delight, as a
writer in the Cleveland Herald relates it, to
mix the bones in one box, and then select
and point out to his friends the fragments
of Mary, the bride Of his. youth. In each
instance he was able to tell to which of the
other wives the remaining bones belonged
At last the old man himself died and direc
tions for his burial were found among hi:
papers. A coffin was to be made large
enough to contain not only his body bu
also the remains Of his departed compan
ions. The bones Of the first wife were Il
be arranged about his head and shoulders
while.those of the second and third wer,
to be placed along either side of him, anC
at his feet he directed that a small sill<eI
bag containing an earthly matter, supposed
to be the dust of the three wives CAREFUL,
taken out of the graves, should. lie. At hi
first marriage he had worn silken hose an,
a pair of knee breeches; at the second th
same pair of hose carefully preserved


though covered by the more modern trou:
ers, and at the last marriage the same pal


of hose as at the first. Carefully dressed
with these bones around him, and thos
identical hose on his feet, the old man wa
laid away in his grave.
Year: 1878

There are perils by land as well as by
sea, by carriage as well as by car. Lately
on dark night stage coach with nine
passengers was passing between Leadville
and Canon City, Col, when suddenly coach
and horses and driver and passengers fell
over bank and down sixty feet into a
creek below. The coach turned over three
times in its fall and landed bottom-upward.
Six inside passengers escaped serious injury /;
three outside were equally lucky, and the
accident was fatal to only one horse which
was so much hurt that it was necessary to
shoot him.
Year: 1878

BUcKwHEAT CAKEs.-Mix one gill of
wheat -four with one quart of buckwheat
-four, add one large teaspoonful Of salt, then
add gradually a scant quart Of warm water
mixed with one gill of yeast. Let it rise
all night, and in the morning add a quarter
of teaspoonful of carbonate Of soda, and
bake Immediately. In America a soap
stone griddle is considered best for these
cakes, but -" Mistress Jean" could bake
them very well on q smooth, wcll.greased
iron griddlc, taking care to scrape it well
after each baking and to use as little grease
as possible. The cakes should not be larger
than small saucer and should be served at
once. In the Southern States a tablespoon
full of scalded Indian meal and the same of
molasses are often added when the cakes
are mixed.
Year: 1878

The Stewart grave robbery will un-
doubtedly result in greater precautions for
the protection of the remains of the dead.
Some of them are heard of already. The
grave of Mr.. Powers, at Philadelphia, who
recently died, will be watched by night
and day, four men being employed. To
the tombstone will be attached key 20 a
watch locked in case which the men on
guard will carry. The watch must have
the key at the grave inserted every half
hour, and it will be inspected twice day
to see whether it has been carried to the
grave at the intervals required.
Year: 1878

Loss OF THE POMERANIA.-Another ap-
palling ocean disaster has to be reluctantly
recorded in the sinking of the steamship
Pomerania, and yet there is cause for re-
joicing that the loss of life is not so large
as it might have been. That 10 persons
out of 220 on board were saved is clearly
due in great degree, to the bravery and
devotion to duty of the Captain of the
Steamship.
Year: 1878

The Sultan of Turkey lately sent for a
Christian doctor of note at Constantinople,
and when the latter arrived he found the
Sultan with Bible in his hand. "You
are Christian" said the Sultan "swear
to me upon this Bible that you will tell the
truth. wish to know if my lungs are af-
fected, or if l have any other organic
trouble" The doctor took the oath, and
then sounding his lungs, found them
healthy, as also his general system, except
tendency to nervousness, for which horse
back exercise was prescribed.
Year: 1878

AS IF there was any doubt of it, the
democratic leaders hasten to inform the
public that the congressmen-elect from
the south who were elected on the ''in-
dependent" ticket, will go into the
democratic caucus and vote upon all
questions with the democrats. Their
independence consists wholly in being
boilers from the democratic cconventions.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY EvARTs will not make
known the contents of his last dispatch
to Minister Welsh, but it is believed
that he has assured Lord Salisbury that
the five and half millions of fishery
award will be paid before the 23d inst,
the limited time.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, D. c., March n, 1878


AS Senator Conkling has not fright
ened members Of the Administration
by his silence, nor Blaine terrified them
BY his indiscriminate noise, though the
latter must have amazed them as he
has every one else, a new departure
was lately determined on. Yesterday
Senator Howe attacked in detail every
act Of Mr.. Hayes since March 4, 1877.
Senator Howe is a man who, if he had
stayed in Maine, his native State,
would have been Judge Of Probate,
perhaps State Senator, and, in case Of
a party quarrel, might have got for one
term to the lower House Of Congress.
IF he had gone to his present State,
Wisconsin, at any time in the last fif-
teen years, his fate would have been
the same there as it would have been
il Maine. He emigrated at q fortu-
nate time for him, and the result is
that he has been the most conspicuous
man of his adopted State. His term AZ
Senator expires in March next. His
speech, in itself, can do no possible
harm to the Administration. It was
simply repetition Of what the Globe
Democrat, Of Missouri, the Trareler, Of
Boston, and the Wig, Of Bangor, Me-,
have been saying for year past, and
was not as effectively stated BY him as
by them.


If, however, he was put forward by
others, to find out at what point q
general attack will most likely have
effect, the case is different. Adler men
will avoid his mistakes and take ad-
vantage Of bis discoveries. Hamlin Is
said to have been the author Of the
new movement His trained political
eye saw that the Administration was
gaining day BY day among the people
by the failure Of its enemies to take the
offensive.


In executive session, yesterday, the
Senate rejected the nomination Of Hon.
Lewis E. Parsons, as US. District At
torney for Alabama. This was not a
party or an Administration fight.
| The Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs opposes the reduction Of ex-
penses, provided for by the House, in
the consular and diplomatic bill. It
remains to be seen whether the House
will stick Probably it will not.
The Texas delegation in the House, all
Democrats, had caucus the other
day BY themselves, and resolved
to oppose any reduction in the army.
Representatives Of other sections and
Of various interests are constantly in
terfering with well intended efforts in
the interest Of economy and reform. Il
we are to have success in the future, it
i seems to me that it is time there was
harmony in the party in the supports Of
every legitimate party measure.


The unsavory McGarrahan case
still occupies the attention Of the Sen
Year: 1878

knocked down and the woman out
ragged, and then led back to the road
in a roundabout way. The woman ?
statement has never varied from the
one she made that night, and the con-
fession Of the younger negro, Collins,
who was not present to hear her state
ment, corresponded with it exactly.
The woman was an entire stranger n
this neighborhood, but, after hearing
her statement, persons were able to
find the locality-which she described
without hesitancy-could see where
Smith had been knocked down, and
could follow the tracks on to where the
crime had been committed.


A Philadelphia journal says this
crime can be called nothing more
than immortality" If this i %, then
we say that all who commit such I'M
moral acts should promptly dangle at
the end Of rope.
Year: 1878

In another column We give the views
Of number Of our growers in regard
to the effect Of the cold snap Of Sunday
night and Monday upon the peach
crop. 1t seems to be thegeneral opin-
ion among the growers that the buds
Of all the profitable varieties are killed,
and that there is no hope Of even q
tenth Of crop il this section. The
news from down the Peninsula i equal
ly discouraging, some experienced
growers Of the neighborhood Of smyr-
ma and Dover having given it as their
opinion that there is not one vital bud
left in thousand. The loss Of this
crop, upon which 50 many Of our far
mers depend, is indeed a distressing
calamity, particularly at this time.
Year: 1878




DELAWARE has been receiving more
than ordinary attention lately from
Philadelphia and New York journals,
on account Of the recent hanging Of
Collins and Chambers. We have no
doubt but many good people, who know
no more about the case than they have
read in certain windy newspapers,
think We hang "niggers" for mere pas
time down here and would sooner
string up ninety-nine innocent colored
men than allow a single guilty one to
escape. Several Of these papers, since
they have investigated the case and
dived down for the truth, have not
only ceased to condemn Governor Coch-
ran for refusing to interfere with the
course ofjustice, but are now commend
ing him for standing firmly to biz duty
and allowing these men to suffer the
just penalty Of their nefarious crime.


We are not surprised at the fact that
some northern journals availed them
selves Of the excellent opportunity to
vent their pent up spleen and hatred
against Delaware. In their ewes We
have never been properly reconstruct
ed. Besides we havea whipping-post
and pillory in each county, the very
mention Of which il sufficient to set
them ofinto a TRADE against the "relic
Of barbarism" to the extent Of column
or two, i'll which the citizens Of our lit
tie State are held up before the eyes Of
credulous readers as half civilized, Or
wholly barbarous and inhuman crea-
lures. Of late, however, there has not
been 50 much Of this, and a demand
for an assorted lot Of whipping posts is
gradually increasing, even in several
northern States.


A strong opposition to the execution
Of these negroes first manifested itself
in Wilmington, and q lot Of newspaper
rumorsin regard to the woman, Smiths
dissoIute habits, bad character, and her
husbands perjury On the witness stand
soon spread over the country, and very
many were ready and willing to believe
them all without taking the time o.
trouble to examine into the merits d
the case. But Smith, although deny,
Ing his marriage to the woman, ant
impeaching her character, has never
80 far a. we can learn, denied the com
mission Of the crime by the negroes
nor deviated from his first account o
how he and the woman we're induced
to follow thenegroes in search Of work
which was never found, but the mar
Year: 1878




The Democratic council will hardly
make much party capital by continuing
its war upon the City Treasurer. Mr..
Guthrie, the chairman of the finance
committee, seemed to fully understand
the case, and openly proclaimed in the
City Council on last Thursday evening
that the council had no right to force a
clerk upon the Treasurer that he did
not want, he having given bonds for
not only his own, but the fidelity OF
his clerk. Everybody will recognize
the iustness of what Mr.. Guthrie said
and yet, strange inconsistency, that
gentleman because the treasurer would
not accept the clerk council was trying
to force upon him, voted that the Treas
urer should have no clerk at all. Thr
most remarkable thing noticeable is,
that thes Democrats in Council would
have let the payment Of the January
interest amounting to about 81, 900 60
by default, simply because the Treas
urer h ad not the list of three hundred
names, to whom interest was ue,made
out, and which was not included in the
duties OF his office, as specified by the
city charter. 1t did not seem to occur
to the majority in council that the cred
IL of the city was at stake ard had it
not been that President Lichtenstein
who is ever faithful to the true inter-
ests Of the city, left his chair and intro
duced resolution providing for the
appointment of a temporary clerk FOR
tb. Treasurer that the interest liz;
might be made up, the January Interest
paid and the credit of the city saved,
their own party world be the sufferers.
Even this bipartisan harmless resoIu
tiOn which was more LOT tht peheh' w
the Democrats than the Republicans,
was objected to and could not have
ma s.d council, had not the President
accepted an amendment providing that
the Finance Committee instead of the
Treasurer should have the clerk. Presi
dent Lichtenstein in this action showed
a most commendable spirit saying that
he had nothing to do with the fight be-
tween the City Council and the Treas
urer, but the credit of the city was at
stake and he wanted to save it, and to
show the bipartisan spirit which actu
ated him he was very willing that the
Finance Committee should have the
clerk instead of the Trcasurer-he was
willing tor any thing that the interest
should be paid according to contract.
Not only are the bondholder creditors
of the city indebted to this unseltish
spirit of President Lichtenstein for the
payment of their interest promptly at
the allotted time, but the Democratic
members of council are indebt d to him
for preserving their credit and saving
them from the charge which would have
followed, of allowing the payment o.
the January interest 60 by default
simply because the City Treasurer
would not accept clerk in whom he
had no confidence, and for whom he
was responsible under his bonds.
Year: 1878

A DRUNKEN WOMAN at Portsmouth,
Va, while cooking, fell headforemost
into a tub Of water. The head was
drowned and the other part caught fire
and was burned to death. We have
not yet heard Of the verdict Of the Cor.
oner's inquest.
Year: 1878

CIT Is AN Ill wind that blows .
good,' is an old and general nId
saying, Its truth il onco more u
by the Finance Committee discover
that it is the City Auditors duty to
make out the city interest account, in
stead of the City Treasurer.
Year: 1878

another year is to bring forth. What
the nation needs is more and cheaper
money. The example of England
should be sufficient to lead us into
the path of unparalleled prosperity.
More than hundred years ago her
statesmen discovered that redundant
money and low interest would set in
motion all her industrial energies
and make her the workshop and the
arsenal of the world. This became
the national policy, and the profits
of her spindles and of her forges
have since then enriched her beyond
measure. She. is to-day the creditor
of every nation Of Christendom. Her
policy rules the finances of the world.
The rise or the fall of single point
on the scale of her money barometer
thrills every commercial center of
the globe. Some would to-day give
her a second place in The rank OF ma.
tons since the artillery of the Car
has brought the naughty Turk to
terms. But gold is the sinew Of war.
1t is stronger than battalions or
senates. 1t is the bulwark of Eng.
lish commerce, independence and
empire. No continental nation can
Withstand her in single combat. She
is the virtual sovereign of Europe,
and will remain thus so long as her
financial policy remains unchanged.


Let the United States take lessons
in finance and political economy
from England in establishing do.
mestic policy. The same sagacity,
tact and selfshness will place us,
with our inexhaustible resources Of
raw material, at the front rank Of ma
tions as producer Of fabrics. 1t is
mong the possibilities of the future


for US, within single decade, to oo.
cupy the very same position in the
realm Of manufacture now occupied
by England. Sound craftsmanship
is all that is needed to create the
condition. +. "Chronicle."
Year: 1878

Care should be used in the selection of
muslin there is considerable in the mar
ket called shirting that is scarcely worth
making up. The amount of labor that
necessarily has to be expended upon a shirt
renders it economy to buy the best brand
of muslin.


The surest method to secure a well-itting
garment is to get measure taken, and a
pattern of a reliable shirt manufacturer,
aud at the same time the bosoms may be
selected The pattern should include a
piece of the shape of the bosom, to be cut
out when the fronts of the shirt are being
cut In cutting the fronts it must be re
membered that the muslin must be folded
only sufficiently wide, thereby leaving enough
for half of back alongside of the front
The same follower that is allowed for the
front will cut the sleeves, Now lay the
front and sleeves aside, and turn the strip
that is left along the right side over sufi
ciently in length TO cut the back. Thus II
will be seen that there is selvedge seam
down the back. This may seem au objec
tion, but when it is considered that the
opening in the back (taking for granted
that the shirt opens behind) extends nearly
half way down. and that the seam is made
by two selvedge edges, one laid on the Other
and neatly stitched down by the machine
the objection, il any, appears groundless
And especially so, when it is taken into ac
count that by this manner of cutting one
can get four shirts out of nine yards OF
muslin two and quarter yards will make
one shirt for man OF ordinary size. This
is the least possible quantity required in the
manufacture of a well-proportioned shirt
and il is simply sufficient without any piec
ing except the selvedge seam.


After the back is cut there will be a little
material left, which, with the piece that
comes out where the bosom is set in will
furnish the yokes; they are cut lengthwise Of
the material; the left always overlaps the
! right yoke, In cutting the sleeves, arrange
Year: 1878

Paint applied to the exterior of buildings
in autumn or winter will endure twice as
long as when applied in early summer or in
hot weather. In the former it dries slowly,
and becomes hard like glazed surface, not
easily affected afterward by the weather. or
worn off by the beating of storms. But in
very hot weather the oil in the paint soaks
into the wood at once, as if into sponge
leaving the lead nearly dry and ready to
crumble off. This last difficulty, however
might in measure be guarded against,
though at an increased expense, by first
going over the surface with raw oil. Fur
thermore by painting in cold weather the
annoyance of small flies, which invariably
collect during the warm season on fresh
paint, is avoided. As an offset to this, there
is trouble with slow-drying paint-it is
the dust, which always will collect upon ex-
posed surfaces, will keep collecting as long
as the paint is not dry, and stick to it,
so that to obtain a smooth surface free from
adhering dust it is necessary to secure quick
drying. This is especially the case when
vanishing; we have often been disap-
pointed, and no doubt so have many others,
that the varnish used dried so slowly that
dust had time to settle on it before it be-
came hard
Year: 1878

Ye churches that would be true churches
of the Christ who came to seek and to save
that which was lost, be not satisfied TO make
your houses of worship beautiful, your
services acceptable to those that come to
them but go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in. The
woman sweeps the house diligently for the
lost piece of money. Have you done it, or
have you sat in your easy chair, and thought
it enough to hold in your hand magnet
that will never draw the metal The shep-
herd left his ninety and nine in the fold.
Have you left yours lie went over the
mountains and through the wilderness, till
he could snatch the lost one out of the very


laws of the wolf, aud bear it gladly home
on his shoulder to the fold. Have you, too,
gone to the haunts of idleness and dissipa-
ton, that YOU might pluck the lost from the
very mouth OF hell 7 An aggressive church


will do Christie work, not an attractive one.
Year: 1878

Paris is the great center for this busi-
ness (writes the French correspondent
of the st. Louis JournaD, which has
been brought to the most astonishing
perfection. The astounding transforma-
ton of grains of heavy-looking, dirty
sand into a diamond of the finest water
is the daily avocation of large number
of persons who avowedly work with the
intention of deceiving every body but the
buyer. Every thing in the operation de-
pends upon the quality of the sand, and
that used for the purpose is brought from
the forest of Fontainebleau. Large
quantities of it are sent abroad, so high
is the repute in which it stands For
initiating emeradls, sapphires, and rubies
a coloring matter entirely mineral in its
original is employed and it has been
brought to a high state of perfection.
About twenty years ago the principal
merchant in this class of jewelry was a
Mr.. Bourguignon, whose atelier was sit
uated at Barrier du Trone. He was the
/. Prince of his trade, and surpassed all
others in the excellence of his produc-
tions. He employed nearly one hundred
workmen, besides q number of women
and young girls, whose business it was
! to polish the colored stones and line the
false pearls with tish-scales and wax.
The scales of the roach and dace are
chiefly used for this purpose, and form
a considerable source of profit to the
fishermen of the Seine in the environs
of Corbeil, who bring them to Paris in
large quantities during the season
They must be stripped from the fish
while living, or the glistening hue which
we admire so much in the real pear
can not be initiated. 1t was, however
to the cultivation of the diamond thai
NJ Bourguignon devoted his ingenuity
and, had he detailed the mysteries of hi:
craft, some of the most singular histo
ries of "family diamonds and "heir
looms'' would have been brought tt
| light.
Year: 1878

A hen made nest in box in the bag
gage-car, and in the course of time had
fifteen eggs, and stuck to them through
thick and thin, night and day, except
to step off the train occasionally to get
food and water, and hatehed thirteen
chickens, notwithstanding the rumbling,
rolling process the eggs passed through.
The baggage-master says that after the
sitting process began she would fre-
quently, when off the nest in search of
food and water, get left by the train at
Shelbyville and sometimes at Wartrace,
and on such occasions she would quiet
etly wait for the train to return, and fly
into the baggage car and get on the nest
Immediately. When the train stopped
for wood she would sometimes fly out
to get something to eat, and when the
bell rang she would fly back immediate
ly. She would sometimes manifest her
Joy at the appearance of the train by
cackling at high rate. Mother and
chickens are all doing well.-Ohto Pa
per.
Year: 1878

fact, that an occasion for using the
aforesaid rattan never again occurred.
This was our first and only whipping,
and from the willful, vain, and rebellious
child, we were converted at once into a
thinking and considerate lad, fully see
ing the wisdom of the old proverb of
"spare the rod and spoil the child. "
Norristos0n (Pd) Herald.
Year: 1878

ii there is any one crime lower, meaner,
and more degrading than another it is the
one of professional blackmailing. The at
tempt recently made in this city TO force
churches and merchants TO advertise in pa
pers which seek TO blacken the reputation
and iniure those who will not contribute to
their support, should be condemned by eve
~ respectable man in the community. We
are pleased TO learn that the attempt of
yesterday is generally denounced as infa-
mons hy our business men.