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Year: 1879

A man by the name Of Dooley, EN-.
ployed at the boat yard Of the Harlan
Il Hollingsworth Company, met with q
painful accident yesterday afternoon
A sheet Of iron slipped from the boat
and hit Mr.. Dooley on the shoulder and
leg. The injured man was conveyed tc
his home and at last accounts was doing
we'll. 1t is thought that he will be
able to be out in a few days.
Year: 1879

A rich widow, lacking only two years
OF half century and dressing her hair
six times day, in Ei1abethtown, Ky,
Tell III loy with a youth of pineteen
who had b"en working on her farm.
Her Two step-Sons ordered him to leave
the town and threatened to use n shot
gun II T." should ever attempt to re.
turn. The widow took the lad to town.
purchased for him . new suit of clothes
and charged him TO get license. The
young man did as he was told, and
when they were married she carrird
him home and asked her st-p-sons whe t
they meant to DO about it.
Year: 1879

The British troops in India are stlli
marching on and their last victory Is
the capture of Cabul the capital OF Al
ghanistan. They hardly know, how
ever, whether to call the capture oisuch
capitol a victory or not, as no enemy
could be seen and there was nothing
left for them to do but to march IN ana
take possession Of the miserable nut
built city. But even after they have
taken possession of it they scarcely
know what to do with it for they have
been there before under somewhat sih-
liar circumstances and they nave haa
to leave it again pretty much as they
found it. The painful fact with 'he
British troops is that occupying city
ia vastly different from conquering
country while the great mass OF the
Afghan population occupy the hills anu
Businesses of the mountains and may he
said to be almost unconquerable by the
means of modern warfare. 1t was mol
a lack of bravery that impelled the
Afghans to allow their chief Guy
to fall into the hands Of their enc
mics, and the fact that they offered no
resistance worth speaking Of to the
British on their march does not
detract in the least from their warlike
character, but it is rather oommenda-
BILE warlike strategy on their part, They
are sufficiently civilized to know that
they cannot successfully contend with
disciplined troops under European OIL
GERS and armed with modern implements
of warfare, but being guerillas by ma
ture and by necessity they rather invite
the British army into the country away
from the base of supplies where every
tree, rock or clump Of bushes hides a
foe. There they know that at least
they have the power to harrass and de-
stroy, until finally the remainder OF the
army will be compelled to march back
again without conquering the victory
for which it came. There can be nc
doubt of the ability OF the British tc
hold Afghanistan il they occupy 1t in
force, but to accomplish any thing IL


that line will cost so much in men and


money that by the time the thing Ii


accomplished the British people will be
likely to wish that they bad let the
,Afghans severely alone.
Year: 1879

The Philadelphia "Record" comes
to us under new head as we'll as a
new management, and we have no
hesitation in pronouncing it the most
enterprising, and the best penny paper
published in this or any other coun-
try.
Year: 1879

We had the pleasure of cal! yester-
day from Sheriff Pyle, who assured US
that lie made no effort to crontrol par
ties whose properties were placed in
his hands for sale, in the choice of a
paper in which to advertise their sales,
and he furthermore stated that If any
persons would intimate to him that they
wanted their sales published in the RE-
PUBLICAN or any other paper, their re-
quests would be granted. The attor-
neys are requested to make note OF
this and then act for their clients a.
they would for themselves if their own
property was to be disposed of.
Year: 1879

While the Lutterworth was laying
becalmed in the tropics large shark
was observed swimming around the
ship. A large hook with = chain at
tached was baited with a four pound
piece Of pork. The shark made for
it and bolted it. In hauling him up
the chain parted, and he cody swal-
lowed the hook, chain and pork.
Another hook was then baited, which
he instantly seized, biting n three
inch rope in twain and also swallowing
it with another four-pound piece of
pork. Another hook was then baited
with a similar piece ofpork, and with
this the shark was caught and landed
on our main deck. All hands cleared
from him for he was in terrible fut-
ter. His tail was cut off with the
carpenters AK, which quieted him a
little. Some said it was not the
same shark we had hooked before.
He was cut open, when we found the
two large shark hooks and cham and
rope snugly coiled away with eight
pounds Of pork in his locker. 1t
seems almost increditable, but all
hands are witnesses to it.
Year: 1879

A letter from Berlin says: Ozark
as these wintry days is the gloom that
is spreading over Germany. General
dependency and bitterness prevail.
The depression of industry and trade
is worse than ever, so that the bank
ruptcy court has to enlarge its build
ings; the distress among the lower
classes is extreme; the papers tell heart
rendering stories about starving peo-
pie; the clergy and the poor law guar
dians appeal every day to the public
for contributions in order to stave of
the worst sufsrings Of the very poor
est"
Year: 1879

The superiority Of national bank cur
rency over every other kind of bank
paper ever put in circulation is thus
clearly stated by the leading Demo
cratic paper Of the country, the New
York World, "For nationality Of cir
culation, currency in every state
and territory with no liability to
annoying percentages of discount, Sc
curity against counterfeiters and sub
stantial safety for the note holder and
for the depositor alike, we scarcely ex-
pect to see better paper money, or,
if few notifications were made, a
better banking system. The national
bank note is every way preferable to
the Government promissory note which
is called legal tender, but which for
all that, like the promissory note of an
individual, il simply debt and not
money"
Year: 1879

The Times London special says:
The distress of the poor increases,
and with it the masters continue to
decrease wages, of the men standing
out. They have lesson to learn be-
fore they understand that trade is
leaving this country. American long
cloths are cheaper and better than
the English article, and are sold in
all large drapery stores in London.
This single example of the utter fu-
tility of the struggle against the new
condition of things might impress
the workingmen if the politicians did
not tell them that the policy of the
present government stopped the mills
and brought starvation to their doors.
While flags were flying over Ameri-
can banks on resumption day, the
black flag of poverty dominated the
manufacturing districts of England.
The hungry, despairing crowd in its
shadow increases daily, crying for
bread.
Year: 1879

An incident of crossing the plains
in early days was told by a clever lady
at the breakfast table one morning in
Frisco. A Dutchman and wife had
travelled west and arrived at Salt Lake,
where they had halted for few weeks.
The Mormons got around the Dutch
man and coaxed him to join them. At


ter retiring one night in their canvas
covered wagon, the good Dutchman
broke the matter to his better half,
limiting to her that the Mormons had
told him he had better "stay, settle
among dem, and take some more vives"
"How many wives you thinks you vantr
asked Katrina. The Dutchman thought
''five more would make half dozen
already" whereupon the old wife got
down her bodice, and slipped from it
what the Dutchman called the "breast-
board, vich vas made from Wisconsin
hickory, vas very tough" and she laid
the hickory fierce and fast upon the old
man, who shutfied out of the wagon
and feel in a ditch. The old man got
up, said his stomach vas cold, but his
back vas hot His wife cried out:
GLOW many wives you thinks you want
now, old fooll" But the Dutchman
felt and expressed that one was enough.
Year: 1879

The Sullivan Progress under the
euphoneous head of ''Too Thin" tells
the old, old story as follows:


"Now and then there is merchant
who does not advertise, and tells his
customers that he saves that expense,
and gives it to his patrons. 1t sounds
little plausible, and might catch a
man who never thinks, but it couldn't
be stuffed down an ordinary intelli-
gent man. The intelligent man knows
that merchant who does not adver-
,tise in this age of the world, gets very
little trade, and has to make a big per
cent. on what he does sell to make a
living. The intelligent man also
knows that if the aforesaid merchant
should happen to save cent by not
advertising, he would be the last man
to give it to his customers; he is not
liberal enough. He isn't that kind
of doughnut. Moreover the intelii-
gent man knows that it is the nimble
six-pence that makes the money.
The wide awake merchant that adver-
tises what he has, tells the people to
come and see him,-treats them po-
litely when they do come-he is the
merchant who sells goods enough to
make money on small, very small
profit; and it will always be saving
to your pocket to trade with him.
Read the advertisements in the Pro
gress and in the Journal, and then
trade with the men who are liberal
enough to invite patronage; and who
do not sit back and wait for some
other merchant to invite the people to
town."
Year: 1879

Senator Grover has introduced bill
requiring the Secretary of War to as
certain and report to Congress at the
next session the amount and value OF
property destroyed by Indians last year
belonging to citizens Of Oregon, Idaho
and Montana, as basis for the rslisf
Of all worthy claimant&
Year: 1879

A Toronto Globe correspondent writes
from on board the Jessie Scarth, To-
rOntO schooner, giving the particulars Of
a collision in the following words: "The
propeller Portage, of the Union steam
ship company, cOllided with the Jessie
Scarth in the straits of Mackinaw, not
far from Cheboygan lighthouse, carrying
away from the schooner one of her an
chOrs and about 80 fathOms of chain,
and destroyed cathead and other pOr-
ti0ns of wood work. The propeller did
not stand by to ascertain what damage
was done, but sailed on, carrying away
the schOOner's anchor embedded about
her starboard midships, and dragging
the chain along with it. The propeller
made very little headway with such an
encumbrance, and one of the schOoner's
boats was able to overhaul the Portage
after a pull of about three miles. There
was disposition to be insOlent on the
part of a subordinate on board the pro
peller when first hailed, but the adven'
ture concluded by the vessels coming to
gether, and about daylight the anchor
and the chain were shipped aboard tht
Jessie Scarth. The captain of the pro
peller acted in a fair and considerat,
manner. There was not much damag'
done to either vessel; but six feet of diff
ference in the situation of the blow
would have sunk the schooner. In fac
her anchor saved her."
Year: 1879

The Detroit Free Press says: 'Yester-
day afternoon Captain Vincent was en-
tertaining a crowd of lake captains at
the foot of Woodward avenue by telling
them of seeing a raftsman at Alpena
cross the river at that point standing
erect on an empty oil barrel and propell-
ing himself with pike pole. The story
was accepted in wonder as arare exhibi-
tion of nerve and skill, at which Captain
Preston, another well-known lake cap
tain, told of an exhibition given by a
Muskegon raftsman, who crossed the
Muskegon river on AKA scantling,
twelve feet in length, sitting astride of
it and padding with his hands. The


ball having been started rolling, Cash
P. Taylor gave an account of steam
boat trip he made from ChebOygan to
Petoskey. The chief point of his story
was that his boat had such beautiful
model and his pilot was so competent
that he took the boat overland from one
lake to another on water sprinkled from


a sprinkling-pot, Mr.. Taylor carrying
the pot"
Year: 1879

venti0n.


At the meeting on the City of Traverse
Wednesday evening, last week, on the
return from Mackinaw, the following
resolutions were adopted:


RESOLVED, That this association happily
embraces this opportunity to express its
most sincere thanks to the hOspitable
and enterprising people of the little city
of Big Rapids for the unexpected and
unmerited distinction which they gave
us in the extraordinary array of enter
tainments, cOurtesies, and kind atten-
tiOns which they so generously and
bOuntifully shOwered upon the members
of this Association from the time each
of us arrived there until we took our de-
parture. Especially do we desire to
thank the members of the Citizens Ex-
ecutive Committee, and those who con-
tributed thereto, for the elegant and
magnificent banquet spread for us in
such tasty manner and bOunteOus pro
fusion, at the Armory Hall, on Monday
evening, the 14th inst. We desire also
to return our kindest regards to the ex.
cellent COrnet Band, the now famous
Alert Hose Company, and other parts OF
the Fire Department, for the street par.
ade, and other hOnOrs bestowed upon us
to the intelligent and cultured ladies OF
the city for their entertaining reception
at the Opera House, and to the business
men who so kindly furnished teams free
of charge and took us through theil
pleasant and beautiful streets, and Il
Year: 1879




There is great complaint made upon
the part of masters of crafts making
this port in the night, about the tempor-
ary range lights in use to guide them in
to the harbor. The Canadian propeller
Arcadia tried to enter last Monday night
to report, but was unable to get the
ranges, and the captain, after spending
a couple of hours in a vain attempt to
pick up the ranges, was compelled to
lower his yawl and come in with it.
The Northern Transit steamer Lawrence
had the same trouble Wednesday night
and it was only owing to the fact that
Capt. Williams was better acquainted
with the harbor that he. succeeded in
getting in. He knew about the course
and checked the boat down and felt his
way in, and it was not until he reached
the outer buoys that he succeeded in
getting the range. He said it was al
most an imposibility to get the range
if the wind was blowing in the least
Cannot something be done to hasten the
erection of the government lights for
which an appropriation Of$1O,OOO was
made some years ago. The importance
| of the harbor and its increasing bust
ness demands that something should be
done. If the government requires yes.
sells passing into Lake Michigan from
Canadian ports to stop at this port to re
port, it should provide suitable range
lights to enable them to come in with
out delaying them unnecessarily. 1t il
bad enough for them to have to stoI
long enough to report without causing
them to lose several hours hunting fol
the harbOr.
Year: 1879

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The real estate valuation of New York
city has increased seventeen millions over
last year, while the personal valuation
has declined twenty-One millions. The
former is due to new building and the
taxation of the elevated and surface rail-
roads as real estate. The latter is large
ly due to the reduction of bank and in
surance capital. vf as. f..ae,...


Circulars are in course of preparation
by the treasury department showing the
price paid for skilled labor for the past
10 years, and the cost of the necessarie:
of life each year, embraced in decade
While it will show that workman re
ceived more for his labor 10 years ago, i
will also show that the reduction in tn,
price of all commodities will enable hin
now to buy for the same money a thirt
more than he could 10 years ago.
Year: 1879

When we take into consideration that
in Cheboygan county, like the rest of the
northern counties, farming is accom-
plished under considerable difficulty,
land newly cleared and full of stumps,
we think the showing made by the coun-
ties of this section is quite creditable,
and shows that eventually this is going
to be the equal of any other portion of
the state for raising wheat.
Year: 1879

LONG BRANCH, Aug. 26.-The wind in
creased this afternoon and at high water 2:30 p m the
sea was higher than has been before this year, and
many declare that it is the highest that has been known
for a number OF years II broke completely over the
outer end the pier and bas carried away the entire
lower landing, which 1t has broken pieces and dis
trbuted along the shore all the 20 the West End.
Nothing Of wood now remains below the upper Landing
one by one. Should the wind continue blowing until
return O the next high water" the damagiug results
may not be- easily estimated Thousands OF people are
gathered in groups along the shore, watching
famous bOws roll in with roar like battery OF artil-
Larry
Year: 1879

of one who perls, in an affair of this kind,
his own life, and takes the chances OF 9eihg .as
the sake of the mother who bore him.
One who knows that he must suffer the inevitable
dangers and consequences of such deed cannot
justiy be accused of fear. HIS friends rest their
case by saying: Put yourself in his place"
Year: 1879

had been notOriously selected as a standing menace
to the propretors of The Chronicle in the issue of
August 81, many hours before the Boston dispatch
was received at The Chronicle Office:
Year: 1879




Says the Elmira Gazette: ''No; do not
learn a trade, young man. You might
soil your hands, wilt your shirt collar
and spoil your complexion, sweating.
Go and hang your chin ever counter;
learn to talk twaadle to the ladies;
part your hair in the middle; make an
ass of yourself generally, and work for
wages that wouldn't support Chinese
laundryman on rice-fed rats and leave a
big enough balance to pay his washer
woman-just because it is little more
genteel in the eyes of the people whose
pride prevent them from pounding rock
or hewing wood, and whose poverty
pinches worse than one of those patent
cross-legged clothes-pins, if the truth
were only told"
Year: 1879

A treasure up a tree was seen In the
watches of the night by peddler, who
was sleeping in farmhouse. in the
Shenandoah valley. He told his dream
to the farmer next morning, and on
three successive nights he had the Same
vision Then he prevailed upon the
farmer to accompany him to the forest,
where he pointed out a large oak tree
as the one he had seen in his dream.
It was apparently sound at the butt,
but about twenty feet up limb had
been broken Off The farmer did not
feel like humoring what he supposed to
bea superstitious whim, but the old fel-
low seemed to have confidence in his
vision, and offered him one.half of the
spoils if he would help him to cut
down the tree. When the tree fell,
there was rattle of coin near where
the limb had been broken off, and a
small hollow was found there. By a
little chopping a lerge cavity was
found, and within was a mass of silver.
Both seemed wild with delight. and on
counting up found that the pile
amounted to $4,000. The peddler ex-
pressed his unwillingness to carry
around so much silver in his pockets,
and inquired where he would be likely
to got greenbaeks for his share. The
farmer, having considerable money in
his house, Immediately transferred to
the peddler $4,000 in paper money and
took charge of the entire lot of silver.
The peddler disappeared, and when his
partner attempted to pass some of the
silver, 10 it was counterft. He was
the victim of gang of coiners.-
L3rschbawg Viryinian.
Year: 1879




They tell of a New Hampshire
school teacher near Fitchburg, who had
a class in geography on the floor the
other day, and she asked one of them
what the soil was in New Hampshire.
The answer was s'sterile." The teach
er, highly indignant, said the soil was
as good in New Hampshire as in Mass
achusetts. The scholar spunkily denied
it, and added, "Father had bull in a
pasture in New Hampshire, and the
soil was SO poor that the bull starved
to death. They could not get earth
enough to bury him, and had to collect
pieces of wood and burn him" The
teacher found the boy was posted, and
did not continue the argument.
Year: 1879

A darkey gives the following reason
why the colored race is superior to the
white: f'All men are made Of clay and,
like the meerchaum pipe, they are more
valuable when highly colored."
Year: 1879

A wealthy, handsome and brilliant Frenchman has
been q guest at the Hotel de France. No.
% West Third street, for the last three
months. He spoke English fuently. and was in all
respects an accomplished gentleman. He registered
in the hotel under the name OF Louis JAMESON. but
this is supposed to be q fictitious name. He was
muscular in build. thick. full dark beard
and possessed very engaging manners. Four years
ago arrived from Paris. stranger in this city, The
proprietor Of the Hotel de France described him
being at that time man possessed Of great animal
spirits and spending money with lavish hand.
sWas he we'll educatedy' asked the reporter. 'Yes,
yes,'' was the emphatic RESPONSE "a great head,
magnificent college education; big study; many
times many people come in, he treated all for one"
He was then gay and happy Frenchman. He dis
appeared about three years ago. when it was
ascertained that he had returned to France.
city for the second time. changed man.
He was still possessed of ample MEANS but plunged
into reckless dissipation. When engaged in social
carousing he would become suddenly silent and
abstracted. He would stand alone in meditative
attitude, and his thoughtless companions would
stand aloof and point at him. saying.
This state of affairs continued until last evening,
about ten O'clock when he was alone in his room
on the second story OF the Hotel de France


Suddenly crash heard in the yard,
and the landlord. rushing in that direction,
found the unfortunate Frenchman lying on the
flags in an insensible condition. He was bleeding
from terrible cash in the back Of the head,
and he was also suffering from internal in
juries. He had fallen on q meat bench.
Of So ss Mnodousa @ Street rendered meea a


sistance, but there is little hope of his
recovery. The police of the Fifteenth pre-.
the above particulars to Police Headquarters.
The injured man. it is said, held high
military rank in the French army during the war
try because OF a duel with French nobleman grow


ing out OF grievance caused by domestic infeicity.
Year: 1879

officer Lawlor. OF the Tweuty-thrd precinct. whilo
patrolng his post Saturday night had his attention
attracted to the movements of man who appeared
to be intoxicated. The officer took him into Gus
tody and arraigncd the prisoner at the station
house on u charge OF being drunk and disor-
derby. He seemed to be afflicted with nervous
disorder, and besides 1t was apparent that he
had been indulging in alcoholic stimulants.
He said that his name George Corkron,
and his age iftytwo years. He placed in a cell.
When Doorman Breslin called yesterday morning to
prepare the prisoner to be takcn to court the unfor
tunatc man WAS found dead. Upon his person were
business cards anu old letters. A tin matchbox
contained neatly folded paper, In which de-
posit OF a white powder. which is supposed to bc
strychnine. piece Of pasteboard had scrawled
upon IL in German the following


Ihave been in Now York four have drunk
up every thing. could hnd work. IN take my
drink. q. A.


Haiieiujahi


The body of deceased was removed to the Morgue,
where autopsy will be made to ascertain the cause
of death. Deputy Coroner Goldschindt said that he
had doubt from his knowledge of the case that
deceased required the services of physician when
he taken into the station ho use and that under
the circumst tances the police officials showed worry
little judgment or humanity In consigning to cell
u in mis- prostrated and nervous condition.