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Year: 1879

The Selma ALA Southern Argus
speaks right out in meeting. The first
thing it knows q shotgun will settle
the bones Of its editor


YaZIo county had better been
swtp, from its place on the earth, and
It's people mad better been destroyed in
a night, than This damned crime had
been com united"
Year: 1879

The delegation from California In
the last House of Representatives was
two Democrats and two Republicans.
Now it is solid Republican, which is
the emphatic response OF the Golden
State to a solid South.
Year: 1879

This We Nave Done COr Two Reasons. Viz:
FISTTo rapidly increasing business and
advancing prices We have therefore been
avang been ruling have
large lots which will sell old prices long they
last which, much below market Gus
would wants, silk
fabrics rapidly advancing presnd autumn will undoubtedly
witness decided advance nearly all kinds of Dry Goods
Year: 1879

CROSBY & HILL
Respectfully Announce That their Stock
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Was Never Large and Attractive at the present time
uring the Past Month we have


Made Large Purchases


for Cash
Year: 1879

A striking incident in Mr.. Lincoln's
official life is related by Judge Brom
we'll, of Denver, who visited ths White
House March, 1865. Mr.. SeTard and
several other gentlemen were also pres.
ent, and the President gradually came
to talk on decisions of life and death.
All other matters submitted to him, he
declared, were nothing in comparison
to these, aud he .sdded 81 reckon
there never was man raised in the
country on farm, where they are al.
ways butchereng cattle and hogs and
think nothing of it, that ever grew up
with such An aversion for bloodshed as
have; and yet Eve had more questions
of life and death to settle than all the
men who ever sat in the chair put to-
gether. But I've managed to get along
and do my duty, as believe, and still
save most of them; and there's no man
knows the distress of my mind. But
there have been some of them | could
not save-thtrr are some cases where
the law must be executed. There that
man--. who was sentenced for piracy



and slave trading on the high Seas.
That was case where there must BE-
all example, and you don't know how
they followed and pressed to get him
pardoneG, or his sentence committed; !;
but there was no use of talking. 1t
had to be done; couldn't help him;
and then there was that -, VINO was
caught spying and recruiting within
Popcs' lines in Missouri. That was an
other case. They besieged me day and
night, but | couldn't give way. We
had come to a point where something
must be done that would put stop to
such work. And then there was the
case Of Beal, on the lakes. That was
a case where there must be an exam
pie. They tried me every way. They
wouldn't give up but had to stand
firm on that, and even had to turn
away his poor sister when she came
and begged for his life and let him be
executed, and he was executed, and |
can t get the distress out of my mind
yet" As the kindly man uttered these
words the tears ran down his checks,
and the eyes Of the men surrounding
him moistened in sympathy. There was,
profound silence in which they rose to
depart. Three weeks after the Presl'
dent was killed.
Year: 1879

a p e Expression OF igna,ion


Among Such a. Followed His


Leader snip.


A special despatch from Washington
to the N. Y. "World" says:


The joint csucus committee did not
meet today, it having been de,ermin
ed to go into session to morrow morning
at l o'clock and net to adjourn until
programme had been final. y arrang.
ed. A good deal Of feeling is manifest.
ed against Fernando Wood, who has
abandoned his followers to go to Europe.
He was one of the original movers in
this struggle, and has been among the
foremost of those who have declared
that they will never pass any aIpro-
priation bills until the President shall
yield and sign the repeal bills. He
was the author Of the resolution to ad
ieurn on the 10th of June and refused
as chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee, to entertain an amend
ment providing that the adjournment
should be voted only In the event that
appropriation bills were passed. He
was SO outspoken and violent in his
denunciations Of the president and in
sisted SO strongly that the Democrats
should refuse the appropriations and
stay here all summer to fight it out
that some Of the shrewder leaders began
to suspect his sincerity some weeks ago.
Now, when the time comes for him to
stand by his words, he has run off to
Europe and left the men whom he led
into their present attitude to fight it
out alone. The consequence is loud
and frequently expressed objurgations
against Speaker Randall's next friend.


The truth Is that Mr.. Wood proba
bly, saw that he and his uncompromising
friends were in small minority, which
was growing smaller every day, and
concluded to get out of the way Of i'm
pending defeat. II has never been the
intention of the men who really con-
troll the Democratic majority in Con.
gress to refuse to pass the appropria-
ton bills, as has been pointed out in
The World again and again.
Year: 1879

The Dayto Journal charges that Gen.
Beatty was salary grabber," and says
that this mistake of his was the only
thing that kept him from being the Re
publican candidate for Governor in 1875.
Is the Journal prepared to say that this
charge is true or does it know anything
about the matter? An inquiry at the
Treasury Department of the United
States might possibly knock the bottom
out of the salary grabbing business -
When General Beatty asks the Republi
can party for an Office, it will then be
time enough to contradict the story and
prove its falsity, which can easily be
done The only fault with the gentle
man alluded to, and which calls down
upon him the abuse of certain one-horse
politicians and small-fry newspapers, is
that he is an earnest advocate of the
principles of the Republican party. He
does not aspire to be a political leader
but he has views" which he is not afraid
to express openly and without fear
What the Republican party needs at thi.
time is few more men like Genera
Beatty Col. Dispatch.
Year: 1879

RIcHMoNDALE. O., April l. 1879.
To the Editor of the Standard:


Rain, rain all the time. Roads in a
fearful condition Creeks all got their
backs up. What is left, (and there are
not many,) that are not calling around
hand shaking, are improving the time
trying to coax the unwary fish into dip
nets. l noticed that these fishermen
were not doing land Office business.


The elevator at Schooley's Station is
running full blast, and sending cars Of
corn out in every direction. A serious
accident occurred at one of the elevators
at Chillicothe. l didn't get all the par
ticulars, but it seems young man was
holding on to an iron rod, and letting the
corn that was shelled and falling into the
hopper, come up to his waist, and then
would draw himself up He done this
once too often, and losing his hold on
the bar, fell and was buried in the corn
The engine was Immediately stopped,
but when uncovered he was dead.


The farmers are generally busy getting
their ground ready for corn. The soil in
this section of country is we'll adapted
for corn. l examined new patent corn
harvester the other day, that will be
tremendous labor saving for our farmers.
1t was invented bv Messrs James Stew
art and J. w. Jones, of this county.
This machine is constructed, as it were,
of two frames, an upper and lower
frame, connected by vertical rods, the
rear end of the lower frame curved up
ward to connect with the upper frame,
extended forward forming the shafts
On the right side of the machine, at
tached to the lower frame, is the finger
bar. 1t is supported on two wheels,
something similar to our moving ma
chimes. In front of the driver is a reel,
which bends the corn toward the finger
bar, and after it is cut it falls on con-
cave bottom hinged to the rear of the
finger bar When you have enough cut
the bottom is caused to drop by means of
lever, allowing the corn to fall in a
bunch to the ground Messrs Stewart
and Jones are to be congratulated on
their success, in giving machine long
needed | understand they intend show
ing their machine at the County and
State Fair.


Health generally good, about the only
complaint is bad colds. Mr.. Ed. Cald
well has been quite poorly with some
thing like paralysis. Yours truly,


J. t. VAUGAN.
Year: 1879

To the Editor of the Standard:


CHICAGO, March 26, 1879


If this letter should have the good for
tune to be interesting to any one, it will
be the ladies alone. So my gentlemen
friend l beg you to throw it aside this
minute 1t is all about fashion, and
fuss and feathers" You will be bored,
you will yawn, you will shudder when
you think of the enormous bills that
must have been the result of said fuss
and feathers.


In company with a lady friend, | at
tended yesterday large Jewish wedding
We were not invited-oh no. our ac-
quaintance among the Jewish population
OF Chicago being limited but as it was
in the Temple, twas free to any one who
cared to go. AS the papers stated that
this was to be one of the grandest wed
dings of the Sc son, all were on the qni
vive to witness the ceremony, and to see
the finery worn by the bridal party, and
the invited guests.


1t is five o clock, p IN. We go early,
but there is already jam, and when the
doors are opened there is such rush
that we do not walk in of our own free
will but are carried in 10y the throng-
Six ushers, in the inevitable dress suits
and white kids stand at the entrance,
and they have some trouble to make 1t
Year: 1879

WEBER s, March 70, 1879.
To the Editor of the Standard:


Your paper has ever been particular
friend of ours, and l find on receiving the
last issue have become more attached
to it than ever. While Ida, our daugh-
ter, was reading Personal Recollections"
and those verses at the close, was what
pleased and diverted me most, for /
had often heard my mother repeat them
to me when l was a child, telling me
what was in her old school book, and
of late l had often tried to repeat
them to our children, but never could
remember but one verse, the verse COM
mencing with the peacock-not that /
thought they were so beautiful or lovely,
but merely to show to them what
their grandfathers and mothers had to
amuse their minds while passing away
the hours of childhood. l was much
pleased that those lines, as in dream.
were revealed to you, for it brought back
fresh to my memory the sweet happy
hours of childhood, whilst fondling
around my mothers knees, though her
body has for twenty five years been
sleeping beneath the soil of Scioto county,
near Lucasville. l know not in what
way to express my thanks of gratitude,
only l have this to say, you are sure of
our one dollar for another year. hope
that the remainder of those verses sim.
pie as they are, will come to your mind
either asleep or awake.


ELIZA DIXON.
Year: 1879

Omaha, June 27.-Two of the Custer
county Olive gang of man burners, ex-
sheriff Gillian, of Keith county, and
Barney Armstrong, made their escape
from the jail at Plum creek, where
they were confined to await their trial,
which it will be remembered was pest
poned after Olive and Fisher were con :
victed at Hastings and sent to the pen
itentiary for life.


Last night when the jailor, who is II
mere youth yet in his teens, went into
the jail to take the prisoners their sup
per, Gillian, Armstrong and the negro
Kelly, who is also one of the Olive
gang, threw their arms around the
jailor's neck and one of them remarked
that they had a big job on hand and
wanted him to help them work it.
They then pulled cooked revolver on
the jailor and told him to follow them,
which he did. They stole two ponies
which were picketed near the Jail and
rode off to the north, Armstrong and
the jailor on one horse and Gillian on
the other. They took the jailor along
to prevent his giving the alarm. They
rode about eight miles and then set the
jailor on foot and left him. They re-
fused to take Kelly, the negro, with
them, and he still remains in the jail.
The jailor returned to Plum Creek
this morning.


Yesterday the express agent deliy-
cred package marked for Gillian to
Deputy Sheriff Valentine, who took it
up to the jail about six O'Clock. 1t was
billed as box of cigars, but the con-
clusion now is that it contained me-
dium sized revolver of light weight.
Year: 1879

New London, Ct, June 27.-There
is moderate breeze blowing. Har-
ward won the toss for position and
chose the inside, and beat Yale.


The race was not exciting, Harvard
easily firing out Yale. The last half
mile was as fine an exhibition of row.
ing on the part of Harvard as was
ever seen, their boat fairly jumping
through the water and carrying them to
the finish between quarter and half
a mile ahead. The official time is:
Harvard 22:15, Yale 23:58.
Year: 1879

Berlin, June 27.-Russia is actively
trying to effect an understanding with
the sultan for an ex parte abolition of
the obnoxious features in the treaty of
Berlin. According to the National
Zetung Russia is endeavoring to form
coalition with Turkey and France
against England. Austria and Ger
many.
Year: 1879

SENATOR BOoTH has introduced his bill, which was reported favorably by the senate committee last session, for the relief of homestead settlers, granting them the same privileges as pre-emption settlers in regard to filing and perfecting their entries. and dating back their rights to the time of original settlement. The bill also opens to immediate home stead and pre-emption settlement all lands entered under the homestead law in bad faith or abandoned before final entry.
Year: 1879

Professor Riley, Entomologist of the Department ot Agriculture, says the cause of his resignation was an unwillingness to incur further risk of being treated discourteously when ever he made any suggestion for the benefit of his division.
Year: 1879

LAND COMIIs.IoNER Williamson is of the opinion that the occupancy of land for five years merely for grazing does not comply with the homestead law, but that the occupant must cultivate the land to come with in the provisions of the act. Ranch men should make note of this and make improvements accordingly.
Year: 1879

the highest bidder. 1t would not be in ac-
cordancs with the law to grant lease of
a market to the stand holders or any other
parties until the lease had been advertised
for sale and bids for the same had been
invited. Neither would it be i'll the power
of the Commissioners to permit the erec-
tion of stores on the property for the sale
of general merchandise. m If the lease of a
market is sold by the city it must bind
the lessees to maintain q public market
for ten years, and no other use can be
legally made of the property within that
period. If it should be thought ad-
visable to lease Fulton Market it would
of course be within the authority of the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to re-
quire as one Of the conditions of the lease
the erection of new building costing not
less than a specified amount. This would
give the stand holders who are anxious to
secure the lease good chance Of success
fully competing for 1t. But it is certain
that no lease can be legally granted and
no sale made without such public COM
petition as the law requires.
Year: 1879

DR.. Hull made inquiry at the Coroners'
Office yesterday as to what had become OF
the property (which had been taken from
the house No. 14O West Forty-second street
after the murder of Mrs. Hull" and also as
to the disposition made of the recovered
jewelry. He was referred to Coroner VOLT
man and Captain Williams. The jewelry
stolen by Cox is said to be in the hands of
Captain Williams, and is held for pro-
duction on the trial. This is readily
understood. the stolen articles being a
necessary part Of the evidence against
the murderer. But why should the police
have carried off anything from DR.. Hulls
house after the discovery of the murder? !?
1t is stated that the property taken by the
police consists of 'sarticles of clothing and
medicines" For what purpose were they
carried away? Was it part of the great
ssinside theory" case Of the official block
heads to examine clothing belonging to
persons in the house and to analyze DR..
Hulls medicines? Was it necessary to
carry any property at all out OF the house,
and if so what has become of 1t? In the
old times it was not uncommon for fremen
to be found coming out of burning build
ing with two or three new suits Of clothes
on their backs. Is it the modern practice
of the police to carry of property from
house in which crime has been commit
ted? AS matter of curiosity the people
would like to know just what DIR. Hull's in
quiry at the Coroners' office means, and
just what property disappeared from his
house during the pursuit, not of Mrs. Hulls
murderer, but of the ''inside theory" con-
cocted by official stupidity.
Year: 1879

Another heartrending calamity occurred
in Harlem yesterday. by which bright,
intelligent little girl twelve years of age
was taken suddenly from life almost in the
presence Of her parents. 1t appears that
the ground on 10th street, between Fourth
and Lexington avenues, has been excavated
in preparation for the erection of q row of
houses. Through the grossest carelessness,
for which some one ought to be held
responsible, the dirt taken out of the
excavation after having been heaped
up to q height of twelve feet was
dug away at the bottom tor removal, in
stead of being taken from the top, and the
pile was thus left overhanging. The poor
child and young six-year-old companion
were playing under this dangerous roof,
when it fell, burying the elder girl in o
living grave. The younger one escaped
being wholly covered up, and was
dragged out by persons attracted by
her screams; but her fright was SO
great that for time she forgot to say that
the other girl, Lille Reese, was under the
fallen earth. The parents of Lille had as
sisted in the rescue and were distracted to
learn the fate of their own child. The dirt
was removed as speedily as possible, but
death had come before the body was re-
covered. The story is O very sad one, and
the carelessness to which the accid ent is
attributable cannot be too severely de-
Year: 1879

The railroad trains, the regular steamers
and the excursion boats will no doubt be
crowded to-day with passengers, who will
escape from the heat of the city by every
available avenue. There is likely to be an
unprecedented rush for the seashore, the
green fields and the shady spots on the
river, for few persons who can afford to get
out of town will fail to avail themselves Of
the general holiday to enjoy few hours in
the cool, fresh air of the country. AS peo-
pie are apt to be venturesome when bent
on pleasure excursions, and especially when
hurrying to get on or of trains or boats, q
few words of caution may not be amiss.
They are sadly pointed by the ter
rible calamity that occurred yesterday
on the Erie Railway. Mrs. Larue, a mar
ried lady, twenty-five years of age, who had
been but five weeks married, and her sis
ter, Miss Lizzie Clark, girl of twelve,
had intended to get off train ut Turner'S.
but passed the station without leaving the
cars. Discovering the mistake Immediately
after the train was in motion they hurried
to the platform and jumped of, without
considering the speed at which they were
moving. Mrs. Larue was instantly killed
and Miss Clark seriously and probably fa-
tally injured. Thus thoughtless act in q
moment brought death to at least one es-
Unable lady and terrible grief and suffer-
ing to many hearts.


Nothing is more hazardous than haste
and rashness in getting on or of trains and
boats. There is always time enough for
all, and yet every one desires to be first,
and seems to dread being left behind or
carried on. But caution on the part of the
passengers is not all that is required to
prevent accidents Ample time ought TO
be afforded at every station and stopping
place, and there ought especially to
be no overcrowding of excursion boats
Steamboat racing should be unheard
of, and as the law Furnishes such trials OF
speed, at the risk of hundreds of lives,
any person who is put in jeopardy by the
practice ought to turn informer and earn a
portion of the penalty imposed for the
offence. With ordinary care and prudence
a million passengers may be carried in
safety as we'll us hun dred, and IL is to be
hoped that the pleasure travel out of New
York to-day will not be ATTENDED by single
accident to mar its enjoyment.
Year: 1879

Lord Cairns Irish University bill has no
friends. Irish members in the House of
Commons are indignant over it and call it
an ''insult to the country;" but another ex-
treme of opinion in Ireland goes further,
since the Orangemen have turned out and
INDUCED in demonstration expressive of
their disgust at the bill; all of which is
just what any rational creature might
naturally expect. If government goes
about to please all parties in Ireland
it will certainly please none, as
the Gladstone government learned to its
cost An English government which fully
complied with Catholic demands would
have the Orangemen and the English pub
lie to settle with; government that acted
on Orange programmes would have 10 fight
the Catholics, while government that gives
less than either demands and more than
each would allow to the other must fight
both at once Lord Cairns is an Irishman
himself and good deal better judge of
what is good for the country than any ofthe
people who criticise his bill; so it will
perhaps be carried as q government measure,
despite the opposition of the hostile Irish
claimants
Year: 1879

dealings with this great treasure. We have
made steps that may prove mischievous.
Our enfranchisement of an enormous popu-
lation of slaves and our extension of the
suffrage to men who knew no more how to
guard it or use it than 30 many mules
are facts calculated to test terribly any
political institutions whatever. We do not
say that these steps may not yet be worked
out to a safe solution but if to the millions
of negro voters, ignorant and animal, we
add the capacity for blundering of the vast
constituencies of white voters who mistake
the claims of their chosen demagogues for
political wisdom and who hand over to
their representatives the mandate for such
legislation on finances, on labor and on
other economical problems as we have had
in recent years, then that war between all
conservative elements and the mere multi
tude in which liberty perishes may not be
SO remote as every good American hopes
il is
Year: 1879

Although Kearney will be sure to hear Of
it and howl, and the silver-tongued orator
of Massachusetts, may find in the affair an
incentive to rhetorical flourish, that fight
between white men and Chinese in North
Adams shoe factory cannot be ranked
among international affairs. Similar pro-
vocation and language would have led to
similar results, II the original quarrellers
had both been either white or yellow.


Men are fighting in shops every day,
over one trifing matter or another, merely
because they are insolent, unreasonable or
bad tempered, and no difference of color,
shape of eyes or cut of hair is necessary
to lively, vicious row. The Chinese nat
urally banded together in defence of their
companion, as any other unpopular class
would have done, but finally listened TO
reason and resumed work, which Is more
than many white men would have done un-
der the circumstances. Ten days OF hard