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Year: 1879

(Blddeford Union and Journal)


1t will be gratifying to Republicans in other
parts of the State to learn that in no campaign
now remembered have so many and important
changes from the opposition to the Republican
ranks been known to take place in this county
as have been announced in the last two weeks


On the 4th gentleman of undoubted veraci-
ty told us of five prominent citizens in his
town who voted the Greenback ticket last fall
who are now jealous Republicans and will
vote with our party at the next election


Last Monday an entirely faithful and intelli-
gent gentleman living a few miles from Bidde-
ford, stated in our presence that he knew of
two former Democrats and eleven Greenback-
ers who, on their own motion, and uninflu-
enced by anybody, have within few days
publicly announced their determination to 90
with the Republicans this fall.


leading citizen OF neighboring town who
was the President of q Greenback club last
year, has abandoned the whole thing, and will
vote the Republican ticket in September


The most prominent and influential Demo-
crat in this county said with q prodgious oath
in the Biddeford House, this city, last week,
that he would have no part or lot with the
coordination" would cast his influence
against the combination" ticket and his vote
for the Republican candidate this fall


A leading Democratic Greenbacker in this
city who has filled important political positions
with honor swears that he has had all he
wants of a corrupt Combination that can't
tell whether the dog wags the tail or the tail
wags the dog, and will have no more to do
with them.


These are only few of the many changes
which are narrated to us every day They are
going on all about us, and we assure our Re-
publican brethren elsewhere that York county
Is cocksure for Corporal Davis and the whole
Republican ticket.
Year: 1879

False lights are extinguished when GREAT TRUTH
shines FORTH and the iconestabe fact that the hair
turns from gray red or sandy to glorious black or
brown, QUICKER THAN THE CHAMELEON
changes its hues. under the operation of
Year: 1879

ANOTHER ATTEMPT to abolish the Hebrew Sab
bath, or, rather to unite it with the Christian Sun


day, so that the Hebrews viii not be at the dis
six days in the week, will probably be made at
an approaching conference in London. Nearly
all the synagogues in Europe viii be represented
at this meeting, and the general opinion seems
GPhiln Press
Year: 1879

Tho only OF sickness admitted to the Quaran-
tine Hospital yesterday that of Charles Brown.
n seaman board tho bark Joaquin. from Jamaica.
1t was at FIRST supposed that the patient suffer
ing yellow lever, but his illness finally proved
to bo simply malaria fcvor contracted the coast.
There IL other Of sickness at tho hospital.


Tie Health Oficer yesterday gave no permits to
vessels in quarantine to come up aud load.
Year: 1879

NO PROSPECT OF ITS EARLY TERMINATION.


FALL RIVER, Mass, June 80, 1872


This morning most of the mills have started up
many of them with less machinery in motion than
at the close of last week.


Durfee Mill No. and Tecumseh No. are reported
closed the work of two mills being done in one in
both cases. 1t is also reported that ZOO operatives
came out of the Merchants Mill this morning. a re-
duction in the amount of filling being the cause


meeting of the spinners in their hall began at
nine o'clock this forenoon consider the situation.
1t is held with closed DOORS Previous to the open
ing of the meeting number of boys who have been
engaged at the mules since the strike began. taking
the place of the spnners. appeared at the hall and
signed the books of the union. and will go in no
that basis. 1t is said the help from abroad
which has come in far for the manufacturers ID
mostly in the Tecumseh and Merchants mills. De-
spatches from abroad this morning it is said are to
the effect that spnners be had for some OF
the mills by paying the expense of transportation.


BOSSES DETERMINED TO HOLD OUT


The mill officials say they are determined TO mold
out and run all the machinery they and II they
finally Obliged to shut down entirely to remain
until the strikers give in. The situation this
turers, inasmuch as that the result OF the Sundays
conferences among the operatives has not resulted
slightest chance the differences being settled for
many days to come, and there Is no Indication OF
important changes at present.


THE MILLS.


All the manufacturers report that they have
held their own. and some have made ma
terial gains. The Flint Mill which did not run
last week. started with four mules running this
morning but this number was more than doubled
this afternoon by the arrival OF spinners from
out Of town. Tecumseh Mill has half dozen
more imported spnners, who quartered at Holly
Tree Inn large crowd gathered around the
inn when the mills shut down tonight, but
spinners were well guarded. and there was
attempt at disturbance. The mills will shut
down on Friday, July 4. and probably VIII not re-
resume work until Monday. The city is very quiet.
although there more pei the streets than
there were DUR ing last week.
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA. March ., 1879.


The prize lst for the special breeds Of dogs accord
ing to the specifications laid down in the rules gov
ernng the first bench show OF the Kennel Club of
this city. will be published tomorrow. From the
approving replies from breeders in various quarters
already hand the affair will certainly be
full beyond the most sanguine anticipations of the
Executive Committee of the club. who take the entire
responsibility OF the show on themselves. The
exhibition will be officially opened on the
2ist of April. and will remain so for four
consecutive days. The buildings are spacious and
centrally located occupying tho main position OF the
Industrial Art Gallery, on Broad street above Vine.
Several Western gontlcmen have already entered
Year: 1879

The Kearney Press OF recent
date gives a vivid description of the
appearance of the dead bodies of
ketchum and MITCHELL:


"The two bodies lie upon table
in the undertaking establishment of
F. j. SwitZ. They are burned,
blackened, mutilated beyond recog-
milton, destitute of clothing, ears and
arms gone, flesh cut and gashed,
muscles contracted, and a look of
horrible agony upon the face OF
each. The marks OF the loose
ropes" are upon their neck, the
marks of the hot irons are upon their
wrists and the marks of The tortur-
ing knife are upon their bodies.
The knife did not cut deep enough
to Kill, but only deep enough to
cause the most excruciating torture
to the shrieking victim. Ii this af-
fair were without foundation i'm fact
and merely the creation of the most
sensational novel writer of this
century it could not be pictured so
horrible as it is. The bodies were
saturated with oil before the match
was applied. They were hung by
their manacled wrists just high
enough TO keep them from getting
away from their barbarous captors
and then they were mutilated, cut
and gashed and tortured by flames
burning the bare flesh from which
the skin had been removed until a
death, long prayed for, came to put
a limit to their terrible sufferings." !"
Year: 1879

row, broad chested, muscular, OF
Herculean physique, but withal OF
easy carriage and graceful mien,
polite, modest and quiet. He talks
in a low musical voice, with his
small gray eye riveted upon his
auditor. He related this strange,
startling and thrilling story, which
il true, is without a parallel in the
history of a Turpin or McHeath. Il
was born in the steid little town of
Mt. Pleasant, this county. and early
in life had the precepts and chsrac-
ter of the Quaker instilled into my
mind. l grew up to boyhood, and
until three years, ago, no event oc-
Cured to interrupt the even tenor
Of my way. But about that time
having desire to roam and rove, l
started westward, and then began
my wild career which is soon to
end. never was drunk. do not
drink now; never did. | have liv-
ed in Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
Colorado, and have many friends
wherever have been. My rule has
been to confide in no one, but now
that my doom is staring me in the
face tell you l have been the cause
of six bloody murders. No one ever
knew this before. | have been
looked upon as an exemplary young
man, and in those places where |
am acquainted moved in the cream
of society. The first man murder
ell was on account of q quarrel we
had--it was in Buffalo county. Then
another man, | butchered! | went
into house one day, and the man
who lived there heaped vile oaths
upon me; seiZing a hammer that
was near by, l beat out his brains
and left him; soon forgetting or
caring anything about it.. Once an
officer undertook to arrest me; we
exchanged five shots; | received
two wounds but overpowered him.
Then bound up his wounds and
had him taken to hospital. Some
Of the bodies have not been found.
| left body in Kearney county
that was my last murder. | made
lots of money in various ways. |
expect TO atone for my crimes on the
gallows. There is no hope for Inc
now. But shall 60 to the scaffold
as | would to my dinner and with
as little concern. l returned home,
not TO escape the vengeance of the
law, but to see my friends and the
companions Of my youth for the last
time. | knew | must at last fall, but
l tell you had | been armed when
they came after me, l would not
have been taken alive; and when l
die my death will be avenged, for
my partners will have the blood of
those that hunted me down."
Year: 1879

JOE ST. PETER and Mrs. Clark,
lately on trial charged with the
murder of Alviro q. Clark at La
Grange, ILL.,, have both been acquit.
ted. The murdered man was the
husband of the woman on trial, and
St. Peter had been employed as
workman on the farm. There was
some testimony going to show that
these two had been unduly intimate
The chief facts were given at the
time in the JOURNAL, and we were
irresistably forced to the conclusion
that Joe ST. Peter killed Clark, the
fact being known TO and approved
by Mrs. Clark.
Year: 1879

The chief authority in matters pertaining
to the daily duties in home rests upon the
mother, or the one who occupies the posi-
ton of mistress, of the household upon her
at the same time devolves the sacred duty
of training her family to loving, nnselhsh
lives. There are many wise and good Wo-.
men, who, recognizing their right to direct
and guide in matters pertaining to domestic
happiness, use that right with love and dis
cretion-studying the comfort of all around,
and striving to make order the means, not
the end. But, on the other hand, there are
some kindly disposed, but erring ones, who,
ambitious Of order and its attendant cleanli-
in the way of domestic peace.


The writer was thrown into contact with
Il family who lived in an atmosphere of con-
tinnal yexatious fear, lest some inadvertency
should interfere with the daily routine Of
the household; and the prevailing spirit eX-
ercised itself in the most trivial affairs, SO
that the overturning OF a cup OF coffee at the
table was the torerunner OF domestic thnn-
der-storm. This was an extreme case, but


it shows that one must needs exercise wis
dom, lest order be merged inso discomfort
Love should be the cornerstone of the
honsehold--a love which leads to constant
study on the part of each to further the hap
plness of every other member and mothers
would do wel to inculeate in the mind OF
every child that, while ordeg is Invaluable,
Year: 1879

crumb nor spare him a kick in the crowded
streets. But this is virtually the practice of
many parents towards their grown-up
daughters, who are kept in a kind of stalled
ease and plenty, are required to look to
them for the coinmonest decision. and who.
having been disciplined exactly in those
qualities which will least help them in the
battle Of life, wake up one sad morning with
the bitter blast OF poverty blowing upon
luxurious habits, and with the conscious
ness of not exceling i'll one single thing
that can be exchanged for bread.
Year: 1879

love is indispensable in the family, and that
there are occasions when the latter must
take precedence.


Teach the little ones to love order, because
it conduces to the happiness OF those ubout
them. Teach them that, in observing the
golden motto-s' place for everything,
and everything in its place '-they are saw
ing time which may be devoted to acts of
kindness; that they are saving others the
necessity of standing aside to wait for them.
--.Eschange.
Year: 1879

There are many grand and beautiful
things accomplished by ambition. The mys-
teries OF many things that are yet shrouded
in darkness will brought to light by some
adventurous spirit who aspires to greatness
and is ambitious of gaining honor and fame.
Industry and ambition will alone lead us to
the heights of honor and glory that seem so
distant to us who are now striving to climb
the long and devious steps, one by one,
which will lead us up to where cur ambition
points. 1t is only by perseverance and pa
tience, and adding little here and little
there to our stock of knowledge, that the
desire OF our hearts is crowned with frui-
tion.


There are many things to discourage MS
in the weary battle of life, but we must not
allow trifies and disappolntments to give us
the least thought Of changing our course,
when we know we are doing right.


We should not only labor for ourselves
but we should strive to fit ourselves for q
life of usefulness to our fellow beings, and
it is only by cultivating high ambition
that we can ever. Time passes rapidly and
we should therefore strive to employ every
hour with useful labor, and endeavor to cast
out vain and frivolous thoughts from our
minds and substitute those Of high and
ennobling nature.


We who are now enjoying the most happy
season of our lives should ponder these
things deeply in our hearts. C.
Year: 1879

wild rose by the wayside hung,
ew-glittering on the morning air,
pure, scarce conscious perfume flung;
looked, ard found the t1ow'rct fair
SO fair, sought with sudden zest
10 wear its beauty on my breast
The trembling details at my touch
sweeter, snbtler, fragrance shed;
Els strange loved that flower 50 much,


And-it was dead.
In that high mood when thought hath wings,
And finds alone its speeca in song,
l struck an old harp's slumbering strings,
And drew an idle hand along;
Nor dreamed the careless chords had sought
The life note that my mind had sought,
Till sudden on my startled ear
It's dream created accent woke.
Aiaek! bought the rapture dear


The string had broke.
l heard wild bird on the shore
Singing wild song to the sea,
And bold the burden that it bore,
And sweeter than all else to me-
SO sweet, Gagged the bird to hear
His magic mnstrelsy more near.
chtaned, the captlVe's 8 swelling throat
In one sad song his whole soul cast;
Too well knew his lovoliest note


Had been his last
And yet while memory hath power
To count the hours too yainly spent,
The fragrance of that faded flower
That harp's last dying music blent
With the wild bird $ weird deah-song will
Haunt my every waking moment still.
Teaching my heart the bitter cost
ofall the eye of hope hath seen,
Of all that life hath won and lost


That might have been.
Year: 1879

aeres, which are offered in forty eight tracts, nt low rates and on reasonable terms.

 In conclusion it is only speaking the truth to say that Arkansas is a State of great possibilities, that it has a healthful climate, fertile soil, and an order,loyiag people; that it's great needs are industry end enterprise; and that with liberal infusion of these two commodities it will not be long lingering behind is sisters in the march of progress. One of the most distinguished citi- zens of the State said to the writer. We want your people to come down here md show us how to make a minute available" He could not nave better expressed the great need of Arkansas in an hours speech.
Year: 1879

New York dealers threaten to put
up the price OIL ice. They say the
crop has bcOn badly mildcwedY Tho
next thing some fellow will invent
Il bug or q worm that will attack
and chew up half of the harvested
crop about this time of the .year.
Ice is about the only crop raised
now that isn't injured by bug or
worm. anA It cant expect to enjoy
,I:s immunity much longer.
Year: 1879

Just as in the romantic novels the
"Bless you, my children, bless you !"
is always the denouement of the elope-
ment of the fair heroine with the brave
lover, so in the case of the latest fash
ionable runaway marriage in real life,
the paternal forgiveness has at last
been granted, and all is peace and hap
piness once more. After the young
bride had been snatched from the arms
of the groom in New York on Monday
last by her irate father and taken back
to Philadelphia, her new made husband
followed as a matter of course. The
report was started that the young lady
had been packed of to Europe, but this
was merely blind. The young man
was on hand OH Wednesday and had
an interview with the Phillips family,
which terminated SO satisfactorily that
the happy couple once more took the
train for New York, it is said this time
accompanied by the smiles and good
wishes of the rel-nting father.
Year: 1879

To SHOW THAT all this Democratic cry
of using troops and force at the polls is
but sham, we have only to state that
with all the troops, supervisors and
United States Marshals complained Of
the South was not prevented from vot-
ing solidly for the Democrat ticket, and
there is not Southern bull dozer in
Congress that has any fear whatever
that the South cannot be controlled in
the future in the same way. 1t is
we'll known that the whole object of
the law is to carry New York City, and
through the city the State for the Dem
ocratic party. This law did at the last
election reduce the party majority i'll
New York city, among other methods,
by cutting down the votes cast upon
fraudulent naturalization papers from
Is 900 in 1868 to 1900 in 1876, and
the Democrats are seemingly afraid
that if that kind of thing continues
they will fail in 1880 to carry their
electoral ticket in New York State. The
solitary reason why most Of them are
willing to accept such a disreputable
politician as Tilden as their candidate
for 1880 is that they realize that the
thirty-three electoral votes Of New York
are requisite to give them the victory,
and they believe that Tilden can get
them, by fair means or foul, more sure
ly than any other man. The entire
scheme ought TO be labelled, "a move
ment to capture New York for the
Democratic party"
Year: 1879

During the stampede in the Opera
House last night on account OF the
alarm of fire raised outside, much cred
it is due to Mr.. Edwin Hirst and his
daughter Florence for their presence OF
mind which enabled them to stand
still and by doing SO calmed the ex-
citement which was growing danger


Gus. Mr.. Hirst occupied an orchestra
chair near the centre and his daughter
Florence and Miss Emma Johnson were
on the platform singing the vocal Duet
called, "Whsre gentle Winds" when
the alarm of fire was raised and the
rush of the audience commenced tor the
doors. The two young ladies named
started and tore the music sheet in two,
but Miss Hirst's eye meeting the glance
of her father from his seat from which
he h ad raised in the audience, the lat
ter shouted to his daughter, "stand
firm" Thus treasured the two young
ladies resumed singing th- duett,
and during the whole time of the ex-
citement they kept on singing until the
audience had become seated and quiet.
Such presence Of mind had these young
ladies, assured by Mr.. Hirst who kept
his eye on them, that they sang the last
verse over two or three times in order
to give the audience time to quiet
down. Professor Clarence Shank, with
great presence of mind, also re-
mained at the piano which he kept
on playing as though as if nothing had
happened. At the close ofthe piece the
Misses Hrst and Johnson were greeted
with round after round of hearty ap-
plause in response to which they ap-
peared and sang Where gentle winds"
over again after the wild winds of ex-
citement had swept harmlessly by. This
is an example of presence of mind in
Mr.. Hirst which no doubt prevented
what might have been serious acci-
dent, but after all it was that feeling
and look of confidence on the part OF
Miss Hirst to her father that did so
much towards stilling the tempest of
excitement. We are told in poetry that
"music hath charms to soothe the saw


age breast" Lut in the meeting at the
Opera House last night, it might well
be rendered that,


Music Gains the tempest wild,


Though the singer be child.
Year: 1879

THAT "DRr question came again
before the Council last night and some
members took a hand in throwing it
around. A majority, however, seemed
to be on the side of Mr.. Rowe, the con-
tractor, and so Christiana Avenue will
he given the go-by for the present. If
Mr.. Rowe puts on good force of work.
men and carts this week, he can finish
the job by the next meeting Of the
Council and stop all this dirt throwing.
We hope the City Council have learned
a lesson from this contract, so that
when any more are to be given out,
they will express the terms 50 intelligi-
bly, and plainly that there can be no
more mistakes.
Year: 1879

Tie "Gazette" cannot deny that tn,
jury panels for the May term Of ceur
are intensely partisan, and it tries hare
to break the force of the charge by
going away back to war times. and
showing that Republicans were just as
strong the other way. This may be so,
but if it is true there was some show OF
reason for such discrimination then be-
tween parties. There is none however
now; not even was there a case to
come before court of a political charac-
ter, hence the utter folly of selecting a
partisan panel. We have already given
credit to President Bright and a couple
of other Levy Courtmen, for their i'm
partiality in the selection Of jurors,
and We always endeavor to do so when,
ever impartiality is shown by public
officers. We do not care to 90 back all
over the juries chosen during the war,
when half the Democratic party of Del
aware, if they had been forced to fight
At all, would have fought on the rebel
side, and when one half of the other
half were in sympathy with the rebel
lion, to hant out some instance in which
the Republicans had majority of the
iurymen, and upon one or two instan-
ces perhaps three-fourths of them were
republicans, neither do we care about
travelling all over the nation to see how
U. S. Jurors are chosen; i. is enough
for our purpose to know that now, four
teen years after the close of the rebel
lion, when the Democrats say that all
cause for partisan feeling has passed,
and have advocated an era of economy
and reform, that these same Democrats
show their insincerity in their professed
principles by selecting jury panel in a
county where there are more Republi.
cans than Democrats. and rs Democrats
and only 26 Republicans were chosen
as jurymen. Neither the Gazette
nor the Herald" need try to cover up
this fact, by bringing up the days OF
the war: The present is what we are
alluding to, the time of Democratic re-
form, which has been so often promised,
and now that the Republican has the
independence aAd back bone to show up
the hollowness of such sham reform,
both the papers named are trying to
show that the reform they advocated
was that of an eye for an eye, and a
.ooth for tooth. Revenge is what the
Democracy is after, and they have com
menced it in New Castle county by
stutting the jury wheel with partisan
Democrats. All We can say is, go ahead
gentlemen there is hereafter in the
not far future.
Year: 1879

: There is no doubt about it, Mr.. Tilden
must set that barrel to rolling through
tho South at once, or there'll be trouble.
The opposition to him in the Southern
journals becomes more outspoken each
day. They go so far as to say that it
would be great boon to the party to
have him out of the field, since his
nomination will take all the energy and
spirit out of the campaign SO far as the
Southern Democrats are concerned.
Why not start Smith Tweed at once?
He knows the ground, and how to
irrigate 1t.
Year: 1879

IP Mr.. BAYARD should not succeed
in getting the nomination for the Presi-
dency, it will be very easy matter
for the EVERY Evening" to publish a
column editorial denying that he had
ever been a candidate.