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Year: 1877

that there is no expcdicnt by which the
army be lawfully provided for alter tho
30th OF Juno without an appropriation bill Secretary
shermans long familiarity with the laws governing
appropriations and their expenditure makes him an
authority in the present Tho Attorney General
is also reported to be OF the same opinion.


CLERK ADAMS ON HIS DUTIES IN ORGANIZING


THE HoUsE--THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY


INCONVENIENCE RESULTING FROM EXCESSIVE


ECONOMY.


Mr. Adams, Clerk or the House, says that in regard
to the convening and organization OF the House
he has option, discretion or authority except to
follow the law lie will make out the list OF members
few days for the Sergeant Arms, putting
therein all who entitled to pay far as he
knows by the Information in his possession. There
many cases, he says, where there conflicting
certificates. in which he yet tell what his action
will be as he will have to make examination and prob
ably take the advice Of counsel He instances tho
case OF Florida, whore there dual certificates
which conflict, there others in Missouri
and California where tho question who is entitled
representative donors is in litigation In which there
may be time consumed before q decision Is
reached These cases the usual contests
for seats where there Is an immediate admission
a prma facc case vi ono OF the contest.
ants. Mr. Adams denies having said that
the next House OF Representatives would have
a democratic majority OF twenty-five. While he can
pretend to tell accurately what the majority will
be, he says that he went over the list Of the members
tho other day with Mr. Mcpherson, his predecessor,
and, allowing the republicans the benefit of all
which there is dispute doubt, the democrats will
have three majority OF course In the settlement OF
contested election there may DO large
OF this majority.


In regard to an extra session he thinks from what he
has heard that there will be session early In May
He understands that the authorities not see how
they can under the law get along without having an
appropriation made tor the army


One OF the Official OF the late session Of Congress
during its last hours has been q source Of much
vexation to Mr. Adams though good naturcdly borne
by him. Owing to the incorrgible ideas Of economy
entertained by the late Representative Holman OF In.
diana, which caused the House good deal OF embar-
rassmen for about about two thirds OF the time
Mr. Adams has been Clerk, there has been money
in the contingent iund Notwithstanding this vacuy
resolutions have been passed directing many persons
to be paid out OF the contingent fund when there
was 20 money in IT, This has been done the extent
Of probably S. So 00O and there
ingly number OF pages AMI clerks unpaid in amounts
voted them by law. Besides this number OF wit.
nessos summoned hero by investigating committees
remain 10 be paid and II Is thought many have gone
away from here with their vouchers, but these latter
can now obtain the money by sending them to the
Clerks ONCE.
Year: 1877

MEETING OF coLLIERs-THE COAL COMPANIES
lied.


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


SCRANTON, Pa, March 1G 1877.
A immense meeting OF miners and aborers was held
here light for the purpose Of taking relative
to tho reduction Of wages, which took effect Thurs
day last. number OF speeches wcrc made de-
mandatory OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Coal Company for enforcing a reduction of
fifteen per cont in the paltry pay of the mon, and
speaker suggested the appointment OF committee TO
wait tho officers OF the company and ask tho cause
Of this constant cutting down of their miserable oarn
ings Il was stated that large number OF tho mon
were in great distress for tho bare ueoessaries OF
life, and the question Of strike was freely dis.
cusscd.


PRUDENT coUysELs


Tho general sentiment seemed opposed TO a STRIKE
beng OF avail, since they had organization to
make II effective. committee Of men from the
various mines was appointed, however, TO take tho
matter into consideration and the great body OF tho
men will be guided by their advice. They In
srnced TO draft resolutions OF indignation, denounc
ing the action OF tho companies, Tor having in the
OF iam,ne made such aswecpng reduction IN their
wages The meeting was very earnest and orderly.


INCORRECT STATEMENT.


The statement OF President Franklin b. Gowan, MS
published in the Philadelphia Times yesterday, that the
mines in this region wore working Oh full tme is ncor
rect. The mines here not working third OF the
timc Is thcro any indication OF Increased activity


RELIEF MEASURES.


An Influential meeting Of ctizens, presided by
Mayor Mckune and composed OF clergy men, ban kers
and business mon generally was held IN tho Council
Rooms tonight, and organized a roef committee.
consisting oil about 100 persons to receive and dis
tribute assistance among the suffering poor. Tho
mttee Will hold It's first meeting tomorrow morning.
10 y or IN" o
popular heart Is with the poor and none will starvc
Year: 1877

THE EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.


It's as good settled that there will DO an extra
session OF Congress, aud that II will be called TO con.
vcnc between the 18TH OF May and the LIST June This
dounito dctermnaticn OF the question Is tho result
el an opinion given by Secretary sherman
Year: 1877

years, the ducks are often loaded with several pounds, weight of this substance not less than ten pounds in some in stances. During the first stages the crystals are quite evenly disposed over ali the birds feathers above water, stick ing them together as firmly as fl glued. Then it accumulates in punches of strings, forming drags or rafts with which the bird can swim but slowly, if at all ,; and, if formed from the bill or head, soon causes it's death by drowning.

 The specialization always takes place in the night time, and entirely disap- pears after few hours exposure to the morning sun, or in the fresh water springs on the border of the lake. The condi- tions necessary to produce the crystals in this manner are no less remarkable. 1t occurs during the spring months only. and only on clear nights with north whichever on cloudy nights or with the wind from any other quarter than the north. The lake, which is about a mile and a quarter in length and, per haps, mile in width, is not over three feet in depth at the deepest. Strong winds, no matter from what direction, agitate its waters 10 the bottom, giving them milky or yellowish cast. If th;s effect were produced by the desiccating north winds exclusively, it might afford some clue to the cause of the excessive specialization at such times, but it is not; other winds stir the gases from the bottom quite as much or more than that.

 During the lieutenant's stay in the valley the wind one night was from the north, but the sky was overcast. As foretold by Capt. Joe. no ducks were caught next morning. The following night the wind was from the same point but there were no clouds. On such oc- casions the Indians spend the entire night in singing and in their peculiar in cantations, in full faith that they truly inspire an abundant harvest of ducks in the early morning. Their faith was fully realized on this occasion, for, before the suns rays had touched the acrid water, Capt. Joe and his band had caught scores of the hapless birds.

 The principal supply of the lake is from two immense and pottomless pools or artesian waters located quite close to its edge. The valley itself is entirely surrounded by high mountains, it's soil and general characteristics being nothing unusual to the country.-Inyo (Cal Independent.
Year: 1877

There is no Turkish home-life. By home-life, l understand the frequent gathering together under the same roof, and in the same room, of the members of family, and all the influences and attendant circumstances which such fre- quent gatherings imply. The Turkish house consists of two parts, one for men called the selamlik, and the other for women called the haremlik. These are usually the two wings of the house, and are commonly altogether separated from each other by central hall. Thus the men have their part of the house and the woman theirs. Neither is allowed, with out permission to enter the territory of the ether. In Turkish house, the men and women do not take their meals to- pether, do net sit around a table, and can hardly be said to feed decently. It is quite possible for men and women who do not know the use of fork to be very clean about their food, but the use of a fork is great step toward cleanli- ness in eating. A Turk holding a con siderable position in the state will take 8 handful of boiled rice from the common dish, and after having squeezed all the water out by working it well in his hand, will put the lump into the mouth of a guest as mark of peculiar favor. There is a slovenliness about Turks at their meals which is probably due to the fact that men and women, do not take their meals together. The object of the meal is solely to eat. Small tables, usually without cloths, the dishes ready for every ones fingers. and the absence of score of small conveniences which every European tables furnishes, could only be tolerated by people who get their meals anyhow. What is said of breakfast applies equally to the other meals during the day. The civilizing effect upon household of requiring all the members to meet together, the atten- tion which has to be given to dress, and to certain proprieties of life, the conver- sation which takes place, are all So many influences which the Turkish house is entirely without. The truth is that the separation of the women from the men absolutely destroys every thing worth speaking of as home life, and | causes the life of Turk in his own house to be utterly wearisome and stupid --C Cor. London Times.
Year: 1877

There is considerable grumbIing among some Of the
democratic City Fathers TO their treatment among
the different departments They allege that they
not obtain any patronage for their fronds. They also
complain that Comptroller Kelly insists upon being
consulted and naming all the appointments. from the
highest to the lowest, In tho gift OF Tammany Hall.


1t is likely that Mayor Ely will send in to tho Alder
men at their next meeting another namo for Park
Commissioner in place OF William X. Martin, whose
term of Office expired last May


IL Is sometimes matter OF speculation around the
City Hail to how 1t Is tnat bids arc accepted Nr
goods to be furnished 10 different departments ut
prices much lowor than those articles can be pur-
chased In tho market Probably the public might be
enlightened this point through investigation by
the Commissioners Of Accounts.


Comptroller Kelly yesterday signed warrants amount
ing $66 00O the Of 052 SO being for
on the city debt and sig, S3l A for the Founding
Asylum.


Mayor Ely yesterday signed the resolution of tho
Aldermen permitting the laying OF pipe across the
East River 10 Hunters Point for the purpose OF send
ing oil from the Standard Works. The oil company
has entered into contract by which II is agreed not
to Objectionable matter their business In Queens
county, Tho Mayor refused to sign the ordinance un-
less such guarantee was given.
Year: 1877

Motioa Tor aIimony was made yesterday in tho
Brooklyn City Court, before judge McCuc, by counsel
for Mrs Mary Ann Kelly who Is defendant IN q suit
for divorce brought against her By her husband Will


lam Kelly, OF No. 7so Lafayette svsnue The mother
Year: 1877




When at night we climb the
gloomy outside stairway that leads
to our parlors. and tread the dark
hall towards the wellknown ilscrip-
ton that reads 'tNo Admittance
except on Business we always
experience peculiar sensations. We
are approaching the intellectual do
main of which we are the Great


Iogul and stoical High Priest-and
feelings Of awe sd sometimes chilli
ness-creep over US as we near its
portals. There are three or four
rooms. besides ours, occupied in
that hall. The occupants are steady,
silent boys. They retire early and
| alas, for our day break sleep, too
early. We don't rise with the lark,
or any other bird-unless it is the
lneledious bed-bug. We sometimes
arise with that bird in the night and
look for him. Alas, he is not there.
He can abscond as quickly and si-
lentiy as bank cashier But to
our subject. The other night when
weary and worn (our cloths, at least
we're worm, we ascended the old
stairway, we heard a groan. We
have heard groans on battlefelds aud
we recognized the present groan as
"a groan. Bet you four dollars it
was a groan. Groaping along 10
the ghostly darkness we stumbled
over human form. A thrill of in.
describable horror stole over us.
What if q midnight assassin had
placed himself in that position for
the purpose of enlisting our sympa-
thies, and then when we bent to
whisper our sympathies and pour
out the contents ofour pocket-books,
stab US to the heart with barlow
knife Ye several gods what a mo-
ment It may be nece ssary here TO
state that we are extremely courage.
Gus. We fear nothing-except credi-
tors. We can even eat hash with
out tremor. When our foot touch
ed the prestrate, mysterious form,
our heart turned double back sum-
mersault Our hair turned as white
as snow in second. 1--WE have had
it colored since There was no
sound except the beating of our
heart and the heavy breathing Of
the PROSTATE form beneath us. The
darkness was so dense that it would
take the light of a talIow candle an
hour to bore its way through yard
of it. We felt uneasy. Something
must be did. STOPPING suddenly
we seized the unseen form by the
throat. Then the unseen form
reached up and catching us by the
nec-tie, gave it twist that caused
us to lose our right senses and imag-
inc that we had been hung for kill
ing an exchange friend. We loos-
ened our hold and so did the un-
seen form. Thought I'd fetch
you," said the u. f. ''Who are your
we gasped. The melancholy reply
was ''only a tramp got any ter
backer?''
Year: 1877




One OF tie most beautiful and
lovely young ladies Of Charlotte at
tended the ball at Columbia on
Thursday night, and met with quite
an adventure. During the evening
she was dancing with enc Of the
handsomest beaux of that city,
when, becoming sntangled in the
yintricaeies Of the train Of another
lady. he fell and also threw his part
ner. who struck the floor with
such force that she became insensi-
bic. Great excitement followed the
occurrence and in an instant the
young lady was surrounded by .
frightened crowd or ladies and gen.
tIemen. At this instant Gov. Hamp-
ton. who had been an eye witness
to the occurrence, appeared in the
midst Of the eager and excited
crowd and pushing aside those who
stood near, gathered the reclining
form OF the young lady in his arms,
ard bore her into the Lieut.. Cover
pors room which adjoins the hall OF
Year: 1877

Deacon Jones. just deceased. had
a very red nose. His widow thought
it very personal in the minister to
begin his funeral discourse AN
other shining light has been taken
from our congregation
Year: 1877

Although irrigation has been practised in this
country in primitive sort of way for hun
dreds of years, the cultivation of the staff of
life of the aborigines being impossible, except
in favored localities, without it, it is only
lately that there has been any attention given
to the work of utilizing our numerous noun
tain torrents in the cultivation Of sugar and
rice, by diverting them from their wasteful
plunge into the briny waste of waters, to the
dry and parched, but fertile plains which
skirt so many parts of the islands. As it
appears that the best cane lands are not those
where the rainfall is the greatest, and where
vegetation is the most rank and luxuriant, but
rather those leeward areas where the heat of
the sun is most fervid, and which present to
the eye, for the greater part of the year, a
scene of verdureless desolation, we are forced
to the conclusion that the approaching rapid
increase of agricultural industry in this corn-
try will be largely dependent on irrigation,
and that before long every available stream
will be tapped and made to furnish it
quota of water. 1t therefore behooves the
Government to initiate some practical irriga-
tion system for the Kingdom before mulpli-
city of interests shall render such thing
difficult and complicated.
Year: 1877

THE late fire has shown the necessity of
more substantial buildings in the business
portion of the city. Had it not been for the
fre-proof stole of Mr.. C. E. Williams, the fire
might have spread rapidly to the sea. But
fortunately this, the only building in contact
with the frame structure destroyed, confined
the fire to very narrow limits. If a brick
building is erected in pla, of the me destroy
ed, it will not only improve the appearance OF
the vicinity but afford greater security. With
the increase of capital, and reduction of the rate
of interest, there can be no good reason why
other frame buildings, now occupied as stores,
and containing stocks valued at from ten to
twenty-thousand dollars, should not be replac-
ed with brick or stone structures. The rate
of interest for money loaned on such security
ought not to exceed seven or eight per cent, if
for term of several years.
Year: 1877

THE Banco decision which we publish in
to-day's issue in the case of Brunz VS. the
Minister of the Interior, establishes an i'm
portant rule for the issuing of Royal Patents
confirming Land Commission Awards, which
cannot but be of great utility hereafter to hold
ers of portions of such awards as well as to
the government.


The case was brought to ascertain whether
or not the Minister could refuse to issue a
Patent to the holder of portion of an award
which had been originally granted by sur
veyed boundaries. The law states that he
shall issue Patent to "any holder of an
award" The defendants counsel argued
that these words gave no authority to give a
patent to any holder of a portion only of an
award. The court held that such Patent
could not be refused, that every such land
owner was entitled to perfect title whenever
he was ready to pay the government commu-
tation, and added 4 statement of the require
ments as to description of boundaries to be
observed in future application therefor, which
seems to US necessary restriction. This de-
cision is especially important at the present
time-the beginning of an era of increased
activity in real estate dealings.
Year: 1877

AN article on our fourth page on the subject
of adcertisiRg, will repay perusal. We hear
complaints occasionally of dull times, but
they are chiefly from those who do not adver-
tise freely and continuously. The man who
lets the public know what wares he has and
what he has that is new, seldom has occasion
to speak of dull times. As the article refer
red to says: advertisements, 10 produce the
greatest return, ''should be continuous. Any
idea of disseminating them for period. how
ever brief, with the view of saving, is as we
have seen, mistake which leads only to
disappointment and loss. 1t involves not
only the loss of the time during which the
advertisement ceases to appear, but the
additional loss of the time required to bring
the public interest up the point at which it
left off. The proverh, "out of sight out of
mind, is nowhere moro applicable than in the
case of an advertisement"
Year: 1877

PROFESSOR Davidson has recently deliver
ed before the Sacramento Literary Institute
an interesting lecture on the above topic,
which is published in the Sacramento Union OF
the 2lst of February, in which he gave a
graphic account of the state of the science in
India, Italy and Egypt, dwelling especially
on the marvels of engineering skill in the
former country, where the English have done
wonders for the benefit of the swarming in
habitants. India stands pre-eminent in its
gigantic undertakings for systematically irri-
eating large districts through engineering
means that are, and in one sense must be un-
PARALLEL. 1t is probable that 10 other country
affords such an area of fertile land capable of
being made to produce two crops annually,
wholly or in part by artificial means


For probably more than two thousand years
the native races of India have supplemented
the rains by irrigation from reservoirs, canals,
and from millions of wells; but it has been
reserved to the English to develop the system
of irrigation so thoroughly that it is now
merely question of time when the great pro-
jects already examined shall be built. Those
projected, aud nearly all under progress, are
estimated to cost Sl69, 1900 and with their
completion, within the next twenty-three
years, We may safely say that the population
will be doubled, famines will be mitigated.
and the most important to the Government,
the revenues will certainly be more than
doubled and their rule and authority more
firmly established.


The first English irrigating enterprise in
India was undertaken by an incorporated
company, upon whose expenditures the East
India Government guaranteed the interest.
Financially it was not success. A second
undertaking by another company without
guarantee (but the free gift of all the land re-
quired for permanent works, etc., was a fail
ure, and the Government bought the works.


These and other failures seem almost unac-
countable when we learn that on the Madras
system the cost of water supplied was one
fftieth of the cost by native labor; whilst the
ratio of profit to the cultivation from equal
areas of irrigated and of "dry land" is more
than three to one, and the ratio of revenue to
the Government about the same.


The natural inference from these facts
would seem to be that irrigation projects on
large scale should always be undertaken by
Government, rather than by private parties or
companies, for while they are often, we may
say generally, poor investments in the matter
of dollars and cents they almost always pay
heavy dividends to the Government by assur-
ing the increased prosperity of the people, by
causing the appreciation Of property, and by
the consequent increment of taxes.


This theory may not hold good in some of
its features to this country, where the limited
territory precludes the possibility of irriga-
CATION enterprises of any magnitude, render
ing it possible for any capitalist to undertake
the construction of canals, but we believe
that wherever stream, from its situation and
size, can be made available for irrigating
lands belonging to number of owners, it
should be held and controlled by the Govern
ment.
Year: 1877

sIR,-We beg leave to hand you herewith
' fol publication the correspondence which pass
ed in the months of October and November,
1875, between His Majesty late Ministry and
ourselves, relative 10 contract between the
Government and the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company. We desire the publication of the
correspondence for the purpose of showing
the grounds upon which the Company ask for
the payment of the subsidy. The following
two letters comprise the correspondence re-
ferred to:
Year: 1877

From dafter this date purchase on behalf Of the
Interior Department will he recognized the bills for
paid without written order Of the Minister of
he Interior. J. MOTT SMITH,


Interior Office, March 1877 Minister of the Interior
Year: 1877

LITTLE THINGs.-A serpent's fang Is a
little thing, but death Is its victory.


A baby is wee little thing, but con.
stable was once baby.


A cross word is little thing, but 1t ID
what stirs up the elephant.


The tongue Is little thing, but 1t Hlls
the universe with trouble.


An orange peel on the sidewalk is q little
thing, but it has upset many giant.


A word is little thing, but one werd
has been many mans destiny, tor good or
for evil.


A spark is but little thing, but 1t can
light poor mans pipe, or set the world
burning.


The acorn is little thing, but the black
bear and his family live in the oak that
springs from it.


A minute is little thing. but 1t is long
enough to pull dosen aching teeth. or TO
get married and have your own mother-in-
law. H


Life Is made up of little enough. Life,
itself, is but little thing; one breath less,
then comes the funeral.-[ Josh Baliags.
Year: 1877

A woman fell into an open coal hole
In the pavement in front Of . shop at Rich
mond, Ind. the other day. and in falling
thrust her hand through q window. The
shopkeeper helped her out and charged
her one dollar and forty cents for the brok-
en- glass.