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Year: 1878

OUR intelligence from the First Dis
trict each day is more encouraging to
the friends of Maj. PettibOne. His
election is assured. The only question
now is, what shall his majority be.
Year: 1878

WE FAIL to see anything to admire in
the conduct of the Senators on the Silver
question, who were favorable to single
gold standard. They started out with
that proposition, and If they had been
actuated by no other than patriotic SEN
timents they would have adhered to it,
and given way when they found they
could not secure that object either by
abusive threats and mean insinuations of
dishonesty cast at their constituents, they
sought to build up the cause of their
clients, the rich bondholders, by adding
largely to the silver dollar and limiting it
as a legaltender; thus forming one cur
renoy for the rich and indolent and an
other for the poor and industrious me-
chanic. A fifty dollar or hundred dol
lar bond held by poor man, by this
limitation, could be paid in silver-ac-
cordlng to their argument, deprecated
silver, the "dishonest dollar"-but the
larger bonds belonging to the rich would
have to be paid in gold-gold worth a
hundred cents to the dollar. Away with
such legislation-it is not fit to appear in
the councils of Republic that boasts OF
its public schools and the general educa
ton of its people as ours does. The peo
pie cannot be deceived by the words o.
triflers aping greatness in craftsmanship
craftsmanship means one thing, ant
the trucking arguments that would no
be accounted able in q countrv cour
room, means quite another thing.
Year: 1878

A Snail that was creeping unwill-
ingly to School was overtaken by an


older Companion, who did not fail to
chide his Dilatoriness "When l was
your age,p saidlhis Senior, 4 I had soar
ed to the Pinnacle of Wisdom, while
you will die in Ignorance whether the
the Hoof of Destiny which squashes you
is that of the Bos Domesticus, or merely
of an Ok How little do you know Of
Classic History, how our Ancestors were
the fatorites of Heliogaba1us and
Ctesiphon--" At this moment their
Meditations were interrupted by the
Approach of a Peasant, who, casting
them into his Basket, shortly converted
them into Nutritious Broth for his
Ailing Wife. Noral-This Fable Teach
es US that it is Needless to introduce the
Higher Branches into the Public
| Schools. .-NeW York World Fable. d !
Year: 1878

THE Work or THE SUPREME COURT.
Among the current beliefs in this State is
one to the effect that the Calendar of the
Supreme Court of California is loaded
WITH undecided eases, and that the Judges
are 50 overburdened with work as to be
quite incapable OF clearing the fle. Even
lawyers entertain this theory, many if
not most Of lhsn supnosrg that there arc
several hundred Of cases awaiting decs-
ion. This. however, like good many
popular notions, is altogether erroneous.
The truth is thnt there were not more
than twenty Undecided cases on tho Cal
ondar of the Supreme Court at the close
OF the last term. Some years ago the
work Of the Court did get very much in
arrears, but latterly it has been disposed
of 80 promptly that She Court may be
said to have placed itself l,'irly on a level
with the demands of the public. This
fact shows that under the existing system
the work can be disposed of without in.
crcusing the machinery, and in view of
the forthcoming revision of the Constitu.
ton the subject possesses considerable in
tereit and not little significance. Re.
cord Union.
Year: 1878

BALLOT PAtER.-We have received
from the Secretary of State n sample of
the ballot paper provided by him for use
at ALI elections, us required by section
l,lSo OF the Political Code, which directs
that The Secretary OF State must pro-
vide and keep constantly on hand a suf-
ilcient quantity Of paper, uniform in col
or, weight, texture and appearance, 80
to supply the demand for paper for tick
cts" Section l,l9I Of the code says that
No ticket must be used Mt any election
or circulated on the day of election, un-
Iefs 1t is written or printed on paper fur
ni'hed by the Secretary OF State, or upon
paper IN every respect precisely like such
paper The paper collected by Mr..
Beck Is OF II light pink color. lie has
reduced the price to five dollars per ream.
Year: 1878

BULLY FOR yEHAMA !--Democracy
does a good thing occasionally AID mem
sers Of that party in Tchama County are
entitled to mn extra credit for having de-
feated Major General Colonel 4. j. Lew
is Esquire, for the nomination of Dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention.
The course pursued by Lewis in the
State Senate at the last two sessions was
SO Objectionable to all honorable citizens
that he should never again be heard from
in official position. His own party at
home has repudiated him. We'll done,
neighbor.
Year: 1878

A judge Charges a Grand jury in OPP


position 70 Hayes Instructions.


INDrANApoIIs, Nov. 19.-The grand
Jury of the United States Court came in
toopen court this morning and, by thelI
foreman, General 'Hascall, reported that
the District Attorney had received in
structions from the President OF the
United States against prosecuting GER
tain party for alleged embezzlement In
the First National Bank Of Indianapo-
lis, meaning Carey w. Miller, and that
they had been requested TO investigate
the matter, and desired to know from
the Court whether 1t was their duty to
proceed with the case, instructions of the
President to the District Attorney to the
contrary notwithstanding. Whereupon
Judge Gresham charged them.


He said that they were bound TO re-
spect their oath, and that they would, es-
cape the obligation of this oath by heed
ing the instructions of the President in
this particlar case, The President may
if he feels so inclined, interfere even in
advance of Indictment. by exercising the
pardoning power In no other way has
lie the slightest authority to controlling
your action. He has it in his power TO
pardon the alleged offender, and, unless
he is willing to take this responsibility,
he has no more right TO control your
action than The Gar of Russia. lfyou
believe the Presidents instructions to the
District Attorney were intended to pre-
vent you from making the fullest exam
ination into the matter before you and
from returning an indictment against the
accused, if the evidence shonld warrant
it, you to do your duty. The moment
the Executive ii allowed to control the
action of the courts in administration of
criminal justice their Independence is
gone. 1t is due the President to say that
the Court does not believe he has any
desire to encroach upon the judiciary OF
thet he contemplated any unwarranted
interference by his instructions to the Dis
trict Attorney. District Attorney says in
open court that he is ready and willing to
aid you IN any examination of this case
which.y YOU may feel called upon 10 make.
He and his assistants are faithful Off
Gers and will render you all necessary aid
il this as in other cases.
Year: 1878

EVERY newspaper man in the coun-
try who has encountered Fred Bren-
nan, of the Memphis press, will be
delighted to learn that he has been
finally restored to- perfect health.
When he, Harvey Mathes and Barney
Hughes, having escaped at last from
the deadly clutches of the ghastly
plague, meet In some old haunt OF
gsniEl good fellowship to celebrate
their own good fortune, they should
not forget that they have so lived that
proper monument if they had fall
len, would be lifted up in their honor,
in the hearts and memories of their
surviving brethren. Ia fact they have
as many and strong inducements to
commit suicide ss any three fellows We
know, and we are surprised that they
suffered the opportunity to kick the
bucket to pass unimproved.
Year: 1878

drive him to insanity, murder or sui


eide in very brief time after the hon.


eymoon. He was well aware of the


difficulties of his position, but calmly


determined to prevent his wife from
flirting. and was strengthened In that


determination by the open pity which


his friends expressed for him. Ii so


happened that he had learned, through
some occult source, that the widows
teeth, which were marvelously peauti-


full, were false. He was the only hu-


man beng In Benicia who possessed


this terrible secret, and he felt we'll as


sured that it would enable HIM to re-


press all flirting tendencies on the part


OF his future bride. The honeymoon


was passed in travelling from place to


place In the State of California, and no
opportunity was given to the wife to
indulge her fondness for society other
than that of her husband. On the
very first morning after the pair re-
turned to Benicia the husband rose ear
ly, put his wife's entire set OF teeth in
his pocket, and coolly informed her
that hereafter he should never lesve
her alone without taking her teeth with
him. Tears, eptreaties and threats
had no effect upon him, and he car
ried off the teeth, remarking rs he
went out of the door that it was his
duty as husband to guard her from
the approaches Of designing men, and
to thus prevent any shadow of discord
from blighting their married happi-
ness.


For the next three months that un-
happy wife was never seen apart from
her husband. Scores of young men
who called upon her in his absence
were politely told that she was not at
home. Obviously, this was the only
course which she could pursue. Ev-
cry day, when her husband went to
business, he carried her teeth with
him, and she would sooner have died
than to have shown herself in a tooth
less state. Every evening her teeth
were restored to her, and she was per-
mitted to receive calls in her husbands
presence. The whole town was lost in
wonder at her absolute cessation of
flirting, and hundreds of husbands
were ready TO offer unlimited wealth to
learn how she had been so completely
subjugated.


Last week while the husband, with
the teeth in his pocket, was about to
leave his place of business and return
home, note from his wife was pnt
into his hands. 1t informed him that,
weary of his intolerable cruelty, she
had eloped. The companion of her
fight was man, both of whose legs
had been shot away. I'VE have offset
my teeth against his legs" said the
note, ''and we can overlook each 9TH
er's peculiaritles. BY this time the !
guilty pair are on their way to the |
East, where cork legs and false teeth |
can be had at q few days notice, and |
the deserted husband is convinced that
TO keep willful woman from flirting
is beyond the power o! man.
Year: 1878

From the Catholc rnitere.


May be ii Is just occurring to our
Protestant diyines what they rejected
when they eliminated purgatory from
their reformed evangelical calendar. No
wonder Protestant humanity recoils from
the abhorrent injustice which doons
alike the lagrant sinner and tho venial
transgressor to an eternity Of deprivation
and despair. tt.4
Year: 1878

Detroit Free Press: When a rosy
looking girl backs up to stranger at q
country dance and asks him to whack
that mosquito which is gnawing her be-
tween the shoulders, it is no time to read
up on Chesterfield.
Year: 1878

MoHAMMED's CURsE.-A true follower
of the Prophet will refrain from wine, as
prohibited by the Koran. The popular
belief about the cause of the prohibition
is that Mohammed when on his way TO
the mosque one day saw band Of his
followers, whose happy looks and gay
laughter made pleasant impression
upon him. He inquired the cause, and
was told that they were lively through
having partaken of wine; he approving
ly smiled and passed on. On his return
the scene of merriment was changed to
one of strife and bloodshed. and be was
informed that it was the result OF drunk.
enness. He then laid curse upon the
liquor that had occasioned the disaster,
and upon all who should thenceforth
indulge in it.
Year: 1878

The Zuni Indians have raised this season a large crop of corn, and the yield was excellent. They have also had good luck with their peach crops, the yield being large. The peach or chard of the Zunis is located on the south side of quite mountain, and the earth is composed of a peculiar white sand tkat seems to hold the moisture and keep the peach forest thrifty, and insures a good yield of fruit almost every season. Two hun dred years ago these Indians were a church going and believing people, and so continued to the present 18th century, when they dispensed with religious teachers, and turned their temple of worship into stables and goat pens. They claim to be closely related to the Americans, but disclaim all ties of kindred with the Mexicans Miner.
Year: 1878

Now that the Moffett register has been in operation in Virginia long enough to afford basis for accurate statistics, it would be interesting to learn exactly how many drinks are sold on the day alter a state election. and by what percentage the consump- ton of alcohol exceeds the daily aver. age.
Year: 1878

Owing to illness Henry Clay Dean fail
ed to make his appearance here on the
4th and 9Th of this month. lie has writ
ten o the committee that he will he here
on the goth and goth inst, without fail
The subjects are the same as announced
hef ore.
Year: 1878

An English gentleman and his
lady, who were on their passage to
the East Indies in one Of the yes.
sells of an English fleet, paid visit
to the admiral's ship, leaving two
young children in the care of a ne
gro servant who was about eighteen
years of age. A violent storm aris.
ing during their absence, the shin
containing the two children was
fast sinking, when a boat arrived
from the admirals ship for their re-
lief. The crew eagerly crowded to
the boat; but the negro lad finding
there was only room for him alone
or the two children, generously put
them on board, and remained him.
self on the wreck, which, with the
generous boy, was Immediately in.
quilted in the ocean.
Year: 1878

At Peel's River, Canada, on one
occasion, a very old carcajou (the
trapper's name for the glutton)
discovered a marten-road, on which
was nearly a hundred and fifty
traps. The line was visited about
once fortnight; but the beast fell
into the way Of coming oftener. 1t
was determined to put a stop to his
thieving and his life together, cost
what it might. So six strong traps
were set at as many different points,
and also three steel traps. For
three weeks all attempts to catch
the beast was without success. The
animal carefully avoided the traps
set for his own benefit, and seemed
to take more delight than ever in
demOlishing the marten.traps and
eating the martens, scattering the
poles in every direction and each
ing (hiding) what bats or martens
be did not deyour on the spot. AS
the trappers had no poison IN those
days a gun was set on the bank of
a little lake. The gun was con-
cealed in some low bushes, but the
bait was so placed that the carcaiou
must see it on the way up to the
bank. The path to the gun was
blockaded with small pine trees,
which completely hid it.


On the frat visit afterward it was
found that the beast had gone up to
the bait and smelled it, but had left
it untouched. He had next pulled
up the pine tree that blocked the
path, and gone around the gun and
cut the line which connected the
bait with the trigger just behind
the muzzle. Then he had gone
back and pulled the bait away, and
carried it out on the lake and de-
voured it at his leisure. There the
string was found. 1t could scarcely
be believed that all this had been
done designedly, for it seemed that
faculties fully on par with human
reason would be required for such
an exploit if done Intentionally.
Everything had been rearranged
and the string tied where it had
been bitten. But the result was
exactly the same for three success
sive occasions, as could plainly be
seen by the footprints; and what
was most singular of all, each time
the brute was careful to cut the
knot II little back of where it was
tied before, as if actually reasoning
with himself that even the knot
might be some new device, and
therefore a source of hidden danger
he would prudently avoid. The
trapper came to the conclusion that
that carcajou ought to live, as he
must be something human, if not
worse. He gave it up and aband-
dOrcd the road for a period.
Year: 1878

sat LOOKING at the trembling man
with eyes that fairly blazed with
fury. Sturdiyant uttered a groan,
and sank back in the chair, with
his face white and rigid. The
stranger with one sweep gathered
up the money from the table and
thrust it into his breast.


"That ace Of hearts is an un.
lucky card for you, Daniel Sturdi.
vant," he said, coldly. "'You played
it once when you thought it to your
advantages. Now, God help you
for that play is returned"


AS he spoke, he raised a pistol
which we had not seen, and, before
we could stop him, aimed it delib.
erately at the trembling man and
fired. The gambler fell heavily
upon the table, a corpse, and the
bright blood streamed over it, hid.
ing the fatal card from sight.


Gentlemen" said the stranger,
rising to his feet, as we stood. para.
lyzed with horror at the dreadful
scene, "that man ruined my wife
and tried to murder me. have
been hunting for him ten years."


He walked slowly by us down
the stairway to the lower deck.
Just then the steamer touched at
a landing and he sprang ashore and
vanished in the dark woods.


] never learned the history of the
mysterious affair, for the dead gam.
bier was beyond human question
ing, and | never saw the stranger
again; but l shall not soon forget
the impression it made upon me al
the time.
Year: 1878




A New York letter says: One oil
the worst features of these cases oi
destitution is the great number OF
women who can do nothing in par
ticular = educated, accomplished,
refined, but unable to earn living
at anything anybody wants done.
The number of these cases is
frightlul. The other day young
woman who had lost her husband
and been swindled out of her little
property by a lawyer applied for
work. She could speak three Ian
guageS and teach four; she could
teach music; she could copy letters,
direct envelopes, entertain their
company, sing-she had never made
bread, nor even her own dresses,
and could not read alOad 80 that
anybody would care to listen to her.
She had good nature and an extra
clearinghouse finish, but there
was nobody of practical, available
training between the upper and
under side of her equipment. And
her case represents that of hundreds.
Wendell Phillips experience with
the Boston girl who could not even
read to his wife, could be matched
by a thousand cases here. The girl
of the period is not self.support.
ing commodity, and it so happens
that a vast number of the men of
the period show no special desire to
pay her board bills and furnish her
with pin-money.
Year: 1878

A curious case as to the rights of
the finder OF lost property, whose
owner is unknown, is reported from
Rhode Island. The plaintiff bought
an old safe and offered to sell it to
the defendant. The defendant would
not buy it. but agreed to take it and
sell it if he could. using it himself in
the mean time. While it was thus
in his possession, he found a roll of
bank bills inside the lining. No one
knew to whom they belonged. The
defendant therefore concluded to
keep them. The plaintiff. upon learn
ing of the discovery of the money,
demanded the return of the safe just
as it was when delivered The de-
fendant returned it, but without the
bank bills; whereupon. the plaintiff
The Supreme Court held that the
finder was entitled TO retain the pro-
perty as against the party who put
the safe into his hands for sale and
the authorities generally maintain
the right of the finder, in this class
Of cases. as against all persons ex-
cept the real owner.
Year: 1878

To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:


/ send you the enclosed slip. On
the subject of finances. II is GER
tainly near the point, and sets forth
the subject of the public debt, in q
clearer light than any thing I have
ever seen. hope you will copy it
into the GAZETTE, whether you en-
dorse all Of its sentiments or not, as
it will be source Of information to
the people. and think that every
paper in this country would do well
to copy it, and then let every reader
try to preserve the article for future
reference, as there may be stormy
times ahead of us. when such docu-
ments as this may be very valua-
bile. Yours. w. L. WAUGH.
Year: 1878

fairly traced out, would be rePest ~
ted as q double conceive cones
joined ut their bases, the apex Of
the one being himself the apex OF
the other Adam. Probably the true
form of such family tree would be


an ellipsis. -
Year: 1878




In Eastern Oregon there ia vast
tracts of Government land that is
rich for agriculture and grazing pur-
poses. These lands are being taken
up very fast by emigrants who are
seeking homes in the West. They
are inside the limits Of the railroad
that will be built soon from Port
land to intersect with some of the
roads in the East, and when this is
done that part of the country will
excel all the rest of the State.
Right here, I would advise all of my
Tennessee friends, il they come to
Oregon, not to stop in the valley
but to go on where. in a few years.
they can be not only independent
but with a little labor and moral
courage they can be rich. g1f


MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.


The manufacturing industry of
Oregon is yet in its infancy, not
withstanding she has vast resources
in that respect. Her water power
is unlimited, and her mineral wealth
is IN the greatest abundance, and it
is only waiting for capital and en-
terprise to take hold Of it. The
want of more manufactures is a
great drawback to Oregon. There
is sent out of the State from five to
seven thousand dollars annually for
agricultural implements alone.


OREGON IN GENERAL.


The people of Oregon. are from
every State in the Union. and Of ev-
cry Nationality of the Globe. Ev-I
cry branch of trade is in prosper
Gus condition the merchants carry
a large stock Of goods and business
is done on the credit system--mer-
chants carrying their customers over
from one year to another. The doc.
Year: 1878

In Western Oregon the price Of
land depends great deal upon its
LOCATION. In the valley the price
ranges from $500 to $4,000 per
acre. The land in the valley is.
greater part OF it. owned by large
land-holders, who are reluctant about
selling it off in small farms, and
there is large per cent. of the val
ley lands that are comparatively
worthless. at present. on account Of
being low and overflowed for great
er part of the year.
Year: 1878

The advantages Of marriage over
celibacy have been presented by
pro-matrimoniahsts from time inn
memorial; but one advantage not
yet touched upon has heen revealed
Of late by sundry suits at law.
This is purely moral, and not to
be despised because post-mortraa-
ry. Ithas become plain that now
no man Of any means can die y
bachelor and be accepted as such
in the full sense. He is hardly in
his grave before somebody turns
UP claiiningto to be lis son Or daugh-
ter through nm illigitinlate connec-
tion. UsuaHyahere are several Of
these claimants, and they are apt
to concoct story that is plausible
enough to be to certain extent
believed. Theworldi is oensorions;
it seems determined to doubt that
any man of common mould can or
will lead strictly moral life, par
ticularly If lie be unmarried. When
bachelor Of property hiss passed
away. and an effort is made by one
or more sconndrels TO establish
their legitimate or illegitimacy,
those are not wanting who will say:
quite probable. He was no doubt
q sly old fox. Mighty hard to
trust men, etc. When a man has
been i husband and leaves chill
dren. rs very rare that second
familyis Invented. But bachel-
or's memory N always exposed to
this kind ~ scandal. The ssint-
liest saint who has ever breathed
could not be guaranteed against
such assault. III the Cardiff giant
had left any money, somebody
would have Appeared TO call him
Lothario. Tie sole security to
ones reputation after death is IN
marriage.