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Year: 1874

TIE FAIR AND FEAST HELD At THE OREGON
Hill Methodist church will be continued until the
middle of next week. The ladies deserve the pa
tronagc they have received. 1t Is worth visit
there 10 see the elegantly decorated room In which
Is offered all the attractions OF festival.
Year: 1874

THE PRIMARY ELECTIoN.-A meeting OF
the City Conservative Committee was held
last night A bare quorum was present. and
the committee adjourned to meet on Tues
day night, when plan for conducting the
primary election will be adopted and other
important business appertanins to the con-
gressional election will be transacted.
Year: 1874

WEST MARSHALL STREET.-Marshall street
has lately been extended westward through
EIba Park. Much of the earth removed IN
the work of grading has been used in the,
western extension OF Leigh street
Year: 1874

WE ask the honest men of Dallas if
General Cabell, democratic candidate
for mayor, ever belonged to the freed.
mems bureau or the midnight loyal
leagues? Has he ever been connected
with anything since the war against
the general good of all? Did he not
make brave soldier i'm the war and a
poor but peaceful citizen since? Is not
his whole past career a guarantee of
good conduct i'm the future? If it can
be shown that his opponent has equal
claims upon the people, and never run
in partnership with loyal leagues, the
freedmen's bureau, or the radicals, let
it be shown.
Year: 1874

FRIEND BINGHAM, OF the Mckinney


Enqirer, INDUCES In the following very


excusable and commendable remarks


on the prosperity Of Collin county gen.


orally, and about the courthouse In


particular. We, in Dallas, John, all


know that you have gloriously rich
county and enterprising citizens, and
we rejoice with you in all that adds to
your prosperity. We beg to say, how
ever that Dallas desires to have praise
for her energy and pluck, in contract
ing for and building courthouse that,
at this time, has no equal in the state.
AT the time the contract was entered
into there were those among us who
| hO0ted at the court for their eXtrava-
gance in building such an enormous
house-a building, said they, that was
big enough for two or three such
counties as Dallas. Latterly, since our
town and county have improved so
rapidly in population and prosperity,
these same people, we imagine, will say
that the county court of 1871, saw n
little further into the future, than they
did. . ....


Several citizens of Dallas were in our
Office Thursday examining the photo
graph of our new court house, and each
and all were compelled to admit Collin
would have the handsomest house by
all odds. We knew all the time that
she was entitled to the best that could
he built, and wish to remind our neigh
bors that they need feel no chagrin at
being surpassed in anything by old
Collin. She is unquestionably the
wealthiest county in the state. We
say this and can prove it. Take the
assessment rolls and compare them
which gives higher figures than Collin,
has large towns or cities in it contain
ing heavy business houses carrying
stocks amounting to millions, which is
in reality the property of merchant
princes in distant cities. The wealth
of Collin is solid, and every dollar rem
dered is actually the property of her cit
izens. No foreign capitalists have their
mony invested here to drain the COM
munity of their labor, and we rejoice
at it.


We already have the finest church
building in northern Texas, and are |
going to build three more of the same
sort this summer. We are going to
have the finest court house in the |
state. We are going to have as fine u
Touring mill as can be found any
where; and all other public improve
ments are TO be conducted upon the
same principle. Thus, in a few years,
our neighbors, instead Of feeling cha
grin at being approached by us, may
feel proud of being registered as APP
prnXimating the standard OF glorious
old Collin.
Year: 1874

THE ladies' fair of the Presbyterian
church, it will be remembered, comes
off on the last day of March and the
first day of April. We understand
every effort is being made to render it
not only a success, but an occasion of
pleasurable interest. Its success, more
over, will be beneficial to the city in
adding to its resources for religious
worship.
Year: 1874

EACH ward in the city has formed a
democratic club, and is determined to
make a thorough canvas. There are
some professed democrats who seem to
have forgotten the past when the
freedmen's bureau, the murderous state
police and other iniquities were fas-
tened upon this people, rendering life
and properly as uncertain ss the
storms of the sea.
Year: 1874

WE would have noticed earlier the
flying report of yellow fever in Shreve-
port, but for its absurdity. The idea of
that disease being anywhere i'm the
United States at the close of winter is
without a singleprecedent since James
town and Plymouth Rock were first
tread by the Caucasian race. 1t would
be as unprecedented as ice in Calcutta.
Year: 1874

miles and killed Their remains were collected
and are being taken care OF.


IN The CIRCUIT COURT,
IN session ct this place, on assembling this morn.
ing. several speeches we're made by members OF
the Bar denouncing the conduct OF the dis
guised lynchers, who were from the country
and urging upon the Judge TO give the Grand
Jury an extra charge ordering them to send cut
for witnesses all along the road from here to Rick
ettsville, In order to arrest and punish the GRIM
inals


While the charge was being delivered Q runner
arrived In hot haste with Q report that q large
body OF negroes, well armed. were marching on
Trenton, which caused an adjournment Of Court.
Scouts were sent out, but returned reporting all
quie


There is no mistake but that the negroes are
well organized In this county and ready for action
at moments warning. TWO companies from
Union City have arrived here. other dispatches
report everybody as under arms.
Year: 1874

BoNDINo.-It will be admitted that this
kind of mining may be carried to excess,
when it is known that an impecunious
capitalist approached barkeeper and
wanted to bond a bottle of whisky. He
said he'd work the claim few hours,
and, if he liked it, would take it and pay
for it; if not, why he would throw it up.
Eureka Cupel.
Year: 1874

since but seventy-two out of the above
three thousand churches are represent
ed, and those only that the ministers,
who are bent on administering dose
of discipline to Beecher and his congre-
CATION, saw fit to invite.


The first question before the Council
was whether Plymouth Church should
be invited TO participate in the proceed
ings. 1t was decided to extend an in
vitation, which was accordingly done.
The reply of the Plymouth COngrega-
ton, though couched in the most re-
Ispectful terms, and in spirit Of Chris
tian fellowship, is practically to the
effect that the congregation is able to
take care of its own interior affairs, and
that neither Storrs, Buddington, or the
Council they have convened has any
business to meddle with that which
does not concern them.


This is substantially the opinion of
cut ,iders. There is sometiong more at
tn. bottom of this business than the
gu stion of discipline about which Bud
dinytOn and Storrs make so great an
ado; and The suspicion is widely enter
tanned that the real object is to rip open
an cid scandal, and get before the
world whatever there is in it damaging
to the character of Mr.. Beecher. Such
at least is the expressed opinion of those
of the secular papers of n. York which
have taken editorial notice of the mat
ter.


1t is question, whatever be the up
shot of this Council, whether Congre-
gationallsm in the United States can
better get on with put fellowship with
Piymounth, or Plymouth without as
sociation with Congregationalism. The
congregation stands in very indepen-
dent position, and is evidently deter
mined to see that harm is done to its
beloved PASTOR Gin. Commercial.
Year: 1874

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q glorious thing
occupation is for the human heart!
Those who work hard seldom yield to
fancied or real sorrow. When grief
sits down, fol1s its hands, and mourn
fully feeds upon its own tears, weaving
Inc dim shadows that LITTLE exertion
might sweep away into a funeral pail,
the strong Spirit is shorn of its might,
and sorrow becomes our master. When
troubles flow upon you dark and heavy,
toll not with the torrent; rather seek
by occupation to divert the dark wa
tiers that threaten to Overwhelm you,
with a thousand channels which the
duties of life always present. Before
you dream of it, those waters will fer
tilize the present, and give birth to
fresh flowers, that will become pure
and holy in the sunshine which pene-
trates to the path of duty In spite of
every obstacle. Grief, after all, is but a
selfish feeling, and most selfish is the
man who yield, himself to the indulg-
ence of any passion which brings no JOY
to his fellow men.
Year: 1874

Don't say that, young man. You
have five chances on each hand. Then
you have at least thirty-six at least in
your head. Every faculty you have
will vote you into Office, if you only en-
franchise it and form confederation
between the freemen in your brain and
the freemen at the ends of your arms.


Chances, plenty of them, fall under
our eyes, if we have only eyes to see
them and hands to pick them up.


The falling of an apple WIS the op-
portunity for Newtori to solve the mys-
terry of the skies.


A floating sea-weed, drifting by the
vessel when the crew were uttering
mutinous threats, was the chance seized
by Columbus to pacify an incipient re-
bellion and to inspire his men with the
promise of new continent and new
world ofenterprise.


The picking up of a pin in street Of
Paris by poor boy, as he was going
from great bank, saddeued at the
denial of - application for a place,
was the founding of the success and
prosperity of one of the greatest bank
ers of the queen city of the world. That
simple act, Illustrative of economical
spirit asserting itself over present grief,
was observed from the window; the
lal was recalled, and the refusal re-
called at the same moment. Industry,
patience and honesty did the rest.


A jumping tea-kettle lid is said to
have PUT the steam into that boys
head who gave US the great gian. OF
modern industry.


A kite and key, in Franklin's
hands, were the grandparents Of our
telegraph and all the blessings OF mod
ern Invention applying electricity.
A swinging greasy lamp, just filled
with oil by verger in the cathedral
of Pisa, caught the eye of Galilec at
eighteen years of age, taught him the
secret of the pendulum, made many .
discovery in astronomy and navigx-
ton possible, and gave rs the whole
modern system Of the accurate meas
lurement of time, .srsT
Year: 1874

A German colony in Iowa county,
Iowa, one OF the most prosperous col
onies In the West, is about to have the
validity OF title to their lands put to
the test, the tarritory being claimed by
q returned Californian under an old
deed.
Year: 1874

ChHrel


Prof. Green Of Princeton College preached
at the Twentythirdst. Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning in the absence OF the PASTOR the Rev. DR..
White on OF sickness After reading the story
Of the death and resurrection Of Lazarus Prof Green
selected as hi. text: Lord, behold he whom Thou
lowest is sick st. John, XII, 3.


This was the message, said the preacher, which the
sisters OF Lazarus sent Jesus in the hour OF their peril
Short as 1t was they knew II spoke OF their necessities
and would appeal His heart 1t was enough in their
belief for them tell Jesus that Lazarus was Sick for
Him to come at once their relief in pity for their dis
ress. Jesus wrought His mighty works not merely TO
show His omnipotence but TO make manifest His saving
power He came into the world to save those OF
the world from the works or the devil. In
relieving the sick and raising the dead He
Illustrated the Divine grace. The sisters mes.
sage illustrated the malady from which the world
il and was sufferngthe effect of sin. All the world
was sick, even unto eternal DEATH and He had come
down from the Father to save. His compassionate
heart could not resist the appeals OF suffering world
own power TO do right like the rich man. who, while
living STILL thinks he is strong but when about To move
finds himself feeble Others sick with desires that
are Injurious. body fostering with sores Is not halr SO
revolving 10 the sight or sinful soul Is 10 tne
Holy Beng. Every sinner Ss sick unto death, but he Is
not friendless. There is whose eye follows hn IN
an his misery the message has gone TO Hin, and he
does not regard 10 with codness, although He may
delay.
Year: 1874

TO Ihe Rdttor or The Trt6une.


SIR: 1t may as well be known that the pub
lie cannot look the cooperation of stage proprieors
in complaints against their drivers for cruelty TO horses


took the trouble to report the driver OF No. Sl Of the
Forty ythirdst hue for treating his horses in such
brutal manner attract the attention Of everybody
In the street for long distance. Mis- would have
insured dismissal by auy humane employer, but my
letter was treated with silent contempt. then wrote
again wi h the result Now note the difference.
Some time ago 1 reported one of the drivers OF the
American Express Company, and the agent at once
called on me and said that though the denied the
charge and OF the best men they had the
should be subject decision did not insist his
dismissal as every In the Company knew OF IL, and
oense likely TO be repeated few prom pt
dsmssals would show these brutal drivers that they
are watched but the Forty-third-st Company TO
have no feeling for their horses-where no pecunary
Interest is nvoved-and no respect for the public.


Aep- FORK, Sept 2, 1874
Year: 1874

social meetings, but minister neglect TINS means
without losing strength. They are good ana Gnu W "
make people better. There Is argument or evidence
Of Christianity strong convincing, and rresspe ~
personal walk with God and daily communion WIN l
the great Am I have come TO you with great dis
trust myself. but with trust In God to accomplish
my duties faithfully ask your earnest prayers anu ao
u my work.
Year: 1874

No one can afford to bear the defeat of Gem
eral Dix, in New York, with more equanimity
than the gallant old hero himself, and none with
less than the people who lose his valuable SER
vices. He can afford to retire from the Cover
nor's chair with the laurels which he has added
by his later civil career to that of his earlier life
and to his service in arms for the Union, but
the State of New York, IN allowing his retire
ment, and taking, instead, 80 uncertain patrio
as Mr.. Samuel ]. Tilden, once of the Tamman!
Ring, has committed political act which is sci
dom equaled and never ought to be. We pro
foundly regret the result in the Empire State
not merely for its effect upon National politics
but because it is a flagrant instance of popula
disregard of the value of good government.
Year: 1874

A clear case of running thing into the
ground, as the phrase goes, may be seen in the
results of the development of the Jules Verne
school of romance. The first of these books TO
appear-the Twenty Thousand Leagues under
the Sea remains the best, and although the
public received several others with pleasure
1.-THE Tour of the World in Eighty Days" giving |
probably the most satisfaction-yet it is now
growing wearied with an iteration of the same
extravagant effects, and if the author is not ju-
dicious,-that is to say if he does not spare linn
self and the public,-he will find his reputation
declining at the very time it should be making
the most headway. 1t is not the amount OF
work always that goes towards making fame OF
money either, and if new Verne novel is pub
shed every few months for two years longer,
even another "Twenty Thousand Leagues
would fail of appreciation. The reader in such
case feels like exclaiming with Wordsworth's
distressed lover,- Blackbrd sing another
song, or choose another tree !"


Is it ungrateful to find fault with the exuber-
ance of genius Perhaps. It is certain that
M. Verne has written some Of the most original
books of the day, and that he has given fresh
and peculiar pleasure to thousands of people



for this very reason we would have such writer
be more considerate. And as for the exuber-
ance we have an idea that most of this overflow
is simply for the "market." The first book was
evidently labor of love, but its immense sue
cess appears to have shown the writer that
whatever he put name to was sure to sell, and
thus lie has allowed himself to communicative con-
siderable material of kind of which the "Twen-
ty Thousand Leagues" gave little premonition.
In fact, the suspicious promptness with which
these books have been furnished suggests 0
manner of working for which the Elder Dumas
became so famous.


Charming as NJ Verne's books are, it must mo-
be forgotten that their tenure OH popular regart
is somewhat frail. It is easy to convert th'
pleasure they give into safety. The case il diff
ferent with writing which depicts character, ant
the phases of human feeling which are Away
new because always true. But mere fantasy
an intellectual whim, must not be carried to
far, lest in the process of attenuation it shoul
break. NJ. Verne touches the limit nicely in th
Twenty thousand Leagues and that book re
mains his best because in addition to its auda
city and wealth of invention it had vein of pc
etry and romantic mystery running through il
In these respects it resembled Herman Melville
'Moby Dick, in which the practical details G
whale-fshing are relieved by fine play of til
imagination. "The Tour of the World con
pensated in part for the lack of spirituality b
its humor, but the peculiar completeness of I'll
first book was missing in it and has been mis-


ing ever since. While these romances appea
therefore, to be on the full tide of popularity
present. we do not believe they can he kel
there, or evade the standards the publishers
fondly hope, unless the author has car
There are already signs-slght, yet perceptib
of a reaction.
Year: 1874

We have no doubt of it. This it is, and the
Lancaater Express says it =


'If you want to secure the finest possible
whose zeal in sticking to lie Ii equaed only by
his ingenuity in coming it, just get conceity
young chap to change his political coat, and then
make Democratic editor ont of him"
Year: 1874

DIR. stebbins, of Unionvile, says there are
only about half dozen men in the world who
fully comprehend the meaning OF the word
Temperance


Yes and who are the other five, besides the
Doctor?
Year: 1874

Who PAYS THE PIPER.-On Sunday last
paper was read in the NJ E. Church of this
town which induces US to draw oms'conclu.
sions from its import. This paper was re
port from the envelope committee, whose
duty it is to supervise tie collections for meet
ing church expenses. 1t appeared from their
report that out of about AIS members which
constitute that congregation, only little more
than one hall pay anything towards liqudatinv
the expense referred to- Thus, while 252 per
sons pay upwards of $4,000 for their churcl,
privileges. there are 220 who enjoy those same
privileges without contributing cent. They
avail themselves, with the utmost regularity,
of the privileges of the sanctuary the
expense Of other people. They are dead
headiuE" their way to heaven. This, we per.
suuIe, is basis to estimate from, for free
church sitings the country over. We do not
mean to consider these facts, therefore, in q
purely local sense.


There is such striking similarity between
the church and the local newspaper, in thi,
single particular, that We will consider both il
the same category. There are about 500 fam
lilies in this town. Of this number less thar
200 contribute to the support of local paper
in their midst. The balance borrow the papel
and let their neighbors pay the subscription
Some of the subscribers to the Times, who ar,
terribly bored By these borrowers, estimate tha
at least one. half of the non subscribing families
in the town read the paper regularly and neve
express any gratitude to others for keeping VI
an institution that they can avail themselve
Of without money and without price" Th,
Times is not alone in this category. What i
true OF it is true of most local papers. The,
are sometimes borrowed to death. The Dor
rowers Of the Times need have no iears OF
this score, however.


There is another similarity between tn
church and newspaper dead-hea They ar,
the hardst people in the world to suit. Th
latter generally dislike the sheet they ia k,
SO much care to read, and expect much NOR
from 1t than those who pay for it, while tn
former, if they succeed in entering heaven o.
free ticket, will be the most likely to claim
reserved seat
Year: 1874

Right while the Salisbury organ is trying to
hide the record of the Democratic party, and
is keeping the Baltimore platform carefully
concealed behind "nigger equality" scare
crows, John O'Byrne's paper, the Wilmington
Advertiser, is talking in this fashion, to wit


"A large wing of the party in the Northern
part Of New Castle county, especially in Will
mington and vicinity, having accepted the
csnons of the National Democracy will not be
content if any declaration of principles in con
fict Herewith is eiscted into our party plat.
form. As they count more than enough to
utterly destroy all chances of success, il hostile
or Indifferent, their opinion must be considered
and all matter offensive to them excluded"
Year: 1874

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Please give all possible publicity 70 recent Or
rangement made by our society, whereby working
girls can obtain good, fresh bread and hot coffee
at our schools, No. Al East Tenth street, every
morning from halt-past six to halipast seven
O'Clock, at a caarge Of 1--WE cents for each person.
We make this merely nominal charge because our
experience among the women for whose best in
terests we work has convinced us that many evils
arise from any system Of assistance calculated to
convert workers into pensioners Many girls have
very cherries homes or boarding places, and are
often obliged to go out to their work without
warm or palatabe food, and we are seeking to
supply the want OF this by opening our rooms at
an hour when they can avail themselves OF the
advantages. We believe, we shall afford them. We
do not hesitate to ask you to sustain US IN this
measure, for we are confident that 1t will produce
good results, and your support has always been
generously given to US for any practical plan for
beneftng our working classes. Please help Us in
your own way. Very sincerely and gratefully
yours, ]. CORSON, Secretary


FREE TRAINING SCHOOLS. No II EAST TENTH
STREET, NEW YORK, August Is, 1874.
Year: 1874

The subjoined table, taken from the same
source and representing conditions in the London
market comparatively set iorth) Immediately
previous to the advance of the bank rate per cent
will also be found Of interest. 1t furnishes US
with some much needed information as to


THE PLANE wHRREoN WE STAND
with reference to the fall business Annexed ts
statement showing the present position of the
Bank OF England the bank rate OF discount, the
price Of consos the average quotation for English
wheat, the price Of middling upland cotton, OF No.
40 mule yarn fair second quality, and the Bankers
Clearing House return compared with the two
Year: 1874

The recognized organ Of this market publishes
the following respecting the existing condition,
which requires no supplement-


Nothing has transplred since our last report to
vary the monotony In real estate. In the absence
OF private transactions we cannot estimate the
feeling Of the market, except in the support 1t
obtains from owners who profess and act up TO
their dsincnatton to sell. The auction sales have
been tncOnskderable In number and Of no moment
in their bearing upon the market. Dulness rules,
and prices are still unsettled and nominal.
Year: 1874

land in advancing its discount rate quickly passed
away, while the movement OF specie hence, super
induced by the same cause, has also fallen of.
FLUCTUATIONS IN THE GOLD MARKET Fob THE


WEEK.