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Year: 1879

A London letter to the Nashville Banner gives an account of dinner at tho Turtle, famous public house, the proprietor of which said CT was in the army several years. and of that time two were spent in Nassau, New Providence, where the finest green tur- ties caught in the world are found in great abundance, and from where I get my supply" The greater part of the basement or cellar into which we were first led, says the correspondent, was divided into tanks about twelve feet square, each communicating with the other by gates. Several of these were

 filled with water, and in winch our host told us his supply of turtles was kept. He received them by almost every vessel from Nassau or Bermuda, and as they were generally much jaded and thin after the voyage, they had not only to be cared for until we'll, but fattened 1; hence the necessity of so many different vats, the ones longest on hand always being the first to be eaten. The water in which they arc kept, said he, is brought to me daily in barges from the channel, and thus the supply is kept fresh. They are fed on fish, mussels, crabs and shrimps. It is a deal of trouble, and costs heaps of money. "But then" said he, "my guests never grumble at the price I charge lem, so makes good thing of it after all." In room adjoining the one we were in is the slaughtering place. Our host in- formed us that this was as important an item in the successful preparation of this dainty food as the cooking of it. It takes long time for turtle to die, and he must be dead and have been we'll bled before anything fur ther is done to him. And hele he stopped. Because" said he, "I don't 'spose as any of you gents is cooks, but would rather them as wants to eat turtle first class to come to me-"
Year: 1879

In an eating house on Jefferson avenue were four or five men at a table, and a single man leaning against the wall and asleep. The party were discussing the subject of horse racing, and one of them finally declared:

 "I do not believe there has been one honest race for money for ten years past P

 A second was rather neutral in his opinions, but the third brought his fist down on the table and roared out:

 "I tell you this corruption must be stopped, but what is the remedy?"

 The stranger opened his eyes as the dishes Ijarred, and, slowly rising and walking over to the last speaker, he pointed his finger at him and softly said:

 "Attend the primaries-blast you attend the primaries !''--Detroit Free Press
Year: 1879

A New Haven lady recently gave a lively but practical commentary on the old saying, "Think twice before you speak once."

 The lady made preparations for short journey. She had packed her trunk and had ordered hack at the hour of twelve. It was nearly that hour, when she had occasion to leave the house for mo- ment, closing the door, which had a spring lock.

 Scarcely had the door closed when she remembered that the key was on the inside, and she was locked out. This condition of affairs, considering the ar- rival of the hackman, which was momen- tarily expected, did not tend to calm the lady's mind. She was excited.

 She went to the nearest carpenter and stated her case, giving him orders to get into the house in some way. Thescar- penter obeyed the summons, but could devise no means but to break the glass door. This was done, but no key was found in the door.

 The lady then concluded that she took the key out of the door and laid it upon the table. The vision of the approach ing hackman only made the lady more excited, and she ordered window broken.

 This the faithful carpenter did, but upon entrance to the house could find no key. The affair finally concluded by the lady examining her pocket, and find ing the key safely hidden there. The tendency of the discovery was to relieve Ghe aYcitenant
Year: 1879

The Columbus (Ga) Enquirer tells the following rat story: Some years ago its informant was living at farm, the barn of which was burned, and with it many rats. Some of the animals es. capped, however, with serious injuries, and took up their abode under piles of lumber near creek. At this place one came out, drank and returned with a straw in his mouth. Walking up to the lumber he pushed his straw under, and presently another came out, holding the other end of the straw. The first then started for the creek, leading his com- panion (which was afterward found to be blind) to the water. After the blind one had drank they returned in the same manner.
Year: 1879

Perhaps no medicine has reached so high degree of confidence in the pub lie mind as Thermaline, a Fever and Ague preparation made by the we'll known firm of Dundas Dick X Go. We know people right here ill Columbus who can testify to its merits, and where physicians have once tested 1t they will recommend it as maIarial remedy-in fact, several of them have done so.- Columbus Dispatch.
Year: 1879

Expose yourself day and night, eat too much without exercise; work too hard without rest doctor all the time take all the vile nostrums advertised !; and then you will want to know how to get we'll, which is answered in three words Take Hop Bittersl See other COlumn,-PreSS
Year: 1879

till at last there was scarcely wife in all London who was not condemned to the like affiction. The punishment be- came so universal at last, that the ladies, in their own defense, made fashion of it, and thus it has continued.
Year: 1879

-There is something passing strange about human nature. If man had to support his family by playing billiards at g. a day he'd complain he had to work awful hard for living. Middle town Transcript.
Year: 1879

A very large congregation attended
upon the services at Scott N. &. church
last evening. There was ready
response on the part Of a considerable
portion of the membership to the call
for laborers, which was made. The
prospects are very cheering for the out
pouring Of Gods blessed spirit Of saliva
ton on the people Three persons
were received into the membership Of
the church by letter. There will bs
q protraoted effort throughout this
week, Saturday evening peshaps,
excepted. All interested in this good
work and not otherwise engaged are
invited to help in this good matter.
Year: 1879

There is prospect that beer will be
higher. Fredrick Lauer, Readings IA
nous brewer, says that the remarkable
scarcity Of hops in foreign countries
has induced speculators to buy up all
American hops for foreign shipment.
He also says that the home crop Of hops
is only about seventy-fve per cent Of
what it vas last year, that the supply
for home consumption is not large
enough and that these facts will surely
advance hops to high price; that the
foreign barley crop is also short and
America is furnishing large supplies
to England, that American barley will
advance, and that these advances will
probably put lager and ale up a few
dollars a barrel.
Year: 1879




Waylaid. Shot and kOb b Q 4


Within Sight OF His own Door.
step.


"My God, I'm murdsred!" This cry
ringing out on the evening air arrested
the attention Of Mr.. Alfred Ferguson,
as that gentleman was passing the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Clayton streets on Saturday evening
last, about eight O'Clock. Mr.. Ferguson
paused and listened, there was consid-
erable noise OIL the street at the time,
an alarm Of fire had just been struck
and men we're running in answer to it,
and Mr.. +. thought that he might have
been mistaken or that the cry came
from some one running on the other
side of the street. But in few seconds
the cry came again, this time more dis
tinct, and carrying with it the keen
agony of a death wall, "Help, help,
murder % The cry came from Clayton
street and sounded but short distance
off. Clayton street at this point is
very dark at that hour in the evening
and objects were indistinguishabls at a
very short distance. Mr.. Ferguson
could see nothing but darkness but
feeling that some one needed assis.
tance he rushed in the direction from
whence the cries proceeded and had
scarcely advanced fifty yards from the
corner when he came upon the body of
a man lying full length across the
pavement.


1t was but the work of an instant to
raise the fallen man when to his horror
Mr.. Ferguson features Undiscovered the
Millard T. Toft, one Of his neighbors,
and at the same time saw that he was
shot as.blood was squirting out of a
bullet wound in his right temple. Mr..
Ferguson Immediately tied his handker-
chief over the wound to stop the flow of
blood, and called for assistance which
soon came, and the wounded man was
removed 10 his home short distance
above Clayton on Pennsylvania Avenue,
and messengers Immediately despatch
ed for DR.. Greenleaf the family, physi-
clan.


Pending the arrival of the physician
Mr.. Toft the wounded mau who
had partly recovered from tho
shock he had sustained gave
the following account Of the manner in
which he received the wound:


He had closed up his store, Third and
French streets, where he carries on the
shoe-f finding business, at about half
past seven o'clock in the evening and
had passed up French street to Twelfth
Year: 1879




Senator Bailey alluded In his
speech Wednesday evening TO a fact
that has not been before mentioned,
and which is yet true. While de-
elaring that he was a most earnest
and determined opponent of the
Brownlow Govemment-and we
happen TO know that no man I'm the
State fought ii more ably or more
earnestly at every point in pOlitics
and in the courts, having himself
instituted and carried on one of the
franchise suits which was the enter
ing wedge to the final break-he
was ready to do the Justice to say
that large part of these bonds
were issued i'm obedience TO de-
mands of disfranchised citizens Of
the State. He then sketched tho
causes which led to their issue. The
railroads were bankrupt, cross-ties
rotted, bridges burned or broken
down, rails worn out, rolling stock
gone, and the produce, the com-
merce of the State, clamOrOus for
carriage. Under these circumstan-
css, bonds were issued to provide
transportation. He granted that
there had been corruption and mis-
use of funds, especially, perhaps, as
to some new roads, but the great
bulk of the bonds were issued for
these purposes, and the proceeds so
used.


These are facts, and established
and well known facts. AS TO all
these, except, perhaps, in the case
Of the Mineral Home road, and as
to a few others, the State has de-
rived some benefit from them In re-
pairing old roads and building new
ones. 1t will hardly be pretended
that as to any considerable portion
of these bonds, less than 30 per cent.
of the face value was used IN repair
and construction. As to the old
roads, aid was absolutely essential
to save railway property from COM
plete destruction and To give pro-
duce a way to market. If they had
been left as they were, the people
would have been helpless In their
struggle TO get on their feet after
the war. There are now not more
than two and half millions of these
bonds outstanding.


That there was some corruption
and that undue influences were
used in some cases is true, but there
is nothing in the testimony, taken
by the two investigating commit
teeJ, to invalidate any considerable
number or to vitiate the whole of
these bonds. II the simple princi-
pie that he who seeks To avoid "a
note for fraud must pay back what
he actually received for it were ap-
piled, 1t would compel the State to
pay far larger amount than IL will
have to pay.


These are simple facts, boldly de-
clared by a man who will not nan.
der to any prejudice no matter how
strong or popular il Is, and who will
do justice as he sees II 90 friend or
foe.
Year: 1879




thorough sanitation that we must


inaugurate in November, or give up


altogether. For Gods sake let us


get out of the rut OF charity. let


us return TO the methods Of selfhelp


and self-reliance that are the staples


Of every thorough-golng and inde-.


pendent community. Let US try


and 90 through this crisis with our


dignity unimpaired Let us try
and make what little money We


have, with what our citizens and
the State will give, cariyus through
until frost comes and our refugees
return. If we do this, we shall gain
upon the confidence Of the nation aa
we have never done before wo
shall have taken one step I'm the dl-
rection of re-estabiishing our inde-
pendence as a community, and we
shall have made an immense gain
In re-establishing our seif-esteem.
Our condition to-day Is, all things
considered, a most encouraging one.
Our necessities are no greater than
we can presently meet, and the
prospect Is fair for our passing the
summer (if our own people and the
State do their duty by us) without
occasion for an appeal for one dollar
or for any provisions beyond the
ten thousand rati0ns already so
kindly and generously contributed
by the general government. We
urge again, let us, as becomes s.
proud-spirited people, labor TO MAIN
tain an attitude of selfhelp. Let
us, for once, be independent in a
great emergency.
Year: 1879

A TROUT which had become pet.
rified in the root Of a tree has been
found in the Nevada mines. The
fish is about six inches In length
and shows very plainly the spots Un
its side and back. II must have run
into a hole i'm the root Of tree for n
hiding place and there been caught
and petrified.
Year: 1879

Harper's Bazar, on table manners, says: ''Do not betray by any gesture that you are hungry" Certainly not. For. of course, no one is supposed to go to the table to satisfy his appetite it is mere form. Any indication that you go there because you want something to eat is very ill-bred.
Year: 1879

stand discussion there is something
wrong: if there is flaw in the
proposition submitted and the peo-
pie of Platte county are SO short
sighted that they cannot see it, why
don't he stand up like a man and
throw some light on the subject ?
To the people of this county he says
the future will reveal if the bonds
carry on next Saturday, and verify
believe they will. The future will
reveal a mighty big cut on all kinds
of freight, on the great, tyrannical
U. p. corporation r. r., and our
float Representative will get a cheap
ride down to Lincoln.


AS for Mr.. Kinney, he would not
give his reasons for backing up on
the bonds either. Every sensible
man can see where the flaw comes i'm.


Self interest says to every farmer
in Platte county, vote for the A. q
N. bonds on next Saturday let none
of the u. Z. workers dictate the way
you shall vote; do your own think
ing and do your own voting at the
polls; vote for the A. & N. bonds,
and have a competing line with the
U. p, and we will get better prices
for our produce in the future.


TRUTH.
Year: 1879

EDITOR JOURNAL: As you will
very likely discover before you read
this through, l am not newspaper
writer, but as farmer and tax
payer | would like to ask the friends
of that soulless corporation, the Z.
P, what will we gain suppose the
U. z. builds all or part of the wild
cat roads surveyed and promised
through this county? The main line
of the U. P, like the deadly Upas
tree withering everything within
its influence, now finds advocates
for an extension of its cursed
branches up through this fair coun-
try. Are they not satisfied with the
bondage we have experienced in
the past from the extortions Of the
U. p, and now that helping hand
is extended to us they seek TO make
our bondage perpetual by opposing
our true friends from the southeast
and encouraging more links to the
CALLING chain we have worn for
years. Let all the natural road beds
in this county (the Valleys be mo-
nopolized by the U. p, and what
will the county amount to? Bene-
dict Arnolds in our midst may
work, directly and indirectly, in the
interests of our Oppressor, but all
true friends of the people who ex-
pect to make this their home for the
future will stand by the bonds of
the A. & N, even though the U. p.
has TO pay part of them.


FARMER.
Year: 1879

let them remain in office, they are Demo-
Gratis still, and are continually plotting
against the hand that feeds them, in the
hope that another turn Of the wheel viii
save them in the event Of the Democrats
again attaining TO power.


He states that one of the head clerks of
the Department told him that "a clerk
"ought not to have any politics." aud so
far as his influence goes, IL is invariably in
favor of men belonging in the District of
Columbia, who eschew politics because they
have no citizenship, and for the further
reason that the Government Is In the hands
OF the Republicans.


Our correspondent suggests that the cam
paign committee would secure twice rs
large contributions from the Department In
question If they could overcome the senti-
ments which the Democratic clerks are in-
culcating therein. 1t is TO be hoped that
the campaign committee will have the sa-
gacity TO discover the wisdom of utilizing
all the legitimate advantages of the party.
He further suggests that every Republican
in the city ought TO take THE NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN and the Sunday Chronicle, and
in that our correspondent shows that his
head is level, for these are the only journals
published at the National Capital that adj
vocate Republican principles and interests.
THE REPUBLICAN gives more general and
local news than any other daily journal in
the city-to say nothing of its politics
while the Sunday Chronicle Is equally ms
newsy and quite as respectable in lis tone
and conduct as any of its Sunday cotem-
poraries.
Year: 1879

II we are to credit the Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press the
President is in most implicit sympathy and
harmony with the Republican party, its
principles, usages, traditions, and policies,
and there will be no break in their step in
the march of the future. 1t is represented
that Mr. HUBBELL the chairman and man
ager of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, has had long, harmonious, and
very satisfactory interview with the Presi-
dent relative to the political situation and
the part which the Administration proposes
to bear in the elections Of the present year.
The President was cordial in manner and
speech, and indicated his purpose in the
! first place to execute the laws, notwith-
standing the unrelenting endeavors OH the
part of Democratic Congress to cripple his
prerogatives and limit his powers. He ex-
pressed the opinion that it had become ap-
parent to the country that the Republican
party represents the settled issues of the war
and sound National credit, and its failure to
continue in control of affairs would subject
the Government and the people to unfor-
seen dangers. He indicated that there was
nothing in the position taken in the civil
service order which would prevent any Fed
eral officer here or in the offices throughout
the country from giving such voluntary aid
TO the party MS they wished, nor would any
officer be prevented from participating in
the campaign. In this way the President
has relieved the service from all embarrass-
ment in the way of n full, free, and untram-
melled exercise of all the rights, privileges,
and duties Of citizenship in future elections.
The party is to be congratulated that the
President has become the interpreter Of his
own order thus stripping it of all the fustian
that Democratic and unpropitious Republic
can Interpretation had thrown around it to
verse to weakening Of the Republican
strength that is allied to official position
under the Government. Those Democrats
in Departmental position were highly graft
fed when they felt themselves relieved from
aiding the Republican cause by contribu-
tions and otherwise, and accepted Demo-
cratic Interpretation Of the order with alac-
rity aud gladness. They have not hesitated
to play upon the fears of the timid and
make them think the order was prohbitory
of all participation in politics, and that
its violation would bring disaster to the
offender


The position now taken by the President
is highly satisfactory TO the Congressional
Committee which is preparing for thor
ough and vigorous campaign and movement
along the entire Republican line Under
the present understanding of the Presi.
dents attitude there will be the strictest
accord between the committee and the Ad.
ministration. The Republican employees
OF the several Departments are now taking
an interest in political matters and are con-
tributiug rs literally toward the expenses O.
the committee, as under former Admins
trations. This imparts very cheerful
aspect to the campaign.
Year: 1879

The Republicans came into power on the
4th of March, 1861, but had no responsible
ity for any of the financial measures Of the
Government until after the close of that fis-
cal year. Then came the Democratic rebel
lion, which plunged the Nation into del
uge of expense and debt, with which the
people have been wrestling for eighteen
years The maladministration of the
finances of the Government by the Demo-
Gratis for series of years had undermined
confidence and wrought change in the
public mind which resulted in the total
overthrow of that party throughout every
department Of the Government. Then wal
came and with it heavy Indebtedness The
Republican party inaugurated system oi
finances and revenue under which the coun-
try has been extricating itself from debt
and marching steadily on the road that
leads to prosperity. We have, under Re.
publican guidance, reached resumption
where every dollar of our paper currency is
brought to par with gold and silver. The
public debt is being steadily and somewhat
rapidly wiped out, and the Nation is enter
ing upon career Of renewed prosperity
which cannot be interrupted except by adj


mitting the party which attempted the
National life and threw it into adverse path!
to power again. Then disaster would come
as sure as darkness follows night.
Year: 1879

TO he Editor Of the NdtiONdI RepNJlicMi


SIR Forboarance has ceased to be virtue
with me, grasp my en- this morning as
did my Springfield rifle Oh the bloody battle
field at Champion Hill, in the rear of Vicks.
burg, ON the 10th of May 1863 l ask you, as
u public benefactor, to give some explanation,
if you can What does this Republican Admin
istlation mean by giving lucrative offices
to tho most bitter and unrepentant robels in
the land? have been Republican ever since
the existence of the party and have taken u
prominent part in every campaign, and
Year: 1879

THERE were only eighteen persons killed
and one hundred aud seven wounded as the
result of the celebration of our last Fourth
of July in these broad United States This
sacrifice of eighteen human lives out of
fifty million of people on such a day is uu-
worthy the patriotism of our citizenship, 1t
should have been eighteen hundred We
fear that Young America is not "deadlier"
than before
Year: 1879

SENATOR BECK is another Democrat who


finds it necessary to explain away the
charges of notification brought against his
party for its actien in the last Congress lie
says it was not the intention Of the majority
party to interfere with the egitimate busi-
ness Of United States marshals, and adds
that Congress would never have adjourned
until provision had been made for marshals'
fees if they had not been perfectly well sat
isled that the courts could be kept open,


He proposes, of course, Il deficiency bill for
the next session, This isall very well MS far
as it goes but who is 10 decide what is, aud
what is not, legitimate business under the
Year: 1879

BEFORE the breath had fully departed
from the body of the late Judge HUM
PHREYs, and the chill damp of death had
settled upon its victim, ambitious aspirants
were skirmishing around for signatures ask
ing to be allowed to occupy his vacant
shoes. Verify, there is such thing us
Indecent haste"
Year: 1879

If the four California districts should return
Republican Representatives at the election two
months hence, which is not improbable, and If
next year the nomination of three Presden-
tial candidates should happen to throw the
election into the House of Representatives,
which is at least possible, in that case the Rev.
GILBERT DE La MATYR's vote in the House
might make n President of the United States
for the term of four years, beginning on the
4th of March, 1SSl.-NcU York Herald.


Well, if your uncle was your aunt, then
what would you be, eh?