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Year: 1879

THE Democratic proposition or threat to
expel Senators KELLOGG and CoRBIN-in
the event of the admission of the latter
from the Senate after the 4th of March
proximo, il revolutionary in the extreme.
Its execution would be in violation of all
parliamentary precedent, for it is an estab-
lished and honored rule in England and in
this countrywide the cases of Messrs
BRIGHT and FITCH, Senators from Indiana
that the seating of Senator upon full
inquiry and investigation of his case, Is
final and emphatically ends all claims for a
contest This is the state Of affairs in the
case of Senator KELLOGG now, and would
be in the case of Senator CoRBTN, in the
event of his admission under the pending
favorable report Of the Committee on Pryi.
leges and Elections.
Year: 1879

GENERAL BEN BUTLER Is receiving much
undeserved praise as the author of the
proposition to pension MANNED Confederate
soldiers. The truth is this proposition was
seriously talked of by many Republican
leaders during President JoHNsoN's admin
istration and at that time was understood
to have received the hearty approval OF
General GRANT. Why it was never for
mulated into law, is a question we will not
undertake TO answer. It is certain now
however, that the rebels, having so speedily
forgotten they Were ever whipped, are not
entitled to so much coneiliatory consider.
alton as they were then.
Year: 1879

TIE Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle is fighting
the possibility of TILDEN's candidacy in
1880 with much vigor, admitting that his
nomination "might create schism in the
Democratic party and result in crushing
defeat" And yet TILDEN is by far the
strongest candidate the Democrats can pre-
sent for he is the only Democrat who stands
ghost of chance for carrying the State OF
New York. and without the Empire State
on its side that party has hopeless pros.
pect for 1880
Year: 1879

THE St Louis Globe Democrat expresses
regret that the present session of Congress
is so short, in view Of the fact that the
Democrats are doing such good work for the
Republican party.
Year: 1879

AND now it is proposed to place the vast
printing interests of this nation in the
hands of the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives, destroy a few millions of Gov
eminent property, open the door to jobbing
and corruption, fatten the jobbers and rob
the Government, all in the interest of re-
form and economy. Let Ter boom.
Year: 1879

noisome and pestilent. It is true that the


running water can and does clear itself


rapidly of these Impurities, but our pres


ent arrangement is such that we collect


and save them for our use through hout the


year. In other words, we pump into the


basins of the Water Works during each of


these periods of impurity, several tons of


solid filth, and allow this collective mass


to tester and bubble at the bottom of the
reservoirs from one annual cleaning to an
other.


We have no desire to disgust readers
with any description of the contamina-
ton resulting from the present plan.
Most of those who have taken the trouble
to look into the matter have supplied
themselves with filtering apparatus of.
their own, and others will doubtless fol-
low their example. The point to be con-
sidered, is whether system could not be
devised by which the city water could be
filtered and purified beforeit distributed,
or better still, before it is even pumped
into the distributing reservoirs. That
such an arrangement could he made seems
to be the opinion of good many practical
people who have given the subject consid
Grafton. City Surveyor Peterson thinks it
could be secured at comparatively little ex=
pense. His plan proposes the sinking of a
oflarge tubes through the
permanent sand bar opposite the present
water works, and taking up the sand FL
tered water through minute perforations
in the sides of these tubes, by means of
a connecting main and pumps such as are
now used. The plan has the advantage of
a practical test, several of the large brew
cries and other factories requiring pure
water having adopted it, and it is thought
that its efficiency could be shown here at
anexpense of very few dollars.


Doubtless there are other plans that
would serve the purpose. The matter to
be settled is whether Council is disposed
% look into any of them or whether We
ire to remain in our present condition,
Tithleaye to rectify, qualify, use, or re-
ect the fluid, according to individual
aste and ability.
Year: 1879

Full reports from the iron trade of the
country which We republish to-day, show
a gradual and substantial improvement in
almost every department of the business,
and as these dispatches cover a field in
which our people are largely interested
thew will be comfortable reading to good
many of our patrons.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, August 3.-Information
has been received by the secret service OF
the Treasury Department that photo
graphic counterfeit five dollar note on the
Globe National Bank, OF Boston, Mass,
letter G, made its appearance on Saturday
at San Francisco,
Year: 1879

THE effect of the completion of the jet
ties at the mouth of the EIississippi is
already manifest in preparations for a
steamship line direct between Havre and
New Orleans. 1t is said that the farming
interest in England and on the Continent
are considerably depressed at the prospect
of cheaper grain from America, owing to
the opening of the Mississippi to vessels
of deep draft. 1t remains to be seen what
effect the works of Captain Eads will have
upon the development of the Mississippi
Valley.
Year: 1879

New York, August 1.-Representatives
of the great iron and steel companies
which have offices here concur in the
statement that the condition of trade is
most excellent, and that the prospect is
highly encouraging. During the past two
months there has been large and steady
demand, SO that many of the large COM
panies have all the orders they can fill.
Year: 1879

and county Of HIenric0.


respectfully return to you the trust you
contided to me Us senator. The actual
duties OF the office have been discharged.
but as the legal term does not expire until
November next L have considered it neces-
sary to forward to the Governor my formal
resignation.


During the whole period OF my service OF
this city, whether in her Counc; or as one
Of her senators, have been rewarded and
sustained by the unwayering confidence,
sympathy, and support of her best citizens.
l have tried to do my duty to her and to
them, and in now severing the connection
which has so long existed between us L can
only express My deep regret, and my sin-
cere wish and hope for prosperity, progress,
and power TO her and all her people.


I am compelled by sense OF duty to ac-
cept professional offers and inducements OF
extraordinary advantages in Baltimore, and
shall at ouce remove there; but the time
will never come when l shall cease to re-
gard with love and affection Richmond and
her people and the good friends l hold SO
dear in Virginia.


remain your friend.
BRADLEY L. JOHNSON.
Year: 1879

now in the Office OF Branch & Co., and can
be produced. Got it from Mr. Bodeker on
the Saturday before. Took the check In as
being out without authority. II was miss
ing from his cash and he was responsible
Tor 1t. Branch & TO. was endorsed on the
back OF the check. Couldn't soy that that
was O genuine endorsement
Year: 1879

Un Monday evening next the Board of
Education will open night school in
school No. 0, corner Of Eighth and VOL
lastou streets.


No scholar under fifteen years of age
will be admitted, and no one over that
age, who attends day school. The
price of lui,ion and use of books for the
term will be one dollar, to be paid upon
entering.
Year: 1879

The argument on the motion to dismiss the oonl-
plaint in the suit of tho New England Iron Company
against the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company to
900 for alleged breach OF contraot
continued yesterday before Judge Freedman IN the
Superior Court. Ex-Judge Fithan. in opposition to
tho motion read in evidence the contract entered
into betwecn the Gilbert Company and the Loan and
Improvement Company. from which 1t was made to
appear that the railway company was to pay the
Loan Company s2,OO0.OO0 q mile in stocks and
bonds for building the road. Judge FNhian as
serted that no would prove that the cost OF
the railroad did not exceed SS50000 per mile


thus leaving q clear profit of S30.0O000O to
structure, compared to which, said he. the cello
characterized the scheme unparalleled in the his


othef country. and that in carrying it out 1t
necessary to break tho contract in suit. Counsel
urged further, that the president Of tho defend
ant company had full power TO execute and deliver
the contract in suit, and that he also had implied
hority 10 execute the arising out Of all the
facts and circumstances under which the corpora
ton then acting. He further contended that
such authority expressly conferred by resolu-
tiop of the Board OF Directors of tho Gilbert Com
pany, and that the latter estopped from alleg
ing any want OF authority He claimed also, that
If the contract properly executed then there
was breach of 1t and the plaintiff was entitled to
recover. The argument will be resumed this morn
Year: 1879

At Cerro Gordo, the late Gen. James Shields was severely wounded while leading his men, but he refused to quit the field. He advanced to the charge

 when he was struck in the breast by 8 copper grapeshot that passed through his lungs. He fell into the arms of Oglesby, at present United States Sen- ator from Illinois, and was carried from the battle field to all appearances life less. Obituary notices appeared after ward in nearly all the papers of the country, so convinced were his brother officers of the impossibility of his sur viving such terrible wound. For weeks he lay at the brink of death in the neigh borhood of the battle field, and his cure seems little short of miracle. The army surgeons had given him over for death when a Mexican doctor said he would live if he would let him remove the coagulated blood from the wound. Shields, as kill or cure remedy, told him to try, and fine silk handkerchief was worked in and finally drawn through the wound, removing the extravasated blood, when daylight could be seer through the hole. He lived to be hale

 and hearty man, free from disease ol any inconvenience from his wound which was considered at that time mortal
Year: 1879

There Is many Q rest on tho road of life, If we only would stop to take it; And many tone from the better land,

 If the querulous heart would wake 1t. To tho sunny soul that is full of hope,

 And whose beautiful trust ne'cr failcth, The grass Is green aud the flowers are bright' Though the wintry storm prevailcth' Better to hope, though the clouds hang low And to keep the eyes still lifted; For the sweet blue sky will soon peep through When the ominous clouds arc shifted. There was never night without day,

 Nor an evening without morningi And the darkest hour, the proverb goes, Is the hour before the dawning. There is many a gem in tue path of hter

 Which we pass in our idle pleasure, That is richer far than the jcweled crown, Or the miser's hoarded treasure; It may be the love of little child,

 Or mothers prayer to Heaven, Or only beggar's grateful thanks

 For cup of water given. Better to weave in the web of life

 A bright and golden filling, And to do Gods will with ready heart,

 And hands that are swift and willing. i. Than to snap the delicate silver threads

 Of our curious lives asunderi And then heaven blame for the tangled ends, And to sit and to grleve and wonder.
Year: 1879

No barber knoweth whom he may shave, and the man who rushes into a shop and drops into barber chair without seeing who occupied the next chair to the right or left may get badly left, as case proved yesterday. A solid old citizen in the wholesale trade was taking it easy, his face covered with lather, when in came young man who flung eff his coat, bounced into a chair, and called out:

 "Hurry up, now, for must get back to the store before old Blank does, or he will raise thunder. Hang him, he won't even give man time to die."

 The solid citizen turned his face to glance at the other, and the barber noticed reckoning of his face.

 "Going on a vacation this summer p'' asked the barber, who was preparing to shave the young man.

 "Vacation! How in Tophet can get away from old Blank And if I could he pays such stingy, contemptible salary that I couldn't afford even ride on felryboat."

 "Why don't you ask him for a rise p'' queried the barber.

 "Why don't ask for the hand of his freckle-nosed daughter He'd dis charge me in 8 minute, though he's making money and can afford it. If the old hyena would have 8 stroke of apoplexy the junior partner might do something, but such chaps always live to be hundred years old"

 Conversation ceased here, the solid man got out of his chair, took brush ing and sat down, and when the clerk arose from his chair and turned around snow-balls would have looked black beside his face. He tried to bow and speak, but something wouldn't let him, and when he started to put on his coat he held it's tails up and collar down. He was still struggling with it when the solid man rose up, looked around and walked out, saying never a word. The barbers wet the young mans head and held cologne to his nose, but he walked sideways when he went out, and there was an uncertain wobble to his knees. In applying for the vacant position to- day, state what shop you shave at.
Year: 1879

A wretched looking fellow. fresh from the de-
bauch in which Court Officer Kelly had found him.
was charged at the bar OF the Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court yesterday morning with abandoning his
wife aud family aud leaving them to starve on the
streets. The mans name is Henry Mara For nine
weeks. his wife said, he had done no work. and IL
by any chance opportunity was given him to earn
a few pennies he spent them in rum Her relatives
and the neighbors had given her little help but all
assistance failed at last and whom the few articles Of
furniture left unpledged turned the
and she was left to wander about with four small
children she lost heart altogether and did not know
where to turn for succor A kindly woman named
Mrs. Lawler, who lives at No. 502 West Thirty
street. had taken the children into her house
when she found them exposed and famishng on
the street. and had Mrs. Mara. who quite ill.,
looked after. The unfeeling husband pleaded hard
to have the charge withdrawn. but Justice Bixby
committed him il default OF $500 bail for good be-
havior.
Year: 1879

SHARES FOR STATEMEN-.The widow
Oliver is a type of class Of woman who
come to Washington to bleed public
men. They are in the departments, they
are seeking positions; they have claims
themselves, or else they have friends who
have Claims. SO numerous are they, and
crafty, that men who have money make
it a rule never to receive woman alone
in their parlors or offices, but to always
have a Witness in the room. Senator
Chandler is particularly careful, so is Gen
Butler. Senator Chandler will never al
low woman applicants to whisper
to him and woman applicants for
office always want to whisper. He
will say,


Speak out, speak out, madam, so my
secretary can hear. We have no secrets
here"


was at Senator Chandler's house the
other day, and the servant brought up
card to him.


What does this lady want p he asked
ofthe servant. See what she wants.


The servant returned with the common
message, she wants TO see you personally
sir. She says this is very important.


Does she want an appointment


The servant went to inquire, and soon
returned with and Affirmative answer, add
ing that the lady said she had lost her
position.


Tell he to meet me in the Senate re-
cepton room tomorrow at / O'clock
said the Senator, and say that she need
not call here again, as I do not receive
lady visitors, and turning to me he add
ed. i wont talk to women except in
the presence of half dozen competent
witnesses. It's getting to be dangerous
BUSINESS


Senator Jones is equally careful, q: he
has frequently been made :he target of
blackmailers. He says to his servant
when a woman applicant for Office calls
TO solicit is influences:


Tell her to wait till half dozen more
come, and I'll see them all together. r.'-Er.
Year: 1879

An astronomer has many ups and
downs in this world, although most peo~
pie no doubt believe that it is mostly ups
as far as looking is concerned. Profess
sor Swift, Of Rochester, noted STAR
.gazer, met with serious loss a few weeks
ago, and the worst is there is no insur-
ance. He was securing off the sky on a
clear evening month ago, when he
suddenly discovered comet. Now, a
comet is aot to be picked up every day,
and the professor felt considerably elated.
Comets are pretty high nowadays. and
the genuine specimens without Aaw or
blemish are exceedingly scarce. The
professor was overjoyed, and he was just
preparing to mark it and put sign,
Any person trespassing on this comet
will be prosecuted-keep off the grass,
when suddenly cloud came in the way.
What pen can describe the scene that
ensued ? Swift loudly called for help,
but it was time when no one was up
except robbers or astronomers, and no
one came. The situation was critical
If he went up on ladder and showed
away the clouds there would be no one TO
tend to the telescope business. The
comet, in the most cowardly manner,
took advantage of the professors diem
ma, and made off. At least, it was
thought so, because the cloudy weather
lasted several weeks, and when the pro-
fessor got his Astronomical shotgun in
order again, the celestial bird had flown.
Professor Swift ought to advertise for the
lost comet. A reporter interviewed the
bereaved philosopher, and between his
sobs the starfn lid that the comet
was of uncommon appearance (all lost fish
are big), and that it was in the same
field with Etna Eridani. OF course, the
comet must have got out Of that field in
some manner or other while the pro fes>
sor was attending to the clouds, and this
is another great argument for keeping
fences in order. Meanwhile ifany per-
son happens to meet comet of uncom-
mon appearance, without brand on it,
the finder will confer great favor on
Professor Swift by putting a little salt on
the comets tail. and telegraphing at once
for the disconsolate astronomer. .-Detroit
Free Press.
Year: 1879

DELICACY OF THE MINT SCALES
The fine gold weighing scales made IN
Philadelphia for the New Orleans Mint,
and placed in position recently, are
marvels Of mechan ical invention and ac-
curate workmanship. The larger of the


two has a capacity of ten thousand ounces
troy, or about six hundred and eighty six
pounds avoirdupois, and, when loaded to
its full weight, will indicate variation OF
one .thousandth part of an ounce, or the
millionth part of its weighing capacity.
Another pair of scales is ono intended
for weighing gold only. 1t has bearings
composed of the finest agates, which have
been ground with wonderful precision
So delicate is this machine that it will
give the precise weight of human hair,
and is susceptible to the slightest ntmos-
pheric changes. Millions of" dollars
worth of precious metals will be weighed
annually upon these scales.-N. O. Times
Year: 1879

FRED. DOUGLASS, the noted colored
oratJr, in one of his addresses that he is
delivering to the colored people of Mary
land, made these truthful remarks /:
There are no colored men in the House,
and only one in the Senate. In the break
ing up of things, some of us were tossed
up to positions we could not fll. As the
country settled down TO its normal state,
our dark heads disappeared. But l am
not supposed to despair for this. They
came up prematurely, and they went
down the same way /; they came like the
earthquake, they went like the whirlwind.
Slavery was a poor school in which to
develop statesmen, and colored Legisla-
lures have proved this but, when race
has gone through and lived through what
we have, it cannot be blotted out, and
look over the dnrs sea of millions in the
south for heads to raise up able to take
part in the Government and civilized in
stitutions of the country.
Year: 1879

LAUGHTER AS A MEDtcrNE.-One OF
the most effective missionaries in India
is jolly woman. She does jungle work;
travelling from village to village, trains
and directs corps Of native preachers,
argues successfully with the native priests
distributes books and tracts, and is prac-
ticaily the bishop of loage diocese.


Yet she keeps in good health and in a
hopeful frame of mind, and everybody
takes to her.


One reason Of her health and success is
her jolly disposition. Her laugh is con-
tagious, and her preachers are known for
their cheerful dispositions. All of which
may introduce the following:


There is not the remotest corner or lit
tie inlet OF the minute blood vessels Of the
human body that does not feel some wave
let' from the convulsion occasioned by
good hearty laughter.


The life principle, or the central man,
is shaken TO the innermoet debths, send
ing new tides of life and strength to the
surface, thus materially tending to in
sure good health 10 the persons who in
dulge therein.


The blood moves more rapidly, and
conveyo a different impression TO all the
organs of the body, as it visits them on
that particular mystic journey when the
man is laughing, for what it does at
other time.


For this reason every good, hearty
laugh in which a person INDUCES
lengthens his life, conveying, as it does
new and distinct stimulus to the vital
| forces.


Doubtless the time will come when
physicians, conceding more importance
than they now do to the influence of the
mind upon the vital forces of the body,
will make up their prescriptions more
with reference to the mind and less to
drugs for them, and will, in so doing,
find the best and most effective method of
producing the required effect upon the
M fipnt
Year: 1879

A FEW days since party of gentlemen
were together. One man, a joker, step>
ped up to member of the party and,
holding up long hair before his eyes
said: "See here, old fellow this looks
suspicious. Where did this long hair
come fromf" why, that's from my
wife's head Are you sure of it?' Sure
of it7 of course am. You don't suppose
you would find any other woman's hair
about me do your No probably not,
but l am sorry you are so sure it is your
wife's hair, for have just picked it off
the coat of this gentleman pointing to a
friend near by Whitehall Times.
Year: 1879

The bill also provides that officers retired
by reasons of wounds received In action
shall be retired upon the highest rank ever
held by them exclusive Of hrevet rsnk) in
either the regular or volunteer service, and
that apy officer who shall resign from the
active list shall receive three years full pay
10 advance


But there Ia q clause that prevents oil pro-
motions In the army above the grade OF cap.
,s!n, except 10 the corps Of engineer. until
otherwise provided by law.