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Year: 1879

THURSDAY. July 3l-6 +. NJ.


The hesitation In yesterdays closing prices and
the doubt to whether tho bull movement had beer
checked for the present sent board room bulls to
bed on pins and needles. 1t will be admitted that
bed of this sort is not to be named in the day
with that afforded by good hair mattress and .
clear conscience it is be wondered at that
the bulls in question awaited the opening of to-day
market with good deal of fear and trembling. There
equal possibiitics that it might be higher or
that it might be lower. All doubt was set at rest.
however. shortly after the opening by tho strong de-
mand which set in for the Lake Shore and granger
shares. There large orders to buy tho first
from Saratoga. and equally large orders to buy the
second from Western spectators, who, now that the
crop is virtually assured. have great faith in the
value of the grangers AS part and parcel OF this as
surance learn that new wheat is coming into Chi
csgo in excellent condition and of extra heavy weight
to the bushel. With the chance Of tho Northwestern
road earning something extraordinary In the way OF
dividends 1t is being inquired how these earnings
can be divided. By reference to the stipulation
printed upon the stock certificates 1t will be seen
that, provided that enough be earned in any ono
year. seven per cent is first to be paid to preferred
stockholders next seven per cent to common stock
holders after that three per cont to preferred and
three per cent to common stockholders and. should
there be any surplus loft. both classes of
stockholders are to share and share alike in
its division. With the cues given to the market
by Lake Shore and the grangcrs followed that the
rest Of the list must fall into line, with greater
less degree of Improvement Burlington and Cedar
Rapids was inclined however, to strike OF on tan
gent Of its own. rising to 5O1s which meant gain
of about per cent although part of it was lost
before the close. c., G. and l. c. bonds were up to
80 it being asserted that the courts would shortly
fix date for the payment OF tho thirty per cent back
interest owing by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. The coal stocks alternately strong and
weak, and prices, like the light quivering aspen."
hard to put ones thumb on. The GOAL
companies themselves to be at skies and
sevens regards the price Of their product 1t is
stated here tina. the Delaware and Hudson and
Pennsylvania companies have reduced their prices.
and from Philadelphia comes the report that other
companies represented there have advanced them.
With the anthracite doctors thus differing the
patient public is likely to do well. Quotations in
the general market were well sustained up to the
End of the day. and the market closed with tho
bullsh feeling fully sustained.


The extreme fluctuations Of the day are shown by
the folio wing tablo of prces:-
Year: 1879

Taunton, tine land of Vegetable Milk, bark in the bee culture and has tried Hard to make the thing work His first experience was to find out how to keep bees into the hive. and he adopted a method entirely original: but the idea will not be permanently adopted. The bees would persist in coming out of the hive, thereby loosing time. The bees were gotten into the hive, and the hive plugged up. Some how the bees were out again the next day. and careful ex- animation revealed a small opening, which was also plugged up, the next time the bees were safely in the hive. The next day the owner had the satisfac- ton of seeing the hive free from bees on the outside, and congratulated himself that the bees were working as they should. Visions of lots of honey foated before his minds eye; in few hours the owner thought he would give thelit- tie workers n respite from their lubors, and pulled out the plug to lot them come out. He waited patiently for them to ap- pear, and not seeing them, tried to scare them out, but they came not; so he raised the hive and found every bee dead'r than a last years mackerel warn't it a Hard trial, great tribulation, to have those bees die. You cannot speak of this within the borders of Taunton, without seeing tears shed. We learn that & neighbor had swarm of bees to take up their abode in the chimney, and wanted to know the best way to save them, and get them out. The gentleman that had the misfortune to loose his bees. said if it was in his chimney he would build the hive on top and then smoke the bees into it. It would not be hard matter to do.
Year: 1879

Passing a summer, few years ago, on air, during the sultry months is so cool and bra.ing, my attention was attracted to a singular character that occasionally appeared in the neighborhood, and gen. erally after nightfall, when the labors of the day were over.

 Though belonging to respectable family, he was tbe sole occupant (with the exception Of a fayorite dog, "Curl'O, of small hut in the woods which he owned, with few acres of the adjoining land, living in all respects the life of hermit. Curl was of Scotch descent, of the terrierspecies, and would tackle with out fear, any wild animal from a coon to a wild cat, both of which have their hid ing places among the cliffs and rocks in the vicinity of this lonely abode. His Master (Sile), was fond of hunting, and frequently would pass the entire night in the forest in pursuit of these coons and though cunning, as they are reported to be, he would out-nianouvre and capture them, sometimes three or four, large and and small, before

 The mornings dawn had summoned him away He looked more like an Italian than a native born Yankee; his features being of the former type, while his con- pleXion was of a dark, swarthy hue, with pair of eyes that fairly gto,oed with bril- | liancy when he was to any extent excited | He had a ''soul for poetry" as Richilieu says, and an ear for music, with q taste for legendary stories, chiefly of a border i life among the Indians, of which he had many stored in his memory, derived from l theses and from trappers, with whom he spent several years of his youth in the wilds of Canada.

 There were not to exceed ten or a dozen houses in the vicinity of the one at which l was stopping, and among them was a

 shall hotel or boarding house; upon the piazza of this, on still and pleasant moonlight evening, Sile would frequently be found sitting on the floor with his

 back against one of the columns. His costume was of a picturesque character

 which, added to his dark complexion anc

 fine expressive features, made his figure

 one that Salvador Rosa would have beer

 enchanted with. It was on one of these

 occasions that first saw him and listened

 to his singing of the song CThe Lone In

 dian), which I send you with this, as YOU

 readers, -Hsr such of them as take any in

 terest in these matters). have pro ,abI,

 never seen or heard it, for he committed

 1t to memory when ayoungster, and knev

 nothing of it's author, who, he supposed

 had gone to the Spirit land long before

 It was one only of the many ballads tha he had ''garnered up from these iron tiersmen and sang; all of them were ney

 to me, but this seemed to possess tn greatest merit, and at my request h

 wrote it out for me, verse after verse, a you now have It. His voice was a higl tenor and remarkably sweet, but of cours without cultivation, yet he threw into

 degree of pathos that touched the feel ings of every one who listened to it. Ha he been caught young, as Doctor Johnson 5 said of a Scotchman, and then been pu under proper musical instruction, h would, doubtless, have made ali Operati

 star of the first magnitude. c.
Year: 1879

The foliage of every tree. Of vine and shrub that on the hill. And on the bank of running rill Where now for while thoughtlessly I sit me down to rest; I see Have changed to every lovely hue, Since last bid the brook adieu. Thus change comes love, OCT you and me, As we slow journey on our way In this sad world and though to-day We're cheered by joyful hope from heaven, Tomorrow it may be despair, And we, with earthly sorrow riven, The robes of blighted hope must wear.

 VIM. H. O'HARA
Year: 1879

1h77ttSnO Story of a Ship,vreck-A Distress


sng Disaster in Chesapeake Bay.
terrible story of shipwreck and death
comes from Smiths Island, in the Chesapeake
Bay, about ninety five miles from Baltimore,
by which ten men lost their lives. The schoon-
er Adamantine, belonging to Thomas Moore.
mas oeen missing, with her entire crew Gap
tain Horace D. Baker and eight men), since
January I'd, at which time she was seen off
Point Lookout, trying to beat into harbor.
The body of man was also reported fond
lashed to spar on Smiths Island about a
week AFTER, and was supposed to be that of
Cap1aln BAKER. The owner of the vessel Mr.
Moore, made every effort to find out her fate.
and to-day received information that she had
sank in Hedges Straits, near Smiths Island.
The story is thrilling one. Thursday. the
"a, Will be remembered as day of intense
cold. Late IN the evening the residents of
omlth Island saw the masts of vessel above
the water ott shore. In the topmast could be
seen the form of a man making signals to those
on shore by shaking the sail. On account of
the violence of the gale it was imposs;hle to
render hln assistance, and night soon obscured
him from sight. Next day he was still in the
topmast and making signals, but without avail,
as no one would venture out. SATURDAY. and
sunday the same condition of affairs continued,
the efforts to attract attention orovinp fainter





after the sea went down, enabling those on
shore to reach the vessels masts


Ihe man in the top was dead, lashed to the
mast. The hull of the vessel was under water.
and on her deck, lashed down with ropes, were
seen through the clear water the bodies of nine
men, The corpse bound on the mast, who, it is
now thought, was Capt. Baker, was taken
down and buried on shore. The bodies of the
others were subsequently recovered and also
! buried on the shore. Near the sunken schooner
was the wreck of the steamer Express, which
told the cause of the unfortunate affair.
The Adamantine had been caught in a furious
gale and driven headlong before it. Unable to
saVe'themselves the crew had lashed themselves
to each convenient object, Captain Baker tax
| ing to the topmast. In this helpless condition
the vessel had run on the wreck of the ill-fated
Express, and gone down with her load Of human
freight The schooner was SO badly broken by
the ice and the collision, that no effort will be
made to raise her. The names of the eight men in
the crew are unknown, Though the ninth body
Is known to be that of hand on the schooner
Merchant who, being sick, had been placed on
board the Adamantine to be brought to Balti-
more.


Captain Baker was about fifty-fve wears old
and native of Philadelphia where he has a
wife and daughter living. The Adamantine
was valued at 81 500 and was uninsured. The
| cargo, which consisted of about 1850 bushels
| OF oysters, was worth about 81 800.
Year: 1879

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Major Reno, again on the
stand to-day answering questions, replied en-
phatically that it was not cowardice that made
him move from the timber on the hill. He
had a flask of whisky with him, but didn't
drink drop until the battle was over. He
used it on the 9th, when on the Custer battle
field, where the stencil was SO severe that Off
GERS drank it. He was pressed as to his opin-
ion of Custer, and finally confessed that he had
no confidence in him SOLDIER but said his
relations with Custer were friendly. Had his
own brother been with Custer he could not
have done differently. He would do the same
again under the same circumstances with the
knowledge he then had The long trial was
closed by the defense submitting some docu-
ments. The arguments will be sumitted Mon
day and the case closed.
Year: 1879

The Army Appropriation Bill Agreed
Upon in the House With Many Import
ant Amendments-AnA Amendment to the
Revenue Tax aw-Conference Reports
ON the Several Appropriation Bil1s-Items
of Interest.
Year: 1879

Francis Vincent will from time to time
publish in the newspapers historical
items, from his notes to keep them from
being entirely forgotten, and if he should
mislay themf from being lost. In accord
ance with his resolution he informs us
that the last wild bear was killed IN
Sussex County in 1850, and the last
deer in the same county in 1858. None
of these animals have been seen since
that time, wild, in Delaware.
Year: 1879

At the police station last evening a
young negro by the name of W. l..
Bailey was charged by Lewellyn Laws,
with making an unprovoked assault
upon him simply because he choose to
vail upon certain young girl whom
they both had soft side for. Bailey
was sitting upon the steps of his in
amorata. Laws came along and seeing
the Bailey's position became full of fight
and without ceremony began an attack
upon his rival. Bailey subsequently
swore out a warrant but afterwards
found out that Lewellyn was "only in
fun" and so stated before his Honor.
The case was dismissed.


There was case of assault with in,
tent to kill against woman named
Smith and two children. The charge
was brought by Michael Flockerty Of
West Wilmington, but he not being
present the case was dismissed.
Year: 1879

OF new rebellion, which Gen. Garfield
and his political allies have flung as ar
insult to the average intelligence Of the
American citizen, sadly cnmports with
the following declaration made by him
some months ago on the floor Of the
House:


81 want to say another thing. So faI
as bave studied the current Of public
thought and of political feeling in this
country.no feeling has shown itself more
strongly than the tendency of the public
mind in the past few months. The mar
who attempts to get up political excite
ment in this country on the old sectiona
issues will find himself without party
and withcnt support. The man. who
wants to serve his country must put him
self in the line of its leading thought
and that is the storation Of business
trade, commerce, industry, sound politi
cal economy, honest money and honest
payment Of all obligations and the mar
who can add anything in the direction o.
the accomplishment OF any of these pur
poses is q public benefactor."
Year: 1879

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If you had seen this old man as he
sat in the corner where the spring sun
fell the bligh,es'. II you had heard his
words of faith You would know that
faith can become q second life, as it
were, never wavering or doubling
through-years and years, and dying only
when the heart ceases beating. He had
said: "Those who died long years ago
are ever with me in the spirit. lean not
see them, because am mortal, but. when
l AN called to GO, be it night or day, l
shall hear their footsteps, and they will
lead me over the dark river into heavens
sunlight beyond" The other day he sat
alone in the sunlight. N, one dreamed
that his end was near. When hisfeebie.
worn but still loving wife entered the
room to see If he slept, the old man's
pale, dead face had such q smile AZ 7siie
had never seen before, rhis hands
were held out as il tp<Eive greeting -
While the house was still the old msu
had heard the footsteps Of his faith
For more than score of years he had
waited aud listened and never doubted
Had men told him that there was -notl...
ing beyond earth but dust and darkness
III would have broken his heart Softly
fell the footsteps along tlie hall, ss if
children we're creeping in to give grand
pa surprise, and when the old man
raised his hand and turned, that smile,
which even death could not fade, was
brought to his face. and he stretched out
his arms to those whom he knew woold
come.
Year: 1879

A lady on the outskirts of Denver was
the victim, the other day, of tramp s
practical joke Even in those vagabonds
there is an occasional vein of humor
which is worth preserving. The incident
happened in this wise: About the mid
die of the afternoon the tramp put in an
appearance aud asked politely if be could
be permitted to cook for himself plale
of soup.


81 have the ingredients with me-" he
said displaying cobblestone about the
size of an apple.


The lady very naturally looked at him
lin surprise.


"You can't make soup out Of that
rock, can you ?" she inquired.


sOh, yes, madame. This is what We
call soup stone"


"Well, should like to see you do it, .
and she forthwith made up fire in the
stove, and the tramp commenced opera
,ions. He filled the stove-pan with wa
ter, and after it commenced to boil very
carefully deposited the stone in the pan
ut water.


IL shall have to trouble you for Ii tie
seasoning" he said, and the lady hasten
ed to get him an onion, pit ce of meat
and tomato These were carefully cut
up and put in to boil along with the
stone.


In short time a delicious plate oi
soup was prepared The lady tasted it
and was delighted with the flavor. The
fellow sat down and ate, and his hostess
Immediately added what was necessary
to make substantial meal. When be
left he said he could get plenty of soup
stones on his way, and he would leave
that one with her as an evidence Of how
sincerely he appreciated her kindness
She was firmly convinced that she had
come into possession Of treasure
That night she told her husband of the
circumstance. He listened to the recital
and then inquired innocently:


Don't you think the meat and thu
onion and the tomato would have made
very good plate of soup without th'
rock ?"


Gradually the trick began to dawr
upon her, and il you want to make tina
lady mad you have only to ask her TO
the loan Of her sonp stone.
Year: 1879

Don't think when you have won wife
that you have also won slave.


Don't think that your wife has less
feeling than your sweetheart. Her rela-
ton to You is changed, not her nature


Don't think you can dispense with all
the little civiiities of life toward her on
marrying. She appreciates those things
quite as much as other women


Don't be gruff and rude at home. Had
you been that sort of a fellow before
marriage, the probabilities are that you
would be sewing your own buttons still


Don't make your wife feel that she is
an incumhrance on you by giving grudg'
ingly Wha. she needs give as cheer.
fully as if it were pleasure SO to do
She will feel better, and so will you.


Don't find fault with her extravaganza
in ribbons, etc, until you shut down on
cigars, tobacco, beer, etc.


Don't leave your wife at home to nurse
the children on the score of economy,
while you holt down town at night to
see the show or spend dollar on bill
lards


Don't think that hoard and clothes
are sufficient for all wife does for you


Don't prowl in the loafing resorts till
midnight, wasting your time in culpable
idleness, leaving your wife lonely a,
home to brood over your neglect and
her disappointment.
Year: 1879

w wHouse plants that look dropping
and starved should have the surface soil
removed from the pots and re placed
with top iressing from the compost
heap, prepared by mixing it with suffi-
cient sandy loan to make it light and
porous, after which it should be sifted
Unless the plants are pot bound this
treatment will he better than repotting,
and will be sufficient 10 keep them in
good condition until time to set them
out of doors.
Year: 1879

Chinese JOss-Houses in San Fran


cisco.


How the Chinese religion is encroach
ing on the Christian religion in San
Francisco is thus told by The Post OF
that CITY:


at may be instructive to those who
imagine that Christianity can conquer
B lddhism among the Chinese here to be
informed of some Of the results of sucn
delusion. The building in which the
First Congregational Church held its
meetings is now Chinese Joss-honse
The old colored Methodist church build
ing is in possession of the Chinese The
second Congregational Church was com
PEELED to change its location through be-
ing surrounded by the Chinese The ia.
nous old Unitarian church, in which the
inspired utterances of S arr King used
to resound, had to succumb to the en-
croachments of the Chinese. and it is
only a qu' stion of time when the First
Presbyterian church will become Chi
nese temple,as it cannot exist rs Chris
tian chulc owing to the surroundings OF
the Chinese"
Year: 1879

Both sides have been fighting for po-
sition, looking entirely to the Presiden
tial Contest next year. The Republicans
sought to revive the sectional issue, and
went back quarter of century to gal
vanize the dead and buried politics OF
that period, ss If there was no question
of interest for the suffering millions OF
this day worthy to attract the attention
Of Congress. They failed, and failure
at such time and under such ci'cum
stances, after forcing the fight, is not o
good beginning for the Presidency in
1880.
Year: 1879

A man visiting logging camp IN
Maine forgot to take his mittens with
him when be left, and didn't miss them
until he was a mile away. He wrote a
note and gave it to his dog, with instruc-
tions to go back to camp and give it to
the cook, which he did He soon re
tarned with the miltens in bis mouth.
Year: 1879

Never nod to an acquaintance at an
auction. We did so once, and when the
sale closed we found four broken chairs,
six cracked fower.pots and a knock.
kneed bedstead knocked down to us -
What we intended as mods to friend
had been taken by the auctioneer as bids
for the kitchen furniture.
Year: 1879

The Rye is stream of water in Scot.
land which the classics and laddies" Of
ten wade in the summer time. Hence
the song; for it was customary to tale
toll, by kissing, when they met in the
mid.stream.
Year: 1879

LEvENwoRTH, Kan April 9.-SeveEty
OF the colored emigrants in camp at
Wyandotte crossed The river to Missouri
this morning and are seeking employment
in Kansas City. The funds raised at
Cincinnati and other places for ,he bene-
fit, fihe emierants have been used for
them at 81. Louis. supplying the destitute
at the point with provisions and furnish
ing them transportation further vest. NJ
aid from abroad has been received for
those now in Kansas, though many of
iht m are in very destitute circumstances
and are living from day to day upon the
contributions Of the people in the vicinity.
We have had cold rain for the last three
days and a severe wind now blowing
from the nor Invest giv,s these halt clad
and poorly sheltered creatures q touch of
our hospitality by no means agreeable.
As they shiver around their little fires of
sticks and driftwood or huddle together
in corners under their ragged blankets
they present pi,iable spectacle. and one
that appeals louder than words TO the
sympathies and charity of the observer.


INTENTION OF TIE MIGRANTS.


One of the most int, lligent among
them, who was interviewed this morning,
stated that II was not the intention of
any of them to remain permanently in the
towns They oil desire to 90 out on 10
the prairie and make claims for them.
srlves and open farms, bat have not def
mite ideas of how this is to be accomplish
ed without funds, but until they can get
claims Of their own they desire to find
employment as farm hands.


MORE COMING.


Two other detachments are on the way
between St. Louis and this point, and
will be landed at L,avenworth and Wy
andotte. Tuose who arrived In the last
lot report that all the other negroes in
the vicinities from which they come are
preparing TO leave, and may be expected
here just as fast as they eau get the steam
boats to bring them.


CAUSE OF TIE MOVEMENT.


The leaders among them ascribe the
exodus chiefly to political causes. while
a great many don't seem 10 know why
they came out. They say that others
were coming and they followed the crowd.
The stori,s alb ,ut sharpers trying 10
q ece them of what little money they
have or Of the people trying to prevent
them from landing or threatening to drive
them ont, are all untrue. There is not
money enough among them to make
them d, 81. able game for sharpers, and
the Kansas people have treated them
with kindness. They have done and are
still doing all they cal to help them and
mike them as comfortable as possible
under the circums, ,ances, but it is heavy
burden and one that the rest of the coun
try ought to help to bear.