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Year: 1878




NEW York, August The congress
sional committee on labor to-day heard the
workingmen's representative; they laid
the blame of the depression in business TO
national and state legislation. granting of
lands to railroads and other corporations.
and the granting of large interest on
bonds; they advanced the idea that the
government should pass homestead law
and throw the public lands open to settle
ment, and assist men to settle there. w.
A. A. Carsey, who said he was brick
layer and editor, declared in his opinion
the public school system was bad; the
government he claimed should establish
schools where mechanical trades and arts
would be taught; he denounced the CON
tract system under the national, state, and
city governments; as consequence work
was of the worst possible construction,
and it gave opportunity to men to grind
down the laboring class and employ Chi
nese and others against whom American
laborers could not compete because the
latter cannot live as the former.


Dane thought it bad policy for any gov
ernment to encourage sWarms of foreign
ers to drive out native laborers.


Carsev appealed to the committee to
impress on their fellow congressman the
necessity of some legislation this winter
which will bring relief to the working
classes. Knowing the temper and views
of the workingmen he felt certain that if
congress did not step in at an early day
with ameliorating legislation this winter
could not pass without trouble, without q
repetition of the labor riots of last sum
mer. A good movement would be the in
stitution ee com prehensive system OF in-
ternai Improvement and initiation of curren-
cy to carry on these improvements; he said
be would have strong central governmen:
which would issue its notes tC
assist its people, and would be
looked upon by the people as the real
government of the country, strong. popu-
lar, and protecting. He would have sea-
men work On shore and sent away to the
plains where they are alone needed. He
advocated the greenback system, but said.
let congress give the country homestead
act with assistance to settle on public
lands, and comprehensive internal i'm
improvement act The workingmen
would fight out the infation question at
the polls; he did not believe the laboring
classes were willing to starve for or lO
years to prevent a panic.


j. Osborne Ward, who said he was an
organizer of the socialistic labor party at
Brooklyn, advocated grand cooperative
christian society, in which everything was
to be equal and in common,


| Geo. w, MADDOX, Of the congress of hu-
manity, wanted the government to issue
fourteen thousand million dollars or so to
New York to build docks &C., and com.
paratively similar sums to other cities tc
be expended in public works; when these
works would have made sufficient returns
then left the government be paid back anc
the notes destroyed and cancelled bonds
Year: 1878

kearney-If you run for Governor You
will have to relinquish your seat in Con
gress. M


Butler expect to leave Congress this
term whether l am run for Governor or
not, which is by no means a settled thing
yet.


kearney-Well, General what do you
think OF organizing the Workingmen here
in Massachusetts?


Butler -Well, that requires thought.
While we are united on one point we all
have our opinions on finance. You expect
to speak in Massachusetts2


Kearney-Monday night a reception
has been arranged for me in the old era
die of liberty, Faneuil Hail. Inspired with
such associations | cannot help but speak
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE President
does not seem the least disturbed by the
action of the recent republican caucuses.
Those nearest him socially and politically
say there is no possibility whatever that
he will. as requested by the resolution of
Senator Sargent, in caucus last night,
rescind the order forbidding participation
in political meetings of officials in the
executive branch of the civil service, and
these friends do not think il probable any
such request will be made by the congress
sional committee, though they may confer
with the President on political subjects
generally, in view of the approaching elec
ton. They say the President never de-
clines to listen attentively to suggestions,
but when be makes up his mind to the
rightfalness of any measure, be adherei
to it. Republicans in congress, for the
greater part, will endeavor to avoid direc
issue with the President. however rnuct
they disagree with him in some of BIZ
political measures.


The senate postal committee authorized


the nomination of Charles FL. Eddy a


postmaster at Toledo to be reported


favorab!y.


The senate committee on commerc


agreed to recommend the confirmation O


Justice Colburn as United States consu


general at the city of Mexico.
Year: 1878

Some explanation is being made
in regard to the claim Of the United
States to the money in the Bank OF
England to the credit ofthe late Con
federacy and the chances of the Gov
ernment obtaining it. When Mr.
BristoW was Secretary of the Treas
ury he sent one or two special agents
over to London to inquire into the
matter, but it does not appear that
anything ever came of their labOrs.
Caleb Cushing gave an opinion that
whatever money Or property was left
by the Southern COnfederacy belong
ed to the United States, and recently
certain party applied to Secretary
Sherman for contract to secure it
for certain percentage. The Secre-
tary was rather dubious of renewing
the scIaiin, and the Solicitor OF the
Department opposed it, on the
ground that to press the claim would
involve the United States to "A GER
tain extent for the indebtedness OF
the cotton loan, and for that reason
the Government had better not un-
dertake to claim the money alleged
to be in the Bank Of England. This
opinion, however, it is not believed,
will deter the Government from Off
cially making inquiry as to whether
there is money deposited in the Bank
of England to the credit of the Con-
federacy. The Joint High Commits,
sion in framing the Treaty Of Wash
ington fully discussed the probable
claims of British subjects, and in this
treaty, in providing for arhitra ton
on the claims of British suhiectS.
payment for slaves and the so-called
cotton loan We're excluded. if there
Is then, any sum in the bank it can
be claimed as the unincumbered
pronerty of the United States. The
amount has been estimated as high
as 0,000, 600, but in all probability
il is not at the outside more than ten
or eleven millions.
Year: 1878

A mean Covington, KY, grocer
was nicely sold at Christmas. He
purchased from a dollar store a table
castor, which he marked with a tag
inscribed "Sl4," and gave it to a
Methodist preacher, whose church
his family attended. The reverend
gentleman next day brought the cas-
tor back to the groceryman and said
to him 81 am too poor in this
worlds goods to afford to display so
valuable IA castor on my taule, and if
you have no objection | should like
to return it and take Sl4 worth OF
groceries for my family in its stead" D."
The merchant could do nothing but
acquiesce.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Hendricks will do we'll to
hurry up his mind on the silver ques-
ton. If he is going to head off the
Tilden movement he must have
strong hold on the popular heart
somewhere, and the sooner he begins
to establish the grip the better. Mr.
Tilden will start in presently with
the powerful observation that q
Democratic candidate cannot be elec.
ted unless he can carry New York
and that he (Mr. Tilden) is the only
man who can do that. When the
South realizes the full force Of the re.
mark, it will tip up Mr.. Hendricks
little car SO abruptly that he will be-
lieve that he has been struck by t
cyclone.
Year: 1878

The Republicans of New Hamp-
shire met in convention Wednesday
of last week, at Concord, and nomi-
mated Benjamin f. Prescott for Gov
ernor by acclamation. The resolu-
tions adopted reaffirm the Cincinnati
platform, call upon the President to
render the high and solemn pr0fes.
sions of the platform actual and
living realities and while admitting
an honest difference Of opinion in re-
spect to his past acts, welcome and
approve his patriotic and sincere eff
forts to keep faith with the people
and secure to the whole country the
blessings of just, efficient and honest
Republican National Administration.
Other resolutions condemn the at
tempt to destroy the Resumption
act, and denounce any Legislation
tending to repudiation of the public
debt by making the deprecated sill
yer dollar legal tender, calling upon
the President to use tie veto power
in order to shield the national honor
from legislation that threatens to
blast it..
Year: 1878

Many no doubt regard the terms neat
and good when applied to farming, as
meaning the same, but few moments
reflection will convince them OF their err
ror. A good farmer may not be neat
one, neat one may not be a good one
IN practical sense OF the term. Neat
farming is only question of the invest
ment OF capital without reference to direct
profit, while good farming in the common
acceptation OF the term keeps early profit
always in view. good farmer is one
who obtains the largest possible income
from his soil without diminishing its pro-
ductive capacity; he produces such crops
and keeps such stock rs are best adapted
to his land he adopts a iudicious rotation
OF crops, cultivates them WELL makes aud
husbands all the manure possible. buys all
the phosphates, plaster, or additional
food Tor his stock that "A wise economy will
justify, and sells his products 10 such form
rs will bring in the largest income at the
least possible cost. The Rural New York
er says of such farmer: 1--WE recolIect
the remark of an old man. when we were
boy OF eight or nine years, that it takes
something OF a sloyen to make money at
farming, and if making is the sole end OF
farming perhaps neatness would be unad-
vsabe. But there are men who honestly
believe that man is o. more Importance than
money, and that mans life is greater
than his business or profession. That a
man may meet all his business obligations,
feed and clothe his family leave them a
good property after he is gone, and even
instruct them by precept aud example, in
the duties OF moral and religious life


and yet ial in his duty to his family and
to society, The farmer owes something
to that love of order, OF beauty which
benignant creator has implanted in mans
nature, and the qualification OF which is a
necessity To his full and symmetrical de-
velopment as to the qualification OF any
other want or faculty OF his nature. The
farmer is in duty bound to do what he can
toward making his home lovely for The
sake Of his family, and his portion of the
rural landscape beautiful for the sake oi
his neighbors and the public at large
Year: 1878

ADVICE FOR BoYs.-Horace Mann
writes: You are made to be kind,
generous, magnAnimous. II there 10 .
boy in school who has club foot. dent
let him know that you ever saw it. If
there is a poor boy with ragged clothes,
don't talk about rags in bis hearing
If there is lame boy. assign him some
part of the game thst does not require
running. If there is q hungry one
give him part OF your dinner. If there
is dull one. help him on with his les
son. If there is ., bright one, be not
envioos Of him; If one boy is proud OF
his .tsicnt, and another 10 envious Of
him there are two great wrongs. and
no more talent than before. If . larger
or stronger boy has injured you. and is
sorry for it. forgive him and request
the teacher not to punish him. All
the school will show by their counten-
ance how much better it is than to have
. great fist
Year: 1878

Our Vice Consul General a. Melbourne
Australia, thinks we should gain good
deal of trade by admitting Australia wool,
which "is of ofunrivalled fneness and length
of fibre" free of duty, He is probably
right. Australia needs hardware, agri-
cultural Implements, carriages, and many
other articles of American manufacture,
but cannot take them unless we will take
in exchange for them something which
she has to give, and will not admit them
free of duty unless we admit her wool on
the same terms.


There can hardly ibe any good reason
for protecting such an industry as wool
growing. In our arid Western country
much of which is suited only for pastu-
rage, we can compete with any country in
the world in the production Of wool of the
poorer grades and may be able to produce
the finer qualities, too, when we introduce
in sufficient numbers the better breeds Of
sheep. In the meantime it is not our
true policy to play into the hands of for
eign manufacturers by compelling our
own to use inferior wool, or pay an exor-
bitant price for the better grades. As TO
protecting the wool-growipg interests of
our old and populous States, the thing is
preposterous. If they do not find wool
growing profitable, let them give it up and
devote themselves to something that will
pay better. The pasturing of sheep on a
large scale is an industry that properly
belongs to thinly settled countries with
suitable soil and climate, and it is not
worth while to take it from them by pro-
tective legislation. 1t is necessary, how
ever, to care that an existing industry
should not be destroyed without warning
by the two sudden abandonment OF pro-
tective system under which it has bee,I
gradually built up.
Year: 1878

A young and pretty girl stepped into
a shop where spruce young man, who
had long been enamored but dared not
speak, stood behind the counter selling
drapery. In order to remain rs long as
possible she cheapened everything. and
at last she said. II believe you think
am cheating you ''Oh. no. said the
youngster; Ito me you are always fair"
"WeIl." whispered the lady. blushing.
rs she laid an emphasis on the word, II
would not stay SO long bargaining if
YOU were not so dear"
Year: 1878

Men who call themselves democrats.
but who are constantly sowing seeds of
discord in the party, and who are ready
to lend themselves to independent move
ments to destroy the party to which
they claim to belong. are aiders and
abettors OF the enemy. They should
boldly stand with democracy or against
lt-their halfway policy can but be rank
ed as treason.
Year: 1878

The democrats ask for a repeal OF the
resumption act and of the national bank
ing law; substitution of national bank
notes with greenbacks; that greenbaeks S
shall be made 4 legal tender for al
debts both public and private; that
enough greenbacks shall be issued to
supply the demands OF trade, and that
they shall be used to retire bonds, thus
relieving the country from an interest
bearing debt to the extent of their issue
This is what the people want.
Year: 1878

The Cleveland Plaindealer gives the following account of delicate operation performed upon a gentleman of Delaware, Ohio, with whom we have a slight acquaintance. The Plain dealer says: Robert F. Hurlbut, Pri- vate Secretary of Governor Bishop of Ohio, has just had his tongue amputa

 ted near the root The chin was sawed in twain and the jaws spread apart in order to take out the diseased tongue. The work was performed in compar

 atively short space of time, and the patient was comfortable and conscious in less than an hour. Next day MT

 Hurlbut walked across the room, and wrote his wants upon paper. He Is not permitted to speak, and of course could not do SO if he desired. The physician thinks he will be able to articulate audibly in the course of time

 Thus far the difficulty has been to give nourishment which has been done by infection. Glass tubes have been SC

 cured, and hereafter nOurishment will be given by that means until the sore

 ness in the mouth is somewhat subdued
Year: 1878

Generally speaking, Arizona is not adapted to settlement by colonies, but there are very few places where con- siderable sized ones might flourish. Perhaps there is room for one or more in the great Salt River Valley, and there is a fine opening for one very large or several small ones in the Gila Valley between Stanwix Station and Gila City. We have reliable informa. tion that opposite Mohawk Station on the north side of the Gila, there is a very large body of rich land unoccu. pied and which has lately been sur veyed and is now open to entry at the Florence office.

 From fifty to one hundred men with or without families might very advan- tageously locate adjacent quarter sec lions there and unite their labor in constructing one ditch that would sup. ply all with water. The land is very rich and water plentiful for one and in most.years for two crops each year.

 A colony of earnest workers would readily dig a ditch that would supply all with water, but one or two or even half 8 dozen might find the labor toe much for their means. Many of tbe most flourishing settlements in Utah did not have either so rich land or so much available water.

 This Gila land and climate are fine ly adapted to the growth of all sorts oI grain and fruits, and it is believed tha cotton, tobacco and sugar cane would flourish as well as in the Gulf States Then the railway is certain to pass over this land very soon-possibly no this but quite certainly next year.

 There are hundreds of letters writ ten from all parts of the country tC people. of this Territory, in which in quiries are made for land suitable fol colonies, and that herein pointed ou is all our knowledge will enable us tC safely recommend for the purpose.
Year: 1878

A NEW explosive agent has been discovered by Professor Emerson Reynold in the laboratory of Trinity College, Dublin. It is a mixture of D per cent. of chlorile of potassium with D per cent of body called sulphurea. The new powder can be ignited at a rather lower temperature than ordinary gunpowder, while the effect it produces is even more remark. able than those caused by the usual mixture. It has been used with sue cess in small cannon, but its discovereI considered that its chief use would be for blasting.
Year: 1878

PRIVATE adyices from Washington still assert that there is not pOssibili- ty of Congress granting further aid to the Texas Pacific Railway Company and the very fact thattive months of the session are gone without anything being done but report of the bill to place on the calendar, confirms this news. From reliable reports there IS no doubt in our mind but the South ern Pacific will very soon advance their line far east from Yuma with the simple privilege to do so. Ii is quite evident that Arizona's hope for early railway facilities must rest Tn the Southern and not Texas Pacific Com pany.
Year: 1878

The basis of all the mining district organizations of the west, would apply not only to persons immigrating from the east in body, but to those already in that country who roam from place to place with their herds, seeking grass, but making no permanent residence or improvement. By the adoption of the regulations suggested, land system would be provided for the arid region adapted to the wants of all designing to become actual settlers there; those who roam the plains with herds, or prospect for mines over mountain ranges, and the multitudes who are without the rewards of labor in the Eastern States, would speedily find homes in the great Rocky Mountain region.
Year: 1878

When the 'fraction of territory repre- sented by the first two classes, and the true desert lands, with other naked and unprofitable tracts, are deducted from the entire area of the arid region, there vet remains vast quantities of valuable land, bearing nutritious grass. Springs feeding small brooks are scattered over this region, and will often furnish the water needed for herds. In the absence of springs, wells may be dug or reservoirs may be con- structed to save the rainfall. Thus, in any case, sufficient water may be ob- tained. The grass on these tracts is so scanty that quarter section of land is of no value to the herdsman. Four miles, 2560 acres, is put down IS the minimum necessary for a pasturage farm. These lands should not be sur veyed in regular tracts, as square miles or townships, but Tn such manner that water front on brook may be given to a greater number of farms. In this way the Government will dispose of most land and the largest number of settlers will be supported. A general law should be enacted to provide for the organization of pasturage districts of sufficient size in which the settlers may make their own regulations for the division of the lands, the use of the water for irrigation and for water ing stock, and for the pasturage of the lands in common or severalty; but each division or pasturage farm should be owned by one individual who ac quires his title thereto by the homestead system
Year: 1878

A letter was received from Edward
Eldridgc asking the copying in the STAR
of his reply to the SANDERS againts him
1t was received to late for US to insert the
letter before the election The charges
bear on their face such evident marks of
malice that no notice ct them was taken
by thesrAR, his vindication is so ample
and has been so widely circulated that It
is now deemed wholly unnecessary to
publish 1t at this late date.
Year: 1878

There are hardware men in Detroit
who keep cook stove at the door as .
sign. and that the stove may not be
injured by rust, they paint it over.
The other dsv. one of them. who had
stove with red legs, white covers, and
q blue top, secured an old farmer for q
customer. The farmer stipulated for .
stove Just like that. and ordered it
sent home by the team of Q neighbor.
A stove of the size and pattern was
selected and sent away in good shape.
and oil WAS lovely until the next day.
Then the farmer and his wife came in
with their own team. having the stove
in the wagon. The husband held the
lines while the wife entered the store
aud remarked:


When we buy certain kind OF
stove we don't like to be put OF with
another.


why, madam. isn't that stove all
right asked the man that sold it.


NO, sir. it isn'tr You sold my old
man a stove with red legs and white
covers, and blue border around the
top. and that one out in the wagon is
nothing but scrub looking old black
stove!'


'why-why-' he tried to explain,
but she waved him around and de-
clsrsd


We're old folks, and we live out
among the frogs and owls. but we keep
pace with the styles just as much as
any one, aud you can't palm of any
scrub steves on as :


The men could hardly lift ten pounds
apiece - they exchanged the nicely
POLISHED stove for the one with red
legs, but the old lady thought is was
because they were so mad.


.There-that stove has got some tone
about it, she muttered. ss it was
loaded up. L don't want to appear
capsurous. but if the style demands
red-legged stove. then / go in for the
gorgeous with the rest of 'em, and I'll
gild the stove pipe to bootF
Year: 1878

If the stormy winds should rustic,


While you tread the earth's highway,
Still against them brsvely tussle,


Hope and labor day by day;
Palter not, no matter whether


There is sunshine. storm or calm,
And in every kind Of weather.


Hold your head up like q man.
If brother should deceive you.


And should act q traitors part.
Never let his treason grisve you,


jog along with lightsome heart;
Fortune never follows fswning.


Boldness is thy only plan.
Hoping for better dawning.


Hold your head up like . man.
Earth. though e'er so rich and mellow.


Yields not for the worthless drone,
But the bold and honest fellow


He can shift and stand alone,
Spurn the knavs Of every nation,


Always do the best you can.
And, no matter what your station,


Hold your head up like . man.