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Year: 1878

LONDON, June 19.-The Times editorially
says regarding the work of the Berlin con-
gress The question is simply whether Europe
tluence In European Turkey, and to settle
this to the satisfaction Of all the powers will
engage the congress for a long time
Year: 1878

WOMEN outnumber men three to ore
in heaven, and in the same proportion
men outnumber women in he'll. | do
not say this as an idle boast, but simply
present a fact that every Christian must
accept on examinstion.-[Mar Ellen
Chase.
Year: 1878

The Rochester Erpress of the 18th
inst. says: The fact that human eyes
with the aid of field glass have seer
rifle bullets during their flight from
the muzzle of the rifle to the point at
which they were aimed, has been pub
lished, we believe, several times, bat
we have never seen, the announce
ment that they could be seen by the
naked eye. Yet it is we'll attested
fact that the rife balls were seen by
several gentlemen without the aid of
a glass or anything, at the rife range
north of this city, one day last week.
A high wind was blowing and show
ers were frequent-in fact it rained
almost constantly. When the specta-
tors stood at one side of the shooter
they could only follow tie ball of the
highest point of the arc which it de-
scribed, but when they stood immedi-
ately behind the shooter (he lying
down and they standing up) they
could follow the bullet from a point
about ten feet from the muzzle all the
way to the target or whatever object
it struck. One gentleman told the
shooter, Immediately after he had fired,
that he had shot little too much to
the right, and the signal of the maik
er minute or two afterward con-
lirmed exactly what he said. The
balls were seen when the shooters
were firing ut 500 yards distance.
The rifles were heavy military kind,
which carry large bullet. Those
who saw the bullets on their fight
say that tie arc as described by them
is immense at that distance, and they
also appear to curve to the right as
well as up and down
Year: 1878

Battered and worn-out old polit-
ical prostitutes dizen themselves out
with the gay ribbons of every new
tangled reform movement, and sol.
emnly aver that tho country will go
to the "demnition bow.wows" unless
they are put in Office and are enabled
to serve the dear people. There has
been altogether too much Of this bal
derdash, and we are Of the opinion
that the public ought to resent it as
an Insult to their intelligence and dis
cernment - Sacramento Record IN
ion.
Year: 1878

4 moment later Officer Clarey and
Bel,z collared Guetig and hastily led him
off before the bystanders could realize
what mad transpired, else there is strong
supposilion that he would have been
swung to the nearest lamp post.
Year: 1878




TAKING TINE BY THE FoRELoCK-LooKINe
OUT FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.


According to aWashington correspondent,
q gentleman who is well acquainted with
the situation In various districts ia New
York State, and who is politician of some
local prominence, brings intelligence that
ex Governor Tllden is interesting himself
most actively at this early day in laying out
work for the coming campaign. His agents
are already organizing with view of carry
ing the Assembly and changing some of the
close Congressional districts. The under
standing among Tilden's agent is, that 70
far as the Congressional election is con-
cerDed, he will direct all his efforts towards
the work In close Republican districts. and
that his aim and expectation will be to
carry enough Of these to make a majority
of the delegation In the House Democratic.
The object most prominently before the
minds of these members is not 60 much to
Increase the Democratic majority in the
next House of Representatives, as to Sc
cure majority Of the State delegatio
with . view of q possible election of the
next President BY the House Of Represen-
tatives. ... ~ .5r l7 -4a -
Year: 1878

On Sunday night young man by the
name Of Ward. who is q member Of tho
Friendship Fire Company, was quietly goIn


to his home on the other side Of the Brandyl
wine, and when at Grubb's corner he was
met by two men who demanded twenty-fye
cents. This request Ward refused to comply
with, and one of them by the name Of
Thomas Riley rushed at him and was
knocked down several times. Finally Riley
managed to seize Ward by the legs and throw
him down, and his companion, whose name
is VIM. Townsend, amused himself by kick
ing the PROSTATE man until he got tired.
Riley and Townsend are both disorderly
characters, while Ward has the reputation
OF being very quiet and respectable. rs yr
Year: 1878

The dancing question at Rehoboth is be-
coming serious thing. Application is to
be made to the Chancellor for an injunction
against the proprietors of the Baight House,
and have It closed. Dsneing and roller
skating take place nightly.
Year: 1878

The general average of deaths in this city
per week ia usually about 1s, but this week
it is just double that. This is no doubt due
to the extremely warm weather we had last
week, the effects of which is now showing
upon the younger population, as over 80
per cent of the deaths were those Of minors
Year: 1878

A GRAPHIC letter from China
which appeared in Sundays Chron-
icle Is calculated to alarm those
who view with distrust the hordes
OF Cinnamon who have already
planted themselves on the Pacific
Coast. From this writer we learn
that our present immigration is
from merely fractional portion of
the Chinese Empire, and that the
whole lump is being leavened with
the idea that America ia an excel
lent place to migrate to. In China
the laborer, according to his grade,
receives from one to three dollars
month and finds himself. The
prospect Of reaching a country in
which he can make from ten 10
twenty dollars month, and more,
and be "found," acts upon his
Imagination as a magnet and will
soon result In flooding the United
States with Mongolians If the
tendency is not checked.
Year: 1878

The complexion of the weather
will determine whether those of
our farmers who have stored bar
ley will make or lose by the opera
tion. Thus far the barley in our
several warehouses would sell for a
good deal less than six weeks ago.
Should we have copious rains and q
certainty Of wet winter the price
Of barley would depreciate still
more. 1t ls striking circumstance
that the only time our farmers, as
general thing, were ever known
to be provident they are likely to
lose money by their thrift.
Year: 1878

THE abandonment of the rule of law
in New York state by which the wife,
in her husbands presence, is supposed to
act under his coercion, is recommended
by the law commissioners Of that state.
The legislature is urged to put husbands
and wives on the same footing before
the courts in their trial for any joint
Offense,
Year: 1878

WHEN any person of wealth dies in
Paris, the front door of the house is
draped with black velvet, with silver
fringe and molding. The curtain is
looped up at the sides; and inside the
doorway is an altar, with crucifix and
candles burning, and ornaments with
flowers
Year: 1878

The carbonate territsSy in the region
south Of Pixies peak, on the Arkansas
river, is lengthening out Some of the
thoroughly worked mines are turning
out rich beyond calculation, the ore
sproving thick chloride. Excellent
hard carbonates and high grade chloride
ores are brought to light every day.
There are crowds of people in the region,
yet it is hard to get the right kind of
men to work for good wages.
Year: 1878

GENERAL GRANT writes to friend in
Philadelphia that, after visiting Austria,
he designs spending some four or five
weeks at some watering place on the
continent. His present intention is to
make tour of the world, passing
the winter months in India and China.
After observing the methods and man.
ners of most of the people on the face Of
the globe, he will return to America by
way of San Francisco.
Year: 1878

Senator Beck said to-day that it would be
impossible for the sub committee having the
bill in charge to get through with the sundry
civil appropriation before Monday. In view
OF this representation, the Senate adopted
Senator WindOm's resolution to fix the day of
final adjournment at noon Oh Thursday. The
House having to-day agreed to the conference
report on the river and harbOr appropriation
bill, there are only three bills yet to be dis
posed of. These are the legislative, executive
and judicial, (upOn which the only point of
difference is the section with reference to the
pay of the employees ct the Senate, and from
which the House will recede,) the army bill,
(upOn which the conference committees have
agreed.) and the sundry civil appropriation
bill, (noW with the Senate committee on ap-
prOpriatiOns.) The outlook is that before to-
days adjournment all of the appropriation
bills will have passed both houses, except the
Sundry civil appropriation bill. The House
will without doubt concur in the Senate reSO-
luton to prOlOng the session until Thursday
next, which will give ample time to finish up
all the important bills without night sessions


At O'Clock the Senate's adjournment reso-
luton was received in the House. When it
was read by the Clerk of the Senate there
were cries of Nor MOI" Upto 80 O'Clock
the House had not acled upon the res
OlutiOn. 1t is the impression that the
House will amend it, making the hour of final
adjournment noon on Wednesday, in which
shape it will probably be adopted by both
Houses
Year: 1878

PEACE CELEBRATION IN CUBA-General
Martinez CampOs arrived in Havana yester-
at the head of the troops. There was immense
enthusiasm, and the path of the conquerOrs of
peace were strewn with palm leaves and flow
ers: The streets were spanned with triumphal
golden laurel wreath by the municipality A
proclamation issued to the troops states that
of two hundred thousand men engaged in the
war eighty thousand succumbed to wounds
and disease.
Year: 1878

We shall all 60 over the river


To the other side;
The snowy-haired matron


And the blushing bride,
The youth in manhood's


Flush Of pride,
And the little child,


Mid the violets wild,
Must all go over the river,


10 the ether side.
We shall all 60 over the river


To the other side;
Some will go in early morn.


And some at evcntide;
Those who have reachsd the zenith offame
And those whose lives
Are .oiled with shame,


Must all go over the tide
OF the great dark river,


TO the other side.
We shall all 90 over the river


70 the other side;
10 that heavenly shore OF light,


Where all is fair;
Where the day ne'er ends in night:


All is brightness there.
Then let us all make ready


For the coming tide
That will watt us over the river


TO the other side.
Year: 1878

badly because he was afraid OF reoun
from the old man on account ofpoverty,
the courtship was conducted on the sly,
the father of the girl not learning about
it until on the 7th inst. When he did
80 he became very much enraged, and
discharged Gumbinger from his employ,
telling him that he did so not because
he had courted his daughter, but be-
cause he did so on the sly. The young
man and Maggie both tried TO soften
him, but he was memorable, and Gum
binger was sent on bis way. Since
then he had not gone near Letters
house, though it is known that the
young couple met; and last Saturday
Gumbinger was heard to say that he in-
tended t. marry Maggie Letter whether
her father was willing or not, and that
the only obstacle to the match was the
dutiful feeling of the girl, who opposed
taking a step which might ALLEVIATE her
from her fathers affections.


The first suspicion which was arous-
ed in the Letter family that Maggie in
tended to override their authority was
caused by her absence since yesterday
afternoon. At about two o'clock yes
terday she left home, stating that she
intended to pay visit TO some friends
in another part of the city, known as
s'Frenchtown," and when she did not
return over night old man Letter re-
marked that it was all right, she had no
donbt gone and got married to Gum
binger; and that willie he regretted she
had not married somebody more to his
liking he would not make any fuss
about it when they came home.


Hoping against hope that the CON-
panion in death of young Gumbinger
might not, after all, prove 10 be his
daughter, Letter went to the Lindell
Hotel, where one glance at the remains
of the beautiful girl lying on the bed
before him put an end TO all hopes.
The scene when the father beheld for
the first time the mangled and bloody
remains of his fair child was terrible
one, the old man being with difficulty
restrained from lifting it from the bed
and clasping it in his arms He had
nothing to say against the young man
who had too evidently been her destroy
er, and whose life blood commingled
with hers on the bedclothes.


Various theories have been started as
to the actual facts in the case, but there
can hardly be any doubt that the whole
affair was planned by Gumbinger delib-
erately, and carried into execution with
out the connlvance of the young girl
During the evening the young couple
were seen in their room by several Of
the hotel employees, who state that the
girl was quite lively, while Gumbiuger,
though he was very marked in his at
tentions to her, had preoccupied ex'
preston, aud did not bear himself alto
gether as happy bridegroom, which
they sat down as the character he was
playing. The only material point still
unsettled in the case is whether or no
the couple got married yesterday after
noon previous to their taking quarters
at the hotel as man and wife; bu
though the Letter family have made re
searches, there has not been found any
evidence to show. that the ceremony
bad taken place. Cincinnati Enquirer
Year: 1878

SEVERAL Democratic papers, fearing
trouble in the next Democratic conven-
ton, favor the plan suggested by the
Cincinnati Enquirer, which would have
the National Committee meet, say in
baltimore, on the day set, and each
State delegation meet in its own State,
at some place in telegraphic communi-
cation with Baltimore; then each dele
CATION vote for candidate, and tele-
graph the name to the National COM
mittee, which shall announce the result
OF the aggregate vote to each State
convention. If there shall be no cleo
lion on the first ballot, the voting to
proceed until a nomination shall be
made.
Year: 1878

GRACE Greenwood thus writes on
the woman Question "If / had
the forming of the law only such wo-
men should be allowed to vote rs had
sewing machines and knew how to use
them; no woman would have n vote
who could not read and write; who was
not able to cast up her millinery ac.
counts, and cut them down; who could
not make loaf of bread, a pudding,
sew on button, wash dishes and, on a
pinch, keep boarding house, and sup
port husband decently."
Year: 1878

Washington, May 6.-Owing to the
forwardness of appropriation bills, it is
thought by number of members of
Congress that an adjournment sine die
can take place toward the last of June.
They do not suppose the discussion of
the tariff bill will occupy more than
week, and say that ample time will be
afforded for the consideration of the
Pacific railroad bills and other promi-
neht public measures. Strenuous efforts
will be made this week to either lay the
tariff bill on the table or postpone it
until tho next session, which result
would be equivalent to its defeat.
Wood, however, is still sanguine that it
will become law at the present ses-
sion.
Year: 1878

SPEAKER RANDALL cannot teach
new tricks to the Ohio Democracy.
Thep were adopts when he was an in
FAINT. The only trouble with the Ohio
Democracy is that they have so many
great men that they hardly know which
to put forward in the great steeple
chase Of 1880. But Randall need not
fear that there will be any lack Of
grooming Of Democratic muscle for
the next two years.
Year: 1878

Tired of the Ills he Had, he Flew to


those he knew not Of.


North Platte, May 6.-An old man
by the name of Sidow, proprietor of a
gun shop on Front street, at this place,
was found dead in small room just
back of his shop, about Z O'Clock this
evening, having shot himself through
the heart with carbine. He was un
married. Several letters were found in
the room for his friends, which have
not been made public yet.
Year: 1878

SPRING bonnets will have no show at
the musical festival at Cincinnati. The
cry is chats off," and ladies are re-
quested to comply. How will they like
to poke q Glove of bonnet'' under the
bench in company with the shining
plug of the escort ? We should not
wonder il rebellion takes place.
Year: 1878

We wish to impress it upon the attention of every wide-awake man in Pope county that on the 9th of next month Saturday week-the stock holders and all others interest. ed in the County Fair Association will meet at the College Grove in Russcllyille to mark out and deter mine upon the proper steps to be taken for giving grand county fair this fall. It is earnestly desired that the masses of the farmers and mechanics of Pope county should identify themselves with this move ment. The intention is to make the Fairs given by the Pope county Fair Association the best in the state. Our eIegible location on the map of the Arkansas valley, the good means of transpotations that we have, the fine agricultural nature ofour county, everything around us conspires to place it within our power to make 2 showing at our County Fair which will give us fame worth millions to us. Let the people of our county take hold of this matter in earnest, It will pay.
Year: 1878

Is the Democratic party of Pope county properly organized for the approaching campaign2 The call for the County Convention has been made and the Convention takes place on the 22nd of June. Has each township been notified by it's town ship committee to hold primary con ventions to send up delcgates2 O. is there any township committees in the various townships? The impor' tance of each township being repre-. sented at the County Convention is too evident to need argument. The primary conventions are the ones which express and reflect the will and wishes of the people, and If they are neglected and the people fail te send delegates and instruct them as they wish them to vote, the result o1 a County Convention is very uncer' in;--it is about as apt to go direct ly contrary to the will of the people as to act in conformity to it. Lei the township committees at oncs take steps to secure fair primaries and if any township is without reg ularly authorized committee let the Democrats of such township mee' and elect or choose one. "Eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty may be an old and stale saying but all success depends upon the man ner in which the maxim is needed It is the only way to succeed ovel w,ly foes with the party and sly tricksters within it.
Year: 1878

What is going to be done in the matter of our County Seat? This is a question in which every taxpayer in the county is interested. It is for them to say whether it shall re- main where it is and an appropria- ton be made to repair the present court house at Dover or whether it shall be removed to some other point and a new court house built. The repairs which will be required to make the old court house at Dover at all safe or suitable for use will necessitate pretty heavy appropr'- ation. It is altogether right and proper that the taxpayers of the county should say whether they de- sire the appropriation made to have the old house repaired, or whether they think change will be better. For long time there has been a pretty widespread feeling, especially in the Southern part of the county, where the greater portion of the taxes fall, and from whence goes most of the business into the County, Probate and Circuit Courts, that the pubic interests and the convenience of the majority of the people would be much better subservcd by having the County Seat at Russellville.

 Now if this feeling still exists and

 the people wish change it is their duty to speak out right now before the expense of repairing the old
Year: 1878

The Prairie County Organ makes the following timely and correct reflections:

 Ut has been some time since our brethren of the press have discussed the vexed finance question, and since it has sunk to rest, we are 10th to disturb its quiet, peaceful slumber. But as candidates are now appearing upon the political horizon, almost darkenlng the air by their presence, would it not be well, when the can vass fully opens, to demand of them to define their position upon this very interesting, and we might very appropriately say, all-important sub ject.

 Governor Miller has stated that 2 very large majority of the members of our last legislative body are in favor of the Adams Redfield propo- sition to pay off the State indebted ness; and had not this propo- sitlon been rejected by holders of the Holford bonds, an extra session of the Legislature would have been called; and, according to what Gov ernor Miller says the proposition would have been accepted, and an unjust and illegal (accordlng to the decision of the Supreme Court debt saddled upon our already tax-ridden and oppressed people.

 Now, there are many aspirants to the Upper and Lower house of our next legislative body, and we con ceive it to be their bonnden duty, and we contend that THE PEOPLE have a right to DEMAND or THEM, where they stand upon this vital question. :"

 Every candidate for Representa- tive should be required to define his position on the State finance ques- ton. No man should be elected to the legislature who favors the Adams Redfield plan. The friends of the plan tell us that it will not be brought before the next Legislature. We'll, we will not dispute their words, but in order to be entirely safe, let men be sent to the Legisla- ture wEo are opposed to it. "You can't sometimes always tell'' what q Legislature will do. therefore let every precaution be taken to prevent the Adams Redfield plan from being adopted, for no greater calamity, in our humble opinion, could befall the people of Arkansas.-Ozark Dem ocrat.

 We believe the AR. plan is too dead to skin, and will never agaln be resurrected under that name, but We doubt not some similar plan will be attempted to be lobbied through. We therefore endorse every word as above said by both the Organ and the Democrat in regard to demand ing the views of all candidates to the Legislature on this subject.