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Year: 1877

In one despatch by cable it is reported
that Marshal MacMahon has assured M.
Grevy that neither the existence nor the func-
tions of Parliament, as established by the
constitution, would be threatened by him,
and that apprehensions Of q coup detat were
baseless. Another despatch tells that the
Marshal had ''resolved" to see M. Grevy
and the Duke dAudiffret-P -Pasquier in or
der that he might make this declaration.
Consequently the words of the Marshal
were not accidentally drawn out at a chance
interview, but were spoken on formal oc-
casion that he deemed it his duty to make
Doubtless parliament as established by
the constitution" may mean the constitu-
tion as he understands it, and he seems to
understand it in such way as to hold that
he may legitimately defend his own author
ity at the expense of that of any
other power in the State. II, there
fore, this phrase had been contrived to fur
nish loophole it could not have don 0
it more effectually than it does !;
but we are disposed to believe that
this was unintentional, for, in the
first place, man who intends to overthrow
by force a constituted form Of government
does not care for loopholes, and next, the
interview seems to have been sought by the
Marshal under the influence of glimmer-
ing as to the false position into which he
had been drawn by bad advisers and o con-
sequent desire to make plain and
honest declaration on this important
point. 1t is not credible that in
making this declaration he had any
mental reservation. 1t is significant of the
changed tension of the situation id France
that men Of oil parties are now equally as
sailing the position of the President and
demanding Parliamentary Ministry and its
subjection to the vote of Parliament. No
faction, therefore, supports the Presidents
resistance, and he does not contemplate re-
sistance beyond the sphere of factions. He
must then, accept the recognized supremacy
of the Chamber or resign, and he will not
resign if his own often repeated declara-
tons are Of any value.
Year: 1877

How Thanksgiving Was Observed.


1t is to be regretted that the Pilgrims
while they were in the mood Gid not give
us more days like Thanksgiving We have
far too few holidays in our busy, struggling
life; too few resting points in the year when
we may stop in the eager race and look for a
moment at the receding past and the beck
oning future. The men who settled down
on the rock-bound coast were a stern, un-
bending body of people, who believed that
holidays were the suggestion of the arch
enemy of mankind, and we ought to be
thankful that they allowed even one
annual ray of sunshine into their rather
gloomy lives. The Thanksgiving of this
generation is very different thing
from what it was when it first became an
annual holiday in the colony of Massa-
chusetts Bay. 1t still means thanks to the
Almighty for the blessings OF the year, but
it is in addition something softer and ten
derer in its associations; of less devotion,


perhaps, but of wider and broader charity,


embracing all sects and creeds and national
tiles, classes and conditions-a charity that
seeks to make the street waif and even
the criminal happy for at least q
day. 1t opens the theatre as well as
the church door, and sends waves of
gladness and mirth into the darkest and
dreariest of abodes. In this spirit the day
was observed yesterday, not only in this city,
but all over the country. The poor were
fed, the SICK were visited, the imprisoned
were not forgotten. There was reunion of
friends and families. The vast enginery OF
trade was everywhere stopped. With one
single exception there was peace and repose
everywhere, and that exception was the
United States Senate. In view of their
many sins Of omission and commission ii
was fitting that they suffered the most awful
Year: 1877

While outdoor sports by land and water
have rapidly increased in popularity during
the last few years it must be noted that
those that have taken root among US are
nearly all of character suitable to the
summer and fall. We have not really done
much in the way of winter amusement;
not nearly as much, for instance, as the
Canadians. In this city, for example, there
is no coasting no toboganning, no horse
racing on the Ice, as in st. Petersburg, little
or no curling and not auch ice lacrosse.


Early this winter the ice will doubtless be
in fine. ordsy lpr skating and othey amuse-
ments. ItNiR hos be e6etred or ftdghehed
by snow if proper precautions are taken.
Year: 1877

Stanley's Lecture mt Cape Town.


1t is announced in our special cable
despatch this morning that Stanley has
treated his hospitable friends at tho Cape
to lecture descriptive of his great journey
across Africa. Although much Of his story,
which il summarized in the cable despatch.
has been already made familiar to our
readers by the letters published in the
HERALD, it is not the less interesting as
coming from him under circumstances of
such pleasing character. Surrounded by
what may be truly termed "an appre-
ciative audience" Stanley has told the
tale of his wanderings under the
Equator and described the wonderful
scenes through which he passed
while journeying down the Congo. The
picture he draws of the wild regions covered
by dense forests and peopled by probably
the most savage tribes Of men that exist is
one we'll calculated to impress the reader or
hearer with the highest admiration for those
qualities of good Judgment and audacity
which belong to his character as an ex-
plorer. That this was the case at Cape
Town it is easy to believe, for many of his
audience were not unfamiliar with the dam
gers of the jungle and the fatigues of travel
on the African continent. We must con-
gratulate the residents Of Cape Town on the
pleasure they enjoyed in hearing from
Stanley himself this wonderful story of
perilous adventure and unqualified success
which marks its hero as the explorer par er-
cellence Of the dark continent.
Year: 1877

THE LAwLEss CLASSES, as n rule appear to
have had q decent regard for the snnctity of
Thanksgiving Day. With the exception Of a
possible murder i'll North Adams, Mass, an I'M
provoked shooting case in Philadelphia and
sleeping car robbery in this State no crime of
any consequence is reported.
Year: 1877

The SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF LAFAYETTE,
Ind, had gloomy Thanksgiving, being COM
PEELED to close its doors owing to the fifty thou
sand dollar defalcation of its cashier. How he
spent the day or the money is not told.
Year: 1877

SEVERAL OF THE ARMoRY OWNERS have
wisely offered to accept a large reduction on
their old rentals. The whole question ought to
be settled in some way as soon as possible, as
many of the regiments are suffering for want Of
proDer accommodations
Year: 1877

The DEPosTToRs Of the Union Dime Savings
Bank have reason to congratulate themselves
that, according to the report of the Examiner,
there is a surplus Of nearly three hundred and
seventy thousand dollars. This is considerably
less than onc-half the surplus reported by the
bank itself in its last report, and shows the ten
dcncy of bank officials to overestimatc their
assets The Union Dimes directors are in n
pretty safe condition, but there is no margin for
wild investments.
Year: 1877

SourH CAROLINA is rapidly shaking off the
ring of corrupt officials who have been SO long
pundering and misgovcrning her. Wright, the
negro Associate Justice of her Supreme Court,
who has just resigned to avoid impeachment,
had not a single qualification for the position he
held, ahd his elevation to responsible a trust
shows the rottenness of the system that SO re-
gently prevailed in that State.
Year: 1877

STEAMER RICHMOND AsHoRE.-The steamer
Richmond OH the route between Lewes and
New York with big load Of peaches from
Lewes got ashore on Brigantinc shoal on
Monday night 10Th, and had TO lay there
until her consort the ABcmarlc came along
the next day and hauled her of. She got
into New York Tuesday afternoon and her
cargo sold for 800.


In LOVE WITH REmoBoTH.-A prominent
citizen of Talbot county, Md, recently
visited Rehoboth, Ocean City and Chinco
league, and here is his rapturous opinion
of the first named. In letter to the St.
Michaels Comet he says: Before so hastily
parting with RehOboth, must pause to
say-it is one Of the grandest beaches on
the cOast-almost entirely free from that
terror Of the bather, the undertow = it
presents a graduaL beach which makes it
absolutely safe with the most ordinary dis
cretion, and when the railroad is extended
to the spot, it will be so accessible to travel
that Philadelphia and New York will pour
out their teeming population in the heated
term to over-hOwing. The Old Dominion
Steamship Company has taken the matter
in hand, and their special engineer, Col
Mapes, is now surveying the routes, and
during an interesting conversation with
him, ! learned that he favored the shorl
route, which would enable those approach
ing by rail to enjoy the ride directly on the
beach from Lewes to Rehoboth. | think il
easy to agree with Col. Mapes, as it woulC
be exceedingly attractive to approach it so
RehobOth mast be a great watering place
Its success is assured beyond peradven
ture.
Year: 1877

WHY THE TRAMPS CoME.-The New York
Tribune of Saturday had this paragraph in
an editorial article:


ain Delaware, too, in the peach-piclking
season, all the working-women betake
themselves to the orchards, and it is almost
impossible to get any servants for the
indoor work. 1t is true, this stress of de-
mand for labor will last only for six weeks.
But an honest, active girl who makes a
good connection" in farming region, is
not going to be left to starve."


1t is just through such over-drawn state
ments as this in the newspapers of the
large cities that many of the tramps are
sent swarming into our midst. This item
is purely fancy sketch, as far from the
real facts of the case as our women (even
colored ones) are from taking the place OF
field hands 1t is too true that we have
hard work to get good house,servants, but
it is not from any scarcity of women, OF
any desire on their part to work anywhere
else, but because those who do housework
are not good. We have lots of them, but
as the Tribune says, it is almost impossible
to get good ones.
Year: 1877

CLOVER SEED.-From all we can learn a
good crop of clover seed will be harvested
in this locality this fall. The drought has
been somewhat against it, but it had a
good send-off at the start, and a large
acreage is under culture from that fact.
We speak of this because clover seed rails
ing is surely a growing industry in our
midst. We now raise more than we buy
of this crop every fall, if the droughts do
not interfere, and one or two favorable
seasons recently some of our farmers have
exported cleverly. Now that we have men
in our midst prepared TO hull the clover
with the latest improved machinery, there
is every reason for our farmers to try and
profit as much by this crop as by any other
they grow, and so far the experiment has
been q success. 1t used to be a heavy
drain to our farmers when they had tc
send away for all their seed used in the grow
ing of clover. The first important step il
the effort to grow our seed was made in the
fall of 1874, when it is estimated that at leas
GOO bushels were grown as a surplus anC
sold by our farmers, one alone shipping 10
bushels, and netting over 5000 from hi
crop. Over $500, it was estimated, wa
realized by the crop of that year, whicl
was just the difference between that sun
brought into the community and tha
amount sent out of it, as had been the cas-
for twenty years before that time. Tha
was an especially favorable season, bu
ever since then our more thrifty farmer!
who study political economy, have trie
the crop if there was any show at all for il
propagation. The present summer ha


been a tolerably fair one.
Year: 1877

The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company have sold out to the Western
Union Telegraph Company. The Western
Union has now entire control of all the
wires formerly owned by the Atlantic and
Pacific.
Year: 1877

Hap A STKIkE,-They had strike up
at Mr.. Middlerib's last night, The baby
struck Tor six hours walking every night
instead of four, which it has been getting.
The family al first refused to aceede to
this prepostercus and unreasonable de-
mand, but the baby being a monopoly,
there beng no Others to supply the place
OF the striker, it was able TO enforce its
demands, as all sleep was shut off until a
settlement was effected. The only show
OF violence Was the threat on the part Of
the baby to make it warm for the house
hold when 1t was about four years old and
green apple time came around.
Year: 1877

4 lady living near Baltimore, who is very
deaf, stopped milkman as he was passing
the house the other day and asked him how
much he charged for a quart of milk, and
then put up her trumpet to catch the reply.
The man drew 4 quart Of milk and emptied
it into the trumpet, and the result has been
that he has to go three miles out of his way
to keep out of sight of the lady's son, who
sits on the front porch with shot gun wait
ing for him to pass.
Year: 1877

VALENTINE BAKER, formerly colonel in
the British army, now one of the Turk
ish Pashas, is proving as dangerous a man
for the Russians as the Porte has in his
employ. He is teaching the turbanned
Turk not only the arts of fortihcation,
but how to conduct himself in the field.
The advantage gained in the valley of the
Lomis owing to his brilliant leadership.
His railway experience, and his sojourn
in Jail, do not seem TO have hurt his fight
ing qualities. A man fighting for glory
with which to hide soiled reputation is
apt, at close quarters, to prove danger
Gus customer.
Year: 1877

The HONE oy SALMON. 1t seems
strange to us that there should be SO many
varieties of salmon in the same general
body of water, each kind, however, sepa-
rating itself by imaginary lines from the
other, and keeping year after year within
its own bounds. For instance, the sal
mon of Muckilto are by TO means the
same as those OF the Skagit, nor are those
Of the Skakit similar to those Of the
Fraser, nor of the Fraser to those north
The Columbia river salmon are distinct
species, and differ from those of the Rogue
river or Ruimaelt, and yet Columbia river
salmon go ont In the ocean, and enter the
other rivers and come to the Sound. Our
own salmon are caught in all parts, and
seem to move freely wherever they choose,
but when it comes to running and to their
homes, as said before, they are as sepa-
rate as can be. We would naturally I'M
agine that the fish of the sea were as free
as the birds of the air, and that the sal
mon to-day on Puget Sound, like the sea
gull or crow, may be I hundred or thou
sand miles distant month hence-Seat-
tie Tribune
Year: 1877

PowER OF BANK TO MAKE NOTE
A promissory note for $1,000 made by the
cashier of the Wyandotte National Bank
to the Cook County National Bank of
Chicago, and discounted by the New
York Loan and Trust Company. was the
snhJect of suit decided last week in the
United States District Court at Chicago.
Judge Blodegett admitted the equities
against full payment, holding that the
power OF national bank officer to make
a promissory note is one which cannot
be exercised without special authority
or subsequent ratifcati on
Year: 1877

Ihc decision the great father has made
is yours and not ours. You ask me and nv
people TO go near the Missouri river. We
cannot go near the Missouri river this wiz
ter. of my delegation here, altogether, we
have decided that we cannot If / should
tell my people | lad been ordered TO 70
there and sanctioned the order they would
scatter all over the country This delega
ton here will, mt. have told you our opin-
ion and have decided what 10 do, but. il
seems, my plans are not entertained. We
nave picked out good place and are will
ing TO go on it in The spring. but we cannot
move this fall. We would like TO be at
peace and keep peace with the whites. but
it is impo 'sible for us to move a zay this
fall We want our agency at Wounded
Knee creek. Your words TO me are very
good, but we do not want to move 10 the
Missouri river and mo,e back again in the
spring. Where We are at present we are ali
prepared for winter. The white men never
throw away their labors. What the white
men have they love. 1t ia the same with us.
IL you want US TO throw that property away
you should pay us for it. If you pay us for
It probably we can move away; otherwise
we cannot.


Secretary schufz replied, saying


lon came here to take council with vour
great father, and he has spoken to Won
kindly. When he became your great father
lie found in books certain treaties. These
treaties were Ia" to him as well as tbey
ought to he law to you. These treaties
mace It his duty to carry provision to YOU
and 10 iced you on place near the Mis-
sour'. There are many things that are not
as you desire, and MANY that are mt 40 uo
desire, but as wise men we have accommo
dated ourselves TO things as they are. Your
supplies are on the Missouri river now.
They were carried there in accordance with
'he law, SO VIC might give you food when
you were hungry, and it is now too late to
carry them To any other place. The grea,
lather was pleased at what you said about
taxing place on the White river, and. he
VIII be better picased if you 90 near sup
plies on the Missouri river 80 he can help
you when you need it He will not desire
you to remain on the Missouri river longer
than the coming winter. He will he glad
to see you settle down on your permanent
places, and will aid you in every way and
give you all that the white nation permits
IN the way of mills, wagons and schools.
All he desires you to do is to aid him in
making it possible for him 10 help YOU. This
winter you will need food, and inasmuch as
food cannot be carried near the place where
your people now are, you will have to 20
near the place where the food is


After general rhsndshaking, the Indians
retired They leave 10 morrow evening for
home, via New York.


President Hayes was present during the
latter part ofttbe conference.
Year: 1877

whats broke loose, Charley? P
Where are you going in such hurry?


I'm going to the store


Trade must be active with you


'It's not trade that has called me
out


Its not q woman, is it


NO: OF course not. But I'll explain
the thing to you to keep down your
Internal suspicious. There are three
partners iu our store, and we have
oliy two chairs. The last man that
comes in the morning has to stand up
all day. II is very important for mo
to be at the store early this m ,rning.
Good day.-E Western Grocer.
Year: 1877

No wonder if half the world knows
how pleasant it is to take An after-din-
ner nap, and what a relief it is to the
oyerburdened brain-or stomach. We
used to know lawyer who took his
nap every day after dinner on three
chairs; aud that lawyer, if he contin-
ues the practice, will die an old man.
If there 10 any one time when . man
forced TO exert himself-whether i'm
muscular or brain labor-to work, it
is after the MONDAY meal. If all men
could only rest, not one hour, but two
hours. and could put the extra time Oh
the closing hours of the day. what an
improvement would be made in their
health! Whether he be a farmer, or a
mechanic, or . professional man, =
good rest after dinner leaves the man
in better condition for hard labor
than even iii the morning, 1t was a
sensible farmer, who in harvest, al
ways made All agreement with his
workmen TO work ten hours a day;
aud from twelve O'Clock to two o'clock
no work was done unless in case Of
emergency, threatened rain. or some


thing that required extra exertion.


The men had glorious times sleeping


under the trees after dinner. They
| always used up three quarters OF an


hour at tho table, and then slept one


hour and quarter during the heat of
the day. The result was they were


never sverworked, and the farmer got


more labor from his men than did any


Of his neighbors from theirs, though
their men often worked twelve hours
. day. When two O'Clock came the
hands were all in good trim, complete
Iy rested, and could do double the


work with more ease than if they had


commenced work at one o'clock. A
| single hours rest at the proper time
! works wonders.
Year: 1877

New YORK, October 8.-Assistsnt
Secretary of State Apgar writes this
about his relations with Tweed at
was entirely proper for me to write a
letter to Tweed, who WAS at the head OF
the department, stating my circumstances
and asking lis aid in obtaining for me
my salary. l never performed services OF
any kind for Tweed, nor did he ever ask
me to do so. have never had any con-
nection OF any kind with him since 1868,
nor in that year, when he was in good
repute, did / have any other relations
with him than were legitimate and
proper"


The other persons whose names were
mentioned by Tweed in his disclosures
OF Saturday enphstically deny that they
ever had corrupt arrangements with BIN
and that the letters read were written
at the time be was good citizen and
reputable pubic officers.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, October S.-The Board
of Inquiry, appointed by Secretary
Schurz, 10 investigate the cause of the
fire in the Interior Department building,
has submitted report with testimony.
The Board states that there is no founds-
tion Tor suppositiens that the fire was
caused by lncendisrism or spontaneous
com mbustion. They find that fire was
built of pine boards, and blower placed
over the CRATE in the ladies copying
room in the Ninth street basement on
the morning of the fire; that the roaring
of the fire excited the attention OF the
persons in the room, and was the subject
Of comment by them at the time. The
testimony OF several witnesses, who were
on the roof some time before the alarm
WAS given, shows that section OF the
wooden grating covering the gutter on
the roof and lying Immediately against
the fue, was found to be on fire, and wss
thrown off the roof to the yard.


The report says: 1--WE think there
can be no doubt but this dry pine graf
ing was Sc, ire from sparks or burning
cinders that came up through the hue.
The amount of this grating which had
boen burned ut the time witnesses dis
covered it, Is variously estimated by
them. but we conclude that not less than
thirty square feet of the boards had been
destroyed. Witnesses say they found
large quantity of live Goals lying on
the roof and in the roof, and that the
copper was so intensely hot that it had
changed color, and in some places sunk
down as though there was hole under.
The Board IN conclu'ion, call the stten-
tion OF the Secretary TO the condition OF
several of the chimney hues under the
roof of the Seventh and + street wings
of the building, which appear from per-
sonsl inspection TO have been defective
and unsafe for long time, and which, IT
not speedily repaired, will be the cause
of further disaster.
Year: 1877

Two railroad accidents are chronicied to-
day, which in one in excess OF the daily
allowance Of late On the Hudson River,
ordinarily a carefully managed road, we
have an accident due to an outrageous piece
Of carelessness, and on the Chicago and
Rock Island. road that is one Of the best
built-of Western roads at least-we have
an accident due TO faults Of construction
that made possible the washout Of an i'm
portant bridge. Both these accidents are OF
the preventable kind. II is not possible
to hold the company morally responsible
for the first, since stupid fagman is so
much in the order of nature that no COM
pany can guarantee itself by care against his
appearance. But the Western accident in
dicstes n want of proper surveillance of the
road. 1t is scarcely possible that bridge
which has served for many years through all
seasons shall be washed out in heavy rain
without there having been some previous
indications of its failure. In u well admin
istered road these indications would have
prevented disaster