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Year: 1878

ALL the puni8hments, and all the magis-
trases in the world, cannot hinder but there
will be evil done in it. The best way the
magistrate can take to discharge his own
Office and to amend the world is to punish
well and reward well.
Year: 1878

A correspondent of the Southern Presby
terian says:


I have visited good many points in Eas,
tern Texas. They all want cheap preacher.
Indeed it comes down to this with some Of
them: "We will give so much. Now if you
will pay your own expenses in removing to
Texas, and live on four, i've or six hundred
dollars, as the case may be, we will be glad
to have you come" 1t minister ever gets
here, he will fad the old Scotch elder's vel
come to his new pastor fully verified. AS
he took him by the hand, he said, "The Lord
keep thee humble, and we'll keep thee poor"
Indeed, suppose this is eminently true every
where just now. This state of things may
keep mercenary men out of the ministry, but
it is question how many Of higher order
of talent it may drive into other professions.
No man with family cares to embark in
any profession that does not promise even
bare support.


1t was stated upon the f,or of PreSbytery
the other day. that there are ministers here
who do not receive four hundred dollars q
year. The cry is for young men, unmarried
men. They can live on less. As it was ex-
pressed, "We do not mind starving single
man, but we do not want to starve women
and children"


We think it was truly said by Texas
brother, when discussing the financial condi-
ton Of the Church, 1t is not 80 much for
the want of money. Our people are found
riding on the cars wherever they want to 90.
This requires money. They dress we'll, go
to shows of all sorts, smoke ten cent cigars,
etc. 1t is not for want of money, but for
want of religion
Year: 1878

"Summum Bonum Blowhard" thus
relieves his feelings on this subject
through the columns of the Newark Ad-
vertiser: / wish Mr.. Edison would make
us a patent anti-church desecrator," !"
to act ON the principle of that new pat
ent alarm bedstead, that upsets its occu-
pant into the middle of the floor at the
given time, or of the coin detector, that
Of itself filings coins aside that are too
light. | would have. them scattered
around the church and made to act with
more or less promtness: for instance,
that young fellow, COTTON up regardless
who takes his girl to church and talks
and giggles all through the service. l
would have it arranged SO as to fling
him out of one window and his girl out
of the other, and for the old curmud-
geon who shakes his head like Chinese
mandarin when the plate is passed for
the collection, would have the spring
set so it would grip him by the back of
the neck, push his hand into his pocket
and pull out dollar. Another with a
stiff spring, 1 would put at the back of
the sleepy hearer," and one with a
trap-door attachment, to the man who
defles the church by splitting tobacco
juice, and let him slide down to the
sewer with it. I would fasten another
to the seat of the chorister with pulley,
and hoist him through the ceiling, when
he tries to worship the Lord with the
devils tunes. Another with a balloon
attached, fastened to the pulpit, the gas
to be furnished by the preacher, and the
thing to 60 up when full, and bear him
away and drop him at the door of the
BROOKLYN Tabernacle.
Year: 1878




Last Saturday one of the most mirac-
culous escapes we have heralded for a
long time occurred on the farm of the
Ferbush brothers, eight or nine miles
northeast of the city, between the two
Savannah roads. A we'll was being dug
on the above mentioned farm and had
reached depth of forty-five feet. A
man named Gal Heenan, engaged in the
work. was being lowered into the we'll,
and, when about half way to the bottom,
the sides suddenly caved in upon him,
completely burying the helpless man
beneath the falling earth. Efforts were
Immediately made to relieve Heenan
from his living grave. The men went
to work with a will, digging with all
their might aud main. For six long
hours they labored, and at last came
upon what they supposed would be the
crushed and lifeless body of Heenan.
But in this they were most happily mis-
taken, for when the prisoner was re-
leased, although very much exhausted
and sufocated from his long confinement,
he soon revived, aud was not injured in
any other way than some severe bruises
on his leg. 1t was indeed wonderful
escape from living tomb, and Heenan
is now going about thankful that he is
still in the land of the living.
Year: 1878

THE color of the blue ribbon of the
Order of the Garter was originally pale
blue, but at the accession of the House
of Hanover it was thought improper
that the King and the Pretender, and
they whom they respectively chose to
honor, should appear in the insignia of
the Garter without distinctive marks be-
tween the real and spurious knights. In
England, therefore, thenceforward, the
color was changed to dark blue. Lord
Poulett, however, who had been gartered
by Queen Anne, came up to town from
his retirement in pale blue ribbon,
and wouldn't change it, which greatly
offended George l.
Year: 1878




One night in July force of six con-
stables, sergeant and inspector assem-
bled near the village of Shincliffe, where
they had been informed an attempt was
intended to break into the mill at that
FACE, and the force sat down under the
shadow of hedge to await the turn of
events. 1t was after ten o'clock when
they reached the trysting place, but
there was still sufficient light to discern
objects some distance off, and the party
had scarcely taken up its position before
they saw man steal timidly into gar
den that was close at hand. and com
mence to pull up vegetables as if his
life depended on his speed. That he
was thief was beyond all doubt, SO the
inspector dispatched constable to a
wood on the other side Of the garden,
with instructions that he should ap-
proach the delinquent from behind as
soon as he had signaled that two other
constables were ready to cut off his
flight either up or down the garden,
while the remainder of the party were
ready to receive him if he fled straight
ahead. Before the constables had
reached their positions at the top and
bottom of the garden, the inspector saw
that the officer had left his place in the
wood and was fast closing up on the
transgressor in the garden. The latter
had evidently caught glimpse of some
thing moving behind the hedge in front
of him, for he from time to time inter-
rupted his occupation of cutting down
cabbages by casting scared looks in tina.
direction, and, therefore, he was una
ware of the approach of the constable
in his rear, until the latter clutched hold
of his shoulders. Then he uttered a
most terrific yell, and on the remainder
of the party running up, they found
lying, in a fainting condition, in the
arms of the constable, no less a person
than the owner of the garden, man
noted for his timidity, who had tried to
brave his fears of ghosts and bogies and
to secure his Sunday supply Of veg.
etables in order to avoid breaking the
Sabbath,
Year: 1878

THERE are pleasant relaxations pecu-
liar to certain times, places and stages
of life, but the pleasure and recreation
derived from reading good papers and
books are Independent of everything,
for while they supply the mental nour-
ishment of our youth, they also become
many of the Joys Of old age.
Year: 1878

The telephone will soon revohtioniSe
domestic aflairs for the man, instead of
blushingly telling his wife at the supper
table that he will be detained at his office,
can 90 down town and whisper through
the telephone that II is lodge night.
Year: 1878

While half a dozen persons were
rolling along ina Michigan Aven-
ne car one day a man leaned across
the aisle and said to another:


Excuse me, but didn't a big bug
crawl down behind your collarT


'Oh! Ouchp exclaimed the other,
us he leaped up and hauled off his
coat. He looked the garment all
over, but there was no bug to be
seen.
Perhaps it crawled down your
vest suggested the man;


Off CAME the vest, and it was
closely inspected without making
any discoveries. The attentive
strangerthen made the victim turn
around two or three times to see if
the bug was not hidden under his
suspenders, and when a thorough
search had been made tile stranger
sat down and said: "


'Itwas probably ashadow fitting
across your collar, but i felt sure il
was a bug, You can put on your
coat and vest again. n


The more the victim thought
about it the madder he got, and be-
fore he put on his coat the other
man left the car, and slid down
Twelfth Street as if he had grease
on his heels.
Year: 1878

She stood in the door and watched the
departing form OF her own beloved spouse,
and sighed at the thought that she would
not see him before dinner time, and then
she went sadly into her boudoir and kissed
the photograph of her first husband, whis-
pering in soft accents, "Oh! how changed
Is the world to me. He promised to give
me new silk, and he's ordered home only
calico. Why did l marry again2"
Year: 1878

The Butler Potter Committee got down
to the lowest depth before they took a
recess to celebrate the Fourth. They
discovered q man named Weber, who
swore that he was liar and who outrag-
ed the memory of his murdered brother
by denouncing him as liar as infamous
as himself In delving in the mire OF
Lousans politics the Committee have
fished up some curious and disgusting
specimens of human nature, but nothing
as revolving as this man Weber. For the
sake of helping the Democrats to make
political capital this hyena violates his
own brothers grave and insults the
corpse Cleveland Herald,


This style of talk is somewhat disgust
ing to persons who have read the testi
mony thus far, in the Louisiana case
Weber is Republican, and is a brother
to the man whose protest in favor OF
throwing out parish in Louisiana, saved
HAYES, and who was murdered for this
very act. Now Weber corroborates, in
the main, the testimony of James E. An
derson and the documentary evivence IN
each case sustains Weber's testimony
On the contrary, Mrs. jerks, whom
Weber proves to be a notorious liar, the
Herald defends. We have no doubt
there are many disgusting specimens OF
humanity in Louisiana, but they have all
been Hayes agents and tools, and as the
Republican State Convention endorses
Hayes motives and actions as highly
patriotic, we fail to see how any newspa
per can sustain that platform, and then
denounce scum like Weber, Anderson,
Mrs. jerks and Eliza Pinkston, without
whom Hayes would now be respectable
private citizen at Fremont.-Toledo Sun
day Journal.
Year: 1878

odious by the management Of low people,
who get into the offices, and through
their influence run the organization of
the party for their personal use Then
it becomes "the machine" in the odious
sense. The citizens of Cincinnati know
how disreputable and odious the machine
may be made in this way.


Upon this there is much unthinking
talk of the national Office holders manag-
ing the elections. And from this there
Is jump to the conclusion that if they
were forbidden to do any political work
our politics and public service would be
purified. This is the very reverse of any
rational remedy. 1t grants that the pub
lie officers are SO low in character that
they must be excluded from that which
is the essential part of government by
the people. And yet it asks the people
to do all this work towkeep these attaint-
ed officers in their places The rational
remedy would be to put in officers of
higher character, who will not abuse
their places. The administration can al
ways have men of high character for the
offices; men whose active participation
in the elections will raise their character
in the public estimation That it does
not appoint these is its own fault


To abandon this, and to resort to the
imposition of political disability on pub
lie officers, is as weak as that oriental
practice which tries to secure the fidelity
of the wives by making eunuchs of the
officers of the harem. Where are the
work and the spirit to come from to Or
ganize parties and elections if these are
to be disqualification for office? Shall
it be said that such work is good to elect
a President, and that the President
should reward his personal supporters by
putting them in Office, but that then
they must become political eunuchs p
That would reduce the whole to the mere
selfish ends of the President, and would
be the reverse of an elevation. If the
rule is good for national, it is the same
for State, county and city officers, and
the result would be that every man in
office would be a political drone. Any
party which should practice such rule
would die from the lack of the capacity
for selfpreservation.


popular government is, by its own
constitution, party government. The
administration is of party, and can not
exist without party. No administra-
ton could live which should assume to
rise above its party, or to condemn the
means by which it was elected No party
could live which accepted the rule that
the men whom it elects to offices are
thereby dismissed from all active work
for the party, and in short, that the
party is one thing and the administra-
tion another, and that there is not any
further necessary connection between
the two after the party has done the
work of electing the administration
This would not be government by the
people, but it would be a weak surrender
of the government and its party to the
more virile opposition.
Year: 1878

1t is said that Montana, with popu-
lation of $50, 900 has not business failure
in year This circumstance is said to be
due to the custom of hanging those who
are unable to make satisfactory arrange
ments with their creditors.
Year: 1878

There can be very little doubt that the
President drinks wines OF all kinds outside
the White House. Inside the White House
the drinks are coffee and tea at The wrong
places, even at state dinners, which disgust
foreign diplomats.
Year: 1878

Dennis went on to say: II don't mind
saying that am certain the State Of Florida
went for Tilden on the face of the returns,
and that he should have had it. I will 90
urther and say there has not been time in
Year: 1878

WARRINGTON, April 28.-The attention of
the treasury officials having been called to
the fact that the silver dollar has gained no
circulation, except as pocket pieces, a leading
treasury officer to-day made the following
explanation:


It has not been possible for the treasury
until now to commence to pay out silver in
considerable quantities, for the simple rea-
son that there were not enough silver dollars
coined to begin to use them in general way.
It twas not practicable to commenced with less
than SO, 900, 900, and it is only nowi that the
treasury has that amount in its possessions.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
that


SILVER SHALL BE PAID OUT
for currency obligations to the extent that
the government is required to destroy notes
under the 80 per cent. retirement provision
of the national bank act. This sum varies
each month. This month the amount will
be about 81 100000. The secretary has or
dered that this amount shall be replaced by
silver dollars to be paid out in the current
course of business. This will be done





through the various sub b-treasuries. This is
the


BEGINNING OF PAYMENTS OF SILVER,
on currency obligations, and it may be that
the secretary will devise every means for
paying out silver; but the question was
asked, 'twhy is not silver paid out the
same as gold in the redemption of interest
coupons?" The answer is 'sthere has not
been silver enough for this purpose, but il
will be paid out to any one who will take il
instead of gold" The treasury department
has number of letters inquiring at what
rate the Mexican silver dollars are receivable
and says as they are not legal tender in the
United States, persons who accept them a
their nominal value do so at their own risk
Year: 1878

SHE SATURATES HER CLOTHING WITH OIL,


SETS FIRE TO IT, AND DIES IN FIFTEEN


MINUTES.


A very peculiar and shocking case OF
suicide occurred in Cleveland, Ohio,
Monday afternoon. The victim was
Mrs. Dr. Allyne Maynard, lady NOV
ing in the highest social circle of that
city. While Mrs. Maynard was travel
ing in Italy about two years ago she
was stricken down with fever. Upon
returning she seemed to recover her
health, but her mind was left in very
weak condition, and she gradually drift
ed into almost hopeless melancholy.
Size was given change of scenery, and
everything that care and wealth could
do was done 10 better her condition
Finally, she was sent to an asylum IN
Pennsylvania, from which she soon es-
capped. At length her disease took a
new turn, she labored under the delu-
sion tha. it was her duty to put an end
to her existence. She had, when in
health, a peculiarly bright intellect, and
all her force was now devoted to devils
ing means of self destruction. She of
ten said that she would never mar her
body by cutting her throat or shooting,
ard no precautlon was taken TO prevent
her from doing either of these things.
She was finally taken to the house OF
Mrs. johnson, on Hough avenue, where
she was cared for by Mrs. Johnson and
her daughter, DIR. Maynard also devot-
ing nearly all his time to her care. She
was never left alone for single mo-
ment while awake. Yesterday DIR.
Maynard was away from the house, and
Mrs. Johnson stepped out Of the sick
room for a moment while the patient
was apparently asleep. The moment
Mrs. Maynard was alone she seized
small lamp that was on the stand near
by, and saturating her clothing with oil
set it on fire with match. She then
inhaled the fame. In Is minutes she
was dead. DR.. Cushing was called,
and he said that death was caused by
burns of the throat and lungs, which
prevented her from breathing. She
was but little burned externally. She
was a lady who stood at the head OF
many benevolent enterprises, and was
one of the most prominent women who
worked for the soldiers aid societies
during the war.
Year: 1878

ENCOURAGING George (who has
just engaged himself to the girl OF
his heart) breaks the happy news
to his friend Jack (who has been
married some time). Jack All
well, my dear fellow, marriage is the
best thing in the long run, and l
can assure you that after a year Oh
two man gets used to it,aud feels
just as jolly as if he bad never
married at all.'-Punch.
Year: 1878

FAcrs Worm KSowING-A cor
respondent sends us the following
assertions, which he claims are alb
solutely true:


There never was woodcock
seen on the Pacific coast.


There never was a Pacific steam-
er that ever burst her boiler.


There never was a dog went mad
west of The Rocky mountains.


There never was beech or syca-.
more tree struck by lightning.


There never was an eel caught
OF the Pacific coast.


There never was a locomotive or
a steamer struck by liBhtning.-N.
Z. Sp0ftSna21-
Year: 1878

On Friday evening last, man in Terryvile returning from work was told by Thomas

 Hickey that Tom O'Donnell was back of lis. house, tight. Looking there, he found ODonnell, dead, in the ravine to which he had been directed by Hickey. Measures were at once taken to investigate the matter It vas evident from wounds on his body that ODbn- nell had been killed by some sharp instrument. A jury was summoned, and Hickey was ar. rested in the loft of an adjoining barn. He acknowledged that he had killed O'Donnell on

 Thursday evening, but claimed that it vas done in self-defence An examination of Hickeys house disclosed pool of blood or the floor and bloody axe. The jury returned verdict that the deceased was killed by an axe or other sharp instrument in the hands of Thomas Hickey. On Saturday Hickey had his preliminary hearing before Justice Byron Futile, pleading not guilty on the ground that the act was done in self defence. In addition to proof of killing with an axe, it was shown by witnesses that O'Donnell had been suspected of smashing in the windows of Hickey's house: that Hickey had had trouble with him before and that he had declared nearly one year ago that if O'Donnell came there again to fight him he would punish him. The justice committed the prisoner to jail for trial before the Superior Court.

 Hickey is an Irishman sixty years old, and has served in the British army O'Donnell was an American of Irish percentage, about thirty seven years old, and of incorporate, unsteady habits. It is reported that they were last seen, Thursday evening, drinking cider to- gether at Mrs. Keough's, and that they went away in company. Hickey only admits striking ODonnell with his fists, but it can hardly be questioned that the killing was done with an axe Rum, and bad blood, are doubtless the bottom of the murder \
Year: 1878

The Republican congressman in the First North Carolina District has finally been fig ured out of his seat by ingenious counters. The chickens of the Southern Republican Re- turning Board system are coming home to
Year: 1878

The Winsted Herald contains an excellent article on the Senatorial question from which we had intended making extracts but have finally concluded, instead, to publish it entire in our next
Year: 1878

Sheridan and Schurz are at odds regarding the Indian Bureau, which the latter thinks much more commendable than does the form CT. The joint commission appointed at the last session of Congress to investigate the ques

 tion of transferring the Indians into the change of the war department, will, no doubt, throw much light on this dark subject.
Year: 1878

The New Orleans Howard Association claim to he able to show precisely what they have done with all the money received by them during the yellow fever epidemic, and that it has been honestly and judiciously spent. !
Year: 1878

The Baptist clergyman of New York have been discussing the question whether it is law full for church member to take employment in liquor store as beok-keeper. The major ity seemed to think it was not
Year: 1878

There is case of import great,

 Which now concerns the laws of State, And certain men have made their VOWS, That Ensign shall not feed his COWS Upon the road between the fences, As it greatly hurts the public senses, Now these men have taken ground,
Year: 1878

The volumes of the Magazine begin with the Num- bers for June and December of eacn year, When no time is specified it will be understood that the sub scriber wishes te begin with the current number.
Year: 1878

The Murphy meetings at New York seem to be quite well pstronized, though there has been no immense enthusiasm as yet, consider ing the size of the city. There is considerable complaint about Murphy's sharpness in money matters. He will have his $aOO night. and will manage tho meetings to suit himself
Year: 1878

A PLEASANT Town. visit
iag this section from all parts of the
Coast say that Weaverville is the prettiest
and most pleasant town 10 the State
Our climate is excellent every building
10 occupied and we'll preserved streets
are kept clean and daily sprinkling pre-
vents dust /; dwelling houses are cozy and
comfortable, and with the gardens and
fruit trees surrounding present a home
like appearance. Add to all this the
genial, happy disposition of our people
and the selfsatsned air which pervades
everything hereabouts, and the reason for
this favorable opinion is plain. We are
happy, contented and cheerful people, the
proof Of which is plainly apparent in the
very appearance of the town and its sur.
roundings. All who come here leave
fsvorabiy impressed with Wesverville
and promising themselves the pleasure of
another visit.
Year: 1878

A FEATURE OF SUPERIoRITY.-The
superiority of Whites Prairie Flower for
diseases of the Stomach, Liver and Blood
consists in its uniting harmoniously with
the gastric juice, Strengthening and en-
abling it at once to dissolve the food. If
the gastric juice is weak the food ferments
giving rise to sour stomach, sick head
ache, burning in the pit of the stomach,
the patient also suffering from insufficient
nutrition. 1t aids the Liver, over which
it has specific power, in filtering impur-
tiles from the blood. Its action on the
kidneys is likewise salutary, increasing
the secretions. AS blood purifier, by
cnriching the chyle, it is without peer,
curing some OF the most obstinate and
long standing cases on record. 1t is
Pronounced by one and all The Great
Blood and Liver Panacea. Price 25cts.
and 75cts. aug1.