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Year: 1877

dollar will be ageed upon He rays that


all are agreed that it would be desirable to


issue the silver dollars, but nobody wants to
do so in way that would affect unfavorably
the price OF our bonds. lie thinks the plan
agreed upon will answer the demands of the
silver men, while it will not injure the value
Of the bonds. There will, therefore, be in
his opinion limit to the leCal-tender
character Of the silver dollar, but he believes
it will be liberal one.


Mr.. Wyman, treasurer of the United
States, and MIR. Mcpherson, superintendent
of the bureau of engraving and printing
who were appointed committee to prepare
report on the fractional currency, will
soon complete their report. It will show
the total amount in circulation in any one
year and the amount at present outstanding.
The total issues were in round numbers
$lS2,000OO0 This currency is coming in
for redemption at the rate Of about 100000
a month Years must elapsc before it will
cease to come in 1t is found that at least
$lO0O0,O00 of the whole amount, or more
than two per cent, has been lost or DESTROYED,
and the government is, therefore, gamer
by that amount.
Year: 1877

James Russell Lowell has accepted
the Spanish mission and will soon sail for
his post.


The register Of the treasury recently
applied to the treasurer to subscribe in his
individual behalf for $1,000 bond of the
new four per cents, but was refused, under
the law, which provides that no person ap-
pointed TO the office OF secretary, first comp.
troller, first auditor of the treasury, or reg
lister, should be concerned in the purchase
or disposal of any public securities of the
United States. The statute makes it mis-.
demeanor for any clerk to carry on any
trade or business in funds of the United
States, The act in question is an old statute
of 1889, in the original organization Of the
treasury department, and has heretofore
either been disregarded or construed into
prosecution of business in state or United
States bonds.
Year: 1877

moment of awful silence as Saova stood


before the trembling Filing. Slowly she


raised the veil which had concealed her


features. Then presenting the youth to


his lovely bride, she screamed aloud


Elline Mccarthy, here present to


you Scanlan, the Chief of the Glen"


The youth instantly dropped the arm he


had erasped, Elline fell upon her knees,


and Lady Gromlaith stood motionless


with horror. A loud, fendish laugh


burst from SaOva as she exclaimed tri-


umphantly, Now, Chief of the Glen


where are your bOasted ramparts? Where


your good sword to defend you from the


vengeance of poor, weak woman


Why stand you all aghast? Why gaze
on me as if in fear? 'ris true | am pes
titerous and have inoculated with the
poison of death all those upon whom /
have breathed. Look on your bride
see how beautiful she is | was once as
fair, Now what am |? and who made
me what am ?"


Fiend-like she sprang upon the object
of her hate, clung to him like serpent,
and covered his face and lips with deadly
kisses During this horrible struggle
neither his mother nor Elline dared
approach to assist him. they saw him
writhing beneath the poisonous embraces
of the wretched woman, and could only
weep and call for help. At length the
vassals came; but at the sight of Saova
they stood petrifed and immovable, not
daring to approach beyond the threshold,
The frightiul contest was terminated by
Scanlan's plunging his sword into Saova's
bosom. For several days the young
life was despaired of. During
this time the Lady Gromlaith made
vow to bestOw a silver lamp upon the
blessed st. Finan Lobhra if her son re.
covered fIom his present danger She
also made gilt to monastery to defray
the expense of keeping the lamp con-
stantly burning before the altar, both by
day and night. The Chief of the Glen
recovered, but the legend says he never
afterwards had the use of his right arm,
which was the cause Of his having the ap.
pellation of Scanlan the Scathed," and .
that Elline fell victim 10 the dreadful /
pestilence which rayaged this fair island .
Year: 1877

The principal of young ladies semi
nary in Tennessee, ito repress the
inclination of expensive dress" lately
issued the following cruel orders regula-
ting the garments which his pupils were
to wear during the exercises OF com
mencement day: The young ladies are to
dress in white, and the material to be
muslin, tarletan or its equiyelant. Ne
trimmings to be permitted, except when
made of the same material as the dress.
Lace, silk and satin expressly forbidden.
No satin nor silk sashes, and no train OF
over ten inches in length. No sleeves
shorter than the elbow. No low neck
or low square neck dresses. No lace ex-
cept for sleeves and neck. No flowers
except brooch bouquet and as dressing
for the hair. No jewelry except ear
rings; and any young lady disregarding
these regulations shall not be permitted
to appear at the commencement. This
is a tyranny worse than Torquenada's'
Year: 1877

There seems to be a race out west as to
whichof the two parties will be the first to
get on the silver platform. 1t is clear
now that the democrats will be the first
in the field, and are determined to pre-
sent the silver issue as the controlling
one in the fall elections. 1t is notable,
however, that the leading republican
organs Of the west, the Cincinnati Com
mercial and the Chicago Tribune, are
strongly committed to the old silver dol
lar, and it is an open secret that PTesl-
dent Hayes is profoundly convinced OF
the unwisdom Of paying the public DEBT
in dearer currency than that in whlchlt
was contracted. Senator Thurman, OF
Ohio, one of the most high-minded and
conservative democrats in the country,
mas come out in a strong argument IN
favor OF this old silver dollar" 1t is
as certain as any event OF the future,
that when congress meets, there will be
scarcely any effective opposition to silver
as well as gold, being recognized as a
legal tender for all debts, public as well
as private.-N NJ Grophic.
Year: 1877

1t may interest some to know just how
a late law enacted by the Virginia legis-
lature regulating the sale of liquor in
har-rooms operates What is called
registering apparatus was provided for in
the act, and is described as follows by the
Lynchburg Virginian "On one side is a
crank, and on another dials like those of
a gas meter. The bar-keeper turns the
crank round at every sale Of a drink, a
bell strikes, and the dial registers ere.
The object of the device is to determine
the amount of tax to be collected, at the
rate of one cent on every drink. AL.
though heavy fine may be imposed for
neglect to use these machines properly,
or for tampering with them in any way
and there are officers whose duty it is
to detect such otlenses-the belief is that
they will not answer the purpose, because
drinkers will generally connive at viola.
tions of the law.
Year: 1877

Miss Jennie Frost, of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, who had marvellous escape from
the train that was wrecked on the Rock
Island Railroad, relates that one woman
heroically rescued her six children and
then went to the aid ofthe sufferers, while
another lady was terribly exercised over
the loss of her satchel, and could think of
nothing else. One lady, who was in agony
from broken wrist and a compound
fracture of one of her legs, would not
consent to have morphine injected into
her arm because she feared it might hurt
her. Another lady who was severely in
jured was offered glass of brandy, but
refused to swallow it, stating that she
was strict temperance woman and
meant to stand by her principles, even if
she died in the attempt. A little child
clung to a window-sill and kept her head
above the surging waters until she was
saved. Alittle girl lay for four hours with
only her face out of water, the corpse of a
large man being stretced across her little
body. 1t was supposed that she, too.
was dead, but a man who was chopping
out" the wounded thought he saw the lit
tie ones lips tremble. She was taken out,
covered with blood, her little stockings
as red as if they had been dyed, and in
few hours she was as lively as cricket,
asking if anybody had seen her doll.
Year: 1877

SUFFOLK (VA.) Herald: Some time
ago the wife of Mr.. Alfred Davis (who
drowned with his two sons last Friday
evening in Nansecond River) was con-
fined to her room with protracted sick
ness, and such was the poverty of the
poor man that he was unable to procure
the necessary nourishment for her. In
deed, as Mrs. Davis related the case, the
wants of the family must have been of
the severest and most trying nature, the
family subsisting for several weeks on
potatoes and salt alone During the
sad indisposition of Mrs. Davis and
her pressing want of delicate food, a
common house cat went into the field
and caught a young hare and brought
it to the house. Mr.. Davis tool. he hare
and made it into soup for his suffering
wife, which caused rapid improvement
in her condition. The day following
the same cat set out. on its mission of
charity, and succeeded in catching a
partridge, which was likewise brought
to the house and delivered as was the
hare. And thus it was, through the in
strumentality of this cat, the life OF
this unfortunate lady was saved from
absolute starvation. The facts of the
above can be substantiated as correct
and are given as related by Mr.. Davis il
person.
Year: 1877

THE olive tree, like the orange and
lemon, is readily grown in California.
Heretofore it has been cultivated more
for its foliage than anything else, and
its fruit has been allowed to wither and
go to waste. Within a year parties
have been utilizing the fruit by manu-
featuring it into oil. Some of this oil
has been put upon the market and it
found ready sale. 1t is of bright,
rich color, and, if not equal to the pure
imported Lucca oil, it is superior to
most of the olive oil sold.
Year: 1877

THE beauty of the victory of the
American team in the recent inter-
national contest consisted not only in
the fact that the Yankees shot better
than did the Blarsted Britishers," but
they did it with greater neatness and
dispatch. The firing on the American
side of the range was much more rapid
than that on the other side, and at the
same time more accurate. While the
British were twisting their legs around
their rifles, the Americans were knock.
ing bulls ewes.
Year: 1877

On the Goth of August curious case
of poisoning by nicotine occurred in
Turin. Giovanni Deloges, aged seven
teen, visited that city in compliance
with an invitation from his uncle. After
dining he joined his uncle and several
friends in the room allotted him during
his stay in Turin. There they drank
light wine and smoked continually until
the early hours. When the company
separated he did not cease smoking until
nearly overcome by sleep. His room
was completely impregnated with smoke,
and the young man, completely suffo-
Gated by the excessive quantity of nico-
tine he had inhaled, never woke again,
although every effort was made to revive
him. DIR. Tessier, of Turin, was of the
opinion that death was the result of
poisoning by nicotine.
Year: 1877

The heart of the female voter in
Wyoming Territory is much encouraged.
Heretofore upon election day she has
been obliged to fall into line and wait
for her turn to vote along with the men.
This proceeding embarrassed her, and
she protested againstit. At the coming
election Of the Territorial Legislature
there are to be separate voting places
for the sexes, and at the womens poles
the judges will be women. Those inter-
ested in this branch of female progress
will be pleased to know that a number Of
Wyoming women are candidates for the
Legislature, and that some of them stand
fair chance of being elected.
Year: 1877

THE Gold Hill, Nevada Neacs: Words
spoken on one side of Gold Canon are
heard with striking clearness upon the
other side The sounds are telephoned
across the intervening space, and may be
as distincly noted as if the speaker were
standing by the side of the listener.
This is of course due to the peculiar
formation of the country. Neighbors
who live on the opposite sides of the
canon talk quite readily when they live
as much as a mile apart by the way the
road runs. 1t is not SO far by the airline,
however.
Year: 1877

INDICATIONS of a prehistoric people,
which are plentiful in southwestern
Colorado, have lately been discovered
in Western Nevada. Antique pottery
and undecipherable writings on the
rocks are the most common tokens. At
one place, engraved upon a rock, is the
nude figure of a man, holding in his
right hand shrub, the outlines of which
show considerable artistic skill.
Year: 1877

IT is becoming fashionable in remote
rural parts for people to be married on
horseback. The advantages of the GUS
tom are obvious. While the clergyman
is closing his eyes to pronounce the nup-
tial benediction the happy couple can
stick spurs into their chargers and van
ish without paying any fee, unless he is
posted in the ways of the country and
conducts the service with his trusty shot
gun by his side.
Year: 1877

In the annual statement of the financial
condition of Italy for 1876, it appears
that sixty-nine millions of lire were in
vested in lottery tickets in the Govern
ment cash boxes. OF course but small
proportion of this money went back to
the successful gamblers. Since 1868 the
State has received eight hundred and
eighty-one millions from this source and
returned in prizes five hundred and
sixteen millions and half, pocketing
profit in fourteen years three hundred
and sixty-five millions.
Year: 1877

WITH what severity the famine in In
dia is pressing upon the natives it is hap
PLY impossible for Americans to imagine.
A native Hindoo, who signs himself
Dharwar," describes some of the scenes
of suffering incident to the calamity in a
letter to the Times Of India. He speaks
in his letter of people eating the seeds of
the bamboo and tamarind, and the leaves
of various forest trees baited with little
salt and eaten with coarse bread, three
parts of which are dust and chaff. In
some of the towns, says the correspon-
dent, the poor people lick the patrara-
lees, the leaves from which others have
eaten their food, devour mango peels
and the rotten fruits cast into the gutter,
and dispute the garbage of the city with
its dogs.
Year: 1877

NEW ORLEANS proposes new and
shorter cut to the ocean by a ship canal
cut through to Barataria Bay-an
estuaryo of the sea that penetrates far into
the land on the south coast of Louisiana.
The distance from New Orleans to the
Gulf of Mexico by this route would be
only fifty-eight miles, and the cost of
digging the canal about five million
IolIara
Year: 1877

A RECENT traveller asserts that the
Khedive's mania for making Egypt a
manufacturing country in opposition to
nature, which made it agricultural, is in
herited from Mehemet Ali, who was the
first to set the example of importing
costly machinery, and to whom the
influx of foreigners into Egypt was first
Year: 1877

During quarrel which occurred yesterday afternoon
between George Webster and his wife Hester ut their
place OF residence, corner Of Twentieth street ind
Fourth avenue, South Brooklyn, the husband struck
her on the head with heavy boot, innicting very
wound. The heel of the boot severed ono VI
the main arteries, causing copious loss Of blood
before the arrival OF medical aid The assailant
arrested and locked up the Eighth precinct station
house 10 await examination.
Year: 1877

And described as follows: Beginning for the
same on the line of the south side of Huntingdon
avenue, and running thence easterly bounding on
the south side of Huntingdon avenue 70 feet and
Year: 1877




October is from the Latin octo, eight;
with the Saxon it was styled winter be-
ginning. The principal Saints days Of
the month are those Of st. Dennis who,
according to the legend, walked two miles
with his head in his hand after It had
been cut off, and Of St. Crispin the patron
Of the shoemaking fraternity. A comic
almanac attempts the facetious on this
month in the following:


The sum Of Summer is cast at last,


And carried to Wintry season,


And the frightened leaves are leaving fast,


lfthey stayed it would be high trees-on.


In noting the chronicles Of Time we
find "the pale, descending year, yet pleas
ing still, for although the sere and yellow
leaf now greet US, where, a short time
since, all was verdant; and nature has
doffed her gay attire, yet is there great
beauty, even in the blanched and frozen
landscape, which dull spirits deem all
dreary, desolate and dead. Washing
ton Irving, in putting in a good word
in favor Of those vicissitudes of our climate,
which are too often made the subjects Of
exclusive repining, remarked that If they
annoy US occasionally by changes from
hot to cold, from wet to dry, they give us
one Of the most beautiful climates in the
world. They give us the brilliant sun.
shine of the south of Europe, with the
fresh verdure of the north. They float
our summer sky with clouds of gorgeous
tint, Of feecy whiteness, and send down
cooling showers to refresh the painting
earth and keep it green. Our seasons are
all poetical, the phenomena of our heavens
are full of sublimity and beauty. Winter
with us has none Of its proverbial gloom.
1t may have its bowling winds and whirling
snowstorms; but it has also its long intervals
of cloudless sunshine, when the suow-clad
earth gives redoubled brightness to the
day when at night the stars beam with
intensest lustre, or the moon floods the
whole landscape with her most limpid ra-
dance, and then the joyous outbreak Of
spring, bursting at once into leaf and
blossom, redundant with vegetation, and
vociterous with life and the splendors
of our summer-its morning volumptuous-
ness and evening glory-its airy palaces
of the sungilt clouds piled up in a deep
azure sky; and its gusts of tempest of al
most topical grandeur, when the forkcd
lightning and the believing thunder volley
from the battlements Of heaven, and shake
the sultry atmosphere-and the sublime
melancholy of our autumn, magnificent in
its decay, withering down the pomp and
pride of a woodland country, yet reflect
ing back from its yellow forests the golden
serenity of the sky, surely we may see in
our climate "the heavens declare the glory
of God, and the armament showeth forth
His handiwork; day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night showeth
knowledge"
Year: 1877

-Four hundred and thirty-fve miles west
of Omaha is situated the great Prairie Dog
City, one of the largest settlements on the
line of the Union Pacific railroad. Sew
eral hundred acres, each side Of the track,
have been taken up by the sagacious little
prairie-dogs, and there they have made
their homes, and that without buying one
lot from the company, or as much as say
ing "by your leave" The dwelling CON
sist Of little mounds, from foot to eigh-
teen inches in height, raised by the dirt
excavated by their burrows. On the ap-
proach of a train, the little inhabitants can
be seen scampering from their homes.
Arrived there, they squat upon their hams
or stand upon their hind feet at the en-
trance-a hole in the top-barking at the
train as it passes. Should any one ven
ture too near, down they go, and their city
is as silent as the "eity of the dead" It
is said that the opening in the top leads
to subterraneous chamber connecting
with the next dwelling, and so on through
the settlement, but this is a mistake. The
prairie-dog is Of sandy-brown color, and
about the size Of large grey squirrel. In
their nest, living with them, are found the
owl and rattlesnake, though whether well
come or not is uncertain. He lives upon
grasses and roots, and Is generally fat, and
is by some, Mexicans especially, consider
ed good eating, as his flesh is sweet and
tender, though rather greasy. Wolves
prey on the little fellows, and may be seen
sneaking near the town hoping, by chance,
to pick up some straggler. But the dogs
are not easily caught Some ono is always
on the lookout for danger, and gives the
alarm on the first intimation of trouble.
Then away they all scamper to their holes.
Year: 1877

1t is an error to suppose that the ''priv.
ilege" of a Senator or Representative in
Congress exempts him for arrest in all
cases when he is in attendance during a
session of Congress or is on his way to or
his return home from the meeting. There
are three classes of crimes or offences that
are not embraced by the privilege which
cxempts'them from arrest--viz.: treason,
any felony and breach of the peace. and
these classes are thought to include all
indictable offences. The "priviege" set
forth in the Constitution was ordained
during the period when Imprisonment for
debt prevailed everywhere, and was chiefly
designed to prevent the use of process for
arrest for debt being used to harass mem
bers Of Congress for political purposes by
preventing their attendance when politi-
cal object is to be gained by their absence.
Senators and members may be arrested at
any time, like all other people, whether
Congress is in session or not, If they are
charged with treason, felonies or breaches
Of the peace.
Year: 1877

CHINESE CooKERY.--Americans who
dine with the Chinese are surprised at the
perfection to which they have carried their
cooking. During a recent Chinese ban
quet at San Francisco an orange was laid
at the plate Of each guest. The orange
itself seemed like any other orange, but
on being cut open was found to contain
within the rind five kinds Of delicate jel-
lies. One was at first puzzled to know
how the jellies got in, and, giving up the
chain of reflection, was in worse guam
dary to know how the pulpy part Of the
orange got out. Colored eggs we're also
served, in the inside of which were found
nuts, jellies, meats and confectionery.
When one Of the Americans asked the in
terpreter to explain this legerdemain Of
cookery he expanded his mouth in hearty
laugh and shook his head and said "Me-
lican man heap smart--why he not fndee
out ?"
Year: 1877

The publication in Washington yes
terday of the facts proves that what
ever delay there was in the ratification
of the treaties under Sumner, it was not
due, to any neglect OF Summer or the
committee over which he presided, but
that Of the Senate itself, and that Fish
in blaming Summer for these delays has
nnwittingly done great injustice to tho
memory of one whose practice it was
not to allow the business of his commit
tee to accumulate unacted upon.
Year: 1877

AN impression exists in Washington
that should the question be forced early
next week the result will be the seating
of Kellogg from Louisiana, and Butler
from South Carolina. tits known that
Senator Conover will vote throughout
for the seating of Butler, and it is
said will also vote for the seating OF
Kellogg.
Year: 1877

Indicated that he listens TO the mad-
bellowings OF the Radical bulls Of
Bashan with profound oompIssssey.
Turning the conversation upon the
foreign appointment, the President said
that Mr.. Evarts Was making up %
budget OF recommendations as reports
which would soon be ready for submis-
sion to the full Cabinet, and this budget
would be made the basis of all the app
pointments and changes In the consular
and diplomatic service. This budget
will probably be ready for the Cabinet
session week from tomorrow


BuEtLs
Year: 1877

California, and will continue the sale
from day to day, commencing at the head
of tho list and continuing alphabetically
until the whole property, or so much
thereof rs may be necessary to satisfy the
taxes and costs thereon, shall be sold. |
Will sell the smallest quantity of each
piece or parcel OF said property that will
be taken 10y any person for the amount
in United States gold coin, of the taxes
and costs remaining duo and unpaid
thereon together with the sum of fifty
cents each, rs provided hy law for the
certificates of sale in duplicate in each
and every case.


A redemption Of the property sold may
be made by the owner or owners or any
party in interest within twelve months
from tho date OF tho purchase.


Dated, Feb, tst, 1877.


j. W. PHlLBROOk,
At Tax Collector of Trinity County.
Year: 1877

Low WATER. present Winter
has been unprecedented for low water in
the streams. Trinity River was lower
before the late storms than at any tune
last Summer. 1t was observed also that
wells which had plentiful supply of
wnler the year around heretofore have
nearly gone dry.