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Year: 1877

/ It is noted that the ten members OF the


County Board who would hold over in case


the bill does not pass legislating the Board


out of existence, include about all the de-
eency and honesty in the Board, and that the


Commissioners who hnye won any claim to
public confidence are not opposing the ROB-
1SsoN bill, even though it legislatcs them out
of Office. As to this, it may be said that
such members Of the present Board as have
convinced the public that they are honestly
in favor OF the same line Of retrenchment
and economy TINT has distinguished the Re-
form Council will be ;Fe-elected if 1egislated
out Of Office. The object md determina-
ton of the people is simply to secure
County Board that shall administer
county affairs on the same principles as the
new Council have administered city affairs
during the past year and, if the people are
giren the opportunity, they will elect only
such men as they can trust with the dis
bursement of the Court House building fund.
Any man whohas fought for the taxpayers in
that corrupt Board will have sort of claim
to reelection in case he be 1egislated out of
Office in order to get rid of the rasca1s whom
he has opposed.
Year: 1877

The Council must not be misled bY Mr.,


R1oRDAS's proposition to contest Hr1parrHs


seat on the ground that the 1atter's majority


was obtained by fraud The duty which the


Council owes itself and the city is simply to


declare HnDRErH ineligible to seat in that


body under tile law, being confessed reye-


nue. defrauder. Any contest which Mr. R1on-
DAN may make for the sent must be
prosecuted without any reference whatever
to HnDRE1H. If R1oRDAN can show that he
received majority of the legal votes cast
for Alderman in his ward, he will be entitled
to the seat; otherwise there will be 3 vacan-
cy, to be filled By special election. But
HnDRErH must cut no figure in all this He
must be disposed of on his own dement's by
resolution citing the law in the case and
pronouncing him ineligible He could not
be prevented from parading his infamy By
running for the Council, nor could the peo-
pie of his ward be prevented from disgracing
themselves and the city by voting for him;
there Was no law for that But there is
law which excludes HnDnETH from the
Council, even if he received all the votes
cast in his ward, and this law should be- ap-
piled in his case by unanimous vote of the
Council
Year: 1877

''without publicity are fraudulent There
is radical defect in the laws regulating d.
vorces in some of the States., We believe
the latest invention in the patent divorce
business is to apply by letter to Court in
Utah for divorce, the applicant living in any
part Of the United States, aud the decree is
furnished by mail The divorce business is
bad enough at the best; but, when agencies
for obtaining fraudulent DEGREES are openly
established, the law ought in some way be
made to break up these agencies so fer as
possible, and this bill has that purpose in
view, and is therefore commendable.
Year: 1877

The Illinois House OF Representatives has
passed q bill, which We trust the Senate will
also pass and the Governor approve, regulat-
ing the right Of suffrage By paupers in this
State. The bill provides that no pauper, or
inmate of any county poor-house, insane


asylum, or hospital, shall, because of such


abode in such institution, be deemed resi-


dent or legal voter in the town where such


asylum or hospital may be situated; that all


such persons shall be deemed to be residents


of the town, city, village, or precinct in


which they resided prior to becoming an in
mate Of the poor-house or asylum. In this
there is no discrimination against paupers,
or poverty, or misfortune. The public asy-
1un1s are mere places Of relief or temporary
refuge, and there can be no such thing as
"a residence, II IN the political sense of the
term acquired by merely seeking relief, or be-
ingplaced there for treatment for some physic
al disability. To muster these persons on
and vote them for any purpose
for the election of local officers
and at town meetings, is an abuse which re-
quires correction This bill proposes to re-
move all legal doubt on this subject, and it
ought to, become law. ~
Year: 1877

leading statesman Of Europe. Could man
of such reckless activity, however. remain in
idleness with tho whole political horizon full
of threatening clouds, foreboding the storm
of war? Unless signs are deceitfu1, the
time is near at hand when. Germany will
need the counsels of his master mind and the
direction of his firm hand. In such crisis
itwouid be impossible for BISMARCK to re-
main an idle spectator, and it would be
equally impossible for him to do anything
without doing everything. t.:
Year: 1877

sowed troubles aud reaped troubles perish at
the whisper Of GoD, and they were consumed
at the breath Of His anger But for those
who fear Con, who fight in His name, who
hope in His power, is prepared mercy and
aid, nor is there room for doubt that, His BE-
ing the cause, His the battle, He will guide
the combatants to victory"
Year: 1877

It begins to look as if the Council would
lose an orator despite the efforts Of the re-
peaters. At caucus Of Aldermen last night


it was agreed to throw Mr.. H11DnErH out On
his whisky record, even if the contest of his
opponent should fail. It may be misfor~
tune to the history Of oratory, but there is
now strong prejudice in favor of integrity.
Year: 1877

The Fairmont fTginian takes occasion
in its last issue to rectify iIs position on
this question. The editor protests against
being understood a5 an advocate Of
Charleston, and says he is sincerely and
heartily for Clarksburg. This being the
case he was certainly very unfortunate in
the language lately employed. We are
at Ioss to understand how as an adyo-
cate Of ClArksburg he contriyed to 80 ef.
fectually mislead the readers Of his paper
into diametrically opposite belief. Such
newspaper performance is somewhat
phenomenal in its character.


Speaking OF this question, we notice
that the ClaIksburg MRS seems inclined
to find fault with the people here for not
coming more prominently to the front
in favor OF tina! place. 1t seems to think
that u meeting ought ere this to have
been held for the purpose Of rebuking
the course OF the Register on the Capital
question. This sounds queer coming
from Clarksburg paper, considering the
fact that everybody outside OF that town
is almost amazed at the apathy exhibited
by its people on the question, The peo.
pie Of Wheeling are largely in favor Of
Clarksburg as the future Capital OF the
State. Perhaps we should put it much
stronger and say they are over
whelmingly in favor OF Clarksburg.
While this is true it is also
true that Clarksbure's danger con-
siSts in the fact that our vote thus far
promises to be small, inasmuch as we
have no other election OIL that day, and
no body is to be paid, as at other times,
for opening and running the polls. Con-
ductors Of elections hereabOuts do not
work for glory. They arc accustomed to
epaid. In order to discourage them from
opening the polls the Charleston interest
so framed the bill as to cut off all pecuni.
ary inducemcnt, and CIarksburg was so
anxious for itspnssage that she was will
ing to let it so through just as it came
from Ferguson's hands.


We are in hopes that chosen few will
yet arise in our midst and volunteer to
Eerve at the polls on the 9th of August.
Rather than Clarksburg should be beaten
in the race We would put in day our.
selves II is just as well, however, to un.
derstaud that the heit OF the work in
securing the prize has to be done by the
people Of that town and county. They
who would be free, the poet tells
us, "must Themselves strike the
blow" And it's "jess So" as Solon
Shingle would say, in regard to
securing anything worth having in this
world. People are expected and obliged
to work for it. We would, therefore, in
the ailectionate language OF Mrs. Chick,
call upon Clarksburg to make an effort"
In other words, to awake, arise, and
shake the dew drops from of her lethargic
limbs, and show that she is indeed in ear.
nest in the race that is set before her,
Year: 1877

81. p. Weaver who recently nurcba-
sed the building at 706 Market, now
occupied by s. w. McCaulley. will
commence some day next week, to
have 1t thoroughly improved for the
purpose of opening first class ice
cream, confectionery and cake store.
The improvements will consist of tear
ing out the first story lowering the
floor even with the street, and placing
in two bulk windows the same style as
those in s. Fl. Staats,new store. The
back part of the first floor will be fitted
up as an ice cream saloon in which will
be placed a very handsome fountain
and basin which will contain a large
number of gold fish. The second story
front will be torn out for the purpose
of making a large saloon, 1924, in
front of which will be placed q bal
cony 81 feet will running the lenghth
of the building.


The back part of the building which
is new two story, will have an addi-
tional story added to it. There will
also be placed in the cellar one of the
latest improved ovens in which all the
cakes pies &C., will be baked.


When the above mentioned improve
mcnts are made to the building, it will
one of the finest confectionery stores
in this city.
Year: 1877

LONG BRANCH, N. j., March 2O.-The
Rusland now lies easy, the sea is smooth
and favorable for discharging her cargo,
and the Coast Wrecking Company has
commenced preparations for taking it
cut. The tide rises and falls in the ship
j just the same as outside, showing conclu


sively that there must be q large hole in
her bottom. Lighters are now on the
way from New York, and as soon as
they arrive the unloading of the cargo
will be commenced from the forward
hatch. AS far as can be seen the cargo
in the forward part of the ship is dry,
and will be saved in good condition, If
the weather continues good. The cargo
in the aft part of the ship is all under
water. Her stern seems to be sinking in
the sand more and more. and from pres
is worse than was at first supposed. A
large part Of the crew wentto New York
to-day, ..I. .r,.
Year: 1877

GNAN 0OhoIlON, EIC.


WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Presi-
dent has received no visitors to-day, and
had no time during the entire day to de-
vote to callers, with perhaps a very few
expectations. A cabinet council met at
10 o'clock and continued for five hours.
All the members were present, and the
affairs in South Carolina and Louisiona
were under consideration. There were
vast number Of papersa bering upon
these cases that were examined by the
cabinet. Very little discussion is involved
in the consideration, as there is harmony
OF views between the President and the
cabinet in the matters before them. It
does not seem probable, judging from
what Is already known, that these cases
Will be disposed Of separately, but it is
believed that upon the subject of with
drawing troops from there present posi-
tions in New Orleans and Columbia
the same directions will be given. There
is intense interest manifested to know the
results of the deliberations.


1t is announced this afternoon on un-
questioned authority that there is very
probability Of definite action being taken
by the President tomorrow.


Besides the Southern question there
were also under consideration in the
course of the conference the subject of
ciuil service regulations to be applicable
to the country at large, and the question
OF the necessity for an extra session of
Congress: No action was taken in regard
to either OF them, and they will come up
again for discussion and probably final
decision tomorrow, to which time the
cabinet meeting adjourned.
Year: 1877

Evarts know very well. haye talk
ed with him by the hour. or rather
have listened to him by the hour. for
there's no chance for anybody else to
talk when he is present. He is delight
full talker, too, a man of extraordinary
ability, although he talks too much
about himself and his own speeches.
He will make an excellent Secretary of
State if he can be held down to practi-
cal and practicable things, and believe
that Hayes is the man to get the most
good and usefulness out Of him.
Year: 1877

ANNUAL VIsIT.-The members Of the
Levy Court of this county are making
their annual visit to the Aims House to-
day. The visit is for the purpose of in
specting the. buildings and grounds, and
also to hear the report of the officers of
that institution.
Year: 1877

PROTECTION OF TIMBER oN PUBLIC Do MAIN.-Important orders will be issued by the Interior Department shortly, for the protection of timber on the public domain from drpredatnnS. The present system of in;ruSting it, care and detection of depreda- tors to local land officers will be abolished, and the Department will send out specially qualified agents to detect, and report to the Department of Justice for prompt punish mcnt, all persons cutting timber O. public lands without authority of the Government

 This news will be diScouraging to many lumbcrmen in the Western States and Ter ritorics. Hundreds of men who cut timber on inc public lands, would instantly buy the timber land ii Congress would only pro vide its sale. In hardly any respect has Congress So failed in it's duty as in its neg lect to provide a ready and reasonable mode of sale of timber lands Timber is about as essential to new and old settlements. as water of ihe earth and of the streams-Ari- zona Citizen.
Year: 1877

What does husbands promise a.
bout giving up tobacco generally end
in ? Why, in smoke.


The next "strike" will probably be
among the editors Of the country, and
it would be well for delinquents to
keep a sharp look out.
Year: 1877

A young man named Walter Broo-
kcr, aged nineteen years, has been
lodged in the Montrose, Pa. Jail to
await the trial fox the murder Of his
brother Addison, a fireman on the Erie
railway. They got into a dispute over a
game Of base ball in Liberty, "a, ana
the elder brother boxed the ears of
the younger. The latter drew u pis-
tol and shot his brother in the breast,
intlicting a fatal wound. The muir
dered man was the sole support Of an
aged father and mother, and also sup
ported the brother who killed him
he being a worthless vagabond hav-
ing been already twice in Jail. A
prisoner IN the Jail asked him when
he was put in what he wss there for.
"OnIy for killing a fellow" he re-
piled.
Year: 1877

TIE doctors of Detroit don't take a
joke as kindly as they might, The
other evening citizen of Woodward
avenue went a block out Of his way
to put his head into doctors office
and call out


Man at the corner of Woodward
avenue and Elizabeth street got bad
fit !


The doctor put on his hat and has
tened to the corner indicated, hoping
that he might not be too late to save
human life. There was no crowd and
no excitement, and as the NJ. D. leaned
against the lamp post to catch his
breath he saw a man sitting on the
curb stone bathing his foot with cold
water. The boot which he had drawn
off stood beside him, and the man was
saying:


Blast that shoemaker! Blast That
boot-ah-yes, blast them


1t was bad fit. After two or three
minutes the doctor saw that it was
What his thoughts were no one will
ever know, but as a boy came near
running volocipede against him, he
growled out


About ten thousand men in this
place ought to be taken out and shot.


There was Grape hanging to door
on Beaubien street yesterday after
noon and boy six or seven years old
stood at the gate with pale face and
red eyes. A ragged, tobacco chewing
imp about - wears old came slam
ming along, and he was making ready
to stick his finger into the small boy s.
eye, through the bars of the gate, when
he caught sight OF the Grape.


Somebody dead 2 he asked.


Yes, my pa, gasped the little one.


'Honky, but that's ruff, exclaimed
the imp, and he began searching his
pockets. After discovering that his
personal property amounted to three
nails, an old cigar stub, and clay
pipe, he said


See here bub, I'd like to give you
candy, or a knife, or sumthin' to kind
er make you feel good, but can't DO
il. I'm dead broke and feelin half
sick, but I'll tell you what I'll do. |
could chaw you up in one minute, but
YOU can come out here and I'll let you
take me down and maui me, and I'll
holler like a loon, and all the boys
around here will think You are the
wickedcst fighter east Of the avenue.


The small boy might have appre-
ciatel the motive, but he didn' t accept
the offer.
Year: 1877

BY the time Henty and Riddles reached, as
we have seen, the opposite side of the straits
it was quite dark; but on the following day
they found that the current lad drifted them
fourteen miles from Port Famine towards
which they had steered, and for which place
they had now started on foot Here they saw
in the distance n ship under steam going
towards the Pacific but again all efforts to
attract attention failed. They knew of no
settlement that they could hope to reach, and
at this rough season there was not the slight
est chance of falling in with any wandering
tribes of natives The only course left them
was TO endure the cold, wait rs patiently as
might be, in the hope of some ship passing
within hail, and to keep up what little life re-
mained in them by chewing seaweed, and
seeking and devouring the mussels, which
fortunately were to be found in great abun-
dance on the rocks. After a time, however,
they grew so weak as to be only just able to
crawl ont Of the place they had made to lie
down in, and every day the effort to gather
their scanty nourishment grew harder. Once
more. on the 4tho of October, they saw vessel
pass through the straits. but were unable to
make any signals on the Ith, both men had
grown too weak to stir and nothing was left
for them but TO confront death. The sth day
passed, the 9th. the 10th and they were still
sinking slowly from starvation. On the llth,
When thtN could nOt possibly nave uNeu more
than few hours longer, and had become lit
tie short Of living skeletons, they were picked
up by the officers of the "Shearwater," and at
once taken on board, where, after receiving
the most careful attention, both, although
still suffering greatly, began after time to
recover. Being conveyed by the 'Shearwater'
to Rio, they remained some time in the hos
pital there and finally were sent home inva-
lided; and yet both men lived to regain their
full strength, and to serve a, striking exam
pies Of what tough human nature can endure
in the shape Of physical hartlshirs and mental
anxiety. They had contrived by patience
and energy almost unprecedentl d, to length
en- out existence for space considerably over
a month, with no other food than seaweed
and shellfsh; the last four days indeed eating
Absolutely nothing while the whole time ex-
posed to intense cold, the toughest weather,
and more hardships than it is possible for
those who have never seen that barren and
desolate region even to imagine. 49, Chdmbcrs'
,JOurH1[
Year: 1877

CURIOUS PHENOMENON IN New YORK HAIR
BoR-During the fog which hung over East
river this morning. the outside passengers of
one Of the Roosevelt st. ferry-boats witnessed
a phenomenon which very rarely occurs, and
which caused at first some alarm and after
wards great surprise. When about midway
between New York and Williamsburg slips,
exact location. owing to the dense fog, not be-
ing dcterminable, the outside passengers be-
came alarmed at what appeared to be another
ferry-boat bearing down upon them in the OPP
posite direction, and when first observed only
seemed to be few feet distant The pilot
sounded his whistle and the steam of the 9TH
er boat was seen to issue from the alarm pipe
at the same moment, sounds of whistles ap-
parenty blending in each other. The wheel
of the Williamsburg boat was moved as if to
steer her out of the way, when the other boat
glided steadily but rapidly in the same direc-
ton, and when the signal was rung by the
Williamsburg pilot to stop, the other vessel
seemed 10 stop at the same moment. During
this interval some of the outside passengers
were enabled to recognize their own faces and
forms, as it were on the opposite boat, and
while gazing on the phenomenon, the fog sud
denly lifted like n curtain, and a clear, sunlit
view was presented The opposite boat had
vanished with the fog and the expected col
lision proved TO be delusion. Those passen-
gers who were comfortably seated in the cab
ins missed a sight that is rarely seen except
by pilots one of whom said that similar mi-
RACES had been witnessed on moOnlit nights,
but rarely in the morning. ng.-Odkey Hail.
Year: 1877

4 BRAVE WoMAS.-Sister S. Of the Order
Of Troyes needs no adjectives. 1t would be
a waste of breath to call her woman of sub
lime courage and superhuman heroism. The
Paris papers do not even publish her name :;
but that is well. for it would not look well in
columns that are stained and blurred with the
names of miserable sinners. This was what
she did She had taken some sick children
out for walk in the country, the oldest be-
ing only eight years of age, and they were
suddenly assailed by sheep dog, whose jaws
were running with foam. She instantly saw
the danger of her charges, and, resolutely in
terposing between the terrified children and
the furious animal, bravely withstood its at
tack She was severely bitten, and the dog,
excited by the cries of the children, endeav-
ored to rush upon them. Protecting with
her body the children, who hung on her pet
ticoats shrieking with terror, this brave girl
threw herself coungeously on the dog, and
for ten minutes grasped it, rolling over with
it, and thrusting her hand into its mouth to
prevent its biting the children. Some peas
ants. who came up at last beat off and killed
the dog The sister was found 10 have tif-
teen deep wounds on her hands and lacerated
arms. Skilful care was given to her wounds,
and for n short time after her return to Paris
there was some hope that she might escape
the ultimate fate which there was SO much
reason to fear. In week or two hydropho-
bia in all its characteristic symptoms appear
ed and Sister 5. died of this fearful disease.
She had saved five lives.
Year: 1877

An ATRocIoUs MURDER IN INDIANA.-Jo-
seph Kungler of Lawreneeville, Dearborn
county, Ind, has been murdered by his son,


- years old, at the instigation of the wife and
mother. Kungler had had trouble with his
wife. and had sued for divorce, but was yet
living in the same house with her On the
night of the murder he went down town, and
in his absence his wife persuaded the son to
kill his father on his return. Accordingly the
boy loaded shot gun, lay in wait for him,
Year: 1877

During the piercing cold of winter the
combs and wattles of many poor birds suf-
Ter dsastrously from the sharp attacks of
Jack Frost The combless state of many
beautiful bird, ruined for the show pen, if
not for the poultry yard. bears cruel evidence
to the wanton carelessncss of their owners.


A warm, though not necessarily an ex-
pensive fowl-house is indispensable to every
farmer and fancier who wants his fowls to
lay and pay during the winter. Those who
keep single combed varieties, and have not
warm house for them, can easily prevent
their cocks combs from freezing by simply
having a roosting place, built like a smaller
house inside their poultry house. By this
means, during weather exceptionally severe,
the birds can be shut up, temporarily, in
a snugly confined area, and couple of
panes Of glass will allow them to see easily
while eating, so long as the danger lasts.


This inside house need not take up any of
the room ordinarily used by the fowls, but
can be constructed on posts so as to occupy
no floor room. A neighbor has tried this
and it works admirably. His has two cham
bers. The upper for roosting purposes,
with low perches and sliding bottom to
facilitate the escape of droppings, is furnish
ell with doors that open all along the front.
The lower chamber has an alley along the
back, and nests at the front with sliding
doors to each SO that the eggs can be readily
collected. A hole in each end of the top
bottom compartments allows the birds to
pass freely in and out. The partitions be-
tween the nests are loose, SO that any re-
quired nests may be shut off from the others
Properly white-washed, this can be kept
quite sweet, and would save many a fine
bird at a very trifing cost of time, trouble
or money.-RMul Neau Yorker.