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Year: 1876

The Centennial Exposition is a standing
monument to the valor and patriotism of
those who saved the Republic, and thus made
possible the celebration of our hundredth an
niversary. Nor should the party that framed
the measures which led to success be lost sight
of in contemplating the grandeur of the Cen
tennial Exhibition.
Year: 1876

Below is given a list of the Territorial and
State Governors of Ohio from the organization
of the fiist civil government in the Northwest
Territory, of which Ohio was part, until the
present time:
Year: 1876

Speclhl 10 tue Sta&


SPRINGFIELD, May T.-The display
Of dissolving views last night at the
City Hall for the benefit OF the Father
Matthew T. A. D. Society was very at
tractive.


A boy about seventeen years old, and
whose name is Tom Smith, was arrested
by officer Croft night before last for set
ting fire to stable belonging to Mr.. De
Long, in West End. He has also threat
ened to fire other stables belonging to
other persons who have offended him.


Coat and satchel thieves are quite
numerous at present around the depot.


The erection of telegraph fire alarm
posts in the center Of the cutters on the
principal streets of the city is very un.
wise, and in time to come may involve
the city In heavy suits for damages.
Year: 1876

Doorkeeper of the House. The bill max
ing an appropriation for paying war
claims allowed by the Commissioners OF
Claims was passed. A resolution was
adopted directing the Ways and Means
Committee to inquire into the report
that money has been illegally used TO
influence the passage OF the Hawaiian
Treaty Bill, In Committee OF the Whole
a plumber OF bills OF private character
were passed.
Year: 1876

BY American Press Association to the STAR.


WASHINGTON, May 27.-General Sher-
man has, by direction of the President,
telegraphed to the military authorities
in the vicinity of the Black Hills to pro-
tect all whites coming in from the Hills
and all those going there with food for
those who are in need and who can not
get away without assistance; but gives
instructions that all those who persist
In invading the Indian country without
authority from the Government are TO be
lett 10 take care Of themselves.
Year: 1876

New York Is to-day 20 divided into rings
and factions that 1t is almost safe to assert


that Senstor Bayard or any highly respect
able Democrat residing outside of
the State, would receive a more
cordial and united support from
the Democracy of New York than Mr..
Tilden or any Democrat residing in it. We
all know how Ohio was divided and dis.
tracted last fall; the wounds are yet fresh,
and no one of her public men could cor.
daily unite all the elements of opposition
to Radicalism there, while many honest
men, would, unwisely if you please, like to
punish New York Tor what they believed
was improper interference in their State
race, the bitterness developed at the con-
vention in New York in July 1868, by the
unfortunate antagonism between distin-
guished citizens Of Indiana and Ohio for the
nomination there, would in all probability
break out afresh In certain contingencies at
st. Louis. From all such complications
the Senator from Delaware is free. The
people of the whole country have conf
dence that he would carry out fully what
the New York Democratic convention the
other day declared as their settled convic


ton. "That return to the constitutional
principles of frugal expenditure and the
administrative purity of the founders of the
Republic, is the first and most imperious
necessity of the times, the commanding
issue now before the people of the Union.'
Year: 1876

The girls at the Washington Seminary
play football in the grounds at the rear OF
the institution. They kick the ball and
cry "Hail," as loud as the boys, A neatly
written, girlish-looking challenge was Oh
the bulletin board at College offering to
play match game of football one after
noon in the seminary yard. The Freshmen
were afraid to accept, and have incurred
the disgust Of every one in consequence.
Year: 1876

The following verse;, supposed 10 have been
written by the Rev. Rowland Hill a time when
public credit in Great Britain shaken by
the failure OF several banks, are republished by
request
Year: 1876

The intricacies of the Treasury accounts have
been fruitful subject of discussion and inyes-
tigation by Congress, which usually leaves the
subject after protracted struggle with its
complexities, in about the same state as that in
which it was found. Nearly every session fur
nishes new investigator, who, finding that
he is unable to comprehend the details of the
Treasury reports and undaunted by prior dis
comftures, straightway attacks the system OF ac-
counts followed by the Treasury. When it is
remembered that the simplest set of double
entry accounts would be about as intelligent to
the average Congressman as the Institutes of
Menu in the original tongue, it is not to be
wondered at that he is baffled whenever he at
tempts to wrestle with the debt statement or
the figures of the finance report.


The principal stumbling-block to the lay In.
vestigator is the discrepancy between the actual
cash on deposit and the statements by war
rants. The explanation is simple enough
Under practice 10 vogue ever since the estab-
hsnment OF the Treasury, no money can be
techniealy drawn from or paid into the Treas
ury except on warrant drawn by the Secre-
tary' countersigned by. the First Controller,
VINO Is tne chief accounting officer, and record
ed by the Register, who is the book-keeper and
hles-keeper of the department The manifest
object of this practice is to provide a regular
and systematic mode of receiving and disburs-
ing the money ofthe United States. so as TO
insure that all transactions and entries shall be
objected or checked by the proper officers.
Simple as this plan appears to be, it is in
practice the fornt of nearly all the apparent
discrepancies in the Treasury statements. The
warrants for the payment of money are charged
to the proper accounts as soon as they are
issued, although the drafts drawn to satisfy
them may not be presented for months. On
the other side of the account still greater dis
crepancies occur. Although no money is tech:
nically covered into the Treasury" until the
Secretary has issued his warrant, il would be
plainly impracticable and absurd to delay the
receipt OF money due to the United States until
warrant has been issued directing its pay
ment into the Treasury. 1t is the practice Of
money officers to receive and receipt for money
presented on any account, leaving the s'cover-
ing in to be settled afterwards. The reports
OF the deposits are carefully checked by the
proper officers, and, if the money has been
properly deposited, covering warrant is issued,
carrying it to the credit of the proper fund or
appropriation. If, as often happens, The mon
ey has been improperly deposited, it is re-
funded; but if it be once covered in," 1t
can be drawn out again only by an Apo
Year: 1876

THE pension bill passed by the House
makes some vesy important changes in the
law. One provision in the bill is, that in the
administration of the pension law, whenever
it shall appear that higher order of proof
cannot be obtained, evidence of cohabitation
and general recognition as husband and wife,
or other evidence which would constitute
proof of a marriage under the common law
may be accepted as sufficient to establish the
fact of the marriage. The law at present
fosters an evil, cases being numerous in which
widows receiving pensions are living with
men as their wives, nd yet without formal
marriage, because the ceremony would take


away their pensions. The bill passed Of
course renders this evasion useless.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1876

THE Democrats are talking of holding a
Congressional caucus Saturday night. to set
tie the financial policy of their party. The
twelve labors Of Hercules rolled into one
will be dwarfed beside the job they have be-
fore them -.-
Year: 1876

The American Neurological Society, at Its
meeting at the Cooper Union yesterday, adopted reso
tons concurrng IN the recommendation Of the Chamber
Of Commerce that international conference be called
this year consider the relations OF gold and silver i'll
coinage "and what should be the functions they should
seycray I'll in the monetary system; also with tic
further duty OF inquiry into the possibility OF Establish
ing unit for the moneys OF account and coin
age OF all nations The following also adopted:


RrSnlred That the recent large depreciation In tc
va of silver brings prominently to view ihe dls;dN an
tage OF double standard OF coinage and especially te
danger fo public and private credit which, without re-
adjustment of the relations between the standard metals
must attend the return TO such double standard aier
his been practically abandoned


Rescped That, the view of this Society, any egsla
ton which make silver coin legal tender TO
indefinite amounts would be disastrous IL It's eonse
0ncnces u the business interests Of the country anu Is
greatly 10 be deprecated.
Year: 1876

made a scapegoat Of by the Mormon
leaders, and hopes yet to secure a
different verdict. Should the
United States Supreme Court de-
eide adversely, he will appeal to
Executive clemency.


He has in his possession vast
amount of documentary evidence
and private manuscript written by
Lee himself, which throws a good
degree Of light over what has been
hidden for twenty years. 1t is not
exactly a confession; it is an expo
sure, a revelation of the whole
thing. AS soon as the matter can
be got into shape-some time in
January next--it is Mr.. Bishops
intention to publish the entire
thing in book form, the early life of
Lee, his connection with the Nor
man Church, his career as one Of the
"destroying angels" full accounts
of the different murders prepet-
rated at the instigation Of the
council, the trial of Lee, testimony,
etc. On leaving Beaver, Lee gave
him a communication requesting
him to act as historian, and placing
at his diposal all the papers and
documents in his possession, and
promising TO write out in full all
that he knew tending to throw any
further light upon the awful tragedy
of Mountain Meadows. Bishop
thinks that Lee has been more
sinned against than SHINING; thai
whatever he did do was done as an
irresponsible agent in the hands o.
a power that he believed divine il
its dictates and to be obeyed un.
questionably.
Year: 1876

liam Thomson maintained, on va
rious more or less recOndite
grounds, that no large proportion
of the earth's interior can, by any
possibility, be in the condition Of
molten fluid. "I may say, with
almost perfect certainty, that what
ever may be the relative densities
of rocks, solid and melted, at or
about the temperature of liquefac-
tion, it is, / think, quite certain
that cold solid rock is denser than
hot melted rock; and no possible
degree Of rigidity in the crust
could prevent it br king in
pieces and sinking wholly below the
liquid lava. Something like this
may have gone on, and probably did
go on, for thousands of years after
solidilication commenced; surface
portions of the melted material
losing heat, freezing and sinking
Immediately, or growing to the
thickness OF a few meters where the
surface would be cool, and The
whole solid dense enough to sink
This process must so on until thu
sunken portions Of the crust builc
up from the bottom a sufficient,
close-ribbed skeleton or frame t.
allow fresh incrustations to remain
bridging across the now small arei
of laya-pools or lakes"


That is a striking picture Of tht
growth Of the "round earth" whicl
was once supposed to have beel
made from the first $50 fast that i
cannot be moved" We are rathe
sorry to be robbed of the belief il
the central lava ocean after all,
Year: 1876

A remarkable ADDRESS has been
delivered by Sir William Thomson,
in the Physical section Of the Brit
ish Association, on the subject Of
the fluid or solid nature of the
earth's kernel.


While not denying that certain
portions of the earth's interior are
in y molten or fluid state, Sir Viii
Year: 1876

The anniversary OF washInston's Birthday Is oh.
served here by general suspension OF business and
military parade A concert will be given this evening
or the beneut OF tho Centennial Exposition Fund
Year: 1876

How TO SELECT MEATs.-An English
iournal gives the following hints on this
subiect: GOOD and wholesome meat
should be neither of pale, rosy or pink
color, nor of deep purple. The first
denotes the diseased condition, the last
proyes the animal has died u natural
death. Good meat has more of a mar
Bile look, in consequence of the branch
ing Of the veins which surround the
adipose cells. The fat, especially of
the inner organs, is always firm and
suety, and never moist, while in gen
eral the fat from diseased cattle is fab
by and watery, and more often resem-
bles Jelly or boiled parchment. Whole
some meat will always show itself firm
and elastic to the touch, and exhibit no
dampness, while bad meat will appear
! soft and moist, in fact often more wet,
so that the liquid substances run out of
the blood when pressed hard. Good
meat has very little smell, while un-
sound meat has disagreeable, cadav-
erous smell, and diffuses a certain me-
dicinal odor. This can be distinctly
proved by cutting the meat through
with knife and smelling the blade, or
pouring warm water over it. Lastly,
bad meat has the peculiarly that it
shrinks considerably in the boiling;
wholesome meat rather swells, and does


not les an ounce in weight.
Year: 1876




TICKS ON Cows AND SHEEP Ticks
are very prevalent this year on COWS
and sheep. These parasites belong to
the same order as spiders; the mouth
is armed with kind of bill, or sucker,
consisting Of three blades, the central
one possessing several rows of teeth.
These insects lay an enormous number
Of eggs. not upon the body of the ami
NAL, where they have lived, but upon
the soil; the young subsequently climb
upon plants, where they patiently await
the passing Of the animal, and then
seize and penetrate its skin at the root
Of the hair. Several insects, of course,
die Of hunger while waiting, but then,
like the spider, they can subsist for a
long time without food. There is moth
ing to be apprehended when the para
sites are but few in number; when
otherwise, the beasts can die of exhaus-
ton. In addition to the nercurial
ointment, an application of oil and tur-
pentine rubbed in with a paint brush
vii soon distroy the nuisance.-L., in
Home Journal.
Year: 1876

The enterprising house builder, George Wheeler, has made contract to erect a building 4Ox60 feet, and three stories high for the owners of the Berkshire House. The lower story will be used for stores and the upper stories for lodging rooms for the guests of the hotel. As it will stand on the north side of the Berkshire House, ten or twelve feet from it, a covered passage way will be put up to connect the two buildings. The new structure is to be completed and ready for use by the first of next April...

 Report says that Morgan, the druggist, has made an assignment of hls property to Judge Couch for the benefit of his (Mor- gan's) creditors. Liabilities about $90O0... Quite funny joke was put on village gentleman-a widower, few days since. He was the owner of very fine cane, which he set up m the corner of the depot and forgot to take away with him. One of his neighbors, seeing it there, knew to whom it belonged and carried it home with him, and in day or two made an errand to the house of widow lady and purposely left the cane in the lady's sitting room! Very soon the owner of the cane began to in quire of his Deighbors if they hadseen his cane, when one replied: I heard there was 8 stray cane at Mrs. - And sure enough, the gentleman found his cane all safe and sound. Whoever asks that wid- over the price of canes, had better have good limbs and put them on 2.40 gait at once, or else get his head insured, for that cane has suddenly become one of the live Hest canes you ever saw. X.
Year: 1876

ASMAey EWAASs

 The advantages of leap year were appre- ciated here last week when one of the fair ones went forth to the land of steady hab- ifs to meet and marry her bridegroom. The knot was quickly tied, and back came the bridal pair to receive the fathers bless ing. The welcome of the prodigal son was cold compared to the warmth of this home greeting. The grateful parient rushed from store to store proclaiming the glad tidings i: My daughter is married, and he is rich too here boys, take treat! ? and cigars sold well for twerty-fou hours and all went merry as the marriage bells.' The happy pair, unmindful of the piercing blasts of Boreas, thought to make some bridal calls on their friends around town, and so the horse and carriage was at their service. The groom harnessed the horse, but when driving off, a bYstander remarked that the bits were under the horses throat, and the bewildered man finally understand ing the mistake said: 'Waal meow, mus, have been thinking of my Susan, for she is in my mind most of the time.'

 HONEYMOON AND LEAP YEAR.
Year: 1876

ON tho 25th OF last June fire was caused at ths
residence Of Mr.. Detwiler, No. 72o Gates avenue,
Brooklyn, by tho Ignition OF fire crackers Fire
Marshal Ready estimated Mr. Dcwllers loss At So, 500
This was iuy covered by insurance In the Pb@nIx
Company, which offered to settle with Mr. Detwlllcr
for the sum OF $500 These terms Mr.. Detwlor
fused to accede to- and commenced action against
the company for 81. 000 The trial took place In the
Brooklyn City Court yesterday, before Judge McCue
The plaintiff in his evidence testified that thcre
several cans OF kerosene oil In his shoe store In the
part Of the building, at the time Of the fire, and
notwithstanding the fact that IL could not be proved
that the tire in any manner caused by the
oil the counsel TOR the defence that the suit be
dismissed on the ground that the plaintiff had vio
lated his contract with the company In moving for
the dismissal counsel stated that the policy contained
a clause fine print which prohibited the use storage
oil kerosene oil without the written consent OF the
mpany. A similar provision could be found 10 all
insurance policies. This prccauton was taken by tho
insurance companies on account Of the exclusive use
OF Kerosene at the present time 1t was decided BY
Judge McCue that tho had been violated He
therefore n-suited the paintif.
Year: 1876

The case Of John Henry schwamb the murderer,
in jail at Jersey City has been set down for con-
sideratton by tho Court OF Pardons next Monday.


The Hudson county Board Of Health will be in at
tendance at Public School No. l. Jersey City, this
afternoon, at two O'clock vaccinatc ree OF charge
all poor persons who may present Themselves


The Jersey City Board OF Education Will hold another
meeting this evening, to the discussion on the
reduction Of teachers salaries An effort Is TO be made
by some OF the members 10 have the meeting hold
with closed doors.


legged confidence woman who used the name Of Cardi-
nal McCoskey to carry out her purposes, VIII take
place In the Court OF special Sessions at Jersey City
this morning She waved trial by jury.


Diphtheria is still prevalent in Jersey City Several
children have died within thrac weeks In block on
Fi.lh street The district u IN tho vicinity Of
Morgan and Henderson, streets. Some action ON tho
part OF the city authorities should be taken TO keep
streets and compel owners Of houses. especially
Year: 1876

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT By PRESIDENT MAR


TIN-MoNEY GRANTED FOR CURRENT Ex-


PENsEs.


special meeting OF the Board OF Apportoument
was held in Mayors Office yesterday The principal
object OF the meeting to consider the proposed
transfer of SIS, 600 TO the maintenance fund OF the
Park Department Mayor WicKnam, Comptroller
Green, Alderman Lewis and Tax Commissioner Wheeler
were present.


Alderman Lewis requested that So 900 should be
gwen IRON excise moneys tho Linda Gilbert Prison
Library Association. The matter was laid over for
further consideration.


On notion Of Comptroller Green the following dona-
tiops were awarded to institutions from tho excise
Year: 1876

folks out, unless they were the right kind
of folks. That didn't include him, plainly
enough.


A great many thoughts go through ones
brains in a few minutes time, and we lit
tie know what Is going on in the heart of
another who sits silently by our board. Sc
near and yet so far away! Perhaps the up
permoSt thought in Farmer JackSon's mind
was a sense of injustice, and feeling OF
resentment at being thus set aside after all
his toll and pains to provide for his house
hold. 1t did not seem right in his eyes.
and, come to think of it, the majority OF
people would decide in the same way. Are
there not mothers and daughters who might
find their way lOoking-glasS in which to
see their own conduct? Isn't the poor,
hard-working father looked upon as rather
IN the way except when out in his fields to
work? Isn't his share in the good things
his hands provide, yielded rather grudg-
ingly?


Don't do it, girls Bring father into the
cosy sitting-room. Coax him into the nice
gown and slippers your hands have provid-
ed. Unless he is decided churl, he will
be melted and softened by your attentions,
and will by degrees asSimilate his manners
and customs to the place he is in. If he
does not-stilI his right is inalienable. The
house he has built and furnished is his,
and his comfort should be consulted in all
its appointments Call in father to hear
you play the new piece you have learned,
and set him an easy-chair where he would
like it best. Depend upon it you will nev-
er regret these little deeds of love when his
head lies under the willows.


Cor Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1876

The new parlor furniture had come
home finally, and the last tack had been
picked up from the roses that sprnkled
the carpets, the furniture arranged to the
taste Of its owner, and now what was left
to be done? Not much but to close up the
blinds, every chink that could let in ray
of the pestiferous sunshine so detested by
every nice housekeeper.


Father came home at nightfall from the
fields, tired and dusty. But after an extra
wash at the pump and considerable brush
ing Of his shoes, he concluded to take a
look at the ''new fxins', which had cost
him so much hard labor in the sun.


He logged along through the hall, but
Tilly and mother heard his steps and came
flying out to intercept him.


''For PHYS sake, pa, don't go in there
with your old shoes on, f." said Tilly.


''Hope you amt got nothing too good to
step on in there" said pa, cheerfully.


'Yes, we have, )" said mother, decidedly,
''too good for them old shoes of yours
right out of the barn"


''Well, said the farmer, a little set back
by his wife's snappy tones. 81 suppose one
can stand at the door and peek in" So
saying he opened the door and looked into
the ebon shop.


oakeS alive! | should thlnk | was step
ping into a cellar, only it's too dark for a
common cellar. Can't you give us a tallow
candle, Tilly, or let in streak of light
from outsider"


I'm getting the supper on, said Tilly,
fretfnlly. She wished to keep pa out If
possible, and did not choose to go around
and open the shutters.


Pa gave it up finally and sat down to his
supper, thinking with little regret Of the
time when he and mother went to house
keeping so happily in that little south
wing, with only one room and two little bed
rooms. How pleased they were when the
back shed was built, and how happy over
every little improvement about the house.
Now this great improvement, which had
cost them so dear, seemed likely TO yield
very small returns of. happiness. Mother
and Tilly would always be in fuss TO keep