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Year: 1875

There are those who contend, and not
unrcasonably, thas' the country is not
In a better condition now than
1t has been for many months;
that trade is dull; long, hot summer
is before us, and there is nothing es-
pecially encouraging in our rpresent COM
merciaI surroundings. This view may
be partially true, but it is offset by SO
many practical facts that the weight
of testimony is in favor Of the class
who look upon the future hopefully.


l. The most encouraging reports
have been received concerning the crops
IN all portions Of the country. Cotton
is IN a fine condition; wheat and corn
are fourishing; the fruit and vegetable
crops are unusually abundant; sugar
ana rice are said to be looking well,
and there Is a prospect of q good mar
ket abroad. Under such promising
conditions the country viii surely not
90 backward. With good crops there
should be a general business revival


,. The price Of labor is being grad
ually reduced, thus enabling the man
ufaeturer to supply his products at
lower rates. Cheap food and cheap
manufactures lessen the cost Of living
and thus solve one Of the disturbing
problems Of the day; for by the equal
ization Of the earning and producing
powers a cause Of discomfort is re-
moved.


3. Money is abundant-too abund-
ant. IN fact-and too much confined to
The financial centers. But we have
nassed through the worst Of our dan
G,rs. and, although confidence Is a
6lant Of slow growth, when it blooms
again it will be to give a vitality to
new enterprises, put IN active use our
idle capital, encourage investment IN
whatever is cheap and POSSIBLY fruit
full. and so start the country afresh
upon its forward march.
Year: 1875

WHAT the country expected from
the start-that the S5prosecut ton Of the
Whisky Ring would come to naught.
Such is now the announcement IN
prominent official circles at Washing.
ton' "mlsmanagement" being assigned
as the cause, and tumble of Bristow
stock in the presidential market Will
naturally follow.
Year: 1875

MAJ. A. D. BANKS, of Mississippi.
is IN the city en- route for Beersheba.
The Major is one Of the prominent can
didates for Clerk Of the next Federal
House Of Representatives. Judging
from what we see in the Southern and
Southwestern press, and from our
knowledge Of his capacity and extern
sive acquaintance with the leading men
of the Union, he viii go into caucus
with a strong and faithful following.
Year: 1875

To EDITOR THE HgRALD-


On three occasions Of late have been obliged take
in the evening the Third from Scventict1
street down town, and each have been disgustcdi
with the number OF intoxicated men when have
found in the


The FIRST time which I mention Eve or six dlthy
topers occupied nearly half the entire sttngs and the
one next myself, after falling q number Of
times allowed by arising sprawl himself out hisr
full length my seat As a number Of ladies' were
standing spoke 10 the conductor and he replied that
" he not allowed 10 put them of I"


write this TO your paper, thinking that you may sea
1T TO bring II through your columns 10 the notice OF
the management Of that road Surely q rule tho same
that OF the Fourth line could not but benens
them and be a blessing 70 their patrons Yours,


SUNDAY EVENING, Sept 10, 1875 AGO
Year: 1875

THE POSTPONED THIRTY EIGHT" PURSE AND


TEAM RACE TRorTED oUT-FRENcHY WINS


THE FORMER AND KITTY AND NATE THE


LATTER.


The "thirty eight'' purse and team race, postponed
on Saturday evening at the West Side Driving Park,
were decided yesterday. At the time OF their being
put over three heats in each had been trotted, Dr.
Heards brown geding Hard Road having two and A.
NJ Howes brown geldng Frenchy one in the 2:3s
purse When the horses called yesterday morn
ing in the latter named event there a fair attend
and the track in quite good condition. The
betting men at once made Hard Road big favorite
selling the pools for much as all the rest The
suit disappointed his hackers, Frenchy went or and
the fourth and fifth heats without difficulty. Hard
Road took second and ST. George third money.


In the team race A. NJ Howes sorrel Kitty
and mate had two heats at the time Of the
postponement and j. Carroll's sorrel Ellen Mary
and mate one Just before tho start for the fourth
heat Kitty and mate slight favorites, but Ellen
Mary and mate captured the heat with hands down. in
2:52A. Notwithstanding this, Kitty and mate
tnued to be first choice in the pools There much
scoring before the word given for the fifth heat but
at last they sent away nearly head and head and
all trotng level On the turn the pole strap Of the
Ellen Mary and mate team parted and, OF course they
were then practically out OF the race. After sharp
brush with the Panic team Kitty and mate went
the heat and the in 25S The accident to the
harness Of the Ellen Mary team might have been
avoided by ordinary precauton and their hackers saved
the money invested by them there is not the least
doubt in the world but that this had speed enough
to have become the winnerR


The West Side Park, though once a member, does
not now belong 10 the National Association, and IN
view OF certain very doubtful proceedings during the
recent meeting this fact rs worth recording
SUMMARY.


WEST SIDE DRIVING PARK NEAR JERSEY CRY, N j.
lS75-SEPTKMRRR MEPTy
judges, W: Cowan, W. f. Dudley and Isaiah Hutton


fuRsR OF $50, for horses that never beat 49, mile
heats three in hve in harness. $S5 the first $45 to
the second and $40 to the third horse. Note-Three
heats trotted on the 1Sthl
Year: 1875

1t is stated that many Of the licensed venders who
sell articles by weight from their wagons have been
practising an Ingenious fraud by which housekeepers
only get oneha for what they pay. Their little game
s to have the scoop tin vessel in which they place
the grapes whatever other article they sell by weight
TO weigh six four ounces less than pound
in fact just in accordance with the amount
of clear profit they want TO make in addition TO the
profit they would get by giving honest weight or
course by this system purchaser only gets ten or
twelve Of grapes &C. when he pays for sixteen,
The honest licensed vendcrs claim that they are made
suffer in their business by this kind of swinde The
inspectors of weights and measures take great deal
OF pains TO compel grocers and others TO have honest
weighing utensils Tlsey should be just energetic in
making tbs dishonest licensed venders give proper
weight The revocation Of the license OF or two of
them would have salutary effect
Year: 1875

No tdings has up TO the present been obtained OF
the child, Patrick Sullivan, who was abducted the
afternoon of the 10th inst from in front Of the res-
dence Of the parents of the little fellow Greenwich
street, New York. The man who is thought to have
Kidnapped the boy is represented as being heavy,
thickset fellow with dark complexion dark beard
The distracted parents have offered reward of $500
for the recovery of their Yesterday relative Of
the family visited the Police Headquarters in Brooklyn
and requested that the desert of the child be sent
throughout the Brooklyn Police Department The
request was Immediately complied with
Year: 1875

1t turns out that the census Of the Twentieth
Assembly district gives the population Of the district
at 93 4so instead Of 7olo The mistake the return
as made on Saturday, the placing Of the 7oIO an
the population Of the whole Assembly district whereas
IL should have represented the Thrtieh Election dis
trict Of the Assembly district only
Year: 1875

solemn requiem mass celebrated at ST. Peters
church. Barclay street. yesterday, to the
anniversary Of the seizure of Rome and to offer up
prayers for those who lost their lives the defence OF
the Holy See, as well for the deceased members OF
the Catholic Union Tho attendance large and
the ceremony of exceedingly impressive character
Year: 1875

Note Of issue was served yesterday the City Court
in the suit OF Theodore Tton against tho Eagle for
libel Similar action also taken in the suit brought
by Mr.. d. U Bowen against the Eagle


The Titon- Beechor case which was on the calendar
OF the City Court for yesterday by mutual
eoR=ent Of counsel ull the maxi term of the Court
Year: 1875

Captain ~ B. Elwood sounding a horn by way of
signal Throngs Of ladies and gentlemen the
adjacent shore witness the contest the entire
being within the range of their vision


The size of the first class boats being so near alike
each carrying about equal spread of canvas was
difficult even the first homeward trip TO detect
any material difference in the speed of their
movements. This made more apparent at
the close when the Isabel rounded the
judges boat only 2Ss ahead of the Louise, the Ada
but I'm. 20s. behind closely followed by the Mystery
As the Isabel reached the goal her pennant proudly fly
ing, she greeted with applause by the crowds on
ishore.


The following is the time made by the boats and the
order in which they arrived, time allowance of I'm to
The foot beinp mada
Year: 1875

That was an awful drama the wind
and waves acted off the coast of Cape
Cod, in which the Italian bark Giovanni,
from Palermo for Boston, went down
with all hands save one, in the gloomy
gray of the breaking morning, within
four hundred yards of land. First the
steward and the carpenter lashed them
selves to plank, but the latter sunk to
his grave in the surf. The shore was
lined with stout men, but no boat could
live in such sea, or if it could the men
were not there to launch her. Lights
were burned on shore. At eleven o'clock
p. M. the main and mizzen masts went
by the board and then her cargo foated
off for the wreckers, watchful and wait
ing. The bombs which were to convey
lines to the ship were found to be worth
less. There was no hope for them.
Lights were burned all night; men were
seen clinging with dying grasps to the
rigging-to anything which might give
them hope of life. They could see the
lines of men on shore. When daylight
broke, two men were struggling with the
breakers on planks. A merciless wave
swept them into eternity. Five mem
all that were left-were clinging together
in the foretop. They had clung there
all night, waiting for the day to bring
them rescue. Morning broke, but there
were. no bombs that were not worthless
and no boats putting out-only men on
the shore looking on those accursed
bombs and looking out seaward as those
poor fellows on the Italian ship were left
to their fate, and dropped one by one
from their death-clutch into the nav of
the terrible sea.


1t is useless to say all was done that
could be done. Whose dreadful crime
was it that those bonds were worthless
And then those men looking on from the
shore-did they go out afterward to
gather in the cargo as it hoated along the
shore for miles? 1t causes us TO look out
over the Atlantic and cry, "Oh, for an
hour of the Deal "-,&. Louis
Republican.
Year: 1875

The Covington kentucky Record tells
this almost incredible story: An old
negro woman by the name of Brown,
living about nine miles south of Coving-
ton, on the farm of Mr.. Pullen, had a
daughter about twelve or thirteen years
of age, who had for long time been
bed-ridden with hopeless attack of par
alysis. Her mother, an incarnate fiend,
growing weary of the constant care and
trouble which the afflicted daughter re-
quired at her hands, determined to put
her out of the way, and selected the
most cruel and torturing method that
debased ingenuity could suggest-burn-
interpreting to conceal her crime un-
der the guise of an accident. Having
perfected her diabolical plans, about two
weeks ago she set about putting them in
execution. Placing the child on a chair
by the fireplace, and tying rope around
her neck, she began by saturating the
head and clothing of the almost helpless
child from bottle of turpentine that
she had procured for the purpose. The
child struggled with what power of mo-
ton it could command, Knocked the
bottle from the hand of its mother and
broke it, saturating the mothers cloth.
ing with the infammable fluid. In the
struggle, the mothers clothing took fire
from the fireplace, and she abandoned
her terrible crime to save her own life
She ran and threw herself into branch
near by, and extinguished the flames
but not until she was fatally burned
The clothing of the child also took fire
and it was very severely burned. At the
time it was supposed to be an accident
but the monster woman subsequently
when in the agonies of death from heI
burning, revealed the fact as above de
tailed
Year: 1875

hunting fOI them, my hand encountered
a miners pick, and, grasping it, turned
to find Tom at my side, and a huge griz-
ely standing upon his hind-legs within
six feet of us.


As he slowly waddled toward us, the
light from the dying embers of the fire
revealed his open mouth, cleaning white
teeth, and huge paws, extended as if to
embrace us both in one grasp, while his
eyes shown like balls of fire.


Terrified as l was, had presence of
mind enough to raise the pick, and, Just
as Tom fired, brought it down; but,
with a hoarse, angry growl, the bear
struck it a blow with one of his huge
paws, with as muck ease as boy would
would bat his ball, which sent it spinning
from my hand. He was within two feet
of us when Tom again fired. This time
the ball struck a vital spot, and the
huge monster, with howl of rage and
defiance, reeled for a moment, and then
rolled over on his side, dead.


Up to this time neither of us had
spoken but now the silence was broken
by Tom, who exclaimed: "That was an
ugly customer let's start up the fire, and
see what he looks like"


But ] was in no condition to start up
the fire, for as soon as the terrible excite
ment was over, the reaction came, and /
sank to the ground trembling as though
in an ague fit.


| soon recovered, and, by the time
Tom had a bright fire burning, was
ready to examine the bear. As he lay
stretched out before us, he was a monster
indeed. His shaggy dun coat was thickly
fecked with patches of gray. and his
huge paws made me fairly shudder when
l reflected what a narrow escape we had
from their embrace.


Daylight revealed the unwelcome fact
that the creature had attacked and
killed one of our mules during the night,
dragging the carcass some distance from
the spot where he had been picketed.


The bear measured nearly seven feet
in length, and six feet one inch in girth.


We greatly regretted the loss of our
mule for it prevented our taking with us
the much desired skin of the grizzly as a
trophy. The experience, however, taught
us lesson, and we never afterward failed
to mount guard while travelling
through the Sierra Madre country.
Year: 1875

That excellent practical paper, the
Boston Journal Of Chemistry, in we'll
considered article on the effects of fine
-four, says: At the present time IL is the
practice to large extent among millers
to grind the finest, soundest wheat, in
fine -four, and the poorest into what is
called Graham -four. This term Graham
-four ought no longer to be used. 1t is a
kind of general name given to mixtures
of bran and spoiled flour, to a large ex-
tent unfit for human food. What we
need is good, sweet wheat -four, finely
ground, and securely put up for family
use. This article we do not find In the
market, and the Western miller who
will give his earnest attention to furn-
ishing such -four will realize fortune
speedily. The brown loaf made from
whole wheat is to our eye as handsome
as the white. IL can be made with all
the excellencies of the white, 30 far as
lightness is concerned, and IL is sweeter
and more palatable. With this loaf we
secure all the important nutritive
principles which the Creator, for wise
reasons, has stored in wheat.
Year: 1875

A HORSE thief was arrested in Oswego,
N. Y, with horse in his possession.
The description, however, did not quite
answer to that Of the lost one, which had
q white star in his forehead. But a
bright thought struck the officer. Order
ing basin of warm water and some
soap, he began washing the forehead OF
the horse, and was soon rewarded for
his trouble by seeing nice white star
appear. The head had been painted.
Year: 1875

his guests, with all the advantage of


novelty. If he eBtertains many guests,


he should know enough about them to


be sure that he has invited those who


will live amicably together, and will


enjoy each others society. He shonid


show no favOritism, If possible, and II


he is man who must indulge in favor


itism, it should he to those of his guests


who are more obscure than the others.


He should he judiciOusly despotic rs


regards all proposals for pleasure, for


there will be many that are diverse,
and much time will he wasted If he
does not take upon himself the labor
and responsibility of decision. He
should have much regard to the com


mgs and goings of his guests, so as to
provide every convenience for their
adit and their exit. Now 1 am going
great point. He should aim at causing
that his guests should hereafter become
friends, IL they are not 80 at present,
81 that they might, in future days trace
back the beginning of their friendship
to their having met together at his
house. He, the perfect host, must have
the art to lead conversation without
absorbing it himself, 50 that he may
develop the best qualities of his guests.


His expense in entertainment should
not he devoted tO what is luxurious,
but to what is comfortable and emo
bling. The first of all things is that he
should be an ailectionate, indeed a low
ing host, so that every one of his guests
sholld feel that he is really welcome.
He should press them to stay; but
should be careful that this pressing
does not interfere with their convent !
ence, sd that they stay merely to oblige
HIM, and not to please themselves. In
who should he his guests,
he should always have thought rs to
those to whom he would render the
most service by having them his guests;
his poorer brethren, his more sickly |
brethen. Those who he feels would |
gain most advantage by being his
guests, sheuld have the first place in |
his invitations; and, for this consider
ateness he will I've amply rewarded by |
the benefits he will have conferred.-
Sir Arthur Helps.
Year: 1875

Can't do-it sticks in the mud; but
Try soon drags the wagon out of the
rut. The fox said Try" and he got
away from the hounds when they al
most snapped at him. The hees said
Try" and turned fiowers into honey.
The squirrel said City aud up he
went to the top Of the eech-tree. The
snow w-tlrop said s''rry," and hloomed in
the cold spows af winter. The sun
said Try" and the spring soon. threw
lack Frost out of the saddle The
young lark said ''Try,' and he found
that his new wings took him over hedges
and bitches and up where his fatler was
singing. The OK said Try and
ploughed the field from end toead. No
hill TOO steep for Try to climb, no clay
too stiff for Try to plough, no field too
wet for Try TO drain, no hole too big for
Try 70 Uepd,
Year: 1875

The perfect host is as rare being as
q great poet; and for ouch the same
reason, namely, that, to be perfect
host requires as rare combination of
qualities as those which are needed to
produce great poet. He should be
like that lord in waiting of whom
Charles III. said that he was "never in
the way and never out of the way"
He should never degenerate into a
Snowman, for there is nothing of which
most people are so soon weary As of
being shown things, especially if they
are called upon To admire them. He,
the perfect host, should always recol-


lect that he is in his own home, and
that his guests are not in theirs: conse-
quently those local arrangements
which are famnitr to Linn should be
rendered familiar to them. His aim
should be to make his house home for
Year: 1875

Of parties that are selling the bricks and
materials of their houses, to be taken down
and carted off. These people cannot rent
their houses nor pay their taxes. They
cannot sell to any body who is willing to
pay taxes on the basis of present appraise-
ments. The only recourse, therefore, is
the fatal one of demolition. Tear down
what was once built up. Sell the material
and leave only the vacant lot to be taxed. 1t
is, then, time for courageous citizens to act.
They must sustain the Mayor and Council
in that action on their part which is really
inevitable. 1t is q question of BREAD vs.
BONDS. Unfortunately, the daily papers,
with the exception, perhaps, of the Times,
so far as they say anything, are in favor of
the bondholders and against the people.
We neither know nor suspect the cause of
this.


We do think it very strange, however,
that the people should continue to submit
to it. One would suppose that the Property
Holders Association could take efficient
steps to correct so extraordinary a condition
as that where the people who support all
the papers are not as efficiently represented
as the bond-holders.
Year: 1875

night and the house is nearly self sup
porting. The farm of the Holy Cross, in the
3rd district, is also nearly self supporting
with the labor of large boys.


The sums of money voted out of the city
treasury bear bnt small proportion to the
total cost. Immense sums are collected every
year by itinerant mendicants.


Here our neighbor admits the baseessness
of it's whole charge of interest and cupidity.
The fewer the children the greater the
profit. AS to collections from the public,
why does the Republican complain Did it
ever contribute anything certainly not,
for If it had done so it would have expe-
rienced too much satisfaction In the act to
have ever regretted it or assaulted the OBJ
jects of its benefcence.
Year: 1875

NICKsBURG, June 9th, 1873.
Eo the Editor of the Morning Star:


For the first time l now appear in your
columns as correspondent. The first place l
had the pleasure of visiting after my departure
was Baton Rouge, once the capital of Louisiana
and ttourishing town, which it would soon
be again if the people had control of their own
Affairs. Ny welcome by the Very Rev. Pastor,
Father Delacroix, so we'll known in your CITY,
was most pleasant. vas sorry to find him in
bad health, superinduced by his great labors
during the macy years he has been in charge
of that large and intelligent congregation. The
Very Rev. Father intended leaving for a short
time, for the benefit of his health. for the
speedy recovery of which his congregation.
who hate SO much to part from him, even for a
few weeks, daily pray. Though nv stav in
Baton Rouge was brief it will be ever remem-
bered with the kindest feelings for all whom I
had the pleasure of meeting.


LETT Baton Rouge on the Lee during the
morning Of the 18th, and had all day to view
the large plantations on each side of the river.
Ahe corn and cotton crops look WE'LL and felt