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Year: 1876

I desire, avoiding details, and as briefly
as the Importance OF the subject to me will
admit, to make to the people OF this city and
OF the State at large a statement with regard
to my recent past and my present political
status. The high public position with
which / have been honored and entrusted
by the Conservative voters OF the Third
senatorial district is my apology for thus
intruding myself upon the public notice.
Suffering from deep and burning sense
OF the gross injustice inflicted upon me In
the Conservative primary election held last
fall, determined prior to the adoption OF
the present plan OF primary election not
to subject myself to the control Of the regu-
lar party organization. In referring to the
unnatural and unjust treatment OF which
was the victim last fall | do not
design in the remotest degree to reflect upon
the great mass Of the Conservative voters
the rank and file-nor upon large num-
Der Of those who are known as party lead
ers, but simply refer to self-constituted
clique, or ring, OF hireling political wire
pnllers and iugglers, who, alike regardless
OF honesty, justice, and the general we'll
being Of the Conservative party, worked,
and worked with almost complete success,
the election machinery to secure their own
personal and sordid ends.


This much I feel it a duty to my friends
and to myself to say, at least in partial vim
dication OF my recent position. | prefer to
bear reproach rather than, under eriStinJ
circumstances, to publish FULL HISTORY OF
the wrongs which were perpetratcd upon
me. But a primary-election plan for the
spring elections has been adopted by the
present highly-respectable and fair-minded
City Committee which / think, after
having maturely considered it, does not
admit OF any improper manipulation,
and is as we'll calculated to result
in securing the will OF the Conservative
party as any that could be adopted. In con-
formity, therefore, with this belief, and in
obedience to every honest conviction and
patriotic sentiment Of my heart and mind,
as well as in strict accordance with every
political vote and act of my past life, do
now, after temporary, and / trust to the
party Of harmless, divergence from a
straight party line, resume my position as q
private in the ranks OF the regular Conser-
vative organization.


Without intending to cast any reflections
upon the intelligence or the motives OF the
gentlemen who are, notwithstanding the
great bulk OF the Conservative public is
satisfied and at rest, still seeking to maintain
an Independent organization, l am con-
strained to say, in justice to myself, that
have no sympathy with or part whatever in
the matter.


Whatever may be the result Of the ensu'
ing primary election shall bow to its deci,
sion. and heartily supports it nominees.


Very respectfully, A. S. MCRAE.
Year: 1876

THE CITY QUIET.-The newspaper re-
portcrs had long faces yesterday because the
city was so quiet and news so scarce. The
usual centres for items were sought, but all
in vain. Even Coroner Taylor was below
par because business in his department was
so dull. lie declared that the hospltaDle
bosom OF the Dock seemed to be as open as
it ever was, but it failed to furnish any sub
jects. Even the boys won't get drowned ;
and to him it seemed to be one of the advan-
tages OF free cducation-they are kept from
the water and in school all day. He was
hopeful, however, that this state OF things
would not last much longer.
Year: 1876

Poitical.-C for the various city
offices are numerous, and each one is en-
deavoring to show to his fellow-citiZens
why he should be among the chosen few.
The action OF the ward meetings tonight Is
looked forward to with very great interest
by all the Conservatives, and it is expected
that they will be largely attended, so that
there may be fair expression OF opinion
upon whatever plan may be adopted Tor the
nomination of candidates.
Year: 1876

Editors Of the Dispatch: Please inform
your readers that the registration polls OF
the Fourth precinct OF Madison Ward are
held at No. Il Eighth between Main and
Cary streets, and that the precinct extends
from Fifth to Twelfth street, and from Main
street to the river; the centre OF the streets
being the dividing-line OF the precinct.
Year: 1876

Of returns from this precinct. The report |
was carefully made and handed in at your
Office, and was noticed to have been the first |
received for the day. Your return from
Second precinct, Marshall Ward, exactly
corresponds with that sent for this precinct.
We do not desire to appear as the only dere-
lict precinct in the city, when in fact we
were the most prompt to report the days |
work SECOND PRECINCT,


Madison Ward
Year: 1876

CLOSING OF THE GRACE-STREET PREsBY-
TERRAIN CHURCH FAIR.-The fair which has
been held by the ladies in the lecture-room1
Of the Grace-Street Presbyterian church
will close to-day. They still have number
of attractive and handsome articles on hand,
besides an immense and superb homemade
fruit cake, which they intend selling by the
mound. Go and help the ladies in their
good work.
Year: 1876

-Wanamaker & Brown present Ger,
tain facts to the people, in n large card
on our End page. But it is very
large house and they have u large stock
and it takes large space to tell the
public about the large discounts they
are making. Don't fail to read the
advertisement. They are men who
say what they mean, and do what they
9ay.
Year: 1876

ONE STEp IT A rnE "A great mn


ny people nishoMtou themselves by
worrying too much about possible
future troubles. Prudent ioyethought
is ccmmendoblo, but mere unreas-
onable worry should DO avoided.
1t is an net OF folly for a man to con-
iure up all the troubles thet might
befall him and mass them before
him as SO many obstacles to no OVER
como at once. 4 man at tic foot
Of a flight of stairs which ho has TO
ascend would be foolish to assume
that he must take all the steps at
once, aud that because he canuct do
that no cannot ascend Mt al!.-He
has only to take ono stop at q time,
ann when he gets to the top step he
takes that almost rs easily rs ho
took the first. But when he gets
to tho top let him bo careful that he
does not fall all tho way down by
one misstep. 1t is the same with
the affairs Of life. All we have to
DO is to take one step at timo.
Year: 1876




4 Paris letter has the following relative to the
cadet at the school Of St. Cyr who was caught
stealing: t'Hc was the il1egitimatc son of re-
tired army officer. He had never known home
or parental affection. lie was kept at board
Ing school, utterly without money, nevcr seeing
any relative, aud getting no letters, and only
got into st. Cyr because he was at the head OF
his class. When he got in, his father wrote to
him one cold letter to tell him to stay there and
mind his studies, but he was allowed only
enough money to pay his regular bills. In tho
second year he received another letter. His
father wrote that he had just married rich wild
ON, who had son OF his aye just entering St.
Cyr- Young Pa1isot was, therefore, his brother
BY marriage, but he, Fhillipot, was pa1ticularly
charged not to reveal the secret Of bis birth, or
to make himself known to Parisot- He obeycl
the parental request, and for three years Kept
the secret. Meanwhile young Parisot had his
pockets full Of money, he was always well
dressed, he received constant letters, and went
home during vacations. Every wish was graft
fed, while his poor brother was in thrcadbarc
clothes, without sou, and without u friend,
His needs we're SO great during the last quarter
that he yentured to write to his father for
money, but be received no reply. Driven to the
last extremity, the neglected youth confessed
that lie could endure it no longer. and fell before
Year: 1876

Men who isolate themselves from
society, and have no near and deaI
family ties, are the most uncomfortable
of human beings. Byron says "happi.
ness was born OF twins" but the phrase,
though pretty and poetic, does not &c
far enough. Weare gregarious, and not
intended to march through life either
single or double file. The man who cares
for nobody, and for whom nobody cares,
has nothing to live for that will pay for
the keeping of soul and body together.
You must have heap of embers to have
a glowing fire. Scatter them apart,
and they will become dim and cold 80
to have brisk, vigorous life, you must
have group of lives, to keep each other
warm, as it were, or afford each mutual
encouragement and confidence and sup
port. IL you wish to live the life Of a
man and not Of Il fungus, be social, he
brotherly, be charitable, be sympathetic,
and labor earnestly for the good Of your
kind
Year: 1876

Don't be discouraged. Slow growth
is often sure growth. Some minds are
like Norwegian pines. They are slow in
growth, but they are striking their roots
deep. Some of the greatest men have
been dull boys. Dryden and Swift were
dull as boys. So was Goldsmith. 50
was Gibbon. So was Sir Walter Scott.
Napoleon at school had so much diff
Guilty in learning his Latin that the
master said it world need gimlet to get
a word into his head. Douglas Jerrold
was so backward in his boyhood that at
nine he was scarcely able to read.


Isaac Barrow, one of the greatest
divincs the Church OF England has ever
produced, was 80 impenetrably stupid in
his early years that his father more than
once said that if God took away any Of
his children, he hoped it would be Isaac
as he feared he would never be fit fol
any thing in the world. Yet that boy
was tn. genius of the family.
Year: 1876

1t is said that the managers of the
Forrest Home for actors, in Philadelphia
have received but one application for ad.
misson-t this from an elderly lady in Maine


Only sixty miles from the city of New
York farmers are feeding their fruit to their
live stock, there being no profit on it when
shipped to the metropolis.


Messrs. Tiffany & Co., of New York
have removed from the main building at the
centennial exhibition almost their entire ex.
hibit Of precious stone ornaments. They
comprize diamond necklace, pair OF soli
taire earrings, peacock's feather contain.
ing the celebrated Brunswick straw col
ored diamond and over six hundred fine
white diamonds OF smaller size, and many
others, all of which were valued at Sl47, 500
They were removed it is said, on account OF
the obstruction in the passage ways in the
vicinity OF the exhibit by visitors. curious to
gaze on so much value in so small space.
Year: 1876

We find the following good story in a
foreign journal "A French bishop,
being about to make his annual vista
tion, sent word to certain curate. whose
ecclesiastical benefice was EXTREMITY
trifling, that he meant to dine with him,
at the same time requesting that he
would not put himself to any extraordi-
nary expense. The curate promised to
attend to the bishops suggestion; but
he did not keep his word, for he eprovided
a most sumptuous entertainment. His
lordship was much surprised, and could
not help censuring the conduct Of the Gu
rate, observing that it was highly ridicu-
lous in man whose circumstances were
80 narrow, to launch out in such expense,
nay, almost to dissipate his annual IN


come in single day. DO not be unea-
sy on that score, my lord, replied the
curate, for ! can assure you that what
you now see is not the prudence OF my
Year: 1876

- Beinstsin's rive scnscs OF Man.


- For this experiment two persons are
required, one of whom tests the sense OF
touch of the other. For this purpose a
pair of compasses is taken, whose points,
somewhat blupted, are placed at Ger.
Tain distance from each other on a part
of the skin of the other person. The lat
ter must then say, with closed eyes,
whether he feels the contact of two sep
arate points, or whether both seem to be
merged into one. The result of this ex-
pertinent upon the less sensitive parts Of
the skin is very surprising. If the points
are placed on the forearm in the direction
of its length at the distance of 1.5S inch
the sensation is a double one, but 20 soon
as the distance is reduced to LIS inch
the contact is felt as single point, and
the person experimental on feels consid-
erable surprised on opening hiseyes when
he sees that two points have been
touched instead of one. The tip of the
tongue is found to be the most sensitive,
the two points being extinguished when
only 1884 of an inch apart. Ifthe points
of the compass be placed on the cheek
near the ear, so that both can be clearly
distinguished, and then brought slowly
over the skin to the lips, sensation is
experienced as though the points were
being separated from each other. The
skin of the back has the dullest sense of
touch, since when the points are at a
distance of 236 they are still perceived
as single touch. 1t is quite astonish-
ing how greatly The distance between the
two points must be increased on the back
before we are clearly conscious of a
double impression. Weber explains
these facts by assuming that the termi-
nal limits OF a nerve fibre are much
smaller than sensory circles, so that the
latter always contain great number OF
isolated nerve fbres. If two terminal
limits are excited, and if a certain num-
Der of isolated fibres unexcited lie be-
tween them, the impression is only a
single one. A curions illusion of touch
is seen when the fist and second fingers
and pea is picked up between them in
this unnatural poison. The impression
is particularly strong that the hand
is holding two peas, and tine Illusion
is especially powerful when the pea is
rolled back and forth between the fin GERS
Year: 1876

The practice of using the portrait Of
the papa Of his country TO embellish all
manner of business signs has very de-
cided tendency TO lower that great aud
good man in the estimation of the rising
generation. prominent music dealer
OF this city, who lives on Columbia street,
purchased very fine steel engraving Of
&. w. and hung it in his parlor, and
when the youngest hope Of the family
came home from school he was told that
they had a new picture. The boys eyes
frightened with anticipation and pleas
ure, but when they led him TO sec the
treasure his face was clouded with dis,
appointment and disgust. "How he
exclaimed, mindful of the pictorial sign
of the establishment which furnished the
table with its fieshy viands. "Hoh old
meat market picture +" The moral is
obvious.
Year: 1876

DR.. White thinks that the present epi.
demlc is different in very many essentials
from yellow fever, as that fever has here
totore come under his medical observa-
tion. That it is mixed largely with the
type of malarial fever, and assimilates
to what was known wears ago in Charles.
ton as the neck fever. He is satisfied
that the ordinary treatment for the vel
low fever cannot be pursued with effect
IN the fever now ravaging our city, and
that the good result following the qui-
nine treatment pursed generally by the
profession indicates that malaria enters
largely into the diagnosis of the disease.
The doctor, alluding to the sanitary con-
dition OF Savannah, said that he found the
city properremarkably clean, nothing ap-
parently presenting itself to account for
the toxic poison by which the city was
enveloped. That the source Of this poi.
son was snot found in the Springfield plan
tatlon, on the western part of the city,
but that from an examination of Biblo's
canal he was satisfied that that was the
reservoir of the poison which had devas-
tated our city. 1t was in verv foul
condition-the numerous bars formed by
the action of tide and water created so
many reservoirs, as it were, for the poi
son; theextreme hot wcatherexperienced
in July and August had acted as a gen
orator, and the east winds had catered
the poison TO every part of the city. DR..
White thinks il would be suicidal policy
to disturb one spadeful of earth at the
present time, and was very emphatic in
the condemnation Of any measure which
looked for relief from the influence of
the toxic poison by attempting to clean
ont the canal lie is satisfied that il
would result most disastrously.
Year: 1876

THE American tour bids fair before
long to be as fashionable with Europeans
as the European tour with Americans.
Hotel-keepers no longer look with speech
less awe at an aristocratic autograph on
their register, but call bell boy to take
his lordship's valise up to eighty-three
with the same magnificent indifference as
if he were Mr.. Smith OF Mr.. Jones. Dur
ing this centennial year earls are in fair
supply, and continental counts and bar
ons are too common for notice.
Year: 1876

In compliance with custom made ven
erable by long observance the President
has set apart the


Thirtieth Day Of November inst.
as day of THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY
Cob for the blessings that have crowned
the now closing year.


The watchfulness Of an Omniscient Eye
and the guidance Of Divine Hand have
been manifest through all the domains of
nature. The order and harmony OF the
universe; the succession of the seasons
spring time, with its garniture OF flowers;
summer with its seed time; autumn with
its fruits: these attest the wisdom, power,
and loving care of the Father of all.


1t is, therefore, recommended that the
good people of Idaho, remitting their ac-
customed employment, do consecrate the
day to grateful recognition of the Divine
goodness. Let offences be forgiven and
the veil of charity drawn over the errors
and injuries of the past. Let families as
semble, and neighbors greet each other
with gifts, not forgetting the stranger nor
withholding from the children of want and
sorrow on whom the chastening hand has
been laid.


Let all who are so minded assemble in
their houses of worship and in their man
ner sing praises and give thanks. Give
thanks for the life that is and the life that
is to be- Give thanks for our national
preservation and unity, and for the hope
of that perfect brotherhood which is the
offspring of perfected liberty. Give thanks
for a constitution that permits no man to
lay burdens upon the conscience of his
fellow; that secures free suffrage, free
speech, free schools and free press. And
while the incense of grateful thanks for
past mercies ascends from pure hearts and
consecrated affairs, let fervent prayer be
made that Heavens blessings may rest up
on our favored land, and that tomorrow
may be even as this day, but still more
abundant.


In testimony whereof have hereunto
- set my name and caused the seal
SEAL )of Idaho Territory to be affixed,
I00Nattested by the Secretary.


Done at Boise City this second day OF
November, A. ID. 1876.


NJ. BRAIMAN, Governor
Attest:


E.J. CURTIS, Secretary.
Year: 1876




CHINESE SUpERsTInoN.-Thc follow
ing is from the NeaO Northwest, pub.
lished at Deer Lodge, Montana:


A couple of curious Chinese super
stitions have developed in connection
with the recent murder of Hing Lee at
German Gulch. They are somewhat
at variance with each other, and while
both cannot be verified in this case
one of them is sure to be. It is be-
lieved if murderer draws his knife
across the forehead Of the murdered
man after the deed is committed he
will never be detected This was
done to Hing Lee, and it was this
fact that pointed to the perpctration OF
the deed by Chinaman. The other
is that if tho shoes of a murdered man
are spiked to the doer sill the murder
er cannot escape as long as they re,
main So the other day the Chinese
took Hing Lees shoes and nailed them
securely to the door sill with tenpen-
nv nails where they now remain. Its
six Of one and half dozen OF the
other which paganism will via
Year: 1876

| roof may be covered with very cheap shingle,


by application of this slate be made to last from
IL 25 years Old roofs can be patched and coated,
lo1 ting much better, and lasting longer than new
shingles without the slate. for
Year: 1876

GIRLS Who SOLD THEIR HAIR TO GER
HoME.-Two bellies of this city lately
came home from Philadelphia shorn of
their wealth of raven tresses. After
they had taken iE all the points of the
big show and had made many pur-
chases, before they knew it they had
spent all their money, and what was
worse, had lost their return excursion
tickets They had no friends in Phil
adelphia, and had no time to write to
Reading. They therefore resolved to
make raise; so they skipped away
into a barber shop aud struck bar
gain for their back hair. The shaver
offered three dollars and seventy-fve
cents each for what they had. In a
short time they were nicely shorn, and
thus they were able to get back to
their native land.
Year: 1876

Staub, at Goldthwaites book store, No.
So Canal street, continues to improve and
enlarge his variety Of periodical literature,
and it is hard to ask him nova days for
anything he an not readily produce.
Year: 1876

There will be q grand mass meeting of
the Republicans of St. Tammsny this
morning, and Mr.. Victor Gerodlas will be
the genial host of the delegation which will
go over on the Camelia this morning to
Vaudeville.
Year: 1876

Altogether the clubs that turned out Car
ried about 1900 lanterns and were in favor


able opposition to the parade of the third
ward Democratic clubs. Their intention
was to march to Camp street, but noticing
after the meeting that they might have to
CROSS the line of march or wait till after the
passage OF the latter procession, they pro-
ceeded directly home. ..,.
Year: 1876

H. E. writes to the Times as follows
in connection with the dangers attend
ing cleaning out old wells: "Twice in
my lifetime l have had occasion to have
wells on my premises cleared out, and
IN fifteen minutes this was done at each
well by throwing down large sheets Of
paper in full blaze of fire; the foul air
rushes out in perfect volume of wind
in quarter ofan hour. went down a
well thirty to fifty feet deep after trying
the usual candle; one well was 100 feet
deep.
Year: 1876

The moral to be deduced from the
above comments Of the Gazette is this,
that It doesn't pay man TO be fishy in
his politics any more than in any other
relation of life. The public are always
willing to pardon errors Of judgment in
politics, but they despise fishiness and
insincerity. Everybody really honors
the man who has opinions in politics
and who esteems them in his own estima'
tion as something above merchandise.
Year: 1876

Now that Hayes is really nominated,
it seems pity.thut one Of the original,
Hayes men OF the West Virginia delega-
tion should have so sadly spoiled his
chances for some iutureiat thing by going
over to the losing side, not SO much from
choice as from disinterested view Of the
possibilities of the case. 1t is thus that
our bread will occasionally fall upon the
buttered side.
Year: 1876

For seven days the emigrant band fingered
on the bank of that pleasant river, where they
found grateful resting-place in the shade of
the trees and hills, and slowly regained health
and strength in this interval of repose; while
they made sundry needful additions to their
store of supplies, which they procured from a
struggling settlement not far off: But for the
one melancholy occurrence which had cast q
gloom over them all, they would have found
much cause for sell. .gratulation in the favora-
BILE turn affairs had taken. Even as it was,
they could not but be thankful for the relief
afforded them, and the Frightening of their