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Year: 1876




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From the Philadelphia Bulletin.l


1t was in certain suburban town
which shall be nameless. The Chief
Engineer of the fire department in u
neighboring town came over upon 4
visit to the chief of another depart
ment, whose name is Jacobs, and it
would be firstrate idea to show the
visitor how very efficient Jacobs fire
department is. So Jacobs got an old
tar-barrel and set it upon the roof of
his stable, and touched it off with a
match. When it began to burn pref
ty freely he gave the signal for the
alarm, remarking at the same time to
the visitor:


You'll see that fire put out in
about four seconds by the boys"


They waited four seconds for the
boys, but they didn't come. They
waited fifteen minutes, and still no.
body came. Jacobs was furious, and
as the barrel was burning very near
to the root, he sent a boy around to
the nearest engine-house to ascertain
what was the matter. When the boy
came back he said the firemen were
all out at picnic excepting the
members of the Washy Hose, who
had gone over the river to fiIht a
couple of roosters.


By this time the roof of the barn
was on fire, and Jacobs was pretty
near crazy. The visitor wanted to
telegraph home for his department,
but Jacobs alleged that he'd let the
eternal earth burn to charcoal before
he'd consent to such a thing. Then
he sent a man on a fast horse to
bring the boys in from that picnic,
and by the time they reached the en-
gine- houses the stable was in ashes,
and Peters stable, next door, had be-
gun to burn. So when the engines
arrived, Jacobs directed them to play
upon that, and then they got to
work; but after pumping for awhile
without getting any water, Jacobs
was just about losing his senses,
when Mr.. McAllister came up and
mentioned that the Supervisors had
let all the water out of the reservoir
so as to clean it. Then Jacobs sat
down to fan himself, and to try to de-
eide whether to commit suicide or to
leave the country. And the visitor
went home with the idea that he
hadn't much to learn from Jacobs
about extinguishing fires.
Year: 1876

A large man, who sat on the wharf
fishing, recently gave his opinion
with regard to the hard times. He
said the trouble was that capital was
to labor, and no matter how
man was to work, capital
would make no concessions. He
wanted work himself, he said, and
once he thought of giving up, but
now his wife was able to take in
washing, he would never yield. He
to say more, but he, was
obliged to 60 off to attend nbalL
match.-NOrWich Bulletin.
Year: 1876

"WE are in favor of the retirement
of the National Bank currency" say
the Democrats OF this District in
convention at Portsmouth. There
upon they proceed to select Nation
al Bank President to represent them
in the Democratic National Conven-
tion.--fG fGallipolis Journal. Yes, and
the man who presided at the Con-
vention is stakeholder and director
Of a National Bank.-frontea Reg
lister.
Year: 1876

tive Southerner who attempted to act


with the Republican party, and in this


way the Republican party was made


sort Of Pariah throughout the


Southern land. 1t required men


Of great force OF character 10 stand up


agains. such q tide Of prescription as


this and combat II and, as frequently hap.


pens in this world, men Of great force Of
character are not apt to have a very
strong development Of approbativeness.
They give and take rough blows and act
on the motto that they have right to
6ght the devil with FIRE. II is claimed
that no other sort Of men could stand at
all amidst the scenes OF intimidation and
violence thai have SO largely prevailed
throughout the South during the late
campaign, and that II these men were
once compelled to let go their hold the
Republican party would cease to exist
in such States as Mississippi, Louisiana
and South Carolina.


There is no doubt a great deal Of truth
in this remark. When we witness tho
fight that these men carry on against
such great odds, we cannot but think Of
what was said Of us. Senator Broderick
Of California, at the time he was killed in
a duel by Judge Terry, viz: "the world
could have better spared better mani
We must judge mon by their sur.
roundings. Pioneer work 4 is always
rough work, and IT has more
than once happened in history
that pioneers have had to fght the wild
beasts at Ephesus. TWAS said Of Mira.
beau that he belonged TO that Glass Of
"blameable men" who are II necessity to
violent transition period in government.
And so we might say Of some OF these
Southern Republican leaders. They are
the outgrowth Of transition state from
a stormy and revolutionary condition OF
society to something more pacific, civil.
lied and desirable.
Year: 1876

The home for aged and ,ndigent mem.
hers OF the Order Of Odd Fellows was
dedicated to-day, the Grand Lodge Of
Pennsylvania taking the home formally
under the patronage Of the Order.
Year: 1876

Mr.. P1ERREPoNT complains bitterly Of
the "wanton attack upon him about the
the change of his christian name, which
was purely matter Of his own. He calls
the comments upon his simple conduct
"calumny," but there is no calumny about
it, and Mr.. Pierrepont must grin and bear
with it. He wrote very ridiculous letter
through Spiritualistic humbug to lady
enquiring about his pedigree, and this,
with the fact that he dropped the name
given him in his childhood and elaborated
the spelling patronymic, gives the people
and the press good reason to comment on
his vanity. The less Mr.. Pierrepont has
to say about it, the better it will be for
him.
Year: 1876

The country is now suffering from a
remorseless policy dictated by selfish Gu
pidity. Every measure Of finance and
power since the war has been against la
Dor and in favor Of capital. Power and
wealth is taking from the mouth OF
labor the very bread it has earned. 1t is
only through reversal of this policy and
the enactment Of laws Of finance equal and
just to every interest that prosperity can
be restored, and the only way that policy
can be reversed, business relieved and the
working man helped, is to turn the pre-.
sent party in power out
Year: 1876

The election in Maine has intensified
the national contest, it being summons to
both parties to buckle on their armor for
the more desperate struggle Immediately
before them. From New England the
campaign will be carried into Ohio and In
diana. The next battle for victory will
be in Indiana, and the other States will
rest on their arms until the verdict Of In
diana is rendered. The fight in Maine
has been turned over for Indiana to finish.
The battle is now transferred from the East
to the West. Vermont, on the fullest vote
ever polled, falling off from two to three
thousand in her majority, and Maine, also
on her largest vote, falling largely below
her average, is by no means Republican
victory, and will not inspirit the Republi-
cans Of Indiana, as would an overwhelm-
ing victory in Vermont have done, and
while the Democrats were little short of
measure in those two States, they will the
more firmly gird up their loins and fight
more determinedly in the grand pitched
battle in Indiana It was stubborn bat
tie in New Englani on the part of the
Democrats to break the Republican ranks
on the issue Of national reform. Maine
has emerged from the hottest campaign in
her history with the lowest Republican
majority ever given in Presidential cam
paign, and viewed as fnger-board of the
Presidential struggle, it affords
but precious little if any comfort to the
Republicans, for the late result there shows
that after the most exhaustive efforts and
the most lavish expenditure Of money and
eloquence the party has lost large per-
centage Of rank and file, which transfers
the battle from the Eastern to the Western
States without the usual thunders of Re
publican omnipotence, which have hitherto
inspired every national contest from Yam
keeland. The war now goes from the pine
hills to the prairies under new banners and
new devices and new generals for the
Hoosier and Buckeye multitudes to rally
around, and the October verdict of Indiana
will sound the death knell of either Til
den or Hayes. We regard the results of
the elections in Vermont and Maine as
pointing to the success of the Democracy
in the coming Presidential campaign.
Year: 1876

IT SEEMS to be true, that the greatest
thief of modern times has been arrested
The Boss was too quick for Jovellar al
Havana, but there are apparently well
authenticated rumon Of his arrest in Spain
which proves the rumor Of him having
been in Havana, true. But now that he is
arrested what is our country do with him
The country cannot afford to let him of1
without furnishing him, but then it will
not be able to recover the money which
he has stolen and squandered.
Year: 1876

WHAT PLANT DID.-A little plant
was given to n sick girl. In trying to
take care of it the family made changes
in their way Of living. First, they clean
ed the window, that more ligh: might
come TO its leaves then, when not too
cold, they would open the window. that
fresh air might help the plant to grow.--
Next, the clean window made the rest of
the room lool. so untidy that they used to
wash the floor and walls, and arrange the
furniture more neatly. This led the ia
ther Of the family to mend broken chair
or two, which kept him at home several
evenings. After the work was done be
stayed At home, instead of spending his
leisure at a tavern, and the money thus
saved went 30 buy comforts for them all.
And then, as the home grew attractive.
the whole family loved it better than ev-
er before, and grew healthier and hap
pier with their flowers. Thus the little
plant brought real as well as physical
blessing.
Year: 1876

Tho Journal saya that 1t has private ad.
vices which warrant it in saying TINT the


President has no intonuon OF Weakening"
In tho prosecution OF the whisky trials; TINT


he assumes full responsibility for the yigor-
GUS courso which las been taken; and that
he will certainly carry out the war on tho
rogucs to tho enl There has been no dis
position among candid and Intelligent men to
doubt the earnestnass and purity Of tho
Presidents Intentions In regard 10 the
Year: 1876

A Hood OF light is thrown upon the con-
dltlon OF society at the National Capital
under the present Administration bv the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald, which lays bare the true in
Wardness of the anonymous letters written
by the wife of eX-Attorney- General Will
liams to the members Of the Cabinet and
even to Mrs. Grant, Just prior to his taking
leave of the Cabinet In the Spring Of
1875 several Cabinet Ministers and their
families and the Presidents family receiv-
ed anonymous letters which excited a
great deal CT curiosity on the part of those
receiving them, 1t was some time before
the different ones became aware that any
other than their own families had received
these attentions, but reference to the
matter by one soon brought out the fact
that the others bad also received these let
ters. One OF the letters charged Secre-
tary Belknap and his family with improp-
er connection with the French arms sales,
while others contained threats of a serious
character The letters to Belknap are de-
scribed by Solicitor Bluford Wilson as
infamous and such as would provoke mur-
der if the author WAS Il man There is
said to have been truth at the bottom of
most OF the charges, and this fact made
the work of discovery Of the author of the
letters delicate matter, as upon its treat
ment, Ill measure, depended the reputa-
ton of the Cabinet as well us of the Ad-
mlnlstration itself. Should the author be
publicly exposed it might lead to an open
scandal, and Il secret Investigation was set
on loot by some members of the Cabinet
The result of the investigation was the
discovery that Mrs. Williams was the au-
thor OF the letters, and as a final result the
Attorney-General was dismissed from the
Cabinet without having been informed of
the reasons for it. The facts revealed not
only the official and personal corruption
which underlies public life at Washington,
but also the social ambitions and jealousies
which form so strong an clement in Wash
ington society nowadays. Mrs Belknap
and Mrs Williams and Mrs Robson were
rivals in the ballroom and at receptions,
and each tried to crush the other In these
rivalres Mrs. Williams was detected, and
IN consequence the Attorney-Generel lost
his place in the Cabinet. Another theory
leading to the belief that Mrs. Williams
wrote these letters was that it was in re-
turn for the intrigues of many of the lead
ing women in Washington to secure the
defeat OF AttorneyGeneral Williams as
Chief Justice on account of their jealousy
OF Mrs Williams, and their determination
that if any effort of their own could pre-
vent it she should not occupy the position
OF second lady in social rank in Washing
ton
Year: 1876

event to have the chief magistracy repre-
sented at Philadelphia on that day. even
when nearly every foreign nation made
efforts to have present at the ceremonies
their Consuls or Ministers Of State The
elegant and intricate carved work of the
Swiss peasantry is much admired. Leaves
aud birds, very delcately cut and yet SO
perfectly true to nature as to hardly APP
pear possible to have been the work of
human hands, groups of men and animals
in all manner of fantastic shapes, and in
fact nearly every conceivable article of
usefulness or ornament appear as the re-
suit of their patient, skillful labor. To
glance at the full display in this line at
the Exposition is nearly equivalent to TAX
ing in the same class of curious articles in
the shop windows of Berne and Interlack-
en-. Bears are specially, and are made
to assume any position and shape. The
Swiss also represent an immense mark ct
for the manufacture of fine gold jewelry
and watches, music boxes, silk handker-
chiefs and other goods of like nature, in
all these having acquired world wide
celebrity for great ingenuity as well as
first class workmanship Their exhibit
compares tavorably with those of nations
making far greater pretensions to advance
ment and culture f.
Year: 1876

Come into the garden and walk with me


While dancers whirl to that dreamy tune,
See the moonlight silvers the sleeping sea.


And the world is fair night in June.
Lei ne hold your hand as l used to do,


This is the last. last time you know,
For to morrow a wouer comes to WOO,


And win you, though love you so.
oh! is it because we must part to- night


That the music seems so sad? All mel
You are crying, love, and your lips are white,
Ohl the waves of life are mystery.
love you love. with love so true,


That in coming years I'll not forget
The beautiful form and face knew,


And the thought will always hold regret.
| shall stand by the sea, as l stand might,


And think of the vision whose brightness died
When winter frosts fell chill and white


On the fairest flower of the summer tide.
They are calling you. Must let you go?


Must say good by and 60 my way
If you must 60, it is better SO,


Good by's such sorrOwful word to say.
Give me IN annie, one last sweet kiss,


SO we kiss our dear ones and see them die,
Death holds no parting sad as this;


God bless and keep you, and so-Good by
Year: 1876

they run up tall and the branches are
open and strag Cling but if they are kept
closely sheared, the growth may be so
close and fine that bird can hardly find
entrance 50 grass, closely fed OF shear
ed, grows thick and fine, and although, to
the casual observer, it makes less show,
yet it really produces more nutriment to
the acre than if left to run up to seed The
lawn mowers, which have come into such
general use in villages within few years
past, have proved the advantage of close
and frequent cutting for producing fine,
thick turf


CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK
Year: 1876

At Cape Elizabeth on one morning Mr..
George Stone found II hole on his premises
which had been dug the previous night. The
lower portion Of an oil lantern and bottle
partly filled with quicksilver were lying near
the excavation. A still closer scrutiny disclosed
a cavity in the bottom, which had evidently


been recently filled by large kettle. Whether
treasures of pirates, or the spoils of a bank
robbery had been buried there no one could tell.
Year: 1876

New QUARTERs.-The County
officers to-day moved into their
elegant new quarters in the up
per portion of Colman's new
building, They will occupy the
following rooms: the County
Auditor will take the first room
at the head of the stairs; the
Treasurer will be next to him,
and the Clerk of the Court next; 3;
the corner room Judge Lewis
will occupy and the end room,
fronting on Commercial street,
will be divided by a temporary
partition, the Probate Judge
taking one side and the Sheriff
the other. Quite a force was
engaged today in moving the
three safes belonging to the
county and in the offices respec-
lively of the Auditor, the Treas
urer and the Sheriff. The large
trap door opening from the Aud.
itor's new Office into the hall
below was taken out, and a large
derrick erected over it, from
which the tackles, by which the
safes were hoisted, were suspend
ed. The new quarters are the
handsomest set of offices in this
Territory. Each room is fitted
with gas, hot air apparatus for
heating, and handsome marble
water basin. All the rooms are
large and we'll ventilated. The
officers are all delighted with
their new quarters.
Year: 1876

THE BARK WINDwARD.-The
propeller Teaser arrived here
last night, having in tow a scow
loaded with the boats, spars
sails, tackle and some OF the fur
niture of the bark Windward
recently wrecked in Useless Bay
The Captain and crew OF the
Windward also came up on the
Teaser, leaving no one now at
the wreck. At high water the
wreck is completely submerged.
Of the three boats brought up,
two are in good condition, but
the third is badly stove up. The
sails are slowed in Yesler's ware
house, pending the sale Of the
wreck, which takes place to-mor-
row.
Year: 1876

SPEcTAcLEs.-Those of our cit
izens who use spectacles will
have an opportunity for the next
two days Of getting such as viii
enable them to use their eyes
with the same ease and advan-
tage as in earlier years by call
ing on Prof. Magee, who is stop
ping for a short time at the Oc-
cideRtal Aotel. He has a large
and fine stock of the above arti-
cles and can test the strength Of
the human eye and adapt his
glasses to each individual case.
He will refill old frames. La
dies waited upon at their resi-
dences by leaving their orders
at the above hotel. The Prof
comes highly recommended
Give him a call.
Year: 1876

SUDDEN DEATH man named
John Cousins, a longshoreman by
trade, aged about 35 years, fell
dead on the street yesterday.
He was walking with a friend at
a late hour last night, when he
was seized with a violent cough
and burst blood vessel, falling
dead into the arms of his COM
rade, the blood streaming from
his nostrils and mouth. He re-
sided in small house in the
rear of Dixon. barber shop, to
which place he was taken. DR..
Weed examined the body this
morning to see whether it would
be necessary to hold an inquest,
but it was evident the man had
died from natural causes, SO no
inquest was held
Year: 1876

Bar It is rumored that Good
all, Nelson X Perkins are to put
another line of steamers on the
route between here and San
Francisco, and have obtained for
that purpose a number of first
class vessels.
Year: 1876

In JUSTICES CoURT.-Thomas,
a Siwash, was up before Justice
Scott this morning for indulging
in the amusement of getting
drunk and pounding China
man, for which he will have to
work II days on the public
streets.
Year: 1876

SELLING OUT.-Messrs. Pink
ham Il SAKE are selling out their
Clothing and Hats at ten per
cent. above cost, to make room
for their immense stock offspring
goods, expected here by next
March.
Year: 1876

HAY FROM CALIFoRNIA.-The
bark Enoch Talbot brought up
some ten tons of hay for Paul
son Il Webster, from California.


The difference in the cost of
hay there and here more than
pays the cost Of the freight up.
Year: 1876

From the Colonist.


T A dispatch from Yale Saturday
morning reported the river full Of float
ing ice and heavy snow storm prevail
ing.


F Another relic is to be seen in
Lovett's saloon of the lost steamer Paci-
fic. 1t consists of portion of one OF
her deck houses, with the words Gap
tain's Room" painted on it. The house
went ashore at Port Angeles, where the
relic was sawn out and forwarded to
this city. Scarcely day passes with
out the revival of some painful remem-
brance of that sad disaster.


~ A recent traveller says that the
wagon road for sleighs is pretty good
from Nicomin to China Bar bluff, which
was blocked with ice when he passed.
There were about Is Cinnamon and Si-
washes engaged removing the obstrac-
tons. The breaks in the road below
the Suspension Bridge were passable
for sleighs. The telegraph wires were
in deplorable condition from Lytton
downwards. There was about two feet
of snow in the canyons. About Cache
Creek there was very little snow and
cattle were doing well.
Year: 1876

z As intimated by correspondent of the Enquirer last week, we propose to repeat Led lAstray." If this play does not equal Uncle Tom in pathos or Neighbor lockwood in Yankee fun, it surpasses both In steadily sustained interest: andto our most intelligent and cultured auditors it seems to have afforded higher degree of satisfaction than either. <. {

 think it safe to promise a still more spirited performance on the next occasion. To those who have for series of years of years attended and enjoyed the entertain ments given by our Dramatic Troupe do not hesitate to give assurance of a good time if they will visit us in the new Hall, Judea, on Friday evening, Feb. 11th. We expect an excursion from Ltchfeld every winter and beg leave to suggest to our friends in that blessed town that the full moon of February will be favorable time F. W. GUNN.
Year: 1876

There is more activity in business
this week, the reason being that the re.
cent SHOWS have improved the roads,
and the price of wheat has advanced
slightly. Those farmers who cannot
conveniently hold until spring are SELL
ing more freely. There is a good deal
of complaint in the country tributary to
this city, growing out of the fact that
the ruling price for wheat here has been
considerably less, during the entire sea-
son, than at Lake City and Hastings,
and even at Cannon Falls. The effect
is to cause feeling Of bitterness towards
this city, reduce the business done here
and tend to occasion a permanent loss
Of a very considerable share of trade.


The farmers in this immediate vicin-
ity are talking seriously about putting