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Year: 1875

1st of April next at $4OO, per annum, and the total loss the election of Democratic sheriff occasioned the county in those year was $1, ,OO9 8, Or fifteen kasadred and j3rty7siS dolgars for his three years term That the jsil could have been rented for at least four hundred dollars per annnm, we have no doubt. The number of pris. ones has been unprecedentedly large and the amount of labor they have done out side the jail very great.

 For the first two years of the pres ent sherif's term the jail was in possession of 8 legally appointed jailer. About year since, .he left, and the sheriff put an agent (whose nomination for deputy jailer had been previously rejected by the county commissioners) into the jail which is now run, therefore, at his private expense; the profits. if any, going directly into his private pocket. We presume that such was the result, indirectly, of his arrange ment with his late deputy jailor At any rate such is now the fact. We do not u1- dertake to say how much the jail is actual ly worth to him. We only say that the difference to the county treasury between Democratic and Republican administra- ton of the office of sheriff has proved to be something over fifteen hundred dollars for the past term of three years Are the people of the county encouraged to the endurance of another such term?

 The sheriff's defence of course is that he has only taken the legal perquisites of office. Our reply is that they are perqui- sites no Republican sheriff never has claimed, and never will claim.
Year: 1875

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-The week open
ed favorably for business to-day, the orders
for currency from the grain district showing
a steady increase. The receipts of grain
ere increasing and some of the rail roads
have demand for all the cars they can
spare. The reports regarding the crops are
favorable and with the continuance of fine
weather the next two weeks will place the
corn crop out Of danger A general good
feeling prevails in all departments of trade,
and merchants predict steady increase in
sales. The Custom House Commission are
steadily at work. The four test holes are
nearly completed, and tomorrow the ex-
periments to determine the resistance of
the soil will be made,
Year: 1875

NEW YORK, Sept. ct was learned this
afternoon that the Rapid Transit Commits
sioner had decided on Third Avenue as the
East side route for rapid transit railroad to
connect at High Bridge with the New York,
Boston and Montreal Railroad,
Year: 1875

THE srcRETARY OF THE TREASURY THINKS THE IN


CREASED WHISKY TAX MIsTAKE-THE SUGAR


INTERESTS NOT DIsCONTENTED WITH THE BILL


ANY AMENDMENT WOULD INSURE THE DEFEAT


on THE MEASURE.


IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUEE.l


WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - The Senate Finance
Committee spent several hours to-day in
the consideration of the House Tax and
Tariff bill. and had before them Secretary
Bnstow. Commissioner Douglass, Mr. Blodgett, In
charge of the Customs Division of the Secretary's
Office, and number of sugar refners Of New-York
The Secretary expressed his views as heretofore
oiven. as against the increase of the whisky
tax. and in favor of taxing tea and coffee.
He thought moro money could be collected
at 80 cents per gallon than at 80 cents, but he
Thought the present tax high enough He regretted
that the session was 80 near end and that there
was not sufficient time left to amend the bill. The
Commissioner expressed no opinion whatever, and
made no recommendations. He answered suoh
ouestions as were put to him. and gave such
facts and figures as he had bearing on the sub
iect MI Blodgett had o mass OF information
ON the subject of tea and coffee and spoke earnestly
in favor of taxing these articles arguing that the tax
would come from China, Japan. and Brazil. and not
from the consumers. The sugar refiners, notwith-
standing the bungling and uncertain language IN
which that part of the bill is clothed are In favor
of the measure as it passed the House.


During the session Mr.. Ferry of Michigan men,
Der of the Committee offered proposition declar-
ing that the bill should not be amended but this
was voted down The Chairman, Senator Sherman,
said he was opposed to the whisky clause OF the
bill but ne could see no possible ,chaDce of doing
ANYTHING with 1t in the way of amendment, owing
to the early dissolution of this Congress. Several
members of the Ways and y Means Com,
to amend the bill, and Mr.. Dawes has served no
tice on the Committee that if they amend the House
bill II will certainly fail, and he should wash bis
them to understand that if the bill ever came back
to the House it would be beaten Ii is the opinion
generally among members OF the House Committee,
that the bill as il is will be agreed to and will pass
the Senate.


ros Rovior Epest sf Cesereseas Prso<das xA Psea
Year: 1875

CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-Considcrable effort
having been made to have the annual exhibition Of the
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition for 1915 made Gen.
tennia Exposition for that year. the Board have adopted
resolutions declaring that does not deem it advisable
to give any announcement in that direction believing
that tho Philadelphs Industrial 81 position eommem
orave Of centennial Of tho nation, should receive
the united encouragement and support Of the whole
people.
Year: 1875

PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR THE DISTRICT
coSCLUsIoNs OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT


OF CoLUMBIA-PRoBABIIITY OF HAVING DEL


FGATE TO CoNGREss-THE ELECTION INTENDED


TO yISpICATE EX-Gov. sHEPHERD-SoME OF THE


JOBS IN TIE BILL.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.J


WAAIINGroN, Feb. 25-The Committee on the
District of Columbia had last Monday evening IN
the House for their reports, and brought up their
Tax bill for the support of the District Government
in the next fiscal year. During the consideration OF
the bill, an amendment was offered TO PROVIDE 1or
the election of o Delegate IN Congress, but the
Speaker pro ten., G. F. Hoar, Immediately trued 1t
ont Of order. as not germane to Tax BILL The bill
was not passed as no quorum was present when
the vote was reached. Since Monday the Com
nittee on the District has held another
meeting and reported new tax bill, one section OF
which proyides for the election of delegate on the
1st of June next The Commissioners now in
charge of the District are by the new bill author
zed 20 cause the election for this delegate to take
nlace in accordance with the acts of the late Legs
lat,ye Assembly The registration OF voters for the
year 1892 is to stand the registration for the new
election subject to such changes as the late Board
of Registration may make and that Board is re-
ouired to act for this purpose.


II is openly asserted in Washington that the only
purpose of this election is to secure the vndicaton
of ex-Gov Shepherd by the people OF the District
as may be very easily done by means Of the old
machinery of elections in this District under which
the great mass Of ignorant black voters only regis
tered the will of the Ring 1t is even believed that
tho President contemplates giving Mr.. Shepherd one
Of the most responsible positions under the
Government. should he thus be yindicated The
Surveyor of the District admitted himself response
BILE in his testimony before the Special Investigation
Committee last year for the worst of the false
measurements made by officers of the Board OF
Publc Works To show their disapprova OF all this,
and because his compensation was too great the
Committee reported the following clause as part
of the bill obolishing the old District government:


And no salary or compensation shal be paid TO tho
snrye of the District 10 any OF bis su0fdlnats
except such fees special surveyors as are allowed by
law.


Now the Cornnittee the District propose to re-
neal this proposi bon and restore the salary OF the
Surveyor. So too. the salary OF the Assistant En-
gineer. who, under the Ring was paid $1,000, was
reduced by Congress- at the instance OF the lnVes'
eating Committee, 10 sl,soQ This was blow ~
Year: 1875

DEFENSE OF THE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE


ROAD BY THE vICE-PREsIDENr-No DIsCRIMINA-


TON AGAINST BOSTON.


Boston, Feb 25-In reply to the charges
mado against the Boston and Albany Railroad Com
pany before the Lcgisgtive Committee during the last
few weeks the VcePresdent Of the Company has pre-
pared q fourcolumn letter replying to and refutiDg
many complaints The principal point of the let
ter that freight to the West via Boston are less
than the NewYork tariff. and figures offered TO
substantiate the assertion. He says:


We freely acknowledge occasional blunders but that
the affairs OF this Company are in way managed to
advance the interests Of the City Of NewYork TO the
injury OF the City OF Boston, with that effect or for
the private interest benefit OF of its officers or in
the sole interest OF the stockholders and without due
regard to the rights and interests Of the public we en-
phatically deny. We claim that the Company is en-
deayorng furnish, and Is furnishing proper faces
for the promotion Of the trade and commerce OF tho
and that 1t is doing all reason
ably do to encourage the shipping OF freight TO and
from the City OF Boston. Not ono dollar or the Com
panys funds has been paid TO effect legislation IN favor
o. outside schemes,
Year: 1875

surgeon was summoned. After cursory examina-
ton. it was decided that he should be removed to
the Park Hospital. as he was suffering from severe
contusions and conclusion of the brain.
Year: 1875

Sometime since, in publishing .he proceedings of the Board of Territorial Prison Commissioners, we gave among other matters, the award for the best plan offer ed. We did not at that time speak specially of the merits of the plan adopted, or of the accomplish ed architect who drew and pre- sented said plan. but we have all along intended to do so.

 Several well executed plans were presented, among them Q very elaborate and costly one from a we'll known and highly accom- plished professional architect in San Francisco, but after mature deliberation, the plan offered by our fellow citizen MT. A. l.. Grow, was adopted as the best and most suitable to the purpose. The peO- pie of Arizona have reason to be proud of the fact, that in devising a plan for the first public building of note in the Territory, we did not have to go abroad to find the necessary architectural talent. MT. Grow is one of our best and most useful citizens {; we know him we'll as an excellent machinist and engineer, but we confess that the talent he has displayed as an ar- chitect and draughtsman, has taken us by surprise. It is alike creditable to himself and to the Territory.
Year: 1875

JOHN BORLAND came down from his mines at Castle Dome the other day, and we understand went down the river on the GilG, to lay the brick work in connec- tion with setting the boilers of the new steamer.
Year: 1875

THE Indians north Of Camp Nc
Dermit are represented as being sui
len and disposed to shun the whites.
This conduct is interpreted by those
familiar with the Indian character
as an indication of war. A cores
pondent writing to the Silver City
-Auotanche from summit Station, 80
miles north of McDermit, says that
an Indian outbreak is imminent in
that vicinity this Spring. A demon
stratlon has already been made by
an attempt to burn the Station. This
is about the season of the year for
Indians to begin their deviment,
and from what is said of their ac-
tions North it is not improbable that
they may commence depredations IN
that vicinity at any time.
Year: 1875

TAKEN BY SURPRIsE.-A young
man of color, whose prepossessing
appearance has caused the heart of
more than one dusky maiden to
palpitate, was somewhat taken by
surprise few nights since. He
left his shop at nine o'clock in the
morning to visit lady friend, and
was so completely infatuated that
at three o'clock the next morning
he was still there, when he took a
brief respite and was again on deck
the same afternoon. His employer
was not little vexed at the con-
tinued absence of the knight of the
razor, and when forbearance ceased
to be a virtue, packed up the duds
of his assistant in a trunk, and
hiring a wheelbarrow, had them
sent to the house wherein resided
the young lady. When the mes
senger stated the object of his
errand and deposited the trunk on
the doorstep, there were signs of
war in the neighborhood.- Eureka
Sentinel.
Year: 1875

THE most sensible thing that we


have seen for long time in refer
ence to the Indian policy comes to
hand in dispatch from Washing
ton. 1t is to the effect that in dis
tributing supplies and annuities, the
Agent is directed to require all able
bodied Indians, between 10 and 45
years of age, to perform service upon
the Reservation for the benefit of
themselves or the tribe, at reason
able rate, to be fixed by the Agents
in charge, and TO an annual amount
in value to supplies to be delivered.
The allowances to be provided for
such Indians are to be distributed to
them only upon condition of their
performance of labor. The object is
to make Indians self supporting.
Year: 1875

THE three Cincinnati girls who
attempted to establish a barber shop
have sold out their establishment.
The Enquirer of that city says the
attempt proved q failure, "partly for
the reason that the undertaking was
by many wrongly considered as a
speculation in the most pernicious
sensationalism, and partly because
an impression had got abroad that
the girls we're thoroughly incompe-
tent for their business
Year: 1875

A runaway that will probably be at.
tended with fatal consequences hap
pened this morning on the Reading road,
near East Walnut Hills. The horse, at.
tached to buggy in which was seated
Mrs. Isaac E. Brown, wife of the promi-
nent Front street merchant, became
frightened at one of the watering tubs
situated Oh the side of the road and ran
away with furious speed. The cries
of the unfortunate woman and the crowd
OF persons who attempted to stop the
horse seemed only to accelerate his
speed. At the junction of Montgomery
and Reading roads the horse made a
turn, and in doing so upset the buggy.


Mrs. Brown was dashed to the ground
head foremost. When she was picked
up blood was profusely oozing from a
large wound on the side of Der head.
Her face was SO bruised ana scratched
as to be almost unrecognizable. The
unfortunate woman was taken to her
home in an insensible condition, where
medical aid was promptly administered
and everything done that could alleviate
her pain. The buggy was total wreck,
but the horse escaped with few in
jurfeS.
Year: 1875

On previous occasions we have urged
the importance attaching to this Office,
now that one Assessor only Is TO be
chosen for the entire county, and the
assessment Of real estate made this
year viii be the basis Of all taxation,
municipal, railroad, county and State,
for four years to come. Theam0unt Of
work ina large and wealthy county ike
Davidson, to be done properly, viii In
volve a great amount Of labor, requir-
ing activity and push as well as sound
discretion and impartiality. Being re-
sponsible for the assessment Of the
whole county, the incumbent should be
equally familiar with city and coun-
try values: and as any man,
however able and active himself,
would necessarily depend somewhat on
his subordinates, whose choice rests
with him, the County Assessor should
be as well acquainted with the men Of
every precinct.as with their soils. AbiI-
ity, activity, impartiality and sound
discretion n the selection Of sub-As-
SCISSORS are the qualities expected by
the people in the official who practical
ly determines the amount Of each indi-
vidual's taxation for the period of four
years. The gentleman chosen yester-
day by the Quarterly Court for this i'm
por.ant Office is, according to all ac-
counts a man OF sterling integrity and
spotlcss record, whom none would dare
accuse Of partjahty in the exercise Of
his duties, or Of Willingly playing into
the hands of any clique or ring. And
yet, as an organ Of popular opinion,
we are constrained to record the feeling
Of disappointment that pervaded the
community when the selection Of the
County Court became known. Squire
Hows has lived rather retired life
among us, and all his good qualities
may not be known so generally over
the county as they merit; but the
people, who have a deep interest in the
matter, and a right to expect an officer
well qualified in all respects, do not
seemed satisfied.
Year: 1875




Satisfied that the report emanating from
Washington of an epidemic spread of yel-
low fever on the South Florida coast must
be greatly exaggerated, if not wholly un-
true, the NelCS dispatched for information
to Lake City, the nearest point to Key
West accessible by Telegraph. The result
is the special from Lake City given in our
telegraphic columns. Il shows that there
is no unusual or alarming appearance
of yellow fever either OH the South Flor
ida Of the Cuban coast. Indeed, it is a
thing utterly unknown in medical annals
for epidemic yellow fever to visit any of
our Gulf or Atlantic shores as early as
March or April. The warning from the
Treasury Department with reference to
such danger at Galveston, New Orleans,
Mobile and Pensacola is altogether gratuit-
Gus. 1t looks very much as though the
Department had lent itself to the dissemi-
nation Of a grOundiess alarm, designated to
turn trade from our Southern ports.
Year: 1875

ABOVE all things, learn your child to be
honest and industrious; if these two things
don't enable him to make figure in this
world, he is only a cypher, and never was
intended for figure.
Year: 1875

In the interview Of the second week of
February at TiltOn's house, l can't say
did not express regret, and l will not say
l did not cry, as made no record on my
memory Of my tears. The last thing done
was to kiss each other ali around, and
did not burst into tears for that. At this
there was a sally OF laughter from the
audience, and the witness was instructed
not to utter expressions Of amplitude
which were not necessary in giving his tes-
timOny.l
Year: 1875

The statement that there is a deficit Of
ten millions in General Spinner's office is a
miserable invention Of Wall street. The
story was started two years ago for speCu-
lative purposes, and was subsequently fully
dispTOyed.
Year: 1875




1t was Hamlet who expressed a
preference for the ''hy to the ills we
know not Of" or words to that effect,
and Hamlet either was or pretended
to be insane. The idea that there is
any more annoying torment possible
than the frequent fly affords, is an un-
sound notion, sign of a very thick
skin or of a very thick head. But
setting aside for the time the direct
discomfort that the creature works
for man, il is interesting, and instruc-
tive, too, to see the seriously injurious
effect that its direct influences seems
to have upon the worlds industry
There are, in round numbers, 33, ,OOO,-
600 cows, oxen, horses, and the like,
in this country, which for about ten
hours a day during fly time keep
their tails III almost constant motion.
1t is no exaggeration to estimate that
they swing them at least ten times a
minute, with force equal at each
swing to raising one pound foot
That is, their tail force is ten pounds
a minute. One horse power is $4,000
feet pounds in minute, so $500 cat
tie would exert with their tails Que
horse power, and all these creatures
in the country would put forth upon
the fly the aggregate force Of 10000
horse power. Now the entire force
of all the steam engines and water
wheels in the country, used in the
Of steam engines and
boilers is less than 10000 horse pow
er. That is, the force wasted by our
domestic animals in waving their
tails to keep the fly away is almost
sufficient, if rightly applied, to move
all the motive machinery in the land.
Year: 1875




Some time ago Commissioner Pratt,
of the Internal Revenue Bureau, was
appriscd of the dercliction of duty
on the part of several of the female
employees of his Office. 1t was the
habit Of those complained Of to reach
their desks long after the prescribed
Office hours. TO remedy this he
directed that letters should be sever
ally addressed to the delinquents,
conveying the information that they
must be at their duties at o'clock or
find other employment which would
crafty their propensity for late hours.
The letters were accordingly directed
and duly received. One of the ladies
who received such missive took UNI
bragg at it, and declared she wouldn't
stand it. So one morning recently
Year: 1875

Fishing with a trolling-line on
horseback is a novel sport. y cor
respondent of Forest and Stream
tells how he did it in Florida:


Some seven years ago | was living
in Bradford County, of this State,
and partly tor pleasure and partly
for business found occasion to visit
an acquaintance some Is miles dis
tant in Allachua County. Near my
friends residence were several we'll
known lakes, which swarm with the
Southern black pass, or, as the ma
tives have misnamed them, trout.
| intended on leaving home to have
some sport in that line, and took
along a common spoon hook aud joint
ed bamboo rod. My friend doubted
its usefulness.


He looked upon that group Of
three rather small hooks with a smile
of incredulity. Bass are usually
caught in this country with live bait
and when the natives use artificial it
is composed of 4 bunch of gaudy fea-
thers and rags, with half dozen
large cod hooks, the whole thing as
large rs ones two fists, and made fast
to stout cord three or four inches
long, and this III turn fastened to 4
stout spruce or cane pole. a man
stands in the bow of skitf, and as
he is padded along the edge of the
lilly pads bobs this "hy" on the sur
face. When he gets bite (ahd they
do rise to it freely, he pulls the fish
in by the rod, main strength, hand
over hand. Knowing, as l did, this
style, l really could not blame him
for having doubts of my little spoon.
lie was deceived, however, the same
evening, when | astonished the na-
tives, and myself as well, by having
all | could attend to IN the shape OF
bass.


The next day we were riding along
the bank of the lake near his house,
which, like many others in this re-
gion, has sunk partially, so as to leave
a strip of beach some thirty or forty
feet wide around it. Firm footing
for horse to the very edge, and even
into the water anywhere. In the
bright light | could see many bass
and an occasional pickcrel, called
here jack fish, lying eight or ten feet
from the shore. OF course | wished
for my rod, as any fisherman would
under the circumstances, and the
thought instantly flashed through my
mind, why dismount to fish? why not
fish from horseback? Nothing more
easy, certainly, and as soon as re
turned to the house | extemporized Il
staff, fastened grain-sack to the
pommel of my saddle, and set out.


l rode along the edge OF the water
with from forty to sixty feet of line
trailing behind me, and it was per
fectly astonishing to me to see the
way in which the bass struck ut tha,
spoon. When | fastened one, OF
course, | halted, and rode out into
about 81 feet of water. Then the
fun began, for at first my horse was
not inclined to allow an eight or ten
pound bass to be splashing about in
such close proximity; but, after two
OF three were reeled in and safely de
posted in the grain-bag, he seemed
to take almost as much interest in i,
as l did. After that days experience
l never was dependent on boat tol
good bass-fshing, and even tried il
by moonlight with excellent success
Year: 1875

A colorcd peddler in Boston was
hailed by u would-be customer from
the fiat roof of a two-story house, a
couple Of days ago, and so earnest
was she in bargaining that she lean
ed to heavily upon the wooden rail
ing and the frail support gave way.
She plunged headlong, but the gal
and huskster heroically rushed in,
caught her in his arms and prevent
ed serious injury.
Year: 1875

Beds.-To renovate old feather
beds when no steam apparatus is con-
venient, put them out doors during 4
heavy rain. Let them dry iii the sun
beating them occasionally with a
stick to loosen the feathers. They
should be turned over several times
and then thoroughly dried. n paste
of soap and starch will take stains
out of bed-ticking. Spread it ovel
the spots. When dry, scrape off and
wash with damp sponge.