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Year: 1875

The amount of letter writing on the speak
ership would seem to have been prodigious.
Tennessee representative has said that he
had received no less than three hundred let
ters from one of the candidates, or his friends,
and still was unmoved.
Year: 1875

A CORRESPONDENT of the North Star
must surprise its readers when he takes
column of that versatile and lively journal to
advocate the election of President Grant for
a third term. We trust that no "servile fed
eral office-holder" has stolen into the North
Star enclosure unawares.
Year: 1875

We do rot read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used
Year: 1875

A funny report comes from Washington.
Downing, the colored caterer, is a candidate
for keeper of the House restaurant. He says
he was always kind to the Democrats, and
was never partisan in the distribution of his
pies. II is his opinion that the Southern
Democrats have an opportunity to show
their kind feelings toward his race, and he
promises if he is retained to do all he can to
divide the colored vote and ''to emancipate
my people from the thraldom of carpet-bag-
oors
Year: 1875

the Intercolonial Railway which extends from
Moncton, N. B. to the eastern terminus of
the Grand Trunk at Riviere du Loup-375


ment is one of doubtful utility. The coun-
try through whichit passes had population
ofbut 115, 900 in 1871 and the road has al
ready cost over twenty-one millions of dollars
and at least four millions more are required
to complete the whole and furnish rolling
stock. More than that, the distance from
st. John to Montreal Uia Bangor and Dan
vile junction is GA miles against Isl miles
by the Intercolonial 1oute-showing differ
ence of l37 miles in favor of the Maine route.
From Montreal to Halifax tbe Iatercolouial
line is AZ miles shorter. The st. John Globe
remarks in this connection that $50 long as
the road to Portland is not hampered by any
unfriendly regulation of the United States
Government that port must continue to be
the principal winter shipping port of the
Dominion" The policy of railroad building
upon which the Dominion Government has
entered so energetically, will be watched
with interest by intelligent men outside of
that country. We hope the best results
for our Deighbors; but we fear that many of
the lines they are now opening with the aid
of subsidies, will bring heavy burden of
taxation to the people for many years. If,
however, they escape the corruption that is
nearly inseparable from the participation of
government in such enterprises, they will be
mcst fortunate. National pride has led the
Dominion government to build the Inter-
colonial Railway, since it was matter of
great modification to new and vigorous
nation to be obliged to journey across
foreign country to go from one section to
another. Business is less sentimental and
will take the shortest and cheapest route.
Year: 1875

MEMPHIS, June l7.-This morning
about nine o'clock, Jerry Monroe, color
ed. murdered his wife in cold blood by
beating out her brains with monkey
wrench. 1t seems that Monroe and his
wife were formerly slaves at Richmond,
Va and afterward found their way to
this city. They had no children, but
lived happily together until two months
since. when the husband sud-
denly became jealous of his
wife, owing to an intimacy which had
sprung up between her and one John
Martin, a colored hod carrier. This led
to repeated quarrels, until finally the


wife sought and obtained divorce on the
ground of cruelty. The erraged negro
then made such threats that his wife,
alarmed for het safety, changed her place
of residence to a laundry on Market
street; here the brute found her this
morning. and while she was leaning over
a washtub, he sprung upon her and as
before stated, deliberately beat her brains
out with monkey wrench which he mad
brought with him for that purpose


The proprietress Of the laundry attempt
ed to stay the bloody work, but seizing
her by the throat he held her at arms
length with one hand, and continued his
blows upon senseless Mrs. Monroe with
the other. The appearance Of an officer
upon the scene, however, put an end to
the murdcrous attack. but not until the
skull had been broken in q dozen places,
and the face literally mashed to a jelly.
The brute was taken 10 the station house
amid the hoots and jeers of an infuriated
mob. who threatened to lynch him
unless the law does its work. The
deceased was thirty-three years old, and
member Of the colOrcd Baptist Church,
Year: 1875

1t is made my privilege, HonCred Sir;
living friend of the honored dead, to
thank you for the worthy words IN when
you have spoken to us of tine man
whom we revere, and through you, to
tender the grateful Acknowledgements,
not only of Bethany College, but OF a
brotherhood of friends, wide as the
world.-to her whose ever loving heart
has lone the best she could, and given
Year: 1875

The preparations for the demonstration OF the irish
natIonalss at the Cooper Institute tonight are now
complete and the proceedings are likely to be OF much
greater interest than usual such occasions The
meeting IS ostensbly called 10 commemorate the exc
cuton OF the three rshmen hanged eight years ago in
Manchester for the bold Of two of their asso-
cates from the police in the streets of that city; but
the CHIEF incentive to the unusual activity Of the
natonaists widespread belief that the principles
for which the Manchester martyrs" died are
being insidiousy attacked. They also believe
that the broad principles Of civil and re-
ligous liberty which have formed the groundwork of
the policy of the advanced natonass are being quietly
and steadily undermined by some Of the home rule
leaders who gradually giving their agitation
purely utramOniane aspect Tho ablest speakers
among the nationalists will deal with those questions
tonight II is generally understood that Charles Brad
laugh the English republican who Is in this city will
attend the meeting, and will probably seek
to obtain a hearing. Mr. Bradaugh is willing
to accede to the demand for home rule but talks OF
repelng the demand for Independence by force II he
speaks he will put this view forcbly before the meet
ing The organizers OF the meeting say he will get a
fair hearing but will receive his answer on the spot
from speakers well able to cope with him.


This makes IL probable that the meeting tonight viii
be Of considerable importance and may have very de-
cded results on Irish home politics,
Year: 1875

stated session or the Board Of Aldermen was held
yesterday afternoon, President Bergen in the chair.
Tho attendance Of politicians IN the lobby
ally large, II being known that action to be taken
upon the reorganization OF the Board Of Park Commis
soners and tsat the nominees Of Mayor Hunter for
commissioners of that body would be- probably, con
nrmed Alderman O'Rely moved that tho report Of
the Law Committee IN relation TO the appointment OF
Park Commissioners be taken from the table. He
moved substitute for the report Of the committee,
to confirm the of Edward Rowe, president,
and Cornelius bergen for Prospect Park Commission
ers, and moved the previous question


The motion ~ Alderman oRiely prevailed amid
applause from the lobby


The old Board with President Stranahan al the head,
continue In charge OF the boulevard and the Parade
Ground. They serve without pay.
Year: 1875

IFrom the San Francisco Chronicle, Nov 15


Tho rain which began 70 descend shortly after mid
night yesterday morning continued throughout the
night and consequently the Bay District track was
In no condition for the great iour-mile race while
many hoped early in the morning that the day would
clear and that the would be Notwithstanding
The throughout the night their hopes we're shat
tered when a second edition Of the rain storm was
turned down upon us and postponcment of the race
was absolutely necessary.


Thousands of persons, who came 10 the city FOR
the express purpose or attending the Bay District
course found II necessary take their departure and
disappolntment was felt BY everybody The track of
the Bay District Association IS composed mostly 81
clay, on which small quantity Of ram has telling
effect


h was agreed BY the members OF the Pacific Jockey
Clan tbat they would hold meeting last evening By
speca stpuations incorporated IN the rules LAID down
~ the club for the government Of the contest all pools
follow The race This Is contrary 70 the rules of the Bay
Dlstrct ASSOCIATION which declares pools on II racs
Il not run within given time after the day on which
1t Il announced 90 take place ,.,.


Al the meeting or The Pacific Jockey Club last nigh
Year: 1875

THE BRITISH BARK SENATOR TOTALLY DE-


sTRoYED-cAPTAIS PoRTER's STORY


The following account Of the burning OF the British
bark Senator supplied by Captain Harding Porter the
facts having been to by him before the British
Consul at Sandy Point, Colony OF Magelancs on tho
Goth of September last


The bark Senator sailed on the 9th Of June 1875 from
Philadelphia Pa, with full cargo OF emi-bituminous
COAL consigned to the Pacific Mail Company
at Panama. The cargo well slowed
under the superintendent Of the insurance agents
All went well till the lst Of September, when in tack
ing ship during gale, sailor named George Zeis waa
knocked overheard by the main sheet and sunk i'm.
mediately Strong gales were experienced up TO the
I4th, and, on that day, about noon smoke was dis
covered coming up from the after hatch from the
sides OF the poop deck. force pump was Immediately
ordered to be rigged and water was pumped through
the lockstroak INTO the hold. whore the heat aud
smoke appeared TO be strongest This was continued
till the 17th strong gale blowing all the time,
companied by heavy sea The ship grew heavy and
labored considerably. The poop hatch then taken
of and the crew commenced


THROWING CARGO ovRRBoARD.


On working to the beams hot ashes came with the
Goals Being about ninety-one miles from Cape Pillar,
at the western entrance Of tho Straits OF Magellan
determined TO run Tor the Straits get into
smooth water and be able TO work with greater facility
The hatches were fastened down aud the men were
allowed 70 rest as they tired out.


AT four A NJ on the 18th the Straits Of Magellan
were entered. BY this time the smoke IN the cabin





possible To enter TO get provisions or
clothes. At six A. N. the boats were rot ready
the fire having burned through the side OF tho vessel
forward OF the port mlzzen CHAINS At eight A. NJ tho
whole Of tho after part Of the ship flames After
dropping tho anchor with thirty iathoms Of chain,
which did not strike bottom,


THE SNIP ABANDONED


ana every one got safely into the pinnace and longbOa
At nine A. NJ the saw the mizzenmast fall over
the side aud tho sails the manmast In flames. As
provisions had been taken, the boats kept
eastward In search OF assistance AT night
they landed and campcd under the boats,
collecting shel1sh TO eat Ram fell heavily
on the 18th they started again the sward heavy
storm suffering severely from the cold. They
landed again at night aud proceeded again next morn
ing, the cold continuing very severe The captains
wiie became delr0us and was sinking from exhnus-
ton. She died next morning. Aftcr several days oi
this kind OF life they landed at Port Famine and on thu
oath saw the light OF steamship but could attract
her attention. On the 25th they started for sandy
Point and made the entrance Of Fresh Water Bay next
day where a small Gillian settlement was found. The
Governor Of Sandy Point sent steam launch with pro-
visions and all necessaries and took the TO that
port Alter this they came by steamer to New York.
Year: 1875

Under the above heading startling ezpose OF fraud
committed by sewer contractor was published in the
HERALD Of Friday last 1t subsequently announced
that the Department Of Public Works would investigate
the condition Of the and make report upon
il Yesterday Commissioner Porter said that the en-
gncer in charge Of sewers, Mr.. Toal had not finished
his investigation and would not make his report him
until he had done In any case however, the city
will suffer loss he said, no money will be paid
upon the work until the shall have been put into


proper condition and shall have been accepted by the
Commissioner Mr. Toal said that the investigation he
making would not be finished for three four
days The work would, in any case. not be completed
for another year. and would certainly be accepted
until all the defects bad been fully remedied. The


trouble arose in his opinion, between the contractor
and the sub contractor and the latter had been
discharged the departments rules forbade the
letting or contracts 1t would probably take ex-
pendture OF only $500 to remedy the present defects
In the construction Of the sewer.
Year: 1875

meeting held in Plymouth lecture room last
evening and smaller number attended II than has
assembled at any meeting in that church for many
years The parlors were used at all and the lecture
room was only moderately filled. After two prayers
and hymns Mr.. Beecher sad-I should be
glad TO hear the brethren without being
called | should be glad to have more freedom and
less regularity than Friday nights; therefore leave
it TO you to pray speak you may be moved On
some accounts | am glad that so few tonight
compared with what usually have. should very
much dislike that you attempt to transplant the
and excitement eminently proper where they belong;
ing transplant into another condition Of things the
spirit which have somewhere else. There
ample feeling TO develop here under Gods influence,
which shall exactly ht the want here And there
some reasons why should be grouped together with
out any particular attempt to move the outside
muniy This church Tor the last two years has had
severe hstory-a history that perhaps was needed II
has been Tor many years that we have lived IN the


FULL BLAZE OF PUBLICITY;


a church that has prospered exceienty and had
siderable conscouspess Of The fact church that has
had a great influence, its name constantly in
perhaps it needed humbling, needed to be brought
down and made to feel that It's power was Of God aud
not of man. Even wholly a dedicated man as Paul
asked for thorn in the flesh lest he should be pulled
up He recognized the necessity for something to keep
HIM down. Now we may say OF this church, lest We
should be pured up II has pleased God TO send many
thorns, enough to 80 all around and TO spare. We
should humble ourselves before God, not in a
disparaging way, but that We may confess our sins
and with purpose be consecrated to
God to be church that shall be centre Of light and
power l should be glad to have the brethren
take up the meeting.


brother and offered very earnest prayer, fin
ishing wth:-'God bless our pastor, though malice,
envy and persecution have sought TO break him and
crush him 10 the earth We thank Thee that Thy arms
have been about him and sustained him. Give him
new conservation 10 his work, and may he be sue
cesslu as in the past in bringing souls to the King
DOM


Assistant Pastor Halliday then prayed, and after
or two remarks Mr. Bcecher brought the meeting
Year: 1875

The entries for the athletic tournament at Gilmores
Concert Garden closed yesterday afternoon Tho pro-
gramme OF the contests Is varied one, and sure
treat promised those who attend tue hppodroe 70
Year: 1875

Among the improvements noticed by
n Western paper is the mention that
"our friend Shaw has set out two shade
trees in front of the house he cheated his
| mother out Of


It's well enough to be posted in Or
biography. When an editor receives a
letter saying: "Sur-Stopp mi paper,
kuss yew :" he doesn't feel half as badly
as if the writer had put his words in
straight English.


An old citizen of Vermont observes
that when q post-office clerk gets too
high-nosed to lick n stamp on to a letter,
it is time that the country had change
of administration.


A man digging a we'll in New Jersey
came across n hoop skirt eighteen feet
beneath the surface of the ground, and
it flew up and struck him across the nose
just as naturally as if he had come across
it in an alley.


A Michigan farmer remarked the other
day that he had got to Hannibal Hamlin
his barn. He meant that he had got to
raise it.


The Toledo Blade also uses the ex-
preston con tomorrow" but there is
no law to prevent an American news,
paper from being printed entirely in
Spanish if the editor so elects.


DIR. Kropper says that we shall have o
cool summer in America, but such pre-
dictiops are looked upon rs humbug-
gerry by man who has his ice contract
made.


An Iowa congregation dismissed its
preacher because he signed his name to
n hair-dye testimonial. It was the last
hair that broke the camels back, and q
white one at that.


You couldn't get one man out of ten
to carry a bath brick along the street
unless it were wrapped up in n paper,
but you may have observed that the
man who pays six shillings for box OF
strawberries takes them on his hand and
walks along as proudly as the King OF
Borneo.


When q householder, struggling to
get panel bedstead down stairs, loses
his grip on the railing and brings up
against the hall door, and the bedstead
brings up against him, nine wives out
of ten will open the sitting room door
and mildly inquire: Richard, didn't
I hear something falli"
Year: 1875

Whatever you have to say, my friend,
Whether witty or grave or gay,
Condense as much as ever YOU can,
And say it tho readiest way;
And whether you write of rural affairs
Or of matters and things in town,
Just take word Of friendly advice


Boil it down.
For If you go spluttering over a page
When couple of lines would do,
four butter is spread 30 muclr you see,
That the bread looks plainly through :;
80, when you have story to tell
And would like little renown,
To mako quite sure of your wish, nv friend


Boil it down.
When writing an article for the press,
Whether prose or verso, just try
To settle your thoughts in the fewest words
And let them be crisp and dry
And when 1t lis finished and you suppose
1t il done exactly brown,
Just look it over again and then


Boil it down.
For editors do not like to print
An article ,azilv long,
And the general reader does not care
For ouple of yards of song;
30 gather your wits in the smallest space,
II you want little renown, ,.
And every time you write, my friend,


Boil it down.
Year: 1875

A Kentucky editor was walking one
day recently upon the street, enjoying
the balmy spring atmosphere, and won
dering whether i'll the year to come his
paper would be established on paying
basis, when he became aware of sudden
giggling and tittering Immediately be-
hind him. He turned and saw the source
of all the merriment. Two well l-dressed
ladies', prominent in the town, were in
the rear, and laughing heartily. Much
to the poor EDITORS surprise their atten-
tion seemed especially directed to some
popularity about his own exterior. Then
he OWNED, with thrill of modification,
the cause of their merriment. Much
twisting and writhing while grinding ont
mental productions, seated in q hard
bottomed chair, had told upon the frail
texture of his pantaloons and the cloth
had finally yielded. The EDITORS wife,
good, thrifty woman, had repaired the
damage az best she could, but, perhaps
because new cloth matches badly with
the old, the evidences of her handiwork
were all too plainly visible Hence the
cruel laughter of the ladies walking be-
hind the country editor. The poor man
fled to his Office in shame. Then his
manhood asserted itself, and he sat down
upon that patch and wrote something
for the paper. His next issue contained
this paragraph:


GAS we walked past couple of ladies
on the street the other day, one of them,
so we are informed, observed a large
sized patch on our pants, and made mer-
ry over the discovery. Well, we do wear
old clothes, it is true, but we might af-
ford to treat ourselves to better ones if
the husband of the woman we refer to
would come to the Office and pay us
eighteen dollars which he has been owing
for q long time for subscription and job
work"


Doubtless" said logical old Eng.
lish clergymen, "God might have made
better berry than the strawberry, but,
doubtless, God never did J" Doubtless
some editor might make point more
neatly, but, doubtless, none ever did.
If this little bill of eighteen dollars was
not settled up within week after the
appearance of his paper, then is there
no virtue in pungency. And the occur
renee was literal and recent one.
Year: 1875

House-cleaning was going on. He
arose early in the morning, put on his
old clothes, lugged one of the carpets
into the yard, and went at it. He bang
ed it and whacked it with clubs, tickled
it with switches, and brushed it with
brooms. Then he turned it over, and
did likewise to the other side. Then he
hoisted it on the clothes line. and did
the same over again. His hands were
blstered, his hair full of grit, his nose
full of lint. He rolled up the carpet,
lugged it into the entry, and set it down
with the mental resolve that "he'd be
blest if he shook another one." Just
then the woman who lives in the other
part of the house appeared with the
query: doctor, what in the world
have you been doing with my carpetl"
1t was as true as that Job had boils, that
he had been shaking his neighbor's car
net
Year: 1875

passed away together. will be unable
to transact secular business for many
months; excuse my emotion" AS I
made this remark clapped my handker-
chief to my eyes, and counterfeited in
tense grief. The man went away in
tears. Fearing that another creditor
might come along, left the Office and
went home. 1 felt exceedingly small
after the dissi ipation of my splendid day
dream, and determined to put an end
to my desire for wealth. I got an old
horse-pistol. ] loaded it heavily. I
went behind the house. I placed it
against my forehead. blowed out my
brains, and have felt better ever since.
Year: 1875

A family at Mishawaka, Ind, received
from some unknown source several COM
plimentary tickets to circus which was
to exhibit on recent evening. All the
inmates of the household went, and,
when they returned found that their
dwelling had been broken into and rified
of everything valuable. It is supposed
that the burglars sent the tickets in
order to get their victims safely out of
the way.
Year: 1875

THE MASONIC FEsTIvAL-On Monday
night was not largely attended, owing to
the extreme tempestuousness of the night.
The rain fell in torrents, and the wind
blew like mad, discouraging the ladies from
making an attempt TO leave their homes anu
through the inEy darkness and terrible
storm, attempt TO reach the Opera House.
We did not learn the amount received.
Year: 1875

THE Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage says that
spirituaism is nothing but mince pie. He
ate too much of that unctuous food before go
ing to bed not long ago, and in short time
he saw the president Of a certain college
astride the foot of the bed asking for loan
of five cents. Now there is nothing so i'm
probable in the asking of loan by college
president, considering the meagre salaries
those dignifed officials receive, as to shatter
the theory of spiritualism. And we assert that
the American who ridicules pie,whether 1t be
constructed of game or fruits snob, and has
all the longing of parvena for foreign Or
ders and titles Of nobility. Investigation will
almost always reveal the fact that his father
was a butcher and his mother cook.
Year: 1875

STUDENTS of isothermal lines declare that
the New England winter is substantially
identical with that of Iceland, and the New
England summer with that of southern Spain.
Despite this statement local pride leads us
to declare that the climate of Maine is the
most delightful in the world. The varying
temperature is proof of the wonderful ca
pabilities OF our country, and the man who
can't find something to suit him between 9e
degrees above and SO degrees below must be
very hard to please.