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Year: 1873

awe read an interesting account OF the
silent system which is in operation at
the Holloway Model Prison in London
II is An oifense for a prisoner to speak
one word, aud he is never addressed ex.
cept in whispers, so that he may be in
prison two years without hearing the
natural sound Of the human voice. The
effect of this is so terrible on the mind
that prisoners will speak out in despera-
ton, at the risk Of any punishment,
rather than endure that horrible silence.
They never see one another, but remain
in perpetual solioitude. There is fine
hole in each cell, and as the wardens
wear India rubber soles they can never
be sure of being unmatched. Every day
the prisoners are taken to q chapel so
arranged that they can see no one save
the chaplain, and him only through an
iron grating. And thus is the order OF
devotion observed. Wardens are con-
stantly on the watch, lest for single
instant they, through the whole of the
service, depart from the rigid rule
of eyes right" They must look stead.
fastly at the preacher; must raise and
lower their prayer book witht the elbows
squared, and all at once, like soldiers at
drill. They may not scrape their feet
without having afterward to explain the
movement. They scarcely wink an eye
or sigh without danger Of rebuke or pun
ishment. Would not lifetime Of this
frightful solicitude be just punishment
for the murderer The ak and rope
lose half their horror when contrasted
with it. The most hardened criminal
would shrink from committing crimO
of this nature were he sure that life
passed in, prison under the silent sys-
TEN would be his inevitable punish
ment, ending only with death.
Year: 1873

you land u will weakly suffer the
scrouging rather than exert ourselves
sufficiently TO be eased Of the thousand
impositions Of the life that now is.


Would il not be an odd bit Of tragedy
il some day we should find the brown
paper bundles in our own hands. instead
Of the blue silk umbrella2
Year: 1873

,,a-v ,-oror annliance which wealth and tho fnfu-
enee OF a most estimable family could commanu' mas
been employed TO Foster from the scanoid' Inc
case has been carried through all the courts oy eminent
eounsel the opinions OF gentlemen learned In tue ~"
and earnest applications from respected a
euzens In good standing have been brought before me-
and the widow OF the victim has come form from her
solitude plead for the life of her husDands


have given to these appeals my most tnoufhtIu con
sderaton II there any reason TO DOUBT tna '"e
law was rightly ruled at the trial. or that the eVdehce
fully warranted the jury in rendering the verdict si
murder In the first degree, would give the cnmiha lne
benefit OF that doubt But with firm conviction that
there was no error either and that there Is nothing In
his case which can Justly commend II 10 Executive
cemency cannot interpose TO mitigate his punishment


panied to say this TO you apprecating as 90 your
sincerity and the purity OF your motiyes ana desire
TO announce my decision to yourself and the o'ner
respected cergymen who have joined In nercedng Tor
mm In the spirit Of kind consideration due 70 those
whose sacred vocation teaches them TO look with tende
ness upon the fraties OF others.


MISTAKEN cLEMEEcY WOULD LEAD TO SOCIAL Disok'


GAMzArIoS.


To the representations OF the gentlemen in secular oc
cupations, who have appealed to me in his BEHALF
have paid the respectful considerations but am
constrained to think that they have neither given su
cent orethought to consequences OF what they ask
N were granted considered that with the best In
senons We may, by misdirected sympathy, contribute
unconsciousy to endanger the public safety and our
own am asked In disregard Of the evidence and the
judgment OF the highest judicial tribunal In the state on
the law to aside the penalty awarded to the most
atrocious OF crimes IL to that the inevitable
effect Of such proceeding on my part under the cir
cumsances OF this case would be to impair the force OF
judicial decisions and TO break down the barriers which
the law has set up the protection Of human e To
this act OF social dsorganzation cannoten the execu
tive authority conded to by the people OF the state


deem 1t due to the good order Of society to say that so
far as depends me- the supremacy OF the law Will be
infexibly maintained and that every who strikes


murderoUs blow at the life Of his fellow must be made
to feel that his in certain peril II We cannot by
hrmness Of purpose attain this end, we may soon be
forced to acknowledge the dishearening truth that
there nothing cheap Unprotected as human fe


address this you because you were the first to
apply TO Gov Hoffman and the first to apply 10 me Tor
communication of Fosters sentence 1t Is sens In sincere
synpathy with you his early spiritual adviser and with
his afflicted family OF whom know ami hold In
the highest esteem but with the clear conviction that
am performing imperative duty. am dear SIR with
unfeigned respect and esteem, yours, JOHN a. DlA


The Rev. Stephen ii. Tyng ID. ID.
Year: 1873

The Catholic Retiep of this city gives in full
the reply OF the Pope TO American deputaon headed
by Mr.. Glover OF New-York, which recently waited on
him and presented him with address The Pope said


1.-THE beautiful touching expressions OF devotion
and ndelty which am after hearing bring TO heart


consolation much the greater because they express
NOT ONLY sentiments Of those here but also
those of all the Catholics OF America In TRUTH these
protestations so sincere and energetic. render me
profoundly obliged 10 the nation which offers them
Yes i feel the obligation OF being specially mind
ful OF H. and at the same time OF praying for a.
country particularly blessed by God-blessed well
An the ertv of ts soil In lite Industrial prosperity
Re assured that beg God 70 increase all these blessings
and 10 fructify them more and more but without omit
ring et IL be understood TO advise every body that these
goos ought be the only love OF those who
them North America incomparaby richer than every
other country but s riches ought not TO form Its only
treasure"


In conclusion he asked his hearers TO pray that he


might receive strength and courage In the midst OF the
dangers which threaten the Church side. He
was there he observed 1t were, over volcano, and
by excess of misfortune the Italian Government seemed
pleased At the opening the crater Of the Volcano
Year: 1873

THE BEACH PNEUMATIC TUNNEL-THE NEW


CENTRAL RAILROAD TRACK.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUEBI


ALBANY, March 17.-There was little bust
ness OF Importance before the Legislature tonight The
Assembly bill to reorganize the Board Of Education In
New-York City ordered TO third reading In the
Senate with very little discussion. Senator Palmer in
troduced bill to extend the provisions Of the State
Registry law to all Incorporated cities. 1t now apPhes
only TO cities having than 10000 inhabitants New
York and Brooklyn excluded having special election
laws.


In the Assembly the Beach Broadway Underground
Railway bill ordered TO third reading with an
amendment that the Company should have siOooooOo
subscribed and NOOoOOo paid in before further prose
cutting work under the street. Mr. Person, by consen Mt
OF the House, substituted bill for the Central aud
Hudson River Railroad Companys Extra Track bill
general orders. The bill does not differ mate
rally from the old merely providing that the
tracks shall not leave the present line for than 20
miles at stretch, and that wherever there Is
divergence the route shall DO approved by the
Governor, Controller and State Engineer.
Year: 1873

MO1uay,
The demonstration by the Irish population
OF this city In favor OF home rule for Ireland and
nesty for imprisoned Fenians for which arrange
ments have been making for time, took place in
HYDE Park yesterday afternoon, and participated
in by q very large number Of people.


The authorities made every preparation for the sup
preston OF disorder but there disturbance,
cept in case where excited Iishlnan attacked
one of the Grenader Guards because the latter had
red coat. In the scufie which ensued an arm Of the
solder broken,
Year: 1873

meet the emergency, and that II some more effective
support was not given 10 the scheme t would not Ions
survive the criticisms TO which would be subjected 10
fact the end came sooner than was anticipated
II only little week after this debate tha'
the hill WAS rejected and the Cabinet crisis began
Year: 1873

The IechnoIogist says: The best
time for painting the exterior of build
lngs IS late in autumn or during the
winter Paint then applied VIII endure
twice as long as when applied in early
summer OF in hot weather. In the for
mer 1t dries slowly and becomes hard.
like a glazed surface, not easily affected
by the weather or worn off by the beat
ing OF storms. But in hot weather the
oil III the paint soaks into the wood at
once as into a sponge, leaving the lead
nearly dry and nearly ready to crumble
OF. The last difficulty, however, might


III a measure be guarded against.
though at an increased expense, by first
going over the surface with raw oil By
painting IN cold weather one ANNOYANCE
might certainly be escaped namely,
the collection of flies Oh the fresh paint,
Year: 1873

The correspondent of the Baltimore
Anerican at the Vienna Exposition
writes


l have before alluded to the fact that
women perform the hardest kind of
laboring work in Germany, but was not
prepared for the sights have witnessed
to-day In Vienna. In America mixing
mortar and carrying the hod is consid7
cred such hard work that few white men
can be found willing to undertake it at
the present day. An immense build
ing near our hotel, occupying a
whole block, is in course of erec-
ton, on which not less than 400
persons are employed, fully 200 of whom
are women. All the hard laboring work
is done by women. such as making and
carrying mortar in buckets on their
heads to the workmen handling the
brick. They are not allowed moments
leisure, several overseers being on guard
to keep them constantly in motion. We
found the same proportion of women at
work on all the new buildings, and there
must be many thousands of them to-day
doing this species of laboring work in
Vienna. They are both young, middle
aged, and old, but all seem to be strong
and healthy. At dinner-time they swarm
Year: 1873

How often do we hear of people wish
ing they might be able to leave this
plague afflicted sphere and float off care
less, happy and free, into sun-ighted
and sun-warmed g glorious space. We
Imagine that were they so able to float
away, taking with them their present
bodily possessions, they would be heart
lily glad to return by the very first ex-
press. Science demonstrates that of all
cold, dark and dreary places in the uni
verse, this so-calied !" glorious space is
the coldest, darkest and dreariest. We
all know that the lighter and thinner the
atmosphere the lower is the temperature.
The celebrated DR.. Young calculated.
from the known laws governing the dens-
lty of the atmosphere, that 1000 miles
high. about as far as from San Francisco
to Boston, cubic inch of common ar.
at the sea level, would occupy as much
space as that which is inclosed bv the
orbit of Saturn. At such an altitude
there would be neither heat, light nor
sound. Air is necessary for all these,
and there being no atmosphere at such a
distance, glorious space" is a most in
glorious space.


Experiments made 1S0 years ago dem
onstrated that bell, r1lng by clock
work, when placed under an exhausted
receiver, emits no sound The report of
pistol on the top Of Mont Blanc makes
no more noise than the explosion of
percussion cap at the level of the sea,
and aeronauts tell us that at the height
OF two miles all sound ceases. The dis
covery that light will not penetrate even
pure air is due to Prof Tvnda1l who in
the course of certain experiments, sue
ceeded in obtaining a glass tube filed
with what he supposed would be ''optic-
ally pure atmosphere" and was sur
prised to find it completely opaque, not
a ray of light passing through the cylin-
der. For the light we possess we are
indebted wholly to the impurities in the
air, the little notes which float in the
sunbeams. Remove these impurities
and the inhabitants of the earth would
be shrouded in complete darkness.
Light would be thing unknown.-Pe-
Orid (IIL TT0nscriOt
Year: 1873

We SEE by the Chicago papers that
IRccTER d GAMBLE have reduced the price of
their long established and popular brand
Mottted German Soap, it's present price and
quality makes it the cheapest as well
as the best soap for consumers
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN afflicted with the chronic
rheumatism says, . No description of my case
can convey the vast amount of benefit have
received from the use of JohnsOn's Anodyne
LantnseIt. believe it is the best article in the
world for administrations
Year: 1873

Two NOTED literary men died in New
York city, last year, and it was supposed
that both died poor. Each received a
salary amounting to more than $1,000 a
year, for many years before he died. In
one instance it was necessary to take up
a collection among the friends of the
deceased to obtain the necessary funds
for burial expenses. In the other case,
while the dead man lay in the house, a
friend searching through his private
papers found life insurance policy for
So, 900. The last premium had been
paid by a friend while the man was in
good health. Do not neglect to insure
your life. Do it now, and we recon-
mend the old New York Life Insurance
Company as one of the very best COM
panies to insure in. Send to the home
office, 34S Broadway, New York, for all
necessary papers, Com.
Year: 1873

Fire insurance is regarded everywhere
as among the necessiries of life. A
prop9rtyholder is reckless without it.
Lille Insurance is now classed with fire
insurance in this particular The Ma
tlonal Life Insurance Company OF the
United States of America, with Branch
Office at Philadelphia with which cor
respondence should be had), with the
largest cash capital of any life insurance
company in the world, offers insurance
IN all sections of the country at three
fourths the customary rates, and desires
an agent in every locality. It combines
absolute strength with unusual cheap.
ness, IS managed by some of the best
men OF the country, and is well worthy
the patronage of all persons seeking in
surance, and the attention of all persons
seeking employment - Com.
Year: 1873

I ities were the natural outgroWth

 of victions of duty faithfully

 performed, whether as husband, father, citizen or soldier. This is the testimony of those who kne Y him most intimately.

 He leaves a wife, but no chil- dren. She will be remembered as long as charity and kindness of heart are considered excelling traits of character by the people of this Nation.

 Dr. Thomas was an eminent di- vine of the Methodist Episcopal Church, editor of a church paper in San Francisco, and President of Napa Collegiate Institute. He leaves a wife and five children.

 Mr. Meacham (says the Union) is an old and highly esteemed citizen of Oregon; one of the most prominent men of that State.

 This is an unlooked-for event, the occurrence of which will DOT tray the Indian character far more truthf fully than volumes of reports from whatever source; and will, we sincerely trust, create what the people of the iron tiers have so long and anxiously desired-a revulsion of feeling at the East, an entire abandonment of the so-called peace policy, and a general movement against marauders and assassins, of what ever color, tribe or clan.
Year: 1873

At the ever popular stand the Northwest corner
of the Second Street Market House, tho genial and
accommodating Charles Kyle can be found dally
with large and well selected stock Of choice an
niles and other fruits cakes candles nuts &c In
addition. he keeps constantly on hand nice fresh
stewed oysters steaming hot which will be found
very grateful 10 Tho paiate On cold DAYS Charley
Is ALWAYS poiite and anxious 10 properly serve his
numerous customers and has cheerful word for
all As a natural consequencc he dbes a large
business as evcryhinr ne sells of rstcaSS quail
ty Give him a call at the n W cornerof the Sec
ond Street Market House auel4d3m
Year: 1873




EDITOR HERALD:--I send few
items for the information of your
readers. The future of Wilmington
brightens. In a business point of
view she is now seeing her worst days,
and any change at all must be for the
better. Commerce must always keep
population here equal to the present,
at least. All the imports and exports
of the country are obliged to pass
through this harbOr, nor will time
arrive when this will not be the case,
i'm regard to heavy freights. This fact
alone must always keep in Whining
ton considerable population. As the
population OF the country increases,
so the commerce of this harbOr must
increase, and to the same extent Will
mington must grow. Many predict Il
large population in the future. The
completion of the breakwater and the
dredging of the bar, in the estimation
of the engineers, will make this har-
Dor deep enough for ordinary coast
steamers, rendering lighters unneces-
sary, and cheapening the cost of freight
and passage.


Only a small force of men will be
employed On the breakwater during
the winter, but when spring comes
the bar will be dredged and the entire
work pushed Oh to completion.


Wilmington has two churches, one
public school and two private ones.
Hon. b. ID. Wilson has become per-
manent resident of our town, and his
value is appreciated by all our citi
zens. The Southern Methodists are
indebted to his generosity for the
handsome donation of two large build
ings at Drum Barracks, and ten acres
of land, for educational purposes.
These buildings are spacious, well fin
ished, and will furnish ample room
for large number of boarding schOl-
ars. 1t is said that Bishop Daggett
will be here in few days. and then a
council will be held to devise ways
and means to raise an endowment for
the new college. &C."
Year: 1873

who they claim owns a majority of the
will of the state, and his opposers only
struggle to overthrow his dangerous
and corrupting power. There is but lit
tie said of


THE JUDICIAL ELECTION.


The Peoples candidate has Il power
ful advocate i'm the Union, and the
Union pretty generally reflects the
opinion of the majority on all public
questions. This mastery inactiOn
leads me to think that here an cleo
ton is not so much matter of bar
gain and sale as it is "down our way"
but that they will vote for the best
man if they can discover him. do
not mean that the marketable element
does not exist to some extent here as
well as there, for you might as well
try to extract the bones out of live
herring as to eliminate dishonesty
from California politics; but what |
wish to make plain is that here at the
capital there is too much vitality i'm
the laws to suffer voter to receive the
value of his vote in dollars or cents
las he estimates it, at the counter of a
bank.


All the magnates of the government
are out of the city-sOme in San Fran
cisco and others elsewhere. None Of
the Judges of the Supreme Court have
yet arrived, but all are expected to be
in attendance on Monday-the first
day of the October term. p. w. ID.
Year: 1873

THIS Is the style Of leading edit
oral that breaks out in the Kansas
City Ne,cs during the absence OF the
man of the house: Its narrowing
to the sou! to learn that, just rs we
have become accomplished In the art
OF twisting our hair into bread basket
Jumps OIL the top Of the head, news
should come that it l. to be worn hang
ing down over the shoulders en- cascade.
How sore are our trials ~
Year: 1873

THE SENTINEL, of Yuma, is informed that sufficient unto the day is the trouble thereof. Some men are dignified by any sort of opposition, and are even grateful for any sort of notoriety. There is not any thing so damaging to the feelings of such men as a profound silence and indiffer- ence to their position on any subject Sometimes accident or want of knowledge of their true character, places such in po- sitions which ought to entitle them to ere dence, and in such cases they must be rasped down. Not necessarily otherwise.
Year: 1873

by the bones from waifs and devils (includ- ing my own) of half a million from every shore known to man, it will be city worthy of an entire letter to THE CITIZEN or any other concern in its line. Let us watch and pray, for I did not have to re- pack my carpet-bag this morning. An, the pleasureLbut so long. ".
Year: 1873

Call back the sun,

 Which years and years ago Streamed fair and warm Where memory'S roses grow. Call back the tune,

 Which echoed in the air When life was young And all the world was fair. Call back the kiss,

 Which thrilled through all thy

 veins In loves young dream Of which no trace remains. Call all things back,

 As shadowy as these, But never seek to summon back Lost opportunities.
Year: 1873

A VERMONT woman who recently follow ed the remains of her rather irregular hus- band to the grave, afterwards remarked that she had one cOnsolation-she knew now where he slept nights.
Year: 1873

STATE CT LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE.


New Orleans, May 7, 1879.


cannot permit the events Of yesterday
to pass by without calling your attention
to CERTAIN transactions that can only bring
down reproach and shame upon the good
name of this great city and its people.


With the object Of the meetings called
yesterday and last night, which was to
give expression to our sympathy and per-
haps extend material aid to the heroic
DeBlanc and his brave people, who are
barring their breasts in defence Of the in
tegrity Of their homes, and against the
infamous usurpetion which to DAY affects
to govern the State, most heartily sym.
pathize. These brave men deserve the
active countenance and support Of every
brave man in the State. But the disorder.
ly tumult and riotous action of some Of
the residents Of this city, who, after the
adjournment Of the meeting last night,
broke into and sacked the gunstores Of
Messrs. Nudge and Folsom, caunot be too
severely condemned.


l do hereby in the name Of the good
and true men of this State characterize
such action as disgracefu!, and calculated
only to bring down disaster upon the
cause f,r WHICH we in common arc strug-
Cling, and do sincerely hope that the
plunderers may be detected and punished
to The full extent afforded by our criminal
courts and the law.


The cause Of homes: and just govern;
ment 10 this State can but be subserved
by peaceful, honest, deter~ined and la'efxI
resistance upon the part Of its good peo
ole. II war is levied and armed attack.
made We can but resist. But if not at
tackled our true policy is one Of peace.


JoHN MCENERY.
Year: 1873

The first Alcalde, in 1851, in Yreka, Cali.
fornia, was known as ''Cut-eye Foster" but
he left no docket, and soon ran away, and
George C. Vail reigned in his stead. No
law book was ever used in his court he de-
cided each casa on its own merits. writin Q
out the full history, and his docket is curl.
osity. In one case brought before him, boy
had driven team from Oregon, and worked
all winter for man who declined to pay He
sold out in the spring and was leaving sudden.
ly. when, on complaint Of the boy, Vail and


two constables stopped him on the road. 1t
was proved that he had received three thou


sand dollars on bis sale, but he declared him
self unable to pay. though not denying the
boys claim. Judge Vail decided in these
words Constable, stand this man on his
head shake him WELL and see if you can't
hear something drop ~ No sooner said
than done. A vigorous shaking brought to
light wallet containing two thousand dollars
in gold dust the boy received his claim of
three hundred dollars, the judge and consta-
pies took an ounce apiece for their trouble,
and the defendant went his way lighter man.
Justice like this was cheap at three ounces