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Year: 1875

On Friday night the Delta City Cornet
band favored our citizens with a serc-
made Oh the principal street corners. This
band recently supplied themselves with
a complete set Of new silver instruments.
Year: 1875

Jersey City is amusing itself with bit
of gossip which is very amusing to all save
one person, and that person young lady.
some time ago grocer Of Jersey CITY,
well-tO-do, young and handsome, fell Ill
love with pretty schoOl-teacher, and was
apparently loved tremendously in return.
The two became engaged and would, per-
hans, now be married, but for an accident.
The schOol-marm, in talking to young
lady friend one day, confided to her the
fact that the grocer had plenty of money,
and that as soon as they were married they
were going to live in brown stone house
on certain fashionable ST eet. The friend
told another friend in confidence, and so
the thing Travelled until it reached the ears
of the grocer. He was astOnished. He had
dreamed of pleasant little home over his
store, with wife to sympathiZe with his
objects and to aid him, not wife TO spend
his start toward fortune in mere display.
1t dawned upon him that the school-teaeh-
er might be in love with his money rather
than with him, and he consulted an old
friend, regular Major Pendennis. Major
Pendennis had suggestion. He pro-
posed tn t the lover should put on an air
of deep detection before his lady love, and
only after time explain reluctantly that
he had loaned his money without good Sc
curity, and had been ruined. The grocer,
sraceless wretch, followed the advice Of
the heartless bachelor, and was dumb
founded at the result. The school teacher
became as cold as Diana, and finally jilted
him. He got back some silveIware and
gold watch and some other things he had
given her, and that was the end Of the love
affair Eventually the truth came out and
there was woe in the sfoemaker's family.
Her mother made advances to the grocer
with view to reconciliation, but the grocer
wouldn't reconcile. And Jersey City, just
as any other city would, rolls the gossip
under its tongue and cnuckles.
Year: 1875

the parasites into one heap. in order to de-
.vour them more easily. At first our ma
turalis;s Thought that the latter were It's
progeny it being well known that flies
carry their progeny about with them
but he soon convinced himself that he
was mistaken. Having placed under the
microscope bit of white paper, on which
two flies had been seen intent upon eating
something, he ascertained that their meal
consisted OF the same parasites. He then
wiped the paper clean, and put it away In
a place which flies could not get TO, and
after some time put it again under the in
strumeut, when TO his surprise be found
it covered with the same animalcules.
This experiment being repeated in various
ways, it turned out that flies are the scav-
engers of vitiated air, where they fatten
on the parasites that settle upon them in
myriads; while on the contrary they grow
lean and starve in a pure atmosphere
where their fayorite game Is scarce.
Year: 1875

The grotesque efforts of the Mar
lin Ball, to make it appear that
there IL a misunderstanding between
Worthy Master Lang and the Ex-
AMINER, on the subject of the next
Governorship, only amuses us, and
we should regret if Col. Lang felt
any annoyance at the circumstance.
The sort of confidence existing he
tween Col. LANG and this paper
could never exist between him and
the Ball, and hence the mistakes the
youthful editor suffers himself to
make. Notwithstanding the severe
charge of the Ball, "that the Grange
of itself is doing more to damage
the Order and drive it into the POI
itics of the country, than any other
power" we feel perfectly assured
that neither Worthy Master Lang
nor the Grange would see the Or.
der enter the political arena, even
to place Col. Lang in the Presiden.
tial chair. 1t Is because of the Ex.
AMIyGR's absolute confidence in tn,
Worthy Master, and in the purit,
and good faith of the Order, that il
has ever been prompt to refute tn,
charge that both the Order and Col
Lang were laboring secretly to Sc
cure political place for him through
the power and influence of the Pa
irons.
Year: 1875

The Telegraph is fighting in the
dark, when it gets after an anony-
nous correspondent of the Austin
Evening News. The nom de plume
of the fellow who so cruelty SIAN
dered the press of the State, in that
paper the other day,was supcrfluous.
The medium he chose getting at
the public, was concealment enough
so we thought when we read "Cii-
izen's" letter the other day.
Year: 1875

One by one they fall. The san
Antonio Express has gone the way
of all Radical flesh in the South.
And thus il will ever be, where a
paperis is run against the aggregate
of public sentiment, and against the
idea of a perfect political restora-
ton and reconciliation, it must,
sooner or later, go down, even as
the Express and many other able
Republican journals have done in
Texas. The people of the South
are capable of sclf-government,
and the collapse of the journals
which, since the war, were run on
the theory that they were not,
clearly establishes the fact that the
people, at least, think so.
Year: 1875

The scenes of blood in the city
during the last twenty-four hours
transcend even our usual shameful ex-
hibit of the crimes of Saturday and
Sunday. In the Eighth ward a gang
of drunken negroes carried a fight over
a gambling dispute from one bar-room
to another and thence into the streets.
One of them, maddened by pain and
liquor, plunged into a crowd of per
sons returning from church, and draw
ing a clasp knife, cut his way along the
sidewalk with utter recklessness as to
the result. Two innocent men received
his stabs one pierced through the
heart died instantly, and the other now
lies in a hospital, mortally wounded.
In another part of the city son kills
his father on the plea of protecting his
mother from a violent assault. In
Hester street, an italian was fatally
stabbed. In Mulberry street, also,
there was a probable murder, and
numerous crimes of a more ordinary
character are reported. 1t should be
said that IN most of these cases the
police could not have expected danger,
but they viii be held to strict account
if the criminals are not brought to
justice-Ne10 York Tribune.
Year: 1875

they are still making profit and giving
employment to their full complement of
operatives. The fabrics made at the
southern mills are in steady demand,
while those of the New England mills
are heaped up in unsold and unstable
stocks-the reason fer the closing last
week of the Atlantic mills at Lawrence.
Mass, whereby l,25O operatives are
thrown out of employment, being that
the company have a surplus of goods on
hand which they cannot dispose of. In
addition to this fact, it is stated that the
Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee
goods are driving the northern goods of
the same grade out of the market, They
could not do this unless they are manu-
factured at less cost-and this is the
secret of the whole difference between
the condition of the mills in the two
sections
Year: 1875

The st. Louis Republican considers
It a fact worth making a note of, that
while nearly all the New England cotton
mills have been running on short time
for nearly a year, and several of the
largest of them have been compelled to
suspend work entirely, the mills In the
south have generally been running up
to their full capacity all through the
dull times, and still IN full operation.
Tt is true these southern mills are not
declaring the 80 and 40 per cent. divi-
dends they declared prior to 1873, but
Year: 1875

An EngIishman- travelled, of course
relates that an American gentleman
who had at an early age gone the over
land route to California, told him this {:
We crossed the sandhills near the scene
of the Indian mail robbery and massacre
of 1856, wherein the driver and con-
ductor perished, and also all the pas
sepgers but one. But this must have
been a mistake, for at different times
aftsrward on the Pacific coast,
I was personally acquainted with
one hundred and thirty-th or
four people who were wounded
during that massacre and barely escaped
with their lives. There was no doubt Of
the truth of it had 1t from their own
lips. And one of the parties told me
that he kept coming across arrow heads
in his system for nearly seven years
after the massacre
Year: 1875

The committee appointed by the
Delaware Fruit Growers convention to
confer with the steamship companies in
regard to the shipment of peaches to
Liverpool have reported that they called
upon the authorities of the American
steamship company, and they favored
the project. The company would allow
the growers to ft up the steerage for
ward cabin with their refrigerators,
which can be done with five hundred
dollars for each vessel. This portion of
the ship would hold $4,000 or 10000
baskets, and compartment immedi.
diately underneath could be fitted up
which would carry 5000 additional.
They would charge the growers for the
shipment of this amount of fruit to
Liverpool about two thousand dollars,
and give them the privilege of sending
out an agent free of charge with each
consignment.
Year: 1875

Noses Green, ESQ.


SIR: I regret to learn that you have seen
fit to make Objectionable comparisons between
me and the hero Of that popular novel by the
eminent author, Romeo Grub, Esq, entitled
The Bounding Bummer Of the Big Gulch, y
and feel constrained to call upon you for an
explanation of your objectionable conduct.


Yours, DC, SAMUEL SHARP


The recipient Of this startling letter,
not having read the popular work,
would experience some curiosity to
know what the hero was like, and seek
ing the first book store maSe purchase.
Year: 1875

FOR young children New York is at
present one of the deadliest cities at
no time do they thrive there overmucb.
but last weeks mortality among them
was exceptionally great. Under five
years of age they died at the rate of
eighty six per diem, the main trouble
being diarrhceaI disease.
Year: 1875

The London Times relates the fol-
lowing true story, which will be
placed to the credit henceforih of New
ioundland dogs;-Three boys and a
little girl named Minnie Jordan were
sitting upon the parapet of the Thames
embankment, between Waterloo and
Hungerford bridges, when sudden
gust of wind blow one of the boys on
to the pavement and the girl into the
river. A cry for help was raised, and
a gentleman who was passing slipped
the collar from his Newfoundland dog,
lifted up the animal, and coolly drop
ped him into the water. The child at
the moment rose to the surface, and
the sagacious brute turned his head in
her direction, seized her by the collar
of her cape, and directed by his mas
ter, swan with his little burden to the
adjacent stairs. The gentleman called
a cab, placed the child in it, and drove
off to the Endell Street Baths, whence
the girl was taken home little the
worse for her immersion. The owner
of the dog refused to give his name, but
observed that the dogs name was
"Ready."
Year: 1875

From one end of our broad land to the
other--from the east to the west, north
To the soulh---ihere comes a continuous
and unmstlkable outcry against the infa
my and unpolicy of imitation. Almost
ever, democratic convention tor years
ia the past, has warred against the in
crease of the currency, believing it calcu
lated to decrease it's value The defeat
of the democracy in Ohio. was owing
to the unsound and untenable position
which it took upon the financial question,
and ii settles, beyond all doubt, the fate of
any party that shall take similar stand.
The matter we consider finally and ire
vocably settled, aud the one great lesson
which the democratic party must learn
from the result is, that there are other
and more important issues with which the
people are more directly interested than
the currency question.


The great effort of the democracy in
the next presidential campaign must be
directed against the diabolieal corrup-
ton OF radicalism. Opposition to the
usurpaton Of power by the executive;
denunciation of military despotism, and
the subservicnce of the military to the
civil authority; the right of the states
to manage their own affairs without the
interference of the governments; the army
and its officers the servants of the gov
ernment not its masters; the rights of the
South, under the federal government, to
the same privileges as the north no
third term for the presidency; every
one to be protected in his civil and re.
lgious liberty: military despets not fit
for presidents of a republic; these are to
be the missiles which, when hurled at the
stron.holds Of republicanism, shall level
them to the earth.


With this plan Of attack, and with ali
enemy willy aud sagacious, we shall have
no time TO consider any innovations. We
have line Of action before us, and If we
would win in the fight, we must do all
we can to sustain it, and allow nothing
TO be done that can impair its strength
or detract from the accomplishment of
its aim Let us have no side issues, but
wage an unrelenting warfare against the
vice, the iniquity, and the degrading. de
babsing. and iryedeemablc diabolsm of
radicalism. We have no time to waste in
triAes, when from all the land comes the
cry, Deliver, oh, deliver us, from the
grasp Of slIis political demon!' Away
with the imitation of the currency dodge
1t will take care of itself. Our duty, at
present, is to make fight against political
corruption, Then forgetting all else, let
us to the task, determined upon its &C
complishment.
Year: 1875

tE- The Legislature met yesterday, and
we would suggest to those that want to keep
up with the Legislative proceedings to sub
scribe for the Daily Gazette. Most every one
can afford 10 take il for month.
Year: 1875

We are sorry our friend Frank Bryan has
sold out his place in Richlsnd Gust when he
should have held on and contemplates mo-
wing to Texas. Think better OF it Frank and
find a new location in old Crawf ford.
Year: 1875

The heather Chinee has one custom
which ight be introduced into other
lands with good effect / is usual to
pay all debts at the commencement of
each year, and as soon after the first of
January as householder is free from
all demands he places over bis door an
emblem signifying that he has arrived
at that exalted position; there is a
commendable pride to put up this cab
alistic sign at very early day. This
custom prevails throughout the Chinese
Empire and among all classes of people,
and he who posts the emblem the first
week Of the year, enjoys the confidence
of the public, and establishes a good
financial sanding
Year: 1875

There is an eastern story Of Sultan
who oversight himself, SO as not to
awaken at the hour Of prayer. So the
devil came and walked him, and teld
him to pray. "Who are your said
the Sultan. 80, no matter" replied
the other my act is good, is.it not ?
No matter who does the good action, SO
long as it is good" eyes" replied
the Sultan, ''but l think you are Satan.
I know your face; you have some bad
motive" "But," says the other, II
am not SO bad as l am painted. You
see l have left off my horns and tail.
I am pretty good fellow. after all. I
was an angel once, and l still keep
some Of my original goodness "That's
all very we'll, replied the sagacious
and prudent Caliph, "but you are the
tempter; that's your business and |
wish to know why you want me to get
up and pray" "Well," said the devil.
with flirt Of impatience, "if you must
know, will tell you. If you had slept
and forgotten your prayers you would
have been sorry for it afterward and
penitent; but if you 90 on, as now,
and do not neglect single prayer for
ten years, you will be SO satisfied with
yourself that it will be worse for you
than if you had missed one sometimes
and repented of it. God loves your
fault mixed with penitenee. more than
your virtue seasoned with pride"
Year: 1875

would most respectfully inform my pa
irons and friends, and all who may favor me
with a call, that have fitted up an Oyster
Saloon for both ladies and gentlemen, where
they can get good hot Stew, Pan, Fry, or
Raw, at short notice. Also, Parties supplied
with Oysters in any quantity they may desire.
Year: 1875

A despatch has been received from the Auditor at
Albany the Produce Exchange stating that the Com
have ordered the canal to be kept full in the
Eastern Division until further orders


The report concerning the prohibition by the cable
companies words In the dictionary and the extra
charge those exceeding ten letters turns out to be
Such proposition was made, II is said, by
the Anglo. American Cable Company but the Direct
Cable Company refusing to agree the idea was aban-
Year: 1875

A TRIBUNE reporter conversed yesterday
with Abrsm Hewitt one OF the Receivers OF the rail-
road the bill for the relief from Of the New.
York and Oswego Midland Railroad and the effect OF
levy of the taxoolectOrs OF certain on the
rolling stock Of the road. Mr. Hewitt well satisfied
that the bill was constitutional and sad Pending the
discussion upon passage OF the law repeating
on the Midland Railroad 10 will be necessary that
the collectors refrain from making leyies. unless they
assire preopitste the immediate stOppage Of the
road. They return the tax uneolected to the
stste Controller and thus give time for the courts to
decide the complicated constitutional questions in
VOWED. The Receivers have done aud arc doing all
that is possible keep this great highway open, but
the legislation Of last Winter is TOO heavy burden for
them ~ carry and their only nope Is the good
OF the community and the prompt action Of the
Legsls tufe."
Year: 1875

The Western Union officials attach no i'm
portance whatever TO the efforts which apparently
making to introduce methods into the present sys
TEN Of telegraphc Communication President orton
said yesterday that it iss weknown fact among tel
a7aph officials that the bill which has just been brought
forward Congress by Gen. Bater Ia only intended to
affect Western Union stock in wall-st.' and that
GEN Butler is simply playing his part In the
little game fer reasons well known 10 himself
SO firmly convinced Of this are the Western Union
managers that they have taken to delay
impede the OF either the McCreery Free
fer bill or the Bntlor bill. From these 1t would
that specuatOrs telegraph stocks require msnpua
ton and wirepuling at Washington for the successful
operation Of their schemes
Year: 1875

1AzOo CITY, Oct. 2O-To the Clarion
The Depaty-Sheriff and posse who left here
yesterday to arrest Patterson, who it was
supposed murdered negro on Silver Creek
because he was Democrat, have Just re-
turned. They report that they captured
Patterson and another negro who is impli-
Gated in the murder. Patterson paid this
negro fifty dollars to do the deed


The Deputy and posse were returning to
this city with their prisoners, when they
were M by an armed body and Patt erson
taken from them. They report him lost in
the swamp. The other prisoner was brought
to this city and placed in the county jail.


CAMPBELL.
Year: 1875

The CLARION might as well under
stand, first as last, that whatever it may
say, election officers will do their duty,
without fear or favor, and make up the
returns of votes cast, without asking its
permission.


Make up the returns of the votes cast,
and there will be nobody hurt. But
false counting will get the man who at
tempts it into trouble,
Year: 1875

How are your taxes to be reduced :?
Vote the Democratic ticket.


JUDGE NILES declined to accept Col.
Singleton's invitation for joint canvass.
He could not face an indignant people
with his Force Bill, and Back Salary
Grab record.
Year: 1875

Bolton Weekly.I


THE DAILY CLARION, Jackson, will be
mailed to any address until the election for
25 cents per week. Send in your subscription
if you want an Al paper. Rest assured YOU
will get the worth of your money.
Year: 1875

At this writing We have seen enough to
say that the Grand Rally of the Democrats
and Conservatives of Kinds county at this
place will prove a complete success.


EARLY IS THE MORNING
the booming of the cannon assured our cit
izeDs that the patriotic men OF Jackson were
at their posts
Year: 1875

A leading 81. Louis exchange has
these editorial views: The shortest
distance between two points Is
straight line. This mathematical axi.
ON admits of neither arguments nor
denial, yet our merchants seem to pre-
fer any regular course to reach the
goal of prosperity and fortune, or the
whirlpool of circles and rings, which
more frequently lead to disaster, than
a straight line. The nearest and
cheapest possible route by which the
Valley States can ship their produce
or obtain their imports, is by the Mis-
sissippi river.


Still strange as it may seem, We ship
our flour and wheat, first 1900 miles
by rail east to Baltimore orNew York
thence across the Atlantic to Liver.
pool; again, recrossing the Atlantic to
the South American coast, and south
to Brazil, thus making triangular
voyage ia Rio of fifty days, not inclu-
ding delays when we could, by direct
voyage from the mouth of the Missis-
sippi, accomplish the same voyage in
twenty-one days.


The idea that wheat should be ship
ped first to New York, thence toLiver-
pool, to be ground into flour, and then
to Rio, should strike our millers as an
absurdity, and yet it is donel Mans
nature is generally adverse to the acc
complishment of any object by
straight course, upon the principle
that uncertainty is more alluring
than a fixed fact Men rush wildly
into silver mine speculation, and all
kinds Of impracticabilities, instead of
pursuing a straight line for the attain
ment of q fortune.


The road to prosperity for the Val
lev States, whose commerce is valued
at two billions of dollars per annum,is
to open trado with Brazil by direct
line of steamers from the mouth of the
Mississippi river, which would in a
short time build up for us CONNER
cial intercourse unsurpassed for its
dazzling wealth, by mutual exchange
of products. Yet it would appear, al
though we have millions of capital ly-
ing idle. we have neither the enterprise
nor the energy to put the Mississippi
Valley and Brazil steamship line into
operation.
Year: 1875

It is probable that many goot
housewives do not know tha
butter may be firm and nice-look.
ing by merely inverting over it O
flower-pot covered with damp
clothes. In the same way a water
pitcher enveloped in wet clothes
will keep its contents cool and
grateful TO the parched throat this
hot weather.


On large scale the same plan
may be used in the fleld-as we
have said before, but it will bear
saying again. The contents Of
barrel enveloped in clothes which
are kept constantly wet, will be so
pleasant as almost to induce the
laborer in the field to drink more
than is good for him.


The reason why water kept this
way is cool is, that the evaporation
Of the outside dampness carries off
the heat from the inside-just rs
perspiration carries of the heat
from the human frame, and render
a live man capable Of withstand
ing a heat which viii cook a beef
steak.
Year: 1875

Mark Twain went to the great
base ball match at Hartford few
days ago and lost his umbrella, for
which he advertised as follows !:
"Two hundred and five dollars re-
ward. At the great base ball match
on Tuesday,while l was engaged in
hurrahing, small boy walked of
with an English-made brown silk
umbrella belonging to me, and for
got to bring it back. I will pay
Ave dollars for the return of that
umbrella in good condition to my
house on Huntington avenue. I
do not want the boy Qn an active
state), but will pay two hundred
dollars for his rcmains.v
Year: 1875

stage of action, and adroitly seize 8
the spider wherever they are found.
These spiders are slowed away in
secret cells to be food for the young
flies. Thus there is compensation
all around"