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Year: 1876

The Chicago IsnaeS says: yesterday
we were shown what promises to be the
most wonderful invention of the age,
and one which promises to revolutionize
our entire domestic economy. 1t is
nothing less than substitute for fuel.
produced at comparatively no expense,
and by the application of the simplest
scientific eontrivance. The invention
is denominated the hydro-carbon burner
and gas generator. By the application
of the invention, ordinary coal-oil and
water may be made to produce heat
enough to run an engine, propel ma
chinery, heat a cooking-stove illumi.
nate mansion, or perform any other re-
suit usually accomplished by means Of
wood or coal. By its use the most diff
cult mechanical problems are to be
solved in the future. The burden of gas
monopolies will be abolished, and the
new system of generating heat from
water and oil will astonish the scientist
as the unschooled and undisciplined
mind. The process is not complicated
or mysterious. 1t is simply the result
which overwhelms the mind with its
wonderful possibilities. Prof. Ken
dali, the well-known chemist, who has
experienced with this invention, says
that all the fire to do the cooking and
washing for six persons, seven days,
can be produced for so cents. The
apparatus burns from one-fourth to
seven-eighths as much water as it does
any other combustible fluid, and pro-
duces result which can not fail to fill
every one with amazement who wit
nesses its operations. For household
purposes it is unexcelled. There is no
dust or filth, smoke or disagreeable
scent about it. Gas can be furnished
from any cooking stove to illuminate a
house for so cents per thousand feet.
The light produced is clear, bright and
steady, far superior in quality and illu-
minating properties to the ordinary gas
produced from coke, which costs from
$3 to $3.50 per thousand feet. The at
tachment can be made to any stove,
range or furnace, or motive power, with
entirely satisfactory results. A patent
has been procured, and the inventor, a
very eminent scientific gentleman, is
now prepared to enter the field, and
capture the public with an invention,
obvious on sight, and more use
full to civilized man than
could be the realization oil
the widest dreams created by the al.
legged claims of the Kelley motor, which
have created so much comment and in.
terest in the public mind. The sim.
plicity and practicability Of this appa.
ratus can be determined on sight, and
it is destined to go into general use as
soon as its merits become generally
known to the public It has been ex.
amined by scientific men, and the prin'
ciples of its foundation have been pro.
nounced sound and in accordance with
chemical science. Its discovery is more
valuable to mankind than the alche


mist's stone. By means of it the suffer
ings of the poor will be ameliorated and
their sufferings assuaged. The inventor
of cheap fuel may indeed be called ,
benefactor to his kind, and the blessing,
of the world will follow him. Tn.
genuineness and utility of this great ant
wonderful invention is destined soon tt
be acknowledged by the world at large


for truth is irresistible.
Year: 1876

The St. Lous Republican mentions some OF
the troubles that will follow the new money
When rnau walks much the inside Of his
legs will be cbafcd raw. When less than
dollar is to go by mail it viii have to be con-
verted into postage stamps. When you run
for street car, money viii fly out of your
pocket at every jump. When You tell your
wife that you have no money she will say that
yon lie, for she heard it jingle. 1t. will be
dlfcuIt to pay man quarter for hail.
When you are 10 a hurry, the storekeeper Will
have 10 weigh the coin in his hand and sound
it twenty-five times on the counter before he
can determine whether II is good. The baby
will swallow dime day. A boy with
quarter will lose it in d crack in two minutes,
from which no amount Of coaxios with forks
aud chips eau recover it. Sleepy men will
put buttons and lozenges into contribution
boxes, as Of yore."
Year: 1876

WHAT PREDicATE.-Colonel Ben. Wilson


is renowned for his courtesy. Those who
know him we'll will appreciate the point OF d
remark which he made on the threshold OF The
terrible unknown There was in his chamber
the hush which the presence Of death usually
causes. His relatives and friends were wait
Ing with silent grief for his departure. His
physician approached the bedside aud inform
ea hin that he was about to die. Too near
gone to speak very loud, Colooel Ben. said -
/" OF course you know, Doctor; but upon
what d. you predicate your theory2 The
polite debater had adopted resolution TO in-
definitely postpone - Whecling Standard.
Year: 1876

Tie unusually large number of f1e-a1arms
during the Past two days, with the extreme
cold and prevailing winds, should induce
every shop-keeper, manufacturer, and house.
holder to exercise extraordinary vigilance in
regard to the common danger The necessi-
ties for increased fires in stoves and furnaces
carry with them a necessity for increased
caution. The excellent condition Of our Wa
ter system, the efficiency Of the Fire Marshal,
IS amply demonstrated at the Friday night
fire, and the admirable working drill of the
Department, should allay an needless appre-
hensior when fire actually breaks ont, but
should not tempt any one to abate individual
caution The police should be especially in
st1ucted to be wary, quick, and energetic in
the matter Of fires at this season Of the year.
Year: 1876

The sober Judgment OF the patriotic cltl


zens Of this country is to the effect that the
Electoral vote must be counted as it has been
returned, without any reference to allega-
tons of fraud on either side. In the Rb.
sence of any compromise, this is the only
constitutional method of proceeding. No
other can be adopted which will not open
up opportunities for further frauds, and
set a precedent that will lead to an abandon.
ment Of all the safeguards Of popular gov
ernment. We have been impressed particu-
lnrly with the conviction that this opinion
has taken hold Of conservative people every
where, by the current issue of the Nation,
which is devoted almost entirely to con-
sideration Of the Presidential question. No
Democratic journal in the country has been
more violent than the Nation in the denun-
ciation Of what may be called the Returning
Board system. It has no confidence in the
personal honesty Of these Boards, condemns
the theory on which they exist, and believes
one wrong cannot be righted' by another; !;
but it can find no authority for Congress
going behind the returns, and concludes:


But the time to punish whatever underhand deal
ing there has been is in 1880. It seems to us that
the only sound course is to stop quibbling and
chopping logic, to accept tile Southern figures,
however bedeviled, and inaugurate HAYES in the
interest of'peace and quiet, and for the better
preservation OF constitutional forms. ANY other
course is Mexican.


Further than this, the Nation recapitu1ates
In another article the evidences that the clear
intention Of the Constitution is that the
President Of the SENATE shall simply perform
the ministerial duty Of counting the Elect
oral vote, and that the two Houses are pres
ent, not Ill their Legislative capacity,
but simply rs spectators or witnesses.
There IS . notable absence both
in the constitutional amendment and
in the original article on the election
Of the Executive Of any authority for Con-
gress Or either branch thereof to take any
part in the count; and that this omission was
Year: 1876

which right is one Of those that has been
most stoutly maintained from the Colonial
times until now. That A1r. CHANDLER has
been such an innocent as to send South over
the wires to be read in every Office through
which they passed messages that wouldn
bear publicity is perposterous. Somewhere
along the line there wonld inevitably be q
leak, as he doubtless knows too well 10
hazard the possibility of it, where the mes
saees would or could be read in number OF
Southern Offices.
Year: 1876

the General Assembly from this county shall
be agreed among themselves, and shall go TO
Springfield united in support Of common
measures for the relief Of the city, they will
have no difficulty in obtaining the substan-
tial relief which the city needs. Hence, it IS
to be hoped they will attend the conferences,
and, if possible, before January, agree
On what is wanted and on the form OF the
laws required to accomplish the end sought.
Year: 1876

Eo.4'*1A-
damages may so exceed that for benefits
the city will be seriously involved in debt.
It is true the Courts have decided that
the city may ut any time abandon the pro-
ceedlngs and begin over again but this is
not sufficient. The benefits and the dam
ages should in every case Offset each other,
and this can only be done by having the two
sides Of the account stated by the same
Court and jury at the same time. An act Of
this kind is matter Of necessity for the pro-
lection Of the public interests.


The City Of Chicago'is now incorporated
under the General Act OF 1872. That act was
not intended to apply in all respects to city
OF the magnitude and varied business inter
ests Of Chicago. It is not possible, even
if it were desirable, to have new incor-
poration act; but the present general law
needs revision in certain particulars, which re-
vision, while not impairing the general char
acte, Of the law, will promote its adaptability
to the greater wants and requirements of a
government for this city. 1t is possible
that legislation to meet these defects in our
charter may BE- considered necessary, and,
like all the other legislation designed for the
relief of the city, should be well considered,
we'll explained, and understood, and, it posi-
BILE, made acceptable and unobjectionable in
full conference between the citizens, the
Legal authorities Of the city, and the mem
bers OF the Legislature. II the members OF
Year: 1876

my accounts and settle my books,
as you know more about them than
any one else and let Mr.. Rawlins
finish recording my letters which
he has begun" Late in the after
noon he said to his physician -
"Doctor, die hard, but / am not
afraid to CO." Still later he said to
the same gentleman: 81 feel that
/ am going, / thank you for your
attentions, but I pray you take no
more trouble about me let me go
of quietly; l cannot last long"
A few moments later he made his re-
quest concerning his burial, and on
receiving the assurance of his
friend that he was understood sim
ply said: at is WE'LL" and com
posed himself for his final depar-
ture from this world. 1 lo -.


ms was the quiet, eventful
death scene in the career of the
first president. There was no
startling death-bed utterances that
men might learn as last words of
the Father of his Country. There
was no message sent out to the peo-
pie he had loved so well and served
so faithfully. He had done his
whole duty by his country and his
fellow-man, and now in this su-
preme moment, his thoughts of
eerth were confined to his own do
mestic circle, or wandered beyond
his home only to contemplate his
meeting his Divine Ruler of the
universe. Washington died like a
brave and good man, but the ex-
ample he set before his country
was in his life, and not in his death.
His death belonged to his God,
his family and himself; his life was
his country's.
Year: 1876

/ have stood in mud and water
two or three inches deep, for ten
hours a day for q week, without
feeling any dampness or having
any difficulty in getting my boots
on or off. If you would be equal.
ly successful, before wearing the
boots give the bottoms. a good
coating of tallow and tar and dry
it ini then oil the uppers with
castor oil about one tablespoon.
full will be sufficient. If the weath.
er should be rainy, or you are COM
PEELED to work in water during the


day, wash your boots clean Mt


night, hold them by the fire until
quite warm, and oil them while
quite wet, and you will have no
trouble about your boots getting
hard and shrinking up SO that you
cannot get them on. If the leath-
ed should become red, give a coat
of ordinary sLoe-blacking before
oiling. The effect of castor oil i
TO soften the leather, while II fin.
the pores and prevents the wats,
from entering.--Indiana Farmer.
Year: 1876

LAWRENCE, KANSAS Dee a. 1875.


EDITOR CHIEF We can not imagine what use this
month has for Mays weather. But who can tell what
bargains the spirits makiugl Perhaps Jack
Frost has taken pity upon the people who almost
ged and without fuel cannot account for il
any other way for yesterday the wind blew hard and


the dust flew in snch clouds and there such sitting
heat in breath that drew that IL seemed I'M
string the cords and wOO under garments were
uncomfortable carry. The in pile of crimson
and drabcnlored pillows and then-as if they had been
waiting Old Soils departure-up in the southwest
horizon two immense black clouds They came with the
speed Of eagle and sent down of water
by causing the people with empty and shallow
wells to rejnice. During the whole night the rain
ceasingly poured and the lightning flashed and the thun.
der reared if trying to awaken the vioets and
roses All! we guess what will get from Old Jack
when he ushers in the glorious Centennial year.


The meteor described in the Chf the 3Oth seen
here the evening Monday. Dec. a. A gentle
man who makes pretensions toward knowledge of
astronomy says it has something to do with the
warm weather now having.


Some three years ago Charles Hadley returning
from saloon late hour, he unfortunately his
death. being in intoxicated condition, by falling into
trench, which had been dug for laying gas pipe Mr..
Hadleys connections respectable and wealthy and his
sad end nearly drove his father crazy being proud
and sensitive disposition and loving bis with
parental affection He had done all his power to induce
Charlie to lay aside the cup and shun his low compan
ions but the paid heed to his fathers good
sell and came to his death above stated leaving wife
and young child Mrs Hadley has lately brouuht suit
against the city of Lawrence for damages The evidence
was heard in the city of Ottawa and the jury after due
consideration handed in verdict last Tuesday in favor
Of the plaintiff for the sum Of s. were told that
about four years woman lost her husband in sim
liar manner, in Olahe and that she brought damages
against the city for the of $1,000 The
duly brought and evidence heard and the jury brought
In verdict awarding the widow nothing saying the city
was not responsible m the death of those who confuse
ther minds with alcoholic liquors that they keep
on The sidewalk II she had been rich she would proba
bly, have aimed the suit or it looks that way at first
sight In our judgment there should be any diserin
ination between wealth and poverty, in such


CARLOS NOGGS
Year: 1876

n Shoe-peg Greeley now threatens us with
the Masons They are all going to stop the pa
per-phen their time is out In fact, they are going
TO Morganize us-alI because we exposed one of
their great secrets in alluding to S. p Gs little
irregularty with the books. We expect next to
hear that the Nelson's all over the country are in
arms to avenge the wrong done to Shoe-peg.
Now, Peggy, look out, or the Lodge will over
haul you for trying to make the public believe
that Masons are as great fools as yon are
Year: 1876

n A Democratic paper says that not single
Republican paper in the State has yet demand
ed the punishment of Lappin. There is not a
Republican paper in the State, so far as We have
seen, but that has called for a speedy investiga-
tion of the charges, and the punishment of Lap
pin, if proven guilty. But no Republican paper
has favored sending him to the peniteutiary
without trial, simply upon the clamor and de-
nunciations of the Democratic press.
Year: 1876

rnE VARIOUS ELEMENTS AT woRK-sTRUGGLEs ON


RULES AND THE ALABAMA DELEGATIoNs-THR


PLATFORM AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.


lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIUUsEI


CINCINNATI, June 15.-It has been day mostly OF
oratory The blessed bird of freedom has been ex-
sted in such professions of tropes and metaphors
and rhetorical pyrotechnics generally, must have
thrilled through every feather of his plumage and
every fiber of his frame. Gen. Logan has not
spoken. to be sure. but it has neverthe-
less been great day for the bird.


The aimless talk and contrlving of all the ele-
ments of opposition to Mr.. Blaine came to nothing,
though number Of persons wandered around the
hotel corridors and away from the hotel till far into
to night trying to invent some combination that
might I've practical and effective in beating Mr..
Blaine The Hayes men were quite confident,
some of the time. that the scheme would
succeed and their candidate would come out
Of it at the head of the ticket but they did not enter
with any vigor into any plan or respond to any
proposition which looked to the choice OF any other
than Gov. Hayes. Unfortunately for the success OF
any such combination the friends OF other candl-
dates took much-the same ground. and were only
prepared to listen to overtures that contemplated
the nomination of their own favorites. The Conk-
ling men, however, seemed a little more ready 10
make concessions than the BrstOw people, pos
coy Dtcdubo OF inc uOpcloSSncoS VI thOi
case. Some of the Conkling men and few of the
Hayes men talked quite seriously about making
ticket with Hayes at the top and Mr. Wheeler or
eI-Gov. Morgan second, but it came to nothing
hsnifestly the policy of the antiBane people this
morning when the Convention assembled was to
use the day in discussion of sort or another to
hll up the time and put off the nomination till to-
morrow The first skrmish in this line was when
the Committee on the Order of Business reported the
rules. which provided for the adoption Of
the platform before nominating the can
didates. Mr.. Hale of Maine, in the Blaine
interest. made a show of opposition to this rule.
But the sentiment of the Convention was 30 clearly
/, In favor Of adopting the platform first that he
shortly withdrew his opposition, and the
men scored one. There was no great parliamentary
struggle at any time during tho day and very little
display Of tactics When the struggle over the re-
port Of the Committee Credentials IN the Alabama
case began it was generally understood that the vote
upon that case would be held in some sense test
OF the strength of Mr.. Blaine, as the Conkling men
had made strong effort, and behind they had sue
sseded in csncent ating all the antBlane interests
Year: 1876

THE weather was boisterous early In the

 week. Early Wednesday and until late in the afternoon a storm Of dust filled the air, and such a storm as seldom occurs in these parts. About four o'clock, rain be- gan tO fall and continued till near next morning when snow came down and whit ened the ground in town and has len snow-caps on the surrounding mountains, but the sun soon caused all 10 disappear in the valley. Thursday night was clear and cold, and yesterday morning the soft ground and shallow pools of water were frozen solid; but the day was one of gor- geous sunshine and about noon was very mild, By reference to our file. we find that rather more snow fell February 22, 1871, and laid longer than this time. The mud began to freeze before sunset last evening, and this morning the ground is solid and shallow pools covered with ice.
Year: 1876

Gen. Kautz's report nearly all of which appears on our first page today, is dated August 31, 1875, and yet as he could not with propriety make it pub lie until the President had sent it to Congress with the report of the Sec retary of War; it has but just been published by the General; and it will yet be from four to six months before it will be printed by order of Congress As intimated in our last number, this delay is manifestly unfair to any officer, and particularly so in the case of Gen. Kautz. Had he been allowed until November to make his report, and we see no reason why he might not have been, he would have discovered the groundless nature of the information given him by interested parties con- corning the Indians and the reserva- tions, and thereby been saved the dis cussion and criticism of a state of af- fairs which had no actual existence and therefore no cause for apprehension. It is alike unjust to an officer and the people to demand reports so long be- tore they can be made public, and es- pecially SO upon the frontier where the situation changes so frequently and often unexpectedly.

 Another illustration of the working of "red tape" is found in the fact that it was only on Tuesday last that the order regarding the death of Vice Pres ident Wilson was received at Camp Lowell, when by ordinary course of mail, If the telegraph would not sui flee, it should have been here some weeks ago. We are at remote point, but the Secretary of War might with put an end to the circumlo- cution which permits such unneces- sary delay, and places officers at the aforementioned disadvantage.
Year: 1876

The twenty-cent piece was author ized by Congress chiefly to put an end to the five-cent swindle so long perpe- trated in California in the matter of making change. Visitors to San Fran cisco have for years complained that a charge of ten cents for anything, really meant fifteen, unless one happened to have the precise change in hand. For instance if quarter of a dollar is ten dered for a newspaper the price of which is ten cents but ten cents is giv- en in change. The excuse being that there are no five-cent pieces, or that five cents IS too insignificant sum to care about, the vendor always mak- ing it point to have the difference in his favor. In single transaction the sum would be small, but in the aggre- gate of numerous transactions each day, it amounts to matter of conse- quence and to a constant vexation to strangers, if not to residents.

 We had supposed that the California press would welcome the new coin and urge its general use, but we observe that with few exceptions, it is disposed to sheer at it and to applaud the public for permitting the whole coinage to lie at the mint unused. This is great mistake and like injustice to the peo- pie, and will probably result in an act of Congress ordering the total with. drawal from circulation of the twenty five cent piece. as heretofore wisely recommended by the Director of the Mints.
Year: 1876

UPON request Of a gentleman from the State of New York, who intends to exhibit a small desk composed Of slabs represent ing some kind Of wood Of each State and Territory of the Union, Mir. I. Goldberg mailed a pretty piece Of mesquit as Ari- zona's representative.
Year: 1876

THE funeral Of Mrs. c. A. Shibell lest Saturday, was very largely attended, and it showed that down in the hearts of the people there is genuine sympathy with those in affiiction. and also a generous disposition to exhibit due regard fo- the memory Of the good after passing away.
Year: 1876

OUR MILL NOW BEING IN FULL V operation, we are prepared to furnish the market with quality Of Flour, which we guarantee far superior to any manu- factured in the Territory, and fully equal to the very best imported from California We will keep constantly on hand at the Mill, and at our several agencies