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Year: 1876

The leading model in spring toilettes will be the polonaise. Thisfor the most part will be made the princesse shape, very long and but slightly draped below and back of the arms. These will be seen a great deal in plain India cash meres, trimmed with woolen fringes of the same shade as the material. Short paletots, half fitting in the back and fastened only at the neck, to hang straight and open in front, will furnish one of the styles for outside garments. These, notwithstanding the effort to re- vive the fashion of wearing black out side wraps with all dresses, will often be made of the same material as the rest of the toilet.

 In linen cuffs and collars for ladies, the high English collar with it's points rolled away in front promises to con- tinue in style through the spring. Bands of solid colors. and plaids, in cambrics or ginghams, edge many of these.

 A stylish fabric in black is the striped damask gauge, with alternate taffeta stripes two and three inches wide. Tafeta stripes are largely taking the places of those of repped silk and satin.
Year: 1876

Doctor Moore, the metaphysician thus speaks of the effect of light on the body and mind: A tadpole confined in darkness would never become Q frog; and an infant deprived of heavens free light will only grow into a shapeless idiot instead of 6 beautiful and reasona- ble being. Hence, in the deep, dark gorges and ravines of the Swiss Valais, where the direct sunshine never reaches, the hideous prevalence of idiocy startles the traveller. It is a strange, melancholy idiocy. Many persons are incapable of articulate speech; some are deaf, some are blind, some labor under all these privations, and all are misshapen in al- most every part of the body. I believe there is'in all places marked difference in the healthiness of houses according to their aspect in regard to the sun, and those are decidedly the healthiest, other things being considered, in which all the rooms are, during some part of the day, fully exposed to the direct light. Epi

 denies attack inhabitants on the shady side of the street, and totally exempt those on the other side; and even in epidemics such as ague, the morbid in- duence is often thus partial in it's labors.
Year: 1876

MT. Marsh, on the train going to Montreal, was acoested by reporter of the Troy Press, to whom he said ssMy friend, I am completely exhausted, and if were not, this is the last subject in the world that I would choose to talk about. I know nothing more that should be given to the public. Had I not been satisfied that the exposure would come, I would have remained silent forever, fled the country, or done anything else that would have kept the subject from the public. Why, it is awful it ruins that family; it will drive me crazy. For years my family and that of the Belknaps have been inti- mate. Mrs. Belknap is fascinating woman and her husband has been one of the most polished and genial of mon. Nobody could resist them. An you will never know what I have sui fered within the past fortnight Sooner than repeat the experience I would die. But don't press me to talk on the sub iect. I can't bear even to think of it.

 I am going to spend few days with my friends to recuperate. It's too late to flee the country now. Nobody car gain by my absence now"
Year: 1876

Henry Ward Beecher's sermon Sunday night was partly about Belknap. Men pity the sick, the wounded, the maimed, he said, but infinitely greater should be their compassion for those who have stumbled and gone down into the pit of moral ruin. On every mans lips is the disclosure that affects our government. Every man who loves his country would go back and spread a cloak over the spectacle that humiliates us at home and shames us abroad. Unfortunately it is true, as De Tocqueyille said: s'Every government will be just as rascally as the government will let it be-" It is a sorrow, shame, and & bitter grief that such wickedness should be disclosed in high places. It is not for any of us to blink at transgression. For our safety, for our children's, and for our country s this transgression should be so punished that men will be afraid, who cannot be restrained by any other reasoning than fear, to transgress against the national honor
Year: 1876




Mark Twain recently tried his, hand
writing mp distressing accident for
Boston local paper, and this is how he
did it:


Last evening about six o'clock, as
Mr.. VIM. Schuyler, an old and much
respected citizen of South Park, was,
eaving his residence to go down town
IS has been his usual custom for many
ears, with the exception of only
hort interval in the spring of 1850,
during which be was confined to his
bed by injuries received in attempting
TO stop runaway horse, by Thought
lessly throwing up his hand and shout
ing which, if he haddone SO even a sin
gle moment sooner, must inevitably
have frightened the animal still more
instead of checking his speed, although
disastrous enough to himself as it a was
rendered more melancholy and distress
ing by reason of the presence of his
wife's mother who was there, and saw
the occurrence, Notwithstanding it is nt
least likely, though not necessarily so,
that she should be reconnoitering i'll
another direction when the incidents
not being vivacious and on the lookout,
as general thing, but even in the re-
-erse, as her mother is said to have sta
ted, who is no mo Q, but died in the
full hope of q blessed resurrection up
ward of three years ago, aged eighty
six, being a christian woman without
guile, as it were in property, in conse-
auence of the fire of 1859, which des-
troyed every solitary thing she had. in
the world. r.r..-.r.fs rl,


Let us all take wnrning by this sol
emn occurrence and try SO to conduct
ourselves that when we come to die We
can do it. Let us place our hands upon
our hearts, and say with earnestness
and sincerity, that from this day forth
we will beware of the intoxicating howl.
Year: 1876

we know not. We do know that they
are armed, that they do parade, and
that they do drill to very late hours OF
the night TO the annoyance and dis
turbance of our citizens, notwithstand-
ing the very formidable letter from
that distinguished soldier, Adjutant-
General German
Year: 1876

busy yesterday with the OF craft which are to be
engaged nlbusterng of the coasts OF Hayti and ST.
Domingo The latest rumors that the revenue
cutters, Admiral lying at Ogdensburg this State and
the Mccullough, with her rickety engines and boilers
lying Staten Island and which advertised SALE
will shortly find their way out to the Caribbean Sea
part the recurring revolutions Of the above
mentioned black republics The OF the propeller
Fall River, which reported in yesterdays HERALD
to have been sold the rebel party OF Hayt stated
yesterday that the said vessel not finally disposed Of
but he added laugningly, ANY one have her with
regard TO color previous condition, provided he
pays my price. admit have recently had her calked
and that colored gentleman has recently been in
treaty-more have not to say" The reporter saw
that the knew than he chose 20 TELL and
So laft him
Year: 1876

and was very wen attended MrA Rosebro, OF Roeh-
ester, presided.


EVENING SERVICES.


Last night the Hippodrome presented very different
appearance from that Of the night before, and more u
was completely filed After singing "Hod the Fort
and several other hymns and prayers Mr. Moody SAID
he would talk on "True Grace" There is a sermon IN
the meaning OF tho word. II Is word little under
stood at the present time. Perhaps IL would do us
good 20 60 10 Webster sometimes and leok up some
OF these words We hear often. was partaker Oh
the OF God for years before knew what II meant
Grace means unmeritcd mercy or love- had man
come 10 me to-day, and his great plea was that he was
not &c to be saved thank God for finding such
man; II did good There is hope for that man.
That the lesson that Christ always trying
TO teach the Jews-the lesson of grace
but they always establishing some claim,
thinking they were better than other people He
could not teach them grace. II you must know God,
He is the God Of all grace, unmerted mercy unde
served favor. Now, who does God offer grace 10 TO
all the world. II any man repent God VIII receive
him il don't make any difference what your life has
been In the past He will turn in grace 10 you. We
must be saved by grace alone,


PEDLER.


God is not selling salvation. What would you onerr
Who VIII be saved tonightf The grace OF God brings
salvation unto all men This all here tonight,
policemen 1remen and reporters hope the grace OF
God will reach you o-night


The young mems meeting and the prayer meeting
were combined in the large hall last night as the other
was not sufficiently warmed for use. About 800 re-
NAMED Mr.. Moody presided. Tho inquiry rooms
were all well filed
Year: 1876

strange and fatal mistake occurred yesterday at
No. 1855 East Seventeenth street. William S Parsons,
aged tecn years had been sick in bed for some time
past and was under the treatment Of Dr. Post At an
early hour in the morning his father arose to give him
of the medicine that had been prescribed by the
doctor By fatal oversight the father poured for
his poisonous solution of aconitc Mr. Parsons
almost Immediately discovered his mistake, and not
oreseeing the effect his words would have, told the
boy that he had accidentally poisoned him The latter,
who was In very weak and nervous condition, was so
alarmed that he taken with spasms which lasted
short time. He at length became UNCONSCIOUS and
died at hrtynve minutes past three in the morning.
Drs Phelps and Miller after consultation decided that
death had been caused by disease Of the heart and
fright
Year: 1876

Sanitary superintendent Day reported to the Health
Board yesterday the discovery OF three children in the
most advanced stages OF smallpox in the tenement
house No. l4s Forsyth street when the health
inspectors undertook their removal 10 the Smallpox
Hospital much excitement among the inmates OF the
house ensued and 10 only after considerable
difficulty that Ii accomplished Three weeks ago
died IN the house OF smallpox, and the place
Immediately afterward dsinfected by order Of the
Board OF Health Other OF smallpox yester
day discovered at No. l97 DIVISION street. No Is
Bowery No 81 oliver street and No l26 Cherry street.
The patients In eacn Instance we're removed TO the
SMALLPOX Hospital
Year: 1876

Terrance Tracy, Of College Point Long Island, yester
day reported TO the police that Tuedsay evening last
he went homeon the train which reaches the village at
eight O'Clock, and while between the depot and the
hotel lately kept by one Donney he was approached
from behind and Knocked down with slungshot and
robbed Of $40. He has two severe wounds upon his
head and when discovered shortly afterward he was
covered with blood He has been confined 10 his
house in consequence OF the injuriea
Year: 1876

The editor OF that sound Democratic
sheet, the Cha,feld Democrat, has been
investigating the financial question and
has come to the conclusion that the bel
lowings OF Wall street amount to moth
ing. He says:


The business interests of the country neither
ask or need imitation, but they cannot endure
speedy contraction. Nevertheless a speedy
pass age OF the resumption act. The National
banks have been steadily calling in their circu-
lation, in order to prepare for the not distant
day when they must be ready to redeem their
outstanding bills They have no other altern-
alive. The gold is not to bs had in sufficient
quantities, and they must reduce the volume
of their circulation to conform to gold STAN
dard.


The plan proposed by the Chicago Tribune,
that greenbacks shall be legal tender for all
debts contracted previous to given time, and
that new contracts shall have gold basis,
would also go far to simplify and make easy
the return 70 specie payments. But for the at
tempt to make political cs pital, there would be
but one voice among our public men for the
repeal of the resumption act, and it ID gratifv-
place the business interests Of the country
above party capital, to render the relief whioh
is so imperatively demanded.


The Democrats OF Minnesota will take
their place with the rest Of the West.
in the coming Cincinnati convention, ;in
favor ofthe repeal ofthc resumption act.
All the Democracy OF the state ncedec
was little time for reflection. They
have had this since last fall and the
scales have fallen from their eyes.
Year: 1876

has happened score ofti,nes in Allegheny
county within the past year Rather than give
honest weight, these operators shut Gown their
works, and keep them shut down for weeks,
until the men are starved into submission, or
new men are hired to take their places.


Let the people elect trle men to the
legislature next winter, and we will see
if We cannot stop this cheating in
weights and grades, which now takes
from the people great deal more than
theiI annual taxes, and gives them moth
ing in return.
Year: 1876

Our increase OF new subscribers ia.
been so great since the inside OF this
paper was printed, that we have been
obliged to strike off number OF half
sheets. Those who receive them viii
overlook this short-coming. We will
try to avoid it in future. by printing
enough extra copies to cover all contin.
geucies.
Year: 1876

than to the cities More is to be got out OF the
soil than out of the bricks and mortar OF our
crowded cities.'


If the process OF contraction is to con-
tinue the lahoring men OF the country
will soon find it as hard to make living
as their brethren of the cities do at pres
ent. The weight of m;sgovernment
rests always with crushing force on the
laboring population. The rich may be
curtailed OF their luxuries; the poor are
deprived of the necessaries of life.
Year: 1876

OLD probabilities can certainly be ac-
credited with being weatherwise. 1t is
very seld,m that he does not succeed as
the old saying goes of striking the nail
souarely on the head. Thi. he certainly
did on yesterday when he stated positively
and not probably that there would be
colder weather. This the people of Will.
mington had full realization of yester
day IN change in the temperature tha
came 80 suddenly it was surprise. The
teegraphic dispatches last evening an
nounced that the. mercury had fallen AZ
low as 80 degrees at Buffalo and that th'
cold wave was moving Eastward rapidly
1t has also moved southward, if we may
tate the touch Wilmington had yesterday
and last night rs any indication Of it.
Year: 1876

The VERDICT of the jury in Philadel.
pbia, adjudging Fletcher guilty of murder
in the first degree will have wholesome
effect upon the roushs who make drunken
ness the excuse for their out
RACES upon the law. Fletcher's counsel
endeavorsd to extenuate his otfense upon
the ground that he was too drunk at the
time of the murder to be capable of form.
ing a deliberate specific attempt to take
lite. Judge Riddle remarked in his charge
that there was growing opinion in Phil.
adelpnia that drunk enness is an excuse for
crime. And the same is applicable to
other places besides Philadelphia where
the rowdy element exists, that can only be
checked in its mad course of evil by just
such decisive action as that which has con.
demned Fletcher TO the gallows, and
pointed out another terrible warning
against intemperance.
Year: 1876

THAT MONoToNOUs paper the Philadel-
phia Press, makes serious attempt to be
funny at the expense OF the Delaware dele
cation, who were present in that city on
Saturday night, at the banquet given at
the Girard House, by the Democratic
Club of that city. 1t says that under the
guise of an 9Th of January banquet, all
Delaware assembled at the Girard House
on Saturday evening, and presented the
jewel of their crown, a Bayard of course,
to the Democracy of the United State as a
candidate for the Presidency. As an at.
tempt at wit, the Press says ont of regard
u the suburban character OF the affair, the
banquet was over at 10 p. m. and Delaware
went home on the evening train. W.
take this as queer mixture of anger
with an occasional pepperng Of attempted
wit to Disguise the bad feeling and jeal


ousy. In its naked TRUTH the whole
secret of the editorial production, in the
wreck of what was once an infaen'ia


journal, is that the ringing truth.
Senator Bayard told in hi,
speech were such that the Republi


can stomach cannot well digest. They aas
too real to be laughed down by the feeble
strokes and of wit ard earnestness showr
in the etfusion rom the Press. As to the
DELAY are delegation we are positive they
exhibited that the democracy Of the Dia


mond State are thoroughly in earnest ane
are ready to take up the gauntlet whenever
the fray shall begin. ...
Year: 1876

The United States Senate yesterday was
engaged greater portion OF its session in
the discussion of the resolutions concern
ing the President pro tenn. of that body.
Senator Morton dec ared Mr.. Ferry, by his
own resolution, VIII ch was the enc under
discussion, the President pro tenn. of the
Senate by virtue of his election at the last
session of the Senate. Mr.. Salisbury, Of
this State, complimented the present Presi-
dent pro tem., and said he thought it wa.
question of the legal rights asd powers of
the body. The first and second resolutions
were adopted, but on the third resolution
declaring that the present President pro
tenn. is held at the pleasure Of the Senate,
opened the batteries of discussion, and in
the thunder it was lost sight of for the bal
ance of the day. There is no doubt that
Mr.. Ferry will be made President pro tenn.
of the bod ! when the resolution is again
taken up. The drift of the discussion and
delay appears to be to ascertain the rights
and powers of the Senate in such case
that may be used as precedent when such
an event in the history Of the Senate shall
again occur.
Year: 1876

The third term organs are replcte with
correspondence from all portions of the
South giving the information that that
section is strongly in favor of Grant for a
denomination. This would lead very
naturally to the belief that Grant was the
favorite among the people Of the South
for Presidential honors. One side of a
story is always very good until you hear
Year: 1876

IT is proposed to take that Champion
boy liar, who tried to personate the long
Lost Charlie Ross and give him an edi-
torial position on the Chicago Inter
Ocean" to invent Bloody Shirt stories. 1t
is wonder that while he was in the
neiyhborhooa old Judge Poland, of Ver-
mont had MT gotten hold Of him to work
out the mysteries of the famous Gag
law
Year: 1876




GOVERNOR TrLDEN, Of New York, in
refusing to grant a pardon to Edward
Stokes for the killing of James Fisk, In
1873, has adhered strictly to the principles
of impartiality in the administration OF
the official acts of his Office. The sentence
Of Stokes in the first place was compara-
lively light considering the enormity Of
his offence. He murdered the unfortunate
Fisk in cold blood, for no other reason
than jealousy Of his preferred attentions
to q notorious woman of loose habits. In
the case of Stokes the slow hand Of death
is slowly accomplishing the work that a
lenient jury cheated the gallows Of. From
the stalwart man Of health and fashion, he
has been transformed to the prematurely
decayed representative of man the vic
tim of his own folly. With hair white as
the driven snow, crushed with remorse and
the seeds of consumption sovn in his con-
st,tution, he is hastily approaching that
end which will give a permanent relief
more oonsumate than one from an cxecu-
tive that would leave him to the tortures
of his own conscience until death. u.r
Year: 1876

The Chill-Blaine of the Republican
party wants to hang JEFF Davis upon a
SOUR apple tree, while old John Browns
spirit looks down with mercy.


A man in New York has invented can
non in New Jersey which will throw ball
fifteen to twenty miles and shoot through
iron with as great ease as a mosquito can
Year: 1876

The Commercial with its usual nicety
picks out typographical errors to get on ''S
far fetched jokes. For keen sightednesS
in such triAes that paper is remarkably
bright. However it does not in the least
;nte fere with the force Of the argument,
and if this is the most sffectual sally that
can be made, the public can appreciate
whv we should not feel annoyed.
Year: 1876

SAD SIGHT. The Gold Hill NetpS Of
June 9th records this


To day while the Belcher miners we're
being paid off man whose eyos had been
burned out by giant powder while work


ing under ground, stood at the door to
re eli e what the "boys" in the goodness
of their hearts were willing to give. In
side n young man with book sat md
received contributions for the benefit Of n
wo an whose husband was killed in a
mine not long since. Both appeals TO
the charity OF the miners we're heartily
responded to and the trade dollars came
down right literally. Every month there
is similar appeal nude, and, be it snd
TO the honor of the miners, if tn object is
il any degree worthy, the hands of the
supplcunts are not sent away empty.
I'm postor- sometimes impose themselves
upol the good nature of these men but as
a gencial thing the parties to whom relief
i. granted are those well known in the
community. In some cases three or four
thousand dollars have been realized by
the % voluntary contributions.
Year: 1876

THE London Times account OF the fire
in the wooden works Of James Templton
at Aver, by which twenty-four women
lost their lives, says It is stated that Barry,
the overseer, who was himself burn
ed to death, locked the door OF tho room


in which the female operatives were at
work, thinking the alarm of fire was false.
A girl who jumped from tho window
states she first endeavored to escape by
the door, but man pushed her back.
Year: 1876

AT case before Justices Court in
Plumas county, the other day, concern
ing the sale Of horse, one Of the female
witnesses wished TO be recalled. She
again took the stand, and this was her
additional testimony Well, what /
wanted to say is that The complainants
wife had the reputation Of wearing false
teeth and doing her hair up in paper to
make it curl. | forgot to swear to it
when | was up here before"
Year: 1876

despatch from New Haven says that the Very
Rev James Lynch, Vicar General OF the Catholic
diocese Of Hartford, and a resident Of New Haven
died there yesterday morning from the effects
Of Injuries received by fall three weeks he was
fifty years old and had been the ministry twenty
seven years The funeral viii ,oko place on Saturday
next
Year: 1876

By American Press Association to the STAR.


MONTREAL, March 1S.-Marsh's brother
arrived here last night but no officer of
the Government from Washington nor
any other person has visited Marsh as
yet. and nothing can be learned of any
negotiations that may be in progress
looking to his return.
Year: 1876

They've got the laugh on a Cincln.
natl railroad man just returned from
Florida. The story is that he and two
or three friends, after a days fishing off
the Atlantic coast, spread all sail on
their smack for home, but after sanding
three hours before the wind and making
no headway, they suddenly remembered
that the anchor had been down all the
time.
Year: 1876

The SECOND Gefmah HahU COhceFts


The audience at Pixies Music Hall
last night was larger than that of the
previous evening and fully as apprecia-
tive. In tact there appeared to be gem
eral feeling Of enthusiasm and approval.
The music was fine and the listeners in
Iull accord, so that the concert could not
but be a success. There is strong
effort being made to induce the Band to
remain next week, with what Success
we have not learned. A. matinee is an
nounced for this afternoon, and another
concert will be given tonight.
Year: 1876

The Public Schools having been closed
until the 1st OF October the young folk OF
the town are in high dudgeon over their
holiday. They enliven the streets very
much, although their parents are brought to
many sad reflections by their constant and
annoying presence about the homestead.
One Manchester paterfamiliaS has made
the remark publicly that he had. rather
charge battery than stand the racket that
his seven little ones raise about the house
every day. He wants school to commence
again.