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LON CLEAVER,
DENTIST.
T 00M3 OVER MRS. JACKSON'S Mil
XVlinery Store,
WILLAMETTE STREET.
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HAS OPENtD
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City, and respectfully solicits a share of the
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ST. NICHOLAS,
"7'ir k'Hgnf nil piihlfnl m mutil f rlht
yiunffou I'lhtrude of tin Atlnniie." South
nmtirn (KiiIm1iI) OhservHr.
The third volume of thi in"omp-h1e Mitraiine
i iu. mmplete 1. With it- StK myal wtarn pmrw,
anl.ix him Ire I illu.t ation. its .pirn li l aenals,
it. .hnrt .biriM. riem. an I s't-.tHu'. ate., etr . in
ita heautirul bin liuff of red en I imI I, it i. the nmat
plen H I iift ho.., for boys an I nirl. ever iuue 1 f om
thepreaa Pi ire, II; in lull arilt. IS.
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1877.
Whirh opensaith November, 1876. burins a short
anl very etite'tainme si'iial f-om the French, " Ihe
Kii.romf theUiely, " A story alaiitel to Ihe
IhanWiviniraeaiion. Another serisl of sbeoibiuf
iutent to boy.,
"H18 OWy MARTER,"
BT I. T. TKOWBHIDOI,
author of the "lark Kaiarl StoHee," in the Chri.t.
nu Holilny umer. Bmiln Mrml .toiien,
Chri.tmu rtiiriee.lively keUhea.pnem nnd pietinee
for the lioli Uy., n I aonie at.inihinir illu.tratiuii.
of I ineninl ano-tH, with IrHWinir. ty iHinew itiU,
THK CHKl5riU HOLIDAY SUwHKB Or
81' NICHiI.A,nuperblr illu.tmtel, conUine a
very iutei etin pit per.
I'HF. BOYi OF MY CHII-DHOOD."
y W1LUAM ODLLM BaTAKT.
D.i nut Fail " Buy Si. XichnUn for th?
(InriiiiiiiiiH lluli.liiyii. IViiM. 'J5 IViiIh
During- the yearthere will he inteletinlrplr, 'or
buyt, by Willaui CuPen H yuit. Juhn U. Whittier,
rhouiiu Huirhea, William llowitt. Dr. Hullanl,
U 01 ire M'l)orni.l, Nintord B. Hunt, Frank K.
Ntoi ktun, an I uthe
Ihew will ltoiif,iiket"eanlpiiem. of .pecwl
inteiwt to trii l, by lKr iet Piwivtl fp..ffo"l, r-u-aHuC-iolilge.Nt'ah
Winter KMhn. Rlioiheth Htn.
ait Plielpn, Ijiuimi Almtt, l.uiiretia P. Hale, Clia
lhaxwr, Mniy napea uoJg", aui iuuj
there will l alw
"TWELVE RKY finrURES,"
in or. riionoa,
the Artrnmer. with mm., ahnwm ! ;e ra' oi
Emu Miinth, ' will Iw likuiy to .u p. in iniemiv
j' aenea in popular mien id Tuny iu n h vu.
AMUSEMENT NU ivsTRllCIIflN. with
rtTM is.li kllilITlV.nl M'lT tU WMUUM.
will l miiiirlo-l .u lie etufm, nn I T. NiruoLAi will
amtmue to delight the young au I give plea.ui to
the ul.l.
tjOOD NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
To meet the deman 1 for a cheaper Ht. NirHOLAi
OilvBuok. the piii-e f v Je. I mm I II luu twen re
dure I to 1 tai h I he three v.ilumm, in n elemnt
library iw, are will for I in (ill lull ilt, I.V, eo
tliHt all may give their chil lien a enmplete et.
Tliwe v Jiimee..uUiiimoieatlia.'tive material than
flftydullaa wn th ol 'ordinary rlnHren lunik..
riulM iptiiiu pi iw, 13 a vea". The tlne biran I vol
nme. an I a eulmcriptiun fo' thin yearoiily IJ tui
iwrii with tlie net est new. dealer, or nen 1 muney .11
rheik.or P.O. Muney outer, ..r in tvfrnteie I letter,
BCH1UNKH V-O., IJ D-imiwnj, .
JDOESIT PATt
nt'Ciiill)' we Htfllic prifi-a ih"i1
iu Malli lltlxi ll I WO yi lll'a aiui'O mi
kkiIU'J IhIih eiiilnyi 'I in ill' iiianii
liirliiiv ol Wimloii iinil hi In r r; iu" lui
In
A. W.PATTERSON, .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
fllee Mnth Street, ppoalte the 81.
Charles Hotel, oust t Kealdence,
KlJOKNK CITY OKKOON.
Mrs.S.A.McCain & Miss C. Conner
DRESS MAKING
AND
ANCY HAIR WORK of all Kinds.
WIGS, SWITCHES, BRAIDS,
WATCH GUARDS, BRACELETS. ETC.
Made to order.
Corner Willamette and lentil treera,
ap28 5m U
Or J. C. Shields
OFFERS HIS PROFESSIONAL SER
icee to the citizens of Eugene City ami
nrroundin? country. Special atteiiUon given
. to oil OBSTETRICAL CASES and Ulbii
INK DISEASES entrusted to his care.
Office at the St Charles Hotel.
DR. JOSEPH P GILL
CAN BE FOUND AT HIS OFFICE or res
ideace when not professionally en-eiL
Office at the
' POST OFFICE DRUG STORE.
Residence on Eighth street, opposite Presby
terian. Church. .
Chas. M. Horn,
PRA CTICAL G US SMITH
' nwATltn IN GUNS. RIFLES,
fand'materUtk Repairing done in
.1,. ...iit tvl and W arranted.
'.7 c I ...I..
Sewing Macliines, oaies, ia,
etc, repaired.
A.mt loaned and ammunition furnished
hooon Ninth street, opposite Star Bakery.
GEO. B. DORRIS,
.TMNEY AND COCNSELLOB AT LAW,
Office on WUlamette street, Eugene City.
T
m.
p.
LAKE.
nit
S . CHARTS HOTEL,
EUGENE CITY, OREGON.
MRS. A. RESIB.lV, : nop
Having again taken possession of the old and
we 1 known
T. chari.es hot hi.
Which has been newly furnished and refitted
is now open foe the reception of guests.
I have httven rooms in me
FIRE PROOF BRICK BU'LDING
making 50 rooms in alL It is the most .commo
dious and best appointed house in the State
south of Salem.
FREE COACH TO THE HOUSE.
A. HKNFflKW
B. H. JAMES,
MANUFACTURER OF
TIX AM) SHEET IRON WARE
Willamette Street,
I'.Dgon Cilj, Oregon.
Keeps constantly on hand a complete assort-
Tin and Sheet-Iron Ware, Stoves
. Ranees, Pumps, etc.
Repairing done promptly and in the best
manner. v
Purchasing Agent,
SAN l?UAiLlov vj,
CAT
JEWELRY ESTABL1S1IENT.
J. S. LUCKEY,
DEALER IN
Clocks, Watcnes, Chains, Jeelry, etc.
llopairinir Promilly ExmuU'ii.
fesTAllWorll Worroote. 99
. J.S LU' KKY,
gOsworth k Co-'i brick, Willamette Street
. . M and Stationery S!ore.
POST OFFICE BUILDING, EUGENE
Citr. I have on hand and am constantly
. . . . rff th. Best School and
WKZ SuUrery. Blank Books,
OPPOSITION
ISTHE
LIFE OF TRADE!
SLOAN BROTHERS
TTTTLL DO WORK CHEAPER than aof ether
V elMpUtewa.
HORSES SHOO TOR tl 50.
Witkoew material, an rosod. Besetting oM shoes
Ceota.
All warraateo to clo oatlalelo.
81iop oa Eiglitli st, orp?iw Ham
pirey1! Stable.
Positively Cured.
. All suffers s from tins dimwe th. a- nvl.,n to
I ru el.sii..ui i fy nr. i""'.' "I '7.
rw . . .
I - ..I..... ii.iu.kt.liA ibu.u iiia. Will i-u v. ...
B Vtir imij K - I
umpilon ,niiui'iii w"i"
......T. . ... Il m.mt Di wuurfaitb ill tliem.abl
u. .ouvia.e y. Umt tly a.e ao bamiaw, we
illfo wa I tii y -uneie , "y iuu. a.. y -.
w e dun t waat y jar money until yon are perleHly
.tmSel ol t'ieir rsrative ... .. ;
.. .h uimr. dun t delay in rivinr tlnwj Few
dera a Mai, as Uicy wi I .o.ely eo e yon.
Ve f..r to ire '. sent t any part of tle
Unite I fUtea Una la by mail no leteipt of pnoe
Addi
' ASH t ROBBIXS,
JGfl KtLTJII bTHKKT, BuOCSLTS, N. T.
OR
FALLING SICKNESS
D.m.urntlr mrri bumbo by
V". ..j . i.n.hi. fit F.viSrr.. i
' t . n. - le . -.1. Io
turn, wrw.ll .ItlH-m l.ym.1. rot
. ....-Trial b A. Ir. biAlUal
U,..ulyi.l.Jl-'ot'-t ha. ever "alela'ad.
L. -.il.i., i .I.KI. ka .wlle tli
Ui r,rn,.rei,ilv eoreo ly 1
Zm Ponder., we as.ll ' "
..-... a r in " 1 . rrlosio: o oil
miner tPfO'. All -udj . a.uii un
h.k tml, anl U e-avmeeiol
mail to any part of C.O. .-
i ieceip pix-,or if "
ahii et iionims,
Ke Fcxtos KTirrr. B-mxava, N. T.
DR. J0HX HERRBOLD,
iriCICAl AHO IEflAICll DESTIsT,
,-f-f AS REMOVED TO P.OSEBCRG, Ore
Mjron. wtxre he ra.r-iuliy offers h- err
toTui the ejtiienU M that plane aad wcuuty
lb si f bfoaekoi of kii H"
ItriuH. Wt- piiiniiil mil thai lliu
wu 'i n ut Biicli ikilli' lulior wa al a
Vl-I wilrivil Wllnl'l III- p'oKiilblr 111
t-1 1 courage IU nnjjr limn to tins coast.
aivinil thru liiiin lliiil lliu hUine
ipinil mill rnei.y ..! 'm unto-
iiizmg; UliitK-Hc ami finluyinj' thrill
lo'lhe ileif iiiiiutioii unl ili'iniiraliza
liun ui our u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 liie woiiiil mi.hi
crcaic tor us a pmnilai vm, it ilirecltil
lo llini ii l, liomosjotii uiu in ciaiac
ler ami a.liliny nustviiai.Vi- lo llii cmn
iiiiwi allh, in (ilai f sil eysU'in illeull)
awniL' lluritmiu, as is now I lie
f I . . i I . 'I .
cidu. in a it'iii-r iuuii ,uiiiNiiu,
one of our conenpiuiileins givu our
railcia ami ua an illM-Halnui w hu ll
niUhl i-arrv wiiglii, iiruving I lie cor
it'cliiiMi ut our (jiisiliuii. A Wi olell
null al thai pliux- finulov Chimm-
xc-ltisivt-l . lis iiroiuiwor, L. E.
iiilit, ili (.lined in talk on llu nub
fi'l. llf aaul "nc waa (.Ml r in. no a
ami sail U'l I) uitme Iiumuvm-,
ami it was no oik-V Iuimiii mi wIioiii uu
fiiiuloy.il." tViliaoa mil, iuu ij in
Hie uLMtraut, but wlu-u we cony; lo
coiKieif Milf ot uu- qiii aimu it i
ui vital unim! laneu lo iln- mIioic
tniiiiinity. Mr. Kniglil eliows ilial
he realizes the siiruihuaiico ut the ilia-
uusMon whou lie di'iireeaUa it, as lit-
ii in urn curresjiiimli'iil, as "h triulul
lit results. lio woiiiil like lo
t I lie canst', but Ji-nif- his sliari j
tnu rvMousil)iliiy llieielur. We
eiiv lo him ami ilmse like liiin iliis
J . ..... ... ,, i
privilege, r.nri'1 ioiiows cause, mm
lh,. iilivMeal iu IIhUmI alllliiclillere may
. i :.i ! :. ..
Mtil lie eoniaiuinaieu wim iiiiiuiiii
lor tlie s"le purjioseiif eualiling a tew
,nliiJua! lo make a large iim-unl
jrotil. So intieh lor Mr. Kuigiii,
hois evi.leiilly troull.it Willi ihe
lea that iir.ipeiiy lias a I the rignis
ami lull lew or none ol Ihe dunes
ihat mubi aiieiul on those who lurra
coiiiiioneul pari of the roeial labnv'
1'lif tiireiiian ol this null. .Mr. mini
mi!, sei ius In h .ve imue m use iiian
i. duet, lie learnt nis ousioibs in
he Easi, ami slaled lo our imires
lomleni thai he was "ui.iiil l"
i ...
Chinese la or ami in ins i peueuie
hail tiiuml that a while man woul'l tin
woik ol two t'hluaiili u; lint the
i . .. . i
time hai nm amveu mr me aiiei i c-
tul emplnyineiit of while lalmr in Cal
iliH lila laeioi les; I lint Hie wnne woi k
men here Were ot so sk 1 1 1 ut us those
the states ami comuiamleil -hiihei
..i.i ....i.. i...
w illies. UiiMnuelliU'ii n uiu '') "'
susiaineil by the eniihiyiuem ol Chi
ni'se." The i-aeu-f lor l lie nun i ui
i,in meiil ot American labor i inleb)
r . . i i
ii... Inn. mail tl les lint Seelll io lliilil
l.iijelhcr. The AlarysViil taelury
.in... nut m l ita Mniiu'i'iiun lalmr al
esi than 1 tier day. I el Mi. yum
ami aa thai one while nurkimin
u i.l .In as nun h as i wo Chinese. 1 lial
wiuild allnw, then. t lor the Amen
an labor. We snowed by ihe siaie
census liuies lhal in Massachuseil
ni ImriifKi skilled male lulior was
"la"-
naid in 18"5 bill l 90, while Ihe
4einie was but tl 71; I. male lalil
l.Mimr ul uu iveraize ol P0 i enls, ami
lhal oi boys and girls being bul 37
ueiil s ier day and l i ceiila at ii. i f
m oik. VV'.lh ihe due iriipuiium ol
all ihese iriades which is charaUviitf
tic nl an Eastern null, Urn aterage p. r
Hand Mould be, al ihe pnoes glteli
bin 97 eeiita per day In Hie employer,
ami thai, loo. with the veriamt) lhal
Uiu tone count also lie largely re
duced. These tai l, sliow lhal While
.killed labor can he obtained, il can
be made imue prohlalile lo the eiu
ploy er, as well aa to ihe coiiimuuuy,
i hau lhal ol Chin se. White laboi
.ir. aiea a d. lliaiid tor hlaiisels, tor it
hull Is tin the social order Which Uu
Momroliau destroys. With while la
bur we have famine ami hoim-a,
brings simes, shops, trades, sch.io
villages, loos, and all I lie varieil as
peeisol our Anglo-Nixon ble ami .1
eliaraileristus. 1 hf Mill'OliaU sua
ii i. on all Ihese. lleeaiso"l the heart
..I eiiilizalio'l. lie makes ihe rich
iiulu r and the poor poorer, and ulii
malely, if unilierketl, he will "occupy
nit- laud" The Marysville women
factor am! liioi-e like him old be wise
to coiisnier am! talk about tin grave
public, evil iu l' its bearings. Uu-
aiu sil.lllliea cairn it be evaded, a
men sotiieiimi-s I. am in iiieir coi-i, ii
is better lo check an evil voluuiaiily
than l be forced therein by an no
riasviiing seiiliineiil, iuflaineil by suf
faring into rioleiil paiou. 5. V.
l'osl.
A DISCHAf K TO Til It AUK.
The probli ni d railroad mnnnee
inenl one t lint print's for anlutioo
al this jiinci ure willi more exigeiuy
lierhaps l luu any oilier. Iiadilres.-es
1 1 sell inU unrily lo ihe mauagcis
he bou llinl'li rs, itocklioliii
an I the wmkiuen, bul to the publi
t lar'.'H, ihai is to the Aineiiean pe
pie. Uailroada have been rcucnily
deoliired to be public corporal ions,
In a certain exlenl, by ihe Supreme
I'oiiit, ami in be tmbjeei in ih ma
ler ol rates am! general regulation to
iStalc legislaiioii. The Qi auger move
uii ni lias thus betu a pan in. sucd-
al least. There is no leelin of lios
liliiy ogainsl railroads in the column
uiiy i xeepl where ihey have 'hied
such lei linga by their own g eed and
geneial misconduct. The people on
ihe coin rary in all parts of ihe eoun
iry riiahed in ihe support of railroad
enterprise, voting Hiihsidiea and loan
ing credit with "prodigal irenerosity.
. iie bitsinM was iu t el, overdone,
mainly ihrouirh thia prodigal gener-
niiy,aml tailroiiiU were' buiii lor ihe
! . . I I .1 Tl...
llll lire l..sicai HI H"- lirenrin. nv
eiieral po'icy of ll.e cijiir. railroad
vsiem of Ihe country lor some von
sideiable tim has been a difgraoe lo
ie uge iu which we live. I he poli
r may be siimmeil up in two word..
io crush and devour one anoihei
am! snare mulling. What Ilobbes
iiiY is ihe naiural stale ol man-.
.1 ! I n.
lis,
Mill
tierce
is i heir normal stale. 1 lie
struiile is not n striigle for exist
ence after the manner ol Ur win's or-
L'anisins. bul a atrutrulo tor eoiiquesi.
Scoll, and Ciiirrelt, and Vauderhilt,
acli with Uii llKjusiinu men at ms
back, declare wio against one another,
and iiuinei bale v Ihe battle raes
In m one end of the couniry to lue
other. The obiecl ol each is to pre
vent the oilier from earning any mom
and all succeed in thai objem.
Stockholders are uoiiged. bomihold
r are iroiiijed. ami ulliuialely the
workmen are gouged, liut wiyare
ihev victims Y liecaiise Ihe men
uamed will iml airree on rates. Tin
was ihe cause ot ihe state of llniigs
lhal produce I ihe airike, Hiid the par
lies who brought about that slate of
ihini's are more resimiisible tor the
irikeamlall its ciui.i queiiuca than
ihe men who auluallv struck. Add
o tins ihe raculities liniiimeraiiie
which have siiitialixeil railroad man
iiui mi nl ihe Credit .Mobil ler, Ihe
" . ... a s alt
I'oniiHi t ami rimiuceuml Ihe West
in Deve oumenl Companies, ihe last
height lues, Ihe "ituga' within
'rim', by which sioekhoMlers an I
bomlholdeis have been del'iuiiiled and
robbed III snccessinn, ami the miimri
ty in every case tri-aied not merely a
enemies bul as pariahs; the supienu
infamiiior the Ene, Ihe Union la
eitic ami ihe Cenlral I'lieitiu, and the
universal cx'oiliu'is tiraeiici il iu the
mailer o charges on way freight by
li roads in a w.ird, Iheir dctiant
systi malic inlraclioii ut all principles
ot eitulv and honesty, mul one win
wonder not al what lias occurreii nut
at what might have been railoiniliy
x in del to occur on the part ol vast
bodies of (lucrative subjected tor
years to ihe demoralizing iiifluencea
. . . I i .1 ! 1......I
Which Hie It'lliuipil oi ciueaucrv , muu
ami cxloriioii in the hiizh places ol
the cot in, rai ions must hate excrei-eil
. ' . . a a a ill
lar and wn!e, ami especially on an ue
ueal h S. r. Examiner.
I'.JIaAl
MARK BT' rr
BOYO i RNSHAW, Proprietors.
KEEP C058TAXTLT OS HAXD,
BCEP.
TEAL,
PORK AID
MtT
DrirfKeataofankrals TaM.TJWw.eU
aeU Bawl la ekaaka trass I te eeata.
The Cnarloiie Observer wys;
Thoiii'h tor twelve years the Siiillurii
peoplo .have been branded as class
not fit for self trovtrinneiit.as regard
li b of law ami reckless ot human lite,
there neter ha occurred any thing n
this retion of barbarism al all coin
parable to I lie strike which ia rending
- ' ihe bighly ivilia-lf law abiding and
prngreM'ivo isorwi.
TlUALs OK NsIWnl'Al'Kll AlKN. De
Wilt falmage very juslly remarks
ihai ihe greatest trials nf the news
paper pmlissinn ia lhal ita membeis
are compelled to see more ot the
sham oft he world t'lau any oilier
profession. Through every newspa
per office, day atler dav, go all ihe
weakuesM of the worhi; all the van
iliealhat waul lo be pntl'e.l; all the
reveii'.'es ibal want to be reaped; all
the mistakes that waul lo be corn-tiled;
all the duli speakers who wnl m
bethought eloquent; all the iiifanniri
lhal waul to gel ill ware noticed
grai is in the editorial column, iu or
der lo save ihe lax ol the adven isiinj
columns; all ihe nu n who want to be
set nghl wim were never nam; an
the cracked brain philosopher! with
w.M.ieii " . 1 . '
tloomy astneir nner nans in nnni
iiii beeauiM- lerell ol soap all the
bore win come In stay five minutes,
but lalk five hours.
rhroiiL'h the editorial and reporlori
al rooms, ill the tollies and shams of
the world are iwen day after day. and
ihe temptation i lo bidieveiu neither
(tod, man nor woman. Il ia no sur-
prise lo me tiat in ihi proleasmn
there are some skeptical -nen; I only
wonder that journalists believe anything.
TUB IIKAItTI OP TUB tOWLt,
One day, tl ree or lour weeks ago,
gamin, who seemed to have no
liieml in tin world, wn run over by
vehicle on Oral rinl avenue' and fa
til v injured, Afier be had been in
the hospital fof a Week a boy about
us own ai;e and size, ami looking a
friemllesa ami tolorn, cal'ed to nk
about him and leave an orange. He
Ki-emed mfieh emhariaased, ami would
answer no quo-tinn. After thai he
came daily, bringiiu: aoinelliing, if no
more I ban an apple. Last week,
when the unite mid him that Hilly
had no chance to get well, the strange
bov waited around lousier than usual.
am! fin My asked if he could go in.
He had been invited to many lime
before, bin had nlwaya refused. Dilly,
pale am! weak nm! emaciated, opened
his eve in wonder at sujlit ot the
bov, and before he realised who il
was the stranger bent close to hit
face and tubbed ',
' Billy, o n ve forgive a feller ? We
was alius fli'htinu am! I was alius loo
much for ve, but I'm sorry ! Fore ye
lie won't ye tell me ye haven t any
grudge airain me?'
The young lad, then almost in thn
shadow ot death, reached up hit thin,
while arms, clasped them around the
other's neck, and replied :
"Dmi'l ery, Bob don't teel bad 1 1
was uiilv and mean, and I was heav
ing a stone al ye when the wagon hit
me. If ye'll forgive me, I'll forgive
vou, am! I'll pray for boih tin I'
Bub wa halt nn hour lale the
motuiun Billv died. When the nurse
took bun in the shrouded corpse ho
kissed ihe palu lace tenderly and
a isned :
U-did he say anything aoout
about me:
"He spoke of von just before he
died asked if you were here," replied
the nut so. v
"And may I go go to tho tuner-
al."
'Yon may." i
And ho did, lie wa the only
m i . . . t. I ..
mourner. Ilia neart was me omv
one thai ached. No leara were shed
by oilier, and ihey left him silting
bv the new made urave with is heart
so bin lhal he could not speak.
If under the crust ot vice ami tg-
. i. ..
uorance, I n, re are anon springs
pure feeling and Iruo nobility, who
shall grow weary ot doing goodV
Del roil r n c 1 ress.
CAN THIS BB 0
oawawsswaa a
The New York Sun niakea a dia-
V I 1,.. . II ....
iii.ct chartie airamst juuge uramey,
of the Elei t ifal Cotnuiission, to the
etl'ecl thai he wioie out hit opinion
and read it to Juki ices Field and Clif
ford, the conclusion being that the
voleaot iheTilden Electors in Flort-
day were the only ones which ouuhi
to lie com, led a coming from -that
State During that night Justice
Bradley's house was surrounded by
ihe cm mice ol visitors, who came
lo see liim appa'eiilly about the de
cision of ihe Commission. These vis
itor iui hided b ading Hepublioaus a
wi M as person deeply interest jd in
railroad scheme- The next day, ihe
eight to seven decision was given,
which secured the Presidency to Mr.
I la yet.
It seemed to us that America inol
large enough tor Ihe New York Sun
. . . ., ......
awl Justice lirauiey since una siaio
in. nl has been published. If it i not
true it ought to be corrected. Mr.
Bradh y cannot afford to remain on
the bench without snowing mat me
statement is talse. Il i not Idle ru
mor wtiii h no one can place hand up
on or Irace lo its source. The Sun is
ImiovIv clrculaied naner in
New York, atnl has a pecuniary value
ot mauv hundred tlmimainl dollart.
Tt i resnonsible lor w hal it ayt. Il
makes a nlaiu statement on lit own
ii-ciiiint without till mniiii'i lo hide
behind anonym u niormauU, and
makes ii without equivocation. Judue
Clifford and Judge Field are compe
tent wit neise in Ihe matli r. Call.
JlDtll P. HEiJAiTHS.
Correcting some misalltcmentt con
tained in a London leiter lo a Cincin
nati paper, the New Olcana Demo
crat says: Jmlah P. Benjamin was
not Irnrn in San Domingo, but in on
ol the British West Indie, a faot
which nave bint the position which
enabled him to obtain admission to
the bar of England. lie wa an in
fmt when hi parent emigrated to
Chnrletion, Snuifi Carolina, and hia,
name itppenr in the naturalization pa
pe a of his father. It is true in gen
i nil that Mr. Benjamin's income iroiu
hi prole wional labors wa large, but
ml larijer than hi eminent talents,
voiolerlnl iudnsiry, power of work,
and versatility and solidity of talents
merited. .But it ia not true ihatin
he Alma'b n quieksilyer mine hi fees
am. mn ed in (i.'OO.roO On ihe con
trary, wo believe that Mr. Bi njamiu'
share of the compensation allowed
with several distinguished attorneys
in lhal ense wa smaller than that of
several other, am! did not exceed
$20,000. The largest lee den veil irora
theense wa by iho lale Hubert J.
Walker, which nmounled lo $240,000.
The lale Loui Janin, also of our bar,
received some $58,000 in' the mo
. .i. . ... t,i .
case. Large lees were, Biso.pnni i
ihe late Edwin M. Manton, we think.
Uo to Jeremiah Black and Edmund
Randolph, formerly ol oni bar. The
chsh wa one of immense imp ortance,
and involved many million of va.luo,
and ihe services ot ihetn eminent ju
rist were not overpaid. It i an in
teresting am! sorrowtul fact thai lh
lute Unbelt J. Walker, with ali bi
great ability as a jurist nm! financier,
lo i very dollar of this large lee by
!nvpsiinir Ihe whole amount in Sir
Morton Teto' grand railroad twin
die, and loll his family in poverty.
Mr. Benjamin wa alike unfurl unate
or improvident in his investment ot
hi large professional revenue. Su
gar plaining swept off about $200,
U00; Tehuiintepec a largo amotint,
and a guano speculation In South
America lhi remainder ol hi hard
1. . L .. J - I.tl f
carniuga. finally, me unwiusa v.
i lie Coiiieileracy drove him a fugitive
'rom our count ry. In an open boat,
rowed by a negro, he passed from
Florida lo Nassau, whtre he landed
with siie I" dollar in hi pocket.
The war had destroyed every vcstigo
ot hia propel t y.
Mason and Sliukll. A
willt an eye tor ihe picturesque, '
wa an inuiai- of Fort Warren w
Till
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS of
With (Jrsiil, the poiiio-hug and
j Victoria Woo-lhuli, Europe will g t .suffering, divile A
enough of America this st-ajoo. 1 the paum tysteo
Leakxkd SoJikTHtso. "Johnny,
have yon learned anything during the
week?" asked a father ot a five yea'
..Id pupil. "Yeili'm." "Well, whal ia
it?" "Never t lead a small trump
w .en you hild both iMiwers."
"Exc pt the lariff." ays the Nash
ville American. "ilM-re is no loul iui
ouii v afflicting tbi brngeaied, long
. . ill...
suffering, ihvile Americau p opie liar
A WoNDKHft'L Tims Pieck Thei
lore Uohrer. a watch maker of iNew-
eittle. has invented a pice ot inechan
tsin which is thus descrbed: Ii consists
of a set of gold studs, iu one ol which
is a miniature w atch which keeps c
ellenl lime. he eiuubined weight ol
the I wo siud and w atch, w hich are
II connected together, ia one half
ounce. The face of the watch is about
the size ot a ailver three cent piece,
and, with it surroundings of gold,
look much like a small compass.
When the watch and studs are on Ihe
shirltrout they are about two inches
(.part.andby turning the upper one
(in the same msuiier lhat a stem w uiu
ing watch is wound) the time piece is
wound. In m-tling Ihe hands the
lower stud is revolved, the most
remarkable thing ihout the lime-piece
i lhal iti not like ordinary watches,
but ha a dial rem-mbling that of a
clock. The pendulum will move om
recti v in whal ever position the waich
is pfaced, even when H is reversed,
and run at the top instead of the bottom.
person
who
wa an inuiai- ol I'ort arnn wnea
ve.r Ma-mi and Slidi II were en
teriained there, describes those gctle
men as very unlike. Mason was open,
generous and genial, Slidell self-pois-al,
void and forbidding. A they en
tered the tort Mr. Mason thowed a
lii ii nevi'iitnesi. but more of a halnr
nk he looked r.round. Mr.
.Hid. II. wit i hi gray shawl tnuflled
CloSly aroUIUI HIS ncca, waiao i vfi,
- . f 1 ...l.t. '
liu same quiet imiiucreuco, wnu
which he woub. alighi from liisOwll
carriage and enter hi own house.
Escorted to his quarters, Mr. wason
wa soon busy ilir. ciing the details
atlending ibe proper disoosition of
a L-l I It .....
hia baggage, while Mr. ciiiieii wa
promenading as it in want of ex
erciseup and down the long pass-
a I -II T . aa
aieway ol Ihe uuuuing. '
si ail-ling al the end of the passage
when ho was approached by a gentle
man who desired instruction as lo ihe
unpacking of hia trunks, liaising;
his head quickly and fixing hi cold,
glittering eyes upon the .speaker ho
answered in an incisive, rapid man
ner, "Ui hardly necersary to unpack
anything) we shall remain here only
a sutliJinl lengih of time for Mr.
Seward to hear from England." And
Mr. Slidell was right.
Hailroad Mortality. The statis
tic ol infirm and defunct railroad
in. t ihe 1st of July. 1877. are inter
esting reading in connection with the
present disorder. During the past
six mon'.hs foreclosure have been
made and sale ordered on fifteen
road with an ag-regale capital stock
f $1C,47C.CCI and debt of $85,106,
MM). In the same period reeievere
have been appointed for sixteen roads
with a cspnul and iubebledness of
$1C958C,3'J2. The railroad mortality
for the entire year of 187C wa seven
iyix road, covering 11,422 mile,
with a represented capital of $756,
843,000. These figures tell ihcir o a
story.
The demand for so increase of the
regular anny i quite charaeliristio of
Pennsylvania, remark the St. Louis
Kepublican. The Federal Govern
ment h" been her almoner to long,
thai s:.e logically hold lhal it should
continue to protect by a standing
army, paid out of the atnmai treas
ury, the artificial interest il ha raised
UP into colloasal proportion, by a
system oftarilf protection, which rob
bed tor Ihai purpose ihe agricultural
Sisie. The answer oi the country to
this impudent proposal will be "lef,
her protect herself." As for the army,
let it be confined to tho sphere ol its
normal duties.