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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

THE LUNATGc's BALL AT the recent auuu-
al ball at the uuatic asylum in New Haven,
Conn, twenty couples entered the hall, ranged
iu two lines facing each other and stood still
10 profound silence, waiting the music In this
party the strangeness of the performers were
most apparent. The men wore look upon
their faces of such resolution as one would ex.
poet on that Of brave man brought face to
face with some terrible danger. 1 he women
were more wandering in their glances, but
nearly all were serious too. The music burst
forth aud simultaneous movement followed;
all sorts of movements, some cultivated steps,
but for the most part a mere violent shutting
exercise. Directly they all seemed to have for
gotten that they had partners, aud settled down
into dancing There WIS some peculiarly about
every individual, but in every one was observed
a sort of ccstacy. Some Of them kept their
gaze fixed on the ceiling, turning neither to
their feet, which, to their bewlldcrcd minds,
were perhaps going sadly astray.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

A COMMA WHICH CosT s2,OOO,O00. The
Importance Of careful Congressional punctua-
ton was strongly illustrated yesterday at the
meeting of the Ways and Means Committee.
where 1t was shown that comma in one place
was worth $4,000, 900. 10 the Tariff bill, which
went into effect August l. 1872, it will be re-
membered that the free list was extended by
the addition of several hundred articles Among
the number added was fruit plants, tropical
and seuli-trop'ca, for the purpose of propaga-
ton aud cultivation. 10 engros>ing the bill, or
in the process Of copying it for official printing,
a comma was inserted after fruit, and all
fruit was thereby placed upon the free list
The Customs officers, however, not noticing
the change, continued to collect duties on fruit
until the error was discovered The Ways aud
Means Committee have agreed to report bill
to remove the comma, in accordance with the
intent Of the law Of 1872. The amount of tax
illegally collected is not far from s. 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

The STORY OF DAVID WHITE, THE SCHOOL
BOY, twelve year. If age who committed suici
de by hanging because his mother desired him
to cDgage Ia tie business Uf selling newspaper,
is very sad one. We have recently had an
account of a deforn=d orphan boy in Paris,
VIII, being driven to beg in the streets by cru.
ell aunt, topk his own life iu similar manner.
Another case of like character recently occur
red in the western part of this State. Children
are sometimes more sensitive to humiliation than
people suppose them to be, and we cannot
envy the feelings Of any paren, or of auy iudi.
vidual whose want of consideration may drive
child to such depth Of despair.--N y Her.
SENATOR Mc''REERY Senator McCreery,
whose speech on the Louisiana question created
such sensation in the Senate, is thus describ-
ed by the correspondent of New York Re-
publicau jurnaI: Senator McCreery is a
Southern gentleman of the old school, man Of
hne classical culture, possessed Of fund of
humor. and having an easy aud graceful style
of oratory. Whatever may be said of his sen
timens or his arguments, it is certain his speech
was one OF the most Interesting aud eutcrtain
ing that has been delivered in Congress for q
long time"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

TLARK'S PERUVIAN SYRUP Hub5eIs
~ Wine Of Iron, Florida Water H"yts Ger,
man Cologne Cannons B tters, Wi!bor's Cod
Liver OH and Lime, Ponds Extract, w shsrI
Pine Tree Tar Cordial and Simmons Liver
Regulator, just received and for sale by
ian 20 JANEEY s. co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

oils! OILS Raw and Boiled Lnssed Oh,
~ Cod Liver Castor and Sweet Oil, Lard;
Sperm and Crude Machine Oil, Coal On. and
Train and Neatsfoot Oil-all in store in large
sto * and for sale in quantities TO suitpurchaser'
ut lowest market rates.
jan 20 JANNET y ~.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

REV. T.. Is. SMITH has recently been under
going trial before the Weslchester, n. Y,
Presbytery on the charge of creating scbism
10 the Presbyterian Church by adopting Certain
doctrines and practices OF the so-caeu Ca
tholic Apostolic Church. The prosecution
claimed that the "Catholic Apostolic Church"
being separate denomination, as the doctrines
and practices showed, it could demand no als
glance from a minister OF the Presbyterian
Church; and the minister who insisted on re-
naming within the Presbyterian communion
while holding the precepts Ut another deunmI-
nation not recognized by the standards OF Pres
bytcrlaolsm, and also admitting the supreme
authority of the so-callcd apostles in the other
denominations, was guilty Of schism, aud not
qualified to retain his place. Nothing was said
against the character of Dr. Smith. That, it
was admitted was above rcproach; but 10
reaching out for discoveries in theological
science, which the Church hal not recognized,
they said he committed error. Yesterday q
verdict was found against Mr.. Smith, and he
Was ordered deposed from the puI pit and stand
ing 10 the Presbyterian Church. -Bud. Am.
DEATHS. 10 the space of one week. our
towusuiau Mr.. B. F. Faulcyrncr has buried
three interesting children, all carried of by
that terrible scourge -diphtheria Ga We'd
oesdsy of last week was buried his youngest
child, Joseph Leonard, aged about fourteen
months. His sister Emma Craig, In her four
teenth year, returned from the lnterment OF
her little brother, aud, complaining OF her
throat, was pat to bed, and 10 four days time
babe forewell to her friends hereto greet him
on the happier shore. Nigh, before last little
Annie Lucre,ia. in her fifth year, followed those
who had gone before, and the fresh graves in
the church yard, almost side by side. are mourn
tul memorials Of these three who came up as
h3wers and were cut down. = Gor1oasriNe Gas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-01-30

PROPOSED IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE WATTS,
OF N. C:-Ihere seems soue prospect that
Judge Watts, of North Carolina, will be i'm
peached aud 1t coulnOn ruurr be half Way true
about him, be is one OF those who, 10 getting
his deserts, will scarce scape whipping JOSIAH
Turner, esq, has caused to be laid before the
Assembly petition that Judge Watts be i'm
peached The petition is by no means in gen.
eral terms, but is sp 'ci6c and miLute 10 its
charges. 1t maintains that the Judge has been
gully OF druUkeuuess, has received brides, and
has been public scandal, all whilst on the
bench. 1t charges that he adjourned his court
nmedlatel y sitter the grand jury Of Wake
county had presented Littefeld, the swindler,
and adjourned it to allow him to escape; that
the Judge was drunk on the bench at certain
times aud places specified; that he corruptly
granted new trial after the conviction of GER
taln convict, and then acted on the bench as aid
to the convcts counsel; that he received GER
tain bride of S5.000 from Johu T. Deweese
aud that he was guilty of divers other specified
crimes, mlsdemeanors and scandals
10 make the matter worse for the Judge,
MI. Turner offers to prove his charges, some
by his own sworn testimony, some by docu-
mentary evidence, some by the testimony of
agents of Watts himself. Norfolk Tuginiua,,.
THE DIsTRIcT SCANDAL "A Norwich
(Coun. telegraphic dispatch says:
The Bulletin Of tomorrow will contain sub
stanlially the following in explanation Of Mr.
Starkweather's letter to Mr. Huntington, of
Washington, asking for money to aid bis cleo.
tion to Congress, and which is used against
him to indicate that he was interested in the
ring of the District of Columbia:
MIR. Huntington was treasurer of the Repub
llcan Congressional Committee. aud had prev
ously offered to send funds into the State to be
used in electiug Gov. Sewell, and also to elect
Starkweather to Congress This has been done
several times before, when the money was rails
ed among Republicans in Washington. Stark
weather himself had given money on several
occasions to be used in the election Of others.
He and Huntington were old acquaintances.
When Starkweather reached home he wrote a
letter for the aid promised.
AT that time the District government was
not organized nor was it until June, 1871. -
Stark weather had never been Interested in the
affairs OF the District till he was made chair
nan of the District of Columbia Committee 10
December, 1871 Uutil then be never knew a
member of the board Of public works.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

The following Democratic State ticket
was nominated: Governor-Charles II.
Hardin; Lieut.. Governor--Norman j..
COleman; Secretary of State-M. w. Nc
Grath; Auditor-Thos. Halliday; Treas
urer-Joseph A Mercer; Register of Lands
Oscar KOchtitske. The remainder of
the ticket has not yet been reported,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

Resolved. That we are opposed to the
pasgage Of the Civil Rights bill, believing
tito be uncalled forlby the blacks, and
grossly unjust to the whites; sure 10 work
great injury to the cause Of education
throughout the nation, and possibly lead
tod dangerous conflict between the two
races While thus declaring, We Announce
ourselves in favor Of liberal system Of
education, for the benefit ofthe negro, as
we'll as the white children Of Missouri,
but are opposed the mingling Of the white
and black races In our public schools, or
other educational institutions.
ResoIucd, That beyond guaranteeing to
each State a republican form Of govern
ment, neitherthe President nor Congress
has the slightest right Or justification for
interfering with domestic concerns, and
that the personally irresponsible, waste
full and anarchial rule in South Carolina,
Louisiana and other Southern States, by
which republican institutions have been
brought into general disrepute, is the
natural result of the violation of this fun
damental article Of Democratic creed.
Received, That the public debt should
be paid In exact accordance with the con-
tracts whereby it was cfeated; that any
thing less wodld be reputation, and that
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

III The cost Of the War Department.
forIthe last six years has been as fol-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

The expenditures for this class for the
wear 1873 were inordinately increased by
the Salary Steal, and by the heavy def
cheney bills put through the XLIId Con-
qress at it's concluding session. While
the appropriations for deficiencies by the
third session the XLIId Congress ex-
ceeded eleven millions Of dollars, those
of the present Congress have been barely
four millions. These facts forbid the hy-
pothesls that there has been any real re-
trenchment In the Civil and Miscellane-
Gus expenditures have increased since
1851 will be seen by the following addi1
tional figures; ..t5.r 70 ...o..'1 I
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

anything m6feSwodld be an hnjustiaable'
abuse Of power by Congress in the
thebpndholde derand 20 tie det-
rinient bf every other flass; that the five;
twenty bonds, althorizedlby The acts Of
February, 1852, and succeeding acts, are
distinctly, by their terms, made payable
in legal tender notes or greenbacks, and
tho agtof March Is, 1864 whereby Con-
ktcSs IClemhly pledged theifaith Of the
Uhte1 States'tda coin redemption. was
al lfifiylaqd luhiuSetifqBlF dsurPdti9n Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
THE rlSANclAL PROBLEM.

R,soitol, That while not eoneeding the
right of the government to issue and
maintain Il national paper currency, II
thispOlicy is to be persisted in, we favor
a fepeaR0fthe national banking law and
the substitution of greenbacks to the ex-
tent Of the national bank currency, there
by providing fortan immediate and cor
responding redemption of our bonded
Indebtedness, and II saving of S24 100000
of interest annually tp an Oyer7taXed
9idopla. illliIJiEtIl yl1l.l 20
n lRtFRr4t That tlIe evils, NECESSARILY at
tendant upon the irredeemable paper
currency, should befemoved by the re-
moval Of the cause, and, that us the first,
and we believe, the only, necessary step
10 such result, the legal tender notes of
tho United States, in addition to being
receivable in payment for all debts and
demands of the United States, and to in
dividuals, should also be made receivable
for duties on imports
Resolved That railroad and all other
corporations created for gain or profit
should be rendered subsequent to public
good, that we demand such legislation
upon this subject, both State and national,
as will effectually secure the industrial
and producing interests Of, tho country
against all forms of coporate monopoly
and exaction.
Resolved, That we demand the repeal Of
she pfeSeht tariff as having been concoc-
ted ald1ein. the interests of the eastern
manufacturers, and in lieu of it we recon-
mend the for revenue only that which
will be Just to all sections of the country.
ResolIed, That while the, West is heav-
ilyAburdened 10 sustain the manuhctur-
ers ofthe East, sum of upYardso of $780,
E000,O00 is annually collected from US in
the shape Of revenue tax on distilled and
4 lfermented spirits, the products of our
/ grain, and on tobacco, which, by another
unjust provision of the same law, the pro-
ducers are prohibited from selling in the
best markets. We therefore demand, in
spirit Of justice, that this law be repeal
Z ed, so that we'may thereby be relieved
from this unjust and partial system OF
taxation.
Resolved, That the Democratic party Of
Missouri win elevate to office no man up
ohlwhose personal and political integrity
there rests a well-founded suspicion; that
honesty and capability are the requisites
for all candidates, and that the officer
who forgets that he is simply the servant
of the people, and seeks his own aggran'
dizement at the public expense is per
sonally dishonored, and should be de.
nounced by all honest men without ref
erence to parties or past affiliation.
T THE TICKET SELECTED.
The following Democratic State ticket
was nominated: GOvernor-Charles II
Hardin; Lieut.. Governor--NOrman j
8 Coleman; Secretary of State-M. w. Nc
Grath; Auditor-Thos. Halliday; Treas
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
" The expenditures on account
compare az follows:

VI The totals Of the five heads above
,iven which include the whole expendi-
.rre ~ the Government, except the inter-
sst I on The Public Debt and premiums
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
IIIl'IUU IONVIFI y
nent fnn the six wears is tlllst.N

There is manifestly great inetficlency
in the administratiPnj Of our naval SER
vice. We pay about three-fifths as much
as Great Britain, and we get-well, what
do we yet? To say that we get one-tfth
asmucR as England does would, we think,
he an exaeeeration. Previous 1882 our
Navy never cost us fifteen million dollars
in any one year. We see nothing nthe
shape Of ships and guns which ought to
cost more than that now ~ 'l.il.st's'i
Nv. The Indians ought TO pay an in
comd tax Judging from the sums which
bova heen voted them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
noid nm bond5 ana cancelled, compare as

tits a noteworthy circumstance that
the years concluding with even numbers,
such as 1870, 72, "a, &C., being those in
which Congressmen ARE elected, have, OF
late uniformly shown slight decrease
in expenditure, us compared with the
year Immediately preceding. Weshould
be glad to see improvement protracted
into the year following, but who can guar
antee that such win be the case in 1870
until the XLIlId Congress has expired?
VII. The item of interest ON the Public
Debt has fallen from S14S,7Sl ,59l 81, paid
in 1861, to $107 7ll9,Sl5 81 in 1851.
The latter sum includes some illegal com
missions to the. old Syndicate paid by
Mr.. Richardson, The annual interest,"
charge can not now exceed Sl00,OO0,OOV,
including that paid the Pacific Railroad
bonds. We have always maintained that
it was sound policy to reduce the debt
rapidly Taxation for this purpose, if
not excessive-and the progress OF the
country since the war proves that the
taxes have not impeded its growth-is IN
the highest degree beneficial. In the
short space of seven years over forty mil
lions have been cut off from the annual
interest account, and we are glad oft. 1t
is the only feather in the financial cup
N. y. Tribune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10

g.fithe wears 1859 and 1870, reeonstfue-
ton and the large sumaTotedto the sol
diers in the,shape9f bQHntiesb SWeResd the
ARMY icxpehditufesN fhe cost df the
War DeuaItneht for the two years 1872
way .S7lsO0OO00 gapd for hths two years
IS734. $8S. 100000. We are glad tose
tendency, however slight, to Tetrench-
mentiRtAh bsanchSof the qqyepnhient.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
THE, MISSOURI DEMO cratic

ST. LOUIS, August 27.--The Democratic
State Convention met again at Jefferson
City this morning and adopted plat
form, which, after reviewing the Demo-
cratic administration Of State affairs for
two years past is as follows. ~ II ssa.
AIR sl.Iss 2 RI iafFlf fEoRx. ''' = 'iss rs,
Resolved, That we favor now dis In the
past a strict ednstruetiOn oflthe Constitu-
ton of the United States and especially
Of that article which provides thitt the
powers not delegated TO the q UBited States
by the Constitution, nOTv prohibited by
it 10 the States are reserved TO the States
real respectively or to the people, lt
,Rssol5ed, That We afraigh the national
Republican administration as having pro-
ven false to the true principles of govern
ment and to the Constitution, and there
newaI of the worst features of the sedi-
ton law by passing an act known as the
Poland Libel Law; as disclosed in the
shameful Credit Mobilier and revenue
moiety frauds, and we denounce as es-
pecially unworthy Of confidence every
man, Democrat or Republican, who voted
for the equally fiagrant increase of Con-
gressional and Presidential salaries
T..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
Ho6ashp.
F, = ( Z FIELDS or BARLEK.

rar4 1-rrf T--T1-f ~ 81 Er9l 7rllf
40 ,.,a FIELDS Of BARLEY
taa .itu ,tlnlr' 1882 ---l f.fi ii2
'so 'i,s Ny wiLtiAS wAlLscF Youw. p.
In dewy upland glade,
.Ftti OF a harvest morning olden,
..,. lar and near the sickles played tt
NJ E Through the barley buf and goldem
81 X ReapeD reeping Ell a row, 1sc,
"a II Hftng NJ their eyes but rarely l5r
fT3 fiAtfhe sound Of steps thetgo
.' ~ TO he little port below, l,lJ
"a Il i Down along the delds Of barley .,
BE- q a .o-s $40 tir q. sI,lt p "
flicH Inland, gray amid mo green
.liR 81 spaces OF the summer bowers,
.f'l.a Casale-tuffets dimly aBen, g .l li.
in1a iHazy haryestlGiids and flowers
sslrgwhere ne breezy g ssa,gsh ,sl;S dips, ,,o
N y Fbouna uplifting Steeple-hps. s
h .tru iDnshyliiars, and anchored ships,
sFit,ss And the edreamy painted ocean "
y 81 kodea troop in mail bedlght ,....r.
lias.ai 9tsrf. and plume, and helmet feather
Blowing backward In their irgnls
90 Down the balmy SUMMER weather =. . /
w Riding hard, and riding wide
,,gH RODE s among mol XII the s6eayts Gnd cried,
- ts they drew their reihs beside .,.
''l't Where the binders bound the barley
H. Passed the chase this way l9 view
@rara-laP the bugles blew,
Hating by the roedy river.
Two arc missingl Two have hed
We shall search the wide world over.
.lg we have sworn an oath,' they said
tf .'Wewill bring her live or dead
no her mourning royal lover"
hf Forth they rode. The village stands
or- silent now, with pulse nor motion;
l1, White, with stone feet In the sands,
ft, Staring at a summer ocean, af. o. Nh
.4i.r()h the haFbOr blue the ships liilli.f H..s
.f1 Dropping down from Ear plantations,
.,5s Han at times the steeplettips, y. ill.gi
20 : but the beliTeys silent lips l- DIr1
400, AnsWerwith nosaluiatons- j's
f4t4tl .iiia. 'aug "a lI elHY H- Bop N-tt sli
hg b Years have come and years have gone, AZ
nlah Reeds and gfasses cover over
due where the monarch lAleepeth on ~
80 li He hath little need OF lover
% 10 sim when winds come on 70 blow, .....-
"a % jlReabbfs m the uplahda early,
q gHtAr the hugles faint and low, VIZ
And the knights a-ridlng 60
,snglbr Through the hedge-rows and the barley
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-09-10
.HalarlFaalti /
Y.TIE o0ST or THE GOVERNMENT!

ID Ia .H %. q
= The expenditures of the Government
are reported by the Secretary Of the
Treasury underseven heads viz, ~ Civil
and Miscellaneous, ~ War, ~ Navy,(4
Interior, including Indians, l5) Pensions,
(6) Interest on the Public Debt, (7) Pre-
miums paid in currency on bonds pur-
chased and cancelled. In the expendi-
tures of the Post Office Department, only
the excess OF expenditures over receipts
is charged. Every citizen, pretending
TO vote intelligently, ought to know, in
round numbers, what 1t costs to govern
the country, and whether the expenses
are increasing or diminishing. Yet this
sort of knowledge does not seem to be
y widely diffused, and we have often seen
and heard the cost of the Government
stated at hundreds of millions above the
acthat sum. The information given by
the Government on the subject is by no
means what it should be, and some high
officials act as though the public had no
right to any knowledge whatever how
their money is disposed Of These Off
cials appear to regard themselves in the
light Of guardians appointed to take
charge of the effects of persons incapaci-
tated. However few broad facts are
still accessible, and those facts we intend
TO publish frequently, because we think
it important that the epeople should know
them.
|. The expenditure of he Government,
classed under the head of Civil and Mis-
cellaneous, have been AZ follows for the
last six fiscal years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-29
NEWS BY MAIL.

The famine in India is again reported to be
on the increase.
j. Henry Costley, hotel keeper in Hano-
yer has been arrested for the murder of Mrs.
Hawkes., whose body was found in the water
at Braintree on Sunday. The deceased was
in his employ just previous to her death.
In the Senate. Wednesday, besides the
passage of number of bills of no general
interest, the bills for the revision of the stat
utes and for the revision and consolidation
of the post route laws were passed.
In the House of Representatives, the bill
to repeal the law authorizing the Sanborn
contracts was passed. The evening session
was devoted to the consideration of the tariff
bill.
The Bates College endowment fund of
100000 has been secured, the $4,000 sub
scription having been finished at the Free
Will Baptist convention in Boston, Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Bates had promised 500, 700
and Mr.. Ward of Boston had given his word
to raise $4,000 on condition that the other
$50, 900 be raised.