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Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20

TIRED OF WATINd.-A lady in foushkeep-
sic found little girl in the street crying bitter
ly, and asked her where she was going, she was
so small to be out nlons. Down town 10 find
my papa" What is your fathers name?' in
qulIed the lady. "fIs name is papa But
what does your mother call him ~ "She calls
him para" "What do you want OF your papa"'
II ouy want to kiss him Just then, sister OF
the child, who was searching for her, came and
took possession Of the little runaway, and told
the Iiiiiut story that the cbild's father, whom it
dearly loved. had died recently, and she being
tired Of waiting had gone out to looI, Tor him.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20

Mr.. Adam Germae. a farmer, ami for many
wears the collector OF taxes in Heidelberg towr
ship. is the sole proprietor Of the Tau aqua City
Ges Works, which are very valuable proper
y He had loaned the gas company some mor.-
ey some years ago, aud when the company be-
GENE bankrupt and lis nfoper!y sold by The sher-
tf, Mr.. German became the purchaser. H.
placed his two sons in control OF the works and
began to supply Tamaqua with gas, aad the spec
ulatlon has resulted in great profit
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20

The oldest man in Pennsylvania who has
been member OF The Legislature is Walter
Craig, of Cross Greek, Washington county
He is said to be about % years old, and was a
member of the House in Tho sessions of 1919
and 1870. 1t is said of him that he writes
quite a good hand and as good letter as
many OF our present legislators do.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20
Aew advertisements.
NEW YORK DAY BOOK,

DFNOCRAflr WEEKLY. Fstablis he'd. l6yl. l.
supports Hhtte Snprcm"'H, political and s0cial
Terms, per yept. 10 clubs. ninH c0ries tor 81.
pc, linen corir= ieo. Adtrer DAY IOOE. New
lUrf titV.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20

William b. Astor is nearly eighty years
old slnost as venerable as Peter Cooper.
He has seen the population of New York in
crosse from 30 600 10 Zoo, 900. and the Astor
estate expand from $2oo. 900 10 $50, ,o0o, 900.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20
PRICE OF TICKETS +:

Whole tickets so; Halves s'5; Tenths. or eacl
Coupon. . Eleven Whole Tickets tor 5000 ~
tickets Tor SlU05; II Whclo 1lefets for IS UoJ
~ hcle Tick cts for SO uJo. NJ discount { 4 les
than 500 worth Of IlcE ct.
.Applications for aeeneie: and oTiers for ticket
should he addressed /.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20
\ EonASTIG RAJ
a wornfpFu1 coxsriRAcg rIseovEs.

/.
An Interesting case OF alleged conspiracy Is on
tIl.l in PiustuIg, Pa, some OF tue incidents OF
which are i hlshiy romantic nature The
TrosecutriX i Regina Steiner, and THE deien
dants her husband and n numoeroi his RELATIVES
Mrs. Steiner is a large handsome middle aged
lady and i1 4 native oi Ais}Ce. she appear1 IN
court IN the richest aed oostliest Of toileues aud
with aprotus,nn q elegant lewelry. 1t ap-
pears that in lSG9 wealthy merchant named
Gotlfried Jaoque made her aoquaintance, and
after paying his attentions 10 Atr ior over two
YEAR Mr. Jaelue concluded TO marry some one
else In order to avoid any difficulties that
might atie he hired Julian Steiner to marry
her, agreeing 10 settle upon her an annuity OF
$500 in gold. Steiner came 10 America aud
remained for while in New \ oIk, but ultimate
| " visited Pttsburg, where he hr ally settled
After the lapse OF time he returned TO Paris,
married Regina, IN pursuance OF tae previous
arrangements between himself and Jlcque and
brought her 10 America. la the meanwhile lht
merchant had settic,l ON Reg ma IN annuity q
! 6,u00 franc tut brioro the year had expired
after lhrtr arrival in Pitlsburs tie husband,
with the other defendants commenced serie,
of abuses on the wife. They tried TO force her
| into an insane asylum and IN various ways to
rid themselves OF her presence. For a consider
| able time II seems that her husband appropriate
ed her own money 10 lis own purposes and
with it purchased some property and Conveyed
it 10 relative, evidently for the purpose of get
| ting rid OF his wife property TO his own adyan
tage. The conspiracy having been discovered
by the wife, she now seeks the protection of tht
courts.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-02-20

The French Government, acting ON the re-
commendation OF the Committee on ForIitica-
lions, has determined to keep for The next
five years 5000 pairs of carrier pigeons for
breeding purposes for service IN war time.
Each foriross VIII have q military pigeon
house, and each pigeon house Will contain
1000 birds. Two general stations will be es-
iablished, at each OF which 90 900 pigeons
will be kept. The German fortresses at Metz
and Strausburg have been for a year past con-
nected with other German torls by a system
OF carrier pigeons.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


The British parliamentary committee
appointed 20 inquire into the practical
working Of the oct % prevent the adn.ier.
aticn 81 commodities, have just Furnished
thcn Iepurt--and The story they have 10
toll j. certainly not alltulsted % Impress
one ycry iqgyrably wilblA honesty oirthe
dealers 10 sonle.eI thu lea,lt,g Articles ot
domestic eaisunlp,ion. Win ragard .
ar.iAcial batter. lube saioent OF PruSslan
blue used ia 2 facing green tea Is not IN
jaflous 10 health and since the artificial
butter il said obe = fair tasting and
comparatively harmless. as authority for
the statement that no analysis or examina.
lion can absolutely determine tho fictitious
character Of some Of the mixtures which
are sold in the markets. Among those
which are mentioned were /" Australian.
butter. made BY stcainihg ths bones Of
animast,li Dutch ba,tef.' made from
American lard aad rca. butter. aud
!. Fronch butter, Which y altogether
artificial, being compounded Of lard and
tho ssraps ii ,hsxitchsh. Ameriesn lard,
they said, i hippcd from England 70
Dunkirk. and come back as butter. Similar
revelations we're made by Dr. Pascal With
regard to toa, whIch. II seems, Is prepared
as either green d black, according % the
bfesslont tasid Of people lfor whose con.
sumption Il Is intended. II Is some con-
ISOLATION, however. 70 have an assurance on
the same authority, tl,at thcre might be
worse pduItefatiolA than even ihat altar
al. W8
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
THE MAD STONE.

In Mississippi, there s.iit'is alleged. a
certain cure for hydrophobia called n mad
stone The stone is about half the size Of
a hens egg. ap irregular rounded cube of
whitish gray color, marked with small
radiated discs ike rough coral. or resenib-
ling pits Of smallpox. Under the nicros-
cope the stone discover al great number Of
minute pores. and has nothing like the
weight or solidity Of coral. II is broken
into five pieces which are bound together
With wire. II was brought from China
about seventy years ago by DR.. Parker,
and purchased from him by Mr.. sIilmau.
the father Of its present possessor, ard two
other gentlemen, Mr.. Milnan afterwards
becoming its sole proprietor. Eleven
hundred applications Of the stone have been
made TO mad dog and snake wounds without
IL single failures Two hundred and City
of these applications have been made by
Mr. Benjamin Milman. TO whom the stone
was beqneathed BY his late father. The
--latest cure the stone has effected is that Of
a Dr. Hudgins.I Of whose case there is .
long report in the Winona AtisD,ce. DR.,
Hudgins was. bitten on the 2Uth Of May
last BY mad dog while attempting 10 des-
troy it, and received slight wound IN the
left wrist lie was somc, months later
seized with hyaropbobia. and the case apr
pearing hopeless. Mr.. Milman was teler.
graphed for on the, | lth ult; and shortly
afterwardsappeared with the /" mad stone.
Tie wound had cicatrized, but the skin
was pared BY Drs. Holman and Trotter,
and the stone bound on after an hour the
bandage was removed and the stone firmly
adhered. so that considerable pressure was
required to disengage il. The application
was made steight Up. NJ: and the stone
dropped of % four A.. N. II was Immersed
in hot water for an hour. dried and again
applied. Three applications were made.
and DR.. Hudgins is now perfectly well,
aud not only free from any symptoms Of
hydrophobia. but also from the terrible
fear and anxiety which before oppressed
him. L I'm.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
RELIGIOUS lFRENZYaAM0NG The
haaea ~ 10 IAPpS. .aeeirns taai.na1i


IA writerin an English magazine ssysp
inspesking ofseryices in 4 Laplapd church |
~ seems that within the last few years ar
kind of fanaticsm has crept in among
these .apps. and the Wofdaof God. in-1
stead Of pouring oil upon a bruised spir-
it, as every onesis taught to believe who
will read the Scriptures Alright only fllsi
them with imaginary terrors; and, far diff,
ferent from the creed Of the real Christ
icn, they seeiIi to think the best atoncment
theye can make for their sins liesin Outward
show. have seen q little of this 10 other
churches in Sweden. where at certain parts
Of the service. the women, all commence
groaning and sobbing 50 loud that you can
scarcely hear the clergyman. This, how
ever, soon passes ofl, and is scarcely worth
noticing. These Lapps. however, must
have been far more susceptible Or, far more
wicked, for all at once, when the commun-
ion service began, two Or three women
sprahg up in different parts Of the church, 2
and commenced frantically jumping. howl-i
ing shriekiug and clapping their hands. i
observed one middle-aged female, particu-,
larry energetic. and sank down in q fit after
about Eve minutes exertion. The. infect
ion soon spread and in few minutes
two-thirds of the cnngregatiouo' joined in
theory. and sll order was at an end. Five
or six would cluster round one individual,
hugging, kissing, weeping and shrieking.
till really Thought some Que would Be
smothered. One old rpatfiarch IN particu-
lar, who sat clnse behind me. q seemed ran
object lof peculiar veneration. and the Lapps
crowded from all parts Of tbe church to
hug him. How he stood il fcannot inag-
inc: but be sat meekly enough. and tone
time Icounted no less than seven lmisera-
bic sinners tapgipg about the old man.. all
shriekipg and weeping. The religious or
gies Of the wild aJorigines in Australia
round their campfire are not balf 50 fright.
full rs this scene, for they at least douot
desecrate aplace Of worship with their mad
carVussaisr 81 lsN sAs ,ih.li ~ oar ss3fiT s3fle
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
LOBSTER CANNING AT MOUNT
~ ~ DESERT - .Il -


The process Of canning Holsters az Mount
Desert il thus described by the Boston
Traeeiler !. The factory at Southwest
Harbor. Mount Desert. when running at
full capacity, puts up 25, 900 cans day,
employing about fifty hands. Until with
IL . short time plenty Of lobstershase been
tafen about the harbor. but now smacks
are used. which cruise round and purchase
of various parties. The price paid at this
time is about 81 per 100 pounds. The
snlscks bring in 10000 TO 10000 pounds
at time. The vessels are built with two
decks, with perforated bottoms. 50 that the
fisb are preserved alive and fresh ip their
natiye element. Upon the arrival Of the
sniacks the Holsters are dumped upon the
wharf in big piles. They present curl
Gus appearance, biting and elawing at each
other. until they are sLoveled into great
kettles Of boiling water. They are then
dipped out, broken mp, and the meat ta-
ken out for canning. The big claws and
tails arc The only parts used. The cans
contain one pouad. "A liquor is made Of
the contonts Of the body of the lobster.
strained, and prepared With salt aud ca
yennc pepper. and small portion put in
each can. Altar soldering. the cans are
boiled two hours and a half. when they are
taken out. a litfle holem in tbe top 10
let the steam out. then tightly sealed and
b0ilcd again. The cansare then vanished.
labeled. aud boxed Cor market. I.obsters
are not rinw very plenty, aud are rather
small. The parties who set the nets cnll
out tic large ones for Boston aud other
markets Ell ts Il
lFq4H ----~>,,,-,-<,~-r-r-- = s.--i5.ssts
z y Uncle Peter f;urley hWarrsn. the
eldest member gof the Nashville \. Typo-
graphical Union. died there last week. HE
was native Of North Carolina, was born
in 1914 learned the pripsng business at
Murfreesboro.' Tenn when i boy, and
served through the Mexican war as private
soldier, being several Tunes wounded
severely. he was Cor number Of years
foreman of the Nashville tiaioe d,d 1ms-
ricmsh Twoldsys befofe the old typo and
soldier died his young son died aud bis
daughter was at tho poius Of doath when
her father was buried. -
f-i9 S~ fHT w,issaimirei
= Il hIfr1e - - Il sgflisre1 afIh saalI
An old negro slumbcring with his feet
n d giimnleripg ere opens one eye and gets
glimpse &c them Is they stand ihtkc o.
scuritv. Mistakes them fcf two negroes.
and eriesst .Gif famlfo met and re-
lapses into sleep. W., ~, ,. y.
After awhile opens The other eye, and
stiIl seeing the intruder. says: 80
= cit fun FIRE INC. IssyiI kick yoi IL
ic Gre Il you doplt--I will sbuah l and D.
gain he snores. ,rts1 ots.l ksa5s s5t
Ilis dyeaws not being pleasant he soon
opens both ewes aud still seeing the pests.
he draws mp his feet for the tlIfeatcned
kick. but Is alarmed to sac the enemy al
vance apcu hilh and cxclaih,s sBf
~. NhA-wlsr you comm to uow 7 BnmPh
my own foot by golly. l alf
M - fY-c~r--f.r-.--- i + : 49, !,
a5po dogs killed. this sumner ia New
yyrk city. Go ,hoa' al'i DO likewise.
& 1
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
q y "TW7 EN - - - q ~ TE8177
THE HEART OF NAPOLEON.

d The following curious circumstance was
stated como, on good authority: When
the body Of Napoleon was opened tSt.
Helena bis heart was taken out and pre-
parators 10 dis FINAL sdestinstidn. put In d
basin Of spifitsa and water, and left for the
night on a table, in the bedroom Of the ned
ical man who had charge Of the matter.
In the course ofthe night, the doctor was
awakened from light slamber by q heavy
splash from the basin, andxstartling up A.
larmed, he rested on his elbow, and hy the
light Of a taper looked eagerly around the
partment before be should spring from
bed. Not the shadowof an intruder was
to be seen. What had moved the basin!
Had that mighty heart. .scorning to DO
auelled even BY death, regained some Of
its terrible energies? Was il still leaping
with life? Ha! catching the appearance
Of something moving inthe corner Of the
room. be saw the beart Of Isenaparte going
into hole in the wall; and jumping from
bed, ,was Just in time 70 seize aud rescue il
from the tee th. Of rat, at,-Tnomds A;rd.
.lsagN Aide 14if lf4E lIHT
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19

II Is . well known fact. one acre we'll work.
ed win MAKE as much as Eve scratched over
as we generally find. Mr. Dickson never
plants more taan twelve acres to the hand.
This Is deeply SUBSIDIZED. heavily nianured
aud worked hkea garden. Glfis motto is :.
'DVp't let your crop push you---rush It.
Another fault here should be corrected !:
PEOPLE DO xor RorxTE THEIR CROPS
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19

a5po dogs killed. this sumner ia New
yyrk city. Go thoa' aud do likewise.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19

The RniIding Il 50 constructed as 10 render Il
peculiarly desirable 10 fhvsc seeking
tHEAITH & PLEASURE.
THE ROOMS
Are somn.odious and aeccs.ible 10 the sea breeze
with pizxzas on the ss4,-fruni. and delightful
plank walks. free IRON sand and dust. for the en-
juyinrnt ofpedctrians.
BATHING HOUSES,
Neafiy lifted aut On an improved plan. are at
ssrhcd % the Hotel. where guests can enjoy the
lefreshing sca.l,ath, and learn the art of SWIM
ming.
The SURF
Is one offle most attractive features ofthis
J,,Sfly Celebnded Snmmer Resori.
And far1oer paironswiIl recognize decided i'm
proyemcnf in the Attt0
COsfln0DI0 Us DRESSING ROOMS,
conveuieatiy heated upon the beach.
THE BALL ROOM
Has been constructed over the wsier, on the sca-
front AZ the Hoiel. having suspension rpof ~
by - feet oyeriL. 10 iret high. and splendid
view cf the Bail Room !. had from the Piazza or
The BalI Room win Ne lighted with SiIyerrd
Mica peeecfing ChandclirrS.
An expert eorlr 81 Musicians, including a
fsrsssand string lssnd. viili1 isfeHiiiess dilr-
IaE The sea-on % give xest and pleasure to The
nreting hours. " Tff 9f
~ a First. Class Bar. Biliqrd Room.
BDrifay Ailegs, aad aShooisg Gallery.
IL attached % the Hotel. ia
Yachts and Row Boats for Hunting aud
Fishing Parties
Fas Sailing. and ven nianagrd. can H. had Il
any Iime 10 convey persons 20 such pgints as +
..tl.. ACR0QUET GROUND II
Has lEcn arranged Ior The ne G ihe tiur.ts ef,he
Ilnicl. wbrrc all who delightin CHS healthy aud
lss.lSifal gaine may do 20. 4t4 -
FREE OF CHARGE. "
THE IA B lie
win l,c supplied with every article . be tnund
!, il,s iirs.s ~ ,le's y ., is,srpa .Ias. a.
rapn.. Lobster, and every variety 81 fi-h q,
baandIng ~ TIN preIhe wairrs The Iiarbor and
IA a.. abundant suppl, of Ic ghas bccn provided
whisA wIIl be FURNISHED our eHsFls frse Of
Fie snlscrlbcr hayin1 bad miish experience
tai home and abrnas in Hotel keeping. antl aided
by competeili sud euurtcDsfs Assistants. fiatters
hllnell hy strict attention n business, aud with
acnrll. ~ well trained AVID Dhlieing servants a
his command be wi I've allie % iiye cnlirr satis-
faction 20 ali who MAY patrsisl<e him.
TERMS: a
Pcr DAY. y 40. Two weeks. sss, %
t,ue W.rs. B.OD THREE Wrrks. 5,n
Four Week. ls.0 Calender M',- q 90
tlIl,lreh aud servant. half prfce. Sp.ci al ar
rangements with Families and ENciirsishlst-'
Al bHslncs. Communications should bo nd.
GEO. W. CHARLOTTE.
June 10. Proprietor.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19

y a young iady 3, Norristown put piece
Of wedding cake dndef her lfilInw. aud
sout % bed sithsthe1lmppy belief that she
.wvuldldrsaul Of seeing hsf future hpsbund.
That evening, howeyer, she. had eaten two
plates of ice cream, about . pint sstfaw-
berries, several sweet cakes, and two largo
pickles. spd She nov ssyss shs would rather
remnin single all lsefiife than marry the
n'su slIssaw iuhsr drsau'. w u lps.s
q s. ar 4 bgiioislur - ,,usiNst
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-19
EADUyiB TRAVELLERS ExpE-sa
-spi9 lsa HENCE fsssis9 Asss

NlENCE.
ga tall. p0rtiya ldigdf6ed citizen ofthe
Quaker pcrsaasiOn. we'll known iu Phila-
delpbias arrived In New York the other
day, and, having no ibsggage but light
travelling satchel, was utterly obliyious 20
the appeals or tie hackmct as be emcfged
from tIe railway station. ,s19flff riilt
= as'sFce-4fhdsanoo hetcil Fifih ascnoo---
90 in', ritup. Nth areneo7, ta..t
Broadbrim stalked right on without
word. Another knight ofthc whip charged
down upon linrsiis7e i.lssa la - Ia
sis- Say NiclioIas boteli Say Nicholas
hotel coach ll'his way Cor the s Niclnlasr
\ No response, frpm the passenger, and not
muscle moved at this appeal. Then there
was rush Of halfa. dozen. -..'''
= Keffilge. sir. kcFfiage7 Wanter ride
up.2E seii tiitl pagt Ies a1e-ii5egli
g 8, winsarshousSl Who's gOiug M to the
Winsurs' a
Astor house. SRI?
!. Bfeyort house, Bfecvort pc Me-
ropolitan hotel.' Right down Bfoadwayls
ERE you are. ketridge. isirT 7td,O
The traveller loomed up ike tep-pin
amond vinegar cruets, and with face as
flacid as a pan 81 milk, was eaimy aud
siicatly moving nwsy from The crowd of
jarvies, whoiioekcd after him With some
thing hRs .amazement. when. sudden
thought seemed 70 strike one, who. run
ming after him seized bold Of one of the
handles y Ais travelling bag '.'.s
s1i.s Deaf aud Dumb Asylan, sirl Going
rightnp,' nsdi tl13 aeiit s.etisli lilsss
This was TOO, maeh, dignity relaxed
into q laugh. and The driver gotta fare for
a down town hotel = Bosoa BMlle'fa.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-28

The subject of the canon on ritual was
taken up. Rev. DIR. Beers, of-Albany,
thought it was better to have no legislation
on the subject. Prof. Tyndall had, with 4
verbal felicity which tingled in their ears
like sweet music, led many Christians TO
doubt whether the human race was an
oyster bed or a monkey show, aud then we
wrangle over a little matter like a ceremo-
NAL,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-28
THE COURTS.

u. S. CIRCUIT Samuel Parker
was appointed Commissioner at Sparta.
United States vs.. 5. G.. Moffitt; forfeit,
ure set aside and case continued on affida-
Wit of defendant.
United States vs.. Beasley and BentfOrd;
forfei ure set aside.
United States VS.. II. w. Whitfield and
United States VS.. Wiley Jeans; continued
on affidayits of defendants.
United States vs.. Bethel Stockton, Illicit
distilling; verdict, guilty.
United States vs.. Warren Jackson, illicit
distilling; verdict guilty as TO second count,
fine 500.
United States vs.. Asa Prince, United
States VS.. James Franklin, United States
vs.. Monroe Williams, United States vs.. NJ.
Joseph; forfeiture.
United States VS.. II. r. Keith, not pay
ing special tax; case given to jury.
United States vs.. Lee Hodges; forfeit
ture.
CHANCERY COURT.-Powers VS.. Patter-
son, reference TO the Clerk and Master.
Daniel vs.. Pratt, appeal TO the Supreme
Court.
Puryis vs.. hurry, decree appointing Pur-
Wis Special Commissioner.
Puryear VS.. Pu year, decree appointing
A. A. Hall next friend of Mary III. Pur-
year.
Jones VS.. Douglass; reference to the
clerk and master.
Hynes VS.. Brew; decree reviving cause
against the administrator.
Raines VS.. Spain; decree opening bids.
EdmOndson VS.. Harris; decree allowing
complainant to file an amended bill.
Ferris VS.. GrOOmes, decree confirming re-
port.
CRIMINAL COURT-State vs.Jaek Smith,
cOlored, burglary and larceny; pending.
State vs.. Caleb Jones, cOlored, burglary
and larceny: pending.
State VS.. Ben Allen, colored, abduction
and seduction; continued until the next
term of the court.
The case of AL. Powers, charged with
the murder of Maurice Eagan, will be taken
up this morning.
CIRCUIT COURT. E. MeDearmOn,
administrators, vs.. the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad Company; jury respited until
this morning.
PROBATE COURT. George E. PuIvis
gave bond and was qualified as guardian
Of his minor children, George H., John r.,
and Ethel Purvis.
A. f. Whitman ct ais. vs.. David Hughes
ct ais; petition fled for sale of land.
John G.. Ferris, administrator, vs.. Vir-
GINA Bradford ct ais; report and decree for
distribution of funds.
L. q. Harris, IT., gave bond and was
qualified rs guardian OF his minor children,
Martha b. and Elizabeth G. Harris.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-28
THE DEMOCRATIC NET MAJORITY

We lave shown by posting the
books" to Oct. Is, that the Democratic
net majority of the popular vote in the
twenty-four States which have held
elections since the close of the Presi-
Dental contest Of 1872, is 1858, 657,
The same States in November,
1872, gave Grant net ma
iority of $4,000. Thus the
net Democratic gain in less than two
years has been nearly 100000, and
when the election takes place on the
Sd proximo, it viii be shown that the
gain is as much as l,250,OO0. This is
the most extraordinary political
revolution on record. There has
been no such change in public sen
timent in so brief time in our po-
Iitical history. 1t beats the Harrison
upheayal all hollow. IL the elections are
any criterion whatever, the Grant Ad-
ministration is supported by but a
small minority Of the people. A Dem
ocratic net gain of a million and a
quarter Of votes demonstrates that the
Radical party has run its race and
that it stands at last beneath the glib
bet, upon which an indignant people
will strangle it on the third day of
November next.