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The Placer herald., 1874-11-28
THE PENNSYLVANIA COURTS PURGlNG
THE REGISTRY LAWS.

A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writng..from Philadelphia under date of Oct.
Dist. says: For more than week past the
Court of Common Pleas Of this city has
been at work every day purifying the regis
try list by striking off bogus names placed
upon them by the assessors. A system of
fraud has been exposed so extensive and so
cunningly devised that there is no question
that it was planned by the ring managers
and was designed TO make The approaching
election as much of farce as elections used
to be under the old law, when returns were
regularly falsi6ed and fcttions majorites
fabricated for the ring candidates.
Under their manipulation the registry lists
swelled to amazing proportions. Vacant lots
were credited with dense population
Quiet citizens who had the curiosity to scrut-
nze the lists were astonished to discover that
several able e-bodied voters of whose exs. ence
they had no knowledge, boarded at their
houses. Others learned that two or three mer-
chants clerks, or mechanics, lived in their side
yard or stables. Builders who had just laid the
foundations of new rows of dwellings found
that the Assessors had kindly assigned them
tenants in advance, and that every house
was the residence of half dozen voters.
The Common Pleas Court has lower to
strike from the lists any names which it is
shown to have been wrongfully placed there.
and two Judges, Ludlow and Fipletter, are
giving their time to this work.
Every days proceedings of the Court fur
nsh new evidence of the magnitude of the
registration frauds. Up to last night 1000
bogus names had been stricken off, at the
instance of the Democrats. To Offset these
the Republicans could count but lat strick n
from lists prepared by Democratic Assessors
The Democrats claim that these names were
put on by pretended Democrats in the pay
OF the rng. In one sitting of the Court last
week 573 names were erased, the Repub.i-
cans admitted that they were all fraudulent.
Yesterdays work OF purgaton cleared of
6O8. Up to noon to-day Judge Finletter's
Court struck off GOA.
In some divisions. as the precincts are
now called. where there are but 200 legal
voters fom 60 to so bogus names have been
disc vered. In "a division lists examined
yesterday the average Of bogus names to
each was az. If this average holds good
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28
NUMBER Is

throughout the 72O divisions in the citv.
fraudulent registration reaches the enormouss
total Of 20, 600 names in voting popuIa-
ton of about no 900. 1t is a noteworthy
fact that the friends of VIM. B. Mann. The
chief of the Ring, and their candidate for re,
election to the Disirict-Attorneys named
this fghre, of 20, 900 a few days ago as the
majority he was sure of getting, and that
since the Court has been slaguhtering myth,
cal Ring voters the pretentions Of these
friends have been coming down in proportion
to the number OF fraudulent names that have
been stricken from the lists.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28

LOOKING FOR THE COMET. The comet has
been an object of special interest at Newport
since il has disappeared from the heavens.
Not having redeemed the promises made for
it, people are still looking after it nightly, to
see if it intends to display its tail in the
wondrous fashion that has been foretold.
An evening or two since, young man
and pretty woman, the latter very plunp
and wearing decolette dress, were as the
evening was|bhght, out TO discover the comet
''Oh see" she exclaimed, after few
minutes; "dou't you look right over there. .
mo, don't, "he replied; :" and doubt
if you do. either" "How absurd Come
here, Now look right over my shoulder" He
placed himself in position. and looked long,
earnestly, intently. "Now you see it. don
YOU ?" she asked with animation. I" Oh, yes,
plainly (never changing the direction of his
eyes). There's great advantage in my pres
ent point of view" "Isn' it beautiful ??
every beautiful. l like it better than any
ON b i've ever en' "Itisn't overcast,
ist?" "Not bit. 1t altogether surpass-
es my expect l'ions. Asrol omy j. very
interesting study" She turned her head
suddenly. aud caught his g,ze. Pshaw
she cried, that 8 not tile comet, you foolish
fellow. You're lookin, at the milky way.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28
MY NEW DRESS AND PETER.

The following is the first of a series Of
original letters, written especially for the
HERALD, by Miss Celuna Greaseback.
They are not calculated to be particularly
instructive. The ject is to furnish light
reading, the author relying entirely for ap-
probation of her efforts on the old saying
that
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The orange crop Of Marysvlls prcw;'ss
to be very large.
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The Placer herald., 1874-11-28

DIR. ELsNER states that the accidental use
in his household of the water which had
been employed to boil potatoes for cleansing
siverware, led to the unexpected result that
this was much superior in its cleansing action
to the polishing powders SO generally employ
ed. 1t was found that by simply rubbing
the article with the fine deposit of potato
-four, it took ali excellent polish, without the
disagreeable necessity of subsequently, usiig
the brush to remove the material, as IS neces-
sary where powders are employed instead.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28

HE VALUE OF IRUiHFULNEss. A man
who stands in HE midst Of affairs, testeds
tried, proved to be man of unswerving
Integrity, a man Of absolute truth, man
who is true. f.,ithful honest, honorable, is
more valued han gold, even in commercial
point Of view. A man in politics, who.
though he may be ambitious and ptrtisans
is shown to be faithful, honorable, and TRUTH
ful, even in politics, such man, in the long
run, wins. One reason why there are 50
many mushrooms and pnff-balls in society
is that men iorswear morality.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28

A good reputation kant be bogt, nor in
herited, nor stumbled into; it IL the personal
labor Of lifetime. and amt fully ours, un-
til we hav been ded and buried fu years
The Placer herald., 1874-11-28

Thare IL advice enuf now laying around
loose to run just three such worlds as this
what we are suffering most for IL more
good examples.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-13
For the Gazette.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.


FELToN, August lIth, 1874.
Editor GaSefte-DEAR SIR Il see in your
last issue the name of John W Hail. OF Frederick,
as a candidate for Governor. Sir who ever sent
you that communication for publication, hit the
nail OH the head, for nine tenlhs of the Demo
cratic voters oil South Murderkill Hundred will
heartily agree to the call of John w. Hail, and
firmly believe that more than two-thirds of the
Democrats of the entire county would rather
have him at the head of their ticket, for Gov
ernor, than any other man in the State, also the
greater part OF Sussex county. The reason 1
say 30 l have travelled the county over, and a
great part OF Sussex. My business has been such
that have acquired this knowledge. Sir, why
are the people favorable to j. W. HALF Be.
cause they know he will be the right man in the
right place. 1have not word to say against the
gentlemen spoken OF as candidates in your paper
for that high Office, as Democrat care not.
care not what county you get yonr candidate
from SO we take man who will carry tue State,
and John W. Hall is that man. l have known
hum for twenty years, and he is a aelf made man,
for when he first commenced lie be carried ON
the cabInet-making business in the town where
he now lives with limited capital OF few dol
lars, and from that to merchandising, from that
to ship building, and he is still at IL now. He is
the heaviest vessel owner in Delaware, in every
ship yard his influence 10 felt this side Of the city,
and he Is also an extensive farmer He carries on
three or four large farms and gives more men
employment than any other man in Delaware ut
this time; indeed he is poor mans friend. Such
q man with great line answering qualifications
Knowing how 10 manage his own affairs to accu-
mulate such great wealth can guide The old ship
OF State into safe harbor. 1 am no otllce-sees, I
nor do want any Office. but do, like may
others, want John W Hall to BIS Govelnor
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Is Your stomach Uneasy

Many dysAeptic Crosus would BIO willing it is
said, to give half his wealth for an easy stomach
If this is a fact why do any of our solid men
continue to endure the pangs of indigestion Il
it not patent to tho whole community that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters will the worst case OF
chronic dyspepsia in six eight weeks? No oc-
casion for the expenditure of half fortune; few
dollars will suffice to accomplish the object. Surely
every man whois not sand blind" to the great
utilitarian facts OF the day must know that this
celebrated vegetable specific promptly relieves all
diseased conditions OF the stomach. liver. bowels
and nervous SYSTEM restores their vigOr and i'm
parts regularity to their functions Is your epigas-
trium uneasy2 Is the vulture, disease. gnawing at
your liver? II SO. resort at once to the Buffers Il
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and who assert that about 1.-TWO thousand
Democrats remained at home and did not vote
in 1872.
1t is now alleged that the reason the Radl-
cal papers claimed such high figures for the
negro vote in the State is TO be found i'll the
fact that they put, or intended to put, large
lists of names of negroes from Maryland and
Virginia on the assessment lists and vote the
negroes three or four times in various districts
and under various names. That this was done
in some places in this county there is no doubt,
and doubtless it was done all over the State
to such an extent as to give rise to and make
plausible the frequent statement that more
negro than white votes We're cast for that
party. And presumption exists that such is
the case At all events until now no fair at
tempt has been made to deny it; and the
present effort to shear the negroes of then
actual strength is for the purpose of urging
upon them the belief that their services are
not worth SO large share OF the offices as
they might claim. Notwithstanding a great
feature in the opposition is the right OF rep
resentation according to population in the
formation of their State Conventions, they
gave the negroes only nineteen seats out OF
one hundred and fifty, and fifteen of them
were from New Castle county, four from Kent
and none from Sussex. Such is the use the
Radical party makes of the negro, and it re-
duces him to the position of a mere slave.
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Fer the Hazctto
OUR CONGRESSMAN.

Mr.. EDITOR The time is fast approaching
when the Democrats Oh tlis State viii assem-
BILE, for the purpose Of t"ninlting standard
bearers Tor tine lncoLi..,s ca4tpaign. The
Democracy are now, a As have been in the
past in the ascendcncy and undoubtedly they
will sweep from one end of the State to the
other; but we want men who will not only
poll large vote, but add dignity and ability
to the Offices aft r elected. As the right to the
Governorship has been conceded to New Cas-
tie County, let a good man be selected from
the many named, and give Kent the Repre-
sentative in Congress. 1t is perfectly appar-
ent to the minds of all, that the present in
cumbent is utterly unfit to represent an in
teligent people in Congress, or any where else;
therefore, it deyolves upon the Democrats to
nominate and elect a man. And, as that man,
allow me to name our distinguished townsman,
Rev. Ignatius T. Cooper, ID. ID. 1t would be
useless to expatiate upon the qualities of this
man. they are known and appreciated; not
only throughout our own State, hut in differ
ent parts Of our whole country. With him as
our Candidate, Lohand would experience an
overwhelming defeat, and Delaware would
have a Representative in Congress- unsurpass-
ed by any State in the Union.
DEMOCRAT.
CAMDEN, Kent Co, Del, Aug II, 1874.
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DEL. AUG. IA, 1874.
Democratic State Convention.

The Democratic voters throughout the State
are hereby notified to meet in their respective
hundreds of each Countrywide notice thereof
being given-for the purpose of electing fifty
five delegates from each county to attend a
State Convention, to be held at DOVER on
THURSDAY, the 9th day of AUGUST, 1874,
Mt one o'clock, p. m, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the Offices of Governor
and Representative in Congress, and to take
such other action in relation to the approach
ing canvass as shall be deemed advisable.
BY order of the State Executive Committee
JOHN p. COCHRAN, Chairman.
August 9Th 1874
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EXCURSIONS.
EIFTH GRAND EXCURSION
IL FROM

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE TO WEST POINT
Leave P. W. & b. X. R. Depot, at o'clock A. M.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 2OrH. 1874, accompanied by
the City Cornet Band. Prof Elinger. Leader.
BY special Tarin of Cars over P. W. d.. BE- Penn
syyaaaa kailroads f. jersey City thence by the
RIVER ni fM IN NJ fh n2 Wohhb
and the following places City Of New York. the
Irvngton, Sunnyside, tho residence of the cele-
DRAFTED Washington Irving0 kockland, Picrmont
Stony Point Light. Peekskiil Anthon's Nose. Fort
Montgomery. and stopping at West Point.
Passengers ca have the opportunity Of spending
about two hours in visiting the US.Military Acade
my, the grounds adjacent. and the Cemetery, or re-
main on the boat and continue up the river as far
as Storm King Mountain, the last OF tho Highland
range. 1900 feet in height.
Returning down the River, arriving at Jersey
City at 80 P. NJ, taking the special train and ar
can spend the time in New York City and Join the
Excursion on its arrival at Jersey City;
av-Every ehort VIII be made to render this Ex
cursion the most respectable. pleasant and dellh
full of the season.
TRAIN WILL STOP AT CHESTER ATGcoA.M
No tickets will be sold in Philadelphia but par
ties in Wilmington or Chester having friends there
who desire to go can procure tickets for them and
have them Join the Excursion at the platform 3Ist
and Market streets, at 40 A. M.
boat at moderate prices by MIR, VIM. Ii, Marshall,
Of the Ctty Oyster House and Restaurant. 1893 Full
ton and 374 Adams streets. Brooklyn. New York,
who had considerable experience catering for ex
eursion parties, and will give satisfaction
The cars used on this occasion will be furnished
by the p. W. b. Railroad Co., and will be first
class.
The seats will be numbered and after parties are
seated, checks will be gwen. securing the same
places on their return.
FARE FOR THE EXCURSION ............ 50 zS
CHILDREN, under Il years of age......... 2 2S
Tickets can be procured at the Book Store OF
BouGhman. Thomas Co" Az Market street. vii.
mington, Del. Orders by mail promptly attended
to.
route.
Make early application as limited number only
will be sold p. I. Il. SMITH Manager.
Aug. 5-2tw, ds. II. Is. l5.l7.is,l9.
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Joseph Arch. the farm laborers' champion, was
Primitive Methodist preacher before lie became
public agitator, and occasionally enters the pull
pill now. On recent Sunday evening he preached
in the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London, to
audience of 5000 persons.
The corn and cotton in Alabama are said to have
suffered from drought. The crops are good, how
ever but the decrease in acreage OF cotton is said
to be twenty per cent.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-13
The Rings Bargain with the Negroes.

Every appearance indicates that the rumor
that the Ring had made secret bargain with
certain negroes is true. On no other hypo-
thesis can it be explained that the negroes will
continue to cast their votes for a faction that
has been denounced by so many high minded
Republicans, and deserted by SO many others,
notwithstanding the 5000 to G,000 votes which
the Republican newspapers claimed would be
added by the 18th and 5th amendments, that
the party was still in the minority in this
State at the last election, and it is now said
viii not be able to carry single county.
What this bargain is by which the Ring
claims to be able to hold all these negro voters
in its hands and vote them solid in favor of
any candidate they chose either at the prima-
ry meetings or at the General Election, can
only, as yet, be surmised.
The most intelligent negroes feel deeply tine
humiliating position they hold, since they are
plainly told by the Ring that they shall have
their due proportion Of the offices should Doc
ter jump be elected but what this " due
proportion means is passed finding out. 1t
might be very small, or it might be one-haf,
since they have been represented to be able to
cast half the votes of the Jump faction
This bargain and sale, however, should be
exposed to the people. There is no use in
keeping it secret. If the negroes have been
promised full share of the best Offices in the
State for their votes let us know it, It can
not be supposed that Major Lohand at one end
of the State and Capt. Gallagher at the other
are permitted to put thousand or fifteen
hundred votes under lock and key for no
thing.
They may think they hold the ne
groes; and have made their brags that they
do; but it may yet turn out very clearly that
the negroes hold them. And these negroes
have only to refuse to vote the receipts, unless
the bargain is fully agreed upon in writing
They supposed when the arrangement was
made that the negroes could not vote without
the tax receipts that Messrs, Gallagher and
Lotand have locked up in their safes But
this Is not the case Any negro who has paid
his tax, or whose tax has been paid within two
years prior to November, may go to the col
lector of his hundred and get duplicate tax
receipt by proferring the collector the small
sum OF tco cents. This law, made by the DEM
ocrats to secure the people against any such
fraud as ID now proposed to be practiced on
the voters will now be found to secure even
the negro his right. 1t is in his hands a wea-
pom that may be used to make the Ring die-
gorge or come TO any open and fair bargain to
give the ncgro-half Of the Republican party
sne-half or one quarter of the Offices of the
State.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-13

The annual Labor Reform Convention Of Ma, =
sachusetts met yesterday 10 grove at South
birmingham. There was "fai" attendance.
E. M. Chamberlain called the Convention to
order and made an address, urging continuance
of the effort to secure an eghl-hour law for fac
torv operatives.
Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1874-08-13
For the Dslaioare Gazette.

MIDDLETowN, DEL, August 10. 1874.
Mr. Edito,'-Dear Sir:--I am authorized to
state to the delegates elect to the Democratic
State Convention to be held at Dover on the
9th instant, that the new Hall of the State
House will be ready for their reception on
that occasion.
A large attendance of the party from all
parts of the State is desired.
JOHN Z. COCHRAN
Chairman State Executive Committee.
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NTANTED-A girl to do cbamberwork and at
w tend 10 children. Apply at
jy3tf l1o5 MARKET STREET.
Wilmington Coal Gas Stock. Ad-
w dress ;" Gazette letter box apr28lf
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The Commercial has undertaken to prove
that the assertions of all the Radical papers
IN the State during the last campaign are
false. 1t goes into an elaborate statement, in
which the statistical tables are rather mixed
ana somewhat vague, TO prove that the ne
groes who voted for Mr.. Lohand were not so
numerous as the whites; and comes down to
the census of 1870, in which the number of
negroes in the State are set down at % 778,
and says that "one-seventh are the voters. .
and that "the whole colored vote ia only
1886" This calculation is paraded forth in
the face Of the fact that it was alleged that
they had $500 names of negroes on the as
sessment list of New Castle county alone, and
the other fact that the Republican papers
Iaimed there We're as many az 1000 or 5000
negro voters in the State. This statement is
rather cheerful to the Democrats than other
wise. But we have not time now to examine
the election tables carefully But if we take
the census figures for the whites and the
blacks both we may arrive at another conclu-
sion. The whole population is set down at
l25,ol5, the blacks at 22,778; therefore, the
whites number 102, 237. Now, it will be found
that there is about four and a half of the
whites to one of the black population, and
upon this supposition We arrive at the conclu-
sion that the white vote would be Is, 1923; and
the black 1913; making total vote of q, 40l
This approximates very closely to the vote Of
the State in 1870 and 1872 In 1870 Major
Blggs received 1884 and J. T. Head 10 DOL
total. 22,435. In 1872, C. W. Wright, Esq.
received l1,023 and J. r. Lofand, Esq, II ,37s
total, 22,40l. 1t will be seen that notwith
standing the great addition made by the ne
gro vote and the natural increase, the total o.
the last year does not reach that of 1870
This is accounted for by intelligent Democrats
who have paid some attention to the matter