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A SEMi.CENTENNIAL.
The First Presbyterian Church Of Ann Ar
bor, Mich.

A SCMf.CENTENNIAL.
The First Presbyterian Church Of Ann Ar
bor. Mich.
Spsctdt rorFtxpondeHrt Qf TA4 TFs2.ns.
Ann AnnoR, Mich, Aug. 22.-The First Prts-
bytesfau Church Of this city Is tho fourth
.hurch OF ita denomination which was planted
n the State. Ita Semi Centennial having fallen
On the aamc year With tho Centennial, It vas
peculiarly fitting to celebrate It, and
this has Just bccn DONE
Letters and circulars were sent to all absent
members, AMI to those who had been previously
prominent In It's history. Many Of them came,
while others sent Interesting letters. it, first
pastor, the Rev. john Beach, Is dead; hut tho
pastors all accepted the invitation.
They were the Rev. W. 8. Curtis, D. D.,
Of Rockford ILL.,; tho Rev. L. .. Chaplin, Of
Leroy, N. T.; the Rev. W. J. Erdman, Of CHI
cago; and tho Rev. 8. ". DufIicll, Of Chicago.
The present incumbent Is the Rev. F. T. Brown,
D. D. Mr. Er'nan was taken nj in Cleveland
on his way, but the others were in the pulpit on
Sunday morning.
from the responsiveness q spcakers, ls about
r'ous places, s,--as, for example, two bar-rooIns,.
n., snd at IN s;t ss built pIsen for NJ. Itself ram 'nt sl
removed TO very comfortable and conl'no-
dIous wooden structure about block west, on
Il atSs t sSs y TIT oqe Se 'pHpg papgg s csaDs 5SaG.
administration, the new brick church was put
under roof, mud brought toa statu Of occupancy.
II Is Il very large cd!tice, strongly and soltd}y
considered out of proportion to the necessities
Of tic platc, when 1t WAS begun In 1901. The
University, howcser, Ind no public hall at TINT
date.
In buildInG-up the congregation. so Mir. Erl-
,nan VII. concerned with tho payment
Of dcbt, and Mr.. Uuflleld with ths COM
pletion of tie building. When the lust
a call to tho Eighth rre.bYterian Church, Gill
caEo, the entire ttyuctuTe was flushed. The elAt
ttWer had hrrn carried up, and II large bull
placed IN It. The autliencc.ruo'n hn1 been r.
most attractive IN tise determination, antl,-
since the burning ri the Fort-Strcct Church,
Dctsolt-it ID co:,tcdcd that It cx:cls all others
IN the state. Its capacity Is .9oo. Besides
grounds and pailIt, hul all been attendedto md
i new urgan lad been placed in the gallery. As
it was decorated for ihc services of Sunday,
Aug. q, 1t was exceedingly attractive.
Mar worship. The Invocation and rcullng ot
the Ten Commandments were by Dr.. Brown.
Tie Scripture; ~eFe rsa'' and prayer offered BY
from Col, H., 10; aud was followe, by the Rcv
l.. u. CLapiu, who ulatlr the concluding prayer.
At the suu'lay-sshuo! gathering, which su.:-
sesdsa tS n'a'E ff5y!iS ism,o the c.1s;4 s%nsnl
i1tcysne,scI With hllurt epecrhc4s tlum
old superintendent: u,'d schoiars. Ness.::.
Simeon md Lorin Mills. and son OF tt4c la;tyT,
spuke oE The nld tfnrbwlIcn lnta:ans roatnTl the
| streets aud snAut hight l,[,!epus. Letters xcre
| read fron Messrs. aiclHttrc, El!s, aIul others,
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vlcF.pRrs,nFNT AND SPEAKER,

WAsu1Naroa, D. G. Aug. s7.-1t U men.
toned ~ sad coincidence that tho journey Of
the Hon. T. W. Ferry, President pro tenn. OF
the Senate, To Washington itst fsl1, Just pre-
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Special Dtspdtch 70 7At TffbunA
DxTRolT, M!ch., Aug. 2z-Tlls evening
young 1nnn, Charles Fotslc, fell from boat Into
the river ard Was drowned.
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NEW YoEK, Aug, 2.-Fire to-day destroyed
ockerAauscn Bros. augar refinery, $50 South
street. and damaged LlbbY, Bartlett 1: Kemhles
oil Warehouse to the extent OF $4,000, Ocher-
lausen Bros. loss is SIT, 600 Oh building and
6tock; insurance unknown.
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MAucu CursK, Pa, Aug. 2'.-Charlcs Wag-
nes, q son Of highly respectable parents, was
committed to tic county jail lust evening under
the suspicion Of having caused the death Of
Miss Louisa Boyer, ucighboF's daughtcF, in
an attempt to produce an abortion. Wagner
hul bcen paying attentions to Miss Boyer for
some eighteen months, aud they had been worry
intisnate. On Sunday evening they were
together until late hour. During
that night the young lady was taken
Violently Ill, gradually became weaker aud
weaker, aud expired at half-past 1 o'clock In the
morning. DR.. krnnner wills called during the
Alght, but was ball'ed By the symptoms, aud tho
Young lady was really ii dying condition when
Lc rcached her bedside. On questiuntng her she
said she had taken POWDER which lp0kcd like
flour, and could only add ia German,
"ue gave INC it.n He gRvc 1t to tne.'' Sub
eequBnt!y It was discovered that tl.e victim was
cnclentc, and suspicion of foul play at once
fastened upon Wagner. Diattiet Attorney
picwcrs learned Of tile facts, however, and
caused an inquest to be held.14 4 post-mortcm
was madc, and all tho medical gentlemen WHO
have seen tbe sto1nach aud liver agree In the
opiniou TINT the girl died from tle effects Of \
dose Of arscnious acid. Wagner bought tic w.
l<senic In shop ut Leighton, four miles from
here, place le visited tue Saturday previous.
lie 6toutly denies, but he must lave adminis-
tered the poison III order to e8rape the penalty
Of the previous crime.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08

The Baltimore Gazette of Friday
last contains letter written from Raj
eigh and purporting to be an impartial
survey of the political field in North
Carolina. It would take strong proof
t. convince any one, at ell familiar with
events in this State, that "Ithuriel"
the Gazette's correspondent is any but
a simon pure Radical attempting un-
der a very thin disguise to do the Dem
ocratic party both at home and abroad
all the damage in his power. We
can not understand how the Ga
zstte can permit it's columns to be used
to the detriment of our party by an
enemy whose design is so easily to be
detected. If "Ithuriel" had written and
the Gazette had printed his letter as that
of an avowed Radical it would do no
harm, but published as it is by Dem
ocratic sheet under the seductive title
OF an Impartial survey" it will neces-
sarily cause false impression.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
CRUSH THEM OUT!

There is absolutely no middle
ground this year for Office seeking
politicians to stand on. Those who
are not WITH us, are against us; those
who are not in sympathy and in full
accord with the Democratic party and
it's organization must of necessity, be
counted ~ith the Radical party. It is
now either Radical or Democrat; be
tween the two, there is not foot OF
standing ground. "Independent cand1-
date" in this contest is but another
name for Radical candidate. Men who
cannot submit their claims to prefer
ment to the regularly authorized trl~
bunaIs of the Democratic party, or who
having so submitted them, refuse to
weld obedience to their decisions,
have no claim to the support OF any
man who processes fealty to that party.
When Office seekers, to crafty their
ambition or their love of money,
repudiate the action OF the
proper nominating conventions and
become independent candidates, they
place themselves beyond the pale
of the Democratic party and the first
step beyond that pale finds them IN
the Radical ranks. No more deadly
blow can be given to the brilliant sue
cess now opening up to US than that
given by independent candidates, and
none requires to be repellcd more
promptly or with more vigor. The
safety of the organization of the DEM
ocratic party as political body abso-
lutely deman is the squelching of all
Independent candidates with all the
power the party possesses. The spirit
OF insubordinati N to party discipline
and restraint must he crushed out by
prompt and vigorous measures. The
lines must be sharply drawn. Candi-
dates who will not submit to the will
Of the people as expressed by the
voice of nominating conventions must
be ostracised by the party and classed
with our political opponents In this
way, and IN this way alone, the safety
aud success of the Democratic party
will be assured This is no tine
for temporizing, no time for
daiIYing. We are fighting for our
very lives. We must crush our ene>
mics as they will surely crush us.
Independents are our most dangerous
enemies. Let US crush them out with
the strong hand.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
Gen. Scales and the Negroes.
From the HillsbOrO Recorder

During General Scales speech at
Graham an incident took place of
much interest to the audience. The
General was speaking of the imposi>
tions practiced upon the negrn by the
republican party; of the use made of
him to keep the white radicals in
power; of tho failure to fulfill the
many promises made to the negro
through these past eight years. Said
the General, you have tried these
protected friends, and proved them
all false. They have mi~led and de-
ceived you, that by your strength
they might grow strong. They are
not your friends, but your worst
enemies. They have turned you
against your true t friends, against
men who remember with gratitude
your conduct during the war, when
our wives and our children were safe
in your hands; against men, who, re-
Numbering these things have aided
you in your new position of liberty
who have guaranteed you your rights
and who have pledged their honor to
preserve them. Tie democratic party
invites your participation in it's work.
It makes no extravaganza promises, but
it will be true to its pledges, and will
see that all the rights now given to
you shall be inviolably maintained. ,"
AS he spoke, the negroes crowded
to the rear of the platform, the
General turning round to them and as
he made these last remarks. a stalwart
negro stepped forward and said 81
believes you. General; give me your
hand on that" General Scales stoop.-
ed forward and shook it heartily.
nesroes sts sps and or
minutes there was incessant and COR
dial Misunderstanding with the repetition
of the expression we believe you,
General; we are with you now.'
Of course during this novel inter-
ruption the speech was suspended,
but the cause of Its suspension was
one of the eloquent passages of the
days oratory.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
An Interesting Visit.

An interesting meeting between Col.
r. w. Baylor, an ex-Confederate off,
Ger, and General B. F. Kelley, of the
federal army, was recently held at the
home of the former gentleman in West
Virginia. Colonel Baylor was cap
tured during the war by General Kel>
ley's troops, and was tried by order of
Secretary Stanton for an alleged vio-
lation of the rules of war and sentenced
to be hanged. In looking over the
papers relating to the case which were
brought to him for approval, Gen.
Kelley became convinced that the facts
did not justify the action of the court
martial. Therefore he disapproved of
the finding of the court and also sent
all the papers to the Secretary IF War;
The secretary was not pleased with
the action of the General, and referred
the papers to another officer, who
agreed with General Kelley. This did
not satisfy the secretary, and he refer
red the documents to Judge Ad-
vocate General Holt, who said there
we're informalities in the trial, and
the secretary ordered another court
martial, which was had, and similar
verdict and sentence was the result.
Gen. Kelley again disapproved the
Hn0lnS the secretary OF war agaln.ere--
ferred the papers to other officers,
who this time agreed with Gen Kel-
ley, and the sentence was annulled.
Some time afterward President Lin.
coin heard of the case and sent dis
patch to Gen. Kelley thanking him for
his action in the matter, and saying
thai he was glad to know that an
officer of his army had the courage to
do right in spite of the opposition of
a court-martial and his superior Off
GERS. By the chances of wsr General
Kelley was afterwards captured by the
Confederates, and although in no such
perilcus position as was Col. Baylor,
he received every kindness and atten>
ton that it was in the power of the
officer to give. They have not seen
each other since the war, until Gen.
Kelly and his wife accepted an invita-
ton from Col. Baylor to visit him in
his West Virginia home.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
THE MEN WHO STILL KEEP UP
THE WAR.
The New York Sam saws:

The New York San says:
1t is interesting to look at the patri-
OTIS, who during the last session of
Congress. were in the front of all the
mock battles, but who. during the
actual rebellion, never went near it.
Begin with Maine. Everybody knows
what Blaine is. In 1861 he was only
thirty >one years of age, vigorous, &C
tive, and in robust health. Did he
volunteer Oh, no. He was engaged
in politics and speculations, and hired
substitute from the proceeds of his
jobs in and out of office.
His little colleague, Hale, who has
splurged about the House as if he was
a full grown man, was twenty five
years of age in 1861, but his youthful
blood ran sluggishly at the tap of the
war drum, and he stayed at home, and
only became warrior when peace was
proclaimed. His other colleague,
Frye, was only thirty years of age in
1861, but he too, who is so fierce now,
smelled danger from afar, and con-
Guided to serve his country by letting
others fight its battles.
Mr.. William Wheeler, the candidate
for Vice President, was forty>two
years old at the breaking out of the
rebellion, but he never thought of
shouldering musket. He found a
seat in the House more comfortable
and safe. MIR. Hoar at thirty-fve was
a man of peace, but at fifty his voice
is for war.
On the side of the Senate, the bloody
shutters shone by their absence when
volunteers were called for to crush the
rebellion. Edmunds, who after Nor.
ton leads the fray, was 50; Boutwell,
was 43, Dawes was 45; Anthony was
46; Cragin was 40; Frelinghuysen was
A; Sargent was 81; Sherman was SO;
but it never occurred to one of this
heroic band that his presence was re-
quired to help save the Union. Like
Zach Chandler, they thought blood
letting would do good, but they pre-
ferred, as he did. that it should be
done by deputy.
Now these men are as brave as Ju-
Illus Caesar, and they mean to keep up
the war.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08

Be sure to read the correspondence
between the colored missionary preach
er in Richmond Virginia and his white
brother at the North printed in this
mornings JOURNAL. It is worthy of
the most careful consideration by both
black and white. It does seem that
time enough has elapsed for the more
intelligent of the colored race to have
come to a right understanding of the
merits of the two parties contending
for the control of the government.
We do not, however, propose
to enter into any argument on
the subject. Nothing that we
could say, though We did literally
speak with the tongue of An angel.
would have any effect upon the colored
people. We shall, therefore, in the
future as in the past, leave them
to pursue their own course in
the belief that eventually they
will by their own una1ded efforts
come to realize that their interests,
political as we'll as material, are linden
tical with those of the native white
people of the South.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08

The Republicans are at the disad-
vantage, in this campaign, of being
deprived of the services on the stump
of some of their most eminent and IL
lustrious leaders. We hear. says the
Nashville american, of no appoint
ments being made for such big guns
of the party as the Hon. Robert
Schenck, ''the Nations" Minister to
England; nor of "the Nations" Cabi~
net Minister Belknap: nor of "the Ma
tons" Minister to Venezu-Austria,
Orth; nor of "the Nations" Vice Pres
ident Colfax; nor of "the Nations
Secretary of the Knavy. and "the Ma
TONS" late Acknowledgement. l. is,
perhaps, to be regretted. also, that the
managers of the late Freedman's Bank
could not be spared to do missionary
work for the protection of the freed
men, thus rendering unnecessary the
employment of the gallant soldiers OF
the United States in the degrading ser
vice of a partisan police. Why are''th E
Nations great men silent ? From the
dungeons of the Missouri Penitentiary
Joyce and Mckee and Mcdonald and
Mcguire answer, why!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08


The perils of being a Sultan have
been strikingly shown. says the Balti-
more San, by recent events In Turkey.
Abdul Aziz was turned down by his
cabinet, went crazy and committed
suicide. Murad Effendi, who took
his place with fire promise of a bril-
liant reign, has been gradually sinking
under increasing nervous weakness,
and is now deposed by the cabinet,
and succeeded by A bdul Hamid, whom
the ministers and great dignitaries yes
terday proclaimed Sui an. The fate of
Abdul is, of course, also in the cabinet
councils hands, which holds the reins
of power. The Sultan, it would seem,
is little else than captive in gilded
cage, useful for occasions as a puppet,
but at all times subject to sudden
and violent termination of his career.
A recent letter from Constantinople in
a Paris journal says that Murad is all
ment is deliriun1 trenae,as. His suc~
cessor is his younger brother, who is
about "a years old, who may also find
the distracted and impoverished en-
pire too much for him.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08

The executive committee of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society
met at the Marlborough House last
night. Present: Messrs. Creech, chair
man, Nichols, Garter, Clark, Grissom,
Hoke, Walton and Derson.
The secretary presented various let
ters from manufacturers and stock
raisers making donations for the pre-
MUM list.
ssThe list of supervisors for the fair
was arranged and the Immediate pub
LEGATION of the premium list ordered.
The business men of Raleigh are re-
quested to aid by cards of advertising
from their houses. An experienced
canvasser will call on them at once.
General r. F. Hoke reported fine
progress in putting the track in eondi-
ton.
On motion of General Hoke, DIR.
Blacknall, Dr. Grissom and Col. Car.
ter were appointed committee to re
quest the suspension of the active po-
litical canvass during fair week from
the State Executive Committees Of the
political parties.
Many encouraging communications
from various parts of the State are in
hand, and it only needs an energetic
effort on the part of the people of Ral-
eigh to achieve grand success in the
fair of the 18th of October Raleigh
Sentinel.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
Was Not SUnSdrUck.

lFrOm the POrtland Argus.
As MIR. Blaine stepped forw ard there
was look of surprise on the faces of
the audience. They evidently expect
ed to see a man on whom the ravages
of disease had left it's mark. Instead
of that they saw man apparently in
the full flush of vigorous manhood -
eyes bright and cheeks tinged with
the flush of health. And when he
spoke there came forth that we'll re-
membered clear and distinct voice.
For fifty minutes he spoke in a hall
whe1e the thermometer must a. least
have indicated 100 Q, and when he sat
down he showed not the least sign of
WEAKNESS. More than one man who
had believed in his illness went forth
from that hall last night forced to the
conviction that his illness was but a
delusion.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
WI Getting of the Henderson, Bar
Death of Col John I'D. HAyanRD.

Death of Col John ID. EAyanaO.
At meeting of the members of the
Hendersonville Bar, held on the 22d
the death of Col. John d. Hyman, the
following pre- amble and resolutions in
troduced by Mr.. VIM. Nj. Davies were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. God in His wisdom has
seen fit to take from us in the vigor
of his manhood our much esteemed
and senior brother, Col. John ID.
Lyman.
ResolUed, That we submit ourselves
uncomplainingly to the divine will OF
Him who is both the embodiment OF
wisdom and love, trusting that our loss
will enure to the eternal gain of our
deceased brother.
ResolUed, That we appoint Tuesday,
the 18th of September next, as a sulta-
BILE time for our brethren of the sur
rounding. bars and ourselves, to express
more fully our appreciation of the
merits of the deceased and our sorrow
at his demise.
Resolved, That as token of respect
each member of the Hendersonvllle
bar wear the usual badge of mour ming
thirty days.
RESOLVED, That we extend to the
family of the deceased our deepest
sympathy in this their hour of be-
reavement, and order that a copy Of
these resolutions be transmitted tC
| them and sent to the Asheville papers
for publication.
s. V. PICKENs, Chairman.
| 81. G. EwART, Secretary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
Got sheir Eyes open

The way the white people. and ne
groes of sense are deserving the radia
cal party recalls to the Greensboro
Patriot an incident which transpired
in the West during the campaign of
1856.
There was a republican meeting at
Galena, Ills. Republicans were going
in considerable numbers. A little lad
of speculative turn boarded one of the
trains to dispose of litter of new
pups of which he was the proprietor.
Politics ran high and pups met with
dull sale until the little fellow struck n
ponderous delegate whose predominant
lug traits were fun and fat. Boy went
for him.
Bey-Want to buy a pup, sir?
Delegate-No, bub; I have got dogs
enough now to run sausage factory
Boy-But these are a new breed of
pups. I don't think you've got any
like 'em.
Deles ate-Have they got any poll.
tics?
Boy-You bet they have.
Delegate --- Well, what are they,
democrats?
Boy ->-DemOcrats! No, sir, repubn>
can pups, every one of 'em.
This took the crowd and the boy
sold some of his pups.
A few days after there was big
Democratic meeting at the same place,
and the people were focking to hear
Stephen A. Douglass, the orator on
the occasion.
Boy concluded he would dispose OF
the remaining pups and boarded train
with his stock.
One of the first he struck was oul
big man whom clean shirt and 9
change of clothing metamorphosed SO
efectually that the boy failed to recog
nize him. A similar dialogue was
held and finally the political proclivi
ties of the infantile CANNES was in
quired into when boy promptly re.
piled that they were "Democratit
pups, of course"
Fat man-Now I've got you, sir
You told me few days ago they were
Republican pups.
Boy-They were then, but, you see
they've got their eyes open since.
The fat man owned up sold ant
smart boy sold his pups.
The eye-opening process is going OIL
rapidly now and the Radical party i
becoming beautifully less.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
READ THE FACTS.

The annual expenditures for Wayne
county (oficiaD under Radical rule
ranged from $1O,O61 25 to $l4, 800 Al
the first being the lowest and the last
the highest figure of six years of Repub-
lican administration-the years 1868 to
1874. A Democratic Board of County
Commissioners reduced the county ex
penses to S., 1922 IS for 1875-being
less than half of what it cost to run
the county under Radical rule. In
1872 the tax on the poll was 81 Is; for
1876 the tax on the poll is only 80 cents
for county and school purposes. In
1871 the tax for county purposes on
real and personal property was 40
cents on the 800 valuation; in 1873 it
was 463 cents, in 1874 this was in
creased TO 80 cents, anil now in 1876
(under Democratic rule) it has been
reduced to 284 cents. Here is Demo-
cratic reform, as the Goldsboro Mes
se'ager we'll says, given in facts and
figures.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-09-08
GONE LITTLE MIDLAND,

The Omaha Bee says Lieutenant
Heyl, of the twenty-third infantry,
has arrived in this city, having with
hi N a young Apache Indian, six years
old, who has a remarkable history.
He was captured in Arizona about two
years ago. All his family were killed.
and the soldiers picked him up naked
and carried him with them. Lieut..
Heyl, who IVES in command, prevente d
his being killed by the scouts, and is
now taking him east to have him edu-
Gated at his own expense. He is
bright, talks English fuently, and is
neatly dressed in army blue, sailor
akvle :"