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The New York herald., 1876-12-06
Tho Debate in the Senate.

The discussion of the Edmunds resolu-
tions in the Senate yesterday was fruitful
Of repartee, eloquence and surprise Mr..
Thurman pertincntly asked why investiga-
tion like the one proposed should not be
held upon elections in certain Northern
manufacturing districts, where employers
determine what tickets their men shall
vote, and when the Vermont Senator de-
clared he had never heard of but one
such case he was charged with supreme
ignorance. Mr.. Bayard denied the right of
the Senate to investigate upon tho slight
cause which existed, and made the point
that irregularities occurred in the elections
Of every State--he might have said in every
town. He made an eloquent declaration of
the duty of the patriot in the existing
state of affairs The great surprise of
the day, however. was created by
Mr.. Edmunds when he asserted that
the whole object of his resolution
touching the ratio of representation had
nothing to do with the Presidential election,
but was devised to correct an evil and fix
the basis of representation for the next Con-
gress. The Vermont Senator is a man of
his word, but all democrats and not few
republicans have supposed that the haste
which has been demanded for these resolu-
tions was dictated by the exigencies of the
republican party in the Presidential contest.
CHEERING, If TRUE.-The reported move-
ment of Southern democrats in favor of
conservative administration party in the
event of the election Of Hayes is cheering
sign. Such party would soon attract
hundreds of thousands of the best republi-
cans, and then nothing could save the
partisans of the latter party from dropping
into the disgrace and oblivion which they
have SO industriously earned.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

The New ~GERMAN-AMEIIcAN LEADER -
In another column will be found the views
of Mr.. Pulitzer. Carl Schurz's rival, on
Schurz and the situation Mr.. Pulitzer's
standing among his countrymen entities his
opinions to careful consideration. He GER
tainly tells the exact truth when he says
that if the independent press existed in this
country, upon the model of the HERALD, the
present political muddle could never have
been created
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

The CASE OF FAIRBANKS, who rs cashier
of an Elizabeth IN. j. bank, allowed de-
positor to overdraw his account $50, 200,
seems to have excited the sympathies of the
prosecution and the Judge himself, the lat
ter having suspended sentence for several
weeks, pending the efforts which are being
made to secure pardon for the unfortunate
Court is in danger of establishing prece-
dent which business mon will rightly regard
with extreme disfayor
The New York herald., 1876-12-06
Who Shall IL Re.

The refusal of Mr. James S. Thayer to
accept the Office Of Comptroller to which he
was nominated several days ago by Mayor
Wickham, is very much to be regretted. Mr..
Thayer possesses unusual qualifications for
the position, and has the rare advantage of q
thorough knowledge of political affairs ano
local politicians without being, in party
sense, politician himself At this time his
services at the head of tho Finance Depart
unfortunate for the property owners and
business men of the city that his health and
private affairs have prevented his accept
ance of the office The question of interest
now is Who will be nominated in place of
Mr.. Thayer as Mr.. Green's successor?
Tho gossip of the politicians pictures
intrigues and combinations on the part
of Mayor Wickham and Comptroller
Green which may or may not exist 1t is
alleged that the nomination Of Mr.. Thayer
was made in the expectation, amounting
almost to certainty, that he would decline,
and for the purpose of gaining time. The
Mayor is said to have desired delay, SO that
he might secure the confirmation Of his
Corporation Counsel as the condition of the
nomination of Comptroller more acceptable
to the politicians. Mr.. Green is alleged to
have been also anxious for s'bridging over"
process, SO that his proposed contest over
the Office might be postponed until tho
Legislature shall be in session, by which
time he hopes to make bargain that may
transfer him from a Comptrollership litigant
to his old position in the Park Department..
However much we may sympathize with
Mr. Green's earnest desire to serve the CITY.
in conformity with the wishes of multitude
aside these reports and to give Mayor Wick
ham all the credit that is his due tor making
so excellent selection as that of Mr.
Thayer for Mr.. Green's successor. Having
thus indicated what sort of Comptroller he
believes the city needs he cannot now
afford to put in nomination n mere politician
for that important Office unless he is willing
to destroy his reputation and make the
selfish motive of his act notorious. Mr..
John Kelly has been named for the
position and his appointment has been
urged by democratic politicians. The
democratic Aldermen are so anxious
that Mr.. Kelly should have the place
that it is said they will refuse to
confirm any other nominee. All this
shows that Mr.. Kelly should not be nomi-
mated, and that he cannot afford to allow his
name to be sent to the Board Of Aldermen.
He is an honest man, and no doubt capa-
BILE business man but the belief that the
nomination would be given him solely as
n political leader and for the purpose OF
controlling in the interests of his Tammany
followers the large patronage of the depart.
ment could not be shaken, and would de.
stroy public confidence in his administra.
ton. To be consistent and to deserve re-.
spect Mayor Wickham cannot afford to bar
gain away the Comptrollership to any poll
tician after his first excellent nomination.
Neither can Mr.. John Kelly afford to accept
the Office OF Comptroller under existing cir
cumstances without forfeiting that character
for independence which he seems so do
sirous to establish.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

WALL STREET YESTERDAY near the
closing hour stocks were heavy. Suddenly,
in response to rumors that Florida had given
her electoral vote to Tilden, prices advanced
and the market closed strong. Gold de-
clined from los Ia to 10S Is Government
and railway bonds were steady. Money on
call loaned at 6, 5, and finally Mt 3 per cent.
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AAUSENENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BEO0KLYN THEATRE.
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BeooKLyx THEATRE
rHE TWO ORPHANS. atsP.M.
a,psru,s c,rGs G'LMoES aSn vrx AHnHN Ini;
wALi.Ack,s THEATRE.
rHE sHAuGHHAuN. aisrM
PARK THEATRE.
MusETrE. IN. NJ. Lot,a.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
BowEEY THEATRE
'ESCAPEO FROM SING SING. atsP. ".
MISS MUTTON ySI"s :, ! 5 SQUARE N THEATRE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
GRABBED AGE. at r. II. Matinee at +. n.
RooT!l's THEATRE
KING LEAR. at ts Z. NJ. Lawrence Bmrrett
GEaMANIA THEATRE.
Elm voRsIcHTIGER MAMM. ut sr.M NJ.
LyCEuM THEATRE.
KING RICHARD H. at !? NJ Edwin Eocsh.
VARIETY AND DRAMA. =, 7:ss ' r u ii Na,ine. a. p NJ
- NEW Park THEATRE. BRooKLYN
THE scuod, FIFTH r1a saIN5li yTSgE r,IEfTHE 4
VARIETY. a,sr' sf. ~ ''" '""N'"A
v,,,vrv pAR1slAN VARIETIES
TIvOLI THEATRE
VARIETY, at ST. NJ.
EAGLE THEATRE
VARIETY, atsP NJ Matinee at2P.M
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELs
KELLY { Icons MINsTRELs,
nSP.M NJ.
nELi.ER's THEATRE.
PREsTIDIG1TATEUR atsP.M
COLUMBIA orERA HOUSE.
VARIETY. NJ sP. VI.
VARIETY, !. ; p r. TashTMH M.lss. :, SoH!GgA + y
STEINwAy HALL
ESSIPOFF CONCERT. ut SP. NJ.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
CROMWELL'S ILLUSTRATIONS at sP. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN.
KIRALFy'S ALHAMBRA PALACE.
AZURINE Or VOYAGE TO THE EARTH.
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.
L'ESPIONNE FRANCHISE.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

From orr reports his morning the probdJa-
ifies are that The ,ceather today ,oW be slightly
acar1aer and clear or partly cloudy.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

The STRANGE CASE of the Louisville girl
who apparently died, yet seems to live, is
still the cause of excited curiosity. Full
details of the case appear in to-day's
HERAIn
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

by which equal justice may be done. The
democratic electors, it is announced, intend
to cast their votes for Mr.. Tilden, under the
authority OF commissions received by them
from Mr.. McEnery. OF course they will
have no standing that can be recognized, as
Mr.. McEnery can now make no claim to be
regarded as Governor of the State. Still it
is to be hoped that the unsatisfactory work
Of the Returning Board may be susceptible
of some revision.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

Oun SPECIE. report Of the Director
Of the Mint shows that our coinage during
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

The SUFFERING PooR.--Thc details of our
report of the number and condition of tho
poor in our midst are as startling as they are
sad. When respectable women apply for
lodging at police stations and industrious
mechanics are begging to bc sent to tho
bestir themselves to individual effort with
out waiting for relief organizations to be
perfected; and for those who are well-to-do,
but careless, to ask themselves whether there
are not times when seli-gratiication becomes
, crime against society.
The New York herald., 1876-12-06

POSITIVELY TER LAST APrEsRAScE. st.
Domingo escapes once more from the
friendly shelter of gazettecrs and aliases.
md roams mt large through Presidential
message. There remains but three months,
however, before it will go back to its de-
served obscurity, and after thatno dream of
Office under the Stars and Stripes will divert
the attention of the natives from the luscious
bananas and fragrant cigars which have
heretofore been all that has constituted hap
piness in st. Domingo.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
A FULL CENTEyARIAN.

Ii NfO06c UcMNCfat.
The old Winnebago chief, Nee.ha-ga,
made his appearance in this city yes
terday, having arrived in safety from
Fred Moore's Nebraska reservation.
His son "Jo,'' who has ''civilized'' and
cultivates farm up in Jackson coun.
ty, went out there this spring and paid
the passage of his father home, while
he is coming in a canoe. Nee.ha.ga is
probably the Oldest living human be-
ing in Wisconsin,, and is from lO6 to
l20 years old. He was a very old man
when Lii Crosse was first settled, over
thirty years ago, and is still hale and
hearty, and preserves his taste for fire.
water with remarkable freshness. He
still bears with him his badge-a
skunk skin tobacco pouch, and will
probably be here during the next
quarter of a century.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22

With much feeling, thanked the supporters
Of nr. Blaine for their friendship, and said {:
"Ihe State Of Maine accepts and, endorses
aully ana completely, and rejoloes In. the
nomination of0r. Hayes. Our gallant chief
tain, James g. Blaine, in September next,
viii take the field ii the State Of Maine tor
sweep tie State 81 Il. 90 majority. - '
Z. Mr. Frye then moved to make the nomina.
ton unanimoas, and + was agreed towithout
: dissenting vote. + s,zsf';.st}s 81 -,,...
= Hon..W. A. Wheeler. Of New York, was
nominated. BY Judge Poland, Of Vermont, and
seconded byE Judge Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
and ~ Pennsylvania and New York. Vi. q
As1shail yewellwas nominated by General
haxleZ. OF C9nneoticut, and the nomination
Stewart L. Woodtord,' Of New York.. was
proposed BY Thos. G.: Plat, of New York. Il
Mr.- Woodford withdrew his name: and the
roll cal! Commenced, when it became appar-
ent that Mr.. Wheeler would surely receive q
majority, and it was moved to make his NOM
inatlon unanimous, viva voce, and it was
The chairman, announced; Hon.; w. A.
Wheeler the unanimous choice Of the con.
vention for Vice President. !''i' -; =
The national committee was then appoints
ed, including the names Of John T. Averill,
OF Ainnesoea; &. Rnos, Of Wisconsin !; N. I'd.
monds, lof Dakota. u,.,.::if Il T.:
ENDORSEMENT. >, T.;
The following resolution endorsing the can'
didates was then adopted. .;:s:s4. II !,
That We present % our candidate for presi'
dent and Vice President OF the United States
two distinguished statesmen, conspicuously
fitted tor those two high Offices, and we con
| fidently appeal TO the American people to en-.
trust the administration 1t the public afair'
to 3. B. Hayes and W., A. Wheeler. ..,
The convention adjourned sine die.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
CONGREsSIONAL.' !

The Senate was not in session on
'01 The 1ssri House. passed the bin detailing
thirty army officers Is professors OF military
schools: Il wss decided that no further bus
iness should be transacted until the 18th. =
In tho Senate, on the 10th, the time
for 4 continuance Of the Belknap trial having
arrived, Judge Black read lengthy paper
declining to PLEAD fu5the! e :. Bslkn.R RI had a.
Of the Senate asserting its jurisdiction was
not passed BY = two-thirds vote. Pending
the discussion il Was discovered that QUO
rum was net present, and the Senate ad-
journed.. .,, 81
No quorum being present in the
House, no session was held.
On the 18th the Senate was about to
take up the Indian appropriation bill. but no
quorum being present an adJourn4ent VA
II The he's Speaker laid before the House a
ity Of: an early passage Of the appropriation
bills, and accompanying the, message was 4
resolution which was Intended ~ Suggestion
for provision for continuing the work Of the
departments until the bills should pass
referred. II was then asoertained that nc
quorum was present, and the House ad-
journed. ="
The Senate insists on it's amend.
ments to the post Office appropriation bill
mittee asked tor by the House. No othe,
legislative business, Wa done, but the Bel.
knap case was taken up. The Senate, as ,
court Of impeachment, then voted agains
postponing the case until November, and
agreed to proceed with the hearing. withou
unnecessary delay. =. 49,
The House appointed Mr.. Coz
speaker pro ten; in the absence OF Mr.: Kerr
bill without debate. A committee Of con.
ference on the post o0ce appropriation bill
was then appointed and the House adjourned
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
CHINESE LABOR ABANDONED.

UO0GOn GLOBE. - '' {3:!t' :; '.'-s - -
Mr.. Sampson, the North. Adams shoe
manufacturer, who employees: Chinese
workmen, has decided to discharge
them. or rather not to re-engage them,
preferring to give employment to other
residents of the town, who are suffer-
ing severely from the stopage Of sew.
eral mills and workshops. Mr.. Samp-
son has hired Chinese shOemakers for
six years. In 1870 having suffered
much from the strikes of the Crispins,
and being unwilling to comply with
their demands, he sent his agent Mr..
Chase, to San Francisco for China men,
mainly for tho purpose of breaking up
the order, between which and himself
a bitter warfare was Waging. The
first importation consisted of seventy
FIVE men or boys for most of them
were between the ages of 18 and 20
years. Since that time several lots
have come and returned, the number
employed in the factory for the last
six years ranging from IS upwards of
100! The present number is about IS
of whom forty, the latest arrivals,
were imported last year. Some of the
first importation remained four years,
and then returned to China, and have
since come back to this country and
are now working at Bellville, N. J..
The Chinaman here all work by the
month, On contracts for three years
or longer. The price paid them has
never been made known to the public,
though they are supposed to receive
from $40 to 1925 a month. Over forty
of them are at liberty to go at any
time, the term for which they were
hired having expired. They are in no
hurry to return, and would undoubted-
ly be glad to renew their contracts,
but the opportunity to do 50 will prob.
ably not be given them.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
Business Prospects,.

The New York Stockholder, an or
gan of ofoapitalists, quotes President Bryson, Of
the Phonix Bank Of that city, A. naming five
years ~ the term Of fair recovery from the
evilswhich eliminated in the panic OF 1879
upon which estimate dull times will continue
until the autumn Of 1878. Mr.. Hale, the
largest manufacturer Of pianos in the world,
thinks next year-ls77-wiil begin to show 4
revival Of business. The Stakeholder says
these are the judgments Of men whose opin-
ions are valuable-one = tradesman, the other
banker, both OF wide experience and sa-
Racdtv."
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
Elections In Belgium.

A Brussels dispatch says the result
.of the plections is that the Catholics; major
ity inf*Se chamber Of deputies will be twelve,
instead Of fourteen, As it was in the last cham
Ter. Many Of the electoral contests were ex-
ceedinsly close. Great excitement prevails
tonight in all directions. "The streets OF
this city are filed with an enormous crowd
Of people, Kissing and hootins in front of the
Catholic institutions, which are protected by
bodies OF civic guards, and some arrests have
bern made At 0hent. A mob is making 4
monster demonstration before the Catholic
church, and have broken the windows of the
building"
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
"A Drop Of Joy in Every Wortl.'

Flemington, Hunterdon Co.. N. J.. June a6
is74.-Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y: Dear
Sir-N is with happy heart that pen these
lines to acknowledge that You and your
Golden Medical Discovery and Purgative Pei
lets are blessings to the World. These med
have almost brought me out Of the grave.
Three months ago I was broken out with
large ulcers and sores on my body. limbs and
face. procured your Golden Medical Dis
covery and Pargative Pellets, and have taken
six bottles, and to-day am in good health.
all those ugly ulcers have healed and left my
thought at one time could not e' he cnred
Although can but poorly express nv grat-
itude to you, yet there is drop OF joy in
every word l write: Gods blessing rest on
you and your wonderful medicines is the
Yours truly.
When . medicine will promptly cure such
terrible eating ulcers and free the blood Of
the virulent poison causing them, who can
Pierce, however, does not wish to place his
Golden Medical Discovery in the catalogue of
quack patent nostrums by recommending it
to cure every disease, nor does he 80 recon-
mend it but what lie does claim is this, that
there is but one form Of blood disease that it
WILL AUt CuIcs Slu tl&t Ol6CN66 lS C8llCcr. he
does not recommend his Discovery for that
disease, yet he knows it to be the most
searching blood cleanser yet discovered, and
that it will free the blood and system Of all
other known blood poisons, be they animal,
vegetable or mineral. The Golden Discovery
is warranted by him to cure the worst forms
OF Skin Diseases, as Ill forms of Blotclles,
aimples and Eruptions, also all qlandular
dwellings, and the worst form Of Scrotulous
and liberated Sores Of Neck, Legs or other
parts, and gil .8crofulous Diseases of the
Bones, as White Swellings, Fever Sores, Hip
Joint and Spinal Diseases, all Of which be-
long to Scroiulous diseaaes.
DR.. Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup, Sea Weed
Tonic, and Mandrake Pills. These medicines
;hAye undoubtedly performed more cures Of
consumption than any other remedy known
to the American public. They are COM
pounded Of vegetable Ingredients, and con-
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contain opium, which is 4 somewhat danger
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for it's tendency liz to confne the morbid mat
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correct al morbid seoreti0nc, and expel all
the diseased matter from the body. These
are the only means by which Consumption
can be cured, and as schenck's Pulmonic
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22

Mrs. Lincoln presented.a petition TO the court
showing that she has fully recovered her
reason, and praying that. her property be
placed in her own hands. After some sevi-
dence had been heard In regard TO her reeto.
ration, the jury returned avs1diet In accord.
anoe With Mn Lnooln's petition, which was
telsgraphed TO- hsr in sping6ela. = The coun-
rel for RobertT. Lincoln did not oppose the
petition.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
More Crooked Stills,

$. Colonel Meyer, supervisor of inter.
nal revenue, has returned from his raid on
the illicit distillers in Cape Girardeau and
Bollinger counties. He has broken up about
twenty stills, destroyed 4 large amount OF
property, and arrested and placed under
bonds sixteen persons charged with making
crooked whisky. Some fifty stills have been
running in the above named counties for
about twelve years past, and allowing them
only three months in the year, the govern
ment has been defrauded from @l6 900 to
$4,000 per annum.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
Disastrous Tiro ut IT.. Johns.

A disastrous fire occurred at St.
Johns, Quebec, on the 18th, by which 81 800, :
ooo worth Of property was destroyed. A ter
ritoFy six hundned feet wide and mile in
length, embracing the entire business portion
Of the town, was burned. Seven hotels, nine
churches, tho custom house, court house,
post ONCE, United States consulate, two
banks, the docks, vessels in the river, .
portion of the bridge over the Richelieu river.
the &. Johns woolen mills, the stone china
ware rooms and two hundred and fifty stores
and houses aSe reduced to ashes.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
She Lived . Century.

Mrs. Margaret Boggs died in Phil.
adelphia, On the 18th, aged 100 years, s
months and 20 days. She was born and had
a1"ays hvedsin Philadelphia. She was
cousin Of Andrew Jackson's wife, and was
the last surviving descendant of Mrs. Betsey
Ross, who made the first American flag Of the
present pattern. On the 10th OF last January
Nm. Boggs celebrated her hundreth birthday.
and reosivsd many visitors II. prominence
and distinction. Her faculties remained
oleas and her memory strong almost to the
time of her DEATH ''<''~-
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
What Iowa has Done for Railroads.

The railroads of Iowa have received
5,962, 200 acres Of land, nearly one-seventh
Of the area Of the State. Estimating the land
At $3.50 per acre-a low valuation-it is shown
that the roads have received as direct gifts,
over e6s, ,0oo, 900. Allowing the roads to cost
slb, 600 mile, which is \ fair estimate, they
have received 90, 10, ,a43 more than the
roads cost. Nor is this all the Des Moines
Valley road asks for, and will possibly re-
ceive Thousands Of acres in the northern part
Ofthe State where no road has been built.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
,Tha Isrkets.

The Wheat market has not been en-.
eouresl.s fer {he pest retk. In New York,
latest advioes quoted No. 2, Northwestern, At
Q.l7oel 40. No. 3, 9l.o7@>l.o9. Chicago was
peyins ~ No. 2, SOS forsresent sales, and
l.o4tor August delivery. Milwaukee offered
for No. !, hard, >l.22; No. !, N.16; No. 2,
9l.o6, and for August delivery. sl.oe for No.
No. 9. Corn was steady in Milwaukee At 44c
for No. and Oats lower At 400 for No. 2;
Barley hrm At 10 for No. 2. 72
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22

For Freckles.-Dissolve little
borax and sugar in some lemon juice
and apply to the face, then wash in
CASTLE soap. The quantity of borax
should be that which will cover the
point of a pen.knife t" the juice of one
lemon.
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22
California Hopeful.

The San Francisco Chronicle says
the industries Of the. slope have entirely re-
covered from tho depressing influences
brought To- bear by the bank failures bus
mess in al branches have never been so uni
veEsally good, and interest is lower and
monty plentier than it has been for many
years. hattributes these results in = great
measure to the most successful season, and
the richest harvest California has ever seen,
and adds: "Por time it was feared that the
supply ofwheat would be 80 great ~ to de-
press the price to = ruinous figure, but it is
now becoming more and more apparent that
faEpers will receive fair,if.not Liberal price
6gtheiriroduoe.. =. ~ s4s4a 4
The Worthington advance., 1876-06-22

" Now is your time to send your size
To- the Boston One Price Clothing Store, Min.
neapolis. Rules for self-measarement sent
free. $50,