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Meeting at Bellwood:

4 large and enthusiastic assembly
Of the citizens Of Ward 7 was held nj
Bellewuod on Friday, the l4th day
July; pursuant to previous notice.
DR.. J. d. Addison was elected Pres.
nlent, II. X. McClandon, Vice. Pres.
ident and Enoch Moss, Secretary.
The President, IN brief and appro-
pirate words explained the object III
the meeting as being tor the purpose
Of a thorough organization Of the
De,nocratic-Conservative party Of
the ward, and also to elect delegates
to the parish nominating convention,
to be held on snch date and at such
place as may I've selected by the Par
ISL Central Executive Committee.
The following persons were unan'
imously elected delegates to said
Convention
II. r. McClendou, {. W. V. Clark
and T. j. Smith.
On motion it was resolved that
majority Of said delegates cast .tht
votes nf the Ward rs u G,iit, for par
ish officers, at the convention.
1t was resolved that \ meeting b.
held ut Friendship church, on Sat
ur.lay, the goth day OF July, 1876, al
whic!, place and time Il nomination
for ward officers will be made. That
tho citizens are earnestly requested
to there assemble en- masse.
1t was further resolved that the
proceedings If this meeting lie pub
lis!,ed in tho "People's Vindicator."
j. d. ADDISON,
President.
ENocH Moss, Secretary:
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1t can not be trutl,fully denied that
tie Democratic House has already
done an immense deal to erect d high
er standard of duty and to encourage
and organize the people in their priv.
ileee Of insisting that no man Of
questionable methods, or Of any
shadowy record, shall be entrusted
with tho highest official powers. The
case of Mr.. Blaine is Immediately III
point. 1t can not be doubted that,
while the main witnesses against him
are Republicans; the agency of his
investigation aud exposure has been
the Democratic committee.
And we do not hesitate to say that
had the Committee Of Investigation
been Radical, it would have hushed
up and suppressed the incalpatory
evidence, Just as the directors Of the
Union Pacific Railroad suppressed the
fact Of Mr.. Bla,ne's connection with
the SOS, 900 Arkansas aud Little Roch
bond swindle, for fear it might In
| lure his chances Of reelection to the
Speakers clair. So much Of thank.
do the genuine lovers Of reform
throughout the country, whatever
their party utilization, owe to the eff
forts of tho Democratic House to fer
ret out and publish and punish off
cial corruption.-Richmond Enquirer
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NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, JULY 22 1876
For the Vindicator.
"Moriendum est EobiS."
BY W. C. J:

IN my youths joyous, halcyon hour,
When hopes were bright, and thoughts
were gay,
l knew a sweet, and lovely flower,
That hloomed awhile, and passed away.
Thus, Elowrets OF their parent stem,
OFT withcr in their earliest bloom,
And We, alas AS trai', rs them
Soon fade anu wither tVr the tomb.
Sad truth-"our life is but a DREAM"
And swift the turbid current flows,
Light rs shade upon the streahlj
Frail as the blush, upon the rose.
Pleasures are plantOms, to beguilc,
They yield us but Il MON. pts cheer,
Life's every joy, and every emile,
Is butprophetic al the tear.
The morn may break, in clonlless ray,
And nature smile in all it's sheei;
But ere that morn has passed awaSj
The storm cloud may o'erspread the scene.
We live and love, bnt all in vain,
Earth cannot give the spirit rest,
Oh who wtnld live lifc's dream again
Tho with it's byightest pleasures blest
Then let that struggling moment come,
IT'S but groan, grasp,a sigh,
Ills but the friendly welcome-HOme,
TO live forever must die.
'ris vain to fear the chill Of death,
The grave, the coffin, and the shroud.
In that last hour, triumphant Faith,
Paints her bright rainbow on the
(cioud.
For all of Earth - the funeral kucll,
Of wasting whitening TIME Must toll,
For death will never cease to tell,
There nothing real but the soul.
And that shall live where angels are,
Midst heavens brightest gems enshrined
Till, Time and Earth, and sun and star,
Have vanished from the angels mind.
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The Germans for Tllden:
THEIR sUfrORT LIKELY 10 GIVE A
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY TO WISCONSIN,

A gentleman who stopped over
here on Ills way from St. Louis, gives
interesting information derived from
the Hon. Alexander Mitchell, Of Mil.
waukee. He has heard that gentle
man say that that State would cast
her electoral vote for Tilden and Re.
form, and that a bet had been made
on such result. II tell you. mau,"
said Mr.. Mitchell, "that is good bet.
The Germans Of Wisconsin and the
Germans everywhere are tired Of the
abuses, populations and wrongs that
exist in tile public service. They
want reform they are determined to
have it, This gentleman, was still
incredulous. II tell yoa," said Mr..
! Mitchell, II mean what say. Wis
consin will vote fur Titdeus The be,
You speak Of is a good bet"
Mr.. Alexander Mitchell is one of
the first mon in Wisconsin, and all
the Northwest, man of caution, pru.
dence, sound judgment, perfect ill.,
tegrity, who enjoys more Of the con.
| tidcnce Of the business peop!6 in Wis.
consin than perhaps any other citi-
zen III that State. He is prince among
the mtr, of business, a leader among
the whole people, and everybody's
adviser, who has done a great deal
to develop growth and prosperity in
the Northwest, who holds great sway,
not only in all business transactions
but over public opinions. Nobody
knows the people better, and ia
mans judgement is better to be re-
lied npon. His opinion is confirmed
by the following account Of 4 CONVEX
sation with Col. E. A. Calkins, Of the
| Milwaukee Ne,cs, which appears IN
one of the Western papers:
R.-How are the Wisconsin Ger.
mans!
C.-All for TiIdeii. They do not un
derstand why all the dishonest men
are opposing Tilden. They do moi
say that all anti Ii den men are ras
calls; but they say that all the rascals
are anti. Tilden. Not i sco,indfel il
the Penitentiary, OF out Of it and Of
his way there, can be found withou
his being at once recognized as anti
1'ilden.
Rand as to Wisconsin I
C.-TIat is the only State north
west of the Ohio river, with the ex
ception of Indiana that will 90 Dem
ocratic next fall. We can carry Wis
cousin for Tilden on no platform ex
cept his simple record as the onl,
man in the Democratic party who ba
had tie opportunity, aud has used il
to take the villainous rings by tn
throat and choke them to death.
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Not long since a billiard player iii
London, in lighting a cigar, accident.
ally let his match fall upon billiard
bail, which at once burst into u flame:
Efforts were made to extinguish 1t,
uuavailingly, aud it had to W. left
until it was foally consumed, which
process took 4 quarter Of an hour.
The mystery remained unsolved un'
til explained by. a chemist. The Gel.
luloii jewelry 10 Imitation Of CORAL;
which is sold everywhere, is made Of
the same material, and any one hav'
ing a worthless piece might expert:
meut on 1t with . lighted match aud
see the result.-Boston Advertiser.
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A. r. DowDEN, Secretary.
-~H~

The Republicans have been too
long in power; in q free government
no party can be safely trusted to rule
for 90 long q term. They lave also
had too great majority in the country
and in Congress, leaving them almost
without responsibility. They have
grown tyraunical aud they have
grown corrupt beyond all precedent.
Their moral deUiy Gannot be esag'
eeratcd in words. They must be
turned out. That is the only pres
ctiption that is adequate tn the dis
ease. The worst Democratic admin
istration will now lie better than TIT
best one that the Republican party
can give us.-.N. Y. Sun.
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LlEUTENANTs HUDSON AND MClN-
rosH.-The names of these two men
will be found among tine list Of killed
in the recent bloody fight between
the United States troops aud the In
dams. These names arc familiar to
our readers. Both played an iufam-
Gus part in our election in 1874. They
were the base and brutal and willing
tools of Dog Merrell in committing
the most unwarrantable Outrages
upon the respectable citizens Of North
Louisiana, to frighten them from the
polls on the day Of election. Hodg.
son was the individual who arrested
quiet and inoffensive gentlemen, put
them in irons and hurried of to dis.
tant Jail at night without giving them
an opportunity Of saying farewell to
their families. He was subsequent
" courtmartialed but that was simply
farce.
Mcintosh, a bali. breed, figured in
Red River and Natchitoches parishes
doing the base work of bis master
with commendable alacrity.
However much our people regret
to read of such wholesale slaughter
Of human beings Of their own rae.
and color at the hands of the savages
We fancy they will shed no tears ove1
the death Of these two men. It 10 Il
be deeply regretted that Phil Sher,
idsn or Dog Merrell or both, we're no
10 the fight and killed in the place o
tho Clusters. The Dog, however
would no doubt have been true {,
his antecedents and, like the Grow
scout, 1sved himself BY hiding in ,
ravine = soon - tho tight opened
j EfNAosennpk 9Sanna 81 -
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The trial Of Orville 3. Babcock, for
completely In the infamous safe bur:
glary conspiracy, is to come off at
Washington 10 July. For the pur-
pose Of securing the ac1oital Of the
accused, Marshal Sharp, the brother.
iu.law Of President Grant, has cum.
moned . jury, which 10 composed,
with but three exceptions, Of Nom.
hers and friends of the District Ring
that was responsible for the safe bur.
glafy job: The list contains The
names Of ''Boss" Shepherd aud Henry
D. Cooke. II Attorney General TAFT
ID az honest AZ he desires to be con
sidered, he will resQlutely stamp ont
this attempt to try = criminal BY biz
"peers" 10 rsscality. st. Louis Times.
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Meeting in Ward Eight.

Pursuant to a call Of the citizens OF
ward eight, a meeting was held at
Kile's mill, July 18th, 1870.
90 motion If Jacob kile, E. De-
blieux was appointed chairman Of the
meeting.
On motion of Jacob Kilc, l.. Gre.
neaux was called upon to explain the
object of the ,heeting:
On motion ola. K. Dowden, jacob
Kile was elected President of tue
club.
On motion Of Alex. Airhart, A. r.
Dowden was elected secretary Of the
club.
On motion Of Jacob Kile, A. II.
Dowden was appointed as delegate
to represent this ward at the parish
convention to I've held ut NatchitOcles
The meeting then adjourned,
+. DEBLlEUX;
Chairman.
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SLEEPLEss NlGHTs.-''l'm l,sbbin 4
heap o. trouble wild sleeplessness desc
nights" remarked an old darkey tie
OTHER day. "Ho, no, I recAons ]
knows all bout dat" said anotbet
African near BY. "YO knows nofiin
-dat's what yo' knows" replied the
old man. "Saltin do knows suthio';A
chuckled the other ;"l knows vel!
'uuf dat 30 cau't sleep o nights, an
sides l knows dat 80 nelghbos cau't
outher II dsy's got any chickens
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The Radical party seem to have
established the precedent that the
negroes of their party are entitled to
tho offices of Lieutenant Governor,
Treasury, Secretary Of State and Su'
perintendent of E,lucation; and the
white branch Of the party to Cover
nor, Attorney General and Auditor:
The generosity Of the white branch
is therefore apparent they give four
places-on the ticket to their colorett
brethren and reserve only three toi
themselves. SOME people might say;
l.o we-er, that thr6v here nre more.
than four, but we do not suppose the
negroes will complain. The present
division of Offices seems to be tacitly
accepted, and has 50 established it.
self by prescription that the negro
leaders in the convention did not hes
itato to cry "The Secretarysl'ip Of
State is our" when somebody sng.
gestcd a white Radical for the office.
They seemed to think this as much
an interference with their own
personal property as If y man had
walked off with their coat.
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The Sword.
4 WEAPON THAT Is VERY APT TO WORK
BOTH WAYS.
Washington Gazcttr.l

washington GaZctlr.!
The thirteen reconstructed States
cast ninety-tive electoral votes, or
more than onc-fourtl Of the whole
number. All these States voted for
Grant in 1853, except Georgia and
Louisiana, whicl, voted for Seymour,
and Mississippi, Virginia and Texas.
which not being then fully restored
to the Union, did not vote at all. For
several years nine of these States
were strongholds Of the Republican
party. Latte,ly they have gradually
become Democratic until at the pres
ent time the Republicans have rath-
err feeble hold upon only South Caro-
lima, Florida and Louisiana.
In the pending Presidential cam,
paign;the reconstructed States arc the
key Of the position and unless the
Republicans can defeat the Demo-
Gratis in three or four Of the States
now held by the latter, they have no
hope Of escape. Hence, they Look
upon Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis
isiana and Alabama with u covct"us
eye and if violent counsels prevail
they will resort to the desperate ex-
redieut Of the bayonet for recovering
their lost ground in the South.
Well, let them try it. Then, when
1t is too late to profit by the fact,
they may learn that al influential
body Of Republicans in the North
will not tolerate further attemps to
carry elections in the South by stuff
fling ballOt.boxes according to martial
law, nor look quietly on while peace
able citizens are denounced as ban
ditti because they protest against
such outrages; Nevertheless, it he
comes more and more apparent that
the Republicans, hard pressed by the
emergency, contemplate a raid OF
violence in the coming canvass in fou,
or five vf the reconstructed States.
The Democrats need not be alarm
cd at this Intervention by the sword
orleyery electoral vote thus wrcncliet]
from them by terror and coercion,
they may gain two in the doubtful
States of the North and West:
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VOL. H..
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
NEW ORLEANS, Red River Landing,
Simmsport, Morcauville, Cotton
Point, Evergreen, ChencyviEle Kamo-
ME, Wellswood. Alexandria, Cotile
and Cioutiervi'le, Arrive and de:
part Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
ats M.
SHREVEPORT, Spring Ridge, ,Keachie,
Mansfield, Sunny-South, Pleasant
Hill and Marthaville. Arrive Tues
day, Thurlay and Saturday. Depart
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at
SA. NJ.
SAN .AtGtfsT1NE, Milan, sabinetown,
pendleton, Many, and Fort Jessup:
Arrive Tuesday and Saturday. De-
Part Monday and Thursday, at 7 A.
AlNDEN, Buckhorn, Ringgold, 1venon,
Coushatta, Grapes Bluff and Camp
te. Arrive Tuesday and Friday. De-
past Wcdneslayand Saturday ut 6. A.
WINFIELD, Atlanta, Montgomery, and
st. Maurice Arrive Wednesday and
Saturday. Depart Monday and Thurs
day at 6A. NJ.
ALL MAILS CLOSE At 6 A. NJ.
Office Hours-from ga. NJ. to 9 r. Nj
and from 8 I'M t07PM.
W. d. HARKINs.
Post Master.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
Assdtt0ss Sale TO-d0u.

The City Auditor will sell the first real
property that he has had to dispose of vel
because of unsatisfled lien thereon, unless
the owner should come forward before ter
O'Clock this q. M, and make some satisfsc-
tory arrangement with the Auditor whereby
1t could be paid.
The Auditor is determined that
these liens shall be closed up
for there are about $4,000 out on his books.
which is justly due, and 1t is but right that
the city should have the use Of it and
the better way for all so indebted is to come
up and pay, and thereby save extra expense
In the matter.
1t is a fact, not generally known that the
auditors sale of real estate is as good as the
sheriff's, unlike the Collectors for term
of years, but in fee simple. According to
section "a Of the city ordinance, "the Audi
tor Of the city of Wilmington shall convey
to the purchaser of said ground or building,
as full and complete title to said premi-
ses, In fee simple or otherwise, as If the
same was executed by said owner thereof"
Thus 1t will be seen that there is but one
alternative, pay the assessment or suffer q
sale under execution.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
DO41aAatic MlnrkeAfH.

Yesterday afternoon the street market
was large and well attended. Every thing
that the human appetite could crave was
there to be dealt out to those who might
want It. Prices did not differ very much
from those obtained on Wednesday.
The following prices were obtained in
market yesterday:
Butter, 25 80, per pound; eggs, Csc
per doz; pears, 15@2Oc per half peck;
new white potatoes, 15@2O cents per
so@25 do; onions, zoe per peck: beans
10c per half peckcabbage, 5@1Oc per head;
dried fruits, S@12c per pound, do. pared
5000 do; honey ,25@35 per lb; oranges, ,2O@
4Oc per doz.: lemons, 40@5Oc do; cante-
loupes 1@10c apiece, 50@75 per basket
cucumbers, SOLO cents per doz
2@5c apiece; currants, 1O@12c per quart;
radishes, 2@3c per bunch; string beans,
1Oc per half peck; squashes, 2@5c each;
beets, 3@4c per bunch; tomatoes, 800 25c
half peck; do; corn, SOLO per doz. peaches,
12@2Oc per half peck; 5O@$1 per basket
wstermelons, 15@4Oc apiece: egg plants.
SOLO; plums, 10@12 per quart: crab apples,
pound; apples s@10c per half peck; oats
IVY POI oosue!e' kIaPec, o\YAVc per quart.
Meats as follows:
Stewing pieces, 5@10c per pound; round
steak, 14c do; roast, 1a91sc; sirloin, 100
lSc; best outlets, 10@l6c; mutton chops, a
@1sc; leg of mutton, 14@16c; roast Of
veal, 16@l8c; lamb, 16@2Oc; ham, 10000;
shoulder, 10@12c; lard, 16c; chipped beef,
1S@30c; liver, 1Oc per pound.
The fish market is well supplied, and but
little difference in the prices from that
asked last week.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
Minor Locals.

Minor Locals.
Haverley's Minstrels at the Opera House
tonight. -...r
Ship your freight to and from Philadelphia
by Bush's freight line. .M.s
s. &. Simmons & Bro. have had very
handsome sign put up at Front and Tatnall
streets.
Two excursion trains will be run to-mor.
row from here to Brandywine Summit Camp
Meeting.
The repairs to the sewer on Tatnall street
below the railroad are of avery substantial
character.
JIM. Macklcn, at Fourteenth and Scott
streets, 10 raising his house to conform with
the grade there.
Sixty-fve car loads of peaches were
shipped over the Delaware Railroad on
Thursday night.
Engine No. ~ which was wrecked at
Steamers Run is now in the P. w. g. B. 4.
r. shops for repairs.
A new gas pipe is being layed from tho
large pipe on Third street to the Round
House at the foot of Third street.
Letters testamentary upon the estate Of
Anna A. Everton, late of this city, have
been granted to Chas. F. Sherburne, execu-
tor.
The store, SO Market street, looks for
saken since the midnight departure of j.
DeWolf. Doubtless number of creditors
do too.
Coal per ton, egg and stove ~, nut $6 25;
25 cents per ton off for cash, at Mills &
Combs, Fourth and Spruce and Seventh and
Poplar.
Prof. Harkness is busily engaged In remov-
ing his school furniture from Sixth and
Market streets to his new building at Tenth
and Market streets.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
rELEGRAPHLC:sUMMARY. s; ss:;
The News Of Last sight Boiled Down

The News OF Last night Boiled Down
In New Albany, Indiana, yesterday, all
business houses were closed as token of
respect to the late Speaker Kerr. Nearly the
entire population were in the streets and the
procession was the largest ever seen there.
The funeral services took place in the Pres
byterian church, Gov. Hendricks was
among the attendants, and followed the
body to the grave.
Gold in the;Black Hills is being well devel-
oped. Eight hundred ounces of dust ar
rived in Cheyenne On Thursday; a solid piece
of quartz has been consigned to the Pacific
Company for exhibition. 1t weighs twenty.
five pounds.
The break in the great Coal Ring is
showing It's good results on the Erie road.
A despatch from Port Jervis, N. Y, states
that transportation begun yesterday; seven
teen engines that had been laid up have
been gotten in rediness.
The schooner Ocean Spray, of San Fran.
cisco, has been seized by the revenue au-
thorities charged with introducing liquour
and firearms among the natives of Alaska
At the hanging Of Murphey, at Dayton,
Ohio, yesterday, the rope broke and he fell
The rope was again adjusted, and the hang.
ing successful. Before that he caught hold
ofthe Sheriff, and it took several to release
him.
The Dublin Universities and the London
Rowing Club, have been invited to visit
Washington.
We are promised cooler and clearer
weather to-day.
An unknown man accidentally shot him.
self through the heart, at the Atlantic Ho-
tel, in Philadelphia, yesterday.
President Grant visited the Centennial,
yesterday.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
Base Ball.

Evans, of the defunct Quicksteps, saws:
Emanuel left five of us in the lurch, stand.
ing on the railroad track at llion, and he
prougnt helly ana Dunlay on with him for
fear of getting q head put on him. Peanut
Joe brought Splaine on with him."
Evans has gone to Baltimore, his old
home, where he expects to get on . good
nine, with good manager at the head OF
1t.
The Red Stockings Base Ball Club of this
city will 90 to Wooddale, this afternoon, to
play the club of that place.
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
Tho S,srsoss,sds,sg Oo,s,sts.v.

Tho Ssrsoss'sdS'sg Country.
The corner stone of St. Johns Reformed
Church In Reading was laid on Sunday.
Lancaster Is to have new gas company
which will supply light at - per thousand
feet.
The laying of the corner stone at the
Sacred Heart Academy of Lancaster took
place on Sunday last, AMI was an occasion
of interest.
Last night two prisoners confined In the
Chester county jail succeeded in gaining
their liberty by means of digging their way
out. Their names respectively are George
Warner of Phenixville, and Nimrod Hale Of
West Chester.
Suit for heyy damages has been brought
by Whann Bros, of Chadd's Ford, against
Walton, Whann g. Co. of Wilmington, to be
tried in the Court of Common Pleas No. 2
of Philadelphia, in October.
Portsmouth, on Tuesday descended to the
bottom Of the river at Chester, under the
ironsides, and placed charge of $50 pounds
breaking up the old iron. When the ex-
plosion went off piece of iron, weighing
about half . ton, was thrown into the air,
and descending struck barge that was
moored near by, and filled with chains and
old iron which had previously been raised
from the wreck. The iron passed through
the deck and bottom of the barge, sinking It.
As soon as It reached boston, however, it
turned over, and 'empting itself again, rose
to the surface. Several persons who were
on board at the time narrowly escaped
drowning, and were rescued by boatmen
who were near,
The Morning herald., 1876-08-26
Election TO-dQu.

This afternoon an alection for Delegates
to the State and County Conventions will be
held at the usual voting pieces in First,
Third, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth wards.
The Ninth and Tenth will nominate city
ticket also. In msot of the Hundreds Del
egates will be elected.