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FOR q N ASSESSOR.

WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
w nounce that J. c. POWELL i, . can
dldate for reelection to the office of County
Assessor, subject to the decision Of the
Democratic County Convention. sp9td
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MAcAILIsTER's presents consists OF
furniture, dry goods, ~crockery, glass
ware, hams, kits of msckerel, sacks Of
flour, bureaus, lounges, cane eat rock
ers, gold coin, lamps, shawls, table
spreads, dress patterns, etc. y
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FOR COUNTY RECORDER.

WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
w nounce W. A. DURLEY as a candi-
date for the ofic Of County Recorder, SUBJ
jeet to the decision Of the Republican County
Convention. sp9td
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r. SADLER

rs A CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF
l. COUNTY TREASURER, subject to the
nomination Of tho Democratic County Con-
vention. sl6-td
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STOCK REPORT

49,, Francisco stock Exchange.
SAN Francisco. September ~
MORNING OAR
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FOR ASSESSOR.

T c.. BROWN ANNOUNCES HIMSELF
q. as a candidate for COUNTY ASSES
S0R, subject to the decision Of the Democratic
County Convention. au26-td
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Ophir-6I4 bid
Me,ican-54. bid
Northern Bsllc-23x bid q asked
Con. Virginia -57Aa bid
best 4 Belcher-4s bid
Lalilornis-6lH a.kSd
Leopard %. askedsAs sales
Oyerman- Is bid
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Political Riots.

A serious riot occurred in Charleston,
S. G., on "Wednesday night 9th instant,
Some colored men who had been taking
conspicuous part in the Democratic can
vass were attacked by colored Republicans,
and small body of whites who attempted
to defend their friends were overpowered
by the rioters. After conflict in which
pistols were used on both sides, and sew
eral severely if not fatally wounded, the
colored rioters held King street, the main
thoroughfare of Charleston, for two hours,
breaking windows, robbing stores, and
beating every white man who appeared.
During next day the whites armed them
selves, and in the evening the colorcd
Democrats held meeting under the pro-
lection ofone thousand of the armed whites
The meeting was not disturbed, but the
colored rioters marched the streets in
crowds, discharging firearms, and armed
gatherings of both colors were to be seen
at various points. One of the wounded
whites died.
The New York Sun says The riot in
Charleston was not entirely unexpected to
those who have watched the condition Of
affairs in South Carolina, and it may Justly
be regarded as one of the first fruits Of
Grants bayonet order. The Republican
negroes of South Carolina have declared
open war against all colorcd men who dare
to join Democratic clubs, and against any
of the whites who undertake TO protect
colored Democrats from mob violence.
Open threats Of an attack upon the late
State Democratic Convention were made
by turbulent negroes, and when the Dem
ocrats Of Charleston, a few weeks ago, for
the first time in eight years, determined
upon having torchlight procession, riot
was feared, as that was a species of dem.
onstration that the Republican negroes
assumed to claim as right belonging ex-
clusively to themselves. As the whites
were in very strong force, however, no at
tack was made upon the procession, though
many threats were made. In other parts
Of the State the assaults upon colored
Democrats have been numerous, and since
the PRONUNCIATION of the bayonet order the
aggressiveness of the Republican negroes
against colored and white Democrats has
increased, as they believe that the pending
political campaign is to be fought strictly
upon the color line, and that Grant will
send Federal troops to assist them in chas-
tising deserters from their party ranks.
We earnestly hope that the whites of
South Carolina will not permit themselves
to be drawn into measures of illegal retail
iation. 1t is the only hope of the Hayes
party to provoke race disturbances in the
South which can be misrepresented at the
North for political effect. If the whites
by forbearance and self-command can de-
feat this atrocious design, the domination
Of the present corrupt Republican party
will come to a speedy end.
There was a political riot at Stony Hol-
low, near Kingston, N. Y, on Wednesday.
The Republican Campaign club of Kings
ton raised pole; the opposite party pulled
it down; and free fight followed, in which
stones and pistols were used. Several men
were shot, one of whom is reported to have
died.
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clares the national administration merits
commendation for its honorable work in
the management Of domestic and foreign
affairs. Who will be most likely to abol-
ish the thousands Of useless officers {?
Gov. Tilden will encounter no political
embarrassment in correcting this great
evil not SO with Gov. Hayes. This re-
form reqaires thousands of places Of profit
to be made vacant now filed by his sup.
porters. Mr. Hendricks here elaborated
on the reform work done by the Demo
cratic House, and claimed that Belknap's
crime would never have been brought to
light but for its investigations. He said !:
Have you been quite content 10 hear the
House called the confederate House? It
is true that there are many from the South
who support the Democratic party. Is
that offensive to you? They are chosen
by the people in pursuance Of the Consti-
tuition. Would you have it otherwise ?
In what respect have the Southern Demo-
Gratis in the House offended against the
rights or honor Of the North? Surely
you will not say that they offended you in
voting to reduce the national expenses
thirty millions Of dollars. Dealing fairly
with this subject win you not admit that
it was liberal, it was honorable on their
part to vote to support the Centennial,
rather than suffer the honor of the country
to be tarnished and our pride Inundated
BY a failure, after the Congress of 1871
had committed the country to the enter
prise Was it not liberal and honorable
on their part to vote for the equalization
Of bouuties among the soldiers Of the fed
eral armyH Their own constituents could
not share therein, and yet they supported
the measure. The House has been de-
nounced and declared revolutionary be-
cause reform measures were put upon the
appropriation bills.
He next spoke of Tilden's reform and
said neither political or personal friendship
can stand in the way Of his efforts to pu-
rify and cheaper the public service. No
other citizen can bring such evidence of
his ability and zeal to accomplish what the
people 80 much desire. That fact gave
him the nomination and . conv;ct;on of
that fact on tho part Of the neonle will
elect him President An the colrunt in.
auences of tho country are oea;nst him
Falsehood and detract;on viii do ,bo;r
work night and dav but tbe neon,s viii
stand by the cbamn;on of tbe;r oonsn
Regarding The hard times be said wLsn
the laborer of the North Asks wbv bs can
Get M work be will not ho s.t;sSoJ w;,b
The answer that there was Hood she'd a.
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TAFT's ORDER.
A Manly and Clear Headed Exposure Of
the Plot against the Freedom Of Elections.

WV Wv ~aJNtsot Htt AftS0OHt W k1ttttfOItos
A reporter Of the New York World was
favored with most interesting interview
last week with Senator Bayard on the
subject of Attorney General Taft's extraor-
dinary "order" turning over the South to
military law. We give the conversation
in full:
Reporter. you read the order Of
Judge Taft, giving form to the dictate of
Grant, Cameron and Chandler, and what
do you think Of it?
Senator Bayard. document SO par.
tisan in character, so reckless Of all con.
stitutional Limitations upon power, so
regardless Of historical truth, SO utterly
insubordinate to the decisions Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, has in
the history Of our country issued from
department, not only acting as all depart
ments should act, under the sanction Of
law, but looked to by all other departments
of the executive as itself the fountain Of
law for them.
R.-Have you read Mr.. Evarts' opinion
Of 1868, reproduced in the World of
wednesday?
Senator B.--I have read it, and by the
light Of that opinion l consider that my
condemnation of Judge Taft's order Is
completely justified. Mr.. Evarts' opinion
broathes, from first to last, the true spirit
of subordination of the military to the
civil power. Judge Taft's long, confused
order, opinion, or whatever it may be
called, directly reverses this American
theory and seeks by quibble, evasion, and
downright usurpation to place law under
the foot Of military power, and if carried
into effect would absolutely annihilate
every police power necessary for the main
tenance Of State governments. For ex.
ample, both Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Taft cite
the opinion Of Attorney Gensral Cushing
as to what may be comprised In the posse
comitatus. Ingiving this abstract definition
Mr.. Cushing recognizes equally the power
Of the State within its proper Jurisdiction,
and Of the United States within theirs, by
declaring that the persons and classes
alleged by him to be comprised within the
low. y sne county aIe al aiike %
c0ey me oomulAnus u .. snerg or marshal;
y. . g z. @ suas .io oorn'y :. o,a.o omcial,
wy ohslln, = y luliy en',uee 70 .ne aid
y 'he power oi ene county IN execution
n ~. ~ am.ut uu'{ - ,ae umceo n 4 states
!. "saat l,.,. .an ~. Du' Mr. 1ai. sees MT
- !, o'u'eai y power 70 serve tne party
enus !. NM superlo.s 70 omit tne wen
recognized anu essential Iaet that neither
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public debt of nearly all the reconstructed
States was comparatively small at the end
of the war; under negro and carpet-bag
rule it was rolled up to an aggregate Of
over ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY -Four
MILLION DOLLARS, while the taxation for
local purposes has often amounted practi-
cally TO confscation. An immense num-
bcr of farms, as well as large tracts Of an
improved lands, have been seized and sold
by tho Sherifis to satisfy the insatiate
greed Of the pluHderers who have repre-
sented Grants Administration in the
South, and who have success in impover-
ishing the owners of vast portions Of the
most productive territory in America, thus
running the best market for Northern
manufactures that there is in the world.
The present policy Of Grant and the men
who are managing the campaign for Hayes
is TO rekindle the sectional animosities
which are dying out both North and
South to incito race disturbances, disor-
ganize labor, and put those Of the South
ern people who have redeemed themselves
from the rule of carpet-baggers back into
a territorial condition where they will be
helpless to protect themselves from utter
ruin. OF course the success of this policy
would be disastrous to the financial inter-
ests of the whole country; but the Office
holders who control the Republican party,
and who would control Hayes should he
be elected, care nothing for that 1t is
their own interests they arc looking after,
and as a prominent Republican Senator
has expressed it, they believe that there
are "ive years more of good stealing" yet
in the South.
These are few Of the most conspicuous
features of that policy which the Cincin-
natl Convention has officially approved
to continuance of these methods of ad-
ministration Gov. Hayes is virtually pledg-
cd. Thus all who like this style Of govern
ment cannot do better than to vote for
Hayes and Wheeler.
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The order Of Cameron, tho purpose Of
Grant Hayes, the advice given BY Taft,
the Attorney General, the threats Of that
insolsnt hraggart sherman, all tend TO-
Revolution.
The power Of that army Is 10 be brought
to cocrcce the will Of the people. This is
military despotism. The people seem not
to comprehend The terrible issue that Is
here presented: A revolution to change
the form Of our Government, undor the
pretext Of administering the LAWS. This
Is the excuse. Laws no, not laws IN any
sense, but the despotic viii Of q majority
Of Radicals, who usurp che powcr Of Fed
eral legislation, and then prostituled and
destroyed every constitutional principle, toI
enable tie arlly to elect tho so-callcd rep
resentatiyes Of the people,
This u the revolution that il now being
carried on by the Radical party that seoks
TO saoct Hayes, that II may continue to'
plumber the peoples treasury ~ 'lizo-
dclpfia C5nza1onso<zlfk..
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A Boy in Blue on Hayes.
AN UGLY STORY RETolD ny ONE OF MS SOLDIERS.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Aug. 80, 1876.

AN UGLY STORY RETol.D ny ONE OF MS SOLDIERS.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Aug. 80, 1876.
To the Editor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer. SIR:-I think that so far from
this s400 business being a SANDER on
Governor Hayes, that it is very far short
Of the full amount Of his profits in that
transaction. We started from Columbus
with about two hundred recruits for
Hayes's Brigade, every one of whom re-
ceived from $500 to $500 bounty. This
money was all in tho hands Of the officer
having us in charge on the way, and was
handed to General Hayes on our arrival at
the brigade headquarters. OF the 200
men nearly one-half of them deserted on
the way, leaving their money in the off,
GERS hands. They were professional boun-
ty jumpers, and feared the same fate as
Hall, the deserter. When they enlisted
they did not know the money would be
taken from them at Columbus, and they
intended to desert at the first opportunity,
without going to the front When they
found they must 60 to tho front to get It
they determined to jump out without their
money. While we were crossing the Al
leghany Mountains on the Pennsylvania
Railroad they deserted. Now, what be-
came of all this money! Not less than
seventy-6ve men deserted, leaving their
money in the officers hands. This money
was handed over to Hayes. What did he
do with itP remember that the boys at
the time all believed it was divided among
the officers at the Brigade Headquarters,
Hayes, Of course, getting the lions share,
We never heard Of Its being handed over
to the Government or expended for any
public purpose. Ifitwas, of course Hayes
has receipts for il. | think there can be
no doubt but that Hayes aud his officers
pocketed it. john SoMERToN.
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ANOTHER ACROsTIo.

Robson fat and risky,
Ulysses with his whiskey;
Tan with his great legal Slang,
Hartmnft with his lawleSs gang:
Enterprising Zachy Chandler,
Richardson. ex-m0ney handler,
Fred, the favored with promotions,
Orth with Venezuelan notions
itufe ingalls,, with his jewellod watches,
Don Cameron, famous for dispatches;
Blaine with bonds OF truth and love,
Halves, New England's turtle dove;
MI these for Hayes their nerves will strain,
Yet all their work will be In vain:
Each state proclaims In thundrous voice,
sam Iilden Is the peoples choice
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JACOB SHOWER.

A CENTENNIAL DocUMENT-BALTI-
MORE COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR
l77G.-Whilst cleaning up the County
Commissioners Office on Monday last, Mr..
Webb, the bailifl, came across some papers
of very ancient date, among them the
Ievy Paper Of Baltimore county for the
year l776, made one hundred years ago.
This document contains some very inter-
csting data from which we make a few
extracts. The whole amount of taxes
collected from the various districts or
"hundreds" for the year i776 was as fol
lows.
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SItOD
In those days the business of the county
was transacted by what was called "Com.
mittcc Court" composed Of Justices of the
Peace. At the time the above levy was
made the following Justices were in attcn-
dance on the "Court Andrew Buch-
anan, John Moale, VIM, Spear, Thomas
Sellers, james Calhoun, Hercules Court
ney, William Lux, John Robt. Holiday,
Robt Lennon, Geo. Lindenberger, Rich
ard Cromwell, jesse Bussey, John Beale
Howard and George G. Presbury.
The following persons composed the
Grand and Petit Juries fol- the May term,
l776, the juries being in session four days
for which each juror received ainety-sir
cents.
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4istoriral.
For tie Democratic Adroodte.
MANCHESTER, Md, Sept. 4, 1876

MANCHESTER, Md, Sept. 4, 1876.
Messrs. Editors FL have taken the
liberty to send you copy of the Baltimore
County Union, juno Sd, handed to me by
friend, in which are published extracts
from a report Of the levy Of the taxes
and of tho expenditures of Baltimore
county, then embracing the present City
of Baltimore, for the year 1776, one hun
dred years since.
A republication Of these extracts in tho
ADVOCATE, if not interesting to many,
they may draw from them striking com.
mentaries on the oxtravagant public ex-
penditures Of the present time.
1t shows that for that year the entire
levy of tax was only s7.077.
II shows that the "Committee Court" 4"
consisting Of twcnty-ono Justices of the
Peace, performing all the duties as Judges
Of the several Courts in the county, re-
ccived that year for their services S2l0,
or while in session each per diem Of Ga.
cents.
The jurors received the munifcent pay
of "a cents day, without mileage, less
thaa the one.tenth they receive now.
If | am not in error the courts were
then held at "Joppa,' about forty five
miles from this place.
The Collector of taxes for North Run
Neck received for his service compensa
ton of $500.
The Collector for West Baltimore, all
that portion located west of Jones Falls,
received $500
And tho Collector for Upper Patapsco,
SG.40.
Taking these three hundreds as data
the collection of all the taxes amounted to
only Sl4l.1l.
The charge for making coffin for a
pauper was 96 cents, less than tho one
fifth Of the present cost
On looking over the list Of the jurors
for the May term that year. discovered
that the grandfather Of my wife, George
Everhart, and my grandfather, Jno. Show
or, were members of the petit jury-some-
what Of coincidence.
Very respectfully,
JACOR SHOWER
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On Friday night, Of last week. some
drunken and disorderly roughs broke NJ .
Republican meeting ia the 18th ward Of
Baltimore. Mr. @. Irving Ditty was
knocked down with "a billy, and several
pistol shots were fred. Two Of fhe ring
leaders were arrested and lodged in jail
and bail refused They win be tried and
punished.
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poetit Gnfes.
AN AORosTIO,

serene OF mind. OF Judgment sound.
Another such Is rarely found
Mighty IN deeds Of reformation,
uprootlng evil legislation;
hhger ior measures strict aud sure,
Lest by The tricks Of men impure.
Justice should fail and crime endure.
IheSc arc IN brief the fruits we find
implanted In his noble mind.
iet US then work with might and zeal,
Drawn on by love OF public veal;
Each citizen this chance embraces
Nor rest TIL Tilden wins the race,
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A Tilden club, composed entirely Of
Union Soldiers, has been formed at Spring
field, I'll. A number Of them were form
erlY Republicans.
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GRAND JURY. PETIT JURY.
Job Green, Philip Grabill,
BrittinghamD Dickinson Isaac Guest,
Matthias Wisner, John Gray,
Mordecai Cole, Shadrach Murray,
Frederick Decker, John Showers,
Samuel Clarke, George Eyerhart,
job Garrettson, Ferdinando Batty,
Thomas Davis, VIM. Hudson,
Michael Gladsman, John Griffith,
Benjamin Wells, Sr., Isaac Green,
Joshua Hurd, William Hall,
Casper Starr, William Harrington,
Robert McCallister, George PRICE,.
Joshua Bosley, Joseph McCnlllsher,
Philip @. Pearce, Anthony Gott.
Alexander Leith.
There were twenty-one "sitting Justi-
ces" and their allowances for the year
were $4,000, in sums ranging from Ga
cents up to s22.04.
Under the head Of "Sundry Allowances
against County," we fnd among others
the following items
To Gerard Hopkins, for making coffin
for poor man, by order of magis'
H trateIn.......,.,,......o.. ...''.''.S ''o
To Jos. Merryman, for maintaining
poor man three weeks and burying
500
To Daniel Curtis for suppressing the
:, tumultuous meeting Of negroes..,,."- o'Oo
10 Jonathan Hanson, Sen., SIX wolves
1 heAds.u........l,n.,.,.,,,,, s'uV
To Benjamin Bowen, for taking the
4 taxableB In Back River.......n,,su. 9.bO
Goal kc'.'.''''.'.s...,...,............... 2.46
To David Poe, for taking the taxes OF
BALTIC. West Hundred. 0.OO
4 To Benjamin Griffith, for repairs to
bridge over Jones Falls......."". 900
To Robt Long, for taking the taxes OF 40
n, fatapsco upper. er......,.:..''..'.'.;,.'.. INV
Towards repairing bridge over Jones
Falls by Mrs, Philpott, under the di'
rection of Mr.. Jesse Hollingsworth,,. 1000
fo7,6nblic roads' .'..,................ T07.70
To an assessment Of 10 per cent poll :,
for support Of poor house.............. foh'V
10 Edward Sanders, for finding house
room for Grand Jury last Criminal ~
Court....................... z."
The Levy closes as follows
Whereas, we, the subscribers, Justices Of
the Peace in and for Baltimore county, duly
Commissioned and sworn, have assessed anu
taxed the taxable inhabitants Of baltimore
county, being seven thousand ana seven,
ty.seyen in the quantity Of two hundred anu
nine thousand Eve hundred and iorty
pounds oftobacco, at twelve shillings ana ~
pence current money per hundred, which Is
feventy-two pounds Of tobacco per YAK, iou
are therefore hereby commanded ana direteu,
Rnthorized and empowered toleyy and conec'
he same of and from the taxable Inhabitants =
of the said county according to the rate alore'
paid, and if need be, to execute therefor ac,
cording to law and pay and apply ne sane liaS
ps by the levy list for the same as dlrec.ea'
and for 50 doing this shall be your warrant.
Given under our hands aud seals inc @ist uay
Of June, l776. rs..1
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54,267. In 1875 they aggregated o.
119, being an increase Of about forty
thousand in six years only Of Grants Ad-
ministration. Many Of these render no
service to the country, but are merely
political pensioners on the Treasury, who,
in return for the money they draw, are
expected to work for the perpetuation in
power Of the corrupt Republican organiza-
ton. 1t is this Immense army of place
men who seek to usurp the control Of our
Government, leaving the people no voice
in the conduct of affairs. 1t Is the Office
holders who constitute and manage all
Republican nominating conventions; it is
the oficeholders who dictate the policy Of
the Administration Il is the ofiiceholders
who conduct political canvasses, and are
relied upon to manipulate and if necessary,
to falsify election returns Mr.. Hayes, IN
opposition to the old Democratic principle
of rotation in Office, which has always
been held to be the only cffectual barrier
to the creation of an oilice-holding aris-
tocracy, proposes 10 give life tenure of
Office to these men, and thus render them
entirely independent of public opinion.
This will account for the enthusiasm they
manifest for his election. All of these
oficeholdors, on the occasiopo Of every i'm
poTtalt election, are compelled to contrib
ute money for political purposes, aud thus
enormous corruption funds are raised to
use against the people who wish to reform
the Government.
GRANTS RECONSTRUCTION PoLIoY.-
This has consisted Of depriying the people
Of the right Of selfgovernmcnt, interfering
with troops to carry elections for the
Republican party, and multiplying tho will
Of the people as expressed at the polls
when the verdict was unfavorable to the
rule Of Ignorance and corruption. The