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at the Portsmouth Navy Yard there vas an snori mac
TO the thu Of Ui Nav
deal q eipens, could b. save py ,oSecded a. lar ss
the dischsrgins Of supcrnnmcrafs N ,he ards
taking IN Portsmouth amounting 70 sy,n,.'ra g"srs
in H., one branch A. vac iL,trun tnta in bringing
~ s 1s escs aSUS, o Si% OF he yard onR
Utesent secretary Of the Ir.suiV a., anu ayS Ia
ts"si %e Be- ' asSc .Od tue 'e'''' W. w '
p" Dr. wtsrwSsru wa. practising ph,y.cl,n In
pont cii ,f,ces, aud durni The war he came To- me
a. va az 81 at s;e sG' s,ao 10 do cas
SS lie TO DC SS M he wa: c@
and oi tine remained about the yard nut wa alter
ng anyIhine more theu uinsi duties. lie had his
bro,seri 49, per- dsv; to sl'eah 70 the anJ
% There Was no necessity for tue Office ? A.-No'
20. Was he sftcrward taken oup A. Yes, sir. lie
came mack about the time left. When I'm hey 'eee
al put back"
Similar cases may he reckoncd by thou
sands. And where there was no pretext
for employing these worthless partisans,
the department ordered fine ships to DO
destroyed that were lying on the stocks,
and mad cost hundreds of thousands OF
dollars. Take one illustration In point
from the testimony OF Capt. YouNo, U. ).
N, at the Kittery yard
VERY singular thinx occurred NJ the Boston yard.
wnicn Thought great shame at the time. Iherv ws.
was awning n Gu ar Tor them to d.; heysc at
work hreaeine up The virgnli a hns-o cdgs hW nit
,rlsas sound rs ne U'I ddv hdiM s ""o" 'o"' ~"
~ where and when wa, that d9nep Al 2 :.
ton IN the summer of 1873 Shs cds 6"H ana pd"ae''
20 XII Meai ,gt,s =, VIZ Yes. ~ Msyt .I
H. tdr IN IN y. re work stopped all 1t once. Inc
eS use for ore sing her up vas tnai ny WANT room
bout 49, men aud WORKED IN h,r unt hfy 20. u.~n
Inc wors ceased Iier, tue 81 SANDS TO-DAY, occupy
ing much room ~ snip hOuse A. sue elu o.lV'e
80. That was done Just bclore an election IN Me-
achGsetts, wasu'tit2 Ayes. sir wac ~ Informed
This wanton waste runs all through tho
department, and 1t was encouraged FOR no
other reason than TO purchase the support
of members of Congress, who In their turn
would uphold RoBEsoN in his frauds, and
whitewash his scandalous transactions. rs
they have frequently done, and have just
now repeated in the face OF the most con-
elusive proofs of his corrupt completely
with the thieves who have been systemat-
cally stealing the appropriations made for
the navy.
1t is easy to understand. with such sys-
tenn as this going on, by which millions
have been squandered for tho party at one
end Of the line, and millions stolen a. the
other end, by HoBEsoS's brokers levying
blackmal on all the great contracts but
one which he looked after himself, how
two hundred millions have disappeared in
seven years of Grantism. and left nothing
but miserable hulks aud worthless expert
ments 10 be called navy. Aud this is a
part of the Administration which the Gin
cinnau platform commended, and which
HAYES has unqualifiedly endorsed
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The death At Plymouth. N. H., on Thursday,
of lETEE MARTIE. on ~ the dcs members OF the
Gerry tr.de M tbs cltv, published IA request 10
tue relatives ana frcn.s not ~ send any nONtrs to
Lis funeral.
No one objects to some simple noral tribute
such, for ex ample, as that which GEORGE WASH
INGroS CnnDs. A. NJ, SO gracefully Deposited
on me remains Of her Grace the Duchess of BUCK
IsGnAM aud CHANDos; but this sensible old gem
teman, PETER MARTIN, had no doubt heard Of
the outrageous lengths To which this towet busi-
uess ned been carried in the case OF A. T. STEW
ART ana Others aud resolved to do what little
he could TO check Il.
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GRANT deserves impeachment just rs
much as RoBEsoS or BELKNAr, yet it may
not be advisable to impeach him. But is
it safe for Congress to adjourn leaving
a free opportunity FOR the exercise Of UNI
restricted power in the hands of such n
presidont1
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Col. WILLIAM II. NEWTON, OF st. Georges,
Del. has published seconi edition Of MS pamphlet
containing The only aut enucaei copy fun and com.
plcto, OF the Last Wal and Testament OF GEoRGE
WAsuIsGTos ~ Mount Vernon, rm' racing Schedule
OF his Real Ertate and explanatory notes thereto by the
Tcstator" II is very interesting and convenient
nam hlet
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Two young gentlemen meet on Fifth avenue,
and express nguid surprise At the encounter. These
cosmop litans Jaw each other the Rue de ca.
pucins.
Jaw. yaw heah? ?"
"Yrs, came last week"
ION the Cunardaw2'
ayes, tie scythiaw."
"EnJiw yourself IN Plrts?"
"Toleranc. Had good lettaws You Knaw. Some
deuccc distinguished people"
Hunt auy Of 'cm up? Cal on emp"
"Yes, cfllcd on aMarQuse and a Countess, and one
evening called on two Queens"
Jaw! pleasant interviaw?"
"Notvery. The other fel.aw hal three Kings, you
knoNi'
"AwW
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The will Of the late Commodore GARNER
is sIcciuct and sensible document. man Is
foolish who makes will 50 complicated that II
opens opportunities for litigation; and this Is
aptto happen where the testator tries TO control
his property for an Indefinite period after his
death, and meet all the chances that may occur
to his heirs. A man il APP to fail In the attempt
TO mauase his affairs efter his death by an elab
crate will. The GARNER orphans, now very
young. will probably he among the richest peo-
pie 81 the country when they reach the age NJ
which they will get the income u the great cs-
tate OF their father. which under successful
management ought to be largely increased in
the interval MIR. GaRNER left nothing to char-
ties. but that was his own business. lie was a
generous, ft,e-handed man, and probably he
thought his heirs would inherit the same traits
OF character, anu distribute their bounty for
themselves
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The Nassau street lawyer, CoTTERILL,
who decnmped last week after perpetrating
frauds 10 the extent 81 $4,000, leaving II Ia
wife and eight children destitute, WIS man
OF bad reputation before he came here from
Englsnd. Wnsn lie left London TO begin legal
practice in this Guy, five or six years ago, Be was
under accusation II having embe1zled a rye
sum OF money GiOOOJ 1t WAS stated-nel ons-
ing to clients ol his firm IN Throgmorton street.
Tue losers were mainly stock brokers, and tne
mischief ha wrought WAS attributed to uuflrtu-
nate operations On the Stock Exchange. At
that time tho legal or-aus OF London took occa-
sion 10 say that the fugitive would probably
turn up in New York, and sneerinely remarked
that several English legal quite sts Lad found
this acopgeni atmosphere. CorTEHILL's case
Is not tho only one OF the kind. Among the
practitioners Of law in this city are at least two
other LONDON attorneys who were struck "a the
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hessrs. Niven n Chamberlin have begun the
publication Of the Luzerne LIdsr, a handsome and
sparklne wees', IN PtIson, Pa II viii do good ser
vice for IIllen ana Hendricks.
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A correspondent OF the Times, writing
from the pleasant town Of Beaufort n. c.. kind
ly informs us that APPLETON OAKsMirH, the
former ave trader, is the President Of liLDEN
and VANCE club at Moorehead City In the old
North State lie asks US to make a note u the
fact. We do so with great pleasure. We believe
In the words Of Scripture and song, and well
know that the West sinner may return, the prod
iga seek the bosom Of his father. aud that the
abandoned may reform. II APPLETON OAK
SMITH Is supporting SAN TilDES, he is now
handsomely atoning for the evil deeds Of a mis-
spent life, and serving the cause to watch all
true men are devoted We are sorry to add that
MIR. STEWART l.. NooDFoRD, the coadjutor OF
MIR. OAKsMiTH in hls slave-tradins scrApe, has
not seen the error Of his ways, but is supporting
HAYES with all his tircless dow OF words.
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safe standby for the family during the sea-
son OF Cholera Murhus summer tonplaihts, cramps
DarrhUas, aud All Bowel COnulal ats Is Dr. Jhync's
tarLinAtNe BAsAm, VI admitted tihcacv, and II Vcea
tVD should MIsvi EItc 10 pEVis usetui,- Adp'
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ZACH CHANDLER, Chairman OF the HAYES
National Committee, is levying assessments on
tue ofcehoders for the beuent OF HAYES, with
the APPRECIATION of GRASr, sECoR ROBBERsoN.
Boss SHEPHERD. Measurer BABCoCK. and the
rest OF the WHITE House Ring. II HAYES is
elected, do sCHuRz FENToN, and that set sup
pose he Will dare TO 20 back on the men who
ran the White House machine for his benent7
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Both aons Of STEPHEN A. DorGLAs are work
ing jealousy fof HAYES aud WHEELER CtnciEnan
Gdsetle
or course they are. Since the older one en-
gagged IN the fraud Of being GRANTS private
secretary in name. while HORACE PORTER and
Measurer BABcoCK Glled the Office and levied
diyves on eycrv 10 that was going, there has
been no reason to hope for honest conduct FROM
those young men.
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The Cincinnati Convention adopted a
resolution approving 81 GRANTS administra-
tion, and then nominated HAYES for President.
HAYES accepted the nomination, endorsed the
platform, and now stands upon It, GRANT
promptly congratulated HAYES on his nomina-
ton. This Is the whole story In nutshell or at
least the 1r-t chapter OF IT, The second chap
ter, rs CnANpLrR aud sECoR roDDERsoS hope
It will be, Il HAYEs's election and the con-
tnued administration Of the Government ac-
cordiLR to the ways II Grantism. But that
chnptcr will nOi be.
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Between now and next November GRANT
will make constant trouble Tor the Republicans.
lie Is tie bull In their china shop. II they hal
rcpudtlted Linn squareiy at Cincinnati. they
would nave gone into The canvass in better
shape ; but that they did not fare to do, fearing
his control over the oficeholdcrs, who are the
nucleus Of the PARTY. Bur there would un-
doubtedly be JOY IN the Republican ranks II
GRANT out Of the way. Yet, talk as they
may about clyil service reform and other tine
things. their canvass Is LED by ZACn CHANDLER
ard DOS CAMERON, and HAYES Is no more tnan
puppet obedient TO their wire pulling The
contest Is tetween reform and Gr4ntism .sId
you can't change the issue. 11LpEN Is the
Champion OF the one, and HAYES Of tue other.
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There seems TO be a serious effort on foot
among certun Republicans to overthrow RIOS
COE CoSKLING as the leader II the Republican
party in this safe. They oppose the nomina-
ton Of every Dan for oflce supposed TO be IN
his interest, aud they treat our distinguished
Senator as II he was AL enemy In the camp, and
not the great chieftain Of the Republican part,
Ia the state. But they hsht against enormous
odds. Senator CoNkLISG ia not u IN IN to parey
with bis foes especially when they are Of his
own househ, ID He whipped these Republican
Teuels nj Syracuse. aud he VIII rout them at Sar-
atoga. What better, abler, more efficient party
worker than ALONzO b. CORNELL with his WASH
INGToS head, could the Republicans nominate
for GOVERNOR The indictments Of the Repup-
hcan party would find II hard To answer this
question.
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Profigacy and Fraud in the Navy De-
partmcnt.

1t is estimated, upon the basis Of official
reports made to the committee OF investi-
CATION, that more than million OF dollars
has been expended every election year, by
SECoR RoBEsoS's order TO help the Repub-
lican ticket in districts where navy yards
are located. This abuse has taken immense
proportions under GRANT, aud IL more
offensive from being in open defiance OF
laws passed expressly 10 correct il.
The acts OF March, 1867, OF June 1868,
and of May, 1872, provide that master
workmen in the several navy yards shall
be men skilled in their various duties;
secondly, that no officer or employee Of
The Government shall require any work
man in any navy yard TO contribute or
pay money for political purpos es, and that
no workman shall be removed or DIS
charged on account OF his political opin-
Ions; aud thirdly, that laborers shall be
employed in the several navy yards, by
the proper officers IN charge, with refer
ence to skill and efficiency, and without
regard 20 other considerations.
Exper ence has shown that instead Of
furnishing q remedy, these laws have been
ignored and discarded by the Secretary Of
the Navy, and the system to-day is in
hnitely more corrupt, disgraceful, and
criminal than before they were passed.
RoBEsoS sought TO strengthen himself,
and to secure defenders in the Senate and
House when nrraigned for his jobhery and
venality, by squandering the public money
In this way and he has succeeded in This
game, for now, when justly threatened
with impeachment, HALE, FRYE, KAssoN,
GARFIELD, HARRIS OF Massachusetts,, and
others, are justfying his excesses and
viudlcatiug him, IA they did BELKSAP
until he confessed his rascaity.
BY taking the total average in the navy
yards at Portsmouth, Boston. Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Norfolk, aud Mare Island
for the month Of October, 1872, on the eve
of the Presidential election, IL will he
found that 0,222 persons were employed
while in 1875 there were but Ass. or less
than one-half when there was no election
About 5000 extra men were taken on at
these times, and most OF them for three
months, with an average pay Of e. per
diem. The orders for this pronigate ex-
penditure were issued often directly by
Robson himself, giving the names OF the
politicians 10 be employed, or through the
bureaus in general terms, allowing the
local managers TO make the appointments.
Here are specimens from the Chief OF the
Bureau Of Construction and Repair, whom
the committee regard as corrupt and UNI
worthy Of the least confidence.
al,..r... A.. ~, 10
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The men who have known Mr.. TILpEN
longest and most intimately, and understand
hest the constitution Of his mind and the nature
~ bis lde :, are those who have most faith IN
hi' statesmanship. And they are not confined
10 his own party. Mr. TlLpEN's administration
promises TO be one Of the purest, wisest, and
most brilliant In the annals Of the country.
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rolls there less than Ave years ago for thievine,
one OF whom Incorporated $4,000 before his
tight TO this country, end the Old Jewry police
ONCE put up placards IN London Offering large
reward for his apprehension. 1t is time that
some measures were adopted to prevent these
professional outcasts OF England from fosting
themselves on this community and setting up as
practitioners In the courts Of the State. Before
unknown English lawyers are admitted to prac-
tice here, their record should be obt aimed from
the incorporated Law Society OF London, aud
citizenship should be q sine qti1 non. The public
would thus have some protection against such
men Is CoTTERIII.
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my DEAR CoNM,DoRt ! " IA YOU you'll a,,rrOve
rqtfi i4s Z : MtH u De- employed as thty in,y be
mad" unfl| O. ls' ul November
, e"u' tiN sdll'uua mru are allowed fr m tne
Quirrdfr 90 too,irs ils rici. ~
RE AdultI-trI 4 e-lres the success ~ GoocH
Anu ! ROOT ) ul- &C.. uerttufy j IfAs.r,n
NonhodoTe J.. ! NICHOLS L. s. A., { uul.Aaa.t"
..,.,,.,." WAsHsD1os. Tch, q. 1898.
- me No.onra.rla u wan'c'. 3 ~ may o. poS
forty men on her 10 40 alton u present rec Gv Is.
"Cnlef Of Bureau Of Comtruc'ion Id \. III"
There are huud eds 81 ouch orders, ans
the commandants at the navy yards tcs;l-
~ to the following effect:
"Comnodorc FAlnfAx IL tterY Yard sworui
20 Whist are tnrsH userY 4. The unncH O. arY
number oi men omuluie1 prOr - ell ctiOls.
- mat iHttcr N1i.in your Irrsuna observation ?
= tir a. the ki,t.Iy Navy Y m was there
$50 Nrr-, Hhd have wrFf-'d ttr run tnt mt rfefe
g. 'hr p.rt o., Mr., libNhcoN 10 eitchffgIuF alu'uN
al rppd men.
% q ram men are r1med2 A.--Ccrtain men are
A.N go 'lac them on. A. military Lien ~ ubsy
~& I.r'c mon are ah rtag mon IN the yard black
tinl NJ. 'hn Wright. Hnd ~ ttai rnrt 81 tang
q That T., men are itktn On Vitholt ary ccpt.i.
"S"' IIVm W9shhg.VH' A.-ies, "a. Wlus | Nas
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-03

we expelled from power a few years past
at the expense Of so much blood and
treasure. The question is, is the Demo-
cratic party, as now constituted, the same
as when James Buchanan was President?
The speaker here drew contrast between
Mr.. Tilden and Buchanan.
He then reviewed Governor Tilden's
action in 1860, and read extracts from
his letters on the question Of the power
Of State TO secede.
The speaker then gave vivid deScrip.
ton OF the great uprising Of the people in
this city in 1860, and the monster meet
ihgs which were held, and added that Mr..
Tilden never attended them or displayed
any patriotism whatever. II Tilden is
eleeted, the men who gil Congress will
carry through their bills and measures,
although the pretense is made that he
would veto all the bills on Southern war
claims. Why, they would break the
President or break the veto; but they are
bone Of his bone and flesh OF his flesh.
Mr.. Evarts wound up with splendid
peroratlon, in which lie said that he be-
lieved thatin 1776 great and mighty ma
ton was born-the United States, inolud-
ing South Carolina; that the votes Of this
free people might elevate Tilden to the
Presidential chair on the 7th OF No
vember, but until then he would
never believe 1t. He was greeted with
the most tremendous applause as he re-
tired from the platform.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-03
The Congregational Association
Renew Their Confidence In
and Love for III. w. Reecher.

New YoRK, November 2.-The Con.
gregational Association Of New York
and Brooklyn have issued to the public
a statement Of their action in regard to
the charges against Henry Ward Beech
er's morals which were 10 be brought
before the Advisory Council. The COM
mittee appointed last winter to investi.
gate these charges reported that up to
this day, after more than six months
opportunity 10 speak, and after the most
urgent entreaty that every one would
speak who had anything to say against
him, no ono had seen fit to respond;
no one had undertaken to make either
before the association or before the COM
mittee the slightest responsible charge
against the moral character Of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher.
The report Of the committee was adopt.
ed and the following preamble and reso.
luton passed:
WHEREAS, The report Of said commit
tee indicates that there is no substantial
grounds for believing in the guilt OF Mr..
Beecher, be il therefore,
Resolved, That we do therefore as an
association regard our brother as worthy
OF our confidence and love, and express
to him our sympathy in the severe trial
through which he has passed.
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GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Abduction and Attempted MUIR
der,


WooDsrocK, W., November 2.-Last
evening, shortly after dark, Myron EN-.
ory, a lad Of II years, was seized near
his home by three masked men, bound,
gagged and dragged three miles TO Silver
Lake and thrown in. The men fled, and
Emory managed 10 free himself and get
ashore, where he was found completely
exhausted and insensible. The perpe.
traitors have not been discovered and no
cause can be assigned.
AccrpENToN THE PENNSYLVANIA cETRAL.
ELIZABETH, N. J., November "a
north bound local passenger train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad was wrecked this
morning at7 o'clock, south Of the Linden
depot by running into two freight cars,
detached from preceding train and left
standing on the track. The locomotive
was turned upside down, the first pas
senger car was split in two, and the
freight cars demolished. Jacob Elliston,
a brakeman, received fatal injuries, q
fireman named Vanderwater suffered a
severe scalp wound, and several others
were slightly injured. All Centennial
trains were delayed two hours. The
freight train had no bell rope and the fog
prevented either engineer from seeing
the detached cars in time TO prevent the
collision.
New YORK, November 2.-The acci.
dent on the Pennsylvania Central Road
to-day, is the first in which any me was
injured since tho opening Of the Centen-
nial Exposition.
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That Democratic Meeting In Bel.
lnire Tuesday Evening.

Bel!alre lndependent1 EETFr agGfsy-
The Democratic meeting held in this
city Tuesday evening was good one,
but not by any means the great affair
represented by the Wheeling RsgiSler.
By actual count, there were 4S6 footmen
in the procession and 42 horsemen. The
majority OF these did not 60 to the stand,
but broke for the saloons as soon as the
procession was dismissed. About 700
persons gathered around the stand, in the
square. Mr.. Julian pleased the crowd
greatly. His address was mRinly de.
voted to denunciation Of Republican
leaders, and to abuse OF those who have
given him all the political preierment he
Is likely ever to receive. He was fol-
lowed by the inimitable Cracrait, Of
Wheeling, who ambled around the plat
form like young colt, and he by pur-
chased African, who had laid around
drunk for two or three days, sleeping in
the NOW Of \ livery stable.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-03

SALr LAKE, November "a report
from Camp stambaugh, W. T., says a
village Of 30 lodges Of Shoshoncs was at
tackled October 80, by a large number Of
Sioux. The war party, estimated ut l 200
lodges, is at Painted Rock, near the scene
Of Captain Bates fight in July, 1874, and
about 90 miles from Camp Stambaugh.
As far as learned only one ShoshOne es-
capped, who was the Indian that saved the
life Of Captain Henry in Crooks second
fight this summer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-03

New ORLEANS, November 2,-General
Ruger, commanding this department, re-
ceived a dispatch from Arlesia, Miss,
stating that a political meeting there
yesterday ended in free fight, wounding
six negroes mortally, The United States
troops were called upon by the citizens,
and their prompt appearance prevented
further disturbance. AL is quiet now.
The citizens desire the troops to remain
10 prevent q repitttion Of the riot.
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The business NIen Of the Country
Waking Up.
ecial Dispatch 10 Cincinnati Gazette !


a WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. /.
Information from prominent iinanciers
in New York is to the effect that their
advices from all leading Western cities
show that the question Of the injury to
the national credit by the success Of the
Democrats is taking strong hold Of busi-
ness men, and they confidently look for a
larger vote from this class Of men than
has been given in any election since the
Of the war.