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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23
CLOSE ELECTIONS. !

Inc posaDhity tnat lIaen may 1 Lave ~. :
small majority, says the New 10TH = 1vensng
Nd renders the result OF previous eiectlohs
especially interesting. As general y RUE,
the msjerities IN the eiectoral vote nave
bsen very decisive. 10 NJ ashington there
was no opposition !; but John Adams got
in By q close squeeze. Mr.. Adams had
II votes, and Jefferson %. One Of Adams
votes was from Virgins, and one from North
Carolina. Had these two been giyen-as 1t
was natural they should have BEEN Jetfer.
son, the cavalier, instead Of the puritan, would
have been Washington's successor, and the
old Dominion would have had an unbroken
succession Of preaidents for thirty years.
One Of Adams electors in Maryland was cho-
sen BY only four majority. In 1905 Jefferson
defeated Adams By only eight majority, the
electoral vote being Jefferson e, dams
90 Inl8l2 2 change Of twenty Yoses 70 the
colleges would have prevented the re.elecsion
Of President Madison, Who received 20 elec-
torA votes, while. DE, Witt Clinton got V:
In 1886 MI. Van Buren would have JAILED
Of an election had there been change 10 25
electoral votes, as he had. but ~ over the
number necessary 10 a,choice and Pennsyl-
yania having thirty such votes, gave him but
q small popular majority. IA change OF
5000 in that States popular vote would have
defeated him in the college, By sending thir-
ty Wing electors 70 the Pennsylvania college.
As 1t was, Colonel johnson, the Democratlc
candidate forthe vice presidency, was defeated
in the colleges, because Virginia would not
support him. her tWenty.thres votes beng
given for VIM. Smith, OF Alabama. 40 Colonel
johnson was chosen by the senate, the only
instance Of the kind known IN our history.
Great as were the popular majority and the
electoral majority given for denerM Harrl,
son IN lsaVs4i, ne would q nave Geen ae,eaNa
IN the cs colleges naa a9 y peen Poss'Dle = :.an
some son eight OF n,ne tn9usand 3 yoses - .as
iour states o. 2New IofH, s, Lsnnsy.yan,a,
Name and New Jersey ins:s s.ssis Ssss
eignty-eigns electoral yoses, Wnlcs, alusa -
the SIXTY votes gwen nim, Juss maus .ne nu
per necessary 70 Snolce ana y. sns.e "yu.u .Inu
nave ao Zoe 0een 2 poplla s5ol..y m 2. Ole snad
IVOoVV against nun. ne looc AZ M =
gave pop1iar yose q asnoss svvyygs snv.
tnelr nnisea maJefines 'or ona eIglai I l'..on
did not much exceed io,VvO-rMew W ~ W o1A g's.
ing him rather more tnan % lo,uvV, NeW yslssy,
about z,av0, Name e 4aO, \. tana kenusyasan.a
SS IN ,lS44 Mr. FoiE g was cnosen snlouga
the aid OF the New 0rK elecsois, Mno szn ws.o
90 IN number ana as nl rols nsa ssy soss,
ana the numoer y Ceo.J slsotsrs sss
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23

Ifall the young men, now, coming on, the
stage would scrupulously observe these simple
Instructions, what an increase Of success and
happiness there would bel Reader, if you
observe them, you will be delighted with the
result in, your own individual case. -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23

by authority Of the Twenty ysecond joint
Rule, which no longer exists.
B. (3.) That while neither the Constitution nor
the lava Of the United States expressly pro-
vide the means Of determining controversies
that may arise in regard to- the counting OF
the electoral vote. of any State, that power
has been exercised by the concurrent action
ofthe two housesof Congress. a. Z, Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23

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prompt announcement of the result. To cut
off such debate, the twenty joint rule
of the two houses was adopted in 1866, and
re.adopted by each succeeding Congress except
the present. The following is the text of the
rule: ..-g ira34 X naRf ) g,gaF%s 2
IF upon the reading Of any such certificate
by the tellers, any question shall arise in re.
gard to the counting of the votes therein Ger.
tilted, the same having been stated BY the
presiding officer, the Senate shall therenpon
withdraw, and said question shall be submit.
ted to that body for its decision and the
speaker of the house shall, in like manner,
submit the said question to the House for its
decision, and no question shall be decided at:
6rmatively, and no votes objected to shall be
counted, except by the concurrent votes OF the
two houses, which being obtained, the two
houses shall reassemble, and the presiding OF.
ficer shall then announce the decision OF the
question submitted and upon such question
there shall be no debate in either house, and
any other question to this object for which
the two houses are assembled, may be submit
ted and determined in like manner.
In 1873, electoral votes were rejected from
several States under this rule, but its opera.
ton was SO unsatisfactory that the sentiment
at the time was almost unanimous not only
for its repeal, but also for an entire changein in
the mode Of electing President. It was re.
pealed at the last session Of Congress by 9
failure of the Senate to adopt it.
i From this hasty review, It appears az that
tho nreaident)i 0f the Sanate hag never aa.
sumed TO determine any question as to the Va.
lidity Of the vote recsised from any State
but that when. such questions have arisen,
they have invariably bsenp referred to the two
houses of Congress for their decision. siss' &
az That neither house of Congress, by IL
self, has ever claimed the right To- Reject tks
vote Of any State, or to determine; IN case
two sets Of returns from 3 single Htste ap
pear, which Of them shau be counted, excep'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23

All who have visited New York will re-
member the equestrian statue of General
Washington, on Union Square. This is Mr.
Brownies work, and considered the finest oi
the kind in the United States. .f'-
But We linger too long in this enchanted
spot, where we were busy recalling remin'
iscences of our past; and now we have
barely time to visit the stables, which, like
those of English establishments, are kept in
such order that ladies may enter them with
pleasure. The famous model of Mr.. Brownies
famous horses stands in her stall nearest the
studio. The groom is washing her lsdyship's
dainty feet, and she stands with the dignity
of princess to be examined by our admiring
party. "Black Bess" is of Lexington blood
and it was she who bore the brave guerilla,
John Morgan, on his last midnight ride, when
he was betrayed to his enemies by woman
l may not pause here to descant upon this
subject, for whittier would it lead met :
After this episode, for We heard the history
of "Black Bess" on the spot, we hurried away
to get our wraps, and were presently seated
In the luxurious ph@ton, dashing along the
river road northward toward the "Duyvel't
Danse Hammer" This dread.sounding name
is the designation of steep declivity, owe,
the summit of which the local Indians former
ly held their corn dances. . religious festival
in the harvest season. The dusky figures o.
the redskins, as they capered around in con
centric circles under the light of the yellow
moon, with their weird chants and grotesque
ceremonies, must have sesmed indeed q dia
bolical proceeding to the matter-offact Knick
erbockers who came without invitation to set
tie on the rich lands of the Mohswks. Blu
the 'Devirs Dance Chamber" is silent now
and only the rushing river and solemn cedar,
remain unchanged around the spot where II!
original lords Of the soil worshipped the Greh!
Spirit upon this mountain. y
The lodge at the open gateway was spl
rently tenantless, 20 We entered and dr3y'
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
Pullman Palace Cars,

Pullman Palace Cars.
These celebrated cars are run on all nigbt
trains On all the lines of this road.
This is the ONLY LINE running these
cars between Chicago and ST. Paul or Chi
cago aud Milwaukee.
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with the
Overland Seepers on the Union Pactific
Railroad, for all points west of the Missouri
River. Among the
Inducements offered by this Route
TO the travelling public are all The modern
improvements: Rock ami Gravel Ballasted
Track. Steel Rail, Rock and Iron Bridges.
Parlor and Drawing Room Day Coaches,
Smoking and Loun.ing Cars, Westinghouse
Safety Air Brakes, Miller's Patent Safety
Coupling andE Ia,torms. Speed, safety and
absolute comfort sE
Running Through 5 Great States
Company presents TO the traveller facilities
that are not and cannot be offered by any
Competitor.
All ticket agents can sell you tickets via
this route all
If you wish the best travelling rccommo-
dations, You will buy yonr tickets by this
rolt-, and will take no other.
MARVIN HUGH[TT,
General Superintendent.
W. H. STENNETT,
Gen'l Psss'ger Agt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
BRICK! BRICK! /!

+ HAVE now On hand he best Brick in
Il every respect, ever manufactured in this
market. My brick are manufactured out of
the best material, superintendent personally
by myself and guarantee them the best made
west OF Milwaukee All persons wishing
to build, will consult their own interest by
listening to none of the idle stories of
this or that mans brick are the best, bat
come and see for yourselves. l charge
nothing to show my brick, and am at all
times well pleased to have persons visit my
yard. D. s. CHADWICK.
WATERFOWL, July 9th, 1879. 3sms
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
POstOffiCe News Room.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
Chicago & Northwestern Railway.

Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
Close connections are made at Chicago
with the Lake Shore Il Michigan Southern,
Michigan Central, Ba tmore & Ohio Pits
burg, Fort Wayne Il Chicago, Kankakee
Line and Pan Handle Rontes, for all points
EAST and SOUTH EAST. and with the
Chicago h Alton and Illinois Central for all
points SOUTH.
Close connections are also made with the
Union Pacific r. r. at Omaha for all far
West points.
Close connections are made at junction
points with trains Of all cross roads
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
Sewing Machines and their Sales.

1 believe ndsputahe
americans the
the cue benefits mott
more
the pubic mind What
of
the result We have neither the leisure
attempt on
the for
Let therefore
Machine
exalted idea Mach ande
willing
effected by during the
olNGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
than ure sold By ts two principal during
THE ST
In 1873 the Sales Of He SINGER
254
ALL
And
UFACTURNG COMPANY yinvease
The SINGER MANUFACTURING
(S74) brought their astonishing
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
Pohlmann & Dittes.

N7OULD announce to the citizens of
w Watertownand vicinity that they
will continue the well known Boot and
Shoe business which has been carried On by
the 6rm of Schmidt, Polhmann b Co., said
ihrm naring been dissolved by Mr. A.
Smiths death, under the firm name of
tPohlmann Dittes They always keep on
hand full line of the finest and best of
mems Calf aud Kip Boots, Ladies' Serge
Caters and Goat sShoes made particularly
for their trade by JOS Miller & Co., Racine;
Misses and Chiidrens Shoes, and ali kinds
OF warm winter goods. Repairing neatly
done. We invite all to come and see US.
All work warranted. F.sPuHLMANN,
E. DITTES.
NOTICE.-All persons indebted to the
IN late firm of Schmidt, Pohlmann & TO.
will please call and settle q II accounts with
out delay, and all who have claims against
said firm will please present them to
POHLMANN & DITTES.
Successors to Schmidt, Pohlmann & co
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16

Now is the time to make up your list OF
papers for the coming year. All orders
promptly filled and satisfaction guaranteed
in every instance. ]. T. MOAK.
Watertown, Dec. 10th, 1875.
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Chicago & North W estern
RAIIWA Az.

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and all points North West, South and East,
should buy their tickets, via Chicago and
the
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16

FALLING
26 900 Machine where
INCREASE
a
Wears governed
hold
oughy
in
Block, I'd St. South side
=. B FULLER, Agent.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
Scared 10 Death.

a young lady in Reading, Pennsylvnia,
has Just died, most injudiciously and
indiscreetly, Of fright, caused by misun-
Outstanding a natural phenomenon ofthe
most consoatory character. She bad
her photograph taken and showed the
picture to her mother, who examined it
and then said in German, "Why, this pic
ture has deaths head on it," She poin-
ted to the tic worm about the lady
throat, and what looked like skull was
distinctly seen on the picture, and it excl
ted some curiosity, No attention was
paid to this, and few days afterward one
Of her photographs was looked at again,
and to their great establishment they dis
covered that the figure, or what greatly
resemdled it, OF another skull had appear
cd just above it. This was also pointed
out to the young lady, and she became
deathIy pale and took to her bed. She
slowly sank and in two months after she
had the pictures taken she was corpse.
Obviously these two deaths heads meant
that the young lady would have two hus-
bands, and survive them both. Instead
of which she allowed her inexperienced
mother to brighten her to death.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
Why lie Didn't Marry.

The true reason Gov. Tilden never
married is not generally known. But
, the fact is that he was at one time devo.
teddy attached to a young lady, and no,
having the courage to ia he her IN his lap
and ask her like man, he wrote her q
letter embodying his proposal of mar.
riage. Tho young lady read it, then
they called in her father. then her pastor
was invited to JOIN the advisory council,
then couple of detectives came and
were put on the jury, and finally two or
three lawyers were sent for, and they all
agreed that nobody could understand
what under the sun the letter meant.
And so it was returned to the writer for
explanation, and the explanation was so
much worse than the letter that they gave
it up. And Uncle Sammy never tried
to get married again, and, in fact, he
didn't write any moro letters until 1876.
Burlington Hawk-Eyc.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
The Next Senate.

The terms OF twenty-six senators Will
expire on the fourth of next March, and
their successors will be chosen by Leg
islatures elected this autumn. Of these
sixteen are Republicans, namely: Clay
ton of Arkansas, Logan Of Illinois, Har-
vey of Kansas, Wright of Iowa, West of
Louisiana, Blaine (Morril's successor)
of Maine, Boutwell, Of Massachusetts,
Ferry Of Michigan, Alcorn of Mlssissip-
pr, Cragin of New Hampshire, Freling-
hapsen of New Jersey, Anthony OF
Rhode Island, Robertson Of South Car
DINA, and Howe of Wisconsin. Nine
are Democrats, namely; Goldthwaite OF
Alabama, Salisbury OF Delaware, Nor
wood of Georgia, Kelly Of Oregon,
Cooper of Tennessee, Johnson Of Vir-
ginia, and Davis Of West Virginia, and
one Independent, Hamilton of Texas.
In addition to these, the new State Of
Colorado, whose politics are IN doubt,
will elect two Senators, and Louisiana
will elect a Second Senator TO fill the
vacancy for which Pinchback long con
tended.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
ThNughtIt Vas a funnel.

A young couple boarded the north
bound Kentucky express at Boston last
evening says the Cincinnati Enquirer
1t was at once observed by the passen
gers. that they were "some spoons" The
young man evidently was acquainted
with the road, for as the train approach.
cd the tunnel about ten miles back OF
Covington he prepared for business.
Just before the road reaches tho tannel,
however, it passes through short, dark
bridge. As the train shot into the
bridge, the young man, not to miss an
inch more of the supposed opportunity
than he could help, threw his arms
around tho girls waist, and proceeded TO
spread his mouth all over hers. Just as
he got properly adjusted, had secured a
moderate suction power about tho girl'S
sweet mouth, and was tightening his
grip around her shoulders till the bones
fairly snapped, the train as suddenly
whizzed into daylight as the moment be-
fore it rumblcd into darkness. The
young man dropped the girl rs though
she had been poison. To aggravate
matters still more, after they did get in
10 the tunnel, some one in tho immedi-
ate vicinity touched up a green light
and nipped another embrace just about
half way.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
The CaIdDaiEn 0npned.

If you had been around the big Great
Western freight depot on Atwater street.
at noon yerterday, says the Detroit
Free Press, you would have seen the
campaign opened. Said a man sitting
on n door step to man leaning against
the lamp post:
"What do you think hof the nomi-
nation hof Aver"
al think he ought to eat YOU" was
the reply. Oils name isn't Aze any
more than your names Mud"
"Then what Is hit 2"
"The right name of the Cincinnati
candidate is Hazen Wheeler"
OH guess not"
"IIi guess there's other fools haround
ere too"
That was the commencement of a
rough and tumble fight which covered
half block, and destroyed the peace of
mind of score OF men. They might
have been fighting yet lad not an old
man with gray hair announced that
both were wrong. He said he had seen
the names of the candidates on a flag up
town, and that the names were "Whaze
and Heeler."
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
The Folly Of wedding Tours.

1t is notorious that women viii cub
nit to every suffering and undergo every
penalty required by fashion. She will
sacrifice her beauty and comfortin dress,
ard jeopardize her dearest prospects OF
life to the requirements of usage. A
wedding tour may have untold discom.
forts it may embarrass her modesty, en-.
danger her connubial bliss, injure her
health, lay the beginnings of chickering's
and differences; it may have every
disadvantages, but it Will be insisted
upon if society utters its bchests TO that
effect. 1t is women who are specially
anxious that marriages should multiply,
and yet il is woman who have given the
wedding ceremony such elaboration OF
display and loaded it with such costly
expenditures, that marriage, with ma
iOrity of men, is rendered impossible.
Fashion, or common sense, or some
other power, should dictate, that mar
riage ceremonies ought TO be simple and
transformations, and that after the
ceremony is performed the calm Of
some sweet seclusion is absolutely nee
cssary not only for the future health of
a wife whose nerves are already over
strained by the excitement Of what Is to
her tremendous event, but the founda-
ton of an intercourse between the now
ly married couple that shall be sweet
and lasting. Have any of our people
the courage to defy usage, and act ac-
cording TO their own inclination at this
important period?
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14

A farmer boy in Ohio observing a
small flock of quails in his fathers corn
field, resolved to watch their motions
They pursued a very regular course in
their foraging, commencing on one side
of the field, taking about FIVE rows
They continued in this course until they
had explored the greater portion of the
field. The lad, suspicious that they were
pulling up corn, fired into the flock, kill
ing but one of them, and he proceeded to
examine the ground. In the whole space
over which they travelled he found but
one stalk of corn disturbed. This was
nearly scratched cut of tho ground, but
the earth still adhered to it. In the craw
ola quail he found one cut worm, twenty
one vine-bugs, and one hundred chInch
bugs, but not 8 single grain of corn.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-14
NOTICE OF SALE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER
SALINE COUNTY, Kansas,
Saliua, August 18th, 1876 J

NOTICE is hereby given that
Saturday the 10th day Of September, 4. D.. 1876.
/ viii oifer ~ public sale the following described
tracts OF school land, situated in saline county Nan
Said sale VIII Doe held al my Office in the court
house az Salina, and VIII commence al - O'Clock, IA
Any person may have the privilege IT making "A bid
for said lands bat no bid VIII be received Tor less
than the appraised value thereof
At least 0ue-tenth Of the purchase money must be
paid at the time Of sale
c. FAULKNER,
County Treasurer