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The nay onet aud the Senate.

Among The many reasons why tho Re
publcaus intend 10 use the bavonet in the
Southern elections is their determ nation
10 resort 10 the most desperate cXpedients
10 preserve their majority in the Senai e..
There arc ten seats to be filed in eight
States, where, on some manufactured an d
lying pretext, troops may be used. Thr
States to which we refer are Arkansas
Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas, the
four present Senators being Republicans,
and there being one vacancy I'm Louisiana ;
and Gcorgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and West
Virginia, the four Senators being Demo-
crais, and there being one vacancy in West
virginia.
Even with TILDEN in the White House.
II the Republicans can contrive TO hold a
majority IN the senate, they will he able
TO throw many obstacles in the way OF his
reform policy, and especially while Con
grcss is in session. The Republicans do
not hope to control the next Senate unless
they can secure five or six OF the seats In
the eight States we have named and they
would be sure to lose them all If the cleo
hons therein in November were 10 be as
peaceable, orderly, and free rs the recent
election in Alabama. Now, does anybody
Imagine that, with these great Interests at
stake, the party that has lived for eight
years through corruption, fraud, and VIC
lence, Is going 20 let the Senate slip ont of
Its hands without using all the force 1t can
command to retain its grasp upon tn
Very Welt We are glad tho issue is so
early and 10 clearly defined. Lot it he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
SAM VEL y. TfLDEN
Honest Republican Opinions Abou, Him.


nom he Ne,c rort Times. Au0usi, 1871.
There were few ind gnant protests
against the scheme [rveel's charter for New
YORK cityl uttered by such hieh-toned Demo-
Gratis rs Samuel j. Tilden and Others Of his cnir
acter, but they were without effect, for Tweed
aud sweeny had the voters already bought up.
From "a, Nelo York FINES. O-iossr. 1871.
II anyt ing can arouse the New York public
To that pitch Of indignation which alone be-
comes them In the present crisis, 1t Is the &C
counts which we publish to-day. Here we have,
thanks to the labors of MIR. samuel j. ridden.
fun and conclusive evidence that William NJ.
Tweed differs only from common thief In
having stolen tens OF thousands, instead OF tens
Of dollars We refer to the affidavit OF
sir. llden for Il detailed account Of how the
disposal Of the money VAS traced.
From the Ns0 Iore Tp3es. Nor 90, 1871
The voters OF the Eighteenth Assembly Dis
trlct ought to esteem I an honor aud a privilege
70 cleo, samuel J. Tilden to the LEGISLATURE
lie has shown himself gallant, conscientious,
ell sent foo to corruption. We appe to ever,
Republican to vote and work for him aud TO do
So the more cheerfully-as We make this appeal
because he is an honest Democrat
From The Mo York Times July 1874.
Let us then leave MIR. Triton little while and
turn to "A gentleman II another kiod-Mr. Til
den. The reason wish to draw the al
tention OF our realers to him ls that he Is being
mentioned pretty generally. rs the Democratic
candid to Tor Governor this fall. Mr.. rdan has
not, Indeed, mentioned his own name, because
lie HIS been a long timc In politics, and he T.
well aware that man may speak too soon, az
well as too late. This we will say: that Mr.. I'll.
den would make very good candidate. for he
~ q gentleman, an able man, and a man Of YER,
high character.
Mr.. 1llden is not much liked by the less repu-
table portion OF the Democratic party. and per
haps there are men even In Tammany Hall who
do not exlctly love him. lie Il nj
any rate Democrat OF long standing in the
Marty; man OF unsuied honor nublic ana
private; a good, public spirited man, who would
be no discredit but much the reverse, TO our
state. This We may say with perfect since ity
Nevertheless, II Mr.. Tiljen were to ask u.s. us hi -
old friends and advisers, whether he SHOULD
stand for Governor II he were invited 70 do So
we should feel II our duty to dissuade him from
that course. We should like much to see him
happy, but would IL render him go. TO UNDERGO
sisnh defeat2 II the Republicans nominatc
Gen. Dix MIR. Tilden could not run successfully
against hin. incidentally he would do his par
~ agreat dead OF good, for he would improve it,
moral tone.
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Tnr srN NEMsrAPEK

prrintcd and published every day in the year M 100
los and 40 Nassau street, New York city Its reAular
EDITION OF secular dnys row averages about 10000;
NJ weeklt edition ~ OOc and its Sunday issue
about tn II TINS Prints and sc' million copies
week. Nilch are read ull over the United states.
This circulation Unprecedented In American Jour
naism. anu 1t lie constantly OIL the increase.
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:. the RUSSIAN yacht Xara OF the Imperial
Yacht Cub OF Hussia which arrived here some
time ago, IS lying above Vine street wnurf. The
owner Is Count StruginoR of st. Peter, hurr
who mas ace mpanied her with a marty ol
friends The I,rla Is the first Yacht with Rus.
sian c"iors ever seen here, but under nnotner
u anq unuer the name Of LlNOuia she visited
New fotk several years ago. Sne WAS then
owned by Mr.. Ashburv, n wealthy Englishman.
Her dimensions ara III feet over ALL 70 feet
beam, and vi $50 tons measurements
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
The Turkish War.

Though the Turkish army has not vet
reached Belgrade, its triumph over the
Servians appears to be almost complete;
and the Sultan has invited the submission
of those WI are still in arms.
When, after proclaimng war upon the
Turks less than three months ago, the
Seryian troops under TCuERNAYEFF in
vadod Turkish territory, they took up
their march toward Constantinople by
way of sophia; but they retreated upon
the advance of the Turks, who
fought them wherever they could
be encountered, defeated them in
every action, and soon drove them
back upon their own territory. 1t was
| thought that within thor own boundaries
| they would make determined resistance to
| the enemy; but they were driven from
| point to point, and kept up their retreat
northward, till at last they have been
| compelled to make preparations for the
| defence OF Belgrade, their capital. In
| their hundred encounters they have hard
| ly won a single victory, however small.
1t is interesting TO observe the fortunes
| OF the combatauts in the various provinces
| and prncipaities in which operations have
| been carried on. In Herzegovina, the insur
| gents who had been in the field for year
| before the Servian war broke out, have re
| manned passive during its progress
| having felt that the power OF the
| Turks was too great for them
| to contend with. In Bulgaria, the
| insurgents have submitted To wholesale
| slaughter while making hardly show of
| I,,E IN
Amy of Prince MILAN has met with i'll for
| tune from the first. But an amazing con-
| trast to these experiences has been shown
| by the Montenegrins. This small count y
and brave people have fought but two
| battles with the Turks, both of which were
| heavy, and in both of them the Montcne-
grins were successful. Almost Immediately
| after their army had entered Bosnia four
| weeks ago, il won an overwhelming vic
| tory nj Urbizi, routing the Turks, captur-
| ing their generals, and taking an immense
body of prisoners. On Monday of this
week the Montenegrins again met the
enemy in action near Kuci, routed them
once more, and pursued them till over
| come by exhaustion.
This would be an interesting subject of
speculation. The Turks have crushed the
| Herr 'govinians, butchered the Bulgarians,
| and defeated the Scrvians in every en-
gagemcnt; but the small army of the small
mountainous region OF Montenegro has
| invaded Turkish soil, ana won remarkable
| victories over superior numbers OF the
| Mohammedans, in both the engagements
which have taken place. Students of his
tory and of national character will find
some points Of study in these facts.
The campaign in Western Massachusetts,
was opened last week at North Adams by Gen.
JuDsoS kILPATRICK. or, to give him his army
coloquial, kiLLCAvALRY. The unlearned ia
geography may not know that this busy locality,
girt by mountains was lately the residence IF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
Amusements To-Da

reetk's Theatre safdwapsiu,
Fifth kvcpuc Thee tre Our American ccu''n.
eiirere's Gnrdcn q lmore'' Bah.
Kelly A T. ou'S Minstrcis asa" near shsv'
piympio Theatre Nar'iv.
Tksstrc Coriauc VA siv.
" sIIscl'- Theatre Mighty Dell1
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To Ciersymeu. Churches. and Religious
Ncctings.

Advertisements of religious services, and
meetings for religious purposes, bed on sun
day, will DO inserted utthOM charge In the
Sunday edition OF TuE SUN.
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DAILY a pages. by mail. 5Ic. month"; or $3.50
syear, pospall! with sund y edition, syn.
tuNpAy lSpagesl, 81 30 per wear nostphi
RkEkIY "a pa.cs.. DI 30 per year, postpaid
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will not be likely to meet with much en-
couragement at Poughkeepsie.
Let the good work of reform be sus-
tanned in trotting, ne IL is likely to be in
the political world.
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DAILY AND SUNDAY. 40 cents line, ordinary adver.
thins large type 80 cents and preferred positions,
ocents TO s2to. according TO classification.
WEEKLY tc cents huc, no extra charge for larg,
ppe. Preferred positions from 10 c,nts tos,.
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a sad aud solemn Truth.



Ell Perkins entreats the ladies to throw
away their silks ana dress in sweet cheap whit q
musllns. Very we hut does he know that Il
costs sweet simplicity 20 every time she gets
mat cheap Arcadian garment hundrlcd, and
that good many have to wear the silks for the
sake OF eCOnOmVi
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Childs's Very Inst.


From Ms inJdic Ledger. Aug. II.
Death found strange Dcany on that cherub brow
Ana dashed II out. There was INT OF rose
ON cheek and lip. lie touched the veins with ice
Ana Tue rose faded forth from those blue eyes
Gone to ner nVayonly home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

Let it be borne IN mind that the Repuh-
llcan Senate refused TO reduce tho Presidents
salary from $50 900 to $4,000, aud the pay Of
members 81 Congress ten per cent, according TO
the rule proposed by the House for other
branches of the public service. When tho
House passed an Independent bill on this sub
iect, the senate pretended to concur with a
fun knowledGe that GRANT would veto It, rhey
were not disappointed, for he did veto the bill.
But when tho same Senate was confronted
with practical test on the Appropriati1n hill,
they rec inicd tho former vote aud persistcntly
refused to allow any reduction whatever In the
ray of the President or their own salary. one
such fact Is AN answer To a multitude Of profes-
siOus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

The Republicans of Kansas have put up
the brother of Miss SUSAN -. ANTHoNY, the
womans rights advocate. rs their candidate for
Governor. ANTHONY Is the LeavenW ortiz editor
who was shot about a year ago. The bullet
lodged In his head, and, we believe, has never
been extracted. For long time after being
sho. he was not expected to live; hut he has
survived thus far. The bullet In his head IS not
the worst thing about ANTHONY, whose career
has not been such rs TO enttle him to nomi-
nation for Governor, even by the corrupt Repub-
lican party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
Drinking 4, bv the Thousand Kegs.

There were 1900 more kegs of lager sold IN
00Ayn IN July last than 10 Juy Of The previous year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

SAN CARY, in his letter accepting place
on the Groenback ticket along with PETER
COOPER, states the creed Of hs party rather in-
genuously:
Paper monev shoaid consist exclusively Of notes
Issued by tue q over men,, with such legislation rs
would cause them to nr tuly rquai In value u the
specie thar, under all circumstances aud Throughout
all time
This Is perfectly simple. And It would he per-
fectly simple for Congress to pass a law that the
moon should shine on darx nights, with light
equal to that Of the sun, under all circumstances
and throughout all time. Dli you ever think Of
that, SAMr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

A careful canvass shows that at least
two-thirds Of those Republicans In Orange
county who voted for DR.. GREELEY Ia 1872, will
now vote for SAM rILDEN. Well. why not? No
man In this State supported HORACE GREELEY
for the Presidency more zealously than SAMUEL
j. IILDEN.
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II has so happened that those members
OF the Liberal Republican state Committee VITO
were known TO be supporters of Mr.. IIDEN
have n0t received notices to attend the meet
ing- Of that committee for some months y s..
However, We fancy that good IN my delegates
from that wing OF the Liberals viii appear al
their Sal atoga Convention; and we should not
be surprised If there WAS a strong protest ut
tered In the Consution against the attempt to
carry the Liberals Of New York over In a body
to HAYES and the bayonct
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Tho venerable TnURLOw WEED bel ewes that
the Government can make unythlug collar, juet as
good ~ any other dollar cmcDmdn GGrsite.
All on the old familiar principle of good
enough MORGAN til after election.
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The Republican party which, for eight
long Year,. MS swindled the Cuban voters IN
this country with promises made to be broken,
Ia hghting hard for their twelve thousand votes
AT the approaching Presidential election.
Among other false rumors lately started Is
one which for its very preposterous nature Is
noteworthy as proving TO what untethered i'm
agination an inventive genius may, In despai-,
nave recourse. A Cuban paper publishes an
anonymous letter signed "Suadry Cupans," in
which the statement IA made "on the authority
Of persons who should be well Informed, that
In the event ~ the success Of the Democr tic
ticket, SIDNEY wEBsrER will be appointod secre-
tary Of STATED"
weheart that tho absence OF a plank openly en-
dor'ing Free Cula from the ST. Louis platform,
was Indirectly the work OF sIDNEY WEBSTER.
and II will cost lILDrN hundreds OF votes
but that a pro-Soan-h clique should be re-
wardod by an appointment OF such import
auce as that OF Secretary OF state, IL too absurd
to discuss.
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The campaign in Western Massachusetts,
was opened last week at North Adams by Gen.
JUDsoS FITZPATRICK, or, to give him his army
colloquial, knLCAvALRY. The unlearned ia
geography may not know that this busy locality,
girt by mountains, was lately the residence II
the historic and re-historc Senator DAWES, aud
isno~ the abiding place OF Collector TINKER, one
OF those benevolent missionaries of the Internal
revenue TINKEH - OF the order OF FRANK
HOWE, and both, when GRANT and boss SuEP-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18

The financial crisis in Portugal is affect
ing the English narAet. and the failure OF bank
ing Institutions at Lisbon and Ooorto ia com
peiing tae withdrawal ~ money from London
There has been within the last two days con.
siderable shipment OF specie from the Bank OF
England To Portugal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-09
A Terrible Scalp; Raiser.

1t was up in a saloon on West Van
Buren, street. He was a gaunt young
man whose face had not been washed
for two months and who wore his hair
long behind. He was attired in a
SLOUGH hat, buckskin breeches, AIRED
flannel shirt open at the neck and q
rough coat. He had four revolvers
and a big knife in his belt. When
four dry goods clerks came in a group
and ordered some beer, the first dry
goods clerk said to the bar-keeper:
"Say, John, who is that old cuss
over yonder ?"
"That, said the salOOn-keeper, drop
ping his voice into awe-struck whisper,
''that is Bluf'ler Ben, the Wild Trap
per of the great plains. Ask him to
drink. Perhaps he will"
The first dry goods clerk did so and
the Wild Trapper replied:
"Well, stranger, SEEM as its you, 1
will Just take some fire water. As l
heerd Old Red Tail say to Spotted
Cloud, dts mighty long time between
drinks Here's to us" and he enguf-
ed dose of whisky.
"You are," said the first dry goods
clerk, connected with the trapper
business"
''In the scalp and grizzly line, !" said
the second dry goods clerk.
"Your "reminiscences of personal
character, j doubt not, would be ex.
citing and interesting" said the third
dry goods clerk.
"Wall, no." said the trapper; 81
never drink, when I am of the war
trail. It kinder makes me ugly, yer
see, and Pm apt to drop my cutlery
l killed seven men up to st. 10, Mez
zouri, Onst-seven men that l Wa.
talking to as friendly as | mOut be t.
you, but sorter got riled-wail, GIN
me some more whisky"
"Your hand" said one of the dr.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-09
A Human Bulldog.

A brutal exhibition of human feroc-
ity and animal courage took place at
st. GAINESVILLE, Pa, a week ago Satur-
day. John Connolly, known as Butch
er" Connolly, a hOsteler at the tavern
there, who has made himself notorious
throughout the Delaware Valley for
his expertness in catching rats with his
teeth, Ia terrier, entered Ways sa-
loon on the day mentioned, partially
drunk, and attacked a dog lying there
asleep, taking hold of its ear with his
teeth and lifting it from the ground.
The piece came out of the dogs ear
and he fell to the ground and fled,
bleeding and bowling fearfully,
Connolly then entered Fogarty's sa-
loon and attacked a large bulldog,
which showed fight, and q desperate
struggle ensued, Connolly resting on
his hands and knees and fighting only
with his teeth. After considerable
sparring, Connolly fixed his teeth in
the dogs shoulder, and the dog also
got similar hold, sinking his teeth to
their full length in the mans left shout
der, and the two rolled over in the
blood and dust for several minutes in
a death struggle. The bystanders f.
nally interfered, and, after Intellectual
attempts to loosen the dogs grip by
burning and other tortures, shot him
through the heart. and released Con-
molly, who still maintained his grip of
the dogs shoulder. Connolly was ter
rible mangled and too weak to walk.
He was immediately cared for by a
physician, but his wounds were fatal.
He died in CONFUSION three days after
the fight.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-09
The Congressional Canvass.

UNION COUNTY, July q, 1876.
Mr.. Editor:
AS your section, of this Congression-
al district, appears to be the battle
ground upon which the present contest
is waged-and where, too, the candi-
dates are not so well known as at other
Points-permit me to occupy short
space in your columns, in behalf of Mr..
1. A. Spalding of my county.
Although a young man, Mr.. Spald-
ing is already thoroughly Identified
with the history Of our county-and
to-day wields a greater influence over
her material interests stimulating and
shaping, with clear foresight, her prog
ress into the most speedy and direct
route to full development of all her re-
sources, than any other individual of
her citizens. lie has been entrusted
with some Of her most important I'M
dertakings, nor has he ever disappOint-
ed her citizens in their reasonable
expectations. In the building of a
sixty thousand dollar courthouse here,
he was the principal commissioner, and
by his judgement, energy and untiring
supervision, exercised frequently in the
face of censure or unjust criticism, he
carried the work to completion-giving
to us a finer house for a like sum Of
money, than any other in the State
one that has reconciled the diseontented
localities to its cost and site. So well
pleased was the Court with his conduct
of this building, that he was appointed
by it, sole commissioner to let out and
superintend the building of a twenty
four thousand dollar jail-which he
completed to the entire satisfaction Of
the county.
His advice and counsel in the 6nan-
cial affairs of the county, have been
sought and acted upon for the last eight
or ten years by the courts. For in
these matters he has evinced capacity
and wise counsel that have secured him
the confidence of the persons, at vari-
Gus times, composing the fiscal court Of
the county. As commissioner of the
county, Mr.. Spalding's accounts were
always in a healthy condition, and
footed up honestly and fairly on final
settlement. He never sought delay Oh
postponement in making settlement Of
the many thousands of public monies
that have passed through his hands.
He has always shown himself a law.
abiding, sober, clear-headed, energetic
citizen-sO much so that he would be
readily elected and entrusted, at any
moment, with the conduct of any mat
ter of vital interest to our county.
His political enemies here will &C
cord to him all the commentator
have here given.
Such is the character, at home, Of
the man for whom Union county asks
seat in the next Congress.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-08-09
A Card from MIR. Spalding.
To the vOters Of the Second Congressional
District.

To the vOters Of the Second Congressional
District:
1t is with regret that 1 have read
the card of Mr.. Mckenzie in the
Greensboro Examiner of the 2Sth inst.
Had this publication contained mere
ly a denial by Mr.. Mckenzie of his
agency in introducing, or "fOmenting"
the discussion of religion in the pres
ent canvass, 1 should have rejOiced at
its appearance, and should not have
felt called upon to allude to it in print.
The charges denied by Mr.. Mckenzie
are stated to have appeared in the
Owensboro Daily Monitor-"one of
Mr.. Spalding's organs" Neither the
Monitor nor any other paper is my
"organ." l am not in the remOtest de-
gree responsible for the publication of
the article referred to in my competi,
tors card. The card is artfully word
ed. Whilst protesting to be can earn
est protest" against the alleged at
tempt to hold him responsible for the
agitation of religious questions, and
"to condemn in unqualified terms the
introduction of religion into politics, y
Mr.. McKenzie's card is so worded as
to invoke the discussion of the very
subject which he processes to deplore,
And l cannot so underestimate that
gentleman's perception of the effect o.
the language of his card upon the re
ligious feeling Of the community as tt
doubt that it was intended to appea
directly to those feelings.
He says: at is a patent fact in tn,
County of Davies, that the entir,
Catholic vote of that county will b
cast for Mr.. Spalding, with, perhaps
a score OF exceptions in all this larg