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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06
MADGE BRIGHT
A Noble Revenge.

The coffin was a plain One-a poor,
pine coffin. No flowers on
its top; no lining of white satin for the
pale brow; no smooth ribbons about
the coarse shrOud. The brown hair was
laid decently back, but there was no
cap with its neat tie beneath
the chin. The sufferer from cruel pow
erty smiled in her sleep; she had found
bread, rest and health.
''I want to see my MOTHER" sobbed
poor little child, as the undertaken
screwed down the top.
"YOu can't-get out of the way.
Why don't somebody take the brat ?"
"Only let me see her one minute."
cried the helpless orphan, clutching the
side of the chariot box; and, as he gazed
into the rough face, agOniZed tears
streamed rapidly down a cheek on
which a childish bloom ever fingered.
Oh, it was painful to hear him cry:
"Only Once-let me see my mother
only OnceW
Quickly and brutally the hard
hearted monster struck the boy away,
so that he reeled with the blow. For a
a moment the boy stopped, painting
with grief and rage, his blue eyes dis
tended, his lips sprung apart, a fire
glittering through his tears, as he raised
his puny arm, and, with a most I'M
childish accent, screamed, "When l am
a man, will kill you for that ~
There was a coffin and heap of earth
between the mother and the poor, for
saken child. a monument, much
stronger than granite, was built in his
boy heart to the memory of the heart
less deed.
The courthouse was crowded to suffo-
cation.
"Does any man appear as this mans
counsel ?" asked the judge.
There was a silence when he had fin
ished, until, with tips tightly pressed
together, and look of strange intelli-
gence blended with naughty reserve
upon his handsome features, a young
man stepped forward, with a firm tread
aud kindly eye, to plead for the erring
and friendless. He was a stranger, but
from his first sentence there was ST.
lence. The spIendor of his genius en-
| tranced-cOnvinced. The man who
could not find a friend was acquitted.
"God bless you, sir. l cannot"
"I want no thanks" replied the
stranger.
IL believe you are unknown to
me-"
"Man 1 will refresh your memory.
Twenty years ago you struck a broken
hearted boy away from his mothers S
coffin. 1 was that boy"
| The man turned livid.
"Have you rescued me, then, to take
my life ?"
mo, I have q sweeter revenge. ]
have saved the life of a man whose
brutal deed has ranked in my breast
for twenty years. Go and rememb ber
the tears of friendless child"
The man bowed his head in shame,
and went from the presence of magma
nimity as grand to him as incompre-
hensible.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

long enough for it to call it mine," and
Uncle Ben looked unutterable things.
"Aunt Mariory has worked hard
enough and long enough to call some of
your money hers. Had been in her
place, 1 should have demanded back
pay and gone to the Centennial too"
retorted.
'It does beat all You women have
all gone crazy! AS though a man
didn't support woman all for nothing,
and then she must talk about back pay!
am sure 1 should feel that Jared well
if got supported without having any
trouble about it myself Back pay!
Back pay"'
'If she had worked for any one else
half so hard as she has worked for you
these twenty-four years, she would have
had more than three hundred and fifty
dollars to show for it now. You have
taken what she has helped you to earn,
and spent it all on yourself That is
the true state of the case"
When l said this he launched out in
TRADE against lOOmdn'S rights, because
it always disturbed the peace of fam
lilies This would probably have lasted
the rest of the day if it had not been
that peddler cut it short by walking
in and displaying his wares. Among
them were some silver thimbles, and
Aunt Marjory was on the point of buy
ing one when Uncle Ben interfered by
saying that thin6Ie was not worth so
much, and he knew she didn't need it.
Then I couldn't help saying, eyes, it is
a fine thing to practice economy on
Aunt MarjOry's thimbles after spend
ing three hundred and fifty dollars on
yourself that you have nothing now to
show for ~ Then his wrath exploded,
and we couldn't pacify him in any way.
1 know I was rude, and think Aunt
Marjory thought so too, aud it took her
week to bring matters right again.
Since that time have relapsed into si-
lence on the "vexed question:" but
don't see why telling the truth should
make a man boil over so.
MADGE BRIGHT.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

A subscription paper circulated for
some charity purpose was presented to
a wealthy French manufacturer, who
subscribed twenty francs. "Twenty
francs p' said the lady who presented it,
"why, your son subscribed fifty francs"
"That is all very WE'LL" was the reply;
"my son has a rich father and can af-
ford to give more than I, who shall in-
herit nothing"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Those acquainted with Mr. Tilden's
habits are not surprised at his delay in
writing his letter of acceptance. His
whole correspondence, they say, is al
ways behind. He has not yet answered
Mr.. Greeley's letter, written eight years
ago; charging him with the responsible
ity of the ballot-bOx stuffing in New
York City.-DetrOit Post.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

George Eliot says that young mans
eyes first open to the world when he is
in love. This is not always so. Usu-
ally it is when he has gone away from
home and had his washing sent out for
the first time, and finds among it when
it is returned an odd stocking with two
red stripes around the top, and long
enough to button around his neck
NOrUich Bulletin.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

1.-THE people," says Mr.. Tilden, shave
paid in eleven years the enormous sum
of 81, 500, ,000, 900 for taxes" 1t must be
confessed that Sam has rather got the
people on this point. They can't say he
did it, or any large part of it.-lIiL-
aUdukie Sentinel.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

"What will you have?" asked
waiter of one of the Indiana editors at
the dinner in Philadelphia, as he hand
ed him bill of fare. And the Hoosier
with the high forehead leaned back in
the chair, wiped his forehead thought
fully with a napkin, and calculated,
sternly, "Gimme ALL
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

MUST Do IT.-Ann Eliza does not
propose to be worsted by Brigham
Young in the matter of her aHmony.
The order requiring payment in the
execution has been issued and placed in
tached about $4,000 worth of property,
consisting of horses, carriages and other
goods, to satisfy the judgment for $4,000
alimony due the plaintiff.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Ploughing in unbroken furrows six
miles long can be seen in Fargo, Cali
fornia. The teams start in the morn
ing, and make one trip across an entire
township and back before dinner, and
the same in the afternoon, making
twenty-four miles travel every day.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Woman's degraded, helpless position is the
weak point of our institutions to-day-a dis
turbing force everywhere, severing family ties,
filing our asylums with the deaf, the dumb,
the blind, our prisons with criminals, our cit
les with drunkenness and prostitution, our
homes with disease and death.--[ National Cen
tennial Equal Rights Protest.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Entered, according TO Act of Congress, in the
year 1876 by Ms. A. J. Duniway, in the Office of
the Librarian Of Congress at Washington City,
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Perseverance accomplishes more than
precipitation.-iSGdi.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Moving for a new trial-courting a
second wife.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-06

Correspondents writing over assumed sigma.
lures must make known their names to the
Editor, or no attention will be given to their
communications.
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A Journal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of humanity.
Independentin Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrongs
Of the Masses.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

4 BILL has been introduced in the House
Of Representatives by Philadelphia mem
Der TO reduce the salaries OF our county
officers. The bill is very unjust one, as
il gives the city officers exorbulent salaries
while in the counties they could not make
living. The bill is probably intended TO
secure members TO prevent the passage of
any law fixing the salaries OF officers. The
object Of the new Constitution is TO make
offices salaTied Offices wherein it can be
done, in order to prevent fraud corruption
and the taking of Illegal fees, which pre-
vail in most Offices. and especially in the
large cities. The legislature should not
hesitate a moment about passing fair and
equitable bin fixing salaries in accordance
with the requirements of the Constitution
and the wishes and interests Of the people.
There is 40 reason or fairness in allowing
some officers to make ont Of their offices
from slO,G01 to $50 900 per annum, while
others with just as much labor and TespOn-
sibility are making less than one third that
amount.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
A Stampede in q Theatre.

CINCINNATI, Feb "a terrible panic
occurred this afternoon, in this city during
the performance Of the allegory of the
Great Republic" at Robinson's Opera
House. The allegory had been upon the
stage for the past two nights, under the
auspices Of the Cincinnati Relief Union,
and the proceeds were to aave been applied
to the relief Of the suffering poor Of this
city.
The performers, numbering nearly six
hundred children, were taken from the
public schools of the city and, as the OBJ
ject was worthy one, and the children
who took part were those of old residents
OF the city, large audiences were present at
each presentation of the allegory. The
weather tins afternoon being propitious,
and there beingno sessions of public schools
the matinee audience was for the most
part composed Of women and Children.
About 2:30 O'Clock, while the house was
densely packed and the thousands of chill
dren among the audience were at the
heighth of their enjoyment. a boy in
the gallery, either through mischief or isnor-
ance, raised a cry Of fire as the red light
from the colored fires used in the piece
flashed out from the wings. Every inch
of the theatre was occupied, aud surging
about the stairways and IL front Of the
doors. Some one of the audience took up
the cry oi fire, and it was re-echoed from
the door by another person who caught n
glimpse Of the red glare from the stage.
There was An immediate rush for the front
doors. 4 child was pushed down the
steps and screamed, and immediatly after a
man thrust his arm through the window.
The scream and the crash were enough
to set the panic in full force, and in the
narrow vestibule leading to the street, the
scene was terrible one. The people in
the rear pressed upon those in front, shout
ing and cursing.
Men, terror stricken, struck down the
helpless women and children in front, or
climbed over their heads 10 the top of the
staircase, and precipitated themselves upon
the screaming and bleeding mass of women
ard children in the hallway.
The scene in and about The opera house
after the acciden: was heartrending. The
news Of the catastrophe spread like wild.
FIRE over the city, and from every direction
came pconlc hurryino IN lha srape uptii
the squares were impossible.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
LETTER FROM JEFF DAVIS.

WASHINGTON ID. e., February 6.-Jef-
ferson Davis has written the following let
ter to Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Va:
NEW ORLEANS, January q.
Hon. James Lgons::
Ny DEAR FRIESD-Your very kind let
ter Of the 14th inst. was forwarded from
Memphis, and has been received at this
place. l have been so long the object of
malignant slander aud the subject of un-
scrupulsus falsehoOd by partisans Of the
class of Mr.. Blaine, that, though | cannot
say it has become to me matter of indf.
ference. it has ceased TO excite my surprise.
Even in this instance, when it reaches the
extremity of accusing me of cruelty 10
prisoners, what matters il 20 one whose Oh.
iect is personal and party advantage, that
the records, both Federal and Confederate,
d!sproye the charge that the country is
full Of witnesses who bear oral testimony
against it, ani that the effort to revive the
bitter snimosties of the war obstruc,s pro.
gress toward the reconciliation Of sections ;
II is enongh for him il his selfseekins pur.
pose be promoted. 1t would, however,
seem probably that such expec taton mus,
be disappointed, for only those who are viii,
fully blind can fail to sec, in the circum-
stances OF the case, the fallacy Of Mr..
Blain's statements. The published fac; OF
an attempt to suborn Wir,z, when under
sentence Of death, by promising him par
don IL he would criminate me in regard to
the Andersonville prisoners, is conclusive as
to the wish Of the Government to make
such charge against me and the fail
ure to do so shows that nothing could be
found TO sustain 1t. May we not say the
evidence of my innocence was such that
Holt and Conover, with their trained band
of suborned witnesses, dared not make
against me this charge, which Wirtz, for
his life, would not make-but which
Blaine, for presidential nomination, ha s
made
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
Where Does itaU Come From ?

pints and quarrs of filthy Catarrhal dis
charges Where does it all dome from ?
The mucnus membrane which lines the
chambers Of the nose, and its little glands,
are diseased, so that they draw from the
blood its liquid, and exposure to the air
changes it into corruption. This life-liquid
is needed to build up the system. but it is
extracted, and the system is weakened by
the loss. To cure, gain flesh and strength
by using DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS
covery, which also acts directly upon these
glands, correcting them, and apply DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy with DR.. Pierce s
Nasal Douche, the only method of reaching
the upper cavities, where the discharge
and comes from, The in
strment and both medicides sold by drug
gists and dealers in medicines.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

LEGIsLATING FOR THE Poor WITH A
EENGEANCE.-Last fall the Democrats
appealed to the workingmen of the county
tp vote their ticket and pledged them bet
ter times. Many were deluded into a
change, and now we are getting the benefit
of that change, 10y tariff bill being intro
duced in Congress by the leader of the
Democracy, Mr.. Morrison, reducing the
duty on fureisn iron, from 81 10 50 per
ton, and to rEise the duty on tea and cof-
fec. The first will keep our furnaces closed,
and stop labor on the workingmen, and
The second raises the prices on few little
laxuries which the poor man wants so en-
JOY. Will our neighbor OF the Democrat
explain 10 the voters to whom heappealed 10
make a change, the difference between the
Democratic House of Representatives in
1876, proposing 10 stop the manufacture OF
pig iron in our State by law, and the British
Parliament in I'LL who passed a law re-
quiring ali the iron furnaces then ia Penn
syivanIa to be pulled down: When the
furnaces blow orst the coal colle.ies will
have b stop, and then where are the good
times that are promised. When the Bri-
tish in l1ll passed the act for the benefit
Of English Iroa Masters, and the preven-
ton Of the development, OF the iron mines
in Pennsylvania, ip whose interest is the
new tariff intended To do the same thing
fer our iron works and coal minesl enacted
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

THE editor Of the DemocrOt must have
been burt oa account Of The exposure Of
the conduct of his southern friends at
Washington, which our correspondent, II.
ID. W, reported in his last letter, as he be-
came suddenly very violent, aud is trying
to cover it over by saying that 1.-THE cores
pondenL had copied from the Philadelphia
PreSs." He might have accused the Press
of copying from our correspondent with
lie same propriety. But then that is not
7hat hurts our neighbor. The idea that
iiis Southern friends should DC exposed, and
the exposure corroborated is what makes
.he editor OF the Democrat vince. If there
is any thing that our neighbor dislikes, it
is telling tho truth, when il bears bard on
his political friends and their bad conduct.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
The ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERM DEFEAT.

I'D BY THE DEMOCRATS. The proposition
OF and amendment TO 10 the National Con-
s;ituLion fo-b;dding the reelection OF
Presidential incumbent, was defeated in
the House of Representatives at Washing
ton last week by the Democrats. The
principle Of limiting the Presidency TO one
term was adyocatee by the old Whig party
and opposed by the Democratic party at
that time. The Republicans have exhibit
ted the same spirit as the old Whig party
in their unequivocally expressed opposition
10 a third term.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

THE ST LOUIS WHISKY hING.-The
prosecutions of the Whiskey Ring at St.
Louis eliminated in the conviction of Nc
Kee. The parties who had pleaded guilty,
testified directly aeainst Mckee. Joyce
and Mcdonald, revenue officers already
convicted were among the heads OF it.
The trial OF Gen. Babcock on the charge OF
completely was commenced on Monday
last. Among the witnesses against him
are some officials at Washington. The
general AYERS his entire innocence and says
that oil his kilograms to parties iu st Louis
which led to his indictment will DO salts
factorilY eNplained.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

FIFTEEN thousand million dollars is
the sum of money the Republicans have
spent since they came into power in 1861.
Il is not SO much but wha, it might have
been more, but IL is comforting 10 know
The exact amount. IL would be pleasant
t. know where all this money has gone,
lat we fear that is n thing past finding
,,ut. ~ Dea0cFGi.
Why can't some school boy tell the edi-
Tor OF the Democrat where this money has
sone.m lie seems to have forgotten that
there was a rebellion lately got up by the
Democracy of the South.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

Canada is getting thoroughly walked up
on the question of Church and State. An
immense public meeting was held at Que
bee last Friday night, at which resolutions
were unanimously passed requesting the
Dominion government to repeal the act pro-
viding for sectarian school system in the
Northwest Territories, and also to take i'm
mediate steps to report a Constitutional
amendment which vii! abolish the collec-
ton of tithes Cor the support of any church
by legal process, and the appropriation oi
any taxes or money from the public trea-
sury Of any province or municipality to the
purposes or sectariau insti tutions, educa-
iional or ecclesia stic.l
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

The annual report of the Philadelphia
aud Reading Railroad Company, made to
the meeting Of the stockholders at Phila-
delphia, recently, shows the gross receipts
for 1875 to have been Sl2,660, ,627; gross
expenses, IS, 100, $50 net profits, S4, $780,
75S a decrease Of net profits from those of
1874 of 81, 1S9, ,437. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Franklin Il, Gowen; managers, ii.
p. Mexican, A. F.. Borie, II. b. Cabeen,
]. B. Lippincot;, John Ashurst, Charles
f. Smith; treasurer, Samuel Bradford !;
secretary, ID. }. Brown.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

Six of the leading members of the orgsni-
cation known as the Molly MaZulres" have
been arrested, charged with murder OF b.
I. Yos., at TamaQus, Pa, policeman, on
,h, 5th of july last, and John +. Jones.
vho was killed q, I.snsfoid, Pa. on Sep
,emher3 g.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

The pardon of J. W. Freeman, editor oi
the Pittston Coniet, was received at Wilkes
barre on Saturdany afternoon, and he was
released from prison. 4 band of music
escorted him home to Pittston, where a
reception was given him in the evening.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

Adiutant General Laita fayors giving
the military double allowance of money
this year, which would be four hundred
dollars additional 10 each comnany.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

The Senate Committee appointed 20 in-
spert the hatching houses at Marietta visit
ed that place yesterday in company with
the fish commissioners. The Senators ex-
press themselves as highly pleased with
the arrangements at the Matching houses,
end are satisfied the money appropriated
by the Legislature for that purpose has
been judiciously and economically expend-
ed. There are in the Matching houses over
half million young fish ready to be turn
ed into the streams of the State. After
this favorable showing, there is no doubt
thatthe legislature will grant any appro-
priatioa the commissioners may ask for at
thi. session. .-Horri.brrg Telegraph ofth. 5tt
iDS
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

The Republicans of Harrisburg last week
placed the following muni cipal ticket in
the field: Mayor-Johu ID. Patterson !;
Treasurer Wm. Sheesley; Supervisor
First district, Lewis Tress; second district,
John Gator.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
THE UIPPODRONE

Is nearly ready for the reception of Moody
and Sankey. A choir of700 voices is being
trained every night. under the leadership
of Gen. Dodge to lead the singing under
the charge Of Sankey. 1t will be magniti-
cent to hear this immense chorus giving
the popular music Of the singing Evangel-
isl. This feature alone will keep the vast
building filled to its utmost capacity. The
meetings viii commence about the middle
of the month.
PIETRO.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11
THE POOR.

The different charitable organizations OF
the city have their hands full Just now.
St. Johns Gouild the best and most prac-
tica of all of them. have 10000 souls, Or
rather bodies, depending upon them for
support. Its a sight to see the throng at
their buildings every day drawing their
ratiOns. The halt. the blind. the lame, the
sick and the we'll they are all represented.
All who are known to be deserving get,
each week, enough of plain food to support
life. and such clothing as can be procured.
1t is noble charity and is doing a world
of good.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

WASHINGTON ID. g., February 6.-Jef-
ferson Davis has written the following let
ter to Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Va:
NEW ORLEANS, January q.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1876-02-11

That fell Thursday night cumbers the
ground and is likely to. This IS another
inhction on great city. The streets ale
filled with it it is left to melt when the
sun sees tit to shine as it holds all the filth
of the city in solution. the nuisance it is
may be imagined. But it is a God send tn
such OF the poor as really want work, for
thousands of them are certain of a job for
a day at least. which will give them bread
for week. So even a nuisance to the gen.
eral public may be a sweet boon to the
feyy