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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-22
in nine of the Southern States


lOtais OoOiVoo 100000 "a 900
The result in these States is gain of
1883 votes, or more than IL per
cent. Yet the detailed returns, already
published in this paper, have proved
that in certain parishes of Louisiana and
certain counties of Florida and South Car
DINA thousands of republicans were kept
from the polls by force or terror. and the
democratic efforts would have been COM
pletely successful in these three States had
not republican local governments, con-
trolling the machinery of elections, given
encouragement to the voers and assured
them of support by the United States in
the exercise OF their rights. But how did
the republican voters fare in other States
where they had not such support and en-
enlargement? Let the returns show:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-22
POLITfCAL.

The Tribune remarks that the funeral of the
Republic has been indefinitely postponed owing to
the obstinacy Of the corpse"
The most warlike person at present is the Tilden
patriot who thought he had post office, but has
concluded the other fellow will get it after all
Fernando Wood who has been so jealous fol
the impeachment Of President Grant. has had hi.
early history written up. lie would like TO for.
get some ePoehs In his life.
No little amusement is had here in reading a
remarkable series Of what purports to be Wash.
ington dispatches published in Boston about Sen
ator Blaine. Particulars need not be given, for
the readers of the paper must certainly Join in the
merriment. - Warrington Correspondent Of the
Bosfos Journal.
Are there no revolvers in South Carolina, that
Chamberlain 10 permitted TO exist One million
men Will be on hand to see that Samuel j. Tlden
10 insugursted President on the 9th Of next March
Port Wayne Sentinel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-22

The democratic papers are publishing an
article by Horace White, formerly editor
Of the Chicago Tribune. and giving their
readers to understand that he is leading
republican. There would be as much
truth in calling Satan an angel of light
after his fall from heaven, as in calling
White republican. He fell down, down,
into the democratic gulf several years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-22
Spseta! Notices
Lessons i'm German.

A Young German, properly prepared, is desirous
of giving lessons in German. and in the rudments of
French if desired, in Augusta, for his board. lie
Will furnish unquestiOned testimonials as to purity
OF character and fitness in all respects for such a
position. Address Geo w. Quinby, Gospel Banner
Office, Augusta. dec2Jttfsn
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10

A Yankee Spiritualist is turning Lon
don upside down. His name is Slade,
and by his wonderful spiritualistic slate
writing he first shook up that great me-
tropolis and amazed many Of the wise
of the town with his marvellous achieve
ments in the name Of departed spirits.
Learned professors and many men of
position in the schools and society ac-
knowledged Siade's superhuman power,
and pronounced in public cards their
belief In his religio-Spiritualism. But
in an evil day unbelieving and inquisi-
tive parties came prying arouud and de-
tected Slade in his sleight of-hand per-
formances, exposed his process of writ
ing on the ''spirit" slate, and proclaim
ed him fraud Then came the public
laugh, a laugh all directed at the guilt
BILE Professors and teachers who had
been humbugged. "Nith Slade's namen
writes Conway from London, Twill go
down two or three other names in ridi-
cule and ignominy." Still the end is
not yet. One of the Professors, Edwin
Ray Lancaster, Ia fellow Of the Royal
Society, is a little madder than he can
hold, and has cited Mr.. Slade-slate,
pencil, spirits and ALTO appear before
the courts Of London and answer why
he should not go to prison cell as a
vagrant and an impostor. Indeed, ,Slade
has been held to answer these things,
and it now looks as though stern English
Justice would get grip upon him that
will crush all the ''spirits'' out of his
life ssaye and forever"
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10


An attempt has been made recently
by Democratic organs to connect Gov.
Hayes with the American Alliance, an
association similar to the old "Know
Nothings." The National Democratic
committee has caused the publication
Of letter, addressed by secretary Of
the alliance, In response to s, letter noti-
flying the Governor that the said alli-
ance had endorsed his nomination for
the Presidency.
The letter Of Gov. Hayes secretary
has been interpreted by the "ReforP-
ers'' as expressing the sympathy of TIN
Republican candidate for the Presiden.
cy with the principle Of the Know
Nothings, and as an acknowledgment
of his membership in the order.
This Democratic sensation has, how
ever, been nipped in the bud by the fol
lowing letter from the American ALI.
ance National Executive Committee:
NEW YORK, Oct. 9Th, 1876.
To the Editor Of the Times:
wish to correct some Of the mistakes
in the letter which was published in the
World and Sun on Wednesday as com.
ing from Gov. Hayes secretary. First,
Gov. Hayes never was member Of the
American Alliance; second, he never
saw the constitution or bylaws of the
organization; third, no committee OF
this order at any time called on him
either at Columbus, Philadelphia or any
other place, for any purpose. We SIM
ply notified him by letter that we en-.
dorsed his nomination; in answer te
which we received letter from his sec.
retary. That letter was taken from my
Office and was as much surprised al
any one can be, to see it in print. l an
ut a loss to see why Democratic papers
should find fault with the proceedings,
as we endorsed Tilden for Governor two
years ago and he found no fault with it
but on the contrary was very grateful
for the assistance; only he requested
that it might be kept secret, as If II
should become public he feared he
might, lose the foreign vote.
Respectfully yours,
lSignedl LEMUEL 8. TYLER,
Secretary American Alliance Nationa
Ex. Committee.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10
Sitting Bull in Northern Montana.

A half-breed trapper, who speaks the
Sioux language, while trapping between
the Movias and Sweet Grass hills, fel
in recently with hunting party OF
Sioux, from whom, after considerable
questioning, he could obtain only the
information that there were 800 lodges
of Sioux In or near the Sweet Grass hills
(northern Montana). This information
il reliable, and other considerable par
ties of Sioux have been seen crossing
north between Fort Benton and Belk-
nap Ia small trading post about 40 miles
down the river from Benton) all moving
toward the Sweet Grass hills.
The people Of Benton are expecting
trouble, and have petitioned the COM
manding officer of the post at that point
for cavalry to protect Benton and the
border. The buffalo are now working
up toward the mountains, and as they
are coming near Benton this season
much earlier than nsual, the supposition
is that the Indians are close behind. II
this be the case it is doubtful II assis-
tance can be procured from the govern
ment before the settlements at Benton
and Sun River are laid waste and vast
amount of damage done. Troops, and
plenty OF them, are required at Fort
Shaw lin the Sun aiver valley), For,
Benton, and Fort Peck ION Milk river
this winter, or else every settlement II
Montana north of Helena will be expos
ed to disastrous raid at any time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10

The James and Younger brothers
the Missouri bandits-are the relics of
the once famous, or infamous, Guam
trell band of border ruffians. For years
these ''boys' have ravaged and plumb
cred throughout the Southwest without
let or hindrance, but venturing too far
north, recently, were checked in their
career in Minnesota, for the first time.
they have robbed express companies,
railroad trains, banks, fair grounds and
individuals for the past ten years Of an
aggregate sum of probably one-quarter
Of million of dollars, and had come to
suppose their ''facilities'' for making
money as endless, until they struck the
people Of Minnesota and got struck
uack. The Younger brothers and four
If their assistants have been either cap
tured or killed, and the only pity is that
the two James brothers should have
Deen permitted to escape and return to
Missouri. The men now in Jail at
raribault will be tried and sent to pris-
son, probably for life, as the laws OF
Minnesota permit the deepest-dyed mur-
ierer to escape the death penalty by
pleading guilty, and the rest Of the rob-
bers; now safe in Missouri, will doubt
less confine any future operations to the
norders of civilization.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10
Bishop TuttIs ss the Indian Question.


Bishop Tuttle, the commander in
chief Of the Episcopal church in Mon
tana, has been for ten years q mission
ary Bishop In the Episcopal church, la
boring In an Indian country during all
that period, and in consequence has
had great opportunities to watch the
workings and to note the practical effect
Of thepolicy pursued by the government
toward the Indians. In view Of these
facts, he, the bishop, is probably much
more capable Of judging what plans
could be operated successfully to secure
a lasting peace with our savage allies
than Bishop Whipple, whose views, al
though partly the result of personal OBJ
servation, are in the main greatly infiu-
enced by much reading of prejudiced
journals. Bishop Tuttle holds that a
lasting solution Of the Indian question
lies in three things to be jointly consid-
cred and adopted.
/. The disarming of all Indians Of
both tame and transiently hostile ten
denotes. including all agency bands of
whatever tribe Of previous conduct, and
prohibiting under the most severe PEN
alties the sale of any kind Of firearms,
whatever their character, to the In
dians.
2. A complete and final obliteration
Of all tribal laws and organizations
among the Indians, placing them on a
common footing as wards of the govern
ment. Treat them AZ such and wipe
out the distinctive feature Of nations,
tribss, o. eians, mailing them amsna-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-10-10

BILE to our civil laws, and punishable for
their misdemeanors as are white crimi-
nais.
g. Do away with the Indian bureau
entirely. Place all Indians In control
of the war department, under military
surveillance, leaving the work OF Chris
tianizing the Indian open to the mission
AIRY work of all the churches, and not
attempt by government favoritism to
make ii the exclusive Job OF any partic-
ular denomination. While an earnest
attempt is being made to Christianize,
let the war department control the In
dian, the Indian bureau having proved
miserable failure, and "peace COM
missioners" having worked no 'perma-
nent good.
The above strikes us as more praeti-
cable than any other solution of that
most troublesome OF all problems-the
Indian question-that has yet been. ad-
vocated. Undoubtedly, however, the
solution which would effect the mos
good, and be most desirable for from
tiersmen, would be that of the old trap
per who advocated grand medicine
talk" with all the tribes, and furnish
ing them with whisky and bowie knives
for the crowd. After they get through
with the ''jamboreen there wouldn't bs
enough Indians left for sscorporals
guard" with the exception of thoss
whose spirits had been waited to the
''happy bunting grounds y
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
Names of Countries.

The following countries, it is said,
were originally named by the Pheni-
clans, the greatest commercial people In
the world. The names In the Phoeni-
clan language signify something charac-
teristic of the places designated Europe
signifies country of white complexion,
SO named because the inhabitants were
of lighter complexion than those of
or in the middle, from the fact that
geographers placed it between Europe
and Africa. Africa signifed the land of
corn or ears. It was celebrated for its
abundance of corn and all sorts of grain.
Siberia signifies thirsty or dry-very
characteristic. Spain, country of rab-
bits, or comics. 1t was once so infested
with these animals that they sued Au-
gustus for an army to destroy them.
ITALY, country of pitch, from its yield
ing great quantities of black pitch.
Calabria, also, for the same reason.
Gaul, modern France, signifies yellow
haired, as yellow hair characterized its
inhabitants. The English of Caledonia
is high hill. This was arugged noun
famous province in Scotland. Hibernia
is utmost or last habitation, for beyond
this westward the Phoenicians never ex-
tended their voyages. Britain, the
country of tin, great quantities being
found on it and adjacent islands. The
Greeks called it Albion, which signifed
in the Phoenician tongue either white or
high mountains, from the Wilderness of
it's shores or the high rocks on the west
ern coast. Corsica signifies the foot
steps of men, which it resembles. SYRIA
cuse signifies bad SAVIOR, so called from
the unwholesome marsh on which it
stood. Rhodes, serpents or dragons,
which it produced in abundance. Sicily,
the country of grapes. Scylla, the whirl-
pool of destruction. Charybdis, the hole
Of destruction. Etna signifies furnace,
or dark and smoky.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16

actor or other, whose name forget, was
" starring" here, and when he came in
and saw Pinch's name on the regis
ter, he made big hullaballoo about it.
The clerk smoothed the matter over the
best he could, and was aided by a
guest, standing by, so that at length the
actor sought his virtuous couch up
stairs. About 9 o'clock next morn
ing, the aforesaid clerk entered
the dining-room, and, approaching
our aforesaid guest, who was near the
center of the apartment, said, ssOh, my
Lord look over there at the table near
the door. See that actor See that
other man? by the Lord, that is Pinch
back = And sure enough there they
were taking breakfast at the same table
in blissful ignorance of any mutual an
tipathy. In truth, Mr.. Pinchback has
SO little colored blood that stranger
would always take him for white man.
His rejection by the Senate was not de-
cided by his color, but on questions of
law. I think it cannot be made of any
considerable political significance.
II, M, N,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
Wellington's opinion Of Napoleon.

Wellington has been censured for want
of Judgment in selecting the plains of
Waterloo as his battle ground, French
military critics contending that the Duke
fought the battle In position of diff
Guilty. The charge he Indignantly re-
PEELED, and, after thoroughly exonerat-
ing himself, concluded by saying: "My
plan was to keep my ground till the
the French position, and executed my
purpose.
Wellington was ever just toward those
who opposed him. When asked what
he really thought of the talent of the
Emperor Napoleon, he said: 81 have
always considered the presence of Ma
poleon with an army equal to an addi-
tional force of 10000 men, from his
superior talent, and from the enshusiasm
which his name and presence inspired
in the troops. i"
On another occasion the Duke also
said that he thought Napoleon superior
to Turenne, Tallard, or any of the old
generals OF former times; but Napoleon
had this advantage over every other gen
eral, himself in particular, that his
power was unlimited. He could order
everything on the spot as he pleased.
Ii he wanted reinforcements, they were
sent; if to change the plan of the cam
paign, it was changed; if to reward
services, he could confer honors on the
field of battle; whereas he, the Duke,
and other generals were obliged to write
home to ministers, await their decision,
| perhaps that of Parliament. and he him
self had never had the power of confer
ring the slightest reward on any of his
followers, however deserving.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
AnAEfuI Big Snake.

In the geological gallery of DR.. Gun
ningham, Carthage, Mo-, may be seen
the greatest American wonder extarG-a
snake twenty seven feet eight inches N
length and seventeen inches In circum-
ference, resembling In many particulars
the Tiger Python of Africa, coiled In
tremendous folds, with head erect, mouth
open, and mammoth forked tongue pro-
truding as if about 10 gulp down at one
spring everything in reach. This snake,
which DIR. Cunningham has named the
Lead Python of the Southwest, is, with
out doubt, the largest American reptile
ever captured. The history Of its cap
ture is about as follows: Two miners in
Hickory County were returning home
from prospect In the woods in the lat
ter part of july accompanied by large
dog. While passing thicket on the
banks of stream, they were attracted
by kissing or gushing noise, followed
Immediately by loud yell from the dog
and crash among the bushes. On ap-
preaching the spot, they beheld the ter.
rible monster In the act OF sWaliU wing
the dog. They fed, but soon returned
and succeeded in capturing the reptile
while gorged. The weight of the snake
when first taken was about 300 pounds.
Brooklyn argus.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
Man Under a BustIe.

Now, the unearthliest, funniest thing
about a man dressed up in woman s
clothes is always his hustle. He never,
never gets it on right. Not single one
of our male women on Mardi Gras wore
his hustle with the flowing ease and
poetical grace which only comes of long
practice. Our fellows either had the
hustle away round upon one hip, or,
when ii wasn't that, it was good many
inches too low down, and in every case
it bobbed about fearfully and the man
kept putting his hand timidly around
every minute or two, and feeling behind
to see if he wasn't losing his hustle.
He isn't used to it, you see.--C Cincinnati
COrye8pondence Toledo Blade.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
The Bows of Cur Land.


A stranger in our land writes down
his impressions of four OF our boys
whom he met. Which of these lads
would our boy readers prefer to be
classed with9
'sI saw specimens of four types OF
Yankee boys in as many minutes, said
an English gentleman, who was visiting
in Boston. 81 was looking for the
residence of friend, and holding the
address in my hand. [ asked stout
fellow who came along, with his cap
drawn over his eyes, Can you tell me
where B. street is, my boy?'"
"Dunno," he groWled out savagely,
and passed on. I've no doubt he did
know, for he was carrying dinner to
some one in the neighborhood, and
looked as If he was kith and kin to the
soil and cobble stones about him. That
was the surly Yankee boy.
Whistling as merrily as q lark, his
hat on one ear, and his pants tucked
into his boots, boy came toward me,
of whom / asked the same question.
The fellow looked up, and with glance
took in my size, my dress, my nativity,
my profession, and almost my name.
Yes, gov'nor," he replied, with q
quizzical look "follow your nose, and
you'll be there afore you know it. !"
This was " Young America ;" and as
he passed on, / heard him mutter, ga
Johnny Bull clargy! What at !"
I next stopped finely dressed boy,
and asked him to direct me.
ssB. street? It's three or four or five
streets beyond. Any boy there will tell
you = and he passed without looking at
me. AS did not know which way /" be-
yond |" was, his reply did not help me
much. This was the civil boy-barely
civil.
I next stepped in front of plainly
dressed lad, with books and q lunch box
Il had found this the only way of stop
ping Yankee boy. When 1 asked him
the question, he lifted his cap, and
turned and walked few steps with me.
"Pass up this street three blocks, sir,
till you come to that large tree before a
drug store. The street which crosses
this is B. street.
This was the little Yankee gentleman,
although he had no sealskin cap or
gloves like the boy addressed just be-
| fore.
"If I had dared, should have offered
him an English crown !; but there was a
nobility in his manner which told me he
would resent the offer"
Here is lesson to profit by. The re-
ception a stranger meets from boys in
the street helps to form his estimate OLA
nation; and no Yankee boy would like
his countrymen to be regarded as rude
and selfish Doors, who have neither re
spect or kindly feeling for the stranger
within their gates.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16

/ kept still. I sucked away at my
thumb. but, if the pins came again, l
meant to make another row.
Ma stood by us, and she said:
Hadn't he better have something to
take, nurse2'
So / began to sniff, because I thought
she'd say Yes, give him lump of
sugar :" but she didn't.
So 1 began to kick again, and they
thought it was more pins. And ma
nearly cried, and nurse went on rubbing.
and I kicked out every way and pa had
gone to his Office, and he had to come
back to me.
And ma gotmy drum and beat it ever so
hard, and pa pulled the strings of my new
dancing-iack but shut nay eyes tight,
and oh. the hullabaloo there was
Ma thought WIS so bad T; they could
not hold my legs handy.
And all the while they never thought
of giving me the sugar was bowling
for.
And the doctor came. made face
at him but he didn't care. And he
poked his nose close to mine, and said l
must take some stuff.
But I wouldn't, and sputtered it all
out, and he gave me some more. Then
L kicked him in the face, and knocked
his spectacles off.
The stuff was all greasy !; but they
made it go down.
I hate the doctor. When I'm man
I shall fight him.
I was SO sick, and they made me lie
still. I hate to lie still always want
to kick. When Tn man / shall kick
as much as like.
I can't bear to get out of my bath. /
can't bear Jumps of sugar that ain t big
ones. can't bear to have my hat tied
under my chin. I hate the doctor. I
hate to have my clothes put on in the
mornings, and I hate some one to blow
nv nose for me; but there's something
L hate ever so much more than all these
horrid things, and that is-Molly-
grumps.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16

Mrs. SwIssHELM would like to have a
short conversation with the man who
called her Centennial relic
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16

The New York milkmen no longer
cheerfully sing, 1--WE will gather at the
river" Watered stock costs them $50 a
can.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-16
CURRENT AFFAIRS.

A NEW lot Of George Peabody tene-
lighthouses have been finished and
opened at London There are IL blocks,
and in each block there or % tenements
on five floors, consisting of one, two and
three rooms, capable of accommodating
200 persons. The rents are Is cents a
week for single room, 81. IL for two
rooms and $1.42 for three rooms.
EVERYTHING seems to have been done
for the metric system that can be done,
except to adopt it, which depends more
on private than on public action. Con-
gress has already legalized it, and it
would be very good thing if the differ
emf trades and other private organiza-
tons would agree to use it, but its actual
adoption, we fear, must be voluntary
and gradual.
The Chicago Journals poet breaks
loose after this fashion
g In Adams fall
We sin-ned all :"
At Belknaps tumble
We all must grumble:
All! i'll the act.
And sad the fact,
Twas womans wiles
Caused both their guiies
Let's reckon, then,
How good we
Would be,
Were she
Abolished,
Demolished,
And we, from her released,