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, 1876-10-03
THE REBEL CLAIMS.

The Chicago Times, footing tho T1lpEN-
party fog.horn, and apprehonsive Of tho dan
ger ahead, undertakes to divert public atton-
tion from the national bankruptcy threatened
by the Confederate purpose OF making tho
North indemnify tho South for the 1usses Of
the War, aud to to do this prints number
Of private clai1nB introduced at tho last ses-
aion Of Congress by Republican members of
tho House. An examination Of these priyate
claims shows tAem to be malo by loyal citi-
gems, many Of them residing In Northern
tho occupation aud uso OF property by tho
United States army. It has been the psac-
tiee Of the Government over aince tho close
Of tho War to allow auch claims when fully
proved up, md when the losses wero sus-
tained by loyal men. The Justice Of this
practice cannot we'll bo denied, though 1t
may have been abused In some casca
But to cite thesa claims for the ppr-
pose Of showing TINT Republican Congress-
men aro as dangerous as the Confederate
Congressman, who propose to open the door
to all the diaayas men who sustained losses
during tho war thcy wagel against tho
Union, is very much the same thing as It tho
Times should ondeayor to prove Mr. T1LDKN
Innocent of the crime Of falsifying iia In
oome returns by demonstrating beyond ques-
ton that he did not kill his grandmother.
Now, the seriousness OF the charge and the
essence Of tic danger OF Confederate suprena-
acy consists, not Of the Introduction Of any
individual claims under the present law
(which prohibits their allowance to men who
took part in the Rebellion), either by DEM.
ooratio or Republican members OF Congress,
, 1876-10-03

Wo print this morning IN interesting letter
from correspondents who hos just completed
an e1tetnled tour Of observation through tho
South, the purpose Of tho tour bcing to
ascertajn and report with literal e1actness, so
far as possible, and wholly without partiality
or prejudice, tho truo condition Of aifairs.
That ho has fulfilled his instructions as to
i1nparsiality. mud Inns made good use Of Als
eyes and ears, will scarcely be disputed. An
accurate version IL given Of tho political, So
cial, anl industrial relations between tho
white and colorel races, showing degree Of
intolerance, ill-will, and bitterness OH the ono
hand, nnd OF fear md dstr,st on tho other,
that augura poorly for tic thorough and per.
manont establishment Of tho era Of recon.
ciliatlou and prosperity.
, 1876-10-03

Tho Chicago produce markets wero more
irregular yestarlny In provisions and
active in bFeatlstuffa. Mess pork closed a0@
$50 per brl higher, at SlG.45 for October and
$l5.073 for tie year. Lard closed steady,
at 4l0.95 Per 100 It's cash aud S9.4 for
the year. Mcats were steady, at 70 for sum.
mer shoulders, boxed, S5o for do short rbs,
and 9!o for do short c1ears. Lako frsights
were moro active, at So for corr, to Buffalo.
Highwines wers Arnaer, at $1.09l per gallon.
Flour waa in good request aud firm. Wheat
closed l2o higher. It $l.o7a for October and
@1.os5 for November. Corn closed hr1nor,
at $50 for October aud 1870 for November.
Oats closed shade armer, at ss4o for Octo.
ber aud 333o Tor November. Rye was steady,
.at 81c. barley closed 10 lower, ct Go tor
, 1876-10-03

The Democratic County Committee aro
wrestling with tho caso Of tic bum1ners and
Hcalawags who have obtained places on tho
tickets thus for nominated, Legislative and
Congressional. It seems to be takcn for
granted that groat deal Of energetic bounc-
ing must be done to save tho parsy in Cook
County from shameful defeat aud total anni-
hilation, but the Committee stand aghast at
the magnitude Of tho job on their hands.
They have about concluded to wait until
after tho county Convention meets, and
then close out tie wholo buaInoss at once.
II they will wait little longer-say until
the 7th OF Noyember-the pooplo will save
them the trouble Of rcconatruoting thoir
ticket.
, 1876-10-03
THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN,

The Charleston Is. C.) Nacs a,ll Courier,
which is u rod-hot T1LpEN paper, prints
communication with the heading: Orange-
burg strikes the keynote Of political redcmp-
ton; how to nuke tho Radical lenders un-
dorstaul TINT tho white people are in
earnest" Tho keynote alluded to IL con-
tained in series of resolutions adopted by
nil tho T1LnEN Clubs in Orangeburg and Barn-
well Counties, and sont to oil tho other conn-
ties in South Carolina for adoption. The
resolutions aro aa follows:
]. Rfsoiped, That we will not rent land to any
Radical fcadeF, or any mcnabcr Of his family, Or
furnish q home, or gyc employment 10 my such
lender or any member OF his family.
=. That wo will not furnish any such leader, or
any member Of h!s family, any supplies, such as
provisions, farm implements, stock, etc., e1cept
a0 far "a contracts for tue present year hre cun.
corucd.
.. Tint we will not purchase anything any ltadl-
cal lender, or any Of hts family, tuay 1Ier for sale,
or sell any auch lcader 0rnny 1nembor Of Ills fAmI
1y, anything whAteyur.
1. THAT tho names OF such persona who may ho
considered leaders bo furnished to tAIs Club at tho
earliest date and that list Of the Same bo fur.
nished each member Of tho Club.
e. That Whenever my person OF pcraons who
shall DO dcnominatcd Radical leaders by Il rote Of
this Club shn1 ccaso III suc these resolutions shall
become null and void 30 far a. such leader OF
leaders, any member Of bis or their families nto
concerned,
These resolutions arc mined, Of course, at
Northern men living in tho South. It would
DO unnecessary to take such action with ref
erenco to the negroea. The shotgun, the
bowio-knife, tho haltor, aud the tender mer-
cies Of Dur1Eu's ar1nod mob, aro reserved for
them. It will not do TO openly murder whito
men or To inti,niaate them by threats Of
assassination. Tho easier course Ia to ostrs-
ciso them. And for whaty because they
propose to vote tho Republican ticket In
other words, freedom, OF opinion, freedom Of
choice, the right to vote against candidate
whoso principles they do not approve, arc to
bo suppressed by ohtracian, and In this man.
ner the white Tildcnitcs of South Carolina, t.
Republican State, propose to wrest 1t
from tho control Of the majority. And these
aro the mon who deprecato waving the
bloody shirt These are Judge TnuMuuL1's
converts who have experienced such radi-
cal change OF heart that they aro yoarning to
DO rcconciled with their Northern brethren.
Suppose the Republicans Of Illinois should
meet together IN thoir clubs and resolve not
to rent land to any Democrats, or give e,u-
ployment to thon not to furnish them with
any supplies or purchase anything Of theta,
! how would Northern Democrats relish the
ost1aclsm2 It would be pronounced ~ in-
famous aud yillainous by oil respectable peo-
plo, without regard to their political belief.
But It ostracIs1n would be infamous and VII.
, 1876-10-03

Tho President Of the Wost Side Gas Com.
pany still refuses to believe that the COM
mon Council means business in It's demand
for reduction Of tho price Of gus to $1.50
per 1000 cubic feet. Tic has reiterated his
proposition to como down 81, but, ~ this
would still leave tho price 81, or 10 conta
moro than that accepted by the South Side
Company, the Council il left tho alternative
OF ceasing altogether to patronize Mr.. B11-
1lAos and Of closing nt once contract for
oil for the street-lampa.
, 1876-10-03

October and $50 for November. Hogs were
In active demand and prices were strong, At
81. 7567G.90 for common to choice. Tho
cattle market was dali md weak, with sa1ca
at $2.oo@5.10. Sheep wcro firm, at $2.76@
4.60. Ono hundred dollars in gold would
buy $1,000 in greonbacks at tho close.
, 1876-10-03

'rja Nav Yort No,aov ,y;fI, Mi tho fyrnv;tv
~ m ,u1 ~ ,,oor,ov md viii {,,et 1,,;,t -.
mnch w;ei,om. nrononn1s I'm fo,,ovv;ro
question uHov ia h thot neoco on1 ori,or
re;cn IN tho s,otas In wh;ch tha xv,;taa oro
IN tha n,oior;tv pn frafor,;no IN tho s,uthorn
sta,aa> Wa are n 1;ttlo arrnr;aa1 that n
nancr ub;oh ,nokos auct, 1aroc rrotena,ona IN
san;oncv- and which se,s ;tae,f IN M tho
final arbitor in nil mattora. shonld hive
naked n oneas;on TINT onv c,,;l1 1oov anawer.
Tn the f'rat n,acc n ia mt ,r,,e lint nooco
and order do re;pn in MI tho states wlero tho
w,,itea aro in Tia mn;oritv. M far instance IN
Texas. whero no mon. whito or black. 1as
auy security for hfs life or property. md
where, under Democratic rule, crino is u,l-
punishable. But, assuming tho rulo to bo
generally true. tho Nation need not 10 far for
Its answer. It il because in such
States tho whites lgyo their own
way absolutely and without question. They
hnvo no ono to quarrel with, unless tl,oy
quarrel will, themselves. Whore they havo
tho numerical minority they hive absolute
political control. The colorod Republicans
admit it. They accept the situation md
make tho best Of it, instoad of organizing
themselves into Ku-1llux Klans md ra;iling,
ter1orizine, and intimilatinp the majority.
They do not collect in armed gangs and 20
about nights shooting Democrats at thor
fircsidea or in their beds. They do not
drive Democrats from their homes. They
do not organize into armed mobs aud broak
up Democratic meetings. Deing in tho MI
, 1876-10-03

The sooner HozlE "sccs" the " o,, WA.
The SOONER lie will escape being pe]ted witn l u.
ten eggs and dead eats. lie hns m, ""A ,.a ~
fcrcd rs badly as TfLpEN did from tc e,n.a 'a''
dependent ~ source, but behold Bha, s u a'
formh q ltttlo Of tint bar'l ellcctc1l ~
, 1876-10-03

Reports from the town elections in Con-
nectcut show strong Republican gains 80 far
aa returns have been received. Tho candi-
dates voted for wcro Of minor Importance,
and the only Significance Of tho result will
be to show tho general drift OF party politics
in New England. Maine aud Vermont have
already shown this in tho most cheering
extended to Connecticut.
, 1876-10-03
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1876.
Greenbacks at tho Now York Gold E1-
change yesterday closed ut 00a.

The 9th Of October, tic anniversary Of
Chicago's great confingration, will be OBJ
served, as usual, by general suspension Of
business and tho closingof tho public Offices.
, 1876-10-03


Wo warn tho Republicans Of Indiana to 10
on their guard The bogus Soldiers md
Sailors' Convention which is announced to
bo held at indianapolis on Thursday next is
m organized effort on tho part OF the I'll
denites to disfranchiso tho Republicans Of
that state by d general importation of bnl-
iot-box suffers aud ropeaters from Kentucky,
Southern Illinois, mud from Baltimore and
New York City. Arrangements have beon
made to tako 1900 from this city a1one, and
thus they aro to DO driftcd into indianapolis
by thousands. The general plan Of this
colossal awindle Of tho Republicans Of In-
diana Is this: The expenses Of these mon
to md from indianapolis are to be paid ont
Of tho general corruption fund Of the T1lDEN
managers. Agents have been buying mon
for several days in Chicago. They will pour
into the city, layo one or two daya pow
WOW, and then tho crowd will lisporse as ii
going home. Instead Of doing this, how
ever, tho ballot-bo1 suffers will DO billetcd
in districts whero tho Tildonites hava con.
troll Of the polls, being mostly placed
in strong Democratic townships aud in pre-
cincts where tho vote is close. For o few
days they will be furnished with work, and
on election dny thoy will bo voted. They
will then roturn to their homes, having
transportation furnished, aud bo ready for
their Infamous work In November. The
game is precisely that which was played
when HENDRICKS was elected, at which time,
according to Judge WooL1EY, Democratic
authority no one will dispute. TO- 600 men
, 1876-10-03

Secretary Monau.1, in his effective cam-
paign document of yesterday. announces
that the national debt was lossened during
the month Of September to the amount Of
$2,915,365. Which looks like practical re-
trenchment,
, 1876-10-03

fthere were nothing In the First Dls,,i.t =,
bo represented except hogs, 1loxls womb ~ "
just the Individual to send to Congress: hr, ~ ;"
happens unfortunately for Ills porcue u,nii.,' h., u
that there are men to be represented. ''''''S'a
, 1876-10-03

%As. ~ t"o "k' y. IL Ao N's7 o1sen l,aeseat ~
pont'ca aascasslohs AZ his fathers house,
anu mat IN tho fal Of loo. ae prepared
paPaE' WHICH, "as puohsnea Ii tae Albany
ATV"s' nnlns one-nal1 OF one phga ol tnas
newspaper ana II Is el@meu that Ills aa-
ofess shapea tae po1iey of .ao democratic
party ano hroa Inc Democfatao Aeaft.. Iho
o'oeraphefs, ho"e'or' 10 not PUBLISH thls
oApos'%'on u OeAlocsaey " tae youta1u1
i1toea. we afe !eit 10 inter- II not express
y ln1ofned' thas alf. I1lpEa has persistent
y n"ntanea tne same DemocFaao aoctrahe
ever s'hce' anu iof thia parpoae several
speecnes anu papess written oy MIN are pub
Iahou' FROM ali these II Is claimed as de-
inons'tnseu enat Alf' I1hoEH nus ooen from
Ills scnoolpoy oAys aeSoted 10 tho maln-
tenance OF government OF limit
cd powers as opposed to ono of
national mowers +: to tho ma;ntenanca of n
c,rfaaoroov ~ o,r.ro;,,, e.ota, ~, ,,>,,,,,o1 -
~s'"'J ~ ~ NY" H''so' 40 o,toeo>1 ~
natlon0 uulon 10 LUG EXISTENCE OF Paft-
nership or compact Of States, instead Of
union of peoplo: in short. to q douial of
Amaricor rot;ora,;tu ,,1 +t,o o.cor.;,,, ~
~. =, - -" -"
4no.o t'oA4tio4u ueenoy 4e1 cct'asl1 i1eet eos-
ereign, and independent States. Mr. TIL
DEN insists tint the constituents of tho Goy-
ern,nenk If the I1nitad Stafea nra mt t},a
,o,,,,o h,t .,,, ct,.. 1oro,,,.,,,,. ,..,;,t.
f"ef-~' s' .o ''o A.o"so' ""'e'
act as pohtlcM corporations, ahu Whose Bov-
cfcIEntY and autonomy are neither weakened
nor DESTROYED by. nor merpetl In. INV systorn
,f N.t;ono1 cors.,ro.. a.. NJ, 5...so.
~ -. 49, "t"D.a "'.aoo
nasfonal1ty, or tue doctf1no thas the Uni.
, 1876-10-03

ern man In tho SOnth:
The Northern man who corcs hero to make this
rtacc hfB homo must iacritably take ono Of three
conrses. unless lie be a Democrat: Ilo 1nust
c1tlcr become a Democrat or a syMpathzcr
with them, anu real or pretended enemy to the
colored man. OF bccomo the friend Of tho coIorcd
1nan and find himself md family ostracfaci, hated,
anu insu1ted in nyctY conceivable ray, or bccoInc
neutral and ostrac!scl, for the Southern Demo-
crat will not allow any half way measures.
Northern tnan must cithor be ti,e enemy Of The
colore1 tnan accept tho hatred, suspicion, and
ostracitm Of tho Southern Democrat.
50 long rs this condition Of things exists, 1t
Is useless 10 talk Of reconciliation. Northern
people have no sympathy with tho perHecrl-
ton Of my man for Ills opinions sake, Judge
TnustBu1r to the contrary notwithstanding,
and they havo no sympathy with the in-
famous md villainous South Carolina plan.
, 1876-10-03

APOLLO CoMMASDEnY OF KNIGHTS TEM1.AE.
Suited Conc'arc thIs tTcsday) evening. at Agylnns
20 Molfoc fur business and c0nfeffEbR the ordtr OF
r. t. All Sir Knights ao}0Hruef1 coIFteUua1Y inFated
UY order Ut the EmIleht COMMANDER.
, 1876-10-03

Tic Democrats Of New York who, but a few
years ago, Inobbcd the ncgr0es Of that city md
strung them up to lamp.posts, arc now trucking
to them to get their votes. They faYe made
bal opening, however. Hunting the whole State
over, they discovered In Rochester Democratic
negro and brought him to the city to make q
speech and fix" his colorrd brethren. The
black orator, however, put Ills foot III 1t by de-
claring in Ills speech TINT "llcre tho coloscd
lncn nro all Of low class, have 10 fixed pollti-
cal opinion Of their own, and arc tn DO bought by
the highest bidder" Tho. result Of hts speecl,
WINS to disgust his Democratic employers aud
enrage his colorcd brethren. lie failed to "ilx"
them. Ia not the Tammany mob Of Now York
in sore straits when It has to import
eolored man to Influence colorcd
votes The negroes. Of the South may
be tcrrorlzcu over and lntimi1atcd into voting
the Democratic ticket, but tho remembrance Ut
tho horrors Of tile lraft-rots and tho atrocities
practtecd upon tho colored men Of New York
City by tho mob whom HonAT1o SEYMOUR ad-
dressed as Ills " friends IL too recent to be for
gotten by them. TarMmany Is laboring in II bar-
rem field. No coturel men will vote for T1LDEN
unless compelled to do 60 by White-Leaguers
aul Ku-klux
, 1876-10-03

Interstate Exposition.
Luke Shore, foot OF AdaMa atrect.
, 1876-10-03

Timc has worked fearful revenge upon the
Mo.loes since their treachcry in tho layarbeds.
Three years ago they were removed from Ore
gon to reservation near SenccI, Mo. At that
tIMo they numbered 1853. OF this number IS
have died since then. and tho mortality last
month was greater than ever. Az In tts case
Of thv FIJI Islanders, diseases to Which they
hayc not becn accustomed, and of which they
aro entirely ignorant, have attacked them. The
comparatively innoeuoua malady Of whooping-
cough prevails among them, and 8 have died Ut
It. Tlc satllest feature Of their case is that
there Is no physician at tho reservation to care
for them, aud, az they know nothing Of the
diseases that have attacked them, they readily
full victims to them. It would sceui to bo the
part Of simple humanity for the Government to
look Into this matter. II II can furnish ponies,
food, ammunition, and arms to hostile Indians
It ought at least to furnish medical aid to this
little handful OF Indians, who are dwelling
peacefully on their reservation.
, 1876-10-03

Lexington and Concord boys al,
bunker and Mou1trio did. that n II, i: ths n.a .,
mote Ihc{ cannot badger III ont q; ~ sna natafns
return It. '''es Hre On us IA 1T ~!
, 1876-10-03

Academy OF Music.
HalStea street. between Madson and Monroe. VI.
Sicty entertainment
, 1876-10-03

nfcVtckcr'a Theatre.
Mkdfxon street, between Slate and Dearborn.
&ngs2atnent Of q. F. llowa. "BraM."
, 1876-10-03

Woods MuAcnm.
Monroe street., between State aud Dearborn. After.
QrpA4n9.~
, 1876-10-03

1TAvef1yss Theatre. .
| Randolph street, between Clark and La9alls. Gail.
Hernia Mtntttel1
, 1876-10-03

New Chicago Thentre. ....
lark ptrect, between Lake ahd Randolph. uooieJ'A
, 1876-10-03

AdtJphE THeMtfts ~
Monroo street. corner Dearborn. "Tha Black
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-29
Opposed to Subsidies.

The Radicals in their platform reaf-
firm their opposition to granting the
public lands to corporation and mon
opolis. But their practice is sadly at
variance with their professions in that
matter. A correspondent of the New
York San, writing from Washington,
says:
''The political records of Hayes and
Wheeler in Congress are rapidly be-
ing investigated by Democratic Mem
bers of the House. Hayes was uni
formly in favor of every land grant
and every subsidy brought before the
House during his membership, and
Mr.. Wheeler, during his connection
with the Pacific Railroad Committee,
was prince among the Credit Mo-
bilier supporters, and advocated every
measure Of any benefit to the land
grabbers. Both nominees having ac-
cepted the honor on platform one of
the principal plsnks Of which denoun-
ces such thieving measures as Hayes
and Wheeler supported, it is inferred
that none knew better than they and
their party how deeply the people of
the country have been wronged by the
indiscriminate gifts of the public lands
to railroad mOnopOlies."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-29
The Great Radical Leader,

The New York Sun, commenting
on the action of the Radical National
| Convention, says OF their nominee for
| President:
| "IIayes is n candidate whose weak
ness and unlmportance are his princi-
pal recommendation to the Republi
| can party. His record is brief and
slight, though he is fifty-four years
old. He was an Ohio lawyer, served
for time in the army, was thrice
elected Governor of OhiO--beating
Bill Allen for the Office last fall. In
the army he was a serviceable officer ;
in Congress-, he was one OF the OBJ
scurest of its members; and in the
Governors office he has performed
such routine duties AS were required
of him i'm way that excited no par
ticular comment. His name in Con-
gress or elsewhere, has been identified
with no policy, no measure or action
OF any kind. He has no marked
powers that have been brought into
play; he has no strong points of char
acter; he has been but u lucky man in
politics. When Ex-Governor Noyes
nominated him in the Convention on
Thursday. he mentioned as one OF his
most distinguished qualifications that
he was man against whom nothing
could be said. These points of Hayes
character, and these features of his
career, are interesting enough; but
they do not prove him TO be fit man
for President in times when recom-
mendations of stronger and more
positive kind are required.
"Above all, Hayes is no refOrmer.
He is not the man to clean out politi-
cal corruption, to destroy the desper-
ate Rings which have got hold of the
country, or to do anything to obliter-
ate the abomination of Grantism. He
is a man who, in the Presidency,
would run the machine in as easy and
unobjectionable a way as he could /;
but he would run it in the old ruts !;
and this is about the worst thing that
could be said of any mau who desires
to become the successor of Grant.
sIn regard TO the financial question,
he will be suited exactly to the Thin
plank of the Cincinnati platform. Iu
regard to the anti Catholic question,
the plank OIL that subject will be sat-
isfactory to him. During his last
campaign for Governor, he was sus-
tanned by the anti Catholic sentiment
of Ohio, W hich, perhaps, had more 10
do than any thing else with his cleo
ton. The whole platform will suit
him, as it is the work of the machinc
and as he himself is the candidate OF
the machine.
."The Cincinnati Convention had
among its nominees strong men like
Morton and Conkling, who stood for
the power. policy and history of the
Republican party; it had a practical
reiOrmer i'll Bristow, who possesses
the capacity for valuable work it had
in Washburne one of the earliest
champions and old-timc leaders OF the
Republican party; it had in Blaine Il
notorious jobber and trickster; but it
selected man unknown to statesman
ship, unknown to reform, and un-
known to party traditions; it took
him as the only hope of avcrling the
triumph of the great corruptionist,
with whom the party would have
been whirled TO the ruin which awaits
it in any event"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-29
Hayes rarred with the same stick

The Republican nominee for Presi-
dent, obscure as he is, has been suili-
ciently prominent to get his name en-
rolled among the Congressional salary
grabbers. lie was Il member of Con-
gress in 1866. but made no mark there
except to draw his back pay. The
Cleveland Plain Dealer calls attention
to the fact that in 1866 the salary OF
members of Congress "was raised
from $4,000 to $1,000, by being meanly
sacked upon the Soldiers Bounty bill'
The back pay grab of 1873 was
passed in bOlder manner. That of
1866 was sneaked through on the pop
ularity OF and the public gratitude to
the soldiers. Governor Hayes, then a
member Of Congress, took The back,
pay, and, as he has always been "a most
respectable man, no doubt thought he
had a right to it. But when he came
before the people for reelection Gen
eral Banning, now in Congress, beat
him By about l 100 majority in dis
trict which had been largely Republi-
can. This proved what the people OF
his own district thought of his record,
and how they looked upon IA salary
grabber at that time. The Cincinnati
nominee in fact is a perfect represent
alive OF Grantism and the evils OF
Grants administration. His obscuri
ty and his personal respectability are
the same corrupt practices that have
cursed the country for the last eight
years."-N. y. World.