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The daily gazette., 1876-09-11
Man and Woman in China

At meeting of theChioese Com
mittee, which sat at San Francisco,
Rev. OTIS Gibson, who lived ten
years in China, was asked, "What
is the relation Of man andwoman n
Chira" "1hey have an idea that
the mau is the head of the house J"
Is the woman anything more than
a slave to the man?' II guess It
is about the same in China as it is
here. l once had Chinaman
speak to me on that subject. He
was an intelligent man, an officer of
OF the goyrnment who has sent four
Of his sons to America to be edu-
Gated. He said, "Mauy Cinnamon
laugh at you andtne Eaglishpeople
becausewomen rule inyour country,
but women rule in China, toe -
Women rule the world. The
Chinese women rule the same as in
your country, only we have the
nome of ruling them, but we don't''
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11
UNDERTAKING.

all orders in that E1e WI receive
All kinds of furniture Repa,ren !, tho
styles and at moderate charges. ''
fu0'q patronage solicited.
Z. U. PETERSON An,
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11
THE OCTOPUS.

Al interesting account of the
octopus, or devil-fish, has been given
by Professor Kollman, of Munich,
who has been studyingthe animaPs S
habits at Naples Aquarium, where
there are several specimens in the
tanks, One of them was placed
in the same compartment with g
large lobster which had recently
killed turtle two feet long by
ci dshing its skull. A fierce COM
bat ensued and the octopus wrench
ed claw away from the lobster,
who was thereupon placed in the
adjoining tank. The octopus theu
climbed out of the water over the
partition, and was only discovered d
with the slain lobster in his clutch
es, literally torn in two. Profess
or HOLMAN thinks this pursuit is
proof of intelligence; and he shows
not only that these wonderful crea-
lures can swim backward and for
ward, jump four feet out of water,
use their arms separately and in
several different directions at the
time, and change their colors
through nearly all the shaaes OF
the rainbow, but also that they
are capable of recognizing their
keepers at the acquarium, and
that they actually smanifes' attach
ment for these men.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11
Vermont Democrats Re
joicing.

RUTLAND Sept, 9.-'rho Demo-
Gratis Of Rutland held a glorious
jollifcation meeting this evening
over the recent Vermont election
at the large town hall,which was
filled to its utmost capacity. L.
W. Pedinglon presided. Eloquent
speeches were delivered by L, w.
Pedington, the Hon. John Cain,
and A. P. Childs, of Bennington
democratic nominee for Congress)
whs said the Republicans in 1876
polled Y of each 100 votes, and in
1876 only 81, while the Democrats
polled 2S in 1876, and So in 1876.
Bands of music, cannon firing, and
great enthusiasm marked the oc-.
casion
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11

The DEATH is announced TO day
of Mr.. Moses Tilden, an elder bro,h-
er of Governor Tilden, TO whom he
was tenderly attached, and who
has been lying dangerously i'll for
months past at Lebanon Springs.
The story Of Governor Tilden S
staunch and lifelong fidelity to The
interests of this brother, at no mat
ter what cost to himself, may posi-
bly, one of these days be forced in
to the light. Should this ever he
the case, the jackals who have
howled out in chorus their disgust
ing charges ofpersonal dishonesty
at the heels of citizen whom all
respectable men of all parties in
New York know to be worthy OF
The most implicit trust, may posi-
bly, also be fed to death on Their
own foul words.-N. Y. Worfd
S.pt. 10.
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II ..t.:RING ..DfG,. -"Oc. Ros er,oo
Fsma'e .!Pire tn .'.a!sr, Tor all te.a4l'
coml'la' its. Bv U..:. u address 81
Rogerson, P.O. '.Cx. ist> y. 4. ity.
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How Bison, the West Point Cadet
Died. assoed and Strangled

(From the Sc n francisco Cal,,)
A Gall reporter had an inter-
view yesterday with gentleman
who was a cadet with "Bibson' at
West Point, and graduated iu the
same class. This gentleman is
familiar with Bison's subsequent
career, and denies the story that he
is Sitting Bull. Bison's real
name was McLaine. He graduated
the fourth in his class, and not the
third, as stated in the letter of an
army officer, in which he is spoken
of as the leader of the Sioux. Bi.
sons attainments we've unqsstioned
but his habits were wild, and he
was refused diploma, and, there
fore, a commission, on the ground
that he had made his escspe from
West Point while nominally under
arrest for some escapade in which
he had INDUCED. Embittered by
the result, he seems to have resoly-
ed to lead tie life of a desperate,
and he succeeded f"ter a rough
frontier experience in Western
States, he stated for California. He
was at Acapulco in 1853, and
came on the steamer to San Fran
cisco. He either had not his fare
or refused to pay it; and as he
said he was too much Of gentle
man to work for passage, there
was some trouble with him on
board. From here he went into
Colorado, cast his lot with the
Mojaves, and became to all intents
and purposes an Indian. He dyed
his skin and eshewed all clothing
save the kind worn by the s.nomads
with whom he associated. Rest
less as ever, he went from one In
dian tribe to another, making
friends with some and enemies
with others but always ready for u
raid or for desperate work. At
length, in an encounter with q hos
tile tribe, he was singled out, ,lasso-
ed and strangled. Bis body was
left for wild beasts to prey upon,
The Sioux knew him not. Sitting
Bull, whatever his skill may be, i.
not the Bison OF West Point
Colonel r. S. Williamson, Super
intendent Of the Lighthouse De.
partment on this coast, graduated
with the disappointed cadet. Ma
jor McAlister, commander of the
Ordnance Department, graduated
the previous year, and Genera
McClellen was also training with
him at West Point. Bison wa;
well known to both these officers.
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Free Government by the
People.
New York World.

New York World.
Do the People of the North
we do not refer to the South, which
lies helpless in all this matter-re-
alize what is involved in the the re-
cent order of the Attorney Generaly
Have the successive unsurpations
of the republican administration so
bluuted our sensibilities that we
can look unmoved upon the s0ec-
tacle of an American Attorney Gen.
eral lodging the DECISIONS of the
Supreme Court that he may strike
down the living spirit Of the con-
stitution? Did this people put down
notification forty years ago and
spill the blood of thousands OF
brave men in battle for the union
of our fathers, only to see the dele
gated power of a federal admins
tration of abusrd and verted in
a revolutionary attempt to override
all the limitations of our organic
law in the interest of a political
party? Apathy at this crisis-for a
crisis in our history, not second to
firing ON Sumter, it is is treason
to liberty and to law. 1t is not
the Democratic patty that is alone
concerned here. Every citizen is
alike Interested every citizen,
not only for himself, but for his
children, to whom he would hand
down the privileges and rights Of
American citizenship unimpa"ed ,as
their best and dearest heritage.
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11

The Woman's Dress Reform
Convention which recently adjourn
ed in Philadelphia, advocated what
is called a "dual form of garniture
for the legs as well as for the arms,
and urged that tho prejudice
against trowsers is based on gnor-
ance and tyranny" The New
York World styles the proposed
garment "a bifurcated perticoat."
The daily gazette., 1876-09-11
Newark Academy Rs'f%rss q Ss% E

r Gcrool ior young ladies little girls and boys up
LON nealthfnl. Terms very moderate. Row
~. tsuoroughly prenared for college. For circyi,
aug2-Y2m iii0iP"i
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
Hu man Enjoyment.

Locke, the great German philosopher
gives, in regard to the duty Of man to en-
joy life, the following valuable thoughts
" 1t is . mans proper business to seek hap
piness and avoid misery. Happiness con-
sists of what delights and ooLisnts the
mind misery is what disturbs, discomposes
or torments it. will therefore make il
my business to seek satisfaction and delight
and avoid uneasiness and disquiet; to have
a. much of the one and as little of the
other as may be. But here must have a
care mistake not, for if I prefer = short
pleasure to lasting one, it is plain 1 cross
my own happiness. Let me then seek
wherein consists the most lasting pleasures
of this life, and that. as far Is can OBJ
serve, is in these things: lst. Health, with
out which no sensual pleasure can have any
relish. I'd. Reputation, Tor that find
everybo is pleased with, and the want OF
il is a constant torment 81. knowledge,
for the little knowledge have | would not
cell at any price, nor part with for any
other pleasure. 4Ih. Doing good, for fad
tne goou TURN oIu yesteIoay, year, OF
even seven years since, still continues to
please and delight me A. often as reflect
on it. Ii, then, l will faithfully pursue
that happiness l propose to myself, what
ever pleasure offers itself to me, must
carefully look that it cross not any Of The
great and constant pleasures above men
toned. For example, passion tempts me,
but it endangers my health, part with
constant and lasting pleasure for . very
short and transient one, and SO foolishiy
make myself unhappy, and am not true to
my own interest
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
Montene:r,n Modes of Warfare.

Now that the Montenegrins are in the
heat of warlike operations, it is interesting
to know their method OF making war, which
is very primitive. A Montenegrin never
sues for mercy, aod when one is so severely
wounded that he cannot be saved from the
enemy, his own comrades take upon them
selves the pleasant duty of cutting off his
head. When at the attack Of Clobuck, q
small detachment of Russian troops was
obliged to retreat, an officer of stout make
and no longer young, fell on the ground
from exhaustion. A Montenegrin perceiv
ing it ran Immediately to him, and having
drawn his yatagan, said, "You are very
brave and must wish that 1 should cut of
your head. Say prayer and make a sign
of the cross" The officer, Mortified at the
proposition, made an effort TO rise and re-
join his comrades with the assistance of the
friendly Montenegrin. They coDsider all
those taken by the enemy as killed. They
carry out Of the battle their comrades on
their shoulders. Arms, a small loaf Of
bread, a cheese, some garlic, . little brandy,
an old garment and two pair of sandals
made of raw hide, form all the equipage of
the Montenegrins. 1t is impossible to re-
tain them in the reserve, and il seems that
they cannot calmly bear the view of the
enemy. The tactics of the MOntenegrins
are confined to being skillful marksmen.
A stone, a hole, q tree offer them a cover
from the enemy. Firing usually in pros
trate position on the ground, they are not
easily hit, while their rapid and sure shots
carry destruction into the closed ranks of a
regular army. They have besides a we'll
practiced eye for judging of distance, and
thoroughly understand how to take advan-
tage Of the ground. Of course it will al
ways be difficult to employ such warriors
against regular troops.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
Bread Riots Imminent.

Mayor Siedler, of Jersey City, has ad
dressed q message to the Board Of Finance
urging some measures for the employment
of poor laborers. In the course of his mes
sage he says: "The present stagnation Of
business and industry has reduced many
prosperous families to almost starvation
and l am daily besieged at my office, at my
home and on the streets by hundreds ol
applicants for work, who seek neither terms
nor particular labor, Sd long as it is work
and will bring them snfficient to keep their
families from starving. l greatly fear that
if some such measures are not adopted there
win be bread riots throughout the city.
Work might be provided for thesemen, VII
are TOO proud to live on charity, BY COM
mencing Improvements such as would beau
tify our city and make it . place where
strangers would come and reside. Streets.
some OF them now In a moet diseraceful
condition, could be repaired and repaved ;
Others could be opened, and these men, the
most OF them now living on the charity of
the city, could obtain work. / believe that
$40 given to each of these men for ouch
work would be far better for the city than
81 given in charity. l suggest that full
and frank conference be held BY your board
with the Boards of Aldermen and Works,
and If you decide on anv such steps the
ways and means to carry them ont will not
be wanted. We cannot talk elGquently to
halt starved vretches sbont the stagn stion
OF business or the extrsvsgance of the past;
they know that themselves, and they are
not anxious to hear it told 10 them, but
what they do want is work, and work they
must have" -
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minating "dam bigsers.n The barbaruus
Hamburg massacre, which was conducted
according to the old fashiooed Southern
mode of doing such business, and exhibited
not the least reformstory tendency, directs
the Wigs attention +, this serious cmis-
sion, and causes it to recognize the impera-
tive need not only of demanding reform in
the Southern mode Of killing negroes, but
Of conveying such reform into effect with
out delay. rays that journal: "This Ham
burg trouble" (roubie Is rather . mild name
for deliberate, open, cold-blooded assas-
ein alton of half dozen unarned and DOW
erlen neeroes), "and many other things of
recent occurrence At different points in the
South, admonish Us that if We would not
sufier total loss of votes at the North, we
must, by some means silence or unload the
men who are committing these acts and ma
king this bad record for which the conserv-
stive party At the South is held response
BILE"
1t is claimed that the Southern white
savsees Who butcher negroes in the Ham
burg mode, are bad men, ignorant and
wicked, generally desperate in fortune and
wholly worthless in character" who do not
represent an average of Southern white So
ciety. as that greater section of it which is
styled the Conservative party" Never
theless it Is confessed that public opinion
in the South 'is not outspoken enough to
discourage these bad men from such acts. "
That is to say. Hamburg butcheries are
| perpetrated in the South because public
opinion in that section is not sufficiently
opposed to the cold -blooded slaughter of
negroes TO raise public outcry against it,
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
The WAY it Was Done.

The Austin (Texas) Dolly Natesxan says ::
Therei is little hope of the overthrow Of the des-
Perateiy savage government Of -ou,h Caro,ina by
tne White PeoPe The negro minority Is far great
er than in AissiSippi
So there Is "negro msjority." then, in
Mississippi? Yet the white Democrats
carried the State at the last election by
majority Of thousands, But the &ates
Haan ~ goes % to say:
In N, Ni'.,.ippi money was poured out like water.
and the whites were determined TO carry the elec-
ton at acy cost 0me p antsn in Mi8issippi gave
onehaf OF the proceeds Of their cotton crop 10 the
esection nd There vas 10 holding back Can
We expect such pen.handed giving -bribery, ii
Where are those good newspapers now
which denounced the Inter Oceun for declar-
ing the Missis ippi election glaring fraud
Where are all those sneers at the "Bloody
shirt" which met our. every narration of
this dark and shameful outrage? But the
question propounded by this Texas news
paper is answered BY the Nexs and Courier,
OF Charleston, s. c., and reasons are given
why South Carolina cannot be carried like
Mississi ppi. Says the Courier:
Will the South Caro- 'inians undertake to rry the
.hole eecton machinery vi be in the hands of the
Radicals. who have $1,000 negro majority at their
back 1t is vel that We look before ve ! ap; tn Il
We reason together: that We hear in mind what has
actually been gained that count the cost of de-
feat as well Is the fruits of victory. We believe
still that the running OF siraight-out Dem Jcratic
ticket in South Carolina would set the state back
ten years and We know that such q ticket, and
such fight Is Just what the radical thieves will
egg US on to If they can. i-i
These reasons are sufficient, and South
Carolina will be excused; but what shall
we think Of that spirit and principle which
only declines to use force to carry an cleo
tion because the opposition to be overcome
is too large? Is it not strange commen-
tary on free suffrage? Is il cot singing
satire on that clause OF the Democratic
platform which pronouDces for "an abso.
lutte acquiescence in the will Of the major
ity as the vital principle of the republic ?'
Why not frankly say: I'VE believe in an
absolute acquiescence in the will of the ma
jority when such majority is too large for
US to overcome by force% That would be
an honest declaration, and one which would
express very clearly the views OF the great
BULK Of the party. The fact that the South
ern States have been carried over to the
Democracy by fraud, intimidation, and
murder, is now established beyond contro-
versy. 1t is no longer denied by any one
entitled to credit or respect. The question
is, shall this travesty on free government,
this mockery of human righls, be perpetu-
ated BY electing men pledged to its contin-
uaDce2
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10

Glaisher, Fellow Of the Royal Society
says be attained height Of 1000 feet
over seven miles, but the aeronauts of the
day doubt ais story. He admits that Al
5000 tet he became drovsy asd numbed
and could not take observations, hut be
svears tbst 'he still went up" Green, .
celebrated English seronaut, ascended to .
height of 1900 feet, and, BY means Of
condensed air in rubber bags, was able to
survive and tell his tale. For The benefit
Of the future balloon excursionis,s, the
1iMs states that the sensations are asreea-
BILE until . height of three miles il attain
ed. Then the noee svells to = capacity and
redpen that would put confirmed topper to
shame, and ones breath comes thick and
fast. Pnies~or John Wise, 1t his hishe-t
altitude, 2 900 feet, when the thermometer
was far below the freszing point, found his
eyes bulging ont OF his head. With he
thermomeses at 1907 on the surface Of mother
earth, At height of three miles it will be
1so; At 4 height of four mils., 80; at .
height of Eve miles, g below zero, and 1t .
Asi9ht Of nix miles, 1l0 below zero.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
William A. Whsslsr

Malone IN. " Palladium, Mr.. wheeler,s Hama
Paper
Mr.. Wheeler's views are in full accord
with the Republican platform adopted at
Cincinnati. He is a sound lawyer, a good
financier, and a warm patriot. He loves
his party; but he loves his country better.
Shrewd and far sighted as politician, and
one OF the most admirable organizers for a
political canvass-still party interests with
him are held secondary to principle. As a
public speaker, especially at the hus,ings,
he has lew superiors. Keen in anecdoie,
quick in repartee, strong in argument, and
closely sticking to his text he carries his
audience with him. And he has the rare
faculty Of speaking only when it will tell,
snd stopping when the argument is finished.
He never exhausts his hearers. He il an
excellent parlimentarian, and will preside
| over the United States Senate with dignity.
Few men at 81 have held so many and
important and varied trusts, and filled
them so we'll. There is no stain upon his
| record. The vast interests committed to
his hands have been carefully protected.
No man in Northern New York is more
highly respected for moral worth and ster-
ling abilities. He is calm in council-bold
and fearless in action. True as steel 70 the
right-liberal in his views and in his purse.
He combines the best and noblest qualities
that make up the man and statesman. Ii
will be happy day for our country when
all its Offices shall be filled BY intelligent,
honest and capable men like him, who look
TO the good Of the State rather than personal
profit and advantage. Frank and genial,
atiable in bis manners, without show or pa
rade, he is accessible to all. With social
nature that is unsurpassed, with the quail
6cations Of truth, manliness and honest
purpose ever in the ascendant, and with a
heart imbued with Christian principles, he
draws around him friends with magnetic
power. And the more the people OF the
United States come to know him, the more
will he command their admiration and
love
We have known William A. Wheeler
from his boy hood And here, from the
home of his lifetime, we can assure the
American public that no mistake has been
made BY the Republicans in choosing him
as one Of the standard-bearers, along with
the gallant Hayes, of Ohio. With such
selections, there is but one result-a trium-
phant Republican victory in November.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
A Signl l Service komancs

A coupl. Of d,vs AGO heard hitherto
.l,.'r, :,
unPuoii'heu roi"ahce cohnec'eo win 'h'
lie oil one oil the most prominent officials
Of the Sgnai Service Bureau. He was, my
informant sta,es- epo,ped IN he married n
IL, oh.-; 81 IN r.
'o'e!, '"''' anu wealthy si' ihe
eve oil the wedding had dawned-ii an eve
can dawn-and they were occupying the
same rocking chair. and talking insanelv a.
II %
on,y '''ei' ''" 'a'A' "hei' 'he iair one
'"''
"Albert, ducky, there is one thing | wish
you to do when We are married"
"Name it, lovey," he replied.
"Thar il, pretty, to have no rain on Mon
dave, because you know, darling, that Mon.
day is washing day, and if the things are
not washed and dried then, the weeks work
is SO fearfully put back. You will, won't
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10
Lighting by Steam.

1t would startle many people who hap
pen to zee a locomotive blowing of steam
in railway station if they we're told that
there is electricity enough generated in the
discharge of steam to blow the whole
train Of carriages to atoms, If, instead Of
being dissipated, it were collected. The
fac. was first accidentally noticed by an
English engineer, who perceived sparks,
which proved to be electrical, among the
escaping steam. The discovery was con-
frmed by the construction Of hydro cleo
trio machine in the shape Of boiler set on
glass legs. The steam, az it rushes out of the
escape-valve, is received on q series Of me-
tallic points, by which it is gathered and
accumulated in the conductor, ss in an or
dinary electric machine, in which the elsc-
tricity is generated by the friction Of
glass plate or cylinder. Will engineers
ever come to appreciate the fact that every
locomotive, or tug, or steamer, carries the
means OF lighting itself far better and more
cheaply than by any lamp.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-10

seven feet south Of the foot bridge at the
edges OF the pier, one over the north edge
aud one midway between the north rope
and the foot bridge, with space between
the north and south ropes II eighty -one
feet. The object OF these lsst mentioned
ropes, Is TO support small cross bridges,
technically called "cradles," /" and for the CON-
struction of the other portions of the bridge.
There will lie five of these cradles. one in
each land span between each tower and its
anchorage, and three at equal distances in
the river span. They will project ten feet
beyond tse outside cable, and will support
pullies for the endless ropes. The whole
Temporary structure will be 200 feet above
high water at Its center and lowest point, 20
that no water craft will be interrupted ty il.
Alter this work is completed the construc.
tion OF the bridge proper will be proceeded
with, and the first step will be the stretch
ing OF the main cables, which will be put up
st the came evelation as the temporary
bridge and lowered. These cables will be
composed OF nineteen strands each strand be.
ing made up Of $50 wires, No. Z guage-
!nat "A little more than one-eight of an
ineh IN diameter. The material used, will
De The beat quality of steel wire. The
rores OF the temporary bridge will not be
taken down, but finally incorporated into
the suPersiructure of the bridge, The
workmen to be employed On this dixzy plat.
form are for the most part men
who were originally sailors, and no loss OF
lie is anticipated if each will but take pro-
per precaution. B....