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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

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That in the singing sen.
The living lighted sea,
There were place for you to creep,
Away within the tinted weeds and aleep
A Graded, curtained place for you,
To take the happy rest Tor twol
And then if II might be
Appointed unto me
ldod knows how sweet TO mob
To plunge into the sharp surprise.
OF burning battles. blood and dust. and cries
And face the hottest fire for you,
And nght the deadly fight for twol
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28
Dssercnce of Opinion.
Religious Hcrald.l

An old Baptist minister enforced the
necessities OF difference Of opinion by
Nov. il everybody had been of my
opinion. they would all have wanted my
ald woman
One of the deacons who sat Just be-
mind him responded:
Eyes and II everybody was Of my
oDinion. nobody would have her.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

Man. says Victor Hugo, was the
.onundrum Of the eighteenth century !:
woman is the conundrum Of the nine
teenth century" An American editor
adds, "We can't guess her, but VIII
never give her up. No, never.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

It is generally believed now that the
names OF Pinchback and Warmoth will
stand at the head Of the Republican
ticket,-[Union Record.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

We don't want any more President
like Babcock. Orville Babcock has
made the worst President this country
has ever had.-[Cincinnati Saturday
Night.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

nominal sqo 10. Bacon quiet. 7lms Hams 12i@
isx. ioiSioy, 1ies1iA, Cut meats steady and fair.
" active. s,s@si. Lard, demand moderate; ~ Z
10 fair To good light and middlinx heavy ss 600
Is: good heavy held at " sSogsso Reoetpts tot
81 louis, May 27, 1 y. m...Flour unohanged
No. 2si se,s bid cash, and seer May. sales y ssi
al 40 seller June; No. 81 2saDl rs bid cash Corn
dull and lower i3.&@49k cash, 90 seller MAY
Oats lower; % bid cash, sales 93 seller ~ yune ne
Gut meats dull and nothing doing. Bacon dnli.
H. toa. ioi. Lard dull; summer II = asked. LAY
dull. 129ls. Bran dull 54t955. Meal lower;3 o"
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-28

"Who Is the great unknowng'-
jackson Times.
The Radical officer holder who
wouldn't steal when he had the shadow
OF chance. Il Port Gibson Standard.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
A MiIIi0naire,s Son.

In Poughkeepsie, before Justice
Barnard, last Friday, Mr.. VIM. A.
Beach argued the appeal of George
Hoffman from a judgment in a
suit brought by Jay Cook, McCul-
lock & Co., of London. Mr.. Hoff-
man is a millionaire real estate
owner in New York city, and has
a prodigal son, on whom, in the
year 1871, he expended more than
$25, 900. The son fell in love with
a ballet dancer and in 1872 follow
ed her to London. While there he
drew on his father to the amount
of about four thousand dollars for
the support of himself and his par
amour, the money being advanced
by Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co.
The father refused 10 honor the
drafts, claiming that he had au-
thorized inquiries to be made for
the son, with a view Of assisting
him, but that such assistance was
only to be given to prevent him
from going to prison or getting in
to serious trouble. He denied that
he meant that thousands of dollars
should be advanced for the son to
squanderIin European travel. JUS
tice Barnard reserved his decision.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
Two Libraries.

We remember "library' in
the house of successful IRON
founder, furnished as were draw
ing-rooms, chambers, and kitchen
after the latest style. The book
cases were antique with worm
eaten marks done by chisel fresh
upon them; the lower shelves fill
ed with English classics in Russia,
and encyclopededias in calf, the
upper with red and gilt wooden
dummies, as nobody would be
likely to reach so high
We remember, too, little room
in the house of one of Americas
greatest poets, lined the shelves
built by the village carpenter.
They were filed with old dilap-
idated volumes, which his wife
had covered with calico. "All
scraps of my own dresses" she
said, 81 always try to put myself
between my husband and his
books. The queer, shabby old
library was enchanted ground,
for it held the great magician and
the gentle, gracious lady who, his
life long, kept from him by such
womanly devices all sings and
arrows of outrageous fortune.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
The PillOry and Whipping
Post.

AT New Castle, DEL, ten men
were logged Saturday and after
wards punished in the pillory. w.
r. Price and Wilson Smith (both
colored menl were placed in the
stock from 10 O'Clock to IL a. m.,
and afterwards fiogged, the latter
very lightly. Daniel 7. Mcguire
got twenty lashes James Dubbar
ten lashes; John Tylor twenty
lashes; JAS Irusty and VIM. Ben
ton received sound whippings, it
being Benton's second appearance
at the whipping post ; James w.
Frisby was heavily fiogged, but
left the place laughing. f. Myers,
a rather slightly built negro, was
given no consideration by the Jail
or, and cried piteously for quarter
and Henry Hayden ,colored, being
old and Infirm was treated very
leniently.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
The Rolling Chairs.

The rolling chair brigade has
begun propitious campaign. Up
and down the nave and across the
transepts of both 1.-THE main build
ing and Machinery Hall moves
scores of these mongrel vehicles
laden with fat people, thin people,
long people and short people, aud
pushed by decidedly light built
people in fiashy uniforms. The
cost of riding in one of these con-
trivances is sixty cents per hour.
The latter are presumed to be
walking encyclopedia of the exhi-
bition-at least by ponderous old
ladies from the rural districts,
whose mOdats operdndi in riding
around is to thrust a huge sun UNI
brella over their shoulders, prod
ding the pusher in the neck, and
thereby calling his attention to a
stuffed llama, and asking how it is
that elephants are not the same in
reality that they are in picture
books. -Phil. Times.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27

An English Hero.
From the London Era.

A story comes to us from the Western
district or the details of which Bret
Harte or Colonel John Hay would
found poem. The ether day a gang
Of laborers were employed stalking
blocks of stone on permanent way OF
the Great Western railroad, between
Keynsham and Bristol. In fact, the
operation of stone stalking was carried
on within few yards of the Brislington
tunnel 1t was at the time of day when
the most wonderful express train in the
world, called "The Flying Dutchman,"
was expected, and by some unlucky
accident large block of stone rolled
down the embankment and lodged on
the railway line. At this instant the
roar Of the "Flying Dutchman" was
heard in the tunnel. There was not a
moment to be lost, so swiftly down the
track sped one of the brave pavvies to
remove the stone and s4ve hundreds Of
innocent lives or perish in the attempt.
He had wife and family at home, but
he never thought OF them. His life was
in his hands but he never thooght OF
that. Down the steep embankment
sped the brave fellow, nerved with the
strength Of Sisyphus and Atlas. to move
the stone and save his fellow-creatures
On sped the flying Dutchmanl "Quick,
for your life. Jim." shouted the COM
panions on the bank. Alas it was just
too late; the stone was rolled out of the
way, but the hero was cut to pieces by
the fangs Of the murderous train. This
is as grand and noble a story as ever was
told. 1t is finer than the tale of "Jim
Bludso,' the moral of whose story is told
with such impetuous vigor and truth by
the author Of Little Breeches.7
He know'd his duty, dead sure thing,
| And went for it thar and then
And Christ amt a-going to be too hard
On man that died for menl
If ever there was brave fellow who
| laid down his life for the sake of fellow
creatures, it was this hero of Brisling
tou tunnel. His wife and children ought
to be looked after, and have no doubt
come under the consideration of the cit
liens Of Bristol. But the story onget
| to live forever.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
TOughened Glass.

Notwithstanding the efforts Of
several English glass manufactur-
ers to produce toughened glass at
their works, they do not appear
to have SO completely effected
their object as to be able to sup
ply the market with articles made
of that material. A certain
amount of success has undoubt-
eddy been achieved, but there
would appear to be some detail of
the process which has not yet been
quite mastered, and the result is
that the produce is not so uniform
in quality as it must certainly be
before it can assume CONNER
cial position. On the other hand
NJ. de la Bastie, its inventor has
succeeded in establishing the man
ufacture of toughened glass in
France. and is able to supply En-
glish houses with articles for do
nestle use made of that singular
material, including that great
desideratum, lamp glasses. The
first to avail himself of this cir
cumstance is Mr.. John Mortlock,
of 203 Oxford street, who must
certainly take credit for having
introduced toughened glass into
England as an article of commerce
We recently inspected some spe-
cimens of the ware, consisting of
tumblers, lamp glasses, and vari-
Gus other domestic articles, and
upon that occasion were informed
that they are in great request, ex-
tensive orders having been receiv-
ed. 1t may, therefore, be pre-
summed that this invention. full of
so much promise, is now on its test
and before the public, and that
the fruits of M. de la Bastie's in
genuity are beginning to ripen. 1t
appears certain that, if the present
trial be successful, the application
of toughened glass will extend
far beyond the range of domestic
articles, and to this question Mr..
Mortlock is addressing himself.
Toughened glass is but in its infan-
cy, and if it survives the present
extended trial it will doubtless as
assume an important position in
connection with the arts Lon
don Times.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
INSLDEAND OUTSIDE.

Rosy and warm the fire light falls
In the rich mans home tonight,
On the pictures hanging against the
wall,
And the children's faces bright,
hey have parted the curtains crimson
Away from the window high,
And their eyes look out at the whirling
snow
And the dull and stormy sky:
T heir dainty garments rich and rare,
Their faces fair to see,
And the golden CLEAN Of their shining
hair
Is bright as crown might be.
And many stranger stops to smile
At the picture warm and bright
The beautiful children looking out
On the dark and wintry night.
With tattered garments and faces thin,
Abroad in the bitter cold,
The poor mans children are looking in,
Through the curtains crimson fold.
The bleak wind losses their rags to
scorn,
Their ieet are aching and bare.
While they gaze at the beauty and
warmth within
And the children's faces fair.
think as hasten along the street,
OF the beautiful home above,
Where the rich and poor alike will
meet,
And share in the Fathers love.
The Lord will open the shining door,
And gather His dear ones in,
The rich with their soft and dainty
robes,
And the poor with their carmen is
thin.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
A Warming to Housekeepers

The wandering street-pedler is
deluding the credulous housewife
with a preparation for the resilver-
ing of spoons. 1t is a salt of mer-
curry which when rubbed upon
worn plate imparts to it a brief ar
dent gloss, but it comes off in the
soup or the pudding and salivates
the family. The pedler should be
kicked and his powder thrown af-
ter him into the street.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-27
BOISJ'S GARbEv SEfbS

nON'T BUY any others. We war
- rant the n fresh, this years crop.
They are NOT SOLD on COMMIS-
SION and with the privilege of return
ing all seeds not sold, but are bought
and paid for, II fresh.
ga All we ask is a trial of our seeds.
II. A. RIDLLE,
eb26, 2mw King Street Hall
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
REPUBLICAN, RETRENCHMENTS.

A few weeks ago the Republican Coun.
ty Treasurer of Yates county was an
nounced as a defaulter, having used sew
eral thousand dollars of the peoples
money in his private specnlations.
The Republican Treasurer Of Saratoga
county, about the same time, fled from
his home, having retrenched the tax
payers money of that county to the tune
of f$l60,000.
A short time ago the Republican State
Treasurer of Kansas was removed from
Office for the misuse of the public funds,
having been engaged in retrenchment
of the public money for his own use.
The Republican Auditor of this State
has been suspended from Office for specu-
lation in claims, and for reasons which
his own testimony justified.
The Republican Treasurer Of the city
of Buffalo has absconded after retrench-
ing the taxpayers money of that city to
the tune of some $3.50, 900 or more. Now
the fact is being shown that he COM
menced his system of retrenchment the
moment that he entered upon the duties
of his office.
General Babcock has been indicted for
aiding in the retrenchment of the whis-
ky tax and crooking it into the private
bank accounts of himself and associates.
This kind of Republican retrenchment
appears not to be new. Comptroller
Hopkins, in his report year ago, an
nounced that the larger portion of the
twenty-seven million raised for soldiers
bounties in this State never reached the
soldier. 1t was retrenched by Bepubli-
can officials in the same way. Do we
not need reform? And are we likely to
get 1t from the grand old party P-N. Y.
World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

LONDON letter gives very full and
interesting review of the state of Meth
odism throughout the world, the total
number of communicates being estima-
ted at 3,7O4, 1893, giving, with their fam
lilies, about 14,5OO,OOO attendants on the
worship of the sect The Year Book,
whence these figures are taken, estimates
the membership of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church in the United States at g.
100000 The official statistics give the
Church North 1,6O4,369 members, inclu-
ding ministers and probationers, and
make the value of the property of the
Church in excess of $S1 100000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

THE DEMOoRAT is furnished TO subscribers at 20
per year; 81 for six months; fifty cents for three
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No notice will be inserted for less than fifty cents
Yearly advertisers allowed the privilege OF
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

We observe that the Republican pa
pers generally are much troubled because
a subordinate of the House at Washing
ton, lately elected by the Democrats, had
son named "John Wilkes Booth" Now,
it seems, the father and mother of the
boy had child born in 1865, who died
in 1872, and they did call him John
Wilkes without the Booth, naming him
after an uncle and brother. Our Re-
publican friends ought to know that
about zone hundred years ago John Wilkes
was distinguished Englishman, mem
Der of Parliament and friend of Ameri-
ca. Hence the honoring of the name
and the continuation of the same. Our
friends ought mott be too ready to smell
something.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

s.. SHIELDS takes the post of Prose-
cutting Attorney at the present session of
the Court, and Mr.. Parker retires. We
are glad to say that we have entire con-
fidence in the professional ability of Mr..
Shields to properly discharge the duties
of the Office. He is a gentleman of ex-
cellent personal character, courteous and
obliging. The retiring Prosecutor has
left a good record, and has the respect of
the bar and the public. In the conflict Of
parties it is pleasant to say and to feel
that in the success of either side the pub
lie service will not suffer Repository.
1t affords us pleasure to publish and
endorse the above well merited notice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

Mr.. KNOTT, of Kentucky, in his eulogy
upon the late Henry Wilson, made an
appropriate reference to the visit of Mr.,
Wilson to the dying John G. Breckin-
ridge. Both had filled the second Office
in the gift of the country, and are both
dead. Beside their lofty forgetfulness Of
the past, their cordial, fraternal patriot
ism, their touching meeting just this side
the grave, how mean and contemplate
appear Blaine and Morton, and how
petty and narrow seem the men, North
and South, who persist in perpetuating
the bitterness of the pastl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
BLAINES CONSLSTENCY.

The Democrats in the House at Wash
ington proposed general amnesty, and
Blaine, with most of the Republican
members, wanted to except jeff. Davis
During the discussion Mr. Randall charg-
ed Blaine with favoring general amnesty
last winter, reporting the same from a
committee of which he was chairman.
All this Blaine denied. But the Con-
gressional Record of last winter, page 81
of the second volume, part l., tells the
story on Mr.. Blaine, he being chairman
of the Committee on Rules. Read it:
"Mr. Maynard--I am instructed by the
Committee on Rules, acting upon a reso-
luton submitted to them the other day,
to report the bill which send to the
desk. 1t has met the unanimous approval
of the committee.
"Mr. Lawrence-Would that admit
JEFF. Davis to a seat on this floor?
"Several Members-Certainly.
"Mr. Lawrence Then | object to it.
"Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, do
not object to the bill if it has been con-
sidered and reported by a committee.
"Mr. Maynard-It is reported by the
Committee on Rules unanimously.
"Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts-All
right.
1.-THE Speaker-The bill would require
two-thirds vote to pass it.
"Mr. Maynard-I move that the rules
be suspended and the bill passed.
"The question was taken on Mr. May
nard's motion; and on division there
were-ayes 14l; noes 20,
$50 (two-thirds voting in favor thereotl
the rules were suspended and the bill
(H. r. No. 472) was passed"
Two facts are established by this ex-
tract. First, that Mr.. Maynard distinctly
stated twice in the presence of the
Speaker, who might have corrected him
on the spot, that the bill was reported
unanimously from the committee of
which Mr.. Blaine was chairman. Sec
ondly, that the bill included Jefferson
Davis, and objection was raised on that
account by Mr. Lawrence, Of Ohio.
Mr.. Blaine has perfect right to change
his mind in regard to amnesty, and to
raise an issue upon its policy. But he
has not the privilege of altering the pub
lie records to make them conform to his
fluctuations of political expediency.-
Nothing is to be gained by sharp prac-
tice when detection is easy and punish
ment is certain.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

A STRANGE plea comes up to the coun-
try from the crooked whisky distillers OF
Chicago. They say they struggled against
the whisky ring, and lost large sums of
money in trying to be honest, and to
comply with the law in payment oftaXes.
But the men who evaded the taxes con-
stantly sold whisky cheaper than they
could, and made themselves rich, while
they were growing poor. Despairing of
being able to compete against this odds,
and finding no way to bring them to
terms, they were compelled either to 60
into the crooked whisky business them
selves, or shut up their distilleries. They
chose the first course, though very much
against their wishes.
So the story goes. The case is sad
one. 1t is too bad, thus to force men
into dishonesty. We trust the vigorous
course of Secretary Bristow in prose-
cutting the scamps who are defrauding
the government will be entirely success
full, and thus clear the way for these hon
est men who have been forced into
cheating Uncle Sam that they may save
themselves from ruin.-RepoSitory.
The above, no doubt, tells the real
story, so far as it goes, of the crooked
whisky business, and shows the ineyita-
bic, and, indeed, usual result in all legis-
lation which piles enormous taxes upon
a single article. The burden invites and
induces to crooked and dishonest ways,
and one or more engaging in the crooked
ways compels others to do the same or
quit. Such is the experience of other
countries in imposing unreasonable taxa
t;or
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

The Republican members of the Ohio
Legislature were in dilemma last week,
in the election of an engrossment clerk.
The Democrats nominated a Republican
"a crippled soldier. The Republicans
of the House had been complaining that
the Union soldiers had been neglected
by Democrats, but the Republican mem
bers elected a sound negro over the one.
legged soldier from Montgomery county
AS usual, the Republicans got angry and
talked about traitors, &C., and, of course
the Democrats replied, and general
time was had.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

The Republican State Treasurer OF
Kansas, who played it fine" on the peo-
pie of the State by issuing forged school
bonds, and was caught whilst on his way
to South America, seems to have made
all necessary arrangements for his life
in that country. In his baggage were
found several hundred packs of marked
playing cards with which he intended
earning an honest living out of the gamb-
ling population of the South American
States after his school bond money had
been spent, and couple of bottles of
poison were also slowed away to be used
when his last card had been played out.
But now he pines in Kansas Jail, de-
prived of liberty of cards, and of poison.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27

The friends of General Babcock are
very sanguine that the result of the ap-
preaching trial at st. Louis will be an
acquittal. Secretary Bristow will, it is
stated, 90 on the witness stand and tes-
tify in General Babcock's behalf al
though it is not indicated of what nature
his evidence will be- Washington special,
21St, to Cleveland He, aid.
1t would appear that the plan is to
clear Babcock at all hazards. and this
may be part of the game. We shall see
how the trial of the Presidents private
secretary and an officer in the army be-
sides, pans out. A fair trial and expo
sure may explain the crooked ways by
which Babcock became so rich in few
years. A little light on those devious
paths leading to and around the White
House is quite desirable.