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The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11
The Centennial Fiend.

From the Boston Commercial Balletn.
II was only half an hour before the
paper went to press, but he walked nm
srrinely into the editors private room,
and, dropping his hat over the warn
ing placard OF Busy Day - Short
Calls" seated himself with easy bar.
room politeness on the table with the
exchanges. He was dressed in an Ul-
ster and solid rufied shirt, wore an
amethyst about the size OF hook glass
on his third finger and cluster pin in
his bosom. He took "seven-for-a-
quarter" cigar from his month, aud,
placing it on the editors inkstand, re-
marked confdentially:
~ am going to spend some time this
year.
The editor clutched his pom like a
dagger, and paving after the few white
hairs ou the top OF his head. said
"in Philadelphia,
The young man spst gracefully over
his left shoulder on the new carpet, and
responded - ...
''Yes, I've done little writin' in my
day. and bein' disengaged this sum
mer should like To send iirst-class
journal like yours
some letters Aboat the Centsn.
NAL" ..
The interviewer nodded and kicked
his No. lis pensiyely against the We
neered panels Of the desk.
Would you like 10 be packed in leo
until your friends call for your" said
the editor, gloomily. "or shall we for
ward your remains in nm air-tight cask-
et?'
Then gazing sorrowfully at the yonng
man he put his mouth To the speaking
tube and asked
"Are any Of the pressmen at handl
Promptly waited through tho tin
tube came the reply
"Rel Mike and Big Dan, sir"
The would.bo correspondent stared
np ayhast, put his bat on. wrong side
in front. aud buttoned the third button
OF his coat in the second button-hole;
but tbe UeSspaper man. taking no
more uoiice 81 him than he would OF a
dead.hesd advertisement, brealhed
through the tube
give 'em q quarter apiece and lei
them como here. Tell them there il
another Of those Philadelphia Centcn.
NAL fellows here, and then pull in q
district telegraph boy and send for
hearsc.
Before the last words we're in ths
speaking tube the tails Of the Ulstel
coat sailed out Of theprivate Office, and
nervous young man, after trying the
door OF the courtroom and diving into
the coal closet. reached the counting
room door, looked over his shoulder a.
two bravny Afilesians who had lns'
descended from some upper region
missed his footing for dozen stairs
accented his descent with heavy bumI
on the frat landing. and reached TIT
street ns the editor wrote the last wor,
OF an article on ''the business out
look" and calmly sent IL whirling NJ
in the box 10 the composition-room.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

money, 80 IA Ia get even with his nc
count, and has increased the honrs OF
labor so NJ to keep up with the busi-
ness Of the department The law pro-
vides for a stated number nf employees,
with stated salaries; and the Secretary
says as lac gets even he will replace
those he has dismissed. so as 10 reach
this number; but money has been want
ed, and he must economize till il is
made up. IL he has TO discharge every
clerk ia his employ. He is getting the
clerks apportioned, too, 10 that each
State and Congressional district may
be equally represented. aud when dis
missals are made the victims are select
ell from the localities which have an
oyer-allowance. Two weeks. ago
roRry.Two CLERKS WERE pIsonAnGED.
Every one Of those ~ went 10 the
Congressman on whose recommends
tion he or she had been appointed. and
each Congressman went To the Secreta.
~ to complain Of the inroad upon his
patronage.
"See here" said the Secre,ery to
Congressman Higgenbottom. You
have two moro people on my rolls than
yeu deserve. / Ind TO rnake some dis
missals To reduce expenses. and Sc
lected the two least efficient on yonr
list. Two people from your distric.
have got 10 go. Hero are the names OF
your appointees. aud you may make
the selection. Congressman Higgen.
bottom had nothing more to say.
Senator Furgeson goes to the Secre-
tary with the request that such and
such a constituent of his be given q
place in the department; she is a good
man." etc. Secretary Chandler pro-
duces his green book. "Let me see, :"
he says, and he runs over the names on
the Senator's page. "You have got
one more appointed than you ought to
have. The next time make any dis
missal | shall have to remove one OF
your men. You will do me the favor
to select the person you want removed.
And you want this man appointed
Look over this Inst, and show me whom
1 shall discharge 10 make room for
him." Senator Furgeson goes away
disgusted. This green book is ter
ror TO Congressman.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

the way. Local causes account for
Democratic gains In this city. The
prohibition element united with the
Democracy as n general rule.
coRuSSA.
The mayor elected is q. -. Smith,
Democrat; the treasurer, Worden II.
Chappell. Two Republicans and one
Democratic aldermen are elected; also
two Republican and one Democratic
supervisors.
CHARLOTTE.
Republicans elect mayor and city
officers, except justice Of the peace.
Two Republicah aud two Democrat
aldermen. elected.
" scHooLcRAfr.'
At the township election the Repub.
lican ticket, with one exception. was
elected with maiorities ranging l0l TO
l4l. A Democratic clerk- was elected
by three majority. - o. 80.
yAssAR
Three tickets in the field, Rrpnbli.
can. Democrat aud Greenback; the
latter drawing enough from the other
two 10 win.
~.ets- fHnEk nIvEHs.
The third ticket made up OH linda.
tion," carried most Of the township
officers.
Rstnrns from counties:
LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
Nine Republican supervisors aud six
Democratic. with one town 10 hear
from. The Republican majoaity is 1873.
Livingstone, like Monroe county, has
ever been the reliable Democratic couu.
ties OF the Lower Peninsula.
KALAMAZOO.
The Republicans have elected saper-
visors in every town in the county ex.
cspt Kalamazoo, Brady, Charleston,
aud Wakeshmn.
wAYSR COUNTY.
The town Of Greenfield elected Rs.
publican township officers generally.
The Democrats elected highway and
drain commissioners. The Republi.
cans carried Dearborn and Plymouth.
The Democrats carried almost every
Office in Wyandotto. with the assist
ance Of the "Greenbackers.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY.
Graud Traverse county elects eight
Rspublicans, aud tws UaiOu supSi,I-
sors.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

Mr.. Horace bingham q carpenter.
recently Of Massachusetts,, but for
some time since OF Fsibault, Minueso-
Ia, recently had removed from his stom.
sch dark brown water snake. four
feet long. lie remembers while drink
ing from . stream sixteen years ago.
that something OF a foreign nature
passed down his throat, but he only
fonnd ont the nature of IL seven wears
ago. Since that time he has suffered
unutterable agony, having TO live al.
most entirely on sveetened food and
water.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11
NUMBER 1855.

myself. II I can help it, their recol-
lections Of their boyhood shall not be
clouded by any memory oftheir fathers
selfish exactions; but home shall be
remembered not as place OF bondage,
but OF happiness. II Isadore Rogers.
in Ohio Fsrner.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11
A MODEL DEPARTMENT.

stsw Zach Chandler has Disap-
pointed Those who Laugh nt Him,
and Thoroughly vindicated she
Wisdom or Presideus Grants se-
lection.
Washington Correspondence Of Inter Oe=an.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

Supervisor. Republican; clerk, Dem.
treasurer, Republican; two Justices OF
the peace, Republican; all the minor
Offices Republican. There were two
straight tickets In the field ami three
split tickets.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The Republican ticket is elected
here except Hoyt. the Democratic sup.
ervisor who has 80 majority. aud two
eonstables. No other towns in tie
county are heard from.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The mayor elected is q. u. Smith,
Democrat; the treasurer. Worden II.
Chappell. Two Republicans and one
Democratic aldermen are. elected; also
two Republican and one Democratic
superyisors
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

Republicans elect mayor and city
officers, except justice Of the peace.
Two Republican, aud two Democrat
aldermen. elected.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The election here resulted as follows:
Geo. l.. Maltz, Republican, for mayor
(his third teTm), received 50 majority;
Chas. Greeley, Republican, for treas.
ufer; q. A. Joyte, Democrat, justice
Of the peace, were elected. Two Re-
publicsn aldermen and one Deniocrnt
were elected. OF the Supervisors two
were Democrats and one Republican.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11
MIDLAxD.

In the Midland township election the
Democratic majority for county treas.
urer is l40, which insures his election.
The supervisor is Republican by "a
majority. The balance OF the Repnb.
lican ticket has 100 majority.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

the way. Local causes account for
Democratic gains in this city. The
prohibition element united with the
Democracy as n general rule.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

Vote light. The Democrats elected
the mayor. clerk aud three aldermen,
and the Republicans two aldermen.
Three Democraic supervisors are elect
ell in the city, and the Second ward
wss tie on supervisor. Taking out
the vote Of the asylum employees, aud
there is q small Republican gsiu.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

Sr. PArL, April 4.--In the municipal
election ut Minneapolis, Aimes, demo-
crat, was elected over Bracket, repub.
lican by over 800 majority. Two ladies'
Mrs. Charlotte q. VanCleves and Mrs.
Charlotte winchell, were elected
school directors on the republican tick
ct in democratic wards.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

ID. l.. Filler. Republican. was elected
mayor by l5i majority. OF the alder.
men. two are Republicans and two
Democratic; supervisors, two Repub.
lican and two Democratic. Peter An
derson, Republican, was elected treas
urer. aud den. y. Stray. Democrat, re-
corder.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11


TIE total vote polled, was i,7T2.
The prrssut city officers we're all re.
elected, Dsmoly: For mayor, r. H. l..
Pierce. Republican. by 81 majority
over George w. Thayer. Democrat; for
treasurer. l.. II. Randall, Democrat, 10y
lfc MATURITY; superintendent % Poor,
David Lanke-tsr. Republican. by 81
mnlority. The aldermen elected are
hye kcpablicsns aud three Democrats:
a hrpubiican gain OF two aldermen.
lhves holding over are two Republi-
cans aud six Democrats. The superyi-
sors elected are two Republicans aud
sin D,Iilvcra,s; a Democratic gain OF
ufir.
EAr,,1 RAPIDS.
The straight Republican, ticket ~as
, elected Ia the TOW "a IL Hamlin with a
very large maturity aud in the town oi
Eaton tile straight Democratic ticket
was elected. The election passed Of
quietly.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The Democrats elected the whole OF
the city ticket and three out Of four
aldermen. The mayors majority is
about 270 and that OF the remainder Of
tho ticket will average 40. The fol.
lowing city officers were elected: MAY.
or. James NJ. Kidd; clerk, Theodore
, Hetz; treasurer. Joseph l.. Hudson;
collector, Geo. III. Allurod, and justice
OF the peace, WIN. b. Thomas Iopia
, TOW nship went Republican by about ~
msioniy.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The election was closely contested,
except for mayor. y. ID. Kinne. Re-
publican, was reelected by majority
OF 400; g. J. Kintner, Democratic, for
recorder. has 81 majority; Richard
Beahan. Democratic, for justice Of the
peace, has G0. The supervisors OF the
city are all Republicans. There are
six Republicans and one Democratic
alderman elected. In Ann Arbor town.
ship the Republican ticket is elected
in full
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

OMAHA, April 4. i.-To-day's municipal
election resulted in the choice Of four
democrats and two republicans for aid
ermen. The Board Of Edueation is
pretty equally divided.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

LrffLE llocK, April l.--TLe city
election passed on to-day with consid-
erable excitement. The democrats
elect the city treasurer without opposi-
ton and three out of six nominees for
aldermen.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The Peoples ticket is elected by
good rnajorities, except recorder. mar
shal and school inspector, as follows:
Mayor =. p. Phelps. Democrat; record
er, John II. Palmer, Republican;
treasurer, Jas. w. Fuller. Democrat; |;
marshal, George w. Jones, Republi-
can: street commissioner, Thos. ii.
McGowen. Republican; school inspec-
tor, Walter l.. Roberts, Republican;
aldermen, two Republican aud two
Democrats; supervisors, three Repub-
licans aud one Democrat.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The charter election resulted in the
election Of A. j. Patterson, Democrat,
for mayor; George Colt, Democrat, for
clerk, and n. Baldwin, Democrat, for
treasurer The Republicans elect the
supervisor at large, and all the super
visors in the city. The Republicans
elect two aldermen and the Democrats
two
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

The following were the successful
candidates: Mayor, Lambert A. Barnes
Republican; clerk, Frank Joslin, Dem
ocrat. Two Republican and four Dem.
ocratic aldermen were elected. OF the
supervisors one was Republican and
one Democratic. There was no politi-
cal Significance whatever 10 the elec-
ton.
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-04-11

With the exception Of the super, isor,
clerk and treasurer which are Demo
cratic. Hll the rest Of the ticket is Re
publican.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06

man at the Indianapolis end of the Demo
cratic wire sent the crushing intelligence
that "the Democrats carried the city by
four thousand majority, and elected eleven
out Of thirteen councilhen." That is the
press dispatch. The truth is very diff
ferent. The special to the Cincinnati En-
quirer says frankly:
We have met the enemy and we are
theirs. Indianapolis has gone Republican
by an official majority of 43l5, and giving
the Republicans eleven wards out of thir-
teen, and Q majority Of ten in council, thus
changing the city government entire.
The same correspondent. to his Demo-
cratic paper, says sadly, referring to the
Republicans:
They have both handles of the Jug, and
will, at once, proceed to appoint different
police force.
The correspondent of the Enquirer par
ticularly notices the disasters likely to re-
suit from the election, for nothing could
strike Democratic community with
greater severity than to lose hold of the
jug and see good policemen coming.
There is one circumstance, however, con-
nected with the Indianapolis election,
which in q measure mitigates the re-
possibility of the Associate ed Press false
hood. 1t appears that in their efforts to
retain political supremacy in the city the
Democ rats killed two or three negroes
and wounded others. Now, it was the
most natural thing in the world to report
Dem ocratic victory as soon as negro
killing commences. A colored corpse in
front of ballot-box in Mississippi
or Louisiana never fails to reduce the
Republican vote, aud it will be seen
that the Indianapolis reporter counted
one thousand votes to each corpse in
favor of his party. 1t was so strange
that the Democrats were not victorious
after being murderous, that Representa-
tive Townsend, of New York, had to
explain the matter in Congress, in the de-
bates of Thursday. OF course the tempta-
ton to hold Office is very great, but there
are thousands of Democrats who would
not directly stain their hands with blood
unless certain that the election would
benefit their party as a result. Several
counties and Governor Hendricks are vet
to hear from
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06
EASILY SATISFIED, .

We have not yet seen whether Lessrs.
Holman and Randall have succeeded in
the House in cutting down the appropria-
ton for our Mint to one thousand dollars
as means to keep the property out Of
the hands of our city and prevent any
rivalry to Philadelphia.
Our readers will be, however, edited to
see that while the Mint of New Orleans
was allowed only one thousand dollars,
Hon. Mr.. Gibson, as chairman of the
committA to investigate the New Orleans
Customhouse, will be entitled to apply
nine thousand dollars to meet the expenses
of his committee.
The Democratic game is, We suppose,
so transparent that all may read. 1t
means that no railroad, levee, or outlet
improvement, no mint, postal, steam ser
vice, or other advantage shall be given
to this great Cult. seaport. The Demo-
cratic issue of superior economy, the Sec
tional policy of commercial monopoly,
dismiss Mr. Gibson empty handed as to
the appropriation for the State. Demo-
cratic policy demands evidence of abuses
inseparable from human administrations,
as an argument for the eviction Of their
opponents and installing themselves
While, then, Hon. Mr.. Gibson, can not
get cent for his State, his committee
receives $1,000 for his party. He is told
to 60 forth, fl i plausible charges against
Republican incumbents of Office, and he
may hope on behalf of his party to re-
ceive as a reward the Customhouse and
its patronage. Mr.. Gibson may not per-
ceive his situation as we do, but We ap-
prehend that lie has been denied the Just
demands of his constituents and sent
hunting, with the contingent reward of
share in the game-if he shall catch it.
While engaged in this hunt, however,
with his associates, the levee bill may be
brought up and lost again by one vote, as
it was last year in the Senate, much to
Senator Gordon's regret. We doubt
whether Mr.. Gibson will be more fortunate
in finding a member to move for recon-
sideration than the Georgia Senator was.
And it will be no great advantage to him
to be able to say to one party, 81 did not
vote for that bill" and to the other, II
would have voted for it if I had been
present" The people pay members to be
in their places, and they can not evade
just responsibility by securing for them
selves places on smelling committees a
thousand miles from the capital. If the
levee bill is defeated while Mr.. Gibson is
away with his nine thousand dollar COM
mittee, we shall attribute the defeat to his
want Of foresight in permitting himself to
be sent away by that sworn enemy of
Louisiana appropriations. Speaker Kerr.
We are compelled to say that in Demo-
cratic reputation of every demand thst
Louisiana has made for a just share of ap-
preparations, and in assigning share in
the political catch, the Representatives
from Louisiana are easily satisfied.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06

GREAT BARGAINS IN REAL Estate
Messrs. Nash & Hodgson, auctioneers, sell
at II NJ. this day. at the St. Charles Auction
Exchange, valued list of improved and
vacant properties, including warehouses,
stores, residences, cottages and choice
building sites, in the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Sixth Districts of this city.
Special attention is called to the Penn man
sion No. 2 South street, facing Lafayette
square, the elevated cottage and grounds,
corner st. Charles and General Taylor
streets, choice square opposite the ''Hun-
ton," late "Burthe" mansion, warehouse,
store, building lots, cottages, old home
stead, etc., belonging to the SUGGESTIONS Of
Alfred Penn, Mrs. r. N. Lawton and Evar-
iste Blanc and wife.
Full particulars may be had by reference
to the advertisements and to the plans at
the place Of sale.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06

Mr.. Mari says the statement that the
Louisiana delegation OF Democrats favor
Bayard for first choice is "without author
ity;" but he does not say it is untrue The
bias of the majority Of the delegates was
made known through the columns of the
REPUBLICAN, as long ago as the time when
Hendricks canvassed the South in con-
nection with agricultural associations.
OF course the delegates have not closed
with any candidate, and they want no in"
structions to hamper their efforts; but if
they were to vote now, uninfuenced, they
would probably vote for Bayard.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06

only justified on the ground Of political
publication. It is made the basis of q
covert threat that all who belong to the
Republican party will be regarded as the
sewers of the Coushatta seed, and twill
certainly reap the fruit thereof" OF Mr..
Morton, as the malignant hater and viii
fer of our people," the Coushatta vim
dicators are told, ''let him alone" There
would be little too much of personal
risk in ordering the assassination of q
Republican surrounded by q powerful
and courageous constituency. Such are
not fit subjects. Secret violence
usually seeks personal immunity. The
assassin wears mask of cambria, or
OF pretended friendship. He provides
force superior to the resistance of his
unwary victim. He provides the means
of escape, as did the heroic assassin Of
Abraham Lincoln, who proclaimed with
"Amen" that alleged misgovernment JUS
tilted the deed of Brutus, and fled like a
cowardly miscreant from the consequences
OF a cruel and dastardly deed. ''Amen"
concludes with the following:
The REPUBLICAN can apply the moral of
this homily.
Whether this moral consists in covert
notice that the employment Of assassins
is an organized institution to murder Re-
publican leaders, and intimidate Repub-
ican voters; whether it points to incen-
diasism or assassination to arrest the in
fuence of the REPUBLICAN, does not at all
move US. We have advocated reforms in
and out of the Republican party. We
have maintained the laws, we stand on
the immutable ground of union, popular
sovereignty, and ofequal individual rights.
# the maintenance of these principles
shall involve the employment of the Cou-
shatta agencies, We shall trust to meet
them, as other incidents of humanity, with
composure.
1t certainly rests with those who call
themselves conservatives" to know to
what this Democratic alliance will COM
NIT them. A fusion was formed in 1872,
the leaders of which turned out to be
White Leaguers. The Democratic-Con
sentative party may be delivered over to
the Coushatta Democracy. The Repub-
licans will fight both or either Of these
parties, but it will be with difference.
If White Leaguery commands, it must be
a fight of desperation. If conservatism,
which asks economy, reform, and guar
antees law, with business and social har-
mony, the Republicans would have little
to apprehend from any political result.
They will give the country good govern
ment if successful, and if defeated by
upright, moderate and progressive men,
they would submit as American citizens
to any lawful DECISION of the majority of
their fellow citizens.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-06
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE.

The Associated Press dispatches can
always be trusted to give Democratic VIC
tories when elections are held. Soon after
the Geographic versions arrive the mails
come and bring the truth, but the Demo-
Gratis have had their comfort and whisky
over the news and the sensation produced
by hearing Of an overwhelming Demo-
cratic victory at the city election of
Bungtown, or some other town. soon SUBJ
sides. On the third instant the reliable