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RERNH ON TIE CANALS.
A Vigorous Protest from the BOat Owners
A.,ocIa don, and OIher,.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Str .
The memb-rs Of the Boat ONn,rs As-Ocia' ion,
together with all classes VINO are interested In
the commerce Of the New York mails, believe
H. to be their duly to petition the Legislature 10
enact "a law exempting the Owners Of canal tow
lug stock from being inposed upon 10y the
agents OF the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty 10 Animals, who nave IA many Instances
uni silly eIturted money from boatmeu whose
horses or m1irs mai Rall- on their shoulders
Forty years Of experience has demonstr,ted
that II E. AT imbossi billty to tow boats from
Bun H. to Troy lance OF 3l5 miles. without
CALLING horses ma nul y more - le s ana un-
tess law II passed ny the Legislature 10 prevent
these AZ -uiS ron imppSi ~ unes on the owners
Of g | towing stock. the commerce OF the
Erie Canal val be seriously iulured. and the
revenue utriVr1 fiOu tuils Wtil be m t"Titiiy re-
u .cci. lne ~ 'nt- Of tins ~OCiety have OK
all unt leasdnt ma Improper snow Of arrogance
ava power
We are Informed III 70 the Society for The Pre-
ventiun Of Cueity 20 Animals Intend tide winter
To ush Of trc Ir. diute a further grant II
poNe q establish agents at ever, vintage and
town along the Erie Canal for the purpose 1T
hninE rUuutrn iriY and often. II the society
succeed In their emit 10 'nrther cripuie the
commerce ~ the Erie Caual, The damage to
sr Ia dc Ter. AM the general public VIII be
heavy indeed oven lO0,UO individuals ~ ever.
ba &c. dnwl - tue day t.uurer, are an. more ur
less, connected with the intcreste aud w'li re
VI TIE New YORK. Sttte canals. BOATMEN.
NEW YORk, De-. 2S
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CHALLENGE DECLINED.
West New York Nlau who Wished TO Soitl
Rent Biil with Pistols.

Rent Bill with Pistols.
Jean Bapuste Cola florist Of West
New York, n. j., was arrested and committed
To Jail yesterday for challenging John Guilbord,
another florist OF the same town, 10 nght duel
tn men are French Colin has chlvalrous
and wIrlike tempernnent. lie lived for time
In a house that GuiDord owned, anu when he
removed, recently, he was thrce months In ar
rears for rent. On Tuesday Guilbord mt a
lawyer to try to collect II. Colin sent
back word that Guibord had better come
and collect II himself. GubOrd went,
and he says Coin met him Angiily. go tack
ana get your revolver" said Colin; Il will get
mine, and we viii go nut somewhere and sett 10
this business, | chillenge you to fight me- 1
wish TO hnish YOu," & Inns manner, a. We'll =
his words convinced Gmlburl that ne Nas IN
ga nest. lie complained IL colin before Justi q
Gerlich, In West Huboken, ana the Justice ar
rested Colin, who IN default Of $3.50 bail was
stood IN English. When questioned aoout the
QUAR- oil, he replied IN pantomime. showing with
a dramatic manner the various methods Of duel
ling, win sw"rls, pistols, and knives. As ne
pustured he continually repeated the words, " |
accept Gulboid, no o-o-oI" Atterward, t. an
Interpreter, he denied that he owed Guiborl
gnythinR for rent, but said that GuilbOrd mad
lied about MIN. lie admitted challenging Guil-
bord, and expressed regret that GuilOOrd had
not accepted the challenge.
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C.IPT DUNCIN's REPORr.
Senmen Protected from the ExtortiOns OF I'm.
scrupuiOns Landlords.

Senmen Protected from the ExtOrtions OF Un-
scrupuions Landlords.
The following extracts from Capt. Dun
cans report for the year ending Dec 81, 1915,
speak well for the beneficial working Of tue
Shipping act;
The fourth year OF the existence Of the law
known IA the shipping act of is,2 has been
marked for the q let. thorough, unubslructei.
aud evidently satisfactory manner in wniC D tn
Law mas been administered AT ms port. Neither
opposi ION nor obstruction MS been en,oun-
tered during the wear and the Onis iTcuou has
been used hY the persistent, AID In many cases
suCCessIui IN rts ~ "A few sui masters, suip-
owners, snip AGENTS, aud sailors. landlords 10
Violate or evade the provisions ~ section II of
the shipping act (ltevaed ott,utrs, secu1n 4,GnJ
VIII On proniutts tue extOrtI n OF uinOd- u"
from seamen seeking employment. In many
cases the connie enoy 81 seah,en and the rate OF
wages nave been made seCundHr, IN import tnt Z
10 the amount If "roud money" tn 4 could ue
IN this way Ue extracted iron them.
A. long az there are selfish aud unscrupulous
shi masters, snipowners, and suip AGENTS VINO
| demand " blood money from the seam II ne
| tore they Will give him employment, az long a.
the suprly OF sehmen continues a. lt IL now ana
mas ID en- Tor TWO years ar ~ eN ess OF the ne
| ~ nd, ana ~ long A. many ~ lhese scamen, IA
debt o. their Landlords, IN their poWrr anI hnt-
ried %, them, are wllliny. not uniV - ia. tuis
deny it, SO long :, will be COMPARATIVELY EASY to
Wolfe -nnnnished the section referred TO-
: inere have been shipped at tnis ONCE during
| the ear just closed 25,4OS seamen, ~ whiCh
| bBle have been ieshipmenls anu for these latter
no fees re charged 70 vesse ~ seamen. Thir-
teen Thousand throe hundred ana ninety we're
| shipped without advance W Res. la the same
| period 2Il'1I were pa Il OF; sl,jl77G22 % have
| b~eu pid into seamen's own HANDS, wnIIe they
| were sobrr, for wages due and according, ana ~
| complaint touching the law or us working from
| any shoh seaman has ever reached me.
| There h Deen 10 ease OF Strengthening, uI
take IL settlement Of &c. or IN IN the ps'p HI
paid on under the Snirpins act in lie port Of
! View YORK dlrIg the ysir 1915
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How Jay Could Los, his Eyebrows.

How many OF these hlowcolders antici-
pated the decision IT the supreme Court ON the
GUNernmeut's relations To the Union Pacific
ktllruadY when Gould himself standing at the
telegraph wire an instrument having been
placed So that every word Of the Court flashed
To Gould as II was uttered heard that Davis
was reading the opiniun he faltered for the hr~l
time. He said to one who WAS with him
ms suspense Is terrible; How d" looh
Gould Was white a. death. lie had pla' ed his
Judgment on that decision and had no other
knowledge, lie retired from active business A.
s"nn -. his Judgment was confirmed by the Court
and the lu-~ Of his eyebrows Is "A COnNincnl
proof that the Court spuke with purity aud with
out communication anywhere. Gould has lost
bis "AchroWti not his eyes.
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A DI.clhnlnnllna MIlnen..

WON N IWIUI1 fIN'UIII0I IUlF.
Jake was called upon in the Recorders
court 10 give testimony In favor OF the good
character Oi Iete, wno hdd been Oh Christmas
ueUdrr.
"JaAr," said the Judge, do you know, Pete,
the nrlsuncrf"
Q!,Ye.sah, kuo's him bettern any nsgser
N Al,nt,'~
as he sober and indusirions9'
"DIt 'pends 'pon de kasniOn, Jedga some
time he's SOBER and some time he's 'dusuious,
san"
"When T. he sober?"
Mo- ginerall when he amt got no money,
Jenge."
"Wnen IA he Ind IstliOus 2"
"Jts' bout the same time, sab %
- ppure h1 u 4 maneVi"
Den ne putty lirrule In ba lie druukes' and
lazles' niger dat de good Lord eDer put LIei
inlu-dhrs lie tr H."
pstO was irc,u Grated The next minute.
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Mrs. Amss Tries Retrcuchnieut In iioussholt
Expenses.

IRON me Ii yNAiUN itiHfHs
A good Joke Is told about Custom Hon"
Inspector Jonn r. Ames, pi the Int IN
Ward. Being a practical man, wnrn notified
that Ms sanr, Il hcen reduced ten per cent
ne req lived t. ori Itr the diricuitN hy frirench
meut. IA It evening he held council Nlth dr'
Amrs, aud presen ia tesolitinn i"r .er en-,
doris .meut. IL 80 happened thut the 'df mo
p ,nned 10 buyaneW D-- an tnr folio wing ha'.
md mad also dete u.ur 10 IN her ruNlUe o.
materials, Mr. Ames = 90 rs. ed tnc -cl- 80 % Oh
goods thdt should cost t,p pr cent l'-- 'nal
the kiun dectded unon. Mrs Amrs didn'' "a ~
that sort ~ economy; su ~ne vote Nu o-
tho resolution, aud temporarily deferred ii
purchase,
Inc next morning Mir. Ames's o0se' s' fsi
weak. tiie h $ passion f'r strong Jtf.' ~
was barely II sw steued, AMI ju~i t'i go or.
skinned milk. Mrs. Amra eADlaiued 81. .i
was SAVING the cream a. eel, and hs TO-
the Allowance Of cufee aud sugar 'tu o.
The mead pi the mousse missed MS sii
got n solid round steak " Il NAA Zen irI ''
cheaper" But the worst ~ Is 90 cuwe A''''
supper served on tue ten per Hi
Mr.. Anes retired. lie patlruia. Y'l'
a soft couch, aud looks the pit.ult ',
tentmeut when veil tucked IA Dour,h I'''
of ted covering. HIS dlsruuuiut~ W ,
imagined when he found the W'u'td l'"'
Ted replaced hS straw m, Tres, and 'NN W. '.t
covering by blankets that "Mrlc sh'il Az w.
ends " leaving MS ieet aud shuuaff fA'
He demonstrated, mt the . .nd ldif ""-
she exchanged her uu4.Hnu' lh-f t'N ,
del FumHr- for tWn 70 e NIt roo
street gaWtn wound I l.u hNI.l. nose ai-
20 So much tnri lar, Nuu kunW, ~ .rtfA
lhen M. Amcr Wvui mac u NetHi. o. fg
To CunsiIti me mater - ret Vl. HNi' "'
what new llght tne subject ~ -p.r--.id
mind viii prunhhiS never uc turr '.. N ~
tue executive committee hi.n'elt W""" -
" ntsd, aud my board aud loIeins sot .-'
the Old stludaru.'
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70 THR EDITOR or rnH SUN Sir. More than
half Of the amp posts Of this CITY have the lettering
ts Nance OF the sfeuts TLisis gtaI luconyeni nee
- Stranger, AaGUS
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-13

settlements may have been, neverthe.
less, the Scotch-Irish and Irish blooc
intermingled, in some parts of tht
county, with the Dutch or German
blood, constituting more than nine.
tenths of the population; and thst as
song and poetry had always charaeter-
lied the bloods of these nations, he did
not think that any one ought to de
scribe and fix by the permanent record
of history the tastes and habits of such
peoples, unless he was fully inspired by
the music of the one or the poetrt Of
the other. Not claiming either OF
these gifts, and believing that, united
with the English or Anglo-Saxon
bloods, that these races would finally
control all the civilization and general
policy of the world, he thought it was
best to leave to such advisors as had
been proposed the permanent history
of the races, unless his fate might sss.
that of Burns Imagination of banish-
ment, when he wrote:
Farewell to the mountains high covered with
snow; Es
Farewell to the straths and green valleys be-
low;
Farewell to the forests and wild-hanginr
woods;
Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring
floods.
My hearts in the Highlands, my heart is not
here,
My hearts in the Highlands a-ehasing the
deer:
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe,
Ny hearts in the Highlands, wherever go'
Col. VIM. o. Collins then moved
that the report and resolutions as pre-
sented by Mr.. Thompson should be
adopted, and advocated their adoption
with some very forcible and pertinent
remarks; which motion was then Sec
onded by Judge Samuel F. Steele and
sustained in a manner worthy of the
Judges high reputation.
And thereupon said report and reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted by
the meeting of the people.
Music by the bands.
Meeting adjourns to Court House
Square to witness the exhibition of
Steam Fire Engines.
DISPLAY OF FIRE DEPARTMENT AT
THE COURT HOUSE SQUARE.
Vast multitudes of people filled our
streets to witness the display of the
Fire Department. At the appointed
hour the Fire Company, in their gay
uniforms, came to the cistern in front
of the Court House Park in rush from
the engine-room with two hose-car-
riages surmounted with their ringing
bells, the splendid steam fre-engine
with its gaudy trappings and a full
head of steam and whistle blowing,
the firemen and engineer in their ap-
positions, followed by the eff
hcient Hook and Ladder Company, the
members of which were also gaily uni
formed; and in very short space of
time they were all at their positions,
Through hundred feet of hose water
was thrown at a height of two hundred
eet. All presented a very exciting
md animated appearance to the thou
'ands of people, many of whom had
never witnessed an exhibition of the
lind before. AT the same time the
Hook and Ladder Company ascended
he building of John A. Smith and
With their hose threw another stream
o an equal height of the first. The
is list of the officers and
nen belonging to the different divis-
OnS.
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ORDER OF EXERCISES.

At half-past eleven AM. the vast
multitude was called to order by c. s.
Bell, Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee, who read the Proclamation of
the President of the United States rec
ommending religious observances in
conjunction with the festivities of the
day.
An appropriate prayer was then of
fered by Rev.. w. Weatherby, pastor
of the Baptist Church, after which Mr..
Bell announced the Officers of the Day,
to-wit: President, DR.. David Noble !;
Vice-Presidents, Hon. J. NJ. Barrere
and John A. Trimble, Esq. secreta-
ries, c. H. Collins, J. c. Springer, J.
L. Boardman and G. G. Parks.
DIR. David Noble, President of the
Day, was thereupon introduced to the
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-13

OFFICERS.
Captain-E Stevenson.
Lieutenant-M Lemons.
PRESIDENT NJ Hiestand.
Vice President-John Moore.
Secretary-Wm. Schwartz.
Treasurer-Peter Brown.
H1LLsBoRo STEAMER DIVISION.
Director-J B Rowe.
Engineers Mahan.
Stoker-John Warren.
Jas. Baker. G S Brown.
Peter Brown. W Donahue.
u Naylor. Robt Dufey.
Leo. Frankel. TG Hogesrd.
B Hammill. JKoch.
Sol. Knott. S B Lemon
j 5 Lyle. John Moore.
W Manning. Jos. Shott.
+ K Shepard. Jos. Woods.
Jos. West. Ellis Pence.
RANGER DIVISION.
Pipemen-Ed. Wright, Jos. Cros
by, James Ferguson, Chas. Crosby
J S Black. George CLANCY.
A W Downham. J NJ Hiestand.
Peter Hanlon. T Hanaford.
n Jacobs. T Rodgers.
W Woodrow. Ed. Young.
M Rurke r Picard
PHOENIX DIVISION.
Director-O S Lemon.
L Fahandler. w Hille.
Jos. Lemon. J Stevenson.
VIM. Swartz. H Shomberger.
L Richards. L Vessel.
T. A Zile.
DECORATIONS.
At this point we give below the
decorations of the business houses
and a few private residences on High
street, on the east and west sides
North to Walnut, and on Main, or
both sides, from the jefferson House
to Kibler & Herron's Hardware store
the business portion of the street
The balance of the town was deco.
rated, generally, and many residenc-
es with remarkable good taste, oi
which our space will not permit us
to go into detail.
MAIN STREET.
Jefferson House-Cedar arch; "76'
in cedar; globe of flags; and about
so flags of all sizes.
Thos. North, gunsmith, and Jerry
Fidler, wagon maker, had their shop
decorated with flags.
Jenkins & Vessel, butchers-ce
dar arch; "1776" and "1S76" in red
white and blue, enclosed in cedal
wreath.
E. j. VaDniman, butter and egg
store-About 20 flags.
James Reeee, Studebaker Wagons,
&c.-20 or 80 flags.
]. r. Ouxton, Organ Maker, I'd
story of Reece's Building.-Mr Clux
ton, assisted by Mr.. Reece and son,
had one of the handsomest decora
tons of the day. At the corner Of
Main and West streets, on square
pedestal, supported by o column Of
cedar about 6 feet high; stood a full
size figure of the Goddess of Liberty
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Concluded on Fourth Page.
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despotism; it is the customary weapon by which
free governments are destroyed"
But repeat, that if the people remain true to
themselves and their institutions in the future
as in the past, they shall continue to be the safe
guards of their own liberty, then will Centraliza-
tion, the twin vampire upon the body polite,
with Dissolution, sleep with him the sleep of ever
lasting death; and then indeed with the full hopes
of the sres of 76 be realized and our Union, like
the Universe of God-harmonious forever, shall
live as States, and live as Nation.
Respect for the requirements of the law, and ODE
dence to its authority, as matter of principle, Is
one of the proud characteristics of the American
people, and distinguishes them from the people of
other nations, where fear is the source of obedi-
ence. To this fact, this education. do we largely
owe prosperity; and if we shall but continue 1t,
what grandeur, and increased power still await US.
With the beautiful machinery of our government,
moving smoothly on, furnishing the finest fruits of
the conquests of liberty 10 its forty millions of peo
pie; its great lakes and mighty rivers bearing on
their bosoms its commerce and its trade; the be-
wildering network of endless railroads and tele-
graphs, destroying distance, and binding US still
more closely together as people; With our grand
forests, teeming soil and exhaustless resources
who can set boundary to our future expanse, or
dream of the day our sun shall set?
The sneering predictions of the crowned heads of
Europe have failed; the great experiment of our
fathers is established reality, and to the trust
is given to deliver with all its blessings and excel
lence to those who succeed us.
Let every true American gladly sustain his part
in this great enterprise of life and join with the
mutitudes, from whom the music of our national
hymns ascending, kiss the breezes of heaven and
are waited back to echo through the verdant woods
"Great God, we thank the for this home,
This bounteOus birthland of the free;
Where wanderers from afar may come
And breathe the air of liberty.
Still may her flowers untrammeled spring,
Her harvest wave her cities rise,
And yet while Time shall fold his wing,
Remain earths loveliest paradise"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-05-11

charge of being partner in the profits OF
an Illicit distilery while acting as assessor
of internal revenue, agreeing with the dis
tillers that they should pay no tax. Ever
since Hamilton, one of the committee
clerks, was compelled to drop out on &C
count of the indignation excited against
him for naming his son after John Wilkes
Booth, the officials of the House have
been stepping down and out, one after
the other, as the records and regulations
which they thought they had left far be-
hind, have caught up to them.
The committee on foreign affairs have
reported adversely on the resolution to
give public reception to Dom Pedro, on
his arrival in Washington. They put it
on the ground of his expressed wish to
travel inc0g, but it is probable that his
rather ungraciouS snub of secretary Fish
and his party, in New York harbor, is at
the bottom of it.
The Emma mine investigation, which
was supposed TO be drawing to a close,
has taken on new phrase. Parke was
asked the other day what he had made out
Of his Emma mine speculations, and re-
fused to answer. The committee will in
Sist, and there is a prospect OF more i'm
prisonment for contempt, habeas corpus
writs, and all that sort Of thing.
BY sort of natural law Of gravitation
and affinity the House committee on the
District Of Columbia, has got down to
the cess pools Of Washington, and are
now investigating the oderless excavating
company, in regard to a contract awarded
to them by the Board of Health for the
removal of night soil. The prospects for
for stirring up smell are unusually good.
Members of Congress are beginning to
weary Of the long session, and are anX-
ious to get home. 1t will soou be time
for the Democrats to be setting up their
Presidential pins, and nearly every men,
Der thinks that his presence will be neceS-
sary in his district, to keep things straight.
Accordingly the advisability of fixing a
time for the adjournment of Congress-, is
being discussed, and an effort will be
made to have the 10th or 18th day of June
named as the day. This programme will
necessitate night sessions and close at
tention to work, more systematic meth
cd of doing business, less talk and more
of the spirit of conciliation than has yet
been exhibited. But even under the most
favorable circumstances it would seem to
be impossible for them to finish up the
business of Congress within the time des-
ignated. The legislation appropriation
bill has now been before the House for
thirty-three days, and up to this time,
only thirty-seven out of sixty-seven pages
have been acted upon. At this rate it
will take another month to dispose of it
and send it over to the Senate, where it is
certain to be loaded down with amend
ments that will require cammittees of con
ference and consume great deal of time.
If the Senate should decide that it has
jurisdiction in the Belknap case, and pro-
ceedS to a trial, it will render an early
adjournment still more improbable. TAX
ing all these things into consideration, ii
looks as though the session might be pro-
tracted until the latter part Of July, OF
even into August. MALAYSIA.
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Japan, and cotton from Mississippi to b,
manufactured in the Alps and returned II
New York to supply in part our own de
mands.
Zurich's population proper is but 60,
600, though a 100000 live around the
lake and near the city. The hard times
so prevalent elsewhere have affected the
Swiss but little. The reason is, people
here live within their means Like the
citizens OF France, every Swiss is ambi
tious only to reach moderate income and
then stop. He may stop at $4,000, but
then from that moment on he counts his
expenses and lives inside of his income
His money is put into the bonds of the
State and every man is a creditor of his
country. The moment Swiss or French
loan is issued it is grabbed up at home by
the small capitalists and is kept there
The result in France is, she has the best
credit of all the nations Of the world
Revolutions and wars, rebellions and de-
feats never impair French credit. In
France and Switzerland dollar is dol
lar always. Results are, safe business
and prosperity. If we at home would
overcome our financial difficulties we must
do it by every man resuming specie pay,
ment himself, that is, by avoiding debt
by living cheaply and saving part of ev-
cry days earnings. The corruption and
the extravaganza that killed Rome can
kill America also. We must learn to &c
We must read good books rejecting
the experience of the past and trust
our own consciences. The country
is full of political parasites and vii
lains. They must be abolished, or they
will abolish the country. No honest man
should dare go to the polls and vote tc
put man in place if that man does not
carry unbounded proofs of honesty. Tc
do so is to collude with crime. There
ar2, God knows, enough honest men and
fit to fill all places of trust in the country
Let us trust none others. The curse o1
our country has been professional politi
clans, speculation, and fast living. The
two latter grew out of the war. The first
are race of parasites that precede disas
ter, as grasshoppers once preceded the
plague. There is nothing that astonishes
Europeans-thoughtful ones, to-day, sc
much as the character of the men whom
Americans choose to fill positions of trust
why" said German traveller of dis
tinction once, "on visiting Washington, ]
found that there was scarely true repre-
sentative of the American people there
Were | to judge Americans by them
selves, | would say they are the best peo
pie in the world Were / to Judge then
by what they call their politicians,
would say they are the worst
S. H. NJ. BYERs.