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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

The Mississippi politicians are talk
ing brayely about iInpeaching Governor
Ames. What the high crimes and mis-.
demeaners are have not been specified.
The Senatorial contest in Iowa is
growing fervid and peppery. Belknap.
Harlan and Kirkwood are the leading
aspirants. Each party processes to be
certain Of his own election; but Belknap
seems to have the most votes.
Randall offered q general amnesty
bill in favor Of all who had taken part
against the government in the late re-
bellion. Blaine offered a substitute, but
excepting JEFF. Davis. from amnesty privi-
leges. So now the issue stands-who
Will vote for JEFF Davis, or against him.
The pill is not even sugtr-eoated.
Some Of the Republican politicians
In South Carolina are on the anxious
seat, fearing a Democratic victory in
that State next trll. They say that it is
understood that the Dem ocratic National
Committee have promised to send $780,
600 into the State for campaign purposes,
and the resident Democrats promise
$50,000 more. Money makes the mule
20.
HON. ALEX. II. STEPHENS proclaims
himself as utterly opposed to the COM
monty accepted two-thirds rule in DEM
ocratic nominating conventions. In a
recent conversation with friend, ON
being told that it was understood that
he favored the two-thirds rule, Mr..
Stephens exclaimed: "Never, neveri
i always opposed it. 1t is, utterly un-
democratic, and no Democrat has ever
been nominated for Governor under it
lin Georgia. The only reason why it was
ever adopted In our National Conven-
tion was simply to preserve the har-
mony Of Democratic theories. 1t was
supposed that if bare majority nominat-
Fed in the National Convention, 1t might
Happen that it would not be vote oil a
majority of the States, and hence the
Itwo-thirds rule was adopted in order to
make sure OF q nomination by majority
of the States. Oh, mol am opposed to
the two-thirds. rule. think it mon-
ster. 1t is only the majority rule that
will make smooth and harmonious
| nomiuation.U
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

NEW WORKERS are uttering lamenta-
tions over the alarming diminution Of
the grain trade in that city. The report
OF Mr.. Walker, the statistieian of their
Produce Exchange, shows that New
York has lost nearly one-fourth of her
grain trade, while the other Atlantic
cities have gained. BY comparison of
the first nine months of the years 1874
and 1875 respectively, loss to New
York of about 100000 of bushels is
shown. During the same period the
grain trade of Boston, Portland, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and New Orleans has
materially increased. In looking around
for the cause of this material falling of
in her trade, New York finds that by
her expensive system Of transfers she is
driving off this important trade. In
that city the charges amount to foui
cents per bushel, while at Boston, Phila'
deiphia and Baltimore the cost is moi
quite one cent and half per bushel
This difference of 80 80 per hundred
bushels is an item, when the bushels
run up to millions. This matter is i'm.
portant for our Western men to know.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
Petroleum ON the Jump.

The Petroleumites, says the Titusyille
rise in oil-going UP, right up, clear up!
When the world was overstocked with
petroleum, and the "pumpers" were
called upon to halt a little while, SO that
the demand would raise the price to
something over fifty cents a barrel, there
was no malt made. They Kept on pump
ing as though there were an ocean OF oil
down below. In 1878 and 1874 the yield
greatly exceeded the consumption, and
the stock accumulated. Now the de-
asand lis reviving rapidly; and behold !!
the subterranean supplies pre- beginning
to show signs OF exhaustion. In 1875
the consumption greatly exceeded the
supply; and the accumulated stock is
growing small by degrees and beautiful
W less; so that there is now, as report
ed, not more than three months supply
above ground, while the quantity re-
manning below is manifestly uncertain.
1t can not be but that there is an end
somewhere to the deposits OF petroleum;
for it can not be presumed that the whole
concavity Of the globe is filed with oil.
And it may be with coal oil, as some.
times is with coal, that the natural de.
posits are coming to an end in the terri
tory which for years has been so indie
iatigably bored and pumped. SO look
out for corner In coal OIL
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

current expenses Of the Government
was less than $9,oOo,OOO per annum.
And one of the loudest condemnations
of the succeeding administration OF
John Quincy Adams was on account Of
the great extravaganza in raising the
annual expenditure Of the Government
to $l8,ooo,OoO per year. How strangely
such figures look contrasted with the
immense sums now called for to meet
the current expenses of the Govern
ment. Certainly, the country has grown
since then, and its expenses of govern
ment would necessarily be increased,
but not by any means in such proper
tion if our habits of economy were as
rigid now AS then. We are becoming
wickedly wastetul and extravagant in
our public expenditure.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
The Locust Plague.

A bill has been presented in Congress
by Mr.. Harvey, of Kansas, to provide
for scientific investigation into the ma
ture and habits of the Rocky Mountain
loeusts, which have committed such
fearful devastation over an immense
area Of territory, of which Kansas seems
to have been the focus. The matter has
been referred TO the standing Committee
on Agriculture.
We do not know whether this refer
enee was the best thing to do or not.
That committee is proverbially slow and
hesitating in its movements; and this
thing demands prompt and energetic ac-
tion. The mischief heretofore done by
those frightful pests'has been incalcula-
BILE. Their myriad numbers are increas-
ing from year to year, and they are over
spreading q still wider and wider area
OF territory; SO tnat their rayages are
becoming something fearful. II contn-
ued In ths same ratio OF increase obsery-
able for tie past two years, it is not too
much to presume that before long the
lalTCSt pOTblvn5 VI tuO WhuiO 1A 1AAoofooAPPA
Valley may be desolated by this devour-
ing plague.
1t is true that, generally, nature itself
is found to furnish remedy fer such
exceptional evils. But this should not
be an excuse for neglecting an investi-
CATION into the matter with the view of
instituting some remedial means to pre-
vent the recurrence Of those terrible
rayages that have been already exper-
fenced, and which threatened starva-
tion 20 whole communities OF our citi-
zens.
A thorough examination Of their his
tory and habits could not fail to indicate
some mode by which their increase
could be prevented, and perhaps their
myriad swarms could be exterminated.
AtaII events the calamity of their visi.
tation is becoming SO wide. spread and
alarming as to demand every possible
effort to discover some remedy against
its recurrence. This effort Is due to the
population which have been annual suf
terers from this unaceountable vista
lion, and which threatens the. ruin Il
the agriculture OF whole States.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

Hon. L. Q. q. LAMAR has been unan-
imously nominated by the Mississippi
Legislature for United States Senator.
This is, of course, equivalent to an cleo
tion. Col. Lamar has achieved a high
reputation with his party as an able
member OF the House; and we doubt
whether his transfer to the Senate will
be found beneficial to his party or to his
own reputation. The Senate is very
damp place for inexperienced Congress
men. While the House may be called a
ballroom, the Senate is cavern. In
the one is festiyity, in the other is
solemnity.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

Company laying frog and securing a
crossing. On the approach oftrains the
engine would run on the siding. resum-
ing it's place when the trains had passed.
Last evening (Jan. 81 as soon as the en-
gine had passed on the siding, about 200
l iDorers, in the employ OF the Delaware
and Bound Brook road, suddenly an-
peared and tore up the siding, and built
a temporary structure to enable them to
go on with their work. The Pennsylva-
mia road officials, being informed of the
act, sent an engine and broke through
this temporary structure, but in doing
so it ran off the track and was Knocked
down t6s hill. Meantime the frog was
put down, and u Bound Brook engine
placed ON 1t and chained down to the
ties with immense chains, and a barri-
cade OF. rails aud wood built around it.,
Excitement became intense, and 800
people were GA the ground this morn
ing"
And now comes the Chancellor and
decides that the frog shall be laid and
the obstruction removed. Tne war is
over.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
An Orange Plantation.

A Florida correspondent Of the Boston
Globe writes, under date of Dec. 80, as
follows about oranges and lemons:
We have Just been across the river to
see Col. Harris grove Of seven acres con-
taIning TOO trees. He has already sent
to market-110, 600 oranges, and has still
on mis- trees 350, 900. One OF the trees is
ruli OF oranges Weighing on an average
over pound each. The Florida man
without an orange grove in his back yard
don't amount 10 much. Some OF the
trees have 800 oranges on them, though
many have even more than that. AT
Sanford we haye seen lemon tree from
which Z, 900 lemons had been picked, and
there were 1000 still leis on IT,, II filled
the air with delightful odoi, but made
ones stomach ache to think hoS cheap
Lemonade must be. The orange tres is a
beauty, with its dark, glossy, green
leaves and golden fruit. One owner
here will ship over 1,000,0 600 oranges this
season. They cost here, packed, three
cents apiece--on the trees, two cents
apiece.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

DIR. LINDEMAN seems to favor the es-
of branch mint at Indian
apolis, on the grounds that the present
unoccupied United States Arsenal at
that place could be utilized for the pur-
poses OF mint. The probability is that
the alterations requisite to convert an
Arsenal Into a Mint would cost more
than the erection of new building; and
then it would not be fit for mint pur.
poses,
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
ONDAY..............~..JANUARY 10
MIR. HOLMAN, a member of the Com

Mr.. HOLMAN, member of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, has expressed
the opinion that the expenses of the
government for the current year can be
cut down $43, 100000 less than the esti-
mates call for. That is a pretty good
bonanza to save, and we believe 1t can
be done. We hope Mr.. Holman will see
to it that his opinion be verified. But
we must have works as we'll as faith in
order to bring about the desired result.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

In 1920, during the Presidency OF
James Monroe, the total sum required
Tor all purposes by the Government
amounted to but S2l,OO0,OOO. or this
sum more than one-aalf was for pay
ment VI q public debt Of S5,09D,o0O ana
Tor other Hens outside of the current
expenses ~ lhe Government; so that
a. ~ omo,iht actually expended tor the
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10
All About a Frog.

We read about small rsilroad war in
New Jersey, and about the Governor
ordering out troops to keep the peace
and suppress insurrectlon. AMI this Is
what all the row Is about, viz:
"Fer some time past the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has kept an engine
on the track at Hopewell TO prevent the
Delaware ana Bound Brook Railroad
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

REV. DR.. CUMMING, the noted Second
Adventist, has announced the end Of the
world as coming in September, 1876.
Fortunately, this will give us time to
finish up our Centennial jubilee. but it
will play hob with the Presidential elec-
tim
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

THE timidlty OF both parties in Con-
gress about taking hold of the hard
money issue, would remind one of q
pair of tom-cats trying to catch gold
fish; they both want thesfsh, but both
are afraid of the water.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-10

Thirty-three years have passed since
the Introduction OF DR.. Bulbs Cough
Syrup, and it still stands unriyalied.
Price rs cents; five bottles $1.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-16
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Circulation 2,700.
TILDEN ELECTED.

The dispatches and news during the
past week have only confirmed the elec-
ton ofTilden and Hendricks. Louisiana
and Florida have certainly chosen Til
den electors, and in South Carolina prob
ably. There is no possible doubt of this
and all fair men will concede it.
It now looks as ifblunders on the part
of our political opponents would con-
found and defeat themselves in spite of
all their trickery. Reports from Wiscon-
sin, Vermont and Oregon show Republi-
can blunders that elect Democratic elec.
tor in each of those States. In Vermont
and Oregon, Republicans voted for an
elector who was ineligible, under the
Constitution, by reason of holding Fed
eral Office. By an error in Wisconsin
many friends of Hayes voted for but
nine electors instead of ten. These er-
rors may give Tilden three more, making
1877, leaving out South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana. The Returning Boards
in these States will report in few days,
when we hope to show good majority
for Tilden. In the mean time let all wait
in patience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-16

THERE is a crisis in the Republican
party just now. 1t is victory or DEATH
The desperate leaders realize the ex-
tremity and emergency. They are sche
ming and plotting to rescue their "los
cause" Two of their diabolical agent
are Chamberlain in South Carolina, and
Kellogg in Louisiana, backed by Grant,
Chandler, Cameron and the military
Already has the country witnessed the
spectacle of the President. sending the
military into States on the eve of cleo
tion, thus violating the Constitution
which he had sworn tosupport, thus out
raging the rights of citizens at the insti-
CATION of a set of .carpet-bag politicians.
The best men of South Carolina, lawyers,
clergymen, business men, &C., remonstra-
ted, but without avail. The revolution
airy scheme was put in practice to please
Governor Chamberlain, who was can
didate for reelection.
In Louisiana it is Kellogg upon whom
the Republicans depend,to manipulate
the returns. No one need be told who
Kellogg is, for they all know him as tie
fgurehead of the whole carpet-bag mon
strosity, the arch schemer at the bottom
of all the broils and outrages of that State.
Developments will soon show whether
the Republican party is to be placed in
such a position before the world. We
shall see whether that party is prepared
to sanction such outlawry and violation
of the Constitution. 1t will certainly be
a dangerous venture, for we apprehend
the American people are in earnest, and
that is why Samuel j. lilden has ma
jority of half & million of the popular
vote. We would say BEWARE!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-16
THE new ORLEANS CONFERENCE.
The Plan Submitted by the Leading
Democrats There Present.

The following papers, telegraphed from
New Orleans last night, explains ITSELF
New ORLEANS, Nov. "A, 1876.
To the Hon. STANLEY Mathsws, 9ameS
n, Garfield, 10An 4. Logan, Wt1Ham
D. Kelley, 5oAn 4. Kasson, :. h"0tn
Dity, 9ohn II. ShOOn6eyg, William
M. EVarts, E. W. StOngAton, John
H. Dir, and others.
The undersigned arrived here yester-
day. They came in answer to telegram
from the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, Chair
man of the National Democratic Com
mittee, dated at New York, November
10, 1876. The undersigned are informed
that you have come here at the request
of the President of the United States, to
see that the Board of Canvassers make a
fair count of the vote actually cast
While in the late canvass you gave your
support to Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler,
as candidates for President and Vice
President and the undersigned gave
their support to Tilden and Hendricks
for those offices, they feel assured that
all good citizens of all parties regard an
honest count and true return of vote
actually cast of greater moment than the
success of any candidate for office and
are ready to do all that honorable men
should do to secure such a return Of the
vote cast at the late election in the State
of Louisiana, which assumes more than
ever before National importance, and
upon which, in this crisis may depend
the very existence Of Constitutional gov
ernment. The undersigned, therefore,
in view Of the unhappy controversies
which have heretofore arisen from the
action Of the returning Board of the State
where its action could not in any event
change the result of a Presidential elec.
ton, and in view of the desire of all good
men that effect should be given to the
will of the majority, as lawfully express
ed, respectfully ask you, or such of you
as are present, to meet and confer with
them personally, or through committees,
as may be deemed most wise, in order
that the influence we possess may be ex-
erted in behalf of such canvass of the
votes actually cast as by its fairness and
shall command the respect
and acquiescence ofthe American people
of all parties. Yours respectfully. 20.
John M, Palmer, Ill. Henry Watterson,
Ky. Lyman Trumbull, Ill. J.W. Ste
vehson, Ky. VIM. R. Morris, III. H.
D. McHenry, Ky. Sam. ]. Randall, Pa.
o. Orendorfer, N Y. A. J. Curtin, Pa.
]. B. Stallo, Ohio. VIM. Bigler Pa, L,
v Bogy, Mo. J. E. Mcdonald, Ind.
Jas 0. Broadhead. Mo. J. R, Doolittle.
Wis. c. Gibson Mo. Geo. B. Smith.
Wis. ]. Lee Carroll Md. Geo. w,
Julian, Ind. VIM. F. Hamilton, Md,
M, D. Manson, Ind. W. Y. Sumner.
Conn. John Love, Ind
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-16
LATER ELECTION RETURNS.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN FLORIDA.
$1,000 Democratic Majority in Louisiana
NEW YORK.

New YORK, Nov. II The latest dis
patches show increased Democratic ma
jority in Florida. Tilden's majority in
that state is not less than I,4oo. No
change in the South Carolina reports.
The electoral majority in Louisiana is
$3.50. The returns in the three states are
nearly complete. w. J. PELToN.
FROM FLORIDA.
CHICAGO, Nov. IA dispatch to the
Chicago Times, from Jacksonville, Fla,
says: Total Democratic majority in
twenty two counties, 6,858. Total Re-
publican majority in Republican counties
$50. This gives Republican majority
of IL, with the following counties, all
Democratic, to hear from, and in which
the Republican party has never polled
400 votes at any election. These coun-
ties gave Democratic majorities in 1874.
as follows; Brevard, 7S; Calhoun, 90;
Dade, III; Franklin, 79; Holmes; 1876;
Mrnatee, I72-Total 749. We have had
partial returns from some of those coun-
ties which increase the Democratic ma
jority to over 600, with almost an absolute
certainty that it will reach 900 or 200.
Tilden's majority will be about 200 less
than the above, which is the majority on
the State ticket. Evidence that fraud is
contemplated, thickens. The votes of
this county were canvassed by an illegal
board and against the protest ofthe coun,
ty judge, who is member Of the board
and who refused to acknowledge the
legality Of the canvass.