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follow the adoption of the amendments now
under consideration. 1t, like those we have
suggested, strikes at the poor man. and
strikes hard 1t does not discriminate be-
tween races, hut between conditions. Pow
crty and misfortune and want are crimes in
the estimation of the Democratic party Of
Virginia. It is the dollar that is respected.
Manhood Is made subordinate. The dignity
of human nature is secondary to the gloss
of silver and gold. The mind and soul bear
no comparison to the gains in the filthy lt-
Gre, wrcnchcd from the toilcrs Of society, in
the estimation and legislation of this great
Reform party OF Virginia White men and
black men are alike brought under con-
dcmnation of Democratic fAvutlalism, and
made to bow their necks to the opprcssor's
yoke.
Is there white man in tile broad limits Of
the Commonwealth, Of the class which is
proposed to be made IL slave of by these Dem
ocratic amendments to the Constitution, whose
blood does not boil with indignant scorn at
the proposed despotism? Is there one
who will not dare to assert the dignity Of his
manhood, his heayen-born rights, in repndi-
ating a party that would thus grind him to
the earth, and fix upon him the brand OF
vassal? We warn the people against the
design of these Democratic marplots
who are scheming and plotting to wrest from
them their rights, and place it in the power
Of the few to tyranizc and Cypress the many.
They will tell you that the present Consti-
tuition is the work OF q s:black and tan Con-
vention, that it is 4 yankee invention, :"
and that for these reasons it should be torn
to pieces. Remember, however, to answer
them, that it secures you your rights, that it
provides for the education OF your children,
that it is based upon the dignity Of manhood,
that its aim is to stimulate and elevate the
masses, to feed and expand yonr mental and
moral forces, and enable you. to comprehend
the great design OF Him in whose image YOU
are made.
As you value the rights you now enjoy
as YOU appreciate the great boons of cdnca
ton and liberty now secured TO you, We
plead with TIE people to stcrnly rebuke at the
ballot box the dcspicab'e tricksters who are
plotting for the cns!aycmcnt OF the toilers of
society.
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The yellow fever has been brought to
Hampton Roads, by 4 schooner from Savan-
nall
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lion. George IT. Cramer. Of New York,
though Democrat, repullates Tildenism
and declares for Hayes ana Wheeler.
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The Dispatch is trying to inspire courage
in the frightened Democracy, by assuring
them the ratio of increase in Republican Con-
gressmen shown in Ohio and Indiana, if
maintained in all the other States, will still
leave Democratic rnsJorify in the House of
ten or fifteen. This is cold comfort. The
next Congress will be Republican as will be
the next President. The people are disgust
ed with Democratic fictions about reform and
economy. They understand what kind of
reform is before them, should the calamity
ever befall the country of Democratic ascen-
dency in tie administration of public affairs.
The present herd of shams and pretenders
willshave to die out, and another generation
come upon the public arena, more practical,
and actuated by different designs thar. those
who are now controlling the Democracy.
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The Democratic press is claiming that
Tilden is entitled to the credit of arrestlng
Tweed. That.is about the baldest piece of
effrontery yet manifested. Tilden and his
friends doubtless had knowledge of the di-
rection Tweed had taken, but their detectives
took another track. Whilst Tweed was on
the briny pillows, Tilden's detectives were
hunting him on sleds in Canada, and report
ed that they had scared him up once. but
that he had eluded them. This was all sham.
The State department, however, was not
mislcad by this device. Ii quietly was at
work OH the genuine scent, and came up
with Tilden's friend in s Spanish port
Tweed is the last man Tiiden desired 10 sec.
lie had connived at his escape, and his ar
rest and return is one Of the gloomiest events
in Tlden's history. Developments yet to be
made will more than likely settle the qucs-
ton about the arrest ard how far Tilden was
engaged in it.
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In All the Department,
CARPETS, CARPETS,


Berlin and Germantown Woods:
trey and white Yarns:
Single and double Zaphyrs
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w AsHINGToN CITY. VIRGINIA MIDLAND
w AND GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
Double Daily Trains between Baltimore and the
South and Southwest.
Commencing Sunday. October 9Th. Passenger
Trains will run aS follows:
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Among the States given to Hayes there is
none upon which any reasonable doubt can
be cast, whilst in the Tilden column the Re
pnblicans have hopes OF carrying Florida,
South Carolina and Louisiana.
AThe number OF votes required to elect is lS5.
II Tildcn should carry New York and indi-
ana, he will still fall short by 10 votes OF sui
ficient to elect. Ii he should carry New
York, Indiana, and New Jersey he would be
defeated by one vote. provided he carried
none other of the doubtful States. The vote
of North Carolina without New Jersey,
would also elect him.
II Hayes carries all the States conceded to
him and should carry New York alone, he
will have seven more than sufficient to elect.
II he should lose both New York and Indi-
ana and carry all the other doubtful States.
his election is also assured.
With Il 'ssolid South for Tilden, which
will include Delaware and North Caro-
lima, which VIC put down in the doubtful col
umn. he would have 13S certain: add to these
Now York and Indiana, and he will have
1888, or three more than sufficient to elect
1t will thus be seen that the battlefield OF
the contest is the State New York.
We take the above table and speculation
from the Baltimore american. Itccrtainly Is Il
very liberal one for Tildcn. and exceedingly
illiberal for Hayes. We do not regard Con-
as at all doubtful; and we think that New
York, Indiana and Oregon, are almost GER
tain for Hayes-53 votcs-making "A votes
more than the american has given to the
Republicans. Add these to the 157 conceded
by every one who is not Il fit subject for an
insane asylum, we have 23l votes. Add
then Louisiana, South Carolina, Floritla-l9
votes we have $50 electoral votes, which
may, with reasonable probability, be counted
on for the Republicans.
The only States Which thus far have elect
ed members of the next Congress are Maine,
Vermont, Ohio and Indiana. At present
they are represented by twenty Republicans
and twenty-one Democrats; in the next
House they will have thirty Republicans and
eleven Democrats. This is good begin
nirg. The democrats have one majority in
these States, in the present Congress, while
the Republicans will have nineteen majority
in the same States in the next Congress.
This is equal to change in the voting
strength of the parties of So votes. The
Democratic majority now is about Is A gain
OF is members in the States yet to hold cleo
tons will give the next Congress to the Re.
publicans. There is no doubt but that the
Republicans will have a decided majority in
the Congress, and with the Senate and EX-
ecutive Republican, we may look for col
lapse of the Democracy and all end to the
terrorism now careering over the South.
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Removal! Removal +!

G. c. YEA Il he, -
PRACTICAL
WA KER 81 JEWEL .F,re
with 23 years experience,
Has removed to Hirsh's old stand, next door TO
Gabriel Hirsh's Variety store, Main street where
will be found nice assortment of
WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY 4 SPE(yrAcr
~ Fine Watches and Jewelry repaired in the
best manner and qoaTTanted.
My friends and customers will please rive me a
call q q YEAKIE
P.S.-Mr. HENRY RICHTER is with mo and will
be glad to see his friends. oct 10
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The democratic nominees are now post
ing the books and giving the probable re-
suit OF the Presidential election. In order
to figure up for Tilden LIS electoral votes,
seven less than enough to elect him, they
give him Indiana, Oregon, New York, Con-
necticut and North Carolina-G3-not one
of which will he get. So take these G3 from
the IT'S, and it leaves him lis, even if he re-
ceives that many, for, Mississippi will vote
for Hayes if a fair election can be had. They
also place among the doubtful States, Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, California, Florida,
Louisiana, Nevada and New Jersey-all OF
which will vote for Hayes. An enthusiastic
democratic arithmetician is curiosity about
this time. Especially when it is all over the
election Of a suit of blue jeans to ill the ex-
ecutvc chair of Indiana.
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FIannels. FInIlnels.

Red. Grey, Blue and White Flannel:
Medicated FlanneIS
Opera and Sacking Fiannels, and numerous
other Goods.
COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES
LEVY BROTHERS,
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THE STORE Is CLOSED ON SATURDAYS
oct 10
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addressing an Intelligent audience. 1t was
very clear that Mr.. Daniel has a poor opin-
ion OF the party and the cause he is cham
pioning, and we might say, of a Staunton
audience. from his reiteration Of the Ere
form" pretensc, and the earnestness with
which he rung it out, rs though it was some
thing entirely new. That has been heard
before, and the effect it has had in this local
ity may be imagined from the nomination
by the Democratic Reform Convention, of a
salary grabber and salary keeper for Con-
gress. And they all clamor for Harris and
Reform, with the salary grab in Harris
pocket.
There is just about rs much sincerity in
the clamor for Reform by the Democrats
generally as there is with Harris. Harris
will denounce Radicals, proclaim for Tilden,
Reform and Retrenchment, just as does Mr..
Daniel, but he will never reform ont of his
pocket any OF that five thousand dollars
known and read of men as the salary grab.
And this is a fair specimen OF what demo.
cratic reform would be, were the calamity
to befal the country Of Tilden's election.
To conclude with Mr.. Daniel. Taking
out OF his speech several graceful express
sions and tributes, the sentiment expressed
by Conservatives with whom we have con-
versed, is that of disappointment. His re-
marks were not adapted to the audience he
addressed. and there is no hesitancy with
men OF his own party in condemning che
address as one improper to be made before
an intelligent and refined assemblage. He
will have to bring forth fruit meet for re-
pentance before he will be able to attract a
hearing such as he had in Staunton on Tues
day night So good bye, Mr.. Daniel, and
NAV YOU learn us Won GROW older
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present themselves in considering this insult
ing and despotic proposition, designed to
constitute an clgarchy in Virginia, and in
vest with arbitrary power a favored few of
the State, we will call attention to the 3rd
and 4th propositions. constituting part of
the general purpose to strike at the weak
and protect the strong.
''Petit larceny" is made, upon conviction,
to work disfranchisement. 1t matters not
upon what kind Of evidence conviction is
founded, whether for political purposes or
not, if the accused is humble and poor, with
out friends, his degradation might be consid-
cred justifiable for political ends, whether he
was guilty or not. Stranger things have hap
pened, and the history of the past is not such
as to warrant us in the conclusion that they
will not occur again. The Acknowledgement,
too, is virtually perpetual. For power that
would deprive for political effect would not
restore.
But the duelist may Kill OF MAIN his an
tagonist, violate the laws OF God and man,
bring misery and want upon the innocent,
yet the Legislature is empowered under this
amendment to restore him to the full rights
OF citizenship, condoue his offence, and de-
clare him entitled to the dignity of an cleo
tor, although his hands and soul may be red
with the blood of his neighbor.
1t is very obvious that there is running
through all the propositions a we'll settled
and we'll defined purpose to deprive the
poor man OF the right to participate in the
affairs Of the governmental reflect his sem
timents and protect his interests through the
instrumentality of the ballot.
The road law. one Of the legitimate off
springs Of the amendments heretofore adop-
ted, is in keeping with the results that will
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4 cow belonging to Mr.. John NJ. Kiser, OF
Dayton, buckingham county, gave birth to
triplets which are living, and which he
named rilden. Hendricks and Reform, which
will kill them.
, 1876-01-27

The New Boar YARD. - Mr..
Yarno, the proprietor of the new
boat yard on Mechanics wharf,
intends going over to Port Mad
ison to obtain the lumber
for finishing the new sloop yacht
which he is building. The frame
work is already up and he thinks
he can have her in the water in
the course of a few weeks. She
is 81 feet long, II feet beam and
scales about 18 tons, carpenters
measurement, and will be the
largest as well.a the handsom-
est sloop yacht in these waters.
Her breadth of beam is SO great
in proportion to her length that
she will carry an immense
amount of sail. Mr.. Yarno is
making arrangements to procure
the lumber for the rest of his
boats from the Madison mills.
He will have quite a little fleet
in the water before the boating
season commences.
, 1876-01-27
N OTICE.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

"HEREAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office. in letter dated Ju-
ly Sth, 1877 !, ordered that the lands in Township
23 North, Range East, in the district of lands
for sale at Olympia, W. T., shoald be withheld
:" from disposal as agricultural lands until the
nonmineral character thereof shall have been
fully established" And, whereas, Thomas Null
10y. of KING County, W. T., who made preemp-
tion fling d. s. No 3400, for land in said Town.
ship and Range, viz: The S. E. i of Section
2S. and now makes application to m Ike his
final entry Of said land, and has filed in this
office his affidavit declaring that there is not
within the limits of said land. to his knowledge.
any coal or other valuable mineral deposit. and
that said land is essentially nonmineral land.
Now, therefore, i'll accordance with lnstruc-
tions from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. it is ordered that testimony touch
ing the character of said land shall be taken
before the Clerk of the United States District
Court, at his Office, in Seattle, King county, W.
T., on the fifth day OF February. A. ID. 1876, be-
ginning at . O'Clock P. NJ. at which place and
time all persons having interest in the matter
OF the character of the above described land
are required to appear and there and then to
present such evidence as may serve to fully
establish the character of said tract of Lane.
Given under our hand, at the United States
District Land Office at Olympia, W. t., this
9th day of December A. d. 1875.
J.T. BROWN. Register.
ROBERT. &. STUART. Receiver
, 1876-01-27

A. MANS CHINESE NE1GHBoRs.-The
Raleigh IN. Co. News reports that Rev.
DIR. Pritchard. of that city. referred in
his Thanksgiving sermon to a CONVEX
satlon held some years ago between
DIR. Thomas E. Skinner, formerly of
Raleigh, now of Georgia, and an anti
missionaryist. Dr.. Skinner, lie said,
was soliciting aid for foreign missions,
and applied to this gentleman, who
promptly repulsed him with the reply,
Il don't believe in foreign missions.
l won't give anything except to home
missions, I want what give to benefit
my neighbors.
"Well. " replied DR.. Skinner, whom
do you consider your neighbors?''
"Why, those around me-" replied the
brother.
do you mean those whose lands
join yours?"
"Yes."
"Well. said DR.. Skinner, "how much
land do you own?"
"Abont 500 aores."
"How far down do you own?" in
quired DR.. Skinner.
"Why never thought of it before,
but suppose I own half way through"
Exactly" said DR.. Skinner, II sup
pose you do, and want this money for
the Chinese the men whose land joins
yours on the bottom"
The hardened brother had never
thought of that. and gave good sum
for foreign missions.
, 1876-01-27

TAKING ToLL.-A gentleman of an
autobiographic turn relates how he was
instructed In the custom of taking toll.
by sprightly widow, during a noon
light sleigh-ride with merry party
He say:
"The lively widow L. sat in the same
sleigh, under tho same buffalo robe
with me.
"Oh! oh! don't, don't, she exclaim-
ed. as We came to the first bridge, at the
same time catching me by the arm and
turning her veiled face towards me,
while her little eyes twinkled through
the moonlight.
"'Don't what?' as cd. I'm not
doing anything
"'Well, but thonsht you were go
Ing to take toll. replied the widow.
"'Toll!' I rejoined. What's that?'
"'Well, I declared cried the widow,
her lear laugh ringing out above the
nusic of the bells. you pretend you
don't know what toll is?"
"'Indeed don't then. I said laugh
ing; explain if you please
You never heard, then,' said the
widow, most provokingly-'you never
heard that when you are on q sleigh
ride the gentleman always-that is.
sometimes-when they cross a bridge
claim q kiss and call it toll. But
never pay it.
81 said that had never heard of it
before; but when We came to the next
bridge I claimed the toll and the widows
struggles to hold the vail over her face
we're not enough to tear it. At last the
vail was removed, her round, rosy face
was turned directly towards mine, and
, 1876-01-27

RosEBURG, Jan. 10. = Considerable
excitement is on the streets this morn
ing caused by the robbery of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'S treasure box. This
morning the box was found broken
open, with waybills and other papers
scattered around it. Twenty-three doll
lars in coin was stolen. It is supposed
that the thief effect an entrance through
an Office window where pane of glass
was out. The express Office door was
found open this morning but is thought
to have been opened from the inside.
No clue to the thieves, or thief, has yet
been obtained.
Mr.. Arthur Strong fell from his dray
yesterday afternoon and sustained a
fracture of the leg. fortunately, he
holds policy in the Accident Insurance
Company of Canada, and will receive
an allowance during his illness.
The wreck of the ship Orpheus has
disappeared from the shore of Copper
Island almost as mysteriously as she
went on.
Panthers destroyed sixteen out of
drove of 1873 sheep, on the Cowichan
trail, Wednesday night.
Messrs. Glendenning, Lawson. Hall,
Fox and Jones, all British Columbians,
took Passage on board the steamer
Elysia sailing from New York for Glas-
gov on the 25th ult.
, 1876-01-27

EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY.-The fol-
lowing strange account Of a "a. 'csl oc :
currecce at Toulouse is rdbiisted by
the Paiis Steele, Dec. ]; Two men,
Strangers of the place. srr'ied three
d.ts back .oc perm ssh, to ascend to
the top of the tower CT ne old Coz.
de- ers Church, fo ne4lv n.ed as q
srorehouse for fodde., aud which was
par ally buined in 1871. Leave was
s.ented; bet shortly terwaId the two
men we4e seen to lem over tue parapet,
locked in each others a.los, and then
fail to the ground. One, who appeared
to be the principal, and wore a dec-
Grafton in his butsol-hole, was taken
up dead; the other was only stunned,
and. ON being carried to the hospital,
made this extraordinary statement: The
deceased. he said. was an engineer, and
had formed with him plan to rob the
Bank of Toulouse by means of sub
terranean passage leading to the cellars
of that establishment, and which had
been in course of construction for sew
eral months previously. The work was
terminated and the plan was to be car
ried out an hour later. His accomplice
then induced him to go to tho top of the
tower. on some pretext, and then sud-
deuly seized him by the waist and en-
deavored to throw him from the top in
order, no doubt, to obtain the whole of
the booty. A struggle took place be-
tween them. in the course of which
they both fell over as described. The
cellars of the bank were visited. and
the passage was found almost terminus
ted. Another hours work, and it would
have opened into the floor of the strong
ROOM"
, 1876-01-27

HAVE STooD BY EACH OTHER.-Anoth-
er Smith in the Interior Department!
Secretary Chandler hunted high and low
for an Indian Commissioner, but had
no success ill he struck tile Smith FAM
lily. There were three Smiths engaged
in the noble work of elevating the red
man to the delights of civilization be-
fore this new member of the family was
discovered. What would become of
the Indians were there nc Smiths?
From the time of that little affair be-
tween Pocahontas and Captain John,
the innunerable descendants of those
two immortals have stood by each oth-
er like brothers, -Ne,o York Tribune.
, 1876-01-27
n Office.
TO ALL WHOM II MAY CONCERN:

T7WEREAS THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
w General Land Office, in letter dated Ju-
ly Sth. 1874, ordered that the lands in Township
% n nth, Range East, in the district of laAds
f, sale at Olympia. W. T. should be withheld
- from disposal as agricultural lands until the
nonmineral character thereof shal. have been
fully established And, whereas Patrick O'Con-
nell, of King County. W. T who made pre-.
emption filing, D. S. No. 3i0l. for land i'll said
Township and Range. viz: S. W. i of Section
%, now makes application to make his final
entry of said land, and has filed in this office
his affidavit declaring that there is not within
the limits of said land to his knowledge, any
coal or other valuable mineral deposits, and
that said land is essentially nonmincral land
Now. therefore, in accordance with instruc-
tions from the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, it is ordered that testimony touch
ing the character of said described land shall
be taken before the Clerk OF the United states
District Court, at his Office, in Seattle, King
County, W. T., on the 5th day of February A
D. 1876, beginning at O'Clock p. NJ at which
place and time all persons having interest in
the matter of the character of the above de-
scribed land are required to appear and there
and then 10 present such evidence as may serve
to fully establish the character of said tract of
land.
Given under our hand at the United States
District Land Office, at Olympia, W. T., this
2sth day of December. A. u. 1873
]. 7. BROWN, Register.
ROBERT G.. STUART, Receiver.
, 1876-01-27
pr The Committee of

B@ The Committee of Ar
rangements for the coming cele-
bration, consists of the following
named gentlemen:
Judge J R Lewis, Capt Geo
d Hill, H L Yesler, Col c H
Larrabee, VIM Harrington, John
Leary, John Collins, A W Piper,
G W Hall, VIM Meydenbauer,
W H Humphrey, S F Coombs,
7 S Russell, Benjamin Murphy,
DR. G A Weed, G W Moore, J R
Robbins, G Kellogg, M S Booth
and DIR G V Calhoun.
By order of the Chairman.
, 1876-01-27
FROM DAILY OF FRIDAY,

ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-John
W. Mcdonald, a well-known
"Lava-Bed ranger, was on a
decidedly big time last night.
He went into the house of Will
liams, an old colored man, and
after some words with him,
knocked him down and kicked
him in the head, cutting his face
up badly. Afterwards he went
INTO a downtown saloon and
endeavored to get up a row. AT
ter throwing him out of the
house two or three times the
proprietor gave him in charge
of an officer and was taken to the
lookup. This morning he was
tried before Justice Scott on the
charges of assault and battery
and drunk and disorderly and
fined on the first charge SO and
costs and on the second charge
SIS and costs. On the officer S
attempting to take him to Jail
from the Justices Office, he show
ed fight, and assistance Of the
bystanders had to be procured.