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Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
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The philadelphia Times says the
Prince II. an, of Scrvia, ATTEMPTED 70
run that Goverum OF his own per
sonal interests, and has got iuto
trouble. A conspiracy has been DIS
covered to dethrone him, and put
Prince Karageorgew III his place
The feeling IS So intense upon the
subject that Prince Milan is confined
TO his palace Tor fear of personal vlo-
ience, The Seryians were anxious to
aid the insurgents III Herzegnvina, but
were opposed in this 10y Prince Milan,
WHO, in order TO prevent the legIs!a-.
tive body Of the country from eudOr-
sing the sentiments Of the people, first
moved the meeting place Of tha, body
TO Belgrade, and afterwards to the
royel palace. In this manner he be-
came intensely unpopular at home.
1t tue same time he refused to accep,
the Russian programme in relation t.
the provinces, and in that mauner
earned the hostility of tue Czar aud
his agent in Southern Europe. Ouf
nf these circumstances sprnng the lat
occurTancea at Belgrade. Karageorge
witch is & dependent upon Russia,
and has been for years. Such m"u
are d d3tted about III all the Turkish
possessions. Some of them hold
commissions Ia the Russian aImy
=
vice fund, which is large, and used
without stint when great points are TO
be made and OIL, cts attained. It Is
the Interest OF Russia to have ii rIlilrg
voice Ia tue affairs of tSer.ia, as that
country must .ead in the opposition t.
Turkey. Il is the largest and most
Important of the recajcltrant portions
of Northern Turkey, and it's soldiers
are brave ana determined. This be
ing the case, # i;uesiA CAN mould the
policy and actions OF Servia to her
viii, most important point will be
reached. This is the meaning of the
N rvement against Irince Milan ii
Belgrade. Jht Gar is certain to have
more tha:. Ole string to ms bow Ill
this matter. Wa1ie urging reforms
upon the Sultan through the avenue
of Austrian diplomacy, he is at he
same time mastering into his inIer
osts leading men III Herzegovlna, Boo-
nia, Montenegro aid Servia. and in
that manner preparing for the storm
when it dee come. This may not be
exactly fair dealing with the other
gl eat powers, but 1t IS the Russian
plan and has produced satisfactory re-
suits for the Gar in the past.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

RAILROADs.-rh dnlerican RailrOctd
JounIL publishes tabular statement
OF American Railways up to Janurry /,
1876, showing the extont OF our net
work Of railways from the Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean, and from the lakes
to Ike Gulf Of Mexico. The roads il,
operation at the beginning of the yea'
are 7J. 756 miles il length, an increase
Of 1850 miles during 1879, (Which is
not NOR than the fifth part of the il
crease of each OF several previous years
down to 1871 in addition to which
there are double tracks and sidings
amounting to X 4,861 miles, making the
entire track 1,617 miles. The total
cost Of those roads was 93,941, 1888, ,197,
or about $51.369 per mile. This enor-
nous work has all been done since
1927, the first road, only three miles
long, having been completed in that
year, for the purpose Of carrying gran
te from Quincy TO Boston. for the
erection Of Bunker Hill monument.
Among the first steam railroads were
the Baltimore and Ohio, the South
Carolina, and the Mohawk and Hud-
son, portions Of which were operated
in 1880 10 al aggregate OF forty miles.
Ten years later there were $500 miles
in operation ; 1850 ther were 7,5CO
miles, and in 1860 there were 2S,8OO
miles The statistics do not include
city passenger railways, nor those
properey called Industrial railroadg,
or mines, factories, etc. The probable
length Of the city passenger lines now
built is two thousand miles.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

HE New York Herald, discoursing
of hfeknames, their advantages and in
coAVen1ences, gets very good one on
a particular friend of the great nomin-
ttor of Springfield: 'fCharles Francis
Adams is a name that sounds to the
whole nation like the begininning of
chapter on constitutional history, and
it trightens PEOPLE correspondingly."
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

PATRIoTIC.-Forney's Philadelphia
Press was SO overcome on the 1st of
January that it could not give express
sion to its feelings in plain English.
Mindful that Chevalier Forney is tray
cling abroad with S25, 900 of the Pa
citic Mail Subsidy in his pocket. the
Press exclaims, Tiuc la Pat1.ie
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

we know not. We do know that they
are armed, that they do parade, and
that they do drill to very late hours OF
the night TO the annoyance and dis
turbance of our citizens, notwithstand-
ing the very formidable letter from
that distinguished soldier, Adjutant-
General German
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

THE Law OF MASSACHUSETTS, An
e-lulIal & says ii Is required by the
Iaw5 of Massachusetts that every voter
shall be a!e to read and write, and
before ege.y. ell elton lie must hay
paid hjs taxes, showing, when called
on at Ia polls, Il reoaipted bill for the
same AG q late election for Mayor
il Boston 1900 names of voters
were stricken from last years lists as
delinquent taxpayers. How many are
disfrapcAised for inability to read and
write, does not appear, but the mum
be. must be very considerable. Tie
sad spectacle of thousands Of Massa-
chusetts lreemon, deprived of their
political rights, because they, unhap-
PLY, are not able either to read a tax
bill or to pay it, does not seem to ez-
cite much sympathy or pity among the
phiiauthtop.st5 OF the country. Sup
pose such q rule were applied to voters
i'll the Southern States, what 4 howl
would BE raised in Massachusetts
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

CANDm.-The New York World, re-
monstrating with the West and South,
deliberately confesses that the East is
worse off financially than any other
section. and that her material recuper-
alton viii be longer postponed.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

WoRToE.-Senator Morton has had
backset. The New York Express ex-
plains the matter thus: "Jusb as the
Southern outrage at Summit. Miss.
was ali fixed to Ere the Northern
heart, and troops sent by the War De
partmcnt to the scene Of the insurrec-
ton, we learn they could not find any
body insurIecting, after hunting u.
and down and everywhere. It turned
oIt to be nothing more formidable
dian q practical joke-a foolish one,
truly, but utterly harmless. But By
other kilograms received via Memphis,
we see 4 bloody encounter between
two drunken negroes, who started 10
clean out the town OF Clinton, Miss.
several persons were killed on both
sides, and now how does Senator
Morton propose 30 treat a rea! row like
this one at Clinton ?" Il he is tho
same old Morton, he will swear the
Clinton ''outrage' was joke, and that
Of Summit q bloody fact.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

In and about Pittsburg. Pa. in 1875.
there we're filed $50 petition in
bankruptcy. Tue debts were sl2, ,00O,-
900 and the assets less than $780,
600. FIFTY cents on the dollar" is
the general cry.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
CuIH ram

ROrHCmLDs.-Sir Anthony de Roth
sc!.ii3. Durt., who died IN London on
Tuesday, was one Of the heads of the
vorid famous banking house of Roths-
Child L Co, Of London and Frank
fort. H was born in 1910, and the
second SON Of Nathan de Rothschild,
The first representative of the Roths-
cLi!ds in England. His father was
considered the shrewdest Of the sons
of old Meyer Anselm, and it was he
WHO, bg organizing private express
from Belgium, anticipated by eight
hours the arrival in England OF Henry
Percy with the official dispatches an
rouncing the great victory of Water
loo. Thanks TO this piece Of enter
prise, Nathan de Rothschilds cleared
frou. the II q IN the British funds
which followed that auspicious event
tie SUN, thought enormous in 1915,
o. 5G20J. eco sterling. Sir Anthony
w..3 created baro-et by Queen Vic
toeia III 1916, and enjoyed many polit-
icai ana social dist ctions.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

No article o. dress requires as much
attention as the collar. The Warwick
collar is the one you should wear.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
s,s.0Ek IN DEHRA.D AT TA T.
SDsJEEEs

The New York Belleti1a is encour-
aging unemployed laborers IN the
Northern cities to go South, where 1t
says, there is abundant employment
for all who are willing to work. The
editor saws "At this moment, as we
learn from our ex :hapges, there is an
urgent demand for almost every des-
cription of farm labor, especially
throughout Mississippi, North Alaba-
ma anu Tennessee. In Mississippi
there is still an extensive area OF cot
ton yet ungathered, most Of which 1t is
feared, will be left to ruin in conse-
oueuce OF the mere lack of hands re-
auired to do the picking. According
TO a statement in the Louisville COu-
ricr, planters are willingly paying
four and five cents per pound for this
work, which would yield to industrl-
0Ue mon from three to five dollars per
dav For day labor in other depart
ments of farm work t@o to three dol
lars Der day IS paid" The Savannah
Ncus says there is 20 pcrtlon OF Enc
South where industrious laborers are
not needed, aud where they would lot
fnd Immediate employment at good
x;ayle. Thousands who with their
families are now starving and shiver-
ing in the Northern cities, driven t.
despa;r and crime by want Of employ
n / ard the simple necessaries of life
would Gnd in our g NAL climate and
0 cur fertile soil home where labor
is rewarded with plenty; and where in
few years they might establish
tilemzeIves and families in inde-
pendent competence. In Our OWE
State ihere is room for hundreds of
thousands cf honest and industrious
( entrants
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

New Hampshire Democracy Organizing
for Victory-A Sound Platform,
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
How DIR. Jones uGe- sheumatis,aa
-Eesiimonisi of n ERcspucla3ie
EtafIer.

F'r teu years l have been SO badly
afh .cted with rheumatism that [ could
not get about with crutches. Having
employed every means of relief within
q hundred mics to no good effect, and
nearing so much Of DR., Jones' skill 7
came 20 him on the 10th instant. aud III
one hour he relieved me of nearly al
my sufftrings, and ] have been daily
improving, until now l retnrn home d
cured man. VIM. J. Arthur,
Magnolia, Clinch county, Ga.
N. B.-Dr. Jones has been persua-
ded to stop eff from his Southern tour
at the Humphrey House, Goldsboro,
where he remains until Feb End.
DIR. Jones makes g speciality of the
eye, ear, and d;iclt diseases.
d&W1t
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14
~ ] - r.
CONGRt tSS.
The S EN ATg-.
Report of Committee on Claims -
Treasury Investigation.
E1dsE HOUSE II.

IdEEE HOUS II.
New Bills Intr0duced-Am Bill
Resumed Garfield or his Aarrign-
ment = Confederate Prisoners
Northern Prisoners Hill again
on The FiO0r-BIain is Blamed
for the Discus sion.
Wilmington journal., 1876-01-14

In Kentucky the warm weather he
brought out elder, black berry and
p, ach leaves, which are greedily eaten
by grasshoppers.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
is THIS TRUE9

The Rochester Post has corresponds
emit who writes from MeIrose. Stearns
county, where the grasshoppers are
quite thick, and he says
had considerable talk with one Of the
Grasshopper Commissioners, who has thor
oughly Investigated them, and his report is I'M
favorable. The females are now preparing to
deposit their eggs, somewhere, which is done
by boring themselves into the ground back
wards, and leaving their latter half in their
self-made graves, while their heads and wings
blow away The males, little later in the
season, burrow i'll the earth, and lie dormant
until spring. sun shall resurrect them from
their tombs in time to teach their Matching
progeny how to poster Changers.
Can this statement be true that the fe-
male hopper dies in the act Of laying her
eggs?
II so, it is a great oversight of Provi-
dence that she does not die before she
lays them.
Will some OF or correspondents give
US the facts upon this point?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
THE LIVING ISSUE.

Ex-Governor Bullock, Of Massachus-
etts. says theirs is marked absence OF
enthusiasm manifested in his state by
both parties. He attributes this appar>
ent Indifference to the embarrassment
and financial depression so universal
throughout the country, which has ripen
ed into dissatisfied, discontinued
feeling, not productive of interest in any
matter, perhaps least of all in a political
campaig n. With regard to the influence
ofthe Independents and the probable re-
suit of the campaign, Mr.. Bullock says
1t does not seem to me that this election is in
any sense in the hands of the so-called indie
independents. The inpendent element is
doubtless one which cannot be over
looked, but it does not hold, in my
opinion, the balance Of power. l do think,
however, that more votes will be cast this year
than ever before in accordance with individual
views and preferences, fewer according to the
dictates Of party influence. And from this
very fact, the element of uncertainty will enter
largely into the campaign. lit was never harder
to predict what the result Of an election would
be. think the depression and discomfort to
which have referred may work to the disad-
vantage Of the republican party as being the
party in power. 1t is always noticeable that
such a state Of feeling finds expression at the
polls, and some unthinking persons will al
ways argue fro1n effects to causes which are
entirely disconnected with them. One thing is
certain, that the October elections will have a
great influence on the presidential election.
! II the Democracy elect Tilden and
Hendricks it will simply be because OF
that discomfort with the fnan-
clal situation, to which Gov.
Bullock refers. While q Thousand
republicans, in given community, will
vote tor COOPER and CARY, hundred
more may vote the Democratic ticket
and these gains may be enough to turn
the scale.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
RED nor.

Al a meeting of the State tirance, OF Penn
8ylvAnia, resolutions We're passed declaring
that all banking should he made uniform and
free; that no other note be Used as currency
except such rs shall b. issued by the govern
ment Of the United States, and that the faith Of
the whole nation should be pledged for the Sc
curity of the greenback, or national currency
that the national banking system is a Inonop-
oily, costing the people unnecessarily many
millions oil dollars annually, and should be
abolished.
Shade of old Parsons. Can such things
bep
Where is Abernethy? Let him start
east ut once, ria the Fox and Wisconsin
canal, and teach those Pennsylvanians
that the true granger will never lift his
nose from the srindstone as long as he
can find disinterested friend to turn it,
Why il those Pennsylvania grangers
vote in body they will literally raise
thunder and smash thingsi
"Down the dark valley, last and far,
The troubled army ted
Uprose the glorious morning star,
The CHASTITY host was deaa!"
The whole CHASTITY host OF oppressors
of the people will disappear as soon as the
grangers vote in y body against them.
And ii they want reform why should they
not?
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
THE PRICE or SILVER.

Just previous to the discovery of gold in Cal
iforna and Australia, the lowest price for sill
yer in London was So d. which was the aver
age for 1913. The highest yearly average price
since was in 1858, when it was q fraction over
62d. From 1859 to 1872 the market was quite
steady, though tho general tendency all the
while was to lower range. The average for
1872 was 62xd. In June and July, 1875, the
price fell to 55Kd., and about two weeks ago
it dropped to AID, which is the lowest figure
in at least fifty years. From this point it rose
to ASK d. last Friday, Comparing the lowest
price this year with the highest average price
Of 1859. the depression is a fraction over %
per centum. while similar comparison with
the rate Of q year ago shows decline Of only
* per centum.-.San Francisco Bulletin.
Observe these figures! 1t is claimed
by Republican newspapers that the rea-
son why silver was demonetiZed in 1873,
was because it had fallen so far below
its ancient value that it would be unfair
to ask the creditors Of the government to
receive it in payment of their claims.
Now the above figures show that at the
time silver was demonetized it was
worth nearly 3 per cent. more than it
had been worth in 1913; and that it was
worth in 1872. just previous to its de-
monetization, Is pr. CT. more than it
was worth from 1859 to 1872 twas only
after it was repudiated in the United
States, Prussia, etc, that it fell to So and
47c. Ifgold had been demonetized it
would have fallen as low as silver.
The depreciation in the value of silver
is due to the knaves who have forced its
characterization so as to increase the
value of their bonds, and, in CORES
ponding ratio, the debts OF the people.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS

congress mas ADJOURNED.
The Senate was largely Republican !:
the House largely Democratic.
What have they done for the people?
The Democratic House is entitled to
the thanks of the people for reducing,
this years expenditures more than thirty
millions OF dollars. Very good.
The Democratic House has also passed
bill. 10 strike out the date Of specie
resumption in the Sherman act. Very
good, as far as it goes. The Republican
Senate has refused to pass that bill. For
this it deserves universal execraticn at
the hands OF an impoverished and suffer-
ing people.
Why did not the Democracy 90 far
ther9 Why did they stop at merely
striking out the date OF resumption and
yet leave the rest Of the act to accom-
plIsh its destructive work.
Why did they permit the, work OF with>
drawing the greenbacks and substituting
national bank notes in their place 70
continue under that acto That measure
alone will increase the taxes OF the peo-
pie twenty millions Of dollars annually
Why did they permit the Secretary of
the Treasury to retain the power, which
he has under that act. OF selling gold
bonds in Europe and with the proceeds
! forcing specie resumption .. once.
II YOU, reader. were in the hands Of a
moo. who had resolved to hang you on
tie lst oil November next. what would
you think of those who would, while pre-
tending to be your friends. leave you in
the hands OF that mob. 70 hang you next
week. or al any other time except the
. lst of November
Wherein does Gov. Hayes differ from
the Democracy He is willing TO strike
on. the date Of January lss 1879, in that
act, provided an earlier date is substi>
tuted. The Democracy vote to strike out
tina. date and leave the Secretary OF the
Treasury with power 70 resume q. an
carrier date.
thus you the mighty difference sse,
Tw.xt tw-edie-dum and ~ ee1le-d-e.''
Way do the Democracy thus halt .
snaii's length on the path Of REFORM Be-
cause they are dominated il the east BIZ
capitalists. VINO rule the party as they
| did at s.. Louis, throwing ~ empty tu1
to the western whale.
There is 10 remed. save to organize q
| new party freed from al these enianglinq
alliances. That party IS now ia exist
! euce. led By COOPER AND CAREY. Will
! YOU help it Dy Jour vote. II you do not,
never complain Hereafter. when ruia sit.
/ at your hearth stone. that you had 20
i opportunity 20 protect Your prosperity
and rights. yor is your opportunity
TAX to Jour neignDors; organize 81 Ia
dependentclub. There are voters enough
| to crush oct The knave5 who are plum,
dering the people. il they would only &C,
/ together Bi. if each man sits down and
says. Il can DO nothing, tee people ar.
indeed vowerless.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
TIVE ,SIT FER RIM.

The Waseca Leader wrestles with the
question OF demonetsing silver. 1t
says:
The loaners expected 10 receive SO many
dollars in whatever currency Nigh be the stan
dard i'll the civilized world at the date o, the
payment OF the bonds. To otter anything
less than this is reputation and robbery. Sup
pose. thafa farmer should have some trouble
in regard to the title Of his farm, and then.
was strong probability Of his losing all he
possessed. He needs money 70 carry on his
cass'., ard Soss ~ some person having money
to see II 1t can he had The party having the
money SAYS he WILL loan provided the farmer
will promise 10 repay the loan by delivering
within q certain time SO many bushels of num-
Der one heat. The farmer accepts the cft-r
aud the papers are made out accordingly At
that time wheat Is graded from one 10 toar,
one being the best and four the poorest. Blu,
suppose before the loan IS reSaid by some
freak in the mind Of msa or some seton indie
pendent OF the farmer ar his creditor tina grad
ing the vs. heat should he - clSuSes! tina; No
i the poorest INSTEAD os the best. Would i. b.
honest for the farmer to force his creditor 10
take the poorest wheat, waeal It WAS the in.-,l-
ton ofshe contract thSt he shoa.i have the
bsstl Certainty not. Common honesty and
common law would say tbs, No wh-x, =, the
time the contract was made raean, the h~ss
wheat and tina; the loan should b. repaid in
the bess V heat. regardless of the grading.
This is not \ fair comparison. Sup
pose the farmer agrees TO pay the debt
in No. Scotch Fife or No. Ode>sa.
both being at the time OF the same waite
And suppose the creditor combines with
Others to break down the price OF
No. l Odessa, until it is 20 per cent. be-
low No. l Scotch Fife in value. IS ina;
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-24
4 PERPLEXED YER,

Duluth Minnesotan- Herald.
Last spring, Nathan CIbrick, resident of
Duluth shot himself to death. At the time no
one could divine cause tor the suicide. The
reason for such deed is now nationally account
ed for, and i. is in this wise: Ulrick was phil
osopher, and III his cogitations he knew what
his property was worth, two lots and house,
under the hammer; and he also ticipated the
value which the 4s>or would place on the
premises-heuce his going off The assessor 5
looks show that the property was assessed at
$3.50. while the same property was sold by his
executor 10 the highest bidder on Monday last,
for sla5 cash. Whose turn next.
This man. Nathan Ulbrick was evi
IDENTITY an ignorant foreigner. who has
been raised in some despotlc European
country, and he could not understand the
beauties Of our tree institutions, under
1.-THE best government on the face OF the
earth =, through which property is assess
ed tor more than twice what it is worth
and its entire proceeds confiscated to the
tax gatherer Nathan Ulbrick had been
told in Germany that, governments
were instituted for the benefit OF the gov
erned; = that 1.-THE people held the purse
and the sword" etc.. etc. and IN trying
to comprehend how a century OF sucn
government, SO formed, had made the
masses mere hewers OF wood and draw
erS OF water for the tax-eaters and the
rings. his poor perplexed understanding
gave way and he concluded 10 leave the
evils he was certain OF. and try those OF
which he had no positive knowledge
bellevlngas he did that even Satan could
not tax him any more heavily than the
Republican party has doue.