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votes that were legally polled for TupEN cleo
tors. II this wickedness is permitted to go on
unchallenged by the men who represent the
more respectable portion OF the Republican
party, there s one result which must follow as
surely az night follows day, and that will be a
panic before the first Of February such % this
country has never seen. II will not be simply a
Wall street panic, running stock jobbers and de-
ranging the values Of securities. but it will ex-
tend to every branch Of business. carving dis
aster to all classes OF society. GRANTS hayo-
nets cannot control the course Of trade, though
they may be used to carry through revolution In
state Governments; and when tho whirlwind
comes, the Republicans viii suffer quite as Sc
verely as those who voted for TILDrN. II there
Is not patriotism enough in the Republican par
" to induce en earnest and outspoken opposi-
tion to the conspiracy against free Institutions
now In progress, self-lntercst should prompt the
wealthy business men who belong to that party
TO interfere before II Is too late.
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look upon ii with contempt. The cheeks
OF few may blush with shame, The
breasts of a very small number may swell
with Indignation. But we regret to say
that we are yet to SEQ the first sign that
this assault upon the constitutional rights
OF legislative assembly, by methods
fraught with so much peril to free institu-
tions, is not viewed either with exulta-
ton or composure by the entire Republic
can party,
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When the oross-cxaminaiion OF the
woman ELIZA PlNKsTON revealed the fact that
the terrible Outrage To which she testified d
been nerprtratcd, not by white Democrats, hut
by Radical negroes, the only Republican present
VINO was not dumbfounded and covered with
confusion was the Hon, IT, W. STOUGHToN.
ihlt eminent lawyer calmly arose and remarked,
There is clearly clerical error here"
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Tue Deu,b olrx-,:oy. Ri,hnra.on

=, OMAHA, Neh,, Nov 30-Ex.-G overnor 0. D.
MchapsvA dltd 10 lht city ast ugAt, aged 81 yeaIr
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Tho disregard of even the appearance Of
decency which has characterized the reyolu-
tionAry proceedings that have occurred IN south
Carolina Is strikincly illustrated In the action OF
CHAMBERLAIN' = House of Representatives In ro-
lation to the admission II members from Barn
well county That county had elected Ave Dem
ocratic representatives. There was no doubt
upon the subject whatever; their election had
boon acknowledged by III, II publican State
Board OF Canvassers, who had issued to them
their certificates Of election, and the Supreme
Court had also decided that they we're leg lily
elected. But the Republicans having obtained
control Of the organzltion Of tho House.
through tho unlawful Interference Of Gen. RU-
GER, they at once went TO work ana voted fvo
Republican negroes into the seats belonging to
the democratic representatives from B rnwell,
with no more authority for doing so than they
mad to enact that no white man shall hereafter
be permitted 10 vote In South Carolina This IL
the sort OF proceedings that L. $, GRANT sus-
tains with armed soldiers, aud expects the pco-
ple of South Crolina and Of the country " ca
duro with submission.
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Mr.. Iyner recommends that the Constltutlon
I've so amended that the Po.tmasters Of the
United states shall here after elect the Pr sident
and Vice-Prc- ideut thus doing away with the
absurd machinery OF ihe IL, ,toial College aud
throwing the choice upon a body Of men cmi.
nent for patriotism qua statesmanlihe habits u
tIturhf
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1t has been decided, says the Turf,
Field and Farm, that when horse or
carriage is let out for hire, for the pur-
pose OF performing a particular jour
ney, the party letting warrants the
horse and carriage fit and competent
for such journey. If the hirer treats
the horse or carriage as any prudent
man would do, he is not answerable
for any damage either may receive.
But he must use the horse for the pur-
pose for which he hired him. For in
4 tance, a horse hired fer saddle must
not be used in harness. If the hirer
violates this express condition Of the
contract, he is liable for any damage
that may occur. Ii the horse is stolen
through the hirer's negligence, such as
leaving the stable door open all night,
he must answer for it. But if he is
robbed of it by highwaymen, when
travelling the usual road at usual
hours, be cannot be held for damages.
As these questions are frequently in
dispute, it is not out of place to shed
little light upon them.
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Why he Wanted the Tiger.

Those who attended the sale of ami
mails from Barnum's Hippodrome in
Bridgeport recently, reported the fol-
lowing occurrence:
A tiger was being ciiered. The bid
run up to $4,000. This was made by
a stranger, and to him it was knocked
down. Barnum, who had been eyeing
the stranger uneasily during the bid
ding, now went up to him and said
"Pardon me for asking the question,
but will you tell me where you are
fromy'
"Down South Il bit" responded the
man.
care you buying this animal for
yourselfY"
YES"
Barnum shifted about uneasily for a
moment, looked alternately at the man
and tiger, and evidently trying his
best TO reconcile the two together.
Snow, young man" he finally said,
"you need not take this animal unless
you want to, for there are those here
who will take it off your hands"
81 don't want to sell" was the quiet
reply.
"What on earth are you going to do
with such an ugly beast, if you have
no show of your own and are not buy
ing for some one who is Il Snowman ?"
"Well, I'll tell YOU" said the pur-
chaser, My wife died about .hree
weeks ago. We had lived together ior
ten years, and-and | miss her." lie
paused to wipe his eyes and steady his
voice, and then added: $50 I've
bought this tiger.
81 understand you, said the great
Snowman, in husky voice.
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There is on exhibition in a store on
State street, in this city, perhaps the
most remarkable couple in the world
"a man and woman who are giants
in stature. They are Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. V. Bates, whose home is now in
Seville, Medina county, Ohio. They
are both seven feet eleven and one-half
inches in height, the husband weigh
ing AIS pounds, while the wife weighs
Alb pounds. The common sized Wis
itor, when placed between them, feels
very much as Gulliver must have felt
when he fell among the giants. Mr.,
or Captain Bates, as he is called, is a
quite finely proportioned man, Of rud-
dy, healthy looking complexion,
straight and military-looking in his
regimentals. His immense stature is
not SO noticeable as that of his wife,
who seems almost awkward somehow
on account of her length, she being
actually taller for a woman than he is
for n man. They are evidently peo-
pie who, If not so wonderfully tall,
would be considered commonplace.
They are intelligent, however, and the
lady especially feels the awkardness of
her position as the object of the curl.
osity and open-mouth wonder Of the
multitude. In an interesting conver-
sation with our reporter she showed
openly her dislike of the life she il
leading, and her longing to return to
her home in Ohio. Their home, by
the way, was one built and furnished
especially for them. The ceilings are
twelve and one-half feet high, and no
doorway is less than eight and ne-half
feet high. Of course they 6nf the
hotel accommodations unsuitable to
them wherever they go, as the door
ways are so low and the beds so short.
One of the strangest facts about their
history is, that they were the children
of common people. Mrs. Bates's fa-
ther was only five feet four inches in
height, while her mother was a COM
mon sized woman. Her brothers and
sisters are of no remarkable height.
Capt. Bates's father was six feet two
inches in hcight-a tall man, but
dwarf compared with his son. Bates
is now 29 years of age. He is a ma
tive of Letcher county, Ky. His wife
is a Nova Scotian, p years of age.
They were married in London, Eng
land, while travelling in that country
on exhibition Rochester New York
Express.
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The following, from the Courier
journal and the DAILY Graphic, we
commend to the careful and prayerful
consideration Of all true Republicans.
What is the use Of lying about such
thingsr But, when one does tell a lie,
let it be so plain and so big a one as to
be, like the following, readily recog-
nized. Says the Journal:
"Do our eyes deceive our ear-sight ?
Are visions about? The Daily Graphic,
Republican in politics, has the fairness
to say, right out and above board:
"In this campaign it were well if
Republicans would concede to their
adversaries monopoly Of the fabrica-
ton business. Let the followers Of
Hayes tell the truth as much as posi-
bic, and get along with just as few lies
as will support life. They might drop,
for instance, as Improbable baggage.
that new yarn about Tilden having had
s25, 900 of the Credit Mobilier steal
and that other one which alleges that
Hendricks was the vice president of
the reasonable Knights of the Golden
Circle. What's the use? And that
grossly improbable story that in
recent speech Zebulon b. Vance, Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, said
81 am sorry that / laid down my
arms in 1865; | am in favor of re-
enslaving the negro, and il that can not
be done at once, my idea is to adopt n
plan which will bring about such a
condition of things. l would deprive
the negro of education privileges /
would pay him low wages | would
prevent him from acquiring real estate;
! would deprive him of arms, ammu-
milton, stock, and agricultural imple-
ments.'
Let us abandon these common
ISLANDERS and tell only such lies as we
shall not be ashamed of when we come
to die"
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4 Moral Lessoa Ia Saguache.

A long, lean, lanternjawed, lop-
cared chap, with a slouch hat and a
squeaking voice, entered saloon on
Grand avenue, and, gaming the atten-
ton of half a dozen tender feet, just
in front of the Summit, said;
Gentlemen, how many of you will
drink at my EXPENSE
IL will" was repeated by the crowd
in chorus.
This proves 10 you, gentlemen,
continued he, putting down n nickel
for his beer, show little can be depen-
ded on first impressions. You love
me now, filed with the anticipations
OF good square drink. Your antiei-
pations will be blasted, and then you
will hate me. Let this be a great
moral lesson to you"
They gave him the grand bounce in
a hurry, but the great moral lesson
waG there all the same.
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Read This.

1t is quite common custom when
those who Use kerosine lamps, when
the light is not needed and with the
idea of saving oil, TO turn down the
wick sufficiently low to make it smoke,
and not low enough to put out the
fame. The result is, the room is filled
with smoke and the air poisoned. A
case occurred the other day in Cayuga
county, New York, in which this prac-
tice was nearly fatal in its result, a
young lady having gone to sleep with
her lamp thus arranged and being
nearly sufIocated. Either allow the
wick to be high enough to burn clear,
or else extinguish the light.-[The
Household.
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WILL it never be settled to the salts
faction of the people of this great, free
country, where Abe Lincoln was born,
and where his daddy married his man.
my? That Abe was born in old Ken
lucky, all will admit, but in which of
the many counties OF the old State Mr..
Lincoln had the honor of being born,
will, probably, never be settled to the
entire satisfaction of all of our citizens.
Larue, Hardin, Washington, and, we
believe, Marion, claim the honor, but
let us not quarrel about it now.
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.eIves A. d;fVeron, ner;oJ. anil In difor.
on, nl.ce. Wers !, No, sar ,ho No.
,ro;d ho;r .honu ..v ,h.v woro r,
ronear. or .ome I;,b,- ,-colored A.;o,;cs
.ucb a. sv,;an. or A,us,;.n.
An,onos os ,hoso .;no,,,., no,n,s 7
have hoard ,ha, the 6rs, K;na os ks.
h.Lta a country .ou,hwe., =, K.rao.
we w.s an A,.h wh,.o so;no,o, I.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-08

DR.. Mann lately showed, at the
Science Conference at South Kensing-
ton, how unimportant is the form of
lightning conductors, whether rods,
ropes, or pipes; and that the real de-
sideratum was that they should be of
sufficient size to afford an unobstruct-
ed path for the passage of the electric
fluid. He insisted on the necessity of
goodly number of points, and above
all upon the indispensability of large
earth contact, saying that lightning
discharge passing through large rod
with an ample earth contact is only
gentle stream oflow tension; but that,
if the size of the rod or the area Of its
contact with the earth is diminished,
the tension is increased, and the fluid
has a dangerous tendency to discharge
itself laterally by chance outlets.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-08

A Chinaman went into a DRIP goods
store yesterday, and looked all around
with those sloping eyes, cut the wrong
way of the leather.
"What do you want, John?" said an
afiable gentleman with his hair parted
in the middle.
"Mee no see him." replied John.
"Well, what is it like, John?"
For a moment the Celestial trans
ported himself in a brown study. lie
thought very hard, and then that sad
dle-colored countenance lit up like the
business end of lightning bug, and
replied
"Puttee up in windley. Fly come
in he no come in, catchee on outside
allie same"
And shortly John walked away as
happy as basket of chips, with two
yards OF green gauze.- Denver News.
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HUMOROUS.


A PIcKrocKET works on abstract
principles.
Tue next thing ahead is September,
stoves, you know-stovepipe-joints
all fit-no troublc-easiest thing in the
world
The Missouri Republican has tried
cabbage leaf in its hat, and the Globe
Democrat goes about summer and win
ter with an entire head Of il in its hat.
The latest piece of enterprise &c.
credited to the potatoe bug is that he
was seen recently on a piece Of eel
grass and navigating gaily dlwn Black
River, N. Y.
"How to Get Rid of Cold" is be-
ing discussed by the country papers.
Put a little nitro-glycerine up your
nose, then bit it with a sledge ham,
mer, and the cold will never trouble
you again.
ONE morning Pat was taking down
his shutters, when a brother Irishman
was passing by "Why are you taking
down the shutters, Pat?" he asked.
"To let out the dark, to be sure" was
the reply.
THEY never use bulletin board on
the Worcester Press. They merely
take the insole out Of the editors slip
per and lean it out Of the second story
window against the sidewalk and chalk
their dispatches on that.
THE men who made the law giving
the members of the Connecticut Ma
tional Guards thirty cents a day for
ration money, evidently thought that
the soldiers had all been editors, and
were therefore used to high living.
The Servians have been driven out
OF Gurgusovatz Harvatovitch has fall
en- back on Alexinatz Sevenyearso-
witch has defeated Crackyerjawigatz,
and Pulldownyervestovitch has inAict-
ed crushing blow on Wipofyerchin-
oskil
"WHY didn't l kill somebody"
thought a convict as he entered the
Massachusetts, State Prison to serve
out a ten-years sentence for hen steal
ing side by side with man sentenced
for five years for causing the death of
his wife.
GEORGE ELIOT says thar a young
mans eyes first open to the world
when he is in love. This is not al
ways so. Unusually it is when he has
gone away from home and had his
washing sent out for the first time, and
finds among it when it is returned an
odd stocking with two red stripes
about the top, and long enough to but
ton around his neck.
The Springfield Union relates that
a potato bug, wearing a striped Ulster
and carrying well filed satchel, was
met last night on Main street, near the
depot, on his way to take the cars for
Boston. He intended to take a Gu
nard steamer for Europe, with view
to arranging for the emigration of a
colony of his color to ireland. His
appearance and story being considered
suspicious, he was arrested and held
for extradition.
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A very singular exhibition Of nerve
took place in a well-known saloon Of
this city few evenings since. As the
proprietor and bartender were closing
up for the night, two respectfully
dressed gentlemen stepped into the sa.
loon, and, walking quietly up to the
counter, called for two drinks. They
were both perfectly sober, and appear
ed to be well provided with money.
From their dress they might readily
be taken for travelling men, and seemed
TO be on the best Of terms. After pay
ing for the drinks one Of the party
walked over to the proprietor and said I:
1--WE want to know how much you
will take to hire your bar for an houri
We will not disturb the liquors or ci-
gars we will break no glass, and will
return everything to you just as it is
now when the time is up. What is
your price?" "Well, ! guess go
won't be too much" To his surprise
the gentlemen each took from their
pockets a IS bill and put it on the
counter. They walked to the front
door, turned the key and put out the
gas. The astonished proprietor re-
mained to see what was going TO be
done, and looked on in silence. Not
word passed between the strangers I;
they walked TO the back part of the
saloon, took off their coats quietly and
placed them in a chair. They went to
the bar, called for two moie drinks,
and then returned TO their positions.
The heaviest man of the two asked,
"Are you ready?" and at the answer,
"Yes, go on" they squared themselves
off and commenced pummeling each
other after the latest rules and regula-
tions of the prize ring. Not a word
passed between them; there was none
Of that exhibition Of temper which
usually attends prize fght-no haste,
no excitement both men evidently
came ior business, and went about set
Ting their dispute after a scientific
manner. The oldest and heaviest man
of the two apparently had the advan-
tage. He hit his opponent heavy
blow on the jaw, and knocked him to
the floor. The little fellow revived,
and wiping the blood from his face, hit
the heavy man a ringing left-hander
on the nose. A few moments rest
were taken between rounds, and time
given for each to get his breath. The
contest was active on both sides, and
lasted for thirty minutes. The parti-
cipants were severely punished, and
bled freely, each showing the effects of
the fight in a battered face and Grim
son-colored shirt. The result was about
evenly divided. After the match,
each walked to the bar and sponged
off. They shook hands, and, after
thanking the proprietor for his saloon,
went away together, having appeased
their silent wrath to the perfect salts.
faction ofall, without creating a public
disturbance Milwaukee Times.
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A E,osrer/.f Magnet.

Professor Smyth was lecturing in
Ossipee on Natural Philosophy, and
in the course of his experiments he
introduced one of Carrington's most
powerful magnets, with which he at
tracted block of iron from a distance
of two feet.
"Can you conceive of a greater at
tractive power?" the lecturer demanded.
81 ken," answered a voice from the
audience"
"Not a natural terrestrial object, /
opine.'
"Ya-a-s, sir !"
The Professor had challenged the
man who spoke, to name the thing.
Then rose up old Seth Hymlet. He
was a genius in his way, original at
that. Said he:
81 ken Civ ye the facts, Squire, an
you ken judge for yourself. When |
we're a young man there were little
piece of natural magnet. done up in
kalliker an dimity, as was called Bet
sey Jane. She could draw me fourteen
miles every Sunday. Sakes alive it
we're Just as natural as slidin' down
hill. Thar want no resistin' her.
That ere magnet o yourn is pooty
good but tain't circumstance to at
drawed me. No, sirl"
The audience sympathized with Seth
as was manifested in their uproarious
applause. Y. Ledger.
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DAVID MACON, of Bolivar, Tenn,
while walking through his newly plow-
ed field not long 81 nee, discovered
what he thought was a tin box top,
and seeing another near, which he
thought was the bottom, he picked
them up, aud to his astonishmen,
found they were Mexican dollars.
Upon examination he found fifty Mex,
lean dollars and twenty half dollars,
none Of them made later than 1880.
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The sequel 70 n Kentucky Tragedy.

The she.ifi of Rockcastle county,
Ky, passed through St. Louis yester-
day with james Langfori, who is
charged with the murder of John A.
Pickens, who was murdered near Mt.
Vernon, KY, in July, 1875. Pickens
was farmer, living a couple Of miles
from Mt. Vernon, and he was shot one
night while riding home from town.
Langford had been seen in the neigh
borhood n short time before, and dis.
appeared from the country directly
after the shooting, so that suspicion
was fastened upon him at once. No
one knew ofany quarrel that Langford
and Pickens had, but the supposition
was that Langford mistook Pickens for
a man named William Owens, whom
he had sworn TO kill to avenge the
death Of his brother, shot by Owens a
year or two before. Nothing was
heard from Langford until about
week ago. when the sheriff OF Rock
castle county. KY, received word
from the sheriaa of one of the interior
of Missouri that he he'd ar
rested Langford. He started for the
place Immediately. and received the
prisoner on a requisition from the
Governor. Langford has already been
indicted for murder by the Grand Jury
Of Rockcastle county. He is middle
aged man, and has a wife and several
living on farm only a short
distance IRON where Pickens was shot.
.ISt. Louis Times.
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Process for Canning Green Corn

Take en- earthen jar which had
nothing sweer or sour in it, put in a
layer of corn, chopped and scraped
from the cobb, say three inches thick,
and then a layer of salt one-fourth
inch thick, then another layer of corn
three inches thick, then salt one
fourth inch thick, and SO on, till you
fill your jar, then make top to fit the
jar nicely and weight down. The
salt and milk from the corn will make
a brine which preserves the corn. Set
away until winter. When you get
ready to Use the corn you must soak
it over night in water, changing the
water twice next morning. The above
is the best method l know Of for can
ming green corn.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-08

FRosTING LEAvEs.-Tasteful orna-
ments may be made of leaves and
sprays artifcially frosted. This is done
by means of powdered glass which can
easily be obtained by pounding some
bits of glass with a heavy hammer,
care being taken to protect the eyes
against flying splinters. Dip the OBJ
ject in thin gum water, and shake the
glass over it. When dry, handsome
boquets can be arranged.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-08

KEEPING MILK SWEET. "A simple
and eilectual remedy for the preven-
ton of milk turning sour in summer
time consists in adding to each quart,
fifteen grains of bicarbonate Of soda.
This does not effect the taste Of the
milk
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-08

HABIT is not always second nature.
After the city boarders have gone,
how soon father quits eating with a
fork, and scoops in the Smashed per
taters" with his knife