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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-03-23

q Spades are still trumps-Gen.
Mcclellan has been appointed Superin-
tendent of Public Works in New York,
and Oliver Ames' will 1.-THE great shovel
maker) has gone to probate. Shovel
making has been passably remunera-
tive, one might judge, as Ames left
some eight or ten millions of dollars.
He left by his will $4,000 for public
library in North Easton, $4,000 for a
parsonage for the Unitarian parish of
the same town, $4,000 to keep the
church and parsonage in repairs, $780,
900 to the town of Easton for public
school purposes, and $4,000 to the
town for highways and public roads.
He bequeathed to his wife $5OO,OOO; to
his daughter Helen, 100000; sons
wife, $4,000; F. L. Ames and wife,
trustees, $4,000; to his son Fred L.,
all his interest in the Shovel Works.
There were various other small be-
quests, and all the residue is left to his
wife, son and daughter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

THE nomination of Carl Shurz
was referred to the Senate Finance
Committee for consideration, and of
the committe Of sevcn-iour Rerub-
licans and three Democrats -- but
one voted against recommending
confirmation. That one, Wisconsin
people will not he proud to learn,
was our Senator. Howe,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

THE second trial in Chicago of
Alexander Sullivan for the murder
of Francis =. Hanford closed last
Friday with verdict Of not guilty.
No other result was anticipated, for
the case was tried before Judge
McAllister.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

THE Cincinnati Gazette is author
ity for the announcement that ex-
Governor Il. +. Noyes, of Ohio, will
be rendered the mission to France,
and that he will accept.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

JUICE Moses, somewhat notorious
for the part he took in attempting
TO cheat Hayes out of the vote of
South Carolina, and other crooked
ness gathered up his feet and ceas-
Ell to trouble the world on Tuesday,
March 9Th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

PRESIDENT HAYES pronounced
views on civil service reform are
thought 10y some to be largely in
duced by that eminent civil service
refolmer and broad-view statesman,
l.. W. Reyes, of Madison, who has
been devoting his time to his coun-
ty at Washington ever since the adj
vent of Hayes to the Presidency.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

BLAINL's covert attack upon the
President, and seeming attempt to
bull dozc him, leads the Milwaukee
.Se,tinei- which was an advocate OF
Blainc's nomination for the Presiden-
cy-to remark:
/, looks us though Senator Blaine intends tc
t,ndicntc the action or the Cincinnati Convention
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

THECincinnatti Commercldl mildly
calculates: perhaps Mr.. Blaine
may bite off more than he can
chew"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

n CoNGRESSMAS SNuBBED.-The
other day n Congressman Went to
the President to have a postmaster
in his district removed and another
man substituted The President
said it must be delayed until the
new Cabinet was confirmed, but the
Congressman said it ought to be
done at once, as he wished to return
to his home. The President asked
if there were any charges or COM
plants filed against this postmaster,
The Congressman replied that there
were none, but he thought the good
of the party required that change
should be made. 1t came out that
the present incumbent opposed the
Congressmans denomination, and
that was the reason he desired his
removal. President Hayes read the
Congressman u little lecture and
sent him away.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the county Of iowa WI l
,,.e, in convention at the Court Houae, in the
village of Dodgcyille, on
FerDAY. MARCH 10TH, 1871
At one o'clock in the afternoon Tor ,he prinpos. >,
~ u"nin,tinq a candidate for The Once oil
Q. "o,,,' Jndgc to be supported Mt the APP
P'''17 S,M'L w REESE,
PHILIP ALLEN, Dr.,
w l.. LINCOLN,
Republican County Commute,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

GOLD was quoted in New York
Monday noon at | Oh.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

MEsSRs. BLAINE. Morton. Came
ron a Co, finding themselves, in OPP
posing the reform policy of Presi-
dent Hayes, to occupy the position
nf the bison that attempted to hunt
the eugine of the track, and likely
10 saeet has fate, seem, ut last ac-
eouu's disposed to gat out of the
way of the ear Of political progress.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

Iris not understood that the South
ern policy of President Hayes means
license to Southern Democrats to
disregard the political rights of the
colorcd Republicans. His policy is
To some extent a concession, but it
also demands n concession on the
part of the South. and this seems to
be the simplest solution of grave
problem and is certainly deserving
OF the fairest possible trial.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14

lr is said that President Hayes
proposes an innovation, by calling
Vice President Wheeler to his coun-
ellis, making him, for advisory pur-
poses, a practical member OF his Cab
met This is good news. Mr..
" hee.er is truly great and good
man, quite too valuable a statesman
to be laid On the shelf-a mere con-
tingeury and fspso-head. He is pc
cular.y fitted to al in pacification
as his record in LoaiSs~p% abundant
" testides. That change in Vice
Presidential policy is a geq,q,tipe civil
service reform.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-14
CHARLES pEyFNS

WAS h,ar, ia Charleston, Mass. Apd! Z. $50
I,a graduate 81 Harvard COLLEGE. ana aar
MANY s, .,rs i awycr. He WAS Jut'gt states
Nrr,ja,I ,n hje State frofn ~. ls iSsl under
FILLMORE. aud yrietal %, wis'a.y '>.0ler ia
1861 ~ uAiar x a hstaian uf rides. .es>ius
lis 5r;l> fr,,yd - "a NpFs, u-. Er- -.s.sr5.. auG
r,u.tyd hosnc minus - HG. i'v vi, appointed
N,ats. ~ The suf~r'"r count In lSjsl suI ,uh
.e.usatly OF the supgctac gJ4.; 4, wa.c. uus..
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

antly and that they have been educated
falsely. Most modern American books.
printed for schools and churches, and
those gazetteers and universal histories
spring from the womb of New Eng
lands genius. Whenever the history
OF the formation of our government
and OF the Federal Constitution is dis
cussed the facts are suppressed or per
verted, and Southern statesmen are
made responsible for the protractlon of
the African slave trade, and even for
its prosecution. We only object to
the conduct of these Massachusetts,
Methodists to the extent that they
thrust their sin upon our shoulders and
then pray for Us instead of themselves.
We ask none Of their sympathy and
nothing of their prayers and only pray
that God may deliver as from Butler
and Blaine down East and their
counterparts, the bowling dsrvishes
OF "chivalry," down South.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

THE great hotel at Galveston is soon
to be opened. 1t Is to be called the
fremont House, and is located at about
the same spot that was occupied by q
smaller one of the same name TWEEN
ty years ago. 1t is on fremont street,
four blocks from the Strand. The
structure was commenced many years
since by q company, which failed, and
six or eight months ago Burnett & Kill
patrick, commission merchants of Gal
weston, took hold OF the enterprise,
and the hotel will be ready for bust
ness on the first day of May. This
magnificent house, costing half q mil
lion Of dollars, covers an area of so4
by 100 feet is five stories high,
and contains over 500 rooms, the
entire structure being fitted with every
modern Improvements and convenience.
1t has elevators, steam-heating appa.
ratus, bath rooms for both sexes on
each floor, aud its halls are paved with
over 5000 feet of black and white
marble tIling. The building has an
ample court, into which on the first
floor open stores, saloon, reading room,
etc. It is amply supplied with wAteI
from tanks in the roof holding IS, 00C
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

It was said in the ECeniag Post, in
January, that sprig of lilac, which
had been placed in bottle with warm
water, the water being renewed two or
three times day, had thrown out
clusters OF white flowers at the end of
q few weeks. The experiment need
not be confined to the lilac, but if one
will gather twigs of almost any of the
in the same way, he will be rewarded
by similar results. The forsythea will
respond first, and at the expiration of
ten days or two weeks it will be
covered with lemon-colored flowers. In
the meantime the buds of the Japan
ounce will be seen to swell, and ere
long it will open its scarlet petals. The
bladder-senna will send out its buff
clusters, the weigela rose will give its
pink and white trumpet-like flowers,
and the red degwood will slowly I'M
fold its tufts of white. A wide
mouthed glass must be used, and the
one best suited for the purpose is the
ordinary preserving jar. Put in num-
Der of twigs, but not enough to crowd
them, and then fill the glass about one
third full of tepid water, renewing it
two or three times in a day. Through
the day the glass should stand In the
sun, and it must remain at ali times in
a warm loom. By cutting fresh twigs
at intervals and starting them in other
bottles, we may have succession OF
flowers. In cutting from the japan
ounce care must be taken to secure
the buds, which do not appear on the
extremities, but well down on the
woody part of each branch.
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European Items.

The United States send more pupils
to the Rodal Conservatory OF Music in
Leipsic than any other foreign country
save England.
Darwin's admirers in Germany have
made present to him of q magnificent
album, containing the photographs OF
over two hundred Darwinists.
The Papal allocutIon to the cardinals,
March 10, was long, eloquent and
vigorous address, recapitulating all the
measures taken against the church by
the Italian government; declaring
them all directed against the churchrs
very existence; explaining the Popr's
recent consent to submit under protest
to the law requiring bishops to acknowl-
edge the temporal power; reiterating
his unalterable position that the Roman
PontiH can only remain in Rome as q
sovereign or prisoner; and yet ex-
pressing q hope OF brighter days, be-
cause of the manifestations OF love
aud sympathy from the faithful
in all parts of the earth. Concern
Ias rIfe law on clerical ABUSES,
which has since passed the Italian
Parliament, the Pope was especially
emphatic. This Jaw Is aimed at the
priests and bishops who, as the Pope
puts it, consider it incumbent upon
them to point out and disapprove Of
laws, DEGREES and other acts OF civil
authority as contrary to religion or to
the laws Of God and of his Church."
and is plainly law dictated by the du-
ty Of self-preservation on the part OF
the State, as it is opposed by the same
necessity on the part OF the church.
The Pope recognizes this law as equal
ly aimed at him, who, exempted from
penalties from political reasons, is thus
punished through his ministers-as in
deed had been ayowed by member Of
the Italian ministry in the chamber of
deputies. The venerable PontiiI's hope
that the day will come "when the pas
tor OF the Universal Church will be re-
stored TO the possession Of his full and
genuine freedom" rests, as we have
noted, on the interest that Catholics
everywhere feel in his fate; but he sx-
poets this interest 20 result in appeals
TO tbe rulers OF all countries, which
shall induce them to interfere in behalf
Of the pspacy. And be urges prayer
TO that end.
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gallons, and besides this there
are large cisterns in the court
yard. 1t is surmounted by q
tower 135 feet in height, from which
can be had an extensive view of the
city and country, the bay, gulf, ship
ping, main land and neighboring Is
lands, all quite maritime in character
and novel to the stranger from the in
terror. The style of architecture is
composite in character, based on the
Renaissance, and is quite impressive
in its general design and dimen-
sions. The court yard will be
planted with ornamental shrubs,
and is to have a fountain of pleasing
design in the center. 1t is also laid
out with meandering she'll walks. The
main verandah will extend 325 feet on
two faces of the building. 1t is the
property of Col. J. II. Burnett and
Col. J. 81. Fitzpatrick, and the hotel
will be under the management of Mr..
Pierce, late of tho Trans-Continental
Hotel, Philadelphia.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

HORACE MAYNARD's hair, black as
coal and straight and lank and coarse,
and his Indian skin and dark eyes have
done much to popularize him In Con-
stantinople, where he has served long
az American plenipOtentiary. We
heard Horace speak once in Faneuil
Hall, when he said that the echoes of
his voice then fingered among the old
buildings In the midst of which he
first saw the light. We are reminded
of these schoolboy memories by the
fact that while the Boston Methodists
are weeping over the sad death of
Rev. 81. 81. Scott, of South Carolina,
recently murdered (oR paper, the afore-
said Maynard left New England as soon
as he was old enough to comprehend
the facts of New England conduct and
character and history. It so happened
that Maynard's maternal great grand
mother, as we were told at Boston, was
. Narragansett Indian, captured by
Yankee raiders and reduced to slavery.
The then young woman was afterward
sold into slavery in Jamaica and died
there, and Maynard never loved the
land of his forefatheIs and therefore
sought home among the mountains
of East Tennessee. 1t was this hos
tihty of the South to this New England
and Jamaica slave trade, and sympathy
with Maynard, that caused the South,
through so many years, to keep May
nard in Congress. We state these
facts as food for reflection for the god
ly MethodIsts of Massachusetts,. When
they chide US because we bought slaves
from them, we taking the negro and
they the gold, they should not forget
to apologize to poor Maynard for the
cruel wrong done her whose memory
he cherishes SO tenderly. If we out
ragged the black man, so did they the
red and the black, and when they pro-
pose to take credit in Gods eyes for
the abolition of slavery, they shorld
first be conscious that they are not rob-
bers as well as philanthropists, and
above all things they should turn oyer
to Maynard the price of his beloved
ancestor. But then if the old woman
had not been sold to Jamaica, she
might have been burned as a witch,
and perhaps, after all, we had all better
forgive and forget.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

GEN., now Governor, Wade Hamp
ton, of South Carolina, is pleased to
say, in his recent address at Columbia,
that
Mr.. Hayes, consulting his own dig
nifty and respect for the laws, for the
people of South Carolina and for my
sell, asked me to make no concessions,
to make no terms, and proposed no
conditions, and as long as he will fol-.
low out in good faith the policy indi-
Gated in his inaugural; if he will do
equal justice to all sections in this coun-
try, and see that the laws are enforced
in Massachusetts az in South Carolina,
in Louisiana as in Ohio; if he will car
ry out in good faith all the pledges he
has made, and be constitutional pres
ident, recognizing no party, race or
section, so long will support HIM.
And SO long, Governor Hampton
might have added, will sane and hon.
est people of the South, as contra
distinguished from insane partisans
of the South, support the President.
Politics now constitute practical facts
and practical results flow from the con-
duct of parties. Burdens of govern
ment are enormous and these are most
unequally and unjustly imposed and
most unjustly are public funds dis
bursed. The East governs the country
and the South and West pay the cost,
and yet we would suffer party-leadcrs
to perpetuate issues and modes of organ
lzing parties which make the West
and South hewers of wood and drawers
of water for the opulent East. The
policy of the President is wisely
directed when it would change these
facts, and if the South be wise it will
cooperate with him. Whenever he
faltsrs, as when poor Greeley went
down, we can go back to the sectional
issue and help Blaine and Morton crush
and destroy the South.
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A Washington letter-writter opines
that Mr.. Evsrts will find it very diff
cult task to maintain the social side of
The state department with more dig
nifty than Hamilton Fish has done. It
seems necessary that the Secretary of
State should be both rich and a man of
culture. The custom has grown up,
and 1t certainly is a dignified and cred
liable one, that the Secretary of State
must give frequent and elaborate en-
tertainments to the diplomatic corps,
and to any visiting strangers of dis
tinctlon from foreign countries. The
Secretary of State is not only expected
to manage all the difficult international
problems, but to be as well the expo
nent of national courtliness and hospi-
talIty. He is supposed to be a genial,
dignlfied, international good fellow,
who pays all his bills. But it takes
money to do it. Mr.. Fish, in his prl-
vate monetary matters, is said to be
severely close, but he has been lavishly
generous in his management of the
courtesies of the government. 1t has
at times cost Mr.. Fish $50, 900 a year
to live in Washington and maintain
the dignity of the State department.
His salary was $4,000; he pays that
sum for his house rent. So long as
the custom of this expensive establish
ment is to be maintained on the part of
the Secretary of State, and the govern
ment will not pay for it, it is probable
that the choice of that government
officer must be limited to very mar
row circle. 1t may be that the prob
lem will be solved by abolishing such
magnldceDce. There seems to be no
reason why craftsmanship should not
take advantage of the influences of the
steaming eapon and the flowing bowl;
but run over the list of public men,
and where will you find the man whose
culture fits him to maintain the Dig
nifty of the State department, and
whose bank account would satisfy the
Washington caterers9
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WHAT ARE AUsTIN,s HOPES

We are always glad to note any
movement towards building the Lam
pasas road, and especially pleased to
see that the franchises of the corpora
ton which would construct the road
are in the hands of our own citizens.
1t is one right step towards the success
of the enterprise. Now let our citi-
zens cone up at once before this much
desired road falls into the hands of
some other town of more pluck. We
sre assured, from what we know of the
present management, that it will lose
no chance of success, even il it must
-. a. ---1 80 sDo;nt rnanu mile.
from Austin. We give an extract from
the proceedings of the board of direc-
tors in which it is stated that
"Some dissatisfaction having ex-
listed because the management of the
company was almost entirely in the
hands of persons not citizens Of this
State, the officers, one and all, rendered
their designations, and on q new cleo
ton w. G. Thomas was elected presi-
dent z. +. Smith, vice president, and
w. II. Westfall, secretary, the board
remaining unchanged except by the
addition of DR.. Westfall. A resolu-
ton was passed instructing the execu-
tive committee to continue their exer-
tions TO raise the requisite amount of
subscriptions to the company IN Travis
county for thirty days longer. A prop
osition from certain citizens of another
county was laid on the table until the
expiration Of that time"
The facts above given tell their own
story. Every tradesman of this city
and each property-holder of the CON-
monest intelligence confesses that this
narrow gauge road must be built or
Austin is undone. The wsol clip of
Brown and adjacent counties will not
cross the International. There is no
reason why it should. But the narrow
gauge would bring it. and the crops
and wheat and oats and dry goods and
grocery trade and guests for hotels and
restaurants to Austin. All are. los,
without the narrow gauge, and the
trade Of the capital will be lessened
perhaps one-half. Why do not bank
ers and merchants and property hold.
ers actl Nothing else viii enrich them.
and without the road poverty is iaeyi.
table.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

VIRGINIA folks expect to get rich
out of the new-fashioned bell-punch
for whisky drinks. The Lexington
Gazette says: "If only 1000, 900 gal
Ions, less than half drank in the State,
passes through the punch under Mot
fet's bill at two and a half cents pei
drink, the revenue derived would be
over 81, 200, 900, which, with the pres
ent revenue derived from all other
sources of taxation, would be So, 900,
00O-enough to pay the current ex-
penses Of the government and the
school fund and leave more thar
81, 800, 600 in the treasury sum stuff.
cient to pay SIX per cent. interest an
nually on the entire $50, 900, 900 of in
debtedness of the State"
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lift won't be too much trouble, when
this Southern question is disposed of,
we should like to have some business
revival, and that this may come with
absolute certainty upon Austin, the
STATESMAN persists In asserting the in
dispensable necessity for the immediate
construction of the narrow gauge to
Lampasa..
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ment only to those who are able 10
control it. But the Grant policy was
based upon different princIple. It
assumed that the great secret Il recon-
struotion was to take the negro ont of
the cotton field and put him in The
State House, send him a company of
soldiers to hold him fast In his seat
and trust to luck for the rest. The
natural results have followed. The
negro has learned nothing good in his
elevation, and is no better able to car
~ on State government to-day than
he was six years ag.
The only way To I1form Southern
society is TO stand side and leave the
voters free and unembarrassed. Then,
if these communities are not utterly
corrupt all things will soon find theil
natural level, and the rule of the ma,
jority will act as it acts elsewhere.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

An official French document recently
made pablo, which purports to give
only the real estate avowedly held by,
or in trust for, the ex-Empress Eugene
and her SOD, rates the Paris property
at 81, O65, 600, on which there are
mortgages to the extent of $40, 900.
Her other estates are valued at like
sum. on which an incumbrance OF
$500, 600 exists. Other members of the
Bonaparte family also hold . large
amount of property in various countries.
The personal property Of the Imperial
exiles is variously estimated, varying
from IS, 600, 600 to 81, 900, 900.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

ELEVATORS have introduced a new
question in hotel life: Whether it is
better to be tired to death with walk
ing up stairs, or to be suffocated by
the draft of fire and smoke from the
elevator flues. In every burned build
ing of any Importance the elevators
have served as gigantic chimneYs, and
have been the leading cause of the
complete destruction of the edifce.