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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14

ner in which military operations
are being conducted, the troops
moving slowly with heavy traips,
and unable to reach the more mo-
bile enemy. He recommends that
the Legislature memorabilia the
Secretary of war asking the APP
pointment Of a body Of Indian
scouts to operate with the troops,
or else appropriate money to raise
and equip force Of whites and
friendly Indians and carry on Wig
orous campaign. He says as mill
tary operations have been conduct
ed the last six months the whole
army of the United States could
not subdue the hostiles in the next
twelve years, while believing a
scouting party of twenty-five citi-
zens and as many Indians auxilla-
ries could accomplish the work in
three months. He expressed the
fear that under the present condi-
ton of affairs Southeastern Arizona
must be abandoned by the settlers
and the success Of the hostiles rem
der liable an outbreak among the
Indians, resulting in q
general war.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14
Increasing the Judicial snIa-
rtes.

The promptDess with which the
attention of the Legislature has
been called to the subject Of an in
crease in the salaries of circuit
judges shows that the friends Of
that increase are not disheartened
or cast down by the failure Of the
people TO adopt at the late election
the proposed constitutional amend
ment on that subject. The argu-
ments in favor of increasing these
salaries have been gone over until
they are almost tbreadbare. There
Is not a voter In the State who reads
q newspaper but has been told over
and over again during the past
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14

The stories told by Maddox and
Littlefield cannot be true. They
are such deep-eyed scoundrels that
it is impossible Wells could have
had anything to do with them
Having choice bit Of rascality to
perpetrate, Wells, as a matter OF
course, conflded his plan only to
the virtuous and heightened, and
asked aid only from them. 1t is
among these tberefore-the gentle
men Of blameless life and spotless
reputation-that the witnesses OF
Wells villainy should be sought !;
and if they know nothing OF his
schemes the conclusion is irresisti-
BILE that he had none. The aggre-
gated experience Of mankind in
criminal matters shows that rascals
like Littlefleld and Maddox could
not by any possibility have become
the repositories of Wells infamous
confidence.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14

There seems to be poor prospect
~ vould-be Treasurer Cardozo, OF
the State of South Carolina, pro-
curing funds with which to keep
the Chamberlain government in
motion. Judge Carpenter, who re-
Gently decided that Chamberlain
was in possession Of the guberna-
torial office, holding over until his
successor should be duly chosen,
has declined to remove the injunc-
ton against honoring the drafts OF
Cardozo. The Chamberlain gov
eminent will not be long in becom-
ing merely nominal if the funds Tor
its support are not forthcoming
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14
general war.

The Republican party seems to
have been peculiarly unfortunate
in securing eligible electors for
President and Vice President at the
late election. Had the managers
Of the "machine" deliberately set
themselves to work to find among
the men prominent enough to be
named as electors the largest
number possible of ineligibles they
could scarcely have picked up more
than they have or put their follow
ers in the various States to greater
vexation and annoyance. Just as
they have begun to hope that the
roll of ineligibles was complete a
new candidate for entry on the
list has turned up in the person OF
Charles B. Solburg, who was chosen
elector on the Republican ticket
from the Seventh district Of Wis
consin. Upon investigation it ap-
pears that Solburg came to this
country in 1854, and that though
he has since the age Of twenty-one
exercised all the rights of citizen
ship he has never been naturalized,
and is to-day an alien to all intent
and purposes.
This is a peculiarly severe blow
to the Wisconsin Republicans, who
have had trouble from the first with
their electors, one of them having
turned out to be a postmaster,
another a pension surgeon and q
third a deputy internal revenue
collector. These eccentricities,
have been happily cured /;
but the forth confronts them now
with every appearance of incura-
bility.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14
The Telephone.

The Boston Transcript says: A
distinguished party of gentlemen
assembled at the Office of the Bos-
ton Rubber Shoe Company on Con-
gress street, in order to witness a
series of experiments performed on
the telephone between the inventor,
Prof. A. Graham Bell, here, and his
associate, Thomas A. Watson, at
the residence of Mr.. Converse at
Maiden, about six miles distant.
The telephone, in its present form,
consists of a powerful compound,
permanent magnet, to the poles of
which are attached ordinary tele-
graph coils of insulated wire. In
front of the poles, surrounded by
these coils Of wire, is placed dia-
phragm of iron. A mouthpiece to
converge the sound upon this dia-
phrsgm substantially completes the
arrangement. AS is well known,
the motion OF steel or iron in front
of the poles of magnet creates q
current of electricity in coils sur
rounding the poles of the magnet,
and the duration of this current Of
electricity comedies with the dura-
ton of the motion of the steel or
iron vibrated in the proximity of
the magnet. When the human
voice causes the diaphragm to vi
brate electrical undulations are in
duced in the coils environing the
magnets, precisely analogous to the
undulations Of the air produced by
that voice. These coils are con-
nected with the line wire, which
may be of any length, provided
the insulation be good. The undu-
lations which are induced in these
coils travel through the line wire,
and passing through the coils of an
instrument Of precisely similar
construction at the distant station,
are again involved into air undula-
tons by the diaphragm Of this in
strument. The simplicity of Prof.
Bells system will be apparent when
it is known that the voltaic battery
is entirely dispensed with. All that
is required for comm unicating be-
tween the most distant points are
the instruments and the telegraph
wire, the latter taking the place of
the speaking tube, and the former
that Of the mouth-pieces. The
short distance which separated
Messrs. Bell and Watson in their
experiments yesterday must by no
means be considered gauge Of the
powers of the instrument, as any
effect produced by electricity over
a short wire can with equal facility
be produced over one extending
100 or, for that matter, 1000 miles,
Of course, that the insul-
alton be good. In fact, the inven-
tors have already conversed through
an artificial resistance far exceed
ing that Of any Of the Atlantic
cables. Telephones having been
connected with the private tele-
graphic line OF the Boston Rubber
Shoe Company, and the operators
at either one having taken up their
conversation was at once
Stationed at the
Boston end Of the wire, Prof. Bell
requested Mr.. Watson to speak 10
loud tones, with o view Of enabling
The entire company at once to dis
inguisb the sounds. This was no
uccessful that Q emile Of mingled
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14
A Talk by Telegraph.

At 8 o'clock we all went up to
the telegraph Office. The clerks
were ready for US. They took us
into room that bristled with wires
like an armory with contract rifles.
The telephone was under my COM
panion's arm. 1t was very small,
very compact and very innocent
looking. You talk into it and
somebody at the other end Of the
line answers you. You can talk
across the continent If you have a
wire, and no sewing society is COM
plete without one. The telephone
man unwrapped the machine, dust
ed it and connected it to the first
wire.
The circuit was hardly complete
before the air grew warm; it be-
gan to look blush and hazy; there
was terrible rumbling, and in q
few seconds, as soon as the machine
got down to business, there bounc-
ed against our ears such string
of names of nameless demoniac
horrors that several ladies in the
party tainted. The sounds grew
louder and thicker and worse. The
clergymen who had come to see
the experiment were indignant.
"If you can't make more gram
NAUTICAL and less blaspbemous ma
chine than that" said one of them
to the telephone man, "Boston is
no place for YOU"
The operator in frenzy unhitch-
ed the wire and the sounds ceased.
He looked at the label under the
wire.
ats Moody's Tabernacle wire,
and Moody is preaching" he shout
ed. The phenomenon was explain
ed.
"Now name your victim" said
the operator, calming himself, "and
well begin"
took the Rev. DIR. Deems. The
Deems wire was fastened on, and
the music began.
"Eighty-seven, lightweight,
eighty-nine, ninety. Hold on, there's
another bad note. That's the third.
It's all very well to leave a man
twenty thousand dollars, but I call
it shabby trick to put so much of
It in counterfeits that fellow can't
use, except in collection boxes
There's another. Put this pile in
the safe, my son, and come back
for more. Blessed happy Commo-
dore, shall l ere cease to think OF
thee 7"
Rash mani DR.. Deems was
counting his money In bis private
telephone room. A loud call along
the wire awoke him to the situation.
"Well," he answered, "whst do
you wantp
"what do you think Of the con-
dition OF the poor In New York,
doctor RI"
"Hsng the poorl They're frauds.
What business has any man to be
poori Bot I must away. Our
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14

Disqualification Tucson, Arizona,
state that the Apsches are killing
and plundering the settlers In
Southeastern Arizona. Ten were
killed In Senorits Valley on the 9TH
inst, and the work IL still going on.
Gov. Stafford has sent . message
to the Legislators recounting the
deprcdations and murders commit
cd, dwelling on the inefficient man
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14
Choice Flower & Garden Seeds
Strawberries, Peaches, Etc.
New Sorts by Mail.

Plants Of the newest and finest
improved sorts, carefully packed
and prepaid by mail. Ny collec-
ton Of Strawberries took the first
premium for the best Collection, at
the great show of the Massachu-
sets Horticultural Society, in Bos-
ton. grow over 100 varieties, the
most complete collection in the
country, including all the new,
large American and imported kinds.
Priced descriptive Catalogue gratis,
by mail. Also, Bulbs, Fruit Trees,
Roses, Evergreens, Choice Flower,
Garden, Evergreen, Herb, or Fruit
Seeds, rs packets of either for s1.0O,
by mail.
Q. 9. The True Cape Cod
Q. Cranberry, best sort for
Upland, Lowland, or Garden, by
mail, prepaid. sl.00 per 100, $500
per 1000. Wholesale Catalogue to
the Trade. Agents Wanted.
B. NJ. WATSON.
Old Colony Nurseries and Seed
Warehouse, Plymouth, Mass. Es-
tablished 1912.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-02-14

Bengalese Mission Society meets
at niRe."
Then we tried the President,
The Grant family wire was attach
ed. His Excellency answered to
our summons:
"The President OF the United
States sends greeting. God bless
our noble land. The purity OF our
constitutions shall be preserved.
"a little more sugar, please.) The
brain of the nation has produced
another miracle. Cork that gin.)
Heaven bless you, my subjects.
(Give me light.)
There was a mystery about the
Presidents hearty greeting. The
words in brackets came in a much
lower tone than the others. ! ask
ed the operator how it was.
"The loud words" he replied,
care uttered while the speaker has
his mouth to the machine the
others, while his head is turned
away" That made it clear.
81. Chandler" the next wire in
the row was labeled, and we called
him out.
"Sir," he answered in deep bass
voice that echoed through the
rooms. 81 decline to communicate.
The telegraph wire is an invention
of Satin. No man can trust it and
be happy. I have tried it and /
knew-bless any man who invents
telegraph line that keeps no
copies of its messages. 1t is pray
er-meeting time. Good night"
"Try our next President" / sug-
gested.
(which one I" said the operator.
We tipped cent. Heads was
for Tilden, tails for Hayes. 1t came
up heads, but Mr.. Tilden was not
at home, 80 we tried Mr.. Hayes.
The machine Immediately answered
our summons.
off" it began, "Sumacstump and
Yellow-mud parishes have given
me the majorities returned by the
Board, then the commission can
have no alternative but to declare
me elected. Again, If the thirty
five white men in Bulldoze County
so overawed and frightened the
eighteen hundred and ninety color
ed voters that the latter were
afraid to approach the polls, then,
of course, the election was fraud
ulent one, and we must have anoth-
err. But I have put everything in
the hands Of Providence and Mr..
Grant. They will look out for my
interests. / am convinced"
An ice-gorge in the Susquehana
disconnected Mr.. Hayes wire, and
the rest of his communication was
unfortunately lost.
The New York circuit was read
justed and we put on the wire Of
one of the newspapers. No answer
came from our summons, and we
gathered, from q low, incoherent
conversation, that the chief editor
was away-that,in fact, he had gone
away in the sombre hours of night.
We overheard few brief words
that were evidently spoken in dis
tant part OF the room:
SIS that Paris special written
yetw
"No; I'll have it done in ten
minutes. Here's a three-line cable
gram from London"
"That's all right. Make half a
column of il. Tell Johnson he
must have that Schliemann letter
finished in an hour; and that if he
can't imagine diagrams of straight
err tomb than the last, he'd better
take lessons Of an undertaken
Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05
Horrors Of the Commune.

Ex- Mioister W ashburn, 10 lecture, deliv
cred at CInciopa'i, Monday night, said -
The great leader of the Commune, Rsoul
R.gaut, was one of the most desperate
aud bloody men who ever existed. Bloody,
energetic and desperate, he was consumed by
the most deadly hatred to society aud the most
intense thirst for blood. Mr.. Washburoe then
gave an accouat OF the assassination by Regaut
of Chaodery, distinguished republican, and OF
Bonjcan, the Chef Justice of France, and af-
terward of the venerable Archbishop of Paris.
1t was through Raou Regault that Mr.. Wash
burne was enabled to get access to the Arch
bishop during his time oil Imprisonment ct the
prison of Mazas There he visited the Arch.
bishop frequently, and iotervened, but without
success to have him released. He then de.
scrlbed the several interviews be had With him.
the condition OF the prison aud the work of the
assassination of that great prelate who vas 80
beloved by all Paris The situation of Paris
during the Commune was further described.
Fortune, business, public and private credlt.ln.
dustry labor, h0aucla enterprise, were oil 3D.
ried 10 one common grave. There was every
where devastation, desolation aud ruin. All tho
gold and silver found 10 the churches, aud all
the plate belonging to the government found IN
the different monasterles, was seized by the
Commune and converted into coin. The Catbo-
lie Clergy were hunted down aud the priests
we're openly placarded as thieves. No less than
twenty three priests we're shot, by order OF IA
oul Repault, the day hetor the entry OF the gov
erbment troops into Paris.
MIR. Washburue remained 10 Paris duriog
the entire Commune, and was the only repre-.
sentative of a foreign Power who remained
there. He was charged with the protection OF
no ese than fourteen different uatiooaties.
The scenes which passed during the Commune
were described at considerable length. The
first act of the insurrectionists was to seize Ce
mept, Ih3mas and Leoonte. who were brought
TO mock court martial. condemned to death
and Immediately shot. There we're $4,000 OF
the National Guard in Paris at that time, and
they threw off the government authority ana
entered into the insurrecton. The regular gov
ernment having left Paris for Versailles, the In
! surrectionary government saw at their feet ono
of the largest, richest, most beautiful and at
| tractive cities 10 the world, with it's wealth.
splepdor, refinement, intelligence aDd With oil
| the departments Of the government tallen INTO
their hands. They iramped under foot oil 10"
and authority and held the city tor ten weeks
sim ply by force and terror. 1t was light on
the part ofa great majority of the Communists
for power and puuder, and to force Themselves
from the restraint of law. The reign OF the
Commune was the absolute force OF desperate
and wicked men. unlimited, unchecked, unre-
strained by any human power.
sE A WRETCHED ExIsTENcE.@Other
| oon5 5,tions hainp equal there ia no reason why
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05

To THE TRADE
JOHN A. FIELD,
II King street, o,n
Is gent for ALLEN & CO.'S RlCAMoND
GEM CIGARETTES and otbeT = goods 81 sIsG 80
FEIGNER'S s. SONS HERB DE La EEL NJ
riG n ARETTES. Will sell them at FACTORY
PRICES. Gail in and see for yourself sp y
OAR SOLDER, BLOCK TIN and BABBlI
= METAL just received at 99 Kipg ST. cor
Roy5o1 lbs Tn%1ns s5DD1 Of fs9G1 Ssf Tin Df ans Ind
pahh;t Me,sl for sale wholesale and retail IN
ousntities to suit. Orders solicited seor
sepD J. T. CREIGHTON son.
A CNE BLACKINGl ACME BLACKING
"A Just received large supply of the above
e. e:Io hv WAkFIELD & HALL,
| nov Is corner of Prince and Fairfs1 sts:
THE AMERICAN MEAT AND VEGE.
| TARI,E CHOPPER. Call and examined
-. MCLEAN & UHLER'S
a',ot 81 l07 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05

GENTS FINE BOOTS AND SHOES A
specislty, small expenses d novelty. lo.e's
nr;cae a reality is what We can prove d
WADDEY'S, ITO King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05
ssg A WRErCHED E1IsrENcE.-Other

naF A WRETCHED E1IsrENcE.-Other
conditions being equal, there ls no reason Why
bealtr v man or woman should not enjoy, lite;
ard it may well be doubted whether adverse
fortune has the power entirely TO destroy INC
digestion is good. But for the nervous. feeble,
Ais existence is indeed q Hretched one. But ne
should not despair of relief That benignant
restorative, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. has I'M
ccnrsbe. 1t is an unequalled builder up Of
broken down physiques. and is besides sovere-
i'm remedy for dyspepsia, nervousness, irresu;'
lar h bit of bcdy. bliousness and kidney and
bladder difficulties. 1t eliminates from the
blood the acrid element which gives rise 70
rheumatlc ailments, cheers and relieves the sgeo
and infrm, and may be used with great adv.n.
tsge by ladies in feeble heslth. Its PER- pe5Itec'
nurity also commends it to the use of invalids.
dec 3-<,C3t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-05
ALEXANDRIA, VA. WEDNESDAY,, DEC. s. 1877.


| We FIND IT TOO NJ.
merous to mention every. srti-
Gle we keep on hand, but SIM
ply and politely request you to
call and examine our stock
and prices. .,
Our cellar IS stacked with
Domestic Goods,
such as Canton Flannels,
Blesched and Unbleached
Cottons, all Wool Plain and
Twilled Red and White F!an-
nels.
PTANKFT
in great variety, from a Cradle
Blanket up to q II Blanket.
Ladies', Gents and Misses
Underwear, Corsets, Notions
and Sundries on first f9or.
A general assortment of
Dress Goods,
Trimmings, Linens, Cloths,
Cassimeres, White Goods,
Tarlstans, Grape, Grape Wells.
Mourning Goods, &C., on 2nd
floor.
a full and complete line of
Carpets. Oil Cloths. Rugs, Has
socks, Crumb Cloths, Lace
Curtains, Stair Lineas, Cur
tain Linens, Carpet Bindings,
&C., sc.
T. EICHBERG,| |
(3ucc,r. tv Slaymaker Co..
Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-03-10

THE IEAUGURAL.-The Inaugural Ad-
dress of President Hayes gives the high
est satisfaction, and if the new President
can point out the way to successfully car
ry out the principles and policy therein
ununciated, his administration will go
down into history MS one of the wisest
since the early days OF the Republic. 1t
j. gratifying to see a man once in office
mindful of the pledges he made during
his candidacy, public men are too apt to
be forgetful. 1t is also gratifying to hear
the principle enunciatcd that "ho serves
his party best who serves his country
best" The worst enemies Il party can
have is the bligd bigots who place party
success above every other consideration.
The remark that universal suffrage
should rest upon universal education" is
one that viii strike a responsive chord in
the breast of every thinking citizen. 1t
is putting into language thought which
has gradually, but surely, been forcing
it-elf upon the public mind, and in what
ev r efforts MIR. Hayes may make to
make universal education II subject of
national legislation, he can be assured of
the support OF his own party and of the
best elements Of the opposition. His views
upon the Southern question, the most
prominent one of our politics, are such as
cannot fail to be satisfactory to Conser-
vative men of both sections, and while he
believes Il at local self government is the
true lemedy tor Southern ills, there is
nothing to warrant hope that his idea
OF that kind ofgoyernment is only afford
ed when it gives license for race preJu-
dices TO have their full sway. In the
ia teis alluded TO he enuncates views
which cannot fail to be acceptable to the
great majority of the people. Taken all
in all, the Address is well calculated to
give the administration of President
Hayes q hold upon public confidence
which will promise vel f + It's success.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-03-10

CoNyERTED. - A Democratic frier d
sends Us Purman's speech with request
that we publish it. Mr. Purman was elee-
t'd as Republican Congressman from
Florida, n position he also holds now.
The substance of his remarks was to the
effect that the election in Florida was a
fair one, and its true result was the choice
of Democratic Governor and the Tildon
Electors. Mr.. Purman may be honest
IN his convic tions, but as his seat is COLI
tested and the claim will be passed upon
ly Democratic House, there are those
who are unjust enough to think his sud
den conversion which enables him TO see
the error of Republican ways is due to
that little fact. The speech is lengthy,
and having already been extensively pub
lishcd and probably read by all who
cared to read it, is our reasons for moi
rtpublishing it at this time.