The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-02-01

fairly elected, the constitutions
bower was in the hands of the Rc
( publican party to declare him III,
PRESIDENT, but the Republican ma
Jorlty in the Senate throw up tn
sponge, and turn the Government
over to the Democracy. At tn,
best, they put it into the hands o
a tribunal, a part of which woul,
do anything to see Tildcn President
and the others-well, judges arc
but men, and in a matter in which
their feelings and prejudices ar,
engaged l don't see that they woulc
do different from other men.
confess to feeling of disapoint.
ment, though the election of Davis
to the Senate from Illinois may
change it, for the tribunal mus,
now be Republican. 1t is the curse
OF the Republican party that it al
ways has been generous enough to
give away it's Victories, and so Just
that it never failed to abuse itself.
Reverse the situation and what
would have happened? Had Til
den good legal claim upon 1856
votes, does any one suppose that
he would leave it to the uncertain
chances of a tribunal? Not any.
lie would have held it, and demand
ed his Inauguration. Hayes may
get a fair show, but guess we may
as well prepare ourselves for four
years of Democratic rule. We
shall feel the better if we are disa-
pointed.
THE SUFFERING POOR
are likely to be allowed to suffer,
Tor Charity moves very slowly this
winter. st. Johns Guild, the no.
blest Of them all, is without funds,
and distributes from day to day
what it receives. 1t has not means
for one-tcnth the calls that are made
upon it. 1t gathers about one
thousand dollars day, but that is
! mere nothing. The other Char
tics are just as poorly provided for
he calls that are made upon them,
md the city is doing very little
work. Last Sunday Il thousand
men were given twenty-four hours
york clearing the ice from u por.
len of the streets. Ten thousand
ould be so employed, and it would |
re mercy could it be done. The
offering this year is among the
onest class of people; the laborers
tho have been thrown out of work
Y the stagnation in all departments
t business. l have seen clerks
nd statesmen, who a year ago were
receipt of good salaries, taking
elief from Charities because they
ould do nothing else. They would
oil barrels on the dock, but there
re no barrels to roll-they work on
nc streets, but there is no work for
lem. 1t is terrible; and to add to
he distress, the cold is intense.
Cd help the poor this Winter.
still as dull as it can be, with no
respect of improvement. The
eople are now waiting for spring,
oping that warm weather will
ing the change.
VANDERBILT.
Nandcrbilt's son Cornelius and
$ sisters are preparing to make
owe OH the old millionaire's will.
ley are not satisfied with the
1t million each left them, but they Q
mt slice of the hundred millions |
left. Cornelius, who is moving. !.
S left an income Of two thous- |
Il dollars II month, but it isn't
ough for him. lie wants one II
I'm OF the estate or nothing. There J,
i be an ugly fight overit g
TIE SNOW 3
pped falling a week ago, but we +
suffering from its effects vet. n
ere has been but little freight u
II the roads for weeks, and a + +,
at deal of inconvenience has re- "
ted. Merchants arc unable to D'
p and produce from the inter- g. g.
is lying along all the roads, Is Is
ting for clear tracks. The snow G.
on the coast has been tho lar 4!
for fifty years, and as it has Il K
II general, New York suffers 81 81
N it terribly. The roads are n;
we'll nigh cleared, and freight, {.
curing in in immense volumes. Nj
thousand men, two days, would NJ NJ
c kept the Central track clear. 10
Vanderbilt wOuld not do II II. NO