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Sharp County record., 1877-09-07
Science and Industry.

The Sandwich Islands produced
1886 tons of sugar in 1876, Of which
the United States took $4,000.
The Mark Lane Express, the organ
..of British agriculture, advertises Amer
lean horse-rakes and agricultural tools
quite extensively.
"A farmer at Mount Sterling, Ky,
has obtained fine sample of sugar
from the bloom of the common poplar
tree. 1t is granulated in appearance
and snowy in color.
+ Artificial flowers are now made 50
skillfully that it is difficult to tell them
from genuine blossoms, and as each is
perfumed SO that it eXhaleS its char
.acterstic odor, the deception is render
ed all the more complete.
Minneapolis handled 5,25O,OOO
bushels of wheat the past year, but sent
abroad only 900 bushels of the grain.
The rest of it came down to the sea
coast in the form of barrels of flour,
which enabled Minneapolis to pocket
some S3,000,00O which would otherwise
have been appropriated by manufactur-
-ers elsewhere.
The silk manufacturers of Paterson,
n. j., are about to begin action for
damages against the strikers for breach
of contract. Most of the strikers had
written contracts, in which they bound
themselves to finish all warps on which
they had begun work before engaging
in strike. When the recent strike oc-
Cured large number of strikers left
work without finishing their warps.
"A firm at Syracuse, N. Y, are now
manufacturing novel flour barrel. The
barrels are composed of straw paper
pulp, which is run into a mold made in
the shape of one-haf of barrel cut
vertically. The pulp is subjected to a
powerful hydraulic pressure, and when
reduced to the required thickness, the
ends of the halves are cut off at the ends.
The pieces are then placed in a steam
-drier, and the sides trimmed evenly and
the substance thoroughly dried. 1t
comes from the drier ready for making
up lIlO Ddl lClS. lClC dlC UlllCC llEHf ]
wooden hoops and two hoops fastened
together; and into grooves cut into the
slaves, thelpaper halves, which have an
average thickness of three-sixteenths Of
an inch, are slid. The ends of the bar
rels are made of paper of similar thick
ness, constructed upon the same princi-
Piles asi the slides, and protected by
heavy Wooden ones. The advantages of
these barrels over wooden ones are
ightYess, cheapness, durability, and the
prevf nion of flour sitting out while in
tram ST. They are constructed entirely
by machinery, and the halves are cut SO
trua that any pieces Of the same size will
read ft fit together. They will not cost
moi eihan one-third the price Of wood
en- / orels, are lighter, and fit so nicely
in I'll v grooves that there is no chance
for A Mr to sift through, which loss is
'quit4 aheavy percentage in the use Of
0theA inds.
Sharp County record., 1877-09-07

for salmon; John Brown, driven by one
ilunkey and attended by another, along
the same road, also bent upon salmon
fishing. This is the sort Of thing simple
Majesty encourages on the upper reach
eS of the Dee. ."
Sharp County record., 1877-09-07
To CORRESPONDENTS.

Al communications forthis paper should be
by the name of the auth' :, not
necessarily for publication, but as evidence OF
99niyop one side of the paper particularly
careful i'm givin" names and dates, to nave
all letters or figures plain and distinct,
Sharp County record., 1877-09-07
school and Church.

" the English Quakers are going to
4 send twN missionaries to this country.
E -Du. \ ,,the last 10 years Presbyte-
rian Chu Ms have been established in
Kansas a Y "ate of one month.
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damages they have done in the villages settlements,
scrpon and many Of the latter though very rch nave
been forsaken."
The comment OF Gen. ORD on these ana
many more citations, is These obscrva-
tions OF Father SADELMAYER show that these
savagcs-exccpt that they now have rifles
were the same two hundred years ago as to-
day" And yet, because the DIAz Govern
ment. still insecure. with domestic troubles
to contend with, does not wholly put down.
within six months. Indian raids that have
subsistcd two centuries. and that are favored
bv inaccessible Indian Businesses near a
fordublc river, Si.-ais. LIARS AID FOSTER
propose disrcgar,ling the boundary" while
BULLS and SHAFTrR actually do disregard
the boundary, and commit that very viola
ton Of territory by Government troops
which Mr.. EvAKIs calls DIAz to account for,
when due ~ outlaws Who have done the
same for generations.
II imposing upon Mexico hard task for
instant accomplishment, refusing n treaty
iu, I,ciptu,Ui ia. "..a aniity, COUPLING our
army ON the frontier, and sending troopers
TO raid ON Mexican soil, be prOvocations To
war, the HAYES Administration is doing its
best to bring 1t ON.
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When CoSovER OF Florida voted with the
Democrats on Wednesday, a SILVER ran
along the Republican side of the Senate
Chamber and was quickly communicated to
the Republican press. The ominous signifi-
canoe Of that vote, coupled with the evident
anxiety Of Democratic Senators for the APP
pearance in the Chamber Of the absent and
impaired PATTERSON Of South Carolina, was
instantly recognized. Indeed it could not
be- misunderstood 1t was handwriting on
the wall.
when the Senate met yesterday morning,
PATTERSON was in his seat. The first vote
was ON Mr.. HoARs motion to table Mr.
THURMAN's resolution taking the credentials
of NJ. c. BUTLER Of South Carolina from the
Committee ON Privileges aud Elections
CoNovER aud PATTERSON voted with the
Democrats, and the motion was lost-29 To
30. Successive attempts to ame.id Mr..
THURMAN's resolution were voted down.
Finally, an adjournment to Monday was
carried, CoSOvER voting yea, 10y the casting
vote of WILLIAM A. WHEELER.
Whatever may ne the real history of the
detection Of CoNovER and PATTERSON, the
fact remains that the Senate is no longer a
Republican body. After nearly n score Of
years Of abused power and nisuscd oppor-
tunity, that party sees its stronghold
wrenched from its possession. PATTERSON
and CoSovER have now gone too far To re-
cede. A Democrat will be seated, by the
help of their votes, from South Carolina.
Two Democrats will be seated from Luuisi-
ma. As only one Republican, SHARON Of
Nevada, is absent and impaired, this will
shift the majority to the Democratic side.
1t is only another illustration of rctribu-
i've justice that the carpet-bag members
whom the Republican party has fostercd
should prove to be the appointed instrument
Of its destruction.
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Proposed Penal Legislation.

1t Is proposed 10 pass an act at the rcgu-
lar session making it n penal offence for the
heads Of public departments and others To
enter into contracts or to use credit in eN-
cess of the specific appropriations made by
Congress for the public service, or to divert
an appropriation for one object to another
without special authority Of law This re-
strictOn would be an additional safeguard
for the Treasury, il properly enforced; but
with the contempt of law shown by the
present Fraudulent Administration, and
condoncd by Congress in the bills for the
army and navy recently passed, the prac-
tcal value OF the proposed protection is not
apparent.
The act II July r. 1870, declares that "no
department Of the Government shall eX-
pend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in ex-
ccs, Of appropriations made by Congress tor
that fiscal year, or involve the Government
in any contract for the future payment of
money In excess Of such appropriations"
Right in the face Of this explicit and
mandatory statute, contracts for the army
were made by Executive order, extend
ing over half the current fiscal year,
and no notice whatever was taken Of
! this daring violation Of law. On the con-
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MISCHIEF WITH THE AIR GUM
Bullet. Through the windows Of n Twentieth
Ws~d n ouse Of Worship.

The Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church,
Thirticth street. between Eighth and Ninth
avenues has lately been tastefully rcpalntcd
and rcfurnished The committee on tho inn
provements met in regard to- them on Wedncs-
day evening. A prayer meeting grew out of the
business meeting. and Mt its end. although it
was quarter before 10 o'clock. the wives OF the
committeeman began to discuss their plans FOR
the approaching church fair. Tho pattcring.
seemingly of gravel. upon tho most north
casterly window of the church. at the head Of
the basement stairway. disturbed their absorb
ing conversation. Surprising that boys in an
adjoining yard were throwing gravel at the
window. Sexton Sachman went up into the
church. He climbed upon the high broad
window sill, and began to raise the window.
that he might order the boys away. He heard.
as he fancied. several small stones strike the
window and then the tinkling Of glass falling
to the floor. He leaped down and lighted the
gas near the window. The committeeman and
their wives had meanwhile joined him. and all
saw seven bullet holes in the two northcastery
windows. Sexton Sachman picked up under
the windows four small bullets such ns are
shot out Of n small airgun Trustee Thayer
fnund another bullet in front OF the reading
desk. Trustees Thayer and Gardner and Sex
ton Sachman then went to the Thirty seventh
street police station and cXh bite the bullets 10
Sergeant Haven. and he detailed ID 'tectivcs
Reilly and Murphy 10 mako an investigation.
A row Of private houses interviews between
the church and Eighth avenue. Every house
has a garden behind il. SO there Is Il clear view
" Eighth avenue from. the windows Of the
church that were riddlcd by the bullets.
Sexton Suchman says that the bullets must
have been shot from Il rear window of one OF
the houses. probably by some. inIuiiciously
sportiyc person. who thought he would give
those in the basement Of the church fright or
from Eighth avenue with evil design. About
three years ago u woman sittngat the window
of one Of the houses in Eighth avenue. ike the
riddled church windows. within range 81 n per
son firing from rear window oi one OF the prl-
waite houses WIS seriously wounded by n hull
let. evidently from an airgun. Az on Wcdnes-
day night no report Of a flrearm was heard.
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Let Them Resig..

When Ministry in England IS defeated
on any test measure by a vote of the House
of Commons, the members at once offer their
designations to the Crown. This Is the prac-
tice under u constitutional monarchy. In
this country IL would be n blessing II SIM
liar practice governed the tenure OF unpop-
ular or incompetent committees of the
House.
A good beginning might be made In this
direction with thu Committee on Approprl-
atoms. Its present members have been
tried and found wanting They are not III
sympathy or in harmony with the people,
who demand rigid retrcnchmcnt and, first
OF all, a largo reduction in the standing
army. The bill recently reported fell far
short Of the public expectation, and the COM
mittee wholly failed to justify that extrava-
CANT and bungling measure by any good
reasons before the House. In fact, they
we're forced to confess ignorance on the most
essential points, and to admit that the Mill
tary Ring dictated the details of their bill
They were beaten by their own political
friends on a square vote That defeat leaves
them powcrlcss for good no matter what
their intentions may be. Clearly they are
unequal to the task Of carrying forward any
substantial reform, such AS was initiated in
the last Congress. The best public service
they can now render is TO resign and to turn
the work over to stronger hands.
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The Rio Grande War Plot.

Responding 10 prcarranged CALL HAYES
has Just sent to the House culled assert
ment Of border war documents, in which
the most striking revelation is that Mr.. WM.
NJ. EvARTs puts himself at the head Of the
INVASION party.
Tho speeches Of the Texas Congressman,
the documents Of EvARTs. the dispatches of
FOSTER, the recruiting of HUBBARD, the
raids OF BULLS, the reports Of ORD, and
she manufactured tidings from Austin and
San Antonio, deity dovctail to form fine
fabric Of Misrepresentation. The strength
Of the triple alliance between the HAYES
Administration, the army, and the annex
ltiOnists, is not suspected by the country at
large The outlook is full of peril
1t seems that last May Mr.. EvARrs in
formed Minister FOSTER that If the DIAz
Government should continue To neglect to
restrain its savagcs from dcpredations on
as, we may be compelled in sclf-defence to
disregard the boundary in seeking for and
furnishing these bandits. You will make
known these sentiments in the proper quar-
ter" The irritating character Of this mes
sage may be better seen on remembering
that, with extreme repugnance against mere
IL CactO authority, and with excessive sens-
tiveness TO holding any relations with a
Government the legality OF whose accession
10 power is questioned Mr.. EvARTs has per-
sistcntly refused to recognize the DlAz Gov
ernment; yet he accuses it of continued
neglect to clear the border Of "its saw
ages" as though it had held pacific and
powerful control over all parts Of Mexico
for the last half century.
Senior VALLARrA, Mexican Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, gave to Mr.. FOSTER the soft
answer designed TO turn away wrath-he
disaVowcd tn" violation of American soil,
and promised full inquiry with such repara-
ton and punishment as should be found
possible. The sincerity of the DIAz Govern
mout in this matter cannot be questioned 70
II has imprinted its own existence to fulfil
international comfy; yet Mr. EvARrs and
Mr.. FOSTER combine to show that Its
promise was mot fulfilled" By avcrring that
other raids have since been made,
Now, Gom OUp, in his annual report OK
prc-slyto show how long these Indian dep
rotations have been going un, both in north
ern MrNico and western Texas. quotes at
great length from Father JACOB SADEL-
hAYrM who, writing in l7il Of the Apache
country, Inhabited by the Gilcnos, Mimbre-
nos, Iara"ours, Mcscalcrua, I.lanoros,
liran's, and Navaius, tribes that are exist
NIX aud !aldlhg to-day, uses this language
Tho" country Is most frlrnlt Of acco,. from the
u,m.'"'' ' N" mountain, and the scarcity OF water
'"'"s 'l-hlf Year, uast uey have been the drrad OF
sonora They penetrate into the nfuyl,re by ann, AL
P's''s ann, after lnadug themselves with booty vii
tRN'l IN one night u ~ or 20 leagues To nrsne on,
s'quAlN DANGEROUS and dincut ON any entrance mi,
eF country, they give nutcc 10 one another by smoke
"'''' "nu' ~ s'sua, they all hide themselves tn,
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WAL STREET OPINION,
CnreservedIy and Very Emphaticaiiy Ex-
pressed Ia More Ways than One.

Some weeks ago an attempt was made
through a court Of Missouri to gain possession
II the Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad by
placing IL in the hands Of n receiver. For whose
interest this diversion OF the property OF the
stockholders was to be made Is not known. but
the opinion was freely expressed that Jay Gould
was at the bottom OF the scheme. AT a meeting
Of the stockholders Mr.. James NJ. Hartshorne
spoke Of Jay Gould as the champion thief Of
America" and thanked God that there were
some honest men left whom he could not con-
troll"
Jay Gould il the special partner OF Belden &
Co.. whose representative in the Stock Exchange
is Mr.. W. L. Conner. On the day after the meet
ing Mr.. Conner and Mr.. Hartshorne met on the
floor Of the Exchange. and had warm dispute.
MIR Hartshorne repeated his utterances OF the
day before with added strength, saying that not
only Jay Gould, but all whom he employed.
were thieves and liars. IL WINS said TINT Mr..
Hartshorne also drew revolver. but this he
Subsequently Mr. Richard b. Hartshorne met
Mr.. Conner. and reitcrnting the expressions
used by his brother. told him that II he would
step outside the Exchqnge, he would slap his
preferred charges against the Hartshornc Bros.
On their trial before the Governing Committee
they did not deny That they had used the ex-
pressions complained Of. On the contrary. they
reiterated the charges, and said that they. were
prepared TO prove them. Mr. James VI. Harris
horne was suspended for one day and his
brother for three.
These are the lightcst suspensions recorded
for such Offences. and are regarded as an index
of the feeling in the Stock Exchange in relation
10 Jay Gould x Co.
1t was rumorcd in Wall street yesterday thai
Henry y. Smith. "A well-known operator. hao
been blackballcd by the Committee on Admis
sions of the Stock Exchange Mr.. Smith was
the head OF Smith. Gould x Martin II the Black
Friday gold pool. in which William NJ. Twee,
was the special partner, jay Gould desires e
Join the Exchange. but has refused 10 Jet hi'
| name get before the committee for fear OF blaci
| balls
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THE MOLLIE MiGUIREs.
Delay In Issuing Warrants for the Execution
Of Fisher. Tuiiy. McHush, and Hester.

MAUcH CHUNK, Nov. 22.-There is delay
in disposing of the cases of the Mollie Ma
guires now under sentence OF death in Car
bon and Columbia counties. Tho causes were
brought before the Supreme Court at the
October term in Pittsburgh and il was expected
that the decisions would be- rendered before this
time and new warrants issued 10y the Governor
for their execution. But thus far there has
been no sign from the Judicial tribunal. and the
Executive cannot move until one is made.
Fishers case was promptly disposed Of early in
October on account Of there being no counsel
on his behalf; but he will make "a strong appeal
to the Board OF Pardons for communication Of
sentence. which Will be rs strongly opposed 10y
the parties who secured his conviction. The
doomed man was formerly regarded n quite u
respectable citizen. and had considerable politi-
cal influence among his associates in this county.
good character for him when his case comes
before the Board of Parlons. At one time he
relied upon political influence for relief. but the
recent election has completely upset all his cal
culatiuns in that direction. the Molly Mcguire
element Of the coal regions giving avery general
support 10 the Grccnback anu Labor parties or
ganized in the several counties. He is completely
broken Gown 10y the terrors created IN view Of
his approaching fate. McHugh and Hester
convicted of the murder of Alex. Rca. in Colum-
ba county. have appealed To the supreme Court
for a new t.ial, but II il thought the motion will
be denied, ana that soon after the holidays the
four condemned Molly Maguires Will yield ny
their forfeited lives upon the gal.ows.
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A bold proposition is now made by the
organ OF GAMDErTA. II demands that MAC
MAHoN summon congress OF the Senate and
Chamber of Deputies. TO put an end to the crisis.
or course. this demand will not bc needed. The
French Constitution makes provision for con-
grcss Of the two Chambers in certain contn-
gencics. This congress has extraordinary pow
ers. II IL controlled by majority Of the
votes Of the Joint bodies. The Republicans
would therefore have full control Of it. by n
majority Of votes this congress would be en-
powered to reconstitutc the Chambers. and
even to abolish the Senate forming a part Of
itself for the time being. At this time the
senate is the main obstacle to the suprcm-
acy OF the Republican party. and there is very
little doubt. therefore. that the congress
would abolish ii. and make but one chamber Of
legislation. This Is favorite idea Of one school
II French politicians. and il has more than once
been realized in France. But Of course MAC
MAHoN will not convene the congress demand
cd 10y GAMBETTA. and the Senate will sustain
him in the refusal
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TIIREaTENED INVASION.
American Soil Csed BASIS of Operations
against Mexico.

MATAMoRAs, Mexico, Nov. 22.-Durng
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning about
fifteen prominent citizens. who are supposed to
sympathize with Lcrdo. were arrested and con-
fined in the military prison. This action is
understood to have been instgated by the dis
covery OF n conspiracy in connection with
Escobedo. who. 1t is alleged. is organizing a
force in Texas 10 cross into Mexico. in the
interest of eN-Prrsidenl lerdo.
Gen. Cnnales has officially called the attention
OF the United Stats authorities 10 the fact of
the existence in Texas. near the Rio Grande. OF
n camp Of armed MeNicans who nre evidently
preparing 10 cross. and asking that the United
States Government cause the neutrality laws 10
b" enforced against those who are Undoubtedly
using the territory oi Texas 10 organic II reyo-
lutlonury movement in Mexico.
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trary, II was accepted as binding, and Mr.
HEWITT, a member Of the COMMITTEES ON APP
preparations, urged the House to vote the
money for the army "as we find it, and
without question as to the numbers.
In other words, he admitted the power or
the Executive to support an army In the
absence " an appropriation by Congress
and substantially denied tho right OF the
peoples representatives to call In question
that action, by accepting the situation ex-
actly as 1t was made by the Fraudulent Adj
mlnstration and the military chiefs at
Washington. 1t is idle to talk of new lcgis-
latlon TO correct evils, or to impose penal
ties, when the restraints already on the
statute book may be dciicd by the Executive
with IMMUNITY, and lusty "rcformcrs are
the first to defend and to justify acts de-
serving impeachment. Away with such
mockcryi
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wisdom for All who Can Understand.

There was no tidal wave this fall such as
the Democrats fully expected before the
elections; and considering the electoral
Fraud Of last year and the wide dssatisfac-
ton with HAYES and his confidence concern.
it is certainly remarkable that the Republic
can party was able To hold its own at all, or
to make any formidable stand 1t Is true
the two great central States Of Ohio and
Pennsylvania, Republican by small majori-
ties in the last few years, elected the Demo
cratic candidates. and thereupon went up
loud shout rs II the Presidency in 1850 was
already won.
Now that the immediate fervor Of this con-
test has subsidized, the actual figures may be
studied with some instruction by politicians,
and especially 10y that class who are Datu-
rally disposed To count their chickens before
the eggs are hatched Let us examine them
fairly and for information only, without the
least partisan bias Candid men Of both
sides are equally interested in knowing
the real truth, which we will try to discover.
The true standard Of comparison for the late
elections is with those of 1875, although in
vcstigation will show that nearly similar
results on an enlarged scale would be pro-
duced if the Presidential contest Of last year
were adopted as the basis.
| In order to reach a sound foundation. we
assume, generally, that the scattering votes
given in 1875 and in 1877 for the Greenback.
Labor, and Prohibition tickets, were about
equally drawn from Democrats and Rcpub-
Leans. IL is unnecessary, therefore, to in
clude these votes in any calculation that
may bc made, except as factor which, If
thrown to one side or the other, would Ice
decisive. Any opinion on that point must
necessarily be speculative and open 10 dis
putc, and therefore none is here offered.
| First,