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The Morning herald., 1878-12-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Special Correspondence Of the HERALD.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Dec. 1S.
Senator Blaine's intimidatio resolution
was passed by the Senate yesterday, with
Senator Thurnan's amendment. The iu-
vestigation will be made by special COM
mittes of nine Senators, and will probably
be thorough. There was streng effort
made'by the Democrats to. instruct the eom.
mittee to sit with open doors, but the Radi-
Gals defeated 1t. I expect to see the day
and not to wait more than a year for it
when every investigation made by Congress
will be as open as court of justice. There
never was COED reason for having them
otherwise. The Committee has not been
selected % yet.
Senator Stanley Matthews, who seems 70
have genius for doing the wrong thing
every time, attempted to antagoniEe Blaine's
resolution with the Texas Pacific Railway
bill, but of course was voted down. ANY
one could have told him better than to
push his favorite at the time. But
Matthews is as innocent of legislative tao t
as any infant.
Mr.. Hale's last chance to get into the
Cabinet seems to have disappeared with the
appointment of Judge Lowell to succeed
Judge Sheplty. While that vacancy existed
there was always q possibility that Attor-
ney"6eneral Deyens would accept it, and
| then, by changes among other members of
the Cabinet 1t was hoped to get Hale a
pla ee. Thus disappears frem public life
the principal contribution made to 1t by Mr..
Blaine. j. .-.
Mr.. Einley offered I'm the House Yesterday
0 resolution of inquiry as to the authority
for the creation of the Treasury Secret
Sarvice Division when and why 1t was
organised, and what 1t has done with the
money voted for it. Inquiry In this case
means death or at least material change.
This "division" Is an outgrowth of war
time; 1t is the author of more iniquty thai
1t ever exposed, and has cost moro money
than 1t ever recovered for the Government.
| 1t will have few mournerE, but tho pimps
| and blackmailerB who com pose It and live
by it.
Five general appropriation bills have go
far passed the House-the West Point,
Fortifcation, Consular and Diplomatic,
Pension and Naval. The indian bill comes
| up to-day, but, in view of q possible trans
fer of the Bureau to the War Department,
may not be passed at once. The commiss
sion to inquire into the subject of this trans
fer, by the way, yesterday reported against
1t. This renders the change doubtful dur
| Ing this session. ~.
Yesterday in the House 1s1 Democrats
and one Republican voted for . motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill making
| 1t penal offence for any officer, agent or
contr actor of the United States to inter-
meddle with the election of members of
Congress or of the President by the con.
tribution of money or by the use or abuse
Of Official privilege os by bribss, threats,
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influence, &c.; and making Il q penal
offence to solicit or receive contributions
for election purposes from persona In the
employment Of the Government. One hun
dred and three Republicans voted not tc
suspend the rules, and 90 the motion was
lost. We need twe>thirds vote lD tht
House and Senate.
Much has been said and written about
Senator Conkling's bad manners In writing
all the time that Senator Blaine was de-
livering his speech last week. This habi,
of ostentatiously exhibiting bad manner,
has made the New York Senator many
enemies. His way, when he chooses, d
remarkably agreeable. 4: Washington
cine, "It is perfection to say the least
The old quarrel between the Senators will
probably be moro bitter than ever.
HJLroN,
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PITH AND POINT.

The brute whe would kick lame dog
would take pitchfork Angora cat.
A compositor become pressman when
ever he hugs his Sunday sweetheart.
Why cannet q man indulge his childrer
fully as much as he does bis appetitcs
Why is half a pie like natural vseuun
in pine board. Because 1t 10 knot hole.
If yon want to select pretty toy let me
advise the purchase of a ministure toilette
Socrates never run q sewing machine
but tits reported that he died OF the hem
lock.
The fellow who "makes NO bones about
it" Is evidently not professional grave
robber.
OF course you never saw anybody swal-
low barn, and yet you probably often saw
q barn swallow.
French without q master: Those who
haye emigrated to this country and become
naturalized citizens.
Although every ship has It's keel under, II
is no guarantee that . badly bsllastea yes
sci will not keel over.
Don't dispute about your wife's amiabil'
ity when your nose Is crcss-barred with
unmistskeable nail macks.
"How dear to my heart are the seines Of
ny childhood" muttersd the lazy fisher
man as he mended the old Lets.
Ambition leads many well-meaning men
into excesses that embitter their lives and
impair their usefulness to their fellows.
Now these who Noah thing or TWO will
please rise and Acknowledge that the first
noating menagerie pitched its tent on MeuLt
Ararat.
"Wheu In the course OF human events 1t
becomes necessary" TO evads the trut b
why always ego round by Robiu Hood 3
barn." whenever that may be situated.
"Quipple Yarrow" is to be permanently
attached to The Louisville Courier-Journsl
after New Years. We wish Mr.. Robr etson
every success that an earnest worker de-
serves.
DemostheDes indulgsd himself in free
feed Of pebbles. We have oft, n wondered,
whether 1t was not possible that, with the
pitch Of his voice, he constructed patent
roof to his mouth. History is very niggard
ab out details.
Who owns the slim.limbed, brazen faced
elothes.racks that stand around our iprincis
pie hotel portals' They are an inferior lot
of goods, bat must belong to somebody.
Who will como forward, prove property
sad take them away, 90 that respectable
la1ies can pass without being insulted3
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To ONE VINO is familiar with the methods

To ONE wao is familiar with the methods
practiced, during and since "reeonstruc-
tion," By Republican managers of elections
in th. South, the insincerity of the shrleks
of pious indign nation which come up from
the defeated aud disappointed remnant of
scalawsgs, whose occupation ceased when
honesty was restored to the administration
of the Southern States, is as conspicuous IS
the sun. We have seen the vote at pre-
cinct, certified to BY the inspectors as a.,
raised before the returns reached the Board
Of County Canvassers, to s7s and
though the facts were the subject of
judicial investigation and exposure, a car
pet-bagger, one General Jenkins, got q seat
in the Senate, and retained it for four years
upon that fraudulent count. We have seen
another carpet bagser-one Qleason-act
as inspector Of election, and as such, sign q
certificate Of election for the successful
candidate and, notwithstanding that him
self was not candidate, and did not re-
.ceive single vote, follow the man who had
the certificate OF election which bore his
signature, to the Capital, contest for the
seat and get 1t. tx cg~
We have seen . negro, for voting the
Democratic ticket, chased and beaten by an
infuriated mob of his own race, and, to
escape the imminent danger to his life from
the murderous assault made upon him,
risk the possibility of drowning by jumping
into the St. Johns river. And such are the
people who are blatant for honest cleo
ti0ns
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wILMINGTON. Del.. Dee 10. 1873.
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THE SHOKTRST DAYS.

The shortest days Of the year are tn,
twentieth, twenty first and twenty-secont
OF December, when We have the solar ligh
but nine hoars and sixteen minutes. A
Hamburg, the shortest day ts but sever
hours long; at St Petersburg, five hours
at Tornea, Finland, two and s>half hours
and in portions of Norway the sun is in.
visible In winter for more than two months
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BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

Beautiful snow beautiful snow
Falling so lightly,
Daily and nightly,
Alike round the dwellings of lofty and low
Horses are pranclng,
Animals dancing,
Strr'd by the spirit that comes with the
snow.
Beautiful snow beautiful snow
h Up with day dawning,
In the cold morning,
Children exult, though the winds fercely
blow,
Halling the snow fake
Falling at dsy-break,
joyful they welcome the beautiful snow.
Beautiful snow beautiful snow
Childhood's quick glances
Seethe bright fancies,
Decking the window panes softly and slow,
Forest and city,
Figures so pretty,
Traced by the fingers of magical snow.
Beautiful spow beautiful snow
Atmosphere chilling,
Carriage wheels stilling,
warming the cold earth, and klnollng the
glow ...
Of the fire so bright,
On the cold winter night,
As we draw in the curtains, to shut out the
snow.
Beautiful snow beautiful snow!
Round the dear frsside,
In the sweet eventide,
Closely we gather though keen the winds
blow, -
Safely defended.
Kindly befriended,
Pity the homeless, exposed to the snow.
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NOTICE.

Being appointed Sole Agent for this city
and vicinity, for Henry M. Stanley 3
"Great Work" Through the Dark Cont
nent," published by harper & Brothers, and
being unable to see all who may desire ii
before Christmas or New Years, they will
please address me.
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dered If It was her little poem, never yet
having heard of Watson's composition, and
there It rested again. Years passed, and
one day her brother brought paper from
Brooklyn, calling her attention to poem
called Beautiful Snow" She read It, and
at the close, to her brothers. surprise, she
exclaimed, "The latter part Is my poem" "
bringing her book with copy wondering
how any editor could have been induced to
join the two poems together, Watson's 90
pathetic and beautiful, her own poem so
simple and in entirely different measure.
He went to the editor, told the story Of
the poem which had been written 90 long
before, and discovered that . major In the
army, poor fallen man, in very needy cir
enmstances, had Joined the two to increase
the size of his manuscript, and sold them
as his owp, saying that the sad fate OF his
wife. q beautiful, but fallen woman, who
had perished In the snow, suggested the
poem. Sometime afterwards, be appeared
at the same Office with another poem which
he claimed to be his own. To his confusion,
the editor went into the printing room and
showed copy of the same poem just going
to press. Thus ended the poor majors
efforts at that Office
But the writer's poor little poem was
hunted still for an article appeared In
Canadian paper wondering how any lady
could be guilty of the act of purloining her
poem; sitter that lady In Mount Holly put
In her claim, and gentleman whose name
has been forgotten, also laid claim to the
poem, but the writer Is inclined to think
that all this scramble was after Watson's
poem. The truth lies just here-the tender
pathetic poem, SO much admired was
WatsoD's own production, the little fugi-
tive poem below, the one strangely joined
to his
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r. c. GoI,DsRoRouxB

ID. =. H0LDSBOhOUdH,
Wilmington P. o. Delaware.
Also solicitor for memorial edition q
William G. Bryant's Family Library Of
Poetry and Song. 300 pages in clota,
$500
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-10

DELINQUENT PERSONAL PRoPERTY TAXEs ~
DELINQUENT
PERSONAL PROPERTY

with Section 90 Of Act the General Assembly Of Ohio
ls78 Ohio Volume b Page 49, and by directions of the
of Commissioners published the following list Of
with the eah returned
Hamilton County Ohio the August Settle
penalty added ageeaby provisions of the above
cied Act
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press his heart by depriving him OF
noble and elevated sentiments, bv
leaving him no taste for any but ma
terial enjoyment"
The great result of the Revolution
of 1776, was the establishment Of
American liberty. It has its origin
checks and guarantees in the self
government of the Anglican race
From England the founders of the
American Republic brought the trial
by jury, the principle of representa-
tive government, the common law.
selt-taxation, the supremacy of the
law, the submission of the military to
the legislative department. With
these essential principles Of free GOV
eminent, our forefathers thought and
felt themselves treemen. They, in
deed acknowledged that freedom
could and did'exist in a monarchical
government. u The Declaration of In
dependence acknowledges as much
in it they speak of themselves as free
men, whose liberties England had
invaded, and if they had obtained
what they desired-the guarantee of
the rights and liberties of the English
citizen-they would have been con.
tented and quiet. 1t was after long
recital of deeds of misrule and tyran
ny ascribed to the king the Declare
ton of Independence says: "a prince
whose character is thus marked by
every act which may define tyrant,
isss unfit to be the ruler of a free peo-
ple." These are features and guaran-
tees peculiar to English laws and
constitution. But when the Ameri-
can people adopted the States and
Federal Constitutions, they thought
and acted on the more practical idea
thatSthere could be no liberty with
out republicanism, and under this
form our liberties were developed,
and the principles of government on
which they rest not only enlarged,
but rendered more capable of defn-
ing and sustaining human rights.
Concluded next week.
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Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.
General Superintendentis Office,
Atlantic q Gulf Railroad,
SAVANNAH, May 5th, 1875.

IN AND AFTER SUNDAY. Nav
" 9th, Passenger Trains on this road will
run as follows:
NIGHT EMPRESS
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DINA Beautiful Concert Grand Pianos,
L I1lNUcost Sixteen Hundred Dollars only
Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars.
Superb Grand Square Pianos, cost Eleven
Hundred Dollars only Two Hundred and
Twenty-Five Dollars. Elegant Upright
Pianos, cost Eight Hundred Dollars only
One Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars. New
Style Upright Plans. One Hundred and
Twelve Dollars and Fifty cents.
Organs, Thirty-five Dollars.-llRillN
Organs. IL stops, Seventy
Dollars and Fifty cents. Church Organs,
16 stops, cost Three Hundred and Ninety
Dollars, only One Hundred and Fifteen
Dollars. Elegant Three Hundred and Sew
enty-five Dollar Mirror top Organs, only
One Hundred and Five Dollars.
Tremendous sacrifice to close out present
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Cottage Residence for Sale.
AT SPRINGFIELD. a suburb .,

At SPRINGFIELD, a Suburb oil
"A Jacksonville.
The cottage of eight rooms is situated a
city taxes, and ten minutes walk from the
postoffice, on an elvation overlooking the
city. The lot, 105X105 feet, is planted with
a variety of Towering shrubs and other
plants, and over 40 varieties of fruit. The
place has recently been put in order, and
is one of the prettiest around Jacksonville.
Apply to w. w. DEWHURST,
Real Estate Agent
my22tf Jacksonville, Fla.
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STRONG PLANTS OF PARA GRASS.
~ $3.50 per 100; $500 per 1000.
Arlington Nurseries, A. BIDWELL.
Jacksonville. Fla. 90
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street, Philadelphia, is giving entire salts
faction. All orders are promptly filed,
and no one need hesitate. about sending
them money.-Lutheran Observer.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-04
The Southern Plague.

Nothing could more fully demonstrate the
utter helpessness and dependence begotten
by long tutelage in the school of slavery
than the course of the Southern people in
respect to the plague now devastating their
large cities. While it is pleasant to know
that the response to the call of distress has
been so prompt and generous on the part Of
the North, it is surprising to see how little
the Southern people do for each other. In
all the afflicted places, of course, there are
physicians full OF courage and devotion ;
that profession is never without heroic rep
sentatives in such emergencies. The How
ard Association and other volunteer nurses
encounter hazard and labor with admirable
unselfshness. But, with these exceptions,
the Southern people seem prompted to do
nothing but to run away from the fever and
to shut their doors against all communication
with the infected places. They call for help
from the North and from the national gov
eminent, but we have seen no suggestion
anywhere that the states where the fever
prevails should do anything for themselves.
In some Southern papers we have seen the
suggestion that the national government
should undertake to afford protection against
this and other epidemics by providing for
the Southern cities systems of drainage and
sanitary inspection, and establishing quaran-
tine regulations and officers to enforce them.
Notwithstanding their traditional dislike to
a centralized government, and their fondness
for home rule" they are ready to give W
all their theories of government if some ex
ternal authority will assume the duties
which they have always neglected.
The people of no Northern city would
think of asking the states, much less the
general government, to construct their sew
ers or police their streets or provide against
their epidemics. Ii Boston we're thus plague
stricken, and unable single-handed to cope
with the enemy, the state would certainly
come to her help, and whatever money and
organized effort could do to relieve her dis
tress would be promptly done by the COM
monwealth, under authority of the legsla
ture called together especially for that pur-
pose. Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana
do not recognize any duty of this kind. If
the fever comes it is expected that people
will run away from it if they can, aud die
if they can't If they need money they can
probably get a good part of what they need
from the charitable contributions of North
ern people, and for the rest they must get
along as they can and make the best OF it..
Why Louisiana should assume any respon-
sibiiity for the welfare of New Orleans, or
Mississippi for Grenada, Holly Springs or
Nicksburg, or Tennessee for Memphis, no
inhabtant of those states can understand,
ii indeed the notion of such responsibility
has ever occurred to any of them.
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Our Relations with Mexico.

For long time 1t has been the opinion
of those best informed that the irritating
collisions which are constantly occurring
between our government and that of Mexico
upon the Texan border would eventually
lead to war. When the Daz government
was recognized 10y the United States, it was
with the understanding that the latter re-
served the right to make military incursions
across the border after cattle thieves. In
accordance with this, and in obedience TO
orders received from Washington, Colonel
Mackenzie has twice crossed the Rio Grande
in search of plunderers, who rob American
settlers, and then escape into the wilderness
without molestation so far as the Mexican
authorities are concerned. This, of course,
cannot be endured by the Texans without
appeals to their own government, aud the
result has been the raids already mentioned.
The Mexican minister at Washington has
said that these repeated excursions across
the river might cause irritation in his gov.
eminent, as is very likely. A paper of con-
siderable influence published in the city OF
Mexico lately printed long article con-
corning these matters, from which it appears
that it is sense of weakness on the part of
President Disz that prevents a declaration
of war. 1t is certain that the authorities Of
that country are making preparations for
possible struggle, and General Ord states
that between five and six thousand troops
will soon be stationed along the boder with
orders to prevent by force any crossing of
the United States troops into Mexico.
1t is the opinion of men with long expe-
rience upon the borders that the difficulties
constantly arising will eventually have to be
settled by the sword and bayonet. They
say that instead of dealing with civilized
people, who could be trusted when formal
treaties were signed and sealed, the Next
cans are race of savages, treacherous in
the exteme. Of a population of 9.3i3,470,
100000 are pure Indians; about 100000
are of European descent, and the rest are
mixture of various races. They have been
in a constant state of revolution for years,
there not being a single element of stability
in their government or institutions, and it
requires continual watchiulness on the part
of their leaders to prevent serious outbreaks
among themselves. With such a state OF
things no expectations need be entertained
that effectual steps will be taken to put a
stop to these border outrages, although the
Mexican Minister Zamacona asserts that it
is the strong desire of his government to re-
main at peace with this country.