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Sharp County record., 1878-01-25
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
RATES OF ADVERTISING

IUlT L9 Ut I'D l1IlI IOI-NNs
One column, one year, $50 90
One-half column, one year, so 90
One-fourth column, one year, 30 90
Professional cards, per year, 10 90
Yearly advertisements, payable
quarterly, on demand.
Transient advertising, ten cents
per line, cash in advance.
Marriage and death notices, not
oyer ten lines, free; more than ten
lines, half transient rates.
Legal notices, at Statute prices.
No legal advertisements inserted
unless paid for in advance. I
Sharp County record., 1878-01-25
Sharp County.

Representative, Sam E David
County and Probate Judge,
A H Num-
Sheriff and Collector, Thos Y
Huddleston
Circuit Clerk, Jno M Wasson
Treasurer, Robert Gray
Assessor, Jno W Bristow
Surveyor, Tolbert McGee
Coroner, A II hlpp
Sharp County record., 1878-01-25
Official Directory
State Officers.

Governor. w r Miller
Snc,v of State, B B Beavers
Auditor John Crawford
Treasurer, Thos j Churchill
Atty Gen'l, VIM F Henderson
Land Commisn'r, J n Smithee
Supt. Pub. Schools, Geo W Hill
Chief Justice Supreme Court, &
II English,
Associate Justices, D Walker,
w NJ Harrison.
Clerk, Luke 3 Barber,
Congressman, 4th district, Thos
M Gunter
State Senator, 2nd district, J B
Judkins
Circuit Judge, 3rd circuit, VIM
Byers
Prosecuting Atty, 3rd circuit,
il Abernethy.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

Col. J. B. ERHARDr, Police Commissioner
Of New York city, has Just made some rather
startling discoveries Of rottenncss within
the commission. He declares that corrup-
ton, fayoritism, extravaganza AMI laxlty
peryadc the whole thing and brings up
some rather ugly details in support OF the
general accusation. In order to open the
question, Col. Erhardt has preferred charges
against Captain Schulz, of the police boat
Seneca, exhibiting the fact that costly cabin
furniture, table linen, crockery, wines and
provisions are illegally applied for and allow
ed, all Of which was devoted not to police
service in the city, but for junketing polite
al parties who go up and down New York bay
sending off and receiving friends to and from
Europe, feasting sumptuously at the expense
OF the city treasury. In an interview Col.
Erhardt said "No sooner does one put
his foot on one abuse than another springs
up beside him. Bring one offender to the
scratch, and before he is disposed of, another
comes bobbing up. Then, if you give lit
tie rein, phew away goes the whole team,
heller skelter, until the bit is applied again"
A well-infOrmed New York correspondent
says, arropos of this Before Oliver Char
lick died he threatened 10 do just what
Erhsrdt is doing, expose the thieving, but
the misfortune was that his own hands were
unclean. Erhardt is in different position,
and if he insists on telling the truth Mayor
Ely and half dozen other high-toned gen.
tlemen will be compelled to hide their heads
from the public
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

Under such a system the man who earns
SIS week may find that after an imitation
vote in Congress his wages will only buy
twelve dollars or ten dollars worth OF food
and clothing.
There is no use in declaring that this
ought not to be so. 1t always has been and
always must be so, and even though Mr..
Butler were an autocratic ruler oil the
earth, AMI Denis Kearney were his vice
gerent, they could not prevent it. But no
such fluctuations can take place IN National
bank notes, if the legal tenders are made re-
deemable, because the volume OF the bank
notes cannot be increased without the de-
post of bonds in the Treasury, which no
bank will make unless there is legitimate
use for the notes it wishes to issue. The
profits on notes are not very large at best,
and if they tend to become too large, the in
crease Immediately invites competition. and
and the advance is checked. The operation
regulates itself, and however active the de-
mand for money may be, the National banks
cannot so conduct their business as TO serious
" iniure the value of their issues. This is
a point which should be borne in mind.
Which is safer for the laboriug man to
trust, the intrinsic value, the purchasing
power Of his wages, to the vote of the aver
age Congressional politician-say to MIR.
Batter himself-or to bankers who cannot
lessen that purchasing power without pay
ing dearly for the privilege? This, it should
be remarked, is not a question )i sentiment
or prejudice; it is 4 question OF plain com
mon sense and Of self-interest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

to-day. protest against the name of Gen.
Benz +. Butler. Kisses. groans and cries
OF put him out" | appeal to the chair
for protection, said the speaker, and after
being informed that he would be protected,
the speaker went on to say " | stand here.
SIR, Democrat and | ask this convention
how in the name Of God can any Democrat
consistently come here and nominate Gen.
Butler as the Democratic nominee for the
Governorship. Kisses and applause For
htteen years he has opposed every Demo-
cratic principle that has been enumerated
IN the platforms of the Democratic party,
and how, how | ask you, can any Democrat
consistently vote Tor him? Cries OF "Put
him out | know what these men are here
for. They are here to nominate Gen. Butler
tor the GOvernorship. Cries OF You are
right. How have you done it? You
have done it BY keeping the men out who
are legally entitled to the use of the hall.
Ii Is proposed to put him into the field
as Presidential candidate. Cries of
yes, yes. And he will be the best
Governor the State has ever had" Elect
him If you wish, but if you do so you will
be cursed with four years more OF depres-
sion. Now, how in the name Of heaven can
You come here and vote for such man
Why, sir, by his own declaration he is net
Democrat. lie has told you that he is
not Democrat. Applause and cries of
shut up" And you cannot consistently
nominate him as the Democratic nominee
You may nominate him, but you cannot
elect him as Democrat A voice, ''You
lie, and three cheers for Butler I'M
derstand the feeling here, and tell you
once iOr all you cannot elect Gen Butler as
the Democratic candidate.
Three sruans were given for the speaker
ut Conclusion ui his speech.
Butler Was nominated By reclamation and
the ticket CONF leted rs follows:
Lieutenant G0vernor-John +. Arnold,
Of North Adams.
Secretary CT Subsidiaries VI. Strauss, of
bingham.
Attorney General-Caleb Cushing, Of
New bury port.
Auditor-Johu Boyle o Reilly. of Boston
Treasurer-D. N. Sklllines, OF Winches-
ter.
The convention closed with some v.lun-
teer Cratury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

The county ticket nominated by the Re
publican Convention Of Caledonia county,
this year, was not acceptable in some res
poets to many good Republicans and good
men of that county. A boiling ticket was
thereupon got up, which had the support of
the Caledonian. The regular ticket was
elected. And now the Cdled0nidn announces
that it will be no longer the organ Of any
party, and will never again champion man
because be is the party nominee.
The Caledsnrdn is good and conscien-
tious paper, but in cutting loose from party
organizations it takes course which, as We
believe, will impair, instead Of increase its
usefulness. We believe parties to be both
inevitable and necessary in republic. Men
of loose principles and unsound views will
always be compactly organized, and unless
good men are compactly organized to resist
them, the rogues will bear perpetual rule.
Temporary and local organizations arc.
as general rule. and inevitably IN the
long run. at the mercy Of permanent and
national organizations. The most wholesome
condition of affairs, and the best class Of men
in Office are, as general thing, secured,
when two great parties divide the voters.
These propositions have been often proved,
to our satisfaction, and We shall not argue
them over again at length to-day.
But taking the case Of the Caledoniap-it
sees things it does not like, as party passion
and prejudice, in the existing state of things
how is it going to make things better by
renouncing party allegiance? If it is right
for it to take this course, then it will be
right for other good men to follow its ex-
ample. Suppose that two or three thou
sand of the best Republicans Of its county
conclude to do so. What will be the result
two years hence' They can go into no con-
yention, for men who propose to abide BY
the fairly expressed choice Of the majority.
will not act in connection with men who
propose to abide such choice only when it
suits them. Acceptance Of fair majority
rule Is essential to organized action. Does
IN
hence, in Caledonia county, if three thou
sand, more or less, OF the most conscientious
Republicans in the county voluntarily de-
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nominations ii the three thousand say
they will form a party OF their own, they
will find that they must adopt the majority
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

The PUBLIC DEBr.-1he Treasury Dc
partment has Just issued an analysis oil
the public debt OF the United States from
July l. 1860, to July l, 1878, " which con-
tains some interesting figures. 1t appears
that the outstanding principal public deb;
of the nation was largest August 81, 1865,
being 50 ,s44 GAG ,226 Sc. of which So $780,
$50, 1894 Sc was Understanding debt, and
that the interes. payable on that debt was
$50, 977 ,697.s7 per annum. The outstand-
ing principal lof the public debt July
l, 1878. was S2,256. 2O5, s92 SO, of which
SI.794, 735 $50 is interes,-bearing debt,
and the interest on that debt was
at the rate of S9i,654. 1880 per
year. The total debt. less cash in the
Treasury, August 81, 1865. was 81, 674.-
SIS $50. rs, and July l. 1873. the debt, less
cash in the Treasury, was 81, 999 1852 $50. As
showing a reduction in the intervening
period Of S675. 433. SIC 81. August 81.
1865, the public debt per capita was S1s.25,
and the interest "a 30. Jaly l, 1873. the
former was Sal 81, and the latter Sl.97.
Tee fact that the interest-bearing debt was
apparently $50, 900. 900 greater in 1878 than
in 1877 (Which has been con- mented upon
by the opposition) is accounted for by the
sale of A per cent bonds to the extent OF
fifty millions. for resumption purposes. The
balance Of the increase is only apparent.
being due to the fact that in the process Of
refunding the six per cents with the four
per cents both classes draw interest for a
brief period. the iour per cents being first
sold to obtain funds for paying of the six
mar cents
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20
THE PRESIDENT At wILLoUGHBY



WLLOuGnBY, Ohio, Sept. II The train
with the President and party left Cleveland
this morning and was met at the depot by
q number of prominen; citizens At Will
loughby the train was met by committee,
the mayor and prominent citizens. After a
parade to the pavilion in the public square.
the President was introduced and spoke as
follows.
Comrades, ladies. and fellow-citizens /:
The duty | have to perform to-day is a very
simple one, and very agreeable one il is to
preside over this meeting. 10 taking my
place as President, do not propose to waste
my time in speech-making. Rising as most
OF you do at an early hour and taking as
did hasty and rather insufficient breakfast
will not detaIn you long from dinner,
which a. | understand is the next thing in
order. Cheers | am glad my comrades to
meet so many OF you again. The regiment
that had from first to last between twenty
three and twenty-four hundred men,
is now abs to assemble here onIy
l5O-possibly 200. The long lino-that
strong lIno-that We saw at our dress par
ado seventeen years ago, has grown smaller
and weaker by degrees, till now perhaps not
over two hundred are h,re to enjoy to-day 8
festivities. But a. the humber diminishes
our interest IN each other increases.
The ties that bind us together II ties
OF cOmpanionship and comrsdeship-grow
stronger and stronger. Now will derain you
no longer from dinner. The programme
his afternoon will be one Of interest an6 |
hope all will stay and enjoy it. The speech
to be given by the brave soldier and fine
orator from distant state will be worthy
of your attention. Cheers. Now pro-
pose to make my way through this immense
crowd and shall 20 a. the head with the
Twenty-thrd at my back. Cheers.
The village is finely decorated, and Il, 900
to IL. 600 people listened to the speech of John
@. CorwIn, Of Omaha. The president leaves
this evening for DAYTON.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

The wheat fleet gathered in San Francisco
to convey the surplus crop OF this season is
bigger than ever before. Forty -four vessels
cleared last month, carrying an average Of
about 200 tons each, ard there are now
some sixty-nine vessels in port with a carry
ing capacity Of 1900 900 bushels.
The remains Of what was once beautiful
woman, were found, the other day, doubled
up in half flour barrel, which was partially
buried at Silver Lake, Staten Island. The
head was thrust down between the doubled
| up knees, arms rammed into the flesh
| of the sides. She had auburn hair and
had handsome form. There is not the least
clue as to who it il, but the doctors. after
| examination, declare she had recently been
mother, and that in all probability an
abortion was performed.
Official tables of the census of the District
of Columbia are just published. The popu-
latiOn Of Washington is l3l ,9i7; George
town, II, 81 /; county, 6,533; total in Dis
trict, l60, 05l. The proportions of white
and colored are as follows: Whites, LOG ,427 :;
colored, SO ,624; showing the extraordinary
proportion of one colorcd man for every two
whites.
Last year in Massachusetts, 1917 couples
were joined in the bond OF wedlock. OF
these there were 9,9l5 bachelors who chose
maidens to be their wives and COS who chose
widows; while 1896 widowers married
maidens and SlS married widows. From
this it appears that 7SS more widows than
widowers were married again, and that 1876
maidens married widowers, when only Cos
bachelors married widows
The Chinese legation is expected at Wash
ington about the Doth of this month. Ii is
reported that in addition TO u modification
Of the treaty of commerce, especial attention
will be given by the ministers to the man
ner in which their Chinese countrymen have
been treated on the Pacific coast 1t will be
claimed that under the provisions of
the Burlingame treaty, they should he as
efectusly protected as American citizens
are in China.
Fourteen -year-old Frank Siegel, son Of a
German weaver, died of hydrophobia in
Providence on Friday. lie complained Of a
headache Tuesday night, and it increased
gradually during the following day. On
Wednesday night he attempted to swallow
some water, and experienced great difficulty
in so doing. Thursday morning he com
planned of pain across his bowels, and re-
fused to have his face washed, shivering vic
lently when the water came in contact with
the skin. The lad stated that Prince. his
pet black-and-tan dog, bit him in the thumb
some two years and half ago, and that
about two years previous setter dog, sup
posed to be mad, bit him severely in the
arm. lie yomited bloody matter Friday
morning, and passed away very quietly at
l0p m.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

The most reckless and unscrrpulous G

The most reckless and unscrrpulous of
the demagogues of the day played strikingly
characteristic antic at Worcester, Tuesday,
in breaking up by iorcc-for it amounts to
that, practically-the Massachusetts, Demo-
cratic Convention. Plainly beaten in the
convention, Gen. Butler-for be was present
at Worcester. personally directing his cam
paign-caused his followers to take posses
sion Of the hall previously secured for the
gathering, and to 60 through the form
of nominating him for Governor while the
State Committee - the Butterflies having
control of all the halls 10 Worcester -ad
journed the regular Convention to next
Wednesday, at Faneuil Hall, in
Boston, when the ancient cradle of liberty
bids fair to sustain new and violent rock
ing. Although it would seem from the most
Trustworthy reports that Butler did not
have majority of the Convention, nor even
One-half of it, that he should succeed in get
ting the number of delegates he did, is GER
tlinly one Of the notable signs Of the times.
About bakers dozen Of years ago the Gen.
eral left the Democratic party, of which he
had long been light and ornament, with
every manifestation of contempt and disgust.
For dozen gears he heaped foul scorn on
The organization, its members and its princi-
pies and only two short years ago
largely Republican Massachusetts, con-
st;tueney sent him to Congress for the
express purpose of taking care" Of Ben
Hill and other Southruns of presumably san
culinary tendencies. And all this time Gcn.
Butler Was the shining mark which the
Democrats loved. language was utterly
inadequate for the due expression Of their
emotions, and the vocabulary Of abuse was
enriched and enlarged to an extent unknown,
in prc-hearuey times. And yet he is now
able to capture almost halt Of the dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention, to
break up the Convention, and to secure the
gubernatorial nomination from q by no
means insignificant number Of his ancient
foes. A clearer eyiderce OF the weakness
and disintegration Of the Democratic party
it would be impossible to find. A clearer
warning to its more honorable members to
come over on the side of honest men. honest
mOuey and honest measures, against the
hordes of corruption, of ignorance and Of dis
honor, it would be needless to expect.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20
News by Telegraph.
MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATIC
STATE CONVENTION.
THE TACTICS OF RurLEHIs1.

A Mob of burglars Nominate ButIer for
THE REGULAR PARTY cosvEsrIoN POSTPONED
FOR WEEK.
WoRcE>TER, Mass. Sept. IA gang Of
Butler men under the leadersh ip OF Major
McDeyitt. Buffers manager, , ffscted an en-
trance to Mechanics hall, from tn. rear
some time during the night and proposed
to remain there until the convention was
called to order. Soon alter eight O'Clock a
dczen policemen appeared with the mayor
and requested those who had taken possess
sion to leave. but their leader McUevitt de-
clared that they would stay until driven out
by ioree. Finding that they would not 90
oil their own accord and being then unpre-
pared to compel them nothing further was
done except to station officers at the head
OF the stairs to prevent others entering
An express wagon drove up with coffee and
half dozen barrels of crackers and bread
which were unloaded and with clothes
limo holsted and taken into the hall win
dows. This indicated that the plot had
been deliberately laid and carefully plan
ned. The Butler crowd after they
obtained admittance to the hall or
ganlzed by the choice of David Powers,
OF Springfield, a. chairman and many
strOns SpctcueS were maze against the &C.
tlon OF the state central committee in their
decision. as 1t was claimed to exclude But
ler's delegations from the hall At five
minutes past five a m. Butler was nomin-
sted by reclamation for governorjamid great
enthusiasm. although it was not regarded as
nomination % u regularly organized con-
vonti0n, but for the purpose of testing the
strength Of Gen Buffers friends. For sew
eral hours aiterward the widest kind of
talk was INDUCED in. The Mayor having
taken legal advice has como to thu decision
that those who are in the hall cannot legal
ly be elected. and it has been decided to
allow them TO remain. As result the state
central committee has decided to hold
an Indignation meeting, an then ad-
jIurn to Faneuil Hall. a week from to-day.
where the regular party nomination will be
made.
LATER-foRNAL OPENING OF THE BUTLER WING
OF THE CONVENTION.
WORCESTER. Sept. l7-At precisely ten
minutes past eleven David Powers. Ct
Spring field. took the floor and requested
delegates to nominate chairman. Mr..
McDevitt. Buffers secretary, made a mo-
ton that committee of seven be nominal
ed to SEQ that only delegates bearing cre-
dentias be admitted to the hall. The
motion was carried and tho committee
elected
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

daily bread by his daily toll to spend time
in proving his right to vote before any
tribunal. and whosoever denies that right
should be held to make good that denial.
Resolved, That We call upon all citizens,
Of whatever political views. to unite with
the democracy in the election Of legislative
and executive officers, wh1 will faithfully
carry out those great measures of so much
needed reform but in so doing we do not
hold them pledged to any further ccooers-
ton with the democratic party, or bound
to it save as they recognize in all things
the justice and wisdom Of their principles.
The resolutions were adopted unanimous
". and the convention adjourned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

Is the ticket headed by Thomas Talbot
the Massachusetts, Republicans have given
the people good, clean list of nominees,
and one for which every honest man in the
State can and should vote We confidently
look forward to its triumphant success at the
polls, and to the total and final discontinue
Of Butler and the evil force, and tendencies
he renrespnts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-20

discipline and abandonment of party
usage,-is to us an alarming sign
of the times. 1t is bringing to
the front the Butlers and Barlows and
Murehes, who, rejected by the great parties
which cannot afford to be responsible for
them, seek through political anarchy the
preferment they cannot otherwise gain.
The good no-party time coming for the
Cdleionian and other no-party men, ii it Is
realized, will be time of the rule Of dema-
gogues and charlatans and corrupt trick
sters, and it will last till the best sentiment
Of the Nation again asserts itself through
compact national party organization, power
ful enough to induce its members to subor-
dinate minor preferences to the good OF the
whole, and to accept temporary disappolnt-
ment in good endeavor, for the sake OF a
greater good in the long run.
But why need there be a reign of chaos
and wrong in order to subsequent reign oil
right? Let Republicans stand by their par
ty. 1t is to- day the truest hope and surest
stay of the country. Let no man try to de-
stroy it till he sees better party ready to
step into its place and complete its work.