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McLin's Testimony.

MeLin, Of Florida, stands by the state
ments made by him in his now historical
confession. He testified on Saturday be-
fore the subcommittee of Congressional
investigators that, two or three days after
the Presidential election of 1876, tele-
graphic dispatches began to arrive from
such prominent Northern Republicans as
Zachariah and William Z. Chandler, the
gist of which was that everything depend
ed on Florida, and that an effort must be
made-after the election, remember-to
give the vote of the State to Hayes.
Presently arrived William Z. Chandler,
Gen. NOyes, Gen. Wallace, Gen. Barlow,
Acknowledgement Little of Ohio, and 9th
ers. McLin was given to understand that
two or three of these visitors represented
Hayes, and in particular that whatever
Gen. Noyes said or did, Hayes would ratify.
Gen. Wallace told him several times that
the members of the Returning Board-of
whom McLin was one-''would be taken
care Of" On one occasion, William +.
Chandler, protesting to speak for NOyes
aud Wallace, as we'll as for himself, told
him that, if the State went for Hayes, he
and Cowgirl, another member of the Re-
turning Board, would be swell cared for. -
When the board met to canvass the vote,
there were two or three returns from Ba-
ker county. IF one (the bogus Driggers
one) was counted, Hayes's majority in the
State on the face of the returns would
be about 40; if they counted the other or
others, Tilden would have a majority in
the State Of about 95 McLin pigeonhol-
ed the other returns, laid the Driggers re-
turn before the board, and it was counted.
He did this because it was the most for
mal-and ''the most favorable to Hayes.
He also Joined in throwing out enough
precincts to give Hayes an apparent
majority of eight or nine hundred. After
the board had completed this canvass,
Gen. Noyes called on him, thanked him,
and told him he had acted uobly. Sub
sequently, Noyes wrote him that he had
written to the President, urging him to
give Mr.. McLin an appointment.
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sons to the national council; yet the forty
fourth congress allowed claims to the
amount Of only s95s, 800. And what be-
came Of the great rings2 It seems that
the Democratic party had put an end to
the profits Of the claim agent, the vast
plumber Of the rings and the business Of
the lobby. The recOds of congress show
conclusively that the staunchest and most
faithful guardians Of the public treasury,
the strietest and most consistent econo-
mists, are the Democrats. Before the
South had a representation Of her own
people upon this floor the history Of legis-
laticn bears ample testimony to the vigil
lance and caution of Northern Democrats
inPrOtecting the treasury from the many
schemes that were planned against it.
They stood as bulwark against the waste
full food Of extravaganza that in sixteen
years had distinguished Republican adj
ministrations"
He then introduced statement show
ing the amount of money expended by the
government Of the United States from the
adoption of the constitution to the Both OF
June, 1873, in each state and territory
Of the Union, for navy yards, custom hous-
es, court houses, and Otherpublie buildings;
for the Improvement Of rivers and harbors,
and for the construction Of forts, arsenals,
armories, railroads, canals and wagon roads.
"Of the s299, 727 1888 thus appropriat-
ed, only ST. 4O,7s3.76, or not quite one
third has gone to the South, the remain.
der being lavished on the North and West.
He concluded as follows:
"The representative Republican sentinel
on the watch-tower is moved in season and
out of season to preach his jeremiad upon
the solid South. He lifts up his lamenta-
tions; his knees smite tOgather in the pres
ence Of his new danger. Macbeth was
not more troubled when he saw Birnam
wood come to Dunsinane. 1 beg these
gentlemen not to be disturbed by imagi-
nary dangers. There is nothing in the
''solid South" that threatens danger to
any principle of the constitution or that
win increase the Affections of the long
suffering and sOrely-tried people of this
republic. The ''solid South" will not in
sist that the property restrictions which
fetter the free action Of the citizens OF
Rhode Island and Massachusetts, shall be
inflicted upon the people. She viii not
arrOgate the prerogative of standing be-
tween the conscience of any man and his
Maker.
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John Sherman.


The case against John Sherman is made
by his letter to Anderson and Weber and
his own testimony respecting that letter.
The letter shows the writer to have been
engaged in suborning Anderson and Web
er to suppress the fact that the Democrats
had carried the parishes of East and West
Feliciana, and that the protests against
the election there which had been prepar-
ed in their name in order to enable the
Returning Board to act upon those par
ishes, were false in fact throughout, in
some respects were forged, aud had been
sworn TO, not by Anderson and Weber
themselves, but by other parties persona
ting them and taking the oatbs in their
names.
Mr.. Sherman's testimony when examin-
ed touching the authenticacy Of this letter,
was not that he positively did not write it,
not that there were any things in it which
he would not have written. but that, while
he thought he did not write it, there were
things in it which he certainly would have
written under such circumstances.
This testimony given under oath by
Mr.. Sherman himself, with copy of the
letter in his hand, is in fact and substance
q confession that he cannot deny that the
letter was his-a confession that he wrote
it for the only purpose which he could
have had in view in writing such letter
at that time.
Whatever explanation Mr. Sherman
may yet offer, however ingenious the theo-
ries he may try to set up, it is impossible
for him to wipe out the effect which the
letter and his own testimony have produc-
ed upon the minds of all rejecting people.
So far as John Sherman is concerned,
we must consider that the charges against
him in this matter are to be held as proved
by his own letter and his own sworn oral
declarations concerning it. No Honest
man could have written that letter; no in
nocent man could have made those decla-
rations.
The ground for the Impeachment and
trial Of John Sherman is already plain and
solid.-N. Y. Sun.
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PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING FAsT.

An Accommodation Train will leave Baltimore
for Reisterstown at 1.3O D. m and will leave REFS
terstown for Baltimore at AIS, p m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Going East will leave Union Bridge for Baltimore
and intermediate Station al 6.I0 a. m aud 40 D. m
Going West will leave Baltimore for Union Bridge
and intermediate Stations at 9, a. m and 210 p m.
EMMITTSBURG RAILROAD.
Trains South will leave Emmittsburg at 655 and
l0l5 A. NJ, and $50 and 6.25 p. NJ. and arrive at
Rocky Ridge at rs and 1045 A. NJ. and 400 and 655
p ~ Trains North will leave Rocky Ridge at 500
and lOoo A. NJ, and 400 and us p. NJ. and arrive
at Emmttsburg $50 and lbs A. NJ and 40 and
T.45 p. NJ.
Through Car for Frederick leaves Baltimore at 500
P. D., and leaves Frederick for Baltimore at 100
A. NJ.
Street Cars, Baltimore and Gay Street Line at cor
ner OF Gay and Exeter streets, pass within square
of Hilien Station.
H9- Baltimore time is given at all stations
J. ~ HOOD, Genl Manager
B. II. GRIswoLD. Gen1 Ticket Agent may .
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Select Aoetrg.
Fom &c osnsmvne, Ma, Observer
% JAMES A. D1FFEEBAUaH, ESQ.,,

~ y 6M11 ~ Ill 1A0AOU0f 1cGsB
: FnEsxSTTSa MN a CORY OF wATsox's roErIcAI
QUOTATIONS..
Friend james. accept the Little treasure;
lis Insignificant It's true;
But its ever changing measure
Nay afford some pleasures new.
Here from mines, where long adarkiing:
Now polished with artistic care;
You VIM find the gems are sparkling
Win Iustrc rich and rare.
Here are the clouds with silver lining.
And others with q s1mhre hue;
Likewise pearls on roses shining,
Products Of the morning dew.
On every page ara hidden freasurts.
OF raFest guns that e'er were mined
Wisdom in the gliding measure
Thoughts 70 interest the mind.
Accept the token, entreaf you.
In witness Of the friendship ours;
It mag prove solace % you,
Mid the gloom OF saddencd hours.
The pleasant hours we've spent together.
Have not been Joyed By flowing bowl.
But BY pleasures, gentler. chaster,
0fan intellectual mold.
o. may the friendship now enduring,
Be strengthened as our shadows grow;
Heightened by the suns declining.
And his westward radiant slos
Then when the chilly shades OF evening
Are mantling sky, and earth, and sea;
and the stars are round you cleaning.
Give passing thought 10 me.
G. W. Paws.
igastiagsos, D. c, Aag :, ISIS.
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Farmers and Planters !

NOW is the time to buy your Farming
IN Implements cheap. l have on hand
large Stock Of Machinery which am deter
mined to SELL would make special mention
of my two and three horse Furrow Flows.
Ny two-horse Plow l am selling as low as
$500, aud for strength and steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements is also
being offered low. The all (wrought) Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoveled Cultiyator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator is the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see it.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are to be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs en-
hand. So in order TO have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar Stiff Z. WAGNER.
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LOOK AT THE PRICES !.

On Cars at Westminster, Nd, 5-horse
Clipper Engine on Wheels, weighing 1900
pounds, price $3.50. 6-horse, do, weighing
1850 pounds, S4S5. s-horse do, weighing
1000 pounds, 500. Extra for Hand Pump
to fill Boiler with Cold Water, SIS.
Every Engine is carefully tested and run
with 40 lbs. Steam until known to be perfect
and complete in all its parts and is warranted.
They are furnished with Pump and Feet
Hose, Heater, 3 Speeded Governor, Glass
Water Gauge, Steam Gauge, Whistle, Blower,
Try Cocks, Safety Valve, Blow-off Cock.
Smoke Stack with Spark Arrester, Double.
trees, Neck Yoke, Drivers Seat and Tool
Box, Funnel to fiji Boiler, Ash Pan, Wrenches
and Fire Irons
\. B.-f you want an Engine, please to
order at least weeks before you wish it
shipped from Shops, giving full and clear d.
rections for shipment, your Post Office,
County and State.
Clipper off of Wheels.-3-horse $500; do.
5-horse $3.50; do. 6-horse 1885; do. s-horse
$3.50.
"a State where you saw this. aug %.
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DENTAL NOTICE.
DR. GEO. S. FOUKE, Dentist, offers i
services M he OH,co

nR. GEO. S. FOUKE, Dentist offers i.
- services at his Office.
Saturday.
Diminishing Wednesday After
noon till Thursday Afternoon.
Meehaniestown-Fourth Thursday After
noon and Friday.
Rocky Ridge-First Wednesday Afternoon
Double Pipe Creek-First Thursday.
Middleburg- Friday.
Uniontown-SecondW Wednesday Afternoon.
Ianeytown-Second Thursday Afternoon
and Friday.
Union Bridge-Third Wednesday Afternoon
and Thursday Forenoon.
New Windsor-Third Thursday Afternoon
and Friday Forenoon. feb %
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LUMBER.



HAVE just returned from the Lumber
Il Regions-and am now receiving the lar
gest selection of LUMBER ever offered at
this place, at Reduced Prices, consisting of
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Hemlock
JOIST AND SCANTLING
of all lengths and sizes, Al, 5-4, Ga aud 8 4
White Pine Boards and Plank, Yellow and
White Pine Flooring, Dressed and Undressed
Weatherboarding, White Pine Cypress and
Chestnut Shingles, Walnut and Ash Boards
and Plank, Plain and Headed Picketts, Shin
gle and Plastering Laths, a prime lot of Chest
nut Rails and Posts. Also all the different
KINDS OF COAL,
Thinking large sales with small profits bet
ter than small sales with large profits. have
concluded to adopt the former as my guide,
and hope / shall be enabled to carry it out by
persons in want of anything in my line giving
me call before purchasing elsewhere.
EDWARD LYNCH,
Near Depot, Westminster, Nd.
feb 20-tf
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Toy and Variety Store !
MRS CALLAGHAN,

MAIN STEET, NEAR THE DEPOT,
HAS just received a large stock of chill
Ii drens' buggies and carriages, hobby
horses, wagons, velocipedes, hoops, toys, balls,
musical instruments, satchels, baskets, picture
frames, stationery, balls and bats, dancing
ropes, dolls, ornamental brackets, books,
fancy articles, fruits, confectioneries, &c.
A call is solicited as they will be sold
cheap. mar left
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PATENTS

OBTAINED for Inventors, in the United
" States, Canada, and Europe, at reduced
rates. With our principal Office located in
Washington, directly opposite the United
States Patent Office, we are able to attend to
all Patent Business with greater promptness
and desgatch and less cost, than other patent
attorneys, who are at distance from Wash
ington, and who have, therefore, to employ
associate attorneys" We make preliminary
examinations and furnish opinions as to patent
ability, free ofcharge, andallwho reinterested
in new inventions and Patents are invited to
send for copy of our "Guide for obtaining
Patents" which is sent free TO any address.
and contains complete instructions how to
obtain Patents and other valuable matter.
We refer to the German-American National
Bank, Washington, d. c.; the Royal Swed-
ish, Norwegian, and Danish Legations, at
Washington Hon. Joseph Casey, late Chief
Justice U. S. Court of Claims; to the Officials
of the q. S. Patent Office, and to Senators
and Members of Congress from every State.
Address LOUIS BAGGER & Co., Solici-
tors of Patents and Attorneys at Law, lie
Droit Building, Washington, b. G.
dec S-tf
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st. Johns Parochial School,
WESTMINSTER, MD.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

CLASSICS and MATHEMATICS taught.
~ Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter of 10 weeks,
from So to SIS according to the studies pur-
sued. F. A. McGIRR, A. NJ, Principal
A Night School for young men win be open
from to Q, p. m, on Monday and Thursday
of each week, beginning October 10th, 1876.
oct IL
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Hardware! !!


ANDREW N. STEPHAN,
SUCCESSOR TO REIFSNIDER & STEPHAN,
"ILL continue the Hardware business of
w the late firm at the old stand CORNER
MAIN AND LIBERTY STREETS, WESTMINSTER,
and has on hand and will continue TO keen at
all times full stock of
Builders Hardware,
Nails, Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass,
&c
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Ducks, Drills, Oil
Carpet, Bolts, Axles, Springs, Bowes, and
Ready Made Wheels.
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel, Old Car Steel,
Horse Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anvils, Bellows Blowers, Vices,
Screw Plates, Rasps, Bolts, Nuts, &C.
Saddler's Hardware,
Buckles, Rings, Bride Bits, Webbing, Hand
Parts, Gigtrees, Hames, Harness, Leather, &c.
Painters Material,
Oils, White Lead, Varnishes, Colors, Brushes
and Bradley's, Ready Mixed Paints
Carpenters and WOodwOrker'S Tools,
Planes, Hatchets, Chisels, Augers, Braces,
Draw Knives. Hand Axes, Plane and Brace
Bits, Mill, Circular, Cross Cut and Hand
Saws, Rules, Squares, Gauges, &c.
Housekeeper's Articles,
Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Coffee Mills. Ladies',
Knives and Forks, Spoons, Flat Irons.
Depot For
The Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove, Heat.
ing and Parlor Stoves.
Farmers Supplies,
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Mattocks, Picks,
Hoes, Rakes, Hames, Traces, Breast, Halter
and Cow Chains, Leather Betting, Axes.
Agent for the Celebrated Kanawha Cucum-
Der Pumps.
Leather,
Hemlock and Spanish Sole, Calfskins, Hips
and Upper Leather, Sheep Skins, and Shoe
Finding.
Revolvers,
Guns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innumerable other goods
at lowest Cash Prices. dec 22-tf
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81, 500, I22, 035 Asked for by the Northern
ssates-Democratic Economy and Repub
lican Extrayagance.
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AVE associated themselves in the prae-
II tice of Law in Carroll county and the
several Courts Of this State.
Mr.. Syester will visit Westminster when
business requires it.
Office corner Main and Court streets.
an Is
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HNHE subscribers take pleasure in announe-
u ing to the citizens of Carroll county, that
they have Just received from the manufactur-
ers the largest and best assortment of
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r. B. NoRMENT

TTORNEY -AT-LA
AND REGISTER IN BANKRUPTCY.
OFFICE with Hon. Charles B. Roberts.
" opposite the Court House, respeetfullys
informs the citizens of Carroll and adjoining
counties that he will give prompt attention to
all business intrusted to him, both before the
Courts Of this State and the Departments of
the General Government at Washington, d.
Y. Jan 4, 1878.
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PARLOR, COOKING
AND
TEMPLATE STOVES,

for Wood or Coal, of the latest patterns, which
will be sold Wholesale or Retail as low as they
can be bought in Baltimore, and guarantee
satisfaction or the money will be refunded
Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere
as we guarantee to sell below any other house
We still keep constantly on hand and make to
order TINWARE of every description, Milk
Cans, &c, made by the hes. workmen.
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FL. II AIN ES.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCER :! {!

pEGS leave to call attention to the large
ID stock of Groceries, Liquors, &C., which
he keeps constantly on hand, at his store
a few doors east of Railroad Depot
Ny facilities are such as to enable me to
offer great inducements in point of prices, as
| purchase strictly for Cash and sell at
short profits.
have on hand and am constantly re-
ceiving full supplies of
CHOICE FAMILY FLOUR,
FAMILY GROCERIES
AND LIQUORS,
QUEENSWARE,
ST0NEWARE,
GLASSWARE,
MILLIONAIRE,
WOODENWARE,
HARDWARE,
FISH, BACON,
LARD, SALT, TAR.
Also Dealer in Country Produce general.
ly. Very respectfully,
july l2-tf II. HAINES.
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lh2 AnRES Or I,ANn.

l52 ACRES OF LAND,
more or less, 80 of which is cleared, and the
balance in fine thrifty timber, consisting of
Chestnut, White and Black Oak, Hickory
and Rock Oak. A large proportion of the
timber is Chestnut, suitable for rails, shing-
les or saw.logs. This property is accessible
to saw mills lone being only mile distant, J
and railroads.
Terms of Sale made known on applying to
the undersigned, at his Office in Westminster
JAS. A. c. BOND,
Attorney at Law.
n. B.-This property will be divided into
lots to suite purchasers if found advantage
Gus TO the sale. oct 27-tf
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SCHENTHaE IS STORE
AT PRIVATE SALE
A VALUABLE PIECE OF
TIMBER LAND.
In Hampstead District, Carroll Co., Md.

HNHE undersigned is empowered to offer at
Il Private Sale, all that valuable piece of
Timber Land, in Hampstead district, Carroll
county, and owned by Walter S. Kennedy.
This land is situate on the division line be-
tween Carroll and Baltimore counties, and on
the road leading from Manchester, Carroll
county to Beckleysville, in Baltimore county,
and is about miles from the town of Hamp-
stead, and adjoins the lands of Phillip Hare,
George Baublitz, George Adams, and others.
This is the same property formerly owned by
Alexander II. Horner, and contains
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Gas, Steam and Water Fixtures

put up at the shortest notice and at the most
reasonable prices. Roofing and Spouting put
up IN any part of the county of the best mater
ial and in a workman like manner.
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LIGHTNINGRODS

SOLE agency Tor the Munson Copper Lightning
Rod we guarantee satisfaction. The celebra-
ted Chicago Porcelain Lined
CUCUMBER PUMP
put in wells of any depth and guarantee it to
work with ease, and throw water with any
wood Pump and last as long, always on hand
and put in on the most terms
Patent Window Fasteners always on hand.
Thankful for past fayors we respectfully ask
a continuance of the same and an examina-
ton of our large stock and prices, which defy
competition. Employing none but the best
workmen and using the best material we hope
by strict attention to business to receive a
continuance of the public patronage.
p. CALLAGHAN & SON,
may 10 Westminster, Nd.
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B. F. GROUSE
7 81 I'Is' JAS. 4. z.
SYESTER & BOND

X. sREsTER.
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WEDDINGs.-FrGnk Lesle's LGdy's
Journal is authority for the following,
which we reproduce for the information
of our lady readers:
At the end of the first year comes the
cotton wedding; at two years comes the
paper; at three the leather; at the close of
five comes the wooden; at the seventh an
niVersary the friends assemble at the
woollen, and at ten comes the tin. At
twelve comes the silk and fine linen; at
fifteen the crystal wedding. At 20 the
friends gather with their china, and at 25
the married couple that have been true to
their vows for quarter of century are
rewarded with silver gifts. From this
time forward the tokens of esteem become
rapidly more valuable. When the thir-
tieth anniversary is reached they are pre-
sented with pearls; at the fortieth come
the rubies; and at the fiftieth occurs the
glorious golden wedding Beyond that
time the aged couple are allowed to enjoy
their many gifts in peace. If, however,
by any possibility they should reach the
10Th anniversary, they are presented with
the rarest gifts to be obtained, at the eel
ebration oftheir diamond wedding.