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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-17

MONTGOMERY BLAIR is very conf
dent that be will yet upset the Hayes
Government. Like the freshman who
wagered another that he could not
carry to the top of high building
in his bod, Blair has hopes Of a big
tumble, forgetting that we are all in
the same boat, as all President Hayes
official acts for the last thirteen months
must 60 down with him. But because
Blair is lunatic, it doesen't follow
that the Judges Of the Supreme Court
are fools. Blair's manifesto, which
passed the Maryland Legislature, has
been introduced in congress, but the
movement has few supporters, and
will never be heard Of again. IF the
old man has any friends, they should
take care of him. He is liable to
bring up in some institution for the
insane or feeble minded if be persists
in making fool Of himself:
The House Committee having in
charge the subject of preparing an
amendment to the Constitution relative
to the method of electing a President
has agreed upon the following plan:
The entire popular vote of the card :
date is to be multiplied by the whole
numb Of electoral votes of the State,
and the product is to be divided by the
aggregate vote cast for all persons
voted for ss President, the quoticnt
will be the number of electoral votes
and fraction MISUNDERSTANDING not
more than three decimals-to which
snch candidate shall be entitled. By
the adoption of this amendment, it will
be seen that the full electoral vote
of any State would not be cast for q
majority candidate, but all the candi-
dates voted for as President in any
State would be entitled to a share OF
the electoral vote This appears to be
an improvement upon the present cum
brous and unsatisfactory system
which deserves the attentive considera-
ton of Congress.
GREENBACKs are almost on par
with gold, the premium yesterday being
but per cent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-04-17

GREENBACKs are almost on par
with gold, the premium yesterday being
but 3 per cent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

Agents of Sitting Bull arc trying to get the
ribes in America to join him in war.
-. is said that about two months before his death
Mono dreamed that some white bread was
pIac> before him which he was obliged to leave for
o'ne's'Ue told the dream to his attendants The
neNT .pg, and as he did so he was approached
ny 'Ne Neally inclined, stern vi8agcd Cardinal
! "n'D''nIO' .Thereat the pope exclaimed, "Ah,
nc.e - 'li' we bread lpane Jianco) dreamed
o. ! mere arc lQplo in Rome who believe that
the successor fPitNX.
At Oshkosh, Wis., MSe gamblers la!la ulan fl,
clean out fourth at pokA Tine victim was 1o,',
four aces to induce hin toAst. INIT was .,iron ,i,.
cards, SO as to make ml9o,l npt G,.,o,,a,,
backed his four Tor all he VS. wor,h ana ,r5.
when his opponents charged hin.,pi,b r,,,ioo ~.
other card sccrcted about his pC,oo 'o..s'
revealed nothing and he departed with m. ,v,,
nlngs. 1t was afterwards discovered lhaibob,'
slipped the extra card into sanlwi4 no ,r
eating while playing, and had actually catcnt
James lIen'orn wanted to 60 to Brazil wilma,
tY Of workmen from Philadelphia. Ills wife Inn
pl0rcd him not to leave her and his friends alyi. ,
him to the same effect, but nothing could chan.
his purpose. lie went aboard the steamer. ro.
ing the lnalappeals. a friend invited him /,
ashore and take parting drink. lie a-seB,el ,.
was puiposcly detained in balroom ninth fl
vessel had sailed. lie was very angry then. /,
he is glad now, because the steamer was thn If
tropolis, which was wrecked on the North C,roIt,
coast.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13
An Unhappy Lion.

1t is the British Lion, and his voice is
used in curious combination of roar and
whine. He has not far to look for his
somebody to deyour for the Russian bear
approxmates But while the bear has
disposed of his own thanksgiving turkey
he is not much disposed to furnish steak
for anotber's eating.
The English ministry has its vote of
credit and is doing good stroke of bust
ness towards getting into war when it is
too late 10 obtain anything but Il whipping.
AS the days went on last week it became
more and more apparent that Russia and
Turkey had come to IN understanding and
that even if Russian troops were not in
Constantinople the Turks had yielded the
defenccs to the city.
So Beaconseld and Derby thought they
would do something and the something was
to send the British fleet to Constantinople.
They asked the porte for lirman permit
ting the fleet to pass the forts and to their
establishment this was refused. Now they
are trying to get their refusal abated and
mutter that they are going to CONSTANT
nople any way.
The Russians have given England notice
that the approach of her fleet will be the
signal for the Russian troops to enter the
city. The fussy course of England and
the undisguiscd hostility of her mobs has
evidently put the Gar and his advisers
into frame of mind that does not prom
Use concessions to British interests or Brit
sh feelings.
Turkey has apparently become convinc-
ed that En2lNnd's friendship goes no far
Their than to use Turkey for selfish ends,
and it is no wonder that there is Il rumor
of an offensive and defensive alliance he
tween Russia and Turkey. The refusal of
the Sultan to permit the coming of British
men Of war looks as though England has
succeeded in angering both tho contend
ing powers--in which case her dear " in
torests" are more endangered than ever.
We hope the result of things will be that
the Russian fleet can have us free passage
from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
and from the latter to the ocean, us it had
into New York harbor in the time of the
rebellion.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

Plus N.

Pope Plus the Ninth died last Thursday
afternoon. The cardinals who have tho
election of his successor from among their
number are gathering in Rome The two
cardinals most prominent as candidates for
the padal chair are Biglio and Panebianco.
The college of cardinals when full consists
of seventy members, but there arc eight
vacancies TO which the pope had not made
appointments. The college voted Monday
by 30 to 10 not to take steps for q roconcil
iation with Italy, thus indicating thai
there is not much prospect of their choos-
ing Il " liberal"
The late pope on his election June lG,
1916 took the title of Plus the Ninth and,
counting Saint Peter as the first was the
two hundred sixty-second pope. His
name was Giovanni Maria DIasta Ferretti
and he was born ut Sinigagia small city
on the Adriatic May IS, 1892, He began
work rs priest in 1919; went to Chill in
1928 where he remained two years, re-
turning to Italy in 1925. In 1927 he was
made Archbishop of Spoleto and in 1882
was sent to Imola; founding orphan asy-
lums in both those places. lie was made
IL cardinal in 1889, and in 1916 succeeded
Gregory XVI. as pope. No pope before
him ever occupied the exalted position so
long.
Plus when elected was supposed to be II
liberal " but the revolution of 1918
cured him of what liberal tendencies he
had and he fled to Gacta where he remain
ed till 1850 when he returned to Rome.
The famous council of 1870 was soon fol-
lowed by the loss of the pope's temporal
power which occurred in 1871, and the
later years of his life were made unhappy
by what he considered this great wrong.
His beliefs were those of the olden time,
and the ways of the modern world worri-
cd him. He was good man as well as a
pope of the ancient kind.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

At Lockport, N. Y, u large school build
ing, the largest hall in town, with other
rooms in the same building, and forty
largo dwellings are all heated by steam
made in a single boiler five feet by sixteen
in size, and two steam engines, one Of
them more than half mile from the boil
er house, are run by steam from the same
boiler. About three miles of street mains
have been laid extending through fifteen
streets and supplied with steam at Il pres
sure of thirty pounds to the inch, The
total space warmed by this single boiler is
more than one million of cubic feet The
originator of this system claims to have
proved that district of four square miles
can be economically warmed from one
central point. The company lay the pipes
in the streets and collect from the custom
ers the expense of laying the service pipes
from the curbstone. The style and ex-
pense of the radiators in the houses is de-
termined by the taste or means of the
householders. The steam supplied by this
company may be put to the following
practical uses: 1.-The warming of dwell
ing houses the cooking of food; the wash
ing and drying of clothes; the running OF
steam engines, and the extingui-hment OF
fires. Both pure dry steam for heating
ing purposes, and hot water from con-
densod steam for laundry purposes are de-
livered in every dwelling, The apparatus
in each dwelling is under ready and per-
feet control. The condensed steam fun
nshcs to each house an aboundant supply
of pure and soft water. The price ut which
steam is supplied is not mentioned in any
account that we have seen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MAUCH
CHUNK (PA) "MIRACLE" open Il way
for its explanation on purely scientific
grounds, even if il is not " piece of aIIant
humbuggery. Father Henian, it seems,
doesn't claim that the woman was raised
from the dead, but that she was merely in
an /" ecstacy," which is IL temporary ab-
sence of the soul from the living body, and
that the miracle consisted only in the cure
of consumption. Miss Greth is certainly
in good health now. whatever she may
have been before, and members of the
priests household maintain that she had
been subject to hermorrhages. The vari-
Gus descriptions of the case, including
those of the principals themselves, give an
accurate account, physicians say, of ag-
gravatcd hysteria, in which hemorrhages
and spasms often occur, followed by an in
slant cure. Miss Greth is woman of the
emotional type, Of little education but of
II good deal Of natural shrcwdness. She
converses freely about the affair, and APP.
pears to take considerable satisfaction in
the notoricty she has obtained, but occa~
sonally makes slips in her accounts of the
affair, and refuses to tell her experience in
her pretended visit to the realms of shade.
Those who know Miss Greth best arc the
most incrodulous, and the whole matter
can be safely set down in the list of nu-
merous similar cases requiring no >upef-
natural explanation, and probably liberal
y favored with deception.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

The great medicine house of John F.
Henry e. Co., Of New York, will pay only
thirty cents on the dollar.
And now it is reported that the Fcnians
are talking up another raid into Canada,
in case England becomes involved in war.
In the House of Representatives Satur-
day, Congressman Joyce made I'm elabo-
rate argument in favor of n six-years
presidential term, and of civil service re-
form.
There was lively quarrel among DEM
ocrats in the House, Monday. Aiken, Il
South Carolina democrat, wanted West
Point sold under the hammer whereupon
Mr.. Tilden's next friend Hewitt talked to
Aiken very much as Il black republican
would; in fact so "twitted the South
Carolina man on facts that Mr. House of
Tennessee considered it an insult to the
southern representatives in general. Broth
rem do not always in harmony agree.
Senator Blaine has made his silver
speech. lie is in favor of both silver and
gold, one and Invisible; for the law but
agin its execution. He is just three
cents more honest than Mr.. Bland. The
Bland dollar of 412 1-2 grains has % cents
worth of silver and the Blaine dollar of
425 grains 95 cents worth. The silver dol
lar cannot be half as bad as tho ovcrlast-
ing talk about it, And it comes ont that
what several papers have been driving at,
complaining of the president for not buy
ing votes against the bill by patronage,
is the purchase of Senator Kellogg OF
Louisiana, who is said to be willing to vote
against silver if his claims us to appoint
ments are recognized
Gov. Hendee having had six years in
congress there is considerable talk in the
third district about his SUCCESSOR The
understanding is that Bradley Barlow Of
st. Adams stands the best chance. Or.
leans county has prominent candidate
in Gen. Grout, who has u very large ac-
quaintanco throughout the district and
would probably be tho man chosen if the
eastern part the district should have its
say. though Gov. Dale of Island Pond
was once strongly urged as the representa-
tive of that section. Senator Sowles OF
Franklin county is also reported us an as
pirant for the position. And Grand Isle
county furnishes two possible candidates,
State Auditor Ladd and Parson 0. G.,
Wheeler.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

Virginia seems to have escaped by a
hairs breadth the crime Of reputation.
The bill which the state senate has passed
is direct blow at the forcible readusters,
since it declares that no reimbursement will
be made without the cooperation of the
bondholders. Gov. Holidays manly stand
has not been in main.
The president is represented as much
dissatisfied with the course of the senate
in regard to combinations. 1t is said that
n large number of nominations are in
possession of the senate, and, in many
cases, grave necessity exists for prompt
action, but it seems hardly possible to OBJ
tain it.
Mr.. Nordhoff tolegraphs that the west is
now full of borrowed money. What it is
after is to pay back its loan in as cheap
money rs possible. 1t has nothing to lend.
The east is ready to lend if it sees where
to do so safely. The south, that is the peo-
pie, have not borrowed so much us the
west and want more very much. They
are celebrating whether it will pay them
better to side with the repudiative west, OIL
to unite with the east, build up confidence
and secure the alliance of the capital they
need.
The Smith sisters Of Glastonbury have
potitionod the Connecticut senate to let
them vote. They say in their memorial
" For forty years have we suffered in
ensely, since the death Of our father, ior
being born women. We cannot even stand
up for the principles of our fore(athers,
who hlcd for them, without having our
property seized and sold at the sign-post,
which we have suffered four times; and
also seen eleven acres of meadow land sold
to an ugly neighbor for fifty dollars, land
worth more than two thousand dollars.
And IL threat is given out that our house
shall be ransucked, and despolea Of prop
erty most dear to us, the work Of lamented
members of our family who have gone
before us. And all this is done without
the least excuse Of right or justice"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

Snowman Barnum, who won in the libel
suit of the American racing association
against him has lost in similar one at
Cincinnati. r, L. j. Miles of the Grand
opera house has received verdict of
$4,000 damages against p. r. Barnum,
w. G. Coup and others for libel published
two years ago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-02-13

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09
The Fenian Movements.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, May S.-Colonel Multi
gan, the Fenian leader, is here for the pur-
pose OF organizing and cquipping Fenian
force in this city to assist iL making raid
on Canada in the event Of war between
England and Russia Colonel Mulligan de-
clares that in the event OF raid upon
Canada fully 100000 men, well-drilled and
armed with Remington rifles, could be
relied upon to march on Canada on thirty
hours notice. He reports that in Buffalo
1000 are armed and equipped and ready Tor
Immediate action. In Cleveland there are
! 500 enrolled and armed, and now on duty,
awaiting orders. In St. Louis and Chi
cago large forces OF men are armed ana
drilling night and day, awaiting the slgnal
for marching. The Fenians OF Syracuse
number over two hundred and fifty men,
all of whom are armed with breech-loaders.
Tn a few days, however, they will receive
direct from Cleveland full stand OF Re-
minston rifles. The organization has already
been quietly drilling. tits proposed to open
a recruiting Office at once. The society
claims to have plenty OF funds. and have
adyices from St. Louis and other western
cities which state they can have all the
money they want. A prominent citizen CT
Cleveland has contributed S25,00O towards
the purchase OF arms. Colonel Mulligan
left for Oswego last night, and Will visit va
rjous cities to ascertain how many men can
be relied on and how many Remington IL
files are needed.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09

WEDNESDAY,. May 8, 1878.
The breaks to-day comprised 25S hogsbeads and
20 licrces. The offerings at auction Change
90 packages; Of which number 2S were taken In,
and the remainder sold at prices ranging from
SI.e0 10 S27.50. stE-.3.
Owing to the large amount Of tobacco In bad
order which was being forced on our market last
week prices generally rulcI about as low as we ever
saw them. Indeed, we think they must have struck
bottom. THIS week The offerings are of little bet
ter grade, and there Is more activity. Fine yellow
WRAPPERS are scarce and in good demand. There
are some orders here for strictly fancy bright wrap
pers, but they cannot be found at present OH this
market. The prices Of dark tobacco are about the
same. All good, desirable stemming and shipping
grades taken readily at quotations, while the
lower grades are neglected and hard 10 sell.
We continue TO quote:
NEW DARK.
Lugs.-Common to medium, S1.50@52; medium
to good. S3G$3.50.
Leat-Common, 1905: medium, 1906; good,
.5O(Gs7.50; fine, SS@S10.
BRIGHT.
FiHers.NCommon, S4@*5; medium, s5@$7:
good, a7@$1O: fine. $1OGS13.
Smokers.-Common, S7@SS.50: medium. 800
81: good, $lU@$13; fine, Sl5@S19; fancy, SlS
Vrappers-Common, i1O@$14: medium. Sl5
@S20; good, $25@s40; fine, $50@So5; fancy,
$60@SC5.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09
The Nationals.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-The State Con-
vention OF the Nationals was called to order
this morning at half-past 10 by State Chair
man Devices. All the counties in the State,
with the exception of about tive, had tull
delegations present. Both Of the Phlladel-
phia delegations are present In full, ana
both Of them marched IN q body bearing
badges.
David Kirk was elected temporary chair
man. In addressing the Convention he de-
nounced the national banking system, and
claimcG that the nation should honor its own
paper. He was loudly applauded through
out his remarks.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09

A lew post-office is established at Parish
willie, Frederick county, Va, on the route
between Back Creek Valley and Capon
Bridge, with John William Parish as. post
master. A new post-ofice is established at
Castleton, Rappahannock county, va, on
the route between Laurel Mills and Egg
townsville, with James W. Wright as post
master. A new post Office is established at
Air Point, Roanoke county, Va. on the
route between Bent Mountain and Poage>s
mill. with j. Poage as postmaster.
Henry Ward Beecher, chaplain OF the
Thirteenth regiment, Brooklyn, will make
his first appearance as military man, Ia
7ull-dress uniform, and mounted on mag
niticcnt black charger, on Internationally.
Rev. w. D. Morgan, pastor OF the Third
Baptist church of North Stonington, Conn,
was thrown from wagon early Tuesday
morning and instantly killed. He was re-
turning from Masonic meeting.
Mayor Ely, of New York, has nominated
George Jones, of the Times newspaper, 1or
police commissioner, DICE Wheeler, whose
term has expired.
George X. Davis, real estate broker, Port
land, Me. has gone into bankruptcy. La
bilities, 100000.
Marshall g. Co.'s organ factory, Mlwall-
kee. Wis, has been burned. Loss, $4,000.
The Grafton furnace establishment, at
Lectoria, Obio, was burned Tuesday. Loss
$50. 900. f,r ~ -.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-09

coming up, Rev. r. q. Ant erson made ar
earnest and lengthy speech in opposition.
a large portion of the Presby terry had OBJ
tafned leave o. absence after the morning
session, and the hour for recess had arrived.
All parties wishing to reach q vote while
the Presbytery was full, further d iscussion
was waived, and, upon motion OF Rev.
Thomas w harey, it was
hesotved, That this Presbytery is not
now willing to adopt the Book, but respect
fully prays the Assembly to continue the
work of revision by incorporating into the
Book all the articles Chose above named as
submitted for a separate vote) which have
received the approval OF q majority OF the
Presbyteries, and sending 1t down again
to the presbyteries as thus amended,
for another consideration. In its Judgment,
the work OF revision, IL earnestly prose.
euted, cannot fai! to be profitable to the
Church.
After recess, Mr.. Thornton S. Wilson,
member OF Spring. Hill church, was re-
ceived under care OF Presbvtery as candi-
some little, further business not Of public
interest, and the passage OF a cordial vote
Of thanks for the generous hospitality OF
the people, the presbytery adjourned, hav-
ing had very favorable weather, good at
tendance, and very pleasant meeting.
Thirteen ministers and seventeen ruling
elders were present as members.
Saturday night there was q heavy and
continuous rain, but Sunday was pleasant
day, again bringing together large assem-
blage for the preaching and sacramental
services. Ell. a. Is.