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The Morning herald., 1878-10-11

A majority of Council last night, by a
decisive vote, determined to continue the
City Hospital; but lodged the question Of
who is to bs physician in it. Come gen.
tlemen, do not do indirectly what you fear
to do directly. Face the music, and take
the consequences.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
ACCOMMODATION FOR PEDESTRIANS

Since the P, W. g. B. Railroad Company
has torn up the plank walk on the railroad
bridge spanning the Brandywine, thereby
preventing the crossing of pedestrains, the
residents Of that part of the Ninth Ward
lying near there have been looking up some
means by which to do away with trouble
of going around by Eleventh street bridge,
and q petition is now going around for, the
Levy Court to erect foot bridge along the
upper side of the railroad bridge. E.. srh
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11

THE Democratic Executive Committee
Of this county will meet in this city upon
next Thursday. A member of the COM
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. john H. Publ, will be
chosen: ."@ts
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
WILMINGTON. DEL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER IL. 1878.
LOB 1xeEBsoL1 UP A TzBE.

Ingersoll, the evangel of negation, 10
quite, If not more inconsistent than the
preichers he delights to attack. To sup
port bis theory that ''no poet ever believed in
religion" he 10 forced to deny poetic genius
to Tasso the author Of j" Jerusalem De-
livered J" to Petrarch, Dante, Milton, Racine,
in fact to all sane Burns and shakespere.
OF the former he says -
Burns did not believe in the church.
He lived with the aristocracy on one side of
him and the church on the other, and he
hated both. No great poet ever believed in
religion Excitement In the audience.
No great poet ever cant Burns had great
and splendid heart. Ihate Presbyterianism,
hate Calvanism. They teach the doctrine
| of q cruel Gcd."
As the Brooklyn Eagle says: Between
Bob and Presbyterianism there is doubtless
little love lost. and Cslvinism may be trust
ed to survive the scornful treatment of the
Republican orator. Burns, however, 10
entitled to have demurrer opened in his
name against the attempt to place him in
a category peculiarly repugnant to his deep
ly religious mind. All shams were hateful
to the poet, and the sham religisnist stirred
his antipathy most Of all, because of his
profound reverence for the genuine article.
It would be interesting to hear Bob tell how
he found out that all great poets hate re-
llgion. Where did Bob find out that Burns
hated religion and the Church? He could
not have found It out in any Of the poets
letters, for there the contrary IL affirmed
over and over again. He could not have
Learned it from Burns associates, for the
record left by them 10 that he conducted
family worship In his home and was most
careful to rear his children In "the nurture
and admonition of the Lord, )" as the Church
phrases it. Perhaps he found 1t out in his
1 poems. If 80, there is an edition reserved
for circulation in purely atheistic circles.
The editions to which people who are not
atheistic lecturers have access contain much
that repels the charge of atheism. lnas-
much as Bob has either never seen or has
forgotten in the common edition, we COM
mend to his attention the following from
the letter to Andrew -
The great Creator to revere
| Must sure become the creature
But still the preaching can't forbear
| And even the rigid feature;
Yet ne'er with tests profane to range
! Be complaisance extended,
Il An atheists laughs poor exchange
For Diety offended.
When ranting round in pleasures ring
Religion may be blinded, &
Or If she gle random sting,
It may be little minded;
But when in life we're tempest driven,
A conscience but canker,
| A correspondence fixed with Heaven
!. Is sure noble anchor. %a
It must be conceded that these lines
I would not do much to embellish an atheistit
discourse. r.....-' ' --.' --
We have noticed in life that there are nc
class Of men 80 inconsistent or intolerant II
life, where they have the power to enforce
their views, as those of the Ingersoll stamp
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.

The Greenbackers will hold mass meet
Ing on Wednesday evening, at Newport, ,and
at Georgetown, Sussex county, on Tuesday.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
BUSINESS COLLEGE.

Wilmington Com mercial College College
McClary's Building, Shipley st. above Sixth
Evening Session from Z until 9, p. m. A
thorugA course OF practical Bookkeeping
guaranteed. Each student receives individ
ual instruction. -"
ABRAM r. WooLsToN, President.
Oct11-2t ..N.EI I.rE. f.,. . ..a.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
PINE KNOT BALL.

The Pine Knot Association will give
grand ball at Webster's Dancing Academy
In Masonic Aall, on Friday evening, Nov
ember 8th. Tickets $1.00.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
IMPROVEMENT.

The Friendship Fire CO. are having track
and new floor laid in their Engine House at
Tenth and Shipley Streets,
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11

THE Republicans have put a county
ticket in the field. This is amusing. Who
is to pay the ffer
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
PERSONAL.

Mr.. John w. Hall, our next Governor,
called On us yesterday. He is as courteous
as ever.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
NOTICES.

NJOTICE-Will the scoundrel that stole
IN the oysters from NO. 4 W. 4th street
be kind enough to return the basket.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11

AIOTICE-The Citizens' Loan Association,
II New stock for sale, no back payments
Apply to GEO, 9. MAKlS, Sec'y., SOi snip
ley street. ~ a&gs sR sep lA'lM
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11

THE WEATHER :-To-GGy u tctW b.
cool and f0ST.
The Morning herald., 1878-10-11
THE HERALD.
Wilmington, DEL. Oct. IL. 1878.

Wilmington, Del, Oct. IL, 1878.
MINIATURE ALMANAC-THIS DAY
gun rises ......... g. .O7. Sun gets........ S.27
Moon rises This p M
HIGH WATER.
Delaware Breakwater.............. 7.l5 a. m.
sos p. m.
New Castle........ ....."-- ..........1A.44 o. m
- p. m.
W1lm10&tOU - Hs AAAs
12.l4 p. m.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14
NOT HERDIC'S WAY OF
THINKING.

The editor of the Philadelphia Record,
having read Peter Herdic's lamcnta.
tion on business, unbosoms himself in
this way =
Zone Of the coolest performances Of
the hot term is the issuance Of an ad.
dress to the people of Pennsylvania
from Mr.. Peter Herdic, of Williams.
port, upon the causes Of the financial
depression in this country and the
remedy for IL. Mr.. Herdic is a gentle.
man who had enjoyed remarkable op-
portunitics Of making money, but has
not been able TO keep the money he
made. Many Of the opportunities were
Of more than n dubious sort They
were made to his order in the shape Of
Acts Of the Legislature. The boom
monopoly and other Legislative crea-
tons of doubtful utility filled Er. Her
dies pockets while they depleted the
pockets Of other men who were equally
entitled to Legislative favors but were
not so braEen in asking for them. The
speculative era Of the war gave m ad-
miring country many Hcrdics, who, in
their turn, undertook great enterprises
on a capital of brass for wnnt of a
better basis. Tho Herdic who now
assumes 10 instruct the people Of Penn.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14

If you watch the conversation Of
others and yourself also you will find
the habit Of interjecting the words "you
know" into every remark made. II is
foolish practice, and ought 70 be brok-
en- up.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14
THE SILVER DOLLAR.


Until within day or two John Sher-
man has held the legal.tender silver
dollar tightly in his fist and has refused
to sell il except for the purchase OF
bullion. Banks could only get II by
paying gold for it and those at a dis
tancc from Philadelphia and New
York were compelled TO pay heavy
freight charges besides. Under this
state Of facts the gold ringsters and
friends of gold as an exclusive legal
tender raised the cry "the Dollar OF
the Daddies would not circulate.
Democratic Legislation, however, has
compelled MIR. Sherman to order the
Assistant Treasurers to pay it out on
checks and in disbursements on pay
rolls. He has also authorized its ex-
change for small notes, greenbacks and
National Bank notes in small amounts.
Silver dollars will also be sent free OF
charge TO banks where the Govern
ment has deposits. This is giving the
silver dollar some little chance to get
into circulation but so little, that it
will disappear as fast as it reaches the
interior States and the West. Were
freely paid out by the Government
tor all expenses il would soon become
the general circulating medium for all
of change under five dollars,
and would no doubt a. once become
par with gold, as it can now be used
for all purposes so far as the people arc
concerned that gold currency can be
used for, The large addition to the
volume of currency that would be thus
made would also prove a great reliei
in these hard times and would have u
strong tendency to still further reduce
the rates Of interest on private loans.
Destructive of all monopoliesand "corn
ers in money, the general circulation
of large quantities Of silver will have
a most beneficial effect upon business.
The cry that it will not circulate, but
be quickly returned to the Govern
ment, is too stupid tor comment.-Har-
risbrQ Patriot.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14

tice Harlan, Judge Of the Supreme
Court, had guilty knowledge of the
fraudulent transactions by which the
vote Of Louisiana was stolen, and per-
sonally intorceded TO reward aud pro
..,.lxnulNxl. . s-.-- = 80. - ,~s ,suAssgypse
1G, That Senator Morton and Gen.
cral Garfield, both members Of the
Electoral Commission, knew when they
voted TO count the vote OF Louisiana
for Hayes that IL was both fraudulent
and forgery.
II. That Senator Kellogg, who as
sisted at the forgery of the Louisiana
returns, has since been guilty of secret
ing the witnesses.
Is. That not one Of the criminals
who assisted to perpetrate the collos-
sal crime of the age has been punished (;
but that all but two-numbcring over
hundred--have been provided with
offices by Mr.. Hayes direct order or
request, and in some cases by and
through his continued and persistent
interference.
With few exceptions these facts are
proved, exclusive OF the testimony OF
either Anderson or Weber, notwith-
standing that the Committee has only
fairly entered upon its task Washing
ton Post.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14

sylvania has been one Of the most
pcstiferous of his class His reputation
as lobbyist at Harrisburg is not in
ferior to tho worst among the men who
esteem il no disgrace TO buy and sell
Sss,s.asion. -io, rnsrT-J y'se q saas-.ri.'
bermen of tho West Branch Valley,
owing to his malign influence and
activity, have been crippled in their
business by an outrageous boom tax,
Tor the reduction Of which they vainly
struggled. The city of Wiliamsport,
through his bad management and cor.
rupt influence in tho Legislature, is
loaded down with debt for which il
has not received value equal to twenty.
FIVE per ccntum Of the gross amount.
The examination OF MIR. Herdvs.ssgsSs,
consequent on his disastrous failure,
shows an amount of confusion and
recklcssness that is inconsistent with
business ability, or even with ordinary
prudence and forecast. The flush
times of paper money expansion
allowed many rude adventurcrs to
swim along on the great tide Of credit
who were unable 10 run corner gro.
Gerry upon legitimate basis. Mr..
Herdic was a banker and manulac-
turcr of many things, from hemloclt
lumber TO rubber overshocs. He built
street railroads and hotels and project
ed watering places. He did not do
these things with his own money, as
the result shows, but with the money
and property Of Others. He was n
famous buyer Of lands and hcredita-
mcnts, and famously slow payer.
The margin between hispurchases and
his payments and the fine revenue de-
rived from his Legislative franchises
constituted bis capital. His debts were
always certain and substantial his
properties extended, mixed, doubtful,
yet imposing. His success, TO those
who knew the man and what ground
he had to stand upon, was, indeed,
something remarkable. Doubtless the
miserable toadyism of the public press
assisted him somewhat in his business
career which resembled nothing so
much as piling one egg-shell atop OF
another until the whole tumbled into
ruins. His new venture in the role Of
statesman is heraldcd by the Phila-
delphia Times in laudatory phrase,
although the Times knows that, what
ever may be bis opinions, Mr.. Herdic
is competent to put them in shape for
the press. Although the argument
for u return to a system Of paper
money expansion is a rehash of the
worn-out platitudes of the Greenback-
ers although its so-called facts are
shown to be the merest fancies, and
its reasoning delusion, yet, such as it
is, Mr.. Herdic never wrote it. 1t is
doubtful If he understands it, or cares
to understand it. With quick eye
for the weak points in human nature,
hc perceives that the cry for more
greenbacks is popular one in this
tine Of distress, and that ii serves him
the donble turn Of excusing his busi.
ness embarrassment and enabling him
TO make political martyr of himself.
1t is said he wants to 20 TO Congress.
If be can again cntrap the people OF
Lycoming county into trusting him,
they will richly deserve all the load OF
misfortune he has put upon their
shoulders"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14

will wheel into line | think, perhaps,
in enough to give us even Gains dis
triel, Close districts in the North,
where the Nationals come in to upset
calculations, alge Aa the anxiety"
Z. -. 49,. -->~s~~aspaunnMn4 ~ n. 1Nss..
''"sssl.S 40 jour noheJ s"'"g .'hs
campaign ?" was asked later of an at
tachce OF the Republican Congressional
Committee.
"To the South and Ohio. We're
lcorhing up our way. Somebody will
have TO stand from under. We're just
about through with assessments on
largo office. holders, Collectors, Revenue
officers, &c. This money is nearly all
in now, and were waiting for the Gov.
ernment Clerks. They're slow as the
wrath ofGod, but they'll have to come"
About this time the Hon. John J.
Patterson, Senator from South Caro-
lima, shot across the horizon, and was
signaled
Senator, Hale says he's going to
capture lots OF districts down your way
this Fall ?"
HI" responded the pious John.
" | like to hear these fellows who never
sat down on political pin-cushion in
their lives, trying to figure out MAORI
ties on paper for places they don't
know anything about. Why, Lord,
look at 1t Just look Haven't they
got the whole thing in their hands
down there in South Carolina =? The
nigger knows where his bread is but
tered. | tell you Hale and his crew
Of mathematicians will wonder where
all the lightning came from when they
wake up after the election and begin
to scratch around for Republican votes.
Talk about sending old Martin Town
send down in South Carolina and
John laughed till his hat tipped over.
"Would they kill Martin in cold
gore ?"
"Kill him 4? Not a bit of it. In the
first place there wouldn't be anybody
to advertise HIM or anybody else that
went down to speak. | tell you the
party is dead. There's no organiza.
tion. How are you going to get a
crowd If he can secure an appoint
ment the darkies will be told to keep
away, and the Democrats will attend
and laugh the old man down, and he'll
flare up and make fool of himself.
We have u fine corpse on our hands in
South Carolina, thanks to Hayes.
Don't believe well hold single dis
trict-don't see how we can"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14
WEDNESDAY MonSIyo. Auausr 4. 1878.
A WORD or CA UTION AND AP-
PEAL,

There Is no weakness more annoying
or disastrous than that of local divisions
and the delay accustomed by the ambi-
tions Of rural district candidates May
we not with confidence appeal to our
friends everywhere to cultivate union
and harmony for the sake Of tho cause ?
May wo not cooddcntly appeal to am
bitions TO set aside their personal hopes
for tho present in order that the inter.
csts of their great party may be ad-
vanced2 win not district conferences
heed tho appeal to make nominations
with all possible promptnoss, looking
alone TO tho interests OF their party in
the great battle that is impending ?
This is no time to initiate the miscra-
bic wretch who ran into the rejoicing
and tumultuous ranks Of Washing,on's
army after the surrender Of CORVALLIS
vociierously seeking pay for some beef
supplies. Office loving am bitions
should content themselves now with
the single political purpose of rescuing
tho country from the hands Of the
thieves and maraudcrs who have rob
bed and oppressed the whole public for
years past and who fight for success
now only that they may continue to
glut their plundering propensities.
The people are heavily taxed terri
bly, oppressed by tho measures put in
force and by the corrupt practices Of
the Republican leaders and Office hold.
ers. They have robbed and are daily
plundering the public in every form
that wicked Legislation can sanction.
If successful at the next election they
will not only continue their nefarous
practices, but they will Through Gen.
Grant, fasten an absolute dictatorship
upon the country To accomplish
these direful ends money will be most
lavishly spent and every species Of cor.
ruption to influence elections will be
resorted TO. As fact in point, we re.
fer to the woll.known event that the
Republican Legislature created the
office Of Recorder in Philadelphia, with
fees that will aggregate the enormous
sum Of thirty to fifty thousand dol.
lars annually, TO be collected from the
public, for no other purpose than to
furnish their State Committee with
funds to carry the elections There
has been a large amount of just such
Legislation. SO Systematically has this
practice been carried on that the peo-
pie are made to furnish the defeat
themselves at elections by corruption
and fraud. OF this Legislation the
hordcs Of Office. holders, the exorbitant
salaries OF all officials, the Recorder
bill, Kiskeminetas appropriations, etc,
are living examples
May we not therefore appeal to
the friends of reform Of all classes
everywhere to cease petty internal
struggles, to surrender personal ambi.
tions to the good of the cause, to frown
upon division and discord, and to pro-
mote union, harmony and consequent
strength and vigor by every means in
their power Public interest as well
as patriotism demands it, Let all come
TO the rescue, that all may participate
in the coming triumph. Save your
energies and fighting power for the
common foe-the plunderer and assas-
sin of the epublic interest and the rights
of the people.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14
POLITICAL TRAGEDY.


Tho proprietor Of the Baltimore
Gazette sent n representative over 10
Washington the other day to look up
things, and he introduced himself in
this way =
What are you doing down here a"
queried the Gazette man of General
Duncan s. Walker, as he invaded the
quarters of the Congressional Demo
cratic Committee, at the House end OF
the Capitol.
The General waved his hand trium-
phantly in the direction of a table full
of exchanges, and asked whether We
had seen copy of Dan Voorhees,
opening gun at South Bend.
"But when does business begin here ?"
persisted the Gazette.
"About the 9th of August wen have
the wheels CREASED and then trouble
will commences" the acting pilot re-
piled. You see we have been put
back by the absence OF most Of our
men on special work. Blackburn, the
Chairman, has been kept at New Or.
leans John G. Thompson is busy in
grooming Thurman for the opening
fair in Ohio Banning is on the Mill
tary Commission, and Mcdonald is
taking hand in the Indian fight.
Hard times ahead for Voorhees,, I'm
afraid State so badly gerrymandcrcd
that IL must go Democratic by at least
10000 if we are to get the Legislature.
Blackburn arrives on the 9th sure, 80
he tclegraphs, and Thompson will ar.
rive day or two later Those are the
two we need"
Things looking well as far as heard
from 2"
" Yes; can't complain. Don't know
where to put the Nationals, that's the
trouble , but they cut both ways"
"North Carolina all right ?"
well, IT'S Vancc.Merrimon fight
down there that's all. They both
want to como to the Senate. Wen
get the Legislature and a Democratic
Senator sure enough, whichever way
that fight goes and believe wen get
that other district, because Brodgen
will run independent against the negro
that ran away with the Republican
nomination in the Third, and that will
throw the thing our way"
"Few Nationals down their ?"
I" Yes, that's so but it's a stand.off.
Some places we lose most and other
places the Republicans. | don't look
on that as much, II any, Of disturb
ing influence in that State"
"And South CarolinN 2"
"Well, we understand that the Demo.
Gratis down there attend TO run the
campaign on exactly the platform OF
1876, which elected Hampton, namely,
full rights TO the negro and conserva.
tive government. If they do, wen
sweep the State. Eventually we'll not
only have the contested cases now
pending, but in addition we ought to
retire Smalls and Rainey at least.
They got about !, 200 or l 400 majority,
and have no organization at all. The
case with Cain, the negro, is different.
He got 5000 majority, and will be hard
to beat. Still, the negroes are pretty
well weaned over under Hampton, and
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-08-14
VIVA II HAS BEEN PROVED BY
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.

The Potter Committee have proved
beyond successful rsbuttal, things be-
lieved TO be true, but not absolutely
proven to be true before, TO wit: That
the Electoral votes of Florida and
Louisiana, which were given TO Hayes,
belonged to Tilden. Leaving the State
Of Florida out OF consideration, which
no honest man will deny to have been
stolen, we will take up Louisiana. As
to this State the Potter Committee has
clearly proved
|. That conspiracy was entered
into by certain Republican leaders, the
object beng to hold no election in East
Feliciana, Grant, and other Democratic
parishes
2. That the fact that no Republican
votes were cast in East Feliciana was
not due to intimidation, as alleged, but
was owing to Anderson's advice to the
Republican leaders net 10 vote, as IL
would have better effect than all the
aflidavits that could be produced.
3. That for period of two days
after the election the Republican lead.
ers admitted that Tilden and Nichols
had carried the State by a heavy
majority.
4. That when il became evident that
the election of Hayes depended upon
the result Of the State, deliberate pre-.
parations were made for the purpose
of defeating the will OF the people as
expressed at the polls.
3. That iu pursuance of this plan,
protests, forged and altered to suit tho
occasion, were made for the parishes
OF East and West Feliciana, whereby
a Democratic majority of $500 was
changed to Republican majority Of
500.
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will wheel into line ! think, perhaps,
in enough to give us even Gains dis
triel Close districts in the North,
where the Nationals come in to upset