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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-19
HERRING, NISBET g. co
Gen'I Commission Merchants

Nj. ID. Herring,
DIR. J. G. Nisbet, WACO, TEXAS.
j. A. Nisbet.
Having formed a cO-partnershlp In the busl-
ness OF Receiving, storing, Selling and Ship
ping Cotton, Hides Grain, torn and other
receive, store, make advances upon aud sell
Cotton, Hides, etc. [, on the Herring Hoase'
lots fronting on Second and Franklin streets,
opposite the court house. The members Of the
firm, (he senior by his son, W. ID. Herring
will give their undivided attention to the busl-
ness MIR. J. A. Nisbet has had twenty years
experience In classifying and selling Cotton In
Texas. and DR.. J. G. Nlshet is an old Com
mission Merchant and practical business man.
Under no circumstances will any cotton be
bought By the firm. Cotton, Hides, etc.
Will be sold for the highest market price
upon reasonable commissions; and accurate
accounts Of sale Will be promptly rendered,
accompanied with a certificate Of deposit ~
draft for the money.
HERRING, NIspET a co.
WACO, TEXAS, August 10th, Isis.
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UNPRECEpENTED SCHEME
Whole Tickets ~; Half Tickets, eli q tick
cts, 500 80 Tlekels, 800.

Remit by postonioe money order, registered
letter, bank draft, or express. Full list Of
drawing published In Louisville Courier
journal aud New York Herald, and mailed TO
ticket holders, For tickets and Information
address, Commonwealth Dstrimltion Co. or
~ ! CommsrfOrd, See'y, COurier-JouTnal
Building, Louisville. Ky.
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Misdirectcd BOYS.

Tomorrow evening picked young men
from twelve different colleges will try what
they can do in the way Of defamation. 1t
Is called al oratorical contest: but really it
is nothing more than the recitation, in hall,
of pieces written by the boys. Three grave
gentlemen, headed by Mr. BAYAHp TAY-
LoB. Will sit on the platform, listen
to the speeches, and decide at the
end which one Of the youthful orators
is the DEMosTHENEs Of the occasion.
1t is an important duty they will have TO
perform, and we hope they will allow no
unworthy motives to sway their judgment.
1t is also IA very difficult duty, for there are
no exact standards by which ~ test the
quality OF adolescent eloquence.
But our sympthies are not with these
three mature men, They are with the boys,
who will misdirect their efforts at a time Of
life when they should be taught to prepare
themselves for serious work. Their tutors
and preceptors have done wrongly In en-
couragng them TO enter into this so-caled
oratorcal contest, which diyerts their
minds from the studies and sports which
should occupy the thoughts OF college youth (;
and the three judges who have consented to
pick out the best decaimer Of the twelve
are partners In the iniquity.
What are the subjects these misguided
students will essay to spout aboutf Are
they of IA character to mako their examine
ton profitable to young man? Are they
such that the time spent in the composition
of the orations will bring an intellectual re-
ward to the youth Are they Of a sort to
provoke study and research, or merely
themes which give a chance for a good deal
Of mounting, with view to getting the prize?
We find that the orator from Madison will
| give us his views on Progress and
Penalty; that the young man from ST.
! Johns will speak about Principle; that the
| representative from Cornell will tell us OF
Power in Ideas" that tho Rutgers cham
| pion will engage us with discussion OF the
deep theme OF Expression Of thought"
that the protagonst OF the College OF the
City Of New York will wrestle with the great
subject Of Everlasting Man." that Lafay-
ettc will send youth who will instruct US
as to his Convictions Of Labor" and that
the Northwestern University trusts its for
tune in the oratorcal battle to a rhetorician
who will draw picture Of "Ihe Ideal
Man." while Syracuse puts up its money on
| u 4ohtH WIN VIA IIopn'tlchlly ut'lhlul
THE Fullilment OF n National Ideal"
These are strange subjects for boys 10
hNrdlo, but we do not blanc the youth.
ful authors Of the essays II Is natu-
raj enough that they should try 10 scttlo
the problems OF the universe; that they
should prefer to treat Of things In general
rather than in particular There is much
more chance for declanatory arts in an
Grafton on the ideal man, for instance, than
IN the reading Of an essay on some event in
history, the elucdation Of which requires
much more thought and far greater pains
] Tho fault Is With theig nrotessors. who have
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The glib story Of his six swoops upon
Mexican territory which Lieut.. Col. SKATER
has just told the House Military Committee.
may screen that officer from public ccnsuro
by its proof that he acted under orders but
it lifts the burden OF wanton outrage from
SHAFTERs shoulders only to set II on the
back of Mr.. r. B. HAYES.
Highly unconscious Of the treaties be-
tween Mexico and his own country. Lieut.
Col. SuAFTER testliics as audaciously rs he
raids, and involves HAYES az inextricably
by his words before the committee as by his
deeds in the saddle. He tells the committee
that the number 81 raids from Mexico into
Texas has been much smaller during the
past two years than previously" which
shows that II was after the Mexicans had
begun to check the raids that HAYES or
dcrod the invasion of their territory. Being
asked what number of troops were needed
for border protection, he answered: g. If the
Mexicans would help we have more than
enough troops but II we are to cross into
Mexico, we have not troops enough an
answer which throws light, by its frank
ness, on the purpose of the plot between
the HAYES Administratonists and the Texas
annexationsts, whereby "morc than
enough " troops. Mt the extra session, were
sent to the Rio Grande.
We also find Lieut-Col. SHAFrEn testify
ing to the committee as follows:
Most of the raids made BY Indians are by those who
formerly lived ON American soil lie knew Of no instance
IN which the MeNcnns have refused to surrender stolen
property application. but agensrAi thing Americans
do not 30 over tor that purpose ing Is useless
Cnder the treaty OF lsis the Government
of the United States undertook To rcpress
the raids OF these savagcs from It's own upon
Mexican soil, to punish them il not re-
pressed to exact rcparation for the stolen
property. and 10 refrain from selling arms
or ammunition to the savaecs. But So diff
fcult Of performance was this task found
that in the treaty of 1854 Mexico liberated
the United States from these onerous obi
cations Yet, despite the superior military
and financial resources Of the United States,
Messrs. HAYES and EvARTs have been try
ing to hold Mexico To the same responsible
ties from which Mexico released the United
States ON account OF the difficulty Of strict
| ly fulfilling them. II il prepostcrous to sup
pose that Mexico, in giving this release,
| thereby took on herself the obligations
which We found too great to bear. Lieut.
Col SKATER testifies that most II the raid
ing is done by' Indian tribes beyond the reach
of the civilized arm, who dwct at the time
| Of the treaties on our side
Because Mexico, though she rendered
much fewer, within the past two years,
these raids, could not instantly suppress
them by hermctical closing Of n thousand
miles Of river frontier, HAYES has invaded
her soil again and again, thus violating the
right which every nation has TO police its
own territory and violating also the obliga-
| ton of honor our country was under to alb
stain. in time of peace, from sending our
armies into Mexico.
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A Variety Theatre Ruined by the Rigid En-
forcement Of the Liquor Law.

The season of variety entertainments in
the Olympic Theatre has closed in financial dis
n-trr. and last evening the establishment was
clo,rI Tho performers had not very recently
been paid and other debts 50 embarrassed the
management that II was impossible 10 20 on.
Tho creditor. find 1t hard to fix tho responsible
ity. for tho men originally concerned in the en-
tcrprise dropped ont ono by one until toward tho
close nobody seemed to be at the head. Thomas
CANARY was the principal manager nj the outset.
and later Gus Williams bc"nmc II partner; but
the period ui bankruptcy. Mu1lt and Bnrtho'o-
m"w the paniOniinists, were ut one time IN
tcrostcd
The cause Of the Olympic failure was the en-
forcement ~ the law agnins' the sal" OF b"vor-
ag"- in theatres. This law had for several soa-
sons been dcud letter Tn" London Theatre.
in tho Bovrry had grown very successful be-
cuniarily. ON the plan of low "niranc" prices
and the sale ~ liquor In the auditorium. The
dnysof the old fashioncd coi cert halls seemed
to have com" again. Several men Joined to
len-c the Olympic, ian"ying that the snms style
~ husinrse would prov' exceedingly profitable
in Broadway. Thryput little stands for glnssrs
hetwern th" S"ats. and opened with variety
inrtnnmrnt was excellent in III way. the sale ~
liquors and cignrs WIS large. and Tor lew
w"rks the olympic was prosperous. 1hrn tn'
Police Commissioners. without warming. began
doomed tho enterprise. An effort was male to
run the theatre at higher prices, AMI the man
ayers hoped IN vain that the police would relax
in their zeal. The failure throws about thirty
performers out of work, but most Of them are -
the class who mako short engagements. and
therefore are not heavy losers. 4 ballet troupe.
however which was one " the features OF the
show. will suffer more seriously.
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The Presidency Wresied from tn oe-
mocracy herein VIM. l.. thn"dicr
and Gen. Doynton Agree.

OF the forty millions of persons constl-
cutting the population of the United States,
there was not one who possessed better OPP
portunltics for knowing all that was done on
The Republican side, during the late Pres-
dental campaign, than Mr.. WILLIAM +.
CHANDLER. He was Secretary OF the Ma
iional Republican Committee, and one of its
most active managers. When he testies "a
b. the acts Of the HAYES men, he tcstiies 10
things all OF which he saw, and part o.
which he was
Gen. BoYNroN Of Ohio can also tell good
Zeal from his own positive knowledge.
Az these two witnesses have recently vol
unfairly appeared before the public, it is
Interesting and may be important to note
Bome Of the essential points as to which
their evidence is agreed
1.-THE attention of Republicans in Washing
ton" says Gen. BoYSToN, was first pointed
~ directed to the state Of feeling among
Southern Democrats by the marked uneasi-
ness Of the Northern wing of their party,
caused by the publication OF what will Ice
remembered as the RoBERrs interview with
Gov. HAYES at Columbus
This interview took place on Dec. 3, and
Con. BoYSToN says that 10y the report of
this interview the attention Of Republicans
In Washington was "frsf pointedly di-
rected to the state Of feeling among South
ern Democrats. Then the Republicans went
10 work to make the most Of that state of
feeling by the most liberal promises as to
what HAYES would do II he was counted in
for the election was long past, and moth
Ing but chance Of being falsely counted IN
Mt that date remained 10 the Republican
candidate. Up to that time. IL is
fairly and indeed necessarily to be
Inferred from Gen. BoYSToN's state
ment, IL was understood by the Rcpub-
beans that TILDEN would be declared
elected. Whatever the means, therefore, by
which the requisite returns were secured
FOR Mr.. HAYES, those means were first re-
Bortcd to, and even first suggested, subse-
quently TO the third day Of the month follow
1ng the election. Up TO that time the Prcsi-
dency, by common consent. despite n few
murmurlngs, rested in the hands Of the De-
mocracy, by whom the election had been
fairly carried. The Office was, therefore,
wrested from the Democracy by the Repub-
licans through an arrangement Of some
kind, which was an afterthought. only oc-
CURING Ia the parties concerned after the 81
OF December.
Mr.. CHANDLER declares that the presi-
dency was wrcsted" from the Democrats
"Above all" says Mr.. CHANDLER, in his
declaration as To what Mr.. HAYES should
have done, "he should have avoided any
yielding or concession TO the Democratic
party, from which the Presidency had been
81 suddenly, Unexpectedly, exasperatingl y
rrested"
Now, If Messrs. CHANDLER and BoYSToS,
Republicans who ought to know, are correct
In their notions that the Presidency was
wrested" from tho Democracy by Mr.
HAYES and the other conspirators, then, in
turn, it will become the imperative duty Of
Court Of Impeachment 10 wrcst the Presi-
nency from Mr. HAYES.
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Thuriow Weed ON Hayes.

Prom IN Vaer',r 1h W.. Wed in me Gacgs Tdi r,h
Here IL Mr.. Hayes, who was placed in
the Presidential chair against the popular vote
and 10y the most adroit and skilful management
ever known in politics. No sooner does he get
his scat than he begins to reverse the entire
current OF the movement and thought which
placed h IN there. Instead Of recognizing in
himself the creature Of an unprecedented and
desperate combination OF men, he thinks him
the savior Of his country. He kicks down the
ladder upon which he climbed. shuts his eyes
takes to manage the Government ON the most
approved Sunday school pattern.
There is where the mistake has been" said
Mr.. weed ait"r an omlnOus pause, there IL
where the mistake has been. Mr. Hayes should
have been elected 10 the superintcnln of a
sun lay school, instead Of " the Presidency OF u
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than one hundred tariff and revenue bills
have been passed through Congress, often
only TO favor monopOlics. and with no re-
gard TO the public at large. They were so
many additional burdens loaded on the back
OF the taxpayer Now il is proposed To cut
down the number of articles subject To duty
from more than two thousand to about four
hundred designating the duty on each
when practicable, the nOn-ciumcfated arti-
clcs to enter free. Specific duties are to be
levied ~ the rule, and al ruloren, under
which fraud has nOurishcd. only when the
specific system cannot be satisfactorily APP
Piled
or course the rates of duties to he adopt
ed will open wide field of discussion, and
collect vast array of conflicting interests
at Washington. II the committee are wise,
they viii avoid going to extremes and seek
TO ~t.r ia the midGh course Of prudence
and SAFETY. tW lrgi-,l,iOn has had its
day, and the time ha- come when the great
body of the people who own the Govern
mont and foot the bills should have a fair
hearing.
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The Proposed Tariff and Income Tax.

II is proposed to revive the unconstitu-
tional and odious income tax as a feature
of the new bills to be reported from the
Committee Of Ways and Means for revising
the tariff, and for raising internal revenue
20 Offset the loss anticipated by a reduction
Of the tax on tobacco and perhaps on
whiskey. The committee have not agreed
10 this proposition and are said TO be nearly
equally divided In opinion as to its merits
Mr.. WOOD, the Chairman, being against #.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue is
opposed amy change OF the tax on tobacco
or whiskey, and has presented formidable
array OF figures to sustain his opposition.
II, however, the committee should re-
port In favor of the income tax, and
the reduction on either tobacco or
Hhiskey. or BOTH majority of the
House would, perhaps, with their present
dispositions, and without new light from
the discussions OF the press and the opposi-
ton Of the people, be pretty likely to sup
port the bill. But even II 1t should pass the
House, there is no probability that the SEN
ate would consent to such a measure, after
the failure which attended the former ox-
pertinent. The makeup Of the Finance Com
mittee in that chamber is decidedly adverse
10 the scheme. 1t Is composed Of the follow
ing members: JUSTIN $. MORRILL,, HENRY
l.. DAWES, THos. w. FERRY, JONI p. JONES,
WM. b. ALLISON, TIMOTHY o. HOWE, THos
4. BAYARD, FRANCIS HERMAN, and WM. A.
WALLACE. Two-thirds Of this Senate
Committee may be counted In oppo-
Bition to the income tax, and they represent
at least considerable majority Of the body,
without regard to party This fact cannot
De ignored by the House in any general plan
oi legislation 10 provide the necessary rev.
enues.
The revision Of the tariff s a difficult but
necessary task. There are now more than
two thousand dutiable articles, many Of
which are so complicated as to perplex the
best experts In the customs service, and con-
Etantly lead to Improbable litigation Others
Invite smuggling on an extended scale, and
destroy legitimate commerce In fact, Snug
CLING has become an organized business, as
has been shown by resent developments at
this port. Others again, represent special
Interests procured by corrupt legislation.
To simplify this confused mass, and re-
duco II to an inteligible easy, and econom-
cal system, whereby the consuming popua-
ton will be benefited, and the cost of col
lection will be diminished, is IA work which
cannot be absolutely perfected in any single
measure. But great stride in improve
mcnt may be made, and, after that, expo
rionce will demonstrate what othcr changes
may bc needed
Free trade In the sense OF the dOciriidires Is
nm impracticahility, with AN enormous public
debt. the Interest on largo part Of which is
~ be paid u bondhodcls abroad, and 10 be
Afall tod "A .ttt.
But Improved trade is practicable and at
tainablo, any violent a usade against
domestic manufactures. Sipoe 1852 moro
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Let There Re No Obst neIes.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sn. In view Of
the prospect OF move by the Re- ubicAns In Congress.
SIT the chandler charges OF a,css BARGAIN with certain
southerners by which he obtained the oce TO
which Mr. rilden elected think Il would be- well a.
remind the Democratic member, that the party will not
submit "a their throwing any obstacle IN the way
uoruuEh and searching investigation Thu hnrty cannot
stand that II lived through the stood the chairr Of
treason stood Grants baNonets at the polls and to day
contains quarter OF million mai rit, the the
country but the Traders attempt the sake piun.
der a. commit the party 10 such wrong voting IN
Congress 10 sth itVestgaun Of these charges II
opinion rom observation, all through the North. where
am In the habit Of trANt ling. that they viii lose
votes ot conscientious Democrats hv such sacrifice OF
principle than they Will the s,.cs led iudepen.
dent tuu~srNA tNe, wishy- policy Republicans
rHiLAnkLriiIA Jan. T. A DKsOtKAr rhov PkSclpIH
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He Has Not Repudiated Hayes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-SW: while
temporarily stopping IN this city have observed a
paragraph IN the New YORK WoH. credited To- rnI srN
giving what purpored TO be an extract from letter
written by the Chairman OF the Republican state com,
mittee OF Wisconsin to Republican member OF Cong s.
rom that State. The extract Is a. follows
You must 20 on In the nght against HAYES Every
Republican ia STATE l. with YOU HaNos has brought
hi party to the brink OF ruin aud more Of
him
am the Chairman q the Republican State Committee
NJ Wisconsin and wish to say 10 YOU and 10 your read
that the sentiments expressed in this pretended
tract from letter mine ntinonts
Do not think they the sentiments OF the Republicans
oi WISCONSIN, and that have written letter containing
any thing OF the X nj am. sir
Very respectfully, yours
BosioS Jan g. HoHAcs RuBtHF
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Passing the cell Of ROBERT L. CASE, tho
convicted President Of the late Security Life
Insurance and Annuity Company. yesterday
afternoon. n tall. slim, handsome man. with the
mir OF an army officer. and eyes peerng into
distant vacancy, uttered the single word
Guilty." and plunged ahead with a quick,
nervous step toward the southern end of the
lower corridor Of the City Prison. 1t was The
oDoRF Il. WETMoRE, tho Vice President Of the
Security Life He had Just restrained his law
yer from moving for new trial. saying that he
would rather be shot than undergo the ordeal
Under this decision his year in the penitentiary
will expire 30 much the sooner.
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allowed them and stimulated them to treat
abstract instead of concrete themes, and
with the three owls who will abct the wrong
by listening g. their futile cnor,s nt oratoiN.
II il cirdtalctu Or. McCOsH Of princeton
College that he opposes such eyllairlb
oratory, and urges that, IN these cOmpcii-
tiois Of the student, of colleges. tn EFFORT
shall he made 90 educate the young mrn TO
concentrated and logical Thought. II also
gratifying to observe that our colleges of
the best class. like Harvard. Yale. and Co
lumbia. REFUSE to lend their countcnance to
series Of contests 50 injurious To the best
interests Of education a. that of which this
oratorical competition is one Of the most
conspicuous features.
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The possibility OF erecting brigade armor.


les for the city militia il mentioned by Mayor
Ely in his message. He might we'll have gone
further and strongly advocated them. Brigade
armorics would Justify large public eXpendi-
lures for solidty and adornmcnt. whore regi-
mental armores dc not; such armories could
also cover large space of ground, so giving
one splendid room for battalion drill, besides
the various rrgimentll and company quarters.
The very noteworthy suggestion has been made
10 turn tho reservoir Mt Forteth street into a
brigade nrmory; and at least that massive
building would not be- exposed 10 the charge
made by Mayor Fly that r,gimental armories
are now mostly" fragile structures. partly filed
with infammable materials, and utterly incepa-
bio Of defence against attack" But the city
should only attempt to provide one fine brigade
armory for the present. leaving the unaecom-
modified regiments In the best OF the remaining
quarters nav occupied. Il " not worth while
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09
DANIEL D. r. MARSHALL went on the bon,

DANIEL ID. T. MARSHALL went on the bond
Of the late Third Avenue Savings Bank for
81 300 and the consequence is that he finds
himself 1878 out Of pOck"t-a jury having rem
dered a verdict against him for that amount
Yesterday. at the suit OF the receiver His coun-
sci tried 10 get him out Of the scrapc by repre-
scnting that he was not n director OF the bank
had no personal knowledge of iis affairs. was
compelled TO take the word OF those who had
and signed the bond upon conditions which
had not been kcpt But Judge VAN BguSI
ruled out NIL ,vid-scc ~ To the alleged mis-
representations OF the bank officers or rs 10 the
conditional signing and the jury found the rest
Of the defence no defcn 70 at all.
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The reports Of the HAYES silver wedding
given TO the press set forth that it was strictly
a temperance affair. no wine or liquor being
allowed upon the tables. A correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Times writes. however. that
alcoholic stimuant was ingeniously concealed
in oranges. MANY wondered" he says. why
oranges seemed to be altogether preferred. and
the waters were kept busy replenishing salvere
upon which the tropical fruit lay. Chances tel
egraphed to one another that the missing link
was found, and concealed within the orange was
frozen punch"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09

The San Francisco Chronicie publishes a
list OF 2i3 divorces granted during the past
year in that city The charge OF desertion oc-
ours most frequently. and there are seventy
seven cases in which the courts held 1t sum-
Gent Extreme cruelty Is alleged in nine cases.
and ordinary cruelty in fifty nine. Only twenty
nine OF the 2i3 divorces were granted on the
ground OF adultery. and twenty four for failure
to provide. In twenty cases intemperance was
alleged. The Cironicie thinks the record In
dicates creditable condition Of public morals
in the California capital.