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The Republican journal., 1878-01-31

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The Republican journal., 1878-01-31

Prayer is the pitcher that tetcheth water from
the brook wherewith to water the herbs; break
the pitcher and it will fetch water, and for want
Of water the garden will wither. John Bunyan.
The Republican journal., 1878-01-31
A Receipt for American sugar-Cured Hams

To every 100 pounds Of meat take :
pounds Of salt, Il pounds ot brown sugar,
2 ounces Of saltpeter, , ounces common
baking soda, and ounces black pepper,
or ounce cayenne pepper Dissolve,
boil and skim the salt, sugar, saltpeter
and soda, and then put in the pepper,
and SET away to cool. When cold pour it
over meat Enough water must be used
70 cover the meat. Some like to put
few ground cloves in the pickle with the
pepper. In six weeks the meat will be
ready 10 smoke Country Gentleman.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19
THE TARIFF.

Our valued young friend and correspond
ent, Avery Meriwether, continues this morn
ing his very able and interesting discussion
of free trade. 1t will be seen that he writes
with a philosophy seldom found in one SO
young. Mr.. Meriwether is to be congratu'
lated on his eminently able essays, and his
promise of life OF usefulness. The busi-
ness of congress at present is to readjust the
present iniquitous tariff. Free trade will ul-
timatey come. Only on Thursday last the
Republicans of Pennsylvania, in their State
convention, announced their ''uncompro-
missing opposition to free trade, in whatever
disguise" it may appear, and declared ''that
the prosperity of the country must depend
on the extent to which labor is protected -
which is the manifestly absurd and distorted
view Of the matter. If all labor could be
equally protected by tariffs, then the ar
gument for protection might claim the virtue
Of honesty, however stupid it might be. But,
uniform protection for all the industries OF
the country being impracticable, the only en-
ti:ely Just alternative Is to give all industry
the equal benefit of free trade. The prosperity
which Pennsylvania might erjoy under the
prohibitory tariff she wants could only be
acquired by robbing the labor of the rest of
Fba oounfrv
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THE HIBERNIANS
Resolve that their Organization Is In
No wsy i'm Conflict with he Doc
trines OF the Holy Roman
Catholic Church, and
that they Desire TO be
In Harmony there
with.

BosToN, May 1.-THE national conven-
ton of Hlbernians, without dissenting vote,
adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, We, tue representatives of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, of the United
States of America, in convention assembled,
are unanimously agreed that there is nothing
either in the letter or the spirit a. the writ
ten or uu written law of our orgah.z riIon that
conflicts with tue DEGREES OF tr- council of
BalunIore 81 the doctrines of the Holy Ro-
man Catholic church, but not being theo-
logians, and being earnestly DESTROYS as an
organization of complying with the laws OF
the church from which we all derive spirit
ual consolation; therefore
ReSOlCed, If there is anything in the order
at present in opposition to the doctrines oil
the church, We, as her obedient children, are
willing to rectify it as soon as her decision is
properly announced, but until that decision Is
Enumerated We deem any attack on the prin-
ciples and objects of the order, no matter
from what source it emanates, an unwaC-
rauted abuse of an organization whose only
objects are christian charity and mutual be-
nevolence.
ReSolred, Our respect for civil law, and our
admiration for the free Institutions of THE
free country, are as steadfast and undylng as
our devotion to the church whose traditions
and teachings we so much revere.
RESOLVED, That copy OF the foregoing
preamble and resolutions be sent to his eml-
hence Cardinal NJ 'Closkey, his grace the pri-
mate of Baltimore, all archbishops and right
reverend bishops of these United States, with
the humble request that our standing as q
Catholic organization may be definitely set
tied.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19
Women as Presidential Plotters.

Washington correspondence Boston Her.
aid: Senator Conkling and the fair lady
have, in effect, snapped their fingers con-
temptuously in the face of public opinion, as
if to say, I'VE are too lofty to be affected by
anything yon can say of us, and the more
the gossips have wagged their heads the
more openly the tive have appeared together,
and am glad to say all agree that there is
naught to justify serious comment. 1t really
looks, however, as if the New York senator
were anxious to emulate the example of his
rival in the Presidential race, the senator
from Maine, and bring woman into the
field to work for him. Mrs. Sprague has had
experience in such a role, and may be more
successful in the future than In the past in Sc
curing a nomination for the candidate she
advocates.k Certainly Gail Hamilton would
find in her potent rival in President-making.
The work of the trenchant pen Of Senator
Blalne's wife 8 cousin In laying bare the weak
spots in the enemies of her candidate and
digging pits for them to fall in, would find
an offset In the social influence brought to
bear by her beautiful adversary. Mrs. Conk-
ling and her daughter, who are wonderfully
alike, and both possessed of quaint style of
beauty and gentle, winning manners, have
preferred to pass the last few winters at their
home in Utica. They were last here as resi-
dents in 1874, when Miss Conkling made her
debut In society. She was one of Nellie
Grants bridesmaids in May of that year. As
it seems essential that any man with political
aspirations in these days should have the po-
sent aid of a woman, and Senator Conkling's
wife SISTER of Ex-Governor Seymour though
she isl appears to have no talent In that line,
why should not the experience of q lady
whose husband is no longer in the political
arena be made available?
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PROBING THE FKAUD.

On Monday OF Tuesday Potter's investigat-
ing committee oi -, ven will be appointed, aud
it is said they viii 90 to work in good earnest.
IL il reported they will make new reve-
lations that will startle the country and sink
the Republicans, and that Hayes, with all his
pretensions to honesty, is as deep In the VII
/ lainies Of the electoral fraud as old Zach
Chandler or j. Madison Wells. The Radi-
Gals anticipate the exposures that are coming,
and are labonrg to fnRhten the country 18th
the nonsense about revolution. They set up
a hypocritical howl about the Democrats dis
turbing the great interests of the country
and entirely ignore the fact that it was Radi-
cal villaiDy that created all this discuss ion
and excitement about the Presidential cleo
ton. The investigation proposed by the
Democrats cannot be blinked, and no honest
man will object to a grand inquest into the
truth of the new and damaging charges
made. The politicians in congress
have been driven to this invest-
CATION by the people, who, since the late ON
fessons, demand all the facts. IN investga-
ton into the Tweed frauds did not unsettle
the business Of the country, and since no one
proposes to disturb the title &C Hayes the
only injury that can result from the expos ure
of the frauds will be the disgrace and de-
struction Of the Radical party. Hayes's title
was 'adjudRed by a competent, constitu-
tional coun, authorized to sit and decide the
case Nobody wants to disturb the tenure OF
Mr.. Hayes except certain soreheads of his
own party. The duty of gathering all the
facts bearing upon the exclusion of cardi-
dates legally elected Is quite apart from any
scheme to Gust candidates legally seated.
The peace OF the country is one thing; the
exposure of crime Is another"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19
The English Beer Trade.

A paper giving the number of barrels of
beer exported from the United Kingdom, the
declared value and the place to which they
were exported, from October 1, 1876, to Oc-
tober l, 1877, has been issued by the British
customhouse authorities. 1t appears from
this report, according to a London newspa-
per, that Russia took 2475 barrels of beer of
the declared value of 1884, whereas Walla-
CHA and Moldavia only took one, the de-
clared value of which was 81. European
Turkey, however, is put down at 500 barrels,
of the declared value of e2346, and Asiatlc
Turkey at 206 barrels, declared value, eI047.
One barrel only, valued at 81, was sent to
the Austrian territories; 81, 12S barrels,
value El33, l9o, went to the British posses
sions In South Africa; Germany had 1854
barrels, value e26, 62S; France, II, 166, value
e39, 606; Italy, 30 barrels, value $3.50.
British India consumed large amount of
beer from the mother country, the continent
tai territories taking l32, 924 barrels, value
e434 495; the straits settlements 1926 bar
rels, value e29. 54l; and Ceylon 1881 barrels,
value E35, 1874. The Australian colonies were
also large importers, West Australia taking
633l barrels, value e22, APO; South Australia,
92l5 barrels, value e47, 900; Victoria, 0,210
barrels, value e163, 532; New South Wales,
IS. 52S barrels, value eI60, 1884; Queensland,
1851 barrels, value e67, 1856; Tasmania, 772
barrels, value ei737; and New Zealand 9270
barrels, value $50, SOB. The United States
are down in the account for 1885 barrels,
at a-Ealue of e92, sos. Those and other for
eign and colonial customers were supplied
during the twelve month with total of
Az. 342 barrels of British hear, at declared
value of fi .91S,S q
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For the Sunday Appeal
OUT OF WORKOUT OF HONE.
J. W. MORGAN.

Well sheriff. confess owe the man,
And yet only bought to that extent
IL is a chance with us, 1 know VINO work,
Day In and out, with but a slender hold
Upon the fountain OF our revenue;
Yet I'd have paid. to the last cent my deb;
HAD Providence beQueathed me place to lift
My willing arm In honest occupation
| were a brute indeed, were to shirk
The only source OF rccompenSe have
To get the substance for my humble board
the wolf of hunger from my little fold.
Could look down. Indifferent, and see
Bend TSn c Ms % S mp aa60as Ssn
Choke back the soos to hum the lullaby,
A AnG s9otns tne wee things ettlng soul to rest?
Thankful yes, for the plainest food that stayed
See my poor. half-fed children take their crust
Aud eat, with eager relish, the scant crumbs,
And YET let fall this arm In nerveless and
Impassive idlenessP Alasi heaven knows
IL S not that. There is no work for me.
Whose fault? God knowsI charge 1t unto none
All that know, l get it not. 1t is
Enough for me TO know Il is SO. Come here,
Now. sheriff, make your list. See yonder b S
No gaudy canopy looks down and smiles
Luxurtant welcome and becalmed repose
Upon the humble pillows underneath;
No graceful draping or damask screen
Shuts OFF the hollow meanness Of the room;
But IL has served US we'll these many years,
And oft upon its soothing breast I've lain,
And dreamt away the struggles of the day.
Let 1t count first, since In its loss we lose
Our dearest friend-for who is dearer than
The friend who softens though he cannot cure?
And after that 'twere easier with the rest.
Perhaps twill give the man owe shade
More butter for his bread grade or two
The finer sugar for his tea, a brand
More choice OF rare old wine, or haply put
point or so more lace upon the skirts
OF his proud dame. Let's see, the chairs oh. yes
They fetch enough to buy his boy top.
The bureau add the stand, not much. but then
Enough, perhaps. to get his girl doll.
The rest? Indeed, think II aUctioned well
Will pay thy fee, good sherif-it is all.
Fling out thy flag and call the concourse up,
Not much to bid, the sale Is over soon
so soon the people will not know its cause,
Or dream what ruin its near effect may be,
Nor once in listening to the auctiou-bell
Mark that 1t tolls the funeral OF home.
And Welcome here, my wife aud children, come;
Well CO. II there are any tIinketS left
Unsaleable- some trifies, haply-goi
Gather them up and come. 1t is sad,
Sad day for US. Oh, GOdl Thine next! Thine next
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-19
The E,ec,rte Light I'm CHICAGO.

Experiments have-lately been in progress
at Chicago, which, according to the local pa
pers, ''promlse to make revolution In the
lighting arrangements of that city" The
intention is to make it practicable to light
the city by means of the electric light, and
nightly, for some time past, the part of the
city at the north-side waterworks has been
made as hight as day. The machinery is
quite SIMPLE, and consists OF two magnets
like those in the 6re-alarln offices, midway
between which is a revolving wheel. On the
last are placed coils of wire, arranged on
bobbins and equal distances apart. The
wheel is connected with the shaft and set in
operation by steam. Its revolutions, IN con-
uection with the magnets, generates the cleo
tric ~, which is then communicated to tie
carbon points, and the illumination Is COM
plete. The power OF the electric light can
be easily estimated, when it is stated that it
en- be plainly seen at distance of thirty
miles or more. But its greatest Importance,
especially to a city like Chicago, is its COM
parative cheapness. One light will illumi-
nate an are of four miles square, and it Is said
that twenty lights will thoroughly hight the
city of Chicago. One electric light Is equal
to from four hundred to six hundred gas jets.
This would cost that city thirty thousand
dollars per year, against two hundred and
seventy thousand dollars, which was about
the amount paid the gas companies last year.
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MORE OF 1T.

1t seems that "the weak, washy and
everlasting food" is to be turned loose again.
Enzabeth-every6ody knows Elizabeth
ing her sad seclusIon nursed her wrath to
keep it warm, and it is said she is now pre-
pairing bill of particulars which when given
to the public. as she asserts, simultaneously
in Chicago and New York, will give Beecher
an attack of moral rheumatism, and totally
unfit him for pulpit use. 1t is stated that
Elizabeth has another reason for making the
statement, supplemental to her recent con-
fession, that is, the Beecher people are pre-
pairing a statement, which is intended to
crush Mr.. Tilton. A correspondent writing
from Brooklyn asserts that Mrs. Tilton has
kept all these years, under lock and key, two
letters written by Mr.. Bsecher, of which the
public have never heard, and which will be
used in the coming statement.
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For the Sunday Appeal
WHEN L AM OLD.
JOHN T. BARRY.

When l am old and age makes the hair grow silvery
And youths bright day has faded In the distant far
away,
And scenes now SO dear to me are mingled with the
past
Those happy days of youthful dreams that were too
sweet to last
VIII some dear friend greet then as in the days
Of old,
And cheer me on my lonely path with smile, when
When am old and tottering, as 1 travel on life's
And in fancy see those scenes again in a passing
As memory takes me backward to the distant far
away
To the old playground, the paymates there and the
games we used to play,
VIII not some loved one lfnger round stray one
from the fold,
To cheer me on my lonely path with a smile. when
am old?
When | am old-a child notwithstanding on with
And memory too, has faded and left me only tears;
"hen the aged form gropes along, led by fancy s
Still downward on the path of life, nearer to
decay,
VIII not some loved one linger near the heart that's
growing cold,
To cheer me on my lonely path with a smile, when
old?
When am old and across the shore they beckon me
to come;
When the years faded and life's journey nearly
done;
When the aged form. spent with years. shall cross
the great unknown,
VIII no loved one finger round? OH will 1 be
alone?
VIII no loved one clasp my hand ere join another
fold,
To cheer me on the unknown path with a smile,
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willful murder And Williams and Preston
likewise, with a recommendation to mercy.
All the other prisoners were convicted of the
otfenses charged against them in the acte
d'deeusdtion, but the three unfortunate girls
were strongly recommended to the mercy of
the court. The court, after brief delibera-
ton, sentenced Ward and Maltzberg to death;
Preston and Williams to penal servitude for
life; the agents and midwives to ten years
solitary confinement; Kraushaar to penal SER
vitude for fifteen years; Nine. Durivage to
eight years solitary confinement; Won Derf-
fling and Won Sentft to FIVE years solitary
confinement, and the Baroness Stauffenberg
to three months in the house of correction.
The same sentence was passed upon NJ lies.
Stegeman and Korte. As a general thing
their sentences were received in the most
stolid manner; only Kraushaar gave vent to
loud burst OF despair. OF the females,
Nine. Durivage acted like lunatic. She
foamed at the mouth, she tore her hair, and
had to be forcibly removed from the court
room: The three young girls felt rather re-
lleved on hearing their light sentence.
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One Illusion Less.

New York Times: Theories almost with
out number have been invented to explain
why young ladies do not snore. Mr.. Oar
win thinks that no one SHORES unless he sleeps
lying on his personal back, and that mas
much as girls always sleep coiled up after
the custom of cats, they could not snore even
If they were willing to descend to such a
depth of baseness. This explanation is per-
fectly worthless. Mr. Darwin's assertion as
to the position In which girls sleep Is a mere
assumption. He has no evidence to support
this assumption, and in the nature of things
it is impossible that he should have any, and
he ought to be ashamed of himself. Mr.
Huxley pretends that the proximate cause of
snoring is a relaxation of the muscles on the
face. The tightness with which the female
back hair is twisted prior to sleeping
marks this bold but too speculative natural
ist-"prevents the relaxation of the muscles
of the scalp and face, and hence renders
snoring impracticable. This is beautiful
provision of nature, and shows US that the
back hair Is not merely an ornament but
like every other work of nature, serves high
and holy purpose" If Rev. Joseph Cook
had read these remarks, with what Joy would
he have proceeded to tear Prof Huxley's ar
gument to tatters. To say that girls do
not snore because their back hair is tightly
twisted, is to ignore the fact that the back
hair Is always detached and hung on the
back of chair whenever its owner prepares
for sleep. How, then, can 1t exercise any
possible influence upon snoring? Like Mr.
Darwin, Prof. Huxley Is very able man 50
long as he confines himself to extinct ami
mails, but when he undertakes to discuss girIs
he falls into abysses of error. Apparently,
he is perfectly unaware that back hair is de-
tachable. Get thee to a nunnery," Prof.
Huxley, and Learn the true nature of back
hair before building theories upon no better
basis than your own Ignorance. While
Loo cd ftnc lxy 70 sd
girls do not snore, it does not seem to have
occurred to them that perhaps girls do sno e
after all. On what is the universal belief
that snoring is exclusively masculine vice
based2 Obviously upon purely girlish tesiI-
mony. Every girl claims that the does not
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international Monetary Conrereuc c.

NJ. Henry Cernuschi, a distinguished French
economist, has written letter to the London
Times on the coming international monetary
conference, which that paper seems to regard
with a sort of qualified approval. The basis
of his recommendation is the conforming of
all gold coins to the English standard, and of
all SILVER coins to the French standard. AS
regards the United States, the proposition
would involve the reduction of the quantity
of metal in both gold and silver legal-tender
coins, in the latter coins, however, to a greater
degree than the former. AS to gold, the
proposition resolves itself into taking thir-
teen and half grains out of the five dollar
piece and the silver dollar would be reduced
by 26.7 grams, standard metal. This meas
ure would be unpopular with creditors IN this
country, but it foreign COINS be conformed to
our standards by increasing their intrinsic
value change from that direction would be
still more unpopular with debtors In foreign
nations. NJ. Cernuschi says: France will
replace her twenty-franc gold piece by TWEEN
ty-6ve-franc piece, exactly the same as
pound sterling. The fve-franc silver piece
will be left untouched. England will have
four-shilling silver piece exactly the same as
the fve-franc piece. The gold pound ster-
ling will be lett untouched. The United
States will replace their gold money by
i've dollar piece exactly thesame as the pound
sterling: their silver dollar will be exactly
countries gold and silver will be admitted to
mintage without restrlctlon of quantity, and
will be legal-tender without restriction of
amount Thus France and the United States
would coin gold pounds sterling like Eng
land, and the United States would coin FIVE
franc silver pieces ike France. In all three
countries there would be seen in circulation
English, French and American gold and sill
yer pieces, all equivalent. 1t would be per-
feet, absolute, International bimetallic mon
etary identity. By allowing the free mintage
Of four-shillinR piece Ia double horin),
England secures to the entire world par of
exchange as fixed as if only gold everywhere
circulated. England will be able to con-
graduate herself at seeing France and the
United States coin and make use of pounds
sterling. By coming a five.d dollar gold piece
of the value of the pound sterling, the
United States will have to reduce the weight
of the gold dollar to twenty-five and one
ninth grains. This reduction is to their advan-
tage and Mr.. Sherman. the secretary of the
treasury, himself proposed Git in 1875. AS
regards the silver dollar, equal to the FIVE
franc piece, the reform is already, as it were,
half realized All the half dollar pieces
coined since 1873 are each exactly equal to
half ive-franc piece. The only thing, there
fore, will be to let the silver dollar be freely
minted at double the weight of the present
balf.dolIar ~