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New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
A BADLY SCARED DEMOCRAT.

The sooner the Potter or some other compe-
tent committee specially nstruc Ell 10 Investigate tue
cipher dispatches the better Democratic Congressmen
surely be blind to the fact tnat all the RpuD-
cans now have this business remain just as II
is on the other hand as we have repeatedly argued,
the Democratic party and must not permit THIS
co be- II any Of its leaders representative men have
attempted TO commit the crime which leading RepuDi-
cans did commit and consummate, they must DC enhat
icaly repuda cd. The higher standard OF political
morality which our enemies U making these charges
nniclIy attribute the Democracy cannot DC lowered
witnout rlos detTiment TO tine party As Tor Mr. III
den he is more drecuy ana personally INTERESTED
in having the All this is so obvious that
continued delay hesitation In the matter win be con-
strued as inspired by hostility TO the late Democratic
candIdae for President Can II be that tnere are DEM
oerats IN Congress who would rather see their party
suffer than give greatest leader cnance TO yindicate
his good namel We hope not.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

It is more than probable that the ques-
ton will shortly be brought up for serious
discussion in this country as well as IN BaVa-
ria. Hitherto, it has been approached In
dllettante way, as q subject of idle curiosity,
to be Judged by the rules of taste or feeling and
from a sentimental standpoint. If our people
are once convinced however. that it is matter
of life and death, which affects not the feel
lngs of the living so much as their oOdly
health and the number Of their years, sentl-
mental objections will soon be put ASIDE.
The meeting of the Public Health Asso-
ciatlon in Richmond has produced at least
one good effect it has set the people all over
the country to studying out the causes OF dis
ease. and, i'm a feeble way, to remedying
them. The press, lecturers, physicians, town
councils, in both South and North, are now
talking of drainage. water supplies, etc., ETC.
Now, it is impossible to give any serious con-
sderation to the question of public health
without meeting at the outset this matter OF
the disposal of the dead.
DR.. s. ID. Gross, who holds place In the
front rank of his profession in this country,
and who is Jealous In favor of cremation, mas
recently brought forward some startling facts
On the subject 1t requires, he states, from
fifty TO eighty years for the decay OF a dead
body. During that time it remains corrupt,
fostering mass underground. poisoning the
water supplies, and in less degree the air.
In one cemetery (Laurel HilD in Philadelphia,
for instance, there are at least fifty thou
sand such bodies. Rain perco'ates through thls
decaying mass directly into the Schuylklll,
which furnishes the whole of the water sup
ply to the city. There can be no doubt That
the germs of certain diseases remain alive
and viIulent IN the bodies which they have
destroyed, ready to continue their work OF
destruction. A corpse in the Church OF st.
"Saturnin, disturbed by burial in an adjacent
grave, infected 149 persons with mallg-
"uant fever" The advocates OF cremation
are provided with abundance of such
proofs OF the effects of the present MODE
of disposal of the dead IN shortening the days
of the living, but they urge them with
certain apologize hesitation, in dread oi
offending public prejudice. We suspect that
public prejudice is not so sensitive IN the
matter as they suppose. A large proportion
of our most intelligent and thoughtful classes
would prefer cremation, provided it was not
attended with the unpleasant notOriety which
has necessarily attended Its practice so far.
Without taking sides for either burial or
burning, THE TRIBUNE would urge the full,
dispassionate consideration of the subject as
one bearing directly upon the public health.
The most direct way tor the advocates OF
cremation to proceed would be to erect scientific
and cheap furnaces in the neighborhOod OF
the large cities, where the experiment could
be fully tested. under the surveillance OF
medical men and Boards of Health. One or
two such incremations would famlliarize the
public mind to the new idea and serve their
purpose better than folios of argument.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
TIE NEWS THIS MOANING.

FoREIGN.-A Committee of the German Reichstag
has rejected the proposed Government tobacco mo-
nopoly. - The Canadian marksmen who are TO
compose the Wimbledon team for 1879 have been
lslected. - The new Spanish Copyright Act pro-
tects telegraphic dispatches newspaper articles and
parliamentary speeches. - 1t is proposed to re-
establish capital punishment in Switzerland. 80
In the British House of Commons MI. Fawcetts
amendment on the Afghan war question has been
rejected by majority of no.
DoMEsnc-Governor Hampton is said to be bet
ter. 80 Representative Williams, of Michigan,
was not last night expected to live more than afew
hours. - Mr.. Robson had demanded to be heard
by the committee which wants to impeach him.
e. The tobacco manufacturers of Philadelphia
have sent an earnest protest to Washington against
further tobacco tax agitation. 60 The charge of
cowardice at a Life-saying Station on the New
jersey coast Is now being investigated.
CONGREss.-In the Senate yesterday, the amend
ments to the West Point bill were insisted upon,
and the Consular and Diplomatic bill was passed
with many amendments; Mr. Blaine's resolution was
debated for long time and passed, 90 to g the
Senate agreed to adjourn from December 20 to Jam
nary 7. 80 In the House, the Geneva Award bill
was discussed and laid aside; the Postal Car Ser
vice bill was then taken up and discussed for the
rest of the day the Democrats complained that
partment had made this bill necessary; the Repub-
iioans retOrted and Mr.. Conger made references 70
the cipher dispatches. which annoyed the Democrats
very much the latter tried to evade the subject;
the bill was passed.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-At a social gathering at
the Hon. William E. Dodges residence, ad-
dresses on the temperance cause were
made by Chief-Justice Davis, DR.. John Hall
and others. - Francis Murphy spoke at Cooper
Union. - Officers of Hebrew societies de-
clared that the gifts of Mrs. Stewart would proba-
bly, not be accepted. - Mark Hoyt testified in
the suit against General Sheridan. - There
was heavy demand for Government bonds.
and gold sold at par 80 The two orphans
rescued from the Pommerania reached this
city. - The Republican Central Committee
held an excited meeting. - Gold 100ls, 1OOlle,
1OOiio; gold value Of tho legal-tender dol
lar at the close. 99sio cents. Gold value
of the legal-tender silver dollar (412l2 grains)
$3.50 cents. Stocks opened higher and buoy
ant, but afterward declined, and closed weak.
The Manufacturers local observations in.
dicate partly cloudy cloudy weather, with
chances of light rain snow. Thermometer yes
terfav 300 $50 800,
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
HOW IT LOOKS TO wATTERsoN.

In the possession of such leaders as Mr..
Blaine. Mr.. ConkLng and Mr. Edmunns, Tue kepoonesn
nnrIy As Fortunate Taken collectively they compose
the lucky number: so tnat II s1atesmansnip "1rv ,,h
game o. old sedge. Repubilcanlsm Would START III Win
High Low Jack Or If 1t were game o. draw pokehr h
ana their births should be taken as the measure OF .n
maud they would NIL out 4" straight or sequence,
for Ednnnds came into the world In ls2S, Conklg III
1929 aud Blame in 1s3Oa three ~ cold weather. 'ns
Is, IN February, January ana octoDer Ihese are sv
they are formidable deny. That they presens
"A danverous dyersltcatlon OF forces equally plain
rhev have seized the South a victim be sacrificed
unon the affairs q los atty which equally spurious
and uatlcal and at present the for Blame ana
Cnnklng TO hol while Edmunds skins; and the poor
beast being ready the three are 70 unite IN rendng
dons' ~ ~ some other object may present ITSELF or
the fires OF heaven which they invoke, IN
stead OF coming TO their aid VIII consume them.
A matters stand however 1t will require all tho
strengn all the Democrats 10 stay the hands OF
guilty but strong men, and bring us saiey 9as "
the menace with which they are darkenng the iano'
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

1t IL given out in confidence by the Adj
ministration that Mr. Minister Stoughton Is
satiatod with diplomacy and ST. Petersburg,
and will soon resign 1t is whispered fur
ther, that an eminent citizen of New-Jersey
will succeed Mr.. Stoughton. But although this
confines tho new dpomatist within sufficiently
narrow geographical limits, it is pretty vague
and promiscuous information after all. New-Jersey
is top-full of citizens who arc eminent for one
thing or another. There, for example, IL the Hon.
Hezekah Smith, OF Smithyille. Nostatesman in the
country is so eminent as Mr.. Smith for the amount
of matrimony which he can comfortably endure.
And yet that illustnous tetragamist is bound to
his native land by SO many ties that no humane
President would think of sending him abroad No
it can't be Smith. But who is it 7
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
POISON FROM THE DEAD.

The Bayarian authorities, as our readers
probably noticed, recently asked the opin-
ions of the Protestant, Catholic and lsraelite
congregations and the Board of Health on the
subject of permIssive cremation. The Catho-
lies oppose it, the Protestants are feebly in
its favor, the Israelltes arc non-commlttal,
and the Board of Health strongly recon-
mend it in certain eases, especially after bat
ties. or during the prevalence of epidemics.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
POLITICAL NOTES.

Perhaps the Nephew won't let his Uncle clamor."
Bulldozngi
A lively cross-cxamination would tend TO induce
Moses to lower his shoulders.
As an investigation must come any way, il would
be simply polite for Tilden to yell for one.
Senator Butler never heard of the Hamburg mas
sacre. and Tilden never saw o cipher dispatch.
Twin brothers IN innocence.
II the holidays only lasted from Christmas till
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

Edwin Booth writes brief and forcbe letter on
the present state of the drama in which, while dis
claiming his ability to say anything upon the sub
Ject he manages to say good deal in u few words.
1t is an incident of some significance to find an
actor of Mr. Booths rank expressing the earnest
wish that "the management of theatres could be
denied to spectators, and placed in the hands OF
actors who value their regulations and respect Their
calling" On the whole, the public may feel that
they have lost an interesting paper through Mr.
Booths modest conviction that he has "no literary
ability Whatever
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

eighteen daughters ten OF whom msrrod 10 subjects
OF their father 1t is ancient custom In Aghanistan
when daughter Of the Ameer marries for her to
ceve tie revenues Of city as her own private income
30 there less than ten OF the principal cities
OF Afghanstan the revenues OF which g0 the support
OF these married DAUGHTERS though at their dehs the
will return to the State. The Amcers wives
number some 300
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
amnsemenis ana sFesllngs 60 Nlahi.

ACADEMY OF MUsIc-0pfra Robert lie DiaDe'
SooT4ss TuRATKs--2 and 81: "Eyangeiii e.
RsoADwAY rBKATRE-2 and Uncle Dan Ven
FItTp AVENUE rHEATRE-JOseph Jeferson- MP '"
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tycEUn rHEATRR-"T The Double Maria ge; 4. ,,r. -
Sisio,s q GIKptN-" Around the World IN Eighty Days
YARK IHI ATaE--" Comedy Errors"
san FRAE(TsCo MRSTRkIS' OPERA HOUSE o,,,ors ~
UsIoN soUIRE THEATRE" The Bankers Daughter'
WLILAcK's TBRATRE-"My Son."
CHIcKRRuyG HALI,-2P.M. English Glee Cluo'
NV ,GLk eoUAEIUS-Day Hnc Evehlhe.
UNIoy LEAGUE THEATRE-l1 A. NJ Rec'laL
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
THURMAs's TROUBLES.

:.
Mr. Thurman is not to be allowed to decline
the race for Governor our Washington special says he
is 10 be pressed. And the State the Democratic
papels seem be the Cpl ION that, with any one but
Taurman IL will be contest Democratic factions.
Besides, Onio. under Mr.. Thurman's campaigning has
been carried by the Republicans Unless she can be re-
covered by h stands chance for the nomination
10 the Presidency. Tor the Senatorshp IL
hard task Thurman, aud not hopeful one, but he
fanAif
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18
TIRED OF SEEING yHIs BROTHER DEMOCRATS
tWRlGGLE

Why don't the Republicans propose an in
yestigaton of the cipner asf ~ CONGRESS has
been session two wnoe weeks aud no kepupllcan hts
rsep i'm MS seat IHE TRIBUsEs howl aud
demanded an CATION The del unaccountaDle
WV this back ardness bretnreDf Can be that tne
fear that the Potter Committee may go INTO the cipher
gram business Is the deterring influenced
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

When that cheerful Democrat, Mr. Durham,
of Kentucky, blithely remarked that " the
"cipher dispatches would take care of them
SELVES he had no idea that he was uttering
a very solemn truth.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
actually declined to order that steps shall be
taken 20 secure Mr. RobesOn's indictment,
until he has been allowed hearing. This is
magnanimity that should put the Solid
North to the blush.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

The House must do something about the
cipher dispatches, and pretty promptly, too.
Mr.. Conger, who is one of the most vindctive
and unfeeling men in Congress, shows dis
position to prod his Democratic colleagues
into something like frenzy OH this question.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1873.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

The British Government has shown dis
cretion in abandoning Its intention to ask
Parliament to vote money for the RhOdope
fugitives. While there is so much distress at
home, the British people would not have SUBJ
mitted patiently to the proposed use of the
public funds for the benefit of Turkey.
New-York tribune., 1878-12-18

Washington dispatch reviving certain
testimony given by Colonel PeltOn in the be-
ginning of 1877, puts that gentleman in a
better position than some of his coparceners
occupy. Though the ciphers had not then
been exposed. Colonel Pelton would not
venture to deny that he had received propo-
sition to pay $4,000 for an electoral vote in
South Carolina; he simply "could not remem-
ber.n This suggests the reflection that a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-25
FINANCES.

A number of banks are reported as
having already resumed specie pay
ments. Now that greenbacks and ma
tional bank notes are so nearly on a
par with gold coin the general demand
for that article will amount to moth
ing beyond what desire for novelty
may prompt, which viii be compare
lively Insignificant, and the passage of
the Senate substitute for the House
resumption repeal bill would so adjust
the financial question as to give the
people of this country monetary sys-
tenn excelled by that of no nation upon
earth. The substitute bill TO which
we refer provides that from and after
its passage United States notes shall
be receivable in payment for United
States bonds now by law authorized to
be issued, and on and after the first
day of October next receivable for du-
ties on imports, and when received by
the government for bonds or in pay
ment Of duties to be re-issned IN an
amount sufficient to retain in circula-
ton the maximum volume of United
States notes outstanding October LIST,
1878. Should this bill become law
its real effect would be specie resump-
ton October lst, an event evidently
entirely practicable, should the Sec
rotary of the Treasury lse left to carry
out his plans without adverse inter
| ference by Congress.
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CLOSE OF VOLUME XXI.

With this issue of the Journal we
close its XXIst volume and its record
is before the people. While we do
not claim for it perfection, yet its
prosperity leads us to the belief that
its merits are recognized and our ef-
forts to build up local paper second
TO none in this State duly appreciated
by a discriminating public. TO those
who one year ago questioned the future
success of the Journal we are pleased
TO say that it is us vigorous as ever
and attended with a constantly increas-
ing patronage. 1t enjoys the largest
circulation of any paper published III
Pierce county, if not in the st. CroiX
Valley, q fact to which the attention
of advertisers is very respectfully di-
rected we do not say this boastingly
but simply as a matter of business,
showing to advertisers the superior
facilities it possesses as an advertising
medium, while its job department has
gained q wide local reputation for
turning out iirst-cIass job work. With
THE close of the volume we are pleased
to observe the encouraging prospects
for the future of the st. .Croix Valley.
and more especially of our pleasant and
prosperous village. Hard-pan has
been reached, a favorable reaction
consequent upon the confidence of an
enduring honest money basis is evil
dent, and we congratulate our readers
upon the propitious aspect before
them. Next week, buoyant with
bright hopes for the future, and pos
ssessed of a fixed determination to'giye
every one of our patrons his mon
sey's worth, we shall open Volume
NH of the Journal and thus we
tclose Volume XXI.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-25
INSURANCE DECISION.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has
recently rendered decision which
spreads CONSERVATION among insurance
companies. though the rights of the
people. and justice, are clearly main
taihed. The law upon which the de-
cisiOn is based is Chapter SAT, Laws of
1874, which provides that any insur-
ance company issuing policy upon
property which shall be wholly de-
sty5yed without criminal fault of the
party insured against loss, shall be H.
able for the full amount for which such
property was insured. While this
seems to us to be entirely just, insur-
ante companies seem to think it an
eucroachment upon their privileges.
and portion of them seem to think
of leaving Wisconsin to her. fate. with
out the influence of their saving grace.
Should they conclude to remain with
MS. however, a few instructive lessons
from our Supreme Court, looking to the
protection of the people, will teach
them to be content with a less amount
of aggregate premiums on policies If
they do not wish to make up losses up
on over insurance they will learn not
to take from the party insured a sum
fol which they DO not propose to rem
an equivalent they viii learn to EN-
ploy agents whose greed for commits
si0as viii not prompt them to insure
property beyond its value.
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'--azss .
SCANDAL.

+ This country is becoming famous for
Fits scandaIum magnatum. The Beech
her-1ilton scandal of four years ago,
(which shook society from center to
has broken out afresh.
Notwithstanding Mrs. Tilton's solemn
Iiand persistent affirmation of her own
Ipuritv and Mr.. Beecher's innocence, III
Finer testimony upon the trial of the lat
Eter in 1874, she last week authorized
l:the publication of letter in which she
I.confesses that the charge brought by
Fiber husband of adultery between her
bself aud the celebrated divine was true.
This was a rich mOTsel for scandal
mongers, and Beecher felt called upon
to explain. lie confronts her confess
sion with an explicit and absolute de-
NAL. and declares her to be innocent
of the great transgression which she
confessas. Mrs. Tilton's confession
viii probably not have the effect of
changing the deliberately formed opin-
ion of any one upon the guilt or inno-
cence of either of the principal actors
in this great moral (!) drama, but will
only tend to deluge the country with
torrent of scandal of the most shame
full nature.
Following Mrs. Tilton's re-opening
of The food-gates of scandal comes an
other case from the Wolverine State.
! The press reports give currency to a
rumor that Samuel Allan McCoskrey,
! for more than fifty years Episcopal
Bishop Of the diocese of Michigan,
/ has abdicated- his Office and fled to
/ Europe hy reason of the discovery of
This amours with u young girl whom
! he had educated; and should this case
happen to get into the courts it would
/ don't tless rival the Tilton 3eecher
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-04-25
ENLARGED SUPREME COURT

The returns of the votes for Asso-
ciate Justices of the Supreme court
were canvassed on Tuesday of last
week by the State Board of Canvassers,
by which it was shown that III. S.
Orion had received 81, 500 votes for
the term ending 1888, and that David
Taylor had received 1884 votes for
the term ending 1885. Judge Orion
took the oath of office on Wednesday,
the 18th inst, and Judge Taylor was
sworn in on the 18th inst, upon which
latter day the Supreme Court as now
constituted was organized. Chief
Justice Ryan occupies the center chair
behind the bar, with Judges Cole and
Orion at his right and Lyon and Tay-
lor at his left, the two senior Judges
Cole and Lyon--sitting next to their
Chief. The occasion was an interest
ing one and was witnessed by a
number of prominent citizens. The
State of Wisconsin has a Supreme
Court in which she may well take a
just pride, and one whose opinions are
quoted as authority from Maine to Cal
ifOrnia
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GABE BoUcK and Il. 5. Bragg, Demo-
cratic Congressman from Wisconsin, as.
sisted very materially in securing the
election of the rebel General Field as
doorkeeper of the House of Represent
tatives, and as Il reward for their serv-
ices have the privilege of naming some
of their friends for appointments I'M
der the ex-Confederate. In pursuance
with this arrangement, Col. James G.
Knight, of the Darlington Democrat,
who was Gov. Taylor's Superintendent
of Public Property, has been appoint
ed assistant doorkeeper, while Hugh
Lewis, of Madison, who has for the
past four years been basking in the
smiles of Democratic patronage in our
State capitol, has also received an APP
pointment to subordinate position in
that department.
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According to Minnesota papers our
neichboring State is completely over
run with land hunters who are allnred
ialo the purchase of farming lands by
the statistics of the last grain crop.
The Pioneer Press suggests the propri-
cts of advertising through Eastern pa
pers the fact that Minnesota produced
forty million bushels of wheatin 1871,
taxing good care that the number is
wfitten in words, as the omission of a
cipher might DO injustice to the Go
pliers. While this would undoubtedly
benefit Minnesota, would it not be well
in the interests of the Eastern reader,
tomake little addition to the above
and inform him that only last year tho
/ tie great State of Minnesota, by an
Overwhelming vote. repudlated a poT-
I tissn OF its Indebtedness 1
| What says the Pioneer Pressa
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THE Legislative Joint Committee on
the Revision of the Statutes is patient
ly and perseveringlY at work in the
Senate Chamber in the capitol at Mad
ison, putting into proper shape the
work of legislators for this State since
its organization as Territory. When
its work shall have been completed
and adopted by the Legislature the
people of Wisconsin will have in a
compact form and convenient for ref
erence the laws by which they are
supposed to be governed. 1t is under
stood that the new Statute laws will
be bound in one volume.
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TIE State Treasurer resumed specie
payments last Saturday, the irst WAT
rant paid in gold coin since 1861 being
5000 in favor Of the State Journal,
which also resumed" quoting the re-
mark of Horace Greeley, 1.-THE way to
resume is to resume" 1t is Il note
worthy fact that out of 81, 00G in gold
furnished by the First National Bank
of Madison, paid out and distributed
Saturday morning. $500 of the same
coin found its way back to the bank
by half-past two o'clock Saturday af-
ternoOn.