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The Newtown bee., 1878-01-31

 The following resolutions were passed at eonyocallqu of Hiram Chapter, No. I, Thursday evening, Jan. a4lh, 1878
 PgeaaHls. + -, Where's. h has seemed good to ihe Al mighty Disp0ser of events io remove from our midsl our late worthy and esteemed companion, k. Starr Black man and
 Whereas. The intimate relations long held by lhe deceased with the mem. bers Of Hiram Chapter, No, 1, rem der it proper that we should place upon record our appreciation of his services as compnnion, and his merits as Ii man therefore, ResoieSd, That we deplore she loss of Companion, R. Starr Blackman, with deep feelings Of regret, soften. ed only by the confident hope that his spirit Is with those who having fought good fight here, are enjoy. ing perfect happiness in better world.
 Resolped, That we tender to his afflicted relatives our sincere condDlenee, and sympathy in their afilic,ion at the loss of one who was kind husband and parent, and an upright man ReSolged. That copy of the foregoing resolutions be transmitted to the re- laiions of the deceased, also pub lished in the NEwTowN BEE.
 A. F. CLARK,
 JAS. A. WILSON, Committee. JAS. M BLAoKMAN,
The Newtown bee., 1878-01-31

We cannot publish anonymous com muaieations. A young ady from Han over sends T newsy letter, without her name Correspondents will oblige sHs by sending their names (not for pub lica ton. but an eyidenee of good faith) and by writing oEly on one side of the paper.
 CT .IERA-No danger from Cholera if 4be Liver is lu proper order and ordinary pFu3ence in diet is observed The oc- easional taking of Simmons Liver Regu- lator io keep the system healihly, will surely prevent attacks of Cholera.
The Newtown bee., 1878-01-31

A subscriber says the hardest task he hhs undertaken lately was to explain 10 his little seven year old, why il was al ierong for the boy 10 siay away from church and Sunday school. but all rigM for The father to hunt or tfh on Sunday, and he doesn't think he made very satisfactory lob Of il.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
SING GULAR CRIME or a YOUNG GIRL.

An autopsy was made yesterday by Deputy
Coroner Cushman the body OF Elizabeth Zelier
eighteen years old. who died Sunday at her mothers
house, No. 392 Seyontn-ave Tho girl mad been at
tended for two weeks by Dr. Ingart OF No. 354 West
Forty-seventhst For time she refused to tell the
doctor the OF her Illness and when at last she
did so she declared that II he mentioned 1t
to her mother she would take poison. In
answer questions OF the ply stefan she said e had
suffered criminal malpractice at the hands OF woman
living down town." but refused 10 reveal her name
Under DR.. Hugarrs treatment the girl Rallied at hgs,
but subsequently grew worse and died on sunday Be-
death she retracted her statement about the
woman, and said she alone guilty.
Coroner FLANAGAN was informed OF the but did
reach the girls bedside In time Ia receive her testi
mony. The autopsy revealed criminal malpractice; but
tnere u De way Of proving the grs
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
THE A1TEMPT TO Buy SOUTH CAROLINA

A FEW MORE PARTICULARS OF SMITH NJ. WEEDS
STAY IN CoLUMBIA-THE TRICK FLAYED UPON
HIM" COPENHAGEN"
TO The Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: When Smith NJ Weed went to Columbia in
1876 he began the "cpher" business by registering
under an assumed name, but he was hunted ont by
means of telegram from Colonel Keogh, OF North
Carolina, to the Editor of The UniOR-HGGd in which
the Republicans were warned to look out for him
under his alias.
He doubtless began business with the Supreme
Court and succeeded admirably, for time. Had
NOT some of the members of the Returning Board led
the Northern agents of Tilden TO believe that a
proper distribution of "Copcuhagen" would give
the vote of South Carolina to their principal there
is no doubt that the scheme to put them in separate
cells in Richlaud County Jail would have been car
ried out. Two members of the Board undoubtedly
did play this trick upon Weed and his intereeder"
Willard and Moses, of the Supreme Court, held
their hands off until 1T was too late. The Board
met completed the count gave the State TO the party
to whom it belonged, and then went to Jail. 1t is
more than probable, too that they thus saved the
lives of the members of the Returning Board for
the hundreds of red-shirted desperadoes then in
Columbia were soothed by the report that the State
was all right for Tilden and Hampton.
The same game was played later on. when the
Electoral College met aud voted. The Copenhagen" /"
was there to buy the vote of Senator Nash
1t was shown to him hour before the college
met lying in temptingpiles of best United States
documents upon the table of the president of
bank in Columbia. But Senator Nash never was
for sale He was foOling his tempters to secure
safety 10 the members of the Electoral College
Where the Democrats could buy, they did not care
to kill. Southern Republicans had for months
carried their lives in their hands. At the
end of tho race they doubled as does the
hunted hare. IL the hounds were deceived
it will be only the superfne persons of The Nation
stripe who will denOunce tho bares for their dupli
city while consoling the hounds for their disap-
pointment.
Do get the cipher teleqams between New-YOrk
and Columbia during the week preceding the meet
ing OF the Electoral College. The president of
National bank. the vice-presdent Of a railroad
would be much interested. and Senator Nash could
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
THE TILDLY INCOME TAX SUIT

To ne Editor or The Trt6une.
SIR: In your report of motion in the
Tlden income suit which was before Judge Choate
on Saturday, your reporter has made mistake. Coun-
sci for Governor Tlden did not say that the dep0sl-
tons contained matter which was scaudalous on the
contrary, present at the taking of all the depo-
stons which were in question. and can assert that
there is no word in any OF them which Mr. Tden could
object TO seeing printed IN every newspaper In the land
The position taken that under the statute these
depositiOns could not be lawfully opened until the
trial. and then only IN tho witness should be absent
and this policy Of the law illustrated by tGo sug
gestlOn that as the Notary or Commissioner before
whom such depOstions taken has no authority TO
exclude any thing but must write out all that Is offered,
such proceeding might the door To great scandals
II such depOsllions were opened before the trial.
AelD- York, Nov. %, 1873. THOMAS HAHLAND
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
FLORIDA ELECTION FRAUDS.

SENATOR cONOvER EXPLAINS THE METHOD OF Dis
FRANCHisING REPUBLICANS.
Senator COnover, of Florida, whose term of
Office expires In March next, the Republican candi-
date for House of Representatives in the Ist Dis
trict OF that State In the recent election. TRIBUNE
reporter called Mr.. COnover at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Saturday 10 obtain his experience In the
vass and learn to what extent the Southern Demo-
crats carried their policy OF Intimidation and fraud
in that state.
'The late election in Florida" said Mr. CoDover "was
no exception TO that in other Southern States in the
means pursued to overcome Republican maorites. In
Mr.. Bisbees District. the lid, there not many
colOred voters in the Ist District, in which was
candidate and the Democrats felt confident carry
ingthe lst they allowed comparatively fair election
which resulted in Mr. Bsbee receiving majority. The
only way tho Democrats had overcome their disap-
pOntment was by counting him out I'm the most bare
faced manner. They threw the two precincts
which gave him large majority. but as the Supreme
Court has issued mandamus directing that
the vote Of these precincts be counted,
Mr Bisbees election is secure, provided he not un.
seated by the Democratic House. In my district the
Democrats pretended to allow fair election. do not
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
FUNERAL OF THELATE THOMASH POWERS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.-The funeral of
the late Thomas II. Powers took place this afternoon,
the burial service being bod at the Second Reformed
Episcopal Church. The following organizations were
present during the morning at the late residence OF toe
deceased Members OF the Drug Exchange, faculty and
members of the College OF Pharmacy, officers OF the Gil
rard Life Insurance Company, trustees and stail
OF tho Howard Hospital Tor Incurabes members oi
the Second Reformed Episcopal and the Holy Trinity
Episcopal Churches and OF the Church of the
Reeeuer inspectors OF the Eastern tPeni and
members or very many other bodies with which Mr.
Powers had been identified member. The remains
were taken TO Woodlawn Cemetery for interment.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26

nrosecutions are set on foot by few people, ana
are generally for the most trivial Offences. Vi
course IL costs the Radicals something for tnen
defence every time, besides much annoyance"
There is no doubt at all that the Democratic VIC
tory in Williamsburg County was obtained py
fraud. The tissue-paper tickets were not useo
there but the ballot-boxes at one or two places
were stuffed by roughs who raised disturb
ance in order that they might have an opportunity
TO commit the fraud. This fact is known
TO n majority of the people, although the
number actually engaged in falstylng the
vote was not large. Young, lndiscreeV
men boast of the fraudp openly when not on
their guard. and joke about it among themselves.
majority of the white voters in the county are
unouestionably good citizens who would personally
have nothing to do with ballot-box "stuiiing," but
they will not volunteer information against the
ouiltv persons because that would make them
odious in the community. The corruption and mis-
government from which this State suffered during
portion of the time when the Republicans were IN
control have prepared the people to wink at any
fraud that they may think necessary for the retel-
ton of power There is little hope, therefore, that
the State authorities will take any measures to e1-
pose and punish the most gigantic conspiracy
against free suffrage that this country has ever
seen and 1T is doubtful if there is any other power
that can do il.
have just learned that several colored men have
been arrested in Kingstree since i left there, and
put into Jail. They accused of perjury in giving
testimony before the United States Commissioner
in the election cases. Ipresume that these are the
same men who were threatened on the streets while
was there, and upon whose evidence the managers
of election at Klngstree held to answer for in
terfering with the United States Supervisor of Eec-
tions in the performance of his duties Arrests IKE
these alarm the negroes and will efectually close
their mouths when they are put upon the witness
stand 1t is the most eheetual kind ofsintlmidauon
Of witnesses, although the forms Of law are OBJ
served. and it will probably defeat the United
States authorities in their efforts to bring the guilty
men to justice, q. L" W.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
CAPTAIN srURDIvANT ON Mr.. MURPHY.

The eighth week of the series of Gospel
Temperance meetings which being held in the Col
legiate Reformed Chapel, Of Ffty-fourth-
st. and seyenth-aye, was entered upon last
evening. Captain Cyrus sturdiyant. through
whose influence Francis Murphy rescued from
prison and converted, was the principal speaker
After referring the growing interest manifested in tue
temperance movement In tins city. he gave brief ont
line OF Mr. Murphy and the delivery OF the famous
temperance advocate from the Portland jail.
speaking OF Mr.. Murpby's successful labOrs
hs sall: +" His power lies In hIs humility. lie IL a man
c0usccrated To the work or rescriDg those who are
threatened with destruction, OF lifting up those who
have fallen"
Replying to tho charges OF greed which have been
male against Mr. Murphy, Captain Sturdtyant said !:
The children whom Ills dying wife committed
to his care are all living. He has fulfilled
his promise OF faithfulness TO them. lie is
educating them to the end that their lives may be
useful and happy. Whle he Is charged with having go
much money, TIC has not to-day SlOO IN tue world"
spoke briefly the extent OF the temperance revival
the city.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
A correspondent writes: Mystery! innocen

A correspondent writes: Mystery! innocence /!
aud perhaps ignOraneel escorted very charming
person home the other night IN humble nv from n
country dance. am. not 20 put too fine point on H.
midde-aged, and hope Sdns repToche But within n
hundred yards OF her door she turned out into "A
muddy lane. whyf asked, feebly. 'Oh, these ny.
have quite too awful memories, and my husband Is
sitting up."-iLondOs World.
A noted politician was so fond of being
" dead headed % everywhere that when somo OF Lis
friends debating how 10 get him 20 attend church
OF them said: Charge admission fec, and be1i
be after pass before breakfast"
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26

think they practised intimidation to any extent. az In
previous years. but they transformed largo Republican
majority into apparently Democratic one by frauds as
aaant and outrageous any practised In South
Carolina or other Southern State.
"The Democratic Legislature Of 1877 passed an
amended registration law which made 1t the duty OF
County Commissioners TO erase from the registration
list of such persons known. or who may be
shown 10 the satisfaction OF said County Commissioner
to have died or ceased to reside permanently In the
county, who otherwise disqualified 10 vOte:
Whether this Iaw was intended TO be used for part,
purpose not bas been made TO serve that emu
Under this provision the Democratic COMMISSIONS ds-
franchsed Republicans In the most outrageous manner
In Leon County, in my district. tney ilega5B nna p
publican voters In Jefferson County they struck on
In like manner 200 Republican votes: ~ Glads.
den County 200, IN EscOmba County 500 rms volent
exclusion applied 10 members OF the Republican party
only 1t tells fearfuy against the healtb mora'y ara @
prosperity of county when, III such short tine ZOOU
OF 4O00 voters die or become otherwise
to vote. give these figures nom the best autnorlty
and doubt Of their cOlrecness and the propO
hon was about the same IN vi 90, othea 1 conn mnt
ties My complaint Is pot AGAINST the w D,oyIs gH.
ions az deprived thousands OF honest hepn9n
cans of the right OF suffrage 1hen 100 9sser eieSGa
the way OF the proper registration OF kepuO
hcan voters The law provides that the County ooin
siune snail hold special meetings to hear complaints
and ut the lists names that nave Deen Improperly
omitted d3ey n so%Td oI to tse OF those
vino had been efOh the lists This time would nave oeen
inadequate had they remained in session every ho oi
allow coored men to swear in Their votes and performed
such violations OF law as 1uld bring blush 10 Inc
eeel OF the vest clrpctbagger that ever set foot on
South soil.
al am sure that the members Of the Democratic party
would never have endured ~ silence their WhOesae
disfrauchsemcnt by any Board of Commissioners Al'
uast election frauds in Florida dwarfed mo nsis
nflcance in comparison with this monstIOus wrong,
which allows 10 pity Board Oi County CommlssoneIe
the power IN uer contempt the pledges of the Con-
tltHon by the stroke OF pen 10 annibate the point
ical rights OF entire community. Othef frauds were
committed mt the polls, when Republican votes handed
those in Attendance TO be deposited IN me
box, exchanged by sHght OF manu- i"r
Democratic / could give you other instances
where The Democratic officials VINO had things al helr
own way violated all law and deCency but VIII defer
IL until another time cannot believe that, when thesc
frauds are properly shown up, even Democratic
House can allow "a member To take seat Obtaincd IN
such manner. | cannot cCnscicniUusly, ana VIII NOT
allow wrong sweeping To pass without sOme eHort
10 have il repaired Florida n Republican state on
anything like fair election, and even under such col
frauds lerpeated there, the Democrats
hardly claim it,
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
coYDEMNING ExTRAyAGANT PREACHING.

The Rev. s. s. Mitchell was installed last
night pastor Of the Reformed Church on Brooklyn
Heights the pulpit OF which has been vacant since the
death OF the Rev. David Inglls. aThe Rev. DR..
Joseph T. Duryea preached the sermon. The
charges to tho pastor and the people respec-
lively delivered by the Rev. u. ID. Gulick and
the Rev. d. N Vanderyeer. In bis sermon DR.. Duryea
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26

said: .Iknow there IS morbid craving, go tina. ne
who pays fine ,n0untebank aQd struts across the pa
form and panfs the most iurid pictures OF vice as
ia will gain most readily popular attention @ ana
insure 10 himself tho most constant presence Oh tn1
tiude would rather have 0ry two or three gatnereu
together in the name Of God 10 hold up the glory OF my
Lord than TO have the hosannas OF the morpio muir
fudn
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
Mosrs.KEssEI,s APPLICAIIoN DENIED

PoUHGKEEPsIE, N. Y, Nov. 25.-At a Special
Term held Saturday, application. was made by
Roger A. Pryor. counsel for Moses Kesse ex-Comms-
soner OF Charities Of the lid District OF Kings County
who was recently ousted from that ofee for n writ N
ceTtIorari to bring the proceedings to the General
Term forreyiew. JuuSe i,nTu tSok the papers and
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26

He had broken his promise to marry tho
Girl aud her Iather wanted money consideration s ~
help healh wounded heart The young man s.n .ha -
would consider q reasonable proposition. Weu' tnoh
aid The irate father Who was seeking justice for w
daughter, Young man. how does dollar aua AA1'
strike your-lTurner Falls Reporter
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
HENRY CLAIR's POSITIVE DENIALs.

CUTTING AWAY THE LAST FoOTHoLD OF THE NEWS
PAPER ROMANCE wRITERs-MR. CLAIR, THE
MYSTERIOUS AUTHORITY, DENIES THAT HE
KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SEARCH.
Ii was learned late last evening that Henry
Clair, manager of the two hotels in this city be-
longing to Judge Hilton. was the mysterious au-
thority quoted by the papers which have per-
sistenty insisted that Mr.. Stewards body
had been recovered. According to these
statements, Mr.. Clair had gone to New-Jersey and
dug up the body, removed it to a secure place I'M
known any person. and the confidential agent of
Judge Hilton concealed the fact from him in order
that Judge Hilton might be able to say that
he knew nothing of the recovery of the
body These assertions were made in the most
positive form, and 1t is known that the reporters
of the newspapers which had been mslod, when
called upon for their authorities, named Mr.. Clair
the principal.
Mr.. Clair found last night at the Metropolitan
Hotel. He SAID that he had no conversation with
any reporter to the effect that he knew anything
about the body. He had expressed his
opinion to a reporter, whom he named, but
it did not justify the conclusion which
the reporter had seemingly reached, that he
Chir. Cair) knew anything Mt all about the body.
On further inquiry and IN answer to direct ques-
tiOns, Mr.. Clair SAID: " | have never sought for
nor recovered, nor did / know anything about
the body of Mr.. Stewart, except what read III the
newspapers. In fact" added Mr.. Clair, 81 have
all / can do TO attend to the business of these
hotels" and so the conversation ended.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
Peltop, oh Pelton. keeper of Samuel Friend

and companion OF Moses Come back come back TO
thine old haunts Children crying for thee; teie-
graph messengers sghng for thee There Is plenty
OF cphering 10 be done yet In this wicked world OF ours
and any number of men, good and true stand ready 10
hand thee " thc key to---lGraphic.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
COUNTING THE VOTE OF THE STATE

ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 25.-The Board of
State Canvassers met this afternoon and canvassed all
the returns except those from Eric and Kings Countos
and tnen adjourned until Wednesday morning next,
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26
THE FRUITLESS SEARCH.
NO TRACE OF THE GRAVE ROBBERS.

THE LAST BLOW TO THE SENSATIONAL STORIES
MRS. STEWARDS ANXIETY.
The explicit denials of Henry Clair remove
the only basis for the sensational stories
of the finding of Mr.. Stewards body.
Mrs. Stewart was declared yesterday
to be in poor health on account of
the unsuccessful search. The police arc still
working up new clews but no discoveries have been
made.
New-York tribune., 1878-11-26

give valuable hints toward Calculating any tough
words, especially any indicating figures. ]. @. j.
Neic- York Nov. %, 1878
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10
NORTH CENTER.

n prairie fire started in this town
last week and continued burning for
several days. burning over. the north
er. part of the town.
Mr.. Singer is building 4 new house
Oh his farm OH section 80.
y minor arrival arrived ut the resi-
dcnce of Casper Bloom, on Monday
Sept. 80, a daughter.
Farmers have not thresl.ed yet in
this town, except Mr.. krieger, whose
wheat yielded 3O2 bushels from ~
acres.
J. J. Gale, brother to Geo. Gale, has
returned to Carver county.
Geo. Gale is gong into wool growing
having received 100 head of sheep from
MIR. Amcs.
Levi Baxter has been laid up for sew
eral weeks with u nerve difficulty.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10


CoE"t'y newspapers, rs a rule, are
supposed to know little about and take
little interest. in European affAirs. In
fact, it is tha cistu:sl OF the Zig papers
to :;!!c2; ut The little ones when tie lat
ter express opinions upon matters cc-
curing SO far from home. Ncyertl:c-
less, the country newspapers have
opinions upon matters in which they
take al interest and they are apt to ex
r:c..:; t'':vln. The ADVANCE; claims to
hc orc OF That kind. The ADVANCE.
tor y AZ past believed and assci ted
that EN!!,, land and Russi;, would became
involved in a gigantic war during the
tic year 1873, which, would drag into
the contest nearly all europe. The
Berlin Congress was proposed and
scr}cd as II sort Of dyke to stay the
flood for Il time. It gave Russia more
time to prepare and to perfect her
plans. This Was the view taken by the
ADT.>ScE 1T the time Of the Congress.
England camc out apparently trium-
plant, while Russia laughed in her
sleeve and went OIL with her diplomacy
and her preparations. The Berlin Con-
grvSs Sc:ur,d 4 cessation Of hostiIities,
but the two giants have been feeding
up a!'! trimming for the contest. Russ
ia's plans crop out l:crc and there enough
to SHOW the dip and extent Of the UNI
dcIlyi,:; nl;as,l:tS. Sic has complctc-
j. Won oycI the 4\llv~v Of y f::;;'l;,,ist;,n
WHO has openly uvicu and ilsi,ityd the
British. The whole Of India apparent
u is in league with her and looking to
; Acr for urlivera>ce from BRITISH do,ri-
'm':na. Turkey even has been advised,
ANIL it is thought is seriously consi,ler-
ing The matter, to form un alliance
| with Russia. Iil2 result Of the Berlin
Conyrv.ss alicnAted France .,ud Italy
from i.n,|,lild, while Greece became
her rhn my.
1his is tie situation at present. The
great c"'iii:t has been postponed but
cannot be far distant. England and
ii''S>lA, within year or two, will en-
ter 'l'Hn us yleut Il conflict us the world
ever saw for the supremacy i, bot,
Europe and Asia. Our hope aud our
belief is that the mo1arc!s will come
out Of tliis conflict, like the Kilkenny
eats, "~l,aving annil:lateu each other.
and That Tie people will rise and form
governments OF their Own. Is this too
m:ch to expect? In hoping this, we
give our sympathy to the socialists,
communists, Eihilsts, Red R~puhli.
caEs. and aIl Ilanti-monarcl.ica elements
in The Old World.
The Worthington advance., 1878-10-10
FREE OPINION.

This department Of the ADVANCE Is open toany
one to express his or her views in appropriate
language upon any subject whatever, whether
religious, phllosophic, scientific or political.
The conditions are: Drcvity, write on one
side OF the paper only, use appropri ste language
and avoid personalities The name of the writ.
er must accompany communications, not for
publication unless desired, but as a guarantee
Of good faith.