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Daily Republican., 1878-10-26
A Tame speech.

Samuel Townsend IL more honest
than many OF his fellow Democrats in
telling the intentions Of that party in
regard to letting the negro vote. H.
speaks out in his open, blunt, plain
manner and says "there is no use talk.
ing, We intend by every means in our
power to prevent the "niggers" from
voting" This is taking more advanced
ground than his party papers have yet
dared to take openly, but this is be-
cause Mr.. Townsend hates lying and
hypocrisy and he will blurt the truth
right out. 1t is not hard to see that
this is what the party has been carry
ing out in its actions ever since 1873
when the Legislature passed the ini-
quitous election laws, and now the
scheme is so far advanced and with
such grand results, Mr.. Townsend
thinks he is perfectly safe in telling
what his party intends to do. We
m ust congratulate the speaker upon
the mildness of his address-we mean
mild when compared to others to
which we have listened in the past.
The absence of the usual fervor and an
imation which formerly distinguished
him as public speaker is accounted
for by himself. He says there Is not
the same need for plain talk now that
there used to be, or in other words JUS
tice can now be done without swearing.
He facetiously laughed and with his
thumbs stuck in the armholes Of his
vest, he shook all over like keg full
Of Jelly, as he alluded to the line in the
REPUBLICAN, which said Samuel Town,
send was to speak on the subject OF
"wool." Joke or no joke, however, this
was his subject, for no matter how of.
ten he would branch off Oh other topics
and he referred to everything ever
heard Of in politics-he would close III
that topic briefly, and start off with
"well, now about the niggers." Tt
sum up, everybody was disappointed
The crowd that cheered Mr.. Townsend
as his name was called to speak, as ne
other speaker was cheered, was disap
pointed, tor he really didn't swear dur.
ing his whole speech, and the reporters
who were present in torce were disap.
pointed, for they expected the papers
they represented to be completely
scalped, and were ready pencil in hand
to record that fact. Mr.. Townse nd
made a blunt, plain, practical, country,
farmers speech, without abuse of any.
body particularly but freely criticising
everything in general. We congratu.
late our Appoquinimink friend for this
auspicions change. Nobody ever doubt
I'd his honesty, no matter how erratic
he might be, and if his ideas were
roughly expressed they were the hon
est convictions of his heart.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

The LATE STORM reveals the want Of a
building commission in Wilmington or
some power that has the oversight OF
the erection Of new buildings. The un
roofing Of buildings during the recent
storm forms food for thought. This was
mostly confined to tin rooted dwellings,
which in most Of the cases is said u
have been put on in very Indifferent
and careless manner under the con.
tract system. The sheets Of tin have
in some instances been almoss a yard in
lneal surface, throwing the cleats and
joints so far apart that the wind In
penetrating beneath them could not
help but force off the roof. Other tin
roofs equally exposed have withstood
the storm. The damage to new dwell
ings has been immense but this ha-
probably arisen from their unfinished
condition, the windows being out and
the wind having fair play. There il
however a painful apprehension that
the mania for building cheap houses i;
leading to the building of very inditfer
ent ones, which are liable to be blown
down by the first severe storm, thereb,
endangering loss of life fearful to con
template. The need OF building coln
missioners has been filly demonstrated
not only in Wilmington but in othe
CT ties.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

AMERICAN INDUSTRY has been highly
honored at the Paris Exhibition, and
Philadelphia manufacturers in particu-
lar have had cause for rejoicing. The
gratifying result of the competition
brings to mind the custom, which has
widely prevailed, Of dishonesty brand
ing American manufactured goods in
tended for the home market with for
eign trade marks, SO strong has been
the prejudice against domestic pro.
ducts, As prominent English journals
and publicists are now freely acknowl-
edging that this country is an indus
trial competitor of England in the mar
kets OF the world, it is hoped that the
ridiculous custom referred to will soon
be laid aside as unworthy a vigorous
nation.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

SPEAKER RANDALL Is the last anxious
Democrat that has rushed into print
and denied that he ever had hatchet.
He says his telegram was from New Or
leans and not from Florida that it was
written in plain English, just as he
wanted it transmitted, but how it got
into cipher he does not know. He could
not say for certainty that the words
published we're the identical words
used, but the meaning had been per-
verted. OF course he went down to
New Orleans for honest purposes. Who
didn't?
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

THE Nation, and most of the Demo,
cratic papers, admit that the cipher
dispatches are wicked, but they join in
exclaiming that no just verdict can be
made up until the Republican de-
spatches are discovered. 1t would be
very odd if jury, trying a burglar,
should say "This man did break in
and steal, of course. He is great
scoundrel. He deserves condemnation.
But possibly there is some other bur
glar somewhere in Europe, or Asia, or
Central Africa who is greater rascal,
and we must clutch him and examine
him before We determine the measure
of this mans guilt" When the Re-
publican dispatches turn up-it there
are any--it will be time enough to dis
cuss them. But Just now we are dis.
cussing Democratic dispatches which
have turned up.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

.THouGH OUR REPORT Of the gathering
of Episcopal Sunday Schools, at the
Opera House, on Thursday night, was
not SO full as desired, 1t was the best
we could do, as we had to gather up
our information the following morning,
no tickets having been sent US. Perhaps
it was an oversight,
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

We ARE UNDER obligations to Super.
intendent Harlan for very finely
printed copy by Ferris & Bro, of the
reports concerning the public schools
for lS77-7S. The information con-
tanned is valuable, and Mr.. Harlan,
who has spent so much time and care
in the compilation nf such a mass Of
useful statistics, is deserving Of the
highest commendation.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

1873.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
FOR sHERIPF.
PHILIP R. CLARK.
PoR CORONER.
THOMAS j. BENNETT.
FOR STATE SENATOR'S.
JAMES H. Mccoy, Pencader.
EDwiS G. REYBoLb, Red Lion.
FOR REPREsENTArIvEs.
JOHN GREEN, Wilmington.
JAMES NJ. BRAcKIS, Christiana.
ABRAx CHANDLER, Mill Creek.
JAMES NJ. WISE, JR., New Castle.
JOEL THOMPSON, White Clay Creek.
MERRITT N. WIILErTs, St. Georges.
JOIN A. DERRlcKsos, Blackbird,
FOR LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS.
JACOB CHANDLER, Mill Creek.
ABRAM RorHwsLL, White Clay Creek
JAMES B. HENRY, Red Lion.
JAMES J. JAsvIER, st. Georges.
JOIN D. CARTER. Appoquinimink.
ISAAC R. SrAArs, Blackbird.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

We PRESUME THERE will be the usual
religious exercises tomorrow at the
church at the south east corner Of
Third and Walnut streets by the min
ister in charge. AS we have been for
bidden by the powers that be, to never
mention the church again, why OF
course we have to comply and our
readers will have TO put up with the
best notices we dare give.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

SOME OF the papers are arguing
against church steeples because a doz-
en- or more were blown down on We'd
nesdayr But ASA hurricane, strikes Us
only once in two or three hundred
years, or 50, it hardly seems worth
while to prepare now for the next one
by tearing down the steeples.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

says shat II seems possible that Tilden
may not have read and sent the cipher
kilograms. He may simply have said
70 Pelton: William, No mast havst the
doubtful staas sonehow. Ihave sign-
cd dozen blank chsCks aAd have two
hundred thousand dollars = bank. |
an going pinto ths library, William,
and you must he sure not to let me
know II you do anything that is very
wicked"
This seems to be about the only wav
in which the charge against Tilden can
be modified and We commend this view
Of the case to the Gazette.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

THE financial outlook in England still
continues to grow more dark and un-
promising, as smaller failures begin to
occur ia all directions. The "panic"
seems inevitable, and all the indica-
tions go to show that England is doom
ed to undergo the bitter experience
that overlook the United States FIVE
years ago.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26
The Delaware "Plau. In Florid.

The Delaware s.Plsu" In Florida.
Florida never did 80 to the extremes
that some Of the other Southern States
did in deprivins the coloeed people Of the
right to vote. We mean BY extremes
the South Carolina, Mississippi aud
Louisiana plan Of killing them to make
sure that they would have no troubl.
with them thereafter and to hold them
selves in readiness to kill more If occa.
sion should require. Florida in adopt
ing plan to disfranchise the colored vot-
ers and range their State on the side the
solid South, after having consi dered the
shot-gun--wbite-leagus policy Of her
neighbors, revolted at the bloodshsd
that must ensue, and fell back upon
the modern "Dslaware plan" The
Washington correspondent Of the NeE
York Times states that the Florida
Democrats the last session Of the
Legislature OF that State passed Law
authorizing the local Commissioners Of
Elections to correct the registration
lists by striking therefrom the names Of
voters who have died and those who
may have removed fiom the county
during the preceding year.
Under this law the Commissioners In
those counties where the negroes are
in the majority claim to have arbitrary
power to examine and purge the regis
tration lists, and are striking of thu
names Of Republican voters in sufficient
numbers to carry out the Democratic
plan to secure the defeat Of Messrs
Bisbss and ConOver, the Republican
candidates for Congress. This plan OF
disfranchi isement Ia being carried out
In the most barefaced manner in coun-
ties in which the Republicans are IN
the majority. In Leon County alone,
where the negroes largely out number
the whites, over 1900 names are re.
ported to have been stricken fro II the
registration lists, and the "plan" is
being followed upon the same scale in
other Republican sections Of the State.
We are glad to record even this chang
for the better in the Southern States,
for it certainly cannot be very pleas
ant to have the ghosts Of murdered Re-
publicans haunting the pillows OF
southern chivalry while they sleep. By
the Delaware-Plorida "plan" there is
no occasion for numbering defenceless
negroes, unless after being disfranchis-
el they insist on coming to the polls
and voting. This OF course they will
not do, and so at last the election in
Florida as in Delaware promises to be
entirely harmonious and almost entire
ly unanimous. The Florida, like the
Delaware Democrats are now fully re-
conciled.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26

The NOTORIOUS James L. Anderson,
the Potter committees chief witness,
has made to the indianapolis Herald,
some awkard revelations about his
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26
W. SCOTT vxRsox,
sATUsDAY, OCTOsxR 10, iszs.

rhe REPUBLICAN hiss the lsgSest
rsreulatien Of sny pspeS In Dela.
ware. Advevtisers take . note ef
this.
Daily Republican., 1878-10-26
DARtiAINS |!
THOMAS M. WIER,
TAMES SMITH,

TAMES SMITH,
400 SHIPLEY STREET,
Wholesale and retail dealer IN
The public are respectfully invited 10 Civ
me call, feb1
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-02-08
Tic silver Question.

The London Times of the last date has
an elaborate article, setting forth that
there is a terrible scramble for gold by al
the European nations; that bullion Is
uncommonly and alarmingly scarce; that
no gold was received from Russia last
year, while $40 100000 of gold was sent
to Germany; that the United States has
suspended, as much as possible, its ex-
ports of gold, hedging for resumption
that France has $500, 900, 600 of gold in
the vaults OF its national bank and that
the extraordinary demands have not
only been large, but extreme; and gold
is very scarce and dear when all circum-
stances pointed to ease. 1t says that If
the Bland silver bill does not pass, the
United States will need to accumulate
$50. 600, 600 during the next year. This
showing has a valuable lesson in it. The
distress of all the gold sections and the
prosperity and gold wealth OF France,
which uses silver as a standard of value,
ought to be enough to incline all doubt
full congressman to vote for the Bland
hill
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-02-08

Many trust in God, so to speak, when
all around is sunshine. Any child Of
God should surely trust in Him when all
goes well. 1t is easy to con6de in a
friend, who is always giving us some
token of his goodwill, 1t would Sc base
and ungrateful, indeed not TO do 80. In
like manner it is unjust and unreason-
able not to trust in God when he is every
day and every hour confering upon us
some choice benediction. He ever cares
for us, provides for all our wants, cheers
our way, gladdens our hearts, feeds us
with good things" and always protects
and defends US. Should we not, then,
trust Him with all our hearts and
cast our care upon Him Scarcely
can that be truly called trust that
knows no want unsupplied and no
cessation to distinguish mercies. 1t is
not properly that kind of trust that
causes man to throw himself ever and
wholly on the fidelity of God.
Absolute trust in God is seen and
known by the Christian when the skies
gather clouds and the loud storm gathers
around. That is true confidence that
look through the darkest night and quite
above the loudest tempest that oan
gather over the sea of life, and at
such seasons can repose entirely on God.
Strong confidence and absolute trust in
the Lord Jehovah will ever bring with
them absolute rest, ''peace and quietness
forever" Though trials may come and
foes arise, sickness blast and poverty
blow away all earthly dependencies, yet
faith looks up and smiles in the sweetest
tranquility. Though from day to day
stripped OF everything the rich enjoy,
and though the prospective looks dark
and forbidding, yet, amid all these ext
eencies, the child of faith calmly and
trustfully looks up and says: "The Lord
is my song and my salvation" Such,
and such alone, is unwavering, absolute
trust in God. Oh, trust in the Lord
ferevermore - Christian Advocate.
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FARM AND HOME.


In recent speech made in England,
Mr.. Card said Indian corn, which ranks
among cereal grains next to wheat, IN
imports was almost unknown IN Great
Britain before the potato famine OF
1851, and was not liked. In 1917
$50 Geo tons we're sent to Ireland, but by
1867 the imports had diminished to one
quarter of that amount. In 1867 it WAS
hardly more popular, but the bad harvest
of that year brought it into greater
request. 1t rose still further in 1875,
after the bad harvest that year, and in
1876, with another deficient harvest
here, it doubled at once the highest
previous importation. 1t is the cheapest
article of food in tie market, being a.
present little more than half the price {
whest per pound, and it's introduction il
such large quantities greatly modife,
the pressure which would otherwise be
felt after deficient harvests in that
country. In this connection, as we have
hitherto remarked, the failure Of the
turnip crop in England ought to ado
largely TO our sales in Indian corn there
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should be without something OF the kind
from which 10 pay back to his soil the
fertility of which it has been de-
priyed in the culture of crops; and
now is a good time 20 be commencing
one If the farmer is not able to
nurchase other and more expensive
fsrtil:zers he can at least be scraping
together all such decomposable materials
as are living around loose in every direc-
ton, and be making just such a
bean. In the north nothing of that
kind that can bs thus appropriated
and utilized IS lost, and it Is rather
4 poor commentary on the farmers
OF the south to see the vast quantities OF
worn out land lying idle and perfectly
useless. when there are so many mate
risls resdy at hand to reclaim and ron
der them productive. In building g
csmpost heap it IS welt to add a little
lime occasionally to hasten decomposi-
ton Of the ooarser materials, but not 70
apply it in such quantity as will drive of
the ammonia. IL heaps containing much
animal matter (and therefore the most
easily decomposed) considerable caution
should be observed and but little linz
applied, otherwise the ammonia viii be
rapidly evsporated and lost. A bushel OF
uuslacked lime, well-incorporated With
the heap, Is amply sufficient for q cord Of
posable matter; and then, il the
liquiu manure from the stable yard be
carefully saved in pit for the purpose,
and occasionally added thereto, the vague
of the heap will be considerably en-
HANGED. On almost every farm there
are enough of euch materials, If proper
gy utilized, to prevent deterioration O
the land, and the farmer who neglects to
SO appropriate them shows a degree OF
carelessness and 1--WE were going 10 say)
a lack OF common sense not very CON-
mendable so that every farmer should
make it point to build up one or more
OF these heaps on his premises"
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The Home Doctor.

To REMOVE dandruff, wash the gealr
frequently with bay rum and borax,
which will raise lather, and rinse off
with cold water.
To CURE weak eyes, take rose.leaves-
the more the better-and put them into
little water then boil; after this At rain
it into bottle, and cork it tight. You
viii find this liquid very bene6eisI in
removing redness and weakness from the
eyes.
To STOP the flow of blood, even from
a severe wound, bind on the wound the
fine dust OF tea. After the flow has been
staunched, laudanum may be snnIied
with advantage.
a SIMPLE end safe vermifuge consists
of powdered rust of iron. 1t expels tie
worms and strengthens the constitution
To child six years old, twenty oysins
may be given. An adult NAV toks q
quarter of an ounce. It may be c;ven
in molasses or in beer. Followed .i,-ovs
with an aperient--senna for a child .es.
tor oil for an adult.
FoR bleeding st the nose, the hest
remedy, as given by DIR. Gleason - one
Of his lectures, is vigorous motion &c the
jaws, as if in the act OF masticat;on In
the case of a child, wad of paper sbould
be placed in its mouth and the child IN
structed to chew it hard. It !. .ha
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Recipes.

JOHNNY CAKE.-Two cups meal, one
of -four, one egg, half cup molasses, one
teaspoon salt, one cup sour milk, little
butter, one teaspoon soda.
SAUCE.--One-half cup sugar, butter
the size OF an egg, tablespoonful of -four.
STIR thoroughly, then pour on boiling
water until thicE.
CREAM COOKIES WITHOUT EGGs).-
One cup thick cream, one cup sugar, one
teaspoon of soda and one Of salt, just
enough TO roll out nicely.
JELLY CAKE-Three eggs, one cup
sugar, three tablespoons water, one Of
baking powder, cup Of -four, little piece
butter. Jelly: One egg, one-half pint
milk, one tablespoon corn starch, sugsr /;
favor to taste.
CAKE-One teacupful of new molas.
ses, two tablespoonfuls Of melted lard /;
put into a BASIN and let it 70 come to q
boil; but in a half teaspoonful soda,
one-halfof ginger and one halt cup of cold
water and -four stir till thick enough to
run, put it into a shallow dish TO eat
cold. 1t requires neither eggs nor sugar.
sAUsAGEs.-Io forty pounds of meat
add one pound of salt, one cup of sifted
sage, one quarter round of pepper.
SPONGE PUDDING. Two cups of sweet
milk, one cup molasses, half cup butter,
three and halt cups -four, one cup raj
sins, one teaspoon baking powder, enc OF
cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, pnt in a
basin and steam two hours. Serve with
sauce.
Pork FRUIT CAKE-One pound Of
pork, one cup molasses, two cups sugar,
one pint boiling water, two eggs, CHINA
mon, cloves and allspice, one tablespoon
each, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one
teaspoon soda, one pound of iaisins,
chopped. -four to make it the consistency
of any stirred cake. Chop the pok. fine
and turn on the boiling water let stand
until no longer hot. Bake very slow.
The longer it Is kept the better. | have
kept it six months, and it was moist and
nice
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The Farmers Alliance.

Quite stir has been made in New
York state by the farmers, who have
organized what they csll the 'y armers'
Alliance an association having for its
object the banding of the farmers into q
semi-p litical brotherhood. The alliance
differs from the grange in that its meet
ings are open and its objects avowed on
general, political and governmental ques-
tons. The society attacks openly the
nomination of what they call ''tricky
lawyers to election for offices wherein
they will be required to legislate for the
farmers. Rum-sellers also come in for q
portion of the wrath of the members
Then quack>doctors, undertakes and
grave-diggers are denounced as "priv-
ileged classes" who exact most exhor-
bitant charges. They set apart personal
property holders as privileged" be.
cause they eyade taxation. The custom
of assessing the nominal owner upon the
whole of his land, although he may owe
for more than half, is disapproved.
Railroads are next taken to task. and
get share of abuse. The alliance
seems to be taking deep root
among the farmers of the empire
state, and may become quite formida>
bic as political power
Some OF the objects are set forth in the
following extract, read before the late
stste meeting at Syracuse:
First: That every species of property
should bear its just and equal burden of
taxation.
Second: That the insurance lawo the
state should be so amended that the
farmers can secure themselves against
loss by fire at the actual cost of such pro
lection, by forming companies for mutual
insurance.
Third: That the farmers of the state
of New York should no longer be taxed
TO carry grain OF the west to the sea.
board; and to this end the railroad com.
panies of the state shall not discriminate
against local freight, and that they shall
be prohibited by law from charging more
on freight for short distances than for
hong distances.
Fourth: That state board of sgricul-
ture should be appointed, recognized and
maintained as department of the state
government.
Fifth: That as the common district
school is the only means of education TO
large majority of those living in rural
districts, We demand that the common
schools of the state shall be maintained
free to all, and that they be placed for
ever beyond partisan or sectarian control
by the organic law of the state.