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The New York herald., 1879-02-06
The cipher investigation.

The Cipher investigation.
The subcommittee sent from Washing
ton to take testimony in this city began it's
sittings yesterday, and occupied the afteI-
noon and evening in examining Smith M.
Weed, who visited Columbia in the demo-
cratic interest during the counting OF the
electoral vote of South Carolina Mr. Weed
seems tolerably frank witness. He does
not dispute the substantial accuracy of the
most damaging of the published cipher
dispatches attributed to him, and acknowl-
edges that he entered into negotiations
with members of the Returning Board for
the sale of their votes. The most important
part of Mr. Weeds testimony is that which
relates to his prearranged meeting with Mr..
Pelton in Baltimore. The fact of this meet
ing and the money transaction which it was
expected to consummate was altogether the
most damaging thing in any of the several
sets of cipher dispatches as translated and
published. We attach no consequence to
Mr.. Weeds exculpatory statement that the
proffers came from members Of the Return
ing Board. The confessed fact that he en-
corrupt bargain SO far as it was in his power
to complete it makes him, for aught we can
see, just as guilty as if the prof
fer had been made from his side.
There is no moral difference between the
two parties to bribe-the distinction be-
tween the tempter and the tempted being
utterly trivial and despicable 1t appears
from his testimony that he did entertain q
corrupt proposal, that he communicated its
terms to New York, that he solicited meet
ing in Baltimore for the transfer of the
money, that he was accompanied to that
city by an agent of the Returning Board,
and that he there met Mr.. Pelton, who had
come on from New York as expected. At
this stage of the transaction the published
cipher dispatches dropped the curtain. and
the public was left to it's own inferences
and conjectures, which, from the nature Of
the business, were justi6ably damaging, not
to say fatal.
Mr., Weed lifts the curtain which was
dropped at that dark point and testifies
that Mr. Pelton came to Baltimore without
money, and told him that the proposed
transaction had come to the knowledge of
Mr.. Tilden, who condemned and forbade it.
We can discover no improbability in this
testimony. 1t is evident that the bribe was
not paid, since the Returning Board de-
cided in favor Of the Hayes electors There
is DO other perceptible reason for the failure
of the negotiation than the refusal Of Mr..
Tilden to furnish the money for consum-
mating it. Unless Mr.. Weed was de-
ceived (and he does not seem to be
person who could be duped in
such matter) the Presidency was
offered for sale by South Carolina republi-
cans. Mr.. 1ilden's refusal to buy it is the
most probable explanation of the failure of
the visit to Baltimore. We sec no reason
why Mr.. Weed should not be regarded as
credible witness on this head, especially as
he makes no attempt 10 shield the dis
honorable part which he acted in the affair.
But it is, perhaps, safe to reserve any
Judgment on the testimony until it is
all in.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

MAYOR COOPER has made another demand
upon Commissioner Erhardt for information
Put him on the stand.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

The ARMY BILL in the House and the war
amendments in the Senate formed the chief
topics of debate in Congress yesterday. At u
late hour last night the resolution OH the latter
question was agreed to, and the country is now
eafa
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

The ABOLITION by the Post Office Department
OF the two per cent commission the sale of
postage stamps is what might be called two
cent economy.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

TIE MASSACHUSETTS FISHERMEN who arr
putting in claims for damages ought to beware
OF an international commission.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

DAVENPORT and his deputies are expensive
luxuries. Fifty thousand dollars last election
and double that amount in '76.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

For TwENTY-FoUR inch steel plated cheek
commend us to Owen Murphy, the defaulting
Excise Commissioner of fragrant memory. Here
he is suing for the balance of his salary.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

he will subject himself to the unpleasant
suspicion OF having promoted selfish poll
tical intrigue under the thin cover OF judi
cial proceeding.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

BRADY, the latest released Fenian, gives tn
usual cheerful account OF life in British dun
geOn.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

GAS STOCKS have gone up. Gas bills arc
always up.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS enjoyed the luxury Of a
first class lynching the other evening.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

DID You ever the Police Department in
such condition
Never.
What Neverl
Hardly ever.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


PARK THEATRE-TnE VICTIMS.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM-QuEER PIGEONS.
LYCEUM THEATRE-H NJ. 5. PiNAFoRE
BROADWAY THEATRE-ESocu ARDES.
THEATRE CoMiQUE-MuLLicAN GUARD BALL
WALLACKS-OURs.
UNION SQUARE TIIEATRE-THE BANKERS DAUGHTER.
NIBLO'S GARDEN-SI SLocUN.
STANDARD THEATRE-n. NJ. s. PNAFcRE.
GLOBE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GERMANIA THEATRE-DE ALrRN JuScGEsELLES.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-Tm COLLEEN BAwS
BowERY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HALE.
TONY PASTORS-vARIErY
COOPER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
AMERICAN MUSEUM-Two HEADED LADY.
TIVOLI observation-disclosures
SAN FRANCISCO NINSTRELS.
WINDSOR THEATRE-yARIErY
ACADEMY OF DESIGN-wArER CoLoRs
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

provement if the right of way can be Sc
cured without expense to the government.
The owners of the land, although it is for
their interest, will not make gift of it to
the United States, and the Improvement is
blocked unless the Legislature exercises its
power to take private property for public
use with a reasonable compensation to the
owners A small assessment on the neighbor-
ing property benefited would defray the
whole expenses. and nothing is needed but
resolute pressure and energy to carry such q
measure through the present Legislature.
But our leading citizens, failing to appre-
ciate its Importance, are supinely passive
and apathetic, and the members of the
Legislature are too much engrossed with
petty partisan schemes to do anything in
this matter without external pressure. We
could easily extend our list of things re-
quiring immediate action, but those which
we have mentioned may suffice for the
present.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

DID THE STREET CLEANING AUTHORITIES ever
thoroughly clean the streets after snow storm :
Never.
Did they ever fail to draw the monthly appro-
priation for the workf
Well, hardly ever.
The New York herald., 1879-02-06

DID You ever find a policeman just when you
wanted him!
Never.
What! Never2
Hardly ever.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01

were calculated to create the widest appre-
hension. First, the three fires, which
broke out almost simultaneously in differ
ent parts of the city;'a budding riot at
Camp Marks that night, and next morning
the exciting scene in the City Court, which
first appeared in the STAR. This latter
could not be fully appreciated except by
one upon the spot fully alive to the conse-
quences that a single incautious word
would have precipitated. Public feeling
had been slowly bubbling for some time
and the spark from one single grain OF
powder would have been sufficient to have
caused it to boil over and flow in a crimson
stream in the very streets of the city.
The epidemic has given birth to many
characters One of them, a little woman OF
cat-like step and piercing black eye, calls
herself Lady Lallemand. She may be fire.
quently seen at the Station-house or office
can gain an audience, she pours out the
bloodshed, which she says she is ordained
by Heaven to investigate. No one seems
to know who she is or where she came from,
though it is generally conceded that she is
in some way victim of the plague, whose
horrors have unsettled her mind.
That Memphis is suffering from cruel
blow, can notb be denied, though it is hoped
that her natural advantages will redeem
her and place her again in her true position
Everything Is changed from last year, but
the indications are that, generally speak
ing, the situation will be worse. Too proud
to ask assistance second time, already feel
ing under the deepest obligations to the
generous North for the liberal support last
year, death and desolation bid fair to rule
the hour. But who can tell what day
may bring forth, who can tell aught when
the insidious foe of the tropics, the deadly
yellow fever, holds sovereign sway?
EDWARD WILLoUGHBY.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01

Always means an opportunity for some
shrewd and lively operator to make q hand
some profit. Messrs. Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, New York, have established the
new combination system of operating i'll
stocks, so that capital in any amount from
S. to $50, 900 can be used profitably at any
time that may suit the customer. BY pool
ing the orders of thousands of patrons into
one immense sum, and operating them as a
mighty whole, under the most experienced
skill, vast profits are made, which could be
gained in no other way. These are divided
pro rata among the shareholders monthly.
An Investment of $40 returns $50, or per
cent. on the stock. 500 pays $3.50, and SO
on, according to the market. A st. Louis
patron made over three hundred per cent.
ON an investment in October BY the conlbi-
nation method. Messrs Lawrence e. Co. s
new circular (mailed free) has "two uner-
ring rules fol-, success, and full information
so that any one can operate with profit.
Stocks and bonds wanted. Government
bonds supplied Apply to Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, 81 Exchange Place. New York
City.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01
IF PERCHANCE

You have got into trouble, procure pack
age of SAMARITAN'S GIFT, and you will
be all right in two or three days. The COM
plant, when neglected. or when the quack
is visited, and he gives his Balsam Copaiba,
often becomes troublesome, and serious
complications arise, which prolong the dis
ease for months. Another fallacy is in try
ing to save a few cents, dabble in cheap
drugs, which so sicken the stomach, that
almost death would be relief. Samaritan S
Gift will cure every time, and no trouble.
Male packages So, female $3. Sold by
ERNST WILFERT, Fourth and Walnut
and by druggists.
an1f-1yr-W S&M&ap23- 1YrW
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01
Liver, Stomach, Heart,
and Kidneys.
A Positive euro Wholly without
Medicine for the Following ALL
ments:

OF THE LIVER.
First and foremost, Malaria. whether in
form of Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague, In.
termittent Fever, Chills, Blood Poisoning
or any OF its hydra shapes; Liver Complaints
Of all kinds; Jaundice, Bilousness, Pain in
the Side, Aching Bones, Liver Spot, etc.
OF THE STOMACH.
Dyspepsia, in all its phases; Indigestion
Headaches, Periodical Nausea, Nervous lr
ritability, Loss of Appetite, Heart Burn,
and, in short, all arrangements OF the
Stomach.
OF THE HEART.
Palpitation, strange SENSATIONS, feeling
of Suffocation, Irregular Action, Sudden
Panes, and all indications of impairment OF
this vital organ not positively organic.
OF THE KIDNEYS.
Brights Disease (early stages( DropsicaI
Tendency, Inflammation, Diabetes Brick
Dust deposit, Incontinence and the Back
ache and pains which are the symptoms OF
nearly all forms of Kidney Complaints.
We challenge the world to equal these
Combined Pad and Plasters either in solid
value, convenience of application, or econ
omy. We sell either the Anti-malarial or
Backache Pad and Plaster at 81 each
The Combined Pad and Plaster (both
kinds) is being rapidly introduced, and
wherever i. has been triedit never failed to
give iustan. relief, and as consequence its
fame has rapidly spread, and now it is sold
by most dealers in drugs and medicines
throughout the United States and Canadas
But should your druggist not have it on
hand, ask him to get it for you, or inclose
81 to the discoverers and propristors, and
they will forward the same to your address
oy return mail. Remember, this combina.
tien is warranted to cure if used according
to directions. No other Pad is sold under
the same guarantee, and no other Plaster is
presented to the public under the "Ne
cure, No pay" principle. Remember this
and give it fair trial, is all we ask.
Address all orders to
KENNEDY & COMPANY,
sole Pa t en- t Q cs,
PITTsBURG, PA,
Or II. MACREADY 4 CO..
Cincinnati, Ohio.
api4yd.F.A&w-aplsyw
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01
NOTICES.

NJ NOTiCE.ATHERE rs NOW IN CIRCULATION
IN petition to the Governor of the State of
Ohio, for the.pardon of Robert Smith, who was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for one year.
8tau30;se1,S q.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01

A Louisville man ran across half
dime of the coinage OF 1902 the other
day, and he wants 800 for it. Only ten
Of the half dimes of that year are known
to be in existence, and these fetch high
,,r;nas
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01
BALTIMORE d OHIO, VIA PARKERSBURG.
Depot. Pearl and Plum.

The sos p. IN. and 9:53 p. m. traI connect fo
Jackson and Portsmouth
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-01

Corrected to Accord With City Time.

CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Depot, corner Mclean ave. and Gest street
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21
lsfnndina Room for CONS.

The floor on which your cows stand
should be about FIVE and half feet long,
ald In the rear Of them there should be a
ditch eight inches deep and two feet wide
aud the stable should be wide enough 60
as TO leave 4 walk four feet wide back ~
the manure ditch The floor Of this wax
should be on level with that on which
the cows stand. Here you ,an run the
Ehee.barrow il cleaning out the stable
aud there will also be room for a shelf on
w6ich TO keep your milk stools and to set
the pals when milking. Always keep c
shovel hanging up in the stable and morn
ing, noon and night the first thing to be
done when you enter the stable is to clean
cut the manure which may have dropped
On the floor, into the ditch. We have
Kept stable full of COWS, tied up an
average Of twenty hours out Of the TWEEN
iy-four during an entire winter, without
having one Of them get dirty, with a
stable arranged in this way. The stalls
for the cows should be about four feet
vide, but three feet and half will an
swer, and there should be a partition,
extending back half the width of the floor.
Practical Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21

Cotton seed meal commends Itself 10
tao attention OF the farmers Il is one
o. the best Of foods TO Increase the guam
tty Of mix giyol by cows, AID impari-
q rich. yeIow color tc the butter. Il
sells a, S23 ard S24 in the market, ana
Is actual y worth that a. q fertilizer. One
tor Of It contains seventy -eigh. pounds Q.
DiJrogen, which q, the market price Of
twenty-five ceuts PEI pound, would be
worth $3.50, twenty-uiue pounds Of
potash, which at eight cents would De
worth 1872, and 6fty-six pounds OF pnos-
pbate acid worth at ten cents per pound
g 90, making 4 total OF 81 AZ, a. the
value Of the fertilizer contained in one
ton Of cotton seed meal. DR.. u. B. Lewes
OF England estimates the value Of the
manure made IRON a ton Of cotton seed
meai At 81 80, which l. slightly higher
than our estimate Of the whole va.ue O.
the mea. before feeding, but We wish 70
b. within bounds. DR.. Lewes' estimate Is
based upon what he would have 70 pay Tor
commercial fertilizers containing the same
amount Of foruliziug material aud on that
basis undoubtedly Is none too high. -
From these figures, 1t should be sufficient
ly evident 10 toe farmer, that if he is 10
buy any kind Of food for his stock, or
fertilizer for Ms farm, cotton seed meal j.
the article Tor him to purchase Very
few, It any Of the superpbosphates in the
market are really worth the selling prices,
while cotton seed Is worth more even a.
fertilizer, than the market price.
If man Is to buy food for cattle be
wants 10 buy that which will give him the
greatest return IN fesh and milk and ma
r-ge. II he Is to buy a fertilizer, be
should buy such as will bring him the
greatest amount Of plant food for the
price paid Few substances combine the
mix aud flesh producing capacity and tae
valuable tertilizilg quality that cotton
seed neal does, and again We urze our
farmers to give 1t more attention We
are pleased 70 learn that since the Jour
nai commenced, two OF three years ago,
IL urge farmers to use this article, that
the 50 Is have largely increased. and more
Il probably sold in this market than in oil
the rest Of the State.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21
County COmm'rs ROnd Bills

COUNTY or OXFORD,
ISIS. To G. \. HASTINGS
MAY Is, To travel from Bethel to Paris snd
return. IS miles, ard one day time. 4
June IL, To 90 miles travel and two days
time on petition Of +. Plummer et
ais,
lime %, To 20 miles travel and two days
on petition of o. q. Hayfori ct ais
lime "a. To 20 miles travel and two DAYS
rme, from Bethel 70 RoNbury AM
return,
June %, To IS miles travel from Bethel o.
Canton and return, and two day's
time,
good,
Aug. /, To one day on petition OH. ?. Has-
good,
Aug. p, 10 two days time on petition Of q.
r. lapg0Od,
Sent -, 10 100 miles travel % Z. lOulFIII
and return. sud days time on prii.
ton OF N. X. Goodwin and other
Oct H. To 90 miles travel from Bethel 2.
Norway and return, and one day
time. on petition Of J. W. NclurT.
oct. %, To 100 miles travel 10 Rich8rd.rG
Lake and return, and four Isi
time.
Nov. n. To 30 miles travel 10 Riley Paa,a.
ton and return. and two day's time
Nov. ., To two days time ON the petition of
}. !. llapg0od ei ale.
Dec. Is, 70 rs miles travel from Bethel 'r
Potter 81 return. ami tur'c 90.
fimc ur petition Of Jordan -tl.
lr' utNer-.
Aug. l}. T. - tuiics travel IRON Br.b. Pin.
Denmark ard br..g.on. ami 60.
lnt aTIr nr I.iut tItsFt ou pets.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21
The Farmer Kiag.

Tue farmer sat IN his old arm chair,
Rosy and fair,
Contented there.
Kate, ! declare
tie said 70 his wife, who was knitting near,
I'VE need not fear
The hard times here,
Though the leaf of life is yellow and sere
"I'm the king and you are the queen
OF this fair scene,
Those fields OF green
And gold between.
Those cattle grazing upon the hiu,
Taking their al,
And sheep 80 still.
Like many held by = single will.
The barnyard fowls are our subjects all;
They heed the cali,
And like a squall
On fast wings fall,
Whenever We scatter for them The grain,
It's not IN vain
We live and reign
In this our happy and calm domain.
"And whether the days be dim or ane,
In rain or shine
These lands OF mine,
These fields Of mine,
In cloudy shade and in sunny glow.
win overflow
with crops that grow,
When gold l. high and when Il Is low.
Uuvexed wish shining OF stocks and shares,
Aud bulls ami bears,
And stries and cares,
And the affairs
OF speculation IN mari and street,
In am, retreat
Sweet peace can meet
With plenty on her rural beat
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21
.tnilnaL Imminent.

\ writer IN the Nineteenth Centur 7
offers The following facts, obtained from
DR. Rae, the Arctic explorer, to prove
ais assertion that animals posse, the fac
alues Of judgment and reason. Desiring
to obtain somc Arctic foxes, Dr. Rae SGT
various kinds Of traps; but, as the foxes
knew these Trap, from previous expert
enes. he was unsuccessful Accordingly
ne set a kind Of trap with which the foxes
in that part Of TIE country were not
acquainted.
This consisted Of loaded Gun, set upon
a stand pointing at bait, \ string con
nec,ed the trigger Of the gun with the
oait, So that when the iOx seized the bait
he discharged the guu, and thus committed
suicide
Ia this arrangement the gun was sep
arsted from the ban, by a distance Of
abou; twenty yards, and the string which
connected the trigger with the bait was
concealed throughout nearly its whole dis
lance IN the snow.
The guu-trap thus set was successful IN
killing one toN, but Tot in killing second f;
.ot the ioxe, afterwards adopted either Of
,wo devices whereby 10 secure the BAT;
without inJuring themselves
One OF these devices was 10 bite through
the string at Is exposed part near the
trigger, and the other device was to bur
row uy 20 the bar, through the snow At
right angles TO the line OF are, 50 tha,.
although IN this way they discharged the
gun, they escaped without iujury-tLe
.ai, beng pulled below the line Of fire be-
fore the string was drawn sufficiently tight
90 discharge the gun
Now both OF these devices exhibited a
wonderful degree Of what | think must
fairly be called power Of reasoning. |
have carefully Intercepted Dr. Rae or
a.. the circumstances OF the case, and be
tells me that IN that par, o! the world
traps are never SGT with strings, 30 that
there can have been 10 specia. association
ia the foxes minds between strings and
traps.
Moreover, after the death OF fox mum
Der one, ;ae track % the snow showed
that fox number two, Notwithstanding the
temptation offered By the bali, had e1-
pended a grea; deal Of scientific obserya.
,ion on the gun before be undertook to
sever the cord
Lastly, with regard to burrowiug At
rjgG; angles 10 the line Of FIRE. Dr. Rae
aud ; friend IN whom he has confidence
observed the fact a sufhcien, number Of
times TO satisfy themselves that the nun
pyr oi the burrow,u- was really 10 Doe At
tr.tu;,d Co taoug aud lot 70 chance
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-21


ISIS. To BENZ. J. TUELI
May l3. 10 l3m..c- tray,. rom SPINNER FOB
Peri, lul beck. lui or. dly attend
900 pti.ul + .a.Ilsc cray 10 ar.
June j.. T. - miles travel from sumner f'
AuioYcr North surplus and 1ask audi
d-t attend On petition Oi kIRArt
IIGmmer et ale,
June ~. TO - mile, travel from sumner to
Peru ana back. and two day attend
,l t,t. u t.. -. Hus ford, GO 1!-,
June 81 T. 80 miles travel nom sumner t0
Auioycr and lt"Nhury and back.
ADJ fH. liy'- attend cu petition ui
Hugh Msiuu.- 20 ais,
June y To - niles travel from s4mueF Co..
Canton .nd bacA, and two days At
irHI ul pet. OF SDIectmou OF Canton,
Aug. j., To ~ ulles travel from sumner t0
Euigiau and Denmark and JACK,
ami oat day on join, view with Cum
.r-.sr Commissioners,
Aug p To- - miles travel from sumner tn
Br.E.l uI ba b and u'o la.' s.
t,uI ou pet OF }. ; HapgoDi 90 ai-.
sept. To, l. ~ indies travel from -umIc. o.
middle dam M Town -hir G. and back
and iou. dA} attend on pet. oi III.
u. Godwin at ais.
Oct. n, To jo miles travel from sumner o.
Nurra- ami back. Alt one Gas a.
tend ou petition ot ). " Webb.
ctaI-,
Oct. p. 70 30 miles travel from sumner g.
Ric'-.t 0u Lake amt back. IuI IDrr
Jay attend on p'uuOn 90 oglran.-
Poor q ais,
nov. 81 To - miles travel from Slm1s. 10
Riley Plantation and back ana two
faj y. attend on pet on l.alc Thur.
los Ci as,
Dec. IS. To 30 miles travel from sumner To-
Porter and back, and 3 day attend
on pct. Of jordan stacy, 2l q al4,