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The daily gazette., 1879-09-24

THE OHIO election is not viewed so
hopefully by the Republicans as it was
few weeks ago, and their game of brag
is fast playing out. They find Their
"bloody shirt" has been torn to ribbons
and the bulk Of their political capital
completely demolished by the presence
Of two gallant Union soldiers on the
Democratic ticket, while their own can
didate is man who stayed at home
while the fighting was going OH, and
made fortune out Of the sufferings OF
the nation. The sentiment is fast gain
ing ground that the Democrats will win
substantial victory in Ohio this fall,
and the Cincinnati Enquirer ,ays that
Foster himself does not believe he will
be elected. He and all sagacious Re-
publican leaders begin to realize that
the ground s ipping away from be.
meath their feet. The Republican boom
has spent ilsforce, and now tie Ewing
flood is coming in.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24

Minister Noyes gave dinner party In
Paris the other night to Fernando Wood
aud tue st. Louis Globe Democrat says
that he did wrong 20 his high position
and to the good name and fame of the
American people. The moral Grant Or
gan remarks: "Fernando Wood is not a
man who should be honored abroad by a
public OH cial ~ representative Ameri.
can. he represents nothing but the
worst elements In our public and private
lite," Mr.. Wood is by no means the
lovehest bud in our National bouquet of
statesmen but he is in every respect the
peer of Mr.. Noyes. Who is Mr.. Moves
that he should hold himself superior to
Fernando Wood? He is bra-sy, heavy
jawed Yankee, As common as mule
driver, who fndexed" the people OF
Hamilton county out of $4,000 while
occupying the trivial office Of Recorder
of Wills and was sent as Munster t.
France in consideration o. his servi C,
In aiding TO steal ell ctoral votes for
man who was beaten for President Ii
1876. Mr.. Wood may not he represen,
alive American but he represents just a
much honesty and In egrity as Mr. Noy.
and great deal more gen.ihty-Bal
Gazette.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
WEDNE.DAY. SEPT "a 1879.

THE Republican shoald be more care
IN, afl i,s language, and not let Its pas
sion run away with its understanding
Facts cannot be wiped out in that way
They are "stubborn things" you know.
Il ia not necessary for names to be men-
toned in connection with the losses this
community and this city" have sus-
tanned by defalcations within the years
alluded to. The editor Of the Repuoh-
can himself has not been exempt from
the effects Of The loss by late City
Treasurer, and will not be unless by the
management Of his party the city is
made to suffer in his stead as in case
lust decided. Let him take his pencil and
put down the losses by defalcations and
he will fiud that we have not been ex-
actly accurate but that they fully main
tain what we said and to enlighten him
further, if it is necess 'ry, we did not
confine our calculations to city or county
losses only, but to those OF government
officials as we'll as other officials by which
this community suffered. 1t can easily
collect the names and amounts if it
pleases and may take back its tire-eating
language or not. So that the GAZETTE
is fortified with truth we Go not feel in
suited II what the usually inotiensive
writer may say.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
TAMMANY'S STRENGTH.

KELLY CLUBS ORGANIZED IN EVERY
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IN NKw YORK
CITY.
The TaRmany Committee on Organ
ikation yesterday afternoon received re-
ports from the Assembly districts. All
these reports were very favorable. John
Kelly Clubs have been Stated in every
Assembly district Of the city, and in one
Ass mbly district in every one of its
election districts. In the ::rwenty-sec-
ond Assembly district there is club
composed of 1850 persons. Up to the
present time OF writing, says the Herald
there have been formed in this county
alone no less than 1l6 Kelly clubs, rep
resenting a membership of over 10000
legal voters. Now, it is assumed that
each of these club members can control
at least three votee. This would give
Mr.. Kelly $4,000 votes which does not
include the men who take but little ac-
tive inte est in politics, known as the in
dependent voters. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Kelly Will be able to obtain 10000
votes from this class. which would give
him altogether 10000. But is said by
Mr.. kelly's friends that large number
of clubs will be formed between now
and the election, "thus swelling the
humber to over 200."
This is the strain in which the sup
porters of the Comptroller talk, snt
their confident air has somewhat discon
certed the Robinson men, who will
probably take come dec ded action u
counteract the movement in a shor
time.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24

THE New York Tribune lately made
an exp siti N of the manner in which
number of the Southern States have
dealt with their debt, showing that they
have repudated large part of it. The
conduct of most of these States is indie
fensible, but when the Tribune ventures
to make political issue Of it it does 50
in defiance of the law which bids those
who would ceIisure their neighbors to
make first sure that they are not as cen
surable themselves. II publican States
of the North have been guilty Of repudia-
ton without the excuse of war losses
which the Southern States have. And
the result of our experience of State
honesty is the discovery that a State,
North or South, will pay its debts when
it is peifectly convenient to do so, and
repudiate them when they become bur
thensome. SO that it IS not sectional
issue nor one between the present par
ties, but it does raise political question
as to whether there is not remedy un
der the constitution for this wrong; and
if not, whether the constitution shoult
not be amended TO afford il.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
ONE CONTESTANT GIVES UP.

WASHINGTON, September %. - It
seems that Mr.. King, Of Wisconsin, who
was expected to contest the seat of Gen
eral Hazelton and thus divide the vote of
the Wisconsin delegation in the House,
in case the election should be thrown in
to that body, has concluded not to make
the contest Indeed, he is now outspoken u
and declares that he has no case at all.
So marked are his declarations in this
regard that there is suspicion that he
may have been labored with. However,
as he declines to make the contest the
vote of Wisconsin cannot be divided.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
BUTLER'S OPINION OFHlMsELF

DC - Eh - VI IN lON oF III VI . ELF
WAsHINGTON, Sept 23.-General But
ler has been heard from upon the subject
of the Massachusetts election. He is re-
ported recently to have said, in private
conversation, substantially this: The
Faneuil Hall Democrats, whom he
called the boiling Democrats, will not
consider it important to organize active
opposition. They can poll, all told, no
more than nine thousand votes. They
may seek to maintain their organization, !,
SO as to be able 10 send delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, but
they eau have no possible other purpose,
as thev are poweress. General Butler
thought that they had no reason for hav-
log any aniInosty towards him aEd that
he had ceriainly none towards them.
Speaking Of the disrup ion in the Demo
cracy General Butler is reported 10 have
said "Tbat is mistake. | have, il
anything, merely clipped off silver In.
stead OF III. rupting or disnemberingfit
As to Mr.. Long, the Republican candi
date for Governor, | consider HIM gen
tleman, and he will have the full support
of al! the State nj Federal officials. TIL,
contest there will be contest between
an entrenched army and an army fight
Ing in the open field"
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
TAMMANY EXCLUDED.
DENYING THE MEMBERS SEATS IN THE
STATE COMMITTEE.

DENYING THE MEMBERS SEATS IN THE
STATE COMMITTEE.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.
Although the action had been forecast
ed, the putting out OF Tammany from
the State committee has made much ex-
element among politicians. 1t turns
Kelly entirely loose from any political
organization and makes Tammany en-
tirely an ind penaent body. There
were representative Democrats from all
parts OF the State in The st. James ho-
tsl, where The meeting was had. The
Tammany members vi the committee
arrived at the hotel at two O'Clock, and
were soon engaged IN conversation with
William Purcell and others Of the COM
mittre who opposed Governor RobinsOn's
denomination. While they were thus
occupied the leading men In the Robin
son wing Of the COMMITTEES were busy
arranging the programme for the meet
ing and the Irving Hall Democracy's-
committee were In the Hoffman House
preparing for the presentation Of their
claim, TO the State committee. The Sec
retary 4 sclosed the inten ion OF the ma
jor ty of the committee toward the Tam
many members at the outset Of the meet
log by ON tting their names in the roll
call. The crash soon came. The Tam
many men inquired the reason for 1t oil
and were assured that IL was in accord
ance to q resolution of the Syracuse
Convention. The Tammanyites then
Withdrew, Peter Mitchell, substitute for
Ii. A. Gumbleton, OF the Fifth district,
alone remaining on promising to support
the Syracuse nominee.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
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The daily gazette., 1879-09-24

THE gif.edS. s. Cox has been getting
500 gold watch from the New York
letter carriers for his efforts in Congress
IN Keeping up their salaries and they can
doubtful afford to contrib ute as much
more to the Republican campaign fund
IN new York. Mr.. Cox had better send
.''a' watch back. Such presents get to
De as heavy as miilstones sometime.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24

The Cincinnati Inquirer, under the
head Oh city Personals" announces
Two wv. recent oetrothals in that city, giving
the names and residences of tbe con.
tracing parties. This is s.local enter
prise" with, vengeance.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
The Ex Otl lus Resumed.
SOUTHERN COLoRED MEN EMIGRATING
TO THE WEST.


TO THE WEST.
An exodus of negroes to Kansas COM
menced at Nashville, Tenn, yesterday,
with the prospect of large emigration
to the West. One hundred left on a
special train via the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga, and st. Louis aud Iron Mounta n
Roads, while 200 will leave tomorrow
morni G, on special traiE via Evans
vile, Henderson, and Nashville and St.
Louis aud Southeastern Lines. Both
trains will take up other crowds along
their respective routes. The sudden ex-
odus is occasioned by the charter by ne
gro leaders of excursion trains to ST.
Louis, Kansas City, and Topeka, at 81
81, and SO. One thousand negroes saw
the train off tonight, or, ing, praying, anc
singing just previus to its departure.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
RAILROAD sTATIONROBBED.

Pocopson station, on the Wilmington.
and Northern h. X. ,wassentered on Sun
day night by thieves. Two packages of
tickets, some tools and gold pen were
taken. The tools belonged to the statio on
agent.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
THE STORM on THE ATLANTIC
COAST.
DAMAFE TO THE RAPIDAN-NO NEWS
OF OVERDUE sTEAMERs.
NORFOLK, Va, Sent. %. 1870.

OF OVERDUE sTEAMERs.
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. %, 1870.
The Old Dominion steamship Rapi-
dan, Captain Gibbs, an extra steamer
put on to facilitate the shipment of cot
ton for Sept mber delivery In New York,
grrived in this port last night, having
sailed from New Yo k Saturday night.
She encounieIed severe weather Sunday
night, twisted her rudder head, stove the
Joiner work oi her starboard wheel
h'usa and slightly damaged her IN:
chlnery. A survey was held upon hei
this morning. She will be repaired a,
once.
| Several of the steamers in the Nottl
Carolina trade from this port are con
siderably past their time Of arrival, will
no news in regard to them. Amon
them are the L. G. Cannon ard j. D
Coleman.
The daily gazette., 1879-09-24
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PHILADELPHIA, wILMINgTd
I BALTIMORE RAIL ROAD
June Q. 1873.
Trains will leave Wilmlnrton a, a
tH:
Philadelphia and Intermedists Al,
20. no, 10 80 a. M, 2sO, 40,
70, p. N.
Philadelphia Express) Q 90, ssn
fhila. and New YORK. 2S7, / OO,lUii]
l236. u 80, 40, p. m.
BALTIMORE and Intsrme mediate sts(
30 y. N. 6.l8 .. IN.
baltimore and tiay Line, 1.0s, mi
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= NJ; i2.6, l OF, 5 IL, 7.OS p. m.
Trains for Delaware division, leayd
New Castle, 9.l5, a. m. 1.O5, s IS IN
Harrington ana intermediate btal
Is, 2. m, I 06, 6.35 p. m.
Delmar and intermediate Station
,n., ] 05, p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINs.
Philadelphia and Intermed edlste sta|
10, q. m. 300. $50, p. IN.
Philadelphia and New York, 20a
'altimore and Washington, H5l,l
Z m.
For futher information passengs}
feferrea 70 the time tables posted
tepot. H. y. KENNE1
Rnperinipndl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
Unappreclated.

1t may be, friend, you area very
good sort ola man, judged by the
commercial standard, by the standard
of the club, and of the church. We
don't doubt but you are pretty good
sort of a man measured by your own
standard butt hope the com.
positors will place long dash after
the word but, for there was great
deal OF thinking came after it What
was ! thinking about Yonr wife
perhaps your mother your sister,
or any one whose kindness and cour-
tesv and affections ministers to you,
and..you don't appreciate the minlstery.
The unappreciatlve ones, who loves us
and serves us i am thinking of them
And as | think, faces comes out in
the air in front of ME, and stand
out to sight as if they were living
faces. There Is the face of mother-a
worn face q face that is wrinkled
as years and labor and troubles wrinkle
a face eyes that show growing
dimness as they gaze at me; hands
no longer plump; fingers no longer
rounded hair half gray and halt
brown. The face ola woman who
has done work-hard work; ; done it
faithfully, lovingly, heroically, but has
never been appreciated for doing it.
Another face Certainly. Whose? ?
Your wife's. Not old or young
forty perhaps. The face OF a woman
who does everything for love; OF a
woman who has been busy all the day
long that your house might be a home
for you; a woman you left without a
kiss this morning, and whom you for
got to greet as you came in at night
And vet there were your slippers BY
your chair, the evening paper on the
table the table spred for tea-every
thing clean, orderly, home-like. And
YOU scarcely greet her .! Brute Pret-
ty near it. What do you think =
Golden Rule.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
Horatio Seymour on Politicians.

Ialways liked politics, and, what Is more,
politicians. They are a much-baused
class. It is the fashion to sneer at them,
but think they are better men as rule
than merchants and bankers and other
of what is called respect
ability. They make more sacrifices and
do more unselflsh work for Others than
business men ever think Of doing. They
cultivate a certain chivalric sense Of
honor. Even some who are naturally
corrupt will refuse the most tempting
bribes when the integrity Of their party Is
involved. 1 have seen enough OF political
life to satisfy me that Its influence is ele-
vating and not degrading. l would much
rather be tried BY jury Of my political
opponents who were acknowledged poll
ticians, than by jury Of respectable
business men who said that they took no
particular interest in politics, but usually
voted the Republican ticket. From them
I should expect gross injustice and preju-
dice ten times as intense as my avowed
political opponents would display. The
man who serves a cause, ifit Is not pos
itively bad cause, is ennobled by the ser
vice. He learns to look at men, as well
as doctrines, from higher standpoint
than mere personal selflshnsss.-fN. 7.
Sun Interview.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
The Late A. 7. Stewards VII.

OF the men who have made their
marx In this generation by the accu'
mutation Of the large wealth, few are
less known ~ to their personal
peeuliarities than the late A. T.
Stewart, lIc was o "moncy'getter'
first and foremost, as Is well known
but Il Ia not 30 well known that be
had q vein Of wit, and was unusually
bright and prompt at repartee' cou'
seur learned that some years ago q
gentleman who now holds an honor
able and enviable position as a palmer
In an old established Boston dry'goods
commission house was In the employ
of a jobbing firm in this city, holding
a responsible position and receiving a
salary Of $4,000 year. One day the
late James NJ. Beebe sent for him and
said Mr.. Stewart wants a reliable well
informed man for a certain responsible
position, aud that he, Mr.. Beebe had
taken the liberty to suggest his name.
In day or two q letter came from Mr.
Stewart asking Mr.. X-to come to
New York aud see him At his early
convenience. Mr.. X-went on,
and was ushered into tho presence OF
the merchant prince who received him
cordially and opened his obusiness at
once. II want man who has had
just your experience. ] know you
will succeed, and il you want to make
a change five years hence it will be
no disadvantage to you to have been
in my employ. l will pay you $4,000
a year. What do you say" Mr.
was somewhat taken aback by the
suddenness Of the proposal, and was
disposed to intsrpose some objections.
81 am a jobber,' hc said al have q
large trade and a large acquaintance
among customers, but these will be OF
no use to mo in the position you offer"
Then he paused and seemed to DO
thinking. What is it 7" asked Mr..
Stewart; "what is passing through
your mind?" 81 was thinking, SIR
answ cred Mr.. u, "that to take W
with your offer is good deal like step
ping off a plank at sea- Exactly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
The Festive Assassin.

1t must be source Of deep regret
to mary men of bloody ambition in
this country that we have no kings or
queens or emperors to stand as the
targets of indiscrimlnatc shotgun or
pistol practice, and so they have to do
the best they can and accept certain
of the sovereign people as substitutes.
One has recently perfected his climax
by shooting Kentucky Judge after
getting accustomed to blood through
several minor murders. Another,
whose aim was not so deadly as his
intention, sighted an eminent actor
as he was performing his part ou the
stage, and the bullets fierce applause
came too direct to be comfortable, to
say the least. Now this is decidedly
unpleasant, and shows the inconven-
ieuce of a republic in such an emer-
gency. In the Old World monarchies
the heads of government hold them
selves in readiness to be shot, dirked
or poisoned. This risk is part of
the price they must pay for the divin-
ity and state that surround the
thrones; and after all it isn't so bad,
for they live almost as long as other
people. and when they die it is more
often the result of their own bad hab-
it's than of the assassin's success. But
if a man cannot even play king-and
king that died many centuries ago
at that-without exciting the wrath OF
some idiot, we fear the mimic stage
must 20 into decline. And no one
knows where lightning may strike
next. Almost every sovereign otfends
somebody at some time, and if assas-
sination is the only sovereign remedy
it is time to revive the old custom of
going about in full armor, bullet-proof
at that To be distinguished is to iu-
vite the pistol; to be positive tempts
the shotgun. Az we all imagine our
selves in one list or the other, the
prospect is one to make the bravest
blanch and the most ambitious join
tervently in singing the old hymr,
"Oh, to be nothing. = Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
WOODSTOCK. VT., WEDNESDAY, MAY ?, 1870,

looking, aud tho g'fls handsome
Their hair grows long aod thick and
ID worn after the old style Of making
a top,knot on the back Of the head
They arc tidy and simple 10 their
dress, aud polite aud attentive IN man
ner aud particularly courteous to tho
stranger who may pass through their
lonely settlement
There are two extremes, however,
In the appearance Of the girls, While
the majority are beautiful In face, OF
medium height and symmetrical 10 pro-
portions, there are some rcpulsivo to
the gaze, These are tho results OF mar
rage between close relatives Their
offspring are dminatvc and crippled
In form, with withered and hard bony
faces, small heads aud smaller and use
less brains sunken eyes, with u va
cant esprcssion--as human beings
harmless and useless, and altogether
dcplorablc specimens OF humanity
honesty Is ono of their strongest
characteristics; in fact, dishonesty is
hardly known among them During
school hours q basket Of candies Is lefI
in the corridor Of the school'house by
a woman .pcddlar, who brings It from
Bridgcton. She marks the price OF
the candy and other knick'knacks in
tho basket, and goes back to town
About the close Of school time she
returns, and always 6uds in the bot
tom of the basket IN equivalent in
money for the candies taken
In the school as much attention il
paid to the incalcation Of good moral
principles as is devoted to that OF
books. Most of the children learn
readily, and some at the age oftwelve
are studying Latin. On Sunday after
noon every member Of the village, big
and little, unless prevented by sick
ness, must attend church. The forms
of religion are simple as their habits.
They subsist by tlling their soil, and
manage to grow enough to support
them comfortable with very little left
Tor exchange purposes.
Among the peculiarities OF these
people is their fondness for long and
distinguished names, such rs George
Washington Jackson Buchanan. The
father of large family boasts of the
name Daniel Webster Clay, and re-
Gently attached the name OF Charles
Summer to it. This attachment
was accomplished in a novel way.
The fathers in the town were called
together by means Of little posters
pasted on the fences, and the man
whose name ended with Clay announc'
ed officially that hencetorth he would
be- known as D. w. g. Charles Sum
ner. After this announcement they
we're all permitted to drink a glass of
water from a silver cup, handed down
from the time of John Gould, and this
legalized the change.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-05-07
Shocking Cowardlcs

saunlered 10. Ills
family lived 10 Que end Of B.
house, and he seemed in the habit oi
dropping In In the evenings to have
friendly ppo aud "pow WOW" with his
londlord. He Is dry, tacitarn man.
but occasionally drops Into narratives
of his service during the late war
"Genllemen" he began, leaning back
comfortable IN his chair, ~ remember
serving In the Confederate service
here on the eastern shores
II didn't know the war reached
here" We said,
"oh yos we oil marched out to pro-
tect the land from the inyader-'ill the
Yankees came down under Lock
wood"
sand what then 7"
"Why, then--we all went home
again. Before We broke up Irecolleet
laying in front Of tho Yankee lines at
Nashville, up the country here. There
vas M way Of getting water there eI'
cept by crossing a road up which the
Yankees shot at US. ! do hate bullets
gentlemen, hate them Internally, SO
I got a big niger to bring tho water
for me whenever II came my turn
One morning hs comes in to me, and
says he, "Boss, / isn't like white gen
humans. Is aieared Of bullets. l don't
like 'cm. won't get no mo water
boss, fyou gave mo a half dolla'.'
swell, gentlemen" said the Judge
reaec,ively, "lherc Is no doubt about !.
the nigger is tho greatest coward
under heaven. "A Virginia Sketch
in Harpers Magazine for May.