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The New York herald., 1879-09-28
RISING FROM IT'S ASHES.

THE CITIZENS OF DEADwooD ALREADY Re-
BUILDING THEIR cITY-No RELIEF COMMIT
TEE FORMED, BUT PREPARATIONS ACTIVE
FOR REsUMINa BUSINESS.
DEApwooD. d. T.. Sept. 81. 1879.
The city has presented its usually active appear
ance to-day. The flames and smoke cleared away
enough to admit OF work upon the ruins and the
erection OF tents and small wooden shanties. OF
which from seventy-fve to one hundred have
been put up. Almost every class of business is
represented on Main and Sherman streets, and
all have an immense rush of custom. Prices have
not advanced. except in very few instances where
the demand for some articles was greater than the
supply and in such cases the advance has been slight
All Of the daily papers are issuing on small sheets
being struck off at Lead City and Central. They
contain little else than OF the fire. Lumber is
being hauled in by every available team in this
vicinity, and it is bringing $40 per thou
sand feet Mills running night and
day. but not enough can bo brought in
to supply the enormous demand. Some parties
had snanties erected within five hours from the
time OF the outbreak of the fire. All day long tele
grams have been pouring ill., Offering stocks OF
ing but merchandise has been accepted.
No relief committee has been organ
lied yet. and probably none Will be
organized. The people who are bankrupt and home
less do not want to accept aid from the outside
world. Merchants and others are very generous,
being able and willing to stand their share
of the burden. At meeting OF members of
the Bar this afternoon resolutions passed ask
ing Judge Moody to remain here. instead of attend
ing the October term Of the Supreme Court ut
Yankton, that in case their services are needed
they will be at hand. The Supreme Court will
probably adjourn for few weeks, until the city is
partly rebuilt and quiet is restored.
ADDITIONAL LOSSES
The losses in addition to those telegraphed last
night 1.-The Northwestern Stage Company, $4,000;
Russell's billiard hail. $1,000; William Brown.
cigars, tobacco and firearms, $4,000; Black Hills
Brewery, $1,000; Gil Stone Co., furniture 81 500;
Bella Union Theatre. $1,000; Gem Theatre. $4,000;
J. A. Meeker. $5.oOO; +. Zpp. boots and shoes.
$4,000; Jacob Wertheimer. $4,000; J. H. Burns.
lawyer $500.
Competent judges place the loss at fully $3,O00OOO.
although some time must elapse before exact figures
can be obtained The bank vaults were opened to-
day and were found intact. The chronometers OH
the time locks still running. Both banks will
be opened on Monday.
All that saved of the county records, books,
&C., was one set of books from the Treasurer's
Office. The assessment rolls were all de-
stroyed, and at meeting of the County Com
missioners this afternoon new assessment was or
dered as soon possible
Strong guards are on duty at the bank vaults. the
outer doors of which were LETT unlocked. and
is allowed to pass without being recognized.
The New York herald., 1879-09-28

tains to the successful conduct Of campaign thsy
possess every essential requisite. and are Just thA
sort OF to them.
THE CAMPAIGN.
To local debt-p lying ward politician I
marked. $50 the read usters going to see that
they have a fair election and fair count. They say
you won't have republicans to deal with this time
How do they propose to do it ?'' he asked.
They will see that all their voters deposit their
ballots. aud then that their ballots fairly
counted"
''Iu bet $500 they don't" said this local debt
payer, and he emphasized his remarks by bringing
a ponderous fist down Il table near him.
''lll tell you thing" said the readjuster,
there Is going TO be no 'shenanigan' this time"
'.How do you meanY'
''Well we intend to have fair election and fair
count They won't have republicans to fool with
this time"
why, have You not always had fair elections and
fair counts in Virgnag
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
SENATOR WALLACE AND SPEAKER RANDALL on
THE STUMP.

bENAlOI WALLACE AND SPEAAEA RANDALL On
THE STUMP.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
HARRISBURG. Pa, Sept. 81. 1876.
The democrats held picnic at pine Grove Park,
Cumberland county, to-day, which was attended by
about four thousand people. Alaong the speakers
were United States Senator Wallace Speaker Randall
aud ex-Congressman Stonger. Senator Wallace
denounced the federal election lawt and centralza-
ton Of federal power. The revivanin business he
said, was accomplished in spite of obstructive leg
isation, and is mainly attributable to the great
energies Of the American peoplel The South.
he claimed, natural maket for the
products of the North and permanent
prosperity could be secured to the whoh country by
establishing amicable relations between fhe two
tions. Speaker Randall said the republican leaders
were bent upon establishing stronger gevernment.
which. If successful. would result in the de-
struction OF the Republic. lie referred to
the encroachments of corporate power. Nand said
people could stand it no longer. The revival in
trade he declared. WAS largely attributable to the
retrenchment i'll expenses inaugurated by . demo
cratic Congress. Neither gentleman said anything
to indicate who their choice for President in
1880.
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
JOHN GILBERT IMPROVING.

At ten o'clock last evening the condition OF MIR.
John Gilbert, the actor. was much improved. His
physician, DIR. Knowski who has adhered to the
hydropathic treatment In alaying the fever consid.
ers that by next Thursday his patient Will Ia al
probability DO convalescent
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
THE PISTOL IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON, Sept. 2T, II

GALVESTON, Sept 27. 1879.
Ne,cs special from Palestine says :--"James
glastonbury. lately acquitted of the charge of muir
dering DIR. rayson and wife. in 1878. to-day shot
and killed by 9. q. Rogers, City Marshal who was
witness for the state at Quisenburys trial. Quisen
bury had, IL IS said, Threatened Rogers life ON
eral occasions.
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 81. 1879.

WASHINGTON. Sept 81 1879.
First Lieutenant Georgs 4. Foote. Eighth cavalry,
has boon ordered to report to the superintendent
General OF the recruiting service. to conduct de-
tachment of recruits TO the Department Of Texas
and then rejoin his station,
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
INDIAN MASSACRE.

SALT LAKE CITY. U. T.. Sept. 81. 1879.
SPECIAL despatch from Silver Reef reports that
party of twenty-eight prospectors. who started on
an expedition two months ago. have been massacred
by Indians the eastern boundary of this Terri
tory.
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
DUTCHESS COUNTY GREENBACKERS.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. Y, Sept. 27, 1879.
The greenbackers of the First district of Dutchess
county have nominated Levi p Hatch for the As
sembly.
The New York herald., 1879-09-28
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twentyour hours. in COM
parson with the corresponding date of last year.
indicated by the thermometer ut Hudnuts phar-
macy, HERALD Building, No. 2lS broadway
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THE PEOPLE.

The San Antonio HoaM says
it is now with the people to
correct the errors committed
by the 10th legislature. 1t be-
ing a democrat body it devolves
upon the democracy to undo
the wrongs for which it is re-
sponsible. 1t says: "The peo-
pie will do well in, our opinion,
to take complete possession of
the machinery of the democrat
ic party and make that machin-
cry, from the primary meetings
to the state convention and the
next Legislature and executive,
do the popular will and undo all
that is wrong" As we have
repeatedly said the trouble is
not with the democracy as a par
ty, but is with the people them
selves, who have been, so to
speak. hoodwinked by the pro-
fessional politicians-the max
ers of states and manipulators
of conventions all the way from
the primary meeting, to the
county; senatorial, district and
state convention. The people
have, it is true, elected dele
gates, but the delegates instead
of doing the will of the people
whom they were ostensibly
elected to represent, are simple
the tools Of the wire pullers.
Whenever the masses come
to a full realization of this
fact and elect men who will rep
resent their wishes we will have
a change for the better and not
before. 1t is no use for those
who stay at home when primary
meetings are called to grumble
because the wrong men have
been sent to the convention.
The primary meeting is the
starting point in all canvasses,
no difference whether a state,
county or municipal election is
to take place.
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YOUNG THIEVES.

The BANNER a few days ago
referred to Gov. Roberts hav-
ing pardoned Sam Jameson out
of the penitentiary because of
his youthfulness-in crime he
was fully of age. 1t now ap-
pears from the Galveston Post,
that another of the favored
youths was from Galveston, and
that he was a professional thief,
having been convicted of no
less than three burglaries and
having given the officers of that
city much trouble. We would
like to hear something about
the other boys that were par
doned at the same time. The
two cases alluded to above GER
tainly had no claims to execu-
tive clemency. The Galveston
Nea0s says: perhaps, now
that the governor has pardoned
twenty-five criminals on ac-
count of their youth, the peo-
pie of Texas will be expected
to pardon him for the act on
account of his age" 1t does
not stand to reason that a jury
would convict boy to the pen
itentiary unless the evidence
was most conclusive and the
general character of the boy was
very bad,such as to justify them
in Kidding the community of his
presence. In most instances it
may be safe to assume that the
prospect of reforming young
thievesis hardly bright enough to
justify turning them out to re-
new their depredations.
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ZACH CHANDLER

The following sketch Of this
distinguished man, whose sud-
den death occurred at Chicago
on Saturday last, will prove
interesting at this time:
For nearly a quater of a
century he has been prominent
before the country as a politi-
clan, and there were many who
classed him as a statesman.
Mr., Chandler was born at Bed
ford, New Hampshire, Dec.
10th, 1873. He received an
academic education, and in
early manhood removed to
Michigan. then a young and al
most unknown State. Engag-
ing in mercantile pursuits, he
nevertheless at once manifested
an interest in politics, and in
1851 was elected mayor of De-
troit.. In 1856 he had gained
such prestige in politics, that he
was elected to the U. S. Senate,
as republican, to succeed Lewis
Cass, a democrat. He took his
seat Marc 4th, hI857, and such
was his hold on his party that
he never left the senate until
March 4th, IS75-a continuous
term of eigeteen years, In 1879,
Senator Christiancy resigned.
and Mr.. Chandler was again
sent to the national legislature,
to fill the vacancy. His term
of office would have expired
March 9TH, 1881. The dead
senator was known as partizan
republican; he was ever one of
the stalwarts, and possessed
more nerve that all the leaders
of his party combined. 1t has
been boosted by republicans
that Chandler saved the presi-
dency from the democrats in
1877. OF strong nature, rug
ged, indomitable energy and a
will that never swerved, he still
possessed sterling traits that
made him popular with the
masses and won him devoted
friends. Inscriptions, no
doubt, but brave, he left his i'm
press on the times. He was
Michigan's greatest politician,
and she will honor him dead as
when in life.
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The value of advertising
space in newspaper is aptly il
Illustrated by the newspapers of
another town. One paper with
a large area of advertising ter
ritory vacant devotes page to
a given advertisement. The
other paper has no vacant adj
vertising territory, yet has the
same advertisement condensed
into half a column length dou-
bic column width. More money
is paid for the small advertise
ment than for the large one.
Advertisers should understand
that the value of a newspapers
space depends upon its circula-
ton. Papers Of limited circu-
lation always take advertise
ments cheap on that account.
y low price for an advertise
-inent is no reason that it is
cheap.
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The Next Census.

Francis Walker recently ap-
pointed superintendent of CEN
sus. issues a circular letter con-
tanning valuable suggestions to
enumeratcrs under the census,
which may prove of great inter-
est to many of our readers. He
frstsuggests the change from the
revised statutes which provides
that the subdivisions shall not
contain more than 4coo inhabi-
tants, instead of 10000 as it was
formerly, thus enabling a closer
compilation of statistics to be
made. Section 10 Of the act of
1879, contains provisions relat-
ing to the compensation Of emu
merators. The superintendent
of census is authorized to allow
in such Subdivisions as he may
select a certain sum as a maxi
mum, for each living inhabitant
-enumerated, each death repor-
ted, each farm, shop, ETC., re-
turned, and in such subdivisions
no account Of the number of
days of field work need be
kept.
In other districts, if higher
rates of compensation are fixed
the amountspaid must not ex-
coed 81 per day of ten hours
actual field work east of the
Tooth meridian, and SO per
equivalent day west of that me-
ridian.
The canvas will necessarily,
in accordance with the provis-
ions of the last law, be but four
weeks in the country, and two
weeks in the large cities.
Each enumeration has to re-
ceive his commission from the
supervisor of censis of the dis
trict and subscribe to a given
oath before entering upon his
duties, which oath may be adj
ministered by ajudge of a court
otrecord, or justice ofthe peace.
He has to personally visit each
dwelling house in his subdivi-
sion, and each family therein,
and each individual living out of
a family in any place of abode.
Statistics shall be kept of ev-
cry birth, death, every farm,
place of industrial, or profess
sion pursuit; ETC., and it shall be
the duty of the enumeration to
forward the original schedules,
duly CERTIFIED, to the supervisor
of censns of his district as his
returns under the provisions of
this act.
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The indianapolis Sentinel
says. that the South has never
been so prosperous as within
the last five years. The increase
in the cotton, rice, sugar and
tobacco crops has been perfect
ly wonderful. 1t is worthy of
note that this magnificent re-
suit was not reached with the
Radical carpetbag governments
forced the South, underth man
ipulations and rascalities of Re
publicans. 1t came after the
Democratic party had routed
republicanism and driven it dis
gracefully from every southern
state. With such a record as
republicanism made south of
Mason's and Dixon's line, is it
possible that a solitary state
anywhere in this broad land
wants any more of it1
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The BANNER has recently
published two items concerning
the census of 1880 and although
the enumeration will not be
made until next June it is a
matter Of much importance
that all persons should preserve
the data required-this is espe-
cially SO with farmers. Ours is
exclusively an agricultural coun-
ty and it is desirable that we
make the but showing possible.
The information obtained by
the census takes is official and
if a good showing is made it will
be invaluable in setting forth tie
advantage of the county and in
securing immigrants.
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The Gonzales Mgni,cr re

The Gonzales Inquirer refer
ring to the recent wholesale
pardonining of young thieves
and scoundrels out of the peni-
Tertiary by governor Roberts
says: 1--WE are not much in
love with the idea of sending
boys to the penitentiary, but as
long as there is no other pun
ishment provided for the crimes
of which they are guilty, let
that punishment ensue, and that
right vigorously. 1t is a very
mistaken idea that the first
ccmmittal of crime should be
condoned or lightly punished.
Nip in the very bud, in its in
cipiency, by rigorous punish
ment, and there will be less dis
position to toy with punish
ment by committing more ser
ious crime"
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TUESDAYS ELECTIONS

The following summary of
the elections on Tuesday is from
the Houston Telegram. While
the result might haze been a
great deal worse there is but
little of any room for congratu-
lation on the part Of the demo-
| cracy. The rule seems to be
republican gains:
! The recent diaster in Ohio
had already, perhaps, prepared
the country for the result in
Massachusetts and New York
yesterday, few, however, on
either side, calculated or fore
saw the extent of this fresh de-
feat of the democracy. In
Massachusetts,, Long. republi-
can, for governor, is victorious;
by probably 1900 majority
over Butler, whose friends con-
cede his defeat by 5000. The
legislature is overwhelmingly
republican. Adams, the regu-
lar democratic nominee, is SO
badly beaten that the vote
polled for him amounts to but a
drop in the bucket. Wisconsin
has elected Smith, republican,
governor by 10000 majority,
and the republican gain in that
state, so far as heard from, is
5000. In Virginia, where the
fight was a financial one, the
debt payers claim majority in
both houses, but the vote is so
close that some doubt as to the
actual and signal defeat Of the
Nc Culloch party may still be
conceded to exist. The reports
from Mississippi are meagre and
vague, but it is probable the
democrats have carried the
state. The result in that state
will hardly be certainly known
before some time to-day. In
Pennsylvania the republican
gains are marked. In Phila-
delphia alone the republican
majority is darger than ever
known. In New York the re-
suit of the Kelly bolt could
scarcely have been more graft
flying to the republicans and the
Tammany traitor himself than
disastrous to the democrats and
baneful and ominous to the Til
den interests.
In the city of New York,
which Robinson relied upon to
counterbalance the republican
country vote, he has received a
plurality oflitttle more then 49,
900, Kelly receiving over 49,
900 votes, and Cornell leading
him but 5000. A midnight dis
patch represents that in a GER
tain number of country districts
Robinson had $4,000, Cornell
$1,000 and Kelly 600, in round
numbers. The World comedies
Robinson's defeat, but it is like
ly Cornell's plurality will be
small. TIE democrats claim
the balance ofthe state ticket,
but concede the legislature to
the republicans. In Connecti-
cut, the legislature is republican
by SO majority on joint ballot.
A dispatch at I o'clock this
mornings put down the republic
can majority in Wisconsin at
10000 at the lowest, In New
Jersey the republicans gain one
senator and six members of the
house, and the total republican
majority in Pennsylvania is COM
puted at45,ooo. In Maryland
the democrats have elected the
entire state ticket by a hand
some majority. Baltimore alone
gives 10000 majority. Such is
the result of yesterdays cleo
ton, and the record of a disas-
ter irretrievable.
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The Rockdale Messenger re-
ports the marriage on String
prairie, near Lexington, Lee
county, on the 23d ult. of Har-
vey Griffin and Miss Josephine
Simpson. The unusual feature
of this marriage is the smallness
of the bride. She is 81 years of
age, weighs 38 pounds and is 81
inches high, and wears a num-
Der 6 child's shoe. She is de-
scribed as beautiful, vivacious
and accomplished, yet dignifed,
modest and lady-ike in her man
ner; is always the center of at
traction, and for two years ira
veled on exhibition.
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The Austin Statesman is OPP
posed to legislation in regard to
railroads. 1t thinks that legis-
lation commonly defeats its own
purposes and that railroads and
hotels are two things that are
beyond the pale of legislation.
The railroads, unless prevented
by competition, never fail to
charge the maximum tariff al
lowed by law. High freight
and passenger tariffs are not
calculated to indice immigra-
ton.
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The HonStnn :

- The Houston Telegram
gives the particulars of two
rows at Pittsville on the Texas
Western narrow gauge railroad
last week. 1t appears that a
young rowdy named Pitts went
to a negro frolic and raised a
fuss with stranger and shot at
him twice wounding him both
times; the stranger then turned
on Pitts with a bowie knife and
carved him nearly to death.
Another rowdy named Wade
was beat nearly to death by a
gentleman whom he had insult
ed. The people of the neigh
borhood are glad the rowdies
were whipped.
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1t is stated, upon apparently
good authority, that a large por-
ton ofthe Republican campaign
fund in Ohio was contri uted
by Jay Gould and c. z. Hunt
ington, and that their contribu-
tons went almost entirely to
help the election of Republican
members of the Legislature.
Their object, it is said, was to
prevent Senator Humans re-
election to the Senate, as it was
principally due to him that Con
gress passed the bill COMPEL
ing the Union Pacific and the
Central Pacific railroad com,
panies to comply with their OBJ
legations to the Government
In many of the districts where
Republican members of the
Legislature were elected, the
majorities were small.-Dalla!
AE
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CALIFORNIA is opposed to
Chinese emigration. At the
late state election the question
was voted upon and out of a
grand total of over four hundred
thousand votes pollcd only IS5
were cast in favor of Chinese
emigration. They are justly
regarded as Objectionable popu-
lation; they get their clothing
and opium from China and
neither American or European
can make anything out of them.
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THE Methodist conference
now in session at Fort Worth
appointed a committee to inves-
tigate Rev. w. G. Veal; they
report that, "after several days
patient and prayerful examina-
ton of the evidence brought
before US, we do according to
the laws ofthe church find the
accused guilty and fix the pen
atty at expulsion from the
church" Mr.. Veal gave notice
of appeal to the general confer
ence.
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CrEvEN A Doucras In con


STEVEN A. DOUGLAS, JR., son
of the late Senator from Illinois,
and just about removing his res
idence from North Carolina to
Chicago, is getting an extensive
advertisement through the third
term press as a "Grant and Set
tie" man.-St.L0nis Republican.
The stupid utterances of this
young mediocre, Douglas in
nothing except the name, proves
only one thing the un6tness
of the American soil to produce
an oligarchy. Capacity is rare
ty inherited. Only one ar two
great men have begotten great
men. Usually the son of a no.
ted father is either in imbecile or
a nobody. One might stand
Grant as an autocrat till he died,
but Fred or Jesse-good Lord!
Two little nine pins with COM
Portable stomachs and powers
of locomotion. Douglas
statesman, leader, counselor,
revolutionist, or conspirator-
thousands would have followed
him to glory or the seaffhld-
but the boy named after him, in
every word; act. or deed of his
voluble little life is only a SIM
pie sort of a grasshopper man
whose only need is to sing his
little summer through. Is it
any wonder then that Venice
fell, an oligarchy; Florence fell.
another one; Naples fell, anoth-
er one. that everything has fall
len which depended upon the
power of procreation to ropro-
duce heroism, grim endurance,
and splendid ability.-Sedalia
Democrat.