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The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-30

WAsHINGTGE January 25.-The
Joint COM Gee on the ACCESSIBILITY of
tran-4 The management of the In
dian sau to the war department,
met~this morning. The present vote
resulted four in favor of, and four
against The transfer. Therefore there
will be two reports submitted to Con-
gressi one will advocate the complete
transfer, and the other will oppose any
charge in the present system of Indian
management, except possibly the en-
actment of law which shall grant the
President discretionary power to
place wild OF hostile Indians under
control of the war department.
WASHINGTON, January 25. = The
third installmsnt of Mexican indemni-
ty will be paid on the thirty first inst,
making 5000, 060 received on account
of awards to American citizens.
WASHINGTON, Janury 27.-The Pot
ter committee Commenced the investi-
CATION of the cipher kilograms. The
first witness WAS Clarence Carry, at
torney of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, of New York. He
testified that Certain kilograms were
placed in his charge at the time, and
be proposed to issue subrGaas for their
prodrctiou. y was thought, owing to
his position, srbpenas would not be
issued for him. subsequently he was
directed by the executive committee to
deliver then to Capt. Whitney, the
Washingtoz manager of the Western
Union His custody then ended.
Floyd Grant was then called and
testifie1 % 10 the manner OF selecting
kilograms said 10 be selected from the
trunk Of thfse called for by the Nor
rison committee, and the balance
placed Ii fhe trunk. The number re-
maining Us %, 275. The kilograms
were abcZt evenly divided as regards
party. A lumber were sent BY z.
Chandler from the Fifth Avenue Hotel;
some were sgned b. Havemeyer, some
BY Hooper nd Others By Eoyes. It.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

Smith aud his friend get hungry like
other people, and they pay fifty cents
each for dinner, which makes another
dollar, and total Of 500, which
Smith has to foot. In return for this
outlay Of money, Smith has been before
the Levy Court. and ii a year has
elapsed since his name was dropped, it
is OF dered to be put on again by the
Court, and will be- provided Clerk
Springer don't lose the slip OF paper on
which he name is written. We think
that we have given a fair illustration
of the working of this iniqsltous as
sessment law.
1t cannot he said that the Smith pic,
ture is overdrawn, but it is possible
for number of men to club together,
having one freehoder TO vouch for the
club, and by doing without dinner, to
get the job done little cheaper, but
in such cases the risks against getting
the names placed upon the tax dupli-
Gates are greater as the lists of names
passed by the Levy Courts and ordered
be he placed upon the tax duplicates
have sometimes been mislaid, or put
in the wrong pigeon hole, and never
heard from again. All the names drop
ped by the Levy Court in 1875 Spring
Session could have easily been ASSESS
ed by the regular assessor before the
meeting of the Levy Court this Spring,
for they had already been cheated out
of their votes at the Fall election, but
this the law would not allow, BY put
ting everything possible in the way of
getting assessed without the expense
OF going before the Levy Court, there
was a chance Of cheating the citizen
out Of two years votes, and SO this
is the way the law was framed. 1t is
for the people to say how long this mi
qui,ous law shall continue.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

SOME rINR ago We noted that Mr..
Springer Of Illinois, had offered bill
in Congress in favor Of providing for
minority representation in elections for
Congress, and We rather favored the
opposition provided fair elections could
be held in the South. Since then we
have mere evidence OF the good work
ing of the system. Mr.. William Medill
Of the Chicago "Tribune, has written a
brief bat interesting and valuable let
ter on the working Of the minority re-
presentation clause in the Illinois con
sttution. He says in reply to the 4u"s
ton. docs it fulfill the hopes o. It's
advocates % at does, sine it SECURES
fair representation 70 N opri,lr>. Pre-
vious to its adoption TIE southern por-
ton Of the state, knuwn II Egypt,
rarely elected a Republican. and the
northern portion, known a, Canaan,
rarely chose a Democrat. At present
one-third Of the Egyptian representa-.
,ives are Republicans, and one-thrd
Of the Canaanite representatives are
Democrats. The advantages not only
to the people of the several districts
but to the State at large, and, in reali.
ty, to the great political parties are
obvious Mr.. Medill denies that tn Z
new provision enables minority to
rule. He says that 1.-THE politicians
by trade are opposed to the provision,
and would like to get it repealed, but
the mass Of the people will not consen:
thereto, and it will stand" Ill.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

THERE is a propos itien before the New
York Legislature to pay county officers
in New York city = liberal salary, in
lieu of fees. The Herald" favors the
proposition, and says the sentiment of
the people is in favor of fixed salaries
for such oficials. But here in Della
ware the Legislature won't allow an in
vestigation to be made,to See how much
the county officers are getting in fees.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

GOVERNOR MARKS has onl, one leg,
State Treasurer Polk has only one, and
Colonel Gaines, Comptroller, has but
one arm-this in Tennessee. In Lou
isiana, Governor Nichols has but one
arm and one leg, aud in South CARO-
lima tho Governor has but one leg, and
the two United States Senators have
but two legs between them. War; and
mules did it.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
RE1iISTER'S ORDERS.
ID EGISTER'S ORDER
REGISTERS OFFICE.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Jan. S, 1879.
Upon the application of Israel V. Cornell,
Administrator OF Israel Cornell, late OF vii.
mingtoR Hundred, in said County, deceased
1t Is ordered and directed by the Register,
that the Administrator aforesaid give notice
oi the granting Of Letters OF Administration
upon the estate Of the deceased with the date
OF granting thereof, by causing advertisements
to be posted within forty days from the date
of such letters, in six OF the most public places
of the county Of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the estate,
TO present the same or abide by an Act Of AS
seInbly in such case made and provided. And
also cause the same to be inserted within the
same period in the DELAWARE REPUBLICAN,
a newspaper published in Wilmington, and
to he continued therein three weeks. (eod)
49, Given under the hand and Seal OF
(L.s Office Of the Register Aforesaid at
49, New Castle. in New ,'aste county
aforesaid, the day and year above ": ten.
$. G. BlGGS, Register.
NoTlCE.--All persons having claims against
the estate OF the deceased. must present the
same duly attested Ia the Administrator on
or before ian. S, 1880, or abide the Act OF
Assembly in such case made and provided.
ISRAEL V. CORNELL, Administrator.
Address. Wilm ington, Del. iebl
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
II ECiISTER'S ORDER.
~ REGISTER'S OFFICE.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Ian. II. 1879
Upon the application OF Henry +. Pickles
Executor OF Ann Billany. late OF VII
gton hundred, in said COun-
ty, deceased, it IL ordered and directed
BY the Register that the Executor aiore-
said, give notice Of the granting OF Letters
Testamentary upon the estate OF the deceased,
with the date of granting thereof, by causing
advertisements to be posted within forty days
from the date Of such letters, in six OF the most
public places Of the county OF New Castle,
requiring all persons having demands against
the estate, 10 present the same or abide by an
act Of Assembly in such case made ana pro-
vded. And also cause the same to be inserted,
within the same period. in the DKLAWARE
RHPuBLICAE a newspaper published IN VII
mingtOn, and to be continued therein thTee
- Given under the hand and seal OF
us. Office OF the Register aforesaid, AZ
49, New Castle, in New Castle county
aforesaid, the day and yearabove written.
NoTICE.-All persons having claims agains,
the estate Of the deceased, must present the
same duly attested to the Executor on
or before January Il, 1880, or aDide the aci
Of Assembly in such case made and provided
HENRY +. PICKLES, Executor.
Address Wilmington. Del. leplo
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
Advertising Rates.

The rates OF this paper are u cents
Der lin. for the first insertion of all ad-
yertisem-uts, and three cents tor all
subsequent insertions. Two third
rates for every other day. Yearly rates
at special prices.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

THE RESULT Of the municipal elections
throughout Pennsylvania, yesterday
except in Reading, showed large gains
for the Republicans. Even York has
thrown off the Democratic yoke. In
New York State the same result ii
shown in the Syracuse election. Thus
we 90 for solid North.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

WAR IN EARNEST has broken out be
tween the "Every Evening" and the
Morning "Herald." We shall look or
in breathless suspense and would ad
wise the citizens to keep their smelling
bottles handy. Why don't those papers
behave themselves like the REpUBLlcA,
does.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

ALDERMAN McMullin carried the
Fourth Ward in Philadelphia yester
day, and was elected to Select Council
by 1882 majority over Smith the Re
publican and Reform Democratic candi
date. This makes the first blood fol
Tilden for 1850. The Democracy Of
the Fourth Ward don't banker much
after reform.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
The Telegraph Monopoly,

1t used to be the Credit Mobillier
that corrupted Congress, bat now it is
the Western Union Telegraph Company
that does the business. Ben. Butler,
cranky as he is, served the country an
excellent purpose in showing how this
grasping monopoly influenced Congress
by its immense power of corrupting
Legislatures. A published report Of
Mr.. William orion, the late president
of the company, showed that the franks
Issued to government officers comprised
a third Of the entire business done by
the company, with regard to which tho
report said "And the judicious use
Of complimentary franks among them
has been the means of saving the COM
pany many times the money value Of
the services performed This proved
how difficult it would be to break down
such a monopoly. Butler said that
when the postal bill came up he and
those with him thought that with such
. power the subject could never be
properly dealt with in Congress. They
were afraid of the franks in the pockets
of the members OF Congress. The tes-
timouy of President Green, Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
given before the Railroad Committee Of
the Senate on Thursday, should con-
vince Congress of the imperative neces.
sity of Just such legislation as he ear
nsstly opposed. 1t is idle for Mr.. Green
10 assert that telegraphing in this
country is not monopoly and that the
field is open for any party to occupy it,
Just the reverse is the truth, practical
ly, and Mr.. Green's appearance before
the committee was to defeat any en-
largement Of the privilege Of using
wires for commercial and general pur.
poses, which are now in complete read
mess for such uses by railway corpora
tions. The Western Union owns almos
the entire network of telegraph line'
on the continent, and it is able to sub
ordinate all but few of the chief trunl
railway lines to its interest. 1t is no
only practically without a competitor
in its great work, but its facilities arr
no great and so exclusive that it car
ompel its own terms with tour-ffths OF
the railroads Of the country, and now
il protests against the use of competing
railway wires in the great centres o
population and business solely because
competition would cheaper telegraph
ing.
II MIR. Green should attempt to carry
out his plan OF compelling newspaper
to patronize his monopoly, the leading
newspapers Of the country would max
their telegraph lines and do their ow,
work before quarters moon coul'
wax and wane. The best papers of tn
country to-day rely more UPON thei
own special facilities for information
outside OF mere routine news, thai
upon the Associated Press, and wha
they want, and what the commercial
and business of the country want, il
s1ch rates for telegraphing as will IN
able them to use the telegraph for al
purposes. They do not want telegraph
ing at less than just rates but the.
cannot and will not long be willing +
pay telegraph monopoly.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

The Democrats came very near carry
ing Philadelphia yesterday, SO near
that they really elected nine common
councilmen out of forty-four.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

Rollers put on wringing machines. um.
Tailor's and Barber's shears sharpened. All
kinds Of light machine work. Guns, Pistols
and Ammunition, and variety of sporting
goods Tor sale. shells loaded TO order. All
work guaranteed and ut prices TO suit the
times.
dc6-3md
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
GROCERIES,.
G. o f F E e 5 p!

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NEW LOT JUST RECEIVED
TWoPOuNDS GOOD ROASTEDCOFFEE
FOR % CENTS.
A GOOD ROASTED COFFEE FOR u
CENTS PER POUND.
A GOOD ROASTED COFFEE FOR lG
CENTS PER POUND.
A GOOD ROASTED COFFEE FOR Is
CENTS PER POUND.
A CHOICE ROASTED COFFEE FOR -
CENTS PER POUND
A CHOICE ROASTED COFFEE FOR ~
CENTS PER POUND.
OUR CELEBRA TED BREAKFAST COZ
FEE 20 CENTS PER POUND.
A VERY CHOICE COFFEE FOR 2s CrS
PER POUND.
OUR VARIETY COFFEE FOR 80 GEMS
PER POUND.
OLD fOE'NT JAVA COFFEE 30 CENTS
PER POUND.
EXTRA CHOICE OLD GDV'NT JAW. 80
CENTS PER POUND.
PURE OLD DUTCH JAVA 50 CENTS
PER POUND,
or pounds iors 100, This is the best imported,
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19
WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY Io,Is7s

ne xEpUBLiGAS has the largest
circulation Of amy paper Ina Della
vars, advertisers take . note Of
tAss.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

We would call the attention OF investors
and corporations to the rapidity with which
the b2O's are now being called, and the de-
STABILITY Of exchanging them while a pre-.
MUM can DO obtained,
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

Highest market price paid for the oper cent
bonds or exchanged for any other
Issue OF Investment desired,
Corresl ondence Solicited.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

Eli OFT, Johnson E. Co.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Offer ior:.sale U. 5 I per cent. Bonds At Cur.
rent Rates.
Daily Republican., 1879-02-19

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-24
The False Nations

Exist in the minds Of many otherwise intelli-
gent people as to the requirements of disorder
Ell stomach or liver. The swallowing of nauseous
and powerful drugs is the way TO encourage, not
TO cure dyspepsia and liver complaint Nor can
a constpated or otherwise diSordered condition
OF the bowels be remedied by similar treatment
That agreeable and thorough stomachic and
sperient, Hostetters Bitters, which is the re-
verse of unpleasant, and never produces violent
effects is far preferable 10 medicines of the class
referred to. 1t infuses new vigor into failing
physique, cheers the mind while it strengthens
the body, and institutes a complete reform in
the action of the disorderpd stomach, bowels or
liver. Appetite and sleep are both promoted.
uterine and kidney affections greatly benefited
ty its use. II is indeed a comprehensive and
meritorious preparation, free from drawbacks of
any kind.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-24
Military Row in Prospect.

Washington Special to the Baltimore Sun.
As has been generally understood
since the finding of the Schotield COM
mission in the Fitz-John Porter case,
the fact that Porter's dispatches to
Gen. Burnside were made public by
the latter had much, if not all, to do
with Porter's conviction. Porter, con-
sidering the dispatches to Burnside as
private, was much freer in his comments
than if he had supposed they were to be
given out. Gen. w. b. Franklin, the
commander of the Sixth army corps,
has written letter on the subject to an
old army friend here, in which he uses
language calculated to prompt Gen.
Burnside to demand an explanation.
He says: 1.-THE late developments in the
Porter case show how dangerous ii il
to trust fool, however, well-meaRing a
fellow he may be. Porter's dispatches
to Burnside were friendly missives, and
whatever ne said about Pope was in
tended, doubtless, for his own ear. No
body but fool could have looked upon
them in any other light, and it was the
height of folly indeed of knavery) for
Burnside to have transmitted them to
Washington" Gen. Burnside is fussy,
but he is courageous. He gave the lie
direct to Senator Conkling in execu-
tive session last winter. His friends
here say he will certainly call Gen.
Franklin to account for his language.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-24
SHALL WE HAVE ANOTHER
BANKRUPT LAWp

Fbs periodical demand for another
national bankrupt act, which springs up
IN the interval between the repeal OF
one and the passage Of another, has now
begun to be agitaied, and will probably
have u be met by the Congress which
assemblies in little more than a month
hence.
We are frank to say that We don't be-
lieye this Congress can be induced to
cumber the statute books with such an
instrument, nor do we believe it should.
II there is any one thing more than an
other that Congress could do to give
the country backset at this time,
il would be the passage OF snch
an act. II was generally con-
coded, after the repeal OF the last bank
rupt act, that its repeal had given an
impetus 10 business that was manifest
in every community throughout the
country. That was the decided testi-
mony OF the mercantile community OF
this city. 1t restored confidence to
remarkable degree. 1t was the incubus
upon trade that made everything back
ward and suspicious. Men were trad
ing upon it. 1t had done all the good
it could, and was only serving the pur-
poses Of designing men who contracted
debts because there was open to them
an easy means Of relief.
Nor, is there at this time sny appar-
ent necessity or reason for such an en-
actment. We have had but three bank
rupt acts in the history of the govern
ment. These have in each case, we be-
lieve, followed a general crisis, when
good men were Frustrated and unable
to rally by reason OF impending debts.
In such epochs, bankrupt law is in
some measure justifable, ii not a neces-
sity. But no such occasion exists at
this time. The business Of the country
is on the rising scale. We have emerged
from a period of stagnation and depres-
sion into incipient, general prosperity.
There was bankrupt law to serve its
purposes during this stagnant period,
and having accomplished its mission,
could not now be consistently revived.
At best n bankrupt law has no sharp
public sentiment behind it. Its opera
tons, too, are not an unmixed benefit
to a community. Bankruptcy leaves a
man socially very nearly where it found
him. 1t helps him but little to climb up
again into a business standing. 1t is no
disgrace to fail in business, and the man
who maintains his integrity and mani
tests disposition to deal fairly with his
creditors in such case, will have their
indulgence and even their assistance to
get on his feet again.
We can see no present necessity for
such law, and We believe it would
be resisted by both the debtor and Gre
ditor class of every mercantile commun-
ity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-24
WHY Is 1T THUsp

Some time ago when VANDERBILT was
reported to have made a considerable
purchase OF steel rails in England 1t
seemed to produce general surprise
throughout the country and was COM
mented on extensively by the press. 1t
now seems to have developed into an
established business to do this same
thing, and surprise has suddenly given
way to kind OF matter-of-course view
Of il. ........
We notice that contract has been
given out lately for $50 miles extension
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, for
which English rails are being procured.
For another line or branch road in that
same locality it is reported that 10000
tons of steel rails have been contracted
for in England. The same authority
states that the importation OF iron rails
from Great Britain has increased, for six
m onths, from AGA tons in 1878 to 1913
tons in 1879. And this IN spite of
heavy tariff protecting our iron masters.
Here in our own city we are re-enact-
ing, as it were, the old saw of carrying
Goals to to Newcastle" While our hills
are laden with ore We are importing it
from Europe.
We have rolling mills and smelling
furnaces and coal mines and ore beds so
nearly thrown together that it would
almost be possible to conduct the entire
process of mining and smelling the ore
and making the rail under the same
roof. But for some reason Great Britain
triumphs over the United States in this
matter, although in other leading manu-
features the United States completes sue
fully with the world.
We have been puzzled with this fea-
ture of our iron trade for some time,
and we have not yet been able to figure
out satisfactory reason why English
rails and foreign pig should be trundled
over our coal beds and past our iron
mountains while skilled labor stands
ready to work for wages that will mere
ly support life, upon food which is
cheaper than in England. We do not
refer to the subject now with view OF
offering any solution to the problem.
We have none. We have seen no ex-
PLANTATION attempted. But it strikes us
as very suggestive matter of inquiry
for our iron men.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-24
THE COMPLEXION OF THE U. 8
SENATE.

The Republicans are beginning to
make boast of having the Senate at the
expiration OF the terms of the twenty
five who go out on the 4th of March,
1881. The basis upon which such a
claim must rest will be found very shall
low when the actual situation is pre-
sented.
At present the Senate stands AZ Dem
ocrats, 80 Republicans and Independ-
ent, DAVID DAVIS. Thus the Demo-
Gratis have nine majority over the Re
publicans, or eight majority over all.
OF the 76 Senators there are % whose
terms will expire on March 4, 1881. The
eleven States of California, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada,
Nebraska. Ohio lin place of THURMAN,
Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin
will return Republican Senator'S, al
though there is adoubt about California.
The nine States of Delaware, Florida,
Maryland, Mississippi lin place of BRUCE,
Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
West Virginia will certainly return
Democratic Senators.
Twenty or twenty-five new Senators
are thus accounted for with gain of
one on each side, leaving the relative
situation of the two parties unchanged.
The remaining five seats gre now filled
by Messrs. Eaton of Connecticut, Nc
DONALD of Indiana, HERMAN of New
York, RANDOLPH OF New Jersey, and
WALLACE Of Pennsylvania. The Re-
publicans have the present Legislatures
of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania. The Democrats have
that of Indiana. In the elections to be
held in these States, if each party holds
its own, the new Senate would stand
thirty-eight Democrats, thirty-seven
Republicans, and one Independent.
Should the Republicans carry Indiana,
next year, which is by no means likely,
the two parties would change places,
and the Republicans would have thir-
ty-eight votes, the Democrats thirty
seven votes, with one Independent,
who, by voting with the Democrats,
would give the new Vice-President the
casting voice, and transform his mega
tive functions into controlling power
in the legislation of that body.
1t is thus seen that conceding every
seat claimed by the Republicans, even
including that for Indiana, they would
still be without an actual majority in
the Senate in 1881. In either of the
contingencies presented, Judge DAVIS
could tie the Senate. Then the result
would depend entirely upon the politi-
cal complexion of the next Vice-Presi-
dent.