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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

AGooD STANDARDIZATION Postmaster
General Hazen has prepared an instructive
pamphlet contrasting the Republican ad-
ministration of the post-otice department
for the last nineteen years with Democratic
management during the previous eight years.
The improvement is very striking, both in
efficiency and economy 1t appears that
under Democratic rule the excess Of expen-
ditures over receipts amounted from 10 per
cent to 42.7 per cent. During the Republi-
can regime, too, postal facilities have been
vastly enlarged and materially cheapened.
General Hazen considers it not improbable,
if the Republicans continue in office, we
suppose,-that in three years time the SER
vice will become self-sustaining. As bust
ness increases and the conditions of the SER
vice become easier with the growth Of pop.
ulation, further reduction of postage will
at the same time become possible, and the
present decade may see the domestic letter
rate drop from three to two cents. The
pamphlet is addressed to Chairman Jewell,
and is to be used for campaign document.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

VINO WE'RE They Pit will be instruc-
tive to know who they were that exulted
over the reported fusionist victory in Maine.
We may count among them all who sought
to destroy the Union all who engaged in
suppressing the negro vote in the south (;
the advocates of imitation the party that
opposes laws for the purity of the ballot
box the advocates of the old system of
wildcat banks the rebels who want to get
pensions or have claims the apologists of
jeff Davis the repudiationists in Arkan-
sas, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Lou
isiana and Tennessee; the repudiationists
of the constitutional amendments; the apol-
ogists of the Alabama plan those who
rejoiced at the assassination of Lincoln, and
wept at the fate of the assassin those who
declared the war failure-all these Ger
tainly rejoiced at the first reports from
Maine. Is it a good company 10 be in
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22
The Frauds Confessed.

The frauds in the recent Alabama election,
which were so stoutly denied by our visit
ing rebel brigadiers and their northern sym
pathizers, prove to have been 80 open and
fragrant that even the more respectable
southern Democrats are shocked and ashamed
of them. They admit that this villainy is
disgrace to the state and the party; that
it was foolish as matter of policy only, be-
cause majority of twenty thousand would
have served their purpose just as well, and
would not have been so readily proved fraud
ulent, while now the fraud is so apparent
that nobody can pretend to doubt it, and it
has produced revulsion Of feeling that
will cost General Hancock thousands of votes
The True Issue, a Democratic paper pub
lisbed at Birmingham, Alabama, says
1.-THE Democratic papers realize the fact that
great damage has been done to General Hancock
in his race for the presidency by the put up ma.
jorty OF 5000 The cry Of fraud has been raised
by cheated and wronged people, and Ia repeated
throughout the land, exaggerated, doubtless and
1t IL telling fearfully against him In the north and
blightng, we fear chances that were bright up u
the time the manipulators handled that iniquity
that disgraced the legislation OF the last session
the new election law. Had it not been as 1t wa,
1t would have failed, perhaps, OF its purpose, Il
bears on its face fraud and Of course as it is in
tended to defraud 1t was so used. There was, il
our opinion, no necessity for so gigantic fraud
| for any party purposes. Twenty or twenty iv,
thousand majority would have been enough u
fully all the offices of state and tested thu
working capacity OF the machine-a machine tina
| can grind ont ballots and add up majorities tina
don't exist; that disfranchises the people ant
denies them the right OF free ballot and an hon
est count-the most social civil right ever wreste,
| from the citizen. Alabama carried by the fraut
| OF a mean, villainous election law loses to tn,
party in the United States the choice OF president
and makes, perhaps, radical congress. VIVA
may the people hope from party that so out
RACES them and their rights. Nothing but woe t.
| them and the country"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

BosToN CELEBRATIoN.-The City of No
tons was all agog on Friday with excite.
ment, immense civil and military parades,
corporation oratory and double-sheet news
papers. The occasion was the recurrence of
her two hundred and fiftieth birthday. The
venerable Puritan dame received the con-
gratulations of her sister cities, who laid
aside their municipal jealousies for the day,
and gave the ancient and honorable New
England metropolis specimens of their
choicest taffy, No such crowds, or 80 long
a procession, have been seen in the city
since the celebration of the Bunker Hill
centennial. A grand torchlight procession
in the evening, with tableaux, presented on
platform cars, representing incidents and
traditions in the early history OF the colony
closed the festivities of the occasion.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22
T WEDNESDAY
A Proud Record.


A series Of tables was prepared some years
ago in the treasury department, showing the
amount Of the receipts and disbursements
Of the government under each Of the presi-
dents from Washington to Grant, with the
amount and percentage Of losses from the
dishonesty or incompetence Of collecting
or disbursing officers. II appeared that
the percentage Of such losses was greater
under the administration Of jackson and
Van Buren, than under any other presi-
dent before or afterward that they were
less under President Lincoln than under
any of his predecessors, and very much
less again under President Grant. The state
ment has lately been ressued, with addi-
tons covering the present administration,
which show that by the care Of experienced
officers and the vigilance of Republican su-
pervision, the exactness and fullness of &C.
counting for the public moneys has been
carried as nearly to perfection as il is rea-
the receipts from all sources thus far during
President Hayes term, including customs,
revenue, sales of public lands and miscella-
neous receipts, not one cent has been lost,
but the whole revenue has been fully ac-
counted for and paid into the treasuary.
The disbursing officers have not been quite
so successful. OF the many millions which
have been entrusted to them, s2,67s.sl have
been lost, about one-half Of this in the post
Office department, and in the war, navy, pen
sions, and Indian disbursements there was
no loss, and in all others outside the post
office less than fourteen hundred dollars.
The rate of loss is, as nearly as may be,
eight mills to the one thousand dollars.
There is no corporation or firm, doing bu-
siness on a large or small scale, which loses
so little by the unfaithfulness of its serv ants
or agents.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR,-The uni
versal revival in the business of the country
and the present almost unexampled prosper
ity of its various industries will doubtless
make the fair of the American Institute,
which opened last week in New York, the
most notable Of any in its history. We learn
that the applications by exhibitors for space
in the institute building exceed those of all
former years, and that no effort will be
spared to make the exhibition complete in
all its departments. 1t will not equal the
international fairs in the variety and extent
OF the articles shown, but 1t will have spe-
cial claims upon American citizens. The
arrangements, judging from past years, will
not be completed the present week, but it il
hoped that by another week everything will
be in full operation. 1t will be to all CLASSES
an interesting resort by day and by night
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

In response to the assertion that half or
more than half OF the soldiers who fought
for the Union were Democrats, the Ohio
State Journal has compiled from official
sources a tabulated statement OF the home
and soldier vote Of Ohio in 1862. of the
soldiers, there were 1888 who voted the
Republican ticket and 2292 who voted the
Democratic.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22
No CHANGE.

A triumphant nationality-a regenerated con-
stitution--a free republican unbroken country
untarnished credit-sovent finances unparal-
leled prosperity-all these are ours despite the
policy and the efforts of the Democratic party.
Along with the amazing improvement of national
finances, we have amazing individual thrift on
every side In every walk OF life new activity IL
felt Labor, agriculture, manufactures, commerce.
enterprise and investments, all are fourishing,
content and hopeful. But In the midst OF this
harmony and encouragement comes harsh dis
cord crying, Give us a change, anything for a
changel" This IL not a bearing year for a
change" Every other crop Is good, but not the
crop Of change THAT crop is good only when
the rest are bad The country does not need or
wish the change proposed, and the pressing invi-
taton OF our Democratic friends IL much like,
TO the n.y." A good-natured but firm " No,
thank you" will be the response at the polls
Mr.. Conkling closed with an appreciative tribute
10 the Republican presidential candidate
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD THOMPSON OF the steam
ship New England was lost overheard during the
recent trip OF that vessel from England. lie com
manded the Great Eastern when she laid the
ocean cable.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

The Presbyterian Ministerial Association of
Philadelphia has voted that the opening Of The
Presbyterian state fair on Sunday was sinful
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

THE Greenbackers Of Maine will not vote
for Democrat for president.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-22

Mr. Merrimon-Do you say this organization
gotten up for political purposes, to overthrow
pished by killing men, burning houses whipping
men, and other crimes, and that they swore to
protect each other at all hazards
WitneSs-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Merrimon-Companies going around TO score
them, whip them for little things, hang them and
drown them ?-and for what object
Witness-For the object Of overthrowing the
Republican party-I believe 1t is known as the
Radical party.
As further indication of the state of
things in North Carolina at that time we
give passage or two from a proclamation
issued by Governor Holden, June @, 1870;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-01-24
IRISH BULLS.

The following letter, supposed to
have been written by Sir Boyle
Roche, during the Irish rebellion of
1898, gives an amusing collection
of his various blunders. Perhaps
he never put SO many onl paper at
a time, but his peculiar turn
for "bulls" is here shown at one
view:
"Dear Sir-Having now a little
peace and quiet, I sit down to- in
form you of the hustle and confu-
sion we are in from the blood
thirsty rebels. many of whom are
now, thank God, killed and dis
persed. We are in pretty mess;
can get nothing to eat and no wine
to drink except whisky. When we
sit down to dinner we are obliged
to keep both hands armed. While
I write this letter I have my sword
in one hand and my pistol in the
other. / concluded from the be-
ginning that this would be the end,
and | am right, for it is not half
over yet. Atpresent there are SUCH
goings-on that everything is at u
stand-still. I should have answered
your letter a fortnight ago, but 1
only received it this morning; in
deed. hardly a mail arrives safe,
without being robbed.
"No longer ago than yesterday
the mail-coach was robbed near
this town; 1.-THE bags had been very
judiciously left behind, for fear of
accident, and, by great good luck,
there was nobody in the coach, ex-
cept two outside passengers, who
had nothing for the thieves to take.
Last Thursday an alarm was
given that gang of rebels, in full
retreat from Drosheda, We're adj
vancing under the French standard,
but they had no colors nor any
drums, except bag-pipes. Immedi-
ately every man in the place, in
cluding the women and children,
ran out to meet them. We soon
found our force a great deal too
little, and were far too near to think
of retreating. Death was in every
face, and to it we went. BY the
time half our party were killed we
began to be all alive.
Fortunately the rebels had no
guns except pistols,I cutlesses. and
pixies, and We had plenty of mus
kets and ammunition. We put
them all to the sword; not Il soulof
them escaped, except some that
were drowned in an adjoining bog.
After the action was over we went
to rummage their camp. All We
found was a few empty bottles filled
with water, and bundle of blank
French commissions, filled out with
Irish names.
"Adieu. I have only time to add
that | am yours in haste. b. r."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-01-24

Oil cake and cotton seed meal il
valuable for horses. cows, sheep and
hogs, and keeps them healthy and
vigorous. When fed with roots the
effect on animal life is astonishing.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1880-01-24

The prayer of Socrates: "Oh, be-
loved Pan. and all ye other gods,
grant me to become beautiful in the
inner man, and that whatever out
ward things I have may be at peace
with those within. May I deem
the wise man rich, and may i have
such portion of gold as none but
q prudent man can either bear or
employ. Do we need anything else.
Phaedrus? For myself / have pray
ed enough. Plato.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For REPRESENTATIVE.

We are authorized and requested to announce
t. b. MCLEMORE as a candidate for representa-
tive for Knox county in the Lower House of the
next Legislature.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
Adventure ofBr1stoI Rows.

Bristol News: On Friday evening
last at dusk, Emmett Hayes, son of N.
B. Hayes, aged IL years, and Henry
Sumpter. aged 8 years. were playing
near the Tennessee depot, and ran into
q salt car that was loaded for Atlanta
In the hurry and roar incident to the
yard at that hour, the door was sud-
denly shut and locked and soon the
car was on its way south. Both boys
were balefooted and one of them had
no coat. They were missed before
bed time. kilograms were sent to va
rious points, but it was not until Sat
urday, between 8 and 10 p. no.. that
the train halted at LenoiI's, below
Knoxville. when in response to telee
gram they were found and released.
CAPT Hayes went after them and
brought them home Sunday morning
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

he is so intimately identified much of
trouble, turmoil and anxiety. Mr..
Maynard, like ether able men, was
sometimes taken Off his feet during
the war, and when reconstruction was
q leading topic, but he never wholly
forgot the claims of his sttt'
and sometimes rose superior 20
the clamOrs of those who
were leading in the race 10 ruiz.
He has been absent during the pas
eight years at the court OF CONSTANT
nople, where he was the accredited
minister of our country. There he &C
Quilted himself credltably, aud re-
turned home TO receive the higher
honor of the place ia the cabinet so
long occupied by Judge Key During
his absence he has had abundant or
portunity to study the politics Of our
country with the dispassionateness of
well-informed neutral. That he has
done so was made apparent in the
reeOllectiOns and reflections he in-
dulged in of the whig party and it's
great, magnt tic leader-Henry Clay.
To man Of Mr.. Maynard's tempera-
ment, surrounded by and addressing
| himself to Tennesseenas, some of them
| the sons OF men who rej0iced to meet
him in other and happier days, these
memories are no doubt pleasantar than
| attempting ever SO tenderly and gin
gerly to uphold the degrading position
as 10 the sot tn occupied by all the
other leaders of his party. Mr.. May
| nard has always been an ardent parti-
san, eager for party success and as
| cendsncy, he is yet; bit it can easily
be seen from our report of his speech
elsewhere that lime has tempered his
zeal and reflection mellowed his cen
victioDe. In matter aud manner, his
speech last night as yebuke to the
witIess wights who hereabouts essay t.
lead the republican party, and the re
| spectful atteu ton with which he was
listened to t1e close was in marked
contrast to the absence of int rest in
and for the wretched wranglers and
brainless idiots who intensity the feel
ing of the solid south by their cause
less and undeserved Genuncistions OF
their neighbors and fellow citizens"
The Ledger follows suit with:
"Po: tmaster General Horace May
nard, lsts United States minister 10
ConstantinOple, arrived this morning,
and will speak tonight, we under
stand, st the Greenlaw opera mouse.
He is the ablest man except, possibly
Mr.. Evarts, of the cabinet, and one Of
the ablest of the times north or south
He always draws large crowd when
he comes to Memphis"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

A LIFE IN DANGER. This is the
fact concerning every man, woman
and child who has in the body the
SEEDS of Kidney, Bladder. Liver and
Urinary Diseases, from which may
spring Bright's Disease of the Kidneys.
Such prospect is simply terrible; and
it is the duty of every one to be lid q
the danger at once. To do this, infal-
libby, use HUNTS REMEDY, the
Great Kidney and Liver Medicine.
Sold by all Druggists. Trial size, Il
cent?.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29

For Congress,
1sT DISTRICT-A. II. PETTIBONE.
2ND DIsTRICT-L..C HOUK.
BIRD DIsTRICT-H. B, CASE,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
THE REGISTRATION IN NEW
YORK.

Democrats have been drawing some
consolation from the increased regis
tration in New York city, at least they
attempt to bolster up their failing
spirits by assertions of such hopes.
The New York Tribune explodes
that proposition, however, leaving
still one less prop to hold them up.
1t shows that in republican dis
tricts in New York, the With,
IAth, XIth. XIIIth and NIIst reg
istrations has increased 50 As
per cent, while in the re~
naming, which are democratic,
it has increased only 28.12 per cent,
leaving a net gain for the republi@
cans of s. 80 per cent. The total reg
istration is ZIG, 1929. In presidential
years the per centage Of decrease Of
the vote from registration figures is
8 per cent. This would give to-
tai vote of about 100000. This
falling off with the increase in re-
publican districts will give Hancock
about 125, $50 and Garfield $3.50,
making the formers majority only
900.
In Kings county (Brooklyn) the
outlook is still brighter. In the re,
publican wards, the Ist, IIIrd,
XIXth, XXth, XXIInd and
XVIII, the increase in registration
is 7,165, or 34.65 per cent. In the
democratic wards the increase is
1896, or "a per cent; or a net
gain of 1865 per cent. In esti-
mating the per centage the vote of
each ward is taken separately The
total vote, with the 8 per cent. loss
subtraeted, will be about 100000.
Of this, Hancock will receive ST.
$50 and Garfield 1929, which
gives a democratic majority Of
10000.
From these figures it will be dis
covered that Hancock will cross
Harlem river with only $4,000.
counting the usual democratic ma
jorities in Richmond, Queen and
Suffolk counties, although even the
democrats do not claim it. Ever
last year, with all the dissensions
and trouble caused in republican
ranks by the candidacy of Cornell
the majority was larger than this
and this year it will be larger thar
last by at least $4,000. Put down
the Empire state in republican col
umns, for there is where she will be
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-29
A DECENT CHANGE.

In contraditinction to the flow Of
abuse upon the Hon. Horace Nav
nard from the Nashville American
and other democratic journals.
whose former sense Of decency has
been corrupted by the partisan de.
mands of the hour, it is refreshing
to read the utterances of the Mem
phls press upon our great leader.
His speech there was as well res
ported as could be expected, and of
it the Appeal has the following edi-
torial notice
"The great leader of the renphlicap
party in Tennessee, Mr.. MAYNARD. one
of the ablest among the statesmen ri
that party who enjoy a national renu-
tation, made speech 10 his felIow.ra
publicaus OF Memphis last night. tina,
for temper and tone st least must chaI.
lenge democratic approval. From he,
ginning to end it was remarkable fl,
the absence of the vituperation of the
south, that forms the warp and wool o.
even the campaign speeches of Mr.
Maynard's felloW-members OF the
cabinet The Appeal has always rec
ognlz9d in Mr.. Maynard the abilities
when, even In ante~beIlum days, haC
won for him the respect of his demo
cratic opponents and the esteem of his
old wing friends, and, though the tur
moil OF civil war and sectional stri n
have int3rvened between those davs
and the present, and the gulf that sen
arated him from the democracy has
widened, we have never failed to give
him credit for a statesmanship thai
had it been permitted to guide his
party might have saved the country
and the section especially with which