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National Republican., 1880-10-19
KEnEL CLAIMS.


1t is almost beyond belief that so many
intelligent people can be humbugged by
language which appears explicit, but is in
tended to deceive. In tho matter of rebel
claims General HANCOCK says in the most
positive manner that he will veto any bill
for the payment Of rebel claims, and his
explicit manner of saying it leads many to
tho conclusion that all such claims are
knocked dead by his manifesto. We have
beard good republicans express the opinion
that his letter fairly took the whole ques-
tion out of the campaign and deprived the
republicans of so much ammunition.
That the letter was deceptive is evident
from two facts: First-Nine governors of
rebel states have assured the people of the
north that they are satisfied with it. Sec
ond-rhe preparation of such claims for
presentation goes on with unabated zeal
aud confidence by the agents engaged in
that business, not one of them being in the
least dishcarten ed by anything contained
in HANCoCK's letter.
Consider now few things: First-The
claims in question amount TO not less than
81, 100000, and may be much more than
that sum. To the owners they repre-
sent so much capital, being more than five
times the amount invested in the national
bank system. Did any mortal man ever
know case where such q vast interest was
annihilated by the stroke of pen, and all
the hopes and labOrs of whole community
for years were demolished at r stroke, and
the innumerable host of owners, creditors
of owners, dependents of owners, lawyers
employed arranging the testimony In their
support, and the countless army of agents
engaged in pushing the business submitted
without n murmur and without q word =?
Has human nature changed? Are nine
governors of nine states who have stood by
and seen their people working with uncx-
ampled industry to pile up testimony in
support Of these claims for years and years
and whose future comfort largely depends
upon having them allowed, content TO sec
the claims smashed in that manner, and SC
much money lost to n section which is 50
greedy for money and needy at the same
timo? The sippostion is preposterous-
utterly and entirely preposterous. Its not
like the nine governors, II is not like the
people of the south or any people, 1t is
not like the army Of agents and lawyers
1t is vastly unlike the members Of congress
who Layo presented the claims and worked
assduously for thcir passage. Two or three
thousand millions never go under in any
such way.
Thore must be an explanation Of the
monstIous nbsurdity, and several are pos
sible, One Is found in tho fact that the
term "rebcl claims is something Of a
National Republican., 1880-10-19

THE New York Sun of yesterday contains
a double-leadcd editorial declaring the
whole democratic campaign series of blum
ders. The greatest blundcr was the failure
to renominote Tn.DEN. 1t says: "This IL
lusirious man the democratic party thought
it could dispense with as candidate.
There is a word of one syllable, with two
O's IN it, which might not appropriately
be inserted here. The party nominated
General HANCOCK, good man, weighing
$50 pounds but HANCOCK Is not TILDEN.
Then, rs a crowning act of folly the party
went into the state of THOMAS A. HEN
DRICKs and took another man for vice
president Any other name than that OF
HENDRICKS would have been folly enough
but, to 30 one step'further, they had to take
a man with the most odious reputation as
a skinfint to overcome" The article vir-
tually admits that the ticket is beaten
already.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

WADE HAMPTON appears in another role.
A general in the rebel army, traitor in
arms saved from the scaffold by the elem
cncy of the nation, more recently he became
a stump orator for the democracy. Con-
victed Of misrepresenting his own speech
in Virginia, he now steps forward as n duel
list, and would like to silence criticism
by killing his opponent. Pretending to
take oilense at the epithet of ku-klux, he
really appears as its champion. He repre-
sents the same spirit and purpose which
pursued CuLEY to his death, which in
stigated BROOKS to assault SUMNER, and
which stimulated BOOTH to assassinate
LINCOLN.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

WILLIAM II. ENGLIsH, kicked out of the
treasury for committing q fraud, is picked
up by the democrats and made second on
the ticket to illustrate the ideas of their
party on ciyil-service reform. AS an illus
tration it is not easily excelled.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

WHEN the HANCOCK boom goes up
triac the business boom goes down same
as during the war, rebel victory was a
business disaster. The similarity between
a rebel victory and democratic victory is
so decided that a spnningj appreciates
National Republican., 1880-10-19

FoRNEY declares he came out for HAM
COCK the morning before he was nomi-
mated. Is it possible that the great light
was blazing for seventeen years and the
rays did not reach the watchful eyes of
Progress" till that late moment?
National Republican., 1880-10-19

Mr.. ENGLISH is now in position &c
win undying regard. Let him go down
with the ship.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

WHAT saddens General HANCOCK is the
treatment Mr.. ENGLISH is receiving from
his friends. lie feels that it will be his
turn next.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

Ir is claimed that HANCOCK is 5000
votes stronger in Indiana than LANDERs.
Why not make it 10000? Figures cost
nothing before election.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

HONEST Mr.. BARYUM, careful Mr.. HEN
DRIcKs ct al, are still at their political
prophecies. But the average democrat
doesn't take them down with the gusto felt
before the late unplensantness.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

HANCOCK spits upon the platform, and
now DANA spits upon the ticket. What
will come next no one knows. BARNUNI
seems not to be equal to the occasion.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

MULLETT threatens to 20 over TO democ-
racy, hook and line. The democrats used
to assert that MUILETT's hook" was some-
thing formidable.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

dictates larger knowledge of the magni-
tude of the ku-klux and the iniquity of
their deviltries than Mr.. HAMProNs friends
have before admitted. SuERMAN's shot
told and the wounded bird flutters.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

ANYTHING new from Indiana Yes; Q
NEW way of doing things that took the
hides right of of BARNUM's mules.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

THERE seems to bo scarcity of green
backs with General WEAvER's party, and
his campaign lags. He swallowed the
democratic party in Maine, but only to find
that one swallow will not make q summer.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

A TARIFF for revenue Cincinnati
Platform.
l cordially subscribe to the doctrines Of
the PLATFORM Hancock Letter Of 1cccptdnce.
The tariff is local question. Govorn-
ment seldom NEEDLES with it.-Hdncock to
Patterson Reporter.
Then came the Indiana election, and
HANCOCK suddenly discovers that he is in
favor of incidental projections" about as
much as is in EAToN's bill. One moreelec-
tion will probably clarity the muddled con-
dition of the intellect of our great states
man,
National Republican., 1880-10-19

GARFIELD's district gave n majority ol
12,727. For man so entirely used up
this will do.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

MCCLELLAN will make three speeches in
New York before election-provided he gets
there and the enemy is not there with
twice his numbers.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

HANCOCK has wrestled with the tariff
question twice and been thrown each time.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

BUT let us not forget what we owe to
WADE HAMPTON and +. L. BELTzHoovER
National Republican., 1880-10-19

HANCOCK weighs 329 pounds. GARFIELD
Is considerably over 1s5.
National Republican., 1880-10-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

U-A5Y SiEIlAh-
The commanding or pre,iding officers of tho yari
sgned their Intention to participate In the serennde
tendered to Hon. John sherman this evening are
TO report 70 me for conference nj Il o'clock noon TO
ools.lt W. h. REED Marshal.
s.Sa55e TREAsrnEn AND AssEsson's OFFICE, D. C.,(
49, wAsiuNGToS, Oc.obsr l6 1850 !
Notice is hereby given that on OCronEIt g. 1850
9la 70 ali Apothecares, Auc,onters, Banks and
Bankers, Bill Posters, brewers. nrokera Book
Commission Merchants. Dealers in Distilled aud Fer
mentod Liquors, Wines and Cordinls, Dsiillors In
mlnatlng Gas, Life and Fire Insurance Companlcs
Potent Potent, Agents PnwnbroIcrs, ph9.ographcrs, Pro
Houses, Billiard, Bagatelie and Jenny Lind Tables
oiices, Junk Shops. Dealers in sceond.hand toih
Ing, Dealers In Old Barrels Restaurants and Eating
Houses, Theatres, RectiHers etc
All parties engaged In said business, trades or pro-
fessonsmust promptly rouew said liccnsei In accord
OF m6a nS VIZ S evdTv nS pson E aDe STc Gr
license tax. who may n. TO pay the same boorc
l,cen So imp sed pay line or penalty Of not less
'hah hve nor more thHn if dollars for each oiense
ocls.2t Treasurer and Assessor, b. C.
n,s9y@ TowPAl HERS LOOK oUrl
Let every hand he on derK tst cloud bulldlng) ut
perous voyage Of saturday evening aud loin ~ the
EcREr&RT% r. Sn 6o yaSns ' sfsiS sar f1 las been as as
signed to the right Of the line, following Iho full
,%PHni %J9q u,P sNN,q2,esy Nq, By 800 alshtr nnnr,
- stecrsman. Captain.
n,9Sy@NEw WORKERS., ATTENTION.
A meeting Of the New York Republican Assooln.
Ter " be held at Room y Lc Droit bui!dng this
LMONDA) evoning OCTOBER ls Ut 5;m o'clock
D. IN. o.. v. n. OGDFN,
Secre cry.
R>15J@REV NARAYAN SIIEsHADRI OF IN
49, DIA converted Brahmnn Of the highest
god, Will preach in the New York Avenue Presby-
terlan church this evcnug ut 80 o'clock. oc slit
N~S15e THE MEMBERS OF THE IOWA RTPUB-
k-S llcan Association will please assemble at
the rooms OF the Veteran Club TlliS EVENING at
O'Clock TO participate In tho scronnde of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. J. NJ. VALE,
ocis President OF Association.
R,55E@ ATTENTION, PENNsYLVANLANs
Pennsylvauians arc requested to meet at tho
g3l II street northwest. T;IS O'Clock sharp THIS
EVENING tor tie purpose Of participating In the
ii. A. CoBAUGH,
Marshal.
n-S151 JERsEYAfEN,A ATTENTION.
William II. Barnum. whilst traducing both the
party nnd It's candt 'Rtes says that with New YORK
IND New Jersey Uancock's ele dlon is assured.
sPEClA Al and IMPORTANT meeting ut 7:l0 To-.
night, Room I, No. 0A 81 NV. The presence of
every man who Is an coctor IN the state sdenanded
OclS-ltT JACOB w. STARR,
National Republican., 1880-10-19

AFTER the blow HENDRICKS came up
smiling. 1t was not his funeral.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

Mrs. HENDRICKS seems to understand
ENGLISH.
National Republican., 1880-10-19
MINOR TOPICS.

CrScrNSArr polled 65YAOO votes at the last olcc.
ton According to tho general estimate this would
give the city population of S25.0OO We expect TO
hear the citizens calling for q new census.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

OLD junk dealers have now an excellent
opportunity to purchase Mt very low fig
ure, about sixty tons of political "text
books" manufactured expressly to meet
the democratic idea by STnsON HUTcH-
ms, esq, and General DUNCAN WALLER.
Applications must be addressed to the
democratic headquarters in this city.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

WE have them on the run this time sure.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

THE Chicago Times says that the last shipment Of
mormon emgrants included 1900 Welsh miners
one singular fact connected with the mormon
proselytos IS that they rarely succeed in getting
member Of tho Roman catholic or episcopal
nlra
National Republican., 1880-10-19

THE Wabash railway has made cut in passcn-
ger rates between Chicago & St. Louis Unlimited
tickets are sold for sL7O and the road sold sj0OOo
worth in two days. Tho Vandalia road is selling
tickets to Chicago for s2 Soft thing for travellers
National Republican., 1880-10-19

AN English cotcmporary says tho custom ofstand-
ing arm in arm during the pauscs Of waltz
though common in the country, Is not tolerated in
good society so with the country way of promenad
ing up and down tho room after the dances; this
is equally offensive to good taste. We can add an
other custom prevalent in America and England
which we can characterize as nothing less than
indelicate and yulgar-thatis is the way n gentleman
takes ladY's arm and grasping It above the elbow
| or passing his arm between the lady,s breast and
arm makes her tho support rather than him. It is
Objectionable In many respects and has an undg-
nihcd appearance. We refer to this because 1t Is
more prevalent than pleasant in this city.
LADY BuGwER, In her scurrilous book written for
ho purpose of blasting her husbands fame and
character induges in side criticisms on high per
sonngcs with a freedom and spirit which are akin
to billingsgato She calls Queen Victoria % little,
selfish sensuous inanity." Mrs. Norton the novel
ist she says was vile, shameless woman. She
styles her husbanlswrings as "balderdnshiNna;"
his head is the head OF q goat upon monkeys
body" England is the "land Of cant and crme;"
Sir Edward Dulwer was the Caesar Borgia of the
nineteenth century with the beauty and courage Of
the first e out;' "a literary Cagiostro, political
Titus Oates, a marital Henry VIII, full of moral
and physical lGprosy" Evidently her madness is
not all insanity. There is spice of pure cussed
| ness in its composition. Her two books have not
dimmed the luStre of Dulwcr's name but have add
cd infamy TO character whose weaknesses and
foolish excosses might have been otherwise apollo
giIed for on the score Of nOp compoSpentis alone.
National Republican., 1880-10-19

IF southern democrats accepted the re-
suits Of the war with the good faith they
boas. of they would do one of two things,
which they have the power and the con-
stitutional right to do They would abol-
ish negro suffrage and accept the conse-
qucnces in loss Of representation in con-
gress aud the electoral college, or thoy
would cease to prevent by force aud fraud
the free and effective exercise of tho suffrage
by the negro. They are determined, how
ever, TO retain the political power and deny
to the negro who gives it any share in it,
THE correspondence between HAMPTON
and SHERMAN speaks for itself Mr.
HAMPTON affects yirtuous indi ignation at
being charged with coparceny in the ku-
kluX business. This is foolish because the
many leaders of the democratic party have
all along stOutly denied the existence OF
any ku-lllux so far as their knowledge goes
aud have denied that any unlawful meth
ods have been employed at elections, and
have hooted Mt the idea that there was any
thing in the stories about them, except
now and then local murder. This
sudden 1aring up and demanding blood in-
National Republican., 1880-10-19

n~SSyeNEw WORKERS., ATTENTION.
meeting OF the New York Republican Asgooln-
ton vi be held Room ~ Lc Droit building, this
(MONDAY) evening, OCTOBER 49, Mt 7:D O'Clock
D. IN. q. v. ". OGDFN,
National Republican., 1880-10-19

CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
of New York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-06
Origin of Bank Notes.

Not only did the Chinese possess
coins at a very early period, but they
were also the inventors of bank notes.
Some writers regard bank notes as hav-
ing originated about ll9 B. c., in the
reign of the Emperor Quit. At this time
the court was in want of money, and to
raise it Klaproth tells US that the prime
minister hit upon the following device
When any princes or courtiers entered
the imperial presence, it was custom
airy to cover the face with a piece of
skin. 1t was first decreed then that
for this purpose the skin of certain white
deer kept in one of the royal parks
should alone be permitted, and then
these pieces of skin were sold for a high
price. But although they appear to
have passed from one noble to another,
they do not seem ever to have entered
into general circulation. 1t was there
fore, very different from the Russian
skin money. In this case the notes were
FUSED instead of the skins from which
they were cut, the skins themselves be-
ing too bulky and heavy to be constantly
carried backward and forward. Only
a little piece was cut off to figure as II
token of possession of the whole skin.
The ownership was proved when the
piece fitted in the hole" True bank
notes are said 70 have been invented
about 800 A D., in the reign of HAN
tsoung, of the dynasty of Thang, and
were ,feySie,s, or flying money. 1t is
curious, however, though not surpris-
ing, to find that the temptation to over
issue led to the same results in China as
in the West. The value of the notes
fell, until at length it took ll,O00 mic,
or E3 900, to buy cake of rice, and the
use of notes appears to have been aban-
dcned. Subsequently the issue was re-
vived, and Tchangyang (a60 900 A. d.
seems to have been the first private per-
son who issued notes. Somewhat later,
under the Emperor Tching-tsoung 1897
1929, this invention was largely ex-
tended. Sixteen of the richest firms
united to form bank of issue, which
emitted money In series, some payable
every three years. s.-Niseteenth Century,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-06
VOL VIII. ISLAND POND, VERMONT, FRTDAY, FEBRUARY
Astray.

Astray.
l travelled forbidden road,
Which first appeared so fiowery iair
That onward eagerly strobe ...-l.
Till-to my horror and despair
All buds and blossoms blooming there,
All tender boughs and twigs of green
Stood changed to burrs and nettles keen,
Whose angry points my garments tore,
And pTicked my hands till they were sore.
Bewildered at the wondrous change,
That should have warned me from the place,
kept my course with swifter pace,
And saw marvel still more strange;
For cruel hints snrang thro' the ground
To meet my feet at every bound,
With cash on cash that made them bleed.
Then time it was that l should heed!
Just at the moment Of my nee,,a
shining man stood at my side
Whose luster tell on all around,
And spread glory far and wide!
" And who art thou'" trembling cried
Give ear, said he, "to what say;
am the guide OF all who stray,
To point them back to virtues path,
The guardian OF thy erring way;
And, step by step-in love, moi wrath
These angry f1ints and briers strew,
To warn thy feet from wandering so."
knelt and kissed the garments hem,
And cried, "Oh, angel, sent from heaven!
Make sharper yet each thorny stem!
Increase the f1ints to seven times seven.
Fulfill thy purpose in my pain
will endure and not complaint
He fed, and l, with deep remorse,
Turned back from my forbidden course
But, Oh, how many weary hours
Itraveled DER those blighted bowers,
Rebloomed with all their former flowers.
Theodore TILton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-06

bring the gun, and perhaps we may sue
ceed in having some sport with the
creature, whatever it may be-" And
with these words he started off in the
direction of the house, leaving Jenny to
her own reflections and Bounce to claw
away at the bottom of the. tree. -.
And, new, what was Jacob to doP
Should he sit still and be shot like a
thief or a wild beast, or should he take
advantage of his rivals absence, come
down like q man and confess his love
for Jenny on the spot. He must take
one of the two alternatives, and must
choose quick. For moment he faltered,
not knowing what apology to make
for his awkward position; but he de-
termined to do the best he could, and
quietly commenced the descent, think
ing it better at any time TO face his
lady-love than a loaded. rifle.
jacob aS 'SSast an old ftnS IL sfs thin IN
mitted him to land; and Jake did not
fail to notice that Jenny was much less
surprised at his sudden appearance than
he had expected she would be.
How he ever did it, Jacob could never
tell. But he went down on his knees
before Jenny, and in such language as
had never before been heard to flow
from his lips poured forth his love into
the willing ear of his adored, while
Bounce wagged his tail and looked on,
apparently well pleased with the turn
events had taken. And, although the
newly betrothed lovers remained in the
shade of the old apple tree until the sun
had sank to rest behind the western
horizon, yet Mr.. Eldridge did not put
in an appearance with the gun-an event
which Jacob had been momentarily ex-
pecting.
1t was not until some time after the
marriage festivities had been celebrated
that Jenny disclosed to Jacob the artifice
that had been employed to bring about
declaration of his love. s-.E.
He then learned that the Irritation be-
tween Jenny and Mr.. Eldridge was all
a hoax, gotten up by the artful cousin
for the purpose of bringing the tardy
lover to proposal. On the day in the
orchard they had seen him when he
first climbed into the tree, and were
aware of his presence all the time they
were seated beneath.
Eldridge's seeming intention of pro-
posing for Jenny's hand, as well as the
device of going in search of the gun,
were only combinations of the conspir-
acy against him.
Jacobs opinion of his wife's cousin
has now been vastly improved, and he
has quite forgiven the hard things which
he said in regard to him on that memo
rable day under the apple tree. Jacob
lpAlxc hsy,o hio
benefactor, who helped him to acquire
the most valuable treasure in his posses
sion.--Qui,acy Modern Argo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-06
Washington as n Voter.

Washington voted at all the Fairfax
elections until the close of his life, uni
formly supporting the Federal candi-
dates. Although living some distance
from the court house, at the Alexandria
market, he generally voted early; The
polls were reached by flight of steps
outside. which in 1899 had become old
and shaky. When the general reached
the steps. he placed one foot upon them
and shook the crazy ascent as if to try
its strength. Instantly twenty brawny
arms, one above the other, grasped the
stairway, and dozen mems shoulders
braeed i. Nor did man move until
the venerable chief deposited his vote
and returned. Il saw his last bow
said one of them half century after
ward; "it was more than kingly. -
Harper'S Mdgd at1ae. tsa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-02-06
Walking Sticks,

A walking stick has always been con
sidered useful and graceful present,
likely to be of pleasant service. and long
possessed. Some are inclined to think
that the pilgrims staff, the bishops
crozier, the drum majors gorgeous mace
and the usher's wand have common
origin with the walking stick; at least,
we know that change Of habit, and that
most unaccountable change Of fashion,
has in our own time worked some
curious results; the various materi ais
called into use are alone sufficient to
been made of tortoise shell, the back
bone or vertebre of the shark, the tusk
of the rhinoceros, and woods of every
conceivable variety, and lately one was
exhibited made entirely of champagne
cords, with wire passed through them.
The handles have many more sources to
boast, as there are many materials not
large enough to make whole sticks, such
for instance as the teeth of the giraffe,
the walrus, the elephant; and, in fact,
most large teeth and all hcrns are use
full for the purpose. 1t is remarkable
fact that women are seldom employed
at stick making, and boys but little,
there being so much knowledge and
skill required Tor the various processes
that men are chiefly employed; it is also
singular that steam power is not in use
to any large extent; machinery has the
power of turning out large quantities of
goods all alike. but cannot vary them
this is the reason of its not being gener-
ally adopted, for the very charm of a
stick is its natural peculiarities. There
must not be two alike, and if nature is
humored, as it is by a skilled workman,
they cannot be; it will readily be seen
that fixed method cannot be applied
to all, as each stick must receive treat
ment peculiar to itself.-HGtterS' GGzeHe.