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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15
MOrm0ns Discouraged.

SALT LAKE, April THE Nor.
monspring conference met yesterday.
The attendance was slim and the
proceedings tame. There is a great
ferment in the Mormon mind. The
church leaders seem unable or un.
willing to sound any rallying cry.
The Mormons are heard to regret that
Brigham Young is not alive. They
recall that he contemplated aban-
doning polygamy if the Reynolds
decision was against it, and demand
that the present church leaders shall
openly announce their submission to
the law or their intention to con-
tinue to defy it. Their Instructions
polygamists to find separate houses
for their plural wives are regarded as
cowardly and create dissatisfaction
among the Mormon women. The
coming constitutional convention is
expected to provide against the furth-
,er extension of polygamous mar
riages, but what the people already
in polygamy are to do gives the most
concern. Some polygamists have sent
away their plural wives others have
not and say they will not. Although
greatly disturbed as to possible conse-
quences they say they are willing to
suffer political acknowledgements and
aid in stopping further polygamous
marriages, but that they will not
abandon their plural families, and
they fear persecution if they do not.
The women have suddenly acquired
greatly-increased importance. The
polygamists will probably not en-.
deayor to be registered for voting by
the election commissioner. Theyex-
Dect to be able to elect homogeneous
Mormons to all offices. Nevertheless
there is great rush for naturaliza.
ton papers. There would be hut
little disposition among Gentiles to
disturb the existing polygamous no.
tons if the church would stop the
practice where it is, but they show
no disposition to do that, or those
who have the disposition lack the
courage to act.
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i. SATURDAY, APRIL Is. 1882.

Public gratitude to Governor Ham,
ilton for what he has accomplished
in the work of reform is to take the
shape of banquet to be rendered to
him "by Democrats from the State
at large" Among those to be invit-
ed are Governor Tilden and other
high officials of other States whose
names are more or less identified
with reform. 1t does not appear
that our own ex-gOvernors are to be
among the guests. Governor Thomas,
Governor Carroll and Governor
Groome not being expected to revei
on that occasion although some of
them may be considered Democrats
"at large" The senatorial syndi-
cate will not be there, but will be
permitted to MUNICH their boiled
crow in one of tho ante-chambers,
and will be included in the toast ito
our bonored dead. "-Balto. Anaeri-
can.
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Naturalists claim that every crea.

Naturalists claim that every creas
ture, however insignificant, has its
use. But no man can name the use
to which the so called Democratic
party can be put. 1t cannot be used
to uphold the system Of protection,
and yet its most influential leaders
render it impossible for the party to
be used to assail that system, It
hates National banks, and yet EN-.
braces hosts of men who would quit
it at once if it should make war ON
the National banking system with
effect. Its traditions and many Of its
strongest men favor sound curren-
cy, and yet the Democratic masses
are SO infected with soft-money no.
tons that, if it ever takes any side
on that question, it inevitably takes
the wrong side. All its theories are
! hostile to internal improvements.
The party, therefore, can never be
used to plan or carry out great works
for the development of the country.
Yet the temper of its local politicians
and voters. especially at the South.
is so strongly in favor of works in
which they have direct interest
that the p"rty could not be held to.
gether for an hour on a policy of rigid
opposition to such works. 1t seems
to be the mission of this Congress to
teach the country that the so-called
Democratic party has not even one
bond of union. 1t has been supposed
that Democrats, if united in nothing
else, Were at least united in suppress
ing free speech and honest elections
at the South. But here we have Sem
ator Malone, and after him come
others, who declare that it is time to
put an end to the methods by which
the South has been made solid.
Again, it was very significant that
the Tariff Commission bill passed the
Senate by the votes of twelve Sena-'
| lots WHO were eitCteu do lJeuH'Nid(S,
and ten of them came ftO,n the South.
With them was Mr.. VOORHEES,, whose
speech recognizing the movement of
public opinion toward the protective
system was generally accepted as
evidence of Democratic disintegra.
ton. In due time there W i'll be votes
on measures Of internal improve
ment. 1t is probable that these will
make manifest the radical disagree
ment of Democrats on this question
also. Does anybody want proof that
there is no Democratic party? Ifso.
this Congress will furnish it.-N Y
| T,yihlt,7p
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Counting the Electoral Vote.

The Presidential count bill, which
passed the Senate without amend
ment, provides that the Presidential
electors of each State shall meet and
give their votes on the second Mon
day in January next following their
appointment at such places as the
Legislatures of the States may direct /;
that each State pursuant to its laws
existing on the day fixed for the APP
pointment of the electors may de-
termine prior to the meeting of the
electors any controversy concerning
the appointment of all or any of
them that such determination shall
be conclusive evidence of their lawful
title and shall govern in the count by
Congress that no electoral vote or
votes from any State from which but
one return has been received shall be
rejected except by the affirmative
votes of the two houses that if more
than one return is returned is receiv-
ed from State the votes of those
electors who have been appointed by
the lawful tribunal of the State shall
be counted, and in the event of
question as to which of two or more
OF such State tribunals is the lawful
tribunal, the votes of the electors ap
pointed by that tribunal which the
two houses, acting separately, shall
decide to be the authorized one shall
be counted that in case of an unde-
termined contest between two or
more sets of electors of State. those
votes shall he counted which the two
houses, acting separately, shall decide
to be the lawful electoral votes. The
bill also provides that if the counting
of the votes shall not have been COM
pleted before the fifth calender day,
next after the first joint meeting of
the two houses, no recess shall be
afterWard taken by either house, UNI
til the counting is finished.
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mo between the politicians in the
amp of the regulars" that some OF
those now out of power will try to
=use the committee as an instrument
TO punish their opponents. Pollti-
cans who, after many years work in
the body, and with the machine, find
themselves in a minority, affect a
disdain for their former cO-parceners
and are not slow to avail themselves
of every opportunity to announce
their own saintliness and to picture
the depravity of those who co.opera-
tod with them in the lobby and be.
hind the scenes. 1t is understood
that there is no want of such political
Pecksniffs in the Democratic party at
present. and the 0. l.. D.. recognize
that the danger lies in admitting such
people or their friends into their Or
ganization. That they will attempt
to secure admission is beyond ques-
ton, as they have already made pub.
lie exhibitions of their penitence.
But those who will control the com.
mittee will demand that these poll
ticians remain on probation some
time longer. The o. L. DIS will
very shortly express themselves in
favor of Governor Hamilton's re-
nomination, and public meeting is
to be called soon after the organiza:
ton of the new committee, calling or
him to accept the leadership of the
State, and make another contest
against the bosses.-Baltimo1e Sun
dan american.
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member of Congress from that dis
trict. Such was the blunder OF
Democratic Legislature in seating
Judge Brooke.
The fourth circuit is in an extreme
ly doubtful position, with ninety
chances out of hundred for the Re
pubicans. Italready has one Repub
lican Judge, and Garrett, Allegany
and Washington, the counties com
posing the circuit, are all Republican.
The Democrats will re-nomlnate
Judge Alvey for chief Judge. lie
will probably be elected by his own
personal strength Mr.. Frank Darby
will be the Republican candidate for
associate, and he will assuredly be
elected. Judge Pearre, the other as
sociate, holds over, The Republicans
will then have two judicial circuits
after this fall, and likely third cir
cult :; and that means that all the
Western shore of Maryland, from the
peninsula to the Alleganies, will be
Republican. These are large Repub-
licau gains, and the signs of the times
in the Democratic ranks are that they
will not cease here. The Sixth Con-
gressional Districts is irretrievahly
Republican, and the Fifth is not
safely Democratic. This is gloomy
prospect for the Democrats to begin
their campaign with. The Reuubll-
cans must not lose their heads by
success. They have the vantage
ground. Will they hold it:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

A review of eth political situation
in the State appeared in the Balti-
more Herald of Sunday. We extract
the following pertinent to the affairs
of this District:
This discard in the Sixth Judicial
District IN an opportunity that must
not he lost to the Republican party.
1t concerns the fate of the party
throughout Maryland. Already the
party, by blunder of the Democra-
cy, have the Seventh Circuit by the
seating of Judge Brooke. The Judges
for that circuit appoint public school
commissioners for st. Mary's, Call
vert, Charles and Prince Georges
counties. The commissioners will
lay complete network of Republi-
can teachers throughout these coun.
ties and that will guarantee proper
polling of the negro vote for all time
to come, besides other necessary in.
cidental party advantages. Such a
state of affairs jeopardiZes the Fifth
Congressional District. IF the Dem.
ocrats have much dissension this fall
In nominating, it will be very diff
cult toelect their man. Two years
hence Sidney E. Mudd will be q
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15
ViCtimiZed by SharperS.

Boston, April GA remarkable
conspiracy to extort money from
Charles Francis Adams and to black
mail his family has just come to light.
rhe first intimation of the scheme
was warning received by Mr.. Adj
ans clerk last Friday that Mr..
Adams account at his bank had been
overdraWn. This was considered very
surprising, as he was known to have
$4,000 to his credit there. An in.
vestigation was at once begun, and it
was found that check for SIT 800,
regularly endorsed and signed by
Mr.. Adams, but filled in by another
hand, had been deposited in the
Merchants Bank some time pre-
yiously, and had. in due course of
business, come around to Mr.. Adj
ans bank. To-day j. s. Morrison
was arrested on the 10 O'Clock train
for New York. He made the state
ment that the check represented
money that Mr.. Adams had lost at
gaming. reinstatement furthershows
that Mr.. Adams, who is in feeble
mental health, and whose memory is
impaired, was considered a fit subject
by this man, who is interested in a
banco game, and that is was believed
This family would pay aEy sum to
AVOID the publication of the story.
Mr.. Adams was met one day on the
street by Morrison, who assumed to
be relative and political friend oil
Mr.. Adams, and decoyed him into q
place on Roylston street, where the
game was in progress Mr.. Adams
WAS confused, and did not seem tC
know what he was about, and the
sharDers finally induced him to sign
and endorse three checks, one fol
Sl7.500, one for 81 800, and one foi
$3.50. Morrison frankly said that he
did not believe Mr.. Adams knew
| WiIttt hO was QOIIS, anu CUS6ENeU
Mr.. Adams after the swindle coming
from his home without apparent
agitation supposed the game had
succeeded and Mr.. Adams had con.
cluded to allow fhe check to be paid
A man named J. +. Norton is inn
plicated, but has not yet been arrest
ed. Mr.. Adams clerk, on discover.
ing that this check had been deposi.
ted, had the account trusteed, and the
matter placed in the hands of detec.
tives. Mr.. Adams is rs years old,
has been somewhat i'll for two years
and at times his mind is affected. He
does not yet seem to realize the ex.
tent or nature of the transaction. The
largest check only was deposited
Mr.. Adams is the welknown states
man, and at one time minister to the
Court of st. James, and has been
frequently mentioned as a candidate
for the presidency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

The Baltimore .EUening Star of
Monday has the following to say
about 1.-THE Cumberland coal traGe":
Mr.. Charles Mayer, president of the
Consultation coal company, whose
miners in the Georges Creek coal re-
gi0ns are at present On a strike, was
seer by a reporter and asked if the
company would make statement
regarding their position in the mat
ter. Mr.. Mayer stated that he was
not at liberty to make any statement
for the company. Tor while all the re-
ports of the strike published so far
have been one-sided and in favor of
the Knights of Labor only, yet the
company, knowing just what it could
afford to pay, and not desiring to
reduce the force of men for the
sake of their families, had been COM
PEELED to reduce the price of their
wages. In doing SO they acted con
scientiously and felt that they were
in the right, so were determined
to carry out their decisions. They
would, as before stated, give miners
ample time to reconsider their action
and return to work, but when the
present supply of coal is exhausted,
which will be in about months
time, they would consider that ample
grace, and if the strikers refuse then
to return to work, imported men
would be put on.
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The Party Opportunity.

The Republican party has rarely
had such an opportunity as is now
presented for great success in Mary
land. She should close up all breach
es in her ranks, lay aside family quar-
rels, join hands and prepare for Wig
orous attack upon her antagonists.
Democrats have demonstrated the
fact, that with them Reform is i'm
practible if not impossible. Their
pledges to the people have not been
redeemed, but have been broken as
readily as they were made, and in the
struggle for spoils and honors they
have INDUCED in disgraceful fraternaI
strifes. With united front, the Re-
publicans can secure success in our
State. Let this stimulate every MEM
Der of the party to do his best for a
prudent, energetic and vigorous CAM
paign in the coming autumn. The
old Sixth District must not throw
away her Republican character. She
can make il still more emphatic than
1t has been, and she will do it. if she
is animated withthe true spirit. Let
as cast about for reliable. consistent,
tried standard-bearers, and under
their lead win our way once more to
success, and try to redeem the State
from the condition into which Gov.
Swami carried her during his term
of service.-Ffedericb Examiner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

DULLNEss IN LOCOMOTIVE BUILD.
ING.-IJ has been announced that
the Roberts Locomotive Works, at
Paterson, New Jersey. are about to
discharge 500 of their 1000 hands.
The New York Times says the cause
of this proposed discharge OF the men
is The cOuntermanding Of one order
for ninty locomotives. and the prob
abilities that still others will follow.
AT the Grant works ten new engines
were countermanded after they were
completed, and last week tn Y were
stored away. 1t Is thought that
number of new locomotives from
various shops will he stored when
completed, because they will not he
delivered until paid for, and the rail-
roads ordering them are unable to
pay for them. The Paterson locOm0-
tive manufactures II month ago would
accept no orders to he completed in
side ola year. Now they would take
contracts to be filled Ivy summer. The
Baldwin Works at Philadelphia have
accepted an order from the Penusyl.
vania Railroad, to be completed IN
few months, which they declined to
take short time since and fill inside
of year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

A HUMOROUS INCIDENT OF THE
FLOoD.-A certain boat coming up
the Mississippi the other day lost her
way and bumped up against frame
house. She hadn't more than touch
ed it before an old darkey rammed
his head up through hole in the
roof where the chimney once came
out and yelled at the captain on the
roof: "Whar de hell is you gwine
wild dat boat? Can't you see muffin ?
Fust thing you knows yer gwine ter
turn dis house ober, spill de ole wo-
man and de chil'en out in de flood
an drown 'em. What yer doin' out
here in de county wild yer damn
boat, anyhow? Go on back yander
froo de con fields an git back into
de ribber whor you b'longs. Amt
got no bushes sewn miles out in de
country foolin' roun' peoples houses
uohow !" and she backed OUT
Memphis appeal.
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The 0. L. DIS Organizing for the Fall
Campaign.

The o. L. DIS are beginning prepa-
rations for an aggressive campaign.
The term of their Executive Com
mittee of One Hundred expires next
month, when elections will he held
to choose new committee, which is
to consist of one hundred and eighty
members, or one from each precinct.
DR.. Milton N. Taylor, who resigned
the craftsmanship of the Committee
of One Hundred last September, is
taking an active part in its formation.
and declares that the election for
new committee will result in the
publication of the organization, and
that it will drive from it the men
who were struggled into the commit
tee under false coors, and were the
tools OF the managers and represented
their interests. DR.. Taylor has de-
termincd TO renew his conflict with
the managers, and he is, as usual,
sanguine of the result. A comblna.
ton of circumstances will favor the
O. l.. DIS this year. Governor Ham.
ilton has recognized the organization
as political factor, and has bestowed
upon its members some of the best
offices in his gift. The Committee of
One Hundred has passed that stage
when 1T was safe to ridicule and be-
little it. It is no longer a body of
"soreheads." as the regulars called it
last year, and it is more than probable
that it will have more to say than
the regulars in the appointment of
judges and clerks for the next Octo-
Der and November elecUlons. 1t is
well for the body poictic that such
Vigilance Committee should exist in
party where rings and bosses flour
ish to such an extent as in the Demo-
cratic party of this state. Similar
committees have accomplished great
results for other cities. The q. L.
DIS expect to be reinforced by a large
element which has taken no interest
in the movement last year, on account
of its supposed weakness, and they
expect to secure some of the best men
inthe Democratic party as members.
One of the principal dangers against
which they have to contend will be
the anxiety of the friends of the regu-
lars to be admitted to the organiza.
! ton. There is such an intense feel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15
Cron Prospects in the South.

WASHINGTON. April 10.-Reports
received by the Agrit ultural Dep'rt-
ment up to Saturday last show very
hopeful prospect for food crops in the
South. There is a general increase in
the acreage of winter and spring
wheat and oats, and a slight decrease
in that Of cotton. The increase Of
food crops is as follows: Tennessee,
80 per cent. in wheat, AMI 40 per
cent. in oats North Carolina, wheat
% per cent, oats 81 per cent. ; Geor-
gia, wheat 20 per cent. oats, 33 yer
cent ; South CaioIinia, wheat Is per
cent. oats 90 per cent. Arkansas,
wheat 10 per cent, oats 10 per cent.
In all OF these states there is reported
a decrease in the purchase of con-
mercial fertilizers amounting in the
estimated aggregate 10 two million OF
dollars. Alabama reports that ow'
ing to the very short crop of corn
produced last year on account Of the
drouth the planting of winter wheat
and oats was fully 80 per cent. great.
er than ever before, while the prea-
raGons for corn are increased in rs
great IA ratio. With good season
the food crop will be enough for two
years supply. The decrease in cotton
owing to foods, is estimated at $780,
600 to $4,000 bales.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

The President last week nominat-
ed Senator Teller, of Colorado, to be
Secretary of the Interior; VIM, E.
Chandler, of New HAMPSHIRE, SecIe-
tary of the Navy; VIM. I'll. Hunt.
now Secretary of the Navy, United
States minister TO Russia; John j..
Knox, of Minnesota, comptroller Of
the currency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

bic gains. 1t is disgracefuI that the
question of the Chinese should be
made the mere sport of denagagues.
who do not blush to say openly that
they do not care about the right or
wrong of it, but consider it solely
from the point of party advantage,
JUNIUs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

Some interesting statistics of the
vast coal industries of Pennsylvania
for 1881 are just issued from the office
of the Secretary of internal Affairs.
In the anthracite regions 3l9 collier
les have been in operation, employ
ing 1850 hands and turning out
q. 929, 1913 tons, at cost of S29. 454 ISL
in wages, S106.55 per ton. There
were 1913 bituminous collieries in OPP
GRAFTON during the year. which pro-
dused 1862. 1923 tons of bituminous
coal at coal at cost in wages of
S14, $40, 057. an average of half a mill
over 80 cents per ton, In the anthra-
cite collieries the employees worked
on the average trifie over 275 days
during the year and produced 373.14
tons each, earning on the average
S"97 SO in wages, or a fraction more
than S1.44 for each working day. In
the bituninous mines the workmen
had an average Of 217 days work
during the year and produced 442 81
tons each, earning an average total
of S407 20, or little over S1.97 for
each working day. As large pro-
portion of the employees are :heIp-
ers," or boys under age, who are paid
small wages, the actual earnings of
of adult miners are of course consid-
erably in excess ofthe average shown
by the statistical returns.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-15

There were eleven deaths from
smallpox in Philadelphia during the
last Week-an increase of seven, as
compared with the previous week.
Daily Republican., 1882-07-24

Il State
p The REF,
fhiS morni.
4 o'clock
/ $50
Daily Republican., 1882-07-24

A gentleman from the vicinity Of
Newark stopped at the REPUBLICAN,
office to-day and gave narrowing
description of load of Kentucky cat
tie that was lett standing on siding
at Iron Hill station while q passenger
train passed. The gentleman says the
cattle were the finest Kentucky could
afford, but they were 30 foot sore and
tired standing 80 long that they became
restless and tried to lie down; when one
lay down the Others tramped over 1t.
In one instance one of the beasts was
trampled to death, and others wonld
have been trampled to death had not O
man in charge gope into the cars and
by twisting the tails of the suffering
creatures, compelled them 10 get up.
A great many Of the poor beasts were
covered with scars aud scabs where they
were horned and trampled upon by
struggling cattle. The cattle were
bound for New York. What is the use
of society for the Prevention of cruel.
ty to animals If such acts of thurman
ity are permitted.