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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28
THE sSOUNuERN3IlLODE
OF surpREsslNa TIE TRUTH.
A Mans Life In Danger Becansa iIs Wrote
Too Freely OF The nuli.lozing ut ATTAIN.
tn To hi. Broti,sr iu the North-liis
/. Family Alny Ekpect IL Funeral Soon

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. o7.-1he following
extract from private letter written by
llrichard Smith, Of Atlanta. to Ills brother,
Oscar Smith, ofWilkesbarre, pa., and pub.
l'she,l IN the Record, created considerable
excitement when reproduced here today,
tho general sentiment being In favor Of
mobbing the writer without ceremony:
"As did not wish TO work election day
| went down to the polls and watched the
poor darkies get cheated out OF their votes.
1t is tho biggest kind Of fraud ever saw.
They had to form a line an entire Block
long. and Democrats stood on each side
and bulldozed them and pushed them.
anything to get up II row. Then the
|'dnrkies would be run of to the lock.np
before they had time TO .vote.S ! d6SIfot
blame the negroes for not voting. 1t is rs,
much ,!s their life Is wsrth. When tho,
returns camcinAnl tlookedas il Cleveland
would beelectedthe Democrats took two red
shirts and burned them, and caught the
darkics and put them up and sold them
tor fun. They were nearly frightened 10
death. sthe returns seemed 30 positive
for tho Democrats they began to gather BY
hundreds, carrying Rebel ilugs The lire
bell rang,, whistles blew, business houses
shut down and turned ont with the mob,
Tho negroes ran every way to avoid them.
This waskept up for three days: 1t is
Just terrible. My roommate was brought
in nearly dead. He il Il Democrat, and
cut Oft some black mans ears, and they
got square with him. lie will most likely
die. He kept the ears for relic. t, All Of
us keep our mouths shut. They expect
70 get pay for all the slaves now, and say
Il Cleveland don't takc his seat they will
kill him. 1t is all fight down here
THE WRITER FOUND AND MALTREATED.p
Early this morning it was ascertained
that Richard Smith, i dry goods clerk, was
the writer, and before breakfast there We re
several callers for Smith. Later n the duy
Smisl, increased in demand, and the gen.
eral feeling grew III fuvor Of running him
out of town after giving him severe
whipping. Smith hid until this uitemo, II.
when he was found by Jim Parker, Of.
ort'l mail.carrier, who. Smith stated. hal
told him about the Rebel flags, Parker
usked sn.itn 10 denxsii he had told INN
any such thing. This Smith refused to
10, and Parker gave him several strong
blows on, the face. producing m abuni-
ancc OF claret Witnesses cheercd Parker,
and as he showered blows on Smith the
police came in and ended the scene.
Smith has been advised to make himself
scarce in this community or his relatives
will have to hear his funeral expcn. es. lie
Will no doubt2et AWAY US coon US liberated
by the police. I. = -. !...s, ~ -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28
SOLID OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
How the Republicans Are Practically Dis
1--s l- frnuchlsed,

| dow the Republicans Are Practically Dlx.
frnuchtsed.
RALEIGH. N. G., Nov. 27.-Mr. Bluine's
Augusta speech is not new matter to The
lealing Republicans oft this State. More than
eighteen months ago conference OF Re.
phblicans was held in this city anl Judge
Daniel,,L RUSSELL Of Wilmington, urged
that it was absolutely impossible for the
Republicans to Carry any Southern State
alta Presidential election; that wherever
the whites were in numerical majority 1t
was only necessary for the Democrats 10
draw the color, line in order 10 array the
white voters solidly against the negroes
and thus insure success, and that III States
where the negroes arc in a majority, tissue
ballots, intimidation in all its forms, un.
just election laws and violence would
certainly make those States Demo.
cratic. Therefore, the South having
been made soldly Democratic by thes.
means, and minority rule havin, been
est thlished in ss veral Southern States, il
was the duty Of the Republic ans in eacl,
Of the Southern states not to send single
delegate to the Natilnnl Rrnuhlicun f,1n.
vcntion anil not 5hnvc.an olact"ral ,;oi.a, ;,t
| in the field in nnv Sonthorn STATE IN ~
Northern S,u,r, heinz ,."Ii, % ~, r. "o tmo
huntlrol and for,v.r;"ht o,octor,, ~ v.,n. ."u
and the South 70 one h,ndrsd I an,,,:sitS. y tTtSs
three. tho Honrhons nnd i:r;naJ;.rs au "a ~
South having raised The s.c,;on s Il, =. .ns
snppressiue Tho co,pre,l ~ ote % IN ihS Ss% SnntI;
| it WI, onIy nccrssnrv tlnt 10 sa,"o u @ s;..n
|tion be presented to ths So,thnrn ' staIo. StaIa
Tint exstcI when M ;nco, i;..si r., !
to insure III. cnniinc,l asc"n'arn s e,J''tu ~ w.
Republican partv in Tho Sa,;om % " '''e
| ui'hrs. vi.ws ;,,nrpsssd r; ""nrr ~, 80 Ia
iup sound exrent lin men,h.r: @ "i ~ It's "s w. y,
ternul Revcnna rino who wsrs a. nro.ont ."o ~
These men; took issne nn1 dccl,r"J I"I". ,h".
Virginia North Cnrol;nn " AMI 'iH 'Eio.;'1a ~,
could certainlv he carrirJ hv M ,l,a to,rI.' RoM,h
leans and lin nolcv ontI;usj TX Ly Nfpnn, fp'',.,
Russell was ain ndonnG ,,'''''' Z; 'u'se -
There il real .larn, amon, t,,o ,,,. no,,roo,
Of tlIis S.atc lcr,,sn If Clevel,nl @ l.e.oes .,lo.
ton. There arc many ne"ross iH a,;ys ..Iu wnn
|havc ,Iwavu hecn frco lTLoso aor no, nr'' w.
generally ,nteil;"ant NM, ara @ ,oaia., alu olt ~
their racn Th"S rscolInct ,;f,v so ,.aa,' ~ "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28

WASHINGTON, D. o., Nov. 27.-The third
annual report Of lion. H.. NJ. Teller, sccrc.
tnry Of the Interior, to President Arthur,
was transmitted t9the President today.
1t is full OF valuable information concern.
Ing the Indian alIairs Of tho Government
the public lands, pensions, the patent
Office. ttc. - -. :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28

UNEASY lies tho head that's going 10
wear crown.-Grorer Clereidnd. -,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28
~. y F,...a.ar 2 N tTfMyfRV!yWW " n
States or Territories In which such lands
lie may have tho belcfts derived from
taxiiig hejlands withirtheir boundaries.
~ PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS,

Tho report q the Commissioner OF Pen.
sions shows tint atE tlie+close ofi the fiscal
year 1854 there were 392, 2,7jG pensioners,
classified rs follows: IN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-28
Gllp q,tte,ll3Gqe,ri[fa:.
VINO will mourn for turkey now94.!.a

,,ti,csI Sos. ~ and II Fourte.nth Street.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
Nominate Rickert.
LANsroRD, Aug. 4th, 'S4.

LANsFoRD, Aug. ATM 'S4.
EDITOR ADVOCATE Dear Sir-As your
columns are open for discussing the claims
candidates for political favor, allow me to
call the attention of the Democratic masses
to the cllims of that old, tried and true
war-horse Samuel Rickert, o: Summit Hill,
whose name will be presented to the con
ventIon for the Office of County Treasurer.
It IS well-k known that he was the candidate
three years ago, and it is also well known
that he was the victim of circumstances.
In other words, he was defeated by tn ose
people who fought the ticket for imaginable
grievances, and with Mr.. Schwartz, for
Recorder, and Mr.. Gallagher, for Commits
siJuer, he went under. Against the char
acter o Mr.. Rickert not one word can be
said, while his devotion to the Democracy
and its candidates since be has become a
voter, is well-known throughout the coun-
ty. As those who opposed Mr.. Rckert
three years ago are with him now, there is
no reason why he should not have the ac
tive support of every Democrat in the coun
ty. With all respect for the claims OF other
candidates, we think the convention would
display wisdom in selecting Rckert as its
candidate for Treasurer. Hoping the
Democracy Of the lower end will stand by
Rickert in the Convention as it has done at
the polls, remain yours,
DEMooRAT.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09

N. Y. EXAMINER: The gold reserve in
the United States Treasury has been
slowly decreasing, and in its stead the
silver has been piling up. Now there is
but SllS,0U0. 600 in gold coin in the
vaults, and unless the tendency of things
is changed speedily the limit of $780,
900, 000, required by law to be kept for
the security OF the legal tenders, will be
reached in few weeks. When that
time comes the Government will BE-
obliged to pay out silver certificates in
stead of gold, and tie inevitable result
will be to make silver the standard of
our currency and to put a premium on
gold. We haye insisted from the begin
ming that this wopld be the ultimate re-
suit of the coinage of the light weight
silver collar. Various causes have de-
layed the operation OF law as iufleXible
in its action as gravitn;ion, and similar
causes may possibly delay it for year
or two longer. The present indications
are that the delay will now be very brief
and that by the end of this year pay
ments of gold from the Treasury will be
suspended. We shall then have a paper
currency based on silver dollar worth
less than so cents.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09

Norfolk crew had chance of winning,
but at the mile stake No. 2 of the Norfolk
boat stopped rowing. His companions
begged him not to give up. but be ould
go no further. He was played out. The
Pennsylvania then nearly lost the race 10
the Columbia, but forced the latter into
lot of pleasure boats and won. The
Columbias could not complain, as they
were out of their water. The eight cared
race between the Potomac and Columbia
was the best contested of the day. II
was one continuous squirt from start to
finish, and up to tie mile stake was any
body's raoe, the Columbia shot across the
stake winner. The Potomacs won four
out of the six races.
1t is expected that the presidential in
auguration ball to be given next March
will take place in the new pension office
building. the construction of which will
be far enough advanced by that time for
the purpose.
Mr.. Cu!bertson, the Kentucky Con.
gresham, who is at Providence Hospital
suffering from self-inficted wounds and
the results of a long drinking bout, secs
no one except the nurses and physicians.
81 have no friends to see," he said in
answer to a notification that some friends
were at the door waiting to see him.
The physicians think that his general
health needs more attention than The
wounds. His wife arrived here this of.
| ternoon.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
THE P. & R. AFFAIRS.
OWING 10000, 900 MORE THAN IT Is WORTH
DEMOCRAT.

Condensed from the Phila. Record.
The Reading Railroad was incorporated
for the transportation of coal, and if it had
been confined to that traffic it would have
been to day the most valuable railroad
property in the country.
On November 80, 1868, which was before
fore the Reading commenced to buy coal
lands. but while it was paying 10 per cent
dividends annually upon its share capital,
the outstanding stock Of the company
amounted to S25, ,30l ,36l.74 and the out
standing bonded debt to 1880, ,225.l7-
total capitalization OF the company, $780,
33l ,6769l.
Since then the company has purchased
about 100 GOO acres of coal lsnds-0r rather
of lands claimed to ccntain coal-at a cost
approximatng S3O,0OO0OO. The present
actual capitalization of the company
amounts to sos, 1891 SIG. Since 1868 the
main track and sidings of the road have
been extended as the necessities Of traffic
required, and an adjunctlYe system of rail-
roads aud canals has been leased upon
terms which do not permit Of profit be-
yond the annual rentals. Besides this or
binary extension of its lines and facilities
there has been an extraordinary addition
in the nature of mining and manufaetnr-
ing company inside the Reading Company
whose franchises aud fixtures, together with
other doubtful assets according to the yearly
reports, swell the value OF its property to
over one hundred and twenty million
dollars.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09

The total liabilities Of the company ac-
cording to its report Of Nov. 30, 1883, were,
S153, ,425 ,26l.
To this vast sum must be added the
floating debt Of the dual companies, which
is now estimated at twenty million dollars.
Subjectng the above figures to that cold
analysis which must be applied in the con-
sideration OF purely business ai ilairs we see
that against one hundred and twenty mill
lions dollars worth Of partly solid and part
| ly unsubstatial property there stands over
one hundred and eighty millions dollars Of
real indebtedness. Taking into considera.
| tion the character of their assets, the Read
! ing companies are required to pay three
dollars where they can in justice to tho
public only earn one dollar, IN order to
delray their running expenses and the
interest on the Indebtedness. Manifestiy
this can be done by keeping the prices of
coal at exorbitant rates and continuing the
extorton which is creating distress in all
dependent industries within the range OF
the distribution Of Reading tonnage.
Under these circumstances there is but
on proper course. The railroad corpora
tion was chartered to subserve ends OF
public benefit; the coal was imbeddcd in
the hills for general nd not for special or
sNSge use. In order that the railroad com
pany may carry coal at fair rates and for a
fair profit, and in order that consumers
may be supplied with coal at fair prices
there must be a liquidation of the Reading
Railroad Company's affairs.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09

THOSE who have net yet grown out Of
the old-fnshioned notion that character
onght 10 count for something in public
life, will be glad to hear that the con-
stituents of ex-Speaker Keifer have de.
cided to let him adorn private life here
after. After his disgraceful career as
Speaker he was very desirous of a 'vin-
dication,' aud his district was good-na-
tured enough to send him back to Con-
gress fer one more term in spite Of his
record, while the Republican minority
made the great mistake of giving him a
com plimentary vote for Speaker. This
Is as much as his party feel equal to, and
the request TO send him to Congress for
another term is respectfully declined,
This is good year to retire the rascals
from public service; let the good work
go on,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
PARRYv1LLE, Aug. 4th, 1884

PARRYvILLE, Aug. 4th, 1884.
EDITOR ADVOCATE The communication
in your last issue from laborlng man in
the upper end strikes the exact keynote in
the campaign when, he says the people OF
the upper end want Rapsher, and we can
truth fully say that not only the laboring
class Of the upper end want him, but the
laboring class of the lower end and good
the base wrongs inflicted upon the working
class. The lower end will combine with
the upper end and not only hurrab for W
NJ. Rapsher, but lend all its strength in
order to elect him with rousng old Demo-
cratic majority. Both Democrats and Re-
publcans through this section haye deter
mined to support and do all in their power
for man who will look to their interests.
While we fully understand that Rapsher
alone can do nothing, yet we are aware
that he has the pluck and energy to honest
ly and nobly announce his opinions, and
by fully and ably discussing the vital and
important issues which most concern tho
working man, and thus succeed in winning
many over to his side in support of our
cause. AS it it ia we are virtually in the
hands of the corporations and to move
either way must naturally prove disastrous
to some extent. The laboring class of this
end are reading class, that is to such an
extent that they fully comprehend the is
sues of the campaign, and they are deter
mined to cast, for once, all party distinction
to the winds and honestly support the cam
didates who favor reform. The representa-
tIves of the Democratic party which as
sembed in convention at Chicago was a
gathering Of men, such as never before as
sembled for the same purpose in the history
of either party, all honest and upright men
who look to the interests of the working
man. And in accordance with the prin-
ciples OF the Democracy, Reform and Hon
esty, have dominated as standard bearer 5
Cleyeand and Hendricks. Now, what we
want of the coming County Convention is
that they follow in the foot steps of the re-
cent convention at Chicago and only put
such men in nomination who are not afraid
to openly assert and defend their cause.
Rapsher in his announcement, as a candid
ate for nomination, fully and ably ex-
presses his determination as to what he
will do concerning the interests of the W, rk-
ing and we believe that lie will up
hold his assertions in the legislative halls.
Waiting and hoping that VIM. NJ. Rapsher
will be one of the Democratic candidates
for Assembly, remain, yours,
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
In Foreign Lands.
From our own Correspondent,

From our own Correspondent.
LAUSANNE, July %, 1884.
The fame oil the Swiss Alps is so great
that the word Swift zerland has become al
most a synonym for grand, majestic and
beautiful mountain scenery; and yet we
must remember that all OF Swilzerl and s
not devoted to snow capped mountains aud
seas of ice, but that the northern portion OF
the country, comprising large share of its
territorial extent, has no high mountains,
but is occupied by broad plains, low hills
and fertile valleys, with thriving cities and
villages and denseiy populated rural dis
trics The government is Republican in
torn, the twenty two cautous, with a popu-
lation Of about three millions, being united
under a constitution. Although we ire.
0uently hear Of tho "Presldent Of the
Swiss Republic" ,here is really no such
Office or officer in existence; no chief exec
utive being elected by the people, but the
20 called "Presldent" being simply chosen
by the legislative body to preside over its
deliberations. On war footing, its army,
in spite of the small population, numbers
over2O0 ,0Oe men, while Swiss soldiers haye
for centuries been found in the armies of
almost every nation in Europe, they being
among the few faithful mereenaTies known
10 history.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
Agricltur al lmplGIn Glt Depot

In a field trial recently held
at Moarestown, n. j., of
Harvesting Machinery, the
following, all of which we're
binders, took part: The Buck.
eye, Champion, Excelsior,
Johnston. Esterly, Deering,
O S b orpe, W a ter A.
Wood and the Hubbard Sep
drdte Cleaner and Binder.
The universal verdict Of all
present was that the Hubbard
was the "boss' of the field,
following as it did after a self
rake-reaper and picking up
the green rye from the ground
without leaving any on the
ground. None of the others
getting along very well, some
getting stuck, while others did
not cut a full swath.
The Hubbard can be seen
here and a limited number
only will be sold, as the facili-
ties Of the manufacturers are
inadequate to supply the
demand.
She is a beauty and don't
you torget it.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09
FROM WASHINGTON
,ecial tc the CARBON ADVOCATE.

Special tc the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON, August !, 1884.
No one can longer doubt that tLis city
is fit to b. the capital of a great country.
The comprehensive plan on which it was
laid out in the early years OF the strug-
Cling republic, gives one fresh respect
even then devise scheme which should
to-day fit the necessities of the seat of
government for fifty millions of people,
and be capable of equal development
with the progress of the nation hereafter.
The broad avenues are n constant source
of delight, the parks and squares are
ample for the needs of large city, and
the great system Of improvements, car
ried through under the Shepherd REGIME
laid the basis for the transformation of
Washington from a struggling and neg
lected town to a handsome metropolis.
Nothing goes farther to justify the choice
of this locality as the capital than its
climate. Though it suffers from the
summer heats, its temperature during
by far the larger part of the year is most
comfortable, and the change from the
inclement weather, which prevails over
the greater portion of the country through
the winter months to the usual balmy air
OF the capital is especially grateful. In
deed, as a winter residence, Washington
possesses greater charms than any other
| city on the continent, what with its mild
weather, its exceptional social advan-
tages aud the attractions which the
meeting of Congress presents to any one
interested in studying our system OF
| government at its fountain head. Every
year the capital is becoming more and
more the winter headquarters for people
of leisure, for persons of literary tastes,
for students Of politics, for devotees ol
fashion, and a composite society is
gradually growing up in which every.
body is sure to find congenial elements.
The Potomac river regatta was rowed
under peculiar disadvantages yesterday.
Recent rains have caused a small freshei
in the river, the wind for time blew al.
most gale, and two of the races were
rowed in a driving rain. The strong
current gave the crews drawing the Vir
ginia side OF the river a slight advantage.
H. the second race the Potomacs had the
Virginia side. Elizabeths the middle and
Columbia the Maryland side. Before the
start the Columbias were the favorites
against the field, Ia the fourth race the
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-08-09

The Government of this country is the
best the world ever saw for purposes
OF plunder, and the plunderers know it.
Tdey seem to have taken it for granted
that Governments and this Govern
ment in particular instituted among
men to enable the few upon the inside
to whack up between themselves, and
for this are the offices disseminated. l
don't know the exact period in the life
of this Government if there was such
time-when public officials began TO
steal and get caught at it, but 1t was as
long ago MS 1888 that Swartwont with Il
million of dollars of Government money
in his pocket, put his thumb to his nose
and eyrated his fingers at Martin Van
Buren, and the Government, just as
Tweed did at the New York public
thirty years af;erward. As time has
passed away, the plundering has gone on
with more and more bare faced audacity
un'il stealing is actually looked upon as
one OF the privileges ofoflicial existence,
And the Government IN all this time has
never learned how to keep its books,
nor meyer looked after the state of its
Dash account so as to know when, where
who or how long its trusted employees
hld been stealing. or whether they hat
been stealing at ALL There was post
master Fowler's larceuies that covered
an aggregate OF s5l5, OOO aud II period 0
speculation extending through nearly
four years, yet the Governments ac
counts with its chief post Office wer,
kept SO loosely (or rather were not KEEP
at ally that Fowler's disappearance wa
the first iukling that the accounting OF
tieials received of any sort of crooked
ness. The approaching trials of Swain
and Morrow and Burnside will devcloI
with startling completeness the wonder
full facilities afforded and the terribl
temptations to steal that comes of on
system of Governmental book keeping.