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Year: 1878

The Congress which met yesterday will be
tempted to do a great many things. Its
foundations will be the more numerous be-
cause large proportion of its members have
been dismissed to private life by the action Of
their constituents. With some members the
temptation to feather the nest will be strong,
and experienced jobbers always look with
great hope to the second session of a Congress
which includes many discarded members.
Jobs without number will be presented. The
retiring members of each party will have
many opportunities to smirch it by their
profigacy in voting away public money, or to
honor it by their caution and integrity. Both
parties are on trial. We shall see, when the
session ends, which has done most to secure
public confidence.


Investigations have been made so cOntempti-
BILE by the partisanship of Democratic major
tiles at recent sessions that public time and
money may perhaps be wasted somewhat less
in future. But there are inquiries which have
been opened and now must be prosecuted to
An honest result. The Potter Committee has
covered itself and the party which it represents
with dishonor by suppressing information, and
it will not be well for any man of either party
to countenance the shielding and defence of
crime in that way hereafter. The few matters
which must be investigated ought to be handled
promptly, thoroughly, and with conspicuous
fairness and impartiality, and it will most
surely cost either party great deal more than
it can gain to treat these matters in any other
fashion.


1t is supposed that another attempt will be
made to change the internal revenue laws and
the tariff. Tobacco, whiskey, sugar and other
interests are clamorous Mr.. Wood is ready
to represent the jobbers who elected him ;
and the Democratic House is not likely to
look coldly upon its mOonshiners" and
tobacco growers. But we may hope that
commerce and industry will not be placed on
the rack of uncertainty again, as they were
last year. Democratic leaders ought to know
better by this time, and business men, at any
rate, have been reminded that there is q
Republican Senate.


"Talk is cheap" everywhere except in Con-
Year: 1878

gress. but 1t is to be expected that good
deal of time and money. will be wasted IN dis-
cussing senseless financial projects. 1t VIII not
be an absolute waste, however, If there results
a clearer public understanding of the attitude
of the two parties on financial questions ior
Democracy and reputation are sure to DC
defeated when the people learn that Demo-
cratic vote means an attempt to repu-
date the debt of the Nation, and TO
dishonor its dead. The Republican party
ought to 90 into the discussion as a
well-discipined and compact body, resolved
to stand by the Resumption Act and the
pledges and past record of the party, and 10
permit no legislation which can embarrass
the Administration IN the discharge OF It's
duty. If there are DO Republican desertcrs'
there will be no success this year for repndi-
ators to rejoice over. The hopeless division
of the Democratic party will be made broader
deeper and more apparent, if the Republicans
stand together to secure fair trlai Tor their
own act and a fair chance for their own Al
mInistratIOD.
Year: 1878

As it is now generally agreed that there can
be no severe fighting in Afghanistan this
year, the British invasion is likely to amount
to little more than demonstration against
the Ameer. The defiant address which he
recently made to his chiefs shows that in this
respect the campaign will be almost as profit
less as il has been in military success.
Year: 1878

IL the columns of the GAZETTE we have
heretofore called attention to the fact, that the
subsidy granted BY the late Legislative As
sembIy, TO be paid TO the P. NJ s s. Company
for carrying the mails and causing their
steamships to touch AZ Honolulu to and from
San Francisco, and Australia, should be Sc
cured by some Of the suterprising men of
these Islands


This can be done If few men viii get to
gether, raise the necessary amount Of capital
to purchase but one steamship Of l, 900 tons,
which Will be fast enough Il make a round
trip between this port and San Francisco, per
month.


Such vessel could be purchased at pre-
sent On the most reasonable terms in England,
because there are large number Of such
steamers, which were built within the last
year in anticipation Of general European
war that are At present dead stock on the
hznds Of their owners.


With vessel Of 900 tons, the mails and
freight frcn these Islands could be carried
with the same regularity and dispatch as
heretofore by the Australian line. II = com
pzny would get together and purchase such a
vessel, they could surely make favorable
arrangement with the Hawaiian Government
for = portion or all Of the subsidy placed at
the disposal Of the ministry, and thus encour-
age Cur own people and render this Govern
ment and people Independent Of any company
Of capitalists outside Of this Kingdom


There Is 10 good reason that We can ina
gins for lot adopting the suggestion herein
made, but upon the contr4ry every reason
Why It should be adopted


Thsre are men on these Islands who have
the capital 70 put this suggestion into practice,
# they only have The pluck Who viii lead of
II this matter Is the question:


We trust that ouz entzrprizing merchants,
pIaEtsrs and others viii take shis matter up
seriously and act promptly, and the thing
VIII be accomplished without doubt Nor
need capitalists hesitate TO embznk in such
an enterprise for fear Of losing money In IT,
Ii can be made 70 pay, and pay hznds0nlely
On the investment Now i the time to act on
this question, before any new contract Is
made with the P. n s. s. Company for the
next two years.
Year: 1878

political agents shall execute, and
to hold them to quick accountability.
But our system forbids, them to
do anything of the kind. In
stead of inviting or permitting them
to decide by what policy they will
be governed, it permits them only to
elect by what persons they will be gov
erned, and requires them forthwith to
abdicate their political sovereignty for
q fixed period into the hands of wholly
irresponsible agents selected by ring
OF professional office brokers. Thus not
public policy but public office is consti-
tuted the exclusive object and aim Of
oil popular activities. What Is called
the political franchise neither is held
nor can be exercised in our system for
political purpose; 1t is held and can be
exercised only for an office getting pur-
pose. We say ours Is @ government Of
the people; but in fact 1t is contriv-
ance to prevent the people from having
any voice in government, and limit their
action wholly to ratifying the choice
made by the office holding class Of per-
sons to hold the offices. It is system
which tends incessantly to subordinate
honesty to dishonesty, virtue to vice,
public purposes to the personal pur-
poses OF an irresponsible, depraved,
mercenary and ever growing worse
office holding class. 1t is called re-
public; in fact 1t Is the most grotesque
burlesque upon what that name i'm
ports the world has ever seen.
Year: 1878

EOR SALE at the Wagon and Carriage
Il Paint Shop of W. E. Jones, First St.
The Centennial tops are adjustable to any
kind of vehicle and make perfect sun
shsde and storm protector at a moderate
price. Clarke's Carriage umbrella can be
used on every kind of vehicle with an open
seat, and is easily changed to any angle
They supply want long felt. Come and
examine my large and complete stock of
these goods. Prices low.


w. E. JONES, lst Street
Year: 1878

The state of affairs arising out Of
polygamy in Utah continues to excite
the disgust of decent people in that
Territory. Little runts of polygamists
not only take numerous maids and
women to wife, but openly boast of the
act, and defy the interference of the
Government. On account of decisions
in the United States Courts, by which
women living in polygamy have been
disfranchised on the ground of want of
good moral character, the Mormon Or
gan, the Evening News, of Salt Lake,
has advised polygamist wives to as
sumo and maintain their maiden name
in such matters as concern the law
Thus do these people openly defy both
the social and legal conditions of tho
country at large. When will the
long -looked-for and long-invited cru
sade against polygamy arrive?


Inquisitive husbands who have been
in the habit of taking charge of their
wives letters, and reading their con-
tents before handing them over, will
regret to learn that some time ago the
Post office Department made ruling
which is now being enforced, to the
effect that husband has no control
over the correspondence of his
wife; and that if she requests the
Postmaster not to place her lettsrs in
her husbands box, it is his duty to
comply with his demand.
Year: 1878

GEN KEY.-Postmaster-Gener
Key on his tour West stopped long
enough in Cleveland, o., for this
sketch of him to be drawn. "He
stands over six feet high, and is broad
shouldered, muscular, and solidly built
He would, at rough guess, turn the
scales at 250 His face is of rather
leonine order, and his large head is
surmounted by plentiful growth of
bushy gray hair. Gray whiskers and a
pair Of keen brown eyes, a kindly ex-
preston Of countenance, a hearty voice
large hands that give a cordial, Wig
orous Western SHAKE and a manner
unaffected and genial complete the pic.
ture. Mr.. Key is made after large
pattern, and gives you the impression
Of a man Of sturdy common sense.
good country breeding, but little city
polish, and a good deal Of reserve force
Of character"
Year: 1878

II il well to pause, now and then,
in our pursuit OF success. to reflect up
on thoee influences which shape onr
manhood. both with regard to our de-
velopment as individuals and in the
quality of our citizenship. Though
such reflections generally tend toward
humility rather than self exaltations,
and convince US OF short comings rather
than of satisfactory achievements. they
are none the less salutary. As we look
back we perceive how our course has
been turned hither and thither by the
rocks OF error; how it has been at one
time pent up by the narrows of con-
tracted ideas, and at another, its
powers have been lost In the shoals of
superficiality. No right-minded man
reflects upon what he is and what he
has been, without longing for high
er manhood; and as he sees his own
life passing its meridian, his next
thought is for the budding manhood
of his children. In them lies the chance
to develop q manhood and citizenship
which he has failed to attain. The
Important question that is every day
forcing itself upon his attention is:
How shall ! so educate nv children as
to develop their manhood into its no.
blest form? Every parent knows that
any education which neglects this i'm
portant duty is worse than useless.
Here is where the greatest responsible
ity of school lies. Woe to that insti.
tution which while n imparts Soma
smattering of useful learning. lowers
the standard OF manhood in the pupil !
There are too many of that class in our
midst, and parents can not be too care
ful in selecting school to which to
send their sons. A bad choice is the
almost certain ruin of young man.
What can be sadder than to see life
thus blasted at its very commence
ments
Year: 1878

1t is told that an uptown servant
maid, thinking to nonplus the milkman
who serves the family with which che
resides. said to him: L found a killy
in the milk this morning. How do
you account for thats'


lie was equal to the occasion, for he
immediately replied. There that
old brindie cow has been swimming
the creek again. .'-Kingston Freeman.
Year: 1878

Mrs Partington's remark concerning
going to church. is so timely as to be
worthy of repetition now: Nothing
does me so much good said she, as to
60 TO church and listen tc . populous
pasture dispense with the gospel
Year: 1878

from the effects of the warm weather and are de-
bilitated, are advised by physicians to take mod
crate amounts Of whisky two or three times during
the day. In little while those who adopt this
advice frequently increase the number of drinks,
and in time become confirmed inebriates. bev-
erage which will not create thirst for intoxicating
liquors, and which is intended especially for the
benefit of debilitated persons, whether at home or
abroad, is DR.. Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic. Con-
tanning the juices of many medicinal herbs, this
preparation does not create appetite for the
Intoxicating cup. The nourishing and life sup
porting properties of many valuable natural pro-
ductions contained in it and well known to medical
men have most strengthing influence. A single
bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable
qualities. For debility arising from sickness over
exertlon or from any cause whatever, wineglass-


full OF Sea Weed Tonic taken after meals will


strengthen the stomach and create an appetite for
wholesome food. To all who are about leaving


their homes, desire to say that the excellent eff
4 fects of DR.. Schenck's seasOnable remedies, Sea
| Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, are particularly
| evident when taken by those who are injuriously


affected by q change of water and diet. No person


should leave home without taking supply Of these


safeguards along. For sale by all druggists.
Year: 1878

PORTLAND, Sept, 5.-The executive
council Of the national board of trade
closed their two days session to-day. The
council decided to hold session in Wash
ington early in December for the purpose
Of pressing upon the attention of congress
the executive action taken by the board al
Milwaukee aad previous meetings.
Year: 1878

VEGErINE-Whent the blood becomes lifeloss
and stagnant either from change of weather or
of climate want Of exercise, irregular diet
or from any other cause the Vegetine will re-
cleanse the stomach, regulate the bowels, and
mpsrt tono of vigor to the whole body.
Year: 1878

During the late storm on Monday night, the lightning played havoc with the telegraph lines. In the Phenix office it broke 3S cups in the battery room, and otherwise displaced things. On the line a great many poles were split into kindling wood. Manager Harrison and his assistants were kept busy for several days repairing.

 -Last Tuesday afternoon, our usually quiet town was startled by the report of two pistol shots in rapid succession and the screams of woman. On reaching the spot we found Deputy Sheriff Phy, lying on the ground with severe wound on the head. As the officer was the only white person present at the time of the difficulty, we are unable to get the full particulars that led to the assault. It is conjectured however, that he was endeavoring to quell disturbance in house oc cupied by Mexicans, and in arresting one of the participants, he was struck on the head with a blunt in- strument, and thrown or knocked into a ditch. It is not known who fired the shots. The officer is i'm proving, and hopes are entertained of his early recovery.
Year: 1878

KNOW Too MUcH.-0ur old friend
Noyes writes us that he hears we "know
more about the Point Bar section than
any man." and desires to talk with us
that no may reap some benefit from our
superior knowledge You are right,
Noyes; we know :hat country pretty well,
TO our sorrow. Our last experience there
was when our valued friend "Jacinto"
was with us, and it we had not been able
to borrow steel trap in which we caught
csons, blue jays and an occasional bush
rat, the world would have long forgotten
us. But like Webster, we "stil live"
There may be gold there in paying quan
titles. but il we were put on oath We
coIld not tell within two miles OF the
place. Perhaps the Doc" can. Write
to ths Rush Creek Potato Ranch and see
what he has to say.
Year: 1878

4 LocuM TEREMs. The boss, having
taken trip to the mountains in the hope
OF getting rid of the weight Of ilesh which
in hot weather cIipples his energies and
impairs his usefulness, has duly installed
u. in the editorial chair for brief period.
All bills due the Office can be paid to us
and will be duly receipted bills against
the office must await the return of the
boss. As that individual will undoubted
ly come back in the condition commonly
known as broke, we respectfully suggest
- delinquents ani others the prepriety OF
making us the recipient of few little
dsbs of coin. SabsP
Year: 1878

PAY UP THE Subscription List to
the new school building fund is now in
in the hands OF NJ. F. Griffin, Trustee,
and subscribers are requested TO call and
settle the amounts OF their subscriptions.
There are several who have promised to
subscribe to the fund but have not done
so as yet, who are specially invited to do
so at their earliest convenience as the
list remains open, Remember that we
are to have q nice School House and
there is not yet money enough to pay for
it; also that every little helps"
Year: 1878

CODES AND STATUTHs.-Copies Of the
Statutes of lS77-7S and tho Amendments
to the Codes adopted at tho last session
of the Legislature, have been received at
the Clerks Office and furnished the Sheriff
for distribution. Justices of the Peace
will please take notice.
Year: 1878

New ROAD DISTRICT The Board Of
Supervisors have formed new Road
District on Coffee Creek and tributaries.
The boundaries Of the district can be
found by reading the proceedings of the
Board, published elsewhere.
Year: 1878

WILL RETURN.-Mr. w. T. Worth
ington writes us from Hay Fork that
he will remain there another week, after
which he will come as far "a Douglas
City where he will be glad to do any
work which may offer during next
week. He will be at Douglas for one
week only, aud then return to Weaver
Vile to remain two weeks. Make n
note Of it all ye who desire good pic
lures.
Year: 1878

LAw.--The District Court Calendar
has twelve cases on it-more than has
been brought for consideration Of the
Court for many torn before. Either
times are improving or the reverse. We
leave our readers to say which.
Year: 1878

NEW SIDEWALK. The sidewalk in
front Of the Court House has been taken
up and new one put down in its place
not before it was needed as every body
who has walked over it in the last year or
two can testify. Mr.. Wallace is doing
the work.
Year: 1878

SHORT CoMMoNs.-T columns of tho
JOURNAL this week look little meager,
but our readers must overlook the fact in
consideration oftheabsence OF MIR. Craig
We hope to do better next week.
Year: 1878

School DANCE.-We learn that the
good people of junction City propose
having little dance at the School House,
for the purpose of raising funds to pay
for new stove, and some necessary re-
pairs to the building. The object is a
laudable one and we hope they may be
successful. We understand the dance
will probably take place next Friday
eveninp
Year: 1878

A SLIPPERY CoUNTRY.-We paid a
visit to the claim of Wallace & Hughes,
near our old stamping ground" at
Garden Bar last week. The boys have
done some good worl, in that region but
have great trouble to contend with in
the slippery nature of the hillside above
the claim. One slide last winter took
away their fume and cabin, besides doing
other damage. They have some splen-
did ground ahead Of them and if they
can keep the mountain back to its place
will no doubt make a good showing at
the end Of the Summers work.
Year: 1878


The large man said there could be
no mistake. Witness went
to Acting Postmaster Tyner
and told him that an outrage
Gus attack had been made
on him and Senator Conover, and
asked leave of absence for few
days to investigate the motive of
the attack. He did not ask who
made the affidavits, for he did not
believe any had been made. He
had conversation with w. p.
Rice in relation to the matter.
Rice characterized the whole
story as an outrageous tissue of
falsehoeds, calculated and intended
to injure Senator Conover. He
had no knowledge of abstraction of
papers. and had never said he
had.
Year: 1878




To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette:


Hurrah for Claiborne county, and
especially the reliable old Eighth
district 1t gave Bob Taylor the
overwhelming majority of 151! /
am glad to say that the young men
of Claiborne did not forget the
speech and appeal he made to them
at TazewelI. and that we all came
up like veteran soldiers, and voted
for one Of our own mountain boys.
When Bob takes his seat in Congress
he will represent us as the people
OF his home and heart. Well done,
boys! Well may we rejoice but in
our joy let US not forget that there
be some who mourn. We can assist
them in the obsequies. When they
" bring out the soap stone slab we
will assist them In lowering the po
litical carcass to it's final abode, and
place the slab where it shadows the
head, bearing the legend afat i
Beneath this old soap stone slab,


Lie the remains of Pettibone's CAB,


Sleeping that long, deep sleep va


Never again to an election creep"


~ r. +. G..
Year: 1878

Secretary Sherman in recent
speech at Cumberland, Md, in treat
ing Of the matter of resumption, "in
gold and silver" as required by law,
says:


s'The bullion in the two coins is of un-
equal value, the silver in the dollar being
worth, in gold, only 50 cents. II the
market value of these metals was at or
about the relative value fixed by law for
their coinage, resumption In Dotn me
tails would be much easier than IN either
It would be very easy to resume IN silver
dollars alone, but it is resumption In gold
coin, as we'll as silver, that is PROVIDED
for by law as we'll as by public policy:
The coinage of 81, 900, 900 monthly OF
silver dollars of full legal tender is dis
turbing element which we cannot now
compute. We can only hope that, be-
fore ita issues is greatly increased. Con
gress will either limit its amount or
make it contain enough silver TO Oe
equal in value to gold.


just SO. There is only one Of two
things to be done. One is to stop
(,ot Hmit) the coinage Of silver, or
else make the silver dollar equal IN
value to gold. The present silver
dollar is fraud upon Its face. That
kind of resumption" which provides
that we shall accept 85 cents in sill
yer, in exchange for Government
note worth SO 6-1O cents in gold, is
lust about as contemplate a petty
larceny as can be imagined-even if
IL is perpetrated under the forms OF
law.


This tunnel is one mile long, and
the train will be four minutes passing
through it," shouted a lying brake
man on the Central Pacific Railroad
and when the train dashed into day
light in just four seconds, the sight
Of fellow kissing his girl was re-
yaalpd
Year: 1878

Twice already had the marriage of a
young doctor and rich Belle of Mount
Sterling, H., been postponed, when the
cards were issued for u grand wedding
party last week. The feast was set, the
guests were met, but no bridegroom was
there. The young lady went out to seek
him, and found him in his room, dead
drunk Going to the railroad station
she took the first train that passed, gave
the conductor a ring to pay her fare, left
the cars at MacOmb, and was only found
next day by her father and the sober
and repentant lover. He was anxious to
marry her at once, but she refused ever
to speak to him again.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-Judge Hilton
rushed into police headquarters this
morning greatly excited and held CON
sultation with Inspector Dilkes. He sta
ted that the body of A T. Stewart was
missing from its resting place in the
family vault in st. Mary's church-yard,
Stnyvssant Place and I'd Avenue. The
vault, he said, had been broken open
and the casket found in the vault, but
the body was missing. Inspector Dilkes
at once sent out the following general
orders to all the precincts t'The re-
mains of A.. T., Stewart were lost last
night, stolen from the family vault in
st. Mary's church-yard. The casket was
found broken ane the body removed.
The decomposition of the remains is SO
offensive that they cannot be concealed.
This is apparent from standing at the
opening of the vault this morning, con-
sequently it cannot be taken across the
ferries without discovery. Csuse dill
gent search to be made in your precinct,
as the remains are, evidently stolen in
hope of reward. .s