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Year: 1879

ing this principle have nevertheless. constantly


yielded leadership to the Northern democracy. it


has been our act. and not theirs. All that we
insist on now is that the Northern democracy must
not assume the leadership and the responsibility,
and must not be allowed to assume any such inn


perisl post The democracy is national party. and
its policy must be resultant from the views
of independent men of thought and convictions.
ready to maintain their and only to
yield them upon free aud full consultation. 1t
Is immateria from what quarter the suggestion of
policy to be adopted shall come. that it be fully
and heartily accepted and that wing, II is
called do not abdicate its functions Of thought
and Of choice and serviley yield the Judgment Of
another. We happen to know that if the Southern
Representatives had followed their judgment
with respect to the Potter investigation and the
policy Of the extra session some blunders would
have been avoided. The Northern democrats viii
accept the leadership and they do no less when
otherwise there is no leadership. II Southern Rep
resentatves declare that they will blindly follow
but not lead no other course is left. Let Southern
leaders hereafter simply stand upon that system of
equality which they have SO loudly proclaimed and
valiantly. in many respects. contended for, and
the policy will be- as the party. national"
Year: 1879

SAN FRANCIsCO, March 6-The orm Was fully as general and severe as re- poIted yesterday. Some damage was done 10 railroads m the upper part of this State and in Nevada The lele graph Is in bad order and news is de layed. It is feared that the Pacific roads may be closed by the masses oI snow winch have probably fallen.

 Tip Tip and Silver King unchanged
Year: 1879

ST. Louis, October H.-Insurance and
professional circles were great deal ex.
cited to-day by the presentation to
Judge Wickham, OF the Circuit Court,
by Thomas I. Tatum, attorney for three
OF the policy holders OF the ST. Louis
Life Insurance Company, Of an applica-
ton asking the Court to order Silas
Bent, Receiver OF said Insurance Com
pany, to bring suit against certain per-
sons to recover money and property
wrongfully taken or received by them
belonging TO the st. Louis Life Insurance
Company. The application is backed by
an affidavit made by Frank j. Bowman,
an attorney, which alleges that in 1873
certain well-known citizens OF this city
formed an association and entered into
conspiracy TO wreck the II. Louis Life
Insurance Company in favor of the New
York Life Insurance Company, but after
taking initial steps in the scheme they
found they could make more money by
turning il over to the Mound City Lite
Insurance Company, and therefore
wrecked it in favor of that company at
an expense of many thousand dollars
paid TO different individuals for their aid
or influence in the matter. One OF the
persons referred to in the affidavit is a
prominent lawyer at the bar, and was
present when application was made
and entered vigorous protest
against its being granted by
the Court. Spirited speeches We're
made on both sides, and Judge Wick
ham finally ordered that the affidavit
should be filled and referred TO the Re-
ceiver General, and that the latter make
a report i'll the case. There are now
suits pending against two or three prom
incut citizens, other,than those mention
ed in this affidavit brought by Receiver
Bent, To recover money alleged To have
been illegally paid to them out of funds
belonging to the St. Louis Mutual Life,
and this case seems TO have grown out OF
the strong belief and positive assertion
that number OF persons OF this city
have large sums 'of money which prop
erly belong to this company. There
also seems TO be pretty general desire
as well as demand by the public press,
that the causes of the failures Of so many
life insurance companies within a few
years past should be fully ventilated.
Year: 1879

Dom Pisu's Washington Capital, sunday.


1t is we'll for us TO understand each
other before proceeding further in this
business. We are governed by Con-
stitution. Under that Constitution we
recognize the power OF the majority, but
outside Of that instrument the sacred
rights OF armed resistance to usurpatiOn
becomes our duty; and We would advise
the conspirators TO look well TO the con-
dition OF their followers and TO the sup
plies Of their arsenals, for We have learn
ed from the late war that an appeal TO
arms is not only singulary easy, but
nOnular
Year: 1879

into his printing office, last week Success to editor and Enterprise.

 A good deal of sickness prevails here. There are several cases of pneumonia and some have proved fatal. Three lie dead in town today |; one of pneumonia one of consumption, and one the cause of whose death we have not heard. Another just breathed, this morning, and is perhaps gone ere this. Even in life we are in the midst of death! A.
Year: 1879

forget to be feet of foot if not kept In
training, SO a trotting stable has been
constructed 15oxS0 feet in dimensions.
where the friends of the Governor are
often treated to exhibitions of fine racing.


You would hold up your hands in
amazement, were / tell you how
much money that gentleman expended
to secure series of photographs which
show the actual position Of the horse at
every stage of motion while trotting.
Don't hold your breath l shan't tell
you; | cannot. l have forgotten but it
was rather more than most Of us carry
about for pocket money. | suppose the
pictures were great triumphs of skill
and ingenuity, but whether it was mere
ly to crafty whim of a wealthy man
to advance the science of horse-trotting,
/ unable TO TnrrLv
Year: 1879

A pen may be driven, but the pencil
does best when it is led.


Unlike the flea, when you put your
finger on hornet, he is there.


More people are troubled with paral-
ysis of the conscience than of the body.


Out West when they lynch lightning
rod agent. they use one of his cheeks for
a coffin plate.


A young man who recently took unto
himself wife, says he did not find it
half so hard to get married as he did to
get the furniture.


There is comfort for spinsters in Scrip.
ture, which tells them that Naomi was
$50 years old when she married. The
veterans may still hope.


The boy who says ''it's my turn" as
the short cake is being passed, rarely
makes the same remark when the now
ing machine knives have to be ground
after dinner.


The difference between cat confined
in bag and the wind sighing through
dilapidated house, is that one cries
through sack and the other sighs
through crack.


Upright Legislator-"What, sir You
take me for one who can be bribed ?
You insult my sense of honor. But in
case really was such man how much
would you give?'


We know girl that will wrestle with
croquet mallet in the hot sun for hours
and not complain. But just ask her to
hold on to the wooden end of a broom for
a few minutes and she'll have fit.


Return the wheelbarrow you borrowed
last spring. You will have no use for
1T during the winter. Not only will it
be in your way, but its owner should be
given an opportunity to put it in order
against your wanting it next year.


A woman may wear her hat knocked
into any conceivable shape, and both
herself and hat are pronounced perfectly
lovely, but just let man jam in one
side of the hat he wears. and he is at
once proclaimed frst-class rowdy.


The tomato is masquerading about the
market stalls under more aliases than
you can shake stick at. There are
tomaytoes, tomarters. tommytoes. tomat-
fuses, tommattoes, tomatoes, and the
other day we heard woman inquire
"How dye sell yer tornadoes ?"-Neu
Ha0en Register.


A huge Yankee in England being pro
fusely thanked for having rescued lady
from the attack of ferocious dog which
he seized by the throat and throttled
said: "Of course, was glad to help th,
gal; but what l wanted most was t.
give that condemned English cur som
adequate notion of the American eagle.


A small boy whose record for deport
ment at school had always stood at loo
came home one day recently with hi
standing reduced to SO. "What hav
you been doing. my son ?" asked hi
t mother. "Been doing !" replied tn
. young hopeful-"been doing just as
? have all along. only the teacher caugh
me this time"
Year: 1879

When the jury list for the May term
of Court was announced, we called at
tentiep to the partisan spirit that was
shown in the selection Of jurors from
Wilmington, as out of the whole mum
ber drawn to serve in the different pan
els, including the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, the name Of only one Repub-
lican appeared. We were answered
by the "Gazette," accusing US Of abus-
ing and slandering the Court, and some
leading Democrats who saw the evident
unfairness exhibited, apologized by
saying that no doubt the November list


would be- as strongly Republican as the


May list was Democratic. Well, the
November list has been announced, and
how does it stand in its political bear
Year: 1879

WHAT WAS to have taken place on


Monday in the Lynch-Zieglsr imbrog-


liza, took place yesterday and MIS-. Zieg-


lsr was arrested and taken before ES-


quire B.rtolette where she was held in


her own recOgpi2ance for further hear


ing this afternoon. The charge prefer


red against her is that of perjury, but


upon what the charge is based has not
yet sufficiently transpired to be made
clear to our readers perhaps this at-
ternoon'5 hearing will fully bring it
out. We predicted yesterday that any
prosecution Of Mrs. Ziegler now would
be looked upon as persecution by the
great mass of the public, and i! would
only raise up friends for the prosecuted
and enemies for the prosecutors. That
this has been the effect cannot be doubt.
ed, whatever the results of the hear
ing may be, or the subsequent results
of trial at court. The fact that some
eight or ton days have bean allowed to
lapse since Mrs. Ziegler entered suit
before Esquire Hagany before she was
prosecuted for perjury, and the further
fact thai the contents of the paper
which She left in the hands of the
Squire vera jus. as well known to the
prosecutor on tle day it vas left there,
as it was eight or ten days afterwards,
when the whole affair had become blaz.
oned before the public, is very much
to the advantage Of Mrs. Ziegler. To-
days hearing however if it goes on, will
no doubt fully bring before the public
the whole contents of the mysterious
document said to be lodged in the hands
of ESQ. Hagany, and when those con-
tents are known, the people will he able
TO Judge for themselves.
Year: 1879

PROFESSOR cHADBouRNE ON DESIGN IN THE


STRUCTURE OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS.


'The study of the structure of the commonest dan
delion. said Professor Chadbourne. at Association
Hall. last evening sis sufficient to overthrow the
most ingenious system of atheism" The lecture was
designed refutation OF the theory that there is
no creative cause. but that everything comes from
constant development. The Professor took tine
ground that no system of development can remove
the necessity ofa great original cause ethods, he
sad 'nay vary, but the still remains. 1t is
particularly shown IA the fact that there
trivances in the workings of Nature than absolute
y needfl thus refutng the doctrine of developments
without primary origin According to this doctrine
every contrvance of nature is essential one. In
the economy of the animal and vegetable kingdoms
the hand OF the Creator is where evident. The
climbing and fertilization of plants and the dstrbu
ton OF seed reveal world of wonders. The most
renowned works or pale into utter insignif-
cance before the delicate and varied machinery with
which Nature is provided with The marvellous pro-
that mark the fulhlment of her designs. The
distribution of seed varies III different plants. The
dandelon sends up tiny balloon laden with its
seed the ger4nium shoots it as il it were from
gun"


Illuminated illustrations of the many subjects
taken from the animal and vegetable kingdoms 40
companied the Professors lecture.
Year: 1879

P. F. Rardall and engineer party who
have been ut work In Marshall Pass have
arrived in town and Will be assigned to
duty on the line further south.


Lewis Kingman has been assigned to
the duty of locating route between the
point where the road strikes the Rio
Grande and Tucson, Arizona. He will
have three parties under his charge, one
operating westward from the river, one
eastward from Tucson and one will skir-
mish around in the intermediate space.
He will survey the country north of the
general route pursued by Mr.. Morley last
year With view to getting a direct and
short line through. Col. Morley, in
charge OF construction, Informs us that
there are about 1000 men strung out
along the line south, for the purpose of
grading the road. New recruits are
pressing to the front and ere long the
force will reach 2,C00. The engineer par
ties in the field constitute over 100 men.
This is truly an army of invaders more
formidable than the first iovasion by Gen
eral Kearney-LGs Vsg7 Gazette.
Year: 1879

The cigarette has had its day in the
East. Il is said that nc true smoker ever
smokes the cigarette. The paper of which
the envelope is made is poisonous, the
decomposed and filthy and the filing is
inferior. tobacco under high-souuding
or fancy name. Tue New York PAPERS
say the sale Of cigarettes has within few
days met with complete collapse aad
that the article is becoming as unpopular
as it has heretofore been popular.
Year: 1879

to raise any amount Of money" "


The only advantage this route
has over that of Nicaragua are
shortness and better harbors
But in spite of the greater length
of the Iast.mentioned route, lis
Year: 1879

MR.. HAYES veto message Is the most
ridiculous tumble of contradictions that
ever emanated from the White House.
1t is devoid of craftsmanship and lacking
in logic. We really wonder that the Re-
publican press do not denounce it for its
inconsistency. We are certain that the
Democratic press would not be content
should Democratic President infict
such document as that upon the party.
The views which Hayes entertains Of the
distinction between civil power and mill
tary power, says the World, is at least
unique. If a regiment of troops in mill
tary array act in aid of marshal he
calls the regiment civil power, but if
the same regiment appears at polling
place to suppress riot, under the COM
mand Of its colonel but accompanied by
a marshall he calls the regiment mill
tary power. What kind of a power the
President may think that part of the
army to be which is employed on the
frontier to maintain peace among the
Indian tribes is one of these things, we
suppose, that "no feller can find out"
Year: 1879

AN OUTRAGEOUS REPUBLICAN
TMcK.-The readers Of the GAZETTE
will remember that the press Of the
country, from Maine to Missouri have
been seriously lamenting the hardships
of the negroes who have been emigrating
from Louisiana and Mississippi to Kan
sas, many Of whom are now in a starv-
ing and pitiful condition in their new
homes or on their way thither, without
the means Of going forward or returning
to their old homes. Collections have
been asked for them in many Of the cities
both North and South. Great and fire.
quent inquiry has been made to find out
the cause Of the sudden movement;hith-
erto without success. But 1t has trans
pred within the last two days that the
whole heartless affair was Republican
trick to make votes for that party in Kan
sas and other States. 1t Is now confessed
by the New York Times, the leading
Grant Republican paper, to have been
the work of Republican club, and the
poor negroes, the victims of this heart
less movement, after being induced to
leave their homes, were abandoned te
starve on the way, while an effort wa.
being made to charge this sudden emf
grafton to the manner of their treatment
by the whites in the South. This charge
was harped over all through the North
and formed the theme for Fred. Doug
lass lectures in various places in Mary
land and Virginia. Now, however, w
have it on good Republican authority, NJ
less than that of the New York Time
and the Philadelphia Telegraph, that tn
whole plot was well-planned scheme +


make Republican votes and to depict


the South of its population in the mex


census reports. This will be more full


seen by referring to an article in this |:


sue of the GAZETTE, from Republica


paper, headed "a Trick and q Snare,
to which we invite the attention of ever


candid reader.
Year: 1879

Runaway boys in search of adventure
are having hard time Of it everywhere.
The latest couple tried New York and
duplicated hard experiences Of the young
man who took the historic trip from Je-
rusalem to Jericho.
Year: 1879

LICENSES should certainly be refused
to men to sell liquor who have been con-
victed for selling liquor without Govern
ment or State license. We think the
Court should make this rule. Those
who have been detected in thus defraud-
ing the State should be made an exam
ple of.
Year: 1879

Wanamaker's Grand Dry Goods De-
pot is daily the objective point of one Of
the largest lines Of fashionable and ele-
gantly dressed ladies ever seen in the
Quaker City. The sitting room is filled
daily to repletion and it is estimated that
not less than 80, 900 persons visit the store
daily every fair day. f
Year: 1879

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has at last
flirted himself out Of the Republican line,
and we sincerely hope he will keep out, for
he has only been lumber in the warehouse
of the Republican party for years. He is
undeserving of confidence or even recogni-
tion as a Republican, for he has shown him
self to be an arrogant dictator and con-
temptibe marplot, who is neither to be
respected nor trusted in politics. He has
taken advantage Of his position as editor of
u popular journal, which has heretofore
shown strong Republican sympathies and
proclivities that are in accord with the un-
derstood principles and feelings of its pub
fishers and proprietors, to play the part of
the dictator and betrayer. Hdrpei's Weekly
has held warm place in the Republican
heart, and has had its chief support from
and purpose let it be so understood, and
Republicans can elect for themselves whether
or not they will continue their favor and
patronage in its support. If it is unchanged
in sentiment and desires still to retain Re-
publican confidence, we see no way by which





prompt and permanent divorce of GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS from its editorial man
agement. 1t must cleanse itself thoroughly
| from such political incubus and malaria,
or be counted out of Republican confidence.


If Mr. CURTIS perfers Democratic sue
cess in the State of New York at this
| iuncture, he is no friend to Republicanism
or to the best interests of his country. He
attended the Republican State convention
as delegate in au interest hostile to Mr..
CORNELL. This was his right aud privilege.
He submitted his cause to the arbitrament
of that body, and its Judgment was adverse
to his wishes. Then, rs true and reliable
Republican and an honorable man, he was
bound by its decision-but his conduct now
indicates that he is neither. In the scale
of pnrty integrity he falls far below KELLY.
The difference between them is, that KELLY
bolted before the nomination was made,
and CURTIS afterward, though a mem
her of the convention, and had permitted
Mr.. CORNELL TO be nominated without u
protest to the convention against it, or an
intimation to the body of his detection.
He went in aud sneaked out of the
convention in sulen silence, thus carry
ing the concealed weapons Of his
recreancy home unused, to be displayed in
Huper'S Weekly, where he could do the
most mischief to the Republican cause. He
now tells the readers Of that paper that
there is but one way to defeat the ina
"chine," and that is to scratch the name of
CORNELL from their tickets. This is treach-
cry the most dishonOrable. 1t is outright


treason against the Republican organiza-
ton, which it must promptly put its foot
upon aud stamp out 1t has submitted too
long already to this mans arrogance and
insult, and the sooner he is disposed Of, the
earlier the party will be purified Of his de-
fection and malign influence. 1t has


borne his conceited dictation beyond en-


durance and now let the line be drawn,
p and let the traitor take the Democratic side
5 of that line aud pitch his tent among the
political Bashi- Bazouks where he belongs
Year: 1879

THOSE wiseacres who are announcing the
probability that General GRANT will, at
the reunion of the Society OF the Army OF
the Tennessee, "take the opportunity to
deliver such utternuces as will be signifi-
cant of his wishes and purposes concern
"ing the next Presidency" but poorly APP
preciate the man whose action they are
forestalling. He will in all probability in
no degree, by word or act, anticipate the
popular wish or purpose concerning the
next Presidency. He has never thus far
in his life sought any public position, or
shrunk from any responsibility rendered
him by his country, and he will not change
his policy now. On this subject he will
remain the silent man until his country
calls
Year: 1879

GENERAL GRANT set a good example to
Republicans who tolerate and fondle with
KEABSEY when he peremp,orily refused him
audience on the receipt Of his card. This
is the right way to treat a demagogue who
threatened to burn the ex-President in
efigy when he should return to the land OF
his birth
Year: 1879

KEARNEY is about to lend the prestige of
his great success in California to the Butler
side of the campaign in Massachusetts.
Come along Dennis, me boy; the presence of
such curmudgeons as you are in any re-
spectacle locality is a certain presage of
Republican victory.
Year: 1879

IL glancing over the editorials Of the
Post yesterday the conclusion was irresisti-
bic that it is possible for an editor to sink
his Journal and himself to a point beneath
contempt.
Year: 1879

THE Young Republicans of New York
who bolted the CORNELL nomination the
other day seem to have subsidized. Theirs
was clear case Of political itch; itching
for notoriety. A dose OF two Of sulphur
would do them goed
Year: 1879

The new device Of the Southern Demo.


cratic managers lowest the right Of choosing
Presidential Electors in the legislatures of
the Solid South is, as we have repeatedly
said, characteristic Of them, for it is long
step in the direction of taking away the
privilege ofelecting their own rulers from the
people. But it will succeed 1t has tho
Year: 1879

of his report When that document Is
made up and made public 1t will be time
enough to discuss the questions involved
therein. Meanwhile the public should be
on its guard against false statements and
slanderous insinuations regarding 1t.
Year: 1879

Ben BUTLER's ventures in the political
arena are like the stories in the Ledger: 'To
Be continued in our next" But so long as
they are in progress the good people of
Massachusetts are deeply interested in
them, and, like the readers of BoNNER's
serials, they are constantly wondering how
the confounded thing will come out.
Year: 1879

Ir turns out that Senator BRUCE is in no
way responsible for the inuueudoes and in
situations that have latterly been given to
the public in connection with his investi-
CATION oft affairs Of the Freedman's Bank.
Some imaginative scribbers have been re-
vamping the few facts and more allegations
contained in the report Of the late BEVERLY
DOUGLASS regarding this matter and put
ting them forward as new discoveries made
by the Senator, who has not up to this
time, given any information whatsoever to
any one regarding the results Of the pending
inquiry. He is TOO shrewd man, and too
conscientious in the performance Of his
duty, to make any &c ppte statements, o.


in fact, to anticipate the final conclusions
Year: 1879

assent of the National Democratic commit
tee, and is being managed by the most am
bilious and Inscriptions Of the Bourbon
leaders. Besides this, its success is impera-
lively required to perpetunte Bourbon domi-
nation in that section If the people are
left to themselves they will split up into
factions at first, and finally into larger COM
binations by which the solid front of the
electoral vote of the Southern States might
here and there he broken, and this plan has
been matGged for the express purpose of
preventing such a resC!t