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Year: 1878

This is the most important subject with
which those invested with the powers OF gov
ernment have to ideal. Nothing Is so destruc--
tive of people, of the material and moral
welfare, as excessive taxation. The desola-
.tions of war are nothing to it; the dwellings
burnt will be rebuilt, new generation, will
In a few years take the place Of those slain
the fertile soil and fertilzing sun, the greer,
grass and waving corn will cover the scorched
battlefield with smiling plenty.


The pestilence, when its black wing has
flown away, leaves the surv tvors with life
and hope and strength to work. The locust
and caterpillar, when the east wind has waited
them into the sea, leave fertile sol and plant
instinct with life, and the stripped branches
and desolated fields will soon again ciothe
themselves in green and bring forth o boun-
teous harvest. But burdensome taxation is a
blight and q curse which smites the earth,
man and beast with a lasting sterility. All
property is the accumulation of labor. What
inducement has man to labor when the tax
Qatherer comes each year and takes by force
the product of that labor I When nc takes
some part Of past accumulations he efectually
destroys the power OF reproduction.
All reproductive industry is thus destroyed
II on ten acres of ground, with the aid OF two
mules, l raise, over and above my immediate
wants, 500 bushels Of corn, worth $500, | have
added that much to the wealth OF the State
to be used by myself Or some other person in
reproducing 1900 bushels next year. But the





acres and two mules, and furniture and agri
cultural implements, at $4,000, and taxes
away from me $500, which he or the govern
ment consumes unproductively; This leaves
me only 5000 of my income, and instead OF re-
producing more next year, cannot support
myself on 5000, and l consume more OF next
next years produce and have only $500 net
produce The tax collector again demands
his $500. have only 5000 Of produce left ano
he takes mule. The third year l can work
only five acres, and consume all | make. The
tax collector takes the other mule and half an
acre of land, and the fourth year give up, IL
despair and work no longer. Why should
plow and SOW that the tax collector should
reap and grow fat on my substance? This is
just what has been going oni In Louisiana from
1866 until the present day.


The machine called government has beer
taking from the people and consuming un
productivity more than they can produce and
at the same time live themselves. Il we are are.
once and carry to victory the fight of the taz
producers and payers against the tax eaters
Too many eating who do not work at any use
full industry. Those who eat the most and the
best work the least. ICONOCLAST.
Year: 1878

Mrs Lidia Wingo was arrested In Tazewell
county, last week, for Illicit distilling and
violating the revenue whisky laws. She was
in bed when arrested, and positively refused to
get up, nor did she until the officer got her
clothes and put them on her--putting on her
stockings and so on until she was ready to
travel. Being regularly in the whisky busi-
ness, she says that she has to have some every
day. and if this government was worth cent
it would furnish it to her while in AbiRo-
don va STANDARD.
Year: 1878

WAsHuNaToN, jan 1e-The following Is from
No-day's Eueaing Star OF this city,
light some sixteen months ago In South W ash
inRtOn and at that ttme Was suppressed by tne
small circle knowing tho facts to save the fepu.
lation of the principals. on the promise that
Justice would be done to all, is now likely to be
revived on account of the failure on the part OF


who psBty at
aimo Il may be narrated briefly, that about the
time stated young girl OF fifteen years came
from Brooklyn, N. Y. to the house OF relative
of an illegitimate child. ;, .
To save the Disgrace which would naturally tol,
10 be born under his roof. and plan was ald
hy the female members Of the family to place
the In oe
residence OF midwife. named Mrs. Miller.
aunt Of the young girl and the midwife. by
which the latter was to be paid s1o for her SER
vices, and $40 for the room until the recovery OF


The child was born September 8. 1876 and the
mother until then refused to receenize It. or,
dering 1t to be taken .way from her M sight sig and
promising to be responsible for the balance
and for the further maintenance OF the chlld
until other arrangements should be made.
Nothing has since been done to carry out that
promise. and this poor. honest midwife, with
seven children OF her own, has been Keeping
this child at her own expense, while the mother
has lived with her people In Bruokl, n, and the
aunt and other relatives in this city. While at
father was hospital steward ON u naval vessel,
then stationed at Norfolk, and since then at
Brooklyn also. that he father OF her offspring
was married man named Crowell. who lives
in Boston.


A worse feature OF the story is told by an
honest colored woman. Susan Robinson, who
tried to induce her. by the offer of s25. to put
the child out Of the way. which she Indignantly
refused. Mrs. Miller is much attached to the
child. fine, healthy boy. and unusually
bright, but owing TO her poverty would be will
ling to let some kind and responsible person
adopt 1t 30 that 1t would be properly raised In
the meantime It would be real charity for
those disposed to aid her by contributions.
The child can be seen at her house.
Year: 1878




Editor National Republican


Assured that ignorance exists among the
masses Of the people as to the dement's Of re-
none tization permit one of your subscribers,
who has appreciated the able manner in which
you have presented its merits, to suggest that
you open your columns to a discussion Of the
advantages and disadvantages to be expected
rs a result of the passage of the Bland silver
bill"


Should you see fit TO afford the poorer classes
of Neutrality-suspicious. who work by the day,
week, and mOnth-an opportunity to hear
both sides of the case through your valuable
columns, please give us u statement Of facts as
to characterization, particularly as to when,
how, aud to what extent II was accomplished.


If an excuse for such request be necessary
the statement is offered that all the papers in
the city appear to be on the same side, and it
Is impossible for one unable to pay for an out
side paper to get ut the other side.


You are so sound politically that it is oX-
pectcd you will be just toward those who
differ with you financially. CUNECS.


1t affords us pleasure, so far as we are
capable, to give information to those who
are in pursuit of knowledge under difficult
ties" AS we understand it, the demonetiZa-
ton of silver occurred somewhere about
lS73 and ls7i, by quietly legislating it out
of existence. 1t seems to have been for
gotten or lost from sight in the making or
revision of the laws, and that is the way it
happened that "thc dollar of our daddics'
passed away for the time being. If Gu
ucus" dcsi,s to combat the measure or
merits of reconciliation n fairly-prOpOr-
toned communication will be considered
and if unobjectionablc, will be printed. 1t
certainly is no fault of this journal, except
so far as it is itself concerned, that all the
papers of the city are on the same side oi
this question That fact ought to weigh
with our correspondent and satisfy him
that there is something in it, though ht
may differ With the position they have
Year: 1878

lat0 number Of the Kempcr Miss
HerdH says: 1--WE are going to have one of the
livclest times at the March term of the Cir
cult Court of this county ever recorded in the
history of the State The men indicted for
the murders of the Goth of April last will be
brought up for trial"


Let us tell the reader that the murders
referred to in this quotation are those of Judge
CmIsoLM, his friends, and son aud daughter,
and how and by whom those indicted for these
barbarous murders are to be tried. The lead
ing spirits in commission of the murders
were the GULLYs, Of Kcmper County. One Of
their number was the regular Democratic can.
didate for sheriff last fall, but was beaten by
an independent Democrat named WELSH,
The latter, II is said was put by the GULLYs
when they found that there was so great u
number of white voters whose disgust was too
deep to admit of their support of the regular
nominee to make his election uncertain in
order to catch both Republican and indcpen-
Year: 1878

SOME curious revelations are occasionally
made in the Treasury Department, Not
long since gentleman in looking over the
files found that very prominent firm OF
steamboat men in one of the Western cities
had received several years ago nearly one
hundred thousand dollars for some boats
not worth over one-tenth of that sum
These steamboat men are very wealthy and
religious, and it will be shock to the com.
munity in which they live to learn that
proceedings have been commenced by the
United States Government to recover
moneys from these men out of which the
Government was swindlcd years ago
Year: 1878

AMONG the commendable and truly be-
Of humanity is that now being carried on
by the talent, energy, and fidelity of class
Of young men, who are plucking a multi
tude of their fellOw-mcu from habits and
ways that lead down to death, by in
ducing them to sign the temperance pledge
and wear the emblem of reform. Every
philanthropist, every friend of the welfare
of society, will bid them GoD-specdS IN their
good work
Year: 1878

SENATOR BECK has been somewhat an
ticipated in his motion to suspend payment
on the public debt for year. A considera-
BILE portion of governmental Indebtedness
has been suspended through the action of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and we
presume the Senator only desires that the
Government shall be consistent with itself
in its financial transactions
Year: 1878

IT is not positively known that the Pres
ident has in any instance, as yet, made
Federal appointment to secure vote in the
Senate against the remonetizing of silver
If he fails to do so, it gives good evidence
that the New York Tribune has not much
influence with the Administration.
Year: 1878

THOSE newspaper scribblers who are ever
at work to write other people down should
consult Monk, who asserts it as maxim
that no man was ever written out OF repu-
tation but by himself
Year: 1878

WE would again call the attention OF
business men and others to the fact that we
have connected with our office one of the
most complete job printing offices in the
country, which is prepared at all times to
do all kinds of printing in the best of style
and at the most reasonable prices. Espe-
cially is this true of legal printing, briefs,
arguments, speeches, etc.
Year: 1878

WILL Congress go to work and relieve
the country? If not it's entire business in
terests will become common ruin. The
paralysis of inaction must be overcome with
out delay, or all is lost
Year: 1878

The best and cheapest clothing
and furnishing goods can always be
found for cash at the Quincy Hall
clothing store, Ducommun Block.
You can dress stylishly and with
economy by buying your goods
here, oct3l-tf
Year: 1878

The facilities of the HERALD steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside of San
francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates.
Year: 1878

PANAMA, Aug, 28.-The elections on
August 4th in Bogota were accompanied
by serious disorder. The state govern
ment wished to control the elections: they
only established four polling places in a
city of fifty thousand inhabitants, and put
those under the control of their own peo-
pie. The adherents of the other party
could not get near the ballot boxes to de-
posit their votes; confusion and disorder
naturally arose as party spirit was very
much excited; state troops posted them
selves in the towers of the neigboriDg
churches and fred upon the crowd, killing
one or two and wounding several; this
broke up the election, and as all the votes
cast are in favor of the state government 6
party. they have fully succeeded in carry
ing the day unless the congress should or
der a new election
Year: 1878

When we Demoralizs the Stomach
By excesses or imprudence in eating, We
cannot hope to escape the consequences for
any great length of time The most robust
digestion must succumb to abuses of that
important function. But supposing that
we have been foolish enough to enfeeble
the stomach, is the damage irreparable
By no means. The dyspeptic has only to
do two things to insure his ultimate recov-
cry. First, he should adopt an easily di-
gestible diet Second, he should use with
regularity and persistence Hostetter' s
Stomach Bitters, the leading gastric inyig-
GRANT of the age. The multiform symtoms
of dyspepsia, and the almost invariably
attendant disorders, biliousness and con.
stipation, will assuredly cease to perse-
cute the sufferer if the above advice is at.
tended to, Who that has suffered the
torments that chronic Indigestion infIcts
will neglect to take advantage of remedy
which, if the most positive evidence of the


medical profession and the public is to be
received with due credence. is an absolute
specific for the complaint.
Year: 1878

Omaha, Sept 5.-Last nights fire was
aggravated by the small amount of water
which could be got to the upper Stories
and the partial failure of the supply few
minutes before midnight. When the fire
had burned five hours division wall fell
on squad of firemen who were in the cor
ridor OF the hotel, burning four men who
held the nozzle. A cornice fell on man
named Lockfeld and fractured his skull.
Efforts to clear away the debris and res
cue the men were unayaiIing. The fire
burned all night and at noon to-day was
not extinguished The remains of the
men were found in an uurecognizable
state this morning. Loss on hotel build
ing $500, 900. Augustus Kauntz, Of New
York, bought it four months ago under
foreclosure.
Year: 1878

New YORK, Sept. 6.-The strike Of
drivers on the Third avenue railroad is
ended and the men have returned to work.
The company has agreed to pay them one
dollar and ninety cents per day.


NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-The strike of car
drivers has extended to the Second avenue
line. The few cars running are guarded
by the police. Many of the drivers have
become riotous, and in one instance car
was overturned and the driver tied to .
wagon. A company of each regiment ol
the National Guard is on duty in each ar.
mory, and the remaining companies are
under orders to be ready for immediate
service ID case of emergency.


Ksarney speaks tonight. A large extra
force of police will be on duty.
Year: 1878

New YORK, Sept. 6.-Hon. Fernando
Wood was the only member of the custom
house investigating committee present this
morning. He said he felt delicacy about
goiug on alone with the investigation, and
would therefore adjourn until Wednesday.
Year: 1878

Her dignity and grace gave her
the air of little queen, or, in fact,
an angel and when she sped at a
flying pace, from one apartment of
the house to another, one might
have thought her an angel in
deed, had not they seen the indig-
nant parent on her mothers side,
gently gliding along in close pur-
suit with an uplifted tin dipper.
Year: 1878

The Boston Times man has evidently
had a poetic vision, which, no doubt, was
caused by dose of buckwheat slapjacks.
The song, which is to be sung to the tune
of "God save the Queen" is as follows
My hapjaok tits Of thee,


Thou that agreest with me,


OF thee sing


Thou that with pork art fried,
Then buttcred on one side,


With syrup thick applied,


Thou luscious thing!


Oh savory morsel mine!


What taste is like TO thine,


Well buttered one!


/ love TO watch thee fry,


To see the cook toss thee on high,
And stick with fork TO try


If thou art done.
A letter righter-a proof reader.
Press.
Year: 1878

LONDON, May II Dispatches from
America reporting spprehenslotS OF a
communistic outbreak are attracting at
tention. The general opinion is that it
will be worse for the Communists. The
Times, in leader on the subject, con.
,cludes as follows: If, as we will not ar
tlcipate, the United States is destined to
90 through a social crisis OF this kind,
We shall doubtlsss hear again, as we used
to hear 10 years ago, good deal about
the evil effects of Democratic insti-
tutions. If, however, it Is the
weakness of institutions like those
of America to give tolerant encourage
ment TO all sorts OF experiments IN social
and political organizations, 1t is their
strength to be able to survive them, to
profit by their success, and to be but hL-
lie worse for their failure. The fabric
of American society is so strong that 1t
can sustain with little or no injury
shocks which would be fatal TO weaker
and more etiete constitutions. In the
United States freedom of discussion Is the
safety valve through which
rreai deal of superfous political
steam escapes. The Americans have
political sagscity enough to distinguish
sharply between an lntempera.e or even
revolutionary speech and rebellious &C
tion. They have unbounded tolerstlon
for the one, but have never shown any
great patience with the other. We do
not doubt that if they have to deal with
anv dangerous form OF communism, they
will deal with It effectively. The social
fabric of the United States is capable Of
successfully resisting such an attack as
that of any State in the world.
Year: 1878

From the QuiLcy Herald.


Not long ago---say few days---a Mis-
sOuri young man, no matter what's his
name, came to the realization that it
was not good for man, especially a
young man, to go it alone. He made
known his discovery to young lady,
name immaterial, and found that her
views harmonized with his. The twain
laid their heads together and concluded
that the proper thing to do under the
circumstance was to come to Quincy.
And thev did, They stole away quietly,
without letting the old woman (the o. W.
is the girls mother) into the secret.
Arriving here the couple sought a hotel
or boarding. house, it don't matter
which, and were accommodated. They
We're supposed to be Il newly married
couple, and were furnished the best
there was in the house.


The couple appeared to be happy,
and everything was sunshine for day
or two. But the storm in the shape of
an outraged female parent" burst upon
the pair and made the weather decided
ly stormy for the young man. She
missed her daughter, made inquiries
that satisfied her that the case needed
investigation, and came to Quincy,
made the investigation, and then walked
in upon the couple unaware. The
young man wasn't to be taken without
a struggle, and he insisted that he and
the girl were married. The old woman
was dubious, and, questioning the girl,
was informed that the ceremony had
not taken place. There were lively
times around the hash dispensary for a
few moments, in which the mother did
a star act. The end of the play has not
been announced. The finale has not
taken place, but it is probable the
young man won't go back to Missouri,
while the young woman will. The par
ties are said to be in town trying to
ppn1nrOmicn
Year: 1878

Capture of Il Marine Monster OF


Squan.


From the New York Herald.


Yesterday afternoon, when about ten
miles southwest of SquOn Beach, the
crew of the fishing smack George W.
Rodgers noticed what they supposed
to be a small whale from the regularity
of its "blow." A yawl was manned and
chase given. When the yawl APP
preached near enough to permit the
use of the harpoon it was discovered
that the origin of the "blow" was not
that of whale, but something in the
shape of n turtle. Its color was jet
black. 1t struggled so freely that no
account was taken of its peculiarities,
the man being intent on its capture,
Not until he had harpooned it in several
places was the supposed turtle secured
1t was towed to the smack and hoisted
on deck, when all hands were astonished
to find it quite unlike anything ever
before taken in these waters. 1t weigh
ed about 1000 pounds, and isin many
respects shaped like a turtle, but nc
part of its outer casing is of a consis-
tency to be dignified by the term shell
The head is shaped like turtles; the
Aukes are under, but the back and
belly are radically different. The back
of the monster is convoluted, and con
cave seams run fore and aft. The har'
poon found ready lodgment in the back
which is no tougher than an alligator's
The skull is hard, but the lip or bill is
rather soft and flexible. The mouth
and gullet are lined with soft white
teeth, some of them two inches long
Even these are cartilegeous, and al
have an inclination downward. The
head, fuke and back are jet black; the
belly, side and neck notified with great
white spots. A hesh-colored phallns
weighing probably five pounds, gives
the monster most peculiar appear
ance.
Year: 1878

WHlLEparents are worrying about the
scarlet fever they should bear in mind
that the medical fraternity-at least the
homeopathic portion oflt-has discover
ed that belladonna is as certainly pre-
ventive of this disease as vaccination is
Tor the smallpox.
Year: 1878

SEVERAL members of the celebrated
Oneida Community have withdrawn
from that institution. These are among
the most influential, and it is believed
that some serious difficulty threatens
the community.
Year: 1878

THE facts so to confirm the conclu-
sions drawn from the trade statistics of
Europe that the commercial and indus
trial depression in Great Britain and on
the Continent is fully equal to if not
greater than that which prevails in the
United States.
Year: 1878

The Advent of the Chinese Embassy
is likely to have an important influence
upon their countrymen here, and will
probably lead to solution of the prob
lem. No official action has yet been
taken in China in regard to emigra-
ton; but the government, we are told,
is not desirous that any shall como who
cannot obtain work.
Year: 1878

IT has been determined that Chief
Justice Waite shall sit in conjunction
with Judge Bond at the trial of the
United States revenue officers in South
Carolina, and that the ablost legal tai
ent that can be employed shall repre-
sent the government.
Year: 1878

A "Country Parson," writing to the New
York Tribune, hopes that it silver dollar is
coined worth 80 cents, or less than real dol
lar, that no such inscription will be put upon
it as, In God We Trust" lie thinks that
the Deity would not be fattered by any such
inscription, and quotes from Deuteronomy
the following:


Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers
weight great and a small:


Butthou shalt have perfect and just weight,
a perfect and just measure shalt thou have:
that thy days may be heightened in the land
which the Lord thy God giveth thee.


If hat'argument don't drive out the silver
heresies, nothing will. But the Western finan-
ciers will not be likely to listen to voice
from heaven. They want in their bags ''di-
vers weights" When greenbacks were at
heavy discount they wanted to pay the ma
tional debt in currency. Now that the latter
is little better than silver, they want TO pay
the national debt in the latter currency. If
this should ever reach par, there would he
school of Western financiers who would ad-
vocate copper currency, or something which
was of less than standard value. These va
garies are very near to the heart of the West
ern fnancier, and there is no prospect that y
text OF Scripture or thunder-bolt from
Heaven can rout them-San Francisco Bul-
Lefin