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Year: 1877

Judge Blacks speech before the
electoral tribunal, ostensibly on the
Sonth Carolina case, will be memora-
BILE as the exhibition of the sublimest
lmpertinence ever displayed before
any dignifed tribunal. He would not
venture to make any such reflections
before an average alderman or rural
Justice of the peace, and yet he stood
before what should be the most rever-
enced tribunal ever known under a
government and pointed out to it, in
terms which lacked even the pretense
of courtesy, how it had given its high
sanction to the most shameless fraud
and how it had disregarded the vital
principles Of law 10 doing so. He
stripped from them the thin guise of
technical protection on which the de-
cisions we're based, and proclaimed to
the nation, through the argument be-
fore the commission, that it had par
leyed only to find excuses for fraud,
aud had invoked the execrations OF
the country by shameless disregard
of duty. And it was submitted to in
silence. Even Morton bore the keen
stripes with sealed lips, and five mem
bers of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, acting in what Congress
meant to be Judicial capacity, had
no taste for claiming the protection
that was their due to their position. TO
their duties and to themselves. In
deed fifteen men submitted to it be-
cause Just fifteen men felt that it was
too Just to be questioned. Eight OF
the number did not dare to dispute it,
for they felt that complaint would only
arouse the country the more to the
examination of their record, aud seven
doubtless welcomed the merciless cas-
tigation. 1t was a painful exhibition
of the cowardiee that follows the de-
thronement Of right.-Phitddeiphin
Times Republican,
Year: 1877

The Paris (Ky.) Citizen reproduces
from the same paper of Sept, 8, 1909,
the following


''As he lived, so he died-with his
gun in his hand. We are Informed by
a gentleman direct from Boone's, on
the Missouri, that early ia last month
Col. Daniel Boone rode to deer lick
and seated himself within a blind
raised to conceal him from the game.
That while sitting thus concealed, with
his old trusty rife in his hand, pointed
toward the lick, the muzzle resting on
log, his face to the breech of the gun,
his rife cooked, his finger on the trig-
ger, one eye shut, the other looking
along the barrel through the sights
in this position, without a struggle or
motion, and Of course without pain,
he breathed out his life so gently, that
when he was found next day by his
friends, although stiff and cold. he
looked as if alive, with his gun in hand
just in the act of firing. 1t is not alto
gether certain if a buck had come into
range Of his gun, which had been the
death of thousands, but it might have
intuitively followed its old employer s
mind aud discharged itself. The hy
pothesis being novel, we leave the So
luton TO the curious"
Year: 1877

arrest, and, it found gai]ty on the charge,
The Police-Justice rszsy sentence the prisoner
to imr,sisaaarsnt and hard labor for tarm
not less than ten days nor exceeding si1
months. The Justice is also required to
mike full record of the case, and issue
mittimus commanding the Sheriff, jai1er, or
Bridewe1l- Keeper to receive the prisoner and
keep him during the term of his sentence;
this mittimus is sufficient warrant for the cx-
ecution of the sentence, SO that nothing short
Of hdbeds corpus can reach the prisoner.


OF course, the efficiency of the new law
will depend somewhat upon the construction
put upon it by the higher Courts; but, pend
ing this, it must be taken at its literal mean
ing, and the police officials and Justices can
no longer escape responsibility for the pres
ence Of well-known thieves. in the city.
Prompt and energetic execution of the law
will soon demoralize the criminal classes;
and, by the time half of the professional
thieves and confdcncc-mcn shall be breaking
stone in the Bridewell, the Other half will
conclude that Chicago is not comfortable
place for them to habitate. Will Mayor
HEATH, Superintendent HICKEY, and the
Police-Justices see that their new powers
over the criminal classes be exercised at
Ouce2
Year: 1877

Secretary SHEnMAN's withdrawal of the
Government patronage from the New York
Bank-Note Company evolves vigorous kick
from that corporation It claims virtually to
be dependent upon the national printing,
and hints that 200 skilled workmen will be
turned out of employment, which would be
a grave catastrophe if they should all turn
counterfeiters. The charge against the Com
pany is that 1t did some Of the surface-print-
ing from electrotypes instead Of stee1-faced
type; and this disobedience Of orders cost it
ifc rnnfrnct
Year: 1877

The manner in which contracts for the
erection of public buildings are manipulated
is almost as mysterious as the whereabouts
of the missing book OF LIvx or the lost
pleiad. Some little episodes in connection
with ths building Of the new Court-Housa
have oozcd out during the, past two or three
DAYS which are, not devoid OF interest, as
tending to- show with no little directness the
Incubation Of q good deal OF fraud
and corruption in connection with that job.
A little over q year ago, and two months be-
fore the contract for the Courthouse was
let, EDWIN WALKER, familiar name A. ound
the County Building, made block Of eight
notes OF 5000 each, payable to his own
order. These were secured by trust-deeds on
property IN Chicago and Lemont. As it Was
stated about that time TINT 900 would be
paid for the contract, the question naturally
occurs,. We're not these eight notes
made by WALKER for corrupting the Com
miss;opers or others who had influence?
WALKER failed to get the contract, his bid
being too high; aud it WIS givpn to MCNEIL,
who, in his turn, sold out to the unsuccessful
bidder in constellation of certain Per
diem while employed as superintendent, and
two Of the notes. The remaining six prom
ises-to-pay are supposed to be locked up in
the Fidelity Bank, in the custody Of
q journalist, who, it is said, will
make a pro rata division thereof should
there accrue to w41xEn a profit
in the work. One of the notes
originally given to MCNEIL has passed
through several hands, it is said, in the
natural course Of trade, and about two
weeks ago Judgment was. entered upon it.
It is now in the possession Of franklin
street merchant WALKER says the notes
are absolutely worthless, as they were qivort-
ed from tho purpose for which they were
originally intoAded. What that purpose Was
is not within the ken of any but the parties
to it, It is more than fair presumption
TINT it was corru ption and bribery.
Year: 1877

not oppose such an occupation, but that it
would be grati6ed at such result
course because it would be q blow at the
material interests of France. Tho only
Powers which have any interest in the future
of the cannl are those on the Mediterranean,
not one Of which can successfully resist its
English occupation.
Year: 1877

The report from Hartford, Conn, is to the
effect that there is more or less trouble in the
affairs Of the Charter Oak Life-Insurance
Company. Fortunately, there is no intima-
ton Of any defalcation or misappropriation
Of the funds. The extent Of the allegation
is, that the securities in which the assets of
the Company are invested have, like Ill
other investments, been undergoing serious
shrinkage; and this circumstance, which is
probably true, is more or less exaggerated by
reason of quarrel between rival factions
among the managers There is another
srarning and instructive lesson furnished by
this confusion in the affairs Of this Lfe-In-
surnnce Company which cannot be too
earnestly taken home by all other corpora
tons and individuals. The financial condi-
ton Of this Company, on the LIST Of January
last, was stated ns follows:
Year: 1877

The ways and means committee this
morning paid the president and secretary Of
the treasury Wits Of courtsy, customary
upon the organization of this committee,
each succeeding congress.
Year: 1877

SYMPATHY FOR THE CKRD.-No
one should sympathize with the wicked,
and certainly the acts which have been
resorted to during the past few days by
the rioters must be classed among the
worst that can be committed. Resistance
to the constituted authorities resulting in
tine commission of deeds of blood and
death is nothing short of murder, while
the burning of property reduce those en-
gagged therein TO the level of incendiaries.


Every working man should be found
on the side of law and order. His in
terest is always with peace, and he
should never allow himself to be carried
away by sympathy for wrong doers.


The very men who have originated the
present difficulties have been enjoying a
season of almost constant labor during
the whole perOid OF the hard times, and
have not experienced anything like the
difficulty which the great mass of labor
ing men have in all parts of the country,
and their acts of outrage are therefore
the more to be deprecated and denounc-
ed. They are destroying the very works
from which they have derived support,
Year: 1877

SINGULAR W MI SUIT IN SCOT


LAND
A GREAT HERES IN LOVE WITH wo-


MAN.


Some of the Scotch papers are giving
details OF very extraordinary will case
which will shortly be submitted for trial.
The story is this:


"The daughter of country practitioner
in little village in Scotland awoke one
morning to find herself a great heiress.
The traditional uncle, who had come from
India " ith fortune, died leaving beau
and West Indian property 10 his niece,
Miss Macpherson Grant. At that time
she was bright, clever, handsome, and
about II years of age. She took posses
sion of her property and lived in, great
style, keeping large stud of horses and
driving tandem herself all over the coun-
try. der father and mother she took un-
der ,her, wing, aud was devoted to them
to the last day of their lives. She estab-
lished them IN an independent and ele-
CANT home near Edinburgh, but had them
a great deal with herself at the Aberlour
House, on the Speyside. Some fifteen
years ago q young lady came TO visit.
She was stanger to Miss Grant, and was
brought by some frieds. 1t ended IN this
young lady, Miss Temple, leaving father
and mother, with their re concurrence
and living with Miss Grant, for better
or for worse, until death should them
part; in fact they formed such friend
ship that they agreed and entered into
engagement that neither should marry
aud that they should pass their lives to-
gether. Miss Grant then and there re-
fused a very good offer of marriage,
and rejected all other suitors. The con-
ditions were that Miss. Grant was to
leave her estate and everything to Miss
Temple, if Miss Temple on her part nev-
or left her and never married. A will
was made by Miss. Grant, under which
her property was to pass to the Temples.
Two years ago Miss Temple married
Last Christmas Miss Grant died. The
will was revoked. She never forgaye the
detection, she never, made another will,
and the estate goes to an obscure country
! doctor in Aberdeenshire, who hardly
knew he was related to Miss Grant, and
never saw her. Other four relations poor
trades-people in Banfshire, come in for
share. Over this question of succession
there will be terrible fight in the law
conrts between the Temples and the
hers-at-law. Miss Grant was very mas
culine in appearance and manly in dress
Year: 1877

Requests having been made by policy
hslders IN the Chatter Oak Life Iu-
surance Company living in various
parts of the country that Senator Ea-
ton, of Connecticut, should look after
their interests, that gentleman has
made the folio wing reply for the bene-
f. OF all pUlicy-holders in the country:
l accept the attorneyship of the
policy bolders of the Charter Oak Life
Insurance Company for the purpose of
protecting them in their rights and TO
assist In saving the company and pre-
serving the good name of city and
State. No recompense will be demand
ed by me for any service which | may
render the policy-holders.


W. W. EATON.
Year: 1877

An incident which occurred at one of
the cities on the Bulgarian side of the
Danube upon the retreat of the Ottoman
soldiers may doubtless be taken as an in.
dication of what will happen as the Rus
sian lines are extended in that country.
Sure of support and sympathy with the
russians near, and encouraged by the
Hight of the Moslem troops, the Bulga-
rians of the place rose against their
neighbors, and every Turks house was
sacked and wrecked, and the families
We're probably not handled with delicate
courtesy. Explosions of the pent-up
wrath smothered for generations will be
the rule in this way in every city and
village. AT last the downtrodden see a


afe occasion to return the treatment of
oppression and wrong of which they
have been habitually the victims for
years, and the cruelty that has been nur
tured in them will come home to those
who have done so much to nurture it, If
as the Russians advance enough Turks
remain in the Bulgarian villages the ace
count will be settled life for life against
the massacres that Mortified all Eurupe n
year ago. All that they can do to nre-
vent this the Russians will probably do:
out they cannot be everywhere
Year: 1877

The United States Supreme Court, in
recent decision, lays down several prin
clples of law in refence tn the liability of
endorsers on promissory notes. 1t holds
that an indorser is a competent witness to
prove an agreement in writing, made
with the holder of the note at the time of
Endorsement, that he shall not be held IL
able thereon, where the paper is still held
by The party to whom the endorsement
was made and has not been put into circu-
lation. 1t also holds that an agreement like
TINS and the endorsement taken together
are equivalent, so far as the holder of the
note Is concerned, to ''an endorsement
without recourse to the endoser." IL fur
ther holds that the omission of endorsers
on series of notes, under such agreement.
10 set up the agreement as a defence in
SUIT brought on two such notes, does not
preclude their setting up in another action
brought on other notes ofthe same series,
the judgment in the first action not oper
atlng as an estoLpel in the seond.
Year: 1877

The correspondent of the Louisville Cou
rier.JournaI is far from being as prejudiced
and intolerant as his dispatch to that paper
would indicate. He called on the REPUB-
LIcAN Monday and desired to state that he
had been misled by partisan representa-
tions, and that his dispatch on the assassi
nation OF D. A. Weber was based on mis-,
apprehension of facts and false information;
that he regretted he had done such an in
justice to the memory of Mr.. Weber, and to
repair it as far as possible be had forwarded
complete correction of all the statements
concerning the character of the deceased
as contained in that dispatch.


So manly an acknowledgment and &C
straightforward course honor the con
fessor of wrong, and make one wish that al
distant papers had as honorable represent
atives as the correspondent of the Louisville
| Courier-J Journal.
Year: 1877

cry OF fire was given by one of gsng of
pickpockets with the intention of creating
panic, during which they could ply their
nefariOus vocation. Father Whyte says he
was in confession at the time, and when he
reached the church he was almost crushed
to death while endesvoIing to extricste
some of the women who were in imminent
danger of losing their lives.


Last evening another alarm nf fire was
sounded in Astoria, a suburb. IA the fire.
men rushed past the Church of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, one of them cried Fire"
Immediately those seated on the rear seat
spraug to their feet and rushed for the
street, followed by nearly the whole congre-
cation. When the panic had exhausted it.
self and the people became composed, it
was found that four women had been seri.
ously injured by being trampled upon.
Year: 1877

A prominent Republican from louisiana
had long interview with General Devens
the new Attorney General. yesterday, and
his expressions indicated his opinion was
Governor Packard was at the head of the
legal administration of Louisiana, and that
he should be Sustained.
Year: 1877

Major Burke is reported to have decided
not to capture the State House in order to
get the official rolls of the first tax district.
Duplicates of the city tax bills scattered
about will serve to give business like ap-
pearance to his Cffiee.
Year: 1877

General Garfield has retired from the
contest for suecessorship in the Senate to
John Sherman. He knows Buckeye must
get that place; but if he should be the
Buckeye it might shut Ohio out in the race
tor Speaker of tne next House.
Year: 1877

An HONEST MANA few days since an
honest farmer called At the STATESMAN Office
and mildly suggested that he wished to "sessle
his bill BY some means or o'her his account
had been overlooked, and when found Ii showed
him to be seven years in arrears. He drew
forth sack of sos, took receipt for s2S,
and now stands clear on our books. He then
explained that for several years he had been
hard up, but this fall his crop had paid him
well and he was determined to remember the
printer.
Year: 1877

the late legislature was the passage of bill ap
propriating at the rate of $1,000 yearly to the
support of the Seattle University. In return
for this appropriation we are to have forty five
free scholarships, each member of the lesisla-
ture to have the appointment of one scholar.
So far the members from the counties east of
the mountains have been slow about maxim :
their appointments. The original appropriation
we deem Objectionable, but inasmueh as it has
been made aud the money will be drawn from
the treasury, We think ii well enough that the
eastern counties should have their share of the
free scholarships.
Year: 1877

SHIPMENT OF WHEAr-Visising the railroad
day or two since We noticed that the piles OF
grain had disappeared. Early in the season it
was feared that the facilities for moving the
grain crop would prove unequal to the emergency
but both railroad and steamboats, strained a
point and succeeded in getting away with the
bulk of the crop. In number of warehouses
sacks of wheat can still be Seen piled up, but
not to the extent that was apprehended, and in
point of fact nearly all the grain offered has
been shipped out Of the country.
Year: 1877

AcKSowLEDGMENT-Th editor of the STATES
MAN is in receipt of a number of holiday pres
ents-some of them OF rare value. A sofa pill
low from a lady friend, beautifully embroidered
and evincins exquisite taste A massive gold
ring from another friend will be cherished fol
all time Omittins names, from the bottom OF
our heart We return thanks to the friends who
have so kindly remembered us.
Year: 1877

PETIT THlEvEs.-H. C. Chew, last ThueSday
evening, had some clothes taken off his clothes
lire, and on following tracks that were plainly
visible in the STOW has very good evidence
that the thief is on almond-eyed native of the
flowery kingdom who is chief en- ;ineer of a
wash house in the upper part OF town. He has
cot the police on the track.
Year: 1877

The NoETH PACIFIC RAJLEoAD COMPANY has
passed resolution declarin, the intention OF
the company to build their road on the north
side of the Columbia river, making Portland
the great terminal city At the same time the
company denounced Senator Mitchell's bill as
adverse to the interests of the North Pacific.
The general impression is that the Oregon sena-
tor is working in the interest of the Central
Pacific, and that the intention is to postpone
the building of any road as long as possible.
Senator Mitchell, from his position as chair
man of the railroad committee, will have great
influence in shaping legislation, and possibly
may succeed in killing of the North Pacific
A letter received from Delegate Fem expresses
the opinion that the bill to extend the land
rant will fail, and with it all hopes for a
railroad from that quar.er will vanish.
Year: 1877

HENS in Walla Walla valley have forgot the
art of laying eggs At least we judge so from
the fact that it is SO long Stree We seen an esss
that we have well nigh forgot what they look
like. Here is a fine opening for man of en-,
terprise to start a chicken ranch and supply
this market with fresh eggs.
Year: 1877

A SECOND EAILRoAD.-On our first page We
publish an article copied from the East Oregon
ian, giving the particulars OF an organization
for the purpose of building a narrow track rail
road from Umatilla to Weston, Oregon. We
are assured that this is DO speculative move
ment, but well disessed plan, and that the
road will be built in time to market the coming
years crop 1t is reported that the iron to rail
sixty miles of the road is already shipped, aud
that early in the spring work will he commenced
in good earnest. WesIcn is the objective pcint
of the proposed road, but any one who is ac-
quainted with the lay of the country will see
that it is quite likely to extend to Waila Wala,
and possibly the town of Dayton will come
within the scope of It's operations. 1t now
looks as thou n the whole country is to be
threaded by railroads, and that Walla Walla is
destined to be railroad centre o. no mean i'm
portance.
Year: 1877

now, behold. know that We all, among whom
/ have gone preaching the kingdom OF God,
shall see my face no more.' How ful is this
world of partings II is goodbye on every
hand


A letter from my wife, now visiting IN Ohio
informs me OF the death OF Uncle John Me-
Barland, one OF the pillars OF the church 10
which first preached. Never can forget the
encouragement and sympathy that | received
from him and his family. It always seemed
like home to go there. He was SICK when L
came away and we'll remember the goodbye
hoped it were not the last, but it seems that
1t waB


The mother follows her little child to the
grave, but time cannot efface the memory OF
the goodbye kiss. Years after, che goes 10
the bureau drawer, takes out carefully tied
package, opens it, and there are the little shoes
and stockings and playthlngs OF her dear one


Yesterday 1 saw a picture entitled The
Young Widow" In an armed chair sits young
woman. BY her side, playing on the foor, Is
little child. Before her. carelessly lying, 10 tho
wedding dress reminding her OF the happy
hour when her heart was publicly given to an
other, and reviving the sad memories OF that
other hour when she SAID good-bve to one dear
er TO her than life.


A Benevolent society OF New York is engaged
ia the work of taking ragged boys from the
Streets giving them new suits OF clothing and
securing them homes in the country. One
boy, before he threw away his old hat, tore
out the Inning and hastily thrust it into his
pocket. Some one asked, 'Wby do you do
that You will have no use for that lining;
here is a new hat" Tears came in!o the poor
boys eyes as he replied, THAT lining was
piece of mothers dress. Mother is dead now,
and this is all that have to remember her by. I"
Father, from neighborng State, makes
me VISIT but in a few weeks we gay goodbye,
and in few years. at most, the last goodbye
will be said.


Thus, in all the relationships OF lie the good
bye must be spoken. In this world We could
not get along without that term. But by and
by that expression shall become obsolete, la
that upper realm we shall have no use for that
term. II is SAID that the French have no word
for Home. In the language ~ yonder there 10
no wort GOod-bJe