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Year: 1877

. BLAISE's RIGHT BOWER. - The New
York Tribune is publishing the closing
one of Gail Hamilton's series of letters
g the most brilliant and the most widely
read series of criticisms ever contributed
by woman's pen to the literature of
American polite" prints the following
extract from private letter to its editor,
as sufficient answer to the charge that the
Tribune hired her to make the onslaught ::
I" have written a series of papers on civil
service reform, going straight and slam
against the gram, yours and everybody
else's who is IN the gall of bitterness and
the bonds of iniquity like you both
censure and praise the administration as
is meet, and, in short, deal out exact and
equal justise to everybody. As they would
bear my own name You would not be an
swerable for the opinions And if, after
they are published, children cry for them
and you arant to pay me a trifie of $40, 900
or so, you might, or if You didn't, you
mightn't. should at least have the sat
isfaction of having done missionary work
on good heather ground
Year: 1877

A HORSE SrORY-The Salem Mercury has
learned of circumstance which goes far to-
wards substantiating the theory that animals
are possessed of reason as well as human be-
ings. Mr.. Laf. Frizzelle, living near Perry
dale. Polk county, is the owner of horse,
which being left in the barn lot for day or
two without being watered, finally went to
the pump-an eld-fashioned wooden one
took hold of the handle with his teeth and
pumped water into the watering trough suf-
fcient to satisfy his thirst It is related to
us by an eye witness that this horse will 60
every day, if he is not watered by his mas
ter, and repeat the same proceeding. Fre-
quently he is troubled by the other ANIMALS
in the lot, who come ior water also, and if
he cannot drive them off he continues pump
ing until their and his own wants are salts
fed This operation has been going on for
week or two, until the pump handle is
badly SCARED and worn from the effects of
the horses teeth upon it while performing
the act of pumping water.
Year: 1877

GUla HOME TO VOrE The Inter
Ocean Washington correspondent asked
Secretary Sherman what answer he would
give to an Ohio man who should ask leave
Of absence to go home from their Wash
ingten work to vote in Ohio. He said he
should 60 home himself, as is his privilege
and duty, and would allow all others
whose work could be left without public
detriment to do the same, but their fur
Tough would be four or FIVE days instead
2f the usual ten days. The cabinet las
decided this question for all the depart
ments
Year: 1877

THE WAR SPIRIT IN RUssIA.-The war
spirit is represented 10 be at fever heat in
Russia. The reverses of the army in Ar
menia and the defeat at Pleyna have both
humilisted and angered the people, wha
demand more vigorous prosecution of
the war, and scout at the proposition of
peace SO long as it is within the power of
the government to put squadron in the
field. 1t is asserted by the correspondent
Of an Eastern paper writing from Moscow,
that if the Emperor consented to peace
at this time, he would only enter that city
at the point of the bayonet- To talk Of
Intervention while this feeling exists is
mere waste of words.
Year: 1877

DANISH HIM FROM THE BENCH. There
lsa growing public opinion in favor of Con-
gress demanding the resignation of Justice
Joe bradley, and if he does not resign to
have him impeached. There is but very
little question that he is corrupt judge.
de was placed on the bench from a very
improper motive, in order to pack it to
obtain majority for certain decision.
de has always had attached to him a
strong suspicion of venality, he has dis
graced the nation by his dishonest action
IN lavor OF Hayes, and decency requires
that he should be banished from seat in
tribunal upon which he has brought
lasting shame.
Year: 1877




The YAQUINA RAILRoAD.-The ALBANY
Democrat has this in reference to the above
road "W: 7. Webber, the engineer and
superintendent Of construction on this
road, called on US last Saturday, and re-
ports that the work is being prosecuted
as fast as possible The grading has been
completed to point one mile beyond the
village of Philomath, and the road bed
has been located several miles beyond that
point. Webber has a good working force
on now, but as soon at harvest is over he
thinks they will have all the hands thew
can work The managers have been cor
responding with some eastern firms and
have fair prospect of getting the iron
and rolling stock for the first ten miles
early in the spring"
Year: 1877

The vote cast in San Francisco on fhe
9th inst. fell some 5000 short of that cast
at the presidential election. This is not
the result of that city depopulating by any
means, but was caused by the more effec-
tive precautions taken against fraudulent
registration and repeating at the ballot
box. Last year there were thousands of
fraudulent votes cast in San Francisco,
and that city then gave large republican
majority. This year the election was a
fair and honest expression of the peoples
wishes, and the result is, democratic
victory. If our radical friends can reap
any consolation from the natural infer
ence thrown out by these facts, they are
perfectly welcome to enjoy it.
Year: 1877

WOULD BE In ORrEI--If Mr.. Wheeler
desires to make sensation on the stump,
the Isdee-Appcdl suggests that it would
be in order for him to explain how he
brought his mind to accept the Vice
Presidency, after his crushing exposure
several months ago of the infamy and
rascality of the returning board, and his
explicit declaration that the people Of the
country ought not to be expected to sub
init if, in the course of time, the decis-
ion of presidential contest should ever
turn on the manipulations and decisions
of such body
Year: 1877

AFTER THE THIEVES. 1t is not lack of
executive ability that is the matter with
Carl Schurz He is in full pursuit of the
frauds in his department.. There are mil
lions of those frauds. We suppose there
must be 4G newspapers under the influence
of the thieves interested in the various
frauds in the department of the interior.
The bosoms of multitude were torn by
the news that Schurz was going into the
cabinet. 1t was dreadful to think of and
a nightmare to dream of Schurz in the de-
partments of the interior. 1t was foreseen
that Schurz would hunt down the thieves.
He has been making investigations, with
out telling the thieves what he was about
He has not gwen them the opportunity
that they were accustomedto to enjoy, to vim
dicate themselves by the intimidation of
witnesses. However, they will be noisy
They will prove their patriotism, and con-
tend that patriot is entitled to nerqui-
sites. They will whine and buster ac-
cording to the atmospheric influences. 1t
is terrible thing to try and stop the tor
rent of thievery.
Year: 1877

Those republican organs that see no
wrong in reducing the pay Of laboring
men. below the living point are the same
that howled with indignation when the
demoersAs in congress desired to reduce
the extrevagant salaries OF otfice-holders.
Year: 1877

SEcxErAkr McCKAkr, it is just dis
covered, "is not in the fullest accord
with the presidents policy and the
Washington Republican says it is known
that the secretary is a candidate for the
Iowa senatorship on that account as his
election would enable him to retire with
good grace from the cabinet.
Year: 1877

The Cars DILEMMA Car went
to war ostensibly for the protection of the
so-called christians " of the Turkish
provinces. As soon rs he entered Bulgaria
these Christians began cutting the throats
of all the Moslems they could get at, and
did their utmost to prove to the world
that if the balance of brutality had pre-
viously rested with the Turks, it was so
only because the Christians had not had
an opportunity to illustrate their faith by
their own works In fact the conduct of
the Bulgarian Christians has given an air
of CHASTITY mockery to the purpose of the
war. Nothing can be clearer than that
they are in ali respects IS rufiianly, cruel
and ferocious as their Ottoman rulers, and
that for all the Christianity about them
they might Just as well be Fijis. Precisly
What obligation rests upon Christendom
to protect or to perpetuate such a breed
of savagcs, it is not easy to perceive. What
is, however, perfectly apparent, is, that
the pretense of religious excIse for the
attack upon Turkey is monstrous fraud,
and that all talk Of the Russians as repre-
senting Christianity in this ugly business
had better be abandoned by those who
wish to preserve a reputation either for
sincerity or consistency. Christianity has
about as much in common with the Bull
garians as it has with the Thugs or tine
Assassins, and it is straining tolerance al


together too far to expect men in these
days to accept such preposterous excuses
for war which was really one of selfish
aggression and state greed, and which
ought not to be allowed TO masquerade
under a wretched canting pretense of re-
Egious sentiment and human sympathy.
Year: 1877

NEW YORK, Sept. M.-The investigation of
the operations of the Tweed ring was re.
sumed this evening by the committee OF
Aldermen. Tweed was driven to the City
Hall at Il O'Clock under the impression that
the examination was to begin at that hour


He occupied the interval of time until his
examination opened in looking over the mu.
nieipal records. While he was thus engaged
John Morrissey was wandering around the
corridors and John Fox was in an office near
by.


At O'Clock the members of the committee
took their seats. Tweed took his accustomed
seat and began to read the evidence taken t
the meeting before last, and corrected some
errors found in the stenographers report of
the meeting. The most important was that he
did not mention James OBrien's name as
receiving money in connection with Monheim
and others. Tweed then replied to the in
quiries Of the committee.
Year: 1877

NEW YoRK, Sept. N.-The Graphic's special
from Washington says it is understood that
the President has not written his message.
nor Is he likely to until Congress comes to-
Eether at the extra session, and then 1t will
be brief communication to Congress on the
necessity of passing the army appropriation
bill; but the formal presentation of docu-
ments being reserved for the regular session
In December, the President will probably not
write his message until the middle of No
vptnber
Year: 1877

MIR. Tilden's letter of acceptance
was buried out of sight three days
after it appeared. The letter OF
Governor Hayes remains to day one
of the most pithy and sententious po-
htical documents ever written. With
all the experience of the canvass and
the long suspense since the election,
it is doubtful if more sagacious
policy could be outlined than his let
ter contains. The closing paragraph
is timely reading. 1t is as follows
with civil service organized upon
system which will secure purity, ex-
perience, efficiency and economy ;
with strict regard to public vel.
fare solely in appointments; with
the speedy, thorough, and unspar-
ing prosecution and punishment of
all pubic officers who betray official
trusts; with sound currency; with
education unsectarian and free to all:
with simplicity and frugality in pub
lie and private affairs, and with a
fraternal spirit of harmony pervad-
ing the people of all section and
classes, we may reasonably hope
that the second century of our exist
ance as q nation will, by the blessing
of God, be pre- eminent as an era OF
good feeling and period of progress,
prosperity and happiness ''-[Tri-
bune.
Year: 1877

The sfollowing is from the Chilli
-cothe Gazette, of last week.


Mr.. Chapman has made overtures
to the Scioto Valley Railway compa-
ny to take the road between this city
and Columbus off his hands, so as to
enable him to devote his whole time
to the completion of the road be-
tween this city and Portsmouth.
We understand that the Directors
think favorably of Mr.. Chapman's
proposition, and that the probabili-
ties are that he will be foot t-loose and
will devote his whole time to the
completion of the southern end OF
the road. The negotiations above
referred to are probably what has
given rise to the street report that
the Scioto Valley company was try
ing to force Mr.. Chapman out of the
management.
Year: 1877

Lebanon Star: A correspondent
of the Ohio State Journal suggests,
for Governor, Manning F. Force, of
Cincinnati, "a soldier who won his
stars in battle, learned Judge and
pure and polished gentleman J
a man who made personal sacrifi-
ces ''to make the Congressional race
against Sayler as a forlorn hope"
Were it not for the wound in Judge
Forces face, which would prevent
him making thorough canvass of
the State, he would be the most
available candidate yet named.
Year: 1877

It would be no news to our read
ers, should we say Dom Piatt was
a man destitute of principle; who
was political mountebank,an com
mon slanderer. But as low as has
been the general estimate of him, here
in his own home, there was no one
who had so poor an opinion of him, as
to conceive that he sould advocate or
Justify murder or assassination. Bnt
it appears that not even his neigh
bors knew his true character-the
depth of infamy he could descend to.
1t is true, they might have known
They might have judged that a man
who had no regard for truth or hon
or; a man who Sian dered his neigh
bors through malice and disappoin-
ted ambition man whom nobody
honored and everybody distrusted !;
was capable of any baseness. But
in spite of his ineffable meanness, he
was treated with q charity that was
undeserved as it was unappreciated


But the true inwardness of the
man has come to the surface. The
heart, whence came lies, and SIAN
ders, and dishonor, has brought forth
legitimate fruit and Dom Piatt
stands before the American people,
an open advocate of assassination,
scorned and despised by all honorable
men.


Assassination is recognized
throughout the pale of civilization as
the resort of lunatics, towards and
thugs. There can be no circumstances
to justify it; there is no heart that can
contemplate it, that is not stepped in
infany and dry-rotted with dishonor.
The highway robber and the violent
murderer are respectable and honor
ed, compared with the assassin. And
the man, who through cowardice
dare not be an assassin, but has a
heart base enough to incite others to
the dastardly deed, is incomparably
more Infamous than the assassin him
self.


This it is, that has called forth
snch general detestation and loath-
; ing of Dom Piatt, by all decent,
honorable men, throughout the ma
ton.





1t was an everlasting shame that a
Wilkes Booth could boast this as
the country of his nativity and the
shame is doubled by this new in
fanny.


But to Logan county, the shame and
confusion is intensified and multiph-
led by the knowledge of the fact that
this is Piatt's home.


1t is to be hoped that laws may be
found to meet his case, and that a
.felon's cell may be his reward for the
Infamous nOtOriety he coyetS.
Year: 1877

And the recently discovered gold mines in
the Big Horn Mountains Go by the way
of DENVER, Cheyenne and the great KAN
sAs PACIFIC RAILWAY. Remember, DEN
YER and Cheyenne are the principal outfit
ing points for the mines, and the SAFEST,
MOST DIRECT and MOST FREQUENTLY TRAVEL
ED route to CUSTER CITY, DEADwooD and
the Big Horn country, is ria Cheyenne and
Year: 1877

The News has nearly double the circula
ton of any other paper in Highland county
and goes among the best class of readers
being sent (by maiD only to strictly Gd
cance paying subscribers. 1t is therefort
by far the best Advertising medium in The
county. ian25tf
Year: 1877

To THE WORKING CLASS We are now prepared
10 furnish all classes with constant employment at
home, the whole of the time, or for their spare
moments Business new, light and profitable
Persons OF either easily earn from 50 cents TO
$ per evening, and proportional sum by devotipg
their whole time to the business. Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men, That an who sec
this may send their address, and test the business
we make this unparalleled offer: To such as are
not well satisfied we Will send one dollar to pay for
the trouble of writing. Full particulars, samples
worth several dollars TO commence work on, and
copy of Home and Fireside, one of the largest and
best Illustrated Publications, all sent free BY mail


Reader, if you want permanent, profitable work.
address, GEO. STINSON & co,


feblmi- Portland Maine
Year: 1877

There are some young scamps In the
city who are in the habit OF prowllng
around the suburbs. One of them ie"
days ago visited the residence OF gentleman
in Brandywine Hundred, and stole pair OF
beautiful fan tail pigeons. he was seen
with them in his possession In Brandy
wine Village. If the person persiots ID
such tricks we will publish his name, on hls
parents account we refrain from doing so
at present.
Year: 1877

The watchman at the City Hall, hearing
the alarm of fire on Tuesday night last,an
being unable to see any light on account OF
some obstacle in the direction specihed,
climbed his window, and standing upon
the cornice below, leaned out ana louno
out exactly what strikes to give.
Year: 1877

Do we ever quite succeed in our own
estimation? Is not our success neces-
sarily beyond anything we have accom-
plished Is not success another name
for the llnattained and unattainable ? Is
not our success called such only by
others? But, taking the word i'll its
mere practical and rather vulgar mean
ing-the requirement of Gel tain amount
of property, there are few who succeed.
Perhaps everybody. in this country
vaguely hopes that he shall some day be
rich, riches havingn no special significance
excepting relief from labor and accom-
panying ease Of surroundings. After q
number of years of graphing with the
world, the majority of men find that all
they can expect to do is to live, and they
make no active effort for accumulation.
Privately, Mt least, they admit they have
failed, having in mind acquaintances and
friends in possession of houses, lots,
bonds and stocks not to be computed.
Have they failed? Compared with the
bondholders and stock owners, yes; COM
pared with n host of others, no. If
they have managed to keep out Of debt,
they have done better than the mass. for
not one in fifty, it is said, quits the world
financially even. Therefore, it may be
asserted they have been successful. III
quire of the envied bondholders if they
have succeeded, and you will discover
that they, too, are disappointed. Some
one on whom they have fixed their eye
has succeeded; but not they. The little
they have scraped together amounts to
nothing. They are no nearer content
meut than those who simply make both
ends meet; in all likelihood they are not
so hear, for they are ambitious and rest
less for further acquisition, while those
ore resigned to their condition.


1t is astonishing the small proportion
of the successful to the unsuccessful in
any and every walk of life. OF thou
sand who study law and are admitted to
the bar, the majority are driven from the
profession by want Of practice; hum
dred, perhaps, earn q scanty living,
twenty gain pecuniary independence,
five get some reputation, one or two be-
come distinguished. Among the young
men authorized to write NJ. d. after their
names, how many take any rank as physi-
clans? Hardly one in seventy, and Of
these, comfortable competency and wide
reputation come not to five. Qergymen
of real ability are exceedingly scarce,
and even these frequentlysuffer from
lack of appreciation. Unless chance
favor, they may deliver clever sermons
down to old age, from country pulpits,
and not an echo of their cleverness reach
the sources that chronicle fame. Never
theless, theological seminaries are full Of
students, and liberal donations are con-
stantly making for their support. t.-Ne'c
TnrE Ii1uGe
Year: 1877

Three boarding house runners were


severely injured by the officers of the
English ship Princeport, while the ves-
sci was going into New York harbor.


Capt. Brown, of the Princeport, said to
a reporter that he sails from Antwerp to
Liverpool and thence to New York; he
has had q wide experience, but in No
other port would such outrages be toll


Grated rs are practiced with impunity by
runners in the harbor of New York. They
board an incoming vessel off quaran-
tine, and by plausible representations
persuade the sailors to 60 with


them to the vile dens they repre-
sent. BY the time the vessel reaches her
dock all discipline is at an end. The
sailors generally have back pay due
them. There are fourteen on the Prince
port, and there is al average Of G3 10s


coming to each OF them. After getting
the men into the boarding houses they
let them run up bills for rum and de-
bauchery until they are heavily in debt.


Once in their power, they persuade the
sailors to desert their vessel and ship
elsewhere. They take them sober to the
shipping commissioners Office, secure
berths for them, and collect their ad-
vance money to pay the bills the men
have incurred. Unscrupulous lawyers
ore in the pay Of each house. The run
ners introduce the sailors to these gen.
try, who offer to collect their back pay
from the vessel from which they have
deserted, and for this ostensible purpose
get them to give him powers of attorney.
The sailors are then made drunk and
"shanghied while in that condition, on
vessels bound on long voyages. The
lawyers wait quietly until the first yes.
sci is about to sail, and then they board
her, and presenting the powers of at
torney, demand the back pay. The men
being deserters, the money is, of course,
refused. The lawyers 60 instantly to
the United States courts and libel her,
as the law permits them to do. The cap
tain is consequently given the alternative
of complying with their demands or in
curing disastrous delay pending the
decision of tedious suit. OF course lie
pays. Capt. Brown said that he had
known many cases in which sailors were
subjected to this treatment, and he never
knew of one receiving q cent OF the
money thus collected. There is law
prohibiting runners fromboarding YES
sci in the stream, but it is not enforced.
Year: 1877

The Pail Mall Gazette says: The
Bhootan expedition belongs to history,
though not the most agreeable or glorious
episode in the annals Of British India. One
little incident, however, still remains to
be recorded. We cannot, indeed, vouch
for it's absolute accuracy, though it is
not only generally credited, but it is
also credible. The story runs thus !:
Under the impression that the little
war would be fought out to the "bitter
end" the government ordered three lakhs
(e3O, 900 WORTH Of copper coinage to be
dispatched to the northeastern frontier
for the use of the troops. 1t was for.
warded accordingly-a goodly assortment
of half anna and quarter anna pieces,
pies and pice. The town of Rungpores
was reached in safety, when tidings OF
peace arrived. The ponderous wealth
went on no further. Where its pro-
gress was stayed there it remained,
and presently it's existence was all but
forgotten. Each new magistrate who
succeeded to the district signed paper
certifying that he held under lock and
key the sum of 100000 in copper, and
it came to be looked upon as piece OF
office furniture, such as a bookcase or
any other clumsy article. At last a
magistrate, more particular than his pre-
decessors, declined to sign the certificate
until the money was counted over to
him. The objection was not unreason-
able, but there was this difficulty IN the
way of its removal, that the gunny bags
had been devoured by insects or other
wise destroyed, and that the copper
coins had run together and become weld
ed into masses. The cost Of their re-
moval to Calcutta, or some other equally
absurd reason, caused the alternative to
be adopted Of digging a big hole and
burying the untold riches. Some sort
of monument or memorial, it is said, has
been erected over the side, and it may
be that in the fullness Of time the DR..
Schliemarn of the period will disinter
the weighty heap.