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Year: 1879

We are assured by a semi-ofdcial organ
that, "despite his gentleness of manner, Mr..
Hayes is man of stern purpose and iron
nerve.'' And yet there was time when
this granite formation was eruptive with q
lava tide of tears. That memorable occasion
was when he learned that Mr.. Tilden was
elected. Then the lachrymal food burst its
barriers, and he wept, mot for himself. but
for the poor colored people of the South
Year: 1879

After voting on each salary separately the
report of the committee was adopted.


A horse and buggy not to cost over $500
was ordered for the chief of police.


The committee on license reported against
making any change in license.


Aid. Haugan made the following motion:
That the report of the committee on accou Mt
Year: 1879

JUICE RELIGIONS BY THEIR FRUTS.-
That old Catholic woman of whom Mr..
Stevenson tells in his Travels with a
Donkey" who said to him that there
was no difference between ProtcStantS
and Catholics save that wrong was
more wrong for the Catholic who had
more light and guidance, >, came very
near telling a most important truth
That was all the difference that the good
old saint herself knew, and if there were
other distinctions whose import she did
not quite grasp, who shall deny that she
clearly stated the only lawful claim that
one religion can have for prccmincncc
over another: Ii my neighbor religion
makes wrong more wrong and right
more right for him than my religion does
for me, then his religion is for him a
better religion than mine is for me. \
religion that does not deepen the moral
convictions and strengthen the moral
purposes is good for nothing, and all re-
ligions are to be valued in proportion as
they bring forth in their yotaucs this
fuit.-Swhay Ati.ruoon.
Year: 1879

FIRE.-The alarm of fire on Sunday
night was caused bya lot of burning
cotton and shucks in a room in the rear
of Messrs. Brasington & Nettles' store.
Though under the same roof, it has
nothing to do with the store, but is
used by another party as a sboenaker's
shop. Smoke was seen coming out Of
the window by Mr.. ]. R. Condale, who
was going home from Church, and he
Immediately ran to the rear window,
which he found open, and went in. he
found barrel of loose cotton burning
briskly, but he managed tothrow it out
of the window and then carried it into
the street. On going back TO see if any
fire was left. he found a chair on fire,
with lot of shucks burning around it;
this he threw out of the window also'
thus removing all the fire. 1t is clear
case that i: was set on fire, as the cotton
aud shucks were at least ten feet apart,
aud there was no fire elsewhere in the
room. "" '. ..
Year: 1879

IT is Coon TO BE IN LUCK.-The
proprietor Of the JOURNAL was the re-
cipient on Friday morning last of box
of the "n'ce things" from the Prosby-
terian Sunday-school Christmas tree
We had a very happy and PHEASANT
Christmas, but really nothing gave us
more pleasure than this remembrance
by those kind ladies and good children
and we hope that the little ones Of this
good old Church may have many happy
returns of the occasion, and that their
may live too to enjoy seeing
them have it. The JOURNAL greets
them all with a happy new year.
Year: 1879

The following is the official report of
youths in this parish. which has been
kindly furnished us by our efficient as
SCISSOR. The enumeration is made to
correspond with the late re districting
of the Police Jury Wards, making eight
districts instead of seven, as heretofore,
and goes into effect Nov. Is. 1879:
Year: 1879

An Ohio man went out and hanged
himself the other day because a Col
umbus dentist told him that his tooth
was affected with ''nodular caIcifica.
tion of the pulp" He left a note to
his wife, saying he didn't want to
live on and give it to her and the
children.
Year: 1879

The citizens of Weston, at the end Of
the Denver and South Park railroad,
day before yesterday arose in fit Of
righteous indignation and proceeded to
rid the town of nest of bunko steerers
and gamblers, who have infested this
half way place, between this city and
Leadville, for some time. This "quick-
ening Of conscience" this ebullition Of
virtue on the part Of the denizens of
Weston, was caused by the fact Of one
of their number being the victim, this
time, though the misfortunes of the
hundreds of poor travellers who have
been robbed on their way to the car
Donate camp, have failed to elicit any
sympathy, or protection to any great
extent


On Thursday night a mule driver by
was roped in, and released of any sup
erhouous car donates about his clothes.
When he told his tale Of woe to his
comrades they were shocked, grieved,
and resolved with one accord to rid
themselves of this abomination in the
sight of God and man. Arming them
selves one and all, with instruments of
pursussion. they marched upon this
particular den Of iniquity, and pro-
ceeded to clean it out. In the melee
that ensued, enough good powder was
burnt to have carried on an Indian
war for an entire campaign. The re-
suits, so far as learned, amount to one
man mortally wounded on the attack.
ing party's side, and probably few
scratches among the confidential gem
tlemen.


The man that was shot was a car
penter, working on tho Denver and
South Park railway, named Phil.
Cochran. He is said to have been one
of the leaders in the attack The gam
bier who shot him arrived in this city
last night.


The action Of the Westonians in
making this raid, though tardy, has
already been productive of good results
in soaring some of the scoundrels out
of the town. There were eight or nine
Of these nimble-fngered gentry who
arrived in the city last night. The
passengers on the South Park last night
report that they did not rest as well as
the night before. The saloon in which
the ARRAY occurred is kept by man
named Jones.-Dsnver Republican.
Year: 1879

Defined by n Liberal Leader nt Man


Chester.


London, Oct. 25.-At the liberal
demonstration in Manchester yesterday
Lord Harrington, replying to the ortiz
cism upon the supposed attitude Of the
liberals regarding foreign affairs, and to
the charge that the change In the gov
ernent would unsettle present arrang-
ements, said:


1.-The liberals are aware that interna-
tional obligations must be respected as
long as the circumstances under which
they were made remain unchanged, and
we have felt from the beginning that
one of the worst consequences of our
mischievous and misguided foreign
policy was that its consequences do not
cease Immediately with the tenure of
power Of its authors. We know that
the engagement the government has
entered into. must be respected, and /
defy anyone to put his hand on any
statement by any responsible leader of
the liberal party to the contrary. We
are asked what our policy will be. 1t
is impossible to describe, in its details,
the policy of the future under circum-
stances of which we can know nothing
certain, and of which we can only
make a forecast.


''England's policy should not be the
imitation of policy of any other pow
er. There is not a power in Europe
except England which has not known
the horrors Of foreign invasion in the
present century. 1t is natural that the
foreign policy of every other state
should be greatly influenced by the
dread of a recurrence of such disasters.
1t is not to be wondered at that other
states view with suspicion the policy
and every movement Of nationalties for
the disturbance of the balance of
power; and say that England, which
is to a great extent free from arppe-
tensions of this kind, may see un-
moved great deal that passes in
Europe, which naturally excites the
surprise and apprehension of other
nations, but while the heart of our
empire is the source Of all its power
and greatness, and enjoys this remark
able, this exceptional security, Eng
land is, through her many colonial
possessions and her Indian possessions,
more likely to vital injury, to injury of
different character, but not less vital
than any other state. The conclusion
which / derive from these considera-
tions is, that England is less fitted by
her position and the nature Of her re-
sources than any other power for the
policy of military administration
Year: 1879

Here is a little girls idea about
boys. 1t is original and truthful:


"Boys is strange things. Boys is
of three kinds The baby boy, the
little boy and the big boy. l don't
like the baby boy, because he squalls
and kicks, and / have to rock them
with d cradle. But if the big boy or
little boy squalls and kicks, | can
rock him with stoaes. like tile little
boy the best; when he's got candy ho
gives me some. But like the big
boy the best when it SHOWS, because
he can haul me on his sled. A boy
is little man il he behaves himself,
and if he doesn't he. is a little devil.
That is what mother said brother
Bob was the other day when he told
Miss Smith that mother said she was
an old bore. My papa said he vas d
little boy once, butrmothbr says she
wasn't and she wishes papa a little
boy once more, Sister Julia says she
doesn't like boys; and when | saw her
and Tom Brown a setting In the rock
ing chair a.Sunday night she said she
was trying to squeeze the life out Of
Hint; cause she didn't like him. but I


don't think she was hurting him for
he woultln't let her get up. This is
all / know about boys and mother
says she hopes won't never know


any moro about them."
Year: 1879

The amount provided for above for
Sinking Fund aud Interest purposes
will produce sol 600, which is about
1900 in excess of the annual sum nee
essary to redeem the county bonds
by the time they mature. This all
pointsin the direction of lower taxes
In the future. rla ..9'


In estimating in regard to tho city
finances the task is difficult QUE.
The city council does not furnish the
public with published statement OF
the city's financial condition and re-
sources; nor even with newspaper
reports OF the business transacted in
their meetings, both OF which we find
would produce about four thousand
dollars which sum would redeem the
Year: 1879

The ladies of the West church will
give supper in the lecture room OF the
church, Eighth aud Washington stree!s
this evening. The supper will be con-
Quoted on the European plan. The
ability of the ladies' of the West to pro
vide entertainments of this kind,is well
known. and we cau safely guarantee
to all who 20 'hat they will get the
worth of their money. Admission ton
canta
Year: 1879

SAMUEL JEwETr of Deering, the candi-
date for the Greenbackers last year in that
town, was unanimously thrown overheard at
their caucus last week to make way for one
Gordon whose only qualification for the
place is the fact that he was formerly
Democrat This is the policy that is being
pursued all over the State in obedience to
instructions from the Democratic state COM
mittee to Democratic Greenbackers, to see
that none but men who were formerly Dem
ocrats are nominated for the Legislature.
Year: 1879




'The revival of the iron trade, said the
Hon. Abram S. Hewitt yesterday, sitting in his
office at II Burling slip, lis the legitimate re-
suit of the revival of business generally III
February said in Congress that as soon as we
came down to a basis of solid values-that is,
values measured by gold, we should have
prosperity The trouble was not that there
was no money. There was plenty of capital


but there was lack of confidence. Capitalists
were afraid to invest money when we had a
deprecated and fluctuating currency. Now
that values are fixed an era of prosperity be-
gins Railroads are being constructed, facto-
ries built Western settlements are rapidly
springing up, and long boarded capital is again
in circulation In short, there is general M
crease of prosperity. \ revival of the non
Year: 1879

NEW YORK Post: The political fogs are
thickening around Mr.. Joseph l.. Smith, the
Greenback candidate for Governor of Maine.
A fac-simile of letter has been printed in
which he offered last Winter not to refer to
the financial question Gas resumption was
an established fact" and also to denounce
Southern outrages-all this in case the Re-
publican State Senate would make him Gov
ernor. Smiths fitness to be Governor of a
State with a common school system is also
impugned by letter in which he talks of
''setting fourth principles"
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are III
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for pubca
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcations that are not used.
Year: 1879

A BELFAST correspondent Of the Bc~' I
Adrertiser gives a most encouraging If
political matters in Waldo. Greenbackers
are coming back to the Republican ranks
and Democrats over to them. Even if the
Republicans do not redeem the county they


will make large gains and save at least three
of the representative districts carried by the
OppositiOn last wear.
Year: 1879

THE Kennebec Journal brings the encour-
aging assurance that "Kennebec county
never was so thoroughly alive in the Re
publican cause as at the present time. The
Republicans who went with the Greenback-
ers year ago are nearly all coming back to
vote the Republican ticket this year. Gar
diner viii give 100 more Republican ma
iority this year than last. Hard money
Democrats will contribute money and vote
in support of the Republican ticket. In
Waterville 81 Republicans voted the Green
back ticket last year; nearly every one will
vote the Republican ticket. In every town
the Republican cause is reported growing
brighter as election draws near
Year: 1879

Higgins, of Lewiston, desperate who muir
dered and robbed a man some four wears AGO.
and who was considered mighty lucky to get
off with a sentence of nine years in State Pris-
on, has been pardoned-for what reason we are
unable to imagine unless to make room for the
murderers who are accumulating in every Jail
tn the State; and we believe it would be bet
ter plan to thin their ranks by dozen or two
executions. Higgins came at once to this city
and showed his appreciation of the Governor S
clemency by passing his first night of liberty at
one OF the vilest dens on the Point.-Rockland
Opinion.


THE pardon was granted, bear in mind,
by Democratic Governor and Demntion-
al Council. Behold the progress made in
State reform!
Year: 1879

THE North Star says demonetization of
silver was the cause of its decline in value.
"When the Government failed to put on it
its fiat it (silver) began to Decline" Why
then does not silver advance to an equality
with gold now that it has been remonetized
and Government stamps It with its ssfiat,,2
Year: 1879

THE Boston Herald, which has always been
the workingman's friend, says if Gen. Ewing
does not know that the workingman is
already better off than he was before the
war, he is dull scholar; if he does, he is a
false teacher
Year: 1879

CONGRESSMAN FRYE's correction else
where printed, again calls attention to the
Government credit under Democratic con-
troll That is the condition to which the
fusionists would have it return.
Year: 1879

AhOohOi L ooloh IACIlS lo GApOSSu


The meeting of the Democratic State
Committee Monday resulted in the entertain
ing developments that are given in our local
page. 1t appears that the hard-money
Democrats in the interior haven't as strong
stomachs as the bank and bond-holdng
Democrats of Portland, or else they don't
see through the little game the Portlanders
are playing They tire of acting as a bob to
the Greenback kite In order to cOnciliate
them the Democratic papers are to soften
their advocacy of Smith and begin to talk
up Garcelon a little. The leaders didn't
wish the party to do anything except mark
time this year; but it ceased to do even
that. The rural Democrats were unde-
ceived and began to grumble So the farce
is to be resumed. As many of the Demo-
cratsdecline to support Greenback candidates
for representatives and think more straight
Democrats should be sent to the lower
branch of the Legislature the committee
have decided to nominate Democrats wher-
ever it is practicable and so secure a Dem
ocratic House. They will secure the assent
of the trading Greenbackers to this plan by
promising them all the State offices. 1t re-
mains to be seen what course the genuine
Greenbackers who are opposed to this trade
and dicker business, will take, and what
will be the action of the genuine hard-money
Democrats.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publca
ton but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munica lions that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE 1rgus wants to know if it is ''bettcr
for the Government to pay some twenty mil
lions a year for the privilege of indorsing
national bank notes than it is to issue its
own notes in the place of them" What
does the argus mean by that9 How does
the Government pay twenty millions for the
''privilege?"
Year: 1879

Some Of our readers who are sup
piled with the LEDGER by carriers
have requested that the second edition


be sent to them. This they will un-
derstand is not practicable, as the last
edition comes out at4 o'clock, and the
carriersxwould not reach the end of
their routes until between and Z
O'Clock, when many places of business
would be shut up and others would
have been supplied by news boys. The
first edition contains all the news that
can be gathered up to 2 o'clock, which
is as late as afternoon papers are gen
orally kept open in other cities. Tel
egraphic matter, however, usually
continues to be received until after 3
o'clock, and by issuing later edition
We can give the cream of the news
from the great news centers of the
world. The first edition contains as
much as can be secured up to or
little later by wire or otherwise.
Those who choose to buy tickets and
take the paper across the counter can
get either edition at the triHing price
of two cents a copy, at which no one
can complain. In Northern cities the
afternoon papers often issue three or
four editions, in order to get in the
latest special or regular telegraphic
dispatches. The experiment has not
been tried here before, but it works
admirably and gives general satisfac-
tion. No complaint has reached us
from our readers, and no others have
been consulted.
Year: 1879

1T is announced that two-thirds Of
the holders Of Tennessee bonds have
assented to the proposition of the
legislature to settle at fifty cents on


the dollar with four per cent. interest,
and that Governor Marks will shortly
issue proclamation ordering an cleo
tion to take the sense of the people on
the proposed adjustment. The bond


holders would certainly lessen their
chances Of getting anything in the next
decade by refusing to agree to the very
liberal offer made with some heSitency,
and after much discussion by the
legislature. There are many people
in the State who will vote for fifty
cents. settlement, and yet believe it is
more than VIC ought to pay. There
are good reasons for calling this a
liberal proposition. These we are pre-
pared to give. Yet if the people
decide to assume the perpetual
burdens of taxation consequent upon
this settlement, we shall cheorfully
bear our portion of the obligation.
Believing that the people are well
informed in regard to the history Of
the debt, by reasons of various inyesti-
cations and discussions published and
disseminated broadcast, we have not
Year: 1879

the assassination; that he was not shot
for preaching the gospel; that the
Rev. |. G. Pollard was not cast into
prison; that the whole article is dis
proved by the facts as ELECTED by the
evidence and is a slur upon the people
of the State, and a prejudicial and ma
licious tissue of falsehoods from be-
ginning to end.n
Year: 1879

The Democratic congress will make
some provision for feeding the army;
the Republican President, who was
declared elected and counted in by the
use Of the army, would let the troops
starve rather than yield the last rem
nant of despotic power by which his
party has so long terrorized the coun-
try and held on to office. The veto
was altogether weak document, al
though it is said to have been prepared
by Secretary Eyarts. The President
affects to believe that the house has
threatened to invade the prerogative
of the executive, and yet the house
has done nothing more than has been
done by every house since the Repub-
licans have been in power. In truth,
net so much, for this congress only
sought to repeal clause of certain
statute, while former congresses have
grated on very important legislation.
This bill merely proposed to take away
the unconstitutional authority of the
President over the army. Congress is
clearly within the limits of its author
ity. 1t is the President who defes
another branch of the government and
the whole American people. Let us
only suppose for moment that Mr..
Tilden were President, and it was
charged that he intended to use the
army in some States to secure a
Democratic victory in 1880. All
of Mr.. Conkling's magnificent elo-
quence would be then transferred to
the other side of the question, and
there would be constitutional revival
in the Republican party, 1t de-
pends very much who is to be
President whether they want troops
around the polls or not. The. Demo-
Gratis, however, are committed to free
elections, and will guarantee every
voter in the United States, regardless
of color or previous condition, birth
place, religion or politics, an unintimi-
dated ballot at every election. This
the Republicans will never do. They
draw line between the Irishman or
German and the New Englander be-.
tween the ex-Confederate and the
Union soldier; between the Democrat,
North or South, and the so-called
truly loyal Republican. They say that
the Union is restored and all are free
and equal, and yet in the next breath
express doubt as to the honesty and
patriotism of the Southern man. A
restored Union to their minds means
Northern ascendancy and Southern
thraldom. To them the Republican
party Is the government, ana all OUT
siders, whether they fought in the
Union army or not, are traitors and
rebels. Upon this idea they have
fought every Presidential election
since the war, and upon this same
line they propose to fight it out. The
Democratic party is the real constitu-
tional and Union party of the country,
and in the end will control its desti-
MES. We have gained much ground
in the last ten years, and can stand
even another defeat. Success is sure
in the end. We can afford to wait.
The next Presidential election can be
easily carried if we are united and de-
termined.
Year: 1879

have met-angels descending, and
Christians ascending and their thunder
greetings, and earth's welcome of its
coming King, shake the universe. But
wonder of wonders where is the earth,
whose dear sod we have trod from in
fancy, and from whose maternal bosom
we have extracted our lives? The solid
world has rolled from beneath our feet,
and left us standing in space and yon-
der 1t goes along its orbit, every volcano
believing, every continent blazing,
every rock melting, torn with fires and
wrapped in flames-haying empticd its
dead into the lap Of the Judgment, and
now groaning with the brth-thrOes OF a
new epoch. 1t has gone and left us IN
the presence of the dread Judge of the
quick and the dead, probably as it runs
its circuit to pass in sight thousand
times before the Judgment Closes
Calvary's reign is over, and Sinai is re-
enthroned, The Gospel has hung his
trumpet upon the horns of heavens 3
altar, giving back the seal Of pardon
Christ the purchaser and owner, but
now the unpardoning +; and without a
savior, mediator, or atonement, we
must be judged by the great moral law
Of the universe-us and the angels, too,
a law requiring perfect Holiness, Justice,
Goodness, and if we have failed in the
perfection required, though the failure
be so small as only to be discernible by
the eye of the infinite Judge, and the
book Of mediation reveals not an actual
atonement and actual pardon for the
future in question, we and them are
finally and eternally ruined. The par
don in question may be obtained now
by faith, but the law is not made vsit
thereby, but is the rule oflife, and the
rule Of Judgment.