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Year: 1877

PUNCH, PUNcH.-The House special COM
mittee on the various propositions to tax
the consumption Of liquor will meet Tues
day. 1t is likely that the Moffett bill will be
amended to free it from the heavy burden
on wholesale and retail dealers.


Many bar-keepers complain that one-cent-
a-drink tax will ruin the business. They
would prefer to have it two or three cents.
Say they. If the tax is only one cent they
will still be compelled by competition to sell
whiskey at ten cents per drink; and that If
either two or three cents is adopted they
can and will agree to put up the price to
fifteen cents.


The danger Of getting any tax placed
upon the consumer is not imminent.
Year: 1877

The rain Of yesterday caused our streets
to be deserted Of our country cousins as
well as the citizens generally, the mud on
the new streets being so great that the fair
sex could not step outside OF their doors;
and as for the masculine gender, they were
almost compelled to use stills to get to Hull
street
Year: 1877

TIE LEGISLATIVE SESSI0S.-The COM
mittec of conference Of the two houses Of
the General Assembly appointed to con-
slider the matter Of adjournment met last
night and resolved to recommend that the
Senate agree to the House amendment to
the Senate resolution on the subject. If
their views are concurred in by the Senate
the session will continue to April 4th.
Year: 1877

THE LADIES' MATINEE To-DAY.-Dr. Gus
tave Satter will give matinee at Assembly
Hall to-day, and as this may be bis last ap-
pearance here all should embrace this op-
portunity of hearing the renowned pianist.
The programme is choice and classic, and
yet none too heavy for the average audience.
The Doctor will be the sole performer, and
all who are fortunate enough to be present
will drink in q feast OF music seldom allotted
TO man in one entertainment.
Year: 1877

THE CITY TO PAY DANAGEs.-In the City
Circuit Court yesterday, in the case Of the
Powhatan Phosphate Company against the
city OF Richmond, verdict for plaintiff for
$500 was rendered. The action was for
several thousand dollars OF damage for
dumping dirt against the walls, and causing
the demolition OF the boiler-house OF the
old Sugar-Refnery property at Rockets.
Year: 1877

tAt the meeting alluded to, according to
Robin Adair, "the Council adopted reso-
luton expressing the sense Of the body that
a suitable site should be donated to the State
for the permanent erection of the asylum in
this city, provided the legislative commits
sion desire to locate it hera.'
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON September PA mem.
ber of the syndicate, who has been here
to-day, admits that both syndicate and
Secretary Sherman are disappointed with
the progress made in placing the new
four per cent loan. 1t is an open secret
that the members of the syndicate told
Mr.. Sherman at their recent interview
that it was impossible to place the loan
on the European market, owing to the
Eastern war, and tina it was impossible
for the syndicate to get par for the bonds
in this country while spectators were
hawking them about Wall street for
ninty.cight. L here is good reason to be-
lieve that the syndicate told Sherman
they would not take any more bonds un-
der the present arrangement.
Year: 1877

OHIO DEMocRATIc.-The. Democratic
triumph in Ohio is what might have been
expected after such swindling and open
dishonesty as has been shown wherever
the Republican party has had the major
ity for long period. That it is greater
than was expected cannot be doubted.
But the Republicans themselves now say
they had no longer any hope of carrying
the State; and that it is better that the
leaders and office-holders of their party
shall go out of power, and remain out of
power until the party becomes purer and
better.


We rejoice at the victory of the people;
for that is what it is. They have been
too long under the heel of so tyrannlcal
party, and this has been completely
shown by the opposition made to Mr..
Hayes, who has done all he could to sat
isfy his party without grinding down the
people. The Democrats will now have
to put on their best behavior, and thereby
deserve and hold the confidence of the
people.
Year: 1877

A Democrat remarked to a Radical
that he thought it very strange that in
Kansas, where the advocates of equality
of the races were the ruling party, there
should be so much excitement created
over the first illustrate of their doctrine
by negro running away with a respect
able young white g,rl. On, but you mis-
tate the case. You must perceive ifyou
read the papers carefully that tits all be-
cause "a White Girl Runs Away with a
M ullatto." And then the Rad put bis
thumb to his nose and vamosed.
Year: 1877

1
In a recent public speech at Des
Moines. Hon. j. A. Kasson gave the
Substance of the law In regard b
Federal interference In State affairs.
aud also his understanding of the poll
ey of the President in the enforcement
of such laws. The Register reports
him n follows:


He said that under section 1 article
1 of the Constitution the President
can use the military power to protect
n State against domestic violence on
annlication of the Legislature, or OF
the Executive when the Legislature
cannot be convened. When acting
under this authority ne Is obliged 10
decide whether the authority making
the call is lawful. Under the amend-
ments of the Constitution and tbe
laws nassed to give them effect he has
further power 10 use the land and ma
val forces to enforce the laws Of the
United states when obstructed. and
Ia protect the people in the rights con-
ferred upon them by the Federal con-
stitution and laws. In exercising
these latter powers he may intervene
with force under the provisions Of the
laws of 1871 without referring 10 the
state authority, whether II calls upeh
him or not. and IL Is made MS duty
when State denies the equal profec-
ton of the laws To all its citizens to
enforce the Federal laws IN that re-
spect.


Hence il i that the President has
inauired and is enquiring into the
questions: first, whether there Is do
mestic violence such as TO require him
to decide whether the officer calling
for Federal intervention Is the lawful
Governor. and secondly, whether
there is al this time an obstruction TO
the Federal laws and denial of the
equal protection of the law to the peo-
plc. which calls for the use of Federal
force.


He had decided i'm the ease of South
Carolina that there is at this time no
such violence or obstruction Of the
laws. aud has, therefore, with
drawn the few troops at the capital
He has not determined who is the
lawful Governor. but has left that
question to be settled by the State au-
thority exclusively.


The object of the Commission to
Louisiana is not to decide who is the
lawful Governor, but as in the case OF
South Carolina, TO ascertain whether
the facts exist which require the Pres
iaent to intervene with military
force, either upon the call of the State
authority or without such call. Up
on their report he must decide wheth-
er it is necessary to intervene, under
the first clause of the constitution,
against domestic violence. and If 50
he must decide whether the Packard
government is the lawful government.
He may also intervene for the other
reasons above named, if the facts shall
eral rights are secured ander either
State government without insurree-
ton or violence, he is not required to
interfere even if the wrong govern
ment, not duly elected, should secure
possession of the State. This, Mr..
Kasson understood to the position OF
the administration.
Year: 1877

Already great deal Of wind has
hen wasted in the discussion as 70
x,hom should be nominated for Gov
ernor by the Republican party OF this
state. That Office, among others, y
% be filled at the regular annual cleo
ton. next October, and it would prob
ably be difYicult for the Republicans
to nominate anyone who could not he
elected. But this is no reason why
they should not make a good-nay,
the best selection in naming their can
didate.


Iowa is great State. Her popula-
ton has gone up into the millions
Her productiveness and rapidly IN
creasing wealth no less than her en-
terprise and liberality are of world
wide repute. In short, her advance
toward leading rank among the gal
axv of states, either as regards the
numbers, intelligence or prosperity OF
her people, is just what would be ex-
pectedl from knowledge OF her
schools and churches. Such State
should have for her chief magistrate
one of whom her citizens under no
circumstances could be made ashamed.


So far we have seen but two or three
names mentioned with any degree of
prominence as candidates for the Re-
publican nomination; and we are free
to say that neither of them is such as to
deserve strong commendation. 1t Is
said to be conceded that the Governor
will be selected from the southeastern
part of the State, and John II. Gear,
of Burlington, ex-Speaker of the last
two Houses, has been early and per-
sistently put forward in that behalf
1t is well known that Mr.. Gears can
didacy will be very unsatisfactory
and rightly so, too-to the large tenn
perance element in the Republican
party. Neither is Mr.. Gear man of
any pre-eminent dignity or ability
and we will venture to say further
that no man who is so allured by the
honor of being Governor of iowa, and
the trifiing appendage of three thou
sand dollars salary and few
perks" as to travel over the State
using in his own behalf the cheap art
of the wire-pulling politician, should
succeed in attaining that position.


Lieut.. Gov. Newbold seems to be
the only other person to whom attea-
tion has been paid as candidate: and
the declaration that there is nothing
bad about the old gentleman has been
SO often offered as about all
that can be said in his behalf, that We
begin to think that there can't be
much of anything, good or bad, about
him.


Taking all things together, the
"Great Unknown" appears to us to
have never been il more urgent de-
mand than in connection with the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of
Iowa.
Year: 1877

Left at the Times editorial rooms
last night brass eagle from the tin
of a United States flag staff, which
was picked up on the battlefield oi
Chickamauga. The eagle belonged to
the colors of some infantry regiment
in the Twenty-first army corps, and
probably to an Ohio regiment. Seven
SOULS were found within few feet OF
where the eagle was picked up, show
ing that the color guard around that
staff Jared badly. The relic was lost
in the stubborn fighting of Sunday,
when the whole Federal army were
massed under Thomas. Chattanooga
Tenn Times.
Year: 1877

II looks now IA if the Democrats
would carry the Speakership of the
House of Representatives in Congress,
when the extra session meets. The
prospect that some of the southern
Democrats may refuse to vote for the
Democratic caucus nominee Is not
now considered promising.
Year: 1877

The stocks shrinkage in New York
has been serions thing The decline
in the value Of twelve leading stocks
only from the highest price Of last
year to the lowest price this year is
$4,000 900. This is more than the
loss caused by the Chicago fire. The
decline in five days of last week was
SIS. .000, 900.
Year: 1877

1t is alleged that boarder at the
Southern Hotel, St Louis, who lost
a large amount of property In the
flames, and and barely escaped with
his own life, was presented the second
day thereafter with bill for his board
and lodging. This is as it would have
been had Shaderach. Meshac and
Abednego been compelled to pay
for the entertainment they were fur
inshed in that fiery furnace.
Year: 1877

a Solomon is needed out at Law
renee, Kansas, where trial between
two ladies for the possession of IA
young baby-each claiming it to be
her own child-was in progress nearly
all of last week. 4 letter from there
says that the excitement, especially
among the ladies, with regard to the
ease is intense, and, as far as can be
ascertained, the sympathy for the
contestants Is about evenly divided.
One expression seems to be general
however, and that is, that the case
should be tried before jury of ladies,
each of whom should be possessed of IA
young child, when it is thought JUS
tice would be meted out, not on the
sworn testimony Of interested parties,
but upon proof produced by tests such
as they in their motherly hearts could
designate, to determine the rightfu.
mother in question. The court has
ordered the child to he turned over.
till the case is settled, to the care of
the Sheriff
Year: 1877

Not long ago New York Tribune repor-
ter waylaid special train which was trans
porting Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon out
West on their annual tour Of inspection of
the Union Pacific and its branches. He found
these railway princes in one of the latter day
combination cars, which serve for sleeper,
drawing room, and dining car. Mr. Gould
had with him short hand secretary and a
teiegraphic operator. Mr.. Dillon only his
short hand secretary. Mr.. Gould explained
to the reporter that every hour in the twenty
fou when absent from New York he was in
communication with friends and brokers of
that city. His telegraph operator had all the
necessary instruments attached to one of the
tables in the car, with ground and connecting
wires running through one panel of the car.
On arriving at terminal station, Mr.. Gould
notified his friends in New York upon what
line of road he would be the next twenty four
hours. Should they desire to communicate
with him the dispatch was directed to the care
Of the train dispatcher of that road. who,
upon its receipt, knew just where Mr.. Gould's s
special was, and dropped the message down
one station in advance. The operator at that
station would signal the special and deliver
the message. Upon its receipt the special
would Immediately pull out. and MIR. Gould
would consider and digest the message. If it
needed reply, he would dictate to his short
hand assistant, who would translate for the
operator. When the reply was ready, the
engineer would be signaled, the train stopped
and in two minutes the main wire would be
hauled down, cut, attached to the instrument,
and the message winging It's way to New
York. To twist the wire together, let it up,
and start the train was only the work of an
other minute Mr.. Gould kindly added that
he used his private signature, which insured
right of way for his message, which were al
ways in cipher. OF course Mr.. Dillon
availed himself of Gould's facilities, when
ever necessary, for his business.
Year: 1877

Oliver Perry Morton was an honest man.


No man in this country ever had such chances
to enrich himself at the public expense, but
there is at this point absolutely no dimness on
the glory of his career. Over this coffin
arches bow of unquestioned integrity. With
abundant opportunity to die worth millions
he chose to die in comparative indulgence. If
an honest man is the noblest work of God,
then this casket holds what is mortal of one
of Gods noblest works. His hands are clean.


He has stood against the tide of dishonest
schemes and schemers-a Gibraltar against
the sea. He believed and acted upon the
belief, that it is better to 20 poor to an
honored grave than TO 60 by questionable
fortune to a splendid burial. After his re-
turn from Oregon he said to his secretary {:


You must be very careful in making up the
accounts, for am sick and cannot look af-
ter them, and then added: l would rather
die than have a blot on my name. Battle
SCARED, Obdurate as he was in political strife,
on this subject he was as scrupulOus as a
Puritan and as sensitive as woman. This
mans honesty comes like sweet harmony into
the discord of public greed and unscrupu-
lousness for the nations sake. In his mode
of life he was rigidly plain and simple. He
refused to attend courto.'l be-
cause he would be obliged to go in court
dress.


If Senator Morton were alive he would not
desire me to stand here and say that he was a
Christian in the ordinary sense OF the term.
If there was anything he despised it was a
man who made profession of christianity
insincerely and aimed to use his relation to
the church as means Of political prefer
ment He did not make minute study of
Christian evidence, but he took the system as
whole. He saw how the relig ion of the
bible meets the demands of man for an in
telligent faith in the Supreme Power which
rules the universe. At his own table he had
silent blessing after the manner of the
File less some one were present on


whom he could call to perform that duty
orally. AS death approached bis wife said :
"Oliver, are you not afraid to die?' He said,
"No." 'Do you love your Savior?' she
asked with emphasis; lie answered, II do, .


and added, ''and my wife and boys


But time hastens. The solemn hour is
here The grave waits for the mighty, and
though we weep and wonder where we can
find another like him, we must prepare tor
the solemn knell of ''earth to earth, ashes to
ashes, dust to dust" MassilIon at the funeral
of king of France, stood before the vast
assemblage holding in his hands golden urn
which contained a lock of hair from the
head of the silent monarch. Slowly he raised
his band and stood motionless and pale as q
statue until awe hushed the people to the
stiffness OF death. Minutes passed; some
| thought he was struck dumb before the
august multitude AT last he said in tones


which thrilled men with deep solmnity,


''God alone is great" The death of this sou
of power is blow which makes nation
reel but as we stagger backward from the
shock let us be grateful that we may lean
against this pillar of truth from which
springs an arch of hope that spans all worlds
Still the Lod God omnipotent reigneth
Year: 1877

The establishment by General Kautz of the temporary camp at 'old Camp Crittenden." :" in the recent troubles, having been brought 10 the notice of the Secretary of War and the General of the Army, telegraphic in- structions have been sent the Department Commander informing him that the estAb- tabIishment of any new posts in Arizona is declined.

 Judging from the fact that the General of the Army and the Secretary of War disap- prove the establishment of any new posts in Arizona, thsy evidently consider the cry of bloody murder in the Southern part of the Territory as not altogether truthful, and look upon the people down in Pima county and along the Sonora line. as do the people of Arizona, who are not interested in circulating false reports for selfish purposes and to gratify contsmptble sectional teel ing. There is now one more company south of the sila than we have here in the north still there Is no cry of wrong brought mp against the Department Commander. He is supposed to know where his troops are to be stationed for the best protection to the whole Territory and the people of this sec ton are liberal enough to conccdc to him the right 10 use his forces as seems most proper in his judgment. It is, however, somewhat different with our people of Pima. When all is done that il Is possible 10 do with the limited means at the General command, these ungenerous. blood suckers still howl about no protection from the Military. General Kautz has acted with promptness in every instance and rendered necessary aid when it was needed, always looking upon the situation of Indian affairs in cool and judicious manner and in the proper light. .
Year: 1877

RAILROAD MArrERs-An item in vester- days dispatches informed as that the mana gers of the Texas. Pacific Railroad schcnc had given up all hope of securing anything good at the present session of Congre,s, SO We may look upon the Texas Pacific scheme as an exploded one. Nor do We expect that Congress will at this session. do anything for Messrs. Huntington k Co. We do how ever, believe, that II. X Co. will carly in next session, secure such aid, from Congress, as will warrant them in pus ing their road into and through Arizona. They will trade for Sc0tts interest in the Southern route. or, otherwise. make a compromise with him that will give them the trade of Arizona. New Mexico and all of Mexico bordering our lines, and will soon after, push their road al very rapid rate. In any event, they will shortly touch the Colorado with rail road, at or near Yuma. and SO help in the good work of bringing Us nearer to big civilization

 The people of Northern and Middle Ari- zona, who will undoubtedly. give the Com pany great deal to do, desIre road to strike the Colorado at or near the Needles, or Ehreuberg. and we believe the Company so understand the matter and wIll aid them selves ani Us, by speedily building Co some one of the point suggested.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR HERALD


/ SEQ in tho account Of the obsequies OF the lsto
Bishop Bayey notice that only OF his relatives
was present at his funeral As this may be considered
by many an evidence Of narrow bigotry, allow me
to say that for my part Al least and might add
Of some others OF his relatives that change In his
religious creed has produced the slightest df
ference in private feeling. He might have
turned Turk or Jew, and 1t would have been all the
same TO who has known the goodness his heart
from boynood up to his late dignity. Indeed, have
known him to assist struggling Episcopal church in
an extremity. alter he had left lis communion with
the same cheerfnness as ever before II Is enough
me 10 and man sincere In his belief and ready take
the responsibility and hight the good fight OF his faith
couragcousiy, whether In regnenals onicas for
paradoxicai as II may seem, hold that II takes
wrongs TO make one right, and all good comes from
tue temperate conflicts oil opposing forces. For
anything Is better than the stagnation OF absolute
Indifference. unless man Is realty true philosopher.
VINO would rather be stakeholder than 10 fight him
sell. II ever tneIo should come conflict between
the Protestants ana Catholics III this country seems
TO me that snouid prefer to take this part myself.
Very respectfully, CLINTON ROO 5EyELT,


No. III Wall slrecE
Year: 1877

Lucy HoOper's Paris Letter.


The dinner and reception given
to our ex-President by Mr.. Healey,
the artist, was an exceedingly in
teresting occasion, from the fact
that M. Gambetta was one of the
invited guests. In spite of the fact
that the chambers are in session, he
accepted an invitation to the dinner
and remained for over two hours at
the reception afterward, the general
attention and enthusiasm being
fairly divided between him and the
distinguished guest of the occasion.
1t was the first time that | had ever
seen the Lion of the Left, and con-
sequently / was deeply interested.
He looks his greatness thoroughly.
No casual observer could for a mo-
ment mistake him for a common
place man, and this stamp, so to
speak, of genius is far more apparent
in the real man than in the photo
graphs and portraits that | have
seen Of him. Probably the fact that
he is always taken in profile may
have something to do with this diff
ference. He is man of herculean
build and breadth of shoulder, his
frame being disproportionately
massive for his hight, so that
when standing alone he looks
like a short man, yet he is at least
a half head taller than General
Grant, who is by no means small,
as we well know. His head is cast
in the same massive mould, and
there is something canine in the
great brow, shaded by long, DISNEY
eled locks, whose original dark.
ness is thickly dashed with
gray. Though not yet forty he
looks fully fifty years of age. The
impression that he gives is of i'm
mense latent strength, mental as
we'll as physical. l should not cal
him handsome or even fine looking
but he looks like born leader O.
men, a swayer of empires, a shapel
of national destinies, 1t did me
good to look upon that stalwart Re.
publican, and to place my hand in
the firm clasp that holds the clew
to so many of the future destinies
Of France. Of course there was nc
time for conversation; all that any
one could do was to exchange a few
words Of greeting with him as he
passed on his way to pay his re-
speots to General and to Mrs. Grant