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Year: 1878

GENERAL BEN BUTLER's object, for the
present, in the POTTER investigation is to
prove that President HAYES established u
bad precedent for himself when he permit
ted til" establishment of the NICHOLS
government in Louisiana simply because
it had been recognized by both branches OF
a Legislature manufactured for that especial
purpose. lie will soon ask something about
the result that would follow from the appli.
cation of this precedent to national affairs
In the event of both Houses of Congress be-
coming Democratic in the next Congress
BUTLER has method in his impudcnce
Year: 1878

PETER COOPER and General BEN BUTLER
are not quite 50 disintereLt ted in the matter
OF income taxation as DENNIS KEARNEY is.
and the income tax is one of the strong
points in the National -Labor-G Greenback-
Communist Reform platform.
Year: 1878

THE New York Graphic is bounding Sem
ator CoNKLING to make speech, and
tempts him with the Nationals as a fitting
object for his cloquence The Nationals
have abused him, but it is possible that he
may continue to clothe his meekness in
silence
Year: 1878

THE Poor Peoples Excursion down the
Potomac is designed to become permanent
feature of our District charities. The ice
has been broken-a good hot-weather SIM
ile-and the way to get up trips Of this
kind and manage them successfully has
been pointed out. Let some Of our churches
follow the example of the Franklin Legion
and show that all the benevolence of the
city is not confined to the temperance peo-
pie. The cost is trihing, and the compensa-
ton in the assurance that five or six hun
dred heated human bodies and worried
human souls are thereby furnished with a
brief respite from the cares and discomforts
of life in the city during this weather is
more than sufficient to make up for it.
Year: 1878

DENNIS KEARSEY will soon arrive in the
East, and after visit to his relatives in
Massachusetts will HE him to Atlantic
City. Two pairs of horny hands will then
be clasped in sympathetic friendship.
Those sons Of toll, BUTLER, of the Orient,
and KEARNEY, Of the Occident, will fall
each upon the shoulder of the other and
weep Their briny tears will fortunately
be swept away by the ever-rcceding waves
that wash the jersey beach; but their sobs
will awaken the echoes in the hearts Of the
toiling millions all over the country. 1t
will be an historic sight. But the Labor
party will stand pat" on those two pairs
1t wouldn't do to try to "fll" on them
The country could not stand "full hand
of that kind.
Year: 1878

Mr. A. S. Dyckman, please stand up aud an
swer few questions:


We're you not one of the original members
of the republican party? Did you join that
party at that time as matter OF p-nciple or
otherwise? Have you not acted tor and aflili-
ated with that party, indorsing It's platforms
and supporting It's candidates For many years
During the southern rebellion we're you not in
favor OF putting it down and sustaining the
republican administration in al! its measures,
financial and otherwise? We're you not elected
County Treasurer on the republican ticket, in
1860? Were you not renouaiaated By acclsma-
uon and reelected n 1862? Did you not
leave the Office in tie hands of subordinate
IN questionable manner, before the end OF
your second term? Have you not many times
since then, sought TO be candidate for Official
honors and emoluments at the hands OF the
republican party? Did you not in 1876, aspire
to congressional honors at the hands Of that
party? Did not your friends work for you
manfully and herocally, and carry this county


in your favor, over strong and well organized
opposition? Did not many Of those friends
stultify their better judgment in doing this
thing? Did you not IN this year Of our Lord,
1878, seek to be brought out as candidate for
a place on the republican State ticket? During
all the years you were member Of the repubh-
can party, and had and sought It's honors, we're
you sincere IN your advocacy OF its measures
or we're you actuated solely by a selfish motive?
Have you now left the republican party? Are
your valuable time denouncing this party it's
leaders and candidates shouting dishonesty
and corruption with all the vehemence you are
capable of? Is the dishonesty and corruption
OF the republican party, as you say, new reva-
lation to you, or did you know OF it and give
it your countenance and support these many
years II you did know it, do you call your
self an honest man? ? Had you been nominated
and elected TO congress by the party do you
think you would have discovered this dishonesty
and corruption? II you had been elected and
went to congress, don't you honestly think You
would have rattled around like a very sman
pea in a very large pod Have you not by
your recent course shown to your old party
and friends that you are political whner,
chaugeling and an migrate? Let me see,
believe you are now a candidate for State
Senator on the National Greenback Fiat Money
ticket, are you not? Did you, or did you not
tell the convention that nominated you, that
you would come out OF Van Buren county with
one thousand majority? II you did 30 state,
don't you know you are either deluded, or are
trying to delude your followers? Don't you
know the chances are that you will 60 out OF
this county with about one thouaand majority
against you? Is not your present change OF
political front based more on your greed and
lust for Office, than on any principle or honor
involved therein. QuKRIsr.
Year: 1878

From the Boston Post.
We cannot understand how any patriot
but misguided one can want the inves-
tigation abandoned now before the full
extent of this Louisiana iniquity is
brought to light. Our system o! gov
ernment is not alone endangered. a.
long as such Il secthing mass OF corrup-
life OF the nation, is lmperilied as well.
laws for him or administer some Of the
most important interests in the country
if reliable evidence shows that man Il
be a criminal; and all things considered,
it seems about time to find out where We
stand, as many who at first opposed the
investigation are now beginning to
admit
Year: 1878

Female help can obtain situations in
Prescott IN good families at not less than
S25 month. There is 4 large and con
stantly increasing demand for servant
girls ut the above and even greater
wages. 1t might result in much good
and prove profitable, if few carloads
of girls were shipped into the territory
from the overcrowded cities. The pop
ulation of Arizona is in the proportion
of about one woman to four men.
Year: 1878

The Colorado River is noted for
sswirls,' so-called. They occur every
where, but only at high stages of wat
er. A bubble rises from the bottom
and breaks with slight sound on the
surface. The water at the point be-
gins rotary motion, so small that an
inverted tea-cup might cover it. Larg-
er and larger grows the circle, till a
surface OF forty feet in diameter is in
motion, spinning round a funnel
shaped hole in the center, two or three
feet across at the top, and coming to a
point in the depths below. Often a
large tree floating down the stream is
caught, and its foremost end thrust up
in the air twenty or thirty feet, while
the other passes underneath-the ex-
posed end to be slowly drawn down
again and to disappear. Three soldiers,
deserters from Camp Mouave, passing
through the ravine in q skiff, immedi-
ately below the fork, suffered their
craft to run into a swirl. One of the
crew, at the first intimation of danger,
threw himself overheard beyond the
charmed circle, and as he swam away
he turned his head and saw the boat
spin round, until one end being drawn
into the vortex and the other upheav-
ed in the air, it slowly sank as it re-
volved into the turbid bosom Of the
river, it's human freight to be seen no
more; for the Colorado River does
not give up the dead-no mortal re-
mains lodge upon its shores.
Year: 1878

three months continuously, as the fire.
brick, becoming intensified by the in
tense heat, will last that long. Under
the present method-owing to the ac-
ton of the sulphur and the necessity
of scraping off the fine cinders and
ashes, which form clinkers on the brick
the latter must be removed every
day, and a new hearth made, during
which time the furnace is allowed to
cool.


4. Not only is the quality (adhesive-
ness) of the iron improved by the new
process, but the quantity is increased
100 pounds to the ton of material.


5. One-half the labor of finishing
is saved.


6. The heavy labor of handling coal
and removing ashes is dispensed with,


Z. The cost of fuel is reduced one
half,reckoning coal at only So per ton.
Year: 1878

Look not back from the pc tn you have choser


to-day,


To some ple1santer scene that's gone by;
Although this may prove rugged, and toilsome


and rough,


You can conquer its woes if you try.
Give your heart to your purpose lose never your


hope,
Whether lofty, or 1owly your aim;
There is nothing worth doing it pays us to slight
In the path leading upward to fame.
BE assured you are right ere you hastily chose,
Know your faith, and your courage are sure,
And then never look back to the past you have
lett;


Though the present is hard to endure
There is little worth having we get without
toll,


Whatever the idle may tell;
Though there's plenty of good for the winning
ofail


Who labor both truly and well.


-SHALERsvILLE, May 81, 1877.
Year: 1878

Editor Reuieac:


Our little ''burg'' is doing quite a
rushing business in the way of prepar-
ing for that show. They will turn out
zen masse. =


Another marriage has disturbed the
quiet Of our village. If you want to
know who it is, ask Fred. Crumlett.


Our enterprising friends Of Albion,
who had such a time a few weeks since,
have beer forbidden the further use Of
the school house. Since receiving
orders they have entered the forbidden
ground and now lawsuit is the result.


A few days ago an old gentleman and
an old lady got into dispute about
their respective qualities. He dotted
on his good looks and offered to set
them up against her wit. After quite
a warm combat wit finally prevailed,
and the gentleman hastily left.


There will be match game of ball
between the Centennial first nine OF
Albion, and the End nine of Iberia, next
Saturday, at Iberia. (Spy.)
Year: 1878

Wehaye once before stated the bepe-
fits New Ulm and the surrounding
country would derive if monthly fairs
would be held here, where the seller
and the pure chaser could meet with their
horses, cattle, produce and such other
articles as they may wish to dispose Of.
These fails are now held in Scott, Car
yer, Mcleod and other counties and
the papers of those places speak very
highly Of the benefits that the farmers
derive from the establishment of this
custom. Let some one take this matter
in hand and designate some Saturday
for holding a fair, and inyite farmers
to bring in such articles as they may
wish to dispose of, and we warrant that
there will be plenty Of purchasers on
hand.
Year: 1878

an THE Marquis Of Lorne, who has been
appointed: Governor General of Canada
win rival Lord Duferin in popularity as
we'll as in intelligence and accomplish


ments.9 He is the son of one of Scotland's
most learned peers, and is the very person
next to the princes of the blood, to satisfy
the cravings for royalty which has always
been one Of the weaknesses OF the Anglo


maniacs of the Dominion.
Year: 1878

All persons holding claims
against the Parish of Vermilion
are hereby notified to present
the same to A. G. Maxwell Secty,
of the Finance Committee Of said
Parish on or before lst September
next in order that the same may
be carried in the statement of the
outstanding debt Of said Parish
to be transmitted by the president
ofthe Police Jury to the, auditor
of public accounts as per Section
lO4 of the revenue act of 1877.


By order Of Finance Commit
tee.


Il. G, MAXWELL Secty.
Year: 1878

Y A. Low was a candidate for the Rspubli
can nomination for Representative. To revenge
his failure, he and his whole connection openly
worked and voted for Symns. In 1864, when
Mr.. Low and his crowd were denouncing and
bull-dozing all men as rebels who did not belong
to his Union League and support Jim Lane, and
even charged that Bob Flickinger, just home
from three years. service in the Union army,
with being disloyal, if adybody had told him
that, in few years, he wond be working and
voting for rebel soldier against Union SOL
dier, that man would have been swung up on
the snnt
Year: 1878

r Frank Brown had special Republican
ticket of his own in circulation on election day,
containing the straight Republican ticket, ex-
cept his own in place of Closes. In counting
the votes it was found that nearly every one of
these tickets in the box had Heatley's name
scratched of, and Armstrong; written on
showing that the men who handled them were
as anxious to beat Heatley as to elect Brown.
We think that Mr.. Brown will be convinced, by
little reflection, that if some of his most zeal.
ous supporters had devoted less time to revenge
fnl opposition to Heatley, and more to working
for Brown, his chances would have been much
improved
Year: 1878

II We told Squire Dixon that he was allow
ing himself to be sacrificed to accomplish the
personal revenge of enemies of Mr.. Selover, who
had always been his friend. The result prov es
that We were correct. The best thing all parties
can now do, is to heal up and forget these differ
ences, that have SO long existed, and all hereaf-
ter work together for the success of the whole
Republican ticket, and roll up such majorities
as they used to give. We presume that Mr..
Selover will not again be a candidate for Office,
but win be willing to put in his share of work
(and he is good worker) to aid the election of
any other man who shows disposition to con-
ciliate and forgive.
Year: 1878

II The colored men stood up to the Repub-
lican ticket nobly, on Tuesday. Every oolored
man in this Township voted the straight ticket,
except that two or three voted for Frank Brown.
Most of the colored men at Elwood permitted
Mowry to deceive them into voting the Green
back ticket, and two at Highland went astray.
All the other colored men in the County voted
for the party that gave them the right to vote.
Year: 1878

day of fasting and prayer to get rid of the grass
hopper plague. We move that the present Gov
ernor appoint day of thanksgiving that the
election is over, and that the readers of the Kan
sas City Times will now get something besides
Crisp and Sawyer.
Year: 1878

F As Q Government 10 composed Of the peo-
pie, and the people must furnish the money to
carry on the Government, the Eat money idea is
equivalent to . man working by the day on his
own farm, and giving himself his own notes in
payment, never to be redeemed.
Year: 1878

A young lady in Makatra, is said to be
able to recite $4,000 verses of a sanscrit
poem. She will repeat any verse when the
chapter and number are mentioned, This
surpasses the German actor, who last win
ter in Philadelphia, recited entire plays OF
Shakespeare. But al l this is acquired by
study. The most wonderful efforts of mem
ory are those which enable person to re-
peat speech or poem after hearing 1t
read once. A memorable instance of this
is related to have taken place during the
reign of Frederick the Great, before he
quarrelled with Voltaire. A "memory
man" had been brought to him aiming the
most wonderful powers. The same morn
ing the King had agreed to give an audience
to the French poet, who desired to read to
his majesty poem he had just composed,
and dedicated to his royal highness. Fred
erick ordered the memory man to secrete
himself behind the window curtains when
voltaire arrived, promising to reward him
II he really could repeat the poem about to
be read, Voltaire came, made his obeisance
and read his composition. The King said
1t was very fine, but was not original. The
poet became greatly enrsged, and swore
as only an excited Frenchman can. Fred
erick repeated his opinion, and as proof of
his statement offered to produce man who
would repeat thei:poem entire. This the
poet said was impossible. The hidden man
was called, and repeated the poem. Vol
taire Knowing some imposition had been
practised upon him, but not being able to


detect 1t, ragged like heather, and tore up
his maHus cript. Explanations were then
to order, and the soethed poet was indebted
to the memory msn for transcript of his
verses,
Year: 1878

We are in. favor of seeing every man
obtain the highest wages the industry he is
engaged in will bear so as to compensate
capital and skillful direction, but we
strongly censure such man as Cohen, who
yesterday headed gangs of men in Wash
ington that threatened violence to every
man working for less than $1.50 per day.
A municipality which permits such mob
despotism must be rotten to the core, and
ought to elect q dictator with the will,
power and ability to crush such riotous
anarchy at once and forever.
Year: 1878

finance great problem underlying all efficient
legislation How the best teachers for the
money! Certainly not by reducing all classes grades OF
teachers to level and then paying the best only what he
poorest are willing to accept The inevitable result OF sncn
policy drive from the State most competent ana ef
cien teachers and substitute in their place. incompetent and
inefficient teachers This evil already becoming manfetin
planned of it.
AS remedy suggest system of graded schools in
clqdng say three grades pacg tue nrs gaae an at
salary and the third grade at still lower salary
The third grade would doubtless embrace the majority of
and thus the salary after ALL
need largely exceed the present average salary.


(c) County Boards Of EromnesUpon these devove the
and responsibility of certifying to the qualification after
examination, of all applicants for the Office of County
Superintendent Their defined under the
present law Hence great existed of
this subject 1t respectfully suggested that
Act be passed requiring such Boards to be appointed
in all the countless and that their certificates of qualification
given all applicants under the sanction of oath.


ID Leuy:ng Of Zar for School Paposes.-The last
suggestion shall make is in reference the levy
of school by County Boards of Supervisors differ
of opinion exists best informed citizens and
among gentlemen Of the legal profession to the
duties Boards Of County Supervisors in reference to
this matter need not detail these opinions and the reasons
urged by the respective advocates Of them Suffice to
the difference great and the anagonism obstinate
unless additional legislation be had there
to appehend that serious detrment will public
school interest would respectfully submit with hesi
taon the suggestion that this whole matter of evyng the
public school be removed from Boards of Couny Super
vsors and Boards of Mayor and Aldermen the
be- Except in far itmay be discretionary their parts
for special increase of their school and be confined
to State legislation.
conclusion, 1 would express my appreciation Of that
uniform kindness and courtesy extended individually
and officially by the officers of the several Departments with
whom have been brought into personal and official relation
Chersng the hope that the suggestions have herewith sub
mtted will be spirit
which they have been oereda sincere desire advance the
educational interests of all classes in the State


am, respectfully


Your obedent servant


JOSEPH BARDWELL,


State Superintendent Of Public Education
Year: 1878

JACKSON, MISS. Jan. 4, 1873. !
TO the Honorable Legislature of State Mississippi


the honor herewith submit your honorable body
the Seventh Annual Report of the State Board of Education In
doing shall simply copy of the Report submitted
consideration the last meeting the legislature
changes have occurred in the status of the
lands requiring special notice.


The difficulty mentioned in last report getting correct
from the counties in relation the Sixteenth
has not as yet, been wholly overcome.


We specific data but the State


The following IS as near as we can obtain:


Number of of 18th originally granted to
the State by the General Government:


Number of acres 661 900
Number of acres of Chickasaw land -. 174 go


From the meager reports possession
estimate definitely to the disposition made of these 18th
lands most of which, prior the leased for period
of ninety the original purchasers paying the money
for said lands the local Boards money ON such
securities that time deemed be solvent and good but
the have been found almost every
ab from the fact that the obligations parties are barred by
the statute of limitation and many instances the bankruptcy
Of debtors The notes unfortunately deemed
less.


few cases the purchase money was not paid and
in the lands their value money under the
of the local Township Boards These funds heretofore
have been desperately handled


We would respectfully call attention Report of the
Special Committee appointed 1874 under House Concurrent
s No. 70 8 g. Tor To- the Of sza%nng and reporting
found on he in the State Library and contains full and
Pee history OF the The law leasing these lands fixed
fixed their value at six dollars per gold equivalent
and is still in force.


are opinion that at that time there were thousands
of of this land really worth the valuation put upon it. but
in view of the fact that all of the lands approxmang to said
valuation have been entered leaving 81 for which
State and has found purchaser years. the
manifest that the valuation entirely too high


BY proper reduction in the price of this land very
greatly benefit classes of citizens-hose
obtain land for ho,notoads
proceeds the way of the education of their children 1t NAV
be that if the reduction is not made the State the distant
future will find patriotic enough the purchase
allow the proceeds nure the of the youth in
Chickasaw Districts up time she has failed to find
that long wished for purchaser In truth the Leg
isatue will give revision entirely these school lands
throwing proper safeguard around hem permitting them
to be put into market. - s# go


Such Act would reduce taxaonon the lands paving the
of the State and give handsome fund for the
purpose of aiding the education of the youth State to
higher civilization. sl


The foregoing suggestions respectfully submitted the
wisdom of your honorable body.
hais 49, JOSEPH BARDWELI..


f1Tts G. E. HARRIS, Il = ,se


A1ttagef ~ - - JAS. HILL, 3sI& s .


easE ss@-a esssoAa State Board Education
Year: 1878

From the Newcastle Chronicle, August S01


Before the racing commenced at York yesterday
Mr.. Charles Perkins announced that his horse, Beau
cierc had fallen lame and he requested the represen
tatves Of the pross spread tho Information as
quickly possible, that undue advantage might
be taken Of the circumstance. On Wednesday morn.
ing Beaucierc had strong gallop with Adamite,
whom he beat by OF lengths 10 spin Of one
milo and three-quarters It IL supposed that In pull


ing up this gallop the colt ust have struck his
on foreeg the pastern of which Is twtsted with his
near forefoot, for the samo evening the log was
found TO have .sfllod." The usual remedies have
been applied and the owner OF the horse yet hopes
that hts St Leger chance Is not extinguished. The
pen has, therefore, not been put through his name,
but period Of four five days will decide the ques-
ton absolutely. II the injury proves 10 be siigft
Beauclerc Will DO speedily put into work again. aud be
Is SO forward in condition that the rest may
not do him much harm: but II 10 Is found
that the colt cannot be trained he will be
struck out. Meantime the public Will now compre-
hend the of affairs and will be guided accord
iugIy At York yesterday, after 20 10 mad been laid
against Bcaucierc 10 to asked for In vain, and
at the finish il was quite impossible 10 say what his
price was Tho mishap Is a most annoying one to the
owner OF the horse, whose conduct has been OF tho
most straightforward sort, and the public, who have
through good and OWL report stood by Beaucerc, Will
understand that to say the east Of H. their invest
ments In Jeopardy.