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Year: 1879

The Board of Control Not Legally


Elected.


The war at the Courthouse is still going
on, the latest phase being that County
Treasurer John G. Fratz Solicitor Baker
and Commissioner Reardon are on the
'outs.h


Baker shortly wrote a note to Fratz in
which communication the former says he
will not call Fratz a Liar" but would EN-.
phatically say that it was an untruth that
he (Baker) assisted in drawing up the kim
per bill, giving the Commissioners and The
Board of Control the power to appoint 9
Superintendent Mr.. Fraz replied sharply
to the note and then in return got another
letter from Baker, in which there is no re
traction of the statement.


1t is said that Reardon got similar notes
from Baker, and the rupture between the
trio is complete.


AS to the employees at the Courthouse
Mr.. Cappeller is unable to pay the men of
on account of the Board of Control and
Commissioners.


The latest is that the laws have been
looked over, and it has been found that the
Board of Control has not been legally elect.
ed. The laws referred to say that the mem.
bers must be elected in October and not as
has been done-in April. This will create
some more amusement for the Courthouse
loungers. azsN
Year: 1879

This forenoon young man named But
ler, in company with a companion whose
name is unknown, called at the sporting
house kept by Mrs. Manly, at 152 George
street, and asked to see the landlady. She
answered to the summons, but on
entering the room she sta es that as soon as
she saw who the parties were she opened
the door and ordered them to leave, where
upon Butler drew pair of knuckles and
struck her severe blow over the
left eye, causing severe wound,
and knocking her almost senseless. A
physician was called, who dressed the
wound, and stated that it did not lack
much of skull fracture. The young men
escaped, but Mrs. Manly declares that a
warrant will be sworn out for their arrest
as soon as she is able to do so.
Year: 1879

The Board met in regular session. all the
members present and President Bell in the
chair.


The clerk was directed TO receive propos.
ais for Independent telephone connec ions
between the different offices and depart.
ments under the control of the Board.


The Engineer was directed to make aplat
of Queen City street from Columbia Pike
to Spring Grove avenue. and also to report
q plan for an iron bridge over Millcreek
at Ludlow avenue.


The contract for laying the crossing in
front Of the Children's Home was awarded
to Thos Leonard, at his bid of $7s So.
Year: 1879

The GaZette's Defense of Journal
istic Privilege and Justification
| 0verruled.


The case of Gustav R. Wahle against the
Cincinnati Gazette Company was called up
in the Superior Court to-day.
In this case suit to recover damages for
alleged libelous publications in the Gazette
concerning Mr.. Wahle during his service as
Postmaster of Cincinnati, Judge Force dis
posed of the two pleas of the defendant
frs ly, the plea that the publication came
under the head of privileged communica-
tons; and, secondly, the plea of justifca-
ton.


Among the various statements alleged in
the article was that the plaintiff was "a
thief" and thai "being a thief and feon
he should 60 to the Penitentiary, and was
not proper person to be entrusted with
| the transmission of money orders"
Now the question is, what are privileged
conmunicar ions, and what is the rule of
law on that subject? If statement is not
privileged when made by citizen, it GER
| tainly is not privileged when made by a
newspaper and spread abroad by the as
sistance of an engine of fifty tons power
Under representative form of govern
ment every citizen has an interest in the
conduct of every public office and has the
right to discuss the conduct of such officer,
if he does so in good faith and to enlighten
the public and not for malice or personal
ends


In New Hampshire the doctrine is laid
down that remarks upon the conduct OF a
public officer while in office, is privileged
and not aclonable; but this is not the rule
in any other State in the Union.


On the contrary, the rules in the other
States, including Ohio, is that statements
made of public officer do not come under
the head of privileged communications;
that when statements are made, in their
nature libelous it is no de-
fense that they were made on
reasonable belief and with good motives,
and that such defense could only be set
up in mitigation of damages. The demur-
rers of the plaintiff to the pleas of the Ca
zette were sustained and the pleas of the
Gazette overruled.
Year: 1879

New YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Charity Ball
last evening was in many respects The most
brilliant and successful event of the kind
for many years. 1t was attended by the
wealth and fashion of the city and hand
some sum was realized-between $4,000
and 500 1000. II will be the means of re-
lieving many poor families.


The IL air Court-martial.


Two interesting points have been raised
in the Blair court-martial. The first is,
that no name is signed to the charges
against the accused and the second is hat
if the General OF the Army comes forward
in that capacity he can not prosecute in a
court of his own creation.


The Smith Murder Trial.


A morning paper says if Mrs Smith and
Covert Bennett, placed on trial in Jersey
City yes erday for the murder of Police
man Smith, are convicted it will be on pure
ly circumstantial evidence. The theory of
the prosecution is that the crime was
prompted by love.
Year: 1879

We have been asked many questions
In regard to the recently published
statement Of self-styled representa-
tive Of the Colorado Centra. railway
company. We have paid but little at
tention to this would-be commissioner,
for his story is too thin. Whenever
the railroad company desires to make
another proposition to the people Of
Laramie county, the message will
come through more reliable sources.
Our county commissioners have re-
ceived no communication from any one
In authority on this subject; when
another proposition shall be properly
made to our legal representatives,
Messrs. Holt, Hecht and Leibey, it will
be time enough to discuss 1t. For the
present our people can well afford to let
this matter rest quietly; something will
turn up' within the next two or three
months, that will change the condition
OF things here considerably.
Year: 1879

that the governor is directed to instruct
the attorney general to institute pro-
ceedings in the name Of this common.
wealth before the supreme court of the
United States, and demand such pro-
lection and redress as that tribunal can
afford in the premises.
Year: 1879

NEWS from the hostiles up north Is
important, not SO much because fifty or
sixty Cheyennes are on the war path,
but because there are indications that
an extended Indian war will result.
Fine diplomacy only can avert the
calamity.
Year: 1879

Senator Thurman delivered his first speech
during the present campaign, before large
Speaking OF state rights, he said that, according
to the highest authority, "Jhe rights of the
states are as indestructible, II our system OF
The federal government; that the one is Just as
sacred as the other, and that he who assais
the plain rights OF the states is just as much an
who assails the just powers OF the federal gov
ernment. Indeed, 80 sensitive upon this subject
were our forefathers that within less than two
years after the organization of the federal gov
ernment, ten articles OF amendment to the con-
stitution were adopted, every one of which was
intended to limit the powers or the possible pre-
protectionists and the seekers Of subsidies alike
desire government OF almost unlimited power,
to crafty their wishes and tester their schemes.
trated wealth, except real estate desires by cor
struction or otherwise to add new powers to the
already tremendous powers possessed by the ma
at the polls, he said In 1865 the radical leaders
resolved to overthrow civil government in the
south. and to divide that portion OF the renub-
five H generals Of the thea army, % ana to Il permit no
elections unless sanctioned by those generals
ard supervised by them. He condemned the re-
failed to destroy naturalization by the bin to
which have referred, they now seek, by cor
rupt and tyraDBical execution OF the election
laws to I'll throw every possible obstacle In the
The purpose to thus use election laws disclosed
itself the moment the substitute bill OF which
have spoken was defeated" On resumption, he
said, we have no specie payments accurately
speaking, and the semblance that we have was
brought aDout with immense suffering to the
people. There are many causes, he thought,
which operated to bring our paper currency to
par; but that would have come about sooner IL
the resumption act had never passed, but the
Secretary OF the Treasury been authorized to
receive customs in greenbacks. Senator Thur
man finally reused the audience to auulause by
saying that the rumors of differences between
himself and Gen. Ewing were wholly unfOunded;
that Gen. Ewing was the regular democratic
would do all he could to elect him, and that he
hoped every democrat In the state would do the
same.
Year: 1879

The Presidents Message TO the Senate Re-


garding the New York Nominations.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The following
is the Presidents message sent to the Sen
ate to-day. relative to the suspension of
Collector Arthur and Naval Officer Cor
nell:


Il transmit herewith a letter of the Sec
retary of the Treasury in regard to the
suspension of the late Collector and Naval
Officer of the port of New York. with ac-
companying documents. In addition
thereto | respectfully submit the following
observations: The custom house in New
York collects more than TWO thirds of all
the customs revenues of the government.
Its administration is . matter not of local
interests merely, but is of great impor-
tance to the people of the country. For a
long period of time it has been used to
manage and control political !affairs. The
officers suspended by me are, and for sew
eral years have been, engaged in the ac-
tive personal management of the party
politics of the city and State of New York.
The duties of the Office held by them have
been regarded as of subordinate impor-
tance to their partisan work. Their offices
have been conducted as part of the poll
tical machinery under their control. They
have made the Custom House center OF
partisan political management The Gus
tom House should be business office; II
should be conducted on business principles,
Col. James, Postmaster of New York
| City, writing on this subject, says;
The postofice is a business institution,
and should be run as such. 1t is my de-
liberate judgment that l and my subordl-
mates can do more for the party of our
choice by giving the people OF this city q
good and efficient postal service, than by
controlling primaries or debating nomina-
tions." The New York custom house
should be placed on the same footing with
the New York post Office, but under the
suspended officers the custom house would
be one of the principal political agencies
in the state of New York. To change
this, they profess to believe would be, in
the language of Cornell, in his response,
to surrender their personal and political
rights. Convinced that the people of
New York and of the country generally
wish the New York custom house to be
administered solely with view to the pub
lie interest, it is my purpose to introduce
into this great Office the reforms which
the country desires. With my information
of the facts in the case. and With q sense
of the responsible obligations imposed
upon me by the constitution to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed, re.
garded it as my plain duty to suspend the
officer 10 question and to make the nomi-
nations now before the senate, in order
that this important Office may be honestly
and efficiently administered.


(Signed) R. B. HAYES.
Executive Mansion. Jan. 2lst, 1879"
Year: 1879

A large proportion of the American peo-
pie are to-day suffering from the effects OF
Dyspepsia or disordered liver. The result
of these diseases upon the masses of 10
telligent and valuable people is most
alarming, making life actually burden in-
stead of a pleasant existaGee Of enjoyment
and usefulness as it ought to be. There
is no good reason for this, if you will only
throw aside prejudice and skepticism, take
the advise of Druggists aud your friends,
aad try one bottle of Green's August
Flower Your speedy relief is certain.
Millions of bottles of this medicine have
been given away TO try its virtues, with
satisfactory results in every case. You
can buy sample bottle for ten cents TO
try. Three doses will relieve the worst
case: Positively sold by all Druggists on
the Western Continent.
Year: 1879

lions and advice. He sums up the whole
matter in this language:


The great maxims of free governments
are the fruit, not of one generation or of one
century, but of many generations and many
centuries; they have been fought for and
suffered for; they have been established and
consecrated by blood and fire. II we would
preserve them and profit by them. we must
remember them, teach them, and stand by
them. 1t is an accepted article of the polit-
ical creed OF every free country that the
military is and must be subject to the civil
power. Whoever teaches that any military
officer, from the highest to the lowest from
the commander-in-chief TO the sergeant of q
guard, can lawfully command his soldiers to
enter any place or do any act which the law
making power of his country forbids, should
be accounted, as he Is in fact, the enemy at
once Of his country and his race"


This Is one OF the great issues on which
the Democracy propose to go to the country.
Another is the repeal of the test oath for
jurors, which permits the packing of juries
for special or political purposes. And the
other is the repeal of the law for the unlim-
tied appointment of deputy mashals to do
partisan work at the polls We never had Q
stronger or more righteous cause. 1t is in
grained with every principle of American
liberty, an untarnished judiciary and free
and honest suffrage.
Year: 1879

THE New York World wants another
Silver Commission appointed to go to
Europe. This is stupid nonsense, and
only intended todivert the people through
Congress and give some Republican
gentlemen an opportunity to spend few
months abroad, at the uation's expense.
The Silver Commission only year ago
demonstrated our weakness and want OF
national faith in our own resources.
Year: 1879

The New York Sun says that the ex-
preston "too thin" instead of being
modern slang, as is commonly supposed,
i found in an elaborate and learned
opinion by one of the Old English chan
CllOrS
Year: 1879

Senator Lamar is not the first 10 call
Senator Conkling liar. Senator Burn
side and Senator Gordon had gone over
that ground before, but probably some
more witnesses can be had if necessary
Year: 1879

RADICAL CowAEpIcE- In response to a
universal democratic invitation from the
newspapers of Louisiana for the stalwarts of
the republican party to come down at the
Forthcoming election and make the same
speeches before the republicans of the south
that they did at the north during the recent
political campaigns, they each and all bes to
be excused. BY this action they make open
confession that the representations made by
them to the simple minded voters of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York are tissue of
hes from beginning To end. and part of
tho machine policy which is now their only
chance for the election of their candidate
next year. The lies told by these men re-
specting the south are but part and parcel
of the whole fabric on which republcanism
Is built.
Year: 1879

The MaILS.-The usual annual trouble anent
the mails has already began. The trouble now
is b tween this city and Boise, so that We may
consider an intermediate point to lie in blame.
OF two Boise letters one bore date on the
postmarl two days Inter than the other 1t is
a great pity that public servants cannot be
made 20 DO their duty.
Year: 1879

lr must be confessed that the republi-
can party is piling up a pretty tall pyra-
mid this fall, tgt is altogether too tall to
stand long with such rickety foundation
as New York to rest on.
Year: 1879

above resolution shall be served
on each of the outgoing and in
coming Road Overseers of this
parish.


Art. II Resolved that the Par
ish Treasurer be and he is hereby
authorized to pay Solomon Wise
out Of the : mill fund assessed aud
levied to pay the expenses Of re
pairing the Abbeville Bridge. a.
fast as collected and paid in the
treasury and until the balance of
his claim against the parish shall
be fully reimbursed to him.
Art. IL Resolved that the Con-
stable Of this body be and he is
hereby authorized to sell at public
auction, to the last and highest
bidder, for cash, after fifteen days
advertisement in the official jour.
nal, the fence now around the
courthouse the proceeds of said
sale he shall pay over to the par
ish Treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor, and make due report of
his doings at the next meeting of
this body.


Art. Is Resolved that Presi.
dent of this body appoint a COM
mittee Of three persons whose duty
it shall be tn correspond with par
ties 10 and out of the State on the
subject Of having good jail built;
that said committee report at the
next meeting of this body.


The President appointed on
said committee Messrs. Ambrose
La our, AIonzo Vanslyke and W.
W. Edwards.


The Jury took a recess until 2
O'Clock p. m, at the appointed
hour the Jury re-assembIed-all
the members present.


The following claims against
the parish were then allowed to
lie paid out of their respective
funds, to wit:


Grimy Pros fnnd 1870
Year: 1879

president and clerk of this body
be authorized to draw a warrant
on the Treasurer in favor of s.
Wise for the sum Of $50 90 pay
able out Of the funds collected in
currency on the rolls Of 1923
a s and g being the amount ad.
vanced to W A White, ESQ.,
Parish Attorney, to pay for the
printing of briefs in the suit of
the Parish vs. Brookshier & ais
now on appeal to the Supreme
Court.


Art 5th, Resolved that the
president and clerk of this body
be also authorized to warrant on
the last named funds for SO 13,
and the further sum Of eighty
seven cents ont of the funds re-
ceived from J A Brookshier & ais
in favor of w A White. forming
together the sum Of ten dollars,
which he advanced as costs in
the suit Of the Parish vs. J A
Brookshier ct ais in the city of
New Orleans in order TO have a
writ of Fl Fa executed in said
city.


Art 9Th, Resolved that the sum
Of $39 IS, be allowed Solomon
Wise for various advance made to
the parish, and to pay the same,
the president and clerk be author
lied to warrant in favor Of said
Wise on the Treasurer on the
following funds


10 on the amount Of surplus
funds realized 10 the snit of the
parish vs Brookshier ct ais $40 20


20 road fine paid in the
treasury by J N Williams IA 90


30 bal on the magistrates
and constables funds 1879
when all legal claims
against said funds shall
have been paid in full. 6 IS
Year: 1879

EDITOR HERALD: Please publish
the following apportionment of
State fund to the various school
districts in the county. 1t is made
In accordance with Sec. 1858 of the
State school law. One teacher is
assigned to each district for every
hundred census children or fraction
thereof equal to fifteen. The ap-
portionment Is eighty dollars (SSO)
nor toonhars
Year: 1879

1.-The editor of the HERALD is in no
sense responsible for anything which ap-
pears under the above head, and COM
munications only carry the endorsement
Of this journal when the fact is so stated.
EDITOR HERALD
Year: 1879

lie who strives aftelAa long and pleas
ant term of life must seek to attain CON
tinual equanimity and carefully to avoid
everything which too violently taxes his
feelings. Nothing more consumes the
emotions Of the mind. We know tl2t
anxiety aud care can destroy the
healthiest body; we know that fright
and fear, yes, excess of joy, become
deadly. They who are naturally cool
and Of a quiet turn Of mind. upon whom
nothing can make tep powerful an i'm
pression, who are not want to be ex-
cited either by great sorrow or great joy,
have the best chance of living long and
happy after their manner. Preserve,
therefore, under all circumstances, a
composure of mind which no happiness,
no njsfurtune. can too much disturb
Love nothing too violently hate moth
ing too passionately; fear nothing too
strongly.
Year: 1879

TIE INDIANA PLAN.-A divorce and
marriage occurred recently which were
of nature somewhat peculiar and
amusing. A German shoemaker resid-
ing on the National road, west Of White
River ridge, became suspicious OF the
fidelity OF his wife, young baker re-
siding on Blake street being the person
whom he suspected. of alternating his
wife's affections. He brOached the un-
pleasant subject to his wife one even
ing, and she acknowledged the I'M


parchment. A divorce was mutually
agreed upon, and a division OF the
property was made, the wife receiving
two hundred and fifty dollars and a
COW. All preliminary arrangements
we're made, no hard feelings having
been cngendered OIL the part of any of
the parties interested, and on the day
appointed the baker and neighbor of
the candidates for divorce proceeded to
the Courthouse, the last named going
as witness. The divorce was granted,
neither party interposing any objection,
and the discovered couple and friends
started back home. On the way, the
baker, who was to get the divorced
wife, proposed bottle of wine. The
party stopped at q saloon, and, while
they were drinking the Wine, the baker
and the witness repaired to the county
clerks Office and obtained u marriage
license, to be used at the wedding Of
the divorced wife and her baker-friend
that afternoon. BY mutual agreement
tile baker is to furnish bread for the
shoemaker, and the latter is to make
the shoes for the bakers family. This
is the way it is done in Hoosierdom.
Year: 1879

The Danbury News says u stranger
went into a Stamford prayer meeting
and spoke so earnestly and with such
feeling of the love of God, that the
Stamford people suspected him Of some
crime, and set detectives to work sllad-
owing him during the rest of his stay in
the village.
Year: 1879

Love is like a river: il the current be
Obstructed it will seek some other chan
mel. It is notunfrequently the case that
tue kisses and attentions bestowed on
the child OF six years are intended for
the sister of sixteen,
Year: 1879

\ Goop WoMAN.-A good woman
never grows old. Years may 90 over
her head, but if bcncyolence and virtue
dwell in her heart, she is as cheerful as
when the spring of life first opened to
her view. When we look upon Il good
women We never think of her agc-shc
looks as charming as when the rose of
youth first bloomed upon her check.
That rose has not faded. In her
ncighborhood she is the friend and
benefactor; in the church the dcvout
worshiper and exemplary Christian.
Who does not love and respect the
woman who has passed her day in acts
of kindness and mercy-Wlo has been
the friend OF man and God-whose
whole life has been d scene Of kindness
and love. q devotion Of love and rcli-
Sion We repeat, such woman can
not grow old. She will always be fresh
and b,loyant in spirits, and active in
humble deeds of mercy and dbenevalencG.
If young lady desires to retain the
bloom and beauty of youth, let her not
yield to the sway of fashion and folly;
let her love trutl: and virtue: and to
the close of life she will retain those
feelings which now make life appear
a garden of sweets ever fresh and ever
new,