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Year: 1879

There seems to be no doubt that the Dem
ocratic members of the Louisiana Sub-COm-


mittee which has been investigating the Kel-
| logg aud SpOfiord case find themselves sadly
| perplcxed by the testimony they have COL
lccSed They went to New-Orleans with the


hope and expectation of getting abundant
evidence TO sustain the exclusion of Mr.. kel-
logg from his seat We do not say that they
intended to make a case whatever the facts


might be; but the Democratic party, wanting


Mr.. Kellogg's place, has no difficulty in be-
ieying that it ought to have it: and it is not


unreasonable to suppose that its representa-


tives on this Subcommittee approached the
inquiry with very strong prepOssessions as well


as with ardent desire The trouble now is not


with the quantity of the testimony but with


its character. Witnesses in abundance have


sworn to the payment of brIbes and 10 other
offences. but they have been so thoroughly


discrcdited that it is impossible TO accept


their statements. Moreover, the testimony
such as il is-appears to lie at least as strong


against Spofford as against the Senator in


possession, and if the Committee believe that


corrupt influences were used on the one side,
they must believe, upon the same sort of evil
dence. that corrupt influences were used on
| the other. We are not surprised to learn,
under the circumstances, that all the investi-
| gators are perfectly disgusted with Louisiana


Witnesses"


Here one would think the case ought to


stop, bat some of the Democratic newspapers


seem TO be preparing the public mind for n
new scheme. They suggest that the Senate


NAV declare the seat vacant, and order a new


election. That is to say, they may make the


bad character of the witnesses against Kellogg
reason for excluding Spofford, and the bad


character Of the witnesses against Spofford
reason for expe!lDg Kellogg. None of the
testimony being entitled to belief, it Is pro-


posed that the court shall believe it all, and
pronounce judgment against both plaintiff and
defendant. on the distinct ground that each


has failed to make out case against the
other


This is novel theory of jurisprudence.
Mr.. Kellogg has been regularly admitted to


the Senate and has held the seat for more
than two years. The burden of proof that he


is entitled to it does not rest upon him now.


All the presumptions are in his favor He
cannot be lawfully dispossesstd. except upon


positive proof that no obtained his election


by improper means, and 1t seems to be ad-


mitted that it is impossible to extract such


proofs from the fragments of perjury laid be-,
fore the Sub Committee by a brigade Of
Louisiana liars. Whatever the necessities of


marty. we do not believe the Senate of the


United States can bring itself to commit the
outrage which Democratic newspapers are
nlonninp for it,
Year: 1879

The first device of the recognized Street
Cleaning Bureau promises little but dirt and
yeaation. 1t is ordered that hereafter the
emptying of ash barrels shall begin at
a. m, instead OF at evening. If the process
were to begin and end in the very early morn
ing, as it does in some foreign cities, the
change would be a good one; but our Police
Board merely returns to the old custom OF
prolonging the collection through the entire
day. If deliberate attempt had been made
to lind out How Not to Do 1t, the Board could
hardly have hit upon any other plan than
this.


Tie curbstones being lined all day with ash
barrels, the sidewalks Of course will never be
Glenn. The customary morning sweeping oil
tho walk may as well be abandoned, for the
chifonier and the a-h-collectOr between
them will undo all that the household broom
may have accomplished. The corporation
carts will lumber along the streets during the
hours when they are most thronged, and
clouds of ashes will load the cir just at the
time when the people arc all abroad. OF the
hideous appearance of the thoroughfares M
der this new regulation we need rot say
much. The citizens will soon have a chance
TO enjoy the spectacle.


Meanwhile let Us remind Mayor Cooper that
the responsibility for clean streets rests upon
him. He is armed with power to hold the
Police Commissioners to strict performance
of their duty. Once he served notice of re-
moval on members of the Board for neglect to
clean the streets, and row the same dclill-
quency has been repeated, only in an aggra-
waited degree. What is Mayor Cooper going to
do about it And if he does nothing what
will Governor Cornell be likely to do with the
Malor after the LIST OF January
Year: 1879

Mr.. Samuel Cox also, 1t appears. is of the
opinion. freely communicated TO his fellow
Congressman and the general public, that Mr..
1iIden Is ne dead as a herring For dead
man the old gentleman seems to be making
his party good deal of trouble. II he is so
very dead IA they seem to think he is one
would suppose they would let him alone and
not keep turning over the remains and passing
resolutions to the effect that the life has actually
gone out of him. Two or three times week
some eminent Democrat has himself inter
viewed Oh the subject, and with more or less
positiveness gives ont that, so far as renom-
nation is concerned, Mr.. Tilden is clean gone /;
entirely out of the question absolutely, ire
vocably aud irrecoverably dead Not less
than once month the Tammany Society
issues an address TO the people of the
United States, somewhat in the nature
of heavy setting down upon his coffin,
the tone of which is not merely pos
tive as TO bis death aud percmplory as
TO the impossibility of his resurrection, but
has kind OF snap TO it much as if they
were saying with one voice in their own
tongue, Hes dead. dammim." And still the
wandering newspaper correspondent. fasten-
Year: 1879

The physicians who sent poor Miss Brown to
Backwels Island rs a smallpox patient, when her
trouble was only harmless eruption. VIII DO sub
jected to good deal of censure, and perhaps de-
servedly, for the way in which they enforced
the law but they are not the first doctors by any
means who have made the same mistake. great
many physicians have never seen n of small
Dor in the course of pretty long and extensive
Year: 1879

Complaint Is made to the Board of Aldermen
that the Eighth Avenue Railroad does not
run its cars at night above Fifty ninth ST.,
and the request is made that the franchise
be withdrawn If there is no change for the
better If the Metropolitan Elevated Road
would run it's trains at reasonable intervals
all night it would not be necessary to worry
about the Eighth Avenue hOrse-cars.
Year: 1879

Tilden whispers and whispers, aud every few days
it is announced that another State has suddenly
become convinced that he must be rehomina ated.
Talk about silent sewIng-machnes There never
was a piece of machinery capable of 80 much work
with so little noise as the famous stl-hunt engine
with its automatic barrel attachment.
Year: 1879

It's a mistake to find fault with the present Con
gress for doing nothing. If it had II Republican
majority there would be ample reason for such a
complaint. but it should be remembered that a
Democratic Congress has an irrepressible propen-
sity for doing harm whenever it attempts legisla-
tion. There ~ no hope OF good from IL let us be
thankful when it does no evil simply by drawing
it's pay for doing nothing
Year: 1879

Senator Thurman thinks the financial plank Of
the last Ohio Democratic platform is the safest one
the Democrats can use in their National platform
next year. The plank in question is at present
dong duty as n headsionc for Thurman's political
grave, but if H. u willing TO have 1t taken away
Lobody else object.
Year: 1879

THERE should be full representation OF
Republicans at Augusta Monday Ii the
Council are really intending to perpetrate
the outrage which rumor alleges let us have
plenty of witnesses to the consummation of
their ''cussedness."
Year: 1879

Ii is stated that confidential friend OF
General Grant has received a letter in which
the General says that at the proper time he
will place himself at the disposal Of the
American people, and that, meanwhile, it is
expected that his friends will exert them
selves to bring about his nomination.
Year: 1879

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


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcatlons tnat not used
Year: 1879

Little boy Fogg,


Come blow your horn.


There are radical sheep


In the Greenback corn.
Where is the boy that watches the sheep?
In the Council Chamber, thinking heap


Little boy Fogg,


AS sure as you're born


You are in Hanger of losing


The whole of your
You had better yell fraud and scare them off,
One sound of your horn would be quite enough!
The little boy Fogg


On Monday


Drove out the sheep


From the Greenback corn.
Dads got the gout, and they've killed your dog
And it all depends on the little boy Fogg


Little boy Fogg


Combine with your jaw


The contents of


That wonderful 'maw''.
The sheep that won't run for the two combined
Must be of most contrary mind


Little boy Fogg


In thel sat


And chock full of thought


Was his stove-pipe hat
"I've plan,' said he, "that will work without


doubt
If 1 can't scare them off will count them out"
An sold Liner through the columns Of
the Maine Standard recommends that the
"Dolly Warden Democrats and Greenback-
ers who are pusillanimous enough to quail
before Republican threats seek the
protection of women. Wouldn't feather
beds be better? Or will they be reserved for
the Democrats who are not ODDLY Vardens''
Year: 1879

with taste. Many poems in her volume will
appeal to individual fancy; and many are
fresh and prettily Imagined. The verses range
from pathetic to playful, and are such as give
enjoyment to many readers.
Year: 1879

FATHER O'Reilly, the Catholic Priest
at Shenandoah in the coal regions, has
come TO the aid Of Mr.. +. y. Gowan by
issuing a bill of accommodation
against all members Of his church who
are members of the "Knight+ Of Labor, "
their names having been furnished him
by the doughty President Of tn" Read
ing Coal and Iron Company. couple
ofSundays ago, when some "ho mad
been booked to the Rev. Father. at
tempted to enter the building they
were refused admission. The effect it
is said was startling, and two of the
dusty Knights expressed willingness
to withdraw from the organization, and
Father O'Reilly wrote their resigna-
tions. 1t is thought that the prompt
cooperation Of the priest will have the
effect of causing the disbanding of the
murderous society. Much Of the praise
fop this state of affairs is due to Arch
bishop Wood for the prompt manner in
which he has repeatedly come to the
aid Of the State in trying to make the
Catholic miners good and law abiding
citizens.
Year: 1879

jectors to this movement, for strange As
1t may seem there arc few old gentle
manly women who waksn up from a
Rip Van Winkle sleep that are opposed
10 II. First they are afraid of the
expense. To this objection We will all.
swer that New Castle County must
have q new courthouse, the old
one being inadequate t" the necessi,
ties Of the county. This is acknowl,
edged by the Levy Court ask.


ing for permission to borrow
money to build = new ons. 1t will cost
less to build in Wilmington than in New
Castle, and as We have already said the
additional expense Of doing sll the busi.
ness of Wilmington in New Castle
will be sufficient to pay the interest
on the cost OF the new building and
thereby save that much to the county.
But our respectable gentlemen of the
nenter gender are afraid that 1t might
spoil the morals Of the people and re-
tard improvements. There can be no
doubt that court houses are u curse to
small villages and boroughs, hut this
latter class OF obiectors to the conrt
house removal forget that Whining
ton has been city for forty-sevrn
years, and that now she is SO large and
her population 30 great that the build
ing Of q SlOO, 900 court house within
her limits would scarcely be noticed.
Had the coIrt house at first been at
Wilmington instead of New Castle, then
Wilmington might to-day have been
the size of New Castle, and New Castle
might have been the size OF Whining
ton, but now the latter ia 70 large
that a half dozen court hous rs
within her limits would not retard
her growth, and by removing the
court house from New Castle, that
city will have chance to expand and
develop into the manufacturing city
that it would have been had it not had
the county buildings within its limits.
In this connection We might say that
the county buildings in Philadelphia,
New York, Reading, Lancaster, Balti-
more, and scores OF other cities do not
seem to have retarded improvements.
paralyzed industries, nor checked the
increase Of population. and it is not
likely the result would he different in
Wilmington.
Year: 1879

away from thelr employment, Soine Vi


them losing good situations by it, and


are often compelled to attend court two
or three weeks in succession, before the
cases on which they have been sum-
moned is ready for trial and even then
if summoned by the defence in many
cases they never get their paltry fees.
IL the courts were held in Wilmington
there would be no necessity for losing
much time ,as a witness could be notified
hour or so before he is needed, when
he could attend, give in his testimony
and return to his work with very little
loss of time. We have not space in an
editorial article to refer to all the in
conveniences of having 10 go to New
Castle. Only those who have the ex-
perienc" knew what they are. Ladies
who have to attend to prove will, OF
jtake ont letters testamentary knew
what they are, especially if they have
to wait few hours for train time.
Persons who are required to have
a record searched by an attorney
know what the expense is, when they
have to pay the attorney besides his
regular fee, railroad fare to and from
New Castle, his dinner fare while he is
there. and his loss of time .om his Of
fee. Without enumerating any more
L.i the Inconvenience and we might
say the inexcusable foolishness OF TAX
ing three fourths of the business of the
county to New Castle to be trans


acted, we must refer to some OF the OBJ
Year: 1879

WHAT an awful record for want OF
truth the RcpuJlican is making "iom
Pepper is hardly its equal now
tdzette.


What is the matter now Is our
nejghbor hurt too about circulation! We
max. the same offer TO him that we
made to the ''iIerald." We know what
We are talking about, and advertisers
understand it all too. Will the
"Gszette" accept our offer and make
the same.
Year: 1879

of Thousands Of people crowded the streets
and wharfs to pay him honor. Those who
plunged the country into rebellion and
who now seek to control the affairs of
the country have in this reception an il
lustration of the enthusiasm that will be
developed in the North should it become
necessary to rally to the support of Gen.
Grant in order to defeat the purposes of
q solid South. Grant is not a candidate
for reelection but should conflict arise
between the North and the South Grant
can again lead to victory.
Year: 1879

The lines via Cheyenne are down. The
military line is 80 occupied by CONNER
cial dispatches that not word of news
can be had--only differences can be
drawn from the commercial dispatches.


Deadwood is situated in narrow gulch
there being but one street most of the
way, part Of the way but two streets and
only short distance there. There were
but few cross streets and no alleys, but
Just solid rows Of buildings, not more
than half dozen of them being brick.
Most of the leading business houses, an
ticipating fire, had constructed vaults
back of their, houses with walls of boul-
ders covered with heavy timbers or earth
and supplied with double doors of iron
In some cases the buildings reaching the
hillside the vaults were cut into the hills.
In other cases they were some distance
from the stores cut into the hills. A fire
originating few blocks above the Welch
House would sweep the entire gulch--
would burn every business house from
one end of the city to the other; and every
dwelling except a few we'll up on the hills.
It would be impossible to save any
thing but human life and difficult
to save the people even if gale
should be blowing. The first rush of
teams would block the narrow wagon
ways and animals and personal property
would be forced to be left to the devour-
ing elements. And we judge from the
tenor Of the commercial dispatches that
nothing was saved. Even the supposed
fire proof were found inadequate to pro-
tect. Those built Of boulders stood but
little better than wood. Central and Lead


with hospitality characteristic Of min
ing people, of course, will open wide their
doors and will protect, shelter and feed all
that they can while the government sup
plies at Ft Me:de will be drawn upon
and to their fullest capacity. The de-
struction is equivalent to the burning of
every business house and dwelling from
one end of Third Street, st. Paul, to the
other. The loss of property would be
greater in ST. Paul only because the build
ings are more expensive. ST. Paul, even,
does not carry larger stocks Of goods and
the personal wealth is no greater. The
loss of property IS we'll into the millions
and probably seven thousand people are
homeless.
Year: 1879

to swear it there; and he has said 80 ever since.
Iasked him this morning before he went on
the stand, and he said he was going to swear to


it, and he told me so just before he came in
that door, and pledge you my word and honor
I thought he would stick by it. You see dom 1
told John if he stuck BY me l thought we
would make some money out of this, and
think will get 81 500. That is all the con-
yersation ! had with him about it. Yarmouth
came to the custom house. he said just go
around and go to work. There wasn't any
th ing said about what it was, for swayze told
mine-used to come around and say Don't be
afool; 60 anu take the job" Swayze was al
WAYS blaokguardiue me. Adinurnad. -.
Year: 1879

voluminous Testimony from a Colored
Man and His BrOther-HOw He Dallied
with the Candidates Till He Got His
Price-He Voted for His Party, but was
Glad to Rake in the Perauisites-The
Murphy Who Thinks He Can Make
$4,000 Out OF the A fair.
Year: 1879

REPORT OF PRESIDENT JOHN
SToS ON TIE CONDITION OF THE CA
NAL-DRAFT OF A CONTRACT FOR THE
SALE OF THE CANAL TO THE RICHMOND
AND ALLEGHANY RAILROAD COMPANY
SUBMITTED AND APPROvEE-THE GENE
RAJ ASSEMBLY URGED TO PASS THE SUP
ELEMENTAL RAILROAD ELL AT THE
PRESENT SESSION-ADJOURNMEN UN-
TIL. NEXT FRIDAY.
Year: 1879

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