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Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon, when 1t became
known that the Governor had signed the
bill repeating charter Of the the LOU
isiana State Lottery Company there
was visible stir in certain quarters
on Carondelet street. The parties, and
they belong to select company, who
held stock hurried about to consult one an
other, and then their attorneys offices were
sought. 1t was evident that the stroke was
not looked for, at least so soon. Inquiry
amongst the brokers developed the fact that
at present none OF the Lottery stock was on
the market, and 1t was impossible to say
what effect the signing Of the bill would
have. No doubt resort would be had to the
Federal courts, and this would consume con-
siderable time There can be no doubt but


what the Governors action was q complete
surprise to the supporters OF the lottery
scheme, and now they will have to set their


legal artillery at work to sustain the insti-


tuition. A few days will develop their tactics
Year: 1879




With the exception Of Lincoln, who en-
bodied In O. larger degree than anybody else
the saving sense OF the common people, there
has not been great man In the White House
since Jacksons day, and Jackson's greatness
lay In the direction OF courage rather than
craftsmanship. Van Buren was q politician
of rare ability, capable Of rendering immense
at heart, and In trimming his sails to catch
the breeze OF popular favor he finally tackled
In the wrong direction and capsized his craft.
Harrison died before he had a chance to reveal
his character, and Taylor lived just long
enough to show that his administration would
have no distinguishing features. Polk, Pierce
and Buchanan were respectable nonentities
who did precisely what was expected OF them
by the party, and who never entertained an
idea which they were not willing to abandon
at the command OF the caucus. The acci-
dental Presidents Fillmore, johnson
and the present incumbent OF the White
House all be classed together. They
nents, and thus forfeited the support OF the
party responsible for their existence. 1t
would be absurd to compare Mr.. Tilden with
any of these modern Presidents. He Is man
whose Intellectual resources are infinitely
greater than theirs, and whose political
genius Is Of a higher order. He might fail
where they succeeded in distributing the
patronage aceeptably; but he would also sue
ceed where they failed-in reforming abuses
and preventing the plunder OF the public
purse. 1t is even more absurd to say OF Til
den that he ought to be grateful that he was
elected to the Presidency and was exempted
from It's onerous duties. Tilden Is no school
empty honors. He represents policy which,
II it Is put in force, will purify the Federal
government, stop the stealing and reduce
taxes far below their present rate.
Year: 1879

NEW YORK, March 27.-It Is said that
Gum bletOn will bring suit against the mem
bers OF the bar association committee who
secured his removal.


1t is proposed by the tobacco trade that
from April Is, leaf tobacco shall be sold In
and the tare shall be ascertained and marked
on the cases by an inspector or licensed
weighing master A committee was appointed
to present a memorial to the Treasury De-
partment to fix uniform tare on imported
Spanish tobacco, which it Is proposed shall
be thirteen pounds bale.


A committee will go to Albany to-day to
strive to defeat the bill introduced In the
Legislature, providing for the appointing of
State inspector aud weighing master Of
as political job.
Year: 1879

The colonial treasurer is strong opponent
OF Chinese immigration. The following letter
by him was read at recent public meeting
at Wellington on the subject: "As shall not
be able to attend the meeting, take this op-
pOrtunity OF expressing my warm sym pathy
with It's object. 1t has appeared to me that
the care that is rightly exercised with regard
should not be relaxed when the voluntary
immigration Of an inferior race threatens to
deraDge all the just relations Of capital and
labor, and to produce social results likely to
derange the position Of the European laborer.
The advocacy Of Chinese immigration Is Of
the same kind as that Of slavery, In this
important respect, shat it Is founded on
the desire to increase the wealth of the
capitalist class by the subsection OF the
laborer. To those, therefore, who view the
diffusion of prosperity and happiness among
all classes If not equally, at least with equal
opportunities the highest aim OF govern
ment, 1t must appear that the unrestricted
immigration Of such people as the Chinese
might become national calamity OF the
greatest magnitude In the attainment OF
the ofject you have in view difficulty may
be found in the treaty obligations OF the
mother country; but 1t would be unfortunate
If these should intervene to prevent q colony
from regulating the introduction OF Chinese
In accordance with its own interests. III we
may legisiate for the Introduction OF suen
immigrants as we desire, it seems equally
right that the Chinese, whom we do not desire,
should be kept out by an embargo on vessels
In the form of a caDitation tax tnat WouIu
act prohibitively / do not doubt that means
will be found within our power to give efect


to the will of the people OF this coiony' anu ~
trust the meeting In Wellington VIII oe 30
unanimous as to give an impetus W 1ho


movement In other places.
Year: 1879

EDITOR CITIZEN After consult
ing the astrologers, scientists and
especially the old maids, Jeems
and me have come to the conclu-
sion to marry. We feel like old
age was leaving its foot steps upon
our good looks. Jeems and me are
not very good looking ourselves;
our hair looks like you could warm
your hands over it the coldest kind
of day, and we are sorter no-noth-
ings ourselves, and don't care a
cent. And we wear No. IL boots
without socks. And now. Mr.. Edi-
tor, we will tell you what kind OF
women would suit us. We want
them to have red hair like ourselves
not false like the most of them
and want them to wear false teeth
for they may have TO eat meatskins.
We want them to know how to
cook, make soap, feed hogs and
grabble taters. And she must not
have a nose that looks like it was
growing into her mouth, and il
must not take over % yds. of cali
co to make her a dress, nor be over
40 years old. Well, just tell them
that they will have to be mighty
purity to get US old bachelors any
way, for we are mighty rich and we
have got to have 4 high futin'
that's one thing sartin.


The OLD BACHELORS.
Year: 1879

Modern spiritism is an attempt
to apply the inductive method to
religion; to make faith Scientific; to
confirm the longings of the heart by
the evidence of the senses. In thus
submitting spiritlsm to the Undue
tive method, its friends forgot that
to prove a religion would be to kill
ito transfer it from the emotions,
where it belongs, to the intellect,
where it can find no home. a reli-
gion proved dies as a religion and
becomes a scientific fact, and would
take its place side by side with as
tronomy and chemistry, with phys
les and geology, in the organized
knowledge of men. Spiritists, there
fore, would have been wiser if they
had followed the example of one of
the very greatest of experimental
philosophers, the late Prof. Far,l-
day, of whom it was said that when
he ''entered his laboratory he shut
the door of his oratory." The Sc
curity Of religious beliefs consists
in their keeping out of range. Re
ligion, indeed, is between two fires;
absolutely proved or absolutely dis
proved, it is destroyed; disproved,
it becomes a delusio1, a negative
fact of science; proved, a positive
fact, in both cases recognized by
the intellect and appealing to it;
like the horizon, it recedes as We go
toward it-even the attempt to sub
NIT it to scientific study causes it to
disappear. No religion on the globe
is strong enough to bear the shock
of its own demonstration.


That Christianity has not clearer
and more precise historical evidence
for it's claims has been the expert
ence and oftentimes uttered regret
of apologists. and to supplement
this defect by toilsome research
has been the burden of the first
scholarship in the world; but 1t is
the weakest point in Christianity
that it is historically so strong; its
recent decline among the thought
ful corresponds to the augmenting
wealth of the testimony in it's favor,
and at this hour it's hold, in all
sects, is frmest among those who
are most oblivious and most heed
less of the argument for its divine
origin. If Christianity ever dies, it
will be of excess of evidence. Each
addition of proof draws blood.
Year: 1879

that the exemptions from taxation


are entirely in favor of the poorer
classes. Suppose the bonded debt
of the State with interest should


reach as high as $25,000,O00. One


half of that amount would be $12,-


100000. That amount at four per
cent. would be $500,000. Then ac-
cording to the Comptroller's report
the taxable property OF the State


was assessed for 1878 at something
over S223,O0O,OOO. Now suppose
the taxable property of the State,
after making the proper allowance
for delinquencies and commissions
to be only $2o0,000,000. And then
suppose the whole 100000 of in
terest on the State debt to be raised
entirely from property, and it would
only require a tax of 60 cents on
the hundred dollars to pay the inter
est on the State debt, and it is not
reasonable to suppose that the Leg
islature would be so silly or SO un-
just as to exempt everything from
the payment of the State debt eX-
cept what is now known as taxable
property. So l feel satisfied that
the acceptance of the 50-4 compro-
mise would not make it necessary
to raise the taxes on property more
than 20 cents on the 800 more
than we will have to pay, leaving
the bonded debt of the State en-
tirely out, aud in no way whatever
providing for the payment of either
principal or interest. We learn that
the holders of some $S,O0O,OO0 Of
our bonds are now willing to accept
the compromise, aad by the time we
are able to pay them off other par
ties will be willing to accept. SO if
we ever intend to try to pay, think
we oUghI to accept, and being op-
posed to the reputation of any just
debt, either public or individual,
am for the compromise, and with
sensible legislation and proper econ
omy we are able in good faith to
carry it out. S. A, CARRELL.
Year: 1879

[Pittsburg Letter in New York SUM-


Annie Moore, the young woman
of Beaver, this county, who caused
a sensation last May by eloping
with and marrying negro, has been
found living quietly with her hus
band, Frank Alexander, in the small
town of Salem, Ohio, about seventy
five miles from here. Her husband
is a rather good-looking negro, of
pleasant address. The girl says she
is contented and happy, and the
only thing she seems anxious about
now is her piano, which her father
gave her some years ago, but which
is still at home. Her father, who is
a brother-1n- law of ex Chief Justice
Agnew, was terribly scandalized by
her strange conduct, and has since
tried, though in vain, to have Annie
arrested and sent to an insane asy-
lum. For some time previous to
the elopement Annie had given her
parents q great deal of trouble by
her reckless, wayward conduct, but
being an only daughter she was
spoiled by indulgence. She had a
quarrel with her parents on Wednes-
day night, May IA, and early on the
following morning left her home
and met the negro by an appoint
ment which she had made the night
before. The two went to Roches-
ter, about q mile from Beaver, to
the house of colored clergyman,
VINO married them in the presence
of two white men, whom they had
called in to act as witnesses. The
couple then took the next train back
to Beaver, where the negro hired a
room in a house which had three
rooms only, two of which were al
ready occupied by negro families.
The reckless girl sent home for her
trunk, piano and some of the orna
ments from her room, and this was
the first intimation her mother had
of the marriage. The mother tried
to persuade the girl to return to her
home, but she refused. Her father,
who is United States Storekeeper in
Indiana county, and is wealthy, was
not at home at the time. Soon
afterward the couple disappeared,
threats having been openly made by
the young men of Beaver of tarring
and feathering the negro. Annie Is
twenty years old. She is a bru
nette, with large eyes, exceedingly
pretty face, and fine form. Her
family is one of the best in this part
of the State.
Year: 1879

The Boston Herald says: alt
rarely happens that the truth is all
on one side, and it is highly impOr-
tant that the idea oflocal self-govern
ment-State rights in respect to all
matters of domestic administration
should be preserved from de-
struction. State sovereighty-eX-
tending to the right of secession
was decided against by the war,
and has been abandoned as a politi-
cal tenet in the South. The right
of State to govern itself was not
involed in that contest, and we
should regret to see it in any way
weakened. Heretofore Massachu-
setts has defended the principle OF
State rights with ability and fidel-
ty, and the time may come again
when she will appeal to it as the
only shield strong enough to pro-
tect her. Let us never forget that
local self government is the
very jewel of liberty for which our
fathers fought, bled and died"
Year: 1879

The pencil marks you SEQ around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. Wo
would take great pleasure in extendiag
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone win yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.


B- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
Year: 1879

Did you ever notice the broad,
comfortable, shady looking leghorn
hats in the milliner's window? F.?
just buy your wife one, and the
first thing she will do with it will be
to double up her dainty fist and
punch a three cornered dent on the
right side, then she will pinch the
front rim down, and the back rim
up, and then stave in three or four
more big dents at odd corners, and
when it resembles in shape an old
tin pan that has been a target for a
stone throwing match, she will re
mark upon. the elegance and
grace of the affair. But let John
ny serve his new straw hat in the
same way, and he will be stood up
in dark closet, and forced to so
without strawberry shortcake for
supper.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky, is a
member Of the select committee
that has been investigating the
Treasury accounts. A few days
before Congress adjourned, In his
place in the Senate, Mr.. Beck used
this remarkable language: II make
no charges and will make none IN
til the report of the committee Is
had; but if any gentleman of the
Senate will go 10 the books OF that
department and hold up any leaf OF
a public ledger, 20 the sun, II he
does not find from one 20 ten alter
ations and scratchs made, his eyes
viii not be as good as they ought
TO be-"


That being 50, it is evident that
the investigation was not ordered
any too soon.
Year: 1879

A man in England recently died
most peculiar death. A bee flew
down his throat and stung him, and
he drank so much ammonia to allie
viate his pain that he died. If. he
had been book agent, or a light
ming rod man, he would have got
through all right, and he wouldn't
have been obliged to resort to am
monia either.
Year: 1879

And now ariseth a medical man
who says he can prove to anybody S
satisfaction that the bites of mos
quitoes are positively beneficial to
tho human system. He AYERS that
they drain the system of bad blood,
and that q person bothered with
pimples or eruptlons would find re
lief by permitting themselves to be
bitten thirty or forty times per day.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-It is more
than likely that there will be very live
ly tussel between the War and Interior
Departments before the question as to
what course shall be pursued toward the
recently beligerent Utes is determined
upon. General Sherman wishes to have
the United States troops follow up the
Indians and capture them and let them
be punished according to law. The In
terror Department, on the other hand, is
very strongly inclined to have the troops
withdrawn, and the whole matter settled
on the humanitarian basis. Neither de-
partment seems willing to abandon its
position, and the whole subject will 60
to the President and Cabinet upon its
reassembling. The chances, however,
seem to be on the side of the Interior
Department.
Year: 1879

ONE of the old-time employees of the
House-about the only one who "holds
over" under Democratic rule-fnds him
self somewhat embarrassed as regards the
matter of political contributions. He has
been solicited as Republican to contribute
to the campaign funds of that party and
assessed as Democrat for similar amount
as his share of the same kind of expenses of
that party. This is q reversal of the old
proposition about the ass between two bun
dies OF hay, for it appears that both bundles
are liable to be taken away from him and
still the ass stands up to the rack, eagerly
swallowing what little there is left.
Year: 1879

DID it ever occur to the admirers of Sec
retary SHERSfAN-and we are among them
that it is scarcely probable that the Re-
publican party will give the Presidency for
two consecutive terms to two statesmen
of the State of Ohio? There are pre-
cedents for reelection of a President for
a second consecutive term, but none, since
Virginia ceased to be the mother of Presi-
dents, for honoring a second statesman from
the same State until some other of the sis
ters of the family had been recognized. Let
the sweetmeats be passed around.
Year: 1879

GENERAL Prosperity ranks General Ewing.


HISTORY will repeat itself again when JEFF Davis
gets back into the Senate.


1T Is war to the knife between Tilden and Kelly,
and the only question is which can do the most
cutting


PROHIBITION is not dead In Massachusetts, yet
The party will hold convention at Boston on the
9th of September
The Democratic party are short of heroes and
have fully made up their minds " to run corner y
on General Porter


PLAYISG second fiddle to Judge Church would be
q role in which Mr.. Clarkson N. Potter would
hardly make an impressive figure.


FREE quinine Is about the only National issue
which the Democracy Of the South now recognize.
All else is a matter of State Rights


WITH all his financial vageries, Ewing Is not such


fool after ALL He holds on fast TO his seat in Con-
gress at the same time he is trying to become Gov
crnOr.


GREENBACKIsM appears to have pretty much
"played out " in Iowa. only thiry-hree delegates
put in an appearance at their State Convention at
MarshulltOWn.
Year: 1879

A VICTIM of the flogging-laws of Virginia
was recently whipped in public on being
sentenced to the Jail ofChesterfield County,
in that State, and was to have received
more lashes at a later period. Meanwhile
it was proven that he was not guilty of the
crime alleged against him. But he bears
upon his back the scars of this unjust and
shameful punishment all the same. The
State through its barbarous laws has done
him most grievous wroug-one that it
cannot undo, but which should serve rs an
argument for the repeal of this most in
human statute.
Year: 1879

Now that they have got deep water at
the mouth of the Mississippi river, the
question arises: "What are they going to
do with it ?" 1t will be answered. sooner
OR later, by the development or establish
ment of new lines of ocean steamers, but
not until the lower Mississippi Valley has
been politically reconstructed once again
At present, while mob rule and partisan
violence prevail in that section, Captain
EADs' costly success will fail to be re.
munerative, for business prosperity and
progress are seldom found in company with
political disquiet
Year: 1879

IT is distinctly apparent that the Demo-
Gratis are almost wild with grief because
Ex-Governor SPRAGUE did not kill Senator
CoNKLING. 1t makes no difference to them
whether the Senator has been guilty of any
thing, or any crime, great or small all they
want is to get rid of him as q public leader.
And now that their murderous wishes have
been disappointed they are going about 1t
themselves 10 do the next worst thing
destroy his character
Year: 1879

Government provided them with tents and
rations, an act which we heartily approved.
Now tho Courier-Jomndl goes back on Its
own statements and charges THE REPUB-
LIoAN with uttering falsehood, in i'm
proving upon the information it has fur
nished on that subject. If this is the way
it is TO behave we will never again trust in
anything we see in its columns
Year: 1879

THE iron-mills of Pennsylvania have sold,
for future delivery, all the iron they can
possibly manufacture for six months to
come. No wonder HENDRIcK B. WRIGHT
had to leave home to find depression and
calamity.
Year: 1879

WE hereby notify the gang of exchange
flends who infest Washington during the
heated term that our Southern mails are
not fumigated or disinfected, and that our
Memphis and New Orleans exchanges are
all mixed up along with the rest, If we
could utter a similar admonition to scare
off the writers of long communications we
would be happy.
Year: 1879

THE Indiana wheat crop will amount to
55,OOO,OOO of bushels this year. The re-
turning ebb of this tidal wave of prosper
ity will undoubtedly strike the Tail Piece
of the Solid South in time next year to re-
claim it to the Republican party. AS GER
tain as misery loves company, so it is that
Indiana goes Democratic in hard times, and
returns to congenial relations as soon as the
day of priyation and distress is passed.
Year: 1879

WATTERsoN, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, is now enjoying richer feast than
he had prepared for Senator CoNKLING
when he declined the honor of sharing his
hospitality. If CoNKLING would have con-
descended to put his feet under WAITER
soN's mahogany he might, perhaps, have es-
capped the spread of malice, hate and invec-
tive that is being dished up in the Courier
Journal and over which the snubbed WAT
TERsoN is holding high carnival. 1t Is,
however, the feast of the hyena and the
foul bird of prey, and towards revenge.
Year: 1879

THE Internal Revenue Bureau very
readily steps on the report that Colonel
BRowNLow, of Tennessee, was removed
from position under that Bureau on account
of his GRANT proclivities. 1t wouldn't do
such thing as that, and it is cruel to make
such an accusation.
Year: 1879

FALL RIVER generally furnishes the de-
falcation sensation for the dull and news
less season of the heated term; but Wash
ington now comes to the front to supply
any deficiency at this juncture.
Year: 1879

WE are assured that the statement made
some time since regarding soldier who
had been recommended at the War De-
partment for a positio II by Senator LOGAN,
and had been disappointed after positive
promise, was under misapprehension of
the facts. AS the statement made was on
the authority of the disappointed soldier,
it is possible that we were misinformed,
and hence we have applied to his influence
for the bottom facts. If 1t shall turn out
that we have been misinformed we shall
take more pleasure in making the correction
than we did in making the statement.