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Year: 1877

When the discussion of the peniten-


tiary bill first began, everybody &C.


quainted with Church Howe expected


to hear from him upon the subject, and


they are not doomed to disappoint-


ment. Church has been heard from.


He had simply taken the time neces-


sary to choose language with which to


properly point his moral an d adorn his


tail. For bis text he takes a single


verse in the gosple, according to Sec


retary Tzschuck, as follows: II don't


think the legislature ever understood


the full scope Of the contract" AS a


member of the senate committee on


state prison, Mr.. Howe begs the liber-


ty to differ with the learned secretary


and he states 1t as his belief that every


member of the legislature when he


voted understood fully as well as Mr..


Tzschuck does now what the bill con-


tanned. There was no question more


thoroughly discussed during the ses-
sion than that of the management of


the penitentiary. In devising this


law, he states that there were two OBJ
duce the expense of maintaining the


prisoners, and the other to provide Ia
Dor for them, and then propounds this
conundrum Which is serving Ne


braska best, q board that carry out the
law as they find 1t, and save the peo-
pie tens OF thousands of dollars every
year, or board that says-"The leg
islature did not know what they were
doing, and we don't propose to let
contractor make any money out of the
state, and 30 refuse to carry out the
law and let the state continue throw
ing away tens Of thousands Of dollars
every year? If there is one thing
more than another In this wide world
that Mr.. Howe is particularly anxious
for it Is to save money for the people
of this state. By this time every body
that, and we trust that the
secretary Will respond with character
istic alacrity. when the board obey
this law" in conclusion remarks the
gentleman from Nemaha, "they will
Ia my opinion carry out the !. .entions
ofevery member of the legislature who
helped to make the law. Reduce the
to the state of keeping our
convlcts from ninety to sixty cents
per day each-and treat them like hu-
man beings, and it matters little to the
people If the contractor makes q few
thousand dollars by the operation. n
reduction of one-third In the expense
of maintaining our state penitentIary
will be a very..good beginning these
hard times of reform and retrenoh-
ment. The people understand that
law providing for exactly this stands
upon our statue bOok-and with Mr.
Secretary Tzschuck and his other as
,ociates rest the responsibility of car
rying it into effect. ."-KedrRey Press.
Year: 1877

The idea of pressing Congressman
Foster Tor the Speakership Is revived


But there is no possibility of success.
The Democrats have the power iu
their own hands, and their policy is
TO keep all they have got and get all
they can.-&. Joe. Herald.


Nothing could be nearer the truth
than the remark that the Democrats
propose "to keep all they have and ge,
all they can." In this that party al
ways showed commendable economy.
The only thing we ever admired about
modern Democracy is It's certainty to
utilize every advantage gained over
the other party. If by strategy, coax
Ing, threats, or bowling about reform,
they succeed in getting Republicans
to compromise away principle for the
sake of reconciliation and harmony,
Democracy simply steps on to the
vantage ground and goes to work to
strengthen their party by the conces-
sion. perfectly Indifferent as to wheth-
er anything, or anybody, has been
reconciled or not. No true Republi-
can will! ever be elected speaker so
long as the Democrats have the power
TO prevent 1t. They have, by intImi-
dating the President, secured "solid
South; they know the North is al
ways divided, and now, all that is
necessary TO secure for themselves the
next President is "to keep ell they
have got." And Of course they've
"got" the speakership, and they will
very certainly appreciate the fact that
there is no good reason why they
should give IL away.
Year: 1877

"The annual production OF gold
within this century has varied ten
fold gold and silver combined, fonr-
fold silver, two-fold. Silver Is the
metal of greater stability OF prOdue-
tion. The use OF silver or gold, or
both, as money, is properly question
of expediency, and not of honesty.
A silver dollar on its own merits is as
honest money as a gold. The Bank
er'a MQQQziIle.
Year: 1877

But If these troops were sent to pre-
vent the capture of the ballot boxes
and the murder of voters at the polls
what q universal shrek would as
cend to Heaven! The rights OF q
railroad company, however, are. from
the democratic view, very different
matter from the rights of citizen to
cast his vote In peace and security
State Journal.
Year: 1877

The Fairbrother of the Brownville
ADVERTISER would be anything but
fair after a tussle with the Courier,
therefore we advise him not to make
us spunky.-CentrGl city Courier.


We recognize the Courier to be
worthy of our Steel and shall continue
TO be good natured.
Year: 1877

A Herald correspondent Gays the
Czar is in favor OF peace, while Gorts-
ehakof Is In favor of continuing the
war. Just which Is going to "boss"
10 the matter is not stated, and we are
left In doubt.
Year: 1877

New WHEAT ON 'CHANGE. Sixty bushels
OF very good new wheat were sold on
'Change Saturday at .S1.S0 and forty bushels
at Sl.75, while very good old only brought
SLIGO. The market has been irregular from
the start, but there has not been enough
offered to establish quotations. Some OF
the mills will not buy until the offerings are
large enough to make itworth their while
10 60 to work, and some OF them said
Saturday that il the offerings were any
way liberal they would buy now. No one
at this moment can say what the regular
opening price will be. We mean by :" regu-
lar'' the price which will be paid when all
the mills commence to work regularly.
The fine and abundant crop would indicate
low prices, but the short supply OF old


stock on hand and the war in Europe woald
indicate high prices. A figure neither as
low as so nor as high os 81 win be the
regular opening price. The market, how
ever, may be subject to many fluctuations.
Year: 1877

New YoRK, Dec. 4.-D. r. Baldwin,
formerly president Of the West Wisconsin
railroad. banged himself Unsatisfactory
settlement with the company is said to be
the cause.


In the contest over Vanderbilt's will
this morning, the counsel for the con
testauts claimed that the commodore was,
10 many respects, monomaniac, having
power to acquire, but not to transmit,
For years before making his will he suf-
fered extreme anguish from his many
chronic disorders whict. affected his mind
he suffered under mania and delusion and
was liable to be uuduiy influenced. He
might be mentally strong in one direction
and perfectly imbscile in others. They
would now show that the commodore was
suffering under two diseases. which had q
tendency to weaken and destroy his mind
The counsel for the defense said not a
single iota of proof had been given estab
fishing insanity or even trace of insanity
Year: 1877

New YoaK, Dec. An tho case of the
people against ex comptrolec Conneily of
ring notoriety, his counsel said they would
not burden people with the trial and CON
sented to judgement for the sum claimed
over eight million dollars. The jury accom-
modated with verdict for that amount
Year: 1877




THE MONEY MARKET
There attempt made 10 rig the market upon
two occasions during tho week, and money was run
up 132 per diem, but tho attempt ailed money
easy at a per cont, with exceptional loans as
low as per cent Leading note brokers furnish
the following the latest quotations Tor prime CON-
c,ai
Year: 1877

IT should be source OF much satisfaction,
end no doubt is, to every sincere and true
Republican, that the unpleasantness that
had so long existed between Senators
BLAINE and CoNKLING has come to an end,
and that the entente eordiais has been fully
established between them. To the enemies
Of the Republican interest Of the country,
however, this fact brings gall and worm
wood. The wry faces made lby them and
lukewarm Republicans over it cannot wipe
out the fact, disagreeable as II may be
70 their feelings
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Eventng Telegraph
says the Centennial medals are turned
out at the mint at the rate Of about 60 or
70 day. The diplomas will all be ready
at the latter part of next week, The
same paper says it was the intention OF
the commission to give out all the for
eign awards before the American wer,
attended to, out of courtesy to the for.
eign exhibitors, as well as to enable then
to settle up all their accounts.
Year: 1877

Now comes the astounding intelligence
that the site Of the new reservoir was not
bought in fee simple and that if il is not
used for basin purposes revcrts to the
city. How's that for good Republican
policy. -is.
Year: 1877

The Empire State, Of the Long Branch line, lost hey
rudder and was otherwise damaged on Friday after.
noon as she taking passengers to Sandy Hook
The accident was first noticed when the boat was of
the Hospital ship. The people aboard observed al
first the irregular working of the boats engines
AS tho Empire State neared the Southwest
snu she suddenly came to a standstili and
commenced blowing her whistle. The ord
nance yacht at the government docE, a milo away,
hastened 10 her assistance, but the lines attached
to the Empire State broke. The HERALD yacht from
Sandy Hook then took the steamboat IN tow and with
tho tupboat Christian, brought her to her wharf Her
landed the time did those Of the
Jesse Hoyt which lett New York an hour and quar-
ter later The accident caused great alarm along the
beacn or a time. Yesterday the Empire State was
towed to the Of Conover street, Brooklyn arriv
ing there at noon The Arrowsmith viii run in her
place for the rest OF the season.
Year: 1877

The poor woman having heard of the book con-
cluded thai her husband had become insane To pre-
for the worst she got two big brothers secrcte
themselves in the house, and, screwing her own
courage to the sticking point. she hastened
TO the door TO meet her husband but when
she saw him tainted In his arms On recovering con-
seriousness she naturally inquired why sent her
such telegram, to which he replied, "The telegram
was nothing to be alarmed at; II contained nothing
but the truth, and here am at the stated time"
This romark and his COOL selfpossessed manner still
more astonished her. "But where is the DEVILS
Chain?'" she asked. SHOW impatient you are; i
have 1t in my pocket" was his reply AT the utter
ance OF these words she screamed out, son. my pet
has gone mad; what shall do, what shall dol" and
At the same momeut the brothers rushed IRON their
hiding place, and selzng the supposed by the
collar, threw him upon the couch, promising at tho
same time that II hc would remain quiet should not
be hurt At the first he quite bewidered ut the
strange treatment to which he subjected, but the
light dawncd upon his mind, and he began to that
'Ihe DEVILS Chain" had occasioned all the mischief.
AS soon he could relieve of his hands he drew
from his pocket small parcel which he threw upon
the taoe excaiming, "There Is The DEVILS Chain u
and have brought 1t to benefit both my wife and my
SELF" Although sound like the clanking Of chains
accompanied the deposit Of the parcel upon the table,
yet one of tho courageous brothers terrified
that he ran out of the This gave to the sup
posed maniac an opportunity OF tearing tho OF


the packet, and when the truo nature OF its contents
became known the men heartily laughed at their folly
and tho a1rightcd wife returned the embraces Of
her sensible husband. glad to discover that "Tho
Devils Cham" was nothing more formidable than
jenkins work on temperance.
Year: 1877

HORTON HOUSE We hear that the lease of this well known house expired this week, and that some delay was anticipated in securing another lessee. Under the fate management it was one of the "sOlid comforts of San Diego. and will be greatly missed by the travelling public, if not kept in operation.
Year: 1877

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC R. R. engineering party are now at work surveying the county be- tween the north end of the Lagu- na on the Colorado and Texas Hill on the Gila. We hear that so far the county there offers no serious obstacles to R. R building, while that route reaches Texas Hill in twenty miles less distance than does that following the valley of the Gila. Should a line through there be adopted, the Castle Dome mines will have access to it over a fine mesa road of less than ten miles in length.
Year: 1877

General Mcclellan, IL is said, has prepared
an article for publication in a leading maga-
zine demonstrating by means of statistics
that a sum greater than the expense of an
Increased military establishment has been
paid annually for the transportation of men
and military stores. We have no doubt the
proposition is susceptible of proof. The
transportation OF men and stores during the
lnte strikes was an expensive thing for Uncle
sam Computing the expense of transport
alton at two and a half cents per mile,
IL Will be seen that the cost of send
Ing a regiment OF one thousand men
as many miles would cost the govern
ment the sum Of s25 600. 1t is safe to say that
the transportation OF troops from point to
point during the late strikes did not cost the
government less than slOO,coo, and this, per-
haps, is a very small estimate
Year: 1877

Gen. John Gibbon, whose command was
recently so badly defeated by the Nez Perces
in Montana, was a major general of yolun-
teers In the Army of the Potomac during the
civil war, and on several occasions COM
manded the second army corps. His stand
ing as skillful officer is very high, and IT
was perhaps a fortunate circumstance that
he was in command of that handful of men
so roughly handled by Chief Joseph and his
warriors, since under less experienced SOL
dier the probability is that they would all
have shared the fate OF Custer and his men
In the valley OF the Little Big Horn. But
what surprises the unmilitary reader is that
General Howard should so divide his force
as TO be beaten in detail by his enemy. He
has a costly experience which has fully de-
monstrated the folly of this kind of tactics
in fighting the NeZ PeTces. II seems TO he
the plan of Chief Joseph to fall upon every
detachment out OF supporting distance, and
IN every case thus far heha achieved a signal
victory over our forces. General CIbbon has
laid himself open 10 the charge of rashness
in attacking with but 1>2 men, including of
GERS, force Of well armed and comparative
ly well disciplined Indians, numbering at
the lowest estimate 40 warriors. Time was
when one efficient company of cavalry could
put nve hundred warriors to flight, but that
was al period when the Indians were poorly
armed and unacquainted with the tactics of
civilized warfare. The Nez Perces are well
armed. and have passed from the hunting TO
the pastoral stage OF civilization. Accord
ing to report, they have frequently intrench-
ed themselves after the manner of the whites,
and shown considerable familiarity with the
principles of military science. Gen. Howard
undoubtedly means well, but he has failed
so signally thus far that IL the government
desires TO consult its own interests it will at
once relieve him, and place in command
some experienced Indian campaigner like
General Crook, General Sully, or half a
dozen other officers that might be named.
Year: 1877

We have copied elsewhere articles
from the Handsboro Democrat and the
Cotton Plant In reference to the collection
of the poll tax. The delinquencies in
this branch OF the public service are
great wrong which imperatively demands
correction. We are not wide Of the
mark in saying nearly one-third Of the
registered voters of the State do not pay
their poll tax; and that the various laws
which have been devised for enforcing it
have practically amounted to nothing.
1t is a maxim of popular government
that representation and taxation should
go together. 1t is equally true that there
must be taxation where there is repre-
sentation. To exempt any class from
the burthens of government while enjoy
ing its protection is violation of the fun
damental principle of republican govern
ment and a high Infringement Of the
rights of other classes. In the case Of
the poll tax, the wrong is peculiarly
gross The tax Is set apart for educa-
tionaI purposes. The neglect to pay it is
to withhold from the children Of the
State the means of educating them. 1t
| is 10 defraud them of the most important
benefit that has been humanely devised
| for them. The children of the colored
race are dependent wholly upon the pub
lie school system, which derives its
support in part from this source. They
have no private schools. The institu-
tions which are kept up by appropriations
bic to the masses. Nor are they intend
ed TO supply the places of public schools
in which the primary branches are
taught and which are accessible to all.


The gist of the proposition contained
in the articles copied from our contem-
poraries is that poll tax receipt should
be required as an essential condition of
voting. No doubt such a change in the
law would expedite the collection of the
IIlA- II lc hCl ~ DC ndtH HOSCN tlA'AN


class of our people value the privilege of
suffrage so lightly as to forego its exercise
for the trifing sum of one dollar yearly.


We notice that the new constitution of
Georgia contains a clause embodying the
proposed feature; and are not sure that
change in the Constitution of Missis-
sippi will not be requisite before the pro-
posed reform could be effected in her
laws. 1t is undeniably true that the ex-
emption from the burthen of taxation
under the present system is a violation
of the spirit of the Constitution and
crying wrong. Whatever is done for
correcting it, must be done impartially
so as to operate alike upon both races
and every class. The Democratic party
is pledged to make no discrimination on
account of race, color or previous condi-
tion of servitude, and the pledge must be
sacredly observed.
Year: 1877

JACKSON, MISS, Sept. 6, 1877:
EDIToRs CLARION: am under maRy OBJ
legations to the friends whose fiattering call
upon me to become a candidate tor Senator
from this District appeared in your col
umns. While believe and feel that no
man exists in any community for himself
alone, I have always heretofore found that
the post Of honor for me was the private
station | have no ambition of a political
character, and have always looked to use
fulIness in my profession as the great OBJ
ject of my life. | know that, with the
pressure OF an adverse political organiza-
ton removed, the danger of disintegration
i'm our own is somewhat imminent, but
whether my nomination would have any
tendency to prevent this consummation or
not, it would be improper for me to express
it ii had an opinion. With my present
inclination. / could only be persuaded to
accept a nomination rendered by the con-
vention under a sense of some public or
party necessity.


WI. NUGENT.
Year: 1877

COLONEL HOLIDAY, in his letter ac-
cepting the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Virginia, says that whatever
plan may be adopted for the disposition
of the public debt, it should be such, "as
will secure the approval of the right
thinking everywhere, and accord with
the dignity and honor of the State. :"
This looks little like preparing for
compromise.
Year: 1877

The overwhelming popular expression
for the reelection of Hon. G. E. Furlong
to the Senate from Warren county, has
far more significance than the compli-
ment to him as man, high and deserved
as it is. 1t is a refutaton of the charge
so often made that Northern men who
have served in the Union army and have
come to Mississippi to share the fortunes
of her people, no matter how worthily
they may acquit themselves, are ostra-
cised and treated with coldness and con
tempt, The returns of the primary cleo


ton Just held in the historic county of
Warren and city of Vicksburg, show
that Gen. Furlong, Union soldier and
Northern man as he was, distanced all
competitors, in list otherwise made up
exclusively of Southern men of distin-
guished merit talent, and personal pop
ularity. Meritorious as Gen. Furlong
is; capable as he has shown himself to
be; it is not to be assumed that in the
qualities of man and legislator, his supe-
riority over his competitors, was proper
tionate to the immense majority which
the people have given him at the polls.
The significance of their decision is that
the peoE lie of Mississippi do not from con-
siderations of birthplace and political
standing, ostracise Northern men who
have settled among them; that they do
not keep alive the spirit of sectional hale
to expend its fury upon men of that
class who have settled among them and
have given evidence of desire to pro
mote the welfare of the State and that
they are willing to recognize merit and
services rendered by Northern men Of
Northern antecedents, who place their
trust as Gen. Furlong has done, in their
chivalric natures and sense of justice.
Year: 1877




It Is now time that the different demo
ocratic clubs In Kemper were reorgaui q
ing for the coming campaign. IL Is harulY
probable that we will have any Opposing
ticket in the field. but IFS well enough W
revive and continue the party organization
Just 70 keep Ia working order Tor amy
future emergency.
Year: 1877

Forest Register.l


The Democratic Executive state com-
mite recommend the reorganization oil
eluos. There Is no danger OF an indepN-
dent move here, but still the clubs might
organize with profit.
Year: 1877

IT is reported that the Sheriff of Pike
county, under the sense of real or imagi-
nary danger, concealed himself several
nights to keep secure the keys of the jail,
to prevent the doors from being opened
by bulldoozers. The inference is, that
the danger was more imaginary than real,
for the reason that when men mediate a
daring act of that kind, they do not per-
NIT locks to stand between the design
and its execution. Crowbars are equally
as useful in cffecting an entrance as door
keys. The Jail was not interfered with,
however, and it is to be hoped that the
law will be permitted to take its course.


But we have heard of communities in
which jaiIs were not only threatened, but
actually invaded by lawless people, and
they were Northern communities at that.
Here is case of very recent occurrence
in Indiana
Year: 1877

bnt Later, it was learned that they had only


pulled him mp By the neck a few times. in
order to cause him to give them some valu-
able information, after which they adminis-
tered a very decent thrashing on his naked
back, and limited to him that his absence
from the community would be highly graf
flying to all, and would probably be the
best for him. It is said the community have
their eyes on about a dozen more of this
gang. and they will be very fortunate if they
escape with the punishment Simon had
received.
Year: 1877

A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.-Mrs.
Blennis, who keeps boarding-house on
Fourteenth street near the Exchange Hotel,
had very narrow escape on Thursday
afternoon. She was cleaning out drawer
in which there was small pistol. A little
colored boy commenced playing with the
pistol, when she drove him off. After turn
ing away from the drawer the boy went
up and took the pistol out, and, while play
ing with it, it went of, the balligrazlng her
skull, taking the skin off for several inches.
She was very much frightened, though for
tunately not much injured.