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Year: 1877

DRUNKEN MAN KILLED IN scUFFLE.


Shortly before six O'Clock last evening the attention
OF Oficer Flood, Of the Twenty-hrst precinct, was
called by citizens TO man who was lying IN the
hallway OF the tenement house No 326 East Thirty
sixth street. He procured stretcher ana had him
removed to the station house Here he attended
by DR.. Bruce who. upon examination, found slight
wound the back OF tho head. The doctor also
asccrtained that the man was very much
intoxicated which he judged the Of his mis-
hap About hour after he was brought to the sta
tion house Sergeant James. who was in charge, no.
ticed that the injured was rapidly becoming
weaker and his prostration at length alarmed him
much that he summoned DR.. Bruce again and also Dr.
Mcdonald the police surgeon. The former had hardly
reached the station house when the patient breathed
his last


Fancying Il tat the dead man had met with his in
juries IN way that needed investigation, Detective
Darwin went 10 the spct where the deceased had been
found, and after making inquiries IN the neghborhood
no learned that he had been engaged IN an
alteration with the occupant OF the first
floor OF tho building This was man named
Jacob Stuer aged twenty.sx, butcher
by trade, who, when brought to the station house
was engaged in shoveing snow tn tho back yaro,
when his wife called to him IRON the window that
there was drunken man IN tho room abusing her and


lie at once FASTENED into the house and found the
deceased there of intoxca0n, aud OF course
ordered him out ne refused 10 comply anu replied
with a torrent OF abuse Then both clinched, and
stuer claims that the stranger caught MIN by the
neck aud retained his hold ill they reached
the stoop, where his grasp relaxed and no
toll down. On being questioned by me sergeant.
however, he was unable to account Tor the deceased
being found IN the hallway Detective Darwin learned
that woman had been passing the place at the time
OF the sculie says that she Stuer knock the
stranger down in the hallway, beat him there, ana
thon throw him upon the stoop She Is 10
be sought, her evidence Will be apt
TO throw some light the case. Dr.
Bruce says that his first visit TO the deceased
he iCund HIM suffering from slight wound on tho oc
ciput and in an unconscious condition. Ho seemed
very much intoxicated; was not ia a comatosc con-
dition, but simply insensibe. He accordingly lelt
him. directing the sergeant to send for
him IN vf q change. The deceased Is
about thlrty.nve years old stoutly built, has
black hair and mustache is about tive feet eight
inches height He brown sack coat and pants,
black cloth vest blue flannel undershrt and striped
calico SHIRT He also had a checked jumper, card
gun jacket ana blue chinch,lla cap.


The body was taken to tho Morguc and Coroner
Croker was notified To-day Deputy Coroner McWhin-
ME will make post-mortem examination.
Year: 1877

The special convention OF the Hildisc Bund met
again yesterday afternoon. Last year tho calls upon
the sick relief fund Of the bund were 30 numerous
that the reserve fund had to be drawn upon 10 the
amount OF $4,000, leaving the balance at only
s45, OOO At the meeting yesterday morning two pro-
posals made to cover the denciency:-Frst, to
the amount paid for sick relief or second to
increase the dues OF each member by average OF
few cents per week. special committee ap-
pointed TO consider which course OF action should be
adopted, and II was very promptly adopted that the
sick should not be reduced but that the latter
proposition TO increase the dues should be adopted
Year: 1877

The anniversary OF the famous battle Of New Orleans
was commemorated yesterday in many ways. Several
banquets took place in the evening at which patriotic
speeches made and loyal toasts drank 10 tho
memory OF ''Old Hickory"
Year: 1877

The Brooklyn Board Of Police have reconsdered
their oracr remove the aisle seats from Plymouth
church. The only is that they shall be used
only church services, not Tor secular amusement
Year: 1877

The GREENBACKERs.-Tbe Green back Rati6ca-
ton meeting, called to meet in Troy, on Monday,
met according to programme. We learn from
lockers on that there were about four Green
hackers present. A reporter gives an amusing
account of it, in another column. s. E. Hardy
declined the nomination for Sheriff, and d. S.
Campbell was nominated in his place. Those
who are intimate with Mr. Campbell, say that
he will not have anything to do with it, He
was solicited to be candidate for the Republi-
can nomination, and declined TO leave his busi-
ness, for the purpose Of entering into politics.
We understand that he supports the Republican
ticket.


John L. Blair was nominated for Commission
or for the First District, and benjamin Harding,
for the Third District. They left clear field to
Mr.. Leland in the Second District.


We have EothiDg to say against the Greenback
party because it is small but we hope. that the
Republicans in the movement will see what the
drif Of the thing is in time to avoid the trick that
is set for them. Democrats are now making high
calculations for their ticket, on the ground that
the Greenback ticket will take mostly Republican
votes, and put them ahead. We are told that
Mr.. Rippey prspoeed to 8. Z. Hardy that he
"snuho" ~ i"'oA VI hahn, out tuat uaruy re-
fused to do 50, bat simply withdrew on his own
account. Mr. Hardy has never been Republ-
can, but he will not allow himself to be used to
injnre good man, against whom causeless
war is being waged. We are also informed that
Mr.. ODrscoll, in the Qualification" meeting,
proposed that they nominate only Republicans.
Why was ths' Simply for the purpose of TAX
ing Republican votes, leaving the Democratic
vote solid. Mr.. O'Driscoll may he clever man,
but he has played his game little too often.
He will get all the Republicans he possibly can
to commit themselves to the GreenLack ticket,
and then, the Sunday before the election, he will
quietly slip around among his Irish brethren
out west, and exhort them all TO stick to the
Democratic ticket. A Democrat who has been
acting with the Greenback party, and is honest
in it, would not attend the meeting, saying that
there was a trick such as we have foreshadowed
above. He would not be party to it but said
the Republicans had adopted as good green
back platform as the greenbackers themselves,
with not near many words, and had adopted
much better declaration in favor of the labor
ing men, and had nominated q good, honest man
for Sheriff, and he should vote for him. Sam
Hardy would not allow himself to he made an
instrument in perpetrating this fraud. We are
told that G. W. Henderson did not wish to, but
he may have been persuaded against bis better
Judgment. 1t is time that Republican Green
hackers were looking about, to see what they
are being led into
Year: 1877

20 The Iowa Point correspondent of the Troy
Bulletin has, for some time past, been badly wor-
ried about the Chief. He devotes the principal
part of his "truck" to our benefit. Il may be
well enough to state that this disinterested phi
lanthropist, who is so profuse in his defence of
Hayes, in condemnation of the Chief, and in boost
ing up the Democratic party under the guise of be-
ing q Republican, isa rampant Democrat, who fail
ed as lawyer, and is eking out preearious exist
ence as a teacher without certificate, because
none are granted below grade 3. He soured on
the Chief some months ago, because we shut off
his wind, in his efforts to besmear one of our
correspondents, who inadvertently made a re-
mark that offended his dignity. The Balletia is
useful, in its way-it serves as q duct to carry
off the bile of every nincompoop in the County
who becomes offended with the Chief
Year: 1877

The WHOLE TIcKET-A great deal of our
space is devoted to the fight upon Burkhalter
This is because the Democracy have virtually
given up everything else, and arc making des-
perate effort to elect their Sheriff, assisted by
malcontents in the Republican party, and men
who are paid for doing their work. But let Re.
publicans stand mp for the whole ticket. There
is but little doubts that every man on it will be
elected-we feel pretty confident that even the
Sheriff will be. Do not trade any candidate of,
for the friends of the candidate 50 traded of will
be disposed to retaliate, next time. Fight for
the whole ticket, and it will all win.
Year: 1877

In the fight being made against Mr.. Burkhal-
ter, thers are features which honest law abiding
citizens should pay especial attention to. 1t is
expected that Democrats should oppose him,
and there are some good men in the Republican
party who may think they have sufficient reason
for doing SO but we want to call attention to u
class of men who have called themselves Repub-
licans, who are exceptionally bitter against him,
and cannot give any good or satisfactory reason
for it. Look at them. Several years ago, the
farmers of Doniphan County were constantly
losing horses, cattle and hogs by theft. Not
week but some person suffered, and the gang
were SO well organized, that rarely was a stolen
animal recovered. At one time, many Of the
best farmers in the County organized themselves
into vigilance committee. They were satisfied
in their own minds who the depredators were,
but could not convict them by the rules of law.
At one time, they seriously contemplated taking
ont some ef these notorious characters and hang
ing them. They know whom they suspected.
Now let them look at every man of the gang, and
see if they are not, without a single exception,
most bitter and boisterous against Mr.. Burkhal-
ter. They, and every man who consorts with
them, put in every possible moment abusing
Burkhalter. Go to any part Of the County, and
you will find the lawless, the loafers, and the
dead-beats, all bobbing on the same string. Why
is this sof Because Burkhalter once suffered at
their hands, and he accused them, in their very
teeth, of doing that act and be has taken an
active part in bringing thieves of this character
to justice. If elected, he will take particular
pains to make it lively for the gentry for whom
the Comfy Board have offered standing reward
Of one hundred dollars. Every man whose hab
its and instincts run to that calling, most cor
daily hates him, and will put in his best efforts
to defeat him.


The question is, will honest and right thinking
men aid and assist these enemies of society to
put down q man who despises them, and who
considers it an honor to be hated by themi
Year: 1877

q We have found out why Charley Burk-
halter is Democrat. It is because be does not
get out and curse the Democratic every morning
before breakfast; because he does not say
that he would rather be cheated by Re-
publican than by Democrat; and because he
does not swear that be would rather be knocked
down by Republican than shake hands with
Democrat. Some who want 10 beat him, have
professed to be hair-pins of the above descrip-
ton.
Year: 1877

LET COLORED MEN BEwARE.-Colored Repub-
licans (and We believe every colored man is a
Republican, should now remember the advice
given them by Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, at the Eman-
cipation Celebration at Highland, to beware Of
voting for Democrats. He might also have ad-
vised them to be doubly ON their guard against
pretended Republican friends, who try to de-
ceive them into doing indirectly what they could
not be forced to do directly. The Republicans
have nominated candidate for Sheriff, and the
Democrats have nominated candidate. The
enemies of the Republican candidate are using
every means to defeat him. They tried the plan
Of calling him Democrat, but found that they
could not make much headway by that. Now
their game is to deceive the colored people, and
make them throw away their votes. They know
they cannot induce the colored people to vote
for the Democratic candidate, so they must re-
sort to deception. A man claiming to be the
especial friend of the colored people, has come OH
the track for Sheriff. He knows that every col
ored mans vote he can get is SO much taken
from the Republican candidate, and helps to de-
feat him. Let them be on their guard. If col
ored men can be found who will sell themselves,
and assist in deceiving their brethren, let them
be regarded as enemies to the best interests of
their race.
Year: 1877

n Charley Burkhalter is not staying in Dom
iphan County for the purpese of getting Office.
He is doing business here, and has come to stay.
Mr.. Plank made no secret of the fact that he in
tended shortly to leave the County, and take up
his residence in the western part of the State.
He vas of this determination mp to the very
time when be was nominated for Sheriff; and
the infsfsnos is fsir that he s stopping only for
the purpose Of getting Office.
Year: 1877

- The Bulletin is now disturbed about Fred.
Harpster. As we were not delegate from the
First District, We could not vote to nominate
Harpster; but We still say, as we have said, that
he has made good Commissioner, aud looked
after the interests Of the people. Many of the
citizens of his own Township are prejudiced
against him, and elected a delegation unfavora-
bic to him. As his own Township did not sup
port him, Iowa Township claimed her right to
the place, and presented . number one man for
the Office, who was nominated unanimously. We
believe that the prejudice against Harpster is in
a grest measure unjust, and without sufficient
cause; but that does not destroy the fact that
it exists, and that it would have been useless to
have insisted upon his nomination.
Year: 1877

II Some of the Democrats object to our as


serting that their ticket was all "fixed," before
hand. We made the statement upon the
strength of what was told us by a delegate.
And this we do know Some days before the
Democratic Convention, when the friends Of
Baird and Russell were hard at work for their
men, not dreaming that the thing was set up on
them, q Democrat remarked to us that Pryor
Plank would beat any man the Republicans
could put up. 1t was also noticed in the Con-
vention, that when some unsophisticated dele
gate would propose candidate who was in the
secret, the mau SO proposed would get up and
intimate that another was booked for the place.
The man who nominated Judge Toole for Coun-
ty Clerk, mistook the Office; but the Judge
knew that Register of Deeds was the Office the
Sachems had apportioned to him. Kearney,
Russell. Baird and Harris found ont by the
time they got through, that the old stays knew
the shortest road to the teats.
Year: 1877

n We understand that Nowry tells at Wa
thena, that be is going to carry everything in
Wolf River Township; and We suppose he tells
in Wolf River, that he is going to carry every
thing in wathena. He tells this to encourage
each place to pitch in for Nowry. He will carry
Wolf River like the old woman kept tavern in
Michigan; and there will be fright smart.
vote in Wathena, that neither Mowry nor Plank
will carry. .,,s.
Year: 1877

ONE ISSUE TO BE MET.-In the contest for
Sheriff. the election of Burk halter is not the on
ly issue. There il one abuse that that has grad
ually crept up, until it has become like the Old
Man of the Sea-it must be strangled, or it will
strangle the Republican party in this County.
This abuse consists of set of teaches and black
mailers, both newspaper and individual, that
offer the Republican candidates the alternatives
Of bleeding or being defeated. They either de-
mand q series of pledges from candidates as to
patronage, or make deputyship the price of
their not fighting the ticket, or demand stipu.
lated sum in ready cash rs a consideration for
not running against the ticket. In what respect
are these fellows better than the rest of the vo-
ters of the County, that they must be paid to
support the ticket of the party that they profess
to belong tot Do they own certain number
of voters, whom they..can control as they please,
and use them for the purpose of squeezing mon
ey and favors out of Republican candidatesi We
are not prepared to say whether Mr.. Plank has
promised any deputyships, or patronage, or paid
any blood money, or not. If any of these gentry
have been after him, he had better pay a. he
goes; for this thing of an officer Of one party
choosing deputies from the opposite party, be.
gins to "look queer to the eye" But as for Mr..
Burkhalter, lie has determined not to bleed. He
has made up his mind either tc be elected
without feeding leeches and back-mailers, or to
be defeated. If this tribe are once handsome
ly cleaned out, it will put an end to their occu-
patton; but if their demands are yielded to,
the imposition will 20 on forever. 1t is for the
Republicans of the County to decide whether q
man shall be elected on his qualifications, or
whether blood suckers shall control the fate of
fickats after fhex are nominafed
Year: 1877

u The last Bslletis tells how exceedingly
friendly it is to Hampsou. Yes, it is 80 friendly
to him, that It triod " use him as an independ-
ant candidate, to beat Republican candidate,
although knowing that the result would be the
defeat Of Hampson As well. 1t is SO friendly to
him, that when the Republicans gave him .
nomination that will be Of benefit to him, the
Bnlletis directly charges that it was given him
as bribe, to keep him FROM opposing the tick
et-or bribe, perhaps, to prevent him from be-
ing used by the BslIetia to accomplish its dirty
work. If Hampson had many such friends, he
would be the happiest man in the State.
Year: 1877

Now look out for all manner of "gags" to make
headway for candidates. The Democracy have
no hope of electing any their candidates except
Sheriff, but they hope that they can get the as
sistauce Of enough sorr-head Republicans to
give them that Office Therefore, they are put
ting forth all their efforts on Sheriff.


One trick is for some great, strapping, loud
mouthed fellow to appear in . community, an
nouncing that he halls from Goose Creek; that
he has always voted the Republican ticket, but
that Pryor Plank is one Of the best men that
ever lived, and he is now going to vote for him,
rs are all bis Republican neighbors. Just set it
down that the man from Goose Creek is dyed
in-the-wool Democrat, and that his Republican
neighbors are not responsible for his CAB.


We understand that Mr.. Plank himself, as an
evidence OF how lie is going to sweep things is
representing that he will get 800 Republican
votes in Iowa Township. He will not get any
such thing, and Mr.. Burkhalter will come out of
Iowa Township with handsome majority. Mr..
Burkhalter is as straight and competent ss Mr.
Plank is, and there is no isducement for any Re-
publican to vote for Plank. We have said that
Mr. Plank was good man, and We still say so.
We propose to treat him As gentleman, but
oppose him as a politician. He has always been
a hard-shell Democrat, aud never split his vote
in favor Of good Republican against Demo
crat who was not SO good. He will get some
Republican votes, but he will lose some Demo-
cratic votes. The manner in which he was
sprung upon the Convention, to clear the way
for other men for other Offices, pushing young
men overheard, has not done him any good.
Matters connected with the license suit Of Iowa
Point, growing ont Of his own negligence as
Mayor, and his action relative TO the bond of o
prominent Democrat Of that place, who has been
repeatedly elected to Office, created feeling
which will not help him any. So that it will
be seen that it is not altogether lovely in the
Democratic household. Mr.. Plank is not going
to carry the entire Democratic vote, and is not
going to get the tremendous Republican vote he
pretends he will.
Year: 1877

The Chicago Post is among the
journals which believe that the tide of
business has actually turned and is
running in the direction OF healthy ac-
tivity, and increasing prosperity. The
commercial losses by failures during
the first quarter of this year were S10.-
OO0, 900 less than those of the CORES
ponding quarter Of last year. Our ex-
port of manufactured goods is large
aud prosperous. Six million pounds
of copper have recently been sold for
manufacture into cartridges and other
war material in Europe. There Is
great demand in Europe for American
breadstuffs of every description, which
the war is stimulating. In all parts OF
this country business is reviving. Agri-
culturalists are encouraged at the pros
pect OF good prices for their products,
and are trying to produce all they can.
"The return wave may, and no doubt
WILL" says the Post, "be slow at first;
failures will continue to occur in the
future as they ever have in the past,
but they will be less frequent and their
results less disastrous. The lesson
learned in adversely will be of great
benefit in directing our future course,
and We will emerge from our present
prostration stronger and wiser than
ever before" Yes, the lesson will be
remembered about three years-not
longer-after the good times are fairly
started. Then there viii be a rush in
to speculation again. and soft money
men will mistake credit for sound cur
rency, business will hum. debts will
increase, and everybody will swim till
another collapse comes. But what's
the use? Is it not the nature OF men
To GO IL lively and rush things and ON
Joy themselves while they go? What
IL the rudder breaks next year or the
year after? make hay while the sun
shines" is the American motto. And
the American practice is to mortgage
the crop in blossom.
Year: 1877

II you would keep from drinking so
great an amount OF ardent spirits, eat.
Eat more. Eat nutricious food. Eat
something whenever you take drink.
The drunk in all cases comes from the
stomach full of whisky and no food.
There is q simple lesson yet to be
learned by many, and that is they do
not eat enough Of real blood, bone,
nerve, and tissue-making food. You
may half starve TO death on salt fish,
potatoes, cabbage, turnips, fried liver,
stewed kidney, and score of other
dishes which please the taste, but add
little or nothing 10 the body force.
Eggs, the best Of steak, mutton and
bread are what one requires for
strength. It is this unconscious, half
starved condition which causes so
much of the craving for temporary
increase of strength, and that is quick
est gained through q glass of whisky.
That gives for a few moments q spas
modic impulse of the wheels OF life,
sending them whizzing and spinning
around for few moments; then comes
the reaction, and they turn more slug
gishly than ever. The best spirits in
the world reside in good blood, the
worst In bad IL is that which sends
false imaginations, suspicious and de-
spondencies to the BRAIN Graphic.
Year: 1877

Those Of our readers Who were un-
able TO attend the Centennial Expo
sitioD at Philadelphia, last year, will be
afforded an opportunity Of witnessing
most Of the cnriosities there exhibited,
during the present season. The only
marked change In the construction OF
the main building is in the centre OF
the north side, where the high gallery
has been connected with the floor by
ascending tiers OF seats, the great or
gan looming mp above them. This Is Q
stage for chorus OF ], 500 voices, and
in front OF it there is an audience room
that will hold 5000 people. The for
eign courts face the main aisle, the
structures being as rule the same as
those used at the Centennial exhibition.
One OF the towers IL to be turned into
an Indian encampment, and close by
viii be placed the old log cabin and the
New England kitchen. Another tower
win represent n German homestead,
eiaborately tiled and lighted with
stained glass. A new bronze statue Of
the goddess OF liberty is to stand in
the centre OF the exhibition building,
and the art exhibits, including marble
and bronze statues. plaster casts. paint
ings, engrayings and photographs, are
to ba arranged 10 the south, fronting
both sides Of the main transept. The
main art exhibit will be in the memor-
ial hall. The educational section viii
be very complete; machinery and agri-
culture have not been neglected; a
large space has been reserved for the
book department, and French crystal
pavilion where foreign glass is to be
exhibited is one of the many new feat
urcs that have been introduced. The
enterprise Of Philadelphia in offering
under a single roof SO many Of the at
fractions OF the centennial exhibition
is striking. and, according to the Press
twill reawaken deep and irrepressible
enthusiasm" t ,