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Year: 1878

SAVE YOUR MONEY FRIEND GALA
CHEERING mean what we say. You
will be slaughtered on the Sd of Septem-
Der when the Democracy move OH your
lines. Don't think we are bragging.-
Ihose whom you may have expected to
lead your forces will not be at their posts;
or like Grouchy will be purposely too
late. Even your "color line" is broken
and in the greatest disorder and confusion.
Not one half the negro vote you looked
Tor will be on hand. They have not the
least hope. Beside great many of them
nave become jealous, and express great
fear to fall into the hands of police of
Their own color; as they intimate that
where there is negro police they, like the
negro overseers in the South used to be,
are far more domineering to negroes than
The whites. But enough of this. You
know all about the negroes. Of the
whites you are not so well posted. Some
Oh them speak well Of your efforts to
Keep the party together; but the majority
declare you disorganizer and assert that
you wish to show the party's weakness
here to the people of the State at large,
and thus destroy the last hope of ever
rousing it to action and rallyins the NAL
contents to its standard.


We acknowledge that the Democratic
vote on Saturday fell short of 1000 the
figure we had thought it would reach. But
then asyoTparty all told only voted about
26oo, our vote of 1900 is quite sufficient,
that is 100 majority to begin with. But
your party received at least 400 negro
votes which will not come up to the polls
on the 3rd of September. Hence you
could not look for more than 2,200 votes,
should all the white forces vote for you
this they will not do. We have heard
OF some of whose declarations to the con.
trary positively astounded us, and prove.
to us that your efforts to secure even
respectable vote is the purest folly. Now
We will tell you candidly that the vot.
given to the Democratic candidate il
likely to reach close on to 340O and W,
should not be surprised to find the yot,
for the Republican candidate as low a
1900 or 400. The tide is with the De
mocracy and it is rather a misfortune t,
the candidate that the nomination di,
not fall on Patterson. We should rathe
have seen him defeated. Take our ad
vice and withdraw in favor of homes
John r., and save yourself from bein
utterly routed in September. We shoul
have been delighted to have seen the cal
didate of the E. E. and Commercial DC
litically annihilated.
Year: 1878

IT is said that Judge Wootten will
bring SUIT against the Every Evening
and Commercial Publishing Company
for libel. The Judge ought to make
some of his slanderers prove the rumors
they have circulated.
Year: 1878

a story was started yesterday to the effect
that Secretary Thompson would shortly sue
ceed Attorney General Devens, and that Gov


Rice OF Massachusetts,, would succeed Thomp-
son. As stories OF changes in the Cabinet and
war with Mexico are alternately circulated with
remarkable regularity, no serious attention was
paid to the casting out OF Attorney General
Devens from the Executive Council. The
story however, has been instrumental in draw
ing from the President a remark which serves
to show that he is determined to make his Ad-
mnistration notable In one respect at least.
Referring to the rumor about changes in the
Cabinet, the President said: "The relations
between all the members OF the Cabinet and
myself have been from the fret, and are now,
entirely harmonious and pleasant, and 1t is lone
Year: 1878

The chap who tolls in the hot sun For one
dollar or one dollar and half day. is not
worthy of the sympathy o. the pubic; but the
hardfisted laborer who goes around, and, for
s25 night, tells these men that they are down
trodden-these are the sufferers whose suffer-
ings are enough to make horse lament Drop
a tear at this point, some OF you, in behalf OF
these down-.rodden, S25-s-night workingmen,
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-An opinion has
been prepared by the Solicitor of the Treasury
in the case of the sinking of the steamer Me-
tropois. and by him submitted 10 the Secretary
Of the Treasury. This opinion declares that
the owners Of the Metropolis are not liable in
civil damages for the results OF this wreck and
reflects rather severely upon the life saving
service. This has created some STIR at the
Treasury Department. rs II is remembered that
an entirely opposite opinion TO this had been
prepared. but that 1t had been suppressed
through the influence of Mr.. Lunt the owner
of the Metropolis. Tho second opinion is said
by Senator Poole. It was then copied by
clerk and sent up TO the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
Year: 1878

A sharp old farmer who had read the story
of the lawyer and the farmer and gored or,
called upon neighboring lawyer and
said ..Ta.r ..... .. .. ..l. .


Friend Foxcraft, l very mnch desire to
ask your opinion. ... t.l.


4 am all attention, replied the lawyer,
laying down the pen. ..' I'D.


'Supposing, Friend Foxcraft, that my dog
had gone into thy pantry and stolen leg of
thy mutton what ought to dor


Pay for the mutton nothing can be
clearer t ..


Exactly. Friend Foxcrsh and now know
thou. that thy dog Pinchem, whom we'll
know by sight, hath stolen leg of my NUT
ton from my pantry, worth exactly one dol
lar and now what art thou going to dor


Pay for the mutton OF course here is the
change ..... ...,
The good Quaker took his dollar and was
about 10 depart when he was stopped by the
lawyer with


Hold on a moment, my friend, | have
little bill against you, which hope you are
ready to pay


bill against me, Friend FoIcraft ? Thou
art surely laboring under mistake. l am
sure owe no man shilling.


NO mistake at all. I charge you my reg
ular fee of five dollars for professional advice
in this case


Then, verify l must pay thee, but allow
me to give it as my opinion, Friend Fox
craft, that have touched pitch and been
sadly defled.'
Year: 1878

Force to move


a Carriage.


Turnpike, 3Ol lbs.
Compact Loan, SO
Ordinary county road, 1866


Loose sandy road, 2O4 %


1t Will be seen that between the first and
last of these the difference is enormous, and
that between turnpike and an ordinary
county road, as we now make them,
the ease of attraction is more than three to
one in favor of the former There are, few
roads in. Baltimore county that are well
made, or that will stand the rains of sum-
mer and the frost of winter, and such roads
have usually been constructed partly il not
wholly at the expense of the adjoining prop
erty owners. All other roads are radically
bad, and the patching done to them makes
them no better, For the county road maker
to throw dirt from the sides to the middle of
the road, scoop out shallow ditch to carry
off the water, and put rough water Ibreaks
at intervals on declivities, are the extent OF
scientific requirements. After heavy rain
the dirt is frequently washed off again, and
if 1t remains in winter it freezes and thaws,
and the horses plough through it up to their
fetlocks This is not road making. 1t is
simply weste of the money of the tax,
payer.
Year: 1878

A few weeks ago the Baltimore Sun had a
the following excellent editorial on "Roads
and Road-making." Its remarks apply as
fully to Pennsylvania as to Maryland. At
this season especially the subject should re-
ceive consideration and the suggestion of
the Farmers Social that supervisors go into
office about the first of March ought to be so
universally acceptable as to bring about the
needed legislation at an early day. The
Sun says


The question of county roads is again to
be brought before the General Assembly of
Maryland at the coming session. 1t has
scarcely engaged with us, until now, the at
tention its importance merits. Few country
people know what good road, highway or
turnpike should be fewer still realize the
great advantages their construction affords,
even when the work is done, in the first in
stance, at a high cost. The foundation, the
drainage, the grading, the materials, their
preparation and size the kind of stone,
where stones can be used the benefit of
sand or gravel, the proper slope to be given,
the merits of hillside valley-scarcely any
of these points are understood by one per-
son in five hundred outside of the profession
of engineering. Good roads are one OF the
best elements Of prosperity to a State. In
some Of the states the roads are natural and
durable ones. 1t is only necessary to make
them and there they remain. In the Con-
necticut Valley, for instance, the soil is san.
dy, with a porous gravel sub-soil. Such
roads seldom wash. There is no mud. They
are hard, compact and smooth the year
round. Of like excellence and durability
are some of the roads in the Valley of Vir-
ginia, although there the material is sto ne
| Nature has not so favored Maryland, Roads


BILE labor and expense. Then comes the
problem as to whether it will pay to expend
| any large sum upon them, and the not less
puzzlng query as to the best manner of
outlay, so as to combine good work with


honesty and efficiency of supervision. 1t is
well known that Baltimore county gets very
little return for the present heavy tax for
roads, Notwithstanding the minute provis-
ions of the law concerning them. When
| this matter comes before the General Assem-
bly, its consideration will be especially ur.
ged by the delegates of Baltimore county.
Whatever measure may be devised for i'm.
proving our county roads, it should be fully
understood that good roads save wagons ant
horses, make saleable farms and increase
trade. As to markets a turnpike of eighteer
miles is better than ordinary country road o


hs If that distance. Frequently mile from


macadamized pike takes more out team il
| wear and tear than all the rest of way. Tn,
| calculation of resistance to travel of diff


erent kinds of roads has been carefully mad
and this is the record
Year: 1878

al ARRANGEMENTS are being msds at Sea
Grove or Cape May Point for series Of
shark fishing expeditions up the bay. Al
these monster fsh are very plentiful, those
who desire participating in the excitement
attendant upon The catching Of them will


do we'll to bear this note in mind. .,i .no2
Year: 1878

Passamaauoddy is an appurlenanee of the
Bay OF Fundy, as is also the island of Grand
Manan; but - describe the Bay Of Fundy


without mention of the fogs that harbor in
il would be as grave a shortcoming as to write
a scientific treatise on fog without analysis
of the article as found in the Bay OF Fundy.
Fogs, we may say, are never missed in the
Bay OF Fundy, though mist Is feeble word
to denote them. To see the Bay OF Fundy,
in fact, in some weathers one might about
as well look on the map, and 60 no further.
Year: 1878

The trial OF John Achey for the murder OF
George Leggett was concluded and went TO
the jury yesterday afternoon. At little
before 10 o'clock last night the jury notified
the court through the bsilif that verdict
had been agreed upon, and in a few minutes
the court and prosecutor and the defendant
and his attorney were assembled in the court
roorn anxiously awaiting the decision which
shouId determine the fate of the accused.


The clerk read the verdict, which was IN
the usual form, finding the defendant
'Iguilty of murder" and fixing the penalty
as death by hanging" The jury was then
polled, and to the question, rs this your
yerdlct7' each responded 1T is.


The Defendant received the verdict in
silence as though he had braced himself for
the shock, and giving little, If any, signs
of excitement or unusual interest. bis at
torneys at once interpOsed motion Tor
new trial, and the balif conducted the de-
fendart back TO jail: AS ne was gong from
the court house 10 the Jail he said, Leg IL
got me INTO the trouble and after a man
gets to be as old as / am guess 1t 1Jn't
make much difference anyhow"


But few spectators were in the court room
when the verdict was returned, and no great
amount of interest was exhibited.


Later in the night the verdict was the gen.



and in places OF public resort, and as far
as could be ascertained the sentiment was
decidedly in favor OF the law taxing us
course. A number of men were odfer ing TO
bet that the governor would commute the
punishment, and that the verdict would
not be carried out


THE CRIME.


The facts attending the murder are all
fresh in the public mind, and have been re-
published in the last few days. They are
briefly as follows: Tuesday, July is, John
Acby was sitting In frontof Chaplin q Cores,
on North Illinois street. Leggettp passed him
and walked into the saloon. Achey
followed, and with scarcely word
of warning, shot him dead.
The trial commenced last Monday and the
case went to the jury at little before 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. the jury return
ing verdict a few minutes before l0o clock,
as stated above. The jury exhibited great
unsnimity, the only point OF difference De;
ing on the penalty, and that, as stated
above. was Ieached by infictng the ex-
treme penalty known to the law.
Year: 1878

A baby on our street las tremendous line of lineal ancestors living mother, grand mother great-grandmother, and grea! great grandmother.

 T venture to remark that the author of Beautiful Snow" could not have been care full housekeeper. That beautiful substance, in combination with beautiful mud, makes terri ble havoc with the kitchen carpet during the Siush Epoch.
Year: 1878

no longer be enforced as a Democratic party policy.
Too many men have been left at home by their con-
stituents There is actually more danger that some
enormous "jObs" for getting money out OF the
Treasury may be allowed 10 go through.


1t was expected that MT. Knott would call up the
Geneva Award bill in the House to-day, that meas
ure having been made special order but members
who desired to speak side or the other OF the
question presented by the bill were not prepared
and so the subject allowedtO go over until next
Tuesday, when the bill will hold its place until dis
posed Of


The Democratic leaders of the House are already
planning for long holiday recess. Their present
intention Is to adjourn on Thursday the 18th of the
present month, and not to meet again until lhurs-
day, the I'd of January.
Year: 1878




WAsHINGTON, Dec. 4.-rhe House Of Representa-
tiyes has not been in 50 favorable a mood for the
prompt transaction of the necessary business OF
legislation at The beginning Of any session for
years Although the House adjourned at about l
o'clock to-day the members were ready to go on
with the consideration of any appropriation bill If
il had been presented.


The business of the Committee on Appropriations
is in an unusually satisfactory condition. Two of
its bills were passed yesterday, and two more
will be reported tomorrow OF Monday. The PEN
s,0n bill is already completed and can be disposed
Of by the House in ten minutes as II pro-
posed legislation that will give to controversy.
The Navy bill can be reported tomorrow, if a few
papers which the committee has called for
are supplied early in the morning. It's
provisions are almost identical with those
of the act passed last session for the
current year. The Consular and Diplomatic bill is
also nearly completed, and will undoubtedly be
ready for the House as soon the Navy bill is
passed. THIS too is based upon the appropriations
for the present year; and the only questions that
have been raised in the committee IN regard to 1t
have been concerning the restoration OF few
elerkships that were abolished O year ago. These
bills, with that granting appropriations for the
support of the Indians making six in all, it is the
intention Of the leaders of theHouse to send to the
Senate before the holiday recess


1t is already evident that while there is an al-
most universal desire among the members of both
parties IN the House to enforce wise economy and
to keep down the expenditures of the Government
to the lowest point consistent with the proper
transaction Of the public business, there will be less
OF that mean, pnching policy (which some of the
Democratic leaders have mistaken for statesman
ship than during any session of this or the last
Congress The men who believe in Grip
pltng the operations of the Government
By Withholding necessary appropriations may
Ttill attempt to control the House. and
may even succeed in carrying the Committee on
Appropriations but the vote on the amendment to
aew water works, shows that simple parsmony can
Year: 1878

SITTING BULL seems 10 have grown
tired of the Great Mother already, and
has sent half-breed to General Miles,
inquiring what kind of peace the United
States would make with them, and say
ing the Great Father was, Of course, too
rich to expect the Indians to give up
their poor little ponies and their old
guns. General Miles, in reply, inform
ed Sitting Bull that if he desired to stop
hostilities peace could be made which
would end all trouble between the whites
and the Indians; that when the Indians
give up their ponies and guns they will
receive cattle and other property OF
greater value in peace. and that when
peace is made the government will pro
vide for them as it does for all friendly
Indians.
Year: 1878

A singular instance of the ingenuity
of birds was noticed at Detroit the other
day. where two robbins were seen to be
toiling away at a small toy basket,
which had been left in doorway. Evil
IDENTIFY thinking it would make pala-
tial nest, the birds were pulling and
dragging it along over the grass, but
were unable to get hold of it in such a
way as to fly off with it. They accord
ingly left it, but soon returned with a
string about eight feet long, which they
drew through the basket. and, each tax
ing one end in its bill, flew briskly away
with the basket hanging on its swing
between them.
Year: 1878

1t is said that conciliatory DISPOSE
ton has prevailed in the councils OF the
St. Petersburg government, but it is
asked what does Russia consider at this
moment to be a peaceful concession or
conciliatorv proposal? Fresh attempts
to reach an understanding is desired, to
get over the difficulties of form by max
ing far reaching concessions on the mer-
its of the question but the misfortune
seems to be that that is what Russians
consider aquestion of principle Eng
land demands the placing of the treaty
of San Stefano before the congress for
unreserved discussion. Russia, it is
said, will refuse to give way on that
point. In Berlin, as in London, the
Year: 1878

THE legislature of New York has APP
pointed an investigating committee to
investigate the railways of the state to
ascertain whether the railroads offer
better terms on freight to other sea
port cities than to New York. The
World admits that the merchants of
Boston, Baltimore and Philadelphia are
taking largely the trade that formerly
came to New York, and the question be-
fore the Legislative committee will be to
find a remedy. There is a strong dis
position to make traffic on the Erie
Canal entirely free, and the legislature
will do this if no other means can be
form ed for holding the trade of the
metropolis of the state.
Year: 1878

One day last week four citizens of
Grand Island were playing a game of
poker-5 cent ante in well-known
saloon of that place. A dispute arose
as to the game, when Que of the party
made use of an expression about as fol
lows: II hope Christ will kill me, if it
isn't So" He had dealt the cards and
the betting on the hand was over, when
he passed them back to the next man to
deal. The dealer shuffied the cards and
handed them back to the man to cut
them, at the same time giving him
light slap to attract his attention. The
man did not move. He was found to
be stone dead.
Year: 1878

The latest telegraphic advices from
Europe are to the effect that Russia
and England had resumed direct com
munication with each other, and that
very conciliatory feeling is shown on
the part of both nations. This is in
terpreted by correspondents to mean
a peaceful solution of the eastern ques-
Year: 1878

The Senate committee ON military
affairs have agreed to recommend the
passage of an act authorizing the presi-
dent to give certificates of merit to
private soldiers, non-commissioned of
ficers and musicians who may have dis
tinguished themselves for gallantry
These certificates entitle the holders to
So per month additional pay. The com
mittee think that the passage of this
act will encourage merit and increase
the efficiency of the army.
Year: 1878

IT Is even now announced that some
Of the creditors of the government are
begging the government to pay them
interest on bonds in greenbacks, they
preferring it to either gold or silver.
Year: 1878

lo.; that the threat to use Gstling guns In
our streets came from the Hdyersaliss oi
the people; that the threat 10 put Grant
on bis horse 10 trample down the people
who followed him while he fought Tor
freedom came from the money poWsrs


The reference to Calling guns was Oc
casionsd by recent declaration Of Mayor
s.okely that he would not hesitate to use
thoss weapons for the purpose Of putting
down 4 Communist mob.
Year: 1878

! lhssis tae tie feplVn te1cilci made
to us when asked to move promptly II.
the organization Of an institute in his
district. The reply to us seems barren
of that zeal aud candor that should


mark the loyal teacher We wish


briefly to state that if our teachers


wish 10 aid in securing a moro exalted


public opinion OF the office of teacher,
TO awaken our directors and pa.
irons to an unlimited zeal and Just ap.
probation OF the copious labors of the
school room, We must icOrk. Work
10 secur public confidence and esteem.


Work to mould public sentiment in ia.
vor of better pay, better teachers and
better schools. Work 10 remove the
scales from the eyes of cheap "croak-
ers," and wipe out that Indifference
that seems 10 have gathered like a
storm cloud over the blue sky OF prog
ress. Work to purify, dignity and
elevate the profession, to unite in Just
criticism, and censure the dsloyal and
unworthy teacher, and thus secure a
premium and recompense for the earn
est and devoted of the profession.
Work to show directors and the public
that distinction should be made and
preserved between the faithful and the
unfaithful the qualified and the un-
qualified the apprentice and the work.
man. the moral and immoral the de-
serving and the undeserving. Work
Tor promotion, success and reputation.
Work WITHOUT oEAsISG. Then and
then alone will we sec a brighter day
for our schools and teachers. Shall we
stand still like the stagnated water in
the pool, without exhibiting life, yigor
or viii? Surely not. insist that the
two hundred and twenty teachers
about to engage IN teaching, move in
a solid phalanx to bring about the ends
and measures above specified. Organ
ize your institutes, your lyceums and
societies at once. Go 10 work to dis
cuss the issues involved in the great
work Of which you are factor. See
that your patrons and directors attend
the meetings. Strive TO enlghten the
mind and awaken interest. Labor to
do your duty faithfully, and show our
authorities that your courage and zeal
is undaunted though your wages be
reduced, and another year may bring
to you the enjoyment of better repu-
tation and richer compensation. And
shame be to the teacher who says, 81
will work in the institute If they pay
me for it,"