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Year: 1877

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WASHINGTON, March 2O.--It is known
here that Packard is acting under the
advice of Blaine. It having become
known that the Cabinet would
give final consideration to the Southern
question at the regular meeting to-day
and that the troops would be ordered to
the barracks tomorrow, Packard was
instructed by Blaine to get up riot to-
day. Then, as soon as the fighting
begins, Blaine Is TO bounce into
the White House in q highly
excited condition, and in the
most tragic manner is to demand to be
heard by the President and Cabinet in
behalf OF the loyal masses OF the North
and OF the poor downtroaden negroes
of the South; but the news Of Packard 3
demonstration is


Received with Contempt
by the President and Cabinet.


Hayes is said to have remarked when
the news was announced to him: Mr..
Packard must have O very poor opinion
of eur perceptions and still worse
estimate Of our firmness, II he thinks
the situation can be changed by such
demonstrations.


About ten minutes ago I met @ MEM
Der of the Cabinet on his way to the
White House, and asked him what
would be done In view of


Packard,s Demonstrate ens


He replied that he did not know, but
as for him he was ready to advocate ON
order for the dispersion Of Paekard's 3
mob by the troops, but he said this
would not be done unless Packard's mob
began riot, In which event the troops
would be ordered to deal with them as


Roughly n. Might bo Requi ed
to preserve the status quo. suggested
that the easiest way to disperse Pack
ards mob would be to order the troops
to march at once to the barracks at
Chalmette, and leave Packard and his
mob to be taken care OF by


Nichols and tsThe Reys."


He said this suggestion would hardly
meet the views of the Cabinet. BE
thought Packard would first be admon.
ished to keep the peace, then IL he per.
sisted In disturbing the status quo the
Administration might stand out Of the
way and let Nichols demonstrate who
was actually Governor OF the State.


BUELL..
Year: 1877




WASHINGTON, March 16.-The new Ad-
ministration is likely to have its full
share Of investigation before long.
There is rumor this evening that AS
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury Conant
Ia dangerously mixed up In the frauds
recently discovered in the payment of
back registered bond interest on forged
letters OF attorney, and by the purchase
of claims outright. At the time one or
two arrests were made and the busi-
ness was broken up. 1t looked
extremely difficult for such
thing to be going on without Conant's
knowledge, and Sherman is reported to
have information that will make an in
vestigation necessary. Charges against
Indian Commissioner John 0. Smith
have been laid before Carl Schurz by
James Taylor, agent for the Cherokee
band in North Carolina. Carl Schurz
declared himself unable to attend to
them at present, and deferred their
consideration until the affairs OF the
department are more settled. The
specifications relate to the purchase of
supplies and to the management and
disbursement Of the funds belonging
to the Cherokee Indians, the gen.
eral charges being corruption and
incompetency. Smith has SO
far borne a good reputation, and la
bored to reform the bureau. w. M.
Grosvenor is to be the chief clerk Of the
department, but he has given out that
he Is anxious to get at the head OF the
Indian Bureau, and reason may exist
for pressing these charges to get rid Of
Smith. This appointment OF Grosve-
nor, IL made, will be taken BY all St.
Year: 1877

Hon. J.. T. HoKE, editor OF the Min
eral county Echo, was a member of the
Legislature at the time the bill was
passed removing the Capital from
Wheeling to Charleston, in 1868,
and he says he "knew something
of the why's and wherefore's of that locs-
tion." He says he "knew the hrst and
second choice Of every member" and
that Charleston was the first choice of
only q min pority of the whole. That is
true; but it was the second choice of a
majority. And that is the case at this
time. For irstasce: the people of the
vicinity of Parkersburg would prefer
having the Capital at that entsrprising
and hospltab.e city-that would be
theit frst { choice-but we have
the word of ex Governor STEVEN
SON in the last issue ui his State Journal,
that the vote of Wood county "will be
nearly equally divided between Charles
ton and Clsrksburg." That is to say:
the Legislature having deprived the


people of Wood county of the privilege
of voting for their first choice, they ex-
ercise their right Of expressing their sec
oud choice, and in making this selection
they are pretty equally divided. So with
many people IN reference to Wheeling.
The REGISTER and we have excellent
evidence for saying that good many
people of the State think with the REG
IsTER upon this question-beieves
that Wheeling is the most suits.
BILE place for the Capital. We
worked hard to bring the Capitol 10 this
city, and worked hard to keep 1t here
after 1t did come. We fought Charleston


with as much vigor as Charleston fought
us. We were each then fighting for our
first choice: nothing was said about
second choice or either side. The Leg
islature, by the aid OF the representatives
OF Clarksburg, deprived us fthe right to
express, at the polls in August, our first
choice, SO we shall exercise our right to
vote our second choice, as did
majority OF the members OF
the Legislature IN 1868, TO which Mr..


HoKE refers. We haye heretofore
gwen many strong reasons why we think
the Capital should remain at Wheeling;
but the Legislature, through the efforts
of the friends of Clsrksburg, has said it
shall not remain here after the year 1885.
Since the adoption of that act, we have
given many sound reasons why Charles
ton is the next most suitable place for
the Capital, and, as We have intimated
above, there are great many very ex-
cellent people in the First and Second
Congressional Districts who think with
Year: 1877

SAN FRANCISCO, May lo.-The crop
reports from al parts OF the State show
that the coal weather OF last week, and
the light rains Of the present week have
materially improved the wheat prospect
throughout the northern portion Of the
State. A great deal of grain that WAS
expected to be good tor nothing but hay,
viii produce half crop, while the early
sown and summer fallOwed lands prom
ise an abundant harvest. Less improve
ment has occurred in the southern part
OF The State.
Year: 1877

The Wheeling REGISTER supports
Charleston for the permanent seat Of
government This is easily accounted
for. II the Capital is to be removed from
Wheeling, and If the location OF the same
tends to build up q town and make It
like manufacturing point, the
further It is away from Wheeling the
less injury it will work to the wholesale
interests of that town.
Year: 1877

NEw YoRK, September 24.-According
to adispatch from Philadelphia William
T. EIbert, broker for ex President Nor
ton, OF the Market street Railroad, claims
that Morton wrougtnIly deceived him
and brought him to ruin by his fraudu-
lent over OF stock, and that he was
totally ignorant OF the bogus character
Of the stock.


To this Morton replies that Elbert Is
the only enc that had the slightest idea oil
their being any fraud or wrong in the
matter. yielded TO all his demands on
me for money. II was always the cry
that | must raise him money-at one
time for commissions and at another for
interest, bu. at all times money, money,
When was trying to pull for the shore
and get out OF this trouble honorably that
man held the rudder and steered me into
the stream, where he kept me. know
the ordeal have to go through with and
with my sensitive nature, its terrible, but
| will Try to meet it like man. I woukl
not do like RalstOn, OF San Francisco,
commit suicide.
Year: 1877

DALLAS bears the reputation of being
all that is mean and wicked, vet in one
particular. at least, has she redeemed
herself. The first sack of -four. made
from this years wheat, was sent from
Dallas to Galveston and there sold for
the benefit of st. Mary orphan asylum.
Three cheers for Dallas.- Bastrop Aa.
peT'tiser.


Brother Cain should remember TINT
many q bad, very bad man has the rep
atation of great piety. So with Dallas,
only the situation is reversed. We are
not half SO bad as envious people make
US out to be. In fact Dallas does not
stand on the street corners and pray in
such exposed places, but her devotions
and her charities are paid in secret
Her right hand hardly has time to OBJ
serve what her left is doing. We were
eagerly striving to send the first car
load of new -four to market as we did
Of wheat. and it is something that the
orphans of st. Mary's were remembered
in all the hurry incident to such laud-
able ambition. Now. honestly, Brother
Cain, don't you think 30 Then why
do you rake up our record for mean
ness and wickedness9 7 We can stand
the latter. but the former is CALLING.
Year: 1877

only the country itself, but the patriot.
ism and honor of the people Good
people can now see how the war may
yet turn out 10 have been blessing
most perfectly disguised. 1t shows us
the weakness of our system, the danger
of extreme partisanship, and the folly
OF the attempt to permanently estrange
the people of the two sections. The
southern states are to-day rein.
stated, and it will be the care of
southern leaders and statesmen that
the fires of state and national patriot,
ism both are kept brightly burning for
all the future Our future wars will all
be fought shoulder to shoulder, and
the only rivalry between northern and
southern soldiers will be, who can best
serve and most oheerfully die for the
union which cements and blends eyery
interest of all the people of all the
states OF the American union.
Year: 1877

HAYES approach to democratic prin
cipies OF government is a hopeful sign
for the future. We have oil along
maintained that. if perfect peace was
ever restored, and the perpetuity of the
government assured, the country would
be compelled to return to the deathless
principles promulgated by the irnmor-
tai Jefferson, and to which it owes
whatever of progress that has as yet
marked its history.
Year: 1877

WHEs New Orleans journalists begin
to publish cards, the people over the
lake begin to clear up the different
duelling grounds, and the undertakers
become active at once. They are at it
now. and who the victim will be, is one
OF them things a fellow can t find out
in advance, try he never 80 bard. The
difficulty ia about the Democrats effort
to get into the associated dress, and the
effort Of the members to exclude il.
Year: 1877

oSE would as soon expect good out
OF Nazercth. as TO have Paddock speak
q good word for Dallas. But in the
matter of tho Dallas and Wichita, he
has gone off half-cocked, and the road
will be completed even if the great
Fifth ward thunderer does look on the
enterprise with an evil eye. Come
over Pad, old boy, and try one Of them
excursions you have heered" so much
about, and we guarantee that it will
shake the bile out of you As neatly as
dose Of Kansas pills.
Year: 1877

THK prospect for majority for the
Texas and Pacific bill next session,
grows brighter and brighter every day
In fact. many Of the bitterest enemies
Of the enterprise now concede its cer-
tainty. Surely congress will do this
great act of justice at once. because
every hour that fits by convinces us
that the every best interest of the
whole country demands the speedy
completion of this great highway of the
nations.
Year: 1877

the cavaliers. The house of Brunswick
sent its son into the northern army


and that of Stuart into the army of the
coniederacy. Both won imperishsble
honorsr and both win illustrate grandly
their separate pages of American his
Year: 1877

UNTIL the Russians get across the
Danube we may expect dry reading in
our foreign dispatches. If they are to
cut throats, in Gods name let them get
at 1t IN earnest, and not spend the time
in billing and cooling across the muddy
river.
Year: 1877

acng peace at home and security abroad And he sgni
hcantly concluded, "Dennemi c'eft is cie1edhsme
Other fiery elements introduced into the debate In
the course Of which the priests decidedly the Wor
off. The Government had TO make terms with the Lett
and ultimately order Of the day passed In when
1t was affirmed that the Chamber considered that the
recrudescencc OF UltIamontane manifestations was
danger internal and external peace and recommended
the Government to the legal means at It's disposal
The clerical party thus not only got the worst OF Id
debate the voting the resolution was oar
ried by 4S4 To 1863,


The visit Of the Emperor OF Germany and the Cro"n
Prince Alsace and Lorraine 10 have zone eoou
in many ways His Macsty's reception has not been one
OF uninxed enthusiasm At Metz the Municipal C0uhc
refused to vote any money for his reception nut the
German inhabitants and the garrison combined appear
to have done among themselves that which the Mhhcipa
Council refused TO do. At srasburg the roYh parry
were well received especially by the old inhaDitahs-
the remnants or descendants of the last German fu
The streets were decorated and the Emperor ana his son
were escorted through the amid the enthusiasm oi
the inhabitants. His Majesty is said to have heeh very
much pleased at tine in which he was receiver py
the people Of tine latter city, and to have exPcSseu S
appreciation Of he reception he met generally ny post
pnning the reinforcement Of the Asacc Lorraine sAIr
sons ON the whole the matter shows that the people
are con, entedly settling down to their new rule ana a'
they are likely 10 bc as peaceful and prosperous under
the German a. under Frcncn regime.
Year: 1877

This is the way the prohibitory law is en-
forced in Name: TIE other day odgor al te Johnson
House IN Gardiner got mp in the morning awful thIsy,
and approaching tho landlord, said he must nave dhk
Of cider lie assured he could not buy u ~ te Guy.
"Can get IT by the gallon, can't Il he said ne was
told he could So he up to store ana inquired IL
they had any cider TO sell by the gallon lie was told
they had. Hc wanted tO try IT, and drew pnt upper
full and drank IT, He SAID be thought II Was 100 nara
for nince pies" and threw dime OH the counter ana
Year: 1877

We publish this morning communi-
cation from Mr.. Fleming, the Secretary
Of the Board Of Managers Of the Allegheny
Work House, in regard to the proposed
Work House in this county. We have
thought worth while 10 print his letter
"a containing food for reflection for those
whose ideas seem 10 be very crude and
wild on this subject.


There are those among us who are quite
ready to rush pell.mell into big debt
for the sake Of putting up az institution
the pressing need for which has yet to be
shown. A Penal School and Work House
ia, in lis very nature, not small affair.
It calls for farm, for good buildings,
and for Observation-Disclosures and police
arrangements, and also for educational
facilities, all Of which, first and last,
would put this county into 100000 of
debt. Mr.. Fleming estimates its probable
expense at 100000. At least these are
the figures he names as covering his ideas
Of a maximum expenditure. 1t ia quite
probable, once we were started in such an
enterprise, that we wonld spend all Of his
estimate before We could say that the
project was properly consummated. Read
what he says upon the experience OF his
Board in the matter OF expense. Such
institutions are proverbially expensive 10
put under way.


Our ideas on this subject, AZ far as we
have any, and we are free to confess that
we have none as yet satisfactory 10 our.
selves, are that when ReEormalory and
Penal institution, such as the one pro.
posed, ia 10 be built, it should be under.
taken conjointIy by the fonr counties Of
the Panhandle. And as preliminary to
such an undertaking sOme one who is
qualified to dispense real information on
the subject should enlighten the public as
10 the nature and extent Of the need for
such an institution. That there is some
need, no one, we presume, will deny, just as
there ia some need for various other pro.
jecLs that might be introduced with bene.
lit into our midst, but the question is as
to the exigency and extent OF the demand
for Work House. II devolves upon
those who are pressing this matter upon
the public to satisfy the people Of Wheel.
ing aud Ohio county thst it is not a pre-
mature project.
Year: 1877

Cheyenne Leader


Late arrivals in Deadwood report
that they saw, between the Missouri
and the Hills, on the headwaters Of
Grand river, herd of genuine wild
horses. The valley chosen by these
horses for their home is one Of the
finest between the Missouri and the
Hills. 1t extends great distance
along the course Of Grand river, and
is about twenty miles broad. The
soil is rich loam, and is covered by a
luxuriant growth Of the finest grass,
and is well watered. These horses,
numbering about dozen, have been
there for several months. They are
fat, and their coats are as glossy as
though coming from some well-kept
stable. They are led by monarch,
an animal of extraordinary beauty,
power and intelligence. They seem
animated with keen curiosity, as they
frequently approach the road within
a distance Of a few hundred yards,
and, standing on some elevated spot,
watch the passing teams, snufling the
air land capering proudly about. They
have in one OF two instances followed
the wagons for several miles, sal
ways keeping, however, respectful
distance between them. Numerous
attempts have been made to capture
them. The swiftest and hardest
riders are selected for chase; but the
good black leader and his followers
have so far shown them all the way,
although, in several instances, the
chase has been many miles long. In
one case the others loitered behind
the proud Old leader, when with an
intelligence seemingly far beyond the
capacity of mere brute, he himself
took the rear, and forced them for
ward, as they swept swiftly up the
valley and away into the Iron Noun
tain country. Where these animals
come from nobody is of course aware.
They are large, and apparently Ameri-
can horses. An organized expedition
is fitting out for their capture. The
attempt will be to drive them by
relays Of horses, keeping them SO con
stantly going that they can obtain
no food and they become manageable,


when they will be taken with the
lariat.
Year: 1877

Washington, July 3.--The secretary Of
the navy has issued general order pro
mitigating the decision of the New Jersey
supreme court, in the case of Arthur Mar
tin, in regard to the eight-hour law, to the
effect that contracts fixing or giving a DIFF
ferent length of time as days work, are
legal and binding upon the parties making
them, and in accordance with that decision
he says Under this construction Of law
regulating public labor, the department has
fixed rate of labor for mechanics, firemen,
leading men and laborers on the basis of
ten hours day. and all work men elechng
TO labor for only eight hours per day, will
receive a proportional reduction of their
wages
Year: 1877

Henry Woods, who was tried and con yict.d at the June term Of the District Court for using a knife on a fellow being and who subsequently, appealed his case tC higher court, this forenoon, while being employed by the Under Sheriff in cleaning up around the jail, at moment when ihC Sheriff's back was turned, made good hi' escape, disappearing through, an aIleyway back of the court house anal over the hil into the brush The Under Sheriff made al efforts to capture the runaway, that was pos sible, but failed to find him. This we con slider lucky for the taxpayers of the county as they will be spared the expense of board ing worthless culprit, who was neither use nor ornament around our county lookup The getting away of this fellow was one oi those accidents that are likely to occur al any time, and we cannot sec that any per son is tA blame
Year: 1877

Mrs. T. NJ. Alexander, one of the owners in the famous Peck mine which is just now about the best mine on the Pacific Coast accompanied by her three sons, started out .nn the California bound stage this morning. armed with an untold quantity of cayenne nepper which she carries with her to throw into the eyes of the road agents should any of them make their appearance and order her party to point their fingers heavenward. Mrs Alexander will stop for a time at Oak land. California. where she intends leaving her three sons at school.
Year: 1877

MessrS. Standefer and Evans returned this afternoon from the scene of the late stage robbery. being unable to trail the robber as there was but one, thus their trip ended in a fruitless search for the bold Knights of the roal
Year: 1877

AT twelve O'Clock to-day the order for
the removal of the U. S. troops from the
city of New Orleans to their barracks
took effect. This act sets the people Of
Louisiana free from the gang of robbers
who had fastened themselves upon the
State, and were kept in their positions by
Grant and his Cabinet after the facts oil
their corrupt acts had been known. II
is now hoped that Congress will pass such
a law as will preclude the use of the ar
my to overawe and crush the liberties Of
the people Of State forever thereafter


The letter which Ben Wade publishes
shows that there is a class of fanatics
still in the country Who would destroy
liberty at anytime for the monay that
may be got out Of the offices, just as such
old abolitionists as he have done. and de.
sire TO do still.
Year: 1877

The TRUTH IN BRIRF.-Our able and
pleasant Democratic contemporary, the
Lancaster Intelligencer, prints the truth
concisely and pointedly in the following
brief paragraph.


The best evidence of the validity of the
Nichols and Hampton governments is the
heartiness with which their establishment
is acquiesced in by their respective States
and the era Of prosperity which now
seems to dawn upon them both. Hac
any other result been achieved there
would have been lawless discord where
now the undisputed exercise CT constitu-
tional power prevails and individual and
State bankruptcy would have ensued
instead of public and private prosperity
This comparison proves beyond all doubt
the strength and validity of the position
on Southern affairs which the Democrat.
ic party maintained before and since the
Presidential election,
Year: 1877

Dahllas are easily kept through the Win
ter, Ii only proper care be taken. AS soon
as the stalks are killed by white frost. they
should be cut down to within three inches
of the ground, a,d.a mound Of earth raised
over the stubs toscover them. They may
thus ripen, OF unal there is danger of frost
sufficient to freeze the surface of the ground.
Select dry day tor lifting them. Dry them
thoroughly in the air, and pack in dry sand.
and place them in a cool closet where frost
never reaches, or in warm and d.y cellar
Thus they may be safely kept without dan
ger of damping off that is, deoa wing. at the
CROWNS.


Gladiolus bulbs may be left in the ground
until there is danger of pretty hard frosts
Then they should be lifted dried, and pre-
served in dry sand, or each bulb wrapped in
paper and kept dry, as recommended for
dahlias. The bulbs of young tuberosos, de-
signed abr planting next season, are saved
as arc gladiolus, except that they should be
taken up beypre they become chilled in the
ground.


Gamma and other roots of like nature,
should be taken ups dried and kept in dry
sand IN the cellar where they will not freeze
Geraniums should be heeled-in in light
cellar, in dry earth, or nearly dry sand, and
kept dry and entirely free from frost. Ten
der roses are preserved by planting in pits,
or a light CELLAR, where they will not freeze
severely They need not be taken from the
beds until :about the time that hard freezing
occurs. Carnation pinks from seed, intend
ed onblooming next year, must be protect
ed from severe frost by covering. This may
be done by placinga frame about them,
banking up with earth, and covering with
litter to secure from frost. II is not to be
denied, however, that they are difficult to
save out of doors in the West. If potted
and kept cool in the house they do better.
Pansfcs should be protected as advised for
pinks. They will stand considerable freez-
lafr