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Year: 1878

Every one must remark that favorite arti-
Gle of winter clothing for children is COM
torter swathed around the neck. This is q
great error; the feet and wrists are the proper
members to keep warm; the face and throat
will harden INTO healthy indifference to cold
but that mfler, exchanged for al extra pair OF
thick socks and knitted gloves, would preserve
a boy or girl really warm and vel. Bronchitis
and sore throat have declined so per centum
since the absurd use OF high collars and twice
round neckerchiefs went out OF fashion, and
if the poor would take better care OF their
children's feet half the infantile morality
would disappear. 1t only costs trife to put
a piece of thick felt or cork into the bottom OF
boot or shoe, but the difference is often con-
siderable between that and doctors bill, with
perhaps the undertaker's beside. Green
Mountain Freeman.
Year: 1878

Asher, and instead of squarely bluffiug
him and threatening his arrest, had list
ened and encouraged him, and left the
impression that be was in a mood to
receive the money. He wanted all inter-
ested to understand there was a chance
for that thing to succeed. and in that way
be was likely to find out just what there
was in it. When he said 100000 was
little enough, he had no idea of accepting
that sum, but simply intended to fix a
Asher could not say: Now have come
with your agreement, Witness never
named any figure but 100000, he believ-
ed He left tie impression on
Asher that if 100000 could be
raised it was bargain. He put the
figure so high in order that be might
not be embarrassed in learning that it had
been raised. Witness made substantially
this statement several times during the
cross-examination. He then gave testi-
mony as to his intention in talking with
Asher, which did not develop any new
facts. After some badinage between Nc
Mahon and Witness in which each evidenced
considerable ingenuity they passed to
the second interview. which Levissee
said was near the St. Charles Hotel at 7
o o'clock next evening. Asher aud himself
were walking around that vicinity. Asher
said he had changed his proposition. Wit
ness asked now Asher proposed then that
witness should, instead of refusing to ac-
cept his certificate of election vote direct
for Tilden, Witness replied that was a
very materially different thing and he
would have to think about it, and it was
scarcely worth while to go further without
knowing where the money was to come
from. Who has it, how is to be had ?
Asher was to have considerable per cent
on whatever was handled in the matter. -
Witness being interrogated, said that in
the first interview Asher had urged him to
make speech on the Electoral College,
taking the high moral ground that be
COUNT vote for Hayes. Witness indenti-
fed one election return signed bV him the
day or day after the vote was taken, about
Dec. /. The returns on which his sigma
ture appeared was not genuine, for it
bore the New Orleans postmark, Dec, %,
1876.


Adjourned
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Levisse said, 10
answer TO the persistent iDquisitions OF
McMahon, whose object was to commit
witness to the statement of 5000, 900 be
lwitnessl would have stood by it and
accepted the money. that he would state
the whole case aud that Mcmahon need
not try to lead hin off the track. He bad
learned of the plot twenty-four hours
before. and he told his friend Pitkin whai
be anticipated. He had reasoned tha
this might all be mistake. but it looked
bad as be would get at the facts.


de told Pitkin SO that bis political virtu'
would be safe. aud in no case could he b
induced to take any sum for his vote. III
told Pitkin he would learn who were tn
bribers and who furnished the money
Aecordipgly he knew how to deal Wit
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, June THE president
presented communication from the secre-
tary of the senate asking instructions as to
his action regarding the summons of the
Potter committee to produce the Louisiana
election returns; he had obeyed the sum-
mons and asked the judgment of the
senate regarding his action.


Edmunds submitted an order that the
secretary attend before the committee
with the papers as requested. A long
discussion ensued as to the proper method
of proceeding, finally Edmund's order was
modified to reserve all questions touching
the regularity Of the action of the house
committee in calling for these papers, and
instructing the secretary to attend and was
a greed to.


The senate resumed consideration Of
the army appropriation bill


Blaine said the committee on appropria-
tons had decided it would be uuWise to
unite the Indian question with the reor-
ganization of the army under the same
commission, he therefore submitted a
substitute for the house section to transfer
the Indian bureau to the war department
so as to provide for the appointment of
three senators and four representatives as
the Joint commission to enquire into the
expediency of transferring the Indian
bureau to the war department., and to re-
port to congress before January 1879
Debate followed. Pending the discussion
recess was taken that senators might at
tend the funeral of w, j. Mcdonald, late
chief clerk.


The amendment of the house to the
bill authorizing the publication for sale of
an edition of the narration of the Poloris
Expedition was concurred 10 and the bill
passed.


HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June, Atkins, chair
man of the committee on appropriations
reported the sundry civil appropriation
bill; referred TO the committee of the
whole


The house then went into committee OF
the whole, Beebe in the chair, on the gen
eral dc f,iency bill.
Year: 1878


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Year: 1878

An unusually large number of members Of the
legislature for Monday night previou. to The
meeting of the lcg stature were in the city last
evening, and tie Augusta House was thronged
There was considerable canvassing for Speaker
and The minor otfces
Year: 1878

Messrs. Editors,-As Taxpayer and gas
consumer ana glad to hear. that the Com
mittee on Light proposes to recommend
that the price OF gas be reduced from $3.50
to 3 per thousand feet. 1t is enough that
gas-consumers are taxed to light the streets
and public buildings; that they should be
called upon to put revenue in the city trea-
sury is asking rather too much, unless, in
deed, the city announces its policy to be to
run the works merely as q money-making
institution.


There are many people, including poor
men and women whose toilsome labor at
night is all that secures them bread, who
would be glad to abandon the dangerous
and troublesome oi-lamps for gas-light.
Many such will be benefited by the pro-
posed reduction. There are indeed scarcely
any arguments against reduction except
that the city may thus be deprived OF $780,
600 OF net revenue from the works. Better
that the $4,000 should be raised by direct
taxation than that the gaS-consumers should
be longer required to pay rate that Is at
this time excessive and onerous. But the
revenue thus lost need not be raised at all.
By proper economy it may be saved the
tax payer. It ought to be saved. IL the
counciImen will hear their constituents 1t
apiN be saved.


But that is a matter for future c0nsidefa-
tion. The first thing is to do justice to the
gas s-consumers; reduce the price from $3.50
| to 81. The latter price will suffice for all
the expenses at the works, and will give
the city the free lighting OF the streets and
| her public buildings. w.
Year: 1878

AS we remarked yesterday in our brief
comments upon the inaugural address OF
Governor Holiday, the tone and language
Of that document impose the highest sort
Of duties and responsibilities upon the re-
adiusters in the Legislature. 1t is evident
that the new Governor is not in opinion or
sympathy with them nor they with him in
his views of the debt question, and the
Governor very distinctly and unre-
serYedly throws all the respons-
bility OF readjustment upon the MEM
bers OF the Legislature! II they do not
"adjust," then there can be no "adiust-
ment"; and If no adjustment, then all OF
the responsibility OF failure will rest upon
them, unless the Governor should interpose
his veto,rin which case the responsibility
would rest exclusively with him. tits a
matter of very grave importance to the
State and to her creditors, and its adjust
ment should not admit Of any serious con-
flict between either the Legislative and
Executive Departments OF the Government
or Of the creditor and debtor side of the
contract.


We admonish all parties, therefore, in
terested In this important matter, to 60 to
work at once, and in earnest, to settle the
question satisfactorily and permanently. 1t
cannot endure as it now stands. It cannot
be made the controlling issue in another
campaign two years hence without result
ing in utter Reputation on the one hand,
or the perpetuation Of the extreme
funding bin on the other. The latter is
Impossible. and the former would be q
great calamity and humiliation to the State
and her people. Let the members of the
Legislature, therefore, and the creditors Of
the State come together at once in friendly
and wise counsel and perfect the debt ques-
ton on terms that win admit hereafter OF
no controversy. Thequestion should never
enter again into the politics Of the State
PeteTsbuTq Post. ST
Year: 1878

DIRECT INTERNATIONALLY. d. BLAIR & CO.
have received another lot Of that really fine TABLE
SHERRY, which they otter at $2.40 per gallon. The
quality of this wine for the PRICE Is unsurpassed.
Year: 1878




SECTION 1. Be il ordained Jv the cita Council of
the City of Rock Island:


That all wafer rates shall be due and payable
on the first days Of May and November in
each year in advance; PrOU,ded that all rates for
of water under and by virtue of special permits
issued for special purposes, and not taken out on
said first days of Nay and November shall be due
and payable in advance at the time said permits
Issued; ProUtded further, that no special permit
dar months.


SECTION .. The Superintendent Of the Rock ISL
and water works is hereby constituted and appoint
ed the collector OF all water rates and assessments
general and special, for said water works He shall
be required, before entering his duties to give
bond to the city of Rock Island in double the
amount of the total sum of all water rates for the
previous year conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of his duties in every respect, as city and
township collectors required. He shall provide
himself with suitable books for entering The de-
scriptlons of each lot or tract supplied by said
ter works with water. with the name of the owner
thereof. He shall possible after the first
days of May and November of each year give notice
in the corporation newspaper of said wafer rates
being DUE and at any time after ten days from the
first days of May and November respectively, the
said Superintendent may make out a list of all
those lots tracts upon which said water rates ere
due and unpaid with the amount severally due up
on each, and return said delinquent list TO the
County collector who shall at proceed TO col
lect said tax and to publish said delinquent list in
the corporation newspaper for the same time and
in the same way, and he shall apply for judgement
against said property for said rates to the same
Court at any term, in the same manner as near as
may be- in all things as in of delinquent taxes
for state, county, township or municipal purposes
under the general laws for that purpose.
SECTION 3. For failure TO pay the water rates
assessed against any tract lot of land within ten
days from the fret days of May and November re-
spectiyey in each year, the Superintendent of wa
ter works is fully authorized and is hereby required
to shut off the supply of water from said lot or tract
and thereuDon may elect to bring sut either against
the owner thereof in the name OF the CITY of Rock
Island for the use of the Rock Island water works
or may assess the sum against said lot or tract as
provided in section two of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. The superintendent of the water
works shall not receive any fees percentage for
collecting water rates assessments aforesaid
but his salary shall be deemed in lieu thereof full
compensation for all services by him rendered as
such Superintendent.


SECTION 5. All ordinances, parts of ordinances
or amendments thereto, or any part thereof, con-
trary TO or not in accordance with the provisions
of this ordinance shall be, aud the came and every
part thereof, are hereby repealed


Passed April 1st, 1878


Approved: ELISHA p. REYNOLDS.
Attest: Mayor
JOHN L. REED, City Clerk. i2d3t
Year: 1878

If the functions of the liver are in any
way disordered, the whole body, and not
only the body, but the mind sympathizes
with the disturbed organ. Bilious COM
plants are more common than any other
disease: and to remove the bile, as
we'll as to regulate the Liver. you only
have to take Simmons Liver Regulator,
which will impart new life and vigor to the
whole system.
Year: 1878

1t is useless for the greenback leaders
here to disclaim sympathy with Brick
Pomeroy and the other infamous leaders
of their National" organization. Those
men originated, organized and control the
movement, and the fellows who have
Jumped on at the rear end OF their train
need not assume that they can repudiate
the conductors and engineers. But dis
claiming Pomeroy does not help them. for
as rank and scandalous Communism has
been uttered by greenbackers here IN
Maine as ever hissed from the mischiegous
tongues of the worst demagogues IN the
land. Here, in this district. George W.
Lsdd, the greenbsck candidate. has had
the hardihood to declare that the solemn
act by which this government pledged IT.
self to redeem its obligations In good laith,
is responsible for the existence Of tramps
and the mad orgies of mob violence. In
this city. man appealing to bs sent to
the National Congress. blatantly declared
that the thieving tramp who would enter
mans house to steal, and if resisted, per-
haps to murder, is more entitled to honor
than the man who claims the right to en-
JOY the wealth that he may have accumu-
lated by energy and thrift What do the
people OF Bangor and of the Fourth district
think of such sentiments Is man who
would utter them tit to represent a law
abiding. intelligent people' Can cause
thus championed be supported by citizens
who believe in the fundamental laws of
civilized society," A few years ago no
one would have believed that man would
have the boldness to proclaim such doc
trines any where in New England, as an
aspirant for public honors. How many
citizens will vote to send champion OF
such sentiments TO represent them in Con-
gress'
Year: 1878

The greenbackers say the interest upon
the bonds Of the government was made
PAYABLE in coin at the demand of the
Money Power. This Money Power,
whatever it may be. had, according to
their story, the manipulation of every
thing relating to the finances of the gov
ernment from the time the war began.
One of the acts, therefore. which they
attribute to it was the compelling of the
government to make the interest of its
bonds payable in coin.


Now this very matter was explained by
Senator Fessenden in Feb. 1862, when the
bill to authorize the first issue of the 5 20
bonds was before the Senate for consider
alton. There was no secrecy about it
then. and no objection we believe was
urged against it at that time. When the
bill for the first 520s came from the
House to the Senate it was amended by
the Finance Committee so as to make the
interest payable in coin. Mr.. Fessendeu
then said:


The Committee on Finance have re-
ported several very important amend
mepts. The first amendment, which the
Senate will notice is made in the first sec
ton. Is that the interest on the public debt
shall be PAID IN COIN. Tue Senate will
observe that without this, under the pro-
visions OF the House, creditor OF the
government holding government paper.
notes or bonds, would be compelled to
take his interest 10 notes or bonds, as the
case might be, when the time for the pay
ment OF the interest came round. He
would have no choice. The tender OF Il
note for the interest that might be due on
his bonds, however large or small, would
be equivalent in its effects to a tender OF
coin. According 10 our amendment. the
Government will be obliged 10 provide it.
self with coin for the payment OF the in
terest. The OBJECT OF this provision is
not only TO DO JUSTICE in this regard, but
also to make it RAISE and SUPPORT the
CREDIT OF THE GOVERNMEN L OBJ
LEGATIONS; and it will be perceived
hoU Uery important ii is 10 that end .
This certainly viii have one effect: it
proves the good faith Of the government );
that ii means to do all it can; that il
means to spare no effort at whatever cost
70 give to those who take the government
paper. what they wish to receive, some
thing besides government paper. aud thus
running round In circle oil paper, for the
interest upon their debts"


So it will be seen that the object of max
ing the interest payable in coin was in the
first place TO do justice to those who might
buy the bonds, and in the second place to
support the credit of the government. 1t
WAS for the benefit OF the government to
keep its credit good, and to show that it
intended to keep faith with those who
trusted it In its hour OF need. The lying
picture of the Money Power standing be-
hind Congress and compelling it to take
this step vanishes before the reality What
was best for the government in the cir
cumstances In which it was placed, also
what was just and right, were the consid-
erations which controlled Congress in this
~ well as the other financial measures
which it adopted to carry the government
through the perils by which it was sur
rounded.
Year: 1878

The greenback war does not come up to
the manifesto. From every direction re.
ports come thick and fast that the green.
back movement is daily losing strength
--Fdrmingt0D Chronicle,
Year: 1878

The most encouraging reports OF the
campaign reach us daily from all parts oI
the county. The republican Greenback-
ers begin to take a different view OF the
financial question and are returning to the
fold. The more it is discussed the strong
er the republican party becomes. From
everything we can gather it is safe to pre-
diet a clean republican sweep in this coun.
ty on election day Biddeford Union and
Journal
Year: 1878

The remarks OF Senator Blaine yester-
day at the Minneapolis Fair will be found
in our columns this morning. They are
rich with historical facts interesting to
people in all parts of our country. and
exceedingly interesting to the people OF
Minnesota. As brief historical sketch
the speech is model. Its reference to
the present condition and character of the
State, to its agriculture. and especially to
the influence Of farmers rs a class IN the
political affairs Of the nation and the prin-
cipes which should govern them, will be
appreciated far beyond the limits of the
commonw ealth In which il was spoken.
Year: 1878

An attempt to create another sinecure
Office is being attempted by the intro
duction In the lower House Of Con-
gress. of bill proposing to establish q
Board Of Pacific Railroad Commission
ers. to consist Of three persons 10 be
appointed by the President. The SUM
of $4,000 per annum, is thought to be
about the figure each member should
receive for the valuable service he is
expected to render: thirty thousand
dollars for riding in palace coaches,
and eating big dinners washed down
with railroad wine!


If the President will agree to appoint
us, or even n near and dear friend OF
ours upon that fat commission. We
pledge our most violent support Of the
measure, but upon no other conditions.
Year: 1878

There has been a decided improve
ment i'll the mine during the past week.
The north drift, ll3-foot level, cut a
good vein of ore--average assay Sl20
per ton. The ledge was free from
waste, stood erect and for some twelve
feet was as fine and perfect vein of
ore of the size-l5 to Is inches in
width-as could be.
Year: 1878




Hon. James G. Blaine:


My DEAR SR-Plcase to remember ou
talk in the Senate Chamber last winter
when ] urged that the Republican party
should meet the wishes of the people, the
necessities of business, and the conviction.
of a large portion OF the thoughtful mer
of the nation.


IT, your party had offered plan for the
governments issuing OF all the paper note
currency "a doctrine to which the best Eu.
ropean thought is Fastening, If it has not
already reached it), the same to be legal
tender everywhere, and for every purpose,
and introconvertabe with bonds for a long
term and at lOy rate of interest, the
principal and interest of which should be
payable in coin, that would have saved us
from the Bourbon South in 1880.


What | hear from Republican business
men convinces me that if they could have
been countenanced in such platform by
trusted leaders, such leaders would have
carried the country. do not say that
such financial plan would have wholly
satisfied me, but it would have held the
country.


1t is sad to see party that has led the
world in advanced yet conservative opin-
ion, quit its place and fall behind the best
financial thought of Europe clinging to
obsolete if not exploded theories, losing
the helm in defence of ideas that ten years
hence men will smile at. One great con-
Germ with me is that thus they insure
Southern Bourbon rule for the next dozen
years.


Wealth here is almost omnipotent, and
its organization is very perfect, but you II
see that, once awake, the masses will
smash rings, journals, and parties, and that
neither wealth nor the sea-board rules this
people. Yours truly,


WENDELL PHILLIPS.