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Year: 1878

newspapers generally reflect the sentiments
Of their readers. When nominated, The
TIMES will take pleasure in giving him a
mos. earnest and cordial support, and We
believe he Will poll vote considerably
larger than the average party strength.
Year: 1878

A list Of unredeemed lands and town lots,
each tract and lot being described as the
same is described On the tax rolls for the
wear 1874, with interest calculated to the
last day Of redemption, due on each par
Gel:
Year: 1878

can be definitely settled for the date agreed
upon, although every effort is being made to
accomplish that end. The Army Bill, which
is now before the Senate, and which, at this
particular time, owing to the peculiar and
critical aspect OF our national affairs, and
the possible complications that may arise
during the period which will intervene be-
fore the next session, is certainly one of the
most important measures to be considered
by both Houses and conclusions As to its
settlement thould by no means be arrived
at hastily. 1t is sincerely to be hoped, that
the Senate will adhere unfinchingly to its
purpose to fix the number of the enlisted
men.of
Year: 1878

in the matter Of Senator Matthews was ap-
pointed yesterday, and Senator Ingalls, was
selected as one Of the number. 1t is possi-
BILE that this committee may make their
work very broad in its character and plans,
and will undoubtedly be detained here for
considerable time after the adjournment.
1t is to be hoped that in their researches
they will not fail to bring to light and ex-
pose to the public gaze, any and all of the
innumerable acts of intimidation and cor
ruption of the Democratic leaders in the
southern States at the late election, that
must necessarily be brought before their
eyes. In the selection of
Year: 1878

as member OF this important committee,
there was much wisdom shown, and an ev-
ident perception OF his peculiar fitness for
such responsible and difficult position,
where not only the honor aud reputation Of
single individual Is to be put to the trial.
but the character and actions of the Re,
publican party are to be defended and pro-
tected against the revolutionary and peace
destroying attacks OF disappointed and
revengeful class. The varions responsible
and important positions which Senator In
gals has been selected to occupy in the
Senate during his term thus far, give eyi.
dence of his superior qualifications as a
member of that body, and OF his ability in
m alters concerning
Year: 1878

MIR. Tilden has been goaded into putting
forth denial. He dsclaims all knowledge
of the cipher dispatches or of attempts to
buy up electoral votes or canvassng boards
in the disputed States. The denial has all
the weight which attaches to his word.


But Mr.. Tilden's denial explains nothing.
1t disproves none of the testimony brought
against him. He does not attempt to dispute
the genuineness of the cipher dispatches nor
the correctness of the translations offered by
the Tribune. He does not explain why the
dispatches were received at his house or sent
therefrom. He does not tell how it happens
that his nephew and confidential secretary
had to do with them. He simply denies that
he had any knowledge of them. What other
wise would he naturally do? No one sup
posed that he would come forward and ac-
knowledge that he was guilty of an attempt
to brbe electors. There is scarcely sus-
pected criminal in our courts who confesses
to the charge brought against him. No one
supposed that he would long keep silent, for
silence Is confession. But his friends did
hope and his enemies fear that he would
bring forward some evidence to sustain his
denial, that he would at least make an at
tempt to explain how these kilograms came
to and went from his house.


Those who choose to take the word of Mr..
Tilden in preference to proof strong as any
writ except holy, will of course believe him
guiltless of an attempt to buy the Presidency.
But no others can. What unprejudiced man
can bring himself to believe for moment
that Mr.. Tiden was ignorant of the negotia-
tions conducted by his personal friends; by
men whom he sent to Florida and South
Carolina to look after his interest, who were
in daily correspondence with his household,
and who received their directions from his
private secretary? Who authorized his neph-
ew, Mr.. Pelton, the head of the famous lit
erary bureau, and his confidant in all the
operations of the campaign, to offer $4,000
Tor the decision of a canvassing board in
Florida and $4,000 for the vote of an elector
IN South Carolina? Who furnished the money
for these bribes2 Surely not Mr.. Pelton, for
he had neither the authority nor the money.
1t is altogether improbable, it is well.nigh
impossible that these negotiations should be
conducted by members of Mr.. Tilden's house
hold without his knowledge. 1t is well
known that from the first he took personal
charge of the campaign. 1t is to be believed
that he withdrew from all active partcipa-
tion in it at its most critical moment ? Is it
probable that his personal friepds, Marble,
Wooley and the others, conducted negotia-
tions tor electoral votes without his knowl-
edge, and pledged themselves to pay great
sums of money without knowing whence the
money was to come from?


Until Mr.. Tilden offers explanation as well
as denial, he must be held guilty Of an at.
tempt to buy his way to the White House.
The evasion of the payment of income tax
and other actions with which he is discredit-
ably connected have taught people that it is
not safe to place implicit confidence in his
unsupported word.
Year: 1878

The indianapolis Journal is satisfied that
the greenback craze and reputation move
ment has received its death-blow in the
Western States. 1t thinks the result of the
October elections demonstrates this beyond
doubt. At the same time it expe cts to see
the financial heresy find a congenial home for
some time to come within the Democratic
party; but as political factor and third
party movement tits confident the new Or
ganization has fought its last fight in the
Western States.
Year: 1878

THE position Of the Republican party is
firmly and unchangeably fixed as sound
money party. Even in Indiana where there
has been more wayering and hesitancy than
anywhere else, this is clearly recognized.
The Indianapolis Journal says "the effect Of
the October elections will be to make the Re.
publican party more decidedly and distinctly
than before tie honest-money and national.
honor party.'
Year: 1878

The Democratic supposition now is that
Tilden was put under the influence of chloro-
form while the count was going on in the
Southern States, and kept in state of un-
consciousness until March. Mr.. Tilden's
letter strengthens this supposition.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

FREE!! ANY PERSON WHO WILL I make and forward me a list of the names Of reliable persons Of their &C., qdaintance who wish to procure an instru- ment, either Piano or Organ, I will use my best endeavors to sell them one, and for every Piano I succeed Tn selling to their list within one year, I will credit them with SIC. and for every Organ s5, to ee applied on payment Of either Piano or Organ; and when it amounts to a sum sufficient to pay for any instrument, selec- ted at the lowest wholesale price, will immediately ship the instrument, free, or after any amount is credited the balance may be paid me in cash and I will then ship them the instrument. They need not be known in the matter, and will be doing their friends a real service, as l shall make special offers to them, selling a superior instrument for from One-half to tvo-thirds what is ordinarily asked by agents. Please send me list at once, and after you have made inquiry, you can add to it. Address,

 DANIEL F. BEATTY,

 Washington, NJ
Year: 1878

BOSTON, sept. l2.-At a meeting of the eN-
ecutlye committee Of the Massachusetts DEM
ocTatlc state committee yesterday, il was
voted that under the call for the state conyen-
ton no person known to be in favor of nomi-
Mating through the democratic convention as
candidate for governor or for any state Office
person who is not d recognized member of
the democratic party should be entitled TO sit
Oh vote In the democratic state convention.
Year: 1878

THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION to exam
inc into and report upon the advisability of
the transfer of the Indian bureau to the War
Department will meet in st. Louis on the 25th
are getting ready to show why the transfer
should and why it should not be made.
Year: 1878

The saloon room of the Odd Fellows'
Rall 10 undergoing q thorough repairing.
The gallery has been removed, and four
private boxes put in its place A new stage
and dressing room have been put In. New
patent chairs will take the place OF the OLD
benches. The plssterers are now at work.
Year: 1878

matter OF the comparative circulation Of
the two papers. 10 crafty his malice,
and not because he believed word that
he said, he referred TO the 1sTELLIoEs-
CIR as a spawned and decaying" news
paper. This was news to US, but 1t 90.
Cured to US that some people not as we'll
posted as ourselves might believe 1t, and
in order to develop the facts Of the case
for the public information we offered TO
submit our books to an impartial exami-
nation, and pay $50 il our daily circula.
tion was not as large as the Register's,-
$50 more II II was not 20 per cent larger,
and $50 more II It was not SO per cent
larger. All for the use Of the Childrens
Home. Baker says this offer Ia an at
tempt on our part to gamble, and TO Sc.
duce him into that sinful practice.
Gambling we all know is abhorrent
to the eyes Of this saint since he got
out Of the lottery business short
time ago, after being in it up TO his neck,
until IT nearly bursted him financially.


Itoccurs to us that II we would enlarge
the terms of our offer little perhaps the
sanity Baker would not look upon it as
so reprehensible. We have therefore
this additional offer to make to him, viz
that we will pay still another $50 If said
circulation is not 50 per cent greater than
the Registers, and yet another $50, II it is
not 70 per cent greater. All these offers
to be taken seriatim with those Of satur-
day and on the same basis.


Now all we have to say to Baker Is this,
don't shame Satan himself by pleading
the sin Of gambling on us, but 'hput up or
shut upn about your immense advertising
as the great official paper Of
the city and state.
Year: 1878

The wisdom and necessity Of the silver
bill, which has withstood food Of abuse
and reviling from its enemies, now begins to
become apparent. 1t has accomplished just
what THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN has pre-
dicted for il from the first. 1t has broken
the back Of gold speculation and brought
gold and silver rs peers in the currency Of
the country. 1t is to become powerful
agent in preserving the national credit when
resumption of specie payments shall ensue.
If the remonetizing of silver will accom-
plish this, it should win not only the respect,
but the gratitude of every true American
citizen.


The Secretary of the Treasury during his
late conference with the gold-mongers aud
other tnanciers of Wall street, appears to
have INDUCED some plain talk, which is
clearly understood. lie gave Wall street
to understand that under resumption legal
tender notes, gold and silver are all equally
to remain in circulation, aud that all are to
he brought to AL equality in value; that
the United States notes, at the pleasure of
their holders, are TO he converted into gold
or silver. The Secretary has already as
serted that "silver dollars will remain at
/" the par Of gold till they become so abund-
"ant and bulky that people will become
tired of carrying them about but in our
country that can beavoided by depositing
them for coin certificates"


The Secretary informed the Committe on
~. al.
which the people will carry about without
tiring will equal at least S5O,0OO,00O, per-
haps Sl00,000,000. Such a sum, from the
uses to be made of it, will, without effort OF
action of the Government, remain at the
par of gold. Any additional sum may be
maintained at the par of gold by deposit
ing it in the Treasury certificate of de-
post of 81 900 of silver weighing no more
and being Just rs portable as q certificate OF
81 900 of gold.


This view of the case, taken and held by
the Secretary of the Treasury, greatly dis
turbs the eauanimity Of the worshippers OF
the golden calf Their idol is broken in
form and substance and will no longer con-
troll values and oppress the people with its
speculative power. Silver and gold will
now rest side by side as coin of the United
States aud as equals, gold having been
utterly shorn of its supremacy. What II
triumph for silver and its advocates, aud
what disaster for those who were coming
fortunes out of the hard earnings Of the
people under gold supremacy. Give the
country and its business interests an abun'
dant paper currency, issued upon the ma
tional faith, no yfn money, rcdeemable in
coin at pleasure, and the people of the
United States will have the soundest anC
most reliable monetary system in the world
This may not please the gold idolators O
the .fdt money advocates; but It will Civ,
stability and univcrsitaity of value to on
money throughout the length and breadtl
of our great country.
Year: 1878

THE Metropolitan Point of Rocks branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Road seems to
be managed with less regard to the comfort
or convenience of its patrons than is char
acteristic of this "old reliable" company
in the conduct of its trunk line. The train
officers-sOme of them, at lcast-do not
understand their business. One OF them, a
conductor on the evening wny-train which
reached Washington about five o'clock last
Saturday evening, was appealed to to put n
young man who had been smoking and
otherwise making himself disagreeable out
of the ladies car. He responded to the ap.
peal with the gencrou, Offer AN right he
should be put out and if you try it I'll
help you" Besides this simple incident,
which bctrays a disnclination to perform
an evident duty BY an employee Of the road,
many complaints are heard from the patrons
of the Washington Grove Camp Of dirty
cars and insufficient seat accommodations.
1t is to be hoped that the company will
amend the management Of this important
branch without delay
Year: 1878

Mr.. CHARLES NJ. NYE will act as the cor
respondent of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
at Washington Grove during the approach
ing camp meeting. The doings of each day
will appear the following morning. Those
desiring THE REPUBLICAN at the camp
grounds can have it by leaving their orders
OF the cOunting-roOm. 1t will be furnished
for sale on the grounds daily.
Year: 1878

If the rumOr be true that General SHER-
MAN has gone to the Mexican border in
stead Of New Mexico, the probabilities are
that interesting news may soon be wired
over the country from that section. II is
certain that the Government is in possess
sion OF late and important information from
the border which requires prompt and de-
cisive action on its part. Perhaps General
SHFIMAN has gone to attend to the busi-
ness in person.
Year: 1878

THE sensation produced by the battle"
between Our detective corps and the masked
burglars who attempted to rob the office of
one of our street railway companies last
week has gone the length and breadth of
the country. The general verdict is credit
able to the bravery and foresight of the Off
GERS but a regret is expressed, especially
among our own citizens, that sufficient pre-
cautions were not taken to insure the cap
ture of the entire gang. This might have
been done, and undoubtedly would have
been, If the police authorities had antici-
pated the strength of the burglarious party.
As it was, their precautions were ample for
any ordinary emergency. 1t was their first,
and we hope ii may be their last, expert
ence in the way of a contest with regu-
larly organized band of robbers.
Year: 1878

COLONEL T. P. RoDR, late president of
the Mexican Border Commission is looming
up as n candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the third Illinois
district. Colonel RODB is well known in
Washington, not only as an earnest Repub-
lican and genial gentleman, but as an Of
fetal whose record is beyond rcproach. He
enjoys the distinction OF having settled all
his accounts with the Government growing
out Of various official responsibilities, in
Guiding the collectorship of the port Of
Savannah, in less time than any other eX-
official of similar importance who has
served the Government since the Republic
can party came into power. This fact,
added to his rare experience as quick OBJ
server Of public events, should commend
hisn tayorlbly to the people Of his district.
Tncy might 20 farther and fare worse.
Year: 1878

ELEVATED RAILROADS IN BosToN
parties having notified the Board of Alder
men of Boston of their intention to petition
the Legislature for authority to construct
elevated railroads in that city, the follow
ing action was taken: "Ordered, That the
City Solicitor be directed to appear before
the appropriate committee of the next
Legislature, and oppose, in behalf of the
City Council, the petitions of L. A. Bigelow
ct al, and of c. A. Richards ct al, for
power to construct elevated railways in
any portion of this city. Order read once
and laid over"
Year: 1878

I u


HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 14-A trunk was
shipped to-day from Cory, Pa, to Phila-
delphia, which contained the remains of a
human being, and from the fact that no
person could be found on the train who ap-
peared to know anything of the trunk and
its contents, an impression prevailed that a
might be in the trunk. A sickening smell
issued from the trunk soon after the train
left Cory, and so offensive did it become
that the doors had to be thrown open.
Year: 1878

Special 10 the Star


INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14.-Senaor Vorhees,
in an interview, states that one of his first
acts upon the reassembling of Congress will
be a movement to make the trade dollar
legal tender. Further conversation with
the Senator and other prominent Demo-
Gratis of Indiana revealed The fact that the
next financial fight in that State will be for
q free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Year: 1878

Pay of the bonds, as fast as they
become due according to tho original
contract, and thus stop the interest
thereon which now goes from labor
to enrich idleness, and issue Green.
backs in their stead, which shall be
a legal tender for all debts. By do
ing this the volume Of our currency
will be increased by just so much as
the volume of the bonds, Any hon
est, candid thinking man will readi'
ly see that this will put into circu'
laLion a sufficient amount Of curren'
cy 10 meet the wants Of the Undue
tries Of our country.-h.
Year: 1878

This was considering the poor"
How little IL costs to do thatl Let
us learn TO speak kindly and gently
to the poor and sufIering.-Tf we
have nothing else to give, lot us at
least give them our sympathy.
Year: 1878

People who are always longing for
a lodge in some vast wilderness
wouldn't be happy If they had one.
The first thing they knew they would
be bowling for a street car, fivo cents
worth Of fno cut, and an evening
paper.
Year: 1878

It was just pouring down when
she admitted him and claimed him
as her rainbow, because shc had TAX
en- him in out Of tho wet.--He re-
flected thata rainbow was q sign Of
promise and was very circumSpect
in his actions.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Bydder, chief customs officer at
Ferryside, Carmarthepshire, Wales, sent
his wife with his little girl to Laugharne,
in the customs boat, which was going
over. Mrs. Bydder, with the two men
in charge of the boat, named Thomas
Humphreys and William Davies, on their
return to Ferryside across Carmarthen
bay, at point called Marley, met with
q sudden gust of wind, which capsized
the boat. Humphreys, who was an ex-
cellent swimmer, first swan with an oar
to support his comrade, but he not being
able to swim, soon sank. He then man
aged to get Mrs. Bydder to hold on to
the boat whilst he swan round the boat
to see what could be done.


He then got his knife and opened it
with his teeth, cut away the cordage, and
after considerable exertion dismasted the
boat, and righted her; but as she was
full of water, and therefore only slightly
buoyant, they could not get into her.
He therefore placed the mast across the
boat, and got the woman's arms over the
mast on one side, whilst he went and
hung on the other side.> Mrs. Bydder
said:


"Every one for himself" and beg
ged him to leave her and save himself,
which he could easily have done, being
\ only about thirty wards from the shore.
But he knew that if he left, the woma
would despair and be drowned; he there
fore remained by her to cheer and assist
her for an hour and a half, at the cost OF
his own life, screaming and shouting all
the time for assistance, which arrived
too late. The brave fellow sank from
cold and exhaustion, but the woman was
saved.
Year: 1878

A Washington correspondent says:
One of those ingenious women whose
business it is to examine mutilated and
illegible currency in the Treasury has
recently come to grief. This woman
had so ably performed this intricate
work for several years as to have be-
come almost indispensable not only to
the department, but scarcely less so to
numerous banks in different parts of the
country, who but for her patience must
have lost considerable sums in worn
currency. Her skill in restoring what
looked like hopeless mass was marvel
lous, and in consideration of her perse-
verance in this direction, some of the
banks have from time to time attested
their appreciation of the material bene-
fit thus derived, by handsome donations
of money, one or two, it is understood,
paying her rs high as $1,000 per year.
1 take equal pride in the gallantry of
such men and the ability of such wo-
men. Too often are women compelled
to feel that they gain nothing by marked
fidelity. These gifts from the banks
were, of course, in addition to the regu-
lar salary paid by the treasury, of
81, 200. For a considerable time it was
sadly noticed that this woman was mani
festly falling into the insidious power of
terrible syren. Often and again, it
could not be denied, she was not quite
herself long before the hour for the
close of work. Admonitions, kind and
gentle, and warnings, oft repeated, were
of no avail. She was hopelessly en-
thralled. At last she came to the office
one morning already too oblivious to
faithfully perform her usual task, and,
as patience had long since ceased to be
a virtue, carriage was called and she
was sent, a victim of alcohol, to her
home, there to find that ominous yellow
envelope containing a notice of dismis


sal from service had preceded her com


ing. Strange to say, her predecessor in
the same position, who had served long
and acceptably, but for this weakness,
was discharged for the same cause.
Year: 1878

There is scarcely any character so rare
as man of real open and generous in
tegrity, who carries his heart in his
hand, who says the thing he pretends.
Though no one can dislike the character,
yet discretion generally shakes her head,
and the word soon let's him into the rea-
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