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Year: 1878

AN EFFICIENT DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
sTRIKlNG CONTRAST BETWEEN REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATORS OF TIE OFFICE
The following record of convictions has
been prepared showing the greater efficiency Of the Dis
trict-Attoreys Office under Republican administration
Than under Democratic:
Year: 1878

The BALDEsT and most disgusting as
sertions have been uttered by the metro
politan press since the opening OF the ar
gument ON the silver question that have
ever been witnessed. They have been
regularly beaten from every position they
assumed and now fall back upon predio-
tons as to the direful consequences that
are TO befall the nation If it dares TO re-
coin the silver dollar as it was coined
and used as a legal-tender before the war.


These editors have the supreme vanity
to suppose the great race of men who con-
Quoted the country through all the perils
that nations are liable to up TO the fatal
mistake of the year 1861, are not compe-
tent TO detect fraud and error.


The people know that the nation was
built up by the use of the silver dollar /;
they know that the United States never
had gold dollar until 1851 and then the
country had made such, strides in the
march TO empire as had astonished the
world; had humbled the "Mistress of the
Seas" and made the frog-eaters pay their
debt while man-of-war stood In the
Seine to collect an honest debtin CON-.
No man lives to-day. whose recorded
oath had such potentiality as be who in
his pure and simple Christian faith and
strong I1ish, honest instincts, resting in
the power ofjustice, uttered that thrilling
sentiment that has come ringing down to
us as fresh as whenit came forth from his
immortal mind, "By the Eternali' 81 (


Nothing grander or, more honorable
has been done for America since that
day. tH nn e-iaai.no, sa. i -i.a


Then it was that the nation stood forth
in ali the glory of heryoung and vigorous
manhood, like a very Hercules in all that
ennobles man, and makes the free and
the brave the hope Of the purest and best
Of earth in every cline. aTel- 9HT|


That oath was grander in its sublimity
than any of the recorded sentiments OF
az the Czars Of all the Russias, or KING,
of Europe. The veterans of Wellington
had been made to bite the dust before its
author, and the noblest of the country
men of the ever-to-be-beloved LAFAY-
ETTE yielded to 1t with reverence and
high respect. In the struggles of the
great European Republic that sound to-
day has political effectiveness, because its
people know they have the sympathy OF
every Jeffersonian and Jacksonian citi.
zens of this immense empire i'll the west
ern world.


The idle and silly talk about the silver
OF France and Germany ought to make
honest men blush. These men know that
not single thaler has ever been tempted
here from Germany, nor one single franc
from the horde of silver in France. The
impotent and vulgar charge of jenkins
old Commercial cast at the Democrats in
the House who voted for Blands Silver
bill, that they were "fools and knaves, ,
If it was befitting at any time, might bt
applied correctly to the metropolitan edi
tors for surely none but "consummat,
fools" could expect to convince honest
intelligent men of the truth of what the,
say. We do not believe they are honest
we believe, as has been said in the Sen
ate, they are bought with price.
Year: 1878

UNPREPARED FOR SUCH AN ovERrURN-BELIEvES


DEMOCRATIC DIssENsIONs THE MAIN CAUSE.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCHEl


COLUMBUS. OHIO. NoY "a representative of
The TRIBuNE called on Governor Bishop this even
ing for the purpose of getting an expression Of his
views on tho elections held yesterday. and
the cause of the general overturning in New
York, Pennsylvania and New-Jorsty The Governor
replied that his time had been taken up that he
hardly considered the matter, but be was free TO
admit that he was wholly unprepared for so com
plete a turn, especially IN New-fork and Ncw-Jer-
sey. lie Thought that perhaps the financial Ques-
tion might have had something TO do wKh Repubh-
can success but the main he believed to be the
dissensions existing in the Democratic party, not
only in New-York. but in other States. He was of
the opinion that had the party been united in
this State il would have elected the State
ticket by good majority; that the Re-
publicans owed their success more To tho
fight between members of the Democratic
party, who were moro greedy for Office
than for party success. than to any othor
cause. The Governor did not desire 10 express
himself ON the relative strength of the
various Presidential aspirants. saying he had not
given the subject consideration. He departs for
Philadelphia and NewYork tomorrow afternoon
Year: 1878

RICHMOND, VA. March BIN the q. s. cir


cult court here today Judge Hughes rendered


decision in the Arlington case, sustaining
plaintiffs demurrer to the Attorney Generals
suggestion, which was that because the United


States was indirectly the defendant to the suit
the court had no jurisdiction to try 1t. The
ruling is, that if sovereign power intervenes
i'm suit in which it is not defendant on the
record, with an objection that il cannot be
sued the court will look into the grounds of
its right to intervene, and that accordingly
the government in this suit must stand upon
the strength of its title and not upon its ex.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, March ia special from Nor,
under orders for St Domingo, is now delayed
by the breaking of the piston ring, and It is
thought the ship win not be able to leave the
YARD under two weeks. The board OF survey
new one to be made, and the machinists are
working day and night on the machinery, and
every effort is made to hurry forward the
work as rapidly as possible. The steamer
SnowdrOp Is being fitted up for the use of the
Secretary of the Navy and the naval commit
tees on their arrival here, the understand 1g
at the yard being thai the party will reach here
some time next week.
Year: 1878

IN FAVOR OF HONEST MONEY-The Ohio
senate has passed bills to make it unlawful for
any person or corporation 10 issue any check,
scrip, or other evidence of Indebtedness paw.
able otherwise than in lawful money, and to
make it unlawful for any person or corporation
to pay wages in goods or supplies, through the
current cash rates for like goods at the nearest
retail price.
Year: 1878

SHOCKING TREATMENT OF A WoMAN.-A
Cincinnati Commercial special from Vir-
Ewes: a cOurtesan, was taken to the woods
short distance from the city, and after horri
bic treatment by several ruffians fire was
burned to a crisp. After several days of in.
tense suffering, she was discovered by persons
who had her removed to the county asylum
No arrests have been made,
Year: 1878

ANOTHER EMEUTE has occurred at Prince
ton, New jersey, this time between the col
legians and Seminarians. Two of the latter
were beaten, and six of the cOllegians have
attempt to set fire to the old Seminary build
ing. The latter charge grows out of the ex-
plOding of fire crackers to celebrate the pass
ing through their final examination. One of
the prisoners was released, but the others will
be bound over to await the action of the grand
jury in Nav
Year: 1878

1HE IRA AMP IN CALIFORNIA.-The San Fran
cisco BnUetin takes alarm over the trampS


who, While mOrOpOiZing so much legislative
attention at the east. have not yet received
serious attention on the Pacific slope I'VE
know that they have been cOnverging on this
city, says the Bulletin, from all points for
months past. The symptoms of social disorder


resulting from the dema gogical efforts to ex-
flight. The matter is one that certainly calls
for legislative consideration. II has for some
time been engaging the attention of some of
The ableSt men at the east. If nothing be done
There is much in its climate, and the large.
heartedness of its people to make it the para
disc OF the tramp. As legislation at the east
this way. The vast middle plains are no inn,
pediment to them. They ride on the trucks of
the cars. They stow themselves among the
baggage. Sometimes they are strong enough
to suppress the railroad men at weak points,
Year: 1878

A NEST OF WATER SNAKEs.-WhiIe nul -
Oer OF men were raising an embankment wi n
a Scraper on the bank of the Valley Can 4
recently, near the south line of the city ths
SCI aper cut off the head of large water -snaka.
1he body was afterward found still alive i'm ,
hole in the bank OF the canal. A still furfhaT-
Investigation brought TO light nest of not ley /;
than tWentyfOur of these wateT-snakeS,
measuring from eighteen inches TO three fe 8
In length each. The largest was about as thir1C
as hoe handle. They undoubtedly had thef-
nest there last fail before the close OF the can
and would have been ready TO take to th5
water as soon as the canal was filled.-IR9.
chester ETJ,reSs
Year: 1878

THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO PHILADELPHIA
at the invitation of the Union League Club
will be made when he finds it convenient.
This will not he, it is thought, before the first
part of April
Year: 1878

IL is said that the amount Of land
in England under cultivation as isrm
Is constantly growing less, ewing to
the increasing wealth Of the middle
classes, who must have parks around
their houses, and the influx Of wealthy
foreigners, who buy large tracts Of
arabic land for the same purpose.
This state Of things will compel Eng
land to make the most of her Indian
wheat product, and may further en-.
large the American export Of that
necessary Of life.
Year: 1878

A young lady about to he married
insisted on certain clergyman to per.
form the ceremony, saying, "He al.
ways throws so much feeling into the
thing; and | wouldn't give fig to be
married unless il could be done in q
style Of gushing rhapsody
Year: 1878

Thirteen of the women who were
known as wives OF the late Brigham
Young, have entered into relations of
the same kind with other men. Nor
monism is not so disgusting to them as
has been supposed. A Mormon wife
was refused naturalization papers In
Salt Lake City last week, on the
ground that her living in polygamy
disqualified her, a good moral charac.
ter being required. Such decision
will help along the abolition Of fpolygs-
my. If the importation Of Mormons
we're cut off, the rotten sore would
soon run out.
Year: 1878

II pegged boo,s are occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the
soles and upper leather they will not
be apt to rip. If the soles of boots
and shoes are dressed with petroleum
they will resist wet and wear well.
The pegs, it is said. are not affected
by dryness after being well saturated
with the oil.
Year: 1878

We can sometimes give a man a
personal puff. but when he asks us TO
send him ten extra copies and pay the
postage on them, our smile is sad and
vaeant.like a boy with the eolic watch
ing q monkeys cage.
Year: 1878

About two months after the event
described above, [ read in the morning
papers a paragraph to the following
effect


Mr.. J. Shoddy, of "A -- street
has committed suicide. He has been
found this morning hanging in the back
yard of his beautiful mansion-the rope
fastened to the railing of the veranda.
He evidently fastened the rope to the
railing and to his neck, and ended his
life by jumping over the railing His
death must have been instantaneous.
Insanity is alleged as the cause of this
act, and no other reason can be guessed
at, as Mr.. Shoddy was very rich man
and enjoyed the comforts of an elegant
home and of an affectionate family"


| was Mortified when | read it, and the
first thing | did was to run down to the
house to ascertain the truth of the
statement. Alas it was but too true


Poor Jacob Shoddy 1t was your desti
nation to come to this land, to learn
how to walk and even to dance with
your head suspended in the air, to marry
a lady with such pure German accent.
as they have no idea of in your native
land to amass such riches as your poor
good old mother had never seen even in
her dreams, and to Gle at last with your
legs suspended in the air!" You have
led a comfortable life, if the testimony
of the newspapers be taken for it. You
have left behind you five or six Children
who are well cared for with regard to
pecuniary affairs, and wife in the prime
of health and strength, who has helped
you to attain such an enviable position
in the world


Mayest thou rest in peace, and may
comfort reach the hearts of those who
mourn after thee. May thy good and
brave lady draw consolation from the
wisdom of the pious Mr. H. who is still
the guide and instructor of thy children,
and also from the consciousness that she
has been such great help to you.


[ have met Mrs. Shoddy in the street.
Although she was dressed in deep mourn
ing she looked as though she were COM
forted after the severe loss she had
sustained ''Truly she is brave woman
7 thought-and may have some right
to the title Of an exemplary wife p


END OF PART l.
Year: 1878

A poor sickly> man arrived once in
Rumshiskok, small town in Lithuania,
with his child, boy of about nine years.
That man took sick and died soon after
his arrival, bequeathing his poor child
to the poor Jewish community. Nobody
knew where the man came from; all
that was known was that he was wild
Year: 1878

THE LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts Of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
US all the news and keep us posted in
all matters Of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this office and fur
nish us with any information they may
possess.
Year: 1878

1T Is stated by conservative author
ity that Europe has as much to fear as
hope for in the meeting of the congress.
If it does not meet each European
power will stand prepared to prevent
an infraction of the treaties of '56 and
II, so far as the interests of each
power are concerned.
Year: 1878

A WASHINGTON dispatch states that
the investigation at the State Depart
ment developes the assertion that it is
known that the late Judge Leonard
went to Cuba solely on private business
and not to discover facts regarding the
alleged kidnapping of colored men for
Year: 1878

The Mr.. Mills who takes charge of
the city circulation of THE LEADER
tomorrow morning is the same snow
proof gentleman who delivered the Sun
so promptly while the elements howled
fercely about his pathway.
Year: 1878



 There was, we understand, repre- sentative of the Sunday Illustrated Herald (Hot Springs) in town last week. We don't know whether he thought we all had the yellow fever at the DEMOCRAT office, whether he had done something mean and supposed we knew all about, or whether he was a new hand and didn't know anything of newspaper courtesyi but one thing he was careful to do, and that was to keep at long range from our office.

 SUDDEN DEATH.--Our whole town Twas startled and shocked last Sunday morning at the sudden and unexpected demise of one of our prominent citizens, Col. W. A. Wellington. On Saturday he was on the streets as usual, and ap- peared as one of the counsel in case of habeGs corpus before Judge Wilson. Although he had been slightly indis- posed the whole day he sat up after supper and read his papers, and retired as usual withoct any apprehension that he was seriously unwell. About 12 o'clock at night he was seized with a slight conyulsion and medical aid was at once summoned, but ill less time almost than it takes to tell it, the vital spark had gone out The cause of his sudden death was pronounced heart disease.

 -~If you want nice cheap goods, go to J. l.. Shinn's.
Year: 1878

Did you ever notice how long Ii


takes a boys hair to dry when he


has run away and gone in swim


ming? 1t is painful to be a boy,
with a mother constantly in fear
that you will be brought home from
the river on a board. The boy is
commanded not to go TO the river,
and 5wears he won't, but he lies
like little trooper. He thinks that
he willnOt get his hair went and no
one will know it, and when he get
ready to come out of the water, a
big boy ducks him, then he swears,
and when he crawls in the back
window at 10 o'clock at night his
mother, with pressbOard hid in
the folds of her dress, it is the first
obstacle he encounters. Does she
believe him when he tells her he has
been practicing with the "first nine"
of Sunday-school class? No!
She feels of his hair, finds ii wet,
smell of it and finds il musty, and
finds his shirt wrong side out. Then
she spit upon her hands, and with
the press board so worked upon his
tender sensibilities that he goes to
bed with his hand upon his aching
heart, wishing he was Il half or
phan, and he dreams he is a stern
wheel boat running backward and
has collided with q barge loaded
with benzlne on fire. The way for
a boy to get along is to have his'hair
shingled.
Year: 1878

Gov. Sherwood, of Minnesota, has
returned to Tennessee TO remain
permanently, with a view to o.huild-
ing up colony ON large tract OF
land at Sherwood, Franklin county,
which was purchased some time
ago.


Commissioner KillebTew received
a second letter from Otis Brown, of
Portland, Maine, in which he says
that there will bea large emigration
from that State TO Tennessee within
the next year, and that a party had
left there to visit and inspect tract
of land near the University of the
South, Sewanee. If satisfactory
they will settle there and prove a
valuable addition to the population
of Tennessee.


Most persons have very little idea
of the number Of immigrants that
are constantly coming in here from
the North. Twenty Northern fam
lilies have recently settled in the
Eighteenth District of this county,
80 or 40 families in Williamson and
a large number in Lawrence, Frank
lin, Coffee and other counties. But
for the yellow fever many more
would have settled in Tennessee
this fall.
Year: 1878

4 few papers in Tennessee-not
many-cOntinue to harp about
"high tax men" and slow tax men,"
The election is over, and we respect
fully submit that it is about time to
stop that sort of thing. When the
Legislature meets we trust II will
be with the determination TO agree
upon an adjustment of the State
debt, and to levy a tax sufficient for
the emergency. The question must
be adjusted during the session upon
some terms, and he is either bad
citizen or a fool who would throw
obstacles in the way. We take II
that no intelligent or thoughtful


mind expects to see the incoming
Legislature adjourn without final
disposition of the embarrassing
question, to the end that it may be
lifted ont of politics, and that GER
tainty may take the place of the un-
certainty and doubt now 40 hurtful
to all our interests. In the mean
while, between this and the lst Of
January, the press, at least the
sensible and patriotic portion of It,
can do much good by impressing
the popular mind with the absolute
necessity for a speedy adjustment.
Year: 1878

ABOUT one hundred and fifty ap-
pointments await confirmation by
the Senate. These have nearly all
been made since adjournment. It
is thought that nine-tenths OF them
will be confirmed without serious
opposition, and that the bitter fight
will be over the New York appoint
ments, which Conkling will en-
deavOr TO defeat. Smart opposition
is also expected to the confirmation
of Hahn, as Superintendent OF the
New Orleans Mint, and Badger, as
Post Master at the same point. Out
side of tho appointments at New
Orleans and New York, there arc
no symptoms of violent struggle.
Year: 1878

Tie italian Government retains the
privilege, when valuable picture is about
to pass through the customs outward, of
taking possession thereof Oh payment to
the owner of two-thirds of the price. An
EngllsE ccnnoisseCr secured a gem by one
Of the old masters, and hired painter to
psict over HE priceless treasure a modern
landscape. He felt sure that the picture,
thus n asked, would elude the vigilance of
the authorities, and that when be had it
safe n London he could easily have the
later pictQre rubbed cff, thus leaving the
old master il ali it's beauty. He was quite
right, Int the cleaner rubbed of the old
masters work as well as the landscape,
and oeuesth the old master they found-a
portrait OF an cfacer of the Court oi
George l.
Year: 1878

THE WAX OF BEEs.-Wax is generated
in the bodies Of bees at will, Oozing out
between the scales If their abdomen in
little plates no larger than the top Of a
pins head. When bees are engaged
building rapidly the floor board is often
thickly sprinkled with the wax scales
which have fallen from the workman's
mouths. Each bee generates two scales
at time and is unable to do SO on scanty
diet, but must feed literally on honey
during the time. The consumption of
honey is very great when wax production
is going on. Liebeg was of opinion that
twenty pounds of honey were required to
manufacture one pound of wax.--EagIisA
Mechanic.
Year: 1878

Mr.. VANDBRBILT was asked one day
what was the secret of his success in his
business. "Secretl There is no secret
about it. All you have to do is to at
tend to your business and 90 ahead" At
another time he said "1he secret of my
success is this: never tell what | am
going TO do till / have done it," This
was nearer the mark. He kept his own
council and never betrayed his best friend
himself. This was the secret of the
railroad kings career.
Year: 1878

"a LITTLE farm well titled, little
wife well willed," comes aptly to mind.
We never farcied large farms for those
Of moderate means, The large farms are
not worked so thoroughly as the smaller,
generally speaking, and large farms are
not apt to contain more waste land, that
might be made available to ditching, or
clearing off stumps or rocks. Then on a
small farm one can give more attention to
gardening, and to fruits, and by combin-
ing, these interests would thrive securely
and the men who hold farm mortgages
could not rob him of moments sleep
through fear cf fnrecIOsures.
Year: 1878

The annual gold product of the world
IS probably greater than of silver by about
$26,000,000 and there does not appear to
be any well.grounded reason why this
proportion should materially change, At
least during the present generation.
Year: 1878

To have our hearts balanced on God as
their center, and so balanced that under
the ruder touches of temptation that they
may be msved to and fro like nicely
poised stones Of the Druids, but like
these stones always return to their rest
that is to be blessed indeed-to be blessed
like the psalmist who said after some
rough onset of Satan's, ~ shall not be
greatly moved Leu
Year: 1878

For period of over 80 years, more or less,
says correspondent OF the Country Gentle
man, horses have been under my control.
personally superintended the feeding. During
this time no horses have died, and have had
little sickness. A straw cutter, with rawhide
rollers, has been in continual use till the pres
ent time. In the cutting of the food for two
teams, enough is saved in one year to pay fol
its purchase. While the horses are eating
their dinner, enough can be cut for the mex,
meal then watered, to noisten it and destroy
the DUST and with it four quarts of meal is
ample for each horse. The meal is one-third
corn, One-third oats and the other shorts. A
variety is made by giving a few small potatoes
or carrots weekly. The benefits resulting
from this manner OF feeding are that We have
no sick horses. they being always in good
health and order; there is no danger of
founder from hired men feeding when too
warm; they can eat it sooner and are ready
to 90 out; neither is anything wasted 10y
throwing from the manger, etc., and it does
them more good, / believe, as no whole grain
is passed and lost. Being out of meal for a
few days, number of feeds were given them
of small ears of corn, with plenty of cut
hay, moistened. Two had to be taken to the
city Immediately for treatment of collie, and,
by prompt action at once, they recovered.
This is the last of whole grain feeding. OF
course the same good quality of hay and
grain is given when cut as when they cut it
for themselves. st.a