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Year: 1878




The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Morning Herald, of Tuesday,
gives the following in relation to the views
of Hon. Charles b. Roberts on the Silver
Bill:


ut has been generally published in the
newspapers of Maryland and elsewhere that
the Hon. Charles B. Roberts voted in favor
OF the Bland bill on its passage IN the House.
Such, however, is not the case. he was not
present on the day the bill passed the House,
which was on the Monday Immediately pre-.
ceding the late election in Maryland, but was
absent taking part in the canvass in Carroll
county, and remained home to vote, reaching
Washington on the night of the election. II
was generally understood that no business ol
any Importance would be taken up during the
absence of large number of members from
the north and east, who had gone home to
attend the elections.


Your correspondent is reliably informed
that Mr.. Roberts, had he been present, would
have voted against the Bland biil-uot that
he is opposed to the reconciliation of silver,
but decidedly fayors It, provided it can be
done under proper restrictions. He would
favor bill without the free coinage clause,
and thinks it would be better to insert pro
vision that silver and gold should be made tc
approximate as nearly as possible the present
relative value of each, so that the public
creditor might find no reasonable cause fol
complaint. When the bill is returned to the
House Mr.. Roberts will probably express hi.
views at length upon the subject
Year: 1878

An estimate is made in New York that
during the past three weeks $4,000, 900 Uni
ted States bonds have arrived from abroad,
or have been sold there on foreign account
aad are now on their way across the ocean.


This is an encouraging sign. 1t would
be good thing for the country at large if
all our bonds were returned and put upon
the market to be purchased by our own
citizens. The country would not then be
drained of its gold to pay the accruirg in
terest upon its public debt. The bonds
would be held by and the interest would
be paid to our own citizens. Such is the
case in England. Her debt is held by
her own citizens, and the annual interest
paid to her creditors is returned by them
to the channels OF trade and the country
suffers no loss. But the extract above is
published as an argument against the re-
monetization of silver. 1t is intended to
show the effect of the measure abroad up
on our creditors. We say let the bonds
come, and if thrown upon the market in
sums sufficient to depress their price, our
own citizens who purchase will be the
gamers, and the country at large will gain
if her bonds should be entirely absorbed
by her own citizens. The orimaniaists
will prove too much for their own cause,
by citing such instances as the above.
Year: 1878

Worth, the great Partisan man-milliner,
is benefactor of his race. He has issued
an edict which viii relieve the ladies Of
many pounds Of cumbrous skirts and
founces and liberate them from the un-
calmly habit or necessity of holding up
their dresses out of the mud as they wall
the streets. This he has done by bring
ing out short walking dress called in the
fashion reports Costume de fatigue" As
soon as Worth's new garment is in vogue
we shall no more see the fair sex describ-
ing semi-circle in STOPPING down to raise
their skirts with one hand while crossing
cutters and dirty street crossings. We
don't doubt that the change will be hailed
with delight by all. How would they
fancy it, if necessity should compel the
gentlemen, when walking with them in
public places, to be esusinually hitching
up their pantaloons by the hips. 1t
would look very awkward, as well as
impolite. We leave them to draw the
proper inference.
Year: 1878

If the subjects of Queen Victoria in
Canada drive our fishermen from the banks
of Newfoundland, and permit band Of
hostile Sioux Indians to organize mill
tary expedition for the purpose of plum
dering and numbering upon our frontier,
will it not be casus beli against her
Majesty? For what purpose was the late
award of s5,OOO,OOO? That sum would
pay for very large quantity of Labrador
herrings. But it would seem that we are
to pay the money and not get any her
rings. Uncle Sam is very hard to arouse.
But once riled he is hard to placate.
With Canada on the north and Mexico on
the south, he has a pretty hard task to
preserve his equinimity of temper.
Year: 1878

Last year it was heralded with a loud
flourish Of trumpets that the Reform CD
Commissioners Of Baltimore county had re-
duced the rate Of taxation to AZ cents on the
500, and an extraordinary effort was made
blythe Reform q party to obtain uewlease
of power at the last election. Il was in
timated at the time that there was a de-
fciency of over 100000, but the charge
was hurled back with defiance. In the
Legislature on Tuesday Mr.. Yellott OBJ
tanned leave to introduce bill, of which
the following Is summary


Whereas the commissioners of Baltimore
county have ascertained that the taxes of 1877
have been collected and expended, and there
exists large Indebtedness against the county,
created by their predecessors, for which i'm
mediate provision must be made, therefore
be Il enacted, &c, that the county commits
sioners of Baltimore county be, and tkey are
hereby authorized and empowered 10 borrow v
$4,000 IN addition to the sum Of $40, GOO
heretofore borrowed under authority of law
by their predecessors in Office, to provide for
the payment of the same out of the annual
levy for 1878"


1t is reported that the members of the
Legislature from that county are divided
on the question and there is likely to be
some trouble over the passage of the bill
We sympathize with our friends in that
county, and hope they will learn exper-
ience by the past and not allow themselves
to be carried away from the Democratic
fold by such specious promises. If there
are any evils in the good old party correct
them within it, do not 90 outside for that
purpose, and allow, as in many instances
has been the case, the disappointed Office
seekers and chronic grumblers to rule the
roast. There is honesty and integrity
enough within the party lines to remedy
all shortcomings, and the sooner the party
takes decided stand in this matter the
better it will be for it.
Year: 1878

MEssRN EDrToRs;-Aeeording to promise I viii
give you description OF my visit TO North Carolina
landed at Vincent and Salem. which are ioinq4I
together as one town. but ruled hy two rnunicipai
governments About one hundred and three vearS
ago colony Of Moravians took up large body ol
land and started the town Of Salem In selling out
lots, they would not sell % any man who Wa moi
sober and industrious and that would build a good
house There never has been any liquor sold IN
Salem or Vincent 20 the present time A few wears
ago they got special act Of the Legislature prohib
iting the sale OF liquor within three miles OF the
town, consequently you find them q sober and in
dustrious people They have several wOolen and
cotton manufactures. and number some thfrrv-sfx
hundred inhabitants Would Il not be advisable II
some OF our towns north would follow their ex-
ample:


next went 10 Thomasville. which has been bun,
up within The last twenty years. II is quite place
for the stave and lumber trade and can also boast
Of not having any liquor sold in the limits Of the
town


From Th0masville went % Lexington. which I
found 10 be quite a large and enteTprising town,
with several nne churches and some very fine resi-
dences, with their yards beautifully decorated with
-shrubbery.


Mr.. Hege showed me some Egyptian wheat which
he had brought from the Centennial One grain
produced two thousand and i've grains II grows
with very sff straw and boards eight inches long


started from Lexington in private conveyance,
% take view Of the surrounding country and being


farmer myself felt an interest in seeing how theT
conducted their farms in the south, but when
came 70 view them l felt greatly disappointed in
finding the farmers in the old ruts Of clearing and
farming IN corn and wheat as long as Il will pro-
dnee anything without ever sowing down to grass.


have Travelled considerably and never saw better
timber than found in North Carolina. The soil in
is natural state s good think If they were 20
adopt our plan OF farming in the north 10 farm in
rotation and keep their lands in grass they would
have beautiful country. The climate Is % mild
they can plough nearly all winter: Land is selling
very low: from five to twenty dollars per acre
found few men from the north who had settled
there. and they were doing well. There Is an idea
tnat people from the north would not be treated
kindly In the south. think this is a mistaken no.
ton never found kinder and more hospitable
people anywhere than found in Norla Carolina.
Year: 1878

PUBLIC 0PINIoN.-Thc Baltimore Ga
zette has declared that the sentiment of the
Democratic party in Maryland on the sill
yer question is overwhelmingly adverse to
it. To which the Daily Netcs replies:


"Does the late vote of our Senators and
Representatives. in Congress, six out Of eight in
favor of the Matthews resolution, look ike il?
Does the vote of our Legislature, 4S to 81,
and that 81 including nearly the whole body
of Republicans in the House look like it ?''


So far from public sentiment in Mary
land being opposed to the demonstration
of silver, we hesitate not to say that if the
free coinage and unlimited legal tender
features were eliminated from the measure,
there would be very little opposition to it
in this State.
Year: 1878

The busiest toilers in the industrial hive
are the newspaper men. They toll while
others sleep. What would be the effect
on the American public if the newspaper
press were to suspend operations for but
one week ? We can only conjecture
The wheels of progress would be blocked
in every direction and stagnation would
ensue, mental, moral aud material. IF
the sun we're to pause in midheaven the
suspension of the press would only be a
matter of secondary importance to an event
like that.
Year: 1878

The streets of London, II placed in one
line would form an avenue Of seven tllOus-
and miles In length. In the daily cleans
ing of the streets fourteen thousand men
fad employment and six thousand horses
and two thousand five hundred carts.
The engineer in chief has 4 salary OF
two thousand pounds. The work goes on
day and night but the actual sweeping
does not begin until eight o'clock p. NJ.
Year: 1878

A young man in Connecticut who carries
pistol cartridges in his pocket with his
tobacco got one in bis pipe, the other day,
and did not know it until piece Of his nose
was blown off,
Year: 1878

WARRINGTON, March 18-Thc Sub
Committee Of the Senate on Pacific Rail
roads to day made unanimous report
to iull Committee in favor of Senator
Niitche's bill extending the time for the
completion of the main line of the North.
ern Pacific Railroad to eight years. The
bill AS amended compels the Company to
build on the south side of the Columbia
river to Portland and to Kalama, w.
II. II throws all lands open to settle
ment by emptars at two dollars and
halt per acre. The proceeds to be paid
into the U. S. Treasury, and by the
Secretary of the Treasury placed to tho
credit of the Company. When any sec
tion or sections Of the road are complet-
ed and accepted by the Government,
then the Secretary of the Treasury shall
pay directly to the Company the pro-
eeeds of all lands designated by odd sec
tions adjacent to the completed road on
which pre- emption filings have not been
made, to tile Company, with the restric-
tions that they shall be sold in qunnti
ties not exceeding 100 acres to one per
son, and at not exceeding SO so per acre,


The bill also provides for the protection
Of settlers on iandsp the even sections,
which ARE thrown open to homesteaders,
100 acres to each person. 1t also permits
:hose who have been restricted to eighty
acres under existing laws, to enlarge
their claims to 1850 acres. This extern
sion is on the express condition that the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company shall
commence the construction Of their road
at Portland Within nine months after the
date OF the passage OF the Act, and shall
construct at tUast 33 miles within one
year thereafter on the south side of the
Columbia river, and that each year there
after the Company shall build one hun
dred lailes of road, at least twenty-five
of which shall be on the Pacific cost. The
bill further provides that the road from
UmatilIa to Portland shall be- commOu for
the use OF the Northern Pacific, Salt Lake
and South Pass Companies, under such
terms US they may agree upon, and in the
event of a failure to agree, such terms
as may be agreed upon by three persons
selected by the President OF the United
States. The extension dos not extend to
the branch line across the Cascade Noun
but lands on the branch, amounting to
seven million acres, are restored to the
public domain, and in lieu OF these lands
AN equal amount is granted to the Salt
Lake and South Pass Company, in aid of
their road from Umatilla to Salt Lake,
under like restrictions as to the sale OF
lands " the Government, and on condi-
ton that the Company shall commence at
Umatila, within six months after the
date of the passagc of the act, and build
and equip twenty five miles of road with
in one year thereafter, fifty miles within
each succeeding year, and the whole with
in four years from the commencement of
the work.


The House committee on coinage,
weights and measures agreed to report
Marsh's bill furnishing defacers CT gold
and silver coin.
Year: 1878

Nothing but the murder of Glover can save the
Democracy.


With Gold at 100, there is little call for Mr..
JOnes'S zero dollar.


It's noble reform" party which cuts down the
pittance of a crippled soldier!


The President ought at least TO be willing to throw
the weight of his serenity the right side of the
Fall campaign.


If Congress wants to make the wheels of industry
inst buzz let it pass concurrent resolution to get
out of Washington before the 1st of June.


If Glover doesn't want to run the entire Demo-
cratic party into one hole or another he must be
careful not to follow the trail of swindler.


1t isn't Glover's fault that there is a Democratic
scandal under every cover he prizes up 1t is uncom-
mon stupid of him. though, not to smell it sooner.


Beebe emerges into public view once more. Sulli-
van County ought to send him down new pair
of clogs for his impending war-dance on the fraud
question.


No party but the Democratic would be so pig
headed as TO stand in the way of resumption now.
They are horribly afraid of the National movement
but have not sagacity enough to seq that the set
tlement of the financial question takes away all ex-
cuse for the National party's existence.


despondent expression is settling upon the noble
features of tho Hon. Montgomery Blair the convie
ton grows IN his mind that it will require something
more persuasive than terrapin supper to extract
that fraud bill of his from the Senate Judiciary
Committee. He hears that they are powerfully
heavy sitters.


Venango County Penn, has instructed its
four representatives to the State COnven-
ton to vote for Mr. Galusha A. Grow for
Governor. This was a point where Mr.. Grow
was not expected to develop much strength /;
but the man seems to have friends where
ever he has been This is probably the first return
of any sort he has had on his investments many
years ago in Oh City.


Governor Smith, Of Wisconsin, thinks the Repub-
licans have the upper hand in that State for the
next election, because the Germans are largely in
favor of the party that is for honest money He be-


eves also that the policy of the Administration Is
popular among the Germans, and also among the
Republicans aud suspects that Senator Howe has
injured his prospects for reflection by his attack ON
the President. It should be added that the Cover
nor has a decided hankering for the Senatorshlp
himself. and may thus be uneonsciousy Diassed Ia
| his judgment.


| Wade Hampton is likely to be renominated unani-
mously for Governor of South Carolina, and to be
Year: 1878

reelected almost without opposition. The Republi-
cans are disposedto concentrate themselves on men,
bers of the Legislature and Congressman, and
are hopeful of gaining one or two of the latter
This seems to be a wise decision. The State could
hardly have better Governor than Hampton, and
the Republican strength cannot possibly be devoted
To better object than the election OF congressman.
IL their hopes of realized, it will be


great stroke of good fortune for the National party


Eaton. of Kansas has been goaded into taking
some more about the management OF the last Demo-
cratic Presidential campaign. He doesn't reveal
much except o strong personal antipathy for Mr.
Hewitt, which that gentleman viii oe entirely able
to stand up under He says the 1ilden Literary
Bureau spent at least 100000 for "printing and
circulating tracts that were of no earthly use for
nobody ever read them.o THIS is reelection on the
Democratic Press, for most of the able intellectual
feast prepared at the bureau was reproduced as ed
torial wisdom in the party Journals, and was sup
posed to have been read with avidity" 1t was un-
usually able-for Democratic journals.


The cruel fates seem disposed to crowd the Hon.
Hendriek B. Wright uncomfOrtably. He has no
sooner begun to win little glory by his 100000
900 currency scheme, than an unsympathetic per-
son, denominated a "NewYork fnancier," steps
forward and declares that he is the author Of the
bill, Wright being simply its introducer and that


its effect will be to swell our currency TO only about
one thousand millions. The gifted "New-fork
fnancier" thinks the country could stand two
thousand Millions and be stimulated" BY IT, pro-
vded it devoted to the erection of public build
ings. 1t would be waste of breath to call the
" financero donkey, but it would be comDre-
bensve definition for his peculiar trouble.


Governor Bishop has set the Ohio Democracy into
fresh commotion by appointing for Coal Mine
Inspector man totally unfit for the duties of the
position since he has no knowledge whatever of
mining. The official who was removed was in every
way fitted for the place, and was especially accept
able to the miners. he had repeatedly done them
valuable service in urging reforms in mine manage
ment. The Miners Convention has sent unani-
nous petition to the Governor for the retention Of
the former Inspector, but the Governor has paid
attention to il. Petitions signed by nearly 20 900
miners urging the same act have also been ignored.
The result is that the Democratic leaders are in a
panic. They know il is ruin to the party TO offend
the miners for they one Of the manstays OF lts
vote, and unless the Governor turns about the Re-
pubhcans can pretty certainly carry the State. 1t
is evident that your Uncle Dick Is better judge of
groceries than of politics.
Year: 1878

is black and, like the ghost OF Banquo, starts


up to cause alright whenever feast Is spread.


Its behavior in such power as it has is not
help to it. Southern claims and sympathies
make it certain that the party can never pre-
vail in many of the Northern States or dis
tricts. TO get into some shape, so that ambl-
tiOus and active men throughout the North may
not be generally and permanently excluded
from power Mt home, is an object which
will appeal strongly to those who live IN
Republican States, districts and towns. They
have learned the enormous persistency of Re
publican opinion, as against the Southern De-
mocracy, and know that even after great
defeat the Republican party might, by little
reorganization, sweep the North again. Be-
yond all is the fact that the National objeeS
are the only objects which have vitality t'r
great body of Northern Democrats. Thy are
in spirit and purpose communists. du 'ne
National platform appeals powerfully 10 theH
rooted feelings. If party that neans some
thing has more right to live than parry
that means nothing, there is chance that
Democracy may at last give place to open ana
orgnnizcd socialism, called the National party.
Year: 1878

The Legislature of New-Jersey, which re-
Gently came to an mglOnOus end, blundered
into passing one creditable act, and Gov
ernor Mcclellan within a few days has
signed it. This law provides for placing
in every school district of the State a
set of the standard weights and meas
ures used in the metric system. Boston
and perhaps one or two other cities have al
ready supplied their public schools with this
opparatus, but so far New-Jersey Is the
only State which has adopted this sensi-
ble method not only of familiaTiZing its
coming citizens with the metric nomen-
clature, but of giving them an expert
mental acquaintance with the units themselves,
so that the words metre, litre and klOgram
will represent to them measures and weights
as definite and as thoroughly understood as the
terms yard, quart and pound now represent.
There is little doubt that the first generation of
children who enjoy the advantages of this
object training will live to put in practice the
knowledge thus acquired in the buying and
selling and the weighing and measuring of
their daily business and such practical action
as this of New-Jersey will hasten the day
when the chapters on dcnominate numbers
will be expunged from our arithmetics, and
when vulgar fractions will become almost OBJ
solete curiosities.


This country was the first to introduce q
decimal currency, and there seems to be nc
good reason wig it should be the last IN