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Year: 1877

The very large majority in the Senate
in favor of the Electoral Bill ID a good
indication that it will pass the House.
All of the Democratic Senators except
two, voted for the Bill While it is
more than probable that the Democratic
members of the House will initiate the
example of those in the Senate, yet it is
not absolutely sure. The Democratic
Senators and the Democratic Represea-
tatives disagreed a few weeks ago
upon the twenty second Joint rule. But
while it is possible that there may be q
similar disagreement now, it is
hardly probable. 1t Is known
that some of the most
prominent Democratic members Of the
House have expressed decided dislike
to the plan, and the Republicans may at
tempt to organize and with the aid OF
the disaffected Democrats defeat it. In
this, however, it is more than likely they
will be mistaken, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the Republican press TO work
up a public sentiment against it. The
people are tired of the muddle, business
is lang uishing, all classes of industrial
interests are suffering. They want
settlement upon any plan that is at all
consistent with their ideas of honor, and
a Sc trmen, they will have. The repre-
sentstives of the people understand
this, and while there are many objec-
tionsble features in the bill, the Demo-
Gratis of the House will recognize the ne
cessity for adopting some plan OF settle
ment, and as this is the only feasible one
they will vote for it, even though they
have to shut their eyes to do it. What.
ever objection the bill may have. it ac-
complishes one thing for which we are
grateful. 1t heads of the traitorous de
sign of MORTON and his co.conspirstors
of giving the President of the Senate
the power to count the electoral vote
Failing in that plan, they are perfectly
at sea, and their organization is so badly
shattered they will not be able to re-
cover from the blow in time to do any
injury on the occasion OF counting the
vote.


Mr.. FERRY. whose right to count the
vote was the subject of discussion, failed
to vote either for or against the bill. He
was unwilling to pass upon his own case.


We are sratifed that both of our West
Virginia Senators voted for it,.as in do
ing so they have doubtless reflected the
will of large majority OF the people OF
the state.
Year: 1877

A letter received by us'yesterdsy from
Morgantown IN speakir 6 of the appoint
ment of Mr.. THOMPSON says:


"Observant persons here think 1t the
hardest blow the University ever re.
ceiyed. Tne best men in the faculty feel
humilisted. and we think with you that
if be is to be President, the institution
had botter be closed. There can be
truthtully accorded to him, only two at
talnments, il such they be, viz: The
true gift OF CAB aud an egotism which is
simply appalling. Either he must con-
linusily be numiliated at his own lack OF
knowledge, or he must bring the stand
ard down to his own level. And this,
we presume, will be done"


Our correspondent is correct IN one
suggestion, and that is the standard Of
an institution will be measured by the
standing Of its president. The West


Virginia University has to struggle
against natural disadvantages enough to
weigh it down, without forcing addi-
tional ones upon it. If the school had
bsen continued as originally designed
an agricultural school-it might have
proven q success. But when converted
into classical and scientific university,
il stood under the shadow of two great
colleges of long established reputation
one at Washington, Pa, and the other
at Be.hany-and it would be folly 10
imagine that it could. in short time,
successfully compete with these famous
institutions. The location Is unfortunate
in that respect, and in addition 1t Is so
isolated as 10 be inaccessible to the CEN
tral and southern parts of the State,
where its patronage would have to
come from if 1t ever gets any. lnde-
pendent of all these things, there Is q
state OF affairs about Morgantown which
is often found in country villages IN
remote localities who have an elephant
in their midst. There are local ieai-
ousies and local divisions that are always
calculated 10 work injury. AT
Mcrgsntown there can be found
one Sc, of people who are continually
csrping at the l. University, while another
stand ready to prey upon 1t as the
Legitimate end for which 1t was placed
there. With these Disadvantages to con-
tend against it does seem to US that the
Regents should have been careful and
judicious in their selection OF q president
and these considerations should weigh
with the Legislature IN its future policy
toward the institution. 1t is no wonder
that the obserrsnt people Of Morgsntown
should ieel some anxiety about the
future prosperity Of the University.
Year: 1877

WAsHISGToS, January 25.-Judg'
Davis was on the bench Of the Supreme
Court to-day when he received the tele.
gram from Springfield informing him oi
his election TO the United states Senate
After the adjournment oi court he wa
called on by friends who congratulated
him on the result and inquired as TO hi
acceptance Of the Office. He did rot say
whether he would accept or not. but II
he shall conclude 70 do so he will not re,
sign before the 4th OF March. A thu
Senatorial term will not begin till then
He said that be had not been consulted
regarding The use OF hS name as e csndi
date and had not authorized II,
Year: 1877

THERE ISN'T msd.hou on the globe
ths, can generate as much dsmphooiish-
ness in a given time ss an average State
Cniea9o "t"'ss.


OF course the Times had no reference
TO our Legislature in making use of the
above protsne but very truthful e1p'es-
sion. Yet if this child's play of not
electing a Senator and OF neglecting
general business is continued, the people
of the State may take up some such idsa
about our law makers.
Year: 1877

Necessary 10 n CHuICei 'O'


The caucus then, on motion OF Mr.
Cross, by q rising vote, decided to ad-
iourn until Monday night at I o'clock
The action of the caucus was right, as 1t
is very evident that nothing was being
accomplished by their continued meet
ircs. The election will either be made
in ioiut convention before Monday, or
by that time the caucus may be in a
better frame of mind for proceeding TO
business.
Year: 1877

GEN. JOvELLAR, Captain General at
Havana has just discovered that extern
sive frauds have been perpetrated in
the custom house at Havana. When a
captain general in the island of Cuba
makes discovery Of that kind, he is
altogether too honest to ive-that is,
as a captain general at Havana. Here
is chance for Don Alphonso, the
King of Spain, to create an order for
honesty observable in captain generals
in the island of Cuba. Jovellar should
be made the grand commander, and
there would be no necessity of limiting
the number of its members, for he
would undoubtedly be the Alpha and
the Omega Of the institution thus
founded. The bare idea of captain
general discovering frauds in the GUS
tom house at Havana is enough to eX-
cite ones risibility. 1t is an under
stood thing among the Spanish officials
who come from abroad to this island,
that they shall be permitted to steal all
that they can, and the custom house
until now has been the golden goose OF
every administration in that over-taxed
isle OF the sea.
Year: 1877

THE simultaneous movements of the
Russian fleets now at anchor in the
harbors of San Francisco and New
York, seaward, has nothing significant
in it; at least that is our opinion, as
there is continent between them. If
there was anything special to call them
to the Isthmus Of Panama, it would be
at least two weeks before they could
arrive at opposite sides of that land
the one at Panama and the other at
Aspinwall-and at least two months to
meet together off Cape Horn, thing
which they are not likely to do, espe-
cially as it would be the middle of
winter there, and Cape Horn or there
aways is no place to rendezvous at that
season of the year. No; they will
cruize around for the better preserva-
ton of the health of their respective
crews, and exercise at their great guns
and small arms, the better to perfect
them in their use in case they should be
called upon to use them, in the event
or war with England.
Year: 1877

THE feeling produced by the late un-
pleasantness does not seem to have died
out altogether as yet. Is it not about
time for those who took sides in the
war for the Union to forget those awful
times and bury the rancor that war
produced? A few flowers placed upon
the Confederate monument at Loudon
Park cemetery, by order of the Grand
Army of the Republic, would have
done no harm. The ex-Confederate SOL
diers would have inferred by this mark
of respect to their dead that the Order
bore them nor their heroes no malice,
and it would have engendered kindly
feeling; but the opportunity was lost,
the proposition to decorate the monu-
ment with flowers being lost by vote
of six to twelve.
Year: 1877

THE Roumanian army are undecided
about their future movements. 1t is a
question with them as to whether they
shall cross the Danube and fight, or
remain at home and indulge in that
soldiers pastime on their own soil.
The majority are in favor of the latter
proposition, and therein we think they
show their sense. 1t is much easier to
fight in ones own house, if it is an ex-
pensive amusement, than to enter your
neighbours dwelling for that purpose,
no matter how we'll you may be ac-
quainted with them, as they generally
have the advantage.
Year: 1877

WE thought that this war conld not
go on in the way that it has been con-
Quoted, without the traditional massa-
ere of these people taking place. The
Circassians have tried their hand at
this business on the unfortunate gar
rison of Zookgoumkahl, who should
have been more watchful, and who
have nobody to blame for the disaster
but themselves. 1t was complete
success, so far as the Circassians were
concerned.
Year: 1877

Makar, the priest, very kindly offered
hnd ia, The both -hnnSn which IS
frequently used as guest-chamber in
Russian country homes. My host took
me around the confines Of his little
kingdom, and from his conversation |
cleaned much information concerning
the rural clergy in these regions, and a
short sketch of his own unerentful bat
happy career. He told me that he had
two daughters belonging to his wife by
a former marriage, who were mt school
in st. Petersburg, and that only" the
seven on the island were his own. A
Russian clergyman must be married be
fore his ordination as parish priest, and
Makar had married the widow of his
predecessor. He told me that these
matters are arranged by the bishop of
the diocese, as by far the easiest mode
of providing for the widows and or
phans, In this instance the union had
certainly turned out very happily, and !
was told that the same was true III most
cases. 1t is only natural that it should
be so, as there is no divorce, and the
clergyman can only marry once, max
ing it the interest of both parties to
make the best of each other
Year: 1877




In little settlement not a thousand
miles from Baldwinsville, and not more
than forty Years ago, there was funeral
The deceased man had been Il cOrpulent
man. so corpulent, in fact, that it was no
easy matter for the bearers to properly
dispose of the cofin at the cemetery. 1t
was finally placed upon the cross piece
over the open grave and the straps ar
ranged, when upon trial it was found
that the bearers were unable to raise it
sufficiently to allow the sticks on which
1t rested to be withdrawn. After several
honest but Intellectual efforts the per-
spring bearers cast an imploring look at
the master Of ceremonies, who being
thus appealed to cried out in stentorian
tones 10 the by-standers: Here, you
Step up mere, half q dozen of your'
The requisite number having responded
to the summons, and properly disposed
at the straps, the director, in tones that
filled the little cemetery, and then
bursting its confines, went sweeping up
and down the road for distance of a
furlong or two. gave the following COM
mand: "Now, then, all together: Pick
him right up" 1t is needless to add
that the remains were picked fright
up" and safely lowered to their resting
place.
Year: 1877

THERE is proposition, emanating
we believe, from Washington and ap-
proved by the Mexican government
that distance of twenty-five miles
from the Rio Grande river on each side
be free for the military authorities of
both countries to pursue marauders
This would turn over to the military a
strip Of territory fifty miles in width
with the river running lengthwise,
through the center Of it. If there is
any country in that region worth any
thing it would seem that this arrange
ment would be apt to convert it into 4
sort of border fortress. If the two
governments connot get along with a
less amount of territory than this, they
will not long be ut peace with it.
Year: 1877

The sudden advent of cold weather
caught Mr.. Indian mapping, he having
not net yut his house in order and ex-
changed his linen duster for n beaver
overcoat lined with sealskin. The Old
man and his wife and his snn and
daughter, likewise his aunt and his
mother-in-law, turned out Of their wick
imp early this morning, and the whole
family might have been seen shiveripg
over the honfres built on Main street
Of the rubbish swept out from the
stores. Last week the noble son of the
forest elevated his nose and uttered an
unseemly ejaculation when offered
work. To-day he goes around pleading
for a chance to chop a little wood, say
ing: Heap cold; me heap hungly."
Year: 1877

THERE is debating society IN this
city, says the Galveston Nccs, wherein
young men with lofty ideas and vault
ing ambition are disposed to grapple
with all sorts of intricate ard perplexing
questions. At recent debate of this
society the incest kind Of Judgment was
necessary to decide exactly right the
merits of the arguments adduced; but
the president advanced like man TO
the discharge of his duty and decided
the question; and just about that time
one of the debaters advanced to the
president, when pugilistic encounter
ensued. The president was grit to the
backbone, and while he was Furnishing
the discontented debater, the latter got
sort of winding twist on his middle
finger of the right hand with his incis-
sors, and i'll about two minutes the end
of that finger dropped offand was spit out
by the bottom man, who did the biting.
The president of the society has his
hand in sling, but he is president for
all that.
Year: 1877

Ir has been decided at Washington,
that for the winter at least, the captured
Mes Perces Indians will be kept prison
ers. In the spring they will be put on
some reservation where the govern
ment can keep control over them. The
Secretary of War favors lenient policy
toward the Mes Perces on account of the
civilized manner i'll which they con
Quoted their war, and the honorable
way in which they have behaved since
ahe surrender.
Year: 1877

Everybody knows that newspapers
keep biographies of most living celebri-
ties ready in type, SO that when one of
them happens to die his career is in the
hands of the public an hour or SO after
his last gasp. The other day, however,
the sudden death of NJ. Thiers caught
an Italian journaI mapping, and this is
how its editor filled up the void till the
literary notice of the dead man was
written; "The sorrow with which We
are so suddenly overwhelmed entirely
prevents Us from saving anything about
this illustrious statesman; but when our
tears cease to flow tomorrow we shall
give an account Of his life
Year: 1877

A PORTLAND, New Brunswick, fire Of
the Goth destroyed two hundred and
thirty houses and left more that two
thousand people without homes. The
loss will foot up 100000 with not more
than s80, 900 insurance 1t is said seven
hundred people will have TO depend
upon charity for food and shelter until
next spring
Year: 1877




"in the minds Of different men," said Professor
Adler yesterday morning. ''most meanings are
attributed to the subject OF religion. The forms In
which the religious sentiment has found expression are
SO varied that we should be loss from he stan
dard Of any one OF them properly denne this COM
mon Ingredient OF humanity am well aware that the
beef In personal divinIty the foundation and main
tcnance OF all religion. Ia this belief the true dehn
ton OF the subjects II so, how you account for
those forms OF religion that existed among before
q personal divinity was thought of The Greeks
and Romans had their gods, but not q
Buddhism that starts with the there
WAS creation, ald therefore could have been
Creator Yet 400, 000 900 call this their religion. Re-
g'on not creed, u Is not prayer IL not priest
hood. II Is uot any thing that Is commonly held 10
II has its seat deep down IN humanity The feeling OF
the sublime tho root OF the religious sentiment IN
man. What every 1ner nature decrcs littieness
There Is aiund OF reserved power IN the meanest
mind which, II not permitted TO discover itself,
awakcns an indescribabe longing and vibrates with
responsive sympathy 10 the bond OF all that great
house and fly perfect freedom, to the lnhnel Tho
feeling which the nnnite awakens In the minds Of
men is called the sublime.


THE SUBLIME AND RELIGION.


Whatever OF sound or motion produces within US
thoughts Of the obscure or the hidden produces the
peculiar feeling OF melancholy OF the indefinite Thus
we find the tlrst religion one OF mystery, fetish
ISM Force Is the second element Of the sublime IN





force. The thrd element OF tha sublime vastness,
and II constitute the motive OF The third religion
But OF all the elements oil submity the greatest Is the
moral element We hnd fctishism the ancient OF
religious bcef the pagan gods gods o forces the
religion OF the Hindoos founded vastness and at
last tho moral element Of the sublime gains the
ceadancy among the Jews and Christian nations.
Greatness is not the same between the giant and the
dwarf but tho relations TO greatness the We
are IN a line with the past The end for which they
struggled, that We seek LIP worship Is not sublime;
abasement OF all reason Is not subme tho cultvaion
OF the superstitious under whatever cloak OF sancty
is sublime We would not banish the OF the
imagination. THIS wore an empty and cold world If
We could not sometimes leave the real for the ideal.
But IN the intellectual and moral life tolerate
what We require.
Year: 1877

Senator Chaffee has recently returned home from Washington and been sub jected to a newspaper interview, the important point of which is the Sena- tors expressed purpose to introduce a bill in Congress to donate dry lands of the State to the State, on the condl- ton that they be irrigated. He claims that individuals are unable 10 irrigate the land but that the State can do it, and be reimbursed by sales to the peo- pie. He says the Platte, Arkansas and other rivers and streams, under a per feet system, can be made to irriga,e immense tracts and that the State can do the work as it should be. He does not expect the bill to pass very soon. He says joint committee of both houses will be invited to personally examine the lands and report the facts regard ing them, and that they will see the ! justice of his bill and in the course of two or three sessions, he thinks it will i become law.

 It's quite evident that all legislation

 relating to agricultural, timber and

 grazing lands ID the mountainous states and Territories of the interior or of the continent should be revised. Eventual ly the State and Territorial govern ments will have to control the distribu- ton of water, SD that it may be made to irriga,e the greatest possible area of ground, and give homes and employ ment to the greatest number of people. As the water at present lS used-waSted would be, perhaps, the better word not one-tenth of the land is cultivated that could be by a perfect system. Whether or not the local governments get the land, they will sometime be obliged to control the water, and Sena- tor ChafTe undoubtedly thinks that if given in season, the State had better have control of water and land. The Desert land law shows that Congress recognizes the necessity for new legis- lation for the class of lands referred to, and that law is imperfect and must be amended or it will not meet the eX- pectations of its friends. If it be held, as lntimated from Washington, that all of the land entered under the act must be irrigated and made productive, then it will prove costly deluslon to nearly all who have availed themselves of ils provisions in perfect good faith. But the proposition of Senator Chaffee shows that new legislation will be de- manded and perhaps be enacted, for he is an active and successful con gresSional worker.
Year: 1877

The Bulletin has a long article on rich men in Europe and the United States, from which the following in- tcresting extract is taken:

 For the present, however, we adhere to our estimates, and set down the men who are the principal owners of Bank of Nevada and the great bonan- ga mines, as the richest men in this State; and set down the four men who are the principal owners of the Central Pacific Railroad and connecting roads, as ranking next in order, with the qualification that we do not hold our selves responsible for these calcula- tions They have at least the merit of shrewd guesses, with considerable data to fortify the opinion. No doubt other names might be added to the follow. ing list of those of our citizens having fortunes of $4000,000 and upwards:

 Capital Income
Year: 1877

Life Is a race. where some succeed,

 While others are beginning; 'Tis luck at times, at others speed,

 That gives an early winning. But if you chance to fall behind,

 Ne'er slacken your endeavor. But keep thIs wholesome truth in mind

 Iris better late than never. If you can keep ahead. 'tis well,

 But never trip your neighbor; 'Tis well when you can excel

 By honest, patient labor; But if you are Outstupped at last,

 Press on as bold as ever; Remember. though you are surpassed,

 Iris better late than never. Ne'er for an Idle hour boast

 or victory OCT another; But while you strive your uttermost,

 Deal fairly with a brother. Whate'er your station, do your best,

 And hold yoar purpose ever; And if you tail 10 beat the rest,

 'Tis better laie than never. Choose we'll the path In which you run Succeed by noble daring; Then, though the last, when once lis won

 Your crown is worth the wearing; Then never fret, if left behind,

 Nor slacken your endeavor; But ever keep this truth in mInd.

 Iris better late than never.
Year: 1877

IT is with pleasure we notice the press generally waking up to the fact that Geo. P. Rowell < Co. of New York, are a firm of apparently genteel swindlers and blackmailers. Their game has mostly been the country newspapers, Professing to benefit them, they systematically get money from them or misrepresent their busi- ness. Each year for years, they have tried to get the patronage of TIE CIT HEN, and our letter book shows the encouragement we gave them. Their Newspaper Reporter and Directory have been used to misrepresent pub fishers with independence enough to refuse 10 patronize them, or to reply to thelr cheeky demands in just terms.
Year: 1877

We have not exhausted the list by a long way of men worth several mil lions each In fact we have no means of determining accurately the fortunes of a considerable number of men who are considered very rich. The number of men who are millionaires in thJs State was meyer so great as now. None of them were rich twenty years ago, and very few had fortunes even ten wears ago.
Year: 1877

THE loss of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company in Pittsburg is estimat- ed at from $3,000,0OO to S5,0OOOOO

 Such losses will not sooH encourage the company to increase the wages Of those who are responsible for the loss.