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Year: 1878

The Charges Against County Ohcers.


The charges against the Sheriff, County
Clerk and Register of New York, which
were said to be pending several weeks
ago, have at last taken definite shape, and
are to be presented, it is said, to the Grand
Jury. The charges, which allege the ex-
tortion OF illegal and exorbitant fees by the
accused officers as well as other irregulari-
ties, might have been laid before the Gov
ernor, who would then have directed the
District Attorney to conduct an inquiry
into their truth before the County Judge.
But as all these officers are politically
antagonistic to the three county officials
implicated in the charges the proposed ac-
tion in the Grand Jury room appears prefer
able and more fair to the accused


AS committee of the Bar Association
conducts the prosecution there can be no
pretence that it.. is instigated by politi-
cal motives. There is no reason
why the people Of New York who
have BUSINESS to transact with the
Sheriff, County Clerk or Register should
be compelled to pay fees not authorized by
law and deprived Of the privilege and pro-
lection extended to them by the statute.
The pretence that the statutory fees are not
sufficient TO defray the expenses of the
offices is not true in fact, but if true would
not justify the county officers in extorting
from the public illegal fees, only limited in
amount by their own interested ideas Of
equity If the Sheriff, County Clerk or
ID hot <ho
which the law authorizes him to exact are
insufficient to pay his expenses and services
it is good reason why he should resign or
seek an alteration Of the statute, but does
not warrant total disregard of the law on
his part and the extortion of illegal fees
from the public.


If the charges should be sustained the
accused officials will no doubt be indicted
under the statute which prohibits any
sheriff or other officer whatsoever from TAX
ing or receiving any other or greater fee
or reward than is allowed by law, and if
convicted will be subject to u sentence OF
one years imprisonm ent or a fine Of two
hundred and fifty dollars, or both fine and
Imprisonment. 1t is urged on behalf Of
the accused officials that the collection Of
fees in excess OF those allowed by law pre-
vailed before their terms Of Office COM
nenced and was not inaugurated by them
The Governor will doubtless take all the
facts into consideration, should the case
reach him for action, before deciding
whether the public interest will demand
a removal, or will be satisfied with the
abandonment Of practice which is clearly
unjust to the people.
Year: 1878

Our cable dispatches point to brilliant
scene at Liverpool this morning upon the
embarkatlon OF the new Governor General
Of Lorne will be received by the munich
pality, and the Princess Louise is escorted
by two OF her brothers-the Duke of Con-
naught and Prince Leopold. All this at
tention on the part of the authorities in
England will be especially gratifying to the
loyal Canadians, who, in seeing their fu-
ture viceroy thus honored, will justly APP
propriate portion of the honor to them
selves. At this time of especial interest
will be found description of the lordly
domain of the Campbells and the castle
home at Inverary on Loeb Fyne. where
MacCailean Nor, rs the head of the clan
has for six centuries been called by the
Highland Gaels, holds state under the more
modern title of Duke of Argyll. On the
trip from Glasgow to Inverary, elsewhere
described we catch glimpses Of the historic
past of this sturdy Scotch family whose
scions so often led the clans to battle in the
feudal times, and who were powerful enough
to aim at the part that Warwick played in
England although not always with War
wick's success. The Campbell who fought
beside Robert Bruce at Bannockburn won
his reward, but two Earls of Argyll two cen
turies ago laid their heads on the block as o
period to their ambitious designs. The
house OF Argyll has been noted through all
its history for its devotion to public affairs,
in strong contrast to SO many noble British
houses whose dukes and earls have been
content to enjoy undisturbed by the labor
consequent upon the ambition to rule. 1t
has been a family of action. In the Marquis
of Lorne, who sought wife in the royal
family, and who now leaves his life Of
stately ease behind him to take up the
rulership Of great Dominion in the Queen
of England's name. the worthy ambition
and yearning for action of the best of the
Campbells is seen to survive
Year: 1878

The Dock Commissionersshave pursued
n proper course in causing the arrest Of the
clerk who Is charged with having misap-
propriated the fifteen thousand dollars
missing from the funds Of the department.


The people Of New York do not desire to
see return to the peculation that prevailed
in the public Offices few years ago. If
men are found stealing the city's money
now they should be promptly punished.


There is also general desire TO learn sonie-
thing about the inside management of the
Dock Department, which has too much of
the star Chamber character about it
to give the people confidence in
its integrity and capacity. Tho de-
partment declines to make such esti-
mates to the Board of Apportionment
as are made by other departments, and re-
fuses to hold open sessions Of its Board and
to make its operations known to the public.
The fact that clerk was able to carry a
deficiency OF fifteen thousand dollars until
the accident Of his absence for several weeks
Year: 1878

THr WEATHER.-1ho depression that was
over Nova Scotia IA stated in yesterdays
HERALD, j. gradually moving into the ocean, at
tended by light rains and brisk westerly to
sosithwcsterly winds. The barometer Is rising
rapidly on the western margin Of the area of
disturbance and gives indication Of the develop
snent Of strong winds along the northern coasts
during the next few days. The pressure has
ysen in all the Northwestern and Western dis
trict- hut il is beginning to fall gradually In the
Southwest aud over the Gulf districts. indicat-
ing the northward movement of tho area Of low
barometer that extends aonth OF tho West
indies and over Southern Mexico Rain
has fallen over the eastern section of the
lake regions and in tho Middle Atlantic
snd New England States. Morning fogs have
prevailed in the South Atlantic and Eastern
Gulf districts and clear weather clsew here. The
winds have been from fresh to brisk over the
lake regions and on the Middle Atlantic and
New England coasts, fresh in the West and
Northwest and generally light elsewhere.
There has been decided fall in temperatures
throughout all the districts except the South
west, where they have been variable. The snow
storms predicted for the English coasts have
set ia. The fall is said to be very heavy. The
weather in New York and its vicinity today
will be rold and clear. Tomorrow the same
conditions are likely to prevail.
Year: 1878

cable message announces the sudden death IN
London Of Miss Amy Sheridan. the well known
burlesque actress The event to be surrounded
by considerable mystery. which may lead to an
official investigation. Miss Sheridan 4 native Of
England and had career Of some ten years on the
stage. Very little IL known on this side of the
Atlantic concerning her origin except that her birth
occurred about the year 1850. When Lydia Thomp.
son made her second visit to America with
a reorganized company Miss Sheridan q
member and made her first appearance AT Wallack's
Theatre in the burlesquc Of "Robn Hood. In that
niece the lady assumed the 15te of black knight,
and her tall figure appeared to great advantage


in the costume OF the character. though her talents
az an actress were but second rate In consequence
of some quarrel Miss Sheridan seeded from the
Thompson troupe and soon after returned to England
Soon after her arrival in London she became the
ostensible manager OF the Olympic Theatre and pro-
duced play entitled "The Lady Godiva.' The piece
was however, OF such character that it was not .
success.
Year: 1878

through sickness disclosed the defalcation
indicates that the finances Of the depart
ment must be loosely and carelessly man
aged. large amount of money is spent
yearly by the Dock Commissioners and very
little is shown for the expenditure. 1t is
to be hoped that the trial of the alleged de-
faulting clerk may lead to thorough scru-
tiny into the general condition and manage
ment of the department.
Year: 1878

IT Would BIZ DIFFICULT to find two faster or
betSr matched teams than those of Mr.. Wander
bt which came together for trial OF speed ON
Jerome avenue yesterday afternoon. Two
twenty was beaten at several points on the
road. and yet neither team had perceptible ad-
vantage over the other.
Year: 1878

Ir ALL Orr PROPERTY HOLDERS will look
upon the Seventh regiment arinoTy question in
the same light as Mr.. Royal Phelps iu the letter
elsewhere printed the balance Of the building
fund will soon be subscribed
Year: 1878

TIH OPINION of Deputy Attorney General
Ruggles that none Of the Manhattan Bank funds
ran be used to rccompense the thieves for their
trouble will not be agreeable news TO the burg
lars. They robbed the wrong bank.
Year: 1878

In THE VANDERBILT WILL CASE Yesterday
counsel were chiefly ocenpied in moving to
strike ont portions of the testimony The best
thing they can do is to make clean sweep and


strike il all out. .
Year: 1878

TI,E ARREST of the detectives of private
agency by the police of Jersey City yesterday
recalls the dog in the manger fable. They will
neither catch the rogues themselves nor allow
others to catch them.
Year: 1878

BY the request and advice of several
of my friends in various parts of the
county, have consented to place my
name before the people as a candidate
for the office of County Clerk, subject
to the wishes of the voters of Lake
county, at the coming election-irrc-
spcctive of political views. My own
political views are too well known to
render it necessary to define them here.
have never before been u candidate
for any Office of II political nature; bur
believing that l can attend to the du-
ties of Clerk. without detriment to my
regular business, | pledge myself, II
elected, to fairly, honestly and faithful
ly discharge the iabors and responsible
itics of the position to the very best of
my ability.


CHAS. X. RADCLIFFE.
Year: 1878

We have been assured by the lead
ers of the Tilden investigators that
terrible revelations were to be made
about frauds in Louisiana and Florida.
Let the people watch and judge for
themselves. The Democracy have
planned where the lightning should
strike and singled out the men to re-
oeive 1t. But Potter and his entire
crowd will Wish for lightning rods
running up their backs if the fluid
should happen to escape control and
hunt out fraud and cruelty and MUIR
der committed in the name of Samuel
J. Tilden and the Democratic party.
Year: 1878

Invited to the Cabinet as a Southern
man, TO see that justice was done to
the South. required neither to apollo
gize for my record nor to disown my
political principles, 1t is my duty now
to warn the people of the South of
what threatens the country. No man
need hope that the schemes of the
men who have engineered the move
ment to unseat President Hayes can
be carried ont without bloody civil
war. To avert this danger 1 conf
IDENTIFY rely on the patriotism and hon
or of the people of my native section.
d. NJ. KEY.
Year: 1878

The action of the Democratic House
OF Representatives has done much TO
spread distrust and retard the return
of prosperity to the country. We made
grand start early in the season, and
the outlook In every direction was full
Of promise. Our exports were enor-
nous. The supply of every commodi-
ty large-with a promise of another
bountiful crop. All that was lacking
was public confidence. Now comes
the miserable, scheming politicians,
who are willing to sacrifice every
thing if thereby some personal politi-
cal favors may fall to their share in
the ruin they invite.
Year: 1878

The cold world little realizes the
sense of desolation that shuts down
on q man who thinks he has been
handed too much change by his gro
Ger, when he lodges around the COR
ner and finds It right.
Year: 1878

sneeringly asked, What becomes of
all our promising children 2 the Chi
cago Inter Ocean patty and truthfully
replies. They come West and grow up
with the country 1t was very easy
conundrum.
Year: 1878

A fellow who hid under a sofa at an
informal Boston missionary meeting,
says that the thirty-five ladies spoke
twice Of the 'down-trodden heathen. ;
and more than one hundred times of q
new kind of hair dye,
Year: 1878

In lieu of personal answer TO many
letters received from personal friends
in the South disclaiming sympathy
with any effort to unseat President
Hayes, Postmaster General Key has
written the following open letter to
the people of the South
Year: 1878

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your teeth light and morning with atIc invigorating
sOzoDoSr will be perfectly Hstonisned at the Inn
provcment whiteness which fortnight this Of
treatment will cause Begin ut strengthen do
L u.ult1.. .laaaA
Year: 1878

At Swan Lake, Turner county, last


week, in the course of his remarks Judge


Bennett said: Bartlett Tripp, should he


go to Congress, would go as Democrat


The Territory of Dakota would stand IN
the estimation of the nation, az Democrat


ic. That would be the inevitable result.
There are politics in this campaign, and
they can not be kept out The speaker
wasof the opinion that resident of south
eastern Dakota should not be chosen as
delegate of that section alone-that a resi-
dent of northern Dakota should not be
chosen as delegate of that particular sec
fion-fhdt resident of the Black Hills
should not be chosen as delegate of that
section. A delegate to Congress must
represent the entire Territory, and that
was what he would do fairly and impair
tally. There were no conflicting interests
IN the Territory. There was no desire for
a division Of the Territory upon the part
of the people of any section, 50 that sub
ject could not be brought up as an argu-
ment in favor of one section or against
smother. The speaker was. resident Of
Dakota-had been for nearly four years,
his interests were here, all he possessed
was here, and in Office or out of Office, he
proposed to make Dakota his home. He
had done no work to secure his nomina-
tion. 1t had come to him, and he had ac-
ceptcd the situation. and if elected he
would serve the people to the best of his
ability
Year: 1878

. we uHel tuC "1N'" 'HS 1Spo's VI % 'i'N~S''
made by Judge Bennett in Lincoln county
in late issue of the Sioux Valley News:


Judge Bennett was introduced and made
one of the best speeches we have listened
to in many day. He handled the ''bloody
shirt business in a mastery manner. He
showed that the Democratic party was so
ashamed of its record that whenever any
allusion is made TO its past history a sore
spot is touched and the cry Of ''bloody
shirt was raised Immediately. He re-
moved all doubts that have existed in re-
gard to a desire for division by the people
Of the Black Hills. He showed the utter
folly of a division of the Territory,
and stated that the Hills people
are bitterly opposed to any division as
it would of necessity destroy all hope OF
becoming Stale for long time


Judge Bennett made an exceedingly
good impression on the minds of his audi
encp
Year: 1878

When newspapers hostile to the North
Pacific get tired Of representing that the
road runs through a desert and has no
business any way, they represent that the
road is so crowded with freigh, as to re-
suit in general blockade.
Year: 1878

The Governor of North Carolina has
frequently been known to make a remark.
This is the latest credited to Zeb Vance:
II know very little about finance. All l
know is that it takes two names Z
sight better than mine to get money at q
l,onL
Year: 1878




Editor Nebraska Advertise


I see in THE ADVERTISER of the
9th ult. an extract from the HoLton
Record, and comments by you in re-
gard to cattle dying in stslkfields, the
cause being attributed to their eating
the fungus growth, or smut on the
stalks. which I am certain is not the
cause of death. but it is caused by eat
ing too much corn. If the farmers of
Nebraska. or any other place, will be
careful for the first few days not to al
low their cattle to run I'm stalkfields
for more than one or two hours at q
time, morning and evening aud al
low them plenty of water after each
feed, they will not complain of the
loss OF cattle by smut. Cattle that
have been kept in dry lot for one or
two mouths, and fed on prairie hay,
will eat corn more greedily, aud of
course are more easily foundsred than
If they had been fed on corn during
that time. LEWIS JOHNSON.
Year: 1878

| tors who were sent in quest of him were
| at q loss to find his house, and they came


there for food and shelter, not dreaming II
| was his. He gave them hospitality with
his usual readiness, and when he asked
their errand, they answered that they
were looking for Phocas. and begged his
help. The servant of God invited them


to rest there that night, promising to be


their guide next day. After they had re-


tired to rest he dug his own grave, made
everything ready for his burial, and pre-


pared his soul for death.


When the morning broke, and the lictors
ready tn set out again, asked his assistance
to find Phocas, "I" said the Saint, "am be,
''do what you have to do" tuspite of
their amazement and horror at staining
their hands with the blood of their host,
they obeyed the order given them. They
severed his head from his body, and re-
warded him unawares for his hospitality
by procuring him the martyr's crown.


Rome, parts of his relics were placed in
other churches, and devotion to him spread
all over the world. The sailors on the
Black Sea and the Mediterranean chose
him as their special patron. The Saint
often came to help them in their need, and
they preserved by q pious and touching
custom the memory of his epecal virtue
Day by day on their voyage they used to
set aside portion of each meal for the
martyr, nor would they touch it themselves
till they had laid by the email coin which
was it's equivalent. Ga reaching port they
distributed the whole sum thus collected
among the poor.
Year: 1878

Parents in quest OF = hrst-clRss school for their
daughters, will do well to investigate the claims of this
celebrated Academy For thoroughness in every de-
partment Of femae education Mount dc Chsntai
preemnently high Great attention is given perfect
hepupls in writing and speaking FrenchIwth Huency
For those sufficiently advanced it s the language Of
their recreation hours The purity of accent aed
recness of acquired in this Institution
have been subject Of surprise to the native Partisan.
The renown for the superiority of music is wide
spread to have made the academy almost q national
one. One feature. in particular that should
mend Mount de Chanta to the sensible parent s the
influence exercised to form the pupils views and
its of economy and to render them really practical and
useful women of society in after years. Simplicity
dress is enforced by rule


These facts united by the exceedingly moderate rates
Of board and tuition (s2tO per annum) WILL we trust
to this school large aud desirable patronage
ia the future as it has enjoyed in the past.


For further particulars apply for prospectus to the
DiTeotress of Mount de Chautal Academy the Vista
tion, wheeling. West Virginia. auII 3m
Year: 1878

TRUE AS PREACHING.-A thoughtful writer
expresses the judgment that riches are
oftener an impediment than a stimulus of
action; and in many cases they are quite
as much q misfortune as a blessing. The
youth who inherits wealth is apt to have
life made too easy for him, and so grows
sated with it because he has nothing left
to desire. Having no special object to
struggle for, he finds time too heavy on his
hands; he remains mentally and morally
asleep; and his position in society is often
no higher than that Of polypus over which
the tide floats.


We see the truth of these ideas illustrated
in the lives of young men all about US.
| The advantage of wealth nationally applied,
is not to be decried; but we think the
power of money is rather over estimated.
1t too often makes fools, idlers and profit
gates. The greatest things which have
been bone for the world have not been ac-
complished by rich men, or by subscription
lists, but by men generally of small pecu
mary means. The greatest thinkers, dis
coverers, inventors, and artists have been
men of moderate wealth, many of them
little raised above the condition of manual
laborers in point Of worldly circumstances
And it will always be so.


And it is too often the case that father
has denied himself common comforts il
order to accumulate money to ruin hi
children. To make men and women o
our boys and girls they must be so trained
as to learn the true value of economy, labo
and ipline.- YonkerS Statesman.
Year: 1878

WAIT.-Wait husband before you wonder
audibly why your wife don't get along
with the household responsibilities as your
mother did. She is doing her best and no
woman can endure that best to be sighted
Remember the long, weary nights she sat
upwith the little babe that died remember
the love and care she bestowed upon you
when you had that long fit of illness. Do
you think she is made of iron Wait, wait
in silence and forbearance, and light will
come back to her eyes, the old light of the
old days.


Wait wife before you speak reproach-
fully to your husband when he comes home
late, and weary and "out of Sorts" He
has worked hard all day, perhaps far into
the night he has wrestled hand in hand
with care and selfshness, and greed, and
all the demons that follow the train o
money making. Let home be another at
mosphere entirely. Let him feel that there
is no other place in the world where he
can find peace, and perfect love,
Year: 1878

Women should understand that no
beauty has any charms but in the inward
one of the mind, and that gracefulness in
the manners is much more engaging than
that of their persons; that meekness and
modesty are the true and lasting orna.
ments; for she that has these is qualified
as she ought to be for the management OF
a family, for the education of her children,
for an affection for her husband, and sub
mitting to prudent way of living. These
only are the charms that render wives
amiable, and give them the best title to ouI
| respect
Year: 1878

Discussing the situation of the coal trade
the Pottsville Miners Journal says that the
individual operators of that region are now
threatened with disaster to their business
from two sources. The first of these is an
increase of tolls and the second is an in
crease of wages, both of which is the natural
outcome of Mr.. Governs plan of conduct
ing mining operations, and which, to offset
these two impending evils, offers cores
pondent benefit that can at present be seer
by the eye of the most sanguine.
Year: 1878

THE SILVER DOLLAR A FAILURE.-The per-
sistant efforts which the Treasury is max
ing to get the silver dollars into circulation,
and the very moderate degree of success
with which those efforts have been crowned,
would seem to indicate that the public
hankering after that redoubtable coin is
not so great as its advocates have repre-
sented.
Year: 1878

A SIMPLE GovERNMENT.-With an intel


ligent, virtuous and industrious people,
government could be reduced to a very
simple affair, and need scarcely be felt at
all. 1t is only an ignorant, vicious and
perverse people that need to have every
thing done by the government, and to have
their course marked out for them by law.
Year: 1878

Among the troubles of canary bird fan.
cers are the little insects known as bird
lice. One of the best known remedies is
that of spreading a white cloth over the
bird cage at night, and in the morning
hosts of the little pests will be found on
the cloth, ready for destruction.
Year: 1878

The increase of train robberies in the
West is rendering travelling in that part of
the Union dangerous, and will soon render
it impractible. The frequency of these oc.
currences, both in the West and East, will
soon render necessary an organized guard
of armed men for the protection of the
trains.