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Year: 1874

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From The Boston advertiser (Rtp)


The constant opponent of the Commission
was the Secretary Of the Interior That officer has ap.
proved bills which the Commission has rejected as i'm.
policy and thwared them In their Efforts to make the
indian service honest and efficient. The President
should have supported the Commissioners by giving the
country Secretary OF the Interior In sympathy with
the policy the Commissioners were expected to carry
out and he should rebuke the Ocious
OF the Secretary In procuring the passage OF LEGISLATION
that AS intended force their retirement, by inviting
Mr. DeianO to vacate his present Office II the Presi-
dent friendly 10 the peace policy as carried out by the
late CommssiOners-and everything indicates That such
ia the case-he hardly tolerate In his Cabinet Off.
cer who makes himself the chief obstacle to that policy
and preserve his authority.


THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS GUILT.


From TM PAiladsphid Telegraph (Rep)


The Board was defeated and resigned, or per-
most earnestly devoted to the ullmeDt Of misson
Fraud and robbery have triumphed straightfor.
test be renewed with any hope OF favorable result
IL be recommended on more equal conditions For
share in comprising the defeat Of the Board the In
terror Department may rest assured the public will hold
it responsible. Explanation may follow explanation
but until the Department prove that black white
and that dishonesty is honesty 1t will fail TO remove
In place of cooperation and support the Board met az ia
hands with opposition, both passive and active has the
contest resulted in favor Of fraud and dishonesty Ger
tanly the Department has not helped itself by the
PLANTATION thus far put forward.


A CASE FOR OVERHAULIN0


Prom TAs PanbsroA Garstx (Rep)


We incline to regret their resignation. al
though we appreciate the motive that inspired ~ T,
peremptory measures Of another kind were
employed, think the evil ought to be remsdIeX
President Grant vouched for by the Commission as in
favor OF reform, and we think had he been notided
might have been reached through regular cha n
nels. Still the Commissioners are pure and Intelligent
men, and do not feel like doubling the prOprety of
their course. But certainly the Indian Department
needs OycrhaulnR.
Year: 1874

The prospect for crop OF peaches this year
has very perceptbly diminished within the last two
weeks. Orchards which fortnight ago promised good
YIELD to-day have not peaches left to pay for the
picking, should all that upon the trees
come 70 maturity, which Is extremely doubtful to say
the least There orchards IN which good sprink
ling still remains and unless other calamity be-


falls them these will probably yield pretty good CROP


but they are very few add confined mostly to very
belt OF country From our reports 10 appears
that the peach crop confined 10 o strip OF
country probably not than eight ten miles wide


running about two three miles north Of Middle


town a short distance below Blackbrd and extending
and west 10 the two bays and In this little
space the peaches exceedingly few that instead
OF 2Oo baskets there will probably scarcely be l00Oo
Year: 1874

A week before the firing on Sumter no one
could have fOretOd the tremendous uprising that would
be caused by the first overt act against the Government
The latent feeling exists now with the difference
that the South as well the North would spring
to resist any attempt to naugurae C8sarsm estab-
lish monarchy. No President could take the first step
in that direction without becoming liable to mpeach-
ment and In the presence Of sucn danger the people
would abandon party and every thing else II need be
to punish treason and preserve the Government No
people lived hard TO ensave as the Americans.
The principle of sefg0vernment Is bone OF their bone
and flesh OF their flesh, aud betide the man the
party that ever attempts to override II.
Year: 1874

OF genuine poetical sympathes. but did not know
that he was much OF poet he proved himself TO
be by the afterdinncr verses which he read comp


John Brougham on the occasion Of the farewell
banquet given by the L0tos Club that popular
ast week The "TRIB." may congratulate itself on
having nurtured and developed another poet 1t Is she
only daily paper In the country that boast Of two
such poets its stat 10 John Hay and Willy Winter,
Year: 1874

SILENTLY SARCASTIC "A clergyman
paused and addressed u man coming into
church after the sermon had begun, with
the remark: "Glad tn see you, sir. come
in; always glad to see those here late
who cant come early and decidedly
self possessed was the man thus address.
ed, In the presence Of an astonished con.
gregation. as he responded: Thank
you; would you favor mo with the text p
Year: 1874

PANAMA, Aug 80.-A not very cordial feel
ing was excited toward the United States when the
marines were landed the Isthmus at the time OF the
last revolution This under the influence of Admiral
Collins and the officers OF the Richmond is fast disap
pearng After Introductory official visits had passed
between the President Of the State, the Bishop OF
Panama. and the Admiral the 25th OF August was set
apart for general Invitation on board the Richmond
Among those who responded to the invitation OF the
Admiral the Bishop Of Panama, xPresident Miro
the Secretary of state Don Pablo emena the Com
manders Chief OF the National and State forces with
all other leading men OF Panama.
Year: 1874




OF THE PORT OF ILo.


PANAMA, Aug. 30.-The principal news by the
steamer with dates from Peru to the 2Oth Of August,
is about another discovery of guano. La PaHta OF
Lima referring 10 the arrival Of the transport ship
Cbalaco from her voyage the South in company with
the Peruvian expedition for experimental exercise
The Chaaco anchored last evening and is not only the
bearer Of good fori the Republic in general hut
brings q gratifying piece OF intelligence for the
Central Government The department and CITY OF Are
qnpa perfectly quiet The battalion "Pichincha"
had reaches that town aud proceeded to garrison
it without meeting with any opposition whatever.
In one OF the excursions made by the veg
sells composing the squadron along the southern coast
deposit OF guano discovered heretofore unknown,
and to all appearances OF remarkably rich quality
great in extent and in the immediate DeighDOrhOod OF
the port OF Io. From the surveys, hasty and incOm
pete OF the officers OF the ship 1t that this bed is
OF extraordinary value.


This paper further recommends that the Government
appoint committee OF English. French, German,
Italian. and Belgian engineers to examine into and
report upon all the deposits of guano If the survey
costs 100000 soles These engineers might also be
named by their respective Governments but paid by
Peru II probable that the suggestion will be acted
upon.
Year: 1874

J. Wesley Barnes has resigned
his position on the Anti-Monop.
ticket as candidate for State Treas
urer, and in his letter announcing
his determination To the Chairman
of tho Central Committee he says
"allow me to express, through you,
my high regards for the party that
has seen proper to use my name as a
candidate. I duly appreciate the
honor, and, at the time Of my nomi-
nation, fully intended to enter upon
II thorough canvass Of the State.
But circumstances, over which l
had no control, have 80 complicated
my private and personal affairs that
my entire and immediate attention
must be devoted To them. And feel
ing that my sacrifice would be too
great, and that my duties TO the
State could not receive my entire at
tention, feel compelled to take this
step"
Year: 1874

The New York Herald dismisses
with few contemptuous words a bill
introduced into the House of Repre-
sentatives by Mr. Smith, of North Car
olina, to repeal the internal revenue
tax on tobacco and whiskey, saying,
"Of all things whiskey and tobacco
should be taxed to the utmost they will
bear and that will admit of the reve-
nue. being collected"


We have nothing to say on the
whiskey feature of this bill, but In so
far as it relates to tobacco we can not
see ''the absurdity" of which the Her
aid speaks. To say nothing of the in
jury inflicted by unwise taxation on the
white people engaged in the raising
and manufacture of tobacco in Its va
rious forms, an argument not likely to
prevail with those whose sympathies
are confined to the blacks, we may say
that the many thousands of colored
people who are employed in the pro-
duction and manufacture of this staple
would derive more substantial benefit
from It's exemption from taxation, or at
least the reduction of the tax than
from any mere sentimental legislation
Their whole support is derived from
their employment in this business, and
any restraint or burden imposed upon
it is an oppression put directly on them.
1t is their meat and bread. Tobacco
may be called "a luxury" but in the
case of the many thousands of colored
people in the tobacco regions, the cul-
tivation and manufacture of the staple
furnishes the only mode they have of
procuring the neeessaries of life for
themselves and their families. In this
light the true policy is to deal as len
iently and literally as possible with the
tobacco interest-Richmond Wing.
Year: 1874

The Indiana Farmer, one of the
leading organs of the Grange in the
West, published last week lengthy
article on Parties" in the course Of
which it plainly afirms that it can see
no necessity for the formation of a
third party, which would at best, be
composed of men rejected by existing
organizations. The writer, with COM
mendable common sense, concludes


We know that the Patrons of Hus-
bandry will in the future, demand for
every Office in the gift of the people,
men who have not the smell ef fire on
their garments, whose integrity and
honesty can be trusted, and neither of
the existing parties will dare refuse to
accede to this demand. We are will
ing to go further, and say there must
be a fair proportion of farmers put
forward for Office, feeling, as we do,
that our rights can alone be secured by
such representatives We have not
been as Vigilant in this respect as we
should have been, and hence our in
terests have been neglected and ignor-
ed, and our oppressors have gained an
advantage. We must see to it that our
rights are protected in the future and
our grievances redressed. But as
grangers we cannot undertake to or
ganize an independent party. 1t would
be the grossest violation of plighted
faith, as every patron knows, and
would entitle US to the merited scorn
of good men. Not only that, but we
believe it would bea very grave error
for any set of men to attempt to found
a party based upon class. We would
resist the attempt if proposed by any
other class, and what we would con-
denim in others We will not tolerate in
ourselves. Such an attempt upon the
part of the farmers would instantly
unite every other industry and profes-
sion against US. 1t is with regret that
we see what is called the farmers
movement in Illinois making stir in
this direction, and with still more re-
gret we have heard some expressions
of opinion in our own State in favor of
the Patrons of Husbandry organizing
an independent ticket. We earnestly
appeal to our brethren to stand firm
on the solid rock on which we built
our Order-of being neutral in poll
tics, but firmly demanding our rights
from existing parties, and we have no
doubt we will get all our reasonable
demands.
Year: 1874

AN EDITOR TIaHT.-We believe it
is rare that editors indulge in a drop,
but when they do, their readers are
sure to find them out. A Syracuse CO.
temporary was called upon to record a
melancholy event at time when his
head was rather heavy, and did it mp
after the following manner: "Yester-
day morning, at 4 o'clock, P. NJ, man
with heel in the hole of his stocking,
committed arsenic byswallowing dose
of suicide. The inquest Of verdict
return a jury that the deceased came
to the facts in accordance with his
death. He leaves a child and six
small wives to lament the end of his
untimely loss. In death we are in the
midst of life!"
Year: 1874

THE great trouble among American
youth, says an eminent author, is the
lack of application and thoroughness
in what they undertake Anything
that cannot be learned with superficial
study is given the go-by for something
less tedious and irksome Study and
hard labor are looked at from a wrong
standpoint; and, as a consequence,
the clerkship ranks are full of unem-
pIoyed and half-starved young fellows,
and the professions are overfowipg
with mediocrity, while good mechanics
find plenty of work at living prices.
The evil spoken of is seriously felt.
Those who work at trade do in SO
loose and careless manner that they
are not competent to do the work they
promise to do. Among the loudest
declaimers for the rights of labor are
men and women who can claim no
rights that belong to labor we'll per-
formed.
Year: 1874

A lovable, motherly sort of a woman
in New Orleans declares that when
she grows to be an old woman it will
be her ambition and delight to be lame
and use erutehes so that she can sit on
her doorstep and beat to death every
child that passes her way.
Year: 1874

The most PERFECT FITTING
CORSET ever offered to the public.


The peculiar style of cutting
gives sufficient fullness at the
bosom. without folding at the top,
gradually and closely fitting to,
and over the hips. is longer front
and back than ordi-.ary COrsets,
and in fact, is the only Corset, cut
in this form.


We are also SOLE AGENTS for
the
Year: 1874

How RIcn MfN RAY personal FAN
Es.-The revelations we have been max
ing Of the mysteries Of the eassessnlent roll
of the city and county Of San Francisco,
ought 10 be enough to convince every
poor man of the wrong done him in the
tax upon personal property-a tax which
falls upon the full value of the effects of
the workingman, but from which the
millionaire escapes almost scot free.
There is not an expressman or vegetable
peddler in town who does not have to pay
full taxes upon the old horse with which
he makes his living, and quarterly liz
cense besides; but the magnificent span
Of high -blooded steeds which daily draw
Mr.. Pickering from his palatial mansion
on Bush street hin down to the editorial
rooms Of the cal, step in proud uncon-
sciousness that there is such a thing as
Assessor or Tax Collector in tire world.
While the hod-carrier who has saved up
from his scanty pay a hundred dollars TO
help some poorer relative to this country,
or to aid in paying for doctor or medicine
should sickness come, is taxed on every
cent Of it, Michel Reese, whose fortune
amounts to as much as the earnings Of
600 hod-carriers for a year, is paying
taxes on just 5000. While the man who
is working hard to bring up family,
and by dint of striving, saving and econ
omizing in every way, has got together
piece by piece, furniture which in the
aggregate has cost him eight hundred or
thousand dcllars, is taxed for it upon
five or six hundred dollars, General Col
ton, who lives in an enormous palace, a
copy Of that Of some Italian Grand Duke,
and furnished to correspond, is taxed but
IS 500; the ban ker Latham, who paid at
the Custom House $4,000 duties on his
pictures, is assessed for $4,000, for all
his furniture plate, works of art, horses
and carriages; Lloyd Teyis and j. b.
IIaggin, with their enormous mansions,
filled with the best French furniture, car
pets, laces, pictures, plate, etc., Of the
most expensive sort that money can buy,
pay taxes on only S2l, 900 between them.
And so on TO the end Of the chapter.


The fact is that the tax on personal
property is nothing but a scheme for
making the poor pay, and letting the
rich escape. 1t catches the poorer classes
who, owning no real estate, would if it
were not for this tax have nothing to pay
but in spite Of the fact that the Assessor
is oath bound, and the assessed are OATH
bound, the rich escape it as easily as a
mnnow would slip through a not made
for catching whales.


/ Put the taxes on land, and exempt per-
sonal property entirely, and all this in
justice would be stopped. All these rich
men have land. TheS cannot hide their
land when the Assessor comes around,
nor can they disguise its value. Put all
the taxes on that and they would have to
pay their fair share.-iS r. Post.
Year: 1874

SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL San Jose dis
patch Of June 9Th, gives an account of a
singular accident which will result fatal
ly: Victor Spreckens, well known in
this city as wine grower, met with IA
tai accident at his place about four miles
from this city, which resulted in the kill
ing Of two horses, and smashing Sprecs-
ems head so fearfully that death is only a
question Of time. lie was moving about
a quarter of a mile from his house, and
cutting too close to a bluff, thirty feet
high, he and his team slid of, falling on
a pile Of boulders, killing the horses in
stAntly.
Year: 1874

THE Central Pacific Railroad Company
employ twenty-six men watching thirty
miles Of track across the Sierras, Their
business is to travel back and forth on
sections Of the road and look out for rocks
that are liable to roll down and obstruct
the track. The track is watched so closely
that trains are in but little danger from
rocks unless the latter roll down while the
former are passing.
Year: 1874

SULLEN TEMPER.-A divorce was re-
Gently granted to wife, in a neigh hboring
State, for the cause that the husband ate,
drank and slept, as usual, under the same
roof with her for six weeks, without once
speaking to her during all that time and
the Judge, in entering the decree, re-
marked that such n display of sullen tenn
per was as ridiculous a. it was offensive.
Year: 1874

A FEMALE WALKIsT.--There arrived
at Sacramento on Wednesday a woman
who had walked from Kansas City, No.,
making the DISTANCE Of over 1000 miles
in sixty days. The story goes that she is
searching for her husband, who is sup
posed to be somewherein this State. II
that husband is sensible man, we take
it he will have his head shaved at once
and thereby preserve, for a period al
least, the capillary substance with which
he was adorned by nature.
Year: 1874

SACRAMENTO believes it HIS majority
Of Local Optionists, but don't want to
try it until after the State FAN. We
would suggest tina; they had better go
ahead at once, for the Sacramento land
lords have knack Of getting every cent
visitors to the State Fair bring with them
and it only becomes question which it
is spent for-whsky or grub.
Year: 1874

CALAYERAs county has had a repetition
of the Leeds disaster on n small scale. A
reservoir covering some FIVE acres broke
at daylight and carried away part Of the
town Of Campo Seco. Three persons lost
their lives by the occurrence.
Year: 1874

WE have seen picture Of Nellie
Grant and her husband, Sartoris, the de-
tails of whose marriage and bridal trip
have been the theme OF every Jenkins
for the last month. Nellie is Il good
looking girl-but what will be thought of
her choice when we say that he parts his
hair in the middle. Here is another
proof that The second administration OF
Grant is failure.
Year: 1874

The anti-monop papers are trying
to console themselves with the hope
that some of Gen. Weaver's friends
will not support Judge Sampson, and
trying to induce somebody to believe
there is great disaffection in the Re-
publican party in consequence OF
what they try to magnify into a
great trouble in tho Bloomfield
Republican and the Abba Union as
the papers representing the pretend
ed dissatisfied faction. The Keokuk
Democratic Constitution imagines
this faction will call another conven-
ton, and the more diminutive pa
pers of the Democratic and anti-mo-
mop. school who echo the SANDER and
wish 1t were true. The only papers
referred to as dissatisfied are the
Republican and the Union. The first
of these, in its first issue after the
convention, fully exculpated Judge
Sampson from all blame, and said:
"If he does decide to run we shall
support him, and sincerely hope he
may be elected"


The Union runs up SIMPSONS
name, gives him a cordial support,
and predicts his triumphant election
while it deals sturdy blows upon his
opponent.


The fact Is the Republicans did
not nominate the man the antis
wished, and they are aware that
Judge Sampson will lead Gates in
every county in the district, and be
elected by from 2000 to 1900 majority.
Not all their deception and boasting
will avert the defeat that awaits
them. 1t is inevitable, aud that is
what makes them SO bilious and
uncomfortable.
Year: 1874

The Republican Congressional
Convention is in session at Des
Moines while our paper is i'm press
on Wednesday. There Is a probable
ity that John A. Kasson will be re-
nominated, Notwithstanding his
ugly record. In our opinion he is
one Of the bad men to whom should
be applied that plank in the Repub-
liean platform Of last year declaring
it the right and duty Of Republicans
to vote against bad and incompetent
men on their own or any other tick
ct. lie cannot honorably secure the
nomination, but apparently has lit
tie choice as to means. We shall
hope to see him defeated either in
Convention or AZ the polls.
Year: 1874

For four years the Radcal City Council have
been running our city IN debt al HE rate Of near
ly, or perhaps quite hundred thousand dol
Las y,ar. Had cur taxes been lighter than
usual there u'eht have been some excuse for
tL,s. But the taxes have been much higher than
ever before What have We to show for these
tAtiAuidinaIy expenditures


Had han oi inat money been expended in
erecting gas works all OF our people might now
have becn supplied with gas light ht 8 per thou
saud ieet.


Ana yet this tonncii goes on i'll its mad career.
Next year it VIII add another hundred thousand
dollars 10 The debt 10 foIm l'aii Fire Depart
mont, that it may have political body which
can be used TO keep At IN power as the old police
did durn" the years prior to The election Of the
present Mayor. When will this stop? Not un-
u the perpetrators of The wrong are oustcd from
,tiiicp
Year: 1874

ET Do not run away from your neigh.
bors because they are not just what you
would have them be; you may go further
and fare verse. Better set about i'm
proving those around you, by your own
conversation and example, and by induc-
ing them to read and to think
Year: 1874

STATE TAxEs.-It would be well for those
persons residing in Monroe, Clay, and Jack.
son Wards who have not returned their
State tax-lists to the commissioner OF The
revenue to do SO at once. The books will
soon be closed, and then it will be too late
to avoid deal Of annoyance, extra expense,
and trouble to the officers and taxpayers.
Persons are required to bring their lists in
person to Mr. Munford's Office, in the new
City Hall building, on the south side OF
Broad streets between Ninth and Tenth
streets
Year: 1874

The CONCERT NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
When the amount OF talent employed in the
concert to be given at the Second Baptist
church. next Tuesday night is considered, it
is not to be wondered that the tickets for re.
served seats are being so rapidly disposed of.
Having attended late rehearsal Of the
greater portion of the programme, it can be
safely said that it offers attractions equal to
any concert ever presented to the Richmond
public. Mrs. Barton, of Knoxville, has q
voice of wonderful sweetness and pathos.
Indeed, she is considered a prodigy when it
is remembered that she is the wife of a
wealthy merchant, and makes music only a
pastime for the pleasure of herself and
friends. Some of her notes and cadenzos,
coupled with her placid and genial counte-
nance, remind one forcibly of Patti and Nils
son, and 1t is 10 be hoped that none of our
people who appreciate genuine talent will
allow the opportunity to slip for hearing
her.


The remaining ladies and gentlemen taking
part are so we'll known here that it is unne-
cessary to say anything 10 their praise. Their
presence is always hailed with enthusiasm
and delight.