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Year: 1878

THE campaign in Pennsylvania
which was virtually opened by the call
for state convention in May, is very
promising for the. Republican cause.
Forney's Press says: From all parts
of the State there are indications of a
strengthening of Republican feeling
and hope. In all sections the neccs-
sity of harmony, conciliation and unity
is appreciated and acknowledged.
There is a growing disposition to sink
all local differences and obliterate all
lines inside the party for common good
The fight will be purely Republican
and Pennsylvania struggle. 1t will be
fought on the broad ground that the
supremacy of the Republican party is
the safety of the nation and the State
without reference to our national re
lations one way or the other.
Year: 1878

The action of the majority of the
Maryland legislature upon the Mont
gomery Blair scheme for driving Presi-
ing President Hayes from the White
House, is only intended for dramatic
effect. 1t no doubt has been dictated
by the leaders of the Democracy to keep
alive the excitement for future politi-
cal use. They will succeed only in
keeping up the anxiety of the people,
and making the nation feverish and
restless. President Hayes holds his
place at the bidding of the people and
in the manner prescribed by authority
of Congress. lie will continue to bt
President, Blair and the Maryland
legislature to the contrary notwith
standing.
Year: 1878

THE House committee on the revis-
ion of the laws regulating the counting
of the electoral vote for President and
Vice President, have agreed to report
IL proposition providing for the elect ion
of the President by a direct vote of the
naonlp
Year: 1878

What an extraordinary bill il il, to be
sure the most radical and disorganizing
that it has ever been our province to examine
or discuss. Its 294 pages with its 72i Sec
tions and its brand new Articles of War in
lIG articles, makes cOnglomcratOn Of pre-
tentiOus ignorance and military usurpation
startling enough to the military man, but
portentous in its effects on the great rcpub-
licin principle that the military must ever
be subordinate to the civil power. Instance
the following sample:


SEC 76 That the General of the Army, or
other general officer asst igncd by the President
US commanding general, shall, under the direc-
tion and during the pleasure Of the President
have command of the entire army, line and
stall.


There you have it, the whole army, body
and soul, its men, its officers, and its money
bags, all under the command Of the General
of the Army. This is power never intended
to be placed in the hands of any one officer,
The theory OF our institutions is that the
Secretary of War, who is u civilian, occupy
ing u civil Office shall control the fiscal
affairs of the military establishment and
disburse the moneys appropriated by Con
grcss but this section, while it does moi
say that disbursements shall be made under
the orders ofthe General Of the Army, makes
the disbursing officers throughout the army
dependent upon his will and pleasure,
While we have every confidence in the
acknowledged integrity and high sense OF
honor of our officers, proven in the cruciblc
of hundreds of millions of dollars of dis
bursements, no man should he placed in q
position of moneyed responsibility without
entire independence from any and all in
fucnces.


Throughout the entire bill there runs {
thread of thought and action that cuItail'
in vital points the authority of the Secretary
of War aud piles up the power of the Gen
crl? Why not add section abolishini
the Office Of Secretary, and let the cOuntr!
understand the thing in its makcdness?
Year: 1878

conception Of Republican sentiment and
purpose in our humble opinion.


The door to Republican success leads
through that path which antagonizes every
act on the part of the Democratic party
which sets the Constitution at defiance, vio-
lates the law, tramples the rights of their
iellow-citizens under the feet of armed and
murderous Red-Shirters, and destroys life
for political opinion sake. To shun this
path Is TO wander into the Democratic party
and lose all Republican identity. Nothing
short of bold, unflincbing antagonism of
the great wrongs and outrages perpetrated
will bring health, vigor, and success to the
Republican cause. Tender-footed soldiers
on this march should fall to the rear and
occupy the ambulances in silence, for they
are not useful to vigorous campaign.
That Republican who counsels silence and
inaction toward Southern outrages is too
weak for valiant and profitable service, and
should betake himself to the hospital for
nursing.
Year: 1878

shed ne'er consent, consented"


but he is acting the part politically just
now with striking force. The Democrats
know very well that the Solid South, even
with the aid of its Copperhead tail-piece
otherwise known rs Indiana, cannot carry
the next Presidential election, unless New
York or Ohio is wheeled into line in sup
port Of their candidate New York they
dare not try to capture, for TnDEN com.
mands the situation in the Empire State
and they are forced to turn their longing
eyes in the direction Of Ohio. Hence theiI
determination TO make Mr.. THURMAN tho
next Governor thereof; and he, with the
knowledge before him that successful
issue of such determination could not fail
to advance him a considerable stride to.
ward the Presidency, pretends to say: "No
not for ALLENGEE." How disappointed he
would be if all the Democratic Buckeye
managers were suddenly to cease forcing
this suggestion upon his attention
Year: 1878

THE great difficulty with the Democracy
Just now is cowardly hesitation in the
face of duty to the country to expose the
Iottenness of the cipher-dispatch business.
They are afraid the certain implication of
some of their acknowledged leaders which
would follow would reflect upon the entire
party. Herein there is marked difference
between Democratic and Republican
methods, for the Republicans have way
OF rushing franticnlly into the most public
places when they have any dirty linen to
Mnsh
Year: 1878

We are informed that it is not true that
the lazzCroni of the Government Printing
Office are preparing to leave town under
the KiHdcrgartca threat that somebody had
pretty much made up their mind 10 open a
school for teaching "a valuable lesson"
Both sides are no doubt loaded with ample
school-books and other facilities for gem
eral acquisition of knowledge and mutual
improvement, and it would lie a pity to
have such OppOrtnnities wnstel.
Year: 1878

THE MIDDLETowN Transcript has dis
covered that Democratic tickets have
been circulated amongst the farmers
down the country, with the name Of
Philip R. Clark, the Republican candi-
date, upon them for Sheriff, and from
the manner in which it is calling upon
the faithful not to be deceived, it is
evidently alarmed, even though the
Gazette predicts the election of John
Pyle by from any where between 20O0
and 5000 majority. Democrats had
better be little careful how they give
complimentary votes to Republicans or
they will find that before the next eec.
ton comes around they will have been
disfranchised. The only way to be
sure of always having vote now a.
days is to vote the Democratic ticket
without any adulteratlon. There can
be no doubt that great many Demo
Gratis are going to vote for Mr.. Clark,
and the fact Of them having Democratic
tickets with his name upon them, is
no evidence that they are deceived,
rather that they want to vote just such
a ticket.
Year: 1878

IT IS HOPED THAT as the day Of cleo
ton approaches nearer that the Repub-
licans not yet disfranchised will make
up their minds to go to the polls and
Cast at least complimentary vote for
the Republican ticket. 1t is true
that with 1000 disfranchised Republi
cans in the County there is very little
hope of success, but that is no reason
why the election should be left go by
default. A large number OF Democrats
dissatisfied with their own candidates
intend to vote for several Republican
candidates, and now that help is com
ing from that source the Republican:
should help themselves.
Year: 1878

1t is true that too frequent visitations


either in large or small bodies to our
public schools might prove injurious to


the discipline and more or less interrupt
the studies, but judicious visitations
by persons interested have always
been held to be beneficial. The sight of
a visitor or visitors, is like ray ofsun-
light to the school l-room where constant
study and the sight of familiar objects
become somewhat monotonous and tire
some in spite Of the most unceasing ef'
Year: 1878

fort Of teachers to keep up the e. nsssl
interest. The very thins objsstsd 70 In
the Every Epening's article on Saturday
10 what h wanted at proper intervals
TO tone up the interest Of ths children
and TO give them freshsr zeal for study,
10 make themselves worthy Of the CON-
mendations so deservedly bestowed
upon them.


The very pride which 6ren,sn ex-
hibit in their machines is what makes
them effective as frem.n, and the pride
which the President and other MEN,
bers of the Board Of Education take in
the public schools is just what makes
their effectiveness as educators. The
school director who does not possess the
desire to So. his school excel, is not the
man for the position, but possessing
this desire il is not To be wondered at
that he is anxious that others may See
how his school prospers, and this not
from any selfish motive, but from q
sincere pleasure he feels at seeing the
school advance. Generally two or
three visitors attract the attention Of
the schools rs much as two or three
dozen, and after all these visitations
are the oases along arid path Of school
life.


1t is a plain old axiom, but a tue
one that "all work and no play vii,
make Jack dull boy" and 1t was nev
er more true than when applied n
school life. Not only are these vista
tions beneficial to the pupils and teach.
ers in many respects but they are a
great benefit to the visitors themselves.
In the cases of the Legislature and the
visiting New York fremen it created in
their minds an exalted opinion Of the
educational advantages and facilities Of
our city, and there is nothing which so
recommends city abroad as favora
Bile report of its public schools. ltmust
be remembered that amongst the visit
ing iremen from Troy last week, were
the President and clerk OF the Board .!
Education Of that city, gentlemen fully
entitled to distinction, and it must be
admitted that fire company that num-
bered amongst its immediate friends
such distinguished gentlemen were al
80 entitled to favorable consideration
by the President of our Board Of Edu.
cation, and we are amongst those who
think that he did exactly right in ad-
mitting the whole company to No. 8
school. This act of courtesy was fit
ting compliment to the visitors, to the
President Of our Board, to the teach
ers, to the scholars and all concerned,
and really We are at loss TO see
who is injured by it.
Year: 1878

To hear Americans talk in the usual
gush style, it might be inferred thai
nothing could destroy this government,
and that the Republic Of the United
States is one Of the fixed things of the
world, something after the laws Of the
Medes and Persians, which, it is said
never changed. No DOUBT this feeling
arises from sincere love and admira.
ton for our country, and we are the
last to find fault with such high and
patriotic sentiments. When compari.
sons are made, however, between our
Republic and those that existed in past
centuries, the student Of history will
learn that there is great danger of this
great government becoming like others
we're that are now blot.ed from exist
ence to give way to petty monarches.
1t is well to consider that the Repub-
lies Of Rome and Greece were OF much



greater strength, comparatively, than
is that of the United States at the pres
ent time. We point, not without rea-
son, to our broad domain stretching
from the lakes Of the North to the
southern Gulf, and from the sands
of the Atlantic Ocean to the golden
shores Of the Pacific, and in our nation
al pride we are apt TO forget that COM
pared with the Republics of Rome and
Greece, in their palmiest days, We are
but speck upon the map.


The thought that our nation is be-
coming extravagant and unjust, like
the nations we have mentioned. is not
an encouraging one. There is nothing
that will so undermine and enervate
the life ola nation, than giving loose
reins to extravaganza, and when ma
tion becomes oppressive and unjust Ia
any portion Of its people, it but hastens
its own downfall. No nation can long
withstand extravagance and injustice
Rome existed many years after her ex
travagance commenced, but she grew
weaker and weaker, until she fell al
easy prey to internal dssensions, anC
the great Republic completed its chap
ter in the worlds history.


In the United States, the greatest re
public now upon the face of the globe
the history Of Rome may be repeated
unless the people learn to be more o
patriots and less of politicians. Part,
spirit is the most dangerous weapol
threatening the peace of our country a
the present time, and instead of countr,
first, it has now become party first, an
from this it is but a short and eas
step to corruption and extravaganza
Our people surrender too much to pol


ticians whose chief aim is to be Office
holders. The late Congress was large
ly composed Of this class, who ha
scarcely a moments thought to spar
d for the interests Of the people. Tn
r great ally of the politician is the gol
gambler a set of men who are cold an
{ selfish, and would, if they could, Sc
the liberties of the people, if they coul
9 thereby fill their Golfers with golt
# These vampires that feed and fatte
!. upon the misfortunes of the nation, an
I are one day the Bears who are doir
8 all in their power to depress the ma
J. ket values of stocks and securities, an
{. then through their agents they mah
Year: 1878




A reporter of the .Sun saw nj the door
OF the Aquarium a card publicly dis
played, as follows:


Wanted Live young mice; will pay
one cent apiece.


These little mice are wanted for the
dozen or more baby boa constructors now
in the glass box with their mother, and
four large anacondas. On the 20th inst,
Phil, the engineer, ran upstairs and
told DIR. Dorner that something had got
into the snake box, and the Doctor
found the little boas gathered i'm n
bunch. They were each twenty-one
inches long and astonishingly lively.
When disturbed they raised their heads
and Kissed like older snakes. At first
they needed no food, because TO the
stomach of each was attached a sub
stance like the yolk Of an egg, from
which they took nourishment. In two
weeks, however, this source Of supply
was exhausted. Then they took TO the
older serpents' mode of eating. They
crush and swallow the little mice rs the
bigger snakes do rabbits. II is said that
it will be impossible TO raise this interest
ing family. under Mr.. Berghs ruling.
The boas have grown three inches since
their birth.


The mother, which is eleven feet long.
rs very hungry. She has eaten nothing
for over two months. At noon yester-
day it was noticed that her skin had
parted at her lips. In about fifteen
minutes she had pushed IL back i'm n
continuous roll all around her head, to
her neck. She did this by rubbing IL
against the gravel on the bottom Of the
box. After it had been rolled back on
her body for about three feet the skin
ceased TO roll up and began To double
on itself. After five feet of the shining
new skin had became visible, She
brought her head around and pushed
back the old skin by pressing against il
with the side of her neck. She got rid
of her skin entirely in just two hours
and ten minutes.


After the shedding of its skin ser
pent eats ravenously. Yesterday morn
ing two rabbits were placed in the box
Tor her, but the alacondas, which it was
thought had been sated, seized them.
In Mr.. Bergh's Office il is suggested that
now will be good time to try her with
piece of beef. Mr.. Bergh said last
evening that he once told Mr.. Barnum
that he must not feed the snakes that
were kept in the old Ann Street mu-
scum. "Mr. Barnum was angry. but
told him that the law of the State would
be invoked if he did not heed my warn
ing. Very we'll said he, then / won't
feed them in this State Afterward he
told me that whenever his snakes got
hungry he took them over to Taylor's
Hotel IN jersey City to have them fed "
Year: 1878

There was one man on the Woodward
Avenue car the other rainy morning who
felt as If the weather couldn't be abused
euOugh


Don't you hate such weather rs
this|' he asked Of portly acquaintance
opposite.


No, sir, was the decided response
i don't bother about the weather. IL
it's fair all right; if it's foul, oil right"


But you can't like such q morning
as thisP'


It's just as good for me as any other
sort o morning" was the calm reply


And you like 10 see rain and mud
and slush, do your


" Yes, / am perfectly satisfied"


The grumblcr was out of patience, but
he secured revenge sooner than ne hoped
for. In getting of the car the fat man
slipped and sprawled at full length i'm
the mud, to the intense delight of the
other, who rushed to the platform and
shouted


Don't say n word-its one of your
kind Of mornings If il was one of mine
you'd have fallen on a bed of nice, clean,
soft white, beautiful snow Stand up
till look at your


The fat man stood up He was mud
from boots to chin. He looked at him-
self and then at the car, and feebly said +.


" j sin lick you and all the weather in
the country with one hand tied behind
me-"
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The $5,5OO,OOO
recently paid into the British Treasury by the United
States Government for the fishery privileges IL
becoming a bone Of very Lively contention
among the authorities of the British American Prov
inces. No apprehension to be entertained on
their part that the mother country will put In claims
to portion of this money for herself and they are
busly discussing the Provincial press the proper and
probabls disposition Of the "plum." Newfoundland
TO have established her claim to small portion OF
the award. to be used she may A. NewBrunswck
and Nova Scotia put in broad claim for the remainder
which, they hold should be much the greater part OF the
entire reward This money they wish to have paid them
Internationally, to eIpeDd for their own benefit On tho
other hand the clam Is made upon the part OF the
other Provinces OF the Dominion that the money
IN justice belongs to the whole Dominion 1t Is con
ceded that the fishery privileges originally the
property OF the Maritime Provinces but By the articles Of
confederation these privileges is asserted were ceded
TO the Dominion, and in return the Dominion assumed
the debt Of the Maritime Provinces and granted them
certain subsidies. The General Government OF the
DoIanion is nov paying seSoyooo per annum for to'
Brunswick alone and IL is urged that any portion OF
the fishery award Is paid to the Maritime Provinces,
1t should be as q substitute, in part, OF the sums
now drawn from the Dominion Treasury II Is not in
probable the Home Government oui OF whose Treasury
the entire amount Of the Geneva award was paid, viii
In that fact good for retaining the SooOO
900 partial reimbursement for the outlay.
Year: 1878

CONTINUED SICKNESS THE REASON.
tuE LETTER OF REsIGSATIoN READ By DIR. sToRRs


YEsTERDAY-Yo ACTION TAKEN BY TIE


CHURCH.


Tho Rev. DIR. BudingtOn yesterday resigned the
pastOrate of the Clinton Avenue Congregational
Church. which he had held since the organization OF
the church in 1855. His reason for severlng bis re-
latons with the church is the long cessation from
active work advised by his physicians on account OF
the cancer in the mouth from which he has been
suffering since last May. and the conviction that
the church and congregation need the services of
pastor at once. No action has been taken by the
church.
Year: 1878




[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRI8CNE.l


WASHINGTON. May 1O.-The Texas and Pacific
people were a good deal excited to-day over an
amendment to the rules reported from the Commit
tee on Rules by General Garfield. The nature and
effect Of this amendment were explained III dis
patch to The TRIBUNE several days ago.
The Texas and Pacific people declare that
the amendment which requires Senate bills making
appropriations of money, land or property of the
United States to be first considered in Committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union, viii not be
adopted. They say that the objection will not
be based so much upon the effect of the amend
ment upon the Texas aud Pacific and Northern
Pacific Railroad Bills az upon its effect upon other
measures, upon all other measures making appro-
priations of any kind. Pensioners and honest
claimants, they declare will be prevented by it
from receiving their just dues. The indications
are that the whole Texas and Pacific interest will
make united and earnest opposition against the
adoption of this amendment and II is impossible to
predict what its fate will be.
Year: 1878

investigate all the facts in relation to the last cleo
ton of Member of Congress and of Presidential
electors in the State of Florida, with view to ascer-
tain whether the statements of McI-in and others
are true the investigation to be confined to these
points only, without reference to the question OF
Presidential title.


dispatch from Baltimore says that several
gentlemen from Washington and New-fork
had very quiet and private conference at
the Mt. Vernon Hotel in that city tonight
Their deliberations it is supposed were in
regard TO the action of Congress in the matter OF IN
vestigating the Florida election frauds Among
those present were Mr. Pelton private secretary to
Mr. Tilden, and well-known correspondent OF
New-YOrk paper
Year: 1878

ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI


WAsHIXGToN, May 10.-There is no sunlecV oh
which the Democracy has become so seIsltNc "s
unou that of Southern claims. This topic mas Only
% bo mentioned in the House to bring half dozen
nomocrats to their feet and to start discussion
which generally continues for hours


This afternoon almost the entire session was spent
~ tbe debate of a bill to pay loyal Vlrglnlan
Cor some rails taken and used by the Fed
oral Army during the war; Ihs was uh-
admittedly a deserving case, the loyalty OF the
claimant having been cCnclusivey proved ana no


estion being raised Gs to the honesty OF his clam;
Int the House did not discuss the merits of the DILL


ho General tonic only was debated. There were Grim
nations and recriminations on each slde each party
accusing the other of being responsible for the pay
meut Of Southern claims, and each party striving TO
defend lis position and make it appear that it alone
is the watchdog of the Treasury.


In the course of the debate reference was made to
the william and Mary College Bill, which was car
ried over to-day, and which Mr.. Goode announced
n was not his intention to call up again this scs-
sion: and there was an Improbable contrO-
yersy over the question whether the he
mbhcans had passed a bill for the relet
of that institution during the ALlld Congress
OF not. Some Northern Democrats have been driven
TO take such radical ground on the question 0t
Southern claims that they announce their determi-
nston not to vote for Southern claims of any char
acter They will not vote, they say for the payment
of the claims of disloyal persons, nor for those OF
loya claimants, believing that the majority OF the
latter are dishonest.


General Harry White during the debate this after
noon worked himself into fever OF excitement
over the sufferings of loyal citizens OF the South
during the war. He is excusable for exhibiting
some feeling on this subject, since he knows
from experience what the horrors of the Southern
prisons were, and the sufferings which -etugees,
whether prisoners or loyasts had to endure IN their
this is no excuse for setting at defiance the rules of
the House, as General White did to-day. lie be-
came so disordery, and insisted upon speaking when
Inc had no right TO, with much determination,
that the presiding officer was Obliged to send'the
Sergeant-at-Arm to him TO induce him to take his
seat.