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Year: 1879

THE putative editor and proprietor OF the
post has maliciously and wickedly pursued
that person whom he delights TO charac-
terlze MS sold Man CLAPP," with occa-
sional variations, for more than year, and
without the slightest personal provocation
or justification. This course of conduct has
been pursued with the evident intention Of
provoking a personal encounter in jour
nalism, This gage of controversy we
must decline and leave the field to our as
sailant We do not think the readers of
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN are very
deeply interested in our opinions of our
contemporary personally, nor are his readers
specially delectated by what he may think
of us personally, Certainly, unless they
care more about il than we do, it finds lit
tie interest in any direction, 1t is our chief
purpose 10 prosecute our newspaper enter
prise, even to the discontinue of
our neighbor by making n bet
ter and more respectable journal


than he can even initiate, and to continue
as we have done to gain upon public conf
Year: 1879

A NUMBER of disgruntled newspaper
writers OF the JENKINS persuasion are find
ing fault with the President, the Admins
tration, the Government, and everything
else, because they were not permitted or in
vited to so farther than the vestibule Of the
Executive Mansion on the occasion of the
recent official reception held there. As the
invitations for the occasion were rigidly
confined to the requirements of official
etiquette, and rs the affair was intended rs
substitute for the customary State dim
ners given by the President during the
season. it would appear that some of
these fault-finders have very little basis for
their growls Besides, it is no evidence of
self-respect on their part TO show so plainly
their disappointment and chagrin at not
having been present where they were not
wanted.
Year: 1879

THE Democratic leaders in the Senate
know very well that they can never secure
repeal Of the national election laws either
during the present or an extra session of
Congress. They will accordingly avoid the
rash example Of their fellow-partisans in
the House and while they may consume
much time in discussing the proposed re-
peal, they will eventually succumb to the
inexorable dictation Of partisan fate. The
necessity of an extra session will thus be
avoided, and the Democratic party have one
less sin to account for.
Year: 1879

GENERAL BARLows treachery in Florida
has earned for him the goodwill and adj
miration of the Democracy. The Democratic
press now persistently allude to him as n
statesman, and all that sort of thing. If
BARLOW is statesman, or if his proceed
ings in 1876 were statesmanlike, the De-
mOcracy is free to take the full benefit OF
his services without objection from any re-
spectacle source
Year: 1879

THE double-leaded and cheeky bluster of
certain Democrats about their willingness
to assume the responsibility of an extra
session is unauthorized. The real Demo-
cratic leaders have made up their minds to
submit to the inevitable. They may pro-
test against it with some show of vigor, but
they will submit all the same.
Year: 1879

IT is remarked that the threatened all
night session of the House was avoided last
Tuesday very opportunely so as not to in
terferc with the official reception held at
the Executive Mansion.
Year: 1879

IT was the supposition-a mere supposi-
ton, it secms-of The Fathers that the pay
ment of annual salaries to Congressman
would have the effect to shorten the sessions
of Congress. But it seems this was mis-
take. A great many men are sent to Con-
gress who are of more Importance here in
Washington than they are at THEN homes,
and for that reason, if for no other, they are
prone to linger among the scenes of their
ileeting greatness. A better plan would be
to pny them by the job. If an honest od
rdiorcm adjustment could be made of their
wages "by the piece" the country would
save a great deal of money. Two-thirds of
the present Congress, for example, would
start to walk home next Tuesday.
Year: 1879

THE hatcrs of General GRANT have been
raising ridiculous and contemplate hula
baloo over the graceful act on the part OF
the Government in rendering him passage
for some portion of his journey on an armed
vessel that had been ordered on an Eastern
cruise. All that malice and ridicule could
invent has been brought to bear upon that
respectful act toward the ex-President, and
now it appears that General GRANT will
board the United States man-of-war Rich
mond at Calcutta, if she manages to reach
there in time. She will take him TO Japan
and from there he will cross the Pacific TO
San Francisco on one Of the regular steam
ers Now let the hyenas send up another
dismal howl
Year: 1879

THE prematureness of the GRANT move
ment is wearing off. The GioJe-Democrdt
calls attention to the fact that the more the
booming is kept up the less premature it
becomes. "The longer as man liyes.n &c.
Year: 1879

The retirement of Hon. JOSEPH II.
RATNEY from the scat in Congress VIII ich he
has so ably filed for the past eight years
leaves a void which will fall with great
hardship upon the South Carolina Republic
cans. With desire to subservc the best in
terests of his constituency Mr. RAINEY con-
tinucd TO represent his district in Congress,
although it is well known that he could
have been made Governor of South Caro-
lima in 1514 had he expressed desire for
the position. Possessed of mcthodical
mind, with good education, and withol a
gentleman Of high integrity he has made n
reputation for himself as a Statesman which
secures him the appreciation and commenda-
ton of good men everywhere. Democratic
malice and vindictive hate have never yet
attempted the task of detracting from his
good name, and Southern Republicans
may in the future point to him
rs one of their number who re-
ilected credit upon the party of equal
rights. The recognized Republican leader
Of his native State, he will continue to ex-
crl large influence there, and when the
| laws ana the constitution are again re-
spected in South Carolina his constituents
will delight to elevate him to a position
commensurate with his sterling worth. His
record MS a Congressman has been fine, and
| the manner in which lie always discharged
the duties devolving upon him, together
with his aflability of manner, have made
him many admirers throughout the Union,
and have thus tended TO lift vast weight
Of prejudice from off the shoulders of the
colorcd race The Administration will
doubtless see TO it that u gentleman of Mr..
RAINEY's usefulness will not be allowed to
retire to private life but will confer such an
appointment upon him as will be betting
one who has served his country and his
party with such success for the past eight
years.
Year: 1879

THE contrast between the action Of the
Senate in the CoRBN-BUTLER contest and
the House in the BIsBEE-FNLEY case, is
not altogether favorable to either body
In the last mentioned case the law, the
equity, and justice demanded the re-
tention of Mr. BIsBEE in his seat and the
Year: 1879

dence and respect in the midst Of his mud
singing by minding our own business. We
have not provoked nor do we desire any
personal controversy with any such charac-
ter as our assailant wears. The city is large
enough for both without jostling each other
and our friendly advice to him is that he
cultivate some of the graces of the gentle
man; devote himselfto the development of
his own resources within the pale ofcommon
decency and propricty; earn the respect of
his fellow-men, and make himself and his
paper more suflcrabe by line of conduct
more consistent with elevated journalism
and manly department. Ifhe will not take
our advice and strive to make himself more
respectable, then we have the consciousness
of having done our duty to him, but must
leave him to his fate
Year: 1879

THOSE Democrats aud journals who are
straining every nerve to break down all
The barriers that the laws have thrown
around the elective franchise and the dear
est rights of citizenship are engaged in
heaping contumely upon Judges SETTLE,
BOND, and Billings because they are vim
dicating these laws and furnishing their
violators. When the Constitution is tram
pied under foot and the power to punish
wrong is destroyed then these traitors to
right and justice will no doubt be happy,
and not before.
Year: 1879

THEY have winning and suggestive ways
out in Kansas. A member of the Legisla-
ture Of that state recently received rs q
present from an Unknown Friend" n
small coffin bearing this inscription: From
the people you misrepresent Go bury
yourself" These kindly attentions to
public servants should not be monopolized
by the people of Kansas. Send along a big
cargo of collins to the Forty-fifth Congress.
Year: 1879

York, called up for action the reso-
luton presented by him yesterday,
directing the Committee on the In
vestigation Of Election Frauds to
inquire into the "cipher dispatches"
and appropriating $4,000 to defray
the expenses of such inquiry.


Mr.. Potter opened the discussion
on the resolution, saying he offered
it because he was instructed to DO
so. He spoke feelingly concerning
the imputations which had been
attributed to him, that he desired to
prevent an investigation of the
cipher kilograms.


Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,
approved the resolution on the
ground that Congress had no juris-
diction over the private correspond
ence of anybody, and should not
take part in the SANDER Of any
public man to satisfy the curiosity
of anybody in the House or out of it.


Mr.. Hale, of Maine, supported the
resolution. Now that the machine
had been started and set in motion,
let it roll on and make investigation
into both sides Of the question.


Mr.. Hewitt supported the resolu,
ton. He called the attention Of
Mr.. Butler, that there were occa-
sions in life when there was some
thing higher than Judge or mem
Der of Congress. 1t was when
sense of manhood struck into the
human heart. lie stood here in
that spirit of manhood to invite the
fullest investigation Of the tele
grams, those which had been pub
lished and those which had
not. Justice to Samuel J.
Tilden has been demanded and
investigation should be made. JUS
tice to the great Democratic party
demanded it; justice to the Ameri-
can people, who had elected him to
the highest office in their gift, de-
manded it. Let Mr.. Tilden have
an opportunity to confront his ac~
cusers and traducers and show the
world that at least one Of the can
didates at the late Presidential
election was not a miserable tricks
ter, willing to bargain for the high
est office in the gift of the people.
Mr.. Hewitt concluded by saying
Let then Mr.. Tilden have an oppor-
ttnity to confront his accusers, his
traducers, his maligners before
a competent tribunal. Let the
man who of right should occupy
to-day the Executive chair 90 on
the witness stand, if need be, and
satisfy the American people and
the world that one at least Of the
candidates of the two great parties
whose existence is essential to the
Of free Government
is not a miserable trickster, willing
to make bargains for the highest
Office in the gift of the people,
every hours wrongful occupation
of which only intensifes the dis
honor of its acquisition and the
humiliation of its possession.


The resolution was adopted.


The House Naval Committee
agreed to report a bill to restore
Samuel Chase Barney to the re,
tired list of the Navy, also bill to
authorize the appointment of DR..
VIM. Martin to be a surgeon in the
Navy, in consideration of his heroic
conduct on board of the Canonica
at New Orleans during the yellow
fever epidemic.
Year: 1879

SPRINGFIELD, March l8.-The bill to
amend section 20 of the practice act so it
shall read as follows passed the Senate to-
day:


Section 20. The defendant in any ac-
ton brought upon any contracts or agree
ment expressed or implied, having claims
or demands founded upon contract either
expressed or implied, hquidated or un-
liquidated in their nature, and whether
arising out of or connected with the sub
ject matter Of the plaintiffs contract or
agreement, or otherwise against the plain
tilt IN such action, may plead the same or
give notice thereof under the general issue
or under the plea Of payment, and the
same or such part thereof as the defend
ants should prove on the trial shall be set
on and allowed against the plaintiffs de-
mand and verdict shall be given for the
balance due, and if it shall appear that the
pialnuH IS indebted to the defendant the
Jury shall md verdict for the defendant.
and certify to the court the amount so
found, and the court shall give Judgment
In favor OF such detendent with the costs
of his defense. If the cause is tried by
the court, the finding and judgment shall
be in like manner"


| he DliL W hucuu CcCtIOu Z0U OF tle
revenue law, which permits the county
board to begin suits in an action Of debt
for collection of delinquent taxes so as tC
make the record Of real property forfeited
to the State for non-payment of taxes
prinaG fdcie evidence of the legality and
regularity of all prior proceedings. and its
introduction a prlnld .fdcle case for the
plaintiff, was also passed


The bill to abolish power of sale in trust
deeds and sale Of mortgages was passed
1t is as follows:


BE it enacted by the people of Illinois
etc, that no real estate within this State
shall be sold by virtue of any power of sale
contained in any mortgage, or trust deed,
or sOther conveyance in the nature of a
mortgage, executed after the taking effect
of this act; but all such mortgages, trust
deeds, or other conveyances in the nature
of mortgage shall only be foreclosed in
the manner provided for forclosing mort
cages containing no power of sale, and NJ
real estate shall be sold to satisfy such
mortgage, trust deed, or other conveyance
10 the nature of a mortgage, except in pur
suance of judgment or decree of a cour
Of competent jurisdiction.


The bill TO require all accounts anC
claims against the State to be verified b.
oath of the claimant and certificate of tht
officer who employed the labor or pur
chase the material, was passed.
Year: 1879

Il believe it to be all wrong and even
wicked Tor cereymen or other public men
to be led into giving testimonials to quack
doctors or vile stuffs called medicines, but
when really meritorious article is made
up of common valuable remedies known to
all, and tnat all physicians use and trust in
daily, we should freely commend it. [
therefore cheerfully and heartily commend
Hop Bitters for the good they have done
me and my friends, firmly believing they
have no equal for family use. [ will not
be without them"


Rev, Washington, D. G.
Year: 1879

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, March 1S.-The
scientific examination of the sulphur which
fell in a shower yesterday over the Lehigh
Valley, prove it to be the pollen from a
species of pine. caught up by the wind and
carried from Jersey forests.
Year: 1879

ED. JOURNAL In the Columbus
Era of March 1st find the follow
ing:


""The party which had its exist
ence in the mOnstrous and unsanc-
toned idea that the negro race was
the political aud social equal OF the
white race, and inauguraied an era
of bloodshed and great devastation
in this country, rather than surren-
der that idea, now say that another
race of people are not our equals,
but that this race shall not come
here"


Now, Mr.. Editor, | submit that
this is equivocal language, subject
to two or three meanings or no
meaning at all. Can the Era man
never come right straight out like a
man on some side of question and
either affirm or deny SO that we can
tell where to find him once in a
while, and not be everlastingly
squeaiing aud slashing about like a
crazy man, using all the fine words
in the language, making more noise
than brass band and saying moth
ing? Now, Mr.. Editor, what SPAR
~ had its existence in the monstrous
aud unsanc,iOned idea?' When 3?
Unsanctioned by whom? What
''party inaugurated an era of blood
shed and great devastation p
When? Where? "What party now
say another race Of people are not
our equals, but that this race shall
not come here?' Such gibber is all
moonshine. Ii you have one single,
straight, square proposition, do let
Us hear il. DENNIS.
Year: 1879

kAII.wAY.-The sum of 100000
Is set down in the Canadian esti.
mates for railway construction in
British Columbia during the present
year. The amount is small and will
dIsappoint everyone; but half a loaf
is better than no bread. The route
that will be adopted is not stated.
Let US join with our contemporary in
hoping that the amount will be spent
Tor the purpose for which it is asked.
-"Colonist."
Year: 1879

Think about it through the week
Determine upon something which
YOU will present to make the meet
ing a good one.


Be at the lodge-room ten minutes
before the time for commencing and
see that regalia, rituals, gavels, cards
etc., are all in their proper places
1. spoils lodge meeting to have to
make preparations for it after it has
commenced.


Commence when the time comes
for commencing.


Push matters along briskly up to
the time of the recess. Very much
Of the general success Of the meeting
depends upon not wasting time at
this part Of the evening. Put espe-
cial care upon the initiatory cere-
mony.


Make the recess about fifteen min
utes long. See everybody in the
room. Let no one go unnoticed.
Seek out the quiet ones or strangers
and make them feel at home.


Transact the business Of the Lodge
from recess to the Good of the Or
der" in business like way. Don't
throw away time in quibbling over
technicalites, but don't be impatient
when members want to say what
they think. 1t is everybody's
right to talk. Talk is the safety
valve which oftentimes saves an sx-
plosion. Respect honest opinion,
although it does not coincide with
yours, and abide by the decision OF
the majority, although it is not the
way you wanted it to be.


The programme for the "Good Of
the Order" must be arranged at re.
cess. Don't undertake to stumble
along without programme. The
different parts need arranging into
symmetrical whole. If any one is to
be called upon let him know it in ad.
vance. On the other hand don't call
upon one who has not consented TO
respond. Invite every one to par.
ticipate, no matter what his accom-.
plishments may be. The Lodge must
not get the impression that there are
only three or four who are qualified
for service under the "Good of the
Order" The success of the meeting
and the strength of the Lodge dc.
pends upon the number who come
into active work.


Close when the time comes for
closing, and that time should in no
case be more than two hours and
half from the time of commencing.
1t may be impossible to hear all who
have consented to participate in the
Good of the Order, but never mind.
tits OF more Importance that the
meeting should close by given
time than that all should be heard in
one evening. Shut down at rea.
sonably early hour, and all hands will
go home feeling that they have en-.
joyed the evening, and will be ready
to commence at the righ, time next
week.
Year: 1879

This troublesome disease can be cured
with MULLEN tea, or red precipitate :
Take MULLEN and make two quarts OF
strong tea, give one quart, and in thirty
minutes give the other, this kills the
grub; take one teaspoonful of red pre-
cpIlate, to which add flour OF sufficient
quantity to make the same into a stiff
dough, using water or milk; make into
a round ball, take hold of the tongue,
pull as far out as you can, placing the
ball far back on the tongue, then let
90 Of the tongue and they will be GER
tain 10 swallow the dose; then move the
horse around, not letting 1t lie down
until the medicine has done it work.
Year: 1879

Editor Of The Florida Agriculturist:


Now is the season of our discon-
tent made glorious by this SUM-" that
shines from an unclouded sky. We
have been prophesying for two
months past that it would clear off
when the moon changed, and we hit
it, for last Monday night it cleared,
and now all is serene again. Really
it is pleasant to see such weather, and
go to work with a prospect of ao-
complishing something before
shower puts stop to all further out
OF door labor, to call our old friend
Shakespeare to our aid again. We
can say most emphatically that In
dian river is "herself again"


The discussion of the die. back
question through the columns of
The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT will,
we surmise, end as the discussion of
Of "Budded Orange Trees vs. Sweet
Seedlings" leaving each and every
one with the settled conviction with
which he started out. e


MIR. Ashmead's theory will not be-
gin to stand the test, and we think
he hazarded an opinion before he had
thoroughly mastered the subject. The
cause Of the disease is not going TO
be found out in few days, and by
visiting a single grove affected. But
1t will take years OF patient toll to
solve the mystery, if it is ever solved.
We confess to being rather startled
at Mr.. Ashmead's assertion that trees
near the ocean were more badly af-
fected than those in the interior, and
we question its correctness. Why,
one OF our most intelligent fruit
growers says that salt is the best
remedy for the disease hg had ever
used. We should like to hear from
Captain Burnham, at Canaveral, and
from the orange growers at st. Au-
guassae nsass Aa Z. k:ea.--. - ssssssrzIss2s-s
\ the opinion that Captain Burnham's
/ grove, with perhaps one exception,
has proved a better investment than
any other one grove in the State,
averaging the last twenty years.


While have no positive opinion
Regarding the disease, and am open
to conviction from any and all
sources, yet l will hazard this as one
cause: The top grows too fast for
the roots, or the roots grow too fast
for the top. Which is it?


A neighbor remarked, a few days
ago, that to read the articles on the
die.back in The FLORIDA AGRICUL-
TUR1sT stranger would think that
diseased orange trees were the rule.
Not at all. 1t we had half dozen
trees with die-back in our grove, We
would worry and work and fuss
more over them than over the five
hundred that were perfectly healthy;
and while we would not magnify the
disease, yet we would tell every in.
tending immigrant that in orange
growing, as in everything else, there
is risk to run and enemies to contend
against. Ex-ALABAMIAN.
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov 26 -
The report of the Local Board of
Steam Vessel Inspectors, concerning
the collision on the 7th instant be-
tween the steamer Champion and
the British ship Lady Octavia, de-
clares that the disaster was wholly
due to the absence of proper look
out on the Champion. The Board
is of the opinion that the fault rests
mainly with r. II. Leonard, first
mate of the Champion, and if he


had survived his action should
have been condemned in Sc
we're terms. The evidence
shows that it was the Lady
Octavia that ran into the Cham
pion, but that under the evidence
the officers of the Octavia should
be exonerated from all blame. The


Champion appears to have been
fully equipped with life-saving ap~
pliances and the loss of life would
not have been so serious had the
steamer kept afoat a few minutes
longer. Credit is given to the
officers and crew of the
Lady Octavia for the prompt
manner in which they went
to the rescue of the passengers
and crew of the wrecked steamer
Year: 1879

We are glad to know that the
Peabody school. which is the North
Knoxville branch IF our Public
Schools, is this session in quite a
Furnishing and prosperous condition.
We learn from Prof. S. A Craig, the
energetic and efficient Principal,
that during the present month
they have had an enrolment
of the two hundred and sixty mine
PUPILS, which is greater number
than was ever before contained within
those walls. This makes them en-
phatically full up, and they could
hardly accommodate another one


Prof. Craig is ably seconded in his
zsaIous work by an efficient corps of
instructors, and they are doing an
excellent work for the rising genera,
ton, and the fact that the Peabody
School is growing in popularity, is at
tested by this increased attend ance.
We wish them continued success.