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Year: 1878

The proposal to unseat a President who has
been duly inaugurated involves very grave
change in our form of government. This fact
itisexceedngly important that the people should
fully understand at the outset. Those Dem
ocratic leaders who insist upon Investigation"
and refuse to declare that the Presidents title
cannot and should not be disturbed. profess
that their only aim Is to uncover and punish
frauds which they assert were committed, and
by which they assert that the will of the peo-
ple was defeated. BY this pretext they secure
the support or acquiescence of many Democrats
who do not mean to be TevOlutiOnists, but who
fail to realize that the thing intended is
revoution-a startling and radical change in
our form of government


To understand the nature of this change,
we have only to reflect that there have been
charges of fraud in nearly every closely con-
tested Presidential election. The Plaque
mine frauds in Louisiana were not the first in
our history Scarcely a contested election has
occurred for many years in which it was not
claimed, and by many citizens honestly be-
lieved, that the will of the people in important
States was defeated by frauds in this city
or Brooklyn, in Jersey City, NeV-Haven,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Chicago or ST.
Louis. If such charges have been numerous,
and widely believed, although no for
nal investigations were held to secure
testimony, and the hope of Ousting officials
after Inauguration has rarely if ever stimu-
lated the collection of proofs, we may be GER
tain that, after a President has once been
ousted on the plea of fraud, there will never
be another election in this country without
such charge. Bribery of officials, suborna-
tion of witnesses. will never fail to supply
plausible proof of accusations made by the
Year: 1878

When a man has persisted in throwing
lighted matches into powder magazine, he
cannot plead that he did not mean to kill any
body if there is an explosion and somebody
gets killed. The Socialists of Germany are
in this predicament. For years they have made
war on the throne, and it is of no conse-
duence whatever whether the latest attempt
TO assassinate the Emperor was or was not
directly instigated by them. They have done
what they could to inflame popular hostility
against Royalty. At time when there is
much industrial disorder, in Germany as in
other civilized countries, and much suffering and


discomfort. they have labOred to make people


attribute their sufferings to the Government
and the institutions under which they live.


Attempted assassination is q natural effect of
these incendiary teachings Among those who
suffer there are always many who are ig-
norant, embittered and passionate. Upon such
minds the teachings of socialism are as sparks to
powder. These persons do not comprehend
the processes by which the more intelligent
Socialists hope to overturn the existing order
of things; they have not the patience to await
slow changes in public thought; they
lack the philosophy TO separate the En-
peror from the Empire. If inhamed against
the Empire, believing it the cause Of their
sufferlngs, they seek 10 be avenged upon the
Emperor. The mischieyous effect Is not con-
fined to those who are altogether ignorant, but
Year: 1878

defeated party, and the natural disposition of
partisans to believe what they want to believe
will secure general credence for any charge
upon which it is hoped that the result OF an
election may be reversed.


1t is proposed to establish this precedent,
that Congress may, after the Inauguration Ot
a President, gather evidence as to the charac-
ter and result of the election, and have power
by majority vote in both houses to declare
an election void. If this thing can be done
in one case, it can be done in any case, and
will surely be attempted as often as the ma
iority in Congress is politically opposed to the
Executive. Habit will soon make it easy to
secure a party vote in support of charges how
ever ill-sustained by evidence. Thus it will
come TO be the fact that Congress will make
and unmake Presidents at will the Executive
who takes the oath of Office on the 4th OF
March, after formal declaration of his
election by the outgoing Congress, can
not be at all sure of retaining his Office
after the following December, if the next
Congress happens to be politically adverse
and, even after more than half of his term
has expired, he can still be turned out, if his
opponents should cOntrive to get majority in
the second Congress of his term. The tempta-
ton to declare an election void would be all
the greater because the vacancy thus created
could be flied by election in the House. The
Presidential term would cease to be for four
years practically il would be until hostile
majority in Congress could be secured. Finally,
the clerk who makes up the roll upon which
members are permitted to vote IN the organ
izatIon would not find it difficult, with Pres
idency at stake, to return primd tdcie ma
iority for his political friends, and any real
majority could then be overturned by decis-
ions in contested cases not more shamelessly
partisan than some that have been made tins
year.


If this sort of thing is done by one party it
will also be done by the other. In place OF
the government which the Constitution pro-
vides, we shall have an absolute despOtism by
Congressional majority, until armed resist
ance is made to the decisions Of Congress.
This could not be long delayed Then we
should have attained all the blessings OF the
Mexican form Of government, and there would
he good reason to pray for the speedy arrival
of the man on horseback" In short, if any
President can once be Ousted by majority in
Congress, after he has been duly inaugurated,
all the furms of self government may as well
be abandoned without delay. For anarchy
will presently force Order-loying citizens TO
cry for dictator. One step toward Mexican
ization may make il impossible thencefUr-
ward to retain either the spirit or the form OF
freedom.
Year: 1878

1t was not an important disclosure which
Anderson made yesterday, viz: that he was
liar and had been a liar, under oath and with
out oath. BY a strange contradiction the
country was asked to believe his first big
batch of evidence, because in it he dis
tinctly avowed himself liar in speech,
liar on paper, a liar under oath,
liar to get office and liar to extort money
No cross-examination could paint this lily, and
Mr.. Reed was mistaken in thinking that An
derson would be improved by being BACKED
He himself has already rendered that labor of
art impossible. But it is somewhat instruc-
tive, nevertheless, to find the first and
great Democratic witness compelled to admit
one after another, a long list of peTjuries
committed before a committee of Congress,
and still more instructive TO see his boldness
and complacency increase as his confessions of
baseness count up. 1t is, naturally, not sur
prising to learn that it is thought
forgery has been brought in to aid
the almost incredible avowal of venality con-
tained in Weber's and AndersOn's written
agreement to count MT. Nash into Congress.
Weber's signature to this document is declared
to be forgery, and Democratic bullet has
made it impossible that AndersOn's alleged
confederate should repudiate Anderson. 1t
would only need proof of this charge to make
this one of the most singular cOnspiracies on
record.
Year: 1878

There is cheering prospect, it seems, that
Mr.. Woods tariff bill may be gullolned to-
day in the House, instead of remaining in ex-
istence, a standing threat to trade, until
next year. Yesterday Mr.. Wood dis
covered the danger he was in, as he
did the other day. when it was almost
too late. and the vote by which his
motion that the Committee of the Whole rise
was defeated, showed that a majority of the
members present were ready and anxious to
kill the bill then and there. 1t was only by
the parliamentary device of demanding that
this interminable bill be read through, that
Mr.. Wood was able to get a respite for it till
to-day But, to-day, the sentence the country
has passed upon it should be executed.
Year: 1878

The treaty which the Postal Union has
signed at Paris bears the impress of the pro-
gressive spirit in which that project was con-
ceived There is now fair prospect that all
nations will yet be bound together by the tie
of cheap postage.
Year: 1878

A boy of sixteen has just reaped a sentence
of eight years in the State Prison from
course of dime novels. The worst feature OF
the case is that he looks upon this sentence
as a red-fre incident in an heroic career
Year: 1878

This ought to be a great Derby Day in
England. Relieved from the suspense in which
the Beacons6eld Administration has kept them,
the British people viii be just In the humor
to celebrate the great holiday with more than
ordinary fervOr. Parliament has shown Its
sympathy with the national sport by adjourn
ing over to Thursday, despite the protests OF
q sfrono minnritY.
Year: 1878

There seems to be little doubt, Judging from
the estimates made in our Washington dis
patches, that the Senate will approve, by a
good majority, the proposal of the House to
transfer the Indian Bureau to the War De-
partment Should the Senate continue in
this mind, it will not be long before
the advocates of a military regime have
the opportunity to prove the wisdom OF
the transfer. This surely ought not to be
difficult The record of the Indian admins
tratiOn during the thirty years in which it has
been separated from the War Department is
not such as to encourage a continuance, of the
divorce.
Year: 1878

An anecdote is told Of farmer
going one day to the office OF q
New York Journal and ordering


his paper stopped. because he was


too poor to take it my longer.
Suppose we make bnrgain, :"
said the editor, "in this way. Go


home and select hen thai shall


be called my hen; sell the eggs
that the hen lays during the year,


and send the proceeds TO me els


yonr subscription for the paper.


The farmer was pleased at SO


easy way to pay for his paper,


and readily contented. The result


was. that during the year the hen


paid forthe paper twice its regular


price of subscription.


This is by no means a pure 6c-
lion, for the same may be true in
4 great multitude ofcases. Almoss
every one wastes and throws away
more than enough money DUNG
the year to get d weekly or daily
newspaper that would furnish him
with intellectual food, and keep
him posted in the busy, stirring
events Of the day. A very small
fetrenchment IN the luxurles that
almost every oDelindulges in would
secure daily visitor full OF gossip
about the doings Of the great
world around Us; full Of stirring
events in the history that is every
day being made in our own conn
lry, and full Of useful general in
formation, and facts 10 literature,
science, and art. Besides, 1t is
the duty Of the people to support
the press, for it has always stood
as grand bulwark between them
aud political military oppression;
u has sounded the notes Of warn
ing that has often aroused them
70 action; it has stripped the bor-
rowed cloak from corruption and
senality in high places, and show
ID them in all their deformity, and
> to-day the great friend of edu-
,ation, justice, religion and pence.
The press speaks everywhere, at
II times. carrying light 10 places
where otherwise perpetual dark
'ess would reign. And when we
what the world would
o without the press--how dark
ess, ignorance, vice and oppres-
ion would flourish unopposed, let
Q one any longer say that be ID
30 poor to take newspaper.
Year: 1878

The body of "a woman which had evidently
been in the water for some days was fshed
out of the canal under the Vine-street
Bridge at 1920 o'clock this morning by
young lad named Harry Fuchs. The body
was dressed in black clothing with dark
morocco shoes and striped stockings One
dahl, was of the opinion that he had seen
the deceased often before. According TO
his statement she was q married woman
named Schram. who resided on Sycamore
street, between Franklin and Woodward,
and had been employed at canning fruit
She was a sister-in-law of a man named
Charles Heinking.


The Coroner viewed the remains, and will
hold an inquest tomorrow morning.
Year: 1878

George Feiss, young blacksmith of sew
enteen years, who, with his father, works
at Haven's iron foundry and lives on Peete
having gun loaded with No. shot


About IL o'clock yesterday morning he
went to the home of his cousin, John Helm
lein, young man of eighteen years, who
lives at North Fairmount west of Mill
creek.


The boy Heinlein is the only support Of
his father who, about a month ago. was
crippled by being struck with stone while
working in quarry.


Feiss at first went to the stable back of
Heinlein's house, preparatory to getting
dinner at his cousins home. Heinlein met
him there, Feiss was about to put his gun
in corner of the stable, but first proceeded
to take off the cap. He says he laid the gun
over his arm and took the cap off when the
hammer suddenly came down, discharging
the weapon. Heinein was standing i'm
mediately in front of the muzze and re-
ceiyed the contents of the gun square in the
face. His left eye and part of his head was
blown away, killing the lad lmostinstant!y.


Fess adds that he was then seized with
fear at the result and fled.


The father of the deceased heard the shot,
and, going to the door, saw Heinlein scam
pering as fast as he could over the fields.


Lieutenant Hamel was put upon his
track, and soon found Feiss at his home.
He took him to Cumminsville Station and
locked him up on a charge of murder


The boy Feiss has not borne an enviabIe
name, as he has several times been in the
Station-houses for misdemeanors of various
kinds, once for stealing doves He also has
spent term in the House of Refuge.


The Coroner was notified of the case late
yesterday afternoon.


The hearing of the testimony was begun
at 10 clock this morning. The father az
the deceased stated that after hearing the
report of the gun he rushed out and saw
Feiss holding up bo h hands and heard him
cry out Murder" He then ran away.
The witness saw his son staggering at the
entrance OF the stable and he caught him
before he fell. Before the boy could bo
taken into the house he was dead.


Margaret Hanlein, mother of the H. Il
boy, made similar statement. Size clso
added that the boys had always been IN
good terms


Some other testimony was taken, but it
was not pertinent to the case


The Coroner rendered q verdict of death
from accidental shooting.
Year: 1878

"Fm dreadfully jealous of you," said jolly
little Mrs. b. George has been telling me
what good dinner he had here the other
day, but of course he doesn't know what he
had. Who ever saw a man that did 2" |
laughed, made commonplace reply and
turned the subject, but for all that felt Just
little proud. You see, the day Mr.. b. came
to dinner was Monday, and always do the
work that day so mother can give her whole
attention TO the washing It's hard times
now, and we are getting along with Just as
little as possible aud hatter myself when
necessary can get along with as little as
any one. But when went into the pantry
to see what there was for dinner felt doubt
full of the result My stock of provisions
was small: six eggs-l always look after
them the first thing, no matter what meal
am getting, the remains of the beefsteak pie,
from yesterdays dinner, a loaf of nice bread,
pail of Indian meal a jar of butter-but
must be very careful of that, for as father
says, who knows where the next will come
from So far so good. First, got some
potatoes and put them baking next, made a
cod-water johnny-cake, and there was one
egg gone then took the pie, dumped it, crust
and ALL iuto the chopping bowl, and set to
work. | chopped it fine as possible, sea-
soned it literally with pepper and salt, beat
in an egg, aud moulded it into four good
sized flat balls. There p' said |, "wel do
without dessert to-day" Just then papa
came in and coolly informed us that Mr. b.
would be there to dinner. / haven't very
sweet temper, as you know. | went into the
pantry, my refuge at all times, and shut the
door pretty hard. If there had been time
should have cried as it was | looked to see
how many eggs there were left. Only four,
aud there must be something for dessert. A
moments thought, and | whisked up
sponge cake and popped it into the oven.
There was one egg left; with that | made a
pudding sauce. | was reckless by that time
and used all the butter and sugar wanted,
aud mother will tell you that is good deal


Then set the table in my best style, which,
considering our dearth of silver and cut-glass
isn't saying much. | forgot to say that
mad to make over my meat balls. BY taking
little from each one | made five quite de-
cent ones; then fried them nice brown,
and with a little glass jug of horse.radish we
made very respectable dinner. You see it
was in the spring and all the vegetables but
potatoes were gone, and canned vegetables
hadn't got so far into the backwoods. |
often laugh when | think of how | made
Mrs. b. jealous, and sometimes am tempted
to tell her all about it, especially when she
asks me for my receipt for pudding, " the
one George liked so much, you know" but
my answer is, I've lost it, but it YOU wish
my receipt for sponge cake you are welcome
to it."-Seiected.
Year: 1878




This is a very common and constant
phrase in our religious work | do not know
more evident path into the kingdom than
along that text " Him that cometh unto
me ! will in nowise cast out" But all
the time am met by the question, what
precisely do you mean by coming p" Let
me try TO tell, Suppose | wish TO go To
Europe OF myself ! cannot master the in.
tervening sea | cannot float myself across
| cannot swim across. But here at the
wharf lies mighty steamer Her frame
and sides are iron. Her engines are of ham
mered steel, carefully examine her. She
is built 10 cross the ocean and buffet with
and battle its huge waves. am convinced
that she is sufficient for her duty and then


besides, know that she has safely carried
multitudes from this TO the other shore


Though cannot cross the ocean myself,
can cross it through trusting myself TO her


There she lies by the whari-side. A plank
reaches from the wharf to her broad decks


| cross the plank. stand upon her decks


! commit myself TO her entirely. | dom


leave part OF myself upon the land, and pu


part ol myself aboard Being aboard / dc
Year: 1878

VEGETINE Will renew the blood, give tone to the som-
ach restore the liver To M proper action, stimulate the kid
neys To enable them perform the functions devov
ing upon them carry OF the purd humors, regulate the
bowels and restore the whole system TO working order
This precisely what NEGElNE does and this is the
act way through which 1t has accomplished many
deriul cures may be by the following unquestion
able evidence;
Year: 1878

Moscow is the straugest mixture oF
beauty and squaor that can be seen


Here IS church painted bright green all
over, with picture OF some saints above
the door. Next it is little, dark shon
where icons and lamps are sold A little
further on is II marrow, sombre passoon
running through TO the next street with
shops opening into it where all sorts of
! small wares are exhibited. The pronrio-
tor stands at the door and recommends
his goods to the passer by. At the end
of the street is the Kremlin, that wonder.
ful remnant OF barbarc splendor. If Won
stand and look Mt it, as did, under dnlI
March sky, the sharp little snowhakes
peltirg you Gcrcely in the face, with
melting snow under foot, and a general
nastiness and sloppineSs all about Won
you will he moved to a sort of wonder
that these high white walls, these queer.
coiured domes and roofs. and ali this
strange architecture, could ever be ad.
mircd by any but savage race. Bat 90
to the same point Of view on clear dav
after II snow storm, when the ground Is
white and clean, when the sun scintilates
on the delicate tracery of the crosses
which surmouDt the domes, themselves
take deeper and purer shades of blue and
green and gold and grny-then you will
appreciate better the real beauty which
underlies all this apparent barbarity.


Entering the holy gate, which is moth
ing remarkable to look Mt, every one, not
excepting the Car, must uncover his
head. From the walls of the Kremlin
there Is magnificent view of the ctv.
Raised so high above it, the squator and
dirt do not stare one in the face and the
hundreds of minarets, and spires and
crosses, oil brightly coIored and the
green roofs of the houses, with the low
range Of the Sparrow hills on the one
side, across which the French army
marched, and from where Napoleon got
his first view Of Moscow, for yery
beautiful picture. The first thing to
visit inside the Kremlin is the church
where the emperors are crowned. From
the first Romanof down to the present
Alexander III. the coronation ceremony
has taken place in this same church, on
this same platform in the center of the
building. The cathedral is more than
rich. 1t is literally glittering with gold
and silver and jewels. There is not one
square inch in floor or ceiling or walls
which is unornamented. The screen at
the back of the altar is of solid gold.
The icones have necklaces and tiaras of
diamonds, emeralds and pearls. The
chandeliers are of silver. The walls are
covered with paintings and mosaic work
Of Siberian marbles. Splendor CLEANS
from every corner. No words can ex.
press the riches of this church. It's said
that all wealth of all the Russians could
not buy the contents of this one little
building. Letter to Boston advertiser.
Year: 1878

can give some facts which may be of
use to somebody, thereby giving life.
The time between the biting of an ami
NAL by mad dog and showing signs Of
hydrophobia is not less than nine days,
but may be nine months. After the ami
NAL has become rabid, Il bite or scratch
with his teeth upon person, or slobber
coming in contact with a sore or raw
place, would produce hydrophoba just
as soon AS though he had been bitten by
mad dog. Hydrophobia can be pre-
vented, and l will give what is we'll
known to be an infaliblc remedy, if
properly administered, for man or beast.
A dose for horse or COW should be about
four times rs great as for person. 1t is
not too late TO give medicine any time be-
fore the spasms come on.


The first dose for person IS one and
half ounces OF eeCamplne root, bruised,
put in pint Of new milk, reduced to
one.halr by boiling, then taken all at one
dose in the morning, fasting until after
noon, or at least very light diet after
several hours have elapsed, The second
dose the same as the first, except take two
ounces of the root; third dose the same
as last, to be taken every other day. Three
doses are all that is needed, aud there
need be no fear This know from my
own experience, and know Of a number
of other cases where it has been entirely
successful. This is no guess-work Those
persons allude to were bitten by tieir
own dogs, that had been bitten by rabid
dogs, and were penned up to see if they
would go mad they did go mad, and did
bite the persons.


This remedy had been used in and
about Philadelphia tor forty years and
longer, with great success, and is known
rs the Goodman remedy. | am acquaint-
ed with physician who told me he knew
of its use for more than thirty years, but
never knew n case that failed where it
was properly administered.


Among other cases he mentioned was
one where Il number Of cows had been
bitten by mad dog. To half of this
number they administered this remedy,
To the other half not. The latter all died
of hydrophobia, while those that took the
elecampane and milk showed no sign of
that disease.--R. @. Shoemaker, in COun-
try Gentleman.
Year: 1878

A COUPLE were married in Georgia by
n justice of the peace. Unto the man he
said, "Sir, will you have the beloved wo-
man you hold by the right hand, in the
name of the State Of Georgia, Cobb
county, and the new constitution, wheth-
er it he adopted or not, to be your lawful,
welded wiie2' And to the woman he
said: Madam, will you take this man
to be your lawful husband, under the
Constitution Of the United States and the
constitution of the State of Georgia, no
matter who is President2"