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Year: 1879

MIR. Fernando Wood will continue to preside
over the Ways and Means Committee, Proctor
Knott will still furnish the House with It's
law, Finley will take the place once filled by
Glover, and so on to the end of the chapter.
Speaker Randall has organized the House in
the interest OF the Republican party, and 1t
might be well to give him a vote of thanks.


The New Code of Civil Procedure is very near
its final enactment-or another veto The bill
was ordered to third reading yesterday in
the Assembly, and was made a special order
for next Tuesday, when it Will undoubtedly
pass The Governor can hardly fail TO re-
ceve graciously a bill which has been so
amiably amended to meet his views.


The vote of 1876 to % by which the Ca
madam House of Commons has rejected Mr.
Mackenzie's free trade amendment to the
tariff resolutions, will encourage the MacdOn-
aid Administration in pursuing its protective
policy. as well as in securing compliance
with its demand for the removal of Lieuten-
ant Governor Letellier. AS the new tariff is
now fairly in operation, the vote possesses
additional significance on that account.


The Senate has at last reached IA decision
upon the vcXcd question whether the vacancy
in the representation of NewHampshire Ill
that body happened" or " occurred" The
decision is on tho side of common sense and
the Just right of State to continuous repre-
sentation, and against the bubbles OF micro
scopic lawyers. Mr. Bell was admitted, and
Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, was informed that the
Senate of the United States does not cOnstrue
"otherwise TO mean in the same way.'


Inasmuch as Senator Window anticipated
the negro exodus, and sought to provide
haven for the blacks whom cruelty and OPP
preston were sure TO drive from the South
his views upon the movement which has so
quickly followed his proposal for Freed
mems Territory become of peculiar interest
The Senator. whose opinions are set forth at
length elsewhere, believes that partial mi
grafton of the race will be of the greatest
benefit to the Southern States in removing
the fear of negro rule, and thus quieting
the tyrannical determination of the
whites TO render such rule Impossible
by violence and teIrorisSs. Letters received
from all parts of the South confirm his behet
that the recent movement was merely blind
Year: 1879

At no time has there been any occasion for
serious alarm respecting the possible effect of DR..
Hayess Tunnel bill upon the public parks. DR..
Hayes established TOO great reputation last
wear as the champion of Washington Square
against the armOry scheme to allow any one
TO believe that he would advance any project
which might involve ruin or damage to any of the
parks And he has now given the best of assurances
on this point by offering an amendment to the bull
which carefully protects the parks against invasion
or injury The property-owners near Washing
ton Square, who have organized movement
IN opposition TO the bill and have invited its
author it is understood, to appear before them and
explain its provisions will now find the chief cause
of criticism removed.


In other respects, DR.. Hayes seems to have
guarded against invasions of private rights and
against the formation of a monopoly His pro-
vision that all railways shall have the right to the
use of the tunnel upon equal terms precludes the
formation of a monopoly; the provision that the
surface of the ground. where there are ex-
cayations. shall not be rendered insecure
for buildings, would protect private property;
and the provision making the tunnel company
liable for all damages which might be sustained
would enable property Owners 10 obtain cOmpensa-
ton for injuries It might be we'll for the Legsla-
ture to give Dr. Hayess scheme chance. The
safeguards seem be sufficient, and the failure of
the project would affect those only who promoted
it. It may not appear to be thoroughly prac-
teal idea but this is an age in which bold asser-
tions on such point arc never safe.
Year: 1879

The special dispatch to the PRESS giving
the particulars of the grounding of the
steamer Mount Desert on Lamoine Point
will naturally suggest the propriety of hav-
ing at the Point some means of making its
existence and bearing known to the marin
er. Perhaps it would be too costly for the
Government to erect lighthouse there; but
the services of Mr.. Jesse Harper, Illinois's
windy son, might be secured at a low figure.
Let Mr.. Harper be stationed ON the extreme
end of the point-above high water mark
and then let him shout out Surgeon-General
d. w. HulPs article on Thomas jefferson
that the Argus declined to print, and he
would make his voice heard through fog
as clear as Surgeon-General Hulfs essay.
Mr.. Harper on Lamoine Point, shouting out
that curious essay and making his voice
heard above the roar of the wind and the
beat of the waves would make an impress
sive picture, which probably no living artist
could do justice to. In that way Mr.. Har-
per could make himself more useful to his
country than he is making himself now. He
would be danger signal instead OF VIII
o. the WiSD
Year: 1879

THE Cleveland Herald has this suggestion
If entirely agreeable to the best citizens OF
Yazoo County, Miss, we would respectfully
suggest that they drop the letter from the
name of their county and substitute for it an
h. 'Yahoo County, Mississippisah, y would
look beautiful in print, and then it would so
sort of cover the situation, as it were.
Year: 1879

THIS from the Boston Journal is respect
fully commended to the argus and its kind:
The Democratic editors in Maine in their
zeal to defend the Greenback candidats for
Governor, seem to have entirely forgotten
that there is candidate by the name OF
Gareelon. They understand that he is only
a 6onnu
Year: 1879

How do the radical vipers like Major Smiths
file? 1t is said to be the same that he used to
sharpen mill saws.-Argus.


WE know nothing of radical vipers nor OF
Major Smiths file, but think the Major
might feel far happier had he put those
memoranda on file instead of sending them.
Year: 1879

The Argus, through the medium OF a
quotation from the New York Herald, &c
cuses the PRESS of being a party organ.
We plead guilty to the Indictment. But
what is the argus? A fusion organ that
has deserted the principles of its party and
flies the green-red banner of the Green
hackers
Year: 1879

THOSE Greenbackers who hunger for
scandal were disappointed at their meeting
last night The speaker declined to abuse
Senator Chandler. 1t was hard dose for
the argus, too. That Journal wanted a
chance to put in a little more SANDER. a
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publiea-
tion but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munlcatlons that are not used.
Year: 1879

Lumberman: Probably no young man can
actually protect a girl from lightning by hold
ing her on his lap in dimly lighted parlor,
but more than fifty Saltwater boys tried it
last Sunday night, and the girls seemed to
feel just as safe as could be, too.
Year: 1879

TODAY we publish the fifth Of the. Trib-
une articles on finance. 1t shows the great
loss and wild speculation that result from
the use of an inflated irredeemable Govern
ment paper currency.
Year: 1879

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley L. Pullen
Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
of every person claiming to represent our journal
Year: 1879

When . basket Of eggs is left on .
stairway IL Is difficult to decide who feels
the worst about IL, the man who left
them there or the man in lavender
trousers and low shoes who found them.
Year: 1879

TIE committee appointed to ap praise the value of the various proper ties through which the railroad passes on its surveyed line through town met last evening. We have only been able to secure a partial report. The lots tC be purchased number about fifty which were appraised at from Sl5 tc $50. The average of this would aggre gate about 5000 The Hopkins block is the only improved property through which the road passes and this is offer ed to the city at S25OO, the same that was offered for it at private sale a short time since. It is now estimated that the cost to the city for purchase money and incidental expenses will not be over S5,OOO. It is proposed to pay for these lots in cash or to give other lots in lieu thereof. If property owners study their own interest and that of the city they will readily ac- cept the appraised value of their lots, and thus make Tucson one of the greatest railroad stations on the south ern route.
Year: 1879

MR. PETTIGREw, of San Francisco may make arrangements to start up the Golden Star Mill. We have nc doubt but there is plenty of ore in the Cave Creek District to run the mill The Golden Star mine has not had enough work done on it to show whether it k valuable or worthless but in the district there are a number of small veins that could be worked profitably by men of limited means lEXpositOr.
Year: 1879

Last evening about fifty ladies and
gentlemen, the intimate friends OF Mrs.
Butcher and her children, paid her a
friendly donation visit unexpected by
her, but none the less appreciated on
that account. The friends spent the
evening very pleasantly, and succeeded
in cheering up the spirits of Mrs.
butcher who had for some weeks past
been undergoing a terrible agony of
mind on account of newspaper reports
rejecting upon her husband. She was
fully convinced by last evenings visit
that she had the sympathy of the pub
lie. The uncermonious but welcome
and kind hearted visitors left with Mis-.
butcher many tangihle evidences Of
their confidence ana esteem.
Year: 1879

For the RepuDncan.


MRssRs EpIToRs.-A liar and mischief
maker, is certainly the most degraded
of human beings, who delight to go
from house to house retailing at a low
price their abominable lies, and trying
to sow suspicion in the hearts and
minds of the friends Of those they have
tried to injure. Some evil disposed
demons have been at work, trying to
aiflict us with slch viIlianny. Some
power more cruel than death tries to
blot from our existence the sun OF
peace and happiness. That one who
through envy or malice deliberately
tries to destroy the reputation of hu,
man being is not worthy the name OF
man or woman, but should be as one
branded with infamy. Let me say that
those Who listen to such ISLANDERS, are
lust as bad as those who follow 1t Tor
profession. There is too much encour-
agement given to such detestable char
acters. May the time soon come when
such cold hearted demons who are now
under cover will be compelled to show
their credentials, and stand disgrac-d
before a gaping world. The coward!y
demons who have DETAINED the limo
cent, have not the courage to come ont,
lest the light of truth viii reveal the
fact of their own deep corruption.


How can sucn traitors rest comtorta-
bly, in their beds at night, when they
know in their own souls that they have
fixed a shaft to poison the minds of the
people, How dark the atmosphere is
with the foul suspicion resting upon
those | know to BE- ignorant of the
charge laid against them. A FRIEND.


Wilmington, April 4, 1879.


NorE.-Tht lady who wrote the above
article is a friend to the one who was
represented as having answered by let
ter the advertisement of two western
men who wanted wives, the letters
having been published in the New
York "Times " and afterwards pub
lished in the REPUBLICAN, in which pa
per the lady first saw it.
Year: 1879

The Ladies of West Church will
have on exhibition May 18th, at thei.
church, their quilt which contains over
1000 names and which is to be present
ed to lady missionary friend. The
admission to see this curiosity will be
only ten cents.
Year: 1879

A meeting of the citizens of the Ninth
Ward will be held this evening at the
Old Academy building, at s o'clock,
for the purpose OF deciding on a candi-
date for a member Of the Board of Edu-
CATION.
Year: 1879

nance of prosperity, and Republi-
can ascendancy would be sure and
easy, if all the votes of the country
could be freely cast and fairly
counted, but this, unfortunately,
could not be, because in part of the
country the vote not was free. The
pretensions Of State rights once
more raises its head. 1t declares
that there shall be no free elections;
that there shall be no fair count.
The majority in the two Houses Of
Congress at its late session took the
Government by the throat and
threatened to strangle it to death
unless the President would sign
bills which he knew to be un-
righteous and unjust. The jury
laws which have stood for more than
eighty years were prostrated and
the jury box prostituted. This was
in order to give license to unlaw-
fulness on election day and every
day. The army was manacled not
only on all days, but on that very
day when it should be ready to act
in support of National liberty.
This was all for the purpose of
strangling elections in behalf of a
brutal candidate.


Four Southern States, Mr.. Conk-
ling said, were certainly Republican
and two others would be on the
same side if the votes could be re-
corded, but he thought there would
be no election there worth the
name, and New York would decide
the contes4 of 1880. After the ap-
pointment of the various commit.
tees the Convention adjourned until
3 o'clock.


At the afternoon session Of the
Republican State Convention a per-
manent organization was effected by
the election of VIM. A. Wheeler, of
Franklin, as President, and the
usual number of vice-president.
Mr.. Wheeler, ON being conducted to
the chair, made a speech which was
general and forcible arraignments
of the Democratic policy and
record both during and since the
war Of the rebellion. A eulogy of
the Record of the Republican par
ty and plea for the continuance of
the latter in power, in order to
maintain and enforce the results
achieved by the sword, and to Sc
cure protection to every citizen in
every right, regardless of his color,
condition or locality. His speech
was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause.


LATER.-Hon. A. B. Cornell was
nominated for Governor on the first
ballot, receiving 234 votes; neces-
sary to choice 227.
Year: 1879

THE strange part of Fosters canvass
in Ohio is, that with all their iupu-
dence and disregard for the truth, no
false reports have been started about
him by the Democrats. A man who
can go through political race with
out having a thousand lies coined
against him, must certainly be good
Year: 1879

There are few prettier ornaments, and
none more economical and lasting, than
bouquets of dried grasses mingled with the
various interchangeable flowers. They have
but one fault, and that is this, the want of
other eolors besides yellow and drab
or brown. To vary their shade artifcially,
these flowers are sometimes dyed green.
This, however, is in bad taste and unnatu-
raj. The best effect is produced by blend
ing rose and red tints together, and with a
very little pale blue, with the grasses and
flowers, as they dry naturally. The best
means of dyeing dried leaves, flowers and
grasses is to dip them into the alcoholic
solution of the various ompounds of ami
line. Some of these have beautiful rose
shade others red, blue, orange and purple.
The depth of color can be regulated by di-
lutlng, if necessary, the original dyes, with
alcohol, down to the shade desired. When
taken oat of the dye they should be exposed
TO the air to dry off the alcohol. They then
require arranging or setting into form, as,
when wet, the petals and fine filaments
have a tendency to cling together. A pink
saucer, as sold by most druggists, will sup
ply enough rose dye for two ordinary bou-
quets. The pink saucer yields the best
rose dye by washing it off with water and
emon juice. The aniline dyes yield the
best violet, nauve and purple colors.
Year: 1879

The vendetta has hourished for years past


in Kentucky quite as bitterly and intensely


as in Corsica. In the latter island family


feuds were kept up for generations, ard


when one or more members of it on either


side were waylaid and shot down the assas-
sin took to the brush. The -oseton,- there


has long been that when man is slain his
son, or brother, or his nearest kinsman
must ayenge his DEATH by killing the mur-
derer, or the whole family will stand for
ever disgraced. In Kentucky feud CON-
prehends not only the members of families
at issue, but many of their respective
friends who take sides with them. The
feuds there. bloody as they are, have one
redeeming feature-they rarely result in
secret assassination. The fights they result
in are mostly carried on openly-some-
times in the streets of town, sometimes at
a barbecue, sometimes at social gathering
-wherever, in point Of fact, the parties
come into collision. If an attempt is made
to arrest them they resist. If they are
tracked to house and are surrounded,
they barricade the doors and windows and
kill all the besiegers they can. If hard
pressed, they take to the mountains. If
some arrests are made, they organize Sc
cret expedition TO rescue the prisoners. It
has been the defect of Kentucky justice
that it has tolerated this lawlessness and
dealt tenderly with the rufians who nursed
their vindictiveness and gloried in their
bloody exploits. There are very few in
stances in the history of the State IN which
such men have been made examples of.
The tacit encouragement thus given to
them has borne, in the feuds between fami-
lies and political factions, its bloody fruits.
Such vendettas and faction fights have
wrought incalculable injury 70 one of the
finest States in the Union, both as regards
climate and fertility of the soil, and have
done much to prevent quiet and industri-
GUS population from settling there. Is it
not time that the whole power of the State
shall be put forth to bring this reign of
lawlessness to an end?
Year: 1879

There is land where nightly repair,


At whose dim gate lay my cross aside.


Stretch ont my arms toward Rest, as toward bride
And am withal assuaged All! even there,
Beyond false hope, beyond the stress of prayer,
Beyond the hurt and smart of wounded pride,
With no more hunger for sweet things denied,
My heart has rest and respite from despair,
o Land of mystic shapes and lauguid pleasure!
Waste fields of poppies, without track, it seems;
o scentess lilies, by the yoiceless streams
Where come my ghosts and dance silent measure,
Hold my lost JOY now only in dear dreams;
Give back to me, sometimes, my buried pleasure.
have no heart m me for Loves delight.
How sweet the summer was! know its spell,
Who care not now what stars may have to tell.
For me the day is void, and void the night.
Upon her dim and inaccessible height
Fame stands above me, robed and crowned. Ah


well!


Let those who love her fnG her pleasurable.
She hath no grace merit in my sight.
/ only am in love with tender sleep
Dew on my ead, unfruitful flower life,
OF which no man the memory may keep.
Of most divine forgetfuness of strife
My sky Is not too gray, my path too steep.
While thou art mine, for friend, for love- for wife


Philip Rouke MarSton In Independent
Year: 1879

INCREASE OF GRAssHoPPERs.--Of late
years, the grasshoppers haslbeen the theme
of much discussion. Men Of science are be-
ginning to think that there may be some
connection between the destruction of for
ests and the rapid increase of grasshop-
psrs, and in proof OF the idea point to the
fact that insects mo, injurious do not breed,
near woods. The Gust of the east is bred
in open plains that narbor no birds to feed
upon the Larvae, that gather no moisture to
destroy the eggs. and that let in the fnl.
light of the sun te hasten Matching. At
tention is called TO the fact only since the
telling of the forests of Asia Minor has the
grasshopper become destructive here. The
remedy, of course, 10 ee.pianting on a
large scale.
Year: 1879

, harter members, have been credited
to him during the past two months.
Under the circumstances, it was
thought best that the q. w. Sect.
should undertake i portion OF our
presiding officers work, and two
new lodges are The result so far be-
sides prospect for more. Thus, by
dividing the work much more is &C.
complished, and the burden does
not fall so heavily upon one. But
with all this extra effort, the order
will not be much advanced in this


jurisdiction during the year, because
several lodges have gone down. 1t
is confidently hoped that arrange
ments will be made at our next G.
l.. session, which will enable some
one to do more during the next year


In the meantime it remains for the
members everywhere to come to the
front in ''long pull, strong pull
and pull all together" and we shall
soon witness such work as has not
been done before.
Year: 1879

Iowa furnishes q fair imitation of the
known as the Sentinel, published in Ply
mouth County. 1t is as rabid against the
negro as the States is in favor of State
Rights aud Rebellion, and both are so hot
that wet your finger and touch them the
contact will produce hiss. Here is spe-
cimen of the ,Seatmers rawlings:


While the amiabc idiocy that prevailed In
Congress during the reconstruction days was at
its height the Niger was cnfrunchised.
He was invested with the ballot on the petty
theory that he was mau and brother, with
an infusion of sand in his makeup.
1t was given him on the schoolgirl notion
that affection for the party that gave him his
freedom would make him its perpetual instru-
mcnt


But the niger is less serviceable to the Re-
publican party as voter than he was as a
slave.


He needs too much coddling too much pro-
lection.


He can only vote the Republican ticket when
surrounded by a Gordon of Republican bayonets.
There is no grit in him.
There is more voting energy and party
strength in n dozen raw Irishmen than IN a
thousand well-ied niggers.
There is not an ounce Of Stalwartism in q
ton of niger.


The more niger the less strength.


As n slave, the picturesque misery of the
niger was an unfailing armory of party wea-
pons-as a freeman there is no romance in him
-cowardice is not romantic.
All over the South he is throwing his ballot
for rebels and traitors, when he votes at all.
! He is too cowardly to vote his convictions,
or too stupid to have convictions.


When the Stalwarts get into power in 1880,
he must either be dsfranchised or compelled
to vote right.


Tho free niger is fraud.


This maniac seems to forget that the
negro in the United States is now a citizen
possessed of all the rights that attain to the
white man--is entitled to have his right to
the freedom of political opinion and action
respected and that unless bull-dozed into
it he is no more likely to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket than BEELzEBUB is to take his
morning draught froma font of holy water