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Year: 1879

On some questions of aw the judges
are very apt to be right; on others they
set one another right after awhile, al
though it takes course of years and
costs something to do it. But we OBJ
tect to having any man elected over US
to decide ''facts'' for US for q term of
years. We object to board of three
or five such men. " Facts have proved
the ruin and overthrow of more judges
than were ever slaughtered by hard
work or ill-ventilated court rooms.
Lord Bacon was great enough so long
as he confined himself to expounding
the law. 1t was not until he snccumbed
to the temptations which beset him in
the shape of ''facts'' that he became
the " meanest of mankind" s>


The jury gives . prompt decision.
1t is q notorious fact that Judges who
take causes home for decision rarely
bring them back until an interval Of
weeks or even months has cooled the
controversy and perhaps robbed it of
its fruits. II every case were tried be-
fore q jury and all questions of fact
eliminated on the spot, no Judge could
ask long delay for the consideration
Of the points submitted by counsel.


Another advantage Of juries over
judges for the trial Of questions Of fact
is that-in large cities, at least they
do not usually know either the parties
or their counsel. Something near to
strict impartiality may, therefore, oc-
casionallY be attained. Every young
lawyer has felt this when called upon
to cope with some older antagonist
long entrenched in the confidence and
esteem of the court, their friendship
cemented perhaps by social or family
or political ties. Such influences as
these are the most dangerous because
the most subtle and the most penetrat-
ing. The best Of Judges are effected
by them without knowing it. .y- 81.


For downright common sense, un.
sophisticated by too much learning,
and for that sort of shrewdness which
discerns the truth hidden in the bowels
Of : complicated dispute, commend US
to = jury Of twelve plain men Of affairs
1t is typical of our democratic institu-
tions, typical and also part and parcel
OF that larger jury before which every
man Is being constantly tried for all Of
his acts, and he may as we'll bring him-
self to it first as last. They will Judge
him in the end, anyhow. He may
humbug . tribunal OF e''three to five
judges" for . while into false opin-
ion 0f him, but it is the jury of bis
peers who in the last analysis win make
or mar him. They will do it ont of
court If not allowed to do it in court;
and he had better have it done in an
orderly manner and according to, law
whenever an occasion ariscs.-E. r.
Wilder, i,s Albany Lao Journal.
Year: 1879

National Issues Forced bv the Stalscarts
at WdshinqtOn.


Chiaago Times Qndependent) 2d.I


The result of yesterdays election is a ter
rible blow to Republican hopes. On the
part of Wright and his hackers the contest
was fought on national issues on the part
of Harrison local questions were made para
mount. The Republicans forced the fight
ing. Early and late their speakers dwelt on
the Importance of carrying Chicago for the
sake of its effect on the coming Presidential
campaign. The ensanguined neither garment
was Haunted as never before. It was every
where announced, 'by this sign we
conquer, or 60 to our political grave" To
such an extent we're national questions
forced to the front that the politicians in
Washington became intensely interested in
the contest, and even such prominent lead
ers in the party as Blaine and Conkling
sent word that Republican victory in Chi
cago would give the keynote to tie pending
national campaign. and that defeat here
would cast gloom over the whole party.


The battle on the "bloody shirt issue has
been fought and lost. There can be little
doubt that the decision of the people in this





the party at large, and that the CORY gar
ment will for time be hung on the fence
fer bleaching.


the Republican managers thought they could
force the Democracy into similar attitude,
but in this they signally failed. The only
national feature that could be observed in
the Democratic camp was Carter's famous
''eagle,' and it still roosts aloft. Other
wise Mr.. Harrison and the party he repre-
sented confined themselves exclusively to
local issues, and in this they showed their
wisdom. In large measure the result is q
rebuke to the Republican management of the
campaign. In the first place for forcing
national issues into an important municipal
campaign; and, in the second place, because
of the nature of that issue. Scores of Re-
publicans voted for MIR. Harrison yesterday
for no other reason than that they were
determined to force change of national
issues on their party. In this way they have
no doubt succeeded, and thereby they have
done their party signal service.


The vote cast on yesterday was q large
one, probably the largest ever polled in
purely municipal election in this city. I,
demonstrates that the Republican party ii
anything but unit on national issues; tha
the Democratic party is once more t'solid,
and that the communistic horde is still
receiving accessions, though the expecta
tions announced during the canvass wer
not realized. The vote is larger than here
tofore, but not SO large as they believed the,
had reason to expect.


The entire city Democratic ticket is elect
ed, There are also Democratic gains in tn
council, and the upshot is that Chicago i
now Democratic city, the communist
vote demonstrating that gains in that direc
ton means q loss rather to the Republican
than to the Democratic party, especially il
the German wards.
Year: 1879

The other day train between Montevideo
and Hastings, when near Bongard crossing,
jumped the track. The coach and baggage
car were somewhat broken up, but no one
was injured. The accident was caused by
rotten ties and the spreading of the rails.
Year: 1879




WASHINGTON, April 3.-There were not
dozen members present and but few persons
in the galleries when the House met at 7:3O.
The first speech Of the evening was made by
Mr.. Barber, who promised his remarks by say
ing that he took the present opportunity for
speaking because it seemed probable from the
present condition of affairs that this would be
the last session the American Congress would
ever hold, and who concluded with the declar-
alton that should the President sign the bill he
would incur the lasting execration of an over
whelmlng majority of the people of the North.
Other speeches were made by Hawk in opp;,-
sition to the proposed repeal, and Regan in
favor. Bright, in a speech in favor of repeal,
alluded to the man who was under training
of the bondholders for the next Presidential
candidate, that man would land at the golden
gate and would be received by shouting thou
sands. They would shout hossannas to the re-
turning hero and would, perhaps, throw up
the hat and bow the knee to the American
Caesar. (Laughter.)


After further remarks by Bright, during the
course of which he was frequently interrupted
! by Whyte and Horn, the House took recess
until IL o'clock tomorrow.
Year: 1879

THE CONCERT To-NIGHT.-There will
doubtless be 3 large audience at Mozart
Hall tonight on he occasion OF the concert
to he given by the Boston Quintette Club.
All who 90 win be richly repaid, for the
music OF these artists is unsurpassed. The
box-sheet is still open at Wyatt's, and there
are many good seats yet to be bad.
Year: 1879

GAEpES-PARTY -NIGHr.-The Young
Ladies' Missionary Society OF the First
BAPTIST church will have garden-party to-
night and tomorrow night at Laird's
flower garden, near the head OF Grace street.
The garden will be beautifully illuminated,
and there will be refreshments and music,
not to speak OF the many lovely young Ia
dies who are sure TO be present.
Year: 1879

/ or the Re uDlican.


MgssRs. EDIToRs:--The following
story is sent for publication in the
hope it may be a warning to the young
men, as well as the young women.


"Soms time ago a young English
woman came to this country to marry a
man to whom she had been afiianced in
England and who had come here two
years previously to engaged in business.
She was to marry him at the house Of
a friend of her mother, with whom she
was staying. During the time she was
making up her wedding outfit, he came
to see her one evening when he was
Just drunk enough to be foolish. She
was shocked and panied beyond meas
nre. She then learned for the first
time that be was in the habit Of drink
ing, frequently to excess. She imme.
diately stopped her preparations, and
told him she could not marry him. He
protested she would drive him to dis
traction, and that he would never
drink another drop. No. she said:
dare not trust my happiness to a
man who has formed such habit. |
csme three thousand miles to marry
the man loved, and now rather than
marry him, will 60 three thousand
miles back again. And she went, and
thus proved herself wise and strong"


b,
Year: 1879

The Warden of the State Prison at
Bangor, Me-, recently related the fol-
lowing story. A young woman who
served out a sentence offive years found
means of education, and becoming
thoroughly reformed and a Christian,
left the prison in appearance a lady.
She wss employed by a dry goods firm
in Portland as saleswoman, and gave
perfect satisfaction to her employers,
till one day a wealthy lady OF the place
entered the store and recognized her
Calling the proprietor aside, she told
him that the girl had been in the
State Prison. He replied that he knew
it. but that she had done her duty
faithfully and tina. they were well
satisfied with her. "Well," said the
lady, "if you keep her in your store
will neither trade with you myself nor
suffer any of my friends to, If l ca"
help IT," So the proprietor, rather
than lose his customer, called in the
Door girl and discharged her.
Year: 1879

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Year: 1879

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bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
free Of charge, if you are suffering with
Cough. Cold. Asthma, Bronchitis
Hay Fever, Consumption, loss of voice
tickling in the throat or Lungs. This
is the great remedy that is causing SO
much excitement by its many wonder.
full cures, curing thousands ofhopeless
cases. Over one million bottles of DR.
Kings New Discovery have been used
within tbs last year, and have given
perfect satisfaction in every instance.
We can unhesitatingly say that this is
is really the only sure cure for throat
and lung affections. and can cheerfully
recommend it to all, Call and get a
trial bottle free Of charge, or a regular
size for 81 90.
Year: 1879

consumers. they could not increase the
price for mining without a very great
loss to themselves. On receiving this in
formation the operators held a meeting
and decided that they could not accede to
the demands. upon which the miners in
formally announced that they would strike
tomorrow. Another meeting will be held
at Belleville tomorrow and if the bosses
persist in their refusal to advance prices,
the strike will probably become general
throughout the district.
Year: 1879

Each of Warmers Safe Remedies-the
Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, Safe Pills,
Safe Nervine, and Safe Bitters, is assert
ed to be the best of its class, and the in
tention is to keep it so. If any medical
expert can add an ingredient which will
improve any one of them, he will be paid a
high price for the improvement.
Year: 1879

No use of having the chills. no use OF
headache, ,or any of the ills that come from
disordered or inactive liver. One bot
tie of this old and reliable family remedy
will cure the most stubborn case-will
relieve the system and make you feel like
a new person. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1879

Macalister Cough Mixture now being
generally introduced through the western
country is meeting with good sale and is
giving better satisfaction than any other
remedy in the market.


1t is boon to sufferers from Consump-
ton, Asthma. Bronchitis &C.. and single
teaspoonful taken in time will prevent a
fresh cold" from developing into some
thing worse.


It is also valuable remedy for whoop-
ing cough and groups in children. For
sale in Rock Island by John Bengston
Druggist. I'D
Year: 1879

Frank Miller's Harness Oil and Backing
is pronounced by the trade generally to be
the best manufactured. The grade OF
these goods is always standard and their
reputation unsurpassed anywhere. The
firm is one of the oldest in the country and
has the largest trade in it's line. diff
Year: 1879

paper should be run are men with
out any newspaper experience
whatever and we have OCCASION
ally heard railroad men intimate
that sometimes the men who
assume 10 know most certainly Just
what the railroad companies should
do for their own interests, are men
who have no practical knowledge of
railroad business. Admitting this
to be true, and admitting that we
know but little as to the details of
railroad business, yet sit does look
to man w tree" as though the
n. p. company should be up and do
ing; should not coquette with St.


Paul too much, and should "I0ok
locU to the cost -


There are some indications that
the Mp. company are beginning to
take substantially the same view Of
this matter that we have Expressed
above; and, if this is really true,
the first fink in their south shore
chain will probably be from Dulath
to Superior.


The foregoing is sound, every
word CT it, and what Duluth and
Superior should endeavor 10 do az
once in order TO fix the route Of the
Northern Pacific through those
places and not allow that road TO
run direct from the Junction to
Montreal river, leaving Duluth and
Superior away north of the main
line, is to build that bridge The
bridge is the great bneaboo in the
eyes of the Mp. Go. when they
consider an eastern extension. To
our mind the construction of the
bridge is the iaoStimpoltau. scheme
the people at the head Of The lake
could now unite upon. Duluth and
Superior are vitaliy concerned in it,
50 are Wisconsin and Minnesota
Cant the interests Of al be brought
together for the building of this
essential part of the eastern trunk
line? Let the matter be talked up,
on loot that VII! hasten the accom-
p ishmcnt of this much to be de-
sired object.
Year: 1879

[From Letter Written by Senator HILL


repeat. we Of the South accept the re-
suits Of The war in good faith. We will
soon recover from all the losses of the war
if Republican Rogues and slanderers will
permit us to do so. We are strongly in
favor Of preserving and pefpetuating TO
our children our constitutional system Of
Federal and State governments We do
not believe better system can ever be
devised for this country. But sectional
despotism accomplished By sectional sian
ders and administered by sectional hate is
the very worst form of all possible despot
ism. We are opposed to any more civi'
wars for any purpose, even to maintain
liberty. II sectional despotism maintain
ed through sectional ma'ignity cannot be
otherwise avoided, we will respond to an
honest proposal to change our system
from free to strong government, peace.
ably and regularly.


II will be er-inexp1essab'y better
for The Southern people to be governed By
a wise, able and just man As emperor and
king, than by an infuristed sectional mob
under The lead of 4 narrow. sensational
sectional dtmagogae as president.
Will intelligence save or will m,nopolv
destory our constitutional system Of gov
ernments


This is the question. The North tna>l
answer aud the Soath abide the answer
be il what it NAV, insisting only that the
peace be preserved.
Year: 1879

A STRANGE TRAGEDY.-A curious
tragedy was recently enacted at Littowk,
on the Russian frontier. Two Jews
father and son, had long lived on bad
terms, and at last the son hired peasant,
for twenty five pieces Of silver to 'facili-
tate the departure Of the old man from
this vale Of tears" On the day fixed for
the execution of the crime The peasant
repented and, going to the intended vic
tim. confessed all that had passed. The
father made him promise to pretend to
his employer that the crime had been
committed, and he then went to the
Rabbi Joseph Beer, before whom he laid
the matter. After due de!beration, the
rabbi determined to see the son, and inform
him that his father had appeared to him
in dream, and he asked his murderer
whether he would appear before terres-
trial or celestial jury. The son, quite
overwhelmed, chose the former tribunal,
which was accordingly formed, and cou-
sisted Of ten influential parishioners. The
father was placed behind curtain. The
prisoner having been placed behind the
bar, the judges rose, aud the rabbi solemn
ly invited he spirit Of the dead man to
bring forward his accusation. Hardly
had the son recognized the voice OF his
father when he was seized with terror and
fell dead The procurator of the province,
on learning the facts, at once caused the
rabbi and the other members Of the
court 10 be arrested.
Year: 1879

THE Ohio River at the present time can
hardly be said to exist. In fact, where
once rolled the mighty stream which in
the springtime freshetS dealt destruction
to steamboats, and coal-barges, is now seen
only a succession Of shallow ponds, scarce.
ly deep enough for ducks to perform their
accustomed ablutions.
Year: 1879

THE permanencc of the Government can
be secured only by such property quail
fications as will prevent those who have
no Interest in the country from controlling
its affairs. If the necessity for a strong
government arises, it will he because Of
unlimited suffrage"
Year: 1879

ALI money issued by the government
to defray the expenses of administration,
to execute public works or to loan to In
dustry should be full legal tender in
payment of all private and public debts,
ana that the loan issue shall only be lin
tied by the demand OF industry accom-
panied by the ability to secure repayment.
Year: 1879

THIS government is not instituted mere
ly for the protection of property holders
but rather to protect the citizen in his life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness; to
establish justice and promore the general
welfare. That from its very beginning
it was founded upon the principal that
claims of man are prior in time, para
mount in title, and supreme in equity, to
the claims of material wealth.
Year: 1879

The signs of the times indicate that the
progressive development of civilization is
in imminent danger of being checked;
that self.interest overriding social aims
will subvert our institutions and restore
the tyranny of class; that an industrial
ieudalism will arise wherein the lord of
the factory, the railroad and the mine,
will replace the lord Of the Manor and
the freeman of this land becomes the wage
slave of grasping and unfeeling moncpo.
liZers.
Year: 1879

The democratic Governor of Delaware
speaks in his message in favor of "those
institutions and dinstrumentalities which are
necessary adjuncts to every complete and
well-ordered governmental organization,
such as State work-house for the profita-
BILE employment and wholesome correction
of criminals, especially those of youth
full age; a State asylum for the insane,
with suitable provision for the blind. deaf
and dumb and the like; thorough pub
lie school system; an efficient militia force
adequate to the maintenance OF the su-
premacy of the civil power in every emer-
gency, and all other useful and proper
public agencies which may not be incom-
patible with sound policy and the public
welfare"
Year: 1879

William Gallon, single man living at
Race street and McNIicken avenue, while
at work this forenoon in transferring some
malt on an elevator to the second-story in
Weber's Brewery, was severely hurt on the
left arm and received two bad cuts on the
head by the falling of the elevator.


Henry Varoil. who is employed in Moer-
lein's brewery, had his left ankle broken
this morning by one of the beer casks fall,
ing on his leg.
Year: 1879

For beautiful quality Of tone,
great volume, perfect action, and
durability, are not equaled by
any other Upright made in this
country. They are really a rival
of the Grand Piano as an instru.
ment for the artist. In beauty
of design and workmanship they


rival the best productions in ar
tistic niture Of the day. Mu-
sicians and the public are cor


daily invited to call at our


rooms and examine these instru-
Year: 1879

CONGRESS has hit upon some new postal
wrinkles thus described by the World: The
clause in the Post Office Appropriation bill
which provides for the double postal card al
80 provides for letter-sheet envelope, which
is to be stamped as envelopes are now
stamped, and double-letter envelope. The
double postal card is in size similar to the
present one-cent card. 1t bears at both up
per corners one-cent stamp and lines are
drawn from the centre, sloping downwards
to each lower corner, to be written upon. The
writer of the card uses the right hand side
and the receiver uses the left hand side for
his reply. The double-letter envelope is
stamped twice, and the sender uses the right
and the receiver the left-hand side in writing
the address. at the back of this envelope is
a double-gummed flap divided by perforated
line. The lower one is used for sealing by the
sender, and the receiver uses his knife along
the perforated line and has a new gummed
flap ready for use. The letter-sheet envelope
is designed to do away with outer envelopes.
Its patentee claims great merit for it for the
reason that it often occurs that the date at
which writing has been mailed cannot be
ascertained because the envelope has been
lost Here letter and envelope are one. The
new law does not direct the Postmaster


General to issue these patented conveniences.
1t only allows him the discretion to do so.
The Post Office Department had nothing to
do with having this clause inserted in the bill.