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Year: 1878

The committee having in charge the
matter ofreviSing the laws regulating the
election ofthe President, ETC., the House
Committee only has made some progress.
At least SUBJ committee ofthe committee
has a report ready, which will be endorsed
by the full committee. 1t provides for a
term of six years, instead of four, and for
a direct vote by the people, each candidate
to have the same proportion of the elect
oral note as he has of the popular vote.
1t will strikes most persons that the latter
proposition is not an improvement over
the present system. In fact it tends, like
the scheme of Morton and like most others
of late presented, to the obliteration in
part of State lines, while if there is any
one thing more necessary than another to
our continued existence and one form of
Government it is the preservation aad per-
petuation of such lines. The worst conse-
quence Of the civil war was the tendency
to Capitalization which ii developed, and
the House can do no better service than
to help to check that tendency. 1t should
respect any proposition Of the kind men
toned above. 1t is unworthy of the COM
nittee which is to report it; the best men,
however, Of the committee oppose it.
Year: 1878

Although the case is not yet clear as to


the immediate likelihood of hostile move


ments The correspondence published in


London clears up decidedly the character
Of the position taken by England 10 those
final stipulations which defeated the pro-
ject Of a congress Of the great Powers.
Russia declared positively hat she "could
only accept discussion of those points OF
the treaty affecting European interests"
This seems to have been satisfactory to all
but England; and why did she find fault
with it and make a further demand?
Simply because she was not caring for
European interests, but for her own. She
desired the Congress that it might discuss
British interests-not those of Europe.
1t had fine air to declare that she was
the defender Of the sanctity Of treaties and
wished to protect i.1rore against Russian
aggression; bu, " n the point was made
clear 1t was IyD.>l.t that she wished to
limit Russian aggression only in the in
tsrest Of English aggression. Her own in
terests were infringed and she Naturally
sought to protect them and to assume at
the same time the Yirtuous attitude Of one
Year: 1878

CONGRESSIONAL.
Senator Matthews on the Railroad


Bill.
He Discusses the Legal Rights as
well as the Public Policy


Of the Bill.
The Whisky Tax Bill Passed by


the House.
An Enormous Loan to the Whisky
Manufacturers.
A Genuine Specimen of Class Leg


isIation.
Year: 1878

soRrHcoTT MAKES HIS USUAL LITTLE


SPEECH.


In the House Of Commons this afternoon
Sir Stafford Northcott, Chancellor Of the
Exchequer, stated that II the meeting
bill and certain estimates are passed the
House will riAe on the 18th or 18th OF
April till the 9Th Of May for the Easter
recess. The Chancellor also said he
would introduce the budget on the 4th Of
April. In reply to question the Chan
cellor said the Government had agreed to
take part in the Congress. The Gov.
ernment Is now communicating with the
various Powers regarding the terms on
which we enter the Congress. The Chan.
cellor also said be could mot enter into the
details, but be might say that in the Con.
gress each Power would maintain It's
liberty OF action. It was not intended
that the majority should bind the minor
ity. England will maintain her views in
the Congress and will require before en-.
tering it that every article Of the treaty
OF peace shall be placed before the Con-
gress in such manner that the Congress
can Judge whether the articles arc to be
accented or not
Year: 1878

The Gazette charges the HERALD, we
think inadvertently, with attacking the
judiciary of the State. This is not so.
Quote If you can, dear Gazette, one sentence
from the HERALD, which bears even such
an Inference. We have spoken plainly OF
the Governor and his legal advisers, but
have never said word otherwise than COM
plimentary of the judiciary. There is also
misapprehension as to our attaching the
Governor. We did no such thing. We
commented upon the course of the Execu-
tive, as we had the right to do, and aroused
public sentiment in opposition to bis action
in the matter of Chamber and Collins. We
never even iusinilated thought against the
honesty of his purpose; our blame rested
upon his cabinet, who advised him, as we
conceived, unwisely and against the true
intent and meaning Of bis executive function
Of reprieve. Finis.
Year: 1878

10 response to the alarm of fire on Satur-
day morning about 8 o'clock at Eighth and
French streets, the Delaware hose carriage
in going down eighth street hill from
French, "got away" from the boys. Jos
Mason and another young man who had
held of the tongue, tripped and fell to the
ground, barely escaping being run over
The tongue of the carriage stuck in the
ground when at the bottom of the hill and
snapped of.
Year: 1878

The Gazette, in a neishborly spirit recon-
mends the soiled dove, O'Toole, to sue the
HERALD for libel. II the truth Is llbellous
We are guilty. We hold that an attempt
to lift consensual agreement between
Ciegg and O'Toole to live in open violation
of the decalogue, into marriage, is a libel
upon our common christianity, and the
only deserving reproof or punishment.
Year: 1878

The following Valuable Books
will be supplied from the Office Of
the Press Il Dakotaian. Any one
or more Of these books will be sent
POSTPAID direct TO any Of cur
readers on receipt Of the regular
price, which is named against each
book.
Year: 1878

to all that any sneaklng or at
tempted evasion cannot and
ought ne. to be tolerated. The
few, if there are any such, who
refuse to assume their share Of
this responsibility while expect
ing to profit by its success, will
be exempt by law, but will make
themselves proper objects for
social ostracism and public con-
tempt, the parriahs Of society.
We heard one say that he would
not subscribe a dollar for the
road if a Chinaman was employ
ed in its construction. 1t would
be as sensible for starving
man to refuse to eat a dinner
cooked by a Chinaman. When
ever Cinnamon come into COM
petlon with white men our sym
pathies are naturally with eur
own race; but whenever a great
public or private advantage is
only obtainable by employing
Chinese labor, which deprives
no white man of employment, it
would be the height Or folly not
to employ them. 1t any COM
pany will undertake to build
our railroad by white labor ex-
clusively, there is not white
man in the community who
would not make an extra exer-
ton to give them the job; but if
it can only be done by China
men, nothing could be more alb
Surd than to sacrifice the inter-
ests of the whole community to
a sentiment whereby not & hu-
man being would be benefited.
No sensible man would manage
his own personal affairs in that
way. The necessity and the i'm
mense advantages Of the rail
road all acknowledge. That is
what we want, and how it is to
be accomplished is a secondary
consideration. We know upon
1. lat conditions it can be secur-
ed and that those conditions are
very moderate in comparison to
tHe great advantages to be gain
el thereby, Why should we
higgle about details Of no prac-
ti-al bearing?
Year: 1878

gathering together her immense
military and naval appliances,
becomes stronger as her enemy
is debilitated.


The bringing of the British
Indian army into such struggle
is a new and rather startling fea-
ture. 1t indicates the possibili-
ty of change in the fighting
relations of the world which
shall place the British empire IN
the very first rank as q military
power. Out Of her two hundred
and forty millions of people, In
dia can furnish an almost unlim-
tied number of tirst-rate soldiers
and the cost to the British Trea-
sury Of putting into the field in
Europe military force Of vast
proportions derived from this
new source is so much smaller
than that of maintaining a SINH
lar force of Europeans, that all
European statesmen must at
once perceive that they have
here to deal with elements as
formidable as they unexpe cted.


There can be no doubt, we
think, that in a war between
England and Russia the latter
power must go to the wall. She
is exhausted by the immense
efforts she had to make last year
against Turkey. Her treasury
is empty: poverty and distress
are among her people. England
on the other hand, is both rich
and strong. She has money;
she can have as many soldiers
as she wants; and besides this
she has as the strongest ma
Wy in the world. Slngle-handed
she is, we think, more than a
match for Russia; but if she has
Austria and turkey to baclNher,
she will have Russia as much at
her mercy as for months Russia
has had Turkey at hers. But
how can such a contlagration lie
kept from spreading? Will not
Germany be compelled to inter-
vene to save Russia from too IA
tai an overthrow? Can France
remain entirely neutral when
such a struggle is going on? The
mind is bewildered by the bound
less possibilities of this anparal


lelled problem.-N. Y. ,S.m.
Year: 1878

"Mayor Almond is entitled to credit
for dischargilg Z the prisoners held on the
charge of Illegal voting on election day.
The charges against them might proba-
bly, have been maintained, probably not,
but even if tn y could IL would seem
hard to carry the prosecution against
hem to the bitter verge. This actlon on
the part of Mayor Almond is the more
creditablr to him, as the prisoners were
those who were mis- political opponents
on the day of the election. We said be-
fore Mr.. Almond took his seat as Mayor
that he would give an Indicate % his
humanity and his fitness to govern in his
disposition of the eases alluded to, and
we are glad to record that he has act d
as we thought was right III the case.-Re-
pub tcan.


The new Mayor did not take revenge
on the bad negroes for the terrible and
untruthful assault the Republican made
on his character in charging him with
the murder at Mary McCann's, and then
also charging it upon his party. That is
an unatoned for sin, insomuch as it is
willful untruth; and it must injure the
utterer, while we know it did alarm aud
wound the feelings of Mr. Almond and
his nearest and dearest friend-. 1t also
did your cause harm. Take it back for,
like the shirt of Nisus, it will ching to GU
as an enduring plague.
Year: 1878

ticket distributor. But for fear Of being
laughed at all is kept quiet and the igno-
rant darkey is quietly taken away and
told of the mischief he had done. "Oh,
the rascally Democrats-they will cheat
Yes, but they don't circulate counterfeit
tax receipts.
Year: 1878

The REPUBLICANS propose to run a
county ticket in New Castle county but
have no hope of electing anything. Why
not follow out the logical intention of the
party and the only feature left of it fol
which they pretend to boast, namely, the
equalization of the black with the white,
and compose the ticket of equal parts OF
the black, the mulatto and the white ?
They used to refer to the black as the
looming man." and we therefore name
him first out of Difference to our Repub-
iican party friends. They associate with
the negro in their meeting rooms and
teach the young Republicans to keep the
company of negro boys and negro girls,
We presume at least to be fairly honest,
they should, and why not show themselves
in the light of day with mongrel county
ticket? Do this now while you have the
opportunity to discharge debt of graft
tude to the negroes for having voted the
Republican ticket so long and so faith
fully or forever hold your peace about


Democratic opposition to negro suffrage.
Year: 1878

unopened street aud liter the filing OF the map of the
Central Park Commissioners, esta bshiDg the new
grade. coud not have been Injured by II. The
applicant then appealed To tns court Tor peremp-
tory writ OF mandamus to compel the assessors
estimate her loss. Judge Daniels, IN his opn ION,
holds substantially that street may be established
by dedication without a formal opening, and that
when the natural surface Is arranged for use aud so
used for sufficient space of time by adjacent owners
and the pubic, that such Of Itself may establish
grade Tor the street OF suincent legal effect TO en-
title such owners to compensation for any damage
sustained by OF its change by the city auhori
In grading the street according TO the city plan.
He therefore grants psremptory writ OF mandamus
as asked tor. As no grades tor streets ana avenues
OF l35th legally established oe-
fore the plan OF the Central Park Comm ssioners and
several that have been changed upon that
plan. this decision may be considered decisive ot
many similar claims now before the courts. Mr.
james A. Deerlng appeared for the reator and the
Corporation Counsel for the Board OF Assessors
Year: 1878

Gratis, under any circumstances, and If he
knows it he will. never vote to cGnfirm one in
the Senate. He is no more in favor of the re-
tention of Mr.. Schurz and Mr.. Key in the
Cabinet than he was the day they were ap.
pointed, and it is well-known that he did not
Vete for their confirmation. When asked
whether he intended to make a speech on the
Silver Bill he said he preferred not to indicate
his Intentions on any subject in the future.
Mr.. Blaine walks to and from the Capitol
every day, and says he is, so far as he can die.
cover, as well and strong as he ever was.
Year: 1878

PARIS eats a thousand horses month and
pronounces them good. The German siege
seems to have wonderfully developed the
taste for horse-fesh. A banquet was given
by Emile Decroix the other day, and all the
dishes were horse. The weak point of the
feast is said to have been the salad, dressed
with oil taken from horse feet. One would
have set that down as a strong dish.
Year: 1878

OHIO has produced some wonderful crea-
lures. Certainly not the least wonderful Of
her productions is Democratic legislator,
Joe Roe by name, who distinguished himself
the first week of the legislative session by
introducing bill in the Ohio House of Rep
resentatiyes establishing the salary of the
President Of the United States. When in
formed that the House had no Jurisdiction he
energetically protested against tae central
izing tendencies of the Republicans and their
disregard of State Rights.
Year: 1878

THE Connecticut greenbackers are calling
for funds to conduct their campaign. They
say "there is great demand for reading
matter bearing upon the financial condition
of the country" As there are five thousand
of them it might be well to invest in five
thousand copies Of Robinson Crusoe's


Money!" by David A. Wells. That Is just
the kind of reading they need. The Har-
pers will be happy to supply them at trade
Year: 1878

BUcKNEB's brilliant idea Of forcing anti
resumption measures on the country by at
taching them to the appropriation bills fails
to rouse the enthusiasm of the masses. In


deed there is a very general disposition to
set Buckner down as an ass.
Year: 1878

We DO not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

IT Is not believed that majority Of the
House favors the restoration Of the income
tax. The tax is fair enough in theory, but
the difficulties in the way of equitably levy
ing and honestly collecting are very great.
Year: 1878

Mr.. GLOVER has made another startling
discovery while prosecuting his work OF in
vestigation, and has caught a culprit this
time. He had clerk from the Treasury on
the stand, and asked him If he knew of any
instances of an officer of the Government
drawing double salary. The clerk said he
did know one, and when Mr.. Cover pressed
MIN Tor the name and circumstance, he said
that paper in the Treasury showed that
Gen. Banning once 1rew pay as an officer
twice for the same time. Gen. Banning is
The Democratic chairman of the military
committee.
Year: 1878

THE educating force of political primaries
is not manifest in the case of Thomas Nc
Comb, who left a caucus and went home and
attempted to murder his family. He prob
ably voted for the defeated candidate, and
left under the impression that his sisters
head was slate which be must smash.


ONLY twenty five Princeton students
carry pistols. that is, when the College is on
peace footing. When war breaks out be-
tween the classes there is arming in hot
haste.
Year: 1878

Mr.. HALE made strong point in his re-
marks on the removal of Doorkeeper Polk.
He showed that the Democrats had urged
and advised Polk to the violation of law and
argued that what they have done is a fair in
'dication of what might be expected should
they get control of other departments of the
Government.
Year: 1878

The rejected lover has found new way of
revenge. 1t is to set fire to the house of the
hard hearted one and burn her and her fami-
ly. Edward Baker of Lynn is the first lover
to put this plan into practice. He failed in
his object 1t is true, but all the credit of the
attempt belongs to him.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY SHERMAN in his latest con-
ference with the House committee on bank
ing and currency, held Thursday, argued
strongly that the Treasury will be able to re-
sumo specie payments in January next. He
thinks there will be no difficulty in getting
the additional $50,000,00O of coin necessary
for reserve. He anticipates no drain OF
gold from the Treasury, arguing that with no
outstanding liabilities that are no. covered
by actual cash on hand, except the $3O0,O0O,-
900 of legal tender notes, the drain upon the
government for gold could not be so great as
to exhaust the reserve of $120,000,000. His
argument is based not upon the idea that the
S120,0OO,O00 would pay $3OO.OO0,OOO but
upon the fact that it is impossible to gather
together United States notes and to pre-
sent them in such mass and ia such
continuous stream, and that the very
effort to do so would raise the value Of
United States notes. Their convenience is
so great and the necessity for them is so ap-
parent that such an effort would at once
bring them up to par in gold. He thinks
drain of five, ten, fifteen or twenty millions
would at once tend to bring up the value of
greenbscks until they were at par in gold,
and then there would be no object at all in
bringing them out.


SENATOR VOORHEES, in proclaiming his
belief that both houses Of Congress will be
Democratic after the 4th of next March says
that he aud his party are not afraid to meet
the responsibility. To this the indianapolis
journal makes reply: "Of course not.
There is just where the danger comes In.
Then every demand made on Government
from the South will be grained. Then every
demand looking to reputation of the Gov
ernments obligations, which Senator Voor-
hees said twelve years ago were worthless,
will be complied With, and no fears enter
tanned as to the responsibility. No one who
knows the history of Senator Voorhees, and
his party in Indiana will doubt their willing
ness to "meet the responsibility" They are
bodlng birds of evil omen. 1t is their mis-
sion to destroy, not 10 build up. The borer
in the tree of the forest, the worm in the
heart of the flower, the wolf in the farmers
sheepfold, the tiger in the travellers eneamp
ment by night-they pursue their track of
destruction and mark their career with
rnin1
Year: 1878

Some few do.nOthing grOwlers in
speaking Of The efforts now being made
to secure for our city two practicable,
cheap ta} railrOads, indulge in saying
that they have Witnessed all these ef-
forts before, that they have seen the
newspapers agiiale and advocate, and
that the city did vote large amounts OF
bonds, but that she has not received
one dollars worth Of good. There is
Just enough OF truth IN this sort Of talk
10 do the city great damage. ViGGs'
burg did vote many bol ds 10 railroads
aud sne has nothing 10 show for them,
except pome very costly experience,
but she never did hear such PROPOSE
ton made to her before IS the one
We are now advocating, that is, that
she shall sgree to partly reimburse the
Company thst will take all the risk
and build q railroad that will be vastly
to her advantage. II she had taken
this prccaulion when she voted her
bonds In the past, she would have had
the roads Lr her bonds, The Company
that will attempt 10 build the Deer
Creek railroad does not expect or ask
The city to give one cent before the
road is completed to Rolling Fork aud
lhe trains are running.
Year: 1878

The Lightest Draft Machine yet In
vented. There are NO small Springs or
Triggers to Break or give out. Amy per-
son that can manage n team can cut and
bind his harvest No extra hired hands
required. Every farmer can attend to
his own harvest with one Of these siln-
pie and complete Machines.
Year: 1878

TRAIN Boys FOR BUSINESS s.-This is
a practical world, and the demand is
for practical men. On this accoun, a
thorough business training is the best
discipline which our youth can have.
Besides, business affairs offer better op-
portunities for young men Of The pres
en-, than the learned professions do.
To those properly trained for its duties
aud possessed of q good stock of perse-
verance, . business life affords the most
certain guarantee of success. To those
duly prepared. and who apply them
selves diligently. it is an almost certain
path to prosperity Therefore We say.
most emphatically, to PARENTS: Train
your sons for business. At the same
time. they should be educated not TO
despise labor; for. after all, 1t is only by
hard work that We achieve any success
worthy of the name.
Year: 1878

STEADINEss OF PURPosE.-In what
ever you engage. pursue it with stcadi
ness of purpose. as though you were
determined 10 succeed. 4 vacillating
mind never accomplishes anything
worth naming. 1t dignities our nature,
and insures our success. There is moth
ing like fixed, steady aim. Who have
done most for mankind: Who have
secured the rarest hourss Who have
raised themselves from poverty to
riches Those who were steady To
their purposes The man who is in
one thing to-day and another to-mor.
row who drives an idea pellmell this
week. while it drives him the next
is always in trouble. and does nothing
from one years end to the other


Look at and admire the man of steady
purpose. He moves noiselessly along,
and yet what wonders he accomplishes


He rises. gradually We grant, but surely
Year: 1878

A reliable man wanted to take
wanted in q counting house'-'A re-
liable man wanted to superintend a
mill'-'A reliable man wanted as a
teller in bank'-so the advertisements
read. What a demand there is for re-
liable men, Young women want them
for husbands; fathers and mothers want
them for sons-in.lsw. People in trouble
inquire anxiously for relia BILE law
yer whom they can consult; the sick
want reliable physician; the churches
want reliable man for minister,
although they do not advertise their
want In newspaper.


There seems To be no end TO the de-
mands for reliable men. Are reliable
men so scarce that so much point is
made of getting them!


apprehend they are not as plenty
as they should be. Reliable architects
and contractors and engineers are not
to be found in every place, or there
would be less railway and bridge ac-
cidents; cashiers and other bank officers
are not always reliable, or there would
be no detalcatlons. The same may be
said of trustees aud insurance officers.
In truth, reliable men do not crowd one
another in any class or occupation.


Young man, it is for you to determine
whether you will be reliable man or
not. 1t all depends upon yourself.
Nothing is easier; resolve that you Will
be reliable man. and stick to it
through every temptation.


There has been some criticism on the
word reliable, as not being good Eng
lish But the word will answer very
well, if we can only have the quality
which it describes.
Year: 1878

George Burton has glided gracefully
out of Oregon. What his future will
be is not known; but We expect to hear
of him occupying q position as princi-
pal OF female seminary. He'd be a
nice clean man for the position. HIS
management would insure speedy H.
crease of scholas. though some of them
might prove Of tender age. Oregon
paper.