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Year: 1879

WHAT THE CONTEST rs BASED ON.


The Chicago 1rS6une's Washington cor
respondence, which we publish elsewhere,
notes the progress being made in the contest
by Mr.. Donnelly for Mr.. WASH
burns seat, and adds, that as Mr.. Wash
burns majority was over three thousand, the
contest would not have been made except for
personal feeling between the parties. A
good many people in Minnesota have had
similar opinion, and it is very common to
hear the remark that Mr.. Donnelly cannot
hope to overcome Mr.. Washburn's majority.


Both of these premises are erroneous.
The contest is not a personal one, and it is
not essential to prove that three thouand
illegal votes were cast for Washburn.
The contest is based purely and solely upon
the question of the use of money-bribery
to secure the election. In these degen-
crate days this may seem strange charge
upon which to deprive man of his seat in
Congress, but it is high time IN example was
made. 1t is conceded by men of all parties
in Minnesota that only the use of money
saved Mr. Washburn from defeat at the polls.
If he had spent no more money than his op-
ponent, if he had spent no money illegiti-
mately, he would have been overwhelmingly
defeated. That his success was due to the
use of money is notorious, and matter of
boast among Republicans instead of con-
cealment.


In 1874 campaign of corruption was
conducted in this district which was perfect
ly appalling. Men were bought and sold
like cattle. The lavish use of money carried
pursued similar policy in order to secure
the election in 1878. It was not free bal
lot. any more than the ballot cast under the
law which is now in process of repeal was
free. 1t was corrupt ballot, a bought anc
bribed operation throughout. AS between
the respective candidates personally we care
nothing. 1t is not whether Donnelly o.
Washburn shall hold the seat, but whether
the free will of the people shall be thwartet
by the use. of money. A good, square cam
paien is to be desired and courted on every
possible occasion. Whichever side i
crowned with victory the vanquished party
will accept the result with equanimity. Bu
when that result is not based upon the mer
its of the candidates, or the principles the,
may advocate, but upon the question as t
who has the most money, it is time som
rebuke was administered. It is not neces
sary to prove each individual purchase Q
three thousand votes to unseat Washburn
He violated the law of the country by brib
cry, and by thus becoming amenable to th
law is subject to punishment.


The question at issue is above and beyon
the men who are involved. They are los
SIGHT of in the contest. 1t is simply, can
man buy his way to Congress with impunit.
The least that Congress can do is to decla
Mr. Washburn's seat vacant and allow ne
election to be held. If this can be done,


# Mr.. Donnelly is given the seat, it W
strike gigantic blow at the Republican par
Of Minnesota, and do more to purify O
Year: 1879




While the American board of foreign mis-
sions is sending out cargoes of evangelists,
and while the interests of Borrioboola- Cha
are tenderly watched and managed through
out the land, it does seem as if we might be
spared the humiliation which the New York
Theosophical society has just put upon us.
COL Henry S. Olcott is to blame for it. He
will be remembered as the high priest Off
ciating at the scientific burnt Offering of his
friend the Baron de Palm. Such an action
was bizarre and paganish, but the poor, lean
old Baron wasn't much affected by
it, and he served as sort of
beacon for tho initiatory illumination of the
new belief. Besides there were time-honored
and illustrious precedents for the operation
as testimony of faith. A few of the primi-
tive Christians in Pagan Rome were carbona-
does at the street corners oftentimes to light
| up the obscurity of the night for belated citi-
zens of the popular persuasion. This time
however the Colonel has thrown premeditated
and objectionable disrespect upon the evan
gelical labors of the whole country, notably
upon the profitable double action of Messrs.
Moody and sankey.


With the express purpose of Investigating
Hindoo philosophy the Colonel; our unre-
generate and recreant gentleman, with Sc
lected troupe of co-believers, has just landed
1 in Bombay. His chief assistant
and priestess is the Countess
Blavetsky, which name has an
ominous sound, as if it might be the strug-
gle of some foreign tongue, like the Russian
or Polish, to get at the significant expression
blatherskite. Be this as it may, she is the
oracle of the Theosophical society in New
York, which has sent these Jealous votaries
with the belief, that if religious truth could
be found any where it was in the scriptura
writings of the Aryas.


The Colonel told an enterprising inter
viewer of the Deccan Star that they accepted
Dayanandi as their chief religious guide.


It will be matter of regret to large
majority, who believe in utilizing every sid
of an opportunity, that Mark Twain il
not the scribe of this uniqu'
band. If he could only be brough
to recognize Dayanandi too, the nev
mission would be appropriately broache,
to benighted Western land, and the limo
cents abroad would receive an attractive ad
depdum. We have each heard over and owe
again that all men have their price, but j
remained for Bob Ingersoll to show tha
gods have theirs, for he has bought job lot
of them to serve as ten pins for his argu
ments. Some persons felt that retributio
would come, and now the theosophists or
atoning for his wanton disrespect It migt
appear from these notorious examples ths
a man with the rare title of colonel has
more extensive capacity for mischief tina
any other man. The curious can look int
:, , it to learn afresh how much there may be
Year: 1879

Ex-Congressman Rainey seems to have re-
considered his intense indignation aud finally
accepts the position of assistant appointment
clerk in the treasury. This is not as good
position as that of third auditor, but it was
all that could be done, as the better place
was wanted for man from Michigan, where
the party has more hopes than in South
Carolina.
Year: 1879

Daniel Webster was always firm
believer in the divine character of
the Holy Scripture. Some one
speaking in his hearing of the
sublime poetry of the Old Testa-
ment, he at once and seriously re-
piled: "Ah. my friend, the poetry
of Isaiah and Job and Habakkuk is
grand, indeed; but when you have
lived as I have, sixty-seven years,
you will give more for the four
teenth or seventeenth chapter of
Johns Gospel, or for one of the
epistles, than for all the poetry in
the Bible"
Year: 1879

earnest in this matter that my sudden return to my
home tonight totally unexpected"


What position does General 1rsnt take in the mat
terY asked the reporter.


"He is decidedly in favor of it," replied Mr. Field


but in regard to his particular views cannot say
anything till shall have Commodore Ammen
who may give permission to have the
published"


"Do you expect foreign capitalists to support the
project invest to any considerable extent?'


'~rhat depends entirely on the manner in which 1t
is put before them great deal. il not ALL depends
on the way the question is prepared and presented


''There will. u matter OF course. be warm
rivalry between the promoters of both canal
schemesr'


''Well don't knowexactly that there will Mr. Les
seps is my warm personal friend. dined with him
six months ago. ana the relations between US were
and have been of the most cordial character. There
is reason why we cannot push forward the Mica
ragua project in manner consistent with the main
tenance of those friendly relations"


Mr.. Field concluded by saying that there were .
large number Of letters awaiting him which he had
not had time to open. He had no doubt that some
of them were from Commodore Ammen. who is
manifesting deep interest in support Of the scheme
The Commodore. Mr.. Field thinks will arrive in the
city to-day aud call on him.
Year: 1879

HALIFAX. N. s., August ~. 1879.
The boat race between Ross and Smith has again
been postponed ON account of rough water. There
we're u great number OF people ut Bedford Basin
that went home disappointed. Ross and Smith were
both out early in the morning and took pull when
the water smooth.


by the articles of agreement the race has TO be
rowed between tho hours of three and r. M, and
unless other eau DO made they will
have to postpone from day TO day until they
get smooth water between these hours. The betting
not very brisk and Smith has the call by slight
shade of odds. There In probably about Sl6.000
staked on the result of the race
Year: 1879




Captain Aaire. of the Tenth precinct. sent thefol
lowing despatch to Inspector McDermott at Polio
Headquarters last night


Notify the Board Health that there is child sick Of
disease at No. ~ Stanton street. The family
came from Memphis.


At the late hour in which the above information
received there was no representative of the
Board Of Health within reach. Captain Allaire'
Pike street. When the latter reached the
dwelling where the sick child is confined he was
refused admttance. The mother OF the child would
not hear Of his interference and the agent Of the
premises equally stubborn in his refusal to
permit the doctor to enter the sick chamber;
that under the circumstances nothing definite could
be ascertained in medical way to con-
firm refute the sensational report. Enough.
however. learned from the neighbors to prove
that there was something highly myste-
rious in the case. It appears that last
Monday Jewish family hired rooms in
the above tenement house. They had seven
children. The mother said they had but recently
arrived from California but the children said they
had come from Memphis. and that their mother had
been sick with the fever. This intelligence spread
OF the large tenement. and there great
consternation in consequence. The mother or the
Je&ish family had to take 20 her bed for short
tiIne and this intenshed the alarm. She said that
she had taken cold travelling in the cars. and in
that manner she tried to aliay the growing sus-
picion that she aud her children
undesirable nelghbors Suddenly the 5Oungest
child stricken down, and was reported to be
afflicted with the dread disease. Tho agent and the
housekeeper had the place barricaded. and refused
of the family whose child was sick. There are hf-
teen families in the house.
Year: 1879




The progress which Mexico is max
ing is worthy of consideration by her
nelghboring towns, and some of her
examples are worthy to be followed.
A few years ago the progressive ele-
ment exercised their rights with wis
dom and economy in building large
spacious and attractive public school
building. AS Is always the case the
old fogy elements protested bitterly
against such extravaganza in the, to
them, terror of public schools. Some
of the apartments were unoccupied
for sometime, and that served the
protesting people an additional cause
for complaint. They thought the
rooms unoccupied dead expense
an absolute waste. Soen thereafter
Hardin college WAS built-a splendid
structure. These structures, erected
in the interest of education, had a
telling effect on the growth and
wealth of the city. They attracted
people Of liberal and progressive
ideas. The city improved socially,
in population, enterprise, culture and
intelligence, so that the public school
building is found to be entirely too
small fer the demand, and will have
to be enlarged to accommodate the
great number of bright-eyed children
who daily attend school. Hardin COL
lege is we'll pstronized. People set
tie in Mexico to enter business pur-
suits, and others for the education of
their children, and still others invest
in real estate for speculation.


The influence of Mexico is being
disseminated throughout Audrain
county. The railroad debt once SO
large is being rapidly reduced. Peo-
pie and capital invited to Mexico and
that county are helping to pay the
debt. Such is the result of little
enterprise well utilized by few peo-
pie in in the county and town. This
paragraph is prelude 10 something
hereafter of a more local nature.
Year: 1879

GEN. BUTLER las set himself to work
has moved an amendment to the army
piopriation bill, which authorizes rail-
roads to build AID operate telegraph
li,es for government and commercial
purposes. The present telegraph mo-
nopoly is oppressive and will continue to
be so until every facility is given for the
use of the telegraph by all the railroads
which may have or see proper to extend
lines for the accommodation of the pub
lie. General Butler has said he would
urge the adoption of his amendment
and repeated on Wednesday that sit
could not be defeated without giving
very plain reasons for such voc. There
is rule IN the House which forbids
members voting upon measure in which
they are personally interested. How
many members Of the Forty fifth Con
gress can vote under that rule against ;
proposition which antagonizes monopo
ly will be point of order to be teste,
when the time comes. All | can sar
now Is that the point of order cannot b
overruled without an attempt on my pan
to make the fur fly" 1t is a scanda
upon the Senate and House that an
such monopoly should be kept up fo
the personal aggrandlzement of the
members and it is known that men
bers Of both Houses are interested in I'll


stock of this monopoly.
Year: 1879

AN AMERICAN SAILOR named Webb
has teen found guilty of murder in the
first decree for killing quartermaster
belonging to the Russian fleet at Negas-
XII, Japan. They had been drinking
freely Of some poisonous composition
made by the Japanese. An effort will be
made to have the sentence commuted by
the President to Imprisonment. If there
is no interference he will be hanged du'
ring this month or March, and will bt
the first to be hung among our seamei
in that country.
Year: 1879

The DAILY GAZETTE is sent to all parts
of the country, postage paid, for THREE
DOLLARS year, IN ADVANCE. II contains
all the local news and most important
news of the day. IT gives in brief just the
news the farmer or the business man need,
at half the cost of the two cent papers
and as much as man onght TO read of an
evening or morning. Subscribe for 1t at
tnce by remitting money order for a
year or six months
Year: 1879

CALIFoRNIA eXcels in many things.
lis grape w,ne is better than that of
France, and grapes there dry up to excel


ent raisins. Beer made from hops and
malt las a finer flavor than beer of any
other State. The land grows more wheat
10 the are the fruit is larger so are
Tie flowers. In San Francisco ladies' are
seen wearing seal skin cloaks in August
as well as in February-there is said to
be so little variation in the climate
Boot-blacks have small booths in the
streets, where gentleman is invited to
take seat in a splendid arm chair and
furnished with the daily papers which lie
may look over while lie receives ga
shine" for only ten cents. Everything
i'll the Golden City, it seems, is done Oh
grand scale, of which the people of the
old States can scarcely fonn conception
Year: 1879

INDEFINITELY PosTPoNED.-The ac-
tion of the City Council last night in
postponing indefinitely the bill asking
auth rty of the Legislature to borrow
$4,000 for removing the pumping APP
a atus from its present position at tide
water to Rockford, and lay thirty-inch
pipe from that place to the Cool Spring
Reservoir" Will meet the wishes of oul
people generally. The GAZETTE ha,
openly and fairly opposed this project


and We said in previous issue of this
paper that the Council had no wisl
to make this change if it was not desire,
10y the people, and their opposition to i
was we'll manifested at the pubic meet
ngof property-holders on Tuesday night
Year: 1879

Philadelphia has a marvel in a
double headed wowan. She is
known as the Nightingale" is
twenty seven years old and is a
negress. The Times says: "The
two heads sit on her shoulders at
angles to each other, so that the net
which keeps up the hair of one
touches the net which keeps up the
hair of the other, and if the owner
wills it, the two heads may bump
against each other like playing
bones in the hands of an expert
The singular part is her converse
tion. One tongue begins to talk,
the eyes brighten, and the face be-
comes animated. At this point the
observer catches sight of the other
face with a sort of grin on it, and
the other eyes with leer IN them.
Presently the second tongue begins
to talk too; and there is a sort of
race between them"
Year: 1879

Manitoba Lake which lies north
west of Fort Garry, and has given a
title to the province formed out of
the Red river region, derives its
name from a small island, from
which in the stiffness of night is
sues a mysterious noise. On no &C


count will the Ojibway approach or
land on this island, supposIng it to
be the home of the Manitoba. the
.Speaking God" The cause OF
this curious sound is the beating of
the waves against the "shingle'' or
large pebbles lining the shores.
Along the northern coast of the
islsnd is a long, low cliff of fine
grained, compact limestone, which
under the stroke of the hammer
clinks like steel. The waves beat
ing on the shore at the foot of the
cliff cause the fallen fragments to
rub against each other and to give
out q sound resembling the chimes
Year: 1879

Some one gives the following ta-
bic of the order in which men give
up their luxurIes under the pres
sure of hard times:


Books go frst-the book trade
fatters under a panic; illustrated
papers next, and then daily papers.
If the pressure continues, the
trade in pianos and furniture falls
off-the laboring classes begin to
contract on the furniture for the
first start. Next it begins to cut
off fine clothes and jewelry, and
then it's getting pretty tight. Put
in another screw, and tea and coffee
suffer; then all fine groceries and
other kinds of produce. If the
screw still tightens, when the worst
comes to the worst, and there is no
help from God or man, the whisky
and tobacco begin to be cut of
but the dog is about dead when it
comes to that.
Year: 1879

New York Times: AS to what
revenue comes from advertising,
there can be little said, as this is a
part of the private business of the
concern, and figures are not easy to
arrive at. London and New York
papers, however, head the list, and
the London Times and the New
York Herald enjoy the largest pat
ronage of any newspapers in the
world. What these papers receive
is unknown, but it is said that the
proprietor Of the London Times
gave the receipts of one depart
ment of his paper TO bis wife for
pocket money, and it amounted TO
100000 per year. This is nc
doubt an eXaggeration OF probably
forty diameters. Several Partisan
papers are reported as receiving
100000 per year on advertising
and q number of American papers
can equal and excel this amount
Whatever the amounts, the ques
tion is decided by more than 2O(
years of fair trial that advertising


pays, and the thoroughgoing busl
ness man of the nineteenth century
considers a knowledge of the bes


means of advertising almost as nee
essary in business as a knowledge
of the goods he has to sell.
Year: 1879

Nashville American: The case
certainly demands the exercise of
the highest craftsmanship. If the
bondholders can hold the roads re
sponsible they will exact the last
farthing. If they do not they will
form singular exception to cred
itors. public and private. All chance
for compromise will thus have been
thrown away by failure to accept
the terms offered. The State is not
relieved at all, but only substitutes
for the bondholders as creditors the
railroads who .have paid or be-
come responsible for the debt. 1t
will stand in the attitude of an en-
dorser, to whom the principal debt
or has paid the amount of the debt
to hold in trust. 1t is not denied
in any quarter that the railroads
have paid their debt to the State in
outstanding bonds of the State,
taken up and paid in. The Comp
troller's report shows this. These
bonds have been, as between the
State and the roads paying them
into the treasury, paid in under the
provisions of the seventh section of
the act of 1852, and also under the
act of January 2, 1870. They have
acted under authority conferred by
the State, and in so far as they have
paid in these bonds they have, as
was intended by the acts of 1852
and 1870, diminished the bonded
debt of the State. Now it remains
to be seen whether the statesman
ship of the State is able to rise to
an appreciation of. the gravity of
the situation, and to devise wise,
just and honorable policy for avoid
ing the dangers suggested by this
new complication. 1t is useless to
disguise the fact that this is grave
and threatening peril, involving the
highest material interests of the
State and all It's people. 1t not only
threatens the material interests of
the State, but, il not settled by the
adoption OF a wise and statesman
like policy, it threatens to entangle
itself disastrously with our politics
for wears to come.
Year: 1879

Let's often talk ofnoble deeds,
And rarer of the bad ones,
And sing about our happy days,
And not about the sad ones.
We are not made to fret and sigh,
And when grief sleeps to wakeit;
Bright happiness Is standing by
This life is what we make it.
Let's find the sunny side of men,
Or be believers in it;
A light there is il every soul,
That takes the pains to win it.
Obi there's a slum bering good in all,
And we perchance may wake it;
Our hands contain the magic wand
This life is what we make it.
Then here's to those whose loving hearts
Send light and joy about theml
Thanks be tn them for countless gems
We ne'er had known without them.
OIL this should be happy world
To all who may partake it;
The faults our own, it is not
This life is what we make it.
Year: 1879

Men and women tell us almost daily
they would like to take the CITIZEN, but
they are too poor. Therefore we make
tins offer: Widows and destitute, home
less men with families, shall have 20 per
cent. discount from the regular price if
they are really and truly hard pressed.
We make this offer in all sincerity with
no intention to offend, and we cordially
invite all such to avail themselves of it.
We are anxious to put the CITIZEN into
the hands of every family in Giles coun-
ty, and no one shall have an excuse if
we can possibly help it. If you haven't
got the money bring us something to
eat at the market price.
Year: 1879

Think of it, Two drinks a day at
fifteen cents each will amount in
one year TO one hundred and nine
dollars and fifty cents, and three
drinks per day at the same price
will amount to one hundred and
sixty four dollars and twenty five
cents, and three cigars a day, at
five cents apiece, will amount in
the same time to fifty-four dollars
and seventy-five cents; put these
two items together and we have
two hundred and forty-nine dollars
thrown away for luxuries that do
no good. just think Of this and
.'swored Off in the future.
Year: 1879

As rule it will not pay to win
ter poor stock of any kind If the
food they consume costs anything,
besides all animals are in better
condition at the beginning Of win
ter than at any other season of the
year. During the winter most
kinds of stock lose flesh unless they
are bountifully fed and warmly
housed, and it does not pay to take
this trouble and incur this expense
for anything but the best. The
wedding process is therefore in
order.
Year: 1879

The New York Express says:
eli the devil should retire from bus


mess be would leave lots OF people
with nothing to do" 1t certainly is
sad to be living in steady fear of los
ing situation; but by the time the
devil retires there will be found any
number of men capable of carrying
on his business at the old stand.
Men who are now silent partners in
the concern will then branch out.
Year: 1879

While Congressman Page and
others are proposing to reduce the
number OF Congressman from the
South on the ground that colored
men are alleged to have been
denied the right TO vote, the Wash
ington Post feels authorized to call
their attention to a petition now
being circulated in Massachusetts,
that one hundred and fifty
voters are denied their
right to vote on account of educa-
tional disqualificatiCns, resquire-
ments OF residence, poll lax and so
on, and petitoning Congress to re
duce the representation of that
State accordingly.