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Year: 1879

VALLEY TOWNSHIP, July l, 1879.

 EDITOR DEMOCRAT: In reply tc an article written for the DEMOCRAT by one c. ". o. Davis, and publish ed June l9, 1 must say is one of the weakest things l nearly ever saw in print. His statements are all incor- rect, and he knows that can estab- fish the same, not only by Republi- cans, but by Democrats. The ma jority of the people of this country know something of the nature and formation of Valley Township. Con- sequently there is no use of me giv- ing the correct statement which is entirely different from his.

 As to my seeding, he can't find the man that ever heard me say so; neither do I believe he can find the man that told him so. George, you may ride sixty men over us in the County Court, but you can't in the township election, which we proved to your satisfaction on last Saturday, by electing Republicans for both Justice and Constable in Valley township by handsome majority of l3. Now where is your large major ity2 Oh, who will be apportioning Justice now! Make another new township. Yet it will be all you can do to have room to make another such in Pope county, without one of your Constitutional amendments. am always responsible for what I say. try to speak thoughtfullY. We Republicans of Gum Log Valley are law-abiding, and do appeal to the authorities to deal out law jus tice to us, and not allow two or three would.be rulers to trample us down rough -shod. Also such men are weakening their own party. We Democrats in our Valley whom we love,--that we can vote along beside of, killing each others vote in per feet harmony.

 Now, Mir. Editor, we don't blame you for the manner in which we have been treated in reference to the formation of Valley township; but come out and see your Republican friends; we have little to eat, very friendly fellows, and oh, what love ly little valley we have, dotted over with good people, with the beautiful little stream of Gum Log winding it's serpentine course through, dashing up against first one sharp corner and then another of Valley township; land where earth has to be tlckled only little by the husbandman to laugh forth harvest too great for all our barns and storehouses. What mere could we wish than what Ma ture has done for us. Nothing, oh, nothing! only that our farmers should awake to q realization of their privileges and opportunities, fling out the standard of progress, and go to work earnestly and intel ligently to raise themselves and our Gum Log Valley to the exalted posi- tion of King Valley.

 W. l.. D. EWING.
Year: 1879

Some sneak thief stole the sheet music be-
longing to the Great Union band of St.
Paul on Friday night


The corner stone of the Holy Rosary
Monastery will be laid at o'clock this after
noon. Right Rev. Bishop Grace will Off
ciate, and interesting ceremonies will take
place.


j. S. Haskell will address the people at
the Adelphi to-day on temperance, and Miss
A. G. Fem will assist with her trained, voice.
Both come recommended by clergy and
others from all parts of the Union.


The Millers' Association held meeting
yesterday, and decided to erect their new
elevator on the plat of ground on the line of
the two railroads near Eighteenth street. A
committee was appointed to request the
railroad company to grade the approaches to
the proposed building, on which work will
be commenced at once.
Year: 1879

b. h. Cheene, employed as head sawyer
in the Minneapolis Lumber Company mill,
met with a painful accident yesterday
morning, by which he will probably loose
his right foot. He stepped on the carriage
which carries logs to the saw, and the man
in charge not seeing him started it, throwing
Cheene off, and his foot catching in the
machinery was crushed to pulp. He was
removed to his residence where he now lies
in critical condition.


Alfred Montour, young boy 1S years old,
fell from staging at the corner of Mime
Year: 1879

Elizabeth Leibesberger, aged ninety
two, resides in Richmond Township, this
county, and is in all probability one of
the richest maiden ladies in the county.
She owns several beautiful farms in
Richmond Township, where she has lived
nearly all her life. Her brother is also a
large landowner. Miss Leibesberger is
remarkably well preserved. She was new
er married and has lived ninety-two
years in single blessedness, without being
dragged down by the cares of married
life, domestic troubles and other vexa-
tions and tribulations. She has silvery
gray hair, is neat and trim in appearance,
and considering her great age is quite
active and alert.


A few days ago her farm hands COM
lnenced hay-making. To their great
surprise the aged lady and landowner
made her appearance in the field, rake in
hand She was suitably attired for the
occasion, her skirts and dress being we'll
gathered in and tucked back so as not to
drag or give her any trouble in moving
freely over the field. She said she was
going to shsw them how to work. This
was greeted with clapping of hands and
cheers. Miss Leibesberger went to work
in good earnest, tossed the hay over and
over, rak?d it into rows from one end of
the field to the other, and then helped to
rake it on piles, and finally assisted in
loading and raking after the wagons. 1t
was an exhibition of old-time hay-mak-
ing, the way "they used to do it when she
was young girl" she said, "before the
patent machinery was ever heard Of"
The lady worked in the field the entire
day, and kept up her pluck remarkably
Year: 1879

National Associated Press TO the Star.


New Yogx, July 3.-The foundation
stone of the new Masonic Temple for Ger
man Lodges, this city, was laid with usual
ceremonies yesterday. The building is to
be five stories in height, and will occupy a
space of 1903 feet by go Last evening all
the German Masonic Lodges sat down to-
gether at grand Masonic banquet in honor
of the event,
Year: 1879

his shoulders is grave almost beyond precc-
dent. But he can rely upon IL that little
delay in the issue of the required proclama-
tion will be commended by the people and
also be productive ofgreat good. 1t would,
it is true, retard the ordinary progress of
governmental affairs and impede the action
of both the Judiciary and Executive De-
partments; but IL would ut the same time
demonstrate by the most severe illustra-
tion the effects of Democratic revolutionary
partisanship. The people would be quick
to accept the true Interpretation of the sit
uation, and the lesson taught by that accept
ance would serve in the future rs an effect
i've admonition that the Boutbons are not to
be trusted with unqualified or unrestricted
power. The experiment is worth trying,
and il is sincerely TO be hoped that Presi-
dent HAYES will pay due heed to these
suggestions. They are, we add, the result
Of mature reflection, not Of any single indi-
vidual but of many good Republicans.
They are, in fact simply q reflex of the opin-
ions of numbers of the best aud most
patriotic men in the country, and embody
as we firmly believe, the wishes of o major
ity of the Republican members of both
Houses of the present Congress.
Year: 1879

THE BOURBoNS AND THE PRESIDENT.


An extra session of Congress now seems to
be inevitable. The Democratic caucusing
of the past week has resulted in determin-
alton to cucumber the legislative, judicial,
and executive appropriation bill with any
amount of political "riders," which are at
once revolutionary and destructive of good
government They are also in violation of
good parliamentary law and accustomed
usage. The Republican minority in the
House and the majority of the same party in
the Senate will be in duty bound to oppose
these measures to the. bitter end, and the
performance of this duty may imperil or
prevent the final enactment into law Of the
most important appropriation bill yet pend
ing passage.


If these unfortunate consequences should
follow from the arbitrary dicta-
ton of the Democratic caucus, the
country and the people will
acquit the Republican party Of all respon-
sibility in the premises, and charge it upon
the Democracy, where it rightfully belongs
the revolutionary, Bourbon Democracy,
we mean, whose leaders nave nrmly de-
cided to wipe from the statute books every
safeguard that now exists against corrup-
tion in our national elections to render IL
possible in the South to exalt Confederate
and unreconstructed rebellious influences
over the Federal judiciary, and to open
wide and speedily the opportunities for
Democratic Office getting that will ensue
upon a reorganization of Congress, especi-
ally of the Senate.


These are the sordid and seditious mo-
tives which prompted the caucus action in
question, and they must be taken into ac-
count by President HAYES in determining
his future action, upon which the inyoca-
tion of IN extra session depends The re-
gponsibility which will thus be thrust upon
Year: 1879

DUE praise is conceded to the Republican
members of the POTTER Committee for their
management of the investigation now pro-
crossing before it but it is nevertheless n
fact that they might, without damage to
their personal equanimity or to their friendly
relations with the majority of the commit
tee, exhibit a little more vindictive activity
or partisan vigor. The Democrats on the
committee do not hesitate to make use of
any quibble or trifing technicality to man
ulacture partisan capital; but the Republi-
can members thereof seem to be content to
let things drift, and take advantage of the
blunders and exposures of their opponents.
If they will examine into the Arkansas
electoral forgeries, call Judge ALFRED NOR
TON to the stand, and give JOHNNIE CoYLE
q chance to "vindicate" himself they will
do something by way of retrieving many
lost opportunities.
Year: 1879

If the Democratic caucus proposition to
abolish the test oath as applied to jurors of
the United States courts in the South should
ever become law, the result would be to
pack all juries in those courts for the acquit-
tai of persons accused of crimes the COM
mission of which is notoriously winked at
and encouraged by the Bourbon Or Red
Shirt Democracy. As the law now stands,
it is matter of great difficulty to get con-
viction before a Southern jury when the
crime involved is of'a political character or
inspired by partisan motives; but the re-
peal of the test oath would be equivalent to
the positive announcement that persons ac-
cused of such offenses are not to be pun
ished at ALL
Year: 1879

THE remarks of Mr.. PATTERSON, of Col
orado, in the House yesterday, Oh the sub
ject of surveys, were very clear and concise,
and exhibited thorough familiarity with
the subject. He showed very plainly that
to abolish the service of Surveyors General
would necessitate the employment Of others
in their stead who could not have n lsnowl-
edge of the work, and to change the system
would entail great confusion in regard to
the subject. The proposition of the COM
mittee would surely render invalid the title
to the lands of every farmerwest of the Mis-
sissippi and destroy the homestead and pre-
emption system. In fact, he demonstrated
that there was something else at the bottom
of the whole matter
Year: 1879

WE regard it as very cruel thing for
anybody even to intimate now that the ap-
pointments of BADGER as collector of the
port of New Orleans and BELL as collector
of the port Of Detroit had anything to do
with the combinations of MERRITT and
BURT. True, they followed that conGrma-
ton but then what of it?
Year: 1879

THERE is no branch of the public service
in which the people are so directly and per-
sonally interested rs in the conduct of our
postal affairs. They are particularly inter-
ested in the fast mail service, and will con-
sequently approve of the most liberal appro-
priations for its support and development
There should be no hesitation about adopt
ing the Senate proposition to increase the
postal appropriation for this purpose.
Year: 1879

THERE are many reasons why the Brazil
ian mail subsidy proposition, as it is called,
should be enacted into n law, and there are
many why it should not be. 1t seems that
the Brazilian mail line is getting along very
we'll just now without any aid from this end
of it. The question is whether any more
aid is necessary.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats in Congress virtually de-
clare to the country that unless their meas
ures of revolution can be fastened upon the
appropriation bills they will stop the wheels
of government. Then let them stop, say
we. The people will apply the corrective
in good time.
Year: 1879

THE persecution of Probate Judge LEE
in South Carolina is one of the most un-
blushing political outrages of the period.
1t is bold and defiant attempt on the part
of the South Carolina Bourbons to nullify
the action or authority of the General
Government.
Year: 1879

step by step, is the old man being led into
the bad, bad ways of ordinary political pill
ferers-yes, political pilererl Take your
pencil your magic pencil, Mr. WRIGHT, and
mark that down in your seventy-cent diary.
Year: 1879

Ter and Spaulding, of Boston. The remedy
for possible adultcration is healthy public
opinion and laws against it, not to throw
both the manufacturer and the power to
adulterate beyond home control.
Year: 1879

WHAT will HENDRIcK B. WRIGHT do
with that diary anyhow? His constituents
now understood that he is no longer pure
handed and clean, for instead of using the
stationery accorded him by existing law he
"commuted" it and took diary and q
magic pencil. OF course, having possessed
himself of a diary in this irregular way, the
next thing for him to do was to get some
thing with which to write in it, Thus,
Year: 1879

. WHY, let us ask, does not the leyee-com-
mission bill provide that the commission
shall report at some period within the pres
ent or coming century? Let some time be
stated in the bill in which a report shall be
made. There should be no fooling in this
n,aitpr
Year: 1879

THE Philadelphia Times speaks under
standingly when it says there are moral
"natures so weak as not to be able to stand
"much of anything" 1t might have added
that there are others so blunt that nothing
effects them. To this latter class belong
those politicians who find nothing morally


shocking in the cipher dispatch exposures.
Year: 1879

A little eight-year-old in Rochester was sent
down town by her mother one day last week on an
crrnnd She had with her pocketbook containing
more than sl2 thief rushed forward and seized the
pocketbook The girl snaiched Il away from him,
breaking the chain whereby he WIS holding IL sho
then kicked him and ran home To her mother.


The biggest fool in the world is the woman
who insists upon getting OF railway train while II Is
iu motion lady made tho experiment In Vanderbilt
.ouare Syracuse Friday night she fell TO tho ground
and rolled over once or twice. She was picked up by
several boys and carried ato store. where II was
oeraned that she was out OF her
Year: 1879

One of the most enjoyable treats of
the season of literary character will
be Harkless Commencement this even
ing at the Opera House. The Normal
Literary Society connected with this
institution was the first of the kind
that commenced these literary exhibit
tons which have become SO popular,
and during the fifteen years ofits exist
ence it has not tagged in interest, but
its many friends are always glad when
the time arrives when they can attend
each succeeding exhibition. The award
of diplomas will be amongst the first
exercises on the programme, after which
the real literary exercises will com
mence. We bespeak for the N. L. 5. a
crowded house.
Year: 1879

The case of G. Hulse indicted for rape ON the
child Hattie Hoberg was called before Judge
Smith The prisoner was in Court neatly dressed
his wife sitting beside HIM.


Major Blackburn, on behalf of the defendant
applied for continuance of the case until the
next term.


Prosecutor Drew consented as the State was not
fully prepared to go TO trial.


The Court granted continuance and the
special jurors who had been summoned for the
case were then discharged.


Major Blackburn then applied to the Court to
fix the bail of the prisoner. He said the man was
poor and had not dollar in the wo, Id. but tina,
ii the bail was fixed in reasonable amount his
friends would make an effort to obtain bail.


The Court fixed the bail at So 900.
Year: 1879

Special 70 the SlUr.


MoMINNvILLr Tenn, Sept. S.-Monroe
County advices state that the gold miners
in the Coker Creek country are very active,
and that large number Of men are engaged
in surface digging. The existence of gold
there in paying quantities is settled beyond
a doubt, and capital to work it up will very
probably be concentrated there at an early
day,
Year: 1879

1t was expected that Grand Jury would be
sworn in to-day. On Judge Smith taking his scat
on the bench, however the Court stated that as
there was some question as to the legality of call


ing jury from by-standers before the regular
term 1t was thought safer not to have any Grand
Jury until October, and the Sheriff was instructed
Year: 1879

New York, Sept 8.-The prospect is that
4 large business will again be done this sea-
son in the shipment of oysters to Europe


Some of the oystermen intend going to
Liverpool this month. Oysters this season
are reported to be unusually large and fat.
Year: 1879

Persons who have become thoroughly
chilled from any cause, may have their
circulation at once restored by taking in
to the stomach teaspoonful of Johnson's
Anodyne Liniment, mixed in little cold
water, we'll sweetened.
Year: 1879

A NAN asked for admission to show
for half price. as he had but one eye.
But the manager told him 1t would take
him twice as long to see the show as 1t
would anybody else. and charged him
double.
Year: 1879

SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.


Pain in the RIGHT side, under the edge Of The ribs,
Increases on pressurc sometimes the pain is IN the
eft side the patient is rarely able to lie OH the lef!
side sometimes the pain Is felt under the shoulder
blade and 1t frequently extends to the top OF the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken for rheuna-
tsm in the arm. The stomach is affected with loss
OF appetitc and sickness; the bowels in general are
eostive sometimes alternative with lax the head Is
troubled with pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There is generally
considerable loss of memory, accompanied with
painful sensation Of having left undone something
which ought to have been done. A slsnI, dry cough
Is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
of weariness and debility; he Is easily startled his
q. rrL are uuinius, apu ue cohiPisih' "a &"
prIcky sensation Of the skin; his spirits are low
and although he is satisfied that exercise would be
heuefcial to him, set be can scarcely summon up
forttude enough to try IT, Ia fact he distruss every
remedy, Several Of the above symptoms attend the
disease, but cases have occurred where few OF
them existed yet examination OF the body after
death has shown the LIVER 10 have been extensive
ly deranged.
Year: 1879

An Old King Erhumed. Last week
whilst Mrs. Walden. residing on the corner
OF Fourteenth and cambridge streets, in this
city, was pulling up bunch OF wire-grass
from her garden, she found clinging to the
roots OF the grass a plain gold-ring which
had been lost for more than fifty years.
The ring was lost by gentleman from one
of the southern States whilst visiting here.
A dilgent search was made for it at the
time. but to no purpose. As soon as Mrs.
Vaden found the ring, she remembered the
time the ore was lost by the gentleman, and
at once concluded that it could be no other.
Year: 1879

Civil CaseS.-Scveral civil cases were
brought before Judge Clopton yesterday in
vacation. The most interesting one related
to the fees OF attorneys in the sale of GER
tain property belonging 10 Mrs. Rebecca
Perkins. Argument in the case lasted
more than al hour and half; after which
the Judge reserved his decision until next
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock. The
clerks office was used on this occasion in
stead OF the courthouse.
Year: 1879

IT is NOT OFTEN that such stock OF DRY
GOODS, NOTIONS, Sc, rs LEVY BROTHERS are
now offering Is thrown upon the market at such low
prices. AS this sale will only be continued for n
FEW WEEKS LONGER. we advise those I'm want OF
FIRsT-CLAss GOODS at Low PRICES to call curly
and make their purchases.
Year: 1879

There are 1900 or 5000 lemonade stands
in this city, occupying the street corners.
II is estimated that 1000 or 5000 corner ped
dlers squeeze lemon apiece each day, or
use the same lemon with frequency which
would make Christian skeplical II he knew
it,


These fellows have come kind OF 8 process
by which gallon of the stuff can be made
up at a cost which would keep fly on his
pins for a whole year. 1t became noised
about the ears otthe mayor that these corner
chaps were using large amounts Of tartaric
acid concrete sAlt.


The informant stated TO the mayor that the
mortality rate of ST, Louis would become q
topic for Chicago editorial II this was not
stopped. The mayor asked, of course, what
the mode should be. The informant favored
the appointment OF lemonade inspector.
He said he was willing during the hot
weather TO take the Job for the sake of
keeping up the reputation OF the cty's health
The mayor appointed him ad lib, and told
him TO go forth. He procured a tin horn
aud pair of sceles and started out. The
testing apparatus was, OF course, for effect.
He startled the lemonade venders as he dash.
ed around them showing his certificate. He
pHrtook ct the first bowl and cautioned tho
vender to add little more lemon by to.mor-
row. He went from corner to corner until
the evening came on, when be felt di7zi'
ness and loss OF Consciousness. The earth
reeled, and in moment he was at rest IS
complete as the ever lasting hills. He had
become pillar Of salt, his teeth dropping
out one by one. He was purchased oi the
city by the proprietor OF side show, who
has already billed him ahead ss the brother
Of Lots wife.-St. Louis Times-JOurnAl
Year: 1879

''Every little helps" So the fifteen dollars netted by the Mum sociable, Tuesday evening" is not to be despised by the Church Building Committee, and we understand the Sheppard's who are to sing here on Thursday evening. propose to share their receipts, and thus add to the fund; so all seem to be willing to add mite to the work.

 The Mum Sociable appeared very inno- cent amusement, and it was noticeable that about three women to one man, were able to maintain silence for three mortal hours. J.
Year: 1879

A BIG TRADE IN BRAss.-Capt. T..
NJ. Davis, of Rock Hill, who bought
the gold dust from l.. H. Smart, OF
Rutherford county, in this State, and
found that it was pure brass, came
up yesterday to appear against
Smart before the mayor. The trial
was had at o'clock. 1t was shown
that Smart aud one or two others
have been practising this fraud
quite extensively in South Carolina.
The method of proceeding seems
to have been to procure from ma
chine shops or elsewhere quantity
of brass filings, which were wrap
ped in small papers and sold at the
usual price for gold dust. The as
sayer, COL Cowles, gave it as his
opinion that these filings were
calculated to deceive an expert.
This gentleman also had in his pos
session, while the trial was going on,
n package Of this same stuff, which he
had just received from citizen of
Chester by express, being valued at
$50, but which in reality is not
worth twenty-five cents.


Smart was of course recommitted
to Jail to await trial by the Inferior
Court. It is learned that he at
tempted to practise the fraud upon
several citizens of this place, but
failed, as they were not buying gold
at that time. Col. ,Cowles is awaits
ing further returns from South
Carolina and is prepared to count
them out as rapidly as they come in.
Charlotte ObserUer.