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Year: 1877




Senator Pattersons case does not grow
brighter. \ Charleston dispatch reports
that another indictment has been found
aiganst him on the testimony of twenty
four ex-members OF the Legislature who de-
clare that they were bribed to vote
for him as Senator The great diff
Guilty in proving charges of bribery has
always been that those who gave the
brides and those who took them were
equally unwilling to bear evidence against
others that would also disgrace themselves
But here is cloud Of witnesses already Sc
cured, and unless there Is some slip in the
progress of the case, it cannot be long be-
fore the Republican majority in the Senate
will be further reduced by one, and the Re-
publican minority-let Us hope it is-in the
South Carolina jails be increased by the
same number
Year: 1877

A report Of one of the departments of the
Post Office shows that the extraordinary
number of nearly four and one-half million
letters were registered during the past year,
or about one letter for every ten persons.
The record shows that only one in every
five thousand of these letters has been
lost and OF the number that disappeared
large portion was recovered.
Year: 1877

The intention OF the old deacon was good.
but the way in which he worded his notice
was infelicitous He said: ANY MEM
Jers of this congregation who have left off
wearing apparel are requested to contribute
ti,e same for the benefit of the poor" \
quiet smile pervaded the house, and the
people concluded that it would be hardly
the proper thing to leave off warning APP
parel in the chilly November.
Year: 1877

Canada has decided that Sitting Bull
shall remain where he is, during the COM
ing winter; IN the spring shall go to the Red
Deer river, on a reservation there. This
latter is the region that Sitting Bull himself
applied for, as il is a good hunting ground.
The difference, then, to Sitting Bull, between
living on this side OF the line or on the other,
is that Canada picks him out a reservation
where he wants to go. while our Government
would have picked him out reservation
where he did not want to go. For his own
interest, as well as for ours, Sitting Bull has
d. cided wisely in deciding to remain in
Canada.
Year: 1877

Perhaps the most important discovery
made BY Prot. Cope in Western Texas is
that Of q domestic hog, with undivided
hoofs, similar to those Of horse Nature
in freak first made one, and from that
more came, and nov they are quite numer
Gus and raised for meat The professor
has the skin and skeleton of one for his
collection. This is one Of the most impor-
sant arguments known in favor Of eyolu-
ton, for here We have not only . new
genn8 bat Probably . new order Of
sninab evolved q essaAed
Year: 1877

VCHIcdSU IrIDuDt.


The friends of the Silver bill are very
confident of the success OF the measure in
the Senate. They anticipate no trouble in
that quarter, and their only uncertainty is
concerning the Presidents course after the
bill shall have passed both Houses. Inas-
much as the majority in Congress correctly
represents the majority among the people
in favor of the restoration Of the silver dol
lar, there would seem to be no reason to ap-
prehend veto by the President.
Year: 1877

From the aspect of affairs around Plevna
We may be certain that We shall not have
long to wait for important news from that
quarter. The capture of Dubnik and Tell
sche, to the southwest of Plevna, and both
on the direct road to Orchanie and Sofia.
shows that the position Of Ghazi Osman is
practically invested on three sides.
Year: 1877

The wise men of New York, having been
furnished with photographs OF the Colorado
stone man, Ironounces the thing not only
humbng, but very stupid one, such as
could be attempted only by persons ignorant
Of the conditions Of success in planning a
fraud
Year: 1877

l despise the custom certain men have OF
raising their hats to ladies.-Lucy Stone.
And gentlemen despise the way ladies have
of raising their hats at tn theatre, so that
the men who sit behind them, can't enjoy
the ballet worth cent.
Year: 1877

Daniel Edwards died a few
days ago in the North. He has
long been a prominent citizen Of
New Orleans and for 40 years has
occupied a leading position in the
manufacture OF machinery for
sugar making and has done more
to improve the methods of poll
ing cane Juice than any man in
Louisiana. His loss will be felt in
the city of New Orleans and i'll
the entire state throughout which
he was so favorably known.
Year: 1877

The Weekly Critic ls a paper
printed in New Orleans, edited
by colored men, devoted to the
interest of that race. 1t is a neat
paper and constructed in a manner
that will prove beneficial to color
ed people, if it continues the
same in the future.
Year: 1877

The public schools OF the city opened yesterday after
vacation which began on the Sd OF July last Tho ro
ports from the schools in the various dctrcts which,
naturally enough, not yet definite, all 60 to
that the increase attendance Will be greater than Il
was at the beginning Of las. year reporter OF the
HERALD visited several Of tho mentai nurseries, yes
terday and found both pupils and mentors busy en-
gagged AZ the Hall OF Board OF Education corner
o Grand and Elm Streets there were number Of lady
applicants Tor POSITIONS as teachers


II was mposs BILE to ascertain however, what the
average attendance yesterday in comparison with
the opening OF the scholastic session last year. Tho
assistants the City superintendent had not reported
and probably will not he able TO do SO before Wednes
day next They are in number and only started on
the ulhlment oi this duty yesterday afternoon
Year: 1877

WORK.


IL TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


wiLKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 3, 1877.
Governor Hartranf left here this morning. Prior 10
his departure he settled matters concerning the dis
position Of the State troops now on duty In this
vicinity Tho Governor has decided that one regiment
will be sufficient TO do the three months duty assigned
them In this valley. Three or four companies are al
ready recruited aud accepted and only await orders 10
report at This city. The remaining companies will Be
recruited from the Sixth division. Tho now regiment
VIII DO under the mnand OF Colonel Howard, of the
Nineteenth now at Kingston. The work Of recruit
ing and putting in shape tho regiment
Will be completed within two or three days, when the
Sixth division will DO ordered homo. by the latter
part OF the week General Pearson, with his stan and
divsion, will have left the valley and Colonel Howard
Will he the head of the State forces left here. The
equipments will be hero by Wednesday The Twentieth
regiment will remain two three weeks longer
duty until the changes are all satisfactorily effected,
when they will be retired from duty and ordered
home.


TALK or COMPROMISE.


There is some talk to-day of a compromise between
the striking miners and the operators leading man
among the former, in a conversation this Aftoruoon,
however, SAYS that compromise bo enected
other than the basis of the advance asked for by
tho miners ON tho other hand, the operators say
that they expect the will the old rate
before many weeks are gone
Year: 1877

TRAINED and developed in the very
teeth of danger, no class of men present
more frequent instances of heroism
than the locomotive engineer. The
latest is recorded of Curtis Elliott, an
engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio,
who was seized with acute rheumatism
while making the run from Martins
burg to Baltimore and within half an
hour his legs were useless. Up to the
very last moment of commanding his
muscles he kept his hand upon the lever,
and when at last he was powerless he
directed the fireman in the necessary
movements. His condition was such
that he should have left the cab and
sought relief at the first stopping place,
but he would not. He said he would
stop at his post and bring the engine
into Baltimore if he died in the effort.
The many passengers in the train were,
of course, unaware that the man who
controlled their safety was sitting in
the cab unable to stir hand or foot.
When the train came into Camden
station Elliott had to be lifted out by
friends and carried to a hack, out Of
which he had again to be carried into
the house.
Year: 1877

posing our administration is taking the


least step toward the promotion of the


Sonoran revolt or looking to further
acquisition of Mexican territory. Who
ever invests in the rebellion must do it
at his own risk.


The American administration is evil
IDENTIFY becoming impatient with the
Mexican delays in settling the Rio
Grande question. The reticence of the
State Department cannot conceal the
fact that the Secretary feels that, while
Mexico ist ready to promise everything
with reference to plan of adjustment,
it takes no practical step toward that
end. 1t is several weeks since the gen.
'eral plan for n new treaty was infor-
mally agreed upon and sent out to Min
lister Foster at the City of Mexico, with
the expectation that it would be
promptly put in form and signed. What
has happened since then cannot be as
certained, except that no advice of
treaty signature has yet been received.
Our government has no thought of
war, but the President will not
rescind the order to Gen. Ord TO pursue
raiders into Mexican territory, which
will be executed whenever the necessity
arisps
Year: 1877

SEVERAL of the Republican Senators
during the great debate in the Senate,
gave utterance to sentences of such
epigramatic force that they should be
remembered as landmarks of dramatic
points in the struggle. Mr.. Hoar, in
replying to Bayard's eulogy of Hamburg
Butler and the reference to his honor
able lineage, said: at is not question
of the blood in General Buffers veins:
the question is as to the blood on his
hands," The people will remember
Senator Hoar for that.
Year: 1877

THE House committee on Pacific Rail-
roads on Saturday commenced an in
formal examination of the Texas Pacific
railroad bill, and it will come up as the
regular order of business at the next
maetinn. -
Year: 1877

In Oregon the sheep are being killed
and tried for the tallow, the flesh being
thrown away. The tallow sells for sixty
cents per pound, and is said to yield
more profit than mutton.
Year: 1877

The Joint Committees Plan for Count


s'tt ing the Votes


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Senate
and House committees on counting the
electoral vote this evening agreed up IN
a report, which will be signed to-mor-
row by all members of both committees,
except Senator Morton and possibly one
Democratic representative. The tribu-
nal for the decision of the controverted
questions will be tripartite, one branch
of which will be composed Of five JUS
tices of the U. S. Supreme court,
though how these judges are to be Sc
lected, or how the Senate and House
branches of the tribunal will be consti-
tuted, is not known, but it can be posi-
lively stated that the element of chance
will not in any way enter into the for
nation of the tribunal. Its members
will take special oath to decide the
question according to the constitution
and the laws made in pursuance there
of. From the ascertained fact that the
judiciary branch of the tribunal will be
composed of five members, it is inferred
that the two branches of Congress will
each be represented on it by five of
their respective members. All men,
bers of the two committees have pledg-
ed themselves not to speak of the de-
tails of the proposed plan for counting
the electoral vote. The committees are
very hopeful that both political parties
and the country at large will be salts
fed with the result of their labor. The
bill embodying the plan agreed upon
will be presented to both Houses to-
morrow
Year: 1877

San Francisco, Jan. lit has been
raining at intervals all day. Tonight
the wind blows strong from the south,
the barometer is falling and there is
every sign of continued storm. Dis
patches from the interior note similar
weather over a greater portion of the
state. The storm is evidently general.
Crop prospects are very good, providing
the storm continues.
Year: 1877

Which has stood the test of Forty
Years.


There is no sore it will not HEAL, no
lameness it will not CURE, no ache no
pain, that affiicts the human body, or
the body of horse, or other domestic
animal, that does not yield to its magic
touch. A bottle costing 25c., SOC. or
boo, has often saved the life of a human
Icing, and restored to life and useful
ness q many valuable horse. a29-w1y
Year: 1877

The police notified by general alarm to look
out for Mary Keirns aged years. dressed in
dark suit and striped shawl II is supposed by her
parents that she has been decoyed from home.
Year: 1877

GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD spoke in the
Opera House in our town on Saturday
evening last, TO large and attentive au.
dience. While Gen. Garfield is, an able
man and prominent leader of his party,
be is an adroit politician and shrewd
debater. We do not hear that Gen. Gar
field grappled squarey with the real is.
sues of the hour. He did not discuss
the condition Of labor and business, and
show the real cause or causes ofthe pres
ent distress, and propose change of pol.
icy that would improve things. OF
course an adroit politician of the radical
school would naturally dodge so serious
matter, as it would be difficult to throw
responsibility from himself and his par.
ty. He merely passed over the present
stagnation and distress by saying such
events occurred every twenty years or so,
and in this case railway speculation was
the chief cause, according to Mr., Garfield.
Of course he and his party are wholly
innocent of blame The Credit Mobil-
ier, De Golyer and other ring robberies
of which Mr.. Garfield knows, had moth.
ing to do in producing this condition OF
things 1t must really take some hardi-
hood of face to assume honest airs and
address an audience of honest people
in view of such things,


While Gen. Garfed's speech was a
scholarly effort, it failed to satisfy the
disah'ected Republicans. To compare
the present hard times to "the growing
pains of youth" was rather odious to the
workingmen, now suffering for want of
employment. In fact, the whole speech
was well calculated to remind the his
torical reader of Napoleon's order to have
the dome of Tuilleries gilded, in order to
direct public attention and comment
from terrible disaster of his war. The
truth is, Garfield is of the number who
has made his pile, and is Contented. The
policy Of the leaders of the Republican
party is to make the rich richer, and the
poor poorer.
Year: 1877

THE witless Voltaire wits who perform
on the Repository organ continue their
old familiarity, and speak of "ArChie"
with complimentary attention. For in
stance, in the last Repository they say
"McGregor's championship of either men
cor measures is certain death, and the
"publiC are always disposed to look with
"a jaundiCed eye upon any effort on his
part to bolster up the party's infrm can
"didates," The LoushifIer leader of the
gang must have got that of. The other
twain are two regular and even, too nom
excitable for such severe filings and Vol
taire flights. tits true, the couplet of the
Irish song may nearly apply to one:


His hair 1t was red, his eyes they were blue,


With hole in his face where the whisky went


through.


If we would write a song of this red
head, we would put water and skim-milk
through that hole. 1t is big enough for
all three fluids.
Year: 1877

DEMOCRATS should remember that the
important days in this years election are
the 2lst and 22d days of this month.
Those are the registration days. Let no
Democratic vote be lost by failure to
register. Let the organization to that
end be promptly begun and thoroughly
conducted. The Registry law was aimed
at the Democratic party, the party ofthe
people who can lea afford to double the
cost and inconvenience of voting" Let
the Republican scheme be defeated by
full registry.
Year: 1877

LET no man delude himself with sup
posing that the Republicans are inactive,
or so disgusted that they will not turn
out and vote. They are not that klnd of
people. We urge, therefore, upon our
friends to be preparing for duty, and re-
minding their neighbors, also, to be get
ting ready. The only way for Demo-
crat to show his Democracy is to vote
the ticket himself, and get his neighbors
to do the same.
Year: 1877

MeSSrS' j. n, F"tlpS, PreSideW, b. f, Wire


baugh, See. Workingmen's Contention:


Your card of August 81 came to hand
giving me official information of the ac.
tion of the Workingmen's Convention
held at Canton, Aug. 25, by which was
placed on the ticket as candidate for
the Legislature.


Permit me to say that the use of my
name before your Convention was un.
authorized and in direct Contray ention Of
my oft repeated public declaration that
under no circumstances would l consent
to be candidate for any Office.


Circumstances over which / have nc
control compel me to adhere to this decIa.
ration, therefore l respectfully decline
the nomination rendered me, and which
under different circumstances it might be
duty and a pleasure to accept.


DO not interpret my refusal to hold a
place on your ticket as resulting from in
difference to your cause or d desire to
abate my opposition to the unjust legisa-
ton which is fast reducing the laboling
class to the condition of ''hewers of wood
and drawers of water" for moneyed ar
istocracy and soulless corporations. l
shall continue unsparing and uncompro.
missing in denunCiation of this great
wrong. But am impressed that can
better subserve the cause unembarrasst d
by the restraints imposed bya party can
didacy,


Gentlemen, allow me to thank you and
those who joined with you for the honor
conferred upon me and believe me that l
shall hold in grateful remembrance this
act of your convention as an earnest OF
confidence and esteem which l trust
may not forfeit by preierring in the pend.
ing contest to remain a private in the
ranks than to be leader in the field.


J. V. LEWIS.
Year: 1877

IT is said that Roscoe Conkling will
pronounce against the Administration at
the New York State Convention at Roch-
ester. Conkling will listen to no counsel
of fconciliation, and will denounce Hayes's
civil service order as extra-constitutional
and will also oppose his Southern policy.
Look out for squalls.
Year: 1877

It is estimated that it will cost the State
Treasury of Pennsylvania not less than
$500000 to liquidate the bills incurred
during the labor revolt at Pittsburgh and
elsewhere, merely for the pay, mainte-
nance and transportation Of the militia
in the field during that time.
Year: 1877

On the 1st of August it chose to answer
to the indictment. Fresh from the vic
tories of last spring, fresh from the rape
of the Presidency; crowned with the lau-
rel beftting party which had just count
ed in and inaugurated a President who
had received a minority of the popular
and of the Electoral vote, the Republican
party called upon its most trusted coun-
selors and advocates to plead to this in
dictment. The meeting was worthy the
occasion. 1t was a representative Re
publican convention. Its wisest men
were present. A leading member declar-
ed it was historic in the eminenCe of its
responsibility. Another declared that it
uttered the best thoughts Of the Repub-
lican intellect; and third asserted that
it was worthy of the instant on which
hung the best hopes Of a Christian civil
ization.


This convention plead to the charges,
and its pleas was in confession and avoi-
dance. 1t dare not say mot guilty" and
Year: 1877

True friendship is very rare in this wick
ed world, and when found it is a pearl of
great price. One may have many acGiain.-
ances, with whom they dash the foam of
the cup Of life, but few friends who stand
by them as they drink the dregs of bitter
ness. A true friend is one in whom we
may confide our troubles, certain of receiy-
ing sympathy in return, and we all know
how it lightens ones heart to confitle in
another. But what shall we say of the
one who, under the guise of friendship.
entwines himself, or herself, around our
hearts. swearing eternal fidelity as though
they wOrshippel the ground we walked on.
and then. after possessing themselves of
our secret thoughts, turn on us like Vi
per by betraying our confidence and making
a jest Of our private affairs: Surely there
is no punisbpent too severe for such peo-
pie, and unfortunately there are many of
them. After plucking and wearing the
flower Of friendship for brief period,
they cast it aside and trample it under foot
as Of too little consequence to be noted,
never needing the Oftentilnes broken heart
Of their victim. ''Bah! that Ia only one
more who was Eet wise enough to resist
my wiles," they hughingly say, not add
ing that II was through their love and ten
dcrcst feelings that they were won.
Year: 1877

i


The postal card has proved itself such a
great public convenience that it is to be
hoped any attempt to withdraw it as a
medium of communication will find no
encouragement. These cards are now
printed at the rate Of cne million per day
their manufacture being carried on by
contract in this city. and very nearly this
number is used throughout the country
every twenty-four hours.


The complaint that their sale cuts down
the revenue by reducing the sale of postage
stamps. and that they are nuisance :"
generally in the making up and distribu-
ton Of the mails. comes. of course. from
Government employees, and not from the
public. The nuisance" can be endured
by the latter in good hlmor, and if the
reverii,fe suffers the first answer will be-
curtail expenses still further. The cards
have become an institution, vetF popular
and useful one. and institutiOrI, we are
told by political economists. are things not
to he disturbed. In New York alone the
sale of the pOstals averages 5000 daily
sometimes rising to 100, 900.


1HouS;iilis sot NtIsoIis, uouDtleSs, are
encouraged to write to their friends thrO'
this cheap medium, who would otherwise
stop to count the cost of sheet of paper,
envelope, and three-cent. stamp, and thou
sands more use them on account of their
greater convenience.


We have little doubt that in the summing
up Of the current year the revenue will be
found to be increased instead Of diminish
ed BY the use of the cards. Many persons
send five or ten where they would not send
a single letter. Some send them by the
hundred. Letter writing edncates the
writer. or ought to, and is supposed to
contribute something towards q good,
social and domestic tone. So. don't abOl-
ish the postal card.
Year: 1877

In the detection of criminals, the micro
scope has proved to be an invaluable ally.
Some interesting facts, in this connection,
were brought out in a murder case In Eng
land. A little girl was found dead with her
throat cut. Her mother was suspected of
having committed the crime, on account of
her actions. A knife was found in her
pocket, on the handle of which were sew
eral hairs, and on the blade several spots
of blood. Her explanation WAS that on
her way home she saw rabbit in trap
and cut his throat. A micrOscopical ex-
animation Of the hair showed that 1t had
come from sqsfrTel, and, - the little girl
wore q squisrel-ippet, tho evidence es
guilt was considered conclusive.