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Year: 1878

A solid South A solid North These
are the words that we now hear as the
smoke of the recent electoral conflict is
clearing away. We do not believe that
the result justi6es the comment which


seems to be based principally on the Re-
publican gain of five Congressman in New
York. Ohio gives q Republican loss of
four members of Congress, PennsylvaniA
of one, Oregon one, Nevada one, Vermont
Year: 1878

NEUROLOGY OF PRIESTS AND SIsTERs.-As
we feared, the failure to receive the necessary
authentic in Information compels us to postpone.
for week OF two longer, the publication of
the list of Priests and Sisters who fell victims
to the yellow fever during the recent epidemic.
We again earnestly request the Reverend
Clergy and members of Religious Orders in the
Diooeses of Natohezs Nashville and New Or
leans to send suoh information concerning
the deceased as they may possess.
Year: 1878

There is al idea growing up IN our
country THAT everything Is fair III
politics" This is a heresy.whieh will
lead to mischief Il is the mere trick
ola scoundreI to gain place or money
Il is calculated TO undermine aud cor
rupi the public morals. Falsehood is
never fair any where. If politician
..ains success by trick his victory i
.arnished, his manhood degraded and
lis name dishonored.
Year: 1878

They are talking of running Ten
Brock for governor, up in the blue grass
country IN that case they ought to
rive the lieutenant- -governorship TO the
Purchase. -Paducach Sun.


All right Put old Bqford's racer
.Crosslaud" ou the ticket
Year: 1878

SESSION.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEl


WASHINGTON, May 26.-Thcre is some talk among
the Democrats of adopting the Senate resolution
for the final adjournment of the present session OF
Congress on the 10th of June. 4 majority of
the Democrats are anxious to get to their homes
and make preparations for their Congressional
conventions. Others prefer that Congress shall
adjourn before the Potter Committech as made much
progress in order that it may proceed with its work
with less interference On the other hand, the adj
vocates of certain public measures which have
thus far received no attention from either
House are dcsirous of prolongng the scs-
sion to the 1st of July in order that
votes may be taken on the Texas and
Pacific and similar measures. The Senate has re-
Gently been making very little progress with the
appropriation bills, and the House Committee on
Appropriations itself does not seem TO be in any
haste with its work. One important question that
must certainly be disposed Of during the
present session is the appropriation to pay the
fishery award Of the Halifax Commission. Under
ordinary circumstances, this bill would occupy
month in ctherHouse Of Congress. If II should not
pc passed il would be the duty of the President to
summon Congress TO an extra session between now
and next November If Congress does complete the
necessary work before the ION Of June, II Will he
necessary for ITS members To be much more INDUS
trious than they have been at any time during the
past seven months.
Year: 1878

Several of the leading brewers and liquor
dealers held meeting yesterday to discuss the question
OF future action the present Excise law remains
as ow the close of the present session OF the Legs
lature Major George Sauer said that all that the deal
ers had been striving for was fair Excise law by which
only respectable people should be granted license,
and by which the bucket shops would be
done away with. The liquor dealers would do
all thoy could in their power to bring TINS
about, hut u idle In the extreme to think that
temperance parties could entirely prevent the sale
OF liquor. We shall do ell cam" he said, To get
settlement OF the question before the adjournment
OF the present session. IL the authorities should be
called upon enforce the present Excise law much
trouble must ensue Let Dr. Crosby close up all bucket
shops; we with hm5ut there ls no Just reason why


should be refused license TO sell liquor simply
he does keep hotel or beds and stables Tor
those who do not need them
Year: 1878

1t s ems clearly established That Max L..
Mayer the lawyer who was found dead on Tuesday
morning in his Office at No. 262 Broadway, committed
suicide by taking hydrocyanc acid while suffering from
mental alteration About a year ago Mr.. Mayer was
seriously i'll for long time with braiu disease and the


doctor told him, ne better, that II would be nc
cessary to avoid excitement he would become insane
With this prospect in view, and suffering from CON
tinued illheath, his friends have doubt that he
lost his mental balance He able to support the
family and had domestic infelcities MI Mayer LEFT
no letter for his friends for publication bottle
Containing poison was found in the where he died.
hut the physicians suspicion aroused at the time
by the odor about the dead mans lips 1t is supposed
that he took the poison In capsules.
Year: 1878

Orders have been received at Chatham to
raise all the infantry regiments there to their full war
strength by Monday. Three regiments are now waiting
for orders TO embark. fully equipped for the field


It understood that several large contracts nave Deen
made for the manufacture OF torpedoes for Russia,
portion being ready for shipment. An embargo will be
placed upon all vessels loading with these materials OF
Year: 1878




Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher.


1t is possible that in olden times too
much stress was laid on the Importance
of training girls to mend and darn so ex-
quisitely that it would be difficult, almost
impossible, to discover that there had
been any necessity for the labor but if
there was any error in teaching and exact
ing such perfect work it was fault "that
leaned to virtues side," and beyond all
comparison better than the wretched
"botching" to be found on the raiment of
some-of many-of the girls of the pre-
sent day. Laundresses that wash for
schoolgirls could make strange revela-
tions of neglect of garments and careless
repairs were not their lips sealed through
fear of losing good customers. When a
broken stitch is allowed to 60 on uncored
for until it has become so large that the
stocking cannot be worn without some
repairs, and is then drawn into on ugly
bunch-hard enough to blister the feet
instead of being nicely darned; or when
tear or rip on dress or undergarment is
pulled together with thread coarse enough
to iniure the fabric, who is to blame-the
mother or the daughter? What instruc--
ton has ever been given the young girl
about looking out for the beginning OF
evil in her wardrobe? Has she been
taught to darn or mend every rent or rip
the first possible instant after it was dis
covered, and to do it neatly? Oh,no! Her
music or drawing lessons, French, Ger
man and dancing are apparently of more
importance than such useful and useful
work as mending or darning. If young
lady has what, in these days, is the rare
skill of compelling her needle to assist
her in carrying out all the acquisitions
which will enable her, with scant matea-
ials, to keep herself genteelly and neatly
clad if she can turn, remodel, piece
neatly, cover the lack of material by
some simple and appropriate trimming
until she makes an old, dilapidated gar
mrnt look "amaist as weel's the new,"
she will have cause all the days of her life
to thank the mother who led her in the
way she should go; and whatever
changes or vicissitudes may be sent she
has far less to fear than those who, in
prosperous days, are only fanciful orna-
ments of their homes, but when the evil
days come, will, through their ignorance,
become oppressive burdens upon those
who must provide for their support.
Year: 1878

OMAHA, Neb, Nov. 5.-The State will give
slightly reduced majority for the Republican
ticket. The Greenback ticket shows a good
deal of strength in this county. The fn-
sion candidate for Judge Uf the Supreme
Court will run only a small vote behind the RepnD-
hcan candidate. The State will elect a Republican
Governor by about O. 600 majority.
Year: 1878

Comparison is made in the table below given be-
tween the vote for Register IN 1877 and that tor
Mayor this year. All the indications before electoA
day pointed to as close a struggle between Messrs'
Cooper and Schel as there was last year between
Messrs. Loew and Hess. ThetwO contests resemDled
In many other respects It will be seen that these
figures in detail show majority of about - "
Year: 1878

The County Convention has been called to meet at Dover on the 22d inst.-now only 1.-two weeks distant from next Saturday. Only two townships have held primaries, and in most all the townships it seems there is no township committee to call the primary meetings together. In this emergency we therefore sug- gest that the Democrats of each township meet in mass convention on Saturday the 10th inst, and elect township delegates to attend the County Convention on the following Saturday. Let the delegates elect ed be fully instructed as to the wish. es of the democracy of each town ship in regard to the method of nom mating a county ticket-whether by Convention or by Primary Election. And also in regard to the choice for State officers. Each township meet ing should also elect township ex- ecutive committee to serve for the next two years, so that there will be some one authorized to act as the head of the party in each township. Every democrat should feel it his duty to attend his township meeting on Saturday the 10th inst, and see to it that there is fair, free expres- sion of the will of the party.

 Hold your meetings in an orderly, fair manner and require the Secreta- ry to preserve record of the pro ceedings and place the same, duly signed up by the Chairman and Sec retary, in the hands of the township executive committee for preservation and future reference. We will cheerfully publish all reports of meetings if the Secretary will sup ply us with an authenticated copy of the proceedings.
Year: 1878

There are many persons who would like to have their county paper during the campaign, who do not feel able or find it convenient to subscribe for q whole year. To accommodate this class we make the following very liber- cral offer: To all persons in our own county who will enclose us Fifty Gents between this date and the first day of July we will mail the DEMOCRAT for Five Months. Five Months for 90 cts, thus placing it within the reach Of every voter to keep posted upon the progress and results of this years cam paign-a campaign fraught with mo- mentous interest to the people. We shall watch the movements and ma- neuvers upon the political chess board carefully and will place before our readers such matter as will keep the n fully posted upon all the important questions of the day. Send us your names accompanied by 50 cents for each name and we will send you the paper for months.
Year: 1878

Mr. Russell says he could get no man there to aid him in the least not even officials without paying them good round prices for it. He stayed and used every effort as long as his funds held out, and then see ing that he could do nothing further he offered reward of S25 each for the thief and horse, and then came home.

 Our opinion is that country needs q set of firm, undinching, courage
Year: 1878

IruERE is a chance that FITz-JoHN PoR-
TER may make good case in his own be-
hall, for the reason that no provision has
been made to defray the expenses of wit
nesses for the Government before the Court
of Inquiry now in session at West Point.
The witnesses for the defense are, as mat
ter of course, provided for by PORTER him
self When the President ordered this
court, he should have forseen that this diff
Guilty would cnsue, and that an impartial
result of the inquiry will be thereby rem
dered impossible.
Year: 1878

We presume it is quite as honest and
fair as the Democratic !SdHitdriWm can be,
flr IT to represent TO the public that the
lars around seeking political contributions
from the laborers engaged on the public
works of the Government Such q thing is
too absurd to be credited, but not too base
or mean to be set forth by the dirticst sneak
outside of fish-market or prison-bars. OF
course the whole thing is q dirty fabrica-
tion, and was known to be such when pub
lishcd. But it is Western enterprise" you
know, to lie, traduce, and blackguard.
Year: 1878

GENERAL SHERMAN's letter to the vet
ernn Maor-General HUNTER regarding the
PORTER Court of Inquiry, printed else
where, will be read with interest by army
people and the public generally. 1t serves
to expose the weak devices with which PoR-
rER's Democratic friends attempt to create
sympathy for him, and it is in line with
the prejudiccd reports sent of the proceed
ings of the court thus far, which arc evil
IDENTIFY and carefully intended or prepared
to bias the public in PoETER's favor at the
outset
Year: 1878

WHERE are the silver men? Where Is that
large crowd that made itself hoarse a few
months ago in calling for silver, silver, silver =?
Tho Government has OH hand nearly three
hundred tons Of coined silver, and the stock
is daily increasing because nobody wants It..
Let the silver men fill their pockets with 1t
instead of grecnbacks.-AtLInyE Erening Journal.


As jeer and taunt this is very clever,
and if our Albany friend will wait until
next January, and resumption ensues, it will
find these three hundred tons Of coined
silver exceedingly handy to have in the
vaults of the Government to aid in saving
the national credit The silver men" have
achieved in this measure the overthrow of
gold speculation, and If nothing more is ac-
complished, that one feat will rebound
greatly to the benefit of the country, and
should make the journal happy.
Year: 1878

THAT long breath the country drew, as it
were, when Congress adjourned has inflated
the respiratory organs of commerce, and
business is improving. In Washington, at
the beginning Of next week, which is also
the beginning of the new fiscal year. the ex-
penditurc Of large sums of Government ap.
preparations will be begun, and by the end
OF the coming month an unusual quantity
of money should be in circulation
Year: 1878

THESE are truly days of Cancellation
Here is a squad of ex-Coniederate generals
at West Point trying to excuse their rebel
victory at Second Bull Run and palliate the
crime of the Union general who permitted
that victory,
Year: 1878

THE Chicago Times seems TO think that
the efforts of General BUrLER to extract
testimony from the witnesses tends to let
little further obscurity in OH the subject
under investigation.
Year: 1878

Each Prussian soldier carries in his
left trouser pocket the plaster, lint and
bandage necessary for first dressing, so
that on an emergency each can help him
selt or comrade in distress. The latest
addition to the efficacy OF a PIussian
sanitary service has been the institution
of the concultirend chirurgend. The
great physicians, such as ESmarch,
Langen, Beck, Wins, ETC., served as con-
sulting physicians during the French
campaign. They are named by the
king Oh the proposition OF the surgeon
general, and have the rank and preroga'
tive of the surgeon-general of an army
corps. exercise their functions at the
the primary dressing post and at the field
hospitals, and inspect generally the nos
pitals along the line. The proverb that
prevention is better than cure" is also
well understood by the Germans. Their
men are never sent fasting on long
march. All the food is assigned on the
overnight, cooked and distributed at
dawn: the men are well clad, and shod
in strong, Laced boots, and the ambu-
lauces that follow the army in its march
give Il timely lift to the sore-footed sick,
50 that you rarely see laggards or men in
march exhausted with pain or fatigue.
Again, on entering town, the first care
OF the officers is tor their soldiers and
horses. You never see them sitting
down to copious repasts at the hotels and
restaurants, while the men ARE wander
ing up and down the streets in search OF
food ard quarters. And the superiority
of the Prussians to the French soldiers
in the late campaign maybe traced IN no no
small degree to the superiority OF It's
sanitary service, which, in Its turn, lS
due, in great part, to the absolute inde-
pendence and consequent responsibility
of the sanitary corps.
Year: 1878

A TOUCHING scene noticed before a
Baltimore toy shop a few days ago was
two little girls who had between them a
smaller sister who was blind, and were
describing in detail the colorS, forms and
names Of the articles displayed.
Year: 1878

It had hardened and buried every
thing under it. No one could tall
what the excavation would reveal.


Mr.. Springer (Democrat) strong
silver man, was next questioned
The interview shows that he is of
the opinion that the bill will receive
more than two hundred votes against
the veto, and not to exceed seventy
five votes will be cast to sustain the
vote. Tho parliamentary question
will be, "Shall this bill pass, the
objection of the President to the
contrary Notwithstanding ?" Upon
this question the yeas will be over
two hundred, and the nays seventy
five. MIR. Springer continued as
follows:


"The vote of concurrence will be
substantially tho same as that on
the motion to lay the amended
silver bill on the table. In view of
the prospective veto of this measure
the House will probably not proceed
on Monday with tho suspension of
the rules for the passage of missel-
laneous propositions. Mr.. Roberts,
of Maryland, has tho floor first.
"The silver men" he adds ''are not
satisfied with the bill as it now
stands, and hence will Immediately,
after it's final passage, proceed to
pass supplementary bill estab-
fishing free coinage and authorizing
the holder of silver bullion to de-
posit the same in the treasury and
obtain q certificate therefor, tho
same is done with gold bullion, and
also repeating the the provision for
an international conference, which
last is in. the Senate amend.
lpent BILL Mr.. Stephens is to inr
troduce the bill from his committee,
Year: 1878

views Of prominent Representatives on


the Effect Of the Veto and on the Ad-


ditional Legislation Proposed


Correspondence Of the Ne,o Iorlc Herald.


WASHINGTON, February 24.-The
chances of the silver bill becoming a
law have been generally and widely
discussed to-day. The House will
undoubtedly and by considerable
majority pass the bill over the veto.
The Senate is not equally certain.
The vote is very close there, and u
change of two votes would beat the
bill. The bill goes to the President
tomorrow afternoon. There is
somo reason to believe that the veto
will not be long delayed.


Congressman Hale (Republican)
was asked to~day if he thought the
Presidents veto would gain sup
porters in the House. He replied
that he believed the contrary would
be the case.


'The motion Of Mr.. Hewitt last
Thursday to lay the bill on the table,
1t will be remembered,' said Mr..
Hale, "received only seventy-two
votes. That was u motion which
was more likely to gain votes than a
veto message would. Yet it fell
very far short of one-third of the
strength Of the House Now, if the
Republican members Of the House
were in accord with the administra-
ton, if the President had many
personal friends in the House, it
would be reasonable to suppose that
his veto would be sustained-that
is, If the seventy odd members con-
tlnued to vote against the bill. But
1t is more likely that his veto will,
under the circumstances, provoke
hostility to him, and it is almost
safe to say that three -fourths of the
members will vote for the bill. The
fnct is that the silver mania is so
strong that the only remedy for it
is a prompt practical enforcement
of the provisions of the bill, and
while there are doubtless members
who are opposed to the silver bill
in any form, yet the one matured in
the Senate is tho least Objectionable
and has all the provisions necessary
for demonstration of it's utility or
usefulness


Mr.. Hale thought that the sooner
the secretary of the treasury was
authorized to issue silver dollars,
the soone: the country would de-
mand modification of the law.


General Garfield, in answer to a
similar question, said that there was
not the the least probability of
change in the vote of the House on
the silver bill when the question of
sustaining the Presidents veto was
presented to that body. If there
was any hope it must be in the Sen
ate. The silver craze had gone too
far, however to allow even a modifi-
cation of opinion among Senators to
be expected. The effect was not
unlike that of the
Year: 1878

Now that Thanksgiving is over
and all thought Of danger from the
fever has given place to an eager desire
to go to work and make the best of the
situation as we find it, the time has
about come for holding the mass-meet-
ing which has been spoken Of and
expected to come off for some time.
The Greenlaw Opera House is in good
order, and would be a suitable place.
There are two main questions to be
considered-frst, the sanitary condi-
ton Of Memphis; secondly, her fnan-
cial affairs. A variety of views pre-
vail as towhatcan and should be done.
1t is time for an Interchange of express
sion and for action. If the people want
the charter repealed, which seems just
now predominant sentiment, itwould
be we'll to speak out so plainly that
their representatives cannot misunder-
stand the popular will. If this city is
to be severed and paved by any scheme,
public or private, the sooner such pur-
pose becomes known and its execution
inaugurated the better The country
has poured nearly million of dollars
in money and supplies into the lap o.
Memphis; our business was merely
suspended, not permanently injured
We must help ourselves from this on
and not look to the outside world
for any more aid except so fal
as a national quarantine may help the
whole country, and the trade which
legitimately belongs to Memphis con
tinues to flow in through its old chan
nels. The pluck and vitality and re
Operative powers Of Memphis sine,
the epidemic have excited the admira
tion of the country scarcely less thar
the heroism displayed here during tina
dark period. 1t now remains for us t,
utilize all our resources, and ente
anew upon the road to success ant
prosperity, Heavy sacrifices of time
money and property may be required
but we can afford it rather than lie
Memphis go backward.
Year: 1878

American, 21th.l


From publication in our advertising
columns it appears that the holders Of the
bonds Of the State propose to take as a
compromise the full amount of their debt,
with four per cent. interest, instead Of
sixty per cent. of the debt with six per
cent interest. Itwould be idle for us 70
enter into discussion of the details Of an
adjustment We can only urge thai an
adjustment of some kind should be made
ut the approaching session Of our legisla-
ture.


[The American is mistaken as to one
"detail." The -four per cent interest
proposition is not made instead of the
''sixty per cent. of the debt" proposition.
Both propositions are made, giving the
State choice Of the wo.-[Knoxyille Tri-
bune.


It makes very little difference
whether the new proposition is made
instead of the old one or not. 1t is
but another case of the camel at the
eye of a needle, which will have to
unload considerably before it can ge,
through.
Year: 1878

The McMinnville New Era, of the
18th ult., under the above heading,
pays Colonel John H. Savage the fol-
lowing merited compliment:


We notice that several of our exchanges
have made favorable mention of distin-
guished men for the above position.
Without disparaging the claims Of any one
of their favorites, we present to the next
senate the name of the Hon. John II.
Savage as the man for the position. He
is thoroughly acquainted with parliamen-
tary law and usage, which, coupled with
quick and decisive perceptive powers,
make him eminently qualified to fill the
position; and then in the matter of COM
inittees he would be eminently safe for the
people. In looking over a list of the
members elect we fail to discover any one,
in our opinion, so eminently possessing all
the qualifications necessary to a safe and
successful speaker Of the senate as Colonel
Savage. If he will accept the position, we
hope to see the senate elect him as its pre-
siding officer.