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Year: 1877

out their host. The Germans hive no desire


to vote solidly with the Irish merely to keep


q lot of irresponsible bummers in place.
The reputable and property-owning Irish
have no desire to keep Americans
out Of Office in order to maintain
exorbitant taxation. The sober, INDUSTRIOUS
and hard-wordng Scandinavians, and other
citizens of foreign birth, have moro interest
in the honest and economical administration


of public affairs than in the maintenance Of


lot of bumncrs because they happen to De


OF Irish antecedents. Foreign Know-Notn-


ingism is weak and suspicious appeal for


general suffrage; aud when the movement IS


led by Jacobinical adyenturer like LlEB, it


will call out moro resentment than support


The great evil of local politics is that the


loafers, the saloon element, the dend-beats,


and the vicious classes generally, attach them


selves to one pnrty or the other, aud the


party to which they are appended is the one


to be avoided by the reputable and ta1-pey-


ing classes. LHo's party, in tho present


campaign, has catered to the irresponsible


classes. This was amply shown by the two


Gonyentlons-ono called the Industrial and
the other the Democratic he control
led. It is evident from the composition of the
Democratic Central COMMITTEES intrustcd with


the running of the campaign. It is further
apparent from the fact that Tost LYNCH Was
taken up in the hope that he would distr'b-
ute his whisky profits iberally among the
gang. The SUCCESS of L1En's ticket, if it
shnll be successful, will be duo mainly to
combination Of these vicious classes, and the
County Government will be run for their
benefit. This is the true purport Of the
ostensiblo Gcrmau-Irish combination repre-
scnted by Lice and LYNCH: It was the his |
tory of the similar combination in 1873 for
the control OF city affairs. 1t is an outcome
which should be combatcd by all good citi- |
zcns, whether Of American or foreign eztrac- |
ton, as monacing tho common welfare Of the |
community.
Year: 1877

this time, but it is equally grave tovote half
million of dollars extra to he handled by a
Board Of Commissioners acting under L1EB's
control. The choice between these two evils
must be made by eachtvoter. he must deter
mine whether it is better to vote the money
and take the chances Of having it expended un-
der Boss L1EB's direction, or Of rejecting tho
loan and suspending work on the Court
House until an honest County Government
is elected and secured In either case, the
duty of the voter is clear one, and that is
to vote against L1En. Defcnt him, and there
will be at least beginning made in the way
of honest government, and then tho Board
Of Commissioners, no matter Of whom con-
stituted, will be relieved of his influence and
control.
Year: 1877

struction. To- make religion rule OF con-
duct requires dogmatic and spiritual re-
construction. However practical the one
may be or difficult the other, they must be
met by the lenders Of the Church if they e1-
pect to arrest backslidcrs and convert the
working classes. The character of the Church
is none the less sacred, its aims are none tho
less exalted, because the problem is not met :;
but, If these agencies are not utilized, that
growth which an good men desire and pray
for cannot be exnected
Year: 1877

it will continue to be m important agency of
the Ring in the perpetuation Of their power
from year to year. L1EB cites, in extenuation
Of the e1orbitantcost Of running the Office, that
he has been compelled to submit largely to
the dictation Of the Board this is u confess
sion that be will continue to do so if re-
elected. What the public needs: however, is
the substitution Of man who will not sub
nit to such dictation, but manage the Office
in n business-like way, and expose and
oppose the operations of the Ring at every
mint
Year: 1877

Even If LIENS management Of the County
Clerks office had been satisfactory tn thu
people, instead of being e1travag CANT, waste
tpl' and scandalous, the public interest de-
mands change. The term is four years.
which is equivalent to two terms Of most of
the county and city Offices. The office is
intimately connected with the County Board,
and change Of hands is essential to the
smashing Of the Ring that have obtained
control Of that Board So long us it may be
used Tor political hange1g-on and dead.beats.
Year: 1877

A strong pressure is brought to bear on
The Secretary Of the Treasury against chang
ing the Post Office front and locating it on
Clark street, instead of Dearborn street as
contemplated Several prominent citizons
have signed E vigorous remonstrance setting
forth the title By prescription Of Dearborn
strect to the contested front, and demanding
recognition Of their rights. Il all sides are
accommodated in this scramble, the build
ing will closely resemble the Irishman's
hospital,-ss the back fronting this way, yer
Honor. md the front on the back"
Year: 1877

ers are all on the side of the L1ED-LYScH
combination It is only by the most
comprehensive preparations and the most
active vigilance that this danger can be
guarded against; the Republican managers
and the citizens should organize similar
system to that which was adopted ut the
local elections two years ago. We believe
the people are sufficiently in earnest to vote
down the County Ring and their agents /;
they must not be swindled out Of their efforts
after making them.
Year: 1877

Four years are plenty long enough for anY
man to hold the Office OF County Clerk, with its
vast patronage. Eight years are altogether too
mauY Let us have i change. Things have rot
to running even worse than they did towards
the end Of Sheriff AGsEw's term. The Demo
Gratis felt constrained to rotate AoSEw and
nominate new man, and the change has been
Immensely for the better. Why did they not
rotate L1EB, and nominate new man with 4
clean recorae Why did They allow him to pack
convention on them with his clerks and
hcnchmcn! It is the duty OF decent Democrats
to scratch bis name off their tickets, as bis con-
tinuance in Office will be Of no benefit or honor
to them. He is 4 bad ccg.
Year: 1877

The Democratic Convention might have done
better than nominate for County Commissioner
an old political ward hack like CAssELMsS, who
is forever running for Office. Nhr hoe sise bun
rest! r.
Year: 1877

The result Of the great race at baltimore on
Wednesday last will undoubtedly be to quicken
the grcenback movement in Kentucky. People
who bettcd on Ten Brock will clamor for moro
mDney.
Year: 1877

DOVER, March 27, 1877.


1t seems like the unfair thing to criticise
the Legislature after it has adjourned and
the members departed for their homes and
after three months sojourn at the State
Capital. But they are nevertheless respon-
sible for their actions, and any errors they
committed must stand against them.


The amount of business transacted by
the Legislature will compare favorably with
that of others, and while there might have
been great deal more done, the members
occupied the time they were in Dover as
actively as members of General Assemblies
generally do. They did some service for
the party they represented. Sussex was
ridded of the hawk and owl law, which the
delegates from that county declared was
curse to the Democratic party, and that if
it did not meet its death by the Legisla-
ture, the Democratic party in that county
might as well have its flag at half mass.
The wall of Sussex was heard and the hawk
and owl now need fear no danger to their
scalps. Kent had a mill stone about the
neck of its Democratic politics in the shape
of the "dog law" There was division
among the members from this county on
the subject, and they combatted the ques-
ton well. 1t was stated by some that they





this pest to the people, and bugaboo to
Democratic politics, and the cry of the
party for help being great, the tax was let
Slip and the dog wags his tail in compare
tive freedom. At the last hour almost New
Castle came forward with a plea for the
liquor men of that county. Politics and
fairness demanded change in the law
The loud voice of New Castle, the county
that has outgrown herself, and wants in
creased representation, was heard but not
needed. Kent and Sussex shook their
heads and declared it was too much. They
were willing to help their big brother, but
in this they could not. And so the fates of
the General Assembly decreed it: Sussex
and Kent got what they desired and New
Castle came out of the contest with moth
ing. The result is natural one. Dire
threats are echoed from the rocks of the
Brandywine, and the lower counties shake
their heads, while broad grin overspreads
their faces.


This was the cause of the most i'll feeling
that arose during the whole of the last
General Assembly. 1t caused q breach
which | do not think will shortly be healed,
but was almost bridged over by the happy
expressions of mutual affection on the day
of adjournment. The threats made from
New Castle are that no Congressman OF
Governor can be elected on the Democratic
ticket from Sussex or Kent again, but they
seem to have but little effect, as one Of the
members from Sussex said to me believe
| am right and if Republican rule comes
to us for voting for that which we believe
is right why let it come" l do not believe
any of the threats made will result in any
thing; nothing cools passion so much a:
time; and so be it in the present case, fol
the continuance Of a good feeling that diff
ference of opinion interrupted.
Year: 1877

THE CoLoRED SCHOOL FUND.-At last Mr..
Dorman, ex-Treasurer of this county, just
as he was retiring from office, has made
some showing in relation to the colored
peoples school tax. We publish Mr..
Conrad's card in another column, from
which it appears that only two Hundreds in
the State have made any return of the tax
collected from the colored tax payers.


That such should be the case seems sin
gular, in view of the known fact that much
dreds besides Dover and North Murderkill,
but the matter is thus explained: In this
Hundred duck Creek for instance, Col
lector Weldon informs us that he has col
lected about 800 for the year '75 which
has been duly returned as school tax, with
out designating it, because he had no
instructions so to do, hence it all went into
the general school fund, and was so ac-
counted for to the Levy Court. Mr.. Spru-
ance, ex-collector, also collected about 800
and returned it in the same way. And so
with the other Collectors, for the most part.
Thus this tax has remained imperative for
two years, while the colored people have
been forced to pay it and then made to so
without the benefit it was intended to con-
fer. In other words, the county has been
derelict in its duty towards portion of its
taxpayers, through sheer negligence. For
two years the matter has been treated with
an inexcusable indifference, the County
Treasurer even neglecting, time after time
TO answer official correspondence relating
to it. There seems to have been hearty
cooperation for mastery inactivity among
those in authority.


But we are now informed that the Levy
Court, at its next meeting, is to fix up the
accounts and separate this colored tax from
the general tax fund, to the end that il
may be properly applied. And we are
further assured that, hereafter, in accord
ance with the amended law given us by the
recent Legislature, the tax is to be returned
as a distinct fund, and applied without
delay.
Year: 1877

EXECUTION OF JOHN D. LEE.-John D.
Lee, Mormon priest, who held in his time
many offices in the Mormon Church, was
shot to death last Friday at Mountain
Meadows, Utah Territory, for the leading
part which he took in the awful massacre
twenty years ago of over hundred emf
grants passing quietly through the Mormon
settlements on their way to California by
the MormOns and their Indian allies. OF
the total number, one hundred and twenty,
only seventeen infant children were spared.
Lee declares in the confession made by him
after his conviction and sentence to death
that the bloody deed was done under
orders from the Mormon authorities; that
he strenuously opposed it but was forced to
join in it; that he reported the facts subse-
quently in person to Brigham Young, who
justified the act. The wagons and horses,
the fOcks and herds and perishable goods
of the victims were subsequently sold at
Cedar City and the proceeds divided among
their murderers. On Friday, on the spot
where the great crime was perpretrated,
Lee was executed by shooting, the law of
the Territory allowing a condemned man
the choice of the manner in which he shall
suffer death. Five balls struck him near
the heart, and his death was instantaneous


He died game and made a telling parting
speech. The speech was tinctured with
the strongest religious fanaticism, and il
was strange to see how this blOodstained
wretch, who almost justified his crime


was strong in his hopes of the life to come


H. was not an ordinary gallows harangue


forgiving everybody and calling upon God.
mercy. 1t was rather in the tone of 6
saint who had fought the good fight anc
was going triumphant to his reward.
Year: 1877

SIMCoE, Ont, Aug. 6.


At 10;45 on Saturday evening fire was
discovered in the poor-house on the in
dustrial farm of the county of Norfolk,
and about one mile from this town. The
building was very old, dry, and built of
wood The fire originated in the center
of the building downstairs, and spread
so rapidly that before any alarm could be
given both staircases were in ruins, there
by cutting off retreat through the doors.
The inmates were sleeping both on the
ground floor and the first floor above, the
men on the one side and the women on
the other, Very few people were at the
scene OF the ccnfagration, owing to the dis
tance at which the poor-house was situ-
ated from the town. The fire-alarm was
not sounded and no fire-engines OF fire.
men were present.


The flames spread rapidly and, not
withstanding the extreme eXertions and
complete presence of mind of an old
blind man, an inmate of the building,
who went through room after room and
awoke the men and boys and controlled
them to the best of his ability, the in
mates lost all control of themselves and
were as helpless as infants. The blind
man forced five or six out of the
windows above, and worked until the
flames and smoke compelled him TO
seek safety in flight. Notwlthstand-
ing his efforts, seven of the males
perished in the flames. Meantime,
some one in the crowd forced an entrance
from the outside to the female depart
ment and succeeded in awakening all the
inmates. They were If possible more ex-
cited than the men, and although many
jumped out of the windows at distance
of twelve feet, others could not be in
duced to leave.


Owing to the rapidity with which the
flames spread, the time was very short,
not exceeding from the first twenty-five
Year: 1877

valley averaged six persons each, and
that they had maintained life on an aver
age of seven dollars per month to each
family for nine months past. 1t is not
to be supposed for an instant that this
condition of things has not been known
to Scranton people. 1t has been known
to them, and last winter good deal of
assistance was extended to the poor by
various societies through relief associa-
tion. But the miners do not wish to live
on the charity of anybody. They pray
for work at living wages, and are willing
to work even seven days in the week to
earn them. In a conference with the
officers of the company one of the latter
said to the miners: elf you think the
company is making so much money per-
haps you would undertake to work the
mines for all above the expenses?" To
this the miners quickly replied: We
will undertake to work the mines If you
will support our families. Scranton
(PG.) Cor. N. Y. Times.
Year: 1877

minutes, before the greater part of the
building was in flames. Meanwhile the
grounds surrounding the building were
in state of great confusion. Men and
women were running like mad people,
some half-dressed and some with nothing
on but uight.shirt, crying and utteriDg
the most pitiful shrieks. During this
time the crowd were witnessing sad
and dheart-rending scene. Men and women
could be seen through the open windows
seated on their beds aud the flames rap
idly licking the bedclothes and their own
scanty clothing. One woman went down
stairs, and when she found all retreat
cut off in that direction she sank on the
stairs and perished She was plainly
visible through the open door, and many
brave heart sickened and turned from
this most horrible spectacle. Another
woman threw two of her children out of
the window and then jumped herself
Fortunately, some men underneath caught
both mother and children.


After lapse of fifteen or twenty
minutes the floors and walls gave way
and left nothing standing but the frame.
Then the victims could plainly be seen
in the ruins burning. This was the most
sickening scene that the crowd had to
withstand. Soon the frame fell, and in
a very short time all was buried in smoke
and ashes. There were seven men, eight
women and two boys burnt to death, and
four men who escaped were badly burned
and one man had his leg broken in jump
ing from the window. These unfortu-
mates received all possible attention.
They were conveyed at once to the
county Jail in this town and received
medical aid from the poor-house surgeon
and tender care from the wife of the
jailer. 1t is feared that one man will
not recover. Those who escaped were
well cared for. They were temporarily
housed in the barn and small house on
the premises and attended to by the
matron of the poor-house. There were
forty inmates, twenty.three of whom es-
capped and seventeen perished in the
| flames.
Year: 1877

An engineer on the JEFF, Road got
new dress for his wife last week, by the
use of little strategy over the strike.
He was approachM by merchant of
Louisville who had been caught away
from home and was anxious to return,
The engineer was on his engine, and
waiting permission from the strikers to
pull out, when the merchant asked per-
mission to get on with him, so as to make
the attempt to run the blockade, and
proposed TO the engineer thatif he would
help him, and succeed in getting him out
of the city, he might bring his wife to
his store and get handsome suit of
clothes for her. The engineer told him
all right, exchanged his cap for the
"plug" of the merchant, and took him
away safe and sound. That engineers
wife will wear one of the incest suits to
be seen on the streets.-IndiGnapoIfs
Journal.
Year: 1877

The reckless man, thoughtless of
the future and mindful only of the pres
ent, says: Tomorrow may never come,
which may do very we'll for him; but
with man who has a note to pay on
which to-day is the last day Of grace but
one, to morrow is pretty apt to loom up
with grand and awful probability.
Year: 1877

A correspondent of the Philadelphia


Enouirer writes from Washington to


that paper rs follows: "A number OF


lobbyists, representing an immense


sewing machine combination


interest. have made their appearance


here. Their object is to procure, by


some means not now apparent, re-


newal or extension of patent upon the


feed motion. which is vital property.


and the basis of the Wheeler Il Will


son. Howe. Singer. and other sewing


machine combinations. The patent


has already been extended and will eN-
nire on the Sth. of May. 1t was the


original intention of the great sewing
machine pool to go to Congress and


procure an act enabling the patent Of


flee to again extend the monopoly. but


the excitement of the electoral count


prevented them from putting this plan
into operation. :.
1.-The agents,of the pool now have, II
is said. very large sum OF money al
their command. and will thus be able
to make a persuasive argument be
1 fore the Patent Office people. Then
\ case is in an awkward shape, and VII
\ expire by default on the day above In
dicated unless some action can be pro
cured from the patent officials whlcl
| will give the pool the color of a CLAIM


npon which to go to Congress when
Year: 1877

Sin order to familiariZe the public
with the sale and quality of American
fresh meat, some hundreds Of sides OF
beef have been daily brought for sale
to a market formed by single arch OF
the company's in Upper Thames street
and sold to all comers; IA cents per
lb. is the average price Of the whole
side of beef, but fore-qnarters are sold
sold at l3 cents, while Is cents is
charged for boiling and roasting JOINTS
taken together"
Year: 1877

THE BODY OF WELL DRESSED LADY FouNr


FLOATING IN THE LAKE-sUsPIcIoNs OF 4


FOUL MURDER.


boatman named Fitzgerald, who rowing on IN,
lake at Central Park Yesterday afternoon, dscoverce
the body OF woman floating IN the water Tho body
removed to the Arsenal and later last night to IA,
Morguc. The woman was apparently about twenty
lv, years old, OF medium size and height, und
a brunette. sho wore a heavy black silk dress and
gold earrings with ball pendants, On her head was
line hat, beautifully trimmed and on her fcct
me Kid CATERS la the pocket of the dress was
found a handkerchief and a pocke tDook The
former was marked "L' and in the latter tbcro
was nothing that would lead to her ideptl.
hcation. She was found the "Tcrraco
walk" In about ten feet OF water, aud could have
easily been thrown or pushed The water from the
path which runs along the edge OF the lake. Tho body
had evidently not bccn In tue water than forty-
egnt hours. over the right eye Is acontuslon which,
IL IS believed Was received before tho body was thrown
into the water


A great crowd was gathered about the arsenal last
night while the remains were beng removed to inc
dcad-wagon that was to take them 10 the Morgue,
important being that about hail. past eleven
O'Clock on SUNDAY cries o: distress were
heard coming IRON the part OF the lake where
tue murder Is supposed 10 have taken place. One
theory was that the young lady became lost In tue
park ana was assaulted by some rufilan, who threw
her BODY into the water Thc matter reported 10
Inspector Murray tho Central ONCE and active
and Immediate measures taken by the police v
investigate the natter
Year: 1877

In one tribe through whose territory he
passed after leaving Tanganyika, Lieu
tenant Cameron found the women much
more regarded than is usual among Afri-
cans, aud consequently they were much
more fashionable than the rest of their
sex in that happy country. One of the
bellies Of the country is thus described in
Cdme,Oa's Journal "She is q merry sort
of person, this Mrs. Packwanywa, and
really ladylike in her manners. 1t was
great fun showing her looking glass.
She had never seen one before, and was
half afraid of it, and ashamed to show she
WAS afraid. She is a very dressy body,
double rows of cowries round her head,
beside copper, iron, and ivory ornaments
stuck in her hair, and just above and in
front of each ear tassel of red and white
beads. A large necklace ofshels was round
her neck, and round her waist string of
opal colored singomazzi, and rope
made of strings of red beads. Her front
apron was a leopard skin, and the rear
one of colored grass cloth, with its fringe
strung with beads, and cowries sewed on
it in a pattern; bright iron rings were
round her ankles and copper and ivory
bracelets ON her arms. Her hair was
shaved little back from her forehead,
and three lines, each about quarter of
an inch wide, were painted below. The
nearest one to the hair was red, the next
black, and the next white; and, to crown
all, she was freshly anointed with oil,
and IOokp1 sleek and ahinv Her MINER
lip was perforated, and piece of stone
inserted, until the lip protruded couple
of inches, giving a hideous expression tc
the face and making her articulation quite
indistinct."
Year: 1877

WE should not be too hasty in bestowSS
ing either our praise or our censure on
mankind, since we shall often find such
a mixture of good and evil in the same
character that it may require very &C
curate judgment and very elaborate in
quiry to determine on which side the bal
ance turns Fielding.