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Year: 1879

Mr.. ZACH CHANDLER has received the unan-
imous nomination of his party for the Senator
ship vacated by the resignation of Judge
CHRIsTIANCY and will be duly elected accord.
ing to the understanding of which the country
has been long ad dvised. No doubt General
GRANT knows all about it per cable by this
time, and congratulatory messages will be ex-
changed with LOGAN, CARPENTER CAMERON,
and robson. The good old times are coming
back with breaknecl speed, and the old cXper-
iment of reform within the party must have
another trial, however it may be embarrassed
by the perversity of Democratic Congress.
Give us back some more old commanders
Philadelphia Times.


The above may have been intended MS
ribaldry but it contains much comfort for
those who sigh for return to the days
when every citizen in the Union, irrespect-
i've Of birth, distinction, or color, shall share
equal justice and protection for his
dearest rights at the hand of his
Government. The call for the return of the
old guard at this time is melted by Sc
rious feeling of anxiety rs to the future OF
the nation. 1t has fallen upon evil times
The Constitution and laws of the country
are defied. The. dearest rights of citizen
ship are being ruthlessly trampled under
foot and the nation is drifting INTO danger,
ous waters SO far as its perpetuity is con
cerned. Law is not respected. Right is
sacrificed in the late Confederate States tc
might Revolution is presenting a bold
and vigorous front, and the country i:
taking alarm thereat. 1t is for this reason
that the people are sending back their stall
wart men to Congress and are turning theil
eager eyes toward General GRANT as theil
leader in 1880. All this is coming to pas
under the prompting of the first law of oul
tence-self-preservation. The people
do not sleep, but are awake and alive t.
the perils that beset the country In the
| future.
Year: 1879

not true or consistent to itself cannot in the
eternal fitness of things expect to retain
the confidence or support of its followers.
And they furnish the further admonition
that if the Republican party fails to return
to the paths and pursuits Of these great prin-
ciples Of human government from which it
has strayed so far some other organization
will eventually take up that pursuit and
dcservedly win the support of its present
adherents. The cohesive power Of great
national parties, such as the Republican
party is supposed to be, or aims TO be, does
not reside altogether in ollice-getting or in
the plunder of official patronage, for the
oflice-holders and onice-seekers are in the
minority among the partisans of the coun-
try. Principles, not men" is the winning
motto in the political warfare of this en-
lightened age.
Year: 1879

THE Lynchburg YHginidn insists that the
Virginia Legislature has not adopted any
resolution or series of resolutions that can
be distorted into a support of the idea of
nulliiying Federal authority. But it hand
cuffs this insistance or denial with the saw
ing and evasive exception that the Legisla-
ture is earnestly endeayoring TO re-estabish
the constitutional equities between the
States and the General Government-or
words to that effect To which we reply
that those constitutional equities, as viewed
from Confederate standpoint, include an
assertion of the supremacy of State SOW
ereignty and lead to the maintenance of
State Rights. If this is not Notification
and Calhounism, what is it?
Year: 1879

A FEW months ago the members of the
police force had their pay largely reduced
The pay of private was then 800 per
month. After the reduction the pay ranged
from so to 800 per month according to the
term of service, only those few who had
been on the force fifteen years getting 500
1t is now proposed to make another reduc-
tion of Z per cent The last reduction was
made by the District Commissioners, on
the plea of economy, although they imme-
diotely devoted large sum Of money to
support force of mounted police. Another
reduction will he great injustice to of
flcers who have proved themselves faithful
and efficient servants.
Year: 1879

WE learn from Southern exchange that
"old CHRIsTIANcY is as big fraud as
"HAYEs," The proof of this assertion re-
sides in the fact that President HAYES ten
dered an Office to the Senator in question,
who accepted it in the face of the certainty
that his exit from the Senate would be fol-
lowed by the entry into that body of ZACH
CHANDLER. The worst of all this is that il
is true, every word of it. But until oui
Southern brethren can find some more dam.
aging testimony than is hereby presented
we shall decline to believe that either the
President or our new Minister to Peru is q
fraud" If their recent cOnjoint action
proves them to be such, all we have to say
is, Do so some more.' We like that kind
of fraudulent transaction.
Year: 1879

"a SINGULAR Fatality Among Swine" is,
according to a correspondent of the Charles
ton NGcs, causing much uneasiness among
The people of that locality. This does not
seem to be very startling logical result.
Year: 1879

THE assistant clerk of the Texas House
Of Representatives was found guilty of hav-
ing once taught "nigger' school-or a
school at which colored pupils were taught.
The incendiary wretch was at once " fired
out of his Office
Year: 1879

Is 1T Democratic to cripple the Govern
ment? If so, then we have Simon Pure
Democratic House of Representatives, for it
is doing all in its power to embarrass the
administration of public affairs and break
down all laws enacted for the purpose of
securing good government. We are in the
midst of revolution. The next step is
armed rebellion over again, with a repeti-
tion of history, its worst page to the front.
Year: 1879

The Opposition is bolsterng up its fad
ing hopes with stories that one, two, or
three Republican Senators will vote against
the admission of Mr.. CoRBIN to his seat in
the Senate. There is the best authority for
the assertion that these stories are in the
main, barefaced lies
Year: 1879

GENERAL GARFIELD not only doesn't
want to be candidate for Governor of
Ohio next year, but what is more he will
positively decline to be. He is in his right
place now, and should be kept there until
there is an opening for him at the other end
of the Capitol
Year: 1879

The CoRDIN case presents the strange
aspect of a combination of legal equities
and partisan advantage, all in favor of the
claimant. The Republican Senator who
would vote, under such circumstances, to
keep NJ. c. BUTLER in Senator CoRBIN's
seat would be nothing less than traitor of
the most despicable stripe.
Year: 1879

THE Northern Notwithstanding those
of the independent BRAGG kidney-are not
people in the estimation of their South
ern Bourbon brethren. The implacable
Nicksburg Herald announces this as a fact
logically, in the following paragraph:


Before we support any man for United States
Senator from this State we intend to know
whether he belongs to the people he desires To
represent or the Northern Democrats.
Year: 1879

THE post casually remarks that ex-Secre-
tary RoBEsoN's 'oiIense was something in
the nature Of willful misappropration
so ofsixty-five millions" The man who could
be gulled into belief of such an outrageous
assertion as this, is almost as much of an
idiot as the one who wrote it. The idea Is
preposterous and impossible; but it is of a
piece with the habitual charges made by
the Opposition against Republican leaders.
Year: 1879

think our Southern girls are too


often undeservedly taken to task for
their Incidence and want of ingenu-


ity in devising means of securing a


livelihood when the old folks are no


longer able to assist them and hus-


band does not come forward to res
cue the unhappy girl from old maid
enhood. l have just heard of an
exception to this rule, at any rate.
The spunky girl in question is from
one of the upper counties of this
State. At an early age she was left
a penniless orphan. She managed,


however, by dint of economy and
assistance, probably of some of her
distant relatives, to obtain an educa-
tion-hoping, when she had COM
pleted her studies, to secure school
and earn her bread in that way. But,
like many another. when her school
days were ended this young girl
found that the avocation she had
marked out for herself was also the
choice Of thousands of others, who,
like herself were striving to win
their bread in that way. After
vainly endeavoring for several
months to obtain a school, the young
lady gave up the idea in utter dis
gust and determined to find other
employment. Her attention was
next turned to that precarious and
often arduous life of saleswoman.
But being without experience she
again found it difficult, in fact impos-
sible to secure position. 1t was
then that some trifing occurrence
decided her to adopt her present, it
may be considered unwomanly,
trade-which is that of a shoe
maker. The girl came here; sought
and found a house where she was
taught the trade. She served an ap-
premiership Of four years, and it is
said can now turn out as good shoe
as any man in the business who has
not had more experience. She now
has means of earning living with
out being dependent upon the whims
of exacting parents and spoiled chill
dren. The lady is now thinking of
starting a shoe manufacturing busi-
ness Of her own account, and if she
could find suitable one, she might
be induced to accept suitable male
partner, provided he would agree not
to make love to her and offer to dis
solve the mercantile partnership and
20 into a domestic one. In which
case if the home life did not go on
smoothly, and the husband was
troublesome, she might make a last.
ing impression on him. The brave
girl is now probably about twenty
five years old, and from her tender
physique one would hardly guess
that she would have chosen the ardu-
GUS mode of making living that she
has. There was, however, but little
choice in the matter, she had to earn
a support for herself, and probably
others dependent on her efforts, and
she has fitted herself for the task,
and she deserves the praise Of all
good people.-Petersburg (Va.) Ap-
peal Letter.
Year: 1879

The standard temperature of the
healthy body is $3.50, and is subject to
slight variation during the day of about
0.82c0. The maximum temperature is in
the early morning; it fuctuates and
gradually decreases during the day, and
is lowest at midnight.


The observations of Drs. Edwards and
Davy have shown that the amount of
animal heat may be considerably altered
by number of collateral circumstances.
rhe great distinction between these
alterations of temperature in health, and
those which are the result of disease is,
that these variations are generally tenn
porary and within narrow limits, amount
ing to mere fractions of degree, rarely
more than 1.8o to 3.6,o whereas those
which are due to disease are persistent SO
long as the disease exists.


The following are the collateral circum
stances which mainly Influence animal
heat in our daily life, and which require
to be remembered in order that erroneous
conclusions may not be drawn:


FIRST. Active exercise, not carried to
exhausting fatigue, raises the temperature
in proportion to the degree of muscular
exertion made.


SECOND. Exposure to cold without
exercise lowers the temperature.


THIRD. Long continued mental exer-
ton reduces the temperature about half
degree.


FOURTH. The amount of heat is also
reduced by full meal and the use OF
alcohol, but it rises again as: digestion
advances.


FIFTH. There are diurnal fluctuations
capable of being thus determined.


SIXTH. The temperature of the body
rises with the temperature of the air, and
sudden transitions from a cold to q hot
climate induces feyerish state marked
by increase of temperature on bodily ex-
ertion.


SEVENTH. The average temperature
within the tropics is nearly 10 higher than
in the temperate regions.
EIGHTH. The temperature is more
readily aud rapidly affected than either
tie pulse or the respiration this is es-
pecially the case in disease.
Year: 1879

If we owe S. J. T. anything, let him
reduce it to dollars and cents, present his
bill, as other men do, and he shall be
paid in cash As for our vote that is not
tor sale, or to be bartcred away, but it is
to give to the man we prefer Atkins
News.


Tho bitter, incsiye sarcasm in the
above article, from the pen of our friend
of the News, is, of course, evident at n
glance. We regret we have fallen under
the withering swoop of his ire, but chal-
lengo him, or any other good man to
produce good and acceptable reasons
why Tildon should not be reelected.
We will engage to show why such should
be the casc,- Falkner County Demo
crat.


We have yet to find the first paper
that gives good reason why Mr.. Tilden
should not be nominated But, instead.
when the friends of Mr.. Tilden present
his name for the consideration of the
convention, his democratic opponents
gather up all the republican slush afoat
and throw at them. If there is any good
and sufficient cause why Mr.. Tilden
should not be nominated, let it be
shown.
Year: 1879

Senator Garland has retired to his
country-scat, fifteen miles from Little
Rock, which bears the honoly name Of
hominy hill" He will remain there,
hunting, and fishing, and reading, until
time for his return to Washington We
are afraid our able, as well as popular
senator, will keep himself so secluded
from his constituents they will hardly
Year: 1879

There were several errors in our Col
orado letter of the 10th One of the
most glaring was the altitude Of Green
Lake, which was given at l05 4l9, when
it should have been l0,439. The letter
being written in pencil, it was almost
impossible to make out some parts of
the manuscript. However, such things
will happen in the best regulated print
ing offices.
Year: 1879




It seems to be understood at Washing
ton that the President will send in veto
to the Army Appropriation bill, with its
rider, to-day. This he is expected to do
because, in his judgment, it is part OF a
plan to surrender the polls in the South
ern States to those who are disposed to
violence, and who do not respect the po-
itical rights of the weaker class of Ameri-
can citizens in that section of the Union.
The real animus of the Southern leaders
is supposed to have cropped out when
theyrejected the Blaineamendment, which
was to the effect that no armed man or
men should approach within one mile OF
the polls. This amendment was aimed at
the "red shirts" and other trough riders"
at the South who have made themselves
famous as terrorizers at political meetings
and scare-crows on election days.


On the part of the Republicans at
Washington it is denied that ever in
single instance have the military prevent
ed citizen from voting his free ballot in
any Southern State, but that their only
mission has been to keep the peace and
prevent the overawing, intimidation and
forcible driving away of the blacks from
the polls by their white opponents. 1t is
further claimed that unless there is pow
er to prevent this practice on the part oi
the bull-dozers, the elective franchise
might as we'll be taken away from the
colored race in the South, since it simply
tempts them to their destruction. There Is
a great deal OF force in this position, and
it presents point that the American peo
pie must meet in some way sooner or later
Those who fought for slavery and the
chattel idea do not, of course, believe IN
nigger's right to vote, and there is no pub
lie opinion in the South to protect negro
who votes in opposition to the prejudice
of the whites. He must take the persona
hazards that belong to enmities in tina
section of the country. This is too muct
to expect from negro, because tits NOR
than the average white man will risk.


The whole gist of the issue, boilec
down, is whether the negro is a citizeI
within the guarantees of the constitution
and laws of our country. 1.-The is, his righ
to cast an unintimidated ballot in tn
South is Just as sacred as that of any whit
citizen. and government that is not abl
to protect him fails to that extent of beinl
a government entitled to the respect OF tn
civilized world.
Year: 1879

WnKEsBARRE, April 28.-After four days
entombment. the miners imprisoned at
Sugar Notch, by the falling of the roof of
the mine, were released this morning.
The men sustained life by the meat of a
mule which boy, sent to give them warn
ing, had fortunately taken with him, and and
them needful water. Reliefs of laborers
have been constantly at work night and
day and finally they succeeded in making
a channel through 90 feet of block coal.
The men suffered little from their confne-
ment, and they and their rescuers were
loudly cheered as they reached the sur
face of the mine.
Year: 1879

PITTSBURGH, April est was only a
few weeks ago that some OF the glass
chimney factories started to work again
after an enforced idleness caused by
strike by the "horn knockers" or blow
ers. A few of the men are new hands, but
most of the old men went in again at the
reduced wages. Now it is understood an
other reduction in wages has become nee
essary. The factories in the neigboring
towns have made a reduction in wages of
twenty per cent, and in order to continue
business at all similar reduction becomes
necessary in Pittsburgh factories. The
employees were notified on Saturday that
such a reduction would go into effect to-
day. The employees generally have ac-
ceded to the reduction, being satisfied that
it is rendered necessary by the exigencies
of the case. The reduction has therefore
been effected very quietly and without
any trouble whatever.
Year: 1879

Before you begin your heavy spring
work after a winter of relaxation, your
system needs cleaning and strengthening
to prevent an attack of Ague, Bilious or
Spring Fever, or some other Spring sick
ness that will unfit you for a seasons
work. You will save time, much sickness
and great expense if you will use one but
tie of Hop Bitters in your family this
month. Don't wait. See other column.
Year: 1879

The Chicago Union Veterans held a
large meeting tonight at the Grand Pa
cifc Hotel, and unanimously adopted the
following resolution:


Resolved, That the Union Veterans Club
of Chicago most heartily approve of the
manly and moral courage exhibited by our
distinguished comrade, Senator Logan, in
declining to accept the code duello as a
means of refuting a vile calumny which
needs no refutation, and in thus setting at
defiance barbarous custom by one whose
personal courage has so often been demon
strated in defense of his country.
Year: 1879

Did you eyer hear of drought, 4 regular Texas stew? No! then I'll invoke my panting thuse And issue verse or two. Therm mometer ninety at nine, One hundred degrees at four. And ninety again at nine P. N. For full month or more. So hot that you fall asleep

 Over the news by mailA- That a COW can't low or 8 chicken crow Or watchdog wag his tail So hot that men don't speak In healthy natural tone, But greet as they meet in the dusty street With scarcely audible tone. A staggering rooster reels After sunstruck fly, And hog Just winlks at an ear of corn Which chances to lie near by. Not drop of dew by night. Not drop of rain by day; The wells and cisterns going dry And the creeks have run away

 -GalBeStOn Nea1S, Ju{8 1.
Year: 1879

bers of people inexperienced in

 the most rudimentary principles

 of that business. Yet to this very

 speculation is due the present

 prosperous condition of the min.

 ing interest. and it's encouraging

 prospects for the future.

 The knowledge and experience

 which has been gained during the past thirty years have served to change entirely the characttef of mining enterprise. It is less a chance and more a certainty, less a speculation and more an indus try. Great progress has been made in mining as a science, and the mining engineer of to-day is governed as much by rule as the expert of former days was by chance. His calculations may be reduced to almost absolute cer. tainties, and every day is verify. ing the heprognostications of m ming professors and experts in regard to mineral formations in the great mining regions of the Pacific Coast. An advancement no less marked has been made in the facilities for conducting mining operations. Machinery has been invented which has entirely su- perceded the simple appliances of the early miner. These me- Improvements have also served to eliminate the element of uncertainty, and to furnish in advance information i'll regard to the value of mining regions yet undeveloped. With the aid furnished by experience advanced . knowledge, and increased faciIi- ties, mining has developeG into an industry, the chancesiE which may be as easily and as safely ! calculated as any business or commercial enterprise of the country. Of course there are for fraud and for , the feecing of innocent victims, which all trades and professions t Ire alike subject to. Of these we will at another time speak at ength; for the present we are , satisfied to note the growth of an which has become an i industry worthy the attention of t he most conservative of capital sts, and which yet owes to spec lIation its very existence.-

 Aqnerican Exchange.
Year: 1879

On the subject Of religious journalism,
it must be evident to all that great
change has come over the religious press
within the last few years. The ancient
homiletic tone is gone. Cant is at dis
count. Afectation of sanctimonious airs
and expressions is gone. There is an ap-
probation of the fact that piety and whan-
doodle are not synonymous terms. The
fact is realized that the religious news
paper is not a polemic maui, nor theo-
logical review nor heavy treatise, nor
a repeater of stereotyped platitudes, nor
a literary clearinghouse in which the
hash of old sermons is the regular dish,
to be taken as an act of duty and read as
penance. The religious newspaper be-
gins to realize that it must be about the
Masters business, and with the business
idea come business maxims and habits.
There must be energy, enterprise, keen
observation, and work persistent and
skillfully applied. The change has come
and the new newspaper is driving out the
old, and will inevitably transform or ex-
tinguish it. The change is providential,
and no doubt is essential to the emergen-
cy. The enemy-the administrative
possession Of nine-tenths of the secular
press, beside their own avowed organs.
The religious newspaper which cannot
fairly hold its own against these in lit
erary merits, brightness, cheeriness good
temper and breadth of information, and
so hold the Christian family and make
its way, on its merits into irreigious
famiHes-the religious paper which can
not do this is not fit for the emergency.
tits giving the enemy an unfair advan-
tage to put forward dull, heavy, inattrac-
tive, much less ill-tempered and cantan-