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Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Marsha Jack Wharton.
of Louisiana, testified before the Potter com
mittes to-day that Rt the time of the election he
was told by Packard and Maddox that Wells
was negotiating to sell out the Returning Board
to the Democrats. Packard said he hoped he
would do no such thing, but did nothing as far
he knew. to prevent him from doing So Wit
ness was asked whether he ever wrote letter
to Maddox, urging him to have an understand
Ing with Wells. He said he did write such a
letter, but his object was TO bring Wells to a TO-
Gus either one way or the other so that they
could put an end to the matter He did not


hink a. FIRST that Wells was In earnest. but only
thought he was scramblng for money Wit
ness was satisfied then and believes now that
the State was Republican


AT this point the witness was asked II he had
letter that was written to Senator Kellogg sew
eral days ago by Jewsit who was secretary Of
the Republican executive committee in Louis
lana In 1876 witness said that the letter was
handed him by Kellogg and then at the renuest
of the chairman, he produced Il.


The chairman read 1t at length It's purport
was. that the writer was dissatisfied with the
way In which Kellog was dispensing political
patronage, and that unless some of II was given
to him tJewettl and bis friends. he would come
out, and expose the Republican frauds, which
would disgrace Kellogg and the administration,
The letter requested that Kellogg would cali
TO see the writer on February H. at the St James
Hotel In this city, where 1t was hoped they could
come to an amicable understanding Wharton
stated that neither kellogg nor himself took
and notice Of the letter as Jewett WAS generally
known as q professional blackmailer. Recess
until o'clock


The committee met at O'Clock but, without
doing anything. adjourned.
Year: 1879

willing and able to pay a fair price for II. They
do not wish that the whole community sbnnId
be taxed at high rates upon business and do
mesttc telegrams In order that they may have
they do demand equality and fairness and
they protest against the present discrimiDa-
lions, which are so fagrantly unjust that to be
hated they need but to be seen.
Year: 1879

Mr.. EbIr0R-Sir: i have been watt
Ing and watching the course Of the two
political parties at Washington since the
extra session has met. The course is
now beginning TO show itself plainly
whether this country shall be ruled on
Democratic or Federal principles. John
Adams was the last president the latter
party ever had; and since the election
Of Jackson it ceased to breathe; yes, it
has been dead for over fifty years, and
was in hopes it would never breathe any
more. But there has been a resurrection
Of this strong central government power
by the Republican party Of the very
worst type-it may be called an epidem-
ic in that party, and especially among
the money kings and rich corporations
whose rulers are nearly all members of
said party. They want strong govern
ment TO protect their monopoly, that
they may grow richer at the expense of
the honest labOring classes of the cO,ln-
try. Their cry is, ''gve us government
that has power that we can call upon
for help with standing army to watch
and keep down the poor working man !;
and it was in opposition to these monop-
lies that the people of California adopted
their new constitution. This malignant
type of Federalism is worse for the life
of this country in her political freedom
and the rights OF the States than the yell
low fever was to the people Of the South.
Why just think of It! The President
vetOes the bill prohibiting military inter
ference at elections, because II discrimi-
mates in favor of the States. How diff
ferent are his views compared with Presi-
dent JacksOn's when he said elf err let
the error be in favor of the States" The
old Federal party never wanted to inter
fere with the States in their constitution
al rights. 1t only wanted to make the
centre stronger. That might have done
in those days when the people were hon
est but we must see TO il now. The
price of liberty is eternal vigilance |!
What to have these stalwarts in power
with Grantism at the head? Let us say
no, over the top of the military if they
be in the way. cannot think the peo-
pie of this country will ever endorse
federalism in its mildest state, without
they are cheated or prevented from vot-
ing their sentiments. They were cheat
ed out of their last president which they
elected, and we must take care in 1880
and kill federalism so that the hand of
the resurrectionist will never reach it. l
will say I'm conclusioii, where is our
boasted educational system if we are
going back to the federalism which the
fathers of the republic repudisted? T.
Year: 1879

The living and the dead were re-
Gently bed fellows for nearly twenty
four hours in . Welshman's house in
Cornwall. A "a mer and his wife lived
alone in . house. The husband was
helpless paralytic; the wifs Was hale
and hearty. The poor man swoke one
morning to find his vie. who had
seemed to be in perfecto health when
che went TO bed. dead by his side. Tn
able to move or make any body hear.
the unfortunate man WAS compelled to
remain in bed oil day with his wifes
corpse, and it was not until evening
that the nsighbors broke into the house
and discovered what Was amiss.
Year: 1879

maintained all of the agitation that has
taken place during the pest few years have
been the bright and shining lights of the
Republican party. The indammatory and
sectional appeals of Blaine have provoked
more ill feeling than al the speeches deliv-
cred by all the Democratic Senators and
congressman combined. The effort of the
Democrats has been constantly directed to-
wards allaying whatever of animosity or Sec
tional difference might remain the effort
of the Republicans has been to fan to new
life the flames of hate that once divided the
North from the South.


We question whether any political plat
form ever adopted by any party since the
government was founded can compare with
that of the Ohio Republicans for downright
Misrepresentation and malignant partisan
ship. It is an insult to every intelligent
observer of passing events Its malignity
in charging upon the Democratic party sins
of which it is guiltless is unsurpassed. It
was evidently the product of 3 mind as par
tisan and bigoted as Zach Ohandler's, but
lacking his intelligence. We do not believe
that hundred men in Ohio can be found to
| give it an endorsement. 354 *tz lAeits.t
Year: 1879

Minnehaha never appeared at bitter advan-
tage than now. The river is swollen by the
recent rains and the falls are magnificent, the
foliage beautiful and the myriads of wild flow
ers ferns and moss clothe the soil with glorious
color. Donnelly's hotel is now reftted and
ready for its summer visitors and on Sunday,
if the weather is fine, the additional attraction
of the famous Great Western band will be
two great cities of Minneapolis and the trains
from each arrive at the same time. There is
no place in the State where people who love
nature and order can better spend the day than
at Minnehahn.
Year: 1879

A big chap with half a bushel Of
whiskers sauntered up to the stamp
clerks window In the postofice
yesterday with letter in his hand,
and his eyes at once caught the
sign: Canada money not taken
for stamps" Reading it over twice
to be sure he was right, he said to
the clerk:


Can l buy some stamps with
Canada money?


The clerk pointed to the sign.


Young man, won't Canada money
buy stamps herea continued the
man.


What does that sign saya replied
the clerk.


l demand to know-persisted the
man, raising his voice a good deal
l demand to know if Canada money
won't buy postage stamps at this
window?


No, sir, it won't.


Do you tell me that if I hand you
a Canadian dollar bill you won't
give ,ae stamps for it?


! do, sir.


Well, I wouldn't If I were you'll
quietly observed the stranger, as he
laid down three Yankee cents for
a letter stamp and humbly received
and licked it on.
Year: 1879

Tho body of q man about forty years OF age was
found yesterday afternoon buried In the sand ON
Snort Beach. opposite Frceport l.. I. The body was
in pine box ana a mound had been mado over 1t.
with a stick standing at each end. Tho nd of the
box was pricd of and the body was found nude and
with tho left arm cut of. Tho ainputation was or
recent occurrence. the stump raw. tho flesh
never having healed. The face was smooth, and the
man had been of medium height. The body. which
was slightly decomposed. has not been recognized.
The lid was replaced on tho box and the sand thrown
over Il, pending the arrival of tho Coroner.
Year: 1879

than depart from his convictions. or soil
his hands He has beaten in fair, open
parliamentary fight more than one bit
ter enemy OF his party, his race, and
himself and he threw the gauntlet many
time to Bismarck himself, and had no
difficulty in matching him. Formerly
he was on good terms with the Chancel-
lor, but as the latter became more and
more conservative. Laskcr and he be-
came cstranged, and the feeling between
them tinall5 grew so bitter that recently
when Lasker arose to reply to violent
speech that Bismarck had made, the lat
ter, with undisguiscd i'll feeling, left the
house. For years Iasker was idolized
by his party and it was never supposed
that he could possibly be shelved but
in the signal conservative victory
that the recent elections won for Bis
marck, Lasker was wrecked, and not .
single constituency could be found to
renominate him. The German liberal
press is filled with lamentations for his
loss, which they hope may be but tenn
porary-N Y Sun.
Year: 1879

We celebrate the feast of Channuc-
cab in season of the year when the
nights are longest and the days shortest.
The valiant deeds Of the Makkabees, in
commemOratiOn of which this feast is
celebrated, have also been enacted in a
historical period when tyranny and ig-
norance prevailed over liberty and
knowledge The Makkabee family have,
about two thousand and fifty years ago,
demonstrated by their faith and made
good by their deeds, that no matter how
small the army fighting for a good cause
may be, the righteousness Of their causc
will sustain them and make them II.
umphant over the mutitudes and powe
of their enemies. They have pro ~
that the bright light of true devotion to
a good cause has but to shine in lts
hearts of few, and twill not take ny
|ssths9nra ii ssrvssa s.aaii


inc the hearts of many.


Their feats of bravery and devotaa
have been recorded; and that and


lar leaves in the history of our


stand like the evergreen trees in tn


est which is shrouded with snow, to ...,..
fy that, no matter how gloomy the as
pect all around, there is yet vitality,
there Is yet latent vigor in the spirit of
God among men which will develop into
the beautiful gifts of spiritual spring
and into the bounteous blessings of a
moral harvest. AS we are assembled
here in a lighted hall in the dark night
to celebrate the Maccabeean feast; as
we have the flowers and the evcrgreens
before us to remind us that God work
IN nature does not cease, as we receive
the gifts which our parents have pre-
pared for us to remind us of the spirit
ual gifts which our ancestors have be-
queathed to our race by their devotion
and zeal-so may we in the true spirit
OF the Maccabees, not call this orr fes-
tival, but call it by the name they have
given it: Hanuccah the feast of
dedication, bearing in our minds that
such celebrations are to dedicate US to
continue the spiritual, the lasting
achievements Of our ancestors In the
name of you all, my school and play
mates, | shall thank the School Board
OF this Congregation for having arranged
this enjoyable feast for us; | shall thank
our teachers for instucting US in the
significance Of such events; | shall
thank our parents for the provisions
they have made for our pleasure and
recreation, and for having come hither
to enjoy themselves with us: and above
all thanked be the Lord Eternal, the
Author of all that is good and noble
Year: 1879




Rabbi Samson was one of the great
est scholars of his time. lie was known
for his great piety in all the districts of
his country. He was skilled in the wis
dom of the Kabbalah as well as in the
lore of the rabbnical sages And yet
he refused to oficiate in the capacity of
a rabbin; he considered it a sin to gain
material wealth by his spiritual acquire
ments. Accordingly he pursued the in
dustry Of jeWeler. And heaven pros
pered him, and his riches increased from
day to day. The richer Rabbi Samson
grew, the more charitable was he tow
ard the poor; especially did he spend
large sums of money for the assistance
Of poor students and for the maintain
ance Of houses Of learning and religious
devotion But no one knew of all his
deeds Of bonegolaa-o, as he contrived
10 perform them in a socr~t manner and
lived very mouesUly.


An incident happened, however, which
made the virtues of Rabbi Samson
known to the world. His native country
was threatened with war by mighty
enemy. The King was in despair for
want of means to meet the exigency.
He issued an edict that the Jewish COM
munity of Ostropol should provide for
him the sum of 10000 guldens. The
community was very poor and could not
raise such sum of money even if they
were to sell their houses and furniture
Thus the elders Of the Community ap-
pointed day of fasting and prayer that
God may save them from the threaten
ing wrath of tie King for their inabil-
ity to give him the required sum of
money.


At the afternoon service of that day,
when the whole community was assem-
bled IN the synagogue and every eye
was dim with tears and every face was
careworn and pale with fasting, the
Rabbin ascended the pulpit, his face
beaming with delight and with a pack
age of papers in his hand All eyes
turned toward him.


My children, the Rabbin addressed
the anxious assembly, God has heard
your prayers and granted your petition.
Here | hold in my hands a package of
assignation bonds for the amount of
money which our King, great may be
his glory, requires from us. 1t has
reached me enclosed in a letter whose
only contents is: For the urgent re-
quirement Of the sacred Community of
Ostropol' | have not seen the messen-
ger who has brought this letter, nor do
[ know from where it comes as there is
no signature and no mark of any kind
on the letter. Now we have only to
choose our messengers who should bring
the money to the King, But my advice
would be that those messengers be men
of appearance and eloquence, and that
they be instructed to inform the King
how poor our community is and in what
manner this has reached us. Wonders
do not occur every day. By speaking
Year: 1879




An attempt has been made to rob the Farmers
National Bank, of Pennsburg Pa. About two
O'Clock this morning the storekcepers opposite
the bank heard explosion. but seeing
nothing they retired Half hour. aftcrward
another explosion occurred. This aroused their
suspicion that the bank was being robbed, and they
gave the alarm. but too late to catch the burglars
who fed at the approach of the men first aroused
An examination revealed the fact that the outside
door had been blown open. but the inside door
mained intact. The burglars left behind them
several tools. 1t is supposed there were four men
concerned in the job. and from the character OF
their work were evidently professionals. No arrests
were made.
Year: 1879

terests of the country require free
and unlimited coinage of both
gold and silver on condition
Of an exact equality, and that it is the part
of q wise financial policy to maintain the
United States legal tender note circulation,
commonly known as greenbacks, in volume
not less than now exists, and tn preserve
its legal tender quality unrestricted as to
amount and unimpaired IN legal effect.
Laid on the table,


In respect to the memory of Congress
man Lay, Senate ut 1850 p. m. adjourned.
Year: 1879

LAST nights dispatches show that the
yellow fever at Memphis is increasing
among the colored pe'ple and the reputed
immunity OF this rare from its ravages
which was pretty thoroughly overthrown,
last wear. does not seem likely to stand the
test of experience this, The immunity
from a second attack given by undergoing
a first, is not absolute. One attack generally
gives immunity although it is not an
absolute safeguard, as was shown by the
death of Benjamin Adams, on Saturday
He had the fever last year.


Itis lamentable in the midst ofso dread
full visitation to find the State authorl-
ties obliged to take steps to prevent the
possible depredations of the lawless and
inhuman inhabitants of the vicinity OF
,xemphis-this necessity appearing in the
an,>cuncement that Col. Cameron has
quietlr ; removed the arms and ammuni
ton from the gun stores.
Year: 1879

JUDGE KELLEY writes to the fhiladel-
phia Times that he met Prince Bismarck,
with the result of learning the latter's
opinion on the silver question. He re-
ports the German Chancellor as acknowl-
edging that his Government has been too
fast in dealing with silver. Bismarck
asked what the United States Government
would do in the event of refusal on the
part of European nations to cooperate in
establishing an international ratio between
gold and silver. To this significant ques-
tion the Judge reports himself as express
ing confidence that in less than two
years the American people will demand
and secure the full demonstration of sill
yer, and, continuing, he said: ''I hope
that England and other manufacturing
and commercial nations will reject our
proposal. 1t is mistake to suppose that
we alone would in that event use silver as
the standard of payment. We would have
most of the people of the world with us.
China, Japan, British India, Mexico and
Central and South America all use silver,
and in a few years we would monopolize
their trade" etc.


Here is distinct intimation from a
silver chieftain that to exclude gold as the
measure of value and substitute therefor
a single standard of silver is result not
at all to be dreaded. Evidently the
Chancellor was not disconnected by the
amazing propositions of Mr.. Kelley, for
he ventured this modest observation:
'Your country has great geographical
| advantages, But in this matter you must
not act alone" If, as appears, the Ger
man Government has reconsidered its
action and has decided not to make
further sales of silver, the Chancellor
could not have more welcome knowledge
than that this country is to play the silver
dollar to the end. even though gold be
banished from the country. The Phila-
delphia Record says the assurance with
which Judge Kelley calls himself BIZ
metallist, while declaring that he favors
the single standard of silver, is character
istic of the man. He should have read to
Prince Bismarck some of his gloomy pre-
dictions as to the disastrous effect of re-
sumption in the United States.
Year: 1879

IS active pursuit of pleasure or gain,
the inestimable blessing of health is too
often forgotten until disease is firmly
seated, and the fact only realized by great
bodily and mental suffering. The Liver
is the vulnerable point in most persons,
and the disarrangement of the organ in
wolves almost the whole system; hence
the reason why under the Liver disease
there is enumerated such number OF
Affections, and we claim the Simmons
Liver Regulator to be remedy for them
all. 1fwFAw
Year: 1879

New York, August Gone hundred
and thirty Sheffield cutters and their fam
lies have arrived here, and five hundred
German and English cutters are expected
later. The Sheffield men say there are
fifty thousand men there to do work which
two thousand can do.
Year: 1879

AT the close of the Centennial exhibi-
ton il was decided to use certain of the
buildings for what was known as the per
manent exhibition. After three years of
hard struggle with adverse fate the man
agers of the show were beginning to feel
their feet touching sound bottom, when
the Park COMMISSIONERS served on them
notice to quit the grounds.
Year: 1879

THE POPE AND THE PANAMA CANAL.


ROME, August 6-signor Gioza, engi-
neer, has explained the Panama canal
scheme to His Holiness the Pope, who
bestowed Pontificial blessing on the
project. His Holiness said he hoped the
canal would prove morally even more
than materially bond between the Old
and New World
Year: 1879

CAFrA1N EADs, having got the Missis-
sippi jetties off his; mind, is looking
around for some new, enterprise to take
ND his time, and has revived the scheme
of building a ship railway, instead of q
ship canal, across the Isthmus of Panama
The idea is to lay track forty or fifty feet
wide, construct car big enough to float
ship, and a alocomotive powerful enough to
draw the load. and then just take the
vessel out of one oc,san, carry it across
and dump it into the other.
Year: 1879

A BA1rnoRR druggist, who has given
much attention to the matter, expresses
the belief that Bright's disease of the
lzidneys is due to the immoderate use of
ice water. He says that Americans use
ninety per cent more ice in their drinks
than any other people, and that there are
seyenty-five per cent more cases of Bright's
disease here in proportion to the popula-
ton than there are in any other country.
Year: 1879

If you are suffering from dyspepsia or
general breaking down of the Constitution
resort at once TO Diner Rakoczy Bitter
water, a splendid remedy to assist Nature
in building up the system. A wineglassful
a dose. Sold by all the leading druggists.
Year: 1879

In the matter of the estate Of Amelia Smith, mo.
ton was made yesterday before Surrogate Calvin on
the part of Morris Poznanski. for reargument OF
the motion to compel the executor to pay GER
tain sums of money. Mr.. Settle. counsel for the
heirs, opposed on the ground that the matter had
been finally determined by the Surrogate, and that
no legal was presented by the executor for
such reargument. Judge Dittenhoefer who ap-
pearcd for the executor tor this notion read from
the surrogates written opinion stating that the ex-
animation OF the matter had been a very laborious
one that the report of the auditor confused and
embarrassing, and that he himself had not been
aided in the disposition of tine by the briefs OF
counsel.


"That the case when wrote the opinion in-
terrupted Judge Calvin "but think afterward did
get brief"


''Of course know nothing of what occurred
afterward, said Judge Dttenhoefer. 1--WE rely upon
the Official utterances of the Surrogate and in the
language of Sir Joseph Porter, the ruler of the
Qucens Navee, official utterances are always unan-
swerable."


After some further discussion the Surrogate took
the papers and reserved his decision.
Year: 1879

The bill which Mr.. Beck has offered
in.ths Senate if it should become law
would not only be a strike at the cap
italists of the country, though they
would feel the blow keenly but upon the
labor Of the country and yet much Of
that labor which will be stricken down,
is so blinded by political prejudice that
it votes with lis own oppressors to put
itself in the yoke of bondage. This is
a strange political iniatuation that
co,l scarcely be expected amongst in,
telligent workmen, and yet 1t does
exist as is fully shown from year to
year. There are hundreds Of workmen
now employed in the ship yards of the
Harlan 4 Hollingsworth company, the
Jackson and Sharp company, and the
Pusey & Jones company who are given
steady employment and good wages.
They are good mechanics and do their
work well no doubt, but At the same
time they go up to the polls, election
after election, and vote straightout
with the party that would by legisla-
ton close up these shipyards and
throw them and their employers out
of work. Strange inconsistency When
will such workmen understand their
true interest