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Year: 1879

No reasonable man who looks at the inn
mediate future in the light of average in
tclligence eau have any fear of the result
of the coming session of Congress. The
Democrats are frantic with joy at having
achieved majority i'll both Houses of Con-
gress, and in their hot haste to gobble up
still more of the sweets of power they have
rushed blindly at work to dcmolish the safe
guards with which the ballot-boX is now
surrounded. They know that unless they
can carry New York they cannot elect their
ticket in 1880. They know that by repeat
ing the frauds of 1863, by which 1000 lille
gal votes were counted for their ticket in
New York city, and the State was given to
SEYMOUR, they can secure the electoral
vote of New York in 1890 This is why
the country is brought face to face with the
gravcst danger that has threatened it since
the same party put its rcbellious hands to
the throat of the Government in 1861. But
those hands were thrust aside and deprived
of their murderOus strength by the inter-
yention Of the power Of Republican Adj
miuistraton and this same power is now
invoked, not in vain, to save the country
from revolution and ruin, in the person Of
President HAYES. Hc knows that jealous
people expect from him the strictest adhe-
renee to stern and patriotic duty in this
crisis, and he will not disappOint their ex-
pectations He has witnessed, first, the
gradual and then the rapid encroachment
of Bourbon Confederate power within the
Government until now, having trailed its
way b. assassination, violence, fraud, and
covert treason past the doors of Congress, it
has laid siege upon the Presidency itself
lie knows that this siege will be character
lied or conducted as all of the date.Jellunl
campaigns of the Democracy have been aud
by the same methods of violence and blood.
| To surrender to them now, to attempt even
to conciliate them, or TO falter an instant in
opposing their seditious designs would be
criminal in him, and an act only to be
ranked as treason and cowardce of the
worst type. But he will do his duty. He
will stand up for the right, regardless of
consequences, and through him the right
will win. The Bourbons cannot pass their
repeal bill over his veto; and if, when that
fails, they see fit to create deadlock, the
responsibility must rest upon their heads
| The loyal and honest men Of all sections
and all parties should lift their voices in
condemnation Of the wicked programme of
the Democrats and in support Of the Repub-
lican position.
Year: 1879

BECK, of Kentucky, the country can see the
scope Of the revolutionary contest invoked by
the Democratic party. His declaration is u
complete justification Of the apprehension
with which that party is regarded by the most
intelligent aud conservative friends of popular
government aud il is forcible eXhortation to
harmony upon the Republican side.--Hdlpers
Weekly.


Just so, Mr. CURTIS; and though your
sentences are rather long and lack direct
ness, we are glad to see you at last aroused
to say even so much as this. The loyal
men Of the country have had these appre-
tensions for some time, and have been
warning the people against this for some
Year: 1879

ALI the talk about a bolt from the Demo-
cratic caucus in the event of SAM RANDALLs
nomination is sheer nonsense. People who
take stock in it evidently forget the old
time comparison of Democratic quarrelng
with cat-fghting.
Year: 1879

THREE days more aud the Democrats will
begin to realize the full scope of their am
btiOn as regards the legislative branch of
the Government. BY fraud, by corruption,
by violence, and by downright assassination
they have wrested Congress from the lcgiti-
mate control Of the Republican party. Can
it be expected that a majority born of such
heinous crimes can be productive of any
thing but disaster to the Republic?
Year: 1879

MORSE, of Massachusetts,, will have n
chance to show his grit and independence if
BLACKBURN is nominated but it is hardly
probable he will embrace the opportunity
He is an Independent Democrat so called,
with decided Democratic proclvites. This
makes him second-cousin to the ordinary
Northern Doughlace.
Year: 1879

BRICK PoMERoY's National Greenback
Convention at Chicago, the other day was
not profitable investment to him after all
BRICK persuaded the delegates TO subscribe
to fund for the defrayment of the expenses
incurred by him in organizing the gather
ing. They all subscribed very libcrally-in
Fiat scrip
Year: 1879

PRESIDENT HAYES ono. referred to him
self in a modest way as being possessed of a
large stock of amiable obstinacy.' There
are few Republicans in the country who
have had reason TO conccde the truth Of the
remark, and it now seems probable that u
large number ofDemocrats will soon become
aware OF the same fIct
Year: 1879

SOUTHERN Democratic observance of the
forms of law and obedience to governmental
system was plainly illustrated in the pro-
ceedings attendant upon the adjournment
of the Arkansas Legislature last Wednesday
The lower branch of that body got ready to
adjourn several hours before the Senate did,
and proceeded to do 50 regardless of official
courtesy to the Governor or the require
ments of the State constitution regarding
concurrent action by the Senate. This is
the way the Bourbons obey law under
Home Rule.
Year: 1879

SENATOR BAYARD stoops to special plead
ing, if not to downright preyarication, when
he claims that the removal of Federal SUI
pcrvisors from the polls at national elections
would not interfere with the punishment of
fraud thcreat. He knows, rs every intelli-
gent man does, that the presence of these
officials at the polls is required to procure
testimony of fraud without which it could
not be punished. Any argument to the
contrary of this proposition must be ranked
as an attempt 10 protect and encourage
fraud and corruption by relieving it from
the possibility of detection.
Year: 1879

THERE was an evident dramatic design
on the part of FIrZ.JoHN PoRrER's counsel
in Withholding until the last moment n
certain bit of evidence, said to be in his IA
vor, and then throwing it suddenly upon
the country and the court just as the case
was being brought to close. But it re-
mains to be seen how far this adro:t man
agement will effect the calm and cold de-
mands of justice in this important matter.
There is such Il tnng as playing the game
of diplomacy with too much delicacy of in-
| trigue.
Year: 1879

Four years of Democratic rule in the
House have passed since the Republicans In
Congress established our present non-repre-
sentative system of government here in the
District of Columbia. During that period the
Democratic boast has been that when they
came into power they would do this, that,
and the other and everything else besides to
restore this long-sufcring community to the
privileges of self-goSernment The time is
at hand to make good that boast. Will it
be done d? Hardly ever'
Year: 1879

Mr.. CLINT. WnEELER's patriotic offer to
veto the repeal of the supervisors law if
President HAYES does not do it has not yet
been formally submitted at the Executive
Mansion. When it is, it will be duly con-
sidercd, no doubt but it appears that his
services in that especial regard will not be
required by the Administration. All the
President requires of Mr.. WHEELER now is
to impart some of his superabundant Stall
wart backbone to the party at large. The
supply of vertebra at the "White House" is
sufficient for all immediate use.
Year: 1879

FAIR weather will smile upon us after
Monday next-ST. PATRIcK's Day-and
the good people of the District, ,ir-weather
politicians, all Of them, will be able to hold
mass-meeting for the purpose of petition
ing Congress regarding our form of govern
ment. Who will call the meeting and start
the ball in motion? The most sensible
plan we have heard of looking to this end
is based upon tho idea that the old aud
Year: 1879

IT is high time now that our Democratic
friends should recall some of the prominent
features of the history of ANDREW JACK
SONS administration to their minds. In his
contest with Congress he laid down some
very emphatic Democratic law regarding
the prerogatiyes of the Executive With
all the vigOr of his great and patriotic char
acter he firmly maintained the dignity and
power of the Office of President against the
Congressional revoutonists of his day the
same Ms President HAYES will do in ours.
Year: 1879

THE Widow OLIVER is undoubtedly u
woman to be pitied, for the most charitable
construction that can be placed upon her
complaint against the venerable ex-senator
CAMERON is that it is based upon the hal
Iucinations of a dsordered mind, sustained


perhaps, by some circumstantial and indi-
rect evidence connected with his efforts to
procure Government employment for hy
But be this as it may, the old gentleman !,
Year: 1879

TO get down To business, Mr.. Horns
day. III like to listen to your own ac-
count of orang-Outang hunting in Bor
neo,' luoth a young man with a PEN
ell and notebook.


"All right; fire away with your
questions and I'll keep even with you,"
replied the naturalist. as he gave
another twist to TIE flax padding with
which he was winding the wOoden-arm
skeleton and iror rod TO ill out one of
the largest beasts hide.


'.When and how did you get settled
down to business as a hunter in BOrneo?


at was in the fall of lS7S-l think in
the month of september, that | shot
this specimen upon which | am now
working. He was in size and weight
next to the largest one secured-weighl
Il little more than 10 pounds. The
orange inhabit the river country and
adjacent marshes. where there Is quite
a growth of scrubby forest. One day,
as several OF my native assistants and
myself were padding our boat lazlly
down the river, we heard one of those
howls, or growls, or bellows, which
could not be mistaken for anything else
than the expressive voice of good big
mias. We kept close lookout. and by
and-by | caught the first glimpse OF
one of those great, red, shaggy knees
up in top tree. Then | saw the ugly
old monster laziIy reaching from bough
TO bough-and the sight of such an
orang, reaching six or seven feet every
time, was Il spectacle to behold. l
waited my opportunity, fixed the stock
of my gun snugly against my shoulder
and drew bead on his majesty. The
rifle ball lodged in his great, broad chest,
and his huge, ugly form swayed little
in the struggle between life and death.
Then down it came with rattling,
cracking crash, almost falling into our
boat, which would certainly h;ve
swamped US. Oh! how | would like to
shoot that old fellow over again now
There was game for'you, such as the
American hunter would hardly fee, en-
couraged to dream of. | had six or
eight of the natives TO assist me, and
thev at once declared that this was the
largest mias they had ever seen. Ac-
cordingly they gave him the name
"Rajah Pedang," or, in other words,
the Governor of PedAng. They are al
most sure TO call big thing, either in
the form of man or beast, a ''rajah."


ssThe orang must be beast of very
ugly disposition when captured alive,
/ is he not?'


"Yes. sometimes. | got one aliAe
/ during my stay in Borneo. He was a
Young one-not longer than an eight OF
ten year old boy. When we discovered
him he was in tree which stood ont
alone by itself. The darkies cut the
tree down, aud there he was. We had
forked sticks already for him, and We
put one of these over his neck, thus


pinning him down to the ground.


would rather have put my head against
a buzz saw then than into his mouth


He was as mad as tiger, and tooh


no pains to conceal his ferocity. Or
the contrary, he displayed il to the
Year: 1879

Several publications have recently


been made in regard to projected line


of balloons to run between Spanish


Fort and New Lake End. 1t has been


found impracticible to construct, with


out great expense, railway between


those points, owing to the swampy ma


ture OF the ground. The details of the
I contemplated balloon have not been
correctly or fully stated, and are given


below. The plan is not original so
I far as the principles involved are con-
cerned, but the application Is genius.


Ii is well known that, while balloons
have been constructed which are capa-


BILE of sustaining very large weights no
successful method of directing the
course of the air-ship has been devised.
The plan referred to above utilizes the


full lifting capacity of the balloon and
provides the means of controlling its
movements, Spiles or posts are set
along the lake shore, making complete
circuit, resembling telegraph line.


Along these posts on the top are placed
guide rails, OF u peculiar form. Fit
ting these rails, and sliding freely on
them, are riders or attachments to
which are made fast the guide ropes
holding and guiding the balloon, and
so arranged as 10 brace it against the
wind from any direction. Fitted in
the posts are pulleys, over which is
passed a wire rope, making a complete
circuit like Il belt and gliding on the
pulleys; and this rope is moved at any
proper rate OF speed by an engine sta
TONED at proper point in the circuit


The balloon is made in an eliptical
form, the length twice the height and
pointed at the ends, thus giving the
least surface for resistance to the atmo-
sphere. From this suspended by the
netting which envelops the balloon is an
iron frame. on which the ear is hung
by double piyots, similar TO a ships bin
nacle. The weight being in the ear it
remains in its proper position, being
braced by the guide ropes, while the
float or balloon oscillates above it il
moved by the wind. The ear is fitted
with a graphing attachment which
passes through tackle in the frame and
TO the car. The moving wire rope is
seized by the graphing hook and the
car and float move forward, drawn by
the endless rope and guided by the rud-
ders which slide along the rails, from


which it is impossible for them TO be-
come detached. II it Is necessary to
stop, the grapple can be let go instant
ly and the ear stopped. Any number
OF cars can be used, following each
other at short intervals. The guide
ropes can be heightened at will and the
ear allowed to float at any desired
height. being under perfect control.
The posts having only weight of the
guide rails, and no grading being re-
quired, it will be seen that cost OF con-
struction is comparatively small. Thes
10 be seen how 1t will work when put
into actual operation. Ii the attempt
is successful, the aerial route viii he
extensively patronized. 1t is under
,tood that company is being formed
TO undertake the enterprise.
Year: 1879

very best advantage. After W e had


secured him safely we tantalized him.


just to see how far he would 90 in his


anger. He actually became so enraged


that he took one of his own fingers be-


tween his teeth and bit it through to


the solid bone. Then, when we got


him into the boat. he mana ged to get


hold OF one of the fingers of his dead


mother laying beside him, and bit that
quite as fiercely as he did his own. /


tied rope around his neck and took


him home to headquarters. There |
assigned him TO bathroom, where he
could have every hing his own way.


But he was surly and wouldn't eat much
of anything. though did my level best
to keep him supplied with the delicacies
of the season, and especially with boiled
rice, which is deemed good for the
orang-outang when in captivity. But
he only hung upon the rafters with
those long arms of his and wouldn' eat,
except when he tried to eat me. |
couldn't induce him TO become an ad-
mirer of mine, and lie pined away. "a
orang-outangs always do in captivity


Their disposition seems to be such that
they prefer death to bondage, and this
is probably the reason they are so sell
dom seen even in the best of menager-
les. One night we heard heavy thud
in the bathroom, and when we went
in to see what was the matter there lay
the little mias. whose own obstinacy
had been the death of him.


snow, MIR. Hornaday, people will
doubtless be curious to know what you
think about orangs or gorillas handling
clubs in fighting man, As has been alleg-
ed By some persons claiming Il know
ledge on such subjects. How is itr'


~ do not believe there is a beast in |.
the world that does anything of the /.
kind, | an aware that one of our re-
cognized authorities in natural science /.
has stated that the gorilla will utilize
almost anything he can lay hold on for
4 weapon. However, have my doubts 4
on that point, confirmed By considera-
bic observation and experience.
Year: 1879

There exists i'm Denmark singular insti-
tuition, established mainly for the benefit of
the daughters of the nobility. When a man
of wealth is blessed by the birth of daugh-
tiers he causes her to be enrolled at this in
stitution, paying a very small sum, with a
fixed annual payment of moderate amount.


When the young girl reaches the age of
twenty one years she not only finds herself
in possession of very comfortable little
income, but size has right to occupy and
enjoy fine apartment, well furnished, in
an elegant house, with parks and gardens,
and her companions will be ladies, young
or old, who are members of the association


1t is not obligatory upon member to live
longer at the chateau or more frequently
than suits her convenience. II the father
dies and the young girl is unprotected she
has an asylum at once, even II the suDse-
quent annual subscriptions are not liquida-
ted, and when she attains her majority her
annual income begins. If she should die or
marry, her interest in the association passes
to the general fund. If she should be mar
ried when she is twenty, all that is paid In
by her father accrues to the assertion,


and it is this source of income that enables
the institution to demand only small an
nual subscription, which renders it easy for
a father to meet the demand, with the as
surance that if his daughter cannot be mar
ried without a marriage portion she VIII al
least be in the enjoyment of comfortable
home for life This institution has been
prosperous at Copenhagen for sixty years.
Year: 1879

\ farmer of Cynthiana township
came to town one day this week to
make few purchases. Ii happened
that he called at an establishment
where an elevator is in use. In order
to furnish the articles desired it was
necessary to go into an upper story,
and the salesman said to the customer.
''Just get on, and We'll go up" The
startled granger looked around and
said, "On where?" He was given the
desired information, and they started
up. The upward flight was evidently
something new to the farmer, VINO at
tested his appreciation of it by remark
ing, ''This beats all nations, don't it?'.
The salesman smilingly said he rather
thought it did, In the meantime son
of the farmer became impatient and
came into the stOre-roOm below looking
Tor him. The farmer seeing his son,
stepped to TIE hatchway and said,
You can't come up here, son; came
up on the cellar door, and it's up here
yeti"
Year: 1879

that vve should like to see them about i've
minutes after the conclusion of the experiment.


In the second place. even if the Democrats
suspected that there had been unfairncss on
our side, pray how does that Justify unfair
ness on theirsf They say, in effect. 1t Is
"true you seem to have polled u majority OF the
"balots. but we guess there must dc some.h'ns
"wropg about tive don't know exactly what
$50 we shall rectify the affair by counting our
"selyes IN" Stripped of verbiage and turned
into plain English, this is just what the Demo-
cratic defence amounts to. Let 1T be remem-
bered that there is no pretence OF irreguiari-
ties in the voting, or any material errors
in the ballots. The informaiities which
have been made the pretext for
reversing the popular decision are as
rule mere clerical and technical mistakes
of the returning officers. The vote of Portland
was thrown ont because in one ward the word
scattering was used to cover few bal
lots Pennington was disfranchised on ac-
count of an error of addition in stating the
total number of vOtes,-an error which could
not affect the canvass because the number OF
votes for each candidate was given correctly.
Nearly coo Republican votes were discarded
in Skowhegan because the names on the bal
lots were printed in two columns instead OF
one. The law forbds the Governor and Coun-
ell to take notice of the character of ballot
which the election officers have accepted; but
Governor Garcelon and his associates seem to
have held themselves above the law.


In all States the statutes relating TO the
canvassing of votes are supposed to he framed
for the protection Of the voter ; Governor
Garceion interprets them as cunning devices
for the advantage of the minority. A law OF
Maine expressly provides that when technical
errors such as we have mentioned nave been
committed by the returning officers, they may
be corr ected before the canvass by comparl
son with the original town records This law
the Governor and Council chose To disregard.
They violated the uniform precedent by re-
fusing to allow the Republican candidates or
other interested persons 10 sec any OF the re-
turns in their possession, or to know
of any errors or defects. The counting
ont was done in profound secrecy, and even
vet the full details of the operation are not
disclosed. The public only knows that after
a perfectly fair election and an unusually
heavy vote the town and county returns
showed a Republican majority of z In the
Senate and % in the House, and that after
the Governor and Council got through with
the returns the Republicans were left in
minority of in the Senate and 10 in the
House, with twelve vacancies which the
FusionIsts, of course, will have power to fill.
This astonishing result was obtained by count
ing out 36 Republicans and counting in 2l
Fusionlsts.


Ii is a noteworthy fact that i'll not soli-
tary instance was Il return rejected when the
consequence would he the unseating of a
Fusionist. Those who are able to believe that
all the inlormalities and mistakes were com
miiied in Republican towns are welcome to
whatever satisfaction they can derive from
their credulity.
Year: 1879

Unless our Legislature think fit to wait
awhile in hope of Constitutional amend
ment authorizing National trade marks
law, there will probably be a movement early
next session to revise the State laws The
people consider trademarks law good
thing, and expect an efficient one from one
Government or the other. The State
has three or four laws of this ma
ture which have received little atten-
ton since the Act of Congress of 1870
was passed. They are partial. incomplete and
behind the times. Most of them seem to have
been passed at the instance of particular
trades. They might be revised to advantage


The good points Of the acts Of Congress, of
the English merchandise-marks act QS62)
and trademarks registration act uS75) and
of the laws of other States might be incorpo-
ra6ed. Equity can and will In q clear case
prevent limitations by injunction. but has only
Year: 1879

OF Mile. Marlmon's singing In La Figlia del
Reggmento." which was produced at the Opera
House last night there is nothing to say In addition
to the general remarks we have already made upon
her style and talents. The same facie aud elegant
vocalism which has been so Justly admired In La
sonnambulaD and "Dinorah" was displayed in
Donizetti's sparkling work. and displayed In the
now familiar way. with considerable reserve in
tho earlier part of the evening. and with
more and more lavish abundance as the opera
drew toward Its close. If there was any differences.