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Year: 1878

NEW YORK, May 22-Monday, February
II, was dark rainy day in the South Allan
tic ocean, and the schooner Carrie Long, of
Stockton, Maine, on her voyage from Buenos
Ayres to New York had reached a point just
south Of the equator, and about 200 miles
from the Brazilian coast, when the lookout
discovered man on frail raft followed bv a
school of sharks. He was picked up and said
that his name was Manuel Francisco, and
that he had been at sea for ten days when res
cued.


Originally there We're three on the raft,
but one had been washed overheard and de-
voured by sharks before his eyes, before they
were two days out. The second died from
exhaustion on the fourth day. He threw his
body to the sharks, thinking in that way to
cause them to quit following the raft, but
after they had torn his cOmrade to fragments
they only followed him the more intently.
He dared not sleep for fear of walking off the
raft into their open jaws.


His supply of water gave out on the sixth
day, and thirst was added to the loss of
sleep. His only food was bread, which had
become musty from long confinement in a
kerosene can, and the eating of which only
added to his thirst without satisfying his
hunger and his sufferngs became so intense
that he was about to cast himself to the
sharks, when the Carrie Long hove in sight
francisco and companions were escaped con-
vlcts from the Brazilian penal island of Fer
nando Noronha. He was committed for a
small theft, and escaped ON the raft after
serving three years.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, May 22.-At the meeting Of
the Democratic National Committee this
morning twenty members were pres
ent The session lasted nearly an hour. and
adjourned to meet again at o'clock to-mor-
row morning, in order to permit members of
Congress who are members of the committee
to be present.


At the meeting this morning the question
of issuing an address to the country was
favorably discussed. and will probably be
disposed Of at the meeting tomorrow 1t
was generally conceded by those who took
part In the discussion to-day that the Demo-
cratic executive committee having announced
to the country shortly after the conclusion of
the late presidential election that the Demo-
cratic candidates for President and Vice
President were, in their judgment, duly
elected. but deprived of their rights by fraud,
it was the duty of the national committee to
rciterate that declaration and recite the acts
of fraud that operated to gives the offices of
President and Vice President to the present
incumbents.


The address will also state how the party
will proceed under the Potter resolution The
general opinion is that the address will de-
clare that 1t Is not the intention of the Demo-
cratic party to contest the title of President
Hayes, but simply to expose to the judgment
of the people the frauds by which, it is al
legged, he obtained his office. The indications
are that the sessions of the committee will
last several days
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, May %. - The Post this
morning editorially makes the following
charges against Secretary Sherman:


just previous to the meeting of the Forty
fifth Congress Col. Samuel Thompson, late
president of the First National, and now
president of the Chase National Bank Of
New York city, and his father, John Thomp-
son, vice president of the same bank, discov-
cred, while examining the books of that in
Stltutlon that it was subscriber for nearly
4S30,0O0,OO0 of the new per cent loan, and that
certified check had been given for the usual
margin to guarantee the subscription. This
discovery caused them great alarm, as by any
sudden decline of ) or 10 per cent in govern
ment securities not only the capital of the
bank, but their own private fortunes, would
be suddenly swept away


On questioning Messrs FahneStOck and
Baker, who were directors in the bank, Baker
being the cashier, for an explanation. the
Thompsons were informed by Fahnestock.
who formerly conducted the confidential re-
lations of Jay Cooke X Co. with the Treasury
Department. that it was all right that they
had an understanding with the Secretary of
the Treasury; that if anything occurred, such
as sudden advance in the price of gold. or a
sudden decline in the price of securities. he
{the Secretary was not to demand gold for
the subscription, but would call in and accept
other bonds in its stead, or let them out of the
subscription altogether, and return the check
This explanation not being satisfactory to
the Messrs. Thompson, they arranged at once
for their withdrawal from the First National.
and, after selling to Fahnestock, established
the Chase bank. In this connection, and cor
Year: 1878

New YORK, May 22.-Contests OF speed be-
tween TRANSATLANTIC steamships are of so rare
occurrence, owing to the risk, that the travel
ing public will be interested in the exciting
race, just completed, by the steamer Russia,
OF the Cunard line, and Williams & Guyon's
steamship Montana, both Of which arrived at
their docks yesterday in safety. Nearly every
vessel in the Cunard fleet has fair reputa-
ton for speed, while the steamships Wyoming
and Montana, of the younger line, have made
some wonderfully quick voyages from Queens
town to New York, and during the last two
or three trips each of them has measured her
strength against Cunarder


In the contest completed yesterday the
Russia was beaten by five hours and half.
The ship drove along at her topmost speed
through fair and foul weather, and her gal
liant tars did their level best to win. In the
contest which ended last week between the
Wyoming and the Bothnia of the Cunard
line, the former vessel reached Sandy Hook
four hours ahead of the latter
Year: 1878

INDIANAPoLIs, May 22.-The National
Greenback or Labor party of Indiana in con-


f Frst"We derare oy our featv to the Amer
can monetary system, the abolition OF all
bank issues, the free and unlimited coinage OF
gold and silver and the issuing by the gov
ernment of full legal tender paper and frac-
payable for all debts, public and private, in
amounts sufficient to meet the wants of
trade; to give employment to all labor and to-
enable the people to do cash business, and
to relieve them from the debt system which
has made the industrial and commercial
classes the slaves and drudges of the credit
mOngers of the world.


SecOnd-We declare our opposition to every
measure looking to the resumption of specie
payment, the monarchical system of finance
which puts all the interests of industry, trade
forces a monopoly of wealth, Obstructive OF
the highest material good of society.


Ihlrd-We proclaim our uncompromising
hostility to the perpetuation Of the system of
government bonded Indebtedness, which is in
tended to bind unborn generations in chains,
and we declare that the government should
use all the funds now boarded for resumption
purposes to pay and cancel outstanding bonds,
and that it should make new and liberal
issues OF money, to be applied to the same pur-
pose, and that the issue of future interest bear
ing bonds should be prohibited by constitu-
tiOnal amendment


Fourth-We demand that all legislation
should be SO enacted and so administered as
to secure to each man, as nearly as practical
BILE, the just reward of his own labor; and we
denounce all 1awlessness, violence and fraud,
that refuses submission to the will of the
people, honestly expressed through the bal
lot.


Fifth-We denounce the red flag Commun-
ism imported from Europe, which asks for
an equal division of property, and we de-
nounce the communism of the national banks,
of bond syndicates and of the consolidated
railroad companies, which have secured and
are enforcing an unequal division of property,
having already divided among themselves
ten thousand millions Of the property of the
people by corrupting the representatives and
servants of the people. The one system of
communism ignores the inequalities of
which have been implanted by ma
ture in the human family, and both systems
Year: 1878

ocratic Committee met at the Arlington Hotel,
in this city, at noon to-day. and are still in
session. The only business to be transacted
to-day is the discussion of the proposition to
issue an address to the country, and IL agreed
dress. to be presented at the committees s
meeting tomorrow. Also to discuss what
action shall be taken with reference to the
Potter resolution. There seems to be no
doubt but that the committee will adopt
resolution indorsing the Potter resolution.
Year: 1878

Army.


New York, May PA Buffalo special
says: 1rishmen throughout the Northern
ing for an opportunity to strike blow for
their national independence and to cripple or
hamper, Great Britain if possible; but at
present no repetition of former Fenfan raids
Is generally intended. Irishmen in Canada
which would involve their own homes and
property, and involve an outrage on the
Canadian community, which has never done
them any harm.


Raids are also discountenanced by the better
side of the border, from Gen. Shields down
ward Should war be declared between Eng
land and Russia, the Irish Nationalists would
endeavor to prevent the sending of reinforce
ment to the British army from this side of
the Atlantic.
Year: 1878

The DISPATCH is now conducted by four
practical printers and experienced editors and
publishers. who are determined to make it the
best es well as the cheapest newspaper in
Washington Territory. 1t gives larger amount
and greater variety of original reading matter
than any other paper now published in tho
Territory, and further improve tments will lie
made as its circulation increases.
Year: 1878

The following lively sketch of the


above character is from the graphic


pen of W. K. Sullivan, esq. of the


Chicago Journal It will be reiished


for its bumor. rs well as being An item


of news for Texans:


Most of the killing in the cities is
the result of bust head" whisky. The
ex-mayor of Austin told me about a
young man from one of the northern


states. who was sort of amateur des-


perado. He had been good deal OF a
fellow at home. where he could swear


and swagger arousd with impunity.


But he grew ambitious, and so nothing


would do put he must start with his
arsenal for Austin, where he got as
drunk as tiddlers clerk. Then moth.
ing would do but he must" I" kill a


man with plug hat" A man with


any other kind of hat would not suit
his fasiidious taste He hankered for a
plug hat with q man under it, and after


while he was accommodated. In


Austin, at the time. was professional
desperate, regular kill 'em quick,
who had laid out half a dozen men on
the frontier He heard of the anna


tenrs l"nging to "kill man with q
plug hat" SO he put on one, and q
pair of kids, and sauntering into the
saloon where the amateur was monarch
OF ail be survey ed, asked, in consump.


tive tone, for a drink The amateur


saw him, and was delighted. "Yon're


the fellow I've been looking for. I'm


bound to kill a mans with plug hat
Oh, you wouldn't kill a poor, sickly


man like me. would your answered


the professional Yes. | would, and
| will, yelled the amateur, drawing


and cooking his pistol In the twink.
ling oil an eye the amateur was running
| out OF that saloon crying for mercy and


begging for life. The professional had
fred two shots into him, one on the


right side and the other on the left, in
the vicinity of his diaphragm Next


morning, when the mayor went to take


his deposition, he declined to proses


cute his professional brother, saying
that he earned what he got, and that
he ought to have been killed. Soon
after he recovered, retired from the
desperate business, and went home


cured Of his almost unconquerable aver
sion for men with plug hats. As / in
tlmated before, most of the killing in
Texas is the result Of saloon brawls-at
least in the cities believe this is also
true OF place named Chicago.
Year: 1878

There has been good deal of com,
ment in Washington upon the temper
OF General Ewing's speech. after hi. de-
feat for senator, and particularly that
part of IT where he said that the demo
cratic party Of the west should divorce
itself from New York, New Jersey and
New England, if it hoped to attain a
lasting supremacy. While the green>
hackers applaud it, and say that i, is as
sound doctrine as could be preached by
anybody, aud declare that the issue will
be made on these very grounds before
another presidential campaign shall
come around, it was declared by the
cooler heads as heterodoxy.
Year: 1878

womans sweetest smiles and music's


softest notes are for him who can afford


TO pay the most for them, and no


thought Of the degrading service


changes the one into q frown of dis


pleasure, or the other into discord.


With such power attached to the


mere possession of money. is it strange


that men dare all, even to the hazard


of good name, to acquire it. Another


baleiul phase of this dangerous power
Is seen, and alas il is becom.
ing almost daily occurrence,
for poor men, who, by their


talent or by some fortuitous arrange>


ment of circumstances, find their way


to high official station to fall The taste


power and distinction only whets the


appetite for more, and ne, too, soon


weighs the power of the only element
lacking in his effort to climb to the
summit of granduer-money. The


opportunity is at hand, aid blind to
everything else save the glittering gold
ahead, he fails-sells his manhood, in-
dependence and honor for the necessary
gold. Well might Charity drop a
tear over this case, but Justice inter,
poses and points to the thousands of
struggling poor, whose scant pittance
of tax money is involved, and which
they must repay sooner or later in
some way. This dishonesty is bad
enough in private life, but how in finite-
ly worse is it in one holding an Office OF
trust and honor by the voice of his
fellow citizens.


No corrective can be applied which
will serve as an absolute safeguard.
Until money is robbed of some of its
power by subtracting from its consider
alton. Other things. truth. honor, fidel>
ity. ability and devotion TO the public's
good must find more favor in the ewes
of the masses, and worth must weigh
against money, however obtained.


Our state, aye, indeed, our entire sec>
ton has heretofore been singularly free
from the vice of peculation But few
southern men of prominence have ever
betrayed an important public trust.
Their presence is already being felt in
restoring tone to the national govern.
ment, and since our own state govern
ments have again fallen in.o the hands
Of our own people, these disgracefui
scenes have ceased in great measure
to occur. 1t would be double crime
Of the deepest dye for southern officer
to fall, since We are striving to ma Ike
the contrast between them, and those
foisted upon US by military reconstruc-
tio.y as strong as possible
Year: 1878

of the order propose to repudiate it.
The Eramiser is a good paper and de.
serves the patronage of the order for
its former efforts in their behalf, but
ii has finally stranded on the very rock
SO often pointed cat to it. Experience
Is severe school, but nothing is ever
well learned in any other way Neither
the Examiner or the order itself. are
strong enough TO carry Mr.. Lang, or to
make him governor of Texas. and fail
ing in the effort, if it is once attempted,
destroys both.
Year: 1878

SAN the irrepressible political BARD
OF Georgia. who has alternately sung the
praise OF democracy and republioanism
will commence the publication of the
Herald on the first of next month, in
Baton Rouge, Louisisna.
Year: 1878

THE statement made in the Sioux Val.
ley News that was ready 70 certify "that
the Van Gorder Piow does better work, Is
much lighter draft and easier TO handle
than the Butord," IS fulse, as never made
any such statement TO Nash or any other
person whatever; nor have I given any
opinion in favor of any, as they all did
irstclass work, and I was satisfied with
any Of them.
Year: 1878

BURNED TO DEATH-A boarding house In Edin-
boro street, Boston. was burned yesterday
morning, and Mary Jane Campbell peri5hed In
the flames Another boarder escaped from a
like fate by dropping from the window OF the
third story. and was caught by those below on a
blanket uninjured.
Year: 1878

GAIT. X. X. SCOTT, Sd artillery, detailed as the
secretary OF the joint congressional commission
on the reorganization OF the army. which met
AT White sulphur Springs, Is ordered TO perform
such other journeys as may he necessary to the
proper discharge OF his duties, both in the War
department and as military secretary OF the
commission.
Year: 1878

ENLIsTMENTs SLOw.-Colonel Corbin, the re
cruiting officer OF the District OF Columbia, says
that enlstments in the army are now quite
slow This for two reasOns-tirst the army be-
ing nearly recruited up to the maximum, none
but the best men are accepted: second men
VINO nave been out OF employment and who
sought TO enlist in the army because they had
nothing to do, are finding work. Only two have
enlisted This week. A month ago the ay-
erage OF daily enliStmentS was three or four
Year: 1878

AT THE CApIroL.-There are no visible pre-
parations, as yet, made for the approach
ing session OF Congress, and but few improve
mentS of any kind have been made in either
legislative chamber during the recess. Painters
are now at work on those portions OF the walls
and ceilings which have been defaced and some
of the committee rooms have been enliyened
with fresh paint. The carpets in either hall
have not as yet been laid, and will not be for
tWO OF three weeks yet
Year: 1878

He wouldn't stay to dinner when he was
asked, and the reason was that he had no appe-
tits, andthought that If he stayed and didn't eat
his friend would be offended. Then no was
troubled with indigestion. too. and had to be
very careful about his food He ought to use
Reeds Git Edge Tonic A wine glassful three
times a day will effect a swift and certain cure
in all cases Of indigestion dyspepsia. and all
complaints arising from q disordered stomach.
Year: 1878

For SHAME The medical gen
tleman who penned that woman's
rights correspondence in the last is
sue Of the "Press" succeeded admir-
ably, with his ghoul.lke instincts,
in dragging lady again before the
public to have her name banded
about and be made a general topic
Of conversation in connection with
the issues of the present campaign.
Whatever mistakes she may have
made, her punishment in public ex-
posure and censure has certainly
been sufficient in all conscience; and,
as she is married, raising respect
able family and leading a blameless
life before the world, in the name of
human dacency why not at least al
low her to rest ? We have yet to
learn that Morris Haller has attempt.
ed or desires to defend HIS past con-
duct in the matter. He offers no
palliating excuse, but tries to be a
MAN and outlive the effects Of such
disgrace; then why, we ask again,
invade the sanctity Of private fam
lily and drag forth one of its heads
in order merely to manufacture cam
paign capital If Mr.. Haller were
the only one to suffer by such a
course it would be different, but such
is not the case.
Year: 1878

lief to be out Of a profession which
makes our duty that of cutting right
and left, incurring the personal en-.
nifty of those we will not shield,
and laying FACTS before the public;
but until we resign the tripod un.
pleasant duties as well as pleasant
ones must be discharged.


We honor Mr.. Haller for the stand
which he took, and are willing to
give him the benefit of it. before the
public. At least we are willing to
see that he gets JUSTICE in this mat
ter. We are proud to say that the
staunch character Of the ARGUS is so
generally known that no candidate
or political intriguer has ever yet
even HINTED at trading or dickering
for our support, so that we have been
spared the insult Of an OFFER to
compromise our honor. 1t is true
that the "Democratic Press" has
abused us in many ways, frequently
referring to us as "Parson" Weir,
not forgetting to use italics to en-
phasize it's sneers. If there is any
disgrace in being member of a
Christian Church, then we DESERVE
sneers, bat still we would not ex.
change places with our neighbor for
all his ill-gotten gains.
Year: 1878

Be sure and vote for adopting the
State Constitution. It's few faults
are easily remedied VIII n the proper
time comes; and, on the other hand,
the advantages to be gained by tax
ing on statehood invite every citizen
to work heart and soul toward that
result. Who ever heard of the
voters of airy state, in the aggre-
gate, desiring to change their form
of government back to that Of a
territory after having had a practi-
cal demonstration of the advantages
to be d, rived by assuming aposition
of equality with the mass of voting
population in the United States?
Yes, let US adopt the constitution,
and do what we can toward obtain
ing a voice in the national councils.
See to it, then, that your ballot pro-
nounces emphatically "For Consti'
tuition"
Year: 1878

very briefly explained. Some time
ago c. NJ, bradshaw presumably on
account of jealousy of Col. Briggs
popularity in the party commenced
a systematic course Of opposition to
that gentleman, losing no opportu-
nifty, especially privately, to injure
his oilicia! and personal character
This course he persistently main
tained until short time ago, when,
coyeting the nomination for Prose.
cutting Attorney, and desiring to Sc.
cure all the help possible, he oh
tained the help Of a third party to
ask the Col, if he could forgive all
that he Bradshaw had maliciously
done against him and bury the hatch
ct To which an emphatic answer
was sent back that Bradshaw need
not expect any afliliation whatever
after his treacherous and uncalled.
for persecution. After this, Brad
shaw assuming the leadership of the
sorehead party, it can be,easily imag
ined how readily the effort would be
renewed along the whole line, and
how the abuse would be redoubled


This imaginary ring has lately en-.
Iarged its borders very rapidly. The
opposition have carried their talk So
far that every man in the county who
does not support every one-horse
scheme they may originate is imme
diately set upon, be he Republican
or Democrat, and denounced as either
a member or tool Of the "Ring."
This policy has been extended even
to the affairs of CIalam and San Juan,
as is evidenced by the fact that poor
"Blly" Garfelde, when he could
find nothing else to accuse Capt.
Morris of, declared him to be the
candidate of the Custom House
Ring, of Port Townsend" The
aforesaid Garielde is buta founding,
picked up Ivy Bradshaw who secured
him the nomination for Joint Repre-
sentative from those two counties,
and expects to consider him personal
property henceforth.


We have been quietly watching
developments in these matters for
some time; and, while we expect no
special favor, from either side in the
matter, our manhood and love of fair
dealing between men prompt us to
gently lift the curtain and let the
public see exactly show the old thing
works." The light has been entirely
one-sided so far, but it has produced
healthy and desirable effect after
all, The festive renegades from
both political parties have by natural
aflinities sought the company of their
kind, and have gradually "pooled
their issues" so that like certain ich-
orous collections which troubled the
patriarch Job they are being worked
off and expelled from the local po-
litical system. No doubt it will be
better to bury them all at once and
then the political atmosphere will be
purified. Meanwhile we predict that
the better portion of the public will
not suffer from this terrible "Ring"
nightmare.
Year: 1878

AS an item of some importance, we
note tile tact that during the recent con-
lagration at Mr.. Clinger's residence a
can OF coal oil sat in the kitchen and the
oil did not ignite although the whole top
Of the can melted off. 1t came from the
store Of DR.. y. ID. Hill.