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Year: 1878

In New Haven the other day super
intendent of line of steamers waited
some laborers on the dock, and going to
a lot Of idle men on the street, whom he
had been Informed we're seeking work, he
offered them dollar and a half day.
To man, however, they demanded TWEEN
ty-fve cents an hour and jeered the super
intendent for his proposal. One would
suppose that times are hard in New Ha-
ven, or that people find it more comfortable
to liye without doing anything, but a local
paper explains that among those who re-
fused this proposal for dollar and hal
a day are number who are frequently
petitioning the city authorities for relief.
Labor reform is evidently not so much
needed in New Haven as reform ofthose
who won't labor. And these are the kind
of men who are most dangerous, who, bav
ing the least right to consideration, arr
constantly agitating recognition. A mar
has thelright to..refuse to work if he can ge
along without it, but such character il


generally good kind to watch. ,~
Year: 1878




The cool weather Of the almost entire
spring and summer season appears to have,
in a large degree, banished from the minds
of our citizens the desire to flee to the
mountains or HE to the seashore. There
is so much comfort at home when the tenn
perature is as pleasant as it has been du-
ring the spring and thus far lin the sum-
mer, that the attractions of fashion lose a
great many Of their temptations. But it
will not do to calculate upon cool weather
during the remainder of the summer
months, Our climate is SO variable that q
single day may precipitate sweltering heats
nDOn u.s. -
Year: 1878

An ACT to provide for the collection of the


taxes of 1877 in the county of Tunica


WHEREAS, By reason of the fact that there
was no tax collector for the county of Tu-
MICA during the time allowed by law for the
collection or the tax for the fiscal year 1877 and
that the taxes of said county for said year now
remain wholly uneollected; therefore


SECTION /. BE IL enacted BIZ tie Legislature of
the State Of Mississippi, That the time for the
payment of taxes In said county for the year
1871, be, and the same is hereby extended to
the l5th day of March, 1878 and that after the
18th day of March 1878, taxes unpaid in the
said county shall be collected by distress and
sale of personal property of the DELINQUENT
taxpayer; that lands delinquent for taxes
shall be advertised for sale for the time and
shall be sold on the first Monday in June, 1873;
that the tax-collector shall present to the
Board OF Supervisors the list of delnoueucies
and insolvents on the first Monday in June
1878 at which time the Board of Supervisors
of said county are hereby required to meet
and examine the same; that the tax -collec-
tor shall file with the Chancery Clerk sepa-
rate lists of the lands sold TO the State and TO
individuals, on or before the first Monday in
July, 1878; that the Clerk of the Chancery
Court shall certify to the Auditor on or before
the first Monday in July, 1873, the list of de-
Hnquents and insolvents as allowed the sheriff
and tax-collector by the Board of Supervisors,
and that the tax-collector, clerk and Board
of Supervisors of said county shall proceed in
this behalf as now required by the revenue
laws of this State.


SECTION 2. Be a. further enacted That all
damages that may have already accrued 20 the
taxpayers of said county by reason of the
non payment of taxes for the year 1877, be
hereby remitted


SECTION 3. Be IL further enacted, That this
Act take effect and be in force from and after
its passage


Approved January 10Th, 1873
Year: 1878

about two hundred thousand bushels,
which would be increased considerably
if the elevator facilities were what they
ought to be. Of The people of Her
man, and what they are doing, we will
say this. that Morris must look to her
laurels as Herman is right on her heels,
and every effort is being made by the
business men to add to its prosperity
and welfare.
Year: 1878

We are getting anxious about the
Democratic Congressional nominee in
this District! 1t looks as though none
of them have the sand to get on the
track along side of the Minneapolis
saw-horse. Enter your nag gentle
men, times most up. q# 3sa
Year: 1878

The Potter Investigating Committee
are still making efforts to do something,
but with poor success. They make a
point one day and have it knocked to
pieces the next. It looks as though
somebody was having soft job during
vacation, and that is about all it
amounts to any way.s1na an
Year: 1878

-&1MDS--


Last week we visited the village of
Herman, and must say we were much
surprised at the improvement since our
visit last winter. Grant county has had
its proportion of the great rush to the
wheat lands of the Northwest, and
consequently the lands in the vicinity
of Herman are mostly all taken, al
though there are vacant lands yet to be
had. An invitation to drive out and
view the county, was gladly accepted,


and we were jolted along over rough
breaking for miles at time. now and
then being relieved by short stretch
of smooth road. There has been a
large amount Of breaking done and as
most of the roads in new counties are
simply trails, never having been laid
out on any line; they have been plowed
over, or under, and it is discouraging
to drive on them; but when we con-
slider the benefits to be derived another
season from these vast tracts of plowed
land, we are inclined to forget our sore
ness, and speculate upon the future
prospects. The crops look magnificent,
and are fully equal, if not superior, to
those in this vicinity. Having such
bright prospects, it is but natural that
the merchants of Herman should feel
encouraged, and they are making prep
aration for the fall trade; new stores
are being built, and improvements OF
every description are being rapidly
pushed forward. Among the many
preparations for the future, are the To-
cation of new roads. which are being
bsurVeyed, and which strike out into
newly settled portions of the county.
We are glad to see that they are fully
alive to the importance of having new
roads and good ones, for money spent
in this direction win prove profitable
investment. There are many reasons
for predicting bright future for this
promising little town; the large extent
of country tributary; the richness o.
the soil, and its adaptability to either
stock or wheat raising and its being the
only town in the county on line o.


railroad; these natural advantages,
combined with the fact that its bust


ness men are Of the wide-awake, ener
1 getic class, lead US to predict bright
and promising future. In the evening
we had the pleasure of meeting will
quite number of the residents of oul
sister village, they being gathered to


gather on that occasion to sing" oi
practice the pieces usually sung duriny
services, with the object of improving


the time and becoming familiar will
! the tunes. as they found that by so do
J ing they benefit the church singing yer,
much. The idea is good one and a
| there is room for improvement in th
singing in our churches, we would sug
gest to the vocalists Of Morris, tina
J they adopt the same course. Choi
singing will not be indulged in to an


extent for some time to come, and
would be a good idea to improve on
} singing by private rehersals. Carefl
estimates Of the amount Of grain tha
will be handled at Herman during th


coming season, place the figures :
Year: 1878

The Democratic papers. do not seem
very enthusiastic over the idea of DON
nelly running on their ticket in this
district, and it is not probable he will.
If Donnelly wants to beat Washburn
he must run Independent.
Year: 1878

the name OF every ything that is just and fair.
There must be no compromise in the matter,
for the moral effect of their punishment is
required rs protective and preventive in-
fuence in the future When the Ku-Klux
trials Of 1872 were concluded by sending
squad after squad of so-called political Grim
inals to the Albany Penitentiary, the most
devilish spirit of assassination and terrorism
was subdued. Since then that spirit has
been revived under the inspiration aud en-
coumgement of sham Cancellation, until 1t
is now as rampantly vicious in its demon
stratons as ever; and IL is with this re-
ernment must now treat-a renewal which
must be summarily overthrown, or the con-
sequences will be an increase, natural in
crease, in the ferocity of proscriptive and
murderous usurpations. In short, the Gov
ernment cannot, with safety TO itself, or
with any consistent regard for its dignity,
permit these prisoners to escape the clutches
Of the law. To do so would be mockery
of justice, and insure in the future, In the
important campaign of 1880, something
more terribly bloody than a mere repeti-
tion of the troubles of the present campaign.
1t would simply be to wipe ont every ves-
tige or prctense of free citizenship in all Of
the Southern States. By all means let
these men be punished; and when SEN
tences shall have been passed upon them
let the pardoning power be paralyzed and
the ear of mercy be deafoned to every ap-
peal in their behalf
Year: 1878

THE spasmodit attempt Of the gold bugs
70 depreciNte. silver had TEMPORARY ei-
feet upon the market, but like truth
scrushed to earth" it is gradually rising
again. 1t advanced five cents an ounce in Il
SINGLE week, and is bound to assert and sus-
tain its par value with gold in spite of the
assaults of those who prefer fuctuating to
Q steady market in the precious metals.
The silver bears hope yet to reap harvest
by gold speculation but they have lost the
Combination" and will not succeed.
Year: 1878

sy, to prevent them from taking their seats.
Under such contingency the Democrats
would steal the organization of the House
away from its rghtful political ownership;
and, unless some unforeseen provdential in
reference should occur, the country would
be cursed for another two years with Demo-
cratic domination in the popular branch of
Congress. This view of the case presents
an emergency which Republican leaders
would do well to study. 1t shows, briefly,
that If the Democrats require only five
votes to give them control Of the next
House, they have it in their power through
the connivance of Mr.. ADAMS to send that
number of Republican contestants to the
Committee on Elections, until they shall
have had time to organize that body to suit
themselves.
Year: 1878

We regard it as avery wise precaution on
Che part of the Government to withhold the
Halifax Fishery Award until it is definitely
known what the future intentions Of Great
Britain are relating to our fishery interests.
No fish, no pay, should bo our motto in this
case. We cannot consent to restrictions out
side the treaty.
Year: 1878

ONE would imagine from the furious
hshing bestowed upon JrM ANDERSON by
Che Opposition press that he had never
that his testimony as a Democratic witness
before Democratic committee could never
have been used rs Democratic campaign
document. Yet such are the not very re-
mote historical facts.
Year: 1878

THE Baltimore Gazette has been very
frisky In the use of epithets and dirty filings
toward the editor Of THE REPUBLICAN ever
since it took to its embrace o new editor.
Its personalities have been very offensive,
and have deserved severe chastisement but,
having no taste for such controversy, its i'm
pudent offensiveness has been borne with
much patience. Occasionally we have re-
minded it that there are blows to receive
"as well as blows to give" and we notice
that it has usually limped from the encoun-
ter lily concealing its wounds. 1t will al
ways receive from THE REPUBLICAN the
treatment its conduct deserves We strike
only ON provocation.
Year: 1878

SOME of the banks in various parts of the
country are taking the precaution in max
ing loans to stipulate that payment shall
be in lawful money of the United States
which shall not at the time of payment be
OF less market value in United States gold
coin of present standard weight and fine
ness than are now United States legal
tenders" Such a stipulation, as the silver
bill now stands, would protect the banks
against repayment in coin of less value
than greenbacks.
Year: 1878

The Indiana Democratic State Conven.
tlon has adopted aplatform which puts the
party IN that State at the front of the
Ireenback movement. They not only want
the retirement of national bank notes and
the substitution therefor of treasury notes.
TO be full legal-tender for all debts unless
deharred by contract, but they declare the
right to issue paper money of this kind to
oe government prerogative. They want
many other absurd things, but this caps
the climax. The Government that holds
IN It's hands the power to make unlimited
issues OF legal tender paper money lacks
no element Of despotic authority.
Year: 1878

The Senate on Wednesday decided to
restore the franking privilege by vote of
81 to p, which was absolutely without
political significance. This is virtually in.
creasing the deficit in the Post-office De.
partment by about half million, and it
will pass the House, of course.
Year: 1878

The Silver Bill was signed by the Speaker
and the Vice President Monday, and dis.
patched to the White House. The veto
message is looked for this week, and will
probably set forth the silver policy which
the President can approve. New bills
proposing free coinage were offered in the
House ON Monday.
Year: 1878

THREE hundred years ago, the Sultan
was the most potent monarch of the world
To-day, the Moslsm Empire is the football
OF powers for which it would in Solyman's
day have felt only contempt. At last the
long drama of wrong and rapine which the
Turk inflicted upon Europe is Justly
ovanOad
Year: 1878

A visitor at the silver wedding of
President Hayes, rays that after the
congratulations the guests engaged in
conversation and passed through the
several departments inspecting the
beautiful display Of plants and flowers.
In the Red room was the massive bos
quet composed of jsponicas and cloth
of gold roses. which graced the table
yesterday at the celebration of the sill
YER wedding and tho baptism of the
children. In the Blue room on the
marble mantle was the silver plate im>
bedded in q mat Of black velvet and
enclosed in richly ornamental ebony
frame, the gift of the officers of the
Twenty>third Ohio regiment. The plate
is ten inches BY SIX. and is inscribed as
follows:-
Year: 1878

Above this inscription is sketch of
the log hut erected as Colonel Hayes
headquarters in the Valley of the Kama
wha during the winter Of 1863 and 1864,
and above it.. the tattered and torn battle
flags OF the regiment. This was the
only present received. the President
having distinctly made it known that
none would be accepted.
Year: 1878

see my darling lying dead before me,
At other times she would come to me
pleading with me to give her back
her father, whom she loved, and be-
causo could not she would scream
dloud in hergrief. These heart cries
and visions Of my insane hours would
almost kill me, and still l would not
die. When became calm, would
know that l had broken her heart.


"They laid her beside her fatherin
yonder graveyard, near your home, =
Her father then owned the place
As l float down the river, l often see
the roses blooming over her narrow
resting place, They remind me, in
their purity, of her who is sleeping
there, awaiting the resurrection,
when We will meet, never more to
part-where we will love each other
as in the beautiful past.


"oh, Arthur, guard her narrow
bed-keep green and fresh the flow,
ers above her cold hard pillowl l
water them at midnight with my
tears, when | wonder there in the
moonlight, and pray that God may
be merciful to me, and keep me from
further sin, When l am gone, for
my sake remember my loved ones
grave, and place me beside her /
could not rest elsewhere. None of
those who hate the old man need
know, only let me in death be near
her whom in life was torn FROM
In heaven she will be mine!"


"such was the old mans story as
he gave it to me. You have seen
poor Mary's grave said my friend,
pointing to the white rose had stood
beside the evening before.
Year: 1878

A father lately induced croupy
little boy to make healthy littlO
meal out of buckwheat cakes andmo.
lassos, but the latter proved to be
syrup of squills. The boy said he
thought somethingai the molasses
the very minute his father told him.
TO eat all he wanted.
Year: 1878

AT the Judicial Convention 10


nominate candidates for Supreme


Judges Gen W. a. Quarles, of this


city, was unanimously elected tenn


porary Chairman Of the Convention.


The following is taken from the


Banner Of the 29th:


Gen. Quarles after being intro


duced by Capt. Childress, spoke


substantially as follows;


We have assembled here to-day


in accordance with customary usage


to perform one ofthe mostimportant


duties that can be performed. In
comparison with any other conNen-


ton that may assemble i'm our State,


this is the most important that may


meet either to nominate candidates


for our Legislature to make laws, or


to nominate candidates for Gov


ernOr to execute the laws, but If we


will look back in the past we will


find that when factions run over


laws and are about 10 sweep from
the people all their rights, It's last
citadel, its last resting place was ia
an honest and faithful judiciary.
Hence, ! say the duty we are as
sembled, to-day, toperfOrm, is more
important than any that we will be
called upon to perform. How shall
we do it? We have met here not
as mob, not as a parcel of parti-
sans. There are some cardinal prin-
ciples upon which we all agree and
disagree. So far as they are con-
cerned they may justly enter I'm the
Judicial Convention. ] am glad TO
be able to say To this convention,
that the State Of Tennesse can, like
the Romans, point TO to her native
sons rs jewels. Any one Of those
whose name is presented othis con-
vention for nomination would do
honor to the State and nation. They
are important positions that are To
be filled. The Judge must be a
man of learning, a man Of purity Of
a man who can hold the
scale Of Justice. ] am proud to say,
and i believe give the voice Of the
whole people, when / say IL, that
every gentleman who is a candidate
for nomination and whose name Is
presented to you to-day, whatever
may be the result Of the action Of
the convention, will have a Judi
ciary worthy of our people and our
Let us remember that
we are here for The purpose Of nom
mating Judiciary, and not for the
purpose Of putting forward our
for the men we love.
Let every man have his choice, but
let us agree from the moment we
enter this hall until we leave IL,
that whoever shall be the nOmi-
nces Of the convention shall be the
elected Judges Of the Supreme Court.
There is not one here who has not
his choice, but let US come together
as men and choose candidates, men
who hold the scale Of Justice i'm
Tennessee, and men who are TO con-
strue our laws, who are TO keep
their positions so far above impu-
rity or party politics that there can
be no suspicious east upon chem. i
bespeak for you, that GOODNESS, that
1eliberation, that harmony OfactiOn
that is so necessary In y convention
Of this importance and magnitude.
! ask you to aid and assist me I'm
the business of the con-
so long as ! shall hold this
/ announce that this
Is ready for temporary
action, and to receive such motions,
and TO transact such rs this cOnven-
ton may direct.
Year: 1878

ter into any more such contracts a.
the one recently made with tho


syndicate. Time presses and it


now looks as III an early adjourn


ment is to be forced on ns with


many measures Of deep and vital


interest TO the country ufconsidered


We cannot hope Ia this Congress to


do all that should be done IN recti-


flying the vicious legislation of the
past.


The modification Of our internal
revenue laws so as TO relieve the
agricultural interests Of the country
from the unjust and unequal bur-
dens which have been imposed upon
them, although demanded by every
principle of justice md equity, Is u
measure which from allappearances
seems doomed to defeat.


The abolition OF the tax Of 10 per
cent. on the circulating notes of
State banks, which would give
great relief, particularly 10 the
South and West, | have no hope OF
seeing accomplished M this time.
bills for that purpose are
pending in both Houses of Congress.


The revision of the tariff, ques-
ton which reaches the pocket of
every man in the country and sec
ond to none i'm importance now be-
fore Congress, or which can be pre-
sented for our consideration Il is
now evident cannot be effected i'm
this Congress.


The substitution Of greenbacks
Tor national bank notes, another
measure of overshadowing impor-
lance, will encounter a like failure.


But we have tested the strength
)f those who favor the repeal Of the
act in the House, and
hey have a clear although not u
very large majority, and If we are
Unable to pass other measures Of
yreat and pressing importance we
AN put the brakes on the car Of con-
raction as itplunges the down grade
If ruin, freighted with the prosper
~ and best interest of the people Of
lis country.
Year: 1878

In the present temper of the public
mind the people of this country
would no more submit to such out
RACES as the act of 1869 and of 1873
than they would tamely and silent
ly surrender the right to choose
their own rulers. The day for such
legislation is numbered with those
beyond the food, and can no more
be recalled or repeated than we can
place on the current calendar of
time the hour when Shylock stood
before his judge and demanded his
pound of flesh.
Year: 1878

THE FINANCES of the United States
cannot be governed by the financial
policy of England. The two countries
are diverse in their character and each
must have financial policy of its own.
The one country is old and the other is
new. One has an immense surplus capi-
tai accumulated in many years of wise
and successful commercial traffic. The
other has no accumulated capital, with an
immense and widely diversified country
to improve and cultivate yielding under
the management and the active labor of a
hardy and adventurous race of people
from the most enterprising stock of all the
nations of Europe the most alluring
and bountiful profits in the world. We
cannot, therefore get along properly with
the same margin of money that the old
government can. We want the West and
its prairies and its forests made as fruitful
of the cereals, as are the fields of Great
Britain, and TO make the rose and the
shrub take the place of the wild flowers
that now make fragrant the vast regions
of waste land.


Our readers will observe that the sys.
TEN of finance as conducted at London
by the Bank of England is vastly differ
ent from that which controls our banks
The day before yesterday, discounts in
London were reduced to 2l per cent. II
had been not long since as high as pei
cent In fact the Bank of England has q
sliding scale which in this country, would
very soon subject it to the charge OF
usury. We have not the time just now tc
elaborate upon this subject. But any
gentleman who will reflect upon the
great service the old State Bank system
served the country in years past, when il
required an expansion of our circulating
medium almost every year to keep til,
wheels of industry moving, must come tC
the conclusion that such machine a.
the Bank of England could never serve
the people here.


1t could stimulate or prevent expansion
to be sure; but expansion is what time
has proved is necessary; and its ability
command a contraction is just wha
would frighten any but those who are toe
bold to be considered anything short OF
adventurers. The men in this country
who have made it what it is have beer
men with small means; and this will be
the case for long years to come. They
are the jewels of the business world, ant
should be encouraged.
Year: 1878

THERE ARE MORE than sixty cotton
factorys in the State of Georgia and
more than one in the town of Milledge-
vile, In that State, to one of which Mr.
Lees, who had charge of the mill at
Ninth and Walnut streets, had been cal.
led to superintend. By letter just receiy-
ed from him, we are glad to hear, he is
well; things took prosperous, and he
likes the place.