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Year: 1878

The chasm between paper and coin has been
almost bridged over We are within spealng distance
folly but the most despcabe fant-heartedness that
would hesitate now, considering tho posuon IN wmch
stand and the repeated assurances or the Secretary
that the rest is easy Mr. Sherman is willing 70 stake
his reputation as practical bnanccr ON his ability 10
carry the country through the crisis and land safely
on the solid ground Of the specie basis Most OF the
doubts TO his ability TO do 1t from those who
capcidy confess that they do not wish TO
pushed that for which he Is working. We fail with
out dshonor but cannot repeal the promise to try
without disHace.
Year: 1878

TRIBUNE OFFICE, March %. l a. ma further de-
cline Of arpressure took place yesterday though the
cloudness of the morning not OF long continuance.
The variations OF temperature small. The moisture
of the air is not in


For this city and vicinity partial cloudiness followed
by clearer weather may be expected today and prba
bly, return of occasional clOudincss tomorrow The
changes of temperature not likely TO be remarkable
Year: 1878

he would adopt the policy of local selfgovernment
Feeling this. and. after consultation with his
friends, Mr.. Foster. the Goth of February, made
tne speech which attracted some attention. IN
Which, In announcing what he understood to be Mr..
Hayes position, he declarged that the flag should
wave thencefOrward over States and not over
provinces.


Governor Hayes, when that speech reached Colnm-
bus wrote letter TO Mr.. Foster approving il. That
letter was published at the time In it the Presi-
dent, while saying that he would make no statements
to influence results cordially ndorsed the declara-
tions of Mr.. Foster and assured him that that in
depreciation of his views was correct This letter
Mr. Foster showed to John Young Brown and other
Conservative Democrats.


Then came the WOrmleys Hotel conference. This
was not formal dinner party, but was an informal
meeting of gentlemen. There was no organization
and no chairman. No one stated the objects of the
meeting. In the course OF the evening, at time
when General Garfield Mr. Foster and Major Burke
We're sitting apart. from the rest upon sofa,
Major Burke read q paper which has been
made the subject of so much comment and
which has been declared to have been the basis of
corrupt bargain. That paper simply an un-
signed memorandum covering no more than half
page Oh letter paper setting forth in brefest outline
Major Burke's belief as to what the policy of the
Nichols Government would be in case it should be
sustained by the President.


The memorandum substantially covered the
points embraced by the resolutions of the Nichols
legislature and no more. 1t did not form the ba-
sis of any bargain and Mr.. Foster declares that
there no bargain of any kind, for any purpose,
in consideration of anything whatever to be done,
or to be left undODe, by either party.


Mr. Foster felt that he was actuated entirely by
patriotic motives to secure q peaceful solution Of
the very grave troubles which then threatened the
country, and he says that in looking back over the
past he see nothing that he did with reference
TO this matter that under like circumstances he
would not hasten to do again.
Year: 1878

A STATEMENT BY REPRESENTATIVE FosTER-No BAR


GAIN EVER MADE-THE MYSTERIOUS PAPER IN


BURKE's POSSESSION.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNEI


WvsHINGToN, Feb. 14.-Representative Charles
Foster OF Ohio has made statement relating to the
Wormey Hotel Conference, Of which the following
are the substantial points:


When Congress met in the Fall of 1876 Mr.. Foster
was very much impressed with the dangers that
threatened the country. He thought he found in the
Electoral Count Bill aremedy. He supported that bill
on the ground that it would contribute to peace
full result and for the further reason that in his
opinion the result would be TO give the Presidency
TO Governor Hayes Mr.. Foster stood alone aMong
the Ohio members in supporting this measure. but
he sustained it out of what he considered, and still
regards. patriotic duty.


After the decision of the Electoral Tribunal In
the Florida case, there was great excitement among
the Democrats. That night Democratic caucus
was called, the object of which was to consider
whether the Democrats as party would
sustain the Electoral Bill or not. There was much
excitement and strong opposition, but the
result of the caucus was decision to sustain
the law Meanwhile the filibusters were doing
their utmost to break down the count A system of
bulldozng was organized throughout the country.
and letters and telerans from all sections sent
to Washington to aid the filibusters in their move
ment. Special efforts were made to induce Southern
members to recede from the agreement TO sustain
the count, but the Southern Democrats gehefalIy
cared little for Mr. Tilden personally, and did have
high regard for Governor Hayes -,


Mr.. Foster as the immediate representative ol
Governor Hayess own district III Songiess, i1. n an
personally, was familiar with his views, and felt
entirely Confident that VI he should DO inaugurated
Year: 1878

The School Board met last Saturday night with full attendance. The Board has been deliberating for some time upon the propriety of purchasing or building a school edifice for this dis trict, and the meeting Saturday night was called for the purpose of taking action in the premises. The matter was thoroughly canvassed and fully discussed by various members of the Beard and the result was the passage of resolution providing for the pur- chase of the block of land and school building owned by Mir. J. L. Shinn, in the Eastern part or town. The price to be paid is $l 400. The Board adopted a resolution authorizing the appointment of a committee of three me nbers of the Board to solicit donations to I aise funds to aid in paying for said property. Messrs. Ava Russell, F. E. Barrow and K. c. Bonds were appointed on said committee. We consider the ac- ton thus taken by the Board as timely and wise, and we think they got a good bargain for the District. There is not another location in or around the town so eligible for school edifiee and grounds as the one purchased. The block of lots themselves are worth Six Hundred Dollars, and we do not think the improvement could be put there and the house furnished as the one purchased is for less than Twelve or Fourteen Hundred Dollars. We trust the citizens of the District will respond literally to the call for dona- tions to aid in paying for the property so that it can be paid out with the school-house fund which will come into the Treasury from the taxes of 1877 which are now being collected. The District will then be free from debt and there will be nothing in the way of our having public school here, on the graded plan, of a high order.
Year: 1878

lnc SOuTt InOuSC uOmc V p.

 The misgiyings which have always been entertained by very many as to the ,soundness and safety of the walls of the court house were proven by the storm last Friday night to have been well founded. We were one among those who believed such apprehsnsions to be mere idle fears, but we now ''give it up." The wind, it seems, struck the west side eff the building and either from the force of the gale or the defec- tiveness of the wall. or both, the upper part of that side was crushed in and completely smashed up. The storm now had full sway and rushing In ex- erted such a pressure on the other walls that they were bulged out consid- erably, but strange to say did not tum- be. The building will be unfit and unsafe for holding the approaching term of circuit court, and arrange ments will be neccssitated for procur- ing some other building.
Year: 1878

IDS,


spring is a trying season. Indications of sickness
should at once be attended to. Fatal diseases may
be caused by allowing the bowels to become con-
stipated and the system to remain in q disordered
condition. until the disorder ha. time to deyelope
inelf. An ounce of prevention is worth poundiof
cure, is an old truthful saying Therefore, we ad-
wise all who are troubled with the complaints now
very prevalent-headache, indigestion, disordered
liver, want of appetite, nausea or feverish skin
to take, without delay, Shenck's Mandrake Pills
We know of no remedy harmless and decisive
in its action once strikes at the root of the
disease and produces healthy tone to he system.
People never need suffer from any disease arising
from dsordered condition of the liver If they would
take this excellent medicine when they feel the
first indications of the malady. Families leaving
home for the summer months should take three or
four boxes ofsthe pills with them. They have an
almost instantaneous effect. They will relieve the
patient of headache in one or two hours, and will
rapidly cleanse the liver of surrounding bile and
will efectually prevent bilious attack. They are
sold by all druggists
Year: 1878

The Imperial passed down to day bound
for st. Louis and will return with two new
barges and new hull for the Diamond 10.


The Josephine will be up to morrow
morning.


The Belle of Lacrosse will go down this
evening.


The Minnesota is expected up to NOR
row,
Year: 1878

A case is reported of a man freezing to
death the other day near Meridian, Miss,
from exposure to the weather, and the sum


rner is not remarkably cool in the south
either. In fact the thermometer marked 80
degrees where the freezing was done. He
was a young man named James Knox who
presented this anomaly in nature. He had
been suffering with cold continually for
about year, and required heavy wraps and
big fires to exist at all. In the meantime
the temperature of his body was nearly
normal, and he was otherwise healthy and
fresh looking. At home he was accustomed
to wrap his head up in clothes and hold it
in blazing fire until the clothes were al
most burned off, to get temporary relief. He
sat by the fire all the time, and resorted to
various expedients to get warm and keep,
warm, but he always felt as if he were freez-
ing. The family doctor was greatly puzzled
over the case,j and recommended him to
visit another physician living distance in
Livingston. The only question was whether
he could make the trip without freezing to
death. But he managed to make it, loaded
down with clothes and piled over with robes
He came near dying with cold in DR.. Webb's
office, and the doctor built a great fire anc
partially thawed him out. But the new
physician could make nothing of the case
and sent the patient home. It was on the
trip homeward that James Knox froze tt
death under the hot son of the south. His
cold became unbeatable, and he jumped ou
of the wagon and ran. The driver caugh
him, brought him back and drove on rapid
ly. Presently the patient became quiet ant
sank in stupor, and James Knox actuall.
Groze to death and lay a corpsein the wagon
bed under the blazing sun of Mississip
with the temperature at 80. 1t is al
anomalous case for the books. G
Year: 1878

Now let Hayes and his Cabinet resign
He has been repudiated by the people,
and that repudiationis is repeat ed and added
to by the reputation of both Houses of
Congress and by the united votes of both
political parties. He was no doubt b bought
by the Wall street men and the Europea II
agents on the money issue previous to
his election as Governor of Ohio, and
has not dared to go back on his bond for
fear of having no friends anywhere.
Year: 1878




TAzEwELL, Tenn June Z, 1873,


To the Editor of the Horristown Gazette:


I notice in your paper that SO ma
ny schools are closing out this sea
son, that am persuaded to believe
that in every county and in almost
every neighberhood in East Tennes-
see there are many young men who
have returned from school with a
view to enter on tie duties which pre-
pare them for future life. many of
whom have graduated. many have
arrived at an age that IL becomes
necessary for them to enter on the
road which leads to wealth, honor dis
tinction, ETC., and many others from
o scantiness of means and from q
general sense Of necessity are COM
PEELED to do something.


The question as to what they will
do remains unanswered As a gen.
eraI thing. young men who have been
educated in our colleges aspire fer
higher stations than common labor.
Many are studying law. others med
icine. Many who have small CAPT.
tails and who are expecting to be
commercial men are trading ingoods.
The scarcity of money compels these
to deal in country produce, upon
which there can be nothing made by
those who live so far from market az
we do. We are compelled to boat
our grair and bacon as the only
means of throwingit upon amarket.
This is a hazardous way of market
ing produce, as has been shown by
our last tide, and only gives those of
the North and West great advan-
.tage in the markets, from the fact
our grain must lay over till spring
before we can ship it; and when we
do get tide all the surplus produce
on Powell and Clineh rivers is run ont
and packed and piled at Chattanoo-
ga for sale. The buyers then have
the selecting, the talking, the buy
ing and the paying all at their own
option. We can say nothing. only,
, afsal
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Times thinks
that hereafter, when the Republicans
want any election frauds committed
they will be very likely to pick out
good honest men for the work, and
not employ any more such amazing
red headed rascals as Anderson.
Year: 1878

THAT liberal committee that is paw
ing the way for Beaconsfeld's over
throw, has been refused an audience
with the premier. Thereupon they de-
nounce his determination to carry on a
war against Afghanistan and to wait
for actual hostilities before converting
parliament. They are actively working
up public opinion against the govern
ment.
Year: 1878

SECRETARY McCRARY, In his report,
asks congress to legalize his action in
supplying fever sufferers with rations.
He also requests that body to either
repeal the posse comitatus clause in the
last appropriation bill, or interpret it
SO that the army can be used to sup
press civil disturbances.
Year: 1878

Responsibility at Discount.


indianapolis, Nov. 19.-Warren Tate,
shot and killed William Love ia the
court house this afternoon. Love had
been witness in a case wherein Tate
is plaintiff. Love was a prominent
real estate dealer and Tate is of fam
lily the best known ip the state.
Year: 1878

ALL Of those one horse assassins of
Europe think if they had killed their
intended victims it would result in re-
publican form Of government for their
country. As If there was not tribe
Of the royal line in each kingdom to
succeed to the throne In case of vacancy.
Year: 1878

In a late issue of the Chicago Inter
Ocean we find an opinion expressed by a
Judge of the Iowa supreme court, on
drummers, or travelling statesmen. 1t was
on a case where one of the commercial
travellers had been elected from a train
tor insolence, and brought suit. The
picture is not oveTdrawn, although many
of these men are gentlemen and excep-
items to the general rule. When we
consider The fact that the number of these
commercial drummers travelling through
the United States is about 80 000 whose
expenses comes out of the pockets OF
consumers, and that as q class they are
the mcst Iotd Inouthed and unscrupu-
lous opponents of the grange movement
aud cooperative business enterprises, we
cannot but rejoice TO know that there is
one Judge in the land brave enough to
tell some plain truths about them. The
opinion is a. follows


90 II may be stated now, as a matter of
history that the court will take judicial
notice OF, that this class of men are the
hardest lot on earth. They monopOlize
all the best rooms in all the best hotels
they insult or seduce all the chamber
maids between Maine and the gulf of
Mexico, and between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans, every month in the
calender year they rush into the ladies
car on every railroad in the United States
and Canada every day, and crowd into
the seat of every respectable lady travel
ing alone, and insult her in FIVE minutes
a'terward they travel with harlOts .and
make assignation houses on every Satur-
day night of every hotel in America ;
they have firtatioDs. intrigues, and
elOpenents With innocent, unsuspecting
and respectable young girls in every city
and village on the continent they pursue
virtue and goodness as sharks pursue a
ship with the yellow fever-and still the
learned counsel thinks the conductors
ought TO be amiable enough to love them.


There may be men in other callings
who, for a single vice, can challenge a
comparison with commercial tourists, but
| have never seen them. But for combi-
nation in harmonious blending in dis
honesty. impudence, cOwardice poltToon-
cry, lechery, and lepr0us rascality of all
varieties, they stand without a rival and
without peer"


The ab We talk has struck such an
unresponsive chord in the breast OF
commercial travellers, that they propose
to retsliate and make it hot for Judge
Hubbard, who thus expressed himself
Hubbard is attorney of the North western
railway, and the drummers are going TO
concentrate their efforts 10 divert trade
from that thOrOughtare 10 such an extent
that it will be compelled to get a new
attorney. And now Wen see whether
drummer i bigger than judge or a
railroad Iowa paper.
Year: 1878

One of the greatest evils known in the


family circle is the disrespect 80 fre-
quently shown between members, one to
another, in speech, action and dress.


The gruff eyes" or "no" of husband
to wife, in answer 10 a pleasant query.
leads to unpleasant consequences, and
begets a cold, calculating style of address
on either side, which sooner or later is
adopted by the younger members, and
the love and affection which should
dwell within is dispelled like dew before
the morning sun. The indifference often
shown in little acts of duty, and the
manner in which they are performed,
seem to carry the expression: " I'm glad
that's out of the way; don't trouble me
again" In dress and personal appear
ance the husband goes unkempt and
unshaven, and the wife slipshod and
shabby. Anything is good enough for
home when there are no strangers about.
Thus are the habits of disrespect formed,
and one of the great dangers of home
life bred and fostered. Many OF Us have
seen the play of " Flannigsn's Home, -
where Pat comes tumbling into the
house at dusk, dumps his nod in one
corner, his hat and coat in another,
kicks the cat through the window,
dsmns Biddy, swears the grub isn't "ft
for man to cal" and raises a general
row all round. 1t is a good thing for the
well-to-do in life TO study the character
of the extremists of the loWerstrata and
ask themselves if there is not room for
improvement in their own more preten-
tious homes.


Some homes are full of love and sun
shine for strangers, and all ugliness and
gloom for the ones for whom they live.
To constitute truly happy home there
should be pretty little personal adorn'
menis on tie part OF the wife, who
thereby shows a desire to please her bus
band, and TO add 10 the general attrac,
tions Of her home. A pleasant word on
/ her part, when the Overworked man
comes home, often eats away the raw
edge of some trouble on his mind, and
draws out corresponding desire to be
both agreeable and respectful, which
characteristics are always accompanied
by affection What is true of manners
is true of dress also. RudeDess, rough
ness and jmpatienee are soon followed by
insolence, and when sweet temper gives
way to anger and discord the home circle
is no longer attractive.
Year: 1878

Don think when you have won a wife
that YOU have won also q slave.


Don't think that your vile has less
feeling than your sweetheart Her rela
tion to you is simply changed, not her
nature.


Don't think that you can dispense with
all the little civilities of life teBa ard her
on marrying She appreciates those
things quite as much as other women.


Don't be gruf and rude at home. Had
YOU been that sort of fellow before
marriage, the probabilities are that you
would be sewing on your own buttons
still.


Don't make your wife feel that she i
an incumbrance on you by giving grudg.
ingly. What she needs give cheerfully
as if it were a pleasure to do 50. She
will feel better, and so will you.


Don't meddlein the affairs of the house
under her charge. You have no more
right to be poking your nose into the
kitchen than she has 10 walk into youl
place of business and give directions tC
your employees.


Don't find fault with the extravaganza
in ribbons, etc, until you have shut
down on cigars, tobacco, whisky, etc.





Don't leave your wife at home to nurse
the children, on the score of economy
while you bolt down town at night tC
see the show or spend dollar on Lil
lizards.


Don't belt your supper ami hurry OF
to spend your evenings louDging arounC
awav from your wife Before marriage
you couldn't spend your evenings enough
with her.


Don't prowl in the loafing resorts til
midnight, wasting your time in culpabl;
idIeness, leaving your wife lonely a
home to brood ever your neglect and hel
disappointment.


Don't think the woman you promised
to " love, cherish and protect" becomes
your servant IS her part of the contract


Don't think that board and clothes art
n sufficient return for all that q wife doe
for you.


Don't expect your wife to love anC
honor you if yourove brute, unworthy
I of love or honOr.1


Don't caress your wife in public, anc
snarl and grewl at her in private. This
proves you both hypocrite and a dog.
Don I wonder that your wife Is not 81
cheerful as she used to be, when she Ia
bors from early nom till late at night t
pander to the comfort and caprice ci 8
selfish being, who has not soul enough
to appreciate her,
Year: 1878

w. II. Oliver, OF Newbern, n. c.,
writes to the Maryland Farmer:


The cotton>seed business is going to
almost revolutionize the south. The
seed is now used almost entirely for
manure. After the oil is pressed and
the cake fed to stock, the amount of
manure will be vastly increased


A farmer now takes enc ton of seed
and puts on two acres of land, and it will
produce him fair crop of cotton for
one season. No effect after the first
season.


A farmer takes a ton of cotton-seed to
an oil press; he gets from it thirty-two
gallons of oil, worth as it comes from the
press in crude state, forty cents, sI2 so.
He also gets eight hundred pounds of
oil cake; this cake IS very superior, far
ahead of linseed oil cake, it being sweet
and palatable.


This eight hundred pounds of cake fed,
say to only one milch cow, will increase
her milk immensely. and the manure
which ne gets from this one cow will do
him four-fold the good he would have
gotten from the seed used as they now are.
If one ton of seed will do this, see the
increased amount of good that NAV be
done with the 100000 tons of seed.
which are annually raised in the south.
There is sufficient to feed all the milch
COWS in this country.


If the farmer may get $3.50 worth of
oil and eight hundred pounds of rich
cake from ton of cotton seed, it is very
desirable to make the exchange. All the
cake that cotton seed will make should
be fed TO southern stock for their i'm.
provement, and all their enriched drop.
pings should oe husbsnded and carefully
applied TO fertilize the soil.