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Year: 1879

In his veto message the President
quotes the clause of the Constitution
which declares that Congress may reg
ulate "the times, places and manner Of
holding elections for Senators and Rep
resentatives," and also the latter amend
ment which provides that "the right of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged ON ae-
count of race, color, &C., and eOnfers up
ON Congress the power to enforce this
by appropriate legislation" The Pres
ident then condemns the measure offer
ed for his signature because sit Is not
proposed to deny to the United States
even the necessary civil authority to
protect the national elections" Pray
who proposes to deny this to the United
States? Is the President the United
States? The Constitution eonfers upon
Congress the right to make certain reg
ulations concerning the election of its
members The two Houses have pass
ed a bill designed, as they believe, to
prevent any undue interference of the
military at such elections. This action
Is most certainly within their province.
Ii is not a denial to the United States
of the rights conferred by the Constitu-
ton, but ON the contrary il is the exer-
else by the Congress of the United
States, with whom the power is lodged,
of the very rights in question. The two
Houses of Congress certainly represent
the United States as much at least as
the President, and when they deny to
the army the right to interfere at the
polls they deny nothing to the United
States Ii is the people of the United
states by their representatives in Con-
gress assembled who insist that the
fright of citizens of the United States
to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the display of an armed force at the
polls for partizan purposes. III there is
no ground for apprehension, no harm is
done by rendering such a menace ille-
gal, and thus securing to all full and
free exercise Of the elective franchise.
But the pretense that because the Presi-
dent is of one political party and the
majority in Congress are Of another he
is the United States, and they by the
exercise of their legitimate powers are
denying something to the United
States, is a most offensive and uDvar.
rantable assumption that ought not to
pass without severe rebuke.-M "
JoUrhdi Of Commerce.
Year: 1879

CENTRAL GROVE, July 3.
Editor Herald;


People of this vicinity are about
through plOwing their corn and hope to
see bountiful yield as il il much
needed. Wheat is good but oats very
Indifferent; but little tobacco will be
raised in this vicinity, this year; the
farmers seem to be turning their at
tentiOn more to raising stock and grain,
and less to tobacco. This, we think, is
a step i'm the right way.


Mr.. ;. r. Miller is opening out an
other coal bank ON the farm of ID. A.
Miller, Sr., this makes the 5th bank in
this neighborhood, and we think coal
"can be had for a song and sing it your
self


There is but little excitement about
the candidates as every one seems to be
for Hooker, knowing that he has made
good Representative and will do so
again. Go a head, Dick, this vicinity
gives you their hearty support. We
think the Netcs man will be surprised Mt
the hard work Meador is going to have
swallowing Hooker if he has been sick.


We wish the HERALD abundant sue
cess. B. f. ID.
Year: 1879

LIKE Mahommed incommandingthe
mountain To come 10 him." the Green
back party asks the Democrats to come
to IL, as If there were no sacrifices to
make. Democrats if you have any re-
gard for consistency in your political re-
cord, be careful how you vote Don't
be lured by the high moral feature Of
that party Don't scratch your ticket.
The Democratic party is not going out
of existence for few days vet, and you
may have occasion to need a straight
record sometime in the future
Meade Record
Year: 1879

Because Southern Democrats will not
admit that they were criminals when
they went into and carried on the war
Of the rebellion the Radicals insist that
they are traitors. Because they will not
curse the lost cause and spit ON the
grave of the Confederaey, the Radicals
insist that they cannot be loyal to the old
fiag and true in their allegiance to the
Federal Government. Itwould be just
A. res so1able for second wife to de-
mand that her husband prove his fidel-
ity to her by dancing ON the grave Oh
his dead love. Washington fosf.
Year: 1879

Let the Okolona fre-eater pour
out his walls of wrath Oh, how his
"blue blood" will boil. It will avail
naught. "The Federal Union must
and shall be preserved. "-[OskslOOsa
Qowa) Herald.


P'r'aps:


But let us put a pretty little bug
in your high waving ear in this con-
nection: We are back in your ille-
gitimate Union; we didn't want to
come back you drove US back, and
now we propose to make you death
ly sick and disgusted with that
Union before this old thing quits
working.


The result will be a revolt on the
part of you and your sweet geran-
iums.


When that hour chimes from the
clock tower of the centuries, we of
the South propose to let you go,
and we propose to plant one grand,
substantial kick where it will do the
most good before you close the door
behind you.


Just put that in your pipe and
smoke it till your head whirls, Mr.
HeraId-[Okolona States.
Year: 1879

A man was boasting that he had an Ell
evatorin his house. so he has" chimed
in his wife, "and he keeps it in a cup
board. in a bottle.


Happiness consists not in possessing
much, but in being content with what
we possess. He who wants little has al
ways enough.


The individual who called tight boots
comfortable defended his position by
saying they made a man forget all his
other miseries.


1t is much easier to meet with error
than to find truth; error is on the sur
face, truth is hidden in great depths.
and the way to seek it does not appear
to all the world.


Pleasure Is to woman what the sun is
to the flower; if moderately eniOved it
beauties, it refreshes and it improves:
if immOderately, it withers, desolates
and destroys.


The planet Mercury may be inhabited.
out probably not. If they were lively
chaps up there they couldn't refrain
from throwing tomatoes down at the
white plug hats worn on this earth.
Year: 1879

July Is, 1879.


DEAR News II suppose that some
Of your readers would like to hear
from this part of the western cOun-
try. I am situated on the western
branch of the Nodaway river, near a
small village called Avondale. I
have been here about Is months.


This is a very nice country. The
prairie is somewhat rolling. The
soil is as good as any I have ever
seen, and I have been over q good
part Of the western country.


Crops are good. Wheat is better
than 7 ever saw. Corn looks fine.
Oats will yield so bushels per acre,
Potatoes good.


I came here from Highland coun-
ty. I lived in that county for q
years, u miles southeast of Hills
boro, near Belfast, and IwOUld say to
the young men in that part Of the
county, come West while you are
young, and then you will be sure to
get some kind of a start. As long
as you live among the old yellow
hills. you not expect to make for
tune. If had come West some four
years ago, I would have been in good
circumstances nov, though I have
done well, with what bad luck have
had.


Health is good here. We have
good water and plenty Of it. Har-
vest is over and threshing on hand.


Yours, L W. B.
Year: 1879

In Athens, Georgia, a negro was re-
Gently chOked white in the face by swal-
lowing a "silver nickel" A physician
relieved him. Shortly afterwards the
negro was again found to be choking
with the same coin. When once more
relieved he said that a negress had be-
Witched him and that he was trying to
swallow the nickel that the spell might
be broken.
Year: 1879

We insert the above, because it is
true in fact. While we do not &C
cept his conclusions, we must admit
that he has made a good statement
of the difficulties in the way of
County Supervision; but the true
worker in reform does not drop
his oar because of difficulties. 1t
may be that the average sub-district
official knows what is best for the
schools, but our observation and ex-
perience does not point in that di-
rectiOn.
Year: 1879

| tnct and well defined social precedence. IL also
| imposes on him certain obligations He may hold


himself aoof from all their attractions. But II he


accepts the advantag ges offered to him. he must ac-


cept also the obligations which go with them.


lie must live as those about him i've III he goes 10
dinners he must give dinners He must take house
| in fashionable quarter which is always a costly
| quarter He must have a troop OF servants. HIS
wife and daughters must dress expensiyely. Apart
from the ordinary demands of society," the require
ments of royal etiquette are unbendng No lady
can wear the same dress twice to drawing-room.
She cannot wear 1t often anywhere else. He can
not possibly keep less than two carriages. In giving
dinners, he must accept the scale Of luxurious ex-
travagance which prevails in the world he has en-
tered


l need not go further into details. 1 may
say at that a Minister who adopts
this second plan must be q man OF private
fortune. His salary as Envoy is S17.50O year,
and that is sum which ne cannot creditably
support this style of living IN London. The only
case in which have known IL tried was q case
which American would wish to pass into
precedent 1t was neither thing nor the other
neither an honorable economy nor a liberal spen-
dor, but shabby -gcnteel compromise between the
two, with the benefit of neither and more than the
faults of both. 1t is difficult to generalize on such
a matter. but / think IL safe to say that
Minister who lives mp to the level of the world about
him will spend quite twice much as lie receives
from his Government L know that there has been
one American Minister in my time who paid nearly
half his salary for house rent alone. Most OF the
great Powers Of the world provide their representa-
tives with house. Austria has palace in Bel
grave Square. Russia a second in Chesham Place.
France third in Albert Gate Germany fourth In
Carlton Gardens. Even bankrupt Turkey has
great mansion in Bryanston Square, The United
States think it sufficient to allow their Envoy few
hundred dollars q year for oflice-rent. The OBJ
vious objection TO our buying a suitable house is
thatiit will impose an expenditure its occu-
pant ont of all proportion TO his present
salary If the house were once bought and the sal
airy doubled. the United States would then put its
Minister equality, or nearly so, with the am
bassadors of European courts As to the expedi-
ency of doing so will offer only one suggestion.
We ought to make up our minds whether we care to
compete terms with other countries, and
whether think it worth while to avail ourselves
Of those social influences which, throughout the
history of diplomacy, have been among the most
powerful agencies employed in the transaction of
diplomatic business. CIV. s.
Year: 1879

The writer of the above dispatch is doubt
less the widow Of Dr. Long OF whose claims the first
d,scoyerer OF anashesa Mr. had earnest
advocae lie recently presented To the State


portraiI Dr. Long. which Received with good
cea of ceremony the state auih1rtIes and Is TO be
huug in the State House. Mr. Stuart is well known Ia
New York where las been active IN the newspapers
AID IN various industrial interests for "a quarter Of a
century He is "a OF strong constitution, and there
is therefore, reason to nope that he may recover.
Year: 1879

1t is asked why the Electric Light,


with It's power to penetrate long distances
Is not used by steamships at sea, so as to
lessen the chances for collision. At
least one ofthe steamships sailing out of
the port of Philadelphia has apparatus
for such head light, as also electric
lamps for her dining saloon ; so il the
electric light is not shown at sea, it is
for the lack of apparatus. 2
Year: 1879

The Republicans of Portland are called up
on to-day to save the city from threatened
seizure by the shameless and corrupt coali-
ton who are seeking to make themselves
masters of it, a coalition the members of
which have no interest in common except
public plunder. The Democratic G reenback
campaign is simply and solely raid upon
the offices-nothing else. The cry of re-
trenchment is sham. All the substantial
retrenchments Of the past two years has been
effected by the Republicans; all the hope of
genuine retrenchmeut in the future is CEN
tered in them. What have the people of this
city to expect from the hungry horde of of
fice-seekers that are loud in promises they
take good care shall not be explicit and that
they have no intention Of fulfilling? What
have our people 10 expect from new men in
the Treasurers office and the other depart
ments of the municipal government?


The cry of retrenchment is false and hol-
low one. Those who raise it are unable to
say where the cutting-down shall begin.
The argus which has followed its Leader in
taking up this issue is obliged to content
itself with vague statements and suggestions
yet more vague. 1t has no substantial re-
forms to demand. All it has been able to do
is to say in many ways that perhaps some
salaries may be cut down. It will not say
where the cutting-down shall begin or
where end. When asked to specify what
retrenchments and reforms it wants it
evades the question and says the answer is
for the city government to make. Any in
telligent man can predict what answer would
be made by city council like that which the
Argus is striving to elect. Action on so i'm.
portant question will scarcely be trusted in
the hands of the Democratic -Greenback NOM
nees by the cautious and respectable citizens
and heavy taxpayers of this city. Whatever
reduction of expenses is reauired whatever
reforms in administration are necessary, can
be and will be achieved by the party which
has already done so much in those directions,
and should not be entrusted to party which
has rdiculed as parsimonious the admins
tration that has for the last two years so
fregully and iudlciously managed the finances
of the city, and so ably and vigorously gov
erned it.
Year: 1879

MUCH has been written regarding the ne
cessity OF extending our trade with Mexico,
but thus far little has been done. Next
January grand industrial exhibition will be
opened in the city Of Mexico, and our manu-
facturers and others should early prepare for
an adequate display of all products that can
be exported with profit. If the Mexican
people see our goods and desire TO purchase,
the question Of better communication will
soon settle it.
Year: 1879

1T seems that the question at issue be-
tween Senators Conkling and Burnside was
revived in Executive session Thursday long
enough to permit Senator Conkling to show,
by the reading OF the record, that he was
right, and to enable Senator Burnside to
make becoming apology.
Year: 1879

OF all the combatants who fought in the
late coalition against Turkey, the Montene-
grins were the bravest, and won the hearty
sympathies of every one. They have now
consummated their glorious struggle of 400
years for independence by being the first to
obtain the concession of all the territory and
rights promised th em by the treaty of
Year: 1879

II must seem a little strange to straight
Democrats, especially to those of foreign
birth, to see on the baDner-staff along with
the old Democratic colors, the black flag Of
repudiation and the orange flag Of the oath
bound organizations, the object of whose be-
ing is to dsfranchise the catholic Irishman.
VIII they march under those incongruous
colors
Year: 1879

THE paper colonels from Deering, and Au.
burn, and heaven knows where, have been
busily engaged in telling the people of Port
land how to vote. Suppose we go to work
and elect man who has always been been
with us and of us.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters ana communi
cations The name and address OF the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessary for publication
but as q guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake TO return or preserve CON-
municat1ons chat are not used.
Year: 1879

THE Paris correspondents are beginning to
call attention to the fact that Marshal Mac
Mahon never used his official title as Presi-
dent during bis whole term. He appears to
have been ruled by his wife, who was Legi-
timist and opposed to the Republic. But it
is singular that the man hims elf could have
been so obtuse as to ignore his own elevation.
Year: 1879

VICKsBURG, May The attendance
upon the Mississippi Valley Labor Con
vention was largely increased to-day. The
committee on resolutions reported they
had inquired into the causes of the recent
exodus. and believe the following to be
the principal ones, although there may be
exceptional reasons: The low price of cot
ton and the partial failure of the crop of the
past year; the irrational system of planting
adopted in some sections. whereby labor was
deprived, oft the intelligence to divert it, and
presence of economy to make it profitable:
the vicious System of credit fastened by the
laws permitting lsborers ltenants) to mort
gage the crops before they were grown, or
even planted; the apprehension on the part
of many colored people was produced By
the insidious reports circulated among
them that their civil and political rights
are endangered or are likely to be hurtful;
false rumors are diligently disseminated
Year: 1879

TORONTO, May 7.-At mass meeting
last night resolutions were adopted strong,
" favoring the establishment of national
currency for the development OF pubic
works. such currency to be legal tender
for ali debts due the dominion.
Year: 1879

INAsMUCH as so many people are
puzzled as 10 how Justice King OBJ
tanned jurisdiction in the arson case
now being tried at the court house, we
would say that the Supreme Court
has decided Second Nerser's Report)
that in felony case a Justice of tie
Peace of the county in which the
ieion is arrested msy try him, but that
III case Of guilt, he must bind him over
~ ~ lhe courts of the county in which
tue deed was committed.
Year: 1879

THE President has declared that he
will not veto the Internal Revenue
bill. Congress has the constitutional
right TO regulate The revenue, and ii
there is, as there undoubtedly Will be,
deficit, that the responsibility reefs
on their shoulders alone
Year: 1879

THE court house presented g nice
appearance yesterday. We would like
to say, for the benefit of the public,
although lis looks may be to the con-
trary, that it is OF tobacco store or
the smoking room OF beer hall.
Year: 1879

IF any dynamite manufacturers
wish TO test their material aud will
quietly insert a can under the Capitol
in such a scientific manner that the
rank epudistiOnists only, Will start on
journey to the moon, we will give
them the whole side of our paper for a
free puff.
Year: 1879

The undersigned takes this occasion his thanks
the people Of Yankton particularly and to his
friends throughout Dakota and for the generous
patronage which has been bestowed upon the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires to call the attention Of these friends and that Of
the people generally to the enlarged facilities extern
sive assortment comodious which the late
firm had provided and which the of Dudley
& Hawley, possesses


Tin Copper and Sheet Ware
tablishent equal in all anything the north
tent


In the future. application business hopes
to the Hardware trade of the region which naturally
utay to this point centered here and shall spare
for the interest Of the people within this region
chase their Hardware Tnware Copper Sheet ware
Stoves and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully,
! GEO. e. HAWLEY,


Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1879

Nineteen pensioners OF the British army
hold Lord ,,Beac onsfield partly responsible
for the fact that they are detitute in Mon
treal. The yread his glowing description
of Canadian Eldorado, to which, &C
cording to his lordship, the pioneers of
the Western States of the Union were
flocking in droves, and, probably with
view of heading off the acquisitive
Yankees, they started for Ameica. They
found Canada not the place they pictured
it, and are now living OH bread and cheese
in Montreal, at the expense of the Do
minion Government. They will probably
be sent back to England.


A famour English general says that in
a British regiment Of a thousand men
there are, in his experience, usually fifty
men who, as a forlorn hope, will dc
anything; that nine hundred men who
would either gape or run will follow the
fifty, and that the other fifty are ours
W 'ho would cringe in ditch if they
could.
Year: 1879

To THE EDrroR THE HEnALD:-


In accordance with your advertisement in yester-
days HERALD that boneft concert for the Szegedin
sufferers would take place in the Academy of Music
next Sunday evening. and that the box Office would
be open for the sale Of seats at nine o'clock A. M to-
day. was on hand before the opening OF tho doors
to secure two good seats Although the hrst man at
the desk. to my nstonishmcnt and the small crowd
VINO came equally early. including ladies. we're
coolly informed that all the parquet seats and the
fret three of balcony seats already sold or
disposed of; in fact but few undesirable back
seats to be had. or course and others were
obliged to 60 away in disgust without tickets. Can
not the HiRAID lfs Its great voice against 80 fragrant
outrage The usual practice of finding the best
seats in the hands specuators is bad enough but
this now method of advertising lundcr the guise of
charity TOR people to go out OF their way aud lose
their time to no purpose s really little too much
for the patience OF even New York public. Will
not the HERALD. always first in the charity
that the proceeds OF tickets for tho concert 80
where they should-to tho sufferers for whom II il
givcn-instead Of into the pockets OF the speculs-
tors SZEGEDIN


MARCH "a 1879.
Year: 1879

Charles E. Hart agreed with Rev. Mr.. Page pastor
Of the Eleventh Street Presbyterian Church to act
conductor of the singing society Of the church for
one year at salary of $780, Some months before
the expiration Of TIE year Mr.. Page requested Mr..
Hart to retire from the position. promising him to
raise his salary. What meant by the word raise
Mr.. Hart did not quite clearly understand. and on
asking Mr.. Page how 1t was intended to 'raise" his
salary, informed that it was to be raised "by
hook or by crook. Some little time having elapsed
without the salary being a.sed by Mr.. Page. or by
hook by crook, Mr. Hart entered suit against the
reverend gentleman in the Marine Court for his $780,
The case was tried before Chief Judge Alker and a
jury when 1t appeared that liked time before the
expiration of the year had been named for the pay
ment OF the salary any part of 1t. Ithe absence
of any other understanding that point the Judge
held that the expiration Of the year must be CON
strued the time of payment, ana as the suit had
been commenced before the money due it was
premature and must be dismissed.
Year: 1879

Mark W. Healy. chief supervisor OF election at the
last election in the Sixteenth Assembly district


rested some time ago upon charges made by Colonel
Bliss of having falsely certified to the services Of
supervisors and marshals of election under him. was
Osborn When the examination was called yesterday
Judge Dittehhoefer moved Tor the discharge of his
client In granting the motion Commissioner Osborne
said that the decision of Commissioner Lyman in
the Cosgrove case that the law under which the
complaint brought was not applicable to that
case applied equally well to this case, and as tho
District Attorney had made no other complaint he
was obliged to dismiss the proceedings. With the
exception of Thomas II. O'Ncil. similarly charged ut


the instance of the Biglin party and who waived
examination before the Commissioner all the per-


arrested upon charges made by Colonel Bliss,
as we'll through the retaliation OF Barney Bigln


have now been discharged, and the political quarrel


has served only to put the court officers great
necessary trouble and the principals to considerable
expense.