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Year: 1877

, Senator Conkling Is apprehenslve


that if the Democrats get into power


they will at once proceed to despoil


the treasury. How apt people are to
Judge others from their own particu-


lar standpoint. Conkling and his
party have been despoiling the treas
ury for the past fifteen years, and the
most natural thing in the world is to
assume that the Democrats would
follow the bad example set them bv
those rapacious plunderers. But
wouldn't it be well to wait little
and see? Thus far every moment of
the Democrats has been in the direc-
ton of retrenchment and reform, and
having began so we'll, there is every
reason to believe they will continue
In well-doing. When they follow
the wicked example of the Republi-
cans, they will have to be treated as
the Republicans have been-turned
out.-PAiladeiphia Chronicle.
Year: 1877

We are proud to be able to an nounce to our readers that the great strike is ended, and that order has been restored and the regular traffic over the various roads involved re- sumed.

 The lesson taught by this strike should not be lost It shows clearly that there is latent cause for a feeling of distrust and envy between labor and capital winch may at any tune throw us into anarchy and tur- moil. This cause should be remov- ed. If it is for want of legislation which will force these two great mo- tive powers-labor and capital--to respect each other, the proper legis- lation should be enacted. If it is from the mismanaged financial pol icy of our government, that evil should be looked after and corrected. Whatever may be the cause we opine that but little relief will be afforded until there shall be com plete change in the parties who are controlling the government.
Year: 1877

to surrender the contract for actual cash expended.

 1 Because the Government will save Iannually more in coss of transporta

 tion than the whole of the interest guaranteed, while it is not probable

 that single cent will ever be paid on such guarantee.

 Becanse it will put an end to In dian depredations, and relieve the Government from heavy expenses for military protection. Because it will give the shortest and best line to the Pacific, free from snows, and the only one that will accommodate the Southern States.

 Because after extending aid to the northern and Central Pacific roads, and establishing q policy, it is now too late, ungenerous and un- fair to change the policy and refuse to the Southern line the aid requir- ed, when it can be extended with out risk and with great advantage to the Soycrnment.

 Because it will open up the finest agricultural, grazing and mineral region of the United States, and afford communication with the mines of Mexico and establish yalu. able trade with that country.

 Because the Central and Union Pacific roads now earn $iI,000 per mile, 70 per cent. of which is from local business; and it is simply i'm possible that better line, through . better country, with greater re- sources, should not earn half as much; but less than half will enable the company to pay the whole of the interest, to which, also, all the income of the company's lands and 5000 per mile of bonds are pledged.

 Because it will give employment to tens of thousands of laborers now idle, give new impetus to suspend ed industries, and distribute tens of millions of foreign capital secured at low rates of interest.

 Because the company is pledged to permit no discrimination in favor of Northern agalnst Southern lines and the advantages of the latter will enable them, in fair and open com petition, to secure thelr full share of the business.

 Because the ten millions of dollars that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company have expended in South ern Ines between Baltimore and Mobile is a sure guarantee that, if possible to prevent it, this large capital will not be allowed to re main unproductivc.
Year: 1877

MR. EDlToR: l wish to say a word by way of commcndation of the entertainment given last Friday eve ming at the Methodist church. The ladies and gentlemen who took so much interest in preparing every thing for the occasion, and who had everything so tastefully and conven- iently arranged in the unfinished church building, are certainly enti- tied to much credit. The audience was not only pleased but well enter tained. All concerned in it seemed to have excrted themselves to make it interesting. Mrs. F. E. Barrow, who gave so much time and atten- tion to the training of the perform CTS and who furnished the music for the occasion, ought to feel that her efforts are fully appreciated by all who are capable of appreciating a disinterested public act for the ben eft of the church. There were many of the ladies whose singing WAS very good--especially that of Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Moseley, Miss Fruit and Miss Davis. We hope there will be much larger house on Fri day evening next. c.
Year: 1877

made our country great and prosper ous, and given wealth, power and arrogance to the railway kings, who now not only try to control the com merce of the country, but also the legislation of the States. These companies ought to be required to pay for the labor they employ at fair living rates, and not drive their laborers from work to tramp over the country, to pillage and destroy and resort to violence for bread.
Year: 1877

| LADOh tC. OAI -IlALs The great strike of the railroad op.

 eratives which has for the past fort

 night been the all absorbing topic, involves an issue which must sooner

 or later come up, and for which some

 solution must be furnished. That

 issue is the relation between Labor

 and Capital, and to furnish an equit

 able and fair adjustment between

 the two so as to prohibit all possibil-

 fly of a repetition of the disgraceful and bloody scenes enacted during

 the present strike is consumation to effect which our ablcst statesmen and most liberal minded philanthro- pists ought to chcerfully and zeal ously apply themselves. Public sen timent, too, must and will always have much to do in adjusting this problem; and such being the case it would be well if the thinking masses of the United States could be induc- ed to give some thought to this ques- tion, and investigate it sufficiently to be able to place the responsibility of these frightful clashes of labor against capital, and class against class, where it belongs.

 Each side to these struggles will always have it's alleged canse for the origin and it's attempted justification for the precipitance of strike. Re duction of wages, is the alleged cause of thepresent strike, on the part of the strikers; and the rail roads say economy and reform ,make the reduction necessary, in order to meet the low profits on the capital invested.

 When the whole matter is probed to the bottom we have no doubt the greater merit lies on the side of the laborer, but this will not justify course of redress which can only add crime to misery and power ty. The immediate facts matter not so much, however, as to get back be hind these and sec the errors which led to such results, and to fasten the responsibility where 1t belongs; for he who IS the cause of these re- volts is really responsible for all the evil flowing therefrom. The ques- tior will bear deep thought, and in order to throw all the light on it which we can obtaln, we will repro duce in our next paper an ar- ticle taken from the Nashville Amer ican which we regard as very fair and reasonable view of sthe whole 1 matter.

 There cannot be any doubt of one and that is that the laborers who serve these owners of large az gregated capital will in the end find that billets of wood, stones, and vio- lence are not the nstrumentalities through which their grievances must find final relief and redress. Ballots in the hands of intelligent voters will do the good work if ever it is done, and to displace the power which gives capital the opportunity to oppress and starve labor is the task before the honest striker.

 We commend the article above re- ferred to, to fair and calm perusal | of all who feel an interest in this matter.
Year: 1877

"My dear Flora,' wrote Miss Ray
mond, 1T is a long time since we have
met Why can't you pack your trunk
and make up your mind to spend the
summer with me in this green and quiet
corner Of the earth? You shall diet upon
locusts and wild honey, if such be your
pleasure; you shall put in appearance at
parish picnics, or sit in the arbor and en-
broider while somebody reads Tennyson
aloud-in short, you shall do az you
please, if you will come to your rural
friend BELL"
Year: 1877

faster than the secretary of the treasury
will be able to give gold to them He
spoke of the enormous depreciation OF
values, which be attributed to the
umption act. and which he estimated at
one third of the whole. He characterized
the resumption law as practical coufScation
by law of $3.500.0O0,000 of property.
Three-fourths Of all classes of the people
in this country were debtors and it was
their hard earned accumulations that were
being wrested from them by this robber
law He spoke of the losses of the
laboring classes asamounting as to $4,000, 600
day or $500, 900, 900 year and mentioned
statement made to him recently By the
president of the Dayton (Ohio) railroad to
the effect that hundreds of men had been
offering to work on the road for their meat
and bread; nothing. said he for clothes;
nothing for the wives and children; nothing
to lay up in store for winter, merely enough
to keep the poor human body that was
doing the labor able to exercise the neces.
sary force, 'tOh, God, that bread should
be so dear and flesh and blood SO cheap!'
Sensation and applause


He continued at length to denounce the
resumption act and the national banking
law, and especially the contraction of the
currency
Year: 1877

LONDON, Nov. 23-It is said the recent
success OF the Russians in Asia, and the
probability that they will soon achieve as
decisive victory at PieVna, have brought
back the government TO that state of
anxiety into which they were thrown by
the first raid across the Balkans The
papers that support the premier 5 foreign
policy are daily and vehemently demand
ing the active intervention OF England. 1t
is stated the premier has informed the
Russian minister that if Adrianople be
taken and Constantinople jeopardzed,
there may be such an outcry in England as
to make war on the part of this country in-
evitable. Information OF this declaration
has been sent TO Russian headquarters,
and has made strong impression there.
ln these circumstances there is some
reason tor fearing the country may be
dragged into the present conflict Further
ground for such apprehension is, that within
the last few hours, orders have been is
sued for immediate preparation of an army
corps.
Year: 1877

or cocktail is wanted, and, in short, with
its everything that human ingenuity can
devise for his comfort and pleasure, is q
perfect little paradise, where he sits or
lounges and reigns a young lord, with the
world Of fashion and pleasure at his feet.
And then anybody can be an editor-no
study, no preparation, no brains, nothing
but little money to start with, and once
started the money pours in upon you in
steady stream, and the chief labor Of your
life is to spend it. As for the labor Of ed
iting newspaper, that is mere moonshine.
A mere glance at the columns Of news
paper is enough to convince yon that it
requires no labor to edit it and less brains.


1t is certainly glorious life, that of an
editor, life of luxurious ease and Of ele-
gaut leisure-a life for the gods, tilled, like
that of the young lover in his first sweet
dream of requited love, with flutes and
rose leaves, and moonbeams,


While not wave of trouble rolls


Across his peaceful breast;


and that all men are not editors is one of
the stranges things beneath the stars.
Year: 1877

THE House Committee on Banking and
Curr ency has ready bill for the remone-
tization of silver, making the dollar of
412! grains legal tender whenever gold
payment is not made obligatory by con-
tract. This bill will almost certainly pass
the House, and, its friends believe, the
Senate also. Whether it will be vetoed or
not, none seems to know. Its friends think
it will not be. But Mr.. Hayes has disap>
pointed more men since March last than
any one else ever did in an equal length Of
time, and it is only certain that his course
on this subject is uncertain.


Bills to repeal the Specie Resumption
Act have also been before the House, bnt
q direct vote has not been reached. On
the preliminary motions it has been clearly
shown, however that when a vote j, reached
there will be majority for repeal.
Year: 1877

THE people Of India are so notoriously
superstitious that the English Government
may well feel cause for uneasiness in the
numerous calamities that have befallen that
unhappy land in the last six months. The
tidal wave at Chittagong was the most de-
structively fatal disaster of modern times,
$4,000 lives being lost in single hour
Next came the great famine still raging in
the peninsula, and we now have intelligence
Of a fearful gunpowder explosion. When it
is remembered what trihe is necessary to
excite the Meslems to insurrecton, and how
the Sepoys rose in rebellion twenty years ago
because they imagined their cartridges
creased, it will appear very easy matter for
the priests and leaders to persuade the peo-
pie that the cause of all their late misfortunes
is the recent assumption of the Empress OF
India title by the Queen. A little fire
kindled great rebellion in 1858, and there is
no reason to believe that the Hindoos have
materially changed since that time, or that
they are not as ready for rebellion now as
then.
Year: 1877

THE Democratic journals are loud in their
accusations of partisanship when treating Of
the Electoral Commission; but singularly
enough it is the eight men who have voted
that State has control over its own affairs
who are called partisans. 1t ha: occurred to
others than editors of Democratic journals
that the men on that Commission who have
voted against the convictions of lifetime In
order to gain party advantage are open to
the charge of partisanship, and that the Su-
preme Bench is not free from the charge.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessariytor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
nications that are not used,
Year: 1877

Judge Cor.-The many friends OF that
staunch old Virginia gentleman, Judge Cox,
will be pleased to learn that, despite all the
usually infalhble signs Of his being in er-
tremis, he has rallied to such an extent as
to give hope for his recovery. A few days
since medical gentleman told us that when
he had left him that morning he didn't
think he could live an hour. His wonder
full constitution has, however, withstood
the severity Of his attack, and on yesterday
he was doing we'll
Year: 1877

A Telephone can be made in a few
minutes by anyone, by means of which
conversation in an ordinary tone may be
carried on between parties hundred
yards or more. Knock both ends out of
two tin cans-old oyster cans will do
paste letter paper tightly over one end
of each can, through which insert the
end of common wrapping twine, although
silk line would be better; tie knot
to prevent the string from slipping
through extend the string as far as you
can without allowing it to touch the
ground or any intervening object; place
your mouth at the open end of the can,
and a slight whisper will be heard at
the other end of the line, where SINH
lar arrangement of the string through
the can and paper must be made
Eaachdnge.
Year: 1877

SHAKESPEARE AND THE QUEEN.-There
is story aAOat in the newspapers which
is worth repeating. According to ira
dition Shakespeare played the part of a
king with peculiar grace and majesty.
One day the Queen was in the theatre,
Shakespeare mimicked royalty so well
that Elizabeth, who was always ready
to have little fun, whispered to her
ladies that she would try if she could
not turn this pretended monarch into an
awkwrd fellow enough at a moments
warning. Accordingly at critical
point in the scene, the Queen (who was
sitting just over the stage, whic was
then held to be the place Of honor let
her handkerchief drop at the feet Of
Shakespeare. He mischievous Majesty
expected to see the actor start and red.
den and lose his cue. Instead of that
he finished his speech with all his usual
power, and without seeming to notice
the handkerchief. Then, STOPPING and
picking it up, he gave it back to the
Queen with bow, in which there was
an indescribable mixture of dignity anC
homage, saying as he did SO, thes'
words to his train of stage courtiers:


"But ere we get to horse and ride away.


| Let us pick un our sister,s handkerchefn
Year: 1877

It is in the family that we for the
first time learn, with some degree of
clear intelligence, what is the meaning
of vicarious suffering. I suspect that
no other teaching in orthodox theology
has brought upon that theology so much
opprobrium as the teaching of the suffer-
ing of Christ for sins which he did not
commit. That God should have permit
ted his Son to take on himself the con-
demnation which had fallen upon the
world by reason Of its transgression has
struck men as odious, and as subverting
moral foundations and in some modes
of presenting this truth it certainly is
shocking to natural justice. If it is SO
presented that it allies itself to the usu-
al code oflaws and penalties among men,
it is abhorrent to every man, and will
be more and more SO as in the minds of
men the gospel grows more gospel-like.
But when you look at vicarious suffering
in the light of the household, it is differ
ent. Is there anything in this world
that is more beautiful than the suffering
of strength for weakness2 OF all the
creatures that are least likely to have
power, and strength, and stability is
that gay butterfly lowering in the cote
rie, in the party, in the gaiety of life.
She is seventeen or eighteen years of
age, and disports as humming-bird
around the mouth of a honey-laden flow
er, as giddy as the gaudy insects Of trop-
ical lands; and men look upon her and
say, "Frail folly Oh, how life will
sweep her away! Whose builds there,
builds on sand and weakness But love
comes. 1t comes surely, as the juices of
spring are sure to come. She is called.
She is elected. She is chosen. She is
welded She becomes mother. And
who is it that sings all night by the side
of the cradle ? Who is it that has for
gotten gaiety? Who is it that carries
the sickly child day and night in her
arms? Who is it that grows thin and
loses the blush from her own cheek that
she may restore it to her child's Whose
thought, brought back from the gay
great world. pours itself out on this lit
tie unrequitting thing? Long before it
knows how to call her mother, before it
can caress the fair head thob bonds- over
it, before it is conscious of its own self
or life, she wastes herself for its sake
without murmur or complaint. No call
in the night is too often for her. She is
the first to respond to the child's outcry.
She is the last watcher in the morning
over the helpless babe. Tell me, is this
unjust and unbeautiful !? In this con-
secration of beauty and loveliness and
grace and wisdom and culture to the
needs of nascent being in this dedi-
cation of her herself in love to that lit
tie child-in this is there something
sublime, or is there an odious injustice.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR OF THE Dispatch:


I hope you will not think we are


imposing on your generosity in ask


ing you to give publicity to all our


little gossip, but quite a number OF


the boys were anxious for me to


write another letter for publication,
in relation to our school meeting.


Yesterday being the first Friday in
our regular school meeting was held
for the purpose of electing one di-
rector. The Rev. Rounds or DR..
Rounds, presiding, I don't know
which title the above named estima~
BILE gentleman assumes as q general
thing, whether it is D. D. or M. D.,
as we know that he practices both
professions. The meeting on the
whole was conducted in very order
ly manner, considering the large at
tendance, and the amount of interest
manifested on this occasion. The
constant chirpings of the little Joker
were very amusing, although not
particularly interesting, and the
mule, according to his natural in
stincts, could not help braying and
making an ass of himself. One of
the meeting wanted to know particu-
larly if the worthy chairman had
done all the law required of him as
a school director during his term of
Office, he replied that he had not as
heconsidered himself only a chipper,
but the most singular thing about
it is his reelection to office after
stating PUBLICLY that he was nothing
but clipper. Now we do not wish
to cast any unpleasant Institutions
on his constituents, but we think
after the Reverend gentlemans
statement that he was nothing but
clipper, that they subjected them
selves to the ridicule of the most
common observer, by re-electing him
again to Office. The actions Of the
directors were very closely question
ed from time to time by the clipper
crowd, whilst that of the clerk were
entirely ignored. From $500 to ST.
600 is quite a nice little sum to have
on hand year after year without pay
ing any interest. After an unusual
long debate the proceedings termin-
ated with vote of thanks to the di-
rectors, and as that reconisatiom did
not take place, Missouri is still
ahead, and our worthy pastor still
remains a clipper. C.
Year: 1877

The wind storm of yesterday was
one of the severest of the season.
A number of large trees were blown
down, and no doubt the roads of the
county are more or less obstructed
by fallen timber.


IT is reported that the Olym-
pia people intend to purchase
the Eliza Anderson and put her
on the route between that city
and Victoria.
Year: 1877

THERE are two classes of wit: One
sxcites instantaneous bursts OF merri-
ment, while the other, deep and impen-
strable. requires days. sometimes years.
to discover the precise locality of the
laugh. We are led to this conclusion
from being charged with obtuseness by
a man who was splitting his sides with
daughter over an editorial which ap-
peared in the morning paper. 1t must
be one of the deep sort. for We read it
over three times without discovering
the point. The whole joke hinges on
the scene of the Eastern conflict.
Year: 1877

THE GOLDSMITH RANGE-oold by John
Briggs. is the most economical, heats up
the room less and is the equal at least of
any other stove or range as a baker or for
any other purpose for which stove or
range is used. A full complement of tin
ware goes with each range. Call at John
Briggs store and see for yourself. 81
Year: 1877

W1hKEsBaRBB, Pa. Dec. 1o.-For some weeks
past the price OF coal has been dropping, until
finally 1t has reached a point where 1t cannot be
mined except at O. loss. Under this state of
affairs Charles Parish n Go. determined to ask
the men In their employ to submit to another
reduction Of 10 per cent, rather than to stop
work altogether.


The company did so In circular, stating
that in accordance with their agreement they
gave ten days notice of the reduction. and
stated to t., the men that 1t would last until March
next. The men at the various mines held D
meeting, and agreed in view Of their ex-
perience. during the summer. well knowing
that Mr.; Parish could not continue to mine coal
under the present price. to accept the re1u :
tion. The ton days notice expired on Saturday,
and agreeably to their custom the men sent a
committee to confer with Mr. Parish.


The meeting was held Saturday morning. and
was very private and harmonious the com
mittee agreeeing to accept the price and reduc-
ton until March next; MIR. Parish agreeing on
his part, that II coal should increase In price, he
Will restore old wages before the time specified.
The feeling between the operator and his men
was very tisfaotory, and the result is that
seven thousand people continue to earn their
daily bread through the, exercise Of. exceeding
good sense and judgment on both sides.