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Year: 1877

Here is another Southern Demo
cratic paper, which takes the right
view of the duty of the Southern
people, in view Of the conciiatOry
policy of President Hayes. Itfully
recognizes the obligation Of the peO-
pie Of the South to prove by their
acts that they are worthy of the con
fdence the President has reposed in
them:


The good name and prosperity of
the whole South, as well as of the
Democratic party, depend upon the
speedy and complete suppression of
all violence and disorder. The Pres
ident's Southern policy is both wise
and Just, and we of the South should
boldly and brayely hold up his hands,
and thereby prove to the world that
we are abundantly competent to sus-
tain home government. The Presi-
dent 'has been accused Of criminal
recklessness in turning over the
whole South to a people lately in re
volt. This fact should not be lost
sight of by our law-abiding people,
and we should unite as one man in
bringing all offenders against the
public peace, to speedy and severe
punishment. By so doing we viii
not only sustain the Presidents
Southern policy, but prove to all
men our real advancement in that
high order of civilization, which
alone can exalt a nation. All pro
scriptioD, violence and blOodshed
must be forever discontinued. Yes,
must is the word. Let the era of
good feeling be full and perfect.
WheL this is accomplished, the
weary complaints against our sunny
South will be ended, and a tide Of
prosperity will flow over the land,
which will cause our fields and gard
ems to bud and blossom as the
ose.-r Pensacola (Florida) Herald.
Year: 1877

The origin of the great Murphy
temperance movement is stated in
the newspapers to have been as fol
lows: Francis Murphy, the origin
ator, was at one time @ hotel keeper
in Portland, Maine, and, as was the
custom, kept a bar connected there
with. On a certain occasion a man
came in who was under the influence
of liquor, and began to disturb the
house with rough language, SO that
it was necessary for the proprietor
to eject him from the premises. In
so doing he knocked the inebriate
down, inficting such wounds as to
cause his death. Murphy was tried,
convicted for the crime and sen
fenced to the penitentiary, but after
ward reprievod. In the meantime
he repented of his evil ways, and re
solved to work for the. cause of tenn
perance on the plan now almost
universally accepted.
Year: 1877

The eccentric but talented Gen.
Joe. Geiger, of Columbus, he of
Swapping Turtle" fame, is one OF
the Murphy converts, and is doing
excellent work in bringing others
into the temperance fold. His mex
haustible fund of humor, and origi-
nal manner of putting things, makes
him very effective as a Temperance
speaker, and we hope he viii be kept
at work in that field. In a speech
at Cincinnati last week, he made
use of the following drOu, but good
illustration. He said: eve mean
to advance the cause Of temperance
without making war upon anybody.
We do not intend even to make war
upon the saloon keeper, except af-
ter the fashion Of the farmer in the
country. We will just take the
calves away and the COWS will go
dry"
Year: 1877

Why is it that the shipments OF
grain from Hillsboro have fallen of
so greatly in the past ten years? 1t
is not so much because of the failure
of crops, as because other towns hay
ing better railroad facilities and con-
sequently cheaper transportation,
have been able to pay higher prices
for grain than our dealers, and have
drawn the trade away from us. Let
US have another railroad, to bring
down rates Of freight by competition,
and our dealers will be able to pay
as much for grain as is paid in
any other market, and the shipping
trade which now goes elsewhere will
soon return to Hillsboro. Push on
the north and south railroad.
Year: 1877

The Infationists propose to run
the Democratic campaign in Ohio
again this fall, and the Cleveland
Leader says that "if the Democrats
can stand this sort of a fight once
more, wo are confident that the Re
pubicans can"
Year: 1877

Eighty saloons out ofninety in the
town of AIiddletown, New York, have
been closed by the Murphy move
ment. Many of the bar keepers have
taken the pledge, and the policemen
stand idly on the street corners with
nothing to occupy their attention
Year: 1877

The rehearsal for the concert for the
poor, to come off on the 18th inst, will
take place Tuesday night week in the rooms
of the Millard Club. The rehearsals thus
FAR have been very successful.
Year: 1877

Tho first number of the "Sunday Dis
patch" made It's appearance yesterday, and
it is fair to say that 1t was very readable
paper, full of well wlittea md selected
matter. We hope it may live and prosper.
Year: 1877

PACKARD's SCHEME. Packard's
scheme, disclosed in his letter to
the New York Tribune, OF proving
from Republican figures that Til
den was elected President, attracts
no little attention. tits possible
that it discloses the real point OF
attack which the Republican
implacables intend to make on
the Administration 4? Are they
preparing to charge that Mr..
Hayes is IN usurper? It would
be singular phase in American
politics If Republicans, after doing
nll they could to put q Republic
can President in Office, should
then turn round and take up the
Democratic quarrel against him,
and attempt to depose him on the
ground that they had put him in
Office by fraud. list. Louis Re-
publican.
Year: 1877

pointed out, not only by the two leading
journals of this city, but by the Chamber oil
Commerce. But the Government could see
nothing but deficit of revenue, which it was
determined to make up by taking from one OF
Uncle Sans pockets an equivalent of what it
was necessary to place in the other, as well
as by increased internal taxes and obnoxious
stamp duties.


Although this new tariff law has not yet
gone into effect, it is already evident that 1t
will cause trouble, not only with the United
States to whom it may well appear almost in
the light of an intended insult, but with other
foreign nations, whom it should always be
our policy to conciliate. We would suggest,
as the simplest way of rectifying the mistake
we have made, that the Legislative Assembly
be convened immediately-there are yet two
months before the law is TO take effect, and
that it be repealed, and wiped off from onr
Statute book. This we can well afford TO dc
pecuniaril5, Independent of motives of policy,
as it appears that the bugbear of an made
quate revenue will be effectually laid by the
income from stamps and increased taxation.
Year: 1877

"IT is rot probable that any opposition to the
Hawaiian Treaty will take shape on the Pacific
Coast il there is general participation in its bene-


fits by the people here. Its opponents chiefly in
the Atlantic States and in ordes 10 take the weapons
out Of their hands and to strengthen the hands Of
friends il is desirable that the Hawaiian Govern
ment and People should show that they not un-
mindful of the benefits, present and prospective,
which this ong-soughtfor treaty eonfers they heing
evidently the chief beneheiAries."


The above extract from the last sugar cir
cular of Messrs Williams, Blanchard 6. Com-
pany, for the Hawaiian Islands, furnishes a
suggestion which is worthy of careful thought
Without discussing the question of the mu-
tuality of reciprocity involved in this treaty,
no one viii deny that it was boon which
Hawaii earnestly desired, and although in the
case of our powerful neighbor, its existence
or its non-existence, its accomplishment or its
failure, may be alike matters of indifference
because its effect upon her vast commerce is
as but drop more or less in the bucket, to US
it is a serious thing. The treaty here means
progress, prosperity, and wealth Should it
be dissolved, commerce and agriculture would
suffer, and reign of listless retrogradation
WOulO ensue-


Look at the question as we will, it is evil
dent that there is an Indebtedness on our part
to the United States for the favor they have
granted us, and if we cannot do anything to
repay thie Indebtedness, we can at least
evince our appreciation of it. We can refrain
from acts which might indicate that instead of
gratitude, spirit of sOrdid meauness inspires
US. Such an act was the passing of the new
tariff law by the last legislature; ministerial
measure which, as an exhibition of indiscreet-
ness and lack of craftsmanship, can hardly
be paralle.ed, even in this country. By its
passage we said in effect to the United States
Government, "you have compelled us to re-
nit the duties on certain articles in considera-
tion of furnishing US with free market for
our sugar. favor you might have done for
nothing; but we will get even with you.
You shall hereafter pay hundred and fifty
per cent. and even higher duties on the fol-
lowing list of goods (see the law, Section
and p thar you have paid heretofore" This
law was opposed, and its probable evil results
Year: 1877

ALTHOUGH there are six months which
must elapse before the next election for repre-
sentatives, it is none too soon to refer to the
importance of united effort by the friends
of good government to secure the election OF
at least few competent and intelligent men.
Every respectable person in the country must
participate in the hope that Hawaii may
never again be disgraced by such Legislative
Assemblies as in the years 1874 and 1876 met
in the capital city of Honolulu, and exposed
TO the nation and to the world the utter in
ability of the native Hawaiian to legislate
safely for himself, independently of outside
influence. Happily, the average Hawaiian
Legislator is more or less amenable to those
influences which superior education, expert
ence and talent always exert, and if the mass
of crudeness and incapacity which results
from the formation of Hawaiian deliberative
assembly can be leavened by the presence of
small proportion of such influences. the al
most hopeless task which biennially falls to
the lot of the Kings Ministers of evolving
some sort of order and practical results from
chaos, will be rendered easier and more
agreeable.


A system of suffrage more unfair than that
now in vogue in this country can hardly be
imagined. 1t practically throws the legisla-
tive power into the hands of the mob-the
most ignorant and incapable class of the CON-
munity-the very class which reason tells us

should be disfranchised, if any part of the ma
tion deserved that fate. Under its working
the more intelligent classes who, here as in
every other country, are in the minority, are
unrepresented in the legislative assembly, for
they are not numerically strong enough to re-
turn their own candidates, and their only
alternative is to vote for man who repre-
sents neither them nor their principles, or to
take no part in-and consequently to lose all
sympathy for-the government. Still there
are happily more ways than one by which the
complexion Of the coming Legislature may be
affected favorabiy, outside of the simple act of
suffrage, and it is not too early to commence to
labor for such an end. We earnestly hope
that the next legislature may have the intelli-



gence and wisdom to substitute for our pre-
sent eighteenth century mode of election, the
almost perfect plan-or at least some modif-
cation of t-originated by Mr.. Hare, to which
We have already referred more than once, by
which minorities have pro rata representa-
tion in Parliament. The system has been
carefully studied, revised and elaborated,
during the last few years, and has received
the approval of leading statesmen in Europe,
America, and the Australian Colonies, and is
now practised in different parts of each of
those countries. There is no government in
the world where it could be so easily substi-
tuted for the existing system as in this, and
We firmly believe that its adoption here would
be a stronger guarantee of Hawaiian indie
pendence than anything else we can do for
ourselves.
Year: 1877

THE situation in Europe has not materially
changed during the three weeks record sup
piled by the tardy arrivals of sailing vessels,
unless it be the increased probability that both
Austria and England may be drawn into the
war-the former to watch over and finally an
mex Servia TO her Empire, and the latter to
protect Constantinople from the Russian forces,
which, after crossing the Balkan mountains,
will have gained the position they desire to
dictate terms to the Sultan. The news by the
incoming steamer, which will be two weeks
later than what we now have, may give an
entirely changed aspect to the situation in
Turkey and to the nations involved in the war;
Year: 1877

THE new Steamer may be expected from
San Francisco any day. As it is not known
Just when she left that port, or how long it
viii take to make the passage, no day can be
set for her arrival but it is probable that she
did not start before the 3lst of July, in which
event she may not arrive before Saturday or
Sunday. She will bring some fifty or sixty
passengers with a full cargo All accounts
concur iu calling her the finest steamer of her
size ever seen in the harbor of San Francisco.
Year: 1877

Such fine weather! eyclaims every one
you meet. Well if Minnesota can't beat
the world for beautiful weather, then we
don't know what the word beautiful siyni
fies. With the exception of one day. we
have had two weeks of as b lutiful weather
as ever was seen in any State in the Union
Year: 1877

1t is bad hour to,make predictions on
the results of tho deliperations of the elec-
toral tribunal. 1t is gratifying fact of
the situation that no man knows how it
will decide. But to every Republican
who is confident of the justice of his cause
the prospect is full of hope.
Year: 1877

Better to wear out shoes than shee ts
That is to go about your business actively
then to lie a-bed Some say. ''better wear
out than rust out" A knife. or other iron
tool, will wear out by constant use; but if
laid by useless, the rust will consume it..
Year: 1877

Some say, IF each would sweep before
his own door. we should have clean street
many man talks and thinks much about
reforms. without thinking of the reform
which is most In his power-the reform of
himself.
Year: 1877

One years seeding. Is nine years weed
ing. If weeds are let to stand till they
have shed their seeds you viii have very
long and great labour in clearing the land
afterwards And so it is with had practice
when not checked early
Year: 1877

We understand tramp tried to
jump on a moving train a few miles
up the Central road Tuesday night,
when he fell and was run over. We
did not get the particulars, and do not
know whether be was killed or not.
Year: 1877

You can find a better assortment of
nice dress goods at our store than is
usually kept in this place, Cashmeres,
Alpacas, Repelants, Pongee Clinton
Reps, Siemese cloths, DC, in all the
fashionable shades. The prices on
these goods will please you, as well as
a beautiful line Of all the late style
trimmings we have to match them.
1t will be pleasing to you and to us
to examine this beautiful line of goods
at The Emporium.
Year: 1877

Young gents, we have just received
a beautiful line Of nice pant cassi-
mers. You don't often find such
goods in our town. Come buy you q
pattern and our Mr. Horner will cut
you out a nice st free of charge, at


The Emporium.
Year: 1877

THE Yuma Exchange was burglarized by ln;ans on Saturday night. A gratifying proof of their advanced civilization was afforded by the skill with which they cut a pane of glass and opened window on Jones street, near the corner. A few bottles ot whisky satiatod their greed As they were getting out they were hailed by one of the railroad employees, but they paid no attention to anything but getting away from there. He had pistol, but as it has just cost one of that crowd $60 to duck a Chinaman in the river, he was afraid it might cost more to shoot an Indian.
Year: 1877

CONSIDERABLE work has already been done upon the levee which is to protect the town from inundation by the water of the Gia- We fancy the dangers prophesied have been somewhat exaggerated, still the leeve should be built, and DO more favorable opportunity can present itself than now to have the work well and economically done. It will probably cost some S1200, which must be met by taxation; to avoid in a measure the delay necessary in thus raising the amount needed, voluntary loan is being subscribed by our public spirited citizens of which about S300 has been paid in
Year: 1877

THE railroad bridge is progressing rap idly, the sixth pier was finished on Friday Gnd the piles for the last pier are being The upper portion of the bridge is being put in place as fast as the piles are ready for the superstructure. Work on the draw on this side of the river will be commenced next week, and tine track laid across by the end of the month. Another gang of men will arrive next week to work on this side, and the bridge builders camp be moved into Arizona on Monday.
Year: 1877

THE Secretary of war has this week grant ed permission to the Southern Pacific R. R. to build their road across the Military Reservation of Fort Yuma Cal as request ed subject to condition that the company shall apply to Congress for grant of the right of way over said reservation, and if said right is not granted by Congress at its next session, the Company must move its track from the reservation and abandon the road. This is mere permission and grants no right or interests contrary to those of the United States. The Secretary also grants on same terms like permis- sion to the Texas Pacific R. R. Co.,"
Year: 1877

A BIBLE and a dictionary have been dIs- tributed by the Young Mems Christian Association among the rank and file of the Signal Service; each telegraph operator now has a copy of each. No more excuse for bad language. Hoyle and q deck of cards would have been given but for fear of their wearing out too quick
Year: 1877

AN attempt was made to break into the hospital at the Fort this week We have not learned whether anything is missing nor if there be any clue to the perpetrators of tie crime. If by the Indians who cracked the Yuma Exchange, it is pity there was uot some arsenical compounds at hand for them
Year: 1877

When you have had success and pros
perity and social consideration, IL your
success is turned into defeat. and your
prosperity departs and your social re.
lationship are broken of, learn how to
stand sufficient in yourself without these
things. Learn frss how to be man by
sympathy, and then learn how to be .
man without sympathy.
Year: 1877

vote away from any now possessing it,
but it might be ordered that after the
lapse of IA certain. time, no man shall vote
who cannot read the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution of the
United States, in the English language,
and write his own name without an y.
The voter here is q ruler. He sits on a
throne. And the right to govern implies
knowledge of how to govern. An in
dependent, self governed nation must be
composed of independent, selfgoverned
men. But how is it Are our voters
intelligent Do they vote uninfiucnced
by considerations 2" Alas! there is
not n manipulator III either party who
could not tale unfold that would make
you ,remble for your country, Thousands
vote who have no more idea Of what they
vote tor or why they vote at all than
weuld animals brought up from the stall
or the sty. The people must be educat.
ed. Iregret such structures as some ex-
ccllent clergymen are making upon our
public school system. sympathlze with
them fully in their indignation that, at
the indecent demand of the Pope Of Rome
the Bible has been banished from the
schools. 1t was the surrender of an i'm.
portant outpost. | have always said So.
We should have made the fight ut first,
and disputed every inch OF ground.
But let us not repeat the blundeE Lei
US not be beaten by Rome. Let us not
abandon our schools, and thus do Just
what she wants US to do. She wants the
surrender OF the citadel. Give her an
answer that will make the decrepit old
Pope tremble when he hears it {! To get
frightened now, and propose to give up
and withdraw from the contest, and fall
back on parochial schools, MS some peace
ful preachers propose, would he cowar--
dice, treachery and suicide.


"The riches of the commonwealth


Are free, strong minds and hearts Of
health;


And more to her than gold or gain,


The cunning hand and cultured brain.


Nor heed the sceptic's puny hands,


While near the school the church spire
stands;


Nor fear tbs blinded bigots rule,


While near the church-spire stands the


SCHOOL,"
Year: 1877

A British color sergeant, shot
down and oyerrun by the enemy,
once seized in his mouth a corner
of the h1g, and bis teeth locked
upon it in the rigidiiy Of death.
The enemy cut it away from him.
leaving a bit of it Between his
fixed r teeth. Subsequently the
standard was retaken, and ever
since the flag OF that regiment is
made with thatlittle piece careful.
ly'cut out in memory Of the ser.
geant who was buried with the
fragments in his mouth je)-
Year: 1877




American newspapers have often COM
mented upon the fact that in some parts of
England woman have been sold at pub
lie auction during the last century.
Yesterday the novel sight of woman
being sold under the hammer was wit
messed by hundreds of people in front of
Currie's auction store. When it became
known that such sale was to be made
a large crowd gathered to see if the
authorities would allow such disgrace
full scene to go on. At half past ten the
woman was brought out. Her name was
unknown, but she was recognized by
some of the bystanders as person who
had worked in millinery establishment
ON G st eet before the fire, and her char
acter had never been questioned. She
seemed perfectly composed in the pres
ence of so large crowd, and never moved
muscle of her face as the auctioneer
called out for the first bid. She stood
in an elevated position, dressed in plain
muslin, without any attempt at display.
She was handsome brunette, with regu-
lar features, dark hair and eyes, and a
complexion as pure as wax. She was
finally knocked down for eight dollars,
and, to the surprise of everybody, the
bidder was married man. He says
the woman issomewhat dilapidated, but
he thinks he can melt down the wax
and make her up into tapers for Christ
mas trees. She originally cost eight
hundred dollars in New York, the work.
manship being of the best, and was for q
long time displayed in a Broadway mil
liners window before she was shipped tC
the Comstock,
Year: 1877


Three maidens went sailing out into the world,
Out into the world Of n ballroom floor:
Each thsught II her hair most gracefully curled,
And their mothers stood watching them out from


the door;


For men must work that women may keep
The length Of their revels, lest ever they weep,
And their fond mamma be sc0wling.
Three fathers sat up by their ledKers so blank,
And they eonned their accounts with their heads


low down;
And they added their bills and their checks on the


bank,


And read the dread roll Of the days wrecks in


town;


But men must work, lest the women should


weep


Though lonely his lot and troubles deep,
The pattern papa's not growing.
Tires bankrupts were posted in merciless print
In the morning Gd1efte, as the panic went down
And their daughters went duly from frenzy to faint
Tor the tragedy thrilled the elite of the town;
For men may work, yet the women will weep,
And the sooner they're married, the sooner 10


aleep,


And defy the mamma and her scowlipg.


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