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Year: 1879

Especial to the Democrat


WASHINGTON. May Ex-senator Bayard
will not attempt to hold the silver bill In the
Finance Committee, of which he is the chair
man, but 1t will be reported at the next meet
Ing, doubtless without an expression Of opin-
Ion from the committed


From personal inquiry among Western Re
publican Senators since the bill passed the
House am satisfied that it will be supported
BY Ingalls,, Paddock. Hill of Colorado, Jones
Of Nevada. Booth and Don Cameron, and
probably by four or five others. Under these
circumstances its passage by the Senate Is
assured.


It now appears probable that the levee bill
will get through.


The disposition to shut down on every kind
OF legislation outside Of the appropriation
bills In order to force an early adjournment,
Is growing every day, and this alone IL
what prevents the passage of the levee bill
from being matter Of course.


The caucus COMMITTEES did not meet to-day,
the veto having been withheld till tomorrow
There Is no probability Of change In the pro
gramme aeenitherto outlined. A. G. Il.
Year: 1879

A Movement on Foot to transfer Them to


the War Department.
Special to the Sentinel.


WASHINGTON, Dec. I.-Judge New is trying,
with every prospect of success, to make an ar
rangement for the transfer in bulk of the In
diana Morgan raid ciainas from the office of
the adjutant general of Indiana to the war
department here. This will be very important
to the claimants, inasnuch the law requires
all such claims to be zIed on or before the first
day OF January, 1889. 1t will also probably
prove to be q large saving to the claimants in
the matter of attorneys fees.
Year: 1879

An erroneous Idea prevails amongst large number Of our citi ze1s that making q return or state ment of personal property is a mere matter of form, but if one or two ex- amples were made of some of our most prominent citizens by bringing them before the grand jury on 2 charge of perjury the disease of tax dodging, which has become an cpl demic, would be brought to sudden stop.

 The above paragraph is from the Post and Dispatch, of St. Louis, but the evil which It alludes to is treva- lent Tn other States, besides Saint Louis, and Missouri. There is not town in Arkansas--well, hardly n town--which has not from twice to three times as much merchandise as is ever listed for purposes of taxa tion. It is duty every citizen owes his State to pay his just share of taxes, and we believe with the Post and Dispatch that the grand juries should once in a while investigate this matter.
Year: 1879

To show the attitude in which Representative Lee, of Newton coun- ty, has placed himself, and to let our readers know what is thought of his attack upon Senator Walker, we clip from the State press the following ex. pressions upon the subject;

 All that is necessary to convince one of Lees guilt is to look at his face. The Almighty is too good to permit an honest man to wear u countenance like that of Lee of New. ton. Il. K. Democrat.

 We don't think there is a man in the State that believes word of the statement of the drunken and degraded member of the house from Newton county, Lee) in regard to Senator Walker. For some purpose, the whole story was manufactured, which IS alike disgraceful to al. con cerned. Lees presence In the leg islature is disgrace to the body Van Buren Press.

 Lees own testimony bears the evidence of purjury on it's face. He swears he was so drunk he don't know what was said or done, and il he was not a radical, elected by yo. ters knowing what he was, he would be disgrace to his constituents. That he IS vile puppy, whose oath smells of the pu,rid vomiting of per. dition, every body believes, and that he should ne expelled from the body his presence disgraees is what all honest people of the State demand. Independent Arkansian.

 There is not an honest man iu
Year: 1879

When the vote was taken in the house last Wednesday on the motion to indefinitely postpone the bill to abolish some of the state offices, among the number, the office of state superintendent of public instruction, Mir. Bobo, of Monroe, got up and showed his brilliant intelligence CD by severely criticising the newspa- pers of the state who had opposed the aholishment of that office. He said they exhibited "contemptible igno- rance.

 As the DEMOCRAT has been one of the most jealous supporters of every measure calculated to build up our public school system, and has stoutly opposed the egregious blun- der of trying to run the system with out an efficient head, we feel com. pletcly demolished, to have this as tonishingly astute statesman, this sage and sagacious scholar, this rare and remarkable reasoner, this lordly and learned legislator, reach after our scalp in this manner.

 o. Bobo, Bobo. Why hast thou thus demolished us?
Year: 1879

We are not to be understood IS being one of those who are opposed to the State making any creditor who may lend us money to carry on the State Government perfectly safe and secure in the loan. We are op- posed to borrowing money at all, to run our State Government, UNLESS THE NECESSITY IS ABSOLUTELY so IM- PERATIvE THAT IT CANNOT BE AVOIDED; but if it must be borrowed, we are not opposed to making our creditors secure. We cannot for a moment, however, believe that there is longer any necessity that justiiies the bor- rowing of money at the exorbitaat rate of interest which is demanded of the State. We believe that the necessity which, in the past, may have in a measure justified that policy. has now passed away, and we think it the night of folly for us ,o continue longer to use our credit in- stead of our resources. We had just as we'll commen nee right now to live within our own means and pay as we go. With taxable property of $90,- 000,000 we can be independent of the money lender if we only will.

 In our opinion it shows bad man agement for us to say to the world that we cannot exist without some money lender takes compassion on us and carries us along; and for us to offer to barter away our very birth right, as is done when we negotiate the fatal Loughborough bonds, is to show that we have neither states. manship. prudence, nor confidence in our own people. We warn opr present General Assembly that the people of the State will most bitterly condemn the enactment of that iniquitous measure, and will hold to a strict accountability all who lend their aid to the measure.

 The minority report on this meas ure speaks the right spirit. Messrs. Gatewood, Wilmington, Thornton and Watson deserve the thanks of the people for the decided, clear and forcible protest they have entered against the re-enactment of the measure.

 We give the text of their report in another place.
Year: 1879

There is one bill before the Legis- lature which, in behalf of the widow and orphan, we ask that honorable body to enact into a law. It is the bill introduced by Mir. Quarles, of Philips county, requiring a more efficient method of advertising legal matters appertaining to estates, guardianships, &c. It also applies to sales of mortgagcd property. Un- der the present law most all notices of this kind are given by posting notices. The new law will require the notices of this kind to be given through the newspapers. Under the present law an administrator or a mortgagee, in place of SELLING prop. erty, almost give it away. They get a few posters printed, (paylng there for about as much as it would cost to make publication in the paper where everybody would see it, and post them up to be blown down by the first breeze, and nobody ever knows when the sale is to come of or what IS to be sold. The property is knocked down without any com. petinye bidding, and the interests of the estate or the mortgagor thus sacrificed. All notices now by law required to be given by posting bills should be required to go into the newspapers. It is the only way to give publicity to them. Anything that IS of sufficient importance to neeS And iaing at all should be pub manner winch will be elf cient. The day and time when a man can make the public aware of anything by posting a notice on | blacksmith shop or pine tree is past. People now look to the news paper for such things, and the law should require all matters of that kind to be published by advertise ment Tn some newspaper having a good circulation.
Year: 1879

House Bill No. l36, an act to au- thorize the issue of Bonds to provide means for carrying on the State gov ernment has passed both houses of our general assembly, and will we presume, meet the approval of the Governor.

 We have no disposition to impugn the motives of those members who voted for the measure, but we do most seriously deprecate this action, and doubt the wisdom of the policy adopted. It IS fraught with too much danger, and brings too short lived relief. The next legislature which meets will find the same ques. tion staring them in the face. The loan now to be negotiated will by that time have been consumed and
Year: 1879

Is it better for our State and peo. pie to secure the investment of capi- tai in railroad building in our State, and get the roads we need -get the thousands and thousands of new corners which these roads will bring get the lands DOW lying waste and idle put into productive state-get the new manufactories, new machin- cry, and new capital, to be invested in all kinds of business, which will follow in the wake of the railroads get the better schools and school houses which a more dense popula. tion will secure us--get the large in. crease in the amount of taxable prop erty in our State-get the civiliza- sion, intelligence and refinement which follows the development of new countries;- it better to get all these things, we ssk, by offering inducements to capital, or is it bet ter to say to capitalists "keep away from here, we don't want any of your money invested in our country" and keep the States growth and develop nent retarded and stinted, while all around us the march of progress and the advance of civilization goes on?

 We would like for some of the gen tlemen who arc so strenuously oppos- ed to the policy laid down in our article of last week headed "Taxinq Railroads" to answer this question.

 You had just as we'll tell us it would be to the advantage of Arkan sas to dam up all her navigable water courses, as to tell us it is dis. advantage to the State to have rail roads. This opposition to railroad building is relic of old fogylsm and back woods ignorance with which we have no patience. It is of close akin to the sentiment which would burn the public school houses, abolish the system of free education for the masses and remand the people back forever to state of semi civilization more in keeping with the dark ages than with the progressive spirit of the nineteenth century.

 We have no quarrel to make with any one who may differ with us Tn these views; so long as such an one attacks our judgment and condemns the policy, it is all right; but, when such an one impugns our motives and intimatcs that we are moved by any other motives than the best in- terests of our State, THEN we have to inform him that he is laboring uader a delusion which only lacks the giving of expression to it to con stitute as black lie as ever escaped the lips of the veriest Ananias in existence.
Year: 1879

the State will be in just the same condition that she now is. We fear the best plan has not been adopted, but we fervantly trust that no disas ter may come to the State from the adoption of the measure, and that the dangers lurking behind this plan of raising money may be pas sed safely over.
Year: 1879

We are sorry to see the ugly at titude in which Representative Lee, of Newton County, has placed him. self in the course of the bribery in. vestigation. His story can not find much credence as he acknowledges teat he was drunk at the time he al leges he he'd the conversation with Senator Walker.
Year: 1879

The following article from the New York Times is respectfully referred to newspaper readers and borrowers: "One thing is certain. the world would be dreadfully dreary were the local newspapers suddenly to die. The American people, we believe, would actually become wild If all newspapers should cease pub.
Year: 1879

of State and General Govern
ment, that power should be exer-
cised, whether it be put forth under
National or under State Jurisdiction.
He had heard much talk about
"bayonet government" but knew of
no government which did not rest
ultimately on the bayonet. Who
ever talked about government with
out that final ultimate resort in
case of resistance to civil law talked
about Utopia.
Year: 1879

WE wish Col. Savage a pleasant re-
pose in his declining years, and TO
that end bespeak the kind considera-
ton of his neighbors, that he may be
kept in private life the balance of his
days. He has been in public life
long time AMI needs rest. Let him
have IL
Year: 1879

Rumor has it that there will be a
ceremony at Broad Street Church to-
night, something out of the regular
order of exercises.


Capt. G. A. King, Chief of The FIRE
Department, requests that all persons
within the city limits who have els
terms on their premises which may
be accessible by the engines in case of
a fire, will report the same to him as
early as practicable, the objet being to
make it q matter of study, and there
by tend to increase the eff .iency of
the Department.
Year: 1879

There is delicate mote of rumor
floating around in journalistic space to
the effect that the Philadelphia Times,
the leading Independent paper of the
country, will support Grant for Presl-
dent, no matter who nomlnates him. We
feel authorized in this connection to say
that the Democratic party will not nomi-
nate Grant. 1t would rather be beaten
with a good man at the head of the ticket
than win with Grant. This is not official
but we will back it up to any extent
Ddit. Gazette.
Year: 1879

The Sussex Journals correspondent
at Laurel says:


The United States surveyors are now
at WORK making preliminary survey Of
Broad Creek, looking to the possibility
of cleaning it out and deepening it, SO
that vessels of eight or ten feet draught
can come up to our town. It is matter
of easy accomplishment, apprehend, if
our citizens will only make sufficient ef-
fort to secure the necessary appropria-
tions from the Government. The ad-
vantages are numerous and manifest, as
it would revive and verify the carrying
trade, for which our town was noted
many years ago, but which has languish-
ed since the railroad was built. This
trade by vessels was the source in main
years ago of the prosperity and wealth
of our town, aud would now give the
agricultural interests an advantage in a
reduction of freight from what the rail
road now charges.
Year: 1879

We stand at LIES west windows,


And think of the days that arc gone;
Remembering the coming sunset,


We, too, must remember the morn;
But the sun will set, the day will close,
And an end will come to all our woes
AS we watch from the western easements


Reviewing our happy youth,
We mourn for its vanished promise


OF honor, ambition md truth; -
But hopes will fail and pride decay,
When we think how soon we must away
We stand at life's west windows,


And turn not sadly away, a..
To watch on our children,s faces


The noon tide Of sparkling day;
But our sun must set our lips grow dumb,
And to look from our windows our children


come
Still looking from life's west windows;


And we know we would not again
Look forth from the eastern lattice,


And live over all life's pain;
Though lifes sunlight be brilliant, its sunset is


sweet,
Since it brings longed-for rest to our weary
- Household
Year: 1879

Rev. D. W. Moody, the evangelist,
who is spending his summer at North
field, Mass, was taking a pleasurs row
on a pond at that place several days ago
and singing hymns, when just as he
was in the middle of a verse of "Pull
for the Shore" his boat capsized and
the reverend gentleman received a good
wetting, being compelled to swim ashore.
Year: 1879

THE beet sugar mills throughout the country are doing better this year than at any previous period. The fact ths larger ereas are being put in, is proof positive of it's pecuniary success This valley possesses every facility for the growing of the sugar beet, and It's manufacture into sugar. It would have larger field to supply than those of California, and is well worth trying. Five hundred acres will keep a mill running for several months, and would give employment to large body of men, besides keep ing the money at home.
Year: 1879

ED. HERALD: A petition is being circulated, asking the Board of Su- pervisors to build the Court House upon the Town Plaza instead of the Court House Square, and 1 hear it ru- mored that I am the prime mover in the matter, in order to make up my bond. I wish it distinctly under stood that am in no way connected with the movement, and I will state that my bond will be on hand at the time set to receive it by the Board oi Supervisors. A. P. PETIT

 PHESrx. August 27th, 1879.
Year: 1879

Our issue of Wednesday was skip ped for the reason that we were nov ing the printing office. We are now located In our own building. It is one-half a block north of the post office. Here we have plenty Of room something we lacked in our old guar ters. We would be pleased to have all our friends call. Our issue nexi Wednesday will appear ss usual
Year: 1879

Our stay at the mine, was limited to about an hour, being obliged to make the trip to Seymour and back in the forenoon some twenty miles. B. F. Good, tte foreman showed us through the principle workings of the mine. The mine has been worked ever since the early days of Arizona and it's different owners seem to have worked on the principle ot getting out the richest core with the least possible labor and have pursued 8 system of '.gutting" that has left the raine in the worst possible shape i'm the present company to start in at.
Year: 1879

A LARGE number of loungers, who have spent their time in idleness and end debauchery iu town for several months since, have kindly taken the advice of the Sheriff and the Chair man of the Law. and Order Commit fee szd have enigratcd 10 pastures ueU
Year: 1879

BY the overwhelming majority of
372 TO 39, the French Chamber of Depu-
ties voted to annul the election of Blan-
qui, the Communist convict, to a seat in
that body. The mass of the Republi-
can members seem to have been of the
opinion that the mere fact that Blanqui
has spent half his life in prisonfor crimes
against law and peace of society does
not of itself qualify him for the success
full discharge of the office of lawmaker.
Year: 1879

ali pdlto VI tHCSO HNSiCStOu
| States.


White Labor.


Rural Messenger: One very
important lesson that the re-
suit of the war has taught the
Southern people is,that white
men are capable of earning
their bread by manual labor
in the field as well as the ne
gro. Numbers of worthy
young men, reduced to the
alternative of work or want,
have reSoIntely taken hold of
the plow or hoe, ,and have lear
ned what it is to do II days
work in all weather with the
BEST hand in the field. To
day, many Of these men are
Independent; they have lear
ned to work; more, they have
learned tomanaget their farms
successfully; and having lear
ned this they are masters of
tho situation by right and re
suit. The negro laborer can
not dupe them now with IA
senblance and show of work
which is only half work, or
hardly that; and it Is found
too that labor does not de-
base the character of Il true
man or distigure his manly
f0rm-that work is healthful ,
and IA wonderful developer of
muscle, strength, and appe-
tlte.


All this was known indeed
to many a white man in the
South before Cuffee's emanci-
patton, for thousands OF u'en
of Anglo Saxon descent were
used to daily laborin the field
befole the war. And it was
men of this class, who, at Ap
pomattox leaving their weap-
ons to rust on the field of car
mage, returned 70 their desc.
lated homes and went at once
to brighten the plow in the
field of labor, t.lat taughtthe
men of softermuscle who hess
itated awhile that they could
work too, if they would but
try. Example is contagious,
and the action of Lees vete-
rams, who returned to their
homes III April 1865, and
starting de noro succeeded in
making a fair crop, inspired
many all idle young man to
attempt the same thing the
following year, and the effort
made in general brought sue
cess. And every year since
then has added more and
more to the numbered South
ern farmers whogsare at tile
same time their own over
seels and laborers.


Thus it came to be general
ly known that the white man
ran no extraordinary risk at
labor in the open field at any
season anywhere in the Sou
thern country. And this
white labor has been gradu>
ally. snperceding colored la
bor,till now we should not be
surprised if the number of
the former who toll daily on
the farm does not exceed the
number of the latter. We do
not moan that the white man
is generally found as "a hire.
ling; such IS not the case
they prefev to farm on their
own hook, and we find them
!, to be the most successful and
the most thrifty Of all farm
erS.


The success of white labor
|, in the Sonth will therefore nc
longer be a questionable one.
After thirteen years test the
problem is answered III the
affirmative, never mare, ",
/ trust, to be subject to doubt,
I Let noncsay he cannot farm
because he is Il white man
He can if Ls will but try.
Year: 1879

The young ladies' (and the boys too y may
be interested in the following from the pen of
the Lansing correspondent OF the Detroit
News


Many OF the members relieve the tedium OF
legislation by bringing their wives and families
to lansing for biief season, and Representa-
tive hall frequently presents an attractive ap-
pearance from the ladies sitting by the side OF
their protectors, or ranged on chairs with the
Lansing ladies along the walls. The old darkey
who said that he never drank any poor whisky,
but that some whisky was heap bstter than
others. might have extended his comparison to
the fair sex. Certainly they are all interesting,
but some are more attractive than others Pc
culiarly might this have been applied to two
pretty, buxom young girls, twin daughters OF a
rural member, who were almost as regular in
their attendance as their father last week.
Their fresh, apple blossom bloom distracted
many an old greybeard member from the busi-
ness of the floor, induced some OF the younger
members to rhetorical display, and softened
even the caukered hearts OF the newspaper
correspondents. Their charms are not great er
than some OF the capital bellies, but they have
the immense advantage OF beng useful as well
as ornamental. Though not vet 16 years Of
age. these two damsels cut f75 acres OF wheat
last harvest. besides numerous acres OF grass,
receiving compensation of g 80 per day; and
last fall and winter were so regular in their at
tendance at the village school, Al miles from
their home, driving there and back daily and
SO faithful to their stndles that not one mark
was recorded against them by their teachers.
Their father, a sensible but merry old bucolic
grig, says the twins are the best men on his ex-
tensive farm. The horses on the farm know
and love them, and they can ride the wildes;
barebacked with or without the solitary aid OF
a bride. In harvest time they hitch up their
teams to the reapers, and drive out to cut the
nodding grain, and their acute young ears de-
tect the slightest jar in the machinery, and are
quick with wrench, chlse and oil-can to put il
in order And later, when evenings home
pleasures are near, the pretty twins can preside
at the piano with skill and grace. But to me
the picture OF those maidens Of our century
yet most meek; those daughters OF our mead
ows yet not coarse, Is most attractive as pre-.
sented by primrose fancy in the fields,


Like waders in the surf


Beyond the brook, waist-deep in meadow
! sweet"
Year: 1879

baby is just one OF tue sweetest, cutest
things in the world, and we wouldn't think OF
dong without them FOR an instant but then,
really, baby is ever so much better of at
home in Its little bed than it Is at a concert, and
we can find 800 people who think as We do
Steubenvllle Herald.