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Year: 1879

We understand that the railroad aid" "Holford" and "levee" bonds are still quoted on the New York market, and that Col. Fishback has received a number of letters from different parts of the state to the effect that certain leading politicians will oppose the Fishback resolution" !" or the constitutional amendment for bidding the pay ment ofthese bonds. The governor says he is opposed to this method of settling our state debt, and refused to sign the amend ment as passed by the last legisla- ture. So it would seem that we are to have 8 fight On this question after all.

 On reading the above article in the Fort Smith Independent, we inquired at the executive office for the facts in regard to the status of the Fishback resolutions, submitting an amendment to the state constitu- tion in regard to the bonded indebt- edness of the state. We were inform ed by Gov. Miller that the resolu- ,ioBs did not require his signature to make them effective, but that they are on file in the secretary of state $ office, and will be published for six months next preceding the election in every county in the state, and if a majority of the people vote for them they will be declared part of the constitution by proclamation of the governor. The publication will commence next March, and will be continued until the election in Sep tember. We do not believe there will be any serious opposition to their adoption by the people. e.-Gazette.

 The iniquity of these bonds is well known, and we have not the slight est doubt as to the adoption of the ueAdmcAt to prohibit tAe.1 pay meat.
Year: 1879

"We think Samuel j. Tilden is much the strongest man in the party, and he can successfully carry US through, and if he accepts the plat form which the Democracy lays be- fore him, and in good faith agrees to stand by it during his adninistra- tion, we have nothing to fear; but let us, if possible, by all our regard for the interests of the masses and to do the greatest good to the great est number, let us all Tn the south and west strongly advocate the finan- cial policy and plank in that plat form until the day of the convention, and if we gain our end in making it, and Tilden accepts a nomination under it, we have unbounded conti- dence from his previous career as governor in lessening the taxes of the people and bettering the condi- tion of the poor, he will faithfully enforce It.

 "We think the success of the par ty is more likely to be attained by the nomination of Tilden; but unless his platform is that of the western Democracy, his success may not be so well for the people. Hancock, personally, is our choice; but we do not intend to press the claims of any one to such an extent that it would be inconsistent to advocate the nom inee, whoever he may be-"

 Almost every week some one of our State exchanges which has been holding aloof from the presidential question comes out after mature de- liberation for Tilden-Hon. Samuel J Tilden, of New York, the greatest Governor the great empire State has ever had, and the same man who was elected President in 1876, but who, with magnanimity and self abnegation hardly ever before wit messed, declined to plunge the coun- try into another fratricidal war to procure the office which was usurped by another man.

 The Fort Smith Elevator, a paper of moderate and conservative views is the latest one to join the Tilden boom. From a well tempered arti- cle on the Presidentla! question in the last number of the Elevator we get the above extract.
Year: 1879

The long and muchly contested question of the County Seat matter is at last settled. On last Friday evening his Honor Judge Jacoway in open court made an ortier in de fault of any answer to complaint of petitioners for Dover, to the effect that the first election should be held null and void as prayed by said petitioners. The effect of this is tU leave the County Seat at Dcvef the same as if no election had been held at all. It does not prohibit the voters of the county from again pre- senting a petition to the County Court asking for another election oh the question at any time they may see proper. We do not know tha, any such move will be inaugurated but merely state that such step is not prohibited, to correct an errone. ous idea with many, that it Is.

 We congratulate the friends ot Dover upon the pluck and energy they uave displayed in the matter and upon their success in holding the County Scat.
Year: 1879

Representative Wm. D. Kelly, in a letter to the Philadelphia Times on the depressed industries of Eng land, says.

 My impression IS that the throne of England was never more firmly seated in the affection of the people, and that, apart from other favoring considerations, the influences which are sometimes supposed to control legislatures in the election of United States Senators have done much to confirm the faith of the people in an hereditary peerage. Nor is the bankruptcy of the British islands impending. England is the worlds creditor Every nation is in debt to her, and there Is no field for the in vestment of her accumulated capital as is shown by the fact that, though money may be borrowed in London al less than one per centum peI annum, the bank now holds more gold than it ever held before. Her losses will be incalculable, but no, ruinous, as those which debtor na tions are suffering from the same world wide cause. As creditor, she loses by the failure of individuals, corporations and States the world over. But while ruin overtakes them, what happens to her is but q reduction of surplus capital so rela lively slight as to leave her the means with which to buy in, at hel own price, the assets, of her debtors and to hold them until the repeal oI unwholesome laws shall restore the value they possessed before the vol ume of the worlds metallic money was arbitrarily reduced"
Year: 1879

the right of the Vice President to count the electoral vote and in favor of the process which had obtained from the first-our leaders were making an extra constitutional agreement ill the secrecy of com mittee room abandoning the line and counsel of the man most immed lately interested, and turning the House of Representatives over to the tender mercies ofa packed electoral tribunal.

 The Electoral Commission thus constrncted became law. It count ed him out, and his competitor in. And what could he do? and wl2n and how could he interfereY

 He did what was most patriotic and most far seeing, what was hero ic in the highest degree; he held his peace with all men; he was silent un der obloquy, misconstruetion, false hood; and this day the country owes its prosperous calm and the Demo cratic party it's united existence to the dignified reserve, and the self denying abstinence of his action then and hts conduct ever since.

 These are the facts of the case. They are unalterablc and they are not to be escaped. Tie nomination of MT. Tildcn is inevitable 1t is that, or ruin yea, worse than ruin, for the democratic party, as party, can as little afford to put itself upon a cifil-war platform as it can afford another capital blunder and another first.class defeat. There is no issue on which Mir. Tiiden ran before, which is not as cogent now. There are additional issues even more in- tense All that was promised at St- Louis, was verified at the ballot box. All that was lost was lost at Wash ington. Under the circumstances, the rejection of MT. Tilden would be a blunder and -a crime; q blunder because, whether we can elect him or not we can not escape the issues that are bound up in his person; . crime becatse wanton injustice is the parent of all crimes.-Courier-Jour. nal.
Year: 1879

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 Last week nearly one hundred wagons were received at this depot from the north, to be sold by our merchants to farmers throughout the county. Two or three weeks ago we were shown a wagon built In this place by home workmen, from homegrown timber, which for dura- biiity and finish can not be equaled by any gagon put of at this depot this season. The cost of building this wagon is twenty per cent. less than is asked fof those highly paint ed yankee wagons, large amount of paint being required to hide the many defects. Now, while wagons can be manufactured at home better and cheaper than they can De lad from abroad, why is it our merchants continue to send money that should remain at home, out of the country to nay for wagons of m inferior makel If the merchants and other business men of the town would take stock in a wagon. factory equal to the amount they send of every year to pay for wagons, they would aid in building up an enterprise in our midst that would bring them a good interest on the money invested, besides furnishing steady employ ment for number of hands.-At kins News.

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 Our cohtemporary's head is emi- nently level on the subject of home manufactories. We have at fre- quent intervals adverted to this sub ject and urged upon our people the necessity of doing more of our man. ufacturing at home. We have re- monstrated and protested with our people against the folly of sending to foreign manufacturing concerns and paying heavy freights on blows, wagons, furniture, &c., which might just as well be manufactured here at hotne, using the bountiful supply of raw material so convenient at hand, and giving employment to labor here at home.

 The only thing that is necessary to make farming implement facto. Y grand success here is the money to start it with. And if our mer- chants would, as the News suggests, take stock in factories to the extent of the amount of money annually seut abroad for these goodsj-or if they do not wish to take a stock in- terest h them, if they would just agree with some reliable men who understand what they are about, (say, for instance, Messrs. Settle, Luker & O., of this town) to take from them annually the same amount of wagons, blows, &c,, which they have been sending the cash of north for, we might have booming factu ry here. Why not just as well ad- vance thousand dollars to an es- llshment like this, as to give some kid -gloved agent for some northern factors your order and send your money of where you will never get any further benefit from it. If you would advance it to 8 hcme factory of this kind you would get better goods, you would make just as much profit on the goods handled, and be- sides you would get most of the money paid right back into your stores for supplies, clothing and llv- ing expenses of the workmen. We must begin to manufacture at home if we want to prosper.
Year: 1879

We would warn our readers of the danger of ordering clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes or job print ing from any of the commercial tramps who peddle and sell by satti- pie. You will suffer loss ih nine cases out of ten, and as a general rule you can buy cheaper of your own merchants.-L. K. Democrat.
Year: 1879

EDITOR LEDGER-There is much
complaint in this community about
the removal and disinterment Of the
bodies of the victims of yellow fever.
The weather is now warm, and the
hot sun that is blazing down on us
must be congenial to the propagation
of the germs, if they are daily released
from the earth and scattered abroad
through the community. We appre-
ciate the anxiety of relatives and
friends to have their loved ones in
TERED on their own sacred lots. But
if their bodies can now be found they
can as readily be ascertained one year
from this time. Scarcely two and a
half months have lapsed since the fe-
yer plantedits victims in the grave, and
to-day there is an average removal of
ten or fifteen corpses from the various
cemeteries We are not versed in the
mysteries of medical lore, but common
sense suggests that at this time, in
this tropical weather, it is unsafe to
have this Wholesale removal and dis
interment and re-interment of dead
bodies. There is cause for the alarm
that exists on this score. Cases are
reported where such bodies have been
hauled through the streets with blood
and water dripping from the coffin as
it passed along. 1t is reported that in
every case the odor from the mortified
flesh is fearful. In many cases the
collins are opened. At Elmwood there
is an average disinterment of about
seven bodies day, as we
are informed. There have been
applications for the disinterment of
probably twenty one day next week.
We unhesitatingly say that this is
wrong and ought to be stopped imme-
diately. The authorities Of our GEM
eteries seem blind to the interests of
our people 1t seems to us that un-
less they do take some steps in the
matter, the city council or the County
Court, if it has power in such cases,
ought Immediately to restrain this
dangerous business. We warn the
authorities of our cemeteries and our
people that if they silently permit
and submit to this, we may again
have the horrors of the plague upon
us. We earnestly recommend that no
body of any person who died of yellow
fever shall be removed till next
winter. We ask our people to take
this matter in hand and stop the dis
interment Of bodies at once


CITIZENS.
Year: 1879

The plurality of worlds discussion
receives impetus from the opinions re-
Gently expressed by Professor Lock
yer concerning human life on the
planet Mars. Professor Lockyer be-
lievos that life on that plant may be
very much like human life on the
earth, Although the light cannot be
so bright, the organs of sight of the
inhabitants may be 50 much more sus-
ceptible as to make their vision quite
as good as ours. Probably the heat of
Mars is. less than on the earth, but it
is by no means less in proportion to
the lessencd powers of the solar rays.
Several remarkable seas are now de-
Enable in the Southern hemisphere Of
Mars. One of them is like the Baltic
in outline. Another sea near the
equator is 1000 miles in length and
about 100 in breadth.
Year: 1879

WRITE me down an ass That was
the injunction of the ancient Dogberry
His request may well be echoed by any
man of the present day, who, when suf
fering from the intolerable complaint,
fever an ague, fails SO seek relief in Reeds
Gilt Edge Tonic II never fails in mala-
rial or bilious disorders and it is pleasant,
safe and efficient. 1t is gentle and pleas
ing inyigorant for delicate females and all
who have been weakened by sickness.
Year: 1879

NEVADA stands with California in
regard to the Chinese question. San
Francisco newspapers of the 11th
report the action in the senate of the
former State ON the preceding day,
directing the senator's and requesting
the representatives to vote for the bill
proposed in congress by the house
committee on education and labor to
restrict Chinese immigration. A res
.olution to that effect was adopted
unanimously, one member only ex-
cepted. Perhaps there will be glim-
mering consciousness in certain Fast
ern journals presently that there is
somebody besides the Dennis Kearneys
interested in checking the Mongolian
tide and that something more than
mere prejudice is involved in the
question. The fact is, so far as we
can learn, there is nobody of influence
or standing on the Pacific coast but
opposes Chinese immigration; except
the few whose money interests are on
the side of cheap and degraded labor
Year: 1879

THE late Dean Richmond once
askedawOuld-b be deadhead hegrounds
of his application for a free pass.
Simply because | don't want to pay.
The testy old railroad king at once
handed him a pass, and said Sir, l
respect you. You're the first dead
head that ever told the truth.
Year: 1879

sition because they have greater rights
than other human beings, but that
they may maintain an elevated stand
ard of Obligation and set an example
Of fidelity to the whole society of
which they are members.
Year: 1879

The Irishmen of the north Of Ireland, it
will be seen from our special cable de-
spatches this morning, have amply atoned
by the warmth and enthusiasm Of their
welcome to General Grant for the dis
courtesy which was shown him by their
exceedingly silly and foolish brethren of
the chief city Of the southern por-
ton Of the island He. left Dublin
yesterday morning, and at all the stations
on his way to Londonderry he was met by
thousands of people, who cheered him
Justify, and when possible insisted upon
shaking hands with him. At the latter city
he was received by the Mayor and Council,
formally welcomed and escorted to the Town
Hall, where the honors of citizenship were
conferred upon him. These compliments
and marks OF consideration were acknowl-
edged in one of his characteristic speeches,
and in the evening he was entertained
at a banquet. All this is in striking
contrast with the bigoted and spiteful ac-
ton of the narrow-minded Town Coun-
cillors of the city Of Cork, and we are
certain that the great majority Of Irish born
citizens in this country will rejoice that the
people of the north Of Ireland have had the
good sense to rebuke the intolerance of that
portion of their countrymen who have
always so loudly clamored for toleration,
religious and political.
Year: 1879

For twenty years spectators in horse
railway projects endeavored to secure the
possession Of Broadway. In that street of
enormous trafic-for SO many years the
one great thoroughfare Of the city-they
saw bonanza on bonanza of five cent fares.


Fourth avenue lines Third avenue lines,
Second avenue lines and Sixth avenue lines
made money clearly o Broadway line
would make more money than any of these,
il not more than all together. There were
about seven lines Of omnibuses that used
various sections Of the part Of Broadway
below Fourteenth street, and tho horse
car schemer always saw his way to
an annihilation of the omnibus lines and
the capture Of all those fnres, as we'll as to
the capture Of large proportion Of the
traffic on the side lines, for the people used
these lines to get up town with little regard
to the precise locality of their homes, and
all such travellers would prefer Broadway
line. Year after year, with hungry persist
ency. these schemer came before the Legis-
lature, and 1t was not the virtue of that
body that prevented the passage of their
Dlll6. OuCo INC StIuCture Vi u DTOauWay
railroad was actually begun, and the rails
were laid between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, and remained there years
after the conflict over them was forgotten.
Finally tho line that now uses the upper
part Of Broadway and Greene and Wooster
streets was accepted as compromise. and
the struggle ceased. All those endeavors
to put rails in the part Of Broadway be-
tween Fourteenth street and the Battery
were opposed and defeated by the property
owners. Were the property owners en-
tirely well informed in that particular
There Is room to doubt it. Perhaps the
larger number OF them have changed their
minds on the subject, and all have revised
their opinions on the subject of the mutual
relations of property owners and passenger
carriers. Broadway has lost its SUI
premacy as the seat of retail trade;
its glory has gone to less COM
modious and less satisfactory places,
and, though the want of a horse railroad
was not the cause of this, that want was not
without some relation to the result In
the growth of our city population went by
Year: 1879

The London letter which we print to-day
sets forth in striking colors the widespread
depression of British industries and the
terrible suffering which has fallen upon
multitudes of British laborers. There are
in Manchester alone thirty thousand oper-
atives out of employment, and they at one
time entertained purpose of proceeding in
O body to London to make o demonstra-
ton in the presence of the government.
That purpose seems to have been wisely
abandoned. The government could DO
nothing to help them. The severe depres-
sion and distress proceed from causes
more powerful than legislation. Eng
land is losing its markets, and can
not continue to manufacture goods
which it has no chance Of SELL
ing. The business of England has long
been in an unnatural condition. 1t is
wholly dependent on foreign markets, and
now that other countries, and particularly
the United States, have so improved their
manufactures that they can undersell the
British, or at least meet them on equal
terms of competition in the markets of the
world, it is not easy to see how England is
ever to recover her former prosperity.
Year: 1879

The most astounding surprise which ever
fell upon the Tammany Society was expert
enced in it's meeting last evening when an
injunction from the Supreme Court was
served restraining it from initiating the
one hundred and forty-seven new members
elected on the 31st of December The affi-
dayits on which the injunction was granted
allege that the election of those new men,
bers was clandestine and in violation
OF the meeting having been printed
only in an obscure paper called the
New York Mercantile Journal, which has
no circulation, and which members of the
society entitled to participate in the election
had no opportunity to see. The election is
therefore asserted to be illegal and in vio-
lation Of the rights of existing members.
The officers OF the society are required to
appear before Judge Barrett OH January 13
to shoY cause why this injunction should
not be perpetual When it was served, last
evening, Tammany appointed a committee
and adjourned, without initiating the new
members. The injunction fell like stroke
Va ASutAAuB Out VI CleuE


We will not attempt to trace the concealed
hand by which the machinery Of justice has
been set in motion against the Tammany
Society. We have been expecting, as
consequence Of the signal defeat OF Tam
many in the last election, that an attempt
would be made to take the control of the
organization out OF the hands of Mr.. Kelly
and his friends, but we did not suppose it
would come in this form. 1t seemed more
probable that the elements of dissatis-
faction known TO exist in the society
would be played upon to GUST the present
leaders by vote Of the members. The
Tammany chiefs evidently expected the
attack to come in that form. They Mt
tempted to ward it off by holding clandes-
tine election. But by violating the rules of
the society they unwittingly opened the
door for the legal proceedings which
overlook them just as they were on
the point of perfecting their strata
gem by initiating the new members,
who would have secured Mr.. Kellys ma
jority. If the injunction should be made
perpetual the clandestine election will be
annulled, and in new election with all
the members present there is chance that
Mr. Kellys supporters will be outvoted.
Unless there is some danger of this it is
not easy to account for the clandestine ac-
ton against which Judge Barrett's injunc-
ton has been issued. We are about to wit
ness the most virulent rumpus that has ever
taken place in that unquiet organization.
Year: 1879

regular stages up town. Old Dr. Francis


used to say that physician in good prac-


tice had to remove his residence once in ten


years to keep near to his patients, and the


retail trader was under similar obligation.


Shops, therefore, went with the uptown


current; but this movement would never
have overcome the supremacy of such a GEN.
tire as Broadway if the facilities for reach
ing the great shops on that street had kept
pace with the need for them. Such facil-
ties were denied, and the people contented
themselves with the shops near them. They
stayed away from the district that was kept
free of horse cars for their accommodation.
Now the project for such railway is re-
newed, and we do not see who will oppose
it. Indeed, we are Of opinion that it would
be good thing to have the experiment of
such railway tried. There are certain
distinctly advantageous influences on the
street that we believe would result from it.
1t would deprive wheeled vehicles of the
use OF one fine street without rails in it,
but the heavy vehicles for freight traffic are
made to be Indifferent to such obstacles, and
since the Metropolitan Elevated has proved
SO great an accommodation it will be far less
loss than it would have been formerly to
lose the use Of Broadway for carriages.