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Year: 1879




A Cincinnati reporter has been in
terviewing Maj. Gen. VIM. III. Pres
ton, of Kentucky, on the subject of
the Grant boom, with the following
result:


Ishould be sorry to see Gen. Grant
accept a third term," said Gen.
Preston, seriously. 81 think his
Judgment is against it, and ought to
be respected. His speech in Japan
on the subject did him great credit,
and his party should not set the bad
precedent of giving him another
nomination. The tendency would
be to q monarchy for life, or, to
what would be about the same
thing, reelection for life. Let it be
understood that a man can be re-
elected as often as he pleases, and
his aDpointees in office and follow
ers can easily manage things to nom
mate and elect him every time. 1t
might not be so with Gen. Grant or
in this generation, but it would
break down the rule established by
Washington, and observed by all
who have since occupied the Presi-
Dental chair, and ambitious men
might say in the future, Grant hav-
ing been reelected to a third term,
there is no reason why / might not
be reelected to a fourth or fifth.'
The result would soon be a Presi-
dent or a monarch for life. This is
one of the great dangers of our re-
public"
Year: 1879

The following are the main points
in the proposed military law, which
was adopted by the convention
which assembled last January in
New York. Its discussion is one of
the principal objects of the militia
convention, which is in session in
st. Louis: 'The militia to embrace
every able-bodied citizen in the
States and Territories between the
ages of Is and 45, and that it be di-
vided into an active and inactive
class, the latter subject to the call of
the Legislature. The active militia
to be known as National Guard and
to receive aid under the act in pro-
portion of 700 men to each Congress
sional District. The organization
of this active militia to be pre-
scribed by the State Legislature,
conforming as much as possible to
that of the regular army. The
President of the United States to
appoint a board of two officers from
the regular army and five from the
active military to select suitable
uniforms and equipments. Each
State to provide suitable fatigue
uniform, but no full-dress uniform,
which can be supplied by various
companies themselves, if they SO
desire these uniforms to be exempt
from taxes and execution.


A board of seven officers from the
different sections to be appointed
by the President to prepare rules
for the government of the militia.


That 81 100000 per annum be APP
propriated to provide arms, etc., for
this active militia.


An Adiutant-General in each
State to be appointed to carry into
effect the established system of mil
itary discipline, who shall make an
annual report to the War Depart
ment.


Each State to equip and maintain
one rife range, and prize not to
exceed 800 in value to be given to
the regularly organized militia of
each State for excellency in rife
practice and a prize of 81 900 to be
given annually to the winning team
in an international rifle match, said
teams to be selected from the Ma
tional Guards,of each State. Section
10 provides that officers from the
regular army may be assigned to act
as officers of the active militia, and
such officers be paid according to
their rank, the pay not to exceed
that of a colonel in the regular SER
vice, with mileage to and from their
residences, provided that the aggre
gate does not exceed $4,000. One
annual encapment to last for five
consecutive days to be held In each
State. All acts inconsistent with
the foregoing to be repealed.
Year: 1879

P S-Cothing will be made specially this fall, and
will be sold 10 per cent cheaper than any other house in
the city will sell them.


We also have large lot of Remnants in Calico and
Worsted goods which will sell for 90 cents on the
dollar sept. 27-1y
Year: 1879

And it behooves the rich and the poor man. the farm
er and the mechanic the aborer and the rest of mankind
to call yourselves before you buy elsewhere
as a dollar saved is-a dollar made.


Thanking the public and my friends for their very ber
patronage in the past and hoping continuance of the
same in the future. Respectfully,
Year: 1879

Made expressly for the use Of steam Fire
Engines, and will stand pressure Of 400
pounds per square inch. Officers Of Fire
Departments requiring new hose will find
this much superior in strength and quality
to any other.
Year: 1879

AT Boston. Mass, on the 1st inst, Michael
and Minnie Burris, drunken couple, be.
came involved in a quarrel, and in tho
melee Minnie took their five weeks old
male child and deliberately hurled it from
their window, which is in the third story
of a tenement house. The child struck on
Z projecting roof, bounded off and landed
in yard. Both were arrested, the husband
as an accessory in that he made no effort to
prevent the crime. The child was fatally
injured.
Year: 1879

An excursion train on the Utah Western
Narrow Gage railroad was blown from the
track near Black Rock on the 9th inst. The
brakeman was killed and the conductor
slightly injured. No passengers hurt.
Year: 1879

Leaving out all partisan views, Gov
ernor Hall has made q fortunate selec
tion for States Attorney in the person
Of George Gray, ESQ.,, Of New Castle,
which insures more able sdministra-
ton Of Justice in the next five years
for which Mr.. Gray has been appointed.
He is about forty years Of age and con-
sequently in the very prime and vigor
of manhood. In talent and ability he
Is far above the average lawyer and we
have no doubt he will be faithful to bis
oath Of office and represent the State
with fidelity. Had the Governor cho-
sen John H. Paynter, ESQ.,, the other
contestant for the Office he would have
been no less fortunate in securing an
able officer. At the very outset OF his
Office Mr.. Gray will have to grapple
with quite large number of political
offences committed by persons Of his
own political party, and the people Of
Wilmington of both parties will watch
with interest to see If he will sink the
politician in the faithful officer that
justice and truth may be vindicated
and the honor of the State protected.
As a Democrat had to be chosen to fiji
this hish and responsible Office, we are
pleased that Mr.. Gray has been the
fortunate man.
Year: 1879

WE REALLY do not want to take up
all our editorial columns in answer to
the Gazette's" rawlings which are but
apologies for fraud and violence, but we
are compelled to say that we only used
the number 500 as minimum figure of
giving some crude idea Of the number of
illegal votes polled at the election. The
accumulating evidence on hand war
rants us in saying the number of ille-
gal votes now known exceeds 700, and if
the Gazette" instead Of attempting to
cover up, would join us in exposing
fraud, it would find that the latter fig
ures are nearer correct than 500.
Year: 1879

democratic party in the State and it will be impos-
soe for it to recover from the effects of it. The old
jackson democrats, who have their leaders
the great body of the rank and file of their party
supporting q republican grecnbasker for Governor
and republican greenbackers for senators, Repre-
sentatives and county officers, have received
blow from which they will scarcely recover. Some
of them will join the republicans the only
method by which they can sustain their ancient
hard money doctrines, whilo others will swallow
their dislike OF soft money and JOIN the greenback-
the only way to whip their old enemy. The
democratic party. as party, will constitute but
handful OF the voters of the State and but for
the national Convention next year. and the desire to
be represented in it, with the privilege aud power of
disposing of the government patronage in case tho
nominee of that Convention should be fortunate
enough to be elacted. 1t would disband at once.
Perhaps. indeed, that would be its wisest
course to pursue. in any event. for they
would be likely to secure more electors on
fusion ticket with, the greenbackers than by
ming separate ticket against the republicans,
IL they should succeed in winning back all their
who have strayed into the greenback iod. This Will
be impossible for them to do. For two years thirty
or forty thousand OF them have voted that ticket,
and having got into that habit II will be found diff
cult and impossible task to wean them from it. The
democratic party in Maine is eemoralized and dis
rupted beyond all hope of being majority party for
many years to come. The national organization IL
IL gets into poNer In the country. may be able to
breathe the breath OF life into Unless does or
some miracle occurs. it must hereafter be counted
as unifnporta in political calculations in
Maine.


REPUBLICAN BULL-DozrNG.


Not all the votes which cast Tor Davis
secured from love of the republican admra-
ton of honest dollar party prejudice fear of
democratic ascendancy. IL is a shame to be obliged
to record that there was much bull dogng of a
civilized sort resorted to by wealthy firms and
rich corporations and manufacturing establishments
upon their poor employees. Many workmen wcrc
discharged for avowing their purpose to vote the


S ,e sang Of q ihs sar
our New England civilization. Then the votes
OF many army and navy pensioners we're
Year: 1879

THunsDAY. Jan. 0-6 r. MI


Todays business upon Change has been ehsrac-
torized by some particularly brilliant exhibitions of
ground and lofty tumbling-to such extent. IN
deed, that one-half of the speculative acrobats did
not know at the end OF business whether they we're
upon their heads their heels. The very strong
market of the morning succeeded by very
serious Decline and out OF this unexpected change
grew the doubt referred to- The early morning
market was all that was to be desired from bull
point of view; to lug in comparison by the throat
the bark of speculation doated on with "youth on
the PROV and Pleasure ut the helm" and there was
no questioning the extreme altitude occupied by the
speculative goose. But. happened TO Linden
when the was low" the market speedily "saw
another sight in the form Of sudden disruption OF
values and general break down Of everything good
bad and indifferent in the shape Of salabe securities
About two O'Clock p. NJ. dead set was made at the
market. and it was clear enough that Jay Gould
The setter" The onslaught was primarily directed
against Northwest common and with such
hemence that the price speedily ratified down from
63 TO &c. 1t were bad enough had the decline stopped
here, but under the contagion of example 1t quickly
spread to the rest Of the active list and vapes gen.
orally were pretty seriously damaged Were
this result attributable to the influence OF
some great political, commercial or financial
catastrophe It would demand serious treat
ment. As it was simply due to desperate
demonstration upon the part Of Gould II is not
worth the consideration of o Of pins. Catching
the market under circumstances which had left it
greatly in the hands Of outsiders. and with only
moderate support to be expected at tho hands Of
prime spectators. it easy to break prices. A
sharp attack sufficiently discouraging of ITSELF
and it was made worse by reports that Gould had
effected settlements of his short lines and that
insurrection had broken out in Paris the latter
rumor, for some rhyme reason unknown. driving
small operators here to take French leave of their
senses. Under this one man power the market broke
away though it had been attacked by an army
with banners, and at the end of business in full
retreat.


The opening, highest, lowest and closing prices of
follows:-
Year: 1879

The Knoxville Water Works Cons
missioners have employed Col S. H.
Lockett, of the University, as their
resident engineer, who will have the
superintendency of the location and
construction of all the work. It is an
excellect selection. Col Lockett is a
thoroughly competent civil engineer,
and will no doubt give entire satisfac-
ton. Besides, it will be a great ad.
vantage to the University. for, as we
learn, Col. Lockett will take his
class along in doing some of
his work for the water works,
thus giving the advantage of some
thing practical in the prosecution of
their studies. The appointment will
thus prove very beneficial all around.


The Commissioners have also de-
cided to select board of three COM
petent and reliable machinists, whose
duty it shall be 20 thoroughly inspect
all machinery to be made use of in the
erection of the woIks. The N schinists
have not been named yet.


Work was practically commenced
yesterday, as we learn, on the con-
struction Of the works, and Will go
on as rapidly IS possible. The work
on the re- ervoir proper, however,
will be begun in a few days, and the
breaking of dirt will be attended by
public ceremonies, OF which due no.
tice will be given in the papers.
Year: 1879

THE report of the Director Of the
Mint will show that there has been an
increase in the amount of gold and
silver in circulation within the last
sixteen months of more than one hun
dred and fifty millions Of dollars This
is over $40 per capita for every man.
woman and child in the United S'afes.
When the increase of paper money is
added TO this, it gives a grand total of
Sl7O 100000.
Year: 1879

We are pleased to say that our baby
was permanently cured OF serious
protrscted irregularity of the bowels
by the use IF Hop Bitters by its moth
er, which at the same time restored
her to perfect health and strength
The Parents, University ave, Roch-
ester, New York. See another COLI
umn.
Year: 1879

THAT halo of victory that was sup
nosed to be glitteripg around Democ~
racv's brow is turning a very sickly
color, A little concentrated lye and
GOOD, stout scrubbiDg brush might be
of use to it. For our part, we never
could see the halo, anyway. 1t always
looked to us like the black cloud oi
Anfnnk
Year: 1879

Astaf correspondent OF the Boston Herald, writing
from Washington November 49, says:-


Ihad an interview to-day with the President. who
spoke freely upon the political situation. In answer
TO a question whether popular confidence in the ad
did not in part underie the republican
reaction the President said that probably that was
the case extent. He thought that the repub-
lican party had been strengthened by its strict ad
herence republican principles and by the refusal
of the administration to submit to Legislative
cion. The republican victories are. however, he
said. probably due more to the popular belief that
the Northern democracy upholds the Southern
democrats in their practical nufcation of the hr-
teenth amendment II the Northern democrats in
Congress would insist upon fair elections in the
south great and desirable change would be quickly
brought about. 'For instance" said the President.
''let them insist that the member from the shoe
string district in Mississippi be elected by full and
free ballot. But the Northern democrats seem only
too willing to profit by democratic accessons from
the South, however Obtained" The President said
he heartily approved the proposal to send leading
republican speakers to the Southern states. He
wanted to see the time when republican orators
would go to Louisiana as freely as to Iowa. He had
urged In his own state Messrs. Garfield and Foster
and others to 90 South. but the trouble that
our Northern republican speakers had calculated
being free from political work after the Northern
State campaigns were over and shrunk from under
taking new campaigns.
Year: 1879

Alfred Wilkinson. of Syracuse; Senator Herman, Of
Utica; Mr.. William j. Moses of Auburn; Mr.. Will
lam Purcell and ex-senator Ranes of Rochester; !;
Mr. w. w. Wright. of Geneva, and many
other prominent and influential democrats.
So far the plan has met with cordial
and hearty Endorsement and the sincere
cooperation of leading in both factions of the
party has been pledged to it, As soon the gentle
sent out to feel the pulse Of the democracy of
the rural districts have made their reports circulars
are to be issued summoning the democracy to Utica
to the conference.


SEYMOUR FOR PRESIDENT


81 have been met in many localities with the re-
mark that Governor Seymour himself might consent
to become the candidate the democracy for Presl-
dent in $780, and that consequently. he might feel
disinclined to become arbiter in case in which
he himself would be greatly interested. To all such
questions can safely say that no such SITUATION is
at all probable. Governor Seymour is fixed and un-
alterable IN his determination never to run
for any political Office again or to accept
any political tavors at the hands OF his
party. l have recently conversed with him
and am firmly impressed with his sincerity and his
firm determination not to become, even under any
possible circumstances. the democratic candidate
for President next year. The Governors at
tention was called to the fact that since



seemed again to be turned toward him
the man of all men who could lead his party to
victory in the next Presidential contest With him
the Presidential candidate success in New York
would be certain. With any other candidate it would
be at the best problematical.


DETERMINED NOT TO RUN


Governor Seymour reiterated in the strongest and
most emphatic terms his firm decision not to
sent. under any circumstances to become the
Presidential candidate. When asked if he would
not consent to accept the nomination. even
to save the democratic party. he said that
there were plenty of able and available
candidates. But of thing he certain
fac.ional strifes must cease and the party become
united or it could not hope for success


My informant left on Saturday for the western
part of the State to consult with the democratic
leaders in regard to the proposed plan to restore
harmony to the party.
Year: 1879

WHY SOUTH CAROLINA WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY


OTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THAN SEN


AToR BAYARD.


From the Philadelphia Telegraph's Washington


correspondence


WASHINGTON. Nov. 49, 1879.
Much comment is made in administration cir
cles at the refusal OF Senator Wade Hamp-
ton. of South Carolina. to unite in ex-
preston Of welcome to General Grant upon his
reception at Chicago by the Society of tine Army
the Tennessee. Since Senator Hampton's appear
ance in the Senate amongst his Southern and North
political friends, he has taken most ultra po-
stion and has entirely abandoned the solemn
promises which he made to the administration when
they assumed the reins OF government, removed
the troops and turned over the State to him its
Governor.


day OF the early relations between the Presi-
dent and Governor Hampton were alluded to, par
ticularly recounting the interview between the
President and Governor Hampton when the latter
came from South Carolina to Washington for the
purpose OF personally assuring the President of his
sincerity and his determination to cooperate in the
policy of reconciliation in the South laid down by
the administration in its efforts to do away with all
sectional bitterness.


1t was mentioned that as long as Governor Hamp-
ton permitted to the federal patronage to
his own purposes he ostensibly endeavored to
carry out his promises, but the extremity to which
carried his demands made it necessary for the ad
minstration exercise some discrimination in the
appointments made in the South. Upon this Cover
nor Hampton immediately turned his back all his
promises and became more ntolerant even tEan those
of his fellow-citizens whom he had previously
sured.


Recent advices received from South Carolina show
that his refusal to recognize General Grant only
part OF his personal feeling in regard to the future
political condition OF things. Senator Hampton
has also formally notified the Northern demo-
cratic leaders that the State Of South Caro-
lima will not under any circumstances support
Northern Presidential candidate; that they un-
anmously for Bayard. because as Southern man
he has always been identified with their section and
his sympathes have been with them in all their
troubles, both during and since the late war.
Year: 1879

cold-blooded massacre in its efforts 10 secure
the guilty parties for trial aud punishment.
For all this the Secretary of the interior
may not be directly responsible, but II is
clearly the result of blunder which pre-
vented the army from pursuing the offenders
and securing summary punishment


The result of this peace policy of the
Interior Department will be regarded by
many as a strong and unanswenble argu-
ment in favor of handing the management
of our Indian tribes over to the War De-
partment The new head of tho War
portfolio understands the Indian character
far better than the Secretary of the Interior,
and the only hope of prompt and success
iul adjustment of the Indian problem seems
to reside with a change of policy and man
agemcnt, such as is con ntemplated in the
proposed transfer of the Indian Bureau to
the War Department. We must have Sc
curity for the whites on our Indian 'front.'
iers, and the present policy does not seem
to vouchsaio it. Congress should proceed
early to repair the blunders recently CONS
mitted in Colorado.
Year: 1879

The situation in Maine is not 50 serious
as many people seem to think, although it
is fraught with anxious forebodings. The
simple truth is that Garcelonism, as the
new fraud movement is called, amounts to
nothing more nor less than blulln When
the Republicans get ready, as we are as
sured they will, to settle or camp down in
the State-louse and assert their rights,
backed up by o sufficient volunteer armed
force, in the organization of the Legislature,
Mr. GARcELoN, who is aping Governor "
NICHOLS, of Louisiana, will take to his
heels in disgraceful flight. But even If his
revolutionary hordes should get together
outside of the State-housc and organize an-
other State Government, as was done in
Louisiana three years ago, there Is every
reason to believe that such fraudulent
assumption of power would fail of recogni-
ton here in Washington, and that the Ad-
ministration in determining which Of the
two State Governments should be recog-
nized, the GARCELoN usurpation or the one
to be erected by the legitimate Repub-
lican majority of the Legislature, would
reject the former with scorn and con-
tempt. In short, it appears from recent
advices that Senators HADIIIN and BLAINE
together with other leading Republicans of
the State, have reached the conclusion that
forbearance is no longer virtue and that
further temporizing with the seditious Gar
colonites must be abandoned They have
accordingly prepared themselves to meet this
attempted revolution, which assumes 10 be
clothed with the "color and form of law
with an adequate force to overcome and
squelch it at the very threshold Of its lIuition.
This is as it should be, and every loyal man
in the country will cry Amen Aud no man
of ordinary sense will pretend 10 assume
or fear that the outcome Of all this will be
the successful Inauguration of a Republican
State administration, and that too, without
the shedding of anything more solid than
GARCELoN's tears, or tho upheaval Of any
thing more serious than his signs of chagrin
at the defeat of his infamous and cowardly
| conspiracy.
Year: 1879

The following is going the rounds of the
press, and is quite significant;


The New York custom.house is as vigilant
as Argus with the hundred eyes and as tena-
cious as a devil-fish. When the steamer Britain.
MIC arrived in New York week ago one of
the inspectors noticed young man leading a
pug dog down the gang plank. Itwas an en-
bodiment of canine uginess aud innocence
that had been sent over to New Yorker by
an English friend as a sort of privileged pas
senger. The inspector began to make in
quiries about the dog, and the dog-leader be-
gan to mako invidious remarks about the
meanness of the Government and the cheek of
It's custom agents. As a natural result the
pug dog was seized and held for So duty. Tho
owner came after him, paid the tariff and led
the pug away; but that was not the end of the
matter. There was no mention made of the
dog in tho steamers manifest, and the captain
found great difficulty in getting clearance
for his return trip He was finally allowed to
Co. after being fined 800 for his share in the
importation of a stowaway pug dog