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Year: 1877




As there Is justice on earth and manhood
in the Republican party. there will be no
further compromise. The Democratic
party may as well know this now as to
know 1t Saturday-the day for compromise
has passed. The day for inaugursting the
President. elect Is near at hand. The De-
mocracy oppose the decisions Of the Tri.
bunal, and are delaying the count. Delay
is dangerous at this iuncture, but the Re.
publican Senate can defeat this Democratic
scheme. Its duty Is a. clear as the open
face Of cloudless day. II the Democracy
attempt any further delsy OF the count
to-day, then the Senate holds the destiny
Of the nation. The President of the Sen.
ate, under the Constitution, has the right
70 count tho vote, 1t will bo the duty,
therefore, of the Senate, should this emer-
gency arise, 10 elect man Of will, nerve
and courage as its presiding officer, who
shall, in the Senate Chamber, on Saturday
next count the remainder of the votes, &C.
cording to the Constitution and established
precedents, and declare the result in the
presence Of the Senate and as many mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives as
may choose TO attend. This will thwar'
the conspiracy Of the filibusters and work
out result which will be sustained BY tht
people, the law, justice and the military
forces of the Republic.
Year: 1877

THE Pacific coast people appear 70 be really
In earnest in their demand for representation
10 President HAYES Cabinet. They base their
claims on sectional grounds, 1t being necessary,
In their opinion, that the vast domain west Of
of the Rocky Mountains, the people of which
have peculiar interests and commerce on the
Pacific distinct from the Atlantic coast, should
have voice In the National Council.
1t may be said in their favor that they are au
energetic people, who have proved loyal to
the country, and who have been OF valuable
assistance to the Republican party IN the last
campaign. Governor MCCORMICK, of Arizona,
has a host Of friends In that section,
who are strongly recommending his selec-
tlon. Should President HAYES recognize
this claim Of the Pacific Coast, and select Gov
ernsr Mccormick his action would undoubt.
edly, give satisfaction to that important sec.
tion OF our county.
Year: 1877

A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.


The completed circle of summer and win
ter, seed time and harvest, has brought us to
the accustomed season at which religious
people celebrate with praise and thanksgiy-
ing the enduring mercy of Almighty God. This
devout and public confession of constant de-
pendence of man upon the Divine Father for
all the good gifts of life and health and peace
and happiness, early in our history made
the habit of our people, finds in a survey of
the past year new grounds for it's joyful and
grateful manifestation for all blessings which
depend upon benignant seasons This has
indeed been a memorable year over the wide
territory of the country Withall its diversi-
ty of SOIL and climate, and products, earth
has yielded bountiful returns to the labor of
the husbandman. The health of the people
has been blighted by no prevalent or wide
spread diseases. No great disasters of ship
! wreck upon our coasts or to our commerce
on the seas have brought loss and hardship
to merchants or mariners, and clouded the
happiness of the community with sympa-
thetic sorrow. In all that concerns our
| strength, and peace, and greatness a a ma
ton; in all that touches the permanence and
security of our Government, and the benefi-
cent institutions on which it rests; in all that
affects the character and disposition of our
people, and tests our capacity to enjoy and
uphold the equal and free condition of
| society. now permanent and universal
| throughout the lanu, Cne expert
| ence of the last year is conspicuously
marked by the protecting providence of God,
and is full of hope and promise to coming
| generations. Under a sense of the infinite
| obligations to the Great Ruler of times and
seasons and events, let US humbly aseribe to
| our own faults and frailties, if in any degree
that perfect concord and happiness, faith and
! justice which such great mercies should diff
| fuse through the hearts and lives of our peo-
| pie. do not altogether and always and every
where prevail Let us, with one spirit and
one voice, lift up praises and Thanksgiving to
| God for His manifold good to our land, His
manifold care for the nation.


Now, therefore, 1, Rutherford B. Hayes,
President of the United States, do appoint
Thursday, the 29th7day of Noyember next, as
a day of national thanksgiving and prayer,
and 1 earnestly recommend that, withdraw
| ing themselves from secular cares and labors,
/ the people of the United States do meet to-
gether on that day in their respective places
| of worship, there to give thanks and praise
| to Almighty God for His mercies and to de-
| voutly beseech their continuance.


In witness whereof have hereunto set my


hand and caused the seal of the United States
| to be affixed. Done at the City of Washing


ton this 29th day of October, in the year o


our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
/ seventy seven, and of the eindependenceof the


United States the one hundred and second.


TSigned1 RIB. HAYES.


By the President:


WIN. NJ. EvARTs, Secretary of State.
Year: 1877

The action of the House on the 31st,
in regard to the bill to repeal the Re-
sumption act, leaves the control of the
bill in the hands of the Banking and
Currency Committee, or of Mr.. Ewing,
who reported it, and who can at any
time call up his motion to reconsider,
and thus have action on the bill. The
vote of the committee. upon recon-
mending the passage of the bill was
seven for and four against op-
posed being Messrs. Hardenbergh, Chit
tenden, Ames and Hart.
Year: 1877

The House Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Navy Department have in
formed the Secretary of the Navy of
their purpose to make a thorough i'm
vestigation of the accounts of the de-
partment under the administration of
Secretary Robeson, and especially into
the alleged transfer of funds appropri-
ated for the pay of the navy into other
channels.
Year: 1877

A CASE of considerable Importance
has been lately decided by the Supreme
Court of the United States. An Ohio man
named Ulrich was elected from Mich
igan Southern and Lake Shore train for
refusing to pay more than three. cents
per mile, the rate fixed by the law of
that State He brought suit for dam
ages, obtained verdict in the lower
Court, which the Ohio Supreme Court
affirmed, and now the tribunal of last
resort has again affirmed the justice OF
his cause.
Year: 1877

According to Mr.. Mackenzie Wallace,
when the approach of cholera is feared, all
the village maidens in some parts Of Russia,
gather together at night; in the usual toilet
of the hour, and walk in procession around
heir'village, one girl walking ahead with
an Icon, the rest following with a plow.
The girls make their own arrangements as
to time; but it sometimes happens that the
men find out what is going on, though, if
any one is caught taking observations, he
is sure to be considerably beaten, it is said,


by the fair members of the procession. A
correspondent says that q very similar Gus
tom is in vogue in Azimgurh, India, when
drought is apprehended.. On an appointed
night the village women, taking a yoke and
plow, gonto fallow field, generally in a
northeast direction from the hamlet, and
draw the plow few times over the field.


W omen Of inferior caste and mature ago
are generally. the performers. Notice is
given to the males Of the village, and
they raIgiously abstain from violating
the ceremony by improper curiosity >
Year: 1877

Ashes from the present eruption of Co.
topaz, in Ecuador, are said to have fallen
at a distance Of 1000 miles from the
volcano. In former outbursts there has
been an acid principle in the ashes which
proved very destructive to vegetation upon
which they fell, but the ashes d thi this erup-
ton are not 10 harmful to plant life. 30 "'
Year: 1877

The latest news from West Feliciana is
that the coroner's jury has had before it
many witnesses, but no evidence has been
elected going to show who murdered
Weber, the leading white Republican of
that parish, two weeks ago. He was as
sassinated at midday, in the heart of the
town-shot by simultaneous discharge
of half dozen shotguns from the court
house window, at time when some half
a dozen of Mr.. Nichols officials were
present in the building. The names of
these men are known, yet the coroner has
been unable to find any clue to the crime.
General Nichols published an offer of a
reward of five thousand dollars for the
apprehension of the offenders, as he
styles them, declaring his intention to
punish crime and repress lawlessness
throughout the State" This was un-
doubtedly done to secure himself from
censure at the North, for none know so
well as his own confidential friends in
that parish who the men were that added
the name of Weber to the long list of
those who have been murdered in this
State because they were Republicans.
Year: 1877

The following letter of the new Post
master General to Democratic Senator
from North Carolina, is giving the New Or
leans Democrat and other misapprehenders
of the Presidents policy great deal of I'M
easiness:


POsTOFFItE DEPARTMENT. I


Washington, March II, 1877.
MY DEAR SIR-YOur favor of the tif-
teenth instant reached me in due course,
but have been so pressed with business
that until now / have been unable to find
time to reply to your inquiries. / will en-
deavor to explain the situation as clearly
and briefly as possible. When a vacancy
exists in any Office connected with this de-
partment in the Southern States, prefer
enee will be given to q Republican, all
other things being equal; but should it
be impossible to find Republican who will
be satisfactory to a large majority of the
people whose business is directly affected
by the appointment, or in case of contest
over the office, then shall not hesitate to
step aside and select person who in my
Judgment will give satisfaction to the bust.
nees interests of the community. While
shall always be glad to receive the advice
of Senators and Representatives. sin Congress
touching matters of this kind, yet / shall
not consider myself as in any way bound to
act upon it.


My desire is to do the greatest good to
the greatest number. and to this end shall
always be glad to have your cooperation.
very much regret that did not see you,
and shall be glad to do SO ut any time.


Very truly, yours,


Postmaster General.
A RFT5U
Year: 1877

Aho WY plNVtCe~ AEo ODthAheNs


A shrewd female reporter of the
New York Graphic lately made APP
plication to various divorce lawyers
of that city for a separation from
her husband. Her statement OF
the results affords an excellent il.
lustration of the extent of the
iniquity in which these matrimonial
brokers are engaged. She informed
one of the divorce lawyers that she
had no cause of complaint against
her husband; that he was faithful
and indulgent, and that her only
reason for desiring a separation was
that she had become tired of matri-
monial life. The "lawyer" advised
her to desert her husband, remove
to New Jersey, and employ a detec-
tive, promising within a reasonable
time to procure proofs of her hus-
bands infidelity. The price of this
conspiracy was to be $3.50. Appli-
cations to four other divorce bro
kers, with a similar statement of
the facts, resulted in substantially
the same manner. 1t has been no
secret that the divorce lawyers of
the United States have promoted a
large share of the separations be-
tween husband and wife that have
occurred in this country, and by
making divorce easy, have also
made it scandalously frequent, de-
stroying the happiness of many
homes that but for them might
have been preserved.
Year: 1877

injured cadet was carried off in a
carriage. He proved to be only
stunned and bruised, and was able
to walk out of the hospital this
afternoon. The drill then went on
for some time, until every tactic
had been exhausted.
Year: 1877

Mothers will grow weary and sigh over
the responsibility that baby places upon
them, bat they have the high privilege Of
shaping character for usefulness. The
exercise Of patience and the preserva-
lion Of baby's health by the proper use
Of DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup will give them
great present comfort and prospective
happiness 25o per bottle.
Year: 1877

The following advice from the New York Evening Post is very important. Let every mother remember it.:

 Lifelong discomfort and sudden death often come to children through the inattention or carelessness of the parents A child should never be allowed to go to sleep with cold feet; tho thing to be last attended ts is to see that the feet are dry and warm. Neglect of this has often resulted in dangerous attacks of croup, diptheria, or fatal sore throat. Always on coming from school, on entering the house from visit or errand in rainy, muddy or thawy weather, the child should remove it's shoes, and the mother should herself ascertain whether the stockings are the least damp. It they are, they should be taken of, the feet held before the fire and rubbed with tho hands till perfectly dry, and another pail of shoes put on. The reserve shoes ant stockings should be kept where they arr perfectly dry, so as to be ready for us' at moments notice"
Year: 1877

This is not dissimilar from sea sick ness it requires long experience in q ring to overcome the nausea consequent upon going round and round in one di- rection. One of the most difficult things for a circus rider to overcome is this sickness. Clowns and ringmasters suffer from it greatly, at-frst, from merely sec ing the horses go round and round but even after years of experience, ring master (whose principal business in the ring is to keep the horses up to certain gait, and not merely to give cues to the clown), if horse balks or gets behind time, and he is obliged to keep close upon him, is very likely to suffer from a pronounced fit of sickness at the stomach after he leaves the ring. Scent,fc 4AleyicdH
Year: 1877

When the late governor of the Persian Province of Fa,s retired from office the government officials put him in the stocks and pounded the soles of his feet until he disgorged $300,O00 of crooked salary. If the government oi the United States would adopt that system. five hundred million pair of crutches would carry the population of the rePg blic to and from it's daily labor, And il we knew where we could get hold of a gov rnor of Ears, we would gather him by the ankles, stand him on his head, and welt the soles of his feet until his backbone went through the top ot his head and stuck nine inches in the ground Bur linqkon HawkeYe.
Year: 1877

This afternoon, at ono o'clock, a grand union re.
gatta Of miniature schooner yachts will be sailed in
Gowanus Bay under the general supervision OF Captain
Colin. The will be open 10 all schooner yachts
under six feet, aud there will bo time allowance of
sixteen seconds to each boat Tho course, which will
be three miles to windward, will DO from the foot OF
Court street to point OF bay Ridge. The purse S25
is presented by admircr of the sport Tho entries
be made Tor the up to noon. About twenty
entries have thus lar been made,
Year: 1877

Last Saturday, rs has been the all summer


thousands Of Brooky nockcd TO tho parade
at Prospect PARK, In their oagerpcss to watch tho
games for the champ pionshp OF tho Park these being
contended for by the leading amateur clubs OF our
sister city. Up To date the following table shows the
post Of the clubs conesng for supremacy that
Year: 1877

II tho disputed point OF tho legality OF tho games in
which the Cincinna took part should decided In
favor OF counting them, as may be done, entire
change from tho foregoing result will be put upon
aspect OF the League championship In that Tho
Hartfords have not got the shadow OF . to win
as will be seen by the following record Of past and
future in tho
Year: 1877

i ANATOMICAL LECTURES. There were at
least fifteen hundred people at the Theatre
last night'to hear Professor Burners OPEN
ing lecture OIL Physical Culture. There was
no admission fee charged. That goes to
show that the people are eager TO. be enter
tanned, and their usual failure to patronize
entertainments where money Is demanded
proves that they are unable or unwilling to
Day for them. Professor Burner exhibited
great number OF drawings and models il
Illustrative of his subject. and gave some idea
of what he will fully explain in his paid
lectures, which commence tonight.
Year: 1877

longer than two hours being allowed
to each side, unless longer time and
additional counsel shall be specially
authorized by the commission. In
the hearing ofinterlocutory questions
but one counsel shall be heard on
each side not longer than fifteen min
utes. unless the commission allow
further time and additional counsel,
and printed arguments VIII be re-
ceived.


Rule 4. The ohjeetors 10 any cer-
titicate or vote may select two OF
their number TO support their objec-
tions In oral argument, and to advo-
cate the validity Of any certificate or
vote the validity of which they main
tain and In like manner the obiec-
tors to any other certificate may Sc
lect two of their number for a like
purpose; but under this rulenot more
than four persons shalt speak,. and
neither side shall oecupy more than
two hours.


Rule 5. Applications for process
to compel the attendance Of witnesses
or the production of written or docu-
mentary testimony may be made by
counsel on either side, and all process
shall be served and executed by the
marshal of the commission or his
deputies. Dispositions hereafter ta-
ken for use before the commission
shall be sufficiently authenticated, If
taken before the commissioner OF
circuit courts of the United States, or
any clerk or deputy clerk of any
court OF the United States,


Rule 6. Admission TO the public
sittings of the commission shall be
regulated in such manner as the pres
ident of the commission shall direct.


Rulo Z. The commission will sit,
unless otherwise ordered, in the room
of the supreme court Of the United
States, and with open doors, except
ing when in consultation, unless
otherwise directed.
Year: 1877

The Speaker of the House APP
pointed two Democratic tellers to as
sist In counting the votes. The
President OF the Senate wished to APP
point one of each party, but after the
partizan appointments were made in
the House he determined TO do other
wise, hence both House teliers are
democrats, and both Senate tellers are
republicans.
Year: 1877

ALFALFA.-S. Soule, who resides in
Sonoma county, near Healdsburg. has
been experimenting on alfalfa for
some years, and has learned from ex-
perience that it is best 10 pasture II
close in the fall, as if the fall crop is
allowed TO stand it lies down when
the rains come, and ii is impossible TO
cut the next crop clean. In case of q
failure 10 catch well at the first sow-
ing, it may be remedied by cutting
late that which does catch or by pas
turing late, SO that the fell crop will
be short and go 10 seed with but lii
lie straw then, just before the rains,
harrow it thoroughly. Narrowing
will not injure the roots Of that al
ready set, but will mellow the surface
of the ground and cover the seed. In
this way the new plants viii not be
choked out by the more vigorous
growth of that already rooted. On
good corn land he has taken four tons
of alfalfa hay TO the acre at one cut
ting, and pastured it with an average
of four COWS TO the acre for the rest
Of The season.
Year: 1877

STORING EGGS.-The hatching sea-
son being over, eggs may be packed
away. No difficulty will be found in
keeping them three or four months if
taken when perfectly fresh aud care
fully packed in salt. For this purpose
! stone jar, holding from four to SIX
gallons, will be found the most con
Venient. Use very dry salt. Cover
the bottom of the jar with salt TO the
depth Of half an inch, then set the
eggs with small end down, in the salt,
cover them over with salt and proceed
iii the same manuer until the jar is
filled then set it away in dry place.
Unless the salt is dry when used.
and kept dry afterward, 1t will get
solid, and be difiicnl. to get the
eggs out. BY following the above d.
rections you may have fresh eggs in
mid winter, when they are scarce and
high. The expense is trilhlng as The
salt may be used again after the eggs
are taken out. BE careful to put in
ouly fresh eggs. y stale egg will not
get any better by being packed in
salt. Other methods are recommend
ed, and many of them are, no doubt,
good, bu; | can recommed the above
receipt after giving 1t fair trial. Try
]. aud yon vii! fad It all right.
Year: 1877

The Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise
says An old fellow just up from the
Kern river country says that one day
while down in that region he went out
hunting. lie procured a fine, gentle
horse and borrowed dog that was
highly recommended as a noser out of
almost any kind of game, from quail
to full grown buck Indian. He was
told that the dog once belonged to
some Mexicans who had taught him to
tide, and in case of his becoming tired
he might be taken upon the horse un-
til likely place tor game was reach
ed The hunt was but indifferently
successful, though the dog seemed to be
industrious. He was a loDg-bodied,
short-legged, long-tailed animal of an
old-fashioned yellow color. He show.
ed no desire to ride until start was
made for home, when he came whin-
ing about and was taken upon the
horse behind our hunter. All went
we'll enough for time, but presently
the horse started off on a keen run.
When stopped he stood quietly enough,
but as soon as started up he broke in
to a run again and could not be held
in. Says the old man; "What had
got into the 'tarnal critter l didn't
know; but presently, happening to
look back, ! caught that internal yal-
lar dog standin' on all tours, whip
pin the boss list as hard as he could
lay on with that long, timber tail
o'his'n; he was bound to get out of
that hOss all the run there was in
him." e1
Year: 1877

MRS. HEATH has recently moved to
lVl this place for the purpose of meeting
a want which the ladies of the town and
county have for long time known, that
of having a dressmaker of experience
among them. am prepared to make all
kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and
guarantee satisfaction. Stamping for braid
ing and embroidery done in the best man
ner, with the newest patterns. All ask
is tair trial. Residence on Elm Street,
in the Acomb Building. If.
Year: 1877

Does any one doubt that the pro-
iected railroad from the Gulf to the
Pacific is destined to yield a magnifi-
cent return ? Let him study the fig
ures which we have already publish
ed, showing the enormous profits of
the Union and Central Pacific roads,
on far less faYOrably located route.
Let him bear in mind that the Texas
and Pacific caves four hundred miles
in distance between New York and
the Pacific ocean, and will connect the
waters of that ocean with the Gulf
of Mexico. by line Of only fourteen
hundred and eighty miles from San
Diego to Galveston !, and ask himself
whether it must not receive q vast
freight business from the moment of
its completion.


1t is not only certain that the Union
Pacific will ultimately reimburse the
Government for every cent of its sub
sidy, interest and principal, but long
before that time it will have poured
into the pockets of its owners a Pac-
tolean stream of golden dividends.


The Texas Pacific needs only the
generous support of Congress- to de-
monstrate that the almost incredible
statistics which we have printed in
regard to the Union Pacific will be
surpassed by this new line when con-
structed.- -PhHudclphid Press.
Year: 1877

AT the request of Mr.. John
Collinson, we publish to- day his
re organization scheme that our
readers may see what is proposed
to be done, by the proposed Pur-
chasing Committee, with our great
consolidated line from Bristol to
Norfolk. We fail to see in it sny
Cumberland Gap link or any back
pay to those who have done the


work of the company heretofore.
Year: 1877

Baby shows are the fashion now,
but as long as mothers continue to
nurse their little ones with Laudanum
or other opiates they cannot expect
their Babies to look bright. If your
Baby needs medicine get n good and
harmless one such as DR.. BULBS Baby
Syrup. 25 cents a bottle.