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Year: 1877

ASSURANCES are given by prominent
Louisiana Conservatives in Washington thai
persecution OF the members of the Returning
Board is the work of the Bourbon faction Of
the Democracy, and that it is likely to widen
the split between the two wings to the extent
ofproducing an open rupture. The Conser-
vatives are said to be in thorough accord
with Gov. Nichols in regarding the procur-
ing of the indictments as shameful breach
of faith which majority OF the Democratic
party in Louislana-that portion who care
nothing for Tilden's prospects in 1880, and
who only seek to secure for their State the
political repose so necessary for return to
prosperity-will disavow and repudiate.
Year: 1877

THE New York Herald draws sad picture
OF New York city under Democratic rule. 1t
describes it as burdened with an enormous
debt, hampered with taxation, with miser-
erably paved and dirty streets, an inefficient
police, and such artificial plague spots as the
Harlem Flats. 1t is, it says, ''a government
OF the politicians, by the politicians and for
the politicians" New York reeks with filth
because the street-cleaning money is squan-
dered on gangs of idle rascals who are ap-
pointed at the bidding of the politicians, and
who neglect all work except that of drawing
their pay. "There is no hope of having
good government in New York." says the
Herald, "until the government is taken out
of the hands of the politicians and it is man
aged by the people and for the pc ople." The
contrast between the condition of the great
cities of Europe and the United States is not
fattering to our vanity or crsditable to re-
publicanism. This has already struck the
attention of General Grant, who, in an inter-
view with a. London journalist, said: "Here
In London you have a Lord Mayor, who is
chosen from the Board of Aldermen in his
turn, and the aldermen are men who take
an interest in the welfare of their city.
(Here General Grant went over the frame
work of the city government with great ac-
curacy). What contrast all this presents to
the state of affairs in New York! There
money raised by taxation has been stolen by
wholesale, and now property will not sell for
the value of the mortgages that are on it, and
declare l do not see what is to become of
the city. The debt is enormous. See how
well the paving and lighting are looked after
here, and how carefully the traffic is man.
aged. The police, too, seem to be excellent.
And yet they have quite as hard set. to do
with as the police Of New York, and good
many more of them.
Year: 1877

we 90 not read anonymous letters and eommuni-
cations The name and address Of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
put as a guaranty of good faith.


we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used,
Year: 1877

The Republicans of Maine and all others who pro-
pose to support the candidate of the Republican
ty in the pending election are invited to send dele
gates to State Convention, to be held in
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS Is furnished
with Card certificate couptersigned by Stanley T,
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal
Year: 1877

of such inquiry with their own Board,
and if found necessary to rid themselves
OF the black sheep, If any such were
found.


Another theory is that the President
was Influenced in his action by the fact
that certain testimony given by the
gamblers, rejecting on the integrity and
habits of the Executive, which was per.
lnitted BY the Board TO be published
without u contradiction or check being
put upon it, or protest being made by
a single member OF the Board.


Yet another theory is that this action
has been Influenced by the Chairman Of
the Police Board himself, In order to
prevent developments which are pretty
sure to follow in evidence to be drawn
out by charges to be preferred Monday.


Governor Grover.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-GOvernor Gre
yer testified before the Senate Privileges
and Elections Committee to-day. He
knew OF no money having been sent to
Oregon for election purposes Of any
sort. He did know that money was
raised by subscription by the Chairman
OF the Democratic Committee to pay ex
penses Of the Electoral Messenger.
Year: 1877

New York. Dec 26-Shorty after o'clock this
AFTERNOON a daring attempt was made to rob
gold from the window of broker on Wall
street A powerful looking man threw brick
through the basement window and grabbed
about $500, but on turning TO escape, ran almost
into the arms Of a. detective, who was passing.
and who arrested him. No money was found
on the prisoner. and 1t Is supposed he passed it
to confederate
Year: 1877

New YORK. Dec. 26.-Delving In the ruins Of
the Barclay street fire was continued all day
but up to q late hour none Of the bodies missing
bad been found. The cause Of the explosion
still remAina q mystery.
Year: 1877

Late on Saturday night, it being the END OF the
quarter and tne FISCAL year. Postmaster James trans
mlted has quarterly report to tho Postmaster General
The business has fallen of somewhat from that OF the
previous three months. but not very materially The
following are the fgures-
Year: 1877

BoYs HEED THIs.-Many people
forget that character grows; that it
is not something to put on ready
made; but day by day, here a little,
there little, grows with the growth
and strengthens with the strength,
until it becomes a coat of mail.
Look at the man of business, prompt,
reliable, conscientious, yet clear
headed and energetic. When do
you suppose he developed all these
qualities ? Let us see the way a
boy of ten gets up in the mornings,
works and plays, and we will tell
the kind Of man he will make. If
late at meals and late at school, be
will stand a poor chance of being a
prompt man. And the boy who is
pleased with the suffering Of things,
will never be generous and noble.
Year: 1877

THE ALL NIGHT DEBArE ON THE EI.Ec-


ToRAL BILL,
Debate in the Senate on the bill re-
ported by the Select Committee in regard
to counting the Electoral vote was con.
tinued all night.
Year: 1877

Of law rose over the face OF the waters,
uttering its divine controlling mandate,
"peace, be still" Enthusiastic applause
on the floor and in the galleries.


Mr.. Hale said that he was sensible that
in opposing the bill he laid himself open
to the charge Of being an intense partisan,
but he was glad that no gentleman who
had spoken in favor OF the bill had
discredited the honest objections which
remained in the minds OF some of the
people; he was also aware that he would
lay himseltopen to the charge Of obstruct-
ing peaceful settlement Of the Presi-
lentioi nueafinn
Year: 1877

The Sea ChT Camp Meeting Association are IN
trouble again. number OF the trustees OF the asso-
cation formed steamboat company, the association
giving them tho lease Of q small dock ut tho camp
grounds. THIS ASSOCIATION sold out TO opposition
company, composed OF another portion OF tue board
trustees, and threw In the lease. The matter Is now
under nvcsligat by the committee oi the board OF
trustees, elected last October.
Year: 1877

PERUVIAN SYRUP
DYSPEPSIA AND DEBILITY
DYSPEPSIA AND DEBILITY .
DYSPEPSIA AND DEBILITY
DYSPEPSIA AND DEBILITY
Almost Invariably Yield to the
Tonic and InvigOraiing Eeffects


OF THE
PERUVIAN SYRUP
Year: 1877

out Of the treaeherous bottom Of shallow
lake. Beyond this lake Of the Y there
was only wilderness of loosely -heaped
sand hills, so the banks must necessarily
be formed Of material that was not set
in movement by puff of wind or by the
plash of each passing vessel.


Finally, the North Sea harbor had to be
constructed artifcially for refuge at a
spot where, so far from there being natural
facilities, there was nothing but forbid
ding line of sandhills. Enormous break
waters of stupendous blocks Of stone and
concrete, each breakwater being nearly
mile in length, threw out their long arms
in a wide sweep into one Of the stormiest
of seas; while locks of suitable solidity
were indispensable to protect the country
behind from sudden submersion. 1t may
give some notion of the magnitude Of the
undertaking, aud Of the care and complete
ness with which it has been executed, if
We remark that four years ago we passed
through the canal in steamer, from the
locks at Schellingwoude to those near the
sea; so that even then it WIS practicable
to all intents and purposes, except for the
completion of the exterior harbor works
and some of the internal dredging.


1t is Characteristic, too, of the way in
which the habitable area Of Holland has
been extended that the formation of the
canal has been accompanied by works of
reclamation which will pay, according to
calculation, half Of the two millions ex-
pended When the Y was cut of from
the Zuyder Zee it became possible to pump
it dry, and ground which few years ago
was under water is selling now, as we are
informed, at an average Of s4OO per acre.
1t is the dream Of the Dutchman to do the
same by the Zuyder Zee as they are doing
by the Y and We should be sorry to say
decidedly that the grand fancy is imprac-
ticable 1t may be q mere question of
obtaining on faith sufficient advances of
money which can only be slowly repaid.
In any case the Amsterdam people may
point to tl.:SS an'orth Sea Canal as sufficient
reason for claiming respectful considera-
ton to any further schemes which they
may submit to capitalists. s.-L0Hdoa ISat-
urday Rericp.
Year: 1877

It is always better TO pass a dozen in
tended insults without recognition, than
to take offense at single unintentional
neglect or reelection. Misundentandings
are fruitful of more unkindly feeling than
ever result from deliberate ill-nature


Hundreds Of friendships have been sun
dered by that egotistical sensitiveness
which is ever looking for offense. We all
point to certain persons who are thus
morbidly sensitive to painful degree
They afe disagreeablc companions. We
need not spend our precious time in point


ing to them however. We have each
something to guard in our own character


We are inclined to take oifense too easily
If we could remove this eyer-ieaIou.
watchfulness, society would gain new
charm, or rather it would be relieved Of ,
very disagreeable feature. Pass ueglect


then, and personal reflections, as GRACEFUL,
as possible, instead Of taking the risk .
being offended when no oifense is intended
Year: 1877

The promiscuous kissing Of children is
a pestilent practice. We use the word ad-
visedly, and it is mild for the occasion.
Murderous would be the proper word, did
the kissers know the mischief they do.
Yes, madam, murderous; and we are speak


ing to you. Do you remember calling on
your dear friend Mrs. Brown, the other
day, with strip Of flannel round your
neck And when little Flora came dane
ing into the room didn't you pounce upon
her demonstratively, call her q precious
little pet, and kiss her2 Then you Sc
renely proceeded to describe the deadful
sore throat that kept you from prayer
meeting the night before. You had no
designs on the dear child's life, we know;
nevertheless, you killed her Killed her
as surely as if you had fed her with strych-
nine or arsenic. Your carelessness was
fatal. Two or thrae days after the little
pet began to complain Of a sore throat too
The symptoms grew rapidly alarming; and
when the doctor came the single word diph.
theria sufieed to explain them all. To-
day little mound is the sole memento of
your visit. Of course the mother does
not suspect, and would not dare to suspect
you of any instrumentality in her bereaye-
ment. She charges it to mysterious
Providence. The doctor says nothing to
disturb the delusion that would be impo-
litic, if not cruel; but to an outsider he is
free to say that the child's death was due
directly to your stupidity. Those are pre-
cisely his words; and who shall say, under
the circumstances, that they are not justi-
fable? 1t would be hard to tell how much
of the prevalent illness and mortality from
diphtheria Is due to such want of thought.
As a rule adults have the disease in so
mild form that they mistake it for a
simple cold; and as cold is not contagi-
Gus, they think nothing of exposing others
to their breath or to the greater danger of
labial contact, Taking into consideration
the well-established fact that diphtheria
is usually if not always communicated by
the direct transplanting Of the malignant
vegetation which causes the disease, the
fact that there can be no more certain
means of bringing the coutagion to its IA
yorite soil than the act of kissing, and the
further fact that the custom Of kissing
children on all occasions is all but univer-
sal, it is not surprising that, when the dis
ease is once imported into a community,
it is very likely to become epidemic. 1t
would be absurd to charge the spread of
diphtheria entirely to the practice Of child
kissing, There are other modes of prop
agation, though it is hard to conceive Of
any more directly suited to the spread of
the Infection or more general in its opera
tion. 1t stands to diphtheria about the
same relation that promiscuous hand-shak-
ing formerly did TO the itch. It we're
better to avoid che practice. The children
will not suffer if they go unkissed; and
their friends ought, for their sake, TO forego
the luxury for season. A single kiss
has been known to infect a family; and
the most careful may be in a condition to
communicate the disease without knowing
il, Beware, then, Of playing Judas, and
let the babies alone.
Year: 1877

JUST now Wade Hampton appears to
be the top rail on the political fence. A
all events, he monopolizes the lions
share of public noteriety, Every move.
ment and expression of his is reported ast
promptly and carefully as though he was
the greatest magnate in the land. Nc
wonder the New York Tribune, Times
and other organs now claim that upon
him now rests the whole responsibility
and to him the people will look for such
wisdom of Administration as will give
peace to the South and confidence to tht
country. The indications are that tn,
Governor will honor all demands mad,
upon him in these directions.
Year: 1877

A NEW PLAN FOR THEIR GoyERNMRxr


Inc Commission appointed by Cover
nor Iilden in New York to recommend q
plan for the government of cities. have
reported. The new plan is simply a re
turn to first principles by taking from the
state the power it now exercises to an
point the principal executive officers and
Vestlng the authority in the nayor. bv
and with the advice and consent of the
board of finance. The plan further pro
poses board of aldermen to be elected
Dy the people as now, and clothed with
all legislative power except such as relate
10 taxation and expenditures.


The next feature creates a board of f.
nance which is not to be elected by the
popular vote, but by the votes of rent and
taxpayers only, and is to have absolute
control over the expenditures ofthe city.
1tls to have no patronage and NO gov
erning power. 1t must raise in each wear
every dollar requisite for the expenditure
OF that year for all city purposes, appro-
prlate.the the sums raised to the various
opJeets for which they are required re-
ahzing by relieving any deficiencies in
Inc collection of the taxes of the preced-
ing year sum sufficient to cover all an
preparations, the city being thus
made to pay as it goes. Stringent proyi-
sions against borrowing money or incur
ring debt of any kind supplement the pre-.
seribed duties Of the board of finance,
and furnish absolute safeguards against
municipal extravaganza.


Inc avowed principle, upon which
thls important feature of the plan is bas.
ed is that no person ought to vote upor
any proposition to raise tax or appro-
pirate the same unless he shall at tbe
same time be liable to be assessed TO,
such tax. If the Legislature concur in
recommending the plan, it has still to be
submitted to the people in the shape OF
an amendment to the State constitution,
Two years must therefore pass before a
decision can be reached. The merchants
ana capitalists of New York warmly an
prove OF the proposition to return to 10.
cal self government, and especially OF
that feature of the plan which gives tc
the board of finance the sole power tc
regulate the municipal expenditures and
makes the board elective by the votes OF
rent and taxpayers only.
Year: 1877

THE ROTTEN BOROUGH SYsTEM.-Sta-
tlsncs which are printed to show the in.
iquities of the rotten borough system in
connecticut prove that there are fifty-six
towns in that State where there is not
enough raised in taxes pay the salaries
OF the persons who represent the same
towns in the Lower House of the State
Legislature
Year: 1877

An election will be held in Georgia on
the first of May on the question of ratify
ing an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the payment of State bonds
heretofore declared illegal, and which
amount to So, 500 900.
Year: 1877

The coal companies have patched up
another combination forlimiting the coal
supply, and thus keeping up prices. The
features of the plan are similar to the
one which broke down in August last
Production is limited in quantity, and
each company'is allowed its quota, which
it must not exceed.
Year: 1877

The German congregation of this
city will hold their annual picnic in
john Jeucks Summer Garden, on
Monday, June llth. The Mineral
Point Band is engaged for the day
Refreshments of all kinds can be had
on The grounds. Arrangements
have been made to insure first
class time to those who attend. All
are invited to join with us in having
a good time. Admission free for all
respectable people.


A dance will be given in the new
City Hall in the evening, at the low
figure Of Sl.00 PEI couple. Refresh
ments such as ice-cream, lemonade,
&c, will also be served.


By ORDER OF Cow.
Year: 1877

AN exchange saws that Moody
and Sankey had tough subject in
the inquiry room. Moody wrestled
with him and Sanky sang with him,
but the man seemed to despair of
forgiveness. Finally Moody asked
what great sin burdened his mind,
and he confessed to having beaten a
newspaper publisher out of three
years subscription. The evangelists
informed him that they did not pre-
tend to perform miracles, bnt if he
would settle up his dues with com
pound interest, and pay for three
years more in advance, although
they could not open the doors of
the church to him, he might be
snaked in under the canvass.
Year: 1877

SAYS an old exchange "Never go
into store where you are not
wanted If a man wants you to
come to his place of business he will
invite You through an advertisement
i'll your home papers. 1t is very
wrong Of you to intrude upon their
privacy; so don't DO it"
Year: 1877

THAT the Sabbath is observed by
many as a day of recreation and
pleasure, is true, but when one gees
SO far on such occasions as to abuse
horse flesh in shameful way, our
understanding of human nature is
not very clear. The manner in which
an inhuman Iine-puller from Platte
vile, (from whence he came and re-
turned the same day, dashed around
this place on Sunday, was disgrace
ful to say the least
Year: 1877

TIE last issue of this paper cir
culated a rumor that jeff Hildreth
had been scalped by Indians, which
proved to be a mother goose story.
Jeif's better half, who is still in
this city, received a letter from her
husband on Friday last, that assured
her of his life and good health. He
is now in Dcadwood, and intends to
return home some time next month.
Year: 1877

Many fruits and vegetables usually
chosen for pickles are now in the prop
er state for that purpose, though rather
late for some OF the best. 1t may be Of
service to some, however, to furnish q
few hints on this subject We doubt if
pickles are the most healthful compound
that hOusekeepers can prepare; but as
they will be used it is well to make
them as perfect and as little injurious
as possible. Many pickles that look
the finest are very injurious and often
poisonous. All that are Of a vivid green
are doubtful. In most cases they are
" greened" by being left to lie some lit
tie time in copper vessel covered with
vinegar, which naturally absOrbs some
portion Of the copper. That, all will be
likely to know, is poisonous. When
left but short time in such vessels the
vinegar will not take up so much Of the
poison as to be deadly, but it certainly
is injurious, though perhaps impercep-
tibly so to every one. To some more del
icately organized even q little is fatally.


There is no necessity that pickles
should be green. 1t is a mere fancy, j
matter Of taste, and of late years is in a
great measure discarded; and almost all
pickles are made in porcelain or enamel
lined kettles. But with proper care q
good brass kettle is perfectly safe, We
think, and much preferable to the en-
ameled or pOrcelain-lined kettles. These
kettles burn easily, and after any thing
has been burned in them a few times the
lining cracks, flakes off, leaving spots of
the iron or tin bare, and then any thing
delicate will be discolored by the iron.
Of late we have also seen it stated that
there is some reason to think if the en-
amel Of these kettles is once cracked
they are almost as injurious as brass or
bell metal. Any acid that can find a
way under the glazing absOrbs some in
furious property from the composition
with which porcelain or enamel is made.
Of this we can not speak with certainty,
but we have always used brass kettle
and never saw any injurious effects
from it.


No one should ever use a kettle of
Year: 1877

The mellow warmth of Indian sum
mer time
Makes days like these the rarest OF
the year.


Behold, as In some genial tropic CLINE,
A sleepy glitter fill the atmosphere
The sun Shines softly through the hasy
mist,


The lazy wind blows gently from the
west u
A peace the dreamer's soul cannot
resist
Sets all his troubling thoughts and
cares at rest,


When comes earth's winter shroud OF
ice and snow,
Through all the time made cheerless
by the frost, .....r
Though we regret the days which now
we know, a.
We will not murmur for the beauty
lost,
But rather, when the winter shall be-
gin,


We will rejoice that days like these
have been.