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Year: 1878

Again silver has been demonetized.
This time it is not Congress but the
people by whom the dollar of the dads
is ostracized. Some months ago the
people began to discount or refuse the
Mexican dollar and the trade dollar,
although each coin contains more sill
yer than the American standard"
dollar. This anomaly, this swindle,
as we may more properly term it, has
continued by virtue of the fact that
Congress enacted that a less value in
silver should be dollar than is re-
quired in gold. The new dollar was
made legal tender, and being made
practically redeemable in gold the
government has been able to float it
at par. But at last the government
is brought face to face with the fact
that the resumption of specie pay


ments is impossible if the coinage and
circulation of the silver dollar is to be
enforced. The people are not fools.


The business man who is forced to re-
ceive the new silver dollars in pay
ment of debt will not keep them If
he can take them to the government
and have them converted into gold.


This he can do by using them in the
payment of customs dues. The gold


he can use in purchasing goods in 9TH
er countries where the silver dollar


would pass for only its bullion value.
now about SO cents. The business of
the country is rapidly adapting itself
to the gold basis. The general gov
ernment will be compelled to do the
same thing or abandon resumption.


Already large proportion of loans
made are on that basis; the debt at
maturity to be paid in gold. Hereaf-
ter very few loans will be made upon
any other basis. This is simply a
commercial fact independent of polit-
ical or governmental action. For this
reason, and every other sound eco
nomic consideration, it is to the inter-
est Of the people to have resumption
successfully accomplished and as soon
as possible. Gold touched 1909 yes
terday. The margin is practically


wiped out. The action of the New
York clearing house has fastened this
result. But as that action is based up-
on the practical demonetizationo of the
silver dollar it is obvious that the
"dollar of the dadso is destined to
quickly pass out of circulation as a
money of account. The people have
just repudiated the fiat idea and the
commercial world now gives practical
expression to the popular verdict.
The only recourse of the government
is to pile up the new silver dollars in
the treasury vaults and await the ac-
tion of Congress in repeating the sill
yer bill. The law must at least be so
far modified as to remove the obliga-
ton of the government to coin the
silver dollar, whether people want it


or not. If it was wanted it would
stay in circulation. This 1t does not
do, but goes back to roost with all the
homing instincts of fiat fowl.
Year: 1878

Now COMES from North Carolina
that under the law passed by the last
legislature, the precinct and county
boards have the right to revise and
correct the returns and they are hold
ing them for that purpose. So it is
not unlikely our three republican
members of Congress elect in that
State may be returned defeated after
awhile.
Year: 1878

The Washington Post publishes a
long interview with Minister Geo. f.
Seward upon Chinese topics. 1t bears
internal evidence of having been
carefully revised by him. The fol-
lowing are his utterances in response
to the specific request for his views
concerning the Chinese in California
at is not my part to pass any opinion
upon the issues involved. All class
es in that State are discussing the
matter with the deepest interest and
concern. There is al honest fear of
an over-large introduction of the
Chinese element, although but lin
tied class, perhaps, desire to expel
those now there. There is only one
feature OF the case upon which l have
felt and do feel at liberty to speak,
and that is this: Whether the Chi
nese are desirable element or not,
they are not now, as l believe, COM
ing to California in sufficient num-
bers to justify alarm. In point of
fact, it is probable that more have
left the State in the past two years
than have come into it, Fifteen years
ago the the proportion Of Chinese to
whites may have been one in five.
The whites have increased rapidly,
and | doubt whether to-day there is
more than one Chinese to ten whites.
This falling off in the proportionate
number OF Chinese has been going on
during period of high rates of wa
ges, and of specially great demand for
labor, for railway building, swamp.
land reclamation, etc. With lover
wages and no special call for labor it
may be expected that the inward flow
will fall off still more. Meanwhile
the State, with all its magnificent re-
sources, is attracting and receiving
almost general immigration, and q
natural increase of its population is
being felt All this is tending to
make the Chinese question one of less
real concern and anxiety. Futher-
more, there is an Asiatic side to this
part Of the business. China is by no
means so populous as is generally be-
lieved, and, however great the popu-
lation, the soil will support more than
are now found upon it. The China
man, in fact, is no. given to emigrat-
ing. In support of this Mr.. Seward
referred to the abstinence of Chinese
from any considerable attempt to
leave the districts recently afflicted
with famine. He also informed our
interviewer that our export trade to
China 10 rapidly increasing, and
thought there is ground for hope that
It is on the eve of great development.
He remarked, however, that he would
not like to say that opportunities for
Americans in China are very good.
On the contrary, he said, the Chinese
are becoming able. to do their own
business, and to do It more economi.
cally than any foreigner can"
Year: 1878

Curtis, of Ha,Yer's Weekly, was a
a stalwart policy man, but he Is drift
ing back to republicanism. He says:


There is no doubt that the attitude
of Governor Hampton, and of a paper
like the Ne,cs and Courier, toward
this new form of kuklux has done
more to justify the estimate Of "the
South" as o nest of hopeless barbar-
ism than any recent event.
And we may add that Ha,per's
Weekly has done almost as much as
any other paper to make such barbar.
ism possible.
Year: 1878

A NUMBER of the chief priests ol
the rag-baby will meet in Washing.
ington about the close of this month
for the purpose of preparing plan Of
campaign for 1880. These people
have not yet heard of the fall of the
temple which the hard-money Sam.
son pulled down upon the head Of
their idol the other day. But they
will doubtless get the news before the
presidential election comes around,
and be convinced that they have no
further use for plan of campaign.
Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1878

LORD SALISBURY, in his reply to
Secretary Evarts in the Fishery
Award, contends that it was made
strictly in accordance with the treaty.
This controversy certainly will not be
settled before the payment of the
award and therefore tits probable that
It will be paid under protest.
Year: 1878

PATRoNlzED ~ the LADIES.


DR.. Prices Special Flavoring Ex'
tracts are used by the most intelli.
gent ladies in this country. A few
cents additional cost does not deter
ladies who are mindful of the health
OF their family from procuring that
which is known to be pure and whole
some.
Year: 1878




Some of the Southern papers are In
dulging, since the recent elections, in
talk about the aggressions of the re-
publican party against the Southern
States, as threatened by the result OF
the recent elections. They are begin
mig to apprehend that with complete
success In 1880, the republican party
will restore the old rule in those states
in order to compel them to render to
these republicans the justice they now
deny. The talk may not be without
its uses If 1t leads the democracy to
change Its present unjust and ruinous
courses. Unless they do the South
will play but an insignificant pc
the future politics of the COR
politically it will ba-g
wheamed. ALI that iS.
1t to deal justly xssw


and II can retn
cover itsidis
Year: 1878

IT will be noticed from what WI


publish elsewhere to-day, that WI


have every reason to believe the Pres


ident has turned a short corner in ref


erence to his Southern policy.
He has had proof laid before him


from all quarters in the South for two
months past, of the most diabolical
conduct on the part of the democracy
and at last the President has become


heart sick and forced to give assent to
the i'll working Of fthe ultra pacificatory
course he has been pursuing. Finally
he has yielded to the truism that un-
der his policy many portions of the
South are suffering under none other
than a bloody, devilish despotism, for
which there was no cure by the meth
ods he has pursued. The President
has held on long enough to his policy
to compel all the old liberals, even
George William Curtis, of Harper's
Weekly and Carl Schurz, the New
York Tribune, the Chicago Tribune,
&C., &C., to agree with him that all
patience is exhausted and all hope
gone.


The consequence is that it unites
the old republican party North, SO far
as the old liberal detection is concern
ed, except the impure and utterly defil-
ed element ofthat detection which had
already gone into the democratic par
ty. To this end at some time, we
thought we knew all the time the
President would come, as well as we
knew the sun would continue to rise
and set.


1t took, however, more than the
patience of a score of Jobs to await
patiently and uncomplainingly for
that end to come. If it shall prove
true-all that we have reason to be-
lieve from our reports-and that the
end has finally been reached, we are
most devoutly thankful for it.


Let the struggle for human rights
basely, fiendishly trampled under
foot-be the great first battle cry for
republican victory in 1880, fitly Sec
onded by that other slogan of victory,
financial honor, honest money,-and
the survivors of that grand army of
soldiers and patriot citizens who saw
ed this matchless republic, will rally
to the contest with vigor that shall
be shadowed with no tinge of shame,
and will march with mighty tread to
an overwhelming victory with all its
old-time enthusiasm.
Year: 1878




The Natchitoches Vindicator and
New Orleans Democrat have both
been unusually severe in their an
imadyersions upon the Supreme
Court, for their decision in the An
derson case. The editors of these
respectable and influential journ-
ais are certainly unacqpainted with
the personal histories of the pres
ent Judges of the Supreme Court
of Louisiana. In our opinion they
are men of unspotted integrity, of
unblemished regulations, who un-
der no circumstances would have
become parties to any agreement
which would have brought the iu-
dietary Of the State into disrepute,
even If such agreement had been
necessary to save the government.
Whenever any paper, it matters
not how respectable it may be,
where or by whom published,
charges that such a man as Judge
DeBlanc, land we believe his as
sociates on the Supreme Bench are
his peers In every respect) has been
guilty of making any bargain, or
performing any act tinged with
dishonor, it asserts what not one
man, woman or child in South
western Louisiana. where his name
is the very synonym for everything
that is high toned, chivalrous and
honorable, weuld believe. st.
Landry Democrat.
Year: 1878

Our town, and parish was never
in more hourishing and prosper
GUS condition than at present, and
it would be hard to find parish
in the State that could compare
with it in good behavior and quiet
ness. Our colored people are quiet
and steady, and are busy with the
coming crop, which promises to
exceed that Of many years. The
laws are upheld and respected by
all, and they are at the same time
respected by the laws. I'm fact d
pride is taken by our citizens in
Che orderly conduct OF the parish,
all Of which is good guaranty OF its
continuance. !" Meridional.
Year: 1878

& . ~. ~,


Editors Dispatch: A very large majority
OF the retail dealers ON Main street are in
favor OF shutting up their stores at 6 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and thereby giving their
Young men little more spare time. A few
of the merchants, however, have an idea
that there may be floating dollar in town
which fears the light Of the sun, and the
only way by which it can be captured is to
set trap for it aboEt dark. This, OF course,
makes it unfair to those who desire to close
at and, in fact, prevents the carrying out
OF the plan, because all must act in concert.


This is intended, therefore, as an appeal
to all to cooperate with the majority and
give the young men little daylight for re.
Creation. 1t IS one OF the surest plans OF
keeping them well at their business all day
when they know that there is an hour al
least when they can be with their friends IN
the afternoon, like gentlemen, and not like
ninks, who walk only "when: tits moon
llght,v or rather " when tits midnight"


it makes business run along smoothly all
day when the young men are cheerful, and
do not feel that to be employed ia the retail
trade is the same as going to jail by the day


Helm us. Messrs. Editors, and obige


MERCHANT.
Year: 1878

NEEDS ATTESTION.-There is q pool OF
stagnant water on Eighteenth street near
Main that needs immediate attention. OF
course it is only necessary to call the atten-
ton OF the proper authorities to the fact.
Year: 1878

ton of the joke. That afternoon
there was a solitary figure picking
away on the slope, and every time
the miners looked up they roared
with laughter. But about the next
day the greenhorn struck a pocket,
and took out something like thirty
thousand dollars in a few minutes.
Then innocent to the last, he
treated all around, and thanked the
miner who sent him up there, and
took his money and went down into
the valley and bought him a farm.
Then the unhappy miners arose,
leaving their old claim, and dotted
that hillside for days. But there
was no more pockets elsewhere.
The whole thing reads like the ira
ditional fairy story. But then l
saw the gulch. Much more unbe-
lieyable things have happened in
the mines.
Year: 1878

AOnuOu OOTs Olofolhuu noralu.I


We proceeded in our cab to the
Charing Cross Hotel. The distance
we traversed was a mile and three
quarters-there were two Of us and
a trunk, and the cab charge was
only two English shillings- equal
to a half dollarl What would a
Cleveland hackman think of carry
ing two passengers from the Union
Depot to Perry street for a quarter
of a dollar-or more strictly speak
ing, twenty-five cents apiece? We
entered our hotel, a very imposing
building, several stories high, and
very naturally inquired of a porter
where we must go to register our
names. He pointed to a corner
where there was a compartment,
and we went there, and looking
through the window found a young
woman with stern, business-look-
ing face, and inpocently inquired
for the register She replied that
they kept none, and wanted to know
if we wished aroom. Receiving an
affirmative reply, she marked the
number of a room, with two beds,
for myself and Captain Rice, on a
piece Of paper, handed it to us, and
pointed to porter who would
show us to the room. We were
escorted to the elevator, and waited
about four minutes before the fell
low who operated it made his ap-
pearance, for John Bull is slow.
When we reached our room the por-
ter, instead Of producing a key aud
unlocking the door without any
more fuss, marched to the other end
of the hall, about a quarter of a
mile off, and notified the woman in
charge to unlock the door. She
marched the quarter of mile, and
formally unlocked the door, and
we were ushered in. The room is
small, but the price per day was
only two shillings and ten pence
for each Of us-equal to sixty-fve
cents. In the same class hotel in
| New York the same accommoda-
ton would have cost more than
double that amount. After wash
ing off the great amount of dust we
we're blessed with by a "model
English railway" we went to a
restaurant and ordered q mutton
chop supper, being curious to test
that famous London dish. We
found the chop really delicious, but
the coffee was horrible. After wan
dering for half an hour, seeing
London by gaslight, we returned
to our hotel and found a clerk with
a bundle Of old fashioned iron keys
on his desk, all mixed together in a
he9p, paving through it to find a
key to give to his guest, and an
other to give to that guest, and we
requested him to give us our key.
lie picked up one key after another,
examining each for our number,
We waited until our patience was
exhausted, and concluded to go
without the key and call in the aid
Of the woman IN waiting to unlock
our door, for when we left it looked
itself. And that is the way they
keep the keys in this great hotel,
Ill mixed together helter.skelter.
Foolish aud Gelf-complacent John
Bull-he will not adopt the simple
box and number system Of the
! American hotel any more than he
would our baggage check System.
| am told, however, that some OF
the London hotels have adopted
that system.
Year: 1878

MoRRIsTowE. TENN August IA. 1878.


To the Editor of the MOrristown Gazette:


There is beauty in intelligence,
and many are its admirers. On the
evening of August 18th, Judge J.
L. I. Sneed, Of Memphis, and fam
lily, who have been visiting the
Mineral Hill Springs for the past
month, and who were among the
most pleasant guests at that very
delightful watering place, spent the
night in our quiet little city. In
company with the Judge, who is a
most excellent and very talented
gentleman, was his estimable wife,
and his two charming and accom-
pliShed nieces, Miss Carrie Watkins
and Miss Cora Ashe. These two
young ladies spent the evening at
the residence of Mr.. Jos. Brown.
whose doors are always open to
strangers as well as to the festive
young of our own town, and surely
no one ever goes there without feel
ing that the family know just how
to make an evening pleasant to all.


These two young ladies made
themselves quito agreeable by their
great conversational powers and af-
fable manners. After we had been
treated to some Of the good music
which Miss Lille Brown always
makes for her guests, Miss Ashe, by
request, gave the most intellectual
least we have for quite a while had
the pleasure of hearing. The first
recitation from this very intelligent
young lady, was the "Bridal."
Many will be familiar with this ex-
cellent piece of poetry written by
Mrs. Hemans. In this recital the
young lady did justice to the au-
thoress, honor to herself and gave
unmistakable qualification to an
appreciative company. The next
was, a piece written by our bright
Southern authoress Miss Blunt,
"Why the Moon Shines on" There
certainly is beauty and pathos in
this piece, and in its rendition moth
ing was lost. Many are the scenes
that the moon shines on in our own
little town that have caused our
mothers and sisters to weep for
those they love. In the language
of the poetess, "Moon we envy not
your POSITION" for we would not
see all that you have seen. The
last piece was "The Maniac" which
was well personated by the young
lady, almost making some to weep.
Each of these were of the highest
order and charmingly rendered, re-
ceiving well merited applause. Miss
Ashe can be a bright star in our
Southern sky, and may shine with
great brilliancy in the literary
world. If we the young gentlemen
and ladies would improve ourselves
intellectually, for surely we have
talent in our ranks would we only
call it forth, the moon would not
shine on SO many dark and heart
rending deeds. tH
Year: 1878

I IS ENTERPRIsING. FEARLESS, RE-
liable and newsy, and the peer of any weekly
newspaper published in West Tennessee, con-
tanning all local events of Importance in the
city of Memphis and Shelby county. No
labor or expense will be spared to maintain It
in every department at the highest possible
standard, and to commend it in al! respects
to the confidence and approval of the best
classes in the surrounding country, being
strictly
Year: 1878

THE sudden death of Mr.. John
A. Roush at noon yesterday, after
an illness Of only about SO hours,
produced feeling of sadness and
surprise throughout the city. He
was on the streets as well as usual
two days before his death. The
yellow fever made short and terri
BILE work in his case. His wife was
absent from the city, but arrived in
time to attend the funeral yester-
day afternoon, which was conducted
by the Odd Fellows. Mr.. Roush
was a natiTe OF Germany, but came
to this country at an early age. AT
the end of the war, during which
he served with great credit as a
Federal soldier, he settled in Mem
.phis, married very soon after and
became one Of our most successful
and prosperous mechanics. Some
years ago he became identified with
local politics, and in 1874 was
elected to the legislature, where he
served one term with credit. He
was plain, straightforward man, a
good citizen, and his memory will
be respected by all who knew him.
Year: 1878

A meeting OF the Democrats Of the Second
ward will be held this evening at o'clock
in Capelle's Building on King street between
Second and Third streets. Punctual attend
snce is requested as there will be many
speakers. By order Of the


Executive Committee.
Year: 1878

The first ball under the auspices of
company styling themselves "The Seven
Goslings" took place last evening in the
second story of No. 220 Market street.
The affair was well attended and all
present enjoyed themselves by dancing
until early this morning.
Year: 1878

Messrs. Guthrie and Hart of the City
Council Finance Committee are now en-
gagged in an examination of the lien book
with view Of having the liens satisfied
1t is said that there are liens on the book
which could be collected without much
trouble, amounting to fully $4,000, and
the committee propose to have them col
lected as soon as possible.
Year: 1878

I can give some facts which may be of
use to somebody, thereby saving life.
The time between the biting of an ami
NAL by mad dog and showing signs of
hydrophobia is not less than nine days,
but may be nine months. After the
animal has become rabid, bite or
scratch with the teeth upon person, or
slobber coming in contact with sore or
raw place, would produce hydrophobia
just as soon as though he bad been Bit
ten by mad dog. Hydrophobia can
be prevented, and I will give what is
we'll known to be an infallible remedy,
if properly administered, for man and
beast. A dose for horse or COW should
be about four times as great as for a
person. 1t is not too late to give med
icine any time before the spasms come
on.


The first dose for person is one and
a half ounces of elecampane root, bruised,
Iut in pint of new milk, reduced to one
half by boiling, then take all at one dose
in the morning, fasting until afternoon,
or at least q very light diet after several
hours have elapsed. The second dose
the same as first, except take two ounces
of the root. Third dose the same as
last, to be taken every other day. Three
doses are all that are needed, and there
need be no fear. This I know from my
own experience, and know of number
of other cases where it has been entirely
successful. This is no guess work.
Those persons I allude to were bitten
by their own dogs, that had been bitten
by rabid dogs, and were penned up to
see if they would go mad; they did go
mad, and did bite the persons. This
remedy has been used in and about Phil
adelphia for forty years and longer,
with great success, and is known as the
Goodman remedy. 1 am acquainted
with physician who told me he knew
of its use for more than thirty years,
but never knew of a case that failed
where it was properly administered.
Among other cases he mentioned, was
one where number of COWS had been
bitten by mad dog. To half of this
number they administered this remedy
to the other half not. The latter all dice
of hydrophobia, while those that tool
the elecampane and milk showed nc
signs of that disease. R. G. Shoemaker
in Country Gentleman.