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Year: 1878

Pillsbury has taken his fnal roll in the
mud, packed up his traps, and gone over
bag and baggage to the greenbackers
The course of Marcelus Emery has been
piety, compared to this. He started out
in the campaign bold hard money man,
and in an editorial In the Standard said


.The only safe course is to adhere to our time
honored principles and bear aloft the old demo
cratic banner as in times gone by. Ii any are de-
termined TO follow after those who seek to cure
the countrys ills by fresh application Of the
measures that have produced them, they must
take their own course with the responsb ities in
volved but they must not be permitted to drag
the democratic party after them and place il 10 q
false position"


After that he coyed with the greenback
snake, patted it on the back, and called it
good fellow. But ait ,r while he received
information that the movement was not
90 strong as he had supp osed, and out he
comes in the Standard with these words,
calculated TO "brace up his followers:


"DoA't be influenced by the appeals of republi
can converts to tue doctrines OF hard money, on
the one hand, nor by those of the greenback in
hationists on the other The democracy are right





past, and they are going to take charge of the
government IN all Its departmests IN 1880. Abide
in the old ship and sail into port on her decks


But the very next Standard presented a
specimen of ground and lofty lumbling
rarely excelled in journalism, advising Its
readers to combine with the greenback
party. 1t said:


"Dont hesitate for q moment to combine with
greepbackers TO elect members of tue House, pro
vided they VIII be sure TO yo.e to send up the
names Of Gaicelon and Smith"


week after this item appeared, the
editor of the Standard made hard money
speech at democratic caucus. But,
pr este CHANGE this week we have him
advising the democrats in the legislature
to vote for Smith for Governor. To show
that We are not misrepresenting his posi-
ton. We quote from the last number OF
the Standard


While the democrats would personally prefer
the election OF Garceion, we are by NO mean. GER
taaa that will not be for the best interests of the
party W have Mr.. smith succeed. Cou solids alton
may be more easily accomplished another year in
that event


Can anyone conceive of a more perfect
selling out? The greeDback anaconda
has swallowed Plllsbury all but his boots.
and they will go down next week. The
anaconda and the greenbackers will have
bard job to digest that meal. Coutras,
the course OF this shrinking, craven, trad
ing demagogue, with the manly position
of William H. Simpson, an article from
whose psper--the Republican journal
we copy elswhere.
Year: 1878

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal says the democrats have
thrown off the mask. 1.-THE Democratic
Campaign Committee has now decided to
strip itself of all DISCUSSES. Before the
Maine election care was taken to send
Senator Thurmans greenback. financial
speeches only to the South and West.
They are now to be sent broadcast. The
Republican Campaign Committee will in
crease Its activity, aud will send some OF
its best speakers into the Western States
to stem the greenback tide with reason. y
Year: 1878

The Maine election reveals to what an
extent the dangerous delusion that pros
periiy can be regained by unlimited issues
OF irredeemable p 'per currency has cor
roded one of the soundest communities in
the nation. The democratic party of that
State has been practically dissolved. 1t
survives only in a remnant, useless third
party cumbering the ground between the
lines of the two parties which are con-
tending for real causes. 1t will be so in
this State and wherever that party does
not surrender unconditonaly to the doc
trnes of the new party. The question
the country cares about is not n question
concerning the last election or any theory
of State sovereignty, or. indeed, anything
whatever but the question OF the national
finances. This now overtops and over
shadows all others, as in the days OF the
war the question OF the preservation OF
the Union overt,pped and overshadowed
everything else. 1t is immediate and can
not be postponed. 1t is vital and cannot
be neglected. tits commanding and can
not be avoided. 1t must be determined, +,
and must be determined before any other.
Those who do not sink all other consider
atioDs for the time being, and join them
selves with the party which is most solid
ly and effectively organized TO withstand
the prevalent delusion, must be considered
aiders and abettors of it, under whatever
name or pretext they are organized, and
whatever may be their professions.
Sooner or later the republican party will
achieve the predestined victory and his
tory will bestow its well deserved laurel.
The signal of the Maine election ought to
be and it will be, the unanimous. enthusias-
tic, irrevOcable determination OF the re-
publican party to the vindication of the
national honor and the security of the ma
tional credit. boston Daily Adceriser.
Year: 1878

Few persons can laugh heartily at the
funeral of relative and carry out the
merriment with good grace. But the
Standard is an exception. 1t buries
its head in the shrouds of the demo-
cratic party, and shakes its sides with
laughter that funeral has occurred in its
family,
Year: 1878

DEADwOOD, December Am extensive
and destructive prairie-fre below Crook
City swept in an easterly direction, burning
hay which had been cut and stacked for the
military post, Bear Butte. The military
quarters narrowly escaped destruction, and
many ranches were burned to the ground.
Sturgis City, which lies in the path OF the
flames, was saved by a slight rainfall, which
stayed the progress Of the fire.
Year: 1878

To be Remoued.-lt is reported that the
shelving at the Hastings Court clerks office,
which is the property OF the county-or at
all events is claimed by its to be taken
down and removed to the old courthouse.
This is done, it is supposed. because no
equitable arrangement OF existing differ
ences between the city and county has ever
been made.
Year: 1878

The High Water.-DuriDg Tuesday eve
ming and night the river rose considerably
not enough, however, to prevent work at
any OF the mills-and late yesterday eve
ming it was falling slowly.
Year: 1878

DON'T PUT OFF YOUR !"PooR KIN."-Desplte
the general custom to put OFF poor kin we shall not
nut ours Off but will take them next FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE lecture will certainly he delivered.
Year: 1878

On The Streets. The work OF cleaning
the gutter on the east side Of Hull street
between Second and Third has been COM
pleted. and the west side is receiving need
ed attention. The worst place in the city
at the present time ts, without doubt,
around the north and southwest corners OF
Hull and Eighth streets. ''


Nothing has been done on the Hull-street
pavement this week. The reason OF the
suspension OF the work has not been made
public. a tsw
Year: 1878

At the close of last session the House, by
a two:thirds vote, adopted a joint resolution
amending the Constitution so as to prohlblt
the payment Of the claims Of disloyal per-
sons for property injured or DESTROYED du-
ring the late war. To-day it reached the
Senate for the action Of that body.
Year: 1878

As Detectives Cornish and Wilson. of the Twenty
eighth precinct were walking down Third avenue
from Fifty-ninth street, early yesterday morning.
they man entering the Grand Central Bank
through the window corner OF Fifty seventh street
and Third avenue. The officers halloocd TO him.
but he did not stop. They went to the other
side Of the street and could the stranger moving
about in the building. and. as they thought, acting
suspiciousy. Detective Cornish then determined to
enter the bank by the window in the same manner
as the man had done, while Detective Wilson was 10
look about for the mans confederates. In u moment
he was inside and had the man in custody
On the way to the Fifty-ninth street
police station the prisoner said his name was Morris
Langcncen. aud that he the janitor Of the bank
building He said woman came there to scrub the
ONCE and that he had given her the key. Sergeant
Smith, duty at the station, sent for the president
OF the bank, Mr.. Frederick Loew. He identified the
man az the janitor.
Year: 1878

slavery question, under whatever shape
or color the attempt may be made" And
yet in the very next succeeding Congress
they repealed the Missouri compromise
and plunged the country into an excite
ment that never stopped until IT brought
on the war OF the rebellion.


The Democratic leaders at Washington
have seen and felt the response OF the
country to the letters Of Stephens and
Key. They have read such Southern
newspapers as the Richmond STATE and
Memphis Avalanche, and such Northern
Democratic papers as the Boston Herald
all repudiating their mysterious caucus
manifestations Of mischieyous intent to-
wards the President, and they have be.
come alarmed at the prospect Of revul.
sion OF popular feeling in the coming
canvass, and, therefore, as a matter Of
party policy, more than as dictate Of
patriotic conviction, they have at the
last hour consented to the passage Of
yesterdays resolution.
Year: 1878

sWith this sum specie payments can be
resumed at cnce, and the premise that is
written ON the face of the greenback to pny
the dollar, mnde good. This would give
Bill a good dollar for his work, and the
wounded veteran good money for his PEN
sion, which is only justice and fair play TO
Bill an the veteran; that is, Bill not only
would X for gold wages ms he
does now, but would buy his goods
at gold prices, and thereby save
another large item of the $25434 that


is Or essed out of him annually
SPECIE PAYMENTS IS THE ONE
THING NEEDFUL IN OUR PRESENT
CONDITION, AND WILL CURE Us OF
MANY FINANCIAL ILLS. The moment
you have got specie payments, PendIeton's
and Bufler's theory OF paying the bonds In
&reenbacks, which means neither more OF
less than more aud meaner money, be-
comes obsolete. If Congress in its blum
derings, did NOT agree TO pay The principal
OF the bonds i'm gold, il ought TO have
agreed to, and specie payments Will make
the agreement what it ought to be. The wit
ofman cannot devise any scheme that will
bring about specie payments other than re-
deeming greenbacks with gold; that is, let
somebody else have some good money be-
sides the bondh hslders-SOLON CHASE's
"POOR MANS TRACT" OF 1877.
Year: 1878

The Republican convention in this city
yesterday made excellent nominations, nomi-
nations that will command the full strength
of the party and cannot fail to attract many
independent voters. The senator ial ticket
is certainly strong. Mr. Vinton was chosen
president of the Senate last yeaI by the
general consent of the body over which he
so ably and acceptably presided. The COM
pliment of denomination was but his due.
Mr.. Thomas has twice been Speaker of the
House, and was each time nominated by
acclamation. In the upper body he will be
as valuable member as he has proved him
self in the lower. Mr. Duran is gentleman
who has repeatedly been chosen one of the
administrative officers of the town of Casco.
So high is he esteemed by those who know
him best, his townsmen, that he has over
come partisan prejudice and party affiliations
and been chosen many times to the highest
office within the gift of the town. He too
has had legislative experience. Mr.. Hawes
is so well and favorably known, in this section
of the county at least, as to need no intro
ducton. He is one of the most public
spirited citizens of the enterprising town of
Deering.


The rest of the ticket is fully as strong as
the Senatorial nominations. Sheriff Dresser
has discharged the duties of his Office so ably
and impartially that there should be no
question of his reelection. Mr.. Mcclellan
deserves the reward, because he has earned
it, that belongs to faithful public servant.
The administration of the finances OF The
county could not be in safer hands. Mr..
Cram will make an excellent Commissioner,
His experience has been such as to eminently
fit him for the position for which he is
named. Mr.. bennett, the candidate for
clerk, has long and acceptably served as
Deputy clerk, is unusually well equipped to
discharge the duties of the office, and will
command the respect of the Cumberland
Bar irrespective of party affiliations.


The ticket is one of which the Republicans
of Cumberland have reason to be proud and
one which they will certainly elect.
Year: 1878

THE subject of money has been well said
to be ''the most intricate, abstruse, complex,
and subtitle of all parts of political economy"
Yet men who have studied no part of politi-
cal economy speak with the greatest conf
dence upon the money question, and urge
the adoption of measures which have repeat
edly been tried and have always failed, which
have time and again been condemned by the
experience and the common sense of man
kind. 1t is as though one who does not
know the multiplication table should under
take 10 solve an abstruse mathematical prob
lem. These financial quacks who are going
about the country now do not know enough
even to know that the remedy they propose
has been tested many times and has always
proved failure.
Year: 1878

In one respect this political campaign is
singularly like the remarkable campaign of
1872. On the part of the opposition the cam
paign is one of bluster and brag. In 1872
Democratic papers were full of announce
ments of conversions to Greeley, and gave
whole columns to statements that in this
town or that 1S0 out of 200 Republicans
would vote for the Baltimore candidate, and
in the other not Grant Republican could be
found. The widest aud most extravagant
statements were made and commanded belief.
These tactics seem to have been borrowed by
the Greenbackers. From all directions come
reports of great gains TO the strength of the
Nationals. This town or that, we are told,
is almost unanimously Greenback. A pecu-
liarity OF these reports is that the one place
where they receive no credence is the town
where the remarkable change of opinion is
said to have taken place. The towns people
know nothing of these conversions and find
no reason to believe that the Republican vote
will be materially diminished; but they have
heard that in another. town, in another
county, there have been great and sudden
changes. In fact different sections of the
State appear to be busily engaged in 'swap-
ping lies," acting in the spirit of a new max
i'm that a lie is never without credit save in
its own country.


This campaign OF blnster was anto-ea ..pvn
very early. From the first the Greenbackers
claimed many and remarkable conversions
(some of these are truly remarkably and as
serted that many of the most prominent men
in the State who had long enjoyed the conf
dence and esteem of their fellow citizens had
gone into the National party. A most DIS
tinguished convert they claimed was Gen.
Chamberlain but it turned out that the
convert was Joseph L. Smith! They said
that a prominent Republican editor would
Join the ranks; and the prominent editor
proved to be Washington Wilder Perry! 1t
was rumored that a leading Portland lawyer
would declare himself a Greenbacker;- the
leading lawyer was Daniel W. Proctor.
One is forcibly reminded of the famous
Greeley converts of 1872.


But while the Nationals are resorting to
the Chinese method of warfare, the beating
of gongs and the making of horrible faces at
their adversaries, they are still doing much
hard work. They send their emissaries in
to nearly every school district in the State.
1t is indisputable that they have made some
converts, that they have led astray many
men who have not given study to the SUBJ
ject Of finance. While we may safely disre-
gard their bluster we cannot afford to ignore
the real work they are doing. All Republi-
cans who have any regard for the honor and
credit ofthe country should at once set them
selves about meeting and refuting the falla-
cies and sophisms, the misstatements and
disingenuous conclusions of the Greenback
orators and papers. If aneighbor has been
misled they should leave no effort untried to
set him right. 10 this hour OF peril to the
national credit true Republicans should rally
to the defense of the national honor as they
rallied seventeen years ago to the defense of
the national unity.
Year: 1878

EVIDENCE multiplies that the Democratic
party in this District is using the Greenback
movement as cats paw to pull its own
chestnuts out of the fire. The Democrats
are boasting that they will bring their own
men back into the ranks and leave the Re-
publican Greenbackers to vote for Cove. 1t
is the Oregon game over again, they say.
Year: 1878

FROM all quarters of the country come
concentrations of the Maine Republi-
can platform and the stand the Republican
party of this State has taken on the financial
question. The great issue in Maine is rec
ognized to be the resumption act, and we are
confidently looked to to maintain the credit
aud honor of the country. The Republicans
of this State have never yet been found want
ing, and the country cannot be brought to
believe that they will finch in this hour of
Year: 1878

WHEN the Potter committee meets again
it should at once proceed to Gramerey
Park to see whether Mr.. Tilden really was
"irresolute" or not over the electoral count.
1t would be great relief to the Democratic
party to know the truth at once. This sus-
pense is terrible,
Year: 1878

Mr.. Massey elsewhere gives an entertain
ing and instructive account of the effect of
paper initiation and the rise of prices. The
people of "the corners' seem to have follow
ed the initiation idea to its logical conclusion
and to have adopted the opinion that the
manufacture of money should not be mo-
nopoly confined to the few, but should be the
privilege OF the many.
Year: 1878

ELSEWHERE will be found a complete ex-
posure of the false Democratic claim to
economy in the national expenditures. Sen
ator Window, the chairman of the Senate
committee on appropriations, is thoroughly
acquainted with the legislation of the past
few years and merciessly exposes the pre-
tences of decrease in appropriations and re-
duction in taxation made by the shameless
Democratic leaders. The exposure should
be read by all who desire to acquaint them
selves with the facts in the case.
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

As illustrating the value OF an orchard,
a farmer in Montgomery county, Pa, the
posssssor of a farm Of 16O acres, says that
the three-acre orchard thereon is the most
valuable portion Of his farm. 1t has
averaged a return of $500 per year for
apple a.9a lie runs twenty or twenty
five hogs in it and eleven ewes with
their lambs The proceeds Of the apples,
hogs, WOO. t.. .au- reach nearly 5000
year y 40 can beat this for three acres?


From the american Agricult4ristI


There is a popular notion that trees get
into an unproductive condition through a
neglect of pruning, and that a thorough
pruning is all that is needed to restore
them to a healthful and fruitful state.
This a mistake. While pruning is usually
needed, this is not the chief want of the
trees. They have been brought to their
poverty by starvation, and their great need
is food. This being supplied, pruning,
scraping and other treatment may come in
to aid.


Manure being the first thing needed, the
fertility of the orchard may be brought up
by generous application Of barn-yard
manure, spread upon the surface and turn
ed under by shallow plowing In the
absence of sufficient manure, then green
crops, buckwheat or clover may be sown
to be turned under with application Of

lime or ashes.


In pruning an old or any other tree, j
should be done with definite object.
branches have been broken or are partl,
decayed; if the head is so crowded tina
light and air cannot enteri if limbs eros
and chafe one another; if the head is quit
one.sided, or if for any other reason Q re
moval Of a portion of the top will be bene
fetal, then use the saw.
Year: 1878

The American public is familiar with the Advertis-
ing Agency of Geo. ?. Rowcll & Co. If any firm
doing business on the continent afford to "move
on" with splendid reputation through these hard
times this would seem to be the one II is advertised
by appreciative newspaper fraternity very largely
without charge; yet in view of all these facts the
list sent us for next month for which they pay
fair price in money by the inch is devoted largely to
their own business. The order takes somewhat by
surprise, and it would reassurc us if disposed to
doubt the wisdom Of pUStiag business through the
hardest times We add forthc benefit Of the Thomascs
who may read that Messrs. Geo. z. Iowell & Co. come
nearer knowing all about the advertising business
than any other firm having handled millions and mil
lions of dollars thus appropriated Another feature
worth noting is their ibcrality with 4" Uncle sam "
They have doubtless expended more money for post
age during the last quarter Of century than any
other firm in the United States.-C Ch0tdnoogo TjmS.
Year: 1878

Frank and Will were discussing
which we're the most economical, men
or womcn, and Frank seemed TO BE-
getting the best Of the argument, when
Willie suddenly brought the debate to
q close by saying "One thing know ;
my father can mako q piece Of butter
20 over moron twice as largo piece
Of bread for me as mother can"
Year: 1878

THE TRIBUNE. rs well as The Ereaing Post
represented that did not give the necessary moral
preston with reference to the cipher dispatches which
undoubtedly compromise several Democratic leader.
We say, our justification, that We have already
condemned those people and these revelations not
necessary to open our eyes upon this subject. We
through Tnden and his agents before THE TRIBUNE
published the cipner dispatches The transactions
Oregon show ed MS that TIldcu not the had
taken him TO be. We expressed freely at the
time, and hence are not greatly surprised at
the exposure 1t was natural to infer from the
transactions IN Oregon that similar attempts would De
made elsewhere and the kilograms published by The
TRIBUNE only confirm earlier conviction. The last
Presidential election corrupt annr from begin
Ang TO end. and disgrsee 10 ali the American people
but when the fault Is thrown entirely party
Il evident that the people do not yet know the pro
portions OF this enormous crime.


The EUeRing Post gives us q lecture for saying
that tie frauds the Republicans during the last Pres
Dental election than eOunterbalanced tbs CIPHER
dispatches We did Dot make the statement 10 Justify
rilden and bis agents. But believe that reform IN
this direction should begin at home As for the rest
we agree with The EpenGn0 Post IN calling upon the
Democrats 10 for this to the American people
and if they have nothing TO must conclude that
ehe accusation is well founded But must repeat
here that the sentence for their guilt should be in
portion to the circumstances that attended the case
Year: 1878

SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY FOR FIVE
YgARs.-In the Hastings Court yesterday
Martha Miller, charged with stealing S15
from the person OF Henry White, was tried
and convicted and sent to the penitentiary
for five YeorS