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Year: 1878

The complaint of hard times
is in the mouth of every body at
the present time, and yet the
city and country is in as pros
porous condition as it ever was.
There bas been no calamity, no
shrinkage of values, no falling
off in products. The mills are
all running on full time; 500 tons
of coal are delivered upon ship
board daily; the manufacturing
establishments are all running
and some Of them increasing
their capacity; the demand for
merchandise is as great as ever,
and the only trouble is, that
there is not sufficient Of the cir
cul2ting medium to meet the
business demands of the count
ry, and hence the despondjng
imagine that this cityis going
to ruin. The cause of the present
financial crisis is, that there has
been more money invested in
permanent improvements than
our immediate products would
command, and there has been no
surplus capital, and no money
brought here from abroad for
investment. All the money or
property owned here has been
made here, and all the coal and
lumber which is now being ship
ped goes abroad to pay for the
railroad and improvements in
the coal mines and none return
ing to supply the requirements
of trade. The town is none the
poorer for this; but it Is very
embarrassing i'll carrying on our
ordinary business. This state
of things cannot last so long as
our resources. remain what they
are. With exports aggregating
81 ,co0.GC9 yearly and constant
IL increasing, it cannot be other
wise than that capital will eventu-
ally flow back upon US in suffi
cienL amount to meet the refieAre-
ments of trade.
Year: 1878

Der of Congress from Niscon-
sin, takes q practical view OF the
movement to open the Preslden-
tial contest. He says the Pres
ident is in the position OF a child
of illegitimate birth whose le-
gitlmacy has been established
by legislative enactment, thus
securing vested right which no
judicial authority or legislative
action can subsequently, disturb.
That is practically the view
taken by the ablest statesmen
and most profound jurists of the
country, and by a large major
ity of the thinking men OF both
political parties. The agitation
of this subject is only instigated
by professional politicians for
party purposes on one side and
the qualification Of personal
spite On the other. Ii success
ful, it will be the opening OF
Pandoras $ box, freighted with
incaleulable mischief to the fu


ture peace and prosperity of the
country. There are no legal
means by which the President
can be displaced. It can only
be done by a revolutionary pro
nnnciamento, as in Mexico.
where revolution is the chronic
condition Of the country. Il
would esta'l:sA . Precedent f.
tai to State sovereignty and iau-
nicipal independence, without
which personal liberty is at the
mercy OF the central power.


cttempt by Congress 10 re-
view the action and punish of
fenses committed under State
authority, over which the State
has exclusive jurisdiction under
the Constitution, would he the
greatest stride towards centlall-
zation ever before attempted.
the inevitable consequences OF
which would be to weaken and
eventually destroy the founda-
tiens upon which our whole Re
publican system rests. What
wrongs to life or liberty is the
country suffering under whieh
demand revolutionary measures
to redress? 1t is not a question
as to who was elected Presl-
dent; that has already been de
termined by a tribunal which
exhausted all legal centrel over
the matter by the Government.
1t is simply a purely personal
question. whether Tilden Or
HAYES shall exercise the func-
tiens and dispense the patron
age of the Presidential office;
the proposed investigation hay
ing no practical bearing upon
the question but to serve as a
pretext in justification of re-
sort to revolutionary measures
to Gust the incumbent and in
stal another in his place under a
mere Congressional pronuncia-
mento; mourning and provoking
the risk Of civil war, to no other
end than to secure a.mere party
triumph. We have small fears
of the success Of the movement;
but It's agitation is detrimental
to the best interests OF the
country in suggesting possiblli-
ties of future agitations which
may be fatal to our present sys-
TEN of government; like the
agitation of the slavery ques-
ton which led to civil war, and
the communist agitation OF the
present day which points to the
shedding Of blood as the only
solution of the problem OF self
government.


I'll, ,,,onufa ctlIra OF base h:l is
Year: 1878

It Is sad to lie down in the cold, cold grave. When the mind is strong, and the heart is brave ! It IS sad to leave all that is lovely ard fair And go to the tomb, to be nouldering there. But oh if tis bitter to leave the worlds throng, It is sadder, far sadder, to live too long. To see all that once VIC had dotted upon Before us to rest and to happiness gone, And to stand, like wither'd sak, blighted and

 [weak, The sole tree that survives the mad hurricanes

 lwreck. o talk not of life, earth's bright dwellings

 [among For nothing can soothe him who lives too long. To know that the once echolng trampst of Fame Shall never more mention that valueless name ; To know that none care for his bliss or his doom o rather I'd ask the cold rest of the tomb. When glory has died, and the spirit of song Has vanished, 'ts bitter to live too long. And would lie down in my deep repose Ere my bosom no longer with poesy glows; And would arise to the mansions on high. Ere the thoughts that now live in my spirit shall

 [de; Ere the moments have fled, that to manhood be-

 liong, And feel that 'tis bitter to live too long.
Year: 1878

New FIRM Residents of Junction
City and vicinity are particularly re-
quested to carefully peruse the business
announcement of Whitmore & Reed
successors to Kuper, Karsky & Co.
The new firm have entered into the Con
eral Merchandise business with full
determination of building up a good trade,
and in order to do ttis will sell all goods
as cheap as they can be bought for in
Weaverville or elsewhere in the county
They propose to sell so low and offer such
accommodations to customers that no one
will need to leave junction City to get
Just what they want on satisfactory terms.
Give Whitmore & Reed q call before
purchasing away from home. They are
business men and will do all that can be
done to please customers.
Year: 1878

POISONED BooTs.-Beware Of yellow
lining in leather boots. Chas. Thomas
Is now badly poisoned from the effects Of
dye in such boot lining and we have
heard OF other cases from the same cause.
1t Is serious matter and people cannot
be too careful.
Year: 1878

FOURTH OF July BALL.-In addition
to the celebration at junction City, it
must be remembered that Day q Todd
will give Grand Ball at the Carter House
in the evening. Some of Weaver's gayest
and fairest daughters will be in attendance
and large turn out from other parts of
the county will be there. A good time is
Ii
Year: 1878

GRAND CELEBRATION. By announce
ment in our advertising columns it will be
noticed that junction City is the only live
town in the county, and the people there
abouts propose celebrating the Fourth Of
July in an appropriate manner. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all the people
ofthe county to participate. For full par
ticuars see advertisement.
Year: 1878

REBUILDING.-Mr. Jas. S. Lands is
erecting neat residence on the site of
that recently destroyed by fire. We hope
Jimmy and the New Zealand Insurance
Company may both be more fortunate
with the new house than they were with
She old,
Year: 1878

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
~ the undersigned, the Road Overseer
IF Weaverville Road District, deems the
Bridge over East Weaver Creek unsafe
for the passage of loaded teams and
hereby notifies all persons that If they
cross said bridge it will be at their own
risk, and said Overseer will not be re-
sponsible tor any damage that may
occur to any person or team crossing SAID
bride on or after this date.


ORSON FOX.


Weaverville, June 18th, ISIS. 81.
Year: 1878

Throughout tho length and breath
Of the Republic. there arrises an inces-
SAINT and ever augmenting vail about
the paucity Of money and the lack Of
employment. Penury and want have
driven countless thousands Of our peo-


pie into shameless ragrancS, and crime
stalks through the land like an all
destroying pestilence. Blatant dema-
gogues are everywhere incitinR frenzied
and half famishing mobs to commit
lawless violations of the peace and
tranquility of society. aud yet. Ameri-
can shtesmen seem to be utterly obliv-
ious TO the threatening aspect Of our
social aud political surroundings. Since
the firing of the first gun of the rebel
lion, the safety Of the American Repub-
lie has never been In more imminent
peri! than it is Mt this moment. A spirit
Of anarchy and unrest prevails all over
the land, and it is high time that patri-
otic statesmen should take active meas.
ures TO avert the impending catastrophe.


The first and paramount duty of any
government is to furnish remunerative
employment to all its subjects. "Iile.
ness is the mother of mischief" as
France and England long since learned
10 their bitter sorrow. II American
statesmen are not capable OF deyising
some scheme by which people shall be
kept from idleness, the time is near at
hand when communi m and ngrarian-
ism will sweep through this country
with the fury Of desolating sirocco.
Already the demonstrations made by
the railroad strikers last year, and the
iusensate clamor which is now being
raised east and west by babblers such as
kearney, and men Of that ilk, is driv-
ing every capitalist from the country
Men OF SENSE will not invest capital
where there is no protection against
mobs and ircendiaries, and We are now
assured that n colony Of $4,000 rich
Americans have already taken up a
permanent residence in the city of
Paris. II some thing is not speedily
done to supply the poor with work aud
bread. and to throttle the incendiary
mobocrGts who are disturbing tho peace
and dignity Of the country. America
will soon become the literal Niobe OF
the nations.
Year: 1878

EVERY stock holder nt Virginia is Oh
the broad grin with delight at tho ele.
yatod condition Of the stock market.
and yet IL Is safe to predict that not one
out of twenty Of them will realize q
dollar ont Of the rise. For seventeen
years tho citizens OF Virginia have failed
TO profit by Sbaron's advice to "buy
'em when they are down and sell 'em
when they are up
Year: 1878

tfNOkE UlS}HACE FOR MORRISON'H -
COMMITTEE.


Special Telegram to the Inter Ocean.
81 WARRINGTON, Dec. 18.-It is stated
that an ex-Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House has made a confession, and has
placed it In the hands Of a prominent
republican me member, who will in due
time have it read in the House. 1t Is
stated on good authority, that this
Sergeant-at-Arms who was attached
to Morrison's investigating committee,
which went to Louisiana two years
ago, and who accompanied the SUBJ
committee to the northern part of the
State, confesses that he was instructed
by the Chairman Of the subcommittee
to privately question all the witness
es he was directed to summon, and if
he found that they were intending to
testify to the damage of democratic
interests, to neglect to subpoena them,
and endorse their subpgnas as mot
found" The Congressman referred to
ts q member of the present Congress.
# this confession Is read in the House
It will be necessary for him to ask an
Investigation, and If the charge Is
proven he is liable to be expelled.
Year: 1878

The democrats of the House came
down on Postmaster General Keys
demand for an appropriation or he
would withdraw the postal cars from
service January 1st.


The democratic members UNDER
took the vain task of accounting for
their failure at the last session to make
the necessary appropriation upon 9th
er ground than the mean, contemptl-
BILE one, of trying to make show of
economy before the people for cleo
tfoneering purposes. They failed,
however, totally, and were 30 badly
handled In the debate that they were
glad to close discussion and vote for
the bill making s45O,0 900 appropria-
tion to supply the deficiency OCCASION
ed by the want of candor and homes
~ Of these same democrats at the
last session. A year ago they wanted
to cut down apparent expenditures so
that ON the stump they might preach
Of reform, and like other gay de-
ceivers they took this method to do it.
Year: 1878

evidences of severe service in the
presence Of . wounded limb, for
which he drew pension. He was .
just, honest and upright citizen. .
kind, indulgent husband and father.
He leaves wife and four small chill
dren to mourn his untimely end,
Year: 1878

In the case Of Congressman Smalls
the United States Supreme Court has
ON appeal granted a writ Of error, and
the proceedings in the State court are
to be reviewed with the view of se-
curing q new trial in the United States
Circuit Court of South Carolina. He
declares that he cannot have justice
in the State courts.
Year: 1878

Notwithstanding the quarantine here and
yellow fever in New Orleans hundreds fbaIes
Of fotton oa are brought nto town daily and are
to the city. Money is getting to be more
plentiful and business reviving. Does this not
illustrate that even in q business point of
view the quarantine has been of ines
timable service to our town and the
entire country that does business with
1t or ships from this port We don't
presume that any reasonable man doubts for
a moment that our fate would have been dif-
ferent from other towns connected with New
Orleans by steamboat communication andsnot
subject to any restrictions at all, had we pur-
sued the same course. Great credit is due to
our mayor for the present happy state Of
things. For 1t Is we'll known that the rigid
quarantine kept against the Introduction into
this place Of all infectious goods, or ingress OF
people from infected places, is mainly due to
lay In his power TO keep back the fearful
raVages.-l Washington News.
Year: 1878

Secretary of the Treasury. The effect is con-
traction Of the CURRENCY The reason given by
friendly m % feeling Of II partisans to wards national
banks. The reason given by the Traders Ma
tfonal Bank ID that taxes are SO great that 1t fs
no longer profitable to do business as q national
hank
Year: 1878

Inasmuch as Mrs. jerks declared that Ben
described her as "a h-ll Of q woman" it looks
As II it would be necessary for the two to pool
their issnes before the jerks goes On the stun o
for Old Cockeye.
Year: 1878

of them ran to tell his wife, and she rub
bed her eyes in astonishment, for she
supposed all the time he was on. duty
in the trenches. She sat down and cr;-
ed, too BY the use of the information
he was able to give the English the
strength ofthe rebellion was broken
and peace restored. He ven ured
through the closely drawn lines of So
600 rebels, where discovery would have
been death, and that probably by most
painful torture.


lie was rewarded with the Victoria
Cross, and well did he merit the grati-
tude Of the nation and the high. esteem
in which he is held by all who know
him.
Year: 1878

PoLITENEss IN CHILDREN.-Do not
permit Susy or Jennie, unreproVed TO
bother or tease Or annoy Bridget in the
kitchen. Never let them allude to her
as the servant girl, 'or speak OF servant
girls in her presence. The phrase may
define her position, but She does not like
to hear it, and 1t takes of the bloom Of
their refinement every time they use it.
Do not jump to pick up your thlmble


which has rolled away when Charlie is
in .Ae room. Let him bring il to you
and say Thank you,' to him for the
kindness. Do not encourage. in
yourself the habit of critcising and CONF
menting on the foibles or faults OF any
member of your swn family. There is
nothing gained by it, aud great deal is
lost. Love itself is often choked back
and hindered in is growth by the rank
sturdness of weeds which spring up
against it, unchecked in houses where
people say all manner Of ungentle
things to each other. If you want to
cultivate real happiness, cslhyate gosd-
ness. Think more Of others excellent
qualities than of their failings, and be
gentle and amiable TO all.
Year: 1878

The good old Vicar of Wakefield, in
beginning the history of his eventful
life. expresses himself of the opinion that
the young man who marries early and
,,lses large family, does more for the
COED Of his country than he who re-
mains single and only talks Of a pepu-
lation,
Year: 1878

careful examination of the statistics of
deaths from hydrophobia will convince any
reasonable person of the danger attending
the introduction into this country of the
SpitS dog. Since his advent there has been
an alarming increase in the number Of
deaths from hydrophobia. This is due to the
savage habits Of the animal, which render
him most undesirable neighbor. The spitz
dog comes from the forests Of Pomerania,
where he exists in semi-savage state, and
where he is in constant contact with the
still more savage wolf Although domesti-
Gated the savage instincts of the brute remain,
and, unlike other CANNES which have long
dwelt with man, the Spitz seems incapable
of forming lasting friendship with his
benefactor. 1t is well ascertained that he is
liable to turn upon his master at any mo-
ment and those who have visited houses
where the Sptz has been admitted as pet
probably entertained lively impression of
his pronounced hostility of strangers. The
beauty of this animal is we'll calculated to
make him favorite with ladies, who do
not think of the terrible peril to which the
possession of their pet exposes them. In the
case of children the danger is particularly
great, as the young people always make
friend of dog, and are always given to in
dulging in practical jokes at the expense of
their canine companions. In the case of
thoroughly domesticated dogs this is not at
tended with any serious results, because the
dogs take to it kindly; but the sullen and
snappish nature of the spitz may at any
time break out and result in injury to the
children involving horrible death. And
death seems to result inevitably from the
bites of the spitz dog. In view of the well
ascertained savage nature of this animal it


is the duty of the common council or other
authorities to take immediate and stringent
measure for his suppression. The spitz dog
is public enemy.
Year: 1878

An old man up in Connecticut had
poor, cranky bit of a wife, who regularly
once week got up in the night and invited
the family to see her die. She gave away
her things, spoke her last words, made her
peace with heaven, and then about eight
she got up in the usual way and disappoin-
ted everybody by going at her household
duties as if nothing had happened. The
old man got sick of it finally, and went out
and got a coffin, real nice cashmere shroud,
a wreath of immortelles with Farewell,
Mary Ann" worked in, and handful of
silver-plated screws. Laying the screw
driver besides the collection, he invited her
to just holler die once more. "Do it," said
he, " and in you go, and this farewell busi-
ness is over" Mary Ann is at this moment
baking buckwheat cakes for large and ad-
miring family, while they dry apples in the
coffin up in the garret.
Year: 1878

We have already noted that there
Is knotty question to arise at once
in Congress, and which we fear will
be fought over with much fervor, con-
cerning the double and single stand
ard-gold and silver. 1t has already
been the subject of conference and se-
rious deliberation by the President
and cabinet. The Chicago Tribune
has recently taken very advanced
ground indicating that If fight is
persisted in, the free coinage of silver
will be the result. Upon this subject
we publish a portion of a lengthy ar
ticle from the Dubuque Times:


If the associated banks of New
York refuse to recognize silver as
money now they may also learn a
lesson from the Tribune article, that il
will not be long before they will have
no other than silver or paper based
upon silver and redeemable in silver.
Therefore as q warning. to the single
standard of gold people the silver ar
ticle Of the Tribune is of value.


The editor says he has pondered
well on the subject and now comes to
the deliberate conclusion that the
metals shall be placed on par with
each other as to coinage, &c. What
does this mean? What Is the status Of
gold under our laws?


First. Any owner of gold bullion
can carry 1t to the mint and demand
coinage without cost to him.


Second. He can carry gold bullion
to the treasury and procure a certifl-
cate for 80 many dollars as though
lth01rw4e coined at the mint.


4 silver Is treated In the same way


Eners Of silver bullion can carry S7lj
ns Q&pure silver to the mint Rpd
Year: 1878

Whisky Tailed another victim last
Saturday night and murdered man
as truly and surely a. ever did bull
let. Thomas Christopberson was a
farmer living in the southern part OF
Dakota county, Nebraska, about l3
miles from Covington. Last Satur-
day he came to Sioux City to do some
marketing and trading, and as he has
been in the habit Of doing when in
town, became intoxicated. He cross
ed the river on his way home late in
the afternoon and drove out Of Cow
ington at about 8 o'clock in the even
ing, very drunk.


In short time after his team re-
turned without wagon or driver
Parties who knew the team started
with lanterns, In search of the man,
but after . diligent search gave il up
for the night. But Sunday morning
att O'Clock full force started again
almost certain by this time, from his
condition when last seen, and his non.
appearance since the return Of the
team, that something had befalleu
him. They soon got on,his track and
found that he had taken Q by-road
and gone toward the lake west OF
town. Following the trail the search.
ers found where the team had turned
into gap in the fence and in making
the passage through had tipped the
wagon over. There Mr.. Christopher.
son lay dead with the wagon boz
across his chest. In his pockets were
two bottles and by his side jug con.
tanning the deadly stuff to which ht
fell Q victim


The man was . widower and leavei
two grown daughters and two small
children. He was man about II
years Of age, owned good place and
should have been . useful member Of
society and the protector Of his chill
dren for years to c0me.-Siour CIT,
Journal.
Year: 1878

WE notice the Inter- Ocean is sug-
gesting that there is some doubt as to
whether the democratic party will
control the organization Of the House
In the 46th Congress. There is to our
mind no doubt about it. The Green
hackers elected are chiefly bound to
democracy, and the Independents Of
the South cannot for moment be
counted to aid the republicans-not a
man Of them. 1t Is the policy of the
South and hence of the democratic
party, to divide the republican party
North by the Fiat-greenback nom
sense, and wherever success has fallen
upon fiat congressman his natural
place will be in the democratic ranks
in Congress. Taking the Fiat-demo-
cratic Southern members and those
Of the same stripe from the North,
and they are the flock Of soft-money-
ties; hence they will draw to them
the scattering Nationals elected from
the Northern States. There is not
any other place for them to find con.
genial company.
Year: 1878

THE democratic House. will proba-
bly, unseat all republican members
elect in contested cases where the re-
turns do not show that the republican
did not have majority over both the
democratic and national candidates.


They can do this by giving share
Of the spoils to the nationals. Such a
proceeding would be no more of a
mockery of justice than the conduct
of the present democratic House in
contested cases.