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Year: 1878

nessee, adds to the objections already
offered that he Is not with the party
on the currency question, and besides
he is too old. Representative from
Southern Illinois says the Democrats OF llll-
nois "couldn't be whipped into supporting
chin again and Proctor Knott says tne
"last canvass and its miserable failure, a1eer
"the battle had been won, gave Kentucky all
"she wants of Tilden."


And we do not doubt that these gentlemen
express the general sense of the party with
reference to Mr.. Tilden's denomination. Inc
one thing that all agree in is, that he dld not
"come up to the scratch" and give the Demo-
cratic party another opportunity TO resort
| to violence and inaugurate another civil war;
To that programme he did not warm up IN
the least. In the expressive language OF one
| of the ardent Democrats who urged HIM 10
| that course, he was "as cold as dam clam."
| None of the statesmen whose opinions are
given in these interviews has any other feel
ing apparently than one of regret that there
was not violent opposition to the Inauguration
of President Hayes. We do not observe that
any one of them says word about the
failure of the "RefOrm" with which they
coupled Mr.. Tildens name, and ABOUT
which they seemed SO anxious, or indeed
about any political measure to the success OF
which the election of Tilden would have
contributed. They all talk like men VINO
cared nothing for Tiden or for any politlcal
principle which he was supposed to represent,
but simply for party success and the spOils OF
office. And if they all continue in their present
temper. we may expect that their next candl-
date will be some one who will not submit TO
defeat, but will rather resort to violence than
lose the official sp0ls upon which the party
leaders have set their hearts.


There's one difficulty in the way, however.
Mr.. Tilden himself remains to be consulted.
That discreet and clear-headed old person is not
in the habit OF crossing streams till he reaches
them. He can afford to read the little obtu-
aries which his fellow Democrats are writing
ont for him, and for the present be quiet and
wait. But by and by, when the time comes,
he is quite likely to put in an appearance, and
mildly suggest that the Southern question being
disposed of, the currency question being one
upon which no Western or Southern Democrat
can carry enough Northern States to elect
him, there remains only the single issue
TO make the contest On-that he has
been the victim of fraud, and must be vindi-
Gated And he is not in the least disturbed by
all the present indications that the leaders do
not want him for candidate. He knows well
enough that they didn't want HIM before.
His cOnsummate management put them III
position where they had to nominate him to
have any kind of chance for success. He
does not doubt that when the time comes he
can do il again. For he knows, IA everybody
else knows, that however much they may dis
like him. they will never sacrifice chance to
win to their dislike. So Oh the whole, 1t
might be wise to postpone shelving the old
gentleman for the present. He is not by any
means so dead as the Southwestern Congress
men think he il.
Year: 1878

The Senate is to vote tomorrow on the Blond
Silver Bill The bill might be so changed that,
wise or unwise, it wouldnOt be dishonest. But
few expect that it will be- so amended. Though
any amendment will send the bill back to the
House, it has been generally conceded OF late
that some change will be made, not because
the majority cares whether the bill is more or
less dishonest, but in order to secure votes
necessary to pass it over veto. Ot the
amendments contemplated, some would make
the bill honest and will doubtless be
defeated some would make lit in n
less degree dishonest, and will proba-
bly, meet the same fate; and some, though not
making it less dishonest, would probably rem
der it practically impotent To those who
have not closely watched the proceedings, it
may be of service to review the changes pro-
posed and their probable effects.


The amendment which it is said the friends
Year: 1878

Certain sympathetic persons in New-Jersey are
now actively petiioning for mitigation of the
sentence of a condemned murderer. People who are
troubled with an exubcrance of emotion III cases of
this Sort and who think they need a satisfactory
outlet for it, would probably find relief If they
would shed some of their surplus sympathy on the
unlucky person who was murdered, as well as upon
his bereaved relatives and friends. Besides these.
there are great many people III danger of being
murdered by healthy ruilians who have escaped
punishment. or whose punishment has been re-
adjusted and scaled down until it was not worth
trying to escape, and they also have many relatives
and perhaps some friends After all these have re-
ceived adequate commiseraton. the murderer is en-
titled TO a share of the remainder. Pity for the
poor criminal is apt to be refined cruelty toward
the rest of mankind.
Year: 1878

On the Halstcad platform of Remoneize and
Resume" the Silver Bill would not receive bakers
dozen of votes in Congress. Ninety mine per cent OF
the silver schemers will vote to remOnetze and in
fate, and very dangerous proportion of them mean
TO remOnetize aud repudiate.
Year: 1878

United Statesbonds of the smaller denominations
can always command premium over those OF
higher grade, which seems to prove that the demand
for these securities is not so great among capitalists
Year: 1878

The silver men in the Assembly show a
growth in numbers which is not 'reassuring.
A few weeks ago only fifteen members were
found to vote against a resolution cOndemnlne
the Bland bill, but yesterday thirty votes
Just double the number-werc given for silver
on another proposition. A considerable change
of sentiment is reported among Democrats at
Albany. Two days ago One-quarter of the
Massachusetts, House voted against gold
standard. Is the silver craze going to get a
fOOthold in the East also 7
Year: 1878

feature of Mr.. Woods absurd tariff measure.
The meeting was general one, embracing
the entire silk trade. Ali present Joined in
protest against the feature of the Wood tariff
which provides duty on raw silk-an article
imported solely for use in our manufactures.
The Dill should have some good points to set
against its many bad ones; but what hope Is
there for it when even the commercial classes
are found among its Opponentsf
Year: 1878

From the Pioneer Press.


Some worthless hummer set ahoat
a malicious paragraph, some months
ago, to the effect that equal suffrage
in Wyoming was failure; that no
respectable women degraded them
selves by going to the polls, and more
to the same purpose. The Pioneer
Press is not an advocate Of woman
suffrage, but it is only fair play to state
that the afidavi,s of several clergymen
who have lived 10 that paradise of
equal rights for ten years past, and
the authenticated reports Of parties
sent out from Boston, put an effectual
quietus on the SANDER. The moth
ers truDdle their baby-carriages to the
polls, deposit their votes as though it
was the most natural thing in the
world, aud hurry home to lay the
cloth for tea.
Year: 1878

The Plainvlew News recently pub
Iished an article advising the county
papers to rake the Pioneer Press over
the Goals for its shameful abuse of the
people for refusing to pay the old
State railroad bonds, and the Pionee,
Press replies as follows:


The Plainview News now proposes that thu
county papers shall rake us over the Goals anG
make us desist from this shameful abuse o
the people. The editor of the PlainvieW
News is evidently q new conner in this region
The county papers have tried that on GOOD
many times in the last twenty years and We
may safely venture the prediction that what
ever opinions they may have or express about
the course of the Pioneer Press on this or or
any other topic, they will be somewhat amused
at the verdant suggestion Of the PIainyieN
man that they can run this journal for us Of
make it desist from the Independent expires.
sion of any Of its convictions. = -.


We fully agree with the Pioneer
Press as to the verdancy of the Plain.
view man. Noperson who has been a
reader Of the Pioneer Press since its
consolidation can reasonably expect
that paper to represent tile interests
Of the people when such interests
conflict with the schemes of bondhold-
ers and monopolists. In fact degree
of verdancy seldom met with, is re-
quired in order to hope that the Pic,
ncer Press will ever have sufficient re.
gard for the rights or opinions Of the
people to cease to. be the special
pleader for every gang Of high toned
Year: 1878

robbers who have schemes on hand
for plundering the public treasury,
provided in each case that some other
compact Of: villains have not secured
priority of right in the pursuit Of the
.niundar.
Year: 1878



 This body met again last evening and pas sed Ordinance No n, relating 10 keeping premises clean, etc. The provisions of ths Ordinance we leave, until it appears as ar advertisement in the MINER which will oc- cur m few days.

 Mayor Ellis renewed his request tha' Judge H. II. Cartier resign his office oi Village Recorder Judge Cartier explained that the Mayor had not informed him of the ground of complaint upon which he based his request, but thas ne had learned that il was in consequence of the Judges action in certsin case which come up before him iu his capacity of Justice of the Peace. where in Mayor Ellis was Plaintiff. and s. C. Mil Ter and Bro Defendants, in which Mr. Ellis failed to appear, either in person or by conn sel, and that after waiting an hour and ten minutes over the time set for the hearing of the case, upon tLe motion of Judge Howard, Attorney for Miller Bros, he dismissed the case at the Plaintiff s costs Judge Howard being present. corroborated Judge Cart ter in this statement of the case. Mir. Ellis made no further explanation, simply remarking that he made the request that he resign and that if similar request were made to him he should certainly resign.

 Judge Cartier then gave as q reason for not resigning at the Mayors request. that the objection to his remaining in the office, so far as he could understand, was purely B personal one, which had DO reference to the manner in which he had discharged his du- ties as Recorder, and that should he resign under what might be construed to mean compulsion, or at least dissatisfaction of the Council, he should thus lay himself liable to the imputation of having been unfaithful to his duaes as Recorder. Nevertheless he de- sired the Council to vote on the proposition and if a majority wished him to resign, he should do so notwithstanding the objection noted above.

 Councilman Allen said he considered it matter with which the Council had nothing to do until charges were preferred, and as there were none he could not see that the question was before the Council for any ac- ton whatever. Hatz, Ccnnell and Spencer expressed similar views and the matter was dro3ped.

 The Council then adjourned.
Year: 1878

DOWN IN THE LowEE LEvELs.--Not many

 men who see the miners of the Savage lifted out at the top of the shaft at change of shift have the courage to descend into the lower regions of that mine. Very few even of the old residents of the Comstock would care to descend into the steaming regions below, and not one Eastern man in thousand could be induced to make the trip after see- ing the men popped out at the top of the shaft. steaming as though just lifted from out of cauidron of boiling water. Though they are shirtless-naked as at birth from the waist up-and wear only cotton overalls, they are dripping as if but moment out of pond of water; yet this is all from steam

 and precipitation. In all this great heat

 men must work. The wonder is that they

 are able to do anything but gasp and pant.

 1t is place better fitted for salananders

 than for men. At the head of the main

 incline, where they have SO long been en-

 gagged in putting in the V-bob, it is as the hottest vapor baths at Steamboat springs.

 One would think that men much in such 8

 place would be quite secure against the

 rheumatism. On making inquiries in this regard of an underground foreman. he said that he never knew of any of the men work

 thS bStoW to hdfc tuc fucultattcm. icolie of our sufferers from the disease might try this cure--might have themselves lowered into the depths of the mine, there to sit and steam through one shift per day. But for immense quantities of ice water they drink, the men could not endure the great heat in which they are placed or the floods of precipitation pumped from their pores. They swallow gallons on gallons of it, andit never hurts them in the least.-[virginia Enterprise.
Year: 1878

The dreamer promised that, in his next, he would touch upon the current topics ol the times. He has word to say concern ing G. c. B., of whom much has always been said; he knows him to Ds the friend of the poor and lowly, ever helping and ready to help them, even beyond his means; he has heart that is bigger than Granite Mountain, and it is only by those wao un- derstand him that he is properly apprecia- ted. The original members of the F. NJ. Co. had better let him help them along.

 The affairs of the Miller Bros. are being thoroughly canvassed. The dreamer has no decided opinion in the case, but from his knowledge of the ''boys," he thinks, if he was interested pecuniarily he would let Sam and Jake alone: they will do the best they can; that is all anybody can do.

 Another current topic is the Courthouse. It Is going up finely under the mana cement of Mir. Howe; but the offices in it are all too small for the purs rsoses for which they are intended. The dreamer knows the amount of room required, especially in the offices of the Recorder and Sheriff, and therefore speaks by the card.

 Dreams are visions; so, the dreamer's mind floats as in trance to another train of thought. He caught gem from Tom Fitch when he was arguing certain case, and thinks it worth preserving. No one in that c5urt-room could have expressed the thought so elegantly as h.. It ran thus: sGentlemsn of the Jury. when you retire to your room to deliberate on this case, if there be one of you wh.se mind is in that debate abls land between the sunlight and the dark, I ask that ore to remember, that m she closet where Justice keeps her sword and scales and armor, there also hangs 2 robe, witch the law in its charity denon.i- mates a reasonable doubt;' taxe that robe, wrap it about the prisoner and let him go" The time, place and manner of the speaker must all be seen in order to catch the pu:e spirit of his remarks.

 The dreamer cannot promise what the future may bring forth, for who can tell what he may dream. He closes with this quotations

 swi1 Heaven forgive him, and forgive us aIl7

 Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:

 Some run from breakes of vice, and answer none:

 And some condemned for fault alone.r
Year: 1878

Much of the happiness of life depends or our outward demeanor. We all have ex perienced the charm of gentle and corteou: conduct. We have been drawn irresistibly toward those who are obliging, affablc and sympathetic in their demeanor. The friend ly grasp. the warm welcome, the cheery tone the encouraging wcrd, the respectful man. ners, bear no small share in creating the joy of life, while the austere tone. the stern rebuke, the sharp and acid remark, the cold and indifferent manner, the curt and dis respectful air, the supercilious and scornful bearing are responsible for more of human distress, despair and woe, than their tran sient nature might seem to warrant.
Year: 1878

A law has passed the Legislature and now awaits the Governors signature, amending the school law and making it necessary that the graduates from the State Normal School should be obliged to pass the same examin- ation that the graduates of other schools and colleges are required to pass. This will be good news to many candidates who have never had the opportunity of attending a State Normal School, and who feel that favorit- ism has been practiced heretofore in allow ing Normal graduates certificate without examination. while they hsve been obliged 10 pass rigid examination, which some of the Normal pupils might not go through. The we'll trained, honorable graduate of a Normal school will not shrink from cxami- nations but thcre are some who might get through such school and still be incom- potent to teach. The law is founded in jus fice, and will doubtless receive the Cover nor signature. No good scholar will object to it.-[ Los Angeles Republican.
Year: 1878

A man was once walking along one
road and q woman along another. The
roads finally united. aud the man and
woman, reaching the junction at the
same time, walked in from there to-
sether. The man was carrying large
iron kettle on his back in one hand he
held by the legs live chicken. in the
other a cane, and he was leading goat.
Just ~ they were coming to deep,
dark ravine, the woman said to the
man:


IL am afraid to go through that ravine
with you; IL is q lonely place, and you
might overpower me and kiss me by
force"
Year: 1878

The advice OF newspaper sage to
never shrink in the performance of any
duty, may do for ordinary occasions,
like eating oysters or taekling dish OF
hog brains. but when it comes to light
ing out Of bed in a freezing tempera'
turs and bursting bath hole in tub
Of ice-coyered water and then undertak-
ing to play laundrsss with your un-
adorned anatomy, is q matter that in
vests the aforesaid advice with much
dubiety as to practibiliiy.
Year: 1878

WEDDING gossip flies around with the
freeness Of a hired horse. From every
direction comes the story OF economic
negotiations for the coming nights.
when old Boreas shall caper madly
around the house banging shutters and
tumbling milk buckets. But the gentle
heart shall not frighten, nor the brave
man flicker as he blows out the light
and falls over the rocking chair.
Year: 1878

Tux New Zsalanders have eaten up
the four Methodist missionaries sent out.
but other sects will not meanly take adj
vantage OF this disaster aud 20 in and
occupy the field. There's some honor
among the Christians OF the world yet.
Year: 1878

When s. Schmidt, of AndaIusia, was on
his way home last evening, and while near
the distillcry, his team became frightened
at flying paper and went at a hreakneck
run across the CLANCY Lane bridge, and
before proceeding to the end of the lane
the horses went over the high embank.
ment, killing one horse and breaking the
leg of the other,


Joshua Griffin delivered a load of
straw at the paper mill this forenoon and
when going to the Office for his ticket the
whistle sounded for noon and his team
started on a run across the two bridges
towards Milan and on the way narrowly
escaped running over Dobbin Carnaghan,
bridge tender, who was sweeping straw
from the new bridge; the team came to a
halt by straddling the lamp post on the
Milan shore. The wagon and harness
were badly demoraized. Mr.. Griffin paid
all damages.


Mr.. Samuel Ramsay, of Rural, when on
his way home and when near VIM. Coyres,
his team. for some accountable reason, took
fright and ran away, and before they could
be stopped ran into stump, breaking one
wheel and damaging the harness.


Nels Wilson was the fourth unfortunate; !;
his team too INDUCED in run; a team ran
into his wagon, on the Milan road, near
the cemetery road. frightening his team,
which started for home at a lively pace,
but before crossing the bridge came in
contact with a post, breaking the tongue
and iDjuriDg the wagon bed. Strange to
say, there was no one injured in any of
these runaways.
Year: 1878




Speculation still continues in the beaten track
which it has pursued for the last two days. and its
progress is slow and monotonous. Even the Rumor
Committee to be without quorum. or its in
ventive powers have grown sterile for the street is
utterly void Of its productions fabricated otherwses
With nothing to stir up the market dealings lag and
fluctuations reduced to the changes Of frac
tons. This morning whatever there was OF specula-
i've interest centred about the Northwesterns Lake
Shore, Western Union and Delaware and Lackawanna
The granger stock retains the lead prime bull
favorite. and much higher prices are con-
hdently predicted. 1t is apparently easier to
predict rise than to accomplish onc how
ever. judging from the fact that in spite
OF all the apparent excitement which attended todays
business no headway made. and prices. which
had at one time been stifened up u to u per cent.
weakened off at the close to fraction below the
starting point. Better work made of Lake
Ehore-about half per cent advance being obtained
and secured. As the time for declaring dividend
draws inclination is exhibited to get long of
few hundreds flyer" In hopes that the dis
appointment suffered the last occasion by the
nouncement Of an unexpectedly small partition of
profits will be more than made up by the declaration
Of an unexpectedly large Best work Of all was
done in Western Union. From 96 tho price rose to
o. though half of the gain was lost before





the three figured sort, manifesting considerable
activity in catching at straws in hopes of rescue
from their unpleasant position and to-day made q
grab at the fact that the Executive Committee failing
to get quorum yesterday. had called meeting for
this morning. We understand, however. that there
WAS no meeting Mr. d. o. Mills failing to appear It
is quite likely that the gentleman finds metal
attractive in the San Francisco gold and silver
gamble at present raging than in any supposittious
project to initiate Western Union shares While the
properties referred to above unquestionably
strong the coal stocks comparatively weak.
There change in Delaware and Lackawanna.
but Delaware and Hudson lost half point. The
paritive statement of the Reading road for October
was published to-day, and is most doleful reading.
There have been heavy losses compared with last
year, upon all branches of their business-both in
the amount of coal tonnage and passenger traffic
and the outlook appears to be black their prod
net Tho general market closed with fair degree Of
strength and with infntesmal changes from yester-
days final quotations.


The opening, highest lowest and closing prices Of
stocks and gold at the New York Stock Exchange to-
wera follows
Year: 1878

FOR A GOOD BREAKFAST OR TEA you often
have to make rolls, biscuit, and such decacies, in
about ten minutes. IT'S easy and certain with Doo-
LEY's YEAsT-PowDER, the hest of them ALL Trou-
bed housewife here Is one of your annoyances
swept away Hike magic Full weight and the best
material arc the watchword Of the manufacturers.
Year: 1878

The RIvER.-There was no perceptible
rise in the river here up to late hour last
evening, although the water was somewhat
turbid.


The steamship Old Dominion sailed yes
terday evening, drawing fourteen feet eight
inphes