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Year: 1878

A correspondent elsewhere calls atten-
tion to the grotesque revelations made In
recent dispatches from the Indian country.
It is reported thence in substance that it
will be difficult for the troops to catch the
Indians, as these are better mounted and
have more spare horses than the soldiers !;
but it is added that if the troops should be
unfortunate enough to outmarch and come
up with the savages it will probably be the
worse for them, because the Indians are
as we'll armed and are known to possess
fifty thousand rounds Of ammunition,
'given them for hunting purposes by the
Indian Agent at Fort Reno"


It would seem from these accounts that
the Indian Bureau still does its full duty
by the wards Of the nation" It has
armed and equipped them, and if they do
not whip" the United States troops the
fault will lie not with the Indian Bureau
but with the Indians themselves. Con-
sidering the way in which economy and
reform" have pared down the army and the
efficient manner in which the Indian
Bureau Is conducted, the border people are
inclined to bet on the Indians. .


How would it do to hand the Indians
over to the War Department We have
all heard how the barbarous West Point
officers would abuse them, and 80 forth !;
but it is safe to say that they would not
arm and equip them, and thus something
would be gained. We should no longer see
two departments of the federal government
engaged in open war with each other, and
shooting down each others adherents on
the Western Plains. If the Indian Bureau
were transferred to the War Department the
Indians. we may safely believe, would not
be better armed and equipped than the
soldiers and while TO the ''iriends Of the
Indians" this might look like foul play the
people at large, on the whole, we believe,
would like to see the army have at least a
fair chance.
Year: 1878

Engiana and the Amser.


On the frontier of Afghanistan events have
not gone forward with the sort of rush that
moment to demand, though it is doubtful
whether they have not in fact gone forward
more rapidly than is consistent with the
preservation of the dignity of the Indian
government It was thought by some heed
less people, even in India it seems, that
by o rapid march of the forces of General
Ross the Khyber Pass could be occupied, and
that from the advantageous position of the
inner end of that pass the government might
take its time to consider and determine
upon further steps. But that military cal
culation has come to naught by the dis
covery that the Ameer has troops enough
in hand on the frontier to guarantee him
against any accident there. Beyond this, the
reflection that he can depend upon force
that as compared with England's Indian
army is not greatly inferior in point of
numbers and is greatly superior in point of
quality, has impressed upon the mind of
the government the fact that the success of
coup de main being unattainable, other
movements must be made only after mature
and complete preparation. It is possible
that while they are in this attentive attitude
on either side the discovery may be made
that the whole humiliation is the result Of .
piece of British arrogance or British stu
pidity. Dispatches were sent to the
Ameer with reference to the advance
of Sir Neville Chamberlain, and it
appears to have been assumed that the
Ameer's instructions would have been at
the frontier when Sir Neville arrived, but
they were not He followed the dispatches
SO closely that he was at the pass some days
earlier even than it would have been possi-
BILE for the officers there to be informed Of the
Ameer's will. Now, Sir Neville Chamber
lain went in the style of certain ancient
envoy, of whom it was said that his suite
was too large for an embassy and too small
for an army; and, as England's intention
with regard to Afghanistan is no secret.
admission was fatty refused. If the Ambas-
sador should now be eventually entertained
it may be thought the Ameer has yielded to
bravado; but the fact will be that he has
proceeded with more regularity than the
English.
Year: 1878

= Parliament will. be called upon to vote
supplies, in order that England may be
prepared for any emergencies that may
arise. Indications point now to a continual
ton Of the Russo-Turkish wan; indeed, the
situation of Turkey grows worse and more
desperate every day. Mediation seems out
of the question. The two contending
powers must treat directly with each other
or fight it out. Matters cannot long re-
main as they are, and interesting news may
be shortly looked for.
Year: 1878

JENNY LIND.-No one, however, created
the sensation that Jenny Lind did, when
for the first time in Baltimore she appeared
on the night of the Sth of December 1850.
Her astonishing reputation had preceded
her to America, and it is no fiction to say
that the people went mad after her.
Absurd prices were paid for the first choice
OF seats-from one hundred dollars in Balti-
more to seven hundred in Providence, r. l.
Under the management Of P r. BarnuIn
the scale of admission to her concerts was
far beyond any prices ever before given.
Five dollars was a low average for good
seats; they were often double that sum.
Jenny Lind's vocalization was totally diff
ferent from that of any other singer, and
produced rapture upon the listener that
completely captivated. Words seem only
meaningless in description of that angelic
warbling, as apparently free from art as it
was in truth its highest manifestation. In
the low and almost whispered harmony,
which at times flowed softly from her lips,
the most intense stiffness hushed the audi
ence, relieved as she ceased by very
tornado of applause was impossible to
withstand the magic sway of such melody,
which again at times rose into the glad Joy
OF the lark as it halls the rising sun, and
her7wild notes thrilling as from heaven,
poured in profuse sweetness, lifting up the
soul, in faith to the great Creator who had
endowed a fellow mortal with such mar
veious gifts of song.-Bah. Sun.
Year: 1878

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS Proposed
The Joint Committee on Constitutional
Amendments have agreed to report in favor
Of several changes of the present Constitu-
ton. They will recommend the abolition
of the present county-court system and the
substitution therefor OF the old Justices
court, and they propose the appointment
by-th Governor of four iutices from each
masis erial district. whose regular term shall
be eight years, but the first justices appoint
ed shall be divided into four classes, and that
one fourth OF them, including one from
each district, shall vacate at the end of two
years; one fourth at the end Of four years,
and one fourth at the end OF six years and
that after the first appointment the county
court Shall elect justices to fill all vacan-
cies, either by expiration OF term or other
wise, to be commissioned by the Gov
ernorson their certificate Of election. >'>t


They have agreed not to propose an
amendment striking out the second sec
tton OF the act prohibiting the taxing Of the
taking and catching of oysters with tongs.


They have agreed to report an amend
mcnt relieving the judges of the Supreme
Court from writing and preserving their
opinions in all cases, leaving it to their dis
cretion.


They have agreed to strike out the 21st
section of the 9th article, which. provides
for the annual registration Of births, mar
riages, and deaths. egss .Fs, 90.


The committee propose further amend
ing the Constitution so as to abolish the
board OF supervisors and deyolye their du-
ties upon the county court, which is to be
composed Of all the justices when sitting
for the purpose. Of settling accounts and
laying the county lew
Year: 1878

Z. AT NO TIME since Dry Goods have been manu-
factured have the prices been low as they are at
this time; but you can only get the full benefit OF
low prices by purchasing ut LEVY BROTHERS.
Year: 1878

THE conference at Washington
among republican Congressman, as to
how the coming political canvass shall
be shaped, shows deep and settled
conviction that the party cannot be
run upon the line marked out by the
administration. In other words the
party cannot and will not attempt to
defend the administration. Beyond
all peradventure the battle must be
fought upon republican principles as
the rank and file understand them,
and not such principlesas the admins
tration eXemplifies in its deeds. The
great query to settleishow to avoid ,un-
observation-disclosures "a clashing with
the administration. The republican
members of Congress who are willing
to endorse the President do not
reach more than about half dozen.
On the other hand a very large num-
ber do not want to make war upon
him. 1t would seem then, as we have





said, the question is how to have a
vigorous enunciation of principles
and sharp, pointed campaign with
out crossing the Presidents path.


We rather incline to think the re-
publicans of Iowa will be ready to
solve this problem on the 18th ofnext
June and that they will do so con-
siderately and calmly and yet very
decisiyely and fearlessly. They will
plainly declare republican principles
as they understand them, in stalwart,
forcible language, without throwing
down the glove as the gage of battle
with any man within the republican
ranks, leaving the contest, if such
there shall be within the ranks, to be
inaugurated by such as may choose
to quarrel with the principles set forth
in the platform.
Year: 1878

wayne county Republican,,


The nomination of Capt. T. M. Fee,
Of Centerville, for District Judge OF
this District, by acclamation, is now
generally conceded. So strong is he,
and SO popular wherever his acquain-
tance has extended, that no other
name has been suggested by the re-
publicans as candidate for the DO
sition.


It is understood that Captain Fee
declined to make any contest for the
nomination and only consented to be
. candidate when assured from all
quarters that his nominhtion was so
generally desired that no opposition
whatever would be made. So fiatter-
ing an honor was never more WORTH
ly bestowed. During his term of Of
flee rs District Attorney, Mr.. Fee has
made many friends throughout the
district who will rejoice in his success.
In . position which from its nature
invites opposition and brings the
prosecutor in antagonistic relations
with those accused of crime and their
friends, Mr.. Fee has borne himself SO
courteOusly as to make few enemies
and provoke no personal enmities. In
the prosecution of crime he has
shown himself faithful, energetic and
thorough in his wor tempering his
zeal as AN attorney with cautious re-
gard for the innocent and due atten-
tion to the interests of the country.


Mr.. Fee is well known in these
seven counties as courteous gentle
man, an honest man, and an able law
yer.


Considering his record as a faithful
soldier, successful and experienced
lawyer Of good judicial mind and ex-
cellent legal training, and .s staunch
Republican, the people of Wayne
county will take pleasure in rolling
up for the Captain at the polls in
October, round four hundred ma
jority against any, or all candidates
that may enter the field against him.
Year: 1878




We publish elsewhere a notice from
the Wayne County Republican an.
announcing Capt. Fee as republican
candidate for District Judge in this
district in very flattering terms. We
have for some months past heard
some talk in regard to who should be
our nominee for this position, and SO
far as we have been able to learn he
has been the only gentleman named.
1t would seem that with universal
accord he has been selected as the
man for the place.


1. The Captain entered the seth Iowa
volunteers, as private of Company
g, and soon became captain of his
company, serving throughout the
war with marked credit and honor.
For several years preceding the rebel
lion he had resided in this city, read
ing law here and was here admitted
to practice. He had been but a short
time in the practice at Centerville
when he entered the service.


At the close of the war he settled
down in earnest to the practice, and
possessing sound body and excellent
mind, together with indomitable en-
ergy, the Captain rapidly rose in his
profession. I'm 1874 he was elected
district attorney for this district, and
1t is readily conceded by everybody
who knows anything about it, that
he has made one of the very ablest
prosecutors the district ever had.
Should he be nominated for Judge he
will be elected over any man the OPP
position can name, and if it can be a
safe rule to judge of his success upon
the bench by the energy and skill he
has displayed as prosecutor he will
succeed admirably.
Year: 1878

Hon. Geo. g. Oorham, Secretary
Of the Senate and Memher Of the
National Republican Executive
Conmittee Writes q Singing
Letter.


Mr.. GOrham says in his letter that


the republican party cannot, in the


Congressional campaign this year, af-
ford to indorse the administration,


and closes his letter as follows:


"The administration will only be
regarded as republican, in my judg-


ment, upon the understanding that


the presence of Mr.. Evarts in the


Cabinet is not an Endorsement of the


policy of Andrew johnson; that Gen.


Devens was not appointed Attorney


General because there was any special


merit in his having been the demo-


cratic candidate for Governor of Mas


sachusetts against John A. Andrew in


1862; that Key is monument of yam


kee fOrbearance, and not "a burnin'
and a shinin' light for this place;"I
that Carl Schurz is pardOned if not
a repentant prodigal, and not token
Of presidential vindication of the in
famous mud campaign of 1872; and
upon the further understanding that
our party cannot offend the President
by demanding in its platform obedi-
ence to the Constitution and the laws
or by denouncing the crimes of the
democratic party in organizing vio-
lent resistance to both. If the fear of
Southern claims Is the only objection
to democratic rule, let those fight
against that rule who can be stirred
only by the fear Of having their pQck-
cts disturbed. If the present whole
sale Acknowledgement Of our party in
a dozen States is not worthy of pass
ing comment, then the party is in dry
rot and cumbers the ground. Those
who want sympathy when they are
threatened with robbery will have to |
wake up or stimulate a little sympa-
thy with the survivors of those who |
have been murdered and with the
dumb three quarters of a million OIL
voters whose enforced sur
render Of political rights to murderers
has produced the peace sometimes
attributed to President
Hayes conciliation policy. Men who
get sentimental over the murder ques- |
ton, and the total subjugation of
Southern republicanism, may be fool
ish and impractical, but they have
votes and must be conciliated, If only
to help defeat the Southern claims.
We must gain fourteen Northern Con-
gressional districts in order to gain
one majority in the next House of
Representatives, and democratic
clerk makes the roll by which that
House is to organize"
Year: 1878

We think Congress is permitting an
unnecessary delay in providing q
means to enable the people of this
country-all classes Of them-to place
their savings and investments in gov
eminent bonds. There are over sew
en- hundred millions Of six per cents
yet outstanding, and beyond question
q large amount can be laid here at
home among our own people, of four
per cents, and a like amount of the
six per cents redeemed. This matter
has been hvorably received in Con.
gress and several bills reported, but
the project hangs fire SO far as we can
observe. The importance and popu-
larity Of the subject, it would appear
to us, ought to secure early action up
ON It.
Year: 1878

Soon the party will be called upon
to speak out, and it must be confess.
ed that the public temper affords
scant hope Of the like forbearance of
year ago. And right here it is per-
tinent to ask, "what should be done p


The Times has quite clear convic-
tions as to what would be advisable
and right. To condemn the "South-
ern policy" Of the President is too
sweeping, and would be to condemn
the party for six years past. BY that
"Policy" is understood the recall of
the troops from Intervention in State
affairs. The circumstances-the time
and dOccasion-of the withdrawal were
unfortunate and indefensible. Hayes
cannot be condemned for ordering
the troops into the government bar
racks, without condemning Grant
likewise; and this would be self
stultification. Hayes should first
have recognized the lawfully declar-
ed Governors Of South Carolina and
Louisiana before ordering the troops
to quarters. They were as lawfully
executives as he himself. This part
of his "policy" cannot be too strongly
condemned, The popular mind rec
ognizes tho appointment of Demo-
Gratis to Office the flonting Of all the
Republican leaders who had far
greater following than Hayes in the
Cincinnati convention Of 1876; the
studied separation of the Administers
ton from the party that elected it
the obvious billing and cooing with
tho onovmus tho nowo nu q Jioro ~ %ho
Administration in the selection of
officers; the naughty and offensive
rejection of advice in respect to party
interests; the manifest unconcern for
Republican unity and permanance !;
the rejection Of All overtures for in
ternal or party conciliation all
these things are righteously condemn
ed. But these are not the "Southern
Policy" although more or less init
mately interviewer Herewith. There
fore care should be had that the con-
venti0n make no mistake. Let it re-
peat the Cincinnati doctrine with en-
phasis, and be sure that its criticisms
be neither too broad nor i'll directed.
The lifelong traditions of the Repub-
lican party are among the grandest
inspirations that ever animated q peo-
pie they should be cherished. Let
the flag be lowered never an inch,
and let every enunciation be bold, in
spiriting and genuinely Republican.
The Presidents talk may do for him,
and may amuse his little coterie Of
personal friends his acts in the re-
spects We have pointed out are too
damaging to the party not to chal-
lenge rebuke. The hour for trifling
is past; from this forward the Presi-
dent must be made to know what his
relations are to the Republican party.
If they arc unpleasant to him he must
reflect that It Is his own work. The
Republican party Of Iowa and the
country must 60 forward-no back


ward steps and uncertain hslting.
Year: 1878

Your reforming Democrat always
succeeds in curbing his zeal for econ
omy when the pruning knife ap-
proaches his own salary. The poor
clerk has no mercy shown him, and
yet, If Postmaster General Key is
correct, he ought to have his salary
raised instead of reduced. Mr.. Key
says the salaries OF clerks are the same
as they were twenty years ago. At
that time Congressman received only
$S u day, or less than $4,000 year, if
they were on duty every day i'm the
year. Now they receive 5000 q year,
no matter. how long the sessions are.
If clerk is worth no more than he
was twenty years ago, which may or
may not be the case, no body will for
a moment contend that the present
Congressman is worth nearly double
what his predecessor of that time was.
He costs the country double in more
ways than one, though. gf
Year: 1878

If there be..sanything under the
bread canopy Of heaven which makes
a man sick at heart as he looks out
upon his country and her hopes in the
future, it is to see an ex-rebel general,
who, educated by the nation, deserted
her and as a..traitor, sought to destroy
her, elevated to Office over a faithful
old veteran. In the name of all that
is precious to the American people,
shall party, will a party, doing this
be sustained?
Year: 1878

The appropriation for the current
year which provides for printing in
the Post Office Department isexhaust-
ed and unless reliefisgiven soon, mail
facilities will be greatly inconvenience
ed. This is one of the economies of
the democracy at the last session.
Year: 1878

A most unfortunate man, a resident
of Murray county, Ca, has, since the
war, accidentally killed five men,
The first was slain by an axe slipping
from his hand and striking the VIC
tim on the head; the second he
drowned by snagging and sinking q
boat in which the pair were crossing
a stream the third was shot through
the brain, being mistaken for tur-
key the fourth was killed by tree
he had chopped down, and the fifth
was killed at log-rolling. He was
put on trial for his life on several oc-
casions, but each tin was exonerst-
ed from all blame. He is peacea-
BILE man, simply the victim of a chain
of unhappy circumstances.
Year: 1878




WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE presi-
dent does not seem the least disturbed
by the action Of the recent republi-
can caucus. Those nearest him So
cially and politically, say there is NO
probability whatever that he will, as
requested by the resolution Of Sena-
tor Sargent in caucus last night, re-
scind the order forbidding participa-
tion in political cAucuses of officials
in the executive branch of the civil
service, and those friends do not
think 1t probable that any such re-
quest will be made by Congression-
al committee, though they may con-
fer with the President on political
affairs generally in view Of the. ap-
preaching election. They say the
president never declines to listen at
tentively to suggestions. but when be
makes up his mind as to the rightful-
ness Of any measure he adheres to it.


Republicans in Congress for the
greater part endeavor to avoid di-
rect issue with the President, howev-
er much they disagree with him in
some of his political measures.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Gen. Fitz
John Porter has applied to the presi.
dent for the appointment of board
to reconsider his case with particular
to new testimony that could not be
had on his former trial. The Presi-
dent is considering what action he
will take in the matter.
Year: 1878

The Indiana tramp nowadays
crawls into the warm side OF a
straw stack and thanks heaven that
he is not president of a telegraph
company, killing himself with over
work.-Chicago Times.
Year: 1878

Washington, Feb. Cone of the best


points in Blaine's speech on the silver
bill was an argument that the govern
ment could not. afford to pay laborers
with deprecated coin while it sent
abroad to China trade dollar of great
er value, which was used for payment
to degraded labor system. But all
propositions for silver dollar heavier
than 412t grains are secuted by the
partisans of Bland's bill, evidently be-
cause they want nothing which will fail
to give standard Of values lower than
Year: 1878

A VIENNA correspondent telegraphs
that Russia, besides her exception
taken to Vienna as the place for hold
ing the conference, announced that she
had some other observations to make,
which were sent by special messengers.
1t is more than probable she will insist
on certain points as not dehatable by
the conference.
Year: 1878

THE London Times approves of the
governments action in sending a por-
tion of the fleet to Constantinople. 1t
says all danger of renewal of war be-
tween Turkey and Russia is now over.
The Russians are practically masters of
Constantinople. Nothing remains for
us to be concerned about beyond the
settlement of the terms of peace and
the protection of our immediate in
terests
Year: 1878

A SOLEMN high mass of requiem will
be celebrated In all of the Catholic
churches of st. Louis, Tuesday morn
ing, for the repose of the soul of the
deceased Pontiff. On the same day
Ponti6cal high mass will be celebrated
at St. Johns church.
Year: 1878

The Richmond Dispatch says of Gen.
eral Joe Johnston: "He is calm, cool,
decided, logical and bold. No other
man that we could send to Washing
ton would have such following among
the southern members of the House,
and no other could have so much in
iuence with the northern"