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Year: 1879

derstand the sentiment and temper Of the
North on this question, aud hence do not
commit themselves. We predict that at the
last moment-nbout June 30 next" hav-
ing made the issue upon which they are
"willing to go to The people" they will
vote with the Republicans for the passage
Of the appropriation bills pure and simple,
and leave the ex-Confederates to bear the
odium of having needlessly kept the coun-
try in turmoil for months, 10 the serious
detriment of all its financial and business
inieresis
Year: 1879

THE Democrats Of the State of New York
are in high state Of alarm over the politi-
cal aspects of that Commonwealth. The
TnDEN fever begins to rage, and those who
do not pin their faith upon his swallow tail
are greatly exercised thereat On Friday
afternoon last the anti-Tildenites from the
east and west and the north and south of
the State held secret conclave at the resi-
dence of AUGUST BELMONT to consider the
ways and means for circumventing the am
bitons of TILDEN and ROBINSON in the
next falls election. 1t has leaked out that
it was resolved that the end aimed at can
be best attained by the nomination for Gov
ernor at the election next November of
some Democrat who is representative Of the
whole party rather than of any division or
section, and that the first choice is HORATIo
SEYMOUR, if he will consent to the use Of
his name. In order TO ascertain whether
Governor SEYMOUR will assent, commit
tee consisting of AUGUST BELMONT, SAN
FORD L. CHURCH, WILLIAM DORSHEMER,
AUGUSTUS ScHELL, ELIJAH WARD, GEORGE
+, CoMsroCK, and II. STERGEs was ap-
pointed to wait upon him, and report the
result at future meeting, when such
further advisory action will be taken as
may be deemed proper and expedient


1t is evident that Il spirit of unrest and in
security has seized upon the nnti-TILDEN
section of the party, which prompts to early
action in behalf Of an effort to throw TIL
DEN and his cOparcener, Governor ROBIN
SON, overheard. The story of the Old Man
of the Sea does not furnish an instance of
tenacity equal to that which marks TGLDEN's
hold upon the Democracy Of New York
Year: 1879

Mayor InwIx, Of stoubenville. has been
renominated by the Republicans. Weare
pained to see that Maior-General Robert
Love did not make much Of a run ut the
primaries. For some reason or other the
Major. General does not draw a great
depth Of water at steubenville. Can it be
that Robert is one OF those prophets that
hath honor save in his own city? Must he
continue to look for gold watches and
other tokens OF esteem in the far East2
Year: 1879

The poetical editor of the steubenvillc
Herald says that he has discovered in the
candidate business that


When a man begins 70 loom


It doesn't take him long 10 boom.


There must be some mistake about this,
for General Robert Love had loomed up
as candidate for the Mayoralty prior to
his last missionary visit to this city sew
eral months ago, at which time he ex.
pressed great confidence in the ides OF
March. But sec now the result. Third
on the list, and such third as it is, too.
Where was the "boom" in Roberts case?
The poetry should be amended SO as to
read:


When a candidate begins TO loom


Look out for his almost certain coming doom.
Year: 1879

SOME OF the Democratic papers are
trying to help Senator Davis out of
his miserable failure to show fraud on
the part of prominent Treasury
officials. But they blunder as badly
as the Senator did. II is a dirty piece
Of business, and they ought to be
ashamed Of it.
Year: 1879

The gallant sons of East Tennessee max
ing preparations to do honor to it in the
City of Knoxville From Bristol to
Chattanooga they re thoroughly aroused,
and will pour in from our fertile vallies
and from our mountains. The indications
are that Twenty Thousand of them will
throng our streets
Year: 1879

CRIMINAL prosecutions have been in
stituted in Germany against no less
than eighteen Hanoyerian gentlemen,
on the ground of their having collected
money toward wedding present to be
given to the duke of Cumberland.
In the house of one of these gentle
men a considerable sum of money was
found, which was seized by the officials.
The Cologne Gazette says that there can
be no longer any idea of the duke sue
ceeding to the Brunswick crown. The
only question is whether the difficulty
of succession shall be settled in Bruins
wick, as it was in Eastern Erisia in the
time of Frederick the Great "by a
Prussian battalion" or if Brunswick is
to be made duchy subject directly to
the emperor.
Year: 1879

A TEMPERANCE law has been SO rig
idly enforced in the vicinity of Toronto
that the tavern-keepers of Newmarket
have closed their houses and agreed
not to reopen them till the act is re-
nenled
Year: 1879

\ CURIOUS pair are two brothers in
Hartford, Conn, employed at the same
place of business some miles from their
homes, who had falling out some
dozen years ago, and have never spoken
to each other since, though they ride to
and from work in the same wagon,
preservinga moody silence toward each
Year: 1879

ELoPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. - She
thought it WAS better to be san old man $
darling, so left her happy home and low
ing hubby and placed herself under the
protection of hoary headed, lecherous
bondholder, who came up from the land
Of big red apples with Winchester rife
Whenever lie visited MILESTONE Hollow.
He told her he had $1,000 in gold, gold
the price Of many crime untold and
that settled the matter L. L. Williams
brought her to Walla Walla and lodged
her in the Slime House. They did mt
visit much whilst in the city. She had
evidently already got to be ashamed Of
having left "a handsomer man than
John and didn't feel bit proud about
her poor affinity. We hope they will be
Very, very happy, and if they are not after
tins notice we will assist them with an
other sratuitous send off The " old un"
bought tickets iur LsGrande, in which
very respectable and highly virtaoas towi.
where eggs are only % cents per dozen
cash, they viii no doubt meet with
warm reception as soon as it is known
what they are. Meantime the "much
wronged, who has made his escape for
the present, Is cleaning out his shot gun
ana Will 60 on the war path Just as soon
as ne can procure the red paint with
which to decorate his left ear He would
nave gone before this, bnt the proper kind
OF paint required was not to be obtained
Year: 1879

FREE QUINNE. The abolition of the
duty on quinine will probably make the
market price from twenty-five to thirty
per cent less than it has been, which will
be great boon 10 the people. This
medicine IS almost one of the necessities
of life. 1t is as much Necessary as
coffee Some remedies are named by the
the people generally and thought of by
them only in connection with the diseases
for which they are most used BY this
ordinary association of ideas quinina and
fever and ague 60 together and, indeed,
as our whole country is more OF less mala
rious, the widespread use of the medicine
due to malarious maladies alone makes it
a household article. But it wonld be a
great mistake to suppose that the control
Of malarial disorders is the only burden
pnt upon this faithful servant. 1t is a
medicine now more extensively used than
any one other by physicians of all schools
homoopaths or any other.
All paths lead to quinine, and there are
districts of the United States where they
could better do without salt than without
this medicine.
Year: 1879

We recently met a man. who. when the
Florence mines were discovered, struck a
rich streak, and had so much gold that he
hired five men to pack his GOLD dust out of
the camp to Salmon river His name was
synonomous for luck, and Midas like, every
thing he touched turned into gold. To-day
he has to work Tor a living. and has not
money enough to buy sack of -four Yet
he never went into great enterprises and
lost. bnt simply had that opinion of his luck
that he Thought he could strike it" anv
time lie tried. He shipped up on his
calculations, and that's the little story.
Year: 1879

A LEPER. city has discovered a
ieper amongst the miserable denizens of
their Chinatown II is possible there
may be a fe~ amSag the shanties in the
business portion of our city. At any rate
the stencil emsnating from these houses
Is enough to knock man down. Before
We sus'l OYER any Set OF officials We want
TO See them take little interest in re-
moving this blot. Let the new coancil
DO what Others apparently dare rot do,
ana they shall receive all the praise they
want.
Year: 1879

OREG,S RAILWAY 1t is officially an
nounced that the Oregon Railway & Navi-
CATION company recently formed from the
Oregon Steam Navigation company. will
immediately begin the extension Of their
narrow gange line in the direction of
Idaho. Other narrow gauge raads t-ihu
tary to the Columbia will be built. includ-
ing lire down the river to Portland
The company have already contracted
vith John Roach for another new steamer
larger and faster than any along the
Pacific Coast
Year: 1879

men. Many make more than the amount
stated above. No one can fail to make money
fast. Any one ran do the work. You can
make from 30 cents to 81 an hour by devoting
your evenings and spare time to the business.
Nothing like it for money making ever offered
before. Business pleasant and strictly honor
able. Reader, ii You want to know all about
the best paying business before the public.
send us your address and we will send y"u full
particulars and private terms free: samples
worth So also free you can then make up your
mind for yourself. Address GEORGE STIN-
son & CO. Portland Maine %
Year: 1879

hLEIGHING has been INDUCED in con.
s'uerably the past week and may be
good iSr some time to come. The cold
lrsszing nights retain the snow and keer
.he ground In good condition for this
kind of travel.
Year: 1879

THE WEATHER continues to be the in


teresting enigma OF the day, just enough
storm and cloud being furnished to keep
hope alive. During the past ten days
there have been several dashes of snew
amounting in all to about Is inches. But
the temperament is too low to encourage
storm, and after vainly striving to get up
n big storm for II few hours, it clears off


The thermometer in the molning marks
from l40 to 2O0-teo cold for storm. No
rain has fallen since Dec sth, at which
time the total fall for the season aggre-
gated only S.13 inches. 1t is still threat.
ening, however, and we hope to be able to
report heavy snow and rain next week.
Year: 1879

The Young Mems Christian Association
(colored) had very enjoyable surprise on
their last meeting night. A large number
OF ladies who have Il sympathy for them in
their work OF amelioratins the condition OF
the colored young men OF the city unex-
pectedly brought in a surprise on them. A
handsome little sum was realized from the
sale Of the various donations, and very
pleasant evening was passed. 1t Will long
remain green spot in the memory Of the
Association. U. II. BAYLOR, Secretary.
Year: 1879

The Meeting TO Night.-A meeting will
be held at the Mayors Court tonight to
nominate candidates for the vacant offices to
be filed at the coming election. y council
man from each of the wards, several Justices
OF the peace. and q clerk OF the Hastings
Court will be nominated.
Year: 1879

If YOUR HAIR Is COMING OUT, or turning gray


do not murmar over misfortune you can 10 easily
avert. AYERS HAIR VIGoR will remove the cause
of your grief by restoring your hair TO It's natural
color, and herewith your good looks and good na.
Year: 1879

A Prominent Democrat Of this city, who
returned home last evening from trip
through Ohio, gives 1t as his opinion that
Foster will be her next Governor. He
bases his opinion on the expressions Of
sentiment in his hearing, in different parts
Of the State. We regard his observations
as altogether sound. We, therefore, eau.
ton our Democratic brethren against fool
Ing away their money this year in bets
on Ewing. The Republican boom is ris-
ing all over the North. Good times and
Republican booms go hand in hand.
"IIand in hand las Bob Ingersoll said)
through the golden harvest fields, and
hand in hand past the flashing fires Of
The open furnace doors"
Year: 1879

lItE ululCully uetheeu tuo DAIIlulOre
and Ohio and the P. W. &Ky. railroads,
in the matter Of the Benwood extension,
called out the agency Of the Mayor OF the
city yesterday in order to prevent the
former road from opposing an obstruction,
in the way of an improvised track on


Water street, to the proposed line OF the
P.W. ( Ky. extension. The action Of
the Mayor was entirely proper under the
circumstances, inasmuch as the ground
sought to be occupied is public property
and permission to cross it had already
been granted to the P. W. & KY. road by
the City Council. The attempt to prevent
that road from utilizing the grant OF the
Council is a mistaken policy on the part
Of the B. 30. road, and can only result in
bad feeling towards the Company il per-
sisted in. The public want fair deal in
this matter, and nothing short Of entire
fairness will satisfy them. The B. & o..
Company must meet the public on the
common level OF the city's interests, and
this they can only do by showing an hon.
OrabIe spirit Of rivalry towards the P. W.
4 Ky. with view OF securing the public
patronage. The extension OF the latter
line to Benwood is recognized want
among our manufacturers, and the dispo-
sition OF that road to meet this want is a
very popular movement hereabouts. Any
iActious opposition to it OF the dog in the
manger kind will be very unpopular in
this community. The Baltimore & Ohio
Company have plain way open to them
in order to compete for the business
sought by the p. W. & Ky. road in the
proposed extension, and that is to go right
on and finish the Hempfeld to the coke
field. They will have the best line out Of
this city to that field, aud il they choose
to avail themselves Of its advantages and
thereby enable the iron men of Wheeling
to secure cheap fuel, they will not only
secure monopoly of that particular busi-
ness hut large share OF the general
business OF the community. They haveit
in their power TO command any amount
Of business here by an exhibition OF the
proper spirit OF enterprise the same
spirit that the P. W. & Ky. people are ex.
hibiting; and they also have 1t equally
in their power to arouse great deal Of
resentment by not only failing to exhibit
such spirit but at the same time oppos-
ing obstacles 10 an enterprising rival de-
sirous Of meeting along felt want.


The time has come when the B. & o.
Company must meet the requirements OF
trade &long its line or else get out Of the
way and let other people meet it. It's old
time policy does not answer the demands
of the public. The iron manufacturers OF
this city are res,ive under the present
charges for coke, and they are determined
to secure it on better terms II possible.
The p, W. & ny. people propose to afford
them better terms, and the B. & o. Com.
pauy must show the same spirit or suffer
the consequences. Thiswe say in spirit
OF perfect impartiaIity towards The two
roads ow at loggerheads. We want all
the possible advantages of both roads, and
just in proportion as either shows dis
position to serve the interests Of the com
munity will it deserve and receive the
the good will and patronage Of the public
Year: 1879

The peach crop Of the peninsula fol
the present year Is now put down at
100000 baskets, 100000 more
than was ever raised before on the pen
insula in one season. This estimate is
based upon present Appearances, and
the season being late the chances are
that the crop will escape the frosts and
cold rains that have heretofore killed
the most Of the crop. This estimate,
however, Of big crop, is not cheering
news to the peach growers, for they
full we'll know that it means big har-
vest to the railroad companies and but
little money, perhaps none, to the ma
jority of peach growers. A crop OF i've
Millions Of baskets Is about all that can
be saved advantagsously from the PEN
iusula with the present railroad facili


ties, and would pay the growers much
better than double that number Of bas-
kets sent to market at q sacrifice. The
reported failure of the crop out West
will BE- favorable to the peninsula grow
ers here, provided they have sufficient
railroad outlets to other railroads run
ming north, south and wes:. From the
map Of the peninsula it will be seen
that there is but one railroad line down
the peninsula, all the branch roads
from the Eastern Shore merging into
that one line, 30 that from Townsend
up it il difficult to see how such an i'm


mense crop can be shipped over q sin
gl. track. Fortunately there are ship
ping roints from either side Of the pen


insula, from which peaches can be
shipped to the nearest city by water,
which will be considerable let up on
the railroad. Amongst other prepara'
tons to ship the prospective crop W
note the putting OH Of fast steamer to
ply between Lewes and New York,
which will be- great relief to the
peach growers of Eastern Sussex, a
Lewes is easily reached by the junction
& Breakwater and the Breakwater and
Frankford railroads. We are glad also
to note that committee Of each grow


ers are making every effort possible t'
secure cheap transportation to New


York and other points east, Lorth and
west, and also into central Pepnsylva


ria, and we hope that through the
railrt ad companies and the drying and
aiming establishments throughout the
State, the whole crop may bs saved.
Year: 1879

variety Of text books, in the country
schools, fifty Per cent. Of the teachers
time is frittered away without any
benefit to the pupils, but laying fifty
per cent. more labor upon the teacher
This is a much needed reform and ".
are glad to know that Professor Groves
the efficient State Superintendent, II
equal to the emergency and will carry
out the law.
Year: 1879

THE STATE BOARD of Education made
a move in the right direction when it
took measures at its meeting in this city
on Saturday to enforce the law requir-
ing a uniform set Of text books to he
used in the public schools Of the State.
For the want Of proper classification Of
the scholars, and the use OF large
Year: 1879

In rHE publication of the jury list
for the May term, we will anticipate
the growing of ,h. "Gazette," and own
ourselves beat and We cheerfully score
one for our neighbor. Nothing like
having a tr.en at the court though.
Year: 1879

Especial to the Democrat


WASHINGTON, May 15-Ihe levee Dill IN
troduced by Gibson is not, properly speaking,
d compromise between any OF the former
measures advanced here. 1t is rather the re-
suit OF four years experiment with sense OF
Congress and the country at large on the
group Of questions growing out Of the char
acter OF the Mississippi river. Hitherto mem
bers Of the delegation have proceeded upon
their own individual judgment In different o.
rectiens with the design mainly OF determin-
ing by experiment how much Congress- could
be induced to do and In what direc-
ton. Under these circumstances Gibson's
bill may he termed the product Of
experience derived from four years Of failure,
and such experience is proverbialiy valuable.
It is, however, nothing but the entering wedge
80 far as practical results are concerned; that
is to say, 1t does not, even by implication,
foreshadow the adoption OF any specific plan
or lean toward any Of the three principal
schemes which have been put forward here
during the past four years. 1t leaves that
to the committee for the appointment for
which It provides and whose power it distinctly
prescribes. The main feature Of importance
In its passage will be the fact that 1t
commits the Federal government substan-
TALLY to the theory Of national control over and
responsibility for the mighty river. After 1t
becomes law then there will be plenty Of
opportunity to discuss the details Of the va
rious plans and schemes. 1t is OF course i'm
possible to predict anything In this direction,
because the plan or plans adopted will natur-
ally depend much upon the individuals
selected to compose the commission and
there is not the slightest indication or means
Of judging as to who they will be.


Nothing definite can be said now as to the
future actions Of the Democrats In Congress
respecting the matters at issue with Hayes.
Consultations are going ON informally all the
time, but nothing reliable can be reached un-
til formal discussion is had In caucus, and q
conclusion reached. 1t can safely be prom
Used, however, that q conclusion OF the joint
caucus, whichever 1t may be, will be adhered
to by the party solid In both houses


A. G. B.
Year: 1879

BERLIN, May 1.-THE debate on the tariff
bill was continued in the Reichstap today
and several unimportant notifications were
made. A very lively discussion took place in
relation to the duties on iron, after which The
debate was adjourned.
Year: 1879

The man whe invented the fish hook
will some day have monument. 1t
will be granite column five hundred
feet high, built by the boys alone. A
boy might possibly get along with mar
bles, tops, stilts, balls and kites, yet he
would feel that there was an aching
void somewhere. A kite does well
enough as long as it will Outsail all
other kites and the string doesn't break,
and a pair of stills are good property
until after the first fall /; but for real
solid pleasure the fish hook can never
be beaten. A boy will always expect
more and get less from it than anything
else invented, but he never gets too
discouraged to try again.


The Smith boy was observed trying
his luck yesterday in pond on va
cant lot on Alfred street. AS far back
as last December, his mother promised
him half day out of school as soon as
the fish began to bite, and yesterday
was the glorious day. Where there's
water there ought to be fish, according
to every body's reckoning, and the youth
''surrOuudedn that wee little pond hole
with its barrel of muddy water with
just as much enthusiasm as a man
would throw line into Lake st. Clair.
He had ham, sweetcake, potato, dried
beef and boiled egg for bait, and when
he had spit upon the bait and cast in
HE hook oil tho Sath G~aons nuar harm
couldn't have convinced him that he
would fail of at least one good bite.
For two long hours he fished for stur-
geOn and pickerel and pike, changing
the bait now and then, and never for
getting to spit on it, and as he hauled
up for the last time he would simply
admit that it wasn't just the right sort
of day to go fishing. If he had had a
little one to carry home his triumph
would have been more complete, but
yet his eyes were like two diarlonds as
he met two boys on the corner and
called out:


"Say I've stayed out of school a
whole halliday and been a-fishing. l
didn't catch any fish, eos they were all
on their nests, but you ought to have
seen the big frog which tumbled off a
stone !''-DetroH Free Press.
Year: 1879

position as wives and mothers that
while they earn daily wages they have
the affections of the hearth; that the
poor mother, left a widow, wants to
keep her children in home, not to
SOW them broadcast in orphan asylums
that the poor couple who have passed
their married fifty years, unhonored it
is true by golden wedding, do not
want to be thrust one into an Old Mems
Home, the other into an Old WOmen's
Home, or put in the separate wards of
an almshouse, or one go to one Blind
Asylum and the other to another. There
is fine kind of charity in England,
where endowments have been left so
that decent destitute old couples, or
single people, can have a nice three
roomed cottage, with fuel, water and
lights, and certain number of shillings
weekly on which to subsist; and they
can take in an orphan grand-child, or
feeble child, living as in their own
home, subject only to certain regula-
tiOns of sobriety, cleanliness, and good
order. Sunday afternoon for July.