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Year: 1879




The Republican party must from this
time forth wage an aggressive warfare, such
as it did from 1860 to 1865, for it has moth
ing to defend but the National welfare, and
that can be done more successfully by aggres-
siveness toward the common enemy than i'll
any other way. Its cause is just, and now
let its line of battle be wisely and judi
ciously planned, and its forces be pressed on
to victory in every State throughout the
North and West The South is given over
to oppression, outlawry and crime, and Re-
publicanism has little to hope for from that
quarter. For season intimidation and
awe accomplished mischievous and even
dire consequences to Republicanism and 10
the Nation. The enemy took advantage of
this unfortunate condition of things, and
went through the land shrieking fraud and
corruption, with hypocrisy becoming the
author of sin, until liberal and credulous
men were deceived, intimidated and
swerved from their political propriety.


Time, reason and experience, however,
are working a cure. The falsehoods, the
trickery and the hypocrisy Of the Demo-
cratic party have at last been exposed and
the truth is beginning to break with force
upon the public mind. The Republican
party is rapidly rising with the emergency
to mastery of the situation. 1t is arousing
everywhere throughout the country to u
high sense of duty and to an assertion Of its
| legitimate power. The rebel brigadier, the
champion of State Rights, the blatant dem
agogue, the knave the communist, the
hyprocrite aud the murderer--each and all
have enlisted on the Democratic side, but
in spite Of all these combined the Repub-
licaus will soon enter once more upon n
full and entire rule of the Government in
all its departments. The people-that is
the loyal men of the Nation, and they are
in a large mujority-are not prepared to en-
| trust the destnies of the Republic
to the hands of those who have
pledged their lives and their fortunes
to say nothing of their sacred hon
ors, to destroy it. They are beginning to
understand the hypocrisies, sophistries aud
deceptions prdcticed by the Democrats, aud
are nerving themselves for the contest
which is to decide the future of this imper-
lied Nation. Democracy must be put
where it can infict no harm, and every Re-
publican energy must be concentrated to-
ward that end. In no other way can the
future peace, prosperity and happiness o.
the Republic be assured. BY such agencies
and processes it can be. The entire respon
sibility now rests with the Republican
party. Its duty is plain, and to neglect i


will be q crime.
Year: 1879

TIE National Democratic Committee will
meet in Washington day after tomorrow,
for some good or bad purpose, the realiza-
tiouofwhich will depend uson future circum-
stances. But this meeting will afford some
of the public-spirited Democratic citizens of
Washington an opportunity to put boom in
motion in behalf of holding the Democratic
nominating convention here next year. At
the proper time u similar boom should be
started as regards the Republican conven-
tiOn. Let's start the idea, anyway, and
back it up by healthy subscription respec-
lively to the campaign funds Of both par
ties, just as business speculation Wash
ington is the best place in the country for
n National convention; but, unfortunately,
its only political significance is the size OF
| its bar'l
Year: 1879

welcome visitor. The Bourbons are mot
" to be trined with " by friend or foe, for
there is blood on the moon. The Solid
South, however, has no terrors for the
Nation. A solid North stands between it
and the Executive Chanber to protect the
best interests of the Nation. Mississippi
and South Carolina can carry on their in
testine wars to their hearts content, while
a solid North win prepare the way for con-
fining the bloody shirt to the dark and
bloody ground Of those murderous States.
Year: 1879

WE regret exceedingly that our refusal
to answer series of silly questions, which
are based neither in good sense, good taste,
nor fact, should have grieyed the Sunday
Gasehe. 1t opened the tilt, from which it
now retires in discontinue, with person
olity unbecoming dignihed journalism, and
hence was not entitled to the highest de-
gree of respectful consideration, or the most
tender treatment in our retort. We have
abstained, however, from personality In our
replies, aud take this occasion to advise the
Gazette that it will receive its pay in kind
whenever we have occasion to notice it at
all.
Year: 1879

ject he had ever taken in hand. He had to
hold him almost by main strength until he
could insert his siphon, and then he found
the Senator as empty of political opinions
as TrDEN's barl was of dollars at the close
of the election in 1876. He even baited
him with some opinions of General GAR
FIELD, but he didn't bite worth a cent, and
the correspondent retired weary of fruit
less chase where there was no game in the
woods.
Year: 1879

JOHN JASPER THURMAN announces that
he shall not oppose resumption, and Tom
EWING thinks the making of paper dollar
as good as gold might be borne with some
degree of cheerfulness were it not for its bad
effect on the Ohio election. That feature Of
it makes his sufferings intolerable.
Year: 1879

THOSE who hatter themselves that Rob-
INsoN is to retire from the ticket in New
York and some other Democrat is to take
his place. in the interest of peace and har-
mony, don't know much about TiLDEN and
his stubbornness before election. He some
times gives way after election, but never
before.
Year: 1879

Now the Doughface press of the North is
piping its feeble tune in support of the
acquittal of the CHISHOLM murdercrs. Go
ahead apologize for the assassination Of
men, women and children, but make up
your minds that the party reduced to such
criminal necessities cannot and viii not be
permitted TO rule this country.
Year: 1879

Now we learn from the straight-Out
Democratic press that JOHN KELLY is
slow Irishman F" and "a bigotcd Catholic"
The true Know-Nothingscent Of the average
Bourbon is never so well developed as when
it is at work on the trail of bolter.
Year: 1879

THE New York World has become alarmed
at the uprising of public sentiment in the
North in view of "solid South" and is
calling upon that section to put out its
" flag plainly and boldly" 1t must have
been asleep, or it would have known that
the South put out its flag plainly and
"boldly when it organized the Ku Klux
the White Leagues, the rifle clubs, aud in
troduced the Yozoo plan into politics. 1t
put out its flag in the Hamburger mas
sacre, the Louisiana butchery of Republi-
cans, the Kemper County MURDERS the kill
ing of DIXON and the expulsion Of Republi-
cans from their homes in the South for
political opinions sake. The World wants
to know what 81 the South seeks and will
vindicate," but it gets no reply but palaver
and wild talk about the "indestructble
Union of the indestructible States" if any
body can tell what that means with those
whose hands are still red with the blood of
q war to destroy the" indestructible Union"
The chatter of poll parrot is rs intelligent
as such jargon that comes up now from the
Solid South, in reply to a demand that II


shall put out its flag" Itlong since flung
its banner to the breeze 1t bears the
deaths.head and s-bones-and oppres.
sion prescription aud murder follow
wherever it is borne throughout the South
The manufacture of " the bloody shirt" con-
tinues, and the North will continue to wave
the Southern emblem so long and SO Otter
Us it is furnished for use.
Year: 1879

THE "personal difficulty" excuse for
Southern murders has been worn thread
bare. 1t will not serve any purpose except
to increase the enormity of the crime in the
disgraceful acquittal of the CHISHOLM as
sassins.
Year: 1879

HAVING pretty thoroughly bull-dozed
the Republicans of South Carolina, the
Democrats are beginning to practice it upon
each other The Democratic executive
committee at recent meeting in Charles
ton had stormy time-so much so that the
Nelcs and Courier calls halt In this en-
phatic manner;


They will find that tho Democratic masses
of Charleston, who have stood shoulder to
shoulder through so many dark aud anxious
years, will not, now that tho tide has turned
suffer the unity and efficiency Of their organ
ization to be triAed with TO crafty tho ambi'
tion Of anybody.


1t will never do to assert any political in
dependence in any State ruled by Bourbon
Year: 1879

The Supreme Court. General Term, sitting In Kings
county. grsntcdan order reversing tho judgment Of
the Special Term In the case Of Mary X. Conger
against Abraham ID. Congor for absolute divorce.
Tho referee several months ago. found for the do
fendant. The General Term finds that the hnding
of the referee is contrary TO the testimony, and
therefore sends the back for trial at Cir
cult. The defendant who q lawyer by procssions
had studied medicine and was also an agrculturist
His wife, the plaintiff was cohciress OF Colonel hut
gers, of New York, and had boon married to the 10
fcndant for thirty years. She alleged that her
husband had been guilty OF improper conduct with
the wife OF the pastor OF his church Voluminous
testimony taken before the referee. and tho par
tculars of the were published ut the time. The
son of the defendant who In also counsellor at law.
opposed the application to confirm the Referees re-
port, and tho oaee VIII now ~ retgied
Year: 1879

to remember that tonight we are the abject
and the defeated be merciful.'


"Tho Colonel laughed. Aud they could
not tell whether it was with good faith or
subtle irony that he rejoined, You are right,
aud then went on.


" In that little room, yOndcr, | told my
sad story to that good great man who is gone
And folded up my queer treasure again. for
! could not leave it behind to bear Witness
and besides having paid such n terrible price
for it. did not see why my aunt should not
have it, And she ate it for her supper that
very night, and the next morning almost as
soon AZ it was light, there was the General
hammering at the cottage door, with bas-
ket Of fowls and fruit, carried in his own
hand And then and there, I took the little
chicken-bone, and vowed | would keep it till
the snuff box was found, and l myself was
such man among such men that none would
smile at my poverty, or even despse my
weakness


"That is my story" said good Mrs. Mar
tin, deity folding up the stocking which she
had finished off while she related it. THAT
is my story as told me by my own uncle,
who was at both these dinuer-partes. And
it has always taught me not to be too sure
that there can be but one sort Of reason for
secrecy My dears, we should never think
evil while it is possible for us to imagine
good. l believe thatit is because God knows
of so much goodness, which We never hear
about that lie has patience with the world"
The 1r00SV
Year: 1879

A ROBE OF GLASS. In the large basement
room of the home of S, Isaacs at No. l.
434 Mission street. between Tenth and
Eleventh, is now weaving the most wonder
full fabric of which the voluminOus history of
unique feminine apparel furnishes any ac-
count. 1t is the material, as flexible as the
finest of silk and as durable as Blue Jeans
Williams's favorite stuff for trousers, for a Ia
dy's dress and it is woven by the world-re-
nowned artist in glasswork, Professor Theo-
dore Greiner out of innumerable colored
strands of glass first spun by himself, Com
pared with the completed garment, the myth
ical glass slipper of the fabulous Cinderella
will sink into as vulgar an insignifcance as an
exhausted Napa soda bottle. A Chronicle re-
porter called ON him recently, and he very
courteously showed him the entire process.
Breaking am extra piece out OF the soiled bot
tom of an already broken tumbler, he submit
ted it to the heat of blow-pipe until it be-
came incandescent and soft. Then with
stick" of glass he touched the molten por-
tion, and with an expert motion which may
be described as a flip he carried thread so
fine that it was almost invisible till it caught
on the disc of a slowly revolving wide wood
en- wheel of nineteen feet circumference. At
a certain number of revolutions the strand was
complete and the wheel was stopped and 1t is
removed 1t then consisted of innumerable
softly glistening threads, finer than the finest
of floss These strands are spun of all colors,
and are then washed in a solution of water and
beet-root sugar, which toughens them. The
spinning is all done and occupied many weeks.
The weaving is done ON an old-fashioned
hand-loom, the warp being nineteen feet long
and the woof four feet, so that the material
viii cut to advantage Only about ten inches
a day can be woven, and the whole piece will
not be completed until some time in April
san Francisco Chronicle, March G.
Year: 1879

The publishers of Lttells Living Age make
the interesting announcement that new Sc
rial story from the pen of Jean Ingelow will
be Immediately begun in that standard peri
odical, from the authors advance sheets
There are few living writer's from whose pen
a new contribution TO our current literature
would be more gladly welcomed.
Year: 1879

tention to go to Providence Immediately
and endeavor to get berth as cook in
some foreign bound vessel. He will be
taken to New York, probably tomorrow
afternoon. in addition to the watch which
Cox had on him when arrested, and which
was identified, he also had moss agate
ring ornamented with figure of a girI.
which has been described frequently since
the murder. There is nothing to indicate
that he had any accomplice or confidant in
his crime, but he committed the entire out.
rage himself. When Mrs. Hull made
motion as if to rise from her bed, he threw
bis weight on her and forced her down.
He is clear and connected in the state.
ment he has made. Balch is of the staff
of the Boston Herald, and was the cause
of the arrest of 4. D. Winslow, who it will
be recollected abscouded to Europe some
time ago.
Year: 1879

Last evening the Lutheerischer
Juenglings Verein (f, NJ. Luth. A.
gave a German entertainment before a
good audience in the Sunday School
room Of the German Lutheran church,
corner Sixth and French streets. After
singing and prayer a prominent mem
ber of the society who would rather not
see his name in print, was introduced
by the President to deliver a lecture on
Revivals. The lecturer spoke over forty
minutes, during which time he kept
his hearers in close attention, describ-
ing the spurious revivals as he himself
had seen them in our city churches,
and then the genuine ones according
to the teachings of the Bible. This
was followed by an original German
dialogue which was something novel
and pleasing for all. After q few more
exercises the friends were dismissed
with the benediction by the pastor.
Year: 1879

A constitutional amendment to be voted
on this fall, is to the effect that no county,
town, or other municipal corporation, shall
be authorized to issue bonds, or to become
indebted in any manner, to aid in the con-
struction or equipment Of any railroad to
any amount that shall exceed five per cent.
of the value of the taxable property. This
reduces the limit from ten to five per cent.
This will not effect the L. F. & D. r. r.
bonus
Year: 1879

On every field there are tons of straw
burned and wasted each year. Is there not
some way of utilizing these straw stacks?
Wood is scarce and high; why not use
straw fol fuel? II it is possible to keep
steam on an engine, it is possible to boil
tho kettle and keep the house warm.
Year: 1879

The ways of Providence, they say are
past finding out. Well, the manner of let
ting mail contracts in Washington is equal
ly mysterious and mystifying. The first
any one knows of contract is that some
body in the State of Maine, or some other
remote portion of the Union, is endeavor-
ing to sub let the service on aroute, and as
the figures are at one-third less than the
actual cost of performing the service, the
government contractor is unable to fulfill
his agreement, and the people along the
lines are left to suffer every inconvenience.
Then, again, routes arc established and
contracts given for no apparent reason
other than to give some one an opportunity
to get their clutches into Uncle Sans mon
ey bags. The most expensive, impractica-
BILE, and useless routes are established, and
the first intimation the people have that the
department intend to establish such line,
or that the matter was ever under Contem-
plation, is a letter from some unknown
party, or parties, in some remote place,
calling for bids on a sub contract. 1t is no
wonder the government is expensive; it is
no wonder the people grumble. If bank
er was to conduct his business in the same
careless, reckless and criminally expensive
manner, he would be q bankrupt and en-
bezzler in short time. 1t really seems,
under the present system of letting con-
tracts and establishing routes, probable,
that if we owned, as some do, the power
to ask favor of cur Representative, that
we could get stage line from Morris to ST.
Paul via Duluth 1t would be as feasible
and as practical as a route from Herman to
Ortonvile.
Year: 1879

In commenting on the independent action
of some of the State papers which repudi-
ate Gilmans nomination, the Mceker Co.
Tribune truthfiiFly remarks:


The prospects are that politicians will
this year learn valuable lesson, namely
that the State Convention does not deter
mine who the people shall elect unless the
nominees are the choice of the people.
Year: 1879

It is possible to do this even in regions of country where miasma is most rife, and where the periodic levers which it causes as- sume their most formidable types. The inn mense popularity of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is very largely attributable to the fact of its efficacy as a remedy for chills and fever, bilious remittents, and as a preventive of the various forms of malarial disease. In those portions of the West and South where com plaints of this nature prevail, and in the Tropics, it is particularly esteemed for the protective influence which it exerts; and it has been very widely adopted a substitute for the dangerous and comparatively inef- fective alkaloid, sulphate of quinine. Physi- cians have not been among the last to con- cede its merits, and the emphatic profession al inducements which it has received have added to the reputation it has obtained at home and abroad.
Year: 1879

The San Francisco WEEKLY CHRONICLE continues to hold rank as the first weekly publication on the Coast Eight pages in size. brightly printed. overfowing with news, advantage, it well deserves the unexampled popularity it. enjoys The great variety of its contents is only equaled by their interest and value. We know of no rival to this splendid paper.
Year: 1879

New MOVEMENT IN Quo There
is n political movement ia Obi" To form
union between the Democrats Green
hackers, aud to unite upon Gen
Ewing as the candidate for Govern"r
at the next election. At the last
election tho Greenbsckers cast over
so 900 votes. This vote added to the
Democratic vote it is thought would
carry the State very easily aud secure
that State TO the Democratic party ia
the next President eleciivu We
shall see.
Year: 1879

COLUMBUS, O., April l0.-The body OF
an unknown man, about sixty years OF
age, was found on the river bank, near
Taylorsville, to-day. The body had the
appearance of being in the water for
some time, and portions of it had been
eaten by hogs. There were no papers
indicating who the dead man was, and
the suppOsition of the coroner is that
the man had been stealing ride on the
cars, and in attempting TO get off while
crossing the bridge, had fallen into the
water and drowned, and that as the
high water receded the body had been
LETT on the bank where found.
Year: 1879

The main cause Of nervousness Is IN
digestion. and that is caused by weak
ness of the stomach. No one can have
sound nerves and good health without
using Hop Bitters to strengthen the
stomach, purify the blood, and to keep
the liver and kidneys active, to carry on
all the poisonous and waste matter ot
the system. See other column.
Year: 1879

Two BEAUTIFUL BLAcKsMIrHs.-Two beau
tiful blacksmiths have been discovered by an
enterprisng reporter Of the Louisville Courier
Journal Over the door, painted in modest
letters. was the sign, "Blacksmithing by Oarin
and Nellie Blair" From the interior OF the
shop came the pleasant ring Of the anvil and
the dull sound OF working bellows Right IN
the center stoodan anvil, and upon it lay rod
OF red-hot iron, into which young lady was
endeavoring to weld the link of large log
chain. She was blonde, her complexion being
as fair as that of any petted belle Of society," and
the lovely tinge of pink and red which ever and
anon spread over face and neck only served to
heighten her natural beauty, but gave evidence
of an excellent constitution and robust health.
Her eyes were of beautiful dark brown,
shaded by lovely lashes Of the same hue. Her
lips were red as coral, and her teeth as frm and
white as pearls. She was dressed in very
becoming attire Of large Turkish pantaloons
and loose blouse coat her sleeves were rolled
up to the elbow, exhibiting beautifully round
ed white arm.
Year: 1879

Ca RoSDEL.)
Like the rocket that leaps all ablaze to the sky
Comes the bright star OF hope in the midst


OF night;
But the frehy-spark in a moment will die
And the more awful darkness rush back on


the sight.
But the immortal beam will return in It's


fight
When the cloud OF despair is shadow on high,
Like the rocket that leaps all ablaze to the sky
Comes the bright star OF hope IN the mldet


Of night.
There is gloom IN the heart there's tear in


the eye,


But oh . faint not and sink with despondency


quite,
Nor wish for the grave in profanity's cry,
For the habit of hope is an angel OF light:
Like the rocket that leaps all ablaze to the sky
Comes the bright star OF hope in the midst


OF night. +. L.
Year: 1879

The following from the Portland (Ore.) New
Northwest should be read and pondered by
every thinking man and woman


While restricting women in their property
rights, or defrauding them by keeping the earn
Ings OF lifetime IN the names aud subject to
the absolute control Of others, it seems to have
been policy tacitly adopted TO throw to them
an occasional sugar plum to silence question
ing or beget gratitude. The follwing is fair
specimen OF the attractive ingredients which
compose sugar plum of this kind Three
sourths Of the successful men OF the day owe
much of their prosperity to wire's help. The
load OF life is so heavy that it takes team or
two to draw it, The ship not only wants q
captain but first mate" Now, this statement,
borne by the white wings OF the press, has
traversed again and again an entire continent,
its truth unchallenged, and yet all the time
the injustice OF practice as compared with the
facts it sets forth has been passed By IN silence
How many wives are known to each OF us who,
after long llfe OF labor, economy and self
denial have found themselves widows without
a dollars worth OF the estate they have helped
to make within their control Compliment may
satisfy the unthlnking, and appreciation is well,
but sensible and independent women prefer
justice in property matters to the fulsome ex-
preston OF the one or the patronzlng lauda-
tons OF the other 1t is plain to all lovers OF
equity that the accumuations OF the matrimo-
nal firm should belong equally to both parties
thereto, during the life OF both, and exclusive
ly, without legal intervention, 10 the survivor
upon the death OF either trusting to parental
instinct and anxiety to care properly for the
offspring OF the marriage until able to care for
themselves. That fathers are so trusted and a
judicial guard set over mothers in like circum
stances 10 an outrage upon womanhood that no
laudations concerning "helpmeets" can ade-
quately compensate. Sugar plums may satisfy
fretful children, sick men and weak women,
but the men and women who bear the brnnt of


LIES battle demand more wholesome and sub
stantial food.