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Year: 1877

INCOME TAx.-The Democratic Honse of Con
gress is contemplating law levying direct in
come tax upon the people of the United States.
When Republican Congress found it necessary
to levy such a tax, in order to meet the expense
of carrying ON war precipitated by the Demo.
cratic party. We believe it was the same Demo,
Gratis who kept up constant howl about FEEDER
al officers prying into meu's business affairs, in
order to wiring money from them by taxation.
We say, we believe it is the same party. Will
the editor of the Bulletin, who is n veteran Dem
ocrat, please tell us whether it is or not
Year: 1877

Too MECH WIsDOM.-There is q knot of sages
down at Topeka, in and ont of Office, who
are getting to be too smart for their own and
the public good. few more conclaves of the
legal erudition of the State and a few more
learned opinions and quibbles, official or unofi-
cial, and people will begin to think there is no
longer law for electiig members of the Legisla-
ture, or holding Legislative sessions; that there
is no law for filling vacancies in Office; and that
some fine point in the last Constitutional amend
ments, not preceptible to the naked eye, makes
all future elections for State officers illegal, and
continues the present incumbents in office for
life. Some of the officers in the State House are
the fathers of these hobbies, and the Commonwealth
is their prophet. The latest gag is the claim
that the people had no right to fill the vacancy
in the Office of Lieutenant Governor, but that it
should have been filled by appointment by the
Governor. Attorney General Willard Davis,
who has promulgated more legal bosh, in the
last year, than all his predecessors ever did, has
actually commenced suit, to determine this mo-
mentous question. 1t would be soft thing, if
all this were in the Governors hands. Suppose
it is decided that the Governor has the power to
name the man who shall succeed him in office, in
case he vacates it from any cause. Then, suppose,
about the time this decision is made, one of the
United State Senators shouldtlie. There will be
no session of the Legislature for year, and the
Governor would have the appointment of Sena-
ator to serve until the 4th of March, 1879 Gov.
Anthony is said to lie Senatorial aspirant. He
could at once appoint some mail Friday Lieuten-
ant-Governor, and immediately resign his Office
as Governor, when the Lieutenant Governor just
appointed would become Governor, and could
appoint Anthony United States Senator.


This is lot intended libelous We do not
say that the Governor would do such thing as
We have suggested; but we merely wish to show
what temptation to impure minded persons il
would be to take all the power from the people,
and place it in the hands of the Governor.
Year: 1877

r. Some scientific chap has discovered that
the cause of the prevailing warm weather is,
that the earth is out of its orbit, and is rushing
toward the sun. Just hold on for day or two.
and see whether it is getting near enough to the
sun to scorch things.
Year: 1877

II Let every one who can, take the Bulletin, and
pay for one year by the first of February, posi-
bic, as We have payment to make on our Office at
that time. and shall need every dollar possibly
get-BaAetin.


Oh, don't bother about that. If you can't rope
in some partner who has money, just let your
security pay the debt. They will be glad to do
Year: 1877

~ The Troy Bulletin, started last summer as a
Republican paper, has declared that it will hence
forth he conservative Democratic journal" and by
the same man who started it. The cause of this
change is due to the same emergency that mpended
the boy in quest of the wood-chuck. The bulletin
started Ostensbly to defeat the Troy Chief and
the County printing, but Sol Miller faxed it
to the adventurous concern most beautifully on the
first round, and the Bulletin having failed to beat
the Republican party in Donphan County by profess
ing favor it, has Topped to Democracy, to see
if it do any harm by open opposition, and to make
a final resort for bread and butter.-Fredoaa Citizen.


Somebody must have told you that. You
couldn't have guessed close. 1t was started
precisely for the purpose you state; We faxed it
beautifully; and, having failed to hurt the Re-
publican party, it has taken refuge in the DEM
ocratic party, as dernier resort for bread and
butter. You might have further prophesie ed,
that when it's editor fails to get the County
printing, he will, as final resort "get religion
and join church at some one of the revivals, this
Winter, and straightway try to enlist the church
in his behalf, on the ground that he is a Christ
iani
Year: 1877

o, stay not long, fair lady,


In thy new home away:
Though friends around thee gather,
In circles glad and gay'
Though western scenes may charm thee
And lnre thy heart awhile
Do not forget, we pray thee,


How much well miss thy smile.
For sadly we shall miss thee,


Wherever thou mayest roam;
So come again, we pray thee,


And make but this thy home.
For since thou art not here,


The meadows look less gay;
The flowers have lost their perfume,
Because thou art away.
The sun shines not so brightly,
The stars look dim at night
As from my silent chamber,


l watch their fading light.
Though distant fields of ether,


Adown the western sky,
As one by one they vanish,


Like friends for whom we sigh.
But stars return to bless us,


To guild their native dome
What star doth impress us,
Like this we're calling home!
A constellation, surely,


Her many virtues be:
What mortal would not purely


Delight to dwell near thee
Near thee! the thoughts ecstatic;
Near thee! my hearts on flame
o, cease to be erratic,


And make but home thine aim!
Year: 1877

For every complaint for which VEGETISE is
recommended, many testimonials of what II has
done is furnished to the public at large, and no
one should fail to observe that nearly all Of the
testimonials are from people right at home,
where the VEGETINE is prepared, and as the
streets and numbers are given, there can be no
possible doubt about the matter.
Year: 1877

ACKNOWLEDGMENT The officers OF the
Lackawanna desire to express their unan-
imous and hearty appreciation Of and
obligations for the very kind and courteous
treatment which they received at the
hands of the Victoria and Esquimalr
people during their recent stay at the
latter port. Perhaps the most concise and
forcble manner in which to settle the
matter il that when our British cousins
make up their minds to hospitality enter
tain friends, their is no half way work
about it.
Year: 1877

PORT ADMIRAL We understand that
q bill will be introduced in the Legislature
10 create the office Of Port Admiral tor
The harbor of Port Townsend and to de-
nne his duties, which will be somewhat
similar to those of harbor master. An
officer of this kind is in every commercial
city.
Year: 1877

ANOTHER man has been murdered in
Seattle. This time he was found dead
and had no doubt been disposed of for his
money, as he was identified, and was
known to have coin to notable amount.
Year: 1877

A PARTY OF officers from the Lackawana
went over to the lower end Of WILDLY
Island this week. in search OF small game.
The pouring rain on a part Of the day
selected, doubtless did rot enhance their
snort.
Year: 1877

OUR reporter happened In store the
other day and saw some nice carpet spread
OUT on the floor, and observed smiling
young man scrutinIzing It's exquisite
colors. We have said enough. Send us a
large piece, II you please.
Year: 1877


the Baltimore Sun, reliable and we'll
informed paper, and not indisposed to
deal kindly with Hayes, says this morn
ing that the prosecutions will go on to
the end that the eolored members Of
the Board will probably be used as
States evidence, and that it is expected
evidence will be produced which will
have the effect Of driving Mr.. Hayes
from the White House through his
sense of right and justice, even though
the law cannot deprive him Of the
office.


There is, beyond question, dissatis-
faction in the Cabinet on the subject Of
Hayes order that no Federal officer
should enter into the work of managing
caucuses or conventions, or running
the party machine in any way. Mr..
Hayes is precluded, not less by his
own assertions than by the manner OF
his first elevation, from ever again be-
ing a candidate for President, but sew
eral members of the Cabinet are ambi-
tions and they don't like the order.
They see it in the ruin of the Repub-
can party. The effect in some Of the
Western States is much dreaded by
those who wish to keep the party ma
iorities up. Said the President the
other day to Gov. Young, of Ohio,
"Governor, what do you think of my
Southern policy 2" Said the Govern
or, damn your Southern policy, what
| want to know about is your Northern
policy" 1t is said that if all the Gov
ernment officials retire from State COM
mittees in the Northern States, and
those who expect office from Hayes re-
fuse to serve on State committees,
every such committee in the North
will fall into the hands of opposers of
the administration. The President is
understood to be determined to enforce
the order. RENO.
Year: 1877

SENATOR HILL gets back on Blaine
and Chamberlain BY saying that their
speeches simply Indicate shat the pol
iticians who desire to keep alive sec
tional passions and antagonisms fol
their own personal advantage will
make war on the administration" !" But
though this is the truth, it is not al
the truth. It is not simply selfshnes:
which is the handspring Of their oppo
sition, but morbid hate Of everything
that is good and honest and pure ii
politics. If Blaine knew to-day that
his hostility to the South would inev-
itably cost him his place in the Senate
he would none the less let fly his ven
omed shafts Of prejudice and scorn. HI
Il The best hater America has ever pro
duced.
Year: 1877

Mr.. HAYES il quoted as saying that
the evidence taken before Dndley
Fields committee last winter failed to
show that the members Of the return
ing board had any knowledge Of the


lterations made in the return from
Vernon parish. It is pretty difficult
to believe that even Mr.. Hayes would
thus deliberately fly in the face Of re-
cent history, for the most that the most
ardent Of his supporters claim is that
the commission had no right to 60 be-
hind the returns, and that its decision
to that effect was irrevocable. Mr.
Hayes is confessedly . fraud, but We
did not suppose he was blind ignor.
anus. y
Year: 1877

a REPORT comes from Washington
that the cabinet has virtually decided
to recognize Diaz as President Of the
Mexican republic, and that in return
for this favor that usurper has agreed
to settle the disputed Mexican claims
and put q stop to the border raids. We
are at a loss to understand what con
nection the one has with the other and
where Mr.. Hayes gets his authority to
drive bargain with the usurper in fa-
vor Of bogus mining claimants. Z
Diaz j the lawful ruler Of Mexico he
should be recognized; if not, any sort
Of compromise with him can only bring
shame and humiliation to the Ameri-
can government.
Year: 1877

TO the Editors of the Dispatch:.


The action (and probably final action) Of
the Board of Aldermen will be had on Mon
day evening In reference to the disband-
ment of Company B, of the Fire Depart
Fment, and we would approach them as a
tribunal of last resort. The gravity OF the
proposition is such that were. the citizens
generally awakened to its probable, or even
possible, consequences the whole city.
would be aroused to its resistance. Expe-
rimenting with a matter Of the vital
importance of the Fire Department
Is inexcusable. 1t is like tampering
with the public supplies OF food and water.
1t is like cutting off q gateway Of subsist-
ence to the city because all the food at hand
is not needed in day. 1t is like resorting
to stlnted measurements OF water to the
people to learn them to do with less than
the instincts Of nature require. What man
in this city would have dreamed six months
ago that it had entered into the brain of any
living creature within it's borders to sug-
gest reduction OF forces for extinguishing
hres !? 1t is inexplicable to the property
holders OF the city, and must be ex-
planned by the Councils surrendering its
better Judgment to the lead Of IN infatuated
economist. All the wisdom OF the present





Solomon; nor is it at all likely that all the
skill and dscernment necessary to the man
agement OF the Fire Department will be
found in the brain Of one member OF the
Council. Ask Messrs. Thomas A. Rust,
Thomas Sampson, James NJ. Talbot, Charles
Talbot, Horace Edmond, James L. Davis,
Charles Campbell, Charles Hagan, James
Sherry, Alexander Delaney, experienced,
scientific, and practical men, and the whole
Fire Department OF the present day-and OF
the past, il they could he called back
from their graves-what they think
of reducing the Fire Department to save
money, and they will answer, No, we ven-
ture to say, with feelings Of disgust for the
whole movement. Ask yourselves, gentle
men Of the Board of Aldermen, if your
wife or child was taken sick whether you
would prefer to have the medicine needed,
or that might he needed, in the house or in
the apothecary-store mile of, leaving the
sufferer to wait the call of the physician,
and then after he arrives to have to send
great distance for the necessary remedy !?
How much better, had the physician
brought the remedies with him; far, far
better in any case to bring some drug he
might not need than risk the life OF the pa
tient by the delay required to bring what had
been left behind; and sending after steamer
after it is found to be needed at fire is
much the same thing. These are homely
comparisons, but they are true, and when
the Fire Department has been reduced to
crafty an otherwise laudable purpose OF
economy, and great fire has laid some fair
part OF the city in ashes, the members who
voted for this delusion OF retrenchment in
the FIRE Department will then wish they
had never entered the Council chamber.
PROPERTY-HoLDER.
Year: 1877

THE FIRST BLACK BASS OF TIE SEASON.
The first black bass that has been taken in
James river at Richmond since the young
fry OF that species were set free in James
river by the fish commissioners was caught
in the falls on Saturday in one Of Mr..
Snead's traps, was bought by Mr.. John n.
Parker, OF Curtis & Parker, weighed u
pound and half, and was fat and game to
the last II the bill for the protection OF
fish passes the General Assembly at this ses-
sion we may in very few years more look
not only for very fine sport angling in the
falls, but our market will be we'll supplied
with black bass, one of the most delicious
fish that inhabt our waters.
Year: 1877

OWNER F0USD FOR THE MISSING HORSE
The owner Of the horse and buggy noticed
in this paper Saturday morning came to the
Second station-honse about liz O'clock FRI
day night, having o lady TO pilot him. A
policeman went with him to the stable, and
after paying for the horses supper the
owner drove of. At last accounts he was
doing well.
Year: 1877

THE FALSE FIRE ALARMS-JUDGE GUIGoN
DISCHARGES WALDMAN.-In the Hastings
Court on Saturday Judge Guigon rendered
his decision in the case OF j. K. Waldman,
charged with giving false fire alarms, and
discharged the accused. Judge Guigon said
he had had some doubt as to his jurisdiction
to try this appeal, but on examination had
satisfied his mind as to his authority. In
such cases person accused should be entl-
tied to jury, but there was no provision
for it and he must therefore determine it.
One OF the questions was, whether the
Council had right under the Constitution
and laws to pass an ordinance by which
Imprisonment was imposed as punishment
for violation Of city ordinance? While in
bis opinion it was quite clear that no such
authority existed, it was not absolutely ne
cessary to decide that question, because
upon the evidence in the case the accused
must be acquitted Of the act. While there
were circumstances which created suspicion
that he might have been guilty OF the very
improper conduct alleged against him, they
only amounted to suspicion and did not
rise to the dignity Of proof, and he there
fore felt bound to reverse the Judgment ap-
pealed from and discharge the paisoner.
Year: 1877

ADDlrzoEAL School MONEY FOR RICH.
MoND.--By the bill pew pending in the
Legislature Richmond will be entitled to
draw from the State school fund 5000 more
than formerly on account Of Superintend-
cut of City Schools.
Year: 1877

A SALT CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY RE
PORTED ADvERsELY.--The county OF Henrico
recently set up claim against Richmond for
salt furnished during the war to those cltI-
zens OF the county who were subsequently
taken into the city by the extension OF the
corporate limits, and it asked the General
Assembly for the necessary legislation to
enable it to secure payment. The claim
was strongly and successfully resisted in
the House Committee for Courts OF Justice
BY Mr.. Dooley. He argued that the share
of ownership Of the suburbans in the Hen
rico courthouse property was fair set OF
against the amount that might be decided
to be equitably due Henrico for salt. For
that reason, and for other good and sutl-
cient ones, the committee on Saturday de-
cided against the county.
Year: 1877

The prospect that the remonctizing Of
silver is to meet with great public favor
challenges the early and bitter hostility of
money centres and money spectators. The
reason for this is patent Tie moment that
the silver dollar becomes real par factor
In our currency, that moment "OrHELLo's
occupation is gone" Money shavcrs and
money spectators would at once pull down
their signs, put up their shutters and retire
10 enjoy their gains, or they would seek
new avenues Of business and trade for q
livelihood.


We heartily agree with Mr.. HUNTER, Of
Indiana, in his view Of this question. lie
nys "By rcmonetizing the silver dollar
the resumption act would become a dead
letter upon the statute books, because the
be at par with the silver dollar before Jan
uary I, 1879, and the silver dollar, then,
being equal to the gold dollar in all re-
spects would make the greenbacks and
national bank notes equal to gold so that
. paper dollar in the hands of the laboring
man would be equal to the gold dollar in
the hands of the capitalist"


This is "the contamination so devoutly
to be wished" by the country, and this is
what Wall street and its idolatrous horde of
speculators most fear This measure, if
successful, will break the money power of
the few, and advance the interests of the
many
Year: 1877

PntApELrHA, August IA strong pres
sure has been made upon Capt. McClelland,
chairman of the state committee to induce
him to postpone the Democratic state conven-
ton until the middle of September. Senator
Wallace. Speaker Randall. and number OF
other prominent leaders favor the suggestion
They are desirous that the convention should
meet under the most favorable circumstances
for dispassiona.c consideration of the issues OF
the day, and especially OF them and impor-
tant questions likely to be thrown into our
state and national politics by the labor dis
turbances throughout the country.


The storm is too big. Ii the De-
mocracy met in convention NOW, it
might have to say something against
resumption and contraction. and that
would not just suit the nabobs who
run the party; ana so they wisely
postpone the convention: and they
mutter like the fellow that was re.
fused admission into Noah's ark
well; l guess it amt going to be
much of Il shower after all
Year: 1877

sion for their consideration large
part of the entire list of the state text
books, and it is expected that they will
soon be able to take decided action
and the state text books be ready for
use in ample time for the fall and
winter schools.


Those who were eOMFersant with
the facts at the time tCH the law was
passed, will bear me Out when l say
that it was then expected that l would
be obliged to get many of my books
in manuscript form, have them ap-
proved and then published them.
This any onescan readily understand
would take considerable time. | am
under obligations ($25.O 900 bonds) to
have all the books prepared for SUBJ
mission to the commission by the first
of June. A. d. 1873. That | have
succeeded in arranging for excellent
books Without the necessity OF this
long time is a matter of congratula-
ton on the part OF all concerned.
That the people are anxious to have
the law in full operrtion and have the
uniform and cheap-priced textbooks
within their reach, | can readily
understand. lean appreciate the fact
that the people who have not been
informed of the amount of work and
time necessary to complete such an
important reformation and who were
anticipating immediate results, may
be somewhat impatient; but when
they come to realize that as soon as
the plan is in operation it will put an
end to the oft recurring school text
book question and work lasting
benefit to all: / am confident that they
will appreciate the effect and invoke
blessings rather than maledictions.


Respectfully yours,


ID. d. MERRILL,


State Textbook Contractor.


st. PAUL, August 9th, 1877.
Year: 1877

Everywhere we see the evidences
1llat there is settled purpose to de-
prive the people of u free currency,
and throw the entire debt of the
country into interest bearing securi-
ties. The st. Louis Journal of 1gri-
culture says:


Within recent date ss3O0.0 900 of st
Louis warrants were performing every
necessary local function Of currency
yet at the command of the money
power they were taken up and con-
verted into interest bearing bonds.


Last winter a proposition was be-
fore the legislature to issue S25O,000
in treasury notes to take care Of a
floating debt of that amount. But the
money pover said no. You must issue
Understanding bOnds-and it was
done. And now we have about $780,
100000 of United States treasury
notes. performing the function of
money more perfectly than any ever
before possessed by the people, but the
money power says they must be called
in and burned and interest-bearing
bonds issued in their stead.


SO we see every municipality, every
state.and the nation itself are all run
solely in the interest Of the bondhOld-
ers, while the industries of every
name and description are wrecked and
lie stranded upon every hand.


The skilled mechanics, who have
been thrown out of employment by
the hundreds and thousands during
the past few years,and who have wan-
deredi from place to place seeking work
until they have become the despised
tramps. are now to be met by the
shotted muZzle and fixed bayonet.
Year: 1877

The American labOrer must make
up his mind henceforth not to be SO
much better off than the European
labOrer. Men must be content to
work for less wages In this
way the workingman will be nearer
to that station of life to which it has
pleased God to call him.-N. y. World
National Democratic Organ.


This is modern Democracy


The knayeS crush the laboring men
Of the country into condition of un-
paralleled wretchedness and then lay
the blame on God


Was it God passed the resumption
act! Was it God arrested the coun-
try in the full tide of splendid pros
perity and proceeded to crush and
mangle and destroy it!


No; it was the devil, acting
through the Republican and Demo
cratic parties; it was the devil of hui
man greed and selfshness-the oldest
and worst devil that ever afflicted the
ldmlly or man.


1.-The workingman will be nearer to
that station of life to which it has
pleased God to call him.
NEARER to it," That means he
hasn't quite reached it yet. He is
out Of work, out of pocket, hopeless,
--half-fed and driven to violence and
crime: but he is nearer" that station
to which God has pleased to call him.
Is that station absolute starvation
II 50 the half million who have died
in India for want of food have reach
ed 1.-The station


Oh! horrible blasphemy. which
would thus lay the crimes and cruel
ties. OF man upon the shoulders of a
YTciful and loving God!