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Year: 1879

CRUSHED POLITIcIAS.-lf You want to get


the sturdy old farmer voters on their ear, and


make it right sdre they will vote rs they please,


just let them know that some young squirt


makes pretensions to carrying their votes in his


breeches pocket, and has agreed To "run" them.
Such a thing happened at Highland, at the late


election. large number of solid old Pennsyl-


vanians have settled around there, most of


whom are Republicans. There is a Young buck
in that vicinity, also a Pennsylvania, and q Re-
publican, aud who is a school teacher, and ought
to have good share of sense and principle.
Some of the marplots mp there, who usually try
to exhibit their influence by beating the Repub-
lican ticket, got hold of this young fellow, fat
tered him hugely, and perhaps made him prom
ises of future political preferment, in consid-
Grafton of which he agreed to control the vote
of the Pensylvanians against the Republican
ticket. But by some means or other the
Pennsylvania farmers found it out-some Of the
planners had let it out, it was such soft thing.
When the Pennsylvanians came in, there was
blood in their eyes, and that young man didn't
exactly 'run" them. They voted the straight
Republican ticket, and you might as we'll have
tried to uDhitch their horses from their wagons
and make off with them, as to have tried to make
them vote anything else. The young mercan-
tile chap couldn't deliver the goods, aud the
precinct went Republican. Perhaps that young
man will conclude that his best chance for ad-
vancement is to stick to his principles, and not
sell them out, and try to sell out his country
men, on the promises of men who are working
for spite. Those farmers around Highland have
been imposed upon before. Now that they have
their eyes open, they will be very apt to stand
by their party hereafter.
Year: 1879

II The Iowa and Sac chiefs who recently
went to Washington, desired to sell their lands,
and remove to the Indian Territory; but on the
representation of their Agent, Secretary Schurz
refused to grant their request. This will be a
great disappointment to the people of White
Clond, who have leng wished to have the lands
sold to men who would cultivate them, and as
sist in building up the country. But the pros
pect is, that they will have them for neighbors
until they fade away. They are too juicy an
orange to let go as long as there is anything left
to suck
Year: 1879

ALL DID WELL--We had intended to speak,
this week, of the precincts that did well for the
Republican ticket; but on looking at it, We find
that all did well. Highland did well, because
she gave an unexpected Republican majority, in
spite Of the sell-outs and play-offs who had bar
gained to lead her astray. Union did we'll, by
giving Republican majority in strong Demo-
cratic Township. Severance rolled up a boom
ing Republican majority, and Doniphan left the
Democracy far in the lurch. The fact is, it was
well all over
Year: 1879

70 The Topeka Capital announces that it is
about TO publish the last of a series of long
winded articles on the ingalls, case, rehashing
all the stuff that has been written aud said on
it during the past year. This is sad news to
the reading public. They had hoped the thing
wOnld keep going all Winter
Year: 1879

" When Grant stopped in Galesburg, ILL.,,
on his way home, some threw a rotten egg
and hit him in the face. He said he would give
hundred dollars to find ont who did it. He
should have let the egg stay there, to show to
the fellows father, when he found out who did
IL
Year: 1879

y The next Thanksgiving Day, next Christ
mas, next New Years, the next anniversary of
the battle of New Orleans, our next birth day,
and next April Fools Day, will all fall on the
publication day of the Chief
Year: 1879

Es In Franklin County, formerly one of the
strongest Republican Counties in the State, the
Whole Republican ticket is defeated. But such
a dirtlicker as the editor of the Republican
organ in that County, is enough to drive men
from the party.
Year: 1879

R' Some of the Democratic papers are reioic-
ing over the Democratic victory in New York.
They are easily rejoiced. Out of the whole
State ticket, they may elect the Lieutenant Gov
ernor; but the chances now are that they have
lost him.
Year: 1879

" The Republican ticket is elected in Mar
shal County, with the exception of Treasurer
who is beaten by a very small majority, by the
present incumbent, who was on a combination
ticket. The Ners must feel proud of its can
vass.
Year: 1879

GROCERIES.
1t this line certainly stand at the head a. thou
sands will testify who have taken advantage of our
liberal prices


TINWARE.
We also carry full line of Tinware, staple Hard
ware, etc. In fact, in house you can find any
thing you want
Year: 1879

Our business is run in the old fashioned way. We
do not shuttle customer about from one salesman
to another to buy paper of pins from salesman
yard of calico and spool of thread from another
thereby taking up hours in purchasing few goods
that can, by our way of doing. be purchased in as
many minutes. keep but first-class statesmen,
who well posted in every line of goods The
salesman goes the entire stock with the eusto
Year: 1879

DESIRE to sell at a low price and on easy terms


my farm at Brenner Station. 1t excellent stock
farm with fair improvements Here is a good opportu
nifty for somebody TO engage in business in handling
stock grain and produce and also general
Will also sell the LOO which Brenner Station ia
located The Station is busy one the land will be
sold for much less than its value.


Dwelling i'm Troy.


Ny Residence in Troy is also for sale at low fcure
is substantial comfortable and convenient and well
iocated- R0BT. TRACY,
Nov L. isas-aL Troy. Kansas.
Year: 1879

ton, explains ITSELF


SAN FRANCISCO March 18th.


M. NORTON, Los Angeles: Utter and complete demon
aizaton Of the Market in consequence of the failure Of
Messrs Godchaux Bros and several Of the largest retail
houses in the city. Sell balance Of bankrupt stock any
sacrifice, in order to make for immense quantity
goods bought here prices unprecedented in the his
tory of trade. [Signed] M. NORTON.


In obedience the above instructions, will sell the
balance of the Great Bankrupt Stock Greater Sacrifice
than ever, must make room for the NEW STOCK
just arrived and which comprises the and latest
styles in all lines of goods purchased San Francisco and
through agents in New York at such prices will
able us to sell way below former figures


We ask only that intending purchasers of Dry GooDs
FANCY Goods HOSIERY, CLOTHING, Doors SHOES
FURNISHING GOODS, into whose hands this paper
should patiently read this column and then make it their
business to call and examine the goods advertised.


1t is useless give Price Lists which too often look very
encing paper but which, examination of the goods
advertised prove to be dear at any price.


&%We can only say once more, COME AND SEE
US, WE PROMISE TO SURPRISE YOU
Year: 1879

SUPPLIES and material for life-saving
station were brought to Neah Bay by
the Corwi this week. The schooner
Page also took load of lumber there for
use In repairing reservation buildings.
Year: 1879

TRAIN FALLS THROUGH BRIDGE OVER THE


TAYLEFFEcr OF DESTRUCTIVE STORM


TWO HUNDRED LIVES BELIEVED TO BE LOST.


lBY CABLE TO THE HERALD.


LONDON, Dec. 20, 1879.


A portion of the bridge across the Firth of
Tay was blown down while train from
Edinburgh to Dundee was crossing, at
fourteen minutes past seven O'clock last
night. The gale was so strong that steamboats,
were unable to reach the scene of the disaster,
but several mailbags have been washed ashore
four miles from the bridge, and there is no
doubt that the train is in the water The
passengers, who are certainly all drowned, are
variously estimated at from 100 to 200 in num-
Der. The gale having moderated somewhat,
the Provost Of Dundee and number
Of leading citizens started in steamer to
the scene Of the disaster but have not yet
returned. The excitement ut Taybredy
station is appalling. MANY thou
sAnus oI people are cOngregated await
ing definite intelligence from the accident. The
missing Dundee train was seen crossing the
BRIDGE then suddenly q flash Of fire be.
came visible. The railway officials, in
spite Of the gale, walked along the bridge from
Dundee until they found there was large
gap caused by the fall of two or three
of the largest spans. Another despatch
says that the train was bound for
Dundee and had arrived safely at the
south end Of the bridge crossing the
Firth of Tay shortly after seven.
The bridge was intact at the time,
for signals were given to allow her to
cross. The wires were interrupted a few min
utes thereafter, and no further communication
could be obtained


AFTER THE DISASTER. "a.


Immediately after the disaster large quanti-
ties of wreckage and clothing, and six London
mail bags for Dundee and Aberdeen, drifted
ashore, and by nine o'clock all the beach
was strewn with the remains of broken
carriages and pieces of bridgework. 1t is
not known how many passengers were on the
train at the time of the disaster, but the number
is estimated to have been from one hundred and
seventy to two hundred. 1t is believed that
half dozen Of the largest girders Of the
bridge were blown down, but the full
extent of the disaster will not be
known until tomorrow. Several parties are
looking for bodies coming ashore, and the gale
having moderated somewhat, an effort is being
made by some of the people Of Dundee to reach
the scene in steamer. The excitement is very
great, and people are thronging from all parts
of the neiahboring country to hear something
definite as to the catastrophe.
Year: 1879

Mr.. SAMUEL PENDERGRAss of South Car
olina is now in prison under punishment for
the crime OF writing letter to Washington
paper in which he asserted that there were
fraud and cheating in the election OF last
November. Last Thursday the United States
district attorney appeared before the Judge
and asked for delay of twenty days in carry
ing the sentence into effect, in order to give
the convicted wretch an opportunity to raise
the amount of the fine. The States attorney
objected and the judge sustained the objec-
lima will be as complimentary as the advance
notices of theatrical show.
Year: 1879

THE Teller Committee is to be reorgan-
lied, something after the way in which Arte-
mus Ward proposed to ''reorganize" Betsey
Jane. Unfortunately the Republicans are
not so happily situated as was that energetic
woman, and cannot hinder the conversion of
ing machine.
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cstions The name and address of the writer are In
all eases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but Ss guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1879

They are boasting in the Dominion that
thirty young men got drunk the other day at
the "Court''. That is nothing. We can do
better than that at any term of the most in
ferior court we have. The Canadians are
given to buster.
Year: 1879

THE Springfield Republican has taken the
contract for another big job, the formation of
a new party "that can wait'' until the coun-
try grows up to it. The probability is strong
that all the Republican will make out of the
exhibition OF the process of manufacture is a
share of the gate money!
Year: 1879

CYRUS W. FIELD is not up to the latest
dodge. At the Atlantic Gable celebration
the other day the visitors passed through his
nephew's parlors to get at the supper table
in his back-yard-and Cyrus never once
thought to throw upon his nephew the re-
sponsibility for the lies the cable tells. Go
to S. j. 7. thou sluggatd. Study his ways
and be wise.
Year: 1879

Home life is the sure test of character.
Let a husband be cross and surly, and
the wife grows cold and unamiable. The
children grow up saucy and savage as
young bears. The father becomes callous,
peevish, hard, kind of two-legged brute
with clothes on. The wife bristles in
self-defense. They develop an unnatural
growth, and the house is haunted by
ugliness and domestic brawls. This is
not what the family circle should be. If
one must be rude to any, let it be to
some one he does not love--not to wife,
sister, brother or parent. Let one of our
loved ones be taken away, and memory
recalls thousand sayings to regret.
Death quickens recollection painfully.
The grave cannot hide the white faces of
those who sleep. The coffin and the
green ground are cruel magnets. They
draw us farther than we would 60. They
force US to remember A man never
sees so far into human life as when he
looks over wife OR mothers grave. His
eyes get wondrous clear then, and he sees
as never before, what it is to love and
be loved; what it is to injure the feelings
OF the loved. 1t is pitiable picture Of
human weakness when those we love
best are treated worst.
Year: 1879

What cannot be cured must be en-,
dured, but first try Dr. Bottlewasher's
Magic Liniment.


The hindmost dog may catch the hare,
but never bet on it.


A drowing man will catch a straw
hat.


A close mouth catches no flies, but
nobody but dog wants to catch fly iii
his mouth anyway.


Better half loaf than q whole day
spent in idleness.


Better an empty house than a bad
tenant, unless you make him sign tight
lease.


To forget wrong is the best revenge,
particularly if the other fellow is bigger
than you.


Look not gift clothes-horse in the
joints


Have not the cloak to make when it
begins to rain, unless you know where
you can borrow an umbrella.


A Kings cheese goes half away in
parings, because it is out of the question
for the Queen to be in the kitchen all
the time.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
Year: 1879

So numerous and shocking are the
possible disabilities which marrigage
would entail upon a sensitive and high
spirited woman under the law of po-
lygamy, that it is hard TO believe any
woman would marry under such circum,
stances, except when duped by false
sense Of religious obligation. A prac-
tical evidence of the loss of wifely inde-
pendence is shown in the fact that the
right of dover has already been abolished
in Utah, where wife has no claim
whatever on the property of her hus,
band. Hence hundreds of plural
wives" of men in comfortable circum-
stances do in Utah live alone and sup
port themselves by their own unassisted
efforts. No wonder the priesthood have
found it necessary to teach the women
that earthly marriage is essential to
eternal felicity


In Utah, as a partial remedy for the
social conflicts caused by this Internal in
stitution, marriages can be dissolved by
either party at nominal cost. But free
divorce is almost equally injurious to
women. For if marriage is dissoluble
at the will of the wife it must be equally
so at the will of the husband But to
women marriage means maternity, and
maternity means life devoted to the
nurture and care of children, which is a
life incompatible with thesuccess orprose-
cution of any other industrial pursuit
To ask mother to earn the means of
support for herself and her children is
simply to ask her to do double duty, to
be in two places at the same time. AS a
rule she cannot do both. The majority
Of men and women, having in their
youth little or no accumulated property,
q married woman in most cases must re-
ceive her support either from one man
or from the public. II her husband is
under permanent and exclusive legal
and moral obligation to provide that
support, the wife still remains an indie.
pendent person, because she is q partner
in the matrimonial firm. His property
is liable for her uses; his accumulations
if she survive him, become in part her
own, and the remainder goes to her
children.
Year: 1879

fiicn.e and respect for their sincerity.
Their treatment of the laws and other re-
suits of the war; their threat that they
will give the Nation no peace and quiet
until the war measures are wiped out I;
their virtual Acknowledgement of the Re-
publican party in the South by outrage and
violence, without any recourse or in
demnity for the wrongs perpetrated
tho attempts of the late session
Of Congress, which is under Democratic
domination, to break down the power of
the Government to protect the rights of its
people in the election of Federal officials
all these things and more have led the
people who saved the Nation from the
secession Of State sovereignty to distrust
the South and guard every avenue that is
liable to bring to the Nation a repetition of
past scenes. 1t is nonsense for the South
to expect that the Government and the
loyal people of the Nation will trust them
implicitly so long as they cling to and
assert State sovereignty as superior to Ma
tional supremacy in any and all matters
relating to the Federal Government We
are either Nation with supreme power
over every inch of American soil, or we are
what secession attempted to make us--a
dismembered Government, with States that
contend for their own sovereignty, and thus
disturb and break our National unity. The
Republican party contends that this is a
Nation, and in accordance with that be-
lief Secretary McCRARY guards the army
against the heresy of State Rights.
Year: 1879

EX-SENATOR FENToN, of New York, is q
delegate to the State Convention at Saratoga
on the Sd of September. His name has also
been used in connection with the Governor
ship, and IT is stated that Chautauqua will
press his claims upon the convention. out
of the multiplicity of the candidates there
should be no difficulty in presenting ticket
that will command the full strength of the
Republican vote, and that is all that is
necessary in connection with fair and
honest vote to secure Republican success in
the State A wise ticket and earnest work
will cook the Democratic goose in the En-
pire State.
Year: 1879

THE Committee on Long Branch has COM
pleted its labors, incidental to which was q
revision of the rules of the House. In this
revision they have provided that the ma
jority shall enjoy "a better control over
that body than heretofore. This was to
have been expected. The rules as they
now stand are of Democratic adoption, prac-
tically, and have served the purposes for
which they were prepared for more than
generation But it is proposed to rob the
minority members of the few privileges
they now enjoy, so that our dearly beloved
Confederate Brigadiers shall be able to carry
things their own way without serious op-
position.
Year: 1879

The San Francisco Chronicle, the paper of
the DE YoUNGs, hasa two columns dispatch
in the New York Tribune, which pleads
hard for a suspension of public judgment
relating to the shooting of KALLoCH, but we
do not perceive anything in 1t which ut all
changes the aspects of the case from the
first flush of it. The points attempted to
be made are substantially these That the
shooting was justified because of KALI
LocH's assault upon the reputation of DE
YoUNG's mother; that the attack upon
KALLoCH's father was no justification of
his attack upon their mother, for the rea-
sou that they did not see it before pub
lished, but that having published it,
whether true or false they proposed to
stand by it, No attempt was made to ex-
plain or apologize to KALLocH for the al-
front, though whole day was allowed to
transpire that could have been utilized for
that purpose, and which would undoubtedly
have averted KALLoCH's assault upon their
mother. So rs they might and did not
make any effort to turn KALLocH's resent
ment aside, the inference is that the insult
was intended, and the succeeding conse-
quences were to have been expected. We
do not see that DE YOUNG has bettered that
feature ofhis case by his explanation.


The other point made is that the shoot
ing was not cowardly, because the assassin
braved all the consequences of the felonious
act. We opine that DE You've will fail to





find any considerable concurrence in the
popular mind in his view of the case. 1t il
difficult to conjecture anything more cow
ardly than concealing ones self in a CLOSED
carriage, then sending boy with a lie oil
his lips to decoy his victim within tn
range of his pistol, and then deliberatel.
shooting defenseless man from the win
dow of his carriage. If this is not tn
basest cowardice, we must find q new lexi
geography for characterizing such acts. Th'
civilized world will, we think, pronounc
the affair cowardly beyond mitigation.
Year: 1879

General GRANT and were closing II up
quite summarily. This may be all right, If
General GRANT has been or Is being con-
suited and the other heirs, who are the peo-
pie of the United States are not prccluded
from filing and verifying their claims against
the estate. The people propose to have
something to say about General GRANTS
political future, and the Herald will have q
hard time in administering on this question
under its own peculiar policy of wrapping
the General up in something and laying
him quietly away.
Year: 1879

THE Democrats in the House have been
invariably worsted in every parliamentary
contest since they obtained control of that
body Hence it is they have resolved to
change the rules of that body so that they
may now be able to bull-doze their active
opponents in the minority with greater
ease.
Year: 1879

DEPARTMENTAL officials are not deprived
of the right of suffrage at their homes in
the several States A synopsis of the law
and several pertinent decisions bearing upon
this question will be found on our first page
this morning.
Year: 1879

PARsoN KALLocH was bad man, very
bad man but he has been almost canon
ized us the result of the murderous assault
upon him by DE YOUNG. The moral of all
this is, that to be shot at is to be "vindi-
"cated," as it were and the more effect
ually one is shot the more sweeping and
exculpatory the vindication. 1t is to be
hoped that the innumerable gang of poll
ticians who need vindication will profit by
the lesson of these facts.
Year: 1879

Tom EWING has met with another serious
disappointment He visited some iron mills
near Richmond, Ohio the other day for the
purpose of explaining to the workingmen
thereabouts that a vote for him as soft
money Democrat would relieve their de-
pressed and calamitous condition, revive
industry and reform things generally. But
he found them all too busy, working night
and day at good wages, to listen to him.
Year: 1879

If Secretary SCHURz should go 50 far on
his Indian inspection trip as to visit SIT
TING BULL, and if there should thereby en-
sue a vacancy in the Cabinet, and-but
what's the use of fling!
Year: 1879

THE gushing lips of Senator LAMAR and
his fellow-Democrats of the Mississippi
delegation in Congress are still closed as re-
CARDS the murder of DIXON. Is it true that
these men dare not denounce this foul
crime? Or, are they plu cking up courage
to attempt to excuse it?
Year: 1879

The fine entertainment ut the Comique is attract
ing large audiences every night, A splendid bill
is offered and the large corps of variety perform.
ers includes some OF the most celebrated specially
artists on the stage.
Year: 1879

To MORROW the Potter Committee
will open in New York. Tilden, Pei
ton, Mauton Marble and South Weed
will have an opportunity to tell what
they know about the cipher dis
patches. This begins to look like
business.
Year: 1879

In is said by those who were Op-
posed To the passage Of the Arrears of
Pensions bill, that considerable in
crease of taxation will be necessary TO
meet the demand upon the Treasury.
Year: 1879

Senator Beck, of kentucky, in q
recent interview with representative
of the Chicago Times, said in regard
to the OHIO election that he believed
EwiDg's majority would be small but
sufficient. lie also believes that if
Robinson is cleSaed Governor Of New
York, Tilden will be nominated for
President By acclamation nor did he
intimate by word or sign what was
once openly asserted By our estimable
evening contemporary, that in case Of
Mr. Tilden's nomination, he (Beck
would take the stump for Grant. The
Kentucky Senator Is not that kind OF
man.