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Year: 1874

The Enquirer scoids Holman for
being absent when a vote was taken in
the House the other day on Buffers
motion on the Civil Rights bill. and
says the defeat of the motion was not
due to such Democrats as him 1t is
nothing strange for Holman to be ab-
sent when a vote is taken in the
House. There are men there who are
chiefly conspicuous tor being absent
Times.
Year: 1874

The conscientious General Spinner.
whenever there is change in the Sec
retaryship Of the Treasury. always
sends in his resignation as Treasurer.
He rendered it on Friday to Secretary
Bristow, and Of course it was declined.
for no one would think of getting
along without the old watchdog of
the Treasury
Year: 1874

JUDGE PORTER, our candidate for
Governor, arrived in the city last even
ing from Murfreesboro. He is in fine
condition and is highly delighted with
the enthusiastic reception accorded
him wherever he has appeared. He re-
ports the Democracy thoroughly united,
and working harmoniously in East
Tennessee, and that they viii give a
good account of themselves on the
Sd of November. All the in
dications point to hand
some gain IN that division of the
State. With his reception in Middle
Tennessee he could not be otherwise
than pleased, while the condition of
the party he represents is such as to
encourage him to look with confidence
for the largest majority ever polled in
the State. So far be has gallantly and
ably performed his part in the canvass,
and viii continue the work in this
spirit until the last shot is fired.
Year: 1874

a careful reading of the above will show
that it was written for the eye of the coun-
try. Every carpet-bagger in this conyen-
tion was perfectly aware of the sort OF dirty
work he would have to do before he came
-
Year: 1874

One Of the healthiest signs Of the
times is the cheerful tone Of the COM
mercial and financial columns Of the
leading city papers from New York to
New Orleans. In many of these cities
money is very abundant low rate of in
terest. A Memphis paper asserts that
money has not been so abundant there in
ten years past. At other points it is
said that thousands are stored away in
the banks with no application for it.
Money alone is of little value, compara-
tivley. There must be something to call
it into action. What We really need to
make flush times, is plenty of money and
plenty of stock and produce all over the
country. Unless we have articles of
commerce and trade there will be noth-
ing to draw the currency from the
banks and money leaders, to be put into
circulation. Men will not borrow money
at current rates to pay debts that only
draw six per cent. If money is confined
to the Golfers of the lenders, it becomes
as useless as a standing army in time of
peace Hence we would urge it upon
our farmers everywhere to make the
most of the present years. crops and
then bit of war among spectators and
themselves will bring out these reserved
money forces and times will be flush to
all.
Year: 1874

We hope that all Of our boy readers
will clip the following from our paper,
read il carefully, and then put il IN a
SCRAP book" for future use. We take it
from the Country Gentlemen.


a steady, industrious boy, who has
plenty Of friends to whom he has en-
dearcd himself, has fer better chances
Of success than one who must fight his
way alone among strangers who care
nothing for him. It is true that a mans
fortune must be achieved by himself
mainly; yet good friends are a blessed
help. / knew a poor washerwoman's
lad, who was brought up around a print
ing-ofice, and carly learned the trade. -
He was a most obliging little fellow, and
every one liked him little drudge that he
was, lie grew in esteem with every
body, and succeeded in impressing him
self 60 favorably on those he met that he
had hosts of friends scattered all about
the conntry. lie worked his way to a
city prnting-office, where his services
commanded twenty dollars week when
he was much younger than Horace Gree
ley was when he came to New York.
He was steady, faithful boy to his
church and Sabbath-school Through
the influence of friends he obtained an
excellent position in the Tract House in
New York, and the last / knew of him
he was still prosperous and beloved by
all who knew him. No early career
could seem less promising than Roberts;
vet he has done well in the truest sense
Of tie term. tie took the right course
to succeed. lie was faith.s;,l and oblig-
ing, and he put himself into the best
channels for success. He identified him
self, too, with Gods work in the world,
and found the truth of the promise,
"Those that honor me, will honor. y


j. L. MCC.
Year: 1874

The story is told of a woman vino
freely used her tongue to the scandal of
Others, aud made a confession TO the
priest Of what she had done. He gave
her a ripe thistle top, and told her to 60
out in various directions aud scatter the
seeds one by one. Wondering at the
request, she obeyed, and then returned
and told her confessor. To her amaze
ment he babe her 90 back and gather the
scattered seeds and when she objected,
thatit would beimpossible, he replied that
it would be still more difficult to gather
up and destroy all the evil reports which
she had circulated about Others. Any
thoughtless, careless child can scatter a
handful of thistle seeds, but the strong
est and wisest man cannot gather them
again.
Year: 1874

Break the ground deep and harrow
well. Sow a bushel Of seed to six acres;
sow Immediately after the harrow if pos.
sible, as the ground in settling will more
eilectually cover the seed When the
young clover has three leaves--say early
in April, apply land plaster at the rate
of one bushel per acre. The clover seed
should be sown alone-not with oats or
any other small grain. Sow from 18th
February to LIST April. Orchard grass
seed can be sown at the same time II de
sired. --Rurd Sun.
Year: 1874

A GENTLEMAN who rather suspected
some one Was peeping through the key
hole of his oliee-,loor investigated with a
syringe full of pepper-sauce, and went
home 10 find that his wife had been cut.
ting wood, and chip had hit her in the
eye.
Year: 1874

d


pectc,l deliyerance. that I was scarcely
capable Of motion, but I found IL an i'm
peratiye necessity when nv clothing he.
gan TO assume the riaidiiy Of boards, SO
! left the boat and commenced running
to and fro. to get little warmth into
my half.frozcn body. Thus passed the
long and dreary night, rendered more
long and dreary from the fact that | did
not dare to 20 far lest I should fall into
some fssuse ip the ice. At last the gray
dawn of morning came and ! bcheld to
my delight ship fast in the ice at the
distance Of about half a mile.


I at once set out in that direction and
BY the time I was in hailing distance the
sun was up and everything was bright
and clear. and I was on the point Of hail.
ing the brig. for such il was, when per.
ceived evidences of it, having lain there
for long time, its hull was almost en-.
tirely divestcd Of paint, and hanging
over the side in an almost inextricable
mass of twisted rope aud tattercd sails
was the forcmasi the boat itself lay high
out of the ice SO that only by the assist
ance Of the mat was ] enabled to gain
the deck, and when I did so scene Of
confusion met my gaze. All around lay
evidences that the brig had been desert.
ed. moved toward the entrance Of the
cabin aud started to descend the stairs,
when was startled at beholding hu.
man form lyirg prone upon the floor.
but as my curiosity was aroused con.
iinucd doyn the steps. When I stood
upon the cabin floor, | was tempted TO
turn and fy. such was nv amazement
and terror at the sight which I beheld.
The ceiling and sides Of the entire cabin
were hung with long. greeni.h. slimy
mould, which was swayed into fantastic
forms and shapes. by the wind which
came in at the open door and upon the
floor were no less than nine dead bodies
in all positions imaginable. some living
fat on their backs, Others sitting against
the wall, and upon all the poor gaunt
faces was look, which showed they had
died in battling with fierce aid ravenous
hunger. In the centre Of the apartment
stool plain deal table, on which was
an old fashioned pewter ink-stand. and
the ships log book. and in a chair by it,
side was another inanimate figure whose
head was thrown back over the top of
the chair, and there he sat with his white
face all wasted away. and staring at me
with open sightless eyes, while he held a
pen in his stidenol fingers. An awful
horror came upon me as stood there
alone, looking with fearful eyes at those
CHASTITY remains Of poor unfortunate hu-
manity, and the more tried to re,assure
myself the worse became, till sudden
ly under an impulse of some secret and
terrible danger reached firth my hand,
graspcd the book from the table, and
turning fed up to the deck like one pur-
sued by an evil spirit. Then ! made all
haste to scramble down the wreck of the
foremast, and took To my heels, only
anxious to put as much space as possible
between myself and the cold and horri.
ble ice-bound tomb. A. my violent ex-
ercise made me feel quite comfortable,
sat down on my boat, opened the hook.
and found that this was the brig Alba
ii


""' ''' "" N"''''s '"''"
Year: 1874

~ GOULD we but Know
ne land that ends our dark. uncertain travel
" here lie those happier hills and meadows
low,
An, If beyond the spirits inmost cavit
Aught of that country could we surely know


Who would not go?


Might we but hear
The lowering angels high imag med chorus.
Or catch, betimes, with waketul eyes and
lear,
one radiant vista of the realm above
W lth one rapt moment to see and hear.


Ah who would fear


Were we quite sure
TO find the peerless friend who left us lonely,
Or there, by some celestial stream rs pure
10 gaze in eyes that here We're lovelit only
This weary mortal coil--were we quite sure.


Who would endure.
Year: 1874

a COURAGEOUS CHIEF, The Pail Mall
Gazette SAYS Letters from St Peters
burg speak Of 4 remarkable feat of deter
mination on the part of Gen Trepoff, the
head of the st. Petersburg police. who
had given in earlier life extraordinary
proofs al personal courage \ fearful
double murder was recently committed ut
the military academy of the city by a
policeman, who being attached to the
female seryent of the doctor of the estab-
lishment tancied he had cause to suspect
her Of infdelity. Having entered the doe
tors quarters to upbraid her he ended
by taking up 4 carving-knite and killing
the unfortunate woman on the spot and
then staying the doctor himself with it in
his study Here he locked himself in
with the instrument OF his crime. and
vowed he would despatch the first man
with it who attempted to arrest him The
police summond to the spot We're awed
by his apparent determination, while some
proposed to shoot him is n wild beast
and party went in search OF Il lire-enginc
with view to drench him into surrender
\ report OF the occurrence reached Gen
eral Trepotf Sprlnging into the droschky
which is kept ready Tor emergencies. the
UenefaI was on the scene III L lew minutes
He ordered the door to be Jllrst open, and
then entered unarmed As he expected,
the murderer retreatcd into a corner pre-
pared to sell his lie dearly. The General
approached him unhesitatingly, with t IT,
words Wei, my friend, YOU have COM
mitted a pretty par OF murders, a d /
hear you are going to stick any one who
tries to take You. Now stick ne; tor
have come on purpose to take you my Sell .
The Wretchtd man was 50 uwvu ~ the
quiet and authoritative manner Ot his
former superior that he lowered his weap-
on and made no reply to the challenge,
and two Of the police officers who lad
followed General Trepott spraug on him
and secured him without further resist
anee. 1t is not surprising that the St
Petersburg police, in relating the story,
'eclare their chief to be the braycst man
Russia"
Year: 1874

Experiments at the Michigan agricul-
tural college are said to prove that sin
gle bushel OF plaster added full ton of
hay to the yield of an acre in five success
sive moving, two crops being taken off
the ground each of the two years succeed
ing the sowing Of the plaster.
Year: 1874

The Canada grain crop is said to be
light and the corn crop very poor, as the
season has been cold and wet The hay
crop was excellent Potatoes are badly
affected with the rust or rot, and will be
both poor in quality and small in quantity.
Year: 1874

that gained great deal by making up
my mind betorehandn


'Ihats just as true as you live. What
a nice woman she is y rumnated the cap
tam as he took his way to the boat II
suppose she's too fine and delicate for
common use, like my wife's old china.
And yet l don't know; that same china
has outasted a good many sets of earth
enWare'
Year: 1874

\ Doc TALE The Springfield Repub-
lican says: The latest dog story concerns
a black-lnd tan, which on its morning
trip to this city with lis master, has been
Of late frequently assailed ty bigger
dog on State street Friday morning the
little dog came with 4 big comrade, but
the State Street dog did not appear. Moth
ing disturbed the two dogs sat down and
waited awhile; then the big dog deliber-
ately hid himself behind tree, and the
little one, barking turiously, ran towards
the city asst the home OF his enemy, No
fighting dog appeared, and the little one
repeated the manGuvre, this time calling
out his assiant The little dog ran straight
to his friend, who lay perfectly still until
pursuer and pursued We're within rod Of
him, when he flew out from the tree and
killed the State street dog in second.
The big dog and the little one then gazed
TRANQUILITY few seconds at their fallen
foe, after which the little dog kited off
down town, and the avenger plodded So
berry back towards Wilbraham."
Year: 1874

COOP ADVICE. Keep the hands en-,
ployed in some avocation, the feet dry and
warm, the head COOL the body clean, and
the stomach filled with plain, healthful
food, taken at suitable intervals. Keep
GOOD hours and remember that night is
the time to sleep and rest Store the
mind with proper mental TODD, carefully
avoiding all kinds Of trashy literature,
that would act upon and stimulate the
animal passions. Keep the thoughts pure.
and do precisely unto others as you
would have them do to you; then you will
make progress towards healthy soul and
body.
Year: 1874

a Republican journal, says he was never
even nominated as a candidate for election
as Representative. A colored man named
). +. Parker was nominated by the regular
Republican Convention, but by one of
the peculiar practices characteristic of the
Kellogg party, when election day came
LowelIs name appeared on the tickets in
place of that Of Parker, and he was re-
turned as elected, to the utter consterna-
ton of the dusky politician who supposed
that he was the choice of his party This
Lowell is fair representative of the class
of disreputable politicians who have been
placed in power in Louisiana against the
will Of the people as expressed at the polls,
by means of military force used in ac-
cordance with orders from the White
House.
Year: 1874

MR. EDIroR :-Prcaching rs Practice
or Consistency jewel rarely found =
Among the leading Democrats of White
Clay Creek Hundred are many advocates
Of the change of rules for governing the
Democratic party, particularly Rule B,
requiring Delegates to be elected to a
County Convention for the purpose Of
nominating Legislature and Levy Court
tickets, to one of direct vote Of the people
of the Hundred. The subject under con-
sideraton was one of such great impor-
tance that it required considerable caucus


ing of the great moguls of the party in
our Hundred for the purpose of getting
up set Of Resolutions to be offered at
our Hundred Meeting on Saturday last


Why, if the matter was of such great i'm


portance to the people OF our Hundred,
not call meeting for the purpose of pub
licly discussing the matter and not for II
few designing men to meet in caucus to
get up resolutions to be fosted upon the
Hundred at any opportnne moment that
might suit the schemers without letting
the object be made public? At tour meet


ing OH Saturday we had very fair turn
out, between 80 and 80 voters present.
but what course did these great advocates
of the people pursue? Why, they waited
until the business was nearly all transac-
ted and great majority Of the voters had
left when they attempted to steal il march
on the party by Offering the resolutions at
a time when they supposed but few except
the friends of the resolutions were present


Now if it was the honest purpose Of these
schcmers to get an expression OF the
Democratic party Of our Hundred in re-
gard to the matter why did not the great
( Mogul and advocates of the peoples
rights, who issued the call for the Hun
dred meeting. state in that CALL among
the many other things to be done, that
the matter of change of rules governing
the Democratic party of New Castle Conn
ty would be brought forward for their ap-
proval or disapproval But no. their
actions prove that they were not sincere or
that they were afraid to trust the matter
in the hands of the people, for after the
whole business Of the meeting had been
transacted, or nearly so. the advocates OF
the change. in solid array. presented
themselves with their leader. who arose
with trembling limbs, and with quivering
lips read, in feeble voice, the equally
feeble effort at a set of resolutions which
the people composing the Democratic
meeting Of White Clay Greek Hundred
were not willing and did not allow a few
designing men to ram down their throats
as an expression of the sentiment of the
Democracy of our Hundred The meet


ing after patiently listening to the long
arguments aud long array of advocates o
the measure by a vote of nearly two t'
one resolved to indefinitely postpone .ht
resolutions. Thus ended the farce of {
few would-be leaders OF the Democratic
party who pretended to be In favor Of tht
rights of the people yet are afraid to trust
the people with them. After receiving
the Just rebuke from the Democrats pres


ept the scbemers tried to sneak ignomin


ously out Of it by claiming that the oppo


nents of the measure bad talked the mat
tes doyn until the friends Of the measure
had all left the meeting. Now why did
Year: 1874




the friends Of the measure leave the meet
ing? Was it not that they had become
disgusted with the measure. or the persons
advocating it? 1t csunet be blamed on
the opponents as they were entirely in the
dark regarding the matter and had no
knowledge that the matter was going to
be brought before the meeting. or they
would have made an effort to have given
il even worse Waterloo defeat than
what it received at the hands of the just
Democratic party of White Clay Creek
Hundred. and yet these are the class Of
men who would be our State Senators and
Levy Court Commissioners to be suppor-
ted by the Democratic party Of New Cas-
tie County Respectfully.


WILLIAM DEAN.
Year: 1874

Since the glorious Democratic
triumph on the 3rd, IA day to be
remembered in our annals which
brought joy to the patriots of the
nation and carried CONSERVATION to
the party that had built itself upon
blood, spirit of apprehension
seems to have seized upon large
number of our journals, lest victory
should make our party rash, and
hence their columns have teemed
with homilies on federation,
calmness, prudence and such like
quiet virtues. Now it is undoubt>
edly true thatwe ought to be toler~
ant, calm and prudent, but so many
sermons thereon are apt to produce
too great an effect and may make
toleration recre.ncy to duty, calm
ness callousness, and prudence base
cowardness. 1t is doubtless the
duty of the Democratic party to
act with wise discretion, but ii
would be pusilanimous in it to fail
to correct the evils against which
it has so bravely fought because.
forsooth, it might offend the deli
cate taste Of some of it's lukewarm
friends or be Objectionable to its
enemies. There is stern duty
in the path Of the Democratic party
and it should grapple it like mer
and deal with it as statesmen and not
as sycophantic partisans fearing
every breath of popular disapprov.
al. 1t should be tolerant but al
the same time wise firm, and fear
less. Fiat .justitia.
Year: 1874

We surrender a large portion of
our space in this issue to the argus
ment of Mr.. Datchelor in favor Of a
state convention. A large number
of the best and wisest men of North
Carolina have given their views on
this subject and we are glad to see
that they are producing telling
effect all over our State. The En-
quirer-Southerner claims 70 be the
first journal that mooted this most
important question and it is with a
feeling of Just pride that it sees it's
views corroborated by those of such
men as have written IN favor of the
convention. The Democratic party
claims to be one of principle and
we hope il will not betray its record
IN TIN instance. Let it g. forward
ur1 f"arlessiy DO its duty and its
grand sni glorlpns trirmyh will
se!e~EAae ouT Dt..-n centennial.
Year: 1874

suspension of business consequent
upon this Congressional agitation.
One thing, however, the President
does not conoede, and that is that the
senselsss agitation of


THE THIRD TERM NONSENSE


had anything to do with the result;
nor does he think that i uesday's vote
is reputation of the Republican
principles. t only appears to him
as the work Of the panic, but he fails
to say to what extent the distress was
the result of the legislation and ad-
ministration of the Republican party.
In the midst Of it, however, he renews
his discrimination to ELL the important
Federal Offices in the South with
better men, and will, far as it is in
his power, see that no further weak
ening Of the Republican strength
shall be laid to his charge. It is
such circumstances as those attend
ing the recent elections that make
the President reticent. In his forth
coming message he will, in alluding
to the condition of affairs in tie
South, recommend that such meas
ures be Immediately passed as will
enable the Federal authorities to
make the laws of the country respec-
ted, though it is not now clear what
additional Legislation is necessary,
He doubts the propriety of passing
the Civil Rights bill, unless Congress
Is prepared to give him such aid as
would enable him TO make tire law a
living fact, and not dead letter.
Unless this is done it we're better the
bill should be defeated.


THE MUcH-TRoUBLED WILLIAMS.
Among the members ofthe Cabinet
Attorney General Williams appears
the most distressed and has little TO
say. The only consolation which
comes to him is that the result is as
astonishing to the Democracy as it
is humiliating to the Republicans.
He finds no fault with party manage
ment, and says he has had but one
desire, and that was that there should
be fair elections in the South. Post
master. General Jewsll deoerns the
source of this great revolution in bad
party leadership, though he doubts
whether the best workers could have
avertsd the political revolution. Not
in this, but in previous campaigns,
he thinks the Republicans weakened
themselves.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, November 6.


The result of the election is the
only thing talked, read or thought
about in Washington. For nearly
six years the Democratic element of
the District has been dormant, the
exit of President johnson carrying
with it the last surviving relic of a
Democratic administration. Men
who were supposed to be dead now
walk the streets with faces beaming
with smiles They are the remnants
of the ancient Democracy. But in
official circles the scene is different.
Two years ago the President and his
cabinet met at the White House to
hear the election returns. This time
the President said it would be time
enough to hear the news through the
newspapers. No one sent him cleo
tions, and to-day, as we'll as yestern
day, the Executive Mansion was de-
serted. Secretary Bristow called to
transact business, and the Presi dent,
in a melancholy voice, said,


BE BRIEF. AN SICK


He does not hesitate to put the re-
sponsibility upon Congress, or rather
upon the Republican members of
both Houses. 1t vas enough that
the country s!-ould suffer the priva-
tious and loses incident to the panic
OF 1873, without adding thereto the
protracted uncertainty Of useless de-
bate on the currency question and the