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Year: 1878

CAYUGA COUNTY, New York has an anti
CoNRLING movement on foot, which is led
by ex-senator WOODEN, and is said to be in
the interest Of Mr. POMEROY, but its head
way IL slow and heavy 1t is said there are
HAYES Republicans in Cayuga County, but
they are not numerous, neither are they
rabid anti-CONKLING men. Our iufOrml-
ton Is that an anti-COSKLING movement
even in old Cayuga, will neYcr put ou much
vigOr and importance The people are not
thinking so much Of Mr.. CoNKkING's sue
cess or defeat at the present time rs they
are OF clccting a Republican Assembly,
which in its own time and way will dispose
of the Senatorial question in accordance
with its judgment as to what is .or the best
interests OF the STATE.
Year: 1878

WADE HAMPTON expresses the deliberate
opinion that the Independent in politics
who contributes to the defeat Of the Bour-
bons in that State is the worst enemy South
Carolina can have. The line is tightly
drawn There is no federation of sentiment
aud opinion that does not square with the
doctrine of State sovereignty and Bourbon
rule And yet the south camors for free
dom Of speech il not OF opinion. This
thing will correct itself in time
Year: 1878

DENNIS is too much given to CAB to suit
the Widow Of Exeter His indiscreet ha-
rongues against everything in general, and
his failure to commend anything in partic-
ular, except the Widow, have disguised the
latter She now proposes to contribute her
mite TO the delrayment OF his expenses on
q trip to Ireland On his native heath DEN
Ms would create a SENSATION but the sod
is not so conducive to eloquencc as the
"sand lot"
Year: 1878

THE Secretary Of the Treasury should
lose no time in putting his official foot on
the collector Of customs at Norfolk, Va. II
is alleged against him that he strongly
iavors the reelection Of GoODE to Congress,
and that should he sufficient reason for
bouncing him under the civil-servicc rules
He is meddling with politics. Gust him.
Year: 1878

EVERY law" says Senator THURMAN
passed by Radical Congress, however
" doubtful its constitutionality or manifest
" its injustice and impolicy, is, nevertheless,
" ubeyed in the south" Having gone this
far in the direct. Oh of Misrepresentation and
bold falsehoOd, he naturally went farther
and said


II Is Thirteen years since the close of the
war thirteen years since q hand was raised or
a word was spoken against the preservation of
the Union. aud yet articles are now written
and speeches now made by men prominent in
the Republican party, the bitterness of which
is scarcely parallcled by anything that was
written or aid when war was fagrant and the
Union WAS in danger.


This is the old old story Of Southern
wrongs" The south is innocent Of all
fault, and the North, or the Republican
party, is solely to be blamed. But Mr..
THURMAN may emphasize it with all the
enrnestness of his most vigorous dctermina-
tion to recommend himself to the Southern
Bourbons as a candidate in 1880, and he will
fail to make any impression upon the un-
preiudiced public mind. The facts remain
the same in the case. They speak louder
and palmer than words The South is as
rebellous at heart to-day, with its school,
houses devoted to the teaching Of the right
of secession, as It was in lSGO-'6l. Every
Southern mail brings 20 us proof of the
loyalty" Of the people of that section to
the Lost Cause and the opposition to the
constitutional amendments is as outspbken
and clear in all of the Southern States as
devotion to them is in the North. But Mr.
/ THURMAN is himself q secessionist in theory
u fact which accounts for his sympathies
! for the Southern ROutbOns
Year: 1878

1T would be interesting to know the eS.
act number of Independents in the South
who have been won away from the De-
mocracy by the Southern policy Of the Adj
ministration. The Third Party, be 1t called
by the name Of National OF anything else in
the Southern States, will be composed Of
men who are opposed tooth and toe-nail to
the Bourbon leaders, with whom the Ad-
ministration has been so Justly accused of
unchaste political dalliance. When MICH
Oils and HAMPTON were recognized
these Independents were more or less
disappointed, for the only thing
that recommended those usurpers TO them
was the fact that they represented to sonic
extent their race-prcjudice against the
blacks II turns out now, however, since
they have begun to array themselves
against the Bourbon Democracy, that they
are not stubbornly ayerse to the aid Of the
colored voters. The result of all this In the
near future will be the accomplishment of
new political complications in the South
from which the Republicans will derive
some benefit, for the Democracy will find it
more difficult TO cheat and brow-beat two
parties than one. But the southern policy
will not be entitled TO one iot OF title OF
credit therefor.
Year: 1878

and conceded honesty of purpose. The
most commendable act of his public career
was his honest and manly declaration that
he had discovered the ingratitude and stub
born Bourbonism of the Southern Democ-
racy. II Is all very well to talk of what
should be and might have been, and to sus-
tain pretty theories on the basis of ought-to-
be, but Mr.. FOSTER should remember in
his forthcoming effort that the theory OF
the Southern policy has failed under the
practical test of experience. We might
add, in this connection, as remotely applica'
bic to the inception of that theoretical
policy, that Bon INoERsoLL denies the ex'
istcuce OF pavement concreted and as
phalted with good intentions.
Year: 1878

We may live without poetry, music and


art;
We may live without cons eience, and


live without heart;
We may live without friends, we may


live without books.
But civilized man clnnot live without


cooks.
He may live without books; what Is


knowledge but grieving?
Iemay live without hope; what Is hope


but deceivlng?
He may live without love; what is pas


sion but pining?
But where Il the man that can live with


out dining:


And in order to dine well you
must buy your groceries and wines
at the Il store, where you can get
better goods at lower prices than
any store In the city. Remember
the number-4s and so Spring st.
Year: 1878

The facilities of tho HERALD Steam
Printing House for doing job work are not
surpassed in California outside OF San
Francisco and Sacramento. All work en-
trusted to us will be executed with neat
ness and dispatch at the lowest living
rates,
Year: 1878

ONE TEMPERANCE TICKET has gone
out of existence and another been
put in its place. How long it will
be permitted to live by the temperance
people named on it is not to be found out
just yet. The GAZETTE protested against
the "Old Foundry" temperance people
invading the Democratic party and nomi-
mating its members on the first effort to
get up temperance political party. For
this the Republican read us lesson of
objections for interfering. But it turned
out the GAZETTE not only met the wishes
of the Democrats who declined, but that
the Republicans were almost as uniform
intheir desire to escape running on the
"Old Foundry" temperance ticket, since
we believe fifteen candidates out of nine
teen declined +; and some of the others
WHO did not decline have been pushed
aside by the new ticket formed on We'd
nesday night, by the refusal of the party
to nominate any candidates for Levy
Court Commissioners. 1t would be as
well, we think, and better if the tenn
perance people, who are very much di-
vided in opinion as to the expediency of
this movement, were to abandon it en-
tirely.


we remember well the serious damage
Year: 1878

that was done to morality and temperance
by the passage of the Prohibltory Law in
1855 and we believe similar state of
affairs. would follow If it We're possible to
pass such law through the next legisla-
tura
Year: 1878

THE GREENBACk PATTY, We under
stand, are endeavoring TO hunt up gem
tlemen for nomination for Governor and
Congressman, preparatory to calling a
State Convention. As the branch of the
party in Delaware propose to issue enough
of paper to take up all the Government
bonds, greenbacks would likely sink 25
cents on the dollar. We doubt, there
fore, If any of our people who own a
house, or farm, or mortgage, or a
bond of any kind, would like to serve
upon the ticket because that would inn
ply that they were ready to take 25 cents
on the dollar for what would now readily
sell for 100 cents on the dollar. The Re-
publicans of this county have set an ex-
ample in making tickets, however, that
might be readily followed by twenty
factions, If there were the requisite num-
Der of ambitious people seeking nomina-
tions. Democrats may search the coun-
try over and they will find that their
own party is still the purest and the best.
We hope they will stick to it.
Year: 1878

The cemetery IN Munich is a
sight for the visitor, for in the
buildings erected for the pur-
pose may be seen dead persons
waiting the lapse of three days
required by law before burial.
None Of the gloom of the grave
surrounds these remains, but
they are attired in everyday
costumes and placed IN careless
or half reclining attitudes, amid
fresh flowers. To the hand of
each is attached a wire leading
to a spring bell, so that an
alarm may be given in case Of
resuscitation.
Year: 1878

Among the assets of q bank
rupt Kentucky farmer was an ell
ephant, which he had bought at
an auction sale OF circus prop
crty a year before, and which
had doubtless FASTENED bis finan
cial disaster.
Year: 1878

A new way of filing a theatre is re-
sorted to in Paris, where in summer
the theatres are empty in fine weather,
and only fr" when the rain drives folks
in from the boulevards. There is kind
of chemical paper which changes color
with damp. When the atmosphere is
dry it is blue. when wet it tarns pink
The marager prints free admissions on
this chemical paper. and puts at the
foot condition: This ticket is only
available if the ticket be blue. If it be
pink it will be refused
Year: 1878

done. shall feel an awful load lifted from
MY soul. 1t is the only compensation cah
make. You promise, Alice?'


I" Yes, | promise" she answered solemnly.


Two days after that John Eversleigh died,
and Alice Was alone in the woIld.


She did exactly as her father had made
her premise to. She wrote to Basil sher-
wood, and then she published the confession
Of the dying man. 1t seemed a hard thing
to do to tile dead, as lie said but he had
wished it, and she felt that his wishes ought
to be respected; and she felt, too, that it was
no more than right that it should be done.
Justice to Basil Sherwood deihahded that.


She was sitting alone one day, thinking
Of riiany things. Of what she was thinking
most she could not have told. But Basil
Sherwood was interviewer with her reverie.
In years gone by she had never ceased to
think of him as the only man she had ever
loved, or ever could love. He was the one
man iii tile world 10 her


There was a ring at the door she heard
step in the hall, and some one entered the
room. She supposed it was the servant
coming to announce a visitor, and did not
look up.


"Alce," low voice said and it was
strangely sweet and tender.


She sprung up with glad, eager cry, her
soul in her face.


"Oh, Basil Basil" she cried, and wds
folded to the brgast Of her lover; And, after
those long years of waiting, two faithful
hearts were reunited; to be parted never
more until death comes between theri
And think not even death can part two
hearts as true as theirs ChicdS5 ledger:
Year: 1878

One morning, about month later, there
was wild excitement in the city.


The bank of which John Eversleigh was
President had been broken open and rob
bed Of 100000.


Suspicion pointed to but one person, and
that was Basil Sherwood.


He had been head clerk in the bank, and
knew all about the place. lie had stood
high in the confidence of the officers and
had had every chance to get at the money,
if disposed to do so.


lie had been seen in the city at dark. He
had told a friend that he was going to sail
for India the next day, But it was ascer-
tanned that he did not sail on any vessel
Year: 1878

was scarcely awake, smiled a sort OF sickly
smile and emphatically enquired "llas that
got around camp so quick Y' for he fondly
fanciea his drowsiness had not been noticed
by any of the party. One afternoon young
lady who was enjoying herself wonderfully
in hammock, suddenly found herself on the
ground in confusion. Thereupon rose the
cry: "Who fell out of the hammock grace
! fully ?" to which came the answer in nusi-
cal tones, "St. Cecilis." One of our party
attempted to show off little when jumping
into hammock and heard "Who tried to
jump into a hammock and landed in the
bushes f' and then, "Spuds." When we
were breaking camp a lady came along sol
emnly, yet with merry twinkle IN her eye,
bringing two tin horns which had mysteri
ously disappeared a few nights before and
which had been sought for in vain to assist
in the morning reveille and the midnight
musings. Quick as thought went up the cry
from three or four voices "Who hid the
horns?" "Mrs. Gardiner" though it was
strongly suspected that MAZE, with an eye
out ior his own slumbers, had carried them to
her tent and asked her to secrete them.
These cries were numerous, new ones arising
all the time, and when the changes were
ruug on them all Tor half an hour running,
there was lots of fun and laughter. The
badinage, especially among our party was at
times extremely sharp, and many pointed re-
marks or sharp retorts or hard hits were made
among us and to the others that any other
time would have caused ill-feeling, but and
it is source OF great pleasure to all that it
was so, no ill-foeling was engendered, nor
was harmony at all disturbed but all added
to the general enjoyment. Indeed so far did
this sort of amusement GO and SO general was
it that young lady remarked ave never
saw such men as you are; you are all the
time saying sharp, cutting things to each
other and to us, and yet you don't get mad,
and you say them in such way that no one
else can get mad"


To be completed in a future number
Year: 1878

IT is reported from Washington thu
plan Is now on foot for a repeal Of the
net authorizing tho coinage OF trade
dollars, TO follow tho passage of the sill.
yer bill 10y the Senate, whore nm effort
will be mndo to put the Bland bill back
In las original shape, and send il TO the
President without returning it to tho
House. The cost to tho Government of
the FREQ coinngo proposed by the bill is
stated at tho Mint Bureau as about ST..
900 n day. or 500. .O0G n year.
Year: 1878

The Washington Standard has the
following on the close Of its eighteenth
volume. Its success speaks we'll for
the energy and persistency of its con
ductor. We we'll remember when Mr..
Murphy began his printers life Ms
deul in the Office of the Democratic
Standard in Portland in 1854. Long
may he wave


The Standard to-day closes its eight.
eenth volume, without having expert.
encad single break in its publication
or a change of the auspices under which
it was begun. During eighteen years
the same mental power has controlled
its utterances and the same willing
hands have directed the leaden mcssen.
gers which have left their impress on
the printed page. When tho Standard
was first unfurled we had just entered
manhood's estate, with the star of Hope
shining brightly in the armament to-
day our pathway lies on the decline of
the mountain, still it flaunts as proudly
and the beacon shines as brightly from
afar.


Eighteen years What volume Of
history they contain What wonder.
fnl changes have occurred, in that time
in our town, in the territory, in the
Nation, in the history Of the world !!
How many regulations have been made
and how many blasted How many Of
the loved and the great have gone to
their last resting-place, leaving but tho
incense of worthy acts to perpetuatc
their memory!


| But we must not stop to moralize.
Duty calls, and we must awaken from
day-dreams TO perform our part in the
great drama of Life. Next week we
shall begin Volume Nineteen, just as
earnestly, just as enthusiastically, and
witt, as much confidence and hope, as
we began Volume one and endeavor to
illustrate the truth Of the song,
| "Wo're just as young as we used to bc.9,
Year: 1878

The rlerited rebuke which the North
ern Paciic Railroad Company has re-
celyed at the hands of the people, if
the last vote may be judged as the result
of their feelings, should teach the les.
son that the rights of a community
oaunot be trampled upon with impunity.
1t has trodden on the rights Of the
people until the latter have no conf
dence in it nor in its promises. TIE
last attempt to get its nofarious plans
bolstered up by an endorsement from
the people has totally failed, and it
stands to-day in the attitude of hostility
to the best interests of the territory.
The principal objects appear to have
been to have the vote of the territory
endorse It's demand for an unlimited
extension of time, for building the rail.
road, and to defeat the peoples desire
for the territory to become state.
On both Of these questions it has lost
the day, and it should learn something
from the lesson. The people of the
territory desire railroad across the
Cascades, but they see little prospects
of it being built by the Northern Pa
cifc while that company demands an
unlimited length of time for its con-
structicn. Its hostility to the constitu-
ton and its failure to reliuquish lands
withdrawn all show the same treacher
Gus line Of policy which has been fol
lowed since the company first set foot
IN the territory; and unless the company
soon acts more honestly and fairly than
it ever has done it need never expect
much aid from the people of the new
northwest.-O. transcript.


The transcript takes courage from
the late vote, and the Tribune should
do the same.
Year: 1878

1t is rumorod, and copfdentially be-
licved, that Chief Engineer Roberts
has fully sustained the report made last
March from the railroad Office here in
reference to the road over the Cascade
range.


1t is even said he makes the cost of
the road n little less than the sum
named by Col. Black in his report Of
last March. This must be highly graf
flying to the latter, and no less so to
Mr.. Clark, who was in immediate
charge of the party conducting the
barometrical reconnaissance.


There is rumor also that two par.
ties have it in contemplation to bid for
tho whole work between Orting and the
mouth Of Snake river, $50 miles.-N
p. Times.
Year: 1878

1t is d ......cr Of little consequence as to
the acreage which is put in, in this or that
grain, in this or that crop; it matters very
little how much farmer raises on his
farm-the important question is how much
he raises per acre. The farmer who raises
one hundred bushels of wheat on four acres
will become well-to.do, independent
farmer, if not a rich man, if he does not
meet with extraordinary misfortune; buI
the farmer who raises one hundred bushel:
of wheat on twelve acres is on the direct
road to poverty, and undoubtedly will be
come poor if he lives long enough and
raises wheat enough.
Year: 1878

Speaking of the farm of Hon. George
Geddes, Fair Mount, N. Y, the Country
Gentleman says: "The twenty acre field
which was cultivated for seventy years
without barn manure, and which continued
to yield heavy crops during all this period,
was treated with an application of yard
manure few years since, not from any ne
cessity for it, but because there happened
to be a surplus near at hand. Mr.. Geddes
thinks it caused some increase in the
luxuriance of the crops, but he still pre-
fers, as a matter of economy, the practice
of blowing in clover. A mass of the stems
and leaves copious enough to fill the fur
row he finds more valuable than any COM
mon coat of yard manure, while the roots
are not only valuable part of the crop,
but they serve as an efficient loosener OF
the SOIL All the manure made on the
farm is, however, carefully saved and ap-
piled as useful auxiliary in maintaining
the fertility of the land"
Year: 1878

All the work for the Democrats is not yet done. Our State election is over and the State and most every county has gone Democratic, but we have yet some important work to do. The election on the 9th day of No vember, at which the people choose four members of Congress, and the election, by the General Assemcly of U. s. Senator, are still ahead of us and are matters of vast importance.

 We place at our mast head to-day the names of the men of our choice for these positions, and we think we will see them all elected. They arc all true men and genuine democrats just such men as we will want and need iii next Congress, Messrs, Dunn and Slemmons are the regular nominees. Messrs. Crayens and Gunter are our last members from their respective districts. They are the men who should, and who, no doubt, will be reelected. Our choice for U. s. Senator is Hon. J. D. Walk CT. He IS the peer of any gentle man who has offered for the place. He is young, energetic, progressive, able and active. He is well posted upon the issues of the day and knows tue needs of the hour. His views are not those of long years ago. He is not welded to ante belMm ideas. He grasps the issues of the present as they come up, and looks ahead on the right and the left like the prudent pilot, that he may ayold dangers ahead. It is all-important that both branches of next Congress should be Democratic.

 We must do our duty as democrats. We must still hold up the banner of the Democracy and rally every man to the cause until we have secured the next Senate of the United States A victory here will give our cause such an impetus that victory will not cease seeking a perching place upon our banner until Democratic President shall be elected in 1880. Let every Democrat hold out faith. ful and dc his duty and all will be well.
Year: 1878

took the step before they knew what Congress would do or had done, and l he hoped that when they had looked at the matter fairly and saw that the democrats were trying to do all that they demanded, they would return to their first love. He did not won der at Southern Republicans going l into the Greenback party. They were here in section of the country where the pressure of the hard 1 times is felt, and isolated as 1t Is, 1 from the main body of the stalwart republicans. They are looking for ward, too, to the Presidential cleo tion in 1880, and they entertain hopes that if they can divide and confuse the Democratic party by this GreenbacK movement, they may again attain supremacy in this and other States and put in Republican president in 1880. But if democrats will be true to tLetnselyes and their party we will get entire control of the country and more. It is certain that the next Senate will be demo- cratic. The House will have an in creased democratic maj jorlty, and with Congress democratic in both branches, It will be an exception to all past history and experience if the democrats do not also elect the President. In the past, whenever the two houses have been democrat ic, the party also put in their Presi- dent and so It will be again. If, then, lis prophecy is correct we will soon have the country again un- der good old Democratic rule. He appeals to Democrats to be true and stand firm.

 He trusts his constituency will be contented with the work he has done for them, and thanks them for the honors they have conferred upon him. He thinks next Congress will enact q free coinage law and abolish the National bank system. This done, all will be done that Congress can do with the Currency question. Soliciting the support of the peo- pie of Pope in his present aspirations for re election, and thanking his au- dicnce for kind attention, Col. Gun. ter retired amidst enthusiastic ap- plause.

 The Colonel's speech was deliver cred in that clear, foreible, plainly articulated manner winch carries conviction with it, and impresses the nearer with the ability of the speak CT His fine physique and dignitied bearing, mark him as a man well calculated to wieid an influence and command respect in the councils of the nation, which must be of great value to our State and to our party.