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Year: 1878

PARTY NOMINATIONS. Reports from the
second and third Judicial districts show that
the republicans have disrcgarlcd the recon-
mendation Of their, central committee and
nominated strict partisaus tor delegates
Judge Dennison, and lien Allen, IN the second
district are strict partisans, but at the same
time are men Of ability, and every way mt 10
assist in framing constitution. et the can
didates in the third district We know little,
and that little is not favorable. 1t has now
become a settled fact that the convention Is
to he run in the interest of party, and that
the original project of sending two repubh-
cans TO the L. S. senate is to be carried out'
With a convention thus organized and con-
trolled the democrats have nothing IN com
mon, and speaking for this section OF the
territory we doubt whether any considerable
number of democrats will put IN an appear
ance at the polls, As rule the prevailing
sentiment is that the agitation Of the gues-
tion of state government is premature anu
that II can well be deferred until such time
as we have the population that will entlue
us 70 ask admission. At this date we have
less than half the ratio assigned to rep
resentative in congress, and with this panclty
IN population it is scarcely possible that con
cress will regard with favor the Application
to admit Washington on terms OF equaiity
with states that number their population Dy
the millions. The day for tie admission OF
sueh hand box states as Nevada haspasscd by
and howe~er great may be the necessity Tor
the admission OF two new members To re-
cruit the waning strength of the republicans
in the senate. it y scarcely possible that
either congress or the people will regard the
proposition with favor.
Year: 1878

The HATEFUL MAN.-m the trial of a
divorce case at New York it was pathet-
ical.y stated by one of the female witness
es that the horrible husband ate all the
good things in the house, leaving his wife
only the - scraps. 1t is no wonder she
asked for dissolution of the partnership.
Year: 1878

The railroad to Rehoboth is progress
ing. They commenced track-laying on
Monday last, and expect to have the
locomotive running, to aid in filling up
"Wolfe's Glade" during the coming
week. The completion of the railway
connection will give new progress to the
growth of the place. The prospect is,
that this will be the most successful sea-
son that 1t has ever had.
Year: 1878

DENVER, Col. July %.


The sky was entirely clear until p.
M, when few masses of cumulous
clouds showed themselves over the
mountains toward the north and west
ward. With these exceptions the sky
was perfect and the atmospheric con-
ditions of the most favorable character
for a successful observation of the
eclipse. The house tops were thronged
with people, higher buildings being es-
pecially in demand, as from the ap-
proach of the dark shadow of totality
could be seen as it swept onward over
the plain. The time of the first con-
tact was 2:20 Denver time, and ten
minutes later the presence of the moon
at the edge of the suns disc was plainly
perceptible to ordinary observers with
smoked glass.


BY O'clock the sunlight had mod
Grated in a marked degree, showing a
pale yellow color. Later on lurid
glare overspread the earth. The heat
of the sun was no longer oppressive,
and light similar to twilight was
shown on the horizon, and the light
hecks of clouds began slowly to dis
solve owing to the change in the tenn
perature as the period of totality came
on. The sight from an elevated station
was grand.


An extreme dark shadow fell on
Longs Peak, seventy-five miles distant,
and sweeping rapidly eastward covered
the plain like a gray pail. To the
northeastward clouds could be seen
bathed in sunlight and presenting
views of a beautiful sunset During
the period of observation the moon
appeared like huge black ball sur
rounded by beautiful circle of light,
and as the sunlight suddenly burst
forth again the chickens crowed as
though morning had dawned.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, July ZT
A heavy rain this afternoon put an
end to the labor troubles at the Wash
ington Monument. Early in the day
the presence of large police force was
necessary to preserve the property of
the contractors. In other portions of
the city gangs of men visited those en-
gagged at less that $1.50 per day and
persuaded them to quit.
Year: 1878

The Gar saw at length how the
wind blew, and abated zeal which
led to nothing. He had fits of impa-
tience, and occasionly broke out into
passionate threats, which made his
obstructive servants tremble. More
than once on detecting an act of in
Justice or disobedience, he punished
the offender with prompt and blight
ing disgrace ; and then So Sternly in
sisted upon the execution of his or
ders that what he desired was done.


But these eruptiOns were as the
last efforts of a volcano which was
exhausting itself. Every one at court
knew that the Cars weak spot lay
in his heart, and that the coldness of
those whom he loved could bring
him to subjection. He was soon ca
joled, hoodwinked. and led about
by his weak points like boy. Sun
dry place men who had been his
companions in boyhood had the rep
utation of being able to do with him
as they pleased. He dreaded to of


fend them. If one of them wanted
some impossible favor, or was hutfed
at the exposure of some abuse IN
which ne was concerned, he had only
to leave St, Petersburg, and the Gar
would NOPE about dismally for days.


These tiffs always ended in the
favOrite getting everything he had
schemed for. Alexander has never
quarreled with personal friend. In
trigues are hatched at court. calum


nies reach his ears, but nothing ever
shakes his faith in a man whom he
has once admitted into his intimacy,
liked and trusted. 1t is only a pity
that the men whohave most enjoyed
his confidence should in general have
been conspicuously undeserying of it,


He is not a shrewd seleeter Of friends,
Year: 1878

To HEAL A WOUND.-First close
the lips Of the wound with the hands
and hold them firmly together, to
check the flow of blood until several
stitches can be taken and bandage
applied. Then bathe the wound for
a long time in cold water. Should it
be painful, take a painful Of burning
Goals, sprinkle upon them common
brown sugar, and hold the wound IN
the smoke. In a minute or two the
pain will be allayed, and the recov-
cry proceed rapidly.
Year: 1878

Ihere was much significance in
the paragraph of the Queens speach
read at the opining of the British
Parliament wednesday that referred
to the attitude of the Government
with respect to the war in the East


While it expresses confidence that
peace between Russia and Turkey
must soon come, and pronunce Brit
his Interests not yet to have been
endangered, it stiIl recognizes the
necessity of England being prepared
tor eyentualities in which they
would be brought into peril, and
foreshadows an application to Parlia-
ment for war supplies. Read be-
tween the lines, this may be taken
to mean that the Government fears
the possibility of a peace settlement
being made without consideration
for the demands ofEngland, in which
event warlike demonstration would
be her instant resource. 1t is at least
evident that Lord Beaconsfield and
the pro-Turkish party have overrul-
ed in the Cabinet the moderate views
Of Lord Carnarvon and those who
think as he does and as he very re


Gently expressed himself; and the
tone of the address will satisfy the
Tory extremists much better than
any other class of the English peo


pie. The Premier may have good
and sufficient reasons for fearing that
Russia has at least the sanction of
Germany and Italy to whatever she
may desire to impose upon the Sub


lime Port, and with this support is
prepared to defy England in the inn
pending conference of the Powers
cosignatory Of the Treaty of Paris.


But if there were any possibility
of doubt as to the proper construc-
ton of the royal address they were
removed by the reply of Lord Bea-
consfeld to Earl Granville. He ex-
plicitly declared that the nation must
defend its prerogative in connection
with the peace negotiations, and not
shrink from war if there is an at.
tempt made to belittle her influence
or disregard her interests in the re.
adjustments of territory and SOW
ereignty involved. The Premier is
sometimes given to statements that
are susceptible of double interpreta.
49,, ~. s..~. --....S~ 41-'rIss '''5S
night he shook off that habit and
came out boldly and plainly. Notice
has now been served upon the Cabi-
nets of st. Petersburg, Berlin Vienna
and Rome that the policy Of England
is not to be faineant, but resoluteand
positive. Taken together, the speech
from the throne and Lord Beacons
fields exposition of it settle the
question as to the standing of the
Government on Eastern issues, and
will ring throughout Europe. We
can, OF course, not yet tell what in
demnity England will consent that
Russia shall eXtort from the con-
quered enemy, but even these mat
ters of detail must shortly be eX-
planned. An arrogant Russia, backed
up by Germany, may be brought in
to hostilities with British ultimatum
and all the great nations of Europe
plunged into War.-BaLtO. american.
Year: 1878

Time and money have been wasted in
futile endeavors to obtain some embroca-
ton that would prove a cure for this
excruciating disease; but all have failed
except KELLER's ROMAN LINIMENT, and
that has been successful in almost every
instance where it has been employed.
whether such has been Of the infammatorv
orchronic type. In Lumbago and Sciatica
it affords instant relief.
Year: 1878

adheres to the depressing and extravagant
course of the Senate.


Had the Republican Senate united
their efforts with those of the Democratic
House to reduce the expenditures, great
saving would have been the result. But
the Senate has paid no respect to the
wishes of the people at all but restored
the salaries of foreign ministers to the
high figures from which they were slight
ly reduced, and the reductions in other
high appropriation bills have been treat
ed in the same way. That body, how
ever, will soon be rid of the Radical ma
jority, and the people will have better
show with the Senate when the Demo
Gratis have the controlling vote in it.
Year: 1878

CoNGREss.-Like the school-boys,
congressman clamor for the holidays and
are not, like SOBER and industrious busi-
ness men, content with one day for Christ
mas and another for the New Year OBJ
servance, but they must have ten days or
two weeks in which to continue frivo-
lous course of life. In other gentle
men such an abandonment of business is
regarded as trifling and undignifed.-
And yet the important public business is
set aside, so that the lawmakers who
have been on duty but twenty days may
devote half that number Of days to rev
elry and pleasure.
Year: 1878

The UNITED STATES SENATE is
pursuing the same policy toward the
Democratic House it did in the past Two
sessions. 1t is ohjecting to reductions in
all the appropriation bills; and restoring
amounts that the House cut out of the
estimates. That body SO long as it is in
the hands of the old war party appears
TO have determined to tax the people to
the utmost. This is extremely to be
regretted. Had they pursued another
policy the Democrats who are now com
ing into power would not dare to hold
on to the present high salaries and
enormous expenditures. But we fear that
our own party will be found only too
willing to yield to the same clamor fo,
Office and its emoluments, since the Re.
publican party with SO much tenacit,
Year: 1878

BLAINE's SPEECH was intensely dis
union in its logical sequence. Is he
preparing his followers to demand new
plan of Union; or is he tired of Union
where Intelligence and civilization is al
lowed to sway ignorance and barbarism &?
Surely the white people of the South
cannot be expected to allow the unculti-
waited and ignorant negro to make the
laws. They could not do 1t, and none
know this better than Blaine. And having
tried the carpet-baggers with such sue
cess as disguised the whole country, now
the Southern white people are determin-
ed to govern themselves And it is to be
hoped they will be allowed to do so in
peace. Surely there is now more order
and good government in the South thar
there has been since the war. Then lei
them alone.
Year: 1878

THE CITY CoUNCIL should now turn
their attention to the streets and see what
saving can be effected by giving the work
of cleaning them out by contract. This
work was done in this way year ago at a
very great saving to the CRY. The streets
were then kept in good order, and We
believe they can be kept in good order
for the next year at rate that will
enable the city to save one-third the cost
that will be expended for the same pur.
pose if the work is not done by contract
If the Democrats can save as much on
contract for cleaning the streets as they
do by lighting the city, they will hav,
made a very creditable beginning towar,
securing economical government.
Year: 1878

WANTS 4 NEW PARTY.-The editor
of the Ecery Erening and Commercial
wants new party, and Lis object, he


says, is "the securing of decent and


economical government The language
is quite characteristic of it. source; but
if the City Councilmen will only look
back they will be able to find laudatory
notices of and trace out championship
and friendship between the editor and
nearly every one of the long list of pecu-
lators and defaulters that have disgraced
the city during the last ten years. Such
party as would follow this editor would
prove IA poor dependence. The Council
should pay but little attention to his de.
nunciatlon, and pursue the best anc
safest policy without regard to what h,
may consider "decent and economical.
Year: 1878

The Chicago Tribune calls attention 10 a
letter recently written by the Commissioner
OF Pensions, TO correspondent in Massa-
chusetts which is OF interest TO ex-soldiers
and applicants for pensions. Many of tie
latter class, believing tha; tie services of a
pension-claim agent are necessary, pay large
fees on, of all proportion fer the work
done. The substance of the Commission
ers letter is TO the effect that the applicant
himself is the most competent person to
push his own claim. and can obtain the
necessary blanks from the Pension Office,
or. ii he needs assistance, any lawyer or
magistrate of his neighborhood is compe-
tent to draw up all the requisite papers. 1t
is not necessary TO suffer the e1actions Of
professional claim-sgen,s. 1t will evident
ly save time and money for claimants to
present their claim to the Pension Office
direct.
Year: 1878

The New York Herali is informed that
Mr.. Edison has successfully subdivided the
electric light and that the practical results
OF his invention will soon be introduced TO
the public. The inventor carefully re-
frains from exhibiting the light save in a
detached form. Those who have seen it re-
port that ii is much brighter and at
the same time softer than gas, while lis cost
Is not TO be one-third that Of coal gas, with
a prospect that with the early introduction
OF improved means of generating electricity
the expsnse can be still further reduced.
To light 1t, little spring is touched and
instantly the electricity is at work. The
light gives Out no hea and its amount can
he regulated as easily as that from gas.
To turn off the light, the spring has only
again to be touched. The Head says the
report in England Of the inventors success
has caused a panic in London gas stocks,
and now the gas stocks of New York have
greatly declined in value. 1t is highly
probable that within the next five wears
electricity will supercede gas-and possibly
petroleum also-in all the cities and larger
towns of the country. The fact that it is
much cheaper than gas, and that it is per-
fecty safe, since it cannot set fire TO articles
with which il may come in contact, will
cause il TO be accepted at once by every
hnJv
Year: 1878

4 gentlemen Of this city who indulges in
the sport of hunting, more or less, COM
plains that the item in yesterday morning
TIMEs under the above caption, does injus-
tice TO the great majority of sporting men,
He says that but very few persons will go
into a mans field in search OF game, with
oat permission, and he thinks the real
ground OF complaint with our correspon-
dent is not that sportsmen go into his fields
without permission, but that they shoot on
Sunday. In reply TO this he argues, that
clerks and mechanics, in the city, who are
obliged 10 be at their business all the week,
have no time for recreation except Sun
days. He thinks a little shooting on the
open prairie, will not seriously disturb any
ones IS ,bbaIh mSditations," and that tn,
real objection OF cur correspondent is not
that The shooting disturbs him, but that his
preludicss are 80 strong that he Is not will
ing that other people should sp,1d their
Sundays in their own wav


We think il probable that bath are part
iy right-that good many city folks, when
sporting in the country, do go where they
nave no right 10 go, and that country foiks
sometime complain OF disturbances which
do not disturb them. Let there be little
more care on the one side, ard little more
toleratiun on the other
Year: 1878




On Sabbath evening last, George Blircoe
who resides in Pawnee township, attended
church at Helper lie reached home. after
church, about 1890 o'clock. At the stable
door he dismounted and permitted his
horse to enter the stable, while he went to
the crib near by and got some corn to feed
his horse. He entered the stable With the
corn IN his arm, and had gone but a short
distance in when he received a terrible blow
on the left side OF his head, which rendered
him unconscious. He finally succeeded In
reaching the house, and reported that he
had been kicked by horse. His brother
examined the wound, and at once saw that
it had been made by something else other
than the hoOf of a horse. 1t was then dis
covered that his pants pockets were turned
inside out, also the inside pocket of
his coat, and that $50 was missing. The
blow evidently had been struck With fear
fnl force, and had been made with a slung
shot. DIR. Davis was at once called to at.
tend the wounded man, and pronounced
his injuries serious, but not necessarily
dangerous. The community il startled ov-
er the affair, and large number of friends
visited the wounded man on Monday morn
ing.


il is to be hoped that the miscreant who
dealt the foul blow and stole the money
will he brought to justice and made to feel
the extremity of the Law provided for all
who are determined not to make
an homes; living.


All persons who are in the habit of car
r'ing large sums Of money about their per-
son, must be on the lookout if they value
their possessions, for really no one knows
whom to trust in these latter degenerate
days.
Year: 1878

A telegram from Washington CONVEYS the
long expected intelligence that the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture-this mans name is
lie Duc-has ordered from Japan a large
number of bamboo shoots, which he intends
planting in this country, feeling convinced
that their culture here can be made a sue
cess." The country is not supplied with
any explanation about what he intends to
do with his bamboo after he has raised it,
but as bamboo is a big thing in Japan
there is no reason why il should not be 50
in the United States. 1t the culture of this
valuable staple can be made successful. it


will probably take the place OF the native
birch, which has disciplinary and other
virtues unsurpassed BY any soil production:
the bamboo Is al.o said to Be useful in
packing silkworm eggs. which lie Due ex-
poets to make leading production in this
county, But one thing now appears 10 re-
main for the Commissioner Of Agriculture
to do: he should import some csnary-bird
seed from somewhere-Jspan is his favor
lite place-and .srertain if some of our na.
tive soil cannot Be utilized in the raising OF
q better kind of song. bird than We have
now. We shall all hope that Commis-
sioner Le Due - . man not too easily dis
becauee there actually seems to
be brilliant future before him. Between
the cultivation Of ten and bamboo and
bon bons and such things he may yet sue
ceed in raiaing Dmething more remarka-
BILE than himself, and then the country may
have reason to Be proud.
Year: 1878




Something in The nature OF a National
pemOeralIc Convention is likely s,on to as
semble in Washington TO determine what
shall be done about the cypher ,elegrams
That something must be done is certain 1t
is not question of Tilden in 1880, for that
may be considered as settled but it is a
question Of Tilden in 1876, and of the odi-
um cast upon the Democratic party by the
recent revelations. This il the matter
shortly to be considered by conclave Of
leading Democrats, many of whom have
already arrived in Washington for the pur-
pose OF considering the proper course 10
pursue. 1t is said that their first business
will be 10 ascertain whether the cypher
kilograms printed in the New York 7ii6une
are genuine and the translaiions correct;
and then, after these points have been set
tied sfiirmatively, as they undoubtedly will
be, will come the question, What to Do
with Tilden. The feeling is reported to be
strongly IN favor of a formal. deliberate,
and authoritative disavowal and denuncia-
tion OF the man and his methods by the
Democratic party.
Year: 1878

Wade Hampton has relieved the mind
of the Northern Democrats. He declines
to be q candidate for nomination for the
Vice-Presidency in the next National
Convention; and thinks no Southern man
should be. He gives as his reason that
it is a place Of little power; that the
nomination of a Southern man for it
would be considered evidence that the
South was in haste to get control of the
Government; that this feeling would
solidiiy the North; and that it is wiser to
try to capture Congress, which ia the
seat of power.
Year: 1878

The views Of Mr.. Stanley Matthews on
the result of the recent election in Ohio are
by no means lacking in discrimina ion
Tie does not regard The Greenback move
ment as having spent its force, but thinks
that it will go on until it has efiectually di-
vided the Democratic party. The New
York Times gives the views OF Mr.. Mat
thews, ss here stated, and says:


That it will go on, In spite of the appsren,
but not real, check which IL has received in
Ohio, is Very probable that ii will divide tue
Democracy in the National Convention of
thews is OF the opinion thai the movement
shoulo be fought persistently, but he must
know that the pesIiient silver bill, of which
lac as sconspicuous advocate, gave to the
Greenback' rs early all their recently DEM
OnstrAted strength. Having been taught by
Congress that that there was no sin in cheat
ing tue public creditor of IL 10 10 per cent of
his claim. they inferred that IL would he no
worse morally, and much better financial v
IN cheat him Of the whole.


Ii there is anything in the world that
can help the Greenback party, and give it
strength in quarters where it is now weak,
such articles as the one above from the
Times will have that effect. A dozen
speeches INF favor of fat money, by unknown
orators, will not strengthen the Greenback
party half as much as one tirade agains,
the silver dollar by the leading Republican
paper of the United States.


The people Of this country are in favor
OF the silver dollar, and they are in favor
of the substitution Of greenbacks for Ma
tional Bank notes and just to the extent
that the New York Times opposed either of
these msaeures, it opposes the will of the
people, and weakers the Republican party.
Let it be distinctly understood that the
Republican party stands pledged to the
assassination of silver, and the retirement
of greenbscks in favor Of National Bank
notes, and it viii be impossible for "a
to carry one-third of the electoral college
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