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Year: 1877

MINERAL PARK, April i9. 1877.

 DEAR SIR;-I take my Pen to drau you afew Lines Joe Lambert he Wants you to Send him set of Harness for Mules by MT Tibbitts When he comes back on the First chance you Get We are going 10 have 20 loades of Hay in our corell this month We have got all rcddy

 Please tell your Friends about our corell and the price 90 cts pr night

 Please don't for get ours When you see teams commine this Way Capton Send his best R. gards to you X your wife & I my best Woushes

 Every thing Looks Dark at Present NIT X Mrs Bull is very Sick one cant help the other

 NIT Mackee Reaney is Pardner in corell We have moast Every Few Days alike Fun the Men Get Tired out Doing nothing so they Get there Pistols and run at Each oth- CTS as if they might Shoot some one one Day Las Weak there Was more Gun With Pistols You could sec them running doun the street singing beautiful Wounds

 Excuse this nonsence S listen to only the busness Part

 Respectfully Your Friend
Year: 1877

people mere mockery, which decides
nothing except what the Returning Board
Is pleased to approve. and elects nobody
but whom the Returning Board does not
graciously fayor.'


If the exposure Of this system will be
fully made under the indictments now mtde,
then there will be readiness IN Congress
to heed the demands Of the country for a
revision Of the whole electoral laws and the
substitution of some plan by which il will
be impossible the people can be again cheat
ed by a combination Of bad men and with.
out which revision, they will 60 into anoth-
er presidential election with . foregone con.
clnsiJn Of defeat.
Year: 1877

Mast convince them that 1t possesses great merit,
while the new and original method of its prepaTa-
tion when studied with the disease, satisfies the
mind of any reasonable person that It's method of
cure is the true one.
Year: 1877

The Democratic whine now being
INDUCED in, that they were deceived
by the Republicans-fooled, hood.
winked-intO favoring the electora


commission, is very undignified tC
20 cay the least of it. Could they noi
read and understand the electoral bill


as well as anybody else? They had an
equal chance at any rate. The bill


plainly left it discretionary with the
commission to go back of the certifi


Gates or not. It turned out that il wa:
thought best and wisest not 10 inves-
tfgate the work upon which the certif.
icates of States were based. Such be.
ing the case the talk of Waterson and
Hewitt about being deceived or what
they expected Hoar or anyone else
would do, is the the sheerest clap-trar
and baby pleading, never INDUCED in
by rea! statesmen. Every act and
point settled by the commission il
fully justified by the law, and estops
all fair-minded men from find fault
with the commission. But suppose
the commission had gone behind the
great seals of the States. and investi-
gated those southern State elections
back to the very commencement, or
en- back for years before. had the COM
mission ever got through the reason
able supposition is that the result
woald not nave been different from
what now is-that the vote would
all the time been seven to eight. And
bowling Democracy would have been
just as much dissatisfied as it now lie,
and much more disgraced in the eyes
of the world. if that were possible, by
the further and better authenticated


developments of its atrOcious frauds
and rascalities designed and practiced.
Year: 1877

The Indians appear to be quite
troublesoem yet in the Black Hills.
They seem to be I'm small bands roam
ing over the country driving eff the
cattlean horses OF miners, and MUIR
dering any miners they can surprise
away from the towns and bodies large
enough for self-desense. A telegram
from Dead Wood last week says they
made an attack one night on Spear
fish City. small mining town near
Dead Wood. and succeeded in driving
off herd of cattle.
Year: 1877

The newspapers have been specuIat-
ing about the new Cabinet, and grave
ly informing the public as to its per-
sonnel, all without a single reliable
fact to go upon. 1t is rather singular
that the name of the man alone who
is almost certain to have place at
the head of an important department
has not been discussed at all. Sena-
tor Sherman will undoubtedly be ten
dered the portfolio of the Treasury.
and will accept. This will leave va
cancy in the Senatorship from Ohio.
which will most probably be filled by
Ex-Governor Noyes.-Inter- Ocean.
Year: 1877

1t is a noticeable fact that large
majority of the Democrats in Congress
who have favored revolution and dis
obedience to constitution and law by
preventing the completion of the
electoral count until after the fourth
of March, are of the North, and that
law and order have been maintrined
by a union OF southern Democrats
with the Republicans.
Year: 1877

In all diseases affecting these organs whether
they secrete too much too little water: or
whether they be afflicted with stone or gravel or
with aches and pains settled in the lons over the
regions OF the kidneys these Pills should be taken
according 70 the printed directions and the Oint-
ment should be well rubbed into the small of the
back at bed time. This treatment Will give almost
immediate relief when all other means have failed
Year: 1877

Why? For the same
reason as given above.
The Bronchial Tubes
are simply conductors to
carry air to the Lungs.
hence Inhalation nluse
go direct to the seat OF
the disease. and If You
will follow our directions
we guarantee to Gu RE
Bronchitis.
Year: 1877

The CLAIMS FOR DRAWBACKS on account
Of excessive assessments arc multiplying
rapidly at tho District government office, and
will soon absorb nearly the entire attention of
tho Commissioners. There should be some
remedy that the assessors could apply; then
these applications would be avoided.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, June 26.-The secretary
of the navy has issued circular directing
the COMMANDMENTS oe the navy yards and
stations to conform strictly TO the require
ment of navy regulations, to hold all under
their command to strict accountability
under these regulations. Laborers shall
be employed by proper officers in charge
with reference to skill and efficiency and
without regard to political or other con-
sideratious No officer or employee in any
of the navy yards shall require or request
any workingman to contribute or pay any
money for political purposes, nor shall any
workingman be discharged for political
opinions. A board of inspectors shall be
appointed to inspect the material pur-
chased, to decide if it is of good quality
and of fair market price.
Year: 1877

Another of those occasions for which the Central House has became so justly noted was had on Saturday evening last, and was pronounced by all to have been the most successful of the season, The guests of the House were out in full force, and their number being supple mented by good representation from Dicks Hotel, together with the liveliest and best of our townspeople, large and at the same time select assemblage was secured. We were particularly pleased with the kindly feeling and social good will that seemed to exist between the guests of the two hotels, and sincerely hope it will continue and increase, and be reciprocal pleasure.

 The dining hall was cleared of tables at about eight o'clock, the room bril- liantly lighted and tastefully festooned with flags and soon the floor was occu- pied by as many couples as the spacs would comfortably accommodate. There were the usual number of admiring and sympathetic friends skirting the room, and when Bradley's orchestra had tuned all were merry.

 The entertainment was entered into with unusual zest and easy enjoyment.
Year: 1877

It is pleasure to us to again refer to the needs of the town, because of the interest that our former article npon the subject, has awakened.

 We were surprised, when told that it has been the aim of cert,ia gentle. men in the town, to get good supply ofwater, but except what individual effort has accomplished, nothing else has been done. Mir. Win. J. Dick, in company with two or tliree others, whose names were called to our atten- tion, bu; have since escaped our mem- ory, made all effort to get water from q convenient source, but did not meet with encouragement. Others have made mention of the matter to us, and are indeed anxious to cooperate in forming an association for the specific purpose of supplying Newtown with good, wholesome water. The cost of obtaining it is, to all who have said anything about it, considered mere nothing, to what the advantages would be. Our hotel proprietors feel the need of it, as we'll as do other business men, and as an evidence of this we will state that about the first suggestion that was made to us, che or two mer- chants gave us their opinion that the town ought to be better protected from fire than it is. There is nothing that is so yitally important to town as a well-conducted water-works and fire-department, and we hope that the day is not far distant when We shall see both. To secure it let there be an or ganized effort made to accomplish it. Who will take the lead !?
Year: 1877

Our readers no doubt wondered why there was no mention made of the Hop, in last weeks issue. other than slight allusion, which appeared under the head of correspondence. In justice to our. selves, and others connected with this office, and to the gentleman that sent us the communication that we print in this issue. we will state, that it was mistake occasioned by the near resemblance of two articles received. One came direct ed to THE BEE. The other was sent to another office, properly addressed, and reached us, and was laid aside, to be printed if we had room for it. It turn ed out that there would not be room for both, so by mistake the copy which had been laid aside was handed to the compositor, who of course had no knowl- edge of there being more than one article and of course set the article according to copy, The, to us, painful mistake, was not discovered until it was too late, and we had to go to press, without word in reference to the Hop, which everybody who attended voted to be the most bril- liant of the season.

 We trust that our readers will excuse the errors of last week, and we hope that in future there will be no more cause for complaint,

 We would take this occasion to say to all correspondents that they will oblige us very much, if they will, when send ing articles for publication, send their names also. We cannot publish articles unless we know the author personally, of have his name. This will be our rule from this date.
Year: 1877

7rWnN1NeToN, Jan. 20, 1876.


EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD:-As
the Base Ball season of 1877 is approach
ing, hope we will not be behind in organ
izing q first class club In this city. In the
first place, the prospects look. brighter for
better times; in the second place the city is
large enongh to support one good club, and
know = majority of the citizens wish to
see one organized. 1t Is not by any means
impossible to restore public confidence In
the integrity Of the base ball fraternity. It
is nonsense to say that base ball is played
out, or that professionalism has killed the
game. Giving the assurance of legiti.
mate trial of skill between two
rival mines on ball field with q
reasonable tariff of admission, and my word
for it, return to the old time crowd 2tend-
ance at ball matches would be the result
but just so long as unreliable and unframed
mines are placed in the field. just so long
will the game be deprived of the old time
patronage. have the names of nine play
ers before me which ! think the people
would be satisfied with, and Think arrange
ments could be made with them. Now the
first thing to do is to call meeting and sp-
point delegates to represent US In the coming
convention on the Goth of February.


Truly yours, J.
Year: 1877

A cLAIRvoYANT is now stopping at
Burlington who offers to show ladies their
future husbands for 81. We know sew
eral who would pay her five times that
sum if she could show them their present
husbands at one o'clock A. NJ, on cleo
ton nights.
Year: 1877

For a genuine example of"Patience on
n monument smiling at grief," get a
glimpse Of a fellow who holds year-old
boy baby in his arms and rocks the cradle
containing later edition, at the same
time writing an article on the beauty Of
innocent childhood.
Year: 1877




AT tho Church Of ST Francis Xavier Sixteenth street,
near Sixth avenue. yesterday morning, Rev. Father
Soer was the cclebrant high and Rev. Father


erricK preached the Tho altar OF the Virgin
Mary was illuminated and beautifully decorated wih
flowers. Before commencing his discourse Father
Mcrrick announced that tho evening OF Sunday,
November 4, there would be q sacred concert In the
church by Gilmores Military Band and orchestra, as
sisted by other artists under the dircc
t,on oil DR.. William Berge and Mr. r. ). Gilmore Tho
funds accruing are TO be applied to the building fund
OF the now church, and Father Merrck made an
earnest appeal hearty support Of the congrcga
ton, laying special stress on tho spiritual bcnehs
which would rebound TO those who contributed
OF their means. Tho subject OF tho sermon
was 'Thc Holy Ghost' and tho reverend Father
commenced by poinling Out the fact that the creed
OF the Church commenced by the recognition OF
the third person III tho trinity. what DO we know
about the Holy GhostY he continued without light
we should not like the members oil tho church NJ
Ephesus who had heard OF us existence. The
Holy Ghost the Blessed Trinity was simply the love
OF God. Strictly speaking God was the Father and by
Fathor and God the Son knew and loved each other
Tncy TACT one, and the Holy rhost was the re-
suit OF this ritual love IL proceeded from ne rather
and Son aud WAS their mutual act Tho Lnsln Church
had II was true, accused Of recognizing or carry
ing a division into the Holy Trinity, bat THIS was not
so Tho Crock Church differed IRON tho Latin merely
in the matter OF obedience; u was the wckcdncss OF
seemed 20 cause difference IN the crecds They re-
sisted the Holy Ghost and would not be governed
or controlled by Its influence which, SAID tho Father,
was special characteristic OF hereucs ana oI hereti
Year: 1877

cal antagonism. Each OF the persons In the Trinity
had special functions God the Father was the great
creator and the destroyer too; Ged the Son was the
beloved Redeemer who came on earth 20 assuage sor
very essence OF divine love- The Holy Spirit was des-
ignatcd perfect peace, happiness-the bond OF
union between Father and Son, The Church 10 IN re-
alty the work oil The Holy Ghost Each Of the persons
OF the Trinity has his Missions as It were but tne
Holy Spirit Is the very LIE and soul oil the Churcn
We have the words God the Tor this the preacher
concluded; for did He not say, will send the Holy
Spirit TO comfort your and how well has Hc kept HIS
word
Year: 1877

The State of Virginia has adopted ma chine to make bar kee CTS and liquor sellers honest, and to prevent them from evading the revenue tax on liquor sold at retail. The apparatus which now must by law dec crate every Virginian bar is simply reg istering dial combined with mechanism which, whenever the index is moved ahead, sounds bell The dial indicates up to a million drinks. Tampe1ing with it is pre- vented by the peculiar seal, which consists of a miniature tongue Of brass that perfo- rates bit of paper carefully fitted into the lock After this tongueiS in place the paper bears only single perforat:on. Any at tempt to violate the seal will result in de- facing and tearing the paper, and this will be sufficient to subject the saloon keeper to prosecution under the law.

 Two results have followed the introduc- ton of the invention, which might easily have been anticipated; the first is that the liquor men have raised the price of thch beverages so as to cover the amount whici. they are obliged to cover in taxes, and the second is the production of devices to swim de the machine. Already one enterprisin2 individual has begun using bell behind his counter having precisely the same sound as the gong in the machine He wen, through all the motions of operating the latter, and the false bell sounding made ii seem as if the drink had been properly reg istered-- Scientific American.
Year: 1877

All the admir- rers Of Dickens will remember
Mr.. Sampson Brass, and the grief to which he
came after an uncOmmonly crooked career, i'll
which he was aided and abetted by his sister,
Miss Sally Brass, Esquire. Wherever there
are doctors of medicine there Will be San
grades, and wherever there are lawyers there
Will be Sampson Brasses. One specimen OF
that kind was dealt with summarly by the
Judges of the Supreme Court on MOnday-a
person by the name of Gale. An examination
showed Mr.. Gale to possess such an extremely


limited stock not merely of personal honor
but of common dccency, that the Court begged
leave to decline his personal acquaintance
in future. The facts, briefly stated, are
that one Megarge wished to be divorced


from his wife, urging incompatibiity of
temper. He employed Gale to attend to
the business, and he, wishing to make out
very strong case indeed against Mrs MegarSe,
induced her to go with him to a hotel, where
from Poughkeepsic. Mrs. Megarge. on dIscOv


ering the falsehoOd of the pretense that it was
necessary for her to go to the hotel to meet
another party in regard to the pending suit,
obstinately remained in room by herself dur


ing the night, Gale occupying an adjoining
apartment He had witnesses ready, and upon
their testimony he secured a divorce for his
client, Mr.. Megargc. Thus successful in making
out case of guilt against perfectly innocent
woman, he might have risen, as the result of
his ingenuity, to very high position IN the di-
vorce business, if he had not been found
out; being found out, he was kicked
out. his name erased from the rolls,
and his prosperity as an attorney very properly
ruined. So we drop further mention of him,
being very sorry that we have been obliged to
mention such an unclean knave at all. This
incident, however, will suggest to an intelli-
gent public the extreme desirabihty of having
lawyers not only well up in the learning of
their profession but thoroughly honest espe-
cialy if they are engaged in the business of
procuring divorces. There Is no branch of the
calling which affords so good field for sharp
practice as this--not even the branch of de-
Tending thieves, which fourishes so toully in
the vicinity OF the TOmbs. Some of the gem
tlemen who inform discOntented wives or
husbands that divorces can he speedily pro-
cured at small expense and without publicity
may he honest practitioners; but the profcs-
Year: 1877

There is no special noise now except that of
this singular person Pulitzer. Everything and
everybody else seem to have subsided, and
except for the demonstrations of this remark
able man we should be enjoying by this time
a season of comparative calm. We have had
during the past six or seven months more or
less confusion and disorder, and a great many
excited persons swinging their wild arms
and bowling together the most varied views
and sentiments on a great variety OF subjects,
out of all of which 1t could only be dimly
gathered that there were differences of opinion
as to how the country should be governed and
who should sit in the General Deliveries. II
did look at one time as though there would be
slaughter. A considerable number of that class
OF political persons whose business it is to hold
the clothes of the people whom they set to fight
ing until the fight is well on-when they dis
appear-had made up their minds that their
wardrobes needed rcplcnishing and that there
must be a fight and general taking off of
good jackets for them to hold. The organ of
combatiyeness in these fellows is in front of
the ears instead of behind them; its location
at the hinge of the jaw brings together
the seat of the propensity and the only
weapon lor lls eldtlHcatlon. III may well be
supposed that when these all lifted up their
chins together it was noisy. 1t meant busi-
ness; it meant disturbance, and uproar, and
fighting; it meant going home in their shirt
sleeves, and possibly with damaged heads, for
the impulsive persons concerned in the scrim-
mage and it meant new clothes for the dis
eliminating bystanders. 1t was as stirring as
a whole orchestra of baSs-drums, with each
drummer marking tine with his foot on
the end of Spitz dog. There would have been
a fight no doubt, had not the hot -blooded fell
lows, who were getting ready TO take oil their
jackets, happened TO remember something.
And when they remembered, they turned
around to the persons with red and violent
mouths and said, "iOu've got on the very
Jackets YOU held for us III the last sclim-
image: suppose this time you go in, and let
Gus hold your jackets


After that, something like silence FELL


Silence except for this singular person Pulitzer


In the midst of the late commoton it is said
that Pulitzer was exceedingly vocal; that he
Year: 1877

fields are green with the. verdure OF liberal
ideas and soon they shall be glad with the
harvest Of genuine reforms Not little OF
the seed was sowed by those who labored'
risked, and sacrificed four years ago. 1heir
example of independence and fidelity TO con-
viction, and the ideas they then taught nave
done much to give the country this better day
of peace and progress. Their efforts are
abundanty vindicatcd when the great Kepup-
Ecan party comes forward as one man to take
up the work. Their sacrifices will be aDun-
daItly rewarded when reconciliation, peace, ana
cordial feeling between the sections, thorough
reform in all branches of the Government ana
better care for the welfare of the people snail
bless the land Not once, but often, 1t was
the fortune of Horace Greeley to suffer De-
cause he was in advance of his time. But on
the battle-felds of progress victories are not
won unless faithful and heroic men are 1ouhd
to dare the dangers and confront the isolation
of the skiImish line. Honor to those VINO
finish the fight. Honor also to those VINO
begin il.
Year: 1877

the greater is the tendency to extravaganza
and waste. This bill, as it seems to us, is an
earnest attempt to bring the City Government
down to businesslike dimensions.


We hope that the Legislature will pass it,
with such notifications, If any, as may be
found necessary, and that the Governor will
see his way clear TO signing it. Whether it
will ever become law is a matter of some
doubt. 1t attacks the interests of both
parties and of many politicians, and the
party papers seem to be afraid of 1t. 1t is an
excellent subject for a combination of the Office
holders and the lobby. But if it does become
q law, we shall look with confidence to see it
save money and reduce taxes.
Year: 1877

Butler is more than friendly; he is doing his
best to be sociable with it. Toward civil
service reform he is of cooler turn. His idea
of civil service reform, he says, is COM
plete change of the oflice-hoders every four
years. 1t is the old clerk. he thinks, that
comes to look on your money as his own
Gen. Butler ought not to air this argument
too freely. Somebody might he tempted when
he runs again, to apply it to the reelection OF
COngressmen
Year: 1877

Mayor Schroeder is OH DonOvan's track. That
modest man is to be compelled to do violence to his
feelings by voting. for himself every day, except
Sundays and holidays, until President of the Board
of Aldermen is elected. The Mayors proclamation
is addressed to the Board, but it is really meant for
Donovan. 1t is loud call for Donovan to get out
of the way and let the universe proceed Mean
while the Electoral Commission promises to end in
smoke and so does the Mayors pronunciamento.
Donovans hide is too tough to be pierced with a
proclamation.