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Year: 1879

LOrne's Message to the DOMINION
| Parliament.


| The time having arrived for the new
| Governor General to address the Dominion
Parliament much interest attached to the
manner in which he would make his debut
as a practical ruler, and his Message was
looked for with considerable curiosity.
We publish the full text OF the
address this morning. Modelled on
the royal messages which. the British
legislators are accustomed to listen to
minister, Lord Lorne's address has the
merit of being free from the platitudes that
frequently render the official utterances OF
his royal mother-in-law conspicuously non
committal on questions of foreign and even
domestic policy. leaving them specific only
where they relate to that of supplies
He dismisses the subjects Of his APP
pointment as Governor General and
the loyal reception which greeted the
arrival in Canada of Her Majesty's daughter
and himself with few gracefully worded
sentences expressive of his thanks, and
after paying compliment to the Prince OF
Wales for the interest taken by him in the
Canadian exhibits at the Paris Exposition
turns directly to the more important busi-
ness of the new administration and the
proposed work of Parliament.


Lord Lorne has very little to say about
the fishery award paid by the United States
to Canada under the provisions Of the
Treaty Of Washington. He merely informs
Parliament that the money has been paid
and that arrangements are being made to
divide it between Canada and Newfound-
land. In relation to the cattle embargo he
assumes that the trade is between the
Dominion and England, and that the
order excluding American cattle is
intended for the protection of that
trade. Viewed from the Canadian
standpoint this protection" is, OF course.
all right, as with the cooperation of the Brit
ish government it secures for the time be-
ing a Canadian monopoly ofthe meat supply
which was being sent to England from this
side, and furnishes a sample Of the policy
toward this country which became inevi-
table when Sir John A. Macdonald became
Premier. The Canadian Pacific Railroad is
to be pushed westward with the ut
most vigor, SO rs to connect Lake
Superior and the great Northwest" Under
the head Of general legislation Lord Lorne
proposes several important measures which
possess intrinsic merit. Regarding ques-
tions of finance, the recommendation to re-
adjust the tariff, with the view Of increasing
an inadequate revenue, will, doubtless,
meet with the favorable consideration Of
the majority. 1t is tacit acceptance of a
a policy which the British free traders will
not indorse in principle, although they may
be glad to profit by its practical application.
Year: 1879

We do not suppose that any considerable
number of the democratic members of
either house will lend themselves to pro-
ject for forcing on extra session from so
pitiful and degrading a motive as that of
giving the offices in the bestowal OF the Sem
ate to their own partisans for the few
months that would intervene between the
its regular annual meeting on the
first Monday in December. The pres
ent House of Representatives being
democratic its Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms and
other officers furnish no spoils to be pre-
maturely seized by the party. 1t is only
the Offices of the Senate upon which party
raid can be made, and it is incredible that
the democrats will take the risk of blocking
the wheels of the government by refusing
the annual supplies merely to give few
greedy hangers-on so small q number of
paltry places. Last years appropriation
bills provide for the wants of the govern
ment up to the 1st of July, and the Presi-
dent might not call the extra session before
the middle of that month, which would be
early enough to meet the payments due on
the 1st Of August. The Offices of the
Senate for the few months which would in
tervene before December are Of too little
consequence to be the actuating motive for
so disorganizing on attempt as is now
under discussion in Washington.


If it be true that a sufficient number of
ba ~, a,p ho ro a1acfo1 fo tho =, ouu n Houoo ora
liable to lose their seats by criminal prose-
cutions to deprive the democrats Of their
majority, this is motive which, however
unjustiiable, can be easily understood.
If the danger is real there will, no doubt,
be strenuous effort to ward it off
What is alleged is that number
of the democratic members have violated
the Federal Election law and are liable to
be convicted and imprisoned between now
and December. It is because there arc
colorado grounds for such prosecutions
that some Of the democratic members are
willing to 60 oil lengths for the repeal of
the Election law under which the indict-
ments would be made. They are willing
to force on extra session and even to dis
solve the government rather than incur
the risk of losing their party majority in
the next House. They think that by forcing
an extra session before the trials take place
they can secure the organization of the new
House, and that the Federal Election law can
then be repealed by majority democratic
in both branches, which will preclude the
possibility of any convictions under it..
This accomplished they will be ready to
pass the Appropriation bill in the usual
form without further delay. Whether the
democrats in Congress resort to this ex-
treme measure will depend on their esti-
mate of the danger of being deprived OF
their majority in the next House by crimi-
nal prosecutions under the law sought to
be repealed.
Year: 1879

pute could have been exerted by big
house maintained by Mr.. Welsh, OF
elaborate entertainments and round
of visits paid to the nobility at their
country seats? English people whose
opinion is worth regarding know all about
our system of government and our scale OF
salaries, and, indeed, they find out pretty
much all that is worth finding out about
the public ministers we send to London
Their opinion is not to be changed by the
personal or official expenditures of our
diplomatic agents in London. For the
United States the business of diplomacy in
these days of telegraphs and fast steamers
is the business of attorney and client, or,
to speak more narrowly as to London, it is
the work of communication or mediation
between Mr.. Evarts and the Marquis of
Salisbury, and if that work is well done it
matters little whether the agent lives in n
small or big house. If merchant could
get the advice or service of Mr.. O'Conor in
n controversy over question of law would
he stop to inquire in what sort of a house
the great lawyer might live?


1t is sometimes said that consuls could
transact our government business with
European ministers of foreign affairs as
well as diplomatic agents with prescribed
titular designations. But that is On error,
for the reason that diplomatic business has
traditional surroundings upheld by modern
public law, to which the United States
must conform in their own interest. II the
United States would have access to the per-
son of foreign sovereign they must send
an agent to whom the law of nations, as uni
versally accepted, accords the right to de-
mand an audience, and to whom if such
audience be refused the law denounces tho
refusal as an international offence. 1t would
greatly tend to clear the question of diplo-
matte salaries if our public ministers could
be made to realize that they owe no Off
cial obligations to anybody in the United
States but the President, and that their
social relations, in the sense of personal
expenditures, are as personal as if they lived
abroad as private citizens.
Year: 1879

The outrage perpetrated last evening by
O daring thief in the public street, and in
presence of o large crowd Of promenaders,
in garroting and robbing lady, may we'll
create O doubt in the public mind as
to whether we can practise economy
any better than by dismissing our
police force and quietly submitting for the
future to the tender mercies of the highway
robbers. We suppose that these gentle
men Of fortune would not be violent
to their victims while robbing them
Of purse or jewelry if they could
be certain that they would not be in
terfered with by the police. And as the
''fnest in the world" do not seem 10
exercise any influence in checking mere
thieving we may save ourselves from vio-
lence by dismissing them altogether
Really it is time to compromise
with Dick Turpin, for Mulberry street
has lost its terrors. We give the de-
tails Of the robbery this morning, and
cannot help saying that the lady who was
the victim was unfortunate in not finding
in all the surrounding crowd one man
capable of protecting her. The policeman,
of course, came up ready to club anybody
when the affair was all over.
Year: 1879

Live cattle are still sent out by ship from
this port for England, and will, it appears,
continue to be sent despite the fact that they
must be slaughtered on arrival. Perhaps
the English authorities may discover after
few thousand animals have been slaugh-
tered that none are diseased. and what
may help to open their eyes is the
sharp criticism made in England
of the governments hasty action.


Pleuro- pneumonia does not exist in the
cattle of this country as an epidemic
disease. In some stables of milch cows
kept near large cities and particularly
near this city--it has been found, and has
existed for months and years, and is no
worse now than usual. II the existence of
this disease at these places is O reason for
the action OF the British government in
arresting the trado of live cattle between
this country and English ports the same
reason existed last year. Possibly some
outgoing cattle kept in stockyards here or
at other seaports were contaminated by
some of these diseased COWS, which might
have been adjacent to these cattle in the
yards, as travellers in different directions
may meet at the same station. Such fact
was only possible before the authorities
had their attention called to the conse-
quences. 1t is not possible now. That 1t
was possible exhibits the helpless and
shilly-shally spirit Of authority with as on
manv points Of grave importanoe. Everv
Year: 1879

The Oneida Community has long been nm
bodies in the United States, and the
sentiments of the various churches
found expression yesterday in con-
vention, which was held Mt Syra-
cuse, and attended by prominent
members of several denominations. AS
Wa, admitted by the prime mover Of the
newly organized opposition. the members
of the Oneida Community are ''good
citizens orderly and cleanly in the
manner in which they conduct their
homes" but it is useless to deny
that their habit of holding women
as well as property in common is one which
civilization cannot regard with favor or re-
spect. 1t must be admitted that they are
not breaking any existing lays, and that
their refraining from proselyting relieves
them from the suspicion, so unavoid-
able when the Mormon problem is
considered, that their peculiar faith is
stimulated by uncontrolled animal pas
sions The character and reputation OF the
community and its members are so coed
that probably no legal action will ever be
taken by their immediate neighbors, who
know them best and who dislike the
peculiar feature OF the organization
as much as other respectable people
do. The fact remains, however. that
woman as transferable property, whether
on grounds material or spiritual $50 called)
is to the great majority Of humanity an
idea too abhorrent and unnatural to be en-
tertained for an instant, dnd that those who
so regard her must exist by sufferance and
not because of respect for their peculiar
theories. 1t is possible for the Oneida
Community, by exercising what, according
to their spokesmen, would not be great
degree of self-denial, to quash all opposi-
ton present or prospective by yielding
that peculiar feature of their practice which
gives offence. They claim not to be
lustful or immoral, and the public
would gladly believe as much of any body
of people so industrious and inoffensive;
but self-denial, in one way or another,
has, ever since Christianity was insti-
tuted, been necessary to an agree
ment between the many bodies pro-
Tossing the same faith Aside from
their customs regarding the sexual re-
lation the Oneida Communists are valu.
able members of society. Why should they
weaken the good influence which they
naturally desire to exert by practice
which offends every outsider who hears Of
it2
Year: 1879

verbal examination under oath and the
proceedings should be held with open
doors. There should be no postponements,
no delays and no toleration OF technical
points. Mayor Cooper has done right in
insisting on these proceedings. lie will do
wrong if he fails to make the inquiry thor
ough and to conduct it with open doors, so
that, whatever may be the result. the people
may be satisfied that full justice has been
done
Year: 1879

power that has any right to interfere with
these swill fed COWS has been aware of the
condition of the COWS in swill stables =
great while. Over and over again has the
HERALD exposed them, and every other
paper has done the same but the Board of
Health has folded its hands while the
owners of these stables tratficked on public
health, and the Governor never thought tha
subject worthy Of notice.
Year: 1879

IN ANOTHER COLUMN Patriot" makes an
appeal for the remainder of the runaway Chey-
ennes. The people and the HERALD agree with
him, but neither the public nor the press has
any influence with the powers that make the
Indians disatfected and keep them SO.
Year: 1879

A SMALL WAR CLAIM occasioned the usual
amount of talk in Congress yesterday. The
Thibetan praying machine could be easily mod
flied to do such work, the speeches, like the
cases. being about the same every time
Year: 1879

GLORIOUS FIGHT between railway giants
is going on i'll the State capital of New Jersey,
and there are rumors of plenty of gate money
for everybody who will enter the ring and help
either side.
Year: 1879

THE WELLS CASE continues to excite con-
siderable attention in court and private. Rich
men, who do not want to be dragged into pub
hcity, will take warning and not try to afford
the luxury of being eccentric.
Year: 1879

Now that busy railroads begin to tumble into
near Pottsville, Pa, yesterday, it is likely that
legislation will provide for scientific superin-
tendcncc of coal mines, that life and prop
erty above ground may not be endangered by
the ignorance and cupidity of mine owners.
Year: 1879

monopoly. So attached to his coun.
try, as to spend aud be spent freely
for the public good, and to lay down
not part Of his salary merely, but
his entire office, and even his life,
gladly, in order to maintain those
principles, to sacrifice which is to
sacrifice the people.


And, finally, so attached to his
Con as not to swerve from the ri ght,
to please the man who appointed
him, or anybody else.


With the earnest expectation thai
he may prove to be such man,
introduce to the public this deputy
clerk. May GoD prove him such tt
your satisfaction.
Year: 1879

special 10 CINCINNATI Enquirer.


LEBANON, August 8.-George Ea-
gle, a well-known Republican poll
tician of Hamilton township, at
tempted to end his miseries in this
world and solve the mysteries of the
future a few days ago. For several
years he has been diligently besieging
the heart Of Miss Mamie Richey, a
daughter of his neighbor, Colonel Dan
Richey. The Eagle tried to soar to
the social nights occupied by Miss
Richey, but his pinions were too weak,
and disappointment has met him at
every trial.


Finally the father of his inamorata
put his foot on the neck of the Eagle
and threatened to pull it off if it was
seen again on his premises. This last
blow was too much for the tender
hearted and loye-sick Eagle, and he
resolved to loose the silver cord and
break the golden bowl of life. He
went to Morrow and bought vial of
laudanum, and resolved to 60 and die
in the presence of his lady-love. He
obtained admittance during the tenn
porary absence of Colonel Richey,
and, frantically rushing into the pres
ence of Miss Richey, he put the pois-
oned chalice to his lips and drained
the last drop,


But he did not die with neatness
and dispatch, as was expected. Dr.
Hammer was sent for and came, and
he hammered life into him and the
laudanum out with the aid of a
stomach-pump. However, where there
is will there is a way, and as soon as
Eagle was conveyed to his home he
made another attempt TO take his life.
The instrument used this time was a
towel, with which he suspended him
self to the limb of sour apple-tree.
He was cut down before the spirit of
life had fled, and was at last accounts
yet in the flesh.
Year: 1879

Burlington Hawkeye.l


Another thing, son, you want to re-
member, that wearing twenty inches
Of coat propped out across sixteen
inches of shoulder doesn't make a
gymnast Of you by any means, any
more than straight back, a measured
step, and a Burnside hat with cord
and acorn give you a war record.
There have been young men, aye, and
old men, too, before your time, who
owed the tailor for their chest and
shoulders, and owed for them a preci-
GUS long time, too. There have been
young men who could waltz for an
hour and sixty-eight minutes without
once sitting down to rest, who couldn't t
saw enough wood to warm flannel
cake, not if starvation stared them in
the face and tried to drive them to it,
Men will admire your crooked legs il
your trousers are paid for, and il
your back is so lopsided that you have
to keep your helm hard a-port all the
time to keep from walking around the
block to starboard, when you want TO
go straight ahead, you'll never think
Of it if you don't owe for your coat
that lies in such ungainly, honest
wrinkles across it, The man who
doesn't owe a dollar is a GOOD
man, even If he hasn't crust to eat
in the house. And don't borrow. II
you cant get along without having
more than you've got, don't borrow
steal. You'll feel better about it, sp5
as a general thing, you will be more
respected and less teFmepted,
Year: 1879

Little Rock Democrat, Ait: Our dis
patches to-day announce an alter
cation as occurring at Denver, between
Colonel Curry and Senator Dorsey, in


which the former got in couple of
blows on the senator, and all about a
distribution of Federal honors in this
Democratic State. In the language
of the man, when his mother-in-law
was fighting a bar, we say let them
fight 1t out, and shout hurrah for both.
Year: 1879

A WRITER in the World calls for
intelligent and reputable women of the
East to emigrate to Arizona, where
many New York and New England
men have acquired fortunes, and are
willing to share them with those mat
rimonialIy inclined. There is some
thing solid in these bonanza lords, but
if they have no time to spare to come
East and look out for themselves, we
have no idea very many of the right
sort Of women will go after them. II
they would advertise as a branch Of
the Mormons, they would have no
trouble in getting all the women they
want
Year: 1879

The subscription price Of the DAILY
PUBLIC LEDGER is IS per annum and
SOC per month fOrlsSS than one year. The
WEEKLY LEDGER Is 81 per annum-
postage free.


Persons leaving the city for the summer
can order the DAILY LEDGER at SOC pei
month in advance, with the privilege O.
changing postOfiioe,
Year: 1879

Mr.. TILDEN once said very wise
thing, to wit, that great success in
American politics is not to be achieved
by pipe laying and wire pulling, by
truck and dicker, but by fidelity to
those fundamental principles which
lie at the bottom of our democratic
institutions and are dear to the hearts
of the people. That is as true now as
it was when Mr.. Tilden said it, May
the day never come when it shall
cease to be true.
Year: 1879

THE breach between the two wings
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
this country cannot be said TO be heal
ing much faster than the breach
between the political parties. The
New York Christian Advocate, organ
Of the Northern Methodists, remarked
parenthetically the other day. THE
Southern Methodist Episcopal Church
allows gambling, drinking and licen-
fiousness.
Year: 1879

In San Francisco more than twenty
young Japanese have formed them
selves into Gospel Society for the
purpose Of studying and discussing the
Christian religion. Six Of these young
men have already embraced the faith
of the gospel and become members of
the Methodist Mission Church.
Year: 1879

SUBSCRTBERS who wish TO re-
new will do us u favor by SEND
ING MONEY before their time
expires, as our mail list Is very
large, and our force to do the
work small. Nd USE TO SEND
ORDERS WITHOUT the MONEY.
Year: 1879

Snow Is shoveled out Of a large gran
lite building in Boston every morning,
and the boys may play at snowballing
in temperature Of ninety degrees, Il
they. are quick about it, This build
ing Is a warehouse for the storage OF
perishable provisions, and the air in IT
is kept at forty by registration with
ammonia. The snow gathers constant.
ly in the machine room,
Year: 1879

The impudenoe of Yellow Jack in
venturing to appear after we have for
mally established National board of
health is something beyond compre-
hension. Positively it looks as though
there was absolutely no respect for
law and order in this country.
Year: 1879

LoEDoN, March 26.-The usual application
will shortly he made to Parliament for vote
for the Duke Of Cennaught In consideration oi
his recent marriage but 1t Ia understood the
vote will he opposed on the ground that the
Duke Is already In receipt Of an annuity Of
$50, 900 from the consolidated fund, as well as
of his salary as lieutenant colonel of the
Rifle Brigade. The text OF the marriage
treaty has also been published here
as parliamentary paper, and
the opposers Of the vote will use lis
provisions as an additional argument against
any further expenditure. The treaty pro-
vides that the Duke shall secure to his wife
el500 year for her own use; that II her hus-
band dies she shall have 10000 annually and
that the Emperor of Germany gives to her n
dowry OF 100000 marks or f15,00O. ~ is
argued that all this taken together will keep
the young couple from poverty, and enable
them to live In moderate comfort. and that II
there is any surplus in the treasury it might
be better appropriated to the relief Of some Of
the suffering wurkmen.
Year: 1879

II Gen. Harry White will take down the
map Of Kentucky and study 1t awhile, pay
ing special attention to Judge turner's dis
triet. ne will probably refrain from brandish-
Ing his tomahawk on slight occasions. One
Of the counties which form it ia Leslie, and
the mouth OF He'll for Sartain,' running up
that creek to the head Of Murder creek
thence across TO Greasy, down Greasy and
across TO Owls Nest, thence to Cut Shin, ;
and down Cut Shin and the middle fork OF
the kentucky river, the place Of beginning. -
Year: 1879

Recent remarks by Senator z. ChandlerI


This is fast age, but for an intelligent
people who had saved the Union to turn about
and put rebels in power over them Is ahead of
anything weu find in the history OF any other
country.
Year: 1879

The VoTE OF THE CoUNTY.-W While
no political issue was made in the Repub-
lican ranks at the late election, it is quite
evident from an analysis of the vote of
the different precincts that large major
ity of the votes polled against the new
constitution were cast by Republicans.
Trinity Center, Indian Creek, Douglas
City, Cox Bar and Weavervile are Re-
publican precincts, and gave large vote
against adoption, while Mlnersville,
Lewiston and Junction City, usually
strongly Democratic gave strong major
tiles for the new departure. Canon City
usually Democratic on party question,
gave majority against, while those pre-
cincts in which the party strength is about
equal, gave nearly an even vote. The
county is usually put up as being slightly
Democratic, and the fact that while the
Constitution was urged on some hands as
a Democratic measure and obtained some
support on that ground, it was neverthe-
less beaten by majority of 90, speaks
volumes for the conservatism and intelli-
gence of our people.