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Year: 1877

Democrats should not be unduly ella
ted over the speech of Representative
Purman, recently made in the House,
on Florida and the election in that
State Mr.. Purman belongs to that
species of the genus homo, yclept "car-
pet bagger," and like Chamberlain and
Kellogg. be is very radical ofradicals.
Seeing an opportunity for such as be in
the PHOSPHATE and oppressed condition
Of the Southern white people, and hop
ing, BY imposition upon the credulity
and ignorance of the negroes, to be able
to succeed in elcvating himself to po-
sitiou to which be could never have at
tanned in bis northern home, he migra-
ted to Florida from the North shortly
after the war, and at once entered the
arena of politics Being glib Of tongue,
and possessed of considerable share Of
natural smartness and cunning. be sue
ceeded in gaining a prominence among
his colored associates, and at length was
chosen by them, as their representative
10 Congress Nothing was ever too de-
grading, too low, too dishonest or dis
honorable, or too shameful for this dis
ciple of Oliver Morton and VIM. Pitt
Kellogg to be guilty Of SO that bis ends
we're accomplished One of bis favor
ite hobbies was to abuse the whites and
to sndeavor to stir up and keep alive
animosity and strife between them and
the negroes. He has been known to
address crowd of negroes for hours at
time, depicting to them the terrible
wrongs" they have suffered from the
whites and advising them to be re-
venged. So violent and bitter we're bis
denunciations that the negroes them
selves often said they wondered the
white people did not kill him" Such
is the man who has just become noto-
rious for bis Outspoken and manly ~
denunciatiOn of the injustice done to his
state BY the Electoral Commission. and
honest (?) declaration Of bis belief that
Florida was carried by the democrats


We do not dispute what Mr. PurmaD
has said, and hope that every word of
it may be true Mr. Furman is not the
only one who believes that Florida was
carried by the Democrats, and had the
Electoral Commission permitted evi
dence to be brought before them. they
might have believed so too. But while
our desires and inclinations would lead
US to believe the announcements made
by Mr. Purman. We would rather have
it confirmed by some other and better
source A qualm Of conscience may
have seized upon him and induced him
to speak out in meeting and confess the
aims of others, but it is rather unusual
and somewhat unnatural for a carpet
bsgger to be honest and conscientious.
and We would much prefer that Mr.. Pur-
man should be put upon the probation
ary list, and kept there for some time.
10 order to give bis designs q chance to
become developed. We don't want to
see democrats attach their faith to car
pet-baggers' coat tails. no matter what
their professions may bs.
Year: 1877




Before House Committee yesterday
the clerk LittleGeld Of the Louisiana
Returning Board was confirmed in an
important particular. A witness testi-
fed to hearing Wells, President of the
Board, say to Little6eld. that no mat
ter If the Democrats had a hundred
thousand majority. the State would be
given to Hayes The clsarest exposi-
ton Of the Florida frauds was made
yesterday 10 the House. by Represen-
tative Purman, radical republican o.
that State. His very full consideration
of the case, exposing what be claimed
we're frauds oD both sides, was listened
to With attention, and will be published
for general circulation He says the
State went for Tilden by nearly 1000
majority In the Senate yesterday,
(13th. a petition was presented asking
for law allowing any one to use any
patented invention after giving a bond
for the protection Of the inventors
money rights The credentials Of D D.
Corbin as Senator from South Carolina
were passed He was elected BY the
rump legislature Of that State The
Senate also passed House bill to remove
the Political disabilities of Reuben
Davis, brother of Jefferson Davis.
Beyond passing a bill to encourage
telegraphic communication between
America and Europe the House did
no business.


By change in the rules Of the House
made yesterday, that body can now GO
on with legislative business during the
session Of the Electoral Commission
1t is to be hoped that matters Of small
importance only will be finally disposed
Of, as no legislative body can be in
suitable temper for the transaction ol
its legitimate business, while its mem
bers aud its proceedings are under in
tense excitement concerning other
matters.


The incoming of Lent will stop at
once the social gaYeties, such as they
have been, Of the winter. The thea
tres will thrive however. especially as
we are now getting better plays and
better actors than for years.


A poor farmer out in California has
Just been arrested for writing to Secre-
tary Chandler an offer Of $500 to de-
eide speedily, and in favor of one Of
the contestants, a disputed land case
The Secretary promptly exposed the
man 1t is a violation Of law to at
tempt to bribe public officer, and the
Secretary did right But he is the
same Secretary who. in defiance Of law
put his heavy hand upon every officer
Of the Government and forced from
all of them contributions for the sup,
port of the Republican ticket in No
vember last Let US hope that the OBJ
seure and ignorant border farmer will
be punished according to Law. and then
let US labor for law which can be ex-
ecuted against the rich as well as the
poor.


Short sighted people are Objecting to
the expenditures Of more monev in the
investigation Of affairs in the Southern
States. nov that the Presidential ques-
tion has been taken from Congress.
Upon reflection. people will see that a
thorough exposure of the process BY
which Florida's and Louisiana's votes
we're manipulated BY the State authori-
ties will be the best measure to prevent
the repetition of such villanies.


The party that attempts hereafter to
profit by the use Of such men as Wells,
will be defeated in advance. DBM
Year: 1877

NEWARK, DEL, Feb. 6, 1877


To the Editor Of the u. S. Eeonomist


The object of writing should be to
convey truth and knowledge to others
than the writer. This has always been
my object If | failed l cannot help
it; yet no one will ever say that what
| wrote carried the evidence of deeep-
ton upon its face, as have some writers
who occupy space in your columns
Let me give quotation from your col
umns Of Sd inst "Her (the South
dependence upon distant markets for
almost every necessary comfort, con
VenieDcs and supply of life not extracted
from the soil 10 the shape of raw ma
terisl was complete, universal, helpless
and disgraceful This includes the
Diamond State Her merchants could
not stir in their business; her planters
could not enter upon the routine of
agricultural work; her laborers could
scarcely put food in their mouths; her
women could not even arrange their
hair without testifying to the humiliat-
ing dependence So far as the Dia-
mond State is concerned. the above
quotation is false in every respect, and
Year: 1877

Electors through the Legislature, or
base it upon a popular vote.


Judge Black followed and said the
tribunal now had before it the evidence
taken by the Senate and the House. He
insisted that the evidence in the trl0-
unal might throw 1t out, but 1t was now
before them. II there was any evidence
that came through an illegal channel or
from an improper source, let the other
side ask that il be thrown our. But they
should not be required to present 1T a
second time. He urged that all the pre-
cedents favored his position, and that the
Commission could not justly decide 9TH
erwise. He secuted the idea that Con-
gress had not the power to inquire into
the genuineness OF the certificate; II
they had the right to inqn're whether II
was not counterfeit, they had the
right to inquire whether it was fraud
Year: 1877

We copy the following article from the
San Francisco Post of the 9th inst. The
Post, after describing how the banks were
swlndled by Cooper, and what an eccentric
man Mr.. Treadwell was in always leaving
so much money on deposit, goes on to say =


Mr.. Treadwell returned from the East about two
weeks since and, to the tremendous surprise of the
two corporations. informed them that he had never
drawn of the cheeks that they were all forgeries
anu lhat Ihey had between them, been swindled to
the tune of SGO0OO or more by fOrger Captain Lees
was informed two days ago of the facts and though
the time had been short he has nevertheless become
certain That William K. Cooper stock operator is
the guilty party. The chain of evidence by which
this conclusion is reached present be given
publicity. suffice it to say that Cooper was former
employee of Treadwell'sa warehouse clerk was fully
trusted by him, and had an intimate knowledge Of
his employers affairs lie was not in his employ
when Treadwel went East, and had as a matter of
course, no authority TO sign for him How he GOT
hold % OF the bank books is not known, as Treadwen
Deheved when he went away that they were locked
up in the bank with other papers The orgeries were
Sklully executed as may be supposed, and there is
iltue dOuDt Dut that ne has gotten all the plumber
How much he saved is not known as he was a heavy
dealer in the stock market and dabbled heavily in
california and Best " Belcher stocks He was quite
well known here. though he had come here from
Kentucky only in 1879. lie was at one time mariner
with Fred Elliott and was known as q bold operator
He lived i'll good style at No SIS Eddy street With his
Mlie, ana nothing was thought of their departure
East last month a few days since. however his
brother, John X. Cooper elder of the Shakers at
south Union, Logan county, Ky. arrived here with
blll OF sale from his brother of all his household frni-
or six horses and carriages which he owned.
The bill of sale was not dated but the
louisville Ky, on the Sth of September The amount
was $500 by virtue of ii Gregg G Bowley yesterday
instituted partial sale of the effects but tS CON
tinuance this morning was stopped by an Injunction
placed in the sherifi's hands by c. H. Burton presi
ueht OF Ine trust company. kilograms have been
sent IN all supposed directions for Cooper ordering
ms detention They describe him as feet inches
III height, black, wavy hair, flashing eyes sallow
complexion, medium-sized nose and small black
mousache Ills aye is supposed TO be about 3j years
HIS VIE is ungallantly described as homelv light
compleXioned and ladylike. The bank on.
caIs are naturally hugely disguised with the matter
anu they know much will certainly not reveal il at
present further complication of the transactions
comes with the fact that Treadwell is said TO have
arriVeu mere some days prior to Coopers departure
anu That the latter made secret of his going bnt
DaHe all his friends goodbye saying that he was
gong TO Lake Tahoe, and possibly to the East He
even had the assurance 10 invite Mr. Treadwp IN no
company him there on pleasure trip.
Year: 1877

A MATTE 0.. CoxGrEssuEy TO LooE
AFTER. disaster at Lewes,
caused by the recent storm, when fifteen
vessels were swamped or battered to pieces
inside the Breakwater, raises the question
whether or not that artificial harbor is not
the means of holding out false inducements
to shipping; whether it is not offering
more safety than it is able to bestow. One
OF the sailors who went down with his
vessel that fearful night, and saved himself
by clinging to the masthead, informed us
that his boat could have lived out in the
open sea, or over on the windward side of
the Bay, but supposing the Breakwater to
be the place of safety it purports to be, his
vessel sought its protection, only to meet
destruction. Surely this immense stone
pile does not meet the ends for which it
was constructed. 1t does not sufficiently
keep back the waves Of the sea to prevent
them from damaging the shipping that
comes in behind it for protection. 1t either
ought to give this protection, or not hold
out the inducement it does to the innu.
merable craft that sail up and down our
coast, from all parts of the world. The
Government is at fault while ever it allows
this inadequacy to exist, and will be so
held by the sailing masters of other ma.
tions. Our Congressman should call the
attention of the National Legislature to the
subject and ask that the great and noble


enterprise be carried to completion--great


and noble provided it meets the ends for


winch 1t was designed, but reproach to
Year: 1877

IT is denied that there is an effort being
made in Sussex county to organize a work
ingman's party. We supposed as much.
The idea of organizing such party in Sus-
sex, or this county either, where there is
no body or association to affect such an
organization, is absurd in the extreme.
About the only working people down there
are among the farmers, and they are about
the last men in the world to bother with
strikes and organizations like the one
above referred to. They haven't time to
do 1t. There are lot of men down there.
as also further up the State, we suppose,
who sit around the Court House and
banker after the offices that are ~ so near
and yet so far" who would organize any
thing and call it by any name, if they
thought it would further their hopes in any
manner, but such drones could hardly
effect such scheme as this. A working.
mans organization could not be put togeth-
er for its own sake down there, let alone
for the benefit of these lazaroni who ask
Tor office to get out of work.
Year: 1877

In the Episcopal General Convention in
session at Boston last week the subject of
prohibiting the conservation of churches in
which pew or permanent sittings are sold
was discussed. 1t was urged that churches
should be free to ALL and that no distinc.
ton should exist on account of social posi-.
ton. The subject of shortening the morn.
ing service was next discussed.
Year: 1877

IN the Episcopal General Convention,
now in session in Boston, an effort was
made last week to pass rule to shorten
the morning and evening service of the
Prayer Book, but the effort failed So the
order of worship will remain unchanged.
Year: 1877

10 rlpen and color up late pears, place
them IN warm room between woolen
blankets. To make them keep long and
well, put them in cool atmosphere and
keep them as cold and dry as possible
without freezing. Get them a golden
color before sending them to market. If
they look green they will not sell well.
Year: 1877

A new swindle has been invented for
dull times. A one dollar bill is cut in two.
a live ditto, and then the halves OF one are
pasted to the halves of the other. Then in
roll OF bills, the FIVE ends are counted and
six dollars pass for ten.
Year: 1877

Senator Morton's longtime physician
says that his patients paralysis came partly
from enormous overwork during the war,
and partly from hereditary predisposition.
The Governors mother was strong.
healthy woman, and to her he owes this
immense body, those broad shoulders, and
that Websterian brow. But from his father
he inherited this disease. His father and
grandfather were stricken down with it.
and yet they lived for years afterward.
Two aunts and an uncle were similarly
affected, but they died in old age. An
elder sister is now lying in the same help.
less condition. But Morton had a wonder.
iql constitution, and he has got it now.
lie never did anything to injure it. It's
more trouble now to get him to drink a
dozen swallows of whiskey or brandy than
to induce most patients to take as much
castor oil. If he smokes it is never to ex.
cess"
Year: 1877

In the U. S. Circuit Court at San Fran
cisco, on Monday, the Government suit to
recover from the Central Pacific Railroad
Company per cent of its net earnings
from July 18th, 1869, in repayment of the
subsidy and interest, was decided by Judge
Sawyer in favor of the Company. lie held
that the obligation to pay did not take
effect until October lst, 1874, when the
road was finally accepted by the Govern
ment
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Permanent Exposi-
tion seems to be in danger Of being any
thlng but permanent. The stockholders
have had meeting with view of saving
the concern from being sold out by the
sheriff. There is debt of $264, 900 due by
the company, of which Sl80,O00 are due to
the centennial board of finance, and $751;
OOO to individual creditors. The directors
of the Pennsylvania railroad and of the
Reading railroad, who are interested in the
continuance of the exposition, are examin-
ing its financial condition with a view of
extending aid to it if there be chance of
its being made to pay hereafter.
Year: 1877

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle of Thurs
day says seen. ID. Nj. Dubose, the SON
in-law of Gen. Toombs, was in this city
yesterday, we regret to learn through him
that Gen. Toombs has lost almost entire
ly the sight of one OF his eyes. He did
rot know that anything was The matter
with his vision until last Sunday. On
that day he went to hear Bishop Gross, of
the Catholic Church, preach in Washing
ton. While attempting to concentrate
his vision on picture in the church by
looking at it through his fore-fnger and
thumb, he suddenly discovered that he
could not see with his left eye. The
power of sight in that eye is not en-
tirely destroyed, but is so defectiv We as to
be Of little service to him. What adds
to the singularity Of he case is the fact
that Gen. Toombs' father was affected in
the same way five orsiX years prior to
his DEATH
Year: 1877

Save your pity for the unhappy little
traveller, American born and white, who
is abandoned to the tender mercies Of
nurses. He will be dressed too tightly
perhaps, drugged with sOothing-syrup
(or worse), slapped if he cries, and left
alone in the dark. He will ride in his
carriage with the sun in his eyes, if it
is sunny and with arms and hands un-
covered and half frozen, If it is cold.
Flies will be allowed to tickle his fat
little nose, and pins to stick into his
tender little back. The strings of his
absurd lace cap will choke him till he is
black in the face; and he will nearly
break his neck falling over the arm of
Bridget when she wants to gossip with
a crony. His troublesome clothes will
be twitched down and jerked around;
and he will be laid down, set up, turned
over, and arranged any way convent
ent to her. Above all, If he dares open
his mouth to complain of these tortures,
his delicate little body will be trotted
on her hard knees till it will be nothing
short of a miracle If his precious little
life is not worried out of him.


The calm Oriental baby in his tray or
basket; the Chinese baby in his cage /;
the baby of Burmah, naked or wrapped
in silks, smoking at two and married at
ten; the baby of the "Cradle" and the
Founding Asylum of Paris; the Lima
baby in its hammock, and the stolid In
dian papoose on its boards,-each and
every one is happier and better off than
our poor little mother-abandoned Amer
lean baby, left to ignorant and careless
nurses.


The "mother-baby, the happy little
traveller who is not left TO the mercies
of nurse, whose throne is his mothers
arms, whose pillow is SOFT, and whose
needs are wisely met,-he is the happi-
est of all. Fair, fat, and hearty, the
SORROWS of babyhood come not near
him. He truly is the one 'born with
silver spoon in his mouth. ."-S. Nich
alas
Year: 1877

So keen is the sight of the condor of
the Andes that if carcass be exposed
where the naked eye can detect none of
these creatures in the horizon, yet in a
few minues they are seen streaming
from all directions straight towards
their hoped-for meal. But though birds
be long sighted, it is also highly neces-
sary that they should see minute objects
at short distance. No entomologist
will deny that an insectivorous bird
must have keen eyes for short distances
if it is to get its living with ease. A
microscopic sight is scarcely less requi-
site for grain-feeding bird. The swal-
low, which plunges with such reckless
impulse through the air will neverthe-
less seize a small insect as it dashes
along with almost unerring certainty.
Usually the prey is so small that the
WONDERFUL powers of the bird displayed
in the chase cannot be observed; but
sometimes when the insect has large
wings, this dexterity may be seen. The
writer has seen a swallow seize, while
in a headlong flight, the beautiful,
scarce swallow-tailed butterfly, and
shear out its sapid body from between
the wings, and let them float severally
down; aud then not satisfied with q
feast so little proportioned to the splen-
dor in which 1t was dished up, glance
round and seize the several pieces be-
fore they reach the ground. How, then
is long sight and a keen short sight TO
be obtained from the same eye? This
is done mainly by the aid of bony plates
so disposed that the edge of one is capa-
BILE of sliding over the edge Of its neigh
Dor; so that when the fibres of the mus
Gle which unites them contract they
compress the eye all around and make
it more tubular, while the humors of the
eye, thus subjected to pressure, cause
the cornea to protrude more, also the
retina to be removed further from the
lens.
Year: 1877

Drums and flies are probably the
most ancient, as they are certainly the
most familiar, of all our musical para
phernalia; and they have been through
many ages associated with scenes of
warlike interest and diplay. Whatever
be their origin, there is a charm which
is alien to all other Instrumental an
which makes the music they produce
more applicable to military purposes
than any other. 1t would be difficult,
if not wholly impossible, to describe
the cause of this, but it is certain that
on the line of march men find il easier
TO keep step to the lively tones of the
fife and the brisk roll of the drum than
to follow brass band, which cannot
be heard further than about half the
length of battalion. 1t is singular
thing. however, that it is only the Eng
lish speaking people who make this
kind of music national, for the French
and other continental armies generally
march to the sound of the drum and
W WltIl liltlI UIdcS lVl
playing. But this kind of music has
never found favor with our British re-
giments, though many attempts have
been made to introduce il. 1t has
foreign ring about it which makes it
unpleasant TO English ears, and it is of
very monotonous character, there be-
ing no more than five notes on the
common bugle, consequently the few
tunes that can be played upon it have a
sameness about them which is exceed
ingly wearisome 10 the ear. But this
does not prevent its being used Occa-
sionally, as a change TO the music of
the trombone or the fife. The chief
glory of the drum lies in the crispness
of its sound and the beauty of its APP
pointments, though of late years the
instrument has been sadly used, by be-
ing cut down to mere skeleton. COM
posed principally of bolts and screws.
with scarcely any body to it at all. The
handsomest specimens of the drum
which have been familiar to us from
childhood and TO preceding genera
tions are those born by the drummers of
the Guards, which are beautifully en-
blazoned with the royal coat of arms
and the names of the battles in which
each regiment has been engaged; and
the bearers take pride in keeping the
plain brass brilliant, while the emblaz-
oned part is always well polished with
beeswax.