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Year: 1877

Twenty-three States have Democratic
Governors. There is Democratic ma
jority in the House. The Senate is nearly
equally divided, and in two years will be
controlled by the Democrats. There is
a white majority gilmore than a million
Democrats in the United States, and an
absolute majority of quarter Of million.
A Republican who was not elected Presi-
dent, hold the office through fraud. A
hundred thousand Republicans hold the
minor Federal Offices through the same
fraud. This is the political situation in
nutshell, and it is well to remember the
leading facts,
Year: 1877

T The official canvass shows that the
proposed amendment to section three, of
article ten, of the state constitution, relating
to corporations, barely escaped approval
at the late election by majority of only
one thousand AMI eighty votes. Had the
people fairly understood the question at is
sue it would have been overwhelmingly de-
feated, for it was dangerous innovation
in the interests of capitalists, and would
have proved more or less detrimental to
every community. The present require
ment of stockholders of corporations Other
than manufacturing to keep their stock al
par by personal liability is just Ole, and
should never be modified in the least par
| ticular.
Year: 1877

~ The advertisements in newspaper
are more read than thesthoughtless imagine.
They are the map of large class of mems
capabilities in life. The men who contem-
plates doing business in a distant town
takes up the local paper and in its adver-
tisiEg columns sees u true picture of the
men he has to deal with; a complete record
of the town, its commerce, its home trade,
the facilities of store keepers, its banks
and in almost every case he can estimate
the character of the men who solicit the
public patronage. The advertising page is
a map of the town, record of its munici
pal character, business confession of the
citizens. and instead of being the opinions
ted pro duction of one man, it is freightet
with the life thoughts of hundred.
Year: 1877

Take care of the pennies. Look well to
your spending. No matter what comes in
if more goes out you will be always poor.
The art is not in making money, but in
keeping it, Little expenses, like mice in
barn, when they are many, make great
waste. Hair by hair heads get bald; straw
by straw the thatch goes off the cottage,
and drop by drop the rain comes '-mto
the chamber. A barrel is soon empty, if
the tap leaks but drop minute. When
you mean to save, begin with your mouth /;
many thieves pass down the red lane. The
ale jug is great waste. In all other things
keep within compass. Never stretch your
legs further than your blanket will reach,
or you will soon be cold. In clothes choose
suitable and lasting stuff, and not tawdry
fineries. To be warm is the main thing,


never mind the looks. A fool may make
money, hut it needs wise man to spend j..
Remember, it is easier to build two Chin
neys than keep one going. If you give all
to back and board, there is nothing left for
the savings bank. Fare hard and work
hard when yon are young, and you will
have chance to rest when you are old.
Year: 1877

New York, Jan. S.--President Grant said
yesterday to q Washington correspondent,
on being asked what he thought of the
democratic meetings to be held to-day, that
they seemed to be intended TO intimidate
the opposite party and make capital. The
effect on the public mind of the North
would depend on the character of the pro-
ceedings. The people were not to be
brought to submission by attempted intimi'
datiOn.
Year: 1877

Tilden staked a hogshead of ambition, a
barrel of money, and keg of reputation on
the election. He lost, and his demoralized
cooperage will be turned over to second
hand stave factory.
Year: 1877

Below we give the number of acres re-
covered to the State by the decision of Com
missioner Williams, of the general land Of
flee, together with the respective grants and
patents from whence they are to be taken
to which they were erronously assigned,
they having been entered upon and certified
! to in the local land Offices subsequent to the
passage of the swamp land grant to the
/ tate:
Year: 1877

was Of a blush tint. Many of these
punctures were not healed, but
Sanford declared he was totally de-
void Of feeling. One might bore
into his flesh with a red-hot iron,
he said, and he would not feel it,
and as proof of this he showed scars
on his legs, some as large as a silver
half dollar, and told how he got
them. 1t appears that adversity in
its fullest measure came upon him.
He lost his hypodermic syringe, and
so procured common syringe.
This he could not insert into the
flesh without first cutting a hole.
He used to take a razor and cut a
cash in his thigh and then with a
scissors bore a hole into the flesh,
into which he would insert the
syringe and inject the morphine.
All the fleshy parts Of his body
which he could conveniently get at
have been cut and punctured over
and over again.


During the last two years." said
Sanford, al have taken over sixty
grains Of morphine a day. have
often taken over a drachm in one
day. One drachm of morphine is
equal to more than five hundred
grains of opium"


Being asked to explain his pres.
ent predicament, Sanford said that
when he lost every means of making
money he sold everything he had
from time to time to procure NOR
phine. When everything was gone
he prolited a while on credit with
druggists and dealers with whom he
had acquaintance. When this
means of getting the drug was de-
MED him, he stole what he could
and with the proceeds got what he
WdUJe


"Knowing the ways of doctors
and the value of their Instruments"
said he, Il devoted myself to this
special way Of raising the wind. OF
course l got caught. When | want
morphine | will do anything tC
procure it. l would kill my owr
father in a minute if | could gor
enough for one dose. When the de
sire comes on me | would not ex
change the morphine for heaven
Give me the dose and then hang NJ,
if you like. don't care what thel
do with me after l have got th,
morphine.
Year: 1877


minister in the next county who
would sometimes become carried
away by his emotions, and would
sing an entire verse Of a long metre
hymn while holding a convert
under water; and although a stall
wart teamster who was thus treated
once fell from grace, and upsetting
his minister in the water held him
under until he was nearly drowned,
the reverend enthusiast was not
cured Of his careless habit. When,
therefore, Miss Wilson consented to
be baptized by the Plneyille minis
ter, she knew that she would be
treated in a considerate and skillful
manner, and the public knew that
the spectacle would he worth wit
Messing.


1t is very easy to say, now that
the affair is over, that Miss Wilson
ought to have left her cork leg at
home. In that case, however, she
would have been compelled either
to limp to the water on crutches or
to be carried thither by self-sacri-
fcing deacons. Moreover, her ap-
pearance in public without her GUS
tomary leg would have excited a
great deal of remark, which would
not only have shocked her sensitive
feelings but would have detracted
from the solemnity Of the scene.
When, in addition to these facts, we
remember that she was woman
residing in a country town, to which
champagne baskets rarely penetra-
ted, and was hence presumably ig-
norant of the scientific fact that
cork is light and buoyant, her neg.
leet to remove hOr cork prior to
baptism seems entirely excusable.


So long as the water was only two
feet, Miss Wilson, who weighed
fully two hundred pounds, managed
to wade toward the minister, but SC
soon as the latter took her hand
and led her into deeper water the
cork asserted its buoyancy and Mis-,
Wilson was suddenly reversed. The
minister, with much difficulty
placed her on her feet again, anC
rather surlily requesting her not t.
do that again, began to make t
brief and formal address. Before
he had spoken ten words Miss vii
son, with a wild shrek, fell back
ward, and her cork leg shot swift,
upon the surface. Perhaps this i
the point where a veil should b,
dropped. To finish the narratiy,
in as few words as possible, it ma,
be said that after half a dozen fu
tile efforts the attempt to baptiz
Miss Wilson was abandoned. Will
all his skill and strength, the min
lister could not counteract the effec
Of the cork leg, and could not keel
the convert right side up lOnl
enough to baptize her. She bore i
with patience until the ministe
called for fifty-six pound weight
with a view to ballasting her, whel
she Indignantly scrambled ashore
hastened home, and subsequent
4 joined the Presbyterians.
Year: 1877

TuI~ IS prime harvest weather, enough
of breeze and flying clouds to keep OF the
.unstroke, yet heat enough t. bring out
copious persplration. The occasional lit
tie shower that has fitted across the mar
vest fields has not deposited enough OF
dampness 10 do any harm. The wheat
is about all gathered and is generally
dry enough for the thresher.


The nay harvest will now begin; and
the crop is as fiue rs the most favorable
weather could make 1t. The crop is
heavy in hill sad bottom, wherever there
was soil enough and seed enough to pro-
duce stand.


Corn Is growing grandly these hot
tyys and sultry nights. This Is just the
weather that corn most delights in, and
t shoots forward so much every night
that YOU can almost see It's upward move
ueHt.
Year: 1877

HAYES order to his otice-holders
snuncistes the sound doctrine Il at = man
canno. serve the Government and the
Radical party st the same time-thst
such service would be quite as impossible
as an attempt to serve "God and Nam
mon" Administered upon the princi
pies of the Radical party-ceutraliz ~
and corrupting, with fraud as corner
stone and malignant prescription as its
leading impulse-the United States
would become Mexicsnized 10 half II
generation. HAYES fully eomPrehends
that Al effort to administer the govern
men, upon Radical principles BY attempt
ing to steal the Presidency the second
time. would be tie end. His order Is
both right and timely.
Year: 1877

The b y o. railroad authorities have
done q popular and proper thing IN put
ting down their excursion rates to Deer
Park and otner favorite places OF resort
t. such very low figures y lour days
excursion to the pure, dry MT Of the
mountains can now be made At u cost so
small that almost any one can afford TO
make il.
Year: 1877

thereof, and whether the said real estate
was acquired by gift or purchase. Ii
money 10 to be donated for the purpose
aforesaid, record should be kept show.
ing the amount donated. ....


8. The permanent seat of government
of this State, when so fixed and deter
mined as aforesaid, shall never be re-
moved from the place rom which the
same is located except by the vote OF q
majority of the qualified voters of the
State, cast at an election held for that
purpose in pursuance of su act OF the
legislature or an amendment to the Con-
stllution, and shall be deemed to
be contract. between the State
and the persons who may donate real
estate or money, or both, rs pro.
vided for in the act, that the seat
Of government shall never Do moved ex-
cept as herein provided for. And the
Circuit Court OF the county in which such
seat of government is located under the
provisions of this act shall have jurisdic-
tion aud power upon q bill filed oy any
such donor, as is mentioned in the next
proceeding section, his heirs or personal
representatives, or by any one or more
OF the taxpayers of said county TO perpet-
ually enjoin the removal Of such seat OF
government.


9. As soon as possible after the said
first day of May, ilS7s, the Governor
& hall cause all of the books, papers, re-
cords, and other personal property OF the
State, including the State Library, per
tanning TO the several departments OF the
government, established under this act;
the expenses Of which removal shall be
paid out of the contingency fund.


10. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after the expiration
of ninety days from its passage.
Year: 1877

The member who wanted those hold
ing tree passes on the railroads TO receive
no mileage, was just day too late. He
gets on the record, but the mileage ques-
ton had been settled and the money
drawn the preceding day.
Year: 1877

ZACH CHANDLER seeing to have had q
fearful dread that Democrats might prsc-
ice fraud in the late election. He had
n monopoly OF the business and didn't
propose TO have competition.
Year: 1877

ton of its liberality, but to expect q
city or town after it has been fixed upon
IS the capital of the State, to contribute
grounds and buildings isexpecting rather
more than will be realized. There are
other and serious objections to the bill
now referred to the Judiciary Committee
which want of space prevents US from
alIuding to, but we will direct attention to
them hereafter, We are inclined to the
opiuion that the Ksnawha delegation
have permitted their zeal TO outrun
their jud gment, and in their effort to DO
Something on the capitol question have
done too much, to succeed.
Year: 1877




San Francisco, April 12.-To-day an
order was issued from the Twelfth dis
trict court, on the petition of the Spring
Valley Water Co., commanding the
mayor and board of supervisors to re-
frain from carrying out the provisions
of the recently adopted city ordinance
empowering the mayor to restore the
connection of water pipes with public
squares and other places, when broken
by the water company. This morning
the water was again cut off from the
public squares by the company.


The mayor, learning of this move
ment after his arrival from the coun-
try, this afternoon employed plumbers
to restore the connections, and directed
the police officers to prevent any one
from turning off the water hereafter.


The Spring Valley people threaten to
have the mayor arrested for contempt
order issued by the court. The presi-
dent of the water company has adj
dressed a communication to the mayor,
agreed case to be submitted to the su-
preme court at the present term, to de-
termine what is meant by the term
great necessity" used in the statute
affecting the water company, and
whether the supply for ordinary uses Of
a municipality is included in the term,
the decision to end all controversy be-
tween the city and company, and the
case to include a stipulated amount to
be accepted by the company in discharge
of its claims for past service, in case
judgment is rendered in favor of the
company.
Year: 1877

London, April 12.-The Times in a
leader says the prospect Of peace has
been suddenly overshadowed by the
fear of a speedy war. The change has
come through the action of Russia
and by means of the very document
which was signed for the purpose Of
maintaining peace. Hardly had the
document been signed when Russia
showed a disposition to take from it the
materials of the ultimatum, and the
Porte was informed that it was expect
ed of him to decide by tomorrow
whether he would or not accept the
protocol and send an envoy to st. Pc
tersburg. If, as our Austrian cores
pondent states, a definite reply should
be given by the 18th instant, Russia
cannot be surprised if recent negotia-
tions should expose her to severe
charges. She must expect it to be said
that she wished to pass the time until
the roads towards the Danube should
be fit for the passage of her artillery,
and that she drew up the protocol not
to secure peace, but to obtain from the
United Powers such condemnation Of
Turkey as would make declaration of
war inevitable.
Year: 1877

Two political parties are all that really
survive and continue in any free count
ry-in fact all that can. For example,
the question now before the American
people for consideration is: Shall the
policy of the Republican party be APPROX
ed at the polls2 Shall we say by our
votes "well done, good, honest and
faithful servants2" Shall wesay, "thank
you, John Sherman and company, for
the good and happy and prosperous
times you have given usP"


All who 80 say should vote for West,
who says there is NO REMEDY in leg
islation for these hard times. West,
Sherman and company deny they and
their party policy caused this ruin.


The people, however, especially work
ing men, Know better, and they also
know the Democratic party antagonizef
the Republican policy; that the Democ'
racy is the only party of power sufficient
to overthrow the party in power, and re-
verse the wheels Of ruin that John Sher'
man and company are driving.
Year: 1877

Mr.. johnson Sherrick, our candidate
for the State Senate, is q well known
business man Of Canton, and as such is
known as a man Of character and con-
science.


In all the relations Of life he has faith
fully acted his part, deceiving no one,
not even himself. AS an honest man
and correct citizen then, we present Mr..
Sherrick as our candidate for the State
Senate. Let all men who realize the inn
portance of electing such man to the
Senate, consider and act accordingly on
election day.


Mr.. Sherrick is no Office seeker. He
would have preferred that some other
gentleman had been chosen by the COM
mittees and 30 told them. He also much
regretted the withdrawal of Mr.. Haines,
with whose nomination Mr.. Sherrick was
we'll pleased. Having been selected by
the committees to fill the vacancy, he
accepted the honor, and will manfully do
his part to secure success.


We appeal, then, to all good citizens
in the district to VOTE FOR Mr., SHERRIoK,
for they may rest assured, that, in so do
ing they will vote for an honest man, who
will strive to do his duty in accordance
with his oath to support the Constitutions
of the United States and State of Ohio.


Mr.. Sherrick's experience of four ses-
sions in the lower House of our General
Assembly qualify him to be a useful
member of the Senate, and to be credit
to his district He will not consume val
uable time with long-winded, balderdash
speeches, but aid and labor in the dis
patch of business.


He will honor the position. Let the
good and sensible people of Stark and
Carroll ELECT HIM.
Year: 1877

"How dreadful is the defiance of law
and robbery of innocent people !" said
with sigh of indignation, the director
of an exploded savings bank, as he read
of band of Western railroad robbers
having stopped train and plundered
the passengers. His little soul went out
in sympathy, but not for his robbed de-
positorsl
Year: 1877

Work WHILE IT Is DAY.-Let our
friends remember they have only one
week more to work. The time is short,
The cause of oppressed humanity is your
cause. Be not weary nor discouraged.
Victory is ours five are earnest, faithful
and true to our principles. as ,
Year: 1877

EVERY man who voted for Tilden and
Hendricks last year should feel indigna-
ton enough at the fraud perpetrated by
the Republican leaders, and endorsed by
the party generally, to go to the polls on
the 9th OF next month, and VOTE A FULL
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE SEN
ate and House committees on counting
the electoral votes have this evening
agreed on report, which will be signed
to. morrow by all the members Of both
committees, except Senator Morton and
possibly one Democratic member
of the House Committee. The tri.
bunal for the decision of contro-
verted questions will be tripartite,
one branch of which will be composed OF
five Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court. How the judges are to
selected or how the Senate and House
branches of the tribunal will be constltu-
ted ia not known, but it can be positively
said the element Of chance will not enter
in any way into the formation of the tri-
bunsl. It's members are 10 take special
oaths to decide on the questions accord
ing to the Constitution OF the United
States and the laws made in pursuance
thereof. From the ascertained fact that
the judiciary branch of the tribunal will
be composed of five members, it is infer.
red that The two branches of Congress
will each be represented in it
by five of their respective members, but
this is only matter of inference. On
Inquiry of the members of the two COM
miLtees tonight 1t is learned that all Of
them have pledged themselves MOTTO speak
of the details of the proposed plan
for counting the electoral vote, this
caution being taken in order that the
public might not be misled by verbal
statements apart from the exact phrase
ology oi the official report They say
that for the last two weeks both houses
have been acting either separately or in
joint session, and have devoted their best
energies and judgment and nearly all
their time to efforts to arrive ut &C.
commodation; that the proceedings
have uniformsliy been marked by
courtesy and patriotic spirit,
sll striving to allsy whatever partisan
feeling existed, and to promote public
good. They are very hopeful that both
political parties and the country at large
will be sat sfed with the result of their
labors. The bill embocy wing the plan
agreed upon, will be accompanied by q
briof report setting forth the principles
upon which it is based, and pre-
sented TO both Houses tomorrow,
though it will not probably
be acted on immedisteiy. The i,',slli-
gence that report had been agreed on
calculated 10 satisfy both parties, occs-
sions very general qualification.
Year: 1877

1t is very evident that the capital re
movalists are conscious of the weakness:
of their position-in fact the manner in


which the bill Is drawn is an evidence ol
that fact-and feeling assured that there
is no possible chance to pass it upon its
merits, their policy is to hold it as com.
msdity, to barter and exchange it for
votes in the Senatorial contest. This is
pretty wellindicated by their haste and
anxiety to get 1t into the hands OF the
Judiciary Committee, a committee under
the organization of the House, COM
posed of 3 majority Of members
who have the interest of Charleston st
heart. live are not correct in this sup
position, why is it that the committee, or
the majority, refuse to take it up and act
upon 1t Immediately, instead OF permit
ting it to sleep along until the Kanawhs
delegation ses their opportunity to make
commerce of it. Such purpose being
apparent, it seems to Us to be reflection
upon the honesty and integrity OF the
representatives OF the people to suppose
that they can be bought and sold as
stock in the market. The dele
gates were elected by their con-
s.ituents to watch their peculiar inter-
ests. and to promote the general welfare
OF the State. If it is to the interest of
the State to remove the Capital at this
time, It would then be thei: duty to do
so, without any extrsneous influences be.
iug::brought TO bear upon them. If they
believed that the condition Of the State
Is such as not to justify such course
then they would have no justification in
betrsying the interests OF the State and Of
their constituents, to secure the election
of tayorite candidate for Senatorial hon.
ors. They are two distinct propositions,
and there can be 10 combinstio of the
two redounding to the welfare OF the
State. The Senators are TO be elected 10
represent West Virginia in the Nation
al Legislature and their election can in
no wise have bearing on our local in
tsrests. Tho location of the Capital is a
question OF purely local consideration
aud can have no legitimate
connection with q senatorial canvass.
The delegate then who permits his ac
tion in either one to be Influenced by the
other is false TO himself, false 10 his CON.
stituents and false to every interest Of the
state. Hence we argue that it is re-
lection upon the integrity of the body
to suppose that the capital bill can
be used for trading purposes in
the senatorial canvass. The Char
lesion delegates, in obedience to the
instructions of their people, have right
to avail themselves Of any honorable sd-
vantage presented to further the inter-
est of Charleston. But the delegate who
does not represent Charleston constitu-
ency Is under no such obligation. and
occupying an entirely different position
has no right to make any compromise or
combination in favor of Charleston or
any other point.


Every question coming before legis-
lstive body must come up on its own
merits, and unless the friends OF Charles
ton desire TO give direct insult TO the
members of the legislature, We can see
no possible reason for Withholding i'm
mediate action on the Capital bill.