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Year: 1878

THINGS have got to such a pass in New
York that drum major can't appear on
the street without being mistaken for a
Russian officer and asked by some reporter
if it is true that he has bought the lnman
fleet of steamers HdDen Register.
Year: 1878

When the ToOley street tailors, in Lon
don, resolved in the name of "we," the
people, they performed n legitimate duty so
far as they were concerned. When any
ardent admirer of General GRANT now pre-
sents his name rs candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1850, or the New York Graphic and
Cincinnati Commercial join hands in advo-
eating President HAYES for reelection, they
assert the right of freedom of speech and
the freedom of the press in a free country in
so doing. All this is perfectly proper and
legitimate, and to question such procedure
is TO interfere with the inalienable right of
an American citizen, and to disregard the
highest prerogative as established in the
Declaration of American Independence.


Among many of our people it is regarded
as matter of great moment to their future
that they shall be counted as the early
birds who catch the worms, and hence
occasionally, great haste is manifested as
measure of precaution against being left or
forgotten when the day comes for making
up the jewels of an administration. They
seem to forget the old adage that sometimes
" the more haste the less speed and that o
dish may be turned over by an effort to
move it too abruptly. We regard the ad-
vocacy or presentation of any name at this
period in connection with the Presidency in
1SS0, two years hence, as ill-advised and in
a measure unfortunate for the name so pre-
sented. We do not think that General
GRANT has q sincere friend who iavors the
use of his name prominently now as a pos
sible candidate. Neither do We apprehend
that genuine friendship for President HAYES
will drag him into the arena as a candidate
thus early under any pretext or contingency
in the face of his positive declaration that
he will not accept a second term-one term
being all sufficient to fill the measure of his
ambition.


1t is now contended by the New York
Graphic and the Cincinnati Commercial that
the POTTER revolutionary assault upon the
title of President HAYES adds importance
to his position, and makes it almost neces-
sary that he should have denomination n
partially rs vindcation, and especially in
view of the fact that the POTTER conspiracy
is intended to vitalize and galvanize TILDEN
into the candidacy in lSs0. There may be
point and force in this, but its precipitancy
is very liable to commit it to the same fate
that has attended PoTTER's conspirlcy-an
early collapse by the falling out Of its bot
tom. If this early injection of Mr.. HAYES
into the canvass Of lSSO il as make weight
against the premature use Of the name OF
! General GRANT in that connection, it is fair
game with GRANTS enemies, and no one
has right to complain Of it rs a measure
! of fHc0t, but the whole question is begged
out of season, and no real friend of either
/ the President or cX-Prcsidcnt can approve
of this attempt to iorestal the sentiment
and action of the people on this important
question. At the proper time, ami in the


usual way the Republican party will select


its candidate for lSsO, and it alone has the
authority to place before the country a


name as the Republican standard-bearcr for
! the ne xt Presidential campaign.
Year: 1878

The New York ErpresS has very kindly


volunteered to stake out the ground which


the Republican party shall occupy in its
future contests, in order to enable the Dem


ocrats to win victory. This is all very
well in theory, but it has not been the
habit Of the Republicans to take counsel
from the enemy. The Democratic party
had so long abused the confidence of the
country and had become the author of so
much wrong that called for remedy, that
the Republican party came into existence
as public necessity, and to save the ma
ton from impending ruin. The Democrats
have been manufacturing issues relating to
the public welfare for more than twenty
years, and the Republicans have selected
their battlefield, accepted these issues as
presented, and have rendered victorious bat
tie for eighteen out Of the twenty-five years
that have transpired since the Republican
party came into existence. The Democrats
are still operating their machine for the
manufacture of issues, and the Republicans
are as ready now to accept these issues and
contest them at the balOt-bOx as in 1886.
They are not fighting dead issues, for there
is no need Of that so long as their opponents
Year: 1878

LITTLE PROCTOR KNOTS dissenting
views regarding the Judiciary Committee $
affirmation of the inyiolabiity OF the Title
are the saving grace by which the Grcasers
expect yet to redeem the country from
@the domination of fInnd,' The next
House il it be Democratic, may accept little
PRoCToR's views, instead Of those of the
majority of the committee Ou this subject
For that matter the present House may do
the same thing next December
Year: 1878

THE managers Of the New York Central
Railroad are confidently calculating upon
passing through the coming summer with
out disturbance. 1t was remarkably ex-
empt during the troubles of last year, rs the
management is marked by liberality tow
ard the employees Of the road.
Year: 1878

THE extravagance Of the House in ap-
preparations for especial purposes is in
strange contrast with its niggardly economy
regarding appropriations for purely ma
tonal purposes But it is thoroughly Demo-
cratic.
Year: 1878

Mr. CHIrrENDEN, of the House, is cred
tied with the proposition that every father
y of family" shall make an estimate of the
amount of money needed to support his
household economically but comfortably"
and that the: Secretary Of the Treasury shall
forward to such father the required sum in
greenbacks every month
Year: 1878

IT is well to remcmber-Iotwithstan
ing the adoption OF the Judiciary Commit
tees resolution affirming the ,irrcfragability
of the Title-that Sergeant-at-Arns THoMP-
son remarked at the Arlington meeting of
the Democratic National Committee, that
the Democrats mean revolution and ex-
"pect 10 show frauds enough to justify
themselves with the people" This remark
with Others of similar tenor induced the
committee TO assume an attitude of non-in-
reference with the Title investigation. The
leaven of sediton is still hidden in the
Democratic loaf, and bunglingly hidden at
that, for it shows its work now and again
sufficiently to put the people on their guard
regarding the next House. Ii that House
is Democratic, as the Senate probably will
be, the resolution referred TO will have no
binding effect. In fact, it is mere sham,
the best that can be made of it,
Year: 1878

be told in due time. Meanwhile II is suffi-
cicnt to know that much money was neces-
sarily expended in emergencies like the
threatened war over the virgnius affair,
and that much more was wasted by the
stingy policy of Congress in not providing
funds to keep the navy in good repair.
Year: 1878

lF public sentiment put its heel upon
the POTTER egg of rebellion, and crushed it
before it had hatched, that, in no degree,
relieves the Democrats who begat the egg
from the responsibility of their nefarious
purpOse.
Year: 1878

IN THE last 80 years it has cost the
county ten times as much for fees TO at
torneys and Jail expenses in efforts to save
guilty negroes from being hung as it has
cost the county to defend white men in
the same time. If the negroes do not
quit outraging white women our people
will so for lynching them, where their
guilt is proved and confessed.
Year: 1878

w e would say to the Gazette that we do
not justify either Republicans or Demo-
Gratis in evading the payment of their
taxes, but We want to make it the busi-
ness OF Collector to call ON every body
anu make them pay their taxes the same
as iheN would be made to pay any other
bill, that is all.-Repubticm1.


Well, now that is. reasonable To be
candid, we really thought you were only
scolding at the negroes. But as usual you
were too late about ii. Youspoiled them
in the first years of their voting by pay.
ing the taxes for them. 1t is only 81 cents
head, but then that will buy pair OF
chickens, and you know the temptation
chickens are to your colored "brother."
Year: 1878

In the menagerie at Brussels
there is a lion called Dance, whose
cage was lately in want of some re-
pairs. His keeper desired a carpen-
ter to set about it, but when the
workman came and saw the lion he
started back with terror. The
keeper entered the animals cage
and led him to the upper part Of it
while the lower was refitting. He
there amused himself for some time
playing with the lion, and, being
wearied, he soon fell asleep. The
carpenter fully relying upon the
vigilance of the keeper, pursued
his work with rapidity, and when
he had finished he called him to see
what he had done. The keeper
made no answer. Having repeated
ly called in vain, he began to feel
alarmed at his situation, and he de-
termned to go to the upper part of
the cage, where, looking through
the railing, he saw the lion and the
keeper sleeping side by side. He
Immediately uttered a loud cry.
The lion, awakened by the noise,
started up and stared at the car
penter with an eye of fury, and
then placing his paw on the breast
of his keeper lay down to sleep
again. At length the keeper was
awakened by some of the attend
ants, and he did not appear in the
least apprehensive on account of
the situation in which he found
himself, but shook the lion by the
paw, and then gently conducted
him to his former residence.
Year: 1878

Tacoma w. I. Herald. a


7 On last Monday several young
men were out hunting on horse
back, and when near William Mel
sons farm they suddenly came upon
two large bears. They fired upon
them and succeeded in killing one,
but the other ran for the timber
and passed out Of sight, notwith-
standing that one of the boys,
Johnny Northover, put four charges
of buckshot into him at short
range. AS the bear seemed likely
to escape, Adam Benson said he
would ride around the thicket,
which was a short distance, and head
him off. He accordingly started
off alone and reached the other side
Of the wood before the bear. lie
dismounted and tied his horse to a
tree, and had waited but few mo-
ments when the infuriated beast
broke from the timber and rushed
for him. lie fred two shots, but
the bear was upon him. The beast
rose upon his hind legs as Adam
struck at him with his rifle, and
knocked the weapon from his
hands. Then with stroke of his
paw he felled Adam to the earth,


knocking him between two logs,
and commenced to bite and claw
him. Adam held the beast from
his throat by grasping him by the
shaggy hair on each side of his
head. He is a powerful young
man, but he felt his strength begin.
ming to fail, and he knew that his
only hope was in the knife that he
carried in his belt. He let 60 of the
bear with his right hand and
reached for the knife, but found il
was gone. Thrusting the empty
sheath into the bears mouth, he
gave himself up for lost. The bear
was mangling the muscle of his
arm in a terrible manner and would
soon have killed him had not Jack
Barnes dog Rover come upon them


The dog attacked the bear liercely
and compelled him to leave Adam,
who managed to crawl upon his
horse and rode back to where the
Irest of the party had stopped 10
Year: 1878

Late last fall Mr.. Lardin, a man
Of wealth and admirer of blooded
stock, imported from England a
splendid twO-years old short-horned
Durham bull at a cost of $265O;
also two Durham heifers at a cost
of $3.50 each. GEL Toro" was con-
sidered not only by its owner, but
by all who saw him, as one of the
most perfect specimens of his spe-
cies ever brought to this country.
He was tractable and soon became
almost pet with his master, who
kept the 2300 pound monster
housed but not tied. Three weeks
ago Mr.. Lardin, who weighs over
two hundred pounds, went into the
stable for the purpose of putting a
rope through an iron ring in the
bulls nose and tying him up.
Placing his hand on The animals
horn, Mr.. Lardin was about to
reach down to seize the ring, when
the bull suddenly threw up his
head, striking Mr., Lardin just over
the eye with his horn and knocking
HIM down.


Entering with all the quickness
of a rat-terrier, the infuriated brute
Sprang upon the PROSTATE man and
attempted to gore and crush him
to death. Luckily Mr.. Lardin fell
close to the wall of the stable, so
that the animal was unable to car
ry out his purpose by reason Of his
horns striking the side of the build
ing. The animal then attempted
to crush his victim by kneeling
upon him, but again the side Of the
stable prevented.


This failure seemed to madden
him still further, and he threw his
whole tremendous weight against
the side of the building in a des-
perate attempt to once more use
his horns, Fortunately the boards
stood the test, but one of his horns
struck Mr.. Lardin on the left shoul.
der and passed over his chest until
reaching the breastbone, where but
for the shelter afforded by the wall
a death-wound must have been in
flicted.


Lying as still as he could, while
thekbull was butting with all his
might, Mr.. Lardin kept feeling
cautiously for the ring in the ami
mails nose, when a sudden move
ment brought it within reach, and
it was instantly seized by the des-
perate man. With a quick wrench
and a death-grip the bull found
himself instantly shorn Of strength.
With both wrists almost broken,
both thumbs nearly dislocated, his
body crushed and bleeding and
nearly stripped of clothing, Mr..
Lardin staggered to his feet and led
the bull out of the stable, across q
lot to an eight-rail fence. Here he
pulled the brute's nose up after him
as he climbed, until he was ready
to drop on the other side, when he
let go and ran as fast as his legs
could carry him, SO
Year: 1878

skin the other bear. When he
reached them he was too weak to
tell them what had happened. His
friends carried him home, and on
the way he managed to tell them
that he was not anxious to box with
a bear soon again. The hunters
went to look for the bear, but found
that it had escaped. AS Benson's
injuries are all flesh wounds it is
thought he will soon recover, but


he may lose the use of one arm.
Year: 1878

We hear from all sides com.
plants Of hard times. the scar


city OF money and the consequent
depression OF business, from


which it is predicated by many
that our town is on the decline
and rapidly going to the dogs.
A little intelligent observation
and reflection, will show that
any such conclusion is mistaken: ::
that there is no community of
like population with greater re-
sources, talrer prospects or ag-
gregate productions ahiording
more profitable employment, the
lack Of money for home use be-
ing only u temporary draw
back. Among our industrial
enterprises are the coal mines,
labor to the amount
Of $1,000 q day; the railroad,
Year: 1878

est. Its last essay was a windy
and violent attack upon Mr.. IL.
G. Struve, a private citizen,
whose sole offence to the editor
is in his acting as the Attorney
of Gov. Ferry IN prosecuting
said editor for a gross and mali
cious libel. Mr.. Strive is ar
raigned solely on matters long
since past, fully understood, and
so far as any blame was attached
to Mr.. Struve, have in the minds
of all honest men, been amply
condoned by an honorable ca
reer and blameless life from the
time he attained the years of
manhood to the present time,
and never involved any moral
turpitude. The charge upon
which the greatest stress is laid
is that Mr.. Struve is "desertor. -
We hove before explained the
circumstances connected with
this charge. Mr.. Struve is a
German by birth; at the age of
II he landed in New York fresh
from German University with
the education and breeding of a
gentleman, and failing to obtain
other employment he enlisted in
the army. His company was
soon after ordered to California
where the young German boy
was assigned to menial service
in hospital, at which degrade
tion his gentle instincts and re-
fined culture revolted, and he
took the risk Of desertion. More
than twenty years thereafter,
when the deserter had, by his
own unaided efforts, achieved
a leading position at the bar,
and by his talents and integrity
commanded the suffrages of his
fclIow-citizens for several of the
highest offices within their gift.
envy Of his popularity and posi-
ton instigated his enemies to re
port him to the war department
as a deserter, from which, after
a full investigation, he re-
ceived an honorable discharge in
consideration Of his subsequent
honorable and useful life as a
citizen, and none but a coward
and II sneak will now taunt him
with a youthful escapade which
has been so nobly condoned.


Another branch Of this subject
for which we have not room to-
day we will notice tomorrow.
Year: 1878

Newspaper Defamation.


We know Of no greater social
nuisance, or more malignant
and infamous member of society
than the editor of a newspaper
who devotes his ability and op
portunities to assailing the pub
lie reputation and mallgning the
private character Of reputable
citizens. for no other purpose
than to crafty base and ma
llgnant spirit, or to promote the
sale Of his newspaper by pander-
ing to the most grovelliug pas
sions of our common nature, in
comparison to which the voca-
ton of a pimp or procurer for a
brothel or stool-pigeon for a
gambling hell, Is respectable,
and entitled to more toleration
from all who recognize the sane
tity Of private rights or respect
the decencies and proprieties Of
social intercourse; the thief, the
burglar, the hired assassin, are
not SO dangerous, because their
designs may be thwarted by due
precaution or checked by the
terrors of the law; while no per
sonal precaution can avert the
blow, no criminal code to defend
the victim Of the more criminal
assassin of private character.
No citizen stands SO high in the
confidence Of his feliOw-men that
Jhe cannot be hurt by detama-
Ation: no domestic circle Is so


i'''s' sfnl4nnrity that it


sa. made to suffer from


oisoned shafts of calumny


at its Natural protector


vocation Of public caium-
'lator Of private character is
hat Of a fiend: 1t is demoniac,


Hsh: he strikes Il his victim
y To intlict pain, regardless OF
!e much greater torture intIict-


'pon the pure, the innocent:
le helpless, who suffer most
hen their natural protector is
ssailed. The poisoned shafts Of
alumny which may glance from
The man of the world Injured to
strife without inficting q wound,
never fails to reach and rankle
in the hearts of the innocent and
unoffending who look TO him as
their only earthly shield and
protector.


To illustrate the above propo-
siti0ns. we have a case in point
in the person Of one IL. L.. Blan-
chard, the ostenslble editor of
the Democratic Press, Il young
lawyer Of limited education, Of
light mental calabre and with
small advantages Of breeding,
Heretofore inoffensive because
Of his social insignificance, who
was inveigled by more designing
men into the establishment Of a
newspaper under the misappre-
,ension that he could make it
IN instrument III his political
,romotion. Thus far he has on-
V succeeded in exhibiting him
elf as a cat s-paw in the hands
f his knavish advisers who seek
~eir own profit by the burning
f his fingers. Ostensibly dem
cratic. the paper has never yet


ntained an article advocating


elucidating u democratic prin-
ple or idea, or in any way cal
;lated to bring single sensible


q to the support Of the demo


ic party. Professedly devo-


to the exposure of official


raption, it mas been utterly


kiess in its charges and dc


lciations and has in no instance
Year: 1878

Mn. CHARLES VI. NYE will act as the cor
respondent Of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
at Washington Grove during the approach
ing camp-mceting. The doinss of each day
will appear the following morning Those
desiring THE REPUBLICAN, at the camp
grounds can have it by leaving their orders
at the counting-room. 1t will be furnished
for sale on the grounds daily.
Year: 1878

THE Republicans of Maine are bold and
aggressive, and their platform, as adopted
at the late convention, is moulded with no
uncertain, meaningless phrases, but has an
honest ring that will commend it to all in
telligcnt and patriotic men. The Maine
Republicans are right. The Republican
party is not on the defensive; but, con-
scious of the right, its campaign policy must
and shall be vigorous and aggressive.
Year: 1878

CLEAR thought aud vigorous action depend upon
that perfect condition system resulting from pure
blood. When symptoms provocative of dullness
and inactivity present themselves then use at once
DR.. Bulls Blood Mixture
Year: 1878

dollar are too bungling. Heuce, it is


urged, a paper fractional currency re.
deemable at the postofioe in current


money should be Issued not for general
exchange but TO be used in letter.. With


proper limitations a public convenience


might in this way be introduced. By


making the currency into denominations
Of ten, twenty-five, fifty and seventy-6ve
cents, and restricting this purchase from


the home postotice to less than one
dollar in value, no very large amOuntNf
it would be required. A person wishing
to send any sum less than what it


would be advisable to put into = postal
order, could use bank bills for the dollars
and make up the cents with this postal
currency, to be bad at the home Office and
redeemabls at the Office at the other end
Of the line. The currency would not go
into general circulation. It would simp.
ly be ready.mads free postal order re.
deemable at sight. Several classes Of
business require the use Of large amounts
Of fractions OF dollar in the mails, and
some plan like the one suggested might be
adopted with entire safety to both the
Postofice Department and the people.
Year: 1878

No people are such thorough nuis
ances as those who are perpetually
meddllng with the business OF their
neighbors-who are always on the alert
for anything suspicious, always ready
to believe the worst Of everybody.
" hat is it to you if your neighbor does
bring home brown paper package and
a covered basket? You will live just as
long if you never know what they con-
tain. 1t is none Of your business. And
if your high-aying neighbOr, Mrs. Light
foot, INDUCES herselfin new bonnet
while her devoted husband wears
patched boots, you need not fret about
lt-he is the only sufferer. No need os
making a hue and cry over her supposed
extravaganza. The money did not
come ont OF your pocket, and conse-
quently tits nose of your business
What If the minister does call on Ann
Smith twice a week? Why exercise your
brain aboutit? Suppose she has an aw-
full temper, and powders her face as
you say she does: her temper will not
trouble you. Mind your own concerns.
What difference does it make to you II
hold Maria ''cuts out' modest Mary!
You need not torture Mary by long
stories of what you have heard con-
cerning the matter. Il thought L
would tell you, Mary. l speak Tor
your good. Somebody should put you
on your guard against that treacherouS
girl.v As a natural consequence
modest Mary has her womanly pride
aroused, shrinks into the background,
and leaves the field open to her
victorious rival. So you crush gooa
heart because you will not mind your
own business. What if they had three
dozen pairs of stockings at Squire
HIPS? Haven't they a right toE As
long as you don't do the washing II
ouphtn't to trouble you bit. Never
mind your neighbor's clothes line. II
we had our way, meddlers should be
punished like any other offenders
against the rights OF others.