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Year: 1877

MEETING OF ruE Observation-Disclosures
COMMITTEE TO MEET THE LIQUOR
MEN.-A number of workingmen met at
Harmony Hall last night and consulted In
regard TO the political situation. 4 commit
tee was appointed to confer with the liquor
dealers committee, and the following plat
form, prepared by Mr.. j. Y. Reddy, was


We, the workingmen of the city OF Rich
mond, identified with its best interests and
the welfare OF all It's citizens, deemlng II
eXpedient and necessary that representative
men from our ranks should be selected,
among others, to ill places Of public trust
and emolument, and having the honor aud
integrity of the community at heart, and
sincerely believing that the exigencies OF
the times require full understanding be-
tween all the elements Of society in order
the better to settle in satisfactory manner
the grave questions that now engage tne
public mind, do hereby


Resolve, 1st That we form working
mems association, and cordially invite all
active workingmen, Of every shade OF epin-
ion, to unite with us. Our object is to unite
and associate together, as far as practicable,
all workingmen, and secure concert OF ac-
ton in whatever may be regarded as con-
duciyc to their united interest.


Cd. While preserving our organization
intact, we will cooperate with all good citi-
zens in any effort to correct abuses and re-
store economy in the administration OF pub
lie affairs and offices.


Sd. We consider that the present rate OF
taxation is not in keeping with the general
prices paid for labor, and therefore favor a
decrease rather than an increase thereof.


4th. Education being the Keystone OF the
arch that supports the whole superstruc-
ture OF society, we are in favor OF extend
ing its benefits to all, and believe that the
proportion Of taxes set apart rs the .School
fund should be held sacred from all en-
croachments.


5th. Conflict between labor and capital
should be settled by arbitration; while we
consider the laborer worthy Of his hire we
believe it Just that capital should receive q
fair profit on investment, and be secured
from all vioence and unlawful destruction.


9th. We are opposed to all class-legisa-
ton, and urge the abolition OF the system
of contract prison-labor, which brings the
convict and criminal into competition with
honest and free labor, the latter being the
foundation of free government.


7th. We deem the daily wages paid to the
laborer entirely insufficient to enable them
TO live in any comfort, while large salaries
are paid officials for only very few hours
work; and we pledge ourselves to do all IN
our power to remedy this growing evil.
Year: 1877

TIE BLUEs.-The Richmond Light In
fantry Blues. under the energetic command
of Captain John S. Wise, bids fair in old
age to revive the prestine glories OF long
past era, redolent OF happy memories and
an unexampled prosperity. BY special legis-
lative enactment the company were allowed
to resume their ancient uniform. A number
have already been completed, and some will
be exhibited at the next meeting OF the
company on next Monday night. The COM
pany will appear p full uniform as an es.
cort to PresidenSHayes on the occasion OF
bis visit here during the State Fair, or at
least such is the present understanding OF
members, and they are moving with that
end in view.
Year: 1877

OF chief engineer and two fire wardens Of
the Manchester Department takes place In
October. 1t is probable that meeting Of
the Department will soon be called for that
purpose and Tor other important business.
The secretary OF the fire company is author
lied to report all delinquent members to
the City Sergeant for payment Of capitation.
tax and for jury service.
Year: 1877

The CITY CONSERVATIVE CoMMITTEE.-A
meeting OF the City Conservative Commit
tee was held last night-Superintendent B.
c. Gray in the chair. Owing to the stormy
weather the attendance was not large. The
advisibility of making nominations for
members Of the House was freely discussed.
There were several speakers who favored
ga free fight" There were quite as many
who expressed the opinion that it is the
duty OF the committee to proceed regularly
in this campaign as in all others. 1t was
evident, however, that the majority had not
made up their minds, and the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:


ResolUed, That the Chair appoint COM
mittee Of one from each ward to report on
the subject Of nominating candidates for the
Legislature. ...-


Tbe committee was duly appointed, and
the City Committee adjourned to meet at
the call of Superintendent Gray.
Year: 1877

OLD DOMINION CLUB. r he Old Dominion
Club held their regular meeting last night,
but owing to the small attendance no busi-
ness was transacted. A called meeting Of
the Club will be held next Thursday eve.
ming at s O'Clock, when an election Of oifI-
GERS for the ensuing term will take place.
Year: 1877

THE DEFICIT IN TIE STATE TREASURY
The Y.-Superintendent Ruff
ner says, in the official department Of the
Educational Journal for October: "If
school superintendent fail to receive their
pay at the time expected, or if the apportion-
ment for the pay Of teachers be not made
according to the Auditors promise, the rea-
son, and the only reason, will be that the
necessary funds have not been turned over
by the First Auditor to the Second Auditor.
Our grief at this state Of things is beyond
expression, but we have no power or au-
thority to change it-not the least"


OF course Auditor Taylor would gladly
furnish the money il he had it. But he
hasn't; nor is it in the State Treasury.


AS the State has been unable to negotiate
a loan in Baltimore, it is quite likely that
the Governor will borrow 100000 from
from one or two OF the State repositories
here, which offer it. Before long taxes
will be coming into the Treasury from the
Moffett register and other sources, and the
loan and current demands can be paid.
Year: 1877

The Board of Education with cool
ness unequalled, ask to have law enacted
compelling city council to asses tax
Of 25 cents on the S100 for school
purposes:-Mark, no mater what condition
the times may be in, Or how the price Of
everything may rise or fall, the Board
must have fixed rate-gentlemen think
again. Is this right?
Year: 1877

their art, and the law has dealt roughly
with them. Joe Coburn is about the
last of the lot, and he has gone to the
penitentiary for ten years. Joseph
took it into his head to shoot at an
officer, and the court sent him up for
ten years. His friends treated the
sentence as a joke, and appealed, but
to his surprise, the court above held
the sentence to be proper, and the
short haired are mourning the fate Of
their friend. tits an encouraging fact
that the roughs have lost a great deal
of their influence il the city within
the past few years, and they are get
ting to be rather shy OF knocking
down and dragging ont.


Business still continues brisk. The
revival, am happy to say, is not tenn
porary but is genuine. There is an
actual betterment in all lines o f trade,
and more healthy feeling than we
have had for four years. The lead
ing iobbers report sales largely in ex-
cess of last year, and it is continuing
right along into the cold months. |
took little run up through New
England last week, and found the
manufacturers in better spirits than
they have been for some time. They
ale cleaning out the old stocks very
fast, and are putting goods of recent
manufacture on the market. The
mills are running in many places full
time, and at fair wages. When the
drop in every thing is taken into ac-
count, it may be safely said that the
good times are close at hand again.


SCRIBE,
Year: 1877




Within the last three months brutal
murders have been committed in sew
eral parishes of the State, and in no
instance has the perpetrator of the
foul deed been brought to justice, al
though in each instance the crime
was committed openly and i'll defiance
of law.


Our State government is now in the
hands of her people our chief exec
utiye officer has done every thing in
his power to have the laws rigidly
enforced; but something is wrong
yet. What is it2 1t must be that
either the people or the subordinate
officers whose duty it is 60 see the
laws executed i'll the several parishes
Of the State, have not done their duty.
Perhaps both have failed to come up
to the demands which their country
has made upon them. One thing is
certain, and that is that public. senti-
ment has not yet been properly edu-
Gated, or such fragrant violations of
both moral and civil law would not
go unpunished. Whenever every man
learns, recognizes and acts upon the
principle that it is his duty to do
every thing in his power to bring to
justice any man, friend or foe, who
violates criminal statute of his
country, then will such crimes cease
to be committed and in proportion
as they act upon this principle will
crime diminish.


Another great detection in our So
cial system is that with a certain
class of our population it is consid
cred no dish0nor To swear, play
cards, get drunk, fail to pay honest
debts, or violate almost any OF the
moral code, but an eternal disgrace
to receive the slightest insult with
out resisting it, aud that too by TAX
ing life if it can not be safely done
otherwise. This is a false idea OF
honor. and has done great deal to
mislead the young people cfour c0un-
try. The rising generation should
be taught that there is no code Of
morals better than that contained in
the bible, and that no man is excusa-
BILE for taking human life except
when forced to do so in defense o.
his country, his family or his owr
| life. Our officers also should be hello
to q strict accountability, and when
ever they fail to execute the Law
promptly and faithfully should b'
retired as soon as possible to tht
shades of private life.
Year: 1877

The reapers bend their lusty backs,
Their sounding sickles sway;
At every stroke the golden sea
Recedes to give them way.
The heavy ears fall blowing dowE
And nestle at their feet;
Such will, such work as theirs, perforce,
Must win-must homage meet.
So careless of fatigue, they go
So true, SO steadily,
The admiring traveller on the road
Leans DER the gate to see;
With marvel of the soon-fallen breadth,
The longing g0ssips tell
But the reapers labor for us all
'ris need they should work well.
Ere the great sun that burns above
Shall crimson in the west,
And the children's poppy nosegays fade,
And they lie down to rest,
Each golden spear that upward points
Shall fall upon the field,
And the farmer drains a sparkling glass
Rejoicing DER the yield.
PIy, bonny men, your sickles bright,
And give the people bread
At every conquering stride you take,
On want and woe you tread.
Drop, heavy ears, and give the strength
You gathered from this plain,
That man may rise refreshed and firm,
And do great things again.
God bless the hands, all hard and brown
That guide the cleaving plow,
That cast abroad the shining seed,
And build the wealthy NOW;
They rear the bread our children eat;
'Tis by their toll we live
Hurrah give them the loudest cheer
That grateful hearts can give


Chambers Journal
Year: 1877

The suppression of the carrying of
concealed weapons and the carrying
out of the law prohibiting the sale of
liquor to minors, are two steps in the
right direction and will tend more
than any thing else, to pat an end to
the frequent violations of the law in
our parish. Me,idioaal.
Year: 1877

at is standing rule In my church,"


said one clergyman to another, "for the
sexton to wake up any man that ne
sees asleep" "I think" replied the
other, "that it would be better for the
sexton, whenever man goes to sleep
under your preaching,t ito wake you up"
Year: 1877

WE HAVE DURING TIIE LAST YEAR RECEIVED
SUCH LIBERAL SUPPORT AND OUR EFFORTS TO
MEET THE PUBLIC DEMAND HAVE NET WITH
SUCH GRACIOUS ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRE-
CIArIoN, THAT WIZ FEEL DoUBLY IMPELLED AT
THIS HOLIDAY TIME TO EXTEND TO ALL THE
coURTEsIEs OF THE SEASON. TO BE SURE. THE
TIE WHICH BINDS THE MERCHANT AND HIS
LIEvE IT SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO WARRANT US
IN EXPRESSING OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
THOUSANDS OF LADIES. LIVING ALL ovER THR
UNITED STATES. WHO HAVE IN PERSON OR By
LETTER GIVEN US THE FAVOR OF THEIR PATRON.
AGE.


WE INVOKE FOR you ALL IMAGINABLE BLESS.
lNGsi


NAY LOVE RESIDE IN YOUR HOMES, CoNTRNT.
MENT IN YOUR HEARTS AND PLENTY IN YOUR
PURsEsi


MAY THE DARK CLOUDS WHICH HOVER OVER
OUR COUNTRY GIVE PLACE TO A HIGHER Ma
TIoNAL PROSPERITY AND PATRIOTISM
AND NAY you VINO READ THESE LINES WHEN
THE COMING YEAR SHALL HAVE PASSED AWAY
BE ABLE 10 LOOK BACK OVER 1877 AND TRUTH.
FULLY REALIZE THAT II nAs BEEN TO you. IL.
DEED.


"a VERY HAPPY NEW YBARw
YOURS. RESPECTFULLY.
Year: 1877


When the songs gone out of your life
That you thought would last to the end
That first sweet song of the heart
That no other days can lend
The scng of the bird to the trees.
The song of the wind to the flowers,
The song that the heart sings low to itself
When it wakes in life's morning hours.
ou can start 10 other song
Not even tremulous note
Will falter forth on the empty air.
1t dies in your aching throat
1t Is all in vain that you try.
For the spirit OF song has fed
The nightingale sings no more to the lose
When the beautiful flower is dead
So let silence softly fall
On the bruised hearts quiyering strings
Perhaps from the loss Of all you may learn
The song that the seraph sings
4 grand and glorious psalm
That will tremble and rise. and thrill.
And till your breast with its grateful rest
And its lonely yearnings still.
Boston Transcript.
Year: 1877

At Emonaus, N. r., the other day, dentist was
called in to extract tooth for the daughter of a
citizen who owned very fine watch dog The
doctor had no sooner applied the forceps to the
tooth than the lady began to scream The dog,
who was outside, heard the cries. and thinking his
mistress was being harmed, rushed in and seized
the doctor by the leg, and was only persuaded to
loose his hold by severe beating
Year: 1877

Some farmers complain that they are
always unsuccessful with their apple crop
on account of the fruit falling from the
trees in a diseased condition, while their
neighbOrs are never troubled in this man
ner, and generally succeed in gathering
their crop in good condition. The fruit
not untrequently prematurely falls on ac-
count of the attack of an insect produced
by an egg deposited by a moth. 1t eats
INTO the apple and destroys it. If pigs
we're allowed to roam through an orchard
thus afflicted, immatured apples would
be eaten as they fell, and the cause of the
loss eradicated; or the apples could be
gathered and fed to swine or destroyed.
by allowing the worm eaten fruit to re-
main on the ground, the insect annually
repeats its ravages. Ger. Telegraph.


A Southern paper thinks that one of
the strangest things in the world is to
find Southern planters buying tons OF
Northern hay, while the heavy and griev-
GUS task the whole year round is to keep
the fields clear Of grass
Year: 1877

BEN BUTLER, it is said, has resolved to take himself and his fortunes to Colorado New England is by far too small and too in- considerable place for a man of his wide embracing sympathies In his new home in the Centennial State he will devote himself to tho pastorial occupation of sheep shearing, abandoning for the once political warpath. It would not however, be astonishing to see the gentle Ben B. turn up in Washington full fledged Senator.
Year: 1877

No expression of the human countenance
equal the look Of lonesome amazement that
flashes over the face of the solitary oyster at
finding himself scooped up in gallon of church
sociable soup Burlington Ha'Ckeye.
Year: 1877

II ?' is a question easier asked then an
swered. At any rate, We have acted up
on the suggestion of our correspondent,
and "said something about it," and We
hope. at another time, to say something
thing wrong somewhere. but a good many
things wrong in many directions.


We have only time, in closing. to al
lude to a few of the existing muddles.
When great mercantile houses make most
disastrous and disgraceful faiures-iali-
ures which reveal The fact that they have
been worse than nothing through long
years Of good credit, and 1t turns out that
all the partners OF the bankrupt concern
have. during the years OF their good cred
it, hedged against the future by paying
for immense annuity insurance policies
out OF the money belonging to their cred
itors, does il not seem "a il there was
something wrong about the life Insurance
businessp When badly-failed merchants
continue to live in magnificent houses
which have been settled upon their wives
not long before they went into bankrupt
cy, does there not seem to be something
wrong about the laws which permit such
settlements? When a known swindler
works his way through bankruptcy and
gets what is called an honorable discharge
when everybody seems to be aware that
he is fraud deserving Jail. is there not
something wrong in the laws OF bank
ruptcy?


And finally. when we find these classes
of bold swindlers, who have, through long
years Of trickery. fraud and the sharpest
sort of practice, made their way to ap-
parent financial comfort over the wrecks
of The fortunes of worthy people kindly
and favorably received into good society,
their past conduct apparently atoned Tor
by lavish use of ill-gotten gains, must we
not conclude that there is something
radically wrong in our social system P
Boston 7rarelier.
Year: 1877

HELD TO ANswER.-The young man,
Warhorst, whose trip from the noun
tains to the sea " we spoke of last week,
was taken before the examining magis-
trate at Chico, and we see by the Butte
Record is held to answer to the next
Grand Jury. The Record talks as if the
general impression was that the boy who
accompanied Warhorst on his travels
was in reality the guilty party.
Year: 1877

CHRISTMAS PREsENTs.-The stores
about town all present such fine display
OF Fancy Goods suitable for Holiday
1ltts that we will not try to give them in
detail, but advise our people to look at
them all before undergraduates. Times
are dull and our merchants have regula-
ted their prices accordingly. Such goods
were never offered SO low before.
Year: 1877

CHRISTMAS Feeling !hat so
important a Holiday should not pass with
out recognition, our people will have So
cial Dance at the Theater on Christmas
evening, dancing to commence at 81
O'Clock sharp. a nice supper will be
served at the New York Hotel, tickets to
Ball and supper being placed at the low
price of Three Dollars. See ad.
Year: 1877

The case of Henry Compton, charged
with the murder of his own son, in
Dover, last November, was on trial in
the Circuit Court at Adrian last week.
At the close of the evidence on Friday
Mr.. Compton was allowed to take the
stand and relate his story. Says the
Press


The old gentleman trembled in his
limbs and shook with emotion as he
took his way to the witness chair. His
statement was essentially as follows
On the day previous To the homicide,
James, the slain son, asked him to go
out into new field aud help him pick
up the sticks aud rubbish. The old
gentleman declined, saying that the
tumors on his arm were troubling him,
aud his physician had advised him not
to labor. Here he showed up his sleeve
and displayed his arm in proof OF his
truthfulness.) The son seemed dis.
pleased, and remarked, II do not ex-
pect you will do any work until that
barrel OF cider is gone" Next evening,
the son being out of humor, inquired
of him al the table il he was going to
vote for Cooper. (James was a green
back man. The old gentleman replied
that he would not. Some hard words
followed, and he arose from the table
and seated himself by the stove. The
son also arose soon after and drew q
chair. Observing this, and fearing
danger at the sons hands, Compton
noticing the gun in corner attempted
10 remove it to the woodshed to pre-
vent it from being used. The son met
the weapon with the chair. and on be-
ing interferred with by Mrs. Compton,
he next seized n stick Of wood and
struck the lock. At that instant the
charge was exploded and the tragedy
followed. The old gentleman bowed
himself in paroxysm OF grief ut this
point in his narrative, and wept bitter
ly, while his huge frame quivered with
deep emotion. He disclaimed any an
imosity toward the dead son, and said
it was his intention to have lived with
him the remainder of his days. The
sorrow-stricken parent finished his sad
statement by remarking, "If i had
served my God more, IL may be /
should be much better off than l am
now."
Year: 1877

The more the local papers Of the State are
circulated and read, in their several localities
the greater will be the demand for a large
city and State journal. like THE PosT, be-
cause the local journals create a public taste
for reading. and n desire 90 get all the news,
and 90 secure the ample.t and ahlest discuss
ions Of great public issues, Our Interests are
one with those Of the local journals Of the
State. and our prosperity will not fail 10 he
promoted by theirs. We press the claims OF
THE PosT upon public attention, not a. a rival
In detract from the circulation of the local
journals Of the State. but ss supplementary to
them. la a large field, and for such readers as
desire 10 take large city paper.


TFRNS-Postage Prepaid
Year: 1877

New YORK, Sept. IA special to the
Graphic from Washington says that Secretary
Evarts will, some time during fall the cam
paign in New York, deliver political speech
at the Cooper Institute In this city, which will
be defense of the Administration and an ex
preston Of its policy. Evarts will take the
same stand on the Southern question that
Secretary Sherman did In his speech In Ohio
lastImonth, but will pay more attention to
the Presidents order depriving office holders
of political privilege. This speech will prob
ably be delivered before the meeting of Con-
uresa
Year: 1877

LONDON, Sept u.-A Vienna correspondent
says that 1t is not what occurs in the front so
much as what occurs in the rear of Plevna
which will give the fight there it's Significance


The movement of the two Roumanian divi-
sions from the south and the column from
Lovatz leaves no doubt that the Russians are
attempting the Sedan campaign ON Osman
Pasha, who will probably have to trust to his
own resources to extricate himself


The operations of Mehemet Ali and Sulei-
man Pasha are probably too far off to be of
y,Se To him
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-Cornell seems to
owe his continuance in office to a desire on
the part Of the administration to hear the
merchants of New York as to his successor
1t is not proposed to extend this system to
Southern custom-houSes.
Year: 1877

When he was young man ha
rushed into burning building aud
gaIlautIy dragged her out by tho hair
Of her heal. They were married next
winter, and now she rushcs in and
draggs..him out by the hair of his head
whenever she feels like it. Such is
true love.
Year: 1877

One WAY TO GET RicH-N othing
is more easy than 10 grow rich. 1t Is
only to trust nobody to befriend none
to get all you car. and save all you
get--to stint yourself and every ybsdy
belonging To you-to be the friend OF
no man. and haze no man for your
friend-to heap interest upon interest,
cent upon cent-to he mean, miserable
and despised for some twenty or thirty
years-and riches will come as sure as
disease and disappointment And when
pretty nearly enough wealth is col
lected, by disregard of all charities
Of the human heart. aud at the expense
of every esioyment, death comes to
finish the work-the body is buried in
= h"le, the heirs dance over it. and the
spirit gces-where s-Nrsc ferf Cam
merciai Adcerfisr