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Year: 1878

The RET UBLICANs in this county are
frequently heard in earnest conversation
upon the policy. of their party and it IS
quite evident that large number of them
approve of the movement that arose in
Kent county, and was settled upon gene
rally i'll the State, that is.to run no ticket:
and, therefore, they will not vote at all.
They argue that the policy was to leave
the Democrats without opposition, and
they would divide or split up into fac
tions, some Of which factions would final
ly join the Republicans when they united
again in a political campaign two years
hence under more favorable auspices
Hence they are opposed to running a
ticket in this county, because it will con-
centrate and more firmly unite the
Democrats. This seemed like good logic,
and it was policy which "A number of
Democrats dreaded, and this class of our
party express preference for an opposi-
ton ticket. But the Republicans argue
still further, that if it were possible for
them to elect several members to the
Legislature they would only become re-
sponsible to that extent for the legisla-
non, whereas they wished to have n
chance to charge every misstep to the ac-
count of the Democrats. We have mere
ly thrown out few of the causes which
90 to show that the faction of the Re-
publican party which have nominated a
county ticket do not represent the entire
party, and that no Republican who did
participate i'll or sanction the nomination
can be, in party sense, required to vote
for the ticket.


In the meantime it behooyes the
Democrats to pursue an open, earnest.
quiet, but determined policy. To 90 ia
the polls as though the whole Republi.
can party were working in solid phalanx
against us. Cast every Democratic vote
SOLID for the Democratic ticket, as a mat.
ter OF patriotism due to our party and to
our free, Independent republican princi-
ples--thus showing the grandeur of ouI
party and our own faith in its purity and
purpose. What have we to do with the
opposition Let them pursue tbei,
own course; on us devolves the govern.
ment of the State, and every Democrat
who casts his vote as duty, is entitled
10 speak OF It's ability, justice and high
hvor at home or abroad, as a part of his
own patrlmony. Let us give our oppo-
Ifnts also the right to point to their State
when absent,and applaud little Delaware
she leads the van in all that is virtuous
economical and honorable. And Demo.
Gratis, remember that they do do this. al
though they have opposed us at home
with determination that proves they
still are, in politics, 'foemen worthy Of
our steel"
Year: 1878

THE sentence OF the soldier Tobin,
who was to have been hanged for killing
the seducer of his wife, has been COM
muted to five years Imprisonment. The
only fault of the change is that it should
have been made long ago, if honorable
precedent is Of any value.-N. Y. Herald.


We don't object to the hanging for the
cause. But what's to be done with the
Admirals and Generals who are alike
guilty of the same ofiense. Let justice
be even handed, but still blind to rank.
Year: 1878

EDIsoN's recent invention, by which
electricity is expected to take the place of
gas in every house, is sending down the
price of gas stocks in New York. New
York City Gas Company's stock, which
sold at S95 about two months ago, sold
at auction at SIS yesterday.
Year: 1878

"BuU King" Gets Bach at the "Globe"--And
Respectfully Declines to be I'nmuni-


tiSed.


The following note from Col. William S.
King, wherein he respectfully but firmly de-
clines the honor which the GLOBE of yester-
dao so cheerfully rendered him-immunity
from public criticism lis SO peculiarly char
acteristic that we take the liberty Of print
ing it:


MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. 26.-DEAR FRANK: Please
say for me in your end of the GLOBE that the
proffered immunity so kindly rendered me
by the st. Paul end of that paper this morning
is most respectfully declined. Whether in
public life or as a private citizen have never
been guilty of an act for which need ask or
consent to receive immunity" from the DAILY
GLOBE or any other newspaper on earth.


For the editors of such paper to talk of
granting immunity to Bill King" or any
man about whose neck the rope of the hang
man is not already lightning is ridiculous
enough to make dog laugh" Even the
50,000 ours which are to be exhibited in st.
Paul next week would laugh heartily at the
idea of these newspaper chaps granting inn
munity" to people. Oh, oh, Frank, but it is
funny. Immunity" from the newspapers.
Thanks, but respectfully declined by


Yours, BILL KING.


1t would thus seem that Col. King has not
much confidence in ''them literary fellers''
known as newspaper men. Strange, and yet
not altogether surprising, when we remem-
Der that he himself began public life as a
journalist. Evidently he knows exactly how
it is himself. Hence these tears.
Year: 1878

Deputy County Auditor Mcdonald desires
to say through the columns of the GLOBE
that the sale of lands for unpaid taxes will
commence September 18th. Those intend
ing to pay up before the sale will find it to
their advantage to send or call for
a statement as soon as practic-
able, as they will thus avoid rush.
1t will be remembered that this is the last
week III August, that next week will be con-
tinuous holiday, and that the sale takes place
ON the 10th. Moral-Get your statement of
the auditor at once; pay your taxes and at
tend the great exposition.
Year: 1878

without accident. All speak in The highest
terms of the pleasure and profit of their
trip, and are loud in their commentator of
the brotherIy reception which was extended
them on every hand. The colony is in a
most fourishing condition, and all are sat
isfed with their new homes.
Year: 1878

Extraordinary Cruelty of u Mother Who


Vas Jealous of Her Daughters Beauty.


The Copenhagen correspondent ofan Eng
lish journal IS responsible for the following
story:


A painful piece of scandal in high life is
just now the talk of everybody here, and as
the matter is being publicly discussed in the
press there is no reason not to mention the
names of the implicated. Rumors had al
ready long circulated that the two daughters,
young ladies of 16 and II years, of M. de
Tobiesen, one of the kings chamberlains
and minister of the interior in a late cabinet,
were being very harshly treated by their
mother, their father not having sufficient
strength of mind or character to prevent this
cruelty, but this rumor was generally believed
to be at least greatly exaggerated, and M. de
IOblesen was even special favorite at court.
About fortnight ago, however, the eldest
daughter was one morning found starving in
a dog kennel belonging to neighbor, and
on being questioned by young lady belong
ing to one of the highest families in the
country, she declared she had run away
from her home to avoid the repeated cruel
ill treatment inflicted on her by her mother
on the slightest pretense, and it was later
discovered that her body was one mass of
bruises, and discolored by the whippings in
fiicted on her. She declared that she was
gagged and tied, and then, nearly every day,
she was undressed and severely beaten, not
to mention other acts of cruely which are of
such refined nature that they remind one
of the horrors of the inquisition-a steel pin
being, for instances, placed in such manner
in the neck of her dress that she had to hold
her head in one position all day long if she
would not run the pin into her chin. / need
hardly describe the indignation produced in
the neighborhood against this unnatural
mother and her weak husband, and of
course the affair soon became public and
reached the ears of the royal family. M. de
Tor iesen then requested an audience with
the queen, presumably to try to explain the
matter away, but not only was the audience
refused to him, but understand that with
that exquisite tact and that true kindness of
heart which distinguishes all her majesty IS
acts, the queen being herself most affec-
tlonate mother, it was intimated to M. de
Iobiesen that his two daughters from that
moment stood under the special protection
of her majesty, who would order the neces-
sary preparations to be made for sending
the two young ladies to boarding school in
Paris. It is not impossible that to appease the
cry for equal justice to rich and poor, to
high and low, which is raised by the popula-
ton and called for in the press, Nine. de
Tobiesen may have to appear in the dock OF
the criminal court. The only motive of this
unnatural cruelty appears to be that the
mother, who at one time was a celebrated
beauty, was jealous of her own children.
must, for the honor of the country, add that
this case is fortunately unique example.
Year: 1878

Leaving margin of 500 IS
Or nearly twenty-five dollars per acre clean
profit. This, it would seem, ought to be quite
satisfactory for first trial.


There was no hand labor used-all done
by horse power and machinery. Mr.. Par
sons SAYS, that having had the experience
of this year, he can do better next year.
We propose to pay next year "a 80 per
ton for beets and also give you the pulp.
worth at the very least calculation, $500
more per ton. this giving you $3.50 but
we shall only do this to those who con.


rConcluded on fourth pssAI
Year: 1878




Especial Dispatch TO the Press.l


WARRINGTON, Jan. THE revival OF
the agitation of proposed resolution Of
inquiry into the circumstances attending
the election Of President Hayes has again
excited comment here. Mr.. Chandler,
before leaving here, stated that he antici-
pated no other effect of such a resolution
than to ascertain the truth of certain
allegations which were made pending the
deliberations of the commission. The
President, to those near to him, states
that he has no apprehension of any results
attending such an investigation which
would affect him that so far as any bar
gains are concerned, he authorized moth
ing Of the kind ; that his election was by
Republican votes, and that he had nc
intention of failing in his duty to those
who placed him in office. The Republi-
can leaders now returning here are bent
upon determined work. The contest
will be more bitter than ever, and has
reached that point where reconciliation
will be impossible short of absolute sur.
render on one side or the other.
Year: 1878

The workmen on the little pet rail-
road have got down in sight of Martins
Ferry with their construction train. If
this fine weather continues, we shall
soon see the engine booming into the
city
Year: 1878

On Soth sides of the river-over IN
OHIO and over in Pen ennsylvanis-s large
amount of plowing has been done for
corn and oats. Probably SO much was
never done before st this time of year
Some good hard freezing and not much
rain will put the newly plowed ground
in splendid condition for Spring plant
ing. The frosts pulverize, but rains
coming on freshly turned up ground
make it sod and heavy.


A young gentleman from Toledo, who
has been spending a few days with
friends in this city, expressed great
surprise to find the roads so good in this
vicinity, and at other evidences of dry
weather He says through Northern
Ohio, and Michigan, Indiana and Hi
nois, they have had rain pretty
much every day for the past two
months; and the country roads are
absolutely impossible for loaded teams
This young gentleman is engaged
in the coal business, and he said that his
teams had scarcely been out Of the stable
for weeks, owing TO the impossible con-
di,ion of the roads. Farmers are BRING
ing no produce to tie towns and cities
and trade is almost suspended. He told
us that sll local freight trains had been
taken of some of the railroads because Of
the condition of the roads OF the country.
Every body was earnestly wishing for
cold weather and snow. We presume
their rosds have been frozen up by this
Year: 1878

Twenty residents of the northeastern
section of the city have been commits
stoned by the Board OF Police as special
officers to perform police duty in that
section for three months. The gentlemen
are among the best citizens of Capital
hill
Year: 1878

The special commission on reduction of State expenditures have made an important report, recommending biennial sessions of leg islature; reductions in judges salaries; in state appropriations to schools; and in the militia force (to 20O0 men). When the report is print ed we can judge better of the details of this plan, but some of the proposed reductions do not strike us favsrably. The present salaries of judges are not too high for good judges i; any salary is too high for poor judge We never shall have good judiciary SO long as judges are chosen by the legislature. They should be appointed by the governor, or elect ed by the people the former is the best mode of appointment, but the latter isinfnitely pref erable to the present plan.

 One of the proposed reductions simply changes the burden from state to town treasu- ry. It makes little difference to the taxpayer whether the state contributes much or little to- wards the support of schools. Towns must make up the deficiency. Whether it is wise to reduce our militia force is another doubtful question. It is now in excellent condition $ and the developments of 1877 show that an effective militia force, not too small, is . nec- essity of our times

 Some of the recommendations of the com mission strike us as excellent and when the full text of this important report is before us we shall probably find occasion for further comment.
Year: 1878

The Moody and Sankey meetings at Hart ford are very large and enthusiastic. The Rink is always we'll filled in the evenings and on Tuesday it was filled three times and at the evening meeting there was large over flow besides.
Year: 1878

The Winsted Press tells a touehi1z little sto- " about Miss Mary McCargar, one of the teachers drowned at Tarifyille. A few years ago she was to have been married to 8 worthy young man and preparations were being msde for the wedding when he sickened and died, the deSoted girl nursing him tendsrly through out his illness. From the effects of this terri ble bloT she never recovered. and few days before her death she remarked to Q lady that she was tired of waiting. and longed fsr the time when she should see and be with him agzin.

 Whatever else we may have suffered in the way of extravagant state expenditure, there is no doubt that our Capitol will be not only an extreaeiy fine building, but worth every dol lar if costs. Poor New York, on the other hand, has already laid cut over eight millions on her capitol, yet nobody is satisfied with the work already done. and 1t will evidently take nearly as much more money to finish t,
Year: 1878

The legislature is plainly disposed to allow the Charter Oak Insurance Company to reor- ganize on the mutual plan. If it's policy hold CTS desire it, that long suffering and rather inn portant interest ought to be allowed to make the experiment.
Year: 1878

Bernadotte, who sat upon the throne Of
Sweden for quarter of a century and ruled
in manner that commanded approval, be-
gan his public career as a private in the
royal French marines. Now, Private Dali
zell has been q private all his life SO far. and
therefore much better fitted to be king
than the shifty Frenchman, who was only
private for a little while. We do not know
how long he has been q private, for we do
not know his age but we are reminded by
every mail from Ohio that lie is one. In
fact, there are thousands Of editors all
over tie country who have frequent,
not to say painful, evidence Of the fact
equally with ourselves. The information
that we have at least one private in our
midst comes at the foot Of mastery
disquisitions upon every subject pertain
ing to the government of the country.
couched, unfortunately, in n language which
only our correspondents returned from the
remote places in Eastern Europe, lately
the scene of hostilities, can understand.
To each of these we give ton or more Of
mail matter from the illustrious Private for
rchulI1 hiS iohi
the reports of a number OF these gentle
men, who are now on the sick list, we con-
cludc that Private Dalzoll is lost to civiliza-
ton in America. They point TO the anomaly
Of persistent private in nation of colonies
and brgadiers, and with one voice declare
that he and his state papers should be sent
where they would do most good. From all
of which we conclude, and ask our contem-
poraries to support us therein, that he
should be shipped to Bulgaria and en-
throned as its king
Year: 1878

Many people who live in this city have
discovered that it has too many noises for
their convenience. One of the oldest of all
bits of municipal experience is that it has
too many smells and now an attorney
adds his experience to that Of Mr.. Com
stock, making just two who believe it has
too many sights from which they cannot
turn away their fascinated eyes. Through
the terrible temptations held out to the
sense Of taste the Rev. DIR. Crosby and some
other excellent men believe we are kept at
the verge of perdition, and the amiable Mr..


Bergh believes that the courts are
recreant in no other respect than in
their refusal to set aside all the
prejudices of love Of liberty in favor of q
reduced strain on peoples sensibilities


Thus, directly through four senses and
colorably through the fifth, is the human
soul assailed by the devil or member Of
his troupe in this lively city. Wouldn't it
be well if some of these gentlemen went to
the country There, in the calm seclusion
of the fields, in the beautiful tranquility of
the woods, they will find peace and stick
ing little crooked wires into fishes Jaws or
pins through the bodies of butterflies in
the pensive pursuits of angling or ento-
mology they will please their soft souls and
recover the robust nerves that are needed
for life in cities. For it is becoming a
point of practical consequence whether
this dog of city is going to wag
its own tail or whether the tail is going
to wag the dcg Shall the active life Of a
great city be constrained and limited and
set aside in the interest of small class OF
the people and their delicate sensibilities
or shall these over.sensitive ones step aside
and make way for the hard rush of city nc
tivities? For though Mr.. Cummins in his
Year: 1878

prived England of her most important
customer. Finding her markets narrowed
she was forced to curtail expenses, and
the reduction OF wages has led to
extensive strikes, checking production
and bringing on stagnation which does
not yet seem to have reached its worst
stage. The United States are in fair way
to recover, but whether England will ever
again be what she was is doubtful. The
loss Of her best market is permanent, and
we are beginning to crowd her in the other
markets of the world, including her own
home market. The evils which result from
mere imitation can be cured; but the loss of
her best market and the impending COM
petition in others is a staggering blow to
the commercial supremacy OF England.
Year: 1878

BY the death of Bayard Taylor, our Min
world lose man Of class which at its
largest is far too small. While not posi-
lively great in any single particular his
nature combined many qualities, any one
Of which would have distinguished him
among his fellow men. His versatility,
which is universally acknowledged, was
neither the result of ambition nor curl
osity, but rather the natural out
come of catholicity of nature
and taste which. compelled him to
interest himself in whatever was admir-
able, manly or good. He was at one and
the same time fine embodiment Of modern
culture and living rebuke to the genera
ton of pigmies to whom culture is an
incessant but meaningless shibboleth. Be-
yond the age at which literary men
are most active and without the whip
Of necessity to urge him to labor,
he was almost to the last an industrious,
painstaking, voluminous writer, always
carrying to his work a degree of enthu-
siasm which many younger men might envy.
Like most other men, he d1ed with MS
favorite work uncompleted and his prin-
cipal ambition unsatisfed, for to write the
life of Goethe and to be principally es-
teemed as a poet were the darling de-
sires Of his heart. Some of his friends.
doubtful whether his qualifications We're
equal to the possible requirements Of
his diplomatic position, will believe that
for his own regulations sake his death oc-
Cured at fitting time; but the world is
more interested in what man is than in
what he is not, and the memory Of Bayard
Taylor will be affectionately treasured as
that of genial gentleman, o hearty friend,
loyal citizen, an enjoyable writer, and,
in the fullest sense of the term, an honest
workman.
Year: 1878

An exceedingly brilliant and prosperous
season Of Italian opera has thus far rowned
the efforts of Mr.. Mapleson, and for this it
is to be hoped he is none the worse, while
the city has certainly been the gayer, and
that part of the public which cannot live
without good music has been happy. Scar
men" has been as pronounced a success as
any season Of Italian opera has ever given
us, and the public accepts Minnie Hauk as
a prima donna whose appeal to the ear is
all the occasion demands, and whose appeal
to the eye realizes the fiction in SO far MS it
presumes that the heroine shall have all the
charms Of youth and beauty. But Mr.. Ma
pleson has other attractions in store. Next
week Marie Roze will make her debut in the
part Of Leonora in ''Trovatore. She will
be supported by Campanini and Galassi.
This, therefore, will be an uncommonly
fine performance. Few operas are more
popular here than this old favorite. The
performance will be on Christmas eve, but
will be none the less attended on that ac-
count. Thursday of next week will be an
other extra night, and one in which the
public is very directly interested.
On that occasion Mr.. Mapleson will
give benefit to the theatre itself,
the proceeds being assigned to raise
fund to supply the Academy with scenery
and properties indispensable for it as a per-
manent home of opera. Even the stanch
shareholders relinquish their boxes for
that night only, or hold them by purchas-
ing them at the box office like ordinary
mortals. Roze. Gerster and Hauk will all
appear, and there will be given an act each
of .'Traviata, "Dinorah" and "The Hugue-
nots" Everybody will certainly get the
worth of his money in good music on that
occasion, and the money will go where it
will do most good for the future satisfaction
of the patrons of the Academy.
Year: 1878

most cases. If all doors and windows in
school building were opened wide Tor
an hour after the classes were dismissed
Tor the day, and the same operation
was performed during each intermission
and during the MONDAY hour, there would
be at least fifty per cent of improvement at
once. Hot air is not necessary or even
desirable to persons just coming from out
OF doors. A temperature of fifty degrees is
grateful in such cases, and if it can be
raised to seventy degrees within half an
hour it will meet the requirements Of every
child who is we'll enough to go to school.
The Thermometer, which hangs in many
schoolrooms, also calls for ''due consider
alton" AS soon as the mercury reaches
and slightly opened windows should be used
rs preventives Of stupefying degree OF
heat Then let the trustees see to it that
the hot air furnaces do not take air from
the neighborhood of the closets or other
foul influences. Let them see whether such
open let them replace such broken chains
and cords as are supposed to regulate the
vents to these fiues. All these things can
be done without assistance from the Board
Of Education, for each board of trustees
has small fund at it's own disposal for re-
pairs Then if they can afford patent ven
tilators that will still further purify the air
let them make use Of them, but no educ
consideration" will have been given until
the rooms are thoroughly and frequently
aired by the easy, sensible, utterly costless
method Of opening doors and windows
when the rooms are empty.