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Year: 1876

RICHMOND, March Is, 1876.
The State Conservative Commit ttee met to- night and
fixed the oath of May the time and Richmond the
place for holding the State Convention to nominate
delegates to the National Democratic Convention and
70 reorganiZe the party.
Year: 1876

Has started on the career of the second
on the commencement of the first CEN
tennial under great financial difficulties


now it does so under like embarrass-


ents.


But if the success which attended the
first hundred years of the existence of
the Republic has been great and astonnd-
ing, certainly VIC have cause to believe
the second will be far more startling in
It's growth to power and wealth.


Starting with only 5000, 900 of people !;
poor and mostly without education,
heavily laden with debt, and without any
known reliable resources, with savage
enemies on every side and powerful
nation as determined foe, it met every
difficulty and now the Republic is num-
bered as one of the great nations of the
earth, able to cope with the most power
full empires and rejoicing in the pleni-
tude Of Its forty millions of paople.


When the reader reflects upon the
fact that our own population one mum
dred years ago was not only meagre but
that the populations OF the Old World
from which our own was so largely made
mp was also meagre, he will be better
able to form some conception of what
the Republic may be if it should, with
equal proportionate growth, attain its
second centennial year. We shall not at.
tempt even an idea at what the popula.
lion and wealth of our country will be
on the 4th of July, 1876. 1t is scarcely
possible that its progress will be in the
same ratio that it has been, and yet
there seems to be nothing now in view
that would retard its growth. On the
contrary it would seem that we would in
-he next hundred years far exceed The
progress Of the past.


We have now vast territory We. lncui.
tlvated the finest lands under t.llage
are selling at prices greatly below former
years, with all the arts of civilization il
full progress, and peace, and abundant
crops on every hand, railroads peuetra
ting all regions and extending from
ocean to ocean, Inca of great steam
ships plyinG 10 the remote pats of th'
earth, and regular lines connecting u
with Europe and with ChiDp and Japan
Instead of relying for grafton upo1
two or three nations Of Europe witt
populations not e1ceediny forty million.
we may now expect to receive acces sion,
from nations and peoples whose aggre
gate population is not less than five O,
sIz hundred millions.
Year: 1876

TEE CENTENNIAL FOURTH OF July,
has passed and is numbered with the
events that mark the progress of the
age. The general participation in the
celebration and the excitement attend
ent upon it has left US weary and ex-
hsustcd. The warm weather itself had
terribly weakening effect, added TO
This were sleepless nights, and these
together leave the laborer little ability
to perform the whole of his accustom.
cd duty; and thus it is that most emo
ployers find their force simmer after
the enjoyment of such holiday than
II there had been none.
Year: 1876

One OF the most significant and
lheering signs of the preliminary Gel
ebratlon was that it seemed to be the
heartiest and most general in the poor
er quarters. The houses and the ware>
houses of the rich were in most cases
left bare, and the exceptions were
quite conspicuous. But there was
scarcely tenement-house or hum
BILE shop which did not show some
signs of keeping holiday. This con-
stitutes marked distinction between
this and most other great celebrations,
The people took it into their own
hands, and it became a spontaneous
expression of their enthusiasm


Y. W0rld.
Year: 1876

4 y i y IL Z n . q
Much wanted nrure and lost an.


Troubles. like babies, get bigger By
nursing.


Silence speak much. words more, but
action most.
The error OF moment may become
tho sosfow Of a life.
Many Of our bitterest griefs arc founded
upon mistaken imaginations.
Dress plainly-thc thinnest soap bubbles
wear the grandest colors
Not every mun who dives into tho sea Of
matrimony brings upa pearl.
The main business and earnest Of tile
world is money. dominion and power.


never yet iound pride in noble nature
nor humility ID an unworthy one.
y man may be great by chuuce, but never
wise nor good without taking pains for H.,


The reason shy some people put on airs
is because they have nothing else to put on.
To be worthy of M Office nowadays ono
must be mau entirely unworthy Of any
thing else.


Resolve to see this world on its sunny
side and you have almost won the battle Of
life ut the outset.
Society is tho atmosphere Of souls, aud
we necessarily inbalo from it what ~ either
healthful or Infectious.


The light Of true friendship is like the
light of phcsphorus--scen plainest when
all around is dark.
Wisdom often comes to US too late in
life to be Of much service 70 Us. There is
no use Of mustard after meat.


Let wisdom be the offspring Of reflection
now. rather than the fruit Of bitter cxper.
lcGre hereafter.
There are two classes Of men generally
in the wrong. those who don't know enough
and those who know too much


Many man thinks it isa virtue that
keeps him from turning rascal when it is
only full stomach. One should be care.
fui not TO mistake POTATOES for principles.


Nature can speak witbouta tongue and
paint without pencil or brush.


The frost bites without teeth. The wind
cuts without q tool aud whistles without u
mouth. - q


IL is not what We earn but what we save
that makes Us rich. IL is not what we cat
but what VIC digest that makes us fat. II
is not what we read bat what we remember
that makes US learned.


You can never do an injury TO another
without feeling that injury rebound and
strike yourself. You arc lated cyermore
to drink the bitterness VI the cup you have
mingled for .. brother.
Year: 1876

One Of the most fatal mistakes, and a
common one, leading tomany others which
We have often heard with anlazement is
conveyed 10 he almost proyerbial phrase :
The world owes me living


The world docs not owe you living. Il
IS not debtor TO you. but you arc debtor 10
i and you canDot work too hard to dis
charge your obligation. Il not only does
not owe you anything. but il Is not going
to pay yOu anything unless you earn i. BY
hard licks, industry and attention 10 bust.
ness. aud just so long as you pursue such
. course in life il will pay.


We arc none Of us going 10 thrive except
by work. not by waiting foi this or that TO
turn nP. not by looking for this or .he
other man to help you, not BY expecting
to bo liftoi, or pushed into success. There
are Micawbers waiting for something 10
turn up all the world oyer--men waiting
for the world to get ready to pay them the
iebt they suppose to be duo. men as con-.
tonptible as they are mls.rably useless


The fact is, this is very busy word. a
bit selfish ifyou will, thoroughly absorbed
in various interests TO think much about
individual men. old or young. Tho only
thing that gives significance TO us In this
y INDUSTRY, FIDELITY AND WORK.
Year: 1876




SATURDAY. Dec. 500 T. H. {


the chapter OF accidents winch has lately pre-.
sened such grsvous reading there has been ADDED to-
day another pre written usual in letters Of blood
Whether the casualty the Lake Shore road was due
TO ancontrollable circumstances or TO the want OF
proper and procauton may may not be cstab-
lIshed when inquest s held. II is quite sufficient
for purpose note the TACT that public opinion is
quick iorestall such verdict without waiting Tor evil
dence and by s action TO lay the blame OF the disaster
upon the heads Of the company. Such action
to-day ITS effect upon the price OF the stock.
The Weakness developed yesterday by the declaration
OF beggarly dividend was aggravated to-day by the
news OF the slau ghier There the certain damage
to the road at present and the uncertain, but even
moro alarming damages be recovered by course Of
Law In the future and the two together likely
make short work Of the company's surplus.


Thus argued the BEARS they adding, moreover, that
steps would be taken to enjon the payment Of the
dividend in order that it nigh, be held in TO
the contingencies OF the disaster. In this way
the catastrophe used TO rig the market and break
tho price from 55.. to 55, at which respectively the
stock opened and closed


While Lake Shore tended steadily downward the rest
OF the list presented very irregular features Michi-
gan Central TO 45 and subsequently iei back to
Az pressure Of seller so option being brought 10
bear by OF the Osborne brokers' ST. Paul preferred
showed uncommon strength and Delaware and Lacka-
wanna advanced IL per cent the lowest price.
The athletes OF Exchange court who can turn dip flaps
for quarter quicker than any other party in the
street, apparently buyers OF this latter insecurity
at top prices, whether to have and 10 hold simply 10
shorts with will be left for time to show.


The same parties at the close had ning at Central
and HUDSON, and sold 1t down from l01 TO l00ss The
course OF this stock Tor time back has been to
open strong the morning and TO close weak at night
Bcars evidently desire to prepare Tor the contingency
OF the Commodore's demise between dark and daylight,
and, like poachors In lsh preserve, set their ught
lines accordingly.


Changes In othcr stocks were unimportant the mass
of tho days business being confined TO those notca
Sales OF gold made at LOT and 107h, the price
for carrying remaining at an average Of per cent,
which was also the loaning the share market
The disbursements from banks and other institu-
tions in the shape Of interest and dividends, which
commence on Tuesday will afford welcome relief to q
situation which not the less disagreeable because
temporary.


THE SALES TO-DAY


amounted to 125 600 shares, the principal business
beng confined to Lake Shore and Michigan Central,
with a fair trade in ST. Paus and Western Union and
Delaware and Lackawanna


OPENING, HIGHEST LOWEST PRICES.


Tho following table shows the opening highest and
low prcos Of the dav.-
Year: 1876

A curious case has occurred in the town of Ok
ford. In carrying out the vote OF that district, the
town autho critics purchased a lot of land, and erect
ell thereon school house, at an expense of some
seven thousand dollars. Afterwards it was asccr-
tanned that the vote of the district, authorizing
the purchase of the land and the building of the
house, was illegal, and the courts have so decided
the matter So the gentleman who prev iously
owned the lot, comes forward and claims the land,
together with the school house that has been
erected thereon We understand that the district
will apply to the legislature for authority to hold
the school house under the betterment act
Year: 1876

We should have stated in our paragraph re-
f.rring to the application for bankruptcy made by
DIR. w. L. Thompson of this city, that he has been
obliged to take this step, not on account of any
loss or failure in his own business, but account
of signing notes for others. In a laudable desire
to assist firm that to all outward appearances
was doing good business, he became re-
sponsible for large amount Of paper that would
have passed him unsigned, had he know the
utter rottenness of the concern. Hence he finds
himself, with others, stripped of all his property.
He has the deep sympathies of the entire com
munity.
Year: 1876

Are sure drawback on personal appearance and
personal comfort. Therefore, keep them in good
repair with that established antidote for all the
diseases that assail them. fragrant Sozodont
Year: 1876

Those who delight to hear the old plantation
melodies rendered by genuine colored minstres,
should attend the concert to be given this evening
at Granite Hall, by the colored Jubilee Singers.
The troupe numbers ten, and they will sing many
Of the religious melodies with which they were IA
miliar at the time they were slaves at the South.
The object of the concert is also most worthy
one, and the price of tickets has been placed at
low figure.
Year: 1876

In Philadelphia, Saturday night, as
Club was returning from the parade they
were met at Seventh and Alaska streets
BY q shower of bricks thrown by q crowd
Of colored men. Terence Malone was
hit on the head and badly injured. jack
son Honk was knocked off his horse.
Ten or twelve policemen arrived at this
juncture, and began firing into the club.


The Third Ward Club was also at
tackled by negroes at Sixth and Lombard
streets, but through the endeavors of
club, the line was kept intact and a
probable serious disturbance prevented.
Year: 1876

'MAD AS MARCH ARE."-Perhaps the mad
dest man that ever struck Northern Kansas, is
w. W. Guthrie. He is mad at everybody-nlad
at those who pretended to be for him, but turned
against him-mad at those who openly opposed
him straight along-mad at those who declined
to mix in the fght-mad at those who had a
friendly feeling for him, but could see no good
reason for opposing or denouncing Col. Phillips
mad at Col. Phillips-mad at those who refused
to bolt at Abilene-mad at those who condemn
the bolt, and censure him and his friends for
their course-in fact, mad all over and all through
1t is barely possible that he is not the first man
who was ever disappointed, or was sold out by
those in whom he trusted. He will feel better
when it quits hurting, and will see how foolish
it looked in him to swear eternal hostility to,
and threaten to annihilste, every man who did
not feel that his duty called upon him to desert
the cause of every other candidate, and follow
the fortunes of Guthrie.
Year: 1876

CoRREcT-We publish in another column the
remarks of a correspondent on a subject we re,
Gently mentioned-the assertion of Hubbard's
followers that the Chiefs opposition had made
him friends Our correspondents head is level
on the subject. But all such assertions are the
merest bosh. man who uses such stuff for ar
gument, lacks sense. When you hear q man say
that he was opposed to a candidate until certain
charges were made against him, just set it dow n
as fact that he had determined to support that
candidate at all hazards, but is ashamed to OPEN
ly support him upon his merits, but seeks for a n
excuse and offers this very fimsy one. If this
did not offer, he would find something else. A
man who acts from contrariness, or to spite
somebody, cannot give sensible reason for it,
but must necessarily present something silly to
uphold his action. To hear such fools talk, one
would be led to think that if corrupt or incom-
petsnt man is nominated for Office, a newspaper
must not expose him, or it might make him
friends; and if it proves all its charges, it is
certain to insure his election. If no charges
were made, it would be held that he was invul-
nersble, and above reproach, and that would be
used as an argument for his election. If the
Chief were doing Hubbard good by its opposition,

he and his crowd would not be SO wormy about
it as they are and we should hear nothing about
an irresponsible press, or efforts at indictment by
grand juries for libel. We had heard so much
about the assertion that the Chief was helping
Hubbard by its opposition, that. to satisfy some
timid friends, we tried an experiment. For two
weeks we let him severely alone, scarcely even
alluding to him, and the result was Just what
we predicted it would be. The same crowd that
were supporting Hubbard because the Chief
abused him, at once set up the claim that We
knew the charges were not true, aud could not
be sustained, and we had to cease our opposition !;
and that was used to convince the public that
Hubbard's ability and integrity were unassails-
bic. We trust our friends are now satisfied, and
converted to the belief that the only way in
which to fight incompetency and dishonesty is
with hot shot, and lots of it.
Year: 1876

X The Wathena Reporter thinks it is playing
it mighty fine, but is not fooling anybody. While
keeping up its bypocritical cant about support
ing the Republican ticket, and carrying the
name of Col. Phillips for Congress in its ticket,
it continues to publish the vilest ISLANDERS about
him. 1t is wOrmy over the failure to get that
post.o Office and thinks this will hurt Phil


lips tremendously, by giving his opponents an
opportunity to quote the damaging things that
are said Of him by a supporter The last issue
of the Reporter wastes two columns and half of
space in this useless bushwhacking. Phillips
will be elected by such majority that the peo-
pie can't see where the Reporters licks came in.
Year: 1876

We STICK TO Tive recently applied a term
that was plain but not complimentary, to John
L. Blair for his performance at the Hiawatha
Convention. Recently, the Wathena Reporter
and certain of its anonymous correspondents
have tried desperately to defend Blair against
the Just epithet of the Chief and to show that
his ruling was right and proper. We stick to all
we said, and can dispose of the question in a few
words. The call for the Judicial Convention
gave Atchison County delegates, Doniphan 6,
Brown 4, and Nemaha 4. Under all established
usage, in case of contest, the delegates holding
the credentials from the regularly organized
primary are admitted to vote in preliminary or
ganzatiOn, and the contestants must wait until
their right is established by the Convention.
AtchisOn came up with one district contested,
the anti Hubbard delegates having the creden-
tials from the regular primary, and the Hubbard
delegates from bolting primary. Blair decided
that both sets of delegates had a right to vote
in the preliminary organization. He took the
responsibility of giving Atchison County 10 votes
when the apportiOnment allowed but g. Had
Doniphan County known that bull-headed pre-
judce and cheek were going to rule, she could
have got up contests in every District in the
County, and had the contestants all anti-Hub-
bard men. According to Blair's ruling, Doniphan
County could then have cast 12 votes, instead of
the to which the call entitled her, and control
led the Convention and after they had thrown
out enough Hubbard delegates to make the re-
suit sure one set of delegates could have quietly
withdrawn. There is no trying to rub it
ont. John l.. Blair lent himself to do the dirty
work of the Atchison ring, and wilfully made a
dishonest ruling to defeat the wishes of the Re
publican party of his own County, for petty spite.
But Mr.. Blair cannot shyster the votes that will
come from the ballOt-box, in November.
Year: 1876

q The dyspeptic of the Wathena Reporter
belches his bile upon the County Central Com
mittee, because they did not send him request,
on perfumed, rose-tinted paper, to publish their
notice of meeting. Perhaps the Committee
thought that he was jealous and unselfsh in
his support of the Republican party, that he
could copy the call from the Chief and save the
trouble of writing, as the paper reached him
three days before the issne of his concern. Next
time they will send An official messenger, with
instructions to present the report on silver
waiter, with head uncovered, and polite bow
to his majesty. However, as the Reporters at
tention was called to this neglect by member
of the Committee, it is evident that the members
have seen the notice and as this was the sole
object of publication, it is immaterial whether
the notice appeared in the dish-clout or not.
Year: 1876

R- Three or four papers in this District Oh
jected to David Martin for Judge, because he
was attorney for a railroad; and they object to
Mr. Otis, because he is attorney for railroad !;
but they pitched in head over stomach for Guth-
rie for Congress, the only man fit for the place,
notwithstanding the fact that he is attorney for
a railroad.
Year: 1876

Y Since Judge Hubbard has been on the
Bench, period of almost four years and half,
there has not been political question before
the Court for decision, if there ever has been one
1t will therefore be seen how immensely import
ant it is to re-elect Judge Hubbard over an able
man like Mr.. Otis, because the latter happens to
he a Democrat
Year: 1876

q When you hear man say that he is going
to vote fol Hubbard, because be must stick to
the Republican ticket, just look at him right
closely, and in nine cases ont of ten you will find
him man who bolted at least part of the Re-
publican County ticket, last Fail, and did what
he could TO defeat it.
Year: 1876

u The Government is again fooling with the
Sioux, by sending q commission to make q treaty
with them. The Indians must be fed through
the Winter, so that they will be in good coudi-
tion to 60 to killing again in the Spring.
Year: 1876

~ The secret of Missouri Phelps steamboat
exploit has been explained. He having been
Union man in the rebellion, felt that some
concession was due to the Confederates who
nominated him-he felt desire to do something
that would remind them Of JEFF Davis. His
steamboat affair was creditable imitation Of
JEFF Is sleeping-car adventure.
Year: 1876

p Less than year ago, the Wathena Report.
er set up Judge Hubbard as fool, a numskull,
and shyster, for his decision in the Wathena
case. Now Hubbard is just the man the people
need for Judge. All because the three County
Commissioners are against Hubbsrd-and didn't
they refuse to give the Reporter the County
printing! Wonder if the fellow ever will get it
beat into the thing he calls his bead, that Doni-
phan County is not run for his especial benefit 7
Year: 1876

DIDN'T MAKE IT.-In Judge Hubbard's charge
to the Grand Jury, on the first day of the Court
he dwelt with emphasis upon the abuses of an
irresponsible press, and lamented that the law
of libel receive far too little attention; wind
ing up with the request that the members Of the
Jury come frequently to his room and consult
him. This was understood by all who heard it
to mean the Ckief. Judge Hubbard feels aggriev-
ed at our opposition to him, and sought redress
in that refuge of towards, the Grand Jury, where
a man may strike his enemy in the back or wreak
n sneaking revenge without being known.
Whether the Jury consulted the Judge upon this
subject or not, we nave not ascertsined. We re-
Trained from alluding to it last week, because we
knew it would be charged that we were trying
TO influence the public mind for the purpose OF
retarding the due process of law. But since the
Grand Jury has been discharged, this cannot
now be said.


We have made sundry charges against Judge
Hubbard. They were true, and can be proven,
and he knows it, Any resort to the Grand Jury,
if he made any, would have simply been for the
purpose of holding it over our head until after
the election, SO that every time We told an un-
wholesome truth aginst the Judge, his bummers
could have retorted that it only come from an
indicted libeller. But the Grand Jury was not
made of that kind of stuff. When Judge can.
not stand upon his own merits for reelection,
but must resort to the legal machinery under his
control both to secure support and to silence op,
position, his case must be desperate.


We are also informed that Judge Hubbard in.
vited the Grand Jury to supper. They took a
4 Il
then proposed to take a vote Of the jury on the
Judgeship question, and that proposition was de-
feated by large majority. Had there been a
Hubbard majority, would they have rejected a
proposition for a votef Thus has an important
straw been lost But it shows how an unscruPu,
lous Judge will use every appliance, and turn
the whole machinery of his Court into the work
of making votes for himself