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Year: 1876

a move which dares to saddle the coun-
try with the expense of extra soldiers
while keeping nearly four thousand idle
for political purposes is apparent, and
adds another stigma to the rule of the
party in whose name and for whose aid
it is unblushingly done.
Year: 1876

Republican paper for twelve years.


If there ever was a time when partisan
feeling should be sunk out of sight, it is
now. We feel like counseling every
body to go beyond the limits that have
been heretofore prescribed by party
lines, and weigh only the characters of
the men who are before the people for
Office. Not since ante-war days have
there been two such strong sets of can
didates as there are now for the presi-
Dental chair. Against the private char
acter of either there stands no blot or
stain. Governor Hayes stands out as
having been an old soldier that braYed
the shot and shell of many well-fought
field. He has ever been man of the
highest integrity and honor. Mr..
Wheeler, not so well known, is man of
equal force.


Governor Tilden, though never in the
field as warrior, was always known as
a Democrat. He is a statesman of the
highest degree, an able jurist, and better
than all, true reformer. 1t has been
the pleasure of the writer to have formed
the acquaintance of Governor Tilden,
and he knows from facts that have come
from indisputable sources, that Tilden
has been the means of destroying a
couple of rings that were sucking the
life blood from the great State of New
York.


Governor Hendricks is well-known as
a prominent statesman, and one who is
beyond trickery, always known as being
honest in his course.


These names are all strong ones, and
if either be elected we shall see reform
inaugurated. We shall see a general
clearing out of the vampires and leeches
that have been sucking at the public
blood vessel. Sink all differences oi
politics; 60 out to the polling places
thinking only of the right, character
and principle standing away above party
lines.
Year: 1876




These figures show that the country in
nine years paid for the luxury of Grant
ism the enormous sum of eight hundred
and sixty-fve millions FIVE hundred and
fifteen thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-nine dollars and seyenty-three cents,
or nearly one hundred million dollars more
per gear than the cost of rule under
Democratic administration. The lower
columns of figures represent nine years
peace, when there was every opportunity
for tightening expenses, instead of which
the Republicans have increased the ex-
penses in every way, and, in spite of
these facts, ask continuance in power
for another four years. Is this to be a
government for the people, or is the gov
ernment to be run in the interest of one
hundred thousand office-holders?
Year: 1876

With the largest assortment of Display Type in
the District and the best Cylinder Presses, the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN BOOK AND JOB PRINT
ING OFFICE can execute at the shortest notice any
size or style of Poster, Handbll, Dodger, Gutter
Snipe or Programme that can be desired. South
west corner Of Peunsylvania. avenue and ThIr.
teenthsstreet second floor.
Year: 1876

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will, on July
/ open a freight and passenger station at Union
town, on the Alexandria branch. This Will be a
great convenience to the people Of South Wash
ington and of the counties below, as the depot is
situated lust at the south end OF the Anacostis
bridge, where the new AnacOstia street railroad
is to cross the Alexandria branch tracks.
Year: 1876




Years ago, says correspondent, when
we went to school in little weather.
beaten school-house, what exciting con-
tests there used to be over the teachers
favorite exercise of having the scholars
estimate with the eye the size and
weight of different objects in the room!
He would hold up his cane, and have
each one tell how long he thought it was,
and it was lucky child that could come
within half foot OF the right length. He
wou Id measure an urchin and tnen have
the scholars try to reproduce the measure
on the wall. He would mark off an inch
or loot OF YARD In some conspicuous
place, and then see how near anybody
could come to chalking the same length
upon the blackboard. And it was aston
ishing how wide astray one would 60.
Tie fact is, our eyes deceive us ridicu-
lously even upon the commonest things.
At first thought, which Should you say
was The taller, a three-year old child or
a -four barrel? and could anything but
actual measurement convince you that
tue same child is half as high as six
toote.? There is an old saying that a
child two years old Is half as tall as he
ever will be; and after few experiments
in measuring one can easily believe it,
but not before.
Year: 1876

A COWARD Cow-ED.-A farmers wife
in a town in Yorkshire, England, was
recently assaulted by her husband Ill a
field, where there was cow that the
woman had greatly -petted. On seeing
the man beating his vile and otherwise
maltreating her, the COW charging
up tue field, and attacked the man with
such terocity that he was glad to retreat.
The COW then took up a defensive posi-
ton by the woman's side, and stood per-
fectly still while the latter struggled to
her feet and supported herself by lean
ing against It's flank, until she had suf-
fciently recovered to take refuge from
her husband in flight.
Year: 1876

his clothing, but he asked not to leave him, say
Ing, "siand by me;





for what you have done / then raised him up and
placed him Ia the position In which he was iorndthat
i, took him over toward the chair IN which bad
been sitting He then hts knees and he laid
his head down his the chair, and never said
word aiterward. When l found that he
was dead | took up my lantern aud other
things, closed the door and went down 10
the yard. altcrward went out Of the Ferry street
door, and when | reached home | told my vile
VIVA, had occurred and she suggested that should 20
and surrender myself TO the police at once Feeling
that had not killed Taft purposeiy that his death
was purely accidental, concluded 10 do so, and
started 10 find Captain Woods, in the company OF
officer Mcnrix, TO whom made no revelation
as to what wanted to toll the Captain,
simply leading him 10 the belief that knew some
tnng which would enable the police to get hold OF the
man who had done the shooting On the Captains
coming from his house when Mennlx called anu told
him that might DO able give HIM some Information
about the killing OF TAFT told HIM frankly that had
killed him by accident and wanted 10 give myself up


DIAGRAM TUE SCENE


Tho following diagram oi the freight depot and us
surroundings will afford the reader clearer idea OF the
scene OF the tragedy tnan descripton.-
Year: 1876

urahu total $loa 1913


This sum is invested by companies doing business
in this city and chartered by tho State Deducng the
rate Of loss from these assets OF say twenty-five per
MAINTAIN loss oil over Sal, 00J, 900


WHAT INSURANCE MEN SAY.


HERALD reportc. converscd with several insurance
men on the subject yesterday. 1t Is very tender
point and many pooh hooned the question, and ro-
ties worth than we have loaned upon them,
Then they view any publication OF figures calculated
10 show their financial condiuon as an attack
upon them, and 1t appears that many of
the insurance papers attempt to obtain longer
advertisements by threatening to expose the condition
oil this that company ono OF the directors OF the
Mutual company said that II all the corporations
as careful his institution In making loans they would
mol lose anything, they loaned than orty
mortgages. Hc beloved that lew OF the companies
were now lendinga dollar on real estate. In ac lat
tery there was nothing apparently safe from decline
but United States bonds and the forthcoming report
OF the companies to the State superintendent would
tona securities


THE DECLINE IN REAL ESTATE.


The value OF the best class of real in this city
has aecned SO real estate agents say. over twenty
five per cent, while "speculalivc property has
clned IN many instances over nifty per cent Ihis Is
particularly the case with uptown, Central Park and
Fifth avenue lots Several insurance companies hav-
ing mortgages ON which the properly owners have de-
fauited IN the payment OF premium, have offered the
property for SALE and the amount bid has not been
sufficient 10 the amount loaned the companies
have od IN the property and arc waiting Tor better
times


Tho strong companies claim that they can afford to
walt before attempting realize the securities
In this way they Will stea the adverse current Ex-
acty where the property lies that the securities
it IS difficult 10 tell The companies claim that not
than onchali OF It Is IN this city, and that in
other parts o the Union real estate has not undergone
terrible decline in New York, and therefore
their Investments safer.


THE COMPANIES MAKE no CHANGE


Ono thing Is certain. Tho insurance companies
in presenting their lists oil assets do make
any allowance Tor the decline. Prices put
upon buildings IN war times are still NAM
taincd, ami were 1t there would in many
Instances be serious deficiency the balance sheet
A short time since the Equitabe's stockholders
feeling shaky in regard tho building on
Broadway. and the effect OF the decline in value
The company proved, however, that the rent OF the
Offices maze good profit the investments, SO that
tho trouble die not extend


Tho life insurance companies far safe from
any public storm than the banks. A upon the
latter institutions aiways reveals any weakness
once, but the former organizations have time aud OPP
portunity to tide over u season Of misortunes.
Year: 1876

We respectfully nominate Major General
Benjamin F. Butler for Minister 10 England.
He is at least pure and unspotted, and not a
plrate.-Boston Herald.


Dio Lewis says that wine is worse than
whiskey, but Dio Lewis is, as usual, mis-.
taken. Wine is only mocker while those
VINO nave tried whiskey know it is always in
dead earnest with man.-St. Louis RepubH-
can.


Mr.. Blaine is almost sure of two-thirds to
three-fourths ofthe New England delegations
at Cincinnati. Connecticut is the only New
England State that will give majority for
any other candidate; and Blaine is certainly
the second choice OF that state Sprinqfeld
Union.


The Concord On. H. Patriot, Democratic,
remarks that "there is such thing as run.
ming the investigation business into the
ground, and it may do the party more harm
than good, that investigates too much," and
also would venture to urge our Democratic
Congressman 10 pay little more attention
to the legislative business and not spend
quite so much time in hunting up mule con-
tractors"


The wages of labor paid in greenbacks on
ly purchase the amount of groceries which
could be purchased by the value of these
greenbacks turned into gold. The creation
of new legal tender of a different value
than that of gold or paper is only the green
back abomination repeated in an additional
form. 1t will serve to explode the theory
that the government stamp can confer value.
All deprecated currency, whether of silver
or paper, is a cheat and fraud, the evil of
which falls largely On classes who live by
their daily or weekly wages. Chicago Tri-
bune.


The constitution, supreme court, and NOR
al sense of, the community to the contrary
Notwithstanding, the United States congress
has the power to plead bankruptcy, and set
tie with its creditors for ninety cents on the
dollar. But congress cannot alter the fact
that the government is fully able to pay all
its debts to the last cent, the complete salts
faction of every creditor, and the full tenor of
its promises, and that any medieval coinage
operation will be for US plain swindling. For
three years we have been idle spectators of
the fall in the value of silver. We cannot
now step in and make that deprecated metal
medium OF payment of promissory notes
which call for gold dollars, and nothing less.
1t would be both dishonorable and dishonest.
IN. Y. Times.


Mr.. Blaine has performed his whole duty
in an extended public service as old as the
party he leads. With him success would be
alike duty and foregone conclusion. He
has no superior as an organizer of victory,
and that tact and boldness with which he
has wrested the leadership from the Demo-
cratic majority on the floor of the House is
proof of his greatIpower and unerring sagaci-
ty. We believe the ticket which would COM
mand the most enthusiastic support In the
presidential campaign to be Blaine and Bris-
tow, and there is nothing detrimental to the
dignity or selfrespect of the noble secretary
of the treasury in his acceptance of the second
position, which Henry Wilson not only filled,
but sought, after score of years. service,
honorable from the commencement to the
close.-N. H. Sentinel.
Year: 1876

ELSEWHERE will be found an interesting
account of an organization known as the
Building and Loan Association and its
method Of doing business. 1t is being tried
in Richmond in this state and gives general
satisfaction. II is worthy of the considera-
ton of mechanics in villages and might be
used by grangers and like institutions.
Year: 1876

Mr.. CLYMER has poor opinion of the two
women whose names were given by Gen.
Butler as the persons who claimed to know
about the alleged payment of money to Mrs.
Belknap by Pendleton. He does not know
them it is true, and has no grounds for his
poor opinion, but he is convinced that they
are bad women and that it would not be
proper to bring them before his committee.
So no effort has been made to secure their
Year: 1876

fined in The Libby must have shared the fate
OF the poor soldiers on Belle Isle and at Ander-
chase of the prison officials at enormons nrices
During all this time there were abundant sun.
plies sent to us by our Government and nv onr
friends, but they were appropriated by the rebs
to their own use N N
Year: 1876

A p r. o Q l. A M TION
Following the established usage, hereby appoint
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council,


Thursday, the Twentieth Day of Apri.


Next,
as day OF PUBLIC HUMILIATION, FASTING AND
PRAYER; and earnestly recommend that the day
be observedfn manner betitting the solemn pur-
pose for which it is set apart-the strengthening Of
our allegiance to Him in whose hands are the welfare
of men and the permanence of states.
Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta, this
thrty-hrst day of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
SIX, and Of the independence of the United
States OF America the one hundredth.


SELDEN CONNOR.
Sd CHADBoURNE Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and commun-
cations The namG and address of the writer are in
sill cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return OF reserve commu-
nications that are not used, .
Year: 1876

All the vacant property on the line OF Wa
bash avenue within the limits Of the July tire
of two years ago ought to be improved during
tho present building season. There Is no
property in Chicago to-day that offers equal
inducements for building. Tho small resi-
dences ndapartmen houses that have already
been erected north of Twelfth street are prob
ably paying better On the investment than
any other residence property in the city.
The vacant lots can now be bought at valu-
alton that warrants their use for residence
property, and the nearness Of the location to
The business centre renders it SO desirable
that there is no difficulty in renting them. In
addition to all this, the indications are that
the cost Of building will be certainly as low
as last season, and perhaps as much as 10 per
cent lower, both for material and labor. In
such case the interest Of the owners of this
Wabash avenue property suggests its imme-
diats improvement. A class Of houses may
be erected with view to ultimately convert
ing the lower story into stores, and can be
made to pay as residences from the outset


If this space were filed in, it would be a
wonderful improvement to the street and a
great advantage to the city, as well as profit
able to the property-owners. ...4:r;
Year: 1876

Mr.. VANDERBILT is not again to be caught
by the willy managers Of the rival lines who
betrayed him during the winter. His losses
by reason Of the failure of the other pool
lines to keep faith are just punishment for
the salfkhness which prompted him to enter
into the compact for damaging the business
Of New York and Chicago. He succeeded in
this to some extent. but he did it at :he e1-
pense OF his own business, and he evidently
does not propose again to place himself in a
position to be feeced This is the e1pl1na-
6on Of his refusal to accede to tho new terms
proposed by GARRETT and 6corr. As far a.
the Grand Trunk Railway is concerned, it is
to be hoped that its facilities for obtaining
business Will be increased instead Of dinin-
5shed, for certainly the prospect Of reward
Will prompt the building Of direct railway
connection with Chicago outside Of the Alichi-
gan Central before the close OF navigation.
With this prospect ahead, the public can look
very plscidly upon rnilroad-war through the
summer season, confident that tho roads will
not be able to recoup afterwards BY any pool
ing arrangements.
Year: 1876

defeat the popular will. In all Chicago there
ore not thousand voters, except those be-
longing to the criminal classes, who support
CoLy1N or his usurpation, or who do not in
sist on his displacement BY any legal
measures that can be devised. This
is not q question Of Republicanism or
Democracy; the protest against Co1y1N
is not d party matter, but public one,
in which the whole people of all parties
agree. The present Common Council are
The product of TINT conflict with and victory
over this criminal and hummer population
who support co1vx as their representative
and Header.


In the struggle with CoIvs tho Council
must bear in mind that they nre the repre-
scntativcs Of, and are supported by, the
whole reputable population, and that CoLv1N
is supported exclusively by the bummers
and the pensioners upon the City Treasury.
The people did all that was legally in their
power at the late election, and to their dele
gated representatives, the Common Council,
they look with confidence for vigorous and
unfaltering execution Of their duty to the
city and to the public.
The fact that such conflict is possible is
IN illustration Of the peculiar character of
the Acting Mayor. He is without the least
sensibi1ity. He must be aware Of the uni
versal want Of respect ind confidence on the
part Of the public, and Of the equal universal
desire that he should leave the office, and
thus remove reproach to the credit Of the
city. This public sentiment has been so
freely and SO frequently expressed in unmis-
taxable terms that it requires no ordinary
degree Of contempt for the opinion of his fell
low-men to brazen1y hold on to an Office after
the expiration of the term for which he was
elected. But CoLyM seemingly cares nothing
forpubGcopinion. Feelings to the salary and
perquisites Of the place with devotion that
cannot be disturbed He weighs tho pelf
above public opinion and the respect of his
fellow-citizens, and to retain it threatens war
against the people who have voted to eject
him, and violence against their chosen repre-
sentotives.
Year: 1876

from to per cent. We saw statement OF
insurance rates in certain parts of Europe re-
Gently which placed residences at about u
for every $1,000 of insurance; the lowest
rates in Chicago are five to ten times as much.
The people cannot endure this sort OF thing
very long. Chicago is beginning to have sur
plus capital, and it will pay to do larger
part of its own insurance than it has dono at
any time since the fire. It cannot afford to
let the insurance companies take away prohts
of two or three millions annually; and, un-
less there shall be q decided reduction IN favor
Of Chicago, the Board Companies will be the
losers in the end by the loss Of their busi-
ness
Year: 1876

The Board Of County Commissioners are
preparing to rush the bids for the entire
stone-cutting for the county part Of the
Courthouse, even before there has been O
final and authoritative agreement between
city and county as to the plan. These bids
will be on the plan contemplating dome be-
tween the city and county portions, which will
cost from 100000 to $750,oo0, and which
public sentiment demands shall not be
built. We can only account for this haste
On the part Of the County Commission
ers because they hope to make such prog
ress in their own plans that they can refuse
for this reason to accept the offer Of Messrs
BoyNaTox and others to build the Courthouse
for from one to two millions Of dollars less
than they propose to ezpend It is admitted
by the County Commissioners who have seen
tho Bo1EoToN plans that they arc well
adapted to the needs Of both city and county,
that they are sufficiently ornamental, and that
they contemplate massive, substantial, and
handsome building. Nothing has been done
as yet which prevents the acceptance Of the
BoY1No1oN offer to erect such building for
81, ,100, 900 Cfor which g perfect guarantee
will be given), since the same foundations for
which the contract has been made may be
used The County Commissioners should act
openly on this offer before they proceed any
farther, that the people may know whether
or not they intend to put an unnecessary bur
den of million and half or two millions Of
dollars upon them.
Year: 1876

no farther, and necessarily excludes the sur
render Of any person to be tried upon any
charge other than specified in the treaty, and
the evidence Of which has not been SO laid
before their authorities. Else, the 1in'<s
urges in any case, by making q charge with
in the treaty, foreign Power could get Gus
tody of political refugees, and proceed to try
and punish them for political ofenses, and,
in like manner, could make the treaty extend
to cover any and every case included in it.
Hence, the condition upon which W1Ss1ows
sxtradition was offered was that he should be
tried for no other ofense than that for which
he shou1d be surrendered
Year: 1876

A correspondent in the Sioux country
writes: This system of Indian runners s
seems to be little understood. If i'm
portant news is to be carried an Indian
gorges himself with meat. takes short
nap, mounts one of the feetest of their
ponies, and rushes along like the wind
until his horse requires feed, when he
mods few times while hishorse satisfies
its hunger from the luxurious meadows,
when the ride is renewed. The runner
needs nothing for his pony and takes
nothing for himself but his arrows and
blankets, and will in the manner indi-
Gated ride two Or three days and nights,
passing over from sixty to one hundred
miles in each twenty -four hours. When
the nearest camp is reached his story is
taken up by other Indians, and in like
manner carried in every direction. The
speed with which the news travels de-
pends upon its Importance, but in this
way the Indians often beat the tele-
graph, and their first reports, if they
come direct, are usually to be relied
upon. The runner who brings great
news is feasted from one tepee to an
other, and it is not until the story be-
gins to grow old that he let's loose his
Imagination and adds to the original in
order to keep up the interest in him as
the bearer of great news. There are al
ways volunteers, and frequently two or
three will start for the same point, but
the one that gets in last is bound to tell
the biggest story. if he has to deny the
statements of his rivals or cut his story
out of the whole cloth in order to do 80.
Hence the conflicting reports.