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Year: 1876

The members of the Cambridge
Woman's Union held special


meeting in the Cambridge Baptist
Church recently, at which Mrs.


Zina Fay Pierce, the president of
the society, presided. The object
of the meeting was to discuss the


question whether women may not
offer helpful suggestions in the
present political emergency. Mrs,
Pierce made a few Introductory re-
marks, citing the benefits which
the family derives from the mutual
consultation Of parents, and asking
if it were not probable that the
same good would result from the
consultation of men and women on
the conduct Of national affairs.
Pierce contrasted the considerable
influence of women under mon.
archioal form of government with
the complete sway Of male power
in the republic, which she thought
might account for the proverbial
short life of the latter. She con-
sidered the present time particu-
larly appropriate for the discussion
of our political degeneracy, which
was proved by the fact that our
political leaders of to-day are not
like those of one hundred years ago


To bring back that higher standard
in the government of the country
she thought it was advisable that a
statesmen's conference, comprising
the foremost Democrats and Repub-
lieans of the country, should be
held this summer, to give voice to
their political principles and their
opinions of what may be done in
behalf Of ADLER and more honest
legislation. The ladies of the soci-
ETY. desire to confer with the ladies
of the Centennial committees and
with them to unite upon a set Of
resolutions inviting the action Of
representative men in this matter.
Year: 1876

poor who has not something precious to him. God hiss
laid precious foundetiou on which we are To build
iaith-Hs own chosen and we'll beloved Son. That
is what want 10 Call your attention to today-one
thing precious to all who wish for their eternal saliva
ton. Now, my brethren, ~ the Lord Jesus Christ
precious to yo7Y Is sin precious 10 you for must be
either the other. Every one knows in his own
conscience whether Christ is precious 10 him or not,
and lie Is not pray the Lord that He may be. He
has been the tried and friend OF all OF us Time
was when our feet were stumbling; He came down and
helped over the rough places. Time was when we
carried away by and trouble We called on
Him 70 help us and did not call in vain. He Was
precious Why is He not now?


Just as the foundation the lowest stone in the
building just low had Jesus Christ to come down to
save the worst and vilcst OF sinners. We want to
realize the heights from which He came
down. Wo do not want any doctrinc want
the old truths invested with reality God says to US
this morning, ''Behold. lay chief corner stone
precious elect and he that beeveth him shall not
be confounded." God Himself then has bestowed on
this precious gift and let today ask ourselves in
the depths Of own hearts, How have we received
it. Is Christ precious to usf II is question which We
think too much TOO deeply for, when the
things of this earth passing away from us and we
last approaching the valley q death, that question
will come home then In all its force.
Year: 1876

Michael Curry, of No 200 West sixtieth street. was
committed at the Fity ty-seventh Street Court ycster-
day to the result of two stab woundsone In the
head and the other the shoulder--inniccd by him
on officer William Swain, Of the Twenty second
precinct on saturday night, while the officer was
duty Tenth avenue, he says the prisoner called
upon him to arrest party who had stolen from him
conccrtina in neighboring liquor saloon His story
seemed to the oficcr too Improbable for beIief
and others having told him Curry was accusing the
wrong person he told him to 60 TO the aud get


warrant Curry refused to 90 away. The officer then
pushed him, when Curry drew pocketknc and
stabbed him, as already described The accuseds YER
sion is very different He says he pointed out to the
officer tho person who had stolen his instru men but
instead of arrcsng him the officer began chat and
ioke with the crowd with whom the thief
pany He then abused the officer and was dubbed on
The hands, which marks OF violence were 10 he
in court He then used his knife the officer In self
defence officer SWANS injuries not serious and
he will be able in day or two to appear In court, when
all the the case will be brought out an OK
Year: 1876

option in the contract was being smuggled through
Congress our largest creditor-Gcrmany-was de-
moneiizng silver. Ii safe Tor Germany TO
destroy silver while the United owed her ct
large amount OF thai metal; but after
ing act OF Congress which stopped the
coinage OF silver and having large CLAIM
against France, they thought IL sais TO
destroy the silver money OF the world.
They adopted the gold standard and threw
their silver the market, which created over sup
ply and hence tho depreciation OF silver and apprecia
ton Of gold for gold has appreciated much more
than silver has deprecated The purchasing power OF
gold all the world is at least twenty five per cent
more than II before this hostile movement against
silver was commenced. II the movement is inaly
successful and silver rs demonctzcd, gold must 20 up,
or, what Is the same thing, property must go down
from fy to eighty per cert before the work OF the de-
struclion of silver be consummated That is
say. all debts, public and private, Will be increased
fom fifty to eighty per cent, while the ability Of
debtors 10 pay will be decreased in like proportion.


The question is presented how this disaster can be
honestly averied The answer Is plain. Coin the Sill
yer dollar and make II legal tender for any amount
II at the time the debt WAS contracted and
1t had been from the organization of the government
When our foreign creditors are told that the United
States will pay in silver gold according the
tract they Will to II that silver Is not destroyed
Greenbacks higher than silver coin. The peo-
pie have already arrived al and passed tho point Of
specie payments But by cunning device they are
ROBBED OF the specie which they agreed TO pay Tho
bonchodcr restore the silver dollar conflict
which Will end Ia much loss to the bond
holder as ~ the taxpayer.


WILLIAM NJ. STEWART
Year: 1876

and a3k for sixty-day Cuba and other acccptances
Single name is rated at 8 a Z with light inquiry.


similar condition OF ease exists In London, where
the bank is only per cent and the open market
discounts are as low as per cent


The movement IN the foreign exchanges during the
week has been light, the demand for bankers bills
being limited as commercial bills continue to be
The market has been easier from first TO last,
but until Monday did the standard drawers reduce
their official asking rates. and the close they stand
at 81 Ssh and 81 90a to the pound for sixty days. and
three days. sight bills respectively. the selling rates
being half q cent lower


THE GOLD MARKET


Owing to the belief that the Silver bill pending
in Congress will pass this market was than
usually active toward the close, and the price adj
vanced from Ills. 10 1l2H. The following the
fluctuations of the week
Year: 1876

To-day the U. S. Senate will take vote on
the question jurisdiction in the case of the
impeachment of Belknap.


Luttrell calls for an investigation into the
newspaper charges of an expenditure Of three
hundred thousand dollars tor the procure
ment of the Hawaiian treaty. The iuforma-
tion business was started to damage the bill.
The mercantile community favor the treaty.


A large amount of ammunition has been
sent from Woolwich to Giberalter and the
Mediterranean fleet. This is believed to sig
Nifty something extraordinary.


The last news from Berlin is to the effect
that there is danger of trouble at the East.


The police OF San Francisco are making
raids on the hoodlums.


Eighteen cases OF smallpox were registered
in San Francisco yesterday.


Decoration Day will be strictly observed in
New York as a holiday. Monuments of mil
itary heroes will be decorated, and places OF
business closed.


Speaker Kerr says that the intimations as
to charges against him are so vague that he
does n propose to answer at present
Year: 1876

1T is much easier to raise q wind
than to control a whirlwind. The
anti.Chinese sentiment is right, pa.
triotlc, and in every sense American;
but it will not do to countenance or
even wink at such proceedings as
occurred at Antioch, and day or
two since in San Francico. Legal REM
edies can alone acquire permanent re-
suits. The day for mob law has long
since passed and We regret to read the
record in an exchange of virtuous
demonstration which is but lasting
disgrace to the sentiment of our time.
1t becomes all who have the we'll be-
ing of our State at least to discounte-
nance and frown down every act of
violence made under the assumption
Of an effort to procure reform. Re-
form must be legitimate to be perma-
nent.
Year: 1876

They managed to make the average
cost of feeding and blanketing 100000
Indians in 1875 just 3S33 per cent.
higher than the average for feeding
and blanketing 10000 in 1880. AS the
206, 900 were not nearly as we'll fed and
blanketed as the 10000, and as trans
portation was to be had at much low
er rates in 1875 than in 1880, what is
the logical conclusionl? Simply this:
Thes Government and the Indians
were systematically robbed, and by
wholesale, to pamper official scoun-
drels and greedy, dishonest contrac-
tors. That is the long and short of it.
Details would be revolving and serve
no good purpose, now that the hungry
pack have been cut off from their
prey" The transfer to the Military
Department of the charge of the Indi-
an tribes shows return to common
sense on the part of the Government.
1t can be but plain to the most casual
observer that by this time both ex-
pense in the maintenance of the sew
eral tribes and the outlay for military
purposes will be reduced. At last We
have this problem brought toward a
solution. Now let us look at the Chi
nese question. That comes next in or
der, and is indeed even of greater i'm
portance. If these two matters can
he properly adjusted, We shall believe
in an over-ruling Providence and in a
proper brotherhood Of man existing in
our day and generation.
Year: 1876

The San Francisco Chronicle re-
views the action Of the Democratic
Convention with spirit of vlndictive-
ness that indicates that the course
adopted by that body is calculated to
produce harm to the Republican pros
poets. The arguments of our contem-
porary are both ungenerous and illog-
ical. II seems to take umbrage at the
outset at the fact of State officials par
ticipating in the management of the
organization, and goes further in the
claim that the professions of the party
as announced in the platform are hy-
pocritical. In answer to these ideas
there is but single argument, which
is, that the chosen leaders of the par
ty are the legitimate directors Of its
course of conduct, and in assuming to
mould and plan the programme of a
campaign they simply perform du-
ty. It's alleged that there is degree
of hypocracy in the pledges of the par
ty to reform In the civil service. 1t is
easy to make such slanderous asser-
tions, but 1t may be asked with mel
ancholy positiveness If there is not
need OF reform? The other sugges-
lions of our contemporary are equally
characteristic and quite as logical and
quite as illogical. 1t sneers at the allu-
sions to the Chinese matter, and inti-
mates insincerity in that. The mo-
tive for this line of argument is quite
plain. A criminal never desires to
be accused Of his guilt, nor does he
particularly esteem a corrective upon
his process Of crime. The Chinese
curse is the result of Republican legis-
lation, and at late date they per-
ceive the harm they have done. The
preservation of the public faith and
credit which the Democracy propose
to guard is duty that the Radicals
have ignored wholly. Malfeasance in
in office, fraud in high places, gross
dereliction of duty in places where it
has been heretofore supposed regard
for the proprieties of official duty
would be observed with a scrupulous
care, and multitudinous divers acts of
fraud have brought our national name
and credit into a disrepute that is ex-
perenceu to our injury not only at
home but peculiarly abroad. The
Democracy of California propose, as
announced in their platform, to which
the Chronicle takes so many excep-
tions, to contribute their best efforts
toward reformatory movement in
this regard. 1t is not matter of sur
prise that our contemporary objects.
Yet the signs Of the times plainly in
dicate that the action of the Demo-
cratic convention were in full harmo-
ny with the popular sentiment, the
country over. The whining of the
opposition, or its assumption of char
ity will avail nothing. The radical
record is so plainly written that all
who run can read, and SO plainly is it
written that popular sentiment can
but unite in general condemnation.
The Democratic convention took a
step in the right direction and in all
of their acts struck the right chord Of
popular sentiment. This will be de-
monstrated lin the coming Fall cleo
tiOn.
Year: 1876

citizens as thoroughly reliable wit
nesses; and more especially in view
of the equally positive testimony of
the young men, Miller and Baldwin,
as to their having drank with Mr..
Dickey and seen him drunk in Croth-
ers' saloon, and the strong corrobo
rating statement of Mr.. Walkers
sons, we do not see how any one
can come to any other conclusion.


We also learned the name of the
writer of the letter to the Ross Co.
Register, which gave that paper the
first information in regard to the af-
fair, and though we are not at iber-
ty to divulge his name, we can as
sure our readers that is citizen
of high standing and respectable
character, whose reputation for We
racity is unquestioned.
Year: 1876

Mr.. BoARDMAN Il have noticed several
communications in your paper lately, some
of them under the solemnity of an oath,
some to prove and some to disprove that
H. L. Dickey was drunk on the night of
the 22d of August last.


Now, what is the use of all this? I am
one of the many voters of this Congression-
al district, who are looking for information
how to vote, or rather whom to vote for.
Now, don't care farthing whether he
Oickey) was drunk on that particular
night or not. But do want you to inform
me and all the balance of your readers, on
some few questions that will be of great
deal more importance in deciding us how
to vote, than is the question whether he
was drunk on that particular day or not.
will here put few questions 1 want in
formation on, and I doubt not many more
of your readers are in the same fix.


l. What are his general habits? Is he
considered habitual drunkard?


2. Was he or was he not frequently too
drunk to attend to business while attend
ing as Representative from this county
in the State Legislature?


8. Was he or was he not frequently
drunk while on duty as Turnpike Engineer
under the employ of the county


4. Was whisky used to any extent in
securing his nomination by the late Con-
gressional Convention?


If you can answer these four questions,
it will be of more Importance than the
one, whether he was drunk on the 22d day
of August. "A VOTER.
Year: 1876

we Will Dfleny answer, our cores
pondent's questions as far as it is il
our power to do so.


1. Mr.. Dickey's general habits
have been incorporate for many
years past. This is well known, but
his friends claim that for a year or
more he has been trying to reform.
We fear, however, from the evidence
of his recent conduct in Greenfield,
his reformation" is far from being
thorough or satisfactory.


2. We have frequently heard it
stated, and have no doubt it is true,
that while in the Legislature, Mr.
Dickeys habits were very intemper-
ate, so much so as often to render
him unfit for business.


8. The same may be said of his
habits while County Turnpike Engi-
eer. We have been told by respecta-
bic citizens, that when superintend-
ing the construction of the pike, he
was often so much under the infu-
ence of liquor as to be unable to at
tend to his duties properly, and that
the contractors took advantage of
his condition to slight their work, to
the great injury and loss of the peo-
pie of the county.


4. We are not able to say whether
whisky was used to secure Mr.. Dick
ey's nomination; but reliable
citizen of this place has stated
through our columns, that Mr. Dick
ey had a tolerably large liquor bill
to pay at the Ellicott House bar, the
day after his nomination.


We agree with our correspondent,
whose questions we have answered,
that it is of far more Importance to
the people to know what Mr.. Dick
ey's general habits have heretofore
been, than to know whether he was
or was not intoxicated at any partic
ular time. If he has been in the
habit of getting intoxicated for
years, until his townsmen and neigh
bors are compelled to regard him as
a confirmed inebriate, he is certainly
not fit man to represent the peo-
pie of this district in Congress. He
may have been trying to reform for
the past year, as his friends claim,
but even admitting this to be true, it
is running too great risk to send
such man to Washington, where
he would be exposed to tenfold great
er temptations than those which now
surround him-especially when there
is good reason to believe, that since
his nomination he has been unable
to resist even these lesser tempta-
tions, and has violated his solemn
pledges to his friends that he would
entirely abstain from liquor if he re-
ceived the nomination. We believe
the time has come when the people
should imperatively demand, that all
public officers, and especially repre-
sentatives in Congress, shall be men
of strictly temperate habits, men
who can be depended upon at all
times and in every emergency to dis
charge their official duties with clear
heads and honest hearts, and any
candidate who does not come up to
this standard is unworthy the snp-
port of the people.
Year: 1876

We know that disordered stomach or
liver produces more suffering than any
other cause. We know that very few
physicians are successful in their treatment
of these disorders. We know that DaCos-
ta's Radical Cure will, without the shadow
of doubt, almost Immediately relieve and
permanently cure all of these distressing
symptoms We know of thousands who
are willing to testify thai what we say is
true to the letter. We know that if you
will give it fair trial you will let us add
your name to the ''cloud of witnesses.
Will you give it trial. and do it now?
Trial size only 25c. Sold by JAMES
BROWN.


Prof. Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup is
perfectly safe and extremely palatable.
No physic required. Costs 25 cts. Try it.


iu29eowly
Year: 1876

in front of the Main Building, the first thing that
strikes the beholder is the beautiful and harmon
ious combination in the style and finish Of the
building, gaily decked with the flags of almost all
the nations of the earth. We viii not go inside
till next week. BRUTUS.
Year: 1876

poneuts of the Democratic party, which
shows that the iniquities of the party in
power and the corruptions of the Grant
administration are reaching mems minds
and convincing their judgments. Til
den and Hendricks, as the representatives
of Reform and future Honest Govern
ment, will have a powerful support from
the better element of the Republican
party itself. Thus the ball is rolling on
ward. Let Democrats roll up their sleeves
and Mitch in
Year: 1876

ing of the axle of the rear driFA
ing wheel OF the locomotive
and the wheel striking one of
the quarter posts near the east abut-
ment caused the breaking OF the same.
and the falling of the bridge; and such
being the case, and the accident uua-
voidable, we find no one to blame for the
samev
Year: 1876

The poor people of Lalay keep
posted as to where the big-footed belle
puts her shoes when worn out, and
gather in the wooden pegs for fuel
Some of the farmers use them for fence
posts.
Year: 1876

EVIDENTLY the shining lights of the soft
money doctrine and the Western Democracy
would be held in high regard in Turkey. That
country is about to issue paper currency,
"based on the wealth and honor ofthe nation"
TheTurks are yet in the darkness ofignorance
on one point; they protest--too much the world
will think-that they intend to redeem the
notes in ten years. Our Western fnanciers
will make evident to them that there is no
necessity of paying the notes at all. Let the
apostles of the cult of the rag baby migrate to
Turkey, don the fez, appear as Pashaw Carey,
and Bey Ewing, and they will be received
with open arms by the new Sultan. There
may be some opposition by the bloated money
lenders of Lombard Street and the Bourse,
but that can be easily overcome, for the opin-
ions of foreigners are as distasteful in Turkey
as in the West.
Year: 1876

The South Carolina Democratic papers are
warning the ''detested min:ons" of the Re-
publican party that they "must be held to
stern and swift account by the community,
whose bitter foe they are," that "they will be
the men to suffer" if there is any disorder at
the polls, and that "the habit OF Furnishing
them might as well be begun at an early as
at late day." All this means that the
Mississippi plan is to be carried into effect in
South Carolina, and that Republicans are to
be kept away from the polls.
Year: 1876

We DO not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


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

1t is becoming evident that the Democratic
speakers and press are right in their repeated
assertions that the people want change
Indeed, all indications point that way, and
this general desire for change will be
notably emphasized at the October elections.
But the Democratic organs make a serious
mistake in regard to the change called for
The change, which the people are taking
every opportunity to show that they long for,
is in the National House of Representatives.
They prefer that its roll-call should read 1eS
Republicans to 10S Democrats, instead of
reading, as at present, 1853 Democrats to 1Oo
Republicans. And as fast as they can get at
the Congressional Districts they will make the
change.


Two years ago the country wanted a
a Democratic House. That House has not
been of the slightest benefit to the country.
1t has made no legislation that would not
have been better to have lefc unmade. 1t has
failed to develop any capacity for government
The finances have not been improved, taxa.
tion has not been reduced, commercial dis
tress has not been removed. On the contrary,
much bad legislation has been attempted
and only defeated by the existence of a
Republican Executive and Senate. The
people, dscontented because of hard times,
chose Democratic House, and the times
have steadily been growing harder. Dis
satisfied with the experiment, the people
want another change, change to the old
condition of affairs, for they have found the
second state of the country worse than the
first, and they are minded to trust legislation
again to Republican hands, in strong hope of
beneficial result.
Year: 1876

A REVIEW of Daniel Deronda in our
evening contemporary speaks of the death
of Daniel Just before starting for Palestine.
As George Eliot leaves her hero in good
health and in as good spirits as are consistent
with witnessing the death of his brother-in-
law Ezra, there is in the situation a dim
suggestion of the desirability of reading a
book through before reviewing it.
Year: 1876

A QUARREL over a horse race in Texas
last week led to the death of three men.
Here in Maine we settle our horse fights
with absolutely no blood-shed, as witness the
scrimmage of the 11th inst.