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Year: 1876

If we accept as correct the conclu-
sion of Republican journals on the


Democratic majority in Congress and
through it on the Democratic party,


rests the responsibility of the defeat
of the Texas Pacific Railroad bill, and


we are assured that this responsible
ty will be made to hang about the
party's neck in the approaching Presi-
dential campaign with the weight of
a thousand millstones. AS the party
is already indicted on this grave
charge it will perhaps be as we'll to ex-
anime the Indictment and learn to
what extent it is likely to weigh down
the organization which it seems is
forced to carry it in the race so soon
to come off. We shall assume that
the party pleads guilty to the charge OF
defeating the Tom SCOTT Texas Pa
cific Railroad bill, and having done
this, let us look at the probable conse-
quences likely to follow convic-
tion on the indictment. The peo-
pie of the South and East and
those of Southern California earnestly
demand the construction ofa Southern
overland railroad. The prosperity of
fully one-half the nation will be di-
rectly, and that of the other half indi-
rectly, advanced by the building of
such road and hence the almost uni
versal demand for its construction.
Has the Democratic party defeated
this great wish of the people? If it
has it deserves and will receive the de-
nunciation of the entire common
wealth. But We deny that it has done
so. Further than this we assert and
will prove to the satisfaction of all
fair minded men that in defeating the
Tom SCoTT bill the Democratic party
have not only facilitated the building
of Southern overland road but have
saved the people three hundred and
fifty million dollars. The SCOTT bill
provides that the Government shall
become responsible for the interest on
the bonds of the road and this interest
foots up three hundred and fifty million
dollars. 1t also gives SCOTT and his
associates an exclusive franchise. and
does not demand an early completion
of the road. Under the SCOTT subsidy
bill it would be years before we pos
sess the much coveted road. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
have proffered to build this at once,
and ask therefor no other assistance
from the Government than the alter
nate sections of land once granted to
the SCOTT party and by them forfeited
while lobbying for money subsidy
of three hundred and fifty million dol
lars. Even while the Texas Pacific
ring managers are idling away their
time hanging around Congress, the
Southern Pacific company are hard at
work and have already pushed their
road Eastward one hundred and
twenty-five miles from Los Angeles.
If the SCOTT subsidy bill had passed
it would have given the Texas
Pacific company the right to build
the road from side to side of the
continent and thus killed the
work now being pushed energet-
ically forward by the Southern Pacif-
ic, added three hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars to the burden of taxation
already so heavy that it is crushing
the people and delayed the compile
Year: 1876




There was another day Of excitement
Yesterday in the House at Washington
As on Monday last, straiSht'ou' Am
nesty bill failed to pass. Even the oath
which the bill called for on the part OF
the person receiving its benefits, failed to
carry i, through. Mr.. Blaine, as usual,
was the central figure Of the debate. The
excitement at one time was intense, every
member on the Democratic side rising to
his feet. This reminds one Of the old
exciting scenes Of pro.slaycry days. In
1859 and go it was no uncommon occur
renee to see a dozen Southern members
rise in q menacing attitude on the floor
when Republican was speaking. Mem
ace is the old game OF the South now as
ever. Tucker, Of Virginia, impudently
confronted General Garfield when the
latter was speaking on Wednesday,
and wanted to know what he meant by
talking about perjury in his illusions to
those who had not kept their oaths Of al
legiance. Gen. Garfield had no apologies
to offer, and we have not seen that thus
far he has been called out to Bladeus-
burg. It is noticeable also that Blaine,
in his numerous collisions with iiIl, has
maintained the foriter are, measure for
measure, towards that redoubtable cham
pion OF the lost cause. He cannot be
menaced worth cent.


While we cannot but regard the open
ing OF the debate that has taken place as
i'll advised on the part Of Mr., Blaine, yet
we believe that the ventilation Of the re-
cord thus laid bare will do more good
than harm. It reveals the fact that the
Democratic party and the Southern Con-
iederates are in thorough accord and
that were the former in power the
latter would be Ms heretofore menacing
element to the peace Of the government.
Mr.. Hill is prepared in certain contin-
gency ogo 10 war again. lie and his are
to be the Judges when this contingency
has arisen, just as under the revolutions
Of $500, the States were, each for itself,
the judges of any iniructions Of their
rights and Of the mode and measure Of
redress.


It lis well to understand that the rebel
leaders of the South have not parted with
their ideas Of force and violence. While
they speak Of having come backtO their
fathers house it is only in the spirit Of
those Of whom it is said "the kingdom Of
heaven sufIereth violence and the violent
take it by force"
Year: 1876

Vessel.


NEW YORK, January l4.-From in.
formation received here it is determined
beyond doubt that the Harvest Queen, u
full rugged ship OF the Black Ball Line,
was sunk by a collision in the Irish
Channel, and that her crew, numbering
thirty men,. were lost. 1t is further be-
lieved from the statements by the sailors
OF the steamship Adriatic that it was that
vessel which came in collision with the
Harvest Queen. There is no record OF
the collision on the log Of the Adriatic,
and Captain Jennings gave the following
explanation to the agent Of the line:


"The collision was so slight that did
not think it worth while TO say anything
about it to you. 1t happened little be-
fore 3A. NJ, December 81. The executive
officer had charge Of the steamer. He
saw ship approaching in zigzag
course, and SO that he deemed 1t unsafe
to keep the Adriatic on her regular
course. He stopped the steamer, ring.
ing the bells to reverse the engines, and
sent below for me, but the ship kept APP
preaching, and the steamer had backed 80
lar that the water was just about even
with the tunnels, when suddenly the ship
turned about, crossing over the bows and
struck her jib boom on our anchor slack;
I myself was on deck by this time, and
understanding that cries for help had
been heard from the water, ordered the
boats TO be lowered, thinking that per-
haps some sailors had been at work on
the lib at the time Of the collision and had
been swept overheard. The ship itself
sailed of as if nothing had happened, and
after keeping the steamer hove to about
three hours without finding anything, l
ordered the bells to ring-to go ahead.
Subsequently i heard some talk among
the men that we had sunk vessel, but
that was, OF course, too absurd to be
listened TO-"


A seaman gives the following version: !:
On Thursday, December Both, the Adri-
attic left Liverpool. About half past 2
o'clock Friday morning. when of Aloyne
Head, the man on the lookout saw u yes.
sci on the starboard tack. He gave the
alarm and the steamer changed her
course. About ten minutes passed and the
lookout gave the alarm again, for the two
vessels were closing fast upon each other.
It was a starry night. A moment pass:
ed an then the Adriatic dashed into the
bow of the stranger. The engines were at
once reversed, and the steamer back a
mile or two. The boats were lowered
and as they were rowed away the lights
Of the strange vessel sunk lower and low
er until they reached the waters edge, and
then the hull, masts and all sank out Of
sight. The cries OF the drowning men
could be distinctly heard giving di-
rections as they Aoated Tor a moment as
to the course TO take TO find them,
but no one, however, was rescued. 1t
would seem that the collision was not
violent enough to disturb the passengers
as they only knew Of it from the talk OF
the crew,
Year: 1876

General Robsrt q. Echsnck, lsas Minis'
Ter to the Couft Of 81. James, is hying d
prove himself to Be fool, in order ia
avoid being called q knave or some ugliel
name. That he managed to get into his
present scrape proves not 50 much that he
is q fool, as that he made a mistake, not
withstanding his shrewdness. He asks
us to believe too much when he states as
he did before the Committee on Foreign
Relations Of the House of Representatives,
that it never occurred to him that Park,
in offering him the Emma Mine shares on
peculiarly advantageous terms, and solicit
ing him to become member of the Board
of Directors, was seeking to secure the in
duence Of his official position.


When it is notorious that Schenck is
one of the shrewdest politicians in the
country, and that the school he was edu-
Gated in was calculated to sharpen his
wits, he cannot plead ignorance in the
Emma Mine case. He cannot make the
people believe that he is an innocent
AbigaiP'--a youngster just out Of school
and unsophisticated in the wicked ways Of
this wicked world. He has been all his
long wicked public life accustomed to hav-
ing his influence sought for under all man
ner Of pretexts, and the people of the
country will not believe him when he
tells them that he innoceatly and igno-
rantly stumbled into the trap set for him
by the Emma Mine Spectators. Mr..
Schenck does not figure to advantage in
the character Of an innocent fool.
Year: 1876

CONCLUSIVE proofs Of President Grants
completely in some Of the many crooked
things connected with the administration
sufficient to impeach him can be produced,
and his impeachment is now agitating the
minds Of I. large number Of the people
His administration has abounded in al
that is calculated to engender feeling o
distrust and disgust in the minds of ar
honest, patriotic people.
Year: 1876

WHY dent Democratic Congress. re-
peal the resumption act? The country is
a unit upon the subject, and the sooner il
is disposed of the sooner will the party
be ready to take its position, plant its bat
teries and commence broadsiding the
enemy. If Robeson, Pierrepont, BelknaF
and Jewell have knocked finance into
smithereens, let it not divert the Demo
Gratis from the consideration of the question
of repeating the resumption act Of the las
Congress-
Year: 1876

Mr.. ALBERT BUM, Of the New York
Daily Graphic is in the city for the pur-
poses of making sketches Of the prominent
buildings which will aid in the illustra'
ton of Delawares historical interest M
Centennial matters.


There is no paper that we more gladly
welcome to our table than the Graphic
and this contemplated enterprise will in
crease its favor with Delawareaps greatly
Year: 1876

The Harrisburg Republican platform
has shouldered on the Democratic party
all the political sins Of the country, and
took on to itself all the political virtues.
Ifpolitical platforms honestly expressed
the principles of parties, this would he
the, most honest government in the world.
If one years platform with either of
the great political parties of the country,
differs from another, it is in the excess Of
it's virtue and morality, and a yearn'ng
fol better government and better men at
the head and tail of it. But most W.
happily, party political Platforms are not
altogether as indicative Of their authors
principles as they should be. From lAe
perusal Of some Republican journals one
would suppose that the Harrisburg plat
form absorbed in itself all the political
virtues of the country, but when we re-
member how far short the Republicans
fell from carrying out the fine promises
in their platform Of 1872, when Gen.
Grant was re.nomina,ed, we lose faith in
party pledges. The chief plank in the
Republican platform adopted at the Con-
:vention that re.nominated the present
Chief Executive, and the one which more
than any other served to elect him, WAS
that Of the Civil Service reform, and we
all know how that plank has been re-
parded since his reelection. We admit
that there was something beautifully
touching in its demand for official integr;-
ty, but alas, how has that principle been
respected and carried out?


The President and all down to the low
est subordinate have labored to kick Civil
Service Reform out Of existence, and to
organize band of corruptionists, whose
crimes have brought disgrace and ruin
upon the whole country. The Civil Ser,
vice part of the Republican platform was
not desired by the Republican leaders, and
was only put in to beguile the people te
vote for their candidate. And, now again
the Harrisburg platform insults, the com


n sense Of the people with the same ole


in onl cant Of demanding "honest mer


A part,


form Of priacNt be judged by its plat


judging from thehut by its actions, an'


dominant party, it is ST the present pre-
forbid shall ever again preone as Heave'


United States of America. nate in tn


A party's platform should be


mirror Of the convictions and prefehfu


Of the party for which they speak, a


when they are degraded, and cease to


willingly and honestly obeyed and carr


out, as have the principles Haunted to
country by the Republican party bt
shamefully violated, they cease to ca
mand public confidence. Every day poi


more and more to the necessity O.
change of administration, regardless of t
expressed honest intentions OF the +
publican party. The scandalous light
which the country has been placed throu
the corruption Of the President and |
Cabinet officers, is such as should disg,
the whole American people with the par
platforms, and most especially with Repu
lican ones.
Year: 1876

Tomorrow evening in the lecture room
Of the First Presbyterian Church, 10th and
Market streets, the members of the Young
Peoples Christian Association will give g
musical and literary entertainment.


The ability Of this Association to furnish
highly enjoyable performace 10 already 90
well known as hardly to need comment
here. The public and friends of the So.
ciety are most cordially invited.
Year: 1876

defeat its present effort to gain posses-
sion of The Government. We caIl up
on loyal citizens to do their whole duty
in the present struggle, and to defend
the Union in 1875 a. efFectually a. It
was defended in 1851.
Year: 1876

Rev. Father Macdtwnl, pastor Of St Agnes church,
East Forly-third street, is engaged In pcriocting
Engagements for grand dramatic and musical festival,
10 be given IN the Academy Of Music on Thanksgiving
night, in aid Of tho fund for the completion of the
sacred edicc, and to assist in tho discharge of tho
debt which is still due the building. magnificent
programme Is beng arranged Tho most eminent
artists from all the leading theatres and the Italian
Opera Company have volunteered their services in
support OF Father Macdowals undertaking. It Is
expected that the Academy building will bo crowded
a ovcr0Owtn0.
Year: 1876

Great CONSERVATION caused Jersey City
Heights yesterday by the announcement that portion
of tho surface OF the tunnel of the Delaware and
Iackawanna Railroad, Jersey City Heights, had
cayed in The roof Of the tunnel between shafts
Nos and has been, to the expression Of
the foreman, ''very weak" aud some apprc-
tensions aroused when the workmcn
struck tho "weak vein" several months ago. Tha
crash came yesterday afternoon about any feet west Of
shaft No g. the earth caved in leaving hole thirty
feet square and descending the entire depth Of tho
shaft Two houses belonging to tho Delaware and
Iackawanna Company narrowly escaped destruction.
They we're removed. however, so as to pro-
vide against any further land sdc The wildest
rumors aoat in regard to the extent OF the dam
age II was stated several quarters that the bottom
OF tho reservoir had caved H. Had this occurred tha
loss OF life would have been fearful Mr. McAndrews
the contractor, statcs that there need be no APP
prehenson Ia regard TO the safety OF that
part Of the tunnel extending under
the reservoir, as a strong arch, thickly cenented,
will be erected this part Of the tunnel The engineer
who superintcnds the work was instructed by Mr..
McAndrows i've weeks ago TO "sound' the bore tho
entire distance so that provision might be made fo1
the erection OF arches In all places where the bed o
rock Is laminaed the surface porous Tho result Of
the examination was that the only weak spot IN thu
entire excavation was contguy 10 the
The east and west ends penetrate section or hard
rock that forms natural arch aud renders the
finish indispensable ia other tunnels unnecessary. n
large gang OF men employed last evening in
encjpg IN the as 10 prevent any accident TO
persons In tho vicinity
Year: 1876

] was told the other day by a very
good authority, says an American Off
Ger serving in Egypt, that there Is a
Russian general here intriguing with
the viceroy to have the American Off
GERS dismissed and himself and some
of his fellow countrymen appointed In
their places and my informant added
that the general said that the viceroy
had taken his proposition into consid-
Grafton. The general may be very old,
but he must be very simple not to know
that Turk never says no. he Is too
polite, and out Of pure kindness OF
heart leads you to believe that he is
going to do as you want when he
has not the slightest idea OF doing any
thing OF the kind. The reasons which
weighed with the Khedive when he Sc
lected American officers to raise the
standard Of his men are quite as potent
to-day as they were six years ago. The
Khedive chose American officers in
preference to Europeans for two reas-
ons; first, because they were easily OBJ
tainabie on the conclusion OF the civil
war, and secondly, because he thus
avoided wounding the delicate suscepti-
bilities Of any OF the great powers. Fur
ther. in the event OF complications In
Europe, American officers are not likely
to take sides nor have any other desire
than to serve His Highness Loyalty. The
appointment OF Russian general in
the place Of Gen. Stone would be tanta-
mount to a rupture Of relations between
England and Egypt. 1t Is quite proba--
BILE that the Viceroy made the usual
stereotyped diplomatic reply to the Rus
sian general, that in case he saw 1t to
the advantage Of his government to
have the generals services he would not
fail to avail himself OF the generals
offer, and upon that the old general is
building his castles in the air.
Year: 1876




We wish to enter our protest against
tute o temptation to dishonesty. We do
not make this protest because we
specially approve OF low salaries, but
because we believe men are made dis
honest by the doctrine that man
whose desires Outrun his income may
be reasonably expected to steal. In
downright moral atheism, no theory
abroad in the land equals the teaching
that small income and thieving go to-
gether.


We recently gave some statistics
showing the incomes OF about one thou
sand Methodist pastors in and around
this city. Their average income Is
about 5000 per annum. Contrast this
income OF men having families to sup
port, children to educate, and some so.
cial status, with the hard lot OF a young
man in q New England town whose rob.
berry Of the bank that employed him
was recently explained by the Tribune
as due to the smallness Of his $500 sal
ary! The salaries Of the ministers are
loW-we wish they were higher; but We
have not the smallest fear that any o1
them will turn thieves because they are
poorly clad.


The Mast pictures will fail to convince
the great body Of poor voters that the
pubic thieves were p1nched for food OF
clothed in rags. In deed, whisky thieves
canal thieves, defaulting cashiers. o.
county treasurers, and the plunderer!
of this city were all honestly better of
than the most Of their fellow-citiZen:
before they became thieves.
Year: 1876

Fifty Dollars.


Last evening Chief OF Detectives Ma
lone succeeded In arresting the two
notorious hotel and levee confidence
men, named John Leary and George
Melville, at the corner of Crossman and
Decatur streets, and locked them up at
the Central Station. 1t appears that
about five weeks ago John Leary met q
young man on the levee, and who was
bound for st. Louis, and after making
his acquaintance, told him that he
was going to the same place and that he
would like to engage his services to look
after some stock that he was transport
ing up the river. The young man gladly
accepted the offer. Leary then stated
that he had some purchases to make on
Canal street before leaving, and would
be pleased to have his company.


They both were walking up Canal
street when third party put in an ap-
pearance, which afterwards turned out
to be George Melville, Leary's pal, who
spoke to Leary, stating that the
stock was all shipped aboard the
boat, and that he would like
to collect the bill of charges, which
amounted to $50. Leary told the
newcomer that he would like to oblige
him with the amount Of the bill, but
that he had left all OF his money on
board Of the boat. The bogus collector
remarked that business was business
and that he would have to hand over
the sheckles or he would go Immediately
down and take the stock back. Leary,
apparently in painful state Of mind,
turned to his youthful friend, who was
to take care OF this large amount OF
stock, and asked him II he had any
money. The young man said he had
$50. Leary then requested him to lend
it to him until he returned to the boat,
when he Neary) would make the amount
good.


The young man loaned themoney, and
tho bogus collector went off happy
Leary and his friend walked up the
street little farther, when Leary sent
the young man into store to look at
some goods, stating that he wished to
speak to gentleman that was then ap-
preaching, and he would join him in a
few minutes. But, alas, he ne'er return
ed, and then the awful truth burst upon
the innocent youth that he had been
made the victim OF treachery, and that
his money was gone forever.