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Year: 1876

One danger to the Republican cause In
Ohio on the 7th Of next month is the
large Democratic majority in this State


It is the same danger to which Ohio and
Indiana have always been exposed from
Kentucky. There are any number Of
men along the West Virginia border who
would willingly go into Ohio and vote,
for a consideration. There are plenty
Of men who would rs leave make
4 dollar or two on election day
in that way as in any other. There
is a possibility that many Of them
may be induced to visit Ohio on that day,
There can be no harm IN taking thorough
measures Of prOcaution against them. Re.
member the game that has Just been detect
ed in Philadelphia ia the shape Of bogus
tax receipts. We are afraid Of the enterpri
OF people who expect to elect President
by force in the South and fraud in New
York and Philadelphia. They are apt
to SOW tarea while honest people sleep.


Speaking Of enterprise, we observe that
the Chairman Of the Ohio Democratic
State Committee is very entsrprising
person. No doubt he is strictly honest,
but then he Ia very satsrprising. He
Year: 1876

ceived meaning Of a word used by man
Of good character before prOclaimiDg him
to the community as "fIthy brute"


The Republican party and its public
speakers can stand all such abuse as this.
The question for the Wheeling Regiater
to determine is whether the Democratic
party can afford the luxury of such an
organ as that paper
Year: 1876

BELKNAP cannot escape. President
GRANT even cannot save him. MARSH 8
testimony before the House Judiciary
Committee is stronger than before
the Committee on Expcn iilures in the
War Depar meu'. Probably now the
chairman of this committee will share
some of the Radical abuse heretofore
heapod upon Mr. ClYMER
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, March pa special
from Rio Jsniero says that on Wednes-
day Dom Pedro l. gave farewell sdieu
at his palace. The represet tatives OF
the civil and military authorities were
present and took formal leave Of the
Emperor who is prepared to set out for
the United States. The Emperor will
not call at Bahia for reason that quaran-
tine has been declared there on account
of sickness in port.
Year: 1876




Editors Of the Register:


Thinking a short sketch from this out
cast part Of the world might be of in
teresl to few of your many readers, l
take up the quill. The winter has been
uOcommonly pleasant till within the
Iast few DAYS. The weather has been
very warm, and rom the songs OF the
birds, the budding of the trees and the
grass peering up we began to think
that spring was at hanI. But
alas! we were disappointed. We have
had a very heavy "squall' for the
present. Wheat is looking well in this
part of the country. The people are
living quietly, except few who are get
ling tired of this world, or something
else, for they are trying to kill them
selves. They would like to kill them
selves but they think it will hurt, and
'hey don't like that idea.


What is all that "fuss" down at the
White House about2 Is Senator Davis
Year: 1876

The Indiana Farmer says Of the
black tongue: The symptoms arc
Inflammation of the mouth; SWELL
ing of the head and face. Dis
charge Of bloody saliva and high
fevcfmarks the first stages. u
GERS soon appear under and on the
sides Of the tongue. Then the
throat and neck swells. and If the
disease Is not checked, gangrcnt
ensues and the animal lies.
Year: 1876

New Orleans are not forgotten. Mr.. Lush
ers success as superintendent of public
education may have been hindered by
variety of circumstances. but his devotion
to the Democratic party has been such as
to secure his nomination several times
since. In 1872 he was defeated On The Nc
Emery ticket, and has been resurrected by
the Baton Rouge convention for a new de-
foo<
Year: 1876

thews had gone round to every housa
in the Ward last night at q time when
honest men were in their beds, and stuck
q Democratic ticket under every door.
ON which ticket was printed In modest
type the,name Of Hon. Stanley Matthew We,
for Congress.


This was hotly denounced, Same say
ing that it would cost shat gentlemaa
many Il square Republican vote.


General Banning had just left the polls
as the reporter came up.


The General In his talk to the boys as
sured them that all was lovely and ths&
he was neck ahead in the CongressiOn-
al race. Up to 10 O'Clock $50 votes had
been polled.
Year: 1876

THE supply of whisky has been
withdrawn from the San Francisco
county hospital, and now comes the
report that number Of the inmates
have died for the want of stimulants.
This is too bad. 1t Is also stated that
the Nme phenomena has been observ-
ed In the alms-house since the cutting
off of free whisky in that establish
ment. We shall not attemptto argue
against the correctness of the almost
unanimous opinion Of the best medi.
cal minds that alcoholic stimulants is
almost necessary to prolongation of
the vital spark in aged frames, but it


uas not follow that the officers and
elnrloyees of our hospital and aims
b., se should be supplied with all the
,sky they can carry at the public
expense. But in drawing the line be-
tween the amount really needed by
th-. patients and the quantity required
for al hands, we are met with the daz-
zling difficulty that If only what is
needed for the sick and feeble is sup
piled the employees will drink it, and
those for whom 1t is intended will nev-
er smell the fragrant boquet Of the six
dollar compound. The only way out
OF the difficulty that we can discover
is to have the hospitals and aims
houses managed by Good Templars.
Year: 1876




Legislatures are generally bewil-
deere by a thousand and one personal
petitions for individual advantage,
and are seldom advised as to the gen.
eral wants of the whole people. We
would suggest to our Legislature that
the great body of our people do hot
take mnch stock in majority of the
acts passed, and bills now before the
House. There appears to be a few
economists of light weight in the Sen
ate and Assembly who are disposed to
occupy the time of the Assembly and
Senate, and clog the wheels Of Legis-
lation on the subject of ink and paper,
fa he use of the members. Such
InvihUers remind US of the man who,
While his house was on fire, occupied
himself in running through the apart
ments gathering up bits of twine,
empty cigar boxes and old envelopes,
leaving his furniture and all his valu-
ables to be consumed. The people of
California do not care snap about the
Ink and paper used by the Assembly,
neither do they care for the salary of
officers. These things do not oppress
them, but it is the stealing, the black
mailing and put up jobs that
are grinding the life out of us.
Those members who hope to make
political capital by occupying the pre-
cious time of the Legislature with
bills on postage stamps and envelopes
will find that these things are "too
thin" Give us some good, whole
some legislation to prevent peculation
In .office-to break up government job
bing-to weaken the power of oppres-
sive monopolies-to tighten the bur-
den of taxation and increase the re-
war'l of honest labor. The people are
struggling as for life, and with one
v.,ee they cry out: "Stop your war on
Ink and paper. Let the jay birds,
larks and ducks take care of them
selves, and turn your attention to the
rascals, jobbers and swindlers, and
help us out of our difficulties" This
is what the people want, and it is
what they have a rightto expect from
the present Legislature. We have as
good talent in the Legislature of Cali
fornia as there is the United States
men Of eminent ability as statesmen
and II the men of small calibre will
only have sense enough to listen to
them and be guided by them our peo
pie will be greatly benefited by the
acts of this Legislature.
Year: 1876

The latest arrangement to insure
tho honesty of car conductors is n
turnstile. The front platform of the
car is closed entirely no person is
allowed to ride on the back platform,
each being compelled to onter tho
car through tho turnstile, which
stands in front of tho doorway, and
registers the number of those pass.
ing through.
Year: 1876

The Worcester "Press" tells very curl
ous and suggestive story of the experience
of the Northampton Bank officers in their
attempts to recover a portion of the booty
through negotiations with the robbers.
When the bank officers, who are working
up the case, were in New York, recently, in
an interview with the man through whom
they are negotiating for the bonds, they ex-
pressed themselves as dissatisfied, and
wanted to know what proof he could give
them that he had got the bonds, and that
be was not trying to play sharp game on
them. He thereupon politely Informed the
bank officers that for the proof he would
mail to South Hadleyman, who owned
some of them, all of his bonds that same
day, and If the man received them that
ought to satisfy the bank folks. And fur
ther, that the night the robbers went up to
Northampton they were intending to rob
another bank besides the one they did
crack, but when they got into the room
over the bank and bored hole down they
found 1t would take several nights, and
they decided to take the First instead This
was all the proof the bank officers wanted,
and after the bank officials returned to
Northampton they made examinations, and
found the whole through the floor Of the
room above the Northampton National as
they had been told they would, and the
South Hadley man also received his bonds
by mail, as promised by the would-be ne
gotiator. It would appear from this that
the bank authorities are on the right track
this time, and those who suffered by the
robbery will doubtless await further devel-
opments with no little anxiety.
Year: 1876

Is IT foolish for one to sing of love,
As he sang in the bygone days?
As foolish, ween, as to praise the Lord
With the same old song of praise.
Though the hair grow gray, and the hand les'


firm,
And the once bright eyes grow dim,
The heart, be sure, may be just young,
And as full of love the hymn.
True wisdom, hat crowns the brow oil the old,
Without love could not be;
And he who learns truly II ust love what h,


learns,


And learn with humility.
II the grandcst study Of men be man,
And Love be not teacher, then
The hope of the future will end in this,
That man will be nothing to men!
And yet, alas it is possible


TO fling this bond aside,
To drown the heart in selfish creed,
The soul i'll conscious pride.
All! how we may pity these lonely ones,
As the world to them grows cold;
For only such as these are they


Who can ever be really old.
The Song of Love, the mystic chain
That links the present and past,
And, rising to grander and purcr heights,
Links present and future at last
This little song is the one sure bond
OF our common humanity,
And shall never grow old while time shall last,
Nor yet through eternity.
And while in ourselves we keep it pure,
This Love Song Of olden time,
We need never fear that our hearts will beat
To measure les sublime.
Thoughts, words and deeds, however grand,
In their brief hour pass away;
But this simple, low -tonediSong of Love
Hath a marvellous power alway.


". S. johnson, in ". Y. EceriHQ Post.
Year: 1876

A FEW evenings ago German woman
of Thirteenth and Grove streets, Jersey
City, picked up and attempted to carry Oft
a four year old child of Mrs. Feeley, re-
siding near the same place. She was fol
lowed by the mother and others, but re-
fused 10 give up the child, saying it was
her own. She was stopped by an officer,
but she still insisted that the child was
hers The officer took the child and ac-
companied the woman to her home, where
he found another child, so like the first
one in appearance and dress that he was
unable 10 distinguish them from each
other The mother, however, recognized
her child, and the first one was returned
to its mother.
Year: 1876

A RAPTURED writer inquiries: What
is there under heaven more humanizing,
or, if we may use the term, more angeliz
ing, than fine black eye in a lovely
woman:' Two black eyes is the only
answer thought of at present.
Year: 1876

From the Cincinnati Enquirer


To-day, as l was coming out Of the
Senate wing Of the Capitol, [ saw drawl-
ing along in front of me a figure which
might have once been that Of man.
bu. which now lacked only the projec-
ton Of the vertebrp beyond the coccyx
bone to form the Darwinian link of con-
nection between man and the fauna.
The shoulders bent not only forward
but inward, as il the bosom had under
gone a collapse consequent upon the re-
moval of the soul from his seat. The
head was canted forward from the
spinal column, as if the being no longer
dared look mankind in the face, but per-
petually surveyed the ground to find
some hole to drop into. The thin legs
wobbled about like the hind legs Of a
sick COW, and the toes were turned out
ward nearly TO right angle with the
line of march, as il the instincts of the
mans feet, better and nobler than those
of his head, were trying to lead him off
into new and more honorable paths
than those to which he clings.


He was clad in nasty old swallow
tail coat and pants that had become
glazed and greasy. His stoyepipe hat
was old and dusty. His face was the
color Of badly tanned piece Of sole
leather, and as he walked his fingers
kept up nervous twitching as though
he were trying to grab something. In
his mouth he held the stump OF Con-
necticut seed leaf cigar price five cents.
1t is seldom that one sees such a picture
as this.


It was Hannibal Hamlin-the meanest
man in the Senate, which is saying a
great deal in few words, and one Of the
meanest men in Maine, which is exhaust
ing the vocabulary at once and forever.
Year: 1876

XNyANTED-A SITUATION BY A YOUNG
w married man. who speaks both English
and French is thoroughly acquainted with the
city as Book keeper Clerk or Collector. Best Of
city references given as to honesty. industry
and capacity. Address r.. Democrat Office


M
Year: 1876

According to the Statesman there is a
Young lady in Austin, and very pretty,
Sensible one at that, who was engaged
to get married last fall, but postponed
the happy event until this month. She
said that she wanted to visit the Centen-
nial Exhibition, and she was afraid she
would not have been able to go II she
had been married last fall Dallas
Commercial
Year: 1876

A CELESTIAL ADvENTURE.---Tbe
streams are pretty full and have been all
the week, caused by :he melting of the
snow on the low mountains. Browns
Creek, between here and Douglas Citv
felt the effects of the sun, and has been
as high as during any of the storms of
winter. Foot passengers, however, have
no trouble in crossing the creek on the
tlume of Davdson's ditch. On Tuesday
" heather Chinee" on his way to Doug
las reached the creek, and not caring to
essay the passage Of the fume, concluded
to wade. He took off his boots and pants,
which he made into bundle and lashed
on his shoulders, and arming himself
with a stick to feel his way started in.-
lie went on nicely till he stepped into n
hole which had been quilted out when
the water took him off his feet in a twink
ling, and he foated belly up, like dying
whale till he struck shalower water and
scrambled out on the same side he went
in at. After few grunts aud shivers he
started on again, and this time made the
crossing without mishap and continued
his journey.
Year: 1876

SCARCITY OF LCCALs.-If there has
been anything exciting occurring about
town the past week we have been unable
to either see or hear of it. If people ex-
beet to find the local columns Of the
JOURNAL particularly interesting they
must do something worth telling about.
Year: 1876

BASE BALL.-The members of the Star
Base Ball Club arc requested to meet at
the JOURNAL Office, this Saturday eve
nlng at N o'clock also to be on the
Club ground promptly at 8 O'Clock Sun
day morning.
Year: 1876

u this mornings REPUBLICAN our new Alpha.
betical Directory, containing cards OF frst-class
establishments in all branches Of business In the
District. Every person almost daily t,els the
And what they want we have aimed to make
this as complete and easy OF reference as posi-


Bile and are sure that It WILL be frequently con


trausact, We intend TO keep il up in q reliable
and convenient form, and Improve IL from time tl
time If possible. Any not represented 10 II thai
once. SO as TO get an even start with their neigh


bors in SO desirable an advertising medium, snC
one Of such universal and constant reference o.


our large circulation among the best classes must
ms ke OF this. .-.aT.p
Year: 1876

NUT GRAss.-I know of but
one way to exterminate it, which
is, unfortunately, not In the pows
er of many to adopt; and that
is to food the land at least a foot
deep during, winter, three
m0nths.-Sowtlern Cult;uator.


This "nut grass" is known here
as "coco." From our experiences
with it, it can be greatly reduced
if not entirely destroyed by shad.
ing. Sow oats on the ground in
the fall, and as soon az the Data
are taken off in the spring, SOW
COW peas pretty thick. This will
keep the ground SO shaded du-
ring the entire warm season that
the grass cannot grow; and the
nuts seem to die out when the
grOcnd is bept constantly and
densely shaded.
Year: 1876

was the influx Of sight-seers, that
though both steam and street ca s
almost doubled their carrying ca
pacity, they were still unable to
transport the multitude as fast as
they congregated ut the various
stations along their routes. A care
full inquiry into the character of
the attendance showed that although
n large proportion of the guests
were from Pennsylvania and adjoin-
ing States, one-third of the whole
caiae from towns and cities very
far distant from Philadelphia, while
not a few had but recently arrived
from the other side of the Atlantic.
In the afternoon the attendance
was still more increased by the an
rival Of excursions from the East
ern and Middle States, and at the
close, the department reported the
paving admissions at 47,7S7.
Year: 1876

BRIanAx YorSo spoke few words Of
wisdom the other day To youthful
Chicago enthusiast who called upon
him. lie said: "Young man. be sure
You are through with your search for
the kind Of partner You want-be sure
you have got the pattern Of woman that
suits YOU. before leading her to the al.
tar. Don't wait till after marriage. as
did. and then be Obliged to keep ON
sampling."
Year: 1876

A REMARKABLE instance Of calculation
was recorded at Aylmvr. Canada. where
n barber named johnson. for = bet OF
fifty cents. ran under the cars Of rail
way train that was passing at rapid
rate Of speed. lie won the wager.
though he lost the heel Of one boot by
wheel that came unpleasantly close as
he emerged. The man who lost the bet
said he had expected TO win and get n
couple Of dollars for attsndin. the in-
quest. .....
Year: 1876

by that threatened ruin OF the Nation which
will surely come, if the Republic is handed
over to the control of 50 a United South"
maintaining their power through intimida-
tion and assassination, and by their alliance
with the corrupt Democratic party of the
North.
Year: 1876

Been in general use for twenty years. Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE, ECONOMICAL,
snd EFFICIENT medicines known. They Just
what tine people want saving time and money, avert
ng sickness and suffering. Each single specific the
we'll tried prescription OF an eminent physician.
Year: 1876

NY ONE UNDERSTANDING HOW To CLARITY
~ and discolor dark molasses without bone black
small cost that when finished will be free from undesirable
hear of good position by MER
CHANT lock box .l75 Post office. New Haven Conn.
Year: 1876

But, if the counting of the votes be
by the Constitution vested in the two
houses of Congress, it fnllows unavotd-
ably that they must both concur IN the
count.


1t is a necessary and elementary
principle that when a power IS given
to two to be exercised by them con-
Jointly both must concur IN Its exer-
else. IL is the essential feature of our
system of government that both houses
must concur in every act of legislation.
Every such act by one house without
the concurrence of the other is of no
validity. To then give one house the
vital power of determining, alone and
without the concurrence of the other,
the electoral vote, would be against
the whole spirit of our system.


Indeed, when this article of the
Constitution was reported to the Con-
vention by the committee of Eleven,
it provided for the return of the votes
to the president of the Senate, to be
opened in the presence of the Senate
alone, and "then and there counted" !"
and if there was no election the Senate
was to choose the President. This, on
the vote of ten States to one (Dela-
ware), was altered to election in that
contingency by the House of Repre-
sentatives voting by States, and re-
Year: 1876

Andrew county, this season, will


have an extraordinary large surplus
Of corn. The granarics of our far
mcrs will be full and ovcrhowing
And now, where is the markct2 The
hogs are not here to feed 1t to, for
last year, owing to the short crop, a
great many were sold off, and this
year the number is still further de-
creased by the prevalence of the hog
disease. We hear Of great numbers
dying off in the northern half of An
drew, and Nodaway counties. Corn
can therefore be purchased here OH
the most favorable terms. and the at
tcntion of Stock men throughout the
country, desiring to winter their cat
tie and hogs. is particularly directed
to the unusual facilities that can be
afforded them by the farmers of An
drew county.
Year: 1876

from the Chicago Inter-ocean.]


One Montgomery, whose left leg was
cork, and who was locked in police station
last night, took his cork leg and broke the
door out Of his cell and escaped the jail,
but he had no more than got out before he
was locked in another cell, in which he
played the same trick. He escaped. In his
work he spoiled the Jail. A new jail is to
be erected in the City Hall, down stairs.
Year: 1876

THE NEW REsERyOIR.-We do not wish
TO find fault with our new reservoir, but we
feel compelled to state the fact that unless
the compartments are arranged 30 that one
can furnish clear water while the other ls
being filled our citizens will take to drink
ING something stronger than water during
this season. a stranger, seated at the table
of friend when the water was poured lnto
b;s olass. asked. "Ain't this fresh cider ?"
When he drank it he was impressed with
the b ao opinion that it was as fresh as ANYTHING
he had ever drank in his life, and he at once
called for iulep, stating that this sna,a was the
drink in his life. Much money was spent
to get clear water for our citizens for drink
inc. bathing, and other purposes through
the the medium Of this new reservoir; al and nd
now if we are compelled to drink INK wmsaey naasg,
awiully muddy state Of the water, why,
then, let us all dig wells, and raise our own
mint for next season.