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Year: 1876

The next Union Republican Convention for
the nomination of candidates for President and
Vice President Of the United States, will be held
in the city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the lsth
day of June, at II o'clock noon, and win consist
of delegates from each state equal to twice the
number of its Senators and Representatives in
Congress, and two delegates from each organized
Territory and the District of Columbia


In calling the conventions for the election of
delegates. the committees OF the several States
are recommended to invite Ill Republican cleo
tors and ell other voters without regard to past
political differences, previous party afilistons,
who sre opposed to reviving sectional issues and
desire to promote friendly feeling and permanent
harmony throughout the country by maintain
ing and enforcing all the Constitutional rights of
every citizen including the full and free exercise
Of the right of suffrage without intimidation and
without fraud. who are in favor of the continued
prosecution of all Official dishonesty and OF an
economical administration of the Government
by honest faithful and capable officers, who are
in favor of making such reforms in Government
as experience may, from time 70 time, suggest
who are opposed TO impairing the credit of the
nation by depreciating any Of its obligations, and
in favor Of sustaining in every way the national
faith and financial honor who hold the COM
mon school system the nursery of American lib
erty and should be maintained absolutely free
from sectArian control. who believe that for the
promotion of these ends, the direction Of the
Government should be continued to be eonfded
to those who adhere to the principles Of l776 and
support them as incorporated in the Constitution
and the laws and who are in fsyor Of recogni-
zing and strengthening the fundamental princi-
pie of national unity in this Centennial Anniyer-
sary of the birth of the Republic.


(Signed) i. d. MORGAN,


Chairman.


W. T.. cHASDLER,


Secretary Republican National Committee.


WASHINGTON ID. c., January 13. 1876.
Year: 1876

The Democratic press are declaring
that the prospect OF q deadlock bo-
tween the two Houses Of Congress
on appropriation bills is daily In
creasing. The Keokuk Constitution
makes this assertion and adds:
1.-THE Democratic house In determin-
ed that the public expenditures shall
be reduced, and the Republican SEN
ate Is Just as determined that there
shall be no reduction. The issue In q
plain and simple one, which people
can easily comprehend"


This is only mild sample of the
contemplate falsehoods by which
the Democratic press Of the country
persistentIy deceive their readers In
the frantic endeavor TO force upon
the country the absurd belief that
Democrats are all honest, and the
Democratic party oil purity, and
that there is no possibility Of reform,
or honest and econimical administra-
ton In town, county, state or nation
except through the operations OF the
Democratic machine; that there 10
no honest motive or impulse In the
head or heart Of any man who may
happen TO enjoy or aspire to official
trust or prominence, Unless he choos-
es to train In the Democratic ranks.


The Ottumwa Courier quotes the
Constitution's assertion, a. given
above, and fittingly says:


"rhe above 10 very unfair and
very untruthful statement. Ono
chief difference between the Senate
and House is upon the expenditures
In the diplomatic service, and in re-
gard To which some Of the Demo
cratic Senators voted with the Re-
publicans In disagreeing with the
House bill. II Il designediy An nn-
truthful statement ~ say that Vie
Republicans are opposed To any re-
duction In public expenditures, for
the Republican Senate has agreed ~
reduction wherever IL WAS thought
consistent with the good OF the pub
lie service"
Year: 1876

The official call for the National
Republican Convention has not soon
or appeared In the JOURNAL for the
reason that our columns have been
crowded. We now present IL at the
head Of this page.
Year: 1876

The New York papers contain shock in story of the incarceration of delicate woman in madhouse and her brutal treatment there. The story is co oGrte, but, if it is true one, the persons who countenanced such an outrage should be attended tu without delay. It seems incredible, however, thst sane woman could receive the treatment in Bellevue hospital which this story implies, it is to the effect that a lady, walking down Broadway, suddenly missed valuable shawl which sine had been carrying, and, as it had been present from her de- ceased husband, its loss produced such an effect that she tainted in the street. She was picked up by policeman, con veyed to Bellevue hospital, consigned to cell, and to the tender care of Q nurse who beat and knocked her down and tore valuable jowelry from her. After remaining in this place for some time, she was taken to Wards island, md, although the physician in charge at once pronounced her sane, he made no efforts to acquaint her friends with her whereabouts. This is very serious charge as it stands, and what gives { shade of probability to it is the fact that the lady was surrendered to her friends as soon as she was found. It may be that she is mad, and it would be to the credit of the officers of the city if she was but if the circumstances are as related, some effort should have been made to find her friends, and rone ap- pears to. If an excitable, hysterical woman, overcome in the streets, is to be dragged eff to @ lunatic asylum by an ignorant policeman, and there neglected by the officers in charge, we have cer- tainly reached pretty state of affairs. For the credit of the city it is to be hoped a different complexion will be put on this case.
Year: 1876

A few evenings ago, among the pass engels who returned to Easton from the Centennial. were 8 number of ladies from that place, one of whom had pur- son geaa Sso0 Wien ahe ph5 from the train at this place the crowd was so great that she was iammed in, and another lady was pushed against the balloon, when it burst witha loud noise. The lady who had caused the explosion fell into the arms of companion and declared that she had been shot. Her cries attracted the attention of the male passengers, who fearing that some one indeed had fired pistol, became very much excited, and for while it was feared that the rush to get out of the cars would result in some one getting trampled under foot. The cause of the alarm was finally explained, and the supposed wounded lady was escorted to her home without delay,
Year: 1876

A poor woman in New York city starved to death from actual want of food. Two days before her death she gave birth to a female. child. The at tending physician, in describing the birth, says :" It was medical marvel, an animated skeleton giving birth to a living skeleton. The child, although full aged, seemingly, weighed barely two pounds In all my wide experience I never beiore saw so pitiable sight. :"
Year: 1876

New Orleans and CarrolltoD Railroad.


Since the change in the management of
the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad
Company, new life and vigor seem to have
been infused into what had Of late years
come to be considered very non-pro
gressive and Indifferent institution. With
fresh brains at the head and new hands to
execute, many changes have been already
made to accommodate the public, and many
more are promised. One of the frstacts ofthe
new management was to put the river side Of
St. Charles avenue, up to Joseph street. in
good order, and the shellroad, on the other
side of the track, rvr tue rest o. tne way up
to Carrollton, 80 that what was kept for many
wears il a condition almost impassable. has
been made one of the finest drives in the
city. New cars have been put on
the line, many of them built with accommo-
dations on top for those who wish to smoke
as they ride. Arrangements are being made
to give far greater facilities than here
tofore for pleasure seekers going to Carroll
ton. by putting on trains of two or more cars
to run through without stopping from Ma
poleon avenue to the upper end OF the
route, when the business of the road will
Justify it, in addition to the cars running
for the way business as heretofore. The
superintendent promises to make ample
nrovision for the accommodation of picnic
parties at any hour of the day or night on
notification at the office Of the company.
The public, fnding the officers of the com
pany willing to make things agreeable, will
show their appreciation of the fact by
patronizing this line more frequently than
ever, and the result will be much moro pro-
fitable to the company in the end.
Year: 1876

Thos. Wilson, the unnatural father. who
was held in $4,000 for his appearance at the
next term of circuit court on a charge of
incest, full account OF which, with the
brute's confession, appeared in THE ARGUS
last evening, failed to procure bail and he
was accordingly committed to the county
Jail at Rock Island, to await the action of
the grand jury.


Since the first account, it is said that
the girl has acknowledged that her father
has been in the habit of outraging her
person ever since her mother died-about
5 years ago; that he compelled her to
submit to his fendish desires, and had
threatened to kill her if she ever men
toned the fact 70 any person; that she has
frequently remained on the doorstep al
night in order to evade the old si1ncr; and
that when she has locked the door of hel
bed room. the old brute has forced it oper
and compelled her to submit 10 his out,
rage of her person. The girl is still con


fined to her bed, but will be able to b.
around in a day or two.
Year: 1876

Beg Gentlemen, please don't put your
selves down as dead beats by hanging around
the business places Of our subscribers aud
compelling them to wait until after you
have read the neaos, but subscribe That's
the way to show your appreciation of a
good paper, like THE ARGUS. You can
have it left at your house every evening
SO please leayc your orders at Morey's or
with the reporter.
Year: 1876

The personally of the devil is q
question that seems to be exciting an
unusual amount of interest in several
parts of the country at this time. The
discussion of the subject recently car
ried ON by number of the religious
papers hereabout has found its echo on
the other sldc of the continent; and
we learn from our San Francisco files
that the Protestant clergy there are
preaching extensively" about it from
their pulpiIs. We notice, as curious
fact, that the notions about the devil
entertained by such of these recent
writers and preachers as we have been
able to study, are derived almost who'll
ly from certain great poets, especially
Dante, Milton and Byron. The devil
about whom they dilate was projected
upon the popular mind by these imag-
NATIVE writer's, and is not to be found
in the Scriptures. Orthodox writers
and preachers should be careful to
mark the distin ction between the scrip
tural devil and the poeticai devils in
vented at later period.
Year: 1876

President Grant stands with the
Republican party, and goes up or
down with it. He cannot abandon
it, neither can it abandon him. The
President and the party are identical
and inseparable. Grant is at the head
and must lead even during the cam
paign. AS there is no danger of the
overthrow of the party, so there is NO
danger that Grants vilest enemies,
whether pretending to be in the party
or really out of it with the Democracy
can damage him.
Year: 1876

A short time ago we received an ac-
count of the dismissal of a pastor from
an important church in one of the east
ern States. From this account we learn
that the pastor had been settled over the
church but two or three years His pas
torate WAS eminently successful-he was
in the midst of usefulness. His. people
were united in him and very desirous
that he should continue as their pastor.
They accepted his resignation only as
necessity.


The reason given by this brother for
leaving his field of labor, was essentially
this: Ever since he had been settled
over this church, he had received calls
from other places. This he interpreted
as an evidence that the Master wanted
him in another place, and so he had ac-
cepted call to a church i'm one of our
larger cities.


Was this valid reason for pastor to
leave a devoted peoplel 1t does not
seem so to us. The churches in differ
ent cities and villages are so much alike,
that the fact that q pastor is eminently
successful in one church, is itself evil
dence that he would be as successful in
hundreds ef other churches, but this is
by no means an evidence that he should
leave his present field for any of the
others, and certainly he can not serve
all of them.


Drs. Storrs, Talmage, or Tying, would
make excellent pastors in any of scores
of churches besides their own, and many
would doubtless be only too glad to Sc
cure one of them, but this is not consid-
cred good reason why they should
leave their present pulpits So every
pastor should make his own pulpit an
important one, and till ii.


The fact that this brother had received
repeated calls from other churches, can
be accounted for on one of two supposi-
tions: Either the brother himself had
coqueted with other churches, that is,
these churches had been given to under
stand that the pastor might be induced
to change his field of labor, and so had
been encouraged to call him; or else
they had been guilty of discourtesy in
seeking to deprive a sister church of
beloved pastor,


Rut the frequent changes in the pas
torate, which often work so disastrously,
ly, are not always the fault of the church
es themselves Ministers aie human
they are ambitious for ease, for place,
for preterment; and not unfrequently,
Just as a pastor begins to know his flock
and be known by them, he goes to
another field, leaving his church without
"A pastor, or to be led by stranger.


No facts are more patent in the history
of churches, than that the most permd-
neat prosperity is derived from contin-
ued pastorates, and this same thing de-
velops our strongest preachers and most
useful pastors. We therefore pray for
return of the good old custom of long
pasiorates. Selected.
Year: 1876

doom you have pronounced against her,
For my sake, who has suffered untold mis-
cry at being obliged to be separated from
my child, and in keeping the secret from
you, l beg Of you to save her who has been
mother to my child, and who, for the
sake Of that Child, refused the offers made
to her by the chevalier. I beg"


But the poor woman could say no more.
Overcome BY her feelings, she burst into q
food oftears, still kneeling at her husbands
feet.


Very tenderly did the count raise and
support her to chair. His ceuntenance
showed signs of the deepest agitation, and
the gaze which he fastened upon his wife
was mild and sympathetic. &e.


Turning to his table, he wrote a few
lines on the paper which bore the official
seal Of the office, and then rang the bell.
The automation which acted as clerk
appeared, and to him the count handed the
paper saying


See that this order is executed without a
moments delay, and bring the person
named therein to me Immediately upon
her arrival"
The clerk bowed and Withdrew.


As soon as they we're alone again, the
minister approached his wife, and laying
bis hand upon her head, said, in a voice
that was singuIarly gentle and sweet:


my poor Diane, how you must have
sufferedp


In ali instant the countess had flung her
arms around her husbands neck, and was
weaping happy tears upon his bosom.


Now was the secret which had existed
80 long between them, and poisoned the
lives of both, cleared away ,and for tie first
time since their married life began, they
were united.


To BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1876

fred ct the foot of Canal street. by the Captain Com
mandiDg the Rryal Artillery, when the Lord Earl
HarshaI will take up the line Of march across Canal
and down Royal stree. When the left of the first


division sha bsve entered Royal street. the right Of
the second division viii Immediately fellow, and in
the manner the third fourth and fifth divisions
will fall into the line OF march
Year: 1876

Excess Of II


With the same prudent foresight and
the same economical and honest manage
ment continued, Vermont will never be
numbered among the bankrupt or repu-
dating states, but her promises to pay
Year: 1876

Albert Tebbleman Is the son Of a man
who keeps a cigar store at the southeast
corner OF Fifth aud Walnut streets. He
IL employed at Chester Park in the busi.
ness OF rubbing the horses down. and per.
haps occasionally in the way Of jockey
He is slight in build and Of unpreposses
ing appearance. Last night be came IN
from the Park and went TO visit n girl
named Anna Clifton. who lives in a bro
thel on West Third street lie persuad
ed her TO leave the house for a walk. and
afterwards 10 visit a mutual friend nam.
ed Emma Snyder, who boards az a house
on George street The two walked Ia
that direction. and. arriving at the house
in question. entered 10 find that Snyder
had gone over the Rhine with a young
man named Dasher It would appear
that some two years ago Tebbleman was
very intimate with this girl. and that she
dropped him for q more convenient &C.
quaintance This may account for what
followed. The two visitors left the house
and started toward Plum street on the
way home. They had gone but few
steps when they met the snyder return.
ing with DAShcr TO her dormitory. The
quartettc stopped and shook hands. ex.
changing good. natured greetings. and
then passed along the sidewalk on their
separate ways When Tebbleman was
eight or ten feet from the other party be
turned and fred a small pocket pistol.
The ball took effect in the back Of Dash.
ers neck just beneath the skull and 10
the right Of the spinal column. The
wounded man fell at once. striking his
head on the eurbstone. and receiving an
ugly burt but not q dangerous wound
Tebbleman fred a second time. and then
started 10 run. lie passed his victim At
a trot. rounded the corner In n hurry.
and was going north on Elm street when
the officers caught sight Of him. They
had heard the firing and gave chase at
once in good earnest Tebbleman turn.
ed into the fret alley running toward
Plum street. The officers followed, and.
as they ran. fred once after him. but
without success. They captured the Eel.
low, however as he tumbled into Plum
street When taken 10 Ninth Street Sta
ton, he was very saucy, saying that the
officers would have 10 prove his crime.
In the race he had thrown away his pis-
tol. and il was not found az half past u
last night


Disher was taken to his home on the
corner OF Fifth and Smith streets. In
the opinion Of the physician who exam.
ined the wound, although painful. IL is
not necessarily fatal Cincinnati Ga
zetts.
Year: 1876

Mrs. Riley, an Irish lady has been
keeping a railroad boarding house near
Waverly, and her husband has been
working at a saw mill about seven miles
above Frankfort, for the purpose Of re-
moving their household goods to Wav-
erly. They remained over Saturday
night at OCallaghan's, on east Main
street. and from what we can learn, Riley
was drunk and abusive to his wife, be-
cause she would not give him money to
get more liquor. He managed to force
enough money out of her. however, to


keep drunk it appears, for Sunday
when they started for their old home he


was still in that condition


When they reached the railroad
I bridge which crosses the pike at the
upper end of the city. he refused to go
I any further unless she would give him
/ some more money to replenish the bot
/ tie. Policeman Brookmeyer who had


been noticing the party from the oppo-
site side of the canal, tried to induce him
\ to drive on, as a train was coming and


would frighten his horse He paid no


attention to the warning however. and
/ the train came laundering over their
heads. The horses started to run and
/ Riley and another man who was in the
Z wagon Juiupcd Outt AtAfiuS AAl5s hAAcg W
/ her fate. The seat on which she sat was


soon thrown out and her with it, Strik-
/ ing on her head, and the wheels of the


wagon running over her body, producing


a shock and wounds which il cannot yet
I be said, may not terminate fatally.


She was taken up more dead than
/ alive, and carried to the nearest house.
/ Mrs. Kerper-s, where she still remains
/ in a critical condition. DR.. Miller. who
l happened to be returning from a visit to


some patients and arrived at the scene


of the accident just after it occurred,


dressed the woman's wound and is at


tending her.


Directly after the accident, Riley being
, informed of the dangerous character OF
his wife's injuries started after priest.
| He neglected his errsnd, and nothing


was seen Of him until late Sunday night,
when parties in search OF him found him


dead drunk lying near the canal on 4th
street. lie was taken up street, but we
can not learn his present whereabouts
except that he is not with his wife. We
presume this is about fair sample oi


what a wife has to bear from a drunken


husband Scioto Gazette.
Year: 1876

night Of last week and on his arrival was
met at the train and escorted to his
hotel in elegant style and with great
eclat. The hour for the lecture arrived
and large and enthusiastic audience
were at the hall TO greet the great
teacher Of public morals lie came into
the hall and il was noticed that his gait
was little unsteady as he mounted the
platform, but il was laid to the fatigue OF
the journey. lie arose and began his
discourse, on the Problem Of Life" but
had not proceeded far towards its solu.
ton when the horrible truth flashed over
the audience that he was drunk Yes
drunk as any loafer on a circus day: so
drunk that IL was with the greatest diff
Guilty that he could get through with his
lecture. He managed TO worry along
however, but succeeded in thoroughly
disgusting all who heard him, and q
feeling OF relief was experienced as he
closed. After the lecture the drunken
I. t. went back to the hotel, where he
rendered himself particularly obnoxious
10y his disgusting and filthy perform
anCes. and it was only by the greatest
stretch Of courtesy that he escaped the
lookup. The next morning he left Well
ington. bearing with him, in addition to
his $50 fee, the execration and heart
contempt OF the outraged people. The
public has hitherto had n small degree Of
sympathy and respect for Tilton. but
this latest performance has successfully
obliterated all such feelings.-[ Huron
County Chronicle.
Year: 1876

so, pulled out his revolver, reached
around Connolly as far as he could and
fred ball into his breast Connolly
hallooed I'm shot" fell down and ex-
pired in q few minutes


The whole transaction did not occupy
more than a couple Of minutes time and
was all over, before the bystanders could
interfere.


Shank was at once taken charge of,
tied to a tree and guard placed over
him, where Constable Case found him
yesterday morning. The dead man was
also guarded" Case brought Shank
to the city and turned him over to the
authorities here. while the Coroner was
notified and went to take care of the re-
mains of Connolly.


The two men came to this State from
the East, both having lived in this city
prior to going to work on the railroad.
They had been good friends all along
and it is strongly suspected that there is
a woman at the bottom of the trouble.
which will be developed soon. Shank is
a small man, about twenty-five years OF
age. He claims to not remember any
thing about the Affair." Columbus Jour
nal