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Year: 1876

Senator Bayard, of Delaware, in speech
at Democratic ratification meeting in
Philadelphia on Saturday night, said:


81 look askance at this country. and see
it filled with debt-national debt, municipal
debt, private debt-until the whole country
looks to me like a huge mortgage. Look at
the glorious promises with which the Re
publican party four years ago trumped up
its majorities We would have specie pay
ments, and gold and silver should again be
current among the people. Gentlemen, we
are to-day further away from specie payment
than we were four years ago. Do not be-
lieve that government composed of num-
Der of people can make itself rich by the is
sue of paper money any more than one of
you can take private printing press and
grind wealth out of it for yourself


This party has further promised recon-
struction. How have they reconstructed
By reconciliation No! They have broken
every bone in the body of the South. There
is another, a very serious objection to the
| ruling party-otlicial dishonesty. You
might as well try to carry water in sieve
as to carry on government successfully
with dishonesty in high places. Since the
Democracy attained a majority in the House
of Representatives look what an amount of
dishonesty has been uprooted, and then look
how these revelations were received. Not a
| single Republican member of the House,bu
disapproved of the exposures. They have
shown by their conduct of what metal they
are cast. Let thensstep down and out.


"Now who are the Republican candidates!
They are Hayes and Wheeler-men of per-
sonal respectability, but little known. They
are men who have gone through .their polit-
ical lives without scarcely making ripple
on the surface of the political ocean. On
the other hand, what do we offer you? We
present you Samuel J. Tiden, who has ruled
the State of New York for the last three
years. -Four years ago New York was ruled
by rings. Now everything is clean in tht
government. What less can be said o
Hendricks? 1t is just this in the present
campaign: Obscurity against honorable
prominence. / do not deny that there arr
good, noble, honorable men in the Republi
can party. But they are few. know moth
ing against the honor of the Republican
nominees. l only say that they are weak
obscure, while our nominees have distin
guished themselves abundautly
Year: 1876

81 am sure Henry Acton was Philip Ac-
toms child-n fact, know it--and l think
the father and mother were married. Bet
sey died soon after the child was born, and
we know that Philip always treated the boy
as legitimate child; and that lie loved him
as such can confidently affirm"


On the following morning after breakfast,
as sat by the window in the bar-room,
saw coming up the street the man who had
saved my child. He was walking slowly,
like one in trouble Ipointed lin out to
my host and asked him who he was.


"That is Henry Acton. Perhaps you have
heard Of the trouble he is likely to have with
Laban Sarfurt?"


said had heard.


81 hope he may come out all right" the
host added; "but am fearful. lie has got
hard and heartless customer to deal with"


II shut my mouth and held my peace un-
til Laban Sarfurt called for his final answer.
| said to him;


"Mr Sarfurt, | have been considering all
this time whether could undertake your
L
should be helping the side of justice and
right in helping you. had concluded that
| could not do 50 before had seen Henry
Acton, to know him by name. nov know
him for man who noby risked his own life
to save the life of my child. For that, in
deed, will reward him if can / have as
yet accepted not one of your private disclos-
ures. ! have gained from you nothing that
| you could wish to keep from the public. /
cannot take your case, but tell you frankly
that if you prosecute, | will defend Henry
| Acton"


| did not mind Sarfurt's wrath. lie rayed
and swore, and then he went off and engaged
| two lawyers from Herkimer to take his case.
l called upon Acton and told him would
defend him if he accepted my service as /
had accepted his. He took my hand and
thanked me.


have made great many pleas in my
| life, but think | never made better one
than | made to the jury on that occasion.
They were not out over five minutes. BY
their verdict Henry Acton was the lawful
possessor of the estate his father had left.
From that day / never hesitated to refuse
case to which l could not give my heart.
Such stand on the part of lawyer becomes
known, and the public feels it and what
the public feels. jures are sure to feel.


Conce rning Henry Acton, will only add,
Me became my bosom friend. He always
felt that he owed his title to his valuable
property to me; and knew that l not only
owed the life of my child, but that to him
was indebted for the home that was mine
for thirty years. He was very delicate in
the gift of that piece of property. He decided
it to my wife. The husband of my oldest
daughter is his oldest son.
Year: 1876

oh. mystic loveliness OF DEAR dear woman


Oh, vanished charm Of waving chestnut hair,
Oh, pald glow OF beauty superhuman,


Lit with CLEAN that makes the angels fair.
A dreary sweetness now your bloom enhances;


The earthly features wear the heavenly smile
That pictured angels bear in solemn frances


In silence OF some dim cathedral aisle.
We met too late. Your promise has been pghted.
And until then 1t pleased me to be free
No glance OF yours that met mine hunger sighted
Ever betrayed the slightest thought OF me.
We went our way with dreary commonplaces,


Poor soul, you trod your path through stony ways
Though you have slept so long, my memory traces
Mid tears the memory of those evil days.
To you 1t seems half alfforgotten story,


In that far land beyond the pulse OF time,
And thinking OF you mid the saints in glory,


l see how earthly love may be sublime.
llnger on and learn the grace Of bearing


The nerveless pang that follows on your loss
For well know that you my love- are wearing


The crown that wreathes the angels OF the Cross
Year: 1876

We stated In these columns yesterday,
that band of negro repesters had been or
ganized and drilled to 70 from poll to poll,
IN this city and vote the Republican ticket.
This has been ascertained to be positively
true, and the Democrats should be watch
full for fear they carry out their plans sue
cessfuly. Make every man give his place
of residence, and before allowing him to de-
post his ballot ascertain If he is really q
resident of the ward in which he endeavors
to vote.
Year: 1876

Let no young man who ID twenty-one
years Of age, fail to cast his vote to-day.
Go to the polls and cast your first vote. Let
II be for Democracy and honesty. You have
right to exercise your franchise, and no
one dare deny you that right.
Year: 1876

Let us have gallant fight in tho Sixth
ward. Mr.. McMenamin's record has
broken down the shower Of detraction
hurled against him. He has been fully
indicated and his management of the
Street Department has been proven to be
the best we have ever had.
Year: 1876

Let the Democrats to-day not be content
with voting themselves, but let them see to
It that every Democrat in their ward votes.
Look after the young men, and see that
they are prompt in casting their votes. To-
days work will be one requiring every en-
ergy and strength of the party.
Year: 1876

Desperate Efforts to Defeat the Demo-
cratic Ticket Trained Negro Repeaters
They Fyock tnt0 tho CITY from the
Cowntry-Bog4s TaD Rscstpts Dtseov-
ersdLA Spurious Ticket In the Third


Eranstsse Your Ticket Care5sslly.


The contest which occurs to day is one of
exciting interest to the political parties Of
Wilmington, even exceeding, perhaps, the
interest taken In the laet election when the
Democratic party wrested power from the
Republican, gained control of Council, and
placed the Mayoralty of the city in competent
and faithful hands. Both parties are work
ing with determination, and the Democrats
are more jealous than they have hitherto
been.


The polls open between twelve and one
o'clock P. W., and will close at seven to-
night. This should be especially borne In
mind, as it allows but short space of time
in which to poll votes, and the Democratic
voters should make 1t point not to delay
voting, or they might put It off until too
late. Therefore, let every Democratic citt-
zen vote as soon as he can possibly do so for
the Democratic candidate In his ward.


In order that none may be mistaken as to
who he shall vote for, there being many
spurious tickets out, we give below in full


THE CITY TICKET:
Year: 1876

New YORK. Aug. ls.- An agent of a
trunk line, speaking of the prolonged rail
road fight, says 1.-THE war must be stopped
or We shall be ruined. We are losing on
every pound we carry west and if the pres.
ent rates are not advanced when the busy
season is at hand it will be still worse.
Year: 1876

The latest exploit of the Philadelphians
in connection with the Exposition is not
pleasant one to contemplate, and will go far
to justify many harsh phrases applied to
the authorities by persons who, like NJ. Du
Sommerard, do not readily enter into the
spirit of democratic self-assertion. At the
time complaints were made last summer by
French exhibitors that their goods were
stolen, certain employee of the commission
was arrested and tried tor theft. He was not
found guilty, which doubtless was for want
of evidence satisfactory to the jury; but be-
tween such an escape and innocence there
is sometimes large interval. This man,
upon his acquittal, was reinstated in his en-
ployment Doubtless the Commissioners
thought this due TO the man. 1t would
have been an evidence of sound judgment
and good taste if they had thought what was
due to exhibitors and to the character
of the Exposition. Upon the protest
of the French authorities the officer was re-
moved from their quarters, and he seems to
have interpreted their protest as an imputa-
ton on his honesty, and very likely it was
one. This person yesterday caused the ar
rest of Captain Aubrey, of the French Lega-
ton; the French Vice Consul at Philadelphia
and the French Consul in this city, on suit
for slander. This is simply vexatious pro-
cess that is an outrage on the representatives
Of foreign country and disgrace to Phila-
delphia for the machinery of justice is per-
verted to the purpose of private malice. 1t
remains to be seen whether the parties to
this violation of diplomatic privilege are not
amenable to the law.
Year: 1876

Surely the Brooklyn fire was terrible
enough without adding the horrors Of mis-
management at the Morgue. Yet it appears
that the manner in which the Identification
of the dead was attempted was unsyste-
matte, and in some cases extremely careless.
Persons who claimed to have found the
bodies of their friends were permitted
to remove them without the truth
being clearly proved. No proper record
of the number thus removed has been
made and thus the list of the missing is
larger than it ought to be- The disfigura-
ton of the bodies by fire is so great that
mistakes might be easily made, and, in fact,
one corpse was positively identified by two
claimants, and the dispute was only decided
by finding gold ring upon its finger. The
proof of identity ought to be very great be-
fore the Coroner consents to deliver body
to the claimant, for the suspicion of a mis-
take would cause much distress hereafter in
families.


Another reason for a strict investigation of
every claim is shocking to consider and yet
must not be neglected. 1t is to be feared that
there are men who would not hesitate to pre-
tend to recognize corpse to gain possession
of it for mercenary advantage. These are the
ghouls who would gather up the sacred
relics of the dead to sell them to the sur
geons or to keep them as curiosities.
Year: 1876

gree below Zero At Omaha it was only one
degree above zero. The isobars through the
Upper Mississippi Valley are very close, Civ
ing barometric gradient. descending
eastward Of about 16 Of an inch to the
hundred miles. To this is due the violent
winds on the western margin Of the depres-
sion now central over the upper lakes A
high pressure has also manifested itself in
the Southwest, which has produced brisk
winds on the Texas coast. 1t is certain that
the temperature will fall considerably lower
in the West during to-day. The weather at
New York will be cold and cloudy, probably
with light rain or snow, and high winds,
followed by intense cold. The canals will
probably be closed for the season by the
coming cold wave.
Year: 1876

The peaceful retirement of Mr.. Andrew Fl.
Green from the Office of Comptroller of the
city of New York is graceful compliment
to his old and valued friend, Mr.. John
Kelly. For SOME time disturbing rumors
have filled the air to the effect that the city
was to be plunged into litigation over the
Interpretation OF the language of our re-
markable charter. Mr.. Green was alleged to
be resolved to hold possession of the Finance
Department until the new Court House
building should be undermined by man.
damuses, battered with quo warrantoes and
riddled with injunctions. 1t was supposed
that through the slow process of the law the
people would for months, probably for years,
be spared the unusual sight of Mr.. Andrew
H. Green out of Office. But contrary to
general expectation, our-alas! must we
write the words ?--our slate excellent
Comptroller greeted his successor with the
brief and courteous query "You say you are
my successor to this Office ?" and then putting
on his hat and overcoat left the scene of his
five years labor without another word
Mr.. Green has been an honest Comp
troller, and if he had not been obstruc-
tive, arrogant and uncomfortable, might
have been very good one. II only from
the force of habit the people will miss him
from public life will miss tho constant
rattling of his newspaper artillery and his
periodical assaults on laborers and scrub
women. Who now will rap the Mayor over
the knuckles handy words with the Park
Commission, snub the Commissioners Of
Accounts and supply hot water to the City
Hall generally However, it is not probable
that Mr.. Green will long remain out of
Office. The very idea that he will is prepos-
ferrous. But the people owe him debt of
gratitude for retiring gracefully from the
Comptrollership and sparing them last
lawsuit. He has given us litigation enough
in his time. 1t is kindness on his part to
let MS have peace at last. Mr.. Green is SO
reticent that we are ignorant Of the con-
siderations that induced him to retire
without fight. Probably the numer-
Gus delegations that wanted him for
Mayor gave him good advice. The con-
tractors may have found that he could be
of no further use to them. The blind men
may have been unable to see anything in
the case he made out against the authority
OF the Mayor to appoint his successor.
However this may be, we are impressed
with the conviction that it is wise pro-
vision of the charter which says (section
1l0:-"No appropriation or payment for
the contesting of the Office of Mayor, or any
seat in the Board of Aldermen, or Office in
any department, or the Office of any officer
whose salary is paid from the city treasury


shall be made to any but the prevailing
party"
Year: 1876

PnEsrpEyT WELSH, of the Centennial
Board of Finance, has heartlessly taken
away from the newspapers the chance to
abuse him for not repaying the government
Centennial loan. He says that it is for the
courts to interpret the word "profit," upon
which hangs the whole case. As the receipts
of the Exhibition did not cover the outlay
Uncle Sam will not get his money back ii
the courts are supplied with dictionaries.
Year: 1876

The LONDON Times is dolciully happy
once more over the apparent failure of our
constitution. Our English critics will yet
learn that the constitution is homemade
article. and that its makers are perfectly
competent to mend it whenever it shows
need of repairs.
Year: 1876

A CONTEST over seat in the New Jersey
Legislature, where there is now demo-
cratic majority of one on joint ballot, may
possibly send into retirement the demo-
cratic aspirants for Senator Frelinghuysen's
seat
Year: 1876

She is not Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland 'by the grace Of God,"
out by the will of the people; she is
not Defender of the Faith" for she
IS the nominal head Of two separate
churches, whose faiths conflicts with
each other, and both of which are in
antagonism with the faith for defend
ing which Henry VIII. received from
the Pope this title; she is not "Em-
press of India, tor large part of In.
dia is independent of her rule. There
is a great deal of mystery as to the
motives which have impeiied the Queen
to INSIST on this addition to her titles.
That she personally does insist upon it
appears to be certain The Princess
Beatrice is supposed to be at the bot
tom Of the mischief, if mischief there
be. she could not bear. to have sis
ter-in-law who was Imperial and rey-
al hlr. Disraeli, in answer to the
objection that the Queen would now
be spoken of as "Her Imperial and
Royal Majesty" replied that there
would be clumsy periphrasis OF that
kind. 1.-The Majesty OF England re-
qulres no epithet tor its support The
Queen is not Her Royal Majesty; there
fore, the clumsy periphrasls of Royal
and Imperial Maj'esy." could never
oo"ur." This is all very we'll, but
then We do say, Her Royal Highness,
the Princess LOUISE" and shall we not
now have to say Her Royal and I'm
perial Highness?' TIE wife of the
Duke of Edinburgh is "ider Imperial
and Royal Highness' ''-'tis so nomina.
ted in the marriage bond; aud now
will not the Duke be His Royal and
Imperial Highness {" 591t
Year: 1876

ACCOMMODATIONS AT PHILADEL-
PHIA.-A correspondent of the New
York Tribune, has this assuring word
for visitors at the Exposition:


There is going to be no trouble
about getting lodgings at reasonable
prices With the old hotel, and the
many news ones, the numerous board
ing houses, and the admirable system
of utilizing the spare room in thou
sands Of private residences, there will
be no such lodging famine as there
was in Paris in 1867, and no such ex
tortionate prices as were demanded in
Vienna in 1873. From 81 to So day
will secure good rooms and attendance,
and meals will cost little if any more
than in ordinary times. People who
mean to be here on the opening day
would do we'll to secure quarters in ad-
vance, but at any other time during
the continuance Of the fair they can
come without previous arrangements,
and with the certainty Of finding with
little trouble all needed comforts in the
way of food and lodging. No Que,
therefore, need feel Obliged to quarter
himself upon the reluctant friends on
the strength of half-extorted invita-
tion.
Year: 1876

TIE following bill, which became a
law, at the late session of the legisla-
ture. will command a hearty approval
on the part of the people and will
strike terror into the hearts of sham
bankers and brokers wherever they are
to be found:
Year: 1876

The Democratic party OF Wisconsin,
claims to be hard money party; it has
adopted resolutions. in it's State Coz
ventions expressing desire for "a
speedy return to specie payment; it
nominated candidates tor Congress up
on platforms of this kind IN 1874,
three of those candidates were elected;
they take their seats in the House or
Representatives, and vote for an un-
qualified repeal of a law which declares
tnat specie payment shall be resumed
in 1879. This is fair illustration OF
how much Democratic pledges and res
olutions are worth. The Democratic
party, on paper, is hard money party
or soft money party, just as 1t IAN
cles the popular sentiment of localities
or states demands, and in the person of
its epresentatives in Congress it is any
thing or nothing as circumstances seem
to demand. Yet the people must keep
in mind that the party with all policies
and no policy, declaring one thing aud
doing another, is the party which is
demanding to be placed in power be
cause of its superior honesty, and more
definite policy!


Itis pertinent to inquire of Con-
gressmen Burchard, Cate and Lynde
whom they supposed that they were
representing when they voted to re. Zeal
the resumption act. They did not
represent any considerable number of
their Republican constituents, for the
Republican party, both by its declara-
tions and acts, is committed to specie
resumption as soon as it can be brought
about. 1t passed the act which these
men voted to repeal. They did not
represent their Democratic constituents
unless those constituents in their party
capacity are guilty of false pretenses Of
the grossest character, for they have.
as We have stated repeatedly, declared
in favor Of a return to specie based
currency. They cannot claim that
they want better and more effective
law in place of the one which they
voted to repeal, because that would be
to advertise themselves guilty of the
folly of destroying an existing founda-
tion before they had even the mos,
shadowy prospect of gaining more
substantial one. Any man honestly in
favor of resumption Of specie payments
must admit that the existing law is at
least better than nothing, aud that it
should stand until replaced by some
thing better. The bill for which these
Wisconsin misrepresentatives voted
was simply one repeating all there is
of it providing for resumption


The constituents Of Burchard and
Lynde are to large extent of Ger
man birth or descent, and are almost q
unit in favor of sound money-that is
q coin currency or one based upou
coin. None of these men were repre-.
sented in the vote to repeal the re-
sumption act, no matter to what part J
they belong. In view Of this fac
Cate, Burchard and Lynde ought TO be
known as nsisrepresentatives in Con
gress, and their party. unless it repr'.
mands them for this vote, which it viii
not, should be known as the party OF
false pretenses, and its pretentions te
superior honesty should receive only
ridicule and contempt --Mtlacauk:et
| Wisconsin.
Year: 1876

"Charloy, what is it that makes
YOU so swcet?" said a loving mother
one day to her little boy, as she press
ed him to her bosom.


"I dess when dod made me out
of dust he put a little thugor in"
said Charley.


God has put little sugar in the
disposition of all children. Some
keep it there, and they are always
sweet, and we cannot help loving
them. Some lose the sugar that God
gave them, and then they become
sour and disagreeable. Keep your
selves always sweet, dear children,
with the sugar of love, and you will
always be loved.
Year: 1876

In the article on this subject in yester-
days issue, it was explained that Lieuten-
ant Grant was promoted to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement, at his own re-
quest, of Lieutenant Robert G. Carter.
The compositor made it read Custer instead
of Carter-an error very excusable, since
the fate of the gallant officer of that anne
is uppermost in everybodys mind. Lieu
tenant Carter, by the way, was classmate
of young Grapt's at West Point, and q
dozen other of his classmates have received
promotion IN advance of him. He worked
naturally to the head of the list OF second
lieutenants in his regiment, and whsn a
vacancy occurred in the next higher grade,
instead of being the object of favoritism,
he was the only man in the army who could
be legally promoted to fill it.
Year: 1876

The REPUBLICAN is indebted to Messrs.
Collins & McLeester, letter founders, of the
North American Type Foundry, for speci-
men book of over 500 pages. By it is shown
that they manufacture every variety OF
type that can be required in q printing
office. Each page of the work is model
of typographical excellence, and the hand
some binding is worthy of the contents.