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Year: 1876

A QUESTION or JUEIsDICTIoN. The
United States Senate is said to be divided
j. opini as TO its right to set AS High
Court Of Impeachment upon an official
10 longer connected with the Govern
ment. However much it may be desir-
able to punish the guilty, it would be well
If this question were settled positively in
The Affirmative, before further proceedings
we'c had. il is point which at once
suggested itself, when it became known
that the House Of Representatives had
taken unanimous action in the matter.
There can be no defect so fatal as a want
Of power and if the Senate, yielding obe-
dience to the popular wish, assumes juris-
diction which it does not possess, it would
be bhrlesque on Justice


There are several points which present
themselves in view Of his on. If TIC
power OF impeachment lies after mn ac-
cused olicial has terminated his relations
with the government, how long does it
continue. There should be some statute
limitations in crimes OF this character
as there is in most other climes. Other
wise no man who had been in public life
would be exempt from annoyance If po
lltical or personal enemies obtained con.
troll Of the National Legislature. What
c al / not be established at one time would
be REGARDED as established at another
While we think it was great mistake
which permitted Bcknap to resign while
charge: Of such n grave nature hung over
Lin, it occurs to II, that it might be es-
tablishmg Il dangerous precedent, to dea
with him now exactly as if he were stil
in official position. The criminal court,
are now the arena to which the public
mus' look for justice to be meted out to
the offender in this case.
Year: 1876

"ON WITH THE DANCE. mr.. Leary
Smith, of Grand Island, is rigid church
member and is consequently opposed to
the sinful recreation of dancing. When
his step son returned after whole night
spent in the practice of the saltatory art,
Mr.. Smith attempted to oremonstrate.w
the boy by blowing out his own brains,
but not having any, the attempt was of
course unsuccessful. Like Webster, he
"stiil lives" though his scalp is full of
bird shot. And the sorrowful part Of the
affair is that even if Mr.. Smith had sue
ceeded in his truly laudable attempt, the
thereby that dancing is wrong.
Year: 1876

A CHINESE sluice robber was killed by
the night watchman of a Nevada claim.
Half-a-dozen or more of the Celestial
race have been killed over in the same
claim at different times. There are al
ways lot Of Chinese drones about a
town of that people who manage TO live
without work, and it is those fellows who
arc generally found to be the sluice rob-
bers though its not safe to trust any OF
the race.
Year: 1876

THE Norrlstown Herald, paper that
generally speaks by the book, says in a
recent issue. at is said that Belknap,
only a month ago, openly boasted in The
Arlington, in Washington, that he al
ways was Democrat, and never did or
would vote any other ticket. Those who
didn't believe his assertion then will have
no difficulty in believing it now"
Year: 1876

ALTHoUGH this is leap year, girls
should speak twice before they jump once.
a woman at White haven, Pennsylvania,
beat her husband over the head with a
poker, and stony hearted jnstice actu-
ally fined her ten dollars. The fact that
her husband had TO pay the fine gives q
silver lining to the affair, to be sure but
suppose he hadn't been worth ten dollars
Year: 1876

THE heather, when converted adapt
themselves readily to the customs of
co-reigionists. In proof of this we see
Sun Choy Yung, a Christianized Chi
nese woman, has brought an action for
divorce against her pagan husband, who
still clings to his chop sticks and Con-
fucius. 1t is the first case Of the kind in
this State.
Year: 1876

BARTHoLoME SHUGRUE, an inmate
of the Norwich almshouse, was n raving
and violent maniac when the fire broke
out there. Since he was rescued he has
been quiet and tractable, and has almost
recovered his reason. From which it
would appear that heated Imagination
and sanity may not be inconsistent.
Year: 1876

AN Oregon farmer recently ploughed
up an Indian skeleton, together with three
hundred fifty dollar gold slugs. And
that pays much better than if he had
ploughed up only one fifty dollar slug
and three hundred Indian skeletons
Farming is lucrative business.
Year: 1876

A GENUINE sensation has been created
in Paris by story to the effect that a
number of dentists have been guilty of
introducing slow poison into the mouths
of patients when drawing and cleaning
their teeth, and thus committing many
murders This, it is asserted, was done
in one case at the instigation Of heirs who
who wished to remove their rel atives.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA is going to try the in
stantaneous censu. experiment. On Sat
urday police officer will leave at each


dwelling house a blank form which must
be filled out with the number, sex and
age of the mem bers of the family. This
will be called tor the following Monday.
Year: 1876

IT is stated that the Car of Russia
will abdicate in favor of his son sometime
during the coming Summer. This is
supposed to indicate a change of Russian
policy with regard to the Eastern ques-
Year: 1876

LET Republicans see to it hereafter
that all Republicans over ninety years
old are conveyed to the polls. The vote
of a ninety year Republican gave that
party one majority in the recent town
election at Stratham, New Hampshire.
Year: 1876

A BATCH of ex-Governors of New
Hampshire are visiting this State four of
them being together. As New Hamp-
shire elects a governor every year and
pays him aoont as much as n laborer
gets in California, overnors in the
Granite State are more plentiful than
hora
Year: 1876

A LITTLE nephew and niece Of Charles
Dickens are only kept from the poor
house at Amboy, Illinois, by the charity
of two poor people who have given them
a home since their mother died.
Year: 1876

THERE is beautiful opportunity al
Vallejo to test the efficacy Of the new law
IN reference to wi.e-whipping. Frank
Mclnerny some time since whipped hi.
vie breaking one of her arms. Lately
he beat her again, and in this last battle
broke her other arm. Ifthe court doe.
not direct that he receive twenty-onc
lashes, we'll laid on, we might as vel
have the law repealed.
Year: 1876

We have from every part of the Third
District, tho Democratic Gibraltar of
West Virginia, the most cheering news.
Three-fourths ofthe people Of that Dis
trlct are Democratic, and when they turn
out and cast full vote they
can roll up n majority OF
from 5000 to 10000 for the Democ.
racy. Like all localities in which either
party has such preponderance, 1t takes
a good deal to stir the people up and
bring them to the polls. A few men will
take an active interest in political mat
tiers, but the opposition being feeble the
masses will plod on giving them but
little attention. They think all will be
right without their botherlng themselves.


This was the case in the Third District,
a few weeks ago. Everything was dead,
and it looked as if very slim vote would
be the result and, OF course, u slim ma
iorlty for the Democracy. But. thanks
to the enemy, all that has been changed.
Corr has been raiding over the District
and has stirred up the Democrats TO
earnest labor. A full vote is now prom
ised, and humping majority will be
the consequence.


The skies are bright in every quarter
The news from West Virginia will be
received with great rejoicing by our
brethren from the Atlantic to the Pacific
tomorrow.
Year: 1876

We have been requested to say that
owing to some misunderstanding rs to
the action of the Central Democratic
Club, last Thursday night, an impression
prevailed that torchlight procession
and march to Bellsire to attend the
meeting there WAS contemplated. There
fore ar advertisement TO this Ell
feet was inserted in the REG
IsTER yesterday morning. 1t
appears, however, that work of quite a
different character had been de.
termined on by many Of the
clubs, which made it difficult to
have full cooperation in the centem-
plated p arade of all who desired to par
ticipated. Under the circumstances it
was deemed best to postpone the display
to future evening. 1t just four weeks
until the close of the great battle. From
now hence we will be on the home stretch
to victory. 1t will be good time to
parade and be joyful.


Keep your lamps trimmed, and be ye
in readiness.
Year: 1876

WHILE CAMPBELL of hancock,
was speaking outside the Court
House last night he made the orszen
and stupendous assertion that ''GEANT'S
administration would compare favorably
with any administration down to
the time of WAsHINGToN." One o!d
Democrat, who had been standing with
in the sound of his voice, remarked,
well. there. if hat ism the worst reform
preaching ever heard. Let me get out
of this crowd, and he moved rtfdlsgusted,
with the final assertion that that man by
his recklessness would make votes for
the Democracy. We guess the old man
j. about right.
Year: 1876

terness win Wnlcn IL Dhs Oeen WdSeu uas
Increased to such an extent that party
lines have been drawn with precision.
This precision has perhaps caused many
Republican voters to waver in their or
iginal resolve to vote for GEORGE
r. TINGLE rs their choice tor the position
of sheriff of Ohio county at the election
to-day. A resolution which they made
deep IN their own hearts when his earnest
and indefatigable labors for the removal
of the capital to this city were successfully
terminated, and fresh in their minds. At
that time those Republican removalists
knew and realized the task that had been
accomplished, and felt grateful to the
man who had done so much in behalf OF
the city's and their own interests. 1t is
useless at this late hour to attempt to re-
fute in detail the feeble at
tempts made By Mr.. BRITT and
and his friends to despsrsge the service
done the city by Mr.TINGLE, by asserting
that other gentlemen did as much and
that Mr.. TINGLE was working for
future reward and was paid for his labors.
Even If such were the case the fact Is
patent, and admitted that Mr. TINGLE
did much of the work. But our
point is this, and to what we
particularly desire to call your attention.
throughout the state and particularly in


re Third District, Mr.. Tingle has been


onsldered and always referred to as the
articular champion of the Capitol re-
movalists. He II was that received their
hardest thrusts and was exposed to the
heaviest brunt of the battle. No other
man seemed to be known to the
friends of Chssleston, or the enemies OF
Wheeling from .the.time OF the call for the
Capital Removal Convention at Grafton
which was the very conception OF the
agitation, down to the time of the passage
of the bill. Further, the Capital is located
in our midst. The city has expended
Sl500O0 for the erection OF
of an elegant edifice for the use of the
state. We have literally and nobly ex-
pressed our desire to retain the Capital
with us, yet we publicly proclaim to the
state and especially to the shrewd and
Jealous workers for the Third district
who will be here in force this winter,
both as legislators and lobbyists, that we
have no further use for the only gentle
man known to them as peculiarly Wheel
ing's successful removalist. The defeat
of MIR. TINGLE. aside from the ngrati-
tude of the many Republicans who
so faithfully promised him their suf-
frages. would be taLamount to defeat
ofthe removalsts and such an indication
of apathy on the part Of Wheeling that
would be seized with svidity and very
likely successfully used as the means
by which bill could be rushed through
the legislature to again in the near
future remove the Capital from our
city.


This is the gist of our remarks, and
the point we desire to impress
on our Republican citizens who
until recently let, aside from party
view, that MIR. TINGLE was their choice
and who. iftney were to consult their bet
ter Judgment and the interest of the city,
which is their own, would to-day vote
for Mr.. TINGLE.
Year: 1876

Let every Democrat IN the city be at
the polls at the opening this morning.
Let there be no !aggsrds. There is a
hard days work before you, and the
work must be done. Get of your coats
and 60 at 1t like men.


Your cause is jus: and you must win.
Year: 1876

They are all gone out of the way,
they are together become Improbable;
there is none that doeth good, no, not
one.


"Their throat IS an open sepulchre;
with their tongues they have used de
ceit; the poison of asps is under their
lips:


"Whose mouth is full of cursing and
bitterness:


Their feet are swift to shed blood:


Destruction and misery are in their
ways:


"And the way of peace have they not
known
Year: 1876

The Associated Press agent at Denver,
Colorado, is still earning his money
faithfully. He continues to report GER
tain counties Radical, but very discreetly
forgets TO mention those localities which
are Democratic. To-day is election day,
and the Radicals need all the encourage
ment they can get, hence his conduct.
To morrow the true returns will come IN,
when the public can form some ides
of the exact condition Of affairs,
considering that Colorado was
admitted into the Union by a
Radical Congress for the sole purpose OF
obtaining two L. S. Senators. The close
ness of the vote is of itself sufficient
encouragement to make them, and their
Associated Press agents tslsity. When
the truth is fully known, 1t will be
found that Colorado is ours.
Year: 1876

Hunt up your naturalization papers
and bring them with you to the polls.
They may be called for. The Radical
chsIIengers will put you to all the trouble
and inconvenience in their power And
they may demand that you show your
papers, although you may have been
voting unmolested these forty years.


Rettar IN be nrOyidpd
Year: 1876

The Democrats of the glorious Sixth
held a splendid meeting last night; 1t
was meeting for work, and earnest
work was done. They send greeting to
their brethren of the other districts of the
county, and challenge any other district
to show better result tonight than they
will.
Year: 1876

There is an impression abroad that a
citizen may vote at the Court House
without regard to the part of the county
in which he resides. This is a mistake.
Under the law of West Virginia man
can vote only in the election district in
which he resides. To offer to vote in any
other district than the one in which you
live, is an offence against the law.
Year: 1876

The Democratic Congress saved the
Peope thirty millions Of dollars. But
suppose there had been Democratic
Senate. and that Mr.. TIIpEN had been
President? Does any one doubt that the
taxpayers would have been saved
double that amount? The House
Proposed retrenchment TO the extent
Of sixty millions, and would have
carried it out but for Re
publican Senatel These facts need no
comment, but the people should not for
get them,
Year: 1876

1t has become known that there are q
number of characters in this city, who
inteuu to attempt to vote illegally, TO-
day. They have not been IN the state
long enough to have legal resi-
lercr.


It will be the duty of challer gers al
every poll to he on the lookout for such
characters. You have the right to
challenge every person not Known to
YOU 10 be legal voter.
Year: 1876

with his name printed in them.


This is a fraud, and is punisha-
BILE as such under the statutes OF
some states.


All such tickets are intended to
defraud the voter into voting for
a man that he does not want.


Keep a sharp look out for all
sorts of tricks.
Year: 1876

At a fashionable hotel the other
day a colored waiter innocently
asked a guest of the Democratic
persuasion whether he preferred
his eggs boiled hard or soft9 The
reformer lifted up his glaring eyes
and said "this is too much," he
had been bored and annoyed
with this question enough on his
way from st. Louis, and now to
have it put to him squarely by a
saddle colored waiter "whether
he preferred hard or soft! was to
much," and he forthwith ileft the
hotel and travelled West mutter.
ing ~ wish Henden and Tildrick
were in China before they mixed
up things in this way"
Year: 1876

If ever public servant deserved the con-
tinu ID confidence of bis constituents, Mr.


Kelley is that man, and it will be dan
gerous experiment in view Of his position
on the question of relieving the working
classes from the heavy pressure now bear
ing upon them, should be denied the regu-
lar Republican nomination. The manner
in which he has maintained this position
has confirmed the admiration of his friends
and secured the respect Of his adversaries.
His characteristic eloquenee, tenacious
memory, rare powers of retort and sleep
less devotion to the interests of his district
and his people secure for him tho support
of the whole voting population of that dis
trict. Let us not deny to ourselves the i'm
portant fact that there is no party in the
Fourth district which does not sympathise
with him against sudden specie payments
and the suicidal policy Of forcing hard
money upon the country at time when all
the working masses are suffering from the
evils of contraction, nor should the poiti-
clans forget that there is hardly manufac-
turer in the Fourth district that does not
look to him as precisely the man to carry
the Republican flag next November.
Year: 1876

TO11 tIG NOTU1l n A1HtTIC0IF.I


The announcement Of the resignation ol
Mr.. Comfy, which was first truthfully given
to the public in the North Anssrican of Sat.
urday, though we had admitted earlier the
probability of its occurrence, has created 4
very strong feeling of Indignation in the
commercial community that the President
should have lent himself to the disreputable
proceeding of turning out faithful public
servant to make place for personal pre-
ference of his own. 1t is fortunate that the
selection for this bigh reward has fallen
upon man who is believed to be honest and
capable, for the principle guiding the act
might just as aptly have done far worse.
Year: 1876

A New York man was reading story
to his wife, the other night, and came to
a piece Of "6nc writing" in which The
ear Of the heroine was compared to
"some creamy white, pink.tinted shell oi
ocean,"


"By the way" said the husband, cut
ting short his reading, "that description
Of the ear reminds me of your ear-you
have an ear like she'll"


1t was tho fret compliment she had
received from him since the early days Of
their marriage, and blush Of pride suf.
fused her face as she asked:


"What kind Of shell, darling 2"


"An abalone SHE'LL" he replied.


She had never before heard of nor see en-
an abalone she'll, but she did not want to
display her ignorance, so she made up
her mind TO hunt it up in the "Condensed
Conchology" that ornamented the center
table. Next morning, the first thing she
did after her husband had left the house
was to hunt up the description of an aba.
lone shell. She found it. II was de-
scribed as q shell about the siEe of an or.
dinary wagon wheel. She nursed her
wrath during that day, and when her
husband came home that night she mot
him at the door with the towel roller, and
now his ear is as big as an abalone shell,
but it looks like q piece ofpounded beef.
Year: 1876

The Sioux Indians name their papoos.
es after events transpiring at the time Of
their birth. AS illustrative OF the pecu.
liar trait, Red Cloud is known to have
taken that namo from the fact that the
western sky was overspmad with red
clouds at The moment Of his birth, while
the bringing Of . captive horse gave the
now great chief the singular cognomen ol
Spotted Tail. Sitting Bull received this
name because a buffalo bull was, by Q
lucky shot, thrown upon its launches in
plain sight Of Its mothers tepee at the
natal hour.
Year: 1876

from the said day ofsa'e. But were
it otherwise, and did the case rest
wholly upon the construction to be
given sections 26 and 27, we should be
compelled to hold that they refer to a
"discovery'' Of some error or mistake
of fact, not to mistake of or error of
law. In the case Of hutchinson vs.
The Board of Supervisors Of Sheboy-
gan County, 26 Wis. 402, the ques-
ton was whether the grantee in tax
deed had such clear and positive infor-
nation Of the fact as to set the statute
running. The majority of the court
held that the information or notice
which he received upon the payment
of the tax did not amount to such y
discovery" or knowledge Of the fact
as would set the statute running
against him. And that dlcision ac
cords with our present view that these
sections have referred to the "discov-
cry Of some matter Of fact, and not
of law, which renders the tax or sale
void.


The judgement of the circuit court
is reversed, and the cause remanded
for further proceedings,
Year: 1876

fore the country. If my country
don't want me l will go back
again. But / recommend myself
as a safe mana man who starts
from the basis of total depravity;
and proposes to be fiendish to the
last,
Year: 1876

@r The Board Of County
Commissioners is in session to-
day, to take action on the bids
for building a County Jail and a
bridge across Cedar River. The
bids have not yet been opened.
Year: 1876

When you have found a man, yor


have not far to 60 to find gentleman


You cannot make gold ring out o.


brass You cannot change Cape May


crystal to diamond You cannot make


gentleman till you first find man.


To be gentleman it is not sufficient to


have grandfather To be gentle.


man does not depend upon the tailor OF


the toilet. Blood will degenerate.


Good clothes are not good habits The


prince Lee Boy concluded that the hog


was the only gentleman in England. as


being the only thing that did not labor


A gentleman is just gentleman; no
more, no less; diamond polished that
was firsta diamond in the rough. A
gentleman is gentle. A gentleman is
modest. A gentleman is courteous A
gentleman is slow to take offense, as
being one. never gives it. A gentle
man is slow to surmise evil, as being
one, never thinks it. A gentleman
subjects his appetites. A gentleman
refnes bis taste. A gentleman subdues
bis feelings. A gentleman controls bis
speech. A gentleman deems every
other better than himself. Sir Philip
Sidney was never SO much of a gentle
man-mirror though be was of English
knighthood-as when, upon the field
Of Zutphen. as be lay in his own blood.
he waived the draught of cool spring
water. that was to quench bis mortal
thirst, in favor Of dying soldier St.
Paul describes gentleman when be
exhorted the Philippian Christian
Whatsoever things are honest, what
soever things are just. whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are Of good report,
if there be any virtue, and If there be
any praise. think on these things"
And DR.. Isaac Barrow. in his admir-
able sermon on the calliugs of gentle
man, poiutedly says: He should labor
and study to be leader unto virtue and
a notable promoter thereof; directing
and exciting men thereto, by bis
exemplary conversation encouraging
Ihsm by countenance and authority !; |
rewarding the goodness of meauer peo-
pie by bis bounty and favor; he should
be such gentleman as Noah, who
preached righteousness by his words
ind works, before profane world. y
Bishop Doane.
Year: 1876

THE TRIUMPH OF BEAUTY.-She did


not care a duff ESQ she said) whether
she pleased masculine eyes or no. But
she always looked pretty, and got ou,
of bread baking and dish washing on
every conceivable pretext, and she
wouldn't scrub, nor get up early in the
morning to smile at her brothers over
the coffeepot, and she always put her
hair up in papers over night, so as to
look pretty in the morning. and oh my,
she did lots of things that are too
dreadful to tell here, to make herself
pretty She teased her papa for money.
and got it too, and locked everything
she wanted from her brothers. and got
all the presents from gentlemen that she
could. and then what do you think !;
why, she got the only good sensible
one there was among them, at last.
She had her carriage and everything
she wanted, and did just as she was a
mind to, was petted and caressed by
her husband and humored by every one,
and forgot all about her good relations,
which was strange. When her mother
died. she cried a little and said, "Well,
poor mother, she had outlived her USE
fulness." and sent her father some
money to pay the funeral expenses, and
wore black, and considered her duty
done. Happy woman Detroit Post.