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Year: 1876

The NEW CoNGREsS.-Mr ByingtOn writes
from Washington to the Norwalk Gazette:
The Republicans are about as jubilant, how
ever, as our opponents are mad. 1t will be no
trouble for Mr.. Blaine and dozen other capa-
BILE members on our side to checkmate the ma
jorty if disposed to be rampant. They have
no one able to cope with Blaine If the speak
er had been in a conspiracy to make the weak
ness of his party conspicuous he could not
have succeeded better. The serious aspect is
that legislation and the best interests of the
country must suffer from such condition of
things. The incompetency is not confined to
members alone. Many of the subor dinate en-
ployes are found sadly incapable. E very Re-
publican has been removed nearly, and psrtic-
ularly the one armed and one legged Union
solaers. There has been such rush of ex-
Confederates for all the small places that they
are largely III the majority, as eX-Confede rate
officers are in very large majority over Union
officers on the floor of the house. A Kentucky
eX-cOpgressman won the second clerkship
another Kentucky ex-congressman has worried
out the little subordinate place held by John j.
Piatt, in the library, while tDO Kentucky eX-
congressman fill menial places in the folding
room, which would involve folding and past
ing documents and trundling them around on a
truck to the house post office-if they did their
duty. The probabilities are, however, that the
heaviest work they mean to do is to draw their
pay. There is much amusement over the eX-
rebel officer appointed to hoist and haul down
the flag over the house. He is said TO be so
corpulent that he eau scarce squeeze through
the roof scuttle, and his joy at hauling down
the stars and stripes is about evenly balanced
by the reluctance with which he hoists it. New
ertbeless, this entire lesson is timely and a
good one. There we've many hundred of north
ern and eastern Democrats who came on here
hoping to secure these subordinate positions.
These and their friends have had chance to
see the tendency of things" with their party
in full power. They will go home or have
gone, and will contemplate the undeniable fact
that service under the rebel flag has been an
aid instead of an injury to claima mt for q
place. One applicant charges in the public
out that he had served as a private in the
Union army. Well, the exhibit has not been
made any too soon, and is far graver fact to
contemplate than the school question, at this
juncture.
Year: 1876

EITHER the people Of st. Albans are ex-
tremely gullible or else they have case of
mistaken identity of the most remarkable
character The circumstances attending the
discovery of the boy resembling Charlie Ross
at that village are well known, but the
attempt to unravel the mystery which sur
rounds him seems to have resulted so far in
more mystery. That he resembles Charlie
Ross there is no doubt, and that by some
means or other he has become acquainted
with many of the surroundings of that child
before he was stolen, is evidenced by his cor
rect replies to questions which have been put
to him not only by st. Albans but also by
Philadelphia people. Doubtless all the facts
he is possessed of have appeared in the news
papers, but it is little remarkable that he
should have studied these particulars so
thoroughly as to recall them so accurately on
the spur of the moment Mr.. Ross, who has
seen the boys photograph, says he isn't his
Charlie, and yet it is conceivable that the boy
may have so changed that his picture is
not easily recognized. The Milford people
say the boy is Jimmy Blanchard, youthful
tramp who is accustomed to run away from
home. and has the reputation of being no.
torious liar. The postmaster of that town
went to St. Albans and pronounced him the
missing Jimmy Blanchard. but the boy un-
fiinchiDgly denied that that was his name or
that he ever was in Milford, ard when some
of Jirmy's clothes were tried on to him they
were found altogether too large. The cap
fell down over his eyes and the coat was some
three inches too long in the sleeves. This is
somewhat remarkable to be sure, but may be
explained by the fact that boys in Jimmy's
station in life are not particular about the
fit of their clothes, and are content to wear
what is given TO them whether too large or
too small. Evidence seems to be accumulating
that the st. Albans people have suffered them
selves to be imposed upon by precocious
liar, still there is yet possibility that the
boy may be Charlie Ross. Whichever way it
turns out the usual dullness of the town has
been relieved for a week, and that is some
thing.
Year: 1876

AN absurd dispatch to the Boston Herald
that serious attempt will be made in the
present legislature to repeal the laws prohi-
biting the sale of Intoxicating liquors in
Maine has been copied in this state. Its
obvious purpose is 10 divert money from the
pockets of over credulous liquor dealers to
the lean purses of certain needy and uE-
scrupulous lobbyists. The introduction of
Mr. Blaine's name in connection with the
chimerical project is the baseless fabrication
of an ex-ra;lroad lobbyist of the baser sort,
who seeks to give a Fictitious importance to
his silly scheme. The whole things pre-
posterously impudent and will delude nobody
with an ounce of brains.
Year: 1876

''To inquire and report whether any ma
terials belonging to the government have
been fraudulently or wrongfully removed from
navy yards" These are the words of the re-
solution introduced in the House by Mr..


Goode of Virginia. Does that gentleman
wish to go back and investigate the doings of
Buchanan's Secretary of the Navy? There
was suspicion of wrong-doing in the Navy
Department in connection with certain acts
of that official. Some people even hnted at
Year: 1876

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used
Year: 1876

THE nomination and the platform of the
New Hampshire Republicans will meet with
appreciation both inside and out Of that
state. They enter upon the campaign with
high and well-founded hopes of successful
issue. Their position on national questions
is strong one, and in state matters the acts
of usurpation committed by Gov. Weston and
his council will furnish them with abundant
grounds for an indictment and conviction of
the Democracy.
Year: 1876

The state pension system is a valuable supple
ment to the national SYSTEM and ofentimes, by the
promptness of its benefactions, affords timely relief
which could not be obtained through the tardier pro
cess of the latter. The Adjutaut General reports
that the pension appropriation for the past year has
not been entirely expended, and that reduction
may be made in the amount of the appropriation for
the current year, without mourning the risk of deny
ing aid to deserving applicants. No appropriation
of the public money receives more general and cheer
full acquiescence than that for the benefit of the
who gave health, strength and precious years of
youth or manhood to the country's service, and Of
their families suffering from the loss OF the bread
winner


THE COMMON SCHOOLS.


The present common school system is the out
growth of the confirmation by the of the eonvic
Year: 1876

IT Is with great satisfaction that we
call the particular attention Of oir read.
ers to the official mor:uary report for the
week, to be found ia another coiu mn.
1t shows that Memphis never was at
this sesson of the year as healthy as
now, the total Of deaths being only
twenty-eight, four Of them still-born, one
premature and three IN the city hospi-
tai, reducing the actual mortality in the
city to twenty, which, putting our popu-
lAtiOn at sixty thousand, is one death in
every three thousand during seVen days.
No city in the United States, north or
south, can show cleaner health report,
a condition for which We are largely in
deb.ed to the indefatigable exertions of
the health board.
Year: 1876

JUDGE JOHN d. ADAMS hss retired
from the criminal court bench to make
way for Judge Logwood. Judge Adams
will hereafter devote himself to the
practice of bis profession, in which we
hope he Will be as successful as he was
before he entered upon his judicial
cancer,
Year: 1876

hand in the celebration and as many
more as are willing to join in it. Our
people are poor, no impoverished by
the expressions and prosecutions which
have been heaped upon them, that
very many Of them will have to appear
at the celebration in rags; but still
they are loyal to the Constitution, to
the Union, and to the government,
and truer men nevor lived. Let us
then have this Centennial celebration.
Please Messrs. Editors have u consul
tation at once with whom you may and
let meeting be called at the Court
House in Wilmington in about one
week or earlier. PENDER.
January 25th, 1876.
Year: 1876

We are indebted to Hon. A. NJ
WaddelI for the Executive Docun ent
No. fl, which explains itself Our
readers will remember that we pub
Ished several days ago the substance
of these recommendations, which we
clipped from the House proceedings
ss contained in the Congressional
Record, and then We took occasion to
make some remarks us to the growing
necessity for improving the entrance
TO the harbor, that the importance of
THIS Improvement was attracting the
attention of the commercial centres of
the world, as was evidenced by tle
large number of foreign vessels that
daily crowd the harbor; that in order
to make this foreign trade profitable
to the shipper and to the shipowner
it WAS necessary to push forward the
important work of improving the
debth of water at the mouth of the
river,
Year: 1876

II is not our funeral-but we think that
very minute spice Of modesty, will cause
Mr.. Hofecker to hesitate before, assuming
the responsibility of the position he aspires
to. We say naught against his ability, or
his integrity, but it must have occurred to
him, that he has not been at. the bar long
enough, to entitle him to admission to
practice in the Supreme Court ofthe United
States. If called upon to do so in the
Year: 1876

WE notice Mr.. Jenkins is accused OF
giving information to Cathcart Taylor Of
the "Times," on which he based the mar
rative of his letter. We know that such a
charge is absolutely without an atom Of
foundation,
Year: 1876

FITTING UP.-We notice that Messrs. Du-
senbery Bros. are having their handsome
store painted and Strengthened out in general.
They have a large and well selected stock of
dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, which
they offer at reduced rates, and even lower
than the same class of goods can be bought
for in San Francisco, Call and see them at
their old aud we!l known stand.
Year: 1876

LARGE YIELD or GRAIN--The opinion
of railroad msgnaies TO the contrary, not
wi,hs'audng, the grspgers still insist that
the yield Of grain in This valley viii come
fully up TO one million Of bushels for export
alton. The means of the grangers Of know
ing the truth whereof they affirm should GER
tainly be deemed good.
Year: 1876

If We were living somewhere else we would
think that cross walks were made for people
to walk eu. But this is not the case in this
town. They are made for teams 20 stand on
and the people TO walk around.
Year: 1876

On Tuesday morning Justice Duke came to town early to sum- mons a coroners jury to hold an inquest oyer the dead body of a colored man by the name of Chastlne, who met his death the night before in 8 row with anoth- CT negro named Lucien, at n plan tation a. few miles below Norris town.

 It seems that the wives of the two men had become involved in a dispute, which drew the men into it also; words brought on blows, and as Chastine was in the act of kicking Lucicn, the latter made a thrust et him with knife severing the femoral artery and causing death before assistance could be procured to stop the flow of blood.

 MEMPHIS X LITTLE Rock RY.--- The office of the General Passenger and Ticket Agent, also that of the
Year: 1876




Tor her flthsr TO care very much for the
fortune. Probably shall be glad
enough about that bye-and- bye In
the meantime come down 20 Long
Branch, and l will show you that can
never be ashamed of You" The miner
caine- he made . sensation by his tn:
trained manners and language and, to
the best If my belief, the conventional
Adonis is as proud of him ss if he were
a tasas nature Of the most fascinating
sort. Certainly Kitty is harpy. bu.
the other girl. the reputed heiress.
poor lass She has missed many of
her adorers, but some-of them dare not
give her up too abruptly for fear Of
meeting general grin on the face OF
society. They wish 10 seem to have
beea sincere sdmiress. 10 Chi
cago Tunes :
Year: 1876

STATE AND COUNTY TAXEs.-Under
this caption, in our advertising columns,
the Tax Collector gives notice that the
Taxes for the current Fiscal year are
now due and payable and unless paid
prior to the set day Of January next, FIVE
per cent will be added to the amount
thereof. He also states the dates at which
he will visit the several towns Of the
county for the purpose of receiving tax
es. The total amount of tax this year is
$3.50 on each 500 valuation, of which
amt. 661l cents can be paid in Script,
that being the portion of the County Gen
eral Fund.
Year: 1876

Gen. Sherman struck the key note
when he said the best way to treat the
Indians was to take their ponies, this
would keep the Indians upon their reser-
vations. Take away their ponies and
they cannot travel. They cannot carry
their luggage or their provisions. They
cannot take women and children, and can
not establish villages. They could be
pursued by infantry upon an equality
and by cavalry at an advantage. Their
arms cannot be taken away, for they can
hide them, but they cannot hide their
ponies. Taking away the three or four
ponies that every Indian owns would be
like taking his right arm off. He would
be at the mercy of our troops at once, and
would be compelled to stay on his reser-
vation"
Year: 1876

Now that many of the teachers are to-
gether it is important that they consider
well the work before them. Do not at
tempt too much, Cultivate the faculty Of
attention. Go at the work kIwillingly, fully
expecting to learn thereby. Do your
part in everything. Respond to the call
for evening performances. Become a
member of the Library Association. Study
your lessons we'll and be prompt and regu-
lar in your attendance. .-


Deport yourself during the sessions
just as you like to have your pulls do in
your schools Remember the Normalis
model school, Don't be sober and weary.
If some one does or says more than you,
do not feel jealous, or say ''he wants to
run this, but get interested and you will
act just as he does. Every one should
enroll 1t is unjust to ''yisit' the lnsti-
tute for two or three days, or week, and
conway without giving that substantial
aid-oae dollar-which the law speaks
about By enrolling at once you are
member and if you do not get full return,
the cause you represent will Take sleep
and enjoy pure air, and your brain will be
clear. Let all have pleasant time,
Year: 1876

The following story is told in Wash
ington Of the late Senator salisbury, OF
Delaware. The Senator had the reputa-
ton during the late years OF his Sena--
torial term OF imbibing very freely, and
it is told Of him that he was accustomed
to have two cocktails carried to his room
in the morning before he rose; and
when asked by a friend why he had two
cocktails he replied that after taking. one
he felt like another man and thought 1t
would be mean not to treat that other
man.
Year: 1876

A fortnight ago lady, with true
feminine recklessress in times Of e1
citement, threw a stone at COW which
had invaded her flower garden. The
stone happened to be choice specimen
of gold quartz which by some accident
had been misplaced. OF course the
lady did not hit the COW, and the missile
went off at right angles, and landed in q
neighbor's yard. A few days afterwsrd
he picked it up, and was astonished at
the show of gold which he saw on all
sides. Taking it down to a ieweler, it
was tested, and the gold pronounced to
be of the best quality.


The lucky finder was wonderfully
elated for a few days, and would not
have taken $100 a square foot for his
land, but the lady who threw the stone
having heard of his good fortune, mis-
trusted the truth, and having asked to
see the specimen, at once identified 1T as
a portion of her cabinet, and carried 1t
off in triumph.
Year: 1876

A gentleman in New Orleans writes to
the New York Sun to inquire whether q
man born in the United States, the son
of foreign parents not naturalized, is or
is not a citizen of the United States;
whether naturalization papers are in any
way necessary for such man; and
whether he is eligible to the office of
President. We answer that, by the very
fact of birth on American soil, he is
citizen, needing no other naturalization.
Whether his parents are naturalized or
not makes no difference. Every man
born in the United States is citizen of
the United States, unless he e1patriates
himself and becomes citizen or subject
of another nation. As citizen, he has
all the rights that belong to citizen,
including the right to vote under the
limitations of law as to age and residence;
and he is eligible to the Office of Presi-
dent, although his father may be q
foreigner, and remain such to the end OF
his days.
Year: 1876

Children must be taught proper man
ners at table, of course, but to prohibit
them from laughing or talking at their
meals, is wholly unphysiological. Joy
BUSINESS promotes the circulation OF the
blood and helps digestion. All disagree
able and uncomfortable topics should be
banished from the table, and the con-
versation encouraged should be OF the
most cheerful kind.
Year: 1876

Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially if the weather is "mug-
gy." It is roore apt to occur on the Sec
ond, third, or fourth day of heated
term than on the first. Loss Of Sleep.
worry, excitement, close sleepingrooms,
debility, and abuse of stimulants pre-
dispose. It is much more apt to at
tack those working in the sun, and es-
pecially between the hours Of eleven
o'clock in the morning and four o'clock
in the afternoon. On hot days wear
thin clothing. Have as cool sleeping
rooms as possible. Avoid loss Of sleep
and all unnecessary fatigue. working
in doors and where there is artificial
heat, see that the room is well ventilated.


If working in the sun wear light hat
(not black, as it absorbs heaD and put
inside of it on the head wet cloth or 9
large green leaf frequently Lift the hat
from the head and see that the cloth is
wet. Do not check perspiration, but
drink what water you need to keep it
up, as perspiration prevents the body
from being overheated. Have wherever
possible an additional shade, as thin
umbrella, when walking, q canvas or
broad cover when working in the sun.
When much fatigued do not 60 to work,
or be excused from work, especially
after eleven o'clock in the morning on
very hot days, especially if the work is
in the sun. If a feeling of fatigue, diz-
illness, headache or exhaustion occurs
cease work Immediately, lie down in q
shady and cool place, apply cold cloths
to and pour cold water over head and
neck. If any one is overcome by the
heat give the person cool drinks of
water or cold black tea or cold coffee, if
able to swallow. If the skin is hot and
dry, sponge with or pour cold water over
the body and limbs, and apply to the
head pounded ice wrapped in a towel OF
other cloth. If there is no ice at hand
keep a cloth on the head, and pour cold
water on it as well as on the body.


If the person is pale, very faint, and
pulse feeble, let him inhale ammonia for
a few seconds, or give him a teaspoon
fll of aromatic spirits of ammonia
(hartshorn) in two tablespoonfuls Of
water with little sugar.
Year: 1876

The Emma Utter arrived in San
Francisco lately bringing a statement
made by Capt. Nelson, master of a
British bark, which des&ibed an en-
counter he had with a phantom ship
on the Sd of August. He says on
that day he was in latitude 81 deg.
north, longitude l67 east, with light
winds, when a hulk was discovered
drifting in a southeasterly direction,
dismasted and with signals flying.
He bore down upon her and an off
Ger was sent aboard, who found that
she was the japanese junk Coke Gu
man, bound from Hakadde to Yoko-
hama, and that she had left the former
port on the 9th of December, 1875.
Her crew at that time consisted of
twelve men, but two of whom were
alive. They were removed to the
English bark, and everything posi-


BILE was done for them. One of the
men was entirely helpless, being
nearly dead with the scurvy, while
his companion, although not so bad,
was still in a deplorable condition,
and was barely able to climb aboard.
The wretched men had been drifting
more dead than alive for six months,
and as one by one of their compan-
ions had succumbed to that fearful
disease, the scurvy, they had been
salted and slowed away in the hold,
which emitted horrible stencil. At
the time they we're found they had
been without the means of making a
fire for some time, having used eve
rything that was available for that
purpose long before, and were sus-
tanning an existence with nothing
bptdry rice and what fish they caught.
Their supply of water had been ex


hausted long ago and they we're oblig-
ed to depend upon what they could
save wheneverit rained. The wretch
ed survivors would ere long have
perished as did their fellow sufferers,
and the fate of the vessel would in
all probability never have been
known but for this timely discovery,
for even if the men had been able to
sustain life in such horrible manner,
still the vessel would have soon gone
to pieces, as she was a complete
wreck. Her bottom was literally
covered with sea- weed and barnacles
and she was Fast falling to pieces.
Year: 1876

1t is rather an amusing f ct to be no.
ted here that before Witch would al
low this proposition published to the
people he became very anxious that
clause should be incorporated to prevent
the Van Buren, Press from saying any
thing in the whole matter. Why this
Muzzle the press The very medium, the
only medium through which the people
arc informed of the character and wor
thiness of the men they are called upon
to suppor.. Have the people not the
right to know the man? Have they not
right to examine his very I" warp and
filings p If so, would he desire to
deprive them of the only means o'
this knowledge, would he to take from
them tho only instrument with which
they are to make the examination !? Ger
tainly there must be some " moth eater
places y else he would not object to Ia
king the fabric to the light g Men lova
darkness rather than light, because theil
deeds are evil"


As to " that vote being an index tc
the popular will and opinion" as Mr.
Witch expresses it, we would sim
ply say we have near 2500 voters II
Franklin, and that there were not mor'
than six hundred who participated in thu
convention Then admit for the sake o
C injured innocence that Witch re
ceived the majority of those in convention
then where is the index to the popula
will and opinionY" Oh, scat Witch
be man or a mouse.
Year: 1876

Tire oi.ia@ns of Lafayette township pro-
pose to give


GRAND BASKET Picnic AT FINES SPRING.
on the 2sth inst. the day set for the candid
atcs to speak at that precinct. a general in
ytation is extended to everybody to attend,
It's in one Of the best settlements in the
county. and a table worthy of the place will
be spread.
Year: 1876

We improve this opportunity to thank
our good lady friend, Mrs. Pershall. for
large delicious musk melon. She may be
assured that we enjoyed 1t. and will not be
mad if she does so again. Mr.. Pershall laid
upon our table II cotton bloom which from
upland can't be beat. May our good friend
Pershall AMI wife live long and prosper.