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Year: 1876

By CELIA THAXTER.
The white reflection of the slooR's great sail
Sleeps trembling on the tide,
In scarlet shirts her crew lean Ger the rail,


Lounging on either side.
Pale blue and streaked with pearl the waters lie,
And glitter in the heat;
The distance gathers purple bloom where sky
And glimmering eoast-line meet.
From the cove's curving rim of sandy gray


The ebbing tide has drained,
Where, mournful, in the dusk of yesterday


The curlew's voice complained.
Half lost in hot mirage the sails atar


Lie dreaming, still and white;
No wave breaks, no wind breathes, the peace 10 ma
Summer is at its height.
How many thousand summers thus have shone
Across the ocean waste,
Passing in swift succession, one by one,


By the fierce winter chased
The gray rocks blushing soft at dawn and eve,
The green leaves at their feet,
The dreaming sails, the crying birds that grieye,
Ever themselves repeat.
And yet how dear and how forever fair


Is Natures friendly face,
And how forever new and sweet and rare


Each old familiar grace
What matters it that she will sing and smile


When We are dead and still
Let us be happy in her beauty while


Our hearts have power to thrill
Let us rejoice in every moment bright,


Grateful that it is ours
Bask in her smiles with ever fresh delight,


And gather all her flowers;
For presently We part what will avail


Her rosy fires of dawn,
Her noontde pomps, TO us. who fade and fail,
Our hands from hers withdrawn?
Year: 1876

DESPERATE WoMEN.-Jennie Collins,
in the Boston Transcript, tells the iol-
lowing story OF the working girls OF that
city: On a Saturday night, not long ago
three girls came home with thoir ,ef wefekS
pav. and, as the first one said, J" Mother,
hold YOUR apron" all threw their money
INTO i, congratulated the mother be-
cause they were so good. She answered;
II wish they were bad, then it would not
break my heart TO see them deny them
selves every pleasure and work like
slaves." One girl, who was out
of work and in debt last spring, could
not bear the cross looks when she went
to the table. so she in her despair wan
dered into n street car house, sleepiRg
under a car three nights and sitting IN an
Office in the daytime. This exposure to
the cutting cold wind nearly cost her her
life. When she found something to do
she dropped on her knees and began to
pray
Year: 1876

CONTROLLER ROBlNSON'S hEfOhl'
STATE DEBT REDUCED $5.000,000-THE BOUNTY


pFBT-PUBLIC BUILDINGs-INCREAsED EXPENSES


OF THE PRISONS.


[FRoM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRBUNE'l


ALBANY, Nov. 24.-The forthcoming report
OF Controller Robinson viii make one OF the most graft
fying exhibits Of the finances that has ever been


made II will show that the State debt has been reduced
during the fiscal year ending with Sept 80 by actual
cancellation or payment OF the principal 10 tue
amount OF s5OOOOOO and this, 1t is said, without
hampeng the payment Of current expenses OF the state
in any way or leaving any deficiencies to be made up
hereafter The report will also show that the bounty
debt can be fully extinguished at maturity In April
1877 by the proceeds Of the l9mi tax levied last year
for the purpose and by the securities now In the bounty
debt sinking fund. The small contingent debt OF the
state OF 100000 the Long Island Railroad under an
act of 1s4O Will also be totally paid Thus the State
NAV begin almost anew without the burden OF debt
through Controller Robnson's wise administration Of
the finances for one year. backed by that spirit OF econ
ony and retrenchment which Gov. Tildens reforms III
stued throughout all the departments Of the State


background to this condition of affairs is presented,
however the table OF expenditures for the state prs
ons These have been excessive as during the
present year and aggregate 100000 more than in
preyiou year The deficiency be made up on this
account will be very large and possibly the Controller


NAV speak in his report very sharply OF the extravaganza





that has evidently prevailed in the administration OF
prison affairs. Happily, the passage Of the Prison
Amendment will secure the State in the future against
such enormous expenditures


The outlay upon the public buildings has been very
great amounting to 81 100000, but the excess over ap-
propratons of last Winter has been made by the un
expeuded appropriations of 1875. The main expendl-
ture WAS upon the Capitol but probably 100000
OF the total appropriation for it may be saved While the
asylums at ovid, Buffalo, Poughkeepsle, Middletown,
and Rochester and the Reformatory at Elmira make up
the rest.


Controller Robinson has hardly framed the plan OF his
suggestions and recommendations upon the finances yet
The tables upon which he bases them not entirely
compleed but il probable in view OF the fact
that he must render message as Governor upon the
some subject that he will make the report very short
and reserve most OF his suggestions to the annual mes
sage as Governor. The report will be ready much
earlier this year than before, because OF the press
ing necessity for the incoming Governor to devote his
attention TO other matters, and t may be completed
within two weeks.
Year: 1876

THE SlKAIEO1 OE lIlL DEMONhAlo'
THEY WANT TO GIVE CONGRESS AN EXCUSE FOR


THROWING OUT FLORIDA-YEsTERDAY IN COURT


lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l


TALLAHASSEE Nov. 24.-TO-day has been con-
sumed in the further argument of the injunction
and mandamuses before Judge White. Mr.. ID. W.
Sellers of Philadelphia opened the argument
for the Democratic electors and contended that
the court had jurisdiction of the and that the
facts redure the continuance of the injunction upon
the Governor and the issue of the mandamus against
the Canvassing Board. Gen. Barlow briefly replied,
reiteratng his arguments of yesterday He was fol-
lowed by Judge j. p. C.. Emmons on the same
side Judge Emmons showed very clearly that
there is no evidence that the Governor has deter
mined TO canvass the returns such as would
iusfy an interference even if the court has uris-
diction Ex-Gov. Brown of Georgia read a long
argument to show that the Presidential election re-
Turns ought to be canvassed under the law OF 1872,
basng his claim mainly upon the position that cleo
tors are State officers within the meaning Oh that
law.


The closing argument for the Democratic electors
was made in a speech of much elOquence and power
nv G. w. Biddle of Philadelphia. The most i'm
nortant of his utterances outside of his legal argu-
ment was that whether an injunction upon the
covernor or a mandamus to the Canvassing Board
are obeved or not the persons whom he represented
desired the order of the court for the
moral effect in order if the Republican
electors are declared elected by the Governor, and
the certificates given the votes of those electors
might 90 TO Washington tainted, in which case 1t
vond be seen whether the House of Representatives
would not disregard them. If Mr.. Biddles language
meant ANYTHING it was threat that the Democratic
House of Representatives would attempt to treat as
null and void the vote of Florida if given for Hayes


The effort Of the Democratic lawyers has been 10
iustify the Injunction proceedings on the ground
that the giving of the electoral certificates is mere
ministerial act, concerning which the Governor Is
the subject of equity process to restrain
him from giving them improperly, or OF manda-
INNS to compel him to give them to the
nroper persons The answer is that, even If the Gov
ernor were not beyond the reach of any process
when in the execution of political or executive
dntv his function with reference to the electoral
certificates in this case not merely minis
terial. but involve the determination by him OF
the ouestion which Of two laws is IN force con-
cernins the canvassing of the vote, and that
decision cannot be usurped by any court, certainly
not in case where no properly right or question OF
financial trust is concerned. Judge White reserved
his decision. He apparently intends TO act with
caution and it is doubtful whether the effort OF the
Democratic leaders to force him into an unnecessary
collision with the Governor viii succeed.


A brief summary Of the situation snis' Ahs
Year: 1876

Democrats took sudden alarm lest Gov. stearns
should undertake hastily to ascertain the result Oh
the Presidential vote and give certificates TO eiec
tors which he had never thought Of doing; and they
asked permission to submit to him an argument
on the subject Instead of doing so, they invented
the extraordinary idea of controlling the canvass Oh
the Presidential vote by bill in equity in petty
county court. They have also been deslrous OF op-
tanning information of the exact condition OF the OIL
fetal returns already received prior to the arrVai
of the returns from several strong Democratic coun
ties Hence their efforts to induce the Canvassins
board to proceed before all, or substantially all tc
returns were in. Whatever may be the action Oh
Judge White, there is not and has never been tlie
probability that the Governor will undertake 10
canvass the returns; and the canvassing bosfd
will proceed as soon as it gets ready probably on
Monday, the returns having nearly all arrived


w, T., CHANDLER.
Year: 1876

the production of the boxes from precincts not re-
turned.


For want of time, very little oral testimony VIII
be taken. All examinations and cross-examinatlons
will be made in writing, except such as may be con-
Quoted by the board ITSELF and in short the case OF
each parish will be made up substantially as case
is made up for court, when counsel on both sides
are ordered to submit it in writing


Returns from II parishes have not yet been re-
ceived by the board. The Democratic counsel
claim to have evidence that those from most OF these
parishes are now in this city, and that they can
show where they are if the board will take the
means to compel their production. The Democratic
Executive Committee also assert that official returns
from one Democratic parish have already been
offered for sale TO them for $500. They fear that
through the criminal action of some OF the super
vsors who have returns in their possession the re-
turns of some of the Democratic parishes Will not
reach the board before the 9th of December


The action of the board in regard to Natchltoches
Parish seems to settle the question as to counting
electors. who through mistake were not actually
voted for No such count will be made. In the case
referred to the matter was laid over because the
board was informed that the ballots used actually
contained their names. If this is not proved the
votes for electors who were voted for only will be
counted.
Year: 1876




NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE


SEwYoRK, Nov. "a, 1876.
Mr. DEAR SIR: Your admirable address to
the people OF South Carolina s the subject Of universal
commendaton here. In fact the prudence, t& forbear
ance and the secontro OF your people, under the most
exasperatng provocatons, is beyond all praise. can
only trust that in the exciting situation in which you will
find yourself next week. no outbreak win 1t Is
almost too much expect that there will be inds
Greet man in South Carolina who may provoke the col
son but nevertheless the providence OF God has so far
guided you and your people in all your difficulties that
your friends rest in calm confidence upon the wisdom
and good fortune which have 80 far attended your
actions.


You may rest assured that your Northern brethren
have consecraed themselves TO the work OF your deiy
and will their efforts until you are
restored TO that freedom wherewith you "were made
free" by the labors and sacrifices and wisdom OF our
forefahers and your orefahers God give you and your
people the wisdom and all the patience needed In this
hour OF trial. and In this crisis Of the destiny Of our COM
mon country We have full faith In the justice Of the
people Of the United States and do not entertain
doubt Of the final verdict which they will pass upon the
occurrences OF the last two weeks This verdict Will
surely yindcate their majesty and ressabsb free gov
erument upon lasting basis. have the honor to be-
very respectfully, your obedient servant,


ABRAM S. HEWITT,


Chairman National Democratic Committee
Gen. Wade Hampton, Columbia, g. G.
Year: 1876

ALBANY, Nov. 24.-Among the cases argued
IN the General Term to-day was that Of the People ex
rel Emmett Flagler and John Riley against Geo. W..
SCHUYLER Auditor OF the Canal Department, in which
some important questions involved The case comes
up ON an appeal by the plaintiffs from an order denying
a peremptory mandamus against the Auditor for the
payment Of 81 POO claimed 10 be due on contract OF
the plaintiffs for the remoyaf OF Wal-Denehes ana the
substitution Of slope and vertical wall IRON lock NO 81
NJ Fort Plain Counsel for the plaintiff claimed that the
had been faithfully executed and approved by
the engineer in charge and that in the court below they
had made out n prima facie case for mandamus as


asked on the part OF the State IL was urged tat tue
contractors had constructed vertical instead OF slope
wall and that the work inferior In character The
court took the papers
Year: 1876

A large barn, situated on the ridge In the
village of Tarrytown containing three horses and cow
also n quantity OF hay and grain, the property of Mr.
shaw was entirely consumed by fire about IL o'clock
Thursday night. The fire evidently the work OF an
iarV
Year: 1876

ETIQUETTE AT THE BRITISH COURT.
There have been many ludicrous
stories It'd about court etiquette, but
the following which Mr.. Conway
tells of the English Court surpasseS
most of them: ut is considered in
dispensable that ladies introduced N
Court or received there shall wear
very low-bodied dresses. Just be-
fore the last drawing room, the wife
of distinguished nobleman wrote to
the Lord Chamberlain, saying that
she had recently been i'll and her
shoulders had become SO thin that
she was ashamed to show them, The
Chamberlain, knowing how strict the
Queen was, referred the matter to
her, and grand consultation was
held. After a long and serious de-


bate, the Lord Chamberlain WAS in
structed u write to the petitioning
lady that Her Majesty would for
once give her consent t. the innova-
ton. bat it WAS intimated that the
dress mus. he a compromise, that is
cut down in front. The Court pat
pers referred vaguely TO this excep-
tior to the rules OF court dress. stating
that it was by Her Majesty's gracious
and special concession, in order ,hat
it might not become precedent"
Year: 1876

DOR sALE-A BRICK STORE, HANDSOMELY FITTED
and Dwelling attached at the northwest corner o
l7th and Arch sts in the city Of THIS Is an
old established grocery stand and OF the most desirable
and eligible locations in the city For further particulars
apply TO JOHN s. YARDLEY No. PIT South Sd ST.. Phiia
delphia
Year: 1876

WIN. 0. Lee, our Piano and music
man of VIM. o. Lee & Co., has our
thanks Tor the most enjoyable bug
gy ride behind two spanking bays
had for long time Mr.. Lee besides
being a thorough business man will
be found by those who deal with
him to be q gentleman and good
Judge OF pianos.
Year: 1876

We would state to the public that
our stock is now unusually large
and complete, and we would call es-
peeial attention to our stock Of ladies
cloaks. We have some new novelties
of the latest styles and guarantee
prices for every department.


27u. WOODWARD COoNs
Year: 1876

TAKE NoTICE.-In addition to our
having 4 presses, all in fine working
order.and one ofthem power press,
the on,y one in this part of the coun-
try, together with everything neces-
sary for job work of all kinds, we
have ordered a number Of new fonts
of the finest type made at the Boston
type foundry, and will now execute
work of all kinds, plain or fancy, 10
suit the taste of the most fastidious
and as low as can be done anywhere.
Year: 1876

We will send the LEDGER from
now till first of January 1873 for
$500, that is we will send the LEpa-
ER from now to the first of Jan.
for nothing to any new cash sub
scriber from that time for year.
Year: 1876

We are prepared to print all
blanks that are necessary for your
use, at a much less price than any
other office IN Missouri or e SO where.
Give Us Call and be convinced.
We will discount Messrs. Winchell
& Ebert of Hannibal.
Year: 1876

Who may be suffering from the effect of youthful fol lies or indiscreon, will do we'll to avail themseive. of this the greatest boon laid at the altar of sui fering humanity. DH. sPiHnEy will guarantee to for fsit $500 for every ease of seminal weakness or pr disease of any kind character which he under takes and fails to He would. therefore say 10 tle unfortunate sufferer who may read this notice. that you tTeadiag upon dangerous ground when you longer delay in seeking the proper remedy for your complaint YOu may be in the first stage; re- member you approaching the last If yeu are bordering upon the last and suffering all If its i'll effects remember that ii you persist in pro crIStnation the time must when the skill ful physician render you assistance when the door of hope is closed against when angel of mercy hriug you relief In has the Doe failed of Then let not despair work upon your mag nHtior, but avail yourself of the beneficial results of his treatment before your is beyond the reach of medical skill. before grim death burries you a prmatrre grave. fuil course of treatzscpt $500. Send money by Post Office order or Express with full description of

 Call or Address. DR. A. B. SPINNEY, oco9yI No. II Keany Street, San Francisco.
Year: 1876

In the District Court for the third Judicial District County of Maficopa and Territory of Arizona

 Gordon A. Wilson, Plaintiff against Byroa w. Smith, Defendant.

 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to Byron W. Smith the Defendant above named ;-

 You hereby sunmoued and required appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff the District Court third Judicial District in and far the County of Mareopa aud Territory of Arizona for the specific performance of an agreement made and into by and between you and the plaintiff in this action whereby you agreed that upon the payment of the of twelve hundred dollars by the plaintiff you would make and deliver him good and sufficient deed of conveyance certain real prorery mentioned and described in the plaintiffs complaint and Co answer the complaint filed with the Clerk of this Court at Phenx in said county within sixty days after the first publication of this summons and serve copy of your answer on G. H. Oury at PhCenix

 And you hereby notified that if you fail to appear and the complain, above required, the plaintiff will take judgment against you ny default and apply o the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint and costs and disbursements in :his behalf expended

 Given under my hand and the seal of The said District Court Phoenix this first day of December. A. n. ls75

 J. ". SHOEMAKER. declodcO Clerk of the third District Court.
Year: 1876

yITE HAVE HAD BUSINESS WITH THE FOL- w lowing persons and firms. and recommend them as liberal deasEs The fact Ina, they publish to the world. and make of the fact that they m business evidence enough to show that they attend 10 do the fair thing by everybody.
Year: 1876

BY reference to our advertising
columns it will be seen that mort
gage foreclosures are rapidly in
creasing in this county. In some
cases this is result of improvid-
ence, no doubt, but that cannot be
urged generally as a cause. Neith-
er is it true that the recent decline
in the price Of wheat has occasioned
all these failures to pay Obligations,
nor are they traceable to the con-
traction Of the currency. The
most prolific cause Of this condition
of affairs is that difficulty which is
now experienced in obtaining money
as advances on the growing crop.
Capitalists are not disposed to loan
money as usual on the coming crop,
and those who have depended on
this kind of security find them
selves without resources.
Year: 1876

this seems as unjust as to condemn
the gallant Custer. The misfor-
tune is an incident of the war, and
in criticising the conduct of those
managing these affairs, we should
be careful that our prejudices do
not control our judgments. There
is no necessity for condemning any.
body in this instance, if we will only
remember that these Indians are
well-organized, intelligent, thorough
ly posted as to the movements of
the whites and desperate.
Year: 1876

The Reason Of It.


An old friend writes us: 81 can
not understand why it is, but that
it is true cannot be denied, that
nearly all the anti-monopolists who
came from the republican party,
except such as were and are chronic
office-seekers, have gone back to
that organization, and many who
were formerly democrats are now
voting with the Republicans" 1t
may be that our correspondent
states the case little too strongly,
but the changes he refers to are the
natural consequences Of the cir
cumstances which have attended
the existence Of the anti-monopoly
or independent party. Those who
originally formed it were prompted
to do so by sincere desire for pol
itical reform, coupled with the con-
viction that the two Older organiza-
tions were completely under the
control of corrupt men, wi no used
them for the furtherance of their
own selfish designs. They were
satisfied that reform could only be
effected by new and healthy or
ganization, and exerted themselves
accordingly to put third party in
the field, wherewith to accomplish
the political publication which they
believed to be essential for the con-
tinuance of our institutions


1t was but little while, however,
before the temporary success OF this
third party attracted to its ranks
crowds Of hungry office-seekers, and
these, the better to secure their own
advancement, forced it into 4 coal
ition with the democracy and made it
mere adjunct to that organization.
Hence it could not hope to achieve
the objects for which it was formed,
1t was deceived, misled and be-
trayed, and. what is singular, those
who betrayed it, apparently, failed
to gain by their perhdy the rewards
they sought. The democratic: lead
ers, either desiring to use them to
further deceive the people, or per-
ceiving that they had destroyed
their influence by their treachery,
really refused to recognize their
claims to consideration.


Now, these same men, these trait
ors who hitherto sold out the indie
pendents, come again to the front
as the leaders of the third party. Of
course, the people can have no con-
t1dence in them. They must be
either allies of the democracy in
disguise, or are mere deserving
political tricksters who, being
crowded out of the older parties,
hope to take advantage of the new
movement to gain preferment.
If the people vote for and support a
third party now, they strengthen, en-
courage and render probable the
success Of these unworthy shys ters,
and make reform less probable than
ever. If they vote for the demo-
cratic organization, they maintain
in existence party which has per-
sistently stood in the way of reform
for the last twelve years, and that,
too, without any reasonable ground
to hope for its own success.


Under such circumstances, it is
not strange that the reform element
should turn to the republican party
as its only hope; and especially is
this course natural when we remem-
Der that it is encouraged to it by the