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Year: 1876

The despots OF the nineteenth century
do not dread assassination half rs much
they fear the influence of free press
The former may deprive them Of life,
the latter annihilates their selfish and
cruel system of government.
Year: 1876

wILBoR's COMPOUND OF PURE CoD Liver on


AND LIME.


The advantage Of this compound over the plain
Oil is that the nauseating taste of the Oil is en-
tirely removed, and the whole rendered entirely
palatable. The offensive taste of the OIL has
long acted prominent objection TO its use; but
in this form the trouble Is entirely obviated. A
host Of certificates might be given here to testify
to the excellence and success Of "Wtlbor's Cod
Lfrer Oil and Lfme.n But the fact that It Is
regularly prescribed by the medical faculty is
sufficient For sale by A. B. WilDor, Chemist,
Boston, and by all druggists.
Year: 1876

yuE DANGER OF An AVALANCHE or SILVER FROM


THE WORLD AT LARGE-No HELP TO SPECIE


PAYMENTs-A CERTAIN ELOw Al OUR NATIONAL


CREDIT AND PROSPERITY.


iFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rnfEr-SF


WASHINGTON, July Zj.-The advocates Of silver
dollars demand their immediate issue, because.
among other reasons, ~ it will enable Us TO utilize
The product OF our Bonanza mines thus protecting a
very important industry now threatened with dis
aster, and, by adding the available silver to cur
stock Of gold, to obtain an abundant mixed metallic
currency instead Of podding along with the limited
soid one which We now possess; ~ because it viii
gve us the means with which to resume specie pay
ments and 81 because it will restore to the Govern
iaent the night to pay its coin debts including the
principal and interest Of its bonds in description
OF money which was full legal tender for them
when they were contracted, but by the demonetza-
non OF which the burdens Of the people have been
greatly increased


lie passage VI either oft he Silver bills now before
Year: 1876

Is per cents) issued during the war. With our
credit as it now is we ought speedily to refund all
these bonds at n lower rate of interest. But in
1882 the Five-twenty bonds of 1862 mature, and
then we shall have to borrow money to pay them'
whether we desire to or not, and it will then be
matter OF great concern whether are able to Dor
row at or 4l2 per cent, or at g, T. or per cent.
Every act Of our Government which impairs our
credit in the least certainly entails great loss upon
the country-a loss which Will far outweigh any
temporary gain that may be secured. z. l.. W.
Year: 1876

ITO THE VOTERS OF ALEXANDRIA,


4 Fellow citizcns: l respectfully present
myself for your suffrage as candidate IN the
ensuing election for the office of superintendent
of Gas | have heretofore hold that position in
our city, as many of you recolect cherish
the proud recollection that whilst in that otic
discharged the duties thereof honestly and faith
fully, always looking to aud guarding your best
interest. | am one Of you; have learned to
make q living by the sweat of my brow honestly
at tie n.vit Should II BE- your pleasure to ro-
elect me pledge you that will discharge tho
duties of the Office faithfully.


y13,s M H. NASH.
Year: 1876

City Treasurer.


A CARDIFF the Voters of Alexandria city.
~ / respectfully announce myself candidate
before the people Tor the { flee of City Treasurer
at the election to be held on the 25th inst, and,
if elected, promise TO discharge the duties OF that
office in the interest Of the whole people. The
recent action of the Conservative Committee in
refusing to adopt the following resolution i'm
pels me to this course as the only one which
would DE honorable to myself and do justice to
the rights of my friends:


Resolved, That in the approaching primary
election the suffrage Of no voter shall bo OK
Shall be nominated on the 18th instant.


Ths, in cases where a voter may desire to ex-
clude from his ticket any particular office he
shall be ut liberty to do so ut The primary cleo
lion. [my l3-tel NJ. b. HARLOW.
Year: 1876

A LARGE stock of HEAVY GOODS, suit.
~ able for the country, to which we invite
the special attention OF country merchants, as
they will be sold very low for money, at WAD-
DEY'S, "a King street up IS
Year: 1876

NE J. 5. ALLEN, returned the early part of the week from Sonora He went to Altar and neighboring locali. ties and gives us rbe following items and observations. The effects of the late civil war are still severely felt and to be seen on every side, and while the strong promise of peace contained in inc continued military rule of General Mariscal is encouraging and stimulat- ing the people to renewal of industrial activity. the progress in the arts of peace is necessarily, slow. Ot course in the war, mills and property of all kinds were destroyed, stock driven off and the farmers and ranchm6n robbed of their implements and assets. It will take time 10 replace all this, but the farmers are starting again. Flow ing and sowing has been carried on to quite an extent and considerable crops are counted upon. Give Sonora the rich few years of peace such as Mariscal has afforded the people, and the country would teem with wealth both mineral and agricultural. The reign of Mariscal will continue until the State elections are ordered, and from present appearances these will not take place for several months yet. The port of Libertad has assumed quite a lively aspect again; the people. of Altar and vicinity ship their four and other produce thence to Guaymas and Mazatlan Give Sonora a railroad stretching from Guaymas to Tucson and wars will cease and industry and prosperity reign in that naturally rich State.
Year: 1876

The action of the Cincinnati Convention yes
terday was something of a surprise, but it will
command the approval of large majority OF
Republicans, and the ticket will have the cor
dial support of the whole party. Gov. Hayes
is a man of whom it is impossible to say a
word of evil. Personally he is not only above
reproach, but above suspicion. There are no
dark corners in his history which need inves
tigation or have ever set the tongue of scan
dal wagging. He has been distinguished
soldier, an incorruptible Congressman, an able
and popular Governor. Outside of Ohio he has
been almost unknown until very recently; but the
high regard in which nc is held by his own
people Is the best testimony to his private
character. THE TRIBUNE certainly, which sup
ported him so strenuously when he was fight
ing his gallant fight for hard money against
the Allen and Cary madmen last year, can
find no fault with his nomination now. The
Liberals and Independent Reformers who lent
all their strength to his canvass in 1875 will
sustain him in the trials of broader but
easier field. The reform element of the party
will feel that its just demands have been con-
suited in his nomination; and those who be-
lieve in good money will see in his name a
better pledge for speedy resumption than any
resolutions of Convention could give, and an
ample compensation for the vagueness Of the
platform.


Mr. Wheeler, like Gov. Hayes, is sound
Republican from conviction and not from the
love Of Office Like Gov. Hayes, also, he is q
thoroughly and conspcuously honest man, to
whom investigation can bring no embarrass-
ment, but only brighter credit. While he is in
full accord with his party, he is remembered
with honor by the Independents for his admi-
rable conduct in the Louisiana investigation
and the dignifed and temperate report in
which be rebuked the errors of the Admins
tration in dealing with that unfortunate State


His name is the very strongest that could have
been chosen for effect upon New-YOrk.


The combination indeed is one OF the most
formidable that have been suggested on either
slde and although 1t cannot be said that the
course 10 entirely clear while the Democracy
Year: 1876

itself an event. The memory of it will be
preserved by our boys and girls whose grand
children will keep the next centenary. Let
the grown therefore help the growing to q
holiday Of holidays.


This is pretty large country, and we are
in q position for ',eeping feast such as the
world, we verify believe. never has seen. we
do not remember an empire, however great
with any anniversary capable OF beng cor
daily and unanimously commemorated Dy 80
large population as ours. In spite OF some
sectional differences, We are w0nderIuily
well assimiated as people. The whole past
belongs TO all Of us. The event which has
made the day sacred united us as children OF
the Union, which through the vicissitudes OF
quarrel and of war has still been so well pre-
served We should be sorry to have all the
feshvity confined to single city; and we are
happy to know that it will not be.
Year: 1876

Bishop Huntington will address the Society
OF Religious Inquiry OF Syracuse University at the nfh
annual Commencement.


President Foss will preach the baccalaureatc
sermon at the Commencement of Wesleyan Uniyer-
sity at Mddletown, Conn.


The Rev. DR.. Joseph p. Thompson has been
delivering his of lectures the Political His
tory and Of the United States in the Amer
lean Chapel at Paris.


Gov. Rice sent the following letter to the
Committee having charge tho movement TO save the
Old South Church will most cheerfnlly cooperate
In any available manner to preserve this historic build
Ing as memorial OF other days No better instructor
can be sent posterity than the Old South as per
petua sentiment In the heart OF the city, with its lnspr
ing story Of courage and patriotism"
Year: 1876

LOCAL CELEBRATIONS or TIE FOURTH.


The preparations for the observance Of the
Fourth of July in this city are nearly COM
pleted and partially announced. We are to
have an Grafton, with singing, illumnations,
and professions. The Celebration Committee
have issued nm address which we trust will he
responded to-, asking for the voluntary co0pe-
ration of the citizens, who are invited on the
great day to assemble at some convenient hour
in their churches and to add to the other ex-
ercises those of thanksgiving and praise. We
are happy to say that the national interest in
the Philadelphia exercises, patriotically enthu-
siastic as it is, will not prevent minor celebra-
tons in different parts of the country. Of the
population of the United States only a small
fraction can be present upon the Fourth of
July in Philadelphia, however large the as
semblage in that city. Those who are compelled
to keep ut home should have their good time
also. Indeed, we should think the rare occa-
sion very inadequately improved if every in
habitant Of the Republic were not reminded
by some incident or token, however small, of
the completion of a century 80 full Of interest
to every child of the Republic.


There are certain methods Of public reJoic-
ing to which we have, through long Gust IN,
become attached, and of which we shall have
enough and to spare upon the Fou th-iire-
works, bell ringing, professions and oratory.
We hope that our friends in the rural dis
tricts though they may be able to do nothing
very pompous or noisy upon the occasion, and
may be cut off by circumstances from gorgeous
pageant or imposing spectacle, will still be
content to have quiet merry, thoughtful
Fourth of July. Special care should be taken
of the children. This hundredth Fourth will
be something for them to remember and talk of
long after we oldsters have departed. We are
" have historical celebration in
Year: 1876

The turmoil at Cincinnati did not interfere
with the quiet of academic shades, and the
college commencement season calls Tor lts
usual space in our columns. Yesterday was
Commencement day at Cornell University.
Year: 1876

The Centennial Loan Art Exhibition, by
which the public is to be enabled to see the
best pictures owned by New-Y York's citizens, is
an assured success. More than 500 OF the
finest paintings in this city will be lent by
their owners to grace the walls of the Acad-
emy of Design and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art; and the Belmont Gallery will also be
opened to the public. A million dollars would
scarcely cover the value of these pictures,
which are catalogued in another column. The
opportunity thus given for seeing the best
works Of art may not recur in lifetime.
Year: 1876

King Alfonso has written another let.
ter assuring the Pope that Spain is
Catholic, and consequently Catholics
need apprehend nothing from the appli-
cation of the clause in the new constitu-
ton upon religious liberty. Moreover,
the clause in question docs not contra.
yene the spirit Of the concordat Of 1851
Year: 1876

Sir Samuel Baker, writing in the London Times,
states that there not the slightest ground anxiety
the safety of Colonel Gordon and that the public
may be assured he will succeed IN his enterprise
Year: 1876

A party of four hundred men has been
organized at Philadelphia to start for the
Black Hills early next month.


Chas. X. Landis, recently acquitted on
the ground of insanity oi the murder of Car
ruth, the Vineland, N. Y, editor, has been
pronounced sane by Judge Reed after exam
nation of witnesses and discharged from
arrest


A bill to abolish the death penalty in
Maine, and substitute Imprisonment and
hard labor for life, passed the senate by a
vcte Of is to II. The measure had previously
passed the house. An attempt to have the
question settled by the people at the next
election was defeated in the senate by a vote
of is to 10.
Year: 1876

lion and tallow. Several hundred dol
lars in cash and more Htas than one
could shake a stick at were given away.


The Nit-natt guests from Vancouver
Island got most of the plunder. One
distinguishing trait of these natives is
their correct appreciation of financial
values, and these guileless children Of
nature can, in a trade, see just as far into
Il grindstone as white man. They cul-
tiyatc some Of the social virtues, being
profdse in hospitality when quarter is
in sight. Their aspirations are simple,
the end and aim Of existence being the
acquisition OF dry halibut and blankets.
In their fishing for halibut they 90 far
ont TO sea, starting in early morning and
returning Gf not out all night at the
close Of the day. Some Of them are eX-
pert whalers and have taken several
whales the past summer Always after
successful whaling trip an aroma Of
scorched blubber pervades the camp, the
trying out being done by the women
whose raiment becomes feartully soiled,
but as this work only lasts during the
summer months, they have all the winter
in which to make neater toilet. Soap
is ALWAYS in demand. | think that arti


Gle must in some way be mixed up with
their ideas off future state, for they
seldom mix it with water but place it
religiously away to be banded down to
the unwashcd rising generation. These
nomads of the sea are a hearty, happy
set, mostly descendants Of Esau, though
unlike their wandering progcnitor, could
never have been swindled with mess of
pottagc. Q.
Year: 1876

1t was only half an hour before the
paper went to press, but he walked un-
erringly into the editors private room
and, dropping his hat over the warning
placard of "Busy Day-Short Calls, "
seated himself with easy bar-room po-
liteness on the table with the exchanges.
He was dressed in an Ulster and soiled
ruffied shirt, wore an amethyst about
the size of hook glass on his third fin
ger and cluster pin in his bosom. He
took seven-for-a-quarter" cigar from
his mouth and, placing it on the editor 8
inkstand, remarked confdentially


81 am going to spend some time this
year.


The editor clutched his pen like dag
ger, and paving after the few hairs on
the top Of his head, said


-"in Philadelphia


The young man spat gracefully over
his left shoulder on the new carpet, and
responded


Yes, I've done little writin' in my
day, and bein' disengaged this summer
should like to send first class journal
like yours


The editor fell back in his chair. and
gasped-


=" some letters about the Centen-
NAL"


The interviewer nodded and kicked
his No. lis pensively against the ven
eered panels of the desk.


"Would you like to be- packed in ice
until your friends call for you" said
the editor, gloomily, cor shall We for
ward your remains in an alright
caskets"


Then gazing sorrowfully at the young
man he put his mouth to speaking
tube and asked


Are any OF the pressmen at hand q


Promptly waited through the tin tube
came the reply


Red Mike and Big Dan, SIR"


The would-be correspondent started
up aghast, put his hat on, wrong side
ih front, and buttoned the third button
of his coat into the second button-hole
but the newspaper man, taking no more
notice of him than he would of dead
head advertisement, bresthed through
the tube


Give 'em quarter apiece and let
them come up here. Tell them there is
another of those Philadelphia Centen-
nial fellows here, and then pull in dis
trict telegraph boy and send for .
hearse."


Before the last words were In the
speaking tube the tails of the Ulster
coat sailed out Of the private office, and
Year: 1876

Mr., JAMES G, BLAINE, Republican
candidate for President, occupied the
time of the House Thursday with a
speech on the financial question. AS a
specimen of Mr.. Blaines argument we
pluck this gem from his grafton:


lone great and leading interest of my
own and other States has suffered, still
suffers, and will continue to suffer so long
as the currency is Of irredeemable paper
| mean the ship building and navigation
interest; one that does more for the coun-
try, and asks less from it, than any other
except the agricultural an interest that
represents our distinctive nationality in
all climes and upon all seas; an interest
more essentially and intensely American
than any other that falls under the legis-
lative power of the government, and
which asks only to-day to be left where
the founders Of the Republic placed it
hundred years ago. Give us the same
basis of currency tha: our great competi-
tors of the British Empire enjoy, andwe
will, within the lifetime of those now liv-
ing, float larger tonnage under the
American flag than was ever enrolled by
one nationality since the science Of navi-
CATION has been known among men.
Aye, more, sir give us the specie basis,
and the merchant marine of America,
sailing into all zones and gathering gain
from all continents, will bring back to
our shores its golden profits and supply
to us that coin which will steady our sys.
TEN and offset the drains that weaken us
in other directions But ships built on
the paper basis can not compete with the
lower. priced ones of the gold basis, and
whoever advocates perpetuity of pa
per money in this country confesses his
readiness and willingness to sacrifice the
navigation and commercial interests for
all time"


Why did not Blaine say that the Re-
publican party, having been in power for
fifteen years, had established and con-
tinued this paper fabric; had sacrificed
navigation and commerce; have ruined
BUSINESS and labor; in short, are the au-
thors of the policy that has involved the
country in all these calamities?
Year: 1876

We notice in our exchanges from many
parts of the country, that they are writ.
ing up and publishing the local history
of towns and counties, as well as special
subjects, schools, churches professions
and the like. The idea is a good one.
Our centennial year may be regarded as
particularly appropriate for gathering up
and placing upon record prominent
events of past history, that they may be
preserved for future use, as matter of
interest as well as curiosity. Our sister
city of Massillon is now engaged in pre-
pairing for publication history of her
schools.


We would urge upon the scholars of
the different townships of our county,
to collect and embody in readable
shape, a history of the different schools
of their township. They will find it
pleasant and profitable employment
They have access to the Township Rec
ords, which, with the help of such infor-
nation as they will be able to pick up
from the older inhabitants, will enable
them to write out suitable for publica-
ton an interesting article, We expect a
history of the Canton schools. The
same may be urged in behalf of the diff
ferent churches, professions of law and
medicine = anything bearing upon oul
early history worthy of record. Let il
not be delayed, for in few months We
shall be in the midst of heated cam
paign, which will engross all other sub
jects of general interest.
Year: 1876

WE learn from the Ohio State 10NrnaI
that the Directors Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie railroad, to be built through
the coal fields of Stark county, have at
last concluded to make the road a mar
row gauge. The contractor, Gen. Mckee
has submitted proposition tor the en-
tire construction, agreeing to have the
road built and in running order in two
years and half from date of contract
1t is said that he is backed by English
capitalists.
Year: 1876

The Republican leaders in the House
at Washington tried by speaking and
legislative trickery to defeat the Diplo-
matte and Consular bill last week. They
sought also to vote standing and not by
yeas and nays. But all would not do,
They had to face the music and say yea
or nay, and all voted yea save two, Those
two had the courage to vote. The others,
cravens as they are, did not dare to face
the music. The bill saves near half a
million.
Year: 1876

The Mt. Vernon Banner says that the
great mass of the Democratic party in
Knox county will heartily support any
good ticket the National Convention will
nominate"


The same is true of the Democracy of
old Wayne Wayne County Democrat.


Ditto of "Old Molly Stark" We are
not afraid here to trust the National
Convention. Everything for the cause
the cause of good government.
Year: 1876

WE have received the New York
W0rlTS Almanac for 1876. Itwould be
hard task to compile more solid inform
alton into so small place. Each page
is full of facts. This almanac will be
valuable this year on account of the
Presidential election, and the accurate
tables it presents of former elections.


B%For sale at the DEMOCRAT office,
Year: 1876

81. TILDEN, Governor of the State of
New York, has our thanks for pamphlet
copies of his late annual message to the
General Assembly of the State. We
have heretofore referred to this able
state paper.
Year: 1876

WE should like to see something worth
"echoing" from the columns Of the Stark
County DEMOCRAT; but that able sheet
seems to be handicapped on the most
important question now before the peo-
Pile, to-wit: the currency question, Is
that staid old sheet waiting to see how
the financial cat will jumpP-Chio New
Philadelphia) Democrat


The Stark County DEMOCRAT never was
Handicapped" on any question, at least
political question. We never wait to see
how anybody's Jom cat is going to jump
Our financial views are based upon the
Constitution of the United States, and
we still endorse and approve the Demo-
cratic financial and tariff policy which
was overthrown by the present party in
power in lS6l-62, and which every Ma
tional Democratic Convention since has
endorsed. The evils resulting from that
change are upon the country now. The
Democracy desire to return to Justice
and the Constitution and redeem the
country from its present shape. Our
friends may call that stepping "baCk-
ward" and "foolery," if they please, We
fear they are badly Handicapped" with
Republican views of finance and public
policy. The Democratic National Con-
vention will give proper shaping to
these matters and doubtless preserve the
Constitutional consistency of the party
The candidate, too, will be guarantee
of Constitutional regard and Jacksonian
frmness and worth. Let our New Phila.
delphia friends keep cool and they will
see how "the financial cat will jump
At all events. let them not be too rampa
| r,anro
Year: 1876

The operations of whisky conspirators
now being prosecuted date far back.
Those of the liquor ring of Johnson's
administration were yet more stupen-
dous, as the following table of the sums
annually collected on the whisky tax