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Year: 1876

Those fidgety gentlemen who are beseeching Gov.
Hayes to get of of his balance and come out" or SAY
something or "do something" ought to be more
specific in their requests. Do they want him to in
struct the Louisiana Board TO which set OF elee'
tors they ought to return 7 Do they want him 10
state whether he will viii not accept the Presi-
dency if it comes TO him in regular form Has no
such doubtful reputation that he needs to lay ms
hand upon his heart and assure the world that no
desires a fair count Gov. Hayes perhaps conside"
that for all practical purposes sufficiently large
number of persons have already Z" come ont" Some
self-contaned people imagine that If very many Oh
his felow-countrymen had said less and been les
frantcally active the embarrassments of the stua'
ton might not have been so serious. The very lac.
that Gov Hayes, all through tho wild excitement o,
the campaign. has been and is today, quietly ana
earnestly attending to his official duties ENCOURAGES
his friends 10 believe that when the time comes ol
him to speak he will have something to, say. anu
when the time comes to act he will act with prohpT
ness and discretion.
Year: 1876

The vocabulary Of political speech boasts recent
addition for which, together with so much that has
contributed TO ournatOnal activity in the last fifteen
years, we must thank the Southern leaders. This
valuable epthet condenses the past and epitomizes
the present in one ord-Impudence-as applied to
the voting freedman. The gentlemen from Aiken.
who replied in THE TRIBUNE to Miss Schofed's ar
raignment of their civilization. bore testimony that
the lady's labor in educating the black man had
made him "impudent." In other words it had in
clned him to assert himself as human being, with
q modicum of human desires, ambitions and prefer
ences. altogether inharmonous with his previous
record as q chattel. The Superintendent Of Educa-
tion for the State of Georgia-that beautiful banner
State of white rule, whose late State Treasurer
is a defaulter to the tune of S300OO0-in the
fair Eden of Georgia the Superintendent requests,


in his annual report that the State appropriation OF
so 900 for Atlanta University be withheld, =" be-
cause white teachers have been known TO accept
invitations to entertainments given at the houses OF
colored citizens" and because the education OF
blacks by whites tends TO ruin of the social order,
and-impudence, generally. Mr.. Charles Tidwell
thus testies before the Louisiana Returning Board
with regard to the Pinkston murder: Mr. PnkstOn
took very little part in politics and stood very well
with the white people. He sometimes got drunk,
but never saw him intoxicated to such an extent
as to make him impudent." The witness does not
carry out his train of reasoning but anybody can see
that if PinkstOn only had been impudent What
would be the manifest duty of every true Southron.
As testimony to the value of free speech In the
South the word is jewel.
Year: 1876

Just now is the day of advertising small
things. This Southern complication has made


shoals of second-rate lawyers and unimportant
carpet-baggers famous, but the most striking
example of large reputation On a small cap
ital is that of Dade County, Florida. Now,
Dade County had kept us somewhat in sus-
pense. The country was informed week ago
that Gov. Hayes had the State by majority
of two score, but that Dade County was not
vet in. Dade County is in now, and casts
nine votes for Hayes and five for I1lden, or
a magnificent total of Ia. With nearly a
month of uninterrupted facilities for voting,
this sluggish population cast barely a dozen
votes. With little energy they might have
turned the State and the country over to Til
den. Il is chance that is gone forever. 1t
isn't likely that the Dade counties Will be
allowed to settle the next Presidential election.


In both of the still contested States the end
Ia very near In Louisiana the work OF de-
cision upon the returns has already begun,
and in Florida it begins to-day. Those who
wish to get clear and truthful impression OF
the situation as it is in Louisiana will read
the review made By our correspondent. In
this it is pointed out with entire impartiaity
Year: 1876

aSSuTeO OI WndO buCy DSAAN'NNt Wv -
hardly helps the case for Gen. Ruger.


The crisis at Versailles results from the
middle course which Minister Dufaure sought
TO pursue. He endeavOred to be in accord
with the Chamber of Deputies, which Is
strongly Republican, and the Senate, which is
leavened with Conservatism. The adverse ma
iority of twenty on the Amnesty bill con-
ylnced him that he had failed. Still there IS
ample room for compromise. President Mac
Mahon evidently thinks so, and is trying to
keep his over-sensitive ministers in check. 1t
is to be hoped he will succeed The French
Republic is still exposed to currents which
render it untimely to swap ministers.


If the bill prescribing a method for counting
the electoral vote, which Senator Morton will
introduce to-day and hopes to press through
both Houses in time to meet the present
emergency, should be found to embody an
equitable plan, Democratic sincerity will be
mt TO the test. There could be no better way
of avoiding dangerous dispute than for the
two Houses to come to some agreement before
hand as to the method of counting the vote,
and public sentiment would not sustain the
Democrats in any captious refusal. Senator
Morton's plan may, however, raise some point
to which the Democrats have already taken
exception, and an amicable understanding will
be as far off as ever.
Year: 1876

LorsvIILx has been amused by a row
in a fashionable boarding. house. A
boartler refused to either pay his bill.
or to 60 away until the month for which
ho had baresined had expired. Tho
landla,ly was told by the lawyers that
tho money was not legally due until the
end Of the month. and that she must
fulhll her part Of the contract before
she could sno him. She next took the
case into her own hands. put damp
sheets ON his bed. fed him ON the poor
est viands. and put whining puppy in
tho room next 10 his. lie retreated after
three days OF endurance.
Year: 1876

THE President is al his seaside villa
with most of his Cabinet, but while the
Capital is deserted the outrage mill is
kept running. The Attorney General will
issue his circular in few days for the en-
forcemcnt Of the election laws al the ap-
preaching Presidential election. His cir
cular will give positive instructions to
deny any citizen the right to register or
vote who will not vote right. Deputy
marshals will be instructed to force every
man to vote right at all hazards by
means Of posse comi,atus Or the military
or any other lawful and available force.
TO vo.e right, means to vote for Hayes
and Wheeler. This is civil service re-
form, in support OF which heavy asseess-
ments are being made. If the Capital is
deserted, preparations for the campaign is
still going on and. the outrage mills are
Kept running.
Year: 1876

To add to the completeness Of its equip
ments and the excellence Of its arrange


ments, the Pennsylvania Railroad has
adopted invalid chairs on wheels at its
great depot in West Philadelphia for the
accommodation Of passengers disabled
from any cause. This may be styled the
highest refinement Of railroad convenien-
Year: 1876

In one Of the evening Journals Of this
city, there appeared not long since a pie'e
Of advice to four its cotemporaries, adj
vising them to consolidate and make two
good papers, assigning as reason that the
owners Of those papers, and the citizens who
advertise would be benefited by such a
change. If changed to q corporation
when it felt pressure, and perhaps
as there may be breakers ahead, it is
now preaching what it may have to
adopt. The "Commercial and ''Repub-
.lican" are, we think, we'll able to attend to
their own affairs, and if they wish to unite
they can do so. The Gazette" and The
HERALD are Of the same political faith
but the one that has become the mentor
Of the town, knows not any. We would
suggest very fine connection, as we think
it would be unfair to leave the great
mentor without a'partner. In its extreme
care of others, it has indeed forgotten
itself. The partner we are thinking Of
for it, is true to his colors. What think
you Commercial" Gazette" and "Re-
publican" five would couple the Every
Evening" and "Advocate~ the two would
make one tolerable paper. ~E
Year: 1876

TEE ablest Republican papers are very
sparing of their criticisms upon Don's
strategic stroke. They are quite slow in
commencing it. The entire Independent
press Of the country dcnounce it as Il
monstrous outrage.
Year: 1876

STEAM sTnEHT CARs a SUCCESS.


For several weeks steam street car has
been running ON Market street Philadel-
phia, and the President Of the West Phil
adelphia Street Railway Company Is
much pleased with the results of the ex-
pertinent. Satisfactory results have been
and a steam street railroad car
has been produced which must be regarded
as success, and it only remainsto inquire
into the cost steam cars and the cost
Of running them as compared with the
present system. The much feared smoke
nuisance is entirely avoided by the use OF
anthracite coal, and thenoise which usually


proceeds from locomotive is prevented
BY noiseless exhaust. The car now run
ming on Market street consumes about five
hundred and sixty pounds Of anthracite
coal day, worth $1.65; while the feeding
and care for eight horses on the Market
street line is $40 day, which without
taking any account Of the cost Of stables,
would make yearly difference in favor Of
each steam car of upwards Of one thou
sand dol AZ This steam car is attracting
great al en ion in other cities. A steam
car ha IL saay been ordered by the Ci'i-
zons Passenger Railway Of the city of Bal
time re. Thus has the Market street line
successfully tried the experiment ofsteam
street cars. = IS
Year: 1876

In Washington recently a mineral spring was discovered, and the water sold readily at one cent glass. A local paper says that an iror pipe was driven into n ass of reeking filth, and calls it mineral. It adds |: If it had been called animal water it would have been correct. But he says it has iron in it. No doubt of it. Old hoops. greasy kettles, sooty stovepipes and pieces of filthy stoves have been covered up in the various fill ings which have gradually filled up the once wide Iiber creek.

 It is the testimony of all writers on the subject that some of the foulest water on the earth is to be found in wells in cities, although it may be clear and cold. It is also the testimony of all chemists that there are many proper ties in water that cannot be detected by the closest analysis. Such would doubt less be the result with this water if it was analysed. But as we know the sources from which it comes we can give 8 better analysis than any chemistry. In one hundred parts there would be about five per cent. of old iron, seven of old shoes, three of old harness, nine of old clothes, fourteen of dead cats, rats and dogs, thirty-five of sinks, and seven teen of stables with the remaining ten per cent. composed of the other foulness of 8 great city.
Year: 1876

Francis McMahon lived with his wife, two daughters and as many sons in New York happily until about four months ago, when he took to liquor, and hardly a night passed without some of the household being beaten by the father. The sons, who are hard working youths, finally became tired of his brutality and left their home. Then his temper be- came worse, and his wife and daughters were in constant dread of him.

 His sons, Francis, aged eighteen, and William, aged twenty-three, went to their fathers house to visit the mother, when the father, who was quarreling at the time, kicked one of his daughters in the side. This so enraged the sons that they set upon their father and beat him in shocking manner. Francis drew a revolver and was about to fire when checked.

 The father caused the arrest of the sons, and they were taken to the po- lice court, where he entered Q complaint against them, for which they were put under $1. GOO bail each by the justice. The mother then swore that her hus- band was 8 dangerous man, and had threatened to kill her. The justice, upon hearing this, held the husband iu $70O l,oil
Year: 1876

The Spaniards in Puerto Principe have 8 curious cannon captured from the Cubans. It is about three feet long, three inches in diameter at the mouth, and about an inch thick, and appears to have been made by binding and twisting bands of raw leather hide around the center-piece, which seemed to be one entire piece; smooth throughout it's bore, into sort of basket twist, and then few bands of plain hoop iron add ed to fix it to a small wooden carriage not very formidable looking piece in appearance, but capable, with small charge of powder, of throwing shell or grenade some distance. The insurgents make and use a number of such pieces, but they quickly become useless.
Year: 1876

The London NeaUS says: A very surf ous sport is gaining ground in this country. The use of cormorants for fishing purposes has been practiced for centuries by the Chinese, who carefully train these birds to deliver their prey uninjured to their master instead of ap- propriating it to their own use, and from China and other Oriental countries 1t has been brought to England. Cormo

 rant fishing recalls, in measure, the old days of falconry, with the exception that while the feats of the trained hawks and falcons were performed in lair, the performances of the "sea crow" as the French call it, take place in the wa ter. With 8 ring placed round their necks to prevent them from swallowing their booty, though well trained birds will dispense with this restraint, the cormorants plunge at given signal into the water, and hardly ever fail to bring up fnny prize. Their broad webbed feet and their thin, keel shaped body, admirably adapt them for swimming aud diving, and they will often use their short, stiff wings as an additional means of propulsion. So swift are they and so sudden their descent, that the nimblest fish cannot escape them. If they seize their prey otherwise than by the head they ascend to the surface, and, quickly jerking 1t into the air, will adroitly catch 1t as it falls headforemost. The appearance of number of cormorants thus engaged, and regularly bringing their booty to their owners hand, is 8 very pleasing sight. Thus employed they will continue fishing, with but little intermission, and with the occasional encouragement of handful of the small fry, for several hours together. Otters, indeed, can be trained to act in similar manner. and if this mode of fishing is likely to become at all general it will of Parliament. Under the salmon able on instruments used for the question for the lawyers whether c

 cormorant" can properly be called ar

 instrument" engaged in pursuit oi salmon, while it is only an "aquatic to-

 tipalmate at other times. There are

 at any rate, few kinds of sport which are not open to objections from which cor

 morant fishing is free. Cormorants mus have fish to eat, and it is no more crue

 to let them feed themselves in the pres

 ence of admiring spectators than to catch the fish first of all in a net. It i even superior to the ancient falconry since the winged prey of the hawk Is more sensitive animal than the finn, prey of the cormorant, and the fish d. , not probably feel any pain i'll their igno minious descent, headforemost, into tn capacious beak of their captsr.
Year: 1876

MANY who suffering from the effects of the wa-m weather and are debtated advised by physicians to take moderate of whisky two three times during the day. In little while those who adopt this advice frequently the number of drinks and in time become confirmed inebrates. beverage which will not thirst for intoxicating Hquors and which intended especially for the benefit of debilitateo persous whether at home abroad, is Dr. Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices of many medi herb this preparation does not create appetite for the intoxicating cup The nourishing and liesup po1n properties of valuable natural productions contained in 1t and well known to medical men have most strengthening influence. single bottle of the Tonic will demonstrate its valuable qualities. For debility arising from sickness exeron from whatever wine gassful of Sea Wood Tonic taken after meals w strengthen the stomach and create an appetite for wholesome food. To all who arc about leaving their homes desire to say that the excellent effects of Dr. Schencks reasonable remedies Ssa Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills, particularly evident when taken by those who arc njurously affected by change of water and diet No should leave home without taking supply of these safeguards along. For sale by all Druggists.
Year: 1876

Artillery is the thing that demoralizes the IndAHs, writes correspondent. Let shell exp ode among lot of rocks in which they have been making a stand against the musketry, and there will not be an Indian remain moment longer than is srfficient for him to jump up and run. Brave as the Sioux are, and they are the bravest of their race, they will never stand against field guns.
Year: 1876

A great many people have asked us, of late: ''How do you keep your horse looking so sleek and glossy ?' We tell them it's the easiest thing in tho world; give Sheriddns CdcdIry Condition Poeoders two or three times
Year: 1876

A DEAF mute who had always been
deaf and dumb was lately admitted as
a witness in New York court. The
witness was to testify in regard to
what the defendant in the case had
said to the plaintiff, aud vica ce,sa.
On such subject deaf and dumb
witness was decided novelty in
court. The judge, before admitting
him, made test of his capacity to un-
derstand language through manual
signs, and was perfectly satisfied, as
were all the parties in the case, in
Guiding lawyers, who are seldom sat
isfied with anything if there is the
least pretext upon which to hang an
objection. In this case they seemed
to reverence the art which could SO
cifectually supply substitute for nat
ural faculties. The questions were
put in writing to an Interpreter who
was also deaf, but who had learned to
read and write before he was deprived
of hearing. lie translated the ques-
tions and received the answers by
signs, and spoke them orally to the
court. 1t was an unusual and inter-
csting scene.
Year: 1876

1t is not at all wholesome to be in a


hurry. Locomotives are reported to


have moved a mile minute for short


distances. But locomotives have often
come to grief for such great rapidity.


Multitudes in their haste to get rich
are ruined every year. The men who
go maturely, slowly, deliberately, are
the men who oftenest succeed in life.
People who are habitually i'll hurry
generally have to do things twice
over. The tortoise beats the hare at
last. Slow men seldom knock out
their brains againsta post. Foot-races
are injurious to health, as are all forms
of competitive exercises; steady labor
in the field is the best gymnasium in
the world. Either labor or exercise
carried to exhaustion OF prostration,
or even great tiredness, expressed by
Gagged out" always does more harm
than the previous exercise has done
good. ti t


All running up stairs or to catch up
with a vehicle OR ferry boat is ex-
tremely injurious to every age, sex,
and condition in life. 1t ought to be
the most ressing n .cessity which
should induce person over fifty to
run over twelve or fifteen yards.
Those live longest who are deliberate,
whose actions are measured, who
never embark in an enterprise with
out sleeping over it, and who per-
form all the everyday acts with kind
ness. Quakers are proverbially calm,
quiet people and they are thrifty
folk the world over. This is common
sense adyice, and if followed will al
ways prove beneficial to men, and
women too.
Year: 1876

A BOY playing about the United
States Mint at San Francisco recently
found brick of gold worth aboutS4,-
600, which had been thrown out with
the ashes and cinders. When found
it was too hot to be held in the naked
h,nd. The officers of the Mint made
several fruitless efforts to regain the
precious brick, but the chlld's mother
informed them that she had put it
where it would be safe and that if
they recovered it they must do so
through due process of law.
Year: 1876

SAVING MoNEY.-A woman was
about to move, and convinced her
husband that they couldn't do better
than selling their furniture at auc-
ton, and buy some more at auction,
maintaining thus the irreconcilable
theses that (D you can always get
things at auction for less than their
worth, and (2) that you can always
get more at an auction for things than
they are worth. Accordingly she dis
posed of her household effects on
Friday. Saturday she went to an
other auction and bought back for
$l9 Is the girls bedroom set that on
the day preceding she had sold for
SO GO, less charges and commission.
When her husband reminded her of it
she burst into flood of tears, and
asked him if this was all the thanks
she got for trying to save his money.
Year: 1876

By American Press Association,


KANSAS CITY, May 1.-The prospects
for the wheat crop this season in this sec
tion are better than for some years past
The amount of corn to be planted will moi
be SO large as last year.
Year: 1876

For the Lower Lake region and the Mid
die States, falling barometer warmer south
east to southwest winds increasing to brisk
increasing clcudiness and probably rain In
the northern PORTION, followed at night by
rising barometer and cold northwesterly
winds, +
Year: 1876

TEe Administration which Hayes in


GOrscs.


New York Journal Of Commerce.


The cheek Of every true man through
ont tire country must have tingled with
shame as he read the late news from
Washington. Every successive act OF
this Administration gathers to 1t fresh
disgrace Marshall Jewell, as an exec
utive officer. was the ablest and purest
man in the Cabinet; and the only mo-
tive which seems to have actuated the
President in his ignominious dismissal
was one Of personal spite. The faithful
officer had failed to protect some ad-
herent Of the whisky ring, or had stood
in the Presidents way when the latter
desired TO reward some obsequious tool
with a place in the Department, and he
Is instantly displaced to make room Tor
q more plant subordinate. This un-
seemly exhibition is but one OF many
which have recently fixed the public at
tention, and must intensity the popular
desire for an entire change in the ad-
ministration Of public affairs.


The downward road, which the Presi-
dent seems bent upon following, has
few impediments, aud no one can pre-
diet the depth Of the disgrace which
may be reached within the next nine
months.


Whether Mr.. Hayes is elected or not,
il cannot stand to his credit that he is
the choice of that circle now dominant
i'm the White House, and we earnestly
desire that he will make it more and
more apparent, as the canvass proceeds,
that he is not the candidate OF the
Whisky Ring, or subject to its control.
It would be thousands Of votes in his
favor If he would let it be understood
that he does not accept the overtures OF
official help from that quarter, and that
his success is not to be a perpetuation OF
dynasty so inseparably linked with all
that is corrupt and disgraceful in public
affairs