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Year: 1876

The people Of Montgomery county
on the twenty-second instant passed 8
series of resolutions that have the right
ring about them. They take high
ground as to the payment Of the State
debt, and sSyE Mindful Of an unsullied
ancestry, ilustrious for their kindred
virtues Of good morals and CONNER.
cial faith, and recalling the good faith
"our county has always kept with her
creditors, and desiring to preserve the
same heritage Of good name and un-
soiled honor that has been 30 carefully
guarded and kept pure in its descent
to Us, pronounce any effort to repudi-
ate the outstanding bonds of the
State, in whole or in part, and any
further neglect to levy q sufficient tax
to pay the interest as it falls due, as
unWise and detrimental to our best
interests; subversive OF public morali-
ty and honor, and in the end equally
ruinous 70 private morality, to our
good name abroad and tending to pre-
vent the accession of The capital so
G. much needed, rather than to encour-
age its investment within cur bor-
GO deTs ~
Year: 1876

OF IL are those in which the governor
deprecates a spirit CT sectionalism that
would imperil "the glorious integrity Of
Texas, and appeals TO Texans as Amer
lean citizens who should take pride in
the wholeUnion as their common cum
try, and put their feet on every narrow
aud seotionsl feeling" while embracing
In their efforts and aspirations The glory
aud advancement Of the whole Federal
republic. Every word Of which will be
heartily Endorsed by every Democrat in
the south.
Year: 1876

Correspondence of the st. Louis Globe


Democrat.


The Sioux when on the war
path, black their faces from
eyes down, the forehead being
colored a bright red. When in
mourning and when very eager
to avenge the death of friends
or relations, they cut their hair
short and daub their faces with
white earth. Their feats of
horsemanship are wonderful.
They consider the greatest act
of yalor to be the striking of
tleir enemy with some hand
instrument when alive, and,
whether alive or dead, it is the
first one that strikes the fallen
foe that "counts the COOP" and
not the one that shoots him.
They donot always scalp. Their
object in scalping is to furnish
proof of their deed and give
them to their women to dance
over. They always attack in a
sweeping. circling line, eagle
like, give volley, pass on, cir
Gle and return on different an
gle. When they kill one of
their enemy there is always u
rush to get the first crack at him
so as to "count the COOP" and
then some Indian who was dis
appointed in getting a cut at the
victim while alive scalps him.
The Sioux always camp with
tepees (lodges) in circle, max
ing, as it were, a stockade, and
when on dangerous ground they
picket their ponies in the CEN
tire.
Year: 1876

The claims put in against in
surance companies are often as
amusing as they are baseless.
One was made against a Hart
ford company recently, in which
a boiler at the west was reported
burst. On inspection it was
found that the boiler had been
left unused all Winter, with the
water in it,and had been cracked
by the frost. In another case a
party insured in a fire compa-
ny against loss by fire, and wa
ter had his house .drenched by
a rain storm, and put in a claim
for damage by water. Still
another case is that of bridge
that was carried away by a
flood, whereupon the selectmen
of the town put in a claim for
damages, stating that they had
suffered q marine loss.
Year: 1876

To the Editor Of the New York Herald:


Speaking Of the dislike of
Southern whites to Northeri
men who hold office in the
South You ask "why?" ant
said: off a Republican goes tC
Illinois he can vote as he pleas
es and run for office if he pleas
es, and no one will rebuke him.


Will you allow me, a Northern
man and a Republican, to point
out the difference to you? If
half or more than half the pop
ulation Of Illinois were com
posed Of an extremely igno-
rant class, lately slaves and
still morally and mentally but
little above the status of slaves;
if then strangers, from say New
York were to go into the State
and at once seek office, and get
it by banding this ignorant and
easily corruptiblc class togeth-
er in opposition to the more en-
lightened; if these New York
ers should use their power thus
gained to steal from the tax
payers, and should perpetuate
themselves a power by exciting
the suspicious of their poor
tools against the rest of the
people; and when they were
threatened with loss Of office
if they should appeal TO the
people Of New York and to
the Federal power for help, then
you would have 4 case in Hill
nois such as exists in Louisiana,
Mississippi and other States. L
do not believe you would en-
courage such q course, nor
would you severely blame the
educated and property owning
class if they regarded these
New Workers with aversion. /
do not justify murder, outrage
or lawlessness-far from it; but,
as you justly remark, it is the
weakness, the imbecility Of


these Southern Republican
State governments, which tole-
rates and thus encourages crime.
But you would yourself justi-
fly what is ridiculously called
"ostracism"-refusal to asso-
ciato or maintain friendly rela-
tions with people who obtain
their power by massing power
ty and ignorance against prop
erty and education in a State,
and misuse it in such ways as
you know of. Yours truly. :
Year: 1876

Green Estes, a negro living
in Brownsville, Tennessee, hav-
ing been attacked by the Free
Press for going over to the
Democrats, writes to the
Brownsville Democrat: Ihave
been an able-bodied voter in the
cause for nine years, and | have
got sick Of it. If we are not
worthy of office, the Radical
party is not worthy of our votes.
They won't give the colored
man a single office. Why should
a single colored man give them
his vote? The thing is too
thin. More .thanthis, it is play
ed out. We are going to have
change OH the 3rd Of August.
Our'backs are getting sore from
being rode so long with the
same old saddle. Something is
going to drop.
Year: 1876

We know that men naturally
shrink from the attempt TO obtain
companions who are their superb
iors; but they will find that real
iy intelligent women who possess


the most desirable qualities, are


uniformly modest, aud hold their
charms in modest estimation,
What such women most admire
is gaIlantry; not the gallantry of
courts and fops, but boldness.
courage, devotion and refined civ
ilty. A mans bearing wins ten
superior women where Lis dress
and family wins one.


If man stands before a wo-
man with respect for himself aud
fearless of her, his suit is half
won. The rest may safely be
left to the parties most interested.
Therefore never be afraid of d
woman. Women are the most
harmless and agreeable creatures
in the world to a man who shows
that he has a mans souly a him.


If you have not the spirit to
come up to the test like this, you
have not got that in you which
most pleases a high-souled woman,
and you will be obliged to con-
tent yourself with the simple
girl, who, in a quiet way, is en-
deavoring to attract and fasten
you. But don't be in hurry a-
bout the matter. 1t isn't credit.
able to you. Especially don't i'm.
agine that any disappointment In
love which takes place before you
are twenty one years old will be
Of any material consequence to
you. 5,


The truth is that before a man
is twenty-five he does not know
what he wants himself. So don't
be in a hurry. The more of
man you become, and the more
manliness you become capable of
exhibiting in your associations
with women, the better wife you
will be able to obtain, and one
years possession of the heart and
hand Of a really noble specimen
of her sex is worth 999 years
possession Of a sweet creature
with two ideas in her head, and
nothing new to say about either
of them. So don't be in hurry,
we say again. You don't want a
wife now, and have no idea Of the
kind of a wife you will want by
and-by. Go into female society
if you can find that which will
improve, but not otherwise.
Year: 1876

The spectacle Of a man with bis
fifth bride listening to the funeral
sermon of his fourth wife was wit
messed at Bangor, Maine, recently,
No 4 died recently of a malignant
disease, and there was no funeral
services. He Immediately got
another wife, and invited her to
attend the funeral sermon of the
dear departed.
Year: 1876

Tramp item from the Louis
vile Courier-JOmndL:: "While
two Ohio tramps were working
to pay for their dinners, the 9th
er day, they were both struck
by lightning and killed. 1t was
the first time the lightning ever
got a lick at a tramp at work,
and it struck as if it knew it
was going to be the last"
Year: 1876

A man in Iowa was bitten by
a rattlesnake, but the liberal use
of a neighbours whisky cured
him. The next day he was seen
walking slowly on the prairie,
and looking earnestly for some-
thing. He was asked what he
was looking for. "Fer the bite
of a snake" was the reply.
Year: 1876

A mob threw stones at house
in London until every window was
broken, because Of a belief that a
ghost was in it, and the police had
to arrest eleven persons to quell
the disturbance.
Year: 1876

On Tuesday, July Is, when
the thermometer was 940 in the
shade at the foot Of Pixies Peak,
Col, there occurred on the top Of
that high mountain a furious snow
storm, completely covering the
peak aud sides with q coat Of
white.
Year: 1876

MRS. ALLEN of Calaveras, Cal, lives on
the stage-road between Railroad Flat and
West Point, and she dreams strange dreams
On Oct. "A her house was entered by a robber
during her absence, and her watch and
pocketbOok were stolen. That night she saw
In her dream a thief enter her house, take the
watch, and follow the trail up the river. In
the morning she whistled for her dog, mount
ed her horse, and followed the trail up stream.
A ride of mile brought her to an old aban-
doned quartz mill, and in the ruins she dis
covered the man she han seen in her dream.
She accused him of the theft, but he stOutly
denied having committed 1t. Shedetermined
to go to West Point for an officer, but after
proceeding a short distance resolved to make
the tramp give up the plunder at all hazards.
When she reached the mill the man had gone,
but with the aid of the dog she overlook him
about half a mile up the ridge. Dismounting
and arming herself with a stout club, she
coolly informed him that she knew he had the
watch and money. She let loose the dog
upon him, and dealt him a blow upon the
head which felled him to the ground. She
found her watch and her wallet in his boots
Mrs. Allen of Calayeras then went home TO
sleep-perchance to dream.
Year: 1876

BISMARCK is expected In Berlin within a
York paper recently about the state OF his
health, In which IL was said that softening OF
the brain was apprehended, is pronounced to
be an utter fabrication.
Year: 1876

THE ANTHRACITE COAL TRADE for the
last week reported, to the 18th instant, shows
falling off on that of the previous week of
11s,s20 tons. This decreased tonnage for a
single week shows about the true condition
of the coal market. 1t is dull and weak as
10 prices. The supply of coal is in excess of
the demand, and thus the future of the trade
is without encouragement or buoyancy.
About the only apparent end to this cOndi-
tion of affairs is through the operation of the
monthly auction sales of coal at New York,
the effect of which sales is to destroy conf
dence in prices and to steadily, one by one
crush out of competition the smaller and
weaker operators. Tomorrow the Pennsyl-
vania Coal company will sell 10000 tons
and the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad company announces that it
Will sell 100000 tons of Scranton coal at pub
lie auction on Wednesday, while il is re-
ported that the managers of the Delaware and
Hudson will not offer any coal at auction
this month, and that they will reduce ex-
penses as far as possible. 1t is not probable
that there will be any marked activity in the
coal trade during the present year, though it
is not thought possible to produce coal az any
lower prices; but orders for coal are not
likely TO Increase so long as there are Grip
pied holders of stocks on the market whose
necessities may force them to sell at less
than the present cost of production. The line
and retail trade here is nearly steady, and
prices of the several sizes OF coal are un-
changed.-t Phild. Ledger, 20th.
Year: 1876

am very thankful to the people OF Mar
shall county. for their patronage for the
past ten years and hope you will all con
tinue to come and see me at my New Store
when you want any Goods in my line.
such as
Year: 1876

Being a regolar lessener at the open concerts
performed by the Marine Band, L am much pleased
with the Classic music introduced by the present
Ieader:-on the other hand must also admit that
the last concert (being Unusually it was impossi.
BILE to judge if some Of the members was playing
or rather indulge themselves Of the public enjoye.
ment. would be very glad TO have an expfana-
tfon from the able leader of that organization
or. from some body else the cause Of It.


I,RrTrc
Year: 1876

iinous vote, are political events OF the
first Importance In the Presidential
campaign, and the appreciation Of them


s coming back to New York from the
journals OF both parties throughout the
country ~ Y. World.


As the House bill for reducing con
sular and diplomatic salaries Is not at
all q popular measure. the President will
rather gain than lose with the people If
he should veto IT, It is said that he
would rather Withdraw all our diplo-
matte representatives then reduce their
pay There are certainly many argu-
ments In favor IF such wholesale with
drawal. IL ever the President should
make up bis mind to the performance.
1t would solve for instance, the vexed
prob lem AZ to Gen. Sehenek s successor.
". Y Tribune Ind)
Year: 1876

The people Of Louisiana will be graft.
fed to learn that the Congressional Com
mitfee, appointed TO investigate Louisi-
ana affairs. have been instructed to In
quire into the recent tragedy which oc-
curred at Coushatta. We shall be glad
II the committee will also investigate
the killing Of the six bogus officials and
professional robbers which took place
there in 1874. We happen to know a
great deal about the events which led
to that terrible deed. and we do not hes
itate to say that. If 1t is investigated.
And all the truth told, there will not be
one honest man ia the country who can
sincerely condemn what has been done.
Had a party of official scoundrels
In New York. OF any other
city in the civilized world. coollv
planned and carried to the verge Of
execution q murderous attack. by the
worst elements OF the population. upon
the men. women and children of the
community, assembled at ball. and
been detected just in time to prevent
1t. their bodies and those Of their accom-
plices would have dangled from the
lamp-posts Of the city before any trial
OF them could take place. The people
OF Louisiana have no fear of the truths
OF the past few years being told; what
they do fear are the lies that have been
about their actions.
Year: 1876

BY advertisement published elsewhere
II will be seen that the New Orleans and
Carrollton Railroad Direction Is con
tinuing to do all In Its power 20 cater to
the comfort and convenience of the
public. Hereafter, whenever the travel
on the road will warrant 1t, number OF
the dummies between Napoleon avenue
and Carrollton will carry two or more
cars. This, however, will only be for
those travellers who go through to Car
rollton.. Way passengers must take
care to ride In the single cars II they are
not anxious TO go further than neces-
cary. We think this is a decided i'm
provement, as the doing away with
frequent stoppages will greatly enhance
the pleasures OF the ride. We congratu-
late the managers OF the company on
this good move.
Year: 1876

Full Pardon The Condition OF His Re-


Washington, March l8.-Yesterday
evening the President received a
communication from the judiciary
committee OF the House of Represen-
tatives, asking that proceedings be
taken to secure the return to WASH
ingtOn of the witness Z. r. Marsh,
now in Canada. This letter was re-
ferred by the President to the At
tOrney General, who informed the
committee that proper steps had al
ready been taken to secure the atten-
dance before the committee of this
witness, and that alrea ly an agent of
the department was in Montreal with
this object in view. ~


Last night the Attorney General
received II telegram from his agent
announcing that he had been In con-
ference with Marsh and that the lat
ter was perfectly willing to return
here but wanted additional guarantee
that he would be safe from e.nbarrass-
ment, ,and what he desired was the Is.
sue of a full pardon, in which case he
would irr mediately come.


After conference with the President
this was determined upon, and At
torney General Pierrepont telegraph
ed to that effect to the representative
of his department. The pardon will
be ready for him to take to Marsh
early next week. The government t
officer leaves Montreal to day for the
purpose OF Obtnining it aud will re-
turn at once with II to Marsh who
will, on its receipt, proceed hither
without any delay whatever. The
Attorney General was with the judic-
larry COMMITTEES to-day and stated this
fact to its members.


The Attorney General this o. m.
received Il telegram from the person
who is negotiating with Marsh, which
says Marsh also desires immunity for
his wife. as a condition of his return.
This also will be granted. The agent
is now in New York.
Year: 1876

Preparing For Series of Meetings at


MiddletOacm- The Gre,cers are Hopeful


-CMryemt Gossip.


In view of the very encouraging pros
pests for an excellent crop of peaches, at
least in Kent county, this State, and in
Kent county, Md, the growers of those
sections are beginning to agitate the holding
of series of meetings, such as they held
last year, to prepare for shipment North
and West.


A grower, yesterday, in speaking to a
HERALD representative about the matter,
stated that he with other peach men, had
received every assurance that no peaches
would be grown either in Illinois, Ohio,
Michigan, or other points north, SO that
there will be clear field for Delaware fruit.
He said that although reports from sections
certain that good crop would mature In
and he had but little doubt but fair crop
would be grown south, although certain
sections had been injured.


Those who propose to make the arrange
ments for Western and Northern shipments
were afraid that the extra travel occa-
stoned by the Centennial would interfere
with the growers in making arrangements
for cheap transportation, but he thought
from what could he heard from the P. W.
& B. Company, and Pennsylvania lines,
that as fair, If not more reasonable rates
can be obtained this year, as last. No one
has as yet been authorized to treat with the
railroad companies, but some communica-
tions had been had with the authorities of
one or two companies, and so far as can
now be seen the prospect is good.


The meeting will be held this year some
, what earlier than last, so as to give more
time for arrangements.


If anything should happen hereafter, to
injure the crop to such an extent as to
make the New York, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia markets sufficient, Of course no
meetings for the purpose mentioned will be
held.


There is great hopes throughout the
state that the present crop for many rea-
sons will be remunerative one. The eX-
pertinent Of shipping fruit to Europe will
probably be further tested during the sum-
mer.
Year: 1876

Meeting of the Trustees, Last Night--A


General Meeting this EreninO.


A meeting of the trustees of the Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church was held last
evening, at the place of business Of Mr..
Beecher, on Market street, to consider the
proper action to be taken in view OF the
conduct of the pastor, Mr.. Haldeman, who
has refused to preach until the gas bill OF
the church is paid, and who is now at his
home in West Chester.


The trustees held long conference, dis
cussing the interests of the church and cs-
pccially the proper manner to settle the gas
bill. Mr.. Haldcman has not been heard
from, bnt notified the trustees before he
left, that he would not return until the bill
was paid, but as soon as lie was notified Of
the fact, he would gladly resume his labors
with the congregation.


Several methods were suggested, of set
tling the difficulty, and it was finally deter
mined to hold public meeting of the
members of the church and those friendly
TO it, this evening. to commence at half
past seven. The meeting will be purely a
business one, with no other religious cxer-
cises than prayer at the opening. The church
will not be lighted with gas, candles being
substituted in its place. This is probably
out of respect to the opinion of the pastor.
The object Of the meeting will be to raise
the necessary funds to pay off the gas bill,
and there is every reason to believe that a
sufficient sum will be realized, with the al
ready considerable amount donated TO pay
the gas company, and relieve the church of
its dilemma and Mr. lIademan will probably
return to his charge this week. There are
no complaints SO far as we can learn against
the action taken by Mr.. Haldeman.
Year: 1876

this country what shooting may
indicate, and | have to confess
humbly to being scared pale when
one morning while watering my
horse with some others or little
water hole, a sudden volley was
fired somewhere aad the bullets
came singingjust over our heads
That the rear guard had been
"iumped by Indians and q fight
begun seemed certain, but it was
only a squad of men shooting in,
to flock of sage hen which had
got up.
Year: 1876

The Irish Catholic Benevolent
Union has been going right ahead
with it's. wise and beneticent
movement of Western emigration.
MINNESOTA is now the more popu-
lous for one hundred families sent
thither under it's auspices. Min
nesota can support them if the At
lantic States cannot--and an un.
limited number like them. And
when Minnesota begins to get
tired, her sister States can help
her. The local branch of the
union in Philadelphia met again
on Sunday and made further
advance in arrangements looking
to this practical kind of relief from
our stagnation. in labor and living
here on the seaboard. The union
provides money to some extent,
pre- cmpts government land, and
practically founds the colony to
which it invites the unemployed.
Hard as the times are it is easier
to colonize under modern auspices
like these than under those that
frowned on the immigrants tc
these shores two hundred and fifty
years ago. Honor to the Irisf
Catholic Benevolent Union, which
is worth in this matter any mum


ber of liberal leagues that tall
about extorting bread from any


thing except from the ground o.


the legitimate channels of busi


ness.
Year: 1876

Said Horace Greeley: There il
nothing easier than to edit a black
guard paper, and nothing more diff
cult than to get up newspaper free
from foulness and blackguardism
Fish women and bar-room loafers are
skilled in the art of bandying epithets
and bespattering each other with
dirty words. 1t requires no brains tc
do this; but it does require both
heart and brains to print newspaper
that a decent man or woman car
read without blush.
Year: 1876

a horrible story, if the facts prove cor
rect, was told at an inquest lately held on
the body of a child bora in the tramp
ward of the Birmingham Work House.
According to the evidence given the moth
er was locked up in the ward all night.
There was no means of communication
with the other parts of the house. The
other occupants Of the ward-iive women
did all they could to attract the atten-
tion of the officials when the mother of
unfortunate infant was taken ill at in
the morning, All through the night they
hammered at the door with their hands
and with stick, but in vain. AT 4.30
the child was born, and when the clock
struck and the door was unlocked. it was
found dead by its mothers side. The
woman herself-who for a wonder. is still
alive-could not, it appeared, even get a
drop of water during the night; for, al
though she entreated the other tramps to
give her some, they dared not attempt
this, as they not knowing anything about
such matters, they were afraid to inter
fere.' The Coroner adjourned the in
quiry.-PdN MAJ Gazette.