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Year: 1876

1t may be safely said that the tory
press in England is very badly inspired,
and of this the assault of the London
Standard on Russia's relations to Servia
is fragrant and offensive instance. Appar-
emily it is not deemed sufficient that the
English Ministry should blunder as they
have done in committing Christian nation
to the support of fanatical butchery of
many thousands of Christian people, but
a superserviceable organ is ready to do what
it may to add to the opprobrium the Minis
try must endure for its great error. The
London Standard sneeringly inquiries when
Russia will throw off the disguise and
openly wage the war on Turkey that she
now secretly supports. There cannot be
many Englishmen who believe that the
Turks would ever have got where they are
if the war had been really with Russia.
Otherwise they must have q poor
opinion of those forces, English
and French, that required year
to capture single Russian city. If the
combined English and French forces cap
tured one Russian city in year, and yet the





city to city week after week, the Turks must
evidently be better soldiers than the Eng
lish. This would be the result of the Stand
ards theory that the Turks have really been
fighting Russia. That theory, therefore,
will not stand examination. 1t is invented
in the desperate hope to save the Ministry.
The natural humanity of the nation revolts
against the relations of the government with
the Turks, and the government endeavors
to cover its retreat by raising the cry that it
was not fighting Servia, but Russia not
helping the infdel Turk, but only encour-
aging him to destroy the rival and enemy of
England; that the people butchered were
not so much Christians as the friends of
the subjects of the Gar If this defence
should provoke any comparisons between
the relations of England and Russia re-
spectively to this war they must
be altogether to the honor of Rus
sin if made by reasonably impartial
persons, since at most she has encouraged
Christian people in the defence of their
country from an invasion the like Of which
for barbarity has not been seen in Europe
for centuries, while England has given coun-
tenancc and support TO that invasion. The
singular report that Turkey still refuses to
grant an armistice, but will consent to a
suspension of hostilities to settle prelimina-
ries of peace, is, perhaps, due to confusion
in telcgraphing. In diplomatic language
there has not been any other distinction be-
tween an armistice and a suspension of hos
tilities than that the latter was truce COM
monty made by the commanders of armies
and for short time while an armstice was
q truce determined between governments.
AS the despatch contemplates the govern
ment as making this distinction between its
own possible acts it is contradictory. There
is some apprehension that the demands of
Turkey and the views of Russia will be
found irreconcilable and that peace will
not result from the present parleys, in which
case Russia will certainly take active steps
for the defence of Servia
Year: 1876

THE REFUSAL of an armistice by Turkey
Is not in the interests of peace. The terms
proposed by the Porte will not be accepted
by Russia, and our dispatches to-day show
that the situation is more warlike.
Year: 1876

PoLo.-The unusual brilliancy of the
polo games yesterday must be attributed to
the practice the players have had during
the season as we'll as to their desire to win
the prizes of honor offered to the club by
the ladies Of Newport. Nine games were
played in an hour and a quarter, and one of
them occupied only one minute and a half
The season may be expected to close soon,
and it has been a remarkable success.
Year: 1876

GENERAL BUrIERs NOMINATION. oN.-General
Buffers speech accepting the nomination for
Congress in the Lowell district Is as serious
as his speech requesting it was lively. 1t is
nreview of the course of the democratic party
in this canvass OF the war, and defence ofthe
order of the government respecting the en-
ployment of the United States Army in the
South. 1t raises the 'bloody shirt as
standard, and that is n garment to which
General Butler has almost as great right
rs even Senator Morton. He will doubtless
go to Congress, and, politics aside few
people will regret to see him once more in
the House, for he certainly makes the de-
bates more entertaining. He was missed by
the republicans last session, and General
Cushing is one of the many public men
who look forward to his return with pleasure.


The WEATHER.-To-day the hopes of the
rihemcn, apart from their desire to win the
victory, will centre in fair day for the
closing Of the Centennial match. The veer-
ing of the wind yesterday from the north
west to the eastward was caused by the





rometer which is now passing along
The st. Lawrence Valley and the ad-
vance of depression from the west
ward, accompanied by higher temperature
and rain. The wind will continue from the
eastward, but cloudiness will increase, Civ
ING about the same weather conditions that
prevailed while the teams were shooting at
the one thousand yard range last evening.
AS the day advances the cloudincss Will
probably increase, with higher degree
OF relative atmospheric humidity and "A
rising temperature. The resistance to the
flight of the rifle bullets will be lessened as
the atmosphere decreases in density, and
the experience of yesterday will have a favor
able influence on the shooting Rains pre-
vail from Dakota to the Lower Ohio-Valley,
which may be felt here by tomorrow.
Year: 1876

toned in It .sithsr an active member, OF
should have his name Immediately en-


rolled upon the associations books:


A well-known lady, who is considerably
advanced in years, one day not long since
stepped into one of our retail dry goods
store, and approaching the counter asked
one Of the many clerks the pr'ce OF
certain article ofgoods, the name OF which
is very familiar to those Of the temini'
gender, but which is perfect hieroglyPhi.c
to those of the masculine. He replied it
was such price per yard (naming fig
ure which seemed rather high): Ihe
lady, feminine like. said she thought that
little steep in fact, she wa" quite sure
ale could obtain the same quality for a
cheaper price at another store.


The dapper young clerk replied very
politely (they are 70 polite), and insis cd
that he thought it was as cheap as could
be purchased, and the lady, nsttled some
what, replied testify that she would a.
most bet that she could purchase It cheap
er elsewhere" The look OF indignation
that came over his face at hearing this is
simply indescribable, and drawing anerily
back, as if quite shocked. he haughtiiy
said: "Bet Madam? l never indulge in
betting. We are not placed here, Madam,
to bet with our customers" The lady
was abashed by his indignation, and she
quietly left the stSre-a wiser woman, but
no better. 's-
Year: 1876

VERY few people understand the mis-
sion Of a newspaper reporter, and that is
the reason that there is such wide differ
ence between he and those with whom he
comes in contact in his peculiar business
Simply because it has been the provender
n,,on which certain newspapers. always
with an ulterior object to abuse others
have sustained life, the public estimation
of the press has descended to that OF a
vili6er, and given to Misrepresentation In
everything. We suppose this Is the
reason a gentleman of some prominence
in Wilmington moved at public me't'
ing few nights since to exclude the nem'
bers of the press. 1t was a brilliant idea
that Of screening public matter from
,ublic print, but it would not tickle the
palate Of the majority bit, and it did no
go through. The reporters remained and
Used their pencils.
Year: 1876

The movement, started by the flremen
Of Wilmington in the interest OF Centen-
NAL building from this State has taken
deeper root than the beginning promised.
At all the meetings, Heterogeneous per-
tected, have fully shown earnestnsss in
the work, by we'll organized plans, gov
erned by we'll disciplined consideration. If
carried out with the same system OF energy
rs characterized their formation there is
no reason to doubt that they viii be re-
warded by tull share Of patronage from
the people of this city.


Much interest seems to he manifested in
the matter by both the firemen and the
citizens, and the combination between the
former and the latter,presages that success
which the cohesion of such powerful for
ces must bring to maturity. 1t is hardly
necessary to remind the people just here
that to achieve this success, that their
favor, entire friendship and personal aid is
necessary. The instincts which should
,,rompt them, it is also unnecessary for
us to mention.


They come with the love of ceantry, the
flame Of patriotism, and from those words
Of teaching that loyal fathers and mothers
have instilled for successive generations.
Therefore let no one pass this appeal Of
the fremen unheaded. 1t is cause Al
noble as the incentives which have prompt
ed them are noble, and work which al
should be the common shares in, either by
individual effort or by financial contribu
lion. Loosen the money bags, and SAVE
the reputation Of the State; all give accord
ing to their means, and We shall lave n
reason to blush at the result
Year: 1876

Boston is the Hub of the Universe
around which the rest of the country re-
volves and in the estimation Of Boston'ans
without this Hub, the wheel OF the
world could not been. As to the
existence Of the country without
Boston nothing much car be said, as the
pulls, OF that city has never stopped beat
ing sufficiently long to give us an idea,
although its lite was at one time seriously
threatened by the fever OF fire, But as
caterer to the sensational news Of the day,
it is decided success. We
must concede to Boston the horror
that is due it for the pic:oria1s that adorn
lie school aliases, which represent daring
red men throwing tea chests overheard in
Boston Harbor, and we are not unmind-
full of the fact that Bunker Hill Monu
ment is situated in the neighborbood of
the portion Of the esrths surface.


But now we have something from Bos-
ton more startling than any OF these things
1t overleaps the excitement Of the Park.
man-Webster murder Before it the great
Peace Jubilee dwindles into comparative
in.ignifcance. Jesse Pomerey can safely
look at it, and thank Heaven that he has
zen guilty Of no such crime, and the e1'
citement Of upsetting tea in Boston .Har'
ror bears not the slightest approach to il
nt.,e enornlity Of the offcnse. Apreacher
veritable dominic enters the field o.
journalism. This was bad enough, but he
tnrg.d notes to the amount OF ssvera
hundred thousand dollars to pay tor these
newspaper enterprises. lie had an oily
tongue, all oleaginous speech and threw
butter words at his victims that were pt
we'll creased with religious interpretations
Year: 1876

Tuesdaymorning, 18th March. our towns, people were quite excited by the news of the arrest of two thieves, one Robert Vinegar and his oomrade by name of Hale. It seems that on Monday evening they stole horse of brother in law of said Vinegar by the name of Main, in
Year: 1876

An absent minded Ohio woman got the coffee-pot ready for boiling and then care fully placed in ona chair and sat herself on the stove. Although the occasion was dreadfully suggestive of some of the early martyrs she managed to derive some con solation out of it from the we'll improved opportunity it afforded her of obliglng her husband to buy her a new dress, which, as soon as she was we'll enough, she made up herself with the assistance of the 'sDo- nestle" Fashions and new Domestic" sewing machine.
Year: 1876

MORRIS gains reliable man in Mir. Henry Frisbie. who moves from Litch- field into this town: So their loss will be IT gain Wm. Pierce has removed to South Norfolk he IS one of the live men -Catarrh, pneumonia and typhoid fever prevail considerably. .-One of our townsmen moved into another town few days ago, and was sick at sight of his new home, grew sicker next day. and packed bag and baggage and returned to his old home.
Year: 1876

CHILDREN CRY FOR CAsroRIA. It is as pleasant to take as honey. and IS absolute. ly harmless. It is sure to expel worms, cure wind colic, regulate the bowels and stomach, overcome irritability caused by rash or cutting teeth. It is perfect sub .stitute for Castor Oil. and for Cositiveness in young or old there is nothing in exist ence so effective and reliable
Year: 1876

There will be meeting of business men this
afternoon at O'Clock, over the Citizens Ma
tiOnal Bank, on Fifteenth street, to establish .
general exchange. We are glad steps have
been taken to perfect an organization Of this
kind, and we hope there will be full attend
anee OF representative men from all branahes
Of our business community, so that we can
number the exchange" among the permanent
institutions of our CITY 7 -
Year: 1876

on TO Philadelphia while the weather is pleas
ant, and while Brad. Adams is selling tickets
for the round trip for $3.50, good for ten days
from either day until the 3lst. One wishing
to remain in Philadelphia can dispose of their
ticket for SO to return, and this is BY the old
reliable Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Go to
Brad. Adams and buy your ticket, the only
place in the city TO get them.
Year: 1876

| The doctrines of the Chinese religions
although they have no particular bearing


upon the Presidential campaign, which is


now the uppermost topic in the popular


mind, are none the less part and parcel Of q
great system which may yet play m i'm
portant part in the social and political fabric
Of this country. Since 3Ir: BuR11SGAME's
time, popular interest in Chinese matters has


greatly increased, and the emigration from


that country to this, rs well as the establish
ment OF more intimate trade relations be-
tween the two countries, have given this
interest additional impulse. People are


talking of China to-day more than ever.


The newspapers are printing more info.ma-
ton concerning the habits and customs of
its millions Of people than ever before, and
yet it is curious truth that comparatively
little is known about them after all. This is
specially true with regard to their religion,
or rather with their system Of teachings,
since they have neither God nor religion
in the meaning Of those terms es
accepted by the Christian world; and
yet this system is the system Of over
four hundred millions Of peoplc-one-thirl
Of the human race-not only in China, but in
Northern Tartary, in Corea, and in Japan
Anything which tends to throw light upon
the religious beliefs of this peculiar people,
therefore, will possess unusual interest at
the present time, when the Chinese question
has become SO far involved in American pol
itics rs to figure in the platforms Of the two
great parties. A work written by the Rev.
JOIN L. HEv1Ss, who was for many years a
missionary in China, supplies some facts
upon this head not generally known, and, as
the work in question, for some mysterious
reason, has had a very limited circulation and
is substantially out Of print, The CHICAGO
TRIBUNE will give those facts the benefit of
its circulation in series of Sunday articles,
the first Of which shall be devoted to Cox
FUC1us and Confucianism.


The great Chinese teacher was born B. c.
551, his family name being Kuse, and his
disciples calling HIM KUSd-ru-7s, or the
teacher KUSG, which term was Latinized by
the Jesuits into CoSFUc1rs. Much Of his
life was spent in long journeys from province
to province, during which he attempted to
reform abuses and give instruction to his fol-
Year: 1876

| Both parties have nominated their candi-
| dates for the Legislature. The Republican
| nominees are q decided improvement upor


those Of the Democratic party. This could
hardly have been otherwise, considering the


general character of the Democratic Legisla-
tive ticket In the choice Of members ot
the Legislature, each party has direct inter.
est in the character Of the candidates Of the
other party. Under the minority plan each


party must elect q proportion Of the Repre-


sentat;ves. The political contest is really


confined to one member from those districts


where there is contest at all In the Third
District Democrat is to be elected, and the


candidate, Mr.. SMITH, will be creditab1e to
the district. In the Third District but one
Republican can be elected, and but one is
nominated. In the Fourth District but one
Democrat can be elected, though two have
been nominated. In the First, Fifth, and
Sixth Districts each party las named two
candidates It is unnecessary to cell names,-
the public are fully advised as to the men on
in each district arc equivalent to an election
of ct least one Of the minority candidates,
there exists strong reason why the future
Representative should be not only competent,
but also man Of established character, es-
pecially for integrity.


The public have On appeal even from the
mistakes of conventions, and party man.
ayers will be false to their duty if they do
not take these two lists of candidates and
purge them Of the name of every man who
is notoriously Incompetent and notorious1y
unfit for the Office. If party managers will
not do this, then the voters of each district,
Of both parties, can unite in the selection of
men who are fit to 60 to the Legislature, and
who will be of some service when there, and
by combining their votes do two good
things: /. Elect proper Representatives. ..
Defeat and punish bad nominations.


The interests Of Chicago in the noxt Leg
islature are too great to bo sacrificed by mere
party discipline. If the party insults public
intelligence, then the party asks to be and
should be defeated We hope the voters
will severely scrutinize these Legislative
nominations, and in no cose vote for mnn
to represent the public whom the voter
would not select to represent him personally
in any matter requiring ability, information,
experience, and honesty. But the best and
wiscst course is for the managers Of each
party to ask the withdrawal of the improper
candidates, and, in case the candidates per-
sist, then inform the public, and leave it to
the voters to apply the remedy at the polls
Year: 1876

The Third Ward Republican Club last
evening adopted very efficient method Of
:anyassing the ward, which ought to be fol-
lowed by every club. The wnrd is divided
into precincts, and each precinct into dis
each district canvasser has been ap-
pointed, and every house is to be
visited, and the names of all the male occu-
pants ascertained- Not only this, but the
numbers of all vacant lots and churches
will be noted, to be used at the election. so
that repeating will be almost impossible.
The names of the canvassers also are such
as to insure accuracy and reliability.
Year: 1876

and county affairs, and entirely able, with
out neglect Of their own duties, to give $50
days' time to the public without other pecun-


iary reward than the paltry sum of SIS per


day. The whole Board consists OF fifteen men,


bcrs, and eight members constitute ruling
majority. The public are asked to elect five
from the persons named on these two lists


The present Board has been considered as
ruled by minority which is essentially cor
rupt, and which has sought the Office for the
money that is IN it. How are the public to
select from these ten men: Will the selec-
ton improve the Board, or will it tend to
give unanimity to its action? Mr. NEW
COMB renders the public rare service by
consenting to serve in the Board, and will be
some compensation for the loss of Mr..
BuRD1cR, who ought to have been, but was
not, renon1inated. We understand that Mr.
BussE, who Lives in the country, has con-
sented to be q candidate, and VIC trust be
will be reelected He has served ably,
faithfully, and to the great protection of the
public. In selecting members for this
Board no party considerations should induce
the public to vote for man who ought not
to be elected, nor vote against any one who
is known to be competent, and who seeks the
Office for an honest purpose.


This Beard has the power to create debt
Of several millions of dollars, and to spend
tho money at their exclusive discretion.
It has the power of taxation for
any purpose which the majority may
select The expenditure Of several millions
and the history of the stone contracts fur
nishes indications of what dishonest men may
do and will do when they have the power.
Hero there are FIVE officers to be elected
clothed with absolute discretion to levy
taxes, and borrow money and expend the
proceeds Each one of these Offices is more
important to the public than Sheriff, or Re-
corder, or Secretary of State, or Treasurer,
and yet for these Offices the two parties have
nominated the persons named in the two
lists We have given.


The Democratic party is grossly criminal,
that, preaching reform, it did not nominate
even one suitable person for Commissioner.
IL would nave VOL some respect 1or 1ls
professions of reform had it nominated five
persons for Commissioners who were known
to the public as competent and experienced
men of integrity and character. It not only
failed to do so, but made such nominations
that, if successful, will hand that Board over
to the corruptionists beyond oil deliverance
or rescue for years. 1t is to be regretted that
the Republican party did not, while select
ing Mr.. NrwcoNB, strengthen their nomina-
tons by making the whole ticket equally &C.
ceptable and equally proper to be elected to
protect the large public interests at stake.
Year: 1876

The Times of yesterday has some unjust
and utterly uncalled-for remarks concerning
C. L. EAsroS, one Of the Republican candi-
dates for the Illinois House Of Representa-
tiycs from the First District Mr. EAsroN is
a lawyer of more than Average ability, is
possessed of general culture, and will make
good Representative. The writer in the
Times could not have known the gentleman,
and must have gotten his information at
secondhand from some prejudiced person.
Year: 1876

taken from Cook County while that firm
Was contractor for furnishing supplies. This
suit is so evidently malicious, and Instituted
so notoriously for revenge, its object being
to injure and, if possible, break down the
financial credit Of the firm of FoRsETH &
Co., that We have felt it to be no more than
justice to respectable mercantile house to
thus specially state the facts, and to brand
the proceeding as an official outrage OF the
most disgaceful character.
Year: 1876

No definite conclusion has been reached
by the European Powers relative to the pro-
posed armistice. It is evident, from the
tenor of all the foreign dispatches, that Rus
sia is at present the stumbling-block in the
way Of the settlement Of the Eastern prob
lem, hut whether the Car will carry
lis opposition to the apparently mutu-
al programme proposed by the other
guaranteeing parties to the extent
of open war remains to be seen It is cer-
tain that the Porto's proposition meets with
little favor at the Scrvian and Montenegrin
Capitals and these Provinces, if left to
themselves, will prefer to fight to the bitter
end rather than accept any compromise
which does not include full guarantee for
the protection Of the Christian population
Year: 1876

During the past Winter TIE TRIBUNE on several
occasions attempted to move the public mind to
consideration of the injury likely TO come TO the
commerce of this city through the combined action
of the Trunk lines" of railway that openly gave to
Philadelphia and Baltimore advantages account
of mileage, and secretly to Boston by rebates. We
have time and again shown that the receipts and ex-
portaton of all the products of the West Except
wheat were largely diverted from this port to the
Others, and that the only reason why wheat was an
exception was that the export demand for it so
small as to make but little impression upon the large
quantity already in store here having been received
by lake and canal before the close of inland navga-
ton. To show that as the season has advanced New
York has only gone from bad to worse, we append
the receipts of corn at the aforementioned ports Tor
tho two weeks ended April To- and for tho 10 weeks,