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Year: 1876




The New York Tribune sent Il special
correspondent to New Hampshire last
week, and got the following report
from Il close town. in which money WAS
spent reck klessly:


In order to learn something definite
of the way this vote buying business is
carried on. ] visited Laconia on account
of its reputation of being one of the
most hutlN contested towns in the State.
and one where Il large amount of money
is spent. On the WAY up | was so for
tunate as to meet on the cars il mem
Der of the Democratic town committee
an energetic. muscular man of rather
coarse mental and moral fibre, but
hearty and outSpokem-a good New
Hampshire Democrat. in short. After
talking awhile on the situation in the
State (he had been to Concord to con-
fer with the Central Committee), he
explained frankly the manner of run
ming the campaign in his town:


I'VE have l:}S tioatwood VOTERS" he
said, "out of about. 1000. We know
every man of them, and so does the
other side, and the game is to strike Il
bargain with them for their votes and
lHt llolll DuN lIS lntlH.
After We have made our canvass and
got our list of these fellows we go to
work upon them. We have twelve com
mittees in the town that report once II
week to our Executive Committee
When we have bought IL man we usual
l1 pay him ii small amount in hand.
and give him the rest of his money af-
ter he has voted.


"How can Nou know" asked, that
one of your purchased voters will not
afterwaId sell out to the enemy o.


I've watch them very closely. If II
fellow comes to us after we have bought
him and tells us that the Republicans
have made him an offer. we know he's
all right, and we tell him to get all the
money he can ont of them. If he don't
come with such a report we feel pretty
sure he's been captured. We're mighty
careful not to pay anything in advance
to men who We suspect will play II
double game


DO YOU mean to say that all ot those
I}S men will be bought next Tuesday .
inquired.


EVERY man of them. Most OF them
have been bought already. a few are
holding out for IA big price. SHOWING II
is going to be close election.


"What's about the average price tins
year =
Year: 1876

corrupt management. The citizens OF
Burlington look to our new city fathers
to re-organize the Water Department in
the interest of honesty and economy :
t" give careful and iudicious mauage-
ment of the streets; To give us some
approach, at least. to IN honest and ac-
cuIate list for taxes; to give his lower
taxes : and to sustain the laws and main
tain good public order. 1t is not ask
ing slight task but it is Il reasonable
demand, and We look To them to accept
the responsibility manfully and to carry
IT faithfully and well.
Year: 1876

The London Times of the 18th (city
article) says MANY persons are of
opinion that there will be no material
revival of the trade in this country
until a favorable change has come
over the American markets. Wheth-
or this view will be borne out by facts
or not remains to be seen, for while
the United States prohibitory tariff
continues to exist internal activity
there can hardly be expected to do us
much good"
Year: 1876

which are introduced for the first time in
the present edition have been added not
for the sake of pictorial effect, but to give
greater lucidity and force to explanations
in the text. They em race all branches of
science and of a natural history, and dep ct
the most famous and remarkable features of
scenery, architecture, and art, as well as
the various processes of mechanics and
manufactures, Although intended for in
struction rather than Establishment, no
pains have been spared to insure their
Year: 1876

A negro town-crier in Palmyra, La,
was sent out to ring his bell and shout
"Col. Anderson will speak on the
greenback and Peter Cooper question.
He made the announcement correctly
several times and then got it changed
TOO yes! oh yes Col, ,Cooperback will
speak on the Green Peter question !"
When last heard he was yelling,
"Whoop-a-la Green Peterson will
speak on the Coop question this even
ing
Year: 1876

The defeat of the Servians seems to
be utter and irrsparable. If any
thing can be inferred from the con-
fused and conflicting accounts of Sum
days battle, it is that the Servians
did not fight it all, the only actual re-
sistance made to the advance Of the
Turkish columns being from the Rus
sian volunteers, who fought with sing
ular bravery, and fell where they
fought. Whatever else may come of
the fateful struggla in Eastern Eu-
rope, Ssrvias destiny is settled. That
little State has fallen forever from its
position of semiindependence, and it
cannot even choose its future position,
because, unlike Montenegro, which it
far surpasses in population and re-
sources, it has proved itself incapable
of fighting for a position. Diplomacy
or battle will determine whether
Servia is to become dependent of
Turkey, of Austria Or cf Russia, but it
has decided against itself the question
of its own independence The apathy
and decentralization of the Servian
forces doubtless proceed from the
terrible distress they have labored
under for several weeks, but the con-
trast is a very vivid one with the elan,
enthusiasm and, indeed, braggadocio
spirit that marked the opening of the
campaign such short time ago.


OUR Imperial Cousin, William of
Germany, is developing system of
wise craftsmanship in the matter Of
keeping the nation out of scrapes and
looking ahead for a fair share of the
substantial rewards of peace. In his
speech to his Parliament yesterday
he made it known that the blood Of
the sons of fatherland would not be
invoked but to defend German inter-
ests and honor, and referring to the
depression of trade and industry in
Germany and throughout the world
indicated that the governments COM
mercial policy will be for the protec-
ton of German industry from the
prejudicial effects of one-sided Gus
toms regulations in other countries"
His majesty means business of the
reciprocal kind no doubt.
Year: 1876

AN ordinary boiler furnace requires
three hundred cubic feet of air for the
consumption of each pound of coal
From Is to 90 pounds of coal may be
consumed per superficial foot of fire
crate, Three quarters of a foot of
fre-grate are required to evaporate a
cubic foot of water,
Year: 1876

LARGE numbers of skilled mechanics
are returning to the British Isle in
every steamer that leaves New York.
1t is stated that a majority of the
steerage passengers are of this class.
Year: 1876

That was rather sell when several
prominent politicians last week were
invited to be present at flag rais-
ing, at the corner of two streets, when
they found it was the lifting of stones
of an old street-crossing.
Year: 1876

The work has been begun after long an d
careful preliminary labor, and with the
most ample resources for carrying it on to-
a successful termination


None of the original stereotype plates
have been used, but every page has been
Year: 1876

AN Iowa judge has decided that a
man may legally kiss pretty girl if
he can swear he thought it was his
wife. That decision should be de-
nounced by all good men as an open
encouragement of perjury.
Year: 1876

BnoxE His ARM AT THE FAIR.-Tate Sui
hyan, Youth about seventeen years OF age.
on Yesterday attempted to get through the
fence surrounding the State FAIRGROUNDS,
but being discovered by one OF the cadet
police became alarmed, and fell into the
ditch on the outside. breaking his left arm
between the elbow and wrist. He was taken
to the Third police station, where the city
ambulance was telegraphed for, and he was
conveyed to his residence, corner Of How
ard and First streets, Oregon Hill.
Year: 1876

Be sure yon supply yourself with = copy OF the
GuIDE-BooK TO RICHMOND AND VICINITY. It
will be useful now and convenient for reference
hereafter For sale at all the bookstores and hotels.
Year: 1876

the Territory to the cause had come
from the native Americans, not from
the foreigners. He had no fears OF
the influence Of the Irish Catholic
women as voters, either in Wyoming
or in Massachusetts. No class of our
people were so anxious for the educa
tions of their children as the Irish
Catholic women They could be trus-
ted to vote for Temperance, every time
even in opposition to their husbands,
because they are the greatest sufferers
from the intemperance of men. In
answer to an inquiry whether Woman
Suffrage would not result in disorder
at the North End of Boston, Judge
Kingman said he would have no fear
of disorder at any polls where women
voted, even in the worst precincts of
our greatest cities.


For more than an hour Judge King
man was subjected to a searching cross
examination. both by the Committee
and the audience, giving full and
satisfactory explanation upon every
point, and making very favorable
imp pression upon those present.


II. B. B.
Year: 1876

was right in their midst, and then, when it
was too late. he made bold dash trying to
| cut through them. But the enemy was too
! many. He fell about the first one, and the
horses becoming unmanageable, the poor
soldiers we're cut down in less time than
turned with all their force upon Ma
jor Reno. He charged them with one


company and returned with only eleven
men. He then retreated short distance,
placing his men on the bluff. Out of the


whole regiment only 328 men are left, and


forty Of them badly wounded. 1t makes


ones heart sick to look over the battle


ground and see the poor fellows, some of


them with their entrails cut out, others


with their eyes dug out and hearts laid


across their face. TLey even stopped to
cut their pockets to get their money and
watches.


The most fearful sight was Colonel Cook.
He was splendid locking man, with long
dark whiskers. They dug his face all out,
They did not disigure General Custer any
way; but his brother, Tom Custer, was
opened and his heart taken out. We esti-
mate the loss of the enemy at 500, though
it is hard to tell how many were killed. as
they carried most of them away. Some
of ours claim that Sitting Bull was killed,
al he was known by some, and an Indian
answering his description was found dead,
but no doubt this is false, as they would
have tried to carry him along. General
Terry and the remaining officers are feeling
very badly.


l was standing by General Custer when
General Terry came up. and as he looked
down upon the noble General, the tears
coursed down his face as he said, "The
flower of the army is gone at last" Custer
was supposed to be first one that died, but
though he fell first, We found seventeen
cartridge cells by his side, where he had
kept them off until the Last moment. There
can be no blame attached to any one for the
fearful slaughter. If Custer had had the
whole regiment it would only have been
worse.


The Sioux were too many. OF course
there will be some blame by Eastern
papers, but as an eye witness of the whole
battle can not censure any one. There il
one poor Crow Indian on the boat who has
fv shots through him, yet he is happy, be-
cause he has nine scalps at his side. This
is true statement of General Clusters
brave charge. The Sioux were all from
some agency, as We found camp equipments
that had never been used, also blankets
that were of new brand "United States
Indian Department"
Year: 1876

The Sugar Bopl of the thirteenth instant
Las the following notice OF a mastering OF
the Attakspas wing of the bulldozing z
corps, which occurs to-day:


We learn that twenty companies Of the
vigilance committee will be present at the
barbecue near Royville, next Saturday.
They will gather from all the Attakapas
parishes, and expect to have grand time
The object of the meeting is simply for
pleasure, and to become better acquainter.
What tine chance is here presented kel-
loyy to capture the vigilants! but it would
take more MetrOpOlitans than he has at his
command to accomplish it. We hope they
will have a pleasant time, and that goo1
will be the result of their assembling


The assembling Of twenty companies of
well organized and armed citizens, is cal
culated to impress the country with the
power for evil of which this band is capa-
bic. The defiance to the Governor of the
State. the insnuation that he has not power
to capture this rowing band Of shotgun
warriors. is neither brave nor comical.
There are rot iails enough in the State to
hold one halt of the lawless men of Louisi
ana, and it is not expected they will ever be
captured. The most that is hoped for is that
they will stay on the Democratic reserva-
tions, in parishes that are fast drifting back
into savage lite. The fear is that they will
20 to the Baton Rouge convention, run out
the city delegates, and nominate chief OF
their tribe as candidate for Governor. This
council meets to become better acquainted.
to eat raw beet and drink bad whisky, and
organize plans for the coming campaign.
What hope is there that gentleman like
Colonel Penn will ever be respected By
euch q T,eOple,
Year: 1876

The Minneapolis Tribune, of July 6, says:


The body of Captain Frank Halstead was
found in Lake Minnetonka on Monday
evening. For several years he had been
absent from his house, which is on beau
tiful point on the upper lake, near Crane
island, but as he was little given to society,
his absence was not thought at all remark
able. On Monday last fishing party from
Excelsior went into the upper lake on an
excursion and at about noon stopped at
Captain Halstead's house, and in accord
ance with pressing invitation from Cap
tain Halstead. who had requested them in
case he was absent when they came to take
possession of his house, the captain having
told them where they would find the key.
trunk packed and locked, and directed to
Major Halstead, Newark. New Jersey,
brother of the captain, and a package
marked "books," addressed to Mrs. Dunlap,
Excelsior. A letter on table was ad
dressed to Mr.. r. Cummings, the man who
has had charge of the construction of his
boat. In one corner of the envelope was
written the words, Look after things here"
This letter gave rise to surmises Of suicide


On Crane island, not more than quarter
of mile from the Halstead place, the
party found the body of man, bloated to
huge proportions. 1t was floating, but
with the head drawn below the surface,
face down. Mr. Armstrong raised the body
with an oar, and found it weighted with
stone in sack, tied about the neck in such
q manner as to conceal the face 1t was
that of Captain Halstead.


The jury rendered verdict OF deliberate
suicide.


Captain Halstead had dressed himself in
his best suit of clothes, and when found
his pockets contained his keys, pocketbook
(which was empty, penknife, etc. but no
watch He was buried yesterday after
noon in his own doOryard, the new boat
that he had taken so much interest in build
ing making its first trip on the occasion of
his funeral.


OF the early life of Captain Hastead
little is known, as he studOusly avoided
talking of himself. He ran away to sea
when he was sixteen years of age. Twenty
one years ago he erected the house in which
he lived until the time of his death, and
secluded and alone he occupied it, ever hos
pitable, but never communicative. He did
his own housework and lived nicely, but
not extravagantly. The walls of his house
are decorated with pictures and his library
shelves are filed with books-most of them
standard historical and metaphysical works.
At the beginning of the war he enlisted in
the navy and rose to the rank of captain,
and at it's close he returned to his hermit
age. He received remittances from time to
time from the East, but from what source
can not be ascertained. Certain it was that
he never lacked for money for current ex-
penses. He leaves father and brother in
Newark, New Jersey, and sister, the wife
of Mr.. Porter, iron merchant in Cincin-
natl. One of hi, brothers was Pet Hal
stead, whose murder in Jersey City is still
fresh in the minds of most OF our readers
Year: 1876

omitted from the Auditors statement Of expenses, Is
sufficient explanation that the printing OF exclusive
instead OF inclusive" was typographical error After
all the controversy and has grown out OF the
question OF dividend dividend from the 0. Tele-
graph Company, and with Mr. Ortons explanation THE
TRIBUNE must rest content because he fully establishes
all we ever sai-to wit that the $4,000 resulted from


an exchange OF assets and not from dividend Whether
the trade proves be good bad one for the western
Union Company is the least OF our concerns
Year: 1876

The Secretary of the Treasury has suspended any
further coinage Of the trade dollar on the Atlantic
coast and has directed that its coinage the
Pacific coast shall be limited to the export demand.
The mnts are to be run TO their full capacity in the
coinage Of subsidiary silver coin.


The earnings of the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Year: 1876

The loss sustained by the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Company in consequence
OF the late terrible accident on the Val
ley railroad is estimated at over 100000,
to say nothing Of prospective damages
for the terrible loss OF life and limb.
Year: 1876

A meeting OF members of the lately disbandod
Ninety sixth regiment was held at No. o. Orchard
street last night roll was made up OF the members
OF Company Of the Nineysixth which will be incor.
porated with Company OF the Finh regiment II
was stated that another company OF former members
OF the Ninety sixth is being formed by Adiutant Max
Eber which Will also be incorporated with the Finh
regiment.
Year: 1876

The people of Mortified have
prepared a petition to the legisla-
ture, asking the repeal of the pres
ent law making capital punishment
dependent upon a verdict by the
jury, and asking the re-establishment
of the old law. This is right and we
hope the change will be made.
Year: 1876

of people and especially those::who
have to buy Clothing, and it is a


question of more vital individual i'm
Portance, because it is one that
touches the pocket-books, and when


ever good and sure place can be-
Year: 1876

where their hard earnings in these
dull times can be most judiciously
invested, and where business is done
on fair and honest principles, it is an
indlsputable fact t,one that cannot be
Year: 1876

For the sake of the advantage which it is
hoped may accrue to Mr. McMenamin's can
didacy in the Sixth Ward, the majority in
Council, last evening, passed the ordinance
to pave Walnut street. We venture to say
that the act is without a precedent in the
history OF the city. Under similar circum-
stances, no Council that ever before con-
Quoted our municipal affairs would have
perpetrated so gross wrong upon the
rights of citizens and tax payers, with the
purpose of securing political advantage,
and the action Of the present majority
seems to be controlled by the desire to
prove conclusively their unftness for their
present control.


1t cannot be possible, we think, that the
advantage which MIR. McMenamin expects
to secure by the passage Of this ordinance
will really accrue to him. The people are
certainly educated beyond the poiut of per-
mitting so unblushing and scandalous an
effort to use the whole community's inter.
ests for private and partisan purposes to go
unrebuked. The effort is made directly in
the face of the city election, and the oppor-
tunity will be instantly afforded to pass judg-
ment upon it. If the people think it wrong
to pave a street which seven. eighths of the
property owners interested do not want
paved, and for the expense of which there
is no money-the object of the job being a
most open and undeniable partisan intrigue
then they can say go, within very short
~, 1.
mess that not only will Mr.. McMenamin
himself see the mistake he has made very
distinctly, hut Councilmen in future will
hesitate before undertaking to colonize 8
Ward at the expense of the city. A vigor
ous and earnest rebuke administered right
at this point will be most wholesome, and
the people will certainly not fail to lay il
on. he Council may pass such an ordi
sulaaaaNeaEzs lhis OF last evening, but them
Year: 1876

It ID sal that politics have crept into the
Walnut street job. Well, who is responsi-
BILE for it? Democrats alone. Until Mr..
Councilman Farrelrs political harangue of
one week Ego las Thursday night, the subj
ject had been considered on its mertA
alone, AMI without any reference to poll.
tics. BY one OF those maladroit liphsps oi
his while roaming in the empyrean he threw
down the gauntlet, and his party must bea
the responsibility for whatever Of polite
may have entered into the discussion.
Year: 1876

It is not without reason that New York
takes deep interest in all that pertains to
the career of William NJ. Tweed and his asso-
ciates. Fastidious persons there be who are
for letting Tweed rot by degrees without
further troubling public attention, in Lud-
low Street Jail or any of the other prisons to
which his many crimes against the public
welfare may consign him; but they have
neither reason nor justice on their side.
New York has been robbed of millions OF
dollars by combination of bold
and more or less able scoundrels,
and in spite Of all the exposures
and prosecutions there is an abiding convic-
ton that the truth has never been half told.
In the public mind the story of gigantic thefts
is like one Of those old fairy tales in which
certain physical effects were produced, to
the wonderment of mortals, while the ma
chinery that wrought them was worked by un-
canny creatures of the unseen world. The
visible Ring grew to power and amassed
wealth, sucking it like spiders from the
municipal treasury the city groaned under
the infliction, ind finally, in a fit of just rage
smashed the bloated spiders nest and sent
them scurrying in all directions. Sc
the spider, Slippery Dick, got away
with his plumber; the mysterious
spider, Peter b., melted out of pub
lie view the little black creeping things
that the big spiders '1et in with them ran
this way and that. In a day the cobweb that
hung on the great Ring over the keyhole
to the city treasury was swept away, without
leaving trace, and the Ring itself
broken. A few of the lesser spiders were
cornered before they could run, but of them
all only the great fat spider with the tiger
stripes, who is now in comfortable Granny
in Ludlow Street Jail, refused to run. Since
then they have been trying to make him dis
gorge, but with poor success. ''He has los


hundred pounds in weight" sayi
one who knew what he looked like
when his proboscs was sucking the
citys gold. ''He is only worth mill
ion now," says gentleman who processes
to know, ''and he was once worth from
fifteen to thirty millions" Here has been
double falling off, one visible to the naked
eye and the other to be taken for granted by
ordinary people, as the weight of the planets
is taken by the unlearned from the ips at
Year: 1876

not please his political opponents. He
would 10 nominally responsible for things
over which he had no control, and the
democratic party would steadily decline
under helpless administration But II the
democrats are cheated ont of the Presidency
they will be strengthened in every subse-
quent election. will speedily acquire o ma
jority in the Senate. and will control every
department of the federal government and
have free swing on their accession to power
four years hence Meanwhile the Southern
States will regain control Of their local
aft irs, which are more important to them
than federal politics.
Year: 1876

The RETURN OF THE GOVERNMENT APPRo-
pg1ATIoN for the Centennial Exhibition out
of the amount earned by the managers of
the great show from admissions and other
resources is very interesting question to
the stockholders. According to the latest
returns it appears that if the large
sum advanced by the government is not
paid back into the United States Treasury
the private investors will receive ninety per
cent of their money. AS the government
represents tile whole people, and as the coun-
try at large has derived considerable benefits
from the display Of its resources, it would
be perhaps unfair to throw all the losses on
the plucky individuals whose subscriptions
to the Exhibition stock made the enterprise
a grand success.