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Year: 1876

Look well to your spending No uattef
what comes in, il NOR" goes out you will al
ways be poor The is not in making
money but in Keeping it. Little expenses,
like mice in barn, hen they are many.
make great waste. Hair by hair heads get
bald straw by straw the thatoh goes off tho
cottage, and drop by drop the rain comes into
the chamber. barrel is soou empty If the
tap leaks but drop DiuBte. When you
mean to sa7e begin with your mouth many
thieves pass down the red lane. The ale jug
is great waste 10 all other things keep
within your compass. Never stretch yOur
legs further Than your blankets will reach or
you will sOon be cold In clothes choose suit
able and lasting stuff, aud not taWdry 6neries
To be warm is the main thing, never mind
the looks. 4 fool may make money, but il
needs a wise man to spend it. Remember. ;t
is easier to build two chmueys than to keep
one going. If you give ell TO back and board
there is nothing left for the savings bank
Fare hard and work hard when you are young,
and you will have chance 70 rest when you
are old
Year: 1876




The business Of the Republicans of this
county, from now until the 7.h of Novem-
ber, is simply to make thorough and ear
nest canvass, pushing straight ahead to the
polling of their entire legal and honeatyot
on that day. They need not mind anything
whatever but the straight line of their duty
as members OF an organization to whose
principles they are attached and in whose
candidates and policy they have faith. II
they will ''rally, once again, and do it with
courage, they will redeem the county by a
sweeping majority. But this will need
work from every member of the party,
high and low, from one end of the line to
the other. It will not suffice to make a
languid, Indifferent effort if that is done,
we shall be surprised next month by some
more such returns as we had on Tuesday
some of them very good indeed, but others
showing such careless want Of preparation
as enabled our active opponents to break
through our lines with ease, and turn
against us districts that are always Repub-
lican "when the vote comes out"


We appOol W SNoAJ A4oh Al tAS County III
torested in the Republican party, or who
believes it's candidates preferable in this
canvass, to chow where he stands, now, by
his work. Let every one come to the front,
and go in to win. We have the majority
decisive maj ority-a large majority-and
it should be polled in November. Our op-
ponents will poll their vote, of course
they always do; but the inattention of
many Republicans is often as exasperatng
as it is fatal IN its results. Since the vote
at the Little Election. nobody can expect
the county to SO Republican, unless he
helps TO do the work himself 1t will not
do to trust to anything short Of hearty,
united effort, in which every one does his
own full and honest share. Republicans OF
New CASTLE County. pull of your coats and
roll up your sleeves, at once Begin to-
day
Year: 1876

The reports of the sweeping Republican
victory in the Centennial State are confirmed
in every particular. The returns, last night,
show even heavier gains than were at first
reported AID the Republicans now claim
81 out Of the 26 counties, and three-fourths
Of the Legislature.


Colorado went Democratic i'll the tidal
wave Of 1874 Why don't she stick to it,
now ? Because the tide turned in 1915, and
will carry Tildenso far out to sea that even
his income return will be lost sight Of
Year: 1876

Making no personal reflections on the
ticket nominated in this county by the DEM
ocrats, for Of some candidates upon which
nothing unfavorable is said, to our know
edge,it is a fair question to ask what would
bs it's fate if the Republicans were to put
forward one containing as much bad tim
her? Could it be elected? Could it stand
the ghost of chance OF election?
Year: 1876




The week closing to-day has been noticeable for
an active speculation in stocks. attended by wide
and eccentric fluctuations. tame gold speculation,
a pientifully supplied money market at very low
rates, lower rates for foreign exchange, fair busi
ness in Unied States bonds at generally firm prices
and an active investment demand for first
class railway mortgages. The greater interest,
however mas been developed in the rail-
way aud miscellaneous share speculation,
whore we have seen an active and at times excited
market some of the prominent stocks showing very
considerable advances. while others have been
equally prominent Cor their weakness. The aggre-
gate business of tue week covered the purchase and
sale of over l.173000 shares of stock, and while
by far the larger business was in Lake Shore West
ern Union, Pacific Mail, and Erie. there has been
very fair trade in the Granger stocks. Ohio and
Mississippi, Michigan Central, Rock Island,
and Union Pacific. The bulls in Lake
Shore have continued their campaign with
much vigor and with success, if the simple fact of
marking up the price by persistent buying may be
counted as success. The ball spectators in this
stock tell the public that the earnings of the road
Year: 1876

The week closes upon money market amply sup
piled with loanabe funds and this is lent freely on
call at whatever IL viii fetch, and we quote rates
from down to per cent, the hitter being rather
exceptional, and on pledge of Government bonds.
There is a very scant supply Of mercantile paper
offering, and little is likely 10 be written at present
but the leading note brokers quote as follows:
Year: 1876

Al KESS TO TH Z S & ;.
Do you want to purify the systemf
Do you want to get rid of Biliousnoss2
Do you want something to strengthen your
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want to get rid Of nervousnessf
Do you want good digestionP
Do you want to sleep wel p?
Do you want to build up your CONSTITUTIONS
Do you want brisk and vigorous feetng?


If YOU do take
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning man living in the
tenant house of Mr.. Biddeman on the Ken
net pike called at the police station and in
formed the police that colored man had
stolen from him two Overcoats and pair
Of boots, some time before daylight. He
traced the man to this city. Officer Cloud
saw the man coming in the pike in the
morning, carrying bundle, but at that
time had not been Informed of the theft.
Year: 1876

From Paris Letter.


The strangest, perhaps Of all the strange
methods of earning living which are in
vogue in Paris is the trade Of body-6nder.
The authorities Of France pay ten francs
reward for every corpse that is discovered
in the Seine and brought to the Morgue.
As the wages Of the poor boatmen who
ply on the river are extremely small, it
will readily be seen that such an addition
to their petty earnings is not to be despised.
But as bodies float some time far down
the Seine beyond the reach Of the boat
men employed in the upper part Of the
river, these boatmen have organized reg
ular traffic with those who ply their voca-
tion far down the stream, and who, ifthey
find body, cannot well leave their regu-
lar work to bring it to Paris. The down
stream bodies are therefore purchased at
five francs each by the up stream boatmen,
the profits being thus fairly divided. 1t
may easily be imagined with what care
the river for some indication of the pre-
lence of the mortal remains of some poor
suicide, who if lie were good for nothing
while living, is worth fully ten francs now
that he is dead.


The ice men are happy, and are cutting
Year: 1876

THE cANF11LD POISONING cAsE-TH1


JURY CONVICT IN SECOND DEGREE.


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.-1n the case OF
Bella McClain, charged with the fatal pois-
oning of James M. Garfield, the jury yes
terday morning rendered verdict YER
dict of murder in the second degree, with .
strong recommendation to the mercy of the
Court.


The Judge had charged that if the jury
thought that the prisoner administered
poison to the deceased with the intention OF
causing bis death, their verdict should be
guilty of murder in the first degree, but If
they thought that poison was administered
without any specific intent to take life. their
verdict should be guilty of murder of the
second degree.


Counsel for the prisoner notified the Court
that motion for a new trial would be
made during the day.


. The bill of indictment charging Maggie
Pooler with completely in the above murder,
was submitted to the jury without evidence,
and verdict of not guilty was rendered,
the Commonwealth being satisfied that
under the evidence in the preceding case
she was innocent.
Year: 1876

The proposed motion for new trial in
the case of Bella McClain, convicted ysster.
day morning of murder in the second de-
gree, was made, and her counsel asked that
the Court be merciful in sentencing her,


Judge Briggs said 1t was only case Of
murder in the second degree, and In view
of the fact that the jury had recommended
her to the mercy Of tho Court, would let
her off with an imprisonment Of six years
in the Eastern Psnitsntiary. Twelve years
is the maximum punishment.
Year: 1876

The cows of the Misses Smith of Glastonbury,
Conn, have been sold again. They are Alder
news, small but serviceable. Last week the
ruthless tax-c0lectOr came and levied on the
three "milky mothers.n Two of them the
Misses Smith bid in third seems to have
been carried off by some outsider. So there
was not absolute and complete desolation in
tho barnyard of the Misses Smith. In addl-
ton TO this. certain bank stocks of these firm
ladies have lately been sold for taxes. The
Misses Smith arc determined. They will pay
no taxes until they are permitted TO vote.
Cows and bank stock are as nothing IN COM
parison with this inestimable privilege OF the
ballot.


We are perfectly free to say that wo
admire the pluck of the Misses Smith.
1t is true that obstinate women are by
no means rare IN this wilderness OF
world but real martyrs, true to their con-
yictions, even TO the loss of cows and bank
stock, are not 30 common. Unfortunately,
it is also true that these heroines are to some
extent tho victims of fallacy. The male va
rlcty of the human species pays taxes without
representation on its property always until 1t
is out of its homage, and not unfrequently af-
terwaid. The Misses Smith forget that i'll
case like theirs, it is the property which pays
the tax and not the owner of it. III New
York man owns lands in Massachusetts, he must
settle with the tax-collectors of Massachusetts,
albeit he has no representative i'll the General
Court of that State. Whether the ladies
OF Connecticut vote or not, the State must look
after their cows, protecting them from all Rob
Roys and other raiders and also protecting the
edfce in which they are housed from the mid
night incendlary When the State taxes the
cows, it is for taking care of them. Constables
arc appointed, Justices of the Peace are com
missioned, and jais arc built for the sake of
defend the right and title of the Misses Smith
to their pretty Attorneys. They are asked to
Day a moderate sum for this service, and they
peremptorily refuse every well then," says
the State, 81 will take the cows" legal
ycndue follows, and the Misses Smith buy
in the animals. In this way they do really
pay the taxes, but they have the sweet salts
faction of having their own way, pleasure
which il said TO be promotiye of longevity. So
we suppose that the Misses Smiths cows will
continue to be sold for many years to come.


The theory of taxation is that property,
whether OF male OF female ownership, must
pay. Frequently taxes are assessed upon
land OF chattels the precise ownership of which
is unknown. What tho collector wants If the
money He doesn't care q penny who pays 1t.
Suppose the Misses Smith should take it into
their heads TO commit theft Would it be
sufficient answer to the indictment that they
were not represented IN the Legislature which
passed the Law against larceny
Year: 1876

Contraction causes these failures" many
exclaim. During the first quarter of 1876
eve have seen rapid contraction and $500
failures; cause and effect" Such reasoning


is very common and seductive, but it is also
very false. There came a frost last Fall. An
ticipating it, prudent gardeners housed val
liable plants. The frost killed a great many
weeds. Did the protection of the plants kill
the weedsf The surrender of bank circulation
and the failure of weak firms are both results;
one does not cause the other any more than
the hosting of umbrellas in a wet day causes
people who have none to get wet. The cause
of both phenomena is that it rains. We are
having spell of financial wet weather, and
the people who can hoist umbrellas by con-
tracing their outstanding obligations are glad
to do so. 1t does not follow that they cause
the caamities of those who cannot protect
themselves, and get financially wet. COntrac-
ton of loans does sometimes appear the
immediate cause of failure, but people do not
refuse to loan merely because banks surrender
their circulation. On the contrary, after the
Year: 1876

1t was not to be expected that tho Rapid
Transit road would be built without the most
strenuous opposition from the surface railroads
ON its route. The Sixth Avenue Railroad Com
pany is making a formidable fight, largely
based on law points. There is, however, one
practical objection urged against the Rapid
Transit plans that will interest the public.
The Sixth Avenue Road claims that the posts
now about 20 be inserted for the Elevated
Road will seriously interfere with passengers
getting on and Oft the horse-cars. IL the posts
are to be set so that the horse cars pass within
20 inches, an increase of accidents must re-
suit, and especially TO the very large class OF
passengers who get on and off the street cars
without stopping them.
Year: 1876

A very simple explanation suflices in the case
of the ship Mary Merritt, which some people
imagined would give trouble to Secretary Bris-
tow. Briefly, it was not smuggling case,
Mr.. Bristow was not employed in it, and he
had no part in its settlement Next!
Year: 1876

The great splash of testimony at st. Louis
about frauds in the Treasury Department is
pretty sure to thin out into ripple without
overwhelming anybody. The whole story bears
o striking likeness to one that was started
during the term of Gen. Spinner's management
and was then shown to be utterly untrue.
Year: 1876

To-day is the last of the sixty days in which
Mr.. Beecher's accusers might have filed material
for the Scandal Bureau TO work upon Ply
mouth Church. however, appears unwilling to
let the case go by default, and the Bureau is to
be selected out of the twenty eminent Congrega-
tionalists, even if there should be nothing for
them to do.
Year: 1876

Writing on Friday, pointed out number of
most Objectionable features III Senator Woodin's
charter amendment bill as it passed the Senate, and
insisted that the House should promptly strike these
out if indeed it did not find it better to strike out
everything after the enactlng clause. At that very
hour, the House was engaged in doing precisely
that thing If our letter describing this work had
come little earlier, if the House had delayed its
action little LATER we should have missed the I'M
usual opportunity of showing on two separate pages
of The TRIBUNE how completely the House was
doing precisely what we thought it ought to be
doing.
Year: 1876

Mr. George II. Pendleton has been extensively as
sailed for his conduct in the Kentucky Railroad bns
ness, on the theory that he the guardian of the
Bowler heirs and that he was thus bound by his
duty as guardian, as well by his duty as Presi-
dent of the road to preserve for the heirs who were
it's principal stockholders the large sum of money
which ho received for collecting its war claim. 1t Is
q curious instance Of the way in which injustice is
done by tho wide acceptance of first hasty impress
son that throughout the country this supposed ro-
lationship Of Mr Pendeton to the Bowler heirs, as
guardian has been cited the chief reason for find
ing fault with his action. In point of fact it now APP
pears that Mr.. Pendeton is not and never was, the
guardian of the Bowler heirs. Journals which have
made the mistake ought in justice to him to make
prompt and complete correction.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Clapp's management of tho Government
Printing Office seems to have been, to say the
least, sadly careless. The whole business of
that Office invites carelessness and extrava-
gance. The waste in what was done has in
any case been greater than in the way of
doing it, and the largest kind Of a saving
might be made by reducing the public print
ing TO what the public needs
Year: 1876

Al RESS TO I II Il 81 C b
Do you want to purify the system!
Do you want to GO! rid of Biliousness'
Do you want something to strengthen you
DO you want q good appetite?
Do you want to get rid Of nervousness
DO you want good Digestion
DO you want TO sleep we'll !
DO you want 70 build up your constitution?
Do you want . brisk and vigorous feeling?


If you do, take


SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR R
Year: 1876

DNAC II u Aw wAxs
Drifting away from each other,


Silently drifting apart. Tscreer
Nothing between but the worlds col


Nothing to lose but . heart.
Only two lives dividing


More and more every day
Only one soul from xpotber soul


Steadily drifting away.
Only man 8 heart striving


Bitterly hard with its doom;
Only hand, tender and bland,


Slipping away In the gloom.
Nothing of doubt or wrong


Nothing that either csn cure;
Nothing to shame, nothing to blame,


Nothing to do tut endure.
The world cannot stand still,


Tides ebb, and women chane;
Nothing here that 10 worth tear,


One loves lcss-nothing strange.
Drifting away from each other,


Steadily drifting apart
No wrong to each that world can reach


Nothing lost but heart.
Year: 1876

condition of affairs in South Caro-
lima, there is a possibility that the
proclamation of the President OF
this date may be diHregarded. To
provide against such contingency
you will Immediately order all
available force in the Military Di-
vision OF the Atlantic to report to
Gen Ruger, commanding at Go
lumbia, South Carolina, and in
struct that officer to station his
troops in.such localities, that they
may be most speedily and effect
ually used in case of resistance to
the authority Of the United States.
1t is hoped that collision may
be avoided, but You will instruct
General Ruger to let it be known
that it is the fixed purpose Of the
Government to carry out the spir-
it OF the proclamation, and to sus-
tain it by the military force Of
the General Government, supple
mented, if necessary. by the mi
litia of the various States.


Very respectfully your obedi-
cnt servant,


j. ID. CAMERON, .
Secretary of War.
Year: 1876

Cliff is good on telling q joke,
but when it comes to an argument
he is too short to make one. Cliff
pleases those fellows that have
more mouth than brains. but the
solid thinking people were better
pleased with Ramsey's argument.
In fact Ramsey made all the ar.
gument that was made in the dis.
Year: 1876

The crowd 60 hear Ethridge last
week was not so large as it should
have been. 1t was however not
generally known that he would
speak. He ought TO have had at
east one thousand listeners.
Year: 1876

The Democracy gave lsham
Harrisa grand reception at Knox
vile. No difference to them how
much a man steals or how many
men he murders, if he is a Demo
crat they think the more Of him
for his violence.
Year: 1876

The Democrats, if they secure
every electoral vote from the
South, have still to secure AZ more
to elect their candidate. This
they cannot do without tHM.85
votes of New York, 50 that it re-
mains true, as we stated months
ago, that Now York is absolutely
necessary to the Democrats but
not to the Republicans. When.
ever the public credit is assailed.
or danger apprehended from the
South, the Republicans have usu-
ally prevailed in each of the
Northern States. The greater the
probability that the South will
be united, the greater the proba-
bility that the Dem 3crats may be
beaten, not in New York only,
but in every other doubtful
State, and that even with New
York they may fail. Elections
prior to the recent developments
at the South are therefore not
sure indications Of the result in
November. The Democrats re-
quire not only New York, but u
more electoral votos, and even
with New York, and Indiana, if
they miss a single Southern State
they are beaten. But there is at
this time every reason to believe
that they will be beaten in New
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON. D. c June 2l, 1876. TOTHE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA TERRITORY:

 Being detained here on public business much longer than expected to have been hereby announce myself a candidate for Reelection as Delegate 70 Congress, By the people of Arizona. In so doing, l can but repeat my former platform, and with renewed energy and the advantage of what little experience have acquired, l pledge myself (if elected) tn devote my time and give my most careful attention to the advancement of the best interests of Arizona and her people, irrespective of par ty faction or section.

 To my friends who have so generously and nobly stood by me during the past two years. tender my heartfelt thanks.

 To those who still continue to oppose me and to all opponents. I wish to say: I shall meet you in opposition on the same field in friendly manner. and believing as do that the majority of the people are always right, shall feel pleased with the result.

 Most respectfully inviting one and all to my support, am

 Very respectfully yours. July 9. H. s. STEVENS.
Year: 1876

A RICHMOND CITIZEN HAS HIS PORTRAIT
PAINTED BY ONE OF TIE OLD Masters
From private letter from citizen OF Rich
mond now in Munich we CLEAN the follow
ing item Of transcendant artistic import
ance:


lem perfectly delighted with Munich,
and especially with its galleries OF fine paint
ings. I am so utterly delighted with the
works OF the old masters that have en-
gagged one Of them to paint my portrait.
when it is finished I will send it home to
Richmond to show you what the old mas
ters can do"


II the correspondent had only mentioned
the name of the cold master" he had en-
gagged we would have been better satisfied.
we are now left in doubt as to whether II
was Mike Angelo, Murillo, or Jackano
EIderino.
Year: 1876

A DWARF AS ls A DwARF.-There passed
through cur city yesterday en- route for the
Centennial one OF the most natural human
curiosities we have ever heard Of. 1t was
contained in the shape OF q female dwarf
twelve years OF age, only twenty inches in
height, and weighing only five pounds.
The little thing spoke three different Ian
gauges, and moved about the cars andspoke
to the passengers with much sprightliness.
Her voice was distinct, but rather wiry in its
tone. Her head is unusually large, but her
body well and symmetrically formed. We
have been requested to discount the proper
tions of the dwarf about fifty per cent, but
we have given the official statement in the
premises, which is borne out by all who saw
this natural phenomenon.
Year: 1876

BAsE-BALL.-The match game OF base
ball between the Alerts and Nationals which
was to have taken place on the reservoir
grounds on Saturday evening did not come
off on account Of the Nationals failing to
put in an appearance. According to the
rules governing baseball the game was Tor
feited by the Nationals, and the Alerts claim
victory BY score OF 8 to 0.