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Year: 1875

The power which the President
asks Congress to clothe linn wltk'
may be said to be absolute. If the
bill prol osfd by his friends can
pass, the termination of his official
career will depend solely upon
his will or the act Of God. He
will have the treasury and the az
my at his absolute disposal, and
the next Presidential election, will
be wholly within his control.
lie can have whom lie will de-
clared elected, or he can dispense
with it altogether if he should
prefer. To place every dollar and
every life in the UniCn, in the keep
mg Of this man for an indefinite
period, is then the attempt of this
Congress which has been repudia-
ted by the people. If the plan
should be perfected, there will not
be left a single obstacle between
President Grant and the imperial
crown. The sacred and venera-
bic right Of MAGMA CARTA which
our english torefathers wrested
from their despots will have been
by us surrendered to Grant, who
with the army at his back, will be
very certain to keep it. Then
where will be the centennial? So
far as the President himself is
concerned the situation is not made
more comely by the probable
failure of the bill in its present
shape, for he has asked all that ii
cmbodies, and to please him it has
been drawn and proposed AS to
the South, it dare not open its
mouth, because the sword is point
ed at lis throat. Relief and re-
monstrance can come only from,
the North.
Year: 1875

Inc lord Congress Is lully aware
Of its approaching end. The con-
sternation of SO many retS on
board a sinking ship, the conduct
of Cortcz' soldiers when they were
abandoning the splendid capitol Of
the A5tecs, ard the amazement Of
the Antidcluyians when the deluge
came, are illustrations squarely in
point. They desire to carry away
with them everything Of value, and
the impossi5ility Of doing it, gives
autagonistic colors to their frantic
conduct. The effort to do
every evil thing in the few days re-
manning, and the rapid movement
Of the hand on the February cal
aadar, have impaired to each
doomed radical nervousness
which unft8 him for rapid work,
md there is hope that like the wick
cd in apolyptic judgement, they
may rush to their caves to save
themselves, ratlcr than despoil the
capitol and the country. The pur-
pose to pass the Civil Rights BIZ
may be thwarted 10y the hope Of
some OF them, that they have not
wholly simncd away their day OF
grace. Speaker Blaine is an cx-
ample Of this class. For while the
President seems to have deter
mined to burn the bridge on which
he has marched out from every
thing conservative in his past ca
rccr, and to bctakc himself to the
army and trust to revolution, Mr..
Blaine seems to foresee, thai many
Of the party may refuse to follow
him, and his present acts would N
dicate that he means to stay out Of
revolutionary proceedings and keep
open his line of retreat. His
speech in caucus has killed that
feature Of the proposed HABEAs COR
PUs suspension, which would allow
Grant to fix both the period of its
duration, and the area for its exer~
else. The Tennessee republicans
are evidently alarmed, for while
they did vote to abolish the rule
for restraining the majority, they
also voted to defeat the Civil Rights
Bill.


Evidently the whole party re
coiled at first from the alarming
proposition of the President, to
arm him with dictatorial power,
and to meet with contemptuous
defiance, the verdict of the late
elections. 1t is equally evident,
that, seeing his power to ruin the
party, and his stubborn determina~
tion to save it in the event Of a
third term being conceded him,
a number of its leaders have
agreed to sustain his Louisiana and
Arkansas messages. Yet there is
a few who are unwilling TO make
the leap. In all this repudiated
and now fated Congress, theIe is
one conspicuous character, which
in its bold defiance of all calculaN
tions and all policy, is the only
modern parallel to Lucifer. That
chara2ter is Ben Butler. His
course now, under the scorn and
condemnation of his people, is the
same as when he was their lotticst
idol. Neither the hope Of heaven
nor the fear of hell, serves to
swerye him from everything antag~
onist;c to mankind. Fortunately
nc and his mad compeers have ou~
iy eight more days in which to
work, and then may tie Lord have
mercy on them foY ever!
Year: 1875

Failure of SCOTS Southern Pa


cIfic Scheme.


1t is announced that Col. Thorn.
Scott has been defeated in his appli-
cation to have the nation endorse the
bonds of his Southern Pacific Scheme.
No Southern man should feel discomf-
ted or agrieved thereby for it was
scheme to direct all the prospective
trade of the 32nd parallel to North
erD cities, giving every Southern
State the go by. If he had succeed
ed Pennsylvania would have had con-
troll of it as it has largely of the
present line. Just at this time
Col. Garret is giving him a lively
time nearer home. and as at it they
90 may the wool fly.
Year: 1875

The Maine Standard sees no occasion
for concern about The Catholics and tire
public schools. That is Just the way the
Popish organs of New York talk concern
ing the mattcg. They pretend that the
democratic party is not Influenced by the
Catholics Oh the school question, but the
records of legislative appropriations tell a
different story. The keen intelligence Of
the people in New York and Ohio has dis
covered the truth and will accordingly.
Year: 1875

The following were the receipts and shipments Of
the leading articles OF produce in this city during the
twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock On Saturday
morning. and for the corresponding data ona year
ago:
Year: 1875

A Fatal Case OF HydrOPhODia-Sad


Death of a Child from Drink


Wheat, Corn and TObaeeO-The Dog


Law.


Correspondents Of the Union and American


GAINESVILLE, April 6.-Several weeks
ago little boy was bitten BY a mad dog,
about three miles below Oak Wood, on
the Dover and Clarksville road. The lit
tie fellow did not seem to realize any ma
terial injury for about forty days, when he
was seized with a severe attack Of hydro
phobia and died in very few days. Acalf
and several hogs were bitten and they also
died.


Last week Robert Stone, a little son Of
Michael Stone, about seven years Of age,
met his death under the following rather
singular circumstances: Mr.. Stone, the
father Of the lad. had a lOg-rolling, and for
the occasion a jug Of whisky was procured
and was placed under a bed, where the
child found it and drank a very heavy
draught Of the spirits. In a few hours he
was timber Inder its influence, and was
put TO bed with the hope that he would be
call right in the morning." He aWoke in
the night. The liquor had flown 90 his
head and attacked the brain. Seven con-
vulsiOus followed and he died, deeply IA
mented by his parents, in about foTty-eight
hours.


The election for Tax Assessor, yesterday,
of Mr.. r. II. Williams, is a choice cslcU-
lated to give very general satisfaction to
the people, and reflects wisdom upon our
corps Of magistrates.


The wheat crop is looking well very gen.
orally over Montgomery county, while the
average sOwn is unusually large. It is
worthy Of remark that the wheat sOwn
with the drill stood the severity Of the win
ter far better than that which was sOwn
broadcast.


The people Of Montgomery are making
every preparation to plant large crops Of
corn and tobacco, and a. the times are
unusually severe, they regard the recent act
passed by the Legislature granting a few
months respite on their taxes for 1874 as
very OppOrtune.


The general sentiment in regard TO the
dog law is that our late adjourned Iegisla-
tuTe acted a. the old woman said the
preacher did when she wanted him to pray
for a rain in behalf Of her garden, which
was greatly needing the gentle shower.
The divine offered his petition, and in an
swer thereto San old field soaSCr and a
genuine gully washer fell, Whereupon the
old lady remarked, UAh. that is always the
way with these Methodist preachers, they
always overdo the thing" We must "be-
ware Of dogs" ROAMER.
Year: 1875

A paragraph stating that, in France,
straw lightning rods had been used with
great success for the protection of build
ings, Prof. Henry Morton made some
experiments, In which he found that a
straw offered resistance to the passage Of
electricity million or two times greater
than that offered by copper wire of the
same dimensions. He says that he can
only regard the French straw theory as
canard, but adds that IL it had originated
in New Jersey, he should have considered
it only as "the consequence of a verbal
ambiguity, as We know that New Jersey
lightning, moderately diluted, passes with
great facility along straw" Ia discus
sing the general question of the use Of
lightning rods, he states some facts, not
really novel, but worth repeating. He
says, "thc real question Of most import
ance to lightning rod is not what will
become of it after it is struck but strange
as II may sound when first stated, what
certainty there is Of its being struck.
The lightning rod should therefore offer a
path presenting less resistance to the
passage Of electricity than any other
neighboring accidental path, such as
metal water or gas pipe, bolts, hinges, &c.
1t must offer very much better path
than any other, or the electricity will di


vide itself between the paths in proportion
to the greater or less difficulties presented
by each. The conducting power of rod
varies with its cross sections or its weight
per running foot, and at least some of the
rival lines which would otherwise compete
for the electrical traffic down house may


be rendered powerlcss as competitors by
being united with the rod near the roof Of
the house. There is no moro doubt in the
minds Of educated electricians Of the eff
cheney Of properly constructed and connec-
ted lightningro rods in protecting houses from
lightning than there Is Of the ineificiency
of many rods either on account of their
insufficient capacity or tho fact that they
have been erected without proper care.
Year: 1875

or all the parallels, day by day
That thrill the heart of this life OF mine
Making strange and beautiful sign
OF gracious meaning in common way
The very blithest and dearest thing
Is the sound in the house ofthe Postman7s ring'
/. tells story. Though deep and far
Stretch the want and the wish OF man,
Hid in the bud OF an infinite plan
All blessed aud sure provdings are
Gods love rings the bell at the door
That the postman stands and waits before
For he knew when he made eit-earth and sea
The world so wide, and his child so small
Something must reach across 1t all
From heart TO heart that would listening Be-
And so from the first He laid away
Seed Of purpose that fruits to-day.
And because no service OF man 20 man
No thought or method that matches need
With outward emblem, can halfway read
The depths divine of the Heavenly plan,
Almost the dearest and bopeiulest thing
In the livelong day is the Postman's ring.
II minds me well il so sure hand,
So glad a summons may tell and send
Our earthly tidings from friend to friend,
There cannot be less in the Perfect land
Soul-messages may not be stayed or crossed ;
Ont Of Gods mails no letter is lost
Dear heart! that dwellest l know not where;
SO near. so Distant may not see--
While sit below with thoughts OF thee
Is some such usage OF gladness thereY
Do the angels come 10 thy door and say:
1--WE have brought thee word from her to-


day ?"
Year: 1875

Best of all things to us is home. In hours
of ambition and pleasure we may sometimes
forget its exquisite sweetness, but let sickness
or sadness come and we return to itatonce Let
the hollow hearts that feign friendship which
they do not feel stand revealed before us-let
us know as we all must at moments, that how
ever important we may be in our own estima-
ton our places would be filed at an hours
notice should we die tomorrow then we
whisper 10 ourselves the magic word Home,
aud are comfJrted.


Home, sweet homep 1t matters not how
humble it is, nor is less home for being a
place. 1t is where those we love dwell
wherever that may be-wherc we are valued
for ourselves and are held in esteem because Of
what we are in ourselves, and not because Of
power, or wealth or what we do for other
people.


Who would be without a homer Who
would take the worlds applause aud honor in
place of the tenderness of few true hearts
and the cosy freside meetings where the truth
may be spoken without disguise, and cnvious
earnings are unknown? In life's battle even
the hero finds many enemies, and much abuse
and SANDER aud detraction, but int1a home, if
it is what it ought to be, these things never
find their way There to his wife the plainest
man becomes wonderful tbing-as age, a
man who ought to be President Of The United
States, and would be were his worth known.
Year: 1875

There is scarcely hope that the Ad-
ninistration party will be able to put the
country in a condition to resume specie
payments in 1879. In fact they have
not gold dollar gathered for that pur-
pose, and it is nearly year since the
law was passed. 1t is as much as the
Government can do under its present
system to get gold enough to pay the in
terest on the bonds, and pay such bonds
as fall due and are called in. We verify
believe the act was passed simply MS
tub to the whale" and that none of
their leaders In Congress who voted for
1t expected they would be able to carry
out the bill. When they passed the bill
in 1869 which actually robbed the real
estate owners to pay the principal of The
bonds in gold, they set back specie pay
ments indefinitely. Had they then let
the bonds take care of themselves and
given one-fourth the attention to rails
been redeeming our greenback issues
with gold long ago. The act of 1869 was
a species of financial trickery that de-
serves the name of villainy. The bonds
we're ten to twenty per cent. more than
the Government got for them. They
were being used to build railroads and
improve the country, and were handy
sort Of currency. After the act was
passed about $500, 100000 of them were
shipped to Europe and they raised in
value to their present high figure. The
poor widows cottage, which a Radical
Congress taxed and pledged to pay the
bonds in gold, has deprecated almost
one-half and the bonds are actually
worth more in gold than they cost in
currency. The cottage which was pur-
chased for 81 900 bond has gone down
TO about 500 and the bond up to about
$3.50. This is what Radical taxation
and Radical legislation against the poor
and in favor of the rich has done.
Year: 1875

The Republican has a sympathizer in
the Pottsville Miners Journal, a strong
Republican paner. 1t gives the follow
ing advice to some of its contemporaries ::


Eve would not advise our friends to
crow over the death of imitation too
soon. There will be Democrats enough
in Congress this winter to give the re-
sumption act severe overhauling-for
which nobody but the brokers will be
very sorry-and if times continue hard
during next Spring and Summer we may
expect to hear great deal more about
the rag money" doctrine in the next
campaign"
Year: 1875

So far from Senator BAYARD being op-
posed to education, he is actually in fa-
vor of giving a common school education
to every man woman and child without
regard to color. But he holds to the
opinion that the United States has no
was in favor of the Legislature of our
own State providing for the education of
the blacks. and proposed to some men,
bers of that body to set the poll tax OF
colored voters aside for a fund for their
education. 1t is. and has been n matter
OF so much concernnent with him that
he has long been in the habit OF having
the servants about his house taught to
read. As man and boy he has been in
our midst during the whole rise and
progress of our excellent public schools,
and has never paid a tax more cheerful
ly than he does his school tax, nor has
he ever been known to oppose the cause
of education, on the contrary, he has al
ways favored it.


His speech III the Senate which the
Commercial garbled, was to prevent Con-
gress putting clause in the Constitu-
tion of Virginia that would have des-
troyed the liberty of the people of that
State, and prevented them forever from
changing their Constitution without
the sanction of Congress. In fact it
was to prevent Congress forcing an anti
republican Constitution upon people,
whereas, its duty is to see that the States
have a republican form of government.
Year: 1875

he RAG-BABY PREs1pENT.-We call
TIE attention Of the Republicans to the
apeech OF President Grant. If that
Journal is sincere in its advocacy Of in
t"tion and the increase 10y the Govern.
neLt Of its issue of paper money, it
ought to resent the insult offered to it by
me two-penny speech OF the Silent
uan, behind the cigar" tbs true that
LIE merely repeated the sarcasm of the
N. y. World and other Democratic news
papers heaped upon the Republican bant
Ing; but it is equally true that he is so
b4unted by debauchery that he is in.
Competent to originate anything to call
forth applause. This, however, does
not lessen the insult offered to Kelly,
futler, Phillips and other friends of the
Aep"tttoon. who have been the persistent
nurses OF the rag baby" and it was, to
say the least, mean in Grant to 20 to
democratic sources to gather slang to
,nrow at his own friends. The Repabl,.
az" ought 10 inform him of this fact-to
remind him that he was glad himself to
nurse the same rag baby" until his
salary was raised, and an opportunity
appeared of getting his pay in gold wher
be at once became as careless of the in.
terests of the people as though they were
not already taxed too heavily to keep {
Dummy in the Presidential chair. Thi
! ag baby burial is no funeral of tn,
Democrats and they are not called t,
act the part of mourners; but it look
very bad in Grant to turn upon the cur
rency of his own party and make fun G
that by which he has SO long been fed.


NEWSPAPER CHANGE The Philade
pkia All-Doy City Item which is now a
afternoon paper will be changed to


morning publication about the first {
December. The Item has stood high q
an enterprising newspaper heretofor
and we have no doubt that it will il
crease its reputation and usefulness as
morning issue.
Year: 1875

than one-half Of the homieides in thi.
State result directly from the shameful
violation Of this law. The blood of the
slain cries from the ground and urges to
the enforcement OF this law. Human
life is held too cheap, and blood flows
like water. How often is this law vio.
lated2 Can you not find out by a dill
gent inquiry Men 20 through The
country loaded down with these iustru-
ments Of death. Some Of them are
walking arsenals; thoughtless persons
wearing these engines Of destruction
concealed.


No one has a right to carry arms to a
place Of divine service or worship, even
openly or to court of justice. Are we
afraid? Afraid TO execute, THIS law2
urge you TO rise in your power, gindicate
the majesty and supremacy of the law.
! solemnly believe aud declare that the
great interests Of the people demand the
faithful enforcement OF all the laws oil
the land civil and criminal.


The richest legacy we can leave to
posterity demand the faithful enforce
ment Of the law OF the land. II we set
the example, and it is followed by those
who come after, crime viii cease in our
midst, good order will prevail, and Chris
tian civilization will make march un.
precedented in this age.
Year: 1875

ners and exquisite beauty, he became
deeply enamored. and. as she listehed TO
the stories of his daring courage and
wild adventure he related at the family
board, something Of a reciprocal feelin Z
entered her heart. Many and romantic
we're the dangers he encountered to gain
even a sight of the lady. Once while in
pursuit OF the Prince Of Parma, be stole
away from Attichy to see her; content
ing herself" says Matthew, with eating
some bread and hutter at the gate,
that he might not raise any suspicion in
her father. Afterward, mounting his
horse, he said be was going toward the
enemy, and that the fair one should soon
hear what he had performed through his
passion for her." At another time he
disguised himself as wood carrier, and
passed through the,enemy's lines, at the
great risk of being discovered and taken
prisoner, to procure an interview with
her. It was no passing infatuation, but
passion that, far from cooling through
lapse OF years. con tinued to strengthen
until it was dissolved by death 7emplc
| Bar.
Year: 1875

The London Saturday Review says;
For the want of judgment on the part of
those who listen to music in drawing.
rooms, considerable excuse may be
found in the kind Of music which they
are often condemned to hear. Among
the many rare gifts which seem to be
nowadays considered common to the
greater part of the world, 'that OF mu-
sical excellence is not omitted. The
same folly WHICH induces misguided per
sons to imagine that they can string to


gether a readable novel without any
knowledge of character or grammar,
and act difficult part with no under
standing of stage requirements, has led
them to say with Bottom: Il have a
reasonable good ear in music let US
have the tongs and the bones.' For the
many attempts at playing by those who
have no touch, and at singing by those
who have no ear the system of eduoa.
ton which teaches children certain set
of things without any reference to their
individual capacity for them is in great
measure responsible. But the worst
specimens OF musical ineompetency
WHICH may be heard in drawingrooms
are due to the want ~ perception and
the vanity of those who exhibit the spec
linens. There are many men and women
who might sing or play agreeably il they
would confne themselves TO things
within their powers; but vaulting ambi:
Iion carries them pell-mell into the dan.
gers OF difficult music which can only be
encountered successfully after years of
study and practice, and makes of the
struggles WHICH, il is to be hoped, are
more painful TO their bearers thal them
selves, a terrible warning. Wien one
has been present at one or two perform.
ances of this kind one can understand
the feelings of professor of music who
was gifted with very tender conscience
besides a great talent, and, being asked
the reason of an unusual fit of gloom,
replied. well, | am just tbinking
whether ought TO 90 on teaching these
amateurs They come and learn, but
they understand nothing; and they
mostly have voices like little csts.