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Year: 1876

Every American citizen. be his polit-
ical preferences what they may. who has
the least shadow Of regard for constitu-
tional freedom and the rights of his fell
lows, or who retains spark Of true man


illness, unbiased by political prejudice,
must entertain deep sympathy for the
people Of South Carolina for the indig-
mites put upon them BY President
Grant while every. honest American
heart will burn with indignation at the
high-handed outrages committed against
those people by the aame official. While
pretending to be influenced, in his ad-
ministfation Of the Government, only
BY desire to do impartial justice to all,
the President listens to the one-sided
and selfish story told by the acting chief
magistrate is himself an immi-
grant to the State from the North-a
political adventurer who has proven him.
self capable Of any act, however dishon-
orable or dishonest, to attain his aims
10 the pursuit Of ofice-a candidate for
reelection by the negroes and their few
base white allies. To such man the
President gives ear. and rejects the bet
ter counsels and more faithful represen-
tations Of the existing condition Of the
internal affairs Of the State made BY ma
tive born and more responsible citizens
because they chance to be Of the demo-
cratic party, and whose reports are con-
frmed by the Chief Justice Of the State
"a leading member Of the Republican
parsy-and other State officials and
prominent men.


Despite the representations Of these
men-based on knowledge obtained in
the prosecution Of their duties as pur-
vsyors Of the peace-that good order
prevails throughout most all Of the
State, and that in no part of it has there
at any time existed any disturbances
which could not readily be quelled by
the arm Of the civil law, the President
has sent large numbers Of United States
soldiers into the State nominally to pre-
serve peace which is not disturbed. or
only disturbed BY the persons whom be
processes to wish to protect. The hypoc-
risy Of the President and bis abettors
in this matter is too transparent to de-
ceive even the blipdest and most obtuse
Of even his followers. Despairing Of
the success Of his party BY fair means
and fearing lest the negroes, upon whom
they rest their main hopes, will follow
The example Of those Of Georgia. Ala
bama and Virginia and cast their bal
lots in favor Of the Democratic candi-
date, the President has illegally made
use Of his power as chief magistrate to
endeavor to control the election in
South Carolina, in the interests Of bis
party and its candidates. And this is
the leader and exponent Of the Repub-
lican party, and these the unscrupulous
means BY which they seek to retain
power.
Year: 1876

All who are opposed to military interference
in elections: all who are in favor of peace,
and opposed to keeping alive the embers of
war all who hope for and desire pure and
free government Of constitutions and laws: all
who are opposed to corruption and fraud in
rulers or people all who favor an honest and
economical administration of all branches Of
the government, and are opposed to unfair
and oppressive taxation, etc, ETC., are bid to
come and keep in motion the wave from In
diana and West Virginia.


The people Of the adjoining counties of this
State and Maryland, are cordially invited to
attend. By an arrangement with the Man
ayers of the Agricultural Association, the day
meeting will be held upon the Fair Grounds,
where, BY the use Of the Grand Stand, COM
Portable seats, sufficient for the accommoda-
tion Of all whe may attend, will be provided.


By order Of County Executive Committee,


JOHN O'BYRNE, Chairman.
Year: 1876

to influence the executive selection of any
officer involved in the so-called whisky
ring; that he had not interfered in any
manner to cause the suspension Of the
celebrated order forthe transfer of Super
visors, but that its revocation was directed
BY the President himself, in order that,
the suspicion being removed from the
minds Of those engaged in the frauds,
they might more readily be detected in
their efforts TO cheat the Government out
of the revenue on distilled spirits; that
the President stillhss implicit confidence
in the integrity of General Babcoek. and
is satisfied with his explanation of the
dispatches, which formed so important
an element in his prosecution.


The cross-examinstion ELECTED moth
Of Importance. Whatever its object IT
seemed to have been directed more
against the President than Bsbcock. It
however, developed the fact that If
there had been anything wrong on the
part Of that sfficer, which the President
emphsticslly said be did not believe, twas
without the knowledge of the executive.
The President said that during the
twelve years that Babcock had been in
timately associated with him, no had not
learned anything calculated to impair
confidence in his integrity. The testi-
mony is declared TO be strongly in favor
Of Bsbcock's honesty.
Year: 1876

ST. Louis Special to the Chicago Tribune.


Babcock was mercilessly stared at from
the time of his entrance TO the ADJOURN
ment of the court. Every movement
and expression of his WAS watched with
intense eagerness, and while the district
attorney was.reading the indictment, and
while in the middle Of those parts OF his
speech which looked 50 damaging to
Babcock, the defendant betrayed un-
usual excitement, pulling nervously
ut his moustache and moving un'
easily in his seat. Frequently
his tace flushed Occasionally he would
hold his hand to his cheek and gaze in
tently and rather detiantly at Col. Dyer,
whose whitening charges fell upon the
audience with electric force, and here
and there made people start from their
seats as if they were amazed at his bold
and pitiless srraignment OF one who had
held such confidential and important
trusts. Once or twice he turned to his
counsel and smiled, but it was not brave
smile by any means, and had more the
appearance of an effort to maintain his
temper or courage than anything else.
Year: 1876

PITrsBURGu, February l3.-The last
line west over the Pennsylvania Rail
road last night struck heavy land
slide Just east of Johnstown station
throwing the train off the track and bad
ly wrecking the engine, baggage car and
two passengers coaches, and the wrecked
cars canght fire and the baggage car and
the two coaches were destroyed. A
portion of the mails were also bRrned,
ard one lady passenger and the baggage
master were slightly bruised. The track
WAS damaged for the distance of 200 feet
and the obstruction WAS SO great that
blasting had to ba resorted to to clear
the track OF debris.
Year: 1876

ft>gHt From the Laramie Sentinel. t'L'-'-'~


al The more we think it over the more we


congratulate ourselves that we didn't go as


areporter with the Indian expedition, for,


although it is very pleasant to write up a
long Indian fight, it rather knocks the ro-


nance out of it to write up the item in


Paradise, or, in case that no passes are


granted to editors and reporters, to be


obliged to get up an account on fre-proof


parchment and run the risk of securing a


reliable medium by which to convey it to


our paper. Ali these things taken into


consideration, we are glad we didn't go.


of course, what the country needs is good,


patriotic volunteers to 60 forward and sus-


tam. the flag, and all that sort of thing,


bat the reason we don't banker for such
active life is that we object to being pro-


moted SO precipitately. We have never


been noted for our precipitation, and to be
promoted from an ordinary newspaper re-
porter to shining angel without scalp,


is an honor to which we do not aspire.


There is something about being sent home
without any liver Or digestive apparatus,
and spinal column with only five or six
good, whole vertebre in it, that always
strikes a chill to our patriotism. And to
think of how man is liable to have a
tomahawk in among his vitals when he is
thinking about something else, and to be
cut down in moment, in the twinkling of
aneye, with your dirty stockings on and
two or three suspender buttons gone and
an unpaid wash bill in your pocket, and
never know how large a majority Hayes
and Wheeler got-all these things seem to
convince ms that the government don't
need raw recruits to fight the Sioux, but,
On the contrary, old and tried soldiers are
needed. No one doubts our patriotism Or
our courage We have ttkilled Indians"
and. yet we do not say it boastingly, for
they were not those ill-tempered ones in
the mountains that pine for the gore of
newspaper men and would like to have our
pale blonde. hair to ornament their Grecian
bend. Of course, there isn't much fun in
being a local editor and getting licked every
day. for giving some ill-tempered man a
pleasant little puff, but we'd rather do it,
and see the circus once in a while, than to
spend the summer with the Hebrew chill
dren and Lazarus, while the bloody Sioux
perform the difficult figures Of the s'cancann
around a lock Of our sorref back hail. D9f2t
Year: 1876

SAN FRAScrsco, March 2l.-1n view
of the recent decision oil the Supreme
Court of the United States, that State
Legislation regulating Chinese emigra-
tion is unconstitutional, the Board OF
Supervisors last night unanimously
adopted recommendation to tue Mayor
10 appoint a committee OF citizens, who
shall call u mass meeting for an express
sion of public sentiment and 10 choose q
deputation to represent the matter to
Congress in the most forciblo manner.
Tue last steamer from China brought
over one thousand Chinese and the en-
tire steerage capacity of both lines is en
gagged Ior the next six months by impor-
tiers of coolies The action Of the Board
OF Supervisors excites general and favor
able comment.
Year: 1876

SATs the Charleston (S. c. Republi-
can: F'After every storm on Morris
Island, collins and skeletons Of soldiers
killed in the seige are brought to view,
from the earth being washed away 4
walk along the beach the day after al
easteriy or southeriy gale would give
some Of cur warlihe spirits distaste for
the p0mp and circumstance OF war


"A French writer in Algeria made
the curious discovery that outlet eaten
in the sun at breakfast intoxicated him
SO completely that he fell down sense
less, and did not recover from its eff
fects for several hours. He assures US
that the smallest quantity Of meat taken
in the morning during the hot weather
there produces the effect of drunkenness.
Year: 1876

lNeadlng tfa y Eagtc.l


Amos Eelfrich, aged thirteen, son of
Iacharias Helfrich, who resides on the
road leading from Yost's store to the
Swamp school, Hereford, went into the
woods about three fourths of mile from
home, on hun5 for chicken grapes
He took with him q basket and the
breed. When supper time came Amos
was not about At bed time he was still
absent. Tho next day, Sunday, Che
father told the neighbors that his boy
Was missing. In the meantime the dog
returned, bat appeared to be uneasy
and restless. They tried tc track him
through the meadow, but could not.
A number OF The neighbors then search
ed for the boy, but on Sunday night
they returned home Unsuccessful, and
the noighborhood became alarmed
They kept up the search with lanterns
until after midnight, when they again
returned home. All day Sunday they
continued in the search, but until Mon
day morning at o'clock was the pecu
liar condition and the Whereabouts of
the boy were ascer!ained. Two charcoal
burners named Rudolph were going
through svenp, ard when under q
large tree they saw basket lying
They picked It up and looked up into
the tree, the first thing they saw was
hat hanging upon one of the lower
branches, and as they cast their eyes up
higher, to their great astonishment they
wedged in between the limbs the body
of boy. Both men Immediately mount
ed the tree, and to their amazement they
found young Helfrich unconscious, near
ly dead from hunger, thirst and expos
ure, and SO thoroughly wedged in be-
tween the forks Of two branches that it
was with the greatest difficulty, consid-
ering the condition Of the boy, that
they were able 10 lift him ont and get
him to the ground He was carried
home as gently as possible and tenderly
cared for. He soon revived and was
strong enough to tell his fearful adven-
ture. He said he had climbed up a tree
about thirty feet after some chicken
grapes Oh Saturday afternoon about three
O'Clock. The limb was slippery and he
lost his foothold and fell toward the
ground In his descent he was caught
in the fork Of the branches, where he
was SO tightly wedged that he could not
free himself. He screamed at the top
of his voice, but was not heard. That
night he thought he would die. All day
Sunday and Sunday night he was delir
ious, and toward Monday morning he
became unconscious and remained so
until found.
Year: 1876

What can be the reason that the
County Treasurers have arisen as
an army and urged an increase of
their compensation Simply this {!
We are at last come to the time
when scarcely any body is able to
pay his tax, within the time pre-
scribed by law. We had AS we'll
look the matter squarely in the
face, for a few years ago large
proportion of the revenue was col
lected by the Treasurers prior to
the fret Of December, the period
at which the five per cent, penalty
is made to apply. Atprcsent how
ever, only a very small proportion
has been collected prior to the first
of December, 1875, and at that
rate the Treasl 'er ceased to re-
celve commission on his cole c.
tions. Those who refuse or are
too thick skullcd to read in this
the popular agony under public
burdens too great to bear, will
probably have physical vitality


enough to last a few years, when


they will see rapidly depcpulated
Year: 1876

The actual drama of life in which Rose
Eytinge recently figured in Milwaukee partly
lifts the curtain from scene of domestic sor-
row which consideration for gifted actress
has hitherto kept concealed from all but her
most intimate friends and acquaintance. 1t
is the old, old story OF dissolute husband
claiming and squandering the earnings of a
neglected and deserted wife-ot proud and
sensitive woman so overwhelmed with grief
and modification as to be tempted to take
refuge in self murder.
Year: 1876

THE Democratic House appears TO have
been guilty of the meanness of cutting from
the army appropriation bill the item providing
for the payment of the funeral expenses of of
ficers dying in the service. The Democtats
have not yet been able to forgive the army
for the service it did during the rebellion.
Year: 1876

THE Democracy are much in the condition
of the negro convert who was assured that
both paths before him led to tropical climes
If Tilden be nominated Ohio and Indiana are
lost. If western man is nominated New
York is lost. In either case the Democracy
are beaten. Like the aforementioned con-
vert the leaders are becoming impressed with
the idea that ode party had better take to de
woods -
Year: 1876

MONDAY, the Sd of July, will be generally
observed as holiday in New York. The
Banks will be obliged to keep open to pay
and receive payment of notes, but the stores
will mostly be closed and no business of any
account will be transacted from the afternoon
of the 1st to the morning of the 5th.
Year: 1876

Texas is another Southern state which is
breaking away from the Democracy Its
people are disposed to seek relief from the
condition of lawless violence which Demo-
cratic rule has brought and seek protection
from thieves and assassins. The conviction
is growing that order can only be restored by
giving the State into the hands of the Re-
publicans, and the casting of the Texas elec-
toral vote for Hayes and Wheeler is among
the possibilities.
Year: 1876

The Southern delegates to st. Louis are
reported as desiring ga candidate against
whose loyalty to the Federal government
during the war not even shadow
of suspicion can attach" In that
case the convention will have TO be
mighty particular, and won't find it
safe to seize the first man it can put hands
on. 1t will be necessary to send man with
a lantern, and a magic one at that, to in
spect the candidates.
Year: 1876

THE Shoe & Leather Reporter is sorry TO
be obliged to record that the New York leath-
er trade is not mauifesting those signs of inn
provement and buoyancy that have vitalized
and animated the manufacturing interests at
the East. There is tolerably brisk demand
for good qualities of leather, but there is so
much inferior stock in the market that il
serves as drag on the better sorts, and pri-
ces have not appreciably advanced. There
is perhaps less eagerness to realize, growing
out of the conviction that however slowly
things may get better, they are morally GER
tain not to grow worse. Shipments, so far
as we can learn, are made with caution, and
principally on guarantee of satisfactory fig
ures.
Year: 1876

COMMODORE VANDERBILT is in very
critical condition and there is scarcely a
chance of his recovery. He has shown re-
markable tenacity of life to have held out so
long, but the chances are that he can survive
but few DAYS longer.
Year: 1876

IMPERIAL PEDRO, TURNED TO TALK, NAT STOP


4 WHOLE PROCESSION.


Special Disnatch to TIE Tribune
WAsHsGroS, D. c., May 1l.-Senators who
have returned from the Centennial represent
tic President as not altogether pleased with the
manncr in which be was received. Hc was COIN
PEELED to wait q considerable time for Dom
Pedro, who insisted upon stopping and talking
to Ill The mechanics.


MORE.


After that It was impossible to get even glass OF
water or mcnthfnl OF anything to eat for the
President. The management had also arranged
that the President should shake hands for two
honrs with the thousands Of strangers, a proceed
ing which he did not relish, and did not submit to-
frcshmepts
Year: 1876

At the show the o'h.r evening, gentle
man earcastically asked a man standing up
m trout OF him If he was aware that he
was opaque? The other d MED The ale
CATION. He said he was not opaque. His
name was O'Brlpn.
Year: 1876

tanned by fraudulent means. We
have no fear that the leaders of the
democracy will immediately seek
any serious perversion of govern
mental authority; or that they will
even permit the ruffanly element at
the South to persecute the. negroes;
and, as for their paying Southern
war claims that will not be possible
while the republicans hold the Uni
ted States senate. These men are
like every body else, they will desire
to perpetuate the domination of
their party, and to attain that OBJ
ject will, no doubt, strive to SO con-
duct themselves as to win popular
approval. 1t will not be until after
they have firmly established them
selves in control that they will set
ABOUT working out harmful projects,
and, if. the people are then awake
to their own interests, they can al
ways prevent the consummation of
such schemes.


The immediate danger does not
arise from reasonable designs now
entertained by the democratic lead
ers: but from the unwillingness of
the republican masses throughout
the country to acquiesce in a quiet
transfer Of the government to those
whom they have justly come to be-
lleve were enemies of the country
in its days Of danger. 1t is appar-
emily an easy thing, under existing
circumstances; to involve this coun-
try in war, and the present impera-
tive duty of every public man is to
strive to avert that calamity, by OBJ.
serving moderation in his own ex-
pressions and influencing his neigh
bors to do likewise. While we
would advise war rather than sub.
mission to any infractlon of our lib
critics, we cannot avoid remarking
the extreme folly ofresorting to that
ruinous alternative, because we on
ly suspect that the purpose of injur-
ing us may be entertained by those
whom we regard as antagonists.
Year: 1876

No matter who is elected presi.
dent, (and we do not expect to know
until after this paper is printvu,) if
a disturbance can be avoided, the
results of this canvass will ultimate
ly be beneficial to the country.
The dominant party will learn, by
the lesson just received, that ths:
people cannot be tied to party un-
der all circumstances; that they will
assert their independence when pro-
voked to do so by acts which can
not be justified. That the leaders
of the party in power in this country,
not only since the republicans gain
ed control, but long before, have
been corrupt, and have used their
official positions wrongfully to ag
grandize and enrich themselves, no
intelligent citizen doubts; nor will
any one care to risk his reputation
by foolishly rushing to the defence
Of most of the prominent politicians
of either party. The utmost we
usually can say is that t*our man"
is no worse than "their man," and,
generally, this does not involve
much of a compliment.


The occasional displacement of
one party and installation in power
of the opposition is desirable, and
would be at this time, but for the
issues that exist. The elevation of
the democracy now is, however, ex-
ceedingly distasteful to a great ma
jority of the Northern people and
to very many at the South, for the
simple reason that it involves the
surrender of the government into
the keeping Of that element Of
which a portion was notoriously en-
deavoring to overthrow it only a
few years ago, and the other portion
in sympathizing with those who were
fighting for that object. That the
domination of these may cause a
convulsion so violent as to destroy
Our institutions is possible, because
a considerable proportion of man.
kind prefer to risk the loss of what
they have Of liberty rather than SUBJ
init to the control of those whom
they dislike. Thus the success of
the democracy becomes necessarily
dangerous, because it involves the
submission Of the victors in the late
war to those whom they defeated.
That they are not blamable for such
disinclination to submit cannot be
denied, for the feeling is natural; :;
but we are, by no means, prepared
to say that they will be justified in
resisting such dominion, until pro-
voked to do so by some overt ille-
gal and oppressive act.


The wisest course for the people
to pursue, is to acquiesce cheerfully
in the result, and that, too, even if
satisfied that success has been at
Year: 1876

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of the most reliable insurance companies in
the United States. We have embarked in
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worth. and having no assessments to psy to
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Call at our Office and see if We can't.


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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


indisputable factor that cannot be