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Year: 1876

dency on such sorry scratch as this
Nevertheless, it was only few days ago
that the Democracy were greatly elated
at the idea OF throwing out Hayes and
Wheeler eIector in Vermont and another
in Oregon, because they held some Office
incompatible with the position Of an
elector.


Now, however, that the Kentucky OK
seems to be gored by an "irregularity," !"
the Democratic eye does not "see ip pre-.
ciseIy as It did a few days ago. It would
be shocking to throw out Tildens vote In
Kentucky on account Of an irregularity.
Ofcourse 1t would, but no more so than to
throw out an electoral vote in Vermont
or Oregon on account Of blunder Of
the same kind in principle.


II is we'll for our Democratic brethren
to 60 little slow these days in the way
Of contending for immutable principles.
There is danger Of somebody getting hois-
ted by their own petard. II either Tilden
or Hayes have to go into the Presidency
by any sort Of Irregularities whatever,
the whole country will have cause to de.
plore the humiliation that has fallen up
on the American nation.
Year: 1876

Al the grain market to-day there was
an unusually large attendance. There
was an active demand for wheat as we'll
for consumption as for speculation; white
advanced 2a3 and red 1a2 per GENITAL on
Tuesdays prices. Flour was in good re.
quest at extreme rates and rather tend
Ing upward. Indian corn sold fully Cd
higher,
Year: 1876

Will address the people Of Mineral
Point on political questions at the
City Hall, this,


WEDNESDAY EVE. NOV. 1st.


Mr. Norton being from the South,
can speak from personal knowledge
of affairs in that Democratic strong
hold, and what he has to tell should
be heard by every voter in Iowa
county.


Col. Carr is spoken of as q fluent
and effective speaker, The meet
ing is sure to be the best in the coun-
ty during the campaign.
Year: 1876

DEMOCRATS intend to stick square
" by the whole ticket So says
the organ of the Democracy of this
city in its last issue. That is just
what we believed all the time, but
Democratic candidates often endeav-
or to impress the contrary upon
Republicans. Now we have it Of
fc'dHy announced that they will
stand by the whole ticket; so when
Republicans are solicited next Tues
day to scratch" just refer them to
tie authority and sead them Oh their
way.
Year: 1876

THE "young folks in the p. M,
Church of this city short time ago
undertook, by giving a series of So
cial and literary entertainments, to
raise a sum of money for tho pur-
chase of new communion set for
the use Of said usociety. Their la
bors were not in vain, for on last
Sabbath evening the pastor, Rev,
Mr Kent, on behalf of these young
folks, presented to the trustees OF
the church a very handsome and
heavy plated silver set comprising
six pieces. They are beautiful il
taste and design, and will do credit
to the use for which they are in
tended. The value Of the present
complete is Sl05.
Year: 1876

Mr.. John Fitzpatrick, last night. was
again elected by the Central Club Of the
Third Ward a member OF the State
Central Committee. There Is a very
strong and just opposition to Mr.. Fitz-
patrick holding seat in that body,
and this opposition extends all over the
city and to an extent In the coun-
try. We are constrained to think
that, IL Mr.. Fitzpatrick was rs
anxious to harmonize the Democratic
Conservative party as he processes to
be, he would have withdrawn from this
candidacy AS IL Is, we think he will
not be admitted to his eeat, except upon
q very clear explanation OF his (for a
Democrat) extraordinary record. This
is a matter in which several hundred
thousand citizens. Democrats and Con-
servatives, are as much interested as
was the assemblage at Turner's Hall
last night.
Year: 1876

At each OF the springs at Saratoga stands q
man who dips you up glass Of water from the
spring. In return Tor any Little testimonial you
may feel disposed tp give him. The other dag
a colored person-we hope it was not Pinchbaok
waited in vain before the spring for his glass
of water. The man Ia attendance refused to
hand 1t up and told him that II he wanted glass
OF water he could step down aud get 1t himse T..
Some people IN '9ht consider this small. a trifie
and picayunish afYlir. but. according to the
harntogias. Radical paper published at r
atoga. it is fraught with great moment to the
whole world. In two columns OF editorial that
rustic ne ewspaper bursts out about the eman-
cipation proclamation. rakes up the ghosts of
Hamburg. and winds up delirlously with the
question whether this can possibly be the nine
teenth century" In which such an outrage can
take place. The New York Tribune and Times
tIsadicaD are vainly endeavoring to quiet the
somewhat excited country paper. and assure 1t
that there is no need to get alarmed. that the
color line will not be drawn In New York. that
the outrage 10 not 80 very great after all.


We are heartily glad that the South has not
to answer for this outrage; but this little
difficulty has almost pers 1aded US that. no
matter how we'll we behave. we cannot possibly
satisfy the Radicals. II every negro In the
country was to die In his bed ,r the next GEN.
tury: II each OF Them were allowed to vote hun
dred times at every election; II they were given
illimitable whisky the Northern Radical press
would still be unsatisied. still find some bloody
shirt to waive. some outrage for an unpromis-
ing election even IL it had TO go to Saratoga
and aeriated water for an outrage on nero,
" ith which to fire The Northern heart.
Year: 1876

We print this evening the proceedings
Of meeting Of Democrats and Conser-
vatives Ia the Seventh Ward. which
organized the Nichols and Wiltz Club
on the 18th. We print. with these pro-
ceedings, list Of the members Of the
club. In which the public will recognize
many well known, Influential and repre-
sentative citizens OF the ward. We devote
80 much space to these documents be-
cause we believe that the proposition Of
this club to heal the division which has
arisen In the Seventh Ward, out
Of the contest for the Presidency
Of the Central Club. Is Of very great
importance, and because we think that
the responsibility for the continu-
ance Of that division must rest upon
the faction which declines the compro-
mise proposition OF club Of disintert
ested citizens such as those Ia this list.


At this late day. 1t matters little which
faction was In the first place right and
which wrong, and 1t Is probable there
was measure OF right and wrong on
both sides, the public interests are Of
paramount Importance and cannot be
ignored in q contest for leadership be-
tween two individuals or two factions.


We cannot see how the parties to this
division can maintain themselves be-
fore the public in a refusal to compro-
mise this unfortunate aud unseemly
wrangle upon the reasonable basis Pro-
posed by the Nichols and WiItz Club.
II, however, they, or either OF them. de-
cline to compromise the matter, 1t will
be the imperative duty OF the Parish
Committee to take the matter In hand,
ignore both the claimants Of the presi-
dency Of the Central Club. and order a
new election under commission APP
pointed from among the representative
men OF the ward.


We have no doubt that both parties
believe they are entirely 10 the right.
but each feeling conscious OF being In
the right should be willing to concede
their rights In ward squabble to the
higher and more general interests OF
the whole community. ~ 15
Year: 1876

We are happy to see that our fellow
citizens of Italian origin are not behind
hand in organizing for the campaign.
This evening there will be meeting Ut
the Tenth Ward Wigwam DR. the pur-
pose Of organizing g branch club Of the
Year: 1876

LEAvENwoRTH, Kas. March S-A
young girl aged eighteen, by the name OF
Melvina White, died early this morning at
a house of i'll repute, corner of Second and
Kiowa streets, from the effects of medicine
taken to produce an abortion. About six
months ago the girl came to the city from
the country 10 search of work and subse
luently met a young man whose name
could not be learned and was taken te
Atchison. Night before last she was
brought from that city here and was lef
in falling condition on the steps of tht
house known as Blind Mag;s. She wa
taken in and physician called, but to nj
avail, and she died as above stated, Par
of the time she was delirious and woult
exclaim You gave me too much of tha
stuff, Charley"
Year: 1876

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, 1T WILL Non
] Rust or crack and costs only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1876

Governor Tilden speaks out manfnlly
on the question of Southern claims, not
evading the issue in any way, but meeting
it squarely in every particular. His policy
is, simply, let bygones be bygones. The
civil war is over and all questions per


tanning to it are settled. They must not
be reopencd. The fourteenth amend
ment must be maintained, executed and
enforced in absolute good faith. No
rebel debt can be assumed or paid, and
no loss by the emancipation Of slaves or
damage caused by the war will be allow
ed, whether covered by the fourteenth
amendment or not. The Governor thinks
the past cannot be considered at all, but
that the only safe rule is to turn to new
and better future, and on that basis to
assure peace, reconciliation and fratern-
ity. These sentiments are not only man
ly but statesmanlike. The country has
too long been fighting over again the
issues settled by the war instead of bury
ing them with the dead Of that fratricidal
struggle. When the past Is entirely for
gotten, and only then, will there be per-
feet accord between North and South and
q return of that prosperity which only
peace and unity can quicken and create.
1t is for these reasons that we say with


Governor Tilden, let bygones be bygones
Year: 1876

And thus it is that the great name,
the great authority of the Republican
party in its national capacity, is being
used this very moment to uphold the
most atrocious system of government
which this country ever saw. a par
ty which cannot live and prosper I'M
Year: 1876

TIE attempt in certain quarters to bring the army into disrespect, in Arizona, smacks somewhat of the conduct of the man who killed the goose that layed the golden egg; differing, however, in this, that the simple ton who killed the goose thought to get all the eggs at once, while it is difficult to di- vine the object of his imitators. We notice that when from any cause the quartermaster is out of funds there is a stringency in the money market and all classes of our people feel the pressure. If this be so on tempo rry occasions what would be the effect in case we should succeed in causing the with drawal of so great a nuisance as the troops from the Territoryl Stranger things have been done, and now that the San Carlos In- dian police is organized and officered, there would seem to be bat little further use for white soldiery in the South.
Year: 1876

Dr. McCandless was called the other day to see man at Point of Rocks, by the name Of Bryan, who had accidentally shot him. self with a revolver, near the hip, the ball ranging along the whole length of his thigh and lodging on the under side of his leg op- pcsitc the knee.
Year: 1876

One of our Prescott scientists got a back set the other day while expaciating on the conkology of this region as exhibited in cer- tain shells picked up by little son of MT. Banghart, at Chino Valley. The habits as we'll as the age in which they lived, of the creatures that once inhabited these shells, when Chino Valley was vast sea and San Francisco mountain and the Mogollons merely islands in the waste of waters were all being figured out to scientific certainty when grandmother Peck upset all his the- ory and made sad havoc with science itself by remarking that she had brought those shells from Puget Sound to please the chil- dren, as there was nothing of the kind ever found here.
Year: 1876

So he FASTENED away, hoping by constant
change and excitement TO drive her image
from his heart.


lie passed the frontiers, and then the cold
north winds began TO blow, and lie could
not face them. and Lionel Merton learned
that his only hope oflfe was indeed in TIA
ly. II seemed almost as though Fate were
bidding him return, aud so he passively
resigned himself and retraced by slow
stages the way to Frascati, delaying as lie
drew nearer and nearer TO it., and yet with
every intention Of seeing Teresa once
more.


lie took up his residence al the Inn again,
but saw nothing Of Teresa; neither did lie
hear OF her until upon making inquiries
from the innkeeper he found that immed-
ately upon her return from the Campagna
her parents had been taken i'll and were
now in the last stages of disease, and that
they were poorer then ever. But Lionel
shrank from intruding, although he and
the old Cecch bad been very friendly.


Still Teresa had a consciousness of his
presence in the constant supplies OF all
needed for the Sufferers at the hands of the
innkeeper, aud she did not refuse them, for
she was almost worn out with her vigil and
perhaps regarded this unexpected assist
ance as an answer TO her prayers, and
therefore not 10 he flung uugratefully
aside.
Year: 1876

She can sit at the open window of a railway carriage with stiff northeast wind blowing in that chills everybody in the vicinity to the marrow, for two hours in a thin muslin dress without fiinching.

 She can dance or waltz down the cap- tain of marching regiment, and at the eleven o'clock supper put away lobster salad, ice cream, champagne, cake and coffee, without finching, sufficient for a weeks nightmare to 8 strong man.

 She can comb her hair all back so as to leave the roots of it to the full play of December breeze, and wear bon net on top of chignon, leaving ears and head exposed with impunity, with the thermometer ten degrees below zero.

 She can pull over $1 ,O0O worth of dry goods for the investment of fifty cents.

 She can study music for ten years sui fciently to enable her to perform excel lently, when not in the presence of those who desire to hear her.

 She can balance herself on the ball of her great toe and shoe heel the size of 8 dime all day in the public streets with out falling.

 She can occupy three seats in 8 horse car and be utterly oblivious that any of her own sex are standing up. She shows unusual strength and firm ness in the holding of real estate, soi- taire diamonds, and other valuable prop erty which her husband places in. hel hands previous to his compromising with his creditors for twenty cents on g dollar.
Year: 1876

As anything pertaining to oysters is of interest we quote the following ex- planation of their growth, given by MT. Frank Buckland. How near correct he is we will not attempt to state:

 The body of an oyster is poor, weak thing, apparently incapable of doing anything at all. Yet what marvellous house an oyster builds around his deli cate frame. When an oyster is first born he is very simple, delicate dot, as it were, and yet he is born with his two shells upon him. For some un- known reason he always finds himself on his round shell, never by his flat shell, and being once fixed he begins to grow, but he only grows in summer. Inspect an oyster shell closely and it will be seen that it is marked with distinct lines. As the rings we observe in the section of the trunk of the tree denote years of growth, so do the marking on an oyster shell tell us who many years ehas pass- ed in his "bed" at the bottom of the sea. Suppose the oyster under inspec- tion was born Juue 15, 1870, he will go on growing to the first line we see well ter. In summer, 1871, he would more G114U uOuU1o LID SAAOs LII AObO tALN Aos q he would again go on building, till he was dredged up in the middle of his work in 1875, so that he is plainly five and half years old. The way an oys- ter grows in his shell is pretty sight. have watched it frequently. The beard of an oyster is not only his breathing organ-thar is, his lungs-but also his breeding organ, by which he conveys the food to his complicated mouth with his four lips.

 When the warm, calm days of June come the oyster opens his shell, and, by means of his beard, begins building an additional story to his house. This he does by depositing very, very fine par. ticles of carbonate of lime, till at last they form substance as thin as silver paper and exceedingly fragile. Then he adds more and more, till at last the new shell is as hard as the old shell. When oysters are growing their shell they must be handled very carefully, as the new growth of shell will cut like broken glass, and 8 wound on the fin ger from an oyster sbell is often very | 0anperOuS
Year: 1876

Have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.

 There is long and wearisome step between admiration and imitation.

 The touchstone by which men try us is most often their own vanity.

 Little drops of rain brighten the meadows, and little acts of kindness brighten the world.

 To make the most of the good and the least of the evil of life is the best phi losophy of life.

 He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must certainly pass.

 The very hope of heaven under trou- bles is like the wind and sails to the soul.

 The afaictions of this life are neither too numerous nor too sharp. Much rust requireth rough file.

 Faith evermore overlooks the diffcul ties of the way, and bends her eyes only to the certainty of the end.

 Every flower in the heavenly garden will be turned Godward, bathing its tints of loveliness in the glory that ex- celleth.

 God breaks the cistern to bring us to the fountain. He withers our gourds, that He Himself may be our shade.
Year: 1876

A letter from Paris to Philadelphia paper says: Queer things are occasional ly to be seen in Paris, but queerer sight than that which I witnessed this morning is rarely, if ever, been my lot to behold. In taking my morning walk, I met large white poodle, shaved and clipped lion fashion, who wore round, black velvet cap, coquettishly placed on the side of his curly head. l his mouth he carried basket, to which small ecru silk parasol had been adroitly at tached in such manner that in carry

 ing the basket the dog held the parasol

 over his head, and so shaded himt elf from the rays of the sun. It was impos- sible to describe the gravity and al,ton,b of his dogship, nor the immense amuse- ment of the street boys and the pa sers, by at this novel spectacle. ...y-.. .-..
Year: 1876

s'I trust that is even so, my friend. But there were seasons in the worse than Egyptian night through which l have passed when the tsmpter's power seemed about to crush me. For myself I cared little; for my wife and children everything. The thought of seeing them go out from the pleasant home I had provided for them and step down, far down, to lower level in the social grade, half distracted me for 8 time. For them I would have braved every thing but dishonor. I could not stoop to that. And so have passed fiery ordeal and cone out, verify believe, 8 better man. No, my friend, l am not ruined. I have lost my fortune, but not my integrity"

 And so the man stood firm. It was not in the power of any commercial dis aster to ruin him.

 The storm ragged furiously; the waves beat madly against him; but he stood immovable, for his feet were upon the solid rock of honor.
Year: 1876

Ladies who are planning to visit the Exhibition at Philadelphia will do we'll to dress simply and sensibly. Plain, neat garments are the most appropriate, nice ones are almost certain to be in iured. In some parts of the Exhibition grounds the dust is very penetrating, and the asphaltum walks become sticky under the hot sun. In the Main build tug the passages are necessarily sprinkled to lay the dust. And to see long dresses trailing through the water is not only disgusting, but such obstacles seriously interfere with the comfortable locomo- tion of the crowd. A short walking skirt is indispensable to comfort and neatness,
Year: 1876

.. A STREAM OF MUsIo.-A little boy coming home from church, where he had seen person performing on an organ, said to his mother: "Oh, mammy, l wish you had been to church to-day to see the fun man was Jumping music out of an old eupboardi"
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, June q, 1870.
To the Editor Of the National Republican,:


SIR My attention having been called to an
article appearing in the Erening Star of this
date so grossly incorrect in its statements and
calculated, for that reason, to reflect upon me,
am compelled 20 what have always endeavored
to avoid-that is to reply to newspaper article.
The writer Of the Star paragraph must have been
sadly deficient Of knowledge Of the facts in the
matter OF he would not have done me the in
justice which it certainly does. Now for my
statement of the case. The former contractor,
Mr.. L. p. Wright, was not only permitted but
actually ordered to sweep the principal streets
twice a week and all other improved streets once
a wCek, while, on the contrary, as my daily
schedule received from the engineer OF the Dis
trIct shows, permits me only to sweep the four or
five principal streets twice week and,the remain
ing streets once month; and beg leave to add
that whether my work is as well done as It was
done by Mr.: Wright leave an impartial public
TO judge. But do protest against such mis-
statements as were contained in the Star par
agraph. When the contract was awarded me
went to considerable expense to secure the
necessary machinery, expecting to do the same
amount Of work as was done by Mr. Wright, but
by the order Of the engineer l am only doing half
the amount of work, and as 4 consequence half of
my machinery is lying idle. Respectfully,


ANDREW GLEASON
Year: 1876

The season is at hand when wheat
should be sown, and we advise every
farmer who has "wheat land".to s0w
enough to secure him his yearly supo
ply OF flour at least. ', Three years
ago we determined to quit sowing
wheat. We reasoned thus: the Wheat
crop is uncertain because OF the fre-
quent recurrence of rust; in these
days, too, Of luxurious freedom wheat
shocks are stolen from the field, and
even if they are not, the flour mills
are second rate, and Invariably dis
appoint in quantity or quality; oats,
too, will pay better than wheat, for
wheat has to be summed aud handled,
and is always wasted, Thus We
argued, and maturely considered tho
question, and finally determined to
SOW no more wheat. For three years
we have lived IN this way, and dur
ing that timc have bought good -four
at from 81 to SO per barrel. ...- "


Experience teaches usIit is not al
ways within the power of the farmer
TO raise seven dollars to pay for a
barrel OF -four, and former experience
taught us we could always have a
fresh and tull barrel Of -four on hand





by exchanging labor at the proper
time for wheat. Labor we can al
ways supply; greenbacIs we can not
always get. So we have come back
to first principles, and intend never
to buy another barrel of -four as long
as we can supply the labor, and land
up"n which to SOW wheat enough to
make our four, and We urge upon
our fellow farmers to do as we have
done.


To prepare to SOW wheat we ad-
wise deep ploughipg, surface manur-
ing, and thorough pulveri3atiop of
the soil, either by dragging or bar-
rowing Sow before a rain, rather
than after it, and, if possible, when
the land is dry and mellow.-~ln
Rural Carolinian tor October.
Year: 1876

NEEDED REPAIRs.-We would respect
fully suggest to our Town Trustees, that
before entering upon gigantic plans for
opening new roads, they first put
those that are now public thoroughfares
in passable condition. The appearance
of the road in front Of Good Templars'
Hall was disgrace to the old Board and
will sustain the same relationship to the
new one till repaired. Recently Peter
Stockand was passing the Hall with load
of wood, the wagon got stuck in the mud
and was released only when part Of the
load was thrown off and bystanders put
their 50 shoulders to the wheels" and this
Is but the secoLd or third instance Of the
kind since the Board was organized we
hope means will be adopted to make it
the last.