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Year: 1876

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC REFoRMER.-
This time it is not Tilden, but DorSheimer,
candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New
York. He was district attorney at one
time, and had coed opportunity to display
his reformatory instincts, now blooming
beautifully. He succeeded in charging for
a Vast emount of work never done, and
twice for work really done. For less than
700 miles OF travel he charged and was paid
for 2, ,46S, or three and half times. On
one occasion he swOre TO bill of $607, so
palpably fraudulent tina: the Government
dieallOwed it. His oath SETS forth that the
travel was actually aud necessarily per
foImed as therein stated" " when it was not
so performed. TIE question arises, with
rebel reform candidate for President, who
will swear falsely and steal, and cIudi-
date for Lieutenant Governor of the first
State in the Union, who will do the same
thing, how long will it take to bring about
honesty and economy in public affairs? We
ask the question, and refer it to the Day
of Judgment for answer.
Year: 1876




For NEARLY century the South was
sllowed to continue in ignorance. She
built Chinese wall around her territory
so broad that horsemen and chariots could
travel upon it abreast. Her willy and un-
scrupulous leaders encouraged the worst
classes to tar-and- feather, and otherwise
abuse Northern teachers who went there
to impart to the blacks and poor whites the
simplest rudiments of education, and the
result was that the great masses we're al
lowed to remain in the most abject and
squalid ignorance. As the legitimate
fruits of such policy came the war of the
rebellion with all its horrors, saddling an
enormous dsbt upon the country, and fill
ing the land with tragedy. Must the South
be allowed to continue in her ignorance,
and again become the prey of her unsCru-
pulous and desperately wicked leaders, or
shall the General Government attempt the
practicable task of educlting her masses to
the end that virtue and intelligence may
prevail, and Southern cOmmuaities thus
permitted to enjoy republican forms of
government vouchsafed by the COnstitu-
ton?
Year: 1876




Judge Little, Owensboro', KY, at a club
meeting, said he "admired the Northern Dem
ocrats who have stood no nobly for their
[white] couutrymen, [South.l He always
felt like taking off his hat to them" Without
the North they can do nothing. The solid
South can't save. The blacks are lost and
uncounted political element. They will soon
make themselves felt.


The great explosion at He'll Gate has taken
place and nobody was hurt. While the spec
tacle of the great body of water rising four or
five feet from its level and then Bursting into
foam, with the black smoke issuing from it,
must have been grand one, the report was
not heard or the conclusion felt at q compare
lively short distance from the place. The
views of Gen. Newton were fully sustained,
and even the measures which he suggested as
precautionary were not found to have been
necessary. This great triumph of engineering
) skill reflects great credit upon the engineer
corps, and especially upon Gen. Newton, who
had the work especially in charge. The change
in the currents even before the debris is cleared
away, shows the efficiency of the undertaking.


The story of yellow fever at Brunswick, Ca,
is perfectly appalling, exceeding even the
worst stories of the plag le of former days. 1t
seems as if there must be some mistake about
it, for it is hardly credible that the first an
nouncement should te that over one fourth of
all the people in The place should be victims
to the scourge. By the last cersrs the popu-
lation of Brunswick was 2,343, and we have
the startling intelligence from the Associated
Press agent and again through dispatch
from the mayor asking aid of the Howard As
sociation. The yellow fever at Savannah
seems to be on the increase, while It has also
broken out at Charleston and with such terri
bic violence at Brunswick. 1t is more than
visited.
Year: 1876

IT BEGINS very much TO have the ap-
Tilden's friends love to boast, is about to
result in united North" against the pre-
tender. Next November Tilden will dis
cover how vain he now is in supposiDg for
a moment that there is the shadow OF a
chance for such an adventurer as himself
and his followers to succeed in their at


tempts to gain control of the Government
Year: 1876

The revival Of American ship building
is one of the things which oar Republi


can friends talk OF loudly and set them
selves seduiously not to bring about.
Not the least important and expensive
part of the equipment of u ship is her
rigging. The paternal Government here
steps in and insists that the pauper
hemp plant of Manila shall pay 9 cents a
pound duty, and 50 puts in the Treasury
somewhat less than $4,000 year while
it enriches the proprietors of rope-walks
by hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
Having thus efectually prevented the
American citizen from building a cheap
ship, our Republican friends straightway
forbid him to purchase the same from
any one who lives under a less enlightened
government-th then lament the decadence
of our once prosperous carrying trade.
Year: 1876

The Cincinnati Commercial Gays that
mot only is it true that any Republican
candidate Of the whole list before the
country would be better candidate
than Grant, but that any OF the Demo
cratic candidates would be preferable to
him." While we agree with the Conn
n'ercidl in its opinion of Grant, we do re-
gard its opinion in regard to the super
iority of any of the Democratic candi-
dates to "the man on horseback very
equivocal compliment. They could be
all that and be no great shakes after all.
They are not only better, but infinitely
better, just as much better as an honest,
honorable, capable man is the superior
of narrow minded trickster. Pdi'adei-
phid Chronicle.
Year: 1876

A STRANGE kind of civil policy is that
of the administrations, which introduces
martial proclamations and substitutes the
carbine and the gatling gun for the peace
full processes of the law. That the army
has been used in the past to control cleo.
tions in the Southern States is notorious
and that is the intention and purpose o.
the administration to exert it in the interest
of Hayes is beyond a question of doubt
The purpose may not be carried out, but il
is nevertheless the purpose.
Year: 1876

The death Of Speaker Kerr makes room
for still another provision to guard against
an interregrum in Office Of the President
In case Of the decease Of the President, the
order of succession as now provided by th'
Constitution and by additional legislation
is as follows: First, the Vice President
next the President, pro tenn Of the Senate,
and next the Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives. The Vice President is
dead and the Speaker Of the House Is
dead, two of the officers named as sue
cessors to the Presidency in case OF va
cancy. The only living alternative to the
President is the Speaker pro tenn Of the
Senate. In case Of the death Of the present
pro tenn Of the Senate, we would have to
resort to that dire necessity, q provisional
government. There is reason for another
law providing for filling the vacancy Of
President,
Year: 1876

The "Mollie Maguires" are suspected
of being an interior circle Of the Ancien.
Order of Hibernians, or of being an ex-
crescent upon it, yet still closely attached to
it, and it is about time for those repres-
enting the Ancient Order Of Hibernians
to come to the front and speak out. Some
of the murderous Mollie Maguires wore
the insignia of the Hibernian Order at
times, and through the evidence of Patrick
Butler it is clearly established that the
principle representative of body Of the
Order has given aid and comfort to the
members Of the banded gang Of assassins
and inoendiaries, by providing means for
their defence. The time for silence on the
part Of members Of the Order of Ancient
Hibernians has past. This silence cannot
be continued, if the Order hopes to escape
universal condemnation. In all the an
nails Of crime there has not been more de-
iberate, cruel, cold bleoded and in all
respects infamous murders than those
brought to light in the prosecutions Of the
Mollie Maguires.


Some of the evidence in the trials of the
assassins reads like the production Of a
writer Of sensational fiction. The state
ments ofthe young Irish Catholic detec-
tive in the employment of Pinkerton's
Agency which cannot be doubted, shows
that nothing in the dark ages, and in the
worst conditions of European society, were
more repulsive and appalling than the
crimes perpetrated by the MolIie Maguires
of Pennsylvania. The suspicion is now so
strongly grounded that nothing but the
strongest reputation by that order can
relieve it from the odium Of being near of
akin to the assassins. The Order of Hi
bernians exists in Ireland, the British
Isles and in this country, but no voice has
yet been raised from either quarter in con-
demnation of the outrages committed by
the Mollies, and if repudiation does not
come, the ancient order will have to 90
down beneath load Of public execution.
Come out at once and show that the body.
masters Of the murderous gangs were not
acting members of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians.
Year: 1876

The New York Central railroad has
undertaken to grapple with the tramp evil
on pretty large scale. 1t has organized
a special police guard for the arrest and
imprisonment Of all tramps found walking
upon its tracks The company is tired Of
the depredations of tramps along its line.
A devilish attempt to wreck the St. Louis
express train has caused the establishment
Of the police force. This is good move
ment against plunder, murder and lawless.
ness
Year: 1876

TRADE dollars are being coined at the
San Francisco Mint at the rate Of $500, ,OOO
per month to meet the demand for export
to China. In order to increase the coinage
at the Philadelphia Mint it is probable that
the metals for the nickel and bronze coin.
age will be procured from the private
manufacturing establishments in the form
planchets ready for stamping.
Year: 1876

A United States Patent Congress will
meet in Philadelphia on the 9Th Of Sep.
tember at the Franklin Institute. 1t will
take up for consideration the Improvement
of our own patent system and the ferma-
tion of an International Association, hay
ing reference to greater uniformity
among the patent systems Of the world.
Year: 1876

&c was a magnificent Scotch dog, Of
great size, Drawer than lion. He had
but one bad habit when had him
to see cat was to fly at it. This end
ed in his worrying to death a favorite
grimalkin belonging to neighbor,
and the catastrophe raised a fearful
commotion. So, with many regrets,
| sent him to Brechen, fifteen miles
off There, early on the following
Sunday morning, Bob was observed,
with head and tail erect and II resolute
purpose in every look and movement,
taking his way toward home.


Whether he had kept the road, or
gone by some path across the country,
l know not; but when J was leaving
the church about one o'clock, | was
met by the bcadle, with his old face
| lighted up with an unusual expression
of lice, and exclaiming-for my dog
aud Johnny had beeu always fast
friends-"You mauna put him AVA !,
minister, though he should worry a
the cats in the parish" On going to
the manse l found Bob outside the
gate, as fiat and motionless as if he
had been stone dead. 1t was plain he
knew as we'll as | did that he had
been banished, aAd had returned with
out leave, and was liable TO be hanged,
shot, or otherwise punished at my
will. Invent up to him and stood over
him for few moments in silence.


BE lay as if he had been killed and
| flattened by heavy roller, only that,
with his large, beautiful eyes half
shut, he kept winking and looking up
| in nv face with a most Ditiful and
pleading expression. Though l might
not go the length of old Johnny in
making him free of all the cats in the
parish, there was no resisting the
dumb and eloquent appeal. l gave
way, and exclaimed, in cheerful tones,
''Is this you, Bob?" In an instant,
knowing that he was forgiven, he arose
at one bound into the air, circling
round and round me, and in his Joy
rearly leaping over his head.
Year: 1876

SEVERAL newspapers i" the North are
endsavering to show that the principal op-
position in the House to the Centennial ap-
propriation bill comes from the Southern
members. The .animus Of this is easily
seen. 1t is apparent upon its very face
that it is to be used as trump card against
the Democratic party. In all portions OF
the South the Centennial is favored. Bu
it is in the North that the principal OF the
opposition exist. This is shown by the at
titude of the New York papers towards the
Centennial, nearly all Of which are under
theimpression that that city is the only one
where such could be successfully held. In
Massachusetts it is no better and it Is hard
to convince any New Englander that Bos-
ton is net the proper place for the great
National event to take place. Because
Philadelphia has been selected, the in
tensest jealousies have sprung up towarcs
that city and the W hole Centennial matter
Let the vote be taken. That will show
where the opposition lies, if there is any
But with the South there is none.
Year: 1876

WE are sorry to have offended susse*
county people and its enterpr's'ng news,
papers by stating that rather awkward
a.n,leman from that county, took a s'aw-
= son fare box for missionary box. we
are sorry and must say to the editor thai
we had no intention to expose him.
Year: 1876




spectfully differ from City Solicitors opin-
ion thereon.


We have net treated this case, in mar
row technical way-for the reason that the
question of the intent Of the Legislature,
is the true and only one here. We firmly
believe that our Legislature never intended
to confer the power claimed, upon the
Beard of Education, as it is inconslsten
with the limited existence, and circumscribed
authority of that body, and fatal to the
independence Of the municipal indepen
dence of the people. We cannot advise
City Council to reject the opinion Of thei
solicitor who is an able and respectabl,
gentleman; but the members of Counci
ought to remember, that the people elected
them, "ts preserve intact, and to resist al
encroachnsnt upon the privileges an
. Franchise of the Body Politic Of the cit
of Wilmington" They are advised t
permit an invasion of them. 1t is gray
question, lowered with consequences to ta
payers, and in these times of re'rechmer
and reform, it were wise to ask their Sol
citor to reconsider his opinion. No ma
is infallable and we firmly believe his opir
ion is not law. -...
Year: 1876

The office Of the Chief of Revenue
Agents made vacant by the removal Of
Yaryan, will not be filled. The duties Of
the position will be performed by the
Chief Clerk and Deputy Commissioner,
as before Yaryan's appointmentment
Year: 1876

If, as has been insinuated, the design
of Mr.. Blaine was to place the Democrat
&c party in false position before the
country, he signally failed of his object.
The vote on the Amnesty bill com pletely
vindicated the Democracy from having
any other object in view than the promo.
tion Of general good will and the banish-
ment of sectional strife and animosity
and we greatly mistake the temper of the
people, north and south, if they do not
rebuke Mr.. Blaine and his followers for
their wretched attempt to infame one
section of the country against the other
Year: 1876

Senator Davis views, as expressed
in private conversation, are most rea-
senable and add weight to his speech
in the Senate on the discrepancies in
the Treasury accounts. He has made
out o prima tacie case and the Senate
cannot refuse to order an investigation
but he hopes rather than expects that
The investigation will be thorough.
Year: 1876

The North Shore Staten Island ferrybOat
Blackbird struck ON a sunken rock Port Richmond
Staten Island the boat leaving Elm Park on her
6:3O m trip to this city yesterday. The boat imme
diaely went TO the dock at Port Richmond, and after
discharging her passengers who unured went TO
the fats between West Brighton and Port Richmond
where she partly filed with water Subsequently steam
tugs were sent 10 her assistance and the water was
punped out OF her hold. IL thought last evening
Inc damage might be repaired IN the mean time
another boat will take her place. Capt. stephen l.
TInslar who was in command OF the Black ira at the
fine of the accident stated last evening that the steamer
Thonas Hunt was sunk at the same place the Pomona
hit the rock once and the cOaswreckng steamer Lacka-
wanna was fastened ON it about two weeks ago.
Year: 1876

A semi-annual statement of the condition OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was presented by
William Clyde. President, TO the directors yesterday
Mr. Clyde subsequently said to TRIBUNE reporter that
no statement would be given to the public at present
further than that the Indebtedness of the company
which on May 81 was 80 100000 had been reduced
ct the rate Of about 100000 month since that date
It was not customary, he said, to make semi
annual statements public and there were reasons for
withholding this at present.


resolution was offered by Charles G. Miller the newly
elected vcePresdent Of the company that any stock
holder should be permitted to examined the books OF the
cOmpany at any time within reasonable hours The res
outfOn was urged right belonging 10 every Stock
holder, and was understood TO refer 10 MI Miller
recent failure certain books in the ONCE OF the
company as he was charged with having given
information outside regarding that affair The resolution
vVas1 finally lost
Year: 1876

manufacture which It is claimed surpass in quality OF
materal and perfection OF finish many OF the Imported
carpets of these grades. They are produced ID Tue
Oriental styles at present In such 1aVOf
Year: 1876

AN ERMINE OR SrOAT WAS CArTUR-
ED IN CHESTER CoUNTy.-A few days
since, Mr.. Phillips, living near Ken
net, killed an Ermine near one of the
small streams north of the Borough.
The Erminc is Of the Weasel family,
and is rarely found in the more tenn
perate regions; it is native OF all the
northern parts of the world. The ami
NAL changes Its color during the year,
from white to yellowish white, to u
grey in the summer season and thence
to white in the fall or winter, except
the end Of its tail which remains Jet
black through all changes. Its fur is
highly priced by the ladies. The Erm-
Inc was once the insignia of Royalty,
and its capture in this region is of rare
occurrence West Chester NetrS.
Year: 1876

The "CENTHNNIAL PRESIDENT" -
Those highly respectable Massachu-
setts Republicans who met in WOrces-
ter the other day did not choose their
Presidential candidate, but they very
want. He must have THAT high CHAR
acter, ability and statesmanllke inde-
pendence which the times demand"
He must be fit to oe the centennial
President"-a phrase which strikes
the car pleasantly All people know
what it means, and we hope that all
the conventions about to be held will
bear it In III nd. What is the use of
holding our Exposition to convince
the world of the wonderful develop
mcnt of this country in II hundred
years, if both of the great parties
should confute the demonstration by
nominating second rate, characterless
politicians for the Presidency? No
other nation denies the amazing pre-
gress made by this country in hun
dred years in all the useful arts and
sciences. There was no need of Il
great show at Philadelphia to prove
where we stand in all material matters
That which the world will not admit
is the superiority CT our system of
government; and of that, alas we can
not convince the cavaliers by nything
pow on exhibition ut Washington. -
This can be done only Cn parD by the
nominations of candidates for the
Presidency worthy of the centennial
year, and the election of the best. The
greatest national success possible at
the fair cannot do a tenth rs much
for the country, in the good opinion
of mankind as the choice of cen
tennial President" who is statesman
and an honest man '-,ioHrnul Of Conn
mercc.
Year: 1876

New YORK, Sept. l6.-The World has
a dispatch from Baltimore, stating that
the greatest apprehension prevails there
on account of the prevalence of some
fifteen cases of yellow fever in the eastern
section of the city, in locality adjacent to
the ship wharves where hundreds of sea.
faring men find lodging. All the force of
the health department is at work Three
deaths have occurred and several cases
have been sent to Quarantine hospital.


The line of steamers between Baltimore
and Savannah has been ordered to discon
tinue its trips. Several vessels are at
Quarantine with cases Of yellow fever on
board. In one case woman who died OF
the epidemic last evening, remains alone in a
house and no one will go near it. Six cart
loads of chloride of lime and other disin
fectants have been scattered in the ad-
jacent streets, which look as if snow
storm had taken place. Policemen guard
the infected neigh borhood and many fami-
lies are moving away. For several squares,
on every side, people are burning tar in
front Of their premises.
Year: 1876

TILT WITH TUCKER, OF VIRGINIA, IN


WHICH THE "FAvoRITE SON" GETS


woRsTED.


WASHINGTON, April lin the House
Of Representatives to-day there was an
intense interest over the case of Halle.
Kilbourn. The debate was very able.
General Hooker, who is rapidly taking
rank as one Of the best speakers of the
body, made good speech in favor of the
proposition that the House ought not to
surrender kilbourn to the court. Ran
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, made the
speech of the day, gaining victory over
Mr.. Blaine, who came over TO the Demo
cratic side Of the House expressly to
have tilt with Mr.. Tucker. Beaten
upon the legal point Mr.. Blame fell back
upon the war issue, but made nothing
out of it. fuckers rejoiner was in per-
feet temper, overwhelming Blaine alike
with law, logic and ridicule till nothing
of him was left for the House to laugh
at or pity. The final decision of the
House was to surrender the prisoner to
the Court. The most thoughtful mem-
bers deem this mistake. The belief is
that Judge Carter will release Knbourn
on the pretence of holding him to bail to
answer for a violation Of the statute,
when in due time jury will be packed
to acquit him.
Year: 1876

Pinchback having failed to get his
seat, thinks that at least he ought to
have the money, and Morton's commit
tee agrees with aim. The Senate hav-
ing decided that Pinchback was not
entitled to the seat. it is now proposed
to pay him as though he had been Civ
ing him the full compensation and
mileage of Senator from the begin
ming of the term to the date when the
contest was decided. This is accord.
Ing to custom, but the Objectionable
ness of the custom has never been
more glaringly displayed.
Year: 1876

The Constitution provides that when the
House is called upon to elect q President a
quorum for that purpose shall consist OF
two thirds OF the States. More than one
third of the States represented in the House
have majority of Republicans, and it
would be in their power by absenting then!
selves to prevent q baltimore
Sun.


The Constitution says no such thing. 1t
says that a quorum to elect President
shall consist OF ga member or members
from two thirds of the States," and that a
majority of States shall elect.
Year: 1876

TIE NEW AFRICAN CHURcH.-Wofkmen
arc now bilsily engaged in roofing m the
new church on Broad street which Is being
erected on the site of the old African
church. The basement, it is expected, will
be ready for occupancy by the lst OF Janu-
Year: 1876

the constantly increasing demands or our trade we
have added d well-selccfed assortment Of NEW
TYPE, which, together with our improved MA
cuINEEY and sXILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT


warrant Us In guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLAsi
OF WORK ut moderate figures and In the most expe