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Year: 1876

Ex-Governor Bullock. Of Massachus>
etts. says theirs is a marked absence of
enthusiasm manifested in his state by
both parties. He attributes this appar>
ent Indifference to the embarrassment
and financial depression so universal
throughout the country, which has ripen
ed into q dissatisfied. discontened
feeling, not productive of interest in any
matter, perhaps least of all in political
campaign. With regard to the influence
of the Independents and the probable re-
suit Of the campaign, Mr.. Bullock says


It does not seem to me that this election is in
any sense in the hands of the sO-called inde-
independents. The inpendent element is
doubtless one which cannot be over
looked, but it does not hold, in my
opinion, the balance Of power. l do think,
however, that more votes will be cast this year
than ever before in accordance with individual
views and preferences, fewer according to the
dictates Of party influence. And from this
very fact, the element Of uncertainty will enter
largely into the campaign. 1T was never harder
to predict what the result Of an election would
be-. l think the depression and discomfort to
which have referred may work to the disad-
vantage of the republican party as being the
party in power. It is always noticeable that
such state Of feeling finds expression at the
polls, and some unthinking persons will al
ways argue fro1n effects to causes which are
entirely disconnected with them. One thing is
certain, that the October elections will have a
great influence on the presidential election.
J 1t the Democracy elect Tilden and
Hendricks it will simply be because 6t
that discomfort with the fnan-
cial situation. to which Gov.
Bullock refers. While a Thousand
republicans, in given community, will
vote tor COOPER and GARY, a hundred
more may vote the Democratic ticket
and these gains may be enough to turn
the scale.
Year: 1876

collation. Of all government currency.
The widest imitation Of the national bank
notes is provided for in the resumption
act, which both parties are in favor Of,
differing only as to the time when the
work shall be completed. Ishall avail
myself ot.an early opportunity to print
an address to the people Of the United
States, showing the causes which have
brought business men to the verge Of
bankruptcy, and the working classes to
starvation causes which, fleft to ope-
rate, must result in financial embarass-
ment and ruin to individuals, to corpora
tions, to municipalities, to the states and
to the nation showing also that the pol
icy Of the Independent party i the only
one that can bring salvation. Even If We
do not obtain complete success. We shall
rally force Of earnest, true men in each
OF the states. opposed to whichever party


succeeds in the election. and thus prevent


its accomplishing thep urpose to which


both are now pledged.
Year: 1876

any reason why he should not live up to
his contract?


The value ofsilver in 1872 was greater
than it was in 1862, but the bond-hold-
ers themselves bribed congress into de-
monetizing it and of course it fell in val
ue. Remonetize it and it will rise to
its old level.
Year: 1876

Remember that it is an invariable
rule to discontinue sending the ANTI
MoNoPoL1sT at the end of the period paid
for. We have no right to presume that
. subscriber desires his paper continued
If he does not renew and remit; and we
are not willing to force it on him.
Year: 1876

worth as much as gold at once. But
this short cut out of the financial difficult
ty is not what the capitalists want
they wantjto increase the value of their
money and decrease the value of every


thing else in the world. 4ql
Year: 1876

1t has so happened that a certain De-
troit policeman has arrested certain
rough character named Pious Jim
five different times, and that the fellow
has been heavily fined or sentenced tc
the house of correction each time. Three
or four days ago /" Pious Jim came out
of prison on his last sentence, and hunt
ing up the officer, said


"Ive made change in my life. I'm
going to be good after this. :" 80.


The officer congratulated him on his
new departure, and promised his moral
aid to assist him. Jim said that he had
planned to get married the next evening,
and he stuck and hung until the officer
agreed to be on hand and stand as his
right-hand man. He received directions
how to reach the house, and next even
ing approached it at the hour agreed
upon. The blue coat was picking his
way through the alley when frozen
cabbage struck him on the mouth. He
started to run, thinking of the flesh
shower in Kentucky, when deluge Of
old oyster cans came pelting down, a
brick cut hole in the back of his head,
ard pail of cold water came over the
fence and drenched him to the hide.
He went out Of the alley on gallop,
followed by more frozen potatoes, and
as he sat down on a crosswalk to bind
up his head the voice of "Pious
Jim came to him through the darkness,
saying:


"H the old shot gun hadn't miesed
fire you'd have seen something better
than a fox hunt around here l"-Ffee
Press.
Year: 1876

A farmer in this county {says North
Carolina paper) has a mule SO awfully
contrary that he can do nothing with it.
Put him in harness, anu it is hard to say
which way he will travel. Put saddle
on him, and he appears to doze, but to
try to mount him, and he will all of
sudden begin to kick every way
straight out, straddle-bug, with all four
legs at once. As to eating, be will eat
anything, from his feed through up to a
wooden saddle. The owner took a not
ton to have him shod, but he kicked ou-
the blacksmith shop and returned home.
The owner tried to kill him, some time
back, SO he tied his ears with trace
chain and rode him for six consecutive
days and nights as hard as he could
under whip and spur. The fact is, that
he nearly Killed himself il the effort, and
had to be carried upstairs to bed, and
his firm belief was that the mule would
die that night; bnt, to his establishment,
the next morning he found that the
mule had kicked to death o Chester SOW
weighing 300 pounds, bit piece out OF
his horses shoulder, ate up saddle,
blanket and bride, tore down the fence,
and Was ,splurging about, more devilish
than ever, to find something else meaner
to do.
Year: 1876

During the great storm in Ohio
Il train of cars ran into tunnel
near North Bend, in which the
water was SO deep that it put out
the fire in the locomotive, and
oIer hundred passengers were
imprisoned. Another train would
be due in an hour, and it was ne
cessary that somebody should get
out of the tunnel and reach a
neighboring signal to prevent a
terrible disaster. The water was
about four feet deep, and running 9
swiftly. A young man, whose
name is not given in the Cincinnati
Times account of the occurrence
volunteered for the exploit. The
,ptal darkness increased the dan
ger, and the distance an eighth OF
mile. The young man, removed
his boots and coat and plunged
in. The current carried him alone
and he easily kept his head abov
water, although collisions agains
the rocky sides of the tunne
nearly disabled him, hut he mad
the passage and stopped tn


threatening train. 1.-THE passen
gers in the tunnel were tremblin


with hope and fear, and the su.
pense WIS not relieved until sew


eral hours later, the water subsid


ed, the fire in the locomotive wa


rckindled, and their journey WA


continued,
Year: 1876

SOME of the bondsmen for Federal
officials in. ST. Louis who have been
convicted of complicty in the whiskey
frauds. are seeking relief from respon-
sibility on the groand that they were
made the victims of a conspiracy by
agents Of the government. This Is a
curious issue 10 raise, but 1t would
seem that the allegation of conspiracy
by agents Of the government could be
urged with more force BY the convict
ed disIillers in mitigation of sentence
than by bond>men of the consplrators
as reason for relief. The evidence
thus far elicted shows that distillers
were absolutely forced To enter the
Ring by the authorized agents of the
United States, the alternative being
the destruction of their business, or
In other words their ruin, financially
When they were plainly informed that
the White House was represented III
the Ring IN the person CT President
Grants military secretary and most
intimate friend, it is hardly to be won
dered at that they became victims to
the scoundrels engaged in these colos-
sal frsnds. In view Of the revelations
which have been made in st. Louis
and other places, the question suggests
itself whether some change should not
be made in our internal revenue laws
which should pat it out of the power
of officials ike McDonald to cOeree
distillers into the commission of frauds
upon the government.
Year: 1876

a DENAGoGUE.-Ex Speaker Blaine
has Just been making a speech in the
House of Representatives in which he
endeavOred to stir up 81 the bitterness
of war times. This attempt to open
up the old wound between The North
and South, which was fast healing up
under closer commercial and financial
relations between the two sections,
viii meet the Just condemnation of q
very large proportion Of the voters of
tie country. The guise of friendi.
ness he attempts 20 throw around his
acts and words does not prevent even
the most obtuse from discerning the
euf sought-political capital even at
the expense Of the present prosperous
commercial relations between the two
sections. There was a call for a gener-
al amnesty, and the feelin g of the
masses in such that no one should be
exempted from It's provisions, be his
position or acts what they may have
been during the rebellion.
Year: 1876

Business AND BUSINESS FAILURES
While we look forward hopefully to a
gradual and healthy improvement of
business the present year, it is well to
bear in mind the past experience and
take counsel thereforn 1t may be
noted, therefore, that the New York
San dweIIs upon the condition of bus
iuess since lS72, as showing that if one
tenth part of the men who made for,
tunes between 1861 and 1871 had
real business prudence, sound, practical
heads, GOODNESS and selfcontrol, the
number of our prosperous citizens
would be many times what it now is.
They lacked those necessary qualities.
so far as the keeping of money is con-
cerned, and the result is that they
now must pay tribute TO those who
had them and used them in preserv-
ing rather than in hazarding.
Year: 1876

ExPEysIVE.-The Albany Democrat
says: GA prominent Soap Checker
spent tie most of the holiday week in
trying TO win a turkey at rattle, ,
we believe that is what be called it,
and after it had cost him abont SIG,
be took it TO bis domicile, put it up
for a fatteEing spell, and about the
time it was sufficiently corpulent for
juciness, some graceless wretch made
a nocturnal visit to the coop and alb.
stracted Mr.. Gobbler and now there is
DIuch mourning in the house Of the
hungry Soap Creeker, whose bowels
yearn for his costly fowl. In the
mean time he is wandering over his
native Soap Creek heath with doub.
le-barrel shotgun, and anxiouSly in-
quiriDg who loved his turkey not wise.
ly but too well.
Year: 1876

TIE GRATTAN MEMORIAL.-Ireland
had another grand national festival,
the occasion being the unveiling of a
statute TO Henry Grattan, the dis
tlnguished orator and statesman.
Like the O'ConneIt centennial, the
Grattan statue is even more a tribute
to Irish nationality than to a single
Irish nationalist. By happy
circumstance the statue occupies the
site On College Green which had been
set apart for the Albert memorial-a
fact which in itself must be peculiar
ly gratifying to every IriShman.
Year: 1876

PLYMOUTH CHURCH is getting ready
for the mutual council which Is 70 de,
termine the standing of Mrs. Moul-
ton as member of the fold. 1t is--to
be regretted, however, that the scan.
dal will keep coming to the surface
even after there is nothing more to be
said about it.
Year: 1876

LIBERTY of the Press in France is a
flower OF slow growth. The govern
ment is already clipping all the leaves
1t can reach with the shortened shears
of the recently passed Press law.
Year: 1876

fERsoNAL MENTIoE.-A great many peo-
pie from the country, who receive peYsonsl
notices from the Herald on their arrival in
town, are dispose 10 think we mean TO pay
Ihem compliment. Such is not alw ways the
case. Ever since one OF our merchants
stopped bis paper and took out his adver-
tisement because we did not notice the arri-
val OF a man from the country who was
owing him for bill OF goods, and which he
ialled 10 collect, not knowing that the man
was In town, we have been very generous in
our mention OF distinguished arrivals.-lS San
Antonio (TerGS) Herald.
Year: 1876

Do not the words of Patrick Henry, in
the Virginia Convention on the adoption
of the Constitution of 1888, have especial
significance at this time?


"Your President may easily become
King. Your Senate is so imperfectly con-
structed that your dearest rights may be
sacrafced by what may be a small MAORI
ty; and very small minority may forever
continue unchangeably this government
although horribly defective. Where are
your checks in this Government? Your
strongholds will be in the hands of your
enemies. 1t is on the supposition that
your American Governor shall be honest
that all the good qualities of this Govern
ment are founded, but its perfect and i'm
perfect construction puts it in their power
to perpetrate the worst of mIschiefs should
they become bad men. And, sir, would
not all the world blame our distracted
folly in resting our rights upon the con-
tingency of our rulers being good or bad?


"Show me that age and the country,
where the rights and liberties Of the peo-
pie were placed on the chance OF their
rulers being good men, without conse-
quent loss Of liberty. say that the loss
Of that dearest privilege has ever followed,
with absolute certainty, ever such mad at
tempt. your American Chief be man
of ambition and abilities, how easy will ii
be for him to render him absolute The
army is in his hands, and if he be man
of address it will be attached to him, and
it will be the subject of long meditation
with him to seize the frstauspicious mom-
ent to accomplish his design. And, sir.
will the American spirit sole Iy relieve you
when this happens? would rather have
a King, Lords and Commons, that gov
eminent 50 replete with such insupporta-
BILE evils. five make King, we may
prescribe the rules by which he shall rule
his people; but the President in the field.
at the head of his army, can prescribe the
terms on which he shall reign master, 80
far that it will puzzle any American even
to get his neck from under the CALLING
yoke v'-Rochester Union and Adver-
tiser.
Year: 1876

The EXCURSION TO OLD PoINT.-The
ladies OF Centenary Methodist church are
concluding their arrangements for the ex-
cursion to Old Point tomorrow on the John
Sylvester, and it is probable that large
number Of persons will take advantage Of
the trip. Arrangements have been made
with Mr.. Phebus for reduced rates for
board, so the expense Of the trip will be
frifiinp
Year: 1876

The Goose Lau was again enforced yes
terday, and three OF the .feathered tribe
were sold by Captain Lipscomb. Their
owner bid them in at q nominal price, no
one seeming willing to deprive him OF his
wandering birds. ~
Year: 1876

Now s the time 10 purchase your black and coiored
silks. Notwithstanding the great advance In au
kinds OF silk LEVY BROTHERS intend TO close ont
their stock on hand at the old remarkably low
Year: 1876

Your Regulator is one of the best family med
icines l ever used. l have not spent ono dollar
for my family for medicine in five years, only
for your Regulator, and must say it does all it
says it will You can also recommend it in
Collie for Stock, it having cured fine mule of
mine worth FIVE hundred dollars. ii "A, elson,
Year: 1876

'Tis rule of manners to avoid exag.
geration. A lady loses as soon as she ad-
mires too easily and too much. In man
or woman, the face and the person lose
power when they are on the strain to ex-
press admiration. A man makes his in
feriors his superiors by heat. Why need
you, who are not a gossip, talk as . gos.
sip, and tell eagerly what the neighbors
or the journals say5 State your opinion
without apology. The attitude is the main
point, assuring your companion that,
come good news or come bad, you remain
in good heart and good mind, which Is
the best news you can possibly commune
cate. Self-control is the rule. You have
in you there a noisy, sensual savage,
which you are to keep down, and turn all
his strength to beauty. For example,
what seneschal and detective Is laugh
ter! It seems to require several genera
tions of education to train a squeaking or
a shouting habit out of man. Sometimes,
when in almost all expression the Choctaw
and the slave have been worked out of
him, coarse nature still betrays itself in
his contemplate squeals of joy. The
great gain is, not to shine. not to conquer
your companion-then you learn nothing
WV SOhSSit- w Auu q GOmRdulOu WuU
knows what you do not; to tilt with him
and be overthrown, horse and foot With
utter destruction Of all your logic and
learning. There is defeat that is use-
full. Then you can see the real and the
counterfeit, and will never accept the
counterfeit again. You will adopt the art
of war that has defeated you. You will
ride to battle horsed on the very logic
which you found irresistible. You will
accept the fertile truth, instead of the SOL
emn customary lie. When people come
to see US. we foolishly prattle. lest we be
inhospitable. But thing said for CONVEX
sation are chalk eggs. What you are
stands over you the while. and thunders
50 that cannot hear what you say to the
contrary. A lady of my acquaintance
said. Il don't care so much for what they
say as do for what makes them say It,"
The law ofthe table is beauty-a respect
to the common soul OF all the guests. Ev-
erything is unreasonable which is private
to two or three or any portion Of the com.
pany. Tact never violates for moment
this law, never intrudes the orders of the
house, the vices OF the absent, or tariff
OF expenses. or professional privacies; as
we say, we never ''talk shop before
company. Lovers abstain from caresses,
and haters from insults, whilst they sit in
one parlor with common friends. Would
we codify the laws that should reign in
households, and whose daily transgression
annoys and mortities US, and degl AIDES our
household life-we must learn to adorn
every day with sacrifices. Good manners
are made up OF petty sacrifices es.-kalph
Waldo Emerson.
Year: 1876

The Partisan journals have given curren
cy to . good if not very probable anec.
dote concerning witticism attributed to
the Persian ambassador to France apropes
Of the Eeastern question. A group of
diplomatists were discussing the probable
course Of England, when the Persian said:
''She will do as the monkey did" On being
asked for an explanation. he said that q
learned man of old. wishing to test the
power of maternal affection in the m onkey,
took . female of the species, with her
young one, and put them in large tin box
over hot fire. When they began to feel
the heat, the old monkey seized the young
one in her arms and danced about on the
hot floor. Finally, when she could not
save herself from being burned by leaping
any longer, she put the baby monkey down
and stood on it, saving her feet by roasting
Persian, England will sacrifice Turkey
when the heat becomes int0lerable, in spite
of her former maternal a0licitude.
Year: 1876

1t is to hoped that the opposition will
make as little political capital as may be
compatible with their interests out Of the
communication by Governor Antoine, to i'm
prisonment for life from hanging, of two
colored murderess confined in the Nstchito-
ches parish Jail. It is very unpopular to
hang or even to convict white murderers in
this State, but this fact would not justify
letting colored murderers have little
leniency With the average Democratic squib
writer were there not especially palliating
circumstances. In the cases in question,
the condemned have been chained through
all this hot weather and for nine months to
the floors of their cells, because the prison
was insecure; the parish authorities and
the people representation to be dying OF
slow torture; further, that they are neither
aggravated cases of criminality. We think
Governor Antoine acted humanitarian
part, but still are by no means sure that
this will exempt him from political assaults,
with this Communication for the text
Year: 1876

The attention of Mr.. E. D. Craig and all
others who do not think it possible that
anybody in Livingston parish is called to
the following letter received yesterday
from Ponchatoula.


Now. it may be that all the Republicans
and colored people of Livingston parish are
possessed OF q terrible nightmares fear
full hallucination-and there is no other
foundation than fear for their repeated re-
ports of outrage.


We all remember that while the hanging.
store burning and raiding, 60 graphically
depicted by the testimony taken before the
Senate committee, were going on. we were
daily assured in the most positive manner
that everything was quiet, and reports to
the contrary Republican lies. We have
grown suspicious of this convenient and
characteristic mode Of disposing OF un-
pleasant truths, and incline to q strict con-
tdence in the direct, positive, affirmative
testimony of eye witnesses, even though
deponents might be unable to stand COM
petitiye examination before Thurman in the
laws governing oaths. We find there is
good deal of truth to be found in unsworn
witnesses, and quite as much on the Repub-
lican side as the other.


We copy the letter, except the name,
which is omitted at the special request of
the writer.


PoNcHAroULA, La, August Is, 1876.
EDrrOR REPUBLICAN,:


write to inform you of the terrible con-
dition of affairs in our parish-Livlngston.
Last Sunday night, while our church was
in session in Springfield, . party OF men
surrounded the building and fired at least
dozen shots into the church. Our being at
prayers and upon our knees at the time Is
ali that saved us from the bullets that
passed over our heads. One ball struck
within few inches of my daughters head,
and had she been sitting in the pew at the
time would most certainly have been killed.


A number of persons who have joined
our club have been notified to leave the
country. A number of such notices have
been served, bearing the signature Goal
Oil Company" When was in the city last
q number of persons brickbatted my house,
and now they with impunity hang ana
whip colored people in the northwest Of the
parish.


Every word here stated is the truth, and
can be proved by the residents of Spring
field, both black and white


Do not mention my name as being the
writer of this, for were it to become known
/ would most certainly be shot some night.


Attached to the above letter is the name
of q person known to US to be prominent
Republican residing IN Livingston parish.
We do not approve of the practice many OF
the country politicians have of sending such
reports and requesting the suppression OF
their names. Perhaps in some cases pru-
1ence requires this course. The better way
would be to get as many signatures as pos
sibls. This would compel belief, even
among the apologists of those who attack
churches and brickbat private houses.