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Year: 1876

MORE AMERICANs.-The latest phase
of the testimony being taken before the
Chinese commission is that John in
tends to declare his intentions and be-
come full fledged bird of freedom. So
at least says Mr.. Hung Chung, the
President of one of the Chinese compa-
nies. As John can swallow an oath as
easy as he can bowl Of rice, we do not
doubt but every heather in the State
would hasten to declare himself at
tached to the principles "of the consti-
tuition and Government" even while un-
der contract to have his bones taken
back to China, if he has the slightest
idea that he will derive three cents worth
of benefit therctrom. But the idea Of
hanging the @gs of liberty over Celestial
shoulders will not meet with general
appreciation Mt the hands of those who
are already enjoying its blessings. Mr..
Hung Chung and bis rice-eating country
men are very much out of their reckon


ing if they believe that the expression
of a desire to become endowed with cit
iaenship is calculated to advance their
case with other citizens. People gen
orally think that the enfranchisement of
Chinese would be burlesque on the
right of suffrage, and people are right in
thinking so. Still, there can be no
doubt but with those who do not under
stand Chinese character the proposed
NEW departure of the ceestials will
be viewed with favor.
Year: 1876

AN INDIAN MAssACRE.-Thel late re-
ports from the Black Hills region betoken
a state of affairs there which will soon
cause the downfall Of the Indian domin-
ion that coveted part of the country. a
family of emigrants were captured and
massacred, women and children falling
under the tomahawk like the early set
tiers of the West. That this will lnaug-
urate a general Indian war, in which the
red men will go to the wall, the expert
ence of the past forbids us to doubt
Government was in duty bound to pre-
serve the Black Hill from the encroach-
ment of the whites, but the Indians, by
making war upon women and children
have forfeited their claims for sympathy
and though they may delay the acqulsl-
ton of the country for time and destroy
many lives, yet will find that might
makes right and will lose what they might
otherwise have retained.
Year: 1876

BUYING VOTEs.-The Democrats are
proving that New Hampshire was carri-
ed by the use of money. Voters were
purchased like cattle in .he market, by
hundreds and thousands. The State
Central Committee of the Republican
party had the distribution of the funds.
AS to where so great an amount of mon
ey came from has not yet been ascertain
ed. The Democrats have unearthed and
published letters from the Republican
headquarters, instructing their workers
to carry towns by the use of money. At
one place, a small country town, the
chief worker was informed that $4,000
was forwarded to him, and that he would
be allowed to use $1,000 more at his dis
cretion. Names, dates and details of the
facts are given with such exactitude, that
there can be no doubt that money, and
not Radcalism, carried the State.


We find the above in nearly every
Democrat paper we pick up and finally
clipped it from the Yreka Union. The
inference to be drawn from it is that New
Hampshire is Democratic State and
would have gone for that party in the re-
cent election but for the seductive power
Of money. If thousands" of Democrat
ic votes can be bought in the little one
horse puritan State Of New Hamps hire,
there must be a wide field for that kind
of an operation in other States. Those
New Hampshire Democrats must be an
impecunous lot, or else their devotion to
principle is measured by dollars and
cents.
Year: 1876

DRUNK WITH MADNEss.-The pres :
ent House of Representatives are evil
IDENTIFY drunk with the madness that de-
stroys intoxicated with the hope Of
power, they precipitatc themselves reck-
lessly into every cesspool, and eagerly
snatch at any suggestion of nastiness
that promises the smallest amount of
political capital. Their chief hobby for
the moment is retrenchment, and their
principal method is reduction Of salaries.
Their design is always and nothing but
political power. They entered on the
work Of the session with fixed purpose
to obstruct and, investigate" hoping
thereby to increase existing evils, and
amid the alarm and wreck thus brought
to ride into power. Instead Of landing
in the saddle they have vaulted over to
the other side. They have overdone the
matter, and the reaction has already set
in. A Democratic member from this
city said just before leaving for the Cap
ital that this was the programme: That
no distinct measure of relief would be
attempted, that this session would be
devoted to investigation, and they have
faithfully adhered to this course. Moth
ing has been done but to stir up ill-sa-
vors, and nothing has been done to re-
lieve the country from the prevailing
uncertainty and arrangement Of business,
but whatever has lain in their power to
augment the troubles has been done.-
This Congress might have merited the
gratitude and support Of the people. -
1t has earned and deserves execration.-
NelO York Matt.
Year: 1876

a MERCHANT of jackson, Tenn, a ke1
two men to keep store for him while he
went out for moment. Toy did So,
and sold each other large lot of goods,
Oh ap, for credit. When he returned and
WI informed of what they had done he
was anxiols to pass it off as a joke, but
they insist that they were his agents,
hence that the transaction was legal
one, and the Courts will have to pass up
on the question.
Year: 1876

THE CENTENNIAL ExHIBITIoN.-.
From the accounts which we gather in
reference to the Exhibition which will
open next month at Philadelphia, it
would seem that we are to have the
greatest display of the products of hu-
man industry that the world has ever
seen. More than eleven thousand Amer
leans and five thousand foreigners will
take part and there will be but few pro
ducts of civilized or semi civilized climes
but will have their place in the list.
Year: 1876

The clean up of the Black Bear Mine,
we are informed, was nearly equal, if not
quite, to the largest ever made at the
mine, being $4,000 and some odd hun
dred dollars. This is only specman
OF what this county can do in the way of
quartz. There are numbers of edges in
this county that would pay equally as
well If capital would only open them up.
- Yreka Union.
Year: 1876

A CASE that puzzled London mag
lstrate was that of woman who had
assaiIed her husband with an axe. If he
sent her TO prison, the husband would
have to hire somebody else to care for
her children while she was incarcerated.
If he fined her the husband would have
to pay the sum. If he put her under
bonds to keep the peace, the husband
would be responsible. She was discharged
with an admonition.
Year: 1876

The coinage of trade dollars will be
stopped for the present at either the San
francisco or Carson mint. Let tho
scare about them get over a little and
the same brokers who are buying them at
nlnty cents will refuse to sell except at a
premium.
Year: 1876

AFTER arresting old man Bender
times innumera5le and in every part of
the Union the newspapers have "let upu
on the old man and gone after the old
woman and daughter. These two have
been arrested at Laramie, Wyoming.
Year: 1876

Miss SHELTON Of Marshallton, Iowa,
could not get damages of her ie.reant
lover in breach of promise suit, but she
could and did throw red pepper in his
eyes as he was going out of the court
room.
Year: 1876

How cruel Of a late witty writer to, !,
strip the rose colored veil OF sentiment
from "Young Loves Dream" by de-'
claring that love is simply propinqui-
ty. HE or she who is nearest, and
is not positively hostile, wins all the
heart we have to win in the days of
our midsummer madness. And then
to hear those precious spoons prating
of being born for one another; that
they never shall or can love anybody
but Clara or Paul, and that without
their kindred soul there must be a
wasting away and distressing funer-
al, and a little grave all decked with
violets and whitest rosebuds Some
thing occurs to throw them apart.
Charles takes the place Of Paul, and
Willie of Charles, and Harry of Will,
lie as Ida and Jennie and Helen take
the place of Clara and still the pa
thetic funeral is indefinitely post
poned." 1t is quite useless for him to
try to make lovers believe any such
prosaic reasoning. As long as roses
bloom and birds choose their mates,
will lovers continue to look into each
others eyes and whisper that they
were made for each other that they
never, never could have loved any
one else and without their hearts
would have remained "shrineless tenn
pies Of desolation." .....
Year: 1876

Time lost can never be regained.
After allowing yourself proper time
to rest, don't live single hour of
your life without doing exactly what
is to be done in it, and going straight
through with it from beginning to end.
Work, play, study, whatever it is,
take hold Of it at once and finish it
up squarely and cleanly then to the
next thing without letting any mo-
ments drop out between. 1t is won
derful to see how many hours these
prompt people contrive to make out
Of day; it is as if they picked up the
moments the dawdlers lost. And II
you ever find yourself where you have
so many things pressed upon you that
you hardly know where to begin, let
me tell you secret. Take hold OF
the very one that comes to hand, and
you will find the rest all fall into file
and follow after like a company of
we'll drilled soldiers, and through
work may be hard to meet when it
charges you in squad, it is easily
vanquished if you can bring it into
line.
Year: 1876

The Canadian Farmer tells a nice
story Of man named Langley, who
went to st. Mary's bay geese hunting.
Seeing a moose on the opposite shore,
he fred. and at the same moment a
porpoise leaped from the water, and
the bullet killed both it and the
moose. The porpoise foated to the
shore, and the hunter used it as raft
to paddle across to the moose. There
he found that the bullet, after killing
the moose, had gone into hollow
tree in which was store of wild
honey, which was flowing through the
hole made by the bullet. Reaching
for what he thought was stick, to
plug up the hole, he caught a rabbit
by the leg. Rather startled, he threw
it violently from him, and struck a
covey of eighteen partridges, killing
them all.
Year: 1876

Grant in 1872, and for the present Republican
Governor, but took the stump at the outset Of
the y st campaign for Tilden. 1t is my belief
that the days Of baot-box stuing in the South
have passed, and though | am a Republican,
concede the election OF the Democratic ticket In
Florida. The great influx Of reeroes from Geor-
Ria lately led me to suppose the state would 90
Republican, but as they have already done their
best In the districts in which they have made
their home, am not in doubt concerning the
ability OF the white counties to overcome their
vote and make the State Democratic by at least
100 As for Key West, 1t Is made up princp lily
of Cubans, who voted tho Republican Il, ket In
1874 and the Democratic ticket the other day.
To prevent this latter result. a Cuban WIS ap-
pointed Postmaster of Jacksonville some time
ago, but this had no effect whatever"
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON Nov. 15.-with respect to
the inelieibility Of one Of the Republican
electors chosen In Vermont, Attorney q eneraI
Iait holds that whore one elector is inelgiby
elected such circumstance does not elect an
opposing eector, and he considers II a rule that
while majority OF the votes cast cannot make
an ineligible man an elector, they were never
theiess cast, and are not so void as to give bis
opponent majority Similar cases in the eiec-
tions OF different States have been decided, and
reference has been made to a case In Pennsyl-
vania-that OF the Commonwealth against Clu-
ley, In which Judge Strong Of the Supreme
Court, who was then Of the Pennsylvania Court,
delivered tho opiuiOn that new election Tor
Sheriff should be held. 1t Is stated here that
the general rule In most States il that where
there Is vacancy In the electoral ticket the
other electors shall oil the vacancy by ballot.
IL may be that some opinion may be asked from
the Attorney-Goneral upon this question, but 1t
has not yet been presented, and the earnest at
tention that Is given the m after results from an
anxiety TO obtain every fact OF law touching Il,
and to DO prepared for any emergency that
might come from the situation.
Year: 1876

why Because Of their love for liberty.
They were determined that the stars
and stripes should float in the breezes
of freedom, as the representative Of a
people who were subject to no despotic
king, three-thousand miles away. Lib
erty is what induced the noble martyr
to burn at the stake without murmur.


Liberty is what lead the brave soldier
to die for his country. And as the
devotee worships his idol, so all man
kind bows down to this god Of pros
perity.
Year: 1876

Women are going into the insurance
business. And when comely woman
enters a mans Office, bitches up her
chair, places fair hand on his arm,
and begins to talk about policies, he
feels as if his life ought to be insured
pretty soon. And this feeling is greatly
augmented should his wife drop in un-
expectedly during the interview.
Year: 1876

Fayetteville Sentinel: The eff ort of some of the press of the great cities to manufarture pub lie opinion for one or the other of the prominent candidates for the presidential nominations at St. Louis, meets with no success whatever. An exchange truly says as far as the democratic par ty is concerned, there is an evi- dent determination on the part of the masses to put presidential ticket that will win by reason of its intrinsic merit rather than any mere partisan outcries. Up to this time there is nothing but uncertainty in the democratic horizon, and no combination has vet been named which shows strength enough to give it weight with the people. Of course sev. eral "slates" have been made, but the slate smasher is about as we'll as the maker, and all the movements looking toward the nomination of particular favor. ties have come to naught That's exactly right. Let Saint Louis do the work, not scheming interested politicians. Send the best men in the party to the Ma tional convention, and demand for them the best nomination fol the party and the country. That is the only sure aRd certain road to success.
Year: 1876

II uU1AC S0BAOIs

 l.. R. Gazette: We believe that if public men would be more can did in dealing with themselves, they would naturally be more re- liable as public officers, for fre- quently, when honest men enter the field of politics, they imagine that they must keep well to the wind of public opinion, in order to acquire and secure public favor. In consequence of this, they be-

 gin to juggle with their own con victions, to study for apologies for what they believe is right, and too frequently for plausible arguments in favor of what they are satisfied is wrong. Now we are we'll satisfied that there are few men, comparatively speaking, who do any independent thinking; the large majority take their opinions of political men and measures from others, to whom they look in confidence that from their more favorable situation, or for some other cause, they have a better opportunity or ability to determine fairly on the question. It is the more important, then, that these recognized leaders should deal honestly with them selves in forming their opinions, that they may not betray the con fidence of those who look to them. Yet we do not believe the majori- ty of men can be hoodwinked and led bilndfold forever. Recogniz- ed leaders can fool them ONCE; they cannot the second time on the same issue. The American people cannot be said to be phi. losophers or logicians, sbut be

 yond question they have some sound munitions, and when events force them to think, theil munitions guide them almost un' errlngly to correct results. A positive man is always strong; he m kes a staunch friend, and he makes an enemy that must be respected, and is to be feared on

 ly for his strength. There art questions now arising in state and nation that are to be determined for the veal or woe of the people themselves; they look in a great degree to recognized leaders tt find a solution for them, and they will be guided in a great measure by their counsel. o, ye mer who claim to be such leaders

 deal honestly with them; do no' betray the trust reposed in you

 These questions are to be deter mined not only for the present but many of them for the long future. Sufficient unto the day the evil thereof" Heap not up for generations to come trouble and vexation of spirit "TO voul own selves be true, and it mus

 follow, as the day the night, yo, cannot then be false to any man.
Year: 1876



 Jacksonport Herald: From conversations had with several of our planting friends, in different portions of this county, we learn that both cotton and corn are about ten days earlier than last year, growing finely with good stands, but somewhat in the grass. The wheat crop, in general, is not near so good as it was last year, the rust having set in upon it, and the yield per acre will not average over ten bushels. The reason for this is attributed to the very unfavorable season at seeding time. We are glad to state that the farmers are still in the notion of raising plenty of corn to do them, and are making strenuous efforts to get q stock of good hogs. Let them do this and all will be well.

 Ft. Smith Herald: The tune is changed and now comes the good news from all quarters, that the present outlook for the wheat crop is better than at this time last year. The same of oats, cot ton and corn; and those who have noticed say that the acreage is greater, and that the prospects are good to be able to report 8 greater year than we did last sea son. So mote it be.

 Star of Hope: Too much rain, and farmers have to seek shelter and look at the grass grow. They complain much, but are working lustlly when they can, and hope ere long to subdue the troublesome invader. The bugs have done great injury to the corn, and have not yet ceased their ravages.

 l Texarkana Democrat: It has r&ped at intervals during the present week. The effects on the growing crops and gardens will be favorable.

 | Van Buren Argus: Crops in Crawford look we'll. The old farmers tell us that there never was a better prospect for a large yield of cotton than there is this year. Corn, wheat, oats, and rye leok we'll. Wheat VII average about half g crop. There is more cotton in cultivation in this coun ty this year than the!e has been at any time since the war.

 Des Arc Citizen: From all the information we can gather, w. judge the wheat crops of Prairie county will be about the same as last year. It would undoubtedly have been much larger but for the big cotton crop of last year. It would undoubtedly have been much larger but for the big cotton crop of last year, the picking of which interfered with the sowing. There is 8 little rust occasionally this year, though no great harm is feared from it. People are preparing to cut in 8 few days.
Year: 1876

The Great Victory Over Time.

 The arrival of Jarrett and Palm CTS transcontineltal express at San Francisco at twenty five min- utes past nine o'clock yesterday morning, bearing copies of the New York Herald of Thursday last, is one of the greatest tri- umphs over old Father Time that the age has recorded. A journey of three thousand three hundred and sixteen miles in eighty-three hours and twenty minutes, or a fraction less than forty miles an hour, including all stoppages and delays, is an accomplishment that marks distinct era in railroad travelling. Perhaps the most re markable thing about the jour- ney is that it has not required any other appliance to complete it than those already in use. ex- cept the injection of that quality which to-day we call enterprise, and which Christopher Columbus | illustrated for his belittlers when he crushed in the end of the egg over three centuries ago. The sametrack, engines, cars, fuel, wat

 CT and officials were used to lessen this journey by three days that had combined to keep the time of transit from ocean to ocean twice as long during the past seven years. The head to ar range the details beforehand, and which commanded the ready ser vice of a thousand trained hands, was what made the trip from Jer

 sey City to Oakland a marvel among the achievements of the rail. To all concerned in it, from Messrs. Jarrett and Palmer down to the Chinese laborers in Weber Canyon, a debt of gratitude is due which the warm instincts of the American people for all that smacks of material progress will promptly recognize and pay. That it is but the extension on a superb scale of what the Herald, humbly fulfilling it's duty to the public, has done in the way ot fast trains over shorter routes, dctracts nothing from the brilliant feat of the gentlemen at the head of the present successful trans continental express. In starting the Herald special fast trains to the service of our readers what had already been the almost ex- elusive right of railroad magnates in a hurry to travel from point to to point. To some of the long fast dashes made upon the New York Central, record of which will be found elsewhere, we would refer our readers. In such occa- sional feats the Herald saw it's chance te make them a perma- nent benefit to the community and the fast mail train to the West was the first broad applica. tion of this open secret to the Post Office service. What is to- day a wonder in the transconti

 mental journey will not easily be surpassed or even equalled foI many a day, but as it has shown that the thing can be done, we hope to see a regular train soon attempt to emulate the time ot Jarrett and Palmer's express, and so shoYe back further into the Dark Ages the time when the old emigrant road across the Plains was strewn with the graves O

 men who started with a horse an( wagon, and when the pony ex press seemed a revelation.
Year: 1876

MAsoN's PORCELAIN LINED TOP JAR.
The best in the market at the lowest market price
l HAVE A LARGE REFRIGERATOR FOR


SALE,
suitable for store or family, which l will sell
cost price, Send your orders to


a. PICKELS,
my3-eodu Tenth and Market streets
Year: 1876

Been in general use for twenty years Everywhere
proved the most SAFE, SIMPLE. ECONOMICAL,
and EFFICIENT medicines known. They are just
what tine people want, saving time and money avert
ng sickness and suffering. Each single specific the
we'll tried prescription of an eminent physician.
Year: 1876

TIE SITUATloN.-We have no
change to report in connection with
the situation of affairs on War Eagle
Mountain. Matters there remain in
Statu quo. The miners are condue-
ting themselves in a quiet and order.
ly manner. The wants Of the hungry
are being provided for, and patience
Is being exercised all round in hope
that all will Yet come out right The
Miners Union have expended all
their reserve funds amounting to near
ly three hundred dollars in the suppiy>
ing bread 10 the families OF miners
who have not received their pay for
several months back. The dispatches
from the President of the Golden
Chariot Company, received here on
Saturday, announcing That gentleman
prominently connected with the cor
iporatiOn would arrive here this week
with funds to pay the men, gave
great satisfaction and produced
good feeling. At the present writing
the money has not arrived. There is
feeling of hope, however, that we
shall not be suhjeet to fresh disap-
polnlment.-Oryhee AudldRcAe.
Year: 1876

THE LABOR QUESTION IN ENGLAND has
again become one of the serious importance.
Trade must be depressed indeed when not
only reduced wages and reduced time, but
limit of four working days in the week, are
determined upon. Whether such reductions
are jusiifable or not their effects cannot fail
TO be most deplorable. At the present rates
the condition of English operatives is not
happy lot. With reduced wages, and only
four days IN the week 10 earn even his, no
fate could be much worse than is likely 10
hefall hem. Depressed as everything is with
us we have not yet fallen 20 low as the con-
ditiUn OF things in England.