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Year: 1875

Ii viii not do tor those who are now lahuting
u prevent this Legislature from submitting the
question of cOunty division to the people to mn
drIlaAe 10 make political capital IN the future as
the friends OF jnrt Representation They haS e
put themselves Oh record a. the persistent op-
ponents of the only practical plan tn secure fill
representation for our people Which has ever
been presented with reasonable prospect of
pa ge-Ec1y Ece'ehy.


Misrepresentation could 10, father co. The
worst plan-the most impractcahle plan-to
obtain increase of representation is urged, and
we are told thai all who do not prefer that meth
Cd are enemies to the increase itself


The truth is that increase of representation,
by itself, has not now all open opponent in New
Castle county, while the number of Its earnest
friends has greatly increased. II the Legisa.
ture will now pass measure of Just re.appor
tionment, it will be ratified, two years hence
beyond doubt. But the advocates Of dividing
the county represent that no increase can be
made but by their plan and insist Oh coupling
just representation, which is universally popu
lar, with the breaking-up of the county, which i,
generally unpopular In other words, they are
dragging down the great cause of the people b,
loading it with an obnoxious scheme


The Seventh Ward Republican club, of Phila
a1elphia, on Wednesday evening, nomi
mated Hon. James G. Blaine for the Presidency
Some people are saying that if the candidate fol
President comes from the extreme East the
Vice President should be from the South.w west
and they ask how blaine and Brlstow" would dc
for 10.


II the call for another meeting had been ad
dressed to those in favor of Division. the name,
appended to it would kave been all indication
how public opinion is divided. As it is they
prove nothrs whatever except that those who
ihHued the call feared to attempt holding a meet
ing simply Of those in favor Of Division
Year: 1875

THERE'S no blinking the fact that for
good sound serviceable compact made
bridge, the SMITH BRIDGE Co. of Toledo
aan beat all compeers. We have seen
several of their fine structures, AMI for
economy, coupled with durability and
finish they are unsurpassed. County
Commissioners about to erect a bridge
should invariably first write this com
pany for prospectus.
Year: 1875

bitter feeling. In the second place, these de-
non1inationa1 divisions give the Roman Cath
olcs the powerful argument that Protestant
ism cannot be true, because the Protestant
Churches cannot agree in common belief,
but each denomination is broken up into sub
sects, which are constantly wrangling with
each other. In the early days Of the Protest
ants, when they were unit, they made enor-
nous numbers of converts, and gained over
millions Of Catholics to the Reformation
When they became strong enough to stand
alone, they commenced quarreling over petty
points Of doctrine, and split into numerous
warning and Draw ling sects, and the result is,
that Protestanism is no longer progressive.
Instead Of uniting its forces into the most
compact possible shape and gaining strength
by uaion, its forces have hittered away their
strength in internecine disputes and conten-
tons about non-essentia1s. The sub-sects are
beginning to perceive their error in this regard,
and the present tendency is towards burying
the small points of difference out Of sight,
and uniting Oh the essential doctrines for the
sake of mutual safety, and to push forward
the work which all profess to have at heart.
Year: 1875




We publish to-day, in our amusement COZ
utnns, the final installnent OF correspondence
between Gen McCLuRa and ]. a. Nc
V1cxrs. Tho issue of personal disagree
nent has nothing Of interest in it for the
public The facts in the matter ars very
laar. While Gen McC1una may have been
betrayed into sort Of half consent to permit
.part Of the First Regiment to appear as
asupers on theatrical stage, it il very
evident that that half consent was given with
The utmost reluctance, and against his better
Judgment His final ordar, whau permitted
IN opportunity to act, was peremptory
refusal The only orTor made by
Gen. MoCLuna WAS in not refusing
point blank in the first place,-an er-
aor which is e1cusable in view Of the extrnor-
ainary pressure brought to bear On him.
Had be allowed the members OF his regiment
10 appear upon the stage be would have
nwered himself and his command in public
1stlmation- Friends Of the organization and
he public at large will rejoice that he refused
Ihs First Regiment il too important public
possession to be used at will for purposes Of
private profit. Gen. MoC1uao will have the
satiaacton Of knowing that his course Is ap-
proved by the public. If thu officers and
men Of his command do not now appreciate
he wlsdom and dignity Of his refusal, they
rM by and By.
Year: 1875

iect, and ready to strike hands with the
currency watering Democrats. The National
Republican Convention will have to face the
music on this vital, overshadowing issue, as
well as the Democratic National Convention.
Should the majority declare for imitation, or
cowardly seek to ersds the issue, then there
will be an equally strong protest in all parts
of the country.


The fact is-and politicians and party man.
agers of every party may as well prepare
themselves therefor-the paramount subject,
the absorbing question, the all-important
and controlling issue in 1876, will be this one
of honest money or dishonest money. There
is no other issue strong enough to dlsplace it,
and it presses for solution. There is not
room for difference Of opinion among in
telligent men outside Of this financial ques-
ton. It is one that addresses itself alike to
rich and poor, and to every person, male or
female, in the land. It is the question ct
wages-how much wages shall man receive
--nnd shall he receive it in par money?
Party Conventions must take unequivocal
ground, and Democrats and Repuoll-
cans, postponing and ignoring oil other
questions, will take sides and vote
upon that all-important matter: The
New York Democracy give notice that
on this ground they will not compromise
The man who refused to compromise with
TWEED outside Of the Penitentiary, and who


is to-day fear1essly indicting, arresting, and
prosecuting lending " Statesmen for robbing
the canal funds, will compromise with no
proposition to pay the wages OF labor with
dishonest money. They but proclaim the
purpose, which is much stronger in the he
publican party than in the Democratic, to
vote for honest money, in their own party if
they can, but, if not in their own party, then
in whatever party that is pledged to carry out
that policy. Shall this element Of the Democra-
cy vote with the Republican party next year
The question will be answered by the action
of the next National Democratic Convention
Year: 1875

There is no foundation for the report in
some Of the newspapers that Gen GRANT was
in the city, or to be in the city, yesterday It
Was probably started by the fact that this
ned week the President intends TO make a
flying visit to st. Louis on business connected
With his farm near that city. On his return
It is probable that he will come BY why OF
Chicago, and stop over for a few days to
visit our Exposition and see his friends here.
Gen GRAKr has q sincere affection for Chi
cago, and never permits an opportunity to
visit it to pass by unimproved- We have q
suspicion that he thinks Chicago would be 3
good place to live in when he shall have
retired from the Presidency
Year: 1875

itigants, and his efficient efforts to dispatch
business, arc universally admitted Why then
attempt to displace him: We do not believe
there is man now Oh the bench in Illinois
who will say that such Judge ought to be
displaced. Judge McA111srEz is now on the
Supreme Bench. He is not resident Of this
county, and will have to remove here to be
eligible. Why should be consent, under
these circumstances, that his name should be
used to defeat the reelection Of man who
has proven himself to be an honest, faithful,
able Judge? We do not believe Judge Nc
A111sTER would consider such IN act cour-
teous and digui6ed in another, and therefore
will refuse to be a party to it himself. As
We said, we believe there would be general
acceptance of him for the Circuit Court, as
therswould be for the Superior Court, if the
latter we're vacant.
Year: 1875

There is great excitement in England over
the investigation of the recent collision be-
tween the royal steam yacht Alberto and the
sailing yacht Aatletoe. The Queen Was on
the former when the latter was sunk, with the
loas Of at least two lives. The testimony
laid before the jury seems to show that the
disaster was caused BY aviolation of maritime
rulea on the part Of the Alberta. The jury
disagreed but eleven Of its thirteen members
voted for verdict Of manslaughter. The
rase Is now being tried before another jury,
md also by Naval Board Of Investigation
The Queen, it is wonderingly announced, has
actually written letter saying she Is sorry
snybody Was drowned So Kind
Year: 1875

Never hit an elderly gentleman in tho mouth
never punch billiard balls too hard; never brush
your hair with an ivory brush; never pull too
hard On the Lines whom you have hard-mouthed
horse; should you have false teeth, never
smoke, and always carefully test the tempera-
ture OF your tea and coffee with q thermometer
Never chew your penholdez, II it happen to be
made Of ivory. Celluloid is 10 like ivory the
difference cannot be detected even by expeTts-
False teeth are made OF it; hair-brushos are
made OF it billiard balls are mado Of il mar
tjngale rings are made Of it; tooth-brushss are
made Of it; penholders are made Of it. Every
thing resembling ivory in your possession may
be made OF it. And il spark should touch it,
or sharp conclusion shake it, an explosion will
follow Celiulold is chiefly made Of gun-cotton
and thia material preserves its inaamunabie and
explosive properties in composition- Beware.
Year: 1875

From the Gin. ommerclal-HaTsi-Money.


The capture of the Democratic party
in Pennsylvania by the Enf'ationists will
deepen tile interest that the country
takes in the contest in Ohio, and en-
phasize the discussion of the currency
question in this State. There is Il full
month for the debate in Ohio before the
election, and with each day the real is
sue (that of the currency will become
more prominent, and the concern of the
whole country in the contest will aug
ment. 1t must be clear now to every
body, as heretofore to the more compe-
tent observers, that if the Democracy
win the State, the Democratic party
will be carried headlong and by whole
sale tor the initiation scheme. the hard
money Democracy of the Eastern States
holding out ut most for feeble phrase
in the platform, over which they may
equivOcate.
Year: 1875

Boss Tweed is nominally in the
Ludlow street Jail, but he lives really
at his avenue house, goes to his office.
transacts business, and even drives
out. lie is, however, accompanied
by deputy sheriff, to whom he pays
so to rs daily to mount guard over
him. 1t is pretty hard on the deputy
to be obliged to keep so much bad
company.
Year: 1875

New York, Dec. 6.-The six million
dollars suit against Tweed has been post
poned till Thursday next, to give the
sheriff time to consult counsel, he being
now a party to the suit, owing to the es-
cape of the defendant
Year: 1875

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, 1T WILL NOT
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for wateT service pipe have the exclusive agency
Tor ROCK Island. FRED HASS.


Store in Star Block
Year: 1875

The long trial was brought to a sudden
conclusion yesterday. When all tSe testi-
mony had been received County Attorney
Goddard arose and stated to the court that
he desired to waive the opening and rest
the case with his closing argument. Gen.
Sherry,n not desiring to be outdone in mag
nauimity, arose with his usual deliberation,
and in q second the courtroom was as still
as tomb. Everybody was expecting
that the general would make the effort o!
his life. But his speech was short and
pointed. He said: May it please the
COURT make the tender to submit this
case upon the testimony without argument
The Jury are intelligent men, and believe
they need no further lightupon the sub
iect other than the testimony already be
fore them" A buzz went through the
room, in the midst of which COL Anthony
was talking fiercely to the county attorney
talk? | demand of you to talk to the
jury He showed signs of the utmost
anxiety and nervousness and left the room
demanding the county attorney to address
the Jury. Mr.. Goddard, Notwithstanding
the tender, conceived it his duty to present
the case to the jury, and did 50 in one o
IDe aDlCSl cHUTJS VI MS ne; III was
close, logical and legal argument, inter
persed with some of the fines
rhetorical and most pathetic eloquenc,
we ever listened to from his lip
At the conclusion of his address, Gen
Sherry again arose and said: IF the cour
please, again make the tender to submi
this case without further argument, not
withstanding the brilliant effort the count
attorney has felt himself called upon
make to the jury.


The jury were sent to their room i
charge of bailiff aud in just five minute
returned with a verdict OF not guilty.


The whole prosecution rested upon Co
Anthony's testimony, and all his materi'
statements were contradcted by Nj
Brooks, who saw the whole transaction
Thus the prosecution impeaehed Col. Al
thony, and the case Jagged ever afte
The statements of Mr.. Embry was clea
frank and truthful, and were corroborate
by large number Of witnesses on bot
Year: 1875

In 1867, there came to this country from
somewhere over the seas, says the Du-
buque He,dld Of Saturday last, one Fred
rick Lawrence Schubert, bringing with
him young and comely daughter, In
1868 they arrived in Dubuque, and being
strangers in strange land, and obscure in
station, there was nothing to hinder any
evil license they might see fit to take.
The monster Schubert evidently appreCi
ated the situation, and gave himself a
free rein accordingly. Securing the ser
vices ota priest, he and his daughter So
phia went through the form of a lawful
and honorable marriage, and forthwith
proceeded to live together as man and
wife, and have continued so to do down
10 the present time Two children are the
refult of this uuhalioWed and revolving
union, and the couple would probably
have lived on i'll their disgusting alliance
undisturbCd but for the appearance upon
the scene Of another member of the family
in the person OF a son Of old Schubert.
who came to this country a year ago, and
more recently he arrived in Dubuque and
at last discovered the whereabouts of his
father and sister, and the terms on which
they were living together. He at once set
about effacting a separation between the
father and daughter, husband and wife.
He found the woman ready and anxious tc
sever the horrible relations. but tho old
man was obstinate and refused to make any
change in his polluted life. The son, find
ing that persuasion. or threats were of NJ
avail, determined to try what remedy tn,
law had provided for such case. II,
placed the matter in the hands of Messrs
Rogers & Cady, who prepared the neccs
sary papers for his arrest, which wer
placed in the proper hands for execution
last evening.


We should have stated that the priest VIII
performed the marriage ceremony for til
father and daughter subsequently dlscoN
cred the facts in the case and eXcommu
nicated them from the church, which W
are informed was German lutheran, AN
so far as possible, washed his hands of tn
transaction.


The couple have been living at Eng
Point and are still, if the hoary- headed ol
monster is not in the keeping Of the 4av
which ne has so horribly outraged. \
punishment could be too severe for tn
violator of every instinct in nature, an
every rule OF common decency, slnkir
himself beneath tho lowest specimen OF Il
brute creation.
Year: 1875

NoIonc union soldier. has been made officer
Of the house out Of the 200 appointed. Not even
the Democracy can afford to endorse this outrage,
And this Is civil service reform !-AHscdttHe Jour
nal.


That is false. Gen. Adams, chief clerk
of the house, was a nnion soldier and in
selecting subordinates the officers Of the
house have not been guided by any antipa-
thy to union soldiers, for they have no
such feeling. 1t is true they have turned
out the 200 Republican employees OF the
house and have put Democrats and Liber-
ais in their place, But by what right does
the editor Of the Muscatine journal whine
about soldiers not getting office? He is
postmaster at Muscatine. He was never
in the army. Let him prove his faith by
his works and stepping down and out make
a place for union sold or. Let him 90 at
once and stand not upon the order Of his
going, Considering the attitude the whole
party has assumed upon the soldier ques-
ton it cannot afford to keep civilian in
Office, and the Jounai man and the whin-
ing whelp of the De5 Moines Register must
leave their postoffices for private life
IO,cu City Press.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The Supreme
court, to day, sustained the position of the
Union Pacific Railway company by affirm
ing the decision of the court of claims,
namely: That the company has the right
to retain one half its earnings on account of
transportation for the government, Judge
Davis delivered the opinion; viewing the
road as great national necessity and the
government fully secured in the payment
of principal and interest on its bonds.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, Nov.i 29.-Fernando
Wood declines the further use of his name
as candidate for speaker of the next
house of representatives, He says he is
not candidate and will not be party to
the contest now going on here for that Of
flee.
Year: 1875

COLUMBUS, September 15.-In re-
sponse to request from committee
OF the State bar association, the State
executive committees Of both political
parties have issued a circular letter to
the committees of the various counties,
declaring that as the general assembly,
by unanimous vote, adopted the resolu-
ton authorizing the submission Of the
amendment to the State constitution
providing for commission to DISPOSE of
the unfinished business before the su-
preme court it cannot be considered a
partisan matter. The circular states that
the judges Of the supreme court believe
the proposed measure to be of vital i'm
poItance to remedy the delay of the
present system, which amounts to a
practical denial ofjustice. In view Of the
fact that there seems to te no opposition
to the amendment, the committee sug-
gest that the tickets of both parties be
printed, saying on them simply the
words "FOr the commission" This
will leave all opposed to the amendment
free to express their disspproval by
striking out the words suggested.
Year: 1875

w A very useful arrangement has
Just been adopted at Brussels. Any
traveller from Paris to that. city may
purchase q railway ticket which will in
clude the hire of good carriage to tahe
him from the Brussels station to his
destination within that city.
Year: 1875

DENVER. COL, August T.-1fe is
learned that the grasshoppers are again
great damage in some parts
Of the West. About Bowlder the pests
have come out OF the. canons and eaten
up nearly everything green, and are also
LAYING their eggs. SO that next season
the trouble will be as bad as it was this.
Year: 1875

A friend suggests that an article


which appeared in the HERALD few


mornings since entitled "Whither are


we Drifting" was somewhat partizan


in character, and preferred charges
against the Administration which can
not be sustained by the facts. We de-


mur TO the charge of partizanship. We


maintain an independent position, not
only on all political issues but also in
our treatment of political parties. We
do not consider it partizan to strike at
wrong and strike it strongly and deter
minedly. The views of others on the
subject may be different, and with
them we have no disposition to quar-
rel Though we gave as the text of
our article, an extract from the cores
pondence of the New York Herald, it
is well known to every newspaper
reader that the correspondent is not
the only authority for the statement
that repeated attempts were made to
burn the Navy Department buildings,
nor is he alone in giving publicity to
the report that the incepdiary attempts
were made by persons who sought to
destroy evidences of fraud to the extent
of many millions in the disposal of
vessels and other Government proper
ty. The authorship of this report can
not be fastened on the New York
Herald. 1t was common talk at
Washington. This much on the part
of authenticity. Now as to the innu-
endo that the Presidents Indifference
and supineness-hi total want of ef-
fort at bringing the "parties high in
power'' who sought to burn up Gov
ernment property to justice-to GER
tain extent sustains the theory that
he too would not regret the destruc-
ton of that "evidence." Why has he
taken no steps toward preventing the
threatened destruction of Government
property? Why have not the would
be incendiares been ferreted out and
captured? Has the President laid the
matter before Congress? Has he done
anything whatever in the prem
ises? 'Tis a grave charge, this
of asserting that parties high
in authority have made three
distinct attempts to burn up the navy
buildings and thereby obliterate the
evidence that one hundred and fifty
million dollars have been stolen from
the people. The President should do
something about it. There is wide
spread alarm growing up from the
knowledge that after all these long
Year: 1875

The result of the investigation of
San Francisco's school business is such
as might have been expected-to the
injury of those least to blame and in
the complete exhonoration of each
individual member of the Board of
Directors. 1t was in evidence that
teachers had purchased their positions;
that they were assured they could not
obtain employment except by pur-
chase; that the brokers who sold these
positions as teachers were the janitor
of one of the public schools and a
hotel waiter; that after the money or
approved notes were in their possess
ion, they in no instance failed to re-
deem their promise, and that they
really controlled the places they sold.
But the singular part of the whole
transaction is, that this broker-janitor
and his head assistant, the hotel
waiter, were doing business solely on
their own account, without the
knowledge or consent of a single
member of the Board. The Investi-
eating Committee found these facts
and reported them. They went even
further, and recommended the imme-
diate discharge of those teachers-five
women and two men-who had pur-
chased their positions. The sugges-
tions were acted upon and the unfor-
tunate teachers who had purchased
places that they were assured they
could only obtain by purchase, were
promptly and energetically thrown
out of employment. This sort of Gin
vestigation" and verdict may be sat-


sfactory to the Board; under the cir
cumstances it is probably the best
that could be had. But it had a bad
aspect-a suspicious, guilty look-and
we doubt if the sober, thinking public
will accept it as all right. 1t seems
so strange that these applicants for
positions as teachers could not find
favor in the eyes of the Board until
they employed the services of the
waiter-broker, and that they should
succeed so easily and so soon after
they did employ him. Yet the Inves-
tigating Committee found that the
Board knew nothing of the transac-
tion and the poor teachers were dis
charged.
Year: 1875

years of struggling beneath the heavy
load of taxation, we cannot reduce to
the amount of one dollar the heavy
debt checked against us. The people
are becoming fearful that unless a
change is made, and that speedily, the
aspect of our governmental affairs will
grow rapidly worse. There is lack
of economical management at Wash
ington. The Administration might
reduce its expenses. There might be
q pruning out and cutting off. There
might be radical changes for the better
Ii pointing out these errors and sug-
gesting remedies is an evidence of
partizanship, then let the evidence go
on record. We will stand by the peo-
pie and strike at wrong, no matter
when or where found.