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Year: 1876

trial, her declarations made m her travail, and proved to be her dying declarations, shall be eyi- dence.

 Sec. H. Every county judge in this state, upon his personal knowledge, or upon information that a woman has been delivered of a bastard child, shall issue his warrant or cause it to be done, and bring such woman before the county court, and require her to disclose or discover to the court, under oath, the father of such child, or give security in like manner and sum as hereinbefore required, in case of the father, to indemnify each county of this state from all costs and expenses for maintenance or otherwise, on account of such child while under the age of seven years; and if she will not discover the father of such child, or give security, the court shall commit her to the county jail until she discovers the father or gives security.

 Sec. 12. That chapter T5, of Gantt's Digest, and all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed, and this act take effect and be in force from and after it's passage.

 Approved Novem Der go. 1875.
Year: 1876

In another column will be found communication from an intelli- gent correspondent headed, "A visit to the Penitentiary Conyicts at Spadra Coal Mines" We cheerfnlly publish this, being per feetly willing to let both sides be known, and believing that due credit should awlays be given when it is merited. We the more cheerfully make room for this, on account of the many, and no doubt greatly exaggerated, ale gations of cruelty and unmerciful treatment which have been charg- ed against Mr. Ward. We are glad our correspondent has taken the pains to give tine pubic the substance of his interview, and we are pleased to know that the tale he tells is altogether contra dictory of the reports of dissatis- faction ol the part of convicts with. their keepers, and refutes the reports of cruelty so often set afoat. With such class of men to deal with as Mir. Ward has un- der his charge, 1t would be very unreasonable to suppose that he could manage them without the most rigid discipline. Our cor respondents report shows that so far as the Spadra convicts are concerned, they are perfectly con tented and fully satisfied with their treatment and fare-being well supplied with both clothing and rations.
Year: 1876

The Evening Star makes our article on the $250, 900 loan, where in we suggested that our contem- poraues throughout the State had better wait until they know they are hurt before they cry huff" or, in other words that they had better ''keep cool" and not get excited over. every unsubstantial rumor they hear, the occasion for asserting that country papers in Arkansas have to wait orders from headquarters and that they only open their mouths when the Gazette has spoken. The Star would make it that editors of country papers are merely under strikers who grind the organ at the bidding of their master in Little Rock. For ourselves we can say that we grind no organ for any one; that we receive no orders from any quarter; that we criticise and examine into any mans, or set of mems public acts that we choose to; that we offer no apology for, and do not coun- tenance duplicity or infidelity to trust in any one, that we think for ourselves, write for ourselves, and edit our little country paper the best we can. And if you choose, Brother O'Sullivan, to de- nounce us because we will not accept your $250,000 story as true and light into our finance board like a streak of lightning, you are quite at liberty to do so, and we will leave it to the public te say who does bctter-us in defending our state finance board against charges which are from ali anony- nous source, unsupported by any proof and unsustained by the evidence of any responsible wit ness, or you in putting in circula- tion such charges and thereby bringing unmerited cepsure upon innocent parties.
Year: 1876



 An act Regulating Proceedings in

 County Courts in cases of bas-

 tardy, and for other opposes.

 Section l. The county courts in the several counties in this state shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases and mat ters relating to bastardy.

 Sec. ?. On complaint made to the county court by any woman resident of the county, who shall have been delivered of a bastard child, or who may be pregnant with a child, which, if born alive, may be bastard, charging on oath any person with being the father of such child, the court shall order the clerk to issue a warrant, in the name of the state, against such accused person, to the sheriff or coroner command ing him forthwith to the court to answer such charge; if complaint In form as aforesaid be made be- fore the judge in vacation of the court, he shall issue his warrant against the person accused, ali rected as aforesaid, commanding the officer to have the person ac. cnsed before the court at it's first term thereafter; and he shall in dorse on such warrant the amount of bail to be taken by the officer, and the accused on giving such bail to, be approved by the officer, conditioned that the accused will make his personal appearance at the next term of the county court, and answer such charge, and not depart the court without leave, on such bond being given the accus eel shall be discharged on such recognizance.
Year: 1876

DnINKING FOR THE EFFEcT.-IIe
said he didn't care anything about
drinking, only the effect He never
liked the taste of it, always made him
gag to drink it, and he made an awful
tucc rs he took it down. But it was
ALWAYS the effect he was after. II 1t
wasn't for the effect he would never
drink drop in his life. He was nice
young man when we first heard him say
that. lie had health, good looks, prop
erty, and respectable position in soci-
ETY.. The only pCrceptble effect of his
potation then was the high.ened color
in bis cheeks, increased brilliancy of the
eyes, and vivacity of conversation. lie
was generous and liberal with his mon
ey, too, and had "host Of friends"
Well, lie kept drinking for the effects,
and he got them, as every man will if he
keeps at it long enough. The last time
we saw him he was total human wreck.
lie was standing at bar pleading for II
drink on time, his trembling fingers be.
ing unable to find single nickel in the
pockets of his ragged apparel. lie had
kept on raging over his whisky, and
drinking for the effects, until he hadn't
any effects left except those painful ap-
parent ones, poverty, disease, privation,
md tarnished responsibility. Verify, he
got the effects.
Year: 1876

ooh! your nose is as cold as ice" a
Boston father thought he heard his
daughter exclalm, the other evening, as
he was reading in the next room. He
walked in for an explanation, but the
young fellow was at one end of the sofa
and the girl at the other, while both
looked so innocent and unconscious that
the old gentleman concluded that his
ears had deceived him, and 30 retired
from the scene without o word.
Year: 1876

MANAGER BROOKS, most favorably
known to all thester. goers, will take his
annual benefit shortly. Readers of the
APPEAL, who have during the season
had such frequent ocession to commend
his judicious management, will bear
this in mind and help make an ovation
for so deserving a public servant.
Year: 1876

Mr.. EDITOR We are informed by the
press that the lower branch of the Leg
islaIure has voted to repeal the Geghan
law. What are the reasons for this hasty
action? We are told that it was a strict
party vote. That law has not been a
year on the statute book. When on its
first passage it was endorsed by leading
Republicans. The present speaker of the
House, an astute lawyer in an especial
manner commended the bill as being in
consonance with our bill of rights. Did
those members who with theiroath offeal-
ty to the Constitution still hot upon their
lips discoverinherent defects in the law,
by which wrong would inure to any class
of citizens, when they voted thus to wipe
out of existence statute, made to secure
the interests of all2 Who will answer
year Not one. For no one can point
out a provision of the law creating dis.
tinCtions between classes or individuals
On the contrary it was intended to, and
did abolish distinctions, not warranted
by, but forbidden by the Constitution,
which had grown up under State admin
istration respecting religious privileges
extended to the inmates of our charitable
and penal institutions.


The law in question simply required
the officers fthose institutions to per-
init (without expense to the State) all
within their control to exercise the right
of conscience in seeking the consultations
of religion, and prohibited co lrcion in
securing attendance upon any form of
worship.


Now, Mr.. Editor, 1 ask you upon what
grounds compatible with justice or pat
rlotism, or the solemn guarantees of the
Constitution or the still more solemn in
functions of christianity? can exception
be taken to the provisions of that law
1t enforced charity to all and encouraged
malice towards none? Then why repeal
1t? What interest demanded it. What
party or clique INDUCED the delusive
hope of future benefit from repeal? 1t
was by unanimous Republican vote the
object was accomplished. Can it be that
the mass of Republicans throughout the
State have determined to re-light the
torch of religious hatred under whose
red glare men have committed the worst
crimes known to history? Can it be
that the party has forgotten its early ten
cts which taught equality before the law,
and the abolition Of every form of polit-
ical oppression2 1t would seem so ifthe
Republican members fairly represent
their party in this action. Political cum
ming may unite with bigotry to unsettle
the foundations of civil and religious lib
erty as our fathers laid them, but the
people who have not turned their faces
towards the dark ages, will rise up to re-
buke this wrong and its perpetrators. In
this as in other things it may be found
that mad ambition o'erleaps itself"


JUSTICE.
Year: 1876

ALL Mr.. Voorhees's skill and power as
a lawyer could not save Mckee. All
that lawyers could do was done, but the
Jury after weighing the crooked testi-
mony and considering the law, brought
in, guilty, 1t is sad, when we consider
that Mckee was the great Republican
Grant leader and editor in st. Louis. The
next case is that of Babcock. who is pri-
vate Secretary to the President of the
United States


And yet yet there are people who wish
to continue such men or their next
friends in power, and so continue, Are
not all the Democratic charges of cor
ruption and mal-administration being
fully proved? Can the political party
who have sustained such men and such
system survive and continue in power?
We shall see.
Year: 1876

EDITOR STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT -


Your very welcome sheet puts in an
appearance regularly each week in the
Senate Chamber and is eagerly sought
by number of Senators, as it comes
from one of the finest towns and richest
agricultural counties Of the State.


Bills are being yet daily introduced in
both branches of the General Assembly,
but up to this time few have become
laws. Friday last was somewhat lively
in the Senate, more enjoyed by the Dem
ocrats than our opponents, The repeal
ofthe so-Called Geghan law was put on its
passage and the Republicans tried hard
to get it through without discussion, but
the Democratic members stoutly objected
and held forth in several argumentative
and excellent speeches upon the features
embraced in and secured by the act.
They showed wherein the law was in
strict accordance with the Constitution
and principles of religious liberty and
that it was just, necessary and whole
some measure. They also demonstrated
that the act was in full accord with the
genius and spirit of our political system,
giving to one denomination no privilege
over another. In the Geghan law was no
reference whatever to the school fund
it contemplated no disturbance or divi-
sion of that fund and showed how gross
ly and slanderously the measure had
been misrepresented.


They claimed it was an impartial and
just law, securing full liberty of con-
science to the unfortunate inmates of The
reiormatory institutions of the State, Civ
ing the privilege of claiming the services
of a clergyman of their own creed in ill
ness or approaching death. The Demo-
Gratis called upon the Republican Sena-
tors to arise and sustain their charges
and asseverations of last fall's campaign
referred to the base lie that Catholic
priests were in attendance on the Legis-
lature last year driving Democrats to
vote for the Geghan law but not one of
the valiant and pious screechers opened
his mouth. All, however, voted for the
repeal of this law, that secured religious
liberty to the inmates of the punitive
and reformatOry institutions of the State
this too, without daring to say one
word in their own vindication or defense.
Surely, beautiful exhibition in a delib-
elative body and in a land where free
discussion is an essential element in our
political system, being one of the instru.
mentalities in forming a correct public
judgement. Bad indeed must be that
cause in this country whose champions
fear to take up the gauntlet and meet the
encounter. The cause that will not bear
public discussion is surely in articuIO
mortiS.


The falsifying and clamor of the last
campaign had to be vindicated after a
fashion, and hence the repeal of a law
which has been read by comparatively
few of the Republican voters of Ohio
The prejudice of many was aroused by
the meanest and grossest misrepresenta
tions. The sneaking course of the Re-
publ an members is a triumph to our
side and fully vindicates the position OF
the Democracy. 1t was almost pititul to
see how mean the Republican members
felt at their disagreeable position!


Ah what tangled web they weave,


When first they counsel to deceive.
Year: 1876

ANOTHER startling case of fraud upon
the Government is developing before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in
relation to the expenditure of the appro-
priation of 100000 to remove few
Pawnee Indians from Nebraska to the
Indian Territory. The Government is
said to be in possession of documents
showing that pretty much the whole
amount was squandered or stolen. The
committee intend to investigate the mat
ter thoroughly Worlds Special, 26th.
Year: 1876

"WE must carry Ohio" says the Gin
Cinnati Enquirer, sentiment to which
every Democrat will respond. But how
can we carry Ohio without harmony in
our ranks2 And how can there be har-
mony so long as the Enquirer is trying to
slaughter nearly every prominent Demo-
crat who has been spoken of as a candi-
date for President PM, Vernon Banner.


We commend the above to our friends
Of the Ohio Democrat and Steubenville
Gazette and hope they will cease to be
poor echoes of the mischievous Enquirer.
Year: 1876

The dead of the UnioL shall never be
forgotten, but the ghoul which robs their
graves to make a party flag shall not be
thought hero. The flag to sweep the
country must be of fairer bunting than
can be woven from the bloody shirt" of
Morton or the grave clothes" of Blaine.
-EGchange.
Year: 1876

SO when they suddenly take cold and feel all the Or
gans of the nose and head stopped up, they can
promptly take remedy to at once loosen the mu-
cous which passes to the lungs and stomach simply
adds that which time may never remove for the sys-
tenn has become poisoned and all because the indi-
vldual did not take proper care at the commence
ment. How often do we hear people say, ''My heads
thick and cannot Think Don't you know what is
the trouble? You have Catarrh; it has just COM
menced to take possession of your body. Now If
you are wise you will take few pinches Of
Year: 1876

This horrid complaint can be cured? 1t may not be
generally known. but most OF our leading Physi-
clans are prescribing this wonderful remedy, well
knowing that its results certain that by its
use the person will be brought back to perfect health
exposure and the sudden changes in the weather. are
liable to catch cold we advise them to carry in the
pocket box of
Year: 1876

I FIRE SUSpAr.-T The alarm OF fire on Sum
day morning shortly after O'Clock, turned
in at Station 23, corner Of Seventeenth and
Marshall streets, was caused by the burning
OF few shingles on the roof OF dwelling
at the corner Of Eighteenth and Marshall
streets. Damage trifiing.
Year: 1876

DISPATCH PR.sTING-aoUsE.-In order to meet
the constantly increasing demands Of our trade we
have added a well-selccted assortment OF NEW
TYPE, which, together with our improved MA
cuINERY and sKILFUL MECHANICAL TALENT,
warrant US in guaranteeing the VERY BEST CLASS
OF WORK ut moderate figures and In the most expe-
ditious manner.
Year: 1876

The air is full of rumor as to the prospect of sale of the Peck mine to capitalists who will at once erect extensive works and in- fuse life into all mining operations in this part of lthe world; but diligent inquiry on our part has failed to verify any of the re- reports; and We begin to fear Jhere is a set tied curse, a mildew and a blight pro- nounced upon everything that promises to do us any good. The clouds refuse the promised rain to fertilizc the earth, capital ists withhold their golden guineas, by the aid Of which alone some of our mines can be worked, and when at last one does venture to come. as ill the case of the Walnut Grove smelter, the evil genius seeks it out, and be- fore the foundation is hardly laid the officer is there with his attachment to stop the work. We trust this state of things will not last for ever, as We have the metal, and all that is needed is right start. If one good Con- pany could be induced to take hold with ample means and will to pay as they go, it would soon convince others that here is the place to invest their money in order to se- cure large returns.
Year: 1876

4 NICE PRosPEcr.-Dan Hatz, yesterday, showed us prospect which he horned out of pound and five ounces of rock taken from the south drift of Willis 6 Co.'S. S5 foot shaft on the victorine on Groom,s Creek, that excelled any thing we ever saw, in quan- tity of gold in proportion to the amount of rock, unless it was some picked specimens that showed large amount of gold on the surface. This was rock broken right out of the ledge by Dan himself and not selected. We have not heard what it weighed but there must have been over two dollars.
Year: 1876

The apportionment of representatives for the Territory based up on the census reports for this year is required by law to be made by the Secretary in the presence of the Governor on the lst Monday in August. Immediately after the performance of this duty we understand that Governor Stafford and the new Secretary, J. P. Hoyt, will visit Prescott.
Year: 1876

Lindsay's garden, notwithstanding he has had to fight bugs, drouth and rank weeds, the latter as he assures us, after being cut off at the top of the ground frequently spring up again so rapidly as to crawl up his brooches legs before he has tune to change position, is looking remarkably thrifty and turning of nearly its usual quantity of vegetables, with out which the people of Prescott would have rather dry picking.
Year: 1876

Willis & Co.,, have finished making a road from their mine to Moves mill, and are fix ing to begin to deliver ore as soon as the Sal vador and Peck lots are worked up and out of the way. The showing they now make of rich gold ore in the Victorine is very prom ising
Year: 1876

Several of the second party of Boston Col onists have got into litigation among them- selves, which is certain not to result in any thing very profitable to any of them. MT. Gilbert, the San Diego bee man will take a four horse load of the Colonists to California and another load is about ready to start.
Year: 1876

The attention of our citizens is called
TO the matter of the location Of the Rail
road Depot in Van Buren, There seems
to be but one convenient anu suitable
location within the limits Of the city, ant
that is the one front Of Mrs. England
residence on the river bank II that 10
cation is not selected, in all probability
one back of Mrs McGee's residence viii
be obtained. With suitable effort, the dc
pot can BE- 10 ated ON the river md VIC
hope when the Council meets to night
they will give the subject attention, and
appoint committee to see what is asked d
for by the Railroad Compafy and what
can be done.
Year: 1876

We appeal to our brother editors in
this hour of national distress. Let each
man on bended knee with uplifted hand,
to the God of Truth and Justice, vow
that his pen shall be eonsecrated to truth
and right, and that he will not lend his
aid to put any man in place orpower who
is not good man Bad men cannot be
great men. II will not do to trust them
- Lewisburg State.


That is what we have always done Bro.
Stout. And what have you been shout
that you are now on the knees of rcpcn-
tance.
Year: 1876

CANDIDATES FOR CoNGREss.-Almost every
Land Office and prominent post-ofiee IN TINS
District has a candidate for Congress 1t Is pret-
ty thin. Those men simply want to secure ior
delegates in their respective localities men whom
they can use as they wish, and in the Convention
thew will so use them as to strengthen them
selves in the little offices which they hold Inc
people should not submit TO any such humoug
gerry. If they desire to re-elect Col Philips ie'
them send delegates in favor of him; but II tney
want a change, let them send men whom tnes
can depend upon to give them change. But 10
send delegates for some local candidate, who can
he used to nominate some other man whom they
do not want, is a fraud that is so old that no.
body should be caught by it.
Year: 1876

MIXING THE RAcEs.-We clip the following


rom the st. Louis Journal, an able Republican
paper:


The last Legislature of the State of Kansas
passed law that hereafter there should he no
distinction between the white and colOred schol-
ars in the public schools, and to lo away with
separate schools for the blacks This will doubt
less prove very unwise measure, and lead to
much bad feeling, if not trouble and violence. As
the scholars are already assigned to the various
schools, the trouble will not begin until the be-
ginning of the fall term, in September. 1t is i'm
possible to legisate social equality or to break
down prejudice; and from present indications
the public schools of Kansas will he broken up
or their efficiency greatly impaired. There was
occasion for agitating this subject at the pre-
sent juncture, aud regard the action of the
Kansas Solons as calculated to work great harm.
The schools are too sacred to be tampered with
Legislature is universally acknowledged to have
been,
Year: 1876

II They have been enjoying a decidedly
"funky" canvass for city officers in Topeka, this
Spring correspondent writes us, that in one
OF the wards, the candidates for Council are a
negro, and white man of the intestinal" order
We judge that the weapons used in the canvass
have largely been of the intestinal kind also.
Year: 1876

70. Some of the papers are taking good deal
of trouble to find candidate for Secretary OF
State, in place of Cavanaugh. Why do they want
one in his placei They can't find a better one
than he is.
Year: 1876

At meeting of the new base ball
club, last evening,a committee of nine
was appointed to fence in the grounds
and prepare them for the season. The
grounds selected are situated on the
lower side of Delaware Avenue, just
beyond the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument, near the grounds formerly
used by the old Diamond State club.


rhe new club will be known as the
"Quickstep Amatuer," and will COM
prise large portion of the famous
Quickstep nine of 1875. Lafferty
signed agreements last night to play as
pitcher for the new club, and negotia-
tions are being made to secure Arun-
del of the Philadelphia Archers as
change pitcher Tally will play catcher
and Geary, Clinch, Stock and Rodgers
will cover the bases and out field
Garsed, of the Diamond State club,
and one or two capable substitutes
will be secured.


The grounds will be put in condition
as speedily as possible, and the season
will be opened as soon as the weather
is favorable. With two first-class clubs,
one of them an almost entirely local
organization, the coming base ball sea-
son in Wilmington will be unusually
interesting.