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Year: 1875

1t is TO be hoped that the democrats IN
Congress will have sense enough to give Mr..
Bristow's recommendations fair treatment
Legislation at this session, settling the pol
Icy Of resumption in 1879 by providing ad-
equate means for its attainment, would take
that issue out Of politics and save the demo-
cratic party from the most embarrassing
question which threatens to disturb its
harmony next year If measures looking to
resumption are defeated by democratic oppo-
sition the party will be Justly chargeable
with hostility to specie payments and be
sunk by the same milestone which was tied
to its neck in Ohio


Of course the recommendations of the Sec
retary are susceptible of improvement and
the democrats may render them more accept
able to the country by friendly amendments
to the bills intended to carry out this OBJ
ject. The question will probably be first
taken up in the Senate, and the control of
the republicans in that body will make it
easy to pass the necessary measures. When
they are sent to the House the democrats can
lose nothing by weighing them fairly on





the hard money democrats can make to the
plan of funding the greenbacks as
an important step toward specie pay
ments. There is, indeed, room for differ
ences as to details, but none with
respect to the main feature of the recommen-
dation. The other measures proposed by
Mr.. Bristow are such as ought to commend
them to honest men of all parties. Besides
funding part of the greenbacks the govern
ment ought to accumulate stock of gold,
and Mr. Bristow's plan for doing it seems in
most respects unexceptionable. There is no
reason why the rree trade and hard money
democrats should refuse to vote for the res
toration of the duties on coffee and tea, which
would bring considerable sum into the
Treasury without perceptibly adding to their
cost. His recommendations for consol-
idating the customs districts, for
abolishing the minor custom houses,
and thereby dispensing with needless
officers, for reducing the thousands of arti-
cles on which duties are levied to smaller
number, and simplifying the business of col
lection and making it more efficient and for
guarding against frauds in valuation by sub
stituting specific for ad valorem duties, are
all in the direction of reform, and ought not
to be opposed for party reasons The demo-
Gratis in this Congress have everything to
gain by candor, moderation and sincere aid
to all the sound measures proposed by their
political opponents. They acquire and
strengthen public confidence by convincing
the country that they may be safely trusted
with the possession of power.
Year: 1875

hanged tomorrow at Hampstead, has made
q confession which congresses into life
time Of twenty -four years as much utter de-
pravity as dime novelist would think Of
distributing among whole feet of pirates.
Touched here and there with the relish for
lawlessness, which can alone make such
career Of crime possible unlit by a single
ray Of kindly feeling the story Of the man
who Signs himself I" Red Pirate, alias Cast
iron Bill" will reconcile the community to
the loss it is about to suffer in his sudden re-
moval from life. The extraordinary docu-
ment will be found elsewhere
Year: 1875

We have several rumors from the conflicting
cable companies as to what they will do in
the way of rates. 1t seems that the old COM
pany and the new company are endeavoring
to agree upon q general uniform tariff. 1t
would be mistake for the new company to
do anything of the kind. 1t has less capital
stock than the old company, and necessarily
needs to earn smaller rate. The old COM
pany is governed by the Bourbon policy of
making all the money possible out of the
wants of the people and Of treating the
electric occupation of the high seas as a
monopoly. The new company will make
a great deal more money by cheaper rates
than by continuing on the basis laid down
by the old company. The value of the cable
is in its general use People should be
taught to use it, The press should be en-
couraged to send columns of news from Eu-
rope where they now send paragraphs The
wires should be kept at work to their fullest
capacity When one wire will not do there
should be ten to follow it. The argument in
favor Of cheap telegraphy is the old argu-
ment in favor of cheap postage cheap
newspapers and the cheapness of every arti-
Gle that belongs to general consumption.
We are convinced that if the new company
will only be wise to adopt o. rate Of, say a
shilling word, and hold IL there for year or
two, they will make business large enough
to compel the building Of other cables. At
the same time they will unite England and
America by ties Of even closer commercial
and personal intimacy,
Year: 1875

THE Loss or LIFE in the great colliery ex-
plosion at Barnsley England, will amount
to one hundred and forty Blasting in coal
mines must always be dangerous to life, and
endeavoring to perfect the safety lamp while
large blasts are fired seems like saving life at
the spigot and wasting it at the bung.
Year: 1875

TIE Law IN THE CASE of corporations
which renders their charters liable to forfeit
ure is laid before the community in another
part of the HERALD A clear case is made
out against Tammany, which, as hotbed Of
conspiracy against the public welfare, de-
serves the utmost rigor Of the law
Year: 1875

TWEED is still "the biggest thing out, ]" to
use the language of befogged detective
who was lost yesterday in wonder at the
escape Of the great thief The preparations
TO confuse the detectives were evidently as
elaborate on the part Of Tweed's friends as
those to get the cold man safe out of sight.
Year: 1875

THE SUEz CANAL PURCHASE by the English
government Is steadily assuming the aspect
Of first move toward the dismemberment Of
Turkey If the three Emperors believe that
England is thus helping herself in advance
they may proceed to carve Turkey IN Europe
without much delay An interesting letter
from our London correspondent gives the
English view Of the purchase
Year: 1875

The CUBAN QUESTION overshadows in
Washington the work Of Congress for the
present. Is it intended that the doings of
the Executive shall dwarf the action Of the
Legislature, one wing Of which has a ma
iority hostile TO the republican party2
Year: 1875

tion of legal principles, is not worth
knowing. In these accomplishments
he challenges competition. In the
Louisiana case for instance, it would
be hard to find a single example of
-cu.lta statement of fact Oh the part
Of the mau Who is chosen to be the
legal adviser of the Presid mt, and Who
is chief of what Mr.. Beck, of Ken
tucky. happily calls tue "Departmeht
o! injustice. From the time when he
teiegra pied 10 the Committee of one
hundred that they had better attend
To their private affairs at home than
TO come 70 Washington with view
of Il fuencine the Presidents course.
he has not been guilty of a sing Q
act OF courtesy towards the peo-
pie of Louisiana. From the time
when he furnished to the press a
statement of the facte md the legal
position of the Louisiana case, SO con
spicuously false that it might serve as
model of inimitable 1nendacity, he
has never once incurred the suspicion
of telling the truth or stating the law
correctly.


Hence, it is not wonderful that he
should again rush precipitately to the
front to make proclamation that the
action of the Louisiana Returning
Board is legal and correct in all par
ticulars. 1t would have been contra
rY to probability for him to say any
thing else. In short, his place in The
economy of this universe appears to
be to continually assert that to be
legal which everybody knows to be
unlawful, and that to be true which
everybody knows to be false. That
Providence permitted Attorney Gen
eral Williams to be born into this
world cannot be nationally accounted
for On any other theory.
Year: 1875

Editors Journal


The countv mass meeting held al
Long Greek Bridge. on Saturday last,
on the Convention question, was a
success. No Que who attended it, as /
did, can now doubt that the drift of
public sentiment In New Hanover
ls for convention, SO far asthe Dem
ocratic- Conservative party is con-
cerned. This was Il movement of the
country people, who got it up and con-
Quoted it themselves. No hand, nor
pen, nor mouth, nor head, in VII
mingtOu or elsewhere, had anything
to do with inaugurating or managing
it. 1t was spontaneous production,
resolutions and all, of the free-think-
ing and independent actors who live
in the country, and who have no axes
to grind in advocating a Convention
except to relieve themselves and 9TH
ers Of the depressing and crushing in
huences of our present Constitution.
They feel it is the work of the Radical
party, which, III this county as else
where. has depressed their spirits, and
injured their business speculations,
and imposed burdensome taxes upon
them.


It was considered by few that as
the distinguished speakers from abroad
who had promised to attend we're kept
at home by the bad weather, it might
be best to postpone the meeting. But
the numbers and enthusiasm would
admit of no delay. The country people
have a way of depending upon them
selves, and this self-reliance will be
more conspicuous in the future than
in the past. They have not borrowed
their ideas from others on this vital
constitutional question. They are for
a convention, because it is the quick
est, surest route to a removal of the
ruinous errors and evils of our organic
system. If wrongs exist it can never
be too soon to remove them. as the
unbought freemen of New Hanover
believe. The false cry raised by some
that this convention scheme is dan
gerous and inexpedient, and is even
crazy project, falls harmless at the feet
of the honest yeomanry, and is pre-
cipitated by the gravity of its own ir-
significance. 1t is destined to make
those who use it repent of their ways
and to bite the dust of regret and
bitter reproach. Thousands are daily
coming over to the convention plan,
and the Legislature will infict an IRE:
parable injury to the Conservative
party and to the b. st interests of North
Carolina if one is not called.


CEDAR GROVE.
Year: 1875

FEsfT "A zE4SSsS


As our readers have already been
Informed. the 5pauiuris have bad
another revolution aud this time it is
the noziarchical Bourbon that hos
come to the top. F.r the present at
least Rcpuh'icanism no longer exists
among the DoNs, but how long it viii
be before it begins once more to crop
out among those uncertain creature is
truly what no fellow can find ont.
We know but little about Spanish af-
fairs of any period, hut rs to Spanish
revolutions Of modern days we con-
fess TO profound ignorance.


Some of ouz contemporaries however
are much more fortunate, being seem
ing profoundly versed in the affairs
of the Iberian peninsular. AT any
rate they discourse very learnedly and
very familarly about them. Such
universal learning and such versatile
attainGents as seem to be possessed
by some of our brethren of the quill
we view with awe, amazement and
reverence. We can never hope to
equal them, and in view of this fact
we shall submit no reflections of our
own in regard to the last Spanish Rev
olution, for we have none to submit,
but shall proceed to give the views of
The more fortunate of the crG the
Boston Post. That learned sheet
says:
! There seems to be no doubt that the
son of Isabella will peaceably assume |
the throne from which his mother was |
driven more than six years ago. The |
main body Of the Spanish force has
proclaimed him, Marshal President
Serrano has "acquiesced" and the
Bourbon flag has been hoisted on the
war ships in the harbors. The leaders
Of the movement have already crystal
lied into cabinet. No rumor of re-
Year: 1875

For the following brief record OF the
troubles of the South during the pas
year, and of the great political revolut
ton that swept over the country
during the memorable year that has
iust come TO close, We are indebted
to the New York WarId. 1t is well
-~~ll
Year: 1875




divide the white Democrats, land
among them and their furniture and


bedding and household property
The negro witnesses all complained of
none of theiI premises being kept, and
some of them were anxious to know if
the Congressman had come down here
to see that they got their forty acres
and mule. To-day Messrs. Buckner
and Luttrell had many witnesses to
prove the improper use of the over
flowed bacon in this district, but the
mojority of the committee would not
allow them to be examined, giving
as their excuse that the bacon busi-
mes was not covered by the reso-
luton under which they were sent
here. They have found out enough
about the bacon business
Scme negroes and white Republi-
cans testified that they were in
timidated before the election,
but none of them were kept from vot-
ing. The general run of the testi-
mony, as far as ascertainable, was in
effect that not Republican meeting
was disturbed by Democrats in this
county, but that riot and rows were
frequent between the two Radical fac
tions, often resulting in bloodshed,
and once in death by pistol shot. It
was also proven by Republicans that
every case of murder on the dockets
here was of a negro for murder of
negro, fifteen or twenty in the past
eighteen months; also that every
official in this county, the President
and Judges, were Republicans. It
was proven that in two or three in
stances in the late canvass few ne |
groes were kicked by some drunken
Democrats. 1t was proven that no
United States Marshal noticed these
distul Dances or made any
arr ests of either Democrats or Repub-
Leans under the Enforcement act in
this county. The Commissioners leave
for Mobile tomorrow morning.


THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION.


VIoKsBURG, MISS, December 81
The Congressional Investigating
Committee met to-day in the court
Year: 1875

PREPARING FOR THE LAUNoH.-A steam drecge
is engaged cleaning out new dock at the b. d
II. Co Is yards to permit the launch of the new
steamer for the Morgan line which it is proposed
to commit to the water on Tuesday next. When
the keel for tho new steamer WAS laid
it was upon new ways built
for the purpose, on the south side of the 9TH
ers. storehouse was partially removed to
make room for it, and portion of the wharf
was sacrificed, but without any serious encroach-
ment upon that portion of the yard devoted to
other purposes. The building was removed be-
form the keel was laid the wharf is now being
cut away and the dock opened.
Year: 1875

No Later Editions, Probably.


In consequence of the cuttng-otf of water In
the street mains, this afternoon, which leaves
our steam power disabled, it is uncertain wheth-
er we shall be able to print any later editions of
the COMMERCIAL
Year: 1875

We have just been informed by Col.
HEWITT, Superintendent of the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, that the Atlantic
and Pacific telegraph line will be
completed to this city within the next
forty-eight hours. Z If there has been
no mishap, the construction company
reached Lyons Station last night.
Eight miles more will connect them
with San Fernando, and that connects
them with this city, as the line is al
ready built from this city to San Fer
nande. There Will at once be an office
established in this city for the accom-
mediation of the public. We have
neither time nor space otell the pub
lie all the benefits we shall receive
from this line.
Year: 1875

CHICAGO, April .22d. Henry Hart,
General Manager for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company in China and
Japan, leaves here tomorrow morn
ing in special car for San Francisco,
President Dillon, of the Union Pacific
Railroad, having telegraphed that the
car will go through in time to connect
with the steamer Of May 1st. Ex-
Governor McCook, of Colorado, and
Congressman Garfield are with Mr..
Hartis party e--@ A--f - '-t :


New YORK, April oath. The settle
ment of the questions In regard to
freight and passenger fares pending
between the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and the Panama Railroad
Company was reached yesterday. By
the new contract it is agreed on the
part of the Pacific Mail Company to
guarantee to the Panama Railroad
$4,000 per month of through freight,
which is an increase of about $1,S05
over the amount received by that road
last year. 1t is also agreed that the
road shall have the same number of
passengers guaranteed to it as it had
last year, during which time the fares
amounted to about one hundred thou
sand dollars. By another clause in
the contract the railroad is to have
one-third of the freights received from
the Panama trade, which has devel-.
oped largely during the last few years,
the roads share of which will be about
one hundred thousand dollars. The
steamship company have further
agreed that all coal sent from New
York to Panama, to be used by their
vessels, shall be sent by railroad and
be paid for at the rate of $5 So per ton.
Local rates for South America and
Central America are to be provided as
before. The contract will be tempo
rary in it's character and subject to
change or abrogation by either party
after giving thirty days notice.
Year: 1875

That irrepressible "Ludus" is on our
track again about the women. We
have several objections to entering
into controversy on this subject.
Nobody knows who Ludusn is, or
whether he or she wears boots or Grim
oline. We never had controversy
with woman that we did not have to
beg off in order to get her. to stop it.
We do not Know what " Ludus !"
wants. He or she is not satisfied that
woman suffrage would he desirable,
which is the only point in controversy
on that subjectin theUnited States. 1t
is true we were taken to task for saying
we did not believe women would make
good editors, and we stick to it. If
'Ludus', can convince us that we are
wrong, we will gladly acknowledge
the error. What "Ludus'' says about
the treatment of the poor women in
Asia, Africa and Holland may be COR
rect, but We can't help it. IF we had
our way, we would fog all the old he
fellows in those nations until they
would treat their. women better. But
what could we do if we were to start OH
mission of that kind. We would only
get ourselves into trouble and might


be badly whipped before we got
through. AS for the "noble red man
of America" we have done all we
could to beat some sense into his head
by employing such men as General
CROOK. If they don't improve very
soon, we propose to turn them all over
to PHIL. SHERIDAN, and let him ex-
terminate the race. The allus-
ion to the Mormons was un-
fortunate for " Ludus.u There are
three or four women to one man
there and if they can't lookout for
themselves with this odds in their fa-
vor, they are not competent to take
charge Of Government affairs any
where, besides it was their own choice
to go there, and they are at liberty to
leave when they please. AS to the
case Of Adam, there never was man
who made SO great sacrifice as he
did. He saw that Ewes curiosity had
brought destruction upon her, and
that final separation was inevitable
unless he ate apart of the same fruit,
and rather than be separated he ate
part of the same fruit that he
might share her fate and remain with
her. Very few men could be found
that would show so much gallantry
now while women are so plenty. We
expect the treatment of women in
and around Washington has been bad,
but they have kept it bid from the
world and we can't learn much about
it. But we hope to have better set
of men there next session. Wedo not
know of any law that could be passed
to better the condition of the poor
women, except to have the Govern
ment appoint about fifty men in each
county whose business it shall be to
60 around and chastise every man
that abuses women. If Congress re-
fuses to pass such law, Ludus must
get upa private organization to en-
ploy men to do that work-or, we are
even willing that Ludus shall have all
the female editors he, or she, wants
only, "Let us have peace"
Year: 1875

NEW GOODS! New Goods! Marxsen Bros.


the new variety store, corner of Main and
Third streets. keeps constantly on hand
large variety of Dry goods, Clothing, Gents
A large supply of new goods Just received,
and sold Ct reasonable rates. All goods are
of the best quality; no auction goods sold by
u.s. W. respectfully solicit the public to *
anime our goods and Judge for themselves.
Goods delivered to any part of the city free of
charge feb3-tf
Year: 1875

One of the finest improvements in
the city will be the rebuilding of the
Lafayette Hotel. The whole of the
back of the house is already being
torn down, and the front will shortly
be built-up. The stores will be just
half as large as they are now, and, as
the Important has q very large stock
on hand, they will not have half room
enough for their goods and in order to
prevent them from being damaged by
dirt and dust, they have decided to
sell all their Spring goods at less than
cost, and others. such as cottons, table,
linen, etc., at exact cost. We advise
all to call at the Important and con-
vince themselves of the great bar
gains. Such bargains they can never
get again, and in order to prevent a
great rush, we advise all to call early
and take advantage of the building of
the Lafayette Hotel. al6
Year: 1875

Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street,
Is the proper place to go fora good meal, with


q good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it.
There Is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many Of the substantials and
so many of the luxuries may be had for % C g.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Com mercial street. Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
of ladies i5-tf
Year: 1875

by previous registry of those entitled to vote;
but we remember no instances in which these
were not opposed by the Democratic party.
Does not this justify the belief that the Dem
ocratic party regards practical license to ille-
gal voting as an advantage? The Enquirer
now charges that the Democratic party was
beaten by illegal votes at the recent election;
but is it willing to have Democratic members
of the General Assembly join the Republican
in deliberating and enacting rules to prevent
Illegal votings


We do not prescribe any plan. We only
say that if the privilege of voting is worth
having, it is worth the pains by each elector
that are requisite to verify it; and we ask #
Democrats will unite with Republicans in de-
vising fair and impartial rules to protect the
integrity of the ballot. To say this caunot be
done, is imbecile. The reason why it is not
dene is because powerful party has always
opposed it Is it not worth an effort? We
have an idea that if the Republican party in
the General Assembly shall, this coming ses-
sion, bring forward thorough and stringent
registry bill, they will put the party which op-
poses it in the attitude of holding on to the
facilities for illegal voting and for utterly de-
stroying the integrity of the elections of the
peOplt.-Csa Gazette.
Year: 1875

with the hard times and their soft mon
ey platform, would take off enough
votes from Hartranft to defeat him
They felt serenely confident of theil
success, as consequence of thest
movements, and the reelection U
Hartranft by a rousing majority, in the
face of such combinations, is as much
a matter of surprise to bis opponents
as it is of qualification to his friends.
The Odium brought. upon the State by
the Democratic House of Representa-.
tives last last winter doubtless contrib
ute to this result; but the general un-
trustwOrtkiness of the party had still
more to do with it. Pennsylvania il
undoubtedly q Republican State; and
her people have this year taken special
pains to demonstrate that fact.


Altogether, the results Of these No
venber elections may be accepted as
evidence OF the determination of the
people not to trust the Democratic
party any longer. They have had all
they want, and more too, of Demo-
critic rule, and they have returned to
their first love, satisfied to trust the
only party that has ever been true and
faithful To their intere5tS.-PittsbuTg
Commercial.