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Year: 1876

The treasury department decides that
under the law domestic spirits cannot be
transferred in bond from the bonded ware
there to be manufactured into an article for
expectation, with the rebate or drawback of
the internal revenue tax.


The secretary of the treasury has be-
fore him the decision of the supreme court
affirming the award of the court of claims in
favor of the Union Pacific railroad company,
but before taking final action awaits the
opinion of the encouragement, as to whether
he has complied with the clause of law re-
latins to three per cent net earnings.
Year: 1876

We regret to know that any citi-
zen of Red Wing, who possesses
financial ability to aid the projected
manufacturing enterprise, hesitates
to take hold and help it along. The
reasons given to excuse such back
wardness seem to us the strongest
that can be urged why the undertak-
ing should be literally encouraged.
It is true that business is exceeding
ly dull and money very scarce, and
there is a general complaint of hard
times. 1t IS likewise true that every
now and then some one citizen wea-
ries Of this monotous stagnation and
starts off somewhere to hunt up a
more active community. And it is
furthermore true that every occur.
renee of this sort augments the dull
ness here.


1t is evident, then, that something
is needed to be done to overcome
this chronic stagnation of business,
and to that end, it is essential that
trade shall be attracted hither. This
is what the projected enterprise will
tend to do. Workmen will be called
hither to do the work, and these will
have to purchase their supplies of
the merchants, rent the houses they
occupy of the property holders, and
contribute to the support of local
associations, churches, etc.


Purchasers of the manufactured
articles will also be drawn hither,
and, while here, will patronize our
stores and hotels and add largely to
the general business. And then,
again, the starting Of one kind of
factory will always lead to the start
ing of other kinds, as inevitably as
the starting of blacksmith shop at
crossroads is followed by the erec-
ton of a wagon makers shop in the
same locality.


If, then, the citizens of Red Wing
are tired of dull times and anxious
to increase their business, let them
take hold cheerfully and help along
whatever enterprise is calculated to
draw trade and poplation hither.
Year: 1876

Under the above broad title the pub
ications of the New York Mercantile
Journal Company (viz.: The New
York Mercantile Journal, The Dry
Goods Journal, The Druggist's Journal,
The Hardware Price Current and
The Grocer's Price Currently are
actively bringing the following apothegm
to the attention Of the public; claiming
that the adoption Of the system Of
finance therein set forth will prevent
both imitation and undue contraction, thus
removing all liability to monetary PAN
les, such as in years past have so seri-
ously disturbed the entire industry Of
the whole country, and entailed such
fearful loss upon all.


"1n the interchangea6;lity (at the
option of the holder) of National Paper
Money with Government Bonds bearing
a f1ed interest, there is subtitle
principle that will regulate the move
ments of Finance and Commerce as
accurately as the motion of the steam
engine is regulated by its governor.
Such paper money tokens would be
much nearer perfect measures of value
than gold and silver ever have been or
ever will be. The use Of gold or other
merchandise as money is barbarism un-
worthy of the age" 'Wazzace P.
Groom.


We do not know who Wallace P.
Groom is, but the above is identical
in thought and almost in language
with what we have been advocating,
and we are glad to know that it is
receiving such high endorsement.
Year: 1876

80 The present legislature of this
State is remarkable for the absence
of lawyers, and the predominance
of farmers, and the latter will have
only themselves to blame if the leg
islation is not favorable to their own
interests.


We hope they will set an example
Of legislating for the promotion of
the public interests, instead Of vast
ing the time trying to advance the
prospects of their respective political
organizations. 1t is high time that
the people Of this country realized
that the interests of party and the
interests of the country are not iden-
tical. Let parties take care of them
selves, and let legislators devote
Year: 1876

The belief of the public in the street
beggars of the metropolis has received an
other rough shock. Not many weeks
ago the story was told of foreigner
who, though his head and face were dis
guised so that they should be sugges
tive of patient suffering and better days,
turned out to be usurer, and whose sole
grief when led off to prison was not that
he had deceived the charitable, but that
his business as a loanmonger would suf-
fer during his temporary incarceration.
Thomas Smelling, "a cripple who drags
himself about the street on his hands
and knees" is the fresh sample of cadg-
ing duplicity, though it is only fair to
him to say he has maintained the tradi-
tions of "jolly beggardom" better than
the alien mentioned above. Unlike the
maiden in the ballad whose pretty face
was her fortune, Thomas Smelling, well
known to all who walk in the thorough
fares of the West End; finds his misshapen
frame andlimbs the source of his income.
That this income is no small one may
be gathered from the fact-which has
been proved, according to Detective Dea,
of the G division-that it amounted to as
much as G5 week on an average-rather
more than twice the stipend of the curate
or City Clerk. One day he was having a
very good time in Oxford street, when
an officer of the Mendicity Society cut
his career short by giving him into Gus
tody. Thanks to the police court we
learn facts about his former career that
probably would otherwise have never
been known. Some time ago it seems
hta L.
of the Marquis Townsbend that he sup
piled him with donkey and cart. But
to earn e5 week or anything like that
sum with donkey cart is not the lot of
an able bodied man, much less of de-
formed dwarf, and Smelling soon re-
turned to his old painful-looking prog
resses along the West End streets. 1t
may have been observed, however, that
these are never made on the Sunday,
The Sabbath is sacred to the delectatiOn
of the Smelling family, and it really goes
far to disarm ones anger when ii is
known that on this day Thomas, having
hired horse and trap, took out Mrs.
Smelling and the six little Snellings, what
| the policeman witness feelingly spoke of
as a-pleasuring. There will be no more
of these family jaunts for a month; for
till the 18th of August the father who
provided the treat has been confined
to one of the metropolitan jails he prob
ably never helped to support out of his
income. When removed from the bar
the prisoner pulled out several handfuls
of silver and bronze money, and gave the
whole to his wife, saying: "Take care
of this" This lavish conduct was al
any rate preferable to that of the foreign
beggar who was taken away wailing
over the money he would lose.-LOn-
don AdUertiser
Year: 1876

Last winter an elderly Baltimore gen
tleman, proud of his wealth, discovered
that his daughter had dared to love
young man far below her in the estima-
ton of society. A week later the Balti-
more mansion was closed for the season,
and the names of father and daughter
soon after appeared on the register of
one of the hotels at Narragansett Pier.
There was with them companion, out
wardly treated as an equal, but in reality
a paid spy over the young lady's actions
and correspondence. But before a fort
night had elapsed the young lover at Bal
timore received one morning big envel-
ope containing dainty little note which
filed him with JOY unspeakable. He had
friend who was a clergyman, and be-
fore the sun had set that night the two
had a long, earnest conference, which
resulted next morning in the departure
of the twain for Narragansett Pier.


The old gentleman was forbidden by
his physician to bathe in the surf, and
the spy hated the sea. The young lady
enjoyed her bath exceedingly, and, as
the most infatuated lover is apt to be
temporarily disenchanted by the appear
ance of his ideal in bathing dress, the
father and the spy concluded that no
possible harm could ''come to the "dear
child" in the water, and so the spy only
sat upon the bank and watched. The
lover and the minister reached Provi-
dcnce in due time, and speedily won a
young lawyer over to their cause. The
lover then went to the Pier, and, keeping
out of the way of the spy, suddenly APP
pesred before the happy girl in the water.
A few minutes suficed for him to propose
that they be married the next day in the
water, and the lady promptly consented.
Back few the enraptured lover to Provi-
dence, legal formalihes were quietly ar
ranged, the lawyer invited confidential
friend as with ess, and the next day,
when the water was full of people, a
party of five might have been seen lit
| tie apart from the other bathers. The
marriage ceremony had to be suspended
every few seconds on account of the
breakers. Then the foam leaped to
claim the first kiss from the lips of the
bride, but the rest of the little company
relinquisbed their privilege on account of
the attention such proceeding might
attract.-PrOUidenc journal.
Year: 1876

In the letter you published from Du


luth, dated the 18th of July, mention was
made of the loss of the steamer St. Clair
gers lost was a man named Stewart, of
Duluth. He had a small English spaniel,
which swan ashore. The dog was well
known at Duluth and along the Northern
Pacific Railroad and was remarkable for
his intelligence and sagacity. His owner
was employed by the Northern Pacific
Road to measure timber delivered by
contractors. The dog would take the
end of the tape-line and go TO the end of
a log, sixty or seventy feet long, and hold
it at the end while his master would hold
it at the other, and do this all day, or
until the timber was measured. His
master would send him to the postoffice,
simply saying to him: $50 up-get let
ters;" the dog would go to the postof1ice
and go around to one of the clerks, look
at him, wag his tail, and was so well
known the clerk would give him the let
tiers, which he would carry back to his
master, and in the same way would carry
letters which his master had written to
the office to be mailed. His scent was
very acute. Coming home from the
woods one day, Stewart was met on the
road by a company of young people, who
had been on picnic about half mile
away. One of the young ladies had left
her parasol on the ground. Stewart
called his dog and pointing to the path
said: "Go find and bring here" The
dog was gone about fifteen or twenty
minutes and returned with the parasol


A pile of lumber, put in Stewards charge,
was being stolen. Stewart called his
dog, took him to the pile and said


"Watch it and see who takes it," Two
or three days afterward the dog came to
him in the morning, and, by signs fa,
miliar to his master, told him to follow
him. Stewart took a policeman with
him and told the dog to go on, and he
led them about quarter of mile, to a
shanty occupied by a Swedc, on the
bank of the lake. They looked under
the shanty and saw large pile of boards


The Swede was arrested, taken before
the Justice and Stewart told the Justice
what the dog had done. The Justice al
once convicted the Swede of the larceny
A great many other doings of the dos
are known to the people of Duluth, anC
it is to be hoped that he will fall intC
good hands,-COr. PhiIddelphta Times
Year: 1876

Sometimes wick becomes too short
to carry up the kerosene, and the lamp
goes out. If you have not time to put in
new wick piece of cotton rag pinned
on below will answer every purpose and
become a good feeder II hole should
become broken in the glass chimney
paste on piece of paper, which may
often be done in a moment, and it will
answer its purpose well for long time,
or until you get new chimney. Some
times the wicks of lamps become gum.
my, and prevent the wicks moving freely
boil them in suds over the fire short
time and they will become entirely clean
and work we'll.
Year: 1876

own beer, chow little can be depended
on first expressions. You love me now,
filled with the anticipation of good
square drink. Your anticipations will be
blasted, and then you will hate me. Let
this be a great moral lesson to you"


They gave him the grand bounce in a
hurry, but the moral lesson was there all
the same PrOspector.
Year: 1876

of the children got a boat and vainly


tried to save his mother and brothers,


and the two smaller children ran wildly
crying for help on the shore. No help
came and in short time the three-the
mother and her two sons s--were drowned.
The bodies were recovered the next day.
Year: 1876

From an early hour this morning till
five o'clock in the afternoon constant
stream of people was passing through
the corridors of the Court House, where
the remains of the late Speaker Kerr
were lying in state. Choice flowers were
strewn in profusion around the coffin.
The face of the dead Speaker bears evil
dence of his intense suffering during his
illness and up to the hour of his death.
Were it not for the familiar appearance
of the forehead and the knowledge that
ii was his body, but few Of his friends
would recognize the remains. At $50
o'clock tonight the casket was closed
and placed in a hearse and taken to the
family residence under the escort of COM
Year: 1876

Neuralgia in the faces and heads of
women is largely on the increase as com
pared with the number of instances of
the disease among men; and this is be-
lieved to be due to the inferior protection
afforded by the mode in which women
now cover their heads 1t is not only
one of the most common of feminine
maladies, but one of the most painful
and difficult of treatment. 1t is also a
cause of much mental depression, and is
regarded by physicians as leading more
often to habits of intemperance among
women than any other disease.
Year: 1876

from transferring the telegraph wire between
Columbus and Wheeling from the Western
Union poles to the Atlantic u Pacific poles,
and from receiving commercial messages at
stations where there are none but railway
operators, for the purpose of sharing the
profits of such messages with the Atlantic q
Pacific Company instead of with the Western
Union Company as heretofore.
Year: 1876

ST. PAUL, August 0.-Gen. Forsythe,
of Gen. Sheridan's staff, passed through
this city yesterday. having left Terry s
ago last Tuesday. 1t was stated that Terry
had fallen back so miles. There was no
falling back at all. The evening before
Forsythe left Terry, a scout from Crook
had reached them. Crook was then near
the head waters of the Rosebud or between
that and Tongue river. At this time
Terry was at the mouth of the Big Horn
river. and in order to facilate communica-
ton between himself and Crook had
dropped down the river to the mouth of
the Rosebud between which point and
Crook the distance was no greater than
from the mouth of the Big Horn, while
the coultry was more favorable for the
march of troops. The scout, alluded to,
said trails had been found leading east be.
tween Crook and the Yellowstone. A
junction of Terry and Crook at point
further east than the Big Horn was likely
to prevent the escape of Indians to the
east and north of the present scene of
operations. Terry and his men are in the
best possible spirits.


The story that Dave Campbell, pilot of
the steamer Far West, was scalped and
mutilated by one of party OF Indians
which he and bis party encountered near
Fort Buford, is not true.


Indians are shll supposed to be massed
somewhere between Rosebud and Big
Horn, The impression prevailed that one
of two alternatives was left them: Either
to scatter to the eastward towards British
America, or to retire southwark to the
Big Horn mountains. Though they were
in close proximity to Crooks command, il
was not expected they would give Crook or
Terry a chance to meet them in body.


By those who bring the latest news from
Terry, the situation is regarded very favor
able. Fully 1900 men are in the field
under the very best officers. The men ar.
in excellent condition. Supplies of al
kinds are equal to every requirement
Year: 1876

CINCINNATI. Aug. lO-The Catholic
Telegraph, this morning, contains al arti-
Gle from Archbishop Purcell defining the
attitude OF the Catholic church towards
the public school system of the United
States He declares that the church has
no disposition to interfere with the sys-
TEN. He further says: No doubt JUS
tice and equality would entitle the Catho-
lie people of this country to exemption
from taxation for the support of other
schools and to share of the public school
funds in proportion to the number of pu-
pills in their schools, but even this claim
we are disposed to waive in your favor"
Year: 1876

germ Of the credit mobilier business was
first conceived, and yet they are so vastly
superior to all other people there in at
tainments as to be distinguished from
them by the high order Of these, a new
one we suppose, is that just de-
veloped by Piper and before en-
acted by. Jesse Pomeroy. These two
human vampires were born and raised in
Boston, shared the same atmosphere, both
moral and otherwise, with the Boston peo-
pie, partaking of the same religious foun-
tains and yet'thsre hu come out from
among them two of the worst fiends that
ever afflicted civilized country. Both
had passion for murder, and literally tor
tured their victims to death by the most
barbarous punishments. We do not mean
to say that all Boston is wicked, but we
think it very strange that from class of
people SO vastly superior to oil Others in
every respect, there sheuld come out two
of the very worst phases of depraved hui
manity.
Year: 1876

TIE HERALD, in order to meet the re-
quirements of the schedule on the Delaware
road, is forced to issue two editions OF the
paper. To do this, the forms are sent TO


press at eleven O'Clock, and d large edition
struck off, which is taken downlthe State
by the one O'Clock trai9. which has recent
ly been put on, and takes the place Of the
traintwhich left Wilmington at five o'clock
in the morning. This has put The HERALD
to All additional expense, but by the change,
our country readers are enabled to get the
paper at great deal earlier hour than for
merly There is but little missed by these
rea lers, as the most important Of telegraph
matter is in before eleven O'Clock, and gen
orally at that hour there is nothing trans
piring in the city but locals of minor i'm
portance. We are determined that our
down country readers shall be faithfully
attended to, and have met the emergency,
although at additional expense.
Year: 1876

From the land of our Puritan fathers,
the home of the literati, the abode of the
most conceited people in the world, Boston,
Massachusetts, there comes tales of horror


such az no other city can awaken. Not even
from the cruel and barbarous South can We
obtain such characters as Jesse Pomeroy
and Piper. 1t remains for this land O


purity, meekness, and superior wisdom
over all others to develop the most un


natural crimes that have ever startled ;
people. The story comes from the home
| Of the immaculate Butler, and where thu
Year: 1876

Republican politics IN wilmington mus
be very much debauched, if the evidencs
of the old and reliable members of the
party, upon this subject has any semblance
Of truth. Strategy in politics is deemed
fair, as much as in the handling of troops
in battle. They are both directed against
some opposing body, and leaders are con-
sidered active, brave and vigilant who
carry out strategical movements success
fully. But there is difference between
strategy and low class of trickery which
none but few men; only those who are
deep in the mire of politics, and in the
strait of doubt, would indulge for the small
reward it bring. But it is typical OF that
class of politics which has been introduced
into National politics since the Republi-
can party came into power. 1t is not out
of the common run of events for all par
ties to initiate their high priests, and it
may be that the Republican party of Will
mington comes by this low species of poll
tics they are now exercising, in prepara-


ion for the election to-day, as common
heritage from the great national party?


A distinctive feature of the Republican
party of Wilmington to-day is bribery
and promises made that it is never intended
to keep. We were informed yesterday by
a member of the party that he was
fairly disgusted, and would never
again interfere in politics. He
knew by his own personal knowledge
of colored man in the Seventh Ward
being approached and offered twenty
FIVE dollars, if he would change his base Of
operations, but this colored man, be it said
to his credit, showed more honor than his
wl'ite brothers, and refused the offer.
Another colored man, who has considers


bic influence ameng those of his own color,
was offered fifty dolalrs, if he would desert
the Scott colors, and take up the standard
of Hastings, The special and highly hon
orable return he must make for this, would
be to stand at the polls in his ward, and
hand out Hastings tickets instead Of those
of Scott. Here was another evidence of
the greater honesty in the colored man
than in his white brothers, for he refused
it. Another instance of the terrible effort
being made to gain supremacy in bitter
fight between two rival factions is the one
of the position as janitor in the Postotiice
building being offered to no less than four
persons, if they would use their influence
tor Mr.. Scott, in the election to-day. Five
dollars piece for votes that can command


others, is considered very low price Of
purchase, and if reports be true, and there
is ne reason to doubt them, there has been
considerable money expended in this way


by the Republican party, of Wilmington,
recently. This is an excellent school of


politics, But as we have said before, it is
thoroughly typical of that class which the
great national party (?) introduced and


we can expect nothing but an imitation


from ali who worship at the same shrine
Year: 1876

JuocI SMITH was the only legal gentle
man in attendance at the late term o!
Court who neglected to pay his res
poets in person to this Office. He
didn't forget rs over at the Court
house, though.