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Year: 1876

And now the charge Of having made
false income returns is brought against
Gov. Hayes. too, and, probably. with
about as much justice and reason as it
was against Gov. Tilden. Without
better proof than any that has been
produced yet We shall believe both
charges to be the most barc-faced lies,
manufactured out Of old cloth No
man Of common sense or decency will
believe in his heart, no matter what he
may pretend to believe, for political
effect, that either of those distinguished
gentlemen was ever guilty Of any such
crime. The trumping up and publish
ing abroad such disreputable charges as
these will accomplish no good to the
party making them, and have no other
effect than the lowering Of the nation
in the esteem Of the foreigners who are
now visiting our shores. What an ex-
alted opinion these subjects of the
"effete monarchies" Of other continents
must have Of the great American re-
public when they thus see her citizens
divided into two great parties, each Of
which has put forward as its candidate
and choice for chief ruler a man who is a
thief, . perjurer. and all that is vii
lainous and criminal
Year: 1876

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CAMPAIGN ISLANDERS -"T Tilden is a
cold-blooded old hound. !" This is the
choice and very elegant language
which Gen. Adam E. King used in
speaking Of the democratic candidate
for the Presidency at q Republican
meeting in Baltimore last week Who
ever opens . Republican paper or listens
to the speech Of ! Republican orator
now may expect to read and hear Ian
guage of this kind used toward the
candidates Of the Democratic party.
From a candidate for the Council of q
small city to the one for President Of
the United States. nobody is permitted
to escape the bitter partisan slander
and abuse Of Republican stump speakers
and journals. Vituperatiou, defama-
tion Of character and the application Of
scurrilous epithets. seem to constitute
the chief weapons of our opponents in
this campaign. Instead Of taking the
nobler and more manly way Of praising
the good qualities Of their own candi-
dates and endeavoring to prove their
claims to the confidence and support Of
the people. our adyersaries spend their
time and strength in trying to traduce
the characters Of the eminent gentle
men whose names grace the Democratic
ticket. They do not attempt to prove
Year: 1876

that MIR. Hayes is the best man for the
position to which they seek to elevate
him, but that Mr.. Tilden is the acorst.
They strive BY every means in their
power to make the people believe that
Gov. Tilden is the worst man in the
country; and one who was foolish
enough to believe their assertions in
regard to him (if any one with SO shall
low brain could be found) would cer-
tainly regard him as very monster Of
iniquity, too bad to live. or at least to
be allowed to be at liberty. If but the
one fourth Of their charges against him
we're true be should now be an inmate
Of the penitentiary instead Of chief cx.
ecutive of the first State Of the Ameri-
can Union.


What they expect to accomplish by
the adoption of this pernicious course
VIC cannot see. That style Of conduct
ing election campaigns is not acceptable
to the great mass Of the American peo-
pie and from the time of Andrew Jack
son to the present day it has never ac-
complished the object for which it was
used-the defeat of the man against
whom it was directed This experience
might warn the slanderers Of Gov. Til
den of the futility of such course To
such an extent has this been carried.that
the whole vocabulary Of billingsgate
has been exhausted in the search Of
epithets to pile upon the democratic
candidates. Nor is this all; the most
wholesale and unwarranted falsiications
are INDUCED in. in many instances
without even shadow of foundation
on which to rest them. Gov Tilden is
called a railroad jobber, companion Of
thieves, an instigator Of riot, the asso-
ciate and adviser Of Tweed and other
members Of the vile ring which he over
threw in New York, a perjurer, dis
sembler, hypocrite, a sham reformer
and Heaven only knows what charge or
charges have not been brought against
him and this too by men who claim
for their party that it is the model of
all that is moral, just and good.


Such course as this, pursued with
such bitter :rancour by one party, will
naturally induce retaliation from their
opponents and the adoption Of similar
course. Thus will this Centennial
year, which should be an era Of kindli-
ness, be marked by the most intense
maligity, bitter hatred and i'll feeling.
When will men learn to deal justly one
with another, and do to others as they
would have others do to them!
Year: 1876

We print in this issue Of the TRANS
cRIpr the full text Of the two afhdavits
by Governor Tilden made respectively
in 1862 and 1876. which, by the pub
licatiou Of part only, the New York
Times and other such high toned %
republican papers. have sought to tor
ture into false oath and perured
statement in regard to bis income.
When the whole statement is read, the
truth will be at once seen and the
maliciousness and baseness Of the Times
shown in its true light.


Will the Wilmington Commercial,
which in the State campaign in 1874,
was reputed to be one Of only two ofits
party papers in Delaware that did not
deal in calumny toward the democratic
candidate for Governor, have the mag
nanimity to publish the whole affidavit,
a part Of which appeared in its columns
last week.
Year: 1876

THH FOURTH or JULY.-If we cannot have a real old fashioned barbecue, such as our fathers and mothers were wont to in- dulgesin at each recurring anniversary of

 American Independence, let us at least sig

 nalize, the one hundredth return ofthe day by meeting together. reading the Declaration of Independence and hearing from some one or more of the gifted orators in our midst. An oration suitable to the time and occasion with music, dancing or whatever demonstra- tions. may be most agreeable and effective in showing those who are to come after us that We were glad the government had lived hundred years. Without prejudice to other eloquent gentlemen, we confess that person. ally we should be much pleased to hear Judge F. L. B. Goodwin talk on that occa. sion.
Year: 1876

HASN'T E.-Notwithstanding the poor

 pay attached to the office of T.. S. Marshal

 that officer should perform its duties faith fully or give it up. We understand that there has never been dollar disbursed in this County in payment of U. s. Grand Ju- TOTS nor other |. s. Court expenses, and that there is much scrip in the hands of our peo- pie. Some of it of several years standing, which it is the duty of the Marshal to pay, and that it is his province to make requi- ton for the amount outstanding in his depart ment and pay it out to the parties entitled to it The District Judge, U s. District Attorney and Deputy Marshal have each assured us that the Marshal promised to be present at this term of court with cash to Ii. }uidate these little defencies, but as vet he ,as not put in an appearance.
Year: 1876

By humane provision of the law defen- dants in criminal cases arc allowed to come upon the stand and swear in their own de- fense, the jury to be the judges, as in all other cases, of the credibility of the witness. The accused is not bound to criminate him. self, but this does not absolve him from the penalty of the law of perjury provided he swear falsely. The opportunity to swear falsely in order to escape punishment has tempted prisoners to take advantage of it, and thus defeat the end for which the law was enacted, that of allowing the innocent to explain the circumstances which have led to their accusation. Judge Tweed suspect ing defendants at this term to have sworn falsely has called for second grand jury to investigate the matter.
Year: 1876

J. E. Naylor and Melvin were admitted to practice law in the District Court at Phoenix at the late term. Mir. Naylor was resident of Prescott for short time last season and We found him young man of good culture and have no doubt but that he will succeed in the profession which he has chosen.
Year: 1876

in this mornings REPUBLICAN our new Alpha
betical Business Directory, containing cards Of
nrtt-claGs establishments In all branches Of busi
ness In the District. Many persons daily feel
the need Of Just such an arrangement 70 enable
them 10 easily md what they want. We have
aimed TO make this as complete and easy OF
reference as possible, and are sure that 1t VIII be
frequently consulted by all having any kind OF
business TO transact. We intend to keep t I'D In
4 reliable and convenient form, and improve 1t
from time to time. Any persons not.reprcsented
IN IL, that would like 70 be, should send in their
carda at once, so as to get an even start with
their neighborE In SO desirable an advertising
nsdium and one Of such universal and constant
referenee :as our large circulation among the
beEt classes must make OF this.
Year: 1876

The ordinance for tho redistricting Of tho
city in accordance with the requirements Of
the charter Of 1879 was last evening adopted
by tho Common Council. Tho ordinance
consolidates the First and Second nnd tho
Nineteenth and Twentieth Wards, leaving the
nine West Division wnrtIH iutAct, md giving
tlra wards to tho South mud four to tho
North Division,
Year: 1876

We briefly announced the result of the


State Conventions action in our issue
of last week, but as we went to press
on the evening of the day on which the
Convention was held we could not give
the proceedings in full. Fearing that
many of our readers who desire to do so,
may not be able to see them complete
unless they see them in the News AND
ADVERTISER, we present them here,
Year: 1876

Parties from the Western Reserve
are said to have recently purchased
about 1000 acres of land near vii
liamsburg, with a view of engaging
in the dairy business and erecting a
large cheese factory. That's what
the railroad that IS to be, is already
doing for the country along the line.
Year: 1876

The PRACTICE of indiscriminate drug
ging can hardly be too severely con
demned. The effect of all such amateur
doctoring is to unduly stimulate organs OF
the body for while, after which they are
left worse than before. Relief for the
lungs is of a different nature, and Is
always gain, by leaving them stronger
for the rest it gives. Why suffer the tirec
feelings, the fever and irritability, tha
every form of lung disease, however
trivial, is sure to give, when the magic ait
of HALLS BALsAM dispels these miseries
and leaves one fresh and free for the dutie
and delights of life? Sold everywhere
Price, 81.
Year: 1876

THEY tell of an ancient lady in Cali
iornia who was disappointed in love
several years ago, and then pledged her
self to never cut her tOe-nails again.
Her toe-nails are now 30 long that she
can not wear shoes, and she is sorry she
vowed. We suspect it has never oc-
CURED to her to bite them off; or she
might place them on a railroad track
and have them crushed off, without
breaking her vow. She can't expect to
get a husband as long as she wears such
tOe-nails.
Year: 1876

No FEMININE LAWYERS FOR WISCON-
sIN.-Chief Justice Ryan has rendered
the decision of the supreme court deny
ing the application made some weeks
since by Miss G0Odeil, of GAINESVILLE, TO
practice in that court The opinion was
elaborate, and critically examines the
statutes and fOrtifies and illustrates the
opinions advanced. II is held that, if
the legislature has power to prescribe the
terms of admission to practice in the
courts-and that is a legislative and not
judicial pOwer-there is no Wisconsin
statute authorizing the admission of te-
males to a bar which the common law
has always excluded them. 1t is held
that the rule of construction APPLYING
the words masculine gender to females is
only permitted to aid in constituting
statutes according to legislative intent,
and that neither in nor out of the statute
can any such legislative intent to admit
women TO the bar be found. If this rule
OF construction were applied to the
statutes, to which it is equally applica-
bic, It would break down all distinctions
OF sex IN state government, and admit
women to nearly all public offices. exec
utive, legislative and judicial. The
court says 1t is not sorry no statute can
be found admitting women to the bar of
state courts, for it does not think it
proper place for the exercise of her pecu-
liar qualities or for the preservation of
her purity. " EHs4


a WOMAN who was gathering weeds
on the sea shore in Japan, Tor Burning,
laid her young child down on the beach.
A frightful cry told the mother that all
was not right, and on examination she
found that a cutie fish had put one
/ feeler round the baby. She cut the
| feeler loose with her sickle, and the
! youngster was unframed.
Year: 1876

In the house, on the 21st, Mr.. Whit
thone introduced a resolution to authorize
the mixed commission to inquire and report
as to the future naval policy of the United
States. The house then proceeded to vote on
the bill to organize the Judiciary, and it was
passed-l43 To 1872. Mr.. Ellis offered a reso-
luton for the appointment of a subcommittee
10 visit and take testimony in regard to the
Mississippi river and the region subject to
overflow, IN order to obtain such data and
practical information as to make the neces-
sary amount of appropriation; provided, that
the visit be not made at public expense.
Adopted. Adjourned till Wednesday.
Year: 1876

HER LOVE HAD WANED.-They
came out of a MICHIGAN avenue gro.
Gerry, he carrying big Jug. and as
they reached the walk he said


Now, Dolly, you carry the jug
and give me that quarter Of a pound
of tea


I'D like to see myself" she re,
piled.


Dolly, do you want to see you,
husband Juggling an old brown jug
through The crowded streets Of the
metropolis-do you want others tc
see him p


Come along with that jug" she
impatiently exclaimed.


dolly, there's a gallon Of molasses
in here, and we know it, but every
body else will thing it's whiskey if
carry it,


LET en- think"


"Dolly, if you love me you will car
ry the jug"


II won't carry it.


Then l won't! I've got twice as
much character to sustain as you
have"


Sustain it them" she said as she
started for the wagon around the
corner.


He called to her but she did not
answer. Giving the big jug terrific
swing into the air, he let 60 his hold
and it came down with an awful
crash.


"Lasses is nothing to principle.' he
explained to the little crowd and then
followed on after Dolly.
Year: 1876

An observing friend in the country
informs us that the first robin o.
spring, last year, wore double breast
ed overcoat and had a light catarrh
while this year the early robin was
attired in nothing but linen duster
This, we presume, is an unfalling sigr
that we are going to experience some
kind Of weather next summer.-Nor
ristown Herald.
Year: 1876

A writer in the Farmers Stock
Journal says the unripe condition of
corn in the northwest last fall and
the warm and damp weather Of the
present winter are likely to spoil
much Of the seed corn for the coming
springs planting. This is an item Of
Importance to our farmers, and one
which should receive their attention
before planting time. The first step
toward raising good crop of any
kind is to have good seed to put into
the ground. The loss to our farmers
and the country in past years has
been great on account Of neglect of
taking pains to secure early in the
fall and to keep in dry place
through the winter the seed corn for
the next years planting, In seasons
when the corn fully natures and be-
comes dry before cold weather there
is not much danger Of bad seed, but
last winter was one of the worst the
country has had for years, and we
wish to draw our farmers thoughts in
that direction, because we are of the
opinion that there will be much
trouble and serious loss to planters
this spring.


The only way to avoid it now is
by thoroughly testing the seed as
soon as warm weather comes. The
custom practised by many in testing
seed corn, by putting the seed in
hot bed, or box of earth beside a warm
stove and sprouting it is worthless.
and often leads to disappointment
In warm, humid atmosphere seed
corn with but small portion Of vi
tality in it will grow, while if ex-
posed to out door influences it will
rot or put forth such feeble sprout
as to be useless.


Good, strong seed corn, such as
should be planted, will stand more
exposure to wet and cold than most
farmers imagine. 1t is our custom
as soon as the warm days Of spring
come to put good selection of the seed
in the ground out of doors as deep rs
there is any probability of its being
planted, and let it remain and if it
fails to grow by planting time We
never risk it for crop.


We have no faith in the judgment
of class Of farmers who say that
they can tell to certainty by look
ing at kernal of seed corn whether
it will grow or not. We have often
seen the prophecies of the sages prov
en- to be false, and a serious loss to
the farmer


Strong seed will send forth hearty
and vigorous plant which grows more
rapidly and natures quicker and
better than when it has been hurt.
Be sure you are right, and then 60
ahead is business motto in corn
growing be sure you have the best
seed before you start to plant.
Year: 1876

The vanity of the fair sex it is said
is Of the same age as the sex itself
\ clever writer in defending this trail
OF the feminine character, has said
that it constitutes its greatest charm
;hat without it tie sex Woull los,
half its attractions; and in support o
this theory there is the old quaint
story of the German mailcn--a his
tory which is so tender and pretty
that /. is worth resculng from the
forgotten legends OF the Fatherl'nd


\ maiden lived on the banks Of the
Rhine with her father, the miller
Now the maiden, whose name was El
sic, was not pretty, and she was eros,
and fretful, for she Srieyed for heI
own lack Of beauty, and thought thai
none would ever care for her on ac
count Of the few graces nature hac
given to her; so she did rot even try
10 please, and yet her heart vas very
large and very kind. She spent hall
Of her time in front Of her looking.
glass lamenting her plainness and
thinking how impossible it was that
| Carl would ever learn to love her
while Gretchen, who 50 fair and prct,
ty that she was clIel The Daughter
Of Spring. dwelt near her. Elsie
was not loved, for she had never trieC
to gain love. She always fancied thai
! it would he in vain to endeavor tt
! please, in vain 10 be kind and thought


ful and loving. When nature had Sc
! sligLted her, who could care for her
or tniuk Of her, or be interested il
her.


All she sighed one day. "lf
could but have Gretchcu's beauty,
should be the happiest girl in the
FatLel.and, for then | should not feal
any rival, and Carl, sunny-haired Car


might love me"


But Carl never came near her now
and only thought Of her as cross and
trctful Elsie, and wished Gretchen
had less vanity with her pretty
face, and rather larger heart in Lel
slim body.


One day--it was in the time Of The
Tintagc--Elsie went down to the
Rhine 70 bring in water, and as she
dipped her pals in the clear ripples
she saw her OWE face reflected andwen
away wretched and discontented. She
sat down on rocky stone and watched
the sunlight playing on the castle
crowned hill, ana listened to the fal
of song Of the workers in the vine
yards, and she thought of Carl, who
was there and Of Gretchen who wa:
there also.


All, me she sighed, what gift is
beauty.


"Elsio, said a voice, and looking
up she saw an old woman-a very ole
deformed Notwithstanding very neal
her.


"Elsie,' she said, II will tell yor
the secret Of beauty, and you shal
obtain all that you long for SO much
Go home and never look in a glass
never see TIE reflection Of your face
in the water, never once again 6azt
u your own features, and you vii
Year: 1876

~ meddlesome young man who
fooled around a huckster's wagon a
few days ago, was both panied and
surprised. to suddenly find himself
sitting in the gutter on his head with
dislocated shoulder joint. The pow
er behind the throne was mule.
Year: 1876

A raptured writer inquiries
"What is there under heaven more
humanizing, or. if we may use the
term, more angelizing, than fine
black eye in lovely woman Two
black eyes is the only answer thought
Of at present.
Year: 1876

WOMEN, so amiable in themselves,
ale never SO amiable as when they
are useful and as for beauty though
men may fall in love with girls at
play there is nothing to make them
stand to their love like seeing them
at work.
Year: 1876

The following recipe for white
wash is recommended by the Scieu-
tifc American. 1t answers for wood,
brick or stone. Slack about one-half
bushel unslacked lime with boiling
water, keeping it covered during the
process. Strain it, and add u peck of
salt, dissolve in warm water, 3 pounds
Of ground rice put in boiling water
and boiled to thin paste, one-half
pound powdered Spanish whiting
and one pound clear glue, dissolved
in warm water; mix these we'll to-
gether, and let the mixture stand for
several days, Keep the wash thus
prepared in a kettle or portable fur
mace, and when used put it on as hot
as possible, with either painters or
white wash brush.


Roor CRoPs.-Preparations for
these ought to be begun, and a deep
and well-pulverized soil is the first
necessity for their doing we'll. The
satisfaction in their uses where either
COWS or sheep are kept will compon-
safe for more trouble and expense
than they require to be grown. Tho
ground ought also to be made rich by
the use Of we'll rotted manure.
Year: 1876

II must, oh, l must see the face
my Carl loves" she said, and forget
ting the happiness she might lose in
this offering to her vanity, she turned
and looked at her reflection in the
water, and saw-what? the same
plain face she remembered long ago !;
the same, the very same, without a
feature altered.


With a scream of despair she tot
tered forward step too far, and be-
fore she could recover herself, she fell
into the water which had shown her
the dreadful truth. The tide bore
her away, and never again was seen
the millers daughter-Carls young
bride. Alas for vanity.


THE Paris correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press writes


"One Of the strangest and most hor-
rible OF sensational incidents took
place the other day at Pateaux. A
party of children wLo were playing
in the environs discovered amid the
branches of tree, white parcel
upborne by means Of some twenty or
thirty little red toy balloons, which
were attached to it. The attention
Of the police being called to this SIN
gular object it was brought down and
the package opened, which proved to
the corpse Of new born infant, In
.vestigation into the matter brought
to light the following facts The child
was that of poor toy-maker and his
wife. Just after the confinement oil
the latter, the husband had died sud
denly and all the household goods
and chattles had been seized for rent.
The unhappy woman was driven mad
by this accumulation Of misfortunes );
she killed her infant, and then went
out and threw herself into the river,
leaving behind her written paper
in which she declared her intention
of committing suicide, and said that
she had gottea her baby all ready to
20 up to heaven. A sadder tale with
Il stranger termination it would be
hard to find. The toy balloons evi-
IDENTIFY had formed part of The dead
husbands stock.
Year: 1876

BY American Press Association to the STAR.


WASHINGTON, March At was de-
cided yesterday that General Babcock
should be dismissed from the White
House, and it Is understood he has actu
ally received his dismissal.


The Committee on Naval Affairs have
instituted fresh investigation In the
Navy Department. More than eight
thousand pages OF testimony have been
taken, and 1t is said there is evidence
enough before the Committee to make
work for another impeachment Commit
tee. There is positive evidence that
somebody in the Navy Department is
making an effort to intimidate the wit
nesses, and there are said to be as many
as six or seven distinct subjects of fraud
in the Navy Department.