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Year: 1876

NEw-ORLLANs, Dec. 29.-The House sub
committee UP to noon to-day unable to do anything
having nc stenogapher. This afternoon they examined
three men as to LafOurche Parish The witnesses test


fed to intimidation of colorcd Democrats by colored wO
men and preachers as well as by men. The committee
also examined witnesses from Plaquenne Pal'n
who testified to many Irregularities on the part OF officials


who conducted the election Several said that Edge
worth Supervisor OF Registration had actedYery unfairly
in the registration and running voting places and that
he had the reputation Of being professional DalotDox
stufor. One witness said there were 300 deputy mar
shals in the parish the day OF the election ChSe'
j. Lewis, coored said he was member OF the Connci
of Freedom of which nearly every prominent Republican
in the state was member and among the penalties was


that of death for any member who eectonocred Tor Dem


ocrsts copy of the bylaws and constitution OF the
Council of Freedom identified and filed as evidence
Year: 1876

The remarkable fall Of the curve OF pressure yester-
day partially accompanied well as preceded the high
wind. The recovery from this depression seems at
present rather slow There has been again fall after
slight rise in temperature. The conditions In general
point toward a considerable period OF cold fair weather.


In this city and vicinity three days or pleasant
weather may be expected with temperature near reez
fn
Year: 1876

Another year-another atom o.


time-has floated beyond the confines
of the present, and its deeds, good and
bad, cannot be recalled. What time
more fitting than the closing year for
a review of the past and a glance at
the future. The year, the requiem of
which the bells have just ceased to
echo, has been one of general prosper
ity to the people of the Pacific Coast


There have been casualties by flood
and fire, and financial stress, and the
great ocean has claimed its victims,
but there have been no whitening
blights, far reaching and remorseless,
no dark clouds extending over the
length and breadth of the land. There
has been seed time and harvest, and
peace and plenty have gladdened the
homes of the people. The nation has
been happy and prosperous and its
day of Thanksgiving was truly one of
thankfulness to the Divine Giver of ev-
cry good and perfect gift. In our own
sunny home much that is good to look
upon has been accomplished. Our
beautiful valley has rapidly filled with
tireless, energetic men and brave hope
full women, who, lured by the genial
cline and prolific soil, have come to
make their homes among us. MY


are planting their own vines and or
ange trees and the generations of the
future will enjoy the beauty born of
the work of the year 1875. Many of
the great ranches, the soil of which
had never felt the plowshare, have
been broken up into small farms and
in little time the broad area will be
covered with groves, orchards, vine
yards and waving grain. Hundreds of
wells have opened channels to the
fountains below and the crystal water
is gushing forth and spreading over
the land causing it to yield harvests
that gladden. the heart of the husband
man. The great question of how to
irrigate our farms is nearer solution,
and plans and systems are recej ing
test and trial on every side. We have
made marked progress in every branch
of agriculture and the variety of our
products is only equalled by the vast
quantity and superior quality of each.
Our beautiful city has expanded 80
rapidly as to excite the admiration of
both residents and visitors. More
Year: 1876

ent often dispenses entirely with awk-
ward facts in the fervor of his poetical
descriptions. Here is a specimen of
the florid writing which comes under
our class No. l; it is an extract from a
letter printed in the Ventura Signal: !:
Year: 1876

this honor? BY this town contributing of
her wealth what each citizen can spare for
so grand an object, and at the same time
inducing their friends to do as much as lies
in their power. All amounts will be re-
ceived and a certificate for the donation
given and duly acknowledged by publication
in the leading papers in Delaware and the
city of Philadelphia. All can contribute
something in cash, and if not convenient to
remit tonight will furnish them with sub
scription cards on which they can state the
amount they are willing to contribute;
also when to be paid. Before the close OF
the evening we would much prefer your
asking for the cards, as it would avoid us
annoying you by presenting them, as we
would feel it our duty to do so, and yours
to respond. $4,000 is all that is needed for
this grand monument, and the contract, as
you will see by this letter, is closed, and
the monument to be finished and erected
by April 4th, 1876. The $500 mentioned
in the letter was advanced as you have
heard by the members of the Association,
who believed that Delaware would willingly
respond and sanction the action, as all
other States are doing, but not so promptly
as we hope our Diamond State will do,
that is in two weeks at most. Having raised
the whole amount, it can be done and it
is for you to say, shall it? I say yes, for
when your building shall have passed and
become post of honor, this will remain
while time shall last an honor to your peo-
pie. Smyrna has the starting, let her work
high and show the State what she can do,
paying tonight or in the morning what
can be spared, and subscribe on these cards
what you will pay at some other date,
named by yourselves. Anything, no matter
how small will not be refused. 81 and as much
more as you can spare makesyou member,
for which you get certificate, properly
sealed and stamped. All get a receipt
from one cent up.
Year: 1876

One of the best articles, though some
what brief, in a recent number of Harper's
Magazine, is that from which we take the
following:


ain our daily conversation we disfgure
it with all varieties of slang, masculine or
feminine, as the case may be-one as bad
as the other. We disregard its delicate
shades of meaning, we do all we can to
deprive it of all force by our careless use of
its terms, we load it with provincialisms
and foreign phrases, and then we scornfully
turn our backs upon it as if it wePe an old
worn-out servant who may have been of
use to scrub our floors or sweep our barn
yards. We hire foreign nurses for our
children, so that the first words they utter
shall be either French or German dialect,
and we boast of the fact that these children
talk only French or German, and do not
understand one word of English. < = Is
there no school, of all the hundreds adver-
tising in all our city papers, which has the
courage to state as a recommendation,
English the language of this schoolY Is
there no one school which will make it its
aim, first and last, as far as the form of
language goes, to see that the English


spoken in play hours and recitations shall


be pure and correct; that only those text


books which can bear this test shall be


used; that the reading recommended shall


be selected with this view; that the poetry


committed to memory shall always be the


best? Is there no school whose pupils shall
be recognized by their clear and distinct
articulation, their accurate and easy pro


nounciation, their exact accent, and their
skillful and beautiful use of English Ian


guage? How many of our girls and boys


can be said even to know and understand
that language as used by Racine, by Cor
nellie, by Pascal, or Moliere? and far more
serious than this, how many of them know
German; that is, the language of the


Herder and Lessing, of Goethe and Schilleri
Most serious of all, and most concerning us
; how many of us know English? that is how
many of us understand or can speak it even
fiuently and correctly, not to say elegantly
How many of us know our own most noble
language, to which so many languages have
contributed-the language of Chaucer and
=, Spencer, of Milton, of Bacon, Of Shakes
: peare? How many Of us can talk English 2
Year: 1876

A young minister, somewhat distinguished
for selfconceit, having failed disastrously
before crowded audience, was thus ad.
dressed by an aged brother: If you had
gone into that pulpit, feeling as you now do
.on coming out of that pulpit, you would
have left on coming out Of that pulpit as you
did when you went up into that pulpit.
Year: 1876

THE San Francisco Alta has the follow
ing reference TO a case in which damages
were claimed for injury done by care
ssly-handled umbrella: " 1t was not
supposed that the umbrella was taken
notice of by the law, except to make the
possession of one evidence of larceny,
as decided some years ago by a Massachu-
setts Justice, 1t is reserved for a CalifOr-
mia Justice to advance the umbrella to a
high notch in that sonOrous title known
as the measure of damages, This was a
Santa Clara County Justice, recently.
The facts were, that two pedestrians, one
carrying an expanded umbrella, collided
on IA sidewalk, and the ferrule of the UNI
brella punched the others eye so severely
that he nearly lost the sight of it. The
man with the umbrella was moving to the
left when the collision occurred. The
injured party brought suit to recover
$20999 damages The defense was a
demurrer, that there was no cause Of ac-
ton; that it was too remote; that it was,
in fact, merely mote in the plaintiffs
eye. The demurrer was overruled. The
defense then set up accident; but the Jus.
tice laid down the law to be that the
rule of keeping to the right was applica-
ble to pede0trianism as well as driving,
and lthatia person carrying an umbrella
bears to another person not carrying one
the same relation that steamer does to a
sailing vessel--the man with the umbrella
must keep out of the others way. Judg-
ment for plaintiff as prayed in the com.
plant The case is to be appealed to the
County Court"
Year: 1876

1t is high time there was indignation.
This Infamous outrage which Gen. Grant
and John Davenport have inflicted on the
Democratic party of New York City
ought lobe resented by. every high
minded soul in this and contiguous
planets. 1t was bad enough that the
honorable constituents of Mr.. Tweed, who
merely cast few thousand superfluous
votes every election day, should be
tracked and persecuted by the minions of
despotism; bad enough that that spotless
statesman should be incarcerated and
driven from his home because he sur
passed his oppressOrs in courage and
thrift; but now the President Of the United
States is exposed in the damning crime
it is no time for mealy-mouthed express
sions-the damning crime of spending no
less than $4,000 to hunt TO their holes
enthusiastic and industrious Democrats
merely because their patriotism inclined
them to cast more votes on election day
than the law compelled them to deposit,
The expression "hunt TO their holes" is an
extreme one, but we use il advisedly,
Some of these persons have even been in.
carcer9ted in gloomy dungeons, tempo
rarily beyond the reach of these stimulants
which encourage. the faint hearted, and
convicted OF no crime except increasing
Year: 1876

the dhniA veto of the city of their birhl
Can such things be- lift can be proved
by Barney Caulfeld that the President of
the United States actually prevented peo-
pie from voting more than once on cleo
ton day, either he or Cart. Harrison
ought without delay to bring in articles Of
impeachment If a President can prevent
illegal voting with impunity then our
liberties are mockery. AS the World
says, with,singul@ power, it is the most
depressing event that has occurred since
the assassination of Lincoln. 1t is sad.
II our reader is not wholly callous and in
different to the sufIerings of the human
race he will respectfully remove his hat
during the passage of the mournful pro.
cession of Democrats mingling their tears
in common sorrow.-N. Y. Graphic.
Year: 1876

THE Republicans of California have;
in State Convention, chosen delegates 10
the National Convention, and adopted a
platform declaring in favor of return to
metallic currency and the restoration of
silver coin to its constitutional equality
with gold as legal tender, and in favor
of the payment of the National debt in
gold, and condemning reputation.
Year: 1876

TIE Governor Of Massachusetts has
vetoed the hill to legallze the marriage of
James Parton with his step-daughter on
the ground that the act is not within the
constitutional power of the Legislature.
Year: 1876

WEsTERyELT, who is in prison at Phil
adelphia for completely in the Charlie
Ross abduction, has been visited by the
widow of Mosher, the abductor, and en-
treated to give some clew to the where
abouts of the boy. He earnestly declared
that lie knew nothing of the matter. He
went into the conspiracy in hopes of Sc
curing part Of the reward, but had no
direct part in the abduction.
Year: 1876

THE delegates to the National Conven-
tion chosen by the Arkansas Republican
State Convention are instructed to give
their preference 10 Senator Morton as a
candidate for President of the United
States.
Year: 1876

Henry and Edward Colbert two colOred roughs,
reside with their mother in Majors alley, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth and N and streets
northwest; About $50 o'clock last evening Ed
ward, who has been dissipating a great deal of
late, came home in an intoxicated condition. He
assaulted his mother with drunken savageness
kicking and striking her. Henry, who was
present, .interfered, and attacked Edward in a
fiercer manner than the latter had set upon the
mother. After beating Edward until he fell
with his head upon the alley-step, he began to
kick him about the head with his heavy boots
and would have succeeded in killing his brother,
as he declared it was his intention to do had not
the mother interfered and pulled Henry away.
As il was, Edward had received severe injuries
about the head. The left temple was badly cut
and the left eye was literally kicked out. The
flesh about the eye was laid open, and the victim
suffered terribly. Henry left the house imme-
diately after the affray.


Lieutenant Ecklof. OF the Sixth precinct was
informed Of the affair, and officers were soon on
the lookout for the brutal assailant. Henry re-
mained away from the house for three hours and
was thought TO have escaped in safety. He impru-
IDENTIFY returned TO the house about 9 O'Clock to
pack up some clothes and as he was leaving again
was arrested in the alley by Officer Slater and
locked up in the Sixth precinct station. Drs Mai
lOr and Loring were called in to attend the in
Jured man soon after the affray, and relieved HIS
sutferiDgs after operating upon the eye.
Year: 1876

Tonight the Wrong Man in the Right Place.
will be presented at the National theatre for the
benefit Of the Vokes it being their last appear
ance but two in this city. This burlesque, we
think the finest in their repertoire, has been re-
served specially for this occasion. The task of
criticising the inimitable performance of this
family would be futile one, all amusement
seekers are familiar with their representations.
Suffice it to say, that when they depart 1--WE shall
ne'er look upon their like again"
Year: 1876

ESTABLISHING TIE signal SFRVICE.


a bill recently passed by the Senate :" to
Limit and fix the Signal Service" was an
nounced when brought up during the morning
hour, as a measure of general interest to which
there could not be any objection. IL was very
strongly recommended by the President, by
the Secretary OF War, by the Signal Service
officers, and by Gen. Sherman. In the brief
debate which took place when the bin was in
roduced an assurance was given that no in
crease of the pay of the Signal Corps or of
the expense of its service would result on the
contrary, M amendment offered with the bill
somewhat reduced the pay The whole object
of the bill, it was stated, was to. give perma-
nence to the Signal Service. AS soon as this
Year: 1876

complished. It is probably too late in the
session to ask for fresh legislation on the SUD
iect. Besides, there is the chance OF a fresh
tangle in strengthening out the old one ana IL
may he better TO bear the ills we have thah
Av 10 others that we know not OF
Year: 1876

AprOpos of the Indian question upon which Bishop
Whpplc addresses President Grant the views of the
average Western politician on that subject are
unique and peculiar lie thinks the Indian is poor
helpless child OF the forest and ward of the nation


and that Congress ought to make liberal appropra-
tions to clothe and feod him. The appropriations
having been made, ho discovers that the Indian is n
ferocous and dangerous brute, besides being lazy
aud shiftcss. and that he ought not to be encour-
aged in idleness and sayagery. In word, the West


orn politician is in favor Of making appropriations
Year: 1876

The changes likely TO occur in tho Massachusetts
delegation IN the next Congress give unusual inter
est to the political situation in that State. The
appearance of Gen. Butler a candidate is one of
the interesting features That versatile person has
written letter in reply to an invitation to he
didatc from the With District in which he pats him!
self squarely down on the side of hard money. The
Massachusetts, Republicans are learning through all
their varied experience with this picturesque figure
in our politics that eternal vigilance is the price of
other things than liberty, and that Of these is
the continuance of Gen. Butler in the private life he
80 much adons DR.. George b. Lorings aspirations
this year Congressional, and that too is a fact
not without interest And Mr.. TarboX has hopes of
rcGlcc!ion-an amusing commentary on the vanity
of lhc human heart.
Year: 1876

The muddle that Congress is apt to make
when it takes hold of matters of currency or
finance is fully illustrated by the results OF
the $4,000, 900 Silver act of July %. 1t
was meant to give relief from the small
change famine, but the impracticable provisions
of the bill prevent this design from being ac-
Year: 1876

not steal" seems to be tho troublesome part


Of the decalogue for very large portion OF


the people, and it maintains that resistance


to this tendency to tolerate ntealing is one OF


the duties Of the American pulpit. It says !:


"The Indian is robbed; tho cities are


robbed; the National Government is robbed.


There is startling statement ascribed to
official authority that it would cost S75, 900
to prepare list Of official defalcations and
shortages within the last seven ye@ys. There
is something staggering in the statement.
We have altogether too many WILL behaved
thieves, s,-thievcs in honest clothes and under
Christian professions. Our thought is that
the public education needs to be attended to.
Morals should be given prominence in the
education Of tho young, prominence in the
instruction given by the pulpit and the
press. Wo must also learn how to condemn
effectively the dishonest man, how to tn5oo
him with the relentless severity which VIC
visit upon offenders against chastity. Upon
the churches must fall the greater share Of
the task Of resisting this tendency and pre-
venting its passing on into confirmed habit
Year: 1876

Lest Sunday TEE TRIBUNE had some obser.


yations on the subject of "Social Disintecra.


tion resulting from the liberation given to


the doctrine that the acquisition Of wealth


was mans highest duty to himself and family.
aud that the successful acquisition Of wealth
was not to be underrated in the measure of a
mans social position because of the Doubt
full or dishonest means by which the wealth
was obtained. Among the direct results of
the liberation Of this principle, We men,
toned the universal disteste it produced
among young men and women for honest
labor, leading them to abandon the SLOW
process of saving from honest wages, and
thus accumulating means, to the various CT.
peaients Of getting money without work.
Now we have the Methodist, an influential
organ Of the Large body Of Christians bearing
hat name, which declares that "Thon sha1t
Year: 1876

banks. With q drunken Paymaster at the


head, and cunning scoundrel really
furnishing the brains and running
the Office, the result has been Just
what might be expected There is
some doubt in California whether the Pay
master is guilty OF actual fraud himself or of
partnership with PESEY in the plunder,
but Of his criminal carelessness there will be
no doubt anywhere, especially as he had
been repeatedly warned of his clerks char
ncfer
Year: 1876

A party that can say no braver, wiser
words than are to be found in this plat
form at time when our whole political
system is rotten to the core, when wrongs
are TO De righted, and when right needs
strong words and helping hands, has the
appearance OF having outlived its use
fulness, or of lacking that fine moral
sense which no party, claiming to repre-
sent the morality and int diligence Of the
country, should be without.


Our only hope from Cincinnati now rs
that the candidate maybe better than
the platform, and that his nomination
may not fall as fat upon the country as
the platform did.


1t is very pretty platform, and
must have taken General Hawley a
long time to write out. 1t is full of
correct sentiments and beautiful beau
tiful language. To be sure, it does
not explain where all the money has
gone to, but we cannot expect every
thing, even in a platform of seventeen
planks. AS the Western orator well
said; Although, gentlemen, as Presi.
" dent of the Yellville National Bank
our deceased friend did not account
" satisfactorily for the funds of that
" institution, yet his remarks upon
-" the busting of the same showed that
" his heart beat warmly for his native
land. y World.
Year: 1876

AND so the historical editor of the Balti-
more Gazette is absent, and the juveniles
are running riot in the fields of romance.
Just listen to the boys: ''In the internal
"revenue service under Democratic rule
"there was not single cent lost to the
Government through the malfeasance of
Its officials in seven and twenty years. I"
The secret of this is to be found in the fact
that during that ''twenty-seven years"
there was no internal revenue service. But
these boys did not know that. They are
young and innocent. If they had known
of it they would have told their readers of
If, and would not have left them to sup
pose that while the Democrats were steal
ing and defaulting ten times more than Re
publicans, proportionltely, in every other
branch Of the service, that in the tobacco
and whisky revenue branch they were
strictly honest. But won't they catch it
when Old Statistics comes home from the
Centennial?