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Year: 1876

THERE was a funeral service held in
Centenary Methodist Church, in Rich
mond, on Tuesday. The pastor OF the
church, the Rev. DIR. Edwards, conducted
the services. The subject of the solemni-
ty was poor white man, who had been
a hack driver in the city. He had died
suddenly in an obscure locality. When
the hearse bearing his remains reached
the church door, attended by a few car
riages containing the immediate friends
and relatives of the deceased, it was found
that there were no pall-bearers. In this
awkward extremity it became necessary
for the cOlOTed sexton of the church and
the colOred drivers of the hacks to assist
the two or three white gentlemen present
in carrying the corpse into the church.
The whole company present did not ex-
ceed twenty-five persons. Among these
were two young ladies, whose bearing and
style of dress indicated refinement and
culture. One of these ladies had in her
hand an elegantly wrought cross, COM
posed of beautiful flowers, and evidently
gotten up by u skillful florist without re-
gard to cost The solemnities were con
cluded in the church with the eusual remark
of the officiating minister The further
services will be conducted at the grave. -
And then the coffin was lifted by extern
porized pail bearers and borne down the
aisle of the church; and on passing the
two young ladies referred to, the one
holding the floral cross quietly arose and
laid it on the coffin of the poor and al
most friendless man. 1t struck the spec
tators, of whom there were two or three
outside of the little circle OF relatives and
friends, as IA curious incident. The eX'
planation OF the mystery was that the oc.
cupant of that coffin had, few years ago
rescued the young lady in question from
imminent peril, and most probably from
sudden death. The horse she was riding
became unmanageable and ran away. Al


the intersection OF Governor and MAR
streets her horse, going down Governol
street. dashed against the horses OF the
hack as il was proceeding up Main street


The hack driver, leaning forward and eX


tending his hands, grasped the younl
lady and dragged her into the boot. sh'
never forgot the man and hearing OF hi
death and funeral services she attended il
person, and with her own fair hand lalC
the tribute OF flowers ON his cotfin.-
! Richmond Va DispGtch.
Year: 1876

For some years past the possibilities of
Democratic contempt have been summed
up in calling person loYal;' when the
tierceness of this disparagement was tenn
pered with some admiXture of humor, the
word was spelled "loil," and when the
epithet took the shape of troOly loil, I"
the maximum Of humor was combined
with the utmost intensity of invective


and so irresistible was its force that no
strength of character was supposed to be
able to stand up before it. 1t was held
that if that description could be securely
fastened to a man, he was ruined for lite,
blasted politically and socially, and that
he ought, if he possessed any sense of
propriety whatever to withdraw in ignO-
miny from the scorn of the Democratic
world. 1t was as bad as calling man a
"mudsill, " fifteen years ago, or facetious-
ly alluding to him as Northern scum. +"


This amusing little performance has
gone on without let or hindrance for 10!
these many years, but now it suddenly ap.
pears as if the loyal people of the United
States were disposed TO object TO it. There
is certainly no other way of accounting
for the very marked change In public
sentiment during the past few months, a
change emphasized by the elections in
New Hampshire and in New York, by
the increased activity of Republican or.
ganizations, and the ominous silence
which follows every fresh outburst Of
Democratic sentiment AS long as the
stupid pleasantly found vent only in the
columns of irresponsible newspapers, Ol
in the impotent utterings OF unofficial
cross, roads orators and curbstone states


men, il was merely a matter of regret thai


there were any testers so dull and so OBJ


tuse as TO attempt to wrest such subject
10 suit the conyeniences of their ill-timed
humor. But the voice Of the cross road
orator has been heard in Congress, tn,
curb-stone statesman goes into caucus u
Year: 1876

and political purity, and partisan princi-
pie, are simply buncOmbe for the delusion
Of credulous voters, intended IN operate
to Republican disadvantage rnxt fall
Beyond all this, the silence which these
Democratic newspapers observe with re-
gard TO the charges instituted against
prominent Democratic candidates shows
that they themselves only wait for the op-
portunity Of place and power to perpetu-
ate abuses'and corruptioLs ten-fold worse
than any that have occurred under Re-
publican Administrations. Between this
danger and that infinitely worse one-the
practical operation Of the State Rights
heresy, which is now affirmed upon the
floor of Congress by the Southern Demo-
Gratis and indorsed by the Northern ones


the people of this country ought to see
the necessity Of keeping the Government
in the hands of those who are now en-
gagged in sweeping out the corruptions of
some of their leaders, and who preserved
it in the hour of need against the designs
of those who now seek to gain CONTROL
CiicngO Tribune
Year: 1876

A GREENBACK State Convention, to
meet at New York city on the 1st of June,
to select delegates to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention at St. Louis, has been
called by the Executive Committee of the
New York State Central Democratic Green
back Committee
Year: 1876

free 1Tess


There is servant girl living in a
family on Howard street who would
not be permitted to change places if
so per week would be any induce
ment for her to stay. She makes it
her special duty to meet all agents
and beggars at the door and to dis
pose of them without the least annoy
ance to the family. She has a rule
to meet each case, and her rules are
perfection. The door bell never
fools her. She can tell callers
ring from beggar's ring as certainly
as the bell is touched.


When she opens the door and finds
man with a red goatec, having a
clothes wringer in his hand, she
doesn't wait for him t. hem and
haw and say that his wrlnger beats
all the other wringers ever made
She gets the start by saying:


"You seem like a decent, reSperta-
bic man, and rs friend | warn YOU
that the owner of the house saw you
come up the steps, and he ran into
the back yard to unchain his Russian
bloodhound.'


The man with the red goatee
swings that wringer over his right
shoulder and canters out of that
neighborhood with his teeth on edge
and cold chills playing tag up and
down his back.


The next one may be Il young lady,
who boldly inquiries for the lady of
the house, and has a new kind of
face powder to sell.


"You can 90 in," whispers the
girl, "and l will stand at the door so
as to rush in when you call. If the
mistress asks you to taste anything,
beware of poison. She may not have
her little revolver with her this morn
ing, and I guess it will be safe for
you to go I'M"


"Wh-why?" stammers the young
lady.


"Go right in; she may not be dan
gerous."


"Never mind-Pll call again-Pm
in hurry"


And that settles that case.


The next is one of those old chaps
who go about with tears in their eyes
willing to work if work can be had
but never finding any work theil
health will permit them to do.


"Madam," he says, as she quiet
ly opens the door, "for heavens
sake, let me work at something lons
enough to earn q small slice O
bread"
Year: 1876

They tell this story of man III
London, who, some years ago, lost,
then found, then lost again, very
respectable fortune, in most roman
tic manner. He was sailor, and,
engaging in the Napoleonic war, was
one of the crew which took very
valuable prize. His own share
amounted to a large sum. He went
to the proper officer, and received his
golden guincas in a large leathern
bag. Proceeding along the street, he
noticed that his shoe-string was un-
tied. He put his bag of gold upon a
post, and bent over to tie it. At that
moment he was seized by press
gang, hurried off to the war-ship,
held in service, taken prisoner by the
Moors, and kept in bondage by them
for many years. His story of the
bag of gold was laughed to scorn.-
Meanwhile man came along, found
the bag, advertised it as usual, and,
having no satisfactory response, used
it to set himself up as banker. lie
thrived; time passed on; in forty
years he retired, rich. One day an
old man called upon him, and claim
ed the bag of gold. The sailor had
returned, had heard by chance of the
advertisement, had hunted it up, and
found the finder. The latter told him
that if he could come the next day he
should have his money, with COM
pound interest added. The sailor
went away, and never returned; and
to this day it is mystery what be-
came of him, or why he never went
back to get his own.
Year: 1876

She motions for him to go around
to the side door, and is there to let
him in. She hands him an axe
weighing seven pounds, points out
three or four big knots which have
become almost petrified, and softly
says:


"You look hungry, and as soon as
you split these up, I'll give you the
best meal you have had in four
weeks"


She goes in, and he spits on his
hands, looks at the axe, and then
folds his tent and slips silently
through the gate like a shadow OF
fate.


Then the little girl who canvasses
for the orphan asylum rings the bell.
She is met with smile, and the
hired-girl says:


"You poor little thing; I pity the
orphans and I'd like to give you
some money. If you will get the
mayor to come here and say that it
is all right, 1 will give you three
cents"


The little girl thoughtfully pursues
her way, and another case comes, is
met and disposed of, and the mistress
of that house is never disturbed nor
annoyed.
Year: 1876

Let lis try to be happyl We may if We will
Find some pleasures in life to o'erbalance the III
There never was an evil. if well understood,
But what, right managed, would turn to good.
If we were but as ready to look to the light
As we are to sit moping because it is night,
We should own it a truth, both in word and in


deed,


That who tries to be happy is sure to succeed.
Let us try to be happy Some shades Of regret
Are sure to hang round, which we cannot forget
There are times when the lightest Of spirits must


bow,


And the sunniest of faces wears cloud on its


brow;


We must never bid feelings, the purest and best,
Lie blunted and cold in our bosom at rest;
But the deeper own griefs the greater the need
To try to be happy, lest other hearts bleed
Let us try and be happy! 1t is not for long
We shall cheer each other with counsel and song
If we make the best of our time that we may,
There is much we can do to enliven the way;
Let us only IN earnestness each do our best,
Before God and our conscience. and trust FOR the


rest,


Still taking this truth. both in word and in deed,
That who tries to be happy is sure to succeed.
Year: 1876

l had heard of Professor Gay, and
had been seeing nothing but deviltry
in his countenance! He was extreme
ly kind, and when we parted at the
end Of the third day following. he
gave me an invitation to visit him.
l visited him, and then visited again
and yet again. There was a Miss
Gay in the house, and she now wears
that diamond ring, and is known as
Mrs. Cornell.
Year: 1876

eyes, sir; and must have dream
ed all the story have told. Yet it
was much more real than what hap
pened here now"


"It is all right" said he. "No
damage has been done to anyone
Perhaps the clerk and the policeman
will take cigar with us, and he
handed the weed around. Then he
gave me his card.


My humiliation was extreme when
l read:


EZRA GAY,


YALE COLLEGE,
Year: 1876

dirt down fearing it would fall. BY
this time had over an inch Of gold
in sight, yet it was not loose | got
up and walked back again admiring
my find. Oh, how felt at that mo-
ment! Visions of wealth and gran
deur marshaled past my bewildered
gaze. I thought of my dream and
empty purse. l crept up to it again,
knelt down and gazed at it. Never
did good Catholic kneel to the holy
shrine with more reverence than did
l to that imbedded nugget, which
still increased in size as | scraped
away the dirt with my fingers. What
castles built in the air while look
ing at it-then another little scratch,
fearing it would drop down at every
touch of my finger By this time
the sun had set below the trees and
the deep shade cast a gloom over the
surrounding forest. took my pick
and determined to develop my find.
The first stroke brought my dream
of wealth to a close, for it rolled out
to my feet. Igrasped it and rushed
to the creek to wash and admire it.
1t was very large and had it not
been porous, would have weighed
several pounds. | was the happiest
boy in California as scrambled to
camp with my prize in my hand,
where l found my partners had re-
turned and were swearing at that
id boy for not having supper
ready, but when l exhibited my
nugget they changed their tune to
smiles and congratulations. Supper
was forgotten and all wanted to
handle it. "Where did you find it?"
"How much will it weight" What
a beauty!" we're expressions spoken
in a breath. The scales were
brought out and all the weights put
on one side, which would not bring
it 1pS pieces of lead and iron were
added until it kicked the beam at 81
ounces. After weighing it all visit
ed the claim to see where it came
from, and several pans of gravel
we're tried from the place with dis
couraging results, when darkness
drove us back to camp. After sup
per, when pipes were lit and all had
gathered around the camp fire, had
to tell them all about It, and never
was there a proudsr boy than sit
ting among these bearded men who ,
were listening to every word l said,
aud occasionally passing around the
nugget. Next morning we were up
at daylight, got breakfast and went
to work, never did TOP dirt disappear
in that claim so fast before; boulders
that used to take two to roll were
easily handled by one. We put
through double the quantity of pay
gravel that day but when we cleaned
up at night we had but little more
than usual. Our find was soon
known up and down the creek and
many came there to see it; we work.
ed there for several weeks after but
never found a piece worth over two
Enthusiastically my partners became
discouraged and we broke camp and
went prospecting elsewhere. After
wandering about all summer, in the
fall we went back and found our
diggings being successfully worked
by other parties, who found several
large pieces. Our partnership broke
up here and l have not seen any of
them since. RUsTLER.
Year: 1876

The Commissioners OF the two
school districts in this town being un-
able to effect compromise arrange
meBt of their differences in regard to
the Academy, the commissioners of "a
have catered into an arrangement with
Professor Stephens, the present princi-
pal, under which the schools of that
district will, during the present quar-
ter at least, be conducted under his
superintendent in the academy. The
schools will be divided into different
grades and departments according to
the attainments of the pupils. The
people of iMiddletown have been try
ing for several years to get the Acadr-
my for the purpose of creating better
class of schools than we now have, but
some obstacle or other has always arisen
to prevent the accomplishment of their
object until now. The present arrange
ment, however, is merely a temporary
one which may be knocked on the
head next fall when the term of the
present principle of the academy will
expire. -Maddletoarn Transcript.
Year: 1876

We wish all our subscribers to be particular
to notice the date against their names upon
their papers, and see that the account Is right
The date shows the time to which payment has
been made, so that the label Is constant re-
celpt for the time to which the subscriber has
Mad
Year: 1876

kernel is worn outof the teeth next
to the middle front of the upper
jaw and in the eleventh year, the
kernel is entirely vanished from the
corner teeth of the same jaw. At
twelve years old, the crown of all
the front teeth in the lower jaw has
become triangular, and the bridle-
teeth are much worn down AS the
horse advances in age, the gums
shrink away from the teeth, which,
consequently, receive a long, mar
row appearance, and their kernels
have become metamorphosed into a
darkish. point, grey hairs increase
in the forehead and over the eyes,
and the chin assumes the form Of
an anole.
Year: 1876

How 10 Know ihe Age of KIorse.
Journal of the Farm.l


The colt is born with twelve
grinders; when four front teeth
have made their appearance, the
colt is twelve days old, and when
the next four comes forth it is four
weeks old. When the corner teeth
appear the colt Is eight months old.
When the latter have attained the
hight of the front teeth it is one
year old. The two year old colt
has the kernel (the substance in the
middle of the tooth's CROWN
ground out in all front teeth. In
tke third year the middle front
teeth are being shifted, and when
three years old these are substituted
by the horse teeth, the next four
teeth are shifted in the fourth year,
and the corner teeth in the fifth.
At six years, the kernel is worn out
of the lower middle front teeth,
and the bridle-teeth have now at
tanned their full growth. AT seven
years, a hook has been formed in
the corner teeth Of the upper Jaw,
the kernel of the teeth next at
the middle is worn out and the
bridIe-teeth begin to wear of. AT
eight years the kernel is worn out
Of the lower front teeth, and begin
to decrease in the middle upper
front. In the ninth year, the ker-
mel has wholly disappeared from the
upper middle front teeth, the hook
on the corner has increased in size.
and the bridle-teeth lose theil
points. In the tenth year, The
Year: 1876

cratic managers here will discover that they are
making a serious blunder and not endeavor to force
Judge White into collision eitherwith the Cover
nor, the CaDvassing Board, the Supreme Court OF
the State or with the Circuit Court of the United
States. The aid of the latter can be readily invoked


if necessary to protect the State officers here while
engaged in performing the Federal duty of ascertain
ing who have been chosen electors and Congress
men. Our Northern friends need have no fear as to
the vote being canvassed. 1t will not be canvassed
by the Circuit Court for Leon County, but by the
proper Canvassng Board. Meantime. why does not
the return from Lafayette County come INF Is it
held back to be alteredf w. T.. CHANDLER.
Year: 1876

LETTER FROM EX-YICE-PRESIDENTC COLFAA.
THE JOHN YOUNG BROWN CONGRESSIONAL CASE


DISABILITY THAT WAS not PERMANENT.


To the Editor Of The Tribune


SIR: 1t has surprised me that in the discussion as
to Ineligible Presidential electors no reference has
been made to the famous John Young Brown Con-
gressional case of nearly 20 years ago. When put
little over "a years of age he was nominated Tor
Congress in a Kentucky district. As the Constitu-
ton required that Congressman should be 20 years
of age, his lack of years was urged against him IN
the canvass by his opponents; but he was elected
despite this fact the distinct understanding that
he was not TO swear in till this constitutional dsa-
blty was removed by his arriving at the constitu-


ional age of %. 1t happened that the Congress to
which he was thus elected was that closely balanced
one in which for two months the Republicans strug-
gled in vain to elect John Sherman Speaker. and
finally elected Gov. Pennington by the vote of Henry
Winter Davis. As you are aware the Clerk of the
last House prcsides during the election of Speaker
makes up and calls the roll of members elect, and
they elect a Speaker before any of them are sworn
in During the whole of that protracted contest
the name Of John Young Brown n member elect
was called on every ballot, and, although bo was
present he refused TO answer 70 his name and vote


In June subsequently he became %, presented
himself nj the Speakers desk. was sworn IN. and
for the first time took his seat as member. No one
had contested his seat because ne elected when
ineligible aud no one, in those exciting times
when the power Of a closely contested House hung
on a single vote objected TO his acting as Congress
man after the constitutional disability was removed
nor to his holding his certificate Of election IN
allegiance until he had the constitutional right to
accept or decline it. 1t may be replied to this. that
afterward, when persons well known to tho voters
4. H. l,.,f1.I itrua
could De had been chosen, in open and intentional
defiance of the constitutional exclusion, they did
not obtain their seats But this does not affect the
point settled in the case cited where the disability
was ono that was not permanent but was re-
movable by time or the act of the person himself.
Respectfully yours, SCHUYLER CoIFAX.


Erie Penn, Nov. 20, 1875
Year: 1876

TACTICS OF THE DEMOCRATS SOUTH.
THE NEGRO VOTER VOTES AS HIS EMPLOYER Dr.


RECTs-NEGRo VOTERS COMPELLED TO TAKE


THE OATii-rHE THREE BALLoT-BoxEs OF AU-


GUsTA.


To me Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: The following extract from n letter written
by a clergyman residing at Atlanta Georgia. may be
of interest to the readers of your valuable journal
1t is dated Nov. 13, 1876.


Last Tuesday Mr.. W and went down after dinner
to the Courthouse to vote We found, expected.
great crowd two double lines being formed OF several
hundred expectant voters; the white men on one side
and the coored men on the other The two lines termi-
mated at u platform built up outside Of the windows.
where the ballots received On tho platform be-
tween the two lines stood the United States Marshal,
and scattered along the lines OF waiting voters were his
special deputies a set Of ragged, dirty whites who
looked they ought to be in Jail themselves We found
It would take least two hours TO get chance to vote
and concluded try of the other places in the out
skirts Of the city.


We took horsecar to the end OF its route and then
walked about three-fOurths OF mile beyond to little
shanty where found crowd and handed up our
ballots 10 in the window, who may have put them
IN the baot-box or for aught could see, may have
destroyed hem glimpse of ballctbox could we
obtain Ws required simply TO give names, and
questions asked we beng white men, while
every colored closely questioned as to the
length residence here and whether he had paid his
taxes and one was being put under oath just as we ar
rived No previous registration Of voters is made, and
there is nothing to hinder from voting at every
pongplace in the city, and very little chance OF de-
lection il he does. In addition to all this loose
Dcss, there arc only three voting places for
this city Of $500 people, and two OF them iar
from the OF the town. Returning to town In the
hOrsecar half drunken cOlOred man took seat beside
me and, showing a Democratic ticket, asked me II
that the right ticket" told him 1t was, II he was
a Democrat He said he had voted that ticket and had
voted it because the man who gave him work told him
asked him why he did not vote the ticket he him
self liked best replied that food and clothing were
more 20 him than anything else This coored man is a
sample Of thousands who have voted the Democratic
ticket for similar reasons forgot to say that when
went vote, my wife gave me very ahectlonate
farewell evidently regarding it the last and expect
ing to have soon brought home on shutter When
returned, she was correspondingy rejoced, and Ike
Goethes otte, went cutting bread and butter"


Seio- York, Nov. %, 1876. CONSTANT READER.
Year: 1876

AT the Masonic Temple tonight Prof. Crom-
well viii take benefit, and upon this occasion the ex-
hibilon will consist Of the most beautiful works IN all
the beautiful and extensve collection that this artist has
gathered-the works. namely, that illustrate the seatu'
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high merit full Of instruction and framed to make It's
observers wiser happier for wider knowledge OF
the prso. world and the beauties OF nature and OF