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Year: 1876

Has the fair.minded citizen OF either
party considered the inevitable result OF
such wrong as that which has been per
petrated in Louisiana, if it is finally con-
summated by Congress? Suppose that the
Democrats, having appealed in vain to the
sense Of honor Of their opponents, having
exhausted every peaceful method Of redress
without success, having receted step by
step, under protest, as their opponents,
growing bolder in fraud advanced, should
finally give way; should declare that they
valued the peace and prosperity Of the
country too highly to endan.er it Longer
by continuing contest, in which all the
power was On one side and all the right on
the other. What then? They will take
their appeal to the ballot boxes. Foul
years from now the parties would gather
up their strength for great struggle, and
the contest would be far more bitter ever
than the last. The Republicans would
probably be beaten, as they were this year
but by more decisive majorities. What o.
it2 This year it was easy, with nc
previous preparation, for the West
to turn the electoral vote Of two
States by means of the manipulation oI
the Returning Boards. They voted TO-
Tilden, they we're counted for Hayes.
What is there to prevent three or four, or,
If necessary, half dozen States being
turned at the next election, il necessary,
to keep power in the hands Of the Re-
publican party? The same men who have
carried out this infamous conspiracy
would still be at the head of the Govern
ment, and would probably have been pre-
pairing for such an emergency during all
the next four years. The army Of Office
holders would have increased by thou.
sands-it grew under Grant fully 10000;
the army and navy would be still more
completely under Republican CONTROL and
all the vast powers of the Administration
could be swayed for one purpose How
does the fair-minded citizen like the
prospect? Would this be anything but
corrupt despotism under the name
Of Republic? Why would it not be
best for all honest citizens to say now that
this wrong must not be carried through,
when Republican Government can be
saved by peaceful means rather than wait
till the crime has been repeated, and revo
luton will be our only hope? Let the
honest Republicans speak out now.
Year: 1876

There is growing confidence among all


impartial men that Governor Tilden will
be inuagurated President and take the
helm Of State on the Of next fouth March.
The fair-minded Republicans all over the
country are following the lead Of james
Russell Lowell and all the Bristow Repub


licans Of Massachusetts in their belief that
Governor Tilden has been honestly eIscle j
and that the Office 10 which Tie people have
chosen him must be resigned to
him at the tipe appointed. The
appeal of prominent Republicans Of Phil
adelphia for an honest oolnt and decision
Of the election on the facts and not by par
tisan predjudices, has also had amarked
effect. The truth is the Republican mana.
gers went ahead too fast with their scheme
Of stealing three States. They thought the
mass Of the party would sustain them in
any act designed to continue its control,
and in this course they were ably seconded
by Governor Hayes, who under his careful
reserve and invariable dignity, con.
ceals no little cunning. Now they begin
to find that if they had paused to test the
sense of the party they would probably
never have begun this supplementary cam
paign. Now in all directions their own
soldiers are rebelling at being expected to
aid in the work of bandits and ruffians.
"The Springfield Republican" declares
that every Bristow man in Massachusetts,
feels a. Mr.. Lowell does. The decision OF
the Supreme Court in Florida, showing the
return of the Canvassing Board on the
Governorship to have been fraudulent, has
excited the suspicion that the return on
\ the Presidency was fraudulent too. Before
Nhe time comes to inaugurate our Presi-
dpt, 10 many Of the independent men will
haze shown their belief that Mr.. Tilden
hasbeen honestly elected that there will
probably be no opposition to his installa.
ton. Then we shall have peace, and a
Government by the Constitution.
Year: 1876

We learn that the Governor and Al
d;,or entertain difference OF opinion as
70 the construction of certain provisions
of the general appropriation act OF the
last session, upon the question of who Is
authorized to procure the necessary IN
sursnce on the State library. The former
holds that, as the insurance is payable on
the order of the Governor, he Is author
lied to procure it. while the latter is OF
opinion that the procurement OF
the insurance properly devolves
upon the Librarian, and that
the Governor can only exercise super
yisorv authority over the business. being
authorized to order the payment OF the
insurance when satisfied that the policies
Of the insurance are satisfactory and The
bills therefore not extortionate or other
wise improper. 1t seems that the app'o.
pristious for gas, ice, water, fuel &c- ana
those for tie payment Of the postage e1-
press charges and other contingent e1-
penses of the several executive offices, are
made payable in the same manner as the
insurance referred to, on the order Of the
Year: 1876

We surrender muchof our space this
morning to the publication of the note Of
Secretary FISH to our minister to Spain,
Mr.. CUSHING, IN reference to the Cuban
question. Having been the subject OF
much and general speculation it will be
r.aI with interest.
Year: 1876

THE Central Club had ane meeting
,4,t night. Major General BORING had


bus forces out in strength, and on their re,
turn march they paid the REGISTER Of
lee the compliment of hearty cheering.
Year: 1876

Whatever changes may be made in
its management, We hope. for the sake
Of peace that the present corps of con-
ductOrs will be retained, for they are
to our people in their capacity, what
Capt. Wuuten was as Express owner,
and the People along the line, don t
fancy the manner in which he was
swallowed up, and We don't think they
are trying 10 like it-PolktOn A7a-
sO5tian.


We endorse this very cordially and
feel satisfied that the public at large
does. No railroad has more gentle
mauiv or efficient corps of conductors,
and with the AnsOnian we express the
hope that, whatever other changes
may be made, these will be retained.-
UariOttG Observer.


And to these fatteling testimonials
we be to add our hearty amen.
Year: 1876

The amended bankrupt law of the United States provides that:

 "At any time after the expiration of six months from adjudication of bank ruptcy, or if no debts have been proved against the bankrupt, or if no assets have come to the hands of the assignee at any time after the expiration of sixty days, and before final disposition of the cause, the bankrupt may apply to the court for discharge from his debt. This action shall apply in all cases here tofore or hereafter commenced"

 It has been common for men to go into court with liabilities amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars and report no assets. The absence of ade- quate punishment for fraud has been the weak point of the law, and this is not supplied by the above amendment. It increases the number who may ask for absolute discharge, and if bankrupt endeavors to pull through by suppress ing what assets he has, and succeeds in withholding them from view for six months, then he is free and with no further relief for his creditors.
Year: 1876

The present war with the Indians is increasing the business at the United States war department to very marked degree. Recruiting is on the increase, troops are in motion, and other heavy items of expense eof daily occurrence. It is not easy to procure good men for the service, dull as times may be, but large numbers of dissipated youths are offering. Some of the best families of New York city have ruined sons who have enlisted out of sheer desperation. One of these, of whom l have personal knowledge, writes correspondent, was under salary of $l, 400 year, aud, though unmarried, could not live on it.. He wasted his money drinking and gam bling, and then in a fit of remorse en- listed. Some of these fellows make good soldiers, but they will find the Sioux campaign different from their gay and festive scenes at Delmonico's. Thir- teen dollars month and uniform is now offered, with small increase for good conduct. With regard to danger I do not think the Sioux are half as destruc- tive as the drinking saloons of the Fifth avenue.
Year: 1876

Mas. McGILL sat in her psrlor talk
ing TO the minister, What l do
love-" she said, is to see the children
enjoy themselves" And yet when a
moment after. - ase-ball came flying
iii the window scattering the remains
of a fifty cent glass, do you suppose
she leaned out Of the window and cried:
" Here's your ball, darling; never
mind the old glass" Not much she
sailed out of the back door like o cy-
clone. and hanged the head of the boy
who owned the ball against the railroad
until he thought that the Fourth of
July had arrived two months ahead Of
time.
Year: 1876

The Christian Advocate saws: We
wish We could tell our readers who is
President elect, but they will have to
bear with US the common suspense.
Had there been fair and peaceful bal
lot South, as we'll as North, it would
have been determined before now to
the satisfaction of all. But fraud is sus-
peeted, with good reason, in Louisiana,
II not elsewhere, that. if permitted to
succeed wou d defeat the existence of
the Government. itself. No honest
man, no lover of his country, can de-
sire his party to succeed at the expense
of the purity of elections. We know
the dangers and horrors of civil war,
but the ultimate danger to the stability
OF our Institutions would be greater to
allow a President to be elected by
fraud, than even such war could
bring. The one might leave the foun-
dations of government firmer that it
found them; Il g other would loosen
every stone therein.


The Presbyterian Banner remarks !:
The manly and out-spoken denuncia-
tiOn of fraudulent election returns, and
the appeal in behalf OF law, peace and
good order, contained in President
Grants order to General Sherman of
the 10th inst, as mentioned in our Sc
cular news, will receive the hearty ap-
probation of every honest man. No
true American citizen can read without
blushing for his coantry's honor the re
ports of violent Interference with the
right to vote and of fraudulent tamper
ing with the ballot box. No punish
meDt could well be too severe for the
miscreants of any party who resort to
these detestable and dangerous meth
DDS of securing their political predomi-
nance. Not only the national honor,
but the common safety of the country
and the very existence of our Govern
nlent, are menaced by these reckless
desperadoes, insensible to every feeling
higher than the mercenary instinct
which would barter truth, honor, peace
and patriotism for place and pelf. The
President has nobly said that no man
worthy of Office would accept IL at such
a sacrifice.
Year: 1876

IT cannot be too frequently impressed on


the public mind, that if the conduct of elec-


tions in the South is to be made the subject


of complaint, the only party which has a
| right to complain is the Republican. The
| sixteen Southern States owe almost solely to
| negro enfranchisement the possession of the
81 votes added TO their representation in the


Electoral College by the apportionment of
1871. In most of these States the Democracy


w1ild this additional power, while virtually
isf ancl i;'ng the element to whose admission


t) the franchise it was due. But even this


does not cover the full results of the legalized


terrorism which sustains Southern Democracy,


since the electoral vote of the South, as settled


before reconstruction, was based upon an al


lowance for three -fifths of the population held
in bondage, and the negro vote of the entire
South thus accounts for at leaft one-third of
its weight in the councils of the nation. When
the Democrats exclaim against the ''iniustice"
of throwing out the votes of Louisiana parish
es sainted by fraud or violence, they simply
try to conceal fagrant wrong by transparent
sophlstry. The injustice is all on the other
side. A deliberate attempt was made to cheat
the Republicans both directly and indirectly
out of the benefit of their legitimate majori-l
ties in these parishes. Had the State been
closer than it is, the necessity imposed on the
Returning Board of casting out the vote of
the five parishes which have been notoriously
the Scene of violenca and froud 1popId bova
suited the Democrats just as well as the ac-
ceptance of their fabricated majoritiesin these
parishes. The board has no power to restore
to the Republicans the 5000 majority out of
which they have been cheated, and therein the
wrong done to the Republican candidates is ir-
reparable, and might easily have served the
Democratic conspirators quite as well as the
positive gain of their false majorities Y.
Times.
Year: 1876

SroP THAT. No decent man will continue,
at the risk of grave public disturbance, to in
sist that all returns which do not accord with
his wild partisan hopes are obviously fraud
ulent." Both parties have been wonderfully
deceived as to the result in some State, and
both should by this time have learned that
the actual result may not be what they ex
pected in the disputed States. The creature
who tries to excite revolutionary outbreak, on
no better basis than his own wild hobes, or
the ridiculous assertions of his half crazed
partisans, is not fit to live in a free country
IN. Y Tribune.
Year: 1876

TREASURY CLERK has sued for $500 dam
ages for election from train of cars under a
too strict construction of the conditions limit
ing the time during which a return ticket was
good. The time expired at midnight, but the
conductor neglected to call for the ticket till
early in the morning, and when the train was
within four or five miles of Washington He
then refused to receive it, and the passenger
refused to pay his fare.


The Democrats set up two lines of defense
as to the vote in Louisiana. First, that there
was no intimidation or fraud; second, that
there were intimidation and fraud, but only
on the part of the Republicans. The force of
these statements may be seen from the follow
ing tables from the votes cast in East Felici-
ana Parish in 1874 and 1876 respectively:


1874
Year: 1876

waiting. Then she can't get off till noon, and
finally does get off about p. m, having been
in port from 20 70 "a hours. The causes of
the delay we know nothing of, but we are
certain they do not rest with the agents, who
are generally done with the boat at the hour
set. Now, the remedy is very simple-fr
f,Denty-fol- hours as The Time she can remain
here. Generally this time is necessary to
discharge and take in freight and when it is
not, it is needed to cool down and examine the
machinery, which requires inspection; and if
this is not done in port here, it is done at sea.
One of the engineers of these boats remarked
in our hearing that he considered stOppage
of "a hours at Honolulu as an absolute neces-
eitv -
Year: 1876

NEw YORK. Sept, 24.-The explosion at He'll Gate
successful and harmless After the last gun of
warning deep hush fell upon the multitude. The
stiffness complete and unbroken from then until
the third gun at minutes to three which was fol.
lowed precisely at nine minutes to three by the ex-
plOsiou. In straight aud seemingly narrow lines
running north and south for about three hundred
yards the water Whitened and arose evenly three or
four feet high A dull thud was heard the rock
trembled beneath the feet of the multitude as from
two quick short pulsations Of earthquake. the
water, which appeared to remain stationery for an
instant, broke and spurted up in irregular, dark
yellOwish masses, about twelve feet high, mixed
with dark smoke from the dynamite then it fell
back, and in moment the river esumed its usual
peaceful aspect, then mighty cheer arose from all
the northeast side of the city. and from the steamers
and boats steam whistles were blown. the bells rung
joyOusly, and all was over. The report was scarcely
noticeable; not the smallest fragment of rock was
hurled up, and not much as ripple was caused
upon the water, only just over the spot where the
explosion took place. There was no concussion in
the air, and not pane of glass was broken in the
city or on Wards Island. Immediately after the
explosion hundreds of boat set out at their best
speed for He'll Gate each anxious to have the honor
of fret passing over the scene of the explosion.
That the work was effectually done is the general
feeling and this also appears from the fact that the
police boat passed over that spot safely. The tide
has been materially changed by the explosion, and
the current sets directly Big and Little Mill
Rocks. and they will have to be exploded next.


New York, Sept. 25.-General Newton pronounced
to-day the He'll Gate explosion thorough and CON-
pleie. Some persons we're inclined to believe from
the slight noise and shock that only part Of the
explosives had been discharged.
Year: 1876

THE people OF Mississippi need not be
troubled about tue presence of Federal
troops in Mississippi. They cannot and
will not dare to interfere, unless called
for by Governor Stone, contingency
not within the limits of probability.
Year: 1876

produced by the phases of the moon is
therefore based on no recognizable
cause whatever. Furthermore, it is
now distinctly shown that no variations
at all really occur in
weather at the moment of
the changes of quarter, any more than
at other ordinary times. Since the
establishment of meteorological stations
all over the earth, it has been proved
by millions of observations that there is
no simultaneousness whatever between
the supposed cause and the supposed
effect. The whole story is fancy and
a superstition which has been handed
down to us uncontrolled, and which we
have accepted as true because our FORE
fathers believed it. The moon exercises
no more influence on weather than her.
rings do on the Government of Switzer-
land. Blackauood.
Year: 1876

During the Presidential campaign
which preceded the war, while William
L. Yancey was on his way to attend the
Baltimore convention, he was invited to
address an agricultural fair at a small
town in F. County. He consented
to go out of his route for this purpose,
and as this would be his first speech
during the, contest, every body was on
the gsi viSe to hear his views on the
mighty questions then agitating the
country. The Baltimore newspapers
determined to furnish Uerbatim reports,
and five stenographers were dispatched
by the morning train for F. juno
ton, where they would meet another
train to take them to the Fair Grounds,
about six miles off. FouV of the scribes
were thin men, but the fifth was a Fal-
staff. They had agreed in the cars to
take no unfair advantage of each other,
no matter what happened. When they
arrived at F Junction their dismay
may be imagined when they saw that
the connecting train had gone. Moth
ing was visible in the neighborhood but
an old fashioned country cariole, in the
shafts of which stood lank, melancholy
horse. The four thin scribes. with a
shout, made a simultaneous rush and got
into the wagon, filing it completely.
Poor Falstaff painted along, larding the
earth and fuming at the treachery, but
with mockery and derision they waved
him away and ordered the driver to pro-
ceed. In the midst of his anguish a
thought struck our fat friend, and he
called to John to allow him seat on
the dashboard, Offering him $5 for the
accommodation. The countryman con-
sented, and stepped down to hoist him
up, $. Stop" whispered Fatty; sswhat
will you sell this nag forp I'll give you
$25 cash." The animal was not worth
half the money, and the bargain
was concluded without another
word. "Now," said Falstaff, "help
me on his back and take him out of the
traces" In two minutes more it was
done, and Fatty, putting spurs to his
steed, and with jolly laugh, rode of
at gallop, leaving his amazed com
panions to get to the Fair Grounds
as best they might on foot. Fatty
was the only Baltimore journalist on the
ground, and the next day his was the
only paper that had verbatim report
of Yancey's speech. He returned to the
junction after the proceedings were
over, sold back the horse to its
former owner for $40, and quietly
returned to Baltimore. His confreres,
who had passed solemn and lonely
afternoon at the station, came back te
the city on the same train to receive the
congratulations Of their respective ed
itors on their marvellous enterprise
| Worcester Press.
Year: 1876

R Secretary BristOw's father-in-law was an
active and bitter rebel, during the war; and his
wife, of course, was of the same sentiment--who
ever knew Of the daughter of Southern Rebel
who was not a rebeli What mischief are the
women unequal tot Samson played himself out by
marrying daughter of the enemy. The Democ-
racy are SO eager to have the Republicans nomi-
nate Bristow, that they are neglecting their own
side in order to help him. Will the Republican
party allow the Philistines to impose their SON
in-law upon them for leaderf-one who, if he
does discover his dilemma after he is bound and
his eyes are gouged out, will be compelled to
tumble the party into ruins in order to rid it of
his wife's people who have invaded it.
Year: 1876

Cs In the Western and South western parts
of the State, the people are heating up on the
railroad bond question. Doniphan County has
had her fill of this fun, and will sell her load OF
bords mighty cheap. 1t is the general opinion
that the bonds of this County were illegal all
through, and there is a strong sentiment in favor
of instituting legal proceedings to thoroughly
test the question, even to carrying it to the
Court of last resort. 1t is quite probable that
this will be done .'' '...... ......' .. go
Year: 1876

is NO PATENT MEDICINE HUMBUG, got up
to dnpe the ignorant and creduous, nor is it re-


presented as being composed of rare and precious
Substances seven times across the Great Desert
of Sahara on the backs of fourteen eamels,
and brought across the Atlantic Ocean on two
ships" 1t is simple, mild, soothing remedy, q
HEAD !" also for Offensive Breath Loss or Impair
ment of the sense of Smell Taste, or Hearing, Wa
terry or Weak Eyes, Pain OF Pressure in the Head,
when caused, as they all not unfrequently are, by
the violence of Catarrh p
Year: 1876

The Philadelphia North AmericaH says: ave
profess no prophetic power but it requires none
TO know that Roscoe Conklng cannot have the
vote of this State in the convention, and it is
doubtful if he could get it afterward if nominat-
ed. If for no other reason our delegates would
refuse to vote for him because of his malignant
opposition to every stage of progress of the pro-
ject of the centennial exposition" The same
paper believes that the majority of the people of
Blaine
Year: 1876

r A number of Kansas Republican papers
have expressed themselves in favor of sending
delegation to the National Convention uninstruc-
ted. That is our sentiment Do not instruct
them, but send delegation known to be dead
sure in favor of Blaine, with Hayes or some 9TH
er popular man for second choice fa
Year: 1876

AL meeting OF the Board Of Police yesterday tho
paromcn OF the force allowed Ave days leave Of
absence instead OF three, as formerly granted


Roundsmcn James W. Mead and John OKeefo
Eighth precinct, were put back on post


several patrolmsn were transferred