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Year: 1876

The Radicals are looSing their love
of law and order as well rs ther hopes
of success. On Saturday night while
the Democratic procession was passing
the Centre Wheeling market house,
several stones were thrown into the pro-
cesslon, and it is said, injured the drums
and one of the transparencies. Now if
this outrage had been committed upon
the opposition it would have been
taken up by the Radical
press throughout the land, and re echoed
with as much vigor as the Baltimore
trouble. Even the advisability of send
ing troops to West Virginia might have
been seriously considered and thought
necessary to insure a fair and full express
sion of the voice of the people at the
ballot box.


While this ripple of intolerance !,
Irritating and provoking to our friends
we hope no retsllatory measures will be
adopted, but continue on in the evan
tenor of your way, teaching the
enemy lessons of law and order that they
may pattern after, to advantage. The
RAIDS now are very irritating and much
ont of humor and we know,


"Whom the Gods would destroy,
Tney first make mad"
Year: 1876

The PRIMARY AT BURToN.-The
Democratic primaries were held in Wet
zel county on saturday, ::and from the
size OF the vote poled for county officers
the interest manifested in the coming
election was greater than ever before
In Church township there were over 800
votes polled. The Democracy OF old
We,zel expect to give 700 majority next
October.
Year: 1876

The testimony of witnesses Tor the
prosecution of JOHN ID. LEE for compli-
city in the Mountain Meadow massacre,
is of the most horrible nature, and the
incentive that could possibly acuste u
man to such deed of horror is incompre-
hensIble. LEES conviction is considered
beyond persdventure, and the Mormons,
it is said, will use their utmost endeavors
to secure the same "tor the good OF
the church." Should he be found guilty,
the same mercy shown BY him to defence
less women and children should be meted
out by the majesty of the law.
Year: 1876

The guidon of the 7.h cavalry, which
Custer used in the Little Big Horn mas
sacre, and various articles worn on that
occasion, were also captured. Aquantity
of corn stored at the mouth Of Powder
river rs late rs August 18th, where Terry
was fired on, was among the spoils. The
whole march and showing since Terry
and Crook met goes to confirm the
soundness of the latter's views OF the en-
emy's destination and whereabouts since
leaving their camp on the Little Big Horn
Year: 1876

In the Beay er court this morning
Jacob Hamilton was recalled and stated
that Lee further told him that an Indian
chief who lived at Cedar brought two
girls, who had been hiding in the brush,
10 him Lee and asked what ne should
do with them; that they were too pretty
to kill. Lee replied that he must shoot
them; that they were too big. The In
dian then shot one and Lee threw the
other down and cut her throat; that when
Hamblin returned TO his rancho he went
over the ground and found the bodies OF
two girl. abouttbe age described, from IL
10 Is, lying near together with
Year: 1876

Report of his Des Moines Speech.


.M. Chairman and Gentlemen Of The


Hayes and Wheeler Ciub::


When | concluded to change my
party | thought that l might be al
lowed to do it quietly. 1t was a
private act, and required no public
announcement and there was no one
to whom | was obligated to account
for such an action. But as my course
has been 50 assailed, and | have been
called so severely to account, l may
as well embrace this opportunity to
tell both my Democratic and my Re.
publican friends why have left the
old Democracy, and why | am here
tonight. The act of my change was
a private one, but my reasons for so
doing were public ones, and they
may be told, and shall be. | am no
speaker, and make no pretensions of
being. But l can talk to you as
neighbors. have been considered
doubtful by many Democrats for
nearly two years. Indeed | never
have been Democrat if the issues
on which they are fighting this year
are the principles Of the party. But
nearly two years ago the course of
duty was developed much more
plainly than it ever had been before.
What | had seen before that that
that was wrong, | had continued to
hope would be found to be mistakes
that would be mendcd.
Year: 1876




Said one, "Give us possession Of
the government, and the North will
be the rebels next time" This was
the talk, and the talk in earnest-as
was the talk Of the same men in 1861.
They mean it. They talked it over
coolly and seriously. Said they had
already an united South, which would
be nearly enough, and that their
Democratic allies in the North dare
not deny them the little more,
the few more votes, that they would
need. This is their idea to-day-to
gain by legislation, by means Of di-
plomacy and trickery, what they
failed TO gain by means of force. |
believe it; I know it. All their ex-
pressions suggest it, and all their
actions prove it. What else do they
mean? Why is it that the State of
Missouri has issued to every former
owner Of slaves in that State . GER
tifcate for one thousand dollars for
every slave, payable when the gen.
eral government will pay it? This
very thing, the total amount of the
value of their emancipated slaves, is
now estimated as part Of the State
debt of Missouri! l used to think
that this was Republican falsehood,
the certificate matter. But it is an
actual fact, and these certificates,
and all certificates or showlngs oi
losses sustained throughout the State
are being saved up as carefully as
money against the day when the
Democracy, and the rebel element
ruling it in tho national government
shall have attained to power. II
Missouri will do this thing, and hold
out this promise to pay for al eman'
cipated slaves, why will not oil the
Southern, all worse rebel States dc
it, and will not they do it!
Year: 1876

That speech Of Ben Hills, and the
record that the Democratic party has
made in regard to it, would have
been enough of itself TO send any
man who cares for his country out of
all fellowship with it and the party
in whose name and by one Of whose
leading members it was made. Hill
in that speech defended Anderson
vile and the atrocious treatment Of
Union prisoners in the Southern
prison hells. Could | endorse that,
and still remember my own comrades
who suffered in them more than death
and hell? Can any party succeed
which even tacitly endorses sentl-
ments like these? Hill also said in
that speech, "We went out Of the
Union hugging the Constitution, and
we came back into the Union hYg-
ging it," What hug! That was
what they went out for, not to be
rebels, but to "hug the Constitution
of the Union they were trying SC
hard to destroy. l have seen them
when they were doing this "hug-
ging." remember one morning in
April, 1862, the first day Of the battle
Of Shiloh, as the rebel troops came
bearing down upon us, that ! ascend.
ed an elevation to watch them
through field-glass as they came


1t was grand sight, as they came in
three colums with their muskets al
"right shoulder shift'-that form in
which an army looks its grandest


and by which it always appears te
have three times its actual strength


There was blaze and shine of glory


on those advancing columns that
took to be the lustre and shine O


bayonets in the sun. But l Judge
now, since Hills speech, that it wa.
not bayonets they were bearing, bu'
Constitutions that they were carrying
along and hugging. / saw them do


ing good deal of this hugging
these rebels who were not rebels, bu
Year: 1876

THR RECOUNT IN FLORIDA Special dis
patches from Tallahassee TO several northern
Journals state that the recount of the returns
of the late election in Florida which was re-
Gently ordered by the supreme court Of that
State only applies 10 local officers and not to
the vote for electors. If these statements are
true the presidential question will not be ma
terially affected by the new order or any ac-
tion of the canvassng board that may take
place uuderit. The State was contested, even
under the original count, and any doubt that
may exist as to whether lis electoral influence
should be thrown for Hayes or Tilden will
not be much strengthened by the decision OF
the supreme court Meanwhile all the cir
cumstances attending the action Of the board
of canvassers will probably be ascertained and
duly reported to Congress by investigating
committees for the enlightenment of the Sen
ate and House, aud with n view to such pro-
Ceedings as may be deemed appropriate.


The National Theatre at Washington came
very near being the scene Of dreadful trag-
edy in the auditorium on Monday afternoon.
The play was the same rs that played at the
Brooklyn theatre, the Two Orphans" and
it is rather curious coincidence that this was
the first lime il has been put upon the boards
since the great calamity at Brooklyn. The
facts are as follows: During the second act
n man in the gallery fell in fit. The cry of
"a fight" arose which the audience mistook
q mi
threw open all the doors of the building,
when rush was made for the different means
of exit. The orchestra was directed TO play
for the purpose of diverting the attention OF
the audience, which was unusually large, but
the leader was absent, and several minutes
elapsed before note was heard. In the mean
time the alarm became general all over the
house, and in the effort TO get out one or two
women were thrown down and trampled upon.
Fortunately no lives were lost or serious in
juries inflicted About one-third of the house
succeeded in getting out and did not return.
During the temporary panic the company
showed the greles. presence of mind, and
did all it was possible to do TO quiet the au-
dience and allay the fears of those who were
present.


In Newark IN. J.) theatre on the same
day boy mistook Calcium light for blaze
and shouted fire" The audience at once
made bolt for the doors, but were finally
persuaded to return to their seats, though a
woman and little boy were crushed badly in
the stampede. These two incidents of Christ
mas day point their own obvious moral.
Year: 1876

OA NNFb. ~ Ouutts-b I'ou
Christmas Day, amid the enjoyment and fes-
tivity of the people Of our town, shock sud
deu and unexpected, in the death Of Mrs.
Nicholas D. OHutt, sent thrill Of sorrow 10
the hearts Of all most estimable lady,
whose Kind and cheerful disposition always
wore II smile Of welcome TO all she met. She
had endeared all friends and associates to her
with chords of attachment, which echoed with
sadness when her death was announced.-
For some days past she had been confined to her
bed by sickness, butupon the day Of her death
she was thought 10 be much better; and
while the family were at the supper-table en-
ioying that quiet and peace which apprehend
no misfortune, they were summoned 10 her
bedside only in time to catch her. parting
words. Thus expires the life of another whose
chief aim seemed to be the scattering of flow
ers along the pathway of Others. Her hand
was always out-stretched to affection, and
her voice, materially gladness 10 all who heard
it, never failed to fall in pity and sympathy
upon the ear of woe. A community mourns
her death aud deplores her loss.


But her chief mission seemed 10 be the
gladdening aud en!ivening of the domestic
circle; there she reigned an angel of cheerful
ness and happiness. Her conjugal love was
of that devoted character which chained to
her the unliring and ever-increasng affection
Of fond husband. In mothers heart she
enshrined her children, and il was watchful
to anticipate their wishes and ever ready to

crafty them. They repaid her with that
flial devotion which her parental love merit
ed. But these chords are now severed by the
scythe of death her spirit has taken its
heavenward fight and she lives upon earth
but in the memories of those to whom she
was dear.


We know that the echoes of sympathy have
no power to stem the torrent Of grief that
flows over her resting place but we cannot
resist giving expression to those sentiments of
sorrow which we feel for the sad and sore
stricken family.
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning az the halt-past
seven train, bound for Peoria, was making
its regular tune between CISCO and this
place, the engine struck man by the
name of Richard Schroeder, German by
birth, and reports himself from Chicago.
His statement of the affair is this: that
he was on his wav to Rock Island, foot
sore, hungry, and out of money. He had
tried all along during the night to obtain
a little sleep. lying short time in one
place and then in another, but the mos
quitoes were so troublesome that he could
not rest at al. In this condition, nearly
exhausted he sat down at the end of 4
small culvert bridge to rest, aud concludes
that he must have fallen asleep, as he
remembers nothing more until he was
struck by the train His right hand is
very badly cut, and several of the bones
broken, but aside from this no outward
injuries are visible. 1t is thought. how


ever, that he must have received some
interna! injuries, as his main complaint
| is Of pain in the breast. He was brought


to this place and Immediately carried tt


the Cambridge House, where he will re


ceive the best attention, He hasn't {


friend in the world that anybody knows of


and is indeed an object of pity. He is ;


man, we should judge, about 50 years old
l-Cdnobrjdge Chronicle. Sd,
Year: 1876

The Republican State Convention oil
Virginia meets in the city Of Lynchburg
to morrow, for the purpose of electing
delegates 10 the National Republican Con.
ventfon, and for other purposes connected
with the ensuing campaign. At this time
it is difficult TO determine who of the sew
eral prominent gentlemen mentioned in
connection with the Presidency will be ia
vored by the Republicans of the Old Do
minion. If we may judge by the individual
predictions of many of the delegates elect,
there will be so great contrariety of opin-
ion as to preclude the possibility Of agree
ing upon any particular fayorite; yet we
are fully persuaded that the deliberations of
the convention will be governed by the
broadest and most comprehensive views,
and that individual preferences will be sunk
in view of the necessity for presenting q
united front against the common enemy.
In no State, perhaps, hsye Republicans
greater reason to dread the accession of the
Confederate Democratic party to power in
the National Government than have
those Of Virginia. They have but to
lock within their own borders to wit
ness, on every hand, the terrible ruin in
flicted upon their Commonwealth under
the rule of the misnamed Democracy. A
mountain load of debt, the free school
system virtually abandoned, immigration
estepped and a prevalent ostracism should
and doubtless will render the Republicans
unit in whatever action may be deemed
most advisable to be adopted BY the con-
vention.


Let the watchword Of the Spartan band
of Republicans in Virginia be every
thing for principle, nothing for men,"
Actuated by this idea, their session can
not fail to be for the best interests Of the
Stale and nation. Ii is very certain that
a cayiDg in upon those broad principles of
perfect equality before the law, the educa-
ton of the masses by the State and the pre-
lection of the ballot in the hands of all
citizens, regardless of race, color or pre-
vious condition of serYitude, will herald
the downfall Of the Republican party.
But with firm adherence to these clrdi-
nal principles at all times and in all places,
it is sure to win the victory under any
standard bearer whose name is selected as
the synonym for these principles.
Year: 1876

GEN. n. p. BANKS yesterday forecast
the future International commercial policy
Of the United States during the next fourth
OF century, using the Hawaiian recipro


Csl commercial treaty for his text. The
subject of commercial reciprocity between
nations is one which has only to be under
stood in order to be adopted by our people.
The old diplomatist who said, Let ME
'tcontrol the trade Of a nation, and care
"not who makes its laws" conveyed a
world of meaning in the sentence. 1t
should be the policy of this Government to
encourage reciprocal trade with all the
nations on this continent. The only care
should be that the arrangement is truly
one of reciprocity, and not one giving pre-
pcnderarce of advantage either way.


Gen. Banks has given this subject much
thought and study for years past, and is fully
competent to speak intelligently of the


mutual advantages TO be derived by the
parties TO the treaty now under discussion.
Year: 1876

remark on one occasion that ''the world might
see once in century Crsdr, but it requires
a thousand years to produce a Baron," words
which could only have emanated from dis
tempered brain, the result Of long-continued
representation OF certain character or class
of characters.


The elder Booth is said to have imagined
himself the YeTitable hunchback monarch
when performing the character Of Richard the
Third.


Mademoiselle Clariou's infatuation for the
quecnly parts she assumed on the stage was
so great that she maintained the opinion that
in common life the truly sublime actor should
be hero or heroine of the stage. No one
will pretend to say that her brain was in a
perfectly healthy condition.


Thus it is seen that in the past the minds Of
actors have been setiously affected by the
characters they have assumed, aud it would
be strange if the actors OF the present day,
especially the truly studious and meritorious
ones, should not suffer in like manner from a
too close application to their peculiar pro-
fesSiOn
Year: 1876

SENATOR DoRsEY's bill for paving
Pennsylvania avenue should receive i'm
mediate action. Our Centennial visitors
will soon be here, and we shall blush to
tell them that our principal thoroughfare
languishes simply because it is the especial
care of Congress. The present dilapidated
woodway was not laid by the late Board OF
Public Works. Hurry up, and give us a
good ten or twelve-incb concrete-way in
-
Year: 1876

THERE Is a speck of war on the Rio
Grande in this mornings dispatches. OF
course, it was begun by the Mexican in
surgcnts, who fired upon our guard on this
side of the river, but a few shells from a
twelve FOUNDER silenced the greasers.
Year: 1876

THE Bureau of Engraving and Printing
deficiency bill passed the Senate yesterday
slightly amended, and went to the House
for its concurrence. As the amendments
are unimportant they will receive speedy
arE;OO
Year: 1876

The kind of man H. c. Whitley is
(though we have been informed that this
is not his real baptismal name) may be
gathered in some measure from the follow
ing extracts from letter written as far
back as July G, 1869:
Year: 1876

The Democratic press of Mississippi is
all right. AS general thing it is con
trolled by men Of brains who regard
their profession as one of honor. They
are chivalrous, high-toned and at all
times courteous. A scrub now and then
gets into the press gang, but is soon
known by his fet-locks.-Oxford Eagle.
Year: 1876

He used to visit her every week but he
dout go there any more now for when The
old gentleman came into the parlor they were
sitting six feet apart, it is true, but the shoal-
der Of his coat had enough white powder on
it to supply a nursery FOR week.
Year: 1876

the eveing meal for his mother
less boys, was at first glance On
ly a rough, begrimed laborer;
but before the stranger had been
in the place ten minutes, the
room became palace, and the
man a magician. His children
had no idea they were poor;'nor
were they so with such a hero
as this to fight their battles for
them.


This skilled mechanic, thought
it an honor to work for the city
rather than eat bread of depen-
dence, and whose grateful spirit
lighted up the otherwise dark
life of his children, was preach
ing to all about him more effect
ully than was many a man in
sacerdotal robes in a costly tem-
pie. lie was a man of patience
and submission to Gods will,
showing how to make home
happy under the most unfavor-
able circumstances. He was
rearing his boys to be high
minded citizens, to put their
shoulder under burdens rather
than to become burdens to soci-
ETY. in the days that are coming.


lie was, as his children had
said, a beautiful father" in the
highest sense of the words
Year: 1876

The Yellow Man with almond eyes


Is in disgrace just now;
What has he done to be the cause


OF such an awful row?
Whv do they meet so solemnly
His Punishment to plan?
Simply because he's proved himself
To be the Coming Man.
They call him mere brute compared
With their Caucasian race;
Then if they can't compete with him
The deeper their disgrace;
They feel his cunning hand and brain
That's why they wish to ban
Forever from their envious shores
The Yellow Coming Man.
They want to turn him out because
He works for little pay,
Saying, white man cannot live


On fifty cents day;
We answer, and it has been true


Since first the world began,
That he who has the fewest wants
y He is the Coming Man.
Ii white men, claiming finer blood,
or better food have need,
Superior art in them should show
They're worthy OF their feed.
Yet in the finest works of skill.


Deny the truth who can,
The white man is clumsy beast
Beside the Coming Man.
Year: 1876

MOTHS IN WINTER.-Moths will
work in carpets, in rooms that are
kept warm. in Winter as well as in
Summer. A sure method of re-
moving the pests is to pour strong
alum-water on the floor to the dis
tance of half a yard around the
edge before laying the carpets.
Then once or twice during the sea
son, sprinkle dry salt over the
carpet before sweeping. Insects
do not like salt, and sufficient ad-
heres to the carpet to prevent them
alighting npon it.
Year: 1876

Yes, of course; if any reply is made to
Every EUen5ng, it is ga tricky denial
Perhaps some of its readers can tell how
many times il has declared that tho COM
MERoIAL was dishonest tricky" and
we know not what all of the same sort.
And then perhaps some fair judge can tell
how its reputation compares with the Com
MERcrAL's for general candor and honesty.
The charge in Eoery Eoeninq's article of
Thursday, which we thought it worth While
to deny, was that we had knowledge Of
fraudulent voting done by colored men
6 at the polls" under the direction of what
that paper calls q the old City Ring" 81
,ence. when such charge was made, NIGH
have implied that we had such knowledge
but had concealed it. We have no sucl
knowledge, and it seemed proper that W.
should say so.
Year: 1876

An important and interesting adjunct
to the meeting house in some parts OF
the country was the "Sabba' Day
house." Comfort, being carefully shut
out from the meeting house itself, was
only thus rudely provided for in such
subordinate structures. The Sabba'
Day house was family affair, generally
comprising but single apartment, per-
haps fifteen feet square, with WINDOWS
and q fireplace. 1t Was very plalni7 and
sparsely furnished. Chairs for the old
people and benches for the children
stood round the walls, and q table IN the
center might hold the Bible and few
religious books, while at one side shelves
contained dishes for cooking and eat
inc. Sometimes the Sabba' Day house
was mounted above shed, within which
the horse could be sheltered. A group
of such cabins standing about the meet
ING house added not little to the pic
t11resqueness of the spot, and their use
conduced greatly to the convenience and
comfort Of Sabbath worship, especially
in winter. The family able to keep a
Sabba' Day house drove directly thither
on Sabbath mornings, warmed them
selves up by hot fire without and
quite ikely-by hot drink within, and
here spent the intermission, with further
wholesome regards for the wants of the
inner man. The better class of the
Sabba' Day houses were whitewashed,
some of them double; and to the truth
Of history it must be said that between
Sabbaths they occasionally furnished the
wild young men of the parish with &C.
cure harnts for unseemly carousals.