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Year: 1875

The COu.icr-JouT1al attributes the
disasters in the Democratic ranks to
fatal change of policy from the great
issues of misrule, corruption and tariff
reform, to other and subordinate issues,
designed to promote narrow and selfish
ends. Under the former they had
achieved an unbrOken series of victo-
rics, but with change of policy have
come disaster and defeat. 1t says -.


'There can be little difference of opin-
ion on the subject now. Nothing could
have changed the tide of victory which
had squarely set in but the substitution
of the fatal issues for the successful
ones. The President had given no gen.
uine evidence of change of policy.
The carpet baggers of the South were as
remorseless and destructive as ever.
Corruption in Congress and out of it was
disclosed with each new investigation.
The people had determined upon
change of parties and of policy. Bnt
just at that time, presto, and the politi-
cal jugglers revolutioniZe the aspect of
affairs, the Southern sky is darkened,
gloomy portents CLEAN on every hand,
the partisans of the President smile,
the adventures and thieves rise at once
to q terrible Importance, and hell for the
South and purgatory for the North have
come again. '.F ..


Fortunately, however, all is not yet
lost. There has been no Phillippi, no


Waterloo, to change the destinies of ma
tions and to construct new map of the
world. What has been lost by the folly
OF the few may be regained by the cour-
age and patriotism Of the many. The
necessities Of the situation, coming
home to every honest and intelligent
member of the opposition will result in
the concentration of all of their energy
and hope upon the vital points essential
to the existence of our institutions.
Public opinion, guided by sense Of
public danger, will suppress the rival
rles OF petty aspirants for the presiden-
cy in Ohio as well as elsewhere There
will be united effort against Grantism,
with the long catalogue of evils which
the term implies" ,,.... ...
Year: 1875

In view Of the approaching session of
the Legislature, the State Press is again
discussing the question of Registration,
and urging the passage of proper law
Oil the subject. The matter was brought
before the last Legislature in the mes
sage of Governor Chamberlain, aud the
necessity of Registration clearly and
forcibly set forth; and we trust that the
present session will not end without the
passage Of law, making due provision
i'll tn" premises. Election frauds will
exist III spite OF al efforts to prevenl
thcn, bat The chances for their COM
mission are SO materially diminished by
a proper system Of Registration, that it


houll not be for moment neglected.
Year: 1875

The latest effort 10 locate the Gar
den OF Eden places it in the western
part of this continent, and gentle
man lately read a paper before the
Essex tBostOn) Congregational church
in advocacy Of this novel theory. He
urges that this country answers to the
description given of tEe old world in
the Book of Genesis, and that no 9TH
er country does so, and that at the
time of the flood Noah fioated from
this continent across the ocean To the
place of its landing in Asia or Africa.
He showed that the construction Ofthe
ark fitted il for sea going vessel, that
it was aflOat long enough to have drift
ted thousands of miles, and that this
country alone furnished timber suited
for such a structure and urges that it
is probable that it would be Gods de-
sign 20 place Noah and his family in
land far distant from his former resi-
deuce. where his descendants would
see nothing to remind them of the fol-
lv and wiCkedness of the DESTROYED
race. If these novel views cannot be
cbnelYsively sustained hy evidence
the same is also true CT all other theo-
ries, and it is not to be denied that
the case is so presented as 10 make it
plausible.


If folly and wickedness could pro-
woke another flood, we might have
reason To fear that, whether this CON
tinent was the scene OF the first deinge
Or not, il would soon be Of anothcr.
Year: 1875

In the council Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, in session at Chica-
90, on Monday, the chairman of the
committee appointed to wait upon
the Rev. DIR. Latapc, of Virginia,
and inform him on his election is
missionary bishop. reported the duty
had been discharged, and that Mr.
Lataue stated TO tie committee that
he had considered the matter prayer
fully and thoughtfully. aud had come
10 the conclusion that he could NOT
accept the position rendered him, and
desired the committee TO report that
he did not decline tie appoiBtmenton on
personal grounds. but because he con
ceived that he could be no more ase>
ful as a presbyter than as bishop IN
the South. This he stated wcs his
final decision, bat the comm'ttee,
unwilling to accept it ds such. agreed
to postpone reporting that the bishop
elect had declined to accept the cleo
tion until they had another interview
witt him.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes-
paying and most easily worked
agency in the world. Our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we have
lately added new and exceed


ingiy taking inducements, re


quirIng only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, Of either sex, to make
really first-class paying bust
Year: 1875

Few People unacquainted with physio
logical chemistry are aware OF the quantity
of iron In the blood, but all stouiI k.0io the
importance of keeping up the supply for de
bility, disease and death are sure to follow
when the quantity becomes too much re
duced. The Peruvian Syrup "a protoxide o.
irony supplies this vital clement, and has
CURED many chrome diseases,
Year: 1875

In consequence of an edict from Rex,
the usual Mardi Gras parade did not take
place in daylight, which prevented New
Orleans paying compliment to generous
Boston. The Pack intended to illustrate
a page in Boston's early history, that is
re-enacting her tea party. A full rugged
vessel was to be put on cotton floats, and
men. attired as Indians, were to throw the
taxed tea overheard, while British seamen
stood by in amazement looking at the pro-
ceeding. The picture would have been q
novel one, and would have reminded Bos.
tonians that we remember their generosity
in the time of our adversity.
Year: 1875

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
In your ''Expediency" article of this
morning you fall into the error of reporting
my testimony before the congressiona,
committee incorrectly. The principal por-
ticn of the language given was that Of Mr..
Frye on crossexamina ton, and my assent
was only given to certain portions Of it.
The statement concerning Governor
WarmOth's connection wife the Fusion
movement was that "he had been elected
Governor of the State by the Republican
party, and was supposed to have great in
tuence with the colored people and white
Republicans, and it was believed by many
that he could bring to the support Of our
ticket large number Of colored voters and
white Republicans


did not state that his political course
had been condemned by nine tenths of the
people"


Did not state that Warmoth changed the
result of the election fifty per cent in every
instance when it was against him; or make
any statement that resembled such Lam
guage. OF


Did say, as member of campaign com
mittee, that knew that no frauds had been
authorized by said committee or committed
under its supervision.


Did not say it made difference whether
the political scoundrel was Democrat or
a Republican.


Did state that lit was the belief that if
the election machinery were used against
the Democratic party it would ensure their
defeat, but did not state "that caused them
to secure it's use by his assistance


My testimony shows that there was NO
pledge or obligation whatsoever given
Governor Waymoth in the Fusion of 1872,
except resolution passed by the Liberal
convention prior to the Fusion, on the
Contrary, flied with the committee reso.
luton written by himself and sent to the
conference committees Withdrawing his
claims for any nomina ton.


Did state that many believed that War
MOTHS services in stumping the State and
his personal support of tie Fusion ticket
entitled him to election to the United
States Senate, but gave no testimony that
implied q bargain of any kind.


Respectfully,


T.. A. BURKE.
Year: 1875

Messrs. Hoar, Frye, Wheeler and Mar.
shall left for Washington yesterday morn.
ing, anxious to reach that city. Neither OF
these gentlemen gave even an intimation as
to what their report would be, therefore it
is conjecture in that direction. 1t is not
difficult to surmise that with the memory
of Saturday nights meeting at Clay Statue
in the committee's minds, they will not favor
the Democratic side. One Of our city jour
nails stated yesterday morning that Mr..
Marshall would not leave until this evening,
which was incorrect. The four gentlemen
left together.
Year: 1875

With the departure of the congressional
C committee the discussion on this question
has very materially subsded. The Demo-
cratic legislative caucus adjourned at late
hour Monday night after having agreed to
new proposition, the exact nature of
which has not been made public. We learn
that the new proposition was handed to Mr..
Wheeler yesterday morning previous to
the departure of the congressional commit
tee for Washington, and that that gentle
man promised to communicate with the
committee which waited on him upon his
arrival in Washington. Upon intimations
which have been given us We base the be-
that it will receive no serious attention at
the hands Of the congressional committee,
and that the compromise on the plan pro-
posed by the disintere ested gentlemen COM
posing that committee, and which contem-
plated the utmost generosity toward the
Democracy, is dead.


We infer that the country members and
those of the city who voted for the original
conference plan, have been backed down
by the Committee of Seventy and the active
and noisy city politicians. and that they
have been badgered into a withdrawal from
their first proposition, which contained
some clements of fairness, into another
which is go manifestly unfair that it can not
be even considered by their opponents.
This course was adopted by the non com
promisers for the obvious purpose of com
mitting the country members to a plan
which they knew would not be successful,
and thus accom- plish their object.
Year: 1875

Emory.


A special to the New York Herald, Feb
ruary 4, from New Orleans. says:


A dispatch having been published to day,
stating that Senator Logan had introduced
bill in the Sena-e to retire General Emo.
~, your correspondent called upon him in
regard to the same. General Emory said
that he was not at all surprised at it, hav-
ing been for over tortv-three years in the
service, and most of that time at the front.
He was past the age fixed for retirement,
yet still he was active in physique. Under
the circumstances he was not only satisfied,
but glad TO retire. He had served through
the Indian wars and through the Mexican
wal .in which he had received three brevets
during his entire military career be had
never met with single disaster. and had
received all his brevets from captain up to
Major General for gallant service in the
field. He now only ranked as colonel in
the regular army, and after lifetime spent
in the service Of his country would regard
it as great hardship TO be retired with
that rank. He was satisfied with his record
ss d seldier, and perft city prepared to ac-
cept than ktuliy whatever mark of recogni
ti"n it might please Congress or the govern
uent to bestow
Year: 1875

AN exchange speaks of "the work of the
forty-fourth Congress-" The expression is of
course satirical, for the present Congress has
done no work, and does not appear to be in a
hurry to begin its labors.
Year: 1875

THE Springfield Union chivalrously rushes
TO the defense of the Democrats, and relutes
the statement that they have no principles.
1t says they have five: First-an undying
hostility to the idea that the United States
constitute nation. They have held this
doctrine ever since the foundation of the
government. Second-hostiity to the ne
groes. They have consistently opposed every
effort to raise the negro to citizenship.
Third-jealousy and fear of New England,
and exaggerated devotion to Southern infu-
ence and interests. The organization of the
House Enthusiastically illustrates this. Fourth
-enmty to the Federal volunteers and de-
sire whenever possible to depreciate their
services and curtail their scanty rewards.
Ffth-an Indifference to the national credit,
and disposition to regard the national debt
with Jealousy as a Republican affair for which
Democrats have little or no responsibility.
The Democracy owe vote of thanks to the
Union for this clear, succinct, and fair state
ment of their political creed.
Year: 1875

The Elmira Driving Park Association have
resolved to erect monument to American Girl
1t will be Of bronze, and cost in the neighbor-
hood of S2iO0. Tue design will be an appro-
pirate and beautiful one. The body of the
mare will not be taken up from the spot where
it was laid, and the monument will stand di-
rectly over it. 1t will hardly be erected before
or in time for the first meeting next year.
Year: 1875

thief; tho former can be disposed Of with
shortened biscuit, but the latter furnishes
kuotty question can't solve. ] have given
several facts, and / will give a theory that
differs from the generally received opinion
of knowing ones; it is that sheep are rarely
killed by very poor dogs negroes dogs
owner; it is the fat, well fed rascal that
does the mischief; at any rate this has been
my experience. The fat dog begins the
killing Cor mischief, but after his frolic is
over he returns to take bait of fresh nut.
ton, when if you are in timc to put in
strychniDe. you will get him every tine
The poor dog hunts for the crumbs and
dead carcasses.


We have succeeded very we'll in raising
cattle, but only keep a few, as the sheep
pay so much better. have lost more in
hogs than any other stock, which is always
4 heavy loss, as they cost SO much to raise
them [ am sure that we ought only TO
keep few cleaners, and leave the bulk of
the hog business to ten cents bushel corn
men hogs will not pay where corn is worth
fifty cents per bushel.


should have added luccrne to the hay
crops spoken Of above. About four years
ago, prepared about half an acre Of rich
land, that had been heavily manured the
year before and planted in cotton, to pre-
pare for tie luccrne the laud was woll
prepared in the spring, I think in March,
and the seed sown in drills eighteen inches
apart; it soon came up aud grew of rapid
ly, and the second year VIC cut five crops of
hay, which L did not weigh, but believe it
yielded at least two tons to the acre at eac),
cutting; just think Of ten acres ia such
crop, and iow many sheep it would feed /;
but the land must he made very rich to
yield such crops.--Rural Corottnian.
Year: 1875

The jackson (Miss.) Clarion very wisely
concludes that if the negro leaders had =
particle of discretion they would hcstete
long before precipitatiug a conflict of races
in any part Of the South. They ought to
know that, in such conflict, their defeat
would be inevitable. Leaving out of view
calculation of the aggregate white popu-
lation in the two sections combined, let us
look at the statistics of the Southern States
alone. The following table, made up from
the ninth census, shows that there arc only
three States iu the Union wherein the ne
groes have majority, aud only two where
on square division Of the races at the
polls the ncgro's majority is large enough
to be fairly counted upon:
Year: 1875

Too MUcH MARRYINa.-rhere is alto.
gether too much marrying, by form of law,
those who at the most are only third or
half married in other ways. And there is
altogether too much urging and coaxing,
aud alluriog young people into tho most
important and sacred of all human relations
before they are prepared or moved TO as.
sumo its burdens, and by those who ought
to know better and act with more consider
alton. We make too much of marrying
and being married, until it is thought by
many people, somewhat disgrace for a
woman to pass through life alone; when in
fact, the life of many single woman is
poetry, romance, rapture even, in compari-
son with that of many a wife So there is
vast deal of marrying with very little OF
real marrying; vast deal Of discomfort.
heartache, misery, hypocrisy and unmar.
rying at the last. What we want is not
more stringent divorce law, but better
understanding Of the moral law, which for
bids the marrying of those not already ono;
not less marrying, but less marrying where
there is no re-marrying And, above all,
let There be no melting or bribing those 20
marry, who are not drawn TO each other.
and held inseparably together by qualities
OF mind and soul.
Year: 1875

A bruise need not turn black sad blue
y hot cloths are first applied to prevent the
blood from coagulatipg; then gently press
the wounded part with the finger to relieve
any defect in the circulation, and afscrward
put on bandages wet With cold water.
Year: 1875

The Local Commissioner made visit
to the party making the survey of Crook
ed River this week, and found the work
progressing in very satisfactory man
ner. The work upon Crooked River was
nearly completed; so near so that it is
now certain that there are no engineer
ing difficulties in the way of making the
navigation of that river perfect success,
and at comparatively small expense.
Mr.. Stimson, the engineer i'm charge,
thought that the Crooked River work
would be completed, so as to move their
camp the first of the week, which would
indicate that the field work will be COM
pleted the coming week. The weather
portion of the time has been very bad,
so that the work, which is altogether in
the water, was Very slow and disagreea-
ble. Although all that could be done
has been, it will be impossible to have
the report ready to present to the Board
this month as was desired by all interest
ed i'm the work, but it it will be i'm readi-
ness for the December meeting, which
will probably be as well, as the report at
that time can be made much more COM
plete than could under any circumstan-
ces been possible at this time.
Year: 1875

The night was dark and stormy. The
wind walled through the tops of the
trees and whistled through the easement,
as the driving rain pattered against the
window pane.


Justice Sutton sat by radiant fire
burning in his bran new coal stove. He
was gently stroking his luxuriant beard
and meditating upon the uncertainty CT
ali things human, when his reyerie was
suddenly broken by loud and impera-
1--WE rap at the door. 1iGIo.- =


Some wayfarer seeking a shelter,
thought the hospitable squire, and
opened the door, when in walked man
whose nose and general appearance indi-
Gated that he had been having an inti-
mate introduction TO some ones fist


The papers were what he wanted, and
he must have theml and nolD. He had
been fearfully and unjustly wronged
down at the bay, the Egypt OF Chetoy-
GAN" and all about corn; knocked down,
thrown into the lake; papers he must
have, and he swung his hands high in
the air and close to the'squire's head,in his
fierce gesticulations and denunciations
of those who had wroiiged him.
Fully understanding the CALCULATIONS
and gestures of the stranger, and putting
on look of wisdom such as is only ac-
quired by Police Justice after long and
patient practice, His Honor said: 1.-The
dignity of the law must be preserved. 1
am simply the custodian of justice, and
not the prosecutor Of injustice. 1t is not
the province of this court to investigate
the terrible wrongs under which you
suffer until properly brought before it
by the Prosecuting Attorney, and even
then am only simply to adjudicate them
and see that justice is triumphant. Go,
therefore, to Humphrey and tell him
your wrongs as to a father. 1t is to him
that the people of this noble county
have contided the enforcement of the
| law. | have no doubt that he will assist
you"


Having thus enlightefed the much
suffering man. with an imperious wave
of the hand he turned him out into the
night. Nothing more has been heard OIL
or from him.


A TRIBUNE reporter went on tour OF
investigation the next morning, and all
that he could ascertain that would seem
TO have anv bearing on the case was, that
ii aci haT;r- The same general appear
ance-witl the exception, perhaps, that
ne had Il smaller nose-had endeavOred
F, 10 SCOOP some corn out of the lake down
at the bay without paying for it and in
doing so had come i'm contact with fist,
been showed off into the lake and nearly
dro owned before being rescued.


Whether one affair has any relation to
the other or not we leave the reader tO
determine.
Year: 1875

The Charlevoix Sentinel notices that a
petiti0n to Congress foran appropriation
of $5O,OOJ for the Improvement Of that
harbor is in circulation in that village.
The preamble to the petition.argues that
no appropriations by the General Gov
ernment are more urgently needed or
more amply justified by considerations
of the public interest or the established
policy of the Government, than those
which lessen the expense and perils of
commerce. That comparatively light
outlay would render the mouth OF Pine
River, in Charlevoix county, one of the
most useful and Perfectly land locked
harbdrs iii the whole course of naviga-
tidn through the great lakes.
Year: 1875




"I will go to my tent and lie down in despair,
1 will paint me with black and sever my hair,
l will sit on the beach where the hurricane


blows,


And reveal to the God of the te1 pest my


wocs.''


Talk about the yowling of a cat, and
tell us of all the horrid sounds, and of
the sleepless nights when they are
around; of the bootjacks you would shy
at them i'm the dead of the night, hoping
that Won had killed one or two or all the
eats in the United States. Get mad and
tell it to us in such an earnest manner
that it would be utterly impossible not
to fully comprehend the state of mind
you are in, bordering nearly on insanity;
and when you get through just keep
quiet long enough for me to tell you a
thing or two, and will tell you tale
worth two of that, and if you don't
think ! am a fit subject for the mad
house, about the time get through, you
may a. least believe that am very much
out of temper.


do not believe there is any language
that will fully describe the sensations of
person trying to sleep with cow ly-
ing just in front of your house in the
dead of night chewing her cud with
bell OH her neck. I have thought it all
over and looked up Webster, and l cam
not find any words that will express the
maledictions 1 would hurl at THAT cow,
that could fully express my feelings to-
wards her or any other cow, or the Com
mon Council of any village in any civil
lied country that would allow cows to
run at large.


Since we met with our lOss-thOse cab
bages-it may be that am little sensi-
tive on that point, but l do not believe
there is an inhabitant of regions internal,
or of Paradise, if brought back to earth,
would deliberately lie in bed and hear
the everlasting whanging of cow bell
just under his window and not curse just
a little.


/ am very much out of temper, and 80
is my wife. She says it must be that we
are haunted by cow; that, go where
she will, stop moment in sny place and
there is a cow; and she says that since
the old black cow is dead, it is white one
now, and that she believes 1t is the ghost
of-the dead one.


But what can we do? Sometimes we
Year: 1875

AsHoRE.-The schooner Genoa went
ashore on Beaver Island on Tuesday last.
The captain chartered small sailing
vessel to bring him to ChebOygan to Sc
cure the services of wreckingtug, and
arrived her last evening. Misfortunes
rarely come singly, and this case did not
prove to be an exception. The small
boat grounded coming into the harbor
and the services of one of our small tugs
were called into requisition to pull hel
off. We did not learn what the Genoa
was loaded with. or what tug went to
her relief.