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Year: 1876

Among Republicans there is gen.
eral expression of astonishment and
slight murmur of dissatisfaction at the
nomination of HAYES as their candi-
date for President. With the mass of
the voters of that party BLAINE was
the first choice, BRISTow the second
and HAYES the third, and naturally
they feel somewhat dissatisfied over
the defeat of the favorite and the set
ting aside of the second choice for the
candidate who sold third in the pools.
But this slight troubling Of the waters
will soon subside, and we shall in a
short time find the party firmly unit
ed and moving toward the battle field
with firm resolve to add another
Presidential victory to those already
won. 1t is both unwise and danger
Gus on the part of the Democratic
party to assume that they will have
an easy race. Though not their best
the Republicans have nominated good
men. HAYES and WHEELER form a
strong ticket, and while we confidently
expect to beat it we are equally conf
dent the victory can only be won with
good men and hard work. The Re-
publican candidates are without ma
tional record, and the history of Pres
idential campaigns proves that no re-
cord is good record. "Who is JAMES
K. PoLK?n was q common question
when that gentleman was nominated,
yet few weeks later everybody could
answer. "He is the President elect of
the United States" The people of
Ohio can tell us ell about HAYES, and
those of New York can tell of WHEE-
LER. They will tell US they are good
citizens, who stand well with their fell
low men. If the st. Louis Convention
nominates equally good men, the bat
tie must be fought on principle.
There will be no material for the mud
singers. Individual character and
public record will form no part of the
argument. The question for the peo-
pie to decide will be: Shall we en-.
trust the management of the Govern
ment to Democratic hands, or shall
we continue the domination Of the
Republican party. The decision will
depend on the character and ability o.
the st. Louis nominees. 1t was SEY
MoUR, we believe, who truthfully re
marked at the Syracuse Convention,
few weeks since, that "the Republi
Year: 1876

THE National Republican Conven-
ton was not strong ON the anti-Chi-
nese proposition. The resolution
which after strong opposition was
incorporated in the platform is a
senseless affair, and was merely a
little treacle thrown out to catch flies.
1t will do the party much damage on
the Pacific coast.
Year: 1876

Silver bill Immediately after tho adjournment, but he
thought the committee should havo before 1t the
report or tho Silver Commission. Senator Logan.


another member OF the Finance Committee, thought
tho bill should be acted once as it was very I'M
portant the country know what TO be done.
Year: 1876

In the canvass before us 1t Is all
important to the success OF our State
ticket that men Of frst-rate ability, of
integrity and influence sh h,uld be
placed in nomination by the several
counties,of the State for local and leg
islative positions. Every voter must
be brought to the polls and to accom-
plish this acceptsble tickets must be
put in nomination by the County Con-
ventions. Approaching this fact the
good people of the county of
Mecklenburg have placed in the
field a ticket that must COM
mand the enthusiastic support
of her honest citizens. Among the
nominees is the gentleman whose name
heads this sarticle-Capt. RANDOLPH A.
SHoTwELL-who has been chosen as
candidate of the Democracy as a mem
ber of the next House of Representa-
tives. Mecklenburg has within her
borders number of gentlemen who
would represent her interests with zeal
and ability, but she has no son, who
would do so with greater zeal and more
ability than Capt. SHorwELh. The
compliment paid in his nomination is
graceful one. Capt. SHoTwELL, our
readers will remember, under the SEN
tence of the Federal Court, a sentence
obtained by means of suborned testi-
mony, was sentenced to term of SER
vice in the Albany penitentiary upon a
a charge of participation in so-called
Ku-Klux outrage. While there, time
and again, he was offered pardon and
freedom if he would divulge the names
of those supposed to belong to the or
ganization in this State, but resolute,
fearless and honest he refused to
stultify himself even to regain his
coveted liberty. Since his return he
has been connected with the Southern
Home of Charlotte, as Associate Edi-
tor, in which position he has done
valiant service for the cause of good
government and pure morals. In testi'
mony of their appreciation of his
merits and labors the Democracy of
old Mecklenburg have chosen him as
one of their standard bearers in this
Centennial contest. We predict his
triumphant election, and congratulate
the people of the whole State upon
the prospect of benefit from his SER
vices as legislator.
Year: 1876

Our Centennial Governor is in a
quandary. He has two vacancies on
his hands and the point is to fill them
SO as do most good in securing for
himself the nomination for Congress.
And that is what is the matter. The
man who can control large negro
vote in the nominating convention is
the man for BIogden's favors now.
Unfortunately for the old man nobody
not negro, can control the negro vote
now. And it will not do to be merely
negro in politics; he must be a
negro in blood.


John Hyman is quite smart enough
to see to it that neither the carpet bag
ger Seymour nor any other white
Radical shall trade negro support to
Brogden in the District Convention for
a seat on the Supreme Court Bench in
Settles place. If Brogden wishes to
buy his nomination he must buy it of
negro; that is to say he must put a
negro on the Supreme Court Bench.
Who is the coming Judge Is it
O'Hara of Halifax Poor Brogden ]


That's the way the cat jumps now.
We rather think John Hyman does
not mean to be cheated, and will tell
Brogden to show his faith by his
works. Will Brogden have the nerve
to put negro on the Supreme Court
Bench or to make one Superintendent
OF Public Instruction -
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the New York
Herald states that on the 9th of July
Henry Berry. venerable and wealthy
citizen of Marion county, S. O., died,
but before dying made an arrangement
with two of his employees, by which,
for the sum of $500 and two mules,
they agreed to burn his body, his
reason for desiring cremation being
horrible sight which was presented to
his gaze many years ago by the re-
moval of the bodies of two of his rel
atives which had lain in the grave for
several years. The bodies were of
course greatly decomposed, and the
coffin lid coming off revealed a sicken-
ing sight, which caused him then to
VOW that his remains should not be-
come subject to similar fate. About
two months ago he made will in
which he very explicitly stated that if
his sons did not allow his body to be
burned and did not participate in the
matter that it would be under penalty
of disinheritance. During his life he
selected two pine trees adjoining his
farm which should be used on the
occasion, and also designated the spot
where it should take place. According
to arrangements the cremation took
place at eight o'clock on the morning
of the 11th. Carriages, buggles and
vehicles of every description were i'll
active demand to convey spectators to
the scene, and at the appointed time
an immense crowd y'as IL attendance.
The trees designated by the deceased
were cut down, and all the necessary
arrangema having been perfected,
the body was laid on a platform sur
rounded by an inolosure about twenty
feet in height. After appropriate ser
vices, held by a Baptist divine, the
combustibles were ignited, and IL
about two hours all that remained OF
the deceased was ashes
Year: 1876

like the government it was only so
much the worse for the people. The
theory of the Convention of 1875, the
Convention that framed the amend
ments now pending, was that the gov
ernment ought to be moulded SO as to
meet the wants of the people.


To this end, it will be seen that the
constant efforts of the Democratic
members of the Convention in the
amendments proposed, was to take un-
necessary power from the hands of the
officeholders and to restore 1t to the
people and to reduce the expenditures
of the government. What they sought
to bring about was the rule of the
people and an economical expenditure
of the peoples money. Let us see
how well they succeeded in their pur-
pose.


The first article of the Constitution
is called a declaration of rights.
Among these rights, the right to bear
arms is conspicuous. The Convention,
while fully acknowledging this right.
yet deemed it wise to condemn
the practice of carrying con-
cealed weapons and to clothe
the Legislature with power to pass
laws furnishing the practice. Whether
| the Legislature will ever exercise this
power will depend upon the people,
for whatever power is given to the
Legislature is given to the people.
The members of both political parties
in the Convention concurred in
proposing the amendment.


The only other change made in this
article was also made without a dis
senting voice so far as the record
shows, and declares that secret politi
cal societies are dangerous to the liber
ties of free people and should no
be tolerated. The history of Radica
Union Leagues in North Carolina dur
ing the last eight or ten years ough
alone to be sufficient to convinco white
men, at least, of the necessity for thl'
amendment. There can be no possible
objection to the changes made in th'
first article.
Year: 1876

Mark the growth of the public civil
service in seven years under Radical
President and Radical Administration.


In 1869 the number of persons on
the Government pay roll was 81, 207,
and to-day it is 81, ,119 In other
words it requires just 1892 more
officers for Radical President and
Radical Administration to carry on the
Government than it took a Democratic
President and a Democratic Adminis-
tration. And what is the prospect for
relief Does either the Radical candi-
datefor President on the Radical plat
form promise any relief ? No, indeed.
Both the Cincinnati platform and Gov.
Hayes letter of acceptance will be
searched in vain for word that
promises or that even pretends
to promise any reduction in this i'm
mense army of officeholders-a greater
army indeed than General Lee ever
carried into the field. Not a single
word can be found to show that Gov
ernor Hayes, if elected President, will
reduce the Civil Service to anything
like the numbers that did the work of
the country before GRANT entered
upon his career of corruption and ex-
travagance. Let the people take
warning therefore. If the people de-
sire retrenchment and reform: Hayes
and Wheeler are not the candidates
for their votes.
Year: 1876

The question before the country in
the present campaign being whether
there shall be any reduction in the
government expenses, the following
table furnishes some interesting mat
ter for reading and reflection:
Year: 1876

From the ST. Lou Globe-Democrat


= The gathering of Democratic politicians in
New Orleans, TO be present at the counting of
the votes, might be welcomed as a guarantee
of fair and peaceable decision of question
on which great deal depends, if the partisan
course of the Democracy since the election
had not convinced us that it was hopeless to
expect any fairness from them. We do not
hesitate to say that there has been no trick
and no falsehood too gross for them to use in
their persistent, determined attempt to de-
ceiye the people with regard to the result of
the election. TLey have published bulletins
which were lies on their face, have given ma
the vote had been; have claimed districts
from which not a single word of authentic
news had been received, and, amid their in
ventions and falsifcations, have kept up a din
of protests and of threats that showed how
much they relied on mere noise and clamor.


People who claim an election before the re-
turns are in, and who grow foul -mouthed and
abusive toward those who merely represent
that it would be better to wait until they hear
the news, are not in frame of mind 10 en-
force fairness In counting the vote, or even to
know what fairness is; and we are compelled
10 believe that, instead of going down to
Louisiana to secure a fair count of the votes,
they intend to aid in securing fair count pro-
vided that it gives the electoral vote to their
side, but In case it does not they intend to Sc
cure an unfair count. We need have no hesi-
tation in making this charge, since the Demo-
cratic papers have even gone so far as to show
US the precise nodts operandi of the thing.
Year: 1876

be a comparatively light and easy task.


In such places the people have many things
in common, and are all engaged in some
business by which they are striving to gain


4 livelihood and amass . fortune. With
them government is incidental and useful
chiefly as protection to life and property.


Here, in District where the chief end OF
man is office making and Office holding,


the case is different. There is scarce a
man or woman resident among US who
does not deem him or herself fully eonpe-
tent to form and administer better govern
ment than any which Congress has ever
blessed US with. To satisfy such people
will require the best efforts aud utmost
patience of the Commission. And yet we
have faith that 1t will be successful in pro-
ducing form Of government that will 60
very far toward satisfying the great ma


jority Of this people. ..-. ..--
Year: 1876

THE Republicans of Mississippi have in
Vited the prominent men of the two parties
now in Louisiana to extend their inquiries
to the manner in which the former State
was carried by the Democrats We shall
now be able to judge by the course pur-
sued by the Democrats how strong their
real desire for fair play is.
Year: 1876

IT Is TRUE that tie Democracy docs not
yet claim Colorado, but in the same spirit
with which they claimed that State long
after it had gone Republican, they still
claim the general result.
Year: 1876

The police arrangements for the great explosion
completed last nigh, by the deaimcnt OF all the 'oG'
platoons report Inspector Thorn in the Twenty
third precinct, who Will distribute them occasion
require. The total number thus employed will be IN
tho neghborhood of 500 mon. force Of 100 will be
posted on Wards and Biackwelps islands.


The officers to be stationed the latter will be
structed particularly with regard TO the Penitcntary
it may become necessary TO remove the convc,s to
another part of the island In which the police
will be held responsible for their custody Commis-
Brennan caled at the Central Oce last night
consult with the superintendent and expressed the
opinion that the Penentary building would stand the
shock but he secred anxious, nevertheless TO have
sufficient force present TO look after the convcts ould
the conclusion render the prison unsafe.


The main body of the force will 'be posted In the
various streets in tho Nineteenth and Twenty-th
precincts to keep the crowds within proper bounds
and prevent any approach to panic.
Year: 1876

The engrossing topic OF conversation upon all sides


in Brooklyn yesterday tho grand blast which is
take place afternoon at He'll Gate. The question
asked by every other person one met was, "Are you
going to the great biow-ups' All those who could
make it convenient to do so answered IN the
affirmative, and there be doubt
thar Brooklyn will send n very large dele
CATION to The scene today. The minister's as rule
complain because OF the selection OF Sunday as the
time for the 5low-up Attention will be diverted from
the Sabbath school IN the afternoon. There
attempting to conceal the fact that there is strong
undercurrcnt OF nervous excitement in the public
mind waS remarked that he felt as he was wont to
when in the late before engagement the bands
played, 'Just Before the Battle, Mother "
The OF the explosion Will be closely noted, and
the early dinner Will be partakcn of IN many house
holds SO enable those who desire obtain
OF the disturbance to seek their place Of observa
ton Many people will repair to the Heights and en-
deavor TO obtain glimpse Of the vapor 1t succeeds
the explosion. hut the water route will be tho most
popular for observation
Year: 1876

SIR: Having read THE TRIBUNE many
years consider TO have been great privilege. Thirty
years ogo when young girl began to read it, now, at
middle age look upon II old friend not to be dis
penssd with for day Not having troubled You with
single communication all that time, and let you do all


the talking (Which is considered unusual with my se1l
most humbly beg now 10 ask favor Please In behalf
Of the suffering IA in the upper part OF the city
exert little OF your great influence to bring about the
passage Of the bill before the Legislature for their relief
We do not complain the yearly tax, but Of the
ments especially those levied during the Ring manage
ment The work in many instances was not needed the
value OF the property would not warrant the heavy out


Law Ihayo house and three lots the assessments upon
which have amounted. within five years, to twice the
cost OF tho property Many persons having moderate
income cannot pay these eKOrbitant charges Isayy
mortgages the result OF this pressure, and there
prospect the property speedily out OF our hands


and our being left homeless Many ~ the old estates,
OF land only ere 90 burdened with that
Year: 1876

Monday was one of those dreary, rainy days when man stays home all~day. and pulls out all his private papers, with view to strengthening things, and after looking them carefully over, leaves them in heap on the table for his wife to put away.
Year: 1876

THE splendid vote cast for MIR. TINGLE
on Saturday, by the Democracy OF this
city, is no light compliment to that gen.
tleman. He will doubtless appreciate it
At its full value, and so act in the future
las he has in the past) as to fully deserve
it all. Now let Mr.. TINGLE devote
himself quietly and unreservedly to the
duties of his office, and to such demands
MS his private business makes upon him
giving only such attention to the political
canvass as is expected ofall good citizens
The people have spoken their will with
out wheedling, without coaxing, without
combining, without purchase; they will
make the expression of that will doubly
emphatic at the polls in October. They
prefer that their candidates, and this will
apply to every nominee, to be
made to-day resort to none OF
the tricks OF the rot-house politicians
none of the doubtful expedients of the
"small beer" crowd. Let the banner of
TILDEN, MATHEWS, TINGLE and Re-
form be carried high; let not its ample
folds be trailed in the dust.
Year: 1876

inch of ground, and are very confident OF


success. Besides, Judge FIX ausoN has


given mortal offense to the liquor dealers


and saloon men of the county by what
they regard IS his Incorporate and long
sustained ight against them, which makes


him much weaker than his party.


But, suppose he is sure to come to the


Legislature, and suppose him to be as
unscrupulous rs his worst scared enemy
pictures, can We best thwart his machi-
nations and do ourselves the greatest
credit, by sending to represent us in that
body n man of equally doubtful charac-
ter2 Who is the man that is willing
to he pointed at as having been
selected because NOf his I'M
want of character and
looseness of tongue? Point him out and
you point out a man that will disgrace
you in the eyes of those other members
the state who are inclined to
be our friends, and who. will be our
friends if we will place beside them as
their colleagues from this county, men
whom they will be proud to associate
with.
Year: 1876

Altogether, the letters will satisfy the
country and strengthen the Democratic
canvass. The letter Of Mr.. Hendricks is
somewhat tiippsnt in parts, and with a
stump speech tone about it. The letter OF
MIR. Tilden is IN the best taste-s model
of dignity and reserve, without q word
that could offend. 1t is the letter of a
shrewd, able, independent statesman, and
will have weight with the country.
Year: 1876

It might be supposed that with plant SO
long under cultivation and SO widely distrib-
uted as the potato, it was hardly possible at
this late day to discover anything new in
regard to it's properties or general manage
lnent. Perhaps those who have made the
culture of this tuber a speciality, conducting
their experiments upon scientific principles,
find very few opportunities TOR announcing
startling discoveries but as the majority Of
our farmers are not Of this class, there is an
abundance Of room for them to learn, as
well as make improvements. We know
that it is very difficult to make farmers aban-
don old systems of culture for new ones, OF
even to seek knowledge in this direction by
carefully-conducted experiments; conse-
quently a.majority of them plant potatoes in
the same way that their fathers did before
them, either in hills or drills, and with whole
tubers for seed, Or perhaps at most divided
into two or three parts.


But with all this strict adherence to the old
systems of culture, which formerly brought
such satisfactory results to the grower, dis
eases have crept IN, and general decrease





ially in the older States. Causes of failure
have been sought in various directions.
Sometimes it has been attributed to natural
deterioration of tho potato, supposed by
some persons to be an inevitable result OF
continuous cultivation of a plant through
long series Of years. others attribute it to
change of climate while the really scientific
agriculturist drops all theories, and seeks a
solution of the mystery by experimenting
in the general management of this crop.
He takes none of the old rules in regard to
planting whole, half, or quarter tubers for
seed as his guide, but begins with a single
bud in hill, gradually increasing the num-
fully noting the results. The same system
is practiced in preparing the soil, and its
depth, mechanical texture, and the effect OF
various kinds of fertilizers are never lost
sight of in conducting an experiment which
will serve as a guide for future operations in
the same field


Much as our farmers have learned in re-
gard to the possibilities in potato culture,
late experiments show that we are still MAX
ing progress, and not only learning the re-
quirements of this plant, but how to produce
the greatest yield from the smallest quantity
of seed put into the ground. When it was
first claimed that four to six hundred pounds
had been produced from one planted OF thu
Early Rose, many doubted the truth of the
assertion; but now we have still greater re
suits to report, and with every assurance o
their being true.


Last spring the well-known seedsmen Q
this city, B. X. Bliss & Sons, offered $500 il
OF Snowflake and Eureka potatoes from ON
pound of seed. Competitors for the abov
Year: 1876

If orr dairymen need spur, an eye-opener
lesson which speaks volumes in htree words
here is one at head of this article. Butter
is actually brought from France and sold by
the New York dealers. And this is thus be-
cause there is an actual scarcity in the market
of good butter put up in an attractive shape
for small consumers. When we know that
one dairyman gets $1.15 pound for his pro-
ducts, another ST. and another Is cents the
year round, at his dairy door, it is easily seen
that it will pay to butter across the ocean
from France, if it is only good and shapely
enough to suit the ,astidious purchasers who
will have something nice, whatever it may
cost. All this butter is made from choice
cows choicely fed on cleau sweet food. The
milking is done in the cleanest manner. The
milk is handled as carefully as though it were
nectar, the cream is churned with clock and
thermometer, the butter is worked with skill,
and is made up in shapely cakes, which do not
require to be cut, when brought to the table.
Compare then, this cake-hard, golden yell
low, sweet, fragrant and tempting to the
senses-with an unsightly chunk, which is
cut out of greasy keg, and smells of old age
and rancidity, and is made from ill-kept
cream from cows filthily lodged and careless.
ly MIXED, and is churned anyhow, and the
difference is amply accounted for.-Nep York
Tribune.