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Year: 1876

When it was announced that neither the
United States, nor the State OF Texas, nor the
Republic of Mexico, was able at present to
stop the passage of cattle thieves and other
maraudcrs to and fro across the Rio Grande,
some ingenious statesmen, of thrifty turn of
mind. proposed to cure the frontier disorders
by moving the boundary into the back coun-
try, where the raiders would avoid the bother
of the rlver and have nothing to cross except
an imaginary line. The remedy suggested by
the Special Committee of the House OF Repre-
sentatives seems to De simpler. Ii Is to post at
least two full regiments of efficient cavalry
along the Rio Grande. /; has dawned upon
the House of Rcpresentatives-though IT seems
to have been only dimly perceived as yet by
the National Administratlon-that we have n
duty to perform in that quarter both toward
our own citizens and toward Mexico. NO
reasonable man doubts that there are outrages
on both sides. There never was border war
i'm any part of the world where theft did not
provoke retaliation, and the scent OF plumber
attract freebooters from both countries alike.


The trouble heretofore seems to have been
two-fold. The ncursions Of the Mexicans and
the failure Of their weak and embarrassed
Government to hold them in check have
created very bitter feeling among the Tex
ans, and public sentiment will not justify the
local authorities in any strong measures Tor the
suppression of our share of the disorders.
This is the first difficulty. But n more serious
one is that the Federal military force on the
frontier is both small and inefficient. The de-
fense of the river is intrusted principally to
negro troops, who, whatever their adaptabiliiy
for other duties, seem to be here of little use.
There is no doubt that the force must be re-
organized and increased. and we see 10 reason
why few companies should not be Withdrawn
from political duty in the reconstructed States
and sent where they can do the most good
Senator Morton can be trusted to keep down
the impending Shareholders rebellion for few
months longer.
Year: 1876

tisanship engenders, to expose frauds and
prosecute plunderers. The man who devotes
himself to the public service in connection
with such questions as these will grow
in strength year after year, and the
very people who shout for dema-
cogues in some hour of excitement will
come back to the patient and faithful states
man with new respect because he was neither
unscrupulous enough to lead nor weak enough
to follow in such chase after will-o-the-
wisps. The people like man who follows
them in every vagary, just as one likes the
dog that trots after him. But they learn to
honor, to trust, and to obey the man who
teaches them that he is more wise than them
selves, and more true to their own interests.
Year: 1876

There appears to be no prospect that Great
Britain would regard favorably Senator Shcr-
mans proposed monetary unit for transactions
with this country. The English are evidently
too conservative to tolerate any other coin
than their own being made legal tender
in the United Kingdom. A similar OBJ
lection would probably be urged horo against
making the sovereign the unit of our coinage.
1t is generally conceded that there is no pros
pect that any one of the leading nations will
adopt standard of coinage like that of any
other. The most practical scheme yet offered
is to make an international coinage founded
solely on the basis of the metric system.
Year: 1876

Mr. Morrisons clerk Of the Committee of Ways
Means has entered at last denial of the report
which has been current for some time in Washing
ton and through the press Of the country, and had
como to DO generally believed that he had chris
tened a son by the name OF John Wilkes
Booth. 1t appears that he only gave his
son the name Of John Wilkes, and that
the addition of Booth made in what we must re-
gard "a rather ghastly vein of jocularity by his
ncigbbors. We are glad to hear the contradiction
and TO believe that such baseness does not exist
anywhere in the country
Year: 1876

Since the electors who are to choose the
Senators in France number in all 42,94l, 1t
is obviously difficult to determine how the
new Senate will be constituted. Estimates are
rendered more improbable by the likelihood
that coalitions will be formed similar to those
which enabled the Republicans to elect
majority of life Senators in the Assembly.
The comparatively democratic basis of the
system of election is the best assurance the
Republicans have of securing fair number OF
Senator's
Year: 1876

Being called to account by the Republicans
for his arbitrary acts, Minister Buffet has
adopted a defiant tone. and refused to give
satisfactory explanations. This he is enabled
to do since the Assembly is not in session,
but he thereby widens the breach between
him and the friends Of rational freedom. 1t
is not surprising that Republicans deem his
policy more conducive to the success Of their
Year: 1876

The Brooklyn Bridge grows slowly; there
are still TO be found few Brooklynites who
doubt whether it will be built in the present
generation. Some of our New-York Aldermen
show even more unkindly feeling toward it,
and one of them placed his sentiments on
record yesterday IN a vein of sarcasm. So
long as the work remains unfinished such
sneers may be expected; but the throngs of
people whom the ferries now imperfectly serve
regard the delays in building the bridge as a
serious matter.
Year: 1876

HE LITTLE ELECTION. should awake
every Democrat to active duty. No De
mocratic voter should remain absent from
The polls on that day. 1t is his duty to
vote if he would have the thieves that are
now taxing the countIyto death, expelled
from Washington. Il is not right to shift
this duty from your shoulders to the
shoulders Of others. Every one should do
Year: 1876

Now that the personal attacks on
Governor Tilden have utterly failed
leaving him stronger than ever before
the people, the actual work of reform
that he has done stands out all the
clearer. Here is the statement of the
New York papers, which the republi-
can organs can't make any head
against;
Year: 1876

IN a STEw'-A great many honest tenn


peronee men who belong to the Republi-


can party, find they cannot consistently


vote for the Republican candidate for
Congress, and are therefore anxious to
get another candidate in the field rather
than vote for Hon. JAMES WILLIAMS, the
Democratic candidate. While this is the
case, others who are tricky politicians de-
sire temperance ticket, because it will
afford them some chance to try to trade
off one candidate for another. The Re.
publican party has no hope Of clectine
anybody in this county unless it is by
some such trick. They can't succeed
The people are for Reform and low taxes
Year: 1876

At the Democratic. State Convention
held at Trenton, New Jersey, on the Esd
inst, the resolutions adopted favor the
restoration of gold and silver as the basis
Of currency IS soon rs practicable; de


nouncs the administration; suggest that
the nomination of joel Parker would in
sure the success Of the Democracy in the
approaching Presidential election, and the
delegates were requested to present his
name to the National convention and urge
his nomination.
Year: 1876

A good story is told by Conductor F. Of
the Northampton road A wealthy old
farmer, democrat, residing in western
Massachusetts,, came down to Northampton,
few days ago, and being interrogated By
leading republican lawyer of that place as TO
how he and his neighbors were going to vote
in the coming election, he replied, mot for
he black cOSsef, thiS year." This metaphor
cal way of putting 1t required an explana-
nation, which the old farmer readily enough
gave. 1t seems that we!l-to-do farmer in
his neighborhood died, few years ago, leay-
ing two sons, to whom he devised large
farm on condition that they (the two sons)
should work it jointly, dividing, at least once
a year, the crops and stock equally and sat
isiactorily between them. The elder of the
two brothers was noted for grasping and
avarieious disposition, and he had, on several
occasions, got decidedly the advantage of his
younger brother. But this time he was sad
ly taken in by the latter. They had thirty
sheep to divide between them. and it was ar
ranged that the elder should make the di-
vision, and the younger take his choice.
The division was made by the elders Sc
Letting the best sheep for himself and the
poorest for his brother, until it came to the
fifteenth division, when he placed a favorite
black cosset Zone reared and petted by the
Younger brother and treasured BY him al
most as the apple of his eye) with the poorer
lot. The matter was then called upon to
indicate his choice. Looking ct the two
pens of sheep, and taking in the precise
situation of affairs at glance, the younger
brother naiyely remarked THAT black cos
set has been great pet of mine. and, at one
time (before the old mans death), was my
entire stock in trade. But he is in wretch
ed bad comI any just now, and | don't think
shall vote for MIN, this year ~ And the
eyes of the old farmer telling the story
twinkled roguishly as he added. There are
lots of US up Shelburne Falls way that won't
, vote for the black cosset, [rilden this
year ~
Year: 1876




The Democrats of New York have been
filled with dismay, recently, by the attitude
taken by Gen. Henry W Slocum, one of
the most prominent members Of the party in
the State. Gen. SlOcum was educated at
West Point, and after serving some years in
the army resigned At the opening Of tie
war, however, he resumed his profession as
a soldier, and served faithfully throughout
the war. with a reputation as a soldier and
corps commander familiar to all lie has
since been a Democratic member Of Con-
gress from Brooklyn, and has teen men
toned frequently by his party for Governor.
Gen. Sloeum. it seems, does not believe in
supporting Tilden and his pretensions, and
when representative Of the New York
Graphic called on him recently at Saratoga,
he said These fellows who are fearful
Of Iilden defeat say to me General, you
must get everything smoothed out in Kings
county (Brooklyn) and go on the State
ticket mex, YEAR Its amusing. They sup
pose that by suggesting little tavors and
Offices one Is to deviate from his duty TO the
community and forfeit his own respect.
Tilien has done a great deal of harm al
readv," continued General SlOcum. I'VE
never heard before of the use OF money in a
nominating convention. The way things
were transacted at st. Louis was reproach.
don't like the idea Of starting campaign
on the principle that the candidate has
large fortune which he Is willing to spend
it looks like the spirit of bribery abroad
Nor can | commend" added the general.
1.-THE course Of Congress in It's unuational
and petty parsimony. They were ready to
cut off the band Of music from West
Point to save the pay of a handful Of
enlisted musicians They have stopped
our iast mail trains While Democrat.
ieel that these things are undignitied and
are concessions to a suppOsitious mean spirit
in the people The best of Us, after all, Is
the nation, and it is no way to get full ser
vice and good men by grudging what!is right
and necessary The work Of this Congress
has been frivolous in many respects = A.
to Mr. Tilden,' said Gen. SlOcum. in an
other place, - he Is queer composition Of
cunning AMI ability That letter accepting
the nomination i well contrived TO affect
the superficial feelings Of the multitude. l.
amounts. in short, to showing how Tilden
in the Presidency would have neutralized
the whole burden Of the national debt, and
the calculations on this subject, although
shallow, are insinuated with cool egOtlsm
that is a. refreshing as anything have read
The effect of the whole i to make man
feel that perhaps humbug has better
chance Of success, in this world than merit.


There are thousands Of Democrats in New
York State, who, knowing Tilden well, re-
gard him As huulbug. And they are not
going to vote for him.
Year: 1876

PoLIrICAL-THR TRADES UNIONS.


New YORK. Aug. 81. 1876.


John Jacob Asror, the son of William
B., is arranging for a monument to his
father, or rather the deceased As.ors which
will have no parallel in this country. 1t is
nothing less than an altar in old Trinity
Church, the designs for which are now be-
ing made in Munich, and which is 70 cost
over 100000. The Episcopalians have
held to Trinity for other reasons than that Of
reverence for the old church and it beauty.
The old New Workers went up town to live
very reluctantly, and with reason. for the
area below the post-office is thousand times
more pleasant than that above. They be-
lieve that in the course Of q few years the
lower wards will be again filed with a
dense population, and that consequently
old Trinity will again be centre for wealth
and fashion. Consequently they are spend
ing money lavishly upon hek and that is
why Mr.. Astor selected it t5Hhe church for
his memorial altar, in place of one up
town.


GRAND CATHEDRAL


Speaking of churches, the EpiscOpalians,
whose interests lie up town. have determined
to build cathedral that will eclipse in size
and style anything in the United States.
They have selected q tract of ground up
among the fashionable. (those who 60 tc
heaven in purple and fine linen If they
don't break up before they can get their
property into the names Of their wiyes,)
and propose to raise S2.OOO,090 and erect
thereon such cathedral as will pat the
Catholics TO utter shame and make the jew
ish Synagogue look small. Ii will coyer an
entire block, and will have everything
known to ecclesiastical architecture that
money can buy. The sum necessary to IN
sure its erection is now almost raised, and |
1t is expected to commence 1t next spring.
Year: 1876

THE GOVERNOR WITHOUT POWER 70 GIVE CIR


TlFICAIE TO THE DEMOCRATIC ELhCTOR.


To the EdttoT Of The Tribune.


SIR: There is an important point in the Ore
ron question which seems to DO rather ignored lost
sgbt OF in most or all of the discussions have Of
the status Of the Oregon electors and that IA the in
portant difference, ia legal point of view, winch there


must bo between the official canvass and false certif
cation Of it, Assuming the purpose OF the argument
that the official State is na and binding by
means assumes that certificate OF that
vass is equally or predomnantly but exactly the re-
verse for IL the official canvass is conclusive IL certainly
cannot reversed by the caprice OF the person O
whose simple clerical ministerial duty 20 certify
make record Of it, Now, If understand the matte:. it
is not and cannot be denied that the State


e in the Office Of the Secretary Of State OF Oregon
shows majority for all three OF the Republican electors
aud the plain and simple duty o! the Governor TO give
an official certificate OF that fact and That the only
ofcc had right perform In the case HIS duty
the matter simply and only ministerial, and he had
no more authority the vote Of the State
officially canyassed and properly recorded In the oiee
Secretary Of State than be had TO reverse each III
dyidua vote IN Tho state ana declare te lest 0i the
entire election Ia accordance with his own peculiar no
tiOns II 1t otherwise the Governor OF any State
might entirely reverse the official canvass, and declare
the vote according his sovereign will and pleasure,
and there would be redress Certainly then, while an
official state canvass may be final nOtorously false
certificate OF 10 cannot be binding upon anybody:
suppose, for Illustration, that appellate court had
rendered decision In case sustaining the Judgment or
the court below that the clerk for of his
own or which be had acquired should undertake in his
renittur that Judgment and IN bis nnandtte
should direct renircde nOpo Would anybody say that
snc6 mandate was entitled TO the sghest respect
that because he happened TO hold the oela position 10
certify the action OF the court thero was actually no
dress but that the mandate must be implicitly obeyed,
in spite OF the actual decision OF the cOurtI Certainly
not and writ o. M 1mr woan 20 me dccsGn OF tSa
in the present case. THOMAS r. How.


TaxL Uaa
Year: 1876

SIR: Without doubt q very large proportion
Of the wells and cisterns dry throughout the Large
section OF country visited Oy the drOuth Of the past
Summer and Autumn. hear Of farmers who are CON-
PEELED TO drive their cattle several miles each day 70
water see carried in pals, barrels, and hogs
heads at great expense of time and labor for use In many
households 1t does not appear to enter into the minds
OF these people that It would be better 10 spend little
time and labor deepening wells already dug or IN Dig
ging than 90 make slaves Of themselves al WIN
ter In carryag water know that the sinking OF very
deep well Is serious undertaking in some soils because
OF the tendency of the sides TO cave in But have been
told that tins difficulty has been overcome III various
WAYS without the expense Of curbng viii not some Of
your readers who have had experience III such matters


give the benefit OF that experience to the readers Oh
and priceless blessing STELLA


Red Hook. N. l.. Dec. 49, 1876.
Year: 1876

4


SIR: A few days ago you devoted consider
able space in your Journal to thorough ventilation OF the
coroners' office nNewYork exposing of the Illegal
practices OF the officials in making false returns holding
pretended inquess and making extortionate charges.
charging where In reality only one inquest was held, for
as many inquess there were deaths from ths same
cause and In the calamity citing as an instance the
recent board the bark Europa where sx men ost
their lives but one inquest was held and ak nquess
charged for by the coroner.


Now Mr. Editor. the coroners fee for each inquest In
Kings County Is about S20the law says for each In
quest not for each bodyand is the legal charge for
inquest, whethor held one body one thousand
bodies know that through political trickery and cor
rupton the custom has been to allow this $40 for each
body.


My object writing you Is TO call your attention %
the great fraud which the recent calamity ut the Brook
Year: 1876

CHANCELLOR KEETs OPINION THAT THE PRESIDENT


OF THE SENATE COULD COUNT THE ELECTORAL


VOTES.


TO the EDITOR OF The Tribune.


SIR Inthe present political crisis striking proph
ecy of great American jurist as well as his wise
Judgment, have been strangely overlooked II we
heed his warning we shall preserve the respect of
other nations, aud il we follow his opinion wesha
Year: 1876

All explosions Of coal-oil lamps


are caused by the vapor of gas that


collects in the space above the OIL


When full Of oil of course
a lamp contains mo gus but
Immediately on lighting the lamp
consumption of oil begins, soon
leaving a space for gas, which com
mcnces to form as the lamp warns
up, and after burning a short time,
! sufficient gas will accumulate to form
an explosion. The gas in a lamp
will explode only when ignited. In
this respect it is like gunpowder.
Cheap or inferior oil is always the
most dangerous.


The flame is communicated to the
gas in the following manner The
wick tube in all lampburners is
made larger than the wick which is
to pass through it. 1t would not
do to have the wick tightly in the
burner !; on the contrary, it is os
sential that it move up and down
, with perfect ease. In this way it is
unavoidable that space in the tube is
left along the side of the wick suffi-
cient for the flame from tho burner
to pass down into the lamp and ex-
plode the gas.


Many things may occur to cause
the flame to pass down the wick and
explode tho lamp. The Scientific
American says:


l. A lump may be standing on II
table or mantel, and a slight puff of
mir from the open window, or sudden
opening of door, may cause an OK
plosion.


2. A lamp may be taken up quick
ly from table or mantcl, and in
stantly explode.


3. A lamp is taken into an entry
where there is q strong draught, or
out Of doors, and nj explosion en-
sues.


4. A lighted lamp is taken up flight
of stairs, or is raised quickly to
place it OH the mantel, resulting in
IN explosion. In all these cases the
mischief is done by the air move
ment-either by suddenly checking
the drauyht or forcing mir down the
chimney against the flame.


S: Blowing down the chimney to ex
tinguish the light is frequent
cause of explosion.


6. Lamp explosions have been
caused by using chimney broken
Oft ut the top, or one that has
piece IrolSen out, whereby the
draught is variable and the flame I'M
steady


7. Sometimes thoughtless per-
son puts small sized wick in a
large burner, thus leaving q consider
able space along the edges of the
wick.


8. All old burner, with the air
draughts clogged up, which by right
should be thrown away, is'sometimes
continued i'll use, and the final result
is an explosion.
Year: 1876

at He'll Gate, but the detonation was
found to be too great ard it was
abandoned The effect was to start
the seams in the river bed above and
thresten the flooding of the mino.


The experience in this country of
accidental explosions of dynamite
are very rare, and the agc of the
compound when nitro glycarinc will
oAude from it and in confined places
ignite by spontaneous combustion is
n matter Of speculation.
Year: 1876

THE PEck.-At depth of feighiy-seven feet in the main shaft of the Peck mine, they have solid vein of ore one foot in thickness, d sample of which, assayed by George Hoyle, yielded at the rate oi S',5212l The sample assayed weigh ed raw, just half an ounce, and the cupelled but ton, which we were shown by c. c. Bean, on Tuesday, is tangible evidence of its value with out the intervention of the assayer's scales. Still il Is comfort to know precisely how much there is of the bright metal in ton, and this is the only way it can be ascertained without actual re- duction. The Peck are assured never looked SD well, or yielded any better ore than at the present moment.
Year: 1876

IF ever an unfortunate people needed anything real badly, those of Prescott need telegraph of. flee, and, like the man that Capt Porter tells about, they want it right now. and don't want to wait until by and by. This winter weather makes the task of going down to the post, nearly mile through the mud, a more severe task than in simmer, and at all seasons it is a nuisance.
Year: 1876

we near 1t whispered by those who ought to know, that there Is a probability that c. P Head -S Co will fill up the space betwe their present store and Dr. Kendall's with brick structure, in the Spring, that will make theirs the largest mercantile building in the Territory. Then we can try our hand at description again, after which 1t will he Tucsou's time, if they have any more biz houses
Year: 1876

Our new type should be at Ehrenberg, though we have not heard from it, and until it arrives here we shall be unable to respond to any more calls fer babbit metal, which is quite an annoy ance to us as we'll as inconvenience to those who need it in their business.
Year: 1876

THAT sugar candy Mrs. B. sent us was little the incest We ever saw. No wonder May and Oracle are so sweet If that is the kind of diet their mother feeds them on. Many thanks for the generous portion that fell to our share
Year: 1876

China New Year ushered in on Tuesday with volley of fire crackers, which was kept up throughout the day, giving the Devil such fright as that he is not expected to return near these parts again for another twelve months.