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Year: 1876

RAILRoAD FREIGHTE.-At 4 tire when our people
are greatly excited over the question Of railroad
freghts, it Will be Of interest 10 learn What the
charges are on other railroad lines this coast. To
that end we give full list Of the freight eiiaes on
the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, re-
ported under oath TO a committee of the Caliioroit
legislature, nov investigating the whole question Of
railroad charges
Year: 1876

PEACEFUL STATEs.-Democratic ora
tors think they have made good point
when they point to such States MS Arkan-
sas, and tell how peaceful they are under
Democratic rule But they are careful
TO avoid telling why this peaceful condi-
ton. If, as in Georgia, the Republicans,
white and black are 50 cowed that they
do not attempt to vote, there is no need
of further intimidation. When a State
once gets under Democratic control it is
easier to keep it 50 than It was to make
it 50. That is the reason of this condi-
ton. Georgia rolls up $4,000 Democratic
majority. There is no fear that Repub-
Leans can overcome such odds, so the
few OF that party who care to go through
the farce of an election are kindly per-
mitted to do SO quietly. With many of
the negroes the ballot is a thing of the
past, right they hold but dare not exer-
else. Others have been bribed or bullied
or starved into voting with their enemies,
and the weapon given them for their
protection is used to rivet the chains of
oppression more firmly upon their limbs.


But it is not altogether true that so
peaceful a state Of society exists in every
Democratic State. In the month of Au-
gust a saturnalia of crime held carnival
in Texas, and Hamburg and Coushatta
were equ0led, if not eclipsad by the
scenes of Eagle Lake and Decatur. In
the language Of the Austin Statesman, a
Democratic paper, murder is daily on
the increase and in portions of the State
whole communities are given over to the
work of blood" And another Demo-
cratic paper, the state Gazette, calls on
Governor Coke to exhaust every power
to ferret out these horrd atrocities, and
pertnently asks if he desires the success
of Iilden and Hendricks. But no South
ern gentleman would "kill negro"
according to Mr.. Henley. 1t is the out
laws of society, the low creatures. But
why are not these outlaws brought to
justice Democratic speakers may try
to gloss over these horrors, but they will
rise against them There is lawess
! element in some of the Southern States
that can be controlled in only one way
by the stern hand of justice. The moral
support of their communities is either in
sympathy with these elements, or else is
utterly powerless to control them.
Year: 1876

CONFEDERATE CLAIMs.-Nono Of the
Democratic speakers who have visited
this place have treated the Southern
claims with that candor which we have q
right to expect of the champions of re-
form" The Republicans do not say that
these claims are part of the war debt of
the Conledcracy, nor that they are for
cmancipatcd slaves. Those two classes
OF debts are barred by the 14th Amend
ment. Bat claims outside of these, bas-
cd upon every conceivable ground are
prepared for presentation, some Of them
in fact already before Congress, and
amount in the aggregate to a sum great
or than the national debt. This class of
claims is not barred by the Amendment
referred to. According to th bill before
Congress TO prescribe procedure in the
case of claims of this character, (Which
are becoming too numerous for Congress
10 deal with,) the oath Of the claimant
and one other reputable citizen, shall be
deemed sufficient proof of the justice of
the claim, and is all the evidence requir-
ed to be adduced before the United States
Court having jurisdiction. And no one
can know this fact better than Messrs.
Luttrell and Henley.
Year: 1876

We have at last enough definite news
of the elections in Ohio and Indiana to
draw conclusions as to what will be their
verdict in November. They are such as
to justify Republicans in the belief Of the
further triumph Of the grand principles
which guide their party. The Buckeye
State, notwithstanding the local questions
which mingled in the canvass, has rolled
up majority which shows or which side
she will range herself in the great con-
test so soon to follow. Aside from the
! triumph Of the State ticket the gain of
/ five Congressman indicates that where
national principles are concerned the peo-
Pile are alive to the importance of the
contest.


In Indiana substantially the same re-
suits have been obtained although the
Democracy have carried the State ticket
But in the case of Indiana it was death
struggle on the part Of the Democracy
ii they lost Indiana they lost all, with the
Republicans it was but the loss of one
State, and that State more uniformly
Democratic than Republican. Hence
the prodigous efforts made by both par
ties, the one to wrest--the other to retain
the prestige of victory in the Hoasier
State. The Democrats have, through
the aid Of the Greenback" party re
tanned control of the State government,
but the prestige of victory is with their
opponents. The Republicans have gam
ed four members Of Congress, showing
that the people of Indiana, like their
Ohio brethren have no idea of surrender
ing the National government into the
hands Of its enemies, have carried both
branches of the Legislature, and have re-
duced the Democratic majority Of 1874
from more than II 600 to 5,494.


If this is the kind of victory for Dem
ocrats to rejoice over, they are entitled to
the cred: of being able to extract conso-
Iation from very small source. -Four
years ago the October election of India





thousand majority, but that verdict
was reversed in November and Grant
carried the State by $4,000. II Demo
cracy are only able to hold one of their
own States by a meager vote where by
all the rules of political warfare they
should have maintained their prestige
before the people, in the Legislature and
in the Congressional delegations, it aug
urs we'll for triumph OF the true princi-
pie in the campaign to follow.


The legitimate consequences of the
Democratic programme are beginning to
develop. Their boast Of being able to
carry United South and the means
they are taking to make that boast true
one, are awakening the people to a sense
OF the situation in which a Democratic
national triumph would leave tie coun-
try. And if the Presidential election is
fought on sectional lines in this Centen-
nial year we have only to thank Demo-
cracy. Alabama, Arkansas and Geor-
gia have led off the Democratic column
with majorities indicative of what the
Southern vote will be in November, but
on the soil consecrated to human free
dom from The beginning the voice OF the
people is still for the grand party of lib
erty and progress. Maine, Vermont,
Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana and Colorado
each have spoken, and their words wil.be
rc-echoed in November by the nation.
Year: 1876

UNION Men FOR TILpEN.-The Dem
ocratic press and speakers place great
stress upon the fact that some who were
Unionists and early Republicans are for
Tilden. Mcclellan leads the military
and Charles Francis Adams The civil
list. Now this only proves one thing
that certain prominent men after fighting
the rebellion and the Democratic party
have turned around and are trying to
undo their own work, like the COW in the
fable, which gave large bucket of milk
and then kicked it over. 1t is no argu-
ment for a cause that any man is for it..
In country where freedom of opinion is
permitted, it is to be expected that men
will change their views. And it is a
poorer argument when the men are of
the Mcclellan stripe who affiliated with
Democracy while the rebellion was in
progress.
Year: 1876

GOVERNOR WOODS. The Ex- Cover
nor of Oregon must be bitter pill from
the manner in which he is spoken of by
the Democratic press and speakers. He
was denounced in the Democratic meet
ing on Monday night as the champion
talsifer of the Pacific Coast" What
end is to be gained by this kind of whole
sale dcnunciation we do not know, unless
it be to keep Democrats from going to
hear him. Our advice is to hear all sides
first and judge afterwards, but if Woods
can outlie the Democratic speakers who
have been here, he ought to be hung on
a cherry tree with Il box of hatchets tied
to his heels.
Year: 1876

A QuEsrIoH.-The Democrats say
that the assumption Of the Confederate
debt is barred by the l4th amendment
But it is only within short time that
Democrats admit the amendments to be
binding. When they were being acted
upon by the States the Democratic party
held that they could not be legally rati-
fled that the assent Of three-fourths of
the States was necessary, and that this
assent has not been legally obtained in
nll the States. IT suits Democratic pur-
poses now to take the other view, but we
believe that if that party once gains full
control Of the government there will be a
desperate effort made to bring the ques-
tions before the Courts in such a manner
as to have the last two declared null ard
void.
Year: 1876

CoLoRADo.-Th Democrats now claim
to have carried Colorado for Governor
and Congressman. Ourlatest news gives
no such light, although the Republican
majority is less than was at first supposed.
Year: 1876

Virginia Tho Committee Elections make a major
iy report in favor of Mr. Platt who is republican,
and the minority report in favor OF ME Goode, Inc
sitting member democrat The minority propose 10
throw out the precinct where the Navy fard
employees voted, and also TO reject Two to~n-
ships in Prince Georges county. because the
judges OF the election failed to seal up the returns,
the election in both these precincts being ad-
mitted in all other respects to have been honest ana
regular, and this TO be the point on which the
case mainly turns whilo the evidence In reference
to the political usc Of the Navy Yard is much weaker
than that in the Massachusetts, recently decided,
and reject these votes


The evidence in reference 20 the two townships
to show fair honest election conducted and
controlled by democrats and the whole case hinges on
the one point, whether hundreds OF legal voters IN
district lose their votes because judges Of the
election failed observe all the technicalties Of law
The judges seem to have acted honestly, falling to
seal the returns merely because they had not the ma
teral on hand and doing the most they could in one
instance locking up the ballots in box and the other
putting them IN bag. Even after rejecting the Navy
Yard precincts these, is claimed, should also be
thrown out to give Mr. Goode tho seat and this would
be to go counter to the that tho will Of tho
people, expressed honestly and fairly is to govern.


Additional interest is given this contested election
just at this time because Mr. Goode is Of the
soft money members of the Banking and Currency
Committee, and his unseating would afford opportu
nifty to put hard money man in bis place and thus
counteract the change in Mr.. Scott wikes'
timents This could not be dono through MIR. Sayler
IN Speaker pro tenn, who is looked upon as favor
able tho so money interest," but through Mr.. Kerr,
the Speaker, whose health has greatly improved and
who Is beieved TO be able to back to tho House
long enough resume his seat and appoint q hard
money man on the committee In the event Of Mr..
Goodies removal This Mr. Kerr will undoubtedly be
asked to do If circumstances require II and his phys-
clan nermts him
Year: 1876

IN no CASE WILL THEY SUPPORT THE DEMO-
CRATIC cANDIDArEs-PETER COOPER THEIR
MAN-THz STATE CAMPAIGN.


ISpIANAroLIs. July 23 1875.
The chairman Of the Independent Greenback State
Central Committee denies tho report which from
Washington the effect that tha greenback party Of
Indiana will support Tilden and Hendricks in case tho
House repeas tho Resumption act, and says that in
event Will tho Independents OF Indiana support the
democratic ticket either State national The ndc
pcndcnts will stand by Peter Cooper and their own
State ticket at all hazards believing that they
carry the State Tho committee has called State
Convention Tor August IL, to take position on tho
silver question and will declare that tho state Lcgisla
turc las the right make all the silver coins Of tho
United States full legal tender, without limit to
amount and will make that question a test The
election OF members Tor the next General Assembly
Year: 1876

We take pleasure in calling the atten.
tion of our readers to the Ninth Annual
Statement of the Union Central Life In.
surance Company, OF this city. This is
a home company. The continued eyi.
dences OF success and prosperity of this
sterling company should be q matter OF
pride to the people of Ohio, and we can
not do better than to recommend it to
any who may be seeking the benefits OF
Life Insurance. Its officers and direct.
ors are all business men Of high stand.
ing and well known in this city.
Year: 1876

We have letter from Samuel Town
send. EsQ., criticizing the party rules.
II is very long, and we are, therefore
compelled to beg his Indulgence. Mr..
Townsend objects TO the rules mainly
because they do not submit the nomina-
tions Of the members of the Levy Court
and Legislature to be made by popular
vote in the various hundreds instead of |
by delegates elected to County Con-
ventioR. This has been Il mooted oues-
ton with the Democrats for twenty
years. If the State was divided into
election districts, the matter could be
readily settled. But as there are eleven
hundreds and only serea representatives
and sometimes one and sometimes teo
ScHators, the Hundreds that have none
are not willing to give up their right to
a share in the selection Of those who are
to be voted for lawmakers. The differ
ence is this way. The time would come
when there would be one Senator to
elect; and he would have to te chosen
from certain hundred. cay Christiana.
Now. according TO the ideas Of one party
Christiana would claim the right to say
who that Senator should be. While
other members of the party in other
hundreds say they have to vote fer hlm
and while they are willing he shall come
from Christiana they want to have a
voice in his selection as candidate, and
this they have by electing delegates to
a convention. while they are denied it if
the nomination is made by ballot in
Christiana. We think the time will
coon come when the whole party will
favor an increase in the Legislature and
tie District systenn, and this whole diff
GUILTY will be settled fairly and sat,sfac.
torily. II we couldsee how it could be
done properly we might p, efer the ballot,
The Republicans vote by ballot because
they fear TO meet the negroes in Conyen-
tion. The negroes make up half of
their party and according to their rules
would have half of the delegates nv
right, and by turning out ca masse as the,
do could elect nearly all Of the delegate,
and here would be pretty kettle of FISH


Old DR.. prettyman would just walk i,


and manage the who'e affair in thi


county as well as Sussex.
Year: 1876

The Dover Sentinel contains an article
from ex-Judge Fisher in vindication Of
his conduct as District Attorney of the
District of Columbia, from the accusa-
tions made against him by ex-Postmaster
Jewell, The article is wonderful pro-
duction and excites great interest both
in Dover and in Washington. 1t is very
long, Occupying nearly whole page of
the Soatsssl. 1t has apparently dumb
founded the Commercial. since that paper
has made no reference to it whatever
that We have noticed. whereas in justice
and fair play toward the Judge. one of
the principal leaders Of its own party, 1t
should have published the whole of it.
We have not noticed it before, because
we did not receive the SeatineI. If it
was sent TO US we did not receive it, and
was doubtless appropriated by some one
Of tbe oacials through whose bands it
had topass.,


We cannot say that this paper vindi-
Gates Fisher fully. We have not caro-
fully read it, and have only an ea parte
view Of the case. But the Consmerc;al
and the Rcp.iblicas have both by their
silence given it their sanction. Certain
ly they would not allow a Cabinet tffi GER
Of their party to be proven liar by such
a bad map as the Commercial has repre-
sented the Judge to be.


Jewell charges Fisher with allowing
guilty men to escape, and the Judge re-
huts the charge By giving very strong
testimony on paper that Jewell lies and
is himself culpable Of the charge. jew
ellis Get is just like that Of Yankee
politician Of the Ben. Butler stripe, and
we should net be surprised If the truth
would yet prove him to be more guilty
than Fisher. Where all were SO corrupt
il would be difficult for a better man
than Fisher was reputed to be even be-
fore he went 10 Washington to have kept
himself pure there.
Year: 1876

Few inventions have had " ider
more varied usefulness than the bar
rel; few give such promise of per-
petuity. Unique in principle, simple
yet singularly perfect in plan and struc-
ture the barrel is little less than stroke
of genius. Who set up the first one? ?
Who first conceived the happy thought
of making a vessel tight and strong out
of strips of wood bound together with
hoops? And when did he live:


No history of inventions, none of the
encyclopedias in our great libraries, no
historian of human progress, so far as
we know, gives any information on the
subject, unless we except the Roman
author Pliny, who mistakenly attri-
butes the invention to the Gauls, who
inhabited the banks of the Po. We say
mistakenly, since there is the best of
good reason for believing that the bar
rel was in use long before the Gauls
took possession of their Italian home,
perhaps long before the Gauls existed
as people.


The monuments of Egypt furnish
proof of the early use of hooped vessels,
though no date is given of their inven-
tion. In one of the inscriptions copied
by Wilkinson may be seen two slaves
emptying grain from a wooden vessel
made with hoops, while scribe keeps
tally and a sweeper stands by with a
broom to sweep up the scattered kernels.
Close by an unfortunate is undergoing
punishment by bastinado, for short
measure perhaps, or as Mr.. Wilkinson
suggests, for petty theft. The measure
is barrel-shaped, and precisely like the
kdyl of modern Egypt. 1t would hold
apparently about peck. Unfortunately
the age of this inscription is not indica-
ted, Measures of the sort would seem
to have been in common use very early
in Egypt, though not for the storing of
| liquids, for which skin and earthen
vessels were used.


AT first thought Egypt would be the
last place to look for the invention of
hooped vessels, its arid climate making
| il specially unsuited for their employ
ment. Possibly that may have been
the compelling canse of their invention,


Throughout the East, the bamboo is
largely used for making hollow vessels,
a section of the stem through node Sc
i cuYing solid bottom, and one between
the nodes an open mouth Tor natural
1 tub or bucket. III We'll WOOtfeu ic S5iOhS,
nothing would be more natural than
the employment of hollow tree trunks
for the same purpose or section of tree
stems. followed out by fine or other
wise. In drying, such vessels would
split and spoil, and it would require no
great genius to repair them by means
of withes or wooden bands, the prima-
tive form of the hoop.


If The users of such natural barrels
should migrate TO region where timb-
er was scarcer, enconomy of lumber
would be likely TO suggest the building
of barrels from pieces artificially split,
in short, the use of slaves, by means of
which the primitive cooper would be
able to make several barrels out of a
block that would suffice bnt for a single
dug-out.


But this is speculation merely. 1t is
enough to know for certainty that
the cooper's art, like the potter's, is one
of extreme antiquity. We had no sus-
picion of its yenerableness when we be-
gan TO trace its history in respOnce to
the inquiry-whO made the first barrel
Year: 1876

Nothing on earth can smile but human
beings. Gems may flash reflected light,
but what is diamond-flash compared
with an eye flash and mirth-flash? A
face that cannot smile is like bud that
cannot blossom, and dries upon the
stalk. Laughter is day and sobriety is
night, and smile is the twilight that
hovers gently between both, and is more
bewitching than either.
Year: 1876

Keep up.-Never be cast down by
trifies. Ii spider break his thread
twenty times he will mend it again.
Make up your mind to do a thing and
you will DO it. Fear not if trouble
comes upon You; keep uD your spirits,
though the day be dark one. Mind
what you run after. Never be content
with bauble that will burst or fire.
wood that will end in smoke or dark
ness.
Year: 1876

treasurer, clerk of the Circuit Court,
county judge, sheriff and state senator,
certifying to his character for probity, so
as to give Mr.. Hayes no room for his
supposition of blackmail. That ended
the correspondence. Mr.. Leroy never
brought suit because he was too busily
engaged to give the matter much atten-
tion, and the amount was go small, and
the witnesses so widely scattered,
that he did not think the amount large
enough to justify the cost and hazard of
suit.


1t will be noticed from the portions of
his letters which we have italicized, that
Hayes has curious variety of defenses.
Indeed his defense is very similar to that
of the Irish lawyer, who, in behalf of
client sued for damages to kettle, de-
clared that the kettle was cracked when
he got it, whole when he returned
it, and lastly that he never had it
at all. We do not want to believe
that Hayes appropriated the money
of dead soldie r, and, we shall be
disposed to credit any reasonable expla-
nation of the case that may be given;
but even his complete exoneration will
not remove the bad impression which
his equivocatlons produce. We have
never yet heard anything of Hayes which
conveys the impression of noble, vigor.
Gus manhood. He seems to be an indo-
lent, insipid person, whose nature was
shaped in q very small mould.
Year: 1876

Let every Democrat IN the city and
county make his arrangements today so
TO enable him to devote the whole Of
tomorrow to work at the polls. 1t is the
duty Of every citizen to take lively in
'''e'i in political matters, and in the
choice ofthe REsT MEN to fill the various
positions of public trust. You cannot do
yourselves better ssrvice than to devote
'Ae whole ofto-morrow to the good cause
oi Reform IN government.


Show your interest il the cause YOU
spouse by your presence at the polls.
Encourage by your presence and active
interest, your co-lsborers in the cause.
By your own active efforts YOU will con-
f'm the wavering of your own party
and WIN to your faith the less decided
Among Your opponents.


On election day, nothing tells like
iaaclOus, active and energetic work.