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Year: 1876

Is it not almost time for the Eastern and
| Western democrats who have SO long stood
at what Western man called 'the prevari-
cation Of the roads" to separate and steer
each his independent course? The Eastern
men believe in hard money and general hon
esty. The Western men believe in rag
money, plenty of it, and IN era Of legalized
swindling. The Eastern men at st. Louis
won the head of the ticket, the Western men
the tail; and ever since the Convention ad-
journed the Western men have been trying
to see if they could not manage so that the
tail should wag the head.


The struggle was amusing at first, but it is
getting to be q little monotonous. The tail,
with preposterous assurance, sends letters
Washington, and frightens the weaker kind
of Congressional old ladies half out Of their
wits the head meantime remains stubbornly
silent. Suppose Mr. Tilden should put out
his letter? Let him speak out. We all
know what he believes he need not hesi-
has labored and intrigued and contrived and
manipulated until really he begins to pro-
duce an impression that the tail has more
life in it than the head. Let Mr. Tilden
speak out and scatter these gibbering
ghosts which infect the Congressional lob
bies and bother Congressman who have no
opinions of their own, and who are apt to
catch their political faith like babies catch
the measles-from the first infected person
they meet.


Let Mr.. Tilden speak out. He is the
head of his party he can rule and compel
it or if he cannot then it is better we
should oil go over to Mr.. Hayes. For none of
us pretend to have much faith in the so-called
'great democratic party" We all see, be-
cause we are not purblind, that the demo-
cratic party is very mixed affair, and that
it contains considerable element of follv
and 'pure cussedness" But many of us
have had faith that Mr.. Tlden was strong
enough, determined enough, big enough, to
head the party in the right direction and to
control and put down its mischevous ele-
ments. But we need just now to have our
faith encouraged. We want to see the gen.
eral at the head Of his troops. Here is what
looks like mutiny, and where is the cap
tain? We do not doubt Mr.. Tilden's ability.
but-we confess it with reluctance we be-
gin to doubt his courage. Come on, Mr..
Tilden. When the battle RACES we do not
like to see the general take refuge on gun
boat.
Year: 1876




1t is to be feared that the Centennial Ex-
hibition, apart from its superb display, will
be of little importance, especially as regards
the relative position of manufactures and
manufacturers. 1t is true there is great
deal OF anxiety as to the awards of the juries
and the jury groups, but in the end these
are likely to be worthless The reason of
this is that the musical instruments, the
agricultural and other implements and the
machinery in general on exhibition are no
certain test of the worth and durability of
the work of the exhibitors. Man nufacturers
whose aim it is to make goods to sell, ire
spective of their intrinsic value and regard
less of the interests of their customers, may
easily make goods for exhibition infinitely
better than the general run of products OF
their establishments. This, we are per-
suaded, has, been done in numberless in
lures. 1t is easy to see how unfair to the
honest maker who exhibits the quality OF
goods which he sells is an award based upon
an article made for exhibition and not for
sale. This is especially true Of articles the

quality of which cannot be ascertained by
fixed scale or weight but where great reliance
must be placed upon the ear, the taste or the
Judgment of the judges. Another difficulty
is to ascertain the durability Of the goods ex-
hibited. In ninety-nine cases out of hun
dred neither the durability Of the article nor
the relative value Of the goods made for the
market from the mandatory of the ex-
hibitor will be indicated, and without these
any medal or diploma obtained by the ex-
hibit will be valueless. To be of any real
service to the community the awards should
be guide to the representative makers of
representative articles; but we fear, from all
that we are able to learn upon the subject,
that they will fall far short of this, and even
If honestly made will indicate only the
worth of the articles exhibited.
Year: 1876

The proposition to nominate Mr.. Marble
for the Governorship grows in popularity
1t is believed that all idea Of fancy nomi.
nation has been abandoned by the democrats.
Among the things which even as wise a
statesman as Mr.. Tilden has learned is, that
unless he is too strong to require any arti-
fetal aid, he is weak indeed. So far from
of the strongest men the democrats could
nominate-the attacks of his enemies re-
bound from him like shot from the sides of
an iron-clad. Mr. Seymours course in refer
ence to the Governorship has made his nom-
ination unadvisable. No New Yorker who
respects his State would consent to force the
chief office in this Commonwealth upon a
gentleman who publicly advertises that the
nomination would be penauce. More than
all, the Governor, when he enters upon the
work of reforming the country. wishes natu-
rally to leave reform in the State in good
hands. Mr.. Seymour has been Governor for
two terms, and while his administration was
fair and respectable, it was in no way brill
liant, and was not famous as reform admin
istration. Consequently the Governorship
should pass into new and vigorous hands
into the hands of man who will feel that he
is part of dynasty of reform.


In this dynasty the natural successor of
Mr.. Tilden is Mr.. Marble Mr. Marble has
for fifteen years been the leading democratic
journalist of the country. To him moro per-
A. otl


his nomination. This in itself is strong
recommendation; but in all the qualities
essential for Governor Mr.. Marble would
answer tho highest standard The battle at
ST. Louis was for hard money and reform.
The champion of this idea was Mr. Tilden.
The men who fought for it were Marble and
Dorsheimer. We can measure the extent OF
their victory and their strife when we see
what Kelly and others did for Hendricks,
and imagine where the canvass would now be
were Mr. Hendricks at the head of the ticket.
From that calamity the party was saved by
Marble and Dorsheimer. To Marble we owe
the splendid, carefully written hard money
platform. To Dorsheimer we owe the brill
liant, plucky fight in the Convention which
saved that platform. The victory at st.
Louis points to Marble and Dorsheimer as
the proper ticket to be nominated by the
democrats. Marble for Governor, Dors-
heimer for Lieutenant Governor. Such q
ticket would fitly cap the work of reform
and hard money, and it would give Mr. Til
den better assurance of carrying the EN-
pire State than any other names that could
be mentioned.
Year: 1876

MINOR DANGERS IN NEW YoRK.-The sud-
den death of two passengers on the Ply
mouth Rock excursion beat by stepping
off the vessel at Twenty-third street. on
Wednesday evening, is an event which
should call down the severest censure upon
the authorities who have charge of our
wharves and docks, as well as upon the
managers of the Plymouth Rock. The evil
dence is that the boat came in toward midi
night The night was dark There were no
distinguishing lights on the vessel or the
dock The two passengers walked into
tho water and were drowned. We trust
the Coroner's jury will mako n search
ing inquiry into all the circumstance. and
award the blame where it belongs. If tie
city is to blame then let the verdict deter
mine. II the managers of the Plymouth
Rock are to blame that vessel should no
longer have public patronage or support.
Year: 1876

HE FREE BATHS are becoming as popular
with the women as with the men, and on
''ladies' day" are filled with graceful swim
mers who illustrate the poetry OF motion"
in the water. We have made many urgent
appeals to our city authorities to increase
the number of these health-giving establish
thousands of toilers who cannot afford to go to
Long Branch or Rockaway for bath. Must
the summer pass before this great public
need is supplied? Hurry up the contractors,
Mr.. Commissioner of Public Works, and let
the people enjoy what the people must pay
for anyhow.
Year: 1876

A HINT TO GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN The
Chicago Times, the leading democratic news
paper in the Northwest, in discussing the
Hamburg massacre, comments upon the prop
osition to g silence or unload" Sitting Bull
Butler and the South Carolina Sioux. sThe
only way, says the Times, 'to satisfactorily
silence the Hamburg assassins is TO hang
them by the neck until they are dead" This
is a heroic remedy, but the epublic opinion Of
the North-without distinction Of party.
and with the exception of Sunset Cox--is in
favor of such treatment When Southern
men discover that the murder of negro
means hanging by the neck until dead the
killing OF negroes will become very unpopu-
Year: 1876

The CHANGE OF WEATHER which we ON.
nounced yesterday is coming on us rapidly,
and during to-day storm of considerable
violence will probably pass over the vicinity
of New York. Rain areas now extend from
the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and the
precipitation in the former region is particu-
larly heavy. The influence which we an
ticipated would be exercised by the Ale
ghany Mountains on the movement of the
low barometric area, causing DETECTION of
its eastward course toward the st. Lawrence
Valley, has produced that result, and yes
terday afternoon the isobars indicating the
variations of pressure trended northeast and
southwest along the mountain chain referred
to. This shows that while the low barome-
ter moved steadily eastward on the northern
end the portion of the area of high pressure
south of the Alleghanies was held by the
elevated ridges of that range of mountains
and continues to pour its air currents into
the depression formed to the northward.
With the coming rains the temperature will
rise, and we will have n repetition for
short time of very warm weather. We may
also expect high winds along the coast, par
ticularly that of New England.
Year: 1876

THE CANADIAN COURTS are in no hurry to
accept Lord Derbys position on extradi.ion
and are anxious to surrender fugitives from
justice to the United States as in the past
Naturally enough Canada does not care to be
an asylum for American rogues, and in this
feeling she will have the sympathy of all
Americans except the rogues.
Year: 1876

BLUFoRD WILSON'S TESTIMONY before the
House committee to investigate the st. Louis
whiskey trials is exceedingly painful in
more aspects than one. General Babcock il
still further exposed, and it is discreditable
in view even Of the single instance of bad
conduct and Justification adduced by Wilson,
that he should be allowed to retain his rank
in the army But there is scarcely any ex-
cuse for retailing the story attributed to
General Horace Porter of the origin of the
''Sylph" despatch, or at least so much Of it as
refers to the President. Mr.. Wilson himself
declares that he disbeleves it, and it is not
creditable to him that he should relate
story which has no real connection with the
whiskey cases, and the only effect of which
will be to subject General Grant to unneces-
sary and unfavorable criticism.
Year: 1876

PRsAKNEss was third in the race for the
Goodwood Cup yesterday, the old horse
being beaten by two colts who had never
before won anything of any importance. 1t
is pity the venerable republican racer
failed to outrun his aristocratic competitors ;
in the unsuccessful effort.
Year: 1876

lar. Our complaint of Governor Chamber
lain is that, instead of going down into the
Hamburg district and arresting Sitting Bull
Butler and his band of Sioux and trying
them, he went to Washington and conferred
with the War Office. His duty is to take the
advice of the Chicago Times and make negro
killing a crime by Furnishing negro killers
as criminals.
Year: 1876

THE CUSTER MONUMENT FUND is still grow
ing, but further contributions are necessary
valor 1t is intended to commemorate. If all
of our readers who intend contributing to
this object will do so at once they will
greatly aid q worthy object.
Year: 1876

of this unearthly bombardment might often
be disastrous in the extreme were it not for
the atmosphere, that protecting shield which
envelops Mother Earth, and renders most
of these shooting stars as harmless as peas
shot against the iron turret of monitor.
Year: 1876

WALL STREET YESTERDAY The stock mar
ket was active, but weak and feverish. The
decline was general. Gold opened at Ill rs
and closed at Ill 3-4. Government bonds
were strong and railway bonds a shade
lower. Money on call was loaned at l l-2
and per cent
Year: 1876

ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT in England
is reported. Disasters on land and sea are
becoming SO common with our English
cousins that they ought soon to cease taunt-
ing us with any little affair of the kind
which may happen here.
Year: 1876

OPPOSITION TO PUBLIC IMPBovEMENrs.-
During the last few years it has become
customary to hamper great public works
by the aid of the courts. 1t has been sought
to prevent rapid transit by means of legal
proceedings, and now judicial authority is
invoked to forbid the construction of the
Brooklyn Bridge. The consequence of q
battle in the courts over every legislative and
Congressional grant will be to transfer the
worst elements Of the Washington and
Albany lobbies to the halls of justice, and
10 taint even the administration of the law.
Year: 1876


/ The following letter from ON architect of
this city is one of many evidences we have
received of the interest taken in the Custer
monument


To EDITOR THE HERALD


beg leave to Offer my services gratis for the Cuscr
monument. AS subordinate at that time, designed
the Gettysburg, the Lincoln and other monuments,
an have designed not few since have been in bus
ness for myself Respectfully,


GEORGE KELLER.


We are glad to see this spirit of liberality,
which, no doubt many American artists will
emulate Of course the offer of Mr. Keller
must besubmitted to the proper committee
which will, no doubt, in accordance with
the usual practice, invite artists to compete
for the honor of designing the monument.
The Custer Monument Association, which
will have the final charge of the matter, will
want the best design it can get, provided
that its cost does not deplete too much
the fund raised for its erection. An
expensive plan, which would leave lit
tie money for the marble and the
actual work of sculpture and building
even if Michael Angelo could furnish it,
would be out Of the question. On the con-
trary, poor design, costing nothing, ought
not to be accepted because its author was
patriotically generous. The best available
design is what the subscribers to the fund
wish the association to adopt. A distin-
guished American sculptor has offered to
furnish plan for ten thousand dollars and
we trust his offer will not be considered.
The Custer monument is not a government
job, but tribute of the people to one Of
their bravest soldiers and all his comrades
who perished, with him in o noble cause.
They wish to make it worthy of the illus
trious dead and of the country. The less
the design costs the more money will remain
to make the monument magnificent Mr..
Keller has set his profession an honorable
example and shown the true way to build
noble memorial of the heroism Of Custer and
his troops. Any American artist should be
proud to supply the best plan in his power
and should be ashamed to seek personal
profit at the expense of an act of national
gratitude. We are glad to learn that Mr.
Belmont has consented to act as treasurer of
the fund, and his eminent position as an
authority in art and the iberality and judg-
ment he has shown make him the best per-
son to whom the plans for the monument
should be sent.
Year: 1876

The OCEAN RACE for the Bennett Chal-
lenge Cup began yesterday under favorable
auspices and we may expect the return of
the feet tonight or in the morning. The
race is one in which more interest is felt than
in any preceding event of the season, the
participation of the Canadian yacht Count
css of Dufferin and General Buffers Yacht
America adding pleasant features to the oc-
casion. At the latest accounts the America
held the second place in the race. and, after
his exploits as a soldier and statesman,
people will be anxious to learn to what ad-
vantage General Butler shows as sailor.
Year: 1876

The GARBAGE WAR reflects little credit
upon any of the parties concerned in it.
Which of them was most to blame it is diff
cult to decide The question at issue was
one to be submitted quietly to the courts,
and the presence of either the New York or
the Brooklyn police was unwarrantable and
inexcusable. Shore Inspector Ferguson was
wrong in courting counter demonstration,
and the New York Police Commissioners be-
haved like schoolboys trying to get up a row
on the slightest provocation. The proper
course for the Shore Inspector to have pur-
sued was to obtain warrants for the arrest of
the men on the scows, in order 70 test the
question, and to demand the aid of the Po-
lice Department Of this city in arresting its
own servants.
Year: 1876

upon the democratic party must be very
dangerous. Here are its two leaders wrest-
ling in committee rooms and caucuses,
having private prize fight. from which the
party is excluded, while it waits and longs
for leader. In the meanwhile Hayes and
Wheeler are in the field with their letters Of
acceptance, their banners flying and their
campaign boldly begun. We advise Messrs.
Tilden and Hendricks to settle their differ
ences at once if they wish to have the
slightest chance Of winning for if they
allow their fight to 60 so far that one of
them must retire from the ticket the demo-
cratic party is doomed. In the event of
such calamity the democratic party might
properly initiate those eccentric old men
who buy their own coffins and arrange for
their own funerals. 1t should dig its grave,
erect its tombstone, inscribe upon it the
date of its death-November, 1S76-and
should pass the interval in mourning over
its sad fate and repenting its wasted career.
Year: 1876

ROBBERS CAPTURED.-Dr. Gordonier,
stage driver from this place to Tower
House. informs us that in all probability
all but one of the gang of robbers who
have been engaged stopping and ro5bing
the coaches near Reading are captured.
The gang is six in number They were
taken ut different places on the other side
of the Sacramento river. Previous to the
robberies, they left their horses on ranch
and when ready to leave sent one of their
number after the animals. The rancher
suspected something was wrong, and it
was through him the party was captured.
One of the number is Sheet Iron Jack,'
VINO made confession and pointed out
the place whore the treasure box was
hidden.
Year: 1876

A GooD IDEA.-We hear it intimated
that the scholars OF the Grammar Depart
ment of the Weavervile Public School
talk of giving an Exhibition a. the end of
the present term, the proceeds to be de-
voted to the purchase of new furniture
for their school-room. We hope they
will do so, feeling confident the exhibition
will prove a success.
Year: 1876

Below we give complete returns Of the
Presidential and Congressional vote of
all precincts in Trinity County, in which
polls were opened. The vote given is as
received at this Office, but will probably
not differ much, if any, from the official
vote, which will be counted next Monday /:
Year: 1876

In case of divorce heard by the
Franklin County Court, Vermont, on
Wednesday, divorce was asked for on
the ground of intolerable severity, and
wat refused for the time being. The
st. Albans Messenger gives the fol-
lowing account of the result: 1.-THE
evidence showed gross ill-treatment Of
the wife, the petitioner,b the husband
when intoxicated, and that he was
frequently in that condition. At the
hearing the Court asked the petitioner
the wife, If she knew when she mar
ried her husband that he was drink
ing man, and she replied that she did.
After the evidence was in the Court
remarked that they were not prepared
to Z ant divorce ut the present time,
but wished 10 consider the case, and
they were inclined to think that when
woman marries drinking man
with full knowledge of his habit, she
must stand by the risk she was know
ingly taking,a and that divorce should
not be granted on the ground of abuse
by the husband while intox xicated, he
at other times treating her well. On
the coming in OF the Court this morn.
ing they further commented on the
case, and the rule that in the minds of
the Court should be applied in such
cases, and said that in this case the
habit in the husband has become 80
gross, having grown upon him during
the five years that the parties have
been married, aud the wife has suffer-
ed so much from him, that they would
grant the divorce ia this case.n
Year: 1876

ELOOR STAIN-We have just prepared By
l. our new recipe large supply of the above
useful and popular article. 1t renders the floor
slightly and attractive in appearance, beng OF a
or the floors of rooms it is desired to keep un-
car peted during the summer season it is espe


cialy adapted 1t is prepared already for i'm
mediate use, will dry hard and firm in the course
of a few hours and can be applied by sny one
with brush or sponge We are permitted to
refer TO number OF our customers who have
used it with entire satisfaction. Shipped to the
country in any quantity desired. Sold by the
pint or gallon. ,o


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Year: 1876

Your Regulator is one of the best family med
icines ever used. have not spent one dollar
for my family for medicine in five years, only
for your Regulator, and must say it does al it
says it will. You can also recommend it in
Collie for Stock, it having cured fine mule of
mine worth five hundred dollars IL A. Nelson,
Macon Ga
Year: 1876

The President, in his veto Of the bill re-
storing the salary of the Executive to its old
figure, says that $25, 900 was established when
the population of the country was but three
millions, that he knows by experience that it
is impossible to live on that amount in these
times; that he has no personal interest in the
matter, but desires the amount to remain as at
present in justice to his successor; that men,
bers of Congress once received but six dollars
day for session of one hundred and twenty
days, and since their compensation has been
increased at divers times, until now it reaches
$4,000, and that the Executive should also be
treated consistently.
Year: 1876

LORD MACAuLAY's wonderful men,
ory has been illustrated in many ways.
The following remarkable instance is


told by his biographer, Mr.. Trevelyan:


"At one time of his life he was known
to say that if, by some miracle Of van
dalism, all copies of Paradise Lost and


Pilgrims Pogress' were destroyed off
the face of the earth he would under
take to reproduce them both from re-
collection whenever revival of learn
ing came. In 1918, while waiting in q
Cambridge coffee-room for postchaise
which was to take him to his school, he
picked up county newspaper contain
ing two such specimens of provincial
poetical talent as in those days might
be read in the corner of any weekly
journal. One piece was headed Re-
Elections of an Exile while the other
was trumpery parody on the Welsh
balled AR hyd y nos, referring to some
local anecdote of a hOstler whose nose
had been bitten off by a tilly. He look
ed them once through and never gave
them thought for 40 years, at the end
of which time he repeated them both"
Year: 1876

They tried to get rid of the pastor of
an Illinois church by reducing his sal
ary to 5000 per year, but he took the
motion kindly and replied: "Why, /
lived through last year on S75 in cash
and bag of meal"
Year: 1876

A st. Louis girl who was married re-
Gently made her husband give her, pre-
vious to the ceremony, written,
promise that he would take her to
Philadelphia and reside there with her
during the Centennial.