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Year: 1875

SENATOR CAMERON Portage
Register, after giving brief history of
the Senatorial contest, closes an article
thus:


If Mr.. Cameron had received his NOM
nation and election at the hands of the
Republicans alone, it would have pleas
ed us very much better: but If an cleo
ton had to be made by combination
with the Democrats, we know OF but few
men III the State where the choice could
have more satisfactorily fallen. Mr..
Cameron is one of the most pronounced
Republicans in the State, and it is a
matter of no little surprise to us that
one of the opposition could have been
led into voting for him, for we take it
that his general political views have
undergone no change within the past
few years. He is man Of excellent
ability, and Will make Senator Of which
Wisconsin will never have occasion to
feel ashamed. He is gentleman of
pleasing address always courteous and
refined in his intercourse with his fel-
lows fair debater and uncompromis-
ing in his opinions. He has not largely
participated in politics, but Is well
known among, the public men of the
State, having served two terms in the
legislature once as Speaker-and four
years in the State Senate. He is OF
Scotch extraction, but was born In the
State of New York, and will be AZ years
of age July 4th, next.
Year: 1875

| CARPENTER ON CAMERoN.-In his
speech at the Capitol after his defeat,
Senator Carpenter used the following
language in speaking of his successful
opponent:


'I am very happy to say this evening
that l am to be succeeded in the senate
by no man of doubtful political senti-
ments, nor by one who Will fall into
democratic practices. Mr.. Cameron is
known as a true and tried Republican,


have seen this afternoon, what l am
informed is the platform upon which he
consented to be elected. As L now rec
ollect it, there is not word in 1t that
would not be endorsed by every Repub-
hcan Senator in the United STATES. This
coalition was negotiated by somewhat
famous master-by the greatest political
merchant of modern times, James r.
Doohttle. He first sold the Republican
party to the Democrats, but he has now
squared the account by selling the Dem
ocrats to the Republicans. (Great ap-
plause and laughter.) The consideration
that was expected to be realized by the
Democrats by this transaction and trans
fel WAS defeat of the Republican party
in next falls campaign: Now, we have
but one thing to see to, and that is, con-
sidering the immoral contract, they be
not permitted to get the consideration.


[ want here, in passing from that sub
ject, to say to those members of the Re
publican party who have gone out of the
caucus to secure better man than am,
that in their crusade to get better man
they will not turn out to be worse Re-
publicans than am. 1 trust that, hav-
ing accomplished the object they had in
view, they will return with Mr.. Cameron
who will make an honorable Senator.


l want to say to our friends who were
IL the caucus, and those who were not,
that we must bear in mind that although
the election of Senator is important, it
is of trifiing Importance compared with
the harmony of the party. Men are
nothing; individuals are nothing; but
principles are everything. There are
many important questions to come be-
fore the legislature this winter. There
are some important questions that will
arise next fall, which will be only the
skirm1shing of the Presidential canvass,
and it is more important than who shall
be Senator, that the Republican party
should stand shoulder to shoulder Ill
both of these campaigns"
Year: 1875

A GOOD many mean things have been
said of Andy johnson and Gen. Burn
side anent their election to the Sem
ate. but it is admitted on all hands that
neither of them will steal. That's the
sort of men we need in Congress just
now. and be they Republicans Or Dem
ocrats we shall throw up our hat each
time such one is elected.
Year: 1875

Every Indication, says the Reading
Ed9te, points TO the success of the
Democracy in Pennsylvania this fall,
and to make success doubly sure the
strongest ticket should be put in the
field. There are thousands of men in
the Democratic ranks in this state who
would lead the Democracy to victory,
but in the selection of candidates only
one rule should prevail, and that is to
place in nomination the very strong
est and most competent men. During
the past fourteen years the Republican
partyhas been in power in thisState and
nation, and the results of its policy we
see to-day. 1t was charged by the
Wings, in their day, and afterwards
by the Republicans against the Demo
ocracy, that the party in power was
responsible for dull times in business,
but we appeal to the oldest readers of
the Eagle TO say, whether at any time
within his knowledge, business was
anything like so sluggish as now.
Therefore the responsibility is upon
the people to change our rulers, and
inaugurate system of strict economy,
cut down the expenses in every de-
plrtment of government, turn every
swindler out of office, and elect only
true and capable men. BY doing this
the people will do much to restore con-
hdence and dissipate the feeling of dis
trust now prevailing.
Year: 1875

Quite a number of papers nave con-
dcmned very strongly. the indignant
citizens of Anne Arundel county, Md,
for hanging the negro Sims, after he
committed a horrible outrage on Il
young ladn of that county. The Bal
more Eeening Neacs, however, gives the
following sound and sensible view of
the subject:


Lynch law is dangerous remedy to
apply to crime, for so many good rea-
sons that it is unnecessary to enumer-
ate them. But there are cases when
the outrage is so terrible, and the iden-
tity of the villain so clearly established
that the lack of sufficient Indignation
on the part of neighbors to punish
and avenge it would be discreditable
to the community in which it occurred.
Such was the case on Monday, and,
whilst we!regret that the lynching took
place just as we regret that an occasion
for it should have arisen, We cannot
find it in our hearts to condemn the
men who inflicted very righteous
punishment upon the very worthless
wretch.


Look into every heart to-day and
while there may be upon the surface
a mild protest against mob law in
this case, there will be found in the
depths of every nature q quick pulse
that justifies il it does not actually
applaud the fact. For this was an
exceptional case. The wrong to tina,
young lady was the wrong of every
mother, wife and sister in that section
Her cause was the cause of every
family. Her lifelong injury became
a skeleton for every household. Hel
fate was q warning and example illus
trating the danger of every home in
that section, and torturing every mar
TO frenzy with the knowledge of wha
his own family was daily exposed to
Self-preservation spoke through every
fibre of their natures and urged then
to see that prompt and terrible ex
ample be set to those who belong to tn
same class with the ravisher.


To self-preservation was added tina
manly impulse of sympathy for ,
neighbor, for a pure good girl, who's
life had been blighted without her in
nocence being impeached. No NOR
foul or terrible wrong, none that woult
cling to her and make life wrecl
like this could have been visited upol
her. Had she been deliberately ant
wantonly murdered her wrong coult
not have been greater, and fired witt
this fever of passion the mob felt tina
the wretch Gid not deserve the priv
leges usually accorded tocriminalsan
that so heinous crime deserved n
exceptional remedy.
Year: 1875

TwEED.-Tweed is about to be released
az last. But his release will not be
much benefit to him. as a number Of
other indictments are hanging over him,
which will be pushed as soon Us he is
out of prison.
Year: 1875

For the Middle and Eastern States,
falling barometer, light, variable
winds, mostly from northeast to north
west, warmer, cloudy or partly cloudy
weather and occasional light rain in
the former.
Year: 1875

Order Of the Day.


Procession will form in the Court House
yard at 81 o'clock a. M. and proceed thence to
the cemetery, with music by the Van Buren
Cornet Band. On the ground the following
programme will be observed.
Year: 1875

Whether writing in an official or an opposition jour-
nal he said what he chose to say, and he never sac
rfced friend on the Unsuitable altar OF partisan
ship. Machiavel was a politician; did he ever gam
souI to virrc, II is the poets and the artists who
have charge of souls. They lead them to
the Beautiful, which is the highest expression
of the Good People have trick of making OUT all
great men, from Michael Angelo to Moierr. G posi-
facto revolutonists because there Is no Iiie ho"
ever free it may have been from the democratic
sentiment which does not give the partial historian
his chance BY some characteristic word or acton.
Dut the fair historian will always recognize that
Molierc. even while chastising the ridiculous never
dreamed of doing politicians work. Why should
one step down TO the second rank when he belongs
to the first.


The political PRINCIPLES of Th6ophilc Ganier were
nj owe all politics. lie loved France outside and
inside of revolutions. He did more Tor her. in not
eonspirinc than the whole legion of rhetoricians
and a.torneys He has added star 20 the heaven
of France.


Victor Hugo was asked to speak before this monu-
ment. The great poet was afraid OF talking
politics in spite of himself, and SO said nothing.
Everybody regretted it. For, after ALL 1t Is easy
enough to refrain from talking politics when the
subject is poetry. was also asked to speak, as the
Oldest friend of Gauiicr. | said that in my opinion
nothing could he eloquent than to read before
his grave the immortal strophes of the Comedy of
Death" NJ. Theodore de Bauyillo made the speech.
Certainy all lie sah was iine But it what was
in every ones mind. | think the time of funeral
oratons has gone by. When we were together with
Thcophle GaIiter we used TO say, like the ancient
philosopher 90 BE silent or say something better than
silence verse of his runs. THE word is silver,
hut the silence gold.' To clinch it all, we kept on
the table sand-glass which was the terror Of bab
blers for it worked only five minutes. When we
turned the glass, the babblers understood l think
that in the presence of taciturn Death we might
always use the verse of ThGophile Gautier:


The word is silver, but the silence gold"


ARsENE HoUSSAYE.
Year: 1875

A HORRIBLE DEATH.-A Rio Vista
correspondent Of the Vallejo Chronicie
writes : The body Of young man was
found out in the tule near here last week.
1t appears that the young man, whose
name was Allen McKinnon, was subject
10 some species Of fits, which affected his
mind at times. He seems to have had
several lately, and to have finally wan
derod off into the tule some distance from
the house where he was stopping. Dill
gent search was at once Instituted for
him, but when found he was standing up
t. his arms in the quagmire OF slough,
in which the tide regularly ebbed and
tJw4d, and in which the water stood far
above his head at high tide. Heprobab y
attempted to ford the slough at low water
and became ineXtricably engulfed in the
miro, and when the tide came in he soon
had to succumb to the fearful death Of
drow ming. What a death must that have
boen, and what an agony of suspense
WAS that while waiting for the slow, sure
and gradual incoming OF the water high
enough to put stop to his respiration
and an end to his life.
Year: 1875

TIE BENEFITS OF PHoToeRAPHY.-A
correspondent Of an Eastern paoer writes
thus concerning the spread OF liberal
ideas and customs in that hitherto semi
barbaric country, Turkey. In all proba-
bility SO small a thing as the science Of
photography has seemed to be, may be
the means Of breaking up the Mohumme-
dan faith and setting free the thousands
of women held in worse than slavery in
that wonderful country:


As an instance Of the spread Of liberal
ideas in Turkey, it may be mentioned
that the Sultan has lately allowed the
photograph Of his only daughter. Sa!iyeh
Sultana. The princess is over 13 years
old, long past the time when according to
the Mohammedan custom, she should be
strictly confined to the harem, and her
uncovered face seen by none but females
and her nearest kindred The photo-
graph is by Abdullah Freres, to whom
the reproduction and sale Of the young
Sutana's photograph is restricted by i'm
peral decree. The portrait is that Of a
girl in complete European costume. with
Il apleasant and attractive face. Photog-
raphy has proved Of great assistance to
the young people Of Turkey who are anx-
ious to marry, for now the young man
need not trust 50 implicitly in the reports
of his female relatives as he was heleto-
fore obliged to do. Young women too,
can now send their photographs to any
one Of the opposite sex whose appearance
and manners may take their fancy, and
50 manage to create an impression result
ing eventually in a propc sal through the
ordinary channel, a female ''go between. D."
Year: 1875

LoUIsIANA,-Louisiana seemo to be in
process Of recovering her right mind.
The adoption Of the Wheeler com promise
has been accomplished by the Legislature.
The Kellogg government is duly recog
ni2ed. And still no fire from heaven has
fallen. 1t is even probable that the Mill
tary will not have to interfere again.
And yet all this is the result Of following
he advice of that dreadsu usurping Ad-
lninstration which u short time ago
loomed up through Democratic spectaces
as sort of naturalization OF the Powers
OF Darkness. We do not expect the
Democrats to do justice in the premises.
If they were to begin to do that they
would cease to be Democrats, But it
really looks as though what little capital
they may have thought they had was
melting away from them, - Record.
Year: 1875

TIE tenor and soprano in Boston
choir wero married recently. A facetous
exchange says they met by chants, the
usual way, and ultimately agreed to duet.
And the FIRST addition 10 the family will
be q trio,
Year: 1875

OSE CAUSE OF THE TRouBLE.-Pov.
erty and whiskey are inevitable concom-
itants- They attend each other with
unchanging fidelity, and in thousands Of
instrnce the poverty III the South is the
legitimate result Of too much whiskey.
Many Of our people conclude that they
connot yet along without it-that is
indispensable to their health and ener-
gy. But the idea is a fatal one. 1t
may strengthen for time, but like q
deadly norcotic, leaves the system
weaker after each does, till finally it
has undermined the entire constitution
of the man and made q total wreck of
his moral and physical strength. Pow
erty then stares him in the face, but he
is powcrless to grapple with it, aud life
becomes q lingering experience of
want sorrow, and Improbable druid
gery.-Sunny South.
Year: 1875

The most foolish predicament man
can get into is to get drunk. In drunk
enness a man shows his strongest side
and most ardent passiona There are
six kind of druhkards, and il you 60 in
to city drinking house, where num-
Der of men are under the influence of
liquor you will be sure to find these six
different characters representing six
different animals:


The frs. is the ape drunk; he leaps:
and sings, and yells and dances. making
all sorts of grimaces, and cutting up all
sorts of monkey Shines to win the ap-
plause of the boys. He's sumner, but
a drunken clown is very silly.


Next We have the tiger drunk. He
breaks the bottles, chairs, &c, and is
full of blood and thunder. His eyes are
red as fire, aud his heart is full Of veu-
geance. After breaking everything
that comes within his reach he often
winds up with broken neck Of this
sort are those who abuse their families.


The third is \ hog drunk. He rolls
in the dirt on the floor, and "wolles in
the mud In the cutters He is heavy,
lumpish and soggy, and grunts his ac-
quiscent reply when asked to take
drink. He never misses a drink or
pays cent


Fourthly We have the puppy drunk.
He will weep for kindness and with )ine
his love; hug you in his arm (and pick
your pocket If he has half chance) aud
proclaim how much he loves you. He
swears '.you're the best fellow in the
world. Don't you forget it."


The fifth is owl drunk. He is wise
in his own conceit. No man must
differ with him or he twill get head
put on him." Generally speaking, when
fined by the Recorder, an oily tongue
pleads in begging of style and no
sneaks of like whipped spaniel.


The sixth and last Of the show is the
fox drunk. He is q crafty sort of
cuss; ready for any sort Of trade in
which he is certain to come out best.
He is as SLY as fox, sneaking as a wolf,
and in fact, the meanest drunkard of
them all:


Almost any night in the week some
one of the collection may be seen at the
station house.-Ttras Telegraph.
Year: 1875

E@- VALUE OF MAN.-Every man is
precisely what he is-no better and no
worse. He is worth precisely what he
will bring. The only just measure of
his ability is his performance. If he
drinks whisky, his intemperance is a
part of him. If he is idle, his incidence
is as much as his head or his hand is.
He is entitled to credit only tor net
result, whatever it may happen to be.
Possibly he might be a great man if he
were not drunkard; but he is q drunk
ard and hence it is quite as absurd TO
talk about his possibilities Of this sort
as it would be to say of an idiot that be
might 6e distinguished writer if he
only had the necessary intellect. II Is
a poor sort of reputation that hangs on
an if No man is entitled to il, and
to very many Of its possessors it is an
unfixed evil.
Year: 1875

The failure of the suspended Califor-
nia bank is attaibuted to wild and un-
successful speculation. The Philadel-
phia Bulletin thinks "that if il had
done a strictly legitimate business,
there would have been no evil reports
concerning it. no run upon and no
suspension" Which is good sense
ever word of it. Speculation is foe
to prosperity, and the sooner the busi-
ness men Of America realize the truth
of this the better it will be for them
aid the whole country.
Year: 1875

During the heavy rain at Homer,
Ohio, farmer whose crop had been
ruined by the continued wet weather
was struck speechless while bitterly
cursing the storm. He has since given
no sigu Of recovering his speech.
Year: 1875

As long as you make drinking respec-
table, drinking customs will prevail and
the plowshare of death, drawn by terri
bic disaster, will 60 on turning up this
whole continent, from eud to end, with
the long, deep, awful furrow OF drunk
ards graves.


Oh! how this rnm fend would like
to 90 and hang up skeleton in your
beautiful home, so that when you open
ed the front door to 60 in, you would
see it in the hall and, when you sat at
your table, you would see it hanging
from the wall as you opened your
bedroom door, you would see it upon
your pillow and waking at night, you
would feel its cold hand pressing over
your face ard pinching at your heart.


There is no home so beautiful but 1t
can he devastated by the awful CURSE
IL throws its jargon into the sweetest
harmony. What was it that silenced
Sheridan's voice and shattered the gold
en- scepter with which he stayed parila-
ments and courts.


What foul spirit turned the sweet
rhythm ofRobert Burns into tuneless
babble /! What brought dewn the ma
iestic form of one who awed the Amerl-
can Senate with eloquence, and, after a
while, carried him dead drunk from the
office of the Secretary Of State I What
was it that swamped the noble spirit of
one of the heroes of the last war until
one night, in drunken fit, he reeled
from the deck of a Western steamer
and was drowned q! There was one
whose voice we all loved to hear. He
was one of the classic orators Of the
country. People wondered why man
of so pure heart, and so excellent
life, should have such sad countenance
always. They knew not that his wife
was SOFT. De VII rafmage
Year: 1875

prematurely an old man, and his hair is
as white as that of one of sixty years of
age. An affectionate old mother
awaits his return, and the lost is again
found.-Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Year: 1875

ORGANIzED.-Fhe city council organize d
ON Tuesday last, and wisely instructed the
marshal and recorder to go slow in he mat
ter of making arrests and imposing lines
One of he Outgoing eounoilmen, expressed
the opinion that tbs ordinances were worth
less than the paper on which they are writ
ten This ia the most sensible opinion ever
,.rnr.ss..d hv the aforesaid councilman.
Year: 1875

The managers of the Grand Trunk
(Canada) Railroad not long ago got the
impression that some of their conductors
were turning an honest penny for
themselves to the detriment of the road,
and they thought they would try an ex-
pertinent in order to ascertain, as well as
they could, if their suspicious were csrrect.
One day they put some of their clerks on
some of their trains to collect tickets and
take fares, just to see how the receipts
would average with those of previous
days. Two clerks were sent on the train
from Montreal to st. John, with orders
to onlycollect the fares, while the con-
ductOr was to run the train in the other
respects as usual. Everything worked
smoothly on the down trip, but when
they reached st. John the train had to
wait some little time before returning. IL
was cold day, and the clerks went into
the refreshment room and took something
wet to keep themselves dry and warm.
When it was time to return the conductor
was in too great a hurry TO inform them,
and the train returned to Montreal with
out them. The conductor had no author
ity to take the tickets, and not fare was
collected. The managers of the road came
to the conclusion that that trip did not
average well.
Year: 1875

Muspratt gave to iron the name of 50 Ma
ture's scavenger," and Professor Med
lock justifies the appellation by means OF
recent observations and analyses. BY
placing water in contact with large sur
face of iron, he discovered that in about
two days every trace of organic matter
had disappeared or was rendered insolu-
BILE, in which state it could be removed by
filtration. 1t was also discovered that
water, which had been conveyed through
iron mains, instead of being contaminated.
was actually rendered more pure ; that
which contained, on entering the pipes,
iron to the extent of nearly one-half grain
per gallon was found to contain on issuing
scarcely a trace of this metal. Water,
containing 2.l0 organic matter and SO of
iron, after standing in contact with iron
for some time, was found by subsequent
analysis to be virtually pure, the organic
matters having either been decomposed or
precipitated. These results would seem
to suggest a simple and effective method
for obtaining pure water, and, if we mic
take not, their publication will soon be
followed by an advertisement setting forth
the claims of some new filter and water
purifier. ft EH