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Year: 1876

are earnestly in favor of that other scheme Of
national bankruptcy which is involved in
swelling the debt vastly beyond its present
limits by the payment of Southern war
claims.


When it is only reasonable to anticipate
such immediate results from the general in
fuence of Democratic success, it is unpleas
ant to look beyond this and inquire into the
probable results of their practical admins.
tration. What they would do in matters of
progress and reform, how education and tenn
perance would fare, is only too well known
from their management of these interests
in the states where they have had an oppor-
tunity to exhibit themselves as they are.
None of the evils to which reference is here
made .are possible in case of a Republican
victory in the eection,-or any others of
equal magnitude in their place.
Year: 1876

GONE Of the first duties OF Government is
to afford protection to every individual in
his rights against injury" So says the Su.
preme Court in one Of its most important de-
csions, and General Grant, in obedience to
law, and in support of this maxim, determines
to protect the citizen in his rights against
massacre, murder and outrage. The Confed-
raise the cry of tyranny and oppression. The
right of the Confederate TO lawlessy riot in
loyal blood must not be restrained. Imme
mortal usage forbids such restraint, and con-
stitutes divine right lying at the foundation
of rebel privileges! 1t is higher law than
the Constitution.
Year: 1876

A FEW days more and the battle that is to
decide the fate of the nation will be fought.
Our friends must improve the time left.
Every doubtful voter should be called upon,
and every lukewarm Republican should be
aroused TO action. A full vote must be polled,
for the peril of the hour is too great to risk
the loss Of a single vote. Close up the ranks
for the final charge, and when the order to
advance comes let the whole column move
Year: 1876

WHEN number Of the most respectable
citizens of st. Louis represented to the court
the other day that they had information of
intended frauds atSthe coming election, and
asked for the appointment of Supervisor TO
prevent the accomplishment of the frauds,
Colonel Brodhead, the leading Democrat of
the city, promptly sprang to the front and
vehemently protested. Prevent fraud! why,
that would be an invasion of one of the
sacred rights of Democracy, and check to
the progress of reform of the most dangerous
character. The Colonel could not see the
Democratic campaign spoiled in that manner
without EN- otion.
Year: 1876

Their is grand rallying along the whole
line. There is closing up of solid columns
in the North and West for final tussle with
the solid South. Tilden's shams and insin
certify have been exposed. His attempt to
secure the election by gigantic fraud in New
York and Pennsylvania has been laid bare.
The people are alarmed at rebel claims, and
they are determined to take no chances as to
their payment. Business has tasted the
sweets of revival, and it will not be turned
back to the bitte- dregs of stagnation by per-
mitting Tllden to be elected.
Year: 1876

IT would be amazing if the American peo-
pie could forget all the lessons and memo
ries of the war, and hand over the govern
ment to those they defeated on the battle
field. If it were possible, it would be case
of national madness
Year: 1876

we 90 not read anonymous letters and communi-


cauons. The name and address of the writer are In


All cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as guaranty Of good faith.
we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-


nications that are not used
Year: 1876

With the cool Weather there comes sudden
decrease in the mortality of this city, the mum
Der of deaths on Saturday being less than on
any day previous for fortnight. The weekly
reports of the Bureau of Vital Statistics give
only one week OF the past heated term rs
much exceeding the average of the last four
wears at this season. Even the most fatal
week of this ycar-that ending July 15-siy-
ing total of POS deaths, is not very largely
in excess of the corresponding week in lsGS
and 1870, especially if the increase OF popu-
lation and the addition of new wards to the
city he allowed for. 1t is very far below the
terrible Fourth Of July week of 1872, when
nearly 1900 deaths were registered, the great
majority of which were result of the extra
ordinary heat.
Year: 1876




The leading magazines publish this month
midsummer holiday numbers, ana THE TRIBUNE
daily does the same thing periorce, so far rs
It's advertising columns are concerned. 50 en-
tircly do they serve ia indicate the social con-
diton of all classes during the heated term.
1t is worth while noting these significant
hints. Ii is when a boy is at play that his
natural temper and tastes come 10 light, and
the same thing is trIe Of society. \ foreigner
frcqu,nting Our places of Summer resort in
July and August could gain better idea
of the real American than by the most cx-
tended business intercourse. If man have a
trading, greedy soul hc will carry his stocks
and merchandise into ballroom or noun
tain solitude with him, while if he have
any broad culture or range of finer Thought
it will come TO view mashamcd, as it
could not do in shop and Office, 1t is curious
to contrast the advertising columns of the
leading newspaper of the country in July,
17T6, with those of this mornings TRIBUNE.


DmIOp's Weekly Packet gives not n single
hint of the existence of any Summer resort
beyond the "inns of resort" mile or two
from the cities, to which people of condition
Year: 1876

Mohawk, as there is likely to be in vessels OF
that description. The yacht itself was badly
slowed, and unquestionably she was III,
handled. Popular sentiment may be divided
respecting the culpability of the captaln-ho-
body, however, claims more for him than tl'at
his was a mere error OF judgment; anG so
much as this it was the duty Of the Coroners S
Jury to put into the finding.
Year: 1876

The Senate has passed the Washington Mon
ument bill with an amendment increasing the
amount of funds provided. 1t is to be hoped
that this measure on the oXpcdIency of which
both Houses are unanimous, will not be i'm
perilCd by conflict over the amount OF the
appropriation. The ease with which Congress
can start debate when the point at issue is the
size of an appropriation, rs we'll rs the fruit
leSSncSs of the talk which cnsucs, was Illus
trated for the twentieth time this session III
the Senate, on Saturday, when the River and
Halbor bill came up for consideration.
Year: 1876

A point of considerable Importance has been
determined by the raising OF the yacht Mo-
hawk When she was righted the main sheet
was found fastened with double turn around
the cleat. In his testimony after arrest, sail
ing-master Rowland stated that he let go the
main sheet, that it ran out about third OF
the way and then caught in the block, having
become entangled in his oilskin coat. The dis
crepancy will throw doubt on the rest OF Capt
Rowland's testimony.
Year: 1876

New YORK, May 9.-The magazine
on Jersey City nights which exploded
Saturday night contained about three
hundred barrels Of Tend-rock powder
and seven kegs Of common blasting
powder. Twelve or thirteen tunnel
men were seen to come from the diree-
ton Of Hoboken and go up the hundred
steps. After they reached the top Of the
hill the report OF a pistol was heard, aud
soon after the explosion occurred. The
iron door OF the magazine was found
two miles distant yesterday. In relation
10 the terrible car accident at the same
place lest night, the engineers theory is
that the explosion of Saturday night
caused disarraDgemento OF the battery,
and the jsr Of the car being driven on
the platform caused vibration Of the
wire and rang the alarm.
Year: 1876

Times.l


Our Fathers God! from out whose hand
The centuries fall like grains of sand,
We meet to-day, united, free,
Aud loyal TO our land and Thee,
We thank Thee for the era done,
Aud trust Thee for the opening one.
Here where of old, by Thy design,
The fathers spake that word of Thine
Whose echo is the glad refrain
OF rended bolt and lai.ing chain,
To grace our festal time from all
The zones of earth our guests we call.
Be with US while the New World greets
The Old World, thrOnging all its streets,
Unvailing all the triumphs won
BY art or toll beneath the sun;
And unto common good ordaln
his rivalship of hand and brain.
Thou who hast here in concord furled
The war flags of gathered world,
Beneath our western skies fulfill
The Orient'S mi sion of good will,
And freight-d with Loves golden fleece
Send back the ArgOnauts of peace.
For art and labor met in truce,
For beauty made the bride of use,
We thank Thee, While wiJhal we crave
The austere virtues strODg to save,
The honor proof TO place or gold,
The manhood never bought or sold!
o make Thou us, through centuries long
In peace secure, and justice strong;
Around our gift Oi freedom draw
The safeguards of Thy righteous law,
And, cast in some dIviner mod,
Let the new cycle shame the old!
Year: 1876

did, admirable, not in the least dear,
but the left boot hurts him little.
Will not the bootmaker take it
home, put it on the last and stretch
it slightly? He can bring it back
the next morning, as Sir James had
been obliged to delay his departure
for twenty-four hours, owing to
pressing business. Of course the
obliging tradesman complies with
the wishes Of his aristocratic Gus
toner, and walks off with his Soli-
tary boot. In the afternoon, enter
bootmaker No. 2, and the same pro-
cess is repeated, only this time it is
the right boot of which the GUS
toner complains, and which the
bootmaker carries off to stretch.
The next morning the two luckless
tradesmen meet face to face, each
with an odd boot, their charming
and aristocratic customer having
taken his departure by the night
train for London with the other
pair. | think the best thing that
the deluded bottiers can do is to
put the remaining boots together,
and then toss up for the pair.
Year: 1876

10 tho Nashville American.


Knowing the terror in which the
hawk race is held bypoultry raisers,
| Ipropose to tell the many readers
Of the American my success in their
destruction. One family, of the
large-tailed kind, had been a great
pest among our fowls for several
years past. They had built for
three successive years in or in sight
Of the same tree. So yigilant and
sharp.eyed were they, that l had
many times tried in vain to kill them
with my rifle. Atlength l carried an
old white chicken cock and confined
him under the tree in which their
nest was built. They soon lighted
upon HIM and made a dinner. |
then took tobacco sticks and made
a trap resembling partridge trap;
set it over him and tied the rooster
tothe trigger, and in due time they
went in for another meal, which
proved to be their last, for they
we're both trapped. So ended the
career Of this troublesome family
of providers, and thus may all others
be destroyed.


will add that l have for many
years past been in the habit Of
catching hawks by a similar method.


G. E. REEVES.


GAIEEsBoRo. jackson County, April IS.
Year: 1876

greatest advantage lies, where prop
erly it should, to the owner of the
horse, the party who spends his
money and time in creating sport.
Say, for instance, that an owner
has a colt which he has entered in
various stakes as a two year old,
and which has run unsuccessfully
as did Calvin and Pennington, here
the owner has run into great ex-
pense. When the three year old
stakes are announced very heavy
odds are placed against his horse.
In Calyin's instance thirty to one
was given by the book-makers. But
very frequently colt shows won
derful improvement at three over
his two year old career. OF course
at home and by his owner is this
first known. Again recurring to
Calvin, in this very manner was
Mr.. McGrath enabled to win $751;
900 for $500, as Calvin won his
three year old stakes right off the
reel, while as two year old he
was worth nothing at all.


Under hepool system this would
have been absolutely impossible, for
as soon as the colt had been gall
loped on the track, half the bum
merS Of the town would be lying in
fence corners catching his time and
telling of the discovery made.


Still English books have many
disadvantages, as we have already
shown, and besides, to those who
have no means Of knowing any
thing about the horses, a personal
observation is necessary to such as
wish to place their money intelli-
gently, and not altogether from
chance; while in a heat race, one
has 3 chance to hedge, which is
something unknown to the En-
glish practice. Hedging, in fact,
is always possible in pools if one
will only take the time to wait his
chances, as pools constantly vary
during an evenings selling to SO
large per cent. in fact that we
would not like to name the figure
for fear of not being believed.


But the greatest impost which is
placed on the American pool is the
per centage, sum on a weeks
racing SO enormous as to frighten
any one that viii take time to cal
culateit. Three per cent. four times
a day is twelve per cent, and on
the six days is seyenty-two per
cent, provided one will bet on
every race, and as every race has to
pay the centage, the pool-seller
actually gets that amount during
the week, and this is what enables
Morrissey to pay the Jocky Club
$4,000 a year and have a little to
spare for himself.
Year: 1876

Philadelphia Bulletin.l


Judge Elcock laid down some
what a novel law of the street-car
on Saturday last in the case of a
suit for damages against the West
Philadelphia Railway Company. A
woman riding in one of the crowd
ed cars, and not holding by the
strap, was thrown down be a jar in
stopping the car and had her knee
cap fractured. Judge Elcock
charged the jury that women are
bound to hold on to the straps sus-
pended from the roof, eff they can
doit conveniently" but, at the same
time, that women are not to be
held to the same rule as men in
such cases. The jury was further
instructed that the court would not
set aside their verdict on account
of excessive damages unless they
were grossly exorbitant," or unless
FunfairnesS, prejudice, or mistake
were shown" Under these rulings
the jury gave the plaintiff $1,000
damages, and the court refused to
set aside the verdict or grant a new
trial.
Year: 1876

The TuscARAwAs VALLEY RAILROAD.
An informal conference took place at
the st. James Hotel last night between
Seth Chamberlain, DR.. Streator, and
other parties, representing this road, and
a number OF our leading citizens on both
sides Of the river. The object OF the con.
ference was to talk over the present con-
dition and prospects Of the road as regards
its extension this way from Urichsyille.
It's present terminus. The road TO that
point is doing well. 1t is paying cx-
penses and earning interest on $4,000, 900
OF bonded Indebtedness. The project, as
is we'll known, Is to extend it,
via Flushing, to this point, but,
preliminary to SO doing, its present man.
gers ask subscription Of S5OO0OO-and
the right OF way. On the basis Of such a
subscription and such grant, they think
they can bond the fifty miles at mil
lion and half, and with this and tho
subscription finish and stock the road 10
this point. This would make the whole
capital and bonded debt OF the road
about six millions, or say $4,000 per
mile.


The people along the line OF the road
have manifested great deal OF interest
in securing its completion. Something
like 100000 in one shape and an.
other has been pledged to ii between
Urichsville and Bridgeport. Two hundred
thousand more is wanted. Whether it
can be obtained in these times OF dullness
and depression is the question. The road
will traverse an exceedingly desirable sec.
ton OF Ohio when iinished-a section rich
in agricultural and mineral weuIth-aud
should become an important avenue Of
local trade between this city and all
points along its line.
Year: 1876

THE Co1oRED CONVENTION AT NASH
ynLE.-so far as we have seen, the pro
ceedings Of this body at Nashville las
week did not amount to much. Wewer'
at a loss before hand TO see what could bt
done, and we are at loss now to tell
what has been done. The position oi the
colored race in the South does not admit
Of settlement, nor even lerceptiOle
change, at the hands OF Convention Oh
their race Their status is, in the main,
already unalterabIy fixed by their nece''
silios. Their ignorance and their poverty
have much to DO with this status. Until
these two drawbacks are surmounted
TO something like general extent,
the race cannot possibly take any
higher position than they now occupy,
The white race is the poSscssor Of the in
tcIIigence and the property Of the South,
,nd must and should be the governing
element. The duty they owe to the col
ored people, and the duty we all owe to
them, is to see that they receive full pro.
lection in the exercise Of their rights.
They must be thoroughly shielded by the
law from every vestige Of oppressive dis.
elimination, and this is substantially the
case now. There are many exceptions OF
course at various places in the South.
The disposition OF the whites is,


in too many instances, to ignore
the rights OF the negro and treat him as n
political inferior. Seeing that he is
really their intellectual inferior, ,--seeing
how childish and improvident he is
seeing how unreliable he is as a laborer,
they cannot bring themselves to tolerate
his political equality, and still less to
permit him to exercise potent voice
in the destinies Of the State. This feeling
Of the white race in the south is alto
gcther natural. The only thing to do is
to hold it under proper control and
give the negro all the chance to rise that
the nature OF the case will admit OF.
The negro race in the South, that is the
leaders Of them, have IN idea that they
are entitled to much more than they have
received in the way Of political and
social recognition. And to this end they
call conventions to set forth their griev'
auces and demand redress. Underlying
their calls are the personal and political
schemes OF such fellows as Pinchback.
We must look out for them. The carpet
baggers aud the negro politicians OF the
South are suspicious characters as a rule
Those who know them best are not filled
with admiration. 1t snot to the interest
Of the negro race to give them their ear
to any great extent, but TO rely on the
Justice Of the government, as in the past
for proper protection, and give their
principal attentionto the every day work
that appertains to the proper support
and education Of their.families.
Year: 1876

A bill to provide for the sale OF the ex-
ira copies Of public documents, and for
the distribution Of regular official editions
thereof passed.


The consideration OF the unfinished
business on the bill fixing the rate Of
postage on third class mail matter was
then resumed. The question being on
substitute OF Harvey TO restore the old
rate OF postage on that class Of matter.


Mr.. Sargent spoke in favor Of the sub
stitute,
Year: 1876

The above we'll known and popular COM
pany invite the attention of persons who
desire safe and profitable investments to
their proposal for loan of one hundred
thousand dollars, for which they will issue
bonds Of the company at ten years. with in
terest at the rate of eight per cent per an
mum, payable semiannuslly in New York
or this city, as investors may deeire. To
secure beyond the possibility Of failure the
punotusl payment of the principal and in
terest Of the loan, the company gives first
mortgage on its existing lines, their large
and very valuable real estate, rolling stock
and appendages, for which seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars has been paid,
together with .he new extension of their
line from it's present terminus to Carrollton,
for which alone the loan ia contracted,
thus giving, it will be seen, nearly nine
hundred thousand dollars worth of security
to guarantee the loan of about one ninth
of the amount


It is rare to find so attractive al eppor-
tunity for investment a. that now presented
by the Crescent City Company, and when
it is recollected that the company owes not
one dollar Of debt, and can pay the entire
amount of the loan and its interest without
touching dime of its recelpte, it is safe to
believe that very little time will elapse be-
fore the whole is subscribed.


The extension Of the Crescent City rail
road to Carrolltop, with reduction of fare
to nearly one-half of that now charged by
the CarroQtcn railroad, we regard as one of
the most suspicious signs of the times, and
the enterprise is one every way deserving
of the friendly aid of the State and city,
just as it deserves the hearty good wishes
for its success of every citizen. Especially
will it conduce to the convenience, comfert
and we'll being of very large class of our
white and colored laboriag population liv-
ing in Greenville and on the line of the ex-
tension, and who at present must 60 far out
of their way to get rail to the business por-
tion of the city, and pay dear for the ao-
cOmmodation.
Year: 1876

The board of directors of the Louisiana
Agricultural and Mechanical College met
yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Antoine in
the chair, and a quorum present.


The treasurer's report was read and re-
ceived, and he was authorized to sell sufi-
cient back interest notes to meet the pay
ments due on purchases Of property.


The secretary was directed to prepare q
report Of the preceding year to be present.
ed to the Legislature, and submit it at the
next meeting.


The beard then adjourned to next Thurs
DAY,
Year: 1876

An extraordinary case of hydrophobfa
occurred in Augusta, Me-, last week. A
gentleman from Portland, while smoking
with friend in the front yard of his
boarding house, remarked that fit was
coming on, as he felt the symptoms.
He was soon rolling on the ground,
frothing at the mouth and barking like
a dog. Five persons attempted to hold
him, but we're unable to do so during
his most severe commissions. The poor
fellow was in this condition twenty-foui
hours, and did not appear to be greatly
exhausted when he came to himself.
He remarked that the reaction always
came two or three days after the attack.
He said that twelve years ago he was
bitten by a dog, and ever since has had
an attack like this once n year. Last
year he was attacked in June.