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Year: 1876

ELEcrIoNEERINo EccExrRIcrr1Es - The
democrats have singular way of conduct
ing political campaign. As soon as
Presidential contest commences they start
out on Ku Klux expeditions, and indulge in
the sport of shooting the colored people
of tho South. Of course their obi ect must
be to impress upon the country a sense of
tho democratic hatred OF the black race, and
to afford guarantee that if in power they
would institute the new national sport of negro
hunting: At all other periods they treat
the freedmen well, endeavor to advance their
interests and to improve them morally and
intellectually, and strive to reconcile them
selves and their former slaves to the new
order of things. The colored people of the
South, singularly enough, trust them and
begin to vote with their old masters. The
fact that these terrible democratic outrages
always commence about election time and
continue during campaign is, however,
undeniable, since all the republican news
papers are full of them, and it may be
looked upon as one of the most curious Of
the many eccentricities of politics.
Year: 1876

party. New ideas-free trade, finance, CEN
tralization, the adjustment Of the new condi-
tions to the old system-would have led to
new party divisions, in which neither color
nor race nor war records would have had q
part But, on the contrary, the Southern
leaders carried the war spirit into politics.
They alarmed the North. They gave demo-
gogues like Morton and Thaddeus Stevens
the opportunity of saying, ''The Confeder-
ates wish to obtain by politics what they
failed to obtain by the war" So the alarmed
North began to pass war measures and
amendments to the constitution, every
one of which threw the Southern people
into worse plight, and which to-day
are the imnutable laws Of the land.
They are immutable. and it is not in Til
den's power to change them. Nay, more /; if
he were to intimate a desire to change them
he would be whipped in every Northern
State. What, then, is the true policy of the
Southern leaders =? Plainly, to conciliate
both parties. Let them take the republicans
at their word. Let them accept the issues
of the war as irrevocable, and say to the two
great parties, "We want peace and recon-
struction. We want help. We need n re-
vival of commerce and of agriculture. You
took from as thousands of millions in the
war; give as aid to build our cities, open our
channels, improve our harbors; help us to
plant cotton and sugar and rice and
tobacco. Take our industries and re-
sources under your care, just as you
care for the iron of Pennsylvania. the
silver of Nevada, the gold of California.
We accept the negro in his new relation and
recognize his political equality. We accept
the carpet-bagger, and wish we had o million
more to pay taxes and work and become like
all of MS, who at one time or the other were
carpet-baggers ourselves. AS to the war
issues, they have given us trouble always. If
you choose at some future day, when pas
ing with each other, to have national con-
vention of peace and reconstruction to con-
slider these issues from national point of
view, we are ready. But we understand
that this must come from you as people,
and not from one party or the other"


If our Southern friends would only look at
the canvass from this point Of view it would
be blessing to them and the country.
Their cause is national. They have no
grievances that any party can redress. Their
policy is to conciliate both parties, to show
kindness to the negro, courtesy to the emf
grant and consideration to all opinions
They should especially decline to be carried
around by political pedlers to be sold as
old clothes. They have as much to gain by
the success of one party as the other, and if
they are wise with the wisdom that once
ruled these Commonwealths they will so act
that no matter which party wins they will
share in the victory.
Year: 1876

THE FRESHMAN RACE, which was to have
taken place at Saratoga yesterday, was post
poned on account of the roughness of the
water. but if the weather is favorable all the
matches will be pulled to-day. These post
ponements detract very much from the in
terest in the intercollegiate rcgattas, and not
only mar tho pleasure of the occasion when
they occur, but work infinite harm TO the
future Of college boating
Year: 1876

The NEWS FROM THE EAST this morning
has no special significance. We have q re-
port of army movements on the part of the
Turks, which always seem to be in progress
and nothing more, and the usual Turkish
rumor of a victory over the Servians. These
things and things like these are all that it is
possible to extract out of the Eastern ques-
tion at present.
Year: 1876

THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH in Boston has
been purchased by number of prominent
Boston ladies, and if they cannot buy the
land they will take down the building and
erect it elsewhere. But what are the mate
rails worth without the old site and the
sight of the old handicraft? The church is
worth preserving for its associations. but
without these the bricks and mortar are
worthless.
Year: 1876

TURKISH FUNcTIoNARY of high position
rs extraordinary commissioner to suppress
excesses in Bulgaria sounds very well, but
summary punishment of a few zealots can
not give peace to the discontented province
or reform or save the Ottoman Empire.
Year: 1876

IT Is SAID THE CHINESE are anxious to
discontinue the expectation of coolies. but
that Spain is determined to secure as many
laborers of this class as possible for Cuba
In such case our sympathes are with the
Chinese. The coolies in Cuba are among
the most abject slaves ever held in bondage
and the mere fact that the system is allowed
is disgrace to modern civilization.
Year: 1876

How VERY SMALL SUNSET Cox appears at
the side of Lamar in his treatment of the
Southern question! Sunset talks like a
demagogue and doughface, Lamar like q
statesman. When Tilden comes to write his
letter of acceptance, which we hope will be
before the election, let him initiate the ex-
ample of Lamar and despise that Of Cox.
Year: 1876

The MURDER OF SrEGEANT Mc(irvEN by a
thief yesterday is Az offence which calls for
speedy trial aud punishment. An escaping
criminal who strikes to death the officer try
ing to arrest him is nm offender peculiarly
dangerous to society, and the sooner he is
out of the way of doing harm to anybody the
better
Year: 1876

The CUSTER MONUMENT. The contribu-
tions to the Custer Monument continue to
come in in small sums, but in the aggre-
gate they will in the end reach large
amount. 1t is the small contributors whom
we desire to encourage, and we trust every
American will feel it his duty to contribute
his mite to this noble work.
Year: 1876

LAMAR is q statesman. He strikes the
Hamburg question on the head and takes
ground that will commend him to the con-
servative heart of North and South. Now
let Tilden do the same in his letter Of accept
ance
Year: 1876

THE LOTTERY MEN arc finding o powerful
enemy in the Post Office Department. and
By order of the Postmaster General and the
money returned to the senders. Formerly
it WAS only the bogus lotteries which suf-
fcred, but now the square ones arc pu. in
the same category with the swinding con-
Germs. IL will DO well il n vicious system
can be destroyed through the department.
and at least the mails should not be the
means of taking money out of the pockets of
simpletons who hope ''to draw prize"
where prizes are never drawn.
Year: 1876

If Mr.. Tilden, in his letter of acceptance,
would ''set down his foot, and set it down
firmly" against conflicts of race and
murderous assaults on the negroes, he
would do a great service to the coun-
try and gain thousands of votes in every
Northern State. We do not offer this
suggestion under any exaggerated impress
sion of the power of the President to
interfere in the internal affairs of the States


Neither Mr.. Tilden nor any other citizen is
fit to be President if he is incapable of MAX
ing that great office the basis of an efficient
moral influence not inferior to the physical
force of the government. ITO establish JUS
tice and insure domestic tranquility" are
among the declared objects of the consttu-
ton, and President must be deplorably
unequal to the eminent position he
holds if he has no other resource
than enacted laws with bayonets and
gunpowder behind them for carrying
out the spirit of the constitution. Let Gov
ernor Tilden show his faith in ideas, for
ideas rule the world when they proceed
from a source which can compel attention.
Justice has natural authority over the
minds and consciences of communities, and
when man is exalted to station from
which he can speak with all the weight of
the chosen representative of n nation he has
little need of physical force in maintaining
justice, provided he is strong in intellect,
character and public confidence. Mr.. Tilden
could put an end to these disgraceful butch
cries in the South by simple declaration
of his deep sense of their injustice and folly


We hope he will not shrink from the rifle
once assumed by Disraeli and educate his
party" When he is elected he will be be-
sieged by hosts of applicants for office from
all parts Of the South and if it were once
understood that he would appoint nobody
who is not an active promoter of justice and
concord between the two races 1.-The shotgun
policy" would be very shortlived after his
election. With this potent means of in1u-
ence and the higher influence which attends
moral ascendancy in position so exalted
as the Presidency there is no necessity nor
excuse for quibblng about constitutional
power to interfere in the States Let us
hope at last for one moro President who has
faith in justice, the force of ideas and the
power and majesty OF public opinion.
Year: 1876

Washington, June 28.-The Senate
resumed the consideration of the
House bill for the issue of coin and the
substitute therefor proposed by the
Senate committee on finance. Jones
gave notice of two amendments which
he proposed to offer. Jones then re-
piled at length to the argument of
Booth, Morrill, and others and spoke
in favor of double standard of sixteen
to one. He alluded TO the attack on
him of being interested in silver mines
and proposing Legislation to advance
his own interests and said the silver
mines of Nevada yielded almost as
much gold as silver, and his own Pc
cuniary interest was in mines which
yielded more gold than silver. He
said the man who would abuse his
public trust to legislate for his own
advancement committed a crime SO
base that open treason was honorable
compared to it.


Pending discussion, Sargent moved
that the Senate insist on its amend
ments to the army appropriation bill
and agree to a conference asked for by
the House. Agreed to and the chair
appointed n new committee. The
army bill was again taken up but no
quorum being present the Senate ad-
journed.


HOUSE.


The Senate amendments to the army
appropriation bill were non-concurred
in and a new committee of conference
was appointed. Payne reported back
the Senate amendments to the silver
coin bill, recommended conference on
them and moved the previous ques-
ton. The previous question was Sec
onded and the main question ordered.
The Senate amendments were rejected.
Randall moved to reconsider the last
vote and 1t was reconsidered. Randall
having thus got control of the ques-
ton, moved to concur with the Senate
amendment with an amendment there
to in the form of two additional sec
tions authorizing in addition to the
silver coin allowed to be issued in the
redemption of fractional currency the
coinage of twenty millions, requiring
the purchase of the necessary silver
bullion at market rates, and authoriz-
izing the issue of coin in ordinary dis
bursements of the Treasury. He also
allowed Landers to offer an amend
ment authorizing the coinage of a
standard silver dollar of the same
weight and fineness as that in use on
the 1st of January, 1861, and making
it legal tender in payment Of all debts
public and private. Lander's amend
ment was adopted and q motion made
by Randall to concur in the Senate
amendment with his own and Land
er's amendments thereto was then
agreed to. The bill now goes back to
the Senate with these provisions en-
grated in the Senate amendments.


mo further action was taken and the
House adjourned.
Year: 1876

SEVEN NovICEs ADMITTED TO THE CONVENT OF


THE GOOD SHEPHERD.


large congregation assembled in tho Convent OF the
Good shepherd yesterday morning to witness the i'm
position OF the black veil upon seven novices, who
have been thoroughly tried during tho last two
Lights cleaned on the altars, few choice flowers


filled the air with their fragrance; the centre OF .he
chapel was covered with crimson carpet and on a
crcdcnce table lay the black wells and silver hearts
which the badges OF the professed nuns. AS the
convent bell tolcd the hour of tho chantors
toned tho hymn "Avc Maris Stella" which the nuns
continued IRON choir 10 choir they slowly filed
the chapel, each wearing tho long whitc choir
mantle and having burning wax taper in her hand
When all OF these had retired to thoir hgh-backcd
stalls the middle OF the chapel tho superorcss
and her Mistress OF Noviccs led tho candidates the
grating before the high altar, whore tho officiating
priest blessed the candles, which he gave lighted
each The novices then took seats on either
side the altar while the cclebrant preached effect
i've and touching discourse, and then all knclr while
tho choir sung the "voni Creator Spritus" The
priest then asked each ,vce my sister, what do you
ask 7" They replied with accord, 'Rcvcrend
iathcr, solicit the favor Of dwelling this house OF
the Lord all the DAYS Of my lifc and TO be received
the rcigous profession IN This congregation OF Our
Lady oil Charity OF tho Good Shepherd


Tho consent OF the Supcrloress and tho community
then asked. The supcrioress replied, "Yes,
father consent that ihcy shall make tho
Of their profession, and wish TO live and dio
with them IN nnIon with our Lord" The priest then
blessed the wells and silver hearts.


IMPOSING THR BLACK


The black veil was then placed upon each head, with
the words 'Put this veil over your eyes, my dcar
ters, that you may longer see a world which you
have rcnounccd iorcvcrn Tho newly profcsscd arose
from their Kncclng posture singing 'This the place
Of my rest here shall dwell for have chosen L."
Year: 1876

No lady can afford. for her own sake, to
be otherwise than gentle. thoughtful and
courteous in the administration of house
hold matters. If she reserves her best
manners for the drawing room. where So
small !; portion of the average house
keeper time is spent. it is likely that they
will not always be easily put on. The
hahitual department leaves marks upon
the countcntncc and tie manner which nc
sudden effort can produce. And in house
keeping there are at best SO many unex-
pected occurrences, not always agreeable
that nothing but a habit of self-contro
and serenity can tide us over them credit
,blv
Year: 1876

A pumpkin is about the last thing in the
world anybody could expect TO explode.
but that is Just what one did at Marshfeld,
the other day. Mrs. Elisha kecne, pro-
posing to make some pumpkin pies. found
that the pumpkin was frozen and put it in
the oven to thaw out; when she went TO
take it out, it exploded with the report of
4 bombshell. u part striking her IN the
face with great force and burning her
severely.
Year: 1876

A lady called upon her milliner the
other day TO Get the character of her
servant The respectable appearance of
the latter was beyond questioning But
is she honest?" asked the lady. Il
am not certain rs to that replied the
milliner. Il have sent her to You with
nv bill a dozen times. and She has never
vet Given me any money"
Year: 1876

spoonful of alum in Il quart of water
when cold stir in as much flour as will
give it tlN consistency of thick cream, be-
ing particular to beat up all the Jumps
stir in rs much powdered resin rs will lay
on a dime, and add also six cloves, put 4
tcacupful of boiling water on the fire, and
pour the flour mixture into it,stirring well
all the time 1t will soon be like mush.
Let it cool, and keep it cool. Lay 4 cover
on it. For use. soften with warm water.
1t will keep twelve months.
Year: 1876

A beautiful and aristocratic Louisville
girl of seventeen smokes short black,
clay pipe filled with the strongest plug to-
bacco. She was born with love of the
weed. and the habit has steadily grown
upon her
Year: 1876

Never, in the annals of American pol
tiles, has there been an election fraught
with more stupendous results, either for
good or evil, than the one now rapidly
approaching, As it terminates, so also
will depend the good or the i'll of our
people--their financial prosperity q,
their utter ruin. For a long time we
have been held in the clutches of po-
litieal tyrant we are worn and wasted
under the terrible despotism. We are
making noble fight, and are within a
hands breadth of victory, but it is the
hardest part of the fight, and it is neces-
sary that We should present a front with
euery democrat in the ranks. 1t will
take all to gain the victory Then, we
call upon every democrat to do his duty.
Let him 60 to the polls on the 7th of
November, and do his part in the
contest for political freedom. Imagine
the I" horror on horrors head accumu-
late at the thought of four more years
Of rascality, yenality and corruption.
Could tho country, tainting under the
exhaustion produced by the terrible po-
litical blood sucker, endure the diaboli-
cal anguish for anotherpresidential termy
Would not despair take possession of
every heart, desolation sit like a demon
above every hamlet, and distress be en-
throned in every household ? Every
man who loves his country should feel
the necessity of a change, and should do
his part for a " consummation devoutly
to be wished"
Year: 1876

sfs~ Our Hayes and Wheeler friends
are in trouble about where to hang out
their bunting. They can't find place
where the owners OF property on both
sides of the street will allow rope to
be fastened to it. They will have to
"pole" it, and the poor flag will only
droop.
Year: 1876

Have your Philadelphia friends said anything yet about your coming on to see them? They are mean if they haven't but you don't want to act mean to them. Write to them to come to see you. Tell them you ee got everything comfortable for them. and would like to have them stay all summer. It is really necessity, yon know, that yon shonld see your Phil-. adeiphla friends this summer, if .y0n never see them again. This yon have probably felt allalong. t elsie od sel.
Year: 1876

Having bought out the interest of the
above.naned John Largent, ask the at
tention of all who are indebted to him te
settle their accounts as requested, and so
licit the patronage of all old customers and
the the public generally.


GEORGE STEEL
Year: 1876

Adventures of Emma Abbott.


In 1854, poor music teacher, with sad
face, sat in the Peoria, H., depot consolng Il
sick wife and groupe Of restless children.
The father, hoping TO better his condition,
had left the busy city of Chicago and brought
his little flock of helpless children with him.
Among the children was little bright four
year-old girl. They called her Emma The
little thing, surrounded by poverty, sang and
hummed and prattled, for, like her father,
she was fond of music. The poor music
teacher moved into little wooden house on
the hill, aud, after while, Providence put
enough pupils In his way to keep poverty
from the door. At night Mr.. Abbott came
home tired and discouraged, but the warb.
lings and happy chatter oflittle Emma cheer
ed him up. From her earliest infancy the
little child had taken Intense delight in music.
A song or an organ in the street would draw
the little thing hungry from the table. A
touch on guitar would set her IN ecstacy
At the age OF SIX little Emma had dreams Oi
singing In public. At SIX she was constantly
singing about the house, catching every tune
she heard her father play, and at nine, to the
surprise of everybody, she began TO play the
guitar herself She became so proficient
with it, and created so much talk among the
neighbOrs, that her father thought he would
better his circumstances by bringing her out
with her little brother George IN concert
IN Peoria The night came. The little thing,
not much taller than her guitar, amazed and
delighted the audience. Her debut was so
successful that her father resolved to take her
on q concert tour This he did, and the child
singer appeared hundreds Of times before de.
lighted country audiences before she was
thirteen years old. At the age of thirteen
little Emma was invited to visit some school
friends al Mount Pulaski, not great way
from Peoria. While there, knowing the pow
erty Of her father and wishing TO surprise
him with money earned entirely by herself
she resolved TO get up concert "on her own
hook" She went TO the Pulaski printing
Office IL short dresses, gottrusted for her ewn
hsrdbllls, and then went and posted them
around town herself On one of these hand
bills now before me is printed


Miss Abbott viii sing "The Merry Swis;
Girl" a chorus.
Year: 1876

The edition was off land the carrier too,
And the editor--he was most awiully Off
For his rent and host of small matters were


due,


And his assets were psught but cold and a


cough;


But visitor came to this singer OF ink
1t was Pompoy, the boot black, who stood in


the door,
Wagging wisely his head with its African kink,
While pair of elevens just covered the floor.
aMassa boss" he remarked in mellituous tones,
"'Ise excluded to scribe for dis paper of yeurn
Suckumstances is sch dat de cold in my bones
viii acquire me to quit de perfushun | go on !;
An den fack, Massa Boss, hab suggested to me
That more proper ting could hardly be did
Than to hab n good paper to read an to see
An dats why Ise come up fur to make you


bid"


Then the editor arose with his face all aglow,
And his eyes had the geam of that heavenly
fire


Which the pure and the great can experience
and know,


When necessity and genius combine to inspire.
"You are wiser, my boy than most of your race"
Said the editor, bright, with q smiling cheer,
VI will find for your name in my book good
place


suppose you will want to subscribe for q
year"


swell, tells you, Massa Boss" was the haltng
reply,
ape condition OBJ de kentry is mighty jubose,
An de folks in de fix oh sich fellers as
Habs to watch an to scratch putty tolluDle
Bat Isc got to make haSte-it is mighty nigh
night
An fbe got to go back all de way to dc creek;
But I'll do fur de paper what's fair an all right
Put me down for de weekly fur de term ob one