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Year: 1876

negroes. Meanwhile five subcommittee have
been appointed, which will go about the State
in search of more dispositions of the same kind.
The Republican Committee has not yet got TO
work, but when it does we shall doubtless get
heaps and stacks of Republican testimony
bulldozing where the whip and shotgun were
always Democratic and the victim always Rc-
publican. Much of the testimony on both SIDES
is likely to be true, and much OF it Is not
But if the House Committee goes On as 1t has
begun-and that is a way House Committees
baye-and the Senate Committee follows its
example, we are likely to know as much about
this Louisiana business as we did before. The
honest citizen will be compelled to strike the
best average he can between the two.
Year: 1876

In almost all the reports made by European
visitors to our Centennial Exhibition, the sue
cess of the American watch manufacture has
received marked comment Even observers
whose pursuits or tastes had not led them TO
a careful consideration of this subject have
been struck by the progress made, and
have expressed their unfeigned surprise at the
excellence of the watches made In this country
CONSTRUCTED from first to last by machinery
time-pieces in which each part is made abso-
lutely in accordance with its fixed pattern,
so that every watch of given grade
is fac-simile of all the watches of
that grade, and the corresponding parts of all
are interchangeable. To considerable extent
our own people have become familarized with
these facts. The superiority of American
watches is generally recognized here. But to
many of our European visitors it proved an
unwelcome novelty.


We present to-day O translation Of an ad-
Year: 1876

Succeeding the rosy CLEANS which have re-
Gently been flashed abroad from the sessions
of the Conference Mt COnstantinOple, we now
have reports of blush tinge. There is not
that sweet accordance on all the principal
points which almost made the Marquis of Sal
isbury and Gen. Ignatieff seem like two smil-
ing cherubs, lacking only the basis of rest.
Far from it. The very point which held out
promise Of the spcediest settlement-the con-
cession of a strip of territory, with seaport,
TO Montenegro" met with opposition from
"several sides" And it is stated that Russia
has undertaken to decide for herself the
boundaries of Bulgaria before she has any
evidence that her proposed occupation OF the
province will be accepted. The prolOngation
of the armistice is asserted and denied III the
same breath. In short, the success OF the Con-
ference will remain an uncertainty until the
articles of agreement are drawn up and signed
by the representatives of all the Powers


The principles involved, and the probable
results of the policy which Russia has now
clearly indicated, still continue to be earnestly
discussed III the European journals. lhe Con-
ference must of necessity accept the main
features of that policy: otherwise it might as
well dissolve now as later. We must not for
get that the change of opinion upon the East
ern question is almost wholly due to the
development of Russia under Alexander
II. In proportion as she becomes a
free, intelligent, and tolerant power, her
dominant position in the East will cease to
excite fear or jealousy. A portion of the Amer
lean missionaries in Turkey, and their friends
at home, are doubtful-and with some reason
how much liberty she would allow to their
labors in case sho should possess Turkey yet
the path of progress upon which she has en-
tered cannot stop short of its natural goal.
The time is fast approaching when every ma
ton which claims place in the civilized in
tcrcoursc Of the world will be compelled to
hermit the utmost freedom of conscience and
Worship 10 all within its borders.
Year: 1876

whims is worth the most lavish expenditcrs
on a gift which would suit hundred stupid
men. And lastly, in your charity remember
that there are "poor and lame and blind" who
are full in pocket and sound in limb. There il
the soured old woman, the neglected foreigner,
the morbid ugly girl. Not the pleasantest
guests to summon to your Christmas feast Of
love and good viii perhaps. "They cannot
"recompense thee; but thou shalt be recon-
"pensed.r
Year: 1876

The Gas Commission rejects in lump all
the bids of the gas companies which were eyi-
dently made in cOllusiOn, and directs that new
proposals be received for lighting the streets
for the first three months of the year, in order
to give the Legislature time to do something
about the matter. What they are to do is not
yet stated, and is not very clear. With the
contest adjourned to that body the companies
would have a considerable advantage. Ihey
can buy votes and the city cannot. The pro-
iect of compelling them to come to terms oy
a resort to some other mode of lighting the
streets for time, at least, may not be tound
unavoidable.
Year: 1876

The United States Senate took hold of the
subject of mileage yesterday, and threw it.
Witnesses west of the 10th meridian are to
get seven cents mile each way. general
migration of the American people toward the
home of the setting sun may be looked for
Immediately.
Year: 1876

There is evidence of sharp awakening on
the part of the Insurance DepaI tmeDt OF this
State. 1t is hoped that Acting Superintendent
Smyth Will carry out to the letter his eN-
pressed intention of thoroughly investigating
the affairs of all the life insurance companies
doing business here. Hitherto he seems to
have been bound by the traditions of bis
Office, where it was customary to accept the
sworn statements of insurance companies as
akin to gospel truth. At all events the policy
of nursing weak and moribund companies is
at an end. There are many of the old, strong
companies whose sOlvency is past question !;
they are camorOus to have their books and
investments examined, since the more thor
oughly they are OveThauled the more fully
will their strength be demonstrated. 1t is for
the interest of the whole community that
these examinations should he pushed with
rapidlty as well as thoroughness. In proper
ton rs Mr.. Smyth bestirs himself now, Will
the public be inclined to condOnc the previous
layity of his Office, for which, however, he is
not to any great extent responsible.
Year: 1876

The outlook for satisfactory investigation
in Louisiana by the Congressional Committees
is not so bright as it might be. The two Wis
iting committees set bad precedent in keep
ing up their partisan Tivalries when the need
of the hour was, above all things, little un-
selfish craftsmanship, and this precedent there
seems to be danger that the committees of the
two houses, which have higher authority
and grayer duty than the two delegations,
will follow. The Democratic Committee is al
ready hard at work, taking in Democratic testi-
mony by the cord. Democratic negroes, who talk
maryelousy like the good little boys iii books, re-
late how they have been very wickedas Repubf-
cans, but have made up their minds to be good,
and not to go to the Custom-house any more or
to any other places of vile resort and how much
they have suffered for the sake of their brand
new opinions at the hands Of Republican
Year: 1876

General willingness is evinced in Brussels to
sustain the Union du Credit Bank, which is
threatened with ruin on account of the mis-
conduct of the president who misapprOpriated
SsOO.OOO In adopting this course the finan-
ciers are only Obeying the instinct of self
preservation. They would lose more by a
panic than they could gain by the downfall Of
q rival
Year: 1876

The letter concerning the present situation
of Princeton College. which we print in
another column, may be taken as the semi
official reply by the management of that ven
erable institution to the recent criticisms OF
It's conduct, with which the public journals
have abounded The explanation as to the
necessity for building is satisfactory, so far as
Year: 1876

TIPsY ATTEMPT AT SELF DEcAPITATIoN


A Delphi man banned Grist, a man who had
seen better days, but who is now very much
.'down at the heel Monday morning filled
ed match 10 IL I'm the hope OF blowing his head
on. The result was the loss OF a few teeth
and the serious burning OF his tongue checks
ana lips. The fellow is evidently crazy The
attempt took place I'm a saloon where the man
BAD been In The habit OF drinking.-[ Chicago
Year: 1876

sS6 SR FHE f. EA5l r. O. EH TE BE R ano 0


5SS. Dodd, Mead, &CO.


The thesis maintained in this volume is the
limitation Of civil government to secular and temporal
ends and assuming that the political system OF the
United States Is based this principle, and that the
public school institution Of the State and not OF the
Church the author concludes that the school should be


fair expression Of the character Of the State The public
school, he contends institution OF the State exists
by it's authority and supported by its Hence
the state has right to prescribe the religious system
which It shall each or the forms of worship which it
shall observe compel the people to pay the expense
such coereed support Of religion is equivalent to
State religion in the public school, whether the religion
and the worship accord with the views OF the majority
not According 10 this principle, Dr. Spear argues that
the Puritan public school, with its Bible and caeehsm,
docs not conform to American theory of civil gOver1


ent Kor Is better with the Protestant public school
in which King Jamess version Of the Scriptures and
IIeous exercises OF a Protestant stamp Incorporated
with the educational system. The Catholic the jew,
the IndeI and indeed all who dissent from Protestant
ip have valid grounds for complaint Of the injustice
of tsxatton for the support OF Protestant school.
The author admits that this principle excludes the
Hie from the public school much as 1t excludes the


Westminster Catechsm the Koran, any OF the sacred
hooks OF heaheuism II this Is Objectionable, the fault
lies with our system OF government stae dineFenuy
coostltuted might adopt different course and under
fse the task Of religious instruction, but t cannot be
done by the American Government. Dr. spear urgently
appeals to the people to apply the American principle 20
the public school the question should be decided by
the citizen rather than the sectaran The true method
is ID place tho Protestant and the Catholic on the same
Ground THIS position Is mpregnable for t nsures 70
each religion its rights and Is in exact accord Win
the spirit and the letter Of our civil institutions Dr
smear has presented the whole subject in manner which
can hardly fail to be acceptable to every sincere lover OF
truth whatever may be his personal opinions Few II
any points germane the question have been neglected
nv the author in his almost exhaustive treatment and
Year: 1876

Paris is soon to witness the execution
of a woman named Sophie Gauthier.
Her appeal for mercy he's been made to
Marshal MacMahon but, although he
has hitherto always consented to COM
mute q capital sentence when the MUIR
derer was a woman, he has declined to
do so on this occasion. Sophie Gauthier
had been found guilty ofahorrible crime /;
she had killed all her children by means
of pins, which she stuck into their brain.
Since 1910 only nine women have been
executed in France, and they all met
their death with great firmness. len
wears ago a man and woman were exc
cuted at Chartres for having murdered
their parents. In these days the guillo-
tine was not the horribly neat and COM
pact little .instrument that 1t is now |;
there were steps to ascend before coming
into contact with the executioner.
When the criminal couple reached the
foot of the scafold the woman said,
"I should like to embrace my husband
before dying. Pray unite my hands
you can tie them again Immediately
afterward." This supreme wish was
reluctantly granted, for it was contrary
to the regulations. Her hands were no
sooner free than she gathered up all her
strength and gave her husband ringing
box on the ear. According to custom,
she was the first to suffer the extreme


penalty of the law. Before the man had


recovered from the stunning blow she
had dealt him her head had fallen into
the sawdust.
Year: 1876

1t is not to sweep the house, make the
bed, darn the socks and cook the meals,
chiefly that man wants wife. If this
is all, when young man calls to see q
lady, send him into the pantry to taste
the bread and cake she has made, send
him to inspect the needlewerk and bed.
making, or put broom in her hand and
send him to witness its use. Such things
are important and the wise young men
will quickly look after them; but what
the true man wants with wife is her
companionship, sympathy and love.
The way of life has many dreary places
in it, and man needs companion to go
with him. A man is sometimes over
taken by misfortune; he meets with fail
ure and defeat trials and temptations
beset him, and he needs one to stand by
and sympathize. Hehas some hard bat


ties to fight, with poverty, enemies and
with sin; and he needs a woman that
when he puts his arm around her, he
feels he has something to fight for, she
will help him to fight; that she will put
her lips to his ear and whisper words OF
counsel, and her hand to his heart and
whisper words of inspiration. All
through life, through storms and through
sunshine, conflict and victory; through
adverse and through favoring winds


man needs woman's love. The heart
yearns for it. A sisters and mothers
love will hardly supply the need. Yet
many seek for nothing furthW than sue
cess i'm housework. Justly enough hal


of these get nothing more; the othel
half, surprised beyond measure, hav'
gotten more than they sought. Thei


wives surprise them by bringing out


noble idea i'm marriage, and disclosing


treasury of courage, sympathy and love
Year: 1876

The creeping" of railroad rails has
attracted some attention of late, and,
while we do not attempt to explain 1t, we
offer a point on the fact that, on lines
running north and south, the western
rail creeps" faster than the eastern
rail-thatis, this strange movement of
the rail towards the south ismore marked
in one rail than in the other on the tame
track. Furthermore, ithas been noticed
that on such q line the eastern rail wears
out the fastest. Both of these points,
we think, can be explained by the motion
of the earth as it turns from the west
toward the east. Everything that has
free motion is dragged after the whirling
globe; every wind that blows and every
tide that moves feels the influence, and
our train going north or south is pulled
over towards the east, and naturally
presses the eastern rail most heavily,
The wester rail being relieved Of its share
of weight, "creeps" more freely and
quickly. II is also noticed that the
whcels that run on the eastern rail wear
out the first, and we can but think thai
this earth motion Is the true cause. Ths
practical side of this Is that the eastern
rail and wheel should be stronger
\ Scientific American,
Year: 1876

DURING the past ten years, great
change has taken place in the tea trade
between the United States and China
and Japan. Before the establishment of
the telegraph and steamship lines, teas
that were ordered from China and Japan
in the early spring were not received In
this country until the first part of the
following winter. Now teas that are
growing on the bush in Japan in March,
are landed in New York early in June,
and July the market is supplied with
them. The telegraph is used to inquire
about the condition of the market, or to
order purchases made, merchants com.
municating with each other by cipher,
in order TO avoid the heavy expense in
volvcd in telegraphing 80 long distance
in The usual way.
Year: 1876

The Whitney Avenue Horse Railroad
Company of New Haven is going to try
the experiment of propelling Car with
compressed air. The track is about two
miles long, and it is expected that
enough compressed air can be stored in a
car at one time to send it over the whole
route, making trip of four miles.
Year: 1876

There are yet several hours in which
votes for the Democratic ticket may be
secured by those who are diligent and
desire the success of the Democratic
Party. Every Democrat should vote.
The gentlemen nominated are good and
true friends of Reform, and each, if
elected, will do all that can be done
towards an economical administration OF
the city government. The poles close at
2 o'clock.
Year: 1876

The republican papers affect to believe
that the refusal of Seymour to become
the democratic candidat @ has ruined the
party in New York. This is sheer drivel'
They do not believe it the wish is the
father OF the thought. Nothing has been
lost but time, aud the convention can
reassemble more harmonious than ever


Indiana presented an infinitely worse
case than this, and the republicans never
seemed to consider the party ruined
there. For in Indiana they put up the
Venezuelan swindler Orth, and tried il
vain to make the party accept the ticket
Then at late hour they had to with
draw their representative republican
swindler, and put up new man.
Year: 1876

The order issued by the Attorney Cen
eral of the United States is actually a
declaration OF war apon free ballot. It
is intended to carry the elections for n
party as plainly as we're the edicts Of tbe
Year: 1876

General, before going into, battle. 1t
will be seen whether these q. S. Mar
shals find the people still free and inde-
pendent. II they do many of these men
may be made to cover and sneak away
from the face of the sons of America.
Peace is desired; but if the Radicals
will la something else, why they will
have to take the consequences. Freedom
of the ballot must be maintained in spite
of all Grants soldiers and Marshals.
Year: 1876

less severe, as the number of brave men
had been sadly reduced but the yawning
gaps were quickly closed up, the living
pressed forward TO fill the places of the
dead, and the terrible column swept to
the very foot of the wall


With shout of exultation. fuller
vengeful hate than the whoop of an
American savage, they planted the scaling
ladders, and, maddened with excitement
and frenzy, swarmed over the fortifica-
tions upon the struggling patriots, and
commenced the butchery.


There was no giving way, no steps
backward, ns cry for quarter. Though
as one to ten, they continued the fight
with dubbed muskets, and died shout
ing for Texas. The brave Colonel Travis
was almost the first to fall after an
entrance was effected. "God save my
country, and bless my boy" were the
last words he uttered.


The death work was rapid. and in five
minutes scarcely a dozen Texans were
left alive. Seeing this, Major Evans
FASTENED with lighted torch to fire the
magazine as had been previously arf
ranged. He reached the spot, and was
on the point of applying the torch, when
be was riddled with bullets The half
dozen who now remained were over
powered, disarmed, and the capture of
the Alamo was complete.


The bound captives were carried into
the presence of Sarta Anna, who heaped
upon them every conceivable insult, and
finally ordered them to be taken outside
the camp and murdered Among the
prisoners was the celebrated David
Crockett, who was captured with his
celebrated rifle, "Betsey," which had
been the gift of club of Philadelphia.


The order was brutally executed, and
Mrs. Dickinson, wife of Lieutenant Dick
inson, one of the officers, her infant child,
a servant of Colonel Travis, and two
Mexican women who were employed by
the garrison, were all who remained of
the one hundred and eighty who had
fought so gallantly for Texan liberty
But they were not unavenged, for before
the walls lay the bodies of five hundred
and twenty of the enemy, while eight
hundred and fifty more lay wounded in
their camps.


Thus fell the Alamo In two hours
from the first signal of assault, all was
over. 1t was Santa Annals last triumph
over Texas, for in less than two months
General Houston won the battle of San
Jacinto, and the Mexican butcher came
a trembling captive into the patriot camp
to beg for the prolongation of life his
crimes had many times forfeited.


In the churchyard at San Antonio is a
plain small granite stone, erected by pri-
vate parties, bearing the inscrintion
Sacred to the memory of those who fell
at the massacre of the Alamo"
Year: 1876




Our democratic brethren in the south
will be neglectful of their opportunity
if they allow their colored fellow-citizen
to receive and retain erroneous impress
sion concerning the troops to be literally
scattered over the states OF South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Let the negroes everywhere understand
the truth. There are many localities
where the colored men, VINO wish TO vote
the democratic ticket are ostracised and
treated with violence by negroes stirred
up to such deeds by disreputable white
men who pocket tho profit and leave
their dupes to be killed. The troops are
sent south to protect these colored demo-
cratic voters in the exercise of the right
of suffrage. Let them understand this
If there is any place where there rs a
probability that colored democrats will
be interfered with, let the i"ca' demo
cratic committee confer publicly with
the United States marshal on tie sub
ject. If he then applies for trooFs' well
and good; if he declines to d o. let ms
answer be made public; it may be OF use
later. If any republican orator under
takes TO deny that these troops are sent
south to afford protection to colored
democratic voters, ascertain why they
are sent and make his statement public.
Every republican declaration that the
army is to be prostituted to PARTY neces-
stiles is worth thousand votes in New
York and New England.
Year: 1876

One reason why the country is poor is
: that there are too many consumers and
not enough producers. Gen. Grant, for
instance. has an array of Office holders
who are eating up the substance of the
people. This army is on the increase
every year. Here are the official fig
Year: 1876

Mr.. MARGARY was long enough in
China to learn that" it is the nature Of
Cinnamon to give in to anything which
asserts its superiority. A kick and few
words in his own tongue, telling him he
is un ignorant boor. will make China
man worship you. Singly, or in small
groups. they are the pink of civility, but
4 mob is rather dangerous"
Year: 1876

LIEUTENANT BAIRD, of the French
navy, has originated the idea of building
vessel expressly designed to accommo-
date young men who wish TO complete
their educaticI by making the tour of
the world Arrangements will be made
for fifty passengers, and the cost of the
trip is to be 10000 francs each.
Year: 1876

cHocL ELECTION One week from to-mor-

 ?, Saturday May 9th, the election will take bee to decide whether tax shall be levied upon e property of this school district or not, for purpose of paying the deficiency that will required to finish the new school house. The Utter is too plain to any thinking person to re- Dire further elucidstion; the children must be ucated. and in order to do 1t they must have a Puse to go so school in. and in order to build & puse money must be raised to pay for 1t. If Pere is any other way to get the money VIC sve not heard of it.
Year: 1876

MILL RExovzp.-A. O. Moves, having sawed all the desirable timber within convenient reach of his mill, has removed it some six miles back into the mountains, near the Skull Valley road, where 1t Is now making fine quality of lumber both clear and common. The yard at the old mill building. in the upper end of town, will be stored full of clear lumber in order to keep a supply well seasoned for the rainy months and winter "a ttk a FtsAt Fs sfS
Year: 1876

WE call special attention to the notice of the Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue, published in this issue. H will be we'll for persons liable to pay special taxes to take due notice and govern themselves accordingly, as a severe penalty follows a failure to comply with the requirements of said notice. Hon. A. J. Finlay is the Deputy Collector of this District. Parties interested should call on him.