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Year: 1875

"No culprit ever felt the halter draw


With good opinion of the Law"


The above is venerable truism in
criminal Jurisprudence, and, with
slight variation, is equally applicable
to political parties of the present day.
Touch upon truth and fact, however
lightly, which unfavorable affect eth
er the one or the other, and the whole
pack, Tray, Blanche, Sweetheart and
all are slipped loose, and will drive
you to cover unless you are able to
distinguish the yelp, of the cur from
the sonorous baying of the hound.
We are forceably reminded of this
whenever we, as an independent jour-
nalist, feel it to be our duty to anim-i
advert upon the delinquencies of the
present Administration. Some of its
partizans, without the ability to meet
the issue, or the ingenuity of apollo
gists, resort to ribaldry and evasion to
ward off the effect and lull the people
into repose. They even invoke the
philosophy of TooTs-that whether
governed by King, Kaiser, or Presi-
dent, the world is destined to the same
budget of veal and woe-forgettipg,
probably, that TooTs was mere crea-
ton of fancy, and designed as fool,
and that these words were put in his
mouth as evidence of f'success in por-
traying the character. When peo-
pie become satisfied with this doctrine
they are ripe harvest for the first
ambitious CESAR who may feel dis
posed to thrust in his sickle. But we
premise that it will be long time
before the American people will en-
brace this doctrine, Notwithstanding
the efforts of the adherents of the
present administration to educate
them up to the point. The pround
boast of the American citizen,
whether of native or foreign birth, is
their manhood, their freedom and
their right to govern themselves. At
the same time they are patient and
law-abiding, but know full well when
patience ceases to be virtue, and that
time is drawing full nigh. Talk Of
your present parties and partizanship!
Without concert or organization, there
is at this time a party forming
throughout the land as silently and as
numerous as the dew drops upon the
heather, each finding his affinity In
the other and only wanting contact to
form whole, which win cleanse the
Augean stables and sweep from high
places the vepal horde by whom we
are now misgoverned. But, say they,
whose ranks are to be depleted to forms
this new party? We answer, from
all parties and ranks-bursting the
ties and chains of party discipline, the
people will range themselves on the
side of constitutional reform-spring-
ing like the clanmen of RoDERfCK ]
DHU, from every hamlet, bush and
even the very ground, in such num-
bers and with such determination as
to cause the cheek Of villainy to-
blanch before them. With q country
fronting upon the two great oceans,
Year: 1875

The Water Power project, in this
city. 10 the subject Of much comment
and inquiry about now. There sp.
pears to be great deal more Of q dis.
position to learn Of its progress and
prospective success, than to actually
do anything to further It, by great
many Of our citizens. The last meet
ing held, at which five directors were
chosen, was very poorly attended, and
very little enthusiasm manifested. Tho
load 10 now placed on the five direc-
tors largely, and 80 far as we have any
knowledge Of their intentions, It Is to
first learn what the outlay 10 to be, as
nearly A. possible, by first looking mp
the right Of way and next closely scan
ing the cost Of construction. We I'M.
derstand that the directors are do.
termined to commence at the foot Of
the hill, and II the first things to be
overcome seem too great to master
they do not feel like spending their
time and labor to overcome them in
the present lukewArm condition of the
people upon the subject.
Year: 1875

as private In the Fourth Iowa Cavalry, and ut the
close OF the war was returned to the Legislature.


Which is all true enough except that
West went into the army In 1861 in
stead OF the Iowa Legislature; that he
never was in the CO s7alry branch Of the
service, and that he did serve honora-
bly, in the Fourteenth Iowa Infantry.


A fellow that can jerk . whole
column daily OF such valuable an
spicy "Personals" - these ought TO b.
valuable and handy to have around q
great daily newspaper Office.
Year: 1875

BURLINGTON, March 3l.--A rousing
railroad meeting was held in this city
this evening to take action in regard


to tho proposed Burlington and South
western Narrow Gauge Railroad. All
the business houses were closed, and
the entire business community attend
ed the meeting which was marked by
the greatest enthusiasm. Over forty
thousand dollars were subscribed on
tho spot, and this sum will be very
readily increased to seventy five thous-
and dollars. The road is an assured
fact, and will be running trains next
Year: 1875

Don't crowd. the world is large enough
For you as well as me;
The doors of all arc open wide
The realm OF thought Is Tree,
In all earth's places you are right
To chase the beat you can--
Proviie,iihst you do notify,
To crowd some other man,
Don't crowd the good from out your heart
By fostering ail that's bad
But give to every virtuerooil
The best that may be hadi
To each days record such one
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right-givc each his room,
And never try to crowd.


CHARLES DIcKHys,
Year: 1875

SENATOR WRIGHT ". SALARY.


The State Register. of the Both ult.,
contained lengthy editorial touching
tho structures that have been made
upon the Judge by some Republican
journals in regard to his action upon the
reduction or saIaries. These STRUCTURES
have claimed that the Judge was strik-
: ing sel6ahly at other salaries than his
own.


Knowing Judge Wright as We do,
we were fully satisfied that his sense
Of the dtness of things and his strict
sense Of justice would never have led
him to assume any such position.
Had We not have entertained this high
opinion Of him as man of the utmost
fairness, ~ we do, we had at all events,
some respect for his ability aud
shrewdness, and could not have be-
lieved that he would act like a silly
fool, and so blast his popularity.


Senator Wright reported the bill a.
prepared by his committee. The Reg
lister says for him that 1t was not his
idea to have an indiscriminate reduc-
tion of salaries, but to inquire into
them and ascertain where reductions
ought to be made, and whore, if any,
an increase would be just and proper
to the end that justice might be done
throughout and expenditures lessened
In the matter Of salaries.


It was not true that he would except
his own salary. To the end that this
examination Of salaries may be made
and q report made upon which Con-
gress could act understandingly Judge
Wright moved the appointment of .
committee to cit during vacation, of
which the Hon. VIM. B. Allison is
chairman.


Jadgs Wright, by his own free
choice, prefers to retire from public
life st the close Of his Senatorial term,
and many . man who has had taste
Of being target for the shafts Of the
tens Of Thousands of carpers whose de.
light It seems to be to wound, NO mat
ter how we'll public servant does,
can understand how welcome private
life 10 to . man Of sensitive nerves.


Feeling that we ought to aid in do
Ing simple justice at least to Judge
Wright we can not refrain from re.
pelling this attack made upon him.
Year: 1875

excess of the preceding month, and near
ly 700 more than in any month since 1902
when registration Of deaths comm enced.
The mortality in France from the same cause
was equally great.
Year: 1875

to the left, because the right leg naturally


takes longer stride. The left side OF the
brain is lar. er than the right; it has been
shown that the power of verbal articulation
in the right-handed is confined to a certain
convolution on the left side and hence we
arrive at the tact, that in speaking and
thinking we use the left side OF our bfain
this being the result Of dextral educatl0ns
Amnesia and aphasia in righi-handed men
Indicate disease usthe left brain. Hammer
palsy and writer's cramp show the results
Of excessive working Of the left braitra Dr.


Hollis insists on the necessit, of.s'aaopting a
system of education which MIL give an
equal prominence.to both sides- ag.,lhe brain
in intellectusaAI AIoperations.i
Year: 1875

KEEP Tie REclPEs.-Every house
keeper should have her own reel Pc
bvok-a book Of her own creation, OF
gradual growth aud proved excellence
and We propose to show our lady
Readers how 10 make one. In the
frat place buy blank book and write
Year: 1875

large force OF men has OF late bccn busy In the
Brooklyn Navy Yard building new man-of-war. The
new system OF iron plating has been discarded in her
construction and she Is built entirely othe best live oak
timber. Her Prov however will be plated with an i'm
mcnso OF steel projecting out seventeen feet
and forming most formidable means Of offence de-
fence She is named tho Trenton, and will be launched
on the Ist OF january Old exports say that she is tho
finest specimen OF navnl architecture built In the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and is model Of symmetry and
strength Her armament will consist Of twenty four
eleven inch pivot guns, which will bo located her
middle decks while the spar or upper deck will be
placed rifle guns, capable OF throwing two hundred
be furnished with a capable OF propeng her at
sailing qualities. She will be ship rugged, having three
masts and will carry cloud oil canvas Her
machinery engines being built by John Roach,
and will embrace every modern invention She
measures 253 feet in length 4s feet breadth OF beam
and IS feet depth OF hold. Her tonnage by
actual measurement, is . 300 She was built under the
supervision and from the plans OF Samuel H. Pook the
naval constructor and will be ready to go into commits
SION By the 1s Of April at tho farthcst Her keel was


laid the 2Sth Of October 1874 but work on her was
suspended almost completely until last July, when
strong force OF put at work to complete her.
She will be ono OF the formidable vessels in tho
service and will probably be stationed tho Atlantic
scaboard The most solid and massive timber and ma
tcrals have been used in her construction, aud sho
looks in every respect a 1rst class man-ofwar Ad
miral Rowan will DO present on the day Of launching,
and the syent will be interesting aud important
Year: 1875

MEETING or PARIsmoNERs TO EXPRESS con-
YIDErcE IN THEIR PAsTon-THE HERALD's
STATEMENT OF PAcrs-REsoLUTIoEs con-
DEMuNG THE VENTILATION OF THE SCANDAL


NEWPORT Dec. %, 1875.
This evening . large number Of the male members OF
St. Mary's Roman Catholic church assembled for the
purpose Of expressing their views upon the beading 10
article in the HKRALD viz -Presty IntoleraDcc''-
referring TO Father Grace The meeting called TO
order by Michael Butler who that the object OF
the meeting express confidence In their pastor
and TO refute the ISLANDERS made against him.


The preamble and resolutions were follows, and
will speak for themselves


In OF the fact that question or discipline has
arisen between the pastor OF this congregation and ono
OF his parshonors regard the burial OF child OF
said parshioner which question from its very nature
should have been left for settlement between tho
@ following and relative ssd ases
ton, certain statements have appeared
in the public papers (meaning the HERALD purporiing
to como from correspondent of that papcrl and
whereas. either through malice ignorance OF tho
facts OF the these statements seek TO reflect dis
credit upon pastor and him OF pricstly in
tolerance y and whereas the points at issue ap
pear TO have been perverted and pastors attitude
In this affair twisted into attack upon
tho public schools OF this city and whereas we are
sured by pastor that 10 charge HIM with being
enemy to public school instruction Is 20 basciy lie, and
whereas We are aware OF tho position OF our pastor
upon the school question, and know that such position
Is based upon Just principles and supported by sound
reason; therefore.


Resolved, That the members OF this congregation
have full confidence in the ability and disposition OF
their pastor 10 conduct the affairs o5 this parish


Resolved, That are In favor of justice TO every
member OF this congregation, and feel that IL will
be rendered to all by the appointed head OF hs parish
Rev. Philip Grace


Resolved, That wo resent tho caumny which
charges pastor with pricstly influence, and dcprc
cate the uhcharitablencss which prompted It's express
sion


Resolved, That while wc disclaim any wish our
part 10 curtai the just liberty OF the press. st
protest against the prying into private affairs by its
called representatives, and tho starting OF scandal
the responsibility Of which they seek to SHIFT to
other shoulders


Resolved, That tho thanks OF this body be given 20
pastor for the able in which he has reted
the base slander which was published against him.


INTEREST


does not abnte. The leading members Of the church.
in view Of the explanation OF Father Grace and the
adavt OF De Fray, refuse TO take sides tho
matter They at loss TO account for the contra
dctions contained In both and not willing TO be-
licve that either OF them has wilfully lied
Year: 1875

CHRISTMAS MUSICAL SERVICES.
One of the noteworthy features In the churches
tomorrow will be the music For tho great festival
extensive preparations have been made by the leading
organiss of the best works Of the classical
authors will be given with choral and orchestral effects
We append the musical programme Of tho principal
churches:-
Year: 1875

A stranger with no guile in his face
and no overcoat on his shoulders, wan
dered into clothing store in Newport
the other day, and asked if he could
be fitted with spring 0vercoat. The
proprietor promptly answered in the
affirmative. "You speak very posi-
tively,"-replied the stranger. 81 am
bigger than you take me for.n The
storekeeper was still confident that he
had coats that he was sure wonld an
swer. ~ am pretty heavy man."
said the stranger. II will bet you
Ave dollars that you can't guess my
weight into one hundred pounds"
The man was not particularly large,
and this astounding challenge entirely
diverted the seller of clothing from
the usual course Of his business. He
took the wager, named his guess
about a hundred and sixty pounds
the money was put up in the hands Of
third party, and all started off for a
pair of scales, and the stranger bal
anced two hundred and ninety pounds
of weights. The storema looked sad
and puzzled. With sm lie that was
childlike and bland the stranger took
his money and walked off without
saying anything more about the over
coat. It has since been learned that
this man wears a lead jack It, and ha,
been making an honest living by play
ing bis seuryyv triek- on -unsuspeetting
eesoslprs in clothing. He come from
Connecticut.
Year: 1875

PEACE on THE ATLANTIC CoAsT.-
Our Government has just ordered the
removal of the monster gun now lying
at Fortress Monroe to the exposition
grounds of the Centennial at Phila-
delphia. Thus, with every European
power steadily adding to Its army and
its armament, with Germany arming in
masse. and her navy so steadily grow
ing that the London Times says it is
jeopardizing to the British empire of
the ocean and causing that power to
place larger cannon on her battle
ments and bulwarks than ever before,
there is no such uneasiness on our
side Of the water ; but conscious Of
our power, though unarmed, we can
dismOunt our peacemakers and exhi-
bit them in safety to the whole world
in a quiet park Of the City of Brother
ly Love.
Year: 1875

Ben BUTLER wants the national
dollar stamped upon some conven-
lent and cheap material Of the least
possible intrinsic value and never to
be redeemed. At the same time, he
wants it quite equal to, or little
better than, the present value of the
average gold dollar of the world ,
How cSn & dollar of no intrinsic value
and never TO be redeemed have any
value whatsoever The General
must either take the people be ad-
dresses for fools, remarks the New
York SUI, or be great fool himself,
TO talk such rubbish rs he does.
Year: 1875

Senator Mcdonald, Chairman Of


the Indiaua Democratic State Com


mittee, made speech some time ago


in which he fairly represented the


prevailing opinion as to the necessity


of resumption of specie payments,


and of the difficulties in the way to


the realization of this desirable end.
At a time like this when such q per-
sistent attempt is made to misrepre-
sent the sentiments of the leaders of


the Western democracy, the views OF


such men as Senator Mcdonald de.


serves attentive consideration. His


speech enables US clearly to perceive


that the main distractions to the re-
sumption of specie payments are I'M


aginary, due to Ignorance of the op-


erations of currency and banking, and


Of the results these produce. 1t is a


grave error to suppose that more coin


is needed than is on the average pos
sessed, to resume specie payments !;
and that resumption on the first of
January of any year would prove a
failure. This idea is based on the
supposition that resumption will lead
to the presentation of q large portion
of the legal tenders for redemption in
coin. Instead of this being the case,
after redemption, legal tenders will
then take the place Of gold in all the
operations in which gold has inter
vened during suspensiOn-such as the
of duties on imports and in
terest On the Federal, State, munici,
pal and corporation gold bonds. the
purchase Of foreign exchange and for
eign products, sach Is coffee, teas, iron,
hides, etc, etc. In all these transac-
tions, after resumption, bank checks
and legal-teuders will generally be
preferred to gold, and as the Gold
Room is sure to close after resump-
ton, no gold reserve will need to be
held for speculative operations in gold.
The only use there will then be for
gold, will be for the liquidation Of ad
verse foreign balances Of trade at those
periods when our exports of products
and commodities are insufficient for
that purpose. But this we have been
doing without difficulty ever since the
suspension of specie payments, and the
adverse balances of trade are sure to
be less after resumption than they
have been during suspension, because
everything we produce will cost less
when we use currency Of permanent
value, than while we use one 0: fiuc-
tuating value, as the latter is a great
impediment and Burden to produc-
tive industry and commerce.
Year: 1875

MoEE ADFAyTAGEoUs.-ZlCk Chan
dler is not the man We should have
advised President Grant to appoint as
Secretary Of the Interior, remarks the
New York San, and yet we are not
sure that Chandler's appointment
may not, in the long run, prove more
advantageous. Zack is a man after
Grants own heart, rich, splurgy, fond
of good whiskey, and of coarse stories,
reckless in his public acts, and a par
tisan of the third-term. His presence
in the Cabinet will add to the disgust
which thoughtful people feel for
Grantism, and will thus contribute TO
It's final overthrow. BY all means,
lot the Senate confirm Chandler, and
let him have free swing. The Indians
and the Treasury will suffer; but the
country will be the gamer in the end.
Year: 1875

Seven of the ten projects here named are
Southern, and for that reason will probably
receive special attention from the politicians
in Congress But on the whole it is a poor
time to ask for subsidies.
Year: 1875

Throwing DIRT.-l year or two since
the editors of the DapotH and Standard were
engaged in the congenial task of throwing
dirt ut the editor of the STATESMAN At
that time the two beauties were in cahoots,
and wore the same collar. Just now they
are at outs and here IS what Brown saws Of
Murphy:


a di,interested public act a political pro-
fession o1 principe which has rot personal
or pecunlary motive at its base, is utterly in
comprehensive 10 the editor ef the Standard.
He cannot understand or discuss any public
measures, but from personal standpoint
The only questions with him, in all political
and other public matters are: How much
will 1t payr How much can I make ont of
it:" And he judges every other public man
by his own moral standard. Hence, if any
one dIsagrees With him upon any public rnea-
sures ne neVer attempts to discuss the princi-
pies OF such 'sagreeIuent, but imagines and
invents some personal and private motive for
the same, which he gives 10 the public as
fact, IN utter disregard 10 the truth or falsity
Of such statements.
Year: 1875

THE QUALITIEs OF LAw--The law
is terror to men without money, for
whom it has but one of two inter-
pretations. To the rich who are
willing to pay for the luxury, it can
be made as plant as the handspring
of a watch or the professions of man
without a conscience. Here is what
the New York Tribune says of the
attempt to enforce it in that city.


In the Tweed case the defense still contin
ues its conrse Of interposing dilatory motions
The anxiety 10 avoid trial on the merits Of
the case, readers it probable that when the
real defense il brought forward it will not
amount 10 much. Meanwhile, Patience sits
on the monument to the memory of Tweed
which the lawyers are building in foolScap,
and smiles at the grief Of the taxpayers
Year: 1875

This would give an average annual
immigration during that period Of
4O5, ,99S, or 17S,500 more than the
year covered in the last report of the
bureau. 1t is needless to mOrallize
upon the effects of such failure in the
great stream that has for years poured
life, vigor and productive energy into
the heart of the north. This intermit-
tence in the flow of immigration is
probably due, the New York World
thinks, to two cause.-the panic and
prOstration of business, and the in.
creasing demand for labor in the Old
World, more especially in Great Bri-
tain. In so far as it indicates that
our country has become less desira-
able home for the poor OF other na,
tions, it conveys lesson which we
should not neglect. The warning con


firms the result of our own experience,
which tells US that the burdens of
American life have of late been grow
ing wearisome for theindustrial classes.
Year: 1875

Attorney-Gencral Pierrepont has
recently given very important de-
cision. 1t will be remembered by
our readers that we denounced the
arrest of the Black Hills pioneers by
the military as an unwarranted out
rage One of the men so arrested
determined to test the question in the
Courts, and it finally came before the
Attorney General of the United States,
who has put forth very sensible
pronunciamento on the subject. He
decides that the men who have been
plundered of their property by the
soldiers and robbed of their freedom,
have violated no law in entering the
Black Hills, and committed no Of
fense against the country. The At
torney-General is clearly right. There
was no excuse for such outrages as
these by the military in times of
peace, and they only serve to exhibit
the spirit of haste and recklessness
manifested by military commanders
who never stop to study the conse-
quences of ill-advised orders issued
by them. In this instance they were
grossly unjustifiable, resulting in the
brutal treatment of men who were
striving to open up new section OF
our domain and earn an honest liveli-
hood for themselves and families.
This is only the beginning in the
direction to obtain redress for these
outrages, and it would not surprise
us if the Government should have
heavy accounts to settle with these
miners in the shape of damages
[Owyhee Avalanche.