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Year: 1876

Some of the democratic journals have
been asserting that President Grant is about
to transfer General Sheridan to this city to
"bull-doze" its s'banditti" and intimidate
the democratic party, and that iron
clads have been ordered to our har-
Dor to be in readiness to lombard the
city. This extravagant story bore the i'm
press of reckless invention on its face, but
we have nevertheless caused inquiries to be
made of the proper authorities at Washing
ton to find if there were any facts which
might have served as hint to the fabri-
Gators. The result is an absolute de-
nial of the story as whole and
OF all its parts. General Sherman
declares that there is no thought
of sending General Sheridan to this city,
and denials equally positive are given at the
Navy Department to the marine part Of the
story which is vcritable "story for the
marines"


Next to the wickcdness Of sending Gen.
eral Sheridan hero as menace in tho
present excited state Of the public mind is
the wckedness of inventing such lies and
QlSSemlDutluk thciu tufoubA tAo Coui-
munity; for President Grant to do what
he is charged with the intention Of
doing would have an inflammatory effect on
public feeling at time whom every true
patriot should aim to calm and quiet it.
The fabrication Of the story hos precisely
the same effect so far as the story is believed,
and is as wanton trifing with the public
tranquility rs the fact would be if it werc
true. There could not DO a more incendiary
species of lying than this when the public
mind is so excited and infammable.


WE'LL MAY BRrTisH ARcHEoLoGIsTs bite
their lips with disappointment over the
success Of our Metropolitan Museum in
securing the antiquities found by General
Cesnola at Curium. The particulars of the
Curium collection, with some account Of the
enterprising finder. fill on interesting letter,
which we publish elsewhere
Year: 1876

The strange aspect which divorce cases
frequently present affords features of inter-
est to better class of people than usually
interest themselves in legal contests between
husbands and wives. In case which was
concluded yesterday in Judge Brady's Court
husband sued for divorce on the
only ground recognized by the statutes
of New York, and q rsferee was
ordered to take the testimony and report
thereon. Meanwhile a counter suit was
begun by the wife, and the cross-examina-
tion of the witnesses for the husband re-
suited in the burden Of proof being against
the husband, and the Judge consequently
visited upon the man the disgrace which he
had sought to infict upon his wife. In
another suit, upon argument ns to alimony
and counsel fees, the husband, who was the
defendant, declared that his income was not
half as large as was alleged an enormous
oveYdraft of salary having been neces-
sary to Gquidate expenses incurred
by the wife. 1t also transpired that
the defendants business prospects were en-
dansered by the publicity which had been
given to the suit, he being an attach6 of a
house whose business consisted principally
of the sale of Sunday school books and
Bibles. The moralist will find in both these
cases considerable food for thought. That
man may prefer trumped-up charges
against his wifes honor without sub
jecting himself to any penalty that is
of the nature of punishment shows that
the divorce laws Of New York are not as
faultless as they are pure, while the spectacle
of the religious public being served with its
special mental food by a man charged with
the most dangerous crime that can be COM
mtted against socfety is anything but a
pleasing one. Both cases are eloquent SER
mons against marrying in haste, with the
attendant repentance at leisure in court
room.
Year: 1876

We again call earnest attention to tho ne
cessity of immediate action on the part of
the benevolent for the relief of the poor of
the. city. We quote from the interviews of
our reporters with several workingmen to
show how patiently they are struggling
against their miseries. A painter says:--"I
don't believe that even with good food every
day should be able to work steady for q
week." A baker says:-"During five months
] worked about seventeen days" and after
stating that for seven weeks he and his fam
lily had lived on a few loaves of bread, adds,
with simplicity and plaintive humility
that touches the heart, II don't expect that
my wife will be able to do as much scrub
binQ Is she thinks she will, ~ she Is well
Year: 1876

A remarkable feature of the present
meteorological conditions in the United
States is the rapidity with which distinctly
marked storm centres are traversing the
region of the lakes and Middle States from
tho Northwest toward the Atlantic. Since
Saturday last not less than four of
these depressions have moved over this
course with thcr attendant areas of rain and
snow and high winds. That which pro-
duced the snowfall Of yesterday morning at
New York is now moving of the coast Of
Year: 1876

Mr. Hewitt gives his version of the inter-
view between himself and the President.
There are some discrepancies between his
statement and the Presidents, but
they are not greater than often hap
pens when different persons repeat a
long conversasion from memory. The
conversation related to two subjects,
Louisiana and South Carolina. Mr.. Hewitt
admits that the Louisiana part of it was con-
fidential but asserts that there was no such
understanding about the south Carolina
part, and that he had, in fact the Pres
ident's permission to make it public.
Both accounts agree that the President
did say thnt it required sixty-three
members to form n quorum of the South
Carolina House of Representatives and if
it be true that the President consented that
this statement might be given to
the public be is hardly entitled to
call it merely private opinion.
\ Be that rs it may, it is difficult to sec
what right responsible officer acting on an
important matter has to discriminate be-
tween his private and his official opinions.
He was bound to act on his real views.


AS proof of his own accuracy Mr..
Hewitt refers to notes of the first
conversation, which he took down i'm
mediately after leaving the President and
sent to him for correction, if they were in
any respect inaccurate, and that the Presi-
dent made no suggestions that they were
inexact Those notes were given to the
President for his own protection if his con-
duct on the occasion should ever be called
in question. We think it clear enough that
the President expressed himself in the first
interview with great and unexpected
ton went further than his Judgment ap-
proved on cool reflection. Mr. Hewitt, on
the other hand, caught eagerly at these ex-
pressions and founded hopes on them which
he was unable to conceal. His want Of reti-
cenceput the President in an annoying posi-
of his indiscreet disclosures and his at
tempts to force the President to go further
than he wished If Mr.. Hewitt had been
wise he would have guarded the President
against any suspicion by his own party
friends of acting in secret collusion
with their adversaries and giving them
aid and comfort. He weakly subjected the
President to this kind of imputations and
put him on the defensive before his own
party. Aside from its self-defeating folly the
disclosure was personally unfair to gen.
tleman who had talked to him with singular
frankness. relying on his confluence and
discretion. We suspect that political OPP
ponents will hereafter be in no great haste to
make confidant Of Mr. Hewitt.
Year: 1876

be the following: Strong stocks, plen-
ty of honey, good queens, large hives
well packed above and at the sides with
dry absorbing material, an air space of
two or three inches below the combs,
and chance for the moisture caused by
the heat of the bees to pass off very
gradually without permitting any Graft
of air through the hive.


l have had stocks prepared in this
manner that reared broods all winter,
and were in splendid condition for the
next seasons work. There will be no
trouble about "springing" such stocks.
When thus prepared have never lost
anv colonies in wintering. but | have
lost them when they were placed in n
cellar or buried in pits, or when they
were neglected on their summer stands.
Prank Benton in Michigan Farmer.
Year: 1876

MAKING HIvEs.-If you make your
own hives, select well seasoned lumber
put them together accurately and SUBJ
stantislly, and we'll paint them. Hives
thus made cost little more, but are the
cheapest in he end. The reader must
here bear especially in mind that the use
of frames in hives is public property /;
that he can make and arrange them as
be has mind, without caring "cOnti-
nentaI' for any patent. 1t is also well
to recollect that large yields of honey
are less dependent upon this or that sort
of hive than the man.
Year: 1876

mercenary motive could influence him
for moment. We shall look with in
terest for the full text of his speech on
the Archer bill The passage of that
bill if il should pass the Senate and
become law)will have great effect
and for bad, on the interests of the
State of California.


The remarks of the Union relative to
General MCCoNNELL's character, ,abil-
ity and integrity, will receive the un-
iversal endorsement of the people of
Los Angeles. He is above and beyond
any influnce save principle and con-
viction of right. 1t is like MCCoN-
NELL to talk with STANFORD or AR
CHER or with anyone who could give
him information on the subject he had
under consideration, but it is to sup
pose something very unlike him to
suppose he could be influence beyond
the facts by Governor STANFORD or
by anyone. General MCCONNELL rep
resents Los Angeles county in the As
sembly and be sought information
relitive to the effect of such law as
the ARCHER bill on the interests of
Southern California. Having found
that the bill would be disastrous to his
part of the State if passed he opposed
it as he felt in duty bound. Had he
not felt this course to be right he
might have rode around the world
with all the railroad Presidents in the
world aud they could not have Undue
ed him to oppose the bill. Such man
is JOHN r. MCCONNELL.
Year: 1876




When Tommie Rowan retired from
the County Treasurer's office yes
terday-that is, when he left the Farm
ers and Merchants Bank-he took
from the vaults of that institution just
Sl07,927 G6. The way the "root of all
evil' was piled up In the trays in the
Cashiers office, or business room, how
ever, showed very conclusiyeiy that
the County moneys were mighty small
potatoes anyway in that institution
We had the pleasure yesterday of
glancing Mt some of the Records Of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, and
were rather astonished to discover that
if every depositor should draw his last
dollar the bank would have nearly
100000 on hand, to say nothing of
other assets as good as gold.
Year: 1876

likely than before to meet with favor.


The Senate Committee on Corpora
tions is in session every evening upon
the Archer bill, struggling to derive
conclusions from the mass of state
ments, tables and comparisons before
them. 1t is quite impossible to
conjecture what may be the result
of their deliberations, rs they are un-
der special instructions from the Sem
ate to report on Saturday morning.
They are necessarily crowding their
work to speedy termination.


Governor John G Downey occupied
seat in the Senate chamber this
morning by the side of Senator Bush:
Year: 1876

BY order of the Council the Police
have driven few peanut aud popcorn
venders, who were nearly all cripples,
and the boot blacks from, the side
walks, but we do not observe de-
crease in the number of boxes, bales
and other things that lumber the
pavement. The cripples were making
an honest living, but thanks to the
wisdom of the Council they can now
live at the expense of the people, for
most of them will be compelled to go
to the county hospital.
Year: 1876

Hundreds of Democrats declare that
II the Democratic ticket is printed 80 close
- to leave no room for scratching they will
vote the Republican ticket solid. They are
determined not to stand the party whip
any longer.
Year: 1876

Room BELL. q surgeon prominent In
the Bravo trial. has distinguished him
self In another case. A man went to
bed and his wife soon after followed
him. She found him speschless. with
blood flowing from his mouth. A doc
tor vas ssnt for. but he did no good.
and than Mr.. Bell was summoned. he
discovered that the mans false teeth
had got into his throat. and were almost
choking him. aud with great skill he
dialodged them.
Year: 1876

The Calais Times says that Mr.. Alfred
Towers house was saved from probable
desti action by his dog, one day last week
fire had caught from a pan OF ashes in
the shed. but the dogs barking drew Mr..
Towers to the spot in season to extinguis b
the flames before any damage was done.
Year: 1876

A widow of our acquaintance at
the Ocean was emphatic on the hor-
rible figure that the loveliest woman
must cut while bathing. l remark
ed that the queen of love and beauty
was tabled to have sprung from the
foam of the sea, and that she must
have been charming. "Oh, yea but
she had nothing on. l should look
charming" Here her speech
came to sudden halt, and observing
roses blooming all over her face, l
said, III have no doubt os It," and
walked away.
Year: 1876

W. ID. Christian local editor Of the
Westminster Monthly, was in this
city last week. We enjoyed a pleas
ant chat with our old friend and
room mate.


We are informed he is looking out
for ANOTHER room mate.
Year: 1876

1t is against the anti RepubiSea..
administration that the anger of
this country is rising. 1t is well
enough to say that Hayes took
pains to ignore Grant in his letter:
that the canvass should have no re-
latiOn to the Administration. The
country will not think so when Il
sees Cameron, Conkling, Morton
and the chiefs of the party sur-
rounding the president and sustain
ing him in his arrogant assumption
of power. The country will say.
and truly, what confidence can we
have in a party whose leaders have
no more influence over president
than hRrem eunuchs over a sultanY
They see that the president has la
den these senator's with honor, Civ
en- them large share of patronage,
and because of this they are dumb.
All this time the fair canvass OF
Hayes and Wheeler darkens. Nut
terings are heard on all sides. The
mass meeting in New York was
conspicuous for the absence of men
who give strength To Republicanism
in this city. The country shows a
profound dissatisfaction, not with
Grant alone, but with the Repub-
lican party, and more especially
with the Senate. It is well enough
for Grant to treat the party as a
sucked orange, but why should the
Republican leaders permit it? That
is the astonishing question. If the
Senate were to say "check" to
Grant tomorrow, his game of Cse-
sarism would stop. But no one has
the courage to do so. Unless il is
stopped, and the Washington gov
ernment shows some respect for the
rights of the people-unless we
nave an end of this personal gov
ernment-Hayes and Wheeler will
be defeated by as In. &c a majority
as Scott and Graham or Greeley
and Brown.
Year: 1876

Boys, when you come into tho
house for your meals and find the
dinner or supper not quite ready.
and your mother or sisters hurry
ing around heated and tired. instead
of standing about in the way, lean
ing against the sink or tilting back
in your chair against the buttery
door, l would take hold and help
the women folks. At first, maybe,
you won't see any way you can help
them, unless you were brought up to
work occasionally in the house.
Try en- experiment tomorrow.
Come in a few moments before din
ner time and watch the steps your
mother takes in putting the finish
ing touches TO the meal. See her
lift the heavy kettle of ofpotatoes from
the stove and holding it with
great effort at nearly arms length,
carry it to the sink, and then lift it
up again to drain off the water.
Certainly, you could do that for her.
You can take Il pot of meat or beans
from the oven and thus save much
of her strength; you can set the
chairs up and run down collar for
the. butter or bread; you can glance
over the table and see IL a knife or
spoon has been misplaced in dish
ing up the dinner, and IL so, quietly
replace it. Wouldn't this be bet
ter way than after the family are all
comfortably settled at the table, to
loudly say, Marin, my knife and
forks gOne--guess you mean for
me to eat with my fingers today"
and the mother has to spring mp, no
matter how stiff and tired she may
feel, and run TO the cupboard and
bring her great boy his knife
When you notice the vinegar cru0t,
the pepper or salt box. or any dish
has been forgotten, get up quietly
and get the same before your moth
or has chance TO. See if she can't
sit in peace at meal time and not be
continually getting up for articles.
Things will be forgotten In the best
regulated families.
Year: 1876

Remarks of a General.


The truth about Custer is, that he
was a pet soldier, who had risen not
above his merit, but higher than
men of equal merit. He fought
with Phil. Sheridan and through
the patronage of Sheridan he rose,
but while Sheridan liked his valor
and his dash he never trusted his
judgement. He was to Sheridan
what Murat was to Napoleon.
While Sheridan is always cool, Gus
ter was always aflame. He was like
a thermometer. He had a touch of
romance about him, and when the
war broke out he used to 90 about
dressed like one of Byron's pirates
in the Archipelago, with waving,
shining locks, and a broad, tapping
sombrero. Rising to high command
early in life, he lost the repOse neces
sary to success in high command.
Why, 1 remember when we were cha
sing Lee, and had him up against ap-
pOmatOX. Custer rusher into the
rebel lines and wanted Longstreet to
surrender the whole army to him.
You see Custer imagined that if he
could frighten Longstreet into a sur
render all he would have to do
would be to turn over the whole
Rebel gang to Grant, but Long
street, who had wonderful sense,
quietly told the furious young man
| that he did not command the army
to surrender it and that Lee was off
to see Grant on the same business.
Then Custer must rush into politics,
and went swinging around the circle
with johnson. He wanted to be 4
statesman, and, but for Sheridan's 5
influence with Grant, the Republi-
cans would have thrown him; but
you see we all liked Custer, and did
not mind his little freaks in that
way any more than we would have
minded temper in woman. Sheri-
dan, to keep Custer in his place,
kept him out on the plains at work
? he gave him a fine command, one OF
the best cavalry regiments in the
service. The Colonel, Sturgis, was
allowed to bask in the sunshine in q


large city, while Custer was the real
commander.
Year: 1876

A word to business men on this
subject. The people read more at
this season than in the winter, when
they have more amusement, more
work and the days shorter. The
man who keeps his name and bust
ness before the public during the
hot dull weather will not lie forgot
ten IN the fall The country cusLo-
mer who reads his Ledger through,
line by line, advertisements and all,
will consider him live man and
call at his place of business when he
comes to town. Ifit is a retail bus
mess. the city trade will flow to the
man who advertises. We know it
requires nerve to advertise during
months when there is nothing do
ing, but we believe it pays III the en6
and often brings an immediate re-
turn. Those who do not feel like
putting in a douhle-column sixteen
square advertisement, can insert
something smaller. 1t will be read
and the people will be attracted by it.
When the business season sets in
nearly everybody advertises, the pa
pers are full, everybody is in hur-
~, and a business card is more like
ly to be overlooked or overshad-
owed by large, costly and flashy ad
vertisements. We say, advertise in
summer, even if you go a little light
er for it in the winter. 1t is a great
mistake to wait until business is at
it's height to advertise, for the effect
cannot be the same as if the effort
had been made sooner. People
read, think, talk, and form plans in
the duh season, and when the rush
Of business comes their minds are
pre-occupied, their connections
formed, and they have little time to
change about. Try summe adver-
tising.-Nemphis Ledger.


There is wisdom in the above
suggest.on, ard VIZ ask our Pulaski
merchants to ponder it we'll, and act
upon it. Every word of 1t is true.
Year: 1876

The sergeant Of a Wisconsin reg
iment carried live eagle with him
'Lhrough thirty battles of the late
war, and that eagle, known as Old
Abe, is now maintained, with man
to take care Of him, at the expense
of the State. or course, Old Abe is
at the Centennial, where he may be
seen by everybody. if every bodyhap-
pens to have so cents to pay for the
privilege, The eagle is a feathered
fraud. We call him the monarch of
the clouds, and all that, and have
adopted him as our national bird,
and yet he makes it a point to let
the monarch of the dung hill whip
aim every time they run together,
That's just what he is-a feathered
fraud Courier-J0UrHal.
Year: 1876

A Grand Rapids minister has in
formed some young and guile
less converts that il is 4 deadly sin
to read newspapers or go TO the
post Office on Sundays, or to read
letters or write them on that day,
and no Christian woman must write
a letter so that her husband shall
oct it to read on sunday. The
church society of which this sanity
follower is pastor, however, gave a
theatrical show the other night in
the sacred edifice itself.
Year: 1876

The county will think Gen. Crook
wise in halting where he did to
await reinforcemeuts. The bitter
est foes of the Administration do
not wish another column Of troops
to go to their death Rs a monument
TO the laundering and criminal reck
lessness of the man Grant.-Rnoz
ville Tribune.
Year: 1876

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
seription is out or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extending
credit to our friends and patrons. bnt
cash alone wiz way our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to a strict cash
rule. We hope you win comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor,


E&- We enter no new names on our
hooks without the money in advance.
Year: 1876

The One-term business of Mr..
Rutherford B. Hayes is a political
catch which is too old and thin to
deceive anybody. Grant used it
and flung it away in an hour, and
the thing we repeat is too old and
thin for present use Omaha Her.
Year: 1876

At the time that Grant sent Sher-
idan to Louisiana on his nefarious
mission of ialsehood and tyrrany,
Governor Tilden sent a special mes
sage to the New York Legislature
on the subject, in which he said
'New York, first of the common
wealths of the American Union in
resources and military power, should
declare her sentiments on this occa-
sion with distinctness, dignity
and solemn emphasis which will
command the thoughtful attention
of Congress,of her sister States, and
of the people of our whole country.
With the unanimity with which she
upheld the arms of the Union in the
past conflict, she should now ad-
dress herself to the great and the
most sacred duty of re-establishing
civil liberty and the personal rights
of individuals, of restoing the ideas
and habits of freedom, and of reas
serting the supremacy of the civil
authority over the military power
throughout the Republic"
Year: 1876

An ADDRESS TO THE SIC b.
Do YOU want to purify the system?
Do you want to get rid Of Biliousness
Do you want something to strengthen you
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want TO get rid of nervousnessf
10 you want good digestion?
Do you want to sleep we'll
Do You want to build u, your constliut
Do YOU want brisk aud vigorous feeling!


If uoD 6O take
Year: 1876

On the financial question in Indiana,
both parties are weak, and the greenback
bolt is troubling them, but it is though
that the Republicans will lose more than
the Democrats. Whatever the strength of
the Greenback party may be, two-thirds
Of the voters they muster to the polls will
be Repnblicans.
Year: 1876

The spirit of the devil has again been
at work in South Carolina. Lawlessness
is rife in that unhappy negro carpet-bag,
ridden State. The latest report from the
scene of the riot is, one white man and Fix
neproes killed.