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Year: 1876

A PARAGRAPH relating to the suggestion
that Judge Settle, Of North Carolina, may
be candidate for Vice President at the
Cincinnati convention was printed in
these columns a few days ago, in which
unintentional injustice, it appears, was
inflicted upon the gentleman referred to.
It embraced, in effect, an assertion that he
had declared that no man who had fought
under the Confederate flag ever should be
so far forgiven as to be placed in nomina-
ton for such high position as President
or Vice President. What the judge really
did say on the occasion referred to was
that he doubted 'the policy of nominating
Southern man for the Vice Presidency"
He believes 'the Democracy will not
make the experiment, and it may be that
the termination of any Republican who
"ever stood under the Confederate flag
"would drive off many Republicans at
"the North" He says: when recon-
"struction is thoroughly accomplished and
"fully accepted in the South, it will be
"time enough to look in that direction for
national candidates. An article which
we reprint elsewhere, from the Raleigh
IN. c. Constitution, undoubtedly ex-
presses in an authoritative manner the real
views Of the Judge on this subject.
Year: 1876




CONGRESSMAN ROBBINS, the rotund
bribe-taker Of the old North State. is at
present stumping on his native heath. He
is yearning to return to The halls of the
House for another term, and his yearnings
will probably be satisfied, There is some
thing in this case, as in many others from
the South, which should receive the closest
consideration of all loyal men. The South
talks constantly of its earnest desire for re-
Cancellation, and yet persists in sending to
Congress such men as Robbins, who are
notoriously connected with the White
League and Ku-Klux elements. If bribe,
taking and Ku Kluxism will not debar a
man from the reception of political honors
in the South, no crime or villainy will, and
loyalty must mingls with it in the National
Legislature unless the respectable element
south OF the Mason and Dixon line arise
and crush it out during the coming strug-
gle
Year: 1876

PROP. SEELEY, Commissioner Smith and
many other champions of President
Grants Incompatible peace policy are
well worthy of the high praise they are
receiving from the press of the country for
their able and manly fight against the
Vaccinations Of a certain class of lobbyists
and legislators who are attempting to over
throw that policy by transferring the In
dian bureau to the War Department. A
policy that has and is receiving the sup
port of the best men in the country will be
sustained against the assaults of those who
are now seeking to destroy it.
Year: 1876

Petitions are being presented to the
Massachusetts, legislature for the repeal
OF the present license law and the enact.
ment OF thorough prohibitory law.
with the necessary machinery for its hon
est and impartial execution
Year: 1876

The Chicago Times has no fear OF
centralism, and thinks that the dread Of
such result, even when the Fsdsralist
was the organ of a party, had but little
to rest upon. Our contemporary holds
that the liberties Of the people could be
invaded by central power In only one
Of two ways: First, by denying the
right Of representation, and thus trans
forming the government agency into an
hereditary or permanent oligarchy or
monarchy; second. by enacting and ex-
ecuting special laws, not general In their
operation to all the people within the
jurisdiction Of the Legislative authority"
But it cannot imagine any condition Of
circumstances under which such inva-
sion could be possible, in view Of that
"eternal vigilance" which guards Amer
loan liberty. The nearest approach to
an irresponsible central power has been
assumed In the matter Of Reconstruction !;
but that the sober second thought Of
the people has already pronounced
against, and in the coming Presiden-
tial election it viii be set at rest forever.
Year: 1876

There was small and impromptu
Hayes and Wheeler mass meeting on
the corner OF st. Louis and Chartres
streets, Wednesday evening. 1t was Il
quite excited and energetic meeting
until the whisky gave out, when 1t grew
combative and was carried off to the
lookup by policeman, charged with
disturbing the peace. 1t was impossi-
BILE to say whether he was a colored or
simply an unwashed white man. He
will be out Of prison. we suppose, in
time to take part in the registration to
large extent.
Year: 1876

The dissolution Of the coal ring In
Pennsylvania Is significant Of beneficial
results to the Industrial and manufac-
turing interests OF that region. What
with combinations among the mine
owners on the one hand, and the Molly
Maguires on the other, the people OF the
North have for years past had to pay
exorbitant prices for their fuel, and
now that the double ring is broken up,
they have reason to expect direct and
incidental advantages which cannot but
advance their material interests.
Year: 1876

Friend Berry;

 1 again take my pen in hand to give you few items about Moha- we county. 1 have been away and just returned, and as a matter of taste, had to pay a visit to the celebrated McCracken Mine and was much surprised to see the amount of ore out on the dump l expected to see a good mine, but was not prepared to see the amount I saw. The Company are shipping ore from the Me- Cracken mine to Greenwood, ', where the "Senator Consolidated Mining Company" have purchas- cd a fine ten-stamp mill, and are making all possible haste to com. plete and get it in working order. They want to mill ore as soon as possible. They made very fine run at the smelting works of Col David BueI; they run out about sixty-one bars of bullion, when they had to shut down on account of the lining Ofthe furnace giving away; it was not fire proof and could not stand the enormous heat that is required to smelt the ore. MT. M :Nevin ordered the old furnace torn down and new one to be erected in its place, ca pable of smelling forty tons per day. That looks something like business at last. The furnace will be completed and ready to run in about six weeks. The Senator Consolidated Mining Company has shipped about sixteen tons of silver ore by the Colorado Steam Navigation Co. They can get re turns from San Francisco before BuePs furnace is erected.

 The parties owing the Centen- nial mine have started to work and to open their mines. They intend to build @ furnace and smelt their ore. Mining experts tell me that it is as rich as the McCracken mine. It crOpps out above the surface and you can trace it for miles. It is about four miles from the Williams Fork river. There is wood and grass in abundance around the mine.

 The Johnson mine is another very rich ledge owned by John son and Wright. They are wait ing for Col. Buel's furnace. They intend to have some of their ore smelted by him. The general impression around this locality is that all the ore found around this place can be SnaeLted cheaper than miEIed.

 The Planet Copper Mine, leased by Oliver Augsdale, shipped one hundred and fifty sacks of copper ore to San Francisco on the last steamer. The mine is looking better than it has for some time past.

 I notice the arrival of a nephew of MT. McNevin by the steamer from Hardyville.

 Christmas and New Years pass ed off here very pleasantly-no one drunk or disorderly. 1 hope you had the same at Yuma. Wish ing you many merry ChriStmases and happy New Years to come, l remain, yours with respect,

 E. ST. CLARE.
Year: 1876

The accounts of the Stow blockades on
the Central and Union Pacific Railroads
would seem to indicate that they are en-
joying monopoly of this accompaniment
of winter in the West. All the trains that
left San Francisco for three days were
compelled to halt before the immense
drifts that had piled themselves up on the
road through the valley OF the Humboldt,
and in like manner westward-bound trans
were detained at the eastern limit of the
snow-bound region The distance thus
cmbargoed was one hundred and sixteen
high winds rendered futile all efforts to
reopen these cuts, where laborers were
employed with shovels, the driving winds
filing in the openings as rapidly as they
could remove the snow The force of the
storm also has been so great as to pack
the drifts SO tightly as to defy the utmost
power that could be brought to bear to
force the ponderous snow-ploughs through
them. Fifteen of the most powerful en-


gines owned by the company were united
behind a plough, and the distractions
were thus assailed by this immense power
reinforced by momentum of thirty miles
an hour, but it was like bucking against
bank of sand The huge nose of the
plough would bury itself in the solid mass
of snow, and with shock almost equal to
the collision of two trains, the long train
of locomotives would come to standstill.
These repeated assaults finally resulted in
making an opening, however, and the
track was cleared with the aid of several
hundred men. The passengers meanwhile
accepted the situation and made them
selves as comfortable as possible.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 10. During
the early part of the year, two residents
OF Boston met here band of Warm Spring
Indians and obtained of them several me-
mentoes, and also the promise to send
them a scalp on their return. The Warm
Spring band, it will be remembered were
the captors of the Modoc murderers, and
the captor of Captain Jack himself was
the one who gave the promise to send
scalp. They went back to California when
this Indian who made the promise under
took TO secure the scalp of an enemy, a
Snake Indian, but was himself killed and
had his scalp taken, ears and all. This
fellow was soon captured by other Warm
Spring Indians with the scalp, and this has
been sent East, the Indian who made the
promise thus furnishing his own scalp.
One OF the Boston men was Mr. j. R.
Haseltne, who does business on Washing
ton street, and the scalp will be sent to
hin,
Year: 1876

There was very daring robbery on the Bos-
ton and Albany Railroad few nights ago.
Seven sealed freight cars were broken open
near Charlton and large quantity of goods in
Guiding barrel of whiskey thrown off and car
ried away.
Year: 1876

Tho Kansas Legislature is having lively
time Of it in tho election Of Speaker, With au
excellent prospect that the contest may be
prolonged several dnya. An unusual amount
Of bitterness is manifested.
Year: 1876

We find in an exchange an article on
care and treatment of the teeth, from
which we draw several points: Persons
with decayed teeth should never drink
anything too hot or too cold, as either
will attack the nerve and bring on tooth
ache. Inhaving decayed teeth stopped,
take care that all the decayed parts are
previously cleaned out. Observe, also,
that the stopping used is not of mercu-
rial preparation.s sha kfAH 80


In cleaning the teeth, never use any
gritty substance, as tending to destroy
the enamel coating of the teeth.


To prevent the formation of tartar, rub
the teeth on going to bed, and also the
first thing in the morning. Pay partic-
ular attention to the stomach, and when
you find the tongue furred take some
proper medicine. -


Exposure to cold Is the most frequent
cause Of rheumatism in the face and
toothache; therefore, avoid, when posi-
bic. being out in the damp air.


When you have the toothache, do not
be persuaded to try creosote ; it gives
temporary relief to the carious tooth at
the expense of destroying the sound
members. - = ~ -


In using lamentations, take care your
face is not exposed to draft of cold air,
the parts being more sensitive Of out
ward influence at that time.


The worst Of all bad habits is picking
the teeth with pin, and nothing is so
Predisposing to toothache. If such a
habit must be indulged in, use quill.
And, lastly, be it observed that the fu-
ture perfection Of the teeth depends up
on the attention bestowed upon them in
youth. Parents cannot be too strongly
impressed with the importance of this
advice; nor can youth be too frequently
reminded of any carelessness or neglect
to themselves. fiil'ii il
Year: 1876

William Crotch was born in 1775, at
Norwich. His father, a carpenter, with
no knowledge of music, but a passion
ate love for the art, built small organ,
and taught himself two or three COM
mon tunes which he played with one
hand and an occasional chord When.
his little boy was only a'year'and a half
old he discovered great inclination for
music, by leaving even his food to at
tend to it when his father was playing.
At two.years old lie otld touch the key
note of his favorite tunes, in order to
persuade his father to repeat them.
Soon after this, as he was unable to
name the tunes, he would himself play
the two or three first bars Of then, when
he thought the keynote did not suffi-
GENTLY explain what he wished to have
performed. It seems to have been
owing to his having heard the perform
ance of Mrs. Lulman, a musical lady
who came to try his fathers organ, and
who not only played on it, but sang to
her own accompaniment, that he hrst
attempted to execute q tune himself.
One evening, in passing through the
sitting room, he screamed and struggled
violently to go to the organ, on which,
when he was indulged, he eagerly beat
down the keys with his little fist. Next
day being Lett with his brother, a youth
of IA, he would not les him rest until rhe
blew the bellows of the organ, while he
sat on his knees, and beat down the
keys, at first promiscuously; but pres
emily, with one hand, he played enough
of "God save. the King" to awaken the
curiosity of his father, who being in the
garret, which was his workshop, has
tened down stairs to inform himself
who was at the organ. When he found
it was the child who was performing, he
could hardly believe what he had heard
and saw. At this time he was exactly
two years and three weeks old. Next
he made himself master of the treble of
the second part, and the day after he at
tempted the bass. On the parents re-
lating this extraordinary circumstance
to some of their neighbors, they were
laughed at, and advised by no means to
repeat such marvellous stories, as they
would only expose themselves to ridi-
cule. However, few days after, Crotch
being i'll and unable to go to work, Mr..
Paul, a master weaver, by whom he was
employed, passing accidentally by the
door, and hearing the organ, fancied he
had been deceived, and that Crotch had
stayed at home to divert himself on his
favorite instrument. Fully possessed
with this idea, he entered the house,
and suddenly opening the sitting-room
door, he saw the child playing on the
organ. while his brother was blowing
the bellows. Mr.. Paul thought the
performance. SO extraordinary that he
Immediately brought two or three of
the neighbors to hear it, who, propoga-
ting the news, a crowd of neatly one
hundred people came the next day to
hear the young performer; and on the
following day still greater numbers
1ocked to the house from all quarters
of the city, till atlength the child's pa
rents were forced to limit his exhibi-
tions to certain days and hours, in Or
der to lessen his fatigue, and exempt
themselves from the inconvenience of
constant attendance on the curious null
titude.
Year: 1876

During BOnaparte' famous march over
the Alps. he encountered a terrific storm
on the Splugen Pass. Among the ia.
talities attan ding this storm the death
of a certain poor drummer was one Of
the most affecting. The incident is as
follows:


"One drummer, carried over the pr6cipice
fell unhurt to the bottom of the gulf, and
crawling out of the mass of snow which
bad broken his fall, began to beat his
drum for relief Deep down amid the
crushed forms of avalanches the poor fcl-
low stood, and for a whole hour beat the
rapid strains which had so often summon
ed his companions to arms The mufled
sound came ringing up the face of the
precipice, the most tOuc hing appeal that
could be made to a soldiers heart. But
hand could reach him there, aud the
rapid blows grew fainter, till they ceased
altogether, and the poor drummer lay
down to die He had beaten his last re-
DeiILe, and his companions passed mourn
fully on, leaving the Alpine storm to
sing his dirge.'


Wild, thrilling, and hope less, the mourn


fui note


The hearts Of his comrades with agony


smote,


As their struggling files passed on,
Aad he sank IN death with his drums


last beat,


With the Alpine SHOWS for his winding


sheet,


And his dirso was the Alpine storm.
Year: 1876

A Wisconsin editor illustrates the pre-
yalling extravaganza Of the people Of the
present day by calling attention to the
costly baby carriages in use now, while
when he vas a baby, they hauled him
aEOUus BY the hair Of the head.
Year: 1876

{ The chairman of the house con-

 mittee on public lands has prepared

 for introduction very important res

 olution, which provides that the

 secretary of the interior be directed to

 cause a preliminary survey to be

 made by the United States geological

 survey under his department, setting

 forth the typographical features as

 we'll ss the geological, meteorological,

 agricultural and other economical resources of such public lands as are now becoming available, as well as those that may be occupied early in the future, and for the careful loca- tion of such trigonometric points as may be made useful to the rectilinesr surveys of the general land office, and also for the purpose Of giving in- formation as to those lands which are most likely to be needed for settle ment and necessary to be covered by the surveys of the general lsnd-office.

 The object of having this method of examination and exploration adopt cd is to prevent the unnecessary and expensive surveys. which are made in C very minute manner by the general land-offce, from being made over those portions of the public do- main which are influenced by various geological and typographical features

 which interfere with their settlement, and to present such information as

 will lead those in charge of practical surveys to investigate the cultivsbie lands. This will prevent the govern ment going to useless expense in mak- ing detailed surveys of country that can never under any circumstances be of value for settlement. The design is to have the Hayden exploring force used to advantage in developing the characteristics of that unexplored country lying in the path of our pro- gressing settlements. The subsequent surveys preparatory toI opening the country to emigrsnts under the homestead pre-emption laws will then be confined to that country which is cultivsble and val uable.-TSt. Louis Republican.
Year: 1876

THE Army and Navy Journal, Tn a

 late number, referring to the section of

 the revised statutes which prescribes

 that no officer of the army shall use

 an enlisted man as a servant in any

 case whatever, says that the language

 of this section Is more than ordinarily

 emphatic: the prohibition which it expresses extends to every conceivable case. It entirely shuts out the com

 mon excuse that servants are abso- lutely necessary, and that no servants except soldiers can be obtained. This argument of necessity may be valid when urged against the policy of law; but 1t Is of no force when used to palliste the violation of so plain and forcible a provision of the Statute as this. Officers accept their con- missions with all the hardships and inconveniences which are annexed to them, as well as with the benefits and privileges which they confer. They are in duty and honor bound to submit to these inconveniences and hardships without seeking to escape them by violation or evasion of the Statute. Hereafter, post commanders will bel held responsible that this statute is not violated or evsded by officers under their command; and the h. specter of the Department, in making his annual inspection, will inquire and report whether soldiers have been employed as servants by any officer during the year preceding the inspec- ton.
Year: 1876

doors, winds the clockwork and
turns in for a night of peaceful re-
pose. Hardly has he closed his eyes
when the fun begins. The mos
ouitoes, after accommodating in vain
for some easier mode of getting at
the sleeper, sail into the open traps
at the precise moment that the bed
bugs are being drawn irresistibly in
the rubber pipes by means of the
exhausted receiver. AS the victims
reach the center of the machine
they are rapidly but gently seized,
placed in position, the glass tubes
are inserted in their sides and the
automatic pump begins to operate,
swiftly transfusing the blood Of the
mosquitoes into the veins of the
bedbugS, while by an instantaneous
compensating arrangement that of
the bugs is hurled into the arteries
of the mosquitoes. They are then
permitted to retire by a back door
and the operation is complete. The
mosquitoes, having acquired the
nature and ideas of the bedbug, i'm
mediately begin to ram their heads
off in the futile attempt to get into
some imperceptible crack, while
there is no more edifying moral
spectacle in the world than that OF
a bedbug sitting deSpondently on
the floor and wondering how on
earth he is going to probe a victim
without a proboscis; to sing, 81
want to be an angel" without any
singing apparatus, or, without
wings, to dodge the pillow fired in
vengeful wrath. The ablest adyo
Gates of other methods are said to
have given their allegiance to the
new system, and the important
problem is regarded as virtually
solved.
Year: 1876

Another very serious evil results
from Bonnet Care creyasse, and
which thus far has not received the
consideration which it deserves. 1t
is that it has had the effect of rem
dering the water in the lake almost
fresh, and this water spreading
over the vast marshy tracts lying
between the city and the lake, and
quickly becoming impure under the
influence of the heat of summer,
has a deleterious effect on the
health of the city.


1t is estimated that it will cost
about one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars to close the crevasse.
This amount, it is expected, the
national government will furnish.
The State of Mississippi has almost
as much interest in having the cre-
vase closed as Louisiana.


Along the Mississippi Sound
there are millions of dollars worth
of property which is rendered valu-
able from the fact that the locality
is regarded as summer resort,
But it is found that the water Of
Lake Ponchartrain flowing into the
sound has the effect of freshening
the sound materially so much so in
fact that at times the waters of the
sound are scarcely brackish, and
the salt water bathing has conse-
quently suffered serious damage.
1t can be readily seen, therefore
that this State and Mississippi are
interested in having the creyassC
closed, and should unite their influ.
ence in an effort to secure the he.
cessary appropriation from the gov.
ernment.
Year: 1876

New Orleans Times.l


The completion Of the survey Of
Lake Pontchartrain and Bonnet
Carre crevasse will be delayed for a
week or two on account of the fact
that the revenue-cutter Dix, which
vessel is used by Colonel Hardee,
the City Surveyor, in making the
survey, is at present at the mouth
of the river in the service Of the
government officers, who are max
ing repairs to the lighthouse at that
point.


From the data thus far collected
it cannot be determined with any
degree of certainty how long it will
take to fill up the lake with the
sediment from the river coming
through Bonnet Care crevasse.
There has been u very considerable
shoaling, however. The volume Of
water which comes in through the
creyasse widens out like fan and
passes over the banks of the lake
in a sheet about eighteen miles
wide. The shoal extends into the
lake from the banks from a mile
and a half to two miles, and the
deposit is from a foot and a
half to two feet in depth, II
is found that the water coming
in through the crevasse has raised
the natural level of the lake about
eighteen inches. The chief thing
to be feared from this rise Of the
lake above its normal level is thai
during the heavy storm the water
coming in from the gull, and meet
ing the crevasse, will raise the leve
of the lake to such an extent tina
the water will flow over Metairi,
, fridge and submerge the city