Carolina Watchman

              the carolina watchman vol vni third series salisbury if c january 25 1877 ho 15 pcwished wkbei.y-j 3 rruneb ed and prop t k iskunkr associate ed subscription rates . per tear payable in advance 2 oo ill mouths 1 h allvkittisin's bates : one inch one pu meat li n 1 oo ■• two pllblleiltlolls 150 coutniei rate tor moiuiis or a vear facts about louisiana some testimony taken in the red river parishes democratic polls thrown out on per jurtd testimony — no intimidation except by republicans who counted voles not cast washington jan 15 — messrs meade house and danford,of the house committee sent to louisiana to investi gate the action of the kellogg returning hoard are now in this city messrs house and danford reached here last saturday nighl and mr meade arrived this morning mr meade was chairman of tbe sub-committee sent to shreveport to investigate the alleged frauds in the red river parishes and messrs house and danford were associated with him in this labor the committee travelled over two hundred miles in old-fashioned mage coaches to teach the backwoods par ish in which il was alleged that intimida tion had been practised by the democrats on an extensive scale tbe first point at which the committee took testimony was shreveport in caddo parish there had been no polls i brown out by the re turning board in tabulating the vote of caddo parish ; therefoie there was no dispute as lo that point witnesses however were brought to shreveport from webster parish where two polls had been rejected by the returning board on the ground of informalities in counting the voles these alleged infor malities really amounted to nothing as the proof takeu by the commiitee shows moreover it was ascertained that there were in tbe same parish two or three re publican polls affected in lhe same way and even worse these polls which g^ve republican majorities were not re jected by llie returning board ai shreveport ihe committee took tes timony in regaid to two democratic polls in rounder parish — atkins landing and red land — which were thrown out by the returning board one poll aikins landing were rejected because lhe com missioners of election did not sign the returns tliere were several republi can polls iu the same condition aud the supoi visor of registration allowed the commissioners of elections at these polls te sign the returns after tliey bad passed out of their hands into his the com missioners of election al the democratic poll asked tbe same privilege but it was not granted the democratic poll was rejected for bis informality and the re publican polls which were originally in lhe same condition were counted the other poll red laud was r-j.-cted on ihe ground of alleged ii'tituidalion the proof takeu by the committee i-hows con clusively thai tbe charge of intimidation was absolutely groundless from shreveport the commitiee went to mansfield the county seat of de so'o parish five or six democratic polls in this parish had been thrown out by the returning board on charges of intimida tion the commissioners of election at these rejected polls the deputy marshals stationed there and the united states supervisors of election were all examined in regard to the alleged inlimidaliou and th»y one and all testified tbat ihere was bo intimidation whatever a great nuiu h«r of citizens black aud white testified to the rame effect 1 1 was proved by a number ol citizens of both parlies that tbe supervisor of registration for de soto palish had declared after the elec tion thai it was a perfectly fair and hon est one and that a lull free and fair ex pression of the people had been made at tbe polls he repeated time and agaiu that he had no foundation on which to base any complaints or protest and yet he went to new orleans and managed lo have pioiests gotten up there iu the cus tom house slipped into the so called sealed returns he made an affidavit thai there had beeu all sorts of intimidation and efforts at intimidation iu de soto parish the committee did iheir best to find this fellow but he bad disap peared tbe testimony taken at mansfield fur ther showed lhat kellogg bad sent blank commissions to geo l smith the re publican candidate for congress in de soto parish and that smith had appoin ted the supervisor of registration this was contrary to law as it requires the supervisor or registration to be appoin ted by the governor the supervisor of registration appoints the commissioners o election so that praciically all the election otlieers iu lhat parish were named by lhe republican candidate for cou gress after the election the supervisor of registration instead of sending the re turns to the reluming board as the law directs sent ibem to george l smilb the republican candidate for congress vlijbn the citizens remonstrated tbe su peryisqr alleged that he did not know any beller and finally he was prevailed upon to send duplicate returns to the returning board from mansfield the committee went in natchitoches two democratic polls ju tbis parish were rejected by the returning board on the grouud of intimidation — lhe commissioners of elections at these pollg and otlier election officers with cit izens of both parties white as well ae hlack were examined they oue anc nil testified ibat tbeje was uot a sen blance of intimidation the supervisor of registration for this parish had not filed any protest and no affidavits were furnished by citizens of the parufc v>d yet lhe returning boaid threw oat two democratic polls testimony was also taken in regard to vernon parish the supervisor ot j istrationand the clerk of the circuit court testified tbat the returns sent to the returning board showed that there were about 650 votes far the tilden elec tors and 2 votes for the hayes district electors aud none for the hayes eleclors at large the returning board counted 179 votes from this parish for the hayes electors aud deducted that uumber from the democratic electors in ali the committee examined about two hundred witnesses in regard to intim idation in lhe various parishes above named and with the exception of one negro who testified tbat he bad been dis charged for voting the republican ticket not oue witness was found wbo gave a single specific case of intimidation on the part of tbe democrats there were however plenty of negroes who testified that they bad been intimidated by re publicans and especially by their own color because they had joined democrat ic clubs negroes who had voted the republican ticket testified that tbey worked for democrats and they bad not been reproached for doing what ihey had done mr meade the chairman of the committee said tbat his invariable prac tice was to call out to lhe crowd of wit nesses summoned are tbere any re publicans here ?" those who responded in the affiimalive were put on the stand and always swore positively that thev knew of no case of intimidation if ne groes were brought to the commitiee by republican officeholders they always had fearful stories to relate but in not a sin gle instance could they give ibe names of lhe parties who had been intimidated nor the locality at which the outrages had been pei pel rated witnesses were also examined in re gard to the alleged ostracism practised by white residents toward northern men who settled in louisiana oui gibson a northern man who is a well known republican testified that he had been welcomed at shreveport by all the dem ocratic residents and bad never been ostracised in any way lie bore testi mony to the peaceable character of the while people and admitted that tbey had shown wonderful patience and foi bearanee under grievous wrongs lestimoiiy was takeu in oo soto par ish in regard to taxation it was shown ll u a high valuation was placed ou all property and then taxes to tbe amount of eight per ceur was levied it was prac lical confiscation and more than half lhe real estate iu the parish was advertised for sale for non payment of takes lt is said lhat lhe lax collector for thai parish bad made iu one year s_5,0u0 out ot hia office the people in the red river country bave borne the oppressions just as long as tbey can und the aro deter mined lhat if tbe feder.il government will not allow the people of louisiana to govern themselves they will uol pay one cent of taxes unle.-s it is collected by mil itary force they infinitely prefer to have a military government placed over ibem than four years more of kellogg and packard rule and they will have it ii is the nicbolls government or the bayonet n y sun protecting scoundrels at washington only a few days ago both houses of congress by au unanimous voto and without a single word of dissent abolished lhe board of police commissioners at washington the exposures showing the complicity of that board with gam blers and oilier criminals made any de fence impossible especially the atrocious conspiracy of v j murtagh tho presi dent ofthe biard and proprietor of tbe administration organ to blast the good name of the hon vv 0 whi it borne while investigating the corruption of the navy depart mem no man on either side dared to stand up and extenuate those infamies grant had requested the resignation of tbe boaid but be had two reasons for that step first revenge because they bad allowed testimony to be taken reflecting upon his own conduct in betting at a race course ; and secondly because he wanted a vacancy in the office of chief of police in order that be might appoint guerrilla mos by lo lhe placa the board resigned but grant retained murtagh against whom the public indig nation was mo_t exci'.ed and named four otbeis as associates before they wero commissioned congress interposed in the way stated and that unanimous act was immediately sent to the president right in the fac<s of these proceedings and with out having approved or vetoed lhe bill he has issued commissions lo the tow board with murtagh al their head and that loo while lhe house of representatives is in vt'rjligating the conspiracy witb which he stands publicly charged by his former friends and confederates if this outrage on decency was excep tional it might pass with the excuse that that gianl was suffering perhaps from one of bis frequent attacks of neuralgia of the brain but it is in keeping with his general conduct — n y sun 13 tbis conduct on the part of the presi dent is in exact accord with bis past his tory if there be anything iu our situa tion mora astounding thau the contempt shown by him for a decent regard for public opinion il is to be found in the fact that any considerable number of native american citizens sons of tho pure and patriotic father of our govern mental system — regard such au example tvitb iudifference or approval carrying forward the conspiracy don cameron wbo with the aid of bis venerable sire and the powerful as sistance of lb?1 molly maguires has des potically ruled pennsylvania for some years propose it is understood to refer the seiileuient of the presidential ques tion to the followers of the clan cam eron iu his native state which is now fully entitled to dispute with kansas its title to tbe appellation ofthe rolleu com tnonwealth iu accordance with orders supposed to have been unofficially issued from the war department the pennsylvania leg islature has passed a set of polilical res olutions instructing congress how to have tbe electoral vote counted ; but this is ouly a minor incident in tbe plan arranged for the intervention of that siitc iu the decision of the presidential question — tbe uext move ia to put the slate militia on a war footing so as to be ready at a moment's warning lo march to washing ton in support of lhe conspirators who are trying to eteal a president by means ot false counting ballot-box bluffing per jury and forgery in the republican caucus at harrisburg on thursday last a member of the leg islature named long informed those present that he bad a bill which bad been prepared in washington and had been submitted to gov hartranft and approved by bim providing for the ap propriation ofa million dollars to arm and equip the national guard of pennsylva nia to be used in case of emergency in washington mr long declined to say who was ibe author of the bill but de clared ihat it was proposed in washing ton and approved by the authorities there aud in harrisburg whereupon a commit tee was appointed to canfer with gov hartranft in regard to its pas sage it has been rumored from the moment that the conspiracy to count in hayes was set in moiion that cameron would supply state troops from pennsylvania to support tbe companies of the united states army concentrated in washingion in a military seizure of the government ; andthe action ofthe caucus iu harrisburg shows that the rumor was uot wiihout foundation it is time lliat mr don cameron should be taught tbat the united stales of america is a nation that cannoi be ruled so imperiously by mm of his stamp as tbe unfortunate state which bas so long submitted lo the dictation of the cameron ring ; and lhat the project of calling in the militia of that state to i force hates into au office to which lie has not been elected will nol be tolerated by the american people or iheir rep resentatives iu congress — new york sun casey's convictions confessing lo lhe rottenness af the louis iana radical rule washington jan 16 wiih thero turn oi collector casey from new or leans interest in louisiana affairs is re vived especially un account of hia well known influence with the president and dissatisfaction with the packard govern ment he arrived late last night and ' was on lhe floor of the house this morn ing in friendly conversation wiih members of bolh polilical parties he makes no disguise of his convictions on the situation in that state tbe radical government be says is entirely without support from llie honest property holding masses of louisiana and is in no condition to either sustain itself or obtain recognition at lhe hands of the presidenl who is reported to hold to the opinion even against the nihjority of his cabinet tbat a slate gov ernment if so poor as to bo unable to de fend itself against home aggression bar no claim whatever to seek aid and com fort from the federal authorities casey went even further than this in bis con temptuous mention of the packard con cern to a gei'lleman wiih whom he trav elled on bis way to the north he men tioned the radical government as being sustained only by wharf negroes and a small lot of carpet baggers entirely with out iiiiluence or property also that a feud bad grown up between wells and anderson of tbe returning board and kellogg who id now standing al packard's back aud he thinks these two worthies who are on their wty to washington will present matters to tbe president in such a strong light tbat he will be settled in bis conviction to preserve neutrality and to have gen augur do nothing bul preserve the peace the altitude taken by casey iu this cise has commended bim favorably to certain democrats cf influence in l uis iaua and the house here and whilo tbey look upon it as a sacrifice to elevate bim to the senatorsiiip over an undoubted democrat they siill are disposed to look upon bis probable election as likely to propitiate the washington aulhotiiies in dealing with that state can you tell me the origin of the ex pression as poor as dob's turkey ?" my little sister has hunted in vain through the book of job to find some thing about the bird — n y observer don't know the origin but that turkey is said lo have been too poor to sprout a featb r painful accident to col lewis hanes — we regrpt to learn that a pain ful accident befell col lewis hanes on 3rd instant at bis residence near clem monsville which will confine him for a length of time and perhaps lame liim through life he recoived a severe cut under the ankle joint severing all the tendons from an a*e in the hands of another person accidentally statesville american oitvil l grant the most thick-skin ned of president grant'a relations has appeared in lhe circut court in st louis to bear witness to the truth of the ac counts theretofore given in the sun of the scandalons job connected with the building of the st louis custom house not that it was specially the design of brother orvil to call the attention of the public anew to the sttn's statements ; but in pursuit of money for which he has the characteristic family greed he bas embodied in a petition to tbe conrt a full corroboration of the facts originally made public in these columns his suit is filed against p w schneider claiming 75 000 damages for a breach of contract and in his petition he recites that in march 1873 he entered into an engagement with the defendant by the terms of which be was to receive •_._■()_ per annum and a percentage of profits if schneider got cer tain contracts for supplying granite for the custom house abo.5 lo be erected under the supervision of the enterprising mullett schneider got tbe granite con tracts but osvil says tbat a few days afterward he repudiated the olher contract and refused to pay the sums agreed upon one reason for gratification at the near approach of president grant's retirement from office is that we shall be spared the mortification of another term of orvil grant unless the president should find a life office for him before leaving the white house n y sun .<». what better could he do the rev dr deems took occasion to say in his pulpit ou sunday thai his house was overrun wiih persons soliciting bim to give them money or to procure situations for them ; aud he added thai he did not in any case furnish pecuniary assistance he was not prepared to find situations aud that if the importunities witb which he was oppressed continued he would move into tbe country by bringing ihis sui ject forward sopub licy and conspicuously dr deems chal lenges discussion of tbe propriety of lhe course which be has adopted and of that which be threatens to pursue in no case dues dr dkkms give mon ey so be says yet iu the point of pecuniary ability he must be above tbe average of the people of ibis city ; and whatever his practice may be if be preach es the gospel of his master he must ex hort others : sell all thou hast aud give to the poor why should not br deems do what he can to obtain situations for those who are oui of employment and thus aesi.-t i hem in earning au honest livelihood and iu keeping ibe ten commandments ? is it beneath any disciple of christ to eu gage in su v au unselfish and benevolent occupation ? we were pained to read lhe report of the reverend doctor's remarks especially bis cowardly threat lo ec to the country and abandon at ouce lhe field o'f impor tunity of opportunity and of duty his recent familiarity with tbe rich would 6eem to have engendered iu him a con tempt if not a hatred ol lhe poor yet he who lights a fire on the cold aud cheer less hearth ot want seems to us to have imbibed more of the spirit of our saviour's teachings than the nave clergyman who crooks the pliant binges of tbe knee to wealth that thrift may follow fawning — new york sun the n v snn has since published a statement from dr deem-1 relieving him of the blame above implied an usury law a necessity to the editor of the raleigh noes sib — there is a party in the slate in favor of repealing all usury laws and of allowing llie rale of interest upon money loaned to be regulated by the law of supply and demand this parly in composed chielly of the monied men or capitalists of lhe state we wish to oti'er a few consideration concerning the neces sity of an usury law we remark first upon the antiquity and universality of umiry laws from the days of moses who enacted an usury law fur the jews to prevent their oppressing one another until now usury laws have been deemed a necessity in lhe experience of nil civiliicl-d nations secondly we remark that the fact of the existence of usury lairs froin this remote an tiquity among all civilized nations until now i.s conclusive proof that there is a relation or antagonism of interest between the lender and borrower wliich requires lo be equalized and regulated by the sovereign powers of the state rd that this relation or antagonism of interest between lender and borrower grows out ofthe fact lhat each party demands the highest per centage of profit which can be pro duced from the money loaned 4th that this antagonistic relation of len der and borrower unless regulated by law always as a general rule results in oppression ofthe borrower by the lender and always will so long as acquis'iiveniss is a dominant charac teristic of man and money is the root of all evil 5th that the capitalist being the money lender and the laborers or the industrial class generally the borrowers this antagonism of interest unless adjusted by law i.s destructive of the utility of money as a factor in the devi-lrp uictit of the industrial resources of the state and consequently of its wealth power 6th the capital and labor the chief ile ments of the wealth and power of the stnte being in an abnormal and antagonistic relation it is the duty of the sovereign power ithe state j to equalize and determine the per centum of money between borrower and lender for the common good 7th that in determining upon an equitable basis the per centage of money between lender and borrower il is of the first importance to know what i.s the chief industry of the state and secondly its average per centum of profit above the cost of production 8th that if an usury law establishes a great er rate of interest between the money lender and borrower than the average per centum of profit of the chief industry of the state it will tend inevitably to the enrichment of the capi talists the money lenders and the impovish ment of the industrial classes the money bor rowers oth that the chief industry of north caro lina being agriculture 209,2.38 of the popula tion being agriculturalists 51,290 manufactur ers while only 19,17 are tradesmen and its average per c.ntum of profit on the coat of pro dnction being less than six per cent an usury law establishing a higher rate of interest to the money lender would embarrass and prevent the development of the chief industry of the state 10th to repeal all usury laws and leave the relations'of borrower and lender in an ab normal condition when money is scarce would result in the oppression ofthe laborer the ruin of ali business enterprise and the bankruptcy of the state 11th from the foregoing considerations we affirm that an usury law is necessary to the development of the industry of the state and that these propositions embrace the conclusions of the industrial classes and furthermore that the party which repeals all usury laws must step down and out of all control and govern ment of lhe state james h enniss governors and grasshoppers — the governors of eight of tbe states and territories most liable to the devastations of the grasshoppers met al omaha neb on oct 25tb our correspondent frof riley who probably knows more about these insects and their work lhan any one else was present a committee was appointed lo issue iu a pamphlet form all the most practical means based upon experiment for the destruction of grass hoppers according to the report au appeal is to be made to lhe presideut setting forth the urgent necessity of ac tion by lhe general government in be half of the sections ravaged as the meagre telegraphic report does not state what action is asked for we do not understand what is expected from the government is this to introduce a new element into politics — if not a sectional element at least an in-sectional one ? — shall we have to inquire of a candidate for congress instead of the former : is he sound on the goose ?" — is be sound on the grasshopper ?" however it is no joking matter to the grasshopper-ravaged districts and it is hoped that this action cf tbe states and territories most inter ested may lead to co-operation ou the part of the people for unless tbis scourge can be stayed it will depopulate some of the fiuest portions of the west the moral it teaches danbury news one of the men employed in a dan bury factory has a wife wbo will easily turn the beam at two hundred he ou the coutrary is of very slight build but possesses spirit some oue lefl a pair of boxing gloves in tbe factory articles which took a strong hold upou the atten tion of our fiiend when alone and un observed be would dor the gloves and square off scientifically at au imaginary opponent and get in some licks at limes which showed surprising agility ou bis part and must have been the cause of much gratitude to the opponent to ihink lhal he was imaginary the other noon his wife came to tbe shop with his dinner the usual carrier of that meal being ofi duty for that day she sat witb him until he finished the meal and then an idea struck bim he*got tbe gloves and put tbem on aud asked her to square off al bim imaginary opponents although perfectly 6afe become tedious after a lime he uow wanted a change but he hardly cared lo risk himself before oue of his own sex besides he wanted the companion of his bosom to witness his intrepidity so he danced around her and said : put up your hands maria oh go away with such foolishness she replied put up your fins i say or i'll go for you he playfully m ntioned as he danced before her and made feints of smashing in her entire front why don't you go away said she pettishly you'll hit me in the face with ihem things if you don't be careful then put up your fists like i do and i won't touch you he kindly explained try to hit me come do maria he urged then he danced about still more vio lently threw bis head back and then to onc side squinting out of his eyes in a purely scientific manner and making movements wiih the ponderous gloves which looked towards her complete demnl isbment finally one of bis feints went a trifle too far aud touched her on the nose this aroused her ire and in a flash she let drive taking him unexpectedly ou the chin and driving him backward iuto a kettle of hot water almost as quick as her anger came it went agaiu and with a cry of horror she rushed to his aid and snatched him from his peril ous position bolstered up in bed and encased with cotton and sweet oil he now forms a majes lie monument of misplaced confidence moral — never sti ike your wife of grant's saying that we must bave peace if we have to fight for it a french journal says : it is as if at a social gather ing one of those present should say the most absolute calm shall not cease to reigu among us if it is necessary to pre serve it pistol shots will be exchanged we will waft the furniture at each other and the mine iu the cellar will be sprung " an epitaph it is baid that the following epitaph comes from california bat it is a re markable piece of auliquated mortuary humor — in memory ov john smith who met wierlent death near this spot 18 hundred and 40 loo he was shot by his own pistell ; it was not one of the new kind ; bnt a old fashioned brass barrel and of such is the kin^lom of heaven table etiquette 1 do not keep others waiting for you ; rush in and get a seat at the table ahead of everybody in the house 2 iu sipping the soup be particular and not swallow the spoon 3 keep your plate clean no matter how much may be heaped upon it clean it 4 iu passing yonr plate to be re-heap ed put the knife and fork in your pocket <*). look around carefully while drink ing water to see that nobody puts brandy in it 6 do not eat wiih your knife let your knife eat before er after you — never cat with it 7 break your bread into small pieces even though you bave to take a sledge hammer lo the table to do it with 8 if you find anything unpleasant in your food call the attenton of the table to it furnishing diagrams and specifica tions if necessary 9 whistle some lively tune while chewing — and tune your chews 10 do not touch the head while at table — not even the head waiter 11 do uot rest the elbow on the table rest it on your neighbor 12 be thoughtful and attentive to the wants of those alout you if the party next to you wants choking off attend to bim the duty of a woman to be a ladv wildness is a thing which gi.ls cannot afford delicacy is a ihing wliich cannot be lost and found no art can restore to tbe grape its bloom familiarity wiihout love without confidence without regard is destructive to all that makes a woman exalting and ennobling the world is wide these things are small they make me nothing but they are ail nolhing ? it is the first duty of a woman to be a lady good breeding is good seuse bid manners iu women is immorality awkwardness maj be in eradicable ignorance of eliquttc is tbe result of circumstances ail can be con doned and do not banish man or woman from lhe amenities of their kind but self-possessed unshrinking and aggres sive coarseness of demeanor may be re coned as a state prison offense and cer tainly merits the mild form of restraint called imprisonment for life it is a shame for women to be lectured on their man ners it is a bitter shame that they need it women are the umpires of society it is they to whom all mooted points should be referred to be a lady is more than to be a prince a lady is always in ber right inalienably worthy of respect to a lady a prince and a peasant alike bow do not be restrained do not wish to dance with the prince unsought feel indifferently be such tbat you confer honor carry yourself so loftily that men shall look up to you for reward not at you in rebuke tbe natural seuti inent of man towards wom.iu is reference he loses a large means of grace when he is obliged to account ber a being trained iuto propriety a mau's ideal is not wounded when a woman fails in worldly wiedotu but if in grace in fads in senti ment in delicacy in kindness she should be found wanting he receives au inward hurt » « ■ a woman's work — to see a woman drive a lack is eomething worth observing sli will first proceed to fill her mouth with mateiial then take one stick it in the eff.nding carpet and firmly clutching hammer in her light hand prepare to como down on the innocent tack but — alas ! for female calculation ! — she misses it and pounds ber finger instead ! the hammer is dropped and the injured mem ber is instantly thrust into the feminine mouth the offspring who is upsetting the tacks is slapped and other means are found to relieve tho feelings when busi ness is proceeded with again and the tack sgain stuck in its place this time he hammer hits it but knocks it on one side — a blow being given sideways to straighten it which knocks lhe point clear off another one is tried aud after a succession of ihumps sometimes on tbe finger sometimes on the floor and occasionally on the tack — it is finally driven in and so the operation is re peated until the carpet is down and a dishevelled female with red face and in flamed temper stands looking at her work and congratulates herself ou having fin ished al last she was for reform too matilda be said as he arose from ibe supper table aud wiped his mouth on his sleeve we won a glorious victory yesterday reform has completely car ried tbe day where are you going she loudly screamed as be picked up his hat aad started for the door why i'm just going down to the corner to see if tbere is anything new from south carolina john bushbill she calmly ultered tbe election is over now and this thing must come to a stop 1 have nol said a woid ab ut your going out before election as there were ward meetings torchlight processions and all such ibiugs to attend to but now 1 say emphatically there must be au end to it but matilda he pleaded remember we were victorious remember i was for reform and so am i for reform she very quickly replied reform like charity must commence at home and now come right back here and rock this baby to sleep i have ironing to do to-night sir one lock at those determined features sufficed aud as be seated himself al the cradle be gently muttered and bas my bleeding country suffered in vain ait thou too a shame ob ! reform the new hampshire democracy a firm belief in tilden's election d ti iel marcy remminatcdfor governor concord jan 17 tbe democratic stato convention met to-day and elecled j s b frank i'rerident mr frank on taking tha ; chair said the entire democratic party believa they have fairly and honestly elected mr til den as president ofthe united states the at tempt is being made to cheat us out of tbe fruits of victory hundreds of republicans conceds the election of mr tilden or distrust the elec tion ol mr hayes no sooner was the battle between the two parties settled than a k.rm.__i of officeholders began everv device of party wellare and every menace of military strength was employed to overcome the victorv of ths people the trickery ofthe returning boards and the legerdemain bv wliich states were con verted from mr hayes __ too well known history records no such abuse of the elector al system the democratic partv want justice but they put faraway all thought of revolution they expect justice they have faith in the sagacity and siatesmanship of the congression al committee who will make apparent tba right way to settle all difficulties an etfort was made by the friends of daniel marcy to have him nominated for governor by acclamation but a ballot was insisted on and proceeded with daniel marcy received 38 out ol o2 votes and his nomination was made unanimous thomas j diiismore waa nomi nated for railroad commissioner the resolutions denounce the conspiracy or ganized a washington to twart the clearlv ex pressed will of the people through the action of illegally constituted and corruptlv controlled returning boards as revolutionary and treas onable in purpose and effect inasmuch as it strikes at the very lift of the elective franchise which i.s the basis and vital principle of thu g vernment ; denounce the use of aailitarv bjr 1 esident grant in south carolina and yi ginia;ca_l upon the representatives of both houses of congress to unite in securing a peace ful solution ofthe difficulty in which thecoontrr is involved ; counsel moderation but claim it a paramount duty to defend the constitution even to the last resort call npon all who be lieve in the election of mr tilden to unite in demanding his inauguration ; demand the re duction ofthe army next follow several resolutions discussing exhaustively the subjects ofthe appointment f ele t in the functions of returning boards and the duty of congress touching the count of the elector vote and concluding believing that mr tilden received a majori ty of iln whole number of electoral votes we pledge him our hearty and unqualified support in the full exercise of his authority in conformi ty with the constitution and laws of the land how much does a fool weigh gen erally ? a simple-ton bakers should all be well-bred men and uot loafers or sponges if they expect to rise the boots says josh billings is a luxury iu that they make a man forget all bis other miseries why is kissing your sweetheart like eating soup with a fork ? because it takes a long time to get euough a play npon words as the fireman said when be thrust his hose into a boek scller's shop to put oat tbe flames one of the most curious thing with which we are acquainted is that a watch should keep perfectly dry when it has a running spiing iuside a chap who was told by a clergyman to remember lot's wife replid tbat he had trouble enough with his own wiihout remembering any other mau s wife 1 air girls go a shopping and the gnj clerks are always delighted to see them the girls buy ten ceuts worth of ribbon and talk two hours who wouldn't be a clerk i john asked a doctor of the apot_>t cary's boy did mrs green get the mod icine i ordered v "•_ guess so,*1 r«pli lohn for i saw crape on the door knob this morning *^ — • more honeymoon amenities — angel ina who bas been purusing the births deaths aud marriages : edwin i do so otject to that horrid word relict if i should die edwin promise oh prom ise you will not allow me to be described as your relict ! — punch a bickering pair of quakers were lata ly heard in high controversy the husband exclaiming 1 am determined to have ona quiet week with thee but bow wilt liioo be able to gel it /" said the taunting spouse i will keep thee a week after thou an dead was lhe quaker's rejoin der some people seem to be extremely sensitive at one of the churches on sui day the minister read the pray for n person in deep affliction and a man who bad just been married got up ancl went out he said he didn't want public sym pathy intruded upon him in ihat way when king theodore of abyssinia commuted suicide the english officers found and brought away a little boy tho sou and heir of ibe dead king the lad has thus been educated in english in fact the queen ha in a maimer adopted him thefrinceof abyssinia is now at bugby visits the royal household during his holi days and is studious but not smart a young danbury b-vy proposed to his esther lhat be should g fi-hing but hia father had other business for bim that day father said tbe young man do you know what solomon said about boys going fishing 1 solomon didn't j say anything abjut it replied the parent i yes be did he said if you spare tho rod i you spoil the chill i won't pare it i said the old genlleman piompily he did not but the sou riiiuka begot hold ol the wrong rod