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"! : f 1 v - ' -r fr-l zL, ; A I J " ' v .,. ...tc - A::: v;;t YfD. ifo-!,-? f- 5ft 'yf$:' ftf1l': 51) ''1'- ;1; T' .'; i ., . v i 1 : 4. .114 i k " i ' , . , . : .... . mw .p " fmmmm mimm mm , - ' . . . . ..--(.. - - i v t:.iji.tftl.::uli - ? ;:,v.. ri v. - - - ' -m? : ; ...j..-.. - . - - 'V - - 1 . - VOL. jVmrpTHIBD .SEEIES. -. ! , .: ' - - - M ' inS :SAnSBUEt.ifir.ianJAinrAIlY, 25, 1877. HO 15 , BKC25EB. Ed. and Prop Vf T IL BRrKEK. AfiKOdote EtL tJSCRIPTIOK RATES : f. per Year,' payable in adyance,. ..$100 .. 1 26 v tzktizusq bates; one Inch, one publication,. . ; i two DUblicatlons, $1 00 , l so Contract rates ftr niontiis or a rear. FAOTSH ABOUT LOUISIANA. SOME TESTIMONY TAKEN IN THE! BE&JRiVER PARISHES Denuxratie PoRs Throicn Out on Per juried Te$timonyNo Intimidation Krceutlbv Republicans tcho Counted Yates not Cast. WajjH ixgtox i'f3 an 15. -Messrs. Jfeade, House, and Dauford.of the House committee sent to Louisiana to lnvesti- gate me aciiyu o. iuc nu6e. ui5 . t trn r. I r House and Danford reached here last Saturday night, and Mr. Meade arrived this mornmg. Mr. Meade was J chairman of tbe eub-commiltee sent to Shreveport to investigate the alleged frauds in the Red River parishes, and Messrs. House and Danford were associated .with him io this labor.. V; Tlie committee travelled over two. hundred miles! in old-fashioned stage ebacLes to reach' the backwoods par ish in whiflflCwai alleged that intimida tion bad been. practised by the Democrats on an extensive scale. 1 he nrst point at which tbe committee took testimony was Shreveport, in Caddo parish. There bad been no polls thrown out by the Re turning Hoard in tabulating, tbe vote of Caddo parish ; therefore - there was no dispute, as to that point. Witnesses, however, were brought to Shreveport from Webster parish, where two polls bad beeif" rejected by 1 the Returning Board on the ground of informalities in counting thft votes, these alleged mfor tnalities really amounted to nothing, as the proof taken by the committee shows. Moreover, it was ascertained that there were in the same parish two or three Re publican polls affecttd in the same way, and i even worse. These polls, which gve Republican majorities, were not rc jreted by the Returning Board. At Shreveport the committee took tes timony in regaid to two Di-mocratic polls in Ronsier parish- Atkins Linding and Red Laud which were thrown out by the Keturning noura. t;ue pou, Atkins Landing,' were rejected because the Com rnissiouers of Election did not sign the returns. There were several Republi can polls in the same condition, and the Supervisor of ' -Registration allowed the Commissioners oiElecliurts at these polls to sign the returns after they had passed out of. their. hands into his. 1 he Cora tnissioiiers ot election at the Democratic poll, asked the same privilege, but it was not granted. 1 he5 JJemocratic poll was rejected for this informality, and tbe Re publican polls, which were originally m the' same condition, were ' counted. The other poll, Red Laiui; was njcted on ihe rroond 'of alleged iiUmidation. T. he I eround of alleged intimidation. 1 he proof taken by tbe committee thows con elusivfir that the charge of intimidation wasabVnlulely groundless.. ; From Shreveport the committee went to Mansfi'dd, the county seat of De So'o parish. .Five or six Democratic polls in this parish had. beeu thrown out by the Returning Board on charges of intinrida lion.The Commissioners of Election at' these rejected polls, the deputy marshals tatioued there, and the United States Supervisors of Election were all examined in regard to the alleged intimidation, and tbtyjdne and all tes tifiedHhat there was Bo intipidatiou'whatever. A great iiUin Vr Lcitizei8,.bLack laud white, testified - . M 'm' mm to the same effect. It was proved by a w I Mumhejoi citizens of! both parlies that be Spperyisor ;of Registration for Do Soto paiish liad declared Rafter tbe elec tioubai itlwas a perfectly fair and hon est one, and that a full, free, aud fair ex pression of the peopli bad beeu made at tbe polls. . Ue repeat ?d lime and again that hehad no foudatiou on which to base anyjiomplaints or protest, and yet be went to New Orleans aud managed to .have protests, gotten up there iu the Cus tom House, slipped into the so-called sealed.,rptarns. He toade an affidavit that there had been all sorts of intimidation and efforts at intimidation in pe Soto i arisb.r' Tbe committee did their best to nd this "fellow, but he bad disap peared. . - Tbe testimony takenlat Mansfield fur ther showed that Kellogg had sent blank commissions to Geo.jL. Smith, tho Re publican candidate for Congress in De Soto parish, and that Smith had appoin ted the Supervisor of Registration. This Iras contrary to law,; as it requires the Supervisor or Registration to be appoin ted by 'the Governor The Supervisor of Registration, appoints the Commissioners of flection, so that, practically, all the election Ofiieers in that parish were named .by Ubti Republican candidate for Oou gress. After ihe eleeiuiti the Supervisor ofRVgistation, instead of sending the re-tqLrts-tO.tlie Ret'ufniog Board as the law directs, sent them tQj George L. Smith, -the Republican candidate for Congress. Vhfcn Uip citizens remonstrated, tbe bu peryisQif alleged tbatip.e aid not Know any petteri And finally be was prevailed upau '4 eod doplusate returps to tbe Returning Frpra i llansfield tlie committee went In .Katcbitophes 'TwolDemocratic polln o 'this, parish were rejected by the Returning fusru on tue grouua or jniimiuauuu. Th Commissioners of Ejections at these ,poli and other electibr. officers, with' cit izens of both parties, white- as well a s blackVwere fiamiued. ' They 'one ami) lieatified tbat;tbef waa not 9 Bern- blanee of inumidation The Saperrbor of Regi8tr4OD for this " narfnh Usui t nt farnifhed by citizens of tbe -parish od yet tbe Returning Baaid threw fiwo Democratic polls. : . ; V ' 1 e8timony raa also takpn i Vernon parish j The SoDervisorof Ri-o-! "'ration ana toe Clerk : of the Cirnit Court testified that the retarns Ktit ta the Returning Board sbo wed that there were about 650 rotea for; tbe Tildeo elec tors and 2 Votes for the! Havea dintrirt electors and none for the Hayes electors at large. The Returning Board7 couuted 179 rotes from this parish for the JfkvM electors and deducted that number from the Democratic electors. ! In all the committee, examinei aboat two hundred witnessefrta regard to iuttm idatiou in the" various j parishes "above named, and-with the exception of - one negro, who testified that! lie had been dis charged for roting.tho UepuTjlican ticket not one witness was found who; gave a single specific case'of intimidatiou on the part of tbe Democrats. There were. however, plenty of negroes who testified that they had 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 they worked for Democrats, and they had" not been reproached for doing what they had done. Mr. Meade, the Chairman of the committee, said that his invariable prac lice was to call out to tbe crowd ot wit- nees summoned, t'Are there any Re publicans here?" Those who responded io the ami mauve were pet on the etand and always swore positively that thev knew ot no case of lutiuaidation. If ne groes were brought to the comraiaeea,oy Republican officeholders they always had fearful stories to relate, but in not a siu gle instance could they give the names of the parties, who had been intimidated nor the locality at which the outrages had been perpetrated. Witnesses were also examined in re gard to tbe alleged ostracism practised by white residents' toward Northern men ho settled in Louisiana. Col. Gibson, a Northern man, who is a well known Republican, testified that be bad been welcomed at Shreveporc by all the Dem ocratic residents, and had uever been ostracised in any way. He bore testis mony to the peaceable character of the white people, and admitted that they bad shown wonderful patience and foibearance utirier grisvous wrongs. Testimony was taken in De Soto par ish in regard to taxation. It was showu that a high valuation was placed on all properly, and then taxes to the amount of eight per eeur, was levied. It was prac Heal con h.-cal ion, and morn than half tbe real estate in the paiish was advertised for sale for uon payment of takes. It is said that the tax collector for (hat parish had made in one year $25,000 out of hfs rfee7 The people in the tied River country have borne the oppressions just as long as they can, and they are deter mined that if the Federal. Government will out allow the people of Louisiana to govern themselves they will not pay one cent of taxes unle.-s it is collected by mil itary f,jrce. They infinitely prefer to i s:i:. i : . . ..i..Zi v have a military Government placed over them than four years more . of Kellogg and Packard rule, and they will have it. It is the Nicholls Government or the bayonet. N. Y. Sun. - PROTECTING SCOUNDRELS AT WASHINGTON. Only a few days azo. both Houses of Congress, by an unanimous vote aud without a single word of dissent, abolished the Board of Police Commissioners at Washington. The exposures showing tbe complicity of that board with gam blers aud other, criminals-made any de fence impossible, especially tbe atrocious conspiracy of VV J. Murtigh, tho Presi dent of the Biard, and proprietor of the Administration organ, lo blast the good name ot the Hon. W. 0. Whit thorite. while investigating the corruption of tbe Navy Df pai;ttneal. ISO man ou either side dared to stand op and extenuate those mramies. Arrant had requested the resignation of the boaid. but he had two reasons for that step. First, revenge because they had allowed testimony to be taken reflecting upon his own conduct in betung&at a race course; and secondly, because be"-wan ted vacancy iu tbe office of Chief of Police, in order that he might appoint Guerrilla Mosby lo the placa The board resigned, but Grant retained Murtagh, against whom the public itidig nation was most excited, aud named four otbeis. as associates. Detore they were commissioned, Congress interposed in the way stated, and that unanimous act was immediately sent to the President. Right in the face of these proceedings, and with out having approved or vetoed the bill, he has issued commissions to the new board, with Murtagh at their head, and that, loo, while the House of Representatives is in vestigating the conspiracy with which he stands publicly charged by bis former friends and confederates. If this outrage on jdecency was excep tional, it might pass with the excuse that that Grant was suffering, perhaps, from one of his frequent attacks of "neuralgia of the brain." But it is in keeping with bis general conduct. if. Y. Sun, IZth. This conduct on the part of the Presi dent is in exact accord with hi past his tory. If there be anything iu our situa tion more astounding than the contempt shown by him for a decent regard for public opinion, it is to be found in the fact that any considerable number of native American eitiaensrsons of tbe pure and patriotic fathers of our govern mental system regard such an example frith indifference or approval. i CRTONGTlfORigT , i iyr CONSPIRAID; 1 v itf fQ mujifit'.i i, r: jycm I?lMESON, wbo,. with i tbe aid of bty veqerable sirff.mod tbepowerful as sistance i tWMolly Magoirts, bas des- poucatiy rniea: Pennsylvania tor some years, propose, it is understood, to; refer the sule'meut of the Presidential ques tion to the followers of the! Clan Cam EROX iobis native State, which is now fully htitled to dispute with Kansas - its title to tbe appellation of the Rotteu Com monwealth. I 4-'" f -' Iu accoVdaoee with orders supposed to have beeo unof&cially issued from the War Department, the PennsyltaDia Leg islature has passed a set oft political res olutions instructing Congress how to have the electoral vote counted ; f but this is only a minor incident iu the plan arranged for. the intervention of that Stale in the decision of the Preshjentiajji The' inext move is to jtTtHeStito militia on a war footing, so as to be ready at a moment's warning to march to Washing ton iu support; of the conspirators who are trying to steal a President by meads ot false counting ballot-box stuffing, per jury, and forgery. In the Republican caucus at Harrisborg on Thursday last, a member of the Leg islature named Long informed Uioae present that he bad a bill, which ' bad been prepared in Washington, and had been submitted to Gov. Hartraxft and approved by him, providing for tho ap propriation of a million dollars to arm and equip the National Guard of Pennsylva nia to be used in case lof emergency in Washington. : Mr. L.ONQ declined to say wno was tne aotnor or tue dim, dui ae dared that it was proposed in Washing L.I 1 t I I. 1 ton and approved by the authorities there and in Hairisburg, whereupon a commit tee was appointed to confer with Gov. IIarteaxft in regard to its pas It has been rumored from the moment that the conspiracy to count in Haves was set iu motion, that CaMEROX would supply State troops from Pennsylvania to support the j companies of the United States army concentrated in Washington in a military seizure of the Government ; and the action of the caucus iu Harrisburg shows that tlie rumor was uot without foundation. It is time that Mr. Don Cameron should be taught that the United States of America is a nation that cannot be ruled so imperiously by men of his stamp as the unfortunate State which has so long submitted to the dictation of the Oamekox Ring ; and that the project of calling in the mihll.4 of that fetate to force Hayes into an office to which be has not beeu elected, will not be tolerated by the American people, or their Rep resentatives in Congress. JSctc Iork Sun. CASEY'S CONVICTIONS. Confessing io the Rottenness of the Louis- tuna Radical Rule. Washington, Jan. 16. With there- turn of Collector Casey from New Or- ,us, interest in Louisiana affairs is re vived, especially on account of : his well known influence with the President and dissatisfaction with the Packard Govern ment. He arrived late last night, and was on the floor of the House this morn ing iu frieudly conversation with members of both political parties. He makes no disguise of his convictions on the situation in that Slatel The Radical Government, be says, is entirely without support from the honest property holding masses of Louisiana, and is in no condition to either sustain itself or obtain recognition at the rhands of the President, -who is reported to hold to the opinion, even against the majority of his Cabinet that a State Gov ernment, if so poor as to be unable to de fend itself against home aggression, has no claim whatever to seek aid and com fort from tho Federal authorities. Casey went even further than this in his con temptuous mention of the rarkard con cern to a gentleman with whom he trav elled on bis way to pie North. He men tioned the Radical Government as being sustained only by wharf 'negroes and a small lot of carpet-baggers, entirely .with- . m out influence or property. Also that a feud had grown up between Wells and Anderson of tbe Returning Board, aud - ., Kellogg, who is now standing at Packard's back, and be thinks these; two worthies, who are on their way to Washington, will present matters to the President in such a strong light that he will be settled in his conviction to preserve neutrality, and to have Geu. Augur do nothing but preserve tbe peace. The altitude taken by Casey iu this cise has commended lum favorably to certain Democrats cf influence in Louis iana and the House here, and while they look upon it as a sacrifice to elevate him to the Seuatorship over an undoubted Democrat, they still are disposed to look upon his probable election as likely to propitiate the Washington author mod in dealing with that State. 1 Can you tell me the origin of the pression, 'As poor as Job'H tuik My little sister has bunted iu j w a i dm m ex through tbe book-or Job. to nod some- thing ab.jut tbe bird. N. Y. Observer Don't know the origin but that turkey is said to have been "too poor to sprout a feather." Painful Accident to Col. Lewis Hanes. We regret to learn that a pain fui accident befell (Jo I. Lewis tlanes on 3rd instant, at his residence near Clem- monsville, which will confine bim for length of time, and perhaps lame "bim through life. He received a severe cut under the ankle joint, severing all the tendons, from an axe in the bands of another person, accidentally . States vjjle American. j OuviL L. GranTi the most thick-skin ned of President Grant's relations, has appeared in the Circut Court; m St. Louis to bear witness to ibe truth of the ac counts theretofore given, in TKB.Suar of tbe scandalous lob 'connected with tbe "buildin? of the St. Louis Custom ' House; Not that it was specially the design' of Brother Orvif to call tbe attention of ibe public anew to Thr Sun's statements: but in pursuit of money for which he has the characteristic family greed, he has embodied in a petition -to tbe Court aTfull corroboration of the facts originally made public in these columns. Ills suit is filed against P. W. Schneider, claiming $75, 000 damages for a ibreach of contract: and in his petition, be recite that in March, 1873, be entered i intoj an engagement with the defendant, bv the terms of which he was to receive $50Q,per f nnuaa aud a percentage, of profits i( Schneider got cer tain contracts for. supplying,, grange for the Custom Housei'abotii Xo be erected nnder the supervision of tbe enterprising Mullett. Schneider got tbe granite con tracts, but Orvil says that a few days afterward he repudiated the other 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 tbe mortification of another term of Orvil Grant, unless the President should find a life office Tor him before leaving tbe White House. N. Y. Sun. WHAT BETTER COULD HE DOt The Rrv. Dr. Deems took occasion to say, in his pulpit, on Sunday, that his house was overrun with persons soliciting him to give them money or to procure situations for them : and he added that he did not in any case furnish pecuniary assistance, he was not prepared to find situations, and that if the importunities with which he was ; oppressed coutiuued, he would move into tbe country. By bringing this sui ject forward so pub licy and conspicuously, Dr. Deems chal lenges discussion of the propriety of the course which he has adopted, aud of that which be threatens to pursue. Iu no case does Dr. Deems give mon ey. So be says. Yet iu ihe poiut of pecuniary ability, he muBt be above tbe average of the people uf ibis city; and whatever bis practice may be, if be preach es the Gospel of his Master, he must ex hort others : "Sell all thou bast and give to the poor." Why should uot Dr. Deems do what he can to obtain situations for those who are out of employment, aud thus assiet hem in earning aq honest. livelihood and ii keeping ihe Ten Commandments T Is it beneath any disciple ot OHUIST to en gage iu su:h an unselfish and benevolent occupation ? e were painpd to read the report ot the reverend Doctor's remarks, especially his cowardly throat lo flee to the country i i i -i ii t j -t : and aoaudon at once me neiu oi wipor- tuuity, of opportunity, and of duty. Hie. recent l.imilianty with the ncn wouia seem to have engendered iu him a con tempt, if uot a hatred, ot the poor ; yet he who lights a fire on the cold aud cheer- ess hearth oi Want, seems to us to have imbibed more of the spirit of our Saviour's teachings than tlie suave clergyman who crooks the pliant' hinges of the knee to Wealth, that thrift may follow fawuin New York Suit. The N. 1. Snn has since published a statement from Dr. Deems, relieving, bim a- of the blame above implied. -m AN USURY LAW A NECESSITY. To the Editor of thd llaleigh Xetn: Sir: There is a party in the Slate in favor of repealing all Usury laws, and of allowing the rale of interest upon money loanea io oe resfidited bv the law of sunnlv and demand This party 'is composed chiefly of the monied men or capitalist oi the btate. vte wisn to offer a few considerations concerning the necss- .. l J tt' l .. UahA..u nA.t.AAn ntv 1 rtm naaa. suy oi an usury law. it e reiuai . mm. uvii Ik.nnl null in1 iinll.M, I nl Hull TT 1WIL . 1 1 V ..... ..J". m.m.m ...... . w . . J n iiMiirv X Ilii. - v.j a J law for the Jews to prevent their oppressing one another, until how, uaury laws have been deemed a necessity in the experience of Ml civilized nations. Serondlv. We remark that the fact of the existence of uiry laws from this remote an tiquity anions ail civilized nations until now is conclusive proof that there is a relation or antagonism of interest between the lender and -- o . . - . . ... I borrower which nfomres to be emiaiizeu anu regulated bv the sovereien powers of tU State. f 3rd. That this relation or antagonism of interest between lender and ' borrower grows nut of the fact thai ach oartv demands the hijjJ.est per centage of profit which can be pro duced from the money loaned. 4th. That thintaoiustic relation of len derand borrower unless regulated by law. alwavs as a general rule result in oppression of the borrower by ihe lender and always will, so lone as acquis:tiveness is a dominant charac- tensile ot man ana monty is me rooi oi an evil. ? 5th. That the Capitalist being the money lender, and the laborers or the industrial class jrenerallv the borrowers. This antagonism of interest unless jui justed by law is destructive of the utility of monev as a factor in the develop- menl of the industrial resources ol the State and oonseouentlv of its wealth power. 6th. The capital ana laoor, me cniei ue- . m 1 I .1 10 1 ments ot the weaiin ana power w ine owue, kA;r. tn on Knnrnul nnd nntafThnistic relation, r. ' ..e ,t,uK, n 0n,,ali7.A and determine the per centum of money between borrower and lender for the mmnion eood. 7th. That in determining npon an equitable basis the per eentage of money between lender and borrower it is of the hrst importance - lo know what is 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- rnwprs. 9th. That the chief industry of North Caro lina being agriculture, 269,238 of the , popula tion being agriculturalists, oi.zyu. manuiaciur- .rvi while onlv 19.179 are tradesmen and iu average pcrcintum of profit on the cost of pra- 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'bf borrower and lender in an ab normal condition, when money is scarce, would result in the oppression of the laborer, the ruin of alt 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 dowu and out" of all control and govern ment of the State. JAMES II. ENNISS. Governors and Grasshoppers. The Governors of eight of the States and Territories most liable to the devastations q the grasshoppers, met at Omaha, Neb., on Oct. 25th. Oar correspondent, Prof. Riley, who probably knowa ' moreaoot these insects and their work than anv one else, was present. A committee was appointed "to issue iu a pamphlet form all the most practical means, based upon experiment, tor the destruction ot grass hoppers." According to the report an appeal is to be made to the President, "setting forth the urgent necessity of ac tion by the General Government in be' half of the sections ravaged." As the meagre telegraphic report does not state what "action 7 is asked for, we do not understand what is expected from tbe government. Is this to introduce a new element into politics if not a sectional element, at least an in-sectional one f 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 1" However, it is no joking matter to tbe grasshopper-ravaged dtslriets. and it is hoped that this action of tbe States and Territories most inter ested. may lead to co-operation on the part of the people, for unless this scourge 9 can bo stayed it will depopulate some of the fiuest portions of the West. THE MORAL IT TEACHES. Danbury News. One of the mea employed in a Dan- bury factory has a wife who will easily turn the beam at two hundred. He, on the contrary, is of very slight build, but possesses spirit. Some oue left a pair of boxing gloves in tbe factory, articles which took a strong hold upon tbe atten tion ot our friend. When alone and un observed be would don tho gloves, aud square off scientifically at an imaginary opponent, and get in some licks at times which showed surprising azihty on his part, and must have been the cause of much gratitude to tbe opponent to think that he was imaginary. The other noon his wife came to tbe shop with his dinner, the usual carrier of that meal being off duty for that day. She sat with him uutil he finished the meal, and then an idea struck him. Hegot the gloves and put tbem on, and asked her to square off at him. Imaginary opponents, although perfectly safe, become tedious after a time, lie uow wanted a change, but be hardly cared to risk himself before one of w - ' 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 foelishness," she replied 'Put up your fins, I say, or I'll go for you, lie ptayiuuy m.nttoueo, as ne hammer is dropped, ana tne injured mem danced before her and made feints of ber is instantly thrust into the feminine smashing in her entire front. mouth. The offspring, who is upsetting "Why don t you go away, said she, pettishly, "you'll hit me in tha face itb i irm things if you don't be careful. I p - . . . "Then put up your fists like I do, and i T . - - ,, . . : i J I J "I r , I rf. . . j . ,, , I "lrv to bit me. come. do. Mann, he I ' urged Then he danced about still more vio leutly, threw his head back, and then to one side, sauinttnsr out ot his eyes in a purely scientific manner, and making movements with the ponderous gloves which looked towards her complete demol- ishment. Finally one of his feints went a trifio too far, aud touched her on the nose. This aroused hr ire, and in a flash she let drive, taking him unexpectedly on the chin, and driving bim backward into a kettle of hot water. Almost as quick as her anger came it went again and with a cry of horror she rushed to his aid .and snatched him from bis peril ous position. Roistered un in bed and encased with cotton and sweet oil he now forms a majes - r tic monument of misplaced coafideucc. Moral. Never strike your wife Of Grant's saving that we must have peace if we have to fight for it, a French journal says: "It is as if at a social gather ing ene of those present should say, "The jQg ene 0j those present should say, t absolute calm shall uot cease ti i ..... reiffu amonff us: if it is necessary lo pre serve it, pistol shots will be exchanged; we will waft the furniture at each other, aod the mine sprung.' " iu the cellar will be An Epitaph. It is said that the following epitaph comes from California, bat it is a re markable piece ot antiquated mortuary humor In memory ov John Smith, who met Wierlent death near this spot 18 hundred .and 40 too. ' lit was shot by his own pistell ; It was not one of the new kind ; ' ' . ' ' bnt a old fashioned bruit barrel, and of such is the Kingdom of -Ueavee. TABLE ETIQUETTE. . 1. Do not keep others waiting for you. Rush in and get a seat at the table ahead. of everybody in ihe house. 2. In sipping the soup be particular and not swallow the spoon. 3. Keep your i plate clean. No matter J now mucn niayaie neapea upon , ciean i I l 1 . I I it. ' !--'. 4. in passing your piate to be re-neap- w . l a ed, pat the knife and fork in your pocket. I . - w - - i 5. Look around carefully while drink- ing water to see1 that nobody pots brandy init I r 6. poDot.i wUl, yoor knife. Let ZtuZZSZZZSXR your knife eat before er after you never was employed to overcome the victory of the cat with it. ) peop1- The trickery of the Returning Boarda 7. Break your bread into small pieces', and the legerdemain by which States were con even though yon bave to take a sledge ffjJJSl'. I S u K 100 ?7n' ff ' ,s . . , A- ... b History records no such abase of the elector hammer to the table to do it with, al-ystem. The Democratic party want justice, 8. If you fiod anything unpleasant in but they put faraway all thought of revolution, your food, call the attentonof the table They expect justice, They have faith in tbe to it. furnishing diasrrama and sDtcifica- gciy and statesmanship of the Conrressio- tionsrif treeessarr.' ' " i. I Jv. , .-.I 9. Whistle some lively tune while chewing and tune your chews. 10. Do not tbueb the head while at table not even the head waiter. 11. Do not rest the elbow on tbe table, rest it on your neighbor. 12. Be thoughtful and attentive to the wants of those about you. If the party next to you wants choking off, attend to hinx. THE DUTY OF A WOMAN TO BE A Li t v 1 Wilduess is a thing which girls canuot afford. Delicacy is a thing which cannot be lost audiouud. No art can restore to . ... . ... . tbe grape its bloom. 1 amtltarity without loyje, without confidence, without regard, is destructive to ail that makes a woman exalting and ennobling.' ''The world is wide, these things are small; They make me nothing, but they are all." , Nothing It is tbe first duty of a woman to be a lady. Good breeding is good seuse. Jiad manners in women is immorality. Awkwardness may be in eradicable. Iguorauce of eliquttu is the result of circumstances. All can be con- doned, and do 'not banish mau or woman from the amenities of their kind. But self-possessedj unshrinking and aggres sive coarseness of demeanor may be re- fnnfA an a Rtatp nriitan nftYnf and rf-r- r. - - - . . 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 ot society, It is they to whom all mooted points should be referred. To be a lady is more lhau to be a prince. A lady is always in Her iiirui, iiiaiicuaui; "r i"u... i To a lady, a prince aud a peasant alike bow. Do not be restrained. Do not wish to dance: with the prince unsought. reel indifferently, lie such that you confer honor, i Carry yourself so loftily I that men shall look up to you for reward, not at you iu rebuke. Ihe uatural seuti- I ment of man towards womau isrevereuce I He loses a large means of grace, when he is obliged to account ber a being trained I into propriety. A man s ideal is not j wounded when a woman fails in worldly wisdom: but if in grace, in facts, in scnti- j ment, in delicacy, in kindness, she should I be found wanting, be receives an inward I hurt. A Woman's Work. To see a woman drive a tack is something worth observing. She will first proceed to fill her mouth with material, then take one, stick it in the offending carpet, and firmly clutching hammer, in her right band, prepare-lo como down on the innocent tack. But alas ! for female calculation ! she misses J it and pounds ber finger instead ! The I the tacks is slapped, and other means are I found to relieve tbe feelincrs. when busi ness is proceeded with asrain, and the I tack sgain stuck in its place. This time the hammer hits it, but knocks it on one side a blow being given sideways to straighten it, which knocks ike point clear off. Another one is tried, and after a succession oi mumps sometimes on r .1 the hnger, sometimes on tbe floor, and . . . - . . occasionally on the tack it is finally driven in. And so the operation is re pealed until: the carpet is down, and a dishevelled female with red face, and in- flamed temper, stands looking at her work and congratulates herself on ha ving fiu- ished at last. SHE WAS FOR REFORM, TOO. "Matilda, he said, as he arose from the supper table, aud wiped his mouth -on t his sleeve, we won a glorious, victory yesterday, j Reform has completely car- ried the day. "Where are you going V she loudly screamed, as he picked up his hat and started for the door. "Why, I'm just going down to the corner to see if there Ms any thing new from South Carolina." "John Bushbill," sbe calcly ultered, "the election is over now, and this thing must come to a stop, I bave not said .a word ab"ut your going cut before election, as there were ward meetings, torchlight processions, and all such things to attend 'to, but now 1 say emphatically there must be an end to it, , 'But, Matilda," he pleaded, "remember : m ta-f ft w we were victorious. - Kemember l was tor Refornn" I "And so; am I - for reform, she very quickly replied. "Reform, like Charity, . '- i ...... must commence at, uomr, anu 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, and as he seated himself at .the cradle, he gently muttered, "and has my bleeding country suffered in vain ? Ait thou, too, a shame, Oh ! Reform.' THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRACY. A Firm Belie in tilden's Election DmieLMarcy Renominated for Governor Concorp, Jan. j 1 7. Tb Democratic State Convention met to-day, and elected J. S. H.' rrant President. Mr. Frank, ontakinr the rhir an ill r ha .nlm 1 I i: I they bave.fairly and honestly elected Mr. Ti! . den as President of tbe United Slates. The at- ' ; vj bwwti temI)t -a bein marl tah. r of victory. Hundreds of Republicans concede a rr . . wm,w mm j wup wa ura auji tne election or Mr; Ttlden, or distrust the elec (n of Mr' "7i ooner was tbe- battle between the two parties settled than a skirmish WVimmii( U .III, . t. .V . right way to settle all difficulties. An eflort 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 88 out of 524 votes and his nomination was made unanimous. Thomas J, Dinsmore was soai nated for Railroad Commissioner.. lne resolutions denounce the conspiracy r. ganized at Washington to twart the clear! v ex- Pressed will of the people through the action of illegally constituted and corruptly controlled iiii.uiug uumus, aa revolutionary ana ireas .in.KIa in 1 rtV x " t " 1? KTJ Cfl " -,?h ,,n"mu,cn . n j '"c ui tne elective irancutse. Government ; denounce the Aise of military by indent Grant irr South Carolina and Vi- fl""' c Z -represenUtivee of both "ouses of Congress to unite in securing a peace- fui solution of the difficulty in which thecoantir is involved ; counsel moderation, but claim it a paramount duly to defend the Constitution. even to the last resort ; call upon all who be lieve in the election of Mr. Tiiden to unite in demsnding his inauguration ; demand the re duction of the army. -Next follow several resolutions disctURlnr exhaustively the subjects of the appointment ef cievvurc, me tunciions oi Returning .Boards, ana the duty of Congress touching the count of the electoral vote, and concluding : Believing that Mr. Tiiden received a majori ty of the whole number of electoral votes, we pieage him our hearty and unquauhed support in lk r..ll t L! ..L 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 . , . , . euupic-iou. uaicers suouid ail De well-bred menj and not loafers or sponges if they expect to nee. "TiteJioots" sava JoahTV.llinM luxury, in that they make a man forret an uis otuer miseries. Why is kissing your sweetheart like eating soup wiih a fork ! Because It takes a long time to get enough. - "A play npon words," as the firemai said, when he thrust his hose into a book seller's shop to put oat the flames. One of the most curious " things with which we are acquainted is that a watch should keep perfectly dry, when it hat running spring msjde. A chap who was told by a clergyman to "remember Lot's wife," replid that ha had trouble enough with his own, without ' remembering any other man's wife,-; t , Fair girls go a shopping, and the gajt, clerks are always delighted to see them. The girls buy ten cents worth of ribbon and talk two hourB. Who wouldn't be ' clerk ' . '. Ft "John," asked a doctor of tba apothe cary's boy, "did Mrs. Green get the med icine I ordered ?'' "4 guess so,- rspli4 John, "for I saw crape on the door kne this morning. J More tloneymoou Amenities Aogel I ina (who has been purnsiug the "Birthf. I Deaths, and Marriages") Edwin, I do I so ol ject to that horrid word, "relict 1 Itt i la tt. i . . ii i suouia a ie, juq. win, promise, on, prom i . ... ... - . - . - . . ise, you will not allow: me to be describe as your relict ! Punch. - r ! I A bickerinsr pair of Quakers were late y heard in high controversy, the husbands exclaiming, fl am determined to bave one quiet week with thee 1" "But how wilt Kthou be able to get it 1" said the tana ting spouse. "I will keep thee a week after thou art dead," was the Quaker's rejoin der. Some people seem tol.be extremely sensitive. At oue of the churches a Sunday, the; minister read the pray for person in deep afnjtcuon, and a man who had just been married got up antl went' out. He said he didu't want public sym-, pathy intruded upon him in that way, , , When King Theodore of AbyssinU committed suicide, the English officer! found and brought away a little boj4h son and heir of ihe dead King. The lad has thus been educated in English, in fact the Queen has iu a manner adopted bio. The Prince of Abyssinia is now at Bagby, visits tbe royal household daring his hoU days, aud is studious bat not smart, A young Danbury boy proposed to hia father that he should go fishing, but hia father bad other business for bim ' that j. - . .u uay. i a.un, nam .u , youug. man, "do you know what Solomon laid about boys going fishing V "Solomon didn't say anything about ir replied the parent. "Yes, he did. lie said, if yna spare the rod you spoil tbe child," "4 won't pare It" said tbe old getitiemau, piomplly. Ad he did uot, but the sou ihiuks Jbeotltnld ol the wrong rod.
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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