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LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 187.9.
NO. 1300
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1879.
S. H. H. Clark baa been appointed
General Manager of tbe Central Branch
load.
Thk Sew York" Snn makes a cold
blooded calculation concerning the fate of
tbe present member of tba Supreme Court
of the United States, and concludes that
fire of them wHl probably die or retire be
cause of the infirmities ol age, during the
term of the President who is to be chosen
next year. The members referred to are
Clifford, (aged 70), Swayne. (75,) Strong,
(70), Bradley, (68), and Hunt, who is hope
lessly broken to health by paral-eis.
9 Hmn.
The Chicago Stockman, in its report of the
hog market for last Wednesday, uses the
following head-lines I
Ea-.lma.led recelDW of bo shoot 21,483.
Wont hog maraeiot tb iwwwb. Aiawiufc
ly nothing ooinu by .nckem. -hlppeni tak.
ins a few low clotty seiect-d Light-trass
aim selling In k lew e .M,tat nil wi" re t a
decline of 20a c-nt- Ho Utile doing that
the market ia vtr ulh de-d
TSCliK Bl IV MuKKK
Win. McKee, President of the Globe
Democrat Printing Company, and one of
the oldest Lewapsper men in tbe west,
died .suddently Friday morning of heart
ir He was senior partner of the old
St. bonis Democrat, and has occupied a
prominent place in western jjurnaliam for
many years.
XPANNUX.
It is predicted by financiers in New
York that the money supply of that city on
the first of January next will be unprece
dentedty large Sines the beginning of
August money to tbe amount of $85,170,-
000 has been distributed from New York
throughout the c juntry , and it is an invari
able rule that the currency thus sent to the
interior goes back to the seaboard about the
opening of the new year. Hence it is
claimed that those who iwagii-e that tbe
financial activity oi the last few months
has reached its final culmination are quite
likely to find it was but the beginning of
an era of expansion that will make 1880
memorable iu our li uncial annals.
V.4LU&HL1: DtftVOVKHV.
The Topeka Commortvx-Wi ha-' a letter
from'Burlingame which chronicles the dis
covery of the riche-t and thickest vein of
ooal ever lound in Kansas. In tbe lau
guageof the correspondent, two citizens ot
Burlingame hve discovered "a subterra
nean Valley lined with thirty-seven inches
of (pod, glossy, hard coal." ll b tbe word
a "hard" the orrejoudeni means authra
cite, the discovery is particularly valuable,
but we presume h'e means bituminous coal
of a solid, firm character. In either event
the discovery of a thirty seven inch vein
of coal, near lbs surface, as this seems to
be, will be of aluxs5 inestimable value to
the State, and especially to Burliugame.
litis rouu.
A resolution was introduced at the lat
meeting of the City Council, bv President
Michael, looking to an organized eflort fol
O the relief of the poor during the present
winter. This is a move in the right direc
tion, and deserves to be earnestly seconded
Vy all charitable persons in the community
Notwithstanding the general improvement
cof business there is still much destitution
Tfce times never become sj good that there
is no longer room for charity. 'Ihe poor
ye have with you altnrs, and during this'
severe, biting w-atber they should be spec
ially remembered. Whne you are speed
ing money .liberally, as is yqur duty,.to
" make Christmas merry fcr those ot your
own household, lay aside just a little oi
your abundance for the benefit of tboe
" to whom the glad holiday brings no cheer
So little that you woud not miss it from
you store, wculd b enough to waroroue
hearth that otherwise wou'd be cold; lo fill
one little stocking that otherwise would be
,. empty; to gladden one mothers heart tbat
else would be sad; atd He in whose mem
ory the joyous festival is celebrated will
sometime say to you, "'Ye did it unto Me."
THE X4MC I.XKA.TIY.
The conduct of the governor of Maine,
is counting out enough of the duly elected
representatives of th people, and counting
in enough of the defeated Democratic can
didates, to give hi partisans a majority in
the General Assembly, is properly and
justly characterized by the press of the
country as a political trick of unparalleled
infamy. Govercor Garoslon, of Maine, is
either a villian or a fool and the ablest
(political managers, of all parties, seem to
agree that he combines the qualities of both
la about equal proportions. He is a vil
lain, aad guilty of treason to the free in
stitutions of his country, in trying to keep
himself and bis partisans in power in op
position to the expressed will of the peopk;
and he is a fool in supposing that a high
handed and deliberate outrage of this char
actar nan be perpetrated upon the free suf
frage of taw people in any Stat of the
Union, arithoat re-acting with destructive
.afict, in every part of the eountry, upon the
party which is responsible for it. Every
eensiblc Democratic politician or newspa
pers Knows this, and says so. Oae of the
plainest and strongest expressions in con
nesnaation of the infamy and foolishness of
Graceloa and his returning board, ia from
the New fork World, the national organ of
the Democratic patty, aad is as follows:
Theyave nullified the will of the people
of Maine, sa expressed at the lateat election,
on account ot wchnteal errors and over
eights- Toes, errors and oversights were
committed rot by the electors, but by the
loaal canvassers. The votaw w-re. in bet,
thrown oat on account of Informality in tbe
manner in which th.y ware returned. There
Is no pnunee that thl. Informality was auou
S 2" SfSS " intention of the voters in
"doubt. The tenor of all uatntea, Judicial de.
!H?on "ind.tmU, wn,on o1 wttn !
Uona U that every presumption should be
E!7l5T2?f.Tln o tbe realm
tenUoa of the voters. The eanvswers In
JSli,IJ,Bti?J2n,,q,;?Uoaably nhU'n the
real intention ot the voters. Tnere la no
dodging that fact, and. wit? Sir minds? pea?
7!T that may be raised, it ia plaint at
tb.d.taaterf leglalaton wbo bar. tSvS been
eounied m ongut to refaae lo atrre,and leave
J organisation of ttae liegialature to the
Bepublioanswhojwere elected to lu
The'jSaasas City JYsses, wUch is the
npresentaave of the Democracy of this
portion of the West, fully endorses the
sentJmeats of the rTortf, as expressed in
the foregoing pwagraph. and eo dote
wfexy other sensible Democratic paper in
- - - ... .
"ssuy. Any man, witn tae merest
wrfwwai of nenae, no matter what hie po
litical predilictions may be, knows that
avch an ontrage upon the liberties of the
peopk as that which the Maine Governor
has been gmilty of, cannot possibly have
any other result thaa to ruin the party
that k impunsible for it Garcelon aad
hknewaing board are the immediate in
Urnsisnteof the infamy, bat the Dsmo
ratie party of the whole country will
m he 'held mponaible for it, and will
find it the heaviest load whirl, th.t ...
"aw -I fS-aat..
been ohliged to cany tinos it stood
goeiataw ine eonthem ormfsderacy. To
show how the .matter k regarded by the
wnw; awverel miiiim f o-i,
iaarnak. llelkvkg
emphatic expression is from the Chicago
Journal, a paper that is always guarded la
its utterances, aad says only what it mean :
Th ifffh-iKti(9d nntraaa in afalne. by
which the ontgolncDemocratle Governor of
inai state ana nis co-conspiraiora m ir
stale Bord of Canvassers nave arbttrar
Hy overturned the Bepob lcmn majority In
the legislature, and given both houses to
tbe Democrats, by throwing oot returns by
the who.esaIe from Republican dlstrleis, on
the preun-e ti.at uch return, were defec
tive la form, f the enert tople of dlseuMlon
nd indignation all over the country. It la
son. Kraut a vloUtlonof popular rlcbta, so
vl-iHinouaat stretch of pjwer under color of
official authority, that It has bean nrn for
iummi mnt naLnotif- noDle to credit the re
port. Bat It Is only too true, and the out-
rased malorliy appear to be without arjy
raT-roi renrnFuuu-i n v. . .....
TneR ubl leans if Mlae will tw Justified In
reaorllng lo any m-.au wun ui j-ctuj, ti
lenco to right the gross wrong which has
b-en peri-irted. and we hope 'hey will be
equal to he emergency.
it may be that the Republicans of Maine
have no redress under the laws of the State
for tbe outrage that has been practiced up
on them and upon the principles of free
government by Governor Garcelon and his
council, yet tbe following extract from the
Kennebec Journal, which may be supposed
to represent the vi-ws of "-enator Blaine, is
significant, in that it plainly intimates that
a remedy will be f und :
Le.ibeR-pabllransof th Stateof Maine
stand ahou.i.i- lo abou der In re fctint this
greai wrouK. A way will be toord to correct
it. II must bitiWeated. or our liberties are
goi.e. we will be coumi-d but nextyer. It
vnll bs trie' elaenere, to deteimiue the
Presidential election It is part o a con
spiracy tual inc'ules'be national Govern
ment, and we most resl-t lUfwedoi ol de
n re .o ee iMWlmsnrks and anarchy spread
ing far o er onr land.
We agree with ihe Kennebec paper, that
this cupirscy should be resisted and de
feated, at whatever cost. The Chicago
Journal would employ any meias short of
actual vinlei.ee, but it is questionable
whether even that means should be ex
cepted. I Operate cases require desperate
remedies. We do not know what course
the cooler-headed Republicans of Main,
will choose to pursue to right the great
wrong that has been practiced upon them,
but we do know that a governor of Kansas
who should attempt such an act of Cajiar
ism, no matter what party he might belong
to, would be strung up by the neck in
front of the State House, aad we do not
believe the Kansas plan would be inappro
priate to the present situation in Maine,
it is revolutionary to refuse to submit to
tbe properly-expressed will of the people;
but tt is cowardly to submit to usurpation.
The Republicans of Maine, who have been
duly elected tothetiiateL-gislature,should
meet, organize and take possession of the
Stale government. If force i necessary
let force be Used. Tbey -hould not hesitate
a moment in such a esse as this, if the
dfested authorities will not turn over the
government peacably to their successors,
let it be taken from them by force, acd the
liberit lovm eopl of the whole country,
aud of all parlies, will sustain the major
ity iu thus maintaining their rights. There
are no two sides to this question. Where
such an act of unrpation is attempted the
foundation principles of our government
are put iu jeopardy, and there should not
be a moment's hesitation on the part of the
people as to the proper course to be pursued,
ll may be that more conservative coun
cil will prevail, and that the Republicans
of Maine will iiermii the conspirators to
carry out their program of fraud and usur
pation, trusting to the patriotism of the
country to condemn aud sluk out of sight
not ouly the men immediately guilty of
the conspiracy, but the party that is re-
sp .n-ibie for them. As a matter of right
the Republicans of Maine should resist
this outrage by every means at their com
mand legal, or if need be forcible but as
a matter of policy it might be better to
let Governor Garcelon and his short-sight
ed advueis complete their work oi conspi
racy, and thus bury the last Democratic
hope of success in 1S80
fresudrnilal t-rrereucea
OKAXT A2CD ST JOHN.
IDuuiHa fcuUfrji lae.1
For PresMeut. I in dtci le tiy In favor
of
Ura'it lu tnv Ju igm-ut ue stands blguer
lu liieenliinaiion of in Auif Inau peouie to-
Uy lUan any u.l.-siu in tbe 'nited
oUl Tu- o I'y itijeoiiun t him Is the
ihird Itid" qu stioj Wi always k"OW
iii-r in o d iiiin nuQt been irteJ an
itmud ut wauiiiig. ,s f jr the sc ul pjsl-
liun, 1 jtni fir a K.iiius oiiu, nnd trit man
is Gov Junu r. -"t- Jouu I consider him
Kauaa abitslstt am-tu
Wry truly yours,
U I. MC KAY.
FOK BLAI.NC
Blu VslK-y le,eirapk
Ihe choice. ror tbe Presidency ss called
forih by D. R Anthony seems to be Urant
first, Btalne seoord. and "iota" scattertng
Krom me latest reporu Blaine Is on the
gain. Pot u down for Blaine. Rwoons for
tbep'efcrence will be lurnlsbed on applica
tion. GRANT OK BLAINE.
IVall-y Kail- Sew Era.J
While we prefer Graut, we fchall not grum
ble much lr Blaine Is tu successful man,
ltherot these gfiittemen will suit rtetrn
Rinbucaus, ana would make a good PreaW
dent.
Viser. Enlerpriie mud Ability.
lOswego Deiu'rat.
We lire nnder oollgatlons to the Lurci.
WuKTUliiiEl lor placing our paper on Its
exchange 1UU The Times while always ln
cialvely Republican In princip'e, la lndeen
deut, b oad ana liberal In lis vlewa when oc
casion demands, asevldenced by lis advoca
cy of the beat men lor office In lu city and
county laet fall without regard to party. It
Is tbe oldest, and baa excellent grounds for
claiming to be the largest, cheapest and best
ss well as the leading paper In the
state leading In the vigor, enterprise aad
ability with which It Is edited, and leading
In Its extensive and general circulation.
Hsw tne mnlaetlteal tn Werked.
Bangor (ate.) Whig.
The most contemptible pretext for rob
bing a Republican of his election is that
raid to be resorted to bv the fusion conspi
rators to enable the defeated fusion candi
.jate in the Exeter-Garland class to steal
his brother's seat. The official returns at
Augusta give the representative voles in
ine two towns as follows:
nXXTXS. GABXAJTD.
F. W. mil, 2 I George 8. Hill, 12
. H. Hill, 116 1 Krneis W.HUI, 131
It will be seen that in the combined vote of
the two towns Ue Republican candidate
had 357, against 331 for the fusion candi
date, or 6 Republicans majority. It will
also be seen that the names of the candi
dates in the Exeter return were given only
by their initials. The return was made out
by George & Hill, who is the town clerk,
and it was signed by Francis W. Hill, who
was the first selectman, so that the respon
sibility .or the inadvertence of omitting the
full names wse equally shared by the two
candidates. Bat Francis W. Hill, who was
defeated, and who felt sour over having the
Corinna band over at Exeter to celebrate a
victory that he didn't win, was determined
to have his brother's seat, and the Fusion
governor and council were ready to aid
him.
The governor and council first declare
the law of 1S77 unconstitutional, so that
they cannot correct the omission of the
names; then they declare that the returns
show tour different names voted for, and
that of these four F. W. Hill having 220,
appears to be elected! So he is to be given
the certificate. But it will be noticed that
id -reaching this conclusion the governor
and council in effect declare that Francis
W. Hill is not elected, and, as there can be
no mistake as to the identity of that per
son, the question might weU be asked:
Who is to receive and hold tae certificate
issued to F. W. Hill who k treated as an
other person than Francis W. Hib? The
most dishonest feature of this whole trans
action, moreover, k the fact that the gov
ernor and council who have assumed the
right to go behind the returns in various
esse where it pleased them, refuse to con.
eider that, ia the Exeter election, there
was no possible doubt as to who were Toted
for, an the omission of fall names was
paly in the retame, the ballots cast all
having the fall names of tbe candidates.
If anybody eaninrant a
r steal than
that propoeed in the Exeter-Garland class,
be must have a good geni as fr larceny.
IeaneersMleanwteKyr rransl.
Chicago Tribune
The Tribun- hag interviewed tome of
the leading Democrats of Chicago concern
ing the Maine infamy. Most of those who
expressed any opinion admitted that the
outright steal irg of a State was a great
political crime, out there was a disposition
to condone the deed on the ground that it
is but an imitation of Republican practices
elsewhere. "1 leared very much," said
Carter Harrison, "when the Republicans
counted out Mr. luden, that there would
be a lrge nest of chickens which would
come to roost in Republican headquarters
some time or other." ul have always be
lieved," he said, again, "that when the peo
pie looked into the question squarely and
saw the manner in which Mr. Hayes was
placed in the Presidential chair they would
work a fearful retribution upon the Re
publican 'party," and he added: "if tbe
Democrats of Maine have followed that
example and done an illegal act, it will
at least show that there are JJem-
ocrats who are not much better than
republicans." Mr. Harrison's statements
probably indicate the position which will
be takeh hv Democratic partisans every-
I where in their attempt to excuse the Maine
outrage.
There is just about as much resemblance
between the counting out of lilden and tbe
counting out of the Republican majority in
the Maine Legislature as there is between
a problem in trigonometry an J the Thirty
Years' War, or between Carter Harrison
and a statesman, or between any other two
things tbat are totally dissimilar. In the
case of Hayes and Olden there was a dis
pute as to the msjority of electoral votes ;
in Maine there has been no dispute as to
the majority of votes. In tbe Presidential
contest the returns from the various States
were subjected to the scrutiny of both sides ;
in Maine there has been no dispute aa lo
the majority of votps In the Presideatial
conteerthe returns, from the various States
were subjected to the scrutiny of both sides;
in Maii.e the Democrats conducted the
canvass of the votes and decided the result
without admitting the Republicans to a
view of the returns In the former case
both parties to the contest agreed to an
arbitration by which the controversy was
uaally determined; in the latter cast
there has been no agreement and nc
arbitration, but simply the summary exclo
sion of one of the parties from all the rights
and privileges to which it was entitled.
To have made any comparison possible
between the last Presidential count and the
count in Maine, several things would be
necessary which have not happened and
which are not likely to happen. It would
bs necessary to take the decision of the
Returning Board before the Legislature
made up according to the prima Ifje
evidences of election. It would then be
necessary for the Republicans in the Maine
Legislature lo devise a scheme for arbitra
tion and urge it upon the Democrats of
that body. It would be necessary for the
Republicans to pass such a scheme with
the aid of a few Democratic votes, and
thus creste a commission upon which both
Democrats and Republicans should be
represented by members of the Legislature
and Justices of the Supreme Court. Final
ly, it would be necessary fur ibis Commis
ion of Republican parentage to count out
the .Republican maj irity and count in the
Democratic minority. Then, and then
only, would tbe Republicans in Maine be
in the same position as the Democrats of
the country are with reference to the last
Presidential count, and in that event we
venture to aay that the Republicans would
not go. around howling "fraud," and at
tempting to undo what they themselves
had brought about.
1 be contest between Hayes and Tilden
was decided according to law and by virtue
of an equitable agreement. Moreover, this
agteementwu devised by the Democrats,
urged sgainat the protest of the Republi
cans, pu-eed in spite of Republicans votes
against it, and subsequently ratified by
Democratic votes. It is true that the
Democrats supposed that they had made
up a Commission which they believed
would decide in their favor; but this fact
is not creditable to them, acd their subse
quent disappointment brought them no
sympathy, it was not tbe Republicans
who elected Judge David Davis to the Sen
ate, and thereby prevented him from sitting
as a member oi the Electoral Commission ;
the Democrats did that. In fact, the Dem
ocrats were responsible for every step in the
solution of the Presidential controversy, as
it was finally brought about ; and, until
the Republican-i iu Maine place themselves
in the same attitude in regard to the decis
ion of the Returning Board in that State as
was occupied by tbe Democrats in Congress
with regard to the disputed returns from
Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida,they
will not be estopped from protesting against
the fraud that has been practiced upon
them, nor from taking every possible means
to defeat its operation.
Tt is always a confession of guilt and a
sign of weakness to excuse one sin by citing
n sup. oititious wrong upon the other
xid. This course will only result in the
present instance in exciting new indigna
tion against ihe Deaiocratic party, because
it will bow a disposition to take advan
uge of the fraud in Maine, and expose the
lalstty ot any ompiruion between that
case and the Presidential dispute. There
has been no charge of fraud against the Re
publicans in Maine; it is not contended that
the .Republicans did not have a fair ma
jority; there hsa been no dispute as to the
sciusl and honest vote Tbe Democratic
Governor and Council simply agreed, un
uer tne direction ot leading politicians, to
steal the Slate and hlod it over the next
Presidential election. It ii now a question
wnemer or not toe republicans will sub
mil to the robbery.
JaaleBrt lalsianav
I Inter-Ocean. J
Democratic papers, those that defend
and those that coodemn the action ,f
Governor Garcelon and Council for counts
mg out Republican members of the legis
lature in Maine, point to the action of the
Returning Board in Louisiana, aad present
it as a precedent and as an excuse. The
casee are essentially different, as those
who make this excuse well know. In the
Maine case the Governor and other 8tate
officers assume the right to pats upon the
election aad qualification of members of
tbe legislative branch of government. In
fther words, it is possible for Governor
Garcelon, under thiirule, to count in mem
bers of the legislature who will in turn re
elect him Governor.
Ia Louisiana the Returning Board was
not a creature of the executive, aad had
no connection with the executive depart
ment. The board was called into exist
ence by special law, for the protection of
voters, and the members, made up of dis
tinguished gentlemen from both parties,
were appointed by tbe Senate. The board
had power to fill vacancies, and was there
fore self-sustaining. Differ as people did,
and do, as to the necessity for such a board,
no one disputed it legality or its powers,
as clearly defined by the statutes of Louis
iana. It was, in short, a creation of the
legislative branch ot the State government,
wilhpowen so clearly defined that the
ablest Democratic lawyers could not, in
1876, find basis for argument denying its
authority.
In the Maine case the counting out was
done in secret, and Republicans were not
allowed to examine the returns. All
parties were heard before the Louisiana
Returning Board, and the counting or can
Tassieg of votes was done at open session,
and ia the presence of the representatives of
the candidate rancrrasd.
A KeaaMieaai View r taw Jtatlae Can
nlrmey.
fNewrorkTlmes.1
The grounds on which the Governor and
Council base their action are not known in
detail, as their meetings have been secret,
but some general statements have been
made by the Democratic organs which
throw light on their motives aa well as
their procedure. One town was thrown oat
because one cf the Selectmen, whose busi
ness it is to preside at the elections, wasaa
unnaturalized foreigner. The vote of the
important Town of Auburn was excluded
because the notice of election was potted
but six days instead of seven. Another be
cause there was a yacancy ia the office of
Selectman, though two oat of three were
present and acted. The entire vote of
Portland was rejected because tbe return,
afwa-atstrng opposite the name of each
principal candidate, the vote ae received,
gave setae Sew votes whkhT if added to
those of the nsaosemfal candidate, would
ing." snin
wot nave rtisngea tne result as
were sent to the Secretary of State unsealed.
These, our readers will observe, are the
grounds on which the action of the Govern
or and Council is defended by their own
partisans. Had they been put forward by
opponents, they might well be suspected of
having been misstated, so frivolous and
absurd are they, so obviously mere pretexts
for the justification of unjustifiable sets.
We do not remember to have ever met in
the history of American politics a recital
of more inexcusable abuse of power than
this, taking it upon the evidence of its
apologists onlv. It is claimed that the
Democratic officers have not violated the
law, that they had the discretion, under tbe
Constitution, to do what they have done,
and it is tauntingly asserted by their sup
porters aud admitted by their opponents
that their action cannot be remedied Ad
mitting that this is tbe case, it is obvious
hat there was nothing which compelled
them to the cours they have taken; that if
the law left them discretion to do injrutice,
it equally left it to tnem to 1 justly had
they chosen; that if they cannot be called
to account for having deprived the msjor
ity of the people of Maine of their right
to control the political affairs of the State,
they were perfectly free to have given effect
to that right.
They are, therefore, morally responsible
in the completest manner for their action
The moat that they can plead in that .they
are technically inoccent, but is lact guilty
ot the grossest wrong tbat men intrusted
with political power can ir flict upon a free
peotile. From first to last their conduct
has been that of men conscious of a dishon
orable purpose, and afraid of the light.
They postponed action to the last moment
on the Legislative returns ; they held their
sessions in secret, as they had a legal right,
but were by no means required to do ; they
refused all access to, or inspection of, the
returns, and all opportunity to explain or
correct errors, or to enlighten their own
judgment, as fair-minded men engaged in
the just execution of a public trust would
not nave done; and this behayior becomes
the more plainly inconsistent with honest
intention when it is noted that Governor
Garcelon himself will profit by the result of
his own pettifogging.
The remedy of the people of Maine for
the wrong which they have suffered U at the
polls. The courts can give thea no relief,
as it is a well-established principle that
the Judiciary cannot review the exercise of
a discretion conferred by tbe law upon tbe
Executive branch. The policy suggested
by Mr. William E Chandler that of set
ting up a rival State Government, and vis
iting upon Maine the evils of anarchy
which have been experienced in Louisiana
and South Carolina is more characteristic
of that gentleman than it is sensible. The
curses which Mr. Garcelon and his associ
ates have undertaken to inflict upon their
fellow citizens, and which have ben re
ceived with curious satisfaction by the
Democratic organs, will come home to
roost. The Democratic managers will take
nothing by the tactics which they have
adopted, and which are singularly repul
sive to the sense of justice and decency of
the people. They nave fixed in ad ranee
the issue of next year's election, and they
can do nothing to change it- They have
chosen to make the Republicans the repre
sentatives oi tne .popular right ol Iree and
fair election, while they must content
themselves with trying to explain away a
policy of which they cannot deny the self
isoness ana wrong, ana wmen tbey adopted
of their own motion and for their own
benefit The verdict of the people cannot
be doubtlul.
A sYeaaoemtte View or tne marine
Conspiracy.
Chicago Times
"You're another." This is the misera
ble plea of confession and avoidance set up
by tbe partisan apologists of the executive
usurpation in Maine. It is a confession
that a great political crime has been corn
milled. It is an endeavor of tbe criminals
to avoid the consequences of their confess
ed wrong doing for the alleged reason that
their accusers committed a like crime and
have not been punished. Obviously, if
this plea is good enough defense of execu
tiue usurpation in Maine, this year, it will
a good enough defense of executive usur
pation in New York next year; in Pennsyl
vania and Ohio the year after; in Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and the rest of
the country, the year following. If it is a
gord enough defense of executive absolu
tism ia one section at one time, it is a
good enough defense of executive absolu
tions ia all sections, at all timas. Thus it
is a plea upon which popular legislative
government in America may bt, with im
punity, wholly overthrown and govern
ment by the will of the arbitary despot es
tablished in its place. Are the dema
gogues who set up this miserable plea in
defense of the monstrous crime that has
been committed by a partisan usurper in
Maine prepared to accept the logical con
clusion of their promises. ?
Keprenenatble Condaet.
IChlcago Times.
If certain employes of tbe Union Pacific
railwav bad been postered of a particle of
gan.Biry, josepniae isjior, daughter ol
the president of the Mormon church, would
not still be an inmate of the old man's
harem. Day before yesterday the young
woman escaped the vigilance of her father,
and, reaching Ogden penniless, boarded a
passenger train -bound for the East, When
the conductor made his usual ticket-taking
tour 'he found her without the necessary
pasteboard, and, on arriving at the next
station, put her off without ceremony.
Here she entreated the agent to secrete her
for a time, but he, too, proved obdurate.
and she was anon in rn'todv
Hope Witheat sllgea.
Baltimore Bulletin, Dem.
Oie thing should be borne in mind by
the Democratic journals and the Democratic
leaders woo are constantly abusing Mr.
Tilden. It may be that the v can defeat his
re-nomination; but he it the Samson of the
Uemocratic party, and aa he bran up, so
he can pull down the Democratic temnle.
Without Mr. Tilden'a rapport, there is no
nope oi success nest year, and in so far at
least is he a necessity to the Democratic
party. Should A chillies sulk'inhis tent,
the Democratic hosts will march in Tain to
the battle,
How Sneaky Caaaty Wan Savve tn
tne tJnssja.
I Cincinnati Gaxette,
Just as the 8helby find.) mnntvDtmo.
cracy were about to secede ZOsn the Union
because of a contemplated abrrvpristion in
aid of the newly arrived North Carolina
immigrants, the dusoverv waa made that
the negroes were all at work making a liv
ing, and would not accept charity. Thus
tihelby county is saved to the Union.
There Will be a atizhty aatsrfMlp.
Chicago Journal,
The true inwardness of tbe FuMonist con
spiracy in Maine, it is believed, ban for its
object the election of Smith, Greenbacker,
as Governor, by the stolen Legislature,
and tbe election next year, cf Governor
Garcelon aa United Ntates Senator in Han
nibal Hamlin's place. But ' there's many
a slip," etc.
" Better tana the Con
Troy Chief
aui Ones.
Tbe ladies at the PhiUdelDhia Method.
ist Fair presented Mrs Hayes with a black
satin screen. A black satin one is not a bit
better thaa the crdinary green screens thrv
have in regularly licensed saloons. If
Rutherlord waul drink, and still maintain
his temperan reputation, let him keep his
bottle hid in tbe hay-mow.
in . in 1st saw Right mac.
"Oh." says Alexander H. Strobes. "Bav-
ard isn't much of a statesman, although he
is a high-toned, chivalrous gentleman. But
be has never had aay care or sympathy
with the masses of the people." Aleck's
legs may be weak, but he hat a head on
him yet-
Mare thava a Thaaaaasl Cwneecatlve
tesjaew-
Troy Chief.
At this is the season of the vear when we
have been wont to mention the circum
stance, we may aa well refer to it again:
It was twenty years, last week, stnoe the
Chief missed a regular weekly issue.
Cremate.
lElmlra Free Press.
No clersrmaa ever hookad aant!ir
defgymaaVsermoB. Though, to be sure,
aa aiay wea uni aw a caurca nme.
m asanas.
(1
CltyJonmaLl
TUwiUaoTetatsgU a deobt that th
I State of Maine k h-li beat.
BGUwiers.
A man cannot warm himself in an ice
house, ""
Wherever Abraham pitched his tent there
he also built his altar.
Everybody knows good counsel except
him that hath need of it,
Great thoughts originate from a large
heart F. W. Robertson.
It often seems more difficult to preserve
a blessing thaa to obtain it Demosthenes.
Kveryman hat a place in this world
The reason why so many fail is that they
are out of place. '
The farthing candle of the widow in the
Gopel is often a brighter light than the
millionaire's millions.
A light-house has two ohiscts : To give
light; to save life. Every Christian is, or
ought to be, a light-hou-e.
A feeble-light in the pu? pit is more out
of place than in the pew. It isnotpoiition
but character that gives light.
There is frequently more lovs in a frown
than there couid be in a smile : "As many
as I love, I rebuke and chasten."
If men will hold fast to these truths
man a sinner and Christ a Savionr they,
will come to -other traths that belong to
these.
The Church baa creed enough and ortho
doxy enough; what she wants i to fill up
the measure of her creed with a clear, clean,
isorisuiae me.
Frivolity, under whatever firm it ap
pears, takes from attention lis strength,
from thought its originality, from feeling
its earnestness. Madam Ve btaei.
If a Christian goes to the thea'er, he
must take Christ with him. If he cannot
take Christ with him, he must not go. If
he leaves Christ at the door, he is no longer
a Christian,
We cannot skip the seasons of our edu
cation. We cannot hasten the ripeness or
the sweetness by a single day, nor dispense
with one night's nipping frost, nor one
week's blighting east wind,
The truly great consider first how they
may win the approbation of God, and sec
ondly, that of their own conscience; having
done this, they would willingly conciliate
the good opinion of their fellow-men.
I sleep more sweetly when I have travel
ed in the cold; frost and snow are friends
of the teed though thty are enemies to the
flower. Adversity is indeed contrary to
glory, but it befriendeth grace, Richard
Baxter.
If you really want to drag a man out of
the fire, you will not be distracted into self
conceit by his praises of the grace and Holi
ness of the hand that you reach out to him.
Yon will say "Stop your compliments and
talte hold." LfbiUips lirooas.
Experimental religion has so much pow
er, and it is so applicable to human wants.
that it always will beat unbelief; we do not
say in a long run, but in any run whatever.
There is no answering against an experi
ence which makes men good inside and
out.
Did any one hear of a person, who, be
cause there is a counterfeit money iu cir
culation, would hnve nothing to do with
money ? Why, then, reject Christianity
becausi there are b02U(Jbristians in circu
lation? It is very strange that so trivial
and unreasonable an excuse should be so
often offered. Interior.
None of us can afford to be mean be
cause we are poor, dome tay, "I have to
little that my offerings would make little
difference." It will make just as much
ainerence to you as it you could give a
million dollars. God's kingdom is our
inheritance. Its advancement is our ob
ject. Those with whom God dwells will
be generous toward the work which God
loves.
Dr. J. Addison Alexander preached his
superb discourse on -Ihe faithful baying"
until be wore out tbe manuscript. He
never wearied of it, or the people in hear
ing it. Lazy ministers So not produce
anything worth repeating. Fewer sermons
and richer ones should b the aim of all
who would edify Christ's flock and attract
sinners to the sanctuary and the cross of
Calvary. T. L. Cuyler.
Pray for these two things: First, for the
grace ot humility. Take care how you
rate yourself higher than any one else in
tne wnoie world win rate you. It others
fail to see your good qualities, so much
the worse for them; they are blind; so
pity their misfortune. Praise God for all
your gifts, and use. them wisely and con
stantly. Then pray that you may do your
work in life as in the eight of Gon and
not of man.
Yon complain with warmth of manner
that a certain neighbor passed you on the
street yesterday, and gave you no nod of
recognition. Perhaps he did not He? you 7
"Ho could not help but see me," is your
reply. Perhaps he waited for you tosjiesk!
"O! Ol" you say, 'I never spenk first but
aiways wait to oe spoken to." Exactly so.
Doubtless your neighbor is like you in this
respect, aad therefore why should vou be so
much offended I
There will be works with faith, as there
is thunder with lightning, but just as it is
not the thunder, but the lightning without
tne tnunaer, mat sirises the tree, o it is
not the works which justify. Put in one
sentence : faith alone, justifies, but not tin
faith which is alone. Lightning alone
strikes, but not the lightning which is alone
without thunder, lor tbat is only summer
lightning, and harmless. F. WT. Robertson.
You never will persuade me, no matter
what the scientists may aay, that man is
born of the ape or the antelope ; that he is
brother to th cactus or the cabbage ; that
his life is common with that which springs
from the nest of the eagle or tbe loins of
leopard, so lorg ns I hear from the lips of
the Son of God htmtlf tbe prayer, that by
man on earth God's will may be done as it
is done by angels in the skits, Rev. Dr.
atom.
A well-built stone gets to be one with the
foundation. In the old Roman walls the
mortar seems to be as hard as the stones,
ana tne whole is like one piece ; you must
blow it to atoms before you can get tbe wall
away. So it k with the true believer ; he
.- , u, ri .sn t- .
revia uwu tuv im uu am grows up into
Him, till he k one with Jesus by a living
union, to that yon scarce know where the
foundation ends and where the upbuilding
begins; lor tne believer becometa all in
Christ, even aa Christ k all in all to him.
Spurgeon.
Let us be cartful what rules of life we
adopt. To leader good for good, k in itself
right, but is a very low attainment. Even
publicans goat far as that. To reader evil
for evil, k quite common. It well consists
with a spiteful and malignant nature in
deed, wth a very low depravity. Men are
sadly debased when rvenge is sweet. To
render evil for good, k devilish. Even
men of the world, whatever may be their
practice, cry out against conduct so marked
with ingratitude. To render good to the
unkind, and to the unthankful, and sends
rain and sunshine on tbe just and on the
unjust, ana nils their heart with lood and
gladness.
IWATIHKOrTBUBLX
As an esgle from tbe height.
Looking down upon tbe lands,
Of foreu black aa night.
Fair fields and desert sands ;
Fees the traveler below
Ix-:aic heart as l-ri-aeon le-guc,
L-ir g wlldernesUM h r
Mo end to his fatigue.
So Failb. arrid hersfnra,
BehnMlnc far b-oeith
Trie br gbt ijT cluomy bars
In the web of life and death,
rs weary hearts tbat dream
T ie dart; b-eadth 1. tbe whole,
Pets happy hearts that dream
The bright rays all their goal.
Ah ! let this fUh be ours 1
Tiiat even 'raid tbe pain,
-Above the present towers.
And sees the n earing gal n ;
While, breath by brmtb, anpeaif,
As from tbe weaver's hand,
Th" ptt rn of the yeaia
Which Ood Himself haw planned.
Sftelctar.
A tenter ntamew.
Mobite, Ala Dec. 20. The steamboat
Maggie Barker, justJaniTed at the wharf
from Montgomery, caught fire and burned
to tba water's edge. About 100 bales of
cotton were destroyed. The fire broke out
so suddenly that ia a few minutes the
was n mats ot names. About 300
bales of cotton .had been unloaded. The
remainder, eleven hnrdred bales, was
destroyed by the firs, or damaged by water.
1 no steamer tally, airmawine, lortnnate-
ly had steam tip and eavad herself and the
aw Annie, which ana took into tow.
75.000: boat and notion fallv in
sured.
POFIILAK MCIESCK.
Straw after being use in stables is now
purified, washed and rendered fit for con
sumption in the paper manufactory.
It appears from recent analytical re
searches that French zinc is the most ar
senical of all zincs at present found in
commerce.
Rinne defines ultramarine as a sodism
aluminum silcate, Laving in eolation a
variable mixture of sodium, sylpbide and
oxysalts of sulphur.
A German chemist states thit ordinary
crockery vessels may, for most purposes, be
used ins'.ead cf the expensive porcelain
capsules of the laboratory.
The deepect well in the world is at I'.udi
Pesth, Hungary. The total depth is 3 200
feel, acd the temtrature of th Saterit
yields is neariv Iw degrees rahrenhtit.
A competition U now in prosrefs be-
twten the Lqplin and Siemn electric
lightning apparatus at the Paris Palais d
l'lndu3tne. The result will be important.
The quantity of coal raised in Germany
in 1878 was 39,420,303 ton. nod in 1S77 it
was 30,423,774 ions. In 1S7S the quantity
of lignite raised w6 10,971,117 mrs, aa
compared with 10,064,430 toes in 1677.
A turtle was recently taken from the St
Johns rrver, .blonds, with tbe Spanish
coat of arms and the date 1700 engraved
upon hia back. The turll was put back
into the river, with the added inscription:
"Eistsrn Herald, Palatka, Florida, 1879."
The Louis Maiche biUery has platinized
coke acd amalgamated zincjelemenls " The
zicc is sunk deeply ia a solution of sal
ammoniac, but the platinized coke is but
slightly inserted in the liquid, in order to
give it a large atmospheric exposure.
Clamond's new thermo electric bittery
for the production of the electric light is
said (Corn pies Rendu No. 6) to produce a
current capible of giving from four lamps
an illuminating power equal to one hun
dred Carcel burners, with a consumption of
only 9 5 kilos of coke.
With regard to -the degree of tempera
ture at which men can work in tunneling
high mountains, Professor Dubois Raymond
says it k possible that work can be carried
on for a short time at CO degrees centi
grade if the atmosphere is dry, but not
beyond 40 degrees when the air is satu
rated with moisture.
FITS.
The thoughtful girl who tells her gen
tlemen callers what her other gentleman
friends are going to give her Christmas, is
takicg time by the top-knot.
A Connecticut man recently said.- "Lend
me a dollar; my wife has left me, and 1
want to ad verliee that I am not respcnuble
for her debts."
Before marriage a girl frequently calls
her intended "her treasure," but when he
becomes her husband she looks upon him
as "her treasurer."
A Yankee woman recently married a
Chinese lauctlrrman, and iu three days
thereafter the unhappy Celestial appeared
at a barber's shop and ordered his pigtail
to he cut off, s tying, in explanation ; 'Too
muchee yank.".
At a Copenhagen party, the other night,
a young lady comtilained of the usage she
received at the hands of a young man in
atterdanre. "Why," she slid, "b 3 almost
smothered me." "And did you kiss him
for his mother" usked the listener.
Elder sister (to little one, who 'appeared
to take great interest in Mr. Skibbons):
''Gime, little pet. it is time your eyes weie
shut in sleep." Little pet: "I think not.
Mother told me to kep my eyes open
when you and Mr. Skibboua were to
gether." When vou see a yonng man in gorceous
apparel walking about the street with hla
arms hanging in curves from his boJy
like the wings of an overheated turkey on
a summer's day, it isn't becaue he is in
pain. It is because he has been "abroad,"
and that's the only thing he learned.
A geography recitation in Xeroda must
be interesting. Just imsirine a school bov
standing up and gravely rattling off the
following before a committee of the Board
Education: "Buttermilk canon i in the
Paradise Mountain, northwest from Eden.
about ten miles from Gouge-Gye, on the
rod leading from Limborga to Whoop-
Em-Up, via Bull Town, Liy-'EmOut and
Hungry, and just over the mountains from
Bung-Eye and Knock-'Em Stiff."
"Can you cure my eyes?" said a man to
Dr. Brown. "Yes." taid the doctor, "if
you will follow my prescriptions." "Oh,
c-tftainly, doctor." ssid the patient, "1 will
da anything to have mr eyes cured. What
is your remedy, doctor?" "You must steal
a horse," said the doctor, very
soberly. "Steal a horse, doctor !" snid the
patient in amrzem-"'t. "How will that
cure my eyes?" "You will bs sent to
State prison for five years, where ycu could
not get whisky, and during your incarcera
tion your syes would get well," said the
doctor. The patient looked somewhat in
credulous, but he did not adopt thd doc
tor's remedy
lirAElliL .TIK.VTIO.V.
California nlmo-i are being planted in
tbe streams of Hen Virginia.
If Ben Butler hasn't anything ! e to
do, why don't he look up thi sea serpent?
The Pacific mail steamer, Clyde, for
Aspmwail, io-t her propeller, and had to be
towed into Fortress Monroe.
Eli-on has tenred the Brooklyn Gas
Company into reducing the price of gas
from $250 to ?2 per thousand feet.
Tbe New York Graphic saye: "If the
Utes could be put in our place for a few
weeks, and our people put in theirs, they
cou'd have the pleasure of saying, 'the best
white man is a dead white man.' ""
The Memphis Avalanche saye: "The
Yazoo cjunty, Mississippi, grand jury have
solemnly decided that making a lead mine
of the back of a man who so forgets his
manhood as to run for office on an inde
pendent ticket is no crime,''
The Albany Journal sayr : "Work will
probably not be suspended at auy of the
stove foundries during the holidays. 3 he
stove merchants are rushed with business.
and will be unable to fill orders or prepare
for tbe trade of 1S30 if there is any cessa
tion in manufacturirg."
Tbe Albany Journal says: "Governor
Cornell's declension of all military escort
on inauguration day is characteristic of
the man. He fully appreciates the court
esy of tbe proffer. He is alive to all that
benefits the high station to which he has
been called. But be prefers the simplest
and most undemonstrative methods, and
the general judgment will be that he has
reached a sensible conclusion, and ex
pressed it in a tts fnl way."
1TIIE ITEM.
Affolratlunlatu Qno Connndmaa for
Veneral Jieuonk.
Dzsver, Dee. 19. A speciil from Los
Pinos, on tbe 10th, sayi: "The Commis-
sioc, now consisting of Gen. Cook and
Lieut Valcis, is patiently awaiting the
arrival of the pri'orers. .Nothing has been
beard from Ouray eince his departure for
the camp of the White Rtver Uts, on the
loth inst. He left, cosfiient of his ability
to return to the sgertiy b7 the 21st inst
There is a strong war feeling existing
among both the Uncompaghre and White
River Utes, which may yet prevent the
surrender of the parties demanded.
The reported conversation between a
New York World reporter and General
McCoor, of General Sheridan's staff, in
which he says if he hid been there he
would have taken the Indian prisoners
without waiting any longer, it U dciiedly
amusing, when the sitnaiion of aflairs at
the time alluded to is taken into considera
tion. The question arise', which perhaps
the distinguished officer can answer: There
are seventeen white men, commifsion and
escort, in a log building, with twenty-five
ed IndiaiH. The building is sur
rounded by over 200 mora By what mil
itary stratagem would General McCook
have surrouodedtbe Indians snd taken
twelve of their anmb-r prisoner 7
tkr FatUsMapker'si Mtone Fonnd.
LowoosT, Dec. 19. A gentleman con
nected wkh the chemical works has in
formed the Glasgow Philosiphicil society
that after experiments since 1&&6 he has
succeeded in obtaining crystalized forms of
carbon which Professors Tycdali and
8rythaadMr..Makeline. of tbe British
do not doubt are diamonds.
THEBOSTON SCHEKE.
TOE S1STA FE COXSOLIDATIOX.
outline ol the Terms ol the Conolldatlon
Of Ihe Atchilsu, Topeka and Santa Fe,
!t.
Loafs a; San Fraaclaco aad
Chicago JL- Alton Railroad.
Bostox, Dec. 18 The officers of the
Atchison, Topeka : Santa Fe, who have
been airjralarlv reticent concerning the
agreement with the St, Lints A Sau Fran
cisco, have caued an official statement to
. . , rrt . L
be made in last evenirgs lranscnpi, Being
goaded thereto by the nuaiercuspiculative
statement published, epecilly in Weitern
papers. They eay a consolidation of the
two road-i has never beentalked of by tboe
inicrp-tKl in tne negotiations, cor has the
Chicago & Alton railroad b;en any party to
the arrni?ements. The formal documents
of agreement have not jet been.signf d, andt
there are many -retails yet to be cocsiuefeu.
Therefore, the officers of both corporations
decline to place the entire matter lefore the
public, bat the preliminary papers of the
agreement were signed on the 15th instant ;
and these are the note in the hands of the
counsel to be plced in le;al form. -
Briefly staled, the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company has through its
friends obtained a half interest in the old At
lantic & Pacific charter, and consequently
in the land grant and franchise attaching
to the line from Missouri throngh the In
dian Territory, New Mexico, Arizona and
California. The Atlantic & Pacific roid
had been projected in divisions, and Btock
and bonds issued accordingly. The eastern
divion etock was wiped out, but thirty
five miles of tbe road had been built to
Viniu, in the Indian Ttrritory, upon the
central division, and against this and the
projected line west there is now an indebt
edness of Sl,400,000, 183,000 ehsres of
common stock, and 14 000 shares of pre
ferred etock. The Atchison road now holds,
through its friends, one-half of both the
common and preferred stocks. The St.
Louis company and others hold the re
mainder. It is surmised that the Atchison
mad has been for a looc time at work to
get this stock, but its object h not been
accompli'hed, and the Atlantic acd Pacific
is to be immediately put upon its feet-
The charter of th company provided
that its directors should eerve until their
successors were elected, and there has
therefore been no election of directors lor
three years at least- The St. Louis com
Danv has. however, operated the road in
the Indian Territory under the old char
ter, though it has never made any Eeparate
report of iu business.
An Atlantic A Pacific stockholders' meet
ing is to be held in New York this week
and new directors elected, one-half repre
senting tie Atchison interest "d cue
half tbe St. loiis interests. Until this
board comes in nothin? will be definitely
decided upon regarding tbe plan. It, how
ever, appears to be a novel feiture in rail
roidiog to place the stock in the hands of
trustees for twenty years, neither pirty
desiring any advantage over the other.
All apprehension on this point is removed
hy this diplomatic arrangement. Twenty
five millions of bonds to build the road will
be issunl, secured by the large land grant
of the Pacific company, and bearing six
per cent interest and one-half TiU prob
ably bijtsfeen in New York and one-half
in Bsetsn. It is propoeed to issue to the
stockholders in the roads that are parties
to the arrangement income bond, upon
which dividends will be declared rather
than upon stock, which will be trusts.
The-eare the "rights" likely to accrue
to the Mrhison stock. The through St.
Louis business will come eastward by the
hit, Louis St Sin Francifco line, but the
Atchison will be free to apportion its local
and Chicago bu-iness equally to roads
leadinir from Kaunas City, as formerly.
Tl rous:h search fails to discover that
Jzj otiId or his scheme had much intlii
ence in the htenins or making of OiieV
arrangement, iiis inter sis oniy aniai;ou
ize thf Atchison interests in the Denver &
Rio Grande dispute, and as far as can be
learned 'frierdly bnsinees relations exist
between him and the Atchison people. In
deed, it may nut be ger.TslU known that
the Atchison, Kansas Pacific and Union
PaciSc have a pooling arrangement for all
business from competing poiuu.
UI I.VJU.TI.
The IiittianH In ihe Territory OppoKe
Any t'linnse in Their Government,
and Wilt Fiieut It to the 111 tier
Cud.
St. Loni3, D?c. 19. Col. W. P. Adair,
assistant principal chief of the Cherokee
Indians, arrived here to-day with a delega
tion from his nation, en route to Wnshirg
ton. The Colonel ea;s that the deligatiun
is instructed by the t ouncil of the Nation
to oppose any change of the government
over them acd lo collect from tbeGarerc
ment a very lare sum of money due the
Ctierokees for their lands in the Indian
Territory west of the Arkansas river. They
lso expect to arrange with the Government
so prevent any depreciation iu tbeprircipil
acd inten st of their invested funvis, to fix
the status of the colored people iu the
Nation acd to keep intruders from their
country, of whom the Colonel sajs there
are thousands in the Nation. He also
eays there are not Icdians in the entire
nitinn wbo favor the establishment cf a
Territorial Government over them and
that his people are in as good or better con
dition liiau those in adjoinirg States.
Owir.-c to a severe drouth last Fuminer,how
ever, his people failed to raire any grain
and be sjs he will have (o irrange for a
loan of money from the Gjvernment to
purchase breadstuff.
Speaking of the establishment it a terri
torial government over tbe Indian terri
tory, he says it will be opposed to tte hit
ter end by all civilized tribes, ejen to the
employment of physical force.
Thee tribe", including the Cherokee,
Choctaws, Chickasaw, Creeks, Peminole?,
0age, Wyandotte, S-necas, Delaware?,
Shawcees acd teveral others, can rai, he
says, some 15.000 soldiers, good fighting
men, most of whom fough' on both sides in
the late war. There are thtitv nations and
tribes and parts of tribes in the Indian
Territory, ail of whom would join in the
opposition to the propceed change of government-He
says the opposition thoughout th
territory is not only istrong but bitter and
determined and that ia case of a conflict
he doubts the ability rf the United States
army to subdue the Indian. He also
says that in case of a rupture there would
be terrible ecer.es of bloodshed on tie bor
ders adjoining the States, and he shudders
to contemplate the result.
Denver, Col, Dec 20. Gen. Charles
Adams, of the Commi'sion, arrived in Den
ver to-night. He has little doubt that the
Indians designated by the Commission will
go to Fort Leavenworth, and believes that
sufficient evidence will be secured to con
vict several, if cot all of them. Those
convicted will be hung. He does not know
that the trial will take place at I eaven
wcrth, but they will be taken there first.
Mrs. Price, Mrs. Meeker and Captains
Payne and Cherry will probsbly appear be
fore tbe railitarr Ciintni-eion aa witnesses.
The General thinks the Indians will
have by this time started from the north
with General Hatch.
General Hatch cannot leave until each
Indian designated joics him, as this i-i his
military orders.
The Indian prisoners will proceed, via
the Santa Fe road, to Fort Leavenworth,
with a guard of ten soldiers; and Gen.
Hatch and Chief Ouray will come to Den
ver, where tbey are expected to arrive
between Christmas and New Years.
It had been hoped that the Commission
would hold a session in Denver and take
th evidence o! Cipt- Payne ard Lieut.
Cherry.
Capt. Payne is etill (offering frrm his
wounds, at d -the Commission may be
obliged to proceed to -Fort Jiussel, pear
Cheyenne, and take the testimony waaud
After the evidence of these two officers i-
secured, Generals Adams and Hatch acd
Ouray will proceed to Washington.
Amieavbly Mettled.
Auxasdria, Dec 20. All the powers
which are parties to the present judicial
system in Egvpt have sanctioned the decree
making the Rothschilds the mortgagees for
the firatehargeof the surrendered Kbedival I
estates, this removes the last obstacle to I
the Anglo-French finance control ia Egypt. '
WASalAt.TOai XOTEM.
the Ktiioaa case.
Washtnotow, Dec. 19. The Senate
committee on Privileges and Elections to
day granted ther equest of Senator Kellogg
for subpeeaaa for about a dczen additional
witnesses on his behalf. One of there is
Witehall, ex-member of the Louisiana
Legislature and now United State Coosal
at Kingston, Canada. The subpteaas are
returnable January 10th, on which day the
taking of testimony will be resumed.
THE ZXOALLS CASE.
The Senate committee inquiring into the
legal Is case has, at the request of tie West
ern Union Telegraph company, given it
until the expiration of the holiday recess to
decide whether it will or not produce the
telegrams asked for.
TH RKAOiN BIIX.
Th bill reported in the House to day by
Representative Kenna. from tbe commit
tee on Commerce, and known as the Reagan
bill, was adopted by the committee as a
substitute for the original bill introduced
in the Houe January loth, las. Ihe
changes made from the orignal bill are few
and for the most part of email importance.
The most important amendment pro
nosed is the extension of the liability to
veVielsnavizaiirjc the rivers andinlancT
waters, as well as on tbe high seas, for acci
dents resulting from the shipment of dan
gerous articles.
SENATE.
WASHTNGTOjr, Dec. 19 After the read
of the Journal, Senator Thurman said that
there was evidently no quorum presentacd
no probability that one would be obtained
and moved to adjourn, but withdrew the
motion temporarily to permit the transac
tion of some unimportant, business.
This dore, the Vice President ap
pointed Senators Voorhees, Vance, Pendle
ton, Windom and Blair a committee to in
vestigate the causes of negro emigration
from the Southern and Northern States, and
the Senate adjourned.
HOUeE.
Representative Blackburn, from the
Camcif.M 05 Kuies. sUomitttd a' unani
mous report on the revision cf rules. The
consideration of the report ia made the
special order for the Cth of January and
from day to day thereafter, to the exclusion
of every other order.
The SrEAKER appointed the following
committee on the inter-occanis canal:
Krug, chairman; Singleton, Whitehoue,
Martin, O. Turner, Nichols, flutchirs,
Page, Conger, Frye and HaskelL
The following communication was re
ceived from the Prteident:
"To the Senate and IIovse of Kep
risentatives: 1 have the honcr te trans
mit herewith the draft of a bill submitted
by tbe Board of Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, entitled A bill to
provide for the reclamation of marshes in
the harbor of the cities of Washington and
Georgetown, and for other purposes,' to
gether with the accompanying letter of the
I'retident of the Bjard, requesting its
transmission to Congress."
'Th bill embraces a plan for the recla
mation of the marshes of tbePotomacjiver
and its eastern branch within tbe limits of
the city of Washington, and i carefully
framed with a view to economy in the
prosecution of work.
"The attention of Congress is again invited
to the urgent need of legislation for this
important work, which has been eo Ions
delayed. The improvement contemplated
is essential tothe health of those who reside,
whether permanently or temporarily, atthe
Capital; to the safe and convenient naviga
tion of the waters in its vicinity for vessels
employed in the service of the Government,
and for th purposes of commerce it i a
measure ct more than local benefit. The
Capital of the Nation should be relieved
from every disadvantage which it is prac
tical to remove, and should possets every
tir.oiinn with which it can be invested bv
the intelligent and fostering care of those
whn urn entrusted With Its immediate
8urrvIel0D.The people of Wgcountf?-
will sustain and approve the etlortsof their
representatives in the discharge of this
resprn'ibilitr.
Signed, R B IIayis."
Tne Houee then aopurutd to the G:h of
January.
What Heerctarr Mherman ThlnUn ot
(arrelon'd Crowd.
Washington, Dec. 10. In a conversa
tiun to-night with regard to the Maine de
velopments. Secretary Sherman said:
"Thtwe fellowp- are idfots. They are burn
ing their own fingers by this move. If the
published reports are true as to the methods
by which they have obtained control of tbe
Maine Legislature, Garcelon and his crowd
are unworthy to be the associates of decent
men. I would as willicgly form an inti
macy with houe-breakers or neak-ihieves
as w ilh th"m. That is," addd the Secre
tary, "if we are correctly informed with
regard to the motives and methedd of their
proctedings."
"What do you think of the proposition
that the Legidatureof New York and other
Republican States elect the Presidential
Electorc?' waa asked.
"if that is what the Democrats want and
arc going to do," replied Secretary Sher
man, "I should favor the adoption ot the
same plan by tlie Republicans. There is
an undoubted constitutional right to do so,
and the State elections of last fall gave u
the power to do. I shall, however, rounsel
our people to k ep cool and await deyel
oprients. The Democrats are working for
us."
EXPRESHINO TIIEIR INDIGNATION.
Acocsta, Me , Dec. 19. The indigna
tion meeting waa attended by an immense
crowd.
Delegations from various parts of the
State were an imposing feature of the
demonstration.
Granite Hall, where the meeting waa
held, could not accommodate the multitude.
Ei-Governor Conners presided.
Resolutions were adopted, denouncing
the action cf the Governor and Council,
and Senator Blaine then made an address,
reveiwing the situation in detail, which
was received with great enthusiasm.
THE EXODl'S FEVKK.
It Man Broken Oat Afais-Muiy
Coming; te Mnasai UeMtltnf Ion In
it. Lonln lbs Largest Influx Ex
peeled EveCHaowa.
St. Loch, Dec. 20. The emigration fever
seems to be breaking out again among the
Southern negroes, and a goodly number of
them are moving towards this city, with
Kansas as the objective point in their
minds. Between four acd five hundred
have paved through here within a week
.for different places in Kansas. These were
able to pay their way, but others wbo are
destitute have also arrived here, and there
are now in the city about one hnndred and
fifty wbo will have to be helped on their
journey. Twenty-five arrived to-day and
eighty more are now at Chester, Ills., some
seventy milts down the river, waiting
transportation to this point.
1 ce coioreu renei mini cere is enureij
out of funds and asks for assistance. The
board has auvices that .several thousand
people are ready or preparing to leave
Mi-sis'If-pi, and fhey expect to be obliged
to rupply the wants of the needy acd desti
tute when they arrive here.
Miny of the emigrants who have lately
come, and many otbera who are to arrive,
are able to take rare of themselves; but
there wi'l be great numbers who are penni
less, aid whe will suffer intensely during
the cold weather unless provision is made
to feed and shelter them while here, which
the relief board is cot able to do.
Tha negroes in Arkansas have also
caught the fever, and five hundred of them
are now en route north.
Frcm the present indications the exodus
next year will be immensely greater than
than it was last spring.
Telesrmph Ceanpaalen legal Wrangle
Chicago, Dec. 20. The recent attempt
of tbe American Union company in the
Appellate Court of this district, tn s-cure
possession oi the lines cf tbe Great West
ern Telegraph company has lued. 7 he
motion to set aside tbe supersedeas pro
cured by the Western Union was denied by
the court, alter a f nil argument.
This decision continues tbe supersedeas,
ana the possession oi uese lines win re-
main in the Western Union Telegraph
company until its claim against them is
paid.
BEASTLY BRUTALITY.
MILWAUKEE HOCE OF CORRECTION.
The Charge. PnlilUhed In a THIwanLee
Paper t the Horrors Therein 71a Je More
Damning; In the Light of a UijIJ
laTeailcation.
Milwaukee, Dec 20. The report o!
the State Board of Charities and Reform
on the management of the Milwaukee
House of Correction was submitted to Gov.
Smith to day. Oae hundred and forty-five
witnesses were examined, forty-eight being
called by the board, eighty atthe rt quest ot
ex-icsiector Kennedy ard nineteen atthe
request of .inspector Haze. The latter re-
sigced a weeK or so ago.
The Board say : A large majority ot
the wifneesrs examined were ex-convicts,
who had leen sent to the Houee of Correc
tion fcr the violation ol city ordinances.
In forming our judgment of the credibility
of the witt-esses we have considered all tbe
corroborating circumstances. Men of char
acter and respectability testified to seeing
brutal treatment on the part of rome of the
officers."" The RevTR: Ward, a clergyman,
Feltzhouser, a contractor, Frommel and
Fisher, ex-guirds. as well as many others.
both men and women, whese word would
be corsidered gocd in the community
where known, told us what they saw. The
officers of the prison admitted the use cf
the gag and dungeon, not as coirectivts ard
deterrents merely, but to punish, and thas
the former wu used without any authority
of the law.
The ex convicts testifiel in regard to tha
dark cells, or dungeons; that the a'zeof
one of them was five feet six inches long
by four feet three inches wide and ten
inches high, and that the other oca was ot
a similar size.
Both Dr. Marks and Dr. E. B. Wolcott,
Surseon-General of the State, testify as
experts, that no person could be confined
in these cells acv great length of time
without havicg their health impaitesJ,ac,J
thatwjtb.o.utfire,- Silhcnt le'Jalng, without
ventilation, with the slop bucket unemptied,
confinement therein would tend to develop
any latent disease, or in the cafe of a well
person long confinement would contract a
disease that michtend in death.
Now the evidence is culminative that
these black holes were in common use;
that from one to six: days confinement
therein was frequent; that twenty days
was not unusual ; that twenty-fcur days,
four more than the rule allowed, has been
proven, and we give it as our opinion that
confinement in these cells has tiermanently
impain d the health of some of the prison
ers, and that in some caen dii-eascs have
been contracted tbat have resulted in
death.
Upon tbe question of meat furaisltd to
the prisoners, tbe Board say that some t). it
was unfit fcr ue acd should have Uen
thrown to the do??. Under Kennedy'a
rule tbeic was leas cause of complaint than
under 11 azeV.
The County Board of Supervisors are
condemned for making a three-cent con
tract. I nder it convicts got what was cun-i
traded for as "prisoners' meats."
In regard to abuse of the sick, they say it
is proven beyond reasonable doubt that
thote really eick had been compelled to go
to work and tkeir disease ag-rravnted.
OneTbf the worst features under the pres
ent system is that all clasees of inmates .ire
treated alike.
In conclusion, the I bird is decidedly of
the opinion that the character of the Housn
of Correction shoti'd be so radically
changed that it shall be made what ita
mine indicates a place for correction and
n formation of persons guilty of rr-inorrf
fenres, aud that present inmates who have
been convicted of graver crimes sbould bo
sent to Waupon to serve out their unex
pired terms. The prisoners thould then be
divided "' 'her; cUxifil sn.lthe !r iftlh ,.
inluate car hjrJillliWeljrthe wo
men attsR3nltKo"' voUDtr tautiht the ru-
eutary branches of education and all
made to understand that they are still re
garded) ai. human beings, though eiriDg
one.
The report is signed by all the members
of the botrd.
w Jtcpulillcnn Aevtxpaper in Sew
Orlen.ua.
New Orleans, Dec. 10. A cumber of
prominent ICepublicans have formed them
selves into a body, corporate, t be known
as the, ".New Orleans Ledger I'libiifhing
Company " The object of the association
is to publish a Republican newparev in
this city, the first number to be isued
January 3d. Kz Govercor Michael Hahn
wts elet ted president of the board of direc
tors acd ulitcr-in-chief.
ia Itlre'H .Vew c;rcat Specialty.
hT. Louk, Vic 10. Dan. Kice, the
famous circus man, announced to-ci(ht
that he had been converted, and will at
once enter the field an an eTanjeJist. He
has had an interview with Mr. Moody, now
holding meetings here, and will probably
begin his new career by speaking at
Moody's meetings, and then peek such
fields as offer the best pros;cU of success
in his ceiV work.
.rreled for Korjrery anil SnleMen.
Topeka, Dec 10. D. A. Rudolph, a real
estate dealer of this city, wm arrested to
day on a charge of forgery. He was al
lowed to consult with his lawyer, who
became responsible for his appearance for
examination in an hour. Before the com
pletion of the coneultation be went to his
i ffice, took a pistol, went into the futnice
room acd shot him'elf In the head. Un
declared that he had net cotntnittod the
forgery, but acknowledged that he had bor
rowed mocey on the instrument alleged to
be a forgery, but which hail been left with,
him fcr safekeeping. His clerls ali-o swear
that he did not forge the ictrument. He
shot himself at 5 p.m. and at 10 p. m. wan
still alive, but with no hope of recovery.
He camn here two years ao from Cass
county, Indiana.
TeinperancB Lerlnrer lie awl.
Wa"hinoion, Dec 10. George Savage,
the well-known temperance advcca'.e, is
dead.
Ilx-JIenilier of" CongreH.i Dead.
Jamestown, N. Y., Dec 20. Judge Ah
nerHzItir,e, aged SO, died to-day. He
was a member of Congress in 1332-3-1,
tVm. HeKec fiend.
St. Loci?, Dec 20. Wm. McKee, senior
proprietor of the (llobe-I)imocrat, died
very Ftiddenly of heart diese about one
o'clock this morning, aged 01.
;orert to Ilentli.
ITorxka Commonwealth, Vt i
Laat evening about fi7e o'clock a dread
ful accident occurred to J. M. Wet, an old
citizen of Topeka, and seventy five yearn
of age. He is a cattle herder, and his at
his honse, on Lincoln street, between Sixth
Avenue and Seventh Mreet, two bulls,
which were turned loo-e in the yard yes
terday. When Mr. West returned to his
house he tried to tie one of them by put
ting a ring in his ncse, and then osing a
rope, While adjusting the rinjr. the bull
became ang red and gored Mr. West most
horribly. Great wounds were made iu the
abdominal region and his spine was terri
bly bruised, producing paralysis of tba
lower extremities. Three ribs were broken,
and it was necessary to remove one of th
testicles of the unfortunate man. This wm
surcetsfully done by Doctors Sheldon and
Hibben, his wounds were dresd so a to
give him as much eaie a possible, but it
is probable that he will die before this
item is read.
Mhoddy Hill Burned-Terilble Kc-
naltn.
Besninoton, Vl, Dec. 20. Seymour G.
Stone's shoddy mill waa destroyed by fire
this afternoon. Stone and two workmen
had to ruth through the flames to reach the
street. Stone was so eeverely burned that
he died soon afterwards. The others were
badly burned. When Mrs. Stone was in
formed of the death ot her husband she
became frantic with grief, and has since '
become a ravixg maniac
A Democratic Opinion ofUrateeloa.
KicsaaClty Tlmea.1,
Got. Gracelon, of Maine, it is said, Is to
be rewarded with the superintendeccy of
the State insane asylum. It wculd be much
more appropriste to commit him to tba
same establishment aa a political lunatic
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