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tatiur Abraham"
INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE
I hope the time will soon come when tl c wants
of the whole country will be supplied by he pro
ducts of home ludustry.—GßANT.
LANCASTER CITY. eik.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 17, 1872.
OUR NA TIONAL TICKET.
For President,
ULYSSES S. GRANT, of Illinois.
For Vice President,
WARY WILSON, of Massachusetts.
Presidential Electors.
AT LAME.
A lolph E. Lurie, John M. Thompson, W. L. Forten
GEE
Joseph A Itanbarn,.
Nlarcus A. Davis,
I:. Morrison i'oatei,
Ili•nry Burma,
Theo. M. \Vitt:on,
M. 11111011It111,
I• ranriv Shrmler,
Mark 11. Ilmtmoitt,
Fa ward It. Green,
D. K. Shoemaker,
Itaniel it. Miller,
Leander M. :Milton,
Theodore Strong,
OUR PLATFORM
The Republican party of the United States,
assembled in National Convention in the city of
Philadelphia, On the sth and Bth days of June,
1672, again declares its faith. appeals to its his
tory, and announces its position upon the ques
tions before the country :
1. During eleven years of supremacy it has ac
e lited with grand courage the solemn duties of
the tune, it supin•essed a gigantic rebellion, eman
cipated four millions of slaves, decreed the equal
citizenship of all,and established universal suffrage.
Exhibiting unparalleled magnanimity, it criminally
punished no man for political offenses, awl warmly
welcomed all who proved loyalty by obeying the
la \VS and dealing justly with their neighbors. It
has steadily decreased, with a firm hand, the re
sultant disorders of a great war, and initiated a
wise and humane policy toward the Indians. The
Pacide Railroad and similar vast enterprises have
been generously aided and successfully coliducted,
• he public lands freely given to actual settlers, im
migration protected and encouraged, awl a full ac
knowledgment of the naturalized citizen's rights se
cured from European powers. A uniform national
currency has oeen provided, repudiation frowned
down, the national credit sustained under the most
extraordinary burdens, and new bonds negotiated
at. lower rates. The revenues have been carefully
,:ollected and honestly applied ; despite annual large
reductions of the rates of taxation, the public debt
na.s been reduced during General Grant's i'residen
,) at the rate of a hundred millions a year; great
financial crises have been avoided, and peace and
plenty prevail throughout the land. Menacing for
eign difficulties have been peacefully and honorably
composeil. and the honor and power of the nation
kepi in high respect throughout the wants. This
ghirpias record of the past is the party's best pledge
bir the tut e believe that the people will not
:rust the i;ocernmt•ut to ally party or combination
of men coniposeil chboly 01 those who have resisted
yvery step of tills beneficial progress.
=I
of all ei% if, political anti rigims
lie established and effectually maintained
ardinirlpsilf the ['mon, by efficient and appropriate
-rate and Federal legtslatitni. Neither the law
nor il4 ailmlrmqratillll ihuuld atintit of any ileicrini
litation of eit.zens by reason of race,
clued, crier', or tiuntlifioti of servitude.
2.. The !event amendments to the :s:ational con_
stnotitto should he cordially sustained because they
are right, not merely tolerated beettase they are
Should be carried nut according to their
moirit by appropriate legislation, the enforcement
of which can safely he entrusted only to the party
that Neva red I itose anientiMents.
4. The national government should seek to main
tain honorable peace with all nations, protecting its
e,iiieits everywhere, and sympathizing with all
people who strive for greater liberty.
is, Any system of the civil service under which
the subordinate positions of the Government are
considered rewards for Mere party zeal is fatally
demoralizing ; and we therefore favor a reform of
the system by laws which shall abolish the evils of
batrogage,And make honesty, etticieney and Mich
theressehttal qualifications for public positions,
+Altman muctnaffly creating a life tenure of office.
6. ‘i"ti are imposed to further grants of the pub
; lands to eorpmations and monopolies, and de
'nand Mat the national domain be set apart for free
;tomes for the people.
The annual revenue, after paying, current ex
oendji pe:!..iioliti awl the interest oil the public
debt, simind foriush at moderate balance for the re
.nietion of the principal ; and the revenue, except
,e) much as may be 4leriveil from a tax upon tobac
.m and Minors, be raised by duties upon importa
tions, the duties of which should be no adjusted as
IA all in seem - ing remunerative wages to labor, and
promote the industry, growth and prosperity of the
whole country.
. We hold in undying honor the soldiers and
%a',;ora whose valor saved the Union. Their pen
owns are a sacred debt of the nation ; the
widows and orphans of those who died for their
country are entitled to the care of:a generous and
grateful people. We favor such additional legisla
tion as will extend the bounty of the government
to all our Sehhera and sailors who were honorably
4iseliargeil, and w ho, in the time of duty, became
without regard to the length of service or
the educe of such discharge.
9. Tlie doctrine of Great Britain and other Euro
pean Powers,concerning allegiance-"once a subject
el ways a subject"—having at last through the ef
fort,, of the Republican party, been abandoned,
and the American idea of the individual's right to
transfer allegiance having been accepted by Eu
ropean nations, it is the duty of our government to
guard with jealous care the rights of adopted citi
tens against the assumption of unauthorized claims
oy their former governments. And we urge con
tinual careful encouragement and protection of
Voluntary immigration.
to. The franking privilege ought to be abolished,
iitlll the way prepared for a speedy reduction in the
rates of postage.
11. Among the questions which press for atten
tion is that which concerns the relations of capital
and labor, and the Republican party recognizes the
.luty of so shaping legislation as to secure full pro
tection and the amplest field for capital, and for
tabor, the creator of capital, the largest oppor
innities and a just share of mutual profits of these
two great servants of civilization.
12. We hold that Congress and the President
have only I ultilled an imperative duty in their
measures for the suppression of violent and trea
oonable organizations in certain lately rebellious
regions, and for the protection of the ballot box,
And therefore they are entitled to the thanks of the
nation.
12. We denounce repudiation of the public debt
in any form or disguise us a national crime. NVe
witness with pride the reduction of the principal of
the debt and of the rates of interest upon the bal
*owe, and confidently expect that our excellent na
tional currency will be perfected by a speedy re
sumption of specie payment.
14. 'rhe Republican party is mindful of its obli
gations to the loyal women of America for their
noole devotion to the cause of freedom. Their ad
mission to wider fields of usefulness is viewed with
satisfaction, and the honest demands of any class
denizens for additional rights should be treated
with respectful consideration.
15. We heartily approve the action of Congress
m extending amnesty to those lately in rebellion.
and rejoice in the growth of peace and fraternal
feeling throughout the land.
16. The Republican party propose to respect the
rights reserved by the people to themselves as
carefully as the powers delegated by them to the
State and to the Federal Government. It disap
proves of the resort to unconstitutional laws
for the purpose of removing evils, by Interference
with rights not surrendered by the people to either
the State or National Government.
17. It is the duty of the General Government to
adopt such measures as may tend to encourage
and restore American commerce and shipbuilding.
18. We believe that the modest patriotism, the
carnes.t purpose, the sound judgment, tile practical
wisdom, the Incorruptible integrity and the illus
trious services of Ulysses S. Grant have conunend
od him to the hearts of the American people, and
with him at our head we start to-day upon a new
march to victory.
THANK:4CIVING DAY has been fixed
by the Pve.,-ideal for the 28th of No
vember. Among other blessings, we
shall then njoice in the certainty of
four years more of good government
under the great soldier who it'd our
armies to victory in the field, and our
peaceful hosts to the polls.
FATHER ABRAHAM claims to be the
first paper to give full °facial returns
of the vote of Lancaster county. The
other journals seem to ignore the tem
perance voters, as though they were
unworthy to be counted.
THE Examiner sports a big'"ring,"
surrounding "3.50,000 Republican ma
jority." Pretty good.
SUBSCRIBE for Father Abraham.
MI
MEE
John Passtnore,
J. C. Colegrovt•,
Jesse Merrill,
Henry windy,
Robert Bell,
Joseph M. Thompson,
Isaac Frazer,
Geo. W. Andreas,
Henry Lloyd,
John J. elillesrie,
James Patterson,
John W. Walla , e,
Chas. C. Boyd.
PROGRESS.
Public interest has been so much
absorbed in the progress of the politi
cal campaign, that but little attention
has been paid to some other matters
which, under ordinary circumstances,
would have attracted considerable nc
tice and comment. Among these are
the benefits that haveaccrued to u —or
rather the point gained in international
law—from the Geneva arbitration ; in
that all suspicious vessels in neutral
ports in time of war, will in the future
be inevitably seized. Hereafter, how
ever cautious governments may be
in resorting to measures which might
seem to work private injustice, they
will be very certain to consider all
cases with reference to the possibility
of public dan►age. This, surely, is a
great stride in the direction of inter
national comity and peace; and much
of the credit of its accomplishment
belongs to President Grant and the
Republican administration. Then,
again, the progress of the civil service
reform deserves to be noted. As fast
as the various offices embraced in the
scope of its operations become vacant,
they are now filled by competitive ex
amination; intelligence, education and
character, instead of political influence,
constituting the only conditions to se
cure government employment. So, too,
the formation of new postal treaties with
a number of countries, calculated to
result in the mutual convenience and
benefit of the people, ought to be re
membered ; while the progress the
government has made in extending
its scientific observations, in the study
of meteorologic and climatic laws, and
in the prosecution of geographical and
geological surveys, have been produc
tive of great public advantage. All
these various matters are intimately
connected with the general advance
ment of modern civilization, and in
them all the administration deserves
credit for the practical energy and
wisdom it has displayed.
Lessons of the Figures.
We live : nil learn. Figures do not
lie—at least when they give results
like those we print in this week's
issue. They have their lessons. Let
us call attention to a few of them.
First, the great Republican majority
of Pennsylvania. Four-fifths of it
conies from two great cities, and selec
tions in great cities are often a farce.
Great frauds have been committed—
probably on both sides—but the figures
show who profited most by them.
Still, there has been a majority of votes
for Hartrac ft and Allen. Why? Be
cause the Republicans believed it ne
cessary to win in October, in order to
save defeat in November. How do we
prove this? By sinwing that these
two men ran behind the ticket in the
rural districts. When the full official
vote is made known there will be
found a difference of , several thousand
in favor of Judge Motcur and the Con
gressmen at Large.
Next let us look at home. In Lan
caster city the average Democratic
majority on the local ticket is less
than fifty. The majority against
Hartran ft is over four hundred.
Either three hundred and fifty Re
publicans scratched the head of the
ticket, or half that number voted for
Buckalew. One-seventh of the read
ing and thinking men of the party
voted for reform. That is a hopeful
sign, and encouraging to independent
journalism.
In the county vote, the workings of
the same principle are manifest. The
average Republican majority is a trifle
over 6000. Hartranft's is 4710.. Here
are one-fifth of the voters in favor of
reform. As we leave the cities the
chances for fraud decrease, and the
evidences of respect for public honesty
multiply. When the thinking public
are once convinced, a political reaction
grows in geometrical progression.
One-fifth now—two-fifths next year—
four-fifths the year after—and a glo
rious victory for right when another
Presidential contest arrives.
These are some of the lessons of the
figures. But we may not have to
wait so long for results. History re
peats itself. The great uprising
against the curse of slavery from 1856
to 1860 may be equaled before 1876 by
a similar protest against political cor
ruption. Such a victory will be one
of the greatest blessings for which
this country will render thanks to
God on its Centennial Anniversary.
Meanwhile, the Ring triumphs, and
rogues rule. Weak minds and shallow
hearts will be discouraged. But" Rome
was not built in a day." We believe
that God has a mission for popular
government on this earth. We know
that purity is its only safety. Hence
we look with all confidence for that
political regeneration which alone can
save this Republic from the fate of its
predecessors. And we find in the
figures the ground for reasonable
hope that the day is not far oft'.
The Temperance Vote.
We give elsewhere the Temperance
vote in detail. No votes for those can
didates were retutued from any dis
trict not found in our table. The
Board of Return Judges for the county
made careful record of every vote re
turned. If any are missing, they have
been omitted or suppressed by the
local election boards in their returns.
This is worth looking after by the
parties interested, and we have there
fore been the first to publish this vote
in detail, in order to give all an oppor
tunity to see whether their votes were
properly recorded. There is no excuse
for the suppression of any vote; if it
has been done, let the delinquent elec
tion officers be prosecuted.
The Temperance Tote.
The following is the vote cast f6r the canliil e Temperance ticket,
as returned by the election officers of the several Olds:
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The San Juan Boundary.
There seems to be little room for
doubt that the San Juan boundary
question, so long at issue between our
own government and that of Great
Britain, has really been decided by
the Emperor of Germany, to whom
it was referred for arbitration, in favor
of the United States. The decision
has not been formally promulgated,
but the reports which come from
Berlin to the effect that the Emperor,
after examining all procurable evi
dence bearing on the case, has decided
that the phrase, "Straits of San Juan"
—claimed by Great Britain to mean
the channel known as the . Straits of
Rosario, and by the United States to
the Canal de Haro, was understood
and intended by the framers of the
treaty to mean the latter and not the
former channel, appear to be well
authenticated. In view of the rapid
settlement and development of our
Northern Pacific coast, this decision
in our favor is of very considerable
importance. The Northern Pacific
rrailroad has its terminus on the coast
opposite to Vancouver's Island, and
it is a matter of great and growing
interest to this country to own the
best navigable channel to the ocean.
The decision gives us posesslon of this
island, which is admirably located for
trade with Japan and China, and with
those provinces of Russia which border
on the river Armor. It also facilitates
communication with Alaska. In the
not distant future a vast tide of com
merce must inevitably flow along this
route, between Asia and the Pacific
coast, and therefore a free outlet to the
sea at that point is of the greatest
consequence to our people.
A Good Sigo.
An evidence of the awakening of
the public mind to the necessity of
purifying our elections, is formed in
the unusual number of prosecutions
for bribery of voters and election offi
cers. This is well. Let every case be
pushed, and the guilty parties . pun
ished. If they are public officials
holding prominent position, so much
the greater need to make an example
of them. Any public officer who ne
glects or evades the duty of investi
gating such charges, or who attempts
to "compromise" them, is unworthy
of confidence. Let the cases be tried;
and if the charges are proven, let the
guilty suffer the penalty. It is boasted
publicly that even in case of convic
tion, pardons will be instantly forth
coming. Let us try it on. If that
proves true, it will more than justify
all the charges that have been made
against the Ring which rules Penn
sylvania. But we doubt if even Simon
Cameron would go that length to save
his tools from the results of their ras
cality. Let the cases be pushed.
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The Sena•,e is composed of thirty-three
members. eleven of whom are chosen
annually. Last winter the Democrats
obtained,by the admission of McClure,
a majority of one. The Republicans
have gained one in the First District,
Philadelphia, one in the Twenty-first
District, Bedford, Fulton, Blair and
Somerset counties, and one in the
Twenty-seventh, Clarion, Armstrong,
Jefferson and Forest counties. That
body will therefore stand as follows
Republicans
Democrats
Republican majority
The House is composed of one hun
dred members, who are elected an
nually. According to the returns re
ceived the next House will contain
sixty-four Republicans and thirty-six
Dem ►crats, as follows :
Demoerats.
Phlladelp to 16 Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 2 Adams 1
Allegheny 5 Bedford and Fulton... 1
Armstrong 1 Berta
Beaver, &c 4 Bucks 2
BIM
Bradford
Cambria
MEE
Crawford 2 Clinton, Lycoming,and
Dauphin and Perry.... $ Sullivan
Delaware
MI
Franklin ... 1 Elk, Cameron and Jet-
Huntingdon 1 Lemon
Indiana.. 1 Fayette
I 3=l
Lawrence
Lebanon
RIME
Mercer 1 Northampton
Potter and 1 Northumberland and
Achtlylklll.. 2 Montotir
Snyder and linfOn .... 1 Pule &Ha Wityno,...
Soinermq I Schuylkill .. .
Susquehanna and Wy- Weatmoreland
owing 9 York
Tioga 1
Venting° 1
Warren 1
_llea—Joseph G. Baum, who was
Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighth
Louisiana volunteers, and has been
long a prominent Democrat politician
in the Crescent City, says in a private
letter to a relative in California : "The
Fourth district re-echoes to the name
of Grant, and why? Because he is a
friend to the South. We remember
him as the magfianimous soldier, who
in victory forbid pomp; who ordered
`that our soldiers should not be humili
ated ;' shared with them his rations;
ordered 'that they should retain their
side arms which they had so dearly
won ; that they should take with them
their horses, that they might be ena
bled to till their harvest.' These things
are not to be forgotten by the Confed
erate soldiers. Untold numbers who
wore the 'gray.' and were so lately en
franchised through his magnanimity,
will not forget it at the ballot-box. The
Democratic party, in placing Horace
Greeley, the arch enemy of the South,
as its standard bearer, has committed
.4parsuicide. Grant will poll a
re of the ex-Confederate sol
diers' votes. The Democratic leaders,
in selling our party, will fail in selling
our votes, souls and sacred honors. I
therefore answer you that I am for
Grant with my vote, voice and influ
ence, believing as I do that I am right,
and in so doing am a true friend to
my native State and land, I shall
vote for the man who cries for peace,
and who, in the discharge of his duty,
demands that 'peace shall prevail on
every inch of American soil.' Lou
isiana is sure for Grant."
THE COMING MEN.
1 Ist Ward
•-• to to 13d Ward
4th Ward
„, I sth Ward
Ward
ith Ward
,„ 19th Ward
2. Drumore
MIBML2
19. E. CocaW,u
111. Caernarvon
14. Coleraine
„ I 16. Warwick
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I 19. Sadsbury
20. Leacock
I 22. Mount Joy 104
I 25. Conest4u.
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14: to C. 01
1 26. WaBhinglon
28. Conoy
34. Indiantown
36 East Earl
31. Paradise
o _, I 40. East Lampeter
I 47. Providence
50. West Donegal.
I 53. E.Donegal,
150. Manor, new.
1111
NM
I M. Mountvllle
Total
The Legislature.
SENATE.
HOUSE OF' REPRE.'SENTATIVES
1 Carbon and Monroe... 1
2 Centre
1 Clearfield
MEM
1 Columbia
2 Cumberland
3 (4 re ene
1 Juniata and Mifflin.... 1
1 Lehigh
4 Montgomery
Az Ex-Rebel Soldier's Letter.
The Pittsburg Commercial gives the
following table—all official figures ex
cept Potter county:
Adams
Allegheny.. ......
Armstrong ..
Beaver
Bedford
Berke
Blair
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clarion
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Crawford
Cumberland ....
Dauphin
Delaware
h'lk
Brie
Fayette
Forest
Franklin
Fulton
Greene
Huntingdon ....
Indiana
Jefferson
Juniata
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
McKean
Mercer
Mifflin
Monroe
Montgomery ....
Montour
Northampton....
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia ...
Pike
Potter
Schuylkill
Snyderi
Somerset
Sullivan
Susquehanna...
Tioga
%'enango .
Warren
Washington ....
Wayne
Westmoreland...
Wy0ming........
York
2:21M1111
Total
It will be seen that while Geary's
majority was only 4,596, that of Gen.
llartranft was 35,889, of which 10,000
was made up by the city of Philadel
phia. We will give the full official
vote as soon as it is ascertained.
Op our fourth page wt. give the offi
cial vote of Lancaster County, as pub
lished in the Express. The vote for
delegates to the Constitutional Conven
tion, and upon the amendment mak
ing the State Treasurer elective, was
not given in detail, and we give the
totals as follow :
IBEI
Republicans—W. M. Meredith, 14428;
J. Gillingham Fell, 14458; Harry
White, 14455; Wm Lilly, 14465; L.
Bartholomew, 14463 ; H. N. McAllis
ter, 14469; W. H. Armstrong, 14427;
Wm. Davis, 14426 ; Jas. L. Reynolds,
14409; Sam'i E. Dim mick, 14436 • Geo.
V. Lawrence, 14438 ; David N. White,
14894; Wm. H. Ainey, 14435; John
H. Walker, 14307.
Democrats—Jeremiah S. Black, 8289;
Wm. J. Baer, 8 . 285; Geo. M. Dallas,
8284; And. A. Yunnan, 8289; Wm. U.
Smith, 8288; R. A. Lumberton, 8293;
Geo. W. Woodward, 8`294; *And. G.
Curtin, $336; James tnts', 323 q; Sam'!
H. Beynblds, 1345;' Franklin R.
Gowen, 8432; John H. Campbell, 8300;
Wm. H. Corbett, 8295; Sam' 1 C. T.
Dodd, 8296. *Buckalew Republican.
Republicans—D. W. Patterson, 14487;
Henry Carter, 14475.
Democrats—Henry G. Smith, 8407;
For Amendmett, 21935; Against
Amendment, 80. The greater part of
the vote was cast against the Amend
ment in the Ninth Ward of this
city.
The total Temperance vote for Dele
gates at Large is as follows : Bostwick,
168; Awl, 169; Isett,l69 ; Miller,l69;
Simpson, 169; Pew, 170; Dorworth,
169; Powell, 169; Cummins, 167 ;
Raynor, 169 ,• Brown, 169; Guss, 169 ;
Sharp, 169; Brandon, 168.
The detailed Temperance vote on
local and State officers appears in an
other column.
THE great dainty that a Chinaman's
palate craves is "fan chow, the flower
of tea"—the imperial tea-bloom, the
priceless beverage of Chinese extrava
gance. A San Francisco reporter was
shown a small quantity of the almost
priceless luxury, put up in a highly
ornamented box of sandal wood, six
alternate layers of perfumed rice paper
and silk being used to preserve it from
the effects of the atmosphere. Rolled
in balls, twisted into tiny rolls, tied in
little bunches like cigarettes at one
end, and whipped into shreds at the
other, was the tea flower packed in
loose petals of its own kind to preserve
its fragrance. It is grown on the plan
tation of a very rich mandarin in the
province of Foo Chow, and can only
be procured from or his agent in Pekin.
There was once a law forbidding its
export but even Americans now buy
and drink it. It costs $16.50, gold, per
pound in China, and cannot be sold in
Ban Francisco for less than $20.00.
The State.
1869—tiov'r.1 1872—Gov'r.
Counties. . I g
4 '
44 t
r:7Fr !
- - -
3009, 2622 ,
... 273
13301 1 178/58 25;71 16490
3078, 3439 966 ......
2402, 3096: 3685, 2883
2832, 2486' 4
13531, 6971 7898 13941
2773 3484 1019
86861 6653 7443 4434
7661! 612315 7279 7658
2994' 3250.,, 458
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31871 2539' 77
423 474 42 ......
2625 1940 2444 2533
3464 3102 3292 2712
6146 8320 2878 .
2831, 1785 2730, 3.683
8015 1799:. 1437
2509 1830! 1 21)18: 2632
87141 1845: 2110; 2826
48651 6107:: 558 1
4408; 8614 j 4176 4614
4328! 5660,1 23271.....
,
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The County.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
DISTRICT DELEGATES
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Democrats for (rant.
The Independent Democrats who
held a conference in New York on the
25th of September to perfect an organi
zation to aid in the re-election of Gene
ral Grant have issued an address to the
Democracy of the country, giving
their reasons for the position taken.
They thus close that address:
"And in this view of the case there
ought to he no difficulty in choosing
between Grant and Greeley. For
while Greeley has only been tried to
he found wanting, as he has said, 'we
know Grant.' And history will ac
cord to his present administration the
merit of success; and for these plain
and substantial reasons: In the face of
various disadvantages he has lessened
the public debt anti taxation by more
than $600,000,000 in three years; he
has maintained the national honor and
diminished the probabilities of inter
national war; and he has honestly and
successfully endeavored to promote
the prosperity of the whole people, by
enforcing the laws, increasing the se
curity of life and property, removing
cause for domestic discord, and favor
ing every just measure for reviving
commerce, increasing our manufac
tures, giving labor its Just reward, and
finance security and stability. There
are his ample recommendations for fu
ture trust and confidence; and they
accord well with Mr. Greeley's obser
vation in It is speech of January 5, 1871:
'I venture to suggest that General
Grant will be far better qualified for
the momentous trust in 1872 than he
was in 1868.' And again Mr. Greeley
said ; 'General Grant and his policy
deserve the very highest credit.'
"It should not be forgotten, either,
that the 'carpet-baggers,' who have for
a long time furnished the stock of
ammunition against the prcaent Ad
ministration, are now, as they have
for a long time been, the political
property and peculiarity of the States
which they curse or bless by their
presence. For there are no longer mili
tary Governors in any of the States;
and if the people do not like the 'car
pet-bag' it is an institution which they
are free to dispose of as they choose.
"But finally, no such merit as even
Greeley has accorded to Grant can be
anticipated for one who, by his per
petual inconsistency, is doing what he
can, not only to destroy himself and
his former friends, but to debauch the
political and moral sense of the peo
ple, which is the first step toward na
tional decay.
"It is under these circumstances and
for these reasons that we invite all
honest and independent Democrats to
join us in making effective use of their
votes and influence by the support of
Grant. For, while the supporters of
O'Conor and Adams as the candidates
of the 'Straight-out' Democracy are
entitled to the respect due honorable
men supporting honorable men in the
endeavor to rebuke political corruption
and avert the evil influences of fraudu
lent combinations trading for place
and plunder in the name of Demo
cracy, it is to late for them so to organ
ize as to make their endeavors seri
ously felt in the final result of the pres
ent campaign. And even the voice of
the honored O'Conor, in his letters on
the Presidential question, has been
heard, emphatically preferring Gene
ral Grant to his new tleader' and
'champion' of the so called Democratio
party,
"Thus holding patriotism above
party and Democracy above dema
gogism, we abandon no sound princi
ple in adopting, and conuseling others
to adopt, the Jeffersonian declaration
of human rights, as the all-sufficient
creed, and the Constitution as it is, as
the all-sufficient guide 'or all men aim
ing to achieve the hightest results of
true Democracy, 'the greatest good to
the greatest !lumber.'
"All of which is respectfully sub
mitted to our Democratic brethren in
behalf of the National Committee of
the Independent Democracy."
The following, gentlemen constitute
the National Executive Committee of
the new organization: J. H. Gilmer,
Virginia, Chairman; H. C. Page, New
York, Secretary ; Charles Atwater,
Connecticut; W. A. Oonn, Florida;
A. M. Campbell, Maine; G. William
son, Louisiana; E. O. Hallin, Min
nesota ; J. T. H. Claiborne, Missis
sippi ; John F. Long, Missouri ; James
W. Carson, Ohio; James Worrall,
Pennsylvania.
AWAY DOWN IN THE SEA : Thesub
marine investigations carried on at
government expense, under the direc
tion of the British Association of
Science, have disclosed some most in
teresting facts in regard to the bottom
of the sea.
These researches have been carried
on by means of simple dredge—a
rectangular iron frame, forming the
mouth of a bag of netting which is
protected from wear by a leather or
canvass flap, Thehal
w„...e apparatus,
attached tq a rope of suitable length,
is dropped to the bottom of the sea,
and is dragged along to a certain dis
tance, scraping off the superficial layer
of mud and sand into the bag, the
meshes of which permit the dirt to be
washed through, while the larger sub
stances are retained and brought up.
The depth at whhih the bottom of
the sea hike been thus explored has
been realy enorinolia l artMlinting in
one instance to were tOau three miles,
far exceeding that of any previous ex
periment with the dredge, though
small quantities of sea bottom have
been brought up from equally great
distances from the surface by means of
the sounding line.
At this depth many species of , ma
rine animals have been found, some
entirely new and others rare and the
temperature at the bottom indicated
about thirty-six degrees. The surface
water is shown to - be affected by the
heat of the sun only to a depth of
about twenty fathoms, but the Gulf
Stream influences the degree of heat to
a further depth of five to seven hun
dred fathoms.
MUTILATED CURRENCY : The fol
lowing is an extract from a letter writ
ten by General Spinner, on Friday, on
the subject of the redemption of mu
tilated currency under the act of June
Bth, 1871, and the instructions of the
Post Office Department: "It is the
duty of every postmaster to register,
in the manner prescribed by law, but
without payment of any registration
fee, all letters containing_ fractional or
other currency of the United States,
delivered to him for mailing to the
Treasurer of the United States for re
demption. Postmasters and others
may forward defaced and mutilated
currency to this office for redemption,
and receive returns either in new cur
rency or drafts on New York, Boston,
Philadelphia or New Orleans, without
risk or expense, and with no loss of
time beyond that required to convey
and count their remittances."
A Woman in a Silesian Bath.
We were divested of every titch of
our clothing, our rings and bracelets
locked up, our back hair taken off, our
own special possession of seventy-five
or a hundred hairs made into a little
hirsute pill and impaled with a hair
pin. That was the only token of civ
ilization we boasted. The procession
formed. At the door we were handed
a miniature sheet and a little bit of
sponge wet with cold water. Through
a passage toa room, where we dropped
our sheets and entered a vapor that
clothed us decently. I wonder the
Illustrated Police Gazette or the Day's
Doings haven't hit on this business tie.
illustration. Well, in this steam I
thought I should suffocate. It poured
up and down through holes till it was
dreadful. The use of the wet sponge,
I here ascertained, was to put on the
top of your head to prevent "coup de
steam," or some such dire complaint.
They wouldn't let me out, and the
temperature got worse and worse, and
I began to think of my mother and an
obituary notice in the Republican,
when we were pronounced cooked
enough, and let out into a room in
Which was a mighty tank ofcold water,
through which you must wade or swim
as you could. Caesar's ghost! I flew
through it. My anatomy and physi
ology were heated to boiling point.
This water seemed like ice. It sent
the blood rushing to my hollow head
(I'm convinced I have no brains), and
my heart came kerflop up and went
kerchunk down. I made up my mind
this was the worst of it, and tried to
be resigned. I had been soaped and
scrubbed in the vapor room till I was
scarified. I stood on the brink and
watched my companions splashing
through the infernal tank. One of
'em to expedite her own release, caught
at my ankle; away went my soapy,
slippery feet from under me, and in I
went again.
At the next stage of this truly awful
experience we received the "shower.' ,
1 had now become convinced that I
should never see home or friends again.
In a calm despair I walked under a
solid column of water that nearly
broke my back, and just here I got
mad. That fat attendant hasn't yet
recovered sufficiently to make a com
plaint, and when the thin woman
went before Judge Dowling, that gen
tleman said it was a conspiracy ; that
no woman of my size, unaided, could
do such damage. He told the woman
to go home and say nothing about it ;
for she had evidently been dreadfully
drunk, and undertaken to walk
through a carpet cleaning machine.
And that's the first and last Russian
bath I take.
Thanksgiving.
By the President of the United States
of America :
A PROCLAMATION
filiereaB, The revolution of another
year has again brought the time when
it is usual to look back upon the past,
and publicly thank the Almighty for
his mercies and his blessings; and
Whereas,lf any one people has
more occasion than another for such
thankfulness, it is the citizens of the
United States, whose Government is
their creature, subject to their behests;
who have reserved to themselves
ample civil and religious freedom and
equality before the law; who, during
the last twelve months, have enjoyed,
exemption from any grievous or gene
ral calamity, and to whom prosperity
in agriculture, manufactures and com
merce has been vouchsafed.
•
Therefore, by these considtrattoirtrt
recommend that on Thursday, the 28th
day of November next, the people
meet in their respective places of wor
ship, and there make their acknowl
edgments to God for his kindness and
bounty.
In witness whereof I hereunto set
my hand, and cause the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington this
11th day of October, in the year of our
Lord, 1872, and of the Independence
of the United States the ninety-sev
enth.
(Signed)
By the President.
HAMILTON Pim, Secretary of State.
MRB. LAURA FAIR has been acquit
ted, and San Francisco has escaped a
horrible tragedy. It is a greatpity
that things will get so terribly mixed
up as they do. if crimes would only
consent to be simple and unprovoked,
and all criminals were old and ugly,
the course of justice would be as.
smooth as a slab of polished marble.
Slit they will not consent to any such
arrangement. There is no question
that in this ease the shooter was
strongly addicted to Fair play, but
this did not Justify foul play on the
part of the fair shooter, though it did
make It much harder for the court to
determine exactly what should be done
with her. It is better to err on the
side of leniency than on that of sever
ity, and considering the fact that Mrs.
Fair was considerably punished by
Crittenden, and has undergone two
trials, and a long term of imprison
ment since, and that the brand of mur
der has fixed an ineffaceable stigma
upon her name, we are not sure that
the court erred so much after all. The
Judicial murder of Mrs. Fair would
simply add to and not in any way
cancel the unofficial murder of Mr.
Crittenden, while she would have
died as a martyr, and have gained the
sympathy of thousands, who will num/
regard her with aversion, and wipe
their lips after speaking her name.
WHAT WE BREATHE : A full-sized
man takes into his lungs at each breath
about a pint of air; while in there,
all the life-nutriment is extracted from
it ; and on being sent out of the body,
it is so entirely destitute of life-giving
power, that If rebreathed into the
tangs again without the admixture of
aay pure air,, the individual would
suffonte, would die in sixty seconds.
As a man,breathes eighteen times a
minute, and a pint at each breath, he
consumes crier two hogsheads of air
every hour, or about sixteen hogsheads
during the eight hours of sleep ; that
is, if a man were put in a room which
would hold sinteen hogsheads of air
he would, during eight hours' sleep,
extract trpm it every atom of life-nu
triment, and would die at the end of
the eight hours, even if each breath
could be kept to itself, provided no air
came into the room from without.
FOR SALE OR TO LET—The building
in Walnut street, near Ninth street,
Philadelphia, lately occupied as the
"Liberal headquarters." Possession
given immediately. Application may
be made to Ed. Rauch, Josh Kames,
Jay Cadwell or Sam Evans—McClure
having "gone west." and "burnt the
bridges." The building has been ven
tilated and the dead interred.
U. S. OIt.t.NT.