Tho Somerset Herald WEDNESDAY.. , OcUibcr d. ir REPUBLICAN TICKET. STATE ' FTATt TBtASl'Br.E," , SAMUEL BUTLER, Or rnKSTEH. COUNTY. ' roca novsE director, ! RUDOLPH FERNER. OF SOMERSET TWP. Jl'RT COMMISSIONER, JOHN "WINTERS. tr W'MERSET TWP. Eigutees hundred thousand silver dollars were coined at the Thiladel pbia Mint last month. The Democracy of Ohio have im ported yellow feverjBlackbur of Ken tucky to help them in their campaign. it;. fpntl-.pr will flock to- gether." TnE prospective increase of rail road trade may be inferred from the announcement that the Pennsylvania road has contracted for one thousand freight care of twenty tone capacity each. Nearly 18,000,000 were ia.A out of the Treasury daring the month of September on account of the arrear age of pensions. Had it not been for this the decrease in the public debt would have been about $10,000,000 The Republican candidate for State Treasurer is not a politician, but a plain, honest, intelligent farmer, selected because of his merit. The farmers of Somerset county should make it a point to poll Tor him a full vote. The National debt was reduced daring the month of September, two and a half million dollars. Now that the bonds have been refunded at a lower rate of interest, a larger reduc tion may be expected every month if the Democratic lunk-heads in Cou grcBS will let "well enough," alone. The Democrats having decreased the tax on tobacco and thereby re duced the revenue of the country, $9,000,000 per annum, are now pre. paring to reduce the tax on whisky. The consequence will be that the Government will fall short of means 1o pay its expenses and the interest of the public debt, or taxes will have to be imposed on the products of in dustry, for the benefit of tobacco hewers and whisky euzzlers. And this is called statesmanship! I The election in Ohio occurs on Tuesday next, the 14th. The cam paign is red-hot, and Blaine of Maine, and a host of Republican speakers ere on the Etnmp. Roth eides ex press great confidence in the result, but it looks as if Foster the Repub lican candidate for Governor would win handsoiely. If the Greenback era go over in a body to Ewing the contest will be close. A tremendous struggle is being made by both parties to secure the Legislature, which will elect a U. S. Senator to succeed Thurman. General Ravm, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, by a few judicious figures, Bhows the contrast between the Republican North and the Dem ocralic South that speaks volumes as to their comparative honesty and lovaltv. In the Southern States m more than sixteen times as many illicit whiBky stills are seized as in the rest of the nation, and thirty seven times as many persons arrested for illicit distilling as in all the North and West These figures prove beyond all cavil, that there is some thing essentially wrong in the teach ings and the Come rule of the Dem ocratic party. TniRTT -three millions of gold have been received from Europe fcince the first of August, and the question now is, what are we going to do with it ? Nobody cares about holding it. and the stream is steadily increasing. For the purpose of get ting rid of it, the Secretary of the Treasury has ordered it to be paid out br all Assisstant Treasurers for demands against the government. About nine months since, Democratic editors and orators were insisting that we couldn't resume specie pay ments for want of the ceceseary coin. No wonder they are opposed to the enforcement of the laws "down South." For instance, according to an examination of the Court records ia Kentucky, if all rogues got their due the Democratic majority in that State would be largely reduced. In population of 13,000, eight hundred re under indictment, and in ten counties with a voting population of over 11,000, twenty-four per cent were under indictment at a single term. With such population it is not amazing that Democracy thrives and the laws are ignored. A still hunt ia being made by the Democracy in this State. They know the State is solidly Republican, and their only chance of success, there fore, ia to do their work quietly and not arouse the Republican masses. Forewarned is forearmed Do not be canght napping friends! Somerset county must redeem herself next month from the disgrace of last year's blander. The party is solid now, all that is wanted is a full tun out Re member that " the coming election is the preliminary skirmish of next year's great battle. Business is beginning to boom throughout the land. Keep ft booming by voting the Republican ticket and retaining the Republican party in power. When the financial panic burst upon the country and bankruptcy spread throughout the land, the Dem ocratic orators and editors with one accord cried : Behoio the result of Republican rule! The Republicans have had the power for many years, they must be held responsible. Many unthinking men were deluded by this cry, and were inclined to hold that the Republican rnrtT wap to Name, although the trouble was uot confined J to this country but extended through out Europe, and thus it was shown that political management at home had nothing to do with it It was during ihe worst of the trouble that a Republican Congress enacted a law fixing the date of resumption for January, 1379. Aa the day of resumption ap proached, money became easier and bankruptcy less frequent, while all the time the Democratic prophets of evil, cried that resumption would ruin the country, and that we could not resume in 1879. Resumption came without a jar and nobody knew it, and while the Democrats were noisily clamoring for the repeal of the law, business began to brighton, prices to advance and industries to revive. Now not even the blindest Democrat can dare deny the return of prosperity. If being in power the Rspublicaus were responsible for the ha'd times, still being in power they are entitled to the credit for returning prosperity. Will the Democratic croakers dare deny this logic? Samuel J. Tilden is the only man of conceded respectability and ac knowledged wealth who has been accused of trying to cheat the Gov ernment of taxes duj ic on income. And this man is the favorite of the Democratic party for President. The Democratic party cuts a fun ny figure just new before the country It has two heads in New York, a green back in Ohio, a hard-money cheek in Wisconsin, and trigger fin gers on both hands down in Missis sippu Whether the team goes four abreast or tandem, old Nick seems to be holding the liaes and cracking the a hip. Inter-Ocean. Senator Blaine is making a gen uine triumphal progress through the State of Ohio. Everywhere he got3 vast crowds turn out to greet him, and manv thousands more people as semble to hear him speak than his voice can reach. His presence has been a great stimulus to the Repub lican canvass. Mr. Blaine, tetls a story of a Southern Democrat who on visiting tho gallery of the House of Repre sentatives at Washington, oae after- noon, put on his glasses and looking down on the members below exclaim ed: "My God! this is the old Can federate army in citizens clothing." Governor Roeinsjx, of New York, is the biggest bolter on record. He bolted Polk in 1844 ; Cass, in MS; Pierce, in '52 ; was a Know Nothing in '55 ; supported Fremont, in '"G, and finally bolted the Republican party in 1S74. Now he thicks it is a sin for John Kelly to bolt. No fewer than one hundred and eight thousand immigrants landed at the port of New York during the year ending August last, that being an increase over the previous year of more than J 3 thousand. These figures are doubly significant They testify alike to the prosperity of our own country, and to the unfortunate state of things that prevails across the Atlantic. The trouble among the Democracy of Cambria county, occasioned by two candidates of that political faith being before the people for the office of sheriff, has been settled by the withdrawal of Mr. Kirby. While he withdraws for the "success of the party," hecontends that he was right fully nominated for the office. Gov. Hoyt has settled the succes sion to the vacancy on the Supreme bench by reason of the death of Judge Woodward, by appointing Hon. Hen ry Green, a prominent member of the Eastonbar. The term of Juege Green, under the Governor's commission, will end on the first Monday of Janu ary, 1881, when the place will be fill ed by the person to be elected in No vember, 1830, for the full term of 21 years. What the arrears of pensions will foot op begins now to be susceptible of computation upon satisfactory ba sis. Up to the 1st instant 13,287 cases were settled, the aggregate sum paid being a little less than $20,750, 000. It is estimated at the depart ment that aboct G.000 or 7,000 more cases remain to be settled. Assum ing their average will be about tha of those already paid, tbe tota' should cot exceed $30,000,000. Jidce Jere Black has appeared in Washington in a despondent mood. He is afraid tbe split if New York will give tbe State to the Republi cans, and bewails it as a most unfor tunate situation. He is still a Til den man, but exhibits signs of waver ing in his devotion by eajing that his second choice is Hancock. This is the first prominent voice from Penn sylvania in tbe General's favor, but as the Judge's following is concen trated entirely under his own coat tails, the demonstration ia not im portant X. Y. Tribune. All the accounts of the United States Treasury in connection with the 4 per cent loan have been closed wirhout tbe loss of a dollar, a fact of which Secretary Sherman may well be proud. The aggregate of bonds old waa $740,845,950, and the amount of called bonds outstanding, not yet presented for payment, is $23,. 971,800. It ie wonderfai bow well the Democratic organs resist the temptation to say anytbiog compli mentary of tha conduct of tbe Treas ury under the present administration. It is agreed on all sides that the Republican vote in Philadelphia wiil be the largest polled at a State elec tion in ten years. Governor Hoyt has appointed the Hon. HenryGreen, of Easton, P., to the vacant Judgeship of the Supreme Court, in place of the late Judge Woodward. The new Judge ia a prominent lawyer ia his section of tho State. He i9 about Gftylivc years of age, and has a brilliant repu tation as a lawyer. He studied un der Hon. Andrew II. Reeder, and was in partnership with him some years previous to the latters appoint ment as Govern r of Kansas by Pres ident Pierce, ia 1854. When Hon. Samuel Pimtnick resigned his posi tion as Delegate at Large to the Con stitutional Convention, to take the Attorney-Generalship under Gov. Hartranft, Mr. Green was appointed in his stead as delegate, and took part in tbe deliberations of that body. His reputation as a learned and pro found lawyer is very high. The Campaign. This does not promise to be a noif-y campaign, at least in rennsyivania. The result will chiefly depend upon the staying power of the Republican masses, there are to be no political camp-meetings, no great rousings oi public conscience, and nence no gain or loss to parties by conversions and renecradism. No man at this hour is waiting to be convinced, and if any are halting between two opinions, their doubts will probably be solved by the man who has the last manipu Iation of ihem. blether in country nor in city is thci room for such demonstrations as characterized the eampaignof 1878. There will prob ably be large meetings of the two parties in the centres of population, where it requires little effort to gath er a crowd. But in the country there is no prospect of mass meet ings, unless it be where the local elections are unusually important Everywhere in Pennsylvania it is for the most part a question ot get ting voters to the polls. In some of the interior counties there are sheriffs and other important county officials to be voted for, and in such localities the work of getting ont the voters will be materialiv assisted thereby. But in some of the most populous counties there are no excitinir local contests, and tbe campaign will par ticularly depend for its result there on the staying power of tbe voting masses. Tbe only use of money this fall relates to organizing and bring ing out the voters. One of the first duties that presents itself is registra tion and tbe pavment of taxes. Lo tal committees will find enough to do within the period when these du ties can be lawfully performed. Ne- gleet of these simple yet altogether essential matters is one weak spot in organization at all times, and more especially in what are called en years. In a general way it may be said that a man who neglects to at tend to. these duties does not de serve to have a part in government On the other hand, the fact that thousands have been trained to de pend npon local men of affairs to at tend to such timple duties, renders vicarious attention absolutely neces- sary. lnere is very little time in which to repair neglects of this sort; and ltepubhcans nave to bear in mind that these little matters are sel dom neglected by their opponents. But we embrace this occasion to say that there are no pauses in polit ical conflict in a free government The invention of "off" year8 was in tended to excuse tbe neglect of lead ers. There is, in fact, no such thing as an "off ' year. The battle is "on" eomewhere every year. This vear it raged in Maine, and in California; and it rages in Ohio, and in New Xork The field of greatest activity varies from year to year daring the Presidential term, at the end of which there is an advance along the entire line. Meanwhile the outposts are busy everywhere. Here there is a series of desultory skirmishes, there a pitched pattle. Everywhere there is conflict of varying intensity. And the local commictees cannot expect to be excused for any lack ot volume the vote may show in November by pleading the "off" year. It is always possible to get the voters to the polls, when tbe local managers make an ef fort and persist in it. It is not only possible but entirely practicable, Nor does the work cost a sum beyond tbe moderate means always to be found in every county. Where there is an organization, committees charged with tbe duty of seeing that the voters in limited districts arc furnished transportation are absolute ly necessary. And if there is a ra tional appreciation of the importance of making the North solid for Re publican men and measures, the vote of the party this fall will not show any remarkable falling off when com pared with that of 1873. But the campaign is begun, with out noise and flourish of trumpets. The men who organize need not wait for any great demonstration. They most fall to and make the result victory for Republican principles that shall not be doubtful. Work always wins. And nothing comes to stay, in political struggles, that is not earn ed. Earn victory end tbe wages will be paid. Aur'.h Amerean. Ibe Iittrail Revraae. Washington, Oct. 1. The ad vance tables of the report of tbe Commissioner of Internal Revenue show that the receipts for the last fis cal year were $2,403,000 greater than for the previous vear. Tbe cost of collection for tbe entire coun try averaged a trifle over three per cent, excluding the Territories, where the expense is necessarily great, but even there it was consid erably less than three per cent. It costs 6 per cent to make collections in the Mates which seceded. New York, Ohio and Illinois each paid more tax than all the eeceded States. The cost of collecting in Kentucky was about 14 times that in New York. Mississippi paid only $80,000 and the cost was nearly 25 per cent, or over ? 20,000. The cost in South Carolina was about 33 per cent, while in Nebraska, which paid eight times as mncb, the cost was consider ably less than half as much. Ktabbea a Bare-Track. Wooster, O., Oct 2 John Tor- nie, in the midst of a wrangle con cerning the races at the fair grounds this evening, at 6 o'clock, was slab bed in the side by unknown parties, and died in fifteen minutes. A coro ner's inquest will be held to-morrow morning. John Callahan and James Sadler nave heen arrested on suspi cion and lodged in jail, The affair caused great excitement, ' A ateltle H Tin Chicago, Q:t. 1. A Milk River, Col., dipatcb of Sept 20, fays : Tbornburg a command was attack ed ia a canyon at noon o day, one mile south from here, on ha march to tbe agency, and retreated U. food or. der to the wagon train, wheti we are now entrenching ourselves aa fast as possible. ibe following details or tbe ugbt have been received : September 29, tho command advanced under tbe guidance of Joe Rankin, who is well acquainted witb tbe country. About 9 o'clock a. M, Raukin discovered fresh Indian signs, and having ar rived at a canyon through which tbe road passed, and which would afford an excellent opportunity for an am buscade, h- l-'d the command around over the hiil over an old trail well known to him. By this movement be saved the lives of the command, for on arriving on top of the hill he discovered tho Indians in ambush on cither side of the canyon through which the r ad passed. Tbornburg formed bis men in line, and awaited attack. He was repeatedly urged to fire on the Indians, but penstenuv re (used to do so, saying his orders would not justify an attack. Two Indians now rode op to- within 100 yards, discounted, and with a sav age yell fired, shooting Captain l ay ne through tbe arm. At this signal the Indians gave the war whoop and tbe battle commenced. Thornborg now found that he was surrounded. He ordered a charge, which he gallantly led in person, and succeeded in cutting bis way out. When within about 500 yards of his wagons, he fell dead, with two bullets through his brain. Captain Payne now took command, and the battle was carried on until eight o'clock p. M , the troops using wagons and ani mals as breastworks. Tbe Indians fell back a short distance and went into camp. During the engagement Lowery was killed. Tbe casualties are about as follows : Major Tbornburg, Lowery and 13 enlisted men, the wagon-master, Mc- Kensley, and one teamster killed ; Capt Payne, Capt Lawsoo, Surgeon Grimes. Lii uts. Haddock and Wolf and 35 men wounded. The following has also been re ceived here, dated Milk River, Col., Sept 29, 8:30 p. M. : This command, composed of three companies of cav airy, was a et a mile south of Milk River by nveral hundred Ute Indi ans, who at acked and drove us to tbe wagon train with great loss. It becomes my painful duty to an nounce the death of Major Thorn- burg, who fell in harness, and the painful, but not serious, wounding of Lieutenant Haddock, Dr. Grimes, 10 enlisted men, the wagon-master, and about 20 teamsters. I am corraled near water, with about three fourths of my animals killed, eftt. a desperate fight. I shall strengthen our position during the night, and believe we can hold out until reinforcements reach us, if they are hurried. Officers and men behaved with tbe greatest gallantry. I am also slightly wounded n two places. Payne, Commanding. General Sheridan has received tbe following dispatch regarding the sit uation ; "To General Crook, Omaha: have ordert-d Merritt, with four com panies from Fort Ruswel, and four companies from Fort McPberson, all that can be spared from Saunders, and fonr companies from Douglass to ren dezvous at once at Rawliogs. This gives 530 men. I have also ordered two companies from Robinson, one from Laramie, and one from Fetter man to ma:ch at once to the railroad, to meet emergencies. Giles is order ed to confer with Merritt and for ward transportation. Have yon any order3 : R. A. Williams, Assistant Adjutant General." Washington, Oct 1. Hon. S. W, Downey, Delegate to Congress from Wyoming lerritory, telegraphed Postmaster General Key to-day, stat ing that First Assistant Postmaster General, 1 yner and party, were trav eling through the Ute Indian country and were in danger of being attacked by hostiles. Tbe telegram also re quested that authority from the War Department be dispatched to Fort Saunders to have the party informed of their immediate danger. General Knapp, Chief Clerk in the Postoffice Department, at once obtained necea eary authority from the War Depart ment, and Downey waa uotiGed that the commanding officer at Fort Saunders would afford any facilities possible for the protection of any par ties in the Ute country. Omaha, Oct. 1. Asa wrong in ferenco may be drawn respecting the management of the campaign against the Lte Indians, tbe following expla nation is given The Utes are to the mountain In dians what the Cbeyennes are to the crafty and wily plains Indians. They are feared by all other tribes who can ill combat with them in their own homes. The country which they inhabit is very rugged and mountainous, it is heavily timbered, and is just the place for ambuscades uid Indian ngbters are united in saying that the Utes are wily, hard fighters, ferocious, and the best plan ning ambnscaders. They are at the same time treacherous to the greatest degree. Though Major Tbornburg expected tbey would remain peacea ble, it is reported that he was never theless mort vigilant and cautious. There is n Jibing to lead to the inrer- ence that he was otherwise than brave and intrepid, yet waa cantion itself, and was never impetnous. iiis ear ly training in tbe service amid scenes calculated to school him to become a cautious leader and a good judge in such matters, fitted bim for jnst this sort of work. As pay master and traveler ne bad been in varied scenes tending to nerve him and keep him well balanced, winning for himself high reputation as a scout and Indian fighter. Therefore the only inference that can be drawn is that Thornburg did not blunder, but fell into a carefully laid ambuscadel, and conid not extricate tbe brave fe lows be had witb him. The courageous act of the courier who brought tbe news deserves hon orable mention, for though, nnder the cover of darkaess it may be a difficult task to cut off from tbe lines, yet on such nights as these, with a bright moon Bhining ont, the deed is attend ed with greater hazard. Military authorities are unanimous in the be lief that the worst has now been told, for Lieutenant Payne is stronely entrenched near tbe water, is well provisioned, and will farther fortify himself by throwing up earthworks which, witb the wagon train, will en able him to hold his own till rein forcements appear, which will be soon. The courier brongbt the news di rect to Rawlins, and by three o'clock intelligence had been flashed to Fort Qmaha. General Williams, in leas than a quarter of an hour, was at work giving order, consulting Gen. Crook, who is in Chicago, and order ing matters forward. Gen. Merritt, Fort Ruesell, Cheyenne, was tele graphed to and ordered to the com mand cf the expedition, The mes sage was carried by tbe operator who received it at the latter place, to the General at bid headqov . r, ,q horse back at breakneck Bpc-t-a Gen. Mer ritt at once began preparing for the expedition. The same waa true of arrangements at Camp Douglass, Salt Like, and no time waa lost, bat everything perfected at short notice. At Forts McPberson and Saundera this activity was duplicated. The Union Pacific Railway Company worked in harmony with the military, and troops are all now enrouts. Major Thornburg's body has not been recovered, but lies in front of his command, and cannot be procur ed, lie was a very powerful man, fully eix feet two in height, active and muscular, a magnificent shot and a daring horseman. He leaves a wife and two children, who are at Fort Steele, whither his father-in-law, Major Clark, journeyed this morn ing. e- m 9 J veall Atraclty. Lanoastur, October 1. One of the most remarkable cases of juvenile atrocity that has ever been heard of here came to light to-day. Cyrus Ellmire is the name of a respectable man who lives near Mount iSebo, this county, and yesterday daring tbe brief absence ot the adult mem bera of the family, Mr. Ellmire's in fant, aged five months, was left lying in its cradle. The family were alarmed by hearing the most heart rending screams from tbe babe, and, running to the room whence tho cries proceeded, they were horrified at the sight which met them. There stood a three-year old boy, pen-knife in hand, deliberately attempting to cut off one of the arms of tho infant near tbe rist He had already reached the bone and the blood sported from tbe gaping wound in a stream. Tbe in fant's arm was quickly bound in cloths to arrest tbe hemorrhage, and medical aid was at once summoned. Dr. Yost happened to be in the neighborhood and promptly resoond- ed ; but while he has no teara that he cannot save the child s life, it is by no means certain that the injury will not result in permanent disability. The boy who did the cutting seemed to have no motive in it, and does not appear at all sensible of the terrible act he has committed. I'te Iodlaa Vntbreak. Rawlins, Wr. T., Oct 2 No newa has been received from Capt Pavne's command to-day. The mail carrier from the Ute agency, due here to-night, has not yet arrived. All sorts of rumors are afloat, but the on ly reliable information received ia the statement of a rancheman named Morgan, who arrived to-day from his ranche on Snake river. On the morn ing of the 30th, the day after tbe fight, he heard heavy firing in the direction of the battle ground. Gen. Merritt, with 350 cavalry, left here at 10:30 this morning. He will be followed by infantry to-morrow. Merritt was accompanied by the scout Rankin. Great excitement prevails here. Settlers from the vicinity of the reser vation are arriving hourly. Many white men, freighters and hunters, are known to have been in tbe neigh borhood of tbe. agency, and fears are entertained for their safety. Denver, Col , Oct. 2. The cause of the Ute outbreak as stated from Washington, ia a mistake. There have been no encroachments on the reservation. Prospectors never went to Washington to urge Congress to disregard the treaty. The Northern Utes who attacked Thornburgh were not interested in tbe demand of tbe Los Piuoa Utes. Tbe causa of the outbreak was probably the failure of the Government to pay the $79,000 due under the Brunot treaty of 1873, by which the San Joan mining re gion was ceded by tbe Ltes of Colo rado. Congress and tbe Colorado people have never asked the transfer of the Utes to the Indian Territory. The following is a list of those at White River Agency, who are prob ably massacred : Agent N. C. Meeker, wife and daughter Josephine, aged twenty-one, Frank and Harry Dresser, E. L. Mansfield, W. II. Post, Mr. and Mrs. Price and two children, Fred- Shep herd, Geo. Eaton and a boy named Thompson. General Knapp, Chief Clerk of the Postoffice Department, received to night a reply to his telegram to the postmaster at Laramie asking infor mation relative to First Assistant Postmaster General Tyner and party, as follows: "Party ju9t arrived. Saw General Tyner and party on Big Creek, about fifteen miles from Tink hams' ranche, at tbe entrance to North Park. Messengers have been sent to warn them of danger from In dians. Think they are now all right."' This places General Tuer aad friends a hundred and fifty miles east of tbe scene of Thornburg's disaster, with a. mountain range between them, and free from danger, unless tbe out break among tbe Indians ia more gen eral than now supposed. The Plaarne Npreadlaa ia the Heath. Memphis, October 3. Eleven cases in all, six white and five color ed, were reported to the Board of Health to-day. One death has oc curredKate O'Donnell. J. D. Plunkett, President of the State Board of Health, Nashville, tele graphed Hon. John Johnson, Super intendent of quarantine, that yellow faver had developed at Dean's Is land, forty miles north of Memphis, on the Mississippi river. In compli ance with instructions, Drs. Brad ford and Munn, leave to morrow morning to investigate the matter. The mail rider from that point was here yesterday, and be made no men tion of yellow fever there, so tbe re ported outbreak ie not generally cred ited. The Howards have 116 nurses on duty, attending 80 whites. 20 col ored and one Chinese family. Do nations to the Howards to-day ag gregated $1,050. Of this amount Boston, MtssachqsetU, sent $1,000. Tbe thermometer has raoged between G!) and 1. A Cyclase at aCeaaly Falv. Detroit. October 3 A Yassar. Mich., special reports that ft cyclone, accomnaniarf br heavy rain, oaased over the county fair grounds at Wat- ronsviue, rascoia county, mis aiter noon, doing great damage. Cloth ten La went tarn to shreds, fence blown down, and one tent where ta bles were set for ft hundred persona was blown down, overtarninr the stove and a larire reservoir for boil- 0 - - ing water, severely scalding six la dies, the scalding of one of whom, with an infant of ft few months, is probably fatal. cm WAai9iTos letter. (From oar Regular Correspondent.) Washixutos, Oct 4,1879. Senator Wiodoui' "oxodua plan" to countetact the "Mississippi plan" in the South toward the negro, in the language of an old broken down politician with tbe title t Judge, General, Doctor or somctbiog eUe, who ia seen daily loafing around tbe streets tcre in front of the Ebbitt Houee, "has playd the very devil down there." Tbe Kansas (over is now getting a very strong hold among the colored people of North Carolina, and judging from state ments made by some of their repre sentatives who are now traveling in the West for tbe purpose of finding settlements for them, their grievance are about on par witb those who have fled from Mississippi and Louis iana. Two of these agents stopped over a few day ago in this city and gave an account of why the colored people of North Carolina want to leave that state, which adds some features to the mode of treatment dealt out to these poor people. Among tbe ma ny hardships to which tbev are sub jected, these agents cite a few that are inflicted nnder what is known as the "landlord and tenant act." They say : This act requires tbe farm rent shall be paid belore any of tbe crops are sold or consumed. In other words, the colored man who rents a small farm is not permitted to gather any part of his crop eitber for sale or home consumption until be b&s gatb ered and delivered one-tbird of it to his landlord, and he must gather it himself alone, aa he ia not permitted to sell any part of it to procure mon ey to hire help. Another great bard ship of the colored farmers ia tbe re sult of the mortgage system. A man is forced to get advances, some times of money, but generally cf bacon, floor, meal and other produce, and gives mortgages on hia crops. Tbe prices charged for the produce advanced are invariably high, while the prices afterward allowed for the crops are correspondingly low. The consequence is that tbe mortgages take nearly tbe whole crop, and the remainder goes for rent It some times happens, however, that after the mortgage is satisfied, there is nothing left to pay the rent witb, and the inexorable landlord seldom shows mercy, but drives t'ue poor family from the farm. The hardships of the colored farm laborers employed by white farmers are no less rigorous. Farm laborers are paid six dollars a month and 'found," which means that they are given shelter and just enough to eat to keep them from starving. The average board allowance for each la borer per week ia four pounds of pork or bacon and one peck of corn meal. Tbey can cook tbeso articles aa they please, but tbey never get a varied bill of fare. A laborer who has a family ia allowed to keep them on the farm, but unless they do work they are not fed by the "boss." In deed, tbe general role is that labor ers must feed their own families and tbey have six dollars a month to do it with. Uut of this amount must come the money paid for clothing and a little tobacco. Tbe laborers on public works of the State were formally allowed eighteen dollars a month. That amount was reduced, however, to twelve, audit is now pro posed to give them only eight dollars a month. The colored people judge from this that the wages of farm la borers will also be reduced next year, as laborera on public work always get about double that paid to farm bands. Even this small sum of six dollars a month, however, ia not paid in cash. The white "boss" almost in variably pays his hands in scrip, and tbe country merchant or cross road shop-keepers take the scrip in payment of goods at a discount of 25 per cent The "bosa" subsequently redeems the scrip at a redution of about 10 per cent, on ita face value, so that both "boss" and merchant profit by tbe business. The cheated negroes have no option in these trans actions, and even if they had the cash to buy witb, they would be com pelled to pay at least 25 per cent, more for the necessaries of life than Northern laborers pay in Northern communities. What greater wrongs could be im posed than these? There are tbe fruits of Democratic misrule in tbe South and the logical product of a "solid South." The leaders of the solid South are dyed with the blood of tbe poor colored people. These Brigadiers should remember that they are not only making history of a very unsavory sort, but furnishing a set of phrases that are likely to keep their odious deeds fre9h in the mind of tbe world for all time to come. First come "Bull Doaing," and a general "Shot Gun Policy" as means of inculcating correct political doctrines. Then they supplied tbe "Kemper System" for ridding a com munity of undesirable members. Next they gave tbe country the "Ya zoo Plan" for making a fellow stop running for tbe office he wants ; and now they have presented to tbe world the "Blackville method" of creating a vacancy in a village post office. What next 7 In eight weeks more Congress will be here again, and nntil July politics and politicians will rule tbe hour. It is idle to speculate now what the Democratic Congrees will dj at the coming session. Important impend ing political events in Ohio and New York make it idle to say more. One thing is pretty sore, it will be a polit ical session. Both parties will play for tbe Presidential stake. There are positions to chose : and plan of an attack to arrange ; speeches to de lode the people to be made &c , &c. Leaders will move cautiously to feel tbe public poise. There are several leaders who will gather in the Na tional halls, who dream of the Presi dency, and the more tbey dream of this coveted prize the more timid they become. Hence the session will be one of policy as well as poli tics, and with just enough business sandwiched in it to occupy the at tention of the business community. During tbe special session of the 46th Congress enough bills were in troduced to keep the body busy nntil it terminates its official life. Not one in tea will ever be considered Not one in ft thousand will ever become laws. Scores of pension and other private bills will slip through, bnt it is reasonable to predict that no im portant public measure will pass for the reasos that political strategy will give way to the demands of the pub lic weal, and every effort will be cen tered npon tke Presidential stake. The most important bills w hich will confront the second session of tbe 46th Congress are those of a fi nancial nature, and npon them there is liable to be division in both parties. The Warner Silver bill, which passed the House and which is now, in the finance committee of tbe Senate, will prove the most troublesome. Ai im portant bill pending in tbe commit tee of the whole cf tbe Houe abo promises to give trouble. It is Hos teller's bill to prevent assessments on Government employes. Tbe bill is sweeping in its character and makes it a peoal offence to even solicit vol untary contributions lor campaign purposes. Tbe report of tbe committee on roles will recommend important chaogea and the House will be called to pa- upon this report at an early day during the session. Tbe recom mendations or tbe committee are known to lop off over fifty ot the rules now in force, and to make sweeping changes tending to nimplify tbe pres ent system, and to enable a new member to comprehend tbe manner in which an unwieldy body can be controlled, and at tbe same time gov ern the House with rules which will expedite basiness rather than retard it, as under the present system. Again there may be an effort made to readopt the old joint rules of tbe House. Otherwise, if no bill is pass ed providiug for the count of tbe elect ir I vote, tbe Democrats will have decidedly tbe advantage of the Republicans in counting the presi dential vote. Indeed, if they saw fit, there is nothing to prevent them counting in a President. Under tbe old joint rule No. 22, it was provided that tbe vote of a State should not be counted to which either House objected Under tbe present Consti tutional provision, as it could be in terpreted, tbe vote cf any State can be thrown out by the concurrent vote of both bouses. This gives the Dem ocrats a good deal of leverage, inas much as they control both branches. F.ora indications there will be te -eral investigations during the session. There may also be an effort made to again pass a bill restricting Chinese emigration. It ia good capital for tb e Democratic party to throw into Cali fornia and tbey will hardly miss the chance of giving the President a cec ond opportunity to veto it Tbe Dem ocratic majority will do anything even break a solemn treaty to gain a few votes. It ia not expected tha', there will be any tariff legislation. Tbe busi ness men of tbe country always gi. disturbed when the tariff-tinkers agi tate any revision, and the timo b&iag nigh for a Presidential campaign, both Bides will wisely conclude to let it alone. The Democrats will nnJoubtedly attempt to get Indiana's vote in case of an election for President being thrown into tbe House, so as to re. lieve Parson De La Martyr of the re sponsibility of having to choose a President. This can be done by un seating Goodlove S. Ortb. His com petitor for the seat is McCabe. O.-th waa elected by tbe narrow margin of less than one hundred votes. Tbe law requires that in case of a contest the contestant shall serve notice on the contetsee within ninety daye from the day of election. This McCabe failed to do, so tbe only way he can now proceed will be to have a resolu tion passed by tbe House extending in bis case tbe time from ninety days to some number required to meet tbe exigencies of tbe snuation. It is not expected that there will be any railroad legislation. Tbe Tex as Pacific people are tired of the way in which Congress has met their ap peals for aid, and for the present at least, have abandoned operations with Congress. Tbe North Pacific Railroad Company want their char ter extended so as to enable them to retain and not forfeit their lands, vo ted to the corporation originally as a subsidy, contingent upon the comple tion of the road, which time expired inulylast. The National Board of Health will probably be legislated out of exist ence. The trade dollars will probably be recoined into standard silver dollars. The same old fight wiil be made upon the army appropriation bill, and there will be tbe usual shrieking speeches made about keeping tbe soldiers from the polls. There will also be ft fight made against the ap pointment of supervisors and deputy marshals, and on these two points, Congress will find work to keep it here until the dog days and "between drinks," so to speak, will have a chance tg intrigue for Presidential candidates and likewise make Presi dential capital. A table has been prepared at tbe Pension Bureau showing the entire operations in the settlement of the arrears of pensions to Oct 1, 1S79. The average amount of arrears in each case settled is $545. C2. The to tal cases settled since the passage of the act ia 3S,36S, aggregating in mon ey value $20,734,507,93. It ia esti mated that there are still about six or seven thousand pensioners entitled to arrears whose cases have not been settled. The settlement hereafcer cannot be made aa rapidly as hereto fore, because of the great number of cases in which there is no title to ar rears, which must be examined in the search for those in which there is ti tle. It ia stated for the information of all pensioners who belieye them selves entitled to arrears, and wbo do not receive notice of the settlement of their claims eitber by allowance or rejection by November, that they can hasten the settlement by writing a letter to the oflice giving again the number of their pension certificate and their present post office address. It is almost certain that tbe $25, 0OQ.OOQ appropriated will be sufficient to cover tbe arrears which were due upon tbe pensions allowed previous to Janaary 90, 1879. Picket. Aaruta'a Aeeideal. Detroit, October 3. Further par ticulars from Adrian, where tbe ter rible disaster on the county fair grounds occurred yesterday, state that the total nomber of deaths from the accident so far are 1G. Tbe se riously injured nomber 75, some of of whom physicians say cannot live tbe day through. Tbe architect of the grand stand structure is tbe person blamed for the disaster. The stand was built unusually high to admit of space for the exhibition of wagons and car riages underneath, and tbe timbers spiked together instead of being mor ticed and braced. Prtl4eat Hajea as Bprlasaeltf. S PKINQFI ELD. 111.. Sent. .10 Th arrival of President Havea and oartv was maae tne occasion or ft proces i .. . - . r sion, ibe sruesta were escorted to tbe State House, where 3 nnn childreo. fathered on tbe east front sang the hymn "America." The ad dress of welcome was delivered hr J. C. Conkling. The President re sponded briefly. General Sherman made a brief speech. Mrs. Havea was called out and ho wed tar ae- mowieagements. An informal re a . ception waa held Mansio.n to-night, to spoke to 10,000 grounds. at tbe Executive The President al people at tbe fair -in POBCHASE OF -BY PEALINO STKAWBKEDGE In n.M!lwr wjj' con T5IE Airi-li j el'iscly t T1I2S 1K01UEK. We r ehomiatt 500 STYLES DRESS GOODS), Harln a wi.lr rani of rie. IN LOW-PBICE FAUlilwa We Mention Sult-Wonl Oubmrres Kjlrl'!9linnren , Momte Clirtha Ombre t'Mhmeivg Ombre Chevron All Wool 'ht vioM KnaliJh Chi'mmi 'reBcb Caftimere... ..KUr, e. ..2" r. ..as e. ..-i c. . .Zl e. ...x'f. c. AdiI handrail ol other styles within the n:ue nne of prion. We have about 4u0 pieces beautiful FOREIGN NOVELTIES AT ONE DOLLAR Compvtflns; COKW ROYS, FOI T.E MKLAXCiE, A KM I 'RS. SHAWL KKKKCTS MOM IK EKKKUTS, SII.K W1KI. ULM'E, CA-MiL S HAIK rOI 1 K, fcc, otc. ALL-WOOL TRENCH PLAIDS, In new ellectl. From 20 cts. to $1,25. BLACK CASHMERES & KERINOES. We Invite fpeolal attention to the rwt ailvan taues we oiler lu tltene k-mkJs. Our suits are st Immense that we have nnosuul fwtlitli-s In con-traetlo-j for them, Keeping no inferior fcu-xi?, we Irtuin with jtimxI quality. ALL. WOOL FRENCH BLACK ( ASI1MI KI at 40 cents. Ami ah awe mrularty i cents per yard. OUR 75 CENT NUMBER Is having an Immense sale. We offer a cor-4 quality LUPIN'S BLACK CASHMERE. at SO cent?. LUPIN'S BLACK MERINO, at 45 cents. Onr immense purchases last sprin US BLANKETS, Knabte o to extend opportunities to purchasers not to be touml elsewhere. OUR MAIL ORDER DEPARETMKT Is cowor3lf." 1 wi'.li sa h p Tfex sysliji t'j-vs w.-ci:i iiinn f ALL 02BS3S FILLED TH3 SAMS TAT A3 ZZCS7S. Whether for Rood or samples. STRAWBMDGE & CLOTIIIEII, EIGHTH III MARKET STREETS, Uraal at tb Yoaemlte. Sax Fkaxcisco, October 2 A dispatch from Clark's Station, og ibe road to Yosemite, says: Tbe Grant partv arriTed at 6:45 last evening. Previous to bis departure from M doria, Geo. Grant bad a brief recep tion with citizens and residents of Fresno City, and among the number who congratulated him bis return to bis native land, were several L'oion and Confederate veterans. At Fresno Flat he received further con gratulatory calls from Fresno coauty veterans. Tbe coach which onvey ed the party was handsomely deco rated. Thirty-six horses were used in the trip, six changes being made. Tbe distinguished party were met here and welcomed by T. B. Cruce and S. Washburn and escorted to tbe parlor of ihe hotel, tbe Mariposa brass band, which Lad crossed the mountains, a distance cf thirty-six miles, to join in the ceremonies, playing "Hail to tbe Chief." Pin ner followed, after which there was an informal reception in the hotel parlors. Tbe General was serenaded and retired at an early boor. This morning at 8:30 the party entered the Yosemite valley. They will re main until Monday and then return by the Big Trees and Merced to San Francisco. General Grant express ed himself last evening aa highly gratified by the attention shown him. Tbe party are in excellent spirits and look forward to a very agreeable so journ in in the Yosemite valley. the Rewle to Tone mite. Stockton. Cal., Sept. 30. Gener al Grant left Oakland this morninar in a special car, accompanied by Mrs. Grant, U. S. Grant..Ir., J. W. Pent, General Miller, wife and daughter, Misa Flora Sharon and Miss Jennie Flood. Throngs of people were gath ered at all the way stations. On reaching here a procession was form ed, and the party were escorted to the Yosemite House, where a recep tion took place. Tbe departure for the Yosemite occurred this evening. A graad military ball was given to-night in honor of General Grant. At Modesta, the excur&iotiists, re turning from Stockton, were met by tbe boominir of cannon, firing of rock ets and blazing of bonfires. Tbe town ia in a glow of enthusiasm, and the General's car is surrounded by dense crowds. A Clerffyinaa Harder Tranwler. St. Loos, Octl 5. A desperate enconnter occurred night beJore- hast between Bev. George Long, a Bap list preacher, and Frank Gaddy, about four miles from Springfield, Mo.4 in which the latter had bi& ab domen ripped open by a large pcsltet knile in the bands of tbe prsacber, and died several boors after Both were driving heavy ladened wagons in opposite directions and neither would give way and let lb other pass. B.oth got into a desperate rage, leaped from their wagons aiid joined in a free fight, which resulted as above. Loog was arrested in Spring field yesterday. Rubbers Caplara m ftvata Amerlean Tawa. Paxama, Sept. 25. A rising ia re ported of the Communists at Bucara manga, in tbe State of Ssntander, on tbe 9th inst. Tbe ruffians rifled and burned tbe bank and various business establishments, and killed a number of citizens who defended their prop erty. Gen, Wikbes, tbe President of tho State, marched to tbe relief of the town, routed the robbers killed several of the leaders, and took oth ers prisoners. Peace is bow restored. Tbe German cuna&l was among those killed by lha Communists, wbo left their victims in the streets, reSuaipg jepultoxe, the- DRY GOODS, MEEC WITH- & CLOTHIEH. X VJl EK BLANKETS at 2 OJ at a K at M at.... at at at at -"' Ut.. " in... I it..."?'. t ! ; i. Ci 10 at -i at at W at.. We came OUR 84.90 BLANKETS .VlTin,- th! hint.-.: aal b-.t ,- ., ("eri'ii at the price, r n w :; u '.. .''f -1- CRIB BLANKETS comfortableV1"1"" We hare on sale 80 CASES OF THE BEST C00DS It U possible to pr-.luce. The; , ,., ft,' LU-riFs I h t n N is Mule trom thelieft ' SKhtits Fitted with pure while e.t ..j. an t . . bet p.-.ihleiiome-m.:e. 1 It,,:e We shall offer them I at.. I at.. ' at.. at.. l r. at 1 Su at l " at ii IW at -'Ia -.1 , -, And at ti THE FLANNEL DEPARTMENT Exposes for sale the larv?st an.) it ol" these iroo-U to be tuunj .mvH:1(.rr ''"r 'i'if We have all grades "I WHITE FLANNELS All grades of SU.VKLI T TWILLEU IXANNf : , All irrades of ' '' FLAXXEL SI ITITJS All arables of PLAtDS. STRIPE AND BASKET FU?i: AUxraiiesoi "ii.. EMBROIDERED FLANNELS Allirradesof OPERA and CASHMERE FLANNELS ftur stm-kj of MUSLINS. SHEETINGS, CANTON FLANNELS CRETONNES, ' LINENS, Ac,, 4c Ac., ic, ., is oflere I to the eo;!-umpr at ern k- nry,, than the wholesale quotations tor im;!4r A' i,r by the case. ' " A ttlnl Willi Mr raal Sue talks of nellies home urn HOW THE HEI'uRT OF HER I'E.VTH WAS RECEIVED, tan Franrlscol"hpjDi.-le. "Yen must have missed jcor daughter very much, .Mrs. Grant, dur ing jcur trip." "Yes, i have always ben so much wi:h Xellie. Ever since her mar riage up to the time 1 parted witb her, a vear and a half aj, we bail been very little separated. Ste had been married three vear. theo, atd the bad been with me eighteen month? of tbe time, and there bad btuliule time elapned without hit twiDic her." "When did you hur port of her death V "We were in Toi. tbe fi-e re A teWrsai reached us savin? siajplv that a fai report of ber death tad been circu lated. I bad just received l? letter from her three days befjre such a bright, cheerful letter tuili&g how she bad just come back from London andTvas going to a ball ner. week; what a pretty new boocet ste had, and a lot of bright, bappy borne jalk. She mentioned also that they felt very much tronbled abut tbe health cf her husband smother, Mrs. Sartoris, bat I could nat remember that when we received tbe telegram. Tbe very suggestion of such a ttiiaj seemed so terrible. I just turned to my husband and said, "Ob, Ulysses !" He said, "Pon't trouble about it ; J"u know there are three or lour Mr. Sartorises. Probably some of tbeJt hve died, and the report sprastroai that" Airs. Grant was bereehoo cjy of an Eeasteru paper in which ibe circumstances and causes of the tup posed death of Mrs. Nellie G.-aot Sartoris were explicitly stated, and beneath which wssthet'olloitgtee gram from Washington, e.xpretv of tbe feeliug that ran like an elec tric tbrill over tbe country astte thoughts ol all turned U tbe sad bjme comiag of tbe parents: Wasui.nutox, Aug. ! -Ttere a general sorrow here over the ne of the deatu of Nellie Grant S.rtona Tbe impression prevails that ber re wains wiil be brought bere for burial some time next month, when, it i be lieved General Grant and Mrs- lal can reach Washington. I: does not seem certain that General Grant a hear of tba death before he ref.-be San Francisco. ... Tha mother's eyes (trr n ? sh read the evidence of tbe loe v by the peooie of tbe couotry the youn,--girl, wno was oneaJ ligbfcft., society tb e u, about tbe White Umo. J ' have baea a terrible bone-cjaio? I us if she b .4 died, my dear girl," she m .rmored. Tfc W.vsHtxaToxToTi-TN crats, having been success., in ing a reduction of tbe "f tax on manufactured from 2t to IC cents per pound. now endeavoring l tionate reduction of the t oa 1 t MnriPntaUVe Ol , B.Y. a rli-tiHio firm ia KeB'.acaJ Cv m 1 iu.i .t rh office of the CoaBi ca lejattne --- it aionerof Internal Revenue jes.e . . t distillers J L! on tbe Commissioner tbe rdu of red-cingtbe tax n t'.for oenoavortopereuSdebfntoJ the reduction in bis annual report is safe to assert that tbey appointed. rai af ' v;t,rl States itmw lor .P",,. ..a i-v w nieces ; value, 120; Silver, 3VtV,,- DltCer. rt AA.1 Minor, ' iiicoi Total, Tame, ny- jijtoooC pieces; total value, f, .J a,' '
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