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Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20
oREaon AND IDAno rnlnoRAPH.

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The project Of constructing line Of teIe-
eqraph from Portland, Oregon, to this city, BY
way Of Dalles City, UmatiIla, Walla Walla,
La Grande. Uniontown, Baker City, and Boise
| City, meets with much encouragement through
out the range Of country named. and the
terms upon which the line il to BE- extended
are certainly liberal, and cannot be otherwise
than satisfactory to the people most concerned.
For instance, the Company who have the pro-
lject in charge propose to, seek no money IN
payment Of stock subscribed for at any given
place until the line has been put in working
order to that point. Thus, say that our citi.
gems here, in Idaho City, should subscribe for
stock, or agree to contribute towards building
the lne,-they would not be called upon topay
dollar of the subscription. or of the bonus
contribution, until the telegraph were com.
pleted to this city. ready for operation. And
TO give better satisfaction to all who aid, the
Company have adopted system by which
persons who are disposed to help on the en-
terprise can select between two propositions,
viz: Either to subscribe for q given amount
of stock-the return for the price of which
stock is to be given in the way of dispatches
over the line,--or TO contribute whatever sum
they please, as bonus TO the line.
When completed. the projected line will
place us in telegraphic communication with. We
may truly say, the whole civilized world. Dis
patches can then be transmitted from this city
in, mt farthest, twenty -four hours. TO any city
of Europe, and. in business day. to any city
of the United States. Our merchants will
then be put in immediate communication with
Portland and San Francisco, and with interior
California, Oregon and Nevada. All classes
will feel the benefits and participate in the nc
commodations TO be realized from the line, and
in the mere matter Of receiving news in one
day, from the whole East and from Europe
everybody win appreciate the convenience.
The people all along the route appear "a
welcome and substantially aid the project. In
Boise City the subscriptions and contribution
have been very liberal, we learn. and no doubt
il will receive equal II not greater encourage
ment and material assistance in this city, aud
from our fellow citizens Of the Basin generally
Those who care to subscribe or donate towards
the enterprise. are informed that stock books
are open nc the store of Powell & Coe, in thi,
city, and tina, either Of the gentlemen of thai
firm will give them whatever information ma,
be required in regard to the details Of ih'
project. II is expected that the line will be il
working operation by the ensuing Fall. pro
yidei the necessary amount of stack 10 sub
scribed for in time to warrant the Company
in extending ii to this city. The matter now
rests with our people here. Shall we have Q
telegraph line to Idaho Ciiyi
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

THAT WoN'T Do.-The editor Of the Owy.
hee Aralanchs tells Of having visited the mess
house Of the Poorman mine during dinner a
few days ago, and Of nearly all the men hur-
riedly leaving the table ~ soon as they Jaw
him. So far. his story 10 good. But then be
goes On to say that the men LEFT inn hurry.
because they saw small bill book sticking out
of bis pocket, and thought be was the tax col.
lector. That won't do. No doubt in the world
but that he scared them away by his natural
appearance Just that, and nothing else, Can't
Play ~
esas sseA.k9k's s sssg
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

MAKING TIME.-The Express and mails
now come from Portland in one day less time
than they do from Salt Lake, and by the Port
land dailies we get equally late Eastern dis
patches as by the Salt Lake Ne,cs. and two
days later news from California. John HALEY
10 making big time over bis route, from Una.
tilla to Boise City.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20
Menu Aduertisemeats.

Mt office OF Annual Meeting OF stock
IN holders of the 's0old Hill Gold and Silver Min
ing Company"
The annual meeting of the Stockholders Of tho
above Company will be held at the Office of the said
Company, In Centervia, Boise county, Idaho Terri.
tory. on Saturday, the Goth day Of June. A. ID. 1865
Trustees for the ensuing year. and the Transaction oi
such other business ne may come before them.
BY order Of the Board OF Trustees:
THoS. Mo0TRY, Jr., Secretary.
Centcrvilie, May 20, 1908 was
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20
announcements.

Epzron WORLD: Please annoupco the name q 8
W. DICKINSON a. ) candidate for Treasures u
Boise County, subject to the decision of the Demo
cratic Convention. lrA3u DnxcCxA1k
IA. LUCKETT Il acandidate for TIE nomination
for Sheriff. subject TO ~ dectaon q ~ Democratic
County Convention. nsSe-
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

BIG BErrISG.-One bet of $4,000 aside has
been taken in Salem. Oregon, on the result oil
the election of Congressman from that State.
The friends of Logan, Radical, offered the bet,
and Smiths Democratic friends very soon nip
ped the offer. Bully for Smith and his friends.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

NEWSPAPER ENTERPRIsR.-The Salt Lake
Reporter of May 18th says that John and Jo'
seph WATSON, formerly Of the Owyhee Ard'
laache, purpose to publish new paper in
Humboldt, Nevada.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

CoSTRADICTED.-Advices from the City oil
Mexico to May lst, by way of Acapulco. to
San Francisco. report Juarez in quiet posses.
sion of the Government. and all attempts Of
revolution suppressed. Consul Godoy author
ICES the denial of the reported fight of Juarez
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

ALTURAs.-The Statesman of last Saturday
says Mr.. Atkins, of Indianapolis, Ind. and Mr..
Armstrong, of Montana, passed through Boise
City on Friday, with quartz machinery for the
Yuba district, Alturas county.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

"LoYAL IRIsH."-The Oregoniam Of late
date has an article on the Loyal Irish. y
Why use two words when one word will bet
ter serve the purposei Say "Orangemen"--
they are the only "loyal' Irish. The patriot
Irish are very different, vastly better kind Of
people
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

RADICAL NATIONAL CoNyENTIoN.-This
body meets to-day at Chicago. We ought to
get the report of their action in about another
week. We don't believe Grant viii be their
nominee for President.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

SpEcULATIoN.-At Reno, the present east
.ern terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad.
town lots sell for from $3.50 to $1,000. In q
few weeks the Railroad viii be in running or
der to point twenty miles further east.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

The following test for qualification to participate IN
the election of Delegates was adoptsd
Resolved That all voters opposed to the Radical pol
lev of Congress- TO negro or Chinese suffrage. and in
favor of Constitutional Administration of the Gov
ernment of the whole Union. shall be entitled u
vote for Delegates. II was also
GEO. AINsLIE, Secretary.
BoIsE CRY, May O. 1866.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

Hor WEArHER.-San Francisco and Sacra.
mento papers of May 18th. 18th and 18th re.
port excessively hot weather in those cities
mercury up to between e and 90 degrees.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

THE Petersburg (va) Iader says: Grants
father il at once the author Of his being and
bis life. 1t il hard to say which il the dullcst
production. ~
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

QuIcK.--The Express and mails now come
through to this city from San Francisco, via
Central Railroad route, IN six days.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

CoNvERsIoNs-The conversion OF eleven
clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
to Catholicism, during the past two months, is
noticed in English papers.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

Big BoNUs -Sonoma county, California,
has voted $1,000 per mile to aid the construc'
ton of railroad from Cloverdale to Saucelito
q distance of IS miles.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

CRuDE PETROLEUM trial Of crude pc.
troleum a. fuel for steamers has resulted in
marked success in San Francisco Bay.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

A SPECIAL train on the Illinois Central Rail-
road, q few days ago. made the trip through
from Cairo to Chicago. in ten hours and ten
minutes, including all stopages II
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

SUNDAY LAw.--Judgc provinces. of San
Francisco. sustains the Sunday law, but ques-
tons the policy Of that law.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20

New SALT LAKE PAPER.-We have received
the first copy of the Daily Reporter, published
in Salt Lake City, by Mr.. S. S. Saul. is
GENTLE organ, we believe. We wish it success.
Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-20
Democratic Territorial Convention

In pursuance Of the call q the Chairman. the
democratic Territorial Central Committee of Idaho
met at Boise City on Tuesday. May s. 1868. 1t was
Resolved That the Democratic Territorial Conven-
t;on be held at Boise City. in Ada county, l. t. on
Wednesday, June IL, 1868, for the purpose
of nominating Delegate to Congress, and for the
transaction of such other business may properly
come before that body.
Resolved, That Delegates TO the Convention be
elected in conformity with the following apporton-
inent based upon the Democratic vote cast for Dele
gate Congress- in 1866 giving one Delegate for each
organized county. one for each one hundred Demo,
cratic votes and one for each factsn over nft ana
under one hundred votes
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

In the first issue of small evening
paper, which appeared on Saturday,
lengthy editorial under the head of
" Literally" allusion is made to the
JOURNAL and one Of its editors which
we deem necessary to notice briefly.
1t is stated that the use Of the tele-
graphic dispatches has been denied
the new paper. This is not the case.
The JOURNAL and the Courier own
the franchise of the Geographic news
of the Western Associated Press for
the city of Evansville. 1t is a right
which we have acquired by the pay
ment of thousands of dollars, and
which has been increasing IN
value for years. When the
application was made for the
use of the dispatches by the new
paper, a conference was had between
the proprietors of the JOURNAL and
Courier At the suggestion of the
proprietor of the Courier, the amount
of the bonus for their use was agreed
upon, and without any dissent on the
part of either paper. The agreement
was reduced to writing, aud signed
BY the proprietors. Upon the condi-
tons there stated, the new paper or
any other. now or hereafter, may have
the use of the telegraphic dispatches.
This privilege was denied the Sentinel
on-the- Border; and lately, at the in
stigation of the proprietor of the
Courier, refused to Mr. K. S. SPROULE,
who was contemplating the establish
ment of new paper.
The statement that the JOURNAL is
alarmed lest the new paper may take
from it any advert sing patronage, is
simply ridiculous. If any of our
men think they can get their
money back by advertising in it, they
are welcome to do SO.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

ing co apeasltion tt0jce for the same
services.
These facts. taken from the official
records, are given to show how
WILLIAM II. WALKER served the
people in the Office of County Audi
tor, and to enable the voters and tax
payers of Evansville to decide whether
he is the man to place in the respon-
sible and important position of Mayor
of our city. We have more facts to
illustrate his financial ability and
business integrity, but We thought it
best in view Of the publication of his
Card to ask our readers to review the
charges so far preferred.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23
Buying Negro Votes.

Some days ago we copied a para
graph from the Memphis AUalanche,
complaining that the colored sDemo-
Gratis had been false to the party, and
that the one hundred negraes who
voted the Democratic ticket cost the
party FIVE thousand dollars. This
was a poor investment of money, and
the AUalanche insisted that it would
not do TO trust the negroes.
The Memphis Post furnishes Us
with additional particulars concern
ing this attempt to purchase negro
votes. 1t says:
The attempt of Conservative en-
ployers in Memphis, by prescription
and want, to drive the c0lored people
into voting at their beck and dicta-
ton, as so many slaves, has forced the
latter to resort to all manner of de-
ceptiOn and concealment. They could
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23
Mayor Baker abroad.

We find the following notice of
Mayor BAKER In the Terre Haute
Express Of Friday. 1t is a tribute of
praise fairly earned by years of faith
full labor to build up the prosperity of
our city. We think the citizens of
Evansville are fully awake to their In
terests, and clearly see the necessity
of retaining Mayor BAKER in his
present position, as citizens of other
cities, who have so correctly guessed
one of the secrets of our growth and
wealth. Says the Express:
The Republicans of Evansville. IN
der the impression that the Hon. VIM.
Baker will not consent to a nomina
ton for reelection to the Office Of
Mayor of that city, are casting about
for a suitable candidate to succeed
him. We have no wish or purpose to
interfere with the affairs Of that
municipality, but there can be no i'm
propriety In saying what is we'll known
to all who know anything of Evans
vile or its history, that Mr.. Bakers
name is identified with every work Of
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

not meet f0fce With t2rce, ana LheY
adoptea-the ual STRAIT 81 9t #oaE-
ness. is, This recon- IS a7t 10 -
applaudc8 it is az least hu mao. aad
should have been aatieipa. & 3y .as
would be r. bel masters. ouCl T4s
the c0mplaisaace Of c3.0reI men
when compelled 20 talk politics with
their employers. q a. the C0ns1rYa-
tiyes were confident Of victory at the
late election. Many colored sharpers,
finding the weak side Of the Couser-
vative leaders, under the plea of
electloneeriug for them, bled them
freely. Sheriff Winters was, perhaps,
more wickedly victimized than any
one else. So completely did the coll
0rcd men hambOozle him that
he frequently boosted that he
would carry a majority Of their
votes. Tom Avant, we presume,
under his auspices, opened a saloon
IN the basement, under the Criminal
Court room, where he dispensed 30 bis
colored brethren Conservative whisky
and cheer freely, aud without regard
to cost. 1t was largely resorted 10,
and great results were predicted The
Conservative leaders, however, have
found that from their attempts 70
shear what they took foe sheepish
fools that they have come home shorn.
Laid out cold on Saturday. they have
had a sorrowiul wakiBg. The colored
men drank their whisky, danced to
their tiddlers, and filled their pock-
cts with the enemy's money. But out
Of a cOlored vote of about four thou
sand four hundred, the Conservatives
received less than one hundred
Some of the cOlored men by whom
he Conservative candidates we're
aiken in and done for have been to
hem, whining alphabetically over
heir misfortunes, and afterwards
come ia US telling their game and
angling al their victims.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

internal Improvement and every pub
lie enterprise for which the city has
gained reputation abroad He's mi
versally esteemed as a geuflemap Of
rare ability and probity His fame
and influence have given character
to, and insured respect for. he city
government of Evansville, fs@fh ad
vance Of the attainments In rec
ton of the government Of Riaug barger
cities We hope Mr.. Baker VII De
induced to accept the oficefo another
term.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

In card from w. II. WALKER,
published in the Courier of this morn
ing, it is stated that I made an exam
ination of the County records nine
years ago, and that l suppressed or
failed to publish the result of that
examination.
have no information of having at
any time been appointed by any Off
cial authority to make an investiga-
ton of the County records. In the
year 1860, l assisted Major BLYTHE
HYNEs, to investigate the fees,
charges and off 3iql conduct of a gen
tleman who was at that time the Shcr-
iff Of the County and a candidate for
reelection. The result of our inves-
tigation was published at length in the
Evansville JOURNAL, and also in
pamphlet form at the time. I never
then, or at any other time, examined
into the fees, allowances or official
conduct of any other County officer
than the one stated. Mr.. WALKER
has, l think, coufOuuded the Sher-
itfalty investigation with some other
committee, Of which 1 was nota men,
Der. JOHN w. FOSTER.
Evansville, March q.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

THE April number Of LIPPINcoTT's
new magazine is out, and its contents
are as interesting as those which
have preceded it; and the publishers
have succeeded in placing it in the
first rank of monthiies. It's contents
for April are:
Dallas Galbraith," part ", by
Mrs. R. Harding Davis; (" Wings.
by f. L.; Correlation of Forces,
part FL. by Professor S. FL. Dickson;
Quotation Marks" by Lloyd p.
Smith; The Situation of Europe"
By Louis Blanc; Ranlock Branch"
a tale, by J. T. Mckay; Opium and
Opium Eating" by Sigma; , The Old
Volunteer" by Mrs. Mary H. East
man; Common Schools of New Jer
sey," by Professor John S. Hart.
" Womanhood and ChivaIry in Amer
lea, " by Henry Morford An Inter
lude," by E. Salem Randolph; La
Reina de Las Antillas. by Enfo.mo;
I. Excise Taxes on Manufactures, by
Hon. Amasa Walker; From the
Bridge OF Signs" by Julia Ward
Howe; :" Our Monthly Gossip"
" Literature Of the Day"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

THE Indianapolis Herald will nm
doubtedly, be responsible for the sue
cess or defeat of the Democratic party
during the present campaign. LAFE
DEvELIN, Esq, proprietor of that
paper, Is Chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee, and he has appointed
j. j. BINGHAM, editor of his paper,
Secretary of the State Central Com
mittee. If Mr.. DEYELIN manages
the whole campaign as shrewdly as
he has the organization of his Com
mittee, the Republicans will do we'll
to be on their guard. We predict
that the Herald will be none the
loser by the efforts it may put forth
during the campaign.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

THE ex-Auditor of Vauderburgh
County, the we'll known 20. B. j., /"
General Real Estate Spectator, and
Democratic candidate for Mayor, had
not, up to the latest advices from the
Court House, returned the distracted
Public Records to the vault Of the
Auditors Office, whence they we're
taken.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

THE Courier has a wonderfully in
innate knowledge of the JOURNAL
management / not only has access
to our editorial copy" and is ac-
quainted with the authorship of every
article that appears, but it has had an
insight into the Family Register of
the JOURNAL corps, and sscertained
accurately their seniority.
The recent accession TO the edito-
rial force of the Courier was herald
ed as " experieneed and able" 1t
appears from recent -allusious that
oae Of the first irinoiples Of respect
able journalism - impersonality - is
but poorly compgehended. There
may be some apology for Mr.. Walk
Err, who is placed il close quarters,
to seek to direct attention from him
self; but the Courier will be better
employed in answering the facts
rather than in making personal
assaults.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

A LITCHFrELD (Connecticut) Dem
ocrat has lately been receiving a Re-
publican paper, but it disturbed him
so much that he ordered it to be dis
continued. Ii still kept coming, how
ever, and on stating his grievances to
some friends, one Of them remarked:
They think they can make a Repub-
llcan of you" Not by a id
sight, replied he: . they'll find out
they're casting pearls before sl0iaer'
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-23

/ Card Of WILLIAM III. WALKER, taken
from the Evansville Courier of the
21st. We are under no obligations
whatever to Mr.. WALKER to publish
his articles, especially as he did not
in the first instance, or before their
appearance in an opposition paper,
ask us to publish them; but in order
to enable our readers to judge of the
character of his defense, we give it
entire.
What is the defense which Mr..
WALKER makes to the charges pre-
ferred against him?
Stripped of its personalities, which
have no connection whatever with
the charges, his Card has two, and
only two, points.
[. He admits the correctness Of our
charges chat he (1) brought suit against
the County for 81 ,838 so; (2) that
Judge PARRETT decided against it,
and against all extra allowances; :"
(3) that he received $50 on the claim
upon which he brought suit; and (D
that he received 500 90 for seven
years extra services" He denies
nothing which we charged against
him, but our assertion that there
was not a shqdo,o of law for the
charge" Our only answer to that is,
that if there was a shadolo" hang
ing over the Statute, iU was clearly
ard quickly dispelled by the decision
of Judge PARRETT. And upon his
own showing of the case, he has re-
ceived 500 90 from the County
Treasury for which there was no legal
authority. He cannot, he does not,
deny this Every candid reader must
admit that he makes no defense l0hat-
eUer to the grave charges preferred
against him.
III. After admitting every substan-
tial allegation against him aud deny.
ing nothing, he retorts by charging
the County Commissioners with dis
regarding the decision of Judge PAR
RETT, which was adverse to extra
allowances" and asks what must be
thought of a County Board allowing,
and a County Auditor receiving,
thousands upon thousands Of dollars,
for similar charges?" In plain Ian
guage, his Card reads thus: 1t is
true l have taken money from the
County Treasury illegally, but my
successor 10 Office has taken more |
than have" We insist that it is
poor way to acquit one 5 self of a griev-
Gus, it may be criminal, charge, by
that some one else is
more guilty than he. Mr.. BIsCH
is not now before the people
asking their votes Mr.. WALKER is !
by the suffrage of the people
of Evansville, to obtain the highest |
municipal office within their gift. It
is perfectly proper that we, as public /
journalists, should show the people |
how he has acquitted himself of the
public trzsts heretofore committed to
him. We would be derelict in our
duty if we did not We ask the |
voters of this city to read carefully /
Mr.. WALKERS Card, and the recapit-
ulation of the charges which we pub |
fish this morning, and decide for
themselves whether he has in one /
single particular answered them.
Until he does, how can he expect +
them to entrust to him the responsible
office Of Mayor of Evansville, with
its financial management, and its
nnhlic imnrnEements2