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Government Aid-Securi,y of the Bonds

By its charter the Company is permitted to issue
it's own FIRST MORTG AGE BONDS to the same
amount the Government Bonds, and no more.
These Bonds are First Mortgage upon the whole
road and all Its equipments. Such mortgage upon
what for long time will be the only railroad con.
meeting the Atlantic and Pacific States, takes the
highest rank n safe security. The earnings from
the local business for the ending June 3O
1868, on average of 472 miles, over FOUR
MILLION UOLLARS. which, after paying all ex-
penses, mu Lh more than sufficient to cover al
interest liability upon that distance. and the earn
ings for the last five months have been g 1885, 870
They would have been greater II the road had not
been taxed To its utmost capacity TO transport its
material for construction. The income from the
great passenger travel, the China reghts, and the
supplies for the Rocky Mountain States and Ter.
rltores, be ample for all interest and other liza
bities No political action reduce the srate Of
interest 1t must rem ain for thirty years sic per
cent. per IN gold, equal to between eight
and nine per cent in currency. The principal is then
payable in gold. II bond with such guarantees were
Issued by the Government, its market price would
not less than from 20 to 25 per cent premium. As
these bondsIare Issued under Government authority
aud supervision, upon what is very largely Gov.
ernment work they must ultimately approach Gov
ernmenI prices.
The price for the present Is PAR.
Subscriptions will be received In Philadelphia by
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the same right TO land their cable as they
have to land their steamer. The American
end Of the cable would, Of course, be wholly
subject to our State and national laws, and no
one has dreamed of questioning their right to
land wherever the company could lease or
buy piece Of land large enough for an Office
and landing-place.
Il is alleged, however, by friends OF the
Franco American Company that the Western
| Union and Atlantic Telegraph Companies are
now intriguing and lobbying to prevent the
| landing OF the new cable on our coast. soma
| tor Norton has introduced q resolution de-
caring that no foreign telegraph company
has the right to land a cable on the ooasS ol
the United States without the consent OF OOn-
gress. The passage OF TINS resolu1ion' ~ The 20
| thought, will kill the new enterprise ine
| Great Eastern is preparing to start during the
month of April or May next. 1t Is claimed
| that If the monopolists can muster streh8tu
! enough to pass the Norton resolution tney eau
deIay the passage of law granung tne
Franco American Company the re9uIeu pItNf
Loco durino the remainder OF the present Con
nrsss and through the two or three weeks ses-
ssio,s 81 The Forty-frst Congress in March, or
mill adjournment, which would carry 1t over
until the December session, too late to move
again in the matter before the spring of 1870.
Ten weeks delay now postpones the enterprise
a whole year and doubtless breaks up the
company. 1t is not likely now that the
managers of the company will lay one end of
their cable On our shores, their right to do so
having been questioned, without express per-
mission Of Congress. Can the monopolists
stave off the matter twelve weeks or so ?
That is a question for the press and business
men of the United States and Europe to con-
slider. The most foolish objections are raised
by lobby iobbers against the new enterprise.
They say that certain members OF the new
company sympathized with rebellion that
was subdued some years since in several Of
our Southern States.
Senator Nye introduced a bill few days
since subsidizing telegraph company with
some eight million dollars of bonds from our
national Treasury. The Franco American
Telegraph Company offers to lay cable and
put one end wholly under our control without
subsidy or expense to our people. Shall the
lobby jobbers prevent it That is a question
fol the press and business men of the United
States and Europe to answer.
Senator Conkling made move in the right
direction on the 5th instant, by introducing a
bill granting a Newfoundland company the
privilege OF landing one end of its cable on the
coast of the United States. Now let him add
another provision, giving any company that
chooses to exercise it the same privilege, with
out further legislation, and pass it without
delay. Senator Conkling has here an oppor-
tunity of rendering the business community
not only of the United States but the whole
civilized world, valuable service, which we
are inclined to believe he will not let pass un-
improved.
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SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE LEADING JOURNALS
UPON CURRENT ToPIcs-CoMPmED EVERY
DAY FOR TIE EVENING VELEeRAPH.
The Whisky Business.

From Brick" Pon,eroy'S " Y. Democrat
Mr.. Greeley has queer way with him,
more than sometimes, or even occasionally.
recently he asked as innocently-li as a
well-fed lamb-"Wby can not single whisky
case be brought to trial l' Now, Horace,
you know as well, perhaps even better, than
we do, the story about that peculiar party
who was always the first to cry ''stop thief"
not that he wanted to have anybody stopped,
for he really wanted TO run himself, but
dared not, and so yelped and pointed to piece
Of imagination up the street just to amusingly
remarkably long time, Horace, and so have
don't think whisky an article likely to be
patented in the work of reform, Horace,
and we therefore advise you to stop it right
away. We have contradicted the voluminous
rumor thatyou drink-that is, to excess often,
and shall continue to do 80 Tor your own gooo
and to keep up the responsibility OF the press.
But when we talk for you now, the only
answer wa get is, "If Horace don't drink, all
have IN saw is some of his articles do smell
awfnI strong of the cask." So you see 1t is
Giaakipg out" in spite of all we can do for
Won. and, probably, it gets on to your coat and
trousers without your being aware of it. We
knew another old chap once who died of
deliriwm tremenS, in the belief that not single
member of his congregation knew he ever
touched drop. When you go round the
barrels, Horace, just to test if they are proof
and If not, to add your usual logwood and
tannin, roll your trousers we'll up, and be sure
your boots don't leak. It would be dreadful
for the press if it should be known. Horace,
do be more careful.
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The Man Named Washburne.

from The ~. Y. Tribune.
There is a man in Washington, named
Wasbburne. whom we advise to go back to
illinois in the very next train. This man is
making himself very disagIeeable. Presum-
ing upon his long career in Congress, he is all
the time insisting that the Government ought
to be protected-that officials should be honest;
and he is making the word economy as odious
as Shakespeare said Pistol made the word
occupy. There is not a gentleman in the
lobby-excuse us; this sentence is not finished,
and the first part of it must not be taken as
positive assertion-there is not a gentleman
in the lobby, we repeat, whom this man Wash
burne has not grievously offended, aud who
does not desire that he should clear out of
Congress. He is one of those fellows who
interfere with the lobby, and who are so far
behind the times as to think that the lobby
members are not the real representatives OF
the people. These gentlemen want him to go
home, and we mourn their misery in finding
that he won't
The other day this Washburne jumps up in
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More State Dividing.

From The ". Y. World.
The Stste-dividing mania which first pro.
posed to cut New York up into the State of
New York and the State of Manhattan. and
then took turn at Pennsylvania, which it
wished to bisect into Pennsylvania and Tran.
sylvania, and then wished to lop off peninsu-
lar Michigan so as to have Michigan proper
and Ontonagon or Superior, gave Tennessee
touch of its quality in move to erect East
Tennessee into q State, and is now very heavy
on Texas and Florida. In the Texas Conven-
tion are divers propositions, some looking to
Texas and an East Texas, others to both these
and Middle Texas, and others again to East
Texas, Middle Texas, Texas, and the Terri
tory of Montezuma, to be in time State,
to boet. In Florida the move is to cut
off all west of the Chattahoochee river
and annex it to Alabama where, by geo.
graphical position, it beyond all doubt
belongs. Pensacola being in West Florida,
and, as is claimed, not cared for by the rest
of the State as her merits deserve, it is argued
that annexation to Alabama will give the
wealth of that large State to aid her develop
ment. Per contra, if West Florida is to go to
Alabama, why should not the rest of the State
60 to Georgia? The question of boundary
line has been mooted with that State for
years, has put the contestants to the expense
of three several surveys, divers commissions,
and any amount of legislative buncombe, and
is even now on the docket of the United States
Supreme Court, and if nothing else resulted
from the move, this source Of irritation and
expense would disappear with annexation.
Moreover, Georgia is wealthy State, far ahead
even of Alabama, and could do as we'll for
Middle, East and South Florida as Alabama
could for the Western division. So much for
speculation; as to facts, it is not likely that in
either Texas or Florida will any of the mooted
changes be made, or at least for years to come.
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Nine Hundred and Sixty Miles
Grand Line to the Pacific
Will be Open for Business In the Summer
of 1869.

of 1860.
The regular Government Commissioners have p ro-
nounced the Union Pacific Railroad to be FIRST
CLASS in every respect, and the Special Com si
appointed by the President says:-
A"Tsken a whole, TB Il UNION PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD HAS BEEN WELL CONSTRUCTED, AND
THE GENERAL ROUTE FJR THE LINE EX-
CEEDINGLY WELL SELECTED. The energy and
perseverance with which the work has been urged
forward and the rspioity with which 1t has been
execut,d are without parallel In history, In gran
deur and magnitude of undertaking it has
never been eauslled" The report concludes
by saying that 'the country has reason TO con
gratulate Itself that This great work OF national Inn
portance Is 80 rapidly approaching compile lon under
such favorable auspices" The Company now have in
1877 locomotives and nearly 1000 of all
tons. large ao aodtiUnal equlpmeat is ordered be
ready In the spring. The grading is nearly completed
aud ties distributed Tor 2O miles in advance Of the
western end of the track Fully 100 miles OF iron for
new track are now delivered west of the Missouri
River, and 80 miles M route. The total ex.
penditures for coust uction purposes In advance
The completed portion of the road Is not less than
eight million dollars
Besides donation from the Government OF $500
acres of land per mile, the COMPANY is en- tiled 10
subsidy In U. s. Bonds on lis line completed and
accepted at the average rats of about $4,000 per mile
according to the difficulties encountered for which
the Government takes a second lien security. TIL
Company has already received s2I,O7S.OJO OF this
subsidy being In ulRon the $40 miles that have been
examined by the United states Commissioners.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
i STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT
OF PENNS Y LVANIAs
in BANKRUPTCY.
To the Creditors oil th0 Bankrupt
The undersg ed hereby gives notice Of his appoint
ment as Assignee OF WILL AM b. BARRErT. of
the city ard county OF Philadelphia, and the
state of Pennsylvapia, within said District, who
has been adjudged bankrupt upoG his own petition
by the Dtstsi let Court of said District.
ALEX. p. CoLheBEkRY. Assignee,
IL tua No 800 CHFSNUT street.
T ETTERS TESTAMENTARY UPON THE
II state of FRANCIS j. 1kOUBAT, deceased, ,
having been granted TO the undersigned all persons
indebted 10 the said estate are requested TO make
payment, and those haV ng claims or demands sto
make known the seme without delay, to So
X. TROUBAr, M. D.. Administrator,
IL tn ct No, 1904 WALLACE street.
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"Fly-GObbling CledhOppers. ="

From tIe N. Y. World.
The Tribune rushes to the defense of its
rural readers. 1t insists upon knowing what
the World means by calling those benighted
souls "hy-gobbling clodhoppers." Eyes are
we to the blind, and, to the appeal of the ig-
norant for light, never, never may We turn a
deaf ear. A ''clodhopper, then, is, properly
speaking, "clowp," rustic person, that is,
who is so absorbed in his own narrow notions,
interests, and passions that he neither cares
Tor the feelings nor concerns himself about the
rights of his neighbors. He lives in the coun-
try, as farmer lives in the country, but he
differs from farmer as "rough'' in the city
differs from 'laborer" in the city. The
farmer" in the country and the "laborer' in
tne CITY may very possibly lack that
1astidious elegance of manners which the
tribune, calling ITSELF as it dees, the
"gentleman's organ" may think an indis-
pensable prerequisite for membership in
the "Union League Club" But either of them,
being an honest and humane person, will be
very apt to be considerate OF other peoples
feehngs and respectful of other peoples
rights, and therefore both of them will proba-
Diy be Democrats. The "clodhopper' and
the trough" on the other hand, being neither
considerate OF other peoples feelings nor re-
spectful OF other peoples rights, will naturally
be radicals. So the "roughs'' make them
selves the allies Gas in the case OF Geoghegan)
OF wealthy radical leaders to defraud Demo-
cratic "laborers" of their just majority in the
CITY; and the "clodhoppers" make themselves
the tools (by their representatives at Albany
OF wealthy radical cliques to fix upon the
umpire State the scandal of such Senator at
washington as Morgan or Fenton.
90 much for the "clOdhoppers.'
NOW for the hy-gobbers." A ly-gobbler
~ hDgnsh, like gobe mouche in French, is a
''gull," a "triher," "person who has no
opinion OF his own" Such a person natu-
rally goes with the radicals, because the radi-
Gals have made the right of private opinion a
mockery, and perver ed the rule of majorties
INTO mere depotism Of numbers. Such per
sons, the Tribune ordering them so to do
VIII believe Yates, of Illinois, to be a model o.
sobriety, and Chandler, of Michigan, to be ''s
tried statesman" and Sickles to be grea
moral leader, and fitzpatrick to be the soul o.
nonor, and Morgan, or Fenton, or Roberts u
pe such an honest man as a country bent OF
honesty in its public affairs may we'll expeo
new York to send to the Federal Senate
Wherefore in y-gobbling clodhoppers" i
the hope of the Tribune forevermore.
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The Ocean Telegraph LmbrOgliO.

UTO1I Ute ". II I1eTUIN.
The Franco American Telegraph Company
has as is already known, an ocean cable
nearly ready, and the steamship Great Eastern
has been chartered to commence laying 1t on
or about the 1st of June, starting from Havre
Oo Ssest, and landing at some point on the
THSS WosN Of the United States-probably Sandy
az IoVn, nc II does not seem to have occurred to
interpose the iess, 6Siso,;nn % TO their landing
one one emu Oh the cable on our shores; but, on
Tue ner@iX 1hey evidently expected hearty
"eioOne' lhey probably suppose they have
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M Z 3 lex & SONS

M
SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY,
No. 4SO WASHINGTON AVENUE, PbiIadelpht,
WILLIAM wRIGHTs PATENT VARIABLE
OUT OFF sTEAM ENGINE.
Regulated by the Governor.
MERRICKs SAFETY HOSTING MAOHlNE
Patented June, 1858.
DAVID JOYS
PATENT VALVELEss STEAM HAMMER,
d. M. WESTONS
PATENT sELF-CENTERING, sELF-BALANCINs
CENTRIFUGAL SUGAR R-DRAININa MACHINE
ANp
HYDRO EXTRACTOR.
For Cotton or Woollen MSnufactureEs. 7IOmw
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07

A SINGULAR BIRD KILLED IN KEN
rUcKy.-James Henry. of Mound City
Illinois, on the 30th day of August,
shot a new and comparatively un-
known bird, on the Kentucky shore
opposite that city, which is thus de-
scribed in the Cairo Democrat
1T is larger than the ostrich and
weighs one hundred and four pounds
The body of this wonderful bird is
covered with snow white down. and
its head is of n gerry red. The wings,
of deep black, measure fifteen feet from
tip to tip, and the bill of a yellow col
or, twenty four inches. 1t legs are
slender and sinewy, pea green in color,
and measure forty inches in length
One of the feet resembles that of a
duck, and the other that of turkey
Mr.. Henry shos it at distance OF one
hundred yards from the topmost
branch Of dead tree, where it was
perched, preying upon a full sized
sheep that it had carried from the
ground. This strange species of bird
which is said to have lived extensively
during the days Of the mastodon, is al
most entirely extinct-the last one
having been seen in the State of New
York during the year 1872. potte,
has it on exhibition in h,s Office al
Mound City. Its fight across the town
and river was witnessed by hundreds
OF citizens"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07
From he Treasure City New News.
THE WHITE PINE CAVE.
Discovery of u Wonderful Cave
in Treasure Hill.

The largerst, OF rather the longest,
deepest, and most brilliant cavern yet
struck in Treasure Hill was opened by
the south ore breast, forty foot level,
southeast of the Belmont shaft OF the
Consolidated Chloride Flat Company,
day before yesterday. The cave is
about four feet wide, three feet high,
dips TO the south at an angle OF forty
five degrees, and may be descended TO
depth of 100 feet. At this point the
cavern is choked or partially obstruct-
ed by loose stones and detached stall
actites and masses OF oriental alabaster.
To what depth it descends below this
point is unknown, but it will be open
ed within few days and explored
thoroughly. The faces of the ore
breast around the entrance to the cave
is similar in appearance to other por-
tions OF the mine in the same vicinity
-ore extending down the wall tor
several feet. Next comes ten or twelve
feet top, bottom and sides, Of compact
and capillary alabaster, partially alter
ed TO quartz then vein crossing to
the southeast at an angle of fifty de-
grees, OF stern bergte or flexible silver
ore, implanted in crystals, forming fan
| like aggregations, common to silver
ores OF this character. This takes US
20 feet down from the ore and so teet
from the surface. Here the compact
opaque alabaster gives away on all sides
to corallitorm stalactites, and the sui
phateto carbonate OF lime passing rap
idly from the milk white selenite TO the
golden hued masses of capillary dend-
rite, which glisten by candle-light like
the pendules of a chandelier. Here,
too, SNAIL and great arches swoop over
masses of the nearly even root, and
rcappcar in the main cavern far below
the roof proper maintaining itsheight
from the floor with great regularity
Some of these arched cavities would
permit the passage of man ten or
twelve feet to the top of the arch and
down the main opening, thirty feet
from thestarting point, while others are
so short one can hold candle at arms
length and see tho light Of it through
the arch Much of the compact ala
baster, where broken, is dcndritic and
beautiful as a moss agate. The cavern
is nearly uniform in size down to the
depth OF one hundred feet, but in places
where the floor is covered with debris
one is compelled to crawl through like
snake. The air is pure, and candles
burn freely to the greatest depth ex-
plored. Stopping tor moment near
the bottom to gaze ON the wondrous
beauty around US, ticking, like that
OF the death-watch, attracted our at
tentlon, and we inquired of Sam. Fer
guson the cause lie said it was the
striking OF drills, thirty or forty of
which were busy within one hundred
and fifty teet OF us, and informed us
that they can be heard two hundred
feet through solid limstone. Ladies
can not go down this wondrous subter
ranean passage, we are sorry to say,
for men have to 60 feet foremost, on
hands and knees, and in some places,
crawiish fashion.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07
From the New York Sun.
Dcxtcr's Successor.

The most promising young horse il
the country to-day, probably, is colt
as yet unnamed, but, we believe, to be
called Edward Everett, which is own.
ed by Mr. Bonner, and is now in train
ing in the country. He has made the
fastest time ever made by tive.year
old. The colt is of the same stock
with Dexter, and is said to have .
finer way Of going-in the opinion O
the most skillful and practiced horse
men-that was ever before shown by
a colt.
There is one service OF great utility
which Mr. Bonner might render to the
world. He undoubtedly possesses a
more complete and thorough knowl
edge of the horses foot than any other
man that ever lived. No better evi
dence of his skill could be furnished
than is seen in the improved feet oi
Dexter. When Mr.. Bonner bought
him, one forward foot was smaller
than the other and very detective aud
tender This has been enlarged, and
is now natural and perfect. Formerly
Dexter never trotted without boots
OH; but now he never wears them, and
does not touch hair.
1t Mr.. Bonner were to put all his
knowledge into book, amply illus
tratcd by plates, it would DO a most
valuable work. But we think there is
no chance OF his ever having the leis-
ure or inclination to do this.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07
Clippings.

What is always offered at cost ? The
law
A favorite box with the LADIES'
Bandbox.
II love cwc," as the wolf said to the
sheep.
A man of musical turn-The organ
grinder.
People Of color-Those who bave
the Blues.
The happiest mantle who thinks
himself SO.
Bellies" call great many people t.
church.
"From Maine to Texas" is now gu
perseded by from FLORIDA to Alas
ka"
In Delaware they are very impru
dently trying to repeal law whicl
compels a man before marrying tc
give bonds in 5000 for good behavior
A shrewd old gentleman once said
to his daughter: "Be sure, my dear
you never marry poor man. But
remember that the poorest man in
the world is one that has money and
nothing else."
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-10-07

FREE TRADR.-Essays on Political
Economy BY the late NJ. Friedrich
Bastiat, Member of the Institute OF
France. Chicago: Western News
Company. Des Moines: Mills &
Co.
The above is the title OF neat vol
umc written by NJ. Bastiat, and emil
nent French politician, on the subject
Of free trade, giving it a general apph-
cation to all the civilized nations IN
the world. Differing with the author
materially in his views in this question,
which, in its practical illustration to
the import trade of America, would
prove disastrous to the best interest
of the country, we can hardly see how
it can be made to work beneficially in
all countries. While 1t might prove a
blessing to France, it would be a dire
curse to the manufactures of America.
The book is we'll worth perusing, and
can be had at Mills & Cos book store,
in Tue REdIsrEa Building.