Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09

SAu3 ~ 4AAy AoCesC Auu. 1AAS opCCVn
gave no signs Of a new life, and con-
taincd sweeping dcnunciation Of the
administration and everything emanat-
ing from Republican sources. The
XVIII amendment, Schenck's funding
bill, the bondholders and the banking
system were all successively denounced.
There have been $500 buildings
erected in Chicago during the past
year, at a cost of $1G,9 100000.
Horper's Ferry property sold by the
government to the aggregate of $3.50,
600.
Hamilton has probably carried the
election in the State of Texas.
J. =. Rreckinridse has interviewed
the President.
The republican ticket is elected in
Mississippi by good majority. Judge
Dent has carried put three counties
The brother-inlaw business dou't pay
down there.
Several Congressman favor the rec.
ognition Of the Cubans.
Another attempt is. to be made to
inaugurate government telegraph pos-
tai system. .
The Special Indian Commission is the
latest convert to the notion that the
Indians can be civilized and brought
to labor aid support themselves by agri-
culture and such like Indian employ
ments.
Treasurer Spinner in his report,
uses bit Of egotism, in the following :
feel that such good fortune cannot
last long. The bark of the most for.
tunate and skilful man may at last be
wrecked on some unknown rock. I
more than ever feel an anxious desire
to retire from the place I hold, which
I um sure has been Of greater benefit
to the people Of the United States than
to your humble servant
The controversy between Brigham
Young and the assessors involves some
fifty thousand dollars, which Brigham
proposes to fight out on his own line.
The matter will be taken to Congress,
and thus have polygamy either rebuke ed
or indorsed by the nation:
/ Commissioner Wells expresses the
opinion that the revenue can be re:
duced t12O, ,0O0, 900, and to this end
the committee on Ways and Means
propose to cut down the tariff $25, 900
600 and internal revenue Sc, ,OOO, 900
On the vote to take off the duty on
coal, salt and copper the committee are
a tie.
| The first snow in New York on the
Another report that the Fenians art
on the rampage, and that government
troops are moving to the rescue Of for
lorn Canada.
The wealthy St. Louis whiskey Ring
is ruined and gone into bankruptcy,
Pass the hat.
| Gen. Spinner proposes that the taxe'
of the National, Banks he hereafter col
lected by the Treasurer, without Of
pense to the government, by deductinl
the amount from Interest on their bonds
| A treasury report says that at the pres
ent rate Of progress the whole national
debt can he paid off in thirteen years. I
; fbegins to look as if we were not to en-
Ijoy the luxury Of q burden on acco in
| Of this debt after ALL .,
It is reported that Grant intends +
clean out the Norman nest. Good.
/ Wine and women have misled Fred
J. Pratt, cashier Of. the Chicago CIT
Railway, who has defaulted in >abou
$40, 900. He. is a:soh ;of'a respecte'
citizen. -,
About twenty boys aud girls are he'll
captive by the Cheyenne Indians, VIII
have been captured at various times i
Texas and elsewhefe::'' =:
At dinner to the National Board q
Trade 10 Richmond on the 4th, MI
Taylor, fSt.. Paul, responded'to" tn
toast "To commerce and Agriculture,
in his usual happy nanaet, making tn
most graceful speech of the evening.
Some ward in Nev Y York will be con
PEELED to go through the formality {
elccting another Democratic alderman
, its late representative, Florence Scan
nell by name, having being shot t
death in drunken riot on the 4th.
The National Board Of Trade on tn
18th, discussed the question Of specie n
, sumption at considerable length. Th
y general opinion seemed to be that sp'
, cic payment cannot be reached at pre-
/ cnt or until the business Of the countr
5 has grown fully up to the present vo
Q ume of currency without widesprea
disaster.
y Twenty thousand Philadelphia
. lave taken the trouble to sign a pet
: tion to Congress for: Cuban recognition
% The colored people Of Missouri a1
:. about to consider measures for promo
e ing the education Of their class.
v mass meeting is to be held on the SUI
t ject on the 10th of January.
e We have received a letter fro
C Paris, informing US that by paying Il
8 small sum Of nine dollars in gold, at Il
d end Of each ninth week, we can have
Is regular Paris correspondent. a lett
% is sent for a sample, long as the NOR
:, q law. We respectfully decline.
|, An excentric Englishman has digg
r. him q cave in the rock near Dubuqt
le 1t had three rooms with seats, couch
It Greplaccs, Aues, and all the convenient
re- carved in the living rock. The
go L. l:,,o, or1 a~ocdo h;a timo in stuT