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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-06-16

On the road to Denver, 81 miles from
Cheyenne the Rocky Mountain Coal Com
pany have another colliery. 1t consists of
. nine foot vein of fair coal. This will be-
come valuable when the Denver Railroad
is completed to Cheyenne, because it will
have access to the domestic consumers of
both cities and neighboring military and
mining camps, and also to the Union Pa
enc stations eastward. Its great value,
however arises from its contiguity to the
IRON deposits OF the Black Hill country
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
HOUSE.

Mr.. Dawes, from the committee or
Elections, reported in the case of the
Representative from the Sixth Con
gressional District of Georgia, that
John II. Christie having voluntarily
given aid to the rebellion is not entitled
to the seat; that the contestant, John
A. Wimpy, is not entitled to it, because
he did not receive majority of the
votes cast, and that the committee on
Elections be discharged from further
consideration of the question of remov'
ing political disabilities from John II
| Christie and that it be referred to the
committee on Reconstruction. Laid on
the table and ordered printed.
Mr.. Slower indicated his dissent from
the report of same committee, made yes
terday in the case of Anderson against
Switzer, from the Ninth District of Mis-
souri,.
The consideration of the Niagara
Falls ship canal bill was then resumed.
Mr. Judd spoke in support of the
bill.
Mr.. Batter, of Massachusetts,, also ad,
vocated the bill.
The debate was continued by Messrs
Ashlam, of Illinois; Bailey, Sypher,
SpaldiDg, Mullins and Chanler against
the bill, and by Messrs. Allison, Logan,
Barnes and IngersOll in favor of it.
Finally, Mr.. DelanO moved to lay the
bill and amendment on the table. Neg
atived.
After further discussion, the bill was
defeated by reference to committee OF
the WhOlc-yeas 81; nays CO.
Adjourned till Monday.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
MISSISSIPPI.

a Negro Gutragcs IA White WOmnu
and IL Hung by the En-S&Iux-Her
Husband Takes Ihe Body Down,
Barns 10, and Dances Around thc
Fire.
MEMPHIS, January 12.-On Saturday
night negro named Abe Vanderberg
went to the house of VIM. Smith, an
employee on the Mississippi Central
Railroad, at Water Valley, Mississippi
and, after desperate struggle, sue
ceeded in outraging the person of Mrs.
Smith, but not until he had strangled
her little daughter until she was insen-
sible. As soon as it was daylight Mrs.
Smith alarmed the neighbors, who, with
the Marshal of the town, went in pur-
suit and soon succeeded in capturing
him. On bringing him into town it was
with the greatest difficulty the negroes
who had assembled were kept from
burning him. He was placed in jail foI
safe keeping. That night, however,
the Eu-K lux, in strong force, came and
took him out and hung him. Yesterday
morning Mr. Smith returned home, and
became almost maniac on hearing oi
the affair, aud, taking his rifle, he went
TO the spot where the BODY was still
hanging. cut it down, gathered rails
and built fire upon it. While the
body was burning he danced around ii
like a mailman.
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I The floatinr debt Of France, accord.

The floating debt of France, accord
ing to the financial budget just made
public, has been reduced two millions
of francs during the past year. Esti-
mates for the present year promise an
excess of eighty-six millions of francs
in receipts over expenditures. The sur
plus is to be devoted to reduce the ex-
traordinary budget, and forty-two mil
lions of francs are to be made applica-
BILE to the redemption of the rentes.
The minister of finance declares that
the gratitude of the nation is due to
the Emperor for renewing the only
causes of rupture between the European
mowers and for allaying international
and domestic distrust. The accom-
nlisbments of such results in the men
acipg state of Europe, and with the
enormous standing army which France
is keeping up, presents a contrast to
onr own financial condition not very
gratifying to contemplate. During the
three years of peace which have inter
yened since the war, the disbursements
of the government have successfully
been $50, 900 900, S346, 100000 and $685.
OOO. 900. If to these amounts are added
$685., 600, 900, estimated as necessary for
the fiscal year ending the Both of June
1869, we have q total expenditure OF
81 600 600 900, during the four years im'
mediately succeeding the war, or near
" as much as was expended during the
seventy-two years that preceded the
war, embracing not only ordinary, but
the extraordinary expenditures of the
government
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FINANCE AND TRADE

Financial and Commercial RiemS.
Illinois crows 5000, 900 bushels of
potatoes this year.
Seventeen Mississippi towns are prepar-
ing to build cotton factories.
4 Boston paper wants "female
bank and insurance company" estab-
! lishcd.
The average price of gold in 1868 was
| 1884; in 1867 it was 1852.
The granares of California are over.
flowing with the surplus product of
20,00O,OO0 bushels of wheat.
The ST. Louis Board of Trade is in
the throes of death. At the annual
meeting no one would accept an office.
Over one hundred and fifty members
have failed to pay dues, and the Board
has not been able to raise money
enough TO pay the secretaries salaries.
The Illinois State Senate has passed
General Fuller's bill prohibiting rail
way companies from charging more than
three cents per mile for carrying passen-
gers. 1t is believed that the House will
also pass it. Should it become law,
the railroad companies will fight 1t IN
the court, on the ground of unconstitu-
tionality.
The receipts into this country of for
eign unrefned sugar, we learn from an
extensive review in the New York Ship
ping List, for the year ending December
81, le6S, were 470,975 tons, and the con-
sumption of this description was 49,
5S3 tons, against receipts in 1867 of
355,S0l tons, and consumption 376 ,OG3
tons. The total consumption of foreign
and domestic cane sugar in le6o was
i69, 1913 tons, against total consumption
in 1867 of 4O0,56s tons, being an increase
of about lot per cent.
The manufacture of sugar from mo-
lasSes continues to be prosecuted with
great vigpr, the sale of molasses for this
purpose during the past year, and the
syield of sugar being larger than we
nave ever before recorded: ewing, how
ever, to the inferior quality of the crop
of last years molasses, the sugar pro-
duct has not been as great per hogs
head as in former years by at least 10
per cent, so that while our estimates
point to consumption in the United
States of nearly one-third more molas-
ses-say about 100000 hogsheads,
against consumption of 10000 hogs
heads in 1867, the sugar produced there
from has only been, say scventy-two
million pounds, or in round numbers
g., 600 tons, against yield of 26,7OO
tons in 1867. The sugar also was not as
good quality as usual, and finding a
less ready sale during much of the year,
the stock left over at its close is larger
than is generally the case at the end of
the year.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, January Is.
SENATE

Mr.. Hendricks presented petition
from sixty-eight Miami Indians, resid-
ing in Indiana, relative to the public
lands occupied by them, and also intro
duced bill on the same subject. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Howard presented a petition OF
Indians and persons of Indian descent,
residents of Michigan, belonging to the
Ottowa and Chippewa tribes, alleging
that great injustice has been done them
by officials of the United States, and
asking a thorough investigation. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Judiciary
committee, reported the following
constitutional amendment, and asked
that the committee be discharged from
further consideration of the subject:
Article Is. The right of citizens OF
| the United States to vote AID hold
Office shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or any State on &C
count of race, color or previous condl'
tion of servitude.
Mr.. Yates introduced q bill to enable
the people of Colorado to form a State
government. Referred to the committee
on Territories.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Sue Murphy case.
During the discussion, the President
presented the credentials Of Senator
Buckingham, of Connecticut, which
were read.
Mr.. Robertson moved to recOmmlt TIT
bill that the committee might furthe
inquire whether Miss Murphy had beer
loyal before the occupation of Decatur
Alabama, by the Union troops, an'
whether she was the owner of the prop
erty before that time, and if so, how
long.
Mr.. Robertson modified his motion 81
as to make it merely motion to re
commit.
Mr.. Sumner moved, as an amendment
to recommit q resolution instructini
the committee to consider the expedi
ency of appointing a commission to Ia
quire into the claims of loyal citizens ii
the South, and to classify those claim
and specify the circumstances and evi
dence in each case.
After further discussion, on motion o
Mr.. Sumner, the bill and pending amend
ments were recommitted TO the com
Inittee on Claims.
Senate adjourned till Monday.
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Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, January ID.
FLOUR-Dull for low grades to fail
spring extra. -,
WHEAT-Depressed and Gale lower
on No. l; sales of No. l at | 2Oal -; No
81 l21a1 Is, cash, and II sellers op'
ton for 30 days, closing at l2a; sales
of No. this afternoon at Is.
CORN-In fair demand and 2a2ft
lower; sales of new at 524a53tc; nc
grade 45la5Otc; No. Gle, sellers op
ton for May. aud G7aG5c, sellers option
for last half of April, and 539a5ic, buy
ers' option for January, closing at 53t
for new, and Acc for no grade.
OATS-Quiet and weaker ana 4a4aC
lower; sales of No. 2 at 47a4Sc; rejected
l5Ja4Gc, closing at 47ac for No ,.
RYE-Tame and &c lever; sales Of
No. / at 15al Il; No, IA, closing al
l6 for No. /.
BARLEY-Weak and dull and 2a4C
lower: aales at / Goal G5 for No. 2, cash
and l Goal 65, sellers option for the
month, closing dull at 90 on the spot
HOGS-Dressed dull at 5Oa75c lower
closing dull at II 25all 80 for soft, and
IL 5Oall 90 for frozen; live dull at l5a
zoe lower; sales at 25all 90 for com
mon to good shipping.
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Eir Alna,kn RrihcriCA

NEW YORK, January 15.-It is stated
that Mr.. Martin, the individual who
processes to be able to give full infor-
nation relative to the Alaska briberies,
is in Washington, but has never APP
peared before the committee, although
there is no obstacle to having him APP
pear il the committee wants him. He
boasts that he can prove that Sec
rotary Seward urged Baron Stockle to
oil the wheels of the legislative machi-
merry, and that among the items of eX-
penditures for the necessary Oiling were
to near relative of Tha&. Stevens SlO,-
600, to n correspondent of New York
Radical morning paper $4,000, to Bal
timore and Chicago paper $50, 600, TO an
eastern Senator $4,000, To an eastern
member who engineered the bill $780,
600, to another eastern member who
smelt out the alleged corruption 5000,
to the chief of the Washington diplo-
matists 100000, and to the New York
Lobby King S5OO,OOO Martin makes
these charges and says he is willing to
prove them if he is called upon by the
committee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-16
From Atlanta.

Q ATLANTA, January 15.-The Senate
and House re-assembled to-day, and the
message of Governor Bullock read. de
commences by announcing that on tho
9TH of December he addressed comma.
nication to Congress, setting 1ortn 'e 70
the reconstruction laws had not been iui-
" executed in Georgia. He then pro
ceeded to state that the remarkaDie az
ton of the Legislature, at its last SOS
sion, had induced careful cxamlna-
ton of the law and manner OF It's exc
cution to ascertain how it was possiDie,
that such extraordinary results c0ulu
occur. He argues that a strict aune-
rance to the letter of the RECONSTRUCTION
acts would have prevented the over
throw of them which has been accom-
plished in Georgia. Congress, he says, Is
the sole Interpreter of the true intent
and meaning of the reconstruction
measures and the final arbiter on the
question of their execution IN Tue
body of the message, following, occurs
the fact that there is not In Georgia ad-
eouate protection for life and property ,
and the free expression of political
opinion is so well known and under
stood as not to need argument or the
presentation of evidence which has
reached me from many portions OF the
State. In fact it is hoped that 1t may
never become necessary to make pubic
information which would reflect upon
us as u people. A.
He says Congress will undoubtedly
regard the action in expelling coloTed
members of the Legislature as revoiu'
tionary and the overthrow OF the gov,
eminent instituted by its acts, and Will
take into its own hands the adjustment
I of the difficulty unless some effective
measures are at once adopted to repair
the injury. 1t is not desired that trea
son should be punished, but it 1T is de
manded. Loyalty shall be respected
and if necessary protected. The Gov
eruor recommends the General Assem-
bly, to take the initiative for settlement
by excluding members Ineligible under
the l4th amendment and restoring the
colored members to their seats, aud II
case it is not deemed wise to take TIM
course then adjourn and leave the mat
ter to Congress, where, III any event
the matter must he finally disposed OF
He remarks: We may be well assured
Congress will not pause in the grea
work OF Reconstruction and regeneratint
until we fully acquiesce in the grea
fact that our late slaves are entitled t.
all the rights, privileges and immunitie
of other men before the law; that until
the same freedom from proscriptie'
which is granted to the most arrogan
opponent of Congress is secured to TIT
humblest Union man and friend OF th'
Government, we cannot have perfec
peace or prosperity.
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The Mississippi Election

New YORK, January ia WASHING.
ton dispatch says that General Gillem,
in his testimony before the Reconstruc-
ton committee, yesterday, stated that
he had taken every pCecauIion to have
the Mississippi election conducted fair
ly, and to prevent intimidation on the
part of the white employers toward
their black employees. He issued cir
culars of instruction to the various
SheIiifs throughout the State, bat it is
his impression that the Sheriffs were
hostile to the reconstruction acts and
did not carry out their instructions.
From all that he was able to learn, he
thinks there was considerable intimi-
dation used in different parts of the
State towards the blacks, aud that on
this account many of them did not
vote.
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BY THE CABLE,
by Telegraph to the Register


t.NpoS, January l5.-Advlces from
u-Konn state that the rebels cap
80 uakodadi, Japan. Foreigners aHd
their property were respected.
Paris. January l5.-The Constitu-
tionel predicts that Greece will submit
TO the voice of the Conference.
LISBON, January l5.-Rio Janeiro ad-
vices of December oath, per steamer,
state that the allied army had made
vigorous assault on the Paraguayan
strongholds at Villeta and after des-
perate battle succeeded in carrying
them. Lopez's army was utterly routed
and destroyed. The allies captured
over three thousand prisoners of war.
Lopez barely escaped with two hundred
followers. This victory opened the way
to Ascuncion, to which place the Brazil
ian iron-clads have gone.
PARIS, January 15.-The Conference
on the Eastern question will meet again
to-day, and it is generally believed that
the session will be final.
1t is reported on creditable authori-
ty that NJ. Rangabe, Greek Minister
has been instructed by his Government
to announce that Greece is resolved to
reject the decision of the Conference if
certain demands on the Turkish ulti-
nation are supported by that body. All
the indications are that Greece is bent
on war.
A dispatch from Athens states that
King George is preparing to retire to
Naupila.
LONDON, January l5.-The great pow
ers, except Russia, have united in a de-
mand upon Greece, that for the preser
walton of peace she withdraw her formal
objections to the Conference as at pres
ent constituted. The powers have rea-
son to hope that Russia will also concur
in this demand. The Madrid journals
are hostile to the Duke Avasta as can
didate for the throne of Spain. The
chances of Duke Moptpensisr seem at
present improving. The Ganlois of
Paris, however, thinks the former is the
most available candidate and most
likely to succeed if Spain declares in
favor of a monarchy.
LONDON, January 15.-The treaty be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain for the settlement of the Ala
bama claims has been signed by Dir.
johnson, the American Minister, and
Earl Clarendon, the Foreign Secretary,
on the basis of the original protocol.
The Patrie, of Paris, publishes a trans
lation of the letter of Mr.. Gladstone to
Edward Lester, of Ohio, and proceeds to
condemn the acknowledgement made
therein as humiliating England in the
presence of America, aud as likely TO
produce no little irritation of feeling
against the Premier among his own
cOuntrymen.
vessel which left Madeira ON the
8th inst. brings no tidings of the ar
rival there of the missing passengers cf
the steamer Iibernia.
The boatmen of the Oxford University
are eagerly expecting n challenge from
the Havana CIuD Tor 4 rowing match
next summer.
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From Chicago

CHICAGO, January 15.-Th.re has been
introduced in the State Senate Il bill
to authorize the construction of NAM
moth hotel in this city by the Chicago
Hotel Company. The capital is to bo
five hundred thousand dollars, with
permission to increase it to one mil
| lion.
Ii the United States Court to-day,
Judge Drummoud decided on two in
dictments, that the ruling of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue that n
PERSONS income includes debts and
promissoIy notes payable in failure is
erroneous, and parties indicted rs hav-
ing made fraudulent returns were ac-
quilted, they having excluded monies
due the next year.
News of n tragedy in Monroe, Greene
county, Wisconsin, has just been re-
ceived. Angelina Shroyer shot and
killed Patrick Crotty, who seduced her
two years ago, refused to maintain her
child and was insulting her when she
fired at him. Sheis now in Jail, but the
people sympathize with her.
The use of the Wisconsin Assembly
chamber has been rendered on Monday
evening, aud successive evenings, for a
discussion of the political issues of the
day by the rival candidate for the
United States Senat0rship.
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CONSEQUENCES CT. NEGLECT.

Those who indOrse tho stupid assertion that
"Catalrh will get well Of itself, or is curable
by shutting or inhalng the nOstrums in common
use will do well to remember that the local DIS
ease depends always upon ttrmentatre cohdi-
ton Of The blood.
Medical writers are wont TO speak OF Catarrh
as simple local Inflammation, and both its i'm
portauce and rational treatment are either
wholly ignored, or receive but n passing notice
| from the general practitioner; and thus Catarrh
as surely predisposes to Consumption as does
| the day precede the night and is III fact the
prelude to that disease in eight cases out Of ton.
| The disease is everywhere prevalent; people
heed to the popular t;llacy that 1t is incurable,
and settle into n sort of mental apathy, cncour
aged by the belief that the family physician
knows all that ia known on the subject; and
| thus matters stand, while the disease progresses
until hope is dead, and life becomes mockcry
when comes the stereotyped and haCkueyed add
Niuo OF ~" risit =" the """nt"Y," "a "hanpn of
climate "a sea voyage "a return of health
| in the spring" etc. but, alas the country re.
ferred to is that which lies beyond the confines
of the fostering grave, and the spring Is that
season which blooms eternal when LIES tttul
fever is over.
| Let those who doubt this portrayal of Catarrh
question the poor coHsumptive, whose sun Of
| life is going down at noon, watch its progress
upon those wtO neglect its timely and judicious
| treatment A little while and We miss their
coming; youth and health have faded from lips
and cheek, the light from the eye has Como out,
the hands are folded peacefully oyer the still
! heart-thsy are gone.
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New Work Hens

NEW YORK, January l5.-The drilling
with ShSlPs apparatus Oh the rocks at
He'll Gate was continued yesterday. A
second bore, six feet in depth through the
solid rock, some thirty-iivo feet under
the surface, was successfully made and
buoy attached.
John Marks was sentenced by Justice
Kelly yesterday to pay fine Of twenty
dollars and serve twenty days in the
city prison, for cruelty to animals, he
having started fire under his baulky
horse and burned him fearfully in =
futile attempt to make him go.
The proprietor of the Earfs Hotel
states some facts which throw consider
able discredit upon the story of Mr.. An
drew Reed, Western merchant, who
alleges he was chlOrOfOrmed and his
carpet-bag robbed of five thousand dol
lars. An empty bottle was found in his
room with a dry sponge beside it, and
many other indications seem to warrant
the belief that no robbery was commit
ted.
The Congressional committee of in
vestigatiOn into the alleged fraudulent
voting in this city concluded its session
Yesterday and returned TO Washington.
A dispatch from Harrisburgh reports
that the Governor is seriously i'll with
Erysipelas.
A Washington special says the inter
nal revenue receipts for January bid
fair to reach twelve millions, and the
custom receipts fifteen millions.
The meeting of representatives of in
surauce companies to-day was a long
and interesting one and seems likely to
result in the appointment of confer
ence committee caused by the rebate syS-
ten.
The American Bible Society have re-
cegnized seven new auxilliaries, three
in Minnesota aud one each in New
York, South Carolina, Missouri and
Wisconsin. Rev. L. G, Smith and Rev.
Joseph MoSser were appointed agents
for Illinois, and Rev. William CaudiSh
for Nebraska.
Last night, Hon Richard Schell, of
this city, gave, at the rooms of the
Manhattan Club, dinner to Hon. Geo.
II. Pendleton, who is visiting for sea-
son in this city
Mrs Elizabeth Birncy, wife of the late
James G. Birney, died at Geneva, n. Y,
on the 18th.
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From 81 Louis.

ST. LOUIS, January 15.-T. e. Sears
chairman of the Board of Directors o.
the Kansas Ptnitentiary, is charged
with fraudulently obtaining voucher
for three Thousand :wO hundred and
eighteen doEars. Both Houses of the
Legislature have appointed committee,
TO investigate the matter.
The Legislature has memorialized
Congress to transfer the Indian BereaU
to the War Department, and voted
thanks to Generals Sheridan and Gas
ter.
The Missouri Legislature has done
nothing yet of general Importance.
senator Drake left for Washington
yesterday.
The excitement over the Senatorial
nomination has subsidized and although
threats OF boiling the action of tbn can
Gus have been made, it is a;teoetber
probable that General SchurI Will he
elected by a large majority. -