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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
Letter from Speaker Blaine on the
Public Expenditures.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
w ASHTNGTON. ID. C. ERhruarv d 1871

WASHINGToN, ID. c., February q, 1870.
MY DEAR SIR-In the confusion
which has arisen in some of the pub
lie journals about estimates and ap-
preparations and disbursements the
impression has been created that Gen.
Grants administration has expended
more money in the same time than it's
immediate predecessor. This is to-
tally erroneous, as the balance sheet,
on q comparison of official figure, will
clearly establish. The present admin
lstratlon has been In power nearly a
year, and we can compare that period
with the closing twelve months of Pres
ident j ohnson's administration. From
March 1, 1868, to March 1, 1869, the
total receipts into the Treasury were
a little over three hundred and sixty
eight million dollars-I avoid frac-
tons for the sake Of perspicuity.
Every dollar of this was expended,
and the public debt for the same pc
riod increased about six million dol
lars, as appears from the official pub
LEGATIONS of the Treasury Department,
thus showing total expenditure for
the year of three hundred and seven
ty-four million dollars 1914, 000,000)
The total receipts into the Treasury
for the first year Of General Grants
administration, estimating for the few
remaining days, will amount to three
hundred and ninety four million dol
lars 1884, 100000 Out of this sum
total eighty millions have been applied
to the payment of the public debt,
thus leaving for the current expen-
ditures of Government. including in
terest on the public debt, three hun
dred rand fourteen million dollars
(S314, 000,000). or sirty millions less
than q5ds expended an the same time bv
President Johnson's administrator.
These figures are taken from official
records, and their accuracy cannot be
questioned.
It will be observed that.the receipts
were twenty six millions ($26, 900, O00)
more in General Grant first year than
in Mr.. Johnson's last year. Over
twenty million dollars of this must be
credited TO the internal revenue,
which has been much more faithfully
collected, for it will be noted that this
large increase in amount has been de-
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

rived from diminished and contracted
sources of taxation, many of the taxes
in force during a part Of the year
1868 SO having been repealed before
President Grant came into Office.
Whether regard, then, be had to the
fidelity with which the.reyenue is co...
lected, or the economy with which 1t
is expended, the comparison for the
past is undeniably and overwhelming
ly in favor Of the present administra-
ton.
For the future, the fullest confidence
may be INDUCED. The House of Rep
resentatives is vigorously secondlng
the effort made by Mr.. Dawes, the
able and upright Chairman of the
| Appropriation Committee, to curtall
expenditures wherever it may be done
and [ am very sure that for the ensu-
ing year, Secretary Boutwell, will ex-
hibit financial record even more sat
isfactory to tax payers than that oil
the year which is about to close.
Very truly yours,
j. G.. BLAINE.
w. T. JOHNSON. Esq. Augusta, Me.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
srNAMRnArI.INra

To LoUIsvILLE.-Every Monday at 10
o'clock AM. Every Tuesday, Nednes-
day, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday st t
70 OAIRozDaily, except Sunday. at 4
o'clock p. II.
TO GREEN RIvER.-Every Monday, Tues
day Thursday, and Saturday at O'Clock
Pm.
10 EAsTPoRr.--EveryT Tuesday and Sat
urtay at4 o'clock P. N.
TO HEEDERsoN-Da1ly, except Sundays,
1t O'Clock Pm.
TO NAsHvILLE-Every Tuesday ,Wednes-
day and saturday al P. II.
Transient boats daily up and down.
To CINCINNATI-Every Saturday at 10
AM.
TO CANNELToN-Every Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday at 10 AN.
RockportStsge (via NeWburgh and Boon
ville,l Carrying the mail, leaves at A. M,
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Arrives by P. NJ, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
New Harmony Mail Stage leaves Mon
days and Fridays at z A. n. Arrives Tues
days and Saturdays by 4P.M.
Mt. Vernon Mail Stage leaves daily Tex
cept sundays at Z A. N. Arrives daily lex
sept Sundays by Pm
To NEWBURG.-HacR daily (except Sum
Say,) from the Merchants Hotel, at 3
o'clock P. n.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

JOHN FRANCIS KEARENAUR. one of
the proprietors Of the Cincinnati Volks-
.freand. died at his residence in Gin
cinnati, on Thursday night. about II
O'Clock, after an illness of two weeks.
Mr.. Kearenaur was born in Holland
IN 1908. but removed to this country
several years ago. In 1854 he became
one of the proprietors of the Volks-
JTeund. He was well educated and
stood high in the community in which
he lived.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

The Supreme Court of Pennsylva-
MIA, on Thursday. decided against the
Atlantic and Great Western first
mortgage bondholders. in the matter
of the lease Of that line by the Erie
Company. and the lease has been
eonsummated. The Erie Company
now control the line from Salamanca
to Cleveland and Cincinnati.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

CARMI ITEMs.-A letter from Car
nj, Illinois, reports a great deal of
sickness and many deaths in the
counties in that part of the State.
The prevailing disease seems to be
pneumonia.
THE revival influence still con-
tinues in Carmi and vicinity. All the
churches arc unusually prosperous.
WINTER wheat in White County
looks unfavorable for an average
crop. It is backward, and looks
weakly"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
Ohio & mississippi.

Leave Lightning Elk. Acc. Night Elk.
Vincennes -. :0S P NJ. rs p MILO :23 P N
GOING WEST.
Leave Mail. Night Ex. Day Ex.
Vincennes -. 4:I7 z NJ. so NJ :. 40 A N
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EYansYIIIe 4 CraWfOrdsYIIle,
Terre Haute s. Indianapolis.

GOING EAST
Leave Day EZ. Night Ex. Mail.
Terre Haut6. AIS P M...l2 10 A M. q so A n
ATTSUe
Indianapolis. AS NJ. 2:4O MO :O5 A NJ
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

REvIvAL.-We learn from a pri-
vate source that a most inter-
esting revival of religion has been
in progress some time on the Gym
thiana Circuit, under the direction
Of Rev. E. Cooper. A new church
was organized at Hopewell, five miles
east of New Harmony, as the result
A large number Of persons of mature
years were converted and Joined the
church. This is reported as the first
revival which has occurred in that
neighborhood The work of revival
seems to have been general all over
the circuit during the past quarter.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

TRAINS GOING SOUTH,
Transfer Packet Steamer Fayette
leaves Evansville daily at......... 3 100 Pm,
Train leaves Henderson at.......... 4 80 PM.
Arrive at Madtsonville......... ....... 7:I0 Pm.
GOING NORTH.
Train leaves MadisonvilIe daily
Sundays excepted) at ............... 5 :25 A M.
Arrive at HenderSOn.-........... ...... go A. NJ
Arrive at Evansville by Transfer
Packet Fay 9:15 AN.
Making connection both ways with
trains on the e. & @. Railroad.
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RsTLROAzs TIMETABLE.
corrected November 24th, 1859
Evansville & Charlottesville BIB.
GOING NORTH,

LedUe Mail. Expr. Freight.
Evansville ...10:l0 A NJ. 4:30 M. 4:49 A NJ
-ATTiUe
Terre Hauts. 3:52 NJ. 9:45 P M. 4 :I5 N
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28

We print this morning, an interest
ing letter from sMr. Blaine, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, to
a friend in Maine. 1t gives, in a nut
shell, the difference between the
financial management of the last
year of President Johnson's admin
istration, and the first year of Presi-
dent Grants. The letter is a COM
plete and satisfactory answer to the
wilful perversions of Mr.. Dawes
speech, which have filed the Demo
cratic papers since its delivery. Mr..
Blaine announces very, emphatically,
that the expenditures during the first
year of President Grants admins
tration, are sirty millions less than
was expended during the last year of
Mr.. Johnsoa's term. Republicans
should carry copy of Mr.. Blaine's
letter with them, and whenever they
hear Democrats prating about Re-
publican extravaganza, draw the let
ter on them, and gag them with the
fact of a sixty million reduction of
expenditures in a single year.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
HARDwARE.
Holiday Presents

La OAASGSs Il reg e Ek Us
Skates,
From SO cents to So per pair.
"IvOride" Knives and Forks.
Wostenholm's fine Pocket Knives.
Rodgers fine Scissors.
Also. have large stock of
Axes,
Meat Cutters,
Sausage Suffers,
Coal Buckets,
ShOvels and longs.
Iron Wedges,
Coal Shovels,
Patent Gross-cut Saws,
Wood Saws and Saw-Bucks,
Hay and Straw Knives,
Butcher Knives,
Saws. Cleavers, etc,
Counter Scales and Scale Beam,
And many other seasonable articles in the
HARDWARE
Line,
ALL OF BOTTOM PRICES
For Cash.
FRED. p. sTRAUB & CO.,
NO. So MAIN STREET,
-four doors below Court House,)
SIGN OF THE BROAD-AXE.
del5 Courier, Democrat, and Union copy.
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RETURNING,
Terre Haute 4 Indianapolls.
e. q. & n. &. R., Northern Divisi(

Indp;iis.s 20 A NJ. s:25 Am. 1870 P Ii. $50 M
AFTiUe
7. 100 A MIL rs M. 4:4O P NIL rs M
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CETY ADVERTTsEATENTs.


KT o I'll q z rs HEREBY GIVEN.
~ that !, John Greek, Collector OF the
CITY Of Evansville, between the hours OF
ana ~ O'Clock AM, and and o'clock
Pm, on
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, AID. 1870,
VIII sell st pubic adction, at the door of
the Court House, in the city of Evansville,
Indiana, the following lots, parts of lots,
and parcels OF real estate, and improve
ments assessed Tor the payment Of city
taxes for the year 1863, due from the own
ers thereof to the city of Evansville, said
taxes being now due and unpaid, and for
the cost OF said sale; and that said sale will
be continued on the next day thereafter,
viz: Thursday, March 81, 1870, at 2 O'Clock
Pm, at the door of the Court House, in
Evansville, for the purpose of selling such
property as may have been sold on the
firSt day above named, and not paid for:
DIAN
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-28
INDIANA DIVORCES.

w. T. JOHNSON. ESQ. AUGUST
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02

was at Arkadelphia tcw weeks since
and was Informed then by the Moguls
handy man, that unless ! quit my opposi
ton to this Lunatic Searle, His Highness
proposes to run, that Off would come my
head-poltically was also informed
very seriously, that the Governor has
eight thousand muskcts and he was go.
ing to carry the District, if they had to
register down to five votes. (Groans for
Clayton.)
informed the gentleman that those
muskets would look queer with no person
TO carry them; that | had not opposed
the militia called out in the last campaign,
but would now help to reverse those
muskets if it were attempted to use them
against quiet citizens; and believe that
the State is more quiet now than it has
been for the last sixteen years. Cheers
| regard it, therefore, as highly criminal
in this man Clayton and his creature
Searle, travelling about the country abus.
ing and villifying the people. Cheers
II is disgusting to witness this conduct
in one who is the Chief Magistrate ofthe
State, cheers !, and outrageous in the
other who is a sworn Judge of a large
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02

Special notices double the above rates. Edi-
Fial notices 20 cents per line for the first and
cents for each additional insertion. All
fnsient advertisements cash in advance.
Prriage and obituary notices not to exceed
mes free, over five 20 cents per line.
cards or communications of personal
karacter, if admissible at all, double the usual
+ and strictly in advance.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
Rte Offices, S25.OO. County officers, $1,000.
Editorial notices, % cents per line.
D early advertisements, paid quarterly, in
Nance. Legal and transient advertisements
! be paid for when left at the office.
All Job Work, to be paid for on delivery.
Adlress all letters and communications to
J. 5. DUNHAM, Editor and Proprietor
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02

Hon. THOMAS BoLEs,
Washington, ID. {,
DEAR SIR: | desire to call your attention
to the claims of W. A. Brltton for the posi-
tion of U. 5. Marshal for the Western District
of Arkansas. | am satisfied that there is no
other Republican in that District aspiring to
this position, so deserving of the appointment
as Mr. Britton. Through his services Clark
County was carried in the last campaign for
US. against odds that would have discouraged
Tiers. His services in the Legislature have
been still more valuable; he has been always
in his seat and awake to the interests of the
state and The party. Should he receive the
| am satisfied that he will do
credit to the position and do valiant service
in the interest of the State and party.
am very Respectfully Yours,
POWELL CLAYTON,
Governor
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
CLAYToN's MAN FRIDAY.


do not like to be personal in my re-
marks, but when my friends whom !
know to be worthy gentlemen are tra-
duced by Mr.. Clayton's Man Friday
j. Searle--I shall be compelled, for |
deem it my duty, to refer you to their
past history,
In the war this champion of the color
ed man-this f. j. Searle--would not al
low colorcd soldier to come near his
camp while he was Lieut.. Colonel Of an
Arkansas Regiment, n position which he
held by appointment against the will OF
the regiment, who had voted at the regi-
mental election against him precisely as
every man in this County who formerly
belonged to his regiment voted against
him at the township clectios
A CRAZY CANDIDATE.
regret very much that | have to refer
to one of the misfortunes of this Seare,
that of his having been lunatic A year
a ago last winter DR. Skipwith of Lit
tie Rock was his medical adviser and
treated him for insanity, and as the
Doctor informcdmc afterwards, fed from
his care to the country before his cure
was effected have never known but one
other man in his condition imagining
himself worthy OF Congressional honors,
and that was Jack Widener of Clark
County.
METuoDICAL MADNESS.
In 1868, while this dementcd l.. j.
Scarle was Provost Marshal at Fort
Smith, he imprisoned John H. Beckels,
a union man, and forced from him checks
on the t. S. Treasury, New York City,
amounting to sir thousand, one hundred
and ejghty-Sir dollars, and seceatyHree
cents, receipt for which | hold in my
hand And | understand the checks have
been paid and the poor old man who had
the checks in possession is decrepd. IN
want and can't get his money back This
money so obtained has been used by T..
j. Scarle to buy him homestead in Hi.
nois (Checrs.)
CIyII. CoNuNDRUM
Why are the people of this District die
tated to by The would be Dictator Clayton,
in such manner? Why are the people
told by Mr.. Clayton and his paid accom-
pliccs, that they must support L1natic
like this Sesrle, and that he must he
elected over any Republican
NE GOES WHERE HIS LOVE LIES DREAMING
| am crodibly informed the regular ho
tel of this +. j. Searlc, when he is here
is Mrs. Brashears, which is, ! am told
only fourth class establishment Of it,
sort and il am correctly advised is GER
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
THE NOBLE c. rs.

You will, Gentlemen, permit me to say
that in the first organization Of our par
ty We were compelled to use some very
bad material, and in fact one OF our great
est faults as a party. in the State, has
been supporting class of persons who
were left in this State by the exigencies
of the war; men who after the war ccas-
ed never returned to their former homes,
fol the reason that they well knew that
their greeting at their old home would
be quite different from that received by
honest soldiers who come here from
principle and love for the old flag and
fought honorably to put down the rebel
lion The whole people, both in the re-
publican and in the opposite party, are
very Justly incensed at the folly Of sup
porting this class of Office beggars who
are sapping the life of the people, getting
rich from their chance gotten Offices
Do not understand me as being opposed
to immigration. | have been the means
of bringing whole families of strangers
here to settle among you, within the last
six months, for which | was censured by
the friends of this +. j. Searle.
| am in favor Of enough immigration
from the North to cultivate the last foot
of tillable land in the State, and would
have here mechanics to work all the raw
material we have to manufacture I'M
migration Of this character would prop
erly represent the northern people in
this country, which in so many instances
is now badly represented.
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
Masonic Notice.

The regular communications of VAN BU-
\ LODGE, No. 6, a. Y. MAsoSs are held
Saturday on, or next preceding each full
bon, at p. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren.
kmbers of the Fraternity in good standing.
respectfully invited to meet with us.
r. S. ROBERTS, W. Nj.
". II II. SHELLEY, Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
The Van Buren, Press,
VAN BUREN,. ARKANSAS.
Reported Expressly for tho Van Buren, Press.

Reported Expressly for the Van Buren, Press.
Speech of Hon. w. a. BrittOn.
The following is the speech L. s. Mar
shal BRIrToN, delivered at the Republi-
can Township meeting, at Van Buren,
July 23d:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:
Being neither member of the bar,
politician or public speaker, it is with
great deal of reluctance that | shall un-
dertake to address this meeting, and
were it not under aggravated circnmstan-
ces l would not attempt so to do. But
having come here, aYankee boy, some
sixteen years since, s.hd having become
identified with the interests of the State,
| feel that ! have the right, if you call
upon me, to address you
A sTAUNCH REPUBLICAN.
| see several who have been init
mately acquainted with me bcfore-dm
ing-and in time of the war--thcretore
| will give you no further reference as to
my Republicanism only a letter from his
Excelency Powell Clayton, the would be
Dictator of Arkansas, which reads as
follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
Col. WIN. II. BOURNE.

Formerly Of Fort smith. Arkansas, VIII as
slst me in the duties of my Agency. am
to make cash advances on all ship
ments of Cotton to the House of Messrs. +. j.
BRAuNs & Co. Baltimore. and will PERSONAL
ly guarantee to shippers as much per pound,
net, as they would receive by shipping: to
New Orleans or New York markets.
G.. a. MEYER,
Agent for Baltimore and Arkansas,
The Van Buren press., 1870-08-02
4 NOBLE ARMY.

Out offorty five officers tho new comers
number thirty. six to nine Arkansas men,
and out Of five Representatives in the
Lower House and the Senate, we have
but one Arkansas man and His Dietatorial
IIighness, the Governor, now proposes
to depose him and dictate to the voters
of the Sd District, that they shallvo for
this man Seaflc.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-15
STATE NEWS.

-Laylord Lyman, sheriff of Lucas coun-
ty, was shot and fatally wounded by horse
thief named Wilson, whom he was trying to
arrest at Charlton, July 9th. Wilson i'm.
mediately cut a horse out of a farmers team
and fled to the woods, but was closely pur-
sued by the officers, and arrested. Half an
hour after the death of Lyman, which &C.
Cured in the evening, Wilson was taken by
Vigilance committee and hung out of one
of the windows Of the Court House~
Frank Hatton has assumed entire pro.
prietorsh:p and control Of the Mt. Pleasant
Journal, and signalizes the same by chang.
ing the form of the paper from eight to four
pages, and by pungent definition Of his
position, in an editorial and business point
of view.
"A terrible accident occurred at Straw.
berry Point, on Thursday, June Both. Two
little girls aged and s., daughters of Mr.
Geo. burst, playing in shed near the
house, by some means ignited quantity Of
hay, and the flames spread so rapidly thai
they were cut Off from escape, and persisted
before assistance could reach them. sThe
frantic grief of the family was heart-rending
M Joseph Horn, German, was killed
on the Fourth, near Spillville, Winnesheih
county, by his horses running away and
throwing him violently out on the ground
Four men were blown up with powder ii
the same vicinity and same day. None
were fatally injured.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-15
THE BUSINESS PKOSPEC'c.

The Spectator, an insurance journal
published in New Y ork, in the num-
Der for July 18th gives the following
rose colored picture of the financial
and business situation for the coming
autumn. Let us hope that it is not
overdrawn:
The general business of the coun-
try for the fall trade looks promising.
Money is likely to be easy through
ont the fall, owing to the increased
surplus of currency in our banks COM
pared with their condition of last
year, and also from the unusual
movement of grain from the western
States at this season, and its export
to Europe.
The excess of legal tenders on hand
in New York banks, over the % per
cent required by law amounts to
$22,793,343. This sum is about $780,
100000 more than at the correspond
ing period of last year, notwithstand-
ing the heavy drain for greenbacks
upon our banks to move the grain du-
ring this month. The banks hold
about $8,O0O,oO0 more greenbacks
than last year. The greenbacks Of
which our banks have been drained
to the extent Of 100000 since June
4, are just so much taken from the
amount which the vest would have
required in September and October
if there had been no foreign demand
for grain. The money market for the
fall is, therefore, IA. very different
condition from what it was last year.
All the essentials exist for unusual
ease in loanable funds during the bal
ance of the year.
The Southern States have export
ed from September 1st to June 2sth,
this year, 2,022,285 bales, against H.
40l,853 bales last year, showing an
increase of 62O,432 bales, equal to
about $6O,O0o.0OO Of new foreign
cash brought into the country. The
grain exports are also about $50, oOO,,
900 in excess of the corresponding
period Of l869-7O. Thus Europe has
paid the United States about $780,
100000 more for cotton and grain
than last year.
In addition to this sum of S90,OOO,-
900 European capital trans erred to
this country. in exchange for cotton
and grain, there is the amount taken
from us in government bonds and
other securities, estimated at the low
est 0O,000,000, making the total
transfer of European capital to the
United States about $500, 100000 for
the year. This is one great reason
of the extraordinary abundance Of
loanable funds in New York.
The emigrants arrived at this port
for the week ending June 25th, were
1910 persons.
The great staples Of the country
cotton, tobacco aud grain-promise
to be abundant in quantity. and are
likely to meet ready sale at remu-
neratlvc prices.
All the materials, therefore, are at
hand for the most prosperous and
profitable fall trade throughout the
whole country that we have seen
since the year 1860.