davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1870-03-02
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


RESOLUTIONS ETC
bs1 & ssa.e lent IL .1 ESs9noa fos th
sesdc@iet 4 fe1rrd 70 the military % Gor1ntee. he aA'A
H.ynS Rf.en;td M Petition trcn m nt cooIsa
* IT, =. Essp, e9n piTs'oo Rt's TO
'as 'oo'e'@4' G1%m.1se xDue.Ties AND 1.uon
e. S1 r. m On 's nd
mechanic ars The substitute p1urde' iaat disnc,on
sssss s9. e
ADDITIONAL nnrxTy cLA1Na
,2tsast H. WIhsgs tsn .s aNIi.sy reported
iis:s ths tine ios r1ssentiat sis,n. III sdaiaoas
N HowKLL aade Ii: n a,.3 Il support Of HI.
q
vt. to u e. or sI.nss = nd rq"i.1oe the land
$ ss ~ sasf p.
made ibe is..n. q T.iiT:aa fsi.I. sss
ss.s Il e Ii T. .n st f. e
paione cf railroad eoIoratous AuEmeu.sd the tank-r
posy &c Would en,irue 10 s.ves mot saPaess i he
p :sa t. ss II . nd
I'll ,,Hss HsT I'll ay ea
:na, i I 70 & a.n II a xo1d
70 t.ae ss1t, tn CARTEL Which viii thea
Il iss I'd
manning a1tr ot this titF If htt avn rtfi
Seneo-shc city Of Misunderstanding ID
Stes " ,s q ast shs ,S gnian H.. r. snrla.iso :sd
seH.e The st.tet .1teie.ted u the Continuance
enta. ~
The Iesoluuou introduced by Sir. Howell Ha,
adoptee.
THK fEHnlSo nII1-
The 8enltc fcsuHltd the consideration of The Fund
ipx hill
n qd L., -
Without aItion. the Scn.ts Vent into executive Hes
apu, and =. .or adj ufued.
, 1870-03-02

Srectat Despatch 10 rhe ChtcaRo Tribute.
DEsMo1hEs, March !.
In the Setate, 10. day. petitions were presented
tIer1 Citizens OF L:nu and J0ues Counties, hsk!uE
the location Of the Fen!tentlaEy near ApsnoAs ::
IN relation 10 transfer books: for reief OF LOUISA
tax railroads: three In relation - lana granted to
tie DeeAloices Valley Railroad; a4flng The loca-
ton OF the Pentteuttasy At Wyoming.
Bills were introduced for the ZeIltf Of Louisa
County, Tor uoteJ Rtolen from the safe.
a1r. Beardsley presented the report Of he Com.
mittee on State Utiyer.ity. Ordered printed.
The Senate then enieted upoo ine consideration
Of the Senate File l. to authorize working Of per.
sora cornncd lu tails. THIS bill and amendments
we're discussed up TO the hour Of adjournment
In the House. petitions were presented to TAX
rA1IYcAdt; from the NorthW estern Insurance Com.
rany, asking revision OF tbs 1n.urance law; 70
nonstrance ARAtss legislation un1ayo yorAole TO tho
interests Ct 1ce ueAMGtnes Valley Kallloal. also
atk1tg resumption Of the lands granted 10 the
Sane road 6Ratnat building new Capitol: aas1ng
changes IN the School law; also TO altuW huursXe
to women; asking dis.slol Of kotsa>h Co1ntJ.
Nj: Cuts, Chairman, said that he Rantosd
Couraistee won'd be reaA1 to report Tomorrow
morning. Time granted.
Committee on State uniyerh!sy made report
which wRs read.
The Speaker announced the special order To
provide additional endowment for the State Unl-
equal 70 lilo Of mill apon each do;la'
This bill wa dlecusaed au tnt
morning, md resumed again IN the afternoon to q
late hour. The bill was foalls amended 80 az "a
give the university m appropriation OF 5000 !oi
ita support during the next sEo yea1a and passet
The consideration Of the Capitol bill. whsen was
TIL ne1, Tuesday.
Adjourned.
, 1870-03-02

aAtd to hare used Offensive feu.aik
tosAId Eascu- This morning Mason demAnded
Au spoIopJ. Bat4tofd cec1n+d 10 apolo&f1e or 70
t:Acs, vh.I eupon MAscn shot him, Wooul'13 ni0
10 the tbouldtf. Hotsfofu re.urnet1 fire, Wou1olc2
Mason, who has B!nce died.
UETxA March l.-L.sss Tnuraday small party
Of lntoxicEe1 HpAk2a Indians cAmc 70 raocnt
twenty mica from town, and ther demands fQ2
nitufn 4.our The premises 3n1 left the three whIc
Iutn bas1!c2ded ag1 lat the ludiAus. VINO retu1ueo
IN stoft time. tus being upabe u Ghset hne
houf+. Etod fifteen head az hoEaek The wnlte4
rtcaptuted the horsea next taI. The Indians
thsea1en fufthtr violence.
, 1870-03-02

Tos1 RoC1E BlLL.
1hr Senate amendments to the Post Route bill wcet
AnE rp1lss CITIZENS!
Resolutions weIe Atobtfd totf1uf4tp< the IudJtjx&y
6 s. aea e ss.ss:
ts.J sts .ny t.esty q eontr.et can be made with
fsfs & ss::f:: I'D Ct
n. ,o!u, re.os.an alsdaesa soSp rc,e,s,v b,
{ sona 1ases e.s ss,s the s' for fpns
na,s q Id a. .;saase! *,
ihs Ms '' WssTSTfsSt W1ss; s'si:sss 'n'n s
g g: ths sesesse ,:e
1te hia u ansnded: VI pa.sea w.shon: d.s.zon.
NJ 100 Z. ehsi:nsa i ltSsasa - yosaaaee o. nn~
~ Sasi is 1f ,St Soea
.aa the .tstegeut mtdr ht Dewettc betof. the e5tn
'9s 9sss1s stss
Sssa ss e
s IT :. : u .ass rs
3 I'll ~ 's: moa,e FL as ssse
Wf5thy & 1ss.s:sot;i,s Is ,s ~.
hSteL a;h!Dxtoa w. 10 the cseet teat shu hsd psd
son 10 e ha::l Academy. nd th.. aueont had
That Of her Aon to the ed.et Thr ststcneoi
q M DcEcetc waz thai 1t tine he received ths
money be DID not Know fntre any wrouK ia It
tha9 the Secretary Of War xnd Seerrtay ct The Navy
veg ookn eoEn!xant Of = bat te ~As dofnx A. %
&c eteaa1xd that be bad wrong 10 rctrrued ths
94d GET hs rntkrAtfoa TO the uoEenoro Of h[s
ttte As haa 5ot aste1 from ntsecnsry E1ntires r.,
Genital tItl4ino - ~ " ~
The .e.e,a1eu va. adopted unautnaoully On vote b,
coXAur1rx txrINkxs
AfNAhk. uhauEAn Of the Cou rstttc4 On Accents
Tsfos 70 tht csprrses q c,.turttt
h.s been raid. This Comnttte. ~ Aeroun,s va
tetted TO audit and Alnw the TT,
1HI CA0E18HIF nRoKEn3 AGAIN
M IOEAa Akcd Instructions t5p1.. III. J.nse =. o.
what The OeEom!ttee Alita1y Auaift tioafI - T.
The Of eaccAhp apsn.o'mc ia tmprn.e,i
Hs.sf.. WujuWARD. BiSGHnsn. BAsKs an,
LOGAN ezpnrf.ea tas optat % that tht Hnuse hsd m
tpf7sdtctiou, while NE. CuBH, Of Wiz fhnrrae - !;
WprA BE- unfair to esrA4n 1.uerphe.r ,tnst
tfdenre bad already n<cn taken, cut tSem 81 fror
t5cncu- In reply to question hc mentioned the
ot Ganfs, Of AI.bama who had beca ehasrrd w,,h II
EF5y, which statement he tCaias) aeEied.
V4Isost1 sutEestoos md resGtutiont o1ercd a.
spodIntd, aud finally the folio Hlnx Offered q =.
ftl1w11 agreed to. noTiss that nothing eootAaaed
fhis rosopioo hkQ be eentGued 10 prevent &aId CO
1Ufttro esnt1nuin6 and eoEplttfng III fatttukato-
eisc4dy commenced. hayfu4 becn Ont ADOPTED and r
xonaIdefed, and rejected:
Eeso'Tei. That N the s1teut1on Of e. order 4 4
AHa1x1 hs zriuEtrueted to epn&inas Ii a9rekaeA1oa
, 1870-03-02
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS lNR srRSIs1E,cE STORES.

OFFICE q, s, CoNaEEsaART or SCrs1s7Excxj
Room No. Il Ae.thants' ina Co AuildIus.
CHICAGO. III Feb = 1871.
Ssaed p'epo.ai. {in dutease, VII h= rrteivei by the
unnstrEutd until o'clotk Monday, March y l5.1,
toy tIruirhlpk tie tulorsux ssog-s~ viz:
nhaE!eis best 9ual:y ess polk. packe:'s hsaai u
$40 pounds bAeoa clear aides. IN suEry ta>ks aad
tiefteR-
AeeA teaols .uxazeuscd asuus ieanvss.ed. Ia spnny
1sa,scV peuncs Il asur. ao,.ale ex.zs brand, to bc
stated In double sacks TO- pounds net ane round 1cop
lops pounds Of aara bread in bc1es eon:aia3s stou.
1eG01 pounds eora meal iu-drscd, In double sAeis
ICY t,yads ntf, aE4 ia rc171 aso2 bs,zei4.
.3.te0 paucts Er.ine hand picked btAns, ii dsobi1
Eaeet, hu t-nndr ret- .ud IN round cnor bArseLs.
sno pourda re. r. double ssek. lU r7ucds Gct sui
IN fnuEd hop DatrtlA- r..
3.yN tcInds tnIhin5. IN 6ouhlo saexy 1 p1aaGs net
aud III found h:op hAsIrs.
tau1 poHnda s:.re. sssso Flo. Ia double sAcka.
4.h1 pCErct C Hc. foAatPa- in round hosp tfrss
c. IN cnnoe rscka. 100 ro1ads ae:. md ia .ou1a
1.t7o e*llncs vtatR4-. to be Of the strength ot IS
k1.ut 70 hsibsfIrs. pstntst. with oue fIou ho:p
*,No rocrds star ea=d!es, ful1 weight. In boxes,
s.tCn rcaats ecap. In bo1rr. rtrspred-
Al pSnt u talt clean and dry. doubls s4ckS, fa1
Faancs Iet Al d It bxIItlA-
41 p:unis black ptpset. frosud trse from .iter7-
Il .. ic full wclskt oIsee p4r1f. pa-Se- il toxcA
+tE*vir.a. u IS pcuaas earh- 07
1latle fer S1rt.Ae Ill he ftruishet At ths oic-.
aAntsh Of ~ Arisltt teseett Me+a Fork aud uason2
PEoretair viii tuhJet: tc Al. the condition. hereto
fesc tu:it* he'd copy II hch ae 81 arpt:tA
ton At thf- rficr.
i<. nnts .'sss the tine when ,he
Bst Cot AH4 G. i, L. Il d.
, 1870-03-02

1ENN f.N3EE.s =
NAsNvHiE, March 1--Tne bill Introduced IN
the uouse.oJ Mt. S'ee.e, Chairman Of tae finance
Com1lt'ee, is similar 10 It's matu features to the
Sorsn Carolina bill, and provides tnat talro s1
officials shat, upon CATH etate the n1mps1 snd
OF The Legislature since 1855, the psce received
TT the eale ar the sane. AID The Governor and
Comptroller shall oc governed " the pics Of as,d
aay rai1toad sold Its bonds at tfiy ceLts interest
will orlJ be paid Oh said bonds ~ nlty cents, AID
Lew ponca will issue for them at the sRCne that ia,
npe Lew bond for two old. TIE bill passed Z trsi
f,adtrR, wn~ referred 10 the Finance Committee,
and ornt red to be printed.
TIE Legislature will 4ciourn on the sth instant
but the committee to lneett.gase the legality ol
the oonda tskued 10 railroads. = III remain IN seah n
QlflpE The rectAA
, 1870-03-02

DISSOLUTION.

The rtuerhp terstef"Ee exiting brtR eea tie su-
de.zsn hcrthJ dl.s,sEed BY u l. e.
wifi s+.tlr Iii ent1ns agaae And will cpi.e.
l. G. DAEN1~k
Nt-L
, 1870-03-02
DISSOLUTION.

The en7ks.Ie:taip tcrs.3fose existing be:vrc= tbs
rrt.r~ sret III Ger the firm 'of '. KD :g{SY
3. Y. AOH9IyS
Chicago. March l. 1s.7- y. Auti- RAY
, 1870-03-02
MICHIGAN.
Honft3 OF Trade Election At Detroit
Death OF an Opium EAtcrs
Coee,as Tpsr, +rh ~ .rr = fen,.. ~, r,vthnnA

Death OF an OPium EAtcrs
Spec!a. Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribute
DErRoyr, March l.
The Bo4rd Of Trade held itA annual election
to-day, aud R. n. Gllett was elected President
without oppoaltion. Mr. n. G. Wll11ana was
cnoken Flint Vice President and Nj. 6. II. Gar.
ftFon second.
Michael keAne, here few weeka sEa By cutting
bis threat with 4 rRzor, IN light commenced
hese today, tue Circuit co7rs room
s!oa Wa1 yery strong 4KAius; the prisoner. The
defence viii seek TO show that the deceased cut
his own throat Just a{ser his quarrel with Costel-
10, being d1unk II the dnoo.
4 specthl 10 The Tribune announces F4nder-
popl'4 arrival At JACKSON so-day, and his lmtEe-
d1ate Incarceration. 49,.
10 niA bed hers this mornirK. As he waa IN
opium eater 1t is supposed he wsB killed BY an
Q1efdoat Of The drug.
, 1870-03-02
France.

PAHts, March 1.-Sotwtthstandpg the announce
nent that the ardi Grds festivities woutd be sup
pressed By the police, 1t this nour Il oc1ocf> the
int OF {BoeTv Grds) PROCESSION has Just entered
the coctt- gard Of the Tu!ierte1 Great crowds Of
people are gathered on the lice Of march, but 70
disturbance Of any kind has occurred.
, 1870-03-02

REDUCTION OF Disc0CST RATKs
AMSTERDAM, Much 1.-The Bank Of Holland
has reduced ita premium rate Of discount TO per
cent. The opinion Is general that other cont,nen.
hi tanfs viii follow ii example.
, 1870-03-02

NASHVILLE, March In the House, to-day, Nj.
Russell Chairman Of she Committee ct 1uvess'ga.
1sor, reported that said committee had proof tnts
Secretary Fletcher was offered nve cents more per
acte lot the Agricultural School tcIip donAted to
the State By the General Government than he scl1
OF Ee.ltEC On time,
, 1870-03-02

Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
Fl. PAUL, March L
The Secase today, by strict party vote, pasaed
| octa.ic platform Of 1sss-everJ Democrat voting
ra TIE H01ee fcdtf7n!tefy postp0cetl the sppro-
priatinx Of 80 600 to the St. Cloud Normal School,
Tue nNI Tor an estrh3 law ard metupnsI 10 rela-
scr 70 railroad freights were Indefinitely post
poned.
, 1870-03-02
WEST VIRGINIA.

WHEELING, March 1.-Tne joint resolution Pro-
po1ing an amendment to tne State Constitution
10 Al 10 e1fTancb!sc the Degroes and ex.confed.
er8tea, passed the Senate Today By vote OF 1a
to 4. II was pa1ked By the Rouse on Friday, bJ a
Tote Of s6 10 le. It as to be concuE1ed IL ey tue
Legislature next winter, and then subnl tied 10
The peop!e In Oc!ober. 1871. Gnfer II the enfran4
chscd Coniede1ates will nrst Yo;e In October, lSsa
, 1870-03-02

purposes Of Stste, the otoer Was special election,
III wr.ch t411ttou waa impo.e1 upon psopetfJ-a
9oYt OF private as e suent There WAS no. p1fr.
ciple In common betwe.n the two.
Mf. WALL explained, in behalf Of b q section,
At length
Af1it TIA
, 1870-03-02

ABOLITION OF IuR DEATH PENALTY.
BERLIN, March 1.-fn the RechestAg, today,
Count Dihnark made long speech against the
soolltlon Of the death penalty. lie Eaid the adop
tion Of such measure would be fatnl to tne new
code The Rechestag. however, voted In favor Of
abolition, b. majority Of 81.
, 1870-03-02

TRENTON, March IA hill has been introduced
IN tue - nate looking 10 ne ta.ttead route be
tween New YORK ard Fn11adeiph.a.
, 1870-03-02
Ste Domingo.
yo7f IN F4yoR or ANIMATION TO ruE United

81, DoNlHoo, Feb. 20, rim HAVANA. March L.
The pouirscau Republic has formally declared
for annexation to the Cnfted S:atea The vote
which had been ot1c!ally proposed b. the goveyu-
meut has been taken, AID, IL received here, snoTa
an overwhelming majority In favor. Tue towns
Of Ss1ttago Lsrees, and Asra led the demand for
sautss,ou to the Cnion. Nowhere was there aay
visible opppMHon.
, 1870-03-02

ByFHoP CEDkR ARREST.
MADRID, March 1.-The Bishop Of 0rslua hal
c1llyed IN Madrid, IN custody OF the cig1i guards
ANOTHER ISrkRPkLLAT1oN.
Senor NA.tos intends to interrellate The Roresr-
next respecting the visit which the Spanish Btsb-
ops In Rome made to Pr1rce Alfonso on biz a:r1Ya1
there with the Duke Decaeate.
, 1870-03-02

CINCINNATI, Marrh 1.-Tne Cincinnati Sou thet1
Rsltoat bill w8s defeated IN the Keutucky Sen
s1e 10 taJ By = vote OF q % -. A motion 10 re
cun2,der was lost By the saMe vote.
, 1870-03-02

OHIO.

CoLCxBCs, March 1.-The House to-day recon-
t:dert yesteroaIs acssou on the Woman Suffrage
bill, and allowed 1t to be printed.
, 1870-03-02
COPAETNEKaHIP NOTICES

Es.Jfe he,ety xten that Azts<d rsrt7tsship h.s
bcSp tLFUt9 ttI EEart the laTe The Stats Ct I'LL
nt!.. under TIC nste and style u
Clinton Briggs & Heefnlans.
That Clinton Bsires ADD Thomas He-rrp aas r.ch II
wLun Eetdss Il ci5 Vi Eh:c4<u. Eounis nj Cook.
Wltt,ata + Kwtnt. who restdts i st l.nie, IN tts
t,Ibattd to tic erp:si soef q .ad bra she .ur =;
etsas Thousand dol.;s a 1uh Tint te bus'ne.. to -
cu tsIon B1.it IN the said city ot Chicsko: snd
thy siGln7 ard bstilirK Burihr-e At Lac,n. MaI,aI
ueoetd on tte lit day ef J.saaryA L. te and Il to
t+ra.tLate on TIC tAs d,s Ct JsLuas~. a. D. E:a
Iniuss liTfRMiSs. P4s:nela. Psssea
WILLIAM L. r. 1i.ts,
Chicago, Feb. !, ls.a. S{refai Partner.
, 1870-03-02

T.
Taa Navy Department has not yet received any
psfttculA1G OF the OLcida otlasseT 1t Is tmpoBsl.
be to obtain any perfect lt-t Of the oflcera aud
crew Of the vessel, for the reason that she was
transfers, both among the oolcers and men OF the
squadron 70 Vhtcn tte belonged, probably TOOK
place, particularly In the cafe OF tie men Who had
yet to serve 6ome tina OF Enlistment, while osheTs
belonging to other Urtted 3.ates vessels OF the
Fhme aqusdrop, whose terms nsd expired or were
about 70 expire, would be transferred 10 the
Oneida for hore passage.
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILR0An,
Tue PncIoc RsilE; ad Company denied tntg morn.
ing to allow the Atl8uElc 4 Pacific Ks,lroad the
tine asked to 1ush the conatfuctton Of tuer road.
The voee 10 couDfteee Was d tte, aud the oppu1t-
ton 10 the Atlantic + pRcnc announce their de-
termination 10 ught It 10 the lf0use,
rQLrT1Cs AEp TOIiCY.
The COMMITTEES on Naval Affairs hat postponed
the fuHtntr confederation Of The bill OF feorRhulxa-
ton Of {he nsyy until afteF the New HtmphhiIe
election, IN order 10 AlEo8 Stevens, \ member OF
the committee, to 60 home
, 1870-03-02
Report Of the Banking Commit. !.
tee on the New York
Gold Panic.
Monthly Statement Of the
Public Debt, .
Decrease During the Past Month,
s6,4S4,s1I,75.
Time for Keeping Whiskey in
Bond Extended to Three
Years.

WASHINGTON, March.
THE cApEIsu1r BUSINESS
Ihe Military Committee cane Into the Home to.
da1 with evidence In The case OF DaEecse AL the
material points have been anticipated. The sarue
fetouuoh Wa8 passed az In the Whittemore Gaze
The com utttee saked tor distractions coucefn,np
!ts 2ctacn iu regard to meuabers Of previous Con
greeeeA The House, after 1onp debate, decided
not TO continue the examination Of Cases except
VIXEN pertona charged are me nbers ol this House,
This will cut OF ac,1un in the cases Of Pe.us, Cal.
lie, blackburn, SEpher, and Edwards. As sipher
IL contestant, his case viii hire to be passed
Upon u be + admitted TO teat.
AUkGEsB CASE.
The situation Of MunRen Ia about this: pyoul.
nent Democrats OF his district recommend the
appointment OF tie ton OF a Republican, aud
MuEEen 8Frpttted Eithou. kupwtsR ANYTHING OF
the politics Of the boJ's tr!ends. The evidence
shows tfas $se0 WINS ps:d, and roa. 1t went Into
the halds OF Two Of these Ueuocla:a. MuuRen
oseefte, AID all bis 1tleod4 belic5c, that he has
nerer kLoEn Of this part Ct the transaction till
brought out BY the committee. In Covode'd case
there is no eviteuce snovrg tha. hs received any
nohty. hut tha. 81, COO WAS paid ~ The frten9s of
the appolntee, which was d.viued between al ex-
Aalanal aud Democratic politician.
GoILApAy.
The con u!ttee to-day couunred the tnyesttga-
ton IN Goadas'a cate, with the lntertion Of
completing the exau,ltntio1 before reporting
1eeooGen similar 10 tne one passed IN regard to
oeSeee- ....-.
MATRIMONIAL:
eeott smith. ptomie ent Warrington cosre-
Fpo:d :de1t, wAs married todrY to Miss Annie II.
oaua11 u tnls CITY. Iae ffetldehf, VICE presl.
oent, Secretaries Fish aud Boutwell,, several
Se1atols ana REPRESENTATIVES,, and members ol
the dtpicnntlc cotps wire present. G sueral But
le1s lne superior OF LekhpaPtEd and Newspaper
Met, Mes Lot pFeEent.
roSr1Rurn
In sracp+,va nss.snn ~ -. su.-, ,.,. ,..
e@s.'oAs ~ o91s 0itGt :" 'oAS eGa
s:ons Inc TeCoQtidkrAt0n QG StlpnRA C0n1rrQA-
rim for rte Sucrerne C,crt vaa utthdravn and
=
he stat1s cnIntDed Elg1tons oppOsittou va.
made TO Bradley cpitnF On the rrnuud nf lnc airy
and no eorclaston Was reached. II aeens
pretty certain. however Lha. he YllI he cGnhr
' ~'.' ~ "''A w ~"nA' ''eo
, 1870-03-02
NJf1x. QOKt'kN q O..
NTWTrkpER knFYRTfC1EfA kaT1

NNWBfAFIA ApFKRTlGlF9 A0KN19.
xx1cr,1~a a41terti.et4htA fo+ iH1 THt8
CHL at koxest rates As' agent rs*irs adrer.
hsryens antte.s for al EKEsPArTH1 Oh MA1At tINEB
lin uni LIag~aas> IN 4 e. Te1rirss Al tbs p.e
hshers' loHAss Prfexs
, 1870-03-02
COPARTNERsHxP.

s: Denton aud Kobt- F. ake hare this day ast,-
s.,t<d theHset5s. :: Sopartne5t y he t.ner>i PIz
under the dFm nAme OF Denton Sase. Oher, NJ. lss
Wat biz ftau Vt. u. H DENTON.
March leo. EORT- +. SAtiE
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19

Another Congressional investigation farce
has come to close. The committee appeint-
ed to investigate the gigantic gold specula-
ton in Wall street last fall, and ascertain
whether any government officials were in
volved in it, hsve announced their readiness
to report. The committee were very careful
to examine only such witnesses as should
swear to nothing unpleasant, the whole object
of getting up the investigation being 10 white
wash President Grant and Secretary Bout
WELL To this end, of course, the committee
declined to call President Grant, Mrs. Grant,
Mrs. Corbin or any other witness to the stand
from whom the exact truth could have been
extracted. But will the public acauit Grant
after this acknowledgment by the committee
OF their fear to give him "A hearing! II con.
WINGED of his innocence, why hesitate to have
HIM, or his wife, or Mrs. Corbin testify? Il
was the conviction alone that such testimony
would defeat their whltcwAshing intentions
that prevented their calling for the evidence
OF those believed by the public to be the most
deeply and discreditably implicated.
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BIG PoRK.--We copy the following "splurye"
from tho gainesville, Ohio, Advertiser. Oicourse
Illinois can beat Ohio any time in the matter Of
big pork or anything else, though We fail to re-
call where tho Illinois hog is roofing just now
that Weighs over 1850. viii some of eur cotsm
porsries refresh our memory
Mr.. Chas Brown. in the north.e east part of
Kingsv,lle, has hog which will be three years
old in February, that is I feet inches in length,
fleet inches in girth, 3 feet high and weighs
nearly 1900 pounds.
y We clip the above from the Ashtabula 7els-
graph and We doubt not they think that con-
siderable sized pig in "beughted Ashtabuls.'
Mr.. Geo. +. Calender, Of Painsvllle, has pig he
Z fitting for latle roast that is feet B inches
il length 70 root Of tail o. 2 feet inches o..
trsme iength-girth 7 feet "a inches, stands 8
fsst inches II height and wsishs nnearly l.9cO
peuads. II orr friends IN AShtAbuls Dan best
thst. 10 will look up come OF our large hogs.
VI have them in this roolnlyi In fact, heas
grow large IN "ktGs Lake"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19

CoAMENDABLE.-Messrs. Harper Brothers
have, at their own expense, engaged Hiram
Powers the sculptor to erect a suitable tomb
stone over the grave Of the historian Hildreth.
late American consul at Trieste, who is buried
IN the Protestant cemetery in Florence. And
the Harpers have done very creditable act,
IN performing which the American people
should have taken their place honoring one O,
our greatest and most impartial historians,
whose mastery history OF the United States has
but one falkland that is that it is too able for
the masses to comprehend.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19
Carpet Dagger Speculations.

Nothing has come to light so perfectly illus.
trating the exact character of the material of
which radical members of Congress from the
south are made up, as the revelation Just
made by the Congressional Committee to in
veshgate the alleged sale by members Of Con-
gress of West Point cadetships. 1t is known
that each member of Congress has the power
to recommend two cadets for the military
Academy at West Point and tor the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. 1t was bit of pa
tronage members OF Congress were wont to
confer on the sons Of personal friends for favors
rendered, but the mcanncss Of selling these
1aVors TOR money was never heard or dreamed
OF until reconstruction came to inject its scuryy
spectators into the national legislature. A few
months ago, however, advertisements Offering
cadelshlps tor sale, were noticed in the New
York papers. The thing became TOO scandel
Gus not to demanG some attention on the part
OF Congress, and an " investigating commit.
tee was the consequence. The committee.
-hter giving the matter partial oycrhaunr.
authorize the statement that IT is due to the
decent members Of Congress from the north
to say, "that these bargains and sales have
been made only by The carpet.bag members
from the south We are curious 20 see what
punishment the House will iniict upon the
creatures VIII" have brought the deep disgrace
which such disreputabe commercial trans
actions involve, upon the hitherto unbl,m-
isi"' character Of our exceedingly virtnsus
anM -.maCnlate radical Conrress
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Cost of the Canal.

The synopsis We copied two weeks ago
from the Chicago Times of the report Of the
Trustees of the Ills & Michigan Canal con.
tanned very erroneous statement of. the cost
OF the canal. The figures there given were
81 ,2S7,476, while in fact the cost of the canal
was according to the report of Mr. Goodng,
the chief engineer. but sG,562,66s 40. OF
this amount s5,63G,l6l have been paid by
the sale of canal lands; leaving but triAc of
the canal debt unpaid. The average yearly
net earnings of the canal for the last ten years
have been $134.919, which is certainly a
very satisfactory percentage on the compare
lively trifing sum it has in reality cost the
state above what was realized from the sale of
the canal lands and tolls collected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-02-19

Ogle county has levied, through its board
OF supervisors, tax Of one dollar head on
dogs, and is collecting it, and the Prairie
Farmer, in Noticing the fact, expresses wish
that like tax may be levied in every county
in the state. IT would certainly be a good
thing for tho sheep ii it could be done. But
what power have the supervisors to levy such
a tax We recolect, our own board of ST.
pervisors voted such tax some years ago,
but we're unable to collect it for want of le-
gal authority, and it was abandoned.