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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-02-17

1ucu lucy ulS6ppcIIcOS III Ous Ouc
small, stealthy figure, that stole down,
q moment after, from Toms room, with
his fowling- piece In hand.
'"It's that scoundrcl, Kit Cassidy !" Tom
could have cried with rage.
When his mother had succeeded In free
ing herself and her husband, and Tom
had found voice, his passion knew no
bounds. He shrieked out, Croppies, lie
DOWN. from the door, after the retreating
figures, as the most offensive words he
could find. Goods creatures r he stormed,
following his father. "They are treacher-
Gus thievesT He wondered to find his
father and mother 90 quiet.
"They have not touched the plat"
said Mrs. Kelsoe and look at this, my
dear" pointing to . heap Of rings, watch
and chain, which she had taken off the
night before. "They took nothing but
the arms" -
"How can she ny word for them 2"
muttered Tom. Gods creatures, In
deedr He went upto his room and looked
ct the empty hooks, where his gun had
hung. Il was - much a. he could do TO
keep the tears out of his eyes, II hope
that Kit Cassiiy my never come IN my
way" he said, ssvagely. "I'll be revenged,
II 4 y thousand years from NOW"
The New York herald., 1870-06-10
PROPOSALS..

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT TIN
- ONCE OF the Clerk OF the Board Of Educaon OF
18th OF june le7u at oclocx r. NJ Tor supvn. ha 10y.
and Wood required for the Public choos this CITY FOR he
4 I sSspd 81 .S i9p; woSa S SS
hundred 0O, COT ds OF Pine Wood, more or less
The Coal must be OF the best quality of White Ash fur
two hundred and forty pounds to the ton must ba
delivered In the bins at the severa school buildings The
supPy the Coal 10 BE- furnished from .hs mine. nSms
accepted and must state the price OF two thousand
two hundred and forty t2,.40) pounds
about follows -Four thousand tons OF furnace se
twelve hundred tons OF Size seven hundred and wen
The oak wood mus OF quality, the sticks moi
less than three 90 feet and not less than three a. inches Ia
The pine wood must be OF the quality not lass than
thIee ty) feet SIX 90 inches long.
The proposals state the price cord OF one hundred
l2s) sold for both oa
and pine wood and also NE price per cut o sswp: an
splitting per oadhe quantity Of oak wood 70 be split on
Ss required by the comm,'tee on suppes Ihs w9oa w
specor OF fuel Of tbs Board Of Educaon and must bt
delivered At the schools, when ordered a. follows Two
la OF October and the remainder ~ required BY the Com
mltee on Supplies.
and when required split aad must be piled tn the yarda
cellars vaults, bins OF tho school building
by the proper authority The contracts for supplying sale
suretss for the faithful performances Of the contract win be
required each proposal be accompanied with the
No Compensation viii be allowed For delivering said coal
wood any Of the schools putting ami png the
Proposals must be directed 10 the omniltee ON suppe
Board OF Education and should be endorsed "Pro
posas Coa "rroposas for Wood as the case may
The comme reservee the right reject any all Of ths
proposals offered. u,,,oruv nnu,v.,, c-,.
THOMAS MURPHY, on
SAMUEL A. LEWIS Supplies
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

A RICH ASSORTMENT OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI
tue for SALE the property Of private fams declining
and wishing have auction eae; VIII
SELL at half cost all Of their magnificent Honsehold Furn
superb Parlor Suits, ia pieces cost Ss Tor xl7o
do, $50 Suits in reps, for $780, magnificent octave
rosewood Panoorte best city maker cost $1oo ior MO-
less than half cos 20 Carpets from 50 cents per yard up
wards Cal at residence lib West twenty seventh
street, Sixth avenue N. BThe above furniture has
been in since August b. H. MARTIN. Esq.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

MICE CARPETS AND CHAMBER SETS FOR SALE.
IN Ata bargain, BY family removing 10 the country ibl
East ThlrtIeh street. Call between anda
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

CARPETS, FURNITURE AND BEDDING, &C, AT
reduced prices ho,,sek supplied and pay by
the week or MONTH at oFARRELL GREENS, 200 Eighth
avenue. corner Twentieth street.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

DARTNER WANTED-IN AN ESTABLISHED MANU-
factory protected by letters patent paying large profits
worthy the attention Of capitaists invited
Apply at $50 Broadway, rooms Nos. Q and 3.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

ITO UAPTTALISTS--A RARE CHANCE TO PURCHASE
most valuable Patent for among shce man afactu.
rers; thoroughly tcscd. Examine H. Address PATENT
FASTENER, bOx Ill Herald ofnce.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

DARTIES POSSESSING FROM al 900 TO $4,000 ARE
invited to investigate business which be shown to
pay from TO $50 day Apply $50 Broadway rooms
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

CnRPErs, FURNITURE, C.-HOUsEKEEPERs SIT.
pljed and payment received by the month. DEA
LY 4 CUNNIkGHAM, 3S6 Sd avenue, near z6th sreet.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10
FINANCIAL.

A -A.-MoNEy TO BUY FIRST AND SECOND MORT
N. cages loan improved and unlmpr"ved Property
WASHINGTON X NICHOLS,
Counsellor at Law, ll5 Broadway, room ls.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

vV VANTED--A YOUNG MAN WITH $3.50, AS EQUAL
one hour from New York Address T. * pins street,
-oom No. 4. New York
The New York herald., 1870-06-10
FURNITURE.

A MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT HOUSEHOLD FUR.
N nture; private sale property family declining house
keeping superb Drawing Room Suit covered French satin
wood pihnoorte ceebrated maker S2o marquoture bot.
Cabinet Table Eageres, Booktase Brocate Lace
medallion velvet Carpets bronze Satuarys Paint
ings artists, Pier, Manel Mirrors, Extension
Tab c. Sdeboard, rosewood walnut Bureaus, Bedseads,
Wardrobes contained in private resdencc 67
West Fifteenth street, near Sixth avenue.
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

AT 1l5 WEST ELEVENTH STREET, NEAR SIXTH
n avenue-Cash advanced on Furniture, Diamonds.
Pianofoes, Mirors Books, stauary Paintings Bron1es
The New York herald., 1870-06-10

NOTICE TO PAPER MANUFACTURERs.-THE IN
~ yen.or Of new process Of getting pure white cotton
with the treatment of waste cotton seed
situation chemist managing his business Address
for eight days CHEMIST, Herald Office.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17

report as to what can be done TO avert
the dire calamity.
Last evening Theodore Tilton, editor
of the New York Independent, de
Iivered his lecture on The American
Woman at tho city ball IN this city
That the address was able and interes-
ting, will not be doubted by any one &C
quainted with Mr.. Tilton or his paper
He is pleasant graceful orator, and
knows well how TO dress "dry facts " it
his sometimes terribly mixed audiences.
At frst, sight as the gentlemas appeared
before the audience, one would pro
Bouncs him theological student abou
twenty yoars of age. He is about five
feet ten inches in height, rather slim
light complexion, cIeanly shaveu face
aud light hair worn long aud curling al
the ends. He ia advancing the "Wo-
man cause wonderfully by bis lectures
judging from the effect produced here
Last Saturday your correspondent
made flying visit the cities of Portage
and Kilbourn. The former il a place o.
about 5000 inhabitants, and is noted as
being one of the chief points to be ben
Gifted by the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
improvement-tbe genuine hospitality o.
its citizens, and the summary manner
in which they dispose of thieves and
murderers-the location of Hartel'i
Brewery, the Badger Club. and two o.
the finest picture galleries 10 the state
The home of innumerable good looking
girls and Sam Brannan, (who, it will b
remembered, was last fall was relieved
of $l25--the profits of bis butter spec
ulstions for the summer) Kilbourn j:
chiefly noted for having been located BY
Byron Kilbourn, the railroad man from
whom its took its name, and as being
the center of the great hop region, and
the home of Pat Wildrick. 1t has about
1000 inhabitants, several steam saw.
mills, bank, the usual complement of
stores and hotels, a newspaper (which
understand is soon to be removed tc
Beloit,) and general lack of business
in all branches Of trade-which last
may apply equally well to ali towns east
and west. Yours, w.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
The FeSficGE.

1He EGSttCUts
The festival given by the ladies of CAL
vary (EpiscopaD church, for its aid and
benefit last Tuesday evening, was large
ly attended. Several parties from Has
tings were present and participated in
the festivities. Danbars Hall was APP
propristely trimmed with evergreens, the
walls decorated with paintings, mottes
&C., and the tables tastefully arranged.
After the company were served with ice
cream, oysters. coffee, DC. occurred the
most notable and deeply interesting fea-
ture of the occasion, name ly-the draw
ing of the Afghan Tor African as our sa-
tanic calls it). There were 125 tickets
issued at one dollar each. The lucky
number, Al, was held by w. R. Gates.
A printer for luck always. After the
festival the musicians changed their tune
and little dance followed, which con-
tinued till late hour. The gross re-
ceipts of the festival were about $685.
We are glad to note the success of the
enterprise socially as well as financially,
for the unwearied efforts of the ladies
and gentlemen upon the committees to
make the gathering pleasant as well
profitable certainly earned all they have
gained.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
miscellaneous Items.

Paris has thirty-one daily newspapers.
A Kansas farmer sowed six acres of wheat
on the llth of January. -..s
Don Piatt says the thieves of the Indian
Bureau make him cling closer to the precious
belief in hell hereafter, and what Burns
calls @tidingsio'damnation. CO ssl sl
Commodore Vanderbilt refuses to made
will. He desires that his youthful wife
shall have her legal share of his property
She will be heir, therefore. when he dies. to
soma 500, 100000.
DIR Prime, of the New York Obserer,
who is gossiped of as being rejected sutton
of Harriet Beecher Stowe in his younger days,
is savagely assaulting his old flame in connec-
ton with the Byron business.
Peter L. Washburne, Governor of YER
mont, died at Woodstock, VT, on the It'll
inst. ~
Win. Pitt Dewey. of Grant county, has
been elected Speaker pro tenn, the Assem-
bly, during the temporary absence of Speaker
Bingham.
"A bill has past the Assembly requiring
inspectors of elections TO hold open the polls
without an adjournment at noon. Inspectors
must take their lunch In their pockets bere-
after. q ueR
Hon Truman II. Hoag, democratic
member of Congress from the Cleveland Dis
trict. Ohio, died on the 9Th irst.. The dis
trict is strongly republican,. but Mr.. III. was
successful over the notorious Ashley, of town
site and impeachment fame. A special cleo
tion win be held, and a Republican will un-
doubtedly be chosen.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
~ Editorial Correspondence
OUR MADISON LETTER.
Relating to the Final Adjournment
Legislature and Miscellaneous Mat
tiers Generally.
MADISON, Feb. lo, 1870

MADISON, Feb. l2, 1870.
Last Friday the Assembly passed a
resolution, whereby no new business
should be received after the 10Th inst
so that now we can calculate with some
thing of a certainty on the final adjourn
ment. The Governor has given out that
he will sign no bills after the Legisa.
ture is adjourned, which may tend to
prolong the session few days. But i
think the 4lh or 9Th of March will soc
all our Lawmakers returned to their con-
stituency, while peace and quiet will
reign at the Capitol city. A resolution
was also introduced to adjourn the 2Sth
inst, which was killed without much ef
fort.
Saturday morning last, the Assembly
passed bill No. |, which provides for the
revival Of the old supervisor system. -
The vote stood. 81 ayes to 26 noes,
while % were absent, Hon. w. H.
Chandler of Dane, made the most tel
ling speech against the bill, while Hon.
W. Pitt Dewey, backed by numerous
smaller fry, many of whom are demo-
Gratis. urged its passage. The vote will
be much closer in the Senate, and may
possibly be defeated there. ea
Ip the Senate yesterday quite an in
teresting debate was had over bills ap-
propriating in all about $1,000 TO be-
nevolent institutions in Milwaukee,
Bills asking for $4,000 were indefinitely
postponed, and others asking for $4,000
were ordered to "tbird reading"
The bill in the Assembly asking for
an appropriation of $4,000 10 build
an other University here, is creating a
considerable interest. An army of Dane
county lobbyists are in attendance labor.
ing for ifs passage, and think they will
crowd it through. Another University
building here at Madison, may be all
right and for the best interest of the
state, bot i |" can't see it by those lamps"
1t -,cW be big thing for Madison. how
ever.
The Portsge Register stated editori-
ally some weeks since to the effect that
there was possibility of the Wisconsin
river changing its course at that place,
and following through the canal into the
Fox river thereby emptying itself into
Lake Michigan instead of forming with
the Father of Waters and floating to the
Gulf of Mexico. Fearing the effects of
such radical change on portion of
our state the Legislature have under con-
sideration joint resolution providing for
a committee to visit Portage, and ex-
anime the danger Of such change, and
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
special Notice.

T offer my entire sleek of clothing in ex-
IL changetor wood. as I shall not keep cloth
ing hereafter All that are in want of cloth
ing can get it at l.. ID. NewelPs without pay
ing greenbacks, by bringing him wood.
Great bargains will be offered to those who
wish to buy. Most all kinds of produce viii
be taken in exchange for cloth ing.
/ am now expecting new, goods to arrive
from the east every day. and invite every one
that is in want Of goods to call and exam
inc the goods before running off to any other
town to purchase. Goods can and win be
sold in Prescott az cheap as in our neighbor-
ing towH l. ID. NEWELL.
Prescott, Feb. 18th. 1870.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
Council Proceedings.
Council Room. Feb. Z, 1870.

Council Room, Feb. z, 1870.
Regular meeting. Mayor Dill in the
chair. Aldermen present, Hollister, Jay,
Redmon, Fields and Haviland.
On motion bills were allowed ~ fol-
lows:
w Fl Ieavit service as marshal for January. $25 90
Redmon cord wood for Mrs. Bolton, 4,50
Mrs M Foster, care of pr. Steiner for JAN, 1893
ID ] Dill one sack of -four to Mrs. Bolton, 1.50
o C HOLSTER, labor on Kinnickinnic street, 2,5O
A resolution was unanimously adopted
extending the time of city treasurer for
collecting taxes in city of Prescott to
March Cd, 1870.
An ordinance was passed Empowering
the city marshal to take up and empound
all horses, colts, mules, jackaases and
swine being at large in the city Of Pres
colt, Wis. All present voting aye No
opposing vote.
On motion adjourned.
w. r. GATES, City Clerk.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
Personnel.
Senator IVES and Asssmblyman Pow.

Senator Ives and Asssmblymsn Pow
ELL came home last Saturday. They re-
port legislative business quiet aud, expect
to close up the ' mill'' in about three
weeks. They started for Madison, Mon
day.
Gen. SAM. HARTMAN was in town
last week Wednesday, and stacked arms
in our Office for few moments.
Mr.. A. RAIDER has returned from .
six weeks visit among friends in Mime
sofa. He reports all quiet and thinks
the farmers over the river will not COM
mence their springs work for week OF
two at least. ar "0 ia 8 iasa
We are pleased 10 note the return
of GEO. HOPE from ST. Paul. From
his looks we should say the city agrees
with his constitution.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
Extension of the Land Grant.

Ia another column we print the joint
resolution extending the time of the ST.
Croix & Lake Superior land grant,
which is now before Congress. The
chances are very favorable to its passage
aud should it become law the construc-
ton of the road will be speedy and Ger.
tain. AS Prescott is the southern term.
mus of the road the work will doubtless
commence here. According to the pro
visions Of the act twenty miles must be
built within eighteen months after its
passage. The fulfillment of these con
ditions will give US railroad connection
with River Falls with the coming year
Come on with your smoke wagon!
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
The Last Cali.

If our subscribers only knew what an
excellent chance we were giving them TO
get first class agricultural journal. de-
voted to stock raising, bee culture dc :,
&C., they would pay up all arrearages
and year in advance before another
month rolls around. We cannot make
them this Offer beyond the first of March
unless the proprietors of the Americon
Stock Journal will grant us further ex-
tension and we don't think they will
Our farmer friends need not be basnful
about offering US wood-for that is le-
gal-tender at this Office.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17

A memorial was presented in the
State Senate a few days ago for the pas
sage of law exempting disabled soldiers
from the payment of poll tax and ped
dIer's license. This request is reason
able one, and should be granted at once.
The man who went, into the army and
suffered permanent physical disability
has done his country sufficient service 10
exempt him from paying q poll tax; and
if be desires to pursue the calling of a
peddler he should be permitted to do 50
free of any restraint from license laws.
By all means grant this favor to the
manned heroes-it is a small thing in re-
turn for what they have suffered for the
public good. io
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
COUNTY GOVERSMENT.

The bill repeating the present system
of county government. and inaugurating
the Ola county board consisting Of
one supervisor from each sown-bids fair
to become law. II has already passed
the assembly by decisive vote. The
measure is likely to meet with strong op
position in the senate and it may yet be
defeated. We are glad 10 observe that
the members, from the st. Croix Valley,
wbo were present voted against the bill,
aud in so doing, We believe they repre-.
psnt decided majority Of their constit-
uents.
Two weeks ago re spoke of the in
creased expense the old system wou Id
eut.ii upon the county which the poek
e:s of the tax psyers-now almost empty
must pay. We collect a few more
figures showing the relative cost of the
old aud new systems in some of the OIL
der counties.
Hon. w. Ii. Chandler. of Dane, the
ablest advocate Of the present system
on the floor Of the assembly, and withaI,
ono Of the finest speakers, and most eff
Gent Legislators in the state, spoke against
TIE Till aud resisted the change by ar
guments which we consider unsnswer
abe. Among other facts he submitted
tho following comparative cost for mile
age and FER diem of the County Board
of Dane county under the two systems.
for three successive years-tbe first three
being under the old and the last three
under the present system:
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17


ST. PAUL MAIL-We now have very
fine arrangement, by which our st. Paul
mail reaches Lake City, in the short
space of two days. After leaving st.
Paul it lies at Pennington nearly whole
day; remains over night at Hastings,
and also at Red Wing, and reaches US in
As hours after leaving ST. Paul. Chica-
90 papers can print the st. Pail news
and get into Lake City just twelve hours
ahead Of the St. Paul papers.-Lahd
City Leader.
We are just now being accommoda-
ted. y and have been for two weeks
past, BY the same " fine arrangement"
LIS burning shame that we can't get
the ST. Paul dailies until they are two days
old. Last week Wednesday we got the
Daily Pioneer of the Tuesday previous,
and 10 the same mail we, for the first
time, saw the Pioneer Of Tuesday the
week before--only eight days DID,
Time was when we got tue morning pa
pers from st. Paul the same day they
were published, but they are now almost
invariably a day behind. Whoever is to
blame for this fine arrangement, be he
editor man, printer man, mail man, post
Office man, stage man, or any other
man, should be vigorously stirred up
with a long pole. Those sprightly dali
lies, Press, Pioneer and Dispatch, and
invaluable TO our citizens for upon them
they rely for the latest news, markets,
&C., and they expect to get them the
same day they are published. What is
the maiterl
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
The XVIII Amendment.

The establishment and perpetuation OF
Impartial Suffrage, through the rsti6ca-
ton of the XVIII Amendment, is practi-
cally assured. When Texas and Ne
braska shall have concurred--as they
probably will this month--we count thir-
ty states on the right side to six on the
wrong, viz:
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
Reinforced.

Reinforced.
GEO. A. Dill has consolidated his
dry goods store and grocery store and
has now large stock of goods all together
This is good move-requiring less la
Dor to do the business, besides being
more convenient for customers. George
has put his goods down to the lowest
figures and is bound to sell them. He
means business now.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17

DEFEAT OF THE CENSUS BILL.-The
U. S. Senate has defeated the House
bill for taking the census, and it will now
be taken by the U. s. Marshal, under
the old law. To 1860 the plan pursued
in this state, WAS to appoint one man in
each assembly district TO do the work.
We presume it will be taken the same
way this year. .aa f7''han
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-17
This shows a saving of $7,O76.93

This shows a saving of $7,076.93 in
the pay and mileage Of the members for
three years under the present system.
The State Register gives a compare
tive statement of expenses in Columbia
county, under the both systems. The
expenses of the Board during eight years
from 1854 to 1861 incIusive--were
s5.99457; an average of $749,S2 per
Ruuum, under the old system. The last
eight years--ls62 TO 1869 inclusive
the expenses were $l,455.64; an aver
age of $751; per anum-a saving in each
year, on expenses of board alone, of 1867
and of the last eight years of 1858 90.
When facts and figures demonstrate
80 cOnclusivsly the increased expense of
the old system how can its advocates
consistently demand change as a mat
ter of economy. But this question of
dollars and cents, though important these
lard times, is not the worst feature of
the old system. The inequality of rep
Tssentstion which would be inaugu rated
by the change, is grossly unjust toward
the larger towns. The theory of our
government is, representation according
to populslion-s theory safe, fair aud
equitable. The theory of the old sys
tenn of county government is to make
territory the basis of representation. A
Township six miles square with a popu
laiion Of so persons, exercises tae same
power in county legislation that another
township would of the same size with
500 Inhabitants. Is this fair? The as.
sessed valuation of River Falls is more
than ten times greater than Rock Elm,
and it consequently pays ten times the
amount Of taxes into the county treasury
ret both, by the old sy stem, have the same
representation in the county board. Is
this JUST Really, any candid man not
blinded by local prejudice can but admit
such system of representation decided
ly wrong.
If it is necessary TO have eighteen
mon TO do our county business let tbem
represent population, or voters, not acres
Of land and sections of bowling wilder
ness. If twenty voters in one town are
entitled to the same representation as
two thousand in another town of the
same number Ofsquare miles, then on this
came principle the twenty should cast
two thousand votes on all quesiious.-
To illustrate it more fully, a man having
a section of land Is entitled TO eight
times as many votes as his neighbor
owning eighty acres This is the theory
of the old supervisor system, aud is one
of the many reasons why we don't sd'
mire it.