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The New York herald., 1870-04-12

NTEAM POWER TO LET-wITH ROOMS, LARGE AND
~ small well lighted and ventilated With every convent
for manufacturing purposes. Apply to PEEK 4 BO
CART, l63 Bank street, Of West.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

T,o LET-FURNIsHED, THE HOUSE NO. Is WASH.
ngon square third door west Of Fifth avenue THESE
premises commodous handsomely furnished.
will be let reasonable to private family. Apply
THOMAS PATTEN 246 Greenwich street, Robinson. \
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

A PRIVATE FAMILY WILL LET PARLOR FLOOR,
n unfurnshed. of three rooms with all modern improve
nens to gentleman and wife, rent $37 So New No 1853
West twenty sixth street.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS TO LET.

A HANDSOME PARLOR FLOOR AND TWO BASE
n mems; unexcertonabe neghborhood; rent $50 per
month: more Bedrooms required Call from 12 to at 200
East Sixteenth street. third house Of Third
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

ITO RENT.-A THREE STORY BRICK HOUSE, 24x45, IN
East Thirtyninh street partly furnished; good neigh
borhood, rent ,30 Apply to JAMES X. GIBSON, Jr
eda atrp
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

A FIRST FLOOR-CONTAINING NINE ROOMS, ON
~ the European plan having all modern improvements
to let; also, the second floor, Floor containing hv8
rooms At low rent No u wcst Thirteenth street. bsweeu
Fifth and Sixth avenues.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

Al AT EDWARD MILLER'S WELL KNOWN ES
l.. tabishmen loo Seventh avenue, near Nineseen,h
the full value in cash for Casoh Clothing, Car
pets &c by calling addressing Ladies' attended 10 by
Mira. Miller.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

mo LET--A FURNISHED HOUSE ON WEST TWENTY
first street. three high brick. in elegant
to private family only. Apply to WILLIAM kEkNELLY,
~ Pine street
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

yJNO LET CHEAP OR SELL-THE NEW FOUR STORY
brown stone House, high soop with a modern improve
men and elegantly furnished handsome bay window, &C.
seventh house west of Ninth and Sixyrst street
high ground, commanding beautiful view OF the Central
and of the Hudson river for miles Inquire of the
owner p NJ. CLARKE Of street and Ninth
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

CRoCERs WHO ARE FITTING UP NEW STORES AND
VI the Fixtures should their nd
NEW FIXTURES Herald office, aud descrip
iva cir
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

A -CAsT-OFF CLOTHING, CARPETS, FURNITURE.
n. &c-We viii the fun value by calling or sending
avenue, Thirty hh street, to Mr.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

ITO LET OR LEASE-A VERY HANDSOMELY FUR
nished brown stone high soop House Park avenue,
in fine condition. to party who would take good care Of
would be rented at moderate rent Apply to E. II. LuD
Low Il CO., No. Pine street.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

LII PRIVATE DISEASES CURED IMMEDIATELY
n DIR. EVANS, - Chatham street, without mercury.
Dr. Evans magic Iuvisoraters; lost manhood restored
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

A T SS3 BROADWAY NEAR THIRTEENTH STREET.
"A n. HERI viii the highest price for ladies' and
tlemens Wearing Apparel Carpets Ac Ladies waited on by
Her
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

rJ,O COMFORTABLY FURNISHED THREE STORY
/ stucco House, ii rooms every convenience; will be
very cheap desirable No. Garden street,
Brooklyn Heights.
The New York herald., 1870-04-12

ITO LET-THE HOUSE NO. 14s WEST ELEVENTH
l. street. between Sixth and Seventh avenues: These
premises good neghborhood and In good order Par
Tors furnished with pier and mante mirrors Apply at the
onice 246 Greenwich street, near Robinson.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
Theory rS Practice

There is knocking sem blanee of
virtue in the third resolution of the
Republican State Convention, and
an impudence almost sublime in its
declaration "that We are opposed to
any system or plan Of granting pub
lie lands to railways or other corpor-
ations.' A thief at the bar Of JUS
tice delivering a lecture upon the
impropriety Of stealing, while his
pockets arc stuffed with the proceeds
of his last raid, is the only parallel
that occurs to US at the moment for
this censurc of land grabbing BY =
party that has granted" to its own
members, in other words, stolen the
area Of an empire during the very
last session Of congress.
The people Of the country and es-
pecially Of tho Westers States and
Territories, d.nounce in uume sured
terms the plunderiug Of the Pub
lie domain by a Radical congress with
two thirds majority in both its
branches. Yet the very rascals who
perpetrated the robbery and who arc
themselves the corporators to whom
these grants were made have the sub.
lime etfrontery to 60 back to their
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
I'll .f'eer FSes2aefgss.

From surprise Valley comes the
following story of an old fellow who
got very jealous because his young
wife went to a ball with u gosd- look.
ing fellow, and stayed out until broad
daylight. The old chap went to a
Justice Of the Peace and told his
story, winding up with II want yel
to help me--for that ar thing has
been going Oh about long cnuf.
''Well," says the Justice, "you
can write down to Yreka, and see il
some of the lawyers can't get you a
divorce.
'Diyorce!' roared the angry man,
"w ho the deuce wants a divorce?'
The justice began to get wra.thy.
elf you don't want divorce what
the deuce brought you here -
"Why, | want an injunction to
stop further proceedings
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

The foolish tax on Whiskey Of 81
per gallon laid by Congress under tho
johnson Administration, was aban.
doncd by like party Congress-, be.
cause it was UNcoLLEcrABLE. The
temptation to fraud was irresistible.
and its success overwhelming. Be-
sides, eleven States are now in the
Union, in which the tax is levied,
that were out, practically. under
johnson. Again, what was the
johnson Administration, Seward 4
Co., but Repu blican Administra-
tion ?-and johnson could make no
Assessor Or Collector, not agreed
upon by the Senate, who would coE-
firm none but Republicans, or Re-
publican marplots In her interest.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
Twelve distinguished Radical Sena-

Twelve distinguished Radical Sena-
tors, according to an announcement
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, are to
furnish that paper with articles dur.
ing the present year. Senator Nor
ton, Of Indiana, is to furnish the FIRST
article-on "Chastity." Essay No.
2, on ''Temperance,' will be written
by Senator Yates, Of Illinois. Sena-
tor Sumner will follow, on the subject
of "Domestic Bliss" No. 4 will be
furnished by ex-senator Ben Wade,
and will be on the subject Of Beauty
of Expression - the object Of it be-
ing to denounce the profane habit Of
swearing. Senator Harlan, of Iowa,
will contribute a powerful letter on
"Honesty the Best Policy in Public
Life" with illusions to Indian
Treaties. generally. And Senator
Sherman, of Ohio, will supplement
this with one on the art of Getting
Rich Easily" The hit is hard
one, all the more so, from the signi.
iicant subjects given to each Senator
by explanation and enforcement
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

| constituents, denouncc the robbery,
and ask to be returned to the places
they have dishonored, representing
themselves as faithful watch. dogs,
Of the public treasury and domain of
the United States. Having stolen
everything worth stealing they now
c"me the honest dodge by resolving
that theft and public robbery is wrong
and impudcntly ask the hard fsted
farmers, mechanics and laborers that
pay all the taxes to return them to
the places they entered nearly penni-
less and from which they can now re-
turn owners If as muci, land as is com
prised within any two states of the
republic.
The congress that adjourned in Ju-
Iy 1870, and that convened on the
4th day of Ma rch 1869 gave to rail-
road companies Of which it's men,
bers were corporators 1o.J3D,0J0
acres of public land, while the pre-
vious congress composed like the last.
of two thirds republicans, gave to the
Union Pacific Road sj,O0O,0OO
acres, and to the Northern Pacific
Rail road Company 47,OOO,OUO
acres, besides nearly S7O,00O,OOO
in government bonds, or within tri-
fle of the entire cost of the road, in
addition to the millions of public do
main thus feloniously appropriated.
The resolution quoted condemns the
theft; the appropriations made con-
Wet the present congress Of having
committed the crime. 1t is for the
voters to decide whether they Gin
most cases re-nominated) shall be re-
turned to the trusts they have be-
trayed, or whether better and truer
men shall take their places. 1t will
be we'll for the people to remember
that the change can only be made at
the approaching congressional cleo
tion. and that the congress then elect
ed must be endured, for better or for
worse, for the ensuing two years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

CRAZY JoKE.--Some time ago
there was crazy man confined in a
certain county Jail, with whom the
people Of the village took pleasure
in conversing from time to time. On
one occasion very pious lady called
on him, as she said to talk religion.
Mr.. Crazy man listened to her very
patiently for some time, when ne in.
terrupted her as follows
"Look here. Mrs. s.-you think
You have religion, don't you -
'Well, yes sir, | profess to have. "
"Well now, Mis- you are the
worst fooled woman ever saw. You
have got uorms-that's what's the
matter with YOU"
Mrs. suddenly left to consult
her family physician.-(Ex.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

sDSsGss kcss'~e ElOaSsss.
What legions Of ''friendsn always bless u

! What legions Of ''friends' always bless US
When golden success lights our way!
How they smile as they softly address us,
So cordial good-humorcd and gay.
But oh when the sun of prosperity
Has sct--thcn how quickly they frowu,
And cry out in tones of severity,
/ Kick the man, don you see he is down !
What though, when you knew not a sorrow
Your heart was as open as day,
And your = fricniso when they wanted to
borrow,
You'd oblige--snd ne 'er ask them to pay
What though not a soul Won ecr slightcd,
As you wandered about through The town
Your tricads' became very near-sigh;ed,
And dvn't seem to see you when down.
When you're ''up'i you are loudly exalted
And traders all sing out your praise,
When yon re down you have greatly dcfault;d d
And they really don't fancy yoor ways
Your style Was ''tip-top' when yOu'd money
So sings every sucker and clown,
But now It's exceedingly funny,
Things are altered because you arc down :
Oh, give Inc the heart that forever
Is free from the worlds selfish rust,
And the soul whose high noble endcavor
Is to raise fallen man from the dust:
And when in adversity's ocean
A victim is likely to drown,
All hail to the friend whose devotion,
viii lift up a man when he's .down'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
Cost or Government.

Rpublican papers admit that the
expf ,ditures of the Federal Govern
melt during the past year reach
abb dui three hundred millions, against
the sixty millions per annum expcnd-
ed auring President Buchanan's ad-
mil tistration. This admission alone
is sufficient to condemn Grants ad-
mimstration---an admins rat n
which, at the outset, made such loud
professions Of economy. But this ad-
mission by the press, enormous as it
is, does not tell the whole story
While Congress was in session the
Radical leaders confessed to still
larger amount. The plan has been
to conceal the actual amount and to
dec 1--WE the people as to The real cost
Of CT arrying on the Government. Hon.
Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts,
Charma of the Congressional Com.
mite ec on Appropriations, said, dur
ing the last session, referring to
state ements furnished by the Depart
ments at Washington
1.-THE whole thing is transparent ;
it is a bold unblushing attempt to
conceal from the country the real
facts, which not only show no dimin
ut.on Of ex pcnditurcs but large in
crease. y x y Whatever IS Ia
ken Indirectly and concealed is sup
posed to be saved, and to be in favor
OF economy, as the people are not ex-
pectel to fad it out, as it does not
appear in the papers.
Otler Radical members have ad-
mitted the same thing. Mr. Beck,
an able aal reliable member of the
House Committee on Appropriations,
obtained from the Government Off
GERS a statement from which he prev
ed that the appropriations, and funds
applicable to expenditures for the
fiscal year just ended, amounted to
nearly three hundred and ninety nine
mlllio,s in addition to the amount
received from all sales of Government
property during the year. lie then
said
add to this what is known a the
loan and lapsed funds, which amounts
to several million dollars, and out Of
which. as the Secretary shows in his
letter to ne, Of June 1, which I read
on this floor, over 1000 employees
in the Treasury department are paid
who do not appear on the appropria-
tion bills or books of estimates, and
out Of which extra compensation is
paid, and add also all sales Of Gov
ernment property during the year,
the proceeds of which 60 directly to
the balances credited to the different
bureaus, and it will make over $4o0,
900, 900 subject to expenditure.
All the members of the Commit
tee on Appropriations know from per-
sonal examination of the department
and bureau officers that the balances
as we'll as the appropriations, are in
most cases exhaustcd.'
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
JoHN A. GRIswoLD and--Winslt

JOHN A. GRIswoLD and--Winslow
of New York, D. j Morrell, of Penn.
and 4. B. Ward, of Michigan, arc
the owners Of the Bcssamer steel
patent. Congress at it's last session
authorized bounty on Bessamer
steel, which puts into the pockets Of
these four men the snug little sum
of $50, 100000 year. Every dol.
lar of this immense sum comes out Of
the pockets of the people. This 10
what is called protecting American
industry. Is it any wonder that e.
b. Ward sends men all over the
country advocating a high tariff
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
R0fyicNS s,jiseyfscieripg.

The following from the National
Republican Committees Circular,
shows the way in which the people s
money is wasted on favorites:
Bonds purchased from May
1869, to June, 1870, both
inclusive. .............S Sl25 .i19 lOJ
Premium paid on same. Is, iO7, ,O4a
In the face and eyes of the fact
that during the term mentioned there
were over six hundred millions of
government bonds over due and le
gally payable in legal tender notes,
this economical Administration pay
out as premiums over SIS, 900, 900
in gold, an average of nearly II p.r
cent. This liberality to bondholl-
ers is in great contrast to the parsm
onious policy towards other creditors
of the government. The laboring
man who does an honest days work
IS paid in paper money, while the
bondholder is paid in gold. This the
Republican party claim credit for
and give as reason why it should be
continued in power.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

correspondence understood that Gov.
Holden had received it from Senator
Abbott, to whom it was addressed.
We submit to these gentlemen that
they have allowed too long a time
to clapsc without explaining to US
how the disgraceful garblipg occurred.
We should have expected them to be
as indignant as we were ourselves at
the fraud prscticed upon us, and to
he prompt in exposing the forger who
abused their trast Cir copying tie
letter. by ruttiae into Judge Tour
gee $ mouth nlonstrous assertions
which he never dreamed Of uttoring.
Governor Ho!lcp ! who garblcd tie
letter which you gave to our cores
pondeut?
As we'll might the Tribune ask
Ben butlcr how many spoons he has
st"l tn. or the Tennessee Butler how
ma'E forgcrics he has committed, and
exr9t true answer, as t. ask Gov
"rno' Holden who garbled the letter
referred to. A pretended copy of
Judge Tourgec's letter was handed
to be Tribune correspondent by Gov
crl6r Holden himself, and from that
fft prtma facie case is made out
ttat he was the man who perpetrated
tie swindle. Had Governor Holden
Succeeded by this kind of rascality
inlcarying his State for the Radical
party, We should proba bly, never have
heard from the Tribune on the SUBJ
iact.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

ALL NEGRoEs.-All four of the
Republican candidates for Congress
in South Carolina are negroes. Prior
to Whittemore's withdrawal the
ticket stood three negroes to one
white; but in the place of the great
expelled, negro has been nominat-
ed, and the ebony quadrilateral is
thus complete. With Revels in the
Senate, it has been impossible for
the party leaders to discourage negro
nomina tions by arguing. as hereto
fore, that black men in Congress
would hurt the cause.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

HARD uP.--At q station on the
overland route the keeper got rathc,
short Of provisions--in fact, had
nothing left but bottle Of mustard
and some bacon. As the stage stop
ped there one day to change horses
the passengers seated themselves a,
the table, aud the host said
"Shall | help you to piece Of ba
con -
"No, thank you; I never cat ba
con- said one traveller.
"Weil, them said the station
keeper, " help yourself to the mus
tard :"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16

The New York Times lays the Dem
ocratic victory in North Carolina en-
tirely to the system Of outrage plan
ned and carried on by Governor Hold
en-. There is a possibility" says
the Times "of managing election
matters = little too much" Ws ad-
mire such delicious franknsss in q
Republican, paper.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
1seyss5tiCgse EDfIg5G,ssssa.

1sensseNiCtsss Platforms.
The last number of The Green Ba,
Advocate remarks
The cheap tavern schedule of boart
is proverbial. It begins on Sunda,
with roast beef perhaps, which i:
warmed up for Monday and Tuesday
brought on cold for Wednesday ant
Thursday, aud for the balance of the
week is hash, hash, hash. For tn,
last five or eight years, the faithful
who have been taking potluck with
the republican party have had to pa
tientlypu up with about the same
bill of fare. Loyalty, and recon
struction, and the tariff. have bee,
put through the changes from year te
year, altered somewhat in general ex.
terror, tc relieve them from the ole
stories of last year. until they have
come down to the present time the
mercst indescribable stuff to be i'm
agined. The same old ingredients
are there, but they have beer so al.
tered over, to suit new circumstan.
ces and changed conditions, that the
closest observer would fail to detect
the original components of existing
republican platforms.
If there is one policy more char.
acteristic Of the republican party
than another, it is the policy Of de
pouncing and deploring in it's resolu-
tions the very measures imposed up.
on the country by itself. Every re.
publican congressional convention
solemnly declares that national ex.
po"a'totes are TOO large-and til.
same convention usually nominatcs
for reelection one of the very men
who have been guilty Of voting 70.
these large expenditures. In tho
same manner every republican con.
vention admits the necessity of rev.
enue reform-and straightway pro.
ceeds to appla aud tho federal admin
istration and the congress which has
been guilty of imposing upon the
country the very system of revenue
which needs reformation. So on to
the end of the chapter-and the con
fusion and incohe,ency of republican
platforms arises mainly from the dis
honest and dishonorablc endeavor OF
republican politicians to conceal their
own guilt.
The republican party is now ar
ra'gned before the country. Its
platforms, adopted as an electioneer-
ing expcdiency, are of as little ac-
count in the testimony, as the con-
fessions of criminal before a jury
empannelled for his trial. Of the
general character of the acts com.
mitted by the republican party, and
of the general purposes of the lead.
ers of that party in the future, there
is no rational doubt, These lea aers
may falsify themselves in partizan
platforms before the election takes
place. but no one can really believe
that they will prove false to them
selves when they have secured a new
lease Of power. News.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
AttS- Afss.c GssfS'esges--EsO4S'
ENey s4l'e .7E1tzeSSsinctsEl'eey.


Since the Democratic Victory in
North Carolina, many things are
coming to light, showing the manner
in which outrages arc manufactured
and sent North for publication in the
Northern papers, to influence cleo
tions, or rather, to prepare the North
for some extraordinary illegal act on
the part of the managers who run the
government in the Southern States.
The following from the New York
Tribune, of the 23d ult., shows how
Governor Holden did bis part-pre-
vious to the late election
We have a word for Gov. Holden
and Senator Abbott. Just before
the North Carolina election, We
printed letter from Judge Tourgse
conserving the Ku-Klux outrsges in
that State. Certain very startling
staten ents were made in it, which but
for their spectacle signature. would
have been universally secuted. Judge
Iourgee promptly wrote us, com
planning that the figures be had Civ
en-, in enumerating eases of outrage
had been increased ten-fold by the
addition Of cipher to each, convert
ing ten into hundred, etc. Now.
.we printed the letter precisely as
Gov. Holden in person delivered it
to our correspondent, and as the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-09-16
MCGREGoR, Sept. s, 1870
Chm. Rep. Cong. Cen. Com

McGREGoR, Sept. s, 1870.
Hon. ". e. Donnan
DEAR S1R-Last evening a com.
munication was handed me, address
sed to the Chairman of the Democrat
ic Central Committee by the Chair.
man of the Republican Central Com
inviting me to meet you at certain
places on certain days to discuss the
issues Of the day dividing the two
parties. l very cheerfully accept
the invitation, but beg to modify the
programme somewhat that [ may be
able to meet you at all the points
named-nthapw;sa~ l." "ana"t aa sn-nu
account of professional enga gements.
By making this change it will ena bic
me to meet you at three more places
than by the original programme.
have left out Mitchell s it is only
three miles from Usage, and is not
the county seat.
If this meets your wishes, please
publish the appointments and notify
me by telegraph. 1 communicate @
directly with you as our Chairman of
Central Committee cannot be con-
suited in time, besides l dislike
circumlocution.
Hoping that the changes 1 suggest
may meet with your approval, l
remain
Very Truly Your Friend,
TnrT>- ,D crD~-r>,
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BoNDs.--"How will the war effect
our bonds p asks one of our business
men. We don't -lnnm- -La,u-ik will
affect his bonds, but it won't hurt
ours bit. We lay up our treasures
in Heaven. and judging by their
scarcity on earth, think We ought to
have very respectable surplus up
stairs somewhere, ,--[Burlington Ga
zette.