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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
POLITICAL AND Personal.

The temperance convention for the
nomination of State Officers, meets in
WATERFOWL June 9th 1871.
Gen. Washburn has postpone d
going abroad, which being interpreted
means that be won't refuse the nolnina
ton for Governor on the Republican
ticket if it is forced upon him.
We hear the name of Col. o. B.
Thomas, of Prairie du CHEN, prominent
Up mentioned for the Office of Attorney
General. He is an excellent lawyer, a
liberal Republican, and would make a
good officer.
Hon. Hans Matteson, Secretary of
State, of Minnesota, has resigned his Of
flee preparatory to going TO Europe as
Emigration Agent of the Lake Superior
& Miss. Railroad Company. Penuock
Pusey'will probably be appointed by the
Governor TO fiR the vacancy.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
AID TO RAILROADS.

The decision Of Judge Hall. of the
Court of Common Pleas of st. Paul,
which declares the issue of certain bonds
of thst city, in aid of the Superior 81
Mississippi railroad, to be unconstitution-
al, is exciting a good deal of interesting
comment aud criticism. He takes up
the whole question of railroad bonuses
in its different phases and elucidates it m
a clear and convincing manner.
The Judge holds the state constitution
provides that taxation shall be for public
purposes, or public uses, and the question
turns upon the definition given to these
terms. Moneys raised by taxation and
placed in the hands of private corpora
ton, though it may be expended for the
public benefit, cannot be considered de-
voted to public use within the meaning
of the law. If the taxes are for build
ing railroads for public use then the pub
Iio must L"-e UUutIUI OF the road,
but where public funds are donated to
railroad corporators the result may be a
public benefit or convenience, but hardly
can it be said they are used for public
purposes. When "publIc use' and "pub.
lie convenience" are proven to be synon-
ymous terms, then will the issue of bonds
to aid private enterprises be held valid {.
The position of Judge Hall seems to
us to be impregnable, and his decision in.
controvertible. A different opinion pre-
walls, however, and some are confident
the Supreme Court, to which the question
has been appealed, will reverse the de-
cision.
But whatever may be the wisdom and
justice of the decision, IFS influence can
not fail to be highly prejudicial to the
rapid growth and development of Mime
sofa. No western state has surplus cap
ital sufficient to carry forward large rail
road enterprises and the only way left is
to offer liberal Inducements TO outside
capital to seek investment here and aid
in extending her facilities and expanding
her resources. Railroads are necessity
in this day and generation, but it takes
canital ~ buiI1 thaDn which is on or,;oIa
that new and undeveIoped states are des-
iitute of. Aud to get means from east.
ern capitalists when the effect of this de.
cision becomes psrt of their experience
will be next to impossible.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
JOURNAL
A Temperance Political Party.

We publish to-day an interesting cor
respondence between Messrs. J. d. Good
rich, of Fond du Lac, and E. d. Holton,
of Milwaukee, showing the present att
tude of the leaders of the temperance ele-
ment in the state. Mr.. Holton's reply is
forcibIe and truthful argument against
the organization of temperance or third
party at this time, and will have much
weight with the thoughtful aud those
who, in the full meaning Of the term are
temperate.
1t is only by a split in the republican
party that the democrats can hope for
success in state election, and it is well
understood that whatever strength a
strict temperance ticket may acquire will
have to really come from the republican
forces. Therefore, it is not at all diff
cult to see that by sustaining the temper
ance movement at this juncture, will be
be to lend aid and comfort to the demo
cratic party.
But we fail TO see how benefit would
accure to any great number even if a
temperance ticket should triumph. 1t is
much easier to enact laws than it is to
enforce them, especially when the public
is not aroused TO the importance Of the
enactment, or the enactment itself is of
minor importance. Our temperance laws
nre already in advance of public opinion
and in majority of cases might just as
well not be among the statutes. How
then could corps of state officers. pledg-
cd to total abstinence, help matters!
After all, it is not always be that sb-
stains from the flowing bowl who is the
temperate man, and the course of the
leaders of this new movement proves il.
Rabid and wild over their pet hobby,
their every act gives the 10 to their pro
LESSONS and haunts their inconsistency
before the world.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
Live Weight.

For every inch that is not fool is rogue"
Bro. Jones, of the Hudson Democrat,
is busily engaged in testing the veracity
of his neighbor, Hoi. Taylor. Accord
ing to the Scales at River Falls-the
correctness of which no one will question
the veracity element in Holds moral
nature don't weigh anything TO speak Of.
Having established this fact, TO bis salts
faction, friend Jones, by the same Scales,
goes on to test the intellectual calbre of
bis cotemporary and straightway proves
him a fool. A communication from Mrs.
Scales in last weeks Democrat concludes
as follows:
1t has been said that there is only one
step between a fool and a poet. / don't
claim TO be either. yet am near enough to
each to appreciate both him aud o. F. JONES' =
As Hold has often sneeringly spoken
of his neighbor as "poet" be will be at
no loss to identify the fool. As in this
game we do not take hand we shall
only add:
Be wise with speed
A fool al forty is fcol indeed"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

The great treaty between the United
States and England, prepared by the
High Joint Commission. was ratified by
Senate in Executive Session on the oath
inst, by vote of so to II.
Every amendment offered was voted
down. The provisions of the treaty are
especially favorable to this country and
the ratification vote Of the Senate is but a
Just expression Of the sentiments of the
whole nation.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

The EDITORIAL EXCURSION. - The
Appleton Times has the following in.
formation in respect to the approaching
editorial excursion. Such a program
will afford great satisfaction to many
who participate in it, aud Colonel Ryan
will receive the thanks of the fraternity
for bis efficient efforts in the matter:
As has already been published, the trip
of the editors was intended to extend
from Green Bay to Escanaba, Marquette
and Duluth, and return by the same
route. The fraternity will be glad to
learn that through the instrumentality of
Editor Sam Ryan OF this city, passes
will be issued to all who wish to keep on
from Duluth over the st. Paul ard Lake
Superior Railroad to St. Paul, and thence
by the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
homeward, thus saving the return by The
same route, from Green Bay to Duluth.
Many of the fraternity will be glad to
avail themselves of this arrangement.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

SUDDEN ILLNESS OF CoLFAx.-Dur.
ing prctraeted debate in the Senate,
while that body was in session last week,
Vice President Colfax became suddenly
i'll, and, on attempting TO leave the cham
Der, tainted. He was borne to an ad-
joining room, medical aid Summoned,
and it was not without difficulty lie was
restored. His situation for some time
was very precarious but the latest advices
state that he is slowly recovering. 1t is
said he was seized with severe attack
of vertigo caused by the noxious air in
the close and ill-ven,ilated Senate cham
Der,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

On the Oath of May. 1874, little be.
for 0 o'clock in the morning, Morse sent
the first telegram ever transmitted in
America. L. was sent from Baltimore to
Washington, and announced the nonina
ton Of james X. Polk, for tue Presi.
dency, by the Democratic Convention.
The original dispatch is in possession of
the Wadsworth University at Hartford.
On the oath of May lS7l-twenty seven
years after statue, costing 81 900 was
raised in Central Park, New York, to
the honor of the great inventor. how
wonderful has been the growth Of tie art
of telegraphy during this quarter of
century. Then, single line few miles
long gave feeble evidence of the great
discovery, now, net work of lines
traverse the country connecting the great
cities with nearly every hamlet in the
land. Then two cities were bound to-
gether by an uncertain tie, now two con-
tinents are united by a massive chord
transmitting the intelligence of nations.
What grand step the world has taken
in the path of progress in the last guar.
ter of a century!
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

The Dells Investigating Committee
are in session in Milwaukee, having ad.
journed to that place from Madison -
Judge Orion has resigned his place upon
the Committee. Every effort is TO be
made to give the whole subject of bribery
and corruption a thorough sitting. No
doubt the committee will do its duty and
perform much hard labor, but we still be.
lieFe no particular benefit to the state at
large will arise from the Investigation. At
last accounts abOu! twesiy witnesses had
been examined.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

CHINESE Observation-Disclosures has q
600 Chinese laborers employed on sugar
plantations, and a number of agents have
been sent TO California to secure larger
supply. The Chinese are not of much
account with mule and pillow, but in
other respects they are better lahore rs
than the negroes, doing their work clean
and complete.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

Mrs. Field, who is editing the Press
during her husbands absence, propounds
the following conundrum:
"Who are the passes to be issued to
for the Editorial Convention in this OF,
fee, the Editor and bis wife, or the Edi-
tress and her husband, that's the ques-
tom!
To the Ejitress and husband, of course.
He'd De a brute who would issue them
otherwise.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

The Washington correspondents, who
acquired a copy of the great treaty and
caused its publication. were arrested and
examined at the bar of an august. but in.
jured Senate. Of course they wouldn't
tell where they got it, SO the Senate in.
carcerated them for contempt of that
honorable body. The confinement was
not severe, the prison being the Capitol
and the dungeon onA of its alecartl.- f--.-
nished rooms where the scriblers Jared
sumptously every day. In this barbar
Gus durance they had ample time TO re-
fleet on the ingratitude Of republics. The
naughty Bohenaians were released last
week, and the country is safe. 1t is gen
orally understood that the Ku Klux law,
or Grants re nomination had nothing to
do with the arrest.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

SELF SUsTAINING.-The Post Office
Department is congratulating itself on
the increased prospect of making the
postal service self sustaining. 1t is found
that the revenue thereof for the present
fiscal year will be 81, 100000 more than
last year.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
Few ladies understand how to dress

Few ladies understand how to dress
for photographs. Violet, blue, purple,
pink and magenta should be avoided, and
the hair should not be wet or glossy.
Dark brown, green, plain black without
gloss, dark range,crimson, maroon and
slate are good colors aud will produce a
duce rich drsb color in the picture.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

Bishop Armltage on recent Sun
day had two engagements to fill, one at
Appleton in the forenoon, aud the other
at Green Bay in the evening, and made
the trip between the two points upon a
hand car in less than three hours.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

Henry Ward Beecher is credited
with saying: Science has developed
certain great truths, and among the great
est yet evolved is the so-caIled origin of
man, or the theory Of Darwin.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHB0Rs.

i oil Menomonle, on the west WISCONSIN
has just been completed.
Oliver Dalrympe, the great wheat
grower, is investing quite largely in real
estate in st. Paul.
Cyrus Davis, of Pleasant Valley,
has sold his farm for $4,000 to n Pat.
rick Kelly, of Pennsylvania.
"A man employed in the tailor shop
of S. Selleck, of Saltwater, fell dead in
the street the other day,
"A little daughter of Patrick Kane
of Cylon severed two of her fingers by
an accidental blow of an ak.
The Northfeld( Minn.) College has
received an endowment of $4,000 from
VIM. Carleton. of Mass, aud will here
after be known as Carleton College.
The semi-annua meeting of the
State Medical society, of Minnesota, will
be held in Minneapolis June 18th and
18th.
-Hailstones an inch 10 diameter fell
during recent storm in Goodhue county,
MINI. Broken windows figured promi
in the list of damages.
"A man by the name of John Carl
son, Swede, had all the fingers of bis
right hand cut off BY the edger, at Gretch-
ellis saw mill, at Alton, last week
"A boy about sixteen years old, son
of Henry Haines, of Springfield, ST.
Croix county, was thrown from wagon
by runaway team, and left with CON-
pound fracture of the arm.
Two new and splendid engines have
just been placed upon the West Wiscon
sin Railroad, and named respectively,
the Jacob Humbird, aud the d. A i.
Baldwin.
The Minnesota Editorial Conyen.
ton will be held at St. Paul, June 9th.
J. A. Leonard, OF tho Rochester Post
deliveries the annual address, and J. @.
A. Wood, of Sank Rapids, reads the
poem.
Mr.. ]. II. Proctor, of Hastings, on
Wednesday evening last, publicly cow
hided one Abraham DuVaul, for an in.
suit to member of his family, and for
frequent exposures of his person in pub.
lie on the streets.
Tho Duluth Tribune complains of
the fires, from the burning woods, run
ming into First Avenue west and Wash
ington Avenue, and doing great damage
to some of the ffne reaidences-built up
in the woods.
The Chaska Herald SAYS the work
on the Hastings and Dakota Railroad is
progressing finely. 1t is expected that
the iron horse will be running into Chas
ka by the lst of November next. The
road will be completed to some point near
Glencoe next year.
An editorial excursion of the St.
Croix Valley quill drivers is expected to
come to pass, Thursday, June 18TH
That gay little packet, Wvman X is to
b vrcTImlzed into totng them up 10
Taylor's Falls and back again. A good
time may be anticipated.
The contract for building the rail
road bridge over the st. Cook at Hud
son. has been awarded to c. G. 81 E. G.
Smith, of La Crosse. The bridge will
start near BaIdwin's Mil, and cross on a
curve south with strong up grade
Work will be commenced sometime next
month. 1t will cost 100000.
The piers for the railroad bridge at
Hastings, on the St. Paul and Chicago
road, are ready for the superstructure this
week. The Company will commence
laying the iron for the track between
Red Wing aud Lake City on the lst of
June, Including the side tracks, there
is about fifty miles of iron to lay to COM
pete the entine road to Winona.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
Please take Notice.

WISHING TO GO OUT OF TRADE
ON ACCOUNT OF POOR HEALTH:
l OFFER MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
GOODS TIC ANY ONE THAT WISHES
TO GO INTO TRADE. ON REASON
ABLE TERMS, AND AT A REASON
ABLE PRICE.
AND UNTIL I ACCOMPLISH A
SALE OF MY GOODS. / OFFER LIB
ERAL DISCOUNT TO ALL MY OLD
CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS THAT
PURCHASE OF ME HEREAFTER FOR
CASH. UNTIL CLOSED OUT.
Dry Goods at Bargains.
Clothing -
Hats and Gaps :.
Boots and Shoes I"
CrOckery -
Groceries 20
Also u lot OF Horse Blankets
and Bed Blankets at bargains
Genuine Mink Furs. S20 30
$50 per Set. Water Mink Sc.
All Wool Carpets al bar
gains.
PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE
MY STOCK Of GOODS.
L.. ID. NEW ELL.
PREscoTr. Jan. s. 1870.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31

a letter from Rome says, that the
health of the Pope is exceedingly preca-
rious. His disease is said to be dropsy
and already his legs are considerably
swollen. A rumor has been current in
the city that his Holiness was dying
An impression prevails that the Holy
Father may die and his successor be elect.
ed before any Of the outside barbarians
are made acquainted with the fact
Prince Sigismoudo Chig, brother to the
Nuncio at Paris, and conservator or off,
cial guardian of the conclave, is under.
stood to have been summoned to the
palace and installed there.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-05-31
In one week $4,000 bushels of whea

In one week $4,000 bushels of wheat
were received at the port of Duluth ..
This is but drop of the plentiful shower
of golden grain which will soon pour up
on Duluth if the facilities for ready ship
ment are extended, and the means of
transportation increased on the Miss. a.
Superior railroad. The completion OF
the new elevator at Saltwater will have
a tendency to turn the tide of grain Du-
luthward.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-10-18
HOnan'S Wages.

In an article headed Trousers
or Skirts" a New York journal
says owe never could under
stand why women who work for
their living should not be paid as
much for their service done as men.
Telegraph companies put woman
at one end Of the wire, and have
three men TO relieve each other at
the other end. To the men they
pay from $50 to 1920 per month +;
to the woman, from $40 TO $40
Hotel proprietors pay housekeep-
err, in whose hands are the comfort
and nvenience Of all their guests,
from $50 to $50 dollars per month,
and to a steward, who has mum Der
of assistants, they pay from 500
to $3.50 per month. StoreEeepers
give statesmen from $500 to 81 800
per year; to saIeswomen, from $3.50
to S75O-and growl'at that. And SO
it runs through all kinds Of employ
ment sex being all important and
skill having no voice in the,test Of
compensation This is a grievance
against which women might well
raise their shriliost voice and set
their sharpest face. We believe in
paying a laborer for the work done,
and not for the accident of trousers
or skirts If the advocates of wo-
mans rights would hush their mis-
cradle clamor for the right of suf
frage, and contend that women
should be paid as much for their
labor as men, they would have the
sympathy and aid Of all just people
eVeryw ere
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-10-18
Tho Northwestern Fires.

The great fires throughout the
Northwest, during the past two
weeks has been distressing indeed.
The fire at Chicago, of which we
had an item last week, was even
more serious than at first reported.
The fire extended over a space of
five miles in length and a mile in
width. The loss of property will
amount to at least $3.50, 600, 900 and
hundreds of persons were burned
to death. The reports of destitu-
ton are terrible, though great eff
orts are being made to send relief
Contributions are being sent from
all parts of the country. The re-
sumption of business in the city has
commenced and we hope that the
great pile of ruins will soon be re-
built.
The scourge has not been con-
nhed 10 Chlcago alone, but has
been general throughout the North
west. Many towns and cities have
been partially or entirely destroyed.
Thousands of men, women and
children throughout Wisconsin and
Michigan are homeless and hun
dreds have been burned. At Pesh
tigo, Wisconsin, about 700 persons
are supposed to have perished.-
These fires were caused by the
burning Of the prairie lands.
Let the people of East Tennessee
think seriously of the suffering that
these calamities have brought on
this people and respond to the
call for aid made for them. Other
parts of the country are donating
literally. Will our people be be-
hind in this work Of mercy?
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-10-18
GoYern0r Senior.

The following is from the Mem
phis Appeal, one of the most ultra
Democratic paper in the State, and
the sentiments expressed in the
article of the Appeal so fully ac.
cord with our own, that we give &
our most hearty endorsement ia
"Tbe people of Tennessee, who
three " rs ago were DISTINGUISHED
and don .neered over by unprin-
cipled adventure, who were pluuA
dering the taxpayer, owe De Witt
Clinton Senter debt of gratitude
which, if they ever forget, they de
serve TO be forgotten of their God
If ever a man did deserve the civic
crown from the whole body Of the
people of Tennessee, that man ID
Governor Senter But for his pal
triotism, justice aud magnanimitye
our State would still be in the hands
Of thieves, and anarchy would peri
wade society. In spite of torrents
of obloquy, detraction and eaiumlI
ny, he dared to lift himself above
the mad passions of the hour, to exsI
hibit that rare integrity and de-
vOtlOn to the right which rises
superior to party bigotry, and com
mon decency should ever teach th&
recipients OF such benefactions ID
respect, love, cherish and honoA
such a man. The passions and
prejudices Of the hour are soon forN
gotten but the record which putt
lie men make is for all time, and ~
entered upon the pages of history
never to be erased. The history
which Governor Senter has made
will tell posterity that he found the
people in chains, but severed the
link that cbaled their limbs; that
he found the government in the
hands of thieves, but transferred it
to honest men, and that he found
the State government swiftly trav-
cling to bankruptcy and ruin, but
left it in q condition promising
degree of peace and prosperity
which has no parallel in the past.
Now that Governor Senter has re-
tired to the shades of private life,
and vacated an office into which he
was carried by the reclamation OF
the people, we cannot be charged
with Interested motives in thus
speaking frankly and candidly Of
the good be has done tie public.
This is one Of the occasions on which
Journalist can speak with freedom
and with sincerity, without the fear
OF being charged with crouching
at the footstool Of power, or having
his motives impugned and ques-
toned, if his words are those of
praise; and in the name Of an en-
francished people, we thank Cover
nor d. W G. Scnter for the infexi-
bility, ability and honesty with
which he has Discharged his high
functions and given peace and re-
fiected honor upon his native State"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1871-10-18
The Enforcement of The Law.

There is an imperative necessity
laid upon the law officers OF Ten
nessee, says the jackson WING and
Tribune, To observe and enforce the
execution OF the law now. more
than at any former period in our
history. At no time since the form
alton OF the State, has there been
such constant and rapid success
sion Of murders, rObbcrie-, and
other wicked deeds, a. within the
last few months. We hardly open a
news paper. or hear from q neigh Dor
hood, in which some g!aring viola
ton OF law has not been committed
This state Of things has come TO be
looked upon almost as a matter OF
course, and has ceused to be re
gardcd as worthy OF any more than
nominal puDi-hment-if any. We
are glad 10 know that the Courts OF
this State are beginning TO awake
to the responsibility that is upon
them, and 10 charge the iuries bold
ly and Independently. The courts
and iuries must discharge their du
ties fearlessly and iufexibly ; anf
when criminals are convicted unless
in very peculiar cases, no Execu
tive pardons should be granted. In
this connection we rejoice to state
that Gen John c. Brown, Governor,
elect, has avowed, in advance, that
no appeal need be made to him for
executive clemency. as be IS fully
resolved to let the law take its
legitimate course in every case.