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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07
IIEIsTiAN kEsSLER.
Clerk circuit court. Iowa county, "

klClh AHNdii CbtaIt- lpNd NOti4tss " IL.
On motion of Mr.. Nc Farand said
report was referred to same com.
mltteG.
The Clerk presented certificate
from the Superintendent of the State
Hospital FIR the Insane showing, the
amounts charged TO the County for
maintenance and clothing for patient,
therein amounting to $477 62 inclu
d1d IN the State tax
On motion Of Mr. Reese the whole
subject was referred to a special com
mittee to investigate the law and facts
pertaining thereto.
Committee Reese, Il. j. jones,
aud Mcfarland.
The following report was receiv,
ed:
francis Tician in account acith I0m0
GouaW from Jaaua'y Isl, 10 Norem.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07

Report Of OreiNe Strong, County
Clerk Of Iona county, Wisconsin,
from tie Isl day Of NoremJer, 1870
to the LIST day Of October, 1871,
iRc}usire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07
To cash ON hand.
sSlao s.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,. J s,
County OF Iowa,

County OF Iowa,
OrviNe Strong being duly sworn, on cath says
that the above and for going account by him reA-
dGrcl a. comfy clerk of stld county. ia true
and correct exhibit OF his receipts and disburse-
IN cnt- as such clerk during the time above men,
tlunCd. ORVILLE STRONG.
SHbscr bed and sworn to before me, this 3d day OF
November a. d. 1871.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07

ANd-JNlue, -foNs ttat tNe
oRtIi1lE STRONG.
Ca4uts Clerk,
On motion e Mr. Mcfarland said
report was referred 70 the committee
on settlement 9ith Clerk
Tho following report was reesiyaa /:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-12-07

oryille strong, county Clerk, in account with
Iowa.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-07

five hundred dollars upon persons who
sell raw Or leaf tobacco to others than
those who have pud the special tax or
who shall sell the leaf tobacco IN quanti-
ties less than twenty-five pounds. This
would protect the manufacturer and in
crease the revenue.
The abolition of the present system
OF exports and bonded warehouses was
suggested in the interest of manuiac-
tuners and the Government. Drawbacks
to be allowed upon proof that the goods
had been landed abroad; loss at sea also
entit!ing the shipper to drawbacks. The
Government has gained three thousand
one hundred and eighty-two, and lost
four hundred and 6fty-six revenue suits.
The seizures OF property for the violation
Of the revenue laws aggregate $4,000.
The early disposal Of lands acquired by
direct taxes recommended.
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GeOrgia-Grant's Robbers Menaced.

A bill has passed the Georgia Senate
providing a method for instituting pros
ecutions for the purpose Of recovering
money Oh property stolen or fraudulently
or unlawfully converted from the State
or the Western and Atlantic Railroad.
This bill provides that such property
may be recovered from any persons or
corporation into whose possession it may
lie traced By competent proof, by a pro-
ceeding filed by the Solicitor General
upon the information of any citizen; and
that all proceedings under tins act shall
be in the name Of the State of Georgia.
The fourth section Of the bill proclaims
that the passage shall be deemed a no
tice to ali the world of the claim of the
State to any money or property liable
under the same 10Y held or owned by
any person who has held M Office OF any
position under the State OF the Western
and Atlantic Railroad since July l, 1866,
or may be now or hereafter in such Off
&c OF position. And to show that the
trainers of this bill mean business, it is
provided in the tenth section that when
ever any person, after having begun or
caused to be begun any suit under this
act, for the recovery of money or prop
erty belonging to the State, or the State
Road, shall presume to settle or compro-
mise the same without the consent or
written order of the Judge, he shall be
deemed guilty Of a felony, and on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for a term
not less han one nor longer than five
years.
The New York Sun says, "This bill,
as will be seen, affords a means for re-
covering the railroad property iraudu-
lently transferred to the Delano and
Cameron Ring, as well as for forcing the
Bullock and Blodget conspiratorsto dis
gorge their steallngs, if any property be-
longing to the latter can be found. 1t
will doubtless become a law, and unless
Grant hurries up with his proclamation
Of martial low his friends may yet see
their ill-gotten spoil vanish from their
sight like the mist of the morning be-
fore the efulgent rays of the sum-"
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After Them Strongly.

The New York Daily advertiser gives
the following from an address delivered
recently in New Jersy by Il Catholic
Priest, which will commend itself at once
to every friend of total abstinence:
"The Rev. Father Hennessy, pastor Of
st. Patrick's Church, Bergen City, deliv-
cred a terrible and bitter sermon ON Sun
day last. dwelling his thunderbolt agains:
the gin-mill keepers, and the lukewarm
and Indifferent Catholics Of his mission.
During his discourse he said, 81 am going
to get a list Of all g~rog-shops and gin
place proprietors, and if they don't close
their houses every Saturday night at
twelve O'clock, and not open them until
Monday, 1 will not allow themselves, nor
their wives to come near this altar.
They must give up their unholy work.
Let them be content with selling gro
ceries. 1t is better to make fifty cents a
day honestly and justly, with the bless
ing Of God upon it, than ten dollars a
day with the curse Of God upon it.
Remember that the money gained in
THE dirty work will not profit you long.
Il will vanish ike the froth on the river.
You are carrying souls to destruction
and ruin; you are rohbing the widow
epi the o,plan, the poor and the needy.
CGise, cejt.5 your work then, and resolve
to get an honest and decent living"
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SHERIFF. SALE.

By virtue OF an order Of sale now in my
hands, issued from the Clerk Of the Cir
cult Court of Monroe county, Tennessee,
aud to me directed, | will sell for cash in
hand, at the court house door in the town
Of MadisOnyille, Tenn, on Monday the
first day of January, 1872, to the highest
and best bidder, the following described
real estate, tO.wit:
One hundred and Fifty acres Of land, be
the same more or less, situate in the llth
civil district of Monroe county, Tenn, adj
joining the lands of Joseph Breakbill,
Joachim VOLTA and others, the same being
all the lands that Samuel Ellington owus
on the West side Of the Jacksonville aud
LoudOn road in said llth district Of said
county and levied upon as the lands of
Samuel Ellington to satisfy au execution
in favor Of Lewis Stephens, which execu-
ton was rendered on the 23d day of July
1871; against j. X. henly and Samuel
Ellington. j. L. HOUSTON, Sheriff.
nOv23-4tpfS5
Also, at the same time and place, and
by the same authority, | will offer for sale
to the highest and best bidder for cash in
hand, one hundred ard sixty acres Of land
lying in the tenth civil district Of Monroe
county, Tenn, on the waters of Island
Creek adjoining the lands of John McAfrey
John Cole, David Blair and others. Lew
led on as the property of Joseph Shields
to satisfy an execution in favor of Joseph
Johnston, which execution was rendered
on the Sd day Of May, 1869, against the
aforesaid Joseph Shields.
j. Il. HOUsroN, Sheriff.
noy23.4tpf$4
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RESIGNATION Of Judge Nelson.

Hon. I. A. IL. Nelson, has resigned his
seat on the Supreme Bench Of rennes-
see, which took effect ON tuesday. The
Governor has appointed Hon. james T.
Shields, of Granger county, To fill the
vacancy, until the election in August
next. The people all over the State will
no doubt regret to learn that Thomas
A. r. Nelson, is no more to preside AS
one OF our Supreme Judges. "When, in
1870, the people were called upon to Sc
lect SIX Of their most eminent jurists to
constitute a Supreme Court, the first of
their choice since the war, there was a
general desire expressed by the Conser-
natives in all of the three grand divisions
Of the State, hat L. A. II. Nelson should
be one Of the two Judges to be chosen
from East tennessee. They recognized
in Judge Nelson one of Tennesse's no.
blest sons, and his election, by a majori-
ty Of over One Hundred Thousand, gave
evidence OF their trust and confidence IN
him.
Judge Nelson's course while on the
Supreme Bench, has fully justified the
unmeasured confidence which the peo-
pie reposcd in his eminent learning,
purity OF character and spotldss integri-
The prominence of his native gifts,
his rich and varied experience, and I'M
varied dignity combined with winning
courtesy, won him the love and udmira-
ton of his associates and tie unbounded
respect Of all. Judge Nelson is, indeed,
zone of the race Of intellectual giants"
eminent alike as "a jur:st and Il statesman.
We but express the unanimous regret of
our citizens in all parts of the State, ut
the retirement of one who has so emf
nently adorned the Supreme Bench, and
rendered such signal service TO the
State.
Judge Shields, who has been appoint
ed by the Governor, to ill the vacancy
in the Supreme Bench, is well and favor
ably known in East Tennessee, us u law
yer and u jurist. He has, ut times, &c
ted as special Judge OF the Supreme
Court, aud has eyer wore the ermine
gracefully. Oh vigorous intellect, great
and varied learning, incorruptiblo integ-
rity, and underlying all these, a sound
common sense, Judge Shields will adorn
the Bench and cannot fail to iavorably
impress the bar and the people of the
State with whom he is nOt now familiar"
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Washington News.

The Senate held d caucus ON Monday
morning upon the election Of new Off
GERS.
The Secretary of the Treasury has Or
dered papers to be issued to the schoon-
er Horton, recently seized at Glouces-
ter.
Michael Shropmier, who was implica-
ted with Stokes in the Tennessee boun-
ty frauds arrived in Washington IN Sat-
urday and was jailed.
The report of the Commissions of In
ternal Revenue aggregates the receipts
of the fiscal year at $l44,0OO,OO0; the
estimated receipts for the current year
at $125,000, 600; the number distilleries
registered at 100, O43, producing As, $780,
900 taxable gallons of fruit distiIlation,
which aggregates 2,125,O00 gallons.
The total receipts from tobacco are
thirty three and a half millions; increase,
two and a quarter Millions; total yield
of tobacco, nearly one hundred and six
million pounds, whereof ten and a half
million pounds have been exported.
The number of cigars, cheroots, etc,
upon which tax has been collected, is
one thousand three hundred and thirty
two millions.
u. The continuance of the present system
Of stamps is recommended
A uniform tax Of thirty-two cents per
pound was recommended. rsr3
A special tax on peddlers, of from tif-
teen to fifty dollars, and increasing with
the number of animals used by peddlers,
vas recommended; also, a special tax Of
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ORGANIZATIONS of Congress,

The United States Congress WAS or
gained ON Monday last.
The Senate met at II o'clock, a quo
rum being present, II committee was APP
pointed tonotify the President. The Mes
sage not having been receiveda at l o'clock,
the Senate took u recess for half an hour.
Blair offered u resolution of enquiry,
the same as Dick offered in the House,
regarding the enforcement of the Ku.
Klux law. 1t went over under objection.
The Message was read and the Senate
adjourned.
The House organized at II o'clock.
Dawers is Chairman of Committee on
Ways and Means; Garfield of Committee
on Appropriations; Poland OF Commit
tee on Insurrectionary States.
The House took n recess at one o'clock
to await the reception of the Presidents
Message.
The following are the House Commit
tees;
Elections; McCreary, Hoar, Thomas
and Perry.
Ways and Means; Dawes, Maynard,
Kelly, Brooks, Faiklenburg, Burchard,
Roberts, Kerr and Beck,
Pacific Railroad; Wheeler, Burlington,
Lynch, Sypher, Killinger, Beverge, Sin
gleton, Ayerill, Wells, Mckinney, Ely,
Hooper and McHenry.
Judiciary; Bingham, Butler, Peters,
Mercer, Wilson, Goodrich, Eldridge,
Voorhees, and Potter.
JOINT Select Committee ON instruction
airy States: Poland, Maynard, Schofeld,
Farnsworth, Coburn, Stevenson, Butler,
Lansing, Cox, Beck, Van Trumps, Wad-
die, Robinson, Hanks.
The following are the Chairmen of
the other Committees:
Banking and Currency; Hooper.
Land Claims: Mercer. Naval Affairs:
Schofeld. Foreign Affairs: Banks. Terri
tories: Infie. Railways and Canals: Pack
er. Miners and Mining; Walden. Freed
mems Affairs; Cobb. Education and La
Dor: Pierce. Revision of Laws: Butler.
Patents: Myers. Claims: Blair. Com
merce: ~Shellabarger. Public Lands:
Ketchum. Postoficcs: Farnsworth. Ag
riculture: Wilson. Indian Affairs: Shanks.
Military Affairs: Coburn. Militia: Shell
don.
Two hundred and one members are
present.
Beck offered n resolution asking the
President certain questions regarding
the execution OF the Ku-klux law, which
meeting a storm Of objections, was refer
red to the Committee on Insurrectiona-
~ States.
Conner and Hancock, of Texas, were
sworn in. The credentials of the other
members from Texas We're referred.
The Message was read. Adjourned.
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Burial and Memorial Association.

At a meeting of the Trustees OF the
Confederate Burial and Memorial Asso-
citation, recently held in Nashville, the
following named presidents were
appointed:
Tennessee-Gens. Patton Anderson,
R. S. Ewell, B. F. Cheatham, and N. B.
Forrest.
Kentucky-Gens. John G. Breckin-
ridge, VIM, Preston, S. b. Buckner, Ba-
sill Duke, Ed. Grassland, G. W. Smith.
South Carol'na-Gens. Wade Hamp-
ton, NJ. Butler, and J.. I. Kershaw.
Alabama-Gens. Henry D. Clayton,
VIM. j. Hardee, E. W. Pettis, Raphael
Semmes, and Joseph Wheeler.
Georgia-Gens. Joseph E. Johnston,
John B. Gordon, and VIM. I. Wafford.
Louisania-Gens. G. L. Beauregard,
Henry Hays, John B. Harris, r. L. Glib.
son, and j. B. Hood.
Vlrginia-Gens. J.. A. Early, VIM.
Malone, John Echols, John S. Preston,
and John G. Penbleton.
North Carolina-Gens. B. H. Hill,
Henry Heath, NJ. W. Ransom and L S.
Baker.
Arkansas-Gens. L. w. Cabell, j. 7.
Pagan, Thos. Churchill and I. Tappan.
Texas-Gens. I. N. Waul, j. b. Har-
rison, T. Lubbock, Henry Mccullough.
Maryland-Gens. Geo. II. Stewart, j.
R. Trimble, Marshal Kane.
Missouri-Gov. Thos. G. Reynolds,
Gems. A. P. Stewart, Joseph O. Shelby,
John S. Marmaduke. r,0
Florida-Gens. j. J. Finley, f. A.
Perry, Thos. Bravard.
Mississippi-Gens. N. H. Harris, S. ].
0oulston, +. G. Walthall, Stephen D.
Lee, A. j. Vaughn.
Weather, extremely cold during the
past week.
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THE ENTERPRISE.
SWeetWater, Thursday, Dee. 7.IS7I.
To Our Farmer Friends.

We have received a communication
from a citizen of thts county, addressed
to the farmers, on the subject of tobacco
raising. He suggests the propriety of
raising more tobacco. Our climate and
soil is deemed, in all respects, favorable,
and produces q fair crop. Now, tobac-
co is cash, and a be hauled to the de-
pots, to be shipped to market, when
corn, wheat, oats, rye and potatoes, can
not. Stock can be raised to consume
these productions, and go out on the
hoof. A change in our productions is
essential for the prosperity Of our coun-
try. The oft repeated answer to inqui-
ries of neighbors: "How is all-how is
your CROP" "Well, in the Providence Of
God, l will have enough to do u.s." Now
this is played QUIT wants something
mOre-it wants q surplus, and we must
not be content without something for
sickness and misfortunes. Corn will
not pay at fifty, nor hays at four cents.
Let us get up a new staple. Let us get
the Collins and Excelsior Flows, with
subscribers, some fertilizers and a system
of water-level cultivation for our rolling
lands, with extended Understandings,
and my word for it, East Tennessee lands
will pay better than ever heretofore, and
VIC will hear no more about going West
to die the sooner-or shake your liver
out.
The suggestions of our correspondent,
would no doubt be of great benefit to
the lands, and a decided benefit to the
farmers of East Tennessee. Weask our
farmer friends to give the matter their
attention.
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Our Nashville Letter.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Dec. z, 1871.
EDITOR ENTERPRI'E :-Oousidera BILE
Legislation has been gone through with
since my last. The most important meas
ure that has been before the General As
sembly this week, was the bill for the re-
peal OF the ten per cent. interest law. The
bill was lost and the law stands as before.
Its friends argued that, to let the law re.
main ut ten per cent. it would bring iuto
our State thousands of dollars to be loan
ed. | doubt the argument aud think the
law should have been repealed. Nearly
the entire East Tennessee delegation voted
for its repeal in both Houses.
A resolution to adjourn on the 18th and
one to adjourn on the 2Oth., we're both
defeated IN the Senate on Friday.
The revenue bill and the one to re-dis-
trict the State for Legislative members,
are the only two important bills, now be-
fore US, that the whole people are inter
ested in. And there is sonie talk of post
poning the bill until the extra session of
the Legislature to re.district the State
for Congressional Districts.
A bill has pas ed the House to allow
parties defendants III certain actions and
to have the causes as to themselves trans
ferred to the counties of their residence.
The time of holding POUR Cbancery
Courts has been changed to suit his Hon.
or Judge Key, to the third Mondays in
February and August. / understand
some of the Lawyers, are not ye- satisfied
as to the time of holding the courts. Ii
all interested will let your members know
what time will suit them, and all will
agree, they will certainly fix the tine sat,
isfactorily.
An impOrtan bill in regard to the titles
of land sold for taxes, has passed which
will cause al such sales to be perfec ed,
and the State will be much benefited by
it. Titles will be perfected in the Chan
Gerry Courts. Your Senator proposed an
amendment to.retain such proceedings il
the Circuit Court, where the land is first
condemned, which was voted do WI by a
small majority. There is too much dis
position to give Chancery Courts control
of all questions that come up.
The feeling among our people is stron-
ger, against the one man power, than here
)tOfore, since King Grant sets up on his
throne in Washington i%ssueing his procla-
nations, placing Southern States under
marshal law, and filling Southern jails full
Of our best citizens who are innocent of
any crime whatever. Republican liberty
is almost gone in these glorious United
States of ours. Yours, truly,
CUMBERLAND.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-07

Pomeroy's New York Democrat, speak
ing OF the recent Democratic defeat, Say S,
numerous are the excuses made by diff
ferent Democratic editors i'll trying to
account for the defeat of the Democracy
Of New York in 1871.
But few of them have come even
within range Of the centre when shoot
ing ut tho unfortunate target.
Briefly, these are the reasons:
The Democratic convention at
Rochester dared not side with the
right. Dared not admit honest dele
gates or turn out dishonest ones. This
killed the State ticket, as we prophe-
cied from the first.
The Democracy Of the county under
took to carry Il sinking, rotten aud rot
tcning load Of Tammany records, and
to force honest people to endorse dis
honesty. Democracy is not the protcc-
ton olthieycs. Delegates to the Roches-
ter convention Thought otAerwise-the
majority disagreed with them; thus the
defeat.
Had the Rochester Convention
Formally expelled Tammany;
Cordially admitted the R%eiormers;
Asked honest men to put down all
co19Wtionj
Denounced the corruptions of Tam
many Us undemocratic and demanded
honesty md protection Of the people, We
could now point to democratic State,
instead Off Republican one.
"Great oaks from little acorns grow"
Let us look to the past.
To tho Baltimore convention, the
year General Taylor was elected PREF
dent, there went from New York two
sets of delegatos-Tammany and Anti
TGmmany. That convention of Demo-
Gratis ruled out both delegations from
this State. 1t then nominated Lewis
W. Cass for the Presidency.
Ex-Mayor Havemeyer of this city
one OF these noble men whose lives glori-
fy God-was a ruled-out Democratic
delegate to bat convention. After the
nominations he made a speech to all
the New York delegates who were not
admitted, and suggested the calling of
a convention in New York, to take the
sense OF tie people, and see if New
York poposed to stand by the work of
a convention from whose deliberations
New York State was excluded.
The rejected delegates took up the
idea. In the Office of John Van Buren,
resolutions were drawn up, suggesting
that rs New York had no voice in the
National Convention, she had n Uoice of
her O1Cn, and could vote for the man
who WAS her fovorite.
The vote of New York was cast for
Martin Van Buren,. 1t was thereby
lost for Cass. The result was the cleo
ton Of Taylor, and a change of admins
Misunderstanding from the lack of
pluck on the part of the delegates to
the Baltimore Convention-as this
State was lost to the Democracy in 1871
through the cowardice of the Rochester
Convention,
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The Reform Party.

1t is all important that the Reform
party should organize ut once. There
is not a moment to spare. 1t must be
thorough and complete in all its parts.
II the subject is not perfected immedi-
ately the Republicans will seize the OPP
portunity, and dropping Grant and his
corrupt gang, will carry the elections by
. clamor for retrenchment and honesty
in the discharge of the public service.
1t was the Democratic party which be-
gan the war on the corruptions of Tam
many, and they have all the honor Of
that victory.
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Tariff.

What the country demands is a tariff
for the support Of Government and out
obligations; not a tariff that
brushes out industry and absorbs profits.
A tariff that will produce $14, 100000
is enough, and then we can have II free
list upon articles that never should
have been subjected to u dime of duty.
1t is high time that the country was
relieved Of its great incubus of an adj
ministration, and a ruling party which
uses the tariff merely as a means of pay
ing off the public debt at once, when
there is no need to do so, unless it is
that they may boast Of having got the
nstion out of debt. In doing so, speed
ly as they propose, they will leave the
people starving and in rags,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-07

Some tricky work is on foot between
Mr.. Blaine, Speaker of the House of
Representative and Ben. Butler. But
ler's object is revenge against Sumner
and Wilson for kicking him out of the
Governorship of Massachusetts; aud he
wants tho committee 10 arranged that
he can have the formation Of parties.
But the other scheme of which tr.
Blaine is accused, il that lie is willing
and anxious to sell tho Committee Of
Ways and Means to the tariff men of
Pennsylvania. The country will not,
however, look on calmly and see their
great and general interests sacrificed to
monopolists.
Mr.. Blaine is q candidate for the Pres
idency, and wants the electoral vote of
Pennsylvania and her aid in the nomina-
ting convention.