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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-10-04
sloane's Farming.

We recently referred to the ability
of Rush R. Sloane as farmer of
offices, and referred to a number of
instances which had come to our
knowledge in which he EARNED
OUT appointments. We now give
another. Anson White, citizen of
Newark, became an applicant for a
Route Agency on the S. NJ. d N.
railroad in 1864. Washington Dew
ey, now of Chicago, was at that time
an agent but resigned in Whites fa-
vor. Sloane was the Special Agent
of the Department and his recon-
mendatiOn deemed necessary. To
get this a fee had to be paid. Re
Gently the editor of the Sandusky
Register wrote to Mr.. Dewey to get
the facts in the case, and he got them
in this shape:
OFFICE OF DEWEY, JAMES 81 Co., MANU-
FACTURER's OF GALVANIZED IRON Coz
NIcEs, l40 FORTH DEsPLAINE St., CHI
oAeo, September %, 1872.
1. F. MACK, Esq,
DEAR SIR: Yours of the
21st is at band, and fnrepIy /
can say that did pay Rush
Sloane one hundred, or. one
hundred and fifty dollars, L
am not sure which, butL think
$3.50 10 secure the aPPOint-
ment of AnsOn White as Mail
Agent on the then Sandusky,
Mansfield and Newark Rail.
road. This was when Rush
was General Mail Agent, 1
think in 1864.
Most respectfully,
w. DE WEYu
In accepting these considerations
for procuring Office Rush R., has
laid himself liable to a fine of $1O,-
600 and two years Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. If you don't be-
lieve it, refer to Brightly's Digest of
the Laws of the United States 1857
-63, and you will find there the fol-
lowing criminal statute:
"Any member of Congress, or any
officer Of the Government Of the
United States, who shall directly or
indirectly take, receive or agree to
receive any money, property or 9TH
er valuable consideration Whatsoev-
er, from any person or persons for
procuring, or aiding to procure, any
contracts, office or place from the
Government Of the United States, or
any Department thereof, or from any
officer of the United States for any
person or persons whatsoever, or for
giving any such contract, Office or
place to any persons whomsoever,
shall, for every such offense, be Ii
able to indictment as for a misde-
meanor in any court of the United
States having Jurisdiction thereof,
and on conviction thereof, shall pay
fine of not exceeding Ten thousand
dollars and suffer Imprisonment in
the penitentiary not exceeding two
years, at the discretion OF the. court
trying the same, and any member of
Congress or officer of the United
States convicted as aforesaid shall,
moreover, be disqualified from hold
ing any Office of honor, profit or
trust under the Government of the
United States. The provisions of
this act shall be so construed as to
embrace any agent of the Govern
ment of the United States"
Do the people want such a spec
linen of corruption in Congress as
Rush R. Sloane has proven himself
to be? Ifthey do not, let them show
their disapproval of him by voting
for our present capable and honest
Representatives Charles Foster.
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Agents Wanted!

CAMPAIGN HAND BOOK o.T44NNRNs, 4NP
MANUAL. $50 pages; so engraving. Price, 81 IS
Sells at sigtt. Also our great POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN CHART. Large Commissions
and exclusive territory given. Sample copy Sl.0O.
We give overwhelming commissions for REC h
ARDSON'S PERSONAL HISTORY
OF GRANT, which tells more about the man
than all the papers in the world II you want 70
know If Grant Is 6 thief, liar or drunkard read
thus book. Many other popular works for agents
Address ". =. BLISS 4 CO., Toledo, Ohio.
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AvoTE for Foster is a vote for
honesty and purity in Office. Vote
for him.
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SIO,329,3

This 81 at the rate of $11, 1868, 900
monthly since Grants administra-
sion began, and furnishes the grand
aggregate of $95s,47O,572 paid off
thus far during his term. Do you
want this good work to conti0ue?
Do yon wish to see the debt ex-
tinguished and prosperity continued.
Then vote for Charles Foster for Con-
gress and Grant for President, and
manifest your desires by your votes.
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HORACE GREELEY said: $50 far as
L can see every demand made on the
part of the loyal States and the 10y
al people has been fully compli
with on the part of those lately in
rebellion. Have they not brought
forth works meet for repentance?"
This is all very nice to talk about
from the platform of car or the bal
cony of hotel. Whenever those
late in rebellion prove their loyalty
to the Union by their good works,
loyal people will believe them sin
cere. For Mr.. Greeley's benefit,
and that Of his friends, we copy the
following extract from an editorial
in the Griffin, Georgia, Star.
''Then again, there is another and
a much greater hope looming up in
the distance, and that is SotEerm in.
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At it Again.

Sloane was in town on Monday
night last, and made the round of
the saloons, settingup the "oysters
and lager" freely, and playing
"tricks that are vain," in his "ways
that are dark" manner. In one OF
the saloons he met an individual
who wanted to bet on the election of
Foster, but he managed to evade
him and left for another saloon. A
brilliant spectacle is thus exhibited
in a man recently pioIS and temper
ate, transformed into tempter Of
other men; a candidate for high Of
fee debasing himself and his pre-
tensions, by attempting to buy votes
with liquors and oysters. Sneaking
around at night, because he fears to
expose his righteousness to the light
ofday, goes the great railroad mo-
gul, Rush R. Sloane. His goings up
and down the earth and to and fro
in the earth, will be brought to an
abrupt close on the Sth of October.
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YorE early, and vote for Foster.
Do not waste a vote on Sloane.
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A Fearful Shot at the Democracy.
Notwithstanding the great reduc-
tions which have been effected in
the revenues, by the removal of tax
es, stamp duties and tariff duties,
the administration is still engaged
in the good work of reducing the
public debt, and during the past
month has paid off
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termed concentrated meanness."
The Advertiser now calls Sloane
an honorable man.
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THE JOURNAL.
Republican National Ticket
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

Secretary of State-ALLEN T. WIKOFF.
Judge Of Supreme COtvt-JoHN WEIGH
Board Pub. Works-RICHARDR R. PORTER.
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ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the undeufv,.s
~ has been duly appointed and qualified as -
niniatra trix on the estate Of Silas AZ Woo5 -
'eased, late Of Fremont, Ohio. -
sea Aas. a. WOOD, Adms4,
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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
JOHN c. LEE, ALPHONSO HART.
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COUNTY TICKET.

Con0yessman-CHARLEs FOSTER.
Presidential EIectOr-C. c. KEECH.
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REPUBLICAN DISTRICT TICKET
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OFFICE OF DEWEY, JAMES 81 Co., MANU- !
FACTURER's OF GALVANIZED IRON Coz |
NIcEs, l40 FORTH DEsPLAINE ST., CHI
CAGo, September %, 1872.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-12-07
Progress IN Russia

The work of progress ha.
been inaugrated in Russia, and
that despOtic government ha,
recently had its first popular
election. A late number OF
the Messenger Official, of St
Petersburg, gives the results OF
the first elections i'll Russia for
mayor, municipal councillors
and other officers, in one hun.
dred and twenty five Russian
towns. The new law is based
on the principle of giving votes
to those who pay local taxes
and the results of the elections
are that in only forty-six OF
these towns have mobiles been
elected to fill the post of civic
magistrates. In ten towns The
nobility form the majority o.
the councils, while in thirteen
no noble has been elected tC
any post. To 16 per cent. OF
seats in the councils, and tc
10 per cent. of the magisteriaI
Offices in those 12j towns, the
electors have returned mobiles
while 30 per cent. of the coun.
ellis and II per cent. of the
magistrates were filled with
peasants c. small tradesmen
The merchants aud manufact:
urerS supply the remaining 81
per cent. Of the holders OF
the magisterial Offices. The
new law does not apply to St
Petersburg, Moscow or Odessa
This law is Il new feature in
the government Of Russia, and
cannot fail to he an entering
wedge to still more important
steps.
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Irrigational Ezhaustlsss Fertilizer,
From the Land and Law Advisor 7

-rrgational EZhaustlass Fertilizer.
From the Land and Law Advisor
Damascus is one of the old
est, is not the very oldest city
i'll the world. Tradation there
locates the graves of Adam,
Abel, Seth, Noah and other
early ancestors of our race.
Damascus is surrounded by a
dreary desert. yet is itslef Il
marvellous oasis, the fertility
of which runs back to the earli-
est records of the worlds his
tory. Water first made this
fertility possible, and water
keeps it up without any sign
of deterioration. The water is
taken from the rivers Abrana
and Parpar, and, considering
what agricultural wealth aud
blessings they were and are the
source of, it is no wonder that
the intidel lepergeneral Naa-
man was filled with doubling
rage when told to go and wash
! in Jordan for the cure of his
disease, while he had in mind
the two great fertilizing and
life giving rivers of his own.
Horace Greeley lately express
ed a doubt whether any amply
irrigated field is less fertile to-
day than it was OH the morn
ing of the creation. The his
tory of Damacus proves beyond
a doubt that it is not. Water
is wealth all though the East,
where the climate, the topog-
raphy of the country and the
composition of the soil are al
most exactly the counterpart
of those of California. The
San Joaquin Valley prOduceed
not a ton of wheat in 1871; it
yielded 100000 tons in 1872.
Water, and water alone, made
this difference beteen utter
Sterility and starvati on and
bursting granaries IN abund-
alice. California without irri-
CATION, aud California with a
we'll developed system for the
artificial use of water, will bear
the same comparison to each
other that the tiny and unre-
liable brook does to the wide
and ever-fiowing river. The
knowledge of these facts and a
purpose to turn them to pPacti-
/ cal account is just beginging
TO be awakened.
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Land Tenure n TCyrE.

There has OF late been IL rap
id increase of the area of cul-
tivated lands in Egypt, result
ing from the wise improve
mentS of the present khedive,
whose aim is to ameliOrate the
system of land tenure, SO that
there may be something like
private ownership of land.
Egypt proper is estimated to
possess about 100000 acres
of arabic land, four tifthS of
which is State property, the
tenants occupying it having
nothing like a freehold or fee
simple, and no title in fact, or
privilege in the land, except
that of occupancy ana enjoy
ment of its produce 10y pay
ment of annual tax. This tax
is heavy and onerous, aver
aging between seven and eight
dollars an acre apOn the lands
Of the Delta-that portion of
the country which is enriched
by the Nile-and a much less,
but yet comparatively burden
some, sum upon the inferior
lands in a country rarely visit
ed by showers. The new sys-
TEN which has been initiated
as to allow the tenant, by the
payment of a sum equivalent
to six years taxation, to be-
come, in a partial sense at
least, the owner of the land
which he occupies, with all the
advantages attaching to a free
hold, except the ultimate right
to transfer or SELL Land and
Law Advisor.
When a man thinks that no.
body cares for him, and that he
is alone in a cold and selfish
world, he would do well to ask
himself what he has done to
make anybody care for and
love him, and to warm the
world with faith and generosi-
ty. Generally those who com
plain the most have done the
least.
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The Juta Plant,

This is that out which gun
ny cloth for baling cotton and
sacking corn is made. 1t was
proven last year to thrive well
In Louisiana and would doubt
less..be profitable to raise. Ii
grows some what like okra
and is cut here in August
1t is rotted a few DAYS some
what like hemp and and brok-
en- up, leaving the strong in
her bark as the .jute. About
four times as many pounds
to the acre as cotton can be
raised worth now about half
per pound what cotton is.
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Our State policy.

That machine, the United
States Government. is to run
in its old grooves for four
years longer. Let us all unite
now, Irrespective of all party
preiudiceS, and act for Louisi-
ana. Let us give her that de-
votiOn to her Interests demand
ed by the conditions that still
lmperil her prosperity and tar
nish her eScutcheon. Let it be
done without challenging the
interference of the General
Government, with dignity and
tirmneSs. 1t will require pa
dence, nay, forbearance, and
those virtues. If rightly exer-
cIsed, will compel respect at
least, and finally triumph
First and foremost our agri-
cultural interests should re-
qulre our energy and watch
tuIness; our State finances
should be jealousy scanned,
and determined stand taken
against corruption; the educa-
ton OF our people made para
mount 10 political triumphS,
and our internal improvements
Judlclously managed, without
expressing our citizens with
additional burdens. All these
require reflection, Judgment
and, above all, an honest pur-
pose.
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Arrest q Messrs Coz and Swarm

Arrest of Meszrs Coz and Swami
The Radicals are indeed
put to strange experiments
in order to get the United
States authorities to set aside
our election. One of these is
the arrest of our Supervisor OF
Registration and Chief Con
stable on a general charge of
conspiracy to prevent certain
parties from voting. We have
seen a copy Of the affidavit
upon which U. S. commission
er Weller issued his warrant
and We find it presents some
strange peculiarities. Itswears
to the conspiracy but does
not detail circumstances, nor
does it tell how the conspira-
cy was discovered. And more
than this the persons who
purport to have taken and
signed the affidavit now
swear they never did take it
or sign it, and further that
they know of nothing that
could justify the charge.
To the affidavit for arrest all
atlantis sign by their ordinary
mark. To the counter afida-
Wits one signs his name
Thus it is evident a forgery
has been committed.
DE-. Swami visited the city
lately and while there was
told that his arrest was in
tended. Yet the authorities
waited until he returned home
before arresting him, thus
putting him to unnecessary
trouble and harrassment.-
Mr.. Cox was arrested while
in the city and there gave
bond for his appearance when
called for.
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The appointment of a board
OF five men to canvass, as it
is called, the election returns
and to decide who are elected
Is not only an unnecessary
thing, but is bad policy, if it
be desired to keep up a re-
publican government. Such a
board by our law becomes
a court which makes decisions
without hearing both parties.
The election may be held to
all appearances in a just and
legal manner, the persons
elected may simply rely upon
the returns, while their op-
ponantS may trump up soma
evidence to lay before the
board which viii cause the
board to decide in favor of
those opponents without hear
ing the other side.
Our Constitution establishes
certain courts and before these
courts all contests between
citizens should ssbe decided
Ii by the election returns a
person appear TO be elected,
any one alleging any Illegal
tiles in the election whatever
should be forced into the
courts where all parties can
have an equal showing.
We have learned that ev-
idence in the shape of affida
Wits has been sent down by
the defeated candidates in
this parish in order to inf1u-
ence the board to a disregard
of the returns. Itwould sim
ply rest with the board to say
whether or not the elected
candidates should have the
privilege of contradicting that
evidence.
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Mrs. Fair is determined ia
keep herself before the public
as long as possible. 4 few
days ago she made a very de
monStrative demand on the
Clerk of the Court in San
Francisco for the pistol which
had been a witness against hel
on her trial, 1t was the impIe-
ment with which she slew MIR.
Ciltenden, and she probably
wishes tn keep it as a precious
souvenir Of that exploit. She
may also have futher use for il
in future. 1t has been given
up to her, and the married men
OF San Francisco would do well
to be on their guard. ;
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The Passive Poiicy Should have
been Adopted 1t Baltimore.

been Adopted At Baltimore.
From the st. Louis Republican.
The result would have been
different but for one fatal mis-
take. That mistake was the
denomination of Mr.. Greelev
at Baltimore. That renomina-
ton should never have been
made. We argued against it
at the time, because we fore
saw its evil effect. It did not
bring Nj. Greeley a thousand
Democrat votes that he would
not have received without if
and it repelled half million
of Republican votes that be
would have received but for it.
The Democratic denomination
not only made him ii Democrat.
but it made diminishing the
partisan language of the
canvass-a traitor. From the
Republican partisan point of
view be had not only suddenly
become a traitor, but he had
done so to secure Democratic
denomination.
Before the Baltimore event.
Il wide and formidable revolt
in the Republican party SEEM
ed inevitable; after Baltimore
il became impossible. Before
Baltimore, it was an independ-
ent rebellion supported by the
Democratic masses; after Bal
timore, it seemed to be a pre-
arranged desertion to the
Democracy, and for that very
reason it was permitted to
dwindle to the insignificant
proportions which it exhibited
in the canvass. The Baltimore
Concentration did not intend
to kill the movement; but it
did etfectually kill it.
The Democracy should not
have made a nomination at ALL;
il should have formally and
conspiciousIy with drawn from
the field, announced its reso-
linton not to make Il contest for
the Presidency, either with its
own candidate Or any Other
candidate, and thus yielded
fighting ground to any toe of
the administration that might
take its place. This was the
''pasSive policy" 1t should
have been adopted before the
Cincinnati Convention. Had
it been SO adopted and strictly
adhered to The Liberal oppoSi-
ton to President Grant would,
have burst into tire proportions
of powerful popular movement,
and its nominee, whoever he
might have been, would lave
been elected over Grant as
certainly and decisively as
Brown was elected Governor of
Missouri over McClurg in 1870.
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1t is again reported that
the Roumanian Jews, people
who have been lately griev-
ously oppressed, are coming
to America. We would give
them a hearty welcome. The
Mennonites, a kind of quaker
baptistS are also reported as
coming from Russia. These
are Of German race who have
been long settled in Russia
and hitherto not grievously
oppressed. Now however the
drunken Gar is forcing them
to join the army which is
against their religious tenets,
and hence their expected
move. These too would be
welcome. All Europeans fee
ing from oppression we want
here, in order to strengthen
the republican sentiment as
against Monarchy, which sen
timent is fast dying ont among
us.
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We see that the Police jury
ofOuachita allows NJ. NJ. Grady
$50 for making tax rolls
What tax rolls has any parishi
Where is there any law author.
izing a parish to pay for max.
ing tax rolls?
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Among the clever hits OF the
paragraphing ofthe period, the
following is quite the best:
sEllas Williams of Buffalo, Mo-,
blew into the muzzle of his
gun to see if it was loaded.
Could Mr.. Williams commune
cate with his friends in. this
world, his spirit would gently
whisper, 1T was"
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In New Orleans there are six
establishments, with an aggre-
gate capital Of $l,500, 900. en-
gagged in the manufacture of oil
and oil cake from cottonseed. the
product being one hundred thous-
and tons per annun. the oil is
extensively used in the manufact.
ture OF soap, and the oil cake is
shipped to the plantations for
feeding cattle.
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Horace Greeley died on the
18th OF last month. He has
left behind him a clear record,
without blot, scratches OF in
terllneations. His position
IN politics has oftentimes been
such as we Of the South could
not approve. But in this,
time many show that he was
right and we wrong. OF late
ne has certainly been our
friend, and as such we should
ever cherish his memory. As
a politician he was ever, bv
the acknowledgement of ali
honest in his sentiments. He
was honest in money matters
and honest in the performance
OF every duty required of
man. Verify he has been the
Cato OF these corrupt timesl
Close by the side of the sage
Franklin let us embalm him
Ia the lnnermost shrine of our
hearts.
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AND Now COME SANS &

AND Now COME SANS &
HTLL.-And they stand knock
ing at the door, "a wantin' OF
sugar in thurn." Pardon us
we couldn't help saysng tit
comes SO natural. And after
all, "wantin' of sugar in thurn''
bias become typical, now a
days, OF any want we NAV
have-money in our till, or
bread IN our mouths. 1t is
money in their till, however,
that Messrs. Sans &; Hill are
after.
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Alec BOarman has taken bis
seat in Congress. This was a
matter of course, as he had the
necessary certificate. Wheth-
er he he will hold the position
Is however the next question.
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The great joiner-the law
yer; he can replace a tenant,
lmpanel a jury, box a witness.
bore the court. chiSel his Client,
anger the gains, floora witness,
nail a case, hammer the desk.
hle his bill, and gouge the
whole community.