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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-13

UHUR RENT for the year 1S73-Three Stores
10 on Union street suitable Tor dry goods or
shoes. THOMAS d. FIFE.
decIO TIL ianI
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Il made up from three Dailies, and Is full Of
choice matter; mailed Wednesdays
and Saturdays
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ElOR RENT Or LEASE-The place on
Il which reside, u mile from town, near the
Nolensville pike; cottage with 8 rooms, good
spring, two good cisterns, Is acres land. MRS.
A. q. PAYNE. For terms, apply TO w. G.
TURNER x SON, Agents. dec10 If
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assRyfEge Es0GE and GRaln EsaFsEeE.
FLoUR-Market firm as follows: Su-
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E0R RENT for the year 1873, q two story
Il Frame Dwelling House, No. IA South Union
street, or rooms, stable, outhouses, large
Cedar street. declO If
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

''THE MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCE OF THE
HERALD. '-On Tuesday last, in the lower
House Of the New Jersey Legislature, joint
resolution in favor of an act of Congress pro-
viding for an appropriate survey of the coast
and bay at Cape May, and for the erection of
q breakwater at that point, being under con-
sideration, several members spoke In opposi-
ton to some terms of the resolution. Mr..
Leaning, of Cape May, then sent to the Clerks
desk copy of the NEW YORK HERALD Of
Monday, the 10th instant, and had read there
from an editorial entitled photographic
Researches and the Revival of American Com
merce" Mr.. Leaning stated that after the
reading of the article he thought 1t unneces-
sary to offer any further remarks on the
subject, and the House evidently thought that
no further debate was needed; for, with
slight amendment, the resolution was adopted,
and committee appointed to urge the matter
upon Congress. So we 60; and so 1t Is that in
all things looking to the development,
advancement and prosperity of the country,
on the land and the sea, the HERALD, far and
near, is recognized "as one speaking BY
authority"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01
Erie Classification Repeal Bill-A Word
IN .yames WOOd.

The Senate Judiciary Committee. and tho
Erie Classification Repeal BilL-A Word
to James Wood.
The bill to repeal the Erie Classification act
still hangs fire in the Railroad Committee OF
the Senate. Senator James Wood is the chair
man of that committee. Recent developments
should have induced Senator James Wood to
respect the character Of the Legislature 81 III
GENTLY to resign that important position A
Senator who ''borrows" money OF Tweed and
Gould and then votes for their bills is scarcely
fit person to head the Judiciary Committee
of the State Senate We now insist that Sem
ator James Wood shall at once report the Erie
bill. The further hearing Of argument is q,
bold fraud, designed in the interest of the
"Ring' to delay action on the bill until
driven to the end Of tho session, it may be
defeated. 1t is quite probable that Gould
might be generous enough TO loan more money
to Senator, should he or any of his friends
be in pressing need Of pecuniary
assistance but the liberality of Mr.. Gould
can be no excuse for the defeat of justice and
the continuance of the Erie directors in power
in defiance Of the stockholders of the road.
Let Us have report on Senator O'Brien'a bill
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01
The Queen Victoria Attempted Assnssinn.
ton Story.

The Queen Victoria Attempted Assassinn-
ton Story.
A universal expression of pleasure at the
escape of the widowed English Queen from
the latest would-be royal assassin will re-echo
throughout the civilized world on reading the
painful story to-day. Coming so swiftly on
the heels of the great Thanksgiving pageant
of Tuesday last, it will serve in the pages of
history to throw dark but not fatal shadow
where there was so much of light and joyous
ness. 1t is not hard, on looking back over the
record of the century to find these aspirants
to sit pilored on the benches of infamy or
fanatic madness beside Charlotte Corday,
Ravaillac aud jacques Clement. Our own
history within the decade furnishes
fanatic monster to the roster of
distinguished assassins. This latest creature
of that blinded passion is named O'Connor, a
native of Ireland, and appears to be little
more than boy in years. The motive which
he alleges and the circumstances of his thrust
ing pardon to the Fenian prisoners into the
face Of the Queen and calling on her to ''sign
or die (" would seem to mark him as
lunatic Of the ordinary king assassin
type. It will be recalled that shortly
after her coronation she was assaulted in
the same vicinity as that in which yesterdays
attempt was made. Her son Alfred was fred
at and wounded, it will he remembered, by an
individual named OFarrell, in Australia, with
some similarly insane object racking his
weak brain. The regret at the unfortunate
occurrence will be considerably moderated by
the fact that the only person likely to suffer
therefrom will be the mad or vicious young
man for the moment the notoriety of the hour.
THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE have issued an address in when
the adoption Of the passive policy is recon-
mended. Louisiana 10 State In which pas
sivism. has lately not been verv conspicuous.
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negroes?

SENATOR JACOB HARDENBURGH, Of the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee, is supposed to be an
Erie man; but he is strictly honorable and
fair. Although he may vote against the bill
TO repeal the Erie Classification act, he will
not lend himself to the disgraceful trick Of
Delaying the report Of the committee.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

SENATOR L. l.. LEWIS, of the Senate Judi
riary Committee, is one Of those responsible
for the suspicious manner in which the report
on that bill has been delayed. The people are
aware that the object of the Erie Ring is to
induce the Judiciary Committee not to report
It until the session is so far advanced as TO
render it's defeat possible. Senator Lewis is
sharp enough to understand this game. Will
he oppose It, or will he place himself under the
suspicion of being party to the trick?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

+, A QUESTION OF IMPORTANCE. According to
bur despatch from Richmond thousands of
colored operatives employed by the tobacco
manufacturers of Virginia and North Carolina
are standing idle because the Ways and Means
Committee in Congress has not arrived at
uniform tax to be levied on tobacco Cannot
the gentlemen at the Capitol hurry up, and
thus stop the mouths of these thirty-thousand
negroes?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

WOODS MUSEUM. Broadway. corner SD.h st. Perform.
ances afternoon and evening.-OUr AT SEA.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.-THk BAL LEr PAM
TONNE HUMPTY DUMPTy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

GOLD WENT OFF TO l09a yesterday, on
drmer market for American securities in Lon
don, where the HERALD's report of ex-Secre-
tary Stewards opinions about the Alabama
claims had cheering influence upon the
money market
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BOOTHS THEATRE Twen,y.third st., corner Sixth av -
JULIUS CESAR.
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TIE VETERAN -
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of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is
wasting its time in hearing long arguments on
the bill to repeal the Erie Classification act
and to provide for fair election of directors,
and thus rsking the defeat of that measure by
unnecessary delay. Unless the bill shall be
speedily reported it will be believed that
undue influences are at work to induce the
committee to smother it, or, at least, to play
into the hands of the ring by driving it to
the end of the session. Is Senator Woodin
willing to accept the odium of this position?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-01

NlBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway between Prince and
Houston sts.-THE NAIAD QUEEN.
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In other words, the princely endowment Of
money and bonds and acres which tn govern
ment paid into their right hand as directors
they quietly put into their left-hand pockets as
railroad contractors, after deducting the cost
of rapidly built and imperfectly constructed
road. The Credit Mobilier gave enormous
dividends. The road that remained was o
skeleton.
The Railway Ring which accomplished
these results has been powerful enough to
defy investigation. We can understand the
silence of Congress on the subject when we
remember that on one occasion leading off,
Ger of the road declined to account for the
disbursement of half million of dollars
charged in his accounts, as he had expended
it in Washington in "a confidential manner"
The discreet board did not press for bill of
items; but public opinion, which was
shocked at the shameless advantage taken of
the government by rapacious corporation,
prevented the passage of any further subsidy.
One experience of treasury robbery was sufi-
cient. We had paid four prices to build one road,
and the next step was to pay two prices. The
railroad pioneers who vowed that no road
could be built in the West without bonds and
lands suddenly found that and endowment
would suffice. Then came shoal Of land
grants for railways and telegraphs, with shoals
of other bills now in committee asking for
grants for every conceivable project. The
largest endowment in the way Of land was that
! given to the Northern Pacific. Although nc
bonds were paid as subsidy there was reckless
ness and prohigacy in the legislation which
gave it life. While we paid four prices to built
the Central and Union Pacific, and saw money
bonds and lands quietly slip into the pockets
of ring of directors, leaving the road, as VI
J havs .ssid. mere skeleton. We have paid tw'
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are not IN the commence OF tno King,
as though we had confiscated their money.
We take it and use it, and permit it
to drift into the pockets of a few gamblers,
and give them no account of it, and debar
them from the courts and allow them no voice
in the management of their affairs. The great
Ring is sub-divided into forty smaller rings
in all of which the masters of the road have
an interest. Every article necessary for sup
plies, for rebuilding the road, for roll
ing stock and the development of the
property. is furnished to the great Ring
by the smaller rings, and paid out of the
Erie treasury at their own valuation. There
Is no check upon these expenses, no economy
in management, no care for the interests.
OF the stockholders. The owners 60 to
the Legislature and find that the Ring has
purchased its members. They entreat the
Courts only to learn that the servants of the
Ring wear the ermine. They appeal to
Albany and discover that the pen Of the Gov
ernor obeys the Ring as readily as the timid
Faust when he wrote his name in blood at the
command Of Mephistopheles.
What has been the effect of this shameless
and extraordinary immunity2 American
credit has been lowered in the eyes of the
world to the level of the credit Of Brazil or
Turkey or Mexico. Here is nation of sur
passing wealth, with mines and forests and
fields Of grain and manufactures and water
courses. Here is proud, brave, enterprising
people, famous for enterprise, industry
and thrift. They have shown progress
that has amazed the world. In the ordinary
course of business our unusual advantages
and the natural desire for capital to develop
them would bring to our money markets the
merchants Of the world. Here are opportuni-
ties for honest gain that no nation possesses
| Yet prudent men avoid America because our
| credit has an evil name, and those who do not
wish our institutions we'll point at Erie with
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06

Of Saline County - good citizens, and
consider that IN imposture like this Is
an insult to them. do not conceive
that twenty men can Be found in the
county who would for one moment en-
terrain any rufhanly enterprise like this.
l regard the above "essay " ~ the pro.
duction of some dweller in a cave, who
cultivates about one quarter Of IN acre
of land, or some person who owes me
and is anxious to get even on his debt
by driving me out Of the county.
Now, for the benefit OF the aforesaid
individual and his " blood-loving vigil.
ance committee" l will say that I shall
not leave the county, and will probably
stay here just as long as l please. II
he wants satisfaction let him call at Sa'
lima, where I shall remain some time,
upon Yours, ETC.,
JOHN A. GOOD.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06

James Gordon Bennett, one Of the
greatest newspaper men OF the world, is
dead. lie was born in Scotland in the
year 1900. He was educated at Aber-
deem for the priesthood. In 1919 he
sailed for Halifax, where, after his ar
rival, he was engaged sometime in teach
ing school. Soon after lac entered upon
his distinguished career as q newspaper
man. In 1885 the New York Herald
came into existence, with which he be-
came inscparably connected. This paper
has been money-making institution
and has brought great wealth to the
BENEFITS. In many respects the Herald
is the leading journal in the world.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr., will prob
ably succeed his father in the manage
ment Of the paper.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06


The following information relative to
the Homestead Law, is published for the
benefit of all persons interested:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Washington, ID. Z. May 20, 1872. \
To +. n. o. Clough, LeavenwOrth, Kan
sas:
SIR: In reply to your inquiry respect
ing the recent law for the benefit Of
soldiers and sailors General Law. No.
39,) entitled An act to enable hOnOra-
bly, discharged soldiers and sailors, their
widows and orphan children, to ac-
quire homesteads on the public lands
Of the United States" YOU are informed
that, on account of the diversity Of
opinion relative to the construction of
the law referred to, and the difficulty
encountering in forming instructions and
regulations to properly carry the act in
to effect, have been induced to refer
the whole matter to Congress for such
instructive legislation as will enable this
office to administer the law SO as to car
nv out the intention Of its makers.
When such Legislative action is taken,
instructions will be promptly prepared
and printed for general distribution.
Very respectfully. your obedient ser
want, Willis Drummond,
Commissioner.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06
mr. 0CKEf.

The Philadelphia convention met yes
terd.y and adjourned without any organ
ixa,ion except temporary until to-day.
The city is dcnsely crowded and there is
. fall attendance of delegates. The con-
test between Colfax and Wilson tor vice
President has been very warm. Upon
tho reassembling of the convention Judge
Setter was elected chairman. Gen. Grant
was nominated without dissenting
vote at II o'clock A. NJ. Henry Wilson,
I" the shoemaker Of Natick," has re-
.e;ved the nomination of Vice President.
We have not learned any other ,part'cu-
lars of the convention. We arc proud OF
the ticket and gladly untold at our mast
head the flag of the free upon which is
inscribed Grant and Wilson,.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06


Last week we predicted that the HoI-
den road would be coApletetto Saiina
in two years and half. Late develop
ment proves that the statement was not
based on chimera. The road will Dc
finished to Ottawa from Psola, and we
doubt not work will be commenced ut
once. A late telegram from Mat 1. Z.
Bowles Zone Of the committee appointed
BY the citizens of Ottawa) from New
Work City. to shc>editor of the Ottawa
Journal, states that the contract has been
signed for continuing the road on to
Ottawa. We had intended to reproduce
the telegram but have mislaid the paper.
We cnjoin, as we said last week, that
our people shall look well to this road,
or to some road in that direction. Oi
all the railroad projects, a connection by
this route is the most important. This
is the view the country took last fall in
voting fifty thousand dollars more to
the Holden road Tor " Kansas and North.
western than to either Of the other two
roads. The distance from the west line
of Franklin county to Salina is only
about ninety miles, and over feasible
route, and Usage and Morris counties
will furnish their quotas to the road.
While we look well to the other pro
posed roads, we cannot pay too much
attention to this one.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06
faE R.LrINORI MIDDLE.

On the 9th of July the "great unterri-
fed meet in solemn cOnclave to deter
mine upon the role they shall play in
the coming presidential campaign. NJ
,nerOus have been the surmiscs and re-
ports with regard to the coming conven-
ton. Prominent lights in the Demo-
cratic party have been interviewed ap-
parently upon the prospects, and their
answers have been heralded through the
press. Whether the newspaper reports
can BE- relied upon seems to be unccr-
tain. Pendleton is reported to have de-
clared in favor of regular, out-and-out
Democratic nomination, which is prac-
tically denied in the next telegram that
flashes over the wires. The same may
be said of Seymour, Hendricks, Brock
enridge, etc, etc. One thing is very no
,iccablc and that is, the Democratic State
conventions generally have lodged the
presidential question altogether. This
non committal course on the part OF the
Democracy does not look particularly
favorable to the Liberals" The devo-
tees Of Democracy look upon a coalition
with the "Libcrals as destructive to
their past organization, and ga long and
. strong pull" will BIO made for the
nomination of man who will en-
dorse entirely thcir dogmas. On the
other hand strong force of camp fol-
lowers, made up from the ranks of the
Liberals, will be on hand to touch up
the sensitive portion of r Democratic
heart with reminders of past sore de-
feats and the undoubted successes to ac-
crue from union wi3 them. The Lib
eral forces look upon race without
the aid of Democracy as a farce and
burlesque-simply ruinous; while they
have fond hopes, if a coalition is form
ed, that the victory will be theirs. Tho
Republican party will be firm and unit
ed, coalition or no coalition, and will
have no fears but thai their candidate
will be inaugurated President of the
United States on the 4th Of March,
1873.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1872-06-06
Passing to Schuz's speech. and review
ing the report of the arms committee
Mr.. CARPENTER further said

The telegraph informs us that the
Committee of Privileges and Elections,
of the U. S. Senate, have reported tes-
umonv in the case of Senator Pome-
roy's election, and say they have ascer-
tanned no facts to sustain the charges Of
bribery and corruption made against him.
The investigation into the sins of this
old rascal has been quite too hasty
and is not at all satisfactory to the peO-
Die. "Old Pom," however, will find when
he comes up as candidate tor the same
position that he now holds, that money
and red tape will not save him from an
avcnging populacc, and that ne will be
cas-, aside like suit of tattered, foul and
extremely ancient old clothes. There is
a screw loose somewhere that he should
be enabled TO escape the punishment
which ough, to be inflicted upon him,
when the testimony was SO clear and
patent of his corruption. "Old Beans,
your days will soon be numbered; your
postmasters, land-ofiiccrs and other ap-
pointees to the contrary notwi;hstand-
ing.
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NO REMEDY "fHARE."

Many good people are disposed to
think that if we support Grant, we prac-
tically indorse and approve Of all his
appointments to federal Offices. This
impression in itself is apt to drive them
to the ranks of some other organization
10 get ga new deal" Such people
must remember that the ear Of the ex-
ecutive is not always accessible to the
most honest representations in the
world. Such is the wretcbed condition
of the civil service nowadays that it lis
almost impossible for the President to
do justice in all cases. The patronage,
by q rule that has become established
by custom under all administrations,
pure or corrupt is left almost entirely
to the disposal of members Of Congress.
II corrupt unprincipled and unqualified
persons succeed to federal Offices, it is
not the fault of the President but oc the
representatives in Congress-. President
Grant is as anxious for thorough re-
form in the civil service, As his messag-
o. and actions have asserted, As any citi-
sen in the United States. This pro-
posed reform can only be brought about
By clecting avowed supporters and ad-
vocates of this measure to Congress. 1t
10 measure indorsed by all honest Re-
pablicans, and is rs much an issue with
then ~ any other in the platform.
Il Il poor policy for any member OF
tbs Republican party to assert that he
gill bolt the nomination Of Grant Tor
this rsaAon. Have We any positive rea-
con to believe that reform can be
worked under any other man! No.
The use, and we might say the abuse of
the public patronage. would be one Of
Ne means Of building up the "rag-tag
and bob-tailed party, provided it sue
cssdsd. Such demagogaes A. Carl
ScAsrs, Frank Blair, b. Grntz Brown,
Fsnton, and their ilk, would be the first
- dAspoi the government to gratify
thsir ungovernable ambition. We do
ct ses any remedy with such men.
Oar only hope is to work in our own
ranka. Hunt down these corrupt men
= ellcs uhtil their crimes are thorough
y exposed; then will Ne base "neu
deai."