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BAGGAGE SMASHING.

The other day, Mr.. Dodd Of Dodd's
Express, came 10 the Allantic-P Pacidc-Ar-
lic-Oeean House lle said he didn't
think be could sleep, that he was so ne.
custOmed 10 hear the rumble Of wagons
aud the banging Of trunks that the Long
Branch silence was positively oppressive.
Wen try and make Il comfortable for
you, said William, and that night be- coi-
lectcd twenty-five trunks, aud had the
poor Walters banging them, aud thrasliug
them, and breaking them in front Of Mr..
Dodd'- room. All the night long the
baggard forms of the walters could have
been seen banging those trunks. Ms
splendid Engli.h sole leather was among
the best, bnt alas, IN the morning there
was nothing left bat lhe straps and one
hinge. A. five a. ~ tie boys were sull
throwing the destroyed trunks against
Mr. Dodd's door. When Mr. Dodd came
dowu be said be had slept splendid.
lic ,aid every time they wtaugod Mr..
PesEins' sd5 trunk down On tbe floor, Il
sounded IKE sweet music-it sounded
Iike being st home by my own express
office.
Then be smiled, rubbed bi. hands, and
went down 70 the sea and dfaak tie
water. William LelAbds faithful waltefs
smashed up tie trunks aud satchels 80
naturally, thA Mr Dodd has engaged
them 10 - round With biz teams In New
York lhls winter. One man has got -
that he can pitch a - pound trunk slr-
Eseu feet aud make itroil over four mes.
~ Pghas n Ae,e T0rk Commaclaf
A3rel7fpf
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THAYEE's HOTEL,
Factory Point. Vermont
H. W DAVIS, Proprietor,
There are three Iines - Stages that leave this
House DAILY for PASiet. In seekly for Win
ball Auh Towushcud. connecting ~ Emttirbufo
vlN VI Central Railroad, Tu.Weekiy for Lon
duuderrY. oonaeCliRR ~ Chester With " Contra,
Railroad. gooG Livery connected with the
House.
AgFEIE CaAca 20 and from the cars. i95mI
THE CoLBU URN USE.
Faciofy Point gMapchester1, Vermont
Open for Transient Visitors OF summer Board
ere MAY asa l.72. This house is entirely nss
and Weli furnished throughout. Rooms large and
airy, l8caliau pleasant. No pains will be spared
20 make It hrst-clAss hotel in every respect
Terms reasonable,
FBEE CABuGE 10 tSp FRaM THE DEr9T.
5gly1 JOHN VI. YANDIRIIP, Proprietor
ARLINGTON HOUSE,
A. +. BARTLETT, Proprietor.
Arlington, Vermont S6ly
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point in detail, after submitting it to the
inspection and revision of one of the most
efficient and experienced of my subordi-
mates, l delay filing until the 23d of Decem-
Der, 1870, more than five months after the
passage of the act of July Is of that year,
and more than two weeks after the reas-
sembling of Congress. My report remains
on file more than two weeks, subject to the
inspection and examination of everybody
IN the Department and out of it; and then,
when in course of business routine, and
without any direction from me, it goes to
the Sixth Auditor, the regular accounting
officer of the Post Office Department., l
send for that officer and his chief clerk,
and. after telling them of the magnitude
and character of the claim, caution them
to make a thorough examination into the
whole subject before taking any steps for
its payment. Moreover, l object to it's
payment out of the regular appropriations
for the postal service, and insist, if paid at
all, it should be paid out of the general
Treasury, which was equivalent to saying
that it should not only pass all the account
ing officers of the Sixth Auditor, but all
the accounting officers of the Treasury De-
partment who settle and adjust claims
against moneys not otherwise specially
appropriated.
Now, Austin Blair, who appears to be
as ready with his epithets as any fshwo-
man in Billingsgate, has never yet said
that l am fool, whatever else he may
have said of me; and ] contend that
any man who desired to conceal fraud, or
hasten the payment of a claim, OR avoid
scrutiny into the merits of case, would
be a premium fool to take the steps l did.
The truth is, have no made concealments,
and attempted none; l have avoided no
but have continually 1nvi-
ted them. When the case was before the
Senate committee l sent to its chairman
the following note:
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMANT
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 6, 1870.
My DEAR SIR: have the honor to re-
quest that you will have summoned before
your committee the Hon. jeremiah S.
Black, George Earle, George Chorpenning,
the Hon. John Hill, and the Hon. John
Cessna, to testify as to their knowledge of
my conduct throughout in connection with
the claims of said Chorpenning against the
United States, and especially as to their
of any collision, or improper
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FROM INDIAN TERRITORY.
TALEQUAH, CHEROKEE NATION, }
INDIAN TERRITORY.

DEAR WHICH, have been dilatory about
writing; not for want of inclination, but
you have way of making my letters pub
lie, and lately entertained the idea that
what l might say, would not interest your
numerous readers, Notwithstanding will
write circumstances that were very inter-
esting to me, and would have been to some
of them, had they been among Indians.
Here teachers, schools, and going to
school, are the most important topic. Ed
ucation is sought after with a will: how
can any nation help but improve when
such is the case.
Vacation came, and with it the annual
gathering together of all the teachers
The Institute was crowded for several days.
The good people of Taleauah were all busy
making things pleasant for teachers, stu
dents and friends. There were debates
upon interesting subjects; then there were
prize essays read, THE prizes being given
to the best. One young lady received
handsome unabridged dictionary.
The people here are very energetic, and
would be more so were they sure of being
able to hold their lands and improvements,
but they were once driven from their
homes in Georgia; this territory is
given them by treaty, Gas long as grass
grows and water runs" Now the white
man is pushing and crowding his way, by
appealing to Congress in urgent tones for
possession.
Can the law makers that rule the States
burst asunder that promise? A promise
that should remain valid "till heaven and
earth shall pass away" How can they do
it, and publish it as justice? These peo-
pie are doing well, why should they give
up their land, when they are industrious,
honest and thriving? l wish some of our
friends would pay lis visit. know they
would be surprised to find most of the
young ladies intelligent social and
refined. The young men sturdy, tall and
handsome enough to east shade upon
many of the eastern gentlemen; the elder
ones kind and hospitable to both friend
and stranger. KATE A. CALEB.
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understanding or intercourse between me
and said Chorpenning or either of his coun-

understanding or intercourse between me
and said Chorpenning or either of his coun-
sci.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JNo. A. J. CREswELL.
The Hon. ALEXANDER RAMSEY. Chair.
man of the Post Office Committee of the
Senate.
And now and here / extend that sum-
mons and challenge testimony to that end
from all men everywhere who love and
adhere to the truth.
After q full hearing the committee gave
its opinion upon my conduct in these
words:
Your committee therefore unanimously
concur in the opinion that the Postmaster
General did not deviate from the discharge
of his official duty in the settlement made,
but strictly obeyed the law of Congress
and that Congress alone should assume
the responsibility, if any, in enjoining upon
him the fllltillment of a duty which has led
to such surprising results.
And on that committee were to be found
two Democrats, Mr.. Kelley, of Oregon, and
Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, the last gen.
tleman being however, of u different fami-
ly from your Michigan Blairs; for what
ever faults the Senator from Missouri may
have, no one can say that he ever stabbed
any man, friend or foe, in the back, while
with your Michigander. who is no Senator,
and never will be, that operation appears
to be a lavorite amusement, when at a safe
distance.
Thus l have answered Austin Blair, not
with slang and invective equal to his own,
but with fair argument based on incontro-
vertible facts. l have not replied to his
declaration that I am scoundrel by hurl-
ing back like language at him. I have
taken higher and more complete revenge.
l have prooed him to be LIAR and SLAM
DERER.
THE ALLEGED s5,OOO,O 900 DEFICIENCY.
But Austin Blair attacks my manage
ment of the Post Office Department and
says it is running behind S., 900. 900 a year.
Now, in answer to this present to you a
prepared table, showing the con-
dition of the service, together with the
Of receipts and expenditures in
detail for the years 1868 and 1871, also
showing the increase and decrease thereof
and the per centage of such increase or de-
crease for a term of three years.
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Office Of tile auditor Of the Treasury
Enr tie Post Ofice Dealn rtlnpnf

For tile Post Office Department.,
February 4, 1871.
I have carefully read the foregoing letter
of the Postmaster General and the state
ment made as to his conversation with me
in relation to the claim of George Chorp-
enning is strictly correct.
Mr.. Creswell objected to its payment out
of the regular appropriation for mail trans
portation; and in reply to my remark that
l did not see how it could be paid from
former appropriations, in view of recent
legislation, he said that the question of
finding an appropriation out of which it
should be paid was one which must be set
tied by the Treasury Department..
j. NJ. MCGREw, Chief Clerk.
Office of the Auditor of the Treasury
for the Post Office Department.
February 4, 1871.
l have carefully read the annexed letter
of the Postmaster General, and certify that
the statements therein, so far as they re-
late to my conversation with him in rela-
ton to the claim and award of chorpenn-
ing, are entirely accurate.
J. ]. MARTIN, Auditor.
Now, then, is there anything in all this
that reflects upon my official integrity? Is
there anything here to excite suspicion of
any fraudulent collision on my part? Let
us review the facts.
In the first place, I decided the case
against Chorpenning and dismissed his
petition, adhering to the construction Civ
en- to the law by three of my predecessors.
He then goes to Congress, and law is
passed reversing the construction given to
the law Of 1857 by the Department, and
directing me to adjust his claims upon an
altogether different rule of construction.
require printed brief containing the
arguments of counsel and all the testimony
in full to be filed, before taking up the
case. l then prepare written report, Civ
ing full statement and review of every
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three years, thus showing systematic per-

=. o'I, c"IfIIf', so'OV PCT o
Months ~ and 70 per cent additional Three changes
allowed to yearly advertisers without additional charge
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-07-19
''Ecw to Go East"
By the Kansas City, st. Joseph &
Burlington Route.

Though last, noticast,' is an oldadage
as rue as it is old, and it. truth is again
cxemplifieI by the completion of the
New Line to the East ria Crcston and
Burlington. which, though the last, may
be called the best route in the West.
The Line consists of the Kansas
City, st. Joseph & Council Bluffs IL.
H.. with two daily trains from Kansas
CITY, through Atchison, Leaycnwor,h
AMI ST. Joseph TO the Missouri State
Line. there connecting with the Bur
liugton Route, which leads direct to Chi
cago, Cincinnati. indianapolis, Logans-
port and Columbus-through cars are
being run to all these points
Tbs Line is well built. thoroughly
equipped with every modern improve
ment. including Pullmans Sleeping and
Dining Cars, and nowhere else can the
passenger SO completely depend o. a
speedy, safe and comfortable journty.
The Burlington Route has a~,!inira-
bly, answered the query, How TO 60
East" by the publication of IN in.eres-
ting and truthful document, confirming
a valuable aud correct Map, which can
be obtained free of charge by address,
ing General Passenger Agent Ii. & Nj.
K. X. K, Burlington, Iowa.
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Assignee's Notice,

CHARLES NJ. DAILY, assignee of samuel +.
Cowan, tx paric. BE 1t remembered that
tnarles NJ. Daily, assignee of Samuel +. COwan,
ON tn, lS.h day uf June, lSI2, and daring the scs-
sion of the Circuit Court within and tor Andrew
county, IT ttr OF Missouri, being the April al
lDuGi,d term 0i ssl,i Court, by leave ami under
the oIrlcis oil said Court, filed in Court M exhibit
On oiih u statement of the accounts Of the said
trust, together with his claims AMI vouchers, to-
Srfher wItn 4 PRAYER 10 said Court to make ".
O.,icr OF distribution of certain lots AMI real cs-
tIte in the city Of II. Joseph, in Bach IN IN
county, Missouri, said lots AMI real estate hay
ing been redeemed by siii assignee from IN brt-
gage and judgment liens for the benefit OF said
estate win the individual means oi said assignee,
therefore, from The premises aforesaid, 1t Is or
dertti by the tourt mat the Clerk of this Court
give pablo notice of The exhibition and iilin9 OF
ailch accounts by SAN ;ssSiyncr, by publication
Ir four weeks IN thu Andrew County Republi-
cin, Il newspaper published in savannah, An
threw county, STAT. OF Missouri, AMI that such
accounts ami prayer of said assignee will be al-
lowed by III Court at the August term, and on
the siNth day Of sid term of said Andre
County Circuit Court, To be begun and held on
the nth day Of -, august, AID. 1852, unless good
citSc 10 Tie contrary he shown.
State IF Missouri, county OF Andrew, So:
4, Phincas Edwards, CLERK Of The Circuit Court
within and for the county OF andrew Ia the state
Of Missouri, hereby certify the above ard fore
| going 10 lie = true and correct copy of IN entry
Ina'ie in said Court IN the matter of Ciilrles NJ.
Daily, pssi.nre Of samuel r.. Cowan, on tint 18th
day ofiune, Is72, rs he same appears of record
In my oiiice.
I In witness whereof | have hereto
s, set my hand and affixed my Official
~ seal nj my office in savannah, this 18th
day 0fJuiy, ioI2.
PiIiAEAS EDWARDS, Clerk.
! by W. W. CALDWELL, Deputy Clerk. S9I
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SOFT E CRABS.

Last Saturday the public vas deep
~ shocked from Maine to Oregon. by
the dreadful intelligence that Big
Rats Brown had eaten some cherries
and they did not agree with him.
Then il was aitcrward telcgraphcd
that .'soft-shcil crabs" had caused the
pain in his stomach. 1t seems o to
be Il matter of doubt which it was
cherries or crabs-that caused the
trouble. After they had laid tie
blame on the cherries, why afterward
attempt to throw the responsibility
on sott-sheii crabs? That ~ourrcalcrs
may be fully appraised Of Governor
Browns condition, we reproduce
from the St. Louis Republican the
following hcalth.bulletins, telegraphed
from New York:
"Ncw York, July 12.-Tlc illness
of y. GratZ Brown, though quite Sc
we're for = time, was merely temporal
~. 1t was caused by eating cherries
and exposure to the sun. lie is rap
idlv recovering, and WIS visited this
evening by several friends. In con
sequence OF his illness the committee
of the Baltimore Convention post
poncd their call upon him.
New York, July 13.-Thc sudden
and alarming illness of Gov. Il. Gratz
Brown has SO far yielded TO prompt
remedies that he was able this Il. III.
10 walk to the house of his friend, DIR.
steele, i'll Great Jones street. The
trouble sccins to have IN attack of
cholera morDus, largely s~upcrinduccd
by the heat and a breakfast ol soft
shell crabs. Dr.. Steele states that i'll
the present condition of Gov. Browp
he would discourage any such mental
and physical strain As would nccessa-
rily result from receiving The nominal
ting committeej just now"
The st. Louis Democrat makes the
following remarks OH the subject of
.:crabs,' suggested by this unlucky oc-
c%urrenco:
hibited by law in Maine and other
States.
Soft shell cra5 is better than crow
when taken in moderate quantities,
aud straight.
Long John Wentworth always adj
dresses the public under the influence
of soft-shcli crabs.
II docs not hurt a maj to like soft
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Political.

New YORK. July l6.-Long Branch
letters from Gene al Porter gives IL
uui,lic list of democrats who have pro-
claimed that they will take the stump
for Grant.
New YORK, July 15.-At n SPECIAL
meeting of the coiorcd General Com
mittee of the citvand county of New
York. on Saturday evening, resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted re-,
pudiating Greeley and Brown. and
sustaining the Republican ticket.
"A letter from Richmond, Virginia,
saws already more than fifty pronni-
rent members of the Democratic par
tv have declared their willingness to
canvass for Grant and Wilson, while
not a single Republican of any prom
incucr. Influence or responsibility has
rome over to Greeley, except FrPnk-
lin. oftllis city, and Lewis Mckenzie,
of Alexandria.
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Worth Considering.

In the course Of speech at GALES
burg, H.. OH the 2d inst Gen. Logan
made the following remarks:
..You business men who have mon-
cy 10 loan. and those who are borrow
rrs: YOU men who are producers and
those who are consumers: laborIli1
men who are now getting wages. all.
is there any reason for Il change at
this time? The first notice Nr. Gree
lev gave after his nomination was
that he would turn the gold out of
the Treasury. 4 dangerous expert
| mcnt al the start. my friends. With
| Mr.. Grrcicys Inconsistencies and
strange freaks. il does seem To ne
| that 10 trust him with management
| of the finances of this union would be
like trusting your money i'll Il wild
cat insurance company ina Chicago
fire. thavc no hard things TO "a!
about Mr.. Greeley: he il a very goo'I
old gentleman. but a yer good old
gentleman will not make II goot
President. 1t is for you to choose.-
If you elect Mr.. Greeley, at the same
| time his election carries Il Democratic
| Congress: and if misrulr follows and
Il financial crisis is the result, thcl
the responsibility is not ours, wha
support our tried man. Ii Mr.. Gree
ley was Il practical man, then there
might be some argument made fol
him: but he is not, AMI the countr.
| all are awake of the fact"
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shell crabs. but when he hankeri at'r
them he is in danger.
Graft Brown is i'll exceeding Ill hu-
NOR since his recent illness, and he an,
swcrs his best friends i'll a aDo
tone.
Mr.. salisbury. of Delaware, came
near being expelled from the In,tcn
States Senate for eating sott-shcii
crabs.
soft shell crab was what allied .Anay
Johnson when heS was swinging
around the CIRCLE. II did not agree
with him. -.
The great question of the Jay Is
| whether cherries OF crabs dld the o":-
%iuess. The prcpoadarance or eVi-
| drucc. however. is in favor of crabs
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MANY persons think that Congress
at its recent session. passed 4 bill CIV
ing a bounty of land to all oiaIers
who served in the late civil war. This
il not so. Mr.. Parker informs us that
an amendment was passed. 10 ,ne
homestead law by which every us
charged soldier who desires to acquirS
a home on government lands, ana
become all actual settler thereon, may
have the entirepcriod oflis service IN
the army deducted from the fivc years
residence which the law requires Oh
the other settlers before a clear Title
to the land is given them.
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Capitalization.
From The Cincinnati cnmm,rcil.l

From The Cincinnati Commercially
The New York Tribune tells usthat
Senator Thurman, i'll his University
Of Virginia address,
Uttered some wholesome truths re-
lating to our political system. lie
pointed out the dangers of the pres
cnt tendency TO Capitalization OF the
powers of Government, and forcibly
alluded to the apparent blindness OF
the people 10 these growing agrees
ions upon their rights and privileges.
It should not be forgotten. however,
that the Liberal movement has its
Springs.i in q popular apprehension OF
the dangers which Senator Thurman
depicts, and its ucccs will do much
to dissipate Them"
This is very poor. The people OF
the country who arc really afraid OF
Capitalization could be inserted III Il
small omnibus. Senator Thurman. Ill
talking to the Virginians about the
necessity of %cultivating State rights,
| was doin. something worse than the
| folly of CARVING Goals to Newcastle,
or to Pittsburg. The true the me foi
an address TO young men OF |irglhla
by an American statesman Woul0
| have been the necessity and excrllcnc,
of Nationality, and the folly. stupid
tv, barbarism and danger ofthc cXag
gcration ofProvincial sentiments. II
would le Just as well if the TRIBUNE
were not 10 worry itself much abou.
state rights. While Mr.. Greeley il
doubtless in favor oflocal sclf-govern
| ment rs he understands it, he has /;
ye,~ distinct record in favor Of Ma
tion,. supremacy. The cultivation o
Proyinc.alism las been the part o
MANY who i.ave supposed themsclye
Great men in this country. The wa
wipcI II en- out. aud the attempt T.
raise a new crop by irrigation-li>in
crocodile tcars-wIll prove Il Failure
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administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of admin
IN isirutiOn upon the estate Of George j. Reed,
de leased, were granted to the undersigned on
the 9Th ,lay of February, ls72, by the Probate
Court uf Andrew county, Missouri. All persons
hivir. clniinS against said estate are required 10
exhibit tiirln for allowance within onr year after
til. hat, of sid letters, or they may be prccludetl
from any benefit of said estate; and if such
claims be- not exhibited within two years from
the dsic oil said letters, they will he forever
barred. Mis-. II. ID. REED,
~. AlminiStratriN.
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WE are pleased to inform IL read
ers that Judge Bramblc signifies his
intention to support Grant in the
coming campaign. The Judge has
been all old line Democrat all his life,
but he says he "can't swallow Gree
ley As he does not wish to lose
the American privilege of voting, he
choose. the only alternative, and sup
ports Grant, Not SAYS the Judge,
in Il general burst ofenthusiasm, ''likc
the Futioa, choosing the lesser evil.
but withmy whole heart, hurrah for
Grant -[Maryvillc Republican.
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IT is gratifying to know that the
more sensible portion of u Demo-
cratic exchanges do not take much
stock in the scrap book literature fur
nishcd bv the Erpress. The grceney
who runs the Savannah NeU Era is
not an exception, however, Atchi-
son County Journal.
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ery .ens", wasa grand success. Tie
great number present, and the cntiu-
siasim aud e%arnestncss manifested. will
give cheer and hope to many who had
mis.ivings as to the future of the Re
publican party. Let no one faiter now.
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n l. especially recommend ii i,ihc Central IN
rssfivc Committee nf each ,oIn'y in tn district
that County Conventions Ia .lrct delegates To Ills
Congressional Convention he called At ~ early !
day As is practicable and con ,i>trnt wi h :niil,
notice to the Republican c~iretor'-
Arrangements will be- malc 81 secure The uHu' |
reduction in railroad far la url.g lies.
Republican papers in the sth District are re-
quesitl To c ,Ty this cali
By Order of The Executive Committee,
~ a.. y. WILKINSON, Ci,iirman.
4. W. Puw:ER, Secretary.
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The offer of Il $5UO bet that Grant
would carry Missouri, made on ST.
Louis Change. a not taken until
5000 majority was added.