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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

Chas. O'Conor definitively declined
the Louisville nomination in q written
address which was delivered to the
Committee a few days since. This
document is said to be elegant in ex-
preston. and is a model of English
composition. 1t bespeaks the scholar
and thinker, and its somew hat forced
application to the subject really before
him is just what we might expect from
an idealist like the writer. Mr..
O'Couor dwells in a sphere so remote
from that which is agitated by the
hopes and fears of to day that it is i'm
possible for him to adapt himself TO
present ~exigencies and demands OF
society as now constituted. If it were
not soft he were not SC impractical
in his views-he never could have
hoped or expected anything from the
forlorn Convention t Louisville. As
it il, we must respect his great talents
and admire his purity of motives
while we regret that his character ans
endowments are not politically avail
able to this generation of men. Tina
the straight outs will continue tt
support Mr.. O'Conor, as they avel
they will, was to be expected. Theil
part of the programme is to create 4
diversion; to vote for the ditferentia
calculus is as good for them as thu
most available candidate.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

According to the testimony of lead
ing Republicans throughout the coun
try, Horace Greeley, before he was
named as a candidate in opposition to
Grant. was "a m~arvelously proper
man." His shrewdness in forecasting
political probabilities, his tact and
ability as a journalist, his profundity
as a natural philosopher, and his in
corruptible integrity as a citizen, We're
all made the subjects of special laud
alton. But since his nomination the
same men and newspapers stultify
themselves by giving the lie to al
they previously said. and do not hest
tate to b!ackguard him like a pick
| pocket.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29
The Arizona Miner, of Septembe

The Arizona Miner, of September
l6, says:
Prescott dispatched its first party
of diamond seekers on Monday last.
There were, we believe. some eight or
nine persons in the party, prominent
among whom we're w. Hutchinson, l.
@. Dickson. DIR. Tompkins and George
Hoge. All were provided with riding
and pack animals, improved rms,
plenty of provisions, etc. They go to
the Little Colorado, but may extend
their journey to Fort Defiance, which
is from Prescott (northeast) about 200
miles. The Miner hopes every mem
Der of the party will eturn before
election. with more than aquart piece
Of precious ~''stuns."
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29
PoLYaAMY IN

The Salt Lake Tribune, commenting
on the marriage to a Gentle of one of
the "plural wives" of a polygamist,
says:
We can venture the assertion that
never IN the history of Brighami>m
was poiygamy so much at IA discount
as now. The rising generation of girls
IN TINS city are I'm placably hostile to
becoming the wives of men the sands
OF whose lives are we'll nigh spent.
aud more bitterly opposed are those
who have known that dreary lack of
domestic enjoyment which always
~characterizes the larger polvcamic
families. a most potent argument.
and one which is welding an immense
influence against the dogma, are the
facts connected with the situation of
the large families of men who have
died, leaving them to the tender mer
cies of their brethren and sisters.
Their condition III many instances il
that OF absolute despair, resulting, As
such cases do, in arrangement and
the scattering OF brethren and sisters
who feel nothing of the ties of consan-
Guinity. The polygamic problem is
working its own solution by reason of
the very evils endured in il practical
operations. The heart throbS of the
first wife. the breaking of farnili. :
through various cau>es. and the utter
lack of any bond of union or congo
niality, together with the disposition to
take OH 1.-THE ways of the world,' are
the forces now at work. which will
only cease with the overflow of poly
gaInic theocracy in Utah. The future
is for~e~hadowed in the events of the
present.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The Granite revenue officer who
said this to a Postmaster was not with
out glimpses of a great truth: We'll.
I suppose these men are both pretty
bad; but, if Greeley had been nom.
mated at Philadelphia and Grant al
Baltimore, l have not the least doubt
we office holders should be calling
Greeley a saint and Grant q mean
cuSs.o
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29
FOR SALE
Bread Route Discontinued.

II AIRY CAFFALL, PROPRIETOR OF II
II Carson B k ~ry. notifies his many patrons
that, wing to the Iull in business, and being H.
Feeble heath, h. will not run his wagon for the
the city, -fter Saturday. September ~.
70. CaiAtl oders Tor sale cheap a GOOD HORSE
AND WAGON.
Ihanking ny many friends for their libera'
pafrooaGe tn the past, I weald s4leie . coasion-
enes q the same. and will b. plsassd to assst Any
eli Asst.t.g anything in my line At ths CAR
W Bakery. corner Hoorth and CAsasa serests
0s1&-lW HAkE.Y SARHALL.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The Texas election runs through
four days, 5th to sth inclusive, and all
votes in each county are to be polled
at the county seat. The present Con-
gress legalized the extension Of time
as regards voting for presidential Elec
tors; as it also legalized, for a like
purpose, the Louisiana election day
which is the day. before the presiden'
tial election in other States.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29
THE QUESTION OF ECONOMY.

The Grant party claim that they are
entitled to an extended lease of power
for another four years on the score of
having administered the Government
economically and also extinguished a
large share of the public debt. We
have heretofore shown that President
Johnson. in the las year of his admin
istration, paid many millions more of
the public debt than Grant has eve
done i'll the same length of time, not
w~ithstauding the fact that Congress re-
sorted to every means possible to rem
der his administration a failure. How
ever, We attach very little importance
10 this for the reason nat the heavy
taxes imposed brought n the treas
ury an immense sum of money which
could haye been appropriated to no
other use, and would have laid in the
vaults to rust or been stolen by dis
honest officials had it not been used TO
pay the debt. 1t was no evidence of
administrative ability, bat simply
showed that Congress had squeezed
out of the people a larger sum of
money than it could squander on need
less expenses or dishonest officials
could sguander and conceal. The
boast of economy is no better sus-
tanned. To determine whether an ad
ministration has been economical, we
must compare its expenditures with
those of other administrations. Were
we t o compare Grants expenditures
with those of Buchanan, his partisans
would say that the country had grown
greatly and the necessary expenses OF
administering the Government had
prOportionately increased; therefore.
we will take the last year of Johnson's
administration, 1868, and the last of
Grants. 1871. To escape all charge of
unfairness, we will say nothinglabout
the expenses of Congress, tie Judici-
arv, the Treasury, or Indian Depart
ments, or other miscellaneous appropri-
atoms, which under Grant were much
larger than under Johnson, and sim
ply compare the appropriations for the
Executive Department, which are un-
derstood to be mainly controlled by
the President himself. In 1865. the
last year of Johnson's administration,
the appropriations for the Executive
| Department amounted TO s., l3l,402:
and in 1871, under Grant, whose econ
omicai administration is urged as a
reason for his re election, they
amounted TO 50, 4l2.4lS-making a diff
ference in favor of the economy of
johnson as against that of Grant, Of
81, 665, 0l6 in one department alone.
We submit these figures to the reader
for consideration and judgment, and
ask him if they sustain the claimed
economy of Grant. The same extra
vagance runs through all the Depart
ments, showing that his officials are
equally Enthusiastically with himself:
and that with proper economy in the
administration the burdens of the PEG.
pie might be greatly diminished.
Let the people elect Greeley and so in
augurate the regime of economy and
honesty, and long ere the end of his
term diminished taxation will vindi
cate the wisdom of their choice.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

Judge Mackey, of the Palmetto
State, says that in case Grant refuses to
accede to the demands Of the regular
Republicans for the removal of certain
UnIred States officials in that State,
seven electoral votes will be rendered
MIR. Greeley from South Carolina.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The San Diego Union, of the 18th
instant. has this: Observer Wells, OF
the United States Signal Service, in
forms us that he has q rattlesnake in a
box in his office (ieft with him for safe
keeping BY DR.. Barnes), that has lived
inst a year on nothing more snbstan
tial than "climste and harbor," and j.
~ lively - when first boxed up.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The Chicago Mail dies this ticke'9
ssFoF President, Hon. Wilbur F.
6torsy; for Vice President, Hon. Lydia
!Thompson.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29
An old man, an inhabitant o Cernav

i'll Aisace, arrived Al the German office
to declare his choice of nationality:
You are very DID," said the Prussian,
it is hardly worth your while TO make
a choice. Il know IcannOt live long,
was the reply. "but as | wish to go To
heaven, l desire to die a Frenchman."
The old man on returning home sank
exhausted. and died holding his Ger
titicate of remaining French in his
hand. This is worth the attention of
French dramatists.
There is a Democratic gain in Mon
taua this year of 49, votes.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The citizens of Phoebe are consider
ing the introduction of Maxim Gas
into that town. The agent from San
Francisco is out there canvassing the
matter.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

The Sufro Tunnel Company have
contracted for the delivery of 800 tons
OF Rocky Mountain coal. The high
rate of wood has forced many others
to substitute coal.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

Fifty miles Of the Utah Southern
R.ilroad, it " said, will be completed
BIZ the. first Of November.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

During the past four or five weeks,
five hundred car loads of wheat have
been shipped from Utah TO the Eastern
States, ta.+
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

Springfield, Illinois, the home OF
Lincoln, divides its German vote az
follows: For Greeley, 794; for Grant,
IA.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-29

Daring the past ten years the San
FEanciseO Ssosk Board has s~ranaasted
hpsineaa 70 the amount u (7Q0, 900 900.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17
Abbrc,in1cd ni.nnfches.

AT St. Louis, on Monday, college club, COM
posed OF graduates Of colleges of the whole
country, was formed.
The German war steamer which demanded
damages from the Haytien government has de-
parted from Hayti, satisfactory arrangement
having been made
The report that European bankers had conn
bined to take all loans authorized by congress
is contradictcd
A company to run a line of steamships be-
tween Naples and New York has been organized
in the former city.
The strike of the ice men at Coxsackie, n. Y.
has ended, the knckerbocker company aecedine,
to the demand for two dollars day.
-Four delayed trains from Ogden arrived Mt
cheyenne on Monday. The passengers had sub
sisted on crackers, cheese and canned meats
part Of the time.
The publication of the Paris newspapers Con-
stltntlonel and Gaulos was prohibited by Or
derS from the minister of the interior
The annual session of the Masonic fraternity
Of Wisconsin began at Milwaukee on Monday.
The grand council elected A. " H. Carpenter
grand master, and J. Crosby treasurer
81. Patricks day, which is to come this wear
on sunday, Is TO be celebrated at Washington
ny tue laying of the cornerstone of the new st.
Patrlck 5 church. All of the Catholic beneyo-
tent and temperance societies will parade with
music, banners and regaia.
Al HALIFAX, on Monday, a meeting was held
TO consider the eXpediency of organ; zing a COM
pany to establish steam communication between
the United States and Halifax. A company
was organized and $4,000 was subscribed to-
wards purchasing powerful steamer 10 run be-
tween Halifax, Portland and Boston, calling at
Liverpool and Yarmouth.
1t is stated that a leading officer of the Cuban
army, who was sent by the Cuban republic as
ambassador to England, where he had been
successful in obtain ne friendly action of the
BRUSH government, arrived at New York on
Monday, and left for Washington, accompanied
ny Zen. MacMahon. He will have an interview
with the president, and urge an early action Of
the United States in recognizing the Cuban re-
public
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17

&The committee on banking and currency This
morning did no business other than 10 refer a
number of matters before them 20 sub-Commit-
tees.
The ways and means committee this morning
determined to report 10 the house Mr.. Bout
wells statement Of facts in defence Of his opc-
ratons with the Syndicate, leaving the house TO
judge as TO his alleged violation of law
The bids for the supply OF paper for the GOV
eminent printing Office were opened this morn
ing, and the lowest bids or printing paper were
from Baltimore. The bids are lower than the
bids Of last wear Were The awards will be
made on Thursday or Friday.
There was a general attendance Of democratic
members OF congress tonight at their caucus in
the hall of the house of Representatives Fer
nandO Wood was in the chair.
VIM Hastings of California was before the
house judiciary committee this morning to urge
the impeachment Of Justice Field of the United
States supreme court. He presented Il number
of atfidavtS and letters and made some re-
marks in support of them. He was directed to
appear again on Saturday and present his proofs
Hastings also has charges against Judge HOh-
man of the United States district court of Cali
fornia; and while tue committee will give him a
patient hearing, the whole affair is looked upon
mere as without proper foundation.
Mr. Hale OF Maine, who, as a member of the
house committee on appropriations, has charge
of the naval appropriations bill, was at the navy
department this morning with reference there
to- Orders have already gone out 10 nearly all
OF the navy yards to put vessels in repair, but
there is only small amount Of money for this
work, not enough to complete all the repairs
which the navy department officials think the
efficiency of the service demands Hence, in
view of the reports Of serious complications in
the future, it is not unlikely that the naval bill
may be held back until these runners either as
sumo definite shape or have entirely vanished.
a naval appropriation bill, prepared with refer
ence TO existing relations might not be at all
suitable month or two hence.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17
TO the Associated Press.l

COLLEGE SCRIP.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 ALI states entitled
to agricultural college land scrip have received
the same, except Arkansas and Florida.
THE SCOTT MONUMENT.
The secretary OF war has asked congress to
appropriate s42, 900 to complete the marble
statue of Lieut. Gen. Scott, in accordance
with the unanimous joint resolution of the
congress of 1867.
DETAILS OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill reported by the senate finance
committee, as a substitute for the house bill re-
pealing the duties on coal, iron and salt, pro-
poses to fix the following duties
On all btuminOus coal, fifty cents per ton of
twenty-eisht bushels, eighty pounds to the
bushe.
On salt in bulk, and on all rock salt or mineral
salt, nine cents per hundred pounds.
On salt IN bags, sacks, barrels or other pack.
ages, twelve cents per hundred pounds.
On all iron and STEEL all manufactures of iron
and steel Of which either OF such metals is a
component part of the chief value, excepting
pig iron and steel rails, ninety per centum of the
present rates of duty, being reduction of ten
per cent.
le4s of all kinds ten cents per pound.
Coffee of all kinds, and substitutes therefore,
Two cents per pound.
Cleaned rice, one quarter cents per pound
UnCleaded rice, one cent per pound
Potatoes, ten cents per bushel
Timber, not otherwise provided for one cent
per cubic foot.
Lumber Of spru e, hemlock, white wood and
bass wood, one dollar per thousand feet; other
kinds, two do lars.
Sugar, box, shocks and packing boxes, not
otherwise provided for, thirty-fve cents ad
valorem.
Laige number OF minor articles are added TO
the free list.
SAFETY FOR STEAMBOAT TRAVELLERS
The house committee on commerce had long
session this morning to give a hearing TO the re.
preventative steamboat men of the country in
relation to the bills pending before congress for
the better security of the lives of passengers
on steam vessels. These gentlemen who COM
prise the executive committee of the Steamboat
Owners Union, particularly press the bill last
introduced by ten. Neglcy of Pennsylvania, as
containing the best features 1t is understood
that the bill was prepared by this committee.
the subject in all ITS Details taking up first one
point and then another This morning MIR.
Copeland of New York made an argument
against the compulsory adoption Of the patent
steam registering gauge. He conteDded that II
monopoly, without afiording protectiont The
Thursday morning. The boiler plate workers
union is acting in concert with the steamboat
men ON these subjects, and there is to be con-
terence ut one O'Clock this afternoon at the
Ebbiu house between the boiler plate men and
the steamboat men.
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
The president has again declined to interfere
with the New Orleans quarrel.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17

runrt.
GOV llawley Of Hartford, and Reverdy John
sou were AT the national capitol yesterday.
The relatives Of ex-Conuoller Connolly deny
the report OF his insanity, aud that he has been
placed in a private asylum.
A Port au Prince letter Of the 4th inst. states
that p esident Sagct released all political pris.
oncrs New Years day.
Mr. Sumner was the recipient of colossal
bouquet Yesterday morning, which he has placed
on his desk in the senate chamber
A dispatch from Geneva states that eX-Queen
Isabella and Duke dc Montpensier met on Sat
ences.
Gen. Gushing will be seventy.two years of age
to-day, and a few Of bis personal friends viii
give social dinner. Had he not peremptoIilv
declined any public demonstration there would
have been large gathering.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17
Our New York Dispatches.
The investigation Concerning the Gus
tom HOuse-rhe scrip Dividend FAX
The Health Il nphaeI SuiI-StOIses, etc.

New YORK, Jan. 16.-Detectve Sampson,
who went 10 London to arrest some of the Fam
many thieves, found the whereabouts of Young
Gray, son of the chaplain of the United States
senate, who fed hence last summer after swind.
ling several Wall street firms OF large sums, and
VINO was interested in the robbery of govern.
ment and state securities. Sampson arrested
Gray, and will shortly return with his prisoner.
The retrenchment committee commenced
their twelfth DAYS session at their hotel to-day
AffidayitI were read OF the appraisers that the
case Of goods of Claflin was not robbed while in
their office
II b Claan testified that an honest man has
nothing to tear from custom house seizures He
considered that their power for making seizures
had satisfactory effect in checking frauds ON
the government; he had always declined to sign
petitions against the power ofseizurcs; he favor
ed the resttrl OF the general order to the Gu
nard line, but saw no reason why general orders
should be refused any company having conven-
lent stores.
b +. Nudge, for the last ten wears deputy col
lector, testified to daily bearing Of officers re-
ceivng gratuities, and merchants have stated
to him that they paid inspectors for sending
goods quickly TO general Oldcr stores
Mr. Shaw also testified to being Obliged to pay
general order charges, though the goods have
not gone into the general order stores. He never
paid black mail, aud considered the merchant
offering bride as gully rs the officer taking il.
Christopher Pullman testified TO the refusal of
ticket for himself and friends at primary cleo
ton, In 1870, by Il custom and other government
officers acting as inspectors, and to his belief
thar they placed tickets in the box without
count. 1t was notorious that custom house
officers were used throughout the city for politi-
cal purposes, aud that they told offices bv fdeli.
ty to the the power appointing them He had
heard of an inspector of elections, in 1871,
beng offered five hundred dollars by Col.
lector Murphy to carry another primary,
n. la IA
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17
COUNTY NEWS.

of Sutton for the year 1871 was 81; of these, 30
were of American, 81 of foreign, and of mixed
parentage. The registry of marriages for the
same time, shows 25 couples united in marriage
The number of deaths in the town for the same
period was 80.
On Monday evening a large party of ladies
and gentlemen from this city paid visit to Mr..
t. l.. Jacobs and wife of Holden, to celebrate
his forty-ninth birthday anniversary. large
number of useful and beautiful articles were
presented to them, and a supper was enjoyed by
the company.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-17

The president has issued invitations for snotber
state dinner on THURSDAY, the 25fh insi. Sew
eral members of the cabinet and the LEADING
members of the diplomatic corps with their Ia,
dies have been invited.
Col Amos Webster, formerly of the first
MASSACHUSETTS, regiment, aud afterwards on
Gen. Grants staff, is now chief of staff to Gov.
Cooke of the District Of Columbia, and is making
arrangements for the first consolidated parade
since the war, OF the volunteer troops here.
dispatch from camp Alexis states thar the
grand duke, accompanied BY General Gustav
Killed his first buffalo on the plains the 14th
inst. The party were to start early Monday
morning, accompanied by a large number Of
Indians, for another hunt some fifteen miles
away, where buffalo herds were plenty. Alexis
telegraps by cable to the emperor of Russia bis
success in killing his first buffalo.
A Washington dispatch saws the note from
GortSchakoff about Catacazv has not vet been
received at the state department Much interest
is felt as to the effect of the Catacazy matter
upon our relations with Russia. 1t is stated
that the president intends TO sustain Secretary
Fish and accept the fullest consequences, even
TO the point Of instantly recalling Minister Cur
TIN and suspending all relations with Russia,
should GortschakOff attempt TO put an indignity
upon Fish.