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THIRD DAY.
Linie Rock Daily Gazette Report.


CINcINSATI, May 3.
The convention was called ia order at ten
minutes after 10 o'clock. The reading of the
journal was dispensed with at the suggestion
of an Iowa delegate.
Mr.. Gilmore offered resolution that when
the convention reaches the point of balloting
for candidates there shall be no formal pre-
scntstion of candidates, but that the conVen-
ton proceed TO vote.
The resolution was carried
Here Horace White chairman OF the COM
mittec on resolutions and platform. advanced
TO the front and handing the president his re-
port, said the committee had requested that
the presiding officer should read the preamble
and resolutions.
The President: The voice of the chairman
Of the committee being weak. hc has request
ed me to read the resolutions, and lac has re-
OuCstrl ne also, to state that they were
adopted by an almost unanimous vote.
Platform of the Convention will appear
next week.
THE CALL oF STATES.
The President announced amid great eX
citemcnt and confusion that the states woult
now be called.
Gov Gratz Brown here appeared on tht
platform, and asked permission TO makea per
son explanation, which was granted.
Without a formal presentation OF otcandidate'
the roll of states was called, and the follow
ipg was the result of the
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tE The st. Louis Republican Of the lsl
Inst. says that President Allen of the Iron
Mountain railroad made arrangements yes
terday for sending locomotives and cars by
water to Jacksonport on the white river, to
put on the Arkansas Branch OF the Iron
Mountain road now being completed 10 Lit
tie Rock. The road Is now finished l5i miles
towards Little Rock from St. Louis, and II in
be completed between the two points by the
first OF October.
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DellnQuent Tax Lists.

we call the attention of tho collector OF
Crawford county and other interested parties
to the following letter ofJ X. BERRY Audi
tor of the State. to the collector of Conway
county We notice that the land in this coun-
ty hayin & taxes due for ls10-7l are advertis-
ed in two separate tracts. making the cost
sl.5o when it should be but 15 cents:
AupuoR's OFFICE
I.rrrLE Rock April u, 1872.
Collector of Conway County:
notice in the Western Empire that the de-
linauent lands have been advertised In two
separate lists--for 1870 and lS7i-tlus ih-
creasing unneees sarily the cost OF adrcrtis-
ipy. an the lands delinquent for taxes OF
1870 and ISL. and those delinquent for either
of these years only, should have been en-
braccd In one list. adding the taxes etc" Of
the two years togpther--so that in no case
would there have been two lists Of the same
lands advertised, No credit VIII be allowed
collectors in their settlements at this office
for ANYTHING more than seventy-!iye cents AS
advertising costs on each track forfeited no
uatter how many different lists they may
publish. fu B.
You Will therefore, take notice that for
any payments you may make on behalf of the
State TO the printer for such unnecessary and
useless repetitioni in advertising. as above re-
ferred To. you cannot be reimbursed through
tnis Office out OF the funds ofthe State in your
hands.
This ruling will apply 10 the settlements Of
n,l collectors. Respectfully,
J.R BERRY. Auditor
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T Col Mcconnell is getting back to Ar
kansas. Tho Washington Sunday Herald, Of
April 2lst, contains the following; "Col. II
l. Mcconnell, Of Arkansas lett this city last
evening for Little Rock. Col. Mcconnell is
one Of the most accomplished Journalists and
orators in the southwest, and his many friends
in social and political circles most heartily
Wish him every success
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fourth and fifth ballot. ten voted for Greeley and

fourth and fifth ballots ten voted for Greeley and
two for Adams.
The chair announced a recess OF ten minutes.
On calling the con vention 70 order sgain, the
chair remarked to tie delegates that they were 70
=, eet one from each delegation as member oi the
Liberal Republican executive committee
Gen. Burnett, Of Ohio, said he was requested 10
inquire whether the name Of Mr.. TrGmbnll was
before the conyention ss candidate for wee pres
dsnt.
Lieut.. Gov. Koerner. of Illinois, rephed that Ar
Trunt ul would not consent TO become cahoi'
dale for that Office under any circumstances
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NEW MIIiINrRy.-W were mistaken a
OF Mrs Phelps Millinery. But it is a sur.
thing now. She has a fine assortment of
every thing desirable in this line For the
latest styles. give her a call. opposite the
Court House. next door to d. G. Williams.
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NEW CoRS MrLL.--In connection With hi,
Steam Saw MIL NJ Lynch has put up a su.
perior Corn Mil. II j. enough to say that
this Mil Is in charge OF Mr.. GIo l.. CnANP.
Ton, toguarantec that Superior Meal will be
made. Grinding every Wednesday and sat
urday. Fresh Meal constantly on hand IN
exchange and for sale. Recollcct tho New
Am
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TUESDAY, MAY Z 1872.
Oar 10Th Volume.

With t.ais namher Of the PgeSs. we enter
npon It's 10th year. 1t is now about thirteen
wears since we issued our first paper in Van
Buren, ,aanl we have 10 thank our friends and
patrons, for the uniyarsal confidence reposcd
insus aud the very generous support given,
during that time. Having the best interests
of the County and State at heart, we shall. rs
herepofore use our Best endeavors to so con-
duet our paper that It's efforts win rebound
u the advancement and prosperity ofits peo-
ple
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Ley Washington dispatches Of the I'll. CIV
Ing report Of the House proceedings, says tAe
bill for the organization Of the Indian territo-
ry OF Oklahama was postponed till next Do
cpmher.
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II The Fort Smith ke,c Era avs that "
ID Matthews Of Kansas. delegate to the col
orea National Convention nj New Orleans j.
IN that city cnceavoring 10 establish n color.
ed Lodge OF Free hasons." 9
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tT- HAYMAS & Sons received by the Mai-
lie Rdgoa. steam Engine and Boiler for
Whitesides d Co. All in want of machinery
ofsny Kind should cali on nayman 6 Sons
before ordering.
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Ep Do not stopto spin yarns in bus
mess houses, and if YOU have q place of
business, he found there when wanted
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IL Post Masters are not required to re-
eeiye miitiiated notes in payment for postage.
stsmps' nor are they ,rsquired to receive
notes 50 mitch sailsa Of de!ae.d tllat .tlieir
Senuinensss cannot BE- clcarfy asccriained.
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E1- 1t is said that the snow blockade
has cost the Pacific railroad company
S25 900 day.
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III Mrs. Shcsman Of Connecticut wac corr
yicted. Friday morning ofmurder in the sec.
ond degree. and will be sentenced to the
States prison for life.
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N OtiCe.

OTyIck'CRIwVoRD CounrY A. 4 NJ. ASSOCIATION, |
Van Buren, Arkansas, April 20, 1872. !
4 meeting of the Directory Of this Association i.
~ hereby appointed to be held at the Office Of j. II
Mccain. Esa.. in Van Buren,
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IutED BoLLoT.
THE SIXTH ATp LAST BALLOT

THE SIXTH ATp LAST BALLOT
was ordered. and the scene was one Of great
confusion. The Missouri delegation asked
leave to retire for consultation. a motion
was made totake recess fortwenty minutes.
but it was lost by an overwhelming vote The
Illinois delegati,n n having retired, the con-
veutiou awaited thcir return. W hen they re-
turned to their seat, the chairman announced
tw enty seven for Adams, fourteen for Gree
ley and one for Trumhull, The vote then
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II The President has approved Of the bill
repeating the duties on tea and coffee on and
after the first Of July next.
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wednesday May 3, 1872,

At clock. p. NJ.
The Committee on Finance will meet at tho samc
place and on the same day at 9 clock, A. VI.
The Committee on Fair Grounds will, also, meet
at the place and on the same day at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. j. NEAL, Sec'y
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Whole hummer OF Sotcs cast i'~'
Lieut. Gov Koerner, of Illinois appeared upon
the platform and said 81 desire to say. iR be.
half Of Judge Trnmbull. that on no condition VIII
he accept the nomination Of vice president. A
there were some doubts in the matter, we have te.
egraphed to him, and he positively declined. "
! The second ballot was taken and resulted as fol-
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Necessary TO n choice, az.

Nt(tNNNTF 10 VHIlIVV, UJo.
No choice having been made the Missouri
delegation asked leave to retire for cOnSulta-
tiUn
Vice President Julian took the chair.
Mr.. Mcclure withdrew turtin'S name. and
asked leave for the Pennsylvania delegation
10 retire, which was granted.
Proceedings were suspended until the re
turn OF the absent delegation
SECOND BALLOT.
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JENKS BROWN;
COMMERCIAL AGENT

Represents the following Saint Louis
Houses
ADEN, BURR & CO., Flour and Com
mission.
II. sUFFERT & CO., Produce and Pro-
visions, rr ~nE
LEWIS DORsHEIMER, saddlery Man
ufaeturer.
CLAFLIN, ALLEN & CO., Boot and Shoe
JObbers.
BRADFORD & RAINWATER, Hats,
Caps and Furs.
JOHN G. ALLEN & SONS, Dry Goods,
Notions and Clothing.
FISHER & ELAN, Tobacco Manufac-
! turers.
J. II. GARNHART & CO., Imported and
Domestic Liquors.
STEWART & NEEDHAM, Western Agent.
for CLIMAX MOWERS, REAP
ERS. WAGONS Il HAY CUT.
TIERS, and manufacturers of Grubbers
| Stump Pullcrs, etc.
dee. l77l.yl
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Farm for Sale +!
Town Lots for Sale !

Onn LOTS IN McGEE'S ADDITION
ZOV adjoining the city of Van Bufen
Among which are many Of the most desire,
able locations for residences in or about r l1s
CITY. Apply to Mrs. MARY A. McGn
Van Buren,. jan lN
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Whole vote. IA; necessary 10 a choice. 3jS.
When Missouri was called, and had given
Greeley an increase Of seven votes, and Trun-
bull sixteen instead of three on the first bal
lot. Missouri delegate arose ana exclaimed.
cNcitelly; "Wcare sold but not delivered =
( Laughter and applausc.l Al gains for Ad-
ans and Greeley were yocitcrously chcercd
by their respective partisans.
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April 30, 1872

MY late partner, WV. WHITFIELD, will continue
the business heretofore done by Williams A Whitfield
to the confidence of those Of our customers who will
need accommodations on their crops. | shall do a
strictly CASH or BARTER busipcss and will try to mer
stthe patronage which may be bestowed on me.
II WIJITANg
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Attention Democrats
NOtice.

NNHE 60 -partnoTfhip heretofore existing undor the
| arm n anne of WILLIAMS q WHITFIELD, Is dissolve
by limitation this day. Hereafter the firm name will
be signed by either OF the undersigned In liquidation
only Persons indebted TO said firm will settle with
either of US, 80. WILLIAMS,
WM, WITHHELD
April 30, lST2
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Before the vote was formally announced.
Minnesota changed nine from Trumbull to
Greeley. Various other States changed their
votes, but the scene was one of such contll-
sion and noise that it was impossible for the
reporters to hear. Apparently. Greeley was
nominated. Mr.. Mcclure changed Pcnntyl
vanla to iilty for Greeley and six for Davis
,Great cheersl Indiana changed to twenty
seven for Adams. a stampede OF changes 10
Greeley here occurred. Illinois changed solid
to Greeley, except one delegate, who insisted
on hi> vote for Irumbull.
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Mr., Coehrans inquired il Greeley had MAORI
~.
The chair said "Yes, oni he 10 therefore
nominated as the candidate for the presidency by
thls oonVontioD."
A n.c,inn 70 make the nomination unanimou.
was declared lost rs there ere many noes before
1t was announced.
THE ARKANSAS DELEGATION,
on the frs, ballot, voted as follows: Brown, 10 ;
Adams ! Trumbull /. On the second, 'hirI
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For Sale.
Manhood How Lost, How Restored.

A BOUT 40 Lots in Knox's addition to Van Bur
~ Terms reasonable. Apply TO-. r,,ov con
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WM. WHITFIELD 4 CO.,

Having purchased and taken possession OF
the Old Stand OF
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SECOND BALLOT

At the close Of the call California changed
her six votes for Davis to Greeley, when tlit
Nttp gtcI1
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12

What possible benefit is it to the
public to make the above mentioned
places ports of entry, unless it is for
the single purpose of fattening a lot
of lazy scalawags, who are always
ready to suck the last drop of blood
from an already weakened taxpayer.
Compare: if you please, the amount of
duties collected with the amount of
salaries paid by the government for
the collection of these duties, and you
can arrive at only one conclusion, and
that is thatthese officers are established
and maintained for the purpose of
%pensioning Radical pot-house politi.
ticians and thieyes-tbat's all-noth-
ing more, nor nothing less. who are
only willing tools in the hands of a
corrupt administration, for election
eering purposes.
How do the working classes like the
picture, and how do they like to foot
the bills?
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
THAT JURY.

While our Radical friends are pitch
ing into the democratic jury who
gave Sam. Clarke only one dollars
worth of damages against Bill Wat
kinds, why don't they lift the scalp of
Mr.. Timothy Riggs, the Republican
member of that jury? In the deliber-
atoms of the jury, upon the first bal
lot Mr.. Riggs voted with. ten other
iurymen for the nominal damages,
and the only n who favored any
higher damages was a Democrat !
Mr.. Riggs is a man of good sense and
excellent judgement and stands high
with the Republicans of this county,
having frequently been one of their
foremost standard bearers in county
politics. The remainder of the jurors
are men whose integrity and honesty
of purpose cannot be questioned.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
INTIMIDATION n

The campaign which President
Grant is carrying ON in the South
against the people and for the purpose
'of securing his OWE reelection, under
the pretence of sRppressing the Ku-
Klux, is creating q nice little bill of
expense for the people to pay, at all
events.
Another million dollars was added
to the deficiency appropriation bill in
the House, last month, to cover the
expenses of this Ku-Klux crusade
against the liberties of the Southern
people, making three millions in all
appropriated for the purpose thus far.
This money, let the people under
stand, is really appropriated for po-
litical purposes, and the very worst of
political purposes at that. namely, to
intimidate the sovereign people of a
large section of this country into sup
pc rting for reelection to the highest
Office in the gift of the people a
man whose very name is a by-word
and a reproach among all honest citi-
Zens.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
A D~IsREPUTABLE SET.

An Anti-Grant Republican journal
refers to some of Grants friends as
follows: Out of the six Governors of
reconstructed Southern States who
have been especially conspicuous for
their devotion to the interest of
Grant, one, Holden, of North Carroll
MIA, has been impoached and deposed
from Office for fraud and corruption !;
another, Scott, of South Carolina, is
denounced by the decent men of his
own party for his unblushing thiev-
cry, and is VIGOROUSLY an insatiatc
plunderer; Bullock, of Georgia, was
obliged to fee from the State to avoid
the penitentiary; another, Clayton, OF
Arkansas, is now in the United States
Senate, but will be expelled for fraud
unless his friend Grant saves him as
he did from prosecution in the court
of Arkansas by a scandalous1 use of
executive authority; another, Reed,
of Florida, has been impeacbed for
fraud, bribery, stealing, and conspira-
cy; and the other, Davis, of Texas; has
been indicted by a Republican Grand
Jury of a United States Court for
issuing a fraudulent certificate of elec-
ton to a member of Congress. All
OF these gentlemen firmly believe that
there will be no safety in the South
for SUCH men as they unless Grant is
re-efected, and We trust they are right,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
TIE PUBLIC LANDS.

The Commissioner of the Land
Office has made public the following
statement of the land grants made to
the several States and Railroad Com
panics, under the system ~inaugurated
in 1852: Mississippi, 2,062,240 acres;
Florida, 2,360.114; Illinois, 1905. 052 !;
Missouri, 1885, 100; Oregon, $780,
600; California, 100000; Alabama,
1929. 120 Arkansas, 1904, s71 Michi-
gan, 4,931,361; Louisiana, 5,57s,720;
Wisconsin, 5~,77S,350; Iowa, $685.
797 Kansas, 100000; and Minneso-
ia, 9,7s3. 403-making a total of 67,-
525,100 acres. The Pacific railroads
received grants of 14s,675,166 acres,
so that 216,2C0,396 acres have been
given by Congress for building rail
roads. From the above, however,
must be subtracted S,I40,264 acres
which have reverted to the Govern
ment, leaving a total of POI ,460,0a2
acres.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
THE THIEVES AND THEIR PLUMBER

Senator Morton's favorite declara.
ton that tive have the best civil SER
vice in the world" finds pleasant il.
l~ustration in ONE figures lately fur
nished by a Washington correspond
ent of the New York Times. Ac.
cording to this authority, there have
been detected and furnished during
the last three years, forty internal
revenue officers, fifteen custom house
officers, thirteen officers of the ;nteri-
or department, sixteen money order
officers, four army and two naval Off
GERS, and one hundred and five post
masters in all ont hundred and
ninety-eight. The amount of cash
lost by the government through these
thieves is set down at S2,301 Ell
How much has been lost through the
uncaught thieves, We leave our read
ers to guess; but Morton and those
who share in his opinion concerning
our civil service, may ransack the rec
ords of the English Government for
ten years without finding as much
stealing traced to officials there, as has
actually been proven in three years of
Grants administration.
When nearly a million dollars is
known to be carried off annually by
dishonest public servants, and when
the evil seems to be increasing rather
than diminishing, one might suppose
that the party which claims to con-
tain a full assortment of all the cardi-
nal virtues would be strongly in favor
of the most searching reform. But
on the contrary, quite the reverse
The report of the civil service COM
mission, which, at least, has the merit
of pointing in the right direction, has
been numerically ridiculed and
abused by nearly every leading Radi-
cal in both houses of Congress, ande
already looked upon a dead. The
truth of the business is that
plumber and patronage are being the
chief elements of Radical power,
% the best civil service in the world
will not be disturbed so long as radi-
dominates in the nation
Missouri Republican.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned From the Telegraph.
Thursday, April 4.

Treaty with England still unsettled.
Prot. Morse, the inventor of tele-
graphing, died yesterday in New
York.
The Secretary of the Treasury de-
cided that the income tax on the sal
aries of the President and Judges of
United States and Supreme Courts is
unconstitutional, and the same must
be refunded and not hereafterjbc impos-
ed.
Generals Sheridan and Anger have
been directed by orders from the War
Department to use extraordinary eff
forts to capture and turn over to the
civil authorities for trial persons who
raid from Mexico into Texas.
Friday, April s.
At the city election in st. Louis,
yesterday the Democrats elected 8
out of II Aldermen and 6 out of s
School Directors. This is the great
est Democratic victory for years in
that city.
Mrs. President Grant and daugh-
ter have gone to Europe.
A great Bonapartist reaction is now
in progress throughout France
There has been an unusually large in.
fiux of Bonapartist leaders within q
short time.
Sunday, April 2.
Henry Yager's Touring mills, at st.
Louis, were burned last night. Loss
$4,000.
A collision occurred last night at
Brighton, ILL.,. in which two engines
were badly wrecked and one fireman
killed.
The bill granting the right of way
to a railroad from Salt Lake to Port,
land, Oregon, passed the Senate.
VIM Il. Astor has given 500, 00C
to the Astor Library to relieve its
presents needs.
A concert is to be given on a large
scale in New York for the purpose Of
raising funds to erect a monument tc
the memory Of Fisk.
Five or six slavers have sailedfrom
New York bound for Congo river, AT
RIGA.
The strike of the London printers
has been successful. Their demands
have been acceded to by al firms.
Mrs. Fairs trial has been set fol-
June 24th.
The Ways and Means Committee
this morning voted to fix the tax Al
IS cents per gallon On whisky, and {
uniform tax Of 20 cents per pound OIL
tobacco.
Secretary Boutwell, was before thu
Committee on Ways and Means to
day, and urged the passage of a Law
permitting him to register Unitet
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-12
ABOUT REDUCING fREIeHTs.

We clip the following from the
Herald of Tuesday: We hear much
said about the clemency and gener-
osity of the railroad and transporta-
ton King of this State, in the matter
of reducing the price of taking the
farmers produce to market. 1t is
apparently sought to make us believe
that his great and ruling motive, in
constructing railroads and in monopo-
lizing the means of transportation, is
TO put down the price of ~transporta-
tion. A little examination into the
human nature of this aspiring man,
will prove that bis human nature is
very like other peoples human nature;
that he has as keen an appreciation of
his own pccuniary interest as other
people have of theirs; and 80 we shall
dispel all this airy illusion about his
motives being purely disinterested.-
lie loves the people, very much for
the same reason that a good many
Radical politicians love them, namely:
for the sake of the money which can
be made out of the people. Money
is power, and the money-King knows
well while he has this power he will
find plenty of sycophants to serve his
turn. This was well illustrated dur
ing the sitting of the late Republican
Convention in this city, when a whole
party was sold out to the money
King.
But we have been at some pains to
get some facts, which illustrate the
human nature Of our railroad and
transportation King. 1t will be seen
that he does very much as most other
men in his position would do. For
example, in August last, the price per
ton 1900 pounds) of transporting
wheat and -four from Portland to San
Francisco was SO 90. In February
last it rose to 81 90. And now, in
April, it is s. 90.
How does all this happen? We
will tell you how. In August last
there was an opposition line of steam
ers between this and San Francisco;
the monopoly for the time being was
broken up; hence the reduction in
price. At the other dates given the
monopoly had resumed its control,
and the reader can see the conse-
q~uences. No matter where a monop
oily exists, whether in the railroads or
elsewhere, the people are sure to feel
its pressure. If the railroads in this
State are beyond the control of law,
God help the people, unless, indeed,
we can secure the free navigation of
the Willamette, through the canal and
locks now being built.