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, 1873-02-27

REPORT OF TIE INVESTIGATING COM:f1rTEE.
WASHINGTON D. c., Feb. 26.-The select committee
Of the Senate appointed to Investigate the charges
against Senator Clayton, Of Arkausaa, based on er-
dence taken by the Ku-Klux Committee, made re-
port to-day.
The Senator charged with issutng An Illegal Ger
tcate Of election to Congressman Edwards whilo Gov
ernor Of Arkansas, and making corrupt bargains to
secure his own election to the Senate. In relation to
the Edwards certificate, the Committee say that By
the returns from s the counties as eanvasscd b. the
Secretary Of State, 1t appears that Boles received
344 vote8; Edwards, I'll. The Governor excluded
from the count the votes cast in the First and Third
Wards in the City OF Little Rock and Uncertain pre-
cncts or townships IL the County af Palaa, In al Of
which the election had been de-ared Illegal bJ the
Legislature of these excluded votes tc:e had been cst
for Boles 2335, which, being deducted from the abore
number counted for Bofes, left him 1882 Of which
c1uded To:es there had been cast for Edwards 2o2,
which, being deducted from the above number,
counted for him s,o91, thus showing majority for
Edxards Of 50 votes. The Committee dud tha.
Gov. c,ytoa sustained in his actiou in Edvards'
case BY the Legislature and the hghc. judicial tbu-
nal OF tho 6sats Of Arkansaa, and say:
a And 20 ne ind In the Gaze TINT
tia Governor did not act fraudu1ent1y. He-ce
be vns not guilty Of the odense charged and tha: thus
far there Is nothing to mpe.ch in his ol character
or conduct = member Of this BODY"
In relation to the charge Of fraud perpetated In the
election OF Cor. Clayton TO the Senate, the COMMITTEES
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of the deposits with him and his depen-
denotes were really, in substance, the life
blood Of the dcpositors-their all. They
have lost their money and their confidence,
and the consequence viii be that they viii
live i'm want and die in sorrow.
Mr. COOKIES business was Il mushroom
and poisonous outgrowth of the war, and
il is fitting That il should perish. His :. Hu-
encc in politics and legislation was per-
nicous We entertain no feeling OF malice
toward him personally; DuG we do con-
scicntiously regard il us cause of gratula-
ton that one of the muneyed powers
which stood in the way of an honest and
economical administration Of the Govern
mont has fallen-fdllcn, We apprchcnd, To
rise no more.
A business so wrongly conducted gains
no strength, but only increased weakness
rather, from its broad cXpansc, and cannot
possess any power of rccupcration.
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received tho hattering incense Of the mcnlal' q
who adore power and money played the role of
chief and ate aud drank Of the best that could
be procured Ia these parts. This free living,
and especially the free drinking, ma told upon
his presence ami conduct. lie is hlratcd like
an lrYn-cad topper, ami has loat al rn rlcter for
truthfulnc-. among honorable mon. Hundreds
Of the most responsible people are ready to
prove his habitual falsincations in the most SC
rious "a well as frivolous matters. Nnthins but
supposed wealth aud the protection ~ the
President have prevented ruinous exposures.
This financial crash has knocked the Ring in
the head. Speculation has suddenly stopped
just az n n had been chlorpformed. Kilbourn
Il Latta VINO operated IA Cookies private
agents and as the brokers Of the Ring, do not
rush about IA they did few days ago, with
plats OF speculative property and plans of new
schemes for Congress TO patronze. They are
greatly subdued, like crowds OF other jobbers
who have been feathcrng their nests at the
public expense.
The feelings Of those Senators aud R.presen-
tatives vino dealt with Jay Cooke 4 Co. or the
First National; who sold their votes In the bank
parlors who swOre they were the gre itcst OF
nnanciers; who appIaudcd the Northern Pa
ci1c and the Washington Ring as pcrsecutcd
SAINTS aud who stood ready to apDropri ate
more millions, can be better imagined than
described Thcy will nnd the familiar II ills de-
serted and must seek green fields and pastures
new.
one Of thnn was hero few weeks ago, look
iug Vigorously after his share Of tie spIils. 1t
was the very Honorable g. A Eldredge Of Wis
consin, who served substantially az Ring coun-
sci while acting AS q member Of the Committee
Of Investigation. IL appears that Cooke failed
IA usual to keep his contract. SO Eldredgc in
gpufitt. A. him n ht4rtnfs az
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Tbr Gamblers Pardon.

We arc rcsulutc that the rascals ~ the
Philadelphia Ring shall not he allowed to
escape iu the darkucS. and confusion Of Il
great financial couvulsion. Nothing
would suit these fellows better than 60
skuik away unpublished while the atmos-
phcrc l. nlled with the wreck ot matter.
and when huge fabrics of supposed wealth
are crumblius into dust. Happily for her
the disasters Of Philadelphia, as is her
wont. reflect but frcllv those Of this mo
tropoli- aud the excitement there will he
ullaycd just so soon ~ the remedy is APP
piled here. Hence there IS less chance for
the escape OF these criminals; and ns the
interval between this and the election
is rapidly contracung-now little over
twenty dlys-they ought to be pursued
with uurcmitting energy. So far as We
are concerned they shall be.
As part of what lawyers know as the rc,
qcs'U of This ease, We call attention to the
communication i'm another column of an
Intelligent Harrisburg correspondent as to
the actual sponsors OF the pardoucd R,n-
gamblers. StNUR and MARKS. There We
SEQ. who they were who procured this act
Of outrage Aud what comment is il on
the state OF things IA our SISTER city, that.
while every body prOtc-std to be scandal
izcd 10y what was done, no one took the
trouble To uscr rtin who were responsible
for it; and ii is reserved for q Now York
newspaper 10 obtain aud publish the in
formation. Nay, further, what an illu'-
tiation is IL of the condition OF the Phla-
dclpAia Republican press!
When the pardon OF these gam ler- was
hrrt made public, that cpiccne Ring news
paper, friend of GRANT and enemy of
CAMERoN, the Pros, in feeble sort of
way called attention u 1t, ANA said with
au air of admirable innocence that ii WAS
understood to b. the work, not rs IN
BHowNs ease of respectable citizens,
hut OF "crltln prominent politicians
The outur world was, by pretty distinct
WI.ioahou. gwen Ia understand thdt tl-s
uutownrd exercise oi the m"rc.iul prcroc-
a1ve was di-lVproyci OF Yet oddly
enough ID now seems That the four first
uumc. tp Recommendation of thi. keno
rluytr ~INIR ar. Mr.. JunN W. F0NNEY,
riitorot the PtN>: Mr.. w. W. IlARntNG
of the Iniuir,. Mr. j. FEAruEHsroN of
tho UuU.t,u. and Mr.. THOMAS F;rIGrRAt.p
NJ tho Cjt,j Tfcn! The rest is pur, Ring.
and Of fine most brozen m.fni. ,rh,re are
C,s.rn, and Sh.r,rf Trims and that hero
of u,a lo,t.rv nolirv cru.oI.. Nuyor
SrokrLry. WILLIAM II. N,xy. the pros,-
.utinr attorney. bollly s.-ns both potl-
lions. though he knows better than Any
one that these men were justly convicted
and ,eutoucrd, and that there is not "A
more pc,tilcut form of crime, more widely
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Am us EH ENTS.
Academy of Music -Iugomnr.

On Saturday evening Signor Salvini and
his company for their third representa- alton In
this country, played I" il Flglio dele Selve," a
drama we'd known in thi. city twenty years ago
under the titlc of Ingomar, the Barbarian.
The fact that tnry made the piece interesting to
goodly audience is itself high commcndation
Of tie artists engaged. Si-nor Salyiuis imper-
sonation u luJ,iaur is not less admirable in It's
way than ia that OF Otidio by the same artist.
This statement does not imply 40 great versa
tility however, "A might at first appear, Tor
nnaly -is shows that these two characters hav"
something In common. and Indicates that nc
who could well represent one ought not to fail
in impersonating the other. Each at some point
IN his career IA represented, a. subjected to the
restraints OF civilization, and each at some
point acts independently OF such restraints.
Both are essentially untamed. one, when
he first appears, bears his chains hEhllN'
but, nevertheless, chains from watch, whsh
loose. We sec the other caught IN his
native Vilds. and the fcticr- one hY ou" ~ ccd
upon him. Tile fundamental plan bN which one ui
tucge characters is Illustrated must hc reversed
for the cNcmulincHttun pi the other. fuiih't
than THIS the pardlol II such it may be called
motives through which the two tntrurf"r- arc
cShtnltcd are widely different. 10 the ordinary
observer there h. nothing in Nlghnr NtNiul
ref I"-cutd'iuu Of ono oi these yer 'ndr"- " men
tusgests the other. Each i- clearly defined. -
t3trh each other. lu ui- Cmnudtu cnt "i iut'-
mar are 10 be- remarked the huc and iull cuuccp-
t0n Of the part iia perfection ot t1ru color aud
shadiut which ciar"lrii1' li- W"' ,o' ~ lh'
beginning Of the second act, when he i'-t aii-
pears o9 the -co9e hc q the beau idc3i ct a per,
iec'Iy developed chid 81 nature Tue most
courageous. the most maCu7nimous. the strong
est, and therefore the chict Of his trihe. no
really cannot understand how man can rear
and crlnrc Hud weep; ana nothing could be
more admirri lc. after hs kind, than the good
nuurCd, curious, aud amused rianuer 49, whirh
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Fiott ne CocnnGH toyt""ta.
We presume that at tho clos" of Grants
Presidency he VIII uo the richest man who ever
lcit the White House. Both llc Ad Husos hld "a
small for uue ut the time pt their 'lttunni van
BWcu AVID Polk we're well Off ; laYlur nud plan
tluoH Pierce mad "A uit of land buchanan hfd
-uWc productive Investments; Lincoln ana john
soon Nld but small SHOW of worldly goods. Grant
ia already richer than the rrno-t - chem, and
very mucn uchur shan most ot them, Ills houses,
lands, horses, personal property, -'och4, houtr,
and So forth, re- resent a great deal of money.
There is not doubt that in 1876 hc WIiI he very
much ricucr than he if now. At tlt pU ginning
ci the rcholIuu to hadn't "a dollar no theNorip,
and cpuidn pay his drrts In Gal"nt.
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r..nA pgepnrea In rhIlnaelpaia.

m VI no III TI-TTTT ~ IT7'
Judge PaNsou has decided that the courts
can atrurl no remedy to direct a new canvass or
to ont the names Of dstTanChised citizens on
the list, proof OF their right 10 vote. There is
no protection Of the citizen against fraud in any
stage of the proceedings under tho Registry act.
such r. the Interpretation which William B.
Aann's Judge gives of William u, Mann's iaw.
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Aycfagt OF thc previous w,,s .i1!,2s9
The Hon"c OF Jay Cooke N co..
Mushroom Growth oi the war;
The aminbility and other pleasant per-
Fonal characteristics of MIR. JAY COOKE,
which facilitated his introduction into
large business associations still serve 10
conciiate toward him good deal of cou-
sdcrution aud kindline-s Of feeling on the
part of those who have known him indi-
Ndualiy' "e"urSeVes experience aStr"nE
reluctance to reflect upon MN win sever
ity; while "a sense "t duly to ia" puhnc
oonpeIs lis 10 condemn the pu'ineS pr'h-
eIpies-or III IRE properly speaNl"g' '"e
Waht OF pr'h''P''-"h "n''h inc business
ol ms houSe was conn .'',.u
h'' u"hL ""' "' q. '"' ~ Il ''eNer va '''-
tS'r' MI 'uASi' ""' u We o'v'uhe Nrtre-
tarE oil the treasury n'aiI'd hlll''H oi
COOKE ; tact IL ndNe'u uNliS To- h''t the
oa''9 'o'ns required ny ''c "o' c'nlhci''
nc sum ''"u-h, ProPrr i" H''Ne ''rlhS
WIN 'ooNE "li'ch ""o'ued n''h al oPPo'-
'uu'y 10 ,lilN, III 'he aEEr'sa'e, ehor-
nous pr"h'S' me nri''iiEem'n'' thouEh
lhe thouS''hu o'her ooJeot'ohap'e 'hl'-s'
epecd'ly ihNes'iE''ed ana broken up had
u pce' nrSt entered upon III ',he ot peace
""' even MI ! hAslT VII" 'l His S'"'c--
"''nS"'P' I'l'N'' "l@ P'l"'lP''' l'lII"lN
~ '"r "''"'" "'1''i'sl''''"" VI ui'o lIc"'-
u'y p'Phr'ihen' inc very I"uhdati'h
PIH'''i''S "l Hu'l'e- -prIh 'pit' "1'c1'
o"' oi rV-H'u - ms per 'nil'h '.'ti'.''
no lti' op''E'i "u'" o"''h' '.-eI JUS
u'e J"'' ""H !" "'H'ul nc a. one u-It
'7'' '''
.-''rr = a Story thit rat "a- once
taught - sing. II hi' f'h'rIilN h"'h I'-
Slrded "a ldhi'. We are inclined 30 ''-
tirVe IL 10 be true ana thnt rat was JAY
Cooke. He sang. What lie sang WLs the
praises and the Presidential prospects of
Mr.. Secretary CHAsE, aud 80 long a. tins
rnt continued to sing this song tho great
Secretary seemed indifferent 10 his glaw-
ing into the money bags ot the Govern
mcnt.
with Mr. COOKIES rapid accumulation Of
wealth came II corrcSpondnrly quink
growth Of hIs power ami nuueucc. lie
was never remarkably able mtn-uot a
man OF endowmeut' hNely TO distinguish
hun in ordinary tlmes-hut hc wa' good
natured; Ia" seldom excited any amnesty
"s'.'i''' H''i'''" ana II 500" came ''"r ''.'
hnH "h''' s'o''' ''ia' ''0 ""S ''"''. ~ "'"''
'1''V'"'' "a 'i' i''''"'' 80 -4''
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ePO'"' rs e'"''"I' All U'''">''" IVt su'h
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"Thr Consultation SAYS ihnt ali trials shalt
be by jury, and the nccu-ed H. entitled, NOT to
be first convict by ~ court aud then to be nc-
quilted nv jury, but 90 he convicted or ne
Quilted ~ THE FIR~r INSTANCE by
Jury sAHUIL ELAr,uoHp.
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MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
EX-GOT. COOK1.'S BANK AND TIE
dDHINfSTRf fTIOE.

innocent victims Hud tsONpruricuf Fc's "WH'-
lowed in abe sumo Naelstrou-Thr Prc-i-
DENTS special Deposit The Encct= of
EiOtOus Living and KuiuOus Investments.
Correspondence Of The sun
WAsHINGruN, sept 20.-Now that the
first excitement has passed, and the event which
created 80 profound sensation two days ago
may be considered calmly it cannot be properly
said that the failure of Jay Cooke & CO., and the
branches Of that concern, with their vast rant
ncations, was surprise. The explosion may
not have been expected at the moment II hap
pcned. but that it has long been anticipated by
careful and competent observers is we'll known.
All the discrcdtable arts employed to float
the bubble Of the Northern Pacific did not
make 1t less bubble, or relieve those behind
that Wild speculation from the responsibility Of
carrying load that no well regulated banking
house would assume to bear. 1t was huge
job from the start, and nothing else, proppcd
up 10y corruption iu aud out Of Congress.
the very last adycru ,oment Of the invest
meut bonds" as they are called, was a fraud
upon its face, and to all practical eyes demod-
strutcd the desperate condition Of those who
would thus alefacedly attempt to sw!ndlc the
public b, wilful lylug. While no prudent capt
tuli-t ever touched the rotten concern, thore ar"
tens uf thousands of innocent victims scattered
over the country vino were dupcd 10y thcse mis-
representations.
In this city numbers Of poor women In the de-
partuonts. officials aud Others OF limited means.
were induced to invest their savings in this way,
tempted 10y the promise Of exceptional interest,
which ~ r-clf upaired the confidence Of tho
husincss community and of prudent capitalists.
Tine irexrerleuccd were cheated UNANIMOUSLY,
for superrddcd to the f.L-e stat aneuts published
at enormous cost a. means of deception, were
the personal assurances Of the parties who ut
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one Of The moans employed by tn Cen
trI Pacific Ring I'D maintain its oppres i've rule
Owes the people OF California was IN case Of need
TO corrupt the political primary meetings OK both
parties, and thHs secure the nomnstion of cam
didAtes isr OIL e W4o would obey lis val. II ap-
p,As That Ia CA@Iie-lovn, Macs, since sECoR
KJu4soN IA L.on nj the head ~ tho Navy De-
pa.tmcnt, Tie vori,mcu In the Navy Yard havo
been used 60 control by force the pro 'eediugs of
Democratic as well rs Republican primary meet
iu-s held to select candidates for purely local
Offices. fhe Boston HtrIlI says that public sen.
tmtut on local affairs IN Charlestown has leen
thra,le! hy the Navy Yard Ring. ras wo.h.., .
lrpn the yard In ogrmi2vd bodies have iTt-
Q1eutiy marched into primary meetings Of both
parties and under ths dietation a leaders who
openly dir cted their movements from the plat
form, have absolutely controlled tho proceed
! ings Of those caucuses Fine people Of Charles
The sun., 1873-09-22

4 coroncr's jury at Retford, England
have rendered u verdict of mausiaughtor against
The engineer OF rMn ON the Great Northern
Railway who ran into an excursion train at tc
crossing of the Manchester Sheffield and LIN
colnshirc Bailway, killing three persons. IL is
evident that moro just idc-s of the rcsDon' Ne
bilttes OF railway conductor and engineers lre
beginning 10 bo entertained.
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The SAN Francisco Hr6WjHcr proposes
that joint resolution be introduced and pa. s.d
In the California Legislature, accompanied 10y a
suitable preamble, setting f,rth the disgrace
and dishouor which attach to the state fro 70
the receipt OF back pay 10y It. representatives ia
congress, and directing the Governor to as'er-
tain the aggregate amount received from the
national Treasury hy SAtGENr, CoGHLAN, and
lluUGnTuN, and that he shall order the state
Treasurer to pay over said amount tp the Treas
urer OF the United States. The Examiner also
urges that joint resolution bc passed, with "a
suitable preamble, scttin. forth that the elcc-
ton ~ A. A. SkVGENT to "a scat in the United
states Senate wa procured 10y fraud and bribery .
that the sii1 SAupENr ia the agent and repro
sentative ~ the Central Pacific railroad C'm-
plny, and not OF the state. and that be- is odious
tu the people who consider o. ieIusclyes degrgd-
cd by having a pretended rcprasentitiye who H.
the Nero tool or a corporation, The managers II
which may bc convicted OF crm "a tn. Will
most likely send the whole or part Of them 10
state prison; and that fDr those and oth-r
rea ons StWGE>r he required 10 I. sigu his scat
in the Senate.
with REGARD TO the Erna1l,r, first propo-i-
tion. 10 seems unfair that the people of COLT
fornia should be taxed 20 pay Tor SNBarNr y
Co. : back-pii grab, Tor whirn tho Republican
President lnd the Republican majority in CON
errss are rcsponil,c Bur n Tie Legislator
could drive T. flGl SAUDL,r from his sent iu
tine Senate. they would rend,r a service e. tins
whole country.
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The Mayor Of 20 ton has determined a
that no more ncenses shall Doe granted tp So
called anatomical mus.au.. TAi- uSnt They
should oe shut up and suppress cd NcryN acre.
The sun., 1873-09-22

The recent election OF Comptroller in
st. Louis - proof that even la that city OF -t,pne
pafusau.uip a party nomiutu, IA il not noccs-
sory fur succ,.,. Tho 81. Louis Dcmourtcy
nominated "a NJ QrtNLvAS and Mr. MAO
ADAM both IL wulm declined. In The mean
time G pit. rLrrEP. ci'ilcu of better known
INTEGRITY 'hlu politics, was ''iu.-tcl hv . nIu-
her { Don rats aul l'.4 4hiclus Co. ODER ulm-
sc,f ac.udid1te. IT, consented, aud ou Tues
d'y N--' he was quietly elected. This D. uuiy
ONE uf many indicating that prlie--iouM
roIt.IAu- lrr at o. II, .1uu, lu tlc N,sI.
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1HH wAsnISGI0N TWEED.


WA shepherd wa. Imprinted GoVc-uor.
Fou.a h.i.ia Ary.a
II WIS very NATURAL tlat the President
,louid appoint Boss shepherd Governor II tine
tar worse thtu .uu ly.y itu- wilcn ulW RAJ .-
aud l~ r.iniu- t.' ri;V 80 ~ ID. ii.ttNn, hui nr
tor uf IuE htw IokN - So. didU'tcI 60 ~ ~ -I-
in-tnn for conviction uu au al.c-gd uu'l. ltc
tlucd, anu now Grant IA tN'- hi ~ = 'r''i.lr.
F,1H O.. Ir.t. Pence Itfu.
II q min has been guilty % r..rall'irs so
great that the oTen"e "smellr To heaven, and
the pos-ure uf tuc situation caIecs him to-
tn President cnuorc- hiu ny Letter IHe iNt
endorsement Is that uf Coy. tuoNe. VINO re-
s,-ntd the GoyeTuuI,hip of the DISTRICT 9i Co
luNula. Tue Pres lutut sent MN t"ar'ul letter
ant from its teupr one would suppr@e thai the
Presidential hea tstru-- we're breaNnE rus
lct'rr of tho President was remarkable ia view
- the peculiar APP ointment OF "a sut. '-rlr pt
GOV. Cooke. The person appointed h1s been
notorious as the mead II tur KIns, taa leading
ot jouhery aud traud hy which debt % nearly
twenty millions hs ucen rolled up, ustsnsiuIy
Tor ruu lc wurNs, when tncrc Is nothing L. slu"
Tor t-- "a lncy spent.
homr. CnstHia G.'saS.
NcEauder Il. shepherd, who has been
ap Iltel hy the Pr's.t' 'ni to the 81 'e Il CIV
ol the Dis .r.ct RuaId of ruhhc W olNs, and &C.
tual hCAd uf tine Administration IN CARVING Tor
tluu wh.oh has exhausted tW1 huorIl tpPrupril 4
tl9ns 10y tJuSr'ss, ha, incurred lhtull,i"r great
ly exceeding tho large maNInuW uWitHtiou Of
IL III. and has thrown upon CONGRESS he after
native OF assuming thi- debt or !ra.Iu- the
be virtual cunhscat ION. TINS ht' brought the
board II MIR, shepherd into bad rerItc. lnas-
much a. the ld administration OF tt' ui~lr"t Is To
c1nc directly before Congress loo tine require
mcnt to assume ia debit. and in1sWuch ~ the
Scnatr's confirmation Of Mr. shepherd would
endorse that admtni.trstl9 auG 'mWt tue
tiuuauce of this scale OF expenditure. thor
eu-h iuvestigd.on OF ii should precede the con-
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cut down the fees Of the sheriff Of New
York. Fifteen or twenty thousand dollars a
year is ample paw for the best po. 5le man a
that office, why should tha people h- m,io %
pay him morrI
This Is the safest PLATFORM f'r the coming
clcC.'u. WAlnh pu'y ~Ual.itlf
The sun., 1873-09-22

town have complained to RoBEsoN Of this inter-
ference In their local affairs without erecting
any reform. No workman, no matter how com
potent, can retain employment In the Charles
town yard who refuses to bo used for such pur-
pesos.
1t ls wcll known that under our reformed
civil service rulos AN American mechanic who
accepts employment in a navy yard thereby
SURE cnders the right Of acting according to his
own judgment, aud Is liable tu instant discharge
II he daros TO vote against the directions of his
superiors. But it Is something entirely new, even
under this Administration, for the Government
to pedde out Its voting material to Democratic
politicians Of the bascr sort, to be used In their
fraudulent cauCuses. 1t is an Innovation, how
ever, emiucntly characteristic Of the Navy De-
p.rtmcnt under Its present management.
The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-11-13
Something that May Explain Something

During the past three weeks a number
of farmers in the western townships of this
county have missed cows and have not
found them In fact, within the period
above named four COWS have been stolen
from residents on the bluffs in this city.
An item in the Upton ddrertiser may fur
nish clue to the whereabouts of the lost
animals One day last week two cattle
thieves, who had stolen a COW from Mr..
Morehead. Of Upton, were tracked from
that place, through Moscow. to MuScatine,
and across the river to Edgington, where
they were overtaken The missing animal
was found in their possession, along with
quite drove. On being ordered 10 deliv
er over the COW they protessed to know
4 nothing about it, but when it was identified
they declared it had slipped in the drove
without their knowledge Badly scared
and fearing something worse, they finally
agreed To pay 800 for the animal and $50
for expenses which the pursuers demand
ed, believing it the best they could do an
der the circumstances, it being out OF their
power to arrest the thieves, as the crime
was committed in this State. There is no
doubt that number of cattle in the drove
were stolen between Upton and Muscatine,
l-DGDeHp0Ft Gazette.
There must be some mistake as to the
locality. The cattle driven to Edgiugtou
from Iowa crossed the Mississippi at Rock
Island. The statement may be correct
however, as to some town below Edging
ton.