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, 1873-08-02

Wo recently aent reporter to Fort Dodge
and DeaMoines, Iowa, to report Farmora' Con-
ventions. Some Of tho Republican newspapers
Of tho State eoem to be voxed about 1t, and ac-
ouse our reporter Of undu1y magnifyiug the
Autobiography movement. Wo do not beIieyo
that TO misroproeonted single faot in tho courao
OF his tour. To hayo done SO would hayo been
gross violation Of his instructions md, Is ho
has boon in our employ several years and has
approved himaoH both truthful and discreet. We
be1ieVo tint luis reports woro correct and un-
biased. At all ovonts. they have received tho
indorsomcnt Of tho secretary OF tho stato
Grange as regards tho statistical information
furnished. In ono Of his letters from Dos-
Moines ho reported that ho had aeen Mr,
Clarkson, tho editor Of the State Reqfs-
ter, and that Mr. Oiarkaon said tint
Gov. Carpenter would DO ro.elocted by 10000
majority that thorc would be an Anti-Monopoly
candidate for Governor, but that thoro wus. not
enough in it to break up tho Republican party.
10 this tho DosMosnes Register responds TINT
The TRIBUNE reporter did not aeo l{r. Olarhaon
Ut MI tint ho lll4o roporter) was told by other
poraona connected with tho Register substantial
ly tho same things os wero attributed to Mr.
olarkson, oxcopt that Gov. Carpcptor's majority
would DO $1,000 or 6o,0Oo. And tho Hcqistc,.
pledges its own yoraoity that Carpenters
majority will not bo less than G0,000.
We havo questioned our reporter upon tho
point whother ho had an intoEyicw with Atr.
Olarkson, md ho replied tint hc wont to tho
Register office, and was introduced to gentleman
na Mr. Clarkson, tho editor Of tho Peais.ey,"
and that this porson so introduced to him did sav
oxactly whAt WIS reported. The proprfoty OF ro-
porting conversation which takos place in tho
freedom Of Office intercourse may vol bo oues-
toned. If VIC had noticed this paragraph bofore
1t was printed, wo should hayo excluded it. But
question Of veracity having bacn raisod upon
It. TIC express our bollof that our reporter did
500 Mr. olarkaon, tho editor Of tho Register, mud
hold conversation with him. Whothor Mr.
Olarkaon said that Carpenter would bo re. oleoted
by ~ QUO minority, or By Go,000 minority, is Of
very little consequence to tho public. although it
may be Of some consequence to tho Postmaster
OF DesAloines. Wo hayo oil tho tne Expressed
tho opinion that Gov. Carpenter would DO ro.
elected though wo havo had misgiyings about
tho composition of tho next Iowa Legislature.
Ihe Hegister seems to have mono. Wo do not
believe, however,, tint Gov. Carpenter would
have $4,000 majority eyon If nobody ran against
him.
, 1873-08-02
ula1oritY.

Tho farmers OF Mclean County, Who met
yesterday to nominate county officers, fortified
thor ticket by statement OF thoir principles
that would serve as an admirable modolfor polit-
ical platform-1nakors. Their Platform has oighs
planks, couchod in eight torso sentonccs, each
straight to tho mark. Tloir grievances arc pro-
teotive tariffs, aaarygrabs, 1and-grants, railroad
oxtortion, and political dishonesty. Their rome-
aies arc the discontinuanco OF all apocal favo.s
to any clasRos, regulation of tho railroads by
law, rigid economy and honostyin tho public sor-
vico. They declare omp1atica1!y that thoy con-
attute themselves separate and independent
organization apart from tho otllce-scoking coall-
tionB OF tho day.
, 1873-08-02

Fort Hnollng poRt and reservation, mud the I'M
rortancc OF Ercat caution and 1nsgnott In making
tue sale, tho Bccrctary Of Wnr appointed nBonts for
tho purpose unqualified, inexperienced, aud luoon-
potent 1non.
I. That provision for and management Of tho anlo
woro 80 ncggcntly carolcsaly, mud fnjt,ctoHly made
"A to lndnce successful combination against tho Gov-
ertiment exclude all competition, and bring oas 10
tho Government.
g. That John q. AIa.l,cr, ngcnt for tho Dorartmcnt
Of War for tho examination and sao Of tlo For Ripley
Reservation, utter having a!ready jonod combination
for the purchase Of tho Fort Bnolttn4 HsgprysIiou
acted, in maktug such purchase, IN violation Of lila
oflcinl duty, and ngainst tho known policy Of tho
Government and that 10 to him md Richard 8chel,
represented by him ngont, aud ateolo mud Graham,
who woro complicated III tho nao with him, witt full
knowledge OF Tits Official character, TIC sale qf s Fors
snsa Rcserpatto.' tens at e tie, a''d H. rotd
To offset tho opinion Of Jorominh 8. Dlnc1r,
Who was Attornoy-0oncral at tho timo Floyd
waa sccrctary Of War, against tho foregoing
declaration Of D committee Of Congress- and
tho subsequent voto Of tho House disappearing
tho Halo, was m net Of grntutous folly II not Of
knavery. II the Congroas which mcots in De-
combor no1t Is not pnlsiod with fright, or rotten
with baok-pay, 1t will PROFOUND some questions
to Secretary Bolknap ulso theso:
!. Wae tho title to the Fort Smelling Rosorya~
tion III tho United states ut tho timo Of tho 60
oallcd settlement with Btecle7
3. Was the prico obtained for said Reservation
tho truo value Of tho property
8. Was tho salo to stoelo made In accordance
with law7
4. Wore tho rights Of tho Government In aaid
Reservation protected as privato individual
owning tho aamo property would havo protected
them?
We undertake to say that, il tllese questions
shall DO propoundod m Affirmative anBwor will
bo given to the first ono and negative answer
to each Of tho othors. It nny be replied, and Ia
In fact replied, that Steelo was tho equitable
ownor Of tho property. That doponda upon
whether ho camo into poBaoasion Of tho property
by fraud. And right hero is tho grava-
mon Of tho charge, viz: that tho salo
by Floyd to Bteelo was notorious,
unblushing fraud; that 1t was exposed by Con-
gresa and stopped, and TINT tho present Admin
istration has communicated It in tho face Of ab,,n-
dant evidence Of itH truo character. To BAY that
Steele was tho equitable owner, without titlo,
of 1890 acrcs Of laud obtained by fraud, as
against the real owner with title, is ono Of
tho most astounding assumptions ever put
forth by apublio ofcor. And yet this is what scc-
rotary Bo1knap's explanation comos to, Wo
ahall therefore continue TO characterize tho
transaction aa tho Fort Smelling swind1o, with
ont, howoger, assuming TINT Arr. Dolknap was
kn"svi"g'p a narty tn II. It mny Rarva to eaao
OF tho Republican proas . triQe TO know TINT
atoelo is ono Of tho leaders of tho Democratic
party in Minnesota. though porhapn ho may
have moro than ono string to his bow.
, 1873-08-02

structod sinco 1868 Ia st 0o0 900, tho Auditor
will doduct 100000 900 from hs list Of taxa
bloe and naaoas upon tho othor q 800, 900, 900 a
rnto Of ta1 nocosasary to produce tho required
amount OF 6sato reyonuc. Ho Will thon loyy tho
BANJO rate upon tho whole $4,000 o0o, 900, paying
tho proceeds OF tho tax on tho 81, ,Qo0,-
100000 ovor to tho holders OF tho rail-
soaa-a'd bonds, and apply tho proceeds OF
tho other to stnto purposes. It will DO aoon,
therefore. that tho whole sLate tax, including
tho payment OF tho State dobt, falls mainly
upon, and has to DO pail by, those counties and
towns which owo no rallroad-ald aobt, or, prao~
tica11y, tho s1o.0oo,000 Of ralzond.uid dobt will
be paid by tho oountios and towns which owo
mono Of those dobts. Thoro aro "a ooun-
ties and tho City Of Quincy which owo such
dobss aa countos; Of which 81 also hayo
debts owing by some of tho separate townBhips
thoroin; there arc 27 otlor counties which owo
no such 1obts aa counties, but whose Townships
arc sopraato1y indebted. This lonvos 80 coun-
tics, including Cook, which hayo no such dobts
either as counties or towns,
Tho decision Of this question, whether tho
assessment for State purposoa shalt be- In
creased from 100000 900 In to "a 600 900 900
in 1879, In ordar to crowd tho whole State tnx on
43 out Of tho 102 counties, and to enable County
Boards to issue bonds and spend tho proceeds,
and to quadruple tho county tnxcs will roat with
she State Board Of Equalization Of Taxes, which
moets In Beptombor noxt.
, 1873-08-02

Eaatorn ahippors ~ we'll "a Western farmers
have boen tho victims Of tho unjust dlBcrimina-
t'ons and tho o1tortionato charges Of the rail-
roals, and they aro beginning an agitation Ut
thoir end OF the limo which may ba great holm
to the farmors' Movement. Tho sugar roilners,
tho grocers, the grain commission merohnnte,
aud othor hoavy freight-Ahippors Of Now
York City haye takon tho movement In
charge, and intend to corporate with tho
producers OF the West uutil tho railroads
are brought under proper control. DoBldos tho
uasa'meotIpg ta Cooper Institute next mouth,
, 1873-08-02

cnrlism has long been suspected by tho Span
aHa Government to bo at work in Cuba, but thoy
have not hitherto boon able to uncover it. It la
now assorted that largo number OF Cprliat con-
spfatora havo boen discovered in Iayana.
Thoy havo boon put under suryeil-
iaueo. md tho contlscation Of tloir
estates Is likely to follow. tn soarchfnp
tho house OF their louder, Que Guilauo, half a
million dollars was found which tho Goyornmont
asserts Was to have been sent to England to holp
Don Carlos. Nothing is said Us to whothor tic
money was loft in Guijanofs possession or not.
but those who know tho habits Of Spanish off,
oia!s III Havana will havo very Iittfo doubt aa to
tlolr disposition Of this Carlist goll
, 1873-08-02

In their election Of officers, yesterday, tie
Kansas arangora showed that farmers' ways are
not those in which politicians delight. An Ut
tempt WAS mado In the bud old way to cut
and dry the tickot by q Caucus, but ono Of
the members, moved by the new spirit,
arose and protested, and tho inciptent
ring was broken. This action loft tho Conyon-
tion with no other guide than their, own will,
which sooma to have boon all tley NODDED 11aa-
ter Dumbeula, Of tho old stato Grange, WAS q
Boiling, who hitherto has not boon prominent
in tho movement, being elected Master by ono
majority.
, 1873-08-02


Tho Springfield journal las received advanced
alloets Of tho 18th volume Of WaIlaco's Reports,
which givcs tile decision OF tho United statos
Supreme Court in tho caso Of tho Roaling Rail-
road us. ponnBylyania, in which the following
points arc made:
F4rst-The transportation Of frcgbta or Of the an,,
jecta Of commerce. u constitutional part Of eommcrce
ltsoK.
sscoa1--A tax upon freight, transported from State
to State, Is d regulation OF commerce a,nouu tie
States.
QA1rd-WhoneVes tho subJects, In regard to which q
power TO rcguhte commerce ia asserted, aro In their
nat1ro NATIONAL or admit OF nue. uniform system or
plan of regulatfont thoy exclusively within tho req
uating control Of Congress-
FouTh-Tranaportation Of passengers or morcnnu-
disc through Btate, from one State to another, Is
Of tits nature.
FIth-uenoo statute Of State Imposing tax upon
freight taken up within tho Stato and carrcd ont of
It, or taken up without State aud brought within It,
ia repugnant to that provision Of tho Constitution Of
the United 6tates which orana that Congress shall
lave power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
and among tho several atates aud with tho 1udIan
tribea.h
These points reverse tho decision OF tho Rail-
road Commisaionors Of this State in applying
the pro Taad feature Of tho now Railroad Inv
to Interstate commerce. Thoy cover all the
phases Of this kind Of commerce, viz: Trans
portatton IN transiIu aorosa the State from q
point without to point within, md from
point within to point without tho State. Thoro
have boon soveral like declsiops by tho Supreme
Court OF tho United statos, but perhaps mono
oshor that touches the proaont question in ILL.,
noia 30 directly.
, 1873-08-02

rEnMs or aunsonrrTroN frArArrE M ADvANnR).
natls. b maii....6 AyniGy. ...>.....".SH.H
Parts Of yOar at tho sa1no ratio.
To psovont dnny and lstakos, 10 suro and givo Post
OfFco addrosa in fuf1, Including Stats and County.
Honancoa mhy 10 mado either yratt. express. Post
Caco order, or In roRistnfed letters, ht nur risk.
,TEnMB TO olrY sunsonIDEnH,
Daily. deiiverca. Snnay excepted. 25 contt pcr wook
Daily, dollvorod, Sunday included, 90 contt nor wcok
Addross TIE TRIBUNE COMPANY.
Corner Madison md Doagborn.at4.. Olcago, iii.
, 1873-08-02

Baron Won Rhnden, from whom Pauline
Lucca was recently divorced, terms tho pro-
coodngs by which tho separation was Of
fectad "a yillninous piece Of rascali-
IT," 10 states, in tho Berlin papers,
that ho received no notice Of the proceedings,
and has applied to New York to have tho de-
croc OF divorce annulled. Before h1ndamo
Lucca began her suit, he commenced m action
for divorce in tho Berlin courts, which is still
in litigation.
, 1873-08-02

a1nda+ns>. Loot Lila tar.ra- In rnn1yinr tn tho
speech Of Sir Charles Dixie against tho marriage
allowance to the Duke Of Edinburgh. 10 said
the persistent opposition to tho grant was tim
loccnt."-an oppression which ho Was forced to
retract publicly, and Immediately. Tho Bit has
passed its third reading in Committee OF tho
, 1873-08-02
Ul)e GblfeaDp 02ibu9@e.
Saturday Morning, August q, 1879.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

The pressure upon our columns on Sunday morning
IL 20 great that NO arc compelled to request advertisers
to send In their advertisements for tint saro ut ~
nsry m hour posaibe In order TINT they may with
certainty secure tho proper classification.
, 1873-08-02

powor to administer oatha, aud would therefore
havo to tako 'unsworn Testimony.
9. Because tho money allogod to havo boon
paid to tho Ministers was issued by thom for
election purposes, md not for tLoir personal
profit.
ThoBo roaHons aro somswhat contradictory,
and they to not contain tho oloar and Obvious
ono which has compelled tho Government to
practically sttllo tho Investigation. That roason
Ia TINT tho MinlHters-AIacdonald, Oartior.
A'nohs, oulmot, Langovtu, and porfaps
othere-tiid both demnnd and roooiyo largo
sunni Of money from Sir Hugh Allan; that
oarticr reduced to writing IN agrooment to givo
tho Pacific Railroad job to Allan, tho Inter fur
nislling money to onablc tho Ministers to elect
their candidates to tho Parliament Which was to
carry this agreement into eireot. Cartior hud OF
azst refused to doal with Allan; but becoming
sattsQod TINT Allan could dofoat tho election Of
tho ministerial candidates, made tho agreoment
which waa subsequently, car7iod out. Tho
evidence Of tho demand and receipt Of
tho money by tho Ministers is complete.
Tho record ia In b1acb and whito over
thoir own aignaturos. Pon1ing tho exposure
Cartier died, leaving his assoclates to meet tho
aocusasion and Its proofs. There can bo no
question aa to tho facts Of tho oaso and this tho
Canadian Ministry know. They do not want
to DO convicted by tho House Of Commons and
forced out Of Office; they daro not resign and
haFo their conduct investigated by their oppoBt-
tlon succesaors. They have therefore resortod
to those rowcrs which tho law has ptacod in
thor hands, tho dispersion Of Parliament aud a
transfer OF tho investigation to Commission Of
thcir own choosing.
, 1873-08-02

No parts Of tho new railroad tariff OF this
State have excited moro complaints than tic
charges for carrying cattlo and coal. The Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioners arc propar-
ing new schedule Of ratea covering those arti~
cles, aud applicable throughout tho Btato.
, 1873-08-02

The reduction Of tho public debt last month
WAS s370,518. Tho amount Of interest paid by
tho Government on tho bonds Issued to tho Pa
oiflc Railroad Companies, beyond the sum repnid
by them in transporting Government mattor,
now amounts to eto,222,132.
, 1873-08-02

Of which notice lna alroady been givcn, thoy an-
nonncc their intontlon Of holding acrcs Of
public meetings to pross tho subject on tho at-
tention Of tho people and tho Government. In
addition to tho eVils Of high charges, Now York
especially complains Of tho determinations
against 1t and in favor Of Boston, Baltimore, and
Pff|adolphia, which its merchants say t1lroaton
q permanont injury to ita commerce.
, 1873-08-02


Tho Winona Republican says that Franklin
stoolo could probably havo collected hla bill OF
s1G2,0o0 against tho Government for tho ront OF
Fort Smelling by suit in tho Court Of Claims,
In view Of tlo faet that Fort Smelling belonged
to tho Government all tho time that Stople
claimed ront for 1t. it ia difficult to SEQ what
foundation ho would have had for any such suit.
But the Jurisdiction Of the Court Of Claims "a
limited to two classos OF casos, viz: those
founded upon Bomo act OF Congress, and
those basel upon Home contract with tho
Government. There la certainly no act Of Con-
gross giving Fort Smelling to Franklin stoolo.
Was there my contract, o1presa or implied, be-
tween him md tho Govornmont by Which tho
latter agreed to pay him ront tor tho uao of
Fort Smelling? Upon tho answer to this ques-
ton depends tho right Of stoolo to 60 to tho
Court Of Claims at all. Tho question w1.othor
the Court would bo likely to rondor Judgment
against tho Government in favor Of private
party for tho uso md occupancy of
Its Own property, is an after consider
atloh' 1t may DO answered, perhaps,
by aaking whether tho Court would bo likely to
award rent to Tom Murphy for the uso Of tho
New York Custoul-HouHo. It ia claimcd that
stcolo was put in actual possession Of the fort
By Floyd. If tho property belonged to tue
Government, steelo was trospasscr, whether ho
waa thero by Floyds authority or not Nobody
canacquire possosHory title as against the Govern
ment. The whole case turna OH tho question who
owned tho property at tho timo Secretary Bel
1na'' n1n''o tho settlement with Steele. Nobody
protends that steolo owned It, except possibly
stoolo himaotf. Tho fact that ho Didn't OWL 1t,
and the further fact that ho Ind no case that
would give linn status in tho Court of Claims,
constituted the worry reasons why atops woro
taken to conBunlnlato tho original fraud.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01

butter to regular customers Tor IS cents
10. The Jersey which he kept, im-
ported by Jonathan Bird, averaged 10
lbs. OF butter per week He had sold
COWS since that had averaged 20 lbs.
week. The milk OF one Jersey cow will
color the milk Tor others. Never saw
one that would give poor milk. lie fed
in winter with 2qis. of meal When in
milk. they always look thin, but hlten
quickly when dry. They are too valu-
able tor beef. He sometimes MIXED
down 10 within few days of calving,
Geo. z. Carpenter al Shelburne. n
Shorthcrn breeder, spoke strongly in Ia
vor of herd book animals. Had heiter
II months old that would weigh go lbs.
Steers ealved in May that had averaged
l27 los. a month all their lives; he went
in for thorough bred DuIhams.
John S. Anderson of Shelburne; fol-
lowed Carpenter and spoke OF the impor
.lncc OF breeding from the best animals.
lie believed in animals That had two ends
10 them. lie had nothing against
,houshJrcds, but if they were not good
re wanted nothing to do with them The
heory that a poor bull will transmit the
-ood qualities OF his great grand father
played out. Thoroughbred sounds well
Tut grades look better We - for sub.
,,ance. not shadow. The heaviest ON
yer r.sied in Shelbume was from grade
ull aud 50 WAS the best pair OF steers.
he beef at cro>>breed> j. considered
he best in the New York market \
air Of cross bred steers ! Years old
Weighing 1900. bought $1,000. They
nd pair one year oil in November
iaat would weigh 20Oo ms. aui Il par.
one S and the other years old. that
brought SliO0."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01
Sale of Public Lands.
STATE 90 MAINE, LAND OFFICE,
nangnr. NV -. lsll.

NOTICE j. hereby given that the following
y townships Or tract. Of lahd, situate IN the
County OF Franklin. SCI aIarl for sale under the
provisions ui the Revised statutes, Chapter .,
section 81. VIII Ice sold ngecably 10 tie direction
of the Governor and Council, on MONDAY, the
first day Of September next at i O'Clock noon, 40
the Land once IN Bangor, bN scaled proposals, Ca
hc received at any time previous To said time oi
sale, ny proposal, 20 Ice received unle,, ten per
cent OF the minimum price IL paid into the Land
ONCE with the proposal.
The following - H.. OF The lands 10 bee -old a.
aforesaid, with the minnitiln price per n,rI ,Or
each, ylL:
Township number Three. in Range Five, west of
bingham. kruuehcc Purchase, the minimum
price liked beng - Ccnt- per acre.
All that part Of township number Three. Range
eiN. lying with The limits OF the state. the mini
mum price h.ed therefor being - cents per acre
Al that part OF township uImirr IAu,ip i;sngc
seven, lying within the lGits NJ lc state, ihf min
imum price liked therefor being twenty cents per
aero.
Payueut Go bee mndr DE- io!loW-. yi1; one third
OF the purchase money 800 cash, intending tar Ten
per cent. of the minimum price Deposited, and The
balance by note for three equal sums, PAYABLE
anuualI, n one Two and three wears. rect!vcly
with interest and a bond with sufficient -urrty ioI
the payment Of fair -tumpa-r OF 40 timber ~ Dee
cut thereon Co be applied 10 the payment II The
notr- D,r.l- to Doe conditional iu tho usual form
oi state Deeds. PARKER T.. BURLtlrH,
iuu5 i--,pl Land N-rnt.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01
Dairy Notes from Massachusetts,.

At late meeting Of the Franklin
County Mass Farmers Institute,
spirited discussion was held upon the
comparative merits of the Shorthorn and
Jersey cows. brief abstracts Of which we
COPY from a report in the Boston Cult.
vstor.
Lafayette Anderson favored Short.
horns Us being superior to Jerseys. J. 5.
Taylor Of Shelburne has Shorthorn COW
that produced l OF of butter to a 10. of
milk, and the COW gave 81 lbs. of milk
day, which made "a lbs. OF butter a week.
Moses Stebbins' OF South Deerfield. has
"a Shorthorn that made 20 II lbs. of but
Ter in week in February last. Newhall
Of Conway had one that made s lbs. Of
butter from milkings.
Mr. Anderson made an attack on Jer
sey butter, quoting from Secretary Chas.
/. Flint. Alex. Hyde, and DR.. Loring,
members of the Board of Agriculture.
1. II. StoughtOn Of Gill, who keeps
one OF the largest herds OF Jerseys in
the county denied Anderson's statements
about the inferiority of Jersey butter. the
fact being true that Jersey milk will not
raise baby or fat calf.
1t IS too rich. He related an aneedote
about neighber who kept one OF his
COWS for 3 short time. who said he never
saw anything beat it. They skinned
that milk and then skinned again and
gain until they got tired There wasn't
anything bur cream TO it. de sold bis
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-01
Saying Grace.
bis case.

IL seems TO US tina. this will answer.
L i just over from England, and has
not got into American types:
milliner's apprentice. about 10 wait
upon duchess, was afraid ol commit
ing some error in her depa rtment. She
herelore consulted friend as 10 the
manner to be adopted, and was told
hat on going before tue duchess she
must say her Grace" ant SO on. Ac
,ordingly, away went the girl, and on
leing introduced. after 4 vC,y low cour
Jesy, she said, For what ] am going
20 receive. the Lord make ne truly
thankful" To which the d2chess ans
wered, Amen ,'-EDIroR's DRAWER. il
Huper's Magazine for June.