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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10
indians spearIng Salmon.

It is astonishing to see how the
salmon crowd the rivers OF northern
California and Oregon, at the spawning
season. The Indians then gather from
a considerable distance, tc spear and
trap tlleJo fish, which they dry for
winter use: and you will see at this
season many pictureslue Indian camps
along the river. They set a crotch Of
two sticks in a salmon pool, and Jay
log from the shore TO this crotch. Upon
this log the Indian walks out, with q
very long spear, two,pronged at the end,
and there armed with two bone spear.
heads, which are fastened TO the shaft
OF the spear by very strong cord, usu-
ally made OF deers' sinews. The In
dian stands very eroct and III u really
6ne attitude, and peers into the black
pool until his eye catches the silver
sheen OF n salmon. Then he darts, aud
instantly you see q commotion in the
water as he aauls up toward the surface
a struggling twenty-five or thirty pound
fish. The bone spear,heads, when they
have penetrated the salmon, come Oh
from the spear, and the fish Is held by
the cord. Asqnaw stands ready on the
shore 10 haul him in, anil he Is beaten
over the head with o club until he ceases.
TO struggle, then cleaned, and roasted
on hot stones. When the meat Is done
aud dry It Is picked of the bones, and
the Bquaws rtb il TO fine powder be-
tween their hnnds. and in this shane IL
IL kept for future use. From one OF
these pools dozen Indian spearmen
freanently draw out four hundred sal.
mon in day, and this iiss forms On i'm.
portant part Of their food. OF course
they kill'a great many thousand female
salmon during tile season; but 80 fur, l
believe, this nlufderons work has not
been found to decrease the number Of
the FISH which annually enter the river
from tic ocean, and go up Its head
waters to spawn. .l5..le1.U... 4
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10
Fashion.

A fashion writer says: "1mported
cloth garments for tue street consist Of
fancy coats and jackets, such as women
might wear who were masquerading as
men. They arc in dark cloths in the
prettiest shapes imaginable, the edges
piped with peacock green or blue silk,
mtstatd coiored silk, or some other
striking shade, Of which only the single
line above the rim Is permitted. But
the tails or lappels, and the dear little
vests and waisteoats, fastened with old
silver or pearl buttons, arc too killing
LAS young lalies. Bay--for anything,
and suggest canes and neckties and
manillas, md oil the naughtiness which
is supposed 10, be SO fascinating
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10
Condensed den MIX.

A curious incident, says Gaiipnant,
occurred at the Vienna Exhibition
Turing the deliberation Of the Jury on
Group ". One OF the largest com;
panies for producing condensed mill
was abont 70 receive q medal, not only
for ito products but for the invention,
when m American gentleman, Mr..
Horsiotd, of Massachusetts, interposed,
and asserted that llo was the real dis
coyerer, rs lie had succeeded in pro-
dncing tile article twenty years ago.
N, Otb, Of Berne,, one Of The iurymFn.
who hpd been . student under Mr..
Horsfofd, confirmed that statement, ant
proposed that the medal should "
awarded to his former master. TIL,
Americany however, declined, asscrlinl
that lie and his countrymen had decided
on returning without any recpmpensr.
a decision was, however, taken that hi,
name should bo mentioned ip III,
report, '''f 'N tsfu ul''iNNS W
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10

REruoNAStE 10 wuEsIb4nRows -
In proseGdtibg the Ashahtee war ole Of
the difficulties against which England
has to contend is the repugnahoe Of the
Gold Csast natives 10 wheeling barrows..
Neither horses nor mules can live OH
the Gold Coast, and tlie only way Of
transmitting articles Ia either by wheel.
barrow or on the heads Of the natives.
These obstinate fellows, when fnrhiElied
with wheelbarrows, invariably put them
on their headsiand cannot bepprsnadPd
10 work them. The same objection to
wheeling barrows was observed by
Captain Warren among tic Nubthn
lAborers In Palestine, who could not be
induced to work with wheolbarrows at
ALL NHil .HI'Nt ''
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10

A CosrIY COSTUME. Speaking Of
extrayagance In dress, writes Captain
CrossLrer, "the most eIpensiyely dress!
ed man I ever saw was an African Chief
on the Gold COast Hia wives had mn.
nointed him thoroughly with palm oil
and then powdered him from head to
foot with gold.duSk You never in yonr
life sawa man got mp SO utterly re-
gatlless Of expense .Il ''
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10

The most harbarouS execution record.
ell IN Ireland was m arnatsnr one, whei
a lieutenant in the Wicklow militia, o
tall, robust man named HepehktAl. fnd
lug no tree to hang q nun Oh, aetnall,
killed him by fswinHing him over his
Bhoulder with o drum. cord. n .llll
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10

REruRSBp.-Tlie Portsmouth IN. II. J
Journal records the result Of q caSe oil
"casting bread npon the waters.p An
ax.enginoef o. the Eastern Railroad,
from Newburyport,' II says, happening
to DO in that city not long ago, was i'm
portuned by d poor, ragged woman, who
told him pitiiul 'tai6 Of destitution,
which 80 moved him that he gave her q
s5 bill, oil he lad withhim. Afterward,
willie on his,wqy TO the railroad sta.
tion to take the cars for home, a gust
Of wind returned him note Of equai
yalue. rNN 1Ir rnI F...s '
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-11-10

The President d Inc Michigan State
Pomological Society made si0, 900 this
season from his peach orchard,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

tened his dissolution. Fer the last four DAYS
he seemed failing, and Yesterday morning fell
into stupor, not being able TO recognize his
friends, or TO understand the words of affec-
ton addressed to him. Mrs. Howk of Joliet,
his daugher, had been with him for several
days, ane about II o'clock yesterday, while
she was rendering him some personal atten-
ton, he suddenly expired. The direct cause
OF his death, according to his physician, was
an enlargement OF the liver, fastened by the
accident mentioned, dropsy Of the limbs hav-
ing developed considerably on account of his
being able to rest ii y recumbent posture.
Gov. Matteson was personally most genial
and pleasant gentleman, hospitable to almost
the point of extravaganza, and liberal in every
sense of the word. 1t was sight long TO be
remembered to see him in his own house, sur
rounded by his numerous daughters, his sons
and his grand children, all of whom inherited
his large frame. his handsome features, and
frank and pleasant speach.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
The Crops Of the Farmers.

There is no organization, body or authority
that has better right to state the case OF the
farmers against the monoplists than the Bloom.
iugton mass convention, which was composed of
representatives from oil parts OF TIE mort west,
and embraced the best minds of that region.
Their case is stated about as follows: They
complain that combinations to increase the cost
OF transportation are pressing the life. blood out
of the west, and that the railroads are illegally
extorting higher rates Of freight and fares than
are provided in the laws. They recommend the
opening up of the st. Lawrence canals and tie
improvement Of the route so as to bring tide
water to Chicago; also the construction Of tbs
Rock Island Canal, SO as to bring the western
river system into closer connection with Now
York. Further, they recommend, and indeed
have formed, a grand organization which will
include all tho farmers of the State. The mem.
bess of the association will only veto for such
Legislators or oficers as will see justice done tho
farmers. And these clubs or oranges are pledged
to another work--they discountenance middle
men and buy their agricultural implements
direct from the manufacturers.
If TO this should be added definite express.
| sion Of opposition to aad determination 70 CD.
pose and put an end to the rapsoisus tariff leg.
i-latan of Congress, which is the parent not only
OF the railroad monopolies, but Of q hundred
other n'encpolies, all Of which are equally
though perhap. not quite so directly combined
together TO fleece the far mere, then we should
say the statement Of the case OF the farmer
| would be round and full.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

The idea we would bring out,.then, is, that
the farmers Will never cure the ills they COM
p!a,n of by fighting railroad impositions,
which are bu, the effect OF causes that lie Tar
beyond. The iron, the cotton, the salt, the
leather, the lumber and hundred other
great interests are all knit together into just
as grasping and uncomfortable monopolcs as
the railroads are, and are rendered lnvulnera-
BILE by the same ultimate cause, and that cause
is. what we have called the "rapaclous legis-
lation' Of congress. 1t is positively laug liable
to see men lroth and fume about railroads and
other monopolies to-day, and tomorrow walk
up to the polls and vote for L. S. Grant and
Franklin CorwIn, the creatures and toadies OF
these same monopolists.
The first reform the farmers should direct
their attention to, is reform OF their politics.
Coucede that the rebellion Is suppressed, that
the niger has his rights, and that the south
ern people are no longer traitors burning to
destroy the Union; and then let the west and
south, whose interests and pursuits are all
agricultural, unite and thus acquire SUCH a
volceln congress as shall enable them not only
to demand but to decree, that instead of the
manufacturing and mining interests enjoying,
the sole case OF congress- the agricultural and
commercial interests shall at least have an
equal share of the fostering care of the nation.
Give US free trade, cheap ships and locomo o.
tives, and there will he no longer need to wor-
~ about cheap transportation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

That member of the st, Louis Farmes' Club,
who a week ago made q speech on the pres.
ent grievances of the western farmers, came
uncommonly near hitting the nail exactly on
the head when he said:
"The remedy is simple. rhc government
must get out OF the protective business and
the subsidy business and the improvement
and the development business. 1t must let
trade, and commerce, and manufactures, and
steamboats,, and railroads. and telegraphs
alone. II can not touch them without breed.
ing corruption. We care nothing about the
wonderful stories we hear about what can be
achieved IN the way Of promoting industry
by all these canal and steamboat and railway
schemes. Were the material prospect twice
as tempting, the state could not proiitably
meddlc with them, because neither it nor any
other government, in the world can command
tie cirtue necessary to carry them on. This is
not Il matter of speculation we know 1t as a
matter Of experience"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
The Credit Mobilier Committee.

Senator Poland announced on Saturday that,
after the committee OF which he Is the head have
given Ames aud Colfa1 another hearing, the in.
vestigation, 60 far a. his committee was con.
cerued. would be closed and Mr.. Wilson, the
head of the house committee on the same sub.
jsct, has given similar notice,
If the investigation is to stop here, the coun.
try will be far from satisfied. Thus far the in.
vestiga.on has hardly gone beyond an apparent
attempt to clear up the agly suspicious cast up.
on q few members of congress by the Ames let.
ter during toe election contest last summer.
Thcse Is reason to believe that this Is but touch.
ing tie surface Of the rich mine of facts that lie
beneath. 4 very strong suspicion of this sort
was justified hy The evidence of Durant. He
was the chief operative man Of the Pacific Rail.
road and Credit Mobilier and knows more
abeut both than any other living man. In his
evidence lie was neither questioned nor cross.
questioned, bat said Just what he pleased, and
stopped when he had said enough for his own
purpose. He did say enough, however, to show
that BE knew vast deal more. For instance,
he gave an intimation that in 1S64a member OF
congress came to him and voluntarily offered to
sell his vote and at another time four members
interviewed him tor the same purpose, and de-
clared their willingness to sell not only theil
own votes but those of thirty OF forty moro con-
gressional gentlemen for whom they wore en-
powered TO act. Strange aud nexplicable as it
may seem, the committee had no curiosity to as.
certain who these members were. aud never
asked their names or any further particulars.
Were there men on the committee whose own
names might have got unpleasantly mixed ur
in the disgrace.ul disclosures being made had
Durant been questioned more closely? Who
were those four members Who the forty
The Investigation is evidently still in its first
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

The influence of our GLORIOUS free institu-
tons is truly wonderful Capt. Thorn, of
New York city, who has recently employed
four or five hundred of the Italian lazzaroni
who were lately imported from Italy by some
swindling emigront agents, says tina. they
make excellent. workmen; are able-bod;ed,
diligent, faithful, polite, orderly, and exceed
iugly honest. lie has never had to deal with
laboring people with whom he has been bet.
ter satisfied. In his opinion, we arc to have
very large immigration from Italy of this
class, and he regards their coming as great
benefit TO the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
FROM SPRINGFIELD,

The Legislature was in session but two days
last week, and did very little business; and this
week two days more were lost in attending the
funeral of the Hon. N. Bushnel,a member Of the
house from Quincy, who died on Saturday.
The house on Friday voted, by 96 to "a,
against abolishing the grand jury system.
The same body, on the same day, voted down
proposition to repeal the present law prohibit
ing domestic animals from running at large.
The same day the senate voted down a bill
providing that persons acquitted of the charge
of murder or other heinous crime on the plea Of
insanity should be confined in an insane asy lum.
Gov. Beveridge on Saturday sent to the ssu-
ate the names Of the railroad and warehouse COM
missioners for confirmation, the names being, S.
X. McCresr Of Chicago; John Stillwell, of Liv.
ingston and w. H. Robinson, of Wayne. The
appointment of these men gives general dis.
satisfaction, and TO avoid their being confirmed
q strong movement is on foot to abolish the office
and turn the business over TO the Attorney Gen.
eral The legislative Farmers Club wss uure.
served in its denuucistion, as not one Of the
commissioners belongs TO :be agricultural class,
and among those who were most vehement in
oensuTing Gov. Deyeridge, we observe ia Repre-
sentative Hart, of this county
A committee OF the club waited ca the Gov.
ernor on Tuesday and had T. protrsc,ed and not
Over.triendly interview on the subject, Mr.. Har.
stated in e. few words the subtance OF their COM
plant to be, that none Of the men appointed by
the Governor were representatives, Of the indus
trial classes, and there was no reason Why at
least one farmer should not have been appoint.
ed" The Governor replied defending his ac,!ou
and giving the committee no satisfaction. It is
believed, however, that tie senate will nct con
firm tie appointments made.
There are serious stories in circulation in
Springfield TO the disevedi, OF Secretary oi State
Rumsnel. The gist Of it appears TO be that lie
drew from tho treasury some $4,000 more than
he was entitled to Cor copying the laws and
journals of last session. The talk is TO have g
committee OF investigation, in the Washington
style,
The Springfield papers have again been de-
feated in an effort 10 get in a big steal in The
shape of pay for officials reporting Of the legis
latlve proceedings.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

A proposition in the Illinois Legislature to
purchase the statue o! Stephen A. Douglas
recently rescued from the burning wreck Of
the Matteson mansion NJ Springfield, meets
with genera! approval by the press. The
statue is the best representation eXtant Of The
great statesman whose name and fame il COM
memorates. Il should belong to the state for
which he labored so hard and accomplished
so much-tne state whose history is ndisso'u'
bly, blended with his own.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

II the winter has been severe N this country,
i, has been scarcely less across the water. The
cable dispatches state that last Saturday night
the British isles were visited by /. very violent
storm. Snow fell long and drifsed deep. Ships
were wrecked about the English and Irish coasts
ted States Signal Service over there.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

Pennsylvania Is disgraoedl In . debate In
the constitutional convention Of that state nov
in session, the fact was brought out that it had
cost but $oO, 900 to get . charter from tho Penn.
sylvania legislature for the Credit Nobilier,
when New Jersey had refused $3.50. 900 aud New
York 100000 for tho SAX Q job. It would be
hard to touch Pennsylvanis, which demanded
S3000,000 to insure the state for Grant aud
Hartran:t, in more tender spot.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

CoMpLlMENTEp-P-ofW Walter r.. Frams.son
Of Rev. Mr.. Frame, of Norris, aud who has many
friends and relstiv es in Ottawa, has lately been
appointed Tutor Of Mathematics OF the Prince
ton N. ~ College. As the young gentleman
above named only graduated few months since,
this amendment is distine uished compliment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
,he Washington dispatches s

Colfax, the Washington dispatches say, has
notified tho Credit Mobilier committee that he
will have something more to say about those
$1,000 when Cakes A.aes gets back. lie pom
i,es then to disclose the mans OF tho wealthy
citizen who gave him $1,000 to be used in tho
Indiana oanvass. At prcsen. the gentle supposh
ti)a IL that It WIS Oshcs Ames.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

Tho steamer which run down tho emigrant
ship Northheet, in the British channel two weeks
ago, and 10y which 300 passengers went to the
botto N, IL believed to have been the Spanish
Steamer Murilio. Her officers, however, stout!y
deny the charge, through the vessel sailed out OF
her oourss TO avoid being overhssled, which
looks suspicious.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

Tho Cincinnati EnQu'rer. mentioning the fact
tina. the Christian statesman, Colfax, is deliver.
ing temperance lectures ut the east, shrewdly re.
narEi. allow fortunate Colfax Is not drink.
ing mar Otherwise there's no telling to what
extent lo might have been mixed up in that
Credit Ncbilier affair"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
EIX IN FIX.

Among other bad revelations Of the Credit
Mobilier investigation dusiug TIE week j. The
fact that John y. Dix, present republican Gov
ernor OF New ork,has been dabbling in Pacific
Railroad pitch. While minister to France. he
was commissioned TO sell p. r. r. stock in that
coun try, and though be sold none re presented
te the company bill of $4,000 for his efforts
in that direction. The directory Of the cor,.
psny knew well enough that tie bill was az sx-
torton, bat Dursnt advised them 70 pay il, aa
Dix knew too much 10 be a safe man TO offend
1t will be remembered how Gen. Scheack was
ceusured, aud came very near being removed.
for acting as agent for the sale of Emma Mining
stock in London while the representative of or
country at the Court Of st. james; yet the case
OF Dix is certainly quite rs aggravated one, in
acting as stock broker while representa-; his
country AS minister TO Frauce
THE CONTRACTORS STEWART
Stewart, the contumscious witness, ought 20
be the hsppiest man in Washington. He is the
professional lobbyist TO whom some $50, 600 were
given by tho Credit Motilier 70 be 40 disbursed
as to procure certain legislation in congress- and
with the money, he Puts in the lawyers plea
that he cannot be compelled TO disclose the Sc
crets of his clients Stewart has been brought
before the house, where he was allowed TO make
an hours speech, asserting his lofty deterirna
ton TO "rot in prison" before the secret, Of his
clients shall be revealed. Accordingly, he occp-
pies 10 by 90 corner in the basement of the old
81 rb "a ID L. o'H
daily levee Of sym pathizing visito-s.
SLAVERY IN CUBA.
In response TO sundry gentle hints Oh the
part Of our government 10 Spain tina, the abo-
litiou OF slavery in the islands of Cuba and Per.
to Rico would be agreeable, Minister Sickles IN.
forms the state department Washington shat
Spain replies curly end decidedly, that while
the rebellion in Cuba lasts steps Will be taken
by Spain in the direction Of negro EN- ancip.:icn
10 the islands named.
AFRAID TO VETO.
The President has allowed the bill to quiet
the title to certain lands of he Chicago. Rock
Island Il Pacific railroad n Iewa, 10 become
law without his signature,
LOUISIANA revEsriGAviov.
Next to the Credit Mobilier, the Louisiana IT,.
yestigaton has been the riches. nina Of vlssai'y
during the week. One Theodore Jacques, vic
was l. s. supervisor Of elections in tn. =.l.s
in November, disclosed the manner in rhlch The
Graut-kellogg party came out so far ahead
while it was mantle: the people were lar-e.y
the otbe. way, ZEE testified untlu,LiLg!y that
he ieh SIN led Nl''ot rnyps forged sHilay-,- -,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

TIE 1NrER.OcEAN.--We publish in another
column the Prospectus of the Chicago Inter-
Ocean. While we do this Of course purely in
business way, and mean no endorsement OF
the Inter- Occa@ politically, we can freely and
honestly commend it us one of the very ab!est
of the great Chicago dalies, land they are all
unsurpassed by any other city in the country
and ae fully up with the best of thom IN The
matter of news, commercial and financial re-
ports sc. 1t is, in short, the leading rodica
journal of the Northwest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08

The white radicals arc souring on the no.
groes in Kentucky. The city Of Lexington
had of late years, with the holp OF the radi.
calls, been placed under negro control; hut at
the municipal election last week, no,with.
standing the presence Of squad Of federal
soldiers, there was not only quiet election
but enough white radicals joined with the
democrats to clean out the negroes beautiful.
ly and give the city democratic government.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-08
A CHARITY.

Speaker Blaine, On Tuesday left the chair and
took the floor, making iesiss speech in favor
Of bill allowing pension OF some 5000 yea!
to q destitute daughter Of ex.President Taylor,
and widow of deceased surgeon in the army.
The pension was voted IN animousy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-06-28

The Altoona Tribune is res
sponsible for this: "a very
wicked man in Hollidaysburg,
having recently been taken i'll,
and believing he was about to
die, told a neighbor that he
felt need of preparation for the
next world, and would like tC
see some proper person in re-
gard to it, whereupon the feel,
ing friend sent for a fire insur'
ance agent"