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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-04
THE FUTURE OF THE DEMOORAOY

Let no enemy of republican liberty
lay the dattering unction to his soul
that the Democratic party has ceased
to exist. It has survived the success
sive defeats of the last twelve years
and comes out of the latest conflict
stronger in numbers than ever before.
Although its candidate for President
failed to carry majority of the electors,
he received clear majority of the
white voters who attended the election.
Grants majority of the popular vote is
made up of the lately enfranchised ne
groes. Without these he would have
been in a minority. The vote of the
United States for President at the late
election was about 6,959,000. This
was divided as to race about as fol-
lows:
Whites for Greeley ................9 100000
Whites for Grant. ant.................. .3,OOO,OOO
White majority for Greeley ....... 100000
Negroes for Grant $4,000
Negroes for Greeley. ............... $4,000
Grants negro majority ..... 900
Deduct Greeley's white majority -. 100000
Grants Total majority. ............ 100000
At least one million Democrats did
not vote. This may seem an extrava-
giant estimate, but when it is remem-
bered that in Pennsylvania alone Gree
ley received 105,000 votes less than
Buckalew, the statement is not so as
founding. We take it, Grant is mi
nority President, in that he failed to
poll majority of all the voters of the
United States, Notwithstanding the solid
negro vote in his favor. He owes his
reelection to the latter and to the i'm
mense sums of money expended by
the partisans in the corruption voters.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-01-04

Subscription Rates .
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
SCARCITY OF BREAD IN EUROPE.

Fnlton- IF the Baltimore A American.
v.,,.. 49,. 10 o., w.oto 30
u.oei uA'o Va 1" WV
follows 10 hls paper. LIE scarcity OF
%breadstuffs In Europe is no longer a
subject for discussion or speculntion.
=. - ~. ...:..I c.I. :. :.
~ IL Ah auuii.'e" 'ac'' an" J.. 10
further admitted that the bulk ofthc
deficiency must be supplied from the
evunarics of the United States:
mnSths .rn IL.
iTo 'io"."s = VIC ''."r'''c" 'he
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
Convention.

y mass convention of the farmers
of Missouri assembled at Jefferson
City on the 1T inst, and elected
Judge ". G.. Young president. The
attendance was. slim, but sufficient 10
warrant those present aud partici-
ps,ing in speaking fer the body OF
farmers Of the state. Some able
speeches were made, aud a committee
appointed, consisting of the following
gentlemen. to prepare all address 10
the farmers of Missouri:
Hon. Geo. W. Miller. of Cole; Mai,
". I. Pope, of WRIGHT: X. McPhee.
;rrs. of. Galloway; Mr.. ,Iiatton. OF
Pct'is: Mr.. Morrhcad, OF Clinton; Col
Huh, of LimcoIn;J Judge j. X. Sheeley.
Of Jackson; Capt. Kitid, of Usage and
Judge Davis, of Charlton.
The committee on resolutions re
ported the following. which wcr.
unanimously adopted:
l. Insisting upon the lowest and
fairest rates of transportation b,
railroads, aud demanding OF the leg.
i-!aiure all arrangement vi pro rat:
rates OF freight.
2. Demanding of the general q .
scInbly a reduction %: faxes to tit
lowest point compatible with III,
suppOrt'Ofthe government.
). Demanding OF the publ;c's ser
wants honesty and integrity i'll the
! discharge of duiie-. and p%ie.tgiu" thu
convention to carry out the rcsclti'
ton.
4. Recommending more canton il
correcting chartered privileges L,
mnlIeycit corporations.
5. C"mdeniiing the acton of con
gre<s in voting back-pay an.i increase
of saluric , and demanding the imme
diato repeal of the law.
&. Demanding that all Unitef
States bonds issued hereafter be take,
us othcr property, and that congress
provide for the early retirement o.
such bonds as by their terms are
"Ncini' from taxation.
! z. That asystem of universal edu,
cation should receive the hearty sup.
port of Missouri farmers.
MIR. Mci'hectcrs, Of Cai:awa, intro.
duced n resolution demanding Il lie
peal Of the unernus regulations in re,
gard to the sale of tobacco by grow.
e"s: Adopted.
Mr.. StoEebcrgcr introduced a res.
ointicm to urge upon congress the
Importance of appropriations for iii,
Improvement OI navI.able streams
a"a particularly TIE Mississippi
Adopted.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
THE COURTS AND THE CORPORA.
y - .TI0NS.

The undue influence eXerte,l upon
the courts by powerful corporations
and money has lately attracted tina,
degree OF attention to which the i'm
portaacc Of the subject entities it.
The following from the Graphic is
just II more instance, aud, another
illustration of either the incompetent
cy or corruptncss of the New York
Court of Appeals. M man will,
money or influential ba, King appeals
TO that court in vain:
"rlhe action of the Court of Ap.
peals in dismissing the case IF Mrs.
Madden, who was one Ut tue suffer.
crs by the Westtield disaster, for III,
want Of jurisdiction. SHOWS how
difficult it is for private individuals
10 obtain anything like justice in
suits where corporations are involved.
This. case had three trials in the city
courts, and Mrs. Madden received q
verdict of $1,000. The defendants
appealed to the General Term. aud
the verdict was sustained. Thu
r"~r ~A"~i"d ittn the Court of Al.
pcals, Which umtlocs all That has urEr
done. aud leaves the sufferers by Il
criminal dSasier to bear their om,
LOSSES as wen as they can. Ti,t. mora
of il all Is, that it does no. pay to b.
killed or manned for life on II Staten
! Island boat, n"r to sue Il corporation
which owns a dozen of the ahiest
law and Il court or two. |. is 1.
I slp:aNyrrfb fnt.f thuf , It.nt1,nI. ,,Ii :,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
THE CHANGERS.

Tie following, clipped from onc oil
our exchanges. will be read with IL
considerable degree OF surprise by
many of our county "Grangers."
We have an extensive acquaintance.
among them, aud have frequently
discussed with them the Objects ana
purposes "t the organization. We
have u always Understood that the Or
g]amization was not political. but was
intended TO iarinonizu the great ag-
ricullurul class on all qucsiions-in-
Guiding, o: course, political ours
iions--wlich affect their common
welfare. Democrats and Radicals
may meet together, and do meet
together, in the the same Grange, aud
arc equally good Patrons, and the
whole body of Patrons in the county
may vote rs a unit, at any popular
election. without sacrificing the
non-politital and non-parli>an char
hcfer of the order. AS we understand
it. the machinery by which the order
is held together is moi 10 be employed
as political or partisan machincry:.
The secretary of the National
Grange, at Washington City. is pre-
pairing a circular TO he addressed! IT,
all the oranges III the United Sia'es,
announcing that "tite primary laws
of the Patrons of Husba.dry forbiti
any collective action, or even dis
custom of religious Or political Iurs-
rons, nart:"s. and sects." Imlivi,lu-
; 81 members may select their W par
ty affiliations, but oranges, as such.
cannot take part in them. Oranges
that persist i'll taking part in po!l.i-
cal proceedings are reminded that
they thereby render themselves Ii .ble
10 a revocation OF their charters. a
statement will be MAGE setting for,l,
that the purposes Of the or.ter are
social. cooperative aud umelioritive.
This circular will be sent forth in
| view of the tact that the oranges III
Wisconsin,. Minnesota, Kansas and
elsewhere have embarked in political
movements.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
STATE ELECTIONS.

Elections are to he held next Tues
day in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa.
Pennsylvania is TO choose II State
treasurer and Supreme Court judge,
Ohio and Iowa governors. State otii-
GERS and legislatures. these elections
are invested with All unusual degree
OF interest because of the disturbed
condition of the political elements in
each Of those states. This is what is
termed all of-year in politics, aud or
.iinarily the slate aud local contests
in an off-year arc supposed to have
10 bearing on general politics. Til,
var. however, The initial work for
Lew combinations is looked for in
sc,ne quarters with q good deal OF
anxiety.
The financial disturbances of the
past two weeks, it is supposed,
will exert a prejudicial influence
against the Republican party and its
opponents au,l nominees. Ii is n
strong argument in behalf Of change.
and we hope Democrats will no ne
rIect TO avail themselves of it. There
is q demand particularly in the West
Jor reform. No reform is possible
without a sweeping change, and tie
substitution of new Men and ola
Democratic measures for the present
adventurous incumbents aud their
radical wrongs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
NEW YORK. afwsPAPERs AND THE
PATRONS.

The western farmers movement rs
il is called has lately occupied n good
deal Of space in eastern newspapers,
and rs a matter ofcourse some OF
them have been very lavish o fadvice.
The following clipped from n leading
New York city daily, is i'll our
judgment a very fair criticism of II
new paper recently started in New
York to make money for its propri-
ators out OF western farmers. We
have seen a copy of the "Sythe" and
believe it to be u very poor tool in
very Inexperienced hands:
The Patrons of Hush ndry have
started an Orsan 1t is called The
Scythc. 1t seems to be hand instru-
m"rt and not particularly sharp,
aud cuts rather n marrow Swath in a
very broad Held. where n good pateut
mower is certainly needed to IN kn
he:uiwav. There is little use in clip.
ping here and there about the edges
Ut u great qu stiom like this of rail
roads and cheap transportation III
the Interests of an "Ortlcr." If Tho
farmers mean business, they will
strike out into the heart of the field
AMI demand that the Government
shall ber'uh in the Interests of the
whole body of the people, aud not al.
low the people 10 be ~tyranizsd owe,
by petty despoiisDas under tho name
of Interpretations"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
aEndII PAYMENT

The Epsfaadela Republican. COM
snentiag upon the popular drmand
for . return 10 specie payment, re.
marks upon what u seems 10 regard
Q curious circumstances. that the
strongest opposition to the measure
comes from the banks end bankers,
while the merchants : - strongi!
In favor OF resumption. There is
nothing ssrangc about the matter. IN
recognising the entire banking sys-
tern OF The country exceptional IN.
vors were given to the national
banks. The result Is these banks
find Il Immensely to their interest to
prolohg the r Of paper currency
under which they flourish. They
have therefore resisted every effort
20 return to . specie payment, and
may be safely trusted to continue so to
do. The only way in which a return
70 asouud currency can be brongh,
about will be by tho refusal Of the
people to elect a single bank officer,
or other individual. in the interest of
the banks, 10 congress. The danger
u power of these pctted corpora
lions has been sufficiently manifested,
aud ought at once 10 be recognized
by tho people. Every days delay in
creascs their strength aud wcakens
their victims. What nIay be feasible
next year may be impossible five
years hence. We have no objection
to the currency. 1t is good, and iu
many respects better than u paper
currency basel OH metal, but We do
object to the dcspOtic power
which the control Of the nations
currency vests IN the Federal adniin-
isiraiion and its favnritcs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
A BIG sum TO RAISE.

The st. Louis papers have a,l COLI
n,ented on Lafayette taxes. Tue
Radical organs, with characteristic
enterprise, discovered that ours Is n
Democratic county, anu that the
taxes we're due to Democratic fraud
aud mal-administrution. The charge
was so VIGOROUSLY false that we did
NOT dignity il by REPUTATION. w"
now commend to the Republican aud
other metropolitan Journals the fol-
lowing row of figures. which We
think ought to furnish ample IN
ploymcnt for their ablcst arithmeti-
clans. ST. Louis is the future great
city, we know Lafayette is the tu-
ture great county, we believe. We
bclieve further, that we will he able
TO shin or skin through another year
wi,hou, issuing $500. 900 in treasury
notes:
"Thc taxes. state. county, city,
school, park aud township, due iron,
the property II in ST. LOUIS
county, Tor the year 1873, foot up$l.'
! 97S sos So. All these lakes must he
| paid by the first OF December next
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
Tho 81. . Baby Snow.

g. LL
Trials of speed, and everything of
that kind, amount to nothing coin.
p~aretsto the baby show. That was
The nlain subject OF interest during
the day, aud tho grand stand was
LITERALLY jnm,nod with ladies as the
hour vi TIRES O'clock approached.
Even the clerYymrs VI the city, VIVA
Wouldn't LOOK at u running bnrse for
It's value, could not resist the lctnpta-
tim TO luOk At the pretty babies. aud
crossed ths quarter stretch. Tier.
were 81 entrirs, and va ran suiely
say tfty-Scven better hooking bal,ic.
we're never gathered Together III
northwest Missouri. The little iolks
were placed In arrow In front of thu
Judges stand, ana every attention
was pail 10 see tina, the. we're care.
fully provided for. Out OF nlI
the Immense throng there was M,
one but admired the array
The iirs. point was to get judges
No less than niue different sets had
uecn appointed during the morning
aud each one had "'otier business I,
attend TO-" Cen. Craig had II sick
COW ut home; Col. Abel WAS afraid
ttltCS W us SuVStS Woutu Vut "
their board huil Judge Cru WA,
preparing for the Dckrlb car uiI
court; ten. Loan had lett his specta.
clrs ut home; DR.. Farklcr had no,
yet prepared his Sunday scrmom
toy. Wo"dsou IA nrmr-sightcd ant
Waller Young hal received an i'm
p%urtamt dispatch desiring his immr
ia'c presence 1T the ~penitcnti"r!.
For u time il seemed ms though H.,
hab,es would mcvrr get judged !; l.uj
tiualiy three of the ''cherkicst" incl
~: The Wesi-Gnv. Gildings. OF New
Mexico; Coz. James n. Burns amt
Col. Au>lin-cunsentcd TO look uveI
the row, nu condition that II bach
should he in waiting ut the rear %
the stand o convey them up town Il.
soon as the award was made. Col
~. T.. Dawes also put Oh his spectit
~t,clcs, and consented to act as clers
for the Judges.
AS the judges passed up and dow'
surveying the array of beautiful
cicrubs there were moments o
painful anxiety. Every one KEEP
silent. Tie task was Il difficult an,
delicate "ne. Finally the judges re
Tired 10 the stand; and the announce
/. mrnt OF their decision WAS mad,
bv Captain George LYONS, the pres
idcnt of the assoriatinn, in his usuu
weak ami feeble" manner.
Little Nettic Ni,ns, of Humboldt
Nebraska, was awarded the premium
She is IL little blonde, just invent.
months old to-day, aud the daughic
oi Ruel Minis, E.u.. one of the lead
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
st. Louis Mutual Insurance
Company.
INJUNCTION GRANTED.
Liabilitios said to Exceed Assets
by $1,000, 900.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6-Wm. Selbv,
State Superintendent of Insurance,
to-day, filed a petition in the Circuit
Court asking for an INDUCTION to re-
strain the st. Louis Mutual Life III
sur.Aicc company from t%ransactimg
amy farther business, ant cs. cclallv
'r"m i>s'iing amy new policies, rr."-
-uring amy "i its risks, or paying on,
any money latevcr. The petition
further asks for The appointment of :,
receiver and for "a decree dlssoiviuu
the company and winding up It's al
fairs.
Seiby's petition is hases, upon the
facts. he alleges, that the examination
of IL affairs oil the Company ordered
bv hiin iii closes the fact that the I:u-
bilities of the Company exceed lis as
SETS by 1901 .955, exclusive of Sl0o.Ooo
capital stock. Selby also asserts that
the list of policies furnished Inn
upon which the above liabilities are
based was not n list of ali the policies
issued by the Company, but that II
large number of policies have BEEN
wrongful. Cancelled aud erased from
the books, and all liability Of the
com. any Hereunder illegally ignored
thereby making the liabilities much
IL - than they actually are. An H..
Junction was granted rrturiiallr on
the lin ofOclobcr, aud notice served
OH the COMPANY,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
D,.,. 8 n.,usMs..l.n /. IRA,

Death 81 RspnSlieasism IN rranss.
losDoN, Oct. "a special dts.
patct, from Paris TO this observer
stntcs that three hundred aud iirty
deputies VI the French Asscinbi.
have pledged themselves to support
u motion tor tin re, alterations VI ihoii-
archy.
THEIRS.
New YORK, Ucl. 5.-A special Il.
tho World, dated London. October b,
sa, /, tnat hers has given his cou-
sent rs tho t,rulnsrti %niiiaiice bet Wees
republicans aud imperialists Us the
only ,upuns Of preventing II restora-
ton ut the mVnnrriiy, with Co ut de
Chambord US Henry v. The part!
Is constantly receiving accessiois 10
ITS ranks. Nevertheless the chances
10 far favor the in0rarciiists who have
% minority IN tho Assembly, the CIT
tire army and abundance Ut money
with which they have been bribins
weak aud ambitious Politicians. M.
Iti,uue hus been Promised u bnron!
Immediately after the rcstoratiUI,
which may now tie considered surr
to come about SO ~ after the uS-
sembly rc~-asseRbles. That Theirs
should la, Z consented nj last 10 aI'
alliance with lmperial.sts is reg lrdcu
rs evidence Oi Tie rapid strides winch
the monarcticai Gauss las bcei'
making, and tie urgent net, So ~ Ion
imm d a t inca urcs 10 prrs-IvI s.. q
now tOL.crIng repuOi I.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
Cost OF

Colman's Rural World gives tn G
following estimate: We give here
with some approximate figures of
growing one acre Ut wheat in South
trn Illinois, where land is held ut
$50 per acre. Ii we estimate the
average yield to DO fifteen bushels per
acre, 1t will be seen that the profits
on the average crop are very small.
We make no ailo for the capital
invested in teams aud implements,
o the wear and tear incidental TO
their use. The cost of production
of one acre of wheat, taking into
consideration the present price Of
of seed and labor, will be about as
follows: plonghing, 81; narrowing,
20 cts; drilling, 20 cents; seed, 81
cutting, 81 !; binding, 1928; stacking
81 10; t%hreshing, s.; hauling 90
cents ; rent of land, SIS 20; taxes, so
cents ; total, Sl4 so.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
Last OF the 0
Capt. Jack and Csmpan.sns Hang
0s Tsrt Klamath.

10y Ma
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, Oct. 8.
"A courier lett Fort Klamath this
morning NJ 1880 O'clVck, mud arrived
mere with the following account Of
tho execution Ut the MUdocs:
Bu>tun Charley and Black Jim
we're led on tile scaiipld first Hnti
5ciionchim next. They trod II with APP
parent Indifference aItl with iron
nerves, having evidently resolved to
to die ia brave as they Ind lived.
Captain Jack went easily up the stair
| way, but locked Wreichct aud miser-
able. TIE mniiacirs had been taken
of, but their arms we've
SECURELY pINIoNED.
At precisely 9:i5 A. N. tn o intcrprc
ters, Cap,nim A. &. Apologize nhui
Davis Hin, explained IN The cuiprii-
the nature Ui the order to he rcnh to
them by the A,jutant, AMI ut 10 A.
NJ. Adjntant kingsbnry read the or
der promulguiing the sentence Of
the commissioners aud tho Presi-
dents order therein. with orders OF
the secretary Of war and the depart
ment commander. The 1.-TWO rrpricvcd
prisoners. Boruebo and Stoluk, yet
stood Oh the ground in front Of the
s~cailuLi, sliaciieu and under guard.
During the reading the p%iniOneti v.,-
inns were seated on the PLATFORM Of
THE scAFFOLD.
with their feet OH n drop, listening
anXiou.lv, but of course nOG under
standing Il word. Then the adJutah'
rea,titir order of communication III the
cases of BOr:ctO and StnlIk, and the
poor fellows were taken back to tn.
sto-ka,ie, evidently happy al not ac-
~cunipauying the others Ia the happy
nuniimg grounds. The chaplain thc''
offered II SOLE mn and lcrvcnt prayer
for the souls OF the culprits, which
was listened To atteniiyeiv. AT lO:l5
the fatal nOosGs wcr! placed around
the nccks o: the victims under the di-
rrcilum of Captain ll"gc. II WAS
luund accessory To cat oil IA little Of
CAPTAIN JACKS Lone HAIR,
winch was III the way of the rope.
Captain Ilurc then bid farewell TO the
prisoners, and I'll. biick caps were
placed over the heads of all The cui-
pritS. AT 1920 the rope was cut, al
n signal mn,ie with Captain Hogr's
! tiGilttk rrCiilct. ne DOUltS ;" uhg
round. Captain Jack aud jim appar-
emily died easily, Tut Boston Charley
and Schoncliu died suffering terrible
cunvul>iums. and repeatedly drew NJ,
their legs. but tic twn others seemed
to die almost Instantly. AT l0:2S their
pulses W re felt by Captain iioge, and
as | wrilc they re
LIFELESS
in the air. AS the drop tell wltha ter
rible deadly thui, the poor wrcicllc,i
human beings tell into eternity, aud
II half cry of horror ven up from Il
crowd OF over 500 Klamath Indians,
WHO witnessed the swl'' spectacle
Walls deep aud bitter IN angus
Went up from the sIorkade where Ia
wives and children Of the = " tel
lows had II far view OF the shocking
scene.
The order committing the sentence
Of Bnrucbo and Stoiuk onlv arrived
at 1880 z. ~. last night. An aPplic:'
ton was made this morning by I'll,
sheriff of Jackson county fort the Gus
tody OF the ln,iilus Indicted by thu
grand jury I" General Wheaton, bu'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-10-08
FARM MACHINERY.

The railway companies of Illinois
are vigorously on the defensive, ami
have gone Systematically into the
statistic business TO show the farmers
where their money goes. Information
is what the farmers demand, aud they
will accept it as chcerfally from the
railroads Is from amy other source.
The following exhibit is made by a
railroad correspondent, aud is rather
startling. The first column shows the
cost to tho manufacturer, the second
the price charged the farmers or
other consumers. IL the facts are as
stated, there is undoubtedly room
for cooperative agencies in the ma.
eL.iucry embraced in this statement