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, 1873-05-04

Mr. julius 6il7ersulith, editor Of several Ame1i-
can guide-bookB, has recently isaued book de-
scriptive Of the public lands OF the United
States, as we'll those belonging to the Govern
ment as those belonging to the various railroads
The work is especially valuable to immigrants,
Of whom the present year will probably bring
half million to our shores. The number arriv-
ing in 1872 WAS 292, AT, Of whom 128.000 were
Germans. These people are to find homes upon
tho present unoccupied lands Of tho country.
Naturally, they will seek their homes in the
Vest, and in their journey will have, for the
most part, to pass through Chicago. These
people are to become producers and consumers
in that grand area Of tho continent Of which Chi
cago is to bo the great distributing centre. The
lands now offered to these people are in Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Dakota,
Wyoming, New Mexico, and the Indian Terri
tory. Among the railroad lands offered to set
tiers are mentioned the following:
60,000, 900 acres on tho Northern Pacific Rail-
road, beginning at Duluth, in Minnesota, and
extending to Puget Sound, in Washington Terri
tory.
12,000000 acrea Of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, beginning at Omaha Nebraska, e1-
tending through Wyoming Territory to Corinne,
Utah Territory.
11,25O COO acres OF the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, beginning at Corinne, Utah Territory,
extending through Utah, Nevada, and Califor-
nia- ,:
9.2oo. 900 acres of the Atchison, Topeka l.
Santa Fo Railroad Company, beginning on the
Missouri River at Atchlson, extending through
L.
1900, 900 acres Of tho Burlington l. Missouri
Railroad Company, extending from Iowa to Ne
braska.
= 1,700, 900 acres are offered by the Iowa Rail.
road Land Company, consisting Of Iowa Rail.
road lands, the Cedar Rapids g. Missouri River
Railroad Company, the Iowa Falls l. Sioux City
Railroad Company, the Sioux City d Pacific
Railroad Company, and the Fremont l. Elkhorn,
and Missouri Valley Railroad Company lands.
f. 1900, 900 ncres Of the Atlantic & Pacific Bail
road Company, extending from Missouri to the
Indian Territory.
1000, 900 acres Of the Missouri, Kansas 4, Tex
as Railroad Company.
10000 acrcs Of tho Chicago, Rock Island i
Pacific Railroad Company.
100000 acres Of tho Illinois Central Rail-
road, running through our State to Cairo and
northwestward to Sioux City.
$4,000, 600 acres are offered by tho Board Of
Emigration Of Nebraska Of the State lands and
alternate sections Of Government lands along
tho limo Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
LOCI, 900 acres are offered by the Michigan t.
Grand Rapids Railroad.
7Oo,0oo acres are offered by the Cairo d Full
ton Railroad Company extending from Arkansas
to Texas.
, 1873-05-04

a man named George ". Scheide has been
arrested in Washington for stealing books from
the Congressional Library, in which ho had been
given temporary employment upon the 1oGcita~
ton OF certain Congressman. At last thero is an
opportunity for the administration Of Justice in
Washington. Now, let this wretch, who has been
guilty OF carrying OF tho reports Of the Patent
Office and Agricultural Bureau and othor valua-
BILE literary works, be punished with the e1-
tremo severity Of the lar. There has long been
ing at tho National Capital. How can q oondding
public expect members of Congress to preserve
their honesty, If such men as scheide are allowed
to contaminato them? How can Oakes Amos
avoid catching the kloptomania, il such men as
scheido are allowed to run at largo7 OF course.
the stuff he stole is Of no value, but this must
not be urged as an excuse. Every protection
should be afforded Congressman and other Gov
ernment officials in their efforts to lead honest
and virtuous lives, and Congress- cannot be safe
while Scheide is at large. If 6cheide shall es-
capo punishment Tor stealing his wheelbar-
TOW load Of trash out Of the Congressional Ii
brary, the first thing VIC know Congressman may
be taking railroad bribea, Federal Judges running
in league with Wall street brokers, even Cabinet
ministers joining in Ring corruptions. There is
little hope that stealing can be stopped in Wash
ington if Scleide is allowed to escape scot free.
Therefore, let the poor devil go to the Peniten-
tiary, aud hereafter it may become discreditable
for Congressmen-w have Btolcn thousands
where he has taken penny-to become corrupt
It is possible that scheide, considering his pay
too small, voted himself an increase, including
500 volumes Of public books as back pay. For
this there is grand precedent. All scheide has
to do is to donate the books to some public char
ity, and then he will stand precisely where so
many Of the more conscientious Congressman
stand, who robbed the Treasury undor the pre-
text Of back pay. Let scheide insist that what
he took Was back pay.
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commenced running again through several
streets into Scotland Lane. Then he jumped
over the ratings OF church yard, and then over
eeveral Stone walls and through private gardens,
the detective running and jumping with equalagi-
ity. At last Bidwell got into gentleman house,
and the detective, arguing that he would fetch
up in Scotland Lane again, took another and
shorter route and got into tho lane again just
as Bdweu was coming out OF the house. Bid
well then ran into Duncan street, where he was
finally brought to bay by tho detective. The
fugitive made several thrusts at the detective
with stick he was carrying, whereupon tho do
tective took small bottle from his pocket,
and aimed the deadly weapon at- Bidweu, as Il it
were pistol. Now comes the detectives e1-
traordinary eagacity. He told Bidwon to stand
and be q gentleman and brother, and give him
his hand, which Bidwon did; whereupon the two
shook hands very aRectionately- Buch fer
yor indeed, that the detective declined to let go
until he had handed him to the regular po-
lice. Tho detective, in his testimony, explained
that he fancied he saw Bidwell giving Masonic
sign, whereupon he called him brother, and Bid
well surrendered aud explained that his Jump
ing over fences and stono-walls was occasioncd
by fits Of giddinoss to which he Was accustou1-
ed. Shrewd as the detective may appear to
some, most will consider it pretty mean and
small business to address man a1ectionately
and entrapi him by means Of friendly
Masonic signal Had it not been for this signal
Bdwe1l would coon have discovered the innocu-
GUS character OF tho detectives bottle, and, in
the bout Of arms which would have ensued, un-
doubtedly the stick would have got the better Of
the bottle, or there might have been further
extension Of the exciting hurdle-race, in which
even moro remarkable feats Of running ind
jumping might have boon performed. Much IS
we may admire this detective in the various
phases Of the foot-1sce, his courage in whipping
out his bottle, and his adroitness in the Masonic
business, still we cannot help regarding th@con-
cusion Of the affair as very lame and miser-
ablo ono. Detoctlvo McKolrio failed to keep up
the reputation for the strange and fantastic with
which tho no7olists hava endowed his profos-
sion.
, 1873-05-04

If, Buffet, tho new President Of the French
Assembly, is represented to have been originally
= 1ute-maker, and aome OF the biographical die
tionaries speak Of him as the son. OF one Of
Eapoleon's officers. He has always been q
moderate man and an optinaist, and faithful
servant of every Government France has ever
seen. In 1849 1t was said Of him: "The Reds
accuse him Of being Wlite; the Whites, Of be-
ing Red tho Centres say, what does it matter,
30 long as the buffet (side-board is we'll filed"
, 1873-05-04

While members Of Congress in al parts OF the
country hare been dispoaing OF the proceeds Of
the salary grab, some by refunding it to the
Treasury, others. by distribution among the
various counties of their districts, and others IN
public charity, nothing has been heard from tho
member from Chicago. It is true that Mr. Far
well alone represented, during the last two years,
district which Will hereafter require three Bep-
resentatves, and, therefore, might feel himself
entitled to extra compensation but it is reported
that il he does not return it to the Treasury q
the United States he will devote the: :e1t1a psy
to aome public service, probably the fun1c
library.
, 1873-05-04

An aged negro, named Henry Edwards, Was
hanged at Hernando, Miss, April ~, for the
murder Of another negro, named Frederick
Shaw. The death penalty Was enforced by q
negro Sheriff, in the presence Of 2,5oo negroes
Of both sexes. The murderer, in addition to the
crime for which he was executed, had tried to
kill school-mate, shot soldier, stabbed q man,
cut policeman, had four wives living, and had
been in five jails and two penitentiaries. Al
together, he was one Of the BLACKLIST Wretches Oh
rarorr1
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from responsibility and punishment on account
Of the intrusion upon marital honor, and thus
openly establish the principle that man may
take the life of felloW-man in his own hands
undcr this or any other circumstance except that
Of defense. Yet, so long as emotional and
perceptional insanity is permitted to act as bar
to punishment for crimo, this doctrine is secretly
admitted and approved
, 1873-05-04

A conflict for precedence has arisen between
the two Austria han Capitals, Sydney and Mel
bourne The 1attor has recently gained con~
siderable advantage by securing the landing Of
the mails, which Sydney has Offset by making
itself the base Of supplies Of coal for ocean
going steamers. In this race for precedence,
Sydney has the advantage Of being the largest
city In Australia.
, 1873-05-04

hereafter they wou d discourage the making of
treaties On the "give-al1, tahe-nothins " p11nci-
pie. As the time for the payment OF the Geneva
award draws nearer and nearer, Wo may expect
these growls to increase, both in number and Ii"
tonsity. As the growls aro harmless, they are
amusing. After tho award IS paid 1t Is TO DO
nrasumed tho Lion will feel better.
, 1873-05-04

E ps.s The periodical growing OF the British Lion
r be1 1'o Geneva and Berlin awards in favor Of
nod States is aznnsng, to say the last.
this lind was made in Parliament On
the substance OF which Tes that,
regretted What had taken place,
, 1873-05-04

The New York Herald advocates the use Of cal-
cium lights as IN auxiliary in tho work Of de-
shoying the Modocs. It's Theory is, that, By tho
use OF this powerful light at night: our own
troops would be in darkness, while every move,
ment OF the 11odoca could be seen Il
they attempted to get out OF to so to
the. lake for water, and that our. troopa
therefore would be perfectly eecure BY
night, and could make their advances into
the Lava Bed by daylight As the recent advance,
which resulted in the death OF 60 many officers
and privates, was made BY daylight, it is difficult
to see what particular advantage there is in that
style Of operation. Every encounter with the
Modocs thus far has happened in the daytime'
and IN every one our troops hare either been
severely worsted or havo gained no apparent i'd
vantage. This rather nove1 proposition throws
no new light on the situation.
, 1873-05-04

Some French fortune-tellers hnve recently
been arrested at Nantes, whose prescriptions
for tho securing Of certain results are quite rs
unique as the boui11on compounded in the caul-
dron Of Macbeth's witches. One set Of dupea
took rat-broth, mixed with twenty five cent?
grammes Of camphor and twenty-three cent?
grammes Of essence Of cloves; and another
sought to secure fortune by doses Of elixir Of
toads and powdered rhubarb, equal parts. Some
Of the prescriptions we're hygienio in character,
as where one party was ordered to ecour
the face with salt and water, take great guam
tity OF soap, and cat raw meat for nine days
and another, to wash the head With rum, and
face and 1oins with salt water, the ears with
wine, wear flannel belt, and carry ea1t in the
left pocket Absurd as itmay seen, the fortune
tel1ers found an abundance OF victims, who we1e
ready to bolt down these nauseating decoctions,
with the expectation Of realizing fortunes and
future happiness, and who still pinned their
faith to the fortune-te1le1s even after they we're
arrested. The authorities, however, took q dif-
fe1ent view Of the case, and sent them to prison
for six months, where they can speculate on fur
ther additions to their extraordinary pho1ma-
'copmia. .
, 1873-05-04

busy without labor, and fascinated without sen
sibility. The senses OF tho Partisan are every
where captiyated with piQuant bats; as he steps
into tho world, he finds D life all prepared for
him; ind selects it as he does his dinner, from
the long carte Of tho restauranto. Where but
in Franco would grave jurist write q learned
work On the Phyalology of Tasts, and announce
that 1.-THE discovery OF new dish does more
for human happiness than tho discovery of
now stars" or a.great statesman complain Of the
English people that they have $50 forms Of re-
lgion and but one SAUCE, namely, melted
butter7 !. It is q significant fact that Paris
has scarcely any other employments for
its 000, 600 Of inhabitants than just those which
arc the first to fail in the hour Of adversely. It's
faubourgs are occupied by manufacturers, not Of
articles that men must have, but OF bronzes, Or
mo1u, narqueterie, buhlWork-f urnituro, mir
rors,- china, clocks. table ornaments,~ marbles,
aud all that contributes to mere appearance and
enjoyment You will find in the city about An
| equal number OF celebrated dancing masters and
celebrated teachers Of mathematics; and the
municipality pays. ono-third more for its fetes
| than it does for its religion. ..,:.
| But it is in the literature Of people that,
| more faithfully than in anything else, is mir
rored the national character and true - this il
Of every civilized nstion it is especially true OF
the French. The leading intel1ects Of France
tho opponents Of the thoughts and feelings Of
| tho people; and nowhere has . more perfect
allegiance been rendered to those intellectual
kings uk~ =" gern BY the divine right Of nit and
geniuA ID who. when dead, still "zu1eus from
, 1873-05-04

Gonal insanity could IN no Light be regarded as
s'.seducer," and that sickles, who afterward
condoned his wifo's infde1ity by living with her,
did not occupy the high ground which the jury
conceded to him as an avenger Of his honor.
Perceptional insanity, or TINT which takos the
form of Illusions, may be illustrated by the plea
that will be made on the part OF Robert Bleal11y,
the man who killed his niece in New York
brothe1. It will be urged in B1ealdy's behalf
that ho WAS u religious enthusiast, and TINT he
believed it to be his duty to kill his niece
because she was leading life Of shame.
II such. d plea ahould.~ be admitted
by q perceptionally-insane jury, under the in
genious guidance of lawyer, it would probably
be ascertained after acquttal as it is pretty
orally believed now, that Bleakly murdered his
niece because she refused to share with him any
longer the earnings Of her prostitution.
This combined movement OF the phyBicians
and lawyers to break down the nero prcte1t Of
emotional and perceptonal insanity in the inter-
ests of murderers and other criminals is one
that deserves to be encouraged. If declaration
OF emotional insanity means simply procla1na-
ton that man may shoot Wife's paramour,
woman kill faithless lover, OF wife kill hus-
bands mistress, it is time that It should be taken
out Of the domain Of Jurisprudence, and placed
where it belongs, with the Use OF Intoxicating
Liquors, OF any othar OF the circumstances which
abnormal1y develop the passions or suppress the
perceptions OF man. No sane man would adro-
cate Law which should release 1uch criminals
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-05-06
Alpona, April IL,

MORTGAGE sALE.-Default having been
-'n made in the payment of the sum OF five
hundred and fOrty-siX dollars and tlIirty-two
cents, which il claimed 10 be due at the date of
this notice for principle and interest the first
installment Of certain Mortgage bearing date the
sixth day Of June, \. ID. 1872, executed by Pau
lettc cicero and Jane Cicero, party of the first
part TO lhincas VI. johnson, party of the second
part and recorded in the office Of the Register of
Deeds 81 Alpha County on the ID day Of Novem-
lcr 4. ID. 1874 at . o'clock A. NJ. in Liber "B" of
Mortgages pages sol and 500 and suit or
proceeding at law or in eqity having been in
stituied 10 recover said sum or any part thereof,
therefore notice j. hereby given that 10 satisfy the
amount - claimed 10 DC due together with the
legal costs 81 sale and the OF nifty dollars pro-
yidcd in said mortgage a. an Attorney fee in case
pursuance Of the power Of sale contained in said
mortgage and OF the statute in such ease, made
and provided, the premises described in said
mortgage or 20 mufh thereof "a will suffice 10 pay
said sum 81 money with costs Of foreclosure and
Attorney fee, tO-wit All that certain piece or
parcel Of land situated and being in the Township
u Alpcnn, County ~ Alpena State Of Michigan,
and described a. follows, to-wit: south half OF
the south east quarter Of section ton 10 and the
teen Is in town thirty-One 81 north range eight
= east containing one hundred and sixty acres
more less will lie sold at public auction ven
due 20 the highest bidder NJ the front door Of the
Court Room Ia POtters brick block, in the City Of
Alpcna, that being the place of holding the Cir
cult Court for the County Of Alpcna, on Thursday,
the 2ith day Of July A. -. 1873 Ut the hour of ten
o'clock In the forenoon Of said day
PHISEAS NJ. JOHNSON,
j. Is. FUTILE, Mortgagco.
Attorney for Mortgage. 9OWl5.
Dated April %. 1873.
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first fight an Indian picked up n
shell and chewed the fuse, when it
exploded, blowing his head off, cut
ting John Schonchin in two and
killing another.
A general border war is feared,
owing to the bad faith with the In
dams on reservations and encour-
agement so far offered by the ex-
ample Of the Modocs.
Meacham is recovering, and has
left the hospital for Ferris rancho
on Klamath Lake.
LATER.-Donald Mckay has re-
turned to camp and says the Mo-
docs have left the lava bed. No
| fighting since the 18th.
A dispatch from Yerka, just re-
ceived, says neither the cavalry or
Warm Spring Indians found the
trail of the Modocs in their scout
at first, but the Warm Springs fin
ally found the Modocs' retreat. Nc
Kay crawled up on them and
counted forty, including squaws,
but did not deem it eXpedient to
mako an attack. The Warm
Springs and the troops expected to
attack the Modocs on the night OF
the 23d. In the first days battle
Bogus Charley and Hooker Jim
were wounded.
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The Indians.

SAN Francisco, April Pa
dispatch from Yerlxa tonight gives
news from the lava bed to April
oath, but nothing particularly in
teresting.
Col. Perry's cavalry returned
from scout unattached, and are
convinced that the Modocs have
left the lava bed.
Donald Mckay reports forty Mo-
docs encamped in Big Cave, four
miles north of the first battle fields.
The Modocs must come out for
water, and McKay's Indians arc
posted to pick them off. II is
thought desperate fighting viii be
required to dislodgc the Modocs.
Captured squaws say that in the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-05-06
The Coming Comet.

An astronomical friend well up
in stellar matters tells us about the
coming comet. 1t is the old wan
deres known as Bena's, which was
thought, like Niobe, to have chang
ed into a shower of meteoric stones.
Comets do, it appear, reach an
earth stage or Opaque character, on
the principle that body when fire.
quently electrified becomes mag
netic. Our earth was once a COM
ct; but its tail is now exhibited in
earth currents of electricity, which
are indicated by the Aurora Bore
ais and by stoppages Of the tele-
graph. All astronomers and geol-
ogists admit that the earth was
once on fire, but have not re-
marked that this means it was then
n comet. Our friend informs us
that a comet may fall into the sun,
as Newton thought, because it is
attracted on its side next the sun
more than it is repealed on the OPP
posite side, as the electricity es-
capes from its tail. But as the
earth retains any electricity expell-
ed from the sun or moon, she can new
CT fall into the central orb, the two
syncuronous tides exemplifying the
attraction on one side of the earth
by the moon, and the repulsion of
the other side. The moits operdn-
III Is the same as occurs when q
body is presented to electrifyimg
machine. 1t becomes negative and
rushes to the machine to regain its
due share of the electric fluid. But
the earth, being perfectly insulated,
is as much repealed throughout hall
its extent las the tides SNOWY as il
is attracted through the other half
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-05-06
Printcrs-Whaf and VINO are
They!

We believe that the masses look
upon us printers as objects a little
above the brute-a little lower than
mankind. 1t is expected of him to
take nonsense of all sorts and make
sense of it. If q mistake should
occur in what the author calls man
uscript, (but what looks more like
geese tracks around frog pond, J
the printer is supposed to know all
the whims the author intended, and
supply them accordingly. The
printer must so to church and eu-
logize the sermon, even if it were
not equal to page in the Dutch
Almanac, as for matters of interest.
He must go to the Mayors Court,
and tell all that there occurs; but
withal he must not mention the
names of parties arrested. Must
drink with everybody, but must
never get drunk-must "puff' all
sorts of liquors, although he is
aware that two drinks of some of
them would send him to the tomb
Of his fathers. Must pay his debts,
and give to every object of charity !;
yet if he asks for his dues from
others he must submit to any abuse
they may choose to heap upon him.
Everybody that wants his name in
the paper must be accommodated.
He must write lengthy obituaries
on every wretch that takes notion
to die-must praise them to inno-
cence of saint-although he knows
the individual to be the greatest
sinner unhung.-Er.
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AlPeNA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Tuesday, Nay 6, 1878.

The new pension act declares
that the pensions for widows shall
be increased 50 per month for each
child under the age of sixteen
years, of the husband on account
of whose death the claim be grant
ed; the increase to date from July
25th, lS66.-This provision attract
ed no attention at the time of the
passage of the bill. 1t had not
even been noticed at the Depart
ment until few days back, wher
it had transpired that the claim
agents had discovered it, and were
sending circulars on the subject to
the hundred thousand widows,
whose names are on the pension
rolls.