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Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

FINANCES OF BosToN.-The tendency Of all
American cities to run into debt Is marked
feature of the times. In former years, our
fathers urged contrary policy. Then great fears
Of debt and the accumulation of interest existed
and was used as check TO the spirit Of extrava.
gance. 1t now appears that great Improvements
cannot be made without incurring debts Of cor
responding amount, and the city that refuses to
raise the money by loans, and thus run in debt,
will lag behind and suffer her "waste places" to
become eye sores and plague spots for years, in.
stead Of having them filled up and laid OF In
streets, and ready for buildlng purposes. The
city of Boston has, perhaps, expended more
money In filling mp marshes and Strengthening ita
streets and alleys than any other American city
of its size But with all Its disposition to ecOno-
mIzoit has accumulated pretty heavy debt. Ac'
eOrding to Official figures the financial condition
of Boston is as follows:
The funded and unfunded debt of the city
amounts to SSl ,64l ,156, the means of re-
demption to 81, ,9l6 III; the increase Of debt
during the year has been S2, 1856 ,002 The net
debt Of the city April 80, 1873, was 1874 ,879.
OF this sum nearly ten millions have been incur
red in procuring proper supply OF pure water,
and almost two millions OF dollars consisted Ol
war expenditures. This leaves about i've millions
Of the net debt of which account Is to be made,
and as on Offset the public has the numerous
streets that have been Widened and improved, the
various public buildings belonging TO the city
and also various tracts Of valuable real esIate
The annual cost Of running the city is but 171l
millions.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

The st. Louis Democrat, an influential Republi-
can paper says "Speaking of the salary steal,
and replying to the weak argument of Mr.. Car
penter aud its other defenders that II the people
want good officers they must pay them well, we
have said that there Is no direct relation between
the compensation of an Office and either the de-
sire or the willingness to obtain 1t. There are
abundant illustrations Of this fact, and we need
not 20 beyond st. Louis county for very forcIbie
one. The Office Of Sheriff is worth from fllteen
to twenty thousand dollars year. the Office of
Assessor Is not worth four thousand year. Yet
there are as many men to-day who want to fill the
prospective vacancy in the latter office as there
were last fall who desired to be nominated and
elected Sheriff They are, in many instances, the
same individuals; and as class they are precisely
the same. The explanation is that the desire for
public place iS passion or feeling independent
Of avarice or pecuniarv ambition. Most public
men like to make what they can out of an office,
but that is after they have gratAed their ambition
In getting the Office.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11
The Late Duel a Serious AFFAIR to
all Concerned

At Richmond, vs., in the case of DR.. oullsu,
one Of the surgeons in the Mordecai-M CCarthy
duel. who refused 10 testify before the Grand
Jury, ON the ground that he might criminate him
self, Judge GurgeOn decided yesterday that he
must answer the questions prOpoundsd, or be held
for contempt. Att instance Of CulIen's cOun-
eel, sentence was suspended to allow an Appeal to
the Supreme Court. Notwithstanding Cullen's
refusal 70 testify the Grand Jury on the evidence
before than, have found indictments against the
four seconds, for the Wilful mudsr Of &Ordscai.
It is said the young lady, about whom thequar-
rel resulting in this affair originated. has been
sent to Europe. Perhaps to avoid the witness
box should the parties be brought to trial, which
is now probable. Mccarthy is fast recovering
from his wounds.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11
The New York World thus counts the cost of

The New York World thus counts the cost Of
our growing imperial establishment:
Our people are paying the penalty Of progress
slve greatness in having fastened upon them
year by year still heavier appropriations for the
public service Of the country. While the national
debt still remains unshoFn Of any of its features
as national blessing, the appropriations yearly
increase In amount. Th0appropriatlons for the
600 that can be vonched for over those OF last
year. For this year Congress has appropriated
S172 300 700 49, against el54 PIG ISL 80 which was
deemed suflcient for the fiscal year of 1878. The
principal increase Is in the War, Navy, and Trea-
general total Is the increase Of 81 900 In the
appropriations 10 members Of Congress, this ad.
diti0nal sum being needed TO pay for the ''salary
grab" and back-pay steal, /" and for a few more
salaries owing 70 an increase in the numbers Oi
members Of Congress. l..
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

"GRATuIToUs LkRaEssss" are among the
0mlable characteristics of General o. O. Howard,
as we hear from two of our contemporaries. This
we know. The question now likely to be in
qured into, If the investigation is not smOthered,
is how an officer of the United States army, ad-
ministering pecunlary trust, can win favor by
large and frequent "gratuitous largesses."
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

On Monday next the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore R. R. Company are to transfer the
old line Of the road between Chester and Gray's
Ferry to the Reading Railroad. What the sale
or transfer will net the company has not transpir-
ed, Bstween the two routes we have heard many
persons say they preferred the old one, because
it was free from the deep cuts and high embank-
ments that obstruct the view of the country on the
new route.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

Rstening TO Rhett, the murderer Of Judge
Cooley in the New Orleans duel, the Nation
thinks there Is ''a bare possibility that, in the ex-
istlng state Of party feeling in Louisiana, the Kel-
logg governments one serviceable action may be
the hanging OF this gentleman . but adds,
''mors likely he viii live 70 do some more rayIug
and to shoot some more men,"
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

Tie Cincinnati Enquirer opposes in vigorous
manner the proposition puL forth in certain quar-
tiers, that the Democratic party should abandon
Its old time-honOred name, and says that ''if the
name were discarded 1t wonld he Immediately
snapped up by some other Organization, and TINT
the Republican party would change for 1t and
give large amount TO 'boot.'n
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

New York city mus. raise $2s, 100000. by
taxation this year 10 pay her way, or this the
State gets So 1000 900 and the interest on the city
debt is 81, ,000, 900 making $16.O00,00O or the
actual cost Of governing the city. The EXPRESS
notes that "this is SIC for every man, woman,
and child in the municipality" Hence it will
with the largest families
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

The report that half mile Of the Missouri Pa.
oiae Railroad was washed away near Kiskapoo
Station, on Tuesday, was On txaggerasion. Only
soofsst Of the track were washed away, and travel
On TIE FOad has,besn resumed. r~ft
Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-11

WTLMINGFON, Del. JuIy IIs Iszs.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-03-13

1W n'ies Of railroads in opesaaion.
ana every six1ssaah ssueios q -
set apart for school purposes +; With
these vast mountains, .eoet.;n;n~
mines Of gold, silver and Other nr~T.
ious minerals in process of rap;d d..
velopement; With 8 soil unsusraaaoA
BY any lying eass u " !; ssd wa ~
millions Of scseo Of pastoral lands not
yet appropriated, which ass opsa 20
all who desire 10 s.ssgs II sAsek
growing-these src seme Of the reo-
sons upon which bass ny Opinion.
But with al Of the facas soue cone
mere and are not satisfied. Every.
thing here is % diGcrent from Il
States thst it takes one some tine 10
become accustomed to the coaHr.ek.
Those who have been here sometine.
and have learned how to look &
things with . practical eve, like ire
country with scarcely an exception.
So | would advise those who are
restless and desire to seek new homes
in view Of betteriug their condition,
in health or purse, TO come and see
for themselves. Our opinions are %
Different that one cannot decide for
another. To the laboring man Of
small means, who is willing to work
for an honest living, Colorado Offers
rare inducements. and cay, Come.
10 the capitalist who wishes to add
to his fortune, through profitable and
laudable investments, would sav by
all means came, and the sooner the
better. But we have no place for
drones or those who want to make
their money easy.
Thus far the weather this winter
has not stopped out door labor but
day or two. We have had no rain
since early last fall, and no mud. The
winter has been delightful for al
kinds Of business, and has been we'll
improved.
The Boulder Co. Teachers' Insti-
tute held its annual meeting It this
place during the present week, in
which ] had the pleasure Of taking
part. Much interest was manifested,
and all felt that educational interests
in this part of Colorado are moving
on in the right direction.
] subjoin crop report, with con-
dition and price, which may be Of in
tcrcst to some Of your readers. But
few crops were an average last year
in consequence Of the rains. quote
the following:
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The Massachusetts, Labor Report.

In Massachusetts, where everything
is done Thoroughly that 10 worth doing
at all, the labor question ID reducsd TO
. system through tho agency Of bu-
reau, which Is the only one Of ito kind
In this country. The snnaal Espoets
Of this bureau are miaes of infbrmstion
on all matters relating to the condition
Of the working classes In the State
their wages, the chasactss Of their sn-
ployment, their expenses Of living.
their savings. and tbsis pfospects b.
ing carefully considsssd In the hight Of
ascertaiped 0aa1A S6)u111p asses,ss
lions IL an sns Dssses or she Uuion
would serve the useful end Of simpli.
tying the problems Of labor, and give
the students Of social science bstter
material than that which IL now fur
nished BY the State and nstionai cen.
sus reports but they do not exist, and
accordingly the Massachusetts, returns
must b. taken = they are, necessarily
incomplete, as picture Of the general
condition Of the American working
man. but sufficiently precise and salts
factory SO far ~ they describe the posi-.
tion or define the wants Of the skilled
and unskilied workmen ofon thrifty
State. II appears from tho report for
the past year that the number Of dif-
ferent employmsnts In Massachusetts
ia 0hnspS
greater than that Of , century ago;
that the largest class IL that OF the
agricultural and other unskilled labor
ers, who number $4,000; that the
number OF msohiniste 10 % 600. and Of
factory operatives upward Of 1900;
that tho deposits Of surplus sarnings
In the savings banks have steadtl In
creased since the year 1867 and that
the average cost Of living is now about
1882 per year for each person, or 1t the
rate Of $500 for each family OF dve.
The statistics prove two things-nrst,
that the cost Of living In the crowded
communities of the State is Ia excess
OF the average annual earnings, 20
that, As the report declares, working
men are generally unable to own .
house, obtain . compliance, or keep
out Of debt !; and. secondly. that the
system Of cooperation, which has bsen
brought almost 70 perfection In many
Of the manufacturing districts In Eng
land, 10 virtually unknown In Masss-
chusetts. In regard to the savings
bank deposits the report makes . sin-
gular statement, which We copy:
1.-THE number Of married men, with
an average family, who deposit, 10 re-
markably small. The great number
of depositors, so often quoted - one In
So! Of the population, gives % entirely
incorrect impression - to the prosper
ity Of the people. It Is doubtless true
hat nearly all persons have at some
period Of life deposited In tho savings
banks, but the attempt TO save has
more failures than suocssses. The
number Of Withdrawals for the last
three years nearly equals the number
Of depoeitors. and when we remember
that many Of these Withdrawals are In
full We have . hint u the poverty Of
the people who have made the dspos-
It's" These pasaagss opsn . vein Of
curious inquiry, but We have no space
to dwell upon 1t to-day Commercial
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A se.led bottle va. picked M. h

A sealed bottle was picked up, the
other day. in Grant's pass, on the Al
ALBANIA coast, which, when opened,
proved to contain . nemo5andun
dated Oh the ooast of Alaska, June -,
1870, on board the ship James, and Ia
the RusaiaA language. annoupclug
that the ship had Soundsred and bro.
ken In pieces. This hottie must have
drifted through the North and South
Pacific oceans. doubled me Horn, and
in its voyage through the. Atlantic
fallen In the great equatorial susrest
and been swept BY II into The Cassib-
bean seq, whore the griSstssaU eaHght
It and carried it sound the slseuiA o.
the gulf. lspdisg Il sfsss IL soyags sf
two and q hsls years n the pa0 who're
II wss .ouDd.
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THE STUBBORN BOOT.

Botherl was all John Clatterby said.
His breath came quick, and his cheek was
red,
He nourished his elbows, and look ed absurd
While, over and over, his "Bother.r heard.
Harder and harder the fellow worked.
Vainly and savagely still he jerked;
The boot, half on, would dangie aud Hap
"Bother!' and then he bursted the strap.
Redder than ever his hot cheeks famed;
Harder than ever he fumed and blamed;
He wriggled his heel, and tugged nj the
leather,
Till knees and chin came humping together.
my boy;n said 1, In voice like flute,
"Why not-aheln try the mate OF that boot.
Or the other foot!-"I'm o goose" laughed
John.
As he stood, In a fash, with his two boots
on.
In half the affairs
OF this busy life
tAs that same day
said to my wife)
Our troubles come
From trying to put
The left-hand shoe
on tn0 rlXnt-nand loot
Or vice versa
tMeaning. reverse, sir,
To try to force,
As quite of course,
Any wrong foot
In the right shoe.
Is the sillieSt thing
man can do.
Hearth and Home.
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These prices are for the valleys.
Prices in the mountain towns range
much higher. G. A. PouxD.
LoNGMoNT, Feb. 22d, 1873.
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Auctioneers.
WIN. N. KNOTT.

4 UCTIONEER VIII attend pronptIy
N TO selling all kinds Of property al Auc.
tinn, In any part Of Cedar county A list al
hts sales Will always he found at the TIpron
ADvKRTIsER Office. where those desiring his
services can hx the dav for their sale with.
ont seeing htm. ~
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CUpID'S TRICKS.

There is a dentist in Harrisburg who
has u daughter who is loved by q
young man, but he is bashfui, and
don't like to go To the house TO see
her unless he has an excuse. So every
Tuesday and Friday he calls and gets
the old man To pull tooth for him,
and ihen he goes into the back parlor
and spark- the girl under the pretence
If trying 10 find his hat. He has only
six teeth left now, and what worries
him j. to know what he is going to do
when they are all ou. and his new set
is made aud put in. He is all the
more anxious about il because the fair
maid doesn't seem as If she was going
to respond To his heartfelt sighs, and
there is room for suspicion that she
has bean playing coluette 40 a. to rope
in good customer for her fond praent.
The young mans confidential friends
state that he has intimated his inten-
ton either to have that girl or to jerk
the whole skt!eton out Of her father.
., 'atchlng on behind is the crown
ing enjnsInent now for boys. Johnny
comes home ut night surfeited with
fan, he has had u good time, but he is
tired. His nose is split open at the
end, and one of his teeth is gone. and
he has Jumps Oh the back Of his head,
but he has had good time, and he
comes home to hear his mother read
about Joseph and his brethren, and
rub him with liniment. There is
huge fun in catching on behind. but
it requires dreat deal Of adroitness
and decision, The successful lad is he
who is never looking for ride He
stands with his hands in his pocket,
actively devouring the scenery with
one eye, while the other Is prowling
around under cover on the lookout for
q good chance And when 1t comes
he pounces down on the cornice of the
sleigh in such u manner as to cover
the most tender parts Of himself In
case he has fallen on Philistine.
The solicitude with which q boy
shields his tender parts will bring tears
to the eyes Of y tax collector. But he
always ge.s on the sleigh, and gets
of, too, when urged by Q long whip
lash; and when he gets Off he rolls
himself in lump and merely let's 60,
and the fate that always protects boys
sees that he bounds into safety. Wood
sleighs, with long, strong stakes to
catch hold Of, are god-senders, but .
box sleigh, with place for three to
sit on and make faces at rivals no are
breaking down their legs and lungs In
. vain attempt to catch up, is not to
be despised. Not at all. Heaven
bless the farmers who own blue sleighs
with floor boards protrudlng a foot or
% beyond the tail. board. Finally
prayer cannot avail much where those
boards are sawed OF too close.
bssy Ns,cs.
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Justices.
JOHN s. TUTHILL.

lEa1lcE OF THE PEACE. NOTARY pun
" Lilo Insurance Agent, ana Conyeyancer
ONCE With the Connt- Clerk In the cour
hous~ Upton Iowa. Jan. lst, 1858. nlvl5.
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CT. CHAMBERS. ND.

DHSsitIAN AND SURGEON, has prac
! ticei twenty Ave wears in this vicinity
AMI need only ask n "op'innaacs ui he pub
lirean fiti"n 70 hitherto >hawi.
ONCE in titv Doug Store. Residence on
Ietsar ST., opposite reformed church. Upton.
Iowa. y2ani
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GEO. s. FOCMT, N. D.,

DHYSICiAS AND SURGEON. EXAMINES
j OF Pen .aners, Upton, iowa.
80 Residence on the second block east
OF the Palmer Uouso. office over city Drug
Store.
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conveyancsr.
l.. T., SWEET.
Contractors & Builders.
RIPLEY n CLAPRS

CONTRACrORs 4 BUILDERS and Deal-
~ ers In Lumber Doors, Blinds &c
4rShop and Once on corner Of Fourth
aud Linn Streets, south Of the Steam Mill.
IiFTnS, IOWA lyle
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e. r. SHELDON,

fSTlCE OF THE PEACE Cofiections
~ and othe. business. promptly ATTENDED
h.-Dmce with County Superintendent II
O9af ment OF Court House. 4m6
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DIR. LOGAN,

DHYS!CIAS SURGEON. General prac-
i ttce OF the professions; but makes spe
ciolity of the treatment OF ali forms Of
CHRONIC diseases. Prompt attention paid
to might ca Is In town country
Office At Or. Riggs Drug Store. Residence
at Mr. Wilhelln's 3otf
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Physicians.

Dr. II. III. MAYNARD.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, L. s. Ex
aminer of Pensioners. TIProS. Town
Once and Residence opposite tue Palmer
House.
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E.H. IyGRaIIAM. n. n

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Il SUR
II GEDS. Once at residence on 9Th Street
west of Post Office.
TIPTOS. IOWA.
e1-Dtseases OF Women and Children re-
ceive special attention. Since coming t.
Iowa DIR. /. has treated above $50 children,
only one Of whom has died under his treat.
ment. April LIST. is II
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:. ENSIGN. NJ. n,

DHYSYC1AS h SURGEON. TIrroS, Iowa
Having had thirty years experience
Dr. f. hopes to give satisfaction In all cases
entrusted to his care. Once, over Cobn 4
wetxai's store 1871
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Reed House..
OPPOSITE THE RAILROAD DEPOT,
WILTON, IOWA.

(NHfS HOUSE has been rented and reflr-
| nished by JOSEPH OURS, In nrst-class
tyle, and is kept second to none in the
'tate. The travelling public are respectful
invited. All who stop once will come
gain.
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AMhs. G. r. Ma.
NAMES 4 BRO.

4 TTORNEiS 4 COUSsEIORs AT LAW
~ VIII practice in the various Courts o
the state. Once on Main Street. opppsi,.
the Court House. ,,f
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4 TTORSEY & COUNSELLOR AT LAW
"A and Solicitor N Chancery. Tipton
Iowa
The services of Hon i r LANE ~ Hayen
port. secured when desired w clients
ReNereacss-Hnn. JAS II Rothrock, Jndg
9Th Judicial District OF Iowa. 2.f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-18
AND GRAND
FREE MENAGERIE.
500 Living Wild Animals
EXHIBITED FREE

The largest travelling collection of Beasts.
Birds: ,:Reptiles and Marine Monsters in the
world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-18
The Nathan Muraler.

A correspondent of the InterOcean,
while visiting the Illinois penitentiary at
Joliet, met Billy Forester there, and in
terviewed him. He reports'the following:
R.-Have you any private information
about the Nathan murder, for which you
were indicted and tried in New York;
FL hear from my wife occasionally,
but I've learned nothing particular.
R.-Do you know who committed the
deed2
FL know, perhaps, little too much
for nv own convenience. Not that
had hand in it, but because the parties
implicated have done everything they
could to put up job on me, and get
me out of the way lest / should peach
on them; I've too much honor for that,
but they did their best to secure my con
viction. They put up a woman who
swore to lie, and so overdid it that she
vitiated her testimony, and | was ac-
quilted.
R.-Could you name the Nathan muir
derers?
FL would never do that, but I'll tell
you what | am willing to do. If the
right parties from New York will visit
me here and give me ample evidence
that they are not in the interest of the
Kelso ring, l will put them on the track
in such a way that the apprehension Of
the murderer can be easily effected. |
know the whole plot, and know that GER
tain New York officials are implicated
in such way as to make it necessary
that none but detectives of Kelso' S
choice shall be put ON the case. They
have now spent several thousand dollars
and are no nearer the solution of the
mystery than at the beginning. Let
proper persons approach me and the
affair will no longer be mystery.
R.-Do you expect pardon from the
Governor on the strength of your prom
ised Developments
F.-Not at all. OF course / should
accept a pardon. but have no disposition
to base my developments on that
ground. l am willing to serve out my
eight years. I've resolved to follow a
more honorable vocation than before,
when / get out, IT does not pay TO be a
thief. I'm getting along in years, and
DO not care to run any risks of peniten-
tiary for life. 1t is ear-bought and
short.hved pleasure to handle other pee
ple's money aud goods. I've handled
thousands of dollars, but my earnings
have almost all gone to voracious de-
tectives.