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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

Oil -fFF! -.
Tucker Jsbason boarding Ars. Larson
;, and two children pool persons
month";. -.
G. y. Renors expenses On poor farm
Christian Asderson wosd for poor psf-
ssss.....
0.sA. Allsdurf salary ~ Co. physleisn
:, 1lnonths ending Dec. lst lS73........
s. r. Thornhil medical. attcndeneo On
Purdy Carter, poor ......... ......... .......'
Noble / AeWhortor groceries for peol
Wentworth Hayes groceries for poor
IorU 100000. .s..e
+ j. a. Barnes eoroners fees 70 fob'y II
1874, aud medieine furnishes ...........
Bartlett d .keIntire goods furnished
......... .........
J. 3. Patman board and care Of 4. l..
Camp PsuPer...... ......... ...... ...........'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

:, $3S57,7.
J. ?. Williams express and postsgs...- 49,
G. NJ Cameron atty fcos case Of Hof-
gaard.... 49,. ..... 49,. 500
Press printing Co. one year aubserip-
tson-weekIy press.".... 10000. ......... 30
T., .. Wheeler insurance on Court
0eofgs ". Robinson keeping reception
record - jan. LIT. lS74......... ......... 5o,3l
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-23

We ~ sarsytses heavier sessk q - kis6e
/ Il gse6s 10 sse nss-ssssJtAiagA po . ssD-
brie Dsodls - - aoyil-ehao evs 3 hs6eee1as-
risl b any bssss II As.tis. -.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04
s4FOLLETIN.
Ell TESORO De LOS PIRATAS
NOVELA ORIGINAL
DE D. JOSE PEREZ MoRfs.
(ComtimWaciOn.J

Ell que hacfa de jefo de la pequena CO.
lumna cerr6 sable en- mano con el grupo
de macheteros que mas resistencia hacian,
tan terribles eran sus estocadas, tan en-
ganadoras sus fintas y tan frme su brazo,
que no habia machete que Sc encontrase
con su sable que no viniese al suelo.
Cuantos golpes le daban al terrible espa-
dachin eran parados con su acero con una
prontitud y destreza increibles. Parecia
que venia cubierto de hierro porque HER
70 encontraban los machetes en- todas las
partes dc su cuerpo, y sin embargo todo
ara efecto de la asombrosa movilidad de
an cspada Que parecia un relampago.
Ernesto comprendi6 que era perdido 81
40 pouia fuera de combate aquel titan,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

puede permitir que tan noble y valeroso
corazon deje de latir.
Andres y Juan dos operarios levan-
taron suavemente aquel cuerpo mamma
do 10 introdujeron en- la casa. ID. Ma
teo 10 iba sosteniendo por la espalda con
la solicitud de un padre.
A la claridad de la luz artificial obser
vabase que Alvarez iba dejando por la
saa un reguero de sangre.
--Hija mia dijo d. Mateo, Margari-
ia, ven emplea tus habilidades medicas
haz por ell heroico Alvarez cuanto harias
por tu padre 81 le vieras en- ese estado.
Ell herido completamente desmayado
fue dcpositado en- una limpisima y lu osa
CANA de caoba en- donde inmedia amente
fu5 despojado de las ropas que lie cubrian
ell pecho. La bala lie habia penetrado por
debaio de la tetilla derecha, pasando por
la parte interna de las costillas intere-
sando la pleura, y le hahia salido por cl
costado de la espalda.
Margarita, palida como un espectro,
pero bella como una estatua griega, reco-
noci6 la herida.
-Est6 muy grave, dijo, y temo que
la hemorragia interior le mate. Yo hare 10
possible por contonerle la sangre pero Sc
necesita con urgoacia IN n6aico,
Andres, exclam6 Ruiz, en q ingeaio
de NJ. csta un m6dico militar Ionta en- raj
cab.l0 moo ! die que venga en- segulda,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04
CAPITULO XIV.
ErplicacioneS

No hay en- las mananas nj en- las tardes
tropicales de las Autillas mas que breves
minutes de crepdsculo. Esa especie de pro-
longada lucha que las tinieblas de la noche
sostienen en- otras latitudes con los rayos
solares que pugnan por iluminar nuestro
paneta, puede casi decirse que no existcn
en- Cuba. Esos nubarrones espesos, esas
neblinas densas, instransparentes que Sc
interponen en- los climas del Norte ma
nera de impenetrables muralas, no Sc CO.
nocen en- Is perla del Golfo me,icano ALI
O. rev de los astros os absolute. No tiene
lneteoros rebeldes quo velen su briIlante
faz, excepto las copiosas lluvias del vera
no ] i ID prinaYef1 que pagecea pedir.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

y, fado en- su maestr1a en- la esgrima, le
fue encima con su lujoso machete. Los
dos espadachines cambiaron algunos gol
pes sin lograr herirse.
-iQuien es este hombre? exciam6 ell
insurrecto.
-Uno que ha dos amos no quiso Batir-
Sc contigo por no arrancarte una vida
que hoy pertenece al verdugo
Alvarez!
Ell mismo. Estas vivo, continue, porque
quiero cogerte prisionero, y al mismo tempo
le di6 un golpe tai que ell machete, arreba-
tado de la mano del insurgente, fue parar
4 cinco pasos de distancia.
Ell desarmado hizo ell movimionto de
coger su revolver, pero la fria punta del
sable de su adversario le TOGO en- ell pecho.
--Rindete o mueres
-iSalvese ell que pucda! grit6 Ernesto.
Los insurrectos empezaron & correr CO.
mo gamos.
Este movimiento distrajo un segundo
a Jose Alvarez, pues, era cl mismo y Err
nesto prevaliendose de esta momentanea
distraction, dispar6 I'm trio 4 81 alversa-
rio boca de jarro y Sc dio huir como
los dennis.
Alvarez cayo.
ID. Mateo Ruiz acudi6 en- el acto al ST.
ito ee Ia catastrofe y tento al hyrldo.
-Aqul, venid aqu', y llovad a mi CANA
con cuidado q nuestro salvador, Dios 10
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

pcrmiso para dar de beber q la sedienta
y abrasada TERRA. Tan pronto como des-
ciende ell lfquido cristalino en- la bella
Antilla, las nubes sc retiran presurosas
para delar que luzca en- todo su esplendor
csc poderoso monarca del Universe que
tanta predileccion tiene por acariciar q
los habitantes de la Zona T6rrida con sus
cabellos de orc.
Al asomar ell sol la mitad de su disco de
fuego por entire ell mar de verdor que Sc
extiende al Oriente de Vega-alegre, puso
de manifesto una escena de desolacion.
Grupos de cadaveres y de heridos Sc
veian hacinados la entrada de la talan-
quera, en- ell batey y la orilla del Zaza.
Juan Ruiz, acompanado de cuatro hom-
bres que llevaban una especie de camilla
improvisada, examinaba aquellos monto-
nes de vfctimas de la Discordia, de
cuando en- cuando recogia un moribundo
y 10 hacia conducir la gran casa de ter
neros en- cuyos altos hablase instalado un
hospital provisional, destinando este OBJ
jeto piadoso todos los catres que habia en-
la finca. La mayor parte de los muertos
heridos eran insurrectos.
Despues que hubo recogido a todo ell
que daba senales de vida, Juan cont6 los
heridos: eran ochenta y dos: conto los
muertos: eran cincuenta seis.
De los defensores de Vega-alegre mu-
Eieg0a 0ch0 blauc0s J diss ds color J que
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

daron doce heridos de los primeros diez
y seis de los segundos.
Colocados todos los heridos en- ell hospi-
tai, en- donde les fueron prodigados por las
hijas y criadas de ID. Mateo toda clase de
cudados, ell joven Juan hizo cargar en- una
carreta los muertos para darles sepultura.
Dadas estas breves explicaciones de los
efectos del por6ado encuentro que deja-
mos descrito, digamos va como Alvarez
habia Degado tan oportunamente decidir
la lucha.
Cuando d. Mateo partio de Sancti-Spi-
ritus, Alvarez comprendi6 que aquella
apreciable familia habia sido temeraria-
mente conducida al matadero por la vo-
luntad de su jefe que SO obstinaba en- mi
rar con desprecio la insurreccion; COM
prendio que aquellas debiles muieres, ex-
cepto Margarita que ademas de ser varo-
nil no hubiera consentido en- separarse de
su padre en- circunstancias tan peligrosas,
Sc habrian qucdado de buena gana en- su
casa de la ciudad ST Sc hubiesen atrevido
4 hacer observaciones ID. Mateo. Pero
este padre de familia habia acostumbrado
a los suyos 4 las mas severa discipline En-
su hogar no habia mas luntad que Ia
suya. Todos la acataban, veneraban y
obedecian ciegameute, 10 mismo la esposa,
que los hijOs, que los esclavos.
<kl...ls...l
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

arranque por parte del bizarre conde
de Paredes de Nava, ayudante del
general Serrano; y al cual ha respon-
dido con la cobardfa propia de todo
calumniador ell redactor en- jefe del
peri6dico ultramontano, castigado con
la pena de suspension durante ounce
dias.
Tampoco merece pasar rdesapercibida
la enthusiastic reception que Sc ha he
cho EN- todas las estaciones desde San
tander 4 Madrid 4 los embajadores de
Alemania y de Austria cuyos discur
SOS de reception publica la Gaceta de
hoy, y en- cuyo obsequio dara maf1ana
un banquete Official ell Jefe del Estado.
Por dItimo los periodicos de aver
Sc hacian eco de un rumor que habia
circulado por los centros politicos, re-
ferente 4 una nota pasada al gobler-
no frances por ell aleman sobre los
asuntos de Espafla, que son hoy el
t1nico tema de las conyersaciones en-
ell mundo diplomatico.
"Dichosos los pueblos de quien Sc
habla poco," ha d;cho un celebre es-
critor, y, presentando la misma idea
bajo forma distinta, dir6mos nosotros:
iDesgraclada Espalla de quien tanto
Sc habla en- ell extranlero!
Tai es, -Sr Director, rapidamente
bosquejadp ell cualro dc la situacion
que en- este monento atravieSa nues-
ira querida patria, vfctima de los rem
cores, de los 6dios, de las pasiones de
sus hijos; cuadro que puede varar de
IN momento a otro, pero que solo
Dios sabe en- que forma, porque pro-
cedimientos y con ell impulse de que
fuerzaS
Agotadas todas las propias aun po-
driamos sin embargo alejar y acaso
disipar los graves peligros que nos
amenazan, aun podiamos elevarnos al
puesto que no hace todavfa muchos
amos ocupabamos en- el gran consejo
de las naciones civilizadas, 81 ell We
rando nombre de Espana, 81 la seve-
ra voz del deber y del patriotismo re-
sonara por un momento siquiera en-
eI pechO de cuantos tenemos la obi
gacion de seguir sus preceptos y, uni
dos en- apretado haz, cay6ramos como
una inmensa avalanche sObre los per-
turbadores que aqui como ahf, como
en- todas parties, solo pueden vivir y
medrar entire ruinas, donde viven y
medran los reptiles Pero para ESQ Sc
necesitaban la fG, y somos esc6pticos,
la sobriedad y somos sibaritas, los no
biIisimos sentimientos que hacian la
tir los corazones de nuestros padres y
hemos repudlado indignamente nues-
tras mas gIoriosas tradiciones; un ideal,
EN- fin, como premio de nuestros es
tuer oS y caminamos sin norte, sin
rumbo fl 10 entire las sombras de 10
indeterminado 4 las tinieblas de 10
desconocido, llevando escrito sobre la
frente ell anatema de nuestros ante
pasadoS cuyos sacrificios no hemos
sabido aprovechar y sintiendo va en-
nuestros oidos la middleton de nues-
hijos cuyas inclinaciones no hemos
sabido dirigir.
E. NJ.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04

ST opone difcultaaes, halle entender que
sera espl6ndidamente retribuido. En- mi
caballo no te pueden dar alcance los in
surrectos case de que los encuentres; la
vuelta, ell amo de la fnca, que es militar
pundonoroso protector de los buenos es
panoles, darA escota montada que acom-
pane al doctor.
-Voy corriendo.
Dos minutes despues las herraduras del
noble corcel herian ell piso con furia, per-
diendose sucesivamente en- ell espacio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-10-04
E. NJ.
CORRESPONDENCIA PARTICULAR
DEL "BOLETIN MERCANTIL
Madrid, 13 de setiembre de 1874.
Sres. Redactores del BOLErIN.

Queridos amigos: Escasa es esta
quincena en- acontecimientos de tras-
cendencia, 81 Sc exceptGa la dimision
de sus tres cargos del general Zabala,
a saber, de Presidente del Consejo,
de Ministro de la Guerra y de Gene
raj en- Jefe del ej6rcito del Norte, pre-
scntada al Presidente del Poder Eie-
cutivo, ell dia 3 del actual, asf como
la Immediate salida del Ministerio de
los Sres. Cotoner y Alfonso Martinez,
y su reemplazo por los Sres. Serrano
Bedoya y Navarro y Rodrigo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
HOID ME- M

Gen. Grant has at last got mad about the
Civil Service Reform. He has given the coun-
try elegant sets of rules, and hlgh-toned Com
missioners, and endless opportunity for the
use of fine phrases in campaign speeches he
has filled the Customhouses with trepidatiOn.
and thrown candidates into cold sweats with
lard questions about the principal lake ports
and the products of Santo Domingo; and still
the country is not happy. Congressman have
been seen going about the Capitol with tho
Report of the Commission in their hands and
q disrespectful wink in the corner of their
left eye. Impertinent newspaper writers have
pOked their fingers at the Boston Custom
house and said vulgar things about Simmons
Various low persons have invaded the
privacy of the Presidents family by making
charges against the Collector of New-Oreans.
Altogether there has been painful exhibition
of flippant skepticism. want of reverence, q
disposition, SO to speak, to thrust the public
tongue into the public cheek whenever the
Civil Service Rules came up for discussion.
Generally" says the President, "the support
(which this reform receives is from those
"who give 1t their support only to find fault
"when the rules are apparently departed
from. Removals from Office without prefer
"ring charges against the parties removed are
frequently cited as departures from the rules
"adOptcd, and the retention of those against
"whom charges are made by irresponsible
"persons and without good grounds is also
" often condemned as a violation Of them.
Under these circumstances, therefore, he
continues, 81 announce that if Congress
/" adjOurns without positive legislation on the
Subject of Civil Service Reform | will regard
"such action as dsapproval of the system
land will abandon it'
1t is not clear what sort of positive legisla-
ton the President desires. Perhaps a gag
law, to restrain the indecent behavior of those
who give the reform their support only to
find fault when the rules are apparently de-
parted from, would answer the purpose well
enough for beginning. Il is evident that
Gen. Grant cannot carry on his great reform
with any heart if people are going to find
fault. The beauty of the system has always
been the facility with which the rules can be
apparently departed from )" and of course
If newspapers, and Senators, and Members of
Congress, and all such irresponsible Der
d" sous" are to be forever putting in their oar
when the operation of tho rules is "tempo-
"rarily suspended" why then the play NAV
as well stop at once. Or does tho President
ask for legislation 70 rOstTajr bis own violent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
WITH SUPPLEMENT.

There Is a prospect OF coalition between the Right
and Left Ceuters OF French Assembly Negotiations
are also pending a o! the Right and Moderate
Right against the Constitutional bills - Don Car
los has been negotiating with the ex-Queen Isabella
Marshal SerraDOs plan Of campaign against the Carists
Is attack them from the side Of the Pyrenees. -
An amlcabie adj Isnent OF our claims upon Spain is ex
pected.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Chandler introduced
bill amendatory Of the National Currency act OF 1854
Mr.. West introduced I providing Tor the constru;-
OF Government telegraph lines from Washington TO
Boston. In the House debate took place bill pro-
yding that the railroad bridge at Omaha shall be oper
ated part OF tue line OF the Union Pacific Railroad
A large number Of bills was introduced. One by Mr.
Beck prob biting Congressman from acting as counsel
in cases against the Government passed without
objection. Mr. Kelley's 3C5 convertible bond bill was
taken up in Committee Of the Whole and arguments in
rs favor made 10y Messrs. Kelley. Butler, and
Dawes Mt Garfield spoke in opposition to he measure
No further lghuag is reported at VIcksburg. The
ciiizons are and prepared TO repel at
tack Tue coored prisoners closely watched TO pre-
vent lynchng. - King kIakaua and party arrived
at Cheyenne Tncy Will pass through Omaha to-day.
e. The Hon. y. T. BanHs delivered lecture IN Bos
ton on the and the reconstruction OF the South
t. Municipal elections were held In Massach usetts
and New. uamps hire, at which the Republicans were
generally successful
The suit brought by Theodore Ton against the Rev.
Henry Ward Bscchcr was postponed for six DAYS on q
stay OF proceedings. === James OBrien and others
were witnesses Grocer trial, giving testimony ad
verse to ne accused. Dudlev 5. Gregory died in
Jersey City. TIC Rev. Mr.. Glendenning was found
guilty unnui,eral coLdact, but was acquitted OF
the graver charges. ==== Republican primaries
held in all the Assembly districts. - Lectures were
delivered by the R;y. John Weiss on the Women
OF Shakespeare" Proi Rosa the Coming
Medical Man" and Prof Soelye on India" s.
Mayor Vance removed the Commissioners Of Accounts
and reInstaeG those who had been removed by Mayor
Havemeyer - 1t reported that Pacific Mail had
contracted with John Roach for the construction Of five
instead Of three steamships. In the Erie njunc-
ton suit Judge decided that the interest on bonds
already exchanged could be paid Gold, l1l1 1los,
IiOI Thermometer, $40, $50, $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09

impulscsi The appointing power does
not reside in Congress, but in the
Executive department Congress did not
appoint Simmons or Casey, or Shepherd,
and did not force the resignation Of Dir.
George William Curtis; and if the rules are
departed from" nobody is responsible for
the failure except the President himself. An
Act of Congress cannot prescribe the method
of appointment without infringing upon the
constitutional functions of the Executive. and
the only effect of embodying the Civil Service
Rules in statute would be to stilfcn uD the
President little and help him to resist
cmptation,-thOugh with all the help he might
get from such source we presume the rules
would be apparently departed from" just as
much as ever. 1t was an excellent reform in
theory; but its execution has oeen loath-
some humbug.
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chief with verbal directions for its use. It is
too bad. 1t has q Herodian SAVIOR. 1t smacks
q little Of Mr.. Squeers-tbere is
taste of birthstone and molasses in 1t. In
buying for the children, remember that this
is not fast but festival, and give tho useless a
fair chance. Don't think of your progeny as
50 many sucking Jeremy Bentbamsl Don't
run entirely to sayings-baDks and flannel
petticOats. Buy to suit the taste Or fancy OF
the little ones, and not to please your Owl.
Regulate the fruitage of the Chri stmas treo
by this rule, and don't fob of your own pru-
dence or parsimony upon tho respectable st.
Nicholas.
Whoever will look into Websters Diction-
airy will find gifts partially classified az fol-
lows: T. Rewards; 2. Offerings or Oblations;
3. Brides And they call this the Great Una
brilged The excellent man who built up
the big volume was too busy with his root,
and his new photographers to indulge in
sentiment. We modestly take issue with
him. A true gift is something better than a
reward. different from an oblItioD, and n0blcr
than bride. A gilt, do you sec, is--but We
leave the reader to find out what a gift is,
with the Assurance that unless he eau do Sd
he had better not think Of giving.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
RESUMPTION as PARTY STRATEG Y.


The danger of resumption is buSbcar
which ought not to alarm sensible men much
longer. 1t could not at the outset make gem
eral business much, if any. duller than it Is
now. 1t could not produce any great shrinkaSe
in present general values. IL could not further
depress industry, or check manufactures, or
interfere with the carrying trade.
What il might do would be to burst lot
Of pernicious stock bubbles in Wall Street,
and check few swindlng scheme, that can
only be hoated in an ocean of irredeemaOle
paper.
TO offset these, it would restore confidence,
and lead capitalists to quit boarding and IN
vest their money. New-York and all the
great money centers are to-day choked with
accumulated capital which the owners are
afraid to use. Place our finances on a solid
specie basis and this money would flow out
again in thousand bencfcent streams, re-
viying industry, encouraging new enterprises,
and starting Us upon the high road to renewed
prosperity.
The first step might cost. The Republicans
have the chance to take that step and leave
their opponents to take the consequences. If
they are not sagacOus enough to improve the
opportunity, they deserve to fall to pieces.
party with neither the courage to do what 1t
knows to be right nor the wisdom to use its
chance for making its enemies carry out its
policy at their own cost, has no right to live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-09
FAIR FIELD IND NO FAHOR.

1t is too early to condemn the negro as a
political failure. He has not had a fair
chance. Pctted and pampered by one pOliti-
cal party and distrusted and abused by
another, it is not strange that like child
subjected to similar treatment he should show
signs of turning out badly. Little of the
legislation Ostensibly framed for his prOtec-
ton has been really designed for bis benefit,
and that with good object has too often
been perverted to his injury. The object has
been to keep him in good humor with a
particular political party, and to secure his vote
for that party, rather than to qualify him for
the duties of citizenship and to protect him in
their free and intelligent exercise. In making
the Constitution of Virginia, an extravaglnt
homestead provision was framed so as TO en-
courage him to idleness rather than foster
habits of industry and thrift. In South
Carolina and Louisiana small offices were null
tiplied inordinately with view to rewarding
ploptation politicians In Alabama thieving
has been actually encouraged by laws throw
ing obstacles in the way of petty larceny.
In nearly every Southern State the
negro has been relieved from taxation,
in many cases not even poll tax
being required, and the lesson taught was that
the white people ought to bear all the ex-
penses of the Government, although debarred
an equitable share in its administration.
There is reason to fear that many of the pro-
visions Of tho Federal Reconstruction Laws