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The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01

The counties are recommended 10
elect alternate delegates to act in case
the delegates elect fail to attend the
Convention an I the counties are re-
~connlerd to exclude proxies for dele
gates that do not reside in thc coui,
ties they propose To represent.
BY order Of the Committee,
+ N. JOHNSON.
Chairmsn.
e. Ii. GERE. Secretary.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01

WITH the exception Of WIiism u.
Tweed, IN the great of6cisi thieves Of
large cities have been the product Of
peoples movements This II Why
Ne are not enIhu-iassic for The ghost
sf . movement sov in progress d
Missouri GioAe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01

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breaking oss. II INST 70 tncv
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The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01
Ch'mn SENATOR ! Com
l:ee:;ng Of Tbs Republican Central Com
mittee.

The Republican Central Committee
Of Wsbs,er Comfy. Nebraska, will
boil meeting at the Office If the
RED CLoupC CHEF Agust 18th, liza.
for the purpose of 6xiug . time and
place OF holding a County Convention,
and di>pcsins of such other business
a. may properly me before it, A
san attendance in person or by proxy,
l. urged.
The fullowing ramcd arc the mem
hcrs Of fhe committee
Red Cloud H. Nather.
: Guide kock...-.-...... W. ny ker.
Walnut C~reek-..... --....W. D. \ atce
Oak Greek ........... Tho.. { Lard.
sBsiiu............... NJ. L. Thomas,
tIal ma,ny ...s.-~-....L 3. Miller.
Z. L. MATTER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01
THE OUTLOOK

ttutS VI q bfCu SiCiu VI Soius ouu
brought discouragement to minds,
it may be well to recall the history Of
the early settlements in the older
States Il is q familiar truth that the
first settlers seldom reap the benefit of
the development of aaeountry. The
men who build up a country and share
its prosperity have generally belonged
the second or third classes They are
the men who wait for the pioneer and
squatter to test the productivehese Of
the soil, the healthfulness Of the eli
mate and lay the foundations Of the
market towns. Compelled by no law.
enjoined by no binding necessity. the
pioneer breaks the prairie which is to
yield its wealth to other hands. and
lays the foundations of q town which
is 20 Le . ssnass Of riches. Of luxury
and refinement for the men to come.
At first sight It seems singular that
they who thus lay open the rewards
and wealth Of a country for the az
grandizement Of others should lose
their own reward that they should
lose faith in the country, who had
demonstrated its ultimate prosperity
to others Yet this has generally been
the case. Men divide themselves into
classes Some men are content to
smooth the way With their bare feet
or clumsy boots for the 1ne calf skin
and kids which are 20 travel upon il.
and cultivate With hard hands and
vearisd arms tie soil ron which
dainty fingers and perfuued e'cres
viii gather Il e sweets Il is not from
generosity or ecmpulsion that they are
mhlieins. Rest'essness, ready to
pepprseed, inability to wait
strive and save
nlShips
The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-01
TaE NDiAxs.

The New York Tribune publshes
the following editorial:
In . 6ne vein OF satire. Gen. Sber-
man SAYS: The Indian lBurcau has
fed the Indians al winter and their
pouies are fat. ID the savage warrior
II in 6ae trim for the aequisitioA nf
fresh scalps and plsDdss. m1s-Gh.
sitter . ssmmees sctivity. the yin
be t,kes back and fed" He f1ir!y
summarizes the Indian policy q the
government ia this eharsctssiseie Ne
mark. With depleted srny'ssd .
Rne Of o~perssioss scattered IL To MY
from the northern bousdr of Aisss-
soto to Texas, che prospect Of : 500
cesufal Isdian vsr . not vesy enoes~
aging. Had The eovernmsst intended
bold out Inducements 10 the IL
n engage in var. or rather bstehr
Md hardly have dnde aifIss.
are very costly sseeus h
are leafpiae eves,
Nd b. we Shan -
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
Southern Points.

1t is estimated that the population
of New Orleans is 230,984.
The tax on liquor collected in CO.
lumbus, Ga, amounts to $2,10O an
nually.
On the night of the 11th inst,
Millegeville, Ga, had 100000 con-
fagration. About ten business houses,
built of wood, we're destroyed.
The Bourbon Agricultural Society
offers a premium of $50 for the largest
number of crow scalps.
There are twenty-seven Oranges
in Rutherford county, Tenn, with an
average membership of forty.
A large number of hogs have died
recently in the Hadley neighborhOOd,
Warren county, KY, from eating the
Canada thistle.
Mr.. Joseph Thompson, of Rogers
vile, Tenn, sold a ten months heifer
calf to butcher few days ago that
made 376 pounds of net beef. The
calf was of the common stock of the
country, and had been well taken
care of and highly fed.
1t is said that a great deal of des-
titutiOn prevails in and around CbicOt,
Ark, on account of the flood. The
large planters are suffering equally
with the small farmers. Everything
in the shape of chattel property and
provisions have been swept away, and
unless aid reaches them soon, there
will be sacrifice of life from starva-
ton.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
A DissOlute Young Man Kills his
Mother.
[From the Lexington Press, 22d.

From the Lexington Press, 22d.l
The details of a most shocking
murder come to us from Frankfort.
The terrible deed was committed in
that city yesterday morning, the muir
derer being John Fry Walcott, and
the victim his mother.
Young WalcOtt had been drinking
very hard of late. His mother,
grieving for her son, implored him to
turn away from the paths of vice.
Her opportunities were disagreeable
to him. On yesterday morning, while
in state of intoxicatiOn, he went
home, and becoming enraged at his
mother, seized q hatchet and struck
her with it, iniicting a wound so Sc
rious that she died from the effects of
it in an hour afterward. The sharp
edge of the hatchet struck the poor
lady just behind the right ear, cut
ting into the skull.
According to the Cincinnati style,
that suffering woman was guilty of
her own murder. She had no laagfNL
right to plead with the young man;
to seek to reclaim him from the paths
of vice; it was disagreeable to him;
it interfered with his personal lib
erty."
But, great God, is it possible, in
view of such an awful tragedy as
this, the legitimate fruit of whisky
selling, that men can be found who
will vote to make that selling legal?
To give the sanction of law to a traf-
fic which thus, in its results, leads the
son to murder even his own mother?
To save one soul from such terrible
woe, every good citizen should be
willing to Danish the accursed thing
from the whole land.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
Restoration of Speech.

The Baltimore Sun says that Miss
Kate Gang, young woman twenty
years of age, was suddenly restored
to full speech in the city recently, af-
ter having been unable to speak
above a whisper for four years on ae-
count of some throat affection. one
had been to church in the morning.
and returning home found her speech
restored, and surprised her father by
clear and distinct utterance while
concentrating him on his birthday.
The fact of the restoration was soon
made known to the neighbors, and
quite a crowd called to gossip over
the occurrence, in regard to which
many exaggerated rumors were put
forth.-MNte's JotrRal.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04

THERE is living in Hardin county
KY, negro man sixty years old
named Stephen Miller, who has fol
the last fifteen years been turning
white, until now his whole person is
white as that of any other man, only
few splotches of the original color,
a bright mulatto, remaining on his
cheek, and one on his forehead. He
has been preaching for forty years,
and is very intelligent, piOus man
says he has enjoyed the bestof health
for many years, and cannot account
for the change in his color, but he
believes it to be a miracle of God;
He says that spots on his body would
first assume darker hue, quite black,
then change to a pure white, and in
another year there will be no trace of
his original color remaining.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
The Hanging Rock Region of
Ohio.
From the Cleveland Herald |

From the Cleveland Herald.l
Attention of late has been directed
to the mineral resources of what is
known as "The Hanging Rock Re-
giOn of Ohio" AS Cleveland parties
are directly interested in the iron
and coal resources of that section of
the State, some information touching
the matter will be of local interest as
well as of general interest affecting
OhiO's capabilities of wealth.
A railway connecting said section
with Columbus is agitated, and indie
pendent of any interest particular
citizens of Cleveland may have di
rectly in the iron and coal of the
section to be tapped by said road,
this city has an interest in every i'm
provement that tends to swell its i'm
pOrtance. The road is proposed to
be run from Columbus through Cir
cleville to the ore region of Vinton
county through a section rich with
iron and coal-of the latter bitumin-
Gus and cannel-thence down to the
Ohio River through exceedingly rich
deposits of mineral.
Some time since Prof. Andrews, of
the State Geological Survey, made a
report upon the resources of the
Hanging Rock region, and speaks of
the coal as very dry, and admirably
adapted to blast furnace purposes.
The seam is over four feet in thick
ness. This section also is part, says
Prof. Andrews, of the great iron ore
belt of Northern Ohio. The ore is
twelve to eighteen inches in thickness
frequently, and the cost of digging is
very little.
We understand party from Cleve-
land, including experienced iron and
coal men, lately visited the region and
returned highly impressed with the
value of the ores of that section.
Another party from Cleveland is now
on an inspection tour to that locality,
and Cleveland may soon have a
special interest in the project for
building said road from Columbus.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04

A POLICEMAN IN the western part
of the city heard that citizen Of
Twelfth street had been badly injur-
ed, and he called at the house to OBJ
tain particulars. He found the man
lying on the lounge, his head bound
up and his face badly scratched, and
he asked: "What's the matter--did
he get run over or fall down the
stairs2'' mo, not exactly" replied
his wife, "but he wanted to run the
house his way and I wanted to run il
my way, and there he is."-Detroit
Free Press.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1874.
In NV Nefghbor's Garden.

BY NJ. E. S.
In the bound of my own inclOsure
The flowers are fair to see;
But the rose in my neighbOr's gardel
Is fairer than all to me.
So white and slender and stately,
So gemmed with sparkling dew,
This rose that blooms for another,
Is the sweetest ever that grew.
NV heart to its grace and beauty
Goes forth as to shrine;
And l sigh to its mystical fragrance
''If it were only mine?"
And vet, if not my neighbor
But I, in fee and thrall,
Held all that marvellous glory
On the other side of the wall,
l might, perhaps, grow weary
OF its royal pOmp and grace,
And love with my love some daisy
With a shy, uplifted face.
For since the gates of Eden
Were shut on Adam and Eve,
The flowers we have are never
So sweet as the flowers we leave;
And rich within my garden
Though many a flower might be,
The rose that blOomed for another
Might seem the best to me.
Hearth and Home.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04
Curiosity Found I'm a Slate Bed.

The Monroe [ N. Z. Enquirer says:
"One of the greatest natural curiosi-
ties we ever saw is now on Exhibition
at Messrs. H. NJ. Huston d Co.'S
store in this place. This is piece
of slate rock, nine by twelve inches,
taken from a cut twenty-five feet
deep, on Mr.. - Tanners contract,
nine miles from here, on the smooth
face of which is beautifully and
plainly shown the outline of trees
and other growths. The rock has ex-
cited a good deal of curiosity, and
several solutions have been offered,
none of which, however, were practi-
cable. The most reasonable we heard
was that at some time the rock was
on the surface, and the trees were
photographed there by the sun; but
this won't do, as the print of the
trees extends nearly through the
rock, which is two inches thick.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-06-04

North Carolina contains 35, 900, 600
acres of land, 6,500,0O0 of which are
cultivated.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
9.-PUBLIC PRINTING.

I claimed that it should be given to the
lowest responsible bidder. | take great
pleasure in saying that | fought this most
infamous and outrageous swindle from
first to last. | gave the matter more of
my time than any other business before
us, and introduced two bills to regulate it.
| failed to secure a report on either, but
they were referred to joint committee,
best I could do, for the printing ring
was the strongest and best organized ring
that has ever been in the State. This
bill provides that the cost Of printing
hereafter shall not exceed fifty thousand
dollars, and shall be given to the lowest
bidder, and as the specific levy, for print
ing amounts to only about torty-six thou
sand dollars, | think the notorious organi
zation, known as the printing ring, has
had its death wound.
In addition to this, introduced "a bill
to provide for the granting of certain
charters. F" My object in this was to pre-
vent the useless printing, cngrosSing and
enrolling of hundreds Of bills to incorpe-
rate various churches, societies, etc, such
as, bill to incorporate the Young Mems
Refulgcnt Society, Of Richland, the
Pee Dee Guards '.the Journcyman
Tailors' Union, of Charleston, the
Jericho African NJ. +. Church, y etc. |
could 90 on and cnumcrate hundreds OF
such bills, which had to be printed, en-
crossed and enrolled at Il very heavy cx.
pcnsc to the State. These bills consumed
two-thrds of the time of the members of
the general assembly, while in session,
reading and considering them: My bill
passed the house, and when the proper
time arrived, our senator had 1t passed
through the senate. Thereafter, under
this act, all such societies will have to
apply to the clerk of the clerk for acts of
incorporation, and unless they are refused
they cannot apply to the legislature; con-
scqucntly, it will save IL large amount in
printing, clerk hire, etc. 1t will tend to
shorten the annual sessions OF the leglsla-
turc, and thus reduce the expenses Of the
same. This is proof conclusive, that my
promise in reference to the printing has,
been redeemed.
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ANDERSON G. f., H,.THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1874

touched by them. This will serve you a s
one example Of the practical working of
the ''spccific tax levy" Again, the tax
for public printing is one-third of one mill,
or about forty-six thousand dollars, and
as that is all that is levied for that pur-
pose, they cannot expend one dollar more
of the tax when collected.
Do you not think this is cutting short
the rations of the printing ring?"
When it is we'll known they have in one
year absorbed, in their capacious nav, as
much as four hundred thousand dollars
for printing. | claim that for the intro
duction of this system of taxation into
the legislature it is due to me that the
citizens of Anderson should elect me to
the senate, if l had accomplished no other
good while there 1t is destined to redeem
the State and drive away the money grab
bers and spoilers For the first time since
1868 the money is applied for the purpose
for which it was levied and collected.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
DEBT.

work for financial reform, by advocating
the suspension of payment Of principal
and interest on every bond of the State,
to which can be attached the shadow of
suspicion, and to provide for the punctual
payment Of interest. on the valid debt,
k.il*, + .:*lgf*7a* but if the contingency
arises, I shall plant myself under the
banner of reputation and insist that the
fraudulent debt be disposed of in that
way
Let us see how this promise was kept
Among the first measures | introduced
was a bill which provided that certain
responsible gentlemen should be appointed
as committee, whose duty it should be
to examine every bond and coupon pre-
sented to them, stamp the same, take a
correct account Of the amount date OF
issue, class of bond, purpose for which
they were issued, series, ETC., and report
the result of their investigation at the
next meeting of the general assembly. 1t
also provided that the collection Of prin-
cipal or interest on every bond or coupon
not presented should be forever barred
1t passed the house and went to the
senate, and was there defeated by the
FRAUDULENT bond ring it was not to their
intent to have an investigation. 1t is
with pleasure that can say that out of
several bills introduced in the house, look
ing to the same end, mine was adopted as
the most practicable. This bill being de-
fcated just at the close of the first ses
sion, no further action could be taken
then; we met again and from the COMP
troller-gcneral' $ report found the bonded
debt, including interest and State stock, to
be SIS, ,27O, 452 %, eighteen million two
hundred seventy thousand four hundred
dred ffty-two dollars twenty-five cents,
which amount was enormous, and would
have bankrupted the State had we at
tempted to pay principal or even the inter-
set on it. After consulting with the lead
ing members, it was deemed advisable that
the committee on ways and means should
prepare and report bill to settle our
bonded debt. | had the honor Of being
member of that committee, and rem
dered what assistance | could in prcpar-
ing the bill known as: "a bill to reduce
the volume of the public debt - After
(ol>idering the embarrassed condition of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
J. TO THE CITIZENS
Is i-'9'@2 OF s''i IT, 10 s.Is
ANDERSON COUNT Y.

iFELIow~GrrIzENs Two years ago [
was a candidate for the legislature, and
issued an address appealing to the citizens
Of Anderson county, regardless of party,
for their support. I received a handsome
vote from both parties, and it is with
pride I can ayisuch vote as certainly
made me true representative of the
whole people. In that address | made
certain pledges, and as I am again can
didate, asking for the suffrages Of my
constituents, 1 feel it a duty incumbent
upon me to lay before you a full account
of my stewardship. | 7 shall call your at
teution, to the various pledges, made then,
and endeavorlt to convince my most uncom-
promising opponents that every promise
has been redeemed, and I fully believe
that when you go to the ballot-box on the
50 day of next November, you will express
by your vote your commendation of my
course. %, - Evht
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priation bills-the treasurer being forbid
den under heavy penalties to pay other
wise 1t further provides that the num-
Der shall never be increased except by act
or joint resolution, which will have to be
read three times in each house and fully
discussed; consequently one may safely
conclude, the number will never be inr
creased.
7.-FINANCIAL AGENT
advocated the necessity of abolishing:
this office. 1t has been done | helped
do the work that brought us the good
result; so this pledge has also been kept !
S.-oFFICES.
I favored the abolishment of many,
and the blending together Of two or
more, wherever it was practicable | en-
deavored to abolish the Office of county
auditor and allow the clerk of the court
to perform the duty. This one measure
[ failed to carry; I could do no more
than try. We abolished hundreds Of
attaches and useless clerks and officers
around the legislature The office of
state auditor has been abolished also the
office Of financial agent and the office of
physician for the Charleston jail. We
repealed the law giving the Governor
authority to appoint chief constable, or
as many constables as he desired, thereby
ridding the state of many more unneces
sary, useless and expensive hangers-on-
l rendered what assistance | could to
accomplish this end.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
4.-MILITLA.

l have told you, again and again, that
I was opposed to our militia system, and
that it was an evil that should be rene
died For several years previous to my
election, the appropriation for the militia
amounted to sum ranging from fifteen
to thirty thousand dollars annually. l
am glad to inform you that to-day there
is only five thousand dollars appropriated
for this organization.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-10-29
5.-BLUE RIDGE SCRIP.

l. Will UC lUulIu ICpICScUIlIlS llC pcuplc
and not myselfr' Did l keep it? |
asscverate most solemnly that [ redeemed
that pledge, and my own financial ruin
WAS the costly price [ am interested in
the scrip to the amount of forty-two
thousand dollars, and when they endcav-
ored to force their measure, to levy tax
to pay it, fought it in the committee, in
the house and out of it; voted against it,
and used every energy of my nature, to
prevent this tax from being levied upon
you and without assuming too much, |
kno,o 1 could haze carried It, if | had put
my shoulder to the wheel. Few men can
conceive of my position at that time; on
the one side, my wife and children, and a
certainty Of financial ruin; on the other
side, my duty to my constituents | un-
hinchingly went through the fiery ordeal,
and | am unutcrably proud of it. |
thank God that he gave me strength to
resist the temptation, and although may
be made homeless by 1.-THE confidence
Of my people, and the consciousness Of
having performed my whole duty-betray-
ing no trust confded to my keeping, is
far dcarcr to me than money; one | can
love, the other cannot be taken from me
This pledge has been redeemed to my
financial loss, and if elected to the senate,
| shall again represent the people, be the
consequences what they may.
6.-ATTACllES.
favored reduction of the number of
attaches. The journals will show you
how this promise was kept, aud that ]
was foremost in fighting against larger
number being employed than was abso-
lutcly necessary to conduct the business of
both houses. introduced a bill to rcg,l-
late the number and pay Of the same. 1t
is now al, act and hereafter the number
cannot he increased, as heretofore, by
simple resolution Of either house, to an
unlimited number, because the act pro-
vides for xptufn{ Mumbry and their sal
u,y, also that their names; anFamounts
due shall hereafter appear i'll the appro-