, 1874-10-17

The connection botwocn patent musdciues and
politics Ia not apparent on the aur1.ace. It may
bo tlst d mau who las hurnbuggotl lila fellows
by maaua Of tho frat thinks Ae can do 10 by
means Of tho second. However til ID, tho tno
most noted Inventors and vendors IF ratcnt uos-
trums in tlB country-Dr. Jayne aud Dr.. Avor
-lave 10th striyen for political honors. Jeyno
tho United States Senate. CamoIon's superior
knowlcdgo Of the ways and meuns Of buying
men gave Him the victory. ASer has boon
striving to find somo Massachusetts community
which was willing to nominate hin, Tor Con-
grcss. uo has at last succeeded. Tho Seventh
District, If tho Republicans carsy it, will 10
represented iu tic next Congress by DE- j. G.
Aver. In tho event Of lis electiou, le vii!
doubtless shower upon bis admitting constituents
patent-O Oflco Reports aud patont medicines to-
gethcr The Cincinnati Gazette youchea for tho
truth Of it.lo story about Aver. Which ia worth
telling. It illustrates tho mau nnl tho condition
OF tho country ut tho Ha1oe time. We do not
know whonce tho Gazette gets its information.
but this Ia what it aayH: When Morton in his
capacity ~ Chairman Of tho Senate Committee
well, OF Kansas, on tho auxloug naat by inyos.i-
eating the bribery tint III alleged to lave given
him Ills position. Dr.. AVER interviewed pson1i-
uons Congressman from Massachusetts. Ho
wanted to know whether Morton really meant
tofpunish bribery, aud whether the Sonato would
II, t.xa l
guilt ,Yas proved. Both questions were an-
swered In tho affirmative. With engaging franl,-
noss, Aver went on to Soy that friend had writ
ten him that the Florida Legislature Ind d seu-
atorial seat for aale ut tho upset paco Of $780,
900, and that lo lad been thinking Of coeing
tho bargain. but had decided to find out first
whothor tAere was any danger Of losing Lis seat
and Ills money together. Tho aatonished Con-
grossuan strongly advised against tho invest
ment. Aver thanked him and took tho advice.
Tia result was that Mr. Conorer, Of New Jcr-
soy, instead Of Dr.. Aver, Of Massachusetts, rep
resented F!orlia In tho Sonate.
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Ono Of the most lelibornta ana ntrocioue mur~
| ders ever perpetsated Oh American soil waH
cnuctcd + low weoEs ago in Holt County, No.
lad Of II years, WHO natl boon arreAte1 ou tho
| charge Of iorse.atcaling, and had by tho advice
Of his attorney pleaded guilty, was lynchod by u
party Of disguised mon. lie WAS III charge Of u
! Constable nt the time, and WAS being conveyed
from Digolow to tho county aoat at Oregon. The
party gayo him mock trini and hanged him.
| Next day coronor'a Jury, before whom
Rico, the Constable. tostlned. found that
] III T. Akt4n T.
persons ,lukuown. The Sheriff OF Holt County
hes procured indictments asainnt oight Of tile
leading cltlzeuB Ut that county. Their chief,
apparently, waa Mr. Eernos, tllo attorney @llo
| Appeared for tho poor lud'a defoaao, aud urgad
him to plead guilty; second ,was the son OF 4ho
Jnst!eo before whom tho preliminary trial was
lad; third WIS QUO Catron, who was foreman
| Of Tie Curonors jury; fourth tho Constable
who aiae2 in tho murder ard teahAea befer0 tho
Jury; L. tlttL, ths officer who nlado the original
arrest. Thcao Lieu actually mot together
mud hanged tho lad for wanson sport TAoy xrs
now III JUL, deny tho charge, and throaten tia.
oyory wituoao who appears to toatify agatnHb
| thetu ghall eharo tho fate Of the murdered lad.
Darnea CLAIMS to llayo served Oh Robert u. Lees
stuff, Gnsl II. II. Simplins, another Of tho gang,
Hays no ,saY q mcmbor Of Gon. Joilu 4. Logan'a
.taf. Can anything more brutal bo conceived
thsu this pnstimo OF hanging boy for fun,
forming Coroner'B Jury OF hia murdoress, an.t
exercising complete terrorism oYor the entire
ue1ghborAood 10 ayeft tbs penalty OF their btu-
tal ct1nlof
County onic'sls in tho ,nd and Edanliko ssase
Of Missouri 1anst have great difficulty lu co,niug
to q satiafaesory understanding with lIfo.in.
surauco agents. Eyury nrrsss, apparently, il