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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10

Mn. SHIRRA, of Kirkoaldy, on one
occasion went to a member of ms
church who had been chosen an elder
but who declined the honor, as he had
done on several occasions previously,
Mr.. Shirra said he would serve his
edlct, and call him in the church for
ordination. The edict was duly served
on the day appointed, and the recusant
called by name. The elder rose. and
SAID with earnestness and solemnity
that he was not suited for such am OF.
hce. Mr. Shirra stopped his mouth
saying, " Come ava doom; do We no
ken that the Master had once need q
an ass
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10

GEN, JAMES W. Hustled, Speaker of
the New York Legislature, received AZ
ms residence in Peekskill a package
which he suspected was an Internal
machine, and which was therefore am.
chored over night in the cistern. II
was a box of cigars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10

BlsHoP DuBols, of Galveston, Texas,
isaDout to leave France, where he has
resided Tor some time past, and return
to his diocese.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10
Senate.
TUESDAY, February "a petite

Several bills OF an unimportant nature
passed.-The army appropriation bill was eonsid-
cred in committee Of the whole, and an amend
men limiting the standing army to $4,000 enlisted
men adOpted.---The election committee reported
( a resolution that Hodges of Arkansas, has prima
! fIcle right to a seat.---Adinnrned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-10

tDNEsDAfi TtUTUdfy 4.-MI. Onef-
man explained the provisions Of the bill to secure
an equalization Of National Bank circulation
The consideration of the bankrupt bill was then
resumed, and continued until the hour of adjourn
ment.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
ARMY APPROPRIATIONS.

On Wednesday last Congress
made the following appropriations;
The House at half-past one, went
into Committee of the Whole Mr..
Kellogg in the chair on the army
appropriation bill, 1t appropriates
$2S,449,916. Among the items are
the pay of the army, etc, ,$11 .45O. 600
subsistence, S2,452 900; supplies of
Quartermaster's Departments 800
900; incidental expenses of Quarter
masters Department. 81, 300, 900;
purchase of cavalry and artillery
horses, $350,000; transportation of
army ,$4, 1000, 900; quarters foc Off
GERS and troops, 81 800, 600; clothing
and camp equipage, 81 800, 900; ma
tional military cemeteries, $3.50, 900;
medical and hospital supplies, 5000
600; ordnance service at arsenals,
5000, 900; metallic ammunition for
small arms, 100000: ordnance
stores, $100, 600; army equipments,
$105, 90; manufacture of new model
breech loading muskets and car.
bines, 100000. ..r.a-s
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
STATE TREASURY.

~ Treasurer of State Welch has filed
his rejoinder to the contest Of cleo
tion made by George Weimer, Dem
ocratic candidate last fall. From
summary of the document publish
ed we learn that Mr.. Welch valves
all legal formalities of notice and
claims that he was legally elected
in October last, and that he was de-
clared as having received majority
of votes cast byl the Legislature in
joint session the Sth of January, re
ceiving his commission thereafter,
and holding the office since. Furth-
ermore, he bases his claims to the
office on the fact that in Ashtabula,
Champaign and Paulding counties
he received 1863 votes, which, owing
to errors of the Election Judges or
mistakes of clerks of the Court, new
er entered into the county which
was reported to the Secretary of
State. Fnrther than this, he claims
that If the Irregularities claimed to
have been discovered by Weimer in
the Cuyhoga vote are admitted, he
will claim to Irregularities in Mon
-
roe, Crawford, Holmes, Butler, Mus
klngum, Hancock, jackson, Miami,
Noble, Franklin and Licking coun
ties, and in six or seven wards of
Cincinnati. Besides this, he laws
claim to the Republican vote in
Stark. Clarke, and Darke counties,
where many Republican State tick
cts were printed without his name
being upon them. Admitting only
b the mistake claimed in the first in
stance, he claims to hold office by
a majority Of s63, or, taking all to-
gether, he claims to have received q
majority of over 5000.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
KNIFE THROWING.

About nine o'clock Friday morn
ing a serious, affair occurred among
the Cinnamon in the Beaver Falls
Cutlery Works. AS All Poy, the
interpreter, was passing through the
works his men attacked, with the
determination of killing him. He
escaped by passing out through the
office. James Crane policeman
confronted them, determined to pre-
vent pursuit, when they attacked
him with desperation,s throwing
knives, forks, pieces of iron and
any missels they could secure He
had to fight determinedly, without
weapons, until he secured part of
a club lost by one of the Cinnamon.
Finally he forced a retreat, after
laying out about a dozen, two of
which are seriously injured. The
trouble arose from the belief that
All Poy had not made proper
disposition of their money. Crane
was but slightly wounded in one
nand. .s.inL sTst.. rr.,-t;-. ..,,,,..
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
THE NEW PENSION BILL.

Among the many pension bills
which have been passed by Congress
was one giving to all soldiers who
lost during the late war a leg above
theknee, an increase of pension over
those who were otherwise disabled.
During the present session a bill has
been introduced allowing soldiers
who, lost one arm above the elbow
the same rate of increase as those
mentioned above. The bill was re.
fered to the Commi ttee on Invalid
Pensions and after a consideration
of the subject they have decided to
report favorably upon the bill, thus
making the loss of an arm above
the elbow and the loss of a leg above
the knee stand upon the same foot
ING,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
: ANOTHER CURRENCY BILL.

Mr.. Cox offered a substitute for
the bill introduced in the House by
the Committee on Ways and Means,
fixing the status of over-issued Uni
ted States notes, which was referred.
The substitute declares that Uni
ted States notes issued in excess OF
three hundred and fifty-six millions
were issued without authority Of law
and are not legal tender, and Con
gress cannot give them the at
tribute of money under the recent
decision of the Supreme Court, but
having been issued, they are a just
debt against the United States, re-
deemable in legal money. 1t re
quires the Secretary of the Treasu-
rs. to cause to be published in one
newspaper of over twenty thousand
inhabitants full list of denomina-
tions and numbers OF such over is
sue. and every bank now having, OF
which may hereafter have them to
stamp each with the words, "This is
not legal TENDER" and provides that
the note shall be received for, all
dues except the duties on imports.
and when received into the treasury
shall be cancelled and not reissued.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
NUMBER OF FIRES.

In several of our cities, more than
the usual number of fires have oc-
Cured sincelthe out break oflast falls
finacial panic. This fact is accounted
for by some on the not very chari-
table that incendiarism was the
shortest method of getting a supply
of cash. Whether there is any
ground for this charge, or whether
it is a miserable slander, the French
system Of insurance is certainly SAT-
er in one respect than the Ameri-
can. In French cities, at least, the
owner of a building where
a fire begins RECEIVERS nothing. His
suffering neighbors are reimbursed,
however, if they have been insured.
This rule, while it must operate
harshly in some cases, ENSURES watch
fulness, and is an almost certain
check on the unlawful realization of
insurance money. ,.-...-.. -..-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
NATIONAL soAap OF HEALTH.

The House Committee on Com
merce are considering a bill to pre-
vent contagious diseases, and will
report it to the House this week,
constituting the Surgeon General of
the Army, Surgeon General of the
Navy and the Supervising Surgeon
of the marine hospitals, a National
Board of Health, with power to es-
tablish aad enforce all necessary
rules to prevent contagious diseases
in the United States. The board is
authorized to draw up a system of q
quarantine regulations, to be ap.
proved by the President shall detail
from among the army and navy sur.
geons, to be selected on account OF
skill and experience, to aid the
board, one of whom shall be record
er for the board; but said surgeons
are not to receive any extra compen-
sation therefor. Any person wilful-
" violating any of the rules of the
Board shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor; and the provisions OF
this act shall not interfere to prevent
states or municipalities from estab'
fishing and maintaining health reg
ulations and quarantine measures IN
addition to the above: said local
systems to remain under control OF
the respective local authorities.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
"A NEW CLASS OF CLAIMS.

A very large number of Indian
claims presented by the settlers of
Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, for
payment for damages from Indian
depredations have been referred by
the Secretary of the Interior to the
House Committee Of Claims for ac-
ton. Some Of them are quite large
and many of them have been large
ly reduced by the Secretary. Pay
ment can only be ordered by legis-
lative action in each individual
case. 81 fiii - u
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
DR.. LIvINesToMEs'slAsT WORK.

The announcement Of DR.. Living
stones death is fully confirmed by
an official dispatch from the British
Consul at Zanzibar, who was at the
time of writing about to send for
ward the remains of. the dead ex-.
plorer. Nothing can more vividly
depict the dessolate remoteness of
the region in which DR.. Livingstone
spent the last yesrr-efhis life than,
the fact that he died on the 18th of
August, and now, nearly six months
after, lis death has just been heard
of by the civilized world. But
slough dead the mysterious inter-
est that hangs about the latter life
of DR. Livingstone is not yet wholly
appeased. There remains yet to be
divulged the contents of the sealed
journal sent home by Mr.. Stanley
with directions not to be opened un-
til the writer either returned home
or died, and finally, the record of
his nearly two years wanderings
since Stanley left him at e4Ujiji in
the autumn of 1872. Until all this
is published it will be idle to at
tempt to sum up the work of DR..
Livinstone's life, or to estimate his
success in solving the geographical
problems buried in. the wilds of
Africa. If his plans, as unfolded to
Mr.. Stanley two years ago, were
approximately carried out, the in
trepid old wonderer may have very
likely explored the chain ofIakes to
the west and Of Tanganyika and
there solved the last stubborn Sc
cret of the Nile. Whether this sys.
TEN ef lakes, of which Lake. Bemba
is the highest and southermost, dis
charges its waters through the Con
go to the western cost of Africa, or
passes northward into the Albert
Nyanza and thence swells' the cur
rent of the Nile, was the one ques-
tion remaining to be solved when
Stanley babe the, old man farwell
and left him to his self-appointed
work. Geographical symptoms, alt-
tudes. ETC., seemed to, support the
former theory, but the great volume
of water pouring from the Albert
Nyanza into the Nile seemd to show
that that great lake had a still larg
cr source of, supply. 1t was DE-.
Livinstone's opinion, at the time Of
Stanley's visit, that the latter of the
two above theories was true and
that the Lake Bemba system really
had northward outlet to the Nile.
If the last work of his life was to
solve that question, his journals and
records now on their way to Eng
land will be among the most prec-
ious documents ever left to posteri-
ty by dying man.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
THE SMALLEST BEINGS EVER SEEN
-a ON THIS PLANET.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Inter-Ocean, writing from Kalama-
zoo, Michigan, says: asss-
Last Friday evening the wife OF
j. B. McCrum, living at 5S Parsons
street, gave: birth to pair of twins
"a boy and girl. The surprise OF
the parents can be imagined when,
on surveying the party, the nurse
held up the tiny pair of infants in
the palm of one of her hands. They
were soon after weighed, and the
aggregate avoirdupois of the twins
was three pounds and four ounces.
They were less than eight inches
long and perfectly formed. A bed
was made for them, which consisted
Of a minute basket filed with cot
ton batting, and clothing had to be
improvised for the strangers, that
which in expectancy had been made
up were too wide for their little
limbs Some doubt was expressed
by the shhysician who attended the
mother as to whether they would
live, but up to Friday morn ing they
were not only alive, but are Lively,
bright and wide awake; and claim
a place in this big sphere as well as
their immediate brothers and sisters,
of which there are several in the
family, grown up. q ''' 4 .'.ri.d
/ There have been a great many Wis :
itors to see the little children, and
the exclamations of surprise and
the calculations of admira ton would
fill a large volume. Ladies and gen.
tlemen, old and young, flock to the
house where the children lay. Pink
and blue ribbons have been tied
about the, little arms of the babes,
SO as to answer the question of
which is boy and girl. The sensa-
ton is likely to last some time, tho
every precaution If taken to preserve
the lives of the little ones. They
nurse and seem to enjoy them
selves as well as could be expected.
They are perfectly formed, and, we
understand, are full time children.
Wrapped in their little beds, they
look like dolls suddenly vivified,
their cries are like those Of very
young kittens. Mrs. McCrum has
not been in the enjoyment OF perfect
health for several months past, but
has not, however, been sick. r.. The
parentsof the Lilliputians make no
objections to people coming to see
them. IT, o., .r....a,-
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

The cost to the government of the
disbursement, under the existing
laws, of $50, 200, 900 of pension mon
eys, is about one and half per cent.
of the whole amount disbursed. The
postage upon the Pension vouchers
and checks does not fall short of
100000, about 20 per cent. Of the
whole cost of disbursement. The
compensation to agents is $1,427,-
.126, =l-lf
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
THE NEW BILL ON BANKING AND
CURRENCY.

The House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency-of which Mr..
Horace Maynard of Tennessee is
chairman and the other members
about equally distributed between
East and West-has recently reach
ed some highly interesting and i'm
portant conclusions. AS the dietum
of this committee is practically final
upon all general questions affecting
the currency and national banks, it
is worth while to note the points
concerning which it has agreed. The
FIRST proposition considered was Mr..
Kelley's 3.65 bill, which was unani-
mously rejected. 1t was then pro-
posed (9) that the national bank
system should be abolished. This
was also promptly voted down. A
similar disposition was of the inn
portant proposition (S) to- substi-
tute greenbacks for national bank
notes. These fundamental stumb-
ling blocks having been put definite
ly out of the way, the committee
went deliberately to work to lay the
foundations for q bill which will be
the basis of the legislation of Con
gress this winter on the currency
question. So far as the committee
has thus far agreed upon the frame
work of this bill, its leading points
are as follows: First, to repeal the
restriction on the total amount OF
bank circulation, which is equiva-
lent to authorizing free banking
under the provisions of the present
law, modified IN some respects by
subsequent clauses Of the present
bill; second, to repeal the require
ment that the banks shall keep on
hand reserve Of greenbacks to re
deem their notes, and substituting a
provision that each bank shall de
posit in the treasury greenbacks to
the extent of five per cent. Of its
circulation as a fund for redeemine
its notes; third, that national banks
shall be prohibited from paying OIL
receiving interest. on deposits with
/ orfrom other national banks; fourth,
that country banks shall be requir-
ed to keep their deposit reserves at
home; and finally, that gold banks
shall be allowed to issue notes to
the amount of eighty per cent. Of
their bonds, insGead of ninety pei
cent. as hitherto permitted. Upon
these features the committee is un.
derstood to have agreed by a major.
ity of eight to three, .Messrs. Haw
ley, of Connecticut; Mitchell, ol
Wisconsin, and Phelps, of New Jer.
sey,-the latter an able and expert,
euced young financier of New York
voting in the negative on one OF
more of the propositions. The at.
titude of the committee on the ques
ton of imitation is not formally an.
neunced, but it is understood to be
against that policy: The bill, as at
present decided upon, includes some
important reforms, and will lead to
some interesting discussion when il
is reported. ei-5 .i1x HaegA
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
RAILROAD STATISTICS.

The annual report Of the Com
missioner Of Railroads furnishes the
following summary of the, railroad
business of our State for the year
ending June 30th, 1873, the casuall-
ties that occurred, the extent Of
railroad facilities, and the progress
iu constitution within the period
stated, . 49,. - e..
The aggregate number, of miles
of railroad in operation is 7,1S7
6-1G0 of which in the gross earnings
are $74,9I7, ,25S.40; operating expen-
ses,, .$53, 1885,, ,609.22; net earnings
$31 ,031, GALS. OF the roads so re-
porting 8, S67 40 miles are operated
in Ohio and the report gives the
earnings as $3S, ,175, ,S22.39; operat-
ing expenses $27, ,3Ol, ,S34.17; net
earnings $lO,S73,43s.22. The
whole number of miles of railroad
is 1890, an increase during the
year of Alb miles. With addition
al new sidings, ETC.. the additional
length of railroad In the State for
the year was 657 miles. The whole
numberiof casualties were: Pas
sengers'killed, sixteen; passengers
injured, sixty-eight, employees kill
ed, ninety-two;- employees injured,
two hundred and seyenty-three;
Others killed, one hundred and two;
others injured, fifty-seven; total,
fatal, two hundred; non-fatal, three
hundred and -nlnety-eight. From
this itappears that siAty-eight more
persons were killed within the past
official year, than, the average for
five years previous, and sixteen
more than last year. Of these six
teen, four were passengers and
twelve were not. - !
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
DR. LIVINGSTONE

Mr.. Stanley thus describes his
impressions of the late DR.. Ewing
stone: His gentleness never for
sakes him: his hopefulness never
deserts him. Nor harrasing ankle
ties, distraction of mind, long sep
aration from home and kindred, can
make him complain. He thinks all
will come out right at last, he has
such faith in the goodness of Provi-
dence. His is the Spartan heroism,
the infexibility Of the Roman, the
enduring resolution of the Anglo
Saxon, never to relinquish his work
though his heart groans for home;
never to surrender his obligations
until he can write finis to his work.
The wan features which had shock
ed me at first meeting, the heavy
step which told of age and hard
travel, the gray beard, and bowed
shoulders, belied the man. I'm
derneath the well worn exterior lay
an endless fund of high spirit and
inexhaustible humor; that rugged
frame of his lnclosed a young and
most exhuberant soul. If we re-
member the many years he has
spent in Africa. deprived of books,
we may well think it an uncommon
memory that can recite long poems
from Byron, Burns, ,Tennyson, Long
fellow, Whittier, and Lowell. The
reason of this may be found, per-
haps, in the fact that he has lived
almost all his life, almost, we may
say, within himself. The study of
DR. Livingstone would not be COM
plete if we didn't the religious side
of his character into consideration.
His religion is not of the theoretical
kind, but is a constant, earnest, sin
cere practice. In him religion ex-
hibits its lovliest features; it gov
erns his conduct not only towards
his servants, but toward the natives
the bigoted Mohamedans, and all
who come in contact with him. /
observed that universal respect was
paid to him. Even the Mohamme-
dams never past his house with call
ing to pay their compliments, and
say, @The blessing of God rest on
you.'' Each Sunday morning he
gathers his little flock around him,
and reads prayers and a chapter
from the Bible, in natural unaffect-
ed, and sincere tone, and afterward
delivers a short address in the Kisa-
wahili language; about the subject
read to them, which is listened to.
with evident interest and attention.
There is another point in Living
stones character about which read
ers of his books and students of his
travels would like to know, and
that is his ability to withstand the
dreadful climate Of Central Africa,
! and the energy with which he fol-
lows his explorations. His energy
is native to him and to his race;
but his ability to withstand the eli
mate is due not only to the happy
constitution with which he was
born, but to the strictly temperate
life he has ever led. A drunkard
| and a man of vicious habits could
never have withstood the climate of
\ central Africa. ''Je '"s3.4
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

|, The Danbury Ne,cs states that a
New Haven editor spent last Sun
dayin Slawson and attended church.
When the contribution.box came
around he was in a doze, but on be
ing nudged, hastily explained, 81
have pass?' T7a5sta..j amf5 81
Crawford and Ashtabula county
papers are cross-firing at each other.
They are trying to find out in which
is tile most, ignorance. =" Crawford
claims it, and seems TO have the
best of the argument.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05

The Senate Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds took up, and
referred to the chairman as a sub.
committee to examine the subject,
a resolution directing them to in
quire INTO the expediency Of sus-
pending expenditures Of all appro-
priations for builnings not yet com
meneed, and covering the same in
the Treasury.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-02-05
THE COST Of NEGOTIATING.

The House Appropriation Com :
mittee had up the question Of the
cost of negotiating the new p per
cent. bonds. They found ten Treas
ury clerks now in London at a large
cost, and from the heavy expendi-
lures made by the department they
think that it would be far more eco
nomical to the government to pay
a regular percentage to profession
al bankers to carry on the business.
There is no CONTRACT with the syndi
cate, and what is being done abroad
isdone by the Treasury Depart
ment-. io mo I'm an -,.- ID