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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-13
A. War Of Races:

One DR.. Smith was lately attacked by
a negro, in the town Of Austin, Mississ:
ippi, and in defence, drew a pistol and
fred, the ball hitting and killing q little
negro girl. Smith was taken away by
his friends, and the negroes demand that
he be returned to Jail. A fight has IL.
ready ensued, in which eight or ten ne.
groes were killed. Both whites and ne
groes in large numbers are marching on
Austin, and bloody work is anticipated.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-13

JEkklks told his son, who proposed
g g buy . COW in partnership, 70 DO sure
and buy the hinder hall, as il eats
nothing and gives I'll the mill. Il
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-13

A Cambridge, Mass. man claims to
have ascert,ined BY scientific research
that, during the early part Of the
month Of August, there will be .
series Of storms hurricanes, cyclones,
earthquakes, volcanic erpptions and
other earthly disturbances, and about.
the "a Of the month unusually high
tides will prevail, while On q. shout
the 18th there will be heavy thunder.
stormy. ss.l szz 81. y 5..5 s.5 II.
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OFFICIAL.

Laws of the United States passed at
the First Session Of the Forty. Third
Congress. 49,. T.
GENERAL NATuRE-No ST.
AN ACT to amend the law relating to Patents,
Trade Marks. and copyrifh
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
States Of America In Congress assem-
bled, That no person shall maintain an
action for the Infringement of his copy
right unless he shall give notice thereof
by inserting in the several copies of
every edition published, on the tito
page or the page Immediately following,
if it be book ; or if ! map, chart,
musical composition, print, cut, engrav-
ing, photograph, painting, drawing,
chrome, statue, statuarY, or model or
design intended to DO perfected and
completed as q wolk Of the fine arts, by
insoribing upon some visible portion
thereof, or Of the substance on which
the same shall be mounted, tho follow
ing words, WIS entered according to
act Of Congress, in the year, by
"A: B., in the Office of the Librarian Of
Congress, at Washington )" or, at his
option the word Copyright" together
with the year the copyright was enter
ed, and tho name Of the party BY whom
it was taken out; thus-''Co Copyright,
49,, BY A. B."
SEC. 2. That for recording and Ger
tifying any instrument Of writing for
The assignment Of : copyright, the
Librarian Of Congress- shall receive
from the persons to whom the service
IS rendered, one dollar and for every
copy Of anassignment, one dollar; said
fee to cover, IN. either case, q certificate
|of the record, under seal Of the Libra
rian Of Congress !; and all fees 50 re-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-13

B1sHop WH1rrHouss died Il Chi
oago last Monday, il the 71st year. Of
his age.
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TO the County Commissioners Of Mo,o
A. GOM,,jv.

10 the County Commissioners Of Moto.
er County,: ..-. -
GENTLEMEN In accordance with
your request, / visited Martin County
accompanied By R. b. Lowell, Esq,
and distributed the $4,000 app:opri-
atod as you directed.
Tho list Of persons aided with re-
coipts, is now on flo with Ardito:
Williams.
We went as far west as jackson
County line, and visited in all ten
townships. Tenhasscn, Ct. 10I, T.:
49, appears to be tho most destitute.
This town shows scarcely any evidence
that wheat or grain Of any kind was
sown at all, having been taken entire
just as it sprung through the ground
Several families informed US that they
had eaten no garden vegetables for two
years. In all the other towns there is
more or less Of corn, beans and buck
wheat, With 4 few patches of potatoes
growing, and may mature if We have a
late season.
In addition to the danger Of an early
frost, the settlers fear that the black
birds will take nearly all their corn.-
In the ten towns We saw but few fields
Of wheat worth cutting at all; in fact
but one that was estimated at about ten
bushels to the acre. Quite a number
are harvesting some oats, but will not
yield the seed sown.
AS to the grass, the "hoppers have
not injured that, and it is looking fine
and fresh; from it a good quality Of
hay is being cut Tho cattle in tho
county are looking well. Many set
tiers remarked that their COWS "saved
them" Milk and butter is generally
plenty. Found no cases Of total des-
titution, -four and pork from Ramsey
county appropriation having been des.
tributed ahead Of us.
We found about one-third of the
houses 10 the county deserted. Tho
men are quite generally away in east.
ern counties, harvesting. :: H..
For the present there will probably
be no great suffering, but next winter
and spring will be hard on them. It
will be fully one year before they can
raise anything Of consequences to cat,
OF. for market. 49,. =. 80. :. 4
J. We would suggest that the county
make no further appropriation until
other counties have responded; At least
not till next winter or spring, but for
the present an organised effort bs made
in every town in the county to procure
secondhand clothing, and possibly
some vegetables, ETC., which can be
forwarded with little or no outlay in
money.
5~...=..,- -. I. N. HAWKINS. SD.
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EnlToRs die young. They have 50
much trouble from their ipsidep."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-13

JUST ARRIVED AT ,.s
PRoThERo's BOOK DEPOT
OVER $4,000 WORTH OF FEW BOOKS
AND STATIONERY
Consisting Of the best selections Of Choice
Standard and Popular Miscellaneous ;
Books, Bibles and Albums. -
A full limo Of
Blank Books and Writing Material
All Of which will bs sold at The Lowest
~ Figure for Cash. ~. =.
1ERsmembsr tho place-ln stoge With
J. J. Hayes 4 Bro, Jewelers., ono door North
Of Hail s Vests, Main st., Austin, MINI.
AasHrs WAnr8D-mals and female-to en-
gage in the sale Of several hundred Popular
and Standard Bibles and Miscellaneous
Books. Exclusive tsrritory given. Libps,l
commissions or salary paid.
Call on or address ~ s*sS3 =
a. THOs. PROTHERo,
y7-nl7-1y. General Ag't for Northwest
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rOlll'L I IllUA 4.

Having shown in former nuubers why
tho Mollison movement succeeded last
fall we now approach the quest ion
will the same leaders Win another VIC.
tory" To this We answer, ivory 8 much
.deponds upon circumst Three
ffths Of the voters Of Mower county. are
republicans. and II presented With ! tick.
ct Of their own choIos. Will support Il
heartily. The old party leaders laughed,
nay jeered q some Of the Nollison
nominees last fall. Wells for, State
Senator. How they smiled, 81 ieoeting
that the foolish things Of the earth, were
ordained to the work Of confoundinr the
wise. Gunder Halverson, for Rcpresen.
sative. How ridiculous Il seemed. ard
yet Wells and Gunder were actually
chosen. Why! Not because Of ,them.
selves, certainly. Why then, Because
the party nominations were dictated by
few SELF constituted managers. That il
the long and short Of tho whole story, and
the same tactics will be followed by sim.
liar consequences, indefinitely. What,
then is the remedyi We have prescrib-
ed it often, and will repeat it now. Let
the people make their own choice. This
is an easy solution Of the whole question.
The old adage,-"You may lead = horse
to water, but you can't make him drink
applies with much force, to political
matters. BY free use Of party machin-
cry, the people may be led down to the
political spring, but they will refuse to
swallow the frogs, which they .hnd sport
ing there. The principles of the repub-
ltcan party commend themselves to the
judgment and appreciation Of: all. man
kind, but the managers of the party in:
spire but little confidence, and merit but
little reward; hence the people them
selves, must give individual attention to
the work of selecting candidates for the
various offices. - T.
A caucus in each township should be
called at. least two weeks before the, time
of meeting, and every republican should
attend. In this way delegation can be
secured:t that will represent the views of
the whole party, and nominees presented
by such delegates will receive the cor
dial support of all republicans. Hcreaf.
ter, then, let there be no "Slate." If any
one be found fixing up" things; let it be
understood that his purposes are selfish,
and his plans not likely to be the best,
that can be adopted. Heretofore, the
party has ignored the necessity Of nom.
mating men Of character and ability.
Availability has been considered the ALL
important thing. That wont go down
any longer. The idea that any body is
fit to go to the Legislature is mistaken
one, and must be ignored. Henceforth,
court house oliques and corner Offices
should have no undue influence in the
Of party matters, nor will
they have if the people dotheir dut-.
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For fftcentf ofs tW6ntYI sinsI Rlmentts, Sl 81
the salary of such person % the trihu may
select to be their head Chief per fifth ar
,tit:te treaty Of June eleventh, eighteen
hupdrcd and tifty-flve, five hundred dol.
la-S.. ri. #s5 I..$
For salary Of two subordinate chiefs,
as per fifth article treaty Of Juno ninth,
eighteen hundred and sixty three, ono
thousand dollars. Ell. s*'s. Il
For ninth Of ssixtccnl instalments, for
boarding and clothing the children who
shall attend the schools, providing the
schools and boarding houses with neces-
sary furniture, tho purchase Of necessary
wagons, teams, agricultural implements,
tools, and so forth, and for fencing Of
such lands as may be needed for garden
ing and farming purposes for the schools
three thousand dollars.
For salaries ut two matr0ns to take
charge of the Boarding schools, two as
sistant teachers, one farmer, one carpen.
ter, and two millers, four thousand five
hundred dollars. .ssf*s, :: Id
For fifteenth Of twenty .instalments, for
keeping in repair the hospital, and pro
vitling the necessary medicines, and the
Furniture thereof, three hundred dollars.
xor repair Of houses, mills, and tools,
and necessary materials, one thousand
dollars. -
NISQUAILY, PUYALLUP, AND 9TH.
Err TRIBES AND BANDS OF IN.
nTANa ~
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Laws Of the United States passed at
the First Session Of the Forty Third
Congress-. +.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-08-27

The soldiers have been holding re-
union at Washington, Fayette county
Gov Allen made speech, in which he
had much to say about the Merican war,
but little about the Democratic rebellion.
But he paid the following high compli-
ment to the honesty and integrity of the
Republican party:
The Democrats came into use last JAN
uary after our political opponents had
held control of the State of Ohio for
nearly twenty years, but we couldn't find,
after the most careful examination, a
single case of official corruption. They
had done some things that were wrong
nothing that was corrupt. They spent
more money than a heavily taxed people
well could bear. but they didn't steal
any.
Ex-Gov. Noyes made a speech, in
which he said:
The Governor referred to the Mexican
War as great achievment by our sol
diers, but l tell you, boys, the Mexican
War compared with that of 1861 was only
small skirmish. Loud laughter and
cheers. We could easily fight foreign
enemy, but the war of the rebellion was
waged against misguided Americans,
comprising one-third our whole people.
That war taxed US all to the utmost.
That war called for efforts which would
never have been made had we not known
that all we held dear, and our country,
which was dearer than life, were at
stake. Applause.
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An Act to provide for the stamping of
unstamped instruments, documents,

An Act to provide for the stamping of
unstamped instruments, documents,
or papers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Represen tatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That
all instruments, documents, and papers
heretofore made, signed, or issued, and
subject to a stamp duty or tax under
any law heretofore existing, and remain
ing unstamped, may be stamped by any
person having an interest therein, or
where the original is lost, a copy thereof,
at any time prior to the 1st of January,
1876. And said instruments, documents,
and papers, and any record thereof, shall
be as valid to all intents and purposes
as if stamped when made, signed or
issued, but no right acquired in goo d
faith shall in any manner be effected by
such stamping as aforesaid Provided,
That, to render such stamping valid, the
person desiring to stamp the same shall
appear with the instrument, document or
paper, or copy thereof, before some judge
or clerk of a court of record, and before
him fix the proper stamp; and the said
Judge or clerk shall indorse on such
writing or copy a certificate, under his
hand when made by said judge, and
under his hand and seal, when made by
said clerk, setting forth the date at which
and the place where the stamp was thus
affixed, the name of person presenting
said writing or copy, the fact that it was
thus affixed, and that the stamp was duly
cancelled in his presence.
SEC 2 That all laws in conflict with
the above are hereby repealed.
Approved June %, 1874.
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Marriages in Jackson County

James Mayhem and Arrah How, Ma
W. D. Higgins, ]. P.
Henry Arrest and Williamena LAM
2, by j. ]. Jones, j. P.
Jacob Brown and Sarah Patton, Mar
Joseph Spriggs, J. P.
William Weed and Martha Shumat,
s, by j.. Rule, j. P.
Philip B. Stiffler and Larinda Wall
A, by Joseph Spriggs, ]. P.
John Caughn and Margaret BorIand
l3, by Samuel Fouty, J. P.
Edward Woodson and Rachel V. Dye
10, by n. B. Nookes, Minister.
Charles Koone and Rebecca Mccain
10, by R. j. Backus, Minister.
John M. Camps and Catharine FL
March 10, by John H. Davis, Minister.
George McKelvey and Samantha CT
March Is, by Williamson Scurlock, ] I
Isaac Reigel and Mary Ann Han
March 10, by R. ]. Backus, Minister.
SamI Elliott and Elizabeth Kennedy
Is, by Thomas fowler, Minister.
James Allison Miller and Mary soph
ell, March 15, by Thomas fowler, Minis
Feb. %, license was issued to Andrew
and Elizabeth F. Delay, but no return
of marriage.
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THE BEECHER BUSINESS.

The papers last Saturday contained
Frank Moulton's statement, occupying
several pages Moulton declares that
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton both confessed
adultery to him, but he brings no scrap
of evidence whatever, to sustain his
charge. In fact. the letters he produces
comes out of this terrible ordeal pure as
the snow on the mountain top. Next
week we will sum up our conclusion in
full, from all the evidence
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Literary Notices.

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and spice of the best sorts. Father, mot
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may note few subjects as worthy ths
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College; Resolution and Appetite; Fin
Clear Presentation of the Currency cd
Thomas A. Scott, the Noted Railroad
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ty Ladies'; Ruined by Good Luck-Goo.
sci to the boys; The Venus Fly Trap;
Facts About Curious Body; Jeremy b
What he Was and What he Did; Tel
in America and Europe; DIR. Alex. NJ. r
Canadian Naturalist; Hints on Private
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admirable number. Price 80 cents. SO
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1t may be of interest to our readers to
know what the wife of Henry Ward
Beecher thinks about the charges made
against her husband. When Beecher's
statement was published, his congrega-
ton met and had time of general re-
joicing, regarding his statement as a COM
plete answer to the charges. At that
meeting the following letter from Mrs.
Beecher was read:
SATURDAY-Midnight
DEAR Mr. HALLIDAY-I had laid aside
the cares and labors of the day, hoping
to sleep, but my eyes are rebellious and
refuse to close Under all the clouds
that, through evil men, have gathered
around US, there is much to comfort and
sustain US. Ny heart is full of love and
gratitude tonight for our dear people
who have stood so unfalteringly by their
noble and fearfully slandered pastor. l
don't know why | am drawn to write
YOU this, but it seems as if l could not
Sleep until l had spoken to some one of
the great joy and pride have as his wife
in a church that, through evil as well as
good report, gather so lovingly and trust
ingly about him. Less faithful than our
beloved people, the Savior's disciples for
sock Him and fed when wicked men
sought to destroy him. Is it wicked to
feel thus? l do not mean it so, but my
whole soul is so stirred with gratitude
that God has raised up such friends to
comfort and sustain my dear husband. 1
wish l could send "God bless you" to
each true heart that loves Plymouth
Church and its pastor. Do you know all
the time l was South, my heart almost
breaking over the prosecutions Mr..
Beecher was subjected to, the hymn
Fear not, am with thee; oh, be not
dismayed," was constantly with me. l
would wake suddenly out of troubled
sleep and wild dreams, and before me
would be some line or verse of that pre-
cious hymn, as distinctly as if uttered by
voice at my bedside, or would wake
myself repeating it aloud. During the
last few weeks it has been my hourly
companion. 1 can not sing, but how L
wish Plymouth Church would sing that
hymn for me tomorrow, or rather to-day,
for the Sabbath dawns while write.
EUNICE w. BEECHER.
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The new Constitution, with all the sep
arate propositions, was voted down on
the majorities. The liquor fellows were
sanguine that they had carried license.
As a specimen, we take the following
from little Raper's little paper, the little
Vinton Record, of last Saturday
The license clause has carried by a
large majority, and will doubtless be re-
submitted to the people by the Legisla-
ture and thus become part of the old
constitution. Those persons, therefore,
who voted against the proposed constitu-
ton for the sole purpose of killing license
will find they have made grave mis-
take.
But the large majority" will be on
the other side
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A mob at Martinsburg, West Virgin

A mob at Martinsburg, West Virginia,
took a negro named Toliver from jail and
hung him. The negro had been convict
ed of rape and murder, and sentenced to
be hung July 3lst, but the Supreme
Court had granted new trial. The
counsel for the negro had no doubt of
his innocence, and were prepared to
prove who was the real murderer. The
Grafton Sentinel says;
We learn that minister of the gospel
accompanied the mob to the Jail, and
took part in the proceedings.
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Silver wire has been run through plates
of rubies to the length of one hundred
and seventy miles, in which the most
delicate test could detect no difference in
diameter in any part. Gold and plati-
mum have been drawn to "spider line
for the field of telescope, by coating the
metal with silver, drawing it down to the
finest number, and then removing the
coating by acid, leaving the almost i'm
perceptible interior wire, which, in an
experiment made in London, was so at
tenuated that ten miles of it only
weighed one ounce!
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There need be no doubt where the
city of Cincinnati stands on the license
question. While the Constitution re-
ceived but $500 majority, there was a
majority of nearly 1000 for license
Cincinnati Commercial
We never heard any one doubt how
Cincinnati stood on that question. Tenn
perance people generally supposed that
the majority in favor of whisky would
be $4,000 in Cincinnati, instead of 1000.
The whisky interest is surely very pow
erful in that city, controlling all the
daily papers, the courts, officers, &c.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY C0NVEN-
~ & -f TION.

At IO1 o'clock on Tuesday, Aug 25th,
the Republican County Convention was
called to order by DIR. A. B. Monahan,
Chairman of the Republican Central Com
mittee, in few remarks, when I'll. c.
Miller moved that Hon. James Trip act
as temporary chairman Carried. Mr..
Tripp made a few appropriate remarks,
and at once proceeded with the business
of the convention. On motion of Dr. A.
B. Monahan, w. H. Sloane of Jefferson
township was appointed Secretary.
A committee of one delegate from each
township was appointed on credentials,
as follows: Bloomfield, B. F. Stearns; ;
Franklin, H. G. Bum; Hamilton, Jack
son Gilhland; jackson, Joseph NJ. Ray;
Jefferson, R. H. Jones; Liberty, Samuel
Bierly; Lick, VIM. Vaughn; Madison,
= VIM. ]. Evans; Scioto, Jesse Osborne;
Washington, NJ. K. Steele; Milton, j.
. w. Stewart.
The following committee on perma-
nent organization, &c, was appointed +;
Bloomfield, Riley Corn; Franklin, B. B.
Evans Hamilton, j. H. Lloyd; Jackson,
II. Mccormick; jefferson, Lewis Hor-
ton; Liberty, Ebenezer White; Lick, L.
l.. Hughes ir.; Madison, John J. Jones ;
Milton. t. j. Williams; Scioto. Elijah
Crabtree; Washington, Richard Storer.
The following committee on resolu-
tions was appointed: Lick, DR.. A. B.
Monahan Bloomfield, Adam Lackey
Franklin, VIM. Sehellenger; Ham ilton,
Stephen Dixon; Jackson, c. FL. Greene;
Jefferson, T. L, Hughes; Liberty, l. N
-Hildenbrand; Madison, J. Rule; Milton
: James E.. Carrick; Scioto, j. M Parks
Washington, ]. A. Sell.
The following committee was appoint
ed on rules and regulations Bloomfield
: Elisha Scurlock; Franklin, D. W. Cher
fington; Hamilton, Washington Gill
land: Jackson; John C. Randall JEFF
Sarson. D. J. Jenkins; Liberty, james
sHutesn; Lick, H. c. Miller; Madison
Frank Miller; Milton, John S. McGhee
Scioto, Jesse Osborne; Washington, M
K.>Steele,
Adjourned until o'clock P. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr. Trip called for the report OF tn'
committee on permanent organization
which was read by 1. 81. McCormlck
chairman of the committee, as follows
For chairman, Joseph Rule, of Madison
Secretary,J. II. Sloane, of Jefferson
Assistant Secretary, Charles A. Atkinson
of Lick. The new officers took thei
seats, when the report of the COMMITTEE
on rules and regulations was called for
read by H. G. Miller, chairman, ant
adopted
Report of committee on credential
read by B. F. Stearns. We have no
space to give the names of the dele
oates. There were two colored delegates
Ebenezer White from Liberty, and Jas
n Stewart from Milton. The township
we're then called, to see if the delegation
we're full. There was one delegate fror
zJafHarson one from Madison, and on
from Bloomfield absent. Delegation
authorized to fill vacancies.
Committee on Central Committee MAD
the following report: For Central Con
mittee.SA. B. Monahan, John ). Z. E'
ans. william Vaughn, T. L. Hughes, Jr
and A. al. Austin.
Delegates to Congressional Conyentlor
d. Grassland, John j. Jones, Jane
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BEFORE the election the Cincinnati Ga
9ette industriously circulated the lie that
the liquor sellers opposed license. The
day after the election it said:
The figures show that in the German
wards the vote Is overwhelmingly in fa-
vor of license,a mere handful only voting
against it. In the Eighth and in the
Nineteenth wards, where there are many
saloons but not many Germans, the vote
is decidedly in favor of license, &c.