, 1874-10-02

Statca troops, anu 90 prevented the meeting OF
tho Legislature. Threo days afterwards ha
guarded sham Legislature with Federal bayo-
nets, and dicsatod to 1t the impeachment Of War
moth. From THU interference sprang all tho
lator wooH Of Louisiana. THUS, at cvory
critical point Ia the political history Of this un-
happy Slate, we SEQ Marshal Packard buslly
ougagcd In uYng hts Fcdoral authority for politi-
cal purposes. No man with such caroor Ia to
bo trusted. II draut had not clung to Richard
aon, md renominatod Shepherd. and maintained
Caaoy. wo might expect lin to free Louisiana
from lcr incubus by removing Packard.
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THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Ills two candldates for Congross in this dla-
t!ict uro Gen. uur1but and Gen. FasuBwortt1,
Tho fornor, whether ~ General and cotton
apeca'ator, us Foreign llinistor Or as Congress-
1uau, hay fuilod to win admiration or respect
AZ General, n Commission composed Of an
officer aud u civilian. Con. ''Dally" Smith and
James r. Brady, reported to Canby, then Q8G5)
commanding tho Department Of tho Guilt, that
be Was "guilty OF hoinous oironBoa." Thoir ro-
port aaya: ''Tho Testimony takon warrants
full belief In his having boen guilty" Of nine
separate otfeusos. Tleso woro: first, Official
ialsehool; aocopd, falselood; third, guilty
completely IN rocoiving blibes or gratui-
ties; fourth, croatiug falBe testimony;
lftl, allowing hia brothor~i,,-law to sell trade
permits issuod by him (uurlbuD sixth, por-
jury; scFentl, perjury; eighth, counivanco to
prevent the detection Of his follow-crirninalB
gation. In 1879, tho Rockford Journal, which
bolted Hurlbuts nomination, referred to this
report. 1t was, however, unable to procure
copy. Hurbut seized the opportunity. He
denied TINT any such charges had boon made.
Ho chnllenged tho production Of aug such report.
uiH challenge has been accepted. Ho stands
boforo his constituents today publicly
branded by Commission appointed by
President Lincoln. Aa Foreign Minister,
his ono known achievement was to tlruw his pay.
which lie is followed to havo dono for Hotpc
months attor Lis return to this country, Aa
Congressman, Ao has beeu tho crony OF Butler.
Save for his public Hnoor at tho popular iudjg-
nation against tho eaary-grab, and his vain at
tempt to pass compromise which would lot
him clcar moro money, ho has been nobody.
The Fourth Congressional District Of Illinois
has sunls into insignidcanco. It has bcon noted
for furnishing Western leneluan to Butler,
and that il all. When it wns Represented by
Tarnsworth. it waB power in tho land. Gen.
Farnswolth is ahlo. brilliant, md fearless. In
many respects, lc led tho Houao. Ho repeatedly
checkmated Butler. lie was recognized as
tho great opponent Of tic man with tho
oyil eye. When he lost Ills aoat. Butler
forthwith became the leader Of tho House. Tor
two yeass, tho aloucessor politician has had
tool. instead of foe, in tho Representative from
tho Fourth Illinois District Tho people Of that
district now have chance to retrieve their ropu-
tation. Thoy eau chooHo between nobody aud
man Of ability; q man who has boon charged
by Government Commission as "gulty of
hoinous olfcnse8" and one whose public lite haa
beon spotless; party hack and statcaman.
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STATE FA1Rs.
The State fairs in the West layo been eydry-
where this yoar failure. aa compared with tho
succosses Of former years. Tho samo story
comes from Iowa, Wisconsin, and minnesota.
The iuterost Of tho public in thoao exhibitions
has very pcrooptlbly falon away. Tho attoud-
anco haa beon, in all instances, comparatively
small An agricultural fair, as rule, has come
to bo but another name for Il lorso-race. Tie
result il TINT at all the State fairs, with tho or
coption perhaps Of that OF Iowa, haYo this year
boon monoy-losing enterprises. But 1t is not
only peouniarily that thoy hayo beon failures.
They hnye boon failures aa exhibitions. Thoro
Ing. About tho only good foaturo OF
orr own State Fair Was tho show
Of 1.-Two stock. In Iowa the fair WAS q R'1ccosa
only as IN exhibition Of hogs.. Tho exhibition
Of far1n products waR not anywhere cFeditablo
There woro not moro than dozen entries OF
farm products on tho books at Hou,e Of tho fairs.
The amount OF competition oyinoed among pro-
ducera and manufacturers Was at o minimum.
Ono Instance will sufllco for illustration. III r.
lncis, whero thoro arc about 900 choeso faotosos,
sentod at tho State Fair. The fairs wero rs-
marLablo by tho absence Of sheep. It
Ia said that tho dogs arc to blamo
for tlia. Persons who have boen engaged In
On largo aoalc have been CON-
pelled to aoud thom to Colorado In order to
avoid tho ravages made by tho dogs amoug
their flooks. Ono gentleman, with = llocl1 Of
10000 ahoop, was compelled to aend thom to
that State because occasionally the dogs would
break into tho fold aud In single night destroy
"a rnapy aa 500 sheep.
The docllno Of tbs intereat Of the public in
agricultural fars Ia duo to various causos. In
tho first place, tue county aud district fairs,
which have boon so successful aa rulo, ongross
great deal Of tho interest OF Tho public. Then tho
oxpos!tions In largo c't!os like oh1oago, which
urn H,oon,nitrr m dagorvadtv nnnuIsr tora IN