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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

There were warm times in the
Federal House Of Representatives
the other day when Mr.. Buckner,
a member from Missouri, presented
a resolution calling on the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for a list of
the names Of members of Congress
who are officers. directors or stock
holders in national banks. 1t re-
ouired a two-third vote 10 get it
through under the rule, and it
failed by vote of LAG ayes to 96
nays. The opposition votes no
doubt were mostly from the stock
holders and officers of national
banks. and under the rule which
prohibits a members voting on a
question in which he is personally
interested. these had no right to
vote. Poland the lovely puritan
from Vermont, recognized this
himself by stating to the speaker
that he was president and director
of a bank, and would like TO know
if it was proper for him to vote.
Drumming full of diplomacy the
speaker declined to decide the
point and so Poland voted mo" in
the interests Of the bankers. We
sincerely trust that his resolution
will not be permitted TO die, but
that it will be brought up on some
auspicious occasion when a two
thirds vote will not be required to
sustain it. For years the swind-
ling and oppressive national bank
interest has been one of the con-
trolling influence of Congress.
The banks have had their repre-
sentatives there in the persons OF
officers, directors and stockholders,
and when any legislation was re-
quired in their interest the infu-
ence has always been strong
enough to secure it. The strength
of the banks seems to be quite as
good in this Congress as in those
that have proceeded it, for six out
of eleven members Of the banking
and currency committee are direct
IL interested in national banks
The late panic ought to open the
eyes of the people to the danger
attending legislation by sucl
men.-Er.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
Rogers City.

Last week we make trip TO
Rogers City, and must confess that
we found the place far more lively
than we had ever anticipated. The
citizens are wide-awake TO every
interest for their improvement, and
are pushing on toward the future
prosperity of their village and
county. Mr.. Larke informed US
that during the coming summer he
expected that n large colony OF
people would arrive from across
the sea, and settle in that comfy.
The place is supplied with a good
school house, which is also used as
a place of worship on the Sabbath.
There are several new buildings in
process of construction, and among
them a large Catholic Church,
which will be completed this sea-
son. An entertainment was given
last Fri lay evening, at the school
house, the proceeds of which were
for the benefit of the Catholic
Church. A large crowd assembled
and with feasting, music and dane
ing, enjoyed themselves in gooC
style. The farming land in the vi
cinity Of Rogers City is excellent
and a number farms are now unde
a state of cultivation. The futur
IS full of bright prospects for thi
little village. and the day is proba
bly, not far ahead when Rogers Cit
viii lie Of considerable note.
We met with Mr.. Crawford, {
Crawford's Quarry, from whom "
learned that business at his plaC
was never more prosperous. L
has large number Of men at VOL
cutting wood. and he has haul'
70 the dock about one hundr'
cords per day. This wood he b
contract for furnishing 10 steal
bats the coming season.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
News Items.

The new fremont House in Chi
cago is finished and furnished, and
will soon be opened.
Smiths wooden mill, store, tene-
ments and dwellings, at Millsville,
Mass, were burned Tuesday morn
ing. Two men were burned to
death, and two others seriously in
jured.
A Joint convention of the Mil
waukee Aldermen and Councillors
has decided to advise the abolition
Of the Board of Aldermen, and the
limitation of the Mayors term to
one year.
The rolling mills at Catasaqua,
Pa, have resumed work, giving
employment TO 5000 men.
The California Legislature is in
vestigating charges Of corruption
in connection with the late Senator
ial election.
Gus. Dayton and Geo. Z. Sims,
gamblers, revolvered each other a,
Waco, Texas, Thursday, and the
former was MORALLY wounded
G. p. Reds tobacco and cigar
factory at Toronto burned Thurs
day morning. Loss $685. 900. One
hundred hands are temporarily
thrown on; Of employment.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
Suffering Savages.

OMAHA, Jan. 3l.-Great appre-
tensions are expressed by owners
of large herds whose cattle range
between North and South Platte,
and by the settlers who live north
of the Union Pacific Railroad and
on the Republican, of the general
raid from Red Clouds and Spotted
Tails bands of Sioux and the Che
venues, Dakotas, Arrapahoes and
others combined. The supply of
beef furnished these Indians being
nearly exhausted and there being
no money with which to purchase
more, they must depredate on the
settlements or starve. These bands
number over 10000, and they
would laugh at the handful of cav
airy at Fort Fetterman and Fort
Laramie. 4 large cattle owner
and contractor is here, and corrob-
crates the report as to the Indian
supplies being soon exhausted.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
New Water Route.

The question Of a preliminary
survey between Lake Superior and
the falls Of St. Croix, looking to-
ward the building of a feasible
navigablc water route between
these two points, has been agitated
for a considerable time by the citi-
zens of West Wisconsin. The
project seems to have been called
up with renewed interest since the
gathering of the Wisconsin Assem-
bly,, now in session at Madison.
The route proposed is by way of
the northern branches of the
st. Croix river, connecting either
with the Nemadji river, or with
the Bots Brule, or with a stream
entering Lake Superior at or near
Ashland. A memorial has been
prepared, and will he transmitted
to Congress, petitioning for the
preliminary survey of the above
described route. As this matter
is Of local interest, a synopsis is
here given Of the memorial to Con-
gress, and Of the reasons urged by
the Wisconsin Legislature for the
opening Of this water rou.e.
The memorial seats out with the
statement "that partial surveys
already made established the fact
that the ordinary level Of Lake s..
Croix is only ahout sixty feet above
that Of Lake Superior; that the
River &c. Croix. above the fall,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
Another Railroad.

Our people have been mixed up
with a good many railroads, and
entertained with more or less seri-
BUSINESS, number of projects, but |
few Of which have eliminated in a
great, practical advantage or bene-
fit achieved. The latest project
which comes TO us,-but not re-
Gently organized by any means,-is
the Cincinnati and Great Northern
Railroad, which is destined to run
/ from Cincinnati to Williams, Ohio,
thence to Hillsdale, Michigan, and
thence, via Corr n IA, East Saginaw,
and Midland, TO the lakes and
| Straits of the North. The road
has never come to US for aid, and
we know but little about it, except
in a general way. At a meeting
Of the directors held at Hillsdale,
Michigan, some time since, there
was effected a consolidation OF
railroad interests, under the man
agement Of some of the heaviest
capitalists in Pennsylvania and
/ Ohio, which would have resulted
/ al once in actual operation Of the
4 construction from Hillsdale, north
and south, had not the financial
panic so soon followed that meet
: ing. The Corunna american
which appears to have abiding
faith in the new road says that a
no time has it doubted the con
struction of the road. ave wer,
confident of its success sooner Of
= later; and now, we are glad Il
5, sta e, that even the panic does no
d Or, We II the efforts of the Director
@ toward the accomplishment of thei
a purpose
The Company have filed will
Ut the Register of Deeds Of thi
e county, a mortgage for record TO
q the sum of sl3,000,000, execute,
by the Cincinnati and Northern
Railroad Company, TO the Farmer
Loan and Trust Association. Tn
}; Company have issued bonds to tn
d extent Of s25,0 900 per mile, or sl3
IS 100000 for the entire line.-SoS
K i'adc Enterprise.
ID The mortgage has also been re
d corded in this county, and the in
Of dications are that the compan
Df means business. 1t is the calculs
o ton Of make the road an air lin'
&c bat we hardly think the many &C
d vantages to be derived from rur
d ming the road along the shore ir
j. stead Of through the country bach
re will be overlooked by the manse
u ers. And farther, we feel conf
: dend that the citizens Of the sbor
of towns win give the matter due cor
:. sideration. aud use their infuenc
:. toward the lo-a;inr Of this roas
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
A Frcstict

OswEGo, Jan. 3l.-The devasta-
ton by the flood continues at Full
ton. During fast night the river
rose two feet. A swift current is
sweeping through the lower por-
ton of the flats south of Orchard
lock, threatening the destruction of
all buildings on its track. The
paper mill was run till Friday, but
stopped this morning, and the stock
had to be carried TO the second
story. Gardner & Seymour, mil
lers, have nearly two feet of water
on their packing floor, and are
emptying the mill with all possible
haste. The water in the first floor
of Taylor & Brothers edge tool
factory is six feet deep, and Delt's
machine shop has suspended work.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

metals, mineral, and merchandise,
cards, Photographic paper,
letter envelopes, postal envelopes,
and wrappers, cards, printed or
imprinted, and on all matter not
chargeable with letter rates, or by
law excluded from the mails, the
postage shall be one cent for each
two ounces, or fractional part OF
two ounces and that the maximum
wheight of all such packages shall
not exceed four ounces. Ii shall
be lawful for any person to write
on any book, pamphlet, periodical,
magazine or other matter Of the
third class brief form Of presen-
tation, or write his or her name on
the wrapper thereof. or number
and name of the articles inclosed
without additional postage.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

flows for long distance in a chan
mel almost level, its chief decent
being from one terrace to another (;
that its northern branches inter-
lace with those of streams flowing
to Superior, taking their rise in
the same lakes and marsh ground
the divide or crest being a lucus-
trine region, and not, as has been
generally supposed, mountainous /;
that the highest land level known
is five hundred and sixty-slX feet
above Lake Superior, while the
sum of river decent it not believed
to exceed much, il any, three hun
dred feet that the river branches
on the route have a direction near
" north and south, with a perma-
nant supply of water, rarely or
never affected by floods, with bold
banks, generally cut through the
drift formation; that they pass
through timbered region, where
material of all kinds can be had
almost without cost, for the con-
struction of dams to create slack
water for other needed improve
ments, and that nature has nearly
completed the channel, leaving
only for man to clear it, and put
in order for use"
The memorial then states that
the distance in direct line from
the falls of the st. Croix TO Superb
or is only about eighty-four miles,
and that by the river the distance
will hardly exceed one-hundred
miles, and that canal would only
have to be built for a distance OF
from three to five miles, while the
dredgeing across the marsh divide
would be comparatively easily.
This Improvement, it is claimed,
would be open as early in the
spring, and close no earlier in the
fall, than the Straits of Mackinaw
or the canal of Sault Ste. Marie,
and it would be a saving of SOC
miles over the Fox and Wisconsin
river improvements.
The memorial sets forth other
reasons in the way of a general
development of the country, and
finally closes by petitioning Con
gress to authorize the preliminary
survey and make an appropriation
to defray the expenses Of the same
ST. Paul Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
Postal Laws.

The bill reported by Representa-
tire Tyner in the House Monday,
amendatory of the postal laws,
provides that on newspapers and
other periodicals not exceeding
four ounces in weight sent from a
known Office Equalization to regular
and bona tiJe subscribers, postage
shall be charged at the following
rates per quarter pound, namely
On publications issued less fire.
quen,ly than once a week, . cents ;
issued once a week, 3 cents; issued
twice a week, 6 cents three times
a week. Q cents : six times a week,
Is cents, and daily 81 cents, and
an additional rate shall be charged
for each additional four ounces OF
weight. provides that one copy OF
weekly newspapers may be sent to
each subscriber thereof in the
county where they are printed
and published free Of postage, and
publishers Of newspapers and peri
oiieais may mutually exchange
their publications not exceeding
one copy in exchange, free Of post
age. All miscellaneous matter OF
che third class, including books,
flexible patterns. samples Of orc,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

The following dispatch from the
commander Of the Ashantee eSpedi-
ton has been received by the See
rotary Of State for war: "All
white prisoners held by the Ash
antees have been delivered to me.
The king accepts NY terms for a
cessation of hostilities. which he
asked and has agreed TO pay an
indemnity of e200,000. We halt
for a few days, thirty miles from
Coomassie.'
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
state Items.

A little girl named Horne, resid-
ing with John Harrow, of Algonac,
was drowned in the st. Clair River
Monday. She went on the ice to
get pail of water and stepped in
TO a hole, where the ice had been
cut, which was drifted full of
snow.
The Grand Rapids Democrat
says that work on the Grand Rap
ids & Saginaw Railroad has been
commenced. The term of the con-
tract require the entire work of
grading to be completed within one
year.
Pratt, township Treasurer Of
Jamestown, Ottawa county, has
removed to parts unknown, taking
with him about $4,000 in cash that
he had collected for taxes.
At the spring election the people
of Kent county will vote on a pro-
position to raise $4,000 by taxa
ton, to be used in the construc-
ton of: a court house, to be located
in the public square at Grand Rap
ids, on account of which the vote of
the city will be divided on the sub
: ject. The Seventh, Sixth, Fifth
and Fourth Wards will probably
. Ghow majoritics against, and the
! First, --::ccaa Third and Eight in
: favor. of the meas.re. 1t is expect
ed that the northern towns OF the
: county, which are still anxious t.
| form a new county, Of themselves
: together with parts of Montcaln
/ and Newaygo, will vote against IT
and some persons who are qualified
IS to speak understandingly asser
e that the proposition will fail.
g The convict John Ray, who ha
e been sentenced at Houghton I
e five years in the States Prison
N escaped from the county Jail o
te January 2sth. He made a sma
ID hole in the southwest hall Of tn
!" Jail, and git out through it.
y During the past year Cheboygal
-, has enjoyed unusual prosperit
r., and growth. The Ldcpende'
e. gives list of about thirty ne
ed buildings which have been erecte
nm during the past year, all respect
ms BILE buildings and some of the
n costing several thousand dolla
a each. Mr.. Smith, at Duncan Git
he has also built LOO feet of ne
u dock, sixty feet in width, nj
"a only giving him larger lumb
ne. room, but affording protection
en- his logs from the easterly and ives
in erly gales which so often preva
ad He has further built six or Gig
ey new dwelling houses and boardir
b., houses for his men, q new war
/. house and new store house, q
latter the largest anywhere in Il
vincinity. A carpenter shop al
Try a schoolhouse are also to be CO
nd structed there.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

The Committee on Ways and
Means will not for several weeks TO
come act definitely on the various
financial propositions before them.
The action taken by the committee
on the subject Of traif thus far has
merely been TO correct errors and
not with the view of increasing the
receipts from customs. The amend
ments, however, which they recon-
mend will have the effect of in
creasing the revenue about s2O,-
O00.0 900 on silks, fruits and books.
1t is apprehended 10y some Of the
members of the committee That the
introduction of these amendments
to the existing laws may have the
effect of reopening the entire ques-
ton of the tariff.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

The bodies of the Siamese twins
have been taken 10 Philadelphia in
charge Of the medical commission
crs recently sent from that city,
The widows made the autopsy con-
dition that the remains of their
late husbands should not be I'M
necessarily mutilated.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
The Usage Indian Lands.

The recent decision of Judge
Golden, at Topeka, Kan, in one of
the Usage land cases, in favor of the
settlers renews the interest in the
subject. In 1868, Congress granted
the State alternate sections of
strip of country 20 miles wide, to
aid in constructing the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence and Galveston
railroad, the grant to take effect
when the road should he definitely
located. At the same time the
President was authorized to treat
with the Usage Indians and extin-
guish their title to lands in the
southern part of the State through
which the road would run. The
Indians coded a strip of land, 80
miles wide on the eastern side of
their reservation for 100000, and
the treaty was proclaimed in Janu-
airy, 1867. BY the terms of the
treaty, these lands were not to be
open to settlement 10y presumption
or homestead entry but were to be
sold for cash one section of the
treaty, however, allowing actual
settlers on the lands at the time the
treaty was made, to pre-empt a
quarter section at SIPS per acre, of
which privilege 143 settlers availed
themselves. When the railroad To-
Gated its line IN 1867, the land COM
missioner ruled thai the company
could not take the alternate Sec
tons, and that all must be sold
Secretary Browning reversed THU
decision, and in January, 1868, tn,
government withdrew the lands an(
the railroad mortgaged them. I'm
der a joint resolution passed 10y
Congress in April, 1869, large mum
hers of settlers purchased land a
sl.25 an acre. This continued un
til Secretary Delano decided tina
/ the railroad had the right to alter
: nate sections, and circular notice
I were sent % Is settlers from th
: Topeka Land Office, inforrnin
5 them that their homesteads wer
n Cancelled son the applica ion Of th
n Fort Scott Railroad, for the reasO
}, that the entry was made after dat
a of definite location of the, thong
:. before the withdrawal Of the land
a from sale. The purchased none
d was refunded, but $4,000 acre
d represented by over 5000 settler
It are still in dispute. The Is HON
O steaders referred to have occupi
). their lands in Anderson and Lii
e counties for five years, and it seei
Of strange to them that the COVER
T. ment should have waited so long
st time before informing them that t
ID filing of their papers were irreR
d lar because Of the permanent loo
he ton Of the railroad at the tin
II The older settlers claim that VIII
al the original grant was made,
& 1868, the Usage Indians still h
", possession of the title, and as tn
ny did not cede their lands until Isl
at the railroad has no right to then
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
AlPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Tucsdan Eco, 10, 1874,

Acknowledgement Williams has
written a forty-page letter in self
vindication, and its tone has so ex-
asperated the Senators that they
have organized a strong movement
10 force him TO resign the Attorney
Ceaeralship.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

The strike on the Midland n. Y.
Railroad has ended and trains run
rs usual.
A coal shed in Boston fell We'd
nesday morning, owing to the
weight of the snow upon it, killing
two men and seriously wounding
two others.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

if possible, where it will be of the
most benefit to this section of the
country.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
200 PIANOS and ORGANS

New and secondhand, of frst-class makers, will
he sold at lower prices for cash, instalments,
in city country, during this financial crisis and
the holidays by Horace Waters & Son, No. ISL
Broadway, than ever before offered in New York.
Agents wanted for the sale of Waters Celebrated
Iianos. Concerto and Orchestral Organs. Illus
trated Catalogues mailed. Great inducements TO
the trade. A large discount to Ministers, Church
es, Sunday-schools. etc.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
TIE
w eekly Graphic
A Newspaper, Literary Paper, a
Story Paper, and a Picture
Paper Combined.

The Graphic Company. relying on the unpTcce-
dcn,ed success achieved 10y the daily Grophie-tIe
first Illustrated Daily Newspaper ever published
will issue on January Is, 1874, the first number
-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10
Dauchy d Co.'S Advertisements.

wentworth's Key-ring and Check combined.
Ger. Silver sample l5c. Circulars free. Stafford
Mfg Co, &c Fulton ST., y. y.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-10

SAMPLES sent by mail for soc. that retail Quic
for $40. II. Il. WOlcott, ISL Chatham square, MY
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-26

clans that the newspapers should "pufT
them for the benefit Of the country.
For instance, Judge Smoothmanncrs
determines that the country needs his
services in congress or Hon. Mr.. Take.
itall that he is needed in the General
Assembly by struggling and down
troddep people or John Doe, Esq,
that the interests of all litigants de-
mand his presence on the bench. The
editor is instantly approached and re-
quested to say a"good word for the
patriotic aspirant for Office. If the
editor refuses, lie is at once denounced
as an editor who is bringing strife into
the party if he complies, the manner
of his compliance is criticised with
great freedom and the wise men of the
party conclude that they will find an
editor who is an ADLER man and can do
the party more aud better service. In
the meantime, the cditor-of course we
have reference to the little editors, or
rather the editors Of struggling news
papers-is laboring to keep want from
his door, or at best to get together
enough money to pay the constantly
accruing debts that are always annoy
ing him. OF course the judge owes
him-cwos him for the paper. The
judge is a subscriber owes him Tor
job printing, and owes him for adver-
Using and Of course the honorable
gentleman owes him and of course
the aspiring Esquire owes him. We
need not say they will not pay-that
is, we need not say this TO the little
editors-of whom we have been one
for several years. The politicians in-
debtcd to "little editor who is at
once proprietor, bookseller, job printer,
compositor and writer, always become
insultcd when they are asked to pay their
printers bills, and the little editor is
rcbuffed. lie goe, back 20 his Office
to labor for The politicians aud to en-
dure their abuse.
This is no, AN oyerdrawn picture. |
is understood for it is a fact, that tn
politician. rob instead Of support the
little editors. If, therefore, Mr. Corson
reversing the rule, has been making the
little politicians OF his party "come
down" to the little editors, we shall
not upbraid him. We have never sue
ceeded in obtaining from the politi-
clans Of the Democratic party pay for
their advertising or job printing even,
and we know how burdensome is the
load the little editors are compelled to
bear. We have made a trumpet of
THE BULLETIN to herald the praises
of many man who to-day is repaying
us with abuse; and we are therefore
glad to notice that Mr.. Corson is max
ing the dead beats on his side pay "cash
on the nail"