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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

the Third w,r one day last week
caused by a dispute in regard to {
blacl-eyed bachelor.
Some of the lumber camps are
breaking up, having put in their
contracts.
The latest by telegraph is that an
army of mosquitoes have just left
New Orleans for Northern Michi-
gan, where they expect to arrive in
April.
AT the Baptist Church last Sun
day evening, seventeen persons
were baptised.
The last issue of the Pioneer con-
tanned THANKSGIVING" story, and
other news to correspond with that
time. Lutte news.
Remember the Good Templars'
entertainment, at their hall, in Pot
ter's block, next Friday evening.
At Brown Bros camp. on the
main river, Ed. Brown foreman, on
Monday of last week, there was
drawn on one pair of sleighs, with
one team, six logs sixteen feet long
each, which scaled $3.50 feet, board
measure, drawn by Peter Naylor.
The next day, four teams at the
same camp, hauled, on three and
half miles haul, four trips each,
50,090 feet board measure, all mer-
charitable timber. Burt Buchanan,
scaler.
Deacon Hitchcock received
heavy fall last Saturday, bruising
his chest and left side severely, and
is now confined to his residence.
The heavy winds Sunday and
yesterday caused the ice in Thun-
der Bay to break up and move out
1t is a matter of satisfaction to our
people to know that inasmuch as
the bay is as good as clear, We can
have boat as soon as navigation is
open at any other point.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

SALT.-Mr. Hagerty informs US
that he has, he thinks, found brine
at the salt well in paying quanti-
ties. However, the matter cannot
now be settled, as we must wait
till the opening of navigation, wher
the tubing for the well will be ship
ped to this place, and put down
The well is now about 1850 feet
deep, and will be continued till it i.
at depth ef 1900 feet
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Our Reporter ON the Alert.

Extra copies of the ARGUS can b'
had at the news depot, and at thu
.ofhoe of publication.
We learn from reliable source
that Capt. Mcclure, of Detroit, ha'
been appointed keeper of Thunder
Bay Island Light House, in place o
Capt. Person, resigned.
Archie McCollum has opened
wagon and blacksmith shop q
Wallis old stand on Oldficld street.
Hon. J.. B. Tuttle is enjoying
himself hugely at Jacksonville, Fla,
and reports himself highly delight
cd with the climate and the socia-
bsEts of the southern people. Last
week Mr.. Burnham received from
him box containing a few oranges,
some lines, and magnolia leaves, the
surroundings of Mr.. Tuttle's pres
ent abode.
80 The Pioneer man is nearly ex-
hausted, and has failed to show a
reason for overcharges against the
city.
There is every indication that
the demand for shingles during this
season will be much larger than in
gears gone by, and prices good.
Letters of inquiry from lumber
dealers, received in this city, show
good prospects for the trade during
the coming season, and our lumber
men arc beginning to look anxious
ly for the opening of navigation.
Fishermen have had splendid
weather for successful fishing, and
large numbers of trout were brought
to town daily.
A few more cords of greenbacks
wanted at this Office. Also, three
or four handsful of wood.
Aid. Harshaw's new house, at
Long Lake, is enclosed.
w. II. Johnson has filed his large
ice house, near the steamboat dock.
Four cords Of green wood was
the amount drawn by q two horse
team owned by Alex. Morris, last
Saturday, at Nine Mile Point.
Yesterday morning, when the ice
on the bay commenced moving out,
Geo. Plough and John Pearson,
who were out fishing, narrowly
escaped being carried away. They
merely succeeded in getting ashore
by jumping from one cake of ice
to another.
Last Thursday morning, and it
was daughter weighing ten
pounds. Jas. Woods is one of the
happicst men in the city.
There was little ".amberce" IN
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In calling the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of Eegetine in an
othe column, we have no doubt OF Its
genuine merit. The fact of its being pre-
scribed by many of the best physicians
Of New England and recommended by
the leading Apothecaries of Boston
shows something more than an ordinary
interest in proprietary medicines. So
great is its character at home, that large
quantities OF VeSetlne made up in pyra-
midical forms, are The staple of almost
every druggists window throughout the
New England States. For all the dis
eases for which Vegctine is recommend
ed, II is the only medicine used where its
merits have become known. We well
come Vegctine in our market, and trust
those who are suffering from disease, will
give 1t fair trial for their complaints.
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The undersigned hereby certify
that there never has been any IN
derstdnding between the members
of the present Council and the edi-
tor of the Pioneer, in regard to the
mode or manner of counting or
measuring the work he did for the
city, other than that of his propos-
al and contract with the city, now
on file in the Recorders office.
A. w. CoMsToCK,
i. s. DEWEY,
c. l.. KIMBALL,
y. VI. KNIGHT,
J. NJ. BLAKELEY,
J. G. WALL.
A. HARSHAW,
ALEX. CAMPBELL.
Alrena, Feb. -, 1874.
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S. Rosenthal & Co. are selling Off their
winter stock of dry goods at fifty per
cent, and millinery at twenty-five per
cent. below cost. Now is your time to
buy goods cheap.
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A large stock of prints and cottons
just received at Rosenthal & Co.'S, which
are sold cheap. Winter goods being sold
at so cents on the dollar.
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A full assortment of boys and child
ren's clothing just received at l. Colby's,
which are marked down to the very low
est figures.
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MORTGAGE sALE;-Default having been

HUORTGAGE SALE.-Defoult having been
WI made in the conditions of n certain mort
gage made and executed by Adam Rutherford
and Kate Rutherford, his wife, of Alpena County,
Michigan, 10 Frederick w. Carlisle and Frederick
Carlisle, Of East Saginaw, Michigan, bearing date
September 9th, 1878, and recorded in the office OF
the Register of Deeds for the county of Alpcna,
Michigan, on the 2Sd day of September, 1873, in
l.ber &C" of mortgages on pages las and LA, 10y
which default the power OF sale therein contained.
became operative, AMI the sum of one hundred
and 6fty-one dollars and twelve cents tsljl.l2 is
now claimed to be due, besides an Attorney fee of
thirty dollars coycnanted for therein, and pro-
ceedngs ut law in equity having been instituted
20 recover the same or any part thereof; Notice
is hereby given that the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged premises or
some part thereof, at public auction to the high
est bidder, ON the Esd day Of May, A. d. 1874, at
two o'clock in the afternoon of that day, :. The
'-c-' 'oc:. 80 ..se Cc@.t Eoc:n, in Potters brick
block, in the city OF Alpena, county of Alpena,
and State Of Michigan, that being the place in
which the Circuit Court for the county Of Alpeno
is held said lands being described in said mort
gage follows, TO wit; Lots number four a.
and five t6l, in block three 49,, in Potters addition
TO the city of Alpcna, according to the recorded
FREDERICK w. CARLISLE,
FREDERICK CARLISLE,
Mortgages
W. o. SUTHERLAND, Atty for Mortgages.
Dated Feb 10, 1874. l33wl5
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Council Proceedings.

ALPENA, MICH, Feb. III, 1874.
The Common Council met at the
county court room, in the city Of AL
pcna Feb. 10, 1874, and was called to or
der at 7:3O o'clock p. NJ, by the Mayor.
Present-A. w. Comstock, Mayor; F. S.
Dewey, Recorder, and Aid. Blakcley,
Campbell, Kimball, Knight and Wall.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
A petition of VIM. Mirre, city survey
or, asking for payment for services as
such surveyor, $4,000, was presented
and referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
The Committee OH Ways and Means
reported favorable on the following bills,
and recommended payment:
]. ID. Holmes, s1i3 81
Sutherland & WhccleD 90 90
ID. Richards & Co, Z 0S
Warner, Purdy & Co., ii As
j. Il. Bostwick, 8 90
On motion Of Aid. Kimball the above
bills were allowed as follows: Ayes
Aid. Blakeley, Campbell, Kimball, knight
and Wall. No-none.
A bill of WIN. Mirrc, s37, for cstab-
fishing sidewalk grade on certain
streets, was, on motion of Aid. Knight,
allowed.
A bill of T. Doyle, s6i.10, for making
a set Of rollers for engine honsc, was, on
motion of Aid. Wall, unanimously al
lowed.
On motion Of Aid. Kin,ball, bill Of
u. r. Young, City Treasurer for $io,
was unanimously alIowcdfsald amount
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

Building paper for making houses
warm and comfortable, for sale ut A
HarShaw's.
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J. Myers has just received heavy stock
IF clothing, dry goods, dress goods, etc,
and Is selling at prices lower than ever.
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Local Notices.

The highest cash price paid for furs at
Heustis'.
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Apprentices wanted in the dress-mak-
ing department at s. Rosenthal & Cos.
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.AlPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
10 CAL.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

EPISCOPAL-Rov. w. w. Rafter. Services in
tho societys Church, First street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.
BAPTIST-Rey. +. N. Barlow. Services in the
Bocistys Church, ON Third street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.
CATHOLIC-Fathcr Taken. Services In the
Catholic Church, on Chisholm street, every BAD
bath morning.
CONGREGATIONAL A. b. Alien ser
vices in the society's Church. ON second street,
every Sabbath morning and evening.
METHODIsT-Rev. w. Donneily. Services in
soeiety,s Church. on Dock street, every Sabbath
morning and evening.
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A few Of those imported Hudson Bay
over coats left, at Knights.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

If you want any Catholic prayer books
90 to Goodrich's after them.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

Horse blankets and lap blankets at
knights.
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s. Rosenthal & Co. are selling goods
cheaper than ever for cash or for orders.
Don't fail to call and get the worth o!
your money.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

Lap robes and horse blankets at cost,
ut knights.
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Warner, Purdy & Co. have large sup
ply of A No. one butter, the best in
! town.
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Club List.

We will furnish the following
periodicals together with the ARGUS
at the prices set opposite each:
Young Folks Rural, with two chromos, 81 rs
Woods Household Magazine. with chrome, IS
Musical Echo, 80
Science of Health, rs
chronological Journal, 90
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-02-24

Clothing at cost for cash, at ]. Gillett
& Co.'S.
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Colby the c!othier, is selling clothing
at very low figures. Good orders taken
FOR pay. Also cash in exchange for
goods.
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Genuine Canadian shoe-packs al
Crowell & Godlrey's.
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We do not hold ourself responsible for
the views of our correspondents, or the
ideas contained in any communication to
the ARGUS.
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Ladies furs at cost, ut Knights.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

The following paragraph from the
Monroe IntelHgencer has the right
ring:
We hope the Returning Board will
do its duty, fairly and honestly. If
our political opponents have ma
jority, let there be no attempt to de-
prive them of the fruits Of their vic
tory. We regret the result of the late
election, but it is the duty of all good
citizens to submit to. the will of the
majority.
In Republic, the majority must
rule. If they do not rule we'll and
wisely, that is a misfortune which
must be born peacefully until such
time as the majority of voters can be
induced to cast their ballots for the
other side.
If any man calling himself a Re-
publican shall attempt, Or propose to
attempt, any fraudulent counting
out" Of Democrats who are elected,
or counting in " of Republicans who
are defeated, we shall oppose and de-
nounce him without hesitation. Ev-
cry candidate who has received a le-
gal majority fairly must be installed
in the office to which the people have
elected him.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

means will not command the votes of
the suffragans and last, but not
least by far, that colored men are no
more nor less than men, and will vote
and act with those who they believe
will respect their manhood and ad-
vance their interests.
Second, it has corrected an errOn-
eous opinion heretofore entertained
by the whites, that under no circum-
stances could the oolored people be
induced to cooperate with them polit-
ically. For, however mistaken the
policy of entering into compromises
in places where the colored people
are unquestionably in the majority,
the Terrebonne compromise is proof
positive that the white and colored
people can and will ultimately join
hands politically and work out the
redemption Of Louisiana provided,
that, in the event Of Conservative
success in this contest, they do not
forget that there are more colored
votes in the State than there are
white and attempt to ignore them.
For if such policy as this should be
adopted it would force the colored
voters back into a solid phalanx,
which, under the leadership of
shrewd and courageous leaders,
would soon dislodge those they had
assisted to power, which they abused.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

The persistent efforts of the blood
and-thunder indicator to bully and
buster the white citizens of Natchi-
toches parish into voting according
to its precious dictation, resulted in
deserved failure. According to the
admission of that organ hundreds
OF white men can be found who did
not vote at all,' aud many others
scratched their tickets in favor of Re-
publican candidates. We rejoice at
this evidence of independence on the
part OF the conservative voters of
Natchitoches, and wish the same
spirit was more generally prevalent
In Louisiana. OF course the Viudi-
Gator is "tearin' mad," and wants to
publish a list OF all the renegades
who wouldn't trot in it's harness. We
do not think this menace will scare
the men who have shown their con-
tempt for score of the same sort
from the same source, any more than
the threatened black list did white
men who felt disposed to vote the
Republican ticket.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

Jolly Harry Hyams of the Suqay
Planter thus facetiously chronicles an
event which transpred in West Baton
Ronge on the 2nd inst:
A suspicious looking character, calling
himself Harry j. Hyams, was brought be-
fore the commissioners of election on Mon
day last, charged with being q candidate
for police juror of the 4th ward. The com
missioneers after hearing the testimony of
over eleven hundred witnesses, found him
guilty by q majority of five hundred and
one. and sentenced him to serve the people
OF the parish iu that capacity for the next
two years. A righteous sentence!
We heartily approve the finding of
the commissioners and trust the
hardened malefactor will receive a
more severe sentence when his pres
ent term expires. He should be
forced to serve the whole State and
not be confined to one parish. Other
people have spite against him as
well as the West Baton Rougeans.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.

Appended herewith is tabular
statement Of the maiprities given by
the various parishes of the State
at the election of November 2nd,
compiled from the best information at
hand to date. The vote for State
Treasurer is used as the basis of cal
culation. Majorities marked thus 4
are claimed or estimated.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14
What the Election Has Shown

We make the following extract
from au editorial article in the Lou
isianidn Of the 9TH instant:
At this time we are not prepared
to say what is the actual result of the
election-that is, whether the State
has gone Republican or Democratic :;
but we believe the Republicans have
succeeded i'll electing the Treasurer
and a bare majority of the members
Of the House of Representatives and
three cut of the six members of Con
gress. If this is a correct estimate.
we have had a very narrow escape.
indeed and all those who believe
that the overthrow of Republican
rule IN Louisiana would result in the
reinstatement of the colored people
and the annihilation OF new comers.
should go down upon their knees and
thank God for this much and while
we shall join them in their thanks
giving and rejoice in the escape.
at the same time we wish it
to be understood that we entertain no
fears of the direful results predicted
in the case of Democratic victory. |
To us this election is full of hopeful
signs. 1t has taught two valuable |
lessons. First, that the colored race
has grown out of its swadtlling clothes,
and can no longer be used by design
ing, selfish and unscrupulous white
that official power and
patronage are not more powerful than
the people; that nominations OBJ
+ained by corrupt and unserupulous
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

If it wasn't the heighth of cruelty
to remind q defeated politician Of
what he said or did before the cleo
tion, we should ask the St. John Pi-
oneer man to get out his little tape
line, and after carefully measuring
the Ascension and St. John election
returns and noting the relative po-
sitions of the Pioneer and the CHIEF,
to again enlighten his handful of
readers and bushel of exchanges with
what he knows about our political in
huence.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14
$4,000 GIVEN AWAY.

WE will send the Donaldsonville CHIEF
w andxthe Louisville Weekly Courier
journal, postage prepaid ON both papers,
for one year, for 81 SO.
The Weekly CourierJou7nul is the great
family paper of the Southwest 1t will, on
December 81, 1874, distribute impartially
slu.O0O in valuable presents among it's sub
scr7bers, and every subscription sent through
us will be entitled to a registered and NUM-
bered receipt for this distribution
vALD1vlA:" A Tale of the
commenced in the Heekly Courier,1ournul
early in November
B Send us 81 SO and get both papers
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

Hon. Frank Morey's majority in
the Fifth Congressional District is
about 600 votes, whereas it should
have been at least 5000. He was
basely betrayed by Republican lead
ers in Tensas and Madison, his name
being omitted FROM the regular
party ticket. In the former parish.
where other Republican candidates
received 26oo majority Spencer polled
$50 votes in excess Of Morey, and in
Madison Morey's majority was only
$50 while Dubuclet's was over 1000.
We are truly glad to record Mr..
Morey's triumph in spite of these
drawbacks, and can not express too
strongly the contempt we feel, for
men assuming to be Republicans who
would stop to such trickery in a !
crisis like that we have just passed |
through,
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

After carefully celebrating upon
the result of the elections, taking in
to consideration the large majority
the Democrats will have in Congress,
calmly contemplating the defeat of
Ben Butler and complacentDy no.
ting the adoption of the Louisiana
constitutional amendments, we have
come to the conclusion that the Amer
ican eagle still scars and the country
is safe.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

Our handsome. ..young.friend, Willie
a. Hodges, mail agent on the w. S.
Pike, was married in New Orleans,
on the 9th ultimo, to Miss Alice NJ.
Huff Of Salem, Roanoke county, Va,
sister-in-law of Hon. Charles W.
Lowell. We wish Willie aud his
fair bride oceans of bliss and hope
they may live to celebrate diamond
wedding day.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

The Republicans of East Baton
Rouge did:a sensible thing just pre-
vious to the election. They wiped
out faction boundaries, healed up
dissensions, formed a compromise
ticket with Hon. J. Henri Burch at
it's head as candidate for the Senate,
and marched forth to decisive
victory on election day. United they
stood; divided they would have
fallen.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

After wasting untold copies Of the
CHIEF in an attempt to secure an ex-
change from the Shreveport South
westerm- Telegram, our efforts have at
last been crowned with success, and
that sterling paper now finds its way
into our Office regularly...e ...each week.
Wherefore we rejoice.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

lack Of courtesy and superabundance
of boorishness, to say the least.
We shall reproduce our tabular
statement of majorities each week.
with such corrections as may from
time to time become necessary. until
the result is finally announced.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1874-11-14

Although this recapitulation shows
a majority for Mr.. Moucure, we dc
not by any means admit that he is
entitled therteo. In the parishes OF
,Beinville and DeSoto not Il single
vote has been accredited to the Re-
publican ticket, while Sabine gives
only two, according to the returns.
In Avoyelles box containing l5O
majority Of Republican ballots was
mysterously spirited away from the
poll while the commissioners were
acrnss the street looking at a fight.
In Iberia planters stood at the polling
places and as the colored laborers
came up to vote threatened to turn
them and their families into the road
unless they cast Democratic ballots.
In Caddo, Rapides and other par
ishes where large excess of colored
votes appeared in the registration,
Democratic maorities are evolved
from the ballot boxes, contrary to
all precedent and expectation. In
timidation and fraud are alleged in
Terrebonne, st. Martin, Lafourche
and other parishes.
All these alleged irregularities will
be investigated by the Returning { f.
ficers, and it may be that their de-
cisions will be such as to materially
change a number of the majorities
given above. We have confidence
that their ruling will bein accordance
with law and equity, and we stand
ready to accept the result, whatever
it may be. If Mr.. Moncure has re-
ceived fair majority of the votes
cast, no Democratic journal will view
lis Induction into Office with greater
satisfaction than will the CHIEF. He
s an honorable and capable gentle
nan, and his advent to the position
If State Treasurer will by no means
esult in disaster to the public inter
st. 1t, on the other hand, Mr.. Du-
'uclet is fairly entitled to the major
ty, the fact should be declared at all |
azards and his rights maintained bv
he authority Of the government if
ecessity arise. Let equal and ex-
ct justice be done, though the Heav-
rs fall. And we believe it will be
one. There has been no evidence
fraudulent intent adduced against
le Returning Officers save the un-
arranted assumptions of partisan
ewspapers, while cogent proof of
ieir desire to make an honest can
ass of the returns is had in the sim
e fact of their willingness to tender
elr designations IN order that a
oard satisfactory to all parties can !;
} formed, and to admit committee :
Democratic lawyers to their ses- =
ons during the compilation of the 6
'te. To assume that fraud is con- a
mnlated by the Returning Officers {
TO offer Il gratuitous insult to gen i
men whose standing and records ]
not Justify scuh a reflection, and s
unseemly threats and iuuendoes h
1t have been INDUCED in by several a
journals when discussing d
probable condnct Of the officials p
erred IN horn .l,,u- , !