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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-24

EPHRArM PERKINS, OF the town of Paris, brought
into the office yesterday a large watermelon,
measuring around the center lengthwise SO inches,
and around the center crosswise 29A inches. He
told US to help ourselr with all in the Office which
we all did with great relish. The melon was a
very rich one, fully ripe and in good condition for
eating.
Mr. Perkins has done well and has our grateful
remembrance. Who can do as we'll or better
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-24

Section 6. TSis act shall take eff ect and be n
force from and after its passage and publication
Given under my hand and the great seal
H. 81 of the State of Wisconsin, at the can
1tol In Ma Madison, this oath day of Au :
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Lansing Republican, whose
editor is, of course, postmaster,
trots out the description of Senator
Chambers farm with its larboard
eye on the granger vote" 1t is
related of Chandler that in answer
to an inquiry of Boston gentle
man at the National Hotel, in
Washington, last spring, as to the
granger element in Michigan" he
replied:
"Oh, this granger business suits
me exactly. l shall make money
by it. / can now contract for the
Necessary votes without the aid Of
middlemen.'
II this story is true-about which
we express no opinion-it is GER
tainly rough on Lew Portor, George
NJ. Dewey and a score Of other
"bummers" who, like "Othello,'
will have cause to mourn that
their Occupations gone"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

There's some very meaty nuts in
the recent speech of Senator
Schurz, which the followers of the
administration can spend a little
time in cracking. The points made
in regard to Kellogg's usurpation
and Grants responsibility therefor,
are especially worthy of considera-
ton, as is also the argument in
to the Civil Rights bill.
Better worth considering even than
these is the suggestion that Mar
shall Packard needs removing.
Never did Senator Schurz speak
truer words than those wherein he
pictures the imposibility of having
a fair election in Louisiana while
Packard lives and reigns. 1t must
be humiliating for Louisiana to
confess that her destiny depends
upon one man, and that one man,
who has shown himself so inimical
to free government; but humilia-
ting as the confession is it has to
be made. Foremost in the attack
made upon the liberty of Louisiana
Packard has shrunk from nothing
which would make that attack o sue
cess and he stands to-day the wors,
because the most reckless and un.
scrupulous, as well as the crafties,
enemy the State has. He is worse
even than Casey, for without hiu
the latter, brother-in-law though
he is, would be comparatively pow
erless. That the President will
pay any heed to the advice of Sen
ator Schurz there is no reason t,
believe. The fact that the advic
is good is a sufficient guarantee
that it will not be followed.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
Ask Bagley Again.

From the Detroit Free Press
From the reticence which Gov
ernor Bagley has thus far observed
in regard to the matters which we
have suggested as desirable for his
consideration while stamping the
State, we are inclined to think the
people have not pressed him suf-
ficiently. There is the matter of
the State deposits, for instance.
Everybody knows that the Cover
nor is and has been fully posted on
that subject, and that he can, If he
will, furnish the information which
his State Treasurer so insolently
refused to the Legislature. If he
is properly questioned on the sub
ject he can hardly evade replying
without exciting the suspicion that
he has something to conceal.
AS this subject is one in which
the people are deeply interested we
will add suggestion to those here
tofore made for the benefit of in
quirers. Governor Bagley is one
Of the heaviest stockholders and
vice-president of the American Ma
tional Bank, in this city. This
therefore is a capital bank to be-
gin with. Let the people ask the
Governor how large an amount OF
the State money is on deposit in
this bank and how much of it was
deposited there at the time the
Legislature wanted to know. Let
them ask him further who the men
are who have become security for
such deposit, and whose credit
according to the State Treasurer
is so susceptible that IL will be Sc
riously injured IL it shall be made
known that they have become Sc
curity. It is high time that the
people knew something about the
immense balance which stands to
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Saginaw Republican takes
this view of daily newspapers from
a pecuniary standpoint:
We state frankly that the Re
publican has been published at a
dead loss to the proprietors every
day since it started. We are con-
fident there is not a daily paper il
this State that is paying legal in
terest on the investment. Under
such circumstances it is folly to try
to force the business here or else
where; only men who have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
would attempt it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The editor Of the SdSinGirida
says: Having attained the honor
of an unsolicited nomination we
shall strive faithfully for that OF an
election at the hands of the people,
believing that there is, as there
should be, a thorough demonstra-
ton of independent individuality
and shaking off of "rings' and
"cliques," and men who fix votes
by the platoon; and proper care
and judgement is manifested in the
of the several Democra-
tic county tickets, the contest is
by no means hopeless in the Eighth
Congressional District.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
The efforts Of the Administration

The efforts of the Administration
press to revive the stories Of "Ku-
Klux," massacre negroes" "White
League" Societies, ETC., ETC., are
in vulgar but common parlance,
"too thin" Such "roor-backs'
have had their day. Two years
since 1000 Democrats were arrested
in North Carolina, on Ku Klux
charges. But after the election
the charges were withdrawn, ant
the few who were imprisoned pre-
vious to election were pardoned
or allowed to escape. Anything tc
carry the State was the watchword
and il was successful. We repeat
the efforts of to-day in the same
direction are "good for nix"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

An actor who has learned the
faculty Of listening and carefully
practices it, may be regarded as
the master OF his art. Bagley and
Chandler are good actors. The air
OF absorption with which they lis
ten to each others speeches is per-
feet. 1t impresses people with a
senblance of reality that is next
to nature itself. Not one man out
Of five would detect that each knew
the others speech by heart and
could prompt him at any particular
cue.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Office of State Treasurer in
this State, under the Republican
party, can hardly be a lucrative
one. The assessment made on Mr..
Collier, the present incumbant for
political purposes in securing his
election and that Of his fellow-can-
didates, was one thousand dollars.
As the salary Of the Office is one
thousand dollars il will readily be
seen that Mr.. Collier, il he has paid
his assessment, will have received
at the end Of his term one thousand
dollars for his two years work. 1t
is claimed, however, by some of
those elected on the same tick
ct with Mr.. Collier that he had only
paid half his assessment. This
would leave him a net income for
the two years of fifteen hundred
dollars, or seven hundred and fifty
dollars year.
This would be small pay enough |
or the simple service of taking
.harge of the peoples money; but
vhen the Treasurer is expected
n addition to so dispose of that
money as to benefit ring of polit-
cal friends and office-holders and
o set himself up above the people
those servant he is, the salary be-
ONES absolutely insignificant. The
ian who will do all that deserves
IN times as much as seven hun
red and fifty dollars year; and
the State does not pay him the !
ring" ought to. Indeed, if it I
ere not for the well-known "mor- {
ity" of the Republican party, |
e should almost be tempted to
,lieve that the "ring" in this
ate is fully aware of the obliga- {
On it has incurred.-Eree Press. 7
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Republic, notify periodi-
cal devoted to the interests Of the
Republican party, is paying special
attention 10 Senator Chandler,
though many other Republican
Senators beside the senior one from
Michigan are just now on the
anxious seat. Many Republicans
will wonder at this warmth of the
Republics advocacy of Chambers
and puzzle over the fact that he is
treated so much better than his
fellows. The secret of the Rep,t6-
lies praises is easily found. Its
editorial writer was picked up by
Chandler not long since, and given
a lucrative and comfortable Office.
Chandler patted him on the back,
and now he is patting Chandler.
The Michigan Senator knows how
TO secure workers for himself-he |
gives them places.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

Fifty sensible colored men organ
lied club in New Orleans last
week and passed the following:
"ResolUed, That the carpet-bag-
ger is the curse of the State, and
has caused all the trouble between
us and the white people by alarm
ing us in times past with foolish
and lying tales Of his own inven-
ton, by which he has succeeded in
robbing and plundering both races"
This is the political situation in
Louisiana in a nut shell, although
the colored men might have added
that the carpet-baggers would not
have succeeded in their designs
without the aid of Federal bayo-
nets furnished by Grant.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Grand Rapids Times says:
Governor Bagley is advertised to
speak in several places in this
State. This will offer him an ex-
cellent opportunity for explaining
why the State Land Official who
sold some 1000 acres of the
States most valuable land for s1.25
per acre, during 1872, was never
proceeded against legally. He will
also explain the sale Of 5000 acres
indemnity lands by the State Land
Office for the same sum per acre
and which were not owned by the
State. Two similar cases might
also be explained. He ought to
do this to redeem the truth of the
Lansing platform, which claims fol
the Republican party the glory o.
leading all other parties in "good
works in the investigation o
grievances" Don't, dear Governor
don't let it be said of you as par
ty of old Lucas said of himself
viz: 81 have raised more boys a
ought to go to the penitentiar.
than any other man in old Virginia
! but thanks to the Lord! they
mostly smart enuff to keep out |!
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts is Justly
recorded as the most eminent ju-
rist in the Republican party.
Being invited to deliver a politi-
cal speech in Broome county, New
York, he used the following Ian
guage in his reply to the commit
tee:
eff of the two candidates of the
opposite parties one be honest and
clearly courageous and the other
knavish and uncertain, let no par
ty considerations or distinctions
prevent a concentration Of votes
upon the worthy candidate. The
people of this State are tired OF
the government of rascals without
distinction of party" and now de-
mand honest and incorruptible
men without distinction of party"
And yet Mr.. Evarts was after
ward sent as our counsel to Geneva.
Judge Edward Pierrepont, anoth-
err prominent Republican lawyer,
wrote letter to Republican cam
paign committee:
ain this crisis, no one should be
supported, whatever his politica
affinites may be, whose past record
leaves doubt upon his integrity
No candidate ought to be suffered
in the field by the Republican par
ty whose purity can be even sus'
pected."
What kind OF . chance would
either Of these gentleman stand Ia
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

body who has been fined must have
his fine RENTED, and his money
returned; that all indictments
must be quashed and he is not
certain but suits for false imprison-
ment and damages win lie against
town and city officials who have
been prosecuting people for selling
liquor.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

Governor Bagley claimed in his
little address at Flint great credit
for low taxation in Michigan. Will
Governor Bagley tell why it was
necessary to keep up taxa
tion in this State until the sur
plus in the State Treasury amounts
to more than a million dollars
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

In. trying to make the Maine
Probibitory Law more severe, the
Legislature unintentionally repeal
ed it, and the startling discovery
has Just been made that no Prohib-
itory Law has existed 10 that State
for two years. The Attorney-Gen-
eral says that everybody who is in
jail for the violation Of the liquor
law must be released; that every
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

The Republican Representative
Convention for Mecosta, Oceola
and Lake adjourned without a
choice after III ballots. The can
didates stood eight, eight and one
tenth and nine-tenths, and the nine
tenths chap wouldn't give up.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
AlPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Democratic State Ticket.

Tor Governor.
HENRY CHAMBERLAIN.
Of Bsrrien County
Tor Iieutensnt-fSovernor,
FREDERICK HALL,
Of IouiA County
For Secretary Of State
GEORGE H HOUSE.
Of InghAm County
FOR State Treasurer.
JOSEPH NJ. STERLING:
For Auditor General.
JOHN L. EVANS,
For Commissioner Of state land Of5ce,
CHACENCEY W. GREEN,
For Attorney General.
MARTIN '. MONTGOMERY.
Of Eaton County.
For superinteniAnt Of Public Instruction,
DUANE DOTY,
Of Wayne County.
Tor Meuher o. State BOARD Of Education,
L. W. ANDREWS,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
Representaiive Convention.

The Democrats Representative Convention for
the purpose Of nominating candidate for Repre-
sentative in the Alpena District, consisting Of
the counties Of AlPena, MontDoreney. Aleona.
O>coda. Iosco Ogemsv, Presque Isle and Cheboy-
gan. wiI be held ~ the Court Room. in :he city Of
Alpena, on Friday. October g. 1874. az II o'clock
A. ". Each township and ward vii be entitled
20 one delegate.
By order Of Committee.
A ". COMsTOCR. Chairman.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

their credit of the books on the
State Treasurer; and if their un-
der servant, the State Treasurer,
viii not tell them, their upper ser
want, the Governor, ought TO do so.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30

a Republican convention in Mich
igan, or at the polls of obtaining
Republican votes against the regu-
lar Republican candidates
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

Tor representative in Congress, Eighth District,
GEORGE T. LEWIS,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-30
orrIcr OF THE sHrRrrr OF ALprs. COUNTY.

OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF ALPESA COUNTY,
Alpena, September s, 1874.
To the Electors Of Alpena County:
You are hereby notified that in addition 20 the
foregoing notice by the Secretary Of State, there
are 10 be elected at the same time, the following
officers for the county Of Alpena, TO wit One
Sheriff, one County Clerk, one County Treasurer,
one Register OF Deeds one Prosecuting Attorney,
one County Surveyor, one Circuit Court Commits
sioner, and two CoroneTs.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07

loose articles brought into the es'
Establishment were marked to show
they rere brought In, in liea:ot an
examina ton before leaving. This
was u new phase Of mercantile
honor, and I protestedj asked u
there were no exemptions to this
rule, explaining that ! was men,
Der of the, Y. NJ. z. A. aud pro
duced a ticket on the spot admitting
me to everything, baths included.
In q word, | was mad. Wouldn't
he chalk my boots, scribble a men,
oIandum of release on my shirt
bosom, or kindly attach Il return
ticket to my left cart 1t was, per-
haps, y slight source of consolation,
to learn that the greatest and best
man .conldn't creep through with
even q package Of tracts, without
being branded as q possible thief
but this reflection failed to serve
after the novelty of thought died
away, and it was only u little mat
ter of $50 lbs. avoirdupois in the
others favor, which prevented me
from making an impression VI my
honesty of purpose in one direc-
ton at least. . SNOW.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07
Vote of the Second District.


Besow will beifouud the result Of
the vote for member u Congress n
this district on Tuesday last and al.
% tho stats Of the vote in Septep.
Der. We give Orange county near.
ly complete and the aggregate Of
the other counties so far as is known
up to Thursday noon. 1t will be
seen that the vote Tuesday is light
compared with that IN September;
that the loss Ia about evenly divid.
ed between Poland and Denison,
and that McLane, the regularly
nominated candidate OF the Demo.
Gratis, was almost entirely ignored
by the voters Of the party.
Nov. Sept.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07

George Gillingham, an excel.
lent young man, a resident Of War
ner, was seriously, if not fatally, in
jured on the 3Oth ult. at st. Johns.
bury, vt. lie was engaged in re-
pairing a railroad bridge, and while
attempting to remove a board from
before coming train was caught
by the board and thrown violently
against the bridge, from which he
fell upon the track beneath the
cars and was taken up in an uncon-
scious state, with his right hand and
foot fearfnlly jammed. He is not
10 live. He has a wife
and two children. L40tq 4f. c.y
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07

The LEGISLATURE. The present
session of this body is no exception
to all which have preceded it, in
the fact the greater part Of the bust.
ness done the first three or four
weeks consisted of introducing bill,
which were r eferred to appropriate
committees. Nearly or quite one
half of these bills and resolutions
will fail to become laws. To emu
merate them each week would Occu-
py much space in our paper which
can be better occupied by other mat
ter. 1t would be little satisfaction
to a majority Of our readers to know
that Mr.. A. has introduced bill
for this purpose and Mr.. B. for an
other, and that said bills we're refer
red to such a committee. When
the bills come up for final passage
we shall make . note OF them and
lay them before our readers. There
were no less than 236 bills in the
hands of the various committees up
to Wednesday morning. This inli.
Gates that our Representatives have
been at work, and the result of their
labors will be evident the last two
weeks of the session.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07
INFORMATION WANTED,

INFORMATION WANTED. Will
our grumbling opponents, who pro
TESS to be dissatisfied with every.
thing the Republican party has done
or proposes to do, point to a single
instance in the history of the world
in which any country was develop
ed so rapidly as these United States
have been since the Republican par
ty came into power7 Take the
census of 1870 and compare it with
that of 1860. These two censuses
show that our population increased
over % per cent. during those ten
years; that our manufactures were
doubled in extent, product, and val.
ne; that our agricultural area and
product increased one.third in ex-
tent and quantity; that our mum.
Der of miles of railway were more
than doubled that our workman
were paid higher wages and were
better off than ever before and
that the borrowing power of the
Government, as is shown by actual
transactions, was reduced from IL
per cent. interest paid on loans un-
der Buchanan to 5 per cent. under
Grant.
Now, gentlemen, show us a par
allel to this and we'll vote the
straight Democratic ticket; or, if
you can not do so, then 1nanfully
acknowledge your folly in attempt
ing to belittle the achievements of
the party that has accomplished
these results.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-07
The National Thanksgiving.
PRESIDENT oRAsTfvsscLAsAr'os.

We are reminded by the chang
ing seasons. that 1t IL time to pause
in our daily avOcations and offer
thanks to Almighty God for the
mercies and abundance of the year,
which is drawing to o close. The
blessings of free government c0ntin.
ne to be vouchsafed to us, the earth
has responded to the labor of the
husbandman, the land has been free
from pestilence, internal order is
being maintained, and peace with
other powers has prevailed. 1t is
fitting that Mt stated periods we
should cease from our accustomed
pursuits. and from the turmoil of
our daily lives, and unite in thank.
fitness for the blessings of the past,
and in the cultivation of kindly feel
ing toward each other. Now, there.
fore, recognizing these cousidera-
tons l, Ulysses s. Grant. President
of the United States, do recommend
to all citizens to assemble in their
respective places OF worship GU
THURSDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER NEXT, and express their
thanks for the moroy and favor of
Almighty God, and, laying aside all
political contentious and all secular
occupations, to observe such day
rs a day Of praise. In witness
whereof ] have hcreunto set ny
hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
this the 9th day of October,
1874, and of the independence
of the Uniled States the ninety.
ninth.
(Signed,) U. s. GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH, Sec. of State.