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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-29
"As We Go Marching On"
Foom the New York worl

We have shown in previous ar
ticles how the great political revo-
luton going on in this country has
turned Legislatures topsy-tuivy
and is effecting changes quite as
remarkable in the house of Con-
gress. We have still another IL
lustration in the list Of the Gov
errors Of the thirty-seven States in
the Union. In 1870, only four
years ago, there were but six Dem
ocratic Governors in office. viz. /:
Haight, Of California /; Salisbury,
Of Delaware Stevenson, of Ken
lucky; Bowie, Of Maryland Ran.
dolph, of New Jersey, and Hof.
man, Of New York. Those were
the days when it was sneeringly
said that the Democratic party was
"dead." To-day there are seren.
teen Democratic Governors, mo-
counting Booth, of California, ant
Baxter, Of Arkansas, who may b,
classed among the opponents o
the regular Republican organiza
tion. The Democratic officials ar,
1ngersoll, Of Connecticut Ponder
Of Delaware; Smith, of Georgia
Hendricks, Of Indiana; Leslie, o
Kentucky /; Groome, of Maryland
Woodson. Of Missouri Bradley
Of Nevada; Weston, Of Ne,
Hampshire Barker, Of New Je,
sey; Allen, Of Ohio; Grover, {
Oregon; Brown, OF Tennessee
Coke, of Texas; Kempcr, of VII
ginia, and Taylor, of Wisconsin
In 1870 the list stool six oppos
tion to thirty-one Republicans. i
1874 IT stands nineteen opposition
to seventeen Republicans, excIud
ing Kellogg, Of Louisiana, VIII
was not elected Governor, and VIII
exercises power now only 10y tn
protection Of administration bay
onets.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-29
The Radical Manifesto.

the New York XeruH telegraphs
the outlines Of manifesto about to
he promulgated by Zach Chandler,
chairman of the National Repuh-
lican Committee, and thirty-eight
of his coadjutators, which is in
tended to he the basis upon ::hi'h
the party is to be united, and the
Congressional battle is to lie fought.
II contains the essence of thou
sand campaign speeches. The re-
markahle features are the absence
of all eulogy of, or even reference
to, President Grant, and the adj
mission that upon the currency
question the party is divided. The
transportation question is treated
in the most conservative manner,
which it was deemed wise to do,
since the feeling about railroad reg
ulatiou runs high in Wisconsin and
the West. This manifesto, which
will be sent to all loral Republican
journals in the Union, with a re-
quest to be copied, constitutes the
initiative of the campaign and the
common rallying point. 1t is the
first issued since 1866, when Re-
publicans waged war on President
Johnson and his followers. Among
other vital questions it will deal
with the following:
l. The manrg ment of our for
eign relations under Grant will be
end rsed.
=. The conduct Of tie ku-klux
democracy duiirg the late I'M
p!easantness with the South will be
denounced.
3. The achievements of the last
Congress viii he eulogized.
4. The democracy will he SCALED
for opposition to Internal improve
ments Ivy Congressional aid.
8. The right of locomotion for
all co!ored persons must I've enforc.
ed by appropriate legislation.
6. The currency is in an abnorm
; al condition and mnst lie reformed
and yet we are told that "the re
publican party is not agreed how I,
effect that reform-ncither is tn,
J democratic party"
Z. The address will conclud
with an essay on "cheap transpor
tation," an argument in favor @
: the control Ivy the federal govern
ment Of canals and railroads, an
! an appeal to the people to elect on
; ly Republican Congressman thi
= fall.
1t is a remarkable fact that III
address does not say Kind wor
y Tor the President, and is singularl
> reticent in regard to BOSS" She,
/ herd and the District Ring. TIL
D. rebellion record Of the Democrat
i party is allowed literal space
d the address, bnt as to record OF Il
D ra,liral government Of South Car
! lima, Louisiana aud other 6outhel
o States there is doleful silenc
o The address claims three great
9 bors for the party yet to be pc
= formed, but why these labors ha'
not heen performed in the past,
saith not. 1t is a precious doc
d en..-Er.
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The Boston Jouraal Of Com
mcrce says: ut must be consolins
70 the currency imitation Congress
men of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana
and South Carolina, and compli-
mentary to their intelligence, to
perceive that of the nine banks
which first sent in legal tenders to
redeem their notes AT the Treasury
Department two were from Chicago,
one from Grand Rapids and one
from Lansing, Michigan ; one from
Fort Wayne, Indiana, and one from
Columbia, South Carolina. Two
thirds OF the number-flve from
the West and one from the South
were from the sections represented
by ultra infationists. These banks
do not contemplate giving up their
charters, and are only returning
such surplus capital as they cannot
advan.ageously employ in their
business"
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tably have the old story notwith-
standing. The streams throughout
the western lumber district will,
this year, be clear of logs almost
without exception. This is, there
fore, a favorable time for the move
ment.
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the probability q sending Chandler
back to the Senate, to represent
the people Of this State:
"If the design in the institution
Of the United States Senate was tC
form body Of men each intent OF
seeing that the interests Of the
State he represented should bC
closely looked after and his party
and friends well served, we should
be inclined to fall in with the no.
ton that Mr.. Chandler should have
no successor hut himself in that
body, while the Republican party
Is dominant. But we have no.
ton that the Ser n or of the United
States has higher functions than
those of securing appropriations
for the benefit of the State he rep
REGENTS and offices for the friends
who have helped to elevate him to
the position he holds. That the
whole M ton may prosper, the SEN
ate should tie composed of or lei
by statemcn who regard the whole
nation rs a unit and all the people
as their constituents. The most
enthusiastic of Mr.. Chambers adj
mircrs will not cain that he Is
entitled to enrolment among the
nations statesmen. When Charles
Sumner died there ran sense of
loss and bereavement throughout
the nation. He had risen TO the
p'ans Of the Statesman and was not
alone the representative of Mass
arhusctts. Would the demise of
Mr.. Chandler no regarded n ma
tional loss! We fear not. II is
only necessary to compare Mr..
Chandler with statesman like
Sumner t. discover his trne status.
michigan is becoming a great
State, not only in population and
resources, but in mental,
moral and political culture, and if
here is a man within her horlers
vho fifty represents her advanced
'osition. he should be chosen to
ucceed Mr.. Chandler in the SEN I
te Of the nation. that the duty Of :
he State to the whole country ;
lay I've discharged. In the person {
f Judge Campbell we believe n
'ortby representative Of our new :
circumstances may lie found. A
entleman Of cultivated anil refined {
lstes. lawyer deeply read in 5
institutional lore, a judge who ,
rs already honored the common a
ealth on the Supreme bench. and !
man free from social or political I
ain, with n mind not under the v
fiuences Of the prejudires and t
tterness engendered in the heat O
times Of the war, Judge Camp h
FL is precautionary the man to {
,present the Michigan of to-day /: j
nd in electing him the State may {
Irnish the nation with statesman. r
ave have no desire to disparage i
r.. Chandler. He has done well v
Y the State and the State has re- t
arded him. He has no claim for y
lrther honors. Az we'll may n
resident claim n third and fonrth
,rm tecause he has been faithful 6
! a Senator. The times have !
banged; the State has advanced |
nd the duty Of the State to the {
alton is the selection Of a states I
ian; the duty of the State to it |
Elf is the election of man free
ON the suspicion of social and ,
olitical stain, to represent the :
ne new order of things" 4,
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General Butler was in Washing

General Butler was in Washing
ton Wednesday, and, the New
York Times Washington cores
pendent says, was quite free in en-
pressing himself on Massachusetts,
politics. The correspondent says
he predicts that there will be q
Democratic Governor and three
Democratic Congressman in that
State 1t must be admitted that
the General is pretty well posted
concerning Massachusetts politics,
and that he is not apt to lie very
wild in his predictions. Indeed,
his belief of what the result will
be in the State is shared in 10y
many shrewd observers. When
such a paper as the Boston Adcer-
tiser declares that "the party needs
the discipline Of defeat" it is evi.
dent that the rule Of the part,
in the old Bay State, and the cours,
Of the national administration ani
Of Congress, have not been by any
means satisfactory, and that
the dissatisfaction will fad expires.
sion at the polls.
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trouble is, that nobody outside vii
believe there can possibly be al
end of the lumber on tho Saginaw
river, whether any more logs arr
cut or not.
We have recited the above fact
as preface to the remark, that
proper organization would change
the unfavorable aspect of this mat
ter at once. The bare fact that
there was an organization having
for its object the limitation of the
log cut to the amount which can I've
profitably run, sawed and market
ed each year. would bring about
snch a desirable result Immediately.
Heretofore, as every body knows,
it has been for the most part mere
guess-work in getting at the sup
ply; the best-informed operators
differed in their figures, and the
result has been that nobody outside
would believe in n shortage, even
when it was plainly apparent to
lumbermen here, AMI all were
agreed upon the fact, though dilfer-
ing as to the extent Of the deiicien-
cy. With the matter under the
control OF an association, by
means of which operators might
know what to expect of the supply
the coming season, there would he
no doubt. Eastern dealers would
understand that the business was
no longer running wild, and when
a shortage occurred Ivy reason Of
had spring for running, the man.
ufacturer here would get the hene-
cit in stitieniug prices on what was
This is one of the advantages
that would come from organization.
woull hc the prevention
Of many prolitless operations such
MS all lnmbrrincn can readily call
10 mind. In the rush for logs in
former years, when every man was
Tor himself, and "the devil take
he hindmost," it has not unfre-
luently happened that small
treams have been crowded with |
IN amount of logs on the banking
grounds that could not Ivy any
come ont in one running
season. be it ever so favorable.
Logs have been held even two or
wen three seasons, keeping con-
iderable investment idle. Then,
rhen they at last got to the mills,
nd went through them and were
'iled on the docks, the operator
as found that, when all things
'ere figured up, he could not sell I
hat lumber at $3.50 and $1,000, |
r even at 5000 and $1,000, and
ave anything left to show for pro-
ia. Had the trees been left stand
ng during the two or three seasons
in getting the logs to the
nils, the use Of the money that lay
lie in them would have been
,orth far more than any profit
here has been in numbering this
ear at least.
We have noticed at different
lines the movements already inau-
elsewhere to limit the sup
''y Of logs. Now there is a SINH
NJ movement on foot among the
lnmbprmen. 1t ought to
'erome general throughout the
districts of the country.
We hope to see the matter acted
lpon without delay, so that next
eason we shall not hear the usual
ry of an over stock of logs, wheth-
II there is half n stock or not, to
lepress the market. There is little
LANCER of too extended operation
\ the woods the coming winter.
Judging from present prospects
,ut if the business goes on at loose
.nds ne beretofore We shall ineyi-
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-29
where u Goes.

The total appropriations Ivy tho
last Congress for running the gov
eminent wagon during the current
ascal year. amounts TO eis4,7s5.-
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20
TWO SMALL PLACES FOR
- r. r.

Situated in 'ho small village Of West Cornwall,
Vt, upon the height Of land which commands 4
beautiiu! yirw at tnc mountain ranges upon the
east and west; six miles from Mldlebury. forty
rods from post Office and two churches, (Baptist
and MetnodisD, same distance TO store; have dali
ly ma aud stages To and from Middlebury. One
oi said places contains two aores Of land, good
house, aid all necessary cut-buildngs, plenty Vi
fruit, 90 apple trees in bearing condition
The other contains about acres, with plenty
Of fruit, and buildings in good repair These
places will be sud lower thun any other two
places III the state well situated, the owner hav-
ing moved to Minnesota aud having no further
use tor them. Those having in conteup lation the
purchase q. .uoh places will find it to their adj
vantage t. look these placea over at orce and sec
the beauties which nature inparts in her season
u adjoining, rather than wait until March, the
most tesoiate season, and then start upon then
pilgrimage If home hunting. These places. one
or both, are well adapted t. the wants Of those
who have mixed with the busy cares Of life un il
now they fud that toll must cease and retirement
takc place of business and activity.
Good society. pleasant location, and that old
cry, cheap asc some Of the principle induce
mcnts which arD able &C. offer | shall be happy
TO show these placos 20 all wishing to purchase.
II. L. TAYLOR.
2O;U West Cornwall Vt.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

saw an inquiry in the paper few
weeks ego, soliciting information in re,
gard TO orchard" grass. Few are will.
ing to acknowledge failures in any new
experiment, while many are always ready
to publish their success. Believing that
knowledge obtained through want Of sue.
cess Is sometimes valuable, | will detail
my experience with orchard grass. Wish
ing to cultivate the grass if profitable,
wrote to Mr.. Cheeyer in the spring of
1872 making some inquiries The an.
swcrs were candid and so conclusive that
procured TWO bushels of seed at an OK.
pense Of IS, aud seeded one acre of land,
the last days Of April, 1872, three.
iourths OF which was a dry yellow loam,
planted tho year before to potatoes on
greensward with good coat Of manure
turned under with the grass about six
inches deep, product. = very heavy
yield, aud 10 the spring u !s72 plowed
deep enough to turn up Tie ,aA and ma
nure that was not decompt.cl The -oil
was well pulverized, and alpca,ed ri,u
enough for any crop. | al,o put about
six pounds Alsike clover with tho sc,l
Tho balance of the Feed was PAT upon q
piece Of mucky land with a good dress
ing Of stable manure plowed in whcr
had raised western Tor fodder corn the
previous season. | cut part of the first
piece July 10th, as soon 4. thought il
suitable; the balance remained standing
nearly two weeks, on account of the
rainy weather, and appeared rather dry
| should estimate the crop at about one
ton On the piece. The second crop Of
about two-thirds as much was cut thC
second week in September. The muck J
piece cut, at the same time about one
fourth more grass
Sheep refuse to cat the bay Will,
cattle relish it and ate all | gave then
except what was over ripe, which they
refused for other hay.
The present season the grass started
we'll ] cut it when in bloom, the last o
June or first Of July-about one ton ic
the ac.e. The second crop remains OIL
the ground, there not being more thar
half a ton to the acre. The grass on tn,
moist land this season is much the best
The indications are that the land will re
quire re'seeding at an early day.
Now lest some may say that the lane
was not in suitable condition for the seed
will give the result Of other crops il
slme field, the soil precisely alike, ant
treated alike to the day Of seeding, anc
sown with German" barley, "Berlie'
oats, and Champion of England" peas
with liberal sprinkling Of herdsgras
and western clover heavy growth 0
0sss lodging very badly the best croI
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

AN AFRICAN WITNEss-Henry Van
Meter, who recently deceased in Bangor,
at the age Of one hundred and ten years,
was an African gem that was not born to
blush unseen. He was genuine ebony
waif from Old Nirginy, who drifted down
East more than half a century ago. He
was thoroughly charged with the inspira.
ton of the Voudou, and could give odds
to the Magdalene in the number and va
riety of capricious spirits that possessed
him. Van was summoned to court one
day as witness, and knowing his pecu.
liarties, the counsel on either side bad
gered him with the most 2reposterous
questions, until he became SO entangled
that his answers we're as wild as the pass
es of blinded pugilist. Noticing the
distress of the obfuscated witness, the
kindly Judge Hathaway hushed the law
yers, and put simple question to him
with the view of bringing him back to the
starting.point. This third assault was too
much for the overmatched seer, and he
broke out, "Now look a-heah, you ole
gray-naired gemman up on de bench dar,
dou't you interfere wild dis bushes at all;
rs JUS as mnch as | can do to take care
OBJ desc two fellers down heah !"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20
VERMONT CENTRAL AND RUT.
LAND RAtLRO ADS
WINTER ARIANGEMENr.

On and after Monday, Dec s, 1918 trains viii
run ~ follows. (cundays eAccptcd).
GOiNG SCUM ASH EAsL
Leave Miiulchufy ut 9.12 lnd l.i0 -. a.. .. 10
anu 400 -. IN.
MALL LoiVos 0gdonshurgh ut 20 p .r.. It
Albahs at go q. ~, burlington At $40 ID. M.
Port Henry 20 II. in., Rutland i2.lO D.. IN. Bel
lows FAILS $50 =. IA, arriving ut New l0ndon Mt
J.3O p. IA connecting viii steamer for Now York.
NEW YORK EMPRESS --LoaYcs St Adams at
$50 IN, burlington 1905 COL, arriving ia Rut-
land at 1880 m,
N.GHr EArhEss.-l,u,. osdcn.lu,.h at
200 IA, Montreal 20 pr. st. Alba. 40 4
m, Huntington $40 ~, "a land y 80 u ~,
bellows Fans 3 p 70 IN, r'in; in New london
at II 1874 IN.
MINED TLAIN.-Lcav, urlin- ton At 200
m, auiyihg ia Rutland mt $50 IN. Leaves
hutlnnd at $40 % 10. Bellows Fall c.3j n IA.
(aecommodntion troin) arriving 10 NV London
MIXED TRAIN.-Lcovc Eutuai at .. 40 p
m for Lellows ! nils ma biattlolofo.
GyiN1 NuRiH.
Love Middlebury at 5.ij and at u, and
J.aO aud o. - "a.
MAIL Leaves New London at ~. SPRING
field $40 IN. Boston i.3O III, Bellows Fan. at
II 90 N, Rutland l.3O IN, Tor Port Henry Bur
linston, st. Adams, Montreal and Ogdensburgh.
EAPRE>S.-Lcavos Rutland at sos % IN, ar
irving at Port Henry at 500 u, and -. Adams
at 30 . M.
NIGHT EXPRESS Leave. New London 2.45
N, Springfield at $40 IN, connecting with
train leaving New York at 800 p m, Bellows
Falls II 20 p IN, c5unecling with train lowing
Boston at 30 IN, Rutland l.43 IN. for Bur
iington, 1t. Albans, Montreal, Ogdcnsburgh and
the West.
MIXED TRAIN. -Lcsvco Rutland at $40 q
N, for Burlington, st. Adams, st. Johns and
Malone, ny.
MIXED ZIP AfN IL o 4 N
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

Hundreds OF cases OF similar nature cured
within the last year. suuL> aud lotions are only
temporary rcl.,i. The CONSTITUTIONAL CA
rAitEH REMEDY strikes az the roo,, builds ur
the CONSTITUTE, n, makes it new, aud drives away
.atarrh and all diseases Of tho mucous membranes
lnd their attendant pains and aches, pertaining
10 head back, shoulders, kidneys, aud throat.
Price 81 per bottle. sold by all druggists A
pamphlet OF 81 pages, giving Treatise on Ca
tarrh, aud continuing iunumeiablo cases Of . res
sent free, by addressing the Propriotors,
LlTlLEflELD & co,
Suns Manchester, y II.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20
For Female Complaints, IN
IlpIUN uIItut y sUVlI PuIVVVVIUlS'
Cleanse the Initiated Blood

ever you find its impurities bursting Il
the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or
cleanse it when you find il obstruct'
Glnggish in the veins; cleanse it whe
foul; your feelings will tell you when.
the blood pure, and the health Of the
will follow.
Il. II. MCDONALD ~ co.,
Druggists and Gen. A CTS, San Francisco, Cs.
nd cor of Washington Lnd Charlton Sts,
- by all Drugg md Deal
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20
V the body AGAINST oil
Scr0fnla, or Kings Evil.

SWcIIlnEs. UICer5, ErrslpcIaS, SWelIr1
Goitre, Scrofulous lnHImnaiionS. j
lnhammaliOns. Mercuriul Affection
Sores, Eyuptious Of the skin, Sore EyI
In these. rs in all other constitution
eases, WAlKER's NNEGAR BITTER:
shown their great curative powers
mn.t Ohstinnte nnl mractahln anses.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20
For Skin Diseases. Eguptlona

Ter, Salt-Rheum, BIOlches, SVOts, III
Pustules, Boiia, Carhuncle>, Ring-Y
Scald.head Sore Eyes, EryNipelas.
Scurfs, Di,colorationS of the Skin, II
and Diseases Of the Skin Of whatever
or nature, are literally dug up and
out Of the system in Il short time by
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

1t is satisfying to be informed that it is
now well known which peak OF the Ser.
ras is Mount Whitney. Recently, too
we have accounts Of the ascending OF the
peak by two or three different parties,
who went with the best barometric and
other instruments by which to ascertain
the true height Of the mountain. The as
ccrtained altitude is II 800 feet, wanting
small fraction, 1t is therefore the
highest peak in our country, and proba.
bly, the highest in North Americana
other measured peak being higher than
14,500O feet The top of this peak is
nearly level, of granite rock, with an area
of about one and half acres, free Of
snow this year. This is what Carl Rabe
says Of the view The view from here
is grand indeed, aud embraces many a
peak at a distance o. $50 miles or more
TO the southeast, the san Bernardino
range was distinctly seen. Scattered
here and there in the bottoms of the gran
lite basins and amphitheatres which sur.
round the base Of the mountain, are some
dozen or more little lakes, filled with wa.
ter Of most chrystalinc Transparency and
beauty. Creeping out to the eastern edge,
and taking one last look over the lip OF
the terrible precipicc which fell from be-
meath US with almost vertical walls for
thousands of feet below, and whose dizzy
grandeur makes nc shudder yet, We slow.
ly turned and babe farewell to this sub.
lime and unqucs,ioned monarch Of the
Sicrras. "-Pacifc.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

MORE CHARGES Against GEN. Howard,
"A letter Was received in Washington
recently, from gentleman now a
resident Of Baltimore, but formerly a
ERIK in the employ Of the Frcedmen's
Bureau, under Gen. Howard. The wri-
ter of the letter says it was his duty while
in the employ Of the bureau to examine
the vouchers for each aud every month,
and also to make out the pay.rolls. He
AYERS thai horses aud carriages for the pri.
vate use Of Gen. Howard and the mem
bers of his staff, and the summer vacation
to favorite clerks, including their travel
ling expenses, were provided and paid
for with money belonging to the Govern.
ment that the wife Of Capt iIaden, a
member of Towards staff, was borne on
the pay.rolls under her maiden name ;
that Towards coachman was borne on
the pay-rolls, Us was also the wife Of one
Capt. Gerard, while she had no appoint.
ment and did no duty whatever In
conclusion, ne states that there are many
other Irregularities which ought to be
made public, and volunteers to give his
testimony before u committee at any
time.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-20

No Il Manchester Corporation.
Manchester y II, January y, 1872.
The above LAZY is my inothor. | am painter
by trade, and avn a member OF the City Council Of
Manchester. Every word that nay mother states
is true, JACOB J. ABBOTT.