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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-10
LONDONDERRY.

A musical convention just closed At
'hi. place, conducted by Messrs Barker
n Tanner, has proved decided success.
rhey came among us partial strangers,
vet what we knew 1T them gave us
assurances ol something good, but the
result Is decidedly grand We had new
- anticipated h airing a choir of singer.
composed o. cilizrus Of lhi, town render
mu-ic ia the beau 5, harmony aud clear.
ness OF expression as we did last eve.
ulrg, al their closing concert. This j.
The result of short and comparatively
inexpensive school They came a.
strangers they leave as very agreeable
tcqnaiuIances. Aud we are happ, to
know That our Peru friends are TO cri y
The same benefit, and pleasures. com,
mcncing Monday, the 7Dh, aud closing
win concert on Friday evening, the
II h Just.
BY rrquest we publish the following
,c,li moniaIs:
To whom il may concern. This is to
certify that we the undersigned com.
mittec aud ciriz'us OF Londonderry hav.
tns attended Que Of Messrs. Barker &
rannrr conventions, feel it to be our
tiny TO testify our appreciation Of their
Hirls to instruct their class We think
they are fully competent to instruct and
direct class or convention, and we do
certify that the class here has improved
puo hundred per ceut, under their in-
-rrucliou. Aud we would cheerralN
recommend them to any community who
are ia favor Of improving in their mu-i-
cal study:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-10

Tie aai.eui8u of The new ". 4.
church which wa. postponed ou accsBHf
nt lbs .tHmy aea'aar, viii take nlacs ou
>slufaaf Use l-su. ssHupa bt Rev Mr.
lFa. 90 iaburH, l 10 o'c.aek. Services
ia fIse evening
Tie eaHeeft given lu hast Nassau,
y s.. by ibs . D., sabbath school was
d decided sueees- Tlae school will be-
vtasea faf tHr winter.
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WI. ASA excessive 'aFiHeF' lta'
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'.'' "H'.''e'' '' secure 'Hf m'-'
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t's A#"'pelIer Hairhmaa announce.
'"a' Aiirg ihe HF.t ai JauHay ia. hos
N''' ".., '@'1 ''@ a2''eaa"'"' depart
'"' 'N"4'i 'h't A'' "t.i''5
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"''''''''s'.
Young man hvihg near 81. johns
oaFE' "t' received from q youug lady
Tue g'I OF 40 elaborate peu,wlpcr, IL
wearing 81 IT hrck'iet evidently his,
understanding lts use.
a \. d"r'aald, ln s. libel writ, de-
w anus SiV 7j3 oi tiF Caiedomau maH
Tor Alng that he furnished the rum
when made that big SATURDAY. Uiauf
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NEWs ITssrs,

EeFen persons are reported TO have
been bufied 90 the suow on tbe Great 81.
Bernard Mountain, 10 Dbe Alps.
The rev horse disease called apiuk
eye" B.. eau-iHg muca Inconvenience %
New Haven: y oug q us hor.s- used by
&c falrbayru sui We,i,ie raJioad
we've mfr FIR dze % MONDAY. The
disease u.oAlIy laas three o. four recks.
n dal secured sspdas near .h4ner..
70 belUetn liaiiau miner. ana ciitsus.
~ ~Liel, E,ur lihiians aero allied sad
several wounded
lbe South Carolina Legislature met on
tht -flb ult. and Congressman Ef.ut wa.
elected Speaker o. lbe H8a-s.
A y.olem storm prevailed an lae east
eaas1 rs Scotland Sunday Mas easua5.
t.as, waa heavy Iass vi f.fa afa rspstt-
eI
Tie Crew 1t ihe cutter IapwIHg from
Aew Catalonia, wsie mssssefed Is sava.
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E Aats. nf Faafr. paas 1a.
msate as sasE. eaf area fs tasH sod
taa5 aiars u7s lssH aHsI BE- ass So
tsg abH
-. G. B.se4mrr Haa .serF hrrr
ffsas rrea .n aaa Hmef Tae rsssa
sa gea aa Gsa 8a oaf a8eertaIas
eaHas
"A suI Fra|n agcf lha Harem Er
fea.a yesterday was raH fresa t.4sgaaa
ta HeaaIaa.aa at.I lasrA fr Use parIu.e
af feaas fhe HH8.e Hafsm er
at.a." maaassr,Haef 20 see asr fens ta
ArHsgaaH. gHa ra8n esa.8. ttd af f.ar
rsssraze esrs bsaessa asf sa8 tle ma-
8eeFs hse fort.ug iaa draaaaf, uf power
ue.art f drsa.a4 tha tusa. Tbr
saHe asHs a6.f aaeruafl. br rerafasI Go
AH#aefan. fhe uf#Imrf uarNs ra placed
aa1 f.e fl.rH ta @pr1rst, aH aHaca uH#
'rfgsa s.a grHurat fmruaHausu uT lbe
uew aEar. Tbe fts 4s watched wfla
great ausletE by ute railroad mr8 of fla
e.umfg and 10 suraa..fuI win make q
res Hauau la ear Hulaaue. Annoy the
prrsas5. au Ete ffaln $50 tmtieed .uu#rfo-
mnleuls &aac aa8 Bameif. q. ".
AIHlmnfe 80 tb.eagu, ihe paiputee at
( ibr esta sac. sud wife ". " WILCOX
ud Aan8a, &c., master ear builder of the
Ch1etgo, Darlington sod QHucy rail-
read. Geo. " Richardson of Troy, y
/ g, psfeHiee Of the Rschar isou vty,.:
S. q Snow. MASTER mechanic uf ,bc
Pullman ear euur auy; Jonas :. lIrartt
of Tn5Y. n y. nf The drn Of J. :
Heart a. Co.. ctr wheel buitaer-: F.
Churh al Troy, y J master uc, tauir
"t ths Troy aud Boston railroad. vs.
~augaud of Hartford. Ca. master ue.
claHGg af ibe Conn. Western railroad:
z. u Morris of Philadelphia. Penn. Of
fbo MitIuure caT wheel axic maunlar
lHriHg company; Cnmmoud Kenuey OF
New York, bunker. and J. A. Fowler of
New dorsey; y. l.. Davis of Rutland.
mssfrr mechanic oi lhe Ratlaud division
uf 'be Central vermont: NJ. a. Bourn.
general freight agcnt Of the Harlem OK
tension: J Il Randall Of Ruthud; O.
ai,d \ . Cau6rId of the Arlington ca,
meHHae'uf9 G Kendall. Chas. Can.
deId, 4 E laraet. g q lIHskiu. aud
CUarlra Tamb., of Ariogtun. aud rep.
"rrseulattyes ui the Gtobe and HaYah
"A. wa have before minated the
ia lit popular Wal drau,, 'I'a>l ct lIon.
ar," will be produced at Music Han. IL
rI- place, Muudar, Tuesday aud Wed.
He.ilay evenings of next week. We can
pruml.e those wnu attend rpre treat.
aud 90 viii be, without doubt, the best
performance ever Ia Manchester. The
drama Is one Of thrilling interest and the
pr.Heips character viii be taken by Mr
". II PIuoHg, d popular actor, aud one
who always plva-es. The tableaux und
everything connected with toe play viii
he ol the very best aud here is nothing
iH the performance that can be objected
lu la tue least b, the most lasiidjuus
skiuuer Poet, which produces the cutcr- /
faiumrui, has decided 10 devute tie en-. /
tire proceed, OF Ghr three evenings, after
paying ihe nee, ssary expenses, to the .
tuu1 ter a} ing marble sidewalk from
This village lo Factory poiut. Mr.. Orvl. I
has kindly offered the Hall for lh. pur.
pu-e and IL r. the puFpusr Of all coHupfl- I
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-10

Mr. EdaoF: / wish to say through
The cotumus ot eur paper that the Fem
a Wiley enterprise is the proposed name
to- be- given the new lIall which ha. beeu
rrrei'd aud speedily pushed to camplc.
Iion ia this town, through the eurrg,
aud perseverance OF The Mes.rs. Fcun &
Wiley, aud il is bat justly due them that
e. br 80 called. The location is one Of
very great attraction 10 the parGp, In
promoting ittir own interests and the
interests ct tie north part of the town
generally. X.
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Al soria aud kind. abont forty varieties, rang.
ing ln
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Local Intelligence.


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n :: !: i. !. :. +: ): :: i.
r INV Thie IL strong anguasv, hat So,
- '-- true. Il has produced mrie cnre-
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%. lu.acr bas for somsime heeu
agent for Ea,y d Coz. celebrated Of
gtus Wa nuflra rHe arrival of three
worry 0ne .a-trumeut. 81 t,. plsoe Of ba..
.Hes. gaI. week.
-Albeg Bayaan laf al. ,esrs ,up.
a.s of patk bf hsvlng 50 ,talen honi De-.
es.ar. This 8, rather lsai. mtd it e..
hEh llma that lAa rerresrasor. of each
aas were desft elgh ia the extent Of tb.
hw.
Several of uHr }oHag fo#A. have
t4ssnliH5 departure for BBrr aud Bar.
taa Seminary MAJ la.y have pheasant
term.
Tile faa-hsti.e haary Doe. uu
s-em 30 sagf lfaa asa. tmg. b8ssna
'feu flg tuashst ol inca elaplosti and
taa aamaud ser asa las..
The Caas gatl0oal society l.e.d aa
ar.tsr copper aE tl.e fesIagHre Of Cars
Measr Tae-daa e,ealtg. Dre. Iei. mr
ale psFPasa 80 raising tanI, Cor pulgtas-
ms Hew .amtiaer isr fae church.
Ashaaga 81 sasa sGHmt rlaaa d guralt,
taaH aefe fFv.ens auI a ha1 is On.
fHe
80 nfesea l-falaa. -rem 30 5- thz
ma.i -aaaIs IntlHae 8aal FARMERS raa
bare. Bugsr' are pieaiy AID ready 10
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-10
THE NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPER
AND FAMILY JOURNAL
VHE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN,

Published Daily aud Weekly BY
SAMUEL BOWLES ~ COMPANY
spRINouFLD, Mass
, 1874-07-14

should be remembered. that cnoh rdombor OF
Congress who Ia loyal to tho Administration
appoints md roraovos Nil tho postnastors in bis
distriotl and, whom tho editors Of tho country
press aro also tho postmastorst tho nombor ID
most commonly nblo 10 control tito looal ma
chlnory OF htB party.
Mr.. John A. Kasaon, one Of tho mombors OF
Congress- from Iowa, somehow failed to control
tho appointments in llis district, aud tho Post
mastera took the buslnosB in hand Of having
sosno other peraon nominated. Mr.! Kasson
wrote homo TINT ho was not candidate for TO-
election, and tho Postmastors, Including tho
editor Of tho Dos bloinos Register. woro pitching
about for Bomo one clao. While thus on
gagged, hfr. KaaBon returned to Iowa, and all Of
sudden tho pooplo turned on tho Fodoral Office.
holders In way thoy dosplso. Throo counties,
including Polk County, Of which Des Notnes is
tho contro, have appointed delegates plodgol to
voso for Kasson'a denomination. Tho DoH
MoneB Postmaster fs grlovcd. II iH only fow
daya ainco his ourronoy notions woro pronounced
tainted by tho Republican State Convention.
And now to have Knsaon crammcl down Ills
throat Ia drop too mitch.
, 1874-07-14

own as supplement-. ? Mr. MnHon shoHGa that
no fault can ba found with, bis plan on tho
ground that 1t would provont proper local repro.
aentatlon. Or TINT under II thero would be moro
fraudulent retnrns than ut proaont, or that tho
process of recording thd yotes Of tho, House
would DO 40 slow aH to rotarl busnosa
Its advantages are TINT oyory votdscn 'at tho
pol!a wonld bo represented hi tho taklur OF tho
ayes and noea III tlo popular assembly, tlint,
siteo tt elvoa ovary yoto tho uoght which is Its
duo, It wonld bring to tho polls many who now
abhont themselves from them, TINT III would
involve no awooping changes In electoral dis
triotB or modes Of election; that tho ignorant
Votor might continue to vote as ho had boon
used to, since all tho mechanism Of tito now
method comes into play only utter tho election
that 1t would nllow vacancies by dcath Tor resig-
nation to bo fll1od at onco, and WITHOUT lowing
tho minority In tho partioular dHtrict without
representation, and finally, that 1t would put a
atop to "gorrymnndoring," sinooa vote
wheroyer cast would count. It is also claimed
That 1t would groat1y diminish the effect Of fraud
,Alr. Masonic article ia valuable contribution
to an important branch Of political aoionoo;
, 1874-07-14
THE ACADEMY or Alup1c.


1t VAS daring yonturo on Mr. Garainer's mart
to insist upon the Vokos party roopening for one
weo!s ut Ills thcatro utter tho disastrous oxport-
1aeqnts OF tho past few woekH, when tho rocoIpts
ut the house wero barely sufllolout to
pay expenses during his absence in tho
country. OF course tho Yoheaoa woro plnyiuo
to crowded houses with the Thermometer al tho
!EhoHt, but oven tho ArtistH scarcely dared to
hoEo for such q reception AZ tLoy woro given
lust evening. Tho lowor part OF ttlo louao VIVA
completely tlllcd, and tho upper portion mora
than half occupied. It oily proved tint
what Chicago poopo want to 500 thoy viii
Aeo, whatever DO tho condition undor
which thoy gratify themselves. il thoy were
only as courageous in toHtihg for thonisolyna
what thoY wanted to aoo, fower deserving INITIAL.
would loavo the city disappointed mud deiootcd
The bill for tic evening was the bout that ia
Academy has had Tor a long tiuo. Tho two.not
comedy, "Nayal Engagements, " was playotl ilrat
and though not a. artiatlcaily rontiorod az =
aoyoroly critical nudtonco might hnvn
aoairod, ant}acot to koop tic su]ia"ro ,ro
amused. "Fun in Fog" tho Vo,s"a'
apooiaity. vas tho eyont Of tho oYe,linn. II +.
tho most enjoyable OF all tic piocos In fl,or
roportory,--contalns loas Of tho farolcal oia.
mont, aud more OF tho gonuiuo hu,nor NJ
comedy, While tho otAor piocos ratl,er nxh,Jt *
the 4adies to tho greatoat advantage. fhts @ivos
nrod Yokea all tho aoopo he.wanta, and Ile uscs
ulo opportunity Tor sono clever little bta Of 10.
Ultimate acllnS' OF course thero ID plouty Of
butlenq4o and plenty Of roaring fu,, oyoty-
body III lelightod aud comparatively oool. FL.
, 1874-07-14

The Detroit, Eansing l. Lakc Michigan Railroad
Company havo just comm eucod arrangements
which go into oifoct OH Monday, aud which one,,
up a1 entirely now and desirable route for tho
b''ainesh aud traycl of Dotroit. This route tal.os
In Maoklnaw and Marquette md pnro., them
many l'onra nearer Detroit than hey havc over
loon bofose. This routo s tho shortest untl most
ayailabla for reaching Encanlha aud Marquette.
=, Tho anilal mootinG Ut tho Stockholders OF
tho saginaw Valloy. i St. Louis liairoal was
It,,l. 1Ga r. SAGINAW City Friday At ~ =: IN. Tic
2. II. Jerome; A. ". Wright, Newell Barnard.
ucorge +; Williams, AMMAN Rust, George Jo-
rono, !: II. Eastman, Tin Jetoi1o, j. l.. Eyans,
I,s Jamos iay, Donton Ilanclott, j. L. s.aw, aud
Tho oarnnga Of tho Illinois Central Ilaroati
ior Juno were: 1874, a075, ,723, 1878. 9743, 200;
doereaso, e03, STA, Or SO l'ur cant
NEW YonK, July ia noetinS Of tho first
anu Hecolll mortgage bonalsollers Of tho Iowp
Central Railroad WIS held to-day. Tho Com
ml.too appointed Oh the 9Th inst furnished d 10
port. which wns to tho ofroot That the road wa,
In helploss state Of insolvency, and TINT til,
sooner lta affairs wero wountl up tllo better.
TurocloAuro was recommended OH tlo best no,
dunn for accomplishing this purpoao.
, 1874-07-14

An'atten,pt to ansassinate Prince bismarck
Tas maao yeatcrdny by du1l-wittcl fellow, who
missed his aim and WAS taltnn into cuBtody.
assassn has boon often soon Of late holding
conversation with priest. Nobody ought
to believe on suoh. evidence that tho
carpenter Of Kiascngon WAS tho inatrumont OF
Papist conspiracy. The truth moro likely is TINT
he was inspired by religious zeal on his own re-
CONT, and undertook to rid Germany Of tho
great oncn,y Of his Church without once ref1oct-
Ing how torrb1y that Church would be made to
pay for the SUCCESS OF his plan.
, 1874-07-14

The memberH Of the Bar Of Pulasli County, in
this State, hayo signed 4 letter requesting h1r.
G. L. Fombello, the judge OF tho County Court,
to resign. There Is no imputation upon his hon.
esty, Or his doairo to do Justice, or his personal
character. The objection urgod Ia Ills inqou,po-
tenoy. Tho Judge has taken no official notice
OF thia extraordinary request, but, i'll lcttor to
a friend, he says ho doeh not think it proper in
him to become luis own champion In question
whloh concorns hiH montal qualifications. Ho
does not intond rosigniug, aud assares Ills
friends that ho will pl.ow tho "capaoity of pro-
toeslng himself from otficial or personal insult
when tho proper occasion presents itsclf,"
, 1874-07-14
INDIANA POLITICS.

l. Aftor tho two Conventions held at indianapolis
last month (tho Farmers and tho Republican,
Ind adopted resolutions in favor Of currency
imitation, tho former oyen favorlng the payment
of tile $40 bonds in groenbaoks, no Expressed
tho hope that sorno party In that State would
tako tho opposite ground and doclaro oponly fot
apooie payments. Tho Democratic stato Com
vontion moots at indianapolis tomorrow and
tho opportunity Ia ofrorod to that body to occupy
tho field OF honost currency and honest dealing
with tho public creditors. It is porhapH too
much to o1poot that they will soizo tho chance,
but il they possesa ordinary sagacity thoy
| will place themselves In the novel
and unwontod attitude Of being tho
| only party in tho State In favor of
hu llonost paymont of tho ontira national debt.
Tho groonbanks themselves arc portion Of tho
national dabt, and tho 5-ao bonds nro another
portion. Tho Republican Convention OF Indiana
wag oppoa cd to paying the former, and tho Farm
ers' Convention was opposed to paying either,
oxccps as ono debt may. bo paid with another.
Lot US roo now whethor thoro fs any party in
Indiana that daros stand up to tho rack and re-
soive to pay both kinds Of dobt and oil kinds in
tho only sort Of money that Government can
pay any dobt in. II tho Democrats Of Indiana
do this, they will bo entitled to tho yoses Of
oil tho friends and advocates Of o sound cur
roncy in tho State, and Of aii who sustained tho
Presidents voto Of tho imitation bill.
Eyon II thoir ticket should bo beaton, It would
still DO most desirable that thoy should take this
position. It would be desirable not moroly bo-
canso It fs necessary TINT Indiana should hayo d
party In favor Of honest money, but bocauBo,
tho other partics having monopolized tho infa-
tion issue in its longth and broadth, thoro is no
room tlloro for any third party. There Is no
moro grazing in that gooao-pasturo. Tho
Democrats, upon principles Of common
prudence, must 60 somewhere olso to foed. But
1t is not likely that they will loso tho election on
this Issue. Tho State is very evenly divided Ut
all times and tho Gorman vote is pretty suro to
go against the Republicans this fall. And whilo
we should not o1pcct many hard-money Rcpub-
1icans to vote tho Democratic ticket, thoro aro
thousands Of thom in the state who will absent
themselves from tho polls rathor than cast bill
lot for imitation,
, 1874-07-14

Another rotten dam In Massachusetts gavo
way yesterday. No lives were lost, thanks to o
llnppy chanco but much property was de-
etroyol, railroad bridges woro swept away, and
travol will bo interrupted for several
days. We suggest to tue people, Of
Massachusetts tint they direct an immo-
diata scrutiny OF tho dams which. arc still
In activo use, leaving IN investigation into tho
Eliddlo1eld caso to bo made at leisure. This Is
not time to DO crying over split milk. Thore
in atill too much to be done by prompt and dooi-
RiYa action.
, 1874-07-14
4 NEWLY-DIsC0VERED NATION.

Tho campaign Of Gen. Crook against The
Apanhoa, last year, opened to research tract ol
land, 200 miles square, which ts rich in relics oi
our oountry's unknown paat. 1t contains q
chain OF nncient cities IN ruins and cotorio ol
ancient towns still inhabited by 1ace which
holds itself aloof from Indian aud Mexican and
American, prldea itself on ita descent from tho
ancient Inhabitants Of tho country, mud
maintains n religion and government,
both OF which aro peculiar to itsolf.
We arc indebted to Capt. ". @. Mannlng Of tho
regular army, for the facts in cur possession
concerning this nowly-discoyerod raco. Capt.
Manning, who wa8 with Gen. Crook during the
who'o campaign. md was recommended for
J promotion by tho latter on nocount Of gallantry
In tho field, explored In the intervals Of fighting
He visitod the inhabited towns, talked with their
rulers, and informed himself concerning their
customs.
The largest aottlementis In New Mexico, about
so miles south Of tho border-line. tits tyno
Of tho reat. a strong wall surrounds It. Within
arc houses for about T. 900 people, Tho popula-
ton has dwindlod. however, to about
l,800. The place was montionod BY
Spanish Jesuit who published. In 152D,
description OF his wandorlngs IN Amori-
ca. About 1855. another jesuit wrote
minute account Of 1t. This account Is truo. In
nearly evory detail. to-lay. Tho language ro.
sombcs tie Chinese. So m ardout arohmoloaiet,
Who visited tho city year ago. says. Some OF
tho minor customs correspond to thoBe of tha
Chinese. Tho women orc OF tho truo Cclostial
typo,-almond eyes, protuberant bodiep, littlo
foot, otc. They dress tleir hair anl themsolyoalu
Ohineso fashion. Their religion ia barbazouelv
magnificent. Montezuma is thoir deity. His
coming is looked for at sunriso oaoh day. I'M
mortality Is part Of their oroed. Tho prosta
Aa'o noaVly~ombroderod robes which have hoen
used for unnumbored yoars. Tho coremoniea
ot worship aro formal md pompous. Tho
morality OF this strange people, as far at least
hH Foreigners ara concerned, Is irreproachnb]e.
It is probable TINT thoy koop record Of oyouts
ny means OF tying peculiar knota in long cords.
Ihis, 1t truc, aoema to establish gomo klusbIn
or remote aoquaintancoallip botwoon thom md
the Aztecs. Their Government ia q consorva-
t'Vo republic. powor Ii yoasod in council of
thlrtoon caciquos. Six of them aro soleotsl for
NO. oIu Mon arc generally cllosop. In order
that their torma Of oco ,nay not bo lnortliuatelv
long. Tho remaining Aeyen ars olectoa from
tmo to time' Ono OF them is tho Execut;vo,
Aaothef 10 n Bort OF Vlco-proaIdeut. Thoro ia n !
"ar-ohlof' ohiof Of Police, oto. Tleeo aoyon
chctGupB arc USUALLY vnnrr .non n,
, 1874-07-14

LOAN1No PUBLIC MONEY,


Tho papers In PonnBylvantn, Of all partios
havo called attention to tho annual statement oi
tho Treasurer Of TINT State, ma.lo July /, and
aro pointing out how Tint official btato.nent
must NECESSARILY bo lio. III plain English, tley
charge that tho money Of tho stato Ia loaned ont
to banlEs and othor porsons for tho profit OF tho
Btato. T1oasaror or aomohody clao. oyor In
Michigan tlaoro Ia tho aamo public discussion.
Tho Tron8urer Of TINT Stato lad In hiB hands on
tic frat Of July something over 81, TOO, 900, aud
tho wookly balances during tho year preceding
that date have averaged 5000, coo. It Ia conceded
that thls money has boon loaned at interest,
and now there is a. domand that tho abuse
shall DO brokon up Tho ronody proposed
is. that Tho policy Of kocplng million
Of dollars surplus on hand bo abandoned,
or TINT tho money not needed bo Invested In
United States Hoourtios, tho intorost to bo turned
Into tho State Treasury. Tho present State
Treasurer Of h1ichlgan Is not by any means
tho originator of this systom, 1t has como
down to him from long lino Of predecessors,
aud tho System Is part Of tho scheme by which
parties aeoa their own advancement ut tho cost
Of the State.
Tho loanfng Of balances Of public monoy In
the State Troasurics is, however, not confined to
tho two Statos namod. An accident led to a
revolution Of tho sumo fact in Town. md another
In Kansas, and In both States there yas
large dofalcatton. II is generally sup-
posed that tho PRACTICE prevails every
Where. md cxtonds to local Troaaurioa
as woll as to State Treasurios. Tho change In
tho local oii}oos In Iowa By tho elections Inst
fall uncovered several Treasury vaults that no
longer contained the money that should hayo
boon thore. So in ttia State, and In indiana
and Wisconsin, and In several other 6tatos, q
chango of officers disclosed that tie public
money had boon 1oanod out and had not beou
returned
We have Ind in tho TreaBury Of Illinois for
sevoral yoars q very large balance. wo do not
noan to say TINT any portion Of It tas oyor beon
loaned or deposited in Springfield, or Now York,
or Chicago, or olsowhoro, On interest. Mover
tholoHs, whom the salary Of tho stato Troasuror
WAS "s1, 200 year and no moro" aud ho bud
70 pay his own clerks, there WAS al,gays q keen
competition for tho Office. A good many years
ago tho Treasurer Of this State resigned,
aud tho supposed reason was that tho public |
money had boon loaned out to Various bauks and |
individuals who could not return It, and TINT tho
- party had to put new man IN md prevent |
an exposure. Tho samo thing Is lkoly to occur
ut any timo when public money Is thus rcckleBs-
1y handled for personal profit,