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TNlIlS IIIGIi-BRED HORSE.
MAMBRINO STARLIGHT

WI mske the prcsnt season at my stables u,il,~
West Of stanGirl, Kentucky. ucsr the Shsihv civ
price Of
, 1874-09-04

Gov. Kollagg, Of Louisiana, las offered re-
ward OF $4,000 for the apprehension and convic-
lion Of any porson concerned in tho conallatta
massacre. Appended to lis proclamation ts q
statement purporsing to give tho facts in tho
caso. Wo should bo moro inclined to bolloyo tho
murdered mon wholly innocont II they did not
Boem to be high in tho eetoom Of Gov. Kol-
logg. Ho accepts mud promulgatea tho very
worst construction tho circumstances will
admit, assigning purely political roaaons Tor
the murder, ta]sing for granted tho treachory OF
tho guard which undertook to romovo tho pr16-
onora from Coushatta to Shreveport md credit
ing tho White Leaguo Of Louisla,o with tic
inception Of tho affair md It's deliberate accom-
plehmo ut. Adytces from Democratic sources
dony a1l these allegations but 1t is only far to
say TINT they also are not deserving Of entire
confidence.
, 1874-09-04
inn CHICAGO DAILY TRiBUNE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER H. 1874

MO oil ngainst rnan WHO, according. to ltia own
showing, l,ns boon employed during son1o yoarp In
covering up an atrooious orllno, using as muoh
deception M wns necessary to compass that ond.
And NJ thongl thia woro not sufficient oncour-
agonont to Moulton to pitch III. Ao allulos to
h's (M.'s) HcnBltivencas on points Of honor. a
chiv"lrlo gont1otnnn, lndooa, quotl1 Bacon. 's
ho who 1ators to conceal cr1mo In or1or that an
Other may bo successful hypocrlto, 4 very
Choga}ior Dayard, with all tho modern improve
monta
DR.. Bacon has certainly found h1onlton'a un-
protected han1. Tho business Of shielding tho
reputation OF oulrrits even for tho sako Of thofE
children, is not defonsib1o uhon It is undertaken
at tho oxpenso Of tush. Mr. Monlton has al-
ready admitted tho unpleasant pungonoy Of this
maxim to ono Of the reporters who havo insor-
viewed him. Ho will probably fool 1t moro
koenly In tho light Of Dr.. Daoon's article Ia tho
l,,Icpcnt}cnt.
, 1874-09-04

The fato OF Judge Poland in Vermont Ia not
unlikely to oyertnko Gen. Garfield IN Ohio.
Garfield has received tho rcgtllar nomination In
an immensely strong Republican dstrict-not
stronger, however, than polands. It 10 in tho
immensely strong dBtrtcts, by the way, TINT
bolt il always most dangerous. Tllcro was an
aotiyo aud uusatisaod minority in tue Con7on-
ton that nominated Garfield. They had thrco
points against lin: l. That, as a mombar Of
tho Committee of Conference, ho reported tho
su1ary- Grab; q. That ho Was m1xod up in tho
Credit -Mobilier business; 8. That ho accoptod
$4,000 for making M argument for tho DoGolYcr
pavement boforo Boss Shepherd. Tho minority
have not become any bottor satisfied since tho
Convention adjourned. A special dispatch to
the Cleveland Herald, dnted Willoughby, Sept. !,
says:
For somo tino rlmor bus been prevalent TINT tic
nnti.Qarflod mon Of this district propose holding
bo!ters' uonyentton mil taa auch action aR they con-
slider sdvsablo In tho approaching contest Their cry
Is "anything 10 bent Garfield" Within day or two
tho nro]cet seems To 1lave taken doniic form and
call sad to have tc support Of at least 2ftoen hun
drod Nop,blicanH opposed to Tho rc-cle:tion OF Gen
Garfield is to DO lssod for Convention, 10 he ha1d IL
| tho City Of Warren. Bopt. 10.
, 1874-09-04

Of conrae tho excitement caused by tho Mis-
souri highwaymon few months ago WAS a'Aoax.
Tho newspapers Of that gracious Commonwealth
fopuliatod tho i:lea. Now tho Ja1noa boys and
Youngors hayo broken out at North Lexington,
No., not very far from tho scono Of their former
triumphB Ihoro ia an air Of romanco about
their latest act OF ylany which might DO mado
to servo purpose. Tho omnibus from the sta-
tion to tho ferry Ia pasaing through tho woods
Was stopped by three masked men, Who ro1ioyod
tie passengers OF their money md yaluaboa.
Ono of tho victims was young woman, Hamlot
by name, WHO gaYo up hor watch and cllntn to
ono Of tho hlgAwayman. 4 secoud rogi1o ap-
preached Aor, raaod l,is mask, spolso hor natno,
aud maao his pull restore tho tewolsy taken from
her. At tho aanla time ho called on q passenger
sitting uoxt TO Miss Hamlet to deliyor. Tho
young person addressed produced roll OF bills
which ho placed in Miss 11smlot'a liand, where,
as ho supposed, It would do tho most good. Mo
was right. bhe refused to deliver it up. She
likewise caused tho restitution Of their property
10 two other passengers, whoroupon tho robbora
disappeared. Romance will Insist upon loyo-
match betHeeu ono Of tAoso partica and Misa
Hamlet, AS a preliminary 1t would be ~ we'll
for Grand Jury to seouro MiHs Ham1ot, dis.
cover her relations with Joase James who was,
according to har atatomcnt, tho chief Of the
gaug, and make uso Of ller to capture tllo per'
sops a. well ~ hearts OF tho robbers. Romance
, 1874-09-04


President Grant has boon advised by his in
innate advisors within tho pnrty TINT something
must bo done by tho National Government to
restore order IN tho South, and incidentally TO-
claim the Republican vote In TINT region. He
has accordingly requested the Secretary Of War
and Attorney Gonoral to confer together as to
tho best measures Of relief The results Of thoir
deliberations may DO seen In circular lottor Of
tho Attorney General to MarshaiB and D,strict
Attorneys, published this morning. 1t is q gem
eral direction for active proceedings against
political conspirators, but 1t may bo, and was
probably. meant to DO, considered authority for
roprosaing all lawlessnoas. Tho prqprioty Of
praau.ning 10 muoh We will not hcro stop to dis
cuHs. Tho officers addresacd by tho Attorney
General aro adylaod to call upon tho military
Tor assistance Whenever 1t may acem necessary.
All arrests Of murderora by tho National Govern
ment will, Of course, DO justified BY TINT conTe-
nient phraso in the civi'-rights ennotmonts which
dcacribos thom an being s for other purposes" !"
, 1874-09-04

The Grand Jury yesterday returned indiot-
uonts against two alleged swindlers, known as
proflcionts al tho throo-cnrd monte game. Tho
States Attornoy Aopoa to convict them under q
statute which laB not, up to this timo, been used
af;ninst gamblora, mud to send them to the Poni-
tontnry. Wo sincerely hope that, If guilty, this
will bo their fate; and TINT political influence.
which will doubtless bo freely exercised in their
behalf, will fai to secure their release. sueh
hopes AZ thcso aro quite inc1pensiyo, md may
be induiged in the moro liborally aa they are not
likely to hn re1l}zpu.
, 1874-09-04
= Candidates for reelection.
TEE PROHIBITION PARTY.

It may porhaps DO doubted il politicians gen.
orally, Or oven prohibitionists themselves, are
aware Of tho oxtont Of preparation to organize q
Prohibition Party in tho several statos, On na-
tional and political basis. In Wlaconsln, 4 call
just now iasued. rectcs Is follows:
Believing that the "uquor question" ia tho 1eati-
and only worthy of tho alaye7y
tlon In American pocs: believing TINT the snes,on
Of the Republican party on1ol with tho ovorhruw Of
anyery, aud tho reconstruction Of tho old alayo
staca froo basis md believing that no political
party now In existence ia olthcr able, compotont or
willing to deal effectively with this gigantic crimc
which .uocks at the foobo efforts at roatralnt of
"ltconse laws," "!ocal option lawT," and tho ko no
do hereby uplto in cal1iug convention Of tho
temperance people Of the State, to assemble in tho
City Of lror, tho 18th day Of October ne1t at 10
o'clock q, H., to form gcparae and independent po-
ltieal party, With prohibition ita central idea
And tlat ono part. at least, Of tho above
declaration may havo instant illustration, wo
quoto from report OF proceedings at tho Ohio
Republican State Convention, hold Oh Wodnea-
day Inst
The Western Reserve demanded temperance pink,
The running of Prohibition ticket weakened them It.
tho Republican stronghold. Tho Southern Ohio deo-
gAtes complained! u"t tho temperance question: IN a-
yocacl by tho rrohtbitlonsts, was forcing tho Ger
1na,'s iuto Tho Democratic party aud had withdrawn
Hamilton County 3rotn tho 1:epubcan party. Tho
fight In tho Committee bitter. At length rcao),.
ton was proposed, by Judge Wos In favor Of esforc.
ng ali tlo liquor laws tho atatutoboo AZ sufficient
for iii political purposes. 1t agreed TO- Thoao
fearing thu losn Of tho Gcrnun yoteB tc,ounco It ia
crsng'ug to prohibition: tho Psollltouists dcuounco
It as lnilk-ana-waatr,
Tho prolllblt!onista or Ohio hayo q state
tlokot bearing tho nancs, urnong others, of Joht,
i. Dnohlel, OF Akron, for Secretary ot State,
and Gideon T. Stewart, Of Norwallt, for su-
rre,no Judge. Last year arr. Stewart as the
Prohibition candidate for Governor, received
TO- 27B yotes 10 oyouly distributed oyor tho s.ato
tint IN many counlloa anl Congregational Dis
trlcts tho Prohibition vo.o represented a BAL
anco OF power. No obsorye, however. tllat these
balanco'of-power voters do not propose to bo
| tho subjects Of political dioLor, aud aro ge.,-
erally, through the districts Of Ohio, nominating
thcsr own Congressional and local tickets.
! Among eaudaatea for Congress arc the Ifoy Il,
4. Thompson, Prosldout Of 0ttcrbotn Unlyor.
sity, near Columbus, and tho Rev. ". D. God
man, President Of tho College ut Deroa nea.
0leyolend. There IL no election OF Legislature,
tlsa year, In Ohio. but next year. IN elections to
, 1874-09-04
DR. BACON on M0ULT0M,

DR.. Leonard Bacon ia Que Of tho strong -hca1-
cd aud iron-wil1od descendants Of tho puritans.
His doctrine is that nothing Is over sottlod in
this world till 1t IL settled right doctrine
which In soon,a determined to apply to tho
Doochor caso and all itH belongings There is
nov oyidonco enough to warrant tho conviction
that DR., Bacon las boon for long time resolved
that thcro should bo an Investigation Of tho
charges against Doocnor. It Is too nuch perhaps,
to Say that ho Inns at any Time boovca Dooolaor
guilty. but it is perfectly ovidont tint ho las
beloved it WIS necessary to hayo Lin
propcd oitAor guilty or innocent, DR.. Patton, In
lis statement to tho Drooklyu Committee, Says
tint ho conferred with Dr.. Bacon On tho sub
loot nearly two years ago, aud That they both
agreed that at some tlmo tlcro must ho
an Investigation. It these wcro Dr.. Ia-
cons viowa, no can understand how
ho camo to maize 90 seyero an attaca on Thoo.
dore Titon--au attack which was suro to goad
Triton. in Ills uoryous and irritable condition. to
Bay something which would load to Ill invoBtl-
ration. But wo cannot commend tie method by
WlltDu tho cEtl HNa btuRAt W w tttloblAAoAoA.
Dr. like indisocton Or. Bacon accnas now do.
torn,inod to push Moulton on to legal atopa 10
settle tho dispute forever. IIe points out tho
fact that Doeohor haa charged 1loutton with q
conspiracy to destroy Ills reputation and to
e1tort money from hin,, md that Ae (AIoalton)
can boat dofond himso!f againat Buoh 4 charge
by bringing an action for alauder. Then, to
give particular and efreotiyo atIng to tho
foregoing, he adds that the prcsulnutioua
, 1874-09-04

Con- Sheridan Its again forbidden tho iuya-
son of tho Sioux luillln reservation, lu Which
tlio Black Hills aro included, aud lis language is
20 plain that 1t can bo understood by tho most
obtuao. Tho Department Commanders aro In
strlctcd to capture expeditions trospasAlng on
the reservation, burn tho trains, destl oy tho out
fits, and lodge tho participants In tho noarcst
guara-honAc. II auch expeditions penetrate tho
Country. they arc to DO pursued by
c4valry and oyortakon. Tho doneral Gays,
with delicate irony that is as creaftablo to ILLS
head as his heart, that no wilt DO most happy ia
assist in tho settlenentof the Black Hills region
when 1t has boon thrown opon to white men by
the Secretary OF tho Interior. Until then, per.
aona who ars really bont upon hunting for
gold iu that direction will do we'll to tsy tAeil
chanccs with hlr. Delano. An offer Of sharoa
might secnro the desired permission.
, 1874-09-04
RICHARDSON ON THE RAMPAGE,

Ex-Unitod BtnteB 6onator William a. Nlclard-
son, an tod war-horso," hae jumped out Of
party, tfaces aud is cayoEting around through
sundry columns Of print, undor tho impression
TINT ,ho is tho sole. old, original, undflusoa,
simon-pu1o Democracy Of Illinois. Ills impress
sion ia 20 for correct TINT DO is With Joe Lello
and Gen. Singleton, about Ill tho Bourbon DO
uocracy Of the State. Tho tl,reo havo apparent
II learned nothing dur1ug tia laat half-ceutury,
and have managed to forget oil thoy ouco know.
Mr. Richardson, having existed ainco time
whereof tue mnmory Of man runnoth not to Tho
contrary, ts old enough to know that hard-money
has alwaya been Domocratio doctrine. Yotnow
ho aaaor!s tho contrary, because tho ropudi-
ationista have controlled tho recent 30
callod Democratic Conventions in Kont',oky.
Ohio, Indiana, and Missouri. A man who llaa
hobnobbod with Jackson, tho author Of tho
"spooio Circular" and tho destroyer OF tho
National Bank and its brood Of bad bills; rho
haa talked With Hard Money Benton ~; and
who haa indoraod countlesa Democratic plat
forms demanding spocie-paymcnts must DO
suffering from eoftoning Of tho brain or in-
curablo ignorance when ho thinks that tho
dingling nonsonso adopted BY four rnobs
makes shinplasters. not spscio, tho Democratic
doctrine. It is really matter of minor i'm
portauce what man OF Bot OF men believed In
gold thirty or forty years ago. Tho question is ::
| Who bclsovea in 1t noW7 Wo hayo referred to
the undoniablo fact that apecio-paymout has long
been tho coruer-stone OF tho Democratio creed
only. to show how shallow H1r. niclarll-
aon'a aophiatry Is wAon ho claims tint
Democrats aro bound to rcpudiato tho sound
and sngaciouH platform adopted ut Springfield
on tho 20th nit. Ho quotes Tho pcnd1eton shin-
plastor plank Of tho Democratic platform OF
1868 rs ii that sottlod tile question. That did
settle I'll question Of tho Republican succcss in
1868. Whom tho Democracy declared for repr-
diation, tho Republicans had lilo gamo in their
own hanls. Tho plauk was an unaeem1y limo.
yaton, fiat contradiction Of tho real Demo.
cratic doctrine. It haa oyor Bfnco been 10 re.
garded. Thero is no danger that 1t will oyol
again bo inserted III q National Democratic
platform. Tho only chance Of rcgaining power
that TINT party has licB in its adherence to itk
timo,trled dogma Of hard money. Richardson
aud his brother rag-men belong with John 4
Logan snd Richard J. Oglcsby.
, 1874-09-04

l{r. Dockray has boon apiritcd awaT by tho
gpauiAh authorities in Cuba. mud aftcrboing con-
flucd in one OF the fortresaoa about Havana,
has boon aont on q war-yeasel tospain. Ho Borvcl
for timo in the chain gang, and has boon aub~
iccted to quito Oh severe punishment aa bis
offenaes required. IIc il an American citizen Of
dubious antccedouts. and may havo dono Bome-
thing 60 terrible IN Cuba as to deserye tho ill.,
d,gn1ty to which lle haa attatuad, But uia career
In this country Was such that nobody considered
him dangerous 10 tho peace.
, 1874-09-04

In tho rather auausing di6cussD IN NJ +1,,1,..
meeting OF tho druggists OF this c;tv on tho
questions Of s'froo rent" au'l s.conrsa;,,n ,,
Dr.. Foster stated hia bohot TINT all tn, t,,1,hrh
about rhysiciana taking Commissions from the
druggists On thotr prescriptions md oocunvinr
otaces tsee Of rent over drug-atoros yay a nowa-
paper honsatton, unworthy tho notice Of tbo
profession, Tho Doctor orrs, hoSoyor in ann.
poaiuR that eIther tho nowspapors Or TIM
pah'so oare anything about tho facts in
ene case' Wo prcEumo that tho public
do not caro- fig for tho fact
that Homo physicians have ollicos oyor drue-
stores aud got thoir ront FREQ; or that tbov
have cartc-dlauche at the goda ani4 n,,nera,
water fountains. and got hottlas Of perfuusry
and cakos OF soap without mouoy aud without
pslco. Primarily 1t Is nobody'a business II tho
doctors have aoda-fountain runu,ur far t,,c,r
exclusive uao, aud anoint thasnuolyoa from haua
to foot With oils and ponaacs which cost thom
othng.
Tho only interest which tho public have in the
hattor Ia that tho doctors shal not fool 1t iu-
oumbent upon them to increase tho dosea 90 as
to 1norease their commissions. at tlfa water
moon"chollo time, for inatanco, Bu,stl. might
seriously obtoot to taklnga pound Of EPSON
salsa "hcn al ouuco would be guf1lclont, Just
because amltha doctor can thus iuoroaso his
commissions. Brown also would llayo good
grounds for oxpostulating againat taking wllolo
box OF pills for tls dyapopsta WHOM Aalt Aat
amount would bo too much. Tho public will
not object to any mutual arrangements botwecn
doctors ind druggIsts 90 long aa 1t does not af-
7oot tho number md amount Of doseg. We'll
mon have no interest In ono or tic other OK
copt In social way; aud sick mon do not caro-
about cu't1yating long friendships with tlAom.
1t, ho.ovoE, tho mutual association e1ld prox-
unity OF tho doctor and tho druggist do imply
largo dosos mud moro Of tho1n, tLon tho UNDER
takor Hhonld also DO admitted to tho partnership,
80 that cause and efroot may DO togosLor, aud
that tho appliances for rapid and eaay tranalt
to draceaud and losolill may DO provided. Iu-
timatoly aa theso throo gontlemen ara con.
corned. however, NO arc loth to believe that thoy
have my Qonmou purpose In lossenln1 tho
, 1874-09-04

4 Convention OF tho Independent party in
Miuuouri WAS hold in Jotferson City yesterday
lnd tho day before. Tho platform WAS III tho
main good. Tho currency resolution opposed
any contraction III tho volume OF currency, ard
ndYocatcd return to specie Payments as BOON
hi possible without aisaBtor to tho b,,ainess in-
teYests Of tho country. ThiB III Oh ponitivo non
soaso as tho resolution Of tho Missouri Domoo-
raey. It il virtually an assumption TINT any con-
traction Will bo aisantrons, aud that arecic pay
Honts may bo reHumea without contraction With
in a reasonable time.
, 1874-09-04

Mr.. Mon .gomery blair sought tho Democratic
nomination in tho Sixth Maryland Congressional
pistrlct, ind failed to got it. Some Republican
tonenals have aincs attempted to give peculiar
Significance to this circumstance. Tho truth is
that Mr. Blair Ind not tho loast chance OF sue
coss Every county in the district presented
separate candidate, and tho person most expert
euccd III combinations" and managing" &c.
enred tho nomination.
, 1874-09-04

Twjtol1cll, anG nowrcD ghot un tho aDnt. a llttlo
further Oh, Howell, l1ollan, anl Willis wcro
shut.
Louisiana md TonncBnco aro not tito only
Staten w1loro thoro nro disturbances. There ID
scarcely Btaeo In tho South whoro tlloro Inns
not boon moro Or loss trouble Of tho Bamo nh
tnro, though, perhaps, nothing rocontty ilna mp
ponod in the othor statos ntrocio,,s aS tho a'b-
Bon County and tho oonsllatta t1ngoiIios. Thai
hnoh iawlossnesa should oxist. must DO '"tncns-
o1. Thoro fs no oxouso forit, mud Hcnrcoly any
pa1liatton. There is but one oourso to bo pur"
aurod towards all who In any way l1avo par
ticipated In these or simiar crimes. Thoy
should bo brought to Justice; 1t mattora not
how numerous thoY arc, or what thoy mny claim
has boon tho provocntlon to tho docds OF
blood Of which t]toy 1iayo boon gull
ty. And there is but o1,o moral to
all thoao atrooitites, and that Is: En-
forco tho. lawl There aro not wanting those,
hovovor. who would read dilfotont moral.
Thoro aro t1loao who would, II that woro posal-
bio, rcausctato tho Republican party to tako care
of tho whites md ncgrooB Of tie Bonth; forgot
ful TINT II there III 30 much lawcsaness at tho
South 1t is, to worry groat extent. tho fault Of
tito Republican party. Tho Republican party
Inns had tho South III Its hands for ton years, and
tho result no know. Tho Southern people, II
thoY would haBton tho timoof tl,oir delivery from
bud government, will do oil In thoir power to
diacountcnanco violence. and nc are glad to no.
tice tint public opinion South Inns sot It's faco
| agaInHt 1t. II Jofrorsou Davis aud Con.
tho feelings Of tho Into nebols. tho outragos
| above described aro far from meeting with tho
appreciation OF tho Southern peoplo. at a mont
Ing held at Memphis to glyo expression to public
opinion concerning tic outrage IN Gibson Coun-
| ty, Davis oharactotizod It aa crimo to ho pun
ished, aud to DO punished ma ii deserved. Con.
Forrest wont ovon littlo farther, and oxrroBned
his Willingness TO hunt tic mon up WHO ine
committed tho bloody decd. uo WIS aR rondv ts
protect tho black man as tho white. Tho press
Of tho South Ia unanimous In denouncing the
acta of theao desporadons. So long as tbt
Southern people themselves aro determined tt
nut au end to tho law1ossness from which the,
aro suffering, 1t il woll enough to 1cavc
tliom alone. Republican politicians will Of coura'
endonyor to mako capital out Of the troubles o
tho South. They will hold tlctnaclvca up rs th'
party Of Justice, purity, md truth. Tho pooplo
however, understand all this. II tho lato mob
mud violence ut tho South teach anything con
earning tho Republican party, they toach tia
tn thu cnrrot,h noltcv Mt thu Enutt all the owl
, 1874-09-04

The feeling Of Alexander stephens' conse's-
uouts is TINT ha should DO allowed to die In has-
uoss, and he was accordingly ronominntod YET
yerday; III spite Of tho very positive aecinatton
Which. ne had previously n'adc hfr. stophenB'
health Ia now so broken that it Ia scarcely pos
a;h,o In wifi snryire to take Ills seat IN tho Forty
fourth CongreRH.