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Americans are n Nation of s1vSpen


We live fast, dta>ipate and fill early
graves. We drink all kinds OF alco-
hoIc spirits, and swallow, wi;hort
masticaticn, pork, grease, and every
Kind OF ll-e-deatroyirg, sxstem-c!oa-
Sng, indigestlble food DR.. Walker :
Vegetable Vinegar B:tters viii remove
the evil eff: cts, and the recovered pa
tent, with pure, vitaIjzed electrical
blood flowing through his veins, viii
Lave CLEARER head and cooler judg
ment, which added to experience, VIII
cause HIM To abstain III the future 4w
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Pain in the Back.

The is no remedy knogn to medical science
which has prov d Itself more vaIu .l.le il g..-rs
OF Kidney Complaints than the AEGErISE. b.
puTlbSs the blood ans; restores tle yy-.ly sr--
teni to healthy action.
- ne following cU;r&9TdjuarE cure ct ac. r.
suf@reis. Who :-d lie u given ur H. ia. ..--t
physicians as hoPel so C4S.S VIII -u-.N
themselves, and Il -u'i (. a. uge Sre r1r 4.
profound attention O. tue med I'll t-,E ~ ...
well as Ofth1Sa wEc Ars SIT. .4.. iron. h. i.l.
Complaint,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-30

RO @IN-Ihe improved tone, to which
We II frrrvd last week, 81 ems t. be Very
well sustained, and few, j. any holders
are willing to operate, except upon It
basis Of about former figures, though
all reasonable bids FOR Straint d receive
attention, and the evident policy Is to
keep stocks moving. The aggregate
stock is reduced, the shipments both
coastwise and foreign for the week
reaching upwards Of p eco bbls- The
receipts are moderate for the time Of
year, and very fe lots Of new kosin
are being received. There has been
also coL>id, Gable trading IN futures 70
cover short contracts, bat as q general
hing, the Transactions and figures
paid were kept stt5 rosG Fine Resins
have been IN active demand and con
siderahle has changed hands at t.lt-
quotations given below. Foreign
freights are active az As Sd. direc..
and the supply of tonnage 1T hand is
fair At tie close to-day, Strained is
tirmer and closes at 81 IS per bbl.
The sales for the week were as foi
lows:
Friday-Sales of 500 b5ls good
strained at ST IS, and 50 bios pale and
,xtra pale ct s. to s. 62l per bib.
Saturday-Sales of l, 200 bbis strain
ed at 81 60, ana 1000 bbis. good
strained at 81 IS = Dbl
MoDaay-Saiss OF 1000 bb!s Strain
ed at ST Is p bbt.
Iuvsduy-Sales of $40 bbls strain
ID at 81 50, and LOCO bbls DO. al 81
624 T. Dbl.
Wedpesday-Sal of LOO bbls
strained at 81 IS, 500 bble. do, de
livered at 81 IS, 210 bb.s good strain
ed at 81 G5 and 500 bbls. good strained.
at 81 70 per Dbl.
Thurs day-SaIes Of 1000 bbls strained
at 81 65 + Dbl.
The receipts for the week were
IA, 579 bbls, against 10. 40 bbls for last
week. The exports for the week
were q, $3.50 bbis against 22,7O4 bbis
for last week. The stock lii yard and
afoat is 5000 bbls against 81. 36l
bbls for last week.
The following are tie official quo
taficnS to-day.
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DIED.

Very tudien'v. Oh the morning II the 2.d ct
April, 1875. G. FORG% VI LIAM LENNDN,
son or Rev JUo raul Le" non. aged IS We r,
ard !: months. He wa. mort exc plaIy aud
worthy lad.
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0AN FIND THE LARGEST AND MOST
a. CONF etc stock of t4-IdwaIn ard at the
lowest prices in the city, at the Old Establish
ed hardware House OF
JOHN DAWSON,
Nos. 10, 20 and Fl Market Street.
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EARl-N Y.
ARRIVED,

April Steamship IL becca Clyde,
ChIlds, Baltimore, a D Cazaux,
Schr E. IiIton, Ireland, Baltimore,
Harriss & Howell
Brig Nellie Mitchell, Anderson
Boston, Z, kidder u sou.
Schr Mary. Beery, Elizabeth City,
Is. L. Mitchell q Son, with l 623 bush
corn.
Brig Nellie Antrim, Weischman,
New York, Northrop Il Cunning.
Schr Anna G Midette, Rollins.
Hyde County. Mitchell & Son.
Schr Lena, Balance. Hyde County
Mitchell & Son.
April % -Schr @ l. Brad! V, Smith,
New York, Williams & Murchisop
Schr Susanna, Pickering, Rock'and,
Ne. G G Barker.
Brig john Pierce, Townsend, Car
denas, Worth 4 Worth. with molasses.
April Craftsmanship Lucille, Ben
nett, Baltimore, a ID Cszaax.
CLEARED.
April 23-Schr Helen Rommel, Cor
son, Philadelphia, Harriss u Howell.
German Bafqun Lo ai5a Gei,m,
Stnewe, Stettin, h Puschau < Wester-
man.
Steamship Z .diac, Charin, B.lti-
more, 4 ID CaZaux.
Steamship Gulf Stream, Fuirc'oth,
New York, y ID Cazaux.
Norwegian Barque Lyn. VOID, c. TX
for orders. Williams & Murc.-lson.
Schr Ben, Beveredge, New York,
Williams & Murchison.
april Craftsmanship Rebecca Clyde.
Ghilds, Baltimore, 4 d Cdzaux
German barqne Anna, Siewerts,
Antwerp, c FL Robinson.
April 28-Norwrgian Barqu4 Fal-
con, Christensen, Bordeaux, r L
Heide
Steamship Regulator, Jones, New
York. a u Cazaux.
Steamer d Murchi5on, GARRISON,
Fayetteville, Williams & Murclison.
Apsli IS -Norweg;an Brig Aingenta,
Sandersen, Glasgow, & G. Barker & Go
Steamer d Murchison, Garrason,
Fayetteville, Williams & Murchlson
ExPGETs.
COAsTWlsE
Philad -iphia-Schr Helen Rornmel
-323, So shing es.
791 bales cotton, ,, III bbls rosin, 1O4
ks spirits turp4ntlue. 1Ol bb!s tar,
) 90 juniper bolts. go bn,E, peanuts,
= odIe aud Is pigs p,!tc, L Eales
cloth. 2 bales yarn, q rksS nldsc,
Dbl sweet notatoes, Jsteam pump.
Baltimore - Steamship Zodiac -
% casks spirits turpeptlne, IS tales
cotton, 80 bales sheeting, bales yarn,
? bales cloth, 2 bales rags, u pkgs
mdsa, $50 rosin, 35 bbls pitch, Is bush
pea nuts. Is bbls rosin oil, 1 case furs,
20 bbls tar
New York-Steamship Gulf Stream
1889 bbls rosin, 125 casks crude
tutpen'ine, 10S casks spirits turpen-
tine, 524 bales cotton, Is bush peanuts,
IL pkgs mdse, IS bids paper, 1 cask
wine.
Schr Benz. 543 bbls rosin, so bbls
spirits turpentine, 50 bales cotton.
Baltimore - steamship Rebecca
Clyde-167 ca ks spirits turpentine,
ATT bbls rosin, 20 do pitch, II cases
tar, 20 bales cotton, Is do yarn.
Autwerp-Ger barque Anna-3, 500
bbls rosin.
Stettin = German Barqua Louis q
Gehm-3, 900 bbls rosin.
Glass Brig Magenta
IL 585 bbls rosiu
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WILMINGTON. y. Q.
FRIDAY. APRIL so. 1875.
4 sSs ss%

lovely hciug svec: and fair.
I.iCs parted as in BLESSING,
/ hIight'ri1sg hale rni;rd her hair,
Hands outstretched for caressing.
An! ri1lt by night, her glad wise eyes
FuIe.lIine their ueafer glory,
With glimpse ard q, am. pAradise,
AID giard prophetic story.
Bu morn bv morn | wake 10 fiud
; IL. Oh ;Iul Fed sorrow,
An. irt,t IS f4c aEr ~, the kind
Ur.r vision caLeI 70 morrow.
s y-jI,pT-'s
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Notice.

Certificate No. 2G9, dated November 9th
1899 :or fifteen shares of the Capital stock OF
the Wilmington s. WELDON Kalro'd Eem
pany, III The name OF David Goodwin, having
bean los, apple iiion will be made to the
PRECEDENT and directors o: said Com pany for a
duplicate.
aprij . W4t%
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Being a total of 615 bales, against
695 bales for last week. The exports
We're zoos bales, and the stock 10
yard and afoat IS l 1853 bales.
The general Cotton movement for
the week was as follows : It appears
that the total receipts for theseven days
have reached %, 100 bales, again t
37,769 bales last week, Al. 15G bales
the previous week aud IS, 531 bales
three weeks since, making he total
receipts since the first of September,
1874, 1896. $40 bales, against J, 545, SOS
bales Tor the same period of 1870
II, showing q decrease siuce 81 ptember
l, 1874, of 24S. 1862 bales.
The exports for the week ending
reach total Of II 666 bales, OF winch
81, 9Z6 were to Great Britain, {, l63
to France, and 3,578 to the rest OF
the Continent, willie The stocks Is
made up are now 500, 0S3 bales.
The following are the official nomi-
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Special.

IRE uHbhfest collar yen ca" wear l. til
Warwick. II $ the stylish width this se4,O
SIX FOR It AZ he Furnishing ores,
IA 5. lie + V, W tc. tn.
Both abb e an ! hene tn,
Beng lightly eEame"d and thin.
They viii never break dosn,
Nor turn 7e'tuw 10. hIowu,
1.-THE SoZoDOHT'> daily brushed In
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withont doubt hundreds Of people who vii
read tLis lt-n4 alio -utieTing " b Kidney lis
ca-, III SIme form, which III gLt he cured V it'll
bottle Two OF -tuhn~ou's AnodyTe Lin!-
m-nt. used internally Why f.ot Try u"
Parsons 'urg ative Pals, which are nov be
ing exTt n:iveI- sold ii this Srafe. are pIrrlv
veg, table, ant are mid and g'ntte III thr'T
operation. One s {. Good qualities, ',I-
arr,lr
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THE PENDER ELECTION.
at the 'equest of a friend, who is a
sterling Democrat, and who did his
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-30
Hishop Atnin.on,s Appoin.n,ea.
m = e RiE ..

u kithmOnt cnuDtr, on the morning OF u
2ist. By ev- joseph * he.!tr, Nj u NJ. ( OK
!HffEpN 70 >i!4s MDLLiE ~ A; L
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Nearly LIind.

| II. L. STEVENS: Dear Sir-Irl expressing IN
thanks to you tor b@nC tits Il rivltt from SCI
OF EGETINs;, and to benefit There / IL
When eight or nine years % I WAS aI-Ii TED
with ScTOfUia. which ma1o Is arHtar-ila-
my eyes, face he Il, ana was very 7e.g
| blind for two Years ali k.uCs Of ONyr4 igtr.-
we performer On my eyes, and ST. 10 70 ,z.rg.t
result. Finally the disease principally s. e.
In my bo II, limbs ana feet, AID at lines III al
aggravated way.
l. st Summer was, from some cause, e.E.
in my spine and kidneys, and Il vas It titl.s
very hand to ret III the uIite seefrs yt.sIr
advertise M Mt in til CONNER Ella, / ton.at 2
bottle OF = GEIi +. and n. O. Il it-igl..
I Obtained great relief. : tter u.i.g iftr -sl
five bottles noticed IL : al a Wluttt Tui cir r-
on the rough, scaly lo1cIlts en- INV E4... 4re
Il -. still US=C LGETTNA I'D the s.itr.sl.t.
sOTcF, one aiteT afO he, U-,s .tIesl. Il jjst ri
they were All Z me, an att bus The u, a ul
the two diseases 10 NEGE Z .Lsl ~. C54. - isl.
If l am ever affected vita aryiu.a.- Of tHu
klad stga-n 1 shts ! try Y &c ErIrE - Ire rGiv
reliable remedy. once more :Gcrg II III VI rtt.-
and believe nle TO he, very r,-peCr a..
AUSTIN J 'Ic.-GT.
No 50 GaEO st, Cincinnati, &.
Dee. /, 1872
Diseases Of the Kidneys, Bad ley. ctc, a--
alW2 untie .asant, anH a i Ines -4ey s,-culn
the most distressing ard Danger IA d'-a.=
that can affect the human svs EN-. N"st dis
the blood causing hum y Iich settl. cu - -
parts. VEGETIHE eXse-s any Euuwn a.... e.v
in tn whole wO I'll 70 cleansing p 4 Eur isi=..-
the bio d. thereby causing hC3 tiny "a. son 20
ali the organs OF The body. 4w
VGgetnG is Sold by all DRUGGISTS,
INDUSTRIAL ExHiB:Tl1a c..
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Superior Court.

This tribunal resumed IT'S iabors
Il day morning, at the usual hour.
The following cases were disposed oi
during the day:
State VS.. Patrick Holm, william
Houu, Burwell Whitehead, Wesley
Il Tiers Charles Sparkma1 and Jonah
boodSorth, for unlawful ascent, j..
Jusy still out.
state vs.. Henry Wilson, for burg
lazy. Tie defendant. WHO j, ;. cy!orl, i
han, is the party who was arrested for
ti,e burglary of II G Hasudg.u' =
Dwelling and store on the night Of the
Oh inst The jury, ali of whom were
caiorrd, III their yirdict, found the de-
f ntlant gnIlty of the felony and burg
ln'v III the manner and form RS chg
cal III the bII OF Indictment
state vs.. john Mott, for larceny.
Found guilty and sentenced to i've
years Imprisonment. at bard labor, -
the State IenltentIary.
State vs.. Nathan Scott, for LARCENY,
Found guilty, and sentenced to -
months imprisonment III the Cuuriy
Work House
State vs.. Wesley Morse. for assault
aid battery. Verdict bot guilty.
State Va. Boney S Barrt!i, for as
SAINT and battery. Care continued.
Stste vs.. William B. Beutiy alias
William b. Hamilton, for larceny
Found guilty a1d sentenced to SIX
years imprisonme' IN the State Penn
tertiary.
lie following cases were disposed
Of n this Court Tuesday:
State vs. Thos. G. McI'haunv, for a
nuisance. Ihis was a Gus, in WINCH
Col, Mclihenny, as owle- # Green
f-Id Mil Pond, was indicted It tn..
Instance Of number 81 resident, il
the lower part Of The city, who alleged
that, in their belief, much Of tie SICK
hess which ha prevailed in that SEC
uoI vas cared ny this pond The
case Wa. tr,4l md c,ivan r. tra i,rv
WHO soon returned with d verde Il
hot guilty.
state W. Charles Haaslev. for lar
ceny. jury still out.
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Employment

want 1000 Agents - canvas f.r tee
COMPLETE II aRkALIST. ami .HE Sow
ING WORLD. / viii Civ such = rms ana Irs--
h sglch Advertising facil ties Ia It r.
MAKE. les than 500 p3r month an. al Y
pensus no IN tier w ether he ever en- .l-s--fi
before or not Address Dr. -. III i-IsPN
BROWN, 40. II Grand street, ,JeTses SitE,
n. j an hIuli particulars will Re sent by re-
turn mail. aprll 25-Fl N
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*CIty distilled.
CRUDE TURPENTINE. - The
events of the week in the Crude fur
pentine market lave not been very i'm
portant IN the sense that Importance
consists of change, but ia re has been
no increase of demand. and prices
were slow. Virgin has been the on V
grade which has submitted to decline
On Monday the above quality react d
to S3 60 p bbi. The receipts have
been moderately large and distillers
are kept pretty we'll supplied At the
close to-day the market is steady at
Il so for Hard, 81 80 for Yellow Dip,
aud 50 SO for Virgin.
The receipts for the week were
4 $40 bbls, against 2,719 bb's for last
week. The exports for the week were
l25 bbls. against IA for last week.
The stock in yard and afoat is 5,155
bbis. against 6.052 bbls for last week.
The sales for the week were as fol
lows.
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;, hr. Ramsay at $r,is2.x.t.c

~ tAa hnHay at &IssIG2syiEse
III, VT; lheo, n. Ramsay lectured IN
'e methodist Church at SnIthy;D4
r. day night and orx4nlzel Cane
tif., ihodge of G"od ItiYpIars utth
t,.i. I'VE Chartered mumhcr4. IN.
s5,,4"lng oific ~ ser,. elected and )! -
Ran i n the ensuing Quarter, VIZ:
M e'' L. I. England, ". c. T.
" Maggie Wes,ott, w. Y. T.
1ser; ": Ii. Ferguson, W. G.
=; e. Morse, z. ", G. r
Mss Mss Kate Stuart, w. s
Mss Lizzie Smith. W. II
NJ u. Howard, w. F. S.
1%fE ", Eilza beth Primer, ". LG
" ": ". Ruark, W. O. q
MS MS Esta Walker, r. II S.
Rn sS petite Wescott, l.. H. S.
i i' n. NJ. Ray, L. d,
g ION! Woodloci, Y NJ
MMtijah Piver, W. ID. NJ.
NJ NJ ); Potter, ". A. S.
VIII = ramsay will lecture at Whit
at Rla s99-nlorrow (Monday night and
'ehhoro Tuesday night.
page gae in R"ffe ',5g3 Capitat puts its first
Mckee fulI mourning for DR.. ". r.
de nne r kteidsviIle News says; The resi-
ford, was nr- T. J. Rhodes. of Gnii-
topeth was destroyed by fire on Mon nj
Win all of his furniture
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II 4Ws2APER DIR Glory.

- ~ ccF1ssEEGfy EEae pest of sperI.
mes - E-cPTeSs Buff io, II. X.
- present pCpEss ssrIly as fise re-
ss1ss d. pure f-F4L - Commercial, Puts
SIS covers .'s-1-- l. IsI7gF - :,
20 & model EcT@osgEcas .5'--Phtla. F.-ess.%
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WOGten. Richardson & Co. .
COMMISSION
AND
SHIPPING MERCHANTS
NORTH WATER STREET,
WILMINGTON, N 9.
EENIEE

OF THE
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24
asn. Ban Prsntiss in Trouble.

General B. NJ. Prentiss, an old and
prominent citizen of Quincy, ILL.,, and
United States pension agent, has been
hauled up before the Eighth Street Metho-
dist church, of that city, on a charge of
slapdering Rev. Mr. Hoffman. the eccentric
pastor of that church. The alleged SIAN
der consists of assertions made by the gen.
eral that the pastor was guilty Of false
hood and undue familiarity with women Of
his flock. At least 100 witnesses have
been summoned, and the proceedings of
the court will attract general interest.
General Prentiss will defend himself, while
DR.. Hoffman, with the assistance Of law
yer, will conduct the prosecution. Pub
lie opinion seems to incline to Holt
mans side. He has obtained some no
toriety by his erratic manner and eloquent
preaching and has been, as a consequence,
popular with the ladies, but there has
never been any suspicion attaching to his
conduct until this investigation. Two wit
nesses have been examined thus far, who
testify that General Prentiss pronounced
Hoffman 'liar," and expressed the be-
lief that he was "libertine, and made
too many visits to certain lady's house
The names of the fair members Of the con
gregation who are coupled with the clergy
man in his alleged amours are suppressed
in the investigation, but are we'll know
nevertheless. The affair will be the alb
sorbing topic until its close.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

Another Democratic newspaper hast
ems to put itself on record against the
choice of the Hon. Samual J. Randall as
speaker of the next house of representa-
tives. The Burlington iowa Gazette says:
Knowing the great possibility OF
his election, we nevertheless declare it a
political error, and blunder which will
cost us dear. We care not what his abili-
ties or services in congress. Samual j..
Randall has done an act which has been
justly denounced by the whole country,
and party which is coming up to receive
the suffrage of the people cannot afford to
honor him with an Office only second in
rank to the President himself. We here
declare ourselves iii opposition to his elect
ion to the speakership, and shall learn
with regret, if so be, that Democratic votes
have elected him to that station"
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24
In the Right Direction.

Trenton, y, j. like very many other
places that might be named, has been re-
Gently suffering from the tramp nuisance.
1t is said that at some houses there we're
as many as twenty callers day. In con-
sidering the matter in the city council
some one offered very wise suggestion
which, as it has proven, has cleared the
city of the cause of complaint. They pro
posed to give every one who was out of
employment some remunerative labor to
the extent of at least supplying their
needs; all citizens IN the mean time being
advised to not accede to any requests for
assistance. In the short space of two days
there was not tramp to be found in the
city. Nor were there any who had applied
for work
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

According to the Dubuque Herdtd'
Floyd county, Iowa, is in somewhat the
same condition as Williamson county, ILL.,,
except that the vendetta there seems to be
the result of trouble in one family, instead
of feud between two families 1t seems
one Miller is under arrest accused Of being
implicated in the shooting of his tather-ln-
law, Billings. The Herald thinks that a
regularly organized gang of desperadoes,
Of which Miller has been the head and
front, have for long time been carrying
on their nefarious practices throughout
Floyd county The theory Of many is that
old man Billings was member OF the
gang and had probably been guilty of some
ofFense or betrayal of trust, which, accord
ing to their code, merited death. FloyC
county is the fourth county west Of thu
river, opposite Prairie du Chen.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

months, costing them large sums Of me ney,
all of which goes into the pockets Of sher-
ifs, clerks, witnesses, and other officers OF
the court, and not one dollar is paid into
the county or state treasury. By licensing
this traffic, the money paid would go 20
the state to help pay expenses of admin
istering the state government aid keeping
up our state school fnnd. Just what kind
of license law would be best, he could
not say. That matter could only be deter
mined by experience. If the first law was
found not to be what was needed, doctor
it by amendments until the right system
was reached. How much the license
should be, was not question for the party
to discuss at this time. He couldn't say
whether the license should be fifty dollars
or one thousand dollars or any other sum
The Democratic party is in favor of "a
judicious license law, ~ and if it should gel
control of the state, it will make "a judi
cious license law for the control Of the
| liouOr traffic
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24

There are a good many good things
about Mr.. Smith. He is an earnest and
honest worker in the cause of reform. lie
is pretty radical, and, except on the cur
rency, he is generally right; on the fnancl-
al question he is lunatic, advocating
visionary and impracticable ideas which, II
carried out, would make the farmers and
mechanics the bound sqrfs Of the money
kings. The only safe money for farmers
and mechanics is gold and silver. The fur
Their away from that they get the more they
become slaves to spectators and shavers.
A debased currency is the worst currency
in the world tor farmers and mechanics,
and the best for spectators and swindlers.
On the railroad question, on the right OF
the people to control public corporations,
On the absolute power of the people to
manage their own affairs, and instruct
their chosen agents as to their will, Mr.
Smith is generally right. We hope he vii
have good audience and respectful
hearing, but the less he says about fnan
cial matters the better-he is a lunatic Of
the money question and unwittingly play
into the hands of initiation swindlers.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-24
Coy. Letter Oh Incense,

Hon. Sheppard LETTER, the Independent
Reform candidate for governor of Iowa, in
Lis speech at Council Bluffs referred to
the license question as follows:
The question Of license was very i'm
portaut one in this campaign. For his
part he believed in temperance in all
things, and if he did not believe conscien
tiously that license would promote the
cause of temperance, he would not advo-
cate it for all the honors the people could
confer upon him. The Democratic party
had boldly and without fear or intimida-
ton declared preference for license as a
substitute for the prohibitorY statute now
upon our statute books, for which the Re-
publican party is responsible. 1t Is pro.
hibitory statute in name, but in reality il
does not prohibit. 1t is an expensive lux
ury, costing the people, the tax payers
thousands. of dollars annually, without
either mitigating the evils of iutemperance
or operating as source of revenue to the
state. Vendors or dealers in liquors are
harassed by prosecution every three or si1