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want In to tbs extent Of E50, ,00Q. Bastrop was
the financial sensation OF tho BoAeda and Ex-
chaugns. II it had been Comatock or Consol-
idatcd Virginia the excitement could not have
been more intense. Everything w1o progress-
lnE IN tne most lovely manner. and ColietLo and
5IcCarthy Here on The brink Of acquiring enor-
rous wealth. When large number of CUB
scriptions had beeu obtained, the Doctor, On tho
strength Of them, drew draft On the American
Bureau Of Mines for 100000.
TGe gigantic fraud looked emineutly guccess-
ful, end Colletso was about to uegotiate tho
draft. wnen
4 CHICAGO cApIrALIer,
happening to be in London, became interested
ia this sensational stock operation in tho prof.
ucts OF his own country. Hearing that Colie:so
he communicated with that institution. and re-
cs;ved prompt reply that Co;letso vas fraud,
and that his Bastrop was d big hoax The Bu-
reau also q. once sent tho same intelligence
to its London aSeot, Mr. Edward ". Payne he
promptly notified the Stoc: Boar1s. The British
bulls and beam held up their hands i'll holy hor,
TOR and Eastrop "bustcd" and Colletso dropped
out OF sight,
The inquiries thot hsd boen instituted BY the
Bureau as soon az the - Bas.Top" appeared IN tAe
market revealed TINT Colletso "ss
AN UsHuTIdAIED FRAUD.
and that the deeds, contracts, and bonds ne oao
brought from Texas we're forgerles. since MS
failure to "place" tho stock OF tho G:eat bas-
t1op coa1~mine. Col'etso has united "'tn AeGar-
thy in the hunting project aud they ase ~"
noSlemen 1'3c @ " Of the United Kin gdon
10 en];at to 3 man in their great excursion to
Texas and the Far West. The Bureau. Of us
prompt collection Of Information regarding this
humDug enterprise. WAS enabled 10 eomp1esasy
overthrow it's originator. Az soon rs It found
ita seals had been used to advance his schemes
it took prompt means to expose the gigantic
scheme, aud warn capitalists against it.
, 1875-02-21
Tic Next {s0qe.

The Ultramontane Pfalzer zeitung says that
in case Of the vacancy OF the papal Soc, Prince
Bismarck would use all his influence to have
Cardinal Hohen1ohe elected, and that the Gov
crnmant interested in this snatter would accept
this choice. es the secret documents Of the Arnim
s1ia prove. II France objected, q military
demonstration would be made On the Rhine
Tho new Pope would recognize tho Poiitico-
religious legislation Of Germany. and annul the
DEGREES Of the Vatican Council OF 1870.
Tbe Magdeburg Gazeue hears from Vienna
that III Count Andrassy's answer to Prince Bis
marck's dispatch relative to the election OF the
next Pope, it is stated "that the Emperor
Francis Joseph does not intend to renounce the
historical right of tho exclusion Of candidates OF
whom he does not approTe, 1t tho next Papsl
election
, 1875-02-21


is proposed to be abolished: ny tho ne"
perAl code Of Japan q number OF crimes
formerly punishable with death are NO" Pun,,
ished By imFHsonments. Three gseas naeloGsl
commissions tor fresh study ot me % Pennenaa. =.
~ question hare grown out Of the Congless of
London. viz: An Imperial Commission n n;Is Nus
sia, Royal Commission in Italy. ana fafna. a.
nensasy Commission IN France, anu ~. ~ ~ san's LUZ
doubted that = Royal Commission "1l1 sesy soon
issne IN England for tho very sone p1ipooo'
-lhero has mover probably been 10 glsno w.
tional or International inquest on any snpJecs
~ that conducted By the frencn faruamen = y n
tary Cotninlnslon, composed 10 ~ ~ "
twenty naemoors OF the NItlona! AssemnS . anu
IN equal number OF cInlncns apec!ans'e 'sout guy
outside The body has called netole @ ,n,5no IL Ino
taken the evidence OF not only 81 tne 1eanS s e
prison officers and e1gerts OF France qro fopee 6ns
many distinguished gentlemen 11on lo;oH
countries. Normal schools 1o1 1ne .s paoaos'
education OF prison officers nave ueen a,s ~
lhf1ed tn several countries as anptnei G,aaaan
the gathering ut Lonuon' notao'y ~ o"e1ou, tSa,a
5W1szerland' and naty. IN rh4 n3' .t1noat
has been tounded "has mEns ;1ars;ts 1a.s4es
be cha1acte:lzed as erea' a' go;
Tor tho technical eaucat1on nno a,+harad
ng OF prlson-keepers INTO WHICH +1,is n = nads
sW young men, all Of "no1n laou sn'e - - t,ar sd.
cono}toh pfocooeht) haa, Ptestao hr1s;naea
msson oson trainca 20 sono spe..'1 nIsnr 20,
etthef as a$r1cnltur1ats OF a:Iss ,:ssoat a,.,r-
, 1875-02-21

ELECTION RIOT.
Troy, Mo-, Feb. 20.-Durins tho election here
to-day, upon tho proposition to appropriate
money by the township to eeeuze the general
uachine shops of the st. Louis, Hannibal i
Keoluk Railroad at this place, the ex-
citemcnt run high, and much bitterness
uas exhibited By the opponents of the spprropri-
alton, and several acts Of violence occurred, one
Of which resulted in the killing OF q negro
named Carter by John Crouch, white man.
Carter. while standing at the polls,
chee1od the proposition being voted for,
who1eupon Crouch attacked him With nn az
Tne parties wors separated before either was IN,
iured, but few minutes later Crouch appeared
IN the crowd with revolver, and tired four
saots At Carter. two Of which entered bis
body, killing him. Another shot MORALLY
wounded J. g. Frank, prominent citizen, and
the fourth wounded Ed Porter, co!ored, on the
head. Crouch was arrested and lodged in Jail.
Tho proposition was carried by two-rhizds ma
jority.
, 1875-02-21

SAN FnAxc1sco, Cal, Feb. 20.-The City OF
Peking sailed to-day for Hong Kong via Yoko-
hama A large crowd OF excuraionista we're
taken On board, and the steamer took sweep
round ths bay, accompanied by tho steamar
Arizona on North Beach 1he ezcu1s:oaiats
wcro transferred to the Arizona, and the Pektng
put to sea.
NEW YoxK, Fob. A.-.rrived: Steamship
Bolivia, from Glasgow, and Deutechland, from
Bremen.
L1vzaroo1, Feb. 7o.-Sssamsn3p Spain, hum
Eeu Xozk, ha3 AtziYed out
, 1875-02-21

CRIME Al ! lit SUI -.
MEtpms, Feb. 2o.-On Tuesday last hunter
found in tho woods near Grenada, Miss, the
body Of IN Irish peddler named Pat Rafferty,,
with bullcs-hole through his skull. His peck
et-book wa4 missing, and the body almost on
tirely eaton up by hogs and dogs. No clew to
the murderer.
Oa Wednesday night negro mas caught in
in the act OF fastening crosstia on the trestlo
work over the uicaaaola Bottom, on the Missis-
co1tssscd to having thrown train off near
taete recently. This time he expected the train
to be dashed to pieces. aud then he would rob
tha bodies Of the passengers.
, 1875-02-21

EpFc2az Ds5Fal@A 70 7hE EnSda58 7TE3E7Z.
Fonr WArSE, Ind, Feb. 2o.-Dayid Brundige,
Who has been on trial in tho Criminal Court for
the past month, for tho nrrde< Of Archibald nc
Donald. in August last. vas to-day found guilty
Of manslaughtoz and sentenced to two years in
tho Peoitcntiary. The case was under considera-
ton by tho jury eighteen hours. The defendant
is an itinernnt Methods. e.hortor. and his fate
caused much sympathy. 4 motion for q new
trial has been made to DO argued On Monday.
, 1875-02-21
FOREIGN.
Spain to Pay $84, 600 Indemnity tor
tho ViEginius Affair.
4 German Newspaper Conlscatea 1or
Publishing the Pope's Aecent
Encyclical.
SPAtN,

SPRtN.
FOREIGN HE1A11or8.
N.nnrn Feb. 20-The report that complies
ttons have arisen between Germany ana Span ~
.a,r,,t ;, rho Gnstay affair is denied. On the
conrrsrr it is assorted that their relations are OF
Z cordial nature.
THE y1RGns1u3 AFFAIR.
IT, ;s asserted that the indemnity to be paid By
snain to the relatives Of American victims OF tue
Vfrginius affair has beon fixed 1t 900. and
tbnr tha cpuyoution will be signed Immediately
upon Gushing presenting his credentials to tie
new Government.
, 1875-02-21
GERMANY.

NEWSPAPER CO!ElSC4IEU'
Bsn1n, Feb 2O.-The Germanid newspaper.
having published the recent oncyclical Of the
pope to the prusslan Bishops, has been eonfis-
Gated and the proprietora prosecuted
EMIGRATION.
Tho various States Of tho Empire aro inYestl-
eating TIE cauaes Of smigrasion. 70 femore
them, it is proposed to facilitate tue acquire
nent Of small estates, aud to oppose tho action
Of emigration agents paid by trans-At!antlo
GoFezumenta.
, 1875-02-21
MACON COUNTY POULTRY FAIR.

Spee1a! Dispatch to 1He C7iicaos T1toune- :
DECATUR, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-Macon County has
placed another feather in her cap in That she
has bAd her first poultry fair, which closed to-
daT, after . successful exhibition OF five days. 4
society has boen formed, winch will give IN 81
h1bition twice year.
, 1875-02-21

CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 20.-This afternoon
daughter Of Valentine Meyer, visiting an up
stairs room in her fathers house, No.
$50 Main street, discovered closet
broken open, eand tin box, e taken
therefrom, broken open, and its contents. $4,000,
carried away. Two persons, Damed George
Bailey and Margaret George, were arrested on
suspicion, but no money was found On them
, 1875-02-21
a TUNNEL COLLISION.

NEW York. Feb. Ca collision occurred thia
afternoon in the Erie Railroad tunnel at Bergen,
N. Y, between several coal-cars and passenger
train, by which brakeman on coal-car named
Patrick Savage, ,was killed, and some cars damol-
ished.
, 1875-02-21
At LAGRANGE, IND

LAGRANGE, Ind, Feb. 2o--Tns machine shop
OF Merton t. Bradley was totally destroyed by
fro last night. Water being scarco, nothing
could be saved. Loss. s1,50o; insured for $500.
The cause Of the fire is unknown, but it IL
supposed to have caught from furnace.
, 1875-02-21
GREAT BRITAIN.

Loxpox, Feb. 20.-Mr. Marling 1iberaD has
been returned to Parliament from the Strand.
, 1875-02-21

A DEfAuLTER COMMITS SUICIDE.
DE1xorr, Feb. pa dispatch from W!an-
dotte suuouaces tha: at IL o'clock this morning
John f. ". Thon, late Treasurer Of this county,
ha dcommitted suicide by shooting himself. The
County Auditors say that he YVES defaulter to
the amount Of $82, 0u0.
, 1875-02-21

CNo1xsAT1, O., Feb. 20.-Ihe Enquirer's Lam
caster. O., special says it is reported there that
tEo burglars were Killed last Sunday night
near Moonesrile, Hooking County, Ky., BY
n. r. Mahr, and a peddler who was staying At
his house. One burglar was shot dead. and tho
other wounded. He w1s tracked, and discovered
TO bo Mnhr's brother-in-1aw. He died Monday
morning.
, 1875-02-21

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 2o.-For the Upper
Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valley. the
Northwest, and tae Lake region, rising barom-
otor, north aud west winds, cooler, partly cloudy,
or clear weather.
, 1875-02-21
Film OVER AND MANNED.

CAIno, H., Fob. 2o.-Willie Oakley, aged II
years, son ot II. T. Oakley, Caslier Of the G. l.
N. 0. Railroad, of this city, WAS run over by tho
cars at Mount Carmal TO-DAY, and had one leg
crushed below the knee, and received other injn-
riee, not fatal.
, 1875-02-21
FIRES.


Special Dtspateh to TIE t'htoaoo Tribune.
YouNasrowS, O., Fob. 20.-Stewart's large
tanne1y, at CoatesTiIle, four miles from here,
waa burned to the ground last night with
large amount OF stock- LOSS, about - 600 in
snred for $4,000. The cauee Of the fire is not
known.
, 1875-02-21
At LESLIE AND CHARLOTTE MICH.
,Tsae.7ni fExzaxtch tn IHs f.h1cda0 I1ihu71S


LANSING. Mich, Feb. 20.-On Thursday fre
destroyed the dwelling Of l. E. Frey, Of Leslie.
insurance. 5000. Also, tho dwelling Of James
Griffith, at Charlotte. Loss, $1,000; insurance,
, 1875-02-21
EXECUTION AT AUGUSTA, GA.

EXECUTION At AUGUSTA GA.
New YoEK, Feb pa dispatch from Angus
a, Ga, says that Ike Hooper vas executed there
yesterday, for the murder Of Howard Latter
White talso colored), On the night Of the 18th OF
December, 1873.
, 1875-05-22
Affairs in Mississippi.

ITIcA, MISSISSIPPI April 2Si, 1872
DANIEL. STEwART-De1r Brother: ! write
10 ledge my renisSness in keeping up
our correspondence We have been 50 oP-
pressed, despoilei, plundered and robbed, that
every body but the sealawags and rpe.-bag-
gers. or in other words the robbers are pros
trate.
Our taxes are about per cent. aud every
farmer in the State is either broken up or a
hundred per cent poorer than when the war
closed. There must he n change, or it Is only
a matter of time when all Of cur lands will
be sold for taxes. bclieve abont one-third
OF al! the land IN the State Is forfeited and
gone back to the State, and there Is at least a
million OF acres more advertised for sale.
Thomas NJ. Stewart, my son, is speaking OF
going 10 Texas. or trying some new country.
| think that Oregon or Washington Tern
tory will carry him further from the great
conflict that is coming upon Us. There is A
dreadful conflict inst before u.s. Thieving
has become the order and honesty the exceP-
ton with us, and that cannot last. / can
live anywhere the few days l have to stay
here, bn5 my children ought 10 be in locality
where the influence OF the church has purIfed
the moral atmosphere SO that good incentives
and pure principles may have their influence
upon them.
may come aud see You whether l move
or not. w. II. STEWART.
, 1875-05-22

THE CUBAN REBELTLoN.-A fearful work
of devastation is being carried on by the
Cuban rebels What their strength is We
have never seen positively stated. but it Is
evidently formidable enough 10 battle all tf-
forts of the Spanish troops to effect It's sup
preston According to late accounts they
are advancing through the fairest districts Of
the island, with brand and faggot, burning
the dwellings OF the planters, destroying
their crops, and otherwise desolating the en-
tire face of the country. 4 Havana cores
pondent of the New York Tribune says that
within the last few months they have des-
trOyei no less than seventy valuable estates
Their ayowed object is to deprive the gov
! ernment of resources for carrying-on the war
Since the first of March thy have demolished
/ in the district of Villa Clara nine different
estates, valued at 81 400, 0O0, and destroyed
/ 5000 hogsheads of sugar; in Cienfuegos six
estates, valued at 81 900, ,0OO and 1900 hogs
heads of sugar; in Sagua Ia Grande, eigh-
teen estates valued at 81, ,0O0, 900, and 40, 700
hOgsheads of sugar. The total valuation Of
sugar destroyed is set down at s., 200, 600
! The estates named. previous to the war, had
a valuation of about T25, 900, 600. \ panic
exists in Havana Hundreds of planters
have been ruined. Taxes are daily increas-
ing, money is scarce, the currency deprecated
till it is nearly worthless. while the prospect
steadily darkens without hope for the future.
| So great is the dissatisfaction among all
classes that a revolution is liable to break ont
| at any mOment-an event desired by the
rebels and which their policy is obviously to
/ hasten.
, 1875-05-22

ISDICTED FOR PEuURY.-The Washing
ton grand jury have indicted William 5.
King iSr perjury. More than a year ago.
when the matter OF the Pacific Mail subsidy
frst came before Congress, Mr.. King testified
that he had never received dollar to assist
in procuring the appropriation for that com
pany. Il hiss since been shown pretty con-
clusiveiy that he did receive about $500. 600
and be Is now invited 70 account for this
lapse Of memory. As NJ. King is q member
elect to the For;y-fourth Congress, this in
die,ment viii be spt 10 limit somewhat his
field OF operations. a member Of the lobby,
who likewise has a vote in the House, would
be in position to do very pretty business
II neither Courts nor Congressional commit
tees would interfere. The same grand Jury.
which seems 70 have been sn unusually bold
O0o jDDD5 tJDe hUs aEaj0s5 JEzD0e1 ). Sl22s
for oHenng 6ribas TO Government officers to
influence their ScrlOn IN mail contracts. II
this action OF the grand jury Is followed Up
by fearless discharge of duty on the psr, Of
petty iuries, he prevailing impression that
perjury Is net punishable crime may posi-
bly, be removed.
, 1875-05-22
BIsToRIC PRINTING PRESS.

We ind IN the Salem S1fssWaH Of the sih lnst tAe
following interesting letter irom Mrs Rachel :.
spalding. Of the Nez Perez Indian Mission. 4he
letter l. addressed to Hon. J. Quinn Iborntsn oon-
veyng 20 him IN trust valuable relic which VIII no
doubt be priceless in the futDre:
I-Br SIR Being IN salem on business, and know
ing the regard you had fcr my late hushaAl' lhe
Rev. Henry II. opalding and knowing H',4yoseL
the interest you have felt IN every thI, Pc ttiilli
% tie missionary and pioneer history a. vFesvh,
hereby and herewith present - you the inst printing
press type and other material fixtures Tor pln'ih'
that we've brought to tie Northwest coast ~ AleieA.
The precious memorial 0i the early history o. orc
PDn and indeed Of the Western cJAst ~ AlIei11A' !
oouhie trustlng!y 10 your hands as a mos So s1'
legacy, with the request that you make some HppIu
pirate disposition OF II and until that s.ll. o+ uJh
you sha store II IN some piHo7 al least ieasoiu4s
secure from fre. An! u = my further request Io
the historic relc which thus commit 70 Your iei'
keeping, shall always Al the seat u ie cI'lNe
Government
At another time may be able % give a more de-
tailed and accurate history Of tins PRESS anu 'Ae
work II has accomplished, than now can Al pc
eut can only say that II WAS cent u n! Iate Iu
land by tie Sandwich IsauG Mission, 20 assist Inn
IN hIs work among the Nez PeGoe Indians anu 'I Il
was the trst printing press brouSL. 10 u SNtl' = -
NJ that time Was bounded by tie Latitude OF u &c,
rees and 80 minutes uu the North, the i5tn parallel
the South, the summit Of the ROCKY AIOulsliii'
East, ami The Pacific OCEAN on tLe Vest.
From this press Was issued Tie hrst DOCK prlhtel
the west cOIst OF AmeIlca- In nd ltlon 70 other
matter not remembered by me- the Gospel Of Mstthe"
~ the Nez PeTce language, printed on Il, also
hymn hook in English and NeE Perez his last con-
tanned various TRANSACTIONS nom the scriptures, iuc
some Dravers \ NeZ PsrCc and English Dictionary,
the iInr authorship OF my late husband and Of some
one not known TO me, also ISSUED from ths in-
t.reStins relic OF the history Of the great North west
Sometime after the Il the MISSIONARIES At
Wailatpu November 29rh, lSi5, this pioneer press
WIS brought 10 the Willamette valley and placi IN
the care Of Rev J. : Grfiin, what now Hills
lOrO where it still remains ready Tor removal by You
( 20 the Capital o: the State
ought perhaps TO add that after this press thus
came INTO Mr.. trtins possession, he issued from II
Il monthly periodical entitled, - The American and
/ UnIOnISt" InI that tins the first peTlOdIca.
( pamphlet issued upon tins coast.
Yours, respectfully, RACHEL J. SFALpESG.
SALEM May 81, 1873.
, 1875-05-22
The CountrY.s CurNe.

Indirect taxation Is but tbieving system,
adopted to hide the robberies perpetrated by
government officers. Tariffs, the method by
which indirect taxation is enforced, are
nothing but a tribute levied upon the con-
sumers of the country for the benefit at the
wealthy manufacturers and inioleut officials.
We doubt if there Is, under the present sys-
TEN Of taxation, a taxpayer IN the entire
country who knows the amount he pays an
nually in one way or another to support the
government There is but one thing all are
certain Of. and that is that taxation in this
country has become burden, that bears too
heavily ana unju-tly upOn the poorer classes.
While the wealth Of the rich man goes scot
free Of all taxes. the poorer class are taxed
on every necessary OF life. From calcula-
tiou made by one understanding the question
fully. we Gull the following items with the
per cent. OF taK-s upon them. Here Is the
way
, 1875-05-22

A FRUTTFUI CAUSn.-In New York, re-
Gently, Il father boxed the ears of his nine
year-old son for seemingly good reason. The
youth having soul abuVe such treatment.
became inoensed at thus violation of his per-
son, appealed to the law, and had his father
broaght before the Court of Special Sessions.
Here the prosecutor failed to appear; the
father admitted the charge. was found guilty
of assault and sent to Jail for five days,
where, no doubt, his reflections were OF a
strange and mixed character This occurred
nnder New York statute, and reveals a
new phase uf parental responsibility. This
IL ID legislative recognition of what we had
fondly supposed was but social defect in
American family life. 1t would seem that
fathers are being forced into the position of
necessary evils attendant upon the years of
minority of their children, having no claims
on their obedience or right to exact common
civility from them. Even the love of their
children is being spoiled, lacking, as it too
often does. the essential alloy OF respect.
From the time the boy puts on his trowsers,
he becomes lmbued with the idea that he is
accountable to no one. He bulIyrags his
nurse, rides rough-shOd over his mother, and
detes his father When at leugth he reaches
the proper age to 90, not be sent, to school
his teacher has no means whereby to control
his wayward temper. He must be treated as
gingerly aS a torpedo. The mild reprimand Is
met with insolence and increased ill-behayiOr /;
and if for moment the teacher forgets that
the scholar is of American blood and gives him
the well-merited and toO-lUng-delayed hid
ing, back comes our irrepreSsible tyrant with
his action for assault. Thus in too many
cases our youth are growing up nation of
men having known no family authority or
! schOol-rUOm restraint. Can they be other
than restless under the authority of the law
! Is it any wonder that the cities are infested
with gangs of iutractable hoodlums, and
that the prisons have TO be enlarged to ac-
commodate the increasing contemners Of the
law? The only wonder is hat these classes
are still In the minority. If we are 10 rear
well behaved and orderly children and law
respecting citizens, we must no: restrict the
| authority Of the parent over the Ghild; and
while deprecating undeServed and unmerciful
beating Of children in our public schools, We
must reserve TO teachers the right 10 Use the
rod, holding them responsible only for ex-
cessiVe or cruel misuse. "Spare the rod and
spoil the child" is wise saying, and
worthy TO survive as bequeSt 10 children
for many generations TO come--S. I. Gail.
, 1875-05-22

INDIANS As FARMgRs.-According to
The Foreign Missionary the Indians
are able to take care of themselves
when they try. -Four years ago, TWEEN
ty-tive Sioux families removed from
the Santee agency to Flandreau, Da-
kota, abandoning their treaty privil-
egeS, and securing homesteadS in the
usual manner, Others have since
Joined them, and the colony now num-
bers about 500 persons, their farms
being scattered for about fifty miles
along the Big Sioux river. They have
log houses many of them are well
supplied with farming implements :;
they are fairly clothed, and their
church has large membership. They
also have a school, and the movement
is regarded as a success generally, al
though the grasshoppers have done
much TO dircourage it.
, 1875-05-22

Russia Is very rapidly putting in
practice an educational bill similar to
that of EngIand-a sort of local-op,
ton, which enables parishes to estab,
hsh free schools and compulsory edu-
cation, if they see fit. 1t is the
natural consequence of the emancipa-
tion of the serfs, and might safely
have followed it little sooner. There
is not wanting a strong opposition to
these reforms, coming from that class
of the nobility which hold the same
relation TO Russia as the ultra tories
of 1880 did TO England but as the
latter were powerless TO prevent the
reform bill, so viii those of Russia
be to the wise efforts of the Emperor
to improve the condition of the great
mass Of his subjects.