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The New York herald., 1875-11-22
CHEAP TELEGRAPHY.
The DIRECT UNITED STATES CABLE COMPANY,
LIMITED, No. 16 BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK, Nov. is. 1875.

To EDITOR or THE HERALD
Your article in this mornings issue cheap tee-
graphy contains some comments on a circular recently
ssued by me, 70 which | trust that your sense OF
justice will give me opportunity Of replying they
are calculated to mislead the public. You remark In
the first place That We find the Direct Cable charges
as much per word for the transmission OF dispatches
from America to Europe as the other linen Had you
said that You "found that the other line charges
as little per word the Direct Cable,n you would
have presented the accurately. On Saturday
the 9Th inst, ths company" opened for business at
seventy five cents word our opponents rates being
at the time dollar, and II was not until we had COM
menced business the reduced rates that the oppos
ton announced their intention Of adopting tariff
which they did shortly after. II is thus evident that
this latest reduction, by which the public save twenty
five cents a word, was entirely duo to the
action Of the Direct United States Cable
Company. You then 60 to state
that the managers OF this line will discover ''as has
been discovered by the managers Of oil other telegraph
companies that tho cheapest rates in the long rum
will bring business, and consequently to
the greater profits Of the owners"
Permit me TO call your attention the fact that IN IS
has not discovered by the managers or any cable
company, and the statistics OF the Anglo American
Company for ten years 60 10 show that tho
most paying rate, as between FIVE dollars word and
twenty five cents, is q dollar and half a word.
Again you say "Thus far the promise to reduce
rates is little than promisen have shown
that is promise worth just twenty vo cents word
to the public And you conclude it would be stroke
Of genius for Mr Olphants company send messages
over the ocean at shilling aword" This stroke OF
genius has been already attempted the hope that
might be considered such by the public, but they
utterly failed to appreciate H. and in instance more
conspicuously than in that OF the HERALD Though
this exceptional due entirely to this company
the HERALD did not support their efforts by sending
single message their cable, and would suggest
that to aunt company for establishing low rates.
and when Il does establish them to refuse TO support
H. course calculated to advance the cause OF
cheap tolegraphy. am yours faithfully,
L. oL1PHANT.
The New York herald., 1875-11-22

and Norway
In testimony whereof have herennto signed my name
caused the eal of United States be affixed
Done at she city OF Washington, this sOth day OF
TSKALl MAY Lord 1866 and oi the ndc
pendchce Of the United States Of America the nine
telh ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President.
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary OF State.
To nv friends in America this explanation may seem
unnecessary they were all cognzani OF the iacts az
The time Among those who took an active interest in
the matter were the late Chief Justice John Meredith
Read OF Philadelphia; the late Robert b. MInturn,
Henry r. Tuckerman. Mr.. George W. Curtis Captain
John Ericsson, General Arthur. Hon. John l. " Pruyn
and many others Ny government, TO whom all the
facts in the duly reported as they occurred,
honored me by conerrnR the knighthood OF St Oaf's
order upon me Immediately on the exequatur being
stored in token Of its approval OF my conduct and
OF its sympathy with my unjust accusation
continued 10 be Consul and Consul General Of sweden
and Norway till April, 1870 when resigned the
Office TO come to reside IN Europe
LONDON Oct 70, 1875. G. +. HABICHL
The New York herald., 1875-11-22
THANKSGIVING.
PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR wrcKHAN

PROCLAMATION By MAYOR WlChHAM.
The following proclamation has been issued by Mayor
wickham, appointing next Thursday as Thanksgiving
Day
The season recurs when according 10 custom there
Is desgnaed day Of general thanksgiving Almighty
1;od for All the merces OF the closing year Tho Pre
dent az the United states and the Governor Of this State
have appointed Thursday, the 25th OF November for
this annual festival and following the practice OF my
predecessors, commend TO the people OF the city of
New York grateful observance Of that day.
Although here as elsewhere, business has been duh
and failures have been many, the year which passing
bas been accompanied by blessings which afford pen.
ttIul occasion FOR thanksgiving The harvests upon
which we depend have been abundant, and no pesti-
enee has scourged the city. We have enjoyed civil
liberty regulated by equal laws; and this community
has Ind that which is tho foundation of both laws
and our hberties-a social order, established in the
intelligence Of the people, aud transmitted from tho
elder TO the rising generation IN the prccepts Of re-
noraltes and the mutual trust Of social and
cial intercourse.
For these and other benefits II behooves us 10 return
thanks TO the Ruler OF the Universe.
And may not well avOuch the sincerity Of grateful
hearts by DONG each what he can, TO give iol
thankfulness TO the poor among us, who need always
the orethought OF the prosperous to help them
their daily bread, and who suffering tor lack oi
employment appeal to TO remember, as the winter
comes on that In whatsoever We economzc we should
be bountIful in charities.
Given under my hand and the seal Of tho Mayoraty
ths 10Th day OF November In the year Lord ont
thousand eight hundred and seventy nve
WILLIAM IL wkcKIIAM. Mayor
The New York herald., 1875-11-22
A CARD FROM MR.. 9. Z. HAB1CHT

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
have had my attention drawn to-day to anony-
nous letter published your paper OF the 9th inst
relating to the withdrawal Of the United States Finan
cal Agency from Messrs Barring Brothers a Co., Of
London in 1871, to the late firm OF Messrs Clews
Habicht 4 Co., in which the writer states that Mr.
Seward spoke in dsrespectful OF me at din
party Paris in 1872, and which latter remark de-
mands some notice at my hands. AS regards the
motives or the manner in which tho change OF the
agency vas brought about l am not competent TO
Jugde never having at any time before or since been
informed on the subject The change was only COM
muncated 70 me after II had actually taken place
was never consulted on tho subject So far as was
concerned y was an undesirable and unwelcome event
In regard 70 the expression ssd 10 have been made
Of BY Mr. Seward respecting myself have "a s,ata
that my exequatur az Consul Of Sweden and Norway
al New York was withdrawn by Tie President a. tha
Goth March, 1865 without giving me any previous No
tice, the ground that had purchased ana stored
cotton in New Orleans and thereby screened rebel
property, when, In fact, the cotton in question had
been reported by the War Department n Wash
ington with the fullest details and the war Department
had given written permission thus 70 store the
cotton, and agreed 10 give It the protection Of tho
United States government All the documents relative
to the transaction we're actually on Gle in the war De-
partment when my exequatur was withdrawn and On
my referring TO the same and producing the permission
given me by the War Department, and searching
aud thorough investigation, which demanded having
been made under General Sohrver OF Albany BY order
of the United States government my justification was
established, and my exequatur returned me on
the 30th of May, 1865 two months after its withdrawal
and the Official document Of restoration signed BY
Mr. Seward himself as will appear from the following
announcement In the Washington Republican Of that
date -
forrTCIAL cory
AEDRKw JOHNSON President q the United States Of
America
40 ALL WHom NAY CONCERN -
whereas the eKequatur u Claudius Edward Habicht,
recognizing him Consul Of Sweden and Norway New
York and that u s. NJ Sveng0n Vice Consul Sweden
and Norway az New Orleans formally revoked the
2oth day o March ast aud whereas have
been made 70 me since that date which have eecuay
eyed those gentlemen rom the charges Of unlawful
friendly conduct heretofore entertained against them
Now, therefore, be IL known that i Andrew Johnson
President o the United States Of America
the reyocaon ~ the txequaturs ~ Che SAID Caudus
ward Habicht aud y N and them the
LAsht y w. is<lvGs prlYaGaa harataaro
The New York herald., 1875-11-22
RoN-cIADs AT PENSACOLA READY FOR SEA-
DETAILS OF THE vEssEIs-THE FEELING IN
NAVAL CIRCLES.

DEAA1iAo Vt lhE NEHStlAo--ihE TnEA1NN ~
NAVAL CIRCLES.
New ORLEANS Nov. n, 1875.
Commodore Cooper has notified the department.
OF the readiness of the feet OF iron-clads under
his command II consists Of four monitors
the Aahopac Manhattan, sagus and Ajax
now lying Pensacola The first three
fully equipped and only need provisions and the
war complement OF men to m them for instant service
The Ajax is without ammunition, having discharged 1t
at the time the yellow fever broke out on board
Plenty OF men could be enlisted in New Orleans, and
receipt of the necessary funds would enable the entire
fleet TO be
UNDER WAY
in very few days. The Canonicus at this port which
your correspondent visited to-day is fully provisoned
coaled and on perfect footing. With the excep-
tion of full complement OF she could leave two
hours notice In addition TO the above there five
or six wooden vessels cruising in West Indian waters
There is nothing at Key West
NAVAL CIRCLES
Considerable interest and activity is manifested in
naval circles although yet they in receipt OF no
special information that the naval inquiries embodied
Belknap's dispatches. No is anticipated by the
officers here.
Commodore Cooper leaves for Pensacola on Tuesday
evening ncXL
The New York herald., 1875-11-22
MURRAY's DECEIvERs.

Sergeant Frederick Ruhl in charge Of the recruiting
station at No 100 West street. states that Murray tie
man who was thirsting for martial glory and got
swndlcd while seeking to enlist did present him.
self at that station and says that money never re-
ceived there for ensting There Is only one re.
cruting station in West street. and Murray was prob.
ably swndled in some place represented TO him as
recruiting deDoL
The New York herald., 1875-11-22

done ~ the Navy Yard II IL being carried on by pri
vate contract In the ropewAlk for the first time IN
many years work Is being prosecuted full time an
additional fact which would 90 indicate that the
department. Intends TO get itself in trim for possible
emergency.
couple OF the old monitor ron-clads, which were
among the failures Of the civil war have been sold to
an iron dealer for old junk.
The New York herald., 1875-11-22
THE BOSTON NAVY YARD-A GENERAL REVIVAL
OF AcTIyITY--wHAT IS BEING DONE AND
WHAT is LIKELY TO BE DONE

THE BOSTON NAVY YARD-A GENERAL REVIVAL
OF ACTIyITY--wHAT IS BEING DONE AND
WHAT is LIKELY TO BE DONE
BosroS Nov. q, 1875.
ton Navy Yard during the last few days In fact so
far back ten days or fortnight since, as was de-
scribed in the HERALD the time there was a fresh
stimulus given % work in consequence Of unexpected
orders which we're received from the department at
Washington OF course i Isl matter Of conjecture
here, elsewhere, Why tho naval vessels are being
thus summarly fitted Up FOR active service but tho
prevailing opinion among the officers of the yard ia that
the contingency OF possible difficulties with Spain or
some other foreign Power the cause OF such a sudden
show Of vigilance.
ADDITIONAL wORRMEN EMPLOYED.
During the week just closed thore has been an adj
diuonal force Of some forty hfty workmcn employed
Even now, though, there is only total Of about 500
men at work the entire yard but IL is believed this
number win be largely increased during the ensuing
week or fortnight That there are any authoritative
grounds Tor THIS belief Il impossible to ascertain but
u IS fact, nevertheless, that this Is the generally
formed opinion among the leading men the yard.
WHAT ~ BEfSG DoNE ar THE YARD.
Work y being pushed forward on the yandalia with
az possible despatch and II intended that she will be
ready Tor sea IN the of Ave or SIX weeks Ii has
been now about three years since work was commenced
on THIS celebrated war ship and claimed that when
hnished she Will be one q the most substantial the
American navy.
The Wabash which is being used AZ receiving ship
In place OF the Ohio Will be Ncd % or active sea
vice as soon as the repairs the Ohio are completed
and she is restored 70 her old service
The Adams and Essex also being fitted ont as
RAPIDLY ~ DossibA but although the work Is heinz
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
erms Of Subscription,
ADVERTISING RATES.

~ OUOSc7tptt0NS mast De pad an
adcance IN all cases.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22

"A committee of the St. Paul
Chamber Of Commerce finds that
taxes have advanced more than III
per cent. in that city IN five years.,
and that St. Paul people pay annual
ly over 100000 more for admins
tering their local affairs than the en-
tire cost of the State government,
with the maintenance of it's chari-
table and educational institutions
included! The ordinary running
expenses of the city and county
governments are said to be $421,-
271.9o! They recommend a gener-
al reduction of official salaries. AS
an instance of waste they say that
$84o per year and board, with the
use Of house and forty acres of
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22

GTATE OF Minnesota, COUNTY OF
~ GOodhue. IS. In Probate Court, Spe-
cial term. December 21, 1875.
ln the matter of the estate of Beriah C.
Wait, deceased:
On reading and fling the petition of Hans
N. Jordt, administrator ef the estate Of Be-
riah c. Wait, deceased, representing among
things that he has fully administered said
estate, and praying that time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing his ac-
count Of his administration, and for the as.
signment of the residue of said estate to
heirs; It is ordered that said account be
examined AID petition heard, by the Judge
Of this Court, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of
January. A. D. 1876, at 10 o'clock q. m :, at
the Probate Office in Red Wing, in said
County.
And it is further ordered that notice there
Of be given to all persons interested, by
publishing copy Of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of hear
ing in the Grange Advance, weekly news
paper printed and published at Red Wing,
in said County.
Dated at Red Wing the 21st day of De-
cember, A. D. 1875.
BY the Court, N. WERNER,
llw4 Judge of Probate.
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RED WING, MIMI, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1875

subject of transportation, the tariff
laws, the subsidy question, civil SER
vice reform, and other less promi-
nent and important issues, and can
not afford to lose sight Of these for
the sake of matters which never have
been and probably never can be dis
posed of m,ure satisfactorily to the
general community, than to leave
them to occupy their present status.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE BY
~ Advertisement.

Default has been made in the conditions
of a certain mortgage executed and deliver
ed by John S. Nelson, mortgagor, t" A. F.
Kingman, mortgage, d ted the 30th day of
October, A. D. eigh cen hundred and seven
four. and recorded as q mortgage in the
Office of the Register Of Deeds, Of the corn.
ty Of Goodhuc, in the State of Minnesota,
on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1874,
at IL o'clock and thirty minutes a. M. in
book rs Of Mortgages, on pages IS, sc and
81, on which there is claimed to be due at
the date of this notice, tho amount of two
hundred and seventy-eight dollars aud five
cents ($278 O5), and no action or proceed
ing has been instituted at law or in equity
to recover the debt secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof.
The said mortgage was duly assigned by
an instrument thereof, duly executed and
delivered by the said A. F. Kingman to J..
S. Hoard, dated the 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1875. and recorded in said office of
the Register of Deeds on the 10th day of
December, A. d. 1875, at 10 o'clock and
thirty minutes a. m., in book L of Miscclia
90 Rec 'rds on page 344.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue OF
a power Of sale contained in said mortgage.
and of the statute ir such case made and
PROVIDED, the SAID mortgage will he fore
closed by sale OF the mo:tgaged premises
therein described, which sale will be made
at the front door Of the Court House, in the
city Of Red Wing. in the county of Good
hue and State Of Minnesota, at public
auction by the Sheriff of said co unity, on
Saturday, The 5th day of February, A. D.
eighteen hundred and seventy y-six, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. to satisfy the
amount which shall then be due on said
mortgage, with the interest thereon, and
costs and expenses of sale, and fifty dollars
attorneys fees, as stipulated in said mort
gage in case of foreclosure.
The premises described in said mortgage.
and so to be sold, arc the lots, pieces or
parcels Of land situated in the county of
Goodhue, and State of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows, to-wit :
The west half of the southeast quarter of
section four and the west half Of the
south west quarter of said section four ~
all in township number one hundred and
thirteen (113), range sixteen (l6), contain
ing one hundred and sixty acres according
to government survey. Dated. Dec. 21st,
1875. is. HOARD.
COLVILL HOYT, Assignee
Attorneys of Assignee. 11w7
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Montreal, Canada, has had a
mob of destitute demanding relief.
and the city authorities promptly
determined upon providing them
with work on such public improve
ments as could be carried on dur
ing the winter.
Mr.. c. S. Kneeland, of Dodge
county, recently slaughtered pair
Of yearling steers Of native breed,
which are hard to beat. The four
quarters of the two weighed 1161
lbs.' the hides 159 lbs.; and the tai
low 100 lbs. They were seventeen
months old.
The main business Q: the present Con-
gress will be to elect the mex: President
River Falls Advance.
No! The main thing will be to
shape matters so that the politicians
can elect some man Of their own
choice.
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Politics and Business.

DAR1ES, Wis.,, Dec. 20, rs.
Dear Advance:
AS the long winter evenings are up
on US, and the more arduous duties Of
the year closed up, would it not be we'll
to cast about US and see if we could not
gather thought or two for exchange
and thereby benefit each other.
1t seems to me, Notwithstanding the
considerable progress the Grange Move
ment has made, that as yet we fail to
comprehend the ultimatum of its object:
whether it is from the plethoric condi-
tion of farmers, brought about in conse-
quence of over-eating that has stupefed
and deadened mental activity-or
whether the idea Of independent sover
eighty is carried to such extremes as to
sink in individualsm the popularity of
a unity of action, remains with me as
yet a question for solution.
This fact, however, is apparent to my
mind, as it has been from the beginning,
that there is no other alternative left
than for producers to maintain for them
selves defense against the schemes of
rings, corporations and monopolies, by
organization; and to throw away the
vantage ground we have so far obtain
ed, by neglect or indifference, is simply
asserting to the opposition that we are
not qualified to manage our own affairs
and consequently are ready for the
shackles.
Every day discloses some new grip in
the folds of the money power, as it
slowly coils around the throat of indus.
try. Suicide: starvation and death sit
under the shadows of the church, and
the palaces Of the money changer:
homes are passing, like the snow-Aakes
of spring, with quickness away, beneath
the incessant burning of usury, until
houseless, the inmates strike for the
wilds of the frontiers, there only to
meet other leeches Of government adop-
tion that in turn are waiting their time
Of feasting; and so we might enumer-
ate od minimum. But We return to
the question of organization as Oranges,
and its seemingly limited capacity to
meet the demands, for the reason of
political ENHANCEMENT.
We think that one great difficulty in
the way lies in the manner of our dis
eliminating between the questions Of
politics and the business of politics.
There are issues pending to-day, and
perhaps will be in all future, or as long
as government may exist, that we con-
slider intricately connected with its pol
itics, that Changers may handle with
out compromising their integrity or
influence to party or State.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
UnjustIy Condemned.

Col. H. H. Finley, of Saint Paul,
has been appointed to the duty of
investigating certain charges of fraud
in connection with the purchase, To-
eating, etc., of half-breed scrip, and
with certain other matters of land
Office administration in this and other
northwestern States. The Mime
apolis Mail makes this the occasion
OF derogatory illusions to Col. Fin
ley, deprecating his appointment and
declaring in advance that his inves-
tigatlon will amount to nothing. We
had the pleasure of forming Col.
Finley's acquaintance in the army,
where he filled an important posi-
ton, and we know personally that
ne was a brave and worthy officer,
and correct and high-minded gen.
tleman, enjoying the respect and
confidence of his brother officers,
who regarded him not only as a
good fellow" but as a man of in
tegrity and worth.
He has resided several years in
St. Paul, and was unfortunately the
counsel for Mrs. Ossian E. Dodge.
in her divorce case, and suffered
considerably through her subsequent
conduct and conversation. Besides
this, he had the i'll luck to incur the
hatred Of some of the leading ring
politicians Of the St. Paul DEM
ocracy, and, being a member of
that party, of course it was high
treason for him to brave their an
ger. Personally we know but little
of him since his residence in St.
Paul, but we cannot believe that
even the demoralizing influences
surrounding him in that corrupt city
have been sufficient to deteriorate
him to an extent that will justify the
Mails aspersions.
He may have been imprudent, but
he can hardly have become corrupt
or dishonorable, and we take it that
he has been the object of malignant
persecution from men who are great
ly his interiors in all that constitutes
true manliness. We are glad that
he has received this appointment, and
hope and believe that he will fill it
creditably and faithfully discharge
the duties it imposes.