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Kerr.

The following sketch of the career of
speaker Kerr Is furnished by the Chicago
Tribune: "ln 1852 he began to practice
law in the Office OF Judge Smith, at New
Albany, Indiana. nearly opposite Louis
vnc, ." u,e Ohio river. IFS ability, in
dustry and integrity soon brought him to
the notice OF the public, aud in 1851 he
Was elected city attorney. One year later
ne was chosen prosecuting attorney OF the
county Floyd. In 1886 and 1867 he was
. member Of the Indiana Legislature.
Five years later, In 1862, he was elected
reporter OF the supreme court Of indiana,
aud edited five volumes OF reports. In
lSOi MIR. Kerr was elected rs II Democrat
TO the Thirty ninth congress. in which le
served on the committee on private land
claims aud ON accounts. In the Fortioth
| congress he WAS II member OF the
committees on elections and roads
and canals; IN the Forty-iirst con-
grcss of the civil-scrvice committee. and
In the forty-second OF the committee on
ways and means. Ia 1872 he was de-
ieated for congressn,al-at-largc In the
Foriy-third congress. by God,oye y.
Ortiz, the administration candidate. who
received a majority OF 1926, and he was
elected To the Forty-fonrih congrcs, in
lsli by a majority OF 200 out Of total
of ~, 573 votes"
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BETTER LEFT VSnOxr

The disposition to engage in reiornia-
tory measures is strong In the Demo-
cratic members Of the Forty-iourth Con-
gres. The signs are that thi, econom.
ical tendency will show itself in an early
cnort TO save few thousand dollars n
year by making change in the military
status Of Generate sherman and shcri-
dan.
Tue Office Of lieutenant general wa.
created exclusively to reward Gen. Scott,
!" the hrst place, and continued to indi-
ca'e Tue gratitude Of the nation to Gen.
nn.h! II has never been adopted as one
VI the grades Of our army, and the Dem.
N'sh "o'd That Sheridan is ENJOYING II.
legally the honors OF mi
winch bis services do not ep,i,l. h;w
w. The grade Of general. hithsr,o nm
n"o"h III America" military oryaniz.
uon, was created and conferred by s,n'..a
resolsiion Of congress for General Gran,
lie once has no existence when surreu
aered by General Grant, and the nrono.I
uon now 10 to strip Sherman Of ranl
WINCH by virtue OF his service and can,
aty' many regard him as better .uti,lo
10 nave aud to hold than the man 4,
= MON u was originally created. II
s OF SHERMAN would relcya
sheridan to lower rank, An i
u'osh' which whould not, even In Repul
., e." circles arouse the dsprec
Nv" =, democratic economy that Il
usueh OF Gen. Sherman would.
"ssav,se our Democratic consressm.
70 he not too last In taking hold Of ths
.ar..a. ne be-. . uSass. ..t they may
ne" y to let them severely alone =
sue usn' Sherman Of bis title Of uen.r
ems ARM, and 10 degrade Gen. She
usn % lower rank, while It would m,
Win mvor n some quarters, would
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METHODIST ClIURCM sTArisTICs.

nErAODIor CHURCH STATlsTICS.
The statistics Of the Methopist Episco.
pal church In the United States for the
fiscal year have been published. The
total msmLership Of the church, includ-
ing travelling and local preachers, men,
bers In tull connection and those OH pro-
baton, numbers leo, 1853. The local
preachers number 12,SSl. The Sabbath
school scholars number 1,406,l6S. The
total value Of church property belonging
to the organization is SSl ,0s4. 262. The
increase in the value of church
property during the year was
81 1917. The total amount of
BENEVOLENT collections during the year
was 1915, 183. The State OF Illinois is di.
vided int four conferences: the Illinois,
the Rock river, the Central Illinois and
the Southern Illinois. The Illinois con-
ference has total membership Of Al, 1903
the Rock river, 1904 the Central ILL
nois, q, S32: the Southern Illinois, d.
2s3. The total membership in the state
Is l22, 40S.
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have mu,tipliel into thousands. and the
combinations Of. letters and tlgurcs used
IN some Them would prisxlc Ne ckiet
head of Ne Hsuid'scollege to decIphcr.
Bows sn4 arrows. lieerts and dIanontlp.
are common and vary in size from that
Ola saucer ~ that of large dinner plate.
Here is description OF the ear marks
accompanying the brand of an anchor with
a large ring on top: 'Wiih three. car
marks. jingle bob. lett underslope right.
over bit crop aud undcrslope lett. under
slope right, crop left, cross nick right"
All cattle arriving at the aye uf two
years without being branded are
called "narverieks. !" and are public prop
crty:they belong to whoever brands them.
.ince the only way of telling to whom a
| cali belongs is by the brand of the COW
with which ii Il found. This plan origi-
mated with pioneer hcrdcr named Nav
erick. who in the carly days put a lot of
cattle ON an island in the Gulf, near ln-
danola. They received no attention
from any one, aud after lapse of ten
years. a hunter one day called OIL Navcr-
ick and told him that the cattle on the
island had increased to such an extent
that there was no longer grass enough
for their subsistence. and advised their
removal, which was done after great labor,
as the cattle were entirely wild; many OF
them had never seen human being, and
of course all except the old leaders OF the
herd were without brands. 1t is said that
among the herd removed werc:cight hun
dred bulls, and their descendants roam
over the vast savannas OF Texas and
Mexico rs wild as their ancestors and
wilder than the deer found in the woods
OF Missouri, and as fleet. They will not
allow a man to approach nearer to them
than half mile, aud seldom so close as
that before they are of like the wind.
They are increasing In numbers each
year, and the huntin. of them will be
more exciting sport in time to come than
is buffalo hunting now. ''JAsrrE."
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merely n flourish of trumpets, a
measure which would be Of no practical
benefit aud would have the effect 81
opening out upon the Democratic party
the whole force of Radical guns and the
Democracy would certainly come out
worsted. Again we say. let sherman
and Sheridan alone in the
serene enjoyment OF their present respec-
tive ranks a. General and Lieutenant
General oftl,e army Nothing Will I've
gained, while much may be lost. by dis.
turbing them.
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A Crooked Dis,,,lcry Ia Colorado.

PUEBLO, Cola, Dec. l3.-Thc revenue
officials have discovered an underground
distillery for the manufacture of crooked
whisky, on the Arkansas river. about
five miles above this city. The outfit was
discovered on Sunday last, by Deputy
Collector &. II. Plerpont. United State.
Ganger Frank a. Cane, aud Deputy Uni.
ted States Marshall David Lyon. The dis.
tillery was in full operation when the of.
icer arrived, but the to principal owners
&. G. Pinkncy and John +. Hall, escaped
by taking leg bail, Both are concealed
in the neighborho)d of The city and mus,
he captured soon. VIM. NJ. Bussard
upon whose land the distlllery was To-
Gated. has been admitted to bail in tho
sum OF $4,000.
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yuDos CRAWFORD, before whom the
Pendergast- Kavanaugh trial In Joncsboro
was held, overruled the motion for new
trial, bat granted defendants counsel
sixty days In which to prepare bill Of
exceptions to carry the case to the
Supreme court.
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The National Executive Committee of
the Republican party win meet Ia Wash
ington, ct the Arlington Hotel, on the
18th OF January, to determine when and
where the national Republican conven-
ton of 1870 shall be held.
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Administrators Notice.

LNSrArE of nyas Y. Parker, asceased.
1.-the undersigned having been appointed Al.
ninistrator of the estate OF Dyas r. Parker lats
deceased, hereby gives notice that ho will an.
pear before the county court Of Alexander c0,ln-
ty, ut the court house In the city Of Cairo, iii.
nOis ut the january term, ON the third MONDAY
IN January next ut which time all persohs hav-
ing claims against taid estate are notified and
requested TO attend for the purpose of having the
tate are requested 20 make immediate payment
to the undersigned. tI. $3.50 800 - -
Dated th. ard day Of December, A. D. ls.5.
ROBERT II, CUNNINGHAM,
i2-9-d6w. Administrator
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10 regain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from all anxiety con-
e.,i,'ng diseases. The mind has power
pseI 'l,e pody. For u person to think he
has disease will often produce that dis
ease. This we see effected when ti,s
mind is intensely concentrated upon the
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-15

FOURTEEN Methodist ministers OF
wasAlsgtoa City. at a late weekly meet
Ing, voted that Bishop Haven went be.
You'd his calling when he nominated
Grant for q third term.
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Important Revelation. Promised.

WASHINGTON. ID. g., Dec. l3-Gencral
Farnsworth, Of Illinois, who has arrived
here, is credited with promising import.
ant revelations about the whisk y ring al
Chicago, which will involve State and
Federal officials OF even more prominence
than those who have turned up i'm st,
Louis.
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THE WHISKY WAR.
cock Give Bond Colo
mel Br0adheads APP
pOintment.
The Trouble" Elsewhere-Col.
Farnsworth's Proposed Disclo-
sure-An Underground Dis
tillery in Colorado.

quite crowd was present at the open
ing of the United States District Court
yesterday morning, in anticipation of the
trial of supervisor Mum, which a morn
ing paper had announced would then
begin. Considerable disappointment was
felt, when it was found that such was
not The case. ri" r -. T
Soon after the opening Of court Dis
trict Attorney Dyer presented the recog-
niZance of Supervisor Mum, taken before
Judge Bl0dgett, Of Chicago. in the sum
| of $40, 900, and also the recognizance of
General Oryille L. Babcock. in the same
amount. both OF which were ordered
filed.
On motion of Hon. ID. w. VOORHEES,.
Judge Treat decided that The indictments
against Wnl. Mckee and Constantine
Mcguire, found by the grand jury i'm
panclcd at the May term of the court.
| would be laid over to the adjourned term
of the circuit court, following the course
| of the cases more recently brought.
As announced III vhe Giobt- De0.oc,ut,
| Colonel James o. Broadhead accepted
the position rendered him Of special coun-
I sci for the Government rice Gen. IenIer-
| SON, removed. Some apprehension
was felt that the position had
been rendered him without authority,
owing to the absence OF news from
Washington on the subject. Yesterday
the appointment was formally made by
Attorney General Pierrepoht. About 3
O'Clock the following dispatch was re-
ceived by tine District Attorney. which
settles the matter beyond all doubt:
WAsHINGTOS, Dec. ID, lS15.-lIon. ID.
?. Dyer, United States Attorncy-lIon.
James q. BrOadhead's commission j. on
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SheriTs Sale.

10y virtue offiye certain executions TO me ~
exandcr county in The State of Illinois, In favor
OF Charles o.. faticr and william Vol, linn Of
z; o. Patier 4 Co, and against James Cn,Ioll
erty, in the first addition 10 the city Of Cairo,
county of Alexander and state OF Illinois, TO.
wit; Lot numbered one ~ In block numbered
twcnty-cight (2sD ms the property of the said
James Carroll, which shall ollrr At public sale
at the southeast door of the conri house in the
city of Cairo, In the county of Alexander and
State of Illinois, ON The Slst day of December
A. u. ls75, ut eleven clock, u, m of said day, ,
for cash, to satisfy said Execution. q D y
ALIEN, II. IRWIN.
sherin Of Alexander County, Illinois
Cairo, lis Iec, mDcr 10, ls76. i2-lodtd,
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On, LrxprRMAS. director Of the mint,
will make report to tile President today
Sa The location Of the new mint. II i
thoRetGR ASDogpv1 b tie piace. TB
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Of Re telegraphic operators employed by
~ Western Union Telegraphic Company
b being vigorously opposed by the OPP
orators.
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Gxx. BAscocx sureties are Messrs.
Nathan Corwith, William Coolbaugh'
gsAu B. Drake aud J. II. Jones. The
On IL ten tbsrpaSd dellars.
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4 QUESTION AND ANSWER lnnrllvA
GUr WORTH PRINTING.

Q.-W hat do you think of the recoln-
lnehdations OF the president concerning
the school question aud the influence of
the Catholic church Al think they
are in principle correct enough, and in
my state myself and fricnds have always
most earnestly worked in that direction
without discussing the policy Of extend
Ing the powers OF the national government
IN that respect, II seems TO me very g,!cs-
tionablc whether " w."kl He uciieiicial tn
me general Interests of the country to
make that an issue In the national cahl-
paign. The best thing perhaps, that can
be done is for the Democrats in congress
to accept without opposition the cOnsti-
lulional amendment proposed by Mr..
Blaine, and submit 1t to the Legislatures.
The danger which see Ia making such
questions the subject of agitation In a
national contest consists In this--that It
might push other things of immediate me-
costly into the backgroung. Tho things
now TO be done, a. of immediate necessity,
are The restoration Ot specie-payments,
the rc-establishment of sound constitu-
lional principles, and the publication OF
the government by a. thorough reforma-
ton of the civil service.
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but it has its Nineveh in St. Louis, and
the cupidity Of the railroad companies
bids fair to give it's rival an undue ad-
vantage. In recent article comment
ing on the advance Of freight rates, the
Tribune of that city uses the following
language:
There is but little doubt that before
New Years the rates to the east will be
50 high as to put an embargo on all
shipments, which will hurt the roads
more than the people, and probably have
the effect Of greatly endangering, if not
completely disrupting, the present COM
bination. 1t will be found before long
that the present alliance of the roads
leading from Chicago to the east will
prove great misfortune for the bust
ness interests of the city. It is the
work of Col. Scott, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, whose desire it is to throw all
the western and southwestern business
via St. Louis and indianapolis, and
Vanderbilt aids him in this work because
the FORMER allows him to take all or
nearly all eff the north western business.
. Z hat such is the case can be seen by
the fact that the roads leading from
other points than Chicago to the east
have not pooled their earnings, nor en-.
tered into combination, and competi-
ton from those points continues as brisk
as ever, while it has been completely
stopped on the Chicago lines. That
under such circumstances the business
interests of this city must suffer severe.
ly there can be but little doubt. Al
ready the millers of Wisconsin and Min.
nesota refuse to ship their flour to the
east via Chicago on account of the 3D.
pressive rates charged by the Chicago
lines. A deputa:ion of these gentlemen
will be in the city to-day, and hold
conference with Che railroad managers,
for the purpose of inducing them to give
them the same privileges via Chicago
that they get via other places. They
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also claim that tho difference between
the rates for grain and -four is altogeth-
er out of proportion, and calculated TO
drive the western millers out of the busi-
ness altogether, a. they cannot compete
with tho eastern ones.
We are glad to see that the business
men and newspapers of the largo cities
are compelled to cry out against this
oppression, for We know now that the
time Of its duration is short. With such
pressure against them the courts will soon
be able to find laws and precedents to
justify them in decreeing thatlegislation
to restrain railroad extortions is entirely
consistent with both State and national
constitutions. The remedy for the evil
will be readily found and easily applied,
whenever the people generally demand
its discovery and application.
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Attorneys in person.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, Good
~ hue County. So. In Probate Court.
General Term, November l, 1875.
In the matter of the estate of Gustaf
johnson, deceased:
On reading and filing the petition Of
Andrew johnson, of WEIGH, in said
county, representing, among other
thingss that Gustaf johnson, late of
said county, on the seventh day of No.
vember, A. D. 1874, at WEIGH, in said
county, died intestate, and being an in
habitant of this county at the time of
his death, leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this county, and that the
said petitioner is brother and next of
kin of said deceased, and praying that
administration of said estate be to him
granted, it is ordered that said petition
be heard before the Judge of this
Court, on Saturday, the 9th day of
November, A. D. 1875, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, at the Probate Office in Red
Wing, in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof
be given to the heirs of said deceased,
and to all persons interested, by pub
fishing copy Of this order for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of
hearing, in the GRANGE ADVANCE,
weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at Red Wing, in said county.
Dated at Red Wing, the first day of
November, A. D. 1875.
By the Court, N. 0. WERNER,
4w4 Judge of Probate.
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An Old Friend Speaks.
EYoTA, Nov. 18th, 1878.

ST.. CLOUD, Mimi, Nov. 18th, 1875.
Friend Youhg:-I am glad to see
that you have had moral courage to re-
fuse to be driven into approval of coali-
ton between the reformers and demo.
Gratis.
Those who know the democratic lead
ers as we'll as you ought to: from your
lifelong association with them, must be
aware that those who now control that
organization are unworthy Of confidence.
If they are not themselves the most dan
gerous of monopolists, they are but the
tools of such, and to look to such men
to relieve the people from oppression is
blindest folly.
Take, for instance, the RAILROAD man.
ayers Of this State, and see how many
of them are democrats and influential
leaders Of that party. Is it likely that
the politicians they support will seek to
restrain the corporations by legislative
enactment? So, too, the chairman of
their national committee, Mr.. Augustus
Sohell is banker and money lender.
Will he probably cooperate with a par
ty that is inimical to banking and mon
ey lending interests?
Twas SO completely convinced in 1868
that the democratic party was controll-
ed by monopolists that I left it then, land
have since voted with the republicans,
except in 1871 and 1873, when Hon.
Winthrop Young and Hon. Ara Barton
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The Railroad Extortion,

The Patrons may attribute the fol-
lowing to their persistent opposition to
railroad extortions. The result of
their action was, first, to expose the
reprehensible conduct Of the companies,
and, secondly, to attract attention to
other means OF getting their grain to
market. In looking the matter over, it
was concluded that, if the mouth of the
Mississippi river could be improved so
as to be navigab'e for sea-going steam
ers, IN outlet would thus be afforded
without being dependent on the roads.
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER EXECU-

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER ExECU-
~ TON.
Under and by virtue Of an Execution is
sued out Of and under the Seal Of the Dis
trict Court, in and for. q oodhue county, in
the State of Minnesota. on the Seventeenth
day of November, A. D. 1875. wherein
Jorgen Simmons and Jacob St1andnes are
plaintiffs and Gilbert Ne son Hougen is
defendant, in favor Of said plaintiffs, and
against said defendant, for the sum of sixty
dollars and eighty-nine certs, ($60.S9), I
did, on the Seventeenth day of November,
A. D. 1875, levy upon those pieces or par
cells of land with all the appurtensnces
therennto belonging, as the property of the
said defendant, Gilbert Nelson Hougen,
lying and being in Coz dhue county. and
State of Minnesota, and described as follows,
to-wit: Lots number six Isl and seven III,
in Block number twenty four IA in the
city of Red Wing, in said Goodhue county,
according to the recorded plat thereof in the
Office Of the Register of Deeds in and for
said Goodhue county.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given,
that shall. on Saturday, the Eighth day of
January, A D. 1876. at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon Of said day. at the front door of
the Court House, in the city Of Red Wing,
in said Goodhue county, offer for sale at
public auction, the property so levied upon
as aforesaid, and shall then aud there fairly
strike off and sell the same for cash, to the
highest bidder, or 80 much thereof as shall
be sufficient to satisfy -aid Execution to-
gether with interest, costs and disburae-
ments. Dated, Red Wing, Goodhue coun-
ty. Minnesota, the I'D day Of November, A.
D. 1875.
MARTIN S. CHANDLER,
Sheriff Of Goodhue county, MINI:
SIMMONS j. STRANDNEs,
ATTORNEYS in DersOn 7w7
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were candidates in this State, and in
1872. when voted for Mr.. Greeley fo1
President.
To be sure, monopolists control the
republican party to = considerable OK.
tent, but not 50 entirely a. the demo.
cratic. There are good many leading
republicans who are properly ambitious.
These know that, in order to keep
themselves in position, it is necessary
that they should guard the peoples in
terests, and they will not quietly permit
monopolists to use the party and there
by destroy them.
I see that they accuse you Of selling
out, but I cannot see what you have
sold. You advocate the same measures
that you always have, and for aught
that appears in your columns, are the
same anti-monopclist that you have ever
been. But you must expect abuse, and
I am glad to see that it does not drive
you to recriminations. That would be
the heig ht Of folly.
You must remember that to reform
the world is the labor of centuries, and
all you or any other one man can hope
to effect in this great work is so lnsig-
ni6cant that you will hardly be able to
perceive it. May you continue the
good work and never weary in well-do-
ing is the earnest wish of,
Your friend, w. J. M.