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The yicksbnrg Outrage.

The responsibility Of the recent outrage
in Nicksburg, when squad of Federal
troops settled a question of constitutional
law with their bay0nets. appears 10 be
about equally divided between President
Grant and Sheridan. the officer in com
mand OF the military department which
includes Mississippi. As the latter Is acting
under confidential instructions from the
former. Mr.. Flanagan had been elected
Sheriff. and was in peaceable possession OF
his Office, though constitutional ques-
ton OF the validity OF his election had been
raised. Two weeks previous TO the ejec-
ton of Sheriff Flanagan Chancellor Hill
had adjourned his court for fortnight in
order TO give him time 10 determine what
course he would pursue in relation 10 the
matter; but squad of United States
troops settled il in two minutes, according
Flanagan was chosen Sheriff in place of
the negro Crosby, who was compelled TO
resign because he was stealing and refused
TO give the bonds required by law.
Ii the friends OF Grant in Office in Mis-
sissippi should generally be compelled TO
give valid bonds for the honest disposition
of public money coming into their hands
il would seriously Interfere with their
most valuable perquisites. There was the
sheriff Of Ieiiore County. for instance, a
carpet-bagger. who collected and ran of
with the taxes of one year. amounting TO
S4 600. besides embczzling unknown
sums of money collected on executions
for private individuals. Ii he had been
compelled TO give good bonds. friends of
the Admin tration would have suffered,
for no one else would have gone security
for the fellow; hut "a IL was his bonds
were worthless, and the tax-ridden, i'm
povcrished citizens had TO pay their taxes
all over again. Hereafter ii may be un-
derstood rs a part of Grants policy that
Republican thieves in office are to be pro-
tected in stealing. even ii il is found nee
essary to use the army for that purpose
". y Sun.
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From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
New light il thrown on the situation In
Louisiana by the documents sent TO the
Senate yesterday by President Grant. Gen.
Emory, il appears, strongly disapproved
of Maj. Merrill's performances In the
Shreveport District about election time !;
and. in order to ascertain the true state OF
affairs there to his own satisfaction. he
sent member Of his staff To inquire pri-
vately into the condition of the country
and the disposition Of the people to the
United States and the State Governments.
The report Of the officer detailed for this
purpose Is full OF meaning. He finds that
the country is fast running TO ruin; that
the law has fallen into disregard and disre-
pute; that troops have been used unnec-
essarily. oftentimes have discharged their
duties harshly and cruelty; that there Is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12
The Bottom OF the Sea.

Among scientific puzzles IL one which
has long perplcxed geologists, namely,
the existence of large areas of rock con-
tanning no sign OF life. side by side with
formations OF the same period which are
full Of fOssils-relics of primeyal life. Why
should one be so barren. and the other 30
prolific? There is now an answer 10 this
important question. and readers who take
interest in the exploring voyage Of the
Challenger will be glad TO learn that the
answer comes from that ship. In a paper
written by DIR. Wyville Thomson. chief Of
the scientific staff on board. This paper
was read last month at a meeting of the
Royal Society. IL contains the results Of
deep sea soundings which have revealed
the existence Of vast areas Of barren clay
at the bottom of the SEA. IN depths varying
from two thousand two hundred 10 four
thousand fathoms or more. In other parts.
the bottom Is composed of the so-called
gio6igcyina, which live near the surface,
and sink 10 the bottom when dead. There
they accumulate, building up chalk for
ages 10 come. when laDd and scss shall once
more change places. But IL Is remarkable
that. az the depth of two Thousand two
hundred fathoms. the gio5ioeyiaa thin of
and disappear. and the gray deposit merges
into the barren clay above mentioned.
The explanation is that. below two thous-
and fathoms, the tiny shells of the gIobi-
ge7ina are dissolved by some action Of the
water. and that the minute quantity which
they contain OF alumina and iron goes to
form the areas of barren clay. The extent
of these areas Is so great that IL exceeds all
Others as yet known AT the bottom of the
sea, and 1t is the most devoid of life. In
this respect, the red clay now forming re-
sembles the schist which at present occu-
pies so large part Of our earth's surface
We are all more or less familiar with
chalk and with rocks that show no sign Of
fossils; and to be thus. so TO speak, made
eve witnesses OF the process by which
chalk and rock were formed Is unusually
interesting. An eminent naturalist de-
clares that this paper alone isworth all the
cost of the Challenger expedition.-ChaDs-
bers's Journal.
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Of February. The order was the signal
for the exercise Of that gin dearer than all
Others To every true American, the gin of
free speech when II beholds an oppor.uni-
ty 10 crystalize into ora;ory. Meetings
were called throughout the country 10 dis
cuss the order for the election. The press.
with the exception of the New York III
b,ns, the Sun, the World and the Cincln-
matt COMMERCIAL, which had been sup
pressed 10y an order issued on the 10Th.
denounced the order and suggested, I'm
vague terms, resistance TO Il.
At the time appointed for the meetings
I'm several OF the larger cities. the military
took possession of the halls. and no meet
ings were held. The press muttered
its thunders again, but In vain, and
before the day arrived for the vote 10 he
taken, all practical opposition TO the order
had ceased. The election was directed by
the military, but, 10 show that there had
been no intimidation to the voters. the
people had been permitted TO appoint a
new set Of inspectors in each election pre-
cinct. The vote proved an unusually light
one, rs was shown bv the various tallies,
but the returns re--e.-d frauds more glar-
ing than before. So debauched had the
people themselves become through the
years, that the conclusion was irresistible
that no honest election would ever again
be held under the republic.
On the first Of March. the day set down
for the counting of the votes i'm accordance
with the order, the election was declared
null and void. The nation stood breath
less with expectation. They had not long
TO wait. for ne who stood at the helm
would be sure TO meet each exigency as IL
arose with the stern self-command that
had never yet failed him in any moment
of danger. They We're not disappointed.
At noon on the 9TH Of March, the hour al
which the new Congress were 10 come to-
gether. 10000 troops, commanded by Gen.
Babcock. marched to the Capitol. took pos
session of il, and from the portal fronting
Pennsylvania Avenue proclaimed U. >. g..
Dictator
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LOUISIANA.

She Is done with the days Of glory,
She has fallen ON days of defeat,
Stript of her robes Of splendor.
Hurled from her sovereign seat
Naked, plundered bleeding,
Prone al the Tyrant's feet
His men at arms are about her,
They reck not 81 tears nor prayer,
But eagerly wait the order
That bids them shay, not spare,
With their bayonets at her bosom
And their feet upon her hair
And above her the harpies gather.
Their wings blot out the sun,
And the myriads wheel and hover
And scream for her blood a. one.
So wolfsh they scarce have patience
To wait the murder done.
Oh, brothers. who will save her,
In this her hour Of need,
From the bayonys that beset her,
Prom the raveiious vulture breed
Who viii scatter them as with thunder,
And bind up the wounds that bleed.
II none-why then Heaven help her,
Our fathers have fought In vain,
SO blot her star from the banner,
But let the stripe remainl
Redder than all the rest are
Her blood has made the stain
on, brothersi sons Of her sister,
What matter though so remote,
shall see the tyranf smite her
And say that we nothing note
With his beel-print on her forehead,
And his sword point at her throat
Oh. brothers, sons OF her sister,
lie your judgments unperplexi.
No law but the law Of bayonets-
This Is their newest text.
Oh. Land Of The North, take warning
IL may be thy turn next.
JOSEPH BRADFORD
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In the report recently issued Of the
British Inspector OF Factories. mention
Is made of the fact that gas engines are
coming into use in various trades, par
ticularly for small letter press
printers and ribbon wcavers. IL proves a
cheap and easily applied motive power.
whenever a solid foundation for the en-
CINE can be obtained. II appears that in
the neighborhood Of & .ventry, where
steam power has formeda considerable
element Of expense IN the weaving Of rib
bons. the gas engine has been successfully
tor-to DO the work Of boys of thirteen
or fourteen years Of age, who used 10
turn the machinery: the invention b also
spoken OF as relieving labor OF some OF
It's fatigue.
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rude huts OF septmoncel. where the cup
board l. bare Of food. and emeralds aud
diamonds are heapej upon the table the
Lyons workshops. where brocaded satins
display their gorgeous hues on the loom.
while the family patiently endure cold and
hunger: the cold, damp, gloomy Partisan
garrets, where fair and fainting women
ply their needles from morning TN night,
and die bv inches rather than fall into sin.
From he French Of Jules ..i,non.
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no disposition 10 rebel against the Nation
al Government; and that the State Gov
eminent would not be recognized a mo-
ment II the troops were Withdrawn. All
tiss. cf course, Il tough reading for Mai.
Merrill, aud other ofilcieus Republicsns
who are interested in maintaining t" the
gigantic fraud" in Louisiana known Is the
Kellogg Government
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12

--Ensign Thomas q. Spencer. L. ;.
Navy. was found dead in his room nc a
hotel in Aspinwall. on the 18th OF Janu-
ary. The deceased was attached 10 the
United States photographic party on duty
in Central America. Ills widowed mother
lives in Cincinnati
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12

A negro woman died at Owcnsboro,
XIV. the other day. at the advanced age OF
los years. She belonged TO George Wash
ington's family.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12

"A glass of soda water was offered to a
country lad, who rejected Ii with the
greatest Indignation do you think 1
am a salamander,- said he, TO drink wa
ter boiling hot 2"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-07

N Parties wishing to get
the celebrated "Watertowno
Threshing Machines, Horse
Powers, and Threshing Steam
Engines for the season Of 1875
should give me their orders as
early as possible, so as to en-
sure getting them.
N.mf to
J :. BENNETT, Waterteua, Wis
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Daily and Weekly for 1875.


The approach of the President Il election
gives unusual importance 10 tIe events and
developments Of 1879. Ne ssall endeavor
to describe them fully, faithfully and fear
lessly.
TIE WEEKLY Sun has now attained
a circulation OF over seventy thousand COP
les. lts readers found in every State
and Territory, and It's quality is well kno " n
to the public. We shall not only endeavor
to keep it fully up 10 the old standard. but
to improve and add tots variety and power.
THE WEEKLY sun will continue to be
thorough newspaper. Al the news OF the
day will be found in it, condensed whea nn
important, at 'ull length when of moment,
and always, we trust, treated in a clear.
interesting and instructing manner.
1t is our aim TO make the WEEKLY sun
the best family new paper in the world 1t
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reading OF every sort, but will print moth
ing to e1Tend the most scrupulous and deli
cate TASTE. 1t will always contain the
most interesting stories aud romances of the
day, carefully selected and legibly printed
The Agricultural Department is a promi-
nent feature in the WEEKLY Sun, and lis
articles will always be found fresh and use
flu to the farmer.
The number OF men dependent in poll
tics is increasing, and the WEEKLY Sun
IS their paper especially. Il belongs to 20
party, and obeys no dictation. contendine
tor principle, aud tor the election Of the
best men. Ii exposes the corruption that
dlsgraces the country and threatens the
overthrow OF republican institutions It
81 fear of l.oo
from their supporters
Ine markets Of every Kind and the ia sh
ions are regularly reported.
The price of .he WEEKLY sun is one
doiiar II year for steet OF eight pages,
and nfty-six columns. as this barely paws
the EXPENSES OF paper and printing we a,a
not able to make anT discount or allow any
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10 extend its circulation Under he new
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We Lave no travelling agents
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Chicago &h0rtf Western
RAIL AY.

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This is the ONLY LINE running these
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Among the
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Ihe RepubHrau.
The ST. GrOix Land Grant.

A question Of great local and also of
general interest has just been decided
hy the e. :. Circuit Court here,
Judges Drun..nond and Hopkins pre-
siding.
1t will be remembered that the
Madison and Portage Railroad Com
pany applied for an injunction against
the State Treasurer, the North Wis
eonsin and Others. The grounds for
the application were that The Madison
and Portage Company owned an ~
terest in the ST. Croix land srant.
The Court was asked to restrain the
State Treasurer from paying out any
OF the money now in the trespass fund
OF the ST Croix land grant, so called
aud to restrain the North Wisconsin
Company from conveying or incumber-
irg the lands lately patented to said
company by the Governor, against the
protest Of the Madison and Portage
Company.
The opinion of the court was rem
dered tEls morning on two importan,
points invoked in the case. as follows:
lst. The court held that the Mad
ison and Portage Company was en-
titled to lands for the full amount
coming to 1t at six sections 70 the mile
out OF the indemnity limits of the iand
grant act o 1856.
md. That the act of Congress
of 1861 did not repeal or modify the
act Of 1856 That the indemnity
limits OF 1886 are an entirety to meet
all deficits of lands in places apper-
tanning to the several sections OF the
road
Upon the questions as to how the
lands 10 The indemnity limits are to be
divided, and as to what companies
other than the Madison and Portage
Z .mpa' y were entitled to participate
III the division, the court reserved its
opinion until the hearing upon the
merits.
- The suggestion was made that the
hearlng on the merits might be had al
present term. on the suggestion Of par
ties. go
This decision gives to fhe Madison
aud Portage Company the quantity OF
land it claims-about 10000 acres
but does not go SO far as. to desy
nate them. 1t is a victory for the
company which has been well earned
10y the enterprise and energy which
the company has shown in the con
structlon of It's road.-4Kadison Jour
mai jane 81.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-07

Reform IN the State Prison manage
enent has been the boast of the present
state administration. But the facts al
ready published show no decrease in
expenditures and no approach to the
self supporting system which was prom
ised. Another phase of reform is in
the Board Of Trustees, detailing one of
their own number to act and draw pay
as Deputy Warden. This makes the
Deputy Warden the boss of the War
den. Of course be will also draw his
pay as Trustee. Republicans were
generally supplied with one Office. but
the later day Reformers will hold and
sraw pay for all they can get Osh-
hosh Northwestern.
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, Tie Democratic party has always
Oeen 10 favor of hard money. It is
one OF the traditions of that time hon.
ored organization. -Mizgaukee Mems
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-07-07


OLD CIGARs-A yerv interesting
ancideat IN connection with the Bunk
er HlH centennial was the opening OF
a box of cigars manufactured in I76D
by Cyrus Green afterwards of Revo,
lutlouary fancy at : tobacco store 90
fremont street, Boston The cigars
were found IN good state of preser-
Walton and OF fine flavor Three OF
OF the cigars were forwarded to Presi-
dent Grant. The rest were again re-
packed in an air-ti. hit case, with a
copy Of the Boston Herald containing
an account of The celebration, and
marked: This box is not to be open
ed until the second anniversary of the
battle of Bunker HILL"
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BURNED TO DEATH.-At Oshkosh.
Tuesday morning. Miss Pratt. sister of
the wife Of n n. Smart, merchant.
was burned to death. She was first
seen coming cut of the privy. ali en-
veloped in flames, Der clothes aud
hair all burned off, and the flesh lite
rally roasted On her bones She ling
cred In awful agony until P. NJ.
when she died Il IS reported that
she set her dress on FIRE In the privy
to commit suicide, by burning match
said to have been found there; but the
family think the fire caught in her
from the stove, and burst out after
reaching the privy. It is well known
that the lady has been laborng under
mental religious excitement for some
time. Two ladies, Mrs. Smart and
Mrs. King, were badly burned in try
ing to save Miss Pratt.
THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE
MkrcH.-DUBLIN. June 25.-The
IRISH and American teams practiced at
Dellymouth to-day. The scoring of
the Americans was remarkably fine
the total points made being l6 above
the victorious score last year at Greed
more. The following is to-day's score
for the Americans: Fulton, 40; Da-
kin, l6l; Gildersleeve, 159; Coleman
Ios; Bodine, 1876; Yale, LAG. Total,
9oO, out of a possible score of 1880
The practice of the Irish team was
much inferior 10 result The members
OF the team were accompanied by the
Lord Mayor tonight, who attended
the performance at the Royal Irish
Academy Of Music. ~
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Notice..

HE annual meeting of the Stockholders
i of the Natertown Gas Comnanv for the
election of Directors will be held an tho
first Wednesday in July next, being the 7,h
day OF July. at the Office of said Comnanv
in the city Of Watertown, at the works. at
ten o'clock in the forenoon.
GUSTAVUS WERLICH, Sec'y.
"atertown, June l4th, 1875.