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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-25

FIFTY-THIRD DAY.-Another bad day for Til
ton. 1t was ! esse Turner, the girl who occu-
pied the dual position of servant and companion
to Mrs. T., that made it bad for the plaintiff.
Her testimony alluded to his domestic peculiar
tiles, and the manner III which he treated his
wife. 1t was most extraordinary story, and,
if not impeached by the prosecution, leaves
Theodore Tlton little hope of escape from
eternal infany.
FIFTY-FoURTH DAY.-The direct examination
of Bessie Turner by Judge Porter for the de-
Tense was concluded, and the witness was
passed into the hands of Judge Fullerton for
cross examination. Her veracity suffered
somewhat by the keen questioning of the great
inquisitor, who involved her in several contra
dictions. She was made to acknowledge that
her version of the narrative had been arranged
by the aid of a stenographer, Brother Shear
man. and Judge Porter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
No Transcontinental Monopoly.


TIE people of the United States have learned
many important lessons in the last quarter OF a
century. In that time they have seen almost one
third Of the North American continent opened,
developing the existence Of resources before IN
dreamed Of, and changing the course OF large
portion Of the trade and travel OF the world.
The wide expanse Of territory between the west
ern tributaries of the Mississippi and the coast
range Of California mountains was formerly
desert, second only to the Sahara in magnitude,
and bling that closely in its peculiarities
thht the camel could be employed upon 1t for
decades ago by the United States Government.
Much OF the vast region, however, has proved
IN only 'ne proper sne Ga IaTOr
lions, and many portions Of 1t now produce min
eral treasures to an extent hitherto unparalleled
in the worlds experience.
Now that these lessons have been learned and
their effect is seen upon our commerce and our
general trade, prudence and lsudable pride alike
require that nothing shall be done to cramp the
growth Of this transcontinental business and that
no scheme OF personal or corporate aggrandize-
expansion or hamper 1t by the shackles Of mo-
nopoly.
speedy completion Of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road Is that it will be a fair competing line for
the travel and trafc between the ports Of the At
lantic and those Of the Pacific. Furthermore, 1t
penetrates and is designed to develop the latent
wealth of o new region, and in many other re-
sPects eommends itself to the justice and gener-
0slty OIL the NatlOnhl government. 10 all ialr-
minded people, indeed, the grand idea that, by
its completion, an additional route would be
opened across the American Continent for the
tide of commerce and travel between Europe and
Asia, and for that OF the new and wonderful
Islands OF the Pacific ocean, was, perhaps, the
paramount thought in the minds OF those who
grasp the present and future of our country. But
Il seems there are certain interests created and
fostered by the General Government, which are
not willing TO permit such a project to be con-
summated, because 1t will Interfere with their
monopoly. This opposition recently developed
itselfat meeting Of the subcommittee OF Con-
gress while considering the proposition to aid, by
Government Endorsement Of interest on bonds,
the completion Of the Texas and Pacific railway.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

l2nged to il, and, at the same time, notified
that body what his course would be if the
case was left open for his determination.
Congress neglected this duty, perhaps
shirked it purposely, or, what is more
likely, through cowardice. what is
everybody's business is nobody's business"
is an old familiar adage, 1t is one that Of
late has seemed to find its illustration III
the Forty third Congress. Almost every
issue that it was possible to defer to flu
ture day has been put over to a more con-
venient season.
The conduct of the President in the
prompt acceptance of the responsibilities
which have presented themselves for his de-
termination has furnisheda most remarkable
contrast. With Cabinet of business men
instead of politicians he has dispatched
business with a promptitude which has
amazed all political hucksters and waver-
ing diplomats. The editors of the so-called
Independent Press cannot comprehend the
fact that President can do anything from
pure motive and patriotic sense of duty.
When they find that step has been taken in
governmental policy or in the administration
of the Government without consulting the
people through their columns, they imme
diately jump to the conclusion that there
is some deep-seated villainy in it, and make
the accusation accordingly. They say if
the Administration will not tell us why it
was done we will charge corruption, and
thus force an explanation. This is the
game the Metropolitan press. controlled by
the Herald, has been playing with the
silent man." as it is pleased to call the
Executive. 1t has charged him with every
thing corrupt and criminal, and then has
tened to tender him advice as to
the best method Of escape from the
effects of his alleged crimes. His
utter and entire selEpossesion and
imperturbability under these false and dia-
bolical accusations, his apparent ignorance
of their existence has at last maddened the
entire New Y FORK Press Association. Their
own lies have at last found them out. But
they will not even now accept the ruin
they have wrought. They 60 on lying
with still greater vGhemencc. They insist
that while keeping the peace in Louisiana
Grant was striving TO make new civil
war. This Is too thin. 1t will not be be.
lievcd by any man Of sense and reflection.
A repetition of Buchanan's vacillation on
this Louisiana occasion would have In.
surcI another outbreak, from which war
could easily have been produced If such
had been the desire. But II was not, as
these writers we'll know. II was only the
flrmncss Of the President In what he con.
cclvcd 10 be the right which saved us from
war
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

"ABoUT this time look out for sage pO-
litical advice, is what the Almanac makers
would have written of the present situation
if they could by any possibility have OBJ
tanned a foreknowledge of the present con-
dition of affairs, and particularly Of the
chronic inclinations of Vice President Viii
son. None of them, however, would have
been inclined to believe, familiar as they
are with unexpected changes in the phys
ical if not the political atmosphere, that Mr..
Wilson would have ventured to offer his
advice through the columns of Sam
Bowles' Liberal Republican Springfield
Republican. He should have been more
discreet than to do such thing, for thereby
malicious people will wickedly suspect that
the secrets q of the Republican party
printed by Bowles leaked into the columns
of his journal through similar indiscretions,
and that they were filtered through
Bowles' Imagination, if not retentive men,
ory, into the mental possession OF Henry
Watterson, and thence into the Louisville
Oouyier-JournGE But, seriously speaking
while Mr.. Wilson may have valid excuse
for replying to a charge against him in the
same columns in which the charge was
made, we cannot see the justice of his
alleged allusion to the Third Term bust
ness. Ifhe has, as we understand, treated
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

Man is the worthy descendant of Adam.
Ever since the fall Of his great progenitor
in the garden he has been prone to follow
the unchiValric example that Adam set for
him when he excused himself for eating
the apple because his wife gave it 10 him.
Whenever his conscience reproves him for
wrong doing, he begins to shirk the re-
sponslbility. Children do it from earliest
years of discretion. Perhaps the immortal
Washington was an exception when he
declined TO deny the hacking of the cherry
tree, but even he tried to plead in palliation
the possession of new Ratchet. Had he
been blessed with a brother or other COM
panion he might have yielded to the temp
tation of casting a portion at least of the
responsibility of his act Of vandalism upon
him. In our day there seems to be few
exceptions.
OF our public men, perhaps the Presi.
dent is the brightest example that can be
instanced Of man who unshrinkingly &C
cepts the responsibility of his own acts and
those of his subordinates. He rarely, if
ever, lodges it. And possibly it is this
frankness and candor, this firm self-reliance
and consciousness of rectitude, which ena-
bles him to acknowledge and defend all his
public acts, and stand by them, trusting to
time to vindicate his course, that renders
him so strong with the masses Of the people.
Calm selfreliance and firm adherence to
the right because it is right coupled with
a frank and candid acknowledgment of
error upon conviction that an error has
been committed, are God-like traits which
never fail to command respect and admira-
ton. On the contrary, the weak and
vacillating changeling, who is all things
to all men, promising all things and per-
forming none, has no respect for himself
and is liable to command none from others.
Never during the war, nor since he en-
tered civil life, has General Grant been
known to skulk behind subordinate, or
shift to the shoulders of another response
bilities which belong to himself. Espe:
ciaIly is this true of his conduct in the
Louisiana affair He frankly notified Con-
gress at the start that he thought the re-
sponsibllity of deciding between the goy-
ernments Of Kellogg and McEnery be-
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
nIEn-


,wYyILL.-Cn the 18th Inst, FLoHENCE DAVIS
ter ID. and Henrietta WYNN.
Funeral will take place from her parents resi-
dence, 300 street northwest, "Wednesday after
room, at $3.50 clock, Relatives and friends or the
GrtHr.l
ECOTT.-On Monday. JanuE-y IS, o. i2iIOo clock,
infant son q George and Alberta EcJtt, aged two
months, two weeks aud two days,
DORBEY.-On Sunday, January II, 1878, After q
short illness, Miss MANY Dorsey, aged eighty
Funeral serl Ices at the residence OF Sfr. A. II.
Tuesday, the 10th,
KIrK.-Aftcr a lingering Hines, on The morning
OF the Isth NJ ?ttb ocCok, Mrs. DELLA II. KIRK,
aged seventy. -four years and six months,
Relatives aud frltnd1 OF the family are reIpect-
fully requested TO attend her funeral, from the
dUnce Of her Gon-ln.law, Douglas Moore, o. y
street northwest, on wednesday, the 9Th inst, at
ht II O'Clock n, m,
RICKER.-JRngaTy u. 1878, At the F.sidence OF
hls grandmother, Mrs. Rebceca Tolson, LAURENCE
III sTEn HIckER, In the nth year OF his age, OF
Jhe funeral will take place to-day, Al 10 a. M,
from the residence OF his grandmother, No. 700
Second street northwest,
TI( HENOR,-On the 10th instant, GEORGE W.
His funeral will take p ace from his late rest
dCnce, Ne, ii0s Maryland avenue, on wednesday,
the 10th, At O'Clock y. NJ
LACY,-On the Iltl instant. at 7:21 y. M, after
n lingering illness, ANNIE 4. Lacy, wife OF Ed
ward Lacy, aged twenty-five years nine months
The fInernI will take place from her late resi-
dCnce, No. $50 street southwest, on Tuesday. the
18Th instant, at 2 o'clock. Friends OF the family
respect ully Invited TO attend
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

IT Is OBSERVABLE in the testimony of
H. G. FAINT before the Committee of Ways
and Means that he testities he employed
one G. W. Wiley to see Congressman
James B. Beck, of Kentucky, as to his
course on the Pacific mail subsidy. 1t is
true that Mr.. Beck claims to have voted
and spoken against the subsidy. In Re-
publican House of two thirds majority,
might not that have been the very thing
wanted of Mr.. Beck to insure the passage
of the bill? Why have not the committee
called Mr.. G. W. Wiley? Why was Mr..
Wiley, New Yorker, engaged with the
house of Harvey & Scarf, brokers, 81 Elk
change Place, New York, sent to Mr..
Beck2 May it not appear that a dis
tinguished Democratic Senator from Mis-
souri, received, say $4,000 through calls
on the Pacific Mail through StOckwel,
paid through Harvey & SearlH May not
an examination of Harvey & Searl's books,
Stockwcll and his books, show to whom
that was paid, and how it was divided?
Let this branch of the subject be investi-
gated by the present Congress?
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

IT HAS been the fashion of the New
York Tribvns-in Senator Carpenter S
case for example-to boast that it is always
willing to try the issue of the truth Of its
malicious charges against public men in
the courts OF justice The opportunity is
now offered that journal to make good its
boasts and join issue with Governor Shep-
herd on the question of its libels Of that
gentleman. We venture the assertion,
however, that legal quibbles will be re-
sorted to in its behalf not only to delay
proceedings, but TO elfectually prevent a
fair, square contest. The people of the
District are rejoiced that this opportunity
has occurred, because they are confident
that the result will be the vindication of
the former executive OF our local govern
ment, and because they feel that justice
may at last be visited upon one who has been
an inveterate and unprincipled enemy to
their progressive interests.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

manner in which they have been constructed. -
= Gen. James A. Ekin, o Christian soldier and q
cominms for the mastery manner in which no
has carried out the plans Of construction and con-
Quoted the business OF the depot.
Just over the entrance We md the principal
office. 1t Is a magnificent room, and is occupied
by Capt Barrett and his clerks, and also BY Gen
eral EEin's clerks.
Captain Barrett has been here two years, and I
have yet to hear the nrst Word Of complaint con
corning him; on the contrary, he Is spoken Of IS
On discovering that what we went there to see
was not 10 be found In this room, We went within
Cashier Of n. DEPOT DusS SSRsrsd
paying out the crisp, clean bills to the sewing
women.
patiently they watt Here is Q widow, yet in her
weeds As she receives her money and hastens
home she again and again calculates how best to
the door and tho little feet from the snow. Then
she thinks Of him, now sleeping his last sleep,
her little ones. f6e God Of the widow and the
fstherless help and provide for her.
Here is anOther-thinly clad and gaunt-With
preternatural brightness in her eyes, and blush,
but not "the rOse-tnt OF health" upon her cheek;
for instead of the pure fresh air. such as her poor
diseased limbs require, she ats in her desOlate
room
"SeWing at once with q double thread,
A shroud as we'll as a shirt"
We next see young girl: her black eyes dance
as she thinks what an impression" she will
make when she gets her new hat with a cardinal
red bow and what "he" will say when he sees
her at church. He will think she is stunning
when hesees her bright black eyes and raven
hair ESD " by the now fashionable color.
Here comes venerable dame, who hardly seems
in her element In this thrOng. Her clothes are
coarse and plainly made, but there is that indie
scribabie something about her which betokens
fine breeding. She Is q widow, and childless: too
proud to be dependent, and too,poor to live with
out work. Her husband died in the Mexican war,
at the head Of his company, and her three sons in
the late civil war. The eldest enlisted FIRST and
sent his mother. on his deRth-bed, Q message,
something like the soldier Of Algiers:
''TcIl my mother that her other sons shall comfort
For was stii truant bird, that thought his home
cage:
For my father was n soldier. and ever as \ child
My heart leGped forth to hear him tell Of struggles
fierce ana wild;
And v hen he died, and left US to divide his scantY
let them take what c Ter they would, but kept my
father s sword. y
The last lady receives her money and goes
homes rejoicing that there Is one way left in
which she can earn an honest living for both her
self and family.
II is now growing late, and the scene closes;
but as ! pass out Into the gathering twilight
Hoods "Song OF the Shirt" seems to haun. me
with its mourniul cadonpes:
work, work, work!
TIL the brain begins 10 swim;
Work, work, wOrkI
TIL the e. es are heavy and dim;
Seam, and EuSgett, and band,
Band, and guBset, and seam:
TIT over the buttons l fall asleep,
And iew the q on In q dream"
II. c. D.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

From the Nevada ENTERPRISE
Simply because Secretary Bristow spoke Of an
increase Of the whisky tax as a subject worthy of
the attention Of Congress, his fellOW-citizens in
Kentucky den0unce him as unworthy to be called
q Kentuckian. They say he hit them WHARF, they
live, and he probably did.-EGtiOBGl Republican.
Well, he did, and the Kentuckians are right in
repudiattng him. For a son Of the Blue Grass
regions to propose an increase OF the tax on
whisky is to prove himself unworthy of his birth
right. 1t is not less unnatural than for Louisi-
anian to ask for a tax on boWie-kniVes; New
Highlander to demand increased revenue on rum
and bibles; or an owner in the COmstock to cry
out for an increase Of the tax on mines. These
are the days when men have a right to be alarmed
about the danger to the liberties Of their country
This blow aimed at Kentucky is depressing TO the
SpiriIs of fair-miLded men. What Zest Is there
in the thought OF burning q school house or hang,
ing niger, when whisky is too high to be freely
INDUCED in? Shame Oh BristoW May the ghost
of every dead KentuckiSn who ever drank q
health to the country in old Bourbon, pursue
him
Down, sl'ddery scarp o'erErown by brambles
whlrled:
with ribald wit
To sting him as the gad-hy 10 SUNG
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
Pay paY at the Jacksonville Depot.

CFrom the Jacksonville (Ind.) Agltator, Jan. 49,
Monday being the day on which the sewing wo-
men of Jacksonville received their pay at the
Government depot of supplies, for the month Of
December, / thought would "do' the occasion,
and send you a few notes as taken by me at the
time.
Fastening along the depot buildings appear in
their substantial compact beauty, and strike even
she casual observer with their perfect archltec-
ture. Gen. MeIgs will never be forgotten while
one brick remains upon another, by his grateful
country, for the buildings and the economisal
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
UNCLE SAM WARDS PIGS.

We Give below an extract from O letter o
Mr.. Sam Ward 10 the New York World, ex
planning "thc parable Of the pigs" that felIc,
itous meditation by which the narrator con,
trIyed TO change dIrge into n polka. Like
the mysteries OF the Apocalypse, the motive
for this story was fast becoming conundrum
which need no longer puzzle the ingenuity oil
OWNERS. We must confess that VIC had inter.
prcted II TO symbolic by contrast the moderate
guerdon which falls to the share of such men
as Uncle Samuel, while successful cook was
made the Governor OF province:
To The Editor Of The World:
SIR: Had anticipated that the Press would
do me the honor OF reporting my examination
by the honorable Committee of Ways and
Means, might have been tempted, after the
fashion of my Congressional superiors, TO re-
wise the report of my utterances, although
think testimony, unlike the fervid language of
debate, ought TO be photographed exactly with
all It's " slips of tongue" feel extremely in
debted to the gentlemen of the press for the
compliment they have paid me in thinking my
remarks worthy OF dissemination, and also for
the admirable accuracy Of their report. But
there is one error, very natural one in a
Photographic report, which ought to be cor
rected, because It has led to an ingeniously
witty and playful but unfounded series of in
ferences.
heard my 'fParable of the Pigs" not the
other day, as the report made me say, from
Mr.. Irwin at Washington, but thirty years ago
from Mr.. Washington Irving.
] have never had any personal intercourse
with the dear eI DlGclriIId of the Pacific Mail
combination, now in temporary duress under
the hand of Congress, but the genial humor
and friendliness of "Geoffrey Crayon, Gent"
is one of the green memories of my youth
The parable, perhaps, "adorned my tale, " as
you kindly say, but it can properly point no
other moral than to show the high apprecia-
ton of culinary ingenuity felt even by a mon
arch so stern, cold and apathetic as most
Spanish kings are said to have been. ought
to have added, that in Mr.. Irving's story the
commission was issued on the spot, and the
CastiIian Vatel was actually made the gov
ernoI of a province. Under the Spanish sys-
TEN, luckily for him, such nominations, how
ever distasteful they may have been to the
grandees, did not require their confirmation.
Pray excuse my troubling you in behalf of the
"truth of history" and, believe me, very sin
cerely, your obedient servant,
SAMUEL WARD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is 1875.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

IT'S RuMoRED that Jay Gould has sold his
stock In the Tribune and invested the pro-
cecds in the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company, of which General ECkert has
lately been elected president This will
make no difference in the conduct OF the
Tribune, because It has been dcbauchcd
beyond the possibility Of recovery; but 1t
is sad for the telegraph company.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

ALTHOUGH they know that they cannot
succeed in electing their candidate for
United States Senator, the Republican
members of the Harrisburg Legislature are
engaged in a squabble over the nomina-
ton. BY courtesy the honor, empty
though it really is, belongs to the Hon.
John Scott, the outgoing Senator. He de-
serves il and much more.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

Two Republicans and three Democratic
members Of the Forty second Congress arc
charged with having accepted 81, 900 each
as a bride to vote for the Pacific Mail sub.
sidy. We arc inclined to believe that the
entire charge is unfounded, and especially
the first two-llfths of it. Nevertheless, the
truth will eventually be:made public and,
from q party stand point, VIC confidently
demand that no delay shall occur in the
premises. Thus far, dead and alive, the
Democracy has had the worst of this in(a.
mons scopdaI
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

SENATOR MORTON told Tribune cor
respondent that mo committee of Congress
" going to Louisiana and staying for few
days can make the country believe that
there has been no intimidation in that
State. Ii is not necessary that armed men
" should stand around the polls on election
" day and threaten the lives of voters. In
" timidation may be exercised in many
ways. Because the committee were
present on the 4th of January, they
think there was no intimidation. 1t
e may be, and generally is, exercised be
g fore the day of election it may be
done by hints, by suggestions, by
" signs, by threats of discharge and a hun,
" dred other ways. The negroes are g
" superstitious race, and it is easy to infu,
1" ence them through their fears, and no,
" body knows this so we'll as the Southern
people" and the Senator was right, al
though his opinions do reflect somewhat
severely upon the veracitY of Messrs. Potter,
Phelps and Foster.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19

On Saturday night Boyd Winchester,
px.Democratic member from Kentucky,
was engaged in making q speech at Louis
willie, denOuncing the administration of
General Sheridan. On Sunday night fol-
lowing the charge was put in type in two
thirds Of the newspaper offices of the
country that he received 81, 900 OF Schu-
makers Pacific Mail corruption fund.