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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19
LRYING TON-1775.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

No maddcning thirst for blood had they.
No battlc.lOy was theirs who set
Against the alien bayonet
Their homcspun breasts iu that old day.
Their feet had trOddcn peaceful ways.
They loved not strife. they dreaded pain;
They saw not, what to us is plain,
That God would make mans wrath his praise.
No sccrs were they, but simple men;
Its vast results the future hid;
The meaning of the work they did
Was strange aud dark and doubtful then.
Swift as The summons came they left
The pillow, mld-fuuOw, standing still.
The background cOrn-grist in the mill,
The spade in earth, The ak in cleft.
They went where duty seemed to call,
They scarcely asked tho reason why,
Thcy only knew they could hut die,
And death was not the worst of all.
OF man for man the sacrifice,
The flowers that b0ssomed from their grave
Have sOwn themselves beneath all skies.
Their deatl-shOt shook the fcudal tower.
And shattered slaverys chain as well;
On the sly's DOME az on . bell,
Its echo struck the worlds great hour.
That fateful echo is not dumb;
The nations listening to its sound.
Wait, from a ccnturys underground,
The holicr triumphs yet to COME
The bridal time OF Law aud Love,
The gladnoss of the worlds release.
When, war-sck. at the feet OF PCloe
The hawk shall nestle with tue dove
The golden age of brotherhood
Unknown TO other rivalrCs
Than Of the mild humanitics,
And gracious interchange Of good,
When closer strand shall lean TO strand.
Till meet, beneath sauting flags.
The eagle of our mountain crags,
The lion of our MOtherand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19
A CONTRACTORS NAME FOR AN UNBALANCED
BID.

TO the razor OF The Trfb"ne.
SIR: | observe all the newspapers speak OF
he bids for canal contracts, under which the state las
been defrauded rs unbalanced bids" Wonld 1t not be
more correct and Just describe them, as our fraternity
Of contractors do among themselves go one OF them
Yssres mel by the Of "sea BIDS Z Ihln uenni
tio, however is only given among themselves. Mhat
ia NIX atc converse II steal bid is IN pupllc termed
au unbalanced bid "a distinction uu1 "'Tv n,Its S'
ference .o--
SUueuSe. April IL, 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19

The propagation of wolves is said to pay
well in Missouri tho premium offered 10y Tue o'''e ios
scaIps being " handsonc Que.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-19

Mrs. and Miss Fletcher have muniliccntly
established ivy gaDl.e Aefas Y Burlington VI
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

Mr.. CHARLES NoRDHorF, a we'll
known w:iter, has lately been travelling
in Louisiana and writing letters for the
New York He.utL. His statements in
regard 70 the co~ruptness of the Kellogg
administration arc readily accepted by
the Democrats. But in his letter treat
ing of the labor question we fear he will
lose much of the good opinion of the
Eoui bons. He SAYS that the planters
universally claim that they have the
best laboring class in the world. He
says it is the universal desire of the col
ored people u send their child;en to
school; that they are peaceable. faithful
and zelous laborers. their greatest fault
being improvideEcc they fail to save
their money and run in debt. But Mr..
N. represents them as being honest. A
country storekecper said to him: "Nine-
ty per cent. of my sales are to colored
people, ninety per cent. of my bad
debts are owed by whites" If Mr.. Nor
dhoft gives a correct representation of
the character of the colored people of
Louisiana there has surety never been
any use for Ku-Klux and White League.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
Ost-Oifice Changes in Kansas.

During the week ending June, 5, 1875
furnished by VIM. Van Week, of the
Post-oilice department:
EsTABLIsHED-Zion Valley, Barton
county, William Bickerton, postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures, Linn coun'
ty.
NAME AND SIZE cHANGED-Munson,
Morris county, to Beman, Simon A. Nc.
Kenzie, postmaster.
POsTMAsTEEs AproINTED-Almena,
Norton county, George ID. Chord, post
master; Eellesarde, Pottawatomie coun-
ty, H. j. Detmers; Beattie, Marshall
county, Andrew o. Bernswig; Coving-
ton, Smith county, John Walker; De-
witte, Washington county, J. o. Brint-
nall; Easton, IIeavenworth county,
Mrs. Mary E. Allen Gomeria, Republic
county, BENJAMIN Pollard; Lawrence
burgh, Cloud county, Lerenzo d. Law
renee; MAYHEM. Jewell county, Jerome
Reed; Meredith, Cloud county, Robt.
Mclean; Moss Springs, Davis county,
Philips Houtz; Neighborville, Norton
county, Charles D. Beiber; Stranger,
Leavenworth county, J. T. Harbourgh /;
Thayer, Neosho county, Chatham T..
Ewing.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

that President Grants letter relat. We
to third term should fail to please his
enemies is not at all surprising, for it
would be impossible for him to write a
letter that would do that but that so
many Republican journals should inter-
pref the letter as they do is little
strange. Undoubtedly the President is
honest when he says that he is not can
didate for nor does he want the Pres
idency for third term, and if it is posi-
BILE to kill thing that never had any
existence the Presidents letter kills the
third term question. Republican jour
nails who have become so exercised over
the question of third term doubtless
have pet candidates of their own for the
Presidency, and they are an zious to get
every other man whom they suppose
available of the track. That the third
term question did do the Republican
party an injury last fall there can be no
doubt. but its absurdity has long ago
become apparent to the masses of the
people, and it has ceased to be available
as political capital even among the
'great unwashed."
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

On the 7th inst. the sheriff of Ellis
county, Mr.. Ramsey, and his deputy
Frank shepherd, struck the trail of
some horse thieves in Books county and
in the afternoon overlook two Of them in
the vicinity of Stockton. The sheriff de-
manded of one of them to throw up his
hands, but instead of doing so he made
preparations for battle. The Sheriff i'm.
mediately fired at and struck the thief;
the first shot was followed by three 9TH
ers, but in the meantime the thief fred
upon the sheriff, hitting him in vital
point. Both parties fell from their horses,
the thief dead man and the sheriff NOR.
tally wounded. When the fight opened
the other thief fed. holly pursued by the
deputy sheriff. Mr.. Ramsey died from
the effects of his wound in about an hour.
He was young man about % years Of
age, and has been sheriff of Ellis county
since he was q. He is said to have been
a brave and faithful officer, and a terror
to marauders and thieves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

In one of the counties of Minnesota q
plan to get rid of the grasshoppers has
been adopted which it is said proves sue
cessful. A reward of five dollars per
bushel has been offered for them, and up
till the first of this week over tSo hun
dred and twenty-five bushels of them
had been harvested. Actual count has
shown that there are of these pests to
the bushel, 10000, and an idea can
thus be formed of the number that has
been DESTROYED in this one county. II
grasshoppers should ever visit this State
again, this pan should be remembered.
While We have great faith in prayc-, and
believe that "the fcrvent prayer of the
righteous availeth much" yet there are
so many persons who do not belong to
that class, who are more given to pro-
family than PRAYER when the g-asshop-
pess attack their crops, that we still en-
terrain the opinion which we have here
tofore expressed that the proper thing
to do in grasshopper times is to make
united effort and kill them before they
get their wings. The idea of making
their removal a test of the efficacy of
prayer, as has been suggested by some
itors in commenting on the proclamation
issued by the Governor of Missouri ap-
pointing day of fasting, prayer and hu-
is all nonsense. Divine inter po-
sitiOn will not b, made in our behalf to
accomplish for us thing that we could
do for ourselves. And there is not
doubt that if all our people had worked
as faithful as did some of them the num-
Der that escaped destruction would not
have been great enough to have injured
the crops in the least.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

THE discussion over Gen. Shcrman's
"memoirs'' continues. The General in
the use of the sword stands head and
shoulders above most of those whose wrath
he has evoked, but in the use of the pen
We think many of them are his superior.
His book will doubtless be financial
success. but it will rather detract from
than add anything to the honor aid rep
utation he achieved during the war. Be-
fore the discussion is over it will proba-
bly, be shown that Gen. Sherman, al
though he may have been the first of our
generals to fully comprehend the magni-
tude of the rebellion, like those generals
whom he severely criticised, hes his
faults, and that during the war be enter
tanned many erroneous opinions and
made numerous blunders. Gen. Boyn-
ton has recently had access to some of
the rebel archievcs and proposes to make
some interesting disclosures in relation
to the convention between General Sher-
man and General Joseph E. johnson. At
the time Of Johnson's surrender Sherman
agreed to terms that we're disapproyed
by Secretary Stanton and Gen. Grant
and denounced generally by the people
Of the north. An investigation of that
matter at this time may not be very
pleasing to Gen. Sherman, but will be
quite interesting 70 the public.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
The Duty Of Davis.

An Alabama paper says that Jefferson
Davis will not accept the nomination for
the presidency even if rendered him, and
we submit that this announcement af-
fords fair ground for endless worriment
on the part of the Democratic newspapers.
Let them start at once. Note the alarm
ing fact, to begin with, that no declara-
tion has yet appeared from Davis him.
self. He preserves an obstinate silence
on the subject; for all we know, he in
tensifies the wickedness of keeping his
mouth shut, by holding segar between
his square set jaws" That is what
makes Grant the monster he is, in the
eyes of the opposition press. He not
only keeps still, but he smokes mean
while. We have no evidence thot Davis
is not guilty of the same damnable out
rage upon free people.
Davis is ambitions. He never refused
an office in his life. He is therefore dan
gerous. He has many friends who would
gladly see him President, and all these
facts taken in connection with the alarm
ing circumstance that he himself does
not say that he will not accept the nom-
ination if rendered to him, affords great
reason for supposing that he will accept.
1t is the duty of Mr.. Davis to come
out and define his position. The inter-
ests OF the Democratic party demand it.
If he does not, somebody will call him a
"sphynx," and the effect of this charge
will be damaging in party comprising
thousands of people who do not know a
"sphynx," from billy goat. 1t is true
that after Davis has written a letter
saying that he does not want the Office,
the newspapers may insist that he does
want it, but that makes no difference
now. Let Mr.. Davis speak and let the
people know how he Topeka
Commonwealth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
STATE NEWS.

The population of Wyandotte is 4, 165.
The hoppers left Wilson county june
4th.
Wheat, corn, rye, oats, and, in fact,
everything is looking we'll in Chase
county.
A Coffey county saw mill has got out
this spring $50, 900 feet of saw logs.
Limestone, Jewell county, boasts of a
girl five feet eleven inches high, and only
fifteen years old.
Farmers around Larkin are going to
take legal steps to prevent the grazing
of Missouri cattle in their vicinity.
The Manhattan Nationalist wants ex.
Gov. Geo. Crawford, of Fl. Scott, to be
the Republican candidate for Governor
next year.
Prof. jenkins of Olathe, says it tales
10000 grasshoppers to make a bushel,
and that he has roasted and eaten some
and found them to taste deliciously.
The Arkansas City Traveller says that
Mr.. J. B. Fairbank, who has turned con-
siderable attention to the crops of Cow
ley county for several years past, esti-
mates the wheat crop at $4,000 acres, or
500,0 900 bushels.
Mr.. John T. Taylor, who has been
Clerk Of johnson county several terms,
reports that the spring Of 1856 was back.
ward like the present. The farmers gen,
erally planted between the Goth and 18th
of June, and raised nearly fifty bushels
to the acre-in fact, they were as sue
cessful as those who planted by the 10th
of May. Corn planted that year as late
as July 9Th yielded forty bushels per
acre.
The Salina Herald says that the pros
pect of an abundant wheat crop this
season in Saline and adjoining counties
Is beyond all precedent. There are now
in Saline county alone about
10000 acres Of fall sown wheat, the yield
Of which is variously estimated at from
twenty five to thirty-five bushels per acre.
The st. Mary's Times very sensibly
says: Plant corn. Don't let foot Of
land lie idle. Corn planted in this
month will make excellent feed, and if
the season is propitious will make good
corn. Keep the planters going.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

AND now the people of Missouri are
going to vote on the question Of female
suffrage. The State Constitutional Con.
vention has arranged to have this ques-
ton submitted to the people on sepa-
rate proposition at the time they are to
vote on the constitution. We should
like to see some State try the experiment
of allowing the women to vote, and we
know if no State that could better afford
to do this than Missouri. There is one
thing certain, if it did not help the.polit-
ical situation there it could not possibly
make it any worse.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

THE most sensible and appropriate set
of resolutions that we have seen for a
long time were recently gotten up by the
Cottonwood Horticultural Club. In re-
ply to the charge of newspapers that the
farmers of Kansas have within the past
few years killed off their game birds in
such large numbers that the insects are
getting the better of them, they say that
farmers as class neither trap, shoot nor
kill the birds to any great extent, but
that their wholesale destruction is the
work of professional sportsmen who sally
out with dog and gun, and make a bust
ness Of their murderoQs sport. This
club calls up,p all other clubs, societies
and oranges to assist in procuring a pro-
hibitory law that will prevent the de-
struction OF our birds, at least for term
of years. Such lay is mueh needed.
and We hope the formers will, in their
their clubs and oranges, talk this matter
up and petition the next Legislature for
q Law protecting their best friends, the
birds.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
Under the present military system of

UNDER the present military system of
France the very best men of that nation
are enrolled in the army, the military age
being from twenty to forty. The army
in time of peace is to be composed of
$4,000 men. and in case of var it is
claimed that $50, 900 can be Immediately
brought into the field, with reserve
force of 100000 or 100000 men. The
French may be sincere in protesting that
they entertain no hostile intentions to-
wards the Germans, but such an army as
this means something.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

SINCE the great Masonic celebration
at the dedication ola new temple in New
York City last week the newspapers of
that city have been discussing the iusti-
tuition of Masonry. The organization ap-
parently never desires or seeks notice
from the world, and it is useless for news
papers to discuss it for they don't know
anything about it. Its mysteries are
known only to its members.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

FROM the Interior Department comes
the announcement that the late visit of
the Indians to Washington was not a
failure in regard to the Black Hills. 1t
is now reported that the Department had
no thought of efecting ? treaty with
them a: Washington the object was to
prepare them for "terms" in case the ex-
petition which has been sent out to in
vestigate that country should report that
there is really gold there. Generous on
the part Of the government. but parties
who have the "gold fever" real badly are
becoming very impatient and are Or
ganizing large companies for the pur-
pose ofmaking raid on the Black Hills.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

SINCE Vice President Wilson has re,
turned from his tour through the coun-
try he has been interviewed in New York,
on which occasion as on several 70, mer
occasions he said some sensible things in
reference to the course that should be
pursued by the Republican party, He is
still Of the opinion that the Republicans
who went into the Greedy movement can
and should be recalled, and that one of
the things greatly needed for the effici-
ency of the party is reorganization and
reupion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
Dissatisfied.

The elimination of the third term issue
is exceedingly distressing to the Demo
Gratis. They had been nursing the ghost
of C@serism for three years on purpose to
make it do duty in 1876, and now to see
it suddenly vanish into thin air is more
than they bargained for.
Meanwhile, the public service is being
toned up in every direction. Bristow,
Jewell, and Pierrepont are making their
departments models of intelligence and
faithful work. Even such q chronic
critic as the Springfield (Mass.) Republic.
can acknowledges that for some time
past the Republicans have been steadily
scoring in the public estimation.-La,c-
renee Journal
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

IN Italy the troubles between Church
and State are likely to be brought to an
end. The Italian Parliament almost
unanimously supports the policy of the
government in reference to eccleiastics
which brings all bishops under obliga-
tions to the law and to its control in all
temporal affairs. 1t is reported that the
papal see will acquiesce in this new law,
thus doing away with the possibilities
of the Pope's having to leave the eternal
civ.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

AT the late session of the International
Typographical Union in Boston, two Ia
dies, representing the Women's Union of
New York, were admitted to seats in the
convention. 1t is to be hoped that this
is the beginning of the end to the unjust
opposition that has been made by the
Typographical Union against women
working at the trade.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

In Iowa the Cedar Rapids RepuIG an
Gays that "Old Nick" has a chance to be
present at a convention that has been
called by the opposition in Linn county
of that State, as the call embraces "a!l
who are opposed to the Republican
party" We are Of the opinion that "Old
Nick" attends great many political con-
ventions where lie is not included in the
call
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

Ar Nashville, Tennessee, the colored
people of that State recently held con-
vention in favor of emigration. This de-
sire to leave the State is on account OF
the oppression and fraud practiced upon
them by the whites. The convention IA
vored a move from Tennessee to Missis-
sippi and. Louisiana.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

MExIco recently enjoyed an impeach.
ment trial. On the I'd inst. a grand jury
was formed of their Congress, and the
impeachment of their President upon
charges made by Vincentio Riva Palacio
was considered. After an exciting dis.
cussion the jury voted for acquittal by
vote of 12S to 10.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

AT Springfield, ILL.,, Rev. Mr.. Nor
rell delivered an Grafton on Decoration
Day which the people voted poor thing,
and it has since been discovered that it
was nearly all taken from an grafton of
Edward Everett. A good joke on the
citizens of Springfield or Mr.. Everett,
we don't know which,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

IT has been long time since Mexico
has had a revolutionary outbreak, but
there are indications that they will soon
enjoy one, as the authority of the gov
eminent is being defied by Cortina who
robs and plumbers as he pleases along the
Rio Grande.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

THAT carpet-baggers are worthless,
even as thieves, is fully demonstrated in
the case of J. Hale Sypher, an Exon
gressmen. Mr.. 8. has recently entered
New Orleans bankruptcy court with
assets, 1892; liabilities, $4,000.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

Col. ANTHONY continues to improve
slowly. His physicians say it will be at
least three weeks yet before he will be
able to set up. Tie Colonel is in good
spirits and feels confident that he will
get we'll.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

IN Clark county, KY, they have a
case in the courts which has been in
progress for sixty years. 1t is suit
that was brought for the recovery of q
tract of land containing some nineteen
thousand acres.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

The Sioux Indians rejected the offer
of the Interior Department and have
returned to their native forests where
they will! doubtless try to make their
money out of the whites in another and,
to them, more satisfactory way.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

On the sth inst. at Topeka the printers
of the Commonwealth Office played a
match game of base ball with clerks in
that city. The counterjumpers came
out ahead, but the typos say they are not
beaten, and are willing to try it again.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

IT is rumored that the railroad war
between Scott aud Garrett is about to
terminate. Look out for high passen-
ger and freight tariffs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

THE Papal ENJOYS who are now in
this country purpose, after resting in st.
Louis for short season, to return to
Italy.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

The Maine murderers, Gordon and
Wagner have been refused a respite.
The people of New England are coming
to the conclusion that criminals should
be punished.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

THE New York Daily Graphic makes
a plea for that relic of barbarism still
retained in Delaware, the whipping-post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

CARL SCHURz was given banquet at
Berlin on the Sth inst. by the American
residents of that city.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

The political campaign in Ohio was
opened by the Republicans at Columbus
on the evening of the Sth inst.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12

Blue grass grows two feet ten inches in
Harvey county.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1875-06-12
SATURDAY, JUNE IL, 1875.
THE U. s. Circuit Court is now in ses-
sion at Leavenworth.

EFFORTS are being made to establish
q line of steamers between Vera Cruz
and Galveston.