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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

- SDACaSO Il a per - ACCOUNT OIL
tIle AAair-The Poison
Found I'm EH1s Room, and she
Map Of a Route 10 south
America.
(Chicago Times. I5th.)
No less parsonage than Samuel
Lappin, ex-State Treasurer of Kan
sas, had the honor of lodging in the
central station, with common felons
on Thursday night. He had arriy-
ed in the city on the day previous
and taken rooms at the Palmer
House. On the same evening, Mr..
E. S. Drought, a Kansas detective,
rode into the city and registered al
the Sherman House. On Thursday
morning, MIR. George IL. Peck, an
attorney representing the State OF
Kansas, also came into town, and
modestly inscribed himselfas Smith
on the Sherman House register.
That night Samuel Lappin was sur
prised in his coy room and ruth
lessly conveyed to the jug. Yes.
terday morning Messrs. Drought
and Lappin left for Topeka, united
by the proper Tequsition aud 9TH
er bonds incident to trips of that
kind, and Mr.. Peck alias Smith fol /.
lowed them last evening.
For many wears the firm of lap
pin 81 ScrAfrord, bankers, has stood
as high as any in Kansas, and com
manded almost unlimited credit.
True, some parties who had had
losing deals with them pronounced
ScrafIard scoundrel, and wonder.
ed why so great and good man as
Lappin should maintain such close
business relations with him but
suspision never rested upon the ge.
NAL head of the firm. At the last
State election, the Republican party
cast about Tor the most honest man
in Kansas to put on it's ticket as a
candidate for treasurer, and LSppin
was selected and elected by sweep
ing majority. Il few weeks since
the State was Mortified to learn tina
he had been detected in an extern
sive school bond swindle. at the
request of thegovernor he resigned,
was arrested, and placed under
bonds of $4,000. A few days
since, he Informed his friends that
he was going to make brie
GastSIn LIlps auO III uuc Tins IeIt
and came to Chicago. His depart.
ure gave rise to no suspicion unit
new developments were made, i'm
piicating him still more deeply IL
the frauds. wereupon the detective
and attorney followed him, will
the result as stated.
In Lappin's room at the Sher
man House were found letters from
his partner, Scrafford-who sbscon
ded some time accompanying out
the best route TO South America
and clearly indicating that the two
had made all arrangements to en-
migrate TO that country together
These facts were known to the
Times on Thursday night, but
were suppressed at the earnest so
licitation of the Kansas officials
who hoped by the delay TO Gel
Scrafford in tho tolls also. His Iet.
tiers indicate that he ia secreted in
st. Louis.
A bottle of poison was also found
in Lappin's room. From this 4
would appear that he had caIculaf
ed on desperate chances, and had
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The Usage County Chronicle having
removed from Burlingame to Lyndon,
the county seat, has been made the of
fetal paper. The Burlingame people
don't like the removal, but will finally
acquiesce in the necessity of the paper
going where it could make living.
Ex-State Treasurer Lappin, arrest
ed at Chicago on a requisition from
Gov. Osborn, was brought to Topeka,
Saturday, and gave $4,000 bail to AT
pear for trial on the charge of being a
defaulter to the general fund of the
State trea sury in the amount of $780,
80. When the funds were counted re-
Gently, this deficit was discovered, but
he promised to hand it over, bus hap
pening to go to Chicago instead, the
Governor sent after her. A deficit of
81, 957 .S5 has also been discovered from
Nemaha county. In last July the
Treasurer of that county paid to Lap
pin in his Office in Topeka. $2,957, tax
ing receipt therefor. The amount
was never entered upon the treasurer's
books, and when the county treasurer
presented the receipt in his annual set
Element with the State Treasurer, q
few days ago, the deficit was discover
ed. This makes about $4,000 that
Lappin is behind, counting the forged
school bonds and all.
SpeakerHaskel; of the House, is said
to be an anti-Grant man.
The Saline county officers are hav-
ing a warm time. The Herald says:
The contest for the Office of sheriff.
mentioned in our last issue, as having
gone the length of an Injunction from
the judge of the district court, refusals
to obey the same, personal attach
ments, ETC., continued to increase in
exciting interest. David Beebe, coun-
ty clerk, was arrested for refusal to
obey the order of the contest court to
issue certificate of election to Capt.
Baker, and gave bail. Capt. Baker,
Capt. Hohler and Col. SpiYey, his at
torneys, were arrested for disobeying
the district court Injunction Capt. Ba-
ker refused to give bail, and was lock-
ed up from Saturday evening until
Monday morning; Capt. MohIer and
Col. Spivey were released on their own
recognizance. On Monday, a COM
promise was effected by which Capt.
Baker took possession of the Office OF
sheriff, giving Mr.. S. C. Long, the con-
testee, bond binding himself to pay
over the fees he may collect as sheriff,
in case Mr. Long is finally adjudged TO
be the legally elected sheriff. The
matter is thus settled until the cause
comes up before the district court on
error.
11,717 books in the State Library.
The purchases for the past year in
clude an almost perfect set of English
common law and chan Gerry reports,
embracing the whole period from the
second year of Edward the First to the
thirty-eighth year of Victoria.
On Thursday the 9th, A. J. Peacock.
the chairman of the board of commits
si0ners of Ford county, arrived in To-
peka and left with the Auditor for
registration, sixteen bonds of $500
each, issued by Ford county, for the
purpose Of building 9 court house and
Jail, and seventeen bonds $500 each.
issued by Seward county, for the pur-
pose Of building a bridge across the
CimmeFon. These bonds purported TO
have been issued in pursuance Of the
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The majority of the House Judi :
ciary Committee at Washington
have agreed TO report bill limit
ing the Presidential term to six
years, and making the incumbent
thereafter ineligible to the Office,
the law to go into effect on and af.
ter March 4, 1881. The minority,
consisting of the four Republicans
on the Committee and one Demo
Graf, will report a bill limiting the
term of Office TO six years, and
making the incumbent again eligi.
BILE only after an interval of eight
years from the date of his retire
ment, the law TO go into effect
March 4, 1877.
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Sherim,s Sale.

District Court. Fifth Judicial District, Lyon
County, Kansas.
g. s. Armor,
VS..
Arabella Hyatt, ct al.
10y virtue of an alias order of sale issued
- out of the District Court OF the Fifth
j Judicial District sitting in and for Lyon
county, Kansas, wherein q. s. Armor Is
plaintiff, and Arabella Hyatt and W. L. Hyatt
are defendants, will, on Monday, the TWEEN
Ey-nrst day of February, 1876, at % O'Clock
a. NJ, at the front door of the courthouse in
~ EIE poE1a, Lyon county, Kansas, offer for sale
cash in hand, all the rit hit, title and interest
Of the defendants, ArabeIIa Hyatt and w. L.
hyatt, IN and to the following described real
estate, to-wit: Lots y and 20 in block No. 3.
II the town OF Reading, in Lyon county,
Said real estate viii be sold as the property
OF Arabella Hyatt, ct al to satisfy said order
Of sale.
SheriG's Office, January 2Ist, 1876
3-5t HIRAM CONNER. Sheriff
Lyon county. Kansas
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February 9th. 1875,

At Snider's Ranch, on the south fork of the
COttonw wood river, p miles south OF Cotton
wood Falls. We will offer for sale without
reserve, to the highest bidder, the following
property, viz:
$40 acres, 40 fenced 30 in cultivation 81
acres of No. timber living water ever run
ming, east and west, through the whole ranch
large, well finished frame house of SIX rooms
and cellar, and a No, well; 2 timber corrals
40 acres in one and II in the other with a
large, Lever-failinR or freezing spring in
each The creek, gravel bottom, runs through
the corrals also. Good stable and out-build-
ings on the place.
Also, about ], c 10 bushels of corn, all in the
shock: about 20 tons of hay; about IL tons OF
miliet hay, II bushels of potatoes, z horses, 2
sets of harness, and new wagon; 10 mich
cows, fat cows, 10 yearlinRs, one moving
machine, sUlky rake and q large and CON-
plete stock of farming implements, caIpen-
ter's tools, household furniture, and every
thing necessary on large and complete farm
and stock ranch.
TERMS.-Eight months time without in
terest on all sums over five dollars, with good
and approved security. Discount for cash, 10
per cent. Sums of S. and under, cash
special terms can be made on purchase of
the ranch. w 8. SMITH, Auctioneer.
j, S.-People from q distance will be accom-
modated night and day. j. Ii. SNYDER
b. 1t is an undisputed fact, well known
throuthout Southern Kansas, that the above
farm and ranch, with its everlasting and am
pie mountain range, and springs, rendrs 1T
superior to any other in this State for hand
ling large amounts OF stock, none excepted.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

Senator Sherman his introduced
into Congress constitutional
amendment allowing the voters of
any Congressional District, or of
any State, to recall Senators or Rep
resentatives to private life when
ever they are dissatisfied with them.
THIS is modelled after the British
practice.
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The old postage stamp resolution
was up in our State Senate the 9TH
er day, and we are glad to see that
it went under principally through
the fight made upon it by Senator
Martindale. Such Reformers al
Maltby, of Johnson county, O
course, supported it. The same
humbug was promptly tabled in tn,
House, and thus $1,000 or $I,2Ot
was saved. 1t would take a genu
inc Reform legislature to pass sucI
measures
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The most expensive piece of rail-
road in this country is the five and
a-half miles that runs through the
Hoosac tunnel, which cost the state
treasury of Massachusetts sixteen
million, five Hundred thousand dol
larR.
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Henderson, of st. Louis, who wac
employed by District Attorney
Dyer to assist him in the prosecu-
ton of the whisky cases, and who
was dismissed for breach of pro-
fessional etiquette, asks the govern
ment to pay him the trifiipg sum OF
$4,000 for his valuable services.
Tie government is taking the mat
ter under advissment.
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A theatrical troupe is to be put
through, ON a special train, from
New York to San Francisco, next
June, in Just so hours.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

Click, Democrat, was elected
Speaker pro tenn. of our House
without opposition. Can any Dem
ocratic legislature show such mag
nanimity
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Ice twenty-one inches thick was
cut in the Kansas river February 20,
1873. So there is yet fair chance
for a nice crop.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

The Indian territory has = first
class weekly paper, the Indian Pro.
gress, published at Vinita, by Bou-
dinet s. Harris.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

determined to take his own life
rather than be dragged back to ex-
plate his crimes. /.
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The United States Senate has
finally decided to retain Mr.. Ferry,
of Michigan, as its president pro
tenn.
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ENPORIA HARRIET REPORT.
Friday Morning. Jan. FL. 1876

There is no change in the wheat market,
Corn is in ample supply at 20 cents per bush
ell Oats are doing better this week, and are
firm at 20 cents. Bran and mixed fe I'd 30 cents
per 100 lbs Broom corn is plenty and cheap.
Freights keep up, and prices of produce
down, accordingly.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-21

Treasurer Bork, of Buffalo, who
stole $4,000, belonged to fifteen
religious and charitable associa-
tons.
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HOME COAL HINES!
No Better Coal S1s Kansas.
Keep the MONEY at Home /!

HENNEDY BROTHERS, with A A. b.
IA. ker 4 COL are now operating their coal
mines on the east line OF Lyon county, and
in or near Emporia, at the lowest market
price. Tqis coal Is fully equal to the best
Usage shaft, and Is sold cheaper. Sustain
home industry. Orders may be left at Taldy
3 Eastman's drug store and viii be filed
promptly. 6S-om
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REATTY'S PeBIsT

The best and most lasting parlor organ now
in use. No other pari6r organ has ever at
tanned the same popularity. Send stamp for
circular and for terms 20 dealers. Agents
wanted everywhere. Address, BANIRL =.
BEATTY, Washington, n. ]. 4s-1y
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The National Republican conven-
ton is TO meet a Cincinnati June II.
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STRAYED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from the subscriber.
y about the 18th of Nov. last, dark brown
mare, years old; medium size; branded on
lett shoulder with a letter CO. with a per
pcndicular bar across it. A suitable reward
will be paid for her recovery, or information
leading thereto. j. S. CRAIG.
Emporia, JanuaIy 18th, 1876. 3-tf
CTRAYED-AbOut Nov. 1st, 1875 from my
- farm in Elmendaro township, near the
Greenwood county line, a two-year old bay
colt with white forehead and three white
feet. Suitable reward will be paid for its re-
turn 3-2t JOSEPH ROSSILLION.
GTRAYED-From Emporia, about the sG.h
y day of September. a medium sized light
bay horse, three years old last spring; has
small white spot IN face: legs whittier color
than body; has been worked some during he
summer. Information leading 10 his .ecovery
will be suitably rewarded. Address tiiIs Office
or j. Sonnedecker. EmpOria, KS, Nov. 18th.
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MONEY 10 LOAN.

MONEY To LOAN. On long time End
Nk low rates, on improved farm seentity.
u RANDOLPH L SEDGWICk.
Mooney to loan.-I want to loan $4,000 in
WI Lyon county, Kansas, within the next
30 days, on improved city property or farms,
at 10 per cent interest.
4s-tf E p BANCROFT
BEATTY PA NJ O.
Grand square and upright. Liberal terms
todealers. HeScnd stamp for Gil cular. Adj
dress, DANIEL Z. BEATTY, Washington, New
jersey. Ally
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FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-A couple OF well improved
ID farms, situated four miles north of En-
poria: in gSSd nighbOrhOOGs; convenient to
schools. Good dwellin- horses, and orchards
in bearing upon them. he above ere for sale
cheap-part on long time. Also will sell
horses and cattle cheap for cash. Call on or
address WORTHISGToS McCREARY.
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LOST.

7 OST-On January Sd, probably between
- Soden's mill. and tine Welsh church near
Dry creek, a pocke book, C obtaining money.
Suitable reward paid for the book and con-
tents. Apply at this office. S-1tH
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LAPPaN,a ARREST.

\ Chicago Papers Account of
the AfKair-The Poison
Found I'm HAis EsOOna, and the
Map Of n Route 10 south
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am ready to cut stone, furnish IL In
rough, or build stone walls at moderate pri-
So. Inst class Eerk guaranteed.
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FOUND.

SNN PAIRS SusIenders, cheaper than
WV you ever saw, ut
45-tf PERLEY'S
TO- BLANKETS, including large lot
L ASD of extra heavy California blankets
which l shall sell at less than cost of prOduc-
ton. See them at I45:tfl PERLEI'S
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

- 20 5s and yard corner Constitution stree
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.

FOR SALE OR TRADE.
NOR SALE OR ADE-Eighty acres OF
I land in Lyon county. VIII self cheap for
cash. or take q pair of young horses in part
pay for same. For further particulars ad-
dress w. e. HUNTER, Emporia, kas.
So
A NY one who wants a flrst-class organ or
"a sewing machine at the lowest figures,
should call ut (42-tD THE NEWS.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
ITO RENT - Pleasant and commodious
II rooms to rent, furnished or unfinished,
with or without board. in Bancroft Biz. 40-tf
DOR SALE OR RENT. good McNeal q
Il Urban Safe. Inquire TT 1lf
COPPOCE & co.'s.
FOR SALE.
HUNGARIAN Seed for sale-2-0 bushels at
II 81 90 per bushel Also, pair of heavy
work horses. E WHITE.
NeOsho Rapids, January n, 1876. 3-7tt
A Organ and Melodeon in exchange for
"A good sound wood. [51tf1 ]. ID. Fox & Co.
Nor a No windmill, cheap as dirt, call at
- LUTZ's hardware store. 47-tf
n
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Jas. L. Beck, democrat, elected U
S. Senator from Kentucky, and
Lamar from Miss.-Gov. Hartranft.
of Pennsylvania is inaugurted.-Car-
penter s. Cos. wooden mills N Y.
burned. Loss Sl75, 600. $50. 600
FIRE in st. Louis.-The Tredegar
iron works liabilities are 81 800, 600
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then came on the resolution pure and
simple, and IL was carried by twenty-one
votes, Mr.. HAYES voting for it. [See CON-
gresStondl Globe, Second Session, Thirty
ninth Congress, part 2, page 092.1
On the 18th of February, 1867, Mr.. Ell
DREDGE of Wisconsin offered the follow
ing resolution:
" Resoired That the Committee on Banking and Cur.
rchcy pc drccted TO itqulre into the eNpedlency OF
the ~thdrawal OF the national Dank currency, rap.
Idly as II be done without Injustice the national
hanks and supplying tho p &c OF such currency with
Unted States Treasury notes, and ~ report Dy bill or
otherwise"
Mr. HAYES voted for this resolution, as
he had done for all the other propositions
OF a similar character. AT every stage
and in every form of the question he was
with the innationists, spectators, aud
crazy theorists, and against the best men
of his own party, as well as the best senti-
ment of the country. The record does not
close here, aud we shall show what sort OF
support he gave Mr.. McCuLLocu when, as
Secretary Of the Treasury, he made an
effort to arrest the wild tendency to ex-
pansion, to establishtl sound currency. aud
TO put the business of the nation on q solid
basis, which would have averted the pres
ent distress and depreciation of all values.
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Japan has not attained to that compreben-
sion of reciprocal needs and obligations
which entities people TO enter the frater-
nifty Of nations. This will come, however,
with the spread Of education, and we may
doubtless look to the excellent scheme Of
operation for the ultimate rcgenera-
tion OF the country, In its pro-
ductive and industrial relations. Since
the return of IwAKuRA from Eu-
rope in 1879, q wholesome change has been
remarked in the application OF the Gov
eminent expenditures, the contractor be-
ing gradually superseded by the school
master. IwAKURA seems to have brought
home the conviction that servilo imita-
tions had reproduced only the husk OF
civilization, and that In order to extract
the fruitful sap, 10 was needful to reshape
the national intelligence, and plant the
germs Of indigenous progress. II Is under
stood to be owing to his influence that the
educational movement has received n d.
rection and an impetus whose results may
go far TO transform the spirit OF the next
generation. Then, perhaps, when the
Japanese are invigorated with the con-
seriousness of a ripper knowledge, they may
be emboldened to brush away the vestiges
OF an exclusive and Insulating system, and
welcome the fellowship Of foreign enter
prise and capital in the development OF
their natural resources.
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To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-Sr. The
falldoy OF the :" solid South" argument by the
Radical press and speakers Is apparent when
tue weakness OF the Democratic party IN the
south rs compared with Its strength IN the
North In shown. In the Eastern, Northern, aud
Western states the Democratic party h ~ polled
at T. to elections the immense aggregate OF over
2.3O,0O votes out OF total vote OF over 4.b500O.
or far more than double tine Democratic vote In
the seeding States, and nearly twice AS many
as are contained IN all the Southern states, in
GLIDING the i've that remained true to the
Union.
The House Of Representatives may have more
Democratic mem ers from the South than from
the North but the Senate, composed OF thirty
two Southern and fOrty-four Northern mem
bers, viii ever stand as barrier to any act
that would rebound o. the In crest OF the South
or 10 The detTiment OF the North.
Your correspondent lives in "a section where
numerous ATTEMPTS have been made ny Repub-
lioan claim agents, acting under authOrity of a
law passed ny an Intensely Republican Congress,
u secure the Prosecution Oi " war claims A.
q general thing the living Of claims az inst the
general Government for damages sustained dur
ing The war N severed denounced by the ex-
tonfederntes here. their expression IL that
they NJ ak d their all upon the success of the
belIon, and propose 10 aOdo the cast Ol the die.
l.. l..
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To THE EDITOR Oh The SUs-Sir: There
could cOnscientiously recommend the New York
WttH,ss as one Of the best and cheapest family
newspapers published. 1he principles of Its
editor were supposed to be founded on the
rock of truth and righteousness, peace and
good Will 10 man. But behold the change |
Since the organization Of political parties ana
their nomination Of cand dates, there are III any
like Mrs. Parker dn the Vitncss OF the ia inst
who disgUsted with Its disregard Of the min Oh
comm and ment and besides this, real Christians
do not approve OF lrtisan politics In either the
prayer meeting. the pulpit. ar professeJly relig-
ious papers. Political officeholders aud Office
ooing more harm in deDauchng and demorallz-
ing the people, and undermining their affection
Tor the Government than thousands of such
mon a. Moodv and Sankey can do good.
IL would seem thar SIT II using this partisan
FRENZY and fanatic zeal tO seduce the very elect.
The danger Of losing the " fruits Of the wnT " II
very distressing to Grant men. A few Of them.
like Cows. scott. Moses. and Chamberlain Of
south CarOin'. are believed u have secured
and preserved large stores Of that lus cous fruit
the Will g DemOcr ~ are opening the eyes II
GODS colOI ed children " TO behold the iniquity
oil their loyal friends, VINO have dupCd ana used
thom o. cultivate the pl. mt which yields IN Il
precious fruit" the aust enance - officehold-
ers IL the white Dem Ocrats are really such in
human beings rs the Witness OF the 18Th de.
scrbes, what must be the effect on the vision
Of lts euitor. when he sees Coos colored chit
Democrats in sxtirp ting this plant ~ hatr cd
whion hsars such trait for the sustenance OF
Grants lrlendsI III. w. RlsLEY.
+5s HENRY SIRE I, BROoKLyN, Oct TO-
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tober. and oven now the educated eye cnn
sec the decentralization and panic Of the
once naughty legions.
Let the Solid South write, then, the
Meme, Meme, tckel" upon the panels OF its
abode, and let the courage and justice Of
the North look to the contamination with
no foreboding of disaster. The rebel debt
belongs to mythology; the Confederate
pension roll, the Confederate cotton
claims, and the claims for oonasoated
property. are but the phantasy of dis
eased brain. Lot us save the Republic by
the election of SAMUEL J. TILDENi