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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
GnAxp il1Apcw, Mimi, Hpri, 4t.tsze

+. Camp fsAnow, MINI. April A:tsse:
Epzrol TnAxecn1Fr;
DEAR 6IR:-In the Mower aud FIN.
more County Republican IT March 20. I
Issw an article entitled: allow HaEwood's
statesman discharges his olacial duttes."
Which I think reflects rather unjustly
upon Senator Smith. I refer to that part
Of tho article entitled. "the Growing. act
in this S,atesman's career" .Snly wherein
he r. charged with getting passed Or a.
lowing to be passed bill changing tho
time Of holding the District Court IN
blower County. ss- ~@
Now the facts arc tllesc: Representa-.
tive Mcdonnell, q Houston County, in.
troduccd bill on the 2lst day Of Janu.
AIRY, in the House of Representatives ito
amend Section one, of Chapter 80. 0euer.
Al Laws Of 1873. relating to time of hold.
ing court in the Tenth Judicial District"
I not being convcrsant with court matters,
or knowing the time in which court was
held in the several counties in the tenth
Judicial district, I copied the bill aud for.
warded it to Judge Page, asking him his
opinion concerning It, and also if it was
agreeable to him. I then saw Represcn.
tativc Mcdonnell. and asked him what
effect the bill would have in this district
He informed me that it changed the time
IF holding court only in Houston County,
from the fourth Tuesday in October, to
the: third Tuesday in October, and that it
Was satisfactory. TO the: Judge. 4: then
.wrctc judgc Page another: letter, Stating.
what Mr.. Mcdonnell had informed me-. Or
thcrcaboui ::
% On Or about February 1st, l. WAS in
Ramsey, and saw Judge Page, and in
speaking about tho bill, the Judge said it
was alright, and that he had written to
me concerning it. Upon my return to St.
Paul, / found the following letter:
- AUSTIN, January ;lst, 1876.
Hon. C. F. GREESlso. ST.. Paul;
DEAR S,R:-There is n, objection to chang
ing tho fall term Of court in Houston County,
third Tuesday. Other changes might be Oh
jectionable.
Yours truly,
Now I consider that had done my
duty by writing, and finding no objections
We could see no good reason why the dill
should not pass, aud am free to say that
I was entirely ignorant Of its changing
the time Of holding court in Mower Coun-
~, as l have never had occasion to attend
court, or keep posted concerning the time
Of holding it.
What Senator Smith knew, or did not
know, l cannot say, but this will state,
that showed him the letter from the
Judge, and think it would bc likely to
satisfy any one, that there was no serious
objections to the bill
In conclusion I will say, that this is
written, not in defense of Mr.. Smith in
but to try and throw little
light ON vrxcd question, and why the
odium should all he laid ut the door of
Senator Smith, I know not. Give every
man his due, be he who he may, and do
not, because we may have a personal prcju-
dice against man, heap the errors of the
whole Legislature upon his head.
Yours very respectfully,
&. F. GREENING.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
EDITOR TRASsCRlrT:

ED1lOK lRASSCRlFT:
believe it is, we'll established fact
! that the conduct MS well as the acts Of
public servant IS and Of right, should be
subject to fair criticism by the people
at all times. but that it is ungencrous and
beneath the dignity Of all pure minded
men to impugn the motive OF a public scr
want upon mere suspicion.
I have been blamed for introducing Ger.
tain bills in the Senate 10 abolish a part
Of street, and two old wagon roads in the
city Of Austin. Because it is due my con-
stituents and justice 10 myself, l make
this explanation:
The facts in the case are as follows:
Some time in the last two weeks of the
session 8lr. d. B. johnson presented me
with copy Of an Ordinance passed by
the City Council May 26lh, 1873, which
was Intended to abolish all that portion OF
Water Street lying east of point l35 feet
west of the Railroad track,-but j,
had been decided that The ordinance did
not vacate The street as the Council in.
tended it should, land that it could ouly
lie done by an act Of the. Legislature.
Hence introduced the bill,--which fnot
withdrawn, would have done precisely
what the City Council desired to d. and
attempted to accomplish.
In regard to the old wagon roads,-one
was Territorial road, established in 1856,
and the other State road, known as the
Brownsville and Winnebag 50 City State
Road. All that know about these roads
is that they were simply matter Of rec
rd.-that they have been absolutely oh.
liberated for the last eight or ten years,
within the limits Of the city of Austin,
aud it looked reasonable. as Mr.. johnson
represented, that the existence or money.
istcncc of these Ill roads did not, q. d
could not in the least, affect the interest of
the city, nor the interest Of any individu.
ais, except those owning lots and buildings
through whose yards the roads may
pass; and ! had not the slightest idea
that these roads, or either Of them, could
possibly affect in any manner our present
crossing at the depot, nor do yet for the
reasons; first, that no one seems to know
where the old road crosses the railroad
track secondly, that tho abolisling of the
old wagon road could in no way affect a
regularly surveyed street of the CITY,. But
l did not interpose my own views in the
matter of these roads, and as soon NJ Mr..
Crandall informed me in st. Paul, that
there were objections to tho bills in Aus. |
tin, said to him, was glad to know it !
IN time to withdraw them, and subsequent
~ the same evening, Mr.. Paden also told
me that the Council and Board Of Trade
were both opposed to the passage Of the
bills. Whercupon, at once informed
him, as I had Mr.. Crandall, that they
should be promptly withdrawn, and in
their presence, requested our Kepresenta-
tive TO have those bills--wlicn they Should +
again be called up in the House--indcf-
nitely postponed. A telegram from tho
Board Of Trade or ihc City Council to me
would have brou ght about tho, same re-.
suit. II. I. SMITH
i certify that the above statement is !
correct, to the best Of my knowledge.
~ %. lens ri G. F.sGREENING. "a
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

Last week 3leigs was on:tte atreethail
ing half the men he met, with-"Havc you
seen the Republican this. week." His
master had written coluin letter for the
Page Mirror, and Hftigs was;df fectedto ga
upon the streets and makca proclamation
q! the fact. Mcigs is Pages tool. 80.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
First publication April ETH, 1871
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
~ -EE..t5s=-r :j.t.'s.s37 1s-s : r. ~ :,

State Of Minnesota, County Of sMowet-in
Probate Court. 90 -
In the naatter.of tho Estate Of Andrew .D.na
net, Deceased. 49, :: r.. 80. :. - :;
given to Ill persons having claims .sgainst
the estate Of Andrew Bennett, late Of Austin.
Mower County, deceased: to present the sszns
for examination and bearing, to the Judge IT
the Probate Court for Mover County, at: his
Office in the City Of Austin. 10 said county,
within six months, on tho following days,
via: The st day Of May and tho Sd day Of
September, A. n; 1876, at ~ o'clock 4. n,
Of each day Of hearing. This notice to be
published three weeks successfully in the
MowER County TRANSCRIPT, weekly news-
tsper published 1T tho. City Of Austin, in
said county. : .
Dated April 9th, A. D. 1876. So
...5 " BY the Court,
SAMUEL liAKTEk, Judge of Probate IS
z:EsE*zss III 5sSI.&.E Ee$}ss's,tzzr ~ 1.4W, Is
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

g. Page bldwed: like peypd( 8 IS
years ago. At the time Of the crusade, tut
no man In our midst labored more earnest.
~ or honestly than did 4. w: Kiinbai1.
A few days ago Mr.. Kimball was non,ina.
ted for Mayor Of the city. Did 8. Page
vote for him! No sir! He didn't even
TALK for him.. which was much to the
credit of'kimball.. But~what a. siaunoll..
temperance man 8. Page is really. He ie
SO temperate that he would not ga to the
polls where saloon men are ,i'lbwed to
vote, but s. Page is temperance .nian fRi:
he says he is, and everybody knews he is
BY his talk, and amt talk the Dcst p.tof
that 8. Page ever furnishes! Al man that
wouldn't vote for A. W. Kimball. must be
temperance man eftainiv.s., -. S;;s.i
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

Gen. Sheridan speaking Of army ex.-
penscs, says: Cutoff 1T the head anl not
at the foot.' Has anything happened be.
tween Sheridan and Shcrnany
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06
EDITOR TRANSCRIPT:

Some time AZ" an article appeared in
the "Hepublicau' supposed to he from the
pen Of S. Page, which says: "Somc years
ago farmer residing in the township Of
Austin, became insane and was sent to St.
Peter, and that rich brother took him
from the Asylum at St. Peter to Boston in
violation of the law, and that the rich
brother desires compensation for his
brotherly Kindness, and that by some hook
or crook bill has bech got through the
Senate appropr,ating two thousand DOL.
lars for his relief. Aud those familiar
with the facts refuse to believe in the jus.
,ice of the appropriation, and call it a
fraud"
Now the facts in this case arc rs fol-
lows: One Charles D. Chaplin, an old
resident Of Mower County, Mimi, enlisted
in the 9th Minnesota Volunteers, in Aug.
ust 1862, for three years or during the war,
and after having been discharged, by req.
son Of expiration of term Of enlistment,
returned TO Mower County, and in less
than two years thereafter became violent
~ and hopelessly insane: lie was prop.
erly adjuiged by. the Probate Court of
Mower County, an insane person. and the
Sheriff was ordered to remove him to the
State Insane Asylum at 81: Peter, which
he did, and the Superintendent positively
refused to receive him. Hence he was
brought back to Austin, where the pco-
pie took care of him as we'll as they could
for two: or three weeks. After the State,
for which he had fought the common
enemy If his country nearly four years,
had refused to care for him in his Attic.
ton, his brother took him from Austin
to an Asyl' IN in Massachusetts, where he
has ever since, maintained him at his own
private expense, 10 the amount Of four
thousand four hundred dollars, as his re-
ceiptcd bills show. Now, contrast the
facts with the Page article and see
itthere is shadow of truth in it. Page
saya, ..ll,e brother is rich" Hon. n. X.
Noble says he is not rich, and Mr.. Noble
isacquaintcd with his circumstances. Tie
Page article says, Those who are famil-
lar with the facts, call it a fraud.". If it
he fraud then such of our. good citizens
as Mr.. Noble, o. W. Shaw, Ormanzo Al.
len, g. NJ. Cameron, H. w. Page, E. II.
Wells, E. O. Wheeler, and many others
are parties to the fraud, for they petition
cd the Legislature through your humble
servant, to make the appropriation, which
was done after thorough investigation.
with but two Dissenting votes, and will
state in jus,lfic:,,inn Of the. petition that. q
more Just ar meritous one was never a.
lowed by a Legislative body. II my one
has practiced fraud in connection With
the matte i. - 8. Page, Tor he vrote Alst-
Ter shout It to Hon. I. H. Armstrong
which letter vas placed before the com
inittee 10 whom the claim was referred J.
and I. do not hesitate 10 say that i was
almost wholly false. Is ~ EtSIif sss.z
t5 n. - FL, effffg sitiyssy Raj. SMITH
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-04-06

1t is PROPOSED to make tue 10Th Of April
The 1Olst anniversary Of the battle Of Lex
ing,on, a day Of centennial cc-planting.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
A Resurrectionary Movement.

A Washington dispatch of March 26, to
the New York Herald, says:
Within the past week the Southern Dem
ocrats have discussed very freely PROPOSE
tiOn to urge the nomination at st. Louis of
Judge David Davis, and the strength OF the
movement in favor of Judge Davis has
greatly surprised Southern men themselves.
To understand this matter it ought to be
remembered that with the reconstruction
of the Southern States. and the restora-
ton of the franchise to its voting popula-
ton, the old Whig element, which fused with
the Democracy just before the war, and
remained identified with it in opposition to
the Republican party during the reconstruc-
ton, is disposed to break up this alliance
of expediency and re-enter the political
field in it's old shape.
This Wing revival is making wonderful
progress throughout the South, and as q
party movement is parallel with the
Chamberlain movement among the South
ern Republicans, and has already suggested
tho question whether the Republican bolt
ers and the Wings may not unite to form
the expected third party. Now. Judge
David Davis was an old line Wing, and
although Q Republican now, is thought to
enjoy the society Of his present associates
no more than do the Southern Wings the
alliance with the Democrats. As the can
didate of the St. Louis convention, he
would, in the estimation of the Southern
Wings, draw off from the Republicans the
old Whig vote of the North, and get the
united vote Of the South, rendering his
election q certainty. Whatever may be
the event of this discussion there is no dis.
guising the progress of the Whig move
ment, which may yet take up and carry
out the enterprise tried by the Liberals at
Cincinnati.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
POLITICAL.

Ohio Republican State Conventien.
COLUMBUS, March 29-Alphonzo Hart is
permanent chairman, and Milton N. Barnes
was nominated for secretary of.the State
Delegates Convention and elected. The
platform renews allegiance to the Republi-
can party, and reatiirms the principles of
government as declared by the grand men
of l776,i hat personal integrity and fidelity
should be required of all public officers,
and indOrses vigorous prosecution of crimi-
nails by the present administration.
We recognize gold as the true standard of
value and the only steady and safe basis
for circulating medium, and declare that
Q policy of finance should be steadily pur-
sued which, without unnecessary injury to
business or trade, will ultimately equal the
value of the coin and paper dollar.
We favor q tariff for revenue with Incl
dental protection to American industry.
We stand by our system of free common
schools, supported by general taxation.
There must be NO division of school
funds, and no sectarian interference with
the schools. The thanks "of the people are
due to President Grant" for his faithful
adherence to Republican principles, and
We assure him of the gratitude of the coun-
try for the distinguished service he has
rendered as q soldier and civilian.
Delegates were requested to use their
best efforts to secure the nomination of
HAYES.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
FOREIGN.
Failed.

Fa1lCOs
LONDON, March 3O.-Messrs. Streckeisen,
Bischcff & Co., merchants dong business at
No. Great Winchester, have failed. Their
liabilities are estimated at 100000.
Norton & Co., proprietors OF the Man
chester Steel Works at Newton Heath. Lam
cashire, failed. Liabilities, e5O,O0O.
The Turf.
To-day was the last of the Northampton
and Pytchley Hunt meeting at Northamp-
ton. The feature of the day was the race
for tn great Northamptonshire states OF 2OO
sovereigns added to q handicap sweep
stakes of twenty sovereigns each, for all
ages. about two miles. The race was won
by Prodigal Lauzen, Late Mr.. ToOts second
and Cataclyson third. The fsvorites were
badly beaten.
Demoralized Stock Exchange.
At the Stock Exchange during the last
hour this evening foreign securities were ex-
tremely fat, but the most important feature
has been the panic in Egyptian bonds,
which have fallen 41sc. This impaired .
bad effect to the market generally: The
panic in Egy ptians is owing to variety Of
adverse reports, including one to the effect
that . financial panic prevails IN Egypt,
and another that heavy selling orders have
been received from Alexandria. English
funds closed steady.
Later.
At tho Stock Exchange foreign secuRitiss
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
WASHINGTON.

The Sick C0ngressmans
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The condition
of Representative Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, has somewhat improved.
The President was unable to receive WIS.,
itOrs to-day.
A Protest Against Reduction.
The chief of the Bureau Of Statistics was
before the Appropriation Committee pro-
testing against the reduction from $4,000
to 10000.
Aid for Suffering Employees.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was sub
scrlbed in the Treasury Department for the
suffering employees OF the printing and en-
craving bureau.
Civil Employment of Army Officers.
General Sherman favors modification of
the law which prohibits the officers of the
army, both active and retired, from civil
employment.
The Lighthouse Board.
The Senate Committee ON Commerce is
sverse to onanging the organization OF tho
lighthouse board.
To Close the Case.
If General Morgan's Witnesses are not
here tomorrow the prosecution will close
without them.
No Naval Deficiency.
The Navy Department will require no
dencloncy appropriation tnls year.
Emma Mine.
General Schenck's evidence to-day con-
sists in q series of denials.
Mr.. Hewett, member of the committee,
called the attention of the chairman to the
fact that he had received the following
cablegram from London this morning,
signed McDOugall, Chairman, Emma mine:
| Chairman Committee on Foreign Affairs:
"In confirmation of Lyons evidence, 1
have the original draft of Schenck's letter
| of resignation, in Parks handwriting; and
| respecting operations, l have proof that
| Schenck received cable telegram in Paris,
December I6, 1872, from Park, advising the
sale on the intended passing of dividends,
and Schenck sent CheesebOrOugh telegram
| to sell 10 1000 shares for him."
General Scheuck said he was confident
| that no such draft of the letter existed, and
he was not advised TO sell stock as stated
| in the telegram. He also denied that he
sent q telegram to Cheeseborough in rela-
tion to the subject.
| Federal Prisoners.
| Federal prisoners hereafter from Mary
land, Virginia and several other States will
be sent to the West Virginia Penitentiary,
instead Of Albany.
| Hope Deferred.
| No Southern nominations to-day.
| Extract from Custer's Examination.
| Question-Had the Secretary Of War
been man pure in purpose, could these
frauds have gone ONT
Answer-They could not, possibly; they
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31

could not have been carried on without his
conseut and cOntrivance. 1t 10 strange
that the morale of the army has not been
effected whom its head was 90 unworthy.
am pround to say, howeaer, that think
You will find that brass buttons have not
been tarnished.
Riaing Rivers.
The Mississippi river has risen slightly
from St. Louis to Vicksburg and has
reached the danger line at Memphis. The
Ohio has risen fifteen inches at Cincinnati
and Louisville.
Alabama Claims.
In the Alabama Claims Court to day,
cases No. 2lO, McStea e. Value, and No. 23l,
John T. Moore, all of New Orleans, for loss
of: goods, wares and merchandise on the
Electric Spark, destroyed by the Florida,
July 10, 1864. we're dismissed. McStea &
Value claimed $l288, Meore claimed $1297.
The Contested Seat.
No progress made in the Spencer and
Morey contest for the seat from Louisiana
Nothing New from Worcester.
Not q word from Worcester since the
dam gave way. Telegraphic communica-
ton is doubtless interrupted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
NEW YORK.

Pelfce Performing Unpleasant Duty.
NEW YORK, March 3O.-The police are
required to protect the workmen on the
elevated railroad from the residents along
the route. The police are patient under
sho wers Of water from upper stories.
The Suit Against Cla1in & Co.
In the suits of the government against
Clahin e. Co. for over Q million and . half
dollars. for alleged under valuation and
penalties. the demurrer was argued before
Judge Blatchford. who sustained the de-
murrer to all counts, ON substantially the
same grounds taken by the defendants
counsel.
He holds that the statute of 1923 is re-
pealed by that of 1866; that the decision Of
the Supreme Court, apparently contrary to
this, is not really in this question, and that
the fines claimed, being at the discretion of
the court, can not be considered Q debt
which involves the idea of definite sum.
All counts of both declarations are therefore
held to be bad.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-31
MEXICO.
Progress of the Revolutioaists.

Progress Of tho Rev0lutionists.
HAVANA, March 29-Mexican advices to
the seven tee nth instant state that the gov
ernment troops at Jalapa had rev0lted, re-
tanning the Governor as prisoner. Judges,
deputies and State officials had fed and
taken refuge at Vera Cruz.
1t was believed that the government
would succeed in restoring order.
There had been considerable fighting.
The revOlutiOnists had all the important
points in Hidalgo excepting Pachuca and
Tulancira.
Foreigners generally favored the revolu-
tion, not because they hoped for change
for the better, but because they expected
to bring the United States to establish .
protectorate. Both parties were refraining
from committing outragee. The levy was
becoming obnoxious. The people were re-
sisting it, and killing soldiers while attempt
ing to force the conscription.
Events ON the Rio Grande.
GALVESTON. March 30.-A special to the
Galveston NerS from Brownsville. Texas,
dated thirtieth, says: Captain McNally has
marched his company to the neighborhOOd
of Santa Maria. 1t is reported that he has
information of small parties of raiders be-
ing in that neighborhood and that he in
tends to drive them into Mexico.
Prominent Mexicans are still crossing to
This sue. IL ls EepOrte0 tnaG Cno steHu
launches were running up and down the
river last night. Ii so, they were no doubt
intending to prevent violations OF the neu-
trality laws. Yesterday the revolutionists
were moving. The government troops
expected an attack last night.
The report that General Pena had aban-
doned the revolutionary cause is said to
have originated from his temporary alb
sehce on account of bad health.
Last night the men on guard near the
Casa Mata in Matamoras deserted and
Joined Diaz.
Affairs Reaching q Crisis.
GALVESTON, March 3O-A Br0wsville,
Texas, special to the Galveston Ne,cs, to-
day, says:
Fighting is anticipated to night. This
evening Generals Labarre and Taleda were
on this side looking for houses for their
families. Nielsen, q merchant, was ar.
rested while sick in bed, and carried to the
calabooee. Nesmith, his partner. persuad-
ed them to let him take Neilsen's place,
and he is in prison. Felecino San Roman
and other American citizens are prisoners.
The arrests were made because the par
ties refused to pay the forced loan. B.
Yturria is in prison, and F. Yturria is de-
taiued in Matamoros. No communication
is permitted tonight between here and
Matamoros. All sorts of rumors are af0at.