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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-09-02

A battle between the troops and Indians
is reported to have taken place ten or twelve
days ago, north Of the Black Hills, 10 which,
after heavy losses on both sides, the Indians
broke into small parties and dispersed over
the country with the troops in pursuit.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-09-02
JllIATS WHITE SULPHUR SPRIEGS.

nNE mile and hal' from Siephersoa's Depot
=. o., Frederick county. Va. will be open d
June l5.h.
TERMS S-For MAY. June. September and DC
t,be-. s. 90 per day. SO 50 per week and $40 PEI
month. For july and August. $3.50 per day,
ssh per week aud $50 per month lof 2S days. y
Children and servants half price.
june L 1875.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-09-02
MERCHANT TAILORS.
Alb,5t r. Nett. & o.,

3Rp Dooa WEST OF PAPG
Formerly NstIoGis; Book Depo'i:ory,)
BALTIMORE, MD.
OURS,ock consists Of beautiful and oaia.a gar,sa
Coatipgs Suitings, Cloths, Cassimeres aud vest
ings. witch we make up in the Best Merchant
Tailor Style. Our cutter whose reputation
is we'll known for cutting and fitting, will give ms
personal supcriutenddnce to this department
Orders from the country promptly attended 10,
anu '''''' 1''''" METTEE d CO.
Sept. 2j, 1875.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-09-02
"EVERETT HOUSE"
Corner OF Queen and Burke Streets,
MARrINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA,
william Rutiedgc, Proprietor.

TUIS popular House has beenthoroughly reno
waited. and the present proprietor who as.
samed charge on the lst April, is now prepared
20 accommodate guests in the most com'oi table
and satisfactory manner. The house contains a
chambers. all OF which have been handsomely FUR
nished with new furniture.
THETABLE will be well supplied with Tie best
the markytafords, prepared by experienced cooks.
- Charges Moderate.
THE BAR will be supplied with choice varie-
Of Pure Wines and Liquors
Abundant Stable room, with attentive 0stlers.
NV old patrons and the general public are inyi-
ted 10 give me a call.
Nays4 1873.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
fExHIBIT B.l

Nrw foRK, Feb %, 1876.
10 The Honorable the Committee on Expenditures
IN he War Deporfment
DEAR siRs II duly received your telegram Of
February 81, summoning me to appear before
you, and answered that l would do so, but my
wife has become so III as to make Il almost impos-
sible for me 10 leave her for any time, and I to-
day send you a Telegram to this effect, and will
also give statement Of my connection with the
post-tradership at Fort sill which will, ! trust,
avoid the necessity Of my leaving home. ! viii,
however, come as soon as l can, or will be happy
TO SEQ any or all Of the committee al my house In
this city. Aithe time applied for the position
OF post.trader at Fort Sill | presumed that
would furnish recommendations that would secure
me the appointment which was afterwards prom
ised to me. Amer this | saw Mr.. Evans In Wash
jngtOp, and made an arrangement with him, In
consequences Of which / withdrew In his favor,
and he received the appointment. This arrange.
monl was made without the advice or consent Of
the Secretary Of War, neither did he have any
knowledge Of such an arrangement from me OF
any one else, 30 far a. know, nor was be inter
eiled In such arrangement, or the fruits Of any
arrangement between us. There never has
been nor Is there now any contract, agreement,
or arrangement between the Secretary OF War and
myself 10 regard 70 this matter. am, very sin.
eerely, your cbcdient servant c. r. MAnsn.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15

..I. -.
DO subpunacd, and woilld prove TO tho
committee that Mrs, Bclknap's estate
Is entirely separate from his, and that
this money received through me hc
had always kept distinct from his and
for her.
THE CLOSING rNrrnRooArokIss
Oues,;on hv ,ha Cha;.. ma
Won ever have apv hns;~ess ,."i.,;nns @
Of any kind or natrrc Whatever will
the latc Mrs Bclknan or Tho nressnt
Mrs. BeIlspap. or either of them other
than those arising from tbis Fart SiII
tradersbip Have Won now or have
you over had, any sum or sums Of
money, or any evidence of indebted.
ness Of any sort or description what.
ever belonging to either of them or
have Won az an, ,;ma hoon ;ndah,ad a.
either of them in anv wav monner
form or description /?
Answer Never Tho nresent Mrs
Belknap, wears moo NAV have consnl,
cd me on business matters bnt there
were M monoto,v tronsoo,;ons ho-
tween Ms other than have berctoforc
stated
Question by Chairman When was
the babv of,bc lote Mrs Rell,ran horn
and E when did ID il % dieS ? A. eIp The bop,, pv'o of
the late Mrs Dell,na, was bor, IN ,be
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
MITCHELL WAGONS,
The Best is the Cheapest !

Thomas Reilly has received another large lot Of
Mitchell Wagons" which are among the very
best manufactured, and which be will sell at the
most reasonable rates. His stock includes almost
all descriptions Of wagons-largeand small, wide
and narrow track. Call an see them.
sprs'Tt N THOMAS Reilly.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
[ExHIBIT CT

ARLINGTON HOTEI,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s, 1876.
TO Nc Coamifee on Erpsnsifurcs ~ ne Wcr
Department, Capitol
DrAn siRs IL herewith enclose a copy Of the
letter which wrote you from New iork, but not
having mailed i when | received your subpoena
concluded not TO send IT, This morning, however,
have thought better to send II, In the
hope that II may tend to shorten the time Of my
examination. Very respectfully your obedient
servant, @. r. MARsn.
?. ST. will bring the contract you inquire for.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15

PROCEEDINGS IN THE coMMITrEE-THE
ASTOUNDING ANSWERS OF Mn. MARSH
TO THE INQUIRIES OF his EXAMINERS.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
T0HN A. STADLER,
Dv nAERu A,1. q.

nhhhhf m"fhet c'' Siehihein, IN.
Fresh Bread, Eusk, Rolls. Pies and Cakes
on hand OF made to order. A general assortment
OF Confectionaries, Fruits and Nuts 10 stock
Ice Cream and Oysters In scnson. fhloCn nenrly
opposite the posicfice. Prices moderate.
March 10-'7J.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-15
kAssos EXPLAINS urs POSITION.

Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, said that few
years ago there had gone iron his
State young, well educated, and gal
liant gentleman, TO fight the battles OF
bis country. lie bad gono through the
war and the President had aftcrward
called him to o seat in his Cabinet,
placing him a. the head of that army
Of which he had been an humble but
somsWhst distinguished member. This
mognine e1or she hrst timo the delega-
tion ftom bloeN Ind heard that the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-07

the fund totally withdrawn from the
object for which 1t was appropriated,
and so perverted as to become a curse
rather than II blessing TO the cause
which ii was designed to promote.
"Such a suicidal policy must work
injury to our educational interests. 1t
cannot fail, If persisted in, to result In
the ruin of Burlington College, and
thus injure the cause of general educs-
ton in the state. That college always
has and, like all the educational insti-
tutions in Vermont, always must de-
pend largely upon the industrial classes
for its students; and the total loss of
confidence which must result from
such course as | have pointed out
must inevitably destroy Its usefulness.
No educational institution in Vermont
can afford to disregard its honest obli-
cations to the masses, and the fact that
that institution has already expended
some eighty thousand dollars of the
peoples money is conclusive evidence
of such obligation especially when con-
sidered in connection with the public
statement of the president of that iustl-
tuition.
an a speech, at Brandon, VT, not
long since, he said III Ia true we have
the anomaly of an Agricultural College
without an agricultural student in 1t >
and he might have adde land, also,
without the means Of educating one.
While assuming to be an Agricultural
College of some eight or ten years.
standing, its managers applied to the
legislature at its last regular session for
funds to establish the first professorship
of agriculture, and failing in their de-
signs upon the state treasury it has not
yet been established. Can such claims,
in view of such facts, fail to shake the
confidence of an intelligent people In
Its integrity?
"Our first citizens are sending their
sons out of the state, even for their
literary education, and will not the
masses follow their example, or at least
patronize those institutions which have
not bartered their integrity for present
pecuniary gains?
"In the year 1874, there were seventy
seven Vermont students at Dartmouth
College alone, and suppose the num-
Der has not since decreased. ! clip the
following item from the Vermont
Chronicle, a religious paper printed at
Montpelier, and present 1t as one ofthe
signs of the times with regard to this
matter Sons of several prominent
Vermonters are in the Freshmen class
at Hanover. Among them are the late
Gov. Washburn's son, of Woodstock,
and Senator Morrill's son. Judge Bar
rett and ex-Congressman Willard, also,
have one son each in the same class
81 have given you q brief correct his
tory of the situation of our educational
affairs, as understand it, and If / am
in error with regard to any one of my
statements, trust shall be corrected
by some one Of your many Vermont
readers. Let the truth prevail. and
hasten by its publication much need
ed reformation. FARMER.
Vermont, Jan. 8, 1875"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-07

THE AMERICAN NATURALIST 4 Pop
ULAR ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY MAGA-
ZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
TRAVEL.
This journal of popular natural
science will hereafter be published by
Messrs. H. o. Houghton & Co., River
side Press, Cambridge, Mass, under
the. editorial management of DIR. A. 8.
Packard, Jr., with the assistance Of
eminent men of science.
The amount of matter given in each
number will be increased. The typo
graphical dress and illustrations, which
have heretofore given character to this
magazine, will be improved, and 1t will
be of more popular nature than be-
fore, so as 10 interest the general reader
as we'll as the young naturalist. 1t will
continue to be a journal of scionce- edu-
cation and for the use of science teach
ers.
The latter half of the magazine will
be entirely remodeled, and depart
ment of geography and travel added.
The department of microscopy will be
edited as heretofore by DIR. R. II. Ward,
Troy, New York. Arrangements have
been made to report the proceedings of
scientific societies with great prompt
ness. A digest of the contents of for
eign scientific journals and transac-
tions will also be given each month, to-
gether with the latest home and foreign
scientific news.
The attention of publishers and
teachers is called to critical notices of
scientific books, to which especial at
tention will be given.
Articles for Vol. X, 1876, by Profess
sors Asa Gray, j. ID. Whitney, N. 8.
Shalsr, w. G. Farlow, G. L. Goodals,
Of Harvard University Professors O.
c. Marsh, "A. E.Verrill,o Yale College !;
Mr.. A. Agassiz, Mr.. S. H. Scudder,
Professors f. d. Cope. f, S. Morse, A.
Hyatt; Drs. Elliott Coues, w. Fl. Dali.
c. c. Abbot, Rev. S. Look wood, J. A.
Allen, Serene Watson. II. Gilman, r.
E. C. Stearns, F. w. Putnam, and
other leading natursllsis. are either In
hand or promised. Notes from abroad
will occasionally be contributed by Mr..
Alfred w. Bennett, the distinguished
English botanist.
A series of Centennial articles on
botany, zoology, geology, and micros-
copy by our leading scientists have
been promised.
The nine volumes which have been
published form an elegantly printed
and illustrated library of American
Natural History. invaluable for school,
college and public libraries. They con-
tain standard articles by Agassiz, Dana,
Wyman, Gray, Keidy. Cope, Hunt.
Dawson, Nswberry, Marsh, Verrill,
Morse, Gill, Coues, Scudder, Dali, Shs-
Ter, Brewster. Ridgeway, Parry, and a
host OF other scientists.
Price IS cents a number; $500 a
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TX. $4,000; unbound. $27.0O. Back
numbers supplied.
Published by H. o. Houghton & Co.,
Boston. Hurd & Houghton, New
York. The Riverside Press, Cam
bridge. The trade supplied by the
American News Company.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-07

THE AMERICAN NATURALIST \ Pop
ULAR ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY AIAGA-
ZINE OF NATURAL HISTORY AND
TRAVEL.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-07

pied 10 the state legislature to aid them
in the execution of their plans for adj
ministering punishment for such dis
obedience to their requirements, and
to secure the appropriations concern
Ing which they had asked assistance
Here they met with better success.
Though they did not succeed in their
designs upon the state treasury, or in
the destruction of the Board OF Agri-
culture, they did have sufficient influ-
encs with the appointing power to
secure the dismissal of all Its members,
though contrary to the earnest wish OF
Secretary Collier, who had been honor
ably and ably identified with 1t from
its first organisation. Their efforts
would have undoubtedly resulted in
the practical destruction of the boar
had 1t not been for the prompt and de-
eislvs action of the state senate.
"Thsir success here, also, in conduct
ing the deliberations of so-calIsd leg
islative committee of investigation, ap-
pointed 10 enquire with regard TO theiI
expenditure of the avails of the agri-
cultural fund. may be readily inferred
by consulting the report Of that com.
mittss which may be found In the last
volume Of the Vermont Agricultural
Report, and which, for self-stultifica'
ton and inconsistency, has no parable
In the history of Vermont legislation
by acts like these, and by the recent
forced resignation of Professor Collier
TO which you alluded, the pleasant and
mutually profitable relation which the
50 called Agricultural College nigh
have sustained to the agriculturlsts o
the state has been f0rcibly severed and
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-03-07

From the reports presented at the
recent meeting of the Cranberry Grow
ers' Association al Trenton. N. j., 1t
appears that the area under cranberry
culture in New Jersey is five thousand
acres, and the cost thereof was 81 $780,
600. The total acreage of the county
In cranbsrries is some fifteen thousand
acres, at q cost valuation of - 1915. 900.
The production la 1874 was estimated
at two hundred and hhy thousand
bushels; In 1875, two hundred and ten
thousand.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

unpatriotic spirit, and cry aloud
in the words of the great Roman:
"How long! Oh, Catiline, will
you abuse our patience?' What
a contrast the Centennial, which
ought to be a jubilee of freedom,
peace and good will, and a re-
turn to honest, patriotic govern
ment, is ushered in through the
grim file of skeleton dead-issues
and prophetic fears, of this be-
ing the first and only Centennial
of the Republic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

When James X. Polk was Presi-
dent an applicant for officer sent
him q present. Mr.. Polk immedia-
tely returned it with message that
he had not ordered the article, and
forthwith erased the name of the
sender from the list Of applicants
for Office. They have been doing
things differently at. the White
House during the last eight years.
It is not surprising that with the
system established at the White
House Secretary Belknap adopted
the practice Of dispensing favors to
those who paid the most for them.
He was but initiating his superior.
II Courier Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14
The Charlotte IN. CO. Observer

The Charlotte IN. CO. Observer
tells the following:
"a darkey in that place ap-
preached a citizen the other day
and asked if it would be a very
great sacrifice on his part to ac-
cept an office. For continued
the darkey, we niggers wants
somebody for Mayor what'll let
the cows run lose. what'll let de
barrooms stay open on Sunday,
and what'll let de gamblers raise
he'll every night if dey wants to,
and you is just de man dat we
wants. Our friend uncovered
himself and bowed his grateful
acknowledgment of the COM
pliment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

We have no .lonbt that if, like
AsmOdeus, we could lift the roofs
from Washington life we should find
a thousand cases Of peculation as fla.
grant as this Of Belknap. The dis
covery is the scandal. The fact
that an officer who sat at the side of
the President as his trusted coun
sellOr, and had the care of one Of
the most important departments of
the government, should show him
self to be not only a common thief
but an oppressor OF the poor soldiers
shows the insensibility of the pres
ent administration to the common
obligations Of any government to
the people. 1t must not I've dismiss
ed as an isolated case, but as a
symptom Of deep and terrible dis
ease.-[N. Y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

In a recent speech in this city
Colonel F. A. Conkling il reported
to have said that ''within the past
two months two fires had occurred
in the departments at Washington
and affirmed his belief that both
of these fires were of an incendiary
origin. This gentleman was former
~ Republican member OF Con.
gress. In confederation of his con-
victiOns he also made the following
predictions: "That before the pres
ent Administration is swept out of
the cabital there will be fires in the
War Department, the Navy Depart
ment, the Bureau of Public Justice
aud in the Post Office Department.
II the statements OF the Attorney.
General are true, they can cover
their tricks easier than that by
making Babcock clerk in the depart.
ments long enough to get the run OF
the papers.-[N. Y. World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

A distinguished minister said
in our presence, last week, IF
matters go on as they have gone,
decent and honest people will
have to get out of the churches
to preserve their reputation. p
THE Methodist.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

If the Democrats of the East
can not support Hendricks, then
no man acceptable to both the
East and the West can be NOM
mated by the Democrats.-Kan-
sas City [Mo.l Times, Dem.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Twenty thousand four hun
bred and ten people, mostly ag-
ricultural laborers, settled in
Canada last year, against &c.
37S the previous year. Only
9,214 passed through the States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

The Liberal Republicans of New
York declare that they shave no
confidence in their party That's
just what's the matter with the crazy
old thing. Nobody has any faith in
it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

There can be no doubt that
Gov. Hendricks to-day stands
much the best chance for the
Democratic nomination. Du-
buque Iowa Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Virginia complains that she
has had to pay 100000 for an
eighty day session of her Legis-
lature when one good lawyer
for 81, 900 would have prepared
more and better laws in a week.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Easter falls this year on the
10th of April.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

The first white child was born
in Iowa SO years ago, and is now
living. To-day there are over
100000 Hawkeyes by birth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Gov. A. H. Garland, of Arkan-
sas, is leading in the race for the
successorship of Senator Clay
ton in the United States Senate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

There is one colored scholar in
the public schools in Santa Rosa,
California, and he is taught sep
arately at recess, and is not al
lowed a seat in the building.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

A man in Santa Clara, Cali
fornia, two years ago bought
$4,000 worth of hogs. He has
since sold $1,000 worth and has
5000 worth on hand.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14
o TlmEs--o CUSTOMS.

Cicero occasion to utter these
words, finds a parallel in every
Government at one time or
another. Plutarch in his bio
graphical sketch of Cicero says
of him: "He was indeed the
man who most effectually show
ed the Romans what charms
eloquence can add to truth, and
that justice is invincible when
properly supported" This great
Roman and incorruptible states
man was the only barrier pre-
scented to the covert attacks of
the bloody Cataline and the i'm
pudent Lutullis, when these
arch-conspirators were striking
at the liberty of Republican
Rome. Well wouldit be for the
people and statesmen of Amer
lea if they would study history
more closely. Let us study the
causes briefly which led to the
elevation of Cicero to the Con-
sulship. Plutarch says: "Yet
for the sake Of their country the
partricians joined the plebeians
in raising him to the Consul
ship" The occasion was this:
The change which Sylla intro
duced into the constitution, at
first seemed a harsh measure,
but by time and custom it be-
came what many thought not a
bad one. cat present." says
Plutarch, "there were some who
wanted to bring in another
change merely to crafty their
own avarice, and without the
least view of the public good.
They had a chief of bold and
enterprising spirit-Lucius Cat
lime. Again the biographer
says: "The vast inequality OF
the citizens in point of property
prepared Rome for a change.
Men of nobility had impoverish.
ed themselves by their great ex-
penses, their entertainments, on
bribing for Offices and erecting
magnificent buildings,by which
means the riches of the city had
fallen into the hands of NEAR
people. In this lettering state
of the commonwealth there need
ed no great force to overturn it
and was in the power Of any
bold adventures to accomplish
its ruin" When we take a cain
survey of our present politica
status and see how Indifferent
yea, may we not say designing
men are respecting the true in
terests of our commonwealth
does it not seem that nineteer
centuries have brought us back
to Rome, and we stand upon tn.
very brink of ruin Z Are there
no Catilines or Leutuli manipu
lating American politicsa Why
is it that men Of all parties d.
not rise to the height of thu
grand argument of true patriot
ism, and legislate for peace ani
prosperity instead of discord ani
dissention 2 Why do Republi
cans exhume the putrid carcase.
of war issues and Democrat,
help to dissect them9 Are thes,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

The board of education of New
York have decided against the
introduction of German as a
study in the public scools.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

An inquest on the body of a
frozen man in Seneca, CAL, was
interrupted by his thawing out
and coming to life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

The inhabitants of the West
mama Islands, a group south Of
Iceland, are said to be dying
from famine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Belknap has not committee -
side as was absurdly reported. D..
he has murdered the republican
ty.-(N. Y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-03-14

Arkansas Democrats hold their
State convention at Little Rock
June IA, and those of Michigan
at Lansing May "a.