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The New York herald., 1876-11-08
THE MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD BRIDGE.
CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. Z, ls7e

CHICAGO Ill, Nov z, ls7a
Tho foundation Of one Of the piers OF the railroad
bridge over the Missssipp River. st Louisiana, has
been damaged by the action Of the current rendering
the bridge temporarily impassaba One pier and swo
Of the shortest spans Will have to bs rebuilt cost
OF from $50, 900 TO $4,000 The work OF rebuilding
will begin Immediately. Arrangements have been
made TO avoid interruption to trAno BY crossing on
tho bridge 1t Hannibal
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TaEsR OFFICIAL y1GrREs
sufnce 70 show the relative production Of gold 10
silver Both the Bslchsr and the California produce
more gold than sver but she average Of all the mines
Is 50 "a gold and $50 20 silver in tho $780, The
age Of The bonanza t47 o3 gold and Ss2 o.
silver The annual report Of the Director Of the Mint
page 49, for 1875 gives the in sight Of those
mlnes at $500 ooo, Ooo Since that report was made
s25 ese GOO been taken out Of winch sl2 1885, s04
was gold Assuming that thsrs remains s27S 600 o00
there will produced from s in the next avs years
slso 900 gold and $4,000 600 silver In the last
year the gold raised has all gone to the Mint OF the
silver $40 COO 900 has exported to Asia bars
and trade dollars and the remainder has been sold
no government. for The manufacture Of subsidiary
,oinaes Very Itse. therefore, goes on the general
market and bids Tor silver from Loud, are ua,IormIy
rejected in the san Francisco market
rnR ADVANCE pEcIIHE
10 connection With this subject shs following sabls
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

hnsv-wHrs.-in Brosklyn. L. l., November q, By
John, y. n. TO Mics isA + wrrs. OF Brookiyn, N 3.
No cardA
4 ~ Jonn N. B.l papers please copy.
wEsr--SHAxHa GDvonD WEST sosMiss KnTv n
SnASEn. by The Rev Or. Dicksosoa. 1.-THE resideucs
Of shs osdes parsnts. l5s jersey av All OF Jersey
Chy.
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HAVANA MARKET.

HAVANA Nov. T. 1874.
Spanish gold, 2ls 2ls1. Sugars very active abt
2GuCO boxes changed hands: No. IL Dutch standard 0
lO5s reals per srrobe. Exchange 6rm; ths United
States. sixty days. currency. discount short sight.
dscount. on London, l6 l6ta premium; on Paris,
premium.
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FINANCIAL.

AT REASONABLE RATES-MONEy ON LIFE AND
AEndowment Insurance Policies, Mortgages and other
securties insurance of all Kinds effected with best
panies J. J. HABRICh CO., ll9 Brosdwsy.
LEX. FROThINGHAM 4 CO., BANKERS AND
IA Brokers' IL Wall dealers in first class Puts and Calls
buy and stocks desired margin OF three
to tive per cent.
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DIED.

bARLow.--runsral services account Of the death
OF MrA SARAn =. BARLOW, wife OF J. IL Barlow, Will
be held at her late residence 102 Consscss ST. Hudson
Cay, ~ this day, At two r. X ynsnds respectfully
nvise1
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BRAZIL COFFEE MARKET.

Rio JANKfnO, Oct. 81, 1875
The coffee market S good nrsts 5000 res u 50
reis per 10 kioa Exchange on London "a
The Santos market Of to-day is not VI hand.
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vrl show the changes IN the prominent goid snd
silver mining shares since the LIST Of November In the
San rraneisco markes:-

For the convenience Of operators We reproduce the
closing quotations Of the stock market on Monday.
The New York herald., 1876-11-08
". DE PANAIEGr,
coNsnLLER D'ErAr AcTuRL pE L'ExpIRE RussR.

Immediately - TaIa1dics accused Of having IN
todussd wolf IN shcsp's cisthinx a. aristo, who
put de" on eis caras and vas possibly wicked
servant OF the opprcss 81 Poland. n Taandisr,
dsavored TO dcfcsd bis friend, and observed that,
'though great admlrer ef AnAxhassis Cioox be had
never made u crine for that iliustrous rspressnta
tive VI ihe hnman race ~ have bosn Prsssian baron "
Yet ~ ralAndisr must havc remembered as he vross
that poor Anarchists ultimately his head for shs
among other offences Indsea, though the cIrcum-
ices hts credit v human nature, 10 is
oispultble thab mobiles who have become popular
500 cfssn become sssssnged IRON their
ag1aF without wipning the love OF the many headed
0asssss they have endeavored 10 serve long lss Of
great snd usiorssnass men, from Actb,ades Egase
Duks otOvsans. bears witness 70 this mournful Wush
The New York herald., 1876-11-08

brother, John II. Penz, iS5 East 18th o. on Thur
day, November o. At three clock p. r.
PIcE.-suddeny Jrnrs PIcx aged 40 years and
months.
The friends Of the family are respectfully invited -
attend his funeral from hts late residence es Eass ssd
81, on Wednesday, November 9, ~ twevsN.
REp --0n Monday. November ., xrs AAnraA REID.
mother VI MrA n. l. Kctcham.
The relatives and trends Of the family invsed
attend the funeral from her lass residence No l. 037
Yaltos a.: Brookiys. On Wednesday Sovsassr ..
RusoLp faasral services wiz Jake plaos q hn
lac rss'dsnos ss4 Fac. siss e. o. wssnss'sy = ens
A. M, are requested 10 NEE. a the ioass roos Ha
eleven A. NJ sharp 70 pay the lss. tribute Of rsspscs
70 our late brother Bernard 4 Rsinola
NoTIcs--Nembsrs Of the College Of Phasmaey ars
respectfully invited 20 attend she funeral OF Vice Pres
dent B. H. Renold this day, as one o'clock, fssn hn
~ 1. n. PEIx0TTO. secrstary.
RAsIysAu.--On tho 7sh inst, CArRnaIss l.,
reliss Of Or Jacos Ra6nsau, IN the sian year OF ~
Notice Of funeral hsrsafssr.
Roossy.--on November 9. JoHs J. RoonsY, Mn
HIS family and friends are .invnsd 70 sssssA sssfA
nsrs. IRON hls rcs,dsssA 70. 80 west lssA =. %
srs.cry-in srooEiyn y acnlsSy, Nossnsss q ls!v,
ELrxAssra GsRny. wife Of George RI SrsseuA
Fsnsra iren hsr late rss,dsess sse chsscs A.: =
vAlKsrIxs- A. Hilton Head. 3 G., November Z
Joas HEsRY, son Of The late Abraham g. Valentine, q
this city
wmrPLE In Brooklyn, on Monday. Nove0eos &
ALfcs BHiucK WEBSTER widow Of the Rev. 0eoegs
whippls D. D., and daughter Of shs lsss hon EaekN
Webster.
Funeral nom hsr iass resdsncs No nj cunson q,
Brookiyn, Thursday afternoon, Novsmbsr q as tve
O'Clock.
wusos lis Brooklys. on Tuesday. Nevenbsr =, OF
scariss fever MARy ELLA. youngest dauehter ef Cor
nslins A. and Mary wilsoa, aged years And uonshA
parents. No tss xosc,sske -, on Wednesday. Nevss
bsv g. ~ half past one M
ZnlLER-0n Tuesday, November !. RoslA, %oy
daughter Of Joseph r. and Agnes zsiiar, aoe1 yoGa
and monthA
Rsisnvss and friends are respectfully invned 70 -
send the funeral Thursday ansrnosn, ~ o'eiovk
rem the rssidsncs Of her parsnt Nc - East SetA "a
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
NOTICE. Ne. 3is.


u y. LAND oppicK, AT CARSON. NE.
u. vsds, June u. 1870; : Notice :, hersh,
scnoNENAN snd ADAM i.RicHTKn, b.
their Attorney In isct and co owner. ADAM
i,RICHTRR tvbope roetofiiee addfess II q the
CITY OF Virginia, State Of hsvsdal. have made
sppIlesiion Tor twelvs hundred linear fset, run
along the line of the lode or lead. situate In the
0oh Hill Mining District. Storey county. the
came b@lny quartz lode. and beafing gold and
silyer, AMI or vilch they are the owners, and
In possersion of the sans. together With all ifs
dip., spurs and angles. vita surface ground
acres, and described upoa plat and feld petss
on fle In my once and poeted on The claim ~
tollows Isssinnlng % . post marked Numbes
One tiI, u. \. Survey M. 20, stnaie about so
feet norihwesirriy Of the old toll gate on tbe
American Flat rosd thence running from ssid
Post No. q: rir-t eourre- souih CO dsgrees
sssi 3p feet, 10 ro@i No. of the oeo-sia Com
pany's q. \. survey No. ". north ~ degree,
east distant as feet the rfnokrsfsck of Tia
Rock Island hoirilng works and the nss-ian on
Mount Davidson north i6'. degrees east the
asssian on ihe psw Caledonia haistln. wofh'
north ON degree east: the mouth Of the VT
ginis and Tmcte~ Rsiirnsd tunnel souih o. ds-
etee- minuirr east. Thsnre running from
ssId Poet No. .. rreond roufte South ~ de-.
sress cast i.9p feet. 10 Pott No. =. whence
b-ars the southssst corner VI Section ~. 1ovn.
ship IL nntih, Range ~ east. Mount DiablO
meridian. south SIN drgr~~s east ! ,o7d feet die
tant. Thence third eourre- North ~ dsnees
vs.t 2D feet, 20 Poet M. 4. Thence fourth
eourrs North ~ dssrres north |. so fest. 10
rosi No. .. the place OF h$gini Ink. containing
1 si0 serss. bearings suppressed fion, the tru,
nrriiian mAgn~tis variation. IGN desfrs,
eat. survey msds 10 sreord with record
Of location. daily r~rort~d In Hook '' x, pas,
"a, storey County Records. tepi at the once Of
the County Ileconier Of Story rouniy. Nevada
The claim Is bouno~i BY M Known claim
Il ante The nsar,'st surveyed mineral rlslm
the Ueonis compsny's mining claim. u. y
harvey No. ~. on The norih.
The labor and improvements consist ~ =
| tunnel ons hundred lee; In length. ssreedips
$3.50 in value.
Apy aud eli persons claiming sdverreiy ap,
por,Iou of said mining groupd. - h~rrinbcfof'
.irscribe Z, arv reluIrrd 10 1is their sdvers.
claim, with ihs Register of the United niates
land Once at Carson City. In the State " Ne
| vadA, during the sirty-dsys period 81 pnblies
tion hereof, or they will be haired BY virtue ol
| the proviHion- of the statute.
jeis esd A. wAIrz. Register.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-18
NOTICE TO lItnHuluERs.

I'M TuR DISTRICT COURT or Tlk
Pint judicial District OF the STATE of Ne
yads In and for Riorry county.
pENNiS HEAGEItfy. I'ialnilh, W kOrr,
CALIFORNIA MINING COMPANY. Defend
DENNIS HEAdERTY hereby gives ncsie
trict Court of the Pint Judicial District ~ tht
state of nevada, In and for siorsy county, .,
nlsiutin. uRainst The south Californla Mtnlne
t,omrauy, q corporation formed and exlsfinb
undsr the laws of The Slate Of California 2,
defendant. 10 forrclose . certain msensn,s' s,
lleu rIsim~i and held BY him upos the follow
inn. .desrr,brd mine. mining claim aud prem
ise. together with . certain shaft Tor minln
purpo,~s thereon. w wit: That csssain mine
mlnIpr claim aud premises, together Win tn'
orrs snd minersls thsrris contained. stoan "
thr 0oId Hill Mining District. In slorry COUNTY
S.vsda. ds<crihed ~ ioliowsi l, bss'nnsng
sonih m dsarr<s ssst Con feet. 10 Post No.
rhsnrr .~rO0.l eourse--south " dfgrves wesi
4 sU0 feet. 10 Post No. .. Thence, third cours~-
Nofth II degrees west co feet, 70 fost 20. =.
whsucs besrs tfc nasvtsd on Mount Dayldsou
north .. dsges. So Va 49,. va, ,sSSe. mn
ming from, said Iost No. g.: foarih courss--
North ~ degrees east SOD feet. 10 Poet No. I,
The place of beginning. .cooialuing 20 Is iol
srrr.-bearings from true meridian: magnetic
variation, iGh degrees ssst-tossthrf with To-
Impruvsspsnta thereon.
BsIi lien 10 claimed and held uader On Aci
Of the LegIsiaturs OF the Btste VI Nevada. 90
tfiled "An Act 70 secure liens " mechanie'
and others. and w repeal All other Acts On ~
Iaiion thereto" approved March .. 1875.
notlce 10 hsrsby gwen 70 ell psssoos holding
or slaimIsg iiens on aid prenises under ~
proylslons of said Act of The irRisl.inrs OF y.
State Of Neysd,, 10 es and APPEAR bstor. saie
District Court Of the Pint Judicial Districs o.
the state Of Nsysds, 70 and fos WORT ~ eoSSI S.r8
HyR- ts;e. Al tbs bour of 10 o'cioek a. =. o.
saia asy' Al ths courtroom of sald Court. u
ne Ciiy of viHinis. storey eounty. Nsvsds,
and 10 then and thers sIhihlt the proofs o'
''e" '''" A pENMs HEAaERrY;.
pr Loss 4 BktIrir. AttorsTs Sr rlsis,,' . sn
DOLL MN, Nsvsds, August o. is'e' s'' y"
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OuscrtSo TO A JrrrN,S. Arc you
satisfied with the jury. gentlemenf
said Judge Noonan this morning. ait-I
the Jury hsl been impaneled.
"we are. said tho lawyersin chorus.
A tall, gaunt figure rose up solemnly
in the Jury box and said inpressiyely.
..But I'm not" What's Your OBJ
lection, Mr.. SnooksY" inquired His
Honor. blandly.
This young man ON my night. i"uf
Honor. has been eating onions.
objection overruled; 90 ON with the
case" observed Judge Noonan. With n
significant glance at the Sheriff. and the
tall man sal down resignedly. and held
a white handkerchief tn his nose as
kind ot sigual of distress. - hl'"'"'
Gdsstts.
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lneratiiude.

While much that is good eau he con-
ldsntly expected in Detroit boys. there
are. alas, few who have no memory
for deeds Of Kindness. Such one WAS
seated In the shade of the Posioff'ee the
other day, d-vouring q banana. when a
boy acquaintance came along and
wanted 4 taste.
"Hain't nun for only me- WAS the
reply. ,,
.Come, now. Jack. gin n fellow a
small bite. You know I've allns b,n
good to you"
You never done nuthin for me II
knows on" replied the eater.
"I hain't eh, Hain't l saved 20 from
liekingsp Hain't lied for ye,"
THAT Was yer dooty," mninb'ed the
boy with the banana.
''Ses here. Jack. % continued the 9TH
or. rising TO his feet. dye member
the time whom you was small and sick
and had sorc heel: was going by the
house one day. an you looked 20 sal
and poor that let you wet me all over
with the psnstoek hose To cheer you
up. Was that my dooty7 Is there any
other boy in Detroit who will do that
fur ys?''
10 was q powerful appeal. but just as
Il was finished the last oi the banana
was crowded into the ungraiefnl boys
mouth.--Dttroa koe, Pfc's.
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And In accordance with Law. snd N order oi
the Board of Directors. made ON tbs lIth day
of June, is'G. ~ many shares OF esnh parei
sold at public suction, at the Ofire Of the
Company, ain Monigt msry str~et, Room !. zen
Prsncisro. California. on FRIDAY. the 18th
day ~ August. is.1. at the hour Of ?oeloek
y. n. of said day. " psy paid dellnqufnt asseas.
ment thereon. together with rosts of Advrrfb-
ing aud rIpepses af the sale.
TIIAD. n. FITCH, Becrrtary.
Once -Iloom I, No. 80 Montgomery rtirei.
San francirssD. California. 1Ei soWd
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NOTICE Is uRRRBy 0IvfS THAT TnE
IN Town Assessor has nlrd IN the CisfAs
once the Assessment Roll of ell persobs and
property within the Incorporated liniiis " the
Tow VI tiold Hill lisbis 90 taisiion. for The
nscai year ending tie nrvt MOI day In May,
isiT. snd that the Board of Trustees of ssid
town, srti.g o. Boa d Of Equalization. hss.
ing .xamined said Asssssmret Roll. have
raiped the valuation of the real estate. im.
provemsuts and l'~rsenai properly In .sid roll
eet down and assssssd 10 prrscns and corpora
lions he,sipaftrr named. % follows. viz:
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|iIIIIEIIIEIEI
siS rA1rns' sisr'
...,.asl ,0.""
ts.!s.'

are hereby noil6ed io appear b~for. the Board
Of Trustees Of the Town Of Gold Hill. sit ing
asa Board Of Equal zstion. a. the once o. the
Town Marshal. In rear II Ssllo~ jacket IN.
aips Conpany's Houss. Main str II, Gold ilili
stor~y rosniy. Nsvads. between th. hcurs Of ?
and 4 O'Clock y. H., ~ mmenelng August 2gih
ami ending August 18th. A. ID 1910, % STOW
cause. 10 spy they can, why the vtlnathh {
properly apsessed 10 them shsll not BE- rsiss'i
In the additional amounts above named. and
their tsIes equsiirrd. ~ provided by ofdinsnee
of saL town.
NJ onisr oi said Board of Tfas,ee,.
wh. NY. DOASE.
AK .rll..I Cietk of Bosri
OIoia Hlll. Nevada. August n, is.G. ani.id
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EUROPA MINING COMPANY.

NOTICE. : ruK orricR or rHE NJ.
~ ropa Mining Company hss not hern -
moved from Room 81 hsywsri'- Bniiding. W
california street. Gan prsnrisca. California.
~ stockholdsrp srs csuiloned srsinsi Tsy'
ing sny sssessneut 90 any person 90 rrrs'n-
'1' Wv RICHARD u. NOyEs.
sui. Seerrfary Hunpa Aiming COMPANY.
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NOTICE.

nRR. u. woLv n NOT AUTHORIZED tn
III eolIpes money fos our areount. plsas-
mslr psymenis direct or TO Mess0. STERN 4
!. W. sIIAEYTER 4 CO..
Auiif san frsncisco, Csiiiorbis,
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MoVAL.
uaopA MINING COMPANY.

uyHK oPrIcR or rHE ABOVE NAMED
u Compsny has b>eu removed 20 No. JJa
PfNE sTRKEr. SEQ fssi eis"o. Californis.
rtoekhsldsr- arv hereby eantiop~i Aeains'
r.,.e.lensd. YORU u. ROGEHS.
sni, i'm arrretafv Europa Minins 10
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xlscELLASEOus.
DIR. "A MARS e.
SEMINAL PILLS

r,oR SEMINAL EMISSIONS, inPurEN-
n or. Loss Of vigor. Berual snd General
Debility. Physical Prortlfiou. and the many
tiop, self ahuSe, over. Indulgence. etc.
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DR.. La Mars Seminal Pills

Are prepared expressly ior this elias Of rom
plslnts, and vs reconimend them - speedy
sad ensctivs remedy Their g~nerai tonic
eject ON the whole system IL extrsmely bens.
ncial. You cannot take them without bslng
psnentnd hy thsm. The imprnisns youth. the
oval. worried man, the prrinatnrsly old. the
married and single men aud womsn. alike. VIII
nnd In thls r.n,rxly
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-18

Location Of woris. Lyon county, Nevada.
Notier.-rhere afe delinquent uron the fol
lowing described stock, on account OF a,erse-
msnt lNo. y levied on the i'th day o. yuss.
is,6. the sryrrsl amounts Get opposits the
names OF the rerp~ciive Hhareholderr, - foI
lows: i f"tf
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q. D. STATIONARY ENGINEERS.

DpoulAR MEETING EVERY SATURDAY
II fyENtN0, Taf f.30 o'elosh. u Miners
fsioa Hall. D street. viryinia CITY
sn .. T. GREENWOOD, ..
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$40 r EWAR D.

r osr. RErwgEN TIE PACIfic MILL
Ia ssd Mipers' Union Hall. Gold Hill. last
svsalne. . GOLD BALL LOckET. The Under
viii bs raid The above reward upon leaving shs
The Psriae Mil. RicHARD JOHNsOS.
ooid Hill. August IA. 1876. auii iw
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NO. ss4O..
pELIyQuHNf sALEs.

a UREoLAT oOLp AND sILvEn
"A NikIN0 COMPANY = LoistIon ef pfin
cspsi pisec Of burIpess. Ssn rrsneisco. CALI
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NoricIe.

Tnr oYYicE or THE HAYWARD CON.
soiisisiei silver Mining raapany has bssn
reu.,.d to No. ~ Duua,. sv--i. san Fran.
ei.co. csiifbrnia. iys
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the GLORY Or NAN IS His sratnsruI

ltua well Known fact that thousands runer
fnnIn the above named complaints. The very
nature OF such troubles hegsts timidiiy that
often prevents The sufferer from consulting
friend or ptyslcian. and the victim ecss on
from mouth TO mouth unrrisved. untfl the
isek.lusssr eye, pailid cheek and srnerai mental
and physical prnstrafion hnds him bfoksn down
M health, without energy and without hope.
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luvaiids, a. we'll as BUSINESS men, or iAmiilrs
pesking rryteaiion or plessurc. WI nha "''
the very place.
JOHN w. MekINNRS'
sam prsVvtetsr.
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EQUALIZATION NOTICE..

shsrH ef storey county. Nrssis.
By Thomas KrLlr. Deputy sh.rin.
yirrinls, Nevada. August ", ls16. auiiii
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
Ora NTISM IN THE TREASUR y
DEPARTMENT.

The retirement of the Second Comp.
troller and Third Auditor of the Treas.
ury, with several OF their subordnates
for passing the Sugg Port and Witow.
ski claims, was to have been expected
and ought to have been required long
ago. Instead, however, of being nj.
lowed 10 resign, they should have been
summarily dismissed with the brand Of
disgrace on their brows, after the
claims were pronounced to be "fcttious
and fraudulent" by a board ofrrcasury
officials.
These two cases serve TO illustrate q
chronic and corrupt system, which is
an outgrowth Of Grantism. The claims
in question were allowed without the
least prctcnce Of such examination as
the law prescrbcs, in violation OF the
usagcs Of the department and solely
upon the urgent demands OF two mem.
bc> of Congress, both of whom were
in the worst possible oder and notori.
Gus for more than vcnality.
r. II. Butlor, an ox.membcr from
Tennessee, who was most influential in
passing the sugg Fort fraud, had been
indicted and tried at Washington, for
forging powers of attorney and pro.
curing pensions due to widows in his
iCongressional district, 10 escaped
! conviction by the barehced oollusion
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12

concerns OF Jay Cooke, McCulloch 4
Co. and Clews, Habicht 4 Co. substi
tuted
46. The number Of useless oillciali
the people have to pay
AZ. The vast expenditure and shaiI
practice of A. B. Mullett in public
buildings.
4s. The great delay in settling ac
counts of army officers.
49. Land-grabbing, and how much
valuable public land, If any, is lch.
go Last, but not least, the oppres-
sion and robbery of 10000 people, dis
franchised and monarchized under the
shadow of the capitol by the District
of Columbia ring
Committees of three will answer in
most cases.
Democrats OF the House Each OF
these point3 covers a wrong to be OK
posed and checked. The people de.
mand the truth at your hands They
will sustain you in unveiling it, Wash.
ington Telegram.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-01-12
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The Danbury Ne,cs says; Now that
everybody is talking about Chandler,
who is in the Cabinet, the following
story, reminiscence of the war, and
which we believe has not appeared in
print, is applicable to the times. Gen.
Williams was but a Brigadicr. He
was competent, brave, able and CON
scientious, but he was not advanced in
promotion, much TO the astonishment
of those who knew his worth, but were
unacquainted with the feeling Senator
Chandler entertained against him.
Chandler and Williams were both from
Michigan, and the former hated the
latter with hearty hatred, and scru-
pulously guarded against any advance
ment that might be offered him. On
the Generals staff was Lieutenant Col
onel -, brave man and a blunt
talker, lie went home on furlough,
and on returning in the cars to Wash
ington he was seated with gentleman,
who, noticing that he was an officer,
opened a conversation on the way
The talk finally driftcd to the Lieu
tenant Coloncls position,
GLOW doyou like General Williams"
asked the gentleman.
"Tip-top," quickly responded the
Colonel.
"llow is he liked in the army ?"
"No man is more thought OF than
he, both by officers and men"
"a brave man, amt he ?"
"llc is that, if there is one in the
service
Good executive ability, perfectly
sober and has the confidence of his
supcriors" pursued the stranger.
"You couldn't have sketchcd him
more faithfully had you known him
from infancy" replied the officer.
"Then, if he possess all these good
qualities, how is il he is not advanced
in position p
The officer bcsitatcd moment as If
busy thinking, and then said an tell
you, sir, just what the trouble is. lie
is kept back from prciermcnt by a
Senator from his State, add drunk.
en- hog, called Chandler
"Young man. blurtcd the stranger,
81 am Senator Chandler from Miehi.
gan"
Tho conversation was here dropped.
Shortly after his return TO his post,
the Lieutenant Colonel received an
order from the War Department no.
manding him to his regiment.
General A. S. Williams represents
the Detroit district in the House, IIe
was Licutcnat Colonel of tho Michigan
regiment in Mexico and commanded
tho Twelfth Corps Army of the Poto-
mac, and tho Twentieth Corps, Sher
mans army He was universally rc.
gardod as one Of tho Lest soldiers In
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