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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
Dessscrasfe eenswsSI

From a speech Of the Hon. James
Williams, Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Indiana, we clip the fol-
lowing, which shows how the Demo
cratic House reduced the public ex.
penses at the last session Of Congress :
1.-TWO years ago the Democrats had
obtained control Of the House on the
issue Of reform, and at once commenced
the work Of rctrenchment. The House
believed it could get along with 1900
less employees than it had for sixtsen
years the Senate thought reduction
TO $50 would do, thus admitting ex-
travsgance to that extent. The amend
ment agreed to saves $50, ,000, 900 an.
nually. II this economy had COM
menced ten years ago, $500, 900, 900 in
principal and $3.50, ,O00. 900 in interest
would have been saved and applied to
the reduction Of the public debt. The
only thing lacking was the will. In
spite Of this the Presidents salary was
doubled. When both Houses voted
to change this back, the President We
toed the bill. The Senate refused to
concur by an almost strict party vote
in the recommendation made later on
the part Of the House to reduce it to
the old figures. In 1874 the House
had used sl09,519 81 in the miscella-
neous expense account for the distri-
button Of documents this session only
$50. .79l 21 had been used. Clerk hire
had been reduced $4,000. 1t cost,
in 1874, sl09, 900 for folding docu-
ments, ETC., and $4,000 for clerks.
Now, here is an official statement from
George NJ. Adams. the present Clerk
Of the House, in which he says that
the House had expended, in 1875, but
$500 for the first expense, and $40.
900 for the second-a clear saving Of
S57, 200 in the two items alone. There
was clear reduction of over s32, 900
over and above the salaries of the
members of the committee"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
DsswseA.


say them coming down the vsih
Hi- arm -~ round her. and heard
The hun of io- aud tender talt.
80 Iov I caught not sny vord.
lie plucksd flower beside the path,
And pct Il In her shining hair.
NJ h~nin vhiriei IN . suddea vrsth;
what rsrht had ~ ts put n thsrsf
whss hshs hsd he--s smessh-fsced boy
To rob ny 10 ef ali most desrf
ny hear, lespcd In sudden JOY
wacn somethins Whispered In my ear;
on, fool 10 lst him yin away
The love you prise, nor hit ycar hand
One blow viIl thrust him from your way
R.vsnss Is something sweet and grand
Hov strange the scensi How weird and Wild !
HIS boyish fhce, her shining eyes
The moonlight nocted At me and smiled
heard the OWLS forehodins erica
lie t>nt and hissea her rose-s~cet lips.
what happened then-my brain vas Wild
A ns.h Of s,sei-s eryi He oil,
And hinting. spoks her name. and smiled
whs, vii the end bel Oh. hnosi
;s>s scsnold srim and bsre-
Aad nces eager, white, b~,sv-
hear the solemn sound Of prayer
And theu--sh, them I dare not think
Z shudJer In . strange aGrishti
ny Gedi I hear the hammers elint
They build scanold In the night
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
The Great sfafwe OF Liberty for
Nese Iisrk noreer.


The first shipment Of portions Of
the great Statue Of Liberty. which is
to be erected ON Beiloe's Island as
lighthouse, has been received from
France, by the steamer Labrador, Of
the Havre Line. There are eight sec.
tons, packed in as many boxes, in
this consignment. Only two boxes
have yet been landed, one containing
the right hand and wrist, and the
other a portion Of the torch. The
casting is of dark bronze and hollow,
the bronze being between one-sixteenth
and one-eightb Of an inch thick, and
braced throughout with wrougbt-iron
stays; center rods run through these
portions, taking the same directions as
the castings, and are bolted to the
stays. The box containing the hand
and wrist is twenty feet long and
twelve feet high. The casting Is about
fourteen feet by nine between the ex-
treme points, and the thumb-nail two
feet long by one and one-half feet
wide. This section required twenty
men To handle it, but was lifted by
the ordinary derrcks from the hold Of
the vessel and lowered to the wharf
on skids. This consignment embraces
the right arm, hand, and wrist. The
charges for freight we're nearly four
hundred and ninety dollars.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
A Brofher's Lore.

Just about two minutes after an ex-
cursion boat had left her wharf yes
terday, boy twelve or thirteen years
of age, rushed down Wayne street as
hard as he could go, waving a parcel
and shouting: stop 'er--stop that
boat" He reached the wharf very
red in the face, and as he danced
around on the plank, policemen in
quired:
"Did you mean to 60 on that boatY
"No, didn't, but my sister Mary's
ON there"
"Well, she'll be taken good care of"
replied the officer.
mo she won't either" replied the
lad, blowing his nose us If considera-
bly, grieved. "She left her Irritation
handkerchief at the house, and here
I've run a whole mile to give it to her,
and got here too late. It'll be nigh
ty lonesome day for herl'-(Detroit
Free Press.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

The experience Of the past has
taught farmers lesson they do not
always heed-the Importance ofsaving
the seed corn early in the fall. and
protecting it from influences which
destroy its germinating qualities. How
few there are sufficiently particular in
this respecti Often they risk a crop
of corn upon the neglect of the outlay
Of a days labor in saving the seed.
Poor seed may germinate and grow
under favorable circumstances, but for
steady and vigorous growth Under
all conditions. from the time il is
planted, the seed must be of the very
best quality.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
Ihe Sssssser Of Indians dn fhe sisss.r
WOr.

INC 0MWsOgE ~ H8os0es sss ssst SsSs~-@
War.
Father Mesplie, who is well posted
on the Indian tribes, gives the follow
ing estimate Of their numbers: He puts
the Sioux down at 1000: the Crows
at $4,000; Blackfeet 10000; Utes or
Utahs, $1,000; and in addition there
are tbs Brule, Ogalalla, Minneconjou,
Yanctonnais. Uncapapa, Two Kettles,
San Acres, and Sontoo bands. Some
of the Crows, and scme others who
live around the reservation, are friend
", but many who pretend friendship
will gs,,s.ar arms and ammunition for
their tribes. lie says they are in
strong alliance with each othe. to car
ry ON this war, although when they
have no common enemy to fight they
fight each other; but now they are
united, and will turn out all their
warriors, and they will number at
least $4,000; and the Father says 1t
is likely to be the most formidable and
bloody Indian war in the history of
our Government. They are well
armed, and will fight to the death
whenever they are cornered. Idaho
Statesman.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

The many friends Of Col. w. A.
Hoskins will be glad to learn from the
falloxing that he has struck gold this
time, instead Of, and which is better
than. oil. They will read il with
pleasure, no doubt, aud wish for him
the largest measure Of success:
Mr.. o. p. McRoberts, Of this city,
who has just returned from visit to
the gold fields in Northern Georgia,
made the following interesting state
ment yesterday to our reporter;
"In company with Col. W. A.
Hoskins, Of Chattanooga, which place
we left the 9Th August, taking the
Western and Atlantic Railroad to Ma
rietta, Ca, where we left the cars and
took a buggy to Cherokee covnty, ly-
ing north of Marietta, and being
country lying in the center Of what is
known as the gold belt. We visited
many old diggings and a good many
new enterprises just starting up, with
fine prospects Of success, reaching at a
distance Of IS miles northeast Of Mari.
eta. Col. Hoskins' Franklin mines,
a valuable gold property, purchased
by him some two years ago, and for
merly owned and very successfully
worked by Mr.. Franklin. The prop
erty is Immediately on the Etawa river,
and has a splendid stamp-mill, with
ten stamps, the best stamp-inill in the
State, and has power ample to run so
stamps, and from January to January.
He has about 600 acres in the tract,
most Of it fine bottom land, upon
which he has growing splendid corn
crop. lie is now engaged in sinking
a shaft, and at the depth of so feet he
cut a vein Of very rich reddish-brown
quartz, and fine gold disseminated
through it, visible to the naked eye,
and in large quantities, pronounced by
the miners to be exceedingly rich. At
the surface the vein was only few
inches in thickness, but at the depth
of 62 feet il had reached in width 4 n.
s in, and had gradually thickened all
the way.
"Mrs. Franklin sunk a shaft 100
feet deep some 200 yards nearer the
river, and at that depth she vas work
ing l2.foot vein of rich quartz ore.
but for want OF sufficient machinery to
keep the water out, had to abandon it,
and it has all fallen in.
"The works are under the superin-
tendency of Capt. Ham, and we were
kindly and we'll entertained by the
Captain and his amiable lady.
There is considerable excitement
in that country, and many strangers
and capitalists are making large in
vestments in gold property and max
ing preparations to work. At this
season the natives are extensively en-
gagged in panning for gold, and gener-
ally make from 81 to 90 per hand per
day.
ave visited many interesting pla-
ces, some Of which presented prospects
very fattering for success; and as
soon as capital gets there, North Geor-
gia will produce a vast quantity Of
sold.@-iI,NS::.sshville American.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
A WONDERFULLY Honest Mam.

While in Buffalo, | visited one Of
the banks, the cashier of which l had
known when he was resident of Liv-
erpool. As / was talking with him,
a small, thin man passed out of the
bank. Said the cashier: "Did you
notice that slim little man that Just
went out?' No! "Well, let me tell
you about him. That man about this
time every week, comes to deposit a
few dollars, which are placed to the
credit Of the - Insurance Compa.
ny. Last year he had an office in a
building that was insured for fifteen
thousand dollars, about all it was
worth. One day, as he was about to
leave his Office, he happened to drop
some fire from his cigar into a basket
Of waste papers near his desk. Hall
an hour after he had gone the build
ing was ablaze, and somehow the ORR
gin o. the fire was traced to the room
he left. Now, what do you ihink'
Why that man is savips every cent
he can get and put,ing it here to re-
imburse the insurance company, be-
cause is was through his absence Of
~nnd that they had to pay for the
burned building. lie may never get
enough TO cover the whole amount,
but he is doing what he can. Now
that's what some of us would call in.
fernal foolishness. ! call it honesty
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
Tsro Hundred Bushels Of Criclcf

Htro hWouSe0 DoS"etS " sSse"'s'
In Bull Run Valley, Nevada, the
crickets have played sad havoc with
the growing crops. The ugly pests
attacked one wheat field of thirty
acres, and in an hour destroyed the
whole crop, eating the stalks of close
to the ground, and then marched on
TO other conquests. MilliC ms of crick-
cts that have been killed strew the
ground for miles around, while vast
numbers found their way into the
streams, and have impaired a most
disagreeable favor to the water, rem
dering it unfit for drinking.
A novel means of cleaning out
crickets is the sewing together of three
gunny sacks, leaving small holes in
the bottom one for the egress of wa
ter. This large sack is attached to
the end of a sluice box, placed SO that
the water will run into 1t. The peo.
pie then assemble, armed with bells
and boughs, and with great noise
drive the crickets into the stream,
which swiftly carries them down thro'
the sluice box into the bag. and there
they are speedily drowned. At PIN
ter's ranch a few days ago mere was
a grand drive" the sesult being sew
enty.iiye sacb. null, or about 225
bushels ii crickets. - Sacramento
p.sord Union.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

The following is taken from the New
York Express:
The New York custom house frauds
Usurpation in Louisiana.
The credit mobilier inisuity.
The Freedman's Savings Bank swim
die.
The navy yard frauds.
The secret service swindle.
The Black Friday operations.
The post-efficc straw bids.
The Emma mine disgrace.
The Belknap post-tradership.
The Boss" Shepherd villainies.
The safe robbery conspiracy.
The Indian ring robbeIies.
The San Domingo job.
The Venezuelan conspiracy.
Atty-Gen'l Williams landaulet.
Belknap's soldiers grave-stones.
The back pay steal.
The Babcock revelations.
The Bristow and Jewell removals.
The Robson irregularities.
The removal of Henderson and Dyer
of Missouri.
The removal of Yaryan and Platt,
of Washington.
The expenditure of s35, 200, 900 in
the fiscal year of lS7+75, more than
is found to be necessary in the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1876.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. during III,

ABRAHAM LINCOLN, during the
most expensive period of the civil war,
conducted the Government with AZ ,377
office-holders. In 1875, in a period Of
perfect peace, Grant required 94.ll6
individuals to do less work than Lin
coins 47,377. The number is not
diminished this year. Grant is "the
father of reform" the .whisky-ring or
gans tell us
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

The assurance of the lightning-rod
man was never better illustrated than
the other day when he applied to ..As
president of a railway ee-s-"y a"a
wanted to put lightni,s rods on al ms Is
sslaa n. sac.Y "Why, certainly
..u,.st Ia the world do we want them
rorf' because they make good ton-
replied the man. as he closed
the door hastily behind him.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

A WAC presented an Elizabeth sa.
loon keeper with pair of steel engra-
wings of sankey and Moody. repre-
senting them to be correct portraits of
Tilden and Hendricks. They now
adorn the walls with Tlden's letter Of
acceptance underneath.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01

II there have been any lingering
doubts in the minds of the people Of
the election of Tilden and Hendricks,
they must be dispelled after reading
this remarkable coincidence that seems
like the voice of destiny. The num-
bers placed under each letter repre-
seut the order of that letter in the al.
phabet:
S. T-I.L-D-E-N
10 20 9 1245 14..............S3
I. HENDRICKS
20 8 51441S 9311 49,. Iii 1874
X. HAYES
Is 8 1 25 5 19............."..76
W. WHEELER
23 20 s 5 5 IL 5 1S..........99 175
Adding 1874 and l75 we have 800,
the total number of electoral votes,
including Colorado, which has been
declared a State by the Presidents
proclamation within the past two
months. We can give tAe Republi.
cans Indiana and Ohio, and easily
count 1914 electoral votes for Tilden
and Hendricks. But the thing to be
considered is the coincidence showing
that the fates have declared Tilden's
election. As a matter Of form the
people will cast their ballots in No
vember, but nothing can defeat Tilden
after such manifest destiny as this
coincidence" has disclosed.-[Ex.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
The CongressionaTsonra

Hons. M. J. Durham and w. o.
Bradley, candidates for Congress in
the Eighth Congressional District, have
agreed upon the following joint list Of
anpoiDtments
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
nCATTV PARLOR ORGANS.
ulnII Established In. 1855.

Believing II TO be BY FAR the best Parlor aud
Orchestral Organ manufactured, we challenge any
manufactuIer 10 equal them. The celebrated tiold-
en- Tongue Rceds In this organ in conjuetion with
the feriected Reed Boards produce sweet pure
aud poSerinl tones. superb eases Of new aud ele-
giant designs Ministers, churches, teachers schoola
lodges, etc. shoud send Ca price lists and dseouni&
Dealers viii hnd II TO their advantage 10 exmai1;s
this Instrument. II has improyenenis iound In 10
other. Correspondence solicited.
bsst oiier ever gwen. hosey refandei upan re-
turn o. nrnn aud height charges paid BY ne (ban-
test tral of ave days. Organ wananisi for slx
years.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-09-01
} p. GRESHAM
Accommodation for Droyers.

i'icnty Of COOL balcd Hay, and Corn. always
hand. tiOod water running through stock int--
Drovers stopping at this stand avoid the risk NJ ex-
posing their Stock bv swimming the river previous
10 going into the loi for the night He is veil pre-
pared Ia entertain his old cu.topers aud the frnve
Ing public generally, and invites liberal portion of
their patronage in bis line, Dec. "a. '5J-ics-tf
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20
Land for s ale

r WISH to sell 90 acres of Land, w.
Il ing on the Nine Mile creek, in Ma
son county, W. Va, II miles from
Beech Hill, on the Kanawha river, where
there are two stores and post-oilice, and
county road running from Bush Hill
near the land. and no hills to get to the
river, and q of mile from the Metho-
dist Church and public School-houses. >
There are 2 cabins on this land and
about 15 acres cleared; plenty of small
streams to furnish water; plenty of
timber for fencing and building. The
most of this land lies very we'll, and in
q good neighborhood, and being so con-
venient to the river, post-office. stores,
church and school. and good road to the
Kanawha river, gives it more advant-
ages than any back land in this part of
the country.
Price 1000 Dollars. Terms of sale
One-third down and balance i'm l and
years.
Any person wishing to see this land,
can call on the undersigned, at Buffalo,
Pntnam county, w. Va, or JAS ii.
MILLER, who lives near Beech Hill.
ROBERT ALEXANDER.
May 4, 1S76.-6mx
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20
Manhood: How Lost, How
Restored!

FUST published, a new edition of DIR.
q CulverwelI's Celebrated Es-
say on the radical cure (without medi-
cine) of SPERMAToRRHGA or. Seminal
Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses,
IMPoTENCY, Mental and Physical Inca
pacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc. {;
also, CONSUMPTION, EPILEPSY and FITS,
induced by self-indulgence or sexual ex-
travagance, &c.
~ Price, in sealed envelope, only
six cents.
The celebrated author, in this admira-
BILE Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a
thirty years successful practice, that
the alarming consequences of self-abuse
may be radically cured without the dan
gerOus use of internal medicine or the
application of the knife; pointing out a
mode of cure at once simple, certain and
effectual, by means of which every suf-
ferer, no matter what his condition may
be, may cure himself cheaply, private
ly, and radically.
eB This Lecture should be in the
hands of every youth and every man in
the land.
Sent under seal, in plain envelope,
to any address, postpaid, on receipt of
six cents or two post stamps.
Address the Publishers,
F. BURGMAN & SON,
al Ann St., New York; Post Office Box
1856.
Feb. II, 1s76.-ly
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20

MANY people have the idea that
Custer was a rough, staggering,
swearing, drunken trooper. He was
just the opposite. He as dainty a
beau in ladies' society, and as enter
tanning a guest at dinner table as
one often sees. For years he has
never drank drop, even the lightest
wines. He used to in the earlier
years OF the war, but to his wife's
sweet influence he surrendered the
habit, and became not only temperate
himself, but the apostle of temper
ance. He never swore, nor would he
allow an oath to be uttered in his
presence. I have heard him rebuke
his officers many time for swearing,
and for one of his soldiers to utter
an oath in his hearing was the gross
est sort of insubordination. An
other anomaly was that he never used
tobacco In any form.-WaShingten
Letter.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20

THEODORE RHoRER, a matchmaker
of New Castle, has invented a piece
of ingenious mechanism. 1t con-
sists of gold studs, in one of which
is miniature watch, which keeps
excellent time. The combined
weight of the two studs and the
watch, which are all connected to-
gether is one ounce and half. The
face of the watch is about the size of
a silver three-cent, and with its sur
roundings OF gold looks much like a
small compass. When the watch
and studs are on a shirt front they
are about two inches apart, and by
turning the upper one i'm the same
manner that a STEM winding watch
is wound }, the time-piece is wound.
In setting the hands the lower stud
is revolved. The most remarkable
thing about the time-piece is that it
is not like ordinary watches, but has
a pendulum resembling that of a
clock. The pendulum will move cor
rectly in whatever position the
watch is placed-even when it is
reversed and run at the top instead
of the bottom.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20

TIE Sioux are the perfection of
Natures wild men. They are red re-
publicans, polytheists who worship
every object in nature-objects being
rare on their plains. They are polyga-
mists, to whom nature contributes a
wife everywhere; and Sioux infancy
is spent listening to the delectabili-
ties of war, till the child precociously
weeps to take scalp. The chiefs
have little or no authority, and are
overcome by the braves. There is
no law or code of law among the
Dakotas, and property is an institu-
tion of adherence with them. I'm
tamable, factious, but formidable in
war, treacherous and cowardly, but
still in arms forever, they have sur
vived every Neutrality-suspicious.,
railroads, Indian agents and rum.
They all used to go afoot. and now
they ride as well as Comanches.
They had only bows and arrows, and
now have Spencer rifles. They want
the scalp Of mankind.-Gath, an
Graphic.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20

AN investigation led to the follow
ing striking result: OF every one
thousand traders but seven acquired
wealth. From such sad results farm
ers are comparatively exempt. Of
one Thousand one hundred and twelve
bankrupts who took the benefit of
the bankrupt law in Massachusetts
only fourteen were farmers; and of
two thousand five hundred and fifty
in New York only forty-six were
farmers. Less than two per cent. of
the bankrupts belonged to the agri-
cultural population twenty-five years
ago, though that population SO large
ly exceeded that of all other voca
tions. How is it at this epoch of our
country's history?
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-20

CLEVELAND Herald (Rep): The
result suits us exactly. OF all the
candidates for nomination Tilden is
the most unpopular in Ohio. OF all
the candidates his record is the
most vulnerable. His history has
been written and furnished to our
hand by numerous leading Demo
cratic journals, so that our labor of
finding campaign material has been
materially lightened. AS a begin
ming we give this neat testimonial
from the Brooklyn Argus, whose
Democracy is unimpeachable, and
whose influence as a Democratic or
gan is unquestionable. The Argus
says: "Samuel j. Tilden made an
assault upon the rings of the State
Of New York to gain the reputation
of a reformer. He now bargains
with them for their support for Presi-
dent. He is known to be fraud by
the people of his own State, and, if
nominated, will be beaten by 10, 600
majority in Kings County, and by
$4,000 in the State"