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Old Woman.

1t was thus, q few days since, wo
heard stripping of sixtccn designate
the mother who bore hmo. BY coarse
husbands we have heard wives called,
so occasionally, though in tho latter
case the phrase is often used endear.
ingly. At all times, as commonly
spoken, it jars upon tho car and shocks
the sense
Old woman should be an object of
reverence above and beyond most all,
phrase of humanity. Her very ago
should be her surcst passport to cour~
tcous condition.
She has fought faithfully the good
fight and camo off conQucrcr Upon
her venerable face she bears the marks
OF the conflict in all its furrowed.
lines.
The most gricvous Of tho ills havo,
been hers; trials untold and known
only to God and herself, sho has borno
incessantIyj and now in her old ago
her duty done! patiently waiting
her appointed timc-sho stands moro
honorabIy and dcscrvingIy than ho
who has slain his thousands or stood
triumphant upon the proudost field Of
victory.
Young mon, speak kindly to your
mother, and even courtoously y-ten.
derry Of her. But q little time and
you will see her no moro forever
Her eyes are dim, her form is bent
and her shadow falls graveyard.
O!Ncrs may love you whom sho
r"sscs away, kind hearted sisters
perhaps, or she whom OF all the worJ
you choose for partnership may
Iovo you warmly passionatcIy, chill,
drcn may love londIy, but ncvor,
while timo is yours, shall the lovo of
woman be to you rs that OF your old
trembling mother has been
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NO. %,
Destitution in Colloton.

The Ccntervillc Grange of Collcton
County, of which Mr.. Il. Sheldon is
Master, has declared that great des.
utution is likely to prevail in that
portion of tho State during tho pres
ont year. A committee reports 4hat
Ihc farmers wcrc crippled by tho disas-
ferrous results Of the war and bv tho,
sudden fall in the price of long stoplo
cotton and the transition to the chilli.
val'on OF short staple cotton; and
mat the total failure Of all rops, both
OF cotton and of provisions last year,
makes the prospect for the coming
summer alarming. The best farmers
ana not make provisions enough to last
'hom until tho first of February. In
Iholr extremity they havo called upon
the Master of tho State GRANGE for
counsel, declaring that, however dis
tasteful it may be, they will be COM.
peIIed, IN all probability, to ask ior
AID from their brethren.
HIS 10 u distressing statement. 1t
IS almost inconccivablo that in what
was once one Of tho wcalthiost coun-
TICS in tho State, famino is staring
farmers in tho face. And tho worst
feature in the case is that the people
IN other portions of the State arc
barely ablo to keep the wolff thoir
own doors. TO this pass has Radical
ruio brought us. No industry can
prosper under the bnlcful influence of
corrupt govcrnmont.-N and Cou.
ricr.
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Tho Worlds latest addition fo tho
literature offablcs is rather timely. It
is entitled Tho Innocent Dog and
runs as follows: "a shepherd once inz
dlctcd his dos for conspiring with
pack OF vile ours that had worried his
sheep, whcrcupon the faithful animal
addressed him. Sir, though appears
anoes may be against me, yet | am
armed so strong in honesty that if l
am accorded an opportunity to bo
heard, L will explain to your satisfac~
tlon all my communications with
those hounds Having said tins, the
honest dog ran away and hid himsilf
IN cavo. The shepherd tried to dis~
lodge him thence, but vainly, and at
last in dispair, dcsistcd and brought
in II verdict Of acquittal. The limo,
cont brute thcrcupon emerged, and
such OF his former companions as had
escaped hanging tondcred him ser.
enadc, Whcrcat mutton broth flowed
like water Moral-Lct no guilty.
purp escape.
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SOLID BILLS OF EXCHANGE.-The
New York Express says two remark
able bills Of exchange made their
appearance in that market few days
since. They were for 800, 900 francs
each, drawn by the AstCr estate on
llottinguer, of Paris, and endorsed
by John Jacob Astor and the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce. These
bills were bought by August Bel,
mont & Co., and in the course OF
transmission will probably 90 to the
Rothschilds of Paris and receive
their endorsement, and finally be ac-
cepted by Huttinguer. The com
bined wealth represented by the
names that will be written upon these
bills is something we believe without
a precedent. The aggregate wealth
OF the Rothschilds is set down by
eminent French authority at $3,2OO,~
100000; the Astors may be put down
for $25o,o0O,OOo; the Bank of Com
merce has capital Of $lO,000,0OO;
August Belmont is estimated to be
worth $1O,OOO,C00, and Hottinguer
$25,000,00O. This makes com
bined wealth of three thousand four
hundred and ninety-fvc millions Of
dollars.
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GEN. LEES WAR-uoRsE. - Tho
bones Of 'Travolor,' the horse which
Gen. Lco rode during tho war, which
died shortly after his master, was
forwarded to tho North by Professor
McCullocll for the purpose Of having
thom put together They will be ad-
dcd to tho Washington and Lee Uni
vorsity museum.
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Mrs. Margaret Boggs celebrated tho
one hundrodth anniversary of her
birthday recently in Germantown,
Philadelphia. Her maidon name was
Donaldson, and sho was married
eighty threo years ago. Sho danced
q minute with George Washington
when she was eighteen and he was
sixty two years Of ago.
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VOL.
Rnap's Shame.

P"SSH, CauSeu Cn(e
signatlon aaimpeacLment Of ZEN
Grants Secry of War. Tetes
tlmony OF Ash, which berI the
impress of $h on everv sn(ence
tells the "hBtory. Geneal Belk,
nap was Setary of Wa with 8
great deal daluable patonuge a,
at his dispoI He liyedm fashion,
able style apeyond hismeans, fol-
he appears Nave had no means
beyond the larry attached to his
position. EtYife was ambitious
and fond OF lay. She had heard,
or else she H that lucrative posi-
tions under Government were
sold, and sheermined to turn the
patronage of husbands office to
pecuniary acIt. She knew what
places paid aFhat places did not,
and she plac9ne Of them at the
disposal of Nj, who was also a
= personal frieapon condition that
he paid her al 'f money equiva-
lent to a Ger proportion of the
profits. Mardt seems, did not
intend to and not hold the place
himself. lie iply farmod it out
for good roI yearly sum to the
parties who " already in posses.
zion. The flpayment, or pay
inents, were M to Mrs. BeIknap,
OUT she died silly after the sale OF
the office, aud n tile time Of her
death up to thirst of January of
'he present yenho money was re
ceived quarterly the Secretary OF
war. One lnshent was given to
him in person, tothcrs were sent
to him by exps. The sister of
'"o h'S' Mrs. Hnap, herself Tire
present Mrs. Bnap. appcars TO
have been cogniz. Of the arrange
heht nom the tlnt was made, and
1t formed the sntt of several coi,.
EersatlonS 0etweclnnsulfand Marsh
"het Dlarsll was,mm lncd before
the committee and,nosnr, oonmol
l''ii''iiheh', Il councyas held at the
Secretary Of Wars hse. Mrs Belk
nap was present y attempted to
p0'9u"uo MARSH to inmit perjury
TO shield her husban Size sletched
the outline of stateept which sbo
thought would answe the purpose
But Marsh declined taccede to her
request upon two grnds: the first
was that it "would nohold wotor.n
second was, that th,oh he had
bought the Office, lie vs. nnwillino
TO commit perjury. B avoid the
Seylla of exposure andthe Chary-
odls.'t false swearing, determined
70 leave the country, nd went to
New York to arrange f his fitting.
Upon the eve of deltture he re-,
'eived a telegram etatinahat every-
hing would be arrangd satisfacto.
ily. He therefore abbd,ne his
Intention and signed a ,tter to the
he com mittee, prepared " DR.. Tom
lnsoD, a brother-intlaw {Mr. Black
'urn, ofthe committee, ,hich, as he
ays, told the truth but MT the whole
ruth. The letter was notconsidered
satisfactory, Marsh was summoned
0 testify in person, and The explo-
ON followed.
The only defense mab BY Belk.
ap is offered at the oxpsnec of his
SAD wife's honor. lie says that he
new nothing of the arrangement
lade by his wife with Marsh until
'e death of the former. This state
ent is in the highest degree impro-
aPie. The evidence is almost con-
usive that. Belknap was privy to
o contract and that his wife was
'ed in a bpngling attempt to screen
g 'illainy of the Secretary of War.
lere are hundreds ifnot thousands
appointments in the gift of the
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learned of it after that event. If he

learned of it after that event. If he
was anxious to shield his wife's hon
or, if he was afraid that q reputation
OF the corrupt contract would causc
the parties to expose the means BY
which it had been obtained, he might
have allowed the appointment tc
stand, but he should have refused to
accept one cent of the bribe money
Instead OF doing this ho quietly re-
cognized the arrangement and con-
tinued to receive directly what he
had before received indirectly, and
drew his share of the spoils regularly
as they fell due. From the testimony
now before us it is plain that Belk~
nap and his wife were jointly impli-
Gated in the transaction and that the
payment were made to Mr.. Belknap
in accordance with Dangling design
to conceal the fraud.
General Grants conduct in the af-
falr Is not made to appear any bet
ter by his explanation. His excuse
Is as lame as the one offered by Gen.
Belknap. lie says he would not
have made such indecent haste to
accept Belknap's resignation if he
had knoAn that the Secretary of
War was an active participant in the
fraud. He declares that General
Belknap deceived him by stating
that he concealed the transaction only
bccause he did not wish to disgrace
the memory. Of his dead wife. There
fore he accepted his resignation in
order to prevent his impeachment
The explanation will not relieve the
President of any OF the odium which
Justly attaches 10 his action. He was
the author of the declaration that no
Government official should resign
willie under fire. He had just learn.
ed that evidence had been adduced
going to show that an appointment
belonging TO the War o Ice had been
disposed of in accordance with the
terms OF corrupt contract. The
Secretary of War came to him with
his side Of the story and a request for
permission to resign in order to es
cape impeachment, and without wait
ing to hear the other side Of the case,
without caring to inquire into the
facs, with pausiug long enough to
communicate with the Investigating
Committee Of the Government, Gen.
Grant made haste to comply with the
request and to protect to the extent
of his ability the guilty whom he had
recently declared should not be ell
lowed to escape. Did not the Pre-
sident know very we'll that Belknap
could not DO impeachcd if the evils
dencc only proved that his wife took
bribes without his knowledge or con-
sent2 Gen. Grant deserves the Sc
verest condemnation and the House
should promptly vote a resolution of
ccnsure.
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body for her, received $4,000 for her
influence in the case.
There arc about ten thousand con-
tracts for the four next years awarded
on straw bids by tho postoflico do
partment.
Tho bottom facts in tho famous
safe burglary business have been reach
ed by IIarrington's confession.
VIM. j. Purman, member Of Con-
gress from Florida, is undor invests
cation for selling cadotshp and
other positions.
Ex-Secrctary Dolano aud his son
John have been summoned boforo tho
llouso committee for selling trading
stations on the Ind aD reservations.
Gideon Wells will be before the
House naval committee, on Thursday
to testify about tho Sccor claims.
Gen. Popo is now on his way hith-
or from Fort Loavcnworth to testify
as to frauds alleged to have been per-
potratcd by Maj. ingalls,, late agent
for five nations in tho Indian Ter
ritory.
BclISnap gave $4,000 bail at four
o'clock, and returned. homo. The
grand jury still have the case in thoir
| hands.
1t has leaked out that Schonck was
recalled upon the express domand of
the British Government. The delay
in the official action of the President
in complying with this demand was
for the purpose of enabling Schonck
to get safely to sea while the privicg
os Of the Embassy prevented him from
being arrested and sent to Ncwgatc
as n common swindlcr.
Another nobody appointed as sue
ccssor to Bclknap. The position of
Secretary Of War was this morning
rendered by President Grant to Sen
ator Lot Nj. Morrill,, of Maine, who
promptly declined the questionable
honor. Subsequently the place was
givcn to Alonzo Taft, an Ohio Circuit
Judge, who accepts. Taft was a
prominent candidate before the Re,
publican Convention Of Ohio for Gov
crnor last fall.
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llARD lines. The following brief
article on this subject from the Black
shear Georgian should be printed on
every press in the land, until its Wv
id truths absolutely annihilate the
loungcrs who prevent us as pco-
pie from attaining to condition Of
general prosperity:
80 1t is, young man, and the long
er you sit around town, holding your
hands and twirling your thumbs, and
signing foE better ones to come, the
harder times will be. Spring is CON-
ing: seed time is here; the plow
handles call you; the axe is to be
SWING; the music Of the hammer and
anvil must be heard, and the glst-
cning of the frightened hoe seen
amongst the tares of the field. There
may be no place for you behind the
counter. or at the desk, in the count
ing house, or conductor of the train,
or fireman, or engineer; or do your
aspiration amount to the professions2
These all may be full, and no place
for yon. Yet there is work to do
Bread makers and corn makers, they
never lack job. The field of honest
labor, hardy toll, is never full, and in
its dignity it surpasses all other &C.
cnpations, being the first Of your
race, and bearing all the seal and
slgnct OF divinity."
Mrs. Margaret Boggs celebrated tho
ono bunlrpIfh II nnniuor,o,,, 4
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When eyes arc not eyes? When tho
w ind makes thcm water.
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An English rovivaist slid down
tho banistors of his pulpit in order
to show how people went on back
sliding.
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A circular saw-a proyorb that goes
tho round of society.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-05
Yellowstons PARK.

The attention of the proper authorities
should at once be directed to that .un-
equaled public domain, the Yellowstone
National Park, which has been the OBJ
ject of so much governmental and sci
entific interest. Singularly enough,
there appears to be no force employed to
insure the protection of its beauties and
wonders. and in consequence visitors
are beginning work of destruction,
which, if continued, will greatly dimin-
ish its value. Not only do ordinary
tourists break off many pieces from the
beautiful het-spring and geyser deposits
but we are informed that curiosity and
mineral dealers are carrying away large
quantities of such fragments, and defac-
ing some of the greatest natural beau
ties of the park. One such vandal, 1t
is said, brought away a wagon-load,
amounting to nearly ton, of specimens
which have been sold and scattered into
private and public collections. The de-
partment of the interior should at once
employ force of men to protect this
property between the months Of April
and November, and no specimens what
ever should be taken from the park ex-
cept for scientific pursoses, by permit
signed by the secretary of the Smithso-
nian Institute.
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WASHINGTON.
Erpox of Siluer.

-t<S~ ~ N~ttttfs
Washington, Nov. 4.-Treasury Of
ficials state that there has been for
nearly three months past an active de-
mand for money at Hong Kong, which
has been met by shipments Of silver
from San Francisco, both on home and
European account. The price of silver
at San Francisco during this time has
ranged above the London rate. Former
ly silver was shipped to China by way
of London, but should China's demand
for silver continue importations of that
metal to New York will probably be
made from Europe.
Mosby on IFlden.
The reconstructed Virginia rebel,
Colonel Mosby, meeting the Tilden
bureau charge that he has been ap-
pointed to Office by the government,
denies receiving the slightest favor or
benefit from the administration, and
adds: 81 am unable to account for the
ferocity with which have been. pur-
sued by the Tilden organs, unless they
think their candidate has some claim
upon me for my support, in considera-
ton of the messages of sympathy and
cheer which received from him during
the unhappy period when was fighting
for the overthrow of the Union. But
for the advice of such men as Tilden at
the North, the South would never have
plunged into the disastrous war of
secession
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POLITICAL PABULUM.
Rells, Ktqqinq 1ona,.e.


New York, Nov. david A. Wells
speech replying to Evarts is truly char
acterized by the Herald as no reply.
He did not attempt to meet or refute
Evarts' arguments showing how essen
tial to the restoration of national pros
perity is the election of Hayes as a
consistent exponent of hard money
against Tilden and the party whose
platform and record throw the doors
wide open to financial difficulty, to
damage the national credit, to disturb
ance of the now steadily progressing
business revival, stimulated by the ap-
proach to resumption, and to all the
evils which must follow the success of
the party dominated by the supporters
of at least partial reputation of ma
tional obligations. Wells argument
was mainly for free trade, which is not
an issue in this campaign. The Herald
says it is as different from Evarts' as is
the multiplication table from patriotic
song.
Trembling 1Fldenites.
Despite the persistent boasts of Til
den men, their confidence is evidently
materially shaken, and during the last
week their desperation is shown by the
abortive effort to get up respectable
call of business men as a counter move
ment to that inviting Evarts' speech.
The latter was signed by President
Jones, of the Chemical bank, and many
others, who, like him, subscribed liber-
ally weeks ago to Democratic funds,
but have since taken alarm from the
evidence of commercial disaster likely
to be precipitated by Tilden's election.
Among the two hundred signers of the
Democratic call there are scarcely any
prominent business houses, though hun
dreds of Democratic houses perempto-
rily refused their signatures. Forty
nine signatures are known to the city
directory. Fifteen giving one address
are porters, clerks or boys in Clafiin &
Co.'S store, which firm is notably Re-
publican. The same fraudulent brag-
ging appears in the gambling rooms,
where sham pools are now selling
nightly, largely in favor of Tilden,
without the least apparent reason for
such change since week. These are
evidently mock sales.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-11-05
NOTICE

Henry j. Rogers, of the State of Wis
consin, will take notice that p. J.
Mcnamara, of Laramie county, Wyo-
ming Territory, did on the 21st day OF
October, A. d. 1876, file in the Office of
the Register in- Chancery of the Dis
trict court of the First Judicial Dis
trict of Wyoming Territory, in and for
Laramie county, his bill of complaint
against the said Henry ]. Rogers, Gil
bert Adams and Francis E. Warren; the
object and prayer of said bill of com
plaint being to have decree of fore
closure set aside on the ground of fraud.
Said decree of foreclosure was obtained
on the 7th day of August, 1871, in a
suit which was commenced on the 18th
day of January, 1871, in which Henry
j. Rogers was complainant, and Gilbert
Adams, P. j. Mcnamara, Peter E.
Her and Fannie c. Simons were de-
PENDANTS, and was for the foreclosure
and sale of lot 8, in block 356, in the
city of Cheyenne, in the county of Lar
annie and Territory of Wyoming.
The said Henry j. Rogers will also
take notice that he is required to file
his answer to said bill of complaint in
the Office of the Register in Chancery
aforesaid, on or before December 25th,
1875.
P. j. MCNAMARA,
Complainant.
w. W. CoRLETT,
n4-d6w Solicitor for Complainant.
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MORRILLS' GREAT SPEECH.

Conrinciny arguments for Financiers.
New York, Nov. A large gath
ering of stock brokers and operators of
Wall street and business men of that
section, met at the Treasury building this
afternoon to hear an address from Sec
retary Morrill, on the financial aspect of
the present political campaign. The
meeting was called to order by ex-
Judge James E. Mott, and Theodore
Roosevelt occupied the chair. The list
of vice-presidents includes most of the
prominent names on the streets.
Mr.. Morrill,, on coming forward, was
received with deafening cheers. He
opened by a reference to the critical
condition of the country at the Presi-
Dental election held 16 years ago. At
that time, he said, the United States
was without stability at home and
without credit abroad. In this deplor-
able condition of affairs the Republican
party seized the helm of government,
crushed out rebellion, established peace
at home and credit abroad. This gigan-
tic work couldn't be accomplished
without an outlay OF treasure, and it
cost besides oceans Of blood. In these
16 years, eleven billions of dollars were
expended. For this lavish outlay he
held the Democratic party responsible.
In the present contest it should not be
forgotten that the party charged with
these misdeeds, again tries to get hold
Of the public treasury. They boast of
an alliance similar to the one they es-
tablished in 1861-an alliance the peo-
pie have fought and beaten in the field,
and they can fight and beat it whenever
it appears. The cry of reform is bug
bear intended to catch the public, and
really means nothing. The cry OF s'solid
South'' is the trojan horse of American
politics, and goes hand in hand with the
shallow cry of reform as the precursor
Of another rebellion.
Referring to the financial condition
Of the country the speaker devoted
much to q consideration of the question
Of specie payment. The party sailing
under the flag, branded reform, - say
that the public credit must be restored.
mention, said he, that the Republican
party have restored the public credit,
and it only remains to preserve the
handiwork Of this party. The reform
party seems to have received a sudden
fit of fervor on the question of our
national honor. In 1901 United States
bonds sold in market for IS cents on
the dollar. To-day these same bonds
bring 1856 gold, in tho market. This
increase Of over 100 per cent. is due to
the good and honest policy of the party
now in power. With the present steady
increase Of our national credit, and
with q corresponding decrease Of the
national debt, we may safely look for
resumption Of specie payments in 1879,
but should the calamity occur of this
sham reform party obtaining control Of
the government, when may we look
forward for resumptionP This is
question which Providence only can
answer. Judging this party in the
light Of its past record, it is. unlikely
that they would cause resumption in
this generation.