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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-10-19
GOLDEN ~SHEAVES.

Love led the way, and though your sky
Attimes has been o'ercast,
Yet we'll we know, meath Loves warm glow
That clouds can never last. f5a
Learning makes life sweet.
Purposes are better than regrets.
Fame is the perfume Of heroic deeds.
The world can never sour on a heart of
love.
Example often leads, when precept fails
to direct.
Diligence is fair fortune and industry
a good estate.
1t is possible to learn wisdom from the
foolishness of others.
The pen of the tongue should be dipped
in the ink of the heart.
Those who would successfully cultivate
fruit trees, m ust bury the Ratchet"
People always retain sufficient energy
to do that of which they are convinced.
He who cannot enjoy his small loaf be-
cause his n~eighbor has Il feast is unworthy
of bread.
1t is only by labor thought can be made
healthy and only by thought that labor can
be made happy, and the two cannot be sep-
araleu Will
-Bunyan with irresistible zeal preached
throughout the country, especially in Bed
fordshire and its neighborhood, until on the
restoration of Charles H., he was thrown
into prison, where he remained twelve years.
During his confinement he preached to all
to whom he could gain access, and when
liberty was offered to him on condition Of
promising to abstain from preaching, he
constantly replied, s II YOU let me out to-
day, | shall preach to-morrow.''
Education does not with the
alphabet. 1t begins with a mothers look,
with a fathers nod Of appreciation, lis sign
Of reproof; with q sisters gentle pressure
of The hand, or a brothers noble act Of for
~bearance, with a handful Of flowers in green
and daisy meadows; with a birds nest adj
mired but not touched with pleasant walks
III Tie shady lanes and with thoughts d.
rectcd, III sweet and kindly tones and words
TO nature, to beauty, to acts Of beneyolence,
to deeds Of virtue, and to the source Of all
good-to God himselfi-Btackwood.
People have generally three cpochs IN
their confidence III man. In the first they
believe him to be everything that is good,
and they are lavish with their friendship
and confidence. In the next, they have had
experience, which has smitten down their
confidence, and they then have to be careful
not to mistrtlst every one and to put the
worst construction on everything, Later in
life they learn that the greater number OF
men have much more good in them than
i1 -.A1 4l.4 3D.. --@. H.
blame, there is more reason to pity than con-
demn and then a spirit Of confidence again
awakens within thcm.-E1eae,lka Bremsr,
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below us, for a pair of boots. Wasn't that

below us, for a pair of boots. Wasn't that
a chance ?'
1T was, certainly. Why didn't you take
UP with the offer?-only a pair of boots!"
u should AYE said two pairs, u pair for
each league of land. Thar was two of 'em
barefoot, and ownin' the land.'
"Well, two pairs, then. Why didn't you
snap at sand dollars to-day. Goodness Joe,
why didn't You give them theboots. ?"
"Jest cause | didn't have no boots to
give, nor nothin' that looked like aboot.n
And Joe filled his pipe and lighted it. evil
IDENTIFY as contented as though he had owned
the two leagues of land.
GUSHING ENpREssIoNs.-rhe absurd use
of certain words by young ladies' is well set
forth by the following:
Did anybody ever hear a GUSHING young
lady tell what she thought about anything
extraordinary? Well, that's nothing to
what they write. We have Analysed a short
story written by one of them, and find that
" splendid" OCCURS sixty-four times
" beautiful" seventy-seven; .%nice,' six
hundred and eleven; "delightful," sixty
one !; and "lovely," s%ixty-three.
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afternoon the Ice again moved crushing the boats
still closer together and doing additional damage
Inc bayard was almost completely destroyed and
tne hock island, on examination was found to have
one wheel dropped down and the guards torn up or
broken on, At four o'clock there was another move
OF the Ice, which pressed against the boats with
terrible power and forced them still further down.
crushttbs tne guards, upper works and wheels, and
doing great damage. A half hour later the Ice
started aeain. and there was another crush
stu closer, ana the starbOard wheel aud al Of the
starb0ard guards OF the War Eagle were carried
away. and she began to leak. THE hull of the
Mitehell was stove In, and she filled but her position
prevented her from settling 10 the bottom AbOut
nine o siocc@he Davenport sunk. In the mean time
tne h01 Aoy and Northwestern, which were unIn-
iured, faised steam, and the Red Wing and the Min
neapolis, with number of barges were pulled Out
and taken TO the bar about a Quarter of mile below
the arsenal, where they were considered safe. The
ice moved again az half past nine O'clock and again
at quarter to eleven O'Clock the result being 3Tat
Ine lteneli was crushed nearly to pieces and forced
against the Centennial so as to tear aVay almost a
ner ., works, The Ice was now piled up from ten
AT midnight the prospect is that the hulls of the
centennial and the Johnson will be saved and that
the war Eagle and Golden Eagle may be rescued in
very Dtoken condition, unless the water falls and
leaves mem high and dry. The river below the boats
Is clear ot ice and they alone prevent IT. from run
Ming All these boats belong to the heOkuk Moth
ern line, excepting the Centennial which is eWned
oy ThoMas L. Davidson, and cost forty thousand
1Olials< NO accurate statement OF the loss can be
given, bur II is roughly estimated at two hundred
LhOtsalG dOllarS There were also several
freight barges mixed In the Jam. some
Of which are wrecked, and others but Slightly in
ured. The scene above the arsenal was one OF DIS
lSter and ruin Besides the boats mentioned In the
irst part OF this dispatch, number of barges were
rushed and others badly damaged. No such dis
iSer has occurred here for ten years. and this was
as all these steamers were believed to
)e In safe quarters for the winter The KeOkuk
Northern line has no insurance on their boats
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THE CONFERENCE.
The Points So Far Agreed Upon by the
Great Powers OF Europe toward
a!Settlement OF the Turk
ish Question.
ReetilicatiOn Of the NonteHegrin and Ser.
Wan FrOntiers-Servis 60 be Evacu.
ated by Turks ard Prisoners On
Both Sides to be Restored,

NEW YORK, December PA telegram
from Paris announces that the following tele-
gram from Constantinople was received there
to-day; AT preliminary meeting of the
conference, under the presidency of General
lgnatetf, the plenipotentiaries commenced by
discussing the questions concerning Servia
and Montenegro, and agreed n the follow
ing points, which viii be oficia. sanctioned
later: The conference admitted Y expedi-
ency of rectihcation of the Montenegrin
frontier, to be determined by an international
meeting at Ragusa. It would COMPRISE
the addition Of eleven districts all annexed to
Montenegro, and the prince Of Montenegro
would go to Constantinople to do homage to
the sultan for the new territories conceded to
HIM. The conference admitted that the Ser
wan territory should be evacuated by the
Turks, the prisoners on both sides be re-
turned, and the armistce prolonged until the
conclusion Of peace. 1t was further agreed
that the valley Of Drina should be considered
as the western frontier Of Seryia. .his rectif-
cation implying the defnitive cession of Lit
tie Sewornik to Seryia. These first results
confirmed the expectations of an understand
ing between the powers. General Ignatieff.
IN his last interview with the Marquis of
Salisbury, is reported to have declared that
he would accept the occupation of Bulgaria
by neutral States, such as Belgium or Switz-
erlaud.
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THEHAxDwRITING on THE wAtL

The people are not dead to their interests.
They stu value liberty too highly to COM
pound with or encourage lnavery. The first
proof Of this comes to rs from Boston and
Worcester, strongholds of New England. It
comes in the form Of a singing rebuke to
Radicalism, and by the election Of Democrat
lc mayors IN both places, as vii be seen from
the following dispatch received last night:
BOSTON, December l2.-Prince. Democrat. WAS
elected mayor by two thousand one hundred ana
foHy-one majority over Bradlee; citizens, and But
terick prohlbitionlst Worcester elects Democratic
mayor By two hundred and eighty majority.
The Radicals ought to perceive IN this re-
suit the handwriting on the wall 1t is an
evidence Of the spirit of the people, who,
aroused to a sense Of the dilemma into which
the country has been launched by BULLDOG rs
and thieves at the south, supported b. tbo
conspirators at Washington, of whom Grant
Is chief, have determined in this rsay TO show
what they would do were the Question of the
Presidency RENTED to thea. and what value
they place upon the act of a corrupt admin
istrati0n. The day. of bulldozers are num-
bered. Not all the bluster of the Mortons
Edmunds a,Id Shermans of the senate can
save RaIicalism from death equal to its de-
servings as the party of fraud, corruption and
theft.
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ANOTHER PLAN.

Another plan Of the Republicans, revolu-
tonary in its character, is editorially an
nounced IN the Star this evening, which is
that the senate may remain away from the
joint convention and elect Vice-President,
who may become President in the absence Of
any choice by the house. The Republican
members Of the latter are to withdraw 10
break up a quorum. The Democrats are
quite amused at this The twelfth article I'M
peratively says: The president Of the senate
shall open the certificates in the presence of
the house As to the want Of quorum by
Republicans Withdrawing from the house,
the twelfth article further says that, in choos-
ing President, quorum Of the house shall
consist Of "a member Or members from two
thirds Of the States, and majority of the
States elect. The Democrats have "a mem
ber" from two-thirds of the States.
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new ORLEANS.
The Committee Of the House of Repre-
sentatiVes After Wells and the Other
Radical BulldOzers.
Stephen Hurlbut, Of the Committee,
Stands cut the Defender of the
Thieyes-AnOther Sensation.

NEW ORLEANS, December 12.-The house
committee met in their parlor at half-past
eleven this morning, for the purpose Of or
ganlzlng and to arrange preliminary matters
The executive session lasted until twenty min
utes past twelve, when the committee ad-
Jouned until one o'clock. The committee
met again at quarter past one, with Mr.
Morrison in the chair, and a large number of
witnesses were present. General Hurlbut
gave notice that he. would, on Wednesday,
file protest to the jurisdiction of the COM
mIttee, under the resolution, going into cleo
ton matters. Mr.. Morrison inquired of the
sergeant t-arms if Governor Wells was
present. Charles S. Abel, secretary of the
returning board, stepped forward and pre-
sented a sealed envelope, which was opened,
and found to contain communication signed
by all the members of the returning board.
This was read by the clerk, and stated. in
substance, that the four members of the re-
turning board deny the authority of the house
OF representative to review the decision of
the returning board until they have delivered
their document to the general assembly. They
also protest against the attempt of the house
of representatives of the United States
to obtain and review documents in
their possession, and claim that
a. Ai,uNIu IuOitlS lltl CeiIiIlOt uuutI Jlle con-
stitution and laws of the State surrender
them. They state further, that they Will
have copies of all the documents made out
for the committee if the committee Will pro
vide the necessary means; that the State
legislature has made no appropriation for
them, and they cannot therefore furnish
copies unlessthe committee furnish the funds.
When the communication had been read
the chairman asked if Mr. Wells was pres
ent, and being answered in the negative. he
instructed the sergeant-at-arms to notify the
of the returning board that their
presence would be expected at eleven O'Clock
Wednesday morning IN obedience to the orders
Of the speaker Of the house of representatives
Of the United States. Another communica-
hon from Charles s. Abel, secretary of the
board, was then read in answer to
Z subpoena daces tecaM, served on him, de-
cling to furnish documents, as he had been
not to do so. These refusals Gre
lted considerable excitement. The room was
sr,oyvdp1 with sr,acta or,1
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For United states Senator.
Gibson County MlrrOrl

We have in West Tennessee to-day two
gentlemen, the peers of any who ever repre-
sented Tennessee In the senate of the United
States; gentlemen whose patriotism and
ability have been tested for many long wears.
and whose presence in the senate chamber
would dignity that body and purify the very
atmosphere that would surround them. We
allude to Governor Isham G. Harris and Col
onel John A. Gardner. Both of these gentle
men have been our nelghbors from childhood,
and we know their private as well as their
public worth. They are gentlemen of the
finest legal minds, trained in the Jeffersonian
school Of politics, and deeply imbrued with
the genius Of our republican institutions. they
would cling to the old landmarks of the con-
stitptiOn, and would give their best efforts to
anchor the old ship Of State to her ancient
moorings.
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Both Legislatures BaIlOtins for United
states senators.

COLUMBIA, December l2.-In the Demo-
cratic house to-day, ballot was taken for
United States senator. There were fourteen
candidates, and the votes ranged from one 10
eleven, the highest vote was cast for General
NJ c. Butler, of Edgefeld
Troops are arriving from Florida. Every
thing Is quiet. There Is no excitement what
ever.
In the Republican house, the ballot for
United States senator resulted In favor of
United States District Attorney d. T. Corbin.
who received tifty-eight out Of the sixty-six
votes cast. In the senate, Corbin received
seventeen and Gary, Democrat, twelve votes.
Corbin was declared elected.
Both houses adjourned.
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FLORIDA.
The supreme Court silent VIII Speak
To-Day-The Congressional Com
mittee at Work.

TALLAHASSEE, December l2.-The su-
preme court did not meet to-day for hearing
the RajidamEs case, as the Democratic coun-
sci were not ready with the papers. 1t will
meet tomorrow.
Inc congressional committee met this
morning and decided TO 20 into an investiga-
ton of both the State and National elections.
A call was made on the secretary of state for
the returns, which VIII be furnished.
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THREE HUNDRED CHILDREN
Make n Marrow Escape from Being
Burned 10 Dearh-Praise TO
the Teachcrs.

ST. PAUL MIN, December l2.-At half
past nine o clock tins morning fire destroyed
the Jefferson schcOl-bUlding IN Minneapolis.
valued at eighteen thousand dollars. The
fire caught from the, furnace. There were
over three hundred children in the building
when the FIRE was discovered, and although
the flames spread very rapidly. and many Of
the teachers and children lest their outer gar
ments, there was no panic, and all escaped
uniniured. Great praise Is due to the teach
ers for the presence Of mind and decision
shown by them upon the discovery of the fire.
The building was three stories, the stairway
narrow and winding, and It's condition al
that was needful for wild scene Of panic
and death; but the teachers maintained dis
cipline and control. They bade the children
10 remain in their seats, and permitted them
20 depart only in a regular manner, two at a
time, and without more disorder than at
regular dismissal
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CALIFORNIA.
Higginston, Democrat, Elected TO Con-
Sress from the Fourth District
BY MajOrity OF One.

SAN FRANCIsCo. December 12.-The clerk
Of Monterey county, in the fourth congress
sional district, has forwarded to the secretary
Of state new set Of election returns made
out in conformity with the original erroneous
footing up Of the supervisors. which the clerk
has had corrected IN the first returns. The
new returns give Wigginston, Democrat one
majority IN the district Last night writs
were served on the secretary OF state at the
instance Of Pacheco, the Republican candI-
date, prohibiting him from counting any other
than the fiTst returns, and directing him to
count and certify the vote in accordance with
the first returns.
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BeaufOrd Dem. !, OF Colorado, TO be Seat.
ed-A Committee to he Appointed to
Report on the Powers and Duties
of the KOuse as 10 the EIec-
tOral Vote.
No Financial Legislation this Session
Jere HaralsOn, of Alabama, on the
War Path-RepOrts on Navy
Yards-The Presidential
Succession.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December Pa frpitless
but angry discussion by Senator'S Morton and
Mitchell both RadicaJs), Of the Oregon cleo
ton matter occupied nearly all of the session.
Inc other business Of Importance was q dis
Gusslon OF Senator Edinonds's proposition
tnat the electors vote for President and Vice
fresident ricd oOce, which was not concluded.
io,-nator Bogy presented a memorial of him
s-f, Senators Stevenson and M'Donald, en-
Draclng the report of the Democratic COM
mlttee, which witnessed the count by the re-
turning board IN Louisiana Ordered printed.
The resolution submitted Yesterday by
Senator Bayard, directing the attorney-gen-
eral to inform the senate as to the number of
deputy United States marShals employed on
elecuen day, was agreed to. with an
amendment submitted bv Senator Edmunds.
requesting the attorney general to also COM
munlcate t. the senate a full statement as To
the Necessity for their employment. the Oh
lect thereof, and the nature of theirduties. etc
The amendment proposed by the commit
tee on Judiciary, providing that the court in
making the count shall disregard errors of
form and be governed by thesubstantialri
OF matter, was agreed to. The other amend
ments OF the committee of verbal character
We're agreed TO. Senator Edmunds submitted
an amendment to the amendment proposed
by him a few days ago, making the measure
applicable to the present Presidential contest.
IN case it be ratified by three-feurths Of the
States, and so as to provide that the court shall
Tx the day not later than the tenth of Febru-
aEy, 1877, foF the count, and proceed with it
from day to day until disposed of, which was
agreed 10. The Joint resolution was then re-
ported to the senate and amendments made
IN committee of the whole, which were con-
Cured in.
Senator Merrimon's amendment to the
JOINT resolution, that no person holding the
United States shall be eligible to he elector
for President and Vice President, or appoint
ed to any Office under the United States until
the expiration of four years next after he
shall have ceased to be such, was agreed to.
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MANY RADICAL SENATORS IN FAVOR OF THE
ABOVE PLAN.
New York World

WASHINGTON, December 9.-Many of the
more Radical type still continue to insist that
the president Of the senate has the right to
open and count the electoral votes. and it is
not doubted that this will grow IN the party
with the session. The Republican came out
to-day IN favor Of it, and quoted the resolu-
tons passed In the convention which framed
the constitution to give effect to the first cleo
ton under it, which proposed that the sena-
tors should appoint a President for the pur-
pose OF receiving, opening and counting the
vote for President 1t failed TO note, how
ever, as the U'orld has recently shown, that
at the next election the house insisted ON It's
rights in counting the vote, and that the SEN
ate readily joined the house in joint conyen-
ton for that purpose.
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ROUSE,

The most of the day was consumed in the
discussion Of the tRenty-first Joint rule, re-
curing that the second session of congress
shall take up in. regular order the unfinished
business Of the first session. AT the close of
the discussion, which developed the fact that
the Democrats of the house are unanimously
OF the opinion that the joint rules stand
IN their integrity, and are not in any
sense affected by the repeal of the
twenty-second of said rules by the senate at
the first session Of the present congress. I'm
der the ruling Of the speaker the house pro-
ceeded with the unfinished business of the
last session, which was the bill reported by
Mr.. Bland. from the committee on mines and
mining, to utilize the product of gold and
silver mines, which went over for discussion
tomorrow and Thursday.
Mr.. Blair introduced a constitutional
amendment forbidding the manufacture and
sale Of distilled liquors as beverage after
1900. Referred.
Mr.. Holman, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, reported the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, which was made the special
order for tomorrow, after the morning hour
The speaker laid before the house the
resignation Of Smith Ely, jjr., as representa-
tive from the State Of New York. LAID on
the table.
The speaker appointed as a committee to
inquire as to whether frauds had been prac-
ticed IN the election in New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City and Philadelphia: Cox N. Y. !,
Rice I0hioI, Waddell, M'Dougall and Wells
Miss
On motion of Mr.. Wood IN. Y. !, the house
went into committee of the whole, Mr.. Cox
in the chair, for the purpose of discussing
the Presidents message. This being done,
the committee arose.
Mr.. Hale, from the committee on appro-
Priations, reported the fertilization appropria-
ton bill, which was made the special order
for next Thursday. The bill appropriated
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
AdiOurned