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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-06

Mr.. Blaine has gone to his home in
Maine and will spend several weeks
there Undisturbed repose is neces-
sary at present His health has not
been improved and, probably, would
not while he remained in Washington.
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scRIBNERs' MONTHLY FOR 1875

The publishers invite attention to the following
list Of some OF the attractive articles secured for
Scribner's Monthly, for the coming year, In the
field OF fiction, besides numerous novelettes, and
shOI ter stores, there will be
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Business Direetorp.

DANK OF REDWOOD FALLS,
b W. D. Finn, President. W. F.
Dickinson, Cashier. A general Banking
Business Transacted. Passenger Ilckets
sold to and from Europe. 4o
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PHILIP N0LAN'S FRIENDS
Or Show Your Passports"
By EDWARD EVERETT HALE,

The scene of this story is laid the Southwestern
tei ir,.sry, forming the States of Louisiana and
Ta, 1t shr time oi Aaron Rurr's treason. The
characters lived in section which was now Ameri
can, now French, and now Spanish. and this record
OF thee adventurous. lives makes story OF intense
and unaagginc interest throughout.
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A Second Farmers Vacation, u

By Col. GEO. E. "ARING, Jr.
Col. Warng is now in Europe, visiting in row.
Loaf ride of two hund RID and fifty miles, of the
most fertile aud interesting ofthe vine growing val
leys of Europe This second series of papers pron-
ises to be even interesting than that with which
our leaders are already familiar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-06

A. l.. GOvg Attorney.
RoIbesH4. Mime.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-07-06

~ASs AS~sS>
ment
Request from G. B. Wright that Special
School tax paid by him, be refunded and
also request from the same party that
School taves unpaid be abated, were both
referred to the County Atty.
On motion an abatement Of $500 was
made on personal propety assessment Of
sheppard Moses Of springdale.
Proposition from L. F. Robinson Rx-Co.
Treasurer receiver relative to settling the
deficiencies claimed on the several funds In
the County accepted.
No further business appearing ths Board
adjourned, sine die.
D. o. King
Chm
Attest
l. n. VanSchaack,
Co. Auditor s s
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CENTENNIAL LETTERS,

Written respectively by their friends, will appear
Turing the year. The reviewed intere in ,llege
lie makes these papers especially timely, and will
secure for them unusual attention,
National Republican., 1876-12-25
ST. Nick and the Frost child.

Last night from many q church spire silver
toned bells rang out their merry music to
welcome the eve of happy Christmas time.
All day Saturday our business streets were
filled with the busy hum Of shop going people
bent on pTesent-purchasing missions. In the
evening waxen tapers sparkled in the win
dows, from which flashed pretty gems and
many hues of Christmas merchandise. Every
where were merry groups Of men, women and
children hurrying to and fro. Christmas trees
showed through half opened doors, and gayety
and great good will filed the homes and
streets of our city. It was many hundred
years ago, and some time after the beautiful
star rested over the humble roof at Bethle-
hem, that the Frost Child, leaving his father,
Winter King, proudly enthroned in his
Northern home, came nipping and tingling into
milder zones, with yellow hair and waving
wand, TO meet for the first time that goodly
and eyer-merry old soul Kris Kringle. But
he came then as he does now, waving his
wand, making myriads of frost fakes and
turning the laughing, dancing rivulets into
sheets of pearl. The pines and hemlocks show
a glittering coat of mail now as they did
then, when he passed them, hurrying by,
and tie reeds and grasses and tender
shrubs glitter beneath the treasure which
he scatters so freely over them. On
the cheek of beauty he paints pink hue, and
on the cheek of poverty freezes tear. He
tingles fingers wrapt in. seal skins as
well as those which have nothing to wear.
This Christmas-time the Frost-Chil is here
to paint his fret-work on the psnes, and there
to leave his pretty pictures of stars and ferns
blossoming delicately fair for all to look upon.
And now, as of old, he meets in happy mood
the Jolly st. Nicholas, wrapt in his great fur
coat, with pockets brimming full of fddles,
drums, teetotums, cornucopas crammed with
surprises, penknifes, needle-cases, paint-boxes,
sweetmeat boxes, peep -show-boxes and boxes
Of all kinds, filed with everything to gladden.
and make happy the hearts Of the young.
May old st. Nick be q jolly geod soul, in
deed, to-day to every one in the land. May
he take especial pains to please and make
happy all who dwell in the Capital of the
nation. May his merry smile illumine the
home of wealth and splendor and the abode
of poverty and want. May the little waits in
our asTlums and foundlings' homes feel the
warming cheer of his genial presence and the
realization of their childish,fancies and dreams
of hope. May he 60 here and there and
everywhere on his mission of love and good
cheer, making US realize through his
bounteous bestowment and good will that 1t
is indeed Merry Christmas, and merry one
for all.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

eide the electoral vote have rendered their de-
cision in favor of the Republican candidate,
still the political excitement continues and
more and more confused and paralyzed. This
condition of. affairs has sprung from the des-
perate scheme concocted and promulgated by
the party that was unwilling to abide by the
result In 1851, and is just as determined not
to abide by the result In 1876. The declara-
tion that General Grant had pa majority
over Horace Greeley In the Electoral Col
lege of 1872 was not more positive or lawfully
determined than the declaration that Hayes
has majority of one over Tilden in 1876. Under
the Constitution this latter result is just as
conclusive and binding as the former. The
bold attempt of the friends of Mr.. Tilden to
wrest from the Republican, party q VIC
tory fairly won by stealing an electoral
vote in Oregon and one in Vermont, proves
what rash and fllegitimate measures the Bour-
bons have been forced to in order to secure
supremacy and the coveted prize of power.
This frantic struggle of the Democracy against
the decision of constitutional powers has
blighted the bright promises of reviying pros
perity which were perceptible in October, and
stiffened the avenues of trade with misgiVings
and despair. To this condition of things the
business elements of the nation. strenuously
object. They ask for an end Of the political
chaos, and demand security and assured
peace. But how can this be secured The
only answer is, enforce the law, and support
the decisions of fconstitutionally- empowered au-
thorities. No security or peace will ever come
to this country through the wanton disregard
of forms and prescriptions of law, and the
focible notification of established methods.
The business men are impressed with this
truth. They recognize the decisions of the
constitutional powers as the only safeguard to
the business interests and prosperity of our
country. These decisions elect Mr.. Hayes by
one majority, and, whatever hue and cry may
be made over one or two disputed States, the
lawful declaration is beyond any doubt or
question. Impressed with this fact,
the business men demand that those
high In the councils of the Democracy cease
their revolutionary talk about "dual gov
ernment," by which they are threatening the
tranquility of the nation, and promptly sc
cept the decisions of the lawful authorities.
National Republican., 1876-12-25
Gambling in Washington.

About one week ago the NATIONAL REPUB-
LICAS struck blow at the gambling frater
nifty Of this city. It fell upon them unexpect-
edly, and with crushing force. In less than
thirty hours after the assault was made every
gilded den and foul hovel where the iniquity
existed put away the checks, turned out the
lights, closed the doors, and instead of the
chink, chink Of the ivory chips and
busy hum of anxious voices silence
reigned within. The devil stepped from
these fields of pasture green with livelIer
step tEan he ever took before in yacating
-citadels of crime and vice in the capital Of the
naticn. Since the first blow was struck others
have followed in quick succession, making
sad havoc among these enemies of lawful and
manly labor. In this work the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN has not been alone. Every re-
spectacle and Christian institution and organi-
zation in the city that has the
welfare of the community at heart
has come gallantly to our support
and sustained US in our measures.
lent their strong and powerful influence to the
good work of annihilating an.institution whose
sole aim is to make money without work-to
gain without offering an equivalent to one
who loses-to rob in the most bare faced man.
ner all those whom It can drag into Its ruinous
snare. We print on another page the powerful
words uttered. from the pulpit yesterday
against this crying shame, which has been
carried on in our midsttwithout punishment
or even moleststion from those whose duty it
was to break up and destroy the Eevil for so
many years. They are words full of preg-
nant meaning, and will have a potent in
flueucc among the good citizens of the capital
who have the best interests,of. the community
at heart. The work was begun with energy,
and will be accomplished with q thorough
ness which the enterprise deserves.
So muchi for this phase of theSquestion.
Now to the other. The Chief Of Police and
friends-aDd the latter, strange to say, are
not the most Jealous. in theiwsr against the
gamblers-are very diligently endeayoring to
create an impression that THE REPUBLICAN
has singled out the aforesaid Chief OF Police
as the special object of its attack
because somebody on this journal
is imbued with feelings of personal
hostility toward him. This is. an error.
The Chief of Police has not been
attacked at all, unless by attack is
meant that we have publicly called upon
him as the executive officer of the
Police Department to explain why he
has permitted the gambling hells to re-
main open dntil THE REPUBLIjAN closed
them up. Has the Chief of Police volunteered
such explanation? No, but on the contrary he
has requested other people to come forward
and explain for him. While we do not agree
with the Chief of Police In this view of his
position, we shall not fail to assist the Police
Board in making the approaching investiga-
ton thorough, complete, and, above all
things, satisfactory to the public. Meantime
let the good work go brayely onward.
National Republican., 1876-12-25
An Absurd Compromise Proposed.

One of the most preposterously absurd
propositions that has ever come from politi-
cal party is that which is youched for in the
HerdId's special dispatch from Columbia, 8.
c., of the 23d instant. It Is stated that the
result of Republican caucus recently held,
attended by over forty members of the Legis-
lature, was to give Hampton the Governor
ship, recognize the Wallace Democratic
House 4ndleave Lieutenant Governor Gleayes,
colored, as president of the Senate, with the
positive understanding that Chamberlain
shall be elected to the United States Senate.
We cannot believe that such an "arrange-
ment" at compromise is seriously contem-
plated by either the Democrats or Republi-
cans in South Carolina. What right have
any body of men, In caucus or elsewhere, to
arrange to barter off among themselves the
Offices of Statel If the late election was 8
fair one It must have resulted in the election
of either one of the gubernstorial aspirants,
and tha. one, and he alone, is the rightful
Governor Of the State. Because the defeated
candidates, whether defeated by q majority
of one or one thousand, chose to raise q hue and
cry and clamor for investigation, &C., is no rea-
son why any Governor or Legislature rightfully
elected should stoop to an arrangement at
compromise whereby the clamors Of the van
quished should be hushed in peace. By as
suming the duties of the Executive Depart
ment of the State for the present term of Gov
ernor, Mr.. Chamberlain has declared his legal
authority to the Office and his honest convic-
tion of legitimate election. If he is the
rightful Governor of the State he will receive
all the support, Federal or otherwise, re-
quired to sustain him. If he is not elected It
does not become him even then to attempt to
arrange for compromise, but to squarely
vacate the Office he has assumed. The sove-
reignty of the people ought not to be so out
ragged by any political party or parties. We
do not believe, however, that Gov. Chamber
lain is accessory to any such arrangement.
He is Governor, so proclaimed himself, and as
such will be supported by the people who
elected him. Hon. D. T. Corbln has been
legally and formally elected United States
Senator, and 1t is an indignity to his high posi-
tion of honor and trust to talk of an arrange
ment depriving him of his much-merited COM
pliment.
National Republican., 1876-12-25
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND sEssIO 4.
SATURDAY, December %, 1870.
-r,y 60 . - nos MT in aassiop fodav

SATURDAY, December q, 1870.
THE SENATE was not in session to-day.
House of Representatives.
Mr.. MONROE, Ohio, was, at his own request,
excused from service onthe committee to ascer-
tain the powers Of the House in counting the
electoral vote.
q Mr.. REAGAN, Texas, offered q resolution
which was adopted. requesting the President to
transmit to the House copies of all orders, cor
respondence, &c. relative to the limitation on the
expenditure of the appropriation made for the
improvement of the rivers and harbors at the
last session of Congress; also, all orders and cor
respondence emanating from the War Depart
ment on the same subject, and also to report
under what authority and law such limitation
Mr., HEWITT, of Ala, asked leave to offer
resolution assigning the 4th day Of January next,
after the morning hour, for the consideration of
the bill granting pensions to the soldiers OF the
Mexican and Florida wars,
Mr., HALE, OF Me-, objected, There were net
more than ffty members present, and he objected
TO that number fixing business ahead for the
House. 1T
On motion of Mr.. SPRINGER, of ILL.,, the come
mlttee on the part of the House TO Determine thf
have compiled and printed, for the use OF thSI
committee, all orders and precedents relating =
the counting of the electoral vote. y
On motion of Mr. FAULKNER, of W. Va, the
Senate bill to amendlthe Revised Statutes SO % as
10 allow repayment Of tonnage tax when erro-
neously imposed, was taken from the Speakers
table and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. '7...s .-- 7 -.
Mr. ATKINS, of Tenn, objected to further
business. He thought 1t was understood that no
business was to be done to-day.
The House accordingly, at l2:2o p. m, adjourned
until Wednesday next.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

On ANOTHER page will be found an account
ofthe despicable means resorted to by the South
Carolina Ku-Klux to count out Messrs. A. s..
Wallace and L. Cass Carpenter in the recent
farce, ycleped election. Messrs. Evans and
Aiken, who claim to have defeated Messrs.
Wallace and Carpenter by means of these
fraudf, should not be permitted to retain seats
thus secured, but should be remanded to the
insignifcance from whence they were dragged
by their w-defying allies. Until the purity
of the ballot is youchsafed in South Carolina
as well as in Massachusetts,, there can be no
rermarent neace In that beniohted section.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

THE Governor of Oregon, who is a United
States Senator-elect, may take his seat in the
Senate Chamber, but whether he does or not
he Is political corpse so far as influence
goes. The people of his own State and the
people of the United States have no further
use for the judgment and common sense of
Mr.. Grover.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

The political outlook has an aspect some
thing very much like this There will be q
great deal of vain. glorious blatherskiting on
the part of the wartime invisible Democrats
until the 4th of March, at which time Hayes
will be peaceably inaugurated, and in less
than six months the majority of Southern
Democrats will come up to the support of the
HAYES administration.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

A NEAT pamphlet, entitled ga Synopsis of
Laws and Precedents Pertaining to the Pres
ent Election Complications" has recently
been written by Mr.. A. II. jackson, of this
city. It is a good compilation of the Consti-
tuition, amendments ard laws bearing upon
the election and qualifications of electors of
President and Vice President, and valuable
work for all interested In the solution of the
present political problem
National Republican., 1876-12-25

ADVERTISEMENT UNDER THE HEADS
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ARE FREE TO ALL.
Ifansvers fail to come the first time, we invite
a second third many repetittons as are neces-
sary to secure what you advertise for We wish the
advertisers to feel that they not Imposing u.s.
but are doing us a favor by using our free columns
as we are determined to make THE REPUBLICAN,
THE MEDIUM
through which the general public may always have
their wants in this respect supplied.
Advertisers should remember that letters directed
to INITIALS ONLY are not delivered through the
post office. If Initials used they shsuld be d.
rected to the of some person, firm or post-ofce
box.
Advertisements can be left at our ONCE or sent
through the mail to
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Washington. ID. @.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

THE New York Graphic is among the most
welcome of our New York contemporaries.
Aside from its cartoons and illustrations,
which are excellent, 1t is q newspaper Of the
highest order. The Graphic Is an emphatic
success in every respect, and we desire to be
remembered among its admirers and we'll
wishera
National Republican., 1876-12-25

SENATOR EATON says, ''the President of the
Senate is not President of the Joint Conven-
ton unless chosen by the Joint Convention to
that position" and the Constitution says,
"The President of the Senate shall, in the
presence of the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatiVes, open all the certificates" &C., but
then what was the wisdom of those wLo
framed the Constitution compared to. the
splendid craftsmanship and marvellous
bilities of the Hon. William Eaton?
National Republican., 1876-12-25
Business Men ResPeet Constitutional
AufhaFffIea.

What win the business men OF the country
do 10 the present impending political struggled
All the vital interests of this solid element
are laboring under blighting shadow. Nil
lions of capital lie idle in the tolls of falling
confidence. Commercial transactions are re-
stricted and the great manufacturing enter
prises checked because of the uncertainty and
.nxiety which has arisen out of the depressing
omplications surrounding the Presidential
roblem. Six weeks have now elapsed since
he November election, and, although the
overs authorized by the Constitution TO de-
National Republican., 1876-12-25

Peter Cooper walks down to his institute overy
day, looks into the reading-room, with its 10000
volumes, where 1850 people come to read every
day; visits the art schools with their 1000 pupils
thinks Of the misery of the two other fellows who
have no institute to comfort themselves with, no
free lectures no iron-bowed spectacles, no vener-
able 0ne-horse rockaway, and no smart Irish
boy with whole mince-pie. ...
National Republican., 1876-12-25

THE average Democrat blusters and turns
double handspring aid threatens war If the
Inauguration of Hayes is mentioned, while the
average Republican keeps right on mention
ing It in a calm, confident sort of a way that
looks very much like business.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

GENERAL Comfy says that the action Of
Cronin destroys the bloody British decision
that one man can't meet. He met and organ
lied himself into-an electoral college.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

HENRY WATTERsoN has man writing his
leaders IN the Cour;er-Journdl who wants war
so bad that he lies awake nights-in fact, lies
all the while about IL.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

SOUTHERN MEN say they want peace, but
did Southern men ever consider the fact that
peace can never come to them out of the Dem
ocratic partyl
National Republican., 1876-12-25

A pamphlet has just been issued by Gibson
Brothers. printers. entitled "A synopsis of the
Laws and Presidents pertaining to the Present
Election Complications" Its author is LIZ: A:
H. Jackson. It Is clear and concise work, full
of valuable information.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

In PURSUANCE of established custom the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will not be published
on Tuesday next, 26th instant.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

Mr.. C. A. wetmore, Washington correspondent
city yesterday morning.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

A LARGE NUMBER OF
"a HOUSES FOR RENT 80
IN THE WEST END,
At rentals ranging from
TEN TO FORTY DOLLARS PER MONTH.
Apply at once to
e. 3. WESCOTT,
Real Estate Agent,
.. F Corner Of Twentieth and / streets.
RENTING HOUSES A SPECIALITY, oc31-2m
National Republican., 1876-12-25

NARINI's HALL,
For rent, he above beautiful edihce, delightfully."-
situated In centre OF the city and Ia accessible
by all the lines Of city cars. -- .-0-T--
AS A BALLROOM
It surpasses In elegance and general convenience all
. others In the city.
As MUSIC AND CONCERT HALL,
r. 30 -. and for H .tH..
LECTURES, PARTIES AND WEDDINGS,
II Is wonderfully perfect in acoustics, and affords
elegant accommodation for eight hundred persons.
A GREAT REDUCTION IN THE RENTAL
has been made.
The hall is open daily for inspection. For terms
and particulars, choice Of nights &C.. apply at the
hall. L. q. MARINI.
Oc3-2ln
National Republican., 1876-12-25
suhscrintion Rates.
Advertising Hates
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National Republican., 1876-12-25

are said to be In the possession Of private indl-
vidrais in England. '.LW. In Notes and Queries
fvol. W, p. $751; thus replies to query by SO.
P.;" "In answer TO Ct. r, I beg 70 inform him
National Republican., 1876-12-25
WANTS.
BOARDING.

TREMONT HOUSE, CORNER SECOND
l. street and Indiana avenue-Rates for room
and hoard. so per day; 80 per week; So per
month. Table board. 10. The fremont is
newly furnished, heated with steam, and Is the
fayorite hotel OF ashington.
den z z. HILL. Pronrietor.
National Republican., 1876-12-25

Nl northwest-Elegant r1oms and excellent
board, by the day, weef or month. noy2s-lm'
I7G PENNSYLvANIA.AV NEAR
II u Sixth-street Depot.-First-class board,
with room, nom % 70 90 per week; transient q. 50
per day. fei4-H