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EXAGGERATIONS ABOUT CALI
FORNIA.

The eastern papers have abounded
in most glowing descriptions of the
magnificent climate of southern Califor-
MIA, especially Santa Barbara. If one
were to believe them it was world of
luscious fruits, brilliant flowers, deli
cious breezes and perpetual summer; a
land where man rarely sickened and
still more rarely died. Under the force
OF these representations thousands of in
valids have tlocked there from all parts
OF our country. And now a correspen-
dent of the Boston Commonwealth, who
went there, like the rest, in search o.
health, writes to that paper as follows:
In the severe storms of wind and rain that is
mentioned are some things omitted, one in par
tcular the dangerous character of the soil,
after being thoroughly saturated with water, in
walking or riding over it. Teams, wagons and
every kind OF vehicles were liable to drop
through the surface, or crust, and be mired al
most instantly. Even the pedestrian had to be
cautious, or he would lind himself oftentimss in
precarious predicament OF suddenly sinking
beneath the surface if he made his walks out.
side of the usual path.
In speaking Of the climate, the hygrometer
shows the condition OF the atmosphere to be
entirely different from the reports sent out in
writing up lnS place. NiynlS ana mornings
the hygrometrical readings were mostly at the
point Of complete saturation from the middle
Of January to the first Of March during the
time Of nv sojourn there; and many times in
the nights and early mornings the caves Of
roofs would drip Is in light shower Much
might be said, meteorologically, of the climat-
ic phenomena of the place. one other poin
IS Of much more importance to mention in
conjunction with the history which you have,
and that is its mortuarv statistics. These I will
give you as published in the biennial Re-
ports Of the State Board of Health,'' in Cali
fornia. In these reports it will be seen BY the
record kept at Santa Barbara by e. B. Bates,
N. D., that the death-rate per each thousand
OF the population is 24.2 per cent, and the
percentage of deaths Of diseases of the lungs to
the whole number of deaths is 81 5 per lent i,
and the deaths from consumption to the Whole
number of deaths is 81 Per cent.
1t is easy to understand that climate
where the atmosphere is in complete
state Of saturation from the middle OF
January to the first of March. cannot be
an invigorating climate. Give us the
blue skies and the clear atmosphere of
Minnesota in preference to any land on
earth. 1t will produce in time the most
vigorous and intellectual people in the
world. with sound minds in sound bodies.
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4 VALUABLE WORK.

The Pioneer-Press thus refers to a
very valuable work which should be in
the hands OF every citizen
P. Cudmore, Esq, lawyer Of LIE Sueur
county. is the author of q volume Of $50 pages,
entitled "The civil government OF the states
and the constitutional history Of the United
States" The work contains the entire history
and progress Of civil government in this coun-
try from its first settlement down to 1865, with
= vast number Of references and documents OF
permanent value to the political student.
Without endorsing many Of the doctrines and
conclusions Of the author, we may commend
his industry and perseverance in the prepara-
ton OF the work, amidst obstacles and dis
courasenlen's which would have been insuper-
able to persons Of less determined character.
Mr. Cudmore is canva>sing the state for sub
scrbsrs.
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SICKL Y SENTIMENT

The tide is turning. The work OF
apologizing for Belknap has com.
menced. Ben Butler is busy demon
strating that he is a hero. No witnesses
can be found against him, Grant is
restoring him to confidence. Marsh
alone. who told on him, is regarded as a
villain.
On Judas, Judas, why did you hang
yourself? Why did you not boldly
charge the betrayal on Peter? You
would have divided public opinion and
been to-day Saint Judas to half the
christian world Nothing is so bad as
confession. Beecher has profted bv
your example, Judas
We rejoice to hear one outburs, of
honest oldtashioned indignation in all
this Hood OF sentimentalism. The Meth
Odlst says:
What putrid mess of vulgarity were Mr.
Belknap and his two wives. 1T the funeral of
the first wife it is arranged with the accomplice
that the stolen money should thereafter be paid
to the sister, who in time becomes the second
wife. DO lives of open shame afford more vul-
gar exhibitions Of unclean human naturel
The usual bubbering and slobbering.of sick
ly sentmeniality has begun. "Fine fellow;
sorry for him-sorry for his wifa." Are youl
You will say ''no" with hard emphasis before
the nation can be healed. When men set their
teeth tight and draw down their faces to tn.
manner of fixed purpose, and begin to say,
Remove the vile things out of-our sight,
then we shall approach daybreak For he is
not a tine fellow, and deserves no sympathy
He has plastered all over himself ami ali over
the woman whom he called wife-infcting an
insult on every honest wife in the land-the
flaming playcards Of low breeding and nasty
vulSar!ty
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SiNGTLi

One Of The most surprising aad extra
ordinary things about the Belknap affair
is. that as soon rs Marsh made his reve-
lations steps were taken for his immedi-
ate indictment. and orders were given
tha, all witnesses should be prosecuted.
Marsh fed to Canada for safety. Evans
& Co. the post traders at Fort Sill. who
had been compelled by Belknap to pay
$4,000 per year to Marsh. to divide
with the secretary OF war, were at once
removed. This was notice 10 all other
post traders. similarly imposed upon,
that If they told what they knew they
would lose their places.
Certainly ii Grant desired to screeo the
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THE INDEPENDENT PARTY Else.
WHERE

We jot down few points which NAV
be ofinterest to our readers:
The Independent Party has been
organized IN Connecticut. We quote =
MERIpEx, Cr., March 9-The friends of Ar
honest administration of the government. and
OF a practical just and immediate reform IN our
currency. in convention assembled, to-day
nominated the following state ticket: Cover
nor Chas. Atwater: lieutenant governor, Fran.
els Gillette; secretary OF state, l.. V. Penny
treasurer, l.. +. Judd; comptroller, John F.
Peck
The resolutions adopted demand the uncon.
ditional repeal Of the resumption law; tn.
practical abolition of the national bank system
the receipt Of greenbacks; and bonds inter.
convertible with greenbacks; and bearing q
rate of interest sufficiently enough to keep
them, and consequently greenbxcks, at par
with gold They strongly oppose Senate,
Sherman's thirty-year bond bill, which passed
the senate February .5th
In New York. the very not bed of the
clamorous capitalists. the Democracy is
organizing in opposition to immediate
resumption: We quote:
The soti-money democrats cf New York
have called \ convention at Syracuse or the
18th lust. to take such action as may seem
necessary TO further the objects of the call,
which are set forth as follows:
First-Ths withdrawal Of all national bank
currency and the substitution therefor of United
STAKES legal-tender treasury notes, commonly
called "greentaeks.'
Secondly-The enactment of 4 law declaring
greenbacks receivable by government for all
duties, including these upon imports; and,
Thirdly-The repeal OF the law promising
the assumption of specie payments on the Isl
of January. 1879, which is deranginS all val
ues and paralyzing all business
The call alleges that their sentiments and i'm
terests upon the currency question were who'll,
misrepcsented by the democratic state plat.
forms of lss5 and 1876. II is signed BY Rich
ard Schell. Gideon J. Tucker, Rufus F. An
drews, and others
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stated that the scholars of his county
were now receiving their school books as
cheaply as Mr.. Ramaley said they could
be furnished under his estimates. This
he kneU to be false Ii our readers in
Hennipln county will compare the prices
their children are now paying, with the
prices named in Mr.. Ramaley's table,
published BY US last week, they will see
that they are piundered about 100 per
ct. And hence Mr. Reed don't think
there is any necessity tor the state to
publish its school books.
Many of the teachers of the state are
school book a gents and are opposed, OF
course they are. to the state printing the
books. In Dakota county there are
now some half dozen different sets OF
school books in use; and some times half
dozen diffeient kinds of books in the
same school. And hence the teachers
don't think there is any necessity for the
state to publish its school books.
Senator Lienau, the author of the
School-Text-Boo Bill, writes letter to
the Pioneer-Press in which he says
It may he that the scheme to furnish cheap
school books to the pupils of the state is i'm
practicable, but that the senate, containing
many able men, should, after thorough inves-
tigation and full discussion almost unanimous
ly pass the bill, would appear to me asgood ev-
idence that it had some merit in it.
As the movers in the scheme could not pos
sibly derive any pecuniary benefit from it, you
should, at least, while criticising their action,
accord honesty of purpose to them. doubt
very much whether you could or would accord
that to all those who worked for the defeat of
the bill. On the day after the textbook bill
was defeated in the house st. Paul book deal
er boasted in my presence, that he had raised
a fund OF s., 900 in st. Paul alone TO aid in the
defeat of of the bill. How much more there
was sent from Chicago, Cincinnati and New
York for that purpose, l have no means Of
knowing. The fact that tho house in the after.
noon, while in committee of the whole, re-
commended the bill to pass by two-thirds
vote, and in the evening, when the lobby was
crowded with book agents from all parts Of the
country, failed to pass the same, is q most
significant one. lfany ''disreputable' tactics
were practiced anywhere, why not look for
them in that quarter. Charley Clarke, who
lobbied SO disinterestedly for the defeat of the
bill many days, could perhaps tell how things
were fixed.
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while a: the same time the revenues OF
the government and the flow of immi-
grafton have fallen away, step by step
with the diminution of the currency.
In 1865 there were $4,000 of currency
or money to each inhabitant. To-day
there are $1,000!
In 1865 there were $50 failures. In
1875 there were 774O!! The amount of
liabilities involved in the $50 failures of
1865 was S17,625,O0O The amount OF
liabilities involved in the 774O failures of
1878 was S2Ol ,O00,0OO!!
In 1866, the first year after the close OF
the war. the revenues of the government
amounted to $49O,24S,218. In 1875 they
amounted to $500, 900. A falling off
of $l9O.OOO.OOO. Would it not have
been better to have perpetuated ''good
times" until we had paid off the national
debt? And would not the sum of $780,
100000 laid away in the sinking fund
each year have paid the debt in less than
ten years?
At the same time an examination Of
that column of the table showing the
premium on gold will demonstrate how
little the volume Of currency has to do
with the price of that metal. In 1871
with $15. 5O-lO0 of currency, per capita,
gold was .O3 5-8. In 1872 with $l3 90
OF currency, per capita, it rose to $l.15.
In 1873 with. $l2 5O.1OO of currency,
per capita, it tluctuated between 1O8 and
l19. In 1875 with 5000 Of currency it
varied from 10 to III. In other words,
the price of gold was lower four years
ago than it has been since Congress de-
clared that the nation must resume
specie payments in 1879.
Cut this table out and put it away for
reference
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GREENBACK TRIUMfHS.

The Greenbacke rs carried the town of
Woodbury. in Washington county. and
elected their whole ticket.
In Denmark there was a square fight
between Republicans and the Green
hackers and the Greenbackers swept the
field.
In Cottage Grove the Greenback tick
ct had from 80 to so votes out of ll5.
The Hard-Money Democrats and the
Hard Money Republicans united togeth =
or to defeat the Greenbackers, and only
su cceeded by desperate efforts.
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4 WORD TO DEMOCRATS.

"Our greenback club now numbers 500 mem
bers and is steadily increasing. It is a lusty
"rag baby" and will make a huge arm-fuil
for the bullionists."
Private letter from Fdvibault.
Now, Democrats Of Minnesota, let US
reason together.
The increased majority, 5000
of an increase. received by the Republi-
cans in New Hamphire the other day,
demonstrates conclusively that you cam
not carry the nation next fall. Is it be-
cause you are wrong in the principles
which you inherited from Andrew Jack
son and Thomas Jefferson? No; for
those principles are tae very soul of free
government. and must be established
under some name or the Republic will
perish. We mean by those principles
opposition to Capitalization and ar
istocracy and protective tariffs, and ag-
gressive capital, which have underlaid
the history Of your party for half CEN
tury.
But despite all this you can not win.
Why? Tne moment you assail the cor
ruptions OF the Republican party they
call up the bloody spectre OF the war
dcl SuinuloI II tuC SIauoWy IOIiuS VI
Andersonyille; they appeal to all the
deep-seat-d and intense bigotries grow
ing out OF that vast civil struggle. When
you point them to the cabinet of Grant
thev turn you to th. cabinet OF
Buchanan. They Offset Belknap with
Floyd.
II New Hamphire has increased her
republican majority over 5000. in the
face OF the Belknap exposure, what
mus. be expected from Minnesota witt,
her $4,000 majority? Political parties
should produce political results.
retrenchment- better government. Ol
what consequence is an organized pro.
test constantly set at nought? Only the
fool butts his head forever against in.
vulnerable stone walls
In this case the invulnerable stone
wall is not q feeling of satisfaction,
on the part of republicans with the pres
ent condition Of The Republican party,
bu. dis'rnst oT the Democracy The
wavering masses OF the Republicans are
taught tnat it is better to .bear the ills
they have than fiv to others iha, they
know no. Of and many Of them are led
~ pNitCfG t4SAt a DClltLtdktL u1liDDai
victory would bring JEFF Davis to the
from; and imperil al the results OF the
war.
Is it not time. in this State Of Mime.
sofa. for the Democracy to ..6rsak rankss'
A new party is being organized in the
state into which thousands Of Republi
cans have entered. Why can rot yor
Democrats meet them half way? Taa
new party represents the same greA
principles for which Jefferson and Jack
son struggled:-it represents the rights
Of the common people as agains, all ,hs
influences which would over fhros
liberty and equality. Why not come i,
to that party. not as Democrats, but =
citizens. Thousands OF Republicans ar
ready to break the strong ties which
! bind them to the dominant majority: i
i it any more Of 3 sacrifice TOR you to leav,
the powerless minority?
| Be with us AZ our convention at Owa
| tOnna on the 3eih inst In that nes
party no man will ask. .shave you bee,
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WHOLE NO. 50.
When you are out ON your lecture tour we
hope to have you address our club.

We reply as follows
1st. It is true that the value of gold
changes with the degree Of its product
ion. even as silver does. Silver has so
deprecated, from the excessive yield of
tie Comstock and other mines, that it
has fallen below par; and: the Ger.
man Empire is considering the propriety
ofdemonetising it t;-that is, depriving it
OF its character as money. If the ma
tons OF the world were to agree to de-
monetize gold it would soon. have less
intrinsic value than iron. Civilized man
could exist without gold but he can not
exist without iron. II gold was no long
er money its only use wouldabe for pur-
poses of ornamentation. The world has
by common consent agreed to receive
gold as standard of values tit might
by common consent agree TO receive
stamped paper.
In this country there.is a special de-
mand for gold to pay duties on imports
and the interest on the public debt; this
demand is greater at some times than
others; hence the price fuctuates ac-
cordingly, even as the price of wheat
would fuctuate under similar oircum-
stancec.
End. We do not see how labor could
be made the standard of, value. The
price OF labor fuctuates with supply and
demand. The man who. works for q
dollar day in hayins will receive three
dollars day in harvest. Money does
not create values it simply expresses
them IL the process Of exchange.
In the brasent condition OF our country
we think national treasury notes should,
with such gold and silver as. remains IN
the country, constitute the s0ie currency.
This would save the interest on 50 much
of the national debt, and it would afford
the people reliable and uniform medi-
um Of exchange. II should be receive
able in payment tor all taxes, and duties,
except 90 much Of the interest on the
gold-bearing bonds of the United States.
All our present bonds are far above par,
even in gold; if the notes were convorti-
BILE at will into bonds they would clearly
be worth rs much as the bonds. Ii our
Currency 6's," are NOW worth 1876 would
not currency 3.66 bond be worth ia;
lin other words would it not be at par
with gold9 Ifso, would not greenbacks.
interconvertible with such bonds, be
worth the same as goldp II SO. would
not resum ntion he roaehed without - .
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IN INTERESTING TABLE.

We print. in another column. high
II Important letter from Hon. Joseph
Gear of Faribault, to which we would
call the special attention OF our readers
1t shows in striking manner the con-
traction Of the currency since 1865. aud
the remarkable manner in which the
business failures Of the country have ia
creased as the currency diminished ;
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a Republican or Democrat?n no set of
men can monopolize its honors.
Come in with US and let us labor to-
gether to redeem the state. We make
this appeal to you, Democrats, because
those who have harotcsff--~ f. the
Indel historical 50 aety ycru mainly
Republicans, Will uou help them to
triumph or will you follow the path that
leads to inevitable defeat?
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guilty he could have taken no more ef-
fective measures. Is it any wonder that
the people begin to think Grant is a
sharer in the spoils?
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and interest in greenDUy - daY
the highest priced ofall our bontig The
trouble has been that the Repoblicaa
party, unwittingly We admit, has been
used as the tool Of Wall st. Hence
they deprived the greenback Of it, char
acter Of convertibEty into U. 8. bonds;
next they drove out Of existence, as tar
as they could, the bonds payable in
greenbacks and substituted gold bearing
bonds in their stead next they proceed
ed 70 wipe out large proportion Of the
greenbacks andiss national bank notes
in place of them. We want change Of
policy; one that will look to the interest
Of the people, not to the interest q The
capitalists.
There are now over . billion dollars
10 the s2xing's banks Of the United States
bearing four per ct. interest. Why does
not the government issue small bonds,
say os$l00 each, bearing four per Ct.
interest in ereenbacks and receive
through the post Offices deposits Of five
dollars and upward, giving 900 bond
as soon as thai amount is deposited; the
bond to be recoverable into greenbacks
on demand Of the holder. Would not
this turn the billion dollars Of deposits
now in the savings banks into the Golfers
Of the United States? Could not the u.
S. government use this billion dollars to
buv up billion dollars Of gold-bearing
bonds, and thus save the difference be-
<~voon Enrfr - - - sas4..,x~sss. ~s-~~sy
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further contraction d
why notp 4
Sd. Most Of our
payable principal 81
The government cou.
greenbacks, unless II
worth par with gold,
if they were interconJ
worth the par OF gold
worth that much, the
buy them up. with 6
the discount.
4th. The whole pol
bonds bear interest
Thaddens Stevens Oh
one. It put up the
creating an artificial /
drove our bonds out |
and made Us tributa
made us q gold exp'
thus rendered resumf
Neither was there an,
The Currency 6's,"
, 1876-05-18

Tho difference between tho riuht man in
tho right place and tho wrong man In the
wrong place las not bcon moro aptly illus.
tratcd Of late than in tho revision of tho
War Department estimates for tho next fts-
cal year which hns boen matlo by Secretary
TAFT. 11o expresses himself as willing to
run that Department noxt yoar for $6, COZ, Cos
laas than A1r. BE1KNAr wantod for tho Bano
purpose. The difference is that BE1gsAr
was ono of tho new-fangled politicians who
believe IN splurgcs and profits, whilo TAFT is
ono Of tho old.school follows who belieye in
honesty md economy. Ills reduction of
these estimates las been malo juliciously,
emitting of in tho Quartornastor,s Department
and in tho appropriations for tho armament
OF Notifications, Just where reductions can
DO ma1o without damaging tho public
service. Judge TAFT is man who has a
reason for everything ho docs or recon-
mcnds, mud It Is morally certain TINT this
amount Of money-ncarly sir ,nil1ions-may
be saved in tho War Department without
crippling tho service or damaging tho public
interests III any manner. Secretary BR1srow
must look for q formidable rival IN tho work
Of reform; Judge TAFT will press him hnra
for the palm In this struggle, If he remains
in tho War Office.
, 1876-05-18

land. Tho srtlllcry Of Montenegro consists Of
twentJ-cfght mountain gins, and tho rcquislto
military Instruction IN provided for tho Montonc.
grin of1lcera At St. rotcrsbuEg, whero y certain
number Of tho noGlcat youths nro n1ways under
trimming. scEyia, with 4 popn,atlon Of J. 6oo, 600,
tn almost a' c6mplctcly organized.
1lorr W1uHEnx claasos the Boryiann a.
among tho finest soldiers in tho world, who
havo always Displayed frst-otasa military
qualities, both In tho Servian and Austrian
services. The rcg1,lar nrny Ia amall, but tho
Firat Ban Of tho National Guard alone In.
cludcs $4,000 troopso of tho lins, 4,ooo cavalry,
and forty-thrco batteries Of artillory, mum.
boring 258 guns and 5000 artillcrymou, all
Of whom arc thoroughly good troops. Tho
National Guards OF tho Second Ban, who nro
little inferior to tho first, includes 10000
men and eighteen batteries OF artillery, thus
showing that Sorvia alono can place over
80, 900 otFoctivo troops In the Rold, in Wow
of which 1Ierr W1oKxnE thinks that "Un-
less Austria, ceding to Magyar pressure,
ahon1d hamper tho sorvian attack, It 1nay bo
doubted whether any further forco would DO
required to settle tho larger part Of tho East
crn question"