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EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July %, 1877.

ASHINGToN, July ~, 1876.
SIR: I desire to call your attention to
the following paragraph in the letter ad-
dressed by me to the Secretary of the
Treasury on the conduct to be obser ,ed
by officers of the general government in
relation to elections:
"No officer should be required or per.
mitted to take part in the management
of political organizations, canvasses.
conventions or election campaigns -
Their right to vote and to express their
views on public questions, either orally
or through the press, is not denied, pro-
vided it does not interfere with the dis
charge of their official duties. No as
sessment for political purposes on the
officers or subordinates should be al.
lowed" This rule is applicable to ev-
cry department of civil service without
distinction, and this notifies every officer
Of the general government that he is
expected to conform his conduct to its
requirements.
Very respectfully, 8.
f r. B. HAYES.
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sherman's Financial Policy.
dayton Democrat. |

John Sherman, our able Secretary of
the Treasury, is decidedly of the opin-
ion that the best way to strengthen the
credit of a nation is to impoverish its
people and bankrupt its business men.
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EWe said last week that if Bro,
GOODRICH would deny she existence OF
the Athens Ring as we deny the exist
ence of Court House Ring, and would
say that he does not believe there is any
Athens Ring, we would put him in the
way Of getting very satisfactory infor-
nation on the subject. 7-
The pith of his answer is in this para
graph:
"If there is a Ring at Athens, which
we neither charge nor deny, as we dc
not know it positive, their acts can
only be used to satisfy the people thai
there is such an organization, and we
defy the Spirit to prove POSITIVELY thai
theraa ri il 2, snch an organization. Demo
4 Has nat an- h,a.har- mt his little foo
| in It? We agreed to furnish some in
formation upon the express condition
that he should deny that there was al
Athens Ring. He expressly refuses tc
deny it, and then calls out for our infor
nation just as if he had fatty denied it
But mark his reason for not charging
that there is an Athens Ring. He de-
clines to charge or deny because he doe
"not kno,o 1t positiue!' Why then, oil
most bewildering OF logicians, do por
persistently charge that there is ,
Woodsfield Ring, and even more persist
emily reiterate that you "do not know i
positive p
As Prince HENRY says to FALs7AFF
"What trick, what device, what start
ing-hole canst thou now find out, to hide
thee from this apparent shame ?"
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EThe Iowa Republican Convention
refused by large majority to adopt the
Southern policy of President HAYES.
A few bayonets might bring those
Iowa chaps into submission.
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CHAs. H. GOODRICH
FL. Democrat

Nowis Bro GooDRIcH a Ring because
he wrote that letter? Or is he.a Ring
because he also wrote to "DuG DIEHL
and JoHs BAKERP" How many such
letters does it require to constitute a
Ring2
We may get at this Ring business not
withstanding the reluctance of the Dem
ocrat to throw its light on the subject.
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wants 10 win Under False Colors.
Spirit Of Democracy.l

Why is it that the Enquirer distin.
guished for its political sagacity, fails to
see that in showing to the front of the
upping campaign the greenback hobby
endangersng our success.
A peck OF salt is too much for pound
of butter.
If there is to be no difference in The
two platforms, which ticket is the hest
We believe the greenback to be goot
ane just currency, andthe great mass ot
true-thinking Democrats are with US :
Ed ESo
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egThe wonder now is,r how these
United States ever succeeded in amount
ing to anything before STANLEY MAT
rHEws generously took them under his
fostering care.
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GS Providence in its mercy is tavoring
our people, but our rulers seem fatally
bent on making the goodness of Provi.
dence Of no effect.
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gsh' 9Sbsftiss'''snts,
ATTACHMENT.

Il. r. West Before +. NJ. Beard, J P. Of
va. 7 Center township. Monroe
EaekiefSfMills. county. Oh o:
On the goth day of tune, A. D. 1877 said
Justice issued an order OF attachment In the
above action for the sum of ~ 30; said cause
is set for hearing on the 4.h day Of August,
1877, at o'clock p. nj.
july3,'77N3' HENRY r. WEST.
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The foregoing, it will be observed
makes no allowance for notes destroyed,
as by fires, like that at Chicago and other
places, by the sinking Of vessels, &c.
1t is ascertained that the amount Of
fractional currency which will never be
presented is about one-tenth of the
amount issued. 1t is fair to suppose that
better care is taken of the greenbacks,
still We think it safe to assume that at
least one fiftieth of it will never be offer
ed for redemption.
The whole amount not absolutely taken
up is, say 360,000,000
Out of circula. .4u q
lion as above, $142,O0O,O0O
Destroyed, 1000, ,600-149, 00,000
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civil Service Reform.

WASHINGTON, June % The Presi
dent to-day addressed the following let.
ter to all the prominent Federal officers
throughout the country:
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The Ring Controversy In Gen eral,
and MIR. Rugsegger In Particular.

nhu uAs' hsusSseSeh au uEdttiCuldEs
We have been hungering, g,thirsting and
importuning the editor of the Democrat,
or any otter man living, for some evil
dence that there is Court House Ring
here. We have exhausted our powers
of persuasion in endeavoring to get the
names of the persons composing this di
abolical combination. After spending
more than month in our researches,
explorations and interrogations we feel
as the miners say that "the dirt didn't
pan out to pay"
We have read charges without evil
dence, vague specifications without evi
dence, an unlimited number of assertions
without evidence, which we are prepared
to shatter to pieces as soon as they as
sumo form more tangible than fog
We have real through column after
column of the Democrat, and find each
succeeding number made up for the most
part of dreary and monotonous charges
so vague that we are not able to get at
either end of them to ascertain what is
in them Every number we believe for
some weeks has been bufdened with
loose assertions about somebody un-
named writing something to somebody
else unnamed.
The only thing that can, by the far
lhest stretch of tine Imagination, be con,
strued into an exception, is the following
charge touching Mr.. RUGsEeaER's 5 can
didacy. Here is the charge: ~
eve charge that Mr.. RUGsEGGER re.
ceived two letters from this town solirit-
ling him to come out as candidate for
Treasurer, and that as he only received
2S votes here, was there any 'chaff' in
our assertion that he was brought out
to divide the German vote ?'-Democrat
29th
The crocodile tears shed over Mr.
RuGsEGGER heing fooled and suckered
i'm are SO much salt water wasted. .sa
Here is the evidence:
as JUNE 27, 1877.
i Ed SPIRIT: There having been some
talk about my candidacy for Treasurer in
the last campaign, l will state that be-
came candidate after consultation with
a number of nv friends, and was not
used by any Ring at Woodsield OF
elsewhere to aid or injure any, other can,
didate for Treasurer, but was q candidate
for nomination fairly and henorably. 1t
is my opinion that the cry Of Ring at
Woodsfield' is humbug, unless the
ones who use it are the ones who form
it. JNo RUGsEaGER.
Now let there he no more mental ag'
ony or briny tears over Mr.. RUGsEGGER
getting ''suckered in" Sr
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THE MONROE DEMOCRAT
CHAs. H GOODRICH, 3

EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WooDsFIELD. o, May 26J1S77.
DR.. Armstrong 4 Charley 0blinger:
Ho, fl r and Geo Kelterer are out
some where in Summit 4 Malaga and it
is thought here that there is something
on foot to beat Atkinson for Auditor -
Post the Atkinson men to look out to
day.
Another thing. BY mistake / left
Simon DORIS name ont of the ticket that
printed, until about so papers had been
printed and it was then discovered and
put in, and printed in all the balance as
you will see e.by looking at the Democrat.
Simon Dprr.Jr is now ped ling & having
il done, several copies of the paper with
the name left out and claims that it was
done on purpose 10 defeat him and elect
Bill Read and that Nan Read. Bills
daughter who works in the office here
had done it on purpose, all of which is
lie from beginning to end. But they
are using il to beat Read. If you hear
the question raised get DEMOCRAT and
you will find all the names in it, and you
can show this. | have also written to
Dug" Diehl and John Baker about this
last matter.
Yours Respectfully,
CHAs. H. GooDRIcH
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s45,oOo,ooO
Reserves Of banks,

Reserves Of banks, s45,oOO,ooO
Held in Treasury for redemp- M
ton of certificates of de.
posit, 4o,sso,ooo
Ten million fractional curren-
cy fund, 7,772,271
To retire notes of insolvent
banks and general currency
balance, 10000, 600
Due disbursing officers, 100000
TO retire bank circulation, 14,327,552
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EThe New York Bulletin gives the
following tabulated statement of the
amounts of legal tenders now tied up
that is, practically Withdrawn from circu-
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About Letters as Evidence of
RtnUs.

Aet0SNs
The burden of Bro. GooDRIcH s song,
when we ask for evidence of Ring
here, is that letters were written from
here during the campaign Or put diff.
ferently, Letters were written in behalf
Of candidates, therefore there is Ring
here.
Now we see no more harm in per-
sons writing letters to their friends about
candidates than we see in friends talking
together abont candidates. For aught
We know to the contrary letters may
have heen written from here every year
for the last forty. And we have no
doubt that in other villages, and among
the farmers the same thing is done more
or less every year. .sg
But the point is,does this letter writing
prove the existence Of a Ring? II so,
we beg respectfully to offer the follow
ing about Ring which has not vet been
a subject OF newspaper controversy
The letter forms Ring according to
Bro. GooDRIcH's idea of evidence, and
although we do not quite concur in this
idea, we think it will tend to show that
the letters are not all written on one
side At any rate it is good reading just
now:
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*Mr. Spriggs here evidently refers to the
proposition and not to the article,as the latter
had not been read by myself. and as Mr.. West
afirms had not been read by him, NOR has either
of us ever known its conte nts to this day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16
Give us One Who Will Stand the
Test.

The Sheboygan Herald is in favor
of the Hon. Horace Rublee for Gov
ernor but it says Of two other gen.
| tlemen as follows:
| 'sThe most prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination for Governor.
| since the withdrawal of Governor Lndington
| as a candidate for recollection are, Hon VIM.
| Il. Smith, of Milwaukee, and Hon. Philetus
Sawyer, OF Oshkosh. The Herald has a very
| sincere admiration for the worth and ability
| of both of these gentlemen, and believes
either of them would discharge the duties of
| Governor in manner acceptable to the peo-
| pie of the state"
1t then proceeds to summarize its
estimate Of the qualifications of the
man who should fill the chair of
state, after this manner.
'sThc Republican Candidate for Governor OF
Wisconsin ought to be man of hne ability and
| ripe culture ought to be a man who has ac-
quired thorough familiarity with public af-
| fairs from years of study and experience; ought
| to be man whose views have been broadened,
| deepened and enlightened by bread acquain
lance with men, history, politics, and literature;
ought to be a man whose private life has al
ways been as pure and unspotted as his pub
| lie life; ought to be man whose fair name has
never been associated with political intrigue
or a bargain Fanny kind and is wholly free
| from anything in the nature of an entangling
alliance; ought to be man whose nomination
would exhort the admiration of all classes, dis
arm criticism, unite the discordars elements Of
the Republican party. and rally to his support
Ill.
partisan voters ought ~ be man who is
personally popular with the people, who repre-
sents all the best elements in the state, who is
a refined, polished, unprctentous gentleman,
and whose nomination would be equivalent to
mn election.
Mr.. Smith, we think will "fill the
bill" of these qualifications better than
Mr.. Rublee We do not believe there
is any positive evil in Mr.. Rublee but
he is not a positive man. He has new
er done wrong bat he has never bat
tied with wrong doors. 1t is the mis-
fortune OF the Republican party that
it has tiled" to merely passive men
too much As inoffensive as Mr..
Rublee has been, were he made the
leader of the Republican hosts the
Herald would find our political enc.
mics would connect him with almost
every political intrigue" and "tan-
Cling alliance" ever heard Of in Wis
consin politics. He has always been
in condition to know of these in
trigues and if he did not always bold
ly and effectively expose them would
he pass through the fire of a campaign
unscathed ? We have no i'll word to
say of Mr. Rubce but Mr.. Smith
would have an advantage over him
in that we know exactly what he is
and it would be much easier to ward
away from him the SANDERS of I'M
scrupulous foes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16


THE suggestion Of the name of
General Risk for Chairman of the
Republican State Central Commit
tee, is an excellont one. 1t will
meet with hearty response from
the Republicans of Wisconsin, who
know the Generals politics are
entirely perpendicular, and that his
experience on the National Republic
can Executive Committee, amply
qualify him for doing the work
that would DO required of u man oc.
cupying tho position for which he is
named. His honesty is aeknowl-
edged, and as for energy and perse-
veronce, he has enough of both to
run tho craftsmanship up to the
handle and never feel it. The HERs
AID hit tho nail squarely on the head
when it suggested Rusk for the sue
cessot Of Key cs. La Crosse Republi-
can and Leader.
GENERAL J. Nj, Rusk is nominated
as the probable successor of Il. w.
Key es Tor chairman of tho Republ
can State Central Committee. Mr..
Rusk would fill the bill.-Monroe
Sentinel
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Smith for Governor.

Willian E. Smith ia tho coming
nan for Governor of Wisconsin,, IN :
less perchance a Democrat shall be
elected. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
There seams to be very general
unanimity among Wisconsin Ropub-
licaas as TO their next candidate for
Governor Ii will be Mr.. VIM. e.
Smith, who is said to be the most
popular man IN the party in that
State. Dubuque Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

CoME to griet That banner
hung on tho outer wall of the Adj
Uocate proclaiming Harrison Lud-
ington Grant County's first choice
for Governor, seems to have been
suddenly pulled down. What is
the matter Mr.. Griefstack ? Didn't
the hoped for fee arrive No
wonder this quotation in the last
issue of the AdUOcdte:
Do sleep? Do dream?
Do wonder and doubt
Are things what they seem
Or IS visions about
Or is the advocate played out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

The Chichago and Northwestern
Railroad Company publishes state
ment showing its earnings for the
past ear to be s13, O33, 1O1. &c, which
it says gives s per cent. profit on
the preferred stock. The aggregate
quantity Of freight transported on all
the lines, was 3,413, 1893 tons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16
Joseph Book For State Treasurer


Some weeks since several Republi,
can papers in the eastern part of the
State mentioned Joseph Book, Of this
county, as a suitable candidate for
the office Of State Treasurer, on the
Republican ticket. We heartily en-.
dorse the suggestion. Among the
many good men who have been sug-
gested as worthy of nomination for
the various places on the ticket no
one more suitable or available for any
position has been named than Joseph
Book for the office of State Treasurer.
The people of this county know that he
has the requisite qualifications and that
during twenty one years OF residence
in this county he has been unfslteringly
true to the principles of the Republican
party that he is not and never was
an office-seeker; that he was nominal
ed for the office of Register Of Deeds
without his knowledge or consent
that he was nominated for the Assem-
bly, against his earnest protest, and
that he discharged the duties devol-
wing upon him in so satisfactory a
manner that he was to each office re-
nominated and reelected.
Joseph Book is a German. He
came to this country young man
s youth. He had been here and en-.
gagged in honorable and active pur.
suits. long enough to become master
of our language and familiar with
American institutions and manners
when the war against the integrity OF
the Union was inaugurated. He en-
braced the first opportunity to enlist
in that war, having been q soldier in
Company &C" of the End Wisconsin,
the first company that went from this
county. He particiated in the battles
and shared the hsrdships and dangers
in which the Iron Brigade acted SO
conspicuously. He was severely
wounded at the battle of GAINESVILLE,
and though he was afterwards per-
mitted to return to the army his ply
steal injuries are permanent He
cannot engage in hard labor.
Looking to the requirements which
writer's who are faithfully working fol
the interests of party and State have
classified az necessary or proper in
q candidate, it seems to us the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Book for the Office named
would be peculiarly a fitting one
They say a soldier should have good
place on the ticket that the candi
dates should be we'll qualified; tina
they should be men oftried and proved
honesty, and some say that this yea
the Germans should have the Treas
urer's office. No man has been OIL
will be presented who will fill the bill
of these requirements better than Mr.
Book. Because OF these facts, which
make his nomination eminently fit
ting one; because he is incapable o.
either trickery or demagoguery; be-
cause heis not professional Office seek
er;because his name will command more
votes ia this District than that of any
other man, and because this part Of
the State should at this time have this
nomination, we ask for the nomination
of Joseph Book, and we ask Republi-
cans throughout the State TO give him
the consideration he deserves aud the
ticket the help which his name will
bring it.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

THE Richland County Observer
speaks our sentiments in the follow
ing:
We ask the Republican party to
put forward for the public stations
gentlemen of acknowledged fitness,
unquestioned integrity, and commend
able associations. No good citizen
should ask less and we believe the
time has come when an element of the
Republican party too often ignored in
the past viii accept no less. Party is
henceforth TO be subservient to good
government Governmental be good,
must be administered by honest and
honorable men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

A LOT of silver plate was recently
stolen from the residence of e. p
Allis, the Greene ack candidate for
Governor. II was aecidently dis
covered in its hidden secluslon the
other day. Since the would-be
Governors silver is now as good as
remonetized, he ought to be quiet
on the silver question.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16
UNREDEEMED LANDS.
Tax Notice For Deed.
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK.
.AroAamvu Grant IN Wis Au0 49, 1876.

=
LANCASTER, Grant Co.. Wis, Aug. 10, lSs6.S
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Fol-
~ lowing described lands and village lots in the
county OF Grant and state Of Wisconsin, were sold by
the treasurer of said county the 18th day OF May,
1875 for the delinquent taxes OF the year 1874
The amount set opposite each tract of land and viii
lage lot is the amount of tax interest and charges
due thereon computed up to the last day of redemp
ton.
Now, therefore, unless the taxes and charges are
paid the following described tracts OF land, and
village lots on or before the It'll day of May, A. d.
1878, the sams will be conveyed by tax deed to the
purchasers, according to the provisions OF law.
7own l, Range l-Haset Green
DESCRIPTION SEC. NAME. AMT
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

THE account of the late battle
with the western Indians is another
evidence that there is something
very weak in our Indian policy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

OBSERVE that calls for State, Coun-
ty and District Conventions, are
published in this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-08-16

lot I63...........,.... 81 Stone
Tosa 4, Range 3--LGacaster
* acre as des in folio
81 vol 10 deeds.....- 8 Geo Utt............... 81
Tolon 5, Range 3-Ldncaster
SIX ne.............. % Unknown 16
TotCn 7, Range 3-Marion
National Republican., 1877-11-21
VEGETINE.
" e d Il II L N L.
PURITIBs THE BLOOD, RENoYATEs AND IN
VlGollATE5 THE WHOLE SYhrEM.
Its MEDICAL oUAIIrIEs ARE
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent, and e.
uretic.
VEGETINE T..

vEaFTfsRis is made exclusively from the juices Of
carefully selected bari roofs, ard herba and 80
ngly concentrated tl II VIII etectnnlly crn Icai"
from Tile s,.su m every talnt Of sCROfuLA. SGNOF-
uIOus luiMyR; II Mon3, CANCER, CAhNGE.s
sYPHIil nc DISEASES ANKElt, fAINrNl ~
TTHE STOMACH, md all dsc yts that arse run,
impure nG9I sGlATliSiAr hi,,Il iNfthMfMAInkS
UOuT. aud SPINAL IOMPLAiNTsIcan only be
For ULCERS and Ei!uPIIVi; DlSEAStSi @ Of the
TErrEIt, sCALDHEAD, and NlNGWoRI, VEoE-
For PAINS IN THE BACK, KIDNEY COM-
uCORRIidEA, arising from Internal ncermlop
VfagETIsR arts directly upon the causes of these
system. acts uion the kccrcivo organs, nllays In
darn,nntIOn, cures liberation. and regulates the
For CAThRRn, DYSPEPSIA, HABITUAL COS.
TiVENESS PALPlrATION or THE HEANr
IIEA DACnF, PILES. NERVOISS EssS, and HliS.
ERAL PRi~TRATlON OF THE NERVOUS SYs'
TEN no m ,hicne has ever given such perfect salts
action rS the NEeErIsE II purlfl"s the bp,d
cIease all uf the organs and possesses controlling
power over the nervous system.
The remarkable cures effected by VrGETiSE hav,
induced many physic ms and apotheCar!es whom VI
In iac1, NEakTISE - the best remedy yet dscOy
BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the public.