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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

charge amounted to. l5o,a77,6e7 81
BY reducing the debt, thus
strengthening the national credit,
the government has been enabled to
fund large part of its Indebtedness
bearing six per cent. interest and
more, in 4 and 5 per cent. bonds.
Thus the total interest bearing debt,
August l, 1878 was as follows:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

Reduction of expenses. $40, SIS ,34S 36
Expenditures tie gear of tie panic
1878 Observation-Disclosures. $500, 345, PAS 33
1873. .............. 236, 964 1926 so
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

What does that dollar cost2
About this size tho paper would be
Gndicating) Now, if il il gold
dollar, or silver full doller,we know
what II costs; and that is, it costs,
take the world over. about days
work that is what it costs !; it costs
about s bushel OF wheat that IS
what each dollar costs; but now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03
THE BALANCE OF TRADE.

The balance of trade against the
United States in tho five years next
before the panic was az follows.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03
Ban Rs.

tlINsr NATIONAL BANK OF BosCoBEL, GRANT
Il 20 Wis. John Il. sarles, Pres; Geo. Il. Hide
brand V. Pres; Miles d. Tillotson, Cashier. The
olly National Bank in the County. Transaets a
g,lrral Banking Business. Deposits received and
.us negotiated. Prompt attention given to collec-
tons Draws direct upon the principal cities OF Eu-
rope. ol-sz
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

Reduction of taxation since
1861. S247 ,52l, 60 O6
Td1ation during The gear Of tie panic.
1878 customs ............ Slss, os9. 522 10
Internal revenue. ..... ll3, 729 ,3l4 IA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-10-03

Reduction since the panic S6l ,066, 5sl 90
Expenditures.
The expenditures have been reduced since
The end of the war az follows:
1867 Expenditures, includ-
ing pensions and interest. 1857, 542 ,675 l6
lS7s.. ......... =. ...... 236,964 1926 so
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

"WARE," pretended Democrat, in a
communication to the Evening Sun, says:
"My stomach HIS to be in better condition
before ! can eat Grow by voting for W. j..
Allen, a gentleman who, in the dark hour
of the nations life, did his best both in Con-
grcss and az home to take its last breath"
This is gratui.ous abuse, There is no truth
in the charge made against Judge Allen by
Ware, and we demand the proof. This
habit of dealing in the generalities OF
abuse will not be tolerated by the Demo
Gratis in this campaign, and Ware must
specify the acts by which Judge Allen, in
congress and at home, did his best or worst
to take away the nations life, or he must
stand convicted Of both meanness and
falsehood.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

The law of Virginia makes it a criminal
offense to send, receive or carry challenge
Mr.. Hunton of Virginia, sent challenge to
Mr.. Alexander Of Washington. Somebody
thereupon declared, seemingly without fear
of contradiction, that Mr.. Burke, Common
wealth's Attorney of the county in which
Mr.. Hunton resides, would, as in duty
bound, proceed against the challenger.
And now comes Mr.. Burke saying he
has no intention of commencing criminal
action against Mr. Hunton. Commenting
upon this saying of Burke, a special cores
pendent of the Chicago Evening Journal
says: at is difficult to see how Mr.. Burke
can reconcile this with his sworn oath to
uphold the law and prosecute those who Vi
olate it." The correspondent is mistaken
in one matter. Mr.. Burke has no sworn
oath. When he took Office he did not take
a sworn oath, but one of the other kind.
He is therefore at liberty to not have Gas he
says he has not anything to do with the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS controversy.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

The SUMS wofully ignorant of the history
of the politics Of this part of Southern
Illinois. Itslys:
At no time since the war has II been possible TO
nominate Mr.. Allen until the present; and no time
since the rebellion was crushed unil now has the
Democratic party dared 10 endorse W. j. Allen.
But change has come over the spirit OF their
dream.
In 1866 the Democrats of the old Cairo
Congressional District nominated Judge
Allen for Congress, and supported him
with great enthusiasm. His competitor
was Gen. Raum. Judge Allen was
defeated, it is true, but he made
splendid canvass in the face
of the bitter prejudices that
had been created by the war. and in his de-
bates with the Republican candidate refut-
ed, in the most conclusive manner, all the
false charges that lying Radicalism had in
vented to injure him. The Sun is always
stupid and ignorant.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY %, 1873.

struggle for the Union, told the people that
the great struggle in which they were en-
gagged would be and was being used by the
leaders Of the Republican party, or rather
by the money dealers who controlled those
leaders, for the purpose Of aggrandizing
themselves at the expense Of the farms and
shops of the Republic. His warnings were
disrcgarded. He was put down by the as.
serton that his objections were made in the
interest ofthe rebels. But now the fact that
his objections were those of sagacous and
patriotic man is beginning to become APP
parent to every fair.minded citizen who
knows him. He said, when the green
backs were being issued; "You are max
ing two kinds of money-one for the bond
holder and another for the people" To
this warning the Republicans replied with
the charge of treason When the national
banks were being established, he said;
This is dangerous measure Jackson
feared the power of one great monied irst-
tuition. How much more dangerous then
will thousand or two of such institutions
be. Once fasten them upon the country
and they will be the masters ofthc people"
To this and similar warnings men like Mr.,
STEELE, who were then as fanatical in their
devotion to the Republican party as they
now are to their idea of absolute money,
also replied with the cry of treason. The
truth is Mr.. Allen has been wiser in his day
and generation than the Stelles who now
denounce him. And this will be the judy
ment expressed by the people of this district
at the polls this fall.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

Mr.. d. T. LINEGAR, in a short speech,
nominated Mr.. Thomas w. Halliday, the
choice of the Democracy of Alexander coun-
ty, for the lower house of the General
Assembly. This Linegar did in the Demo
cratic Senatorial District Convention held at
Jonesboro on the 23rd inst, and he did it
well. He made Halliday, who is proverbi-
ally modest and bashful, blush at the
praises he gave him, but he told nothing
outside of the truth, and THE BULLETIN
knows, and 80 do we all of u.s." that Halli-
day will, when he shall have become a mem.
Der Of the Legislature, redeem every promise
made in his name. He will be one of the
most useful members of the house
and, if he succeeds in impressing his ideas
of state revenue upon majority of each
house, his membership will become bless
ing to every taxpayer in Illinois.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

protest that the vote Of East Fcliciana had
been thrown out, thus largely helping to
decide the presidential election, and that he
had not told the Howe committee of An
derson's character or the Morrison commit
tee to which he belonged. Mr.. Danlord
will probably be asked tomorrow to tell
why he kept this knowledge of Anderson's
unreliabilty sccrettil now.
OTHER WITNESSES.
Mr.. Eugene Hale, visiting statesman,
has arrived, and Hon. J. Palmer of Illinois,
who accompanied Mr.. Trumbull to Louis
lana, is expected tomorrow. The other
witnesses called are Cortland Parker, Gen.
Garfield VIM. Frank Morcy and some
Others. The Republican visiting statesmen
are expected to swear that they were with
Mr.. Sherman at New Orleans and knew no.
thing of the Sherman letter. They are call
ed by Mr.. Shermans request. Mcssrs.
Trnmbull and Palmer Of Illinois and Geo.
B, Smith of Wisconsin are called on the
Democratic side in order if necessary to cor
rect any erroneous statements of fact touch
ing the presidential election in Louisiana
NHl'l hcsSlS' plcIHiuil, SuIllclu anu anu
Hale may make.
on THE SQUARE.
This session has been held at the special
instance Of Mr.. Sherman, the purpose of the
Democrats being to leave him no cause of
complaint. 1t turns out now that not Il
single request of the Republicans has been
refused them since the committee organic
ed in Washington. They were consulted
as to who should represent their party on
the committee, whether counsel should be
allowed, whether the sessions should be
open or secret, and now til ,ir demand to
summon lot of intimidation witnesses
has been granted at New Orleans and they
are afraid to call them.
WHAT RX-Gov. PALMER KNOWS.
Ex.Gov. Palmer left tonight for the
East in obedience to n summons TO testify
before the Potter committee He was one
of the Democratic visitors to New Orleans
and he can, it is understood, testify that
Levisc, of the Hayes electors Of Louisiana,
offered to sell out vote for Tilden in the
electoral college for "A certain sum and tina,
the offer was refused by the friends Of
Tildcn,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

WE like Capt. Thomas. lie is so genial
and paunchy--so exceedingly clever We
are therefore DESTROYS that nothing worse
than defeat shall ovcrtakc him in his con.
test with Judge Allen. And consequently
we have advised and do now advise his
friends to not permit him to challenge Judge
Allen to debate with him on the stump. To
do so would result in his humiliation. Al.
len would leave nothing Of him. In mo-
ment Of rashness, Capt. Thomas, while max.
ing a speech at Murphysboro, after his no
mination for Congress by the Carbonate
convention promised his Republican
friends TINT he would, If Judge Aller
should be nominated by the Demo
Gratis, challenge him to o series Of Join
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE Thomas-Thomas collection mis-
understanding seems to have givq- much
trouble to our Republican friends for whom
we feel profound respect. We would not
harrow up their sensitive emotions, and we
are therefore inclined to treat with hem for
peace. We are disposed to let all personal
matters 60 by, and run the canvas. on the
plane of impersonal politics. "Thomas is
for instance, "a gentleman of irreproachable
character; but, being the representative Of
the Republican party, We shall be compelled
to- etc. In return we shall expect
something like this Judge Allen is an old
and highly respected citizen Of Illinois but,
being the Democratic standard-bearer in
this district, we shall do all that in us lies
to defeat him at the polls etc. This will
be pleasant-almost delightful; and it will
be Just TO our taste. We shall therefore
get ready for an affectionate canvass to be
opened and closed by friendly embrace
of each other by the candidates.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
THE FRAUD INVESTIGATION.
MEETING OF THE POTTER COMMITTEE AT AT
LANTIC CITY.

MEETING OF THE POTTER COMMITTEE AT AT
LASTIC CITY.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July 23.-Messrs.
Potter and Springer of the investigation
committee arrived here at eleven this morn
ing accompanied by their clerk and ser
geant-at-arms. The papers and books Of
the committee were late in reaching here
but work was begun this afternoon in the
parlor of the United States hotel. Messrs.
Potter and Springer, Democrats, and His
cock and Butler, Republicans, of the
committee, were present. The witnesses
present were Hon Lyman Trumbull, of Hi
nos, who arrived here to-day; Hon. VIM. ID.
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, and Hon. Lorenzo
Danford, of Ohio Mr.. Sherman was not
present, but was represented by Mr.. Shclla-
barger. The representatives of various
leading journals and number of specta-
tors were in attendance. Anderson's coun-
sci, Mr.. J. W. Syphcr, was present to look
after his interests.
The idea of calling Mr.. Sherman first had
been partly contemplated by his friends.
The Democrats were quite willing to leave
the question to his opinion, but it was deci-
ded by the Republican managers to-day to
put Mr.. Dantord first on the stand.
MIR. DANFoRD's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Dantord has been member from
Ohio for three terms and, it seems, went
down in December, 1876, to Louisiana, as "A
member of the Morrison committee. He
there had talk with Anderson and testitics
that Anderson informed him Of the bull
doing in his parish, and also that he had
been circulating story that he had come
to New Orleans and told Kellogg that his
parish was going Democratic, the objec,
being to induce the Democrats to offer him
money to 60 back, in which event he woulo
have them in his power and would expose
them. Mr.. Danforh had thercupon drawn
the inference that Anderson was an uncer
tain character as witness and not to b'
trusted, so that he had advised his friends
against summoning him AZ u witness. /
appears, however, that Mr.. Danford knew
perfectly we'll that it was upon Anderson
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
THE DAILY CAIRO BULLETIN: +.

discussions of the issues of the day, But
he will not do this. On second sober
thought, he will be careful to not send
such a challenge to Judge Allen, who
would, we assure the captain, be glad to
accept it. Capt. Thomas is not IN intel
lectual coward, but is timid when there is
danger of coming into intellectual contact
with a Democrat like Judge Allen. He will
therefore not stand by his Murplysboro
braggadocio. He will run away.
The man who bragg and runs away
May live to bmg another day,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

A SPECIAL telegram to the Chirago Times
from Boston dated July 22nd, contains the
astounding information that Mr.. John 5.
Tappan, of the Boston Betting Company,
resigned few weeks ago, and his successor,
Mr.. T. S. Converse upon making an inyes-
tigation, found an unexpected pecuniary
condition of affairs, and at once notified the
creditors. A meeting was held, and
Messrs. G. P. Melledge, President Hunt, of
the Atlas bank, and G. A. Alden were
appointed committee to make thorough
investigation. The stockholders met and
were informed Of the situation, and the
company thereupon suspended payment.
Mr.. Tappan has been raising money on the
paper of the Boston Betting company, Nc
Killop, Sprague & Co., and the Merriam
Packing company, of Texas, with his own
Endorsement. 1t is said that in the last
named company Mr.. Tappan has become
largelyinvolved. The apparent discrepancy
is $697 200. The company's liabilities are
$4,000 and nominal assets $9s0,0O0. The
capital stock is 100000, Of which Mr.. Tap
pan holds 100000. The stock last sold at
1925 As Mr.. Tappan had had entire
charge ofthe finances of the corporation, and
his integrity was unquestioned, there was
no suspicion of any irregularity unit. the
new president made the investigation which
resulted in this sad development.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

The sooner Judge Allen gets upon the
stump the better. The Nationals are steal.
ing his thunder They are making lis
speech in every county of the district to
convince the people that they should not
vote for him. If Judge Allen will make
his own speech to the people he will not
fail to convince them that they should vote
for nobody else than the Jonesboro nominee
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
Mr.. j. B. STEELE, the Reformed Gree

Mr.. j. B, STEELE, the Reformed Green
hacker, is denouncing Josh. Allen as q liar
but Mr.. STEELE, in the use of this language
evidently permits his tcurpef to abuse his
sense Of fairness and induces him to SANDER
good man. Mr.. Stelle declares Mr.. Allen
lied to the people when he told them, dur
ing the war Of secession, that it was an I'm.
just war on the part of the North; but Mr.
stelle does what he says Mr.. Allen did
when he charges that Mr.. Allen thus char.
acterized the war. Mr.. Allen, during the
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE Sangamo Monitor has been read out
of the National Greenback party. The
Monitor, published at Springfield in this
State, has been the accepted newspaper or
gan of the Nationals of Illinois. Mr.. Kidd,
its editor and proprietor, was nominated
for Supreme Clerk, and for time the Mon.
itor praised the new party and the new par.
ty rcjoiced in its able champion. But with
out notice to the public the Monitor and
the Nationals fell out, and now they stand
apart,
Like cliffs which had been rent asunder;
A dreary sea now flows between.
Mr.. Kidd has withdrawn his name from
the ticket and the Monitor has dropped the
State ticket from its columns. Retaliating,
a number of Nationals have withdrawn
their patronage from Mr.. Kiddand have de-
nounced the Monitor like bondholder
AS it stands the fight is beautiful one.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE difference between the Absolute.
Monelists and Grcenbackers is, in the opin.
ion OF State Register Palmer the difference
between twcedle dun and tweedle dee
1.-THE Absolute Money or Fiat Money advo.
Gates are right, If either are, but the whole
subject is only mere question of compare.
tive absurdity," is the pithy manner in
which p. dismisses the men who preferred
the big-bellisd Davis TO the clear.hesded
Ex-Governor.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE Sparta Plaindcaler is glad Of it,
because Thomas will beat him as certain
as he runs So are we glad oft because
Allen will beat Thomas out Of sight, and
leave Davis, the Reformed Greenbacktr,
two thousand votes in the rear. The truth
is, we have every reason to believe the race
will be between Allen and Davis. The iIdi-
cations are that Thomas will not carry a
county in the district Republicans, ANXIOUS
to defeat Allen, are joining the Green)ack
clubs in large numbers, and there is now
every prospect of Greenback revolt among
the colorcd Republicans. Mr.. GlAdpey, a
colored leader of Cairo of almost as much
influence as Judge Bird, has already gone
over from Thomas to Davis, taking quite
number of colored Republicans with him,
and Mr.. Scott, the colored ward manipulation
"a man who has more influence thar any
other Republican in Southern Illinois at
the polls-is also seriously meditating
revolt against the Radical tyranny
that uses the negroes and rewards them with
the stale assertion that the Republicans
liberated them from slavery. Mr.. Scott
has not probably sufficient moral courage
to come over into the Democratic party
but we shall not be surprised to soon see
him, with Mayor Winter, Capt. Comings,
and NJ. Roberts in the van of the Grcenback-
ers, chcered on to anticipated victory by Mr..
Metcalf the old-time friend of his race.
These facts are significant and they give
to us the assurance that we shall not fail IN
the election Of Judge Allen and shall sue.
coed during the canvass in completely
breaking down the Republican party of the
district. Like the Sparta Plaindealer we
are "glad Of it, and we know that our
satisfaction shall increase in degree the
closer we approach eection-day.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

COURTHOUSE SALooN-This saloon, un.
der the management of Mr.. John IL.
Beecher, grows in popularity with its pat
rons And SO it should, for Mr.. b.
prides himself on the quality Of
his liquors, wines and cigars. He dis.
penses none but the best of these articles.
Meals are also provided at the house at all
hours. The public are invited to give him
a call.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
YE LITTLE HILLS.

\ hundred and fifty years ago, clerk in York
.hirc chnrch prepared the following version Of one
1f the psalms in honor Of an Episcopal visitation
Ye little hills, why skip ye so,
Aud wherefore do ye hop
l. II because yes glad TO see
HE grace, the lord bishop;
Ye little hills, why hop ye so,
And wherefore do ye skip
II 1t because yes glad TO see
His grace, the lord bishop
Ees he Is come TO preach TO we,
Then let u all strike up
And sing glorious song OF praise
And hear the lord bishop,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE last flying machine invented is said
to be successful one. 1t can be directed
in the air as a vessel can in the water. Be-
fore Judge Allen gets through with Capt.
Thomas in this canvass, the captain will be
anxious to get one of these machines so that
he may fly away and be at rest. But there
is no rest for Thomas. Allen says so.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

PRESIDENT HAYES went to church at
Columbus, Ohio, last Sunday, and attended
a Soldiers and Sailors Reunion, at Newark,
on Monday. Gen Sherman was with the
Fraud.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY AND COUNTY
Only Morning Daily in Southern Illinois
Thos. Nally, Editor.


FOR STATE rREts,8E"
EDWARD L. CLoNKIlT.. o. Stephenson.
FOR srrsRrSTE\O; % o. Z c INSTRUCTION,
SAMUEL O.. %TTEI., @ Mclean.
FOR CLERK OF THE So .ENL HI SOUTHERN GRAND
DNIsioN
JACOB o. CHANCE. Of Marion,
ron e,EKK OF ruR APPELLATE COURT, SOUTHERN
GRAND DIVISION,
JOHN Q. HARTMAN, of Alexander.
FOR CONGRESS -EIGHTEESTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
WJ ALLEN, of jackson.
FOR REpREsENTATIvEs-FI FIFTY FIRST SENATORIAL Dis
TRicT,
TW. HALLIDAY, Of Alexander.
T. T. ROBINSON, OF Jackson.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

SENATOR OGLEsBy had his youngest child
baptiscd by Bishop Seymour at Lincoln,
and the young man has been manifesting
symptoms of Democracy ever since. They
say the child is boy and the bishop Dem
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

ELIZA PINKsToN who told her pitiful
story for Hayes sake, has denied the truth
of her story. She says she was paid for her
perjury by Republicans who have since then
cheated her out of the money they gave her
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25
SHYLOCK TO ANTONIO.

Signor Antonio, many a time and oft
In der Rialto you hafabused me
About mine moneys, und said dot
took more inderest in year
Den der principal vas come to.
Still haf bourne all dose nit
A patient shrug;
For vat You call liz sufferarce!-
Vas der badge NV all our tribe;
You call me bad names
Misbelieyer, cutthroat son Of gun,
Sheep Shon, ind so on,
Vel, den, II vas now appeared
Dot You need my helup!
You come 10 me und you said
Mister Shylock, old poy, would
Like TO borrow dree thousand ducats
Till next Saturday! You said so:
You dot hat booted me
Two, three, six, several dimes,
IND spurned me from your threshold
Like dog Moneys is your suit. den.
BY goodness, you haf more cheek
As book agent! Should not say:
Haf a dog money:
DO a son up gun
Keep bank ackoundf
Didn't ii seem impossibility
Dot a cur should lend you
Dree dousand ducatst or,
Shall bend low und in q bondsman's key,
Nit bated breath und yispcred drunkenness
Said this:
Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last,
You spurn'd me on Thursday,
On Friday you told me TO wipe of
Mine shin of;
nuddcr dime you call me
Old Stick in der mud
Und. now for dose dings
! lend you-a hve.cent nickel
IND took a mortgage
On your old paid head! Don'tit'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

THE East st. Louis troubles are not over
yet Notwithstanding the decision of the Su-
preme Court. Mayor Bowman will con-
tinue to fight Mr.. Wider, and with the help
of the people finally defeat him.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-25

Mr. JENKINS, very devout Republican
member of the African Methodist Church
OF this city, has cast his political tent with
those of the Greenback Comingites, and
will, we understand, give his Influence,
prayers and vote to Mr.. Davis, the Ma.
tional candidate for Congress. Thus one
by one the Thomas roses drop.