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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-25
and never has and never will be. Tho
sufferings Of poverty, of cold, want,

and never has and never will be. Tho
suferings Of poverty, of cold, want.
privation and misery can never be
| told. And the Legislature that per-
petrated this outrage was Republican
in both branches, the members claim
ing to be, par excellence, the soldiers
friends. And many of these members
were of the class that pretend to be-
friend the soldiers family, and they
did so by voting for law in fragrant
opposition to the letter and the spirit
of the Constitution and in doing this
they entailed misery, starvation and
death on those who relied on their
promises and were deceived. They
had no more right to seize that trust
fund, sacred to the noblest Of chari-
ties, than they had to filch money
from the pocket of their neighbor, and
yet it was done without shame, but
not, it is hoped, without remorse.
Among those voting for it in the
Senate. were Messrs. Bateman, Hay
den and Hollister, the three Senators
from Hamilton County, and in tho
House Henry Kessler, William STAN
ton, Wm. Penn Nixon, John M. Coch-
ran, Gustav Tafel, M. p. Gaddis, f. 81.
Oberkline, George B. White and Thos.
L. Young, comprising the entire del-
egation from Hamilton County. Those
Lying are of the class that wave tho
bloody shirt in each canvass, and tell
how the Republican party is the friend
of the soldier, but do not tell them
how they voted to filch the charity Of
the State from gallant mems wives
aud children, who fought, bled and
died in the civil strife. f.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-25

No MATTER how good-natured a
man may be, he will invariably get
mad when he discovers that there is
no towel in the room, and is compell-
ed to dry his face on the bed-quilt.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-25

THERE are thirty eight thousand
five hundred and forty.one persons
by the name of Smith draw pensiona
from the Government,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-25

was-the Constitution says: "Article
IL, Section 5; No tax shall be livied
except in pursuance of law, and every
law imposing tax shall state the OBJ
ject Of the same. to aohich only 1T shall
be applied"
This clause gives no right to trans
fer money in the State Treasury rails.
ed for one purpose to that of another
and different one, but, on the con-
trary, absolutely forbids it. Since the
time this bill passed the accounting
officials of the State have so decided
oyer and over again. And yet this
$8OO,OOO, not only without warrant of
law, but in defiance of its plain letter,
swept from the widow of the fallen
soldier and from the wives and child
rem of the wounded ones the bounty
of grateful people, thus leaving them
to starve, or, if possible, to do worse.
This relief fund was not too much
for the object it had In view. The
thousands of dollars it distributed, so
great was the number of sufferers, was
not too much. The year previous to
that in which the soldiers widows and
children were robbed by this law,
$245, $50 so was distributed as relief in
the County of Hamilton alone, and yet
all your city readers knew that the
amount was not too large. In Adams
County, $40 220.50; in Brown County.
$21. Ats. SO; in Clermont County, $685.
261.75; in Clinton County, $lS,025 25 /;
in Cuyahoga County, where Mr.. Lock
wood, who introduced the steal, re-
sides, $65, ,776.75; in Franklin County,
S32, ,939.25; in Montgomery County,
$40, ,922 25, and so fourth and so on, Jun
til in the whole State the total amount
ed to near $l.5OO,OOO. To withdraw
this last amount of $SOO,OO0 from these
poor women and children, who were
thus made poor and destitute by the
war, was cruelty refined. And yet the
blow came from the party that prom
ised them succor and support. But
the law said the amount should be re-
paid, one-half the next year, the re-
mainder in two years. Was one cent
of it ever repaid? Not one cent? No
offer was made to do it. 1t was stolen
outright. 1t was never repaid, al
though repayment was promised-it
was never intended to be paid back.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
Arrivals at the Luna House.

A. Bail, Irwin Comfy, VIM. Bail, John
Schilling, c. G. Garrett and wife, Harry
Carter, Garden valley; Geo. Bennett, Lou
is Owens, Jas. Constable, Spencer Albro,
city: Joe Traverse, Paul Buzzini, Hoodo
gulch; p. Marley, Goodhope mine; Mrs
McCarty, Granite creek; j b. Morse
North Elk; Pat Sheridan, Miss H. Wei
Ter, Sidney Fuld. Mrs DR.. Rothwell and
two children, Maggie Ashcroft, John Cor
man, John O'Donnell, Plaeerville; A. J
Hereford. Robt. Barbour. Lower Payette
Jesse Duvault, Centcryille; John GERMAN
head of More creek; Maurice German
Canyon creek; d. w. Darling, Tuscarors
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

Messrs. n. laugh, G. W. Richards,
Dryde McClntock and Miss Sadie Nc
CIintock went down to Boise City last
Tuesday on a pleasure trip. Hang,
McCintnck and Miss Sadie returned
yesterday
Miss Ella Harvey returned, last
Wednesday, from her visit to Boise
City.
Hons. j. II. Hawley and NJ. q. Lu
ney went down to Boise City severa
days ago.
Mr. lsidor Smith went down tx
Boise City by Wednesdays stage.
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se.ent, .Nine tIen EmpIoyed.

We learn IRON Mr.. Vim. A. Cough
anour. who made US a pleasant call a
few days ago, that the Gold Hill Com
pany is employing sixty-four men IN
The mine and mill, and that the wood
contractor has fifteen at work, making
seventy-nine in all. That company
has done more good than any other
for Boise county, and we are glad
that the developments in the lowe
levels are SO enormous
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
BOISE CRY, February II, 1879.
Council, 9th Day--Monday.

On motion the further consideration
Of @ r. No. ! was made the special
for Saturday.
House memorial No. 1, recommend
Ing the establishing Of military post
IN Altnras county, was passed under
suspension Of the rules.
Council bills ms. ard 3 were Ia
ken up and passed.
Mr.. Nurdyke introduced G B. No.
ZIG, IAN act to compensate William
| CleDens for expenses incurred in con
tested election case for seat in tho
Council Referred to Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Snoup introduced G. 3. No. II,
AN act defining the manner OF elect
ling Justices Of the Peace in cases OF
vacancies" Referred to Committee
ion Elections. Also G. B. No. 10, "An
act to amend an act entitled, An act
to regulate the estates of deceased
persons Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee
i 9. B. No. 9 was taken up and
passed under suspension Of the ruEes
30th Day-Tuesday.
j Fl. NJ. No. 2 was taken up, amended
and passed.
II Substitute for G. B. No. 4 was re
ported back by committee On mo
/ ton Substitute was adopted AM
5 passed
Z The following resolution was unan
! imously adopted
! COUNCIL CHAMBER, BOISE Cry,
February III, 1879.
IL Mr.. PRESIDENT: 1t is with deep /,
greet this Council learned by telcgrap
to-day of the death of an honest an
esteemed exmember of this body, til
Hon. B. f. Yantis. Therefore, in re
q pect to so houest and SO pure a maj
e. move the Council do now adjourn.
20 NoRDYKE
" REP.
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ITEMS FROM THE CAPITAL
BOISE Cry, February II, 1879

Boise CRY, February II, 1879.
Mr.. John Peacock, formerly Of Ida
no City. who has been quite sick for
the past month, is slowly recovering.
Mrs. S. j. Henderson. Of this city,
met with serious accident on last
Saturday evening, causing fracture of
the thigh bone. Mrs. H left her house,
and it being quite dark, stepped on a
ridge of frozen ground and ice, from
which she slipped and fell, striking her
thigh on the frozen ridge, from which
she sustained the injuries mentioned
above.
Messrs. Hawley, Luney, Richards
Haug and McClintock, all Of your city
ale allsojourning for "a few days among
the Legislative solons.
| Extensive preparations are being
made for the approaching masquerade
ball, and 1t IS prediclei by many ina
lit will be the event par excellence o
the season.
The House for the past two day
has been in Committee of the Whole
Investigating the contested seats Q
the members from Oneida county
Messrs. Heed and Catalan appearin;
for contestants, and Maj. j. w. Hu'
ton for the contestees. Eloquen
! pleadings were made by counsel o
3 both sides The contestees have mad
The best case, and that Messrs. Stake
and Jones will hold their seats is Il
opinion of lrEMIzER
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Deep snow.

NJ H. Kempner, who has the con
tract for carrying the mail between
here and Banner, having failed to put
in an appearance in this city last Sun
day evening, John German was sent
out with the mail Kemp ner had
started to come in, but was delayed
by snow storm, and he and German
met at the head Of More creek. Three
feet of new snow had fallen at that
place, and it was so wet that water
could be squeezed from it. There is
how ten feet of snow there, and the
placer miners Of the Basin are as
sured Of a good mining season.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
Capitalists Looking Towards Roman.

Mr.. D. w. Darling, who arrived
here from Tuscarora, few days ago,
says the mines at Banana City, Lem
hi county, are attracting considerable
attention from capitalists in San Fran
cisco. He thinks an excitement will
break ont as soon as spring opens,
and that there will be general STAN
pede for that section. San Francisco
companies are finding out that Idaho
has as rich mines as there are on the
coast, and the day is near at hand
when Idaho stocks will receive the
leading attention in the Boards o.
San Francisco.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
POlygamy.

Of the thousands of petitions that
have been forwarded to Congress by
ladies of nearly every section of the
United States, but two hail from this
Territory, asking for the strict en-
forcement of the law against polyga-
my. AS the Mormons now have con-
troll of our Territorial politics, and
are rapidly settling up our most Ter
tile valleys. we cannot see why the la
dies of Idaho do not take more inter
est in this, question that affects SO
much the morality Of the people. vi
the two petitions sent from this Terri
tory one was from Boise City. AS
petitions from the West, where The
obnoxious doctrine of polygamy Is
openly practiced by thousands 81 PEG
pie, under the cloak of religion, vii
have tendency to induce the author
tiles at Washington to see that tht
law is rigidly enforced, the ladies Q
this city and the other towns OF tn
Basin ought to forward petitions an'
lend their aid for the suppression 0
the gross evil. They should under
stand that the question is not one Q
itself, but has arisen from the SOFA
standpoint. If the ladies would NEE
together, exchange ideas and get u
apetition, it would be generally signe
Ivy the male, as well as the female
portion Of our residents.
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snow at the Sub Rosa.

Eighteen inches If snow fell at tbe
Sub Rosa mill last Tuesday and 4
large amount Of rain since The Inils,
which was shut down, few days
ago, because there was not snffi
Client water to keep it running, vii
be started up again HI d few days.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

J. b. Emery's teams arrived here
from the railroad few days ago, and,
after unloading. started Immediately
ion their return. This is the first time
that frcighting has been carried On Il
this place during the winter season.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
LOCAL News
Getting Better.

Mr.. G. G. Meffert, of Centerville,
who has been quite sick Of erysipe
las for several days past, was rapidly
improving yesterday. He is not con
sidered dangerously sick.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
For Yankee Fork.

D. w. Darling, from Tuscarora, will
start from this place for Bonanza City
as soon as crust forms on the snow.
As he is not acquainted with the route,
the undertaking will be a dangerous
one.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

Rev. J. Mex can, Presiding Elder Of
the Grande Ronde and Boise District,
will hold divine services at the follow
ing times and places:
February 23d and oath, Idaho City.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
semi Mprld.
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY IA, 1879.
postoRce Hours.

During week oays, until further notice,
10 Postofficc will ne kept open from seven
!. M until nine z "A
sundays from halfpast twelve TO one,
nd from four until six z. nj.
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS.
The Money Order Office will not be
o,ened at all on Sundays; and no Money
order business will be transacted on SAT
urdays after four o'clock p. M.
S. Q. SILSBY,
Idaho City, Dec. 3, 1875. Postmaster,
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Spefial gotifes.
A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors.
and indiscretions Of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c. !.
will send & recipe That will cure you,
FREE OF CHARGE. This great remed,
was discovered by missionary Soutl
America. Send self-addresscd envelops
to the REV. JOSEPH r. INMAN, Station ID
Bible House, New York City.
sep.25, '77-1y.
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Improving.

Miss Mary Tregaskis was taken
quite sick a few days ago, but is pow
ON the improve
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

Rev. J. Mexican, Mrs. she Hill,
Miss Neltie Moulton and Master Lon
ma Hill arrived from City by yes
terday's stage.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14
LETTER FROM Garden VALLEY
GARDEN VALLEY, Feb. ii, 1879.

~ 'nieicsleu " near something Dcca-
sionally from this valley; and although
novice as correspondent, will send
2 few items, hoping you will correct
all bluaders, taking Dutchnan for
what he means, and not for what he I
says
Well, for fear some may not know
where or what Garden Valley is, II
will say that the locality from which | |
write Is sometimes CALLED the Upper
Payette Valley. it being situated on
the waters Of the Payettc river, about
eighty miles from its mouth, and be-
ing separated from Horseshoe Bend
and the Lower Payette Valley by a
mountain gorge through which the
river runs for distance Of twenty or
twenty-five miles, what is known as
the North Fork, uniting its waters
with the main stream some twelve
miles below this valley. Here the
river again forks and Garden Valley
is located between and along each
stream for distance of eight miles,
called, respectively, the Middle and
South Fork.
A more lovely and picturesque val
ley cannot be found in Idaho. Nor is
this all nature has done for it. The
remarkable good health of its inhab
itants, its productive soil and grea
abundance Of the purest of water
convenience to timlar and unlimited
water power for oil sorts Of maclin
cry being some of its most prominen
: natural advantages.
1t is settled by an enterprising an,
=, Industrious population, who are dc
! termined to make the most of thes
advantages, although, like most newt
t settled places, lack of capital doe
e much to retard progress, yet thrift
visible on every side.
!, The valley is divided into two scho'
y districts. one on the South and I'll
other on the Middle Fork, the fir
y being the third district as regards Il
number of scholars returned IN Bols
county. and draws sufficient publ
D. money to maintain school MI
n months in each year. 1t has been pr
1t sided over by Mr.. G. c. Garrett
n teacher for the past six weeks, but
at now dismissed on account OF the
ID clemency of the weather and bad &C
I'd dition of the roads, to resume aga
in when these improve. The other d
&c trict has smaller number OF sch
at airs and maintains a school six mont
er in the year. So much for the natu'
is and intellectual advantages.
~ AS for its social status this can
inferred when say that on and 81
Christmas we have had SIX partl
at dancing being the principal anu
by ment.
he the storm now raging seems In
MS fair way TO remove all the snow n
en- on the ground, being regular "
ga foot mist.
OH GREY wolves kill cows and hogs
md casionally this winter, and our don
er- nc dogs take up and remain with
Ia coyotes.
.er- No one here gets sick or d
SO Cause; no doctors.
vi No marriages. Cause; no ssqu
III nor ministers
As No lawsuits. Cause; no lawye
the No one runs for Office Cause
politicians.
'eo- II | should ever see this in p
VII perhaps l may try again
,or- Movie
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

WONDERFUL cures have been, and are
beine effected by PILES Certain Cure for
Hemorrhoids or PILES. For sale at the
Drug Store in this city.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-02-14

No. / Coal Oil at retail at Coffin &
Kennaly's.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-22
GAnAR,al Nam.

Joseph Standing, n ormon preacher,
was shot dead by . mob Of ten men In
Catoosa county, Ca, yesterday.
James Deadman was stabbed to death
BY Louis hszelin quarrel over game
Of cards, near Oovington, Ky, on Sun
day night.
The State Debt ordinance, ~ agreed
upon by the Democrati caucus, passed
the Louisiana Constitution yesterday
yeas ~, nays Al.
1t 10 believed in st. Paul that, by yhis
time, General Miles has reached the
point where Sitting Bull is reported to
be bunting buffalo. and that, unless the
Indians have re.reated, a fight has taken
place.
1t 10 now stated that, though the bad
weather in Italy has Injured this years
crop Of cocoons, yet the supply Of silk IL
largely In ex cess of the demand, and
should become cheaper instead OF
dearer.
Argument for the defence in the case
of the murderer Buford was begun IN the
criminal court nj Owentown, Ky, yes
tsrday. On Sunday Rev. j. T. Haw-
kins "preached . sermon strongly in be-
half of Buford."
Nearly 800 railroad laborers, employed
- warehousemen and freight handlers.
In EAST St. Louis, STRUCK yesterday tOf
an increase of 25 cents per day in their
wages. They receive one dollar day
The indianapolis and st. Louis and
Cairo Short Line have all struck. The
men on some of the other roads. after
stepping, resumed work, but say they
win stop to-day II their demands are
not granted. The strikers say they will
be backed by other railroad men, If ne
cessary.
Thirty-six additional cases of yellow
fever were reported in Memphis yester-
day, some of them cases of three to five
| days standing. Several cases of "suspi-
cious fever" IN New Orleans and Missis
slppi City are pronounceds "only mala
riar by physicians.
| Some OF the striking coopers In st
Louis resumed work yesterday, theil
employers having granted an Increase OF
2 to 3 cents per barrel.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-22

Gov. Mcclellan, with his wife, son
and daughter, recently made carriage
tour through the northern counties of
New Jersey.
Ex-senator Robert w. johnson, of
Arkansas, is dangerously i'll at his resi-
dence at Little Rock.
Baron and Baroness Won Perfall ar
rived at New York from Rotterdam
Saturday.
ii. J. Byron, the English dramatist
has written new comedy for Mr.. Soth-
ern.
Secretary Sherman caught four
pound blue fish on Saturday, at Newport
The Secretary has a taking way with
him.
Prince Napoleon is reported to have
insured his life for $3.50, 900 before leav-
ing for Africa.
1t is said that the friends of Currie
who killed Porter, the actor, at Marshall
Texas, have raised $23, 900 for his de
fense in the courts.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-22


SERGEANT-Ar-ARMsB BRIGHT, Of the
Senate, has explained why he removed
Wilson the crippled soldier, from the
position of Doorkeeper. He says that
there were four wounded Union soldiers
| on the rolls when hewas elected Sergeant
| alarms, and they were retained upon
| the unanimous recommendation of the
Democratic Senators. Three of them,
Mr.. Bright says, have been excellent
otfi cials, and he should regret to part
| with them. Wilson, however though
better able than two of the others,
refused to do the simple duties required
of him, and was therefore dismissed.
The man appointed in his place is Mr.
Gritfis, OF this State friend of Senator
Cameron and a Republican. But the
Sergeaut-at>Arms relieves Senator Cam
eron of any responsibility for Wilsoh's
removal, and says he doesn't believe the
! Senator ever heard of him till after ht
, was dismissed We are told that Mr.
Cameron's friend was appointed il
5 accordance with the courtesy that pre-
q walls in the Senate of allowing the mi
norlty to name portion of the officers
. so that their caucus MEETINGS may b.
t served Ivy persons of their OVID part.
faith. If this explanation can be ac
cepted. and 1t looks pretty we'll, thel
there has been enough fuss made owe
, this case.-J nteS.
u Some wounded Democrat should hav
d the place. The wounded Republican
o have enjoyed the Office to the exclusio
of the wounded Democrats for lon
) time.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-22
THE EpeEMooR CosrRAcr.-Co Con-

THE EDeEMooR CoNTRAcr.-C Con-
troller Steinmetz, Of Brooklyn, declines
TO vote for the contract for the East
River Bridge being given to the Edge
moor works. He charges that there
were defects in the specifications. He
says that when bids were called for, the
bidders understood clearly that consider
able expense for testing would fall on
them and not on the Board of Trustees.
The unfairness to the other bidders OF
not making an allowance for testing to
the Edgemoor Iron Company, after the
award, is manifest, and might furnish
an explanation of the remarkable low
ness of that company's bid, If 1t expected
or, perhaps, was led TO expect-thai
such a concession would be made to it.
The state of affairs, the Controller
continues, is simply this: Here is a con-
tract, amounting avowedly to about
$3.50, 900 for great public work, to be
paid for by the taxpayers of the two
cities. This contract is now awarded
under specifications and conditions diff
ferent from those called for by the bids
and without the engineer having ever
prepared the plans and details which
are to form part of the contract. The
engineer is allowed to make changes
amounting to 5000 without the consen
of the Board and, besides, the trustees
are to pay-it is not stated how much
for the cost Of testing. Under these cir
cumstances it is evident that no one cal
tell whether, according to such a con
tract, the superstructure will cost tn
two cities $5OO,OOO or s., 100000. There
fore he declined to vote for, or even t.
recognize by negative vote, the exist
ence or the legality of an instrumen
which he considers fraught with DANCE
to the public treasury.
The daily gazette., 1879-07-22

ST. LOUIS dispatches report that the
negro exodus to Kansas continues almost
as large as ever, in spite of expectations
to the contrary, and there seems to be
no indication that 1t is about TO end.
One benevolent citizen who has been
giving the negroes temporary shelter,
with food, and has spent $1,000 in this
charitable work, has been compelled to
withdraw from it.