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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
Outlook for Sheep.

The editor of the wool department ofthe
Rural World writes:
The steady decline in the wool market
during the past year has been unable to
check the interest taken in sheep. A few
years ago-after the war-the depression in
prices although not as severe as now, caus-
ed rush out of the business. Hundreds
of thousands of sheep were slaughtered for
their hide and tallow. Not SO now by
any means. To-day the average grades of
wool are 221 per cent. lower than one
year ago. Medium grades or those about
half Merino blood, are II per cent, while
fine or full blood merino and Saxony
feeces have declined 25 per cent. Comb
ing wool have fallen off during the year 80
per cent. Still the interest gains in the
focks over all other productive industries.
A Missori man writes: "My sheep have
paid me well, while my cattle have paid
me nothing" The attention of capital
lists is more and more called to investments
in sheep. The cause of all this confidence
in the future of sheep has to be the solid
oundation of the market. So long as peo-
pie are born naked SO long will wool be
used for clothing. The market is solid
and likely to stay so. Until there is more
general employment for the masses who
buy WOODEN goods, there is no prospect .oi
better prices for wooln goods or wool.
1t requires good sheep. with good ham
ding, to make the growth of wool profit.
able. With these two combined, wool
growing is better, safer and faster than cat
tie, horses or hogs, on cheap land or best
land. A gentleman in Bureau county, Ills.
on land worth $50 per acre, and grand i'm.
provements, said his 25 Cotswold ewes were
the best paying stock on his farm Hi
sheep were the nearest the barn, receiving
his best care, while the short horns were
talkins in the stock.feld, with the ther
mometer 10 degrees below zero. He claim
ed on land worth $50 per acre, sheel
were the very best stock to keep.
At no time since the war arc men with
out experience or knowledge of the shee]
business investing SO largely in sheep. No
knowing the price of wool, one would sup
pose the market was boyant from the yea
in the business. Amoung some the fea
has existed that the business would be over
done, but how can such be the case whel
we import nearly as much as we grow
Our population is increasing. Suppos
our wool crop was more than we needed
American enterprise would make our wool
excel the world in quality and excellence
Our American skill would pay US bette
than it does now. IL the worlds markets
with the best wool and best manufacture
goods and clothing, We should comman
the respect due US with our vast range fo
pastoral sheep husbandry and our immens
sheep interests in connection with our mix
ed husbandry. Besides these, our manu-
featuring fasilities would be unequale
and unlimited Our future is solid an
hopeful. Our people are wide awake an
see it. Our sheep are the best for thei
uses, and we know it well.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Corrcspondenceo of SOMERSET PRESS.

Correspondence OF SOMERSET PRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1879
only state fact patent 10 every OBJ
server in saying that the return of General
Logan to the Senate is hailed with almost
uniform satisfaction in Republican circles
and by many who have no decided party
bias. But there is feeling that the re-
eeption business, as at peesent managed, is
being overdone-is in fact nothing less
than means by which a few departmental
clerks having an eye to the main chance
seek too forestall every body else, in the
good grace of the returning Congressman,
by their excessive devotion to him as
shown in the prominent part they take in
welcoming him back TO the CapitaI. The
way il Is often done is about as follows: A
little handful of these Departmental patri-
ots, who are notorious for the sharp look.
out they keep for such opportunities and
who neves hesitate to undertake any SORT
of a job which promiset to engratiate them
with men in position to influence promo.
tions, get together, elect themselves officers
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

ly makes glad the hearts of many who tru-
ly love and venerate this holy Bishop.
The officers of the scioto Valley R. R.
met last week and organized new coal
road, which will run from Columbus to the
coal fields of the Hooking Valley. There
is no doubt but that it will prove great
success and at the same time great bene-
ft to c., the board is a strong one, eompri-
sed of such men that will not allow it to
fall through.
This mornings dispatches announce
quite disastrous fire in Xenia. The main
building of the Opera House being entire
ly destroyed to gether with all the teacher:
and employees effects. The cottages which
shelter the children being of b-iek were
uninjured. The loss is estimated at from
5000 to 100000 dollars. JACK.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

of the reception committee and 10 every
other place that is likely to make them coz
spicuous in the "spentavons welcome" TO
be rendered to Senator A. Representative
B, 70 Cabinet Officer c. The same devo-
tion that impelled them to the front, in the
movement in hand, has enabled them to ac-
quire some prominence in their State As
sociation, one Of the features of the politi-
cal machinery operated here by clerks
and other Great Employees. 1t requires a
degree of sycophancy and groveling at the
feet of influence to fit one to play the role
successfully, that is wholly incompatible
with self respect, bui our committee men
are equal to any and every emergency.
after the matter is too far arranged, an ac
count of the proceedings with the name
of all the officers are given TO the local pa
pers. Then By sending the candidate for
reception having g few of the papers he
cannot fail to appreciate their devoted
friendship and to remember them in his
distribution of patronage. Now comes the
rub. Money must be paid and it is ex-
pecting too much of the self-sacrifcing gen.
tlsmen who have contributed SO literally
of their invaluable time that they should
go into their pockets when others have
done nothing, Every little Office holder
here from the State of the gentleman to be
honored, is given to understand that re-
fusal to contribute may operate detrimen.
tally in his tenure'of Office. He generally
responds under this pressure, though feel
ing in his heart what fraud it all is and
what mean advantage has been taken to
extort from him the money he may owe
his grocer, huckster or wash woman. Ev-
erybody else from the State is asked to con-
| tribute oftentimes with the insinuation that
to do so may work to their political advan-
tage. The public is also asked to help
make the demonstration a success, and
their liberality stimulated by reference
to the honor conferred TO the American
name by the achievements of the gentle
the booming of cannon, and other means
handed down to us from the barbarious
times are used 10 testify to our joy. One
of our committee men introduces him to
the assembled multidudes," and all this
sycaphancy, favoring and mean scheming
is 80 often paid for in the way contempla-
ted as to acquire repetitian of this or a
similar programme as often as new star
appears in the armament
The sensation over the developments Of
the Potter Committee in New York, has
yielded somewhat to that aroused over the
caucus action of the Democrats which, il
adheared to relative to the abolition of q
S. Election Supervisors, will recessitate an
extra session as Republican caucus has
voted to resist to the bitter end. II wal
proposed to tack provision for that pur-
pose and for abolishing the test oath requi
red juors before q. S. Courts, as rides te
pending appropriation bills; but it is now
claimed that enough Democratic Senator.
are opposed to the scheme lest an extra
be forced and their party be saddled with
the odium to keep the project. RICHARD
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
Abused Because he Wanted what BE.
l0nged TO Him.

Never during the entire life of the Re
public have we had Specie Payments.
Every surviving man of those who did
business prior to the war can testify that,
with very few exceptions, all the notes he
received of banks located outside OF his
district were subjected, at the brokers, to q
discount rangi from half to FIVE and
even ten per ut, before he could deposit
their worth in specie al his bank. This
discount was the premium ON gold. He
also knows that the banks of his own place
maintained their notes, IA, what was term
ed par, only upon the sufferance of the
holders; only upon a tacit understanding
with the community that coin would not
gotten that when a more than usual a.
mount of them was suddenly presented fol
redemption the occurrence created huttel
| in bank parlors which communicated itsel
| to the people outside and Immediately
gave rise to "run," which, if not prompt
ly checked by some financial legerdemain
was invaribly terminaed by the banks clos
| ing their doors with from fourth to tive
/ thirds of their notes unrede emed.
i A curious feature connected with such
financial contretemps was the obloquy cas-
upon those who started the run" the
were barated in no measured terms, no
only by members of bank circles, but ais
by the public journals as if they had com
mitted henious crime that deserved n
end of punishment. The fault finders
which included large part of the eommu
nifty. lost sight of the fact that the banks
having promised to pay coin for their not
on demand of their holders the lattel
when keeping the banks to their promises
only did what they were justified in doius
!. and that the parties really open the blam
were the bank officers who failed to me,
their obligations, and the general publ
who daily connived at what they knew
be lie,-Irish World.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
TO Western Emigrants.

For maps, rail road time tables, Land Circulars
Land Exploring Tickets, Low rates on Househol,
goods and stock, and reliable information rclativ
to the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

- county, Ohio" (flling the
blanks with the name of the township
and county in which such vote is ta-
ken), or the words against the sale
Of intoxicating liquors, beer, ale, and
wine, except for medicinal purposes,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
THE LIVERY STABL1
OF
George w. B own.

Is attracting general attention as being tho mo
rapidly increasing, and he returns many thanks
the general public. He has the best
HORSES AND BUGGIES
In the county. He hopes by strict attention to bus
iness and cheap fare to still merit the patronage
deserves. Persons calling ON him at any tim
will be sent to any part of the country Mt the low
est possible rates.
Nov. %. If,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
Railway Signals.

When n married man comes home from
the club singing, it's signal that his train
is full and he has all the load he can car
ry. When the wife begins to whistle it's
signal that steam is getting up.
And if the husband attemps to talk on
domestic economy, it's signal that he is
of of the track.
If the wife'wants a new dress and the
old man objects, there is danger of collis-
ion.
Crying babies is signal for cross ties.
When young lady combs her hair, that
is signal for one open switch; and when
the old man kisses the hired girl, the old
lady goes for his head light, telescopes her
fist into his nose, and produces general
smash up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

lNhis recent speech in the house Of
commons on the agricultural depres-
sion in England, John Bright told of
an English farmer who, speaking to
him of the huge Importation of agri-
cultural products from the United
States, said; II wish that cursed
country had never been discovered "
No doubt this sentiment accurately
represents the feeling with which
English farmers regard the threat
ened ruin of their business by their
American rivals. But that cursed
country" has been discovered and
cursing it further will not blight its
prosperity or its fertility. The soli-
tary chance England has of saving it.
self from the effects of American
competition is in giving its soil to its
people, SO that the workers and NOT
the idlers may be masters of the
ground, to till it for themselves in.
stead of cultivating it for the land
lords. But the remedy can be applied
only through the medium of revolu,
tion which is not very likely to come
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24
Good Reasons for Voting for the
Compromise.

Are you rich2 Vote for the COM
promise. to enhance the value of your
property,
II poor, vote fsF u, to secure your
self employment and work all the year
round.
Are you a land owner? Vote for it,
to enable you to sell your land at fair
prices to immigrants, who, AS a body,
decline to go where credit is not re-
speeted.
If you have money to lend, YOU
certainly would prefer to see credit
respected and honesty upheld for you.
DO you want to borrow money! BY
all means you will vote for it, for Il
places four millions of dollars In the
circulation of the State that, by rs
peculiar character, though perfectly
good, will be confined to the State and
therefore be local, increasing wages
and enhancing the value of property.
II you wish to engage in manufac
lures, the settlement of the debt is an
absolute necessity to it's successful
prosecution.
II the extension Of railroads is con
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24
Personal.

Mr.. Joseph N. Oliver was a passen.
ger north last evening.
Mrs. B. Babb and Mrs. Kate Daw-
son went North last evening.
DR.. A. L. Kimbro, southeast cor
ner of Main and Union streets. 145
Edgar &. George, of the firm of H.
Brooks d Co., is stopping at North
Madison, Ind. W
Charles N. Sinnott, of the Memphis
Appeal, left last night for Richmond,
Va, to spend a few weeks.
I. T. Taylor and c. R. Stewart, as
deputies, are running the saOriffs cor
ner in this infected territory,
Mr.. George w. Nall was IN favora-
bic condition this forenoon, and his
prospects arc much better than they
appeared to be last night,
Miss Cora Ashe has been Ill for
several days past on Adams street
near High. She is carefully nursed
and is getting along handsomely.
Father Walsh, who has been in Ire
land on furlough, is under way home,
having sailed on the first steamer upon
hearing that yell9v fever had bTokeB
eat in this city. '.', '''' - y
Capt. William Forrest and family
are at lucy up the Padpcah and
Memphis railroad He has a l4.mile
drive down the Arkansas side to Pres
ident's Island, but it is a healthy
route. W W
John 0verton, w., $3.50, and vii.
liam Jack $50 for The poor, through
Rev. Dir, Bogss, are the first important
donations reported. Colonel Enoch
Taylor offers to send help. lot him
fallowthe example Of aforementioned
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

PRINCE JEROME NAPOLEON, what
ever his personal character may be,
and however much men may be indis-
posed to rely upon his utterances,
certainly makes a very fair exhibition
of good sense and genuine patriotism.
He declared yesterday TO the delega
ton Of Bonapartists that waited upon
him that while he assumed the head
ship of the Bonaparte family he rec.
ognized the republic as a fact, and
that he emphatically opposed and dis
cOuntenanced every intrigue which
might be set on foot for the purpose
of placing the Bonapartists in posi-.
ton inconsistent with their origin
their duties and their cause. OI
course this kind of talk has been
heard before from Bonapartes who
afterward trod under foot the rights
Of the people but this man deserve.
to have it remembered of him, in the
interests of fair play, that he was {
republican even in the days of tn,
empire. How far he can be trusted
now is an open question.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

Mrs. Carrie Eckers, whose husband
died On Beal street a few days ago,
herself died at Louisville yesterday.
She packed up her plunder while suf-
fering with the fever, went to the
train, obtained medical certificate Of
good health and went to the Fails City
to die of yellow fever contracted here,
DR.. Luke P. Blackburn, candidate
for governor Of Kentucky, is resting
quietly at Crab Orchard. Persons
jealous of the honors to be bestowed
upon him are vainly trying to get the
doctor to strike out for Memphis
where they say his services could now
be made useful.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

IT is to be hoped that our morning
cotemporaries will cease to fume and
fret at each other. In an emergency
like the present it is not likely that
we can all agree as to the best policy
to be pursued, nor may we like the
way our nOighbor behaves, but pri-
vate quarreling is a bad business at
best, and public quarreling through
newspaper columns is worse, There
is nothing to be gained by it, and the
example is not apt to set well upon
the minds of those to whom peace
and quiet is now essential. In these
unhealthy times let us pass over the
foibles Of others, and if we cannot
live with a. brothcrly feeling toward
mankind we can at least let mankind
roam at will. There is room for all to
jog along without obstructing the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

IUKA quarantined yesterday noon
against this place. 1t subjects.a per
son to a fine of 800 for violation Of
its provisions. No goods, household
effects or baggage is to be admitted
no person can enter under 20 days
from Memphis, and no person will be
allowed to go within 80 feet of trains
at the depot under a penalty of IS;
until further notice the trains are
permitted to stop as usual, but sleep
ing and other coaches must not be
left on the side tracks within the
limits of the town.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24

NUMEROUS squads of darkies were
passed, trudging their way to this city
few days ago A voracious gentle
man rode in from Collieryille and saw
more than fifty They were coming,
he said, impressed with the idea that
free ratiOns were to be had, and that
nurses were wanted at high rates of
pay. A planter, twenty miles down
the river, wrote a letter which is now
in possession of the Howards, to the
effect that his field hands had openly
talked Of visiting the city, and that
p!under seemed to be their only OBJ
ject. The letter further states that
threats are unconcealed on the part of
these people. This information is i'm
parted not to excite alarm, for no dan
ger is apprehended. Those who have
made threats are likely to quail when
it comes to an actual test of courage,
for thieves and plunderers are rarely
brave unless it is in the dark, with the
advantage all on their side, and such
advantage will not be theirs in this
city. We have enough here to
take care of public and pri-
vate property, and to punish thieves
when caught. If rascals are
sharp enough to practice their calling
without getting caught, the more
lucky, they 1t is possible a short
season of luxury and idleness may be
their portion. The colored people of
this city, few Of them at least, have
seen fit to hold an indignation meeting,
all because Of the paragraph in the
LEDGER of two days ago. They
undertake to defend their cornfeld
brothers from all aspersion, talk Of
their honest industry, their poor har-
vests last year and a lot of other
swash. There was also an undertene
of expression in their proceedings,
which was more than likely the ques-
ton uppermost in their minds, and
that was a recommendation to have
relief committees appointed to point
out where public aid could be dis
tribnted to best advantage. For the
benefit of the indignant colorcd men,
among whom several names appear,
who have the reputation Of being
influential With their race, it may be
safe to say that the present temper Of
those who have control here, is not to
issue rations or render assistance to a
single family unless it be to help
them get away from the city, No food
will be issued here under any oircum-
stances, they now say, and It is hoped
that no change of opinion will occur
on this subject. AS far as threats of
displeasure or denuneiatiOn of this
journal is concerned nothing is cared.
1t Il able to protect itself, to give the
news, whether it be good or bad even
if it concerns plundering negroes, and
at the same it, will continue to ad-
monish those who are inclined to evil
that it would be well for them to pause
and consider before they run their
noses into bad places. But there will
be no rations issued except to people
who go to camps.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24
CONDENSED TeIegrams.

~-N@~-@'C~- = w - e-AAA's
The yellow fever has appeared at
Tampieo, Mexico.
Ninety-nine deaths from yellow
fever in Havana last week.
The disunion of the Bonapartists is
daily becoming more apparent.
The Episcopal order of Sisters of
st. Mary will send nurses to the Mem
phis branch.
A Memphis family who fed to Ope-
lika, Ala, are reported to be down
with yellow fever.
Rev. Mr.. Tiller, sick with fever at
Nashville since Monday, is getting
along handsomely.
The Vint Shinkle. from this port
for Cincinnati with over $50 people,
passed Louisville yesterday all well.
Padueah has quarantined against
us. Hickman has good health, and
hopes by close quarantine to keep
| it up.
The steamer Coahoma went by Cairo
at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning, her
throng of over three hundred people
all we'll DR.. Willett is among them.
The postmaster at St. Louis has
been ordered to receive all mail mat
ter that cannot be forwarded to its
destination in the yellow fever dis
tricts.
From Louisville a dispatch comes
stating that Frank Paradise of ibis
city is getting well, but that Miss
Essig has a critical case and will
hardly recover.
The jury in the Buford case, after
eighteen hours deliberation, have
found the prisoner guilty of murder
and sentenced him to the penitentiary
for life.
Chas. Haskell, of the barque Shet-
land, from Motanzas, Cuba, was ad-
mitted to the New York hospital with
yellow fever on yesterday. Dennis
Manning, a sailor, who died of the
same malady, was buried yesterday.
w. W. Humphries, candidate for
State senator, and Ed Moore a cham
pion for Billups, his opponent, have
gone from Columbus, Miss, to Ala
bama to fight duel. They have
been abusing each other and blood
shed seems to be the only panacea.
A dispatch from Nashvillesays there
is no yellow fever at Bon Aqua.
Lieutenant Robert Dowdy was taken
with a fever on Saturday night last,
but it was doubtless something else
beside Yellow Jack. Lieutenant
Dowdy left Memphis ten days before
he was prostrated.
Handsboro, Miss. On Lake. Pom
chertrain, family named Stout,six in
number, are reported down with
something like yellow fever. A girl
of twenty years died. 1t created
great excitement and general STAN
pede followed. DR.. N. G. Austin, of
the New Orleans board of health
and others have gone to investigate.
They pronounced the sickness at
Mississippi City as malarial fever.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-24
Lying Women,

Baron Huddleston, an eminent Eng.
lish Judge, recently took occasion Ia
say from the bench that it was an
undOubted fact a woman told lie
very much better than did a man, and
with very much better effect, Ii was
a remarkable circumstance that when
a woman was determined to say what
was untrue she said it in a much bet
ter manner than man, Whether
this was due to man feeling that his
dignity was to a certain extent Of
Tended by recourse to untruth he did
not know; that was a metaphysical
question into which he would not
enter but it was certain that a woman
told a story much more logically, and
If 1t was untrue, held to it much more
portinaciQpsly, aud with much more
the appearance Of truth, than a man
could.