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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
Minnesota Finances .

The State government of Mime
sofa challenges the fullest scrutiny
in respect to fidelity of administers
ton. The amount. of 100000 OF
the debt proper of the State has beer
paid this year, leaving a balance Of
only $4,000 beariny Z per cent in
terest, which will be redeemed in
course of three years. There is also
a temporary indebtedness, for the
benefit of grasshopper sufferers, OF
S15O,OOO bearing per cent interest
The permanent school fund now
amounts to over four million dollars
This fund is yearly increased from
the proceeds of school lands. Those
which were sold this year brought a
little over Sc an acre. Probably
one of the best things the Republi.
cans of Minnesota have done was
the creation of the Office of Public
Examiner, which has proved very
beneficial in securing honesty and
economy of county administration.
In respect to the State railroad bond
debt Of s2,5OO,OOO principal, which
was incurred by Democratic ad.
ministration, it has never been a
party question in the State, and both
parties must be held about equally
responsible for the dishonor it has
brought on the States otherwise un-
sullied name.-tx. Paul Dispatch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Secretary Sherman, in his speech
at Cincinnati on the goth ult.. made
some interesting comparisons of the
defalcations of government revenue
officials during Democratic and Re
publican administrations respective
ly. The highest percentage of de-
falcation was during Van Buren's
administration-s1l.7l on every ST.
900 collected. The lowest percent
age of loss in the five Democratic
administrations quoted was $3.50 on
every $1,000, in Pierce's administra-
ton. On the other hand, during
Republican administrations, the
highest percentage of loss from this
cause was in war times, IS cents,
during Lincoln's administration.
For six years of Grants admlnistra-
ton it was "a cents. In Hayes ad-
ministration, the loss has been but
one-third of a cent on each $1,000
involved.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
The Profits Of Wool. Throwing,

Pioneer Press.
Some five years ago gentleman
in one of our western cities became
involved in business and was obliged
to cast about for some means of
earning livelihood. He had a
large family and but little money,
and after casting about for some
thing to do, determined to 60 on to
a rancho, purchase a few sheep and
make the most he could out of his
investment. He located near Fl.
Davis, made small purchase and
awaited results. His condition to-
day is thus told by one of our ex-
changes: As time sped on he met
with several reverses, but none that
tended in the least to weaken his eff
forts or impair his energy. 1t was
reported that he lost nearly all his
flock in this way; still he did not
despair, but battling against all re
verses. soon recovered from the eff.
fects of Indian raids.
His stock to-day numbers 5000
fine sheep, and is being graded up
as rapidly as the laws of nature will
admit. The increase of the flick
this spring by lambs was about nine.
ty-seven per cent. Mr.. Crosson has
supported his family nicely since he
embarked in the sheep business, and
has in the past four years cleared
$4,000 There is no need for com
ment.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Hon. John Sherman, secretary of
the treasury, delivered his first speech
in the campaign at Pixies opera
house Cincinnati, Monday night.
Mayor A. T. Goshen presided. The
opera house was profusely and most
tastefully decorated with flags and
flowers and was crowded with PEG.
pie long before the speaker began,
The secretary had an enthusiastic
greeting when he was introduced.
In reply to question by one Of the
audience as to the cause of the re
moyal of Gen. Arthur, as collecto,
Of customs of New York, Mr.. Sher
man said: 81 have never said one
word impugning Gen. Arthur's hon
or or integrity az . man and gen
tleman, but he was not in harmony
with the views Of the administration
in the management of the custom
house, yet would vote for him fol
Vice President . million times be
fore ] would vote for William II
English. with whom ] served IL
Congress-"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
Wanted-An Easy Place.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher some
time since received letter from a
young man, who recommended him.
self very highly as being honest, and
closed with the request, "Get me All
easy situation, that honesty may be
rewarded" 10 which MIR. Beecher
replied: "Don't be an editor if you
would be easy Do not try the law.
Avoid school keeping. Keep out of
the pulpit. Let alone all ships,
stores, shops, and merchandise. Alb
hor politics. Keep away from law
yers. Don't practice medicine. BE
not a farmer nor q mechanic; neither
soldier nor sailor. Don't study.
Don't think. Don't work. None Of
them are easy. O, my htnest friend,
you are in very hard worl,.:l / know
of but one real easy place In it.
That is the grave.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Henry Poehler received the nom.
ination at the Democratic congress
sional convention at LeSueur last
week. This dispels all doubts we
may have entertained Of the election
of Major Strait this fall. After Mr..
Strait was nominated it was supposed
by many Republicans that the De
mocracy Of the Second district would
agree on a candidate Of marked
ability-one. who would be- likely
to obtain the support of many Of the
dissaffected Republicans of the dis
trict; but they have done nothing of
the sort, and in their usual blunder-
ing style have nominated a man
much less qualified than Major
Strait to fill the position, of Repre-
sentative in Congress from this dis
trict.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

A Washington special to the Pho.
neer Press says: Some curious proof
of manifest fraud has been recently
discovered in South Carolina. The
census returns are made on sheets of
uniform size, each holding a certain
number of names. Those which
have been honestly taken from house
to house show it by dirty paper and
different ink, while others show the
whole sheet filled at a single sitting
with writing in ink uniform. In
one list are over 700 names, and all
but four returned as natives of South
Carolina. A clergyman travelling
in the State writes here that in his
opinion something should be done
to correct the frauds. He says he
has been travelling through the State
and there are more people moving
out of the State than in any other,
and there is not the least doubt that
the. returns have been stuffed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
Advice About Seed Corn.

Prof. A. +. Blount of the Colora
do Agricultural College gives this
advice regarding seed corn:
Always select even-rowed ears
and ears whose rows are straight
not irregular on the cob. Ears that
taper are best, because better pro
tected by the husk; and then, too
the silk.the female part of the
plant-rcmains alive lenger. My
reason for selecting the top ear fol-
seed is that it is always more fully
developed, more uniform and more
vigorous in it's termination, having
been more fully fertilized when in
the silk.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
The following is what the Chicago

The following is what the Chicago
Inter Ocean thinks about it:
'sThe banks will be very glad to
pay you in gol,.:, instead Of bank
notes. That is the kind Of money
Republic ms have maze for the peo-
ple-gold and silver, AM paper as
good as either. No country at any
time ever had better currency than
ours to-day. There is no shaving
and no discount. You can take u
paper dollar, and it is worth its face
in every State. You can stuff it
down in your pocket and it is honor
ed as money in every leading port
which does business with the United
States. And yet there are men in
terested in business which would
unsettlc everything by demanding
what they call "a change "A
change'-do the commercial or
financial men ask "a changer Does
the thrifty farmer or the enterpris-
ing mechanic, or laborer? No; it is
a lot OF restless, ambitious, and dan
gerous politicians, who are greedy
for spoils, having proved treacher-
GUS in all of the past of their history,
and brought the whole land into
mourning, and well nigh bankrupted
it in the bargain. Why should we
change the prosperity and certainty
Of the present for any of their fair
promises of honesty III the future?
Let every man who loves his coun-
try, every man who wants to do his
duty by himself and to those de-
pendent upon him, ask himself what
is the benefit oe "a change He can
most certainly, Judging the future
by the past, expect it will not only
be "a change but 'Me change which
he will have occasion to remember
when misfortuncs arrive"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The New Ulm Review states that
Mr.. S. D. Peterson of that city has
consented to allow the use of his
name as the Republican candidate
for State Senator from the 37th Sen.
atorial district, composed of the
counties of Brown, Redwood, Lyon,
Lincoln, Yellow Medicine and Lac
chi Parle.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The following letter was received
by Major Strait from an old friend
and ex-Congressman, and a Demo.
crat. in the South:
JULY. %, 1880.
Hon. H. B. Strait, Shakopee, MINI.
|, My DEAR OLD FRIEND: T see by
the papers that you have received
the nomination for congress again,
which means an election. Please
accept my congratulations, with the
|sincerest hope that you will be elect.
led. I want to see as many of the
old Republicans as possible in con.
|gress again, and none more than
yourself. There is much for Kepub.
|1icans to do. l should have salt
loyal men. The deceitful sophistry
|of the Democracy is becoming dan
gerous, and if the patriotic fire oil
the loyal soldiers heart is not en-
|tirely extinguished, it must now
sfall in" for the enemy is not only
lin ambush but Immediately in front
We here are powerless, and rely on
the loyal North. Great success te
|yOu.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
The Attempted Assassination Of Sher.
man Page. z,,zs

l \
winona Republican.
Still another theory, and the one
which the wounded man himself ap-
parently entertains, is that the deed
was committed by his political ene-
mics in Anstin-although this is
generally and Indignantly secuted
by all rational persons in the COM
munity. Judge Page, by giving
rein to his vicious temper and arbi-
trary disposition, has succeeded in
creating strife and stirring up bad
blood among his fellow citizens to a
degree without parallel in this or
any ncighboring State; but the ami
mosities which he has thus engen-
dered are almost exclusively person
nj, and the assertion, made in certain
quarters, that the recent attempted
assassination was the outgrowth of
any political inspiration hostile to
Page is so gratuitous, SO wantonly
mischicvous, that it can be classed
only with the dastardly deed which
furnishes the occasion for it. The
circumstances of the case afford no
warrant for such an inference, and
the men and journals giving curren-
cy to it deserve the deepest repre-.
hension which an outraged public
opinion can mete out to the fabrica-
tors of report rs malicious as it is
without foundation. The public
sentiment of Minnesota lends no en-
coura cement to crimes of this ma.
ture. They arc utterly repugnant
alike to the instincts and education
of our people. Speech is free here.
The most prepostcrous political doc
trines can be promulgated without
melting the slightest opposition ex-
cept harmless ridicule or the argu-
ment of reason. No man incurs
personal danger by proclaiming his
political sentiments. Even during the
the most exciting period Of the rebel
lion, when mems blood was stirred
to the utmost, federation was ex-
tended to every form of political
opinion-almost to open treason it.
self 1t is absurd, therefore, to at
tribute the recent foul deed ut Aus
tin to political proscriptionists-
most of all absurd to charge it to
Republicans. The charge carries
with it its own refutation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

New York Herald: The great
tide of prosperity which has set in
since resumption and is reaching
high-watcr mark this autumn will
operate to the advantage Of the Re-
'publica? party. 1t will exert a more
potent influence in the election than
any other cause. The panic Of 1873
and the weary years of depression
which followed gave the Democrats
ain undeserved advantage; for the
panic was brought on by imitation,
and majority of the Democratic
party had been arrant and crazy in
tiationists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

A Washington dispatch says: The
news received by the Republican
committee here from Maine is very
encouraging. Blaine still confident
]y places the Republican majority at
1000. The fusion party is rapidly
disintegrating. Plaisted, the candi-
date for governor, proves to be very
weak. His canvass has defeated ex-
pectations. He does not even dare
to meet his opponents in joint dis
cussion which he himself invited.
The withdrawal of the prohibition
candidate has increased the cmbar-
rassment of the fusionists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The Greenville Is. c. News cx.
tends the following notice of Gen.
Buffers return to the Democratic
party: Not the least Of the grew
ances of the Democrats against the
Republicans is that the latter have
kicked Ben Butler over to our side.
The best thing we can do is to kick
him back. The Democracy should
decline to act in the capacity of a
garbage heap, and this is a good
time to impress Ben with the abhor-
renee and contempt that all respect
able people have for him.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

1t appears that.the million people
now claimed for South Carolina live
in a less number of houses, and pos.
sess 4 less number of horses, hogs,
cattle and sheep than when her pop
ulation only numbered about 7oo,.
900. From the auditors report it is
shown that there has been 3 de.
crease in the value of land of over
s2S, 900, 900, decrease in the number
of buildings 2,6lO, with decreased
value of nearly $s,oOo,OOO. The
taxable value of real estate in three
years has decreased over 100000.
900.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Gen. J. H. Baker and J. L. Christie
have sold the Mankato Free Press to
Messrs. Woodland and Foss, proprie.
tors of the Wells Advocate. The
consideration was $500. We hope
the new proprietors will make as
readable paper as has Gen. Baker.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The fund derived from the sale ii
$4,000 acres of internal improvement
lands now amounts to over half q
million dollars. There remains
4l2.OOO acres to be sold.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The Washington Capitol, a Dem.
ocratic paper, predicts disaster to
the Democracy in New York, Vir.
ginia and the nation. The editor
thinks the trouble with the Democ-
racy is too much Tilden and to little
brains
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Mr.. Elizabeth L. Comstock, :
Quakeress, has made her appearance
in New York in behalf Of the Kan
sas Freedmen's Aid Association
claiming that of the 10000 refugees
in Kansas s'two- thirds are utterly
destitute"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Hon. l. c. Sloan, of Madison,
Wis, a former Republican member
of Congress, who supported Greeley
and has since affiliated with the
Democracy, announces his intention
of supporting Garfield and the whole
Republican ticket.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The State fair now being held at
Rochester will most likely prove a
success, Notwithstanding the unfa.
vorable weather Of the first two days.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The Republican Congressional
committee anticipate gain of 90
members of the House of Represen'
tatives at the approaching elections.
Minnesota is looked to for gain of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

A Washington special says that
Representative Washburn of Mime
sofa, who has been spending a day
in that city, says that Ignatius Don.
nelly has been permanently retired
from politics; that there will be a
gain Of a Republican congressman
in Minnesota, as Strait will defea,
Poehler, and that Dunnell, notwith.
standing the Republican split in his
district, will be reelected.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

There is strong feeling in favor
of sending Hon. E. B. Washburne
to congress once more. An enthu
siastic meeting with this object in
view was held in Chicago last Sat
urday night.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The Democrats held a convention
at Owatonna yesterday to nominate
a candidate for Congress in the First
district. Mr.. Severance Of Mankato
and Mr.. Wells of Preston, were the
prominent candidates.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Chief Ouray, the good Ute Indian
who restrained his people from wal
on the whites last year, died at the
Southern Ute Agency last Thursday
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

DR.. Chas +. Jackson, of Boston.
the eminent geologist and discovere1
of anesthetics, died on Tuesday last
aged IS years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The corrected census returns of
Kansas give that State population
of 100000.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

Democratic papers will be very
chary in the use of the words "Beast
Butler"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

The Prince of Wales is said to b.
So, OOO, 900 in debt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02
LOANS
NOTICE.

am the only licensed Auctioneer in the
CITY and will sell all kinds of goods at a
low PERCENTAGE Hyou have any thing you
wish to dispose of, call on me:
GEO. w. BUNCE.
Can always be found at Bunce Bros.
grocery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-02

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-11-12
FARM, STOCK,
Personal Property at Auction /!

The subscriber wishing to close up the Estate of
JOHN McLAREN, will sell at Public Auction all
the real estate and personal property belonging to
said estate on Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. %
and "a the first day will be devoted to the farm
and stock, second day to the crops Tools etc
The farm is well known in Barnet one of the
best in town, and contains $50 acres of land well
sugar orchard, and two apple orchards. The build
ings are all good, and consist of house. with and
shed attached, three barns with cellar under EACH
and good stream of running water to both house
and barns. This farm is situated near the center
of Barnet, mile from church and school and 5
miles from Barnet depot. Also about IL of
woodland in the southeast corner of Danville,
the Warden's rake factory This land is well COW
cred with spruce and hemlOck lumber.
Stock. 20 cows, full blood Jerseys the remain
der grade Jersey and Ayrshire and some Native
part of them coming in next month. L 2-year- old
heifer yearling heifers grade Jerseys, yearling
bulls Jerseys, calves, 46 fine wool sheep and
lambs, fine wool bucks, 1 coarse wool buck a few
coarse wool sheep breeding sows, shotes, 1 4
year-old horse, 4year-Old colt, both sound, good
drivers and kind workers
Tools. On Wednesday, Tools, Crops, etc. / 2
horse lumber wagon and dump cart l OK cart, l
buggy wagon. Buckeye mower model. land
roller, sleigh robes etc, driving harness. set
work harnesses, plows, harrows, chains and all
other tools necessary to carry on such farm set
20cow Alaska milk pans nearly new, dairy uten-
sils sugar tOols-20O tin sap buckets 100 new, 200
wooden buckets, pans, holders, hea tiers, etc.
Crops. so tons hay lot straw, $50 bushels bar
ley, so bushels potatoes lot seed corn and many
commence at one o'clock sharpen each of said days
Terms made known at time and place of sale.
a. P. MCLAREN. Admir-.
Barnet, Nov 10, 1880. $3.50
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-11-12
And NOW, Friend Hancock.

1t has been said that all the dOings OF
the Democracy in this campaign have
been a series of blunders from begin
ming to end. Not saying anything OF
the proven rascality of Barnum and 9TH
or Democratic leaders, the saddest blum
der of all is that good Union General
like Gen. Hancock, should have con-
scented to be made the scapegoat of so
INSCRIPTIONS party If he is patri-
OF, which we suppose to be the case,
how must he feel hereafter while con-
templating who have been his support
ers ? How must he feel, Union SOL
der, hero at Gettysburg, to receive
the entire support of the former enc
mics of his country, while the ever 10y
al portion of his own native North said
nays
We are sorry for Gen. Hancock in the
fact that he has been so foolish. Had
he been selected by the North and been
beaten, no disgrace could be attached
to him, because being himself loyal
man he would have had the consisten-
cy and the credit of being supported by
loyal men. But, as Nasty says, he has
had the misfortune of changing his
yooniform," and we repeat, we are sor-
ry for him. AS long as he lives he will
not be of much further public account !;
but privately, there will be a disagree
able buzzing in his ears, the import of
which will be, 81 wish l hadn't"