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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
Judge Green's Address on DiScharging
the POSPn Prisoners.

FROM the lrtsQuf iait AiNhNt-s
The Posen riot cases were tried before
Judge Green at the present session OF
the Circuit Court of this county, and
owing to some error in making out the
warrant in some cases and the absence
of bonds or recogizance in others. were
all but one either released on a verdict
of not guilty by the jury at the charge
of the court, or a nolle prosqui entered
hv order of the Prosecuting Attorney.
The Judge, however, addressed the pris-
oners before leaving court and informed
them that they must not think they
were discharged because they commit
ted no offense, but on the other hand
thew must think how fortunate il was
for them that an error had been made
which obliged him to charge the jury
to liberate them or advise the Prescott
ING Attorney TO enter a nolle prusqu'
in their cases. He then dwelt upon the
serious ofense il was for the people to
resist the officers of the law in the ex-
ecution Of their duty, and on the pun
ishment he should have been obliged 20
mete out to them had the case gone in
TO court on its merits with no errors in
the warrants, etc. The Judge then
urged them never to be led astray by
incendiary leaders urging them on to
acts Of violence and particularly to the
obstruction of property and injury to
persons, saving that such advice was
always the advice of enemies to them
selves and the country and never oftrue
friends to themselves, and finished by
speaking of the banding together Of
people in mobs and cutting buildings
or injuring the person Of citizens a a
crime that should always be heavily
punished and as a most un-American
manner Of attempting TO enforce in
criminal manner what the law would
redress for the poorest citizen among
them, if their legal rights had been
trampled upon. He said such acts
must always meet with his strongest
condemnation. and would have heen
severely punished by him had they
come proven before him on the merit,
Of the case. He then said for the hen
eft of the community at large and this
county in particular, that he hoped
never again to hear that the people
would attempt to redress a grievance,
either real or imaginary, by resisting
the laws Of the country and committing
a grave crime themselves in endoavor-
ing to assert their ideas in an unlawful
and uncivilized manner, which must al
WAYS hinder the growth and prosperity
Of Presque Isle county, or any other
spot in which such unlawful proceed
ings took place.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

and the presumption is that the Con-
stitution intended he should act upon
his own Judgment.
Ii is not difiicnlt 20 understand why
the trainers of the Constitution should
have deliberately left the matter to he
determined ia this way. Had the
power been conferred on Congress to
decide when President was unable
TO act, the balance between Executive
and Legislative power would have
been seriously disturbed, and the
Legislative preponderance dangerous
~ increased With the power to de-
eide President and Vice-Pre,ident
under disability. Congress would have
practical control Of the Executive
branch of the government and tins
the trainers Of She Constitution never
intended.
There is no reason in theory, what
ever reason there may occasionally he
in practice, why The Vice President
should not I've the indge n to whether
the President i under such disability
as jnstitieS his assumption of the
powers and duties. He is chosen by
the people, with the express under
standing that he is To take the PreSi-
dents place npon certain contingent
cies; and il the people cannot trust
him in such a matter they ought not
to elect him The only danger is in
his deciding the President to he dis
ahled, hen as a matter of fact he is
not. But this is an imaginary rather
than real danger If the President
really were free from disability he
could and would undoubtedly make it
very warm for a usurping Vice-Presi-
dent; and the consciousness of this
fact can be safely relied on as a suffi-
cient restraint upon unlawful ambi-
tion on the part of the "spare execu-
tive. Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
The State Printing Contract.

The Detroit Free Press has taken
up the subject Of the State printing
contracts, and is going for the Lam
ing contractors, aud the Buald az
State Auditors in way that mus
make them sqnirm. 1t is eriieutly
posted on the subject. The printing
and binding for the next Two YEAR.
was let a few days ago to the old ruu-
tractors, W. S. George u Co, tuIough
straw bid" They had in one bill
themselves, which vas mucl higheI
than that of the Free Press there
was another put in 10y an irrespon>i-
bile party, which the board decided
was less than that of the Free Press,
and to this irresponsible party they
awarded the contract, after permitting
him 10 add another surety In his bond
to make it good. The ineSposihle
party then turns over the contract 10
George & Co. The Free Press low
claims that its bid was actually
lower than the "staw bid" Of George
& Co., through House, and demands
a rehearing. 1t also points out the
fact that Two years ago, when a De-
troit party's bid was lower than that
of George & Co., it was thrown out
| for the reason that it had but one
surety on the bond, although that
one was amply responsible. This
time there was but one, and he oil
doubtful responsibility but this time
the bond was permitted to be strength.
ed after the bids we're opened. Had
they opened up ditferently-had the
higher bid of George IL Co. been the
lowest except the 'straw hid" the
latter would, of course, have beer
thrown out and the contract awarded
to them at the higher price. w,
have heretofore called attention tC
this subject of the State printing and
the enormous and unnecessary eX
pense connected with it. The pres
ent contractors have grown immense
~ rich ont of it, and much unneces
sary and useless printing has beer
done to furnish them work for profit
1t is to he hoped that light will nov
be let upon the business.-Paw Paw
Free Press and Courier.
The Free Press claims to have IN
earthed considerable crookedness il
the letting Of the State printing con
tract. The manner of opening ih,
bids certainly has most suspicion
look, the bids being opened in sta
chamber session and not in opel
board.-Wbite Pigeon Journal.
The Free Press company were tn
lowest responsible bidders for tb
. State printing. hut one House, who's
sir name is w. S. George g. Co. tool
the cake Just the same.-Orford Globe
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

The discovery has been made in the
bed Of the St. Charles river at Quebec
Of the remains of an old French vessel
Of about 100 tons, which must have
been sunken for generations. The YES
sci was discovered buried in sand in the
he'd Of the river, some twelve feet be-
low low water, her keel being evident
ly, as far as can at present be Judged,
twenty-five feet below the water Some
ten feet of her hull has been disclosed
TO view. Her timbers are of European
oak, ten inches thick, foot-hooks twelve
inches, and planking three inches. She
has 6een well bolted with iron and fast
ened with spikes. Her timbers are per-
fectly black.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

The new comet which is Just now on
the boards ar the star attraction, is To-
Gated by the Albany Argus as follows;
The new comet is now visible IL the
northeast from 2A. ". till daylight in
the first week in August it will be dis
cernible by the naked eye, and even
now may be by those that know the use
Of an astronomical atlas, and will take
the already published data for guidance,
seen through an opera glass. After it
becomes visible to ordinary observation
it will appear in the northwest horizon
in the evening after twilight, and will
doubtless increase in brightness from
evening TO evening as it makes its
progress toward the west. 1t will on
no evening be visible much more than
an hour, and in the first week in Sep
TENDER it will last be seen at point in
the horizon about due west. There.
after it will be visible, with diminished
brightness, 10 astronomers and others
in the southern hemisphere. The
comet is coming directly toward the
Garth on the way TO its perihelior
passage, which will be made about
August 90" Superstitious people may
as well prepare TO climb tree.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
Anxious to Return.

V. S. Clark, who some years ago left
n good home in the county Of Otsego.
being charmed by the glowing accounts
of the West, now finds to his sor-
row that when he left his home in
northern Michigan, be gave up a para
disc that he would now be willing TO
undergo no amount Of hard work TO en-
able him to return to as soon as posi-
bic, and for that purpose writes TO the
Herald for assistance. We clip the
following from his letter:
II have had bad luck in coming
down here. The company have beat
me bad in the land they sold me and
want TO come back az quick as l can.
/ cannot sell my chance for anything,
and the cattle have broke in and dc.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
A New Postal Money system.

The new postal order, which the
Postmaster General and his assistants
have devised, if adopted by Congress,
will be issued in two denominations
running up 10 $3.50 and s5 respective.
ly. The blanks will have the figures /,
2, and printed in one column, the
nine numerals in another and again a
third. When a postmaster prepares
an order for use, he will punch out in
the three columns the figures making
up the sum desired. In the 90 blank
there viii DO thres ciphers printed a.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

stroyed all my crops, and it is so hot
here, through july and August, that
no one can work, and man can't sec
the advantages of his own country UNI
I'll he leaves it. want to come back
to where my friends are. II will kill
me to stay here laying idle two months
in this hot climate"
Mr.. Clark is not the only one who
has left northern Michigan for western
home, and, finding that he had COM
mitted a grave error, desires to retracc
his steps
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
Presidential Inability.

The New York World processes it.
self "glad to see that its esteemed
Democratic and Republican contem-
poraies throughout the country are
gradually awakening to the impor-
lance Of the point raised by this
journal concerning the absence of
any provision in the Constitution for
the administration Of the government
during a temporary disability Of the
President This would he more in
t-rrstiug were it not for the fact that
there is no such "ahsence" as the
World speaks of. The Constitution
is very explicit Cart. ii, Sec. ~ that
lin ease of the removal Of the Presi-
dent from Office. or o. his death, res
iguation or inability TO discharge the
powers and duties of the said (Presi-
denIiaD oifirc, the came shall devolve
npon the Nirp-P President"
TIE difficulty, if there is any, is in
the nou-eslahli-hnent of any tribunal
10 decide upon the Presidents inahil-
ity Tut il il toy no means certain
that the trainers of the Constitution
are TO he charged with any neglect on
this point. On the contrary, the plain
Inference from the provision Is, that
the Vice-President Is to decide when
there is such inability as 10 call for
his assumption of the Presidential
powers ami duties. The question was
undoubtedly present to the minds Of
rhe ramers. In the same paragraph
they proviAs for the possible case of
inability on The part OF both Presi-
dent aud Nire-P President, and confer
npon Congress the power to decide
10y statute what officer shall act IN
such ease. But even in that ease
they RETAINED from leaving it Ia
Congress to decide when, in each in
stance, the emergency had arisen re-
qniiing the officer designated to act
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
Hay Fever.

Mr.. a. L. Avery, Pharmacist, New
ark, n. Having been severely af-
flicted for eleven years with Hay
Fever, after trying almost everything
without avail, l gave up all hopes OF
being cured, when | purchased of you
box of Ely's Cream Balm. To my
surprise, after a few applications, l
was entirely relieved. r. Watson
Harris, Letter Carrier No ii, New P.
o.. Newark. n. J. Price 80 cts. 522
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

The Maine law and it's workings
have heeu so rersistenily Iidirul 4
that they are fairly entitled to the
following favorable testimony which
Governor PIaiated gave them in a re-
cent address:
Many people outside Of our State
have the idea that we are a bankrupt
people, and the Maine law has done il
hy depressing business. This is n
false idea. Temperance has blessed
our State, orr citizens are intelligent,
aud the per cent. Of illi;eracy is 50
small, comparatively, that it speaks
volumes for Maine and It's citizens.
Men who live in other States, and
who are not in close accord with our
temperance principles, admit that
Maine is o good plare TO grow up
family Of suher, intelligent children.
This argues 10 our favor. ] trust that
total abstinence will prevail more ex-
tensively; that the probibitory law
will be more thoroughly enforced un-
Ill the last vestige of the run power
is swept from our midst"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

LEROY, who is accused of the hor-
rihle murder on the English railroad,
has entitled himself to favorable
consideration by refusing to plead
insanity. His case is desperate one;
hut he persistently declares that he
would rather be hanged than be call
ed fool. 1t may be that he has
adopted the shrewdest line of defense
possible. In time when the insanity
plea is all the rage the man who re-
fuses to use it stands an excellent
chance Of being found insane by an
intelligent jury Even If he shall he
convicted, he will hardly be executed.
The possession of such a curiosity as
n murderer who prorlaims himself
cane is IN honor which Great Britain
will hardly care TO ose.-Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

A correspondent Of the New York
World furnishes an explanation of
the rnusa II the new New York Sem
n'or Miller's devotion TO wood pnlp.
lie saws that some years ago, while
walking through his factory. Miller
had the misfortune 10 fall hendlorg
upon circular saw driven nj the rate
Of go revolutions n minnie. That
portion Of his skull above his cars
was sawn of and the contents scat
tered. With great presence Of mind
the man Mt the saw picked mp tie
keaa AMI filling II with what come
haniies.. and which 10 ked like gray
brain matter, he rlapped it on ngain.
The contents proved 10 I've wood pulp.
but the damage having already been
done M effort was made 10 correct
the mistake. Since then he has
thonqht nothing but wood pulp
Free Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Wednesday, august 10, 1881.

The President still continues to inn
prove, and the attending physicians
feel perfectly satisfied that all danger
is now passed, and that his recovery is
no longer a thing of uncertainty.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

The total population Of the Domin-
ion Of Canada is reported at 1856, 1888
showing an increase of $50, 49S since
1870, or an increase of 20 per cent in
ten years. The increase in the United
States in the same time has been about
80 per cent.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10

The only absolute specific we know
Of for sneezing, snufIing and choking
catahrrh or head colds is Sandford's
Radical Cure, which for the small sum
of 81 affords instant relief and inva-
riable cures.-Medical Times.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-08-10
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the terms and cond-
tons OF % certain indeutUre of mortgage, bearing
date the fourth day Of April 1872 and executed by
and between Ium"s ID. Ambrose and Mary Ambrose,
his wife, Of the first paIf, sud George Darveau. OF
the second part, and duly corded ia the office OF the
Register Of deeds TOR the county I Alpena, on the
libpr OF Mortgages, on T1ges 9S and %, and by
which said default the power OF s5le m said mort
glse contained has become operative, and It being
claimed thn there il iue and unpaid. ~ the date
hereof Oh said mortgage, the sum OF three hundred
and rity-iour dollars and fifteen cents ,55tl51 TO-
principal md interest together with attorney tee
Of fifty dollars. 5000 provided for in said MORT
gage, and 40 suii or proceeding, either "a law or in
equity, having been ns'itued 20 recover the amount
secured oy SAID mortgage tr any part thereof, now,
therefore;
Notice IS hereby given, hat on the 5th day OF
Nov ember, A. %. 1851. 40 two O'Clock Ia the
afternoon ~ snit day, az he front door OF w. ~.
Johnsons brick block wn'er street in the city OF
AlpenH. county OF Alpcni, nnd State Of Michigan,
that hong tho building 10 which The Circuit Court
for said whrh said murtcAged premises nre
situated j. held there will be ,od ~ public auction
10 the highest bidder the premises described in snid
mortgage -o much thereof d. may be necessary 70
satisfy the said debt lie interest thereon. and said
attorney fee aud m costs aud Oh Iscs allowed bv law.
Sand mortpHged pr misses situated 10 the city of
Alpeua, county ~ A.pora, slate Of Michigan. and
described fnl Ows. All that piece OF ptrccl OF
nnd described IN s1il mortgage follows, 10 VII
Lot number tnur, r., in block number nnty.cne, ~ .
II the recorded pat Gf the CITY a. AlplnH ~ appears
OF record ga the office of the REGISTER o. Deeds for
snid county. pertaining 10 said block nilaty-one.
-aii civ and county, 20 wit: Common ling AZ poinr
the northwest conner Of said lot four o. IN said
block ninety.one, % g, md running weste,iy line
nt sid oi, coz uHued seventeen IL feet thence ~
right angles s0utherly TO section Inc Road; thence
/ on line ~ said road caaterly 20 land now owned by
said Ambrose fhon Vcs trlv 10 place OF heginning
being strip Of land seventeen feet wide back OF said
LOT four, =
Dated, Alpena August 2 1881
GEORGE DARvEAU,
Mortgage
VtCToF G. BURNHAY,
Attorney for MORTGAGE. 522wl;
Richland beacon., 1881-01-22
Indian Peculiaritics,

Marrying into an Indian tribe assures
the white man an immunity from danger
he could not otherwise secure. Though
he Is not considered one of the band. he
Is, III measure, attached to it. His re-
iati'mshlp Is that of mortgage to a
mouse, whose owner can't discharge it.
IN the event of a difficulty between
his people and his tribe. he re-
mains perfectly neutral, taking care
To keep out from between them. As a
renegade, the Indian would not tolerate
INN. AS an en- enemy, he would he
hunted into the ground When trouble
looms mp he packs his traps and moves
until 1T Is over, and then returns with
Zip Winkle-like yawn, wondering
what has happened il his absence. 1t
Is this position that has made him an OBJ
Ject of some suspicion among whites and
Indians where neutrality is an unknown
force. He is on neither side III Il fracas,
situation more unfortunate than to he
with the defeated, among people who
take hand in everything. He may he
brave, but he is circumscribed. bound
down by his domestic relations, but
powerless for action.
According to prairie law. it is dis
reputable LII white man to abandon his
dusky wife until she has grown 100 old
To work for him. Then he may send
her back to her tribe if he so elect. The
obligation upon the wife is different.
She may not desert the husband for all
other white man, but she may leave him
for an Indian who wants to marry her
provided she have no children. If
squaw desires to abandon her husband,
the Indian of her choice must put back
the price originally paid to her mother.
lie may abate no jot or title, and it is
In such payment that the divorce is per-
fected. She then becomes a single
woman, free TO marry, but she can not
live IN the vicinity inhabited by her
former husband. She must move away
with ner new venture. Such divorces
are not infrequent. 1t is difficult thing
for the squaw to perfectly adapt herself
To her white husband. He may be of
the kindliest disposition. but his ways
are not as her ways, and though she |
with all her strength to draw
closer to her existence part of his. she
can not make him one of her kind. and |
she drifts away from him. The birth of |
children directs her thoughts into new |
and lessons the chasm between |
them, but without them he has but
little hope of keeping her to himself.
Sooner or later she will find her affinity.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-22
The Bicyclp.

| A bicycle is much easier to master than
one would think The first thought in
| getting on one is quick calculation. The
calculation is TO solve the problem of
which way one will fall The solution is
a tumble, being a combination Of every
conceivable way of getting down with a
vim and bruises. One soon masters the
| thing. The captain of the capital bicy-
Gle club of this city says that i'll half an
hour he can teach any one to ride. At
the end Of that time novices can get
along on the streets, and keep q going.
They will not be finished wheelmen
though. 1t takes time and patience to
become fly rider. The enjoyment of
the exercise is keen and not wearisome.
Your true whcelman would not exchange
for good saddle horse. 1t is not tire
some. The weight of the body is on the
saddle instead of on the knee as in walk
ing. Forty miles n day can be made
without fatigue except slight string in
the knee the first two nights OF the trip.
This explains the long trips by wheel
men over the country. A man with a
good pair Of lungs gets winded if he
runs hundred yards at the top of his
''ft''' ihN 'N VIC VIII ulilhc u
quarter of a mile at his best bent before
his wind begins to fail. The English
papers speak of a characteristic "bicycle
back"-a hump-shouldered, chest-con-
tracted sort Of appearance-resulting
from the wheel. There is nothing of tho
kind IN the United States. The style of
riding is different in the two countries.
In England the gay flyer grasps the
handles or tiller, rs if the thing were a
boat, Overhanded; the back of his hands
are uppermost. and his arms making the
hypotenuse of right angled triangle
causes him to stoop. In the American
style the handles are grasped with the
palms uppcrmost; the elbows are by the
side. The fore arm making the base of
the right anSled triangle conduces to an
expansion of the chest instead of con-
traction. The summer is the most
favorable season for the sport, but in
Washington it holds on during the win
ter owing to the mild climate.-Er-
change.