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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12
TEXT OF THE INDICTMENTS

The United States VS.. Thos. j, Brady
for unlawfully receiving money and
post drafts, $5 900 as second assistant
postmaster general, from James 3
Price, as a reward for making a con.
tract for mail service with Price on
July 13. 1880, upon the star route, from
Socorro to Silver City, n. M.
Against William Pitt kellogg and
Thomas J. Brady, for conspiracy, on
April IL, 1880, with James B. Price, to
defraud the United States by means of
false oaths and fraudulent allowance
for expedition and false fraudulent
claims, to be made for increased pay,
for expedition on post routes from
Muuroe to Shreveport, In Louisiana,
and San Antonio to Corpus Christi, in
Texas; the said routes then being in
the name of James B. Price, con-
tractor.
Against William Pit Kellogg. setting
forth that on April II. 1880, whilst
senator from Louisiana, he did unlaw-
fully receive from James B. Price, con-
tracter on post routes from Munroe to
Shreveport, Ls., and San Antonio to
Corpus Christi, Tex, . certain sum of
money, postofice drafts and prom
issory note, together of the value of
S20, 900, for services in procuring, per-
suading and inducing Thomas ]. Brady,
second assistant postmaster general, to
award and allow to Price an increase of
pay and compensation for carrying the
m all with increased speed on and over
each of said routes, and corruptly in
fuenciDg the action of the said Brady
therein.
Another presentment against Brady
for having, on or about April II, 1880
whilst second assistantpostmaster gen.
eral, unlawfully received certain mon
ey, postoffce drafts and a note, to-
gether being of the value of 500, 1000,
as compensation for service of award
ing to Jam es B. Price, a mail contractor,
a contract on each of the routes from
Munroe to Shreveport, La, and San
Antonio to Corpus Christi, Tex, to carry
mail with increased speed and for in
creased pay.
The witnesses named are John A.
Walsh, James B. Price, Joseph Cochran
and j. W Brady
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

Charles Reade says he has not the
physical power to answer his many
letters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

THE friends of the university will be
gratifed that the bill providing for an
incrsase of its income has become q
law. The act authorizes the levy of a
tax of one-eighth of mill on the dollar
upon the taxable property of the state,
to be paid to the income iuud of the
university. The increase of tb2 tax
thus authorized is cne fJrtieth of a
mill on each dollar IF asses ed valua
tion, aad will increase the revenues Of
the institution by the sum, it is esti-
mated, of about twelve thousand dol
lars. The act, however, imposes the
requirement that with this increase
there shall be maintained q chair of
pharmacy and matcri0 medica, and also
the establishment of an agricultural
experiment station. The residue Of
the increase remaining after these re-
quirements are fulfilled goes into the
general fund of the university.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

Seven years ago Mr.. Bell, of tele-
phone fame, was poor man. Now he
Is said to be worth $6,090,000.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

NINE. ALBANI is to be met in Mon
treal by torchlight procession of snow
shoers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

The bricklayers of Chicago are out
on strike for higher wages. They
have been receiving $3.50 per day, and
demand $4 The employers refuse to
accede to the asked for advance There
are about 4 900 bricklavers in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12
A BAD SENATOR,

VIM. Pitt Kellogg Indicted by the
Grand Jury-AIsO Another Iudfct-
rient A Against Brady found-The
Affidavits in Full.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

EXPERIMENTS with the telephone at
long range have been made within the
last few days with rather indifferent
success, but with such results as en-
courage the belief that communication
by this method will become practical
in the near future. The experiment of
a week or more ago between New York
and Cleveland was entirely successful.
Since then various attempts have been
made to establish practical communi-
cation between New York and Chicago,
a distance of nine hundred and forty
miles. Chicago coald be heard dis
tinctly in New York, but New York
failed to make itsslf heard in Chicago
to any advantage. But its poor rule
that won't work both ways, and it is
probable that the difference is owing to
trivial causes, which will eventually be
remedied.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

WARRINGTON, March a.-The grand
jury today brought in indictments
against. ex-senator Kellogg and Gen.
Brady, Jointly and separately, for com.
pllcity in Louisiana and Texas state
route frauds.
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THE DIRECT LINE TO
WESTERN and NORTHERN IOWA,
NEBRASKA, MINNESOTA and DAKOTA.

Close Connections at Mcmillan, reaching
St. Paul and Minneapolis the gan3 i4y
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-04-12

AGAINST KELLOGG AND
BRADY
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20
Outrageous SANDERS Of Virginia.

The Richmond Wing, the Spirit Of the
VaEgey, and other Coalition journals are
guilty not only of the outrage of asserting
that the Democrats are responsible for the
riot at Danville on the 5rd inst, and charge
that it was preconcerted and premeditated
and cold-b!ooded murder-a massacre of in
nocents-but they hold the Democrats re-
sponsible for all the murders that have been
committed within the state during the past
several months, and seek to make the i'm
preston that they were committed by DEM
oerats to strike terror to the hearts of their
political opponents. III this they are as
guilty of crime as the worst criminals con-
fined III the penitentiary, and do the State
more harm than all the criminals confined
iii the penitentiary could do if let loose up
Oh the community. Such journals should
not be patronized by any friend of the III
terests of the State or of the character and
reputation Of its citizens. They should re-
eeive the most indignant and emphatic con-
demnaiion Of the people, for they are Ii cir
worst enemies, and infiict upon them the
greatest possible wrong. They charge that
''murder, most foul and damnable," has
been committed-that it was preconcerted
for party effect-that. it was premeGitated,
cold-blooded murder-and seek to hold re-
sponsible for it party that is constituted
of more than three -fourths of the white
people of this State-making them murder
ers of the worst character, and making the
impression upon foreigners and the people
of the North that it is unsafe for them to
come into the State, and, as consequence,
some of the Northern press are ROW advis-
ing their people to avoid Virginia as they
would pest-house or den of thieves and
murderers. The fact that such journals ale
allowed, without moiestation, to publish
such outrageous SANDERS upon our people,
furnishes evidence that they are remarkably
conservative, ard forbeariug to that point
''beyond which forbearance ceases to be
virtue"
Such slanderers of noble people should
be piloried in pubic Judgment, and a whip
of scorpions should be placed i'll every hon
est mans hands to lash the raseals naked
through the world.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20

When will the colored man of Virginia
learn he is opposing white majority of
100, 900 over white Coalitionists in Va; that
he is opposing party having 26 out of SO
Governors in the United States; that the
half million of white Immigrants landing
yearly on our shores in search ofhomes and
labor render it impossible for his race to
dominate a single Southern State; and that
his interest lies, not in following office-seek-
ers 'shoving him on the white mans shot
gum" in giving Iis'political support to in-
telligence and moral worth? We fear, new
er. The government in this State will soon
pass again into Democratic hands; and
though lie is protected in all his rights and
his children are being educated, he will con-
tinue to believe campaign falsehoods and
close his ear to truth. If he will have it so,
let white men remain solid. 1t is the only
guarantee for peace and good government.
Lader.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20

A Word IN SEAsoN.-We trust that two
influences will grow from the result of Tues
days contest. The colored people should
now realize that it is important for them to
abandon the shameful attitude they have
heretofore placed themselves in before the
country. 1t does not make the least diff
ference whether it is Democrat or Repub-
lican, they should not be driven like sheep
to the polls, but exercise their judgment as
becomes free people and permit no man to
subordinate their consciences TO his will.
Another grand step in the direction of
their happiness and welfare, individually
and collectively, will be taken when they
resist an and every plea made to induce
outlawry as we'll as disregard of the decen-
cies and proprieties of life. They may rely
on it that no party can or will invade their
rights, because as public law is strong
enough to punish them when wrong, it is
equally efficient for their protection as long
as they fulfill the duties of good citizens.
We pledge the Democracy of this State
in advance to literal fulfillment of every
pledge made IN the Lynchburg platform
Norfolk Firginian, November 1lh.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20
The National Republican is guilty of foul

The National Republican is guilty of four
distinct falsehoods concerning the Danville
riot:
LIST. That the riot was a massacre arran-
ged beforehand for political purposes.
End. That the negroes were unarmed
and inofensive.
3rd. That no white man was hurt by
the negroes in the melee.
4th. That there were thirty negroes
killed and as many wounded.
The purpose oil the National Republican,
the bitterest South-hating Radical organ in
the United States, is obvious. Their inten-
ton is to array the prejudices of the North
against the South
The Richmond Whig circulates the same
falsehoods evidently for the same purpose
A detestable example of the ill bird that
fouls his own nest.
The people of Virginia, now that the veil
has completely fallen from the Prophet, can
see the hideous lotahsomeness of his visage.
He is now actually trying, by means of
calumny and SANDER, to array The North in
bitter hatred against the people of his State
and the entire South. But thank God he
can do us no harm. He has made his bed
with the negro, now let him lie ON it, and
if he squirms and writhes in his torment
the sight is rather pleasant to us than other
wise.- Winchester Times
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20
Stauntotl Spectator.
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 90, 1888.
SANDER "MOst Foul and Damnable.

Bv the silent ballots of an aroused people
a great victory of freedomlover tyranny has
been achieved-the redeemed people loudly
reioieeLcities are acknowledgements
boom-orators thrill multitudes with their
eloouence-from all sections of the Union
messages of congratulation are borne on
the lightning's wing-thanksgiving prayers
ascend from thousands of grateful hearts
the heavens are vocal with the hymns of
praise of a..redeemed people; but yet there
is voice that CRATES on the ears as harshly
as the creaking hinges of the dark portals
of hell-it is the voice of baffled political
fiends-the howl of human hyenas disap-
pointed of their prey-crying, at the top OF
their voices that would drown the below
ing of the 'sbulls of Bashan," murder! MUIR
DER!l MURDER!M M-U-R-D-E-R!l! 1t
is the old dodge of the rogue crying, "stop
thief stop thief!r' This dodge in this age
seldom avails the thief, and it will not avail
the political slanderers who would brand
the large majority of the good people of
this State as murderers-red- handed, cod
blooded assassins-who, by preconcerted
plans and premeditated purposes, without
provocation, murdered innocent, harmless
people for party effect. The motive of this
SANDER, which language is inadequate to
describe, is to solidify the North that it may
crush by its ponderous weight the feeble
South, and that the disappointed and de-
feated politicians may glut their greedy
revenge by heaping woes on the majority
of the people of Virginia.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20


A BLESSING FOR TIE NEGROES Tho
overthrow of Bossism in Virginia should
be a source of honest joy to the negroes of
the South. Had the Malone movement
been successful in this State, it would have
been attempted in every other State in our
section. From Virginia to Louisiana the
negroes would have been exhorted to unite
solidly against the whites-the Democratic
party They would have been the prey of
demagogues as unprincipled as those in
Virginia, if that were possible, and it is
more than paobable that so much of bad
feeling would have resulted from the at
tempt that bloOdshed and strife would
have been the last act in the sad drama.
Perhaps, too, the inferior race would have
been condemned to condition of destitu-
ton which they do not deserve. There
fore, we say, it is good thing for the ne
groes that the first movement has been
brought to an end in the State which was
selected for it's trial.
We firmly believe that the welfare of the
negro depends in large measure, in the
South, upon his intelligent Identification
with the Democratic party When he does
this, he associates himself with men who
can accomplish their political ends without
him. He is not absolutely needed, and his
voluntary association with the whites would !
give them more confidence in him, and |
make them feel more respect for his jude |
nent and for his capacity to be grateful. |
The dullest negro that ever lived must re-
llize what an anomaly he is in politics, and
low he works against himself, when he
ollows the lead Of men Whom the bulk of
espectable whites, property-owners, Giian-
facturers, and intelligent men, b.se put
nder the ban, and have S-anaSSu as politi-
al outlaws.-Peters burg Nail, Nor. 10M.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20

The Alexandria Gazette says: ''In pri-
vate letter to friend in Washington, written
one month before the election, by MIR.
Bowen, the readjqster member of Congress
from the 9th district in the State, he said.
in effect. that his party was beaten and
that nothing could Save it, Ard yet the
President of the whoe country, in order to
make party capital in one section of it, at
tempts to revive secti nal animosity by as
serting publicly that lie believes the recent
democratic victory il the democratic State
of Virginia was the result of intimidation
of the negroes produced by the Danville
affair. Mr. Arthur ought to be ashamed
of himself. But it is impossible to make a
silk purse out of sow's ear.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20
HON. JOHN W. DEZENDORF ON THE DAN
WILLIE RIOT.
"NO BASER ISLANDER EVER WAS
UTTERED AGAINST ANY
PEOPLE,
"Unwarranted misrepresentation of
Facfs.S
"wIcKED RESORT OF BASE MINDS"

From a long letter of Hon. John W.
Dezendorf, straightout-R Republican, dated
Washington, Nov. 18th, and addressed to
Ex-Gov. D. H. Chamberlain, of S. c., now
of New York, we extract the following in
refutation of the "baseet SANDER ever utter
ed against any people::"-
For two years Malone has held undisput-
ed sway, backed up by all the power of the
federal administration, with all the patron
age of the state, federal and local, at his
supreme command; with the federal office
holders his devoted slaves; with the navy
yard his workshop to turn out poor "Pinta
tugs" and to manufacture voters; with the
employees of the government upon whom to
levy assessments in open violation of law:
with the state and local officers, from the
Governor down, subject to his order and
contributing to his political treasury; with
the state flooded with United States reve-
nue. officials for months, doing nothing but
canvass in his interests-with all these
things, and power never before ex ercised
by one man in this country in his favor, the
sceptre has passed from his grasp, and he
has been overwhelmingly defeated. And
why? He would have the country believe
that ''the shotgun policy" has been inau-
gurated in Virginia, that the Granville
riot" so-called was the cause of his defeat
that the white people of Virginia had inau
gurated a feast of blood, and the coloreG
race were the victims of their blood thirsty
hate. No baser SANDER ever was uttered
against any people. There was never &
more peaceable OF quiet election held in any
state than was held in Virginia on the 6tf
day of the present month. The colored vote
itself is the best refutation of the baseless
SANDER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20

KEEP UP THE oRGANIZATIoN.-Tic
Democrats should not relax their efforts TO
keep up their organization, for, as the State
truly says, we were beaten in 1881 and in
1882 by lack of county organization. This
year we carried the State by a tremendous
majority, because every freeman felt that
the best interests of the State were at stake,
and every freeman worked as lie had never
worked before to redeem the State.
The organization must be kept up, SO
that we may be in working trim for 1851
We can never afford to grow lukewarm in
good cause, and hereafter the Democracy
must always poll its full vote as was done
at the late election. This is the only way
that victory can be assured. Let work be
the watchword, not only On the eve of all
election, but at all times.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20

THE CHART BY WHICH IT SHOULD BE GUID-
ED.

The General Assembly of Virginia will
soon meet It will be body that will not
only be superior to the last in patriotism.
but greatly superior in ability. It will be
the ablest Legislature that has assembled
in this State for some years. and we believe
that its proceedings will be marked with
patriotism, ability: aud wisdom. Their
path of duty has been blazed FIR them by
the people, and they will have no difficulty
in following it. To change the figure, they
willhave no difficulty in guiding the Ship CT
State Alright, if they will faithfully observe,
as they should do, the chart laid down by
the Democratic Convention at Lynchburg.
The platform adopted in that Convention is
the chart by which they should be guided.
They should faithfully redeem al the
pledges therein made. They should lecogn-
ize the debtquestion as settled, and do moth
ing towards re-opening it, not only because
the party is pledged to it, but because it has
been settled by decisions Of the courts of
last resort-both State and Federal = and it
is the duty of law-abiding citizens to yield
submissively to the courts
They should foster the public schools,
and promote their prosperity as much as it
is possible to do by Legislation and the
means at their command.
They should provide to give the negroes
free and full control Of the colorcd schools
with trustees of their own lace. and such
teachers of either race as they may choose
to elect. Let there be peace between the
races in the management Of the public
schools. If there be trouble in the white
schools, let it be between white people
whose children are educated i'll them. If
in the colored schools, where the colored
children are educated. let it be between the
colored people alone.
Ii the whitespeople pay the money to sup
port the colored schools, as they do and will
continu" to do almost exclusively, and yet
give tho colored people exclusive manage
ment and control of the colored schools the
colored people certainly ought to be satisfi
ed
The Democratic party is the friend of the
colored people, and will protect them in
heir just rights, and it is about time that
the .colored people were learnip<, this truth.
1t is hard to be honestly befriending peo-
pie, whilst that people recognize US as enc
mics and array themselves against US I'M
der the lead Of men who use them solely to |
subserve their own selfish purposes. The |
Democrats have borne their blind ingrati
tude with great forbearance. They have
done so because they do not so much blame
the negro who is deceived as the white ras-
calls who deceive them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-11-20
DEATH OF A DIsriNauIauED PHYsrcI.

DEATH OF DIsriNaUlaHED PHYSICIAN.
DIR. James Marion Sims. who died of
heart disease in New York city on NoYesa-
Der 18th. was noted physician and sur
geon. He was born in Lancaster district,
S. c., in 1911, within few hundred yards
of the spot where Andrew Jackson first
saw light. He was great granddaughter
of Rob Roy McGregor, the famous Scottish
chieftain. He was as well known in Eu-
rope as in America, having been present at
the birth Of the sons of the Empress Euge-
ME of France and of the Empress Of Aus
tria. DR.. Sims had the reputation Of liav-
ing received the largest fees ever paid to
physician, but was also distinguished for
his charities. lie was President of tie
American genealogical Society, and had
just completed an important work OF a sci
entifie nature. He had also about finished
an autobiography. Decorations had been
conferred upon him by every crowned head
in Europe for his eminent services in medi-
cal science. He was universally regarded
as the first surgeon i'll the world at least in
his speciality.
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OLIVE BRANCH OFFERED THE NEGROES.
AT large and enthusiastic meeting and
public barbecue given at Buffalo Springs,
Mecklenburg county, Va, November 18th,
1888, in honor of the recent Democratic
victory in Virginia, the following resolution
offered by Col. Thos. f. Goode was urani-
mously adopted
Resoloed, That We regard It as @ high
duty to cultivate and maintain amicab O
relations with our col0red fellow citizens,
and in this the hour OF our victory, as we
have heretofore done iii defeat and disaster,
we extend to them the olive branch. We
pledge ourselves to accord to them cheer
fully, all rights and privileges, to which
they are entitled under the constitution and
laws; to aid them in the development of
whatever capacity they may be endowed
with; to mete out to them under all circum-
stances the same measure of justice that we
ask foP ourselves, and as far as in us lies to
advance and promote their interest and
happiness; that we will treat them respect
fully, courteously and kindly. And having
given to them this assurance We appeal to
them to disregard the counsel of those who
would for selfish motives put enmity be-
tween US and to meet us half way in the
work of reconciliation, which it is our pur-
pose to accomplish between the white man
and the black man on this soil.