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The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

WIN more money than anything else W I4N by taking an agency for the bcsto,l ng book out. B ginncrs succeed grandly. None ever fail Terms sent free Address HiLLErr BOOK Co.,, Portlpnd Me
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
IDfuO.

The exhibit made by this territo
 " is called the "Gem. display ot all the states-and judging from the valuable minerals and other products showcd-Idaho is certain ly rare gem. It has been the good fortune of your correspond, ent 10 meet quite a number of gen tleman for this territory, and if the the balance of Idaho's population arc made from the same cloth" il
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16
Sherin'S Sale.
NOTICE IS HEREB f GIVEN that bv

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by ~ virtue of an execution iS,uel and tu me directed, by the clerk of the Nevada county Circuit Court, l have levied upon and will expose for sale to the highest bid Ter on N credit of three months, on
 Thursday, April, lG, 'S3, between the hours for legal sales, in front ol the Court-Iouse door of Nevada county Ar ksn.as the following named property towit:
 all the right and title and interest of Chas. M. Norwood in and to the W ] of the N \ ] of the \ W l. the \ ofthe < W l of the N W and the < K of the \ W | of section l5 township l2 south, range 20 west in Nevada county Arkansas, levied upon to satisfy sn execution in favor of Thus II. Allen * Co.,, against Elmorc Nelson, Solo mon Nelson and Chas. NJ. Norwood
 OSCAR PHILLlIIS-Sherif
 By ED HOOD,-Deputy March 2ith, l8S3.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

CANADA is having trouble with her Indians.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-16

Mss ADA C. SWEET, the CLica, go pension agent who refuses to send m her resignation of the of fee as requested, is described as having gray eyes, thin lips and red hair We do not blame commisi sloner Black of that city for put, ting of the ''evil day" of interview ing her as long as possible, as she certainly possesses indonitahle ,esolation coupled with high spir- A.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
Annual Sessions

The suggestion made by Hon. f. p.
Walton, at the close of the very interest
ing article in another column, on the Yer
mont legislatures and legislation of fifty
or more years ago, is not now made for
the first time, but it is one that will bear
repeating and deserves earnest attention.
1t is that the legislature hold annual SEES
sions-one, which need not be a long one,
to organize, appoint the committees, lay
out the work, and initiate the new mem
bers into the business of legislation, and
another a year later to complete the i'm
portant matters of legislation. There seems
to be little hope of relief from the one
term rule, which fills the two houses with
new members, who having had one cleo
ton can never expect another, and gives us
rs consequence much crude legislation
but the plan of annual sessions would
afford Il partial remedy for the evil. The
members would thus get a little wonted
in theil duties, become acquainted with
each other, have their minds directed
towards the matters needing Legislative
action, and then separating for yeal
they could come together again the next
October, much better informed and quail
fled for their responsible duties The tOta
time occupied by the two sessions need
not much exceed that of the present hi
ennial session-it might probably be ever
less. But if it was Il little more, and thus
involved an additional expense to the
State, we have no doubt that the money
would be well spent, because it would
bring to the people a better return
for the money these representatives draw
from the Treasury. OF course there would
need to be some careful rules, to proven
the opening of a tioodgate of general leg
islation, at the opening session; but i
would not be difficult to devise the needed
safeguards and with such in force ",
have no doubt whatever that the result
would be so beneficial and satisfactory
that once adopted the system would b'
maintained indefinitely. No other prac
tcable remedy for the evils of the one
term rule, occurs to us-and we have glvel
not a little thought to the subject in tn,
past ten years. We trust the matter viii
be seriously considered by the next legis
lature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
\ Shameful Disclosure.

The New York TribluIc prints fac
smile of one of the documents, recently
brought to light, proving the shameful
connection Of David b. Hill, Democratic
candidate for the gOvernorship of New
York, with William \. Tweed in the own
ership of the Elmira, y. y, Gd@cttc. The
story of the affair is as follows:
In 1870 "A reorganization of the board of
trustees of the Elmira gazette was made,
by which David b. Hill, then an active
young lawyer and Democratic politician,
became member of the board, In the
same organization was dummy, Edward
l.. Patrick by name, representing the
great political boss and public robber,
William NJ. Tweed. According to the min
utes of the meeting of the board, the stock
for the Elmira gazette newspaper plant
was contributed as follows Horace Tidd,
$4,000; Frank IL. Atkinson, 5000; DAVID
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The Philadelphia Press suggests Sher-
man and Davenport for the Republican
ticket in 1883.
The friends of the late Emery A. Storrs
are to raise fund for the benefit of his
widow.
Mollie Garfield and Fannie Hayes have
been placed at Miss Porter's school, Farm
ngton, Conn, where Nellie Grant spent a
few weeks.
senator Evarts delivers an address in
Buffalo, y. Y, this evening ON "The Poll
tical Issues and Duties OF the Hour"
The Republicans of Oregon should avail
themselves of the opportunity afforded by
the special session of the Legis lature,
called for Nov. ., to sink their differences
and elect Il staunch Republican to the
United states Senate-BOStOH JOuTHdL
The Inter- ocean of Chicago warns the
Republicans of that city that in the cleo
ton for judges this fall no cry of regular
ticket Will save bad nominee from de
feat, nor Will the cry of machine defeat IA
good man.
The little bout between Hon. A. w.
Beard and Mr., +. II. Fuller a Boston Trdp-
cllcr reporter, has resulted in suit being
brought against Mr.. Beard by Mr.. Full
ler's counsel, in which the damages are
placed at 1000, and an attachment for
that amount has been placed upon Mr..
Boards property. The writ is made re
turnable on the first Monday in November.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

A few days since, some Pittsburg, Pa,
detectives. employed by the United States
Government discovered in the woods near
that city Il counterfeiters' camp, where
II men were engaged in the manufacture
of spurious silver dollars. Their appara-
tus was complete, and the coins made by it
were, 1t is said, not only undistinguishable
FROM the government dollar in appear
ance, but were also exactly like the
genuine buzzard dollar" as regards the
metal used. SO far as intrinsic value is
concerned, these spurious coins were,
therefore, worth just as much as the
government dollar. Perhaps the counter
feiters reasoned that they were no more
to blame for making dollars, at d profit of
twenty cents on the dollar, than the gov
eminent is. But this is no excuse. The
government rightly reserves to itself the
right to coin money. 1t alone has the
right and power to make its coin u legal
tender and it is as much counterfeiting
and a crime as justly punishable, to coin
counterfeit silver dollars, as to coin pew
ter ones On the other hand it can not be
denied that the government encourages
Counterfeitng by its coinage of DECEASED
currency. Sooner or later. if continued
its course will undermine the foundations
of sound public credit. The people do not
desire a dollar, which Il cOuntereiter car
initiate eXactlyat profit of fifteen to twenty
per cent. They want an "honest dollar,
and they are right about it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
Flood Rock

After the first surprise mt the bir He'll
Gate explosion was over, it seemed to
SPECTATORS that Flood Rock island was
bigger than before. and some Of the East
river steamboat men pronounced the ex-
plosion failure. and predicted that the
work would have to be done over. Gener-
al Newton and Lieutenant Derby pro-
nounced it all right. and so il has proved
The loosened and piled-up rocks began to
sink. as the water gradually washed out
the.fine stuff below, and atlenrtb the last
trace of Flood Rock sank beneath the sur
face. After a wear or two of patient
dredpinp TO remove the lrinr,urut,. Il
channel for the largest vessels N.l. II,
clear above what WAS thai once dar.epruI.
obstructinn II * d;ilicult to realize i'm,
magnitude of the work TINS ACCOMPLISHED
The excavation represented I'm. lyu g..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
The Democracy and the Supreme
Court

There seems to be an impression in some
quarters that the Democratic party stands
Il chance of obtaining control of the SUI
preme Court, of the United States. The
Supreme Court as at present constituted,
is composed of eight Republicans and one
Democrat. The Republican justices are
Chief Justice NJ. X. Waite, Samuel F.
Miller, Joseph p. Bradley, John NJ. Har
Ian, William b. Woods, Stanley Matthews,
Horace Gray and Samuel Blatchford. The
Democratic justice is Stephen j. Field.
The only chance which the Democratic
party has of obtaining majority of the
court is that four members, Republicans,
should die or be retired. Retirement from
the supreme bench is optional. Any JUS
tice who has been ten years on the bench
and has arrived at the age of sevnty years
may retire on full salary, if he 50 desires.
Otherwise, he may hold Office until death.
AS the Supreme Court is now constituted
only one member, Justice Bradley, is el1g-
lille for retirement. Mr.. Bradley was ap-
pointed in 1870, and is now seventy-twC
years of age. Within the coming year,
however, three other members will be
come eligible for retirement--Justces
Waite, Field and Miller. Each of the
three is now sixty years old. Wait,
was appointed in 1874, Miller in 1862 ant
Field in 1868. Should Justices Bradley
Waite, Field and Miller all retire in 1886
and their places be filled with Democrats
the court would stand five Republicans t
four Democrats The only possible con
tingency, then, by which the Democrat:
could obtain Il majority of the court dur
ing Mr.. Cleveland's term would be tn,
death of a Republican member of the
court. This, of course, cannot be counted
on with any certainty. No one of the
judges will die to please Mr.. Cleveland or
the Democratic party.
Furthermore, it is not at all likely that
there will be any retirements from tn,
court at present, with the possible excep
ton Of Justice Bradley; and he, it is as
serted, would not retire except upon tn,
certainty Of a Republican successor
Chief Justice Waite is said to be in excel
lent health since his trip abroad. Justic
Miller is also in excellent health.
Some Democratic journals 90 so far a
to hint that the supreme Court can be re
organized by partisan legislation. Thi
could be done in only one way-by adding
eight more justices to the bench. None q
the present justices could be removed a
by the constitution they enjoy life ten
ure of their Office.
While there is a Republican majority il
. the Senate, a. it is now probable tina
there will be throughout Mr. Cleveland
administration, the Democrats canno
hope to reorganize the court If the
once get control both OF Congress and tn
administration, the entire federal judlcar
will probably be overhauled and reconst
tuted, as far as is possible under the cons
titution.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

Whether it was wise or not for Rev. f..
+. Hale to say all the things he did i'll his
speech to the Norfolk Club will be ques-
toned by some Republicans; but none can
deny that there was a great deal of truth
in his remarks. 1t is not of much use
now to talk about mistakes that We're
made when the Union was formed. 1t
was formed as it was, and all attempts to
dissolve it have failed. 1t has been ce-
mented by the blood of great civil war
The Northern men fought those of the
South because they wanted to live with
them, in one Union. The war is over. Its
anmosities should be buried on both
sides and as long as the Southern peo-
Pile assert their restored loyalty to the
government and the flag, there should be
patience and consideration for them in
their difficult problems, and all kindly in
/ fluence and example. But while the great
mass of Democratic electoral votes are
obtained at the South, and Democratic
control of the government is secured by
virtual Observation-Disclosures of the colored
Republicans, it is pretty hard to prevent
the survival of some sectional feeling.
1t was a great misfortune, from this point
went as it did. With four years more OF
Republican supremacy, IA break in the ranks
of the solid South would in all probability
have been made. Under the encouragement
and pressure of the general government,
equal rights would probably have been
secured for the colOred voters in some of the
Southern States, where now their votes are
only counted when they can affect no pc.
litical result. Under such condition of
things, with some interlacng of parties
across Mason and Dixon's line the solid
South would have begun to disappear
from politics, and taken with it into OBJ
livion the remnants of the old sectional
prejudice Then, Il return of the Demo
cratic party TO control would not be re
garded by anybody as Setting up OF
Of the South in business" and would in
fact be free from grave elements of dan
ger that now attend the change. These
elements cannot now be overlooked. If
the politicians should agree to ignore
Them they would be pointed out by men
like Mr.. Hale, who are not politicians
but who look at results, and speak theiI
minds without reserve. In order To sus
tain itself at the helm, the Democratic
party has got to demonstrate its ability
to run the government more ably and
honestly than the Republicans have. Al
present it is not dong tins and while
the control of the Democratic party rests
where it does, it l. doubtful if it Will ol
can do it, And ii need not trouble any
patriot. if that fact j. sometimes bluntlN
but not bitterly alluded To.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

b. Hill, $4,000 and "the balance of $4,000
was paid by persons represented by Ed
ward l.. Patrick" David b. Hill was
elected president of the board and Horace
Tidd secretary. When the stock certifi-
Gates were issued, two hundred shares
were made over to Patrick, and signed by
David b. Hill us president and Horace
Tldd as secretary. This transaction took
place in July, 1870. In September of the
same year, Patrick transferred the stock
standing in his name to "Hon. William
NJ. Tweed Endorsed on the certificate,
under date of June II, 1871 in Tweed S
own handwriting is the assignment in
blank of the shares. Across the face of
the certificate is written: Cancelled,
and certificate No II issued in lieu there
Of" This certificate No. II, was issued to
David b. Hill.
1t was thus through Tweeds agency
that David b. Hill obtained the control OF
the Elmira Gdzctte, and through its sup
port he secured his election to the New
York assembly His devotion to the
Tweed ring, while member of the as
sembly is well known. and the secret of il
is now made plain. The whole disclosur,
is very damaging to Hill, and will tel
heavily against him in the canvass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
Vermont.

Emily II. Leland, in the Wisconsin,
"To him who in the love of Nature
holds communion with her visible forms,
good old Vermont speaks various Ian
guage She is little State-Wisconsin
could take her in and still have about two
thirds of her area to let-but the lover of
the beautiful does not mind her bitterness.
He kHOlrS that Nature couldn't afford
300 mile stretch of such unsurpassed love
illness and grandeur. The terraced hills that
rise from Lake Champlain, the condensed
Switzerland that alternately smiles and
frOWns along the line of the famous Central
Vermont railroad the network of com
planning brooks that make the meadows
green, the countless springs that fill the
rustic fountains along the highways every
where, the intensive rather than extensive
farms with their beautiful blooded horses
and cows and sheep, and their cOmforta-
BILE and often elegant houses, the edl-
Gated, temperate, industrious, rght-vot-
ing people-all these go to make up a
State that her men and women may well
be proud to have been born in.
More college graduates are raised there
! to the square acre than in any State in the
| Union All the little boy babies | used to
know are now lighting up the world some
where with an \. NJ, an NJ. d., ID. ID.
or well earned Hon. attached to their
names. And all the girl babies-eXcep
| those happily engaged III choice farm
! homeS-are professors, too, and teaching
! in London, Boston, New York, Washing
ton and other great centres of civiliza-
| ton.
! Those unfortunates born outside the
/ State are fond of quoting that little joke
about Vermont being such nice place
to emgrate from This is nothing but
miserable and writhing envy. They quote
with smile, but down in their hearts
dwells "A life long regret that they haven't
got ii stock and fruit farm on the eastern
slope of the Green Mountains.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

A Montpelier correspondent of the Bos-
ton Advertiser says that Mr.. Atkins went
to Postmaster Wing of that town, the
other day, and demanded his resignation,
to take effect January |, on penalty of
removal: and that upon receiving Mr..
Wings refusal to resign, the Democratic
boss started for Washington, to secure the
removal of Wing and appointment Of +.
II. Bascom. One of the side connections
of the matter is that Mr.. Wing, in his ca
pacity as an attorney, defended Bascom in
the recent prosecution of the latter for
liquor selling, and secured a disagreement
of the jury, He thinks that Mr.. Bascom
is turning on him rather early. The OPP
position to the appointment of such a man
as BascOm to the office is intense in Mont
pelier, and by no means confined to one
party. circumstances, supported by atii-
davits, have been sent to Washington by
leading Democrats but it is doubtful if
they can accomplish anything against the
personal influence of Mr.. Atkins. 1t will
be somewhat interesting to watch and see
to what extent the Vermont boss can
control the administration, even against
the protest of the decent portion of the
! Democracy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON.
The Colored People Bear Tribute to His
Memory.

BosToN, Oct. 2l.-A meeting was held
tonight under the auspices of the CARR
son lyceum organization of colorcd people,
in commemoratiOn of the tiftieth ami
versary of the mobbing of William Lloyd
Garrison in the streets of Boston. The
early part of the evening was devoted to
social converse by the members OF the
lyceum, after which speeches were made
by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, Judge
Thomas Russell, j. n. ButTum, Frank b.
Sanborn and others
Letters received from John &. Whittier,
Parker Pillsbury, Gov. Robinson, eX-
Gov. Loug, Rev. Phillips Brooks and
other gentlemen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

We call the attention of the Boston
Record and Troy Times, to the statement
of the health officer of Burlington, who is a
regular physician and a responsible man,
to the effect that there is not case of
small pox or varioloid in this city. The
statement published in those papers that
there is much alarm prevailing among our
citizens, is groundless. Nc panic prevails
here and the precautions of our city au-
thorities are such, that even II case or two
of small poX here, if such should occur,
would create no alarm.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The facts developed in the progress of
the Downs-Taber scandal case in Boston
have proved too much for the members
of the Bowdoin square Baptist church,
and they have incontinently demanded
Downss resignation. We don't wonder
in the least at the action of the church.
The only wonder is, how they could have
upheld their foolish and sensation-seek-
ing, if not immoral, pastor as long as they
have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The Persian mission has rather slipped
out of sight, of late, but the fact remains
that it is still vacant through the declina-
ton of Mr.. Hanna, who objected to it on
the ground of its remoteness and the eX-
pense of getting there. There are large
number of applicants for the place, how
ever, and it will probably not remain va
cant long.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The strange story of the abduction and
robbery of young lady in Boston, which
has been so sensationaly reported by the
papers of that city and Of other cities, turns
out to be mere fabrication, invented bv
the young lady herself in fit of mental
alteration. She was not abducted and Twas
not robbed, but while crazed by an overdose
of ether wandered through the streets,
and threw away the personal property
which, she claimed, was stolen. 1t is al
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The Eastern powers seem to be settling
their imbroglio by series of more or less
polite billet dOur. This is a peaceful and
eminently wise method of restoring har-
mony between the offended nations. 1t is
better to spill gallon of ink than drop
of human blood.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

If anything were needed to show the
growth of popular interest in foreign
mission work, and the increasing import.
ance of this noble cause, it could be found
in the attention paid by the press to the
recent meeting of the American board in
Boston. 1t has been an event of national
interest-one Of the absorbing topics of
the day. 1t is, plainly, not time to be
discouraged over the growth and progress
of missions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The boat race between Hanlan and Lee
and Courtney and COnley proved disap-
pointment to sporting men, and is pro-
nounced by them "fizzle." In these
days of gamblers and wire pullers it is
next to impossible to have IA straight and
honest contest of any kind Too many in
terests besides the mere winning of vic
tory, turn upon the result.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23

The Protestant Episcopal church of the
United States is now holding its tenth an
nual church congress in New Haven,
Conn. Among the noted clergy present
are Cannon Farrar, Bishops Nicely Of
Maine, Dudley of Kentucky, Whipple of
Minnesota, and others The congress re-
mains in session until Friday afternoon.