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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-05
Steamboat war ON Tenn essee River

Globe. Democrat, September I'd: A
rumor was Gu rent lac vest Nday
evening to the effect that thsre Yves to
be another cut in rat to tho Teunes.
SEQ river country, this time to "a cents
pr hundred. The res 10 that rive,
are now lower than ever known be-
fore, B cents per huodred. Good au-
thority places the tbsolute cost OF
transportation at from 2 to 3 cents per
hundred. The pr fits are conse-
quently very small. Merchants are
taking due advantage of the rate war,
aud are forwarding all the goods posi-
BILE in the shortest time. Every intel
ligent river msn knows that these
rates, with the very active competition
now in forCs, must prove disastrous to
someone, end the question of what
line is 10 first throw up the "Sponge"
will probably be dec ded by the enc
who has the largest finances and the
greater numb r OF friends.
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BRRADsTUFFs.

The following quotations ara the Of.
fetal quotations OF the Merchants
Exchange:
OoRNMEAL--Stsndard, So 3592 40;
pearl, So 1908 so; roller, So so.
HAY-Cholce, from store, 75(9S0c
car load from levee or depot, x13 SOFA
IA; prime, from store, 70(a76c; car
load from levee or depot, $l3; prairie,
from store, Soc; car load from levee
or depot, So 50@9.
OoRN-From store, white, $50 mixed,
52c, from levee or depot; white, in
bulk, 48c; in sacks. SIC; mixed, in
bulk, 46c: in eacks, 400.
'OATs-From store, white, 40c mixed,
SIC; from levee or depot, white, in
bulk, S51c; in sacks 372c mixed, in
bulk, 32le: in sacks, 35c.
BRAN-From store, 75@80c; from
lsvee or depot, $13
FLoUR-Ffom store, No. 3, 50; fam.
ily. So so; choi e, SO 76@4; fancy, s40
A %; extra fancy, "a 1904 so; paientq,
$5@5 50.
BEANs-Navy, 50; medium, 81 500
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GENERAL TRADE.
FUTURN nEALR.


This following is the record OF bids
and offers at the Call B. ard Of the
Merchants Exchange yesterday:
CORN.
No. 2, white, spot, 431c asked Sep
temher. 433c bid. No. 2 spot 42c bid ;
September, 42c bid; October, 434c
ask ID; November, 434C asked.
OATS
No. 2, white, October, SOC bid I; No. 2,
spot. 293 bid; September, 30c asked !;
DC .ober, SIC asked.
WHEAT.
No. 2, red winter, spo', 76c bid !;
September, zoe bid; October, 76c
bid; November, nc bid.
C)RHMEAL.
Spot, 50 25 asked SEPTEMBER, 50 25 /;
year, 81 10 asked.
BRAN.
Spot, $11 25 hid, Sl2 asked; S4ptem.
Der, S11 bid, SIP o Z. asked; October,
Gil 80 bid; November, Sli so bid,
s12 SO asked; year, 81 so bid, S12 o.
( asked.
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GENERAL NEWS.


BUSINESS quiet.
WEATHER clear and cooler.
No COTTON receive by river ye!.er'
day.
CAPT. LLOYD WnITLow, of Louig.
vile, KY, is in the city.
THE City OF Na.chtz parsed up yes
terdsy morning for s.. Louis.
THE Enquirer will make hourly
tips this afternoon for Island Grove
The d. r. Powell passed down yes
terday morning fer Vlcksburg. She
discharged here 80 tons OF freight an
added 20 t inp.
THE Gayoso. CAPT, A. l.. Cummins,
will enter the Memphis and Concordia
trade, leaving here every Tuesday aud
Saturday. |. O. WJcof will have
charge OF her oiiice.
The Alberta No 8 arrived yesterday
morning from White river with 10
packages of tundrlCs. At Terrene Rhe
rsshipped 2 new bales of cotton for
New Orleans. She returned Leaf even
ing with a good trips
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COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

In car load lots: Prime crude cotton
seed oil, 26c; off crude cotton SEED
oil, 22@23c; prime summer yellow
cotton seed oil, 35@36c; of sum-
mer yellow cotton seed oil, 31@S2c;
miners summers yellow cotton seed
oil, 32@35c; prime summer white cot
ton seed oil, 35c; choice COOKING vel.
low cotton seed oil, 37c; prime cotton
seed meal, SIS; of cotton seed meal,
H13(014.
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MEMPHIS DAILY ApPEAL--sUNDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1886

spot fair Rio dull; options shade
lower; sales, 4S,250 bags; September,
9@a &c; October, s,95@9; November,
Deceraber and January, S.8O@S Sc ;
February, s S5@S 90c; March, s 500
s 95. Sugar dull and rather weak I;
refined dull; cubss, 6 3-l6@6ic. Rice
afeedv.
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sinking OF the Lighthouse Tender


ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, September 4,-The
Uni'ed States Ii ghthouse tender Ivy,
while making soundipgs at Turner's
Island, 80 miles above this city, yester-
day afternoon, struck sna9 and rack
In ~ feet OF water. The crew escape d
and saved the boats safe ard papers.
The boat was Waived at : 1000. TIE
officers think she can be raised with
little d fiiculty.
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MOVEMENTS AT rax LEVER.

Arripdls.-Alberta No. 3, White river
d. r Powell, st, Louis; City OF
Nstcbez, New Orleans.
Depa, lures. ID. r. Powell, y.cSs-
burg; City of Nstchez, St Louis; Al
berta, No. 8, White river.
Boats Due DotCn. Coshoms, City OF
Cairo and Anne p. Silver.
Boats Due Up James Leo, Kate
Adams, Aiklnsss City, Ed Foster and
II. l.. Cobb.
Receipts Yesterday.
Alberta No. S-l6 pkgs sundrie7.
ID. r. Powel.-60 tons mere Ii andise.
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WHISKY, WINES, LIQUORs, ETC

WHIsky-Straight Kentucky Bour-
bon, 81 5000; redistilei goods from
Soc 10 q 80, according TO proof; rye,
81 1906.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 4.-Whit-
ky steady, 81 10.
CHICAGO, ILL, September 4.-Whis-
Ky steady, 81 10
CINCINNATI, o. September 4 While.
ky quiet and firm; 'ales of 100 pat
rPls of finished goods on a basis Of
81 10.
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PErROLEuM mARKET.

Coal On-Prime white, wholesale
lots, lie per gallon.
CLEVELAND, o., September 4.-Petro-
leum-s. W., no., 7ac.
PITTsBURe, Pa, September 4.--Petro'
leum dull but steady; opened at
6lAc, advsposd to 61Sc, dtclinsd to
&c, but recovered at O'Clock this
afternoon 10 clio.
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RIVER, AND WEATHER.

OFFICE SIGNAL SERVICE, u. s. A., |
MEMPHIS, September 4, pm. !
The following observations are taken
at all stations named at 700 meridian
time, which is one hour faster than
Memnhia time:
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HIDES AND TALLOw.

HIDES - Dry flint, 123@l6c; dry
salt, l0@12c; green salt, 7i@S3c; green,
696c; deer skins, 15@l7c. Beeswax
dull at 20@2lc: tallow, 3(A3ic.
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BAGGING AND m Es. ETC.

BAeaNG-Jute. 2 lbs, SIC; Il lbs
7ac; IL Lbs, &c. Flax, 8 lbs, 73c.
TIBs-$l IDOL 10.
NAns-Oommon, 81 2092 25; steel
81 35lN2 40.
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LONDON, September A p m.-Con
sols 100 1915 for money and 10l 70,
the account. United States bonds, A.,
1898. There was withdrawn from the
Bank of England today 100000 Of
bullion for shipment to America.
PARIS, September 4.-Three per cent.
rentse, S3t 223c for the account.
BANK oLEARINGs.
BALTIMORE, Nd, September A.
Bank C earrings, $1,824, 2S7; balances,
S237 ,034.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, September A.
Bank clearings today, S8,3l9, 492; bal
ances, ST, l43,473.
New YORK, September &C caring
House statement: Exchanges, $751;
19SOl6;; balances, IS. 9j5, lao.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, September 4.--Bank
clearinas, $2,750085; for the week,
$S,449, 3t5: balances today, $704 sol /;
Tor the week, $5,l93,8S0.
BosToN, MASS, September Clear
ing house statement for today: Ex-
changes, SIG, 0S8,47 balances. 81, $685.
226; for the week, exchanges, $61, $685.
3i3; balances, 1887 800; TO the same
week in 1885 exchanges, $57 800, 9l3;
balances, 1884, 1863.
CHICAGO, ILL, September 4.-The
associated backs clealings dav were
50, 1877 $40; for the week, $60,S02, 1924;
for the corresponding week lat vea,,
SAT, 174,S5S, an increase of So s per
cent. For August. 1886, the clesrinqs
were 1922 $780, 1853, agsinst $l7S, 1896, 049
during the same mon,h in 1885.
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RIVERS and STEAMBOATS,
sTKAmERs LEAVING

THIS DAY.
Vikksburg ..-..-.CIrY OF CAIRo. 10 am.
New 0rleans.....ASNlEP P. S.LvEs, 10 am,
ST Louis...,...,......ARKANsAs CRY, II IN.
MONDAY.
Friars Point...--.JAMEs LEE, 5 pm.
Arkansas City..-"-KATE ADAMS, SPIN.
tceola......,.........C oAHoMA, s pm.
TUESDAY.
Arkansas River. h. L. Com, s pm.
81. Francis River...ED. FosTER, 8 pm.
Vicksburg .........C'Y OF VIcKsBuRG, 10 a. m
WEDNESDAY.
White ..CHICKAsAw,5 pm.
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COTTON MARKETS.

The local cotton market opened
easy, aud closed easy; middling, Sc.
Sales, so bales 10 spinneri.
RXOHANGR QUOTATIONS.
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New York spots opened steady, and
closed steady. MIDI ing, 8 16c. SaleF,
$50 ba,es. Quotations were az follows:
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Memphis 4 WHITE River Pkt. Co


ITO introduce II and obtain agents we will
i for tho next sixty days give away, free
Of charge, in each county In tho U. B. lims
tied number Of our German Electro SAals
positive and unfailing cure for Nervous De-
bility, VaricoceIa, Emissions, Impotencys
otto. S5O0.00 Reward paid II every Belt We
maauIacturo does not gsnSrats q ganuine
ERiQ BEEF Agency ?. %. ibOz siTs.
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Money In good demand at per cent
The Clearing House report Is as fol-
lows:
Saturday, September 4th, 1886,
-5l351; total this week, 1914, 1859 o.
total last week, $SSS,s75 rs: CORE.
spending time in 1885, 1915, 403 "a
corresponding time IN 1884, 1924.
877 SO.
Saturday, Septe I'm bpr4sb, 81, 3l9 40;
total this week. $37O,944 "A; total
last week, $?9o,653 IA; correspond
ing time in 1885, s24o,884; CORE
spending lima 10 1884, $l65, 424 SO.
New York sight on all points, par
buying, / premium selling; New
England demand, ! discount buying
New England sight, I discount; New
Orleans, discount buying, par selling.
BANK STOCKS.
Bank of Commerce LAG bid, 149 asked
First National .......150 bid. los asked
German Bank.........195 bid, 200 asked
State National. .........l45 bid, $50 asked
Union and Planters. $50 bid, 1873 asked
Mercantile Bank....l35 bid, 1874 asked
INSURANCE sTooKs.
Bluff City.........,......10 100 bid, e. asked
Herrando..............l00 bid, .... asked
Homs...........-. .......75 bid, so asked
Memphis City,. 1929 bid, los asked
Peoples. bid, SO asked
Phoenix ....... ..........9S bid, 100 asked
Planters. 10y hid, -. aaked
Vanderbilt..u..........25 bid, % asked
Arlington. ....... ......".30 bid, -. asked
Factors ......... ...... ...............20 asked
MISCELLANEOUS.
M. and O. R.R. shares..36 bid, -. asked
M. & T. R.R. shra, -. 40 bid, SO asked
NJ. Il O. consols, IT,. .l19 bid, e. asked
NJ. & L. r. LIST m, Ss... los bid, -. asked
Miss Ct R.R, cs, A. E. Ill bid, 113 asked
Miss & T.RR.cs,B ..l0 bid, 103 asked
Tenn. wits. ser. D......9O bid, % asked
Tenn. yts. ser. Z to J..83 bid, So asked
Shelby 90. 6s........-108 bid, 10 asked
Tax. Dist. 4, 6s,.... 979 bid, 983 asked
Tax. Dist. 6s.......1049 bid, 1864 asked
Mem. Gas bonds see. lu4 bid, e. asked
Mem. Water bonds. ...97 bid, -. asked
HaDauer Oil Works.. e. bid. 65 asked
Am. Cot. Oil trust, 464 bid, Az asked
Pioneer Cotton Mills. .25 bid, 80 asked
Mem. Stor. Com. Oo..102 bid, I03 asked
Mem. Gas sto 'k.......75 bid, 80 asked
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GRtbCERIEN.

SHbVOAsbh
CoFFEE-Oommon, @9ic;or1inary
109l03c; prime Rio, 113912c; choice
to fancy, 124Ca13c; old government,
24C025c; Oeylon, 1S@22c.
SoAP--Chapman's Hope soap, un-
wrapped, 4!@4fc per pound.
SALT-$l rs per barrel; Jacks, fine,
81 45@1 so; coarse, 81 1901 20; pOck-
eta, bleached, 23(17c; car. loads from
levee or depot, &c chesper.
CANDIEs--SticlSs, all sizes, in boxes,
pals and barrels, 8@9C.
OANDLEs-Full weight, 9l@10c.
CANNED GOODS, ETo.-Prices per doz-
en-: Pineapples, 81 4O91 20; peaches,
2-lb, standard, 81 3591 30; seconds,
81 1901 Is; tomatoes, 2-lb, standard,
81 25@l So; Bib, 81 15@1 80; straw
berries, 81 35@1 40; raspberries,
81 1901 rs; blackberries, $l@
l Is; greengsges, 81 Goal rs;
pears, 1902 %; plums, 81 600
] 20; asparagus, So 1904; green corn,
$1@1 35; green peas, 81 55@165; cove
oysters, full weight, lib, $1@1 10;
cove oysters, full weight, 2-lb, 81 700
l So; cove oysters, light weight, lib,
65c; cove oysters, light weight, 2-lh,
81; condensed milk-Opnwn, SIS 30
@575; Eagie,6 51(97 rs; d aisy, "a rs.
MoLAssEs - Louisiana, common to
fair, 18925c; prime to choice, 28@35c;
syrup, 24(940c; common to fair, 200
25ci prime TO choice, 3O933c; centrif-
ugal, fancy, 32@34c.
ToBACCo-Common, 11-inch, 27a@
28c; other grades and styles, 35CgS5c,
SuuHE-Garrett's, $40 So pee case;
Ralph's, $40 % per case; r. r., so 80
@10 %.
SUaAR-Pure white, 83@8Bo; OF
white, 6S@6ac; yellow clarified, 6l@
6sc : open kettle, 696tc; refined A,
6a@65e; Vrsnulsted, 63(l7fc; pow
deTsd, 79@74c; cut loaf, hose.
PowDER-Kegs 81; half kegP, 81 %;
quarter kegs, 81 20.
NEW YORK, September 4.-Cofee-
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The New Orleans future market
opened steady and closed steady, Sales
1900 Quotations were as follows:
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FINANCE.

Money In good demand at 8 per cent
The Clearing House report is as fol-
lows:
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Receipts at ports, this day, 1886. 6 $3.50
Receipts at ports, this day, 1885,. 6, 22S
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT.
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closed steady. Sales, 81 600 bales. The
closing quotations were as follows:

The NewOr'esns spot market opened
dull, and closed dull; middling, SIC.
Sales, none. Quotations were as fol-
lows:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-03
Proceedings Of ta~ Republican Coua-
~ COByeat.ou

Pursuant to cali tin, delegates q The Re
publican Convention of Boise county, Ida
h met in Vr.ey's Hall, i'laccrville, Sept
Is. James Mcintyre WAS chosen Chair
man of the Convention and G. W Keger
RI is appointed Secretary.
Committee on Credentials reported
twenty delegates present in person or by
proxy.
| The foil ,wing candidates we're nomina
ted Tor the several offices in the gift of til,
people at the coming November cleo jon
Joint Councilman wi h Ada county, Hon
X. II. Rohb; AssembIym n. f. w Barry
District Attorney G. $ Kingsley: Pro
bare Judge, W w. Hooton; Sheriff, C. c
Havird; Auditor and Recorder. G. W
Kegerrcis; County Treasurer, $ c
SilsbS; Assessor a ID Tax Collector
Hugh Gardner; S,peri itendent O
Sch "lS. D.. VIM j. R1thwell; Count,
Commissioner Dist. M |, John Kennalv
Dist. No 2, james Groves Dist. No. 3
G F Stone; County Surveyor A. l.. Ri
nearsOn.
On motion DR. H Ztpf and C s King.
ley were chosen delegate 10 the Repu;
lican Teri itorial Convention, TO be held i
HALEY September =, 1856.
i On M" ion C. Silsby, Isidor SmitI
James Groves, N Wetzrl and G. Mine
were elected to serve as a Central Con
mlttee, with power to fill varahcies shoul
any candidate resign
On motion the Secretary was inStructe
TO have the proceedings published in III
idaho World
vote at thanks wa4 rendered to NJ
JOHN Vesey for the use Of his Hall.
JAS. MCINTYRE,
Chairman.
l, q. w. KEGERREIs, Secretary.
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SWEET, Aug. 81, 1886.


ED. WORLD: Everything is quiet
in this section of the county. Very
near through threshing. Nothing is
being said about our coming election,
except we are in favor of any man for
the Legislature who will cause bill
to be passed allowing citizens of
Boise county to work out their road
tax or pay their money, just as they
choose. We are disguised with pay
ing road tax and then hauling a pick
and shovel with us everywhere we go.
1t will now take three or four men
several days throwing rock out of the
road between here and Upper Squaw
Creek before we can get a machine
over the road, and it is now consider
ed by the contractor in such good
condition as to be unnecessary to
work it any more before next sum
mer, sometime just after his time is
out. Everybody well. E. s.
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b l+E sTaTEsM l.. p. McMul-
len, attorney for the Sperrv Electric
Light Motor aud Car Brake Co, of
Chicago, is III the city to organize a
company, if possible, to put in an el c.
trio light plant in this city. He thinks
plant can be put in if water power
can he had of w. H. Ridenbaugh or
Cy j cobs for $4,000, that will an
swer the present needs OF the CITY
aud furnish 300 lights. Several of
our citizens have had this matter un-
der consideration for some time, and
it is hoped the enterprise will now he
consummated. We need such an
enterprise here, and there is no doubt
hut enough lights would ne taken to
make the investigation IA paving one.
-. The building of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad through Boise,
the organization of companies to put
in water works and the electric light,
are among the enterprises that will
be completed inside of two wears.
These, with other improvements con-
templated, will give BOISE a boom
that will put the city on the highway
to prosperity and growth.
Through Mr.. Ezra Baird we learn
that Joe. Schisler, an old resident,
and probably the largest st 'ck man
in North Idaho, whose headquarters
was near Wahha lake, IA miles from
Lewiston, was thrown from horse a
few days ago and killed. The news
came by private letter and no partic-
ulars were given. Henry johnson
left last Friday for Ann Arbor Uni
versity, where he goes to attend law
school.
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THr Republican delegates to the
Territorial convention from this coun-
ty were instructed to vote ''hrst, last
and all the time for Col. Shnup."
This will place these delegates in a
very unpleasant position if Col. Shoup
is not candidate for Congress, or if
he is and there are no hopes of him
getting the nomination. The ''frst,
last and all the time" instruction is
right enough so long as the man they
are instructed to vote for is a candi-
date, and there is a shadow of a
chance of him getting the nomination.
When the delegates votes are of no
avail for certain candidate, they are
then a nonenity in the convention,
practically, if they carry out instruct
ions. The delegates ought to have
been instructed to vote for Col. Shoup
so long as there was chance for the
nomination of that gentleman, and
this would leave them free to vote for
whom they choose in case their votes
for Shoup should be unavaiing. This
is very probably what they will do, If
the Colonel is not a candidate, or il
he is and has no show of receivin o
the nomination.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-03

Next year will be the fftieth of
Queen Victoria's reign, and England
is to have complete new coinage.
The Queen has given an artist sever
al sittings for her portrait, and the
head on the coins will be microscope
cally accurate. The present coinage
bears Her Majesty's picture as she
looked fifty years ago,
A New York scientist SAYS that
the earth's polar ice is penetrating
the interior of the globe like wedge,
and that as soon as it reaches the
furnace there will be an explosion
that will split the world INTO pieces
too small for truck patches.
"What do these letters stand for?'
asked curious wife of her husband
as she looked at his Masonic seal
swell, really, my love-" he replied
encouragingly, Il presume it is be-
cause they can't sit down" She
postponed further questioning.
DR.. Beard used to say that Ameri-
can men were necessarily haunted by
three questions-'How can | make
money!" "Who will be the next
President?" and where shall &c
when l die?:" 1t is only the frs
two that now troubles them.
Two children, aged 8 and II year,
respectively, are under arrest IN New
York for selling beer. Their parent
were both dead and their enterprisins
offspring were continuing the bust
ness of their father.
/ A colored woman was heard thi
morning Informing a nelghbor tina
last nights storm frightened her s.
that she ''shook like an ashpan.
Plttsburg Chronicle.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-09-03

JUDGE NILES and w. G.. Child re-
turned from their Goose creek trip
Sunday evening. They discovered
and unearthed many interesting fos-
sis at the Horse creek coal mines.
Mr.. Niles left at this office a box of
curious petrifactions-6>h, limbs, deer
ribs, etc. The Goose creek country
in this respect will soon rival the
far-famcd fossil fields of Wyoming
Albion Times.
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SHOULD THE MORMOxs v"TEY
Idaho RtnOrier.

The most ardent advocates of an
extended suffrage have neve: asked
or claimed that any hut freemen
should vote. Tee most radical aho-
suffrage should be conferred upon
the negro until the bonds of slavery
had been stricken from his hands,
and he was made in every sense a
freeman, and even then, many of those
who had the welfare of the negro
most at heart, hesitated and doubted
the wisdom of conferrlng upon him
in his ignorant state the mighty we o.
on of the ballot.
There is not a congressional district
in any state where the suffrage Of
thousands of men are held and cast
at the will of one man - it is reserved
for the territories to produce this
anomaly in our political history. It.
will not be denied by the Mormons
themselves that they will vote to a,
Just as they are directed by their
Chiefs
1t will not be denied by them that
every man when directed so to do
viii sell out his home, take his family
or fanatics and 90 forth into tho
wilderness to colonize and build IN
the kingdom of the Lord.
1t will not he denied that at the
command of their chiefs they will
leave their homes and go out tramp
ing over the country enduring am
manner of privation and suffering
pretending to preach the gospel. 1t
will not be denied that at word
they will surrender their property to
their chiefs and leave their famiIie,
to suffer for the barest necessities of
life. ltc cannot be succe ssfully denied
that they will, at word of command.
commit any crime in the calendar
from petty larceny to murder.
Now in view of these facts we ask
candidly, will any man contend that
Mormon is free man, one whose
individuality and intelligence should
} of right be consulted in matters Of
government There never was a
slave cwner in the south who owned
both the soul and body of his slaves
/ and yet this Is exactly what the Nor.
. mon leaders do own. With the pe-
: gro, slavery was always involuntary.
and enforced in the breast of the ne.
n gro the native voice of liberty always
cried out for freedom.
With the Mormons there is no hiyh-
,er ambition than complete subservi-
ency; there Is no desire but to do tina
bidding of their masters, the thought
, of individual freedom never pene-
trates the sombre shroud of ignorance
y and superstition that clouds their in
tellects. In addition to this hatred
= of America and this government is
lnstllled into them as first principle,
{ and to their befuddled minds the de-
struction of the government is taurh,
. as one of their first duties. Can it be
e that this class of people should Of
n right be allowed to vote or hold officei
n Have they anything in common with
the laudable desires and ambitious Of
e American freemen? We think not
$ We do not believe that the. freemer
of Idaho are now ready to enfranchist
these slaves to accommodate the wishe;
Is of few would be- political leaders o.
J. this Territory.