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Year: 1874

The jewelry store of w. F. Cush-
man of Northlield was discovered to
be on fire at about half past nine
Monday evening the 18th. An alarm
was given and the engines came out,
but before they reached the place the
fire had been put out by volunteer
firemen with buckets of water. The
fire is supposed to have caught by
box containing matches being pushed
(perhaps by mice) from the shelf to
the floor, causing ignition by the
friction. The shop was pretty
thoroughly demoralized, but the loss
is covered by insurance.
Year: 1874

The near sighted hen that ate saw
dust, supposing it to be corn meal,
then went and laid nest full of bureau
knobs, set on them three weeks, and
hatched out complete set of parlor
furniture, was q pretty fair hen.
Year: 1874

UNIVERSITY The summer term of the
University will begin on Monday, March
9th. Some of the higher classes will be
out and therefore we can accommodate
all the primary grades. Tuition So 90
for four months. Do not fail to send
your pupils the first day.


F TX Hill
Year: 1874

BENEFIT TO THE MISSES BELL.-Ar-
rangements are in progress by our citi-
zens for complimentary concert for the
benefit of the young misses who have
heretofore contributed their wonderful
musical ability to the benefit of others,
and the delight of every audieace before
which they have appeared. All will
feel an interest in making this occasion
a grand success. The concert will be
under the direction of Professors Wood
and Luranoer.
Year: 1874

hear that the bark Chris. Mitchell is
ashore on the spit at New Dungeness.
The bark was on the return trip from
San Francisco, and portion of the car
go was goods for this place. No further
particulars received.


LArzn.-We have just received the
news by telegraph that three men were
drowned, and the vessel is total loss.
Year: 1874

BEN. WADE has been interviewed in
Washington. Heisays the people are
always liable In the end to become dis.
satisfied with political parties in this
country, no matter how faithful those
parties may be in the discharge of their
obligations The Republican party
has had to contend with this predilec-
tion of the people for trying new deal.
He still believes in, the Republican
party. Nevertheless. .- a., -. r


He thinks the party has made some
very serious biundefs, one or which is
the attempt to pass the Civil Rights bill.
While he docs not doubt that that bill
might be right in principle, yet it was
inexpedient at this time, because it
awakened all the 1prejudicesl against
our colored fellOw-citizens, and would,
if passed, become imperative, or iifcar
ried out, would in its application and
partial results, do more mischief at the
present time than good. 1T wass this,
10 some extent, that excited the South
ern and Western people, and induced
them TO vote against the Republican
party. They feared mixed schools, and
It was this phase of the question that
excited their prejudice Mr.. Wade was
in favor of squal school facilities, but
not of mixed schools. He thought the
attempt to force the question of mixed
schools at this time would be disastrous
to our entire school system. He said
that while the Civil Rights bill wal
pending in the Senate, he sent to Sen
ators himself and urged them to vote
against it, and this he did on the ground
of expediency, because he believed tha


true statemanship kept abreast of pub


lie opinion, and not in advance, ant
this was all the statesman could do, t.
watch the current of events and max,
the most for human progress that tht
condition of human affairs would at tn,
time admit. State men can rarely con
tend successfully for unconditional righ


A thing may be right in the abstract
and yet not expedient, because publ


sentiment will not tolerate or aecep
the full application OF the principle.
Year: 1874

1t is urged that the N. P. is bankrupt
and could not move the track if it
would, therefore it is safe to keep up
this towpsite contest. There is fifty
thousand dollars waiting for investment
in Bismarck town lots the moment title
can be had; it would cost less than ten
thousand dollars to make ALT change
necessary, besides the company is not
so poor as some think. True they have
defaulted in the payment of their Janu-
ary and July interest, but during the
last season they have retired in bonds
three times the amount Of their inter
est, so that while they owe less than
they did year ago, their property is
worth as much as then. AS to the road
changing hands, a receiver can not be
appointed for three years yet, and be-
fore that time comes about, the earn
ings of the road will pay its expenses
and interest too.
Year: 1874

One thing has been developed within
the past few days. The people will
either petition for townsiting in favor
of the railroad company or they will
insist on townsiting in their own name;
they will fight Mr.. Hackett and Proctor
as relentlessly and more uncoinpromis-
ingly than the railway people. When
Mr.. Hackett did his level best to excite
the people against the railway he only
added fuel to the flames, and did his
part toward robbing him Of all chance
for compromise. He will never gain
title to one foot of this land except
through compromise, for the law is
against him, the facts are against him,
the sentiment of the people is against
him, and so is every consideration Of
justice. ......, .....-... -... *
Year: 1874

The "Committee" claim to have saved
the town fifteen thousand dollars by
forcing a revision of the schedule of
prices for lots. Now, if they will turn
iu and secure the settlement of the con-
test, they will give to every man claim.
ing lots on which improvements have
been made, from one to five hundred
dollars; the increased value that set
Element of the difficulty will cause-and
give employment to- mechanics and la
boring men, give business to the mer-
chants, and start the town on the road
to prosperity. Now the town is nearly
lifeless and can only drag along a mis-
cradle existence, with no prospect Of
anything any better 30 long as this
doubt and uncertainty exists.
Year: 1874

The construction train arrived this a.
m. The road gas closed week.. In
the opening more snow was found in
some of the cuts than was found this
spring from the accumalations of last
winter. A storm of sleet and rain in
the Red Rriver Valley had broken the
telegraph line in great many places;
it is still down as we 60 to press, Mon
day Fitzpatrick was seriously injured
nearly crushed while attempting to
couple the cars. He is at Jamestown
very sick last night but it is be-
lieved he will recover.
Year: 1874

1t is not pretended that the railway
company ask an excessive price for
Bismarck lots. or are oppressive in any
manner in their terms. Even those of
the citizens who are fighting them the
hardest say they want the railway COM
pany to manage the townsite, but object
to the manner oftheir getting title, al.
leging that principle is involved.
We should think there was;-a great
deal of principle and no small amount
of interest.
Year: 1874

The Railway people have indicated
the terms on which they can settle thi:
townsite trouble. Their lawyer is salts.
fed that there is no other way than the
way indicated. He is met by people
who claim to sympathize with the OBJ.
ilects of the Company and who admit
that the prices hamed and the terms in
dicated are not unreasonable, unjust, or
oppressive, but because the Attorney in
sists in conducting his case in his own
way instead of adopting their manner,
they are determined to beat him; and
boast Of their ability and disposition to
to do so. While this is not the language
of the committee, it is the sentiment of
at least some Of them, or we misunder.
stood conversation where misunder-
standing seemed impossible: They want
the Railroad Company to bear all the
expense Of contesting; to compromise
with Mr.. Hackett and everybody else;
and then let the people determine wheth-
er the R.R. shall have the title,or wheth
er they will keep it,forcing the Company
to 90 to the courts to sustain their
rights, if the people refuse to join in the
petition. The Railroad people say
"Give US the petition which we regard
as necessary preliminary,to gaining
title, and then we can settle this ques-
tion," and until this is done they can
not do anything. Just so long as this
petition is Withheld, just so long this
question will remain unsettled.
Year: 1874

E. H. BLY,, of Braiperd, is ready to
bind himself to erect fifteen thousand
dollar hotel, similar to the Headquarter
Hotel in Brainerd, at Bismarck next
spring, if the townsite contest is settled
this fall so he can make arrangements
during the winter, and if he, can get
the lots which he wants and which are
now unoccupied and unclaimed.
Year: 1874

Just as long as the townsite quarrel
is kept up, so long will Bismarck be
kept down, and the poorer class of peo-
pie will be kept without employment.
Settle this question and capital will
come in and seek investment, building
will be erected, and labor will find en-
ployment. "
Year: 1874

The THIRD Term ~ TIE SovTn
There was recently IN extensive
movement among Southern con
ServatlveS from Virginia 20 Georgia
in favor Of General Grant for a
third Presidential term But if
since his recent letter to Attorney
General Williams, which was Il
carte blanche touching the employ
ment of United States troops Tor
the suppression OF Southern ont.
rages-yf since this official procla-
nation the Southern conservatives
are still In favor of another term TO
Grant, they must surely be in favor
Of the restoralion Of the blessings
of martial law. We dare say, how
ever, that even General ToombS Is
DO longer q fire eater 10 support OF
the dangerous proposition Of giving
TO the President q third term ".
Y. Herald.
Year: 1874

not bc fair to mention the name of the
Young man whose attempts to he socia-
hlc. led him to lose part of sermon
last evening. He sat. with Il comrade,
i'll the seat behind Il Young lady, for
whom he had a sudden admiration.
With more taste than judgment, he
wr"te on Il bit of paper and dropped it
into the pew where she sat The note
was taken up, read, and (queI horreur)
passed over to the next seat, to an
elderly gentleman who might have been
the father. The suddcnness with which
the Young man passed into the street
seemed to indicate that he had high
respect for the elderly party. He didn't
seem To really care about waiting for
the end of the sermon. .-RuHand HcrdId
Year: 1874




We announce with pleasure that
we have effected an arrangement
whereby wo shall soon bs enabled to
move our presses down to the first
door. We had hoped to make the
floor now occupied sufficiently steady,
but the cuivering, the ''festhering'
As it is technically called, still has
the effect, after all our efforts, to give
the EXAMINER now and then blurred
appearance and we have conse-
quently determined to move down to
the first floor, where alone it is posi-
BILE to secure the requisite steadiness
for our heavy machinery.
"a Craving pardon for any and all i'm
psrfections in the past, we reiteratt
the promise made in the outset of oul
journalistic career, that the ExAMI
SER shall, if not lead the van, at least
keep pace with the foremost, in the
onward march Of progress and i'm
provement from year to year ant
from day to day.
Year: 1874




eraLle farce of trial involving the ques.
tiSn of the validity Of the hte lection.
nor it. ones ded partizan result, pros
cured by ftaad ana corruption from
cours notcri0psly parcizan, and Tor the,
express purpose of defeating tie express.
ed will of the people. No court of any
rauk, character or standing would have
suffered such case to come before it. A
few days more and chs Court would have
ceased to exist they, we'll knowing this,
and understanding that it meant, for
them, eternal political and judicial retire
ment, connivcd at and trumpped up this
case at the cloie of the term, in the vain
hope of 'qegislatiHy' in this way longer
lease of power. The ease was not
one coming legitimately under the juris
diction of the Supreme Court, or indeed
any other legal tribunal. 1t was ques-
ton for the legislative branch of the Gov
ernment, and it alone. Under any other
! circumstances, and for any other object,
the Judges of the Supreme Court would
| have trenbled to have had such case be-
fore them. Every lawyer understands
| this.


The miserable Mexican that was
brought forward us the tool of this base
conspiracy against the intelligent masses
of Texas, and hurled against the popular
will, fairly expressed, IS creature
as ignorant and brutal as his class
generally are, and as the Court
who tried him are corrupt and venal
Now, the duty of the officers elect is very
| plain. They will be wanting in, and de-
relict to, every duty and obligation they
owe to their constituents, if they do not
move forward and demand possession OF
the offices to which they are entitled,
without any reference at all to this miser-
able conspiracy, or Its wicked result.
They should move with dignity and with
determination, but inside of the law,
careful to violate no jot or title of it,
simply coming in the strength and majesty
of the people themselves, the supreme
authority from whom emanates all law
itself. In persuirg this course, if the
conspiracy has reached to the depth we
think it has, it Is more than likely that
they will find Federal bayonets across
the path; but let them be sure that they
are real, bone hds, flesh and blood soldiers.
Let them not be jostled from the right
by mere constructive force, and the men
OF Texas are not of the stuff that flies
from the men in buckram. Let the State
move solidly and altogether, coolly and
| with dignity. 1t were the merest covt
ardice now to seek compromise. Moth
ing but every right We are entitled to will
do. We have no right to barter away or
tamper with the liberties of the people,
and all the hopes of the future. We
will not do so. .l


The Legislature will meet on the sec
ond Tuesday; the Governor elect will be
inaugurated, and the officers will be in
Quoted into Office, notwithstanding this
weak. partizan desision of a COZ rupt
court. There is only one thing to pre-
vent it, and that is Federal force. When
that is sought to he used to stife the
unanimous voice of free Texas, then, in
deed, it will behoove us to act soberly
and deliberately, as men who would die
in defense Of rights SO dearly bought, so
bravely defended, and SO wickedly at
| tackled.
Year: 1874

We have on our table the Shreve-
port Times Of the I'd inst. It is one
Of the very best and most judlciously
conducted papers in the Southwest.
Weekend it q hearty welcome after it
late fearful experience of the plague,
out of which, we are rejolced to see,
It has come with undiminished vigor
and spirit. Long life to it say we.
Year: 1874

The Age man is an extremist per
%. He doesn't see any middle ground
between truth and error; between
right and wrong. He is extremely
hard on the Radicals, for which we
are devoutly thankful.
Year: 1874

We find a much greater breadth of
rye and other grain sown than here
tofore. Iii is also looking well, and
proves that our farmers are begin
Mug to see their interest --JefersOn
Tribune.
Year: 1874

vehement crowd swayed to and iro, enduring the
heat and the turmoil for so near to the heart OF
every one in Philadelphia Is the mystery OF the
Ross case that hundreds had assembled there and
stood waiting for hours lor news. Then came the
cruel udlngs,


"a MIsTAKE-IT is NOT THE BoY;r
and thus 1t is that the people have nothing left
them but to take up the case wrapped In its orgl-
nal mystery.


There is no necessity now OF intruding within
the privacy OF that one Germantown household
and exposing It's private grief TO public scrutiny.
Their sorrow Is OF that peculiar sort which all COM
prehend for one touch OF nature makes the whole
world Kin That such griei arose is due, OF course,
TO the abduction OF child but that their grief has
been prolonged over this period OF whole month
is owing TO the miserable management Of the
Mayors police.


am sometimes moved by feelings OF pity as
contemplate the deploraDle strait into which one
or the hgureheads OF the local authorities Is In
volved, and recognize how impossible IT Is Tor
him TO shit the responsibility OF this extended and
cruel failure upon any one else. While the de-
tectives rushed and plunged into hundred rash
and illegal proceedings; while they overturned
homes and ransacked houses OF every kind wniie
the management, to do his 'piplng," placed at the
Pos; once and AT the advertising counters OF The
newspapers parties who, While being known
TO all the .cross and crookedn fraternity were
also Well known TO the community, the thieves
made good their escape and have easily managed
TO conceal their whereabouts ever since. Days



operarons ridiculous, not because unnecessary,
but because to iuldl them the entire force was
called into action at least one-half OF which should
have been scattered all the country, Tor there
was no telling where the robbers might be turned
out" Detectives were sent out, but after 1t was
too late. Parties residing IN cities which are To-
Gated quite near Philadelphia complain that they
did not hear OF the kidnapping until a long time
after 1t had taken place. The reasons OF this are,
FIRST because 1t does not appear that such cities
were communicated with oy telegraph, and sec
ond, because the first thing the detective man.
agemenJ accomplished was the


MUZZLING OF THE PHILADELPHIA PRESS.
Thus it was not until a long time alter the alb
ducton that 1t was published fully in the daily
newspapers OF this city, and then 1t was also tnat
the people who resided In the provincial towns Of
the State and who were foolish enough to depend
upon Philadelphia for their news, were kept in
utter ignorance. The few posters sent out did but
very little good and were OF course, read by only
few; and those few, seeing nothing further in
their newspapers, supposed that the child had
been found.


In the meantime it is doubtful what the police
are dong. From the TACT that Mr.. Ross has ap-
parently withdrawn himself altogether from their
headquarters 1t is presumed that he imaglnes
they Will accomplish Ii the luture what they have
IN the paSt-nOtning.
Year: 1874

The following record VIII show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty four hours IN
comparison with the corresponding day OF last
year, as indicated by the Thermometer at Hudnuts
pharmacy, HERALD Building
Year: 1874

The great question to be decided by
the new election in England is finance
very important one in every govern
ment. It seems that our friends over the
water are NO more Independent on the
subject of money than We are, though it
must be confessed that their public men
do not steal on scale to compare with
ours.
Year: 1874

1t is poor rule that will not work
both ways, and we cannot see why
public office shonld be made an excep-
ton to a rule that seems to work adj
mirably when applied to almost any
other business proposition. To illus
trate: If the Board of Supervisors
have a bit of printing to be done,
worth at fair price ten or twelve dol
lars, they instruct the Clerk to go
around to all the printing offices and
get the bids of each for the work, and
to the lowest is awarded the job,
at figure that would starve
any human being but printer to
death. This is all right; we do not
complain, nor will any other printing
house in town; but why not apply the
lowest bidder principle to the Board of
Supervisors and to all other offices that
pay salary, per eentage or per diem?
Can't we dispose of the next vacant
seat in the Board on the lowest bidder
principle-to the man who will do the
work for the lowest possible remunera-
ton? Members of the Board will not,
of course, object to q rule which they
apply to the most insignificant trans
actions.
Year: 1874

When told that the Methodist
Church would split and thenceforth
be known as the Northern Methodists
and the Southern Methodists, HENRY
CLAY said the event would be the en-
tering wedge which would divide the
Union. The old statesman spoke as a
wise man but not quite as a prophet.
The Union was harder to divide than
he anticipated, yet the ''entering
wedge" made a frightful rent in the
Union fabric. The Church divided
and for decade each section regarded
the other more in the light Of an
enemy than of an assemblage of
brothers in the name of the Lord.
The world is not so bad as appearances
sometimes indicate. These people did
not hate each other as cordially as
the secular masses seemed to think.
They were wide apart it was true;
there was broad, deep gulf between
them, but some of the wisest and best
on either side had hopes of future
reconciliation and unity. They be-
lieved that faith, sincerity and char
ity would bridge over and fill up the
abyss that separated the two diver
sions of their Church. The first at
tempts to overcome the barrier pro-
duced so little effect as to almost dis
courage the most sanguine. But the
workers persevered, and after many
months there was perceptible stretch
ing out of hands from both sides.


The yearning for old friends grew
stronger and stronger, and ministers
from the North and South began to
meet on neutral ground, and talk
around the forbidden subject. AS
they warmed to each other incidental
illusions to the old days when
there was no North and no South,
and when no sectional feeling
dampened Christian sympathy; then
the separation and it's cause were eau
tiously limited at, and at last these
people reached that stage in progress
i've advancement when they spoke of
reconciliation and unity. This was
the work OF years, but it was accom-
plished, and the latest fruit is the fra


ternization of the camp meeting at
Sea Cliff House, Long Island, on the
23d of last month. There were pres
ent at the reception Bishops DoGGETr
and KAvANAUGH, Rev. DR.. LEE,
Rev. DIR. POSTAL, Rev. DIR. SAR-
GENT, of the Church South, and
Bishop JAMES, Rev. Drs. WHEEL
Err, DEPUY, RUST, PALMER, BoT-
TOME, CROOKS, PORTER, HUNT, and
Year: 1874

MARINE DISASTER steamship
Wilmington arrived in Baltimore yes
terday morning, from Savannah, being
delayed about one day in her arrival.
This delay was .occasioned by going
to the assistance of a disabled schooner
and in the work of relief the steamer
lost her second officer and seaman.
The engineer of the Wilmington, pass
ed through here on the noon express,
yesterday, bound for New Haven,
Conn, for the purpose of informing
the widow of the second officer who
resides there, of the sad bereavement.
Year: 1874

A FAILURE.-The efforts Of the Sol
dier's and Sailors Monument Association
of this city to relieve itself of indebted
ness have this far proved futile-some
$3.50 yet remaining in order to cancel the
debt.
Year: 1874

study of character to Of his quesioners very
good mental exercise" Mr. Beecher was in hne spirits,
and, however he may have appeared during
the past month. seemed 10 have been relieved
OF grievous trial. The excitement OF his
cross Examination had left his face almost fre-red
and he looked TO be wesred but the natural
and laughter which spiced conversation much
ever Indicated that he by means broken down
by the excitement through which he had been passing
The singular query that put 20 him by one OF his


listeners OF "hov he feeling" seemed hardly neces-
sarY and was met with the quick reply that be had
just bought him white vest and was feeling very
proud which near description as he gave In
words u the state ef his mind. After fve minutes or


Of cOnversation he bade auditors good
evening, and inside for an hour two Of res.