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Year: 1874

SPECIE PAYMENT INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.


CiaeiRaat Gazette (Rep)


IL wOuld have been better in our opinion to
let the currency alone but there clamor for
expansion ana large majority OF Congress and the
people too being decidedly opposed to contraction the
action OF the House takir IL all together. Is the best
that we had any right TO pect IL Is the least of all the
threatened evils. It is likely the Senate will accept
the House bill and that II will become % law. II
Ia very clear that measure looking TO contraction
pass. For this year. therefore, the greenback
rency will stand at $400 O00C0O backed by decided
preston against contraction This, of course posipoDes
specie payments indefinitely, and this question may
well he regarded disposed Of Whenever there shall
be specie enough in the country to float s0O00 900 Of
paper money then shall have specie payments. and
not before, unless the majority OF the people change
their minds In favor OF contraction.
Year: 1874

1t is quite clear now that Congress will do
its level best 10 nlic upon us imitation FORM
and unless discussions arise among the advocates OF
thai policy regard 10 the particular form OF financial
baoonin9 to he induged in, measure that charac
ter will certainly be perfected before the close OF the
session In that event. the conservative business inter
the nation will look to the President for pr0tcc
ton There never was an l1sbanea which the veto
poH er Lad better justification than IL will have in this
Year: 1874




The die is cast in Congress, and merchants now
know nat They have impored action. They
have demanded the establishment of limit TO cireula-
and Congress esponded The answer Is cool and
curt and signifies contempt for the opinion or merchants
and bankers when placed against that OF the wise men
of the House and senate. The only OF hope all
this is that the Secretary of the Treasury not issue
circulation to the full allowed. Indeed. II "
sad that he will NOT aud the President will sustain
him in this action.
Year: 1874

There is no example of a nation in time of
profound peace the midst OF general prosperity free
from internal dissensOn aud external menace resorng
TO forced loan of sOO0000 This issue of irredeem-
able paper i'm the absence OF any national danger peril,
necessity, Will stand In history a perpetual
reprcach TO the Intelligence and patriotism OF the Con-
that authorized 1t. Aud, after all, the result
attained ia not worth the trouble taken to reach
IT, The settlement OF the question will doubtless have
favorable effect business the expansion will In
wise the wants and necessities of the who
have been clamoring for it. The increased issue will be
but drop in the iD1itiOn bucket, and, while 1t will
serve to exasperate all those who know that wealth
cannot he created by multiplying bits of paper, and
the other side.
Year: 1874

If the continued issue of paper promises,
without making any provision Whatever for their
dempton, is the equivalent OF National bankruptcy
those who have voted for such measure cannot he
ignorant OF what they have deliberately done destroy
the credit of the nation. Does not the situation
impress upon the general mind the single and
simple truth that 10 ia "a peril which this nation
has been called 10 face before 10 lodge with Con-
gress to emit currency, redeemabe ilredeem
able and thus TO stand in the highways and avenues of
trade aud industry avoring one side by its larGess
aud bankrupting the other by its enmtyi Could there
ever be a dangerous combination OF powers than
the Federal Government has now absorbed into its
hands
Year: 1874

LONDON. July $3.50 A. M.


In the House OF Commons last evening DR.. Butt
moved his resolve in of rule for Ireland
he maintained that home rule involved no dis
turbance OF the principles of the constitution The
Imperial Parliament, in which Ireland would still
be represented, would have the power to tax all
the resources Of Ireland, as well as of
Great Britain. Since the union Ire
land mad always been unprOsperous and
oissatlsned He acknowledged efforts had
been made to redress her grievances, but
tnese had failed and always would fail, because
real liberty was denied. He appealed to the House
to adopt his resolve as the only real remedy. BY
restoring It's constitutional rights content and
prosperity would be established throughout the
country.


The Attorney General for Ireland gave q decided
and emphatic negative to all the propositions
which DR.. Butt had advanced. The present pro.
posal was infinitely more dangerous to the peace
and prosperity OF the country than the demand for
the repeal of the union. collision
OF the Imperla ana Irish Parliament.
would be inevitable particularly questions OF
commerce and finance. The proposed action
would endanger the whole commercial and social
fabric and the political constitution of both coun-
tries. 1t would be dangerous for England, but
practically ruinous for Ireland. He regarded the
agitation Of the subject mischievous and futile.
viscount Crichton, member for Ennisklen, said
the people OF Ulster were unanimous In the
opinion that home rule was equivalent to civil
war, and would inevitably result In the subuga-
tion Of Ireland by some foreign Power hostile to
England.


The Marquis of Harrington said the great bulk OF
the Irishmen do not desire home rule. The
question must be regarded from the imperial
standpoint, and the House, having charge Of
the imperial interests must reject the mo-
tion, whatever be the effect upon the internal
anatrs OF Ireland. No consideration would ever
induce the liberals to purchase Irish support by
sacrificing the slightest interest Of the Empire He
felt that any coquetting with the question will i'm
mediately result in the complete disorganization
OF the liberal party and urged the cordial co.opera-
ti0n Of Ireland with England instead OF the USE
less agitation OF the question Of separate parlia-
ment.


The debate adjourned until Thursday


WEATHER REPORT.


The weather throughout England to-day is un.
settied.
Year: 1874

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., June 80, 1874.
The steamship Ambassador lying at anchor In
our lower harbor, broke loose last night from the
buoys to which she was attached and drlited out
to sea. She brought up near Wood Island without
sustaining any damage.
Our coast pilots predict the early arrival Of the
Faraday
Year: 1874

In the suit of De Forest agt. Farley ct al,
for foreclosure on mortgage of sl25OOO. Mr. Keyes,
who held the "equty of redemption" became insol'
vent and filed petition in bankruptcy. Judge Bia'ch-
ford OF the United States District Bankruptcy Court,
after giving notice to all persons concerned, appointed
an assignee and ordered him to sell the property act
ing with the referee who had previously been appointed
by the Supreme Court The referee attended the sale,
but it is alleged that he took active part aud declined
to give deeds 10 the purchasers. Motion was made
In the Supreme Court. Chambers, yesterday, before
Judge Donohue, behalf of the owners OF liens upon
the property restrain the referee from giving deeds
aud for an order resale Judge D0nohue decided that
he would interfere with the asslgnee tne purchasers
might take his deed II the sale was valid one. AS TO
the referee, he officer OF the State Court and
could transfer his power TO give deed TO an oiheer
OF another II the assignee had come In and sub
stituted himself party for the bankrupt the Court
would have modified the decree accordingly, but as
matters stood an injunction would be granted against
the referee but decision would be withheld as to the
form OF the order IL question whether the sale
was made by the referee.
Year: 1874

was nrmly graSpe0 IN the tlSerS capacious
jaws, and at every step the brute growled Us
lfimpatient to commence his meal.


"Now, shall not attempt to describe the
sensations l experienced while in the very
flaws of death, but, strange as it may appear
TO YOU, captain, ! did not feel thrill Of
terror. The shock had received, together
with the loss Of blood and severe pain Of my
wounds, had produced q stupor similar to
that which seems to be felt by mouse after
the frs: shake ofa cat. 1t caused q sort Of
dreaminess, in which there WIS no sense Of
pain nor feeling of terror, though I was
quite conscious of all that was happening.
Death appeared to me inevitable, and l
remained motionless, resigned to my fate.


'tThen the thought struck me that I had
pair of reyolvers in my belt. A ray Of
hope partially dispelled the languid stupor
that encbaiued my brain. My blood flowed
through my veins less slugsishly, and,
grasping one Of my weapons, pointed the
muzzle in the brute's ear and fred the six
charges "


Il felt the tiger shake violently, his teeth
ground Together as he bounded forwafd, and
paving the sand in dying eH5rt, bs fell
over dead. His jaw relaxed, and Staggered
tony feet free, ana thank God compara-
lively unbarmcd. -


"Tbs teeth and claws of the animal had
psowed deep furows in my body and torn
tie skin in shreds, but the wounds were not
Of Q serious nature,
IT felt weak from the loss Of blood, but
was enabled to bind up my wounds, and stop
the fow,


"Then for the first time I glanced about
me, wondering what had become of my
friends, and if they had given me up for
lost.


''The moon had disappeared behind the
black dense cloud that NOW covered the
Year: 1874

line MOuHtaneer-J


To say that the scenery is grand and
sublime but half expresses the reality.
To stand beneath the falls and gaze up
ward seems grand, but when you scale
the dizzy heights and out on some crag
of rock hang your pedestals over and
watch the surging stream as it dashes
from rock to rock down the seven falls
until the lower level is reached, 1000
feet below you, and then winding its
way down the canyon, dashing its way
in and out under the cliffs, the far
reaching, lawn-like plains for back
ground, while still above you are tow
ering majestic piles of recks-then it is
that words will not express what you
feel. Youcan but sit in mute astonish-
ment and awe, and drink in the glories
of the scene before, behind, above and
below you.
Year: 1874

In late address before one of our
Dairymen's Associations, the following
truths were uttered:


1T is one of the greatest mistakes of
our farmers that, as rule, they suf-
fer the buyer to know more about the
quality and value of farm products
than is known by those whose labor
makes them. The buyer has tests
which the farmer does not have. l no.
tice that when the wool buyer comes
around he takes out his glass and sees
at glance the structure of the article
in hand, and knows more about it than
he who has toiled year in its produc-
ton. The same theory is true of seeds.
The magnifier is applied to pork to see
if it is infested wife trichina. L think
it is true, as rule, that buyers of farm
products know more about them than
the producers. The man who knows
the most always gets the best of the
bargain. 1t is certain that knowledge
is power in making q trade. 1t can
safely be put down as rule that man,
who for natural or artificial reasons,
can see hundred times as much as his
neighbors, will know the markets.
Year: 1874

SYRACUSE, June 24.-An appalling
catastrophe occurred here last night.
A strawberry festival was being held
at the parlors of the Central Baptist
Church, when, without any premoni-
tion, the floor gave way, precipitating
the room full into the story below. The
parlor was on the second floor, and the
room underneath was also full. The
fire alarm was Immediately given, and
the firemen hurried to the scene. Soon
ten thousand people were there, and
tremendous excitement prevailed.


The entire police force and fire de-
partment of the city were called out
and took charge of the work of recov-
ering the dead and wounded. The
broken timbers were hoisted up with
difficulty. The walls of the church
did not fall in, but are seriously dam
aged. The church is comparatively
a new one. A few minutes before the
floor gave way it trembled so that
many persons left the room, fearing
an accident, which was predicted by
many. The accident was caused by
the giving away of the joist that sup
ported the floor. The joist ran from
both sides of the room to cross string
er, the middle of which was supported
by iron rods from the roof. The string
ers gave way, pulling the ceiling and
roof down upon the people and precip-
itating them into the room below. The
work of recovery was exceedingly
slow, as it had 10 be done ir the dark,
and it Was feared every moment that
the walls would fall in. Over one hun
dred were injured. Fourteen were
killed. The work of searching for the
bodies continues.
Year: 1874

In recent lecture DIR. Hammond, oil


New York, stated that the influence OF


habit in fostering a morbid impulse


once yielded to was exceedingly pow


erful, to illustrate which he related the


following:


ga lady came under my observation


who was subject to no delusion and who


had never given any evidence of men,


impulse, which she declared she could


not control, to throw valuable articles


into the fire. AT first, she said in her
confession to me, the impulse was ex-
cited by the satisfaction She derived


from seeing an old pair of slippers curl
up into fantastic shapes after she had
thrown them into blazing wood fire.
She repeated the act the following day,


but not having an old pair of shoes to
burn she used an old felt hat, which
was no longer fashionable. But this
did not undergo contortions like the
shoes, and therefore she had no pleasu-
rable sensation like those of the day
before, and thus, so as any satisfaction
was concerned, the experiment was a
failure. On the ensuing day, howey-
ever, she, to her great surprise, felt
that it would be a pleasant thing to
burn something. She was very clear
that this pleasure consisted solely in
the fulfilment of an impulse which to a
certain extent had become habitual.
She therefore seized a handsomely
bound prayer book which lay on the
table, and throwing it into the fire,
turned away her face and walked to
another part of the room. 1t was very
certain, therefore, that she was mo-
longer gratified by the sight OF the
burning articles. She went on repeat
ing this act with ner own things, and
even with those which did not belong
to her, until she became a nuis lnce to
herself and all those with whom she
had any relations. Her destructive
propensities stopped at nothing which
was capable of being consumed, books,
bonnets, shawls, laces, handkerchiefs,
and even table covers and bed linen,
helped to swell the list of her sacrifices.
AS soon as she had thrown the articles
into the fire the impulse was satisfied.
She did not care to see it burn. On the
contrary, the sight was rather disa-
greeable to her than otherwise. Butt
the force which affected her in the way
it did she represented as being impe-
rative, and If not allowed to act, gave
rise to the most irritable and unpleas-
ant sensations, which she could not de-
scribe otherwise than by saying that
she felt as ieshe would have to fly or
jump or run, and that there was feel
ing under the skin all over the body
as If the flesh were in motion. As soon
as she had yielded to the impulse these
sensations disappeared. She was en-
tirely cured, not by placing her in an
asylum, but by subjecting her to such
physical restraint as could readily be
enforced within the precinsts of her
own home, and by the use of such med
sen the irritability other nervous sys-
tenn"
Year: 1874

Once on a time a little leaf was
heard to cry and sigh as leaves often
do when gentle wind is about. And
the twig said: laslols


what is the matter, little leaf?'


'The wind said the leaf, Just told
me that one day it would pull me OF,
and throw me on the ground to die.'


The twig told it to the branch and
the branch told it to the tree.


And when the tree heard it, it rustled
all over, and sent word back to the
leaf: ~ s-.,.rf


DO not be afraid, hold on tightly,
and you shall not go off until you want
to- b .i,s -


And the leaf stopped signing, and
went singing and rustling. A so it
grew all summer long till October.
And when the bright days of autumn
came, the Leaf saw all the leaves around
becoming very beautiful. Some were
yellow and some were scarlet, and
some striped with colers. Then it ask
ed the tree what it meant. And the
tree said: 81


All those leaves are getting ready
to fly away, and they have put ON these
eolors because of their joy.' l--r


4ACA tuO tC<A b0San W Wattt " Sts
and grew very beautiful In thinking
about it. And when it was very gay
in colors, it saw the branches Of the
tree had no color in them, and 50 the
leaf said: -sasfstr


'Oh, branch, why are you so lead
colored and we so golden ~ as.


we must keep on our work clothes
said the tree, for our work 10 not yet


L.~A IL a -. e. L n
day because your task Is over s
and the leaf let go without thinking II
it, and the wind took 1t up and turned
it over, and then let 1t fall gently
down nnder the edge Of q fence among
q hundred other leaves, and il never
walked up to tell what 1t dreamed about.
1.-THE Nation. ~. ~. -
Year: 1874

A man drew note promising to pay
one hundred dollars. He used print
ed form, and did not close up the blank
devoted to dollars, and after passing it
as negotiable paper, somebody inserted
'and fifty after the one hundred and
before the printed dollars. The note,
thus altered, get into the hands of an
innocent party, who presented it to the
drawer, and the Supreme Court decided
that the maker of the note was liable
for its face, because through negligence
he did not draw a line between the
word hundred and the printed word
dollars Any testimony that the
drawer might offer to establish the fact
that he gave the note for one hundred
dollars must go for nothing, as there
was nothing on the face of the note
showing that it had been altered Ev-
idence of an alteration on the face of
the note would have changed the case.
Let this be a lesson to all drawers of
promissory notes. No one can be too
careful in such matters.
Year: 1874

The New York Ledger comes to the
rescue of old maids, as follows: 'Shriv-
eled and withered you say they are!
Men and women grow old and grow
grey, whether married or single; but
many an old maid fingers to-day on
this mundane sphere who would, have
died long ago, an unhappy but popular
and admired wife, had she consented
to marry some man whom she did not
love, but did despise, and said Yes
where conscience and God commanded
to say Mo- Long live old maids, and
let no woman, from the fear of becom-
ing, ever willfully and deliberately sac
rifice herself. 1t is the next crime to
suicide
Year: 1874

convincing you that l. am greatly
tioubled at the failure to build vonr
road. Our company has spent ten
thousand dollars in surveys and re-
penses upon it, but we can now 70 No
further. The fault is not ours. The
narrow guage you suggested is the
best thing that can be done. The
change of route I think well of, but
who will build the road: If the road
was built and presented to me, would
not give bonds to run it, unless had
absolute right to fix fares and freight
free from public control, other than a
limit against extortion. If the public
will give that guarantee, I can build
your road at once. If it will not, you
cannot expect any one not To-
cally interested to build it
for you. You have voted
liberal bonuses for road; why not Or
ganize as citizens and put in the mon
ey and bond it, and operate to suit
yourselves? If you would do so, and
connect with US, we would be glad to
give you some help.


From all this, do not imagine that
abandon all hope of future connections
with your county. 1t we are not all
ruined by the universal public senti-
me7t, and we can live through the
storm and your people are not ruined
by the hard times, the sober second
thought will make all things even.
Let the people make up their minds to
repudiate false advisors, who are
leading them to ruin, and confidence
will soon be restored, and with an in
flux of foreign capital we shall again
be prosperous.


Very truly, yours, E. F. DRAKE.
Year: 1874

Just after our paper was off the
press last week We received the following
communication from the Faribault
County Council. We hope that the
cry for help, that is coming from the
starving settlers on the frontier, will re-
ceive an immediate answer. There is
no doubt of the present pressing neces-
.sity: Last week we published the ap-
peal of the Governor to the Patrons of
the State in behalf Of these sufferers.
In making this appeal the Governor
paid one of the highest compliments
possible to our order, and let every
Patron in the State see to it that the
Governor has no reason to waiver in his
confidence in the generosity and true
nobility of our order.


We like this appeal from the Fari-
bault County Council, coming from the
members Of the order, it has the ring !:
and we hope that the Treasury of the
National Grange will be thrown open !;
was it not for some such time as this,
that it was called into existence?


But let no member wait one moment
for aid from any source outside of indi-
vidual contributions, the emergency is
too great to admit of delay. The call
of the Governor was based upon the
most reliable information, and since the
last issue of our paper we have been
called upon by subscribers to the paper,
good and true Patrons, direct from
the region afflicted, and down here in
search Of work, who fully support the
worst reports that have been given.
Our readers will remember that J. w.
Benjamin, Of Window, Cottonwood
county, was last winter named to dis.
tribute contributions sent by Patrons,
aud the Governor has also appointed a
committee whose names will be found in
our last issue: -, -: v>...< y
p e. asaz;a : FOUNTAIN BRooK. -


FARBAUIr COUNT, July s, 1874.


TO the Executive Committee of the State


Grange: =s = 3
Year: 1874

HONESTY in the administration of all
the affairs of the governments broad
enough, long enough and strong enough
for the foundation of united move
ment of all good citizens at the pres
ent time. Such a platform would mean
something, could be comprehended and
appreciated in this year of A. D.. 1874.


The wise men differ as to the dist
ance between the comet and the Garth.
Some place it at 50,000,000 miles, and
others at 250,000,000 miles. Either
seems to be safe distance, and if it's
all the same to the aforesaid wise men
we hope they will keep him about that
far off, not that we are afraid Of the
comet, but there is something sublime
in such grand distances.


In the hands of man with true
heart and clear head, the interests of
the country are safe and it matters lit
tie what may be his shade of political
faith.< AS elevation gives a broader
view and experience widens, such man
will better comprehend what is for the
public good, and being true to his
country he will shape his public acts so
as to best subserve the interests Of the
whole country.
Year: 1874

GEORGE WASHINGTON was shot and
killed on the 10th inst. He was at
tempting to escape while being taken
to jail, under arrest for numbering a
man by the name of Dunn. We had
formed very different idea Of George
from what this would indicate.
Year: 1874

The VIRaINIUs has gone under; but the Gem
Saloon on Main street opposite Gordon's brick
store, Thomas Cain proprietor is still selling as
good wines, liquors and cigars particularly the
latter-as are to be had anywhere Wo know
something about the latter, as we have had the
exquisite pleasure of reducing several dozen
more or less--to curling and aromatic smoke.
Or to use the expression of our foreman, who
recently emgrated from land where the best
Havanas were as common as cheroots are in this
country, and who has often cursed the country
on account of the popularity Of its poor smok-
ing material, said, on trying one of Tommy
New-Year's cigars. That's something like a
cigar. There is some sense in cigar like
that"