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Year: 1875

There comes a good story from
the post-office. The agent Of Q
book called and endeavoured to
sell a copy to the delivery clerk.
1t was doubtful if he could afford
one, he said; however, if the mail
ing clerk would subscribe, he
would. The mailing clerk said he
would take one if his colleague
would follow suit. The young man
intimated that If the chief came
down he would secure COPY
Now the chief thought he would
do better than the rest, who had
ill-succeeded in evading the book
agents requests, so he singled ont
a member of the corps who was
expected to refuse with Spartan
fortitude. He proved to be some-
thing of q wag, for he said that
rather than deprive the whole of
them of the privilege of reading
the work he would take q copy.
The agent was duly grateful, but
how that clerk did catch 1t when
his associates got at him.
Year: 1875

lesser flower looks up more tinidly
that you may recognize its lovIiness.
the Red River valley, extending
from thirty to fifty miles on either side
the stream, IL is JOY to behold,
looking as rich and as beautiful as
ever greeted the eye of the farmer.
1t is rapidly being exchanged for
Northern Pacific bonds, and some
tracts of several hundred acres are
just now being turned by the plow.
Furthermore,


FOUR THOUSAND MENNoNNITES
are on their way to this valley, four
hundred of whom were on ourtrain,
and five hundred more we met on
our return. Their destination is
down the Red River, five hundred
miles TO the north, at Manitoba, in
the British realm. Furthermore,
again, on our train was Rev. Mr.
Nc. Dougall, Of the


CANADA WESLEYAN MISSION
to the Indians of the Northwest:
and with him some ten or twelve
assistant missionaries and teachers
on their way to Fort Garry, six
hundred miles down the Red River
from Moorhead, and then four weeks
journey from there in wagons still
northwest to the valley Of the Sas
katchewan. He described the val
ley as fertile valley, with a lovely



climate, where the cattle cou d
Craze all winter To make a cir
cut OF all their mission stations he
travelled distance of eighteen
hundred miles. Such territory is
there, hundreds of miles north of
the Northern Pacific. With such
feeders then as the Red River val
ley, the Saskatchewan valley and
the Missouri valley, ere it reach the
Montana mines and the milder val
leys of the Pacific slope, and
through such a realm of open
prairie, who >hall say the Northern
Pacific will prove failure When
growing immigration shall have
taken possession of its vast prairies
and fertile vail Us who shall over
estimate the tide of travel, and OF
products flowing ever to and from
the head of our Northern Lakes !?
The Church has no time to lose if
she would SOW broadcast the good
seeds over all this region before it
shall be overgrown with tares.


ID. r.


Superior, Wis.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON Nov. 10, 1875.
DONALD MAYS WARM SPRING INDIANS IN DIS


GRACE.


party or Warm Spring Indians arrived here few
days ago and went to the Washington House and then
called upon the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for aid
The Commissioner told them that If they would 60 to
the fremont House their board would be paid by the
government The Indians chose to remain where they
we're, and the result is unpaid board bill for which
the proprietor threatened to the baggage of the
Indians Yesterday Donald Mckay, the manager OF the
band, called upon the Commissioner to make another
effort to the payment of tho bill the release
of the baggage trnkets, &C. but the latter peremplo-
ry refused to do so, and rcprimanded Mckay per-
mittng the exhibition OF intoxicated Indians on the
streets Of Washington declaring disgrace to the In
dian service Mckay finally consented to leave with
the Indians at five o'clock to-day and the Commissioner
agreed TO furnish railroad tickets and blanket each
OF the Indians their appearance the depot ready
for their departure,


CONSOLIDATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CoLLEc-


TIoN DISTRICTS.


The President to-day issued orders consolidating
about ninety internal collection districts in
various parts of the country into forty including
number In New York and Pennsylvania


THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE


SECOND coMPTRoLLER's OFFICE


All the voluminous documentary evidence in the
Fort Sugg and Wiowski is in possession OF
the Committee of Investigation the affairs of the
Second Comptroller's Office, and the commission have
held two sessions Of three hours EACH last night
and another to-day Another meeting will be held to-
night the intention being to hurry the investigation
rapidly practicable The reading of the papers in
the Fort Sugg caseis the subject of present attention.
and that case will have tho first consideration No
witnesses have yet been summoned and is of
impossible TO estimate the period when the re-
port will be made to the Secretary


NEPoTIsM CONDEMNED by THE INTERNAL REV.


ENUE OFFICE.


The Internal Revenue Office has recently had under
consideration charges affecting official standing Of
Colonel Young the Collector for the Fourth internal
revenue district of North Carolina against whose re-
tenton in Office opposition had been made; but upon
reference OF the complaints the Supervisor for the
section embracing Colonel Young's district report
was received of sucn character as determined that
officer in favor of the retention of Colonel Young in tho
service 1t discovered in the investiga-
ton however that several near relatives Of the Col
Iecor holding office under him. and recently the
Commissioner sent letter to him, declaring that
such nepotsm is not approved by the department and
that it will be necessary for him to certain dis
nNissals.


RECOGNITION OF SERVICES FROM FOREIGN


GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.


A handsome bronze medal and diploma we're received
at the Navy Department this morning from the Geo.
graphical Society OF Paris to be awarded the officers
United States Tuscarora a recognition
of their services in making deep soundngs in tho
Year: 1875

A-A-A-sTHE TIMES ARE OUT OF JOINT"


Tho way get them right Is to economiEe by buying
where you buy the cheapest The GREAT ORIGINAL
DOLLAR STORE No. 667 Broadway, offers greater induce
ments to purchasers of articles use fancy
any the continent The business is conducted
exclusively on the general average plan by which
goods sold for than by other plan Five
hundred thousand articles dollar each which could
elsewhere for double the money while other
tes lately added to the stock such gold and silver
Watches French Clocks Bronzes, Wash Tables &C. &c,
offered less than Of manufacture This is
compshed by the general plan by which the profits
counted the aggregate saes and single
Year: 1875

A TALE OF THE TYKOI. by WiIheImina HieTn1


Svo. Paper covers Price, soc.


Auerbach the great German novelist in recent letter TO
lady in this this work the best shok
story in modern German teraturen


The following Is review of thirteen In
Cornhil Magazine for November


Unless greatly mistaken this with Its
Of dark htfu and almost weird feeling which
the time always genuinely human, narration o
flashing and thrilling and It's descriptions Of the
fancy stirring phases Of Alpine will permanently
hold high place among tho best fiction OF the day
Year: 1875

An Ohio girl got up the other morning to
ba;he her face in the liquid dew and cnv off
one OF her fingers on an old soythe hidden
in the grass. There's always soma draw back
to sentiment.-Detroit Free Press,
Year: 1875

Yesterday was payday at the Architec-
tural Iron Works, West Fourteenth street,
and at half-past eleven o'clock William p.
GOldin, a messenger employed by the com
p3ny, was sent to the Eleventh Ward Bank,
Tenth street and Avenue d, to draw the
necessary money. Near the bank he no
ticed a light wagon containing four men,
but without paying much attention to il,
he went in and presented his check and re-
ceived from the cashier three thousand six


hundred dollars, chiefly in small notes. He
wrapped them up in piece Of paper, and


making a compact bundle, he got into one


of the Belt liLe of cars. AT the same time
three rough-lOoking men also entered, one


of them taking a seat beside him and the


ether two getting seats as close as possible.


The car was full of passengers, and as il


went on GOldin saw the same wagon that


he had noticed before following closely. II


contained but one man, and another was


riding on horseback near it. While the
car was passing between Avenues G and ID,


in Fourteenth street, the man who sat next


to Goldin snatched the packages of money
from his hand, and before any one Of the


passengers could recover from the surprise
lie had escaped from the rear door. One


of his companions followed him, while the
third quietly drew a pistol from his pocket,
and taking his place at the door, turned the
muzZle toward the interior OF the car, and
/ threatened to shoot the first who might Try
| to get out.


The passengers were all on their feet, the
ladies shrieking, while the gentlemen, who,
having recovered from their first amaze
ment, had crowded forward TO seize the


highwaymen, fell back before the muzzle Of


the pistol. Meanwhile the man, with the


package of money in his possession, threw


it into the wagon and spTang in after l..


His companion followed him, and the Ger


berus at the door Of the car jumped of the


platform and was getting in too, but one OF


the passengers, all of whom had rushed out
of the car the moment the entrance was
clear, seized the horse by the bride,
and shouted for the police. In
stantly the man with the pistol


returned, and, clubbing his weapon,
struck the gentleman with it, knocking him
down. His assailaGt then jumped into
the wagon Just as another Of the pasSen-
gers, reaching over the side, seized one Of


the robbers By the leg and threw him down
in the vehicle; but the whip was applied
TO the horse, and instantly he was going at
a break-neck gallop past the iron works, in


which the employees and officers OF the
company ran to the doors and windows
under the impression that he was running
away. They were soon undeceiyed, for


the wagon was hardly out Of sight before
the messenger, surrounded by the excited


passengers. arrived and told the loss. He
thought that he might identify the robbers,
as well as the horse and wagon.
Year: 1875

attendant upon the breakup Of the meet
ing battle description. Some tried to cheer
the more broken-spirited by suggesting va
rious possibilities Of the prophetic dates ex-
tending for some time longer. toyen,
whose JOY and happiness in auticipa lion
had been bOundless, STOOL up and said, ln
a voice broken with s0bs:


at is no use, It is no use. We are
either disappointed or we are not disap-
pointed, and if we are not disappointed
Jben we did expect Jesus with faith.
Year: 1875

The ground was frozen in this section
last Saturday morning. The fruit is
thought to be all killed, though we hope it
will not be so bad as that. Wheat IS con-
siderably damaged where it was very for
ward, but we don't think much Of it was
far enough advanced to be badly hurt.
Early vegetables are badly nipped.
Year: 1875

The cool, moist weather is having a IA
yOrable effect on the fruit, most of which,
1t was thought, was killed by the recent
freeze. It is safe 10 say that at least one
half the fruit in the city gardens is all
right, and the reports from the country are
to the same effect. The wheat does not
seem to have been much injured, and the
prospects for large crop continue faTOra-
bIe
Year: 1875

The war between the Baltimore q
Ohio Railroad and the Pennsylvania
Central is of unusual interest to the
public. The immediate cause of the
outbreak was the refusal on the part of
the Pennsylvania Central to allow the
Baltimore & Ohio to run cars over their
track to New York; but the origin OF
the fight dates back to the railroad con-
vention recently held at Saratoga, where
Mr.. Garrett, president of the Baltimore
& Ohio road refused to join the ring for
combination and high freight.


The public receive some immediate
benefit and temporary advantages in
the lowering of freights and passage
between the East and West but the
permanent advantages will be in having
the question decided that it is possible
to have private competition in the
carrying business, to allow railroads-as
Mr.. Garrett claims they have a right to
do-the privilege of fixing their own
freight tariffs without regard to the
action of combinations. The Baltimore
& Ohio road is very wealthy having q
capital stock of some twenty-six million
dollars, is under the management of able
and experienced men. and if it be PosS
BILE for a railroad managed by private
individuals to succeed in such contest
it ought to be able to carry the war il
has inaugurated to victorious teFmiaa
tion.


Competition is the fife of business, ant
it will be a matter of rejoicing to the
people if the fact is to be established that
we are to have competition in the carry
ing business. But if the Baltimore 4
Ohio is finally compelisd lo surrender,
combination strong and complete will b
formed and we believe that the onl


successful remedy for the people will b


in leading trunk lines of railway ownse


and controlled by the government.
Year: 1875

There is one thing that is real encour-
aging in regard to our Legislature and
that is, the time for adjourpmens is
drawing nigh. We feel assured that If
the people had an opportunity to
vote on the proposition for .bi-ennial
sessions of the Legislature it would be
carried almost unanimously.


Last Saturday the State Treasurer
sent in report to the Senate, in re-
sponse to a resolution formerly passed by
that body, showing the amount Of State
bonds now outstanding, and the dates
and amounts of the respective issues
since the organization of the State Gov
ernment. The report is an interesting
document to those who are desirous OF
knowing about the manner in which our
State bonds have been disposed of. We
will publish the report Oh the first psse
of our paper next week.


Senator Robinson denOunces state


ments in this report as false. According


to the report when Robinson was Gov
ernor State bonds were sold to 4. 5.


Stevens at sixty cents on the dollar, and


that Mr.. Stevens then sold those bonds


at ninety-ive cents on the dollar. II


these figures as given by the State


Treasurer don't lie, its no wonder the ex'


Governor should be willing to sacrifice
his personal interest and serve the peo'


pie as Senator; it is but just that hi
should, he owes them some little.


A bill was passed by the House re
, ducing the fees of the State printer, bu
, on account of its having been lost o.
, stolen it never reached the Senate. TIT
Senate however took action ON the Ell
crossed copy Of the bill and failed Il
agree with the House; it was the opin
ion of the Senate that the fees of Stat
printer should be more than was prOvi
f ded fer in the House bill. The prota
bilities are that there will be no chang
e in the present law, which will be to tn
advantage of our State printer severa
e thousand dollars.


! A large number of bills have bee


passed oa third reading in both houses


But when bill is finally passed by on
house it is apt ts be amended in th
: other. The two branches of our Legisl'
I ture differ as widely as to what measure
are for the good of the commonwealth
e do individuals about the aGount
. destitution that prevails in the Stat
3 As tie close of the session is fsst al
$ preaching less time may be giren {
buncombc speeches and more attentio
y paid to peedtul legislation.


VI A number of bills in relation to fet
Year: 1875

AR THE annual meeting of the Soci'
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Aai-
mails, at their headquarters in New York


City, the president in his address said
that "the cause is extending its influence
to the most distant parts of the world"
From the report of the Secretary We
learn that there have been 742 cases
prosecuted during the past year, and
3,156 since tls formation of the society
"a period ef sine years. This society
Year: 1875

THE State Grange, at their recent
session at Topeka, passed resolution
requesting the Legislature to make a
direct appropriation for the destitute in
our State, under proper restrictions.
Year: 1875

THE people at Grasshopper Falls are
tired of the name Grasshopper, and have
petitioned the Legislature to change the
name of the river to Delaware and the
name of their town to Delaware Falls.
They have become convinced that there
is something in q name.
Year: 1875

An effort is now beign made to have
the two opposing factions in Louisiana
agree upon acowpromise, and the hope
full part of it is that these efforts are
likely to prove successful.
Year: 1875

ADVICE TO COUNSEL.


The Tribune, while disavowing any
intention to impute unprofessional
conduct to Beach or Morris, adds: eve
tell them plainly that credulity or too
much zeal has betrayed them into a
false position, from which they must
lose no time In extricating themselves
by a thorough inquiry into this affair
and bya very fraLk, public explana-
tion of their own connection with it.
Such startling Irregularities as they
seem to have implicated themselves in
cannot go unchallenged.n
Year: 1875

1t is now the walnut season. We, in


America, who only eat dried nuts, cannot


imagine how delicious arc the almonds,
6lberts, and English walnuts, when they


are fresh and green; and Why we, do not
have them is marvel to me, for I
believe all of them will grow in this


country. But the difference between


them fresh and dried, is the difference of
two fruits. From now until about


Christmas the walnuts are in their glory,
and the consumption Of them is immense
at the table of the aristocrat in his castle,


where many IN hour is passed over them
and wine at the end Of dinner, as We
read in English novels, when . relenting
uncle begins to unbosom himself to his
scapegrace nephew, in the cosy restaurants
Iof clubs and hotels, in the modest lodging
Of the bachelor, in the cottage of the
peasant, and in the crowded city where
they are cracked and munehed by the
laboror 1T the street corners. You ses


them by the basketful everywhere around,
sold At the price Of three to five for 4
cent, and at Covent Garden market in the
morning. It is curious sight to watch


the men and women occupied in taking
them out Of their green shells, as. they
stand before the baskets ranged in :
circle, with their fingers black Is ink


from the work. ~.
Year: 1875

TIE last political campaign in Massa.
chusetts was not very animated, as viewed
by Western orators who went there to
speak. They expected their hearers to
get up and scream, kick over benches and
so forth, cvey time the peaker plucked q
tail-feather from the old bird of freedom,
or whenever he called the opposite party
hard names, as VIC do in the West but it
is popularity Of Massachusetts, people
to know more than all the Westcrners
living, and they don't lose their seven
senses on ordinary occasions. To have
his ideas appreciated in that State, q
Western man must have them published
in Boston paper as genuine home spun.
Year: 1875

AN important announcement has Just
been made by the Commissioners of our
Centennial Exhibition. It is that an in
tcrnatlonal dog show will he held on the
grounds Of the Exhibition, open to all
dogs fpure breed. The attractions of
the Exhibition will be varied enough to
suit oil tastes. With Don Pedro, of
Brazil, the Crown Prince of Prussia and
his son, and few thousand pure breed
dogs our show will have some ''blood'' in
Year: 1875

DuEL1NG as an art has been brought to
perfection in Now York city. Two
Polish Jews, having misunderstanding,
ascended to fifth-story room and
squared themselves for an encounter
with revolvers. On the first shot both
men fell dead. If the duel must be re.
sorted to in the adjustment of lnisunder'
standings, what pity it is that the re-
suit cannot always be like this-as fair
for one as for the other.
Year: 1875

THERE will not be the usual rush
to the orange groves of Florida this
year. The reasons for this number
about thirteen, the first of which is a
want Of cash-and this reason is so gen.
eral and we'll understood that the other
twelve need not be given. The fact is,
folks can pine away about as comfortably
at home, and at one.half the EXPENSE.
Year: 1875

IN the course OF a conversation, yes
terday, with Mr.. A. c. Buell., repre-
sentative of the st. Louis Republican,
Gov. Porter said that, if the Civil
Rights bin should become a law, he
thought it would be advisable for the
Legislature to adopt an address to the
people Of the State, counseling them to
act with the prudence and moderation
beftting so grave an emergency. The
suggestion Is an eminently wise one,
and would unquestionably be adopted
if laid before the Legislature in the
shape Of a formal recommendation.
Year: 1875

Try it.-There remains now only
few days in which to secure tickets in the
last Library Concert. A coupon ticket will
admit you to the great Gilmore concert
and may furniGh you money enough to
buy an Opera House for yourself if you
should chance to want one. Every coupon
you buy adds to your chance. It would
not be money thrown away to buy one
every day until the 9th Of February. Try
il. feb1S It
Year: 1875

FINANCIAL dispatches OF Saturday
say: "The bears profess to be in re-
ceipt Of dispatches from Nashville to
the effect that efforts are being made
in the Legislature to repudiate a pol-
ton of the bonded debt of the State.
And there are only seven Republican
members IN that whole Legislature
CHATTANOOGA Commercial
Year: 1875

The House Committee on Foreign AT
fairs has agreed TO report a bill supplement
tary to the acts in relation TO immigration,
which seeks to prevent the importation Of
women from China, Japan or any other
Oriental country, for leWd purposes. The
violation Of the law is to be visited with
severe penalties.


Report OF the Alabama Outrage Com
Year: 1875

The Amy Appropriation bill will prob
ably be reported this week. This bill IS to
be the text upon which the political debate
in the House, that Is expected to occupy a
considerable portion of the rest Of the ses-
sion, viii begin. The Democrats have al
ready announced that they intend upon
this bill to arraign the administration for
its general Southern policy. Some South
ern Republicans will endeavOr to have at
tached to the bill amendments making ap-
propriations for the army for two fiscal
years, which will excitl much opposition.
The bill will be in charge Of Mr.. Wheeler,
of New York, a member Of the Louisiana
Investigating Committee, and one Of the
most experienced parliamentary leaders in
the Honse.
Year: 1875

lee Raymond and Maj. Moore while
on visit to Wheeling last week attended
an auction and laid in an immense supply
Of old furniture, etc. When the goods
arrived they composed such 4 miScellAnel
ous selection Of old traps that their
friends adjudged them crazy for buying
a, all This is the only explanation Of
the freak as neither one Of them drink
Year: 1875

ITisa rather amusing feature Of the
Black Hills mania, says tho Chicago Tfi-
June, that while in one direction the
United States cavalry is reaching out
and gathering in the disgusted miners en-
route for the Hills and sending them back,
in another direction, other expeditions
are moving towards tho supposed gold
country only to receive the same treat
ment All this is nice for Sioux City.
What it does not get out Ot them going
forward it secures when they return at
depressing invitation oithegoyernment.
II is very fortunate, however, that tho
gold-hunters find their progress inter
cepted by the government troops and not
by the Sioux Indians, who are on the war
path and not in the transportation bust.
ness There would be very little amuse-
ment in tho. situation were they to fall
into the clutches Of the present owners Of
the Black Hills, who would in all prob
ability forget to send them back.