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Year: 1875

Wheat Ring in the uestern part Of DAKOTA
county.


The ATTORNEY OF THE RAILROAD AT
ONE END OF THE LINE, AND THE AGENT
OF TEE WHEAT RING AT THE OTHER!


And when the proper time comes the
corporation rings its little bell and one
OF the actors disappears behind the scenes
and leaves the stage to the other.


And John Kennedy, who hates a
granger aud an Anti-Monopolist, is to
turn over the granger and Anti Monop-
oily vote to this railroad attorney; and
the agent of the Minneapolis Wheat
Ring 1T Fairfield is to hand over to him
the Republican vote. The goods are
all boxed and labelled and ready to be
delivered. Query: can they deliuer them?


Now word in the ear of these wor-
thies: They imagine that ii they defeat
US now for State Senator it will be the
end Of our influence in the State. Bless
their innocent souls! The st. Paul
Press tried that game for fifteen years,
and when it got through we were the
liveliest corpse ever seen in Minnesota.
Ramsey sat down upon us; Andrews sat
down upon US; the whole Republican
party horse, foot and dragons, sat
down upon us; and pronounced us the
deadest kind OF cold corpus score of
times:


But the genie spr n came kindly on,
And showers began to fall;
John Barleycorn got up again,
And sore surprised them al,
There is only one point of view in
which our defeat by railroad attorney


would have any significance. 1t would
teach all aspiring men that if they de-


Tended the cause Of the people against
their plunderers they must look to be de-
serted by those they served that if they


hoped for honors, Office or emoluMent:
they must hire out their talents to those
who were enriching themselves at the


expense of the people. Our defeat would


be heralded oil over the country as 4
proof that Reform and Anti Monopoly
were dead issues; and in this way ar
event that would personally do us little


or no harm would inflict incalculable in.
jury upon the cause of the people. W.


do not believe the people are prepared
scorpion-lke, to sting themselves in tina,


way, TO pie .se few office-holders, ring


leaders and railroad men. Let US see i
| they will.
Year: 1875

his term OF subscription expired his pa
per ceased to reach him, although sent
10 him by us every week. He became
offended at US, considering our past re-
lations, for stopping his paper 50 prompt
ly. Some time after he mentioned his
grievance to a friend, who told him to
90 to the office and insist upon it that his
paper was there and demand it. lie did
so, and the postmaster at last handed
him out several back numbers!
Year: 1875

THE BAXTER STEAM CANAL-BOAT TROUBLES


The troubles of the Baxter Steam Canal-boat
Transportation Company have eliminated in the seizure
OF one vi ts boats, the City of Chicago under chatel
mortgage nude to secure the Utica Steam Engine Com
pany against loss account OF engines furnished The
boat is now In the Atlantic Basin at Brooklyn. Efforts
are making to the credit Of the COMPANY The
late General Agent, Mr. Young, who resigned
his position when william Baxter was made
yice-Prosident and Superintendent and who claims
to represent all the creditors hut one, says that
he will guarantee extension Of time and
will continnc furnish supplies provided tho control
ling interest held by Mr. Baxter s mndc subordinate and
the Company run on what ne considers 10 be business
like basis
Year: 1875

May not go little further still without making
safe admssionsi May not accept slc teachings of
the most authentic history IL is true that when
his walk to better country has to wade through
morass and mire for many miles he will drag himself
along heavily loaded with the weeds and clay harder
ground. For Thousand years the Catholic Church had
to wade through and carry the dead weight OF European
paganlsm and barbarism. This an exhaustive load
for ts spiritual vitality, and with only costly and few
manuscript books, aud small facilities for enghtening
the Of the people, there il good 10
der that It's working force Of truth unable o evolve
the Reformation before Luher's day But the Catholic
Church has 10 bear that old burden longer Its evOly
ing periods win and must follow each other at diminish


ing spaces between them. II is at this moment slowly
evolving reformation In what Is called 1.-The Old
Catholic Movement" which aims at great y result 10
the gious world as Luther's programme The force
th produces these revolutions slowly first but
each II effects gives II power and impulse. The
Old Catholic Movement will not he the last century
hence evcn Dr. D0llnger may arise 10 carry
ward the whole Catholic Church 10 stage Of pro-
gress and transformation. Now with all our strong
vctons Professionals Is It indlscreet aud unsafe
cede the Catholic Church this selfcontaned evolving
force Does not history prove ts existence and
working


Perhaps have now gone hk the most liberal
Year: 1875

Tho long ana IOut3Outo


That nestled soft in sweep OF grass.


Tho hills agal I'D the Ornament


Where scarce the moving moon eonln pass


The cautions camp, the smotherd light'


The silent seutinel az night!


n, and op they rode until at last they thought they
saw tbe sea and cried and looked, and hoped; ana
was but the mirage which had mocked them. be'or0
them was nothing hut the white flaming desert-tne
desert OF death-behnd them, near at hand now were
yssaues and his men On toward the pitiess merry waste
looked Morgan and then smiled back his challenge 10 us
foe and spurred down the darkling puhghg STEEP i'o
the desert And still vasques followed with the seo
ora hot, an hs dark face and the love in his blue eyes,
that sought forever where sine rode against the
sun.


And then what cruel nights and days where the sun
eared yy day and the night lent cooness the streams
were dead and still the mirage mocked them IL IL
breathless tale Across that vast far land they swept
that,
Year: 1875

or sudden dawn, and feit the hush
~ heaven when the day sat down
And hid hIs face In dusky hands
The long and louesome nightsi the tent
That nestled soft In sweep OF grasss
T,bo bIIls aga N a the armament
Year: 1875

This is not fair. Everybody knows that
the veteran William Allen, of Ohio. is no
chicken. He was a Democrat full.gr0wn
and in the heyday of his strength in Jack
cons time. and there are strong suspicious
that he WAS in the constitutional c0nven,
ton, If not in the Continental Congress,
under another name. He is man that
never shows the white feather, and was
never known to say ''die." And now for
the Toledo Blade to start the rumor that
he proposes to withdraw from the contest
is one Of the petty tricks which, ike putting
burr under the breeching of the harness
or crooked pin in the echoOlmaster's
chair, only small antagonists resort to. He
is no such man. There is nothing retiring
about him. He never put his. hand to .
piow and looked back. The loss of half his
forces has no more effect on him than the
losing OF half is boats had on his brother
Ethan in the Ficonderoga affair, and one
OF these fine Q4tober mornings he may yet
be heard screa1hing to the hard-money gar
rlson OF the government to surrender the
strong box '.in the name OF the Great Je-
hovah and the Continental Congress"
Allen always did draw like patent sue
ton pump, but there is no moro withdraw
to him than to the Choctsw claims or the
gfasshopper. If ono il bound 70 fb, he
ought to be ereasonable.-New York Graphic.
Year: 1875


sends the parable to the Tribune:


NJ. Thiers yesterday told me this legend:
When France came into the worlc as ma
ton it was in the time of the fairies. AS
France was to be great princess they IN
yted to her cradle all the good fairies; the
fairy of wit of riches, of conquest, OF beauty,o OF
grace, the fairies Of harvest and vintage. IL
was an unparalleled festival throughout the
young kingdom everywhere they danced ana
drank. But in the very midst OF this puollc
rejoicing an uninvited fairy came to sit at Inc
banquet. There were already dozen at the
table, and the strange visitor made the thlr-
teenth. She was not gay like the others; on
the contrary, her face was full OF meditation,
gravity, and sadness.


Every one began to say, "What Is she 40.
ing here, with that unearthly countenance


She sat down, but she rose with majesty
and thus spoke: ''You invited all the good
fairies to the cradle OF France, and you for
got me. Woe be unto you! France shall
have days of victory and conquest. She snail
be rich in corn and wine. She shall be IA
nous for her wit. She shall begulle the
world with her grace. But whenever she IS
about to enjoy her good fortune an unforeseen
catastrophe shall hurl her into the abyss OF
war or of revolution. And thus shall be
avenged.' ''Who art thou then? % they cried
out from every side to the avenging fairy.
She was already at the door; she turned on
the threshold and said, in tone at once SOL
emn and satirical, 81 am Wisdom! France
may have at her cradle all the other good
fairies, but as she had not me, all the rest
will be useless"


Thus said Wisdom, and Wisdom Is always
Year: 1875

FRENcHSiEN are awaiting with eagerness
the opening of a trial, the testimony in which
promises to fix the responsibility for the dis
aster at Sedan upon some one of the generals
of the French army. Paul de Cassagnac,
the hired bravo OF the Empire, has stated in
the Pays that General Wimpffen was wholly
at fault and that to his ignorance, dmidity,
and negligence the disaster was due. The
General has brought an action for defama-
ton against de Cassagnac, and in the course
of the trial the most minute particulars OF
the battle will be given. Some remarkable
disclosures are looked for.
Year: 1875

The sectarian school project has been
broached in the Illinois as well as the Missouri
legislature. Under the pretext of a regard for
religious beliefs the Democrats of those two
states are endeavoring TO pass laws dividing
the school money among the various religious
sects. The people of Missouri and Illinois
do not seem minded however to stutify them
selves by breaking up their common school
system.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

A CORRESPONDENT of one of the New
York papers brings a serious accusation
against Gen. Schenck. He intimates that
the General is a sciolist in the art of poker
PLAYING, founding this charge on the omission
in the now famous rules of any mention of
that important feature of the game known to
the initiated as the "straddle." This is a
grave charge to bring against man who
claims to be an expert, a charge from which
we trust Gen. Schenck will be able to clear
himself The same correspondent furnishes
bit of pathological information. He says
the word "ante,' term used in the sinful
game, is from the French entire.
Year: 1875

A largely attended meeting was held in the
Assembly Rooms Westinghouse. Brooklyn last even
ing by number Of citizens who opposed to the route
the Brooklyn Silent Safety Elevated Railroad decided
upon by the Board OF Aldermen. United States District
Attorney Tenney said the rapid transit scheme as APP
proved by the Common Council was corrupt job. The
property-owners Fulton, Sands Pearl, and VIII
lOugby SITS. and DeKab and Grand-aves.-which were
selected the route for the rOad-were not con-
suited about the matter. Unless the Common Council


should reconsider its action the meter would be taken
into the courts and II necessary application would be
made to the Legislature TO right the wrong The Kew
Mr. Tamage said he thought the prOpertyowners should
have been consulted. Mayor Hunter in very Driel
speech said favor OF rapid transit and that he
would see to that all the parties interested had fair
hearing. Addresses were made by other gentlemen ana
resolutions passed ayorIng RAPID transit, nut de-
nouncng the manner in which the present scheme has
been pressed through the Common Council and calling
the Mayor to veto the bill.


meeting of the Railroad Committee OF the Common
Council held last evening In the City Hall TO hear the
protests of the property along the line OF the pro
posed rapid transit road Speeches protesting against
the route made by several property owners. Ex
Assembyman BuIts the President of the Rapid Transit
Company, spoke III favor VI the road.
Year: 1875

MR.. OCONORS CONDITION LESS fAVORABLt-Loso


OF APPETITE AND DIsINCLINATI0N TO TALK.


On awakening yesterday morning Mr.. OConor
complained of having passed an uncomfortable
night. He said to Mr.. Sloane that his stomach did
not feel as we'll as usual He partook of a very
slight breakfast of tea, fruit and bread, but in much
smaller quantities than since the beginning of his
convalescence. After breakfast he became quite
dull and heavy, although he expressed desire
to hear the morning papers read. Mr.. Sloane had
finished reading only one brief article, when Mr.
OConor said that he did not wish to listen any
longer, and turning his side fell into doze
Throughout the day he slept lightly at intervals,
and showed disinclination to talk upon any sub
ject whatever. He said that he did not feel any
pain, but that there was peculiar sensation in his
stomach which he could not describe Mr. Sloane
appeared discouraged but said that he dld not think
it was more than a temporary relapse.
Year: 1875

"A =


PARENT REASON.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE


ALBANY, Dec. 23.-Auditors Thayer's desperate
situation is already receiving the kindly attention
of friends. Controller Hopkins came to his aid to-
day and secured a postponement of the hearing by
the Commissioners of the Canal Fund until Tuesday
next The ostensible Of the delay was the abb
sence of Judge Pratt who has been in Syracuse dur
ing the week, and whose presence was deemed abso-
lutey necessary by the Controller on account of the
probable rise of important legal questions. As there
will be only three days of life remaining to the
Board after their meeting, it does not seem at all
probable that any action be secured If Thayers
friends choose to obstruct matters at all Mr. Thay-
ers examination was further continued before the
Canal Commissioners during the afternoon, but no
new information relative to his negotiation was
elected.
Year: 1875

and it was stated that Tweed arrived in Havana last
Tuesday, it seemed altogether too long voyage.
He had always been inclined to accept the opinion
that Tweed had not left the country, but was con-
cealed in the city or somewhere in the vicinity lie
had had o conversation during the evening on
the probability that Tweed had escaped on the
Thyra, and it had been urged that it was
improbable from the fact that the oysterman who
saw the yacht sail said she left at $50 p. m.-too
early an hour for Tweed to have got on board.
Still he was not prepared to pronounce the report
false He hardly knew what decision to make
Year: 1875

favor Of the Green Bay Railroad Company, and after
ward attempted to evade payment on the ground that
the railroad had complied with the agreement The
verdict OF the Jury that the Railroad Company can re
cover S35 900 with interest from various wealthy cit
WDona and also that the defendants had no legal
defense for their attempLed Reputation.
Year: 1875

The first appearance OF Mr. Charles Fechter in French
took place last evening at the Iyceum Theatre
the piece being "L'Abime," founded Dickens story
of mo Thoroughfare Although Mr. Fecher evidently
suffered from the effects of his late accident he played
with his accustomed FIRE and spirit and the lines Of
his part being in his native language made the rep
resentaton q very interesting As the villain
Rscherbach otherwise obenrezer, the swiss Mr
Fechter portrayed the emotions Of fierce love for the
girl under his care fearful jealousy Of his sue
cess.u rival and bitter and undyng hate for the OBJ
ject OF her love in a way that impressive and
effective


In the earlier he did not create any very de-
cided impression, for the first two three acts drag
considerably and the action is not hurried sufficiently
10 bring the situations dramatically to
gether But from the Rischenbacu
asoertains that his forgery is on the eve
of discovery by George Leslie down the terrible mo-
ment when he announces 20 his terrified companion
his hatred and dreadful purpose Of throwing MIN
the abyss the actor grew IN power and intensity The
portrayal Of the character is indeed masterpiece
and being totally different from those OF other artists
comes like new revelation.


The support accorded Mr.. Fechter was a verg good
one and pleasant TO that the promptor's duty
a sinecure, lesson many American actors might
probably learn nowadays. NJ Veaiat George Leslie
M. Dalbert Richard May NJ. Mezieres as sam and
NJ. Geinstier rs lie Docteur Payu excellent while
Mines Tbaler and Renard Marguerite and sarah were
careful and precise IN their assumptions


The scenery was new and appropriate the last one
the mountain pass amid the and ice being pc
culary successful In It's effect but the waits between the
acts tedious and excessively long SO that the per
formance did not end until after midnight many of the
audience leaving the house long before the denoue-
ment
Year: 1875

Henry G Watson, eminent musical critic and COM
poser and who has occupied honored position
circles in this city for many years. died yesterday
the residence Of his sister, No 22e East Eighty
street Of Brights disease OF the kidneys. Mr. Wat
son has been long and favoraby known among musi.
in this country. His life devoted TO the
best interests Of the divine art, and as musical
critic Of the Tribune and ss editor Of Hdson's Art
Journal, be showed intimate knowledge of
the art TO which he devoted his life He gained in
considerable honors as composer and many grace
ul work from his pen has found its way to the draw
ngroom and concert hall Although be had reached
the age OF nearly three years the time of his
death, yet there quite long term of usefulness
for him IN his art had he been spared He took a
lively interest in the musical arrangements for the
Centennial and his suggestions that important subject
very valuable. The musical world in America Will
miss such an experienced representative Henry G.
Watson.
Year: 1875

The decision Of the supreme court on
the bond question, while 1t brought the
uncomfortable tidings that the city is
bcuud to levy tax 10 pay the interest
on the bonds issued before 1875, still had
one crumb OF comfort in the assurance
that our too heavy debt had been re-
duced by one hundred and thirty. five
thousand dollars. Lst US be thankful
for so much, and live in hopes OF still
further reduction when the paving bond
cases come up for the consideration Ct
the sup.eme court.
Year: 1875

ANOTHER Of tie gang has been found
guilty. A telegram from st, Louis says
that argument in me Avery case was
heard yesterday, and consumed the
entire session Of the eourt, The jury re-
tired about half-psst five o'clock in the
afternoon, and afleT being out about four
hours returned a verdict Of guilty on one
count If the indictment, the other three
having been pronounced bad by the
court. Judge Krum, counsel for Avery,
gave notice that he would file motion
for new trial, and be and Avery left
the courtroom, it being understood that
no additional bond would be required,
for the present at Least.
Year: 1875

In consequence OF the overstocked
condition of the eastern markets and the
close Cf navigation, the Philadelphia
and Reading company will discontinue
work in thirty of their forty collieries IN
the POttsVille region.
Year: 1875

WASHINGTON, December The cab
met was in session four hours to-day,
principally occupied with the considers-
lion of the Presidents message, which
is now complete with the exceptions of
a few closing paragraphs. They also
considered the request OF General Bah
cock fer court of inquiry to examine
the charge that he was connected with
the whisky frauds. Those who know
the result decline at present to make it
public. There Is reason TO believe that
the request will be granted, and detail
of officers. appointed by the secretary of
war.
Year: 1875

THE following extracts are taken from
ex-senator Henderson's speech before the
jury in the Avery case at st. Louis, and
contain the language offensive to the Pres
ident, and for which the latter, unani-
mously supported by the Cabinet, ordered
his discharge as assistant in prosecuting
the whisky cases at st. Louis:


What right had Babcock to go to Douglass
to induce him to withdraw his agents Doug
lass was placed in his position TO see that the
revenue laws OF the Government were proper
ly enforced What business, then, had Douglass
with him? When an official goes into office
he should be free and independent of all in
fuences except that of law, and il he recog-
nizes any other master then this Government
is tumbling down. What right has the Pres
ident to interfere with Commissioners Doug
lass in the proper discharge of his duties, or
with the freasurerG None; and Douglass
showed a lamentable weakness Of character
when he listened to Babcock's dictates. He
should either have insisted that his orders, as
they existed, be carried out, or should have
resigned his Office. Now why did Douglass
bend the supple hinges OF the knee and permit
any interference by the President? This was
Douglass own business, and he stood re-
sponsible for it under his official oath. He
was bound to listen to no dictation from the
President, Babcock, or any other officer, and
it was his duty to see that that order was
carried out or to resign. Would that we had
officials who possessed more of that sterner
stuff of which the Office holders Of olden times
were made. Why do they not leave their
Office when they cannot remain there honora-
bly,? Is it to continue that because man
holds an Office at the hands of another he is
to be bonded slave?