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drock dem ocrat ,
K A T E S OF A D V E R T IS IN G ;
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY,
BY
J.
M. S H E P H E R D .
OFFICE IN THE
JBEDKOCIÍ WEMOCiKA T B H IE D IN G .
T e rm s
of
S u b s c r ip t io n :
One year,.. : .................................. .........4 00
^ix M o n th s , ................................... ......2 50
C o r r e spo n d e n c e from all portions of
Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D e m o c r a t .
All communications, to receive attention,
must be accompanied by a responsible name.
Personal communications will be charged
as special advertisements.
VOL. 5.
BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 24, 1875.
N e~ w D r a g S to re .
HmiHHffiSr,
Corner of Main Street and Valley Avenue,
¿A K E R CITY, OREGON,
W ould rispectfully inform the public that
he h
afe recently received a well se­
Street, Boston, 37 Park Row, New Y ork,
lected and fresh Stock of
and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are-
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Drugs, {
our
A g e n t s fo r p r o c u r in g a d v e r t is e m e n t s
C o rn e r D r a g S to re ,
J. W. WISDOM, Prójiiielor,
Corner Main Street and Valley Avenue
Southwest Side,
BAKER CITY, OREGON,
S. M. PETTENGIEE & CO., 10 State
Chemicals,
J Paints, Oils,
Perfumeries,
Patent Medicines,
fo r th e B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in th e a b o v e
c it ie s , a n d a r e a u th o r iz e d t o c o n t r a c t fo r
a d v e r t is in g
t o u r lo w e s t r a te s .
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WORK.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of
JOB WORK on short notice and at reasona-
X)l© rates
N.. B.—All Job Work MUST BE PAID
FOE ON DELIVERY.
P R O F E S S I O N A L CARDS.
L. O. STERNS,
T. C. HYDE,
N otary P ublic .
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1IUINERY AND FANCY
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ST O R E ,
First, door above the Express Office.
J u d ie s F a n c y a n d M illin e r y
__ (Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv
ed jiy Express every Month, and for sale at
mast reasonable Prices.
Attorney-at-Law,
Mrs. R. C. Shepherd
BAK ER CITY, OREGON.
IS a g e n t f o r
IK K P R A C T I C E I N A L L C Q U R T S
of the State.
Baker City, Sept. 1,1873. nl7y.
Broyer & Baler’s Sewing M in e s,
Baker City, Dec. 1, 1872.n30tf
J. M. S H E P H E R D ,
W e ste ra H o te l.
A t t o r n e y * a t -L a w ,
MAIN STREET,......................................BAKER CITY.
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
BEID & FLETCHER, Prop’r.
S. V. KNOX,
HIS HOUSE has been enlarged and re­
fitted, and is now tlie best Hotel on the
T
Umatilla and Idaho stage route.
Attorney at Law,
(And Notary Public,)
W E S T O X, O R E G O N .
Will practice in the Courts of this State and
Washington Territory.
PECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO LAND
Business, and Collections.
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J O S E P H H. S H I N N ,
Notary Inabile
AND
C o n v e y a n c e r ,
Will attend to Conveyancing and making
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.
Baker City, Sept. 11,1872.
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Stages leave this House for above and be­
low, and also for Clark’s Creek Eldorado,
Gem City and Sparta.
Connected with the Hotel will be found a
first class
Of Every Description.
Prescriptions prepared at all Hours. City
and Country Tfade Solicited.
Best Brands, of fa m ily Groceries, To­
baccos, Cigars, Ac., constantly on
Hand, at the Lowest Prices.
Baker City, Oct. 7, 1874.n221y
J. B. G A R D N KB,
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AND
DEPUTY U. S. MABSHAL.
Office with John Brattain, Three Doors
South of B e d r o c k D e m c r a t office,
on side of the Street.
Baker City, Sept. 3, 1873.nl7mt
p
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WATCHMAKER AND JE vvELER,
ESTABLISHED IN BAKER CITY. IN 1867,
Keeps. constantly, on . hand a well assorted
Stock ,of
WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY
and is prepared to do . all kinds of work in
his line of business.
Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory
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Prices
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GAINES & BOWMAN,
Liquors, Wines and Cigars of the best
quality. Phelan’s Improved Billiard Tables
all in good order.
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N. B.—Those indebted to either the Hotel
or Saloon are requested to appear at the
Camtain’s office and settle.
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K A IL K 0A D H O U SE .
CLEMENT & SICORD, Proprietors,
inform the Public that they have pur­
chased the Baker City Hotel, and have fitted
itupas aFirstClass Hotel, where they will be
found at all times ready to attend to the
wants of the
H un gry and W eary,
In a manner that will give satisfaction.
The Table will be supplied with the best the
AND
Manufacturers of E m its & W aps.
W
M. A. Queen’s University, 1 Canada,
M. D. Trinity U n iversity,/
1&>4.
Give us a call, and then you can judge of
our ability and capacity to please our custo­
mers.
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CLEMENT & SICOED.
B u g g ie s or W agons
On short notice, and we can say we have the
Very Best of Workmen in our employ.
Every one wanting a Buggy or Wagon will
gave time and money by giving us a call and
examining our work for themselves.
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Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing.
All repair work done on short notice. We
are thankful for past Patronage, and still
solicit a continuance.
GAINES & BOWMAN.
Baker City, March 11, 1874.-n44tf
O ffice
T . JST. S n o w , M . I ) .
Physician and Surgeon,
B A K E R CITY, OREGON,
) e f i c e — In the new Buildrng im m ediate­
ly South qf the Western Hotel.
C l O
F R A N C E ,
JOSEPH H AN AU M S, Proprietor,
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
h e
p k o p r ie t o k
m a s
B ought
T the Hotel Restaurant, next door to
the Post Office, formerly kept by Slcord &
Whitcomb, and has fitted the same up in
the best style as a Hotel, on the French
Restaurant Style. He is prepared to ac­
MEDICAL E X A M IN E R
commodate the Public, and is determined
or the New Y ork Life Insurance Co- to give entire satisfaction.
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The House is open from five o’clock in
the morning until.twelve at night, during
which time customers will be supplied
». A t w o o d , M
. I). with the best of everything to be had in
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iduate of the College of Physicians and the
^ gohs New York cind ot tlie Ated-ical De-
ment oi the Willamette University,)
HYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
'erais cash, or no patronage solicited,
fice one door north ot City Drug Store.
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BAKER CITY, OREGON.
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Designs and Specifications Furnished.
Estimates Made. Terms Liberal.
Baker City, Nov. 17, 1874.
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S J M’C O R M IC K ,
Importer and Dealer In
Rotte, Stationary, Toys, Music And
N E W S P A P E R S,
IRANKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’
Headquarters, Fire-proof
Brick Building, 105 Front street, Portland,
Oregon.
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Baker City, July .4,1874.-n9tf
i ) e s p e c t f u ll y I n f o r m t h e C it-
J A j izens of Baker City and County, and
the Public generally, that they have pur­
chased the
J o h n F . C h ord,
Carpenter and Joiner,
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Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that
they are prepared to furnish customers with
the best of
J. W.
CLEAVER
informs the Public that lie is prepared to do
all kind of work in the Undertaking Business
on short notice and at rasonable prices.
Baker City, Oct. 1 , 1873.n21tf
r j Sewing Machines— A tirover
m & Baker, and a Florence, both new and
the very best—for sale. For particulars, en­
quire at this office.
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ry •
“ IX. To cover the outlays for new pub­
lic buildings, custom houses, post offices,
A N D
court houses, and the like all over tlie
W A G O N M A K IN G ,
country, on the system of Boss' Mullett, the
n A l l th e V a r io u s B ra n c h e s roofing, plumbing and gas fitting all to be
carried on by the Undersigned, at their executed by Boss Shepherd.
“ To x-aise mildions upon millions for new
Shop, at the
railroad grants and subsidies, that are to
Head of Main Street,
be rushed through Congress under the new
rule
which deprives tlie minority of that
B A K E R CITY, OREGON.
power of resistance which even the slave,
He will do as good work, at as reasonable powc r, with all its fury never diminished.
Prices, as any other Shop in the Country.
“ XI. To provide the means of sending
troops to New 'Orleans for the purpose of
IP 1 o w s
turning out the Governor and Legislature
Manufactured to order.
that the people have elected , and putting
S. B. McCORD.
in power and keeping in power those
Baker City, Feb. 1 0 ,1874.n40tf
whom they have rejected—all in order
that the people Of the State may be furth­
Buy Your Lumber at the er robbed by a merciless gang o f public
plunderers, and that Brother-in-law Casey
Old, Reliable
may be made a Senator of the United
States.
EbelDs Old Mill.
“ XII.—To establish a corruption fund for
advancing
the scheme of Ulysses S. Gram
E H A T® R E F IT T E D T H E
Mill and make the best Lumber in to be elected President fora third term,
the county, at prices to suit the times.
and for enabling bis carpet-bagger confed­
Any bills left at our Mill receive as prompt erates to maintain their hold upon the
attention in the future as in the past. We outraged and robbed communities in the
saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest
Southern States, in order to control the
Timbers.
, Clear and seasoned Lumber always on electoral votes of those States by fraud in
W
hand.
Bills left with J. W. Wisdom will receive
immediate attention. By strict attention to
business, we hope to receive our share of
public patronage.
An unlimited amount of Grain taken in
exchange for Lumber.
ELLIOTT & VAN PATTEN.
M archi 1874.-n34tf.
Lumber— New Saw Mill.
Single or Double Turn-outs,
Either night or day, with or without drivers,
.at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle
Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the
best of care bestowed. We keep nothing bui
the best of Stock and Buggies.
Our stable is at the upper end o f Main
Street, Baker City,. Oregon.
Come and see us, Everybody, and we will
do our best to please you.
KILBURN & PERKINS.
February 10, 1874.-n40tf
LIV ER Y S T A B L E
GRIER & KELLOGG
TJ n d e r t a k e r .
Blacksmi tiling
T h e N .Y . Sun says, “ it is proposed to
take thirty or forty millions a year out of
the pockets of the people In taxes to be
levied by Congress and collected by the
agents of the United States Government.—
The country is already taxed almost to the
last verge of possibility. All business is
depressed; factories are closed; real estate
is everywhere shrinking in value: rail­
roads have ceased to yield dividends; far­
mers are distressed and unable to pay
tbeir mortgages; merchants are losing
mondy, and are terrified respecting the fu­
ture; while laboring men are living upon
the small sums they have deposited in
savings banks, or where they have no sav­
ings, they and their families are suffering
the torments of privation. And here comes
Gen. Grant, who was re-elected in 1872 ex­
pressly to keep up our prosperity and to
make everything flourishing and flush,
and proposes to compel us to stand and
deliver forty millions more a year.
“ Under such circumstances it is well for
the public to know precisely why these
additional million? are to be taken from
them. What is the fnoney wanted for?—
We will state some of the principal ob­
jects to which it i‘s to be applied :
“ I. To pay tire President $50,000 a year
salary; although'before he was elected he
agreed to serve for $25,000 a year salary;
and besides, to pay him in addition $75,000
a year in various perquisites, such as no
former President enjoyed.
“ II To furnish Secor Robeson several
millions a year tq be, squandered in job­
bery, paid out on fraudulent and illegal
claims, or otherwise stolen, under the pre­
tence of supporting a navy, while in his
hands the navy has become worthless and
useless, except as a pretext for extorting
money from the people for Secor Robeson’s
Ring to get rich on.
“ III. To supply tlie Indian Ring and
other rings that cluster around the Depart­
ment of tlie Interior with the necessary
number of millions to be taken by them,
so that they may grow rich while the peo-
pletiare growing poor.
“ IV. To furnish Landaulet Williams
with the means of procuring himself car­
riages, and hors.es and servants, 'all at the
public expense, out of the contingent fund
of the so-called Department of Justice.
“ V. To provide great sums out of which
Measurer Babcock and Boss Shepherd,
and the rest of them, may defraud the
people by false measurements, lying
vouchers, and other similar appliances of
public robbery.
“ VI. To satisfy the appetite of U. S. Mar­
shal Sharp in Washington, brother-in-law
of the President, and to provide, him with
$130,000 a year, where an ordinary marshal
would not require over $15,000 or $20,000.
“ VII. To pay for the swindle in the fibre
paper on which United States securities
are printed, and to enable Mr. Adolph E.
Borie and others interested in that Ring
to get for their paper two or three times its
market value.
“ VIII. To supply millions to a lot of
speculative Rings, ostensibly for the’ pur­
pose of effecting impracticable schemes of
so-called internal improvements, Which
are not needed, which would be of little
use if completed , and which the country,
could not afford to undertake in its pres­
ent condition, even if they were necessa­
I
P h y s i c i a n , S u r g e o n , «fcc.
and Residence, at A. H. Brown s
former residence, nearly opposite the Bed­
rock Democrat Office.
Baker City, Oregon, Nov. 1 0 ,1874.-y
E A R E G E T T I N G O IJ R T I M B E R
direct trom St. Louis, Mo., and none
but the very best is Purchased, we are there­
fore prepared to Warrant all our work.
We are now fully prepared to complete any
MARKET WILL AFFORD.
A, J, TRIEDRO, li. A. M. Ü.
GEO. J. BOWMAN.
S. A. GAINES.
Blacksmiths
rjY h e P r o p r ie t o r s re s p e c tfu lly
PUBLIC
œ
S A L O O N !
Baker City, Oregon.
E. W. REYNOLDS,
NOTARY
TOILET ARTICLES
bne to Order, and at Short Notice by
. MRS. L. J. HUSTON.
Baker City, April 18,1874.-n51m6
ANDREW J. LAWRENCE,
BRUSHES, and
For Medicinal Purposes.
D r e s s M h k in g
Collections promptly attended to.
June 18, 1873.nGy
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WINDOW GLASS,
VARNISHES,
wmm &
For fedicin al, purposes. Family Medi­
óles carefully prepared. Prescrip-
lions accurately compounded,
j
at all hours of the day or
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night. Give us a call.
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Attorneys and Counselors At-Eaw,
kinds of
DRUGS,
MEDICINES,
PAINTS and OILS,
[Wines,
Brandies,
Whiskies and
Cordials,
AT THE
S p e c ia l t y .
a Full Assortment o f all
K
Goods, consisting in part of
Soaps^
S t e r n s &> H y d e ,
B AK ER CITY, OREGON.
L. O . S te r n s will attend the Courts of the
Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and
Washington Territories.
Water Eights and Mining Litigation a
eeps c o n sta n te y on h a n d
W H Y IT IS RIGHT TO PILE ONXEW
TAXES.
Having completed fclieir New Stable,
have how the finest and best legulated
Livery Stable
I n Eastern O r e g o n ,
Where they will carry on the Livery Busi­
ness in all its branches.
STOCK BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Baker City, Nov. 13, 1872. nl3tf
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their New Saw Mill in complete run­
M
ning order, and it is doing the best of work.
b r o t h e r s
h a v e
“ These are some of the .ends for which it
is \ necessary
to put u on
$30,060,000
or $40,000,-
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r i I 1 nm»
A n c i K ! n m man
‘ > V*
000 more
o f taxes.
Will
any c sensible
look at them and say that they are not no­
ble and patriotic ends such as every citizen
ought to contribute to with joy and delight
no matter how difficult it may be for him
to pav his own daily expenses?
‘ ‘Great is Grantism, and they who are not
willing to hand over all the money that
Grant, his brothers-in-law, his partner in
rich jobs, and his other coadjutors may re­
quire, ought to be proclaimed banditti and
turned over to Phil Sheridan for drum­
head trial and instant execution.”
NO. 42.
B X iA I N E S U B D U E D B Y B E T T E R .
The N. Y. Sun says, “ after the general
fairness of the Speaker’s conduct and rul­
ings during the parliamentary struggle of
the past week, it was hoped he would per­
severe to the end, and whatever might be
the final result, would deserve the good
opinion of the country. This expectation
has been sadly disappointed. He failed
at the crucial test, surrendered to the
worst dictation, and sacrificed all the re­
spect he had previously gained.
“ When the corruptionists had been re­
peatedly frustrated in their schemes, But­
ler sought the Speaker on Saturday last
and urged a flagrant violation of the rules,
as the only means of achieving success.—
An angry scene between them was wit­
nessed on the floor, and everybody sup­
posed the disagreement in their views had
become intensified.
“ In the brief interval between that time
and Monday, a great change seems to have
come over the Speaker’s mind. Orders
were sent out from the White House that
the rules must be overthrown, so as to car­
ry out Grant’s policy toward the South and
to procure legislation that otherwise could
not be attained. The President’s organ
denounced and menaced the moderate Re­
publicans, who had refused to follow But­
ler. The party screw was turned tightly,
and the Speaker, after being abused for
the selection of the Louisiana committee,
was warned that a second lapse would he
followed fiy a bull of excommunication.
“ It was plainly evident when the House
reassembled on Monday that the eighteen
moderates, with a single exception, had
been coerced into submission, and that Mr
Blaine had completely given in to those
whom he had previously resisted. When
Maine was called Mr. Hale, who acted as
one of Butler’s lieutenants, offered the cau­
cus plan to change the rules, and moved
its reference to that committee. The ob­
jection was properly made by Mr. Randall
that it was not competent under the stan­
ding rule 130 to entertain such a motion on
Monday, since it is not included within
the limitations for that special day. The
Speaker', in his new zeal as a convert, de­
cided against this point, though he was
forced to plead a pretended usage as an
excuse for an audacious violation of the
parliamentary law. That was the first step
after his surrinder. On Tuesday, which
was legally a continuation of Monday’s
session because "of a recess, Butler was
promptly recognized by the Speaker, and
opened the ball by moving to suspend the
rules so that the committee might report
forthwith the radical changes. This was
the third time he had made the same mo­
tion, and attention was publicly called to
the partiality of the Speaker in assigning
him^the floor for that purpose, while other
members were fairly entitled to it. An
adjournment was then moved and failed.
“ Mr. Garfield next came to the front and
moved to suspend the rules so as to admit
the proposition which Mr. Hale had offer­
ed tlie day before. Mr. Kasson backed
him with a motion allowing the Commit­
tee on Rules to report forthwith, which
was carried by a single vote. There had
been no meeting of this committee since
the previous Friday, and consequently any
report that might be made would be a
moral fraud on the House and the coun­
try, That obstacle was not allowed to
stand in the way, The subsidy men were
in hot blood, and would not stop to count
consequences.
“ So in order to pull down ono o f the great
safeguards which the rules furnished, a
reckless majority trampled under foot
other rules as a short cut to the desired
object, From first to last the whole , pro­
ceedings have been revolutionary. A rule
which has stood unchallenged for ninety
years , which the slave power with all its
fanaticism never touched, which the Re­
publicans have recognized without objec­
tion during all their despotic rule since
1861, and which contained the very essence
of the Constitution in protecting the rights
of.the minority has been shamefully struck
down by the bludgeon of brute force to
open the doors to corruption of the most
enormous proportions.
“ In every sense this is a monstrous out­
rage, unredeemed by a single justifying'
motive. Blunder is the pivot upon which
the machinery has turned. The lobby are
victorious. It is their rule which has won
the day. The multitude of jobbers; knaves
and adventures who daily throng the cor­
ridors of Congress rejoiced with exceeding
joy when their fit representative o n the
floor, Garfield, triumphed in his flank
movement, which will fill their pockets
and cost the country millions on millions
of dollars.
“ The chief responsibility for this violent
and sweeping change rests at the door of
Mr. Blaine. Had ho been consistent and
Arm, the old and honored rule which
closed the gates securely against fraud
and rascality could not have been disturb­
ed. It was safe until he yielded and base­
ly went over to Butler and his crew, who
for months have been banging iff vain at
the 6 oors of Congress and the Treasury.—
Every barrier is now swept afyay, and
every plunderer has free entrance.”
The remarkable liveliness o f the Demo­
cratic party last fall, just two or three days
It is located at
Washington was born Feb. 22d, 1732, was after the Independent press had announc­
[Pocahontas,
inaugurated 1789, and his term of service ed its death and burial, is now accounted
Where they are prepared to fill all bills for expired in the 66th year of his age. Adams for. An exchange tells us that a Connect­
Lumber at short notice, and at as
was born Oct. 19,1735, inaugurated 1797; term icut genius has invented a self-opening
with telegraphic alarm attachment,
Reasonable Drices expired in the 66th[year of his age. Thos. coffin,
Jefferson was born April 2d, 1743, inaugu­ for the convenience of those who come to
As any other Mill in the county. Orders or
life after they are buried, and no doubt the
Bills for Lumber can be left at the Black- rated 1801; term expired in the 66th year of party was buried in one of these-coffins.
smith Shop of S. B. McCord, in Baker his age. Madison was born March 5th,
1751, inaugurated 1809; term expired in the
City, and they
th< will be promptly ^filled. ^
“ Historical contrasts and parallels are al­
66th year of his age. Monroe was bora ways amusing. When Johnson was Presi­
R. D*. McCORD [
A p r i l 2d, 1759, inaugurated 1817; term ex­
dent, the House of Representatives impeach­
J. P. McCORD.
p i r e d in the 66th year of his age. All the
P S.—All business in connection with the
ed and the Senate tried and acquitted him.
five Presidents were men of the Revolu­
E M cC om
tion., and ended their terms of service in Most of his enemies of those days have pass­
ed away. A few survive—among them is
the 66th year of their age.
November 11, 1873.-n27tf
."Wanted,
O A
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A A A
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U
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P o u n d s [o f W h e a t
at th e B e d r o c k D e m o -
c r a t Office immediately, for which the high­
est Cash priée willbe allowed.
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“ Coincidence.
The Governor of Connecticut has appoint­
ed W. W. Eaton, Democrat, to fill the va­
cancy in the Senate caused by the death of
Buckingham. Mr. Eaton was sworn in on
Saturday.
Grant, And among the possibilities of the
new future, is, that of an impeachment by
the next House of Representatives, of Presi­
dent Grant, and the swearing in of Senator
Johnson of Tennessee, as one of the judge's.
Strange things happen in political affairs,
and stranger things have happened.”
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fifí
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Quarter column....... .'... i ................. S’« oO
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Ten per cent, additional on advertisements
to which a special position is guaranteed.
KF'Tfae space of one Inch, up and down
the column, constitutes a square.
N. B.—All debts due this office are payable
in Coin, unless otherwise expressly agreed.
ANDREW
JO H N SO N .
The New York News says, “ the most strik­
ing political event of the past week has un­
questionably been the return of Andrew
Johnson to the Senate, replacing that‘ worn-
out old reprobate, Parson Brownlow. This
is the first and only instance of an ex-Presi-
dent’s entry into the Senate. We have had
the case of John Quincy Adams going into
the House of Representatives, after his
Presidential term had expired, and sitting
there, pertinacious and revengeful, until
death seized him' one day in his seat, and he
died “ with his harness on,” on a sofa in one
of the lobbies. And here we now have the
venerable and loquacious ex-Vice-President
of the ex-Confederacy, Alexander H. Steph­
ens, in the present House—but perhaps he,
being a Rebel, is scarcely a case in point.
Anyhow, Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, is
the first Senator made out of a President—
as the Romans used to say, “ a man of Con­
sular rank.” The rest have been content to
keep out of public life, as far as possible;
but this man is irrepressible.
“ I f Charles Dickensis correct, America lit­
erally swarms with people, each of whom is
“ one of the m ost remarkable men in the
country.” But there has been no such pub­
lic man before Andrew Johnson, and there
is like to be none such after him. In most
of his political career he has been [classed as
a Democrat, but be was always at war with
tlie Democracy of his own State, and his
present election is a triumph over them.
While he was'Lincoln’s “ Military Govern or,’
( whatever that is, )of the State of Tennes­
see, he did not show much recognition of
old-fashioned Democratic principles. Nor,
indeed, did he, while President, with Wil­
liam II. Seward for his Secretary of State.
It can never be forgotten of him, that he
allowed Stanton, Preston, King, and. the
rest of the suicidal band by which he was
then surrounded, to murder poor Mrs. Sur
rat, a crime which just history will forever
stamp as infamous. It may be, that the ac­
counts of his frustrated intention to grant
mercy after that noble conviction are true,
and we hope they are. The men who per­
petrated that horrible act of blind revenge-
have preceded Johnson to the other world—
haunted to death’s door by the inexorable
furies of Remorse; but either Johnson’s
nerves are stronger than theirs, or bis con­
scious culpability is lighter. No self-sought
gravels ever likely to bo his; since he is en­
tering a new career of public life, in the
glories of jvhich, it is to be hoped, that that
bloody stain will be forgotten.
“ Andrew Johnson has been chosen, by a
Democratic Legislature, over such men as
Governor Brown and General Bates, because
Tennessee has deemed that, in the present
crisis, his selection would tell better at
Washington than that of any other living
man- And it will; though we-would have
preferred a straight Democrat, other things
being equal. I f there are two public men
on the continent who are emphatically .per­
sonal enemies, they are President Grant and
Senator-Elect-Johnson. Imagination fails
to conjecture Grant’s feelings, when, to the
defeat of his beloved Chandler, was super-
added the triumph of his hated Johnssn.
“ If Johnson received any Republican] votes
in the Legislature, it was in defiance of
Grant and of the Hon. Roderick Random
Butler, who telegraphed to Nashville the ex­
press instructions of the Administration to
vote for “ anvbody else.” And we see that
the Republican members of the New Jersey
Legislature all opposed certain resolutions
of a congratulatory character, which some
over-enthsiastic Democratic member there
proposed.
There should be mourning
among the faithful—for is there not weeping
and wailing at the White House ?
“ Andrew Johnson will pursue an honest
and independent course in the Senate. That
goes without saying it. He never was [any­
thing hut honest—except that he was inde­
pendent. He has his little animosities to­
ward the present incumbent of the Execu­
tive Mansion. He is not likely to omit to
exhibit them on convenient occasions. In
fact, he mav he expected to be vindictive
and relentless toward Grant, as Tennessee
knew and calculated he would be, .when she
chose to send him to Washington, How
much he may defer to the semi-Republican
counsels of Evarts, Thurlow Weed, young
Seward and the rest of those who were
around his Presidency, nobody can predict...
He will surely. not call himself or range
himself as a Democrat, yet he must act for
the most part with the Democratic Sena­
tors. He is there as a protest against Grant­
ism, and a pretty positive protest they are.
likely to find him
P l a c e s C l a im s .— The following commu­
nication from the Commissioner of the Uni­
ted States General Land Office to Congress­
man Page, of California, regarding placer-
mining claims, is important:
The size of placer claims located prior to
the Act of July 9,1870. is regulated-and con­
trolled by local law. Subsequent to July
10th, 1370, and prior to May 10th, 1872, no
location of a placer claim can exceed one
hundred and sixty acres.
From and after the passage of the Mining
Act of May 10,1872, nc location made by an
individual can exceed twenty acres, and no
location by an association can exceed one
hundred and sixty acres.
There is nothing in the Mining Acts o f
Congress forbidding one person, o r any as­
sociation of persons, purchasing as many
separate and distinct locations as he o r they
may desire, and embracing in one applica­
tion for a patent the entire claim to which
they have the possession and the right o f
possession by virtue of compliance with lo­
cal laws and Congressional enactments.
The law does not require an expenditure
of $500 upon each location of a placer claim
embraced in an application for a patent
where locations are'eontiguous and consti­
tute one claim.
Where an application embraces two or
more separate and distinct tracts of placer
mining ground, the required amount, viz :
$500 must have been expended upon each
tract, and a copy of the notice and diagram
posted upon each tract to entitle the claim­
ant to make an <»ntry thereof.
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