The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899, April 22, 1876, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text4 nun TV 0 laiu-i-?i i ESTABLISHED FOU THE D1SSEM.1TI0N dF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND TO EARN AN nONEST LIVING BY TUB SWEAT OF OUR BROW Vol. 1X.-NO. 27. KUGENE CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY; APRIL 22, I87&. $2.50 per year IN ADVANCE. , rp fe&r gtne itit (Snarl mm ON'LY fcATES OI1 ADVKItTISlNG Inserted u follows I ' . ... in line or less, one insertion 13; each iirtjeqaeut Insertion 1. Cash required in advance Tinuadvertiaerswiu oecimrpia at urn uiuumug rates! f , On. squar three rnnnthn SO . m " six month. at .11 nnfl raur ! 1' Transient notice! in local column, 20 cent per line fir each inaertion. Adrertiaing bill will be rendered quarterly. . All iob wo' must l aid roa on dklivkiit. . - T poSTOFFlCi:. .ifflre Houni -From 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. Sunday trim J:30to:5flp. m, . u,ii arrives from the south and lcares Bom north M a. nr Arrives from the north an I leaves ijoinii acuta at fctt p. in. Kor Siuislaw. Franklin and Lon ,m olose at a.m. on We.lnoa-lay. 1-or Crawfords wWCamp Creek and Brownsville at I p.m. litters will be ready fur delivery half an hour after rival of trains. Lcttersshuuld tie left at the office oa. hour before "f X'fATTEKSOS, I. M. CHUKCHliS. .'rjA-rrfTCHnium.-H. 0. Davenport, pastor. . Ber Ws'every Sunday at 11 a. m. uai 7 p. m, Sunday ''School at p. m. Prayer meeting every inday waning-. !j .- M. E. CmmcH-A. C. Fail-child, Pastor. Service . at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30p.m. . CBisriAH-fi. M. Whitney, pastor. Bervicos by joeiftl announcement. SOCIETIES. m T . . Kn 11 A V nd A. M muehk ijui'i.i. - I., MoeU first and third We Inesday. in each month. ! .xWVtft. Bpkkct.b Butts Lomik Ko. O I. O. J"jO. F. . MoeU every Tuesday evening. VV" WlMAWHAIA ENCAMPMENT No. 6, eetion the !d and h We lues lays in each mouth. : ;:geo. b. DORRIS, ATTORNEY AND ; COUNSELLOR AT LAW, ; Office on Willamette street. Eugene City. G. A. MILLER. fgZE . DENTAL ROOMS IN DUNN'S 102231 . , BUILDINGS. , p - EusenoCity, Or., Professes DENTISTRY AND ORAL SURGERY DR. J OILY IIEliltBOLD, SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST, Underwood's lirick Building, Up Stairs, 'mrc2 Respectfully offers his nervicea l. KjLlthe citizens of this place and vicin CQ33xjitv, In all the branches ef his pro ession. The Latest Iniii?enicnts In Plate Work xeuutcd In a satisfactory manner. 6T0CK IS CA.SU, and All Work Must be Paid erou Delivery. , DENTAL. DR F. WELH has opened Dental Room pern-antic in Underw"d's bmldinu. Eugene City, and respectfully solicits share of the pub 1 e patronage. , Reference by permission, Dr. J. It. Cardwell, Portland, Orciroii. "'A. m PATTERSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office on Ninth Street, oppoalle Ilie St. i Charles Hotel, and at Kculdence, ' KLTGrKNJfi CITY, ORKGON. : DR. GEO. W. ODELL. Office Up Stairs, first North of Astor DonsJ, . EUGENE CITY, OREGON. . For convenience of self and patrons all books wod accounts will tie left in cluirge of O. M. COOl hK, Esq., opposite the stone etore, who is lully aiitlior Ued to collect the name. It is (ally exin-cted that all accounts forserviees will lie rircnented for pay ment in thirty days, and collected in sixty. Eugene City, April 4th, ltiii. . Chas. M. Horn. PRACTICAL GUNSMITH. .DEALER IN GUN. IUFLES, "and Materials. Reparinnir dime in the net!t stv'e a id Warranted. Sewing JHttchnieM, sales, 'Locks, etc . itepaired. Cuns loaned and ammunition furnished. Shop on Ninth Street, opposite Star Bnkery. JEWELRY ESTADL1SMENT. J. S. LUCKEY, DEALER IS .ft-' Clocks, Watches, Chains, Jewelry, etc. Repairing Promptly Executed. C2-AUVork Warranted.) J. 8 LUKKV, POST OFFICE BClLDlSO. Willamette 4 Eighth 8ts.. Eugene City. iJ" For Sale. TVTwELLrNO HOUSES, Which are nUly locte.l and will I nia. Term. easy. "CESD. r Book and Statlonsry Store. POST OFFICE BUItDIXGEUOESECIliM have on hand and am constantly rece ivioe aa assortoent of the Rent Hchnoi and HixceUaneont books. Stationery, Dlank Books, PnrtfaliM, Cards Wallets, Blanks. Portmonnaea. etc.. rte.. All or dere, promptly Hilled. A. H. P4TTER8DN. OPPOSITION IS THE ' , LIFE OF TRADE! SLOAN BROTHERS "TTTTLL DO WORK CHEAPER tfcaa 7 lY aaopiatowa. HORSES SHOD TOE ei 50, WKhaew material, aS rucai. Eeusg old shoe t C eat. All warranted t lwe aatl.laf H. Shop ca Eighth St., opposite Hum phrey's Stable. BEN, F. DORR IS,' DEALER , IN Stoves and Ranges, Tin Ware, PLAIN, FANCY JAPANNED Shovels and Tongs, Fenders $ Fire Dogs, Cauldron 4' 'Wash Kettles. Hollow, Iron and Copper Ware, PORCELAIN, TINNED A CRASS PRESER YING KETTLES, Driven Well & Force Pumps, Lead and Iron Pipes, Hose 'pes and Hosf IN FACT, Everything belonfciiiK to my bust Bess, all of which I will sell at the LOWEST CASH PRICES. ' JOB WORK Of all kinds done promptly and In a aatisfactlorr manner. WELLS DRIVEN PROMPTLY Satisfaction Guaranteed. Ry attention to tmslnssa and honorable dealln hope to merit a share of your patronage ja6 ' BEN. F. DOMUS. M pel sons knowing themselves in debted tc me wi'l please call and SETTLE WITHOUT DELAY. 3.F.DORRIS. IIAYEMU MARKET ! BECKER & BOYD, Proprietors. KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, BEEF, VEAL, IORK AND MUTTON. Dried Meats of all kinds. lard, t'allow.ctc. Will sell Beef in clunks from 3 to 5 cent. GEO. S. WALTON. AARON LYNCH. JNEW FIRM AND NEVV GOODS In Dorris' Brick Building. Walton 8c Lynch Have formed a copartnership for the purpose of currying on a general Grocery and Provision RuxinesH, and wil' keep on bund a general as sortment of Groceries. Provisions, Tobacco, Cigars, Nuts, Candies, Soafi, Candles, Crockery, Noti:n Wood and Willow Ware. Green and Dried Fruits, Cured Meats, Etc., Etc. They propose to do business on a CASH BASIS, Which means that Low Prices are Established Goods delivered without charge to Buyer ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE WANTED For Vhich WK ft' ILL PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICES Eugene City Brewery. MAT1IIAS AIELLEK, Pro'p. I now prepared to fill all order, for mi LAGER BEER OF A SUPERIOR QUALITY. Come and Me for Toureelf. A good article iwedi recom tnendatiim . ASTOR HOUSE, B.C. PENNINGTON, - Proprietor. THIS WELL-KNOWN LANDLORD has acain taken charge of the AKTOtt HOUHE, and ha. re-fitted and re-firnifhed the am. and will keep it aecund to no house in the Hate. You need not fnr to (rive hi a call, for bis taUe will be supplied with the best the country affords. Charges reasonable Come one, come all. Real Estate For sale. gEVEN OR EIGHT HUNDRED ACEES OF Farm and Crazing Lands For Sale on Easy Terms. Alao, 1IOISE AND LOTS ia Eojene. Inquire ot GEO. II. TIIl'RSTOJT. Carding and Spinning. HAVIVO PURCHASED the Machinery owned by C. GoodchUi. I a nu prepared to make all kind, of TARN, BATTS, Ac, At the Lowest Living Rates. .WM, IRVING, ETCEXECTTY, OREGON THE OLD L1BEIITY BELL'S " 8TOBY AND HISTOUY. How the Declaration wai Proclaimed -Coimreaa Hall-IU Treeent Itfuoble Occopuucy. I have" no new story of the "Liber ty Bell," ami the old one has been so often told that I wil! not reeito it. It is known by heart beyond anv other ineiifint of tho revolution. Every body has at somt period thrilled at the narrative. The preliminary dis cussion, lasting for months, and cul minating in that ernest and closely poised debatel Outside tlio chamber, and beating fruitlessly ajinsi me " ' a r t c. , i-lnsixl il.-invs. an anxious, excite (1 crowd. In the steeple the nged bell- mau wearily waiting trom morn till noon the signal to ring. Tho curly hen, In, 1 hnv nairiot stationed iu the hall to catch the first, intelligence of the adoption 01 tno ueciarauon ana to send it alott to his old compatriot . . t r t. 1 Willi a liuz.a. xiigu noun nun uu siorn fmm within. The davbecinsto wane, and still no Bign. The deferred hope makes tho popular heart sick. The old bell ringer again, with his oft repeated "they will not do it! they will not do it!" Suddenly tho doors fly open! A rush! A word! A hm-i-nli! A tumult indescribable! and above it all and penetrating it all me tiiazeu vuicu ui nu mwkihj Bell" proclaim! lg "liberty through out all the lain!; unto all the in- lifiliilnnla lliprnnf'." ill C.H'illoil of ioV .... u ...... v.. . 1 J that was heard around the world and has not ceased to echo in all these hundred years. THE " LAY OP THE BELL." Tim wns enst in England and sslv for the State- house in 1752, but was cracked in the very first test ringing. It. was immiulhitelv recast bv Pass & Stowe. under the direction of Isaac NWris. Snenker ot tho Colonial As- si'inblv, who caused to bo inscribed 1 ... i .1 l hereon the well known legend iroin Leviticus xxv. an instance ot uroulu'tic fitness hardly lo be match ed in history. , 1 The recasting was accounieu a great aehievnieiit for the infant colo- ny. It was even thought that opera tion Somehow improved the tono of thu bell, ami much irralification was expressed at the success or the at- r .... I l AO tempt. The bell then weigneu ,uou )ounds, and for many years ova's the iiirgesi one in iuu uuiuuivb. On the afternoon of July 4, 1776, it proclaimed the rights of man, which the Consrrcss had just decreed. . . Tn 1777. when the British threaten ed the city, it was removed lest it should fall into the hands of the ene my and by him be converted into cannon balls. It. whs restored to its Dlaco as soon as safety would permit, and there con tinued its public functions until one murky morning in 1817, white ringing fi.i- a 'fii'p. it n train cracked, after over sixty years ot continuous service; and since then its voiee has been sneni. An mti'intit was onco made to restore the tone by "drilling out" the frac- ure, hut it (ailed. In 1K28 the steenle. which had been erected in 1774, was condemned 'by the fnv commissioners, and was taken down. Upon the erection ot a new one the bell was restored to the tower, where it liuug voiceless ioi msmy years; and lor several quite re- i-ntly it was exniuiieu in muepeu lenee Hall, but when the "work of -..Kini-ntinn" was bc'titi in 1872 it u-n nut. ill tho nlace it now occupies on a platform in the grand entry di rectly under the steeple, w litre, pro tected by a railing and an iron net- i-ork trom the attacks ot the ciepre ators, it is visited by a constaut hrong of sight-seers from all parts ot he country. And there you may see L when you visit Philadelphia. Th. hell is about four feet in diam-. eter at the mouth, and three inches thick where the metal is heaviest. The fracture is about half an inch wide where greatest, and extends, nearly in an irregular line, almost to the top of the Dell, airectiy unou-ii the name of the founders, the date of the recasting and a portion of the motto. ' ' , The old belfry was taken down in 1828, and the present one built in its place, the design being to reproduce the former one as nearly as the. cir cumstance would admit. The clock ami bell which now mark the hours and lurnish the standard time for the first set in motion on New Year's day of 1629. The beil weighs 4,000 pounds, and tiaa a peculiarly rich and solemn tone. A year or so ago the papers were Wiiniiir the tiriiDositioD of Mr. Sei borl. a ru h PJuladelphian, to put a clock and btll in independence nan on condition of his Wing allowed to inscribe cm tie bell the names ot nun self and daughter, at donors: The Councils of I'fiiradrlphia tery prompt ly njt-cted Jie ofT.r.' SuWquently the same gentkm.lu offend to give a 13,000 pound bell nd a dock to .t,.h ittin. wMe to 120,000 j without conditions; and 1 arid.ratand i the benefaction bs b"en accepted. Tho hypothesis tllat tho Declara tion ot Iudenendeneo was sifrned on tho 4th of July is known to be erro neous, J ho instrument was ordered to bo engrossed on that day and John Haneock signed it; but tho signing by tno members generally dpi not take place until August 2d. It mattered little to tho colonists, however as the Rubicon was crossed. . The Declara tion was proclaimed without delay in all the cities of the land, and was en thusiastically received, and ia Phila delphia was read on the 8th of July from Independence Square by John Nixon; who occupied a stand Borne twenty feet high, lrora winch Kitten- house, the astronomer, observed the transit of Venus in 1709, and which was Used for many years as a platform for public addresses. Tho reading was interrupted by tho repeated ac clamations of tli b people, and at its close they rushed in an uncontrolla ble frenzy of patriotism ir.to the State-house and tore down and burn ed in the streets tho king's arms and every insignia ot British authority, and consumed the day with cannon firing and bell ringing, and closed it with bonliresand every demonstration of joy, which was cut short by a vio lent thunder storm in the evening, It was a big patriotic drunk, if we may so characterize it. In many places civic banquets took place, and money was expended that was sorely needed before the wa was over. The patriotic gatherings of tho Phil adelphians were usually held in Car penter's Hall their Faneuil Hall in the early history of tho city; but when tho crisis portended an unusu ally largo meetiag, the peoplo met in Independence Square. Thus, in October, 1773, the largest assemblage yet held in the colonies to consult against British exactions came together in the "State house yard" to protest against the landing of a cargo of tea from the Polly, whoso tailing for Philadelphia had been annouced a few days before. And when on Christmas day her arri val was reported, ten thousand(?)citi zens of Philadelphia held a muss meeting on Independence Square and advised tho Captain, who was kindly allowed ,(o be present, to tako the tea back immediately; which lie very discreetly proceeded to do within tho "twenty-four hours' limits' assigned hinf. . . . i On the fclth of May, '1776, 4,000 citizens of Philadelphia assembled art Independence feqdaro to discuss the action of the General Assembly in withdrawing the province from the union of the colonies, which had just hnnn nccnniDiishcd bv Congress atter months of laborious effort. T he Congress was sustained in its resolu tion absolving all oaths ot allegianco to the king, and forbidding the exer cise of any kind of authority under the crown ; and tho proprietary gov ernment was pronounced incompe tent, whilo the assembly was de nounced as not representing the peo ple. This meeting foreshadowed tho downfall of Pcnu's famous gov ernment, which had flourished for nearly a hundred years, tho wonder of the world then and scarcely less its admiration now. , In 1773-4 an attempt was made to decorate this place with trees, and for a time the square was quite a popular resort. But in the course of time profligates got among the decent people and drove them out, and cat terpillars got in tho trees : nd killed them all; and lor many years the square was in very bad repute. Within the few monins jtisi passed the grounds have been laid out in a very tasteful maimer, with stone walks and a stone coping around tne border, the square being about two feet higher than the grade oi uie surrounding streets. There are sev eral fine trees on the premises, appar ently large enough to have sheltered two gent-rations. In a very short time Independence Square will bo a beautiful spot and worthily cared for, withal, as befits Us very loteresuug historical associations. "COHOUES9 HALL Tho a-iaitnr will now. naturally visit the National Museum in M West Independence Hall," but since that sum tint Imri-icdlv be done we will de- v,.,..,w. , , vote the concluding paragrapn oi this letter to Congress Hall, at the corner of Chesnut and Sixth steels, and connected with Independence Mall by the "wing" or "lobby" pre viously mentioned. A tablet on the conier of the building relates: "In this building sat the first h first House of Itepre .ntarives of the United States of America ; herein George W'ahington rat pd the first President, and closed his official career. Herein, also, John Adams was inaugurated the second 1 resi dent of the United States," March 4, 1797. The House of Representatives sat below and the Senate on the second floor. There is nothing to be wen in either place. Both places are ueJ for municipal purposes. If yon visit tho plaoo where Washington and Adams were inaugurated you will be likely to find a petty court in session, as I did. The room is a small one perhaps twenty-five feet square with moderately high coiling. A very ordinary room, indeed, and as dirty as Court rooms ttsually are. To say yon have seen it is worth some thing, but the room itself affords no inspiration. If you could turn out this tupenny Court and reinvest the place with tho shades of the men who took the infant government and dry nursed it until it was able to go alone that would be something worth seeing, Congress mot here flora 1790(some say 171)2 ) to 1800, when the Beat of rrncirnmnif ' ina trnntifnMvwi t i, " a. mi. uu ii ta ijiuii9iviii.u v Washington. STICK THIS IX YOl'lt HAT. Yo may hero, as conveniently as anywhere, exhibit al a glance tho various meeting places ot Congress, which unless pretty well understood, will be likely to confuse tho visitor: September D, 174, tho first Conti nental Congress met in Carpenter s Hall, Philadelphia. Mav 10. 1775. tho second Conti nental Congress met in Independence Hull, rinladelphia. December 20, 17iC, Congress met at Baltimore. March 4, 1777, at Philadelphia, Independence Hall. September i!7, 1777, at Lancaster, Pensylvania. September 31), 1778, at lork, i'cu- sylvania. July a, 1778, at l'hiladolphia, inde pendence Hall. Juno 30, 17N3, l'riiictton. November 20, 1783. Annapolis. October 30, 1784, Trenton. Janury 11, 1785, at Near York, which continued to bo tho placo ot meeting untill the adoption of tho constitution in 1789, tho first Con gress under tho new instrument as sembling in that city, March' 8, 1789. 17901800 Congress met, as above stated, in Congress Hall, Philadel- l'a- , It is on old Germaa adago that "tnoro people dig their own graves with their teeth than with spades, and verily it would seem so it wo would look at tho immense number of dyspeptics, rheumatics dud gouty individuals, creeping through life iu pain and .wretchedness. .Yet it is next to impossible to induce eyen thinking peoplo to control their appo tiles, and to eat buoIi things and at such times as nature shows thomjs necessary and right. Dr. Hall de clares, unhesitatingly, that it is wrong to cat without an , appetite, for it shows thero is no gastric juice in tho stomach," and that naluro does not need lood; and not ueeduig it, more is no fluid to receive and act upon it, it remains there only to putrefy, the very thought of which should bo tut fioient to deter any man from eating without an appeiita for the remainder ot his life. It a touio is taken to whet tho appotite.it is a mistaken course.for its only result is to canse ono to eiu moro when already an auiout has been eatek beyond what the gastric juice is able to prepare. .. The object to bo obtained is a larger supply of food; and whatever fails to accomplish that essential object, fails to lave any eth- cacv towards tho cure of dy peptio disease. Tho formation of gastrio juice is direcly proportioned to the wear and tear ot me system, which ik is to bo the means of supplying, and this wear and tear can only take place as the result ot exercise. The effi cient remedy for dyspepsia is workout-door work beneficial and Bticces fulin direct propoition ns it is agreea ble, interesting and profitable. Na tional Granger. Tim irluBal ilnmu nf the Art Gallery. Cen tennial Exhibtioo, with 2U00 gaa jeti, will be brilliantly visible at night Iroiu all parts of l'hilmli'hiliitt. .T.iluloA Cilmora has been invited by the Centennial Commission to give concur! at the Exposition durinir the ontire fir.t mooth after the opening. It is nrgfd that men who trust to mncn to the council ot their wives omn to (jriel, and Adam, fcSaoipaon, and Utlknap are cited as proof. Lock at tb Caaeade. Mayor Chapman, of Portland; has received the following dispatch, whbh speaks for itself : WAsm.toTO, April 7th, 1876. To the Hon. J. A. Chapman, May or . Tho Senate committee on trans portation routes to the sea board atrropi! tn-dav unanimously to mv bill appropriating $150,000 toward the construction of a cnal and locks at the Cascades of the Colombia river. I enn fidentlr hone to get It through the Senate as part of the river and harbor bill, when reached in order. Jon H. Mitchell. In a hollow butternut treo which was recent, 1 ir cut down at Easthara ton, Mass., were found fifteen squir rels, one snake and a bushel oi but tern utt. Iluylnic a Cow, Deacon Smith's wagon stoppod one morning before Widow Joues' door, and he gave the usual country sign that ho wanted someboby iu tho house by dropping tho reins and sit-, ling double with his elbows on his knees.. Out tripped tho widow, . livci ly as a cricket, with a tremendous Idack ribbon on her snow-whito cap. " Good morning" was said on both sides, and tho widow waited for what wai futher to bo said. .' ; .t "Well, Ma'am Jones, perhaps you, don't want to bell ouo of your cows, now, for nothing, any way, do you?". "Well, there, Mister Smith, you couldn't have spoken my mind better. A poor lone woman liko me does not know what to do with o many erottirs. and should bo triad to trade il we can fix it. , ...-. , . So they adjourned to the meadow. Deacori Smith looked at Roan then at tho widow at Brindle then at tho widow at tho Downing cow then at the widow again and eo through the whole forty. The same call was made every day lor a weck,but the deacon could not decide whioh cow, ho wanted. At length, ou Saturday, when tho Widow Jones was in a! hurry to get through Ler baking for. Sunday and had "ever so much to do in tho house," as all farmers' wives and widows have on Saturday, she was a little impatient. Deacon Smith was as irresolute ns ever. , . That 'ere Downing cow is a pretty, fair , cretur," said he, "but" ho, stopped to glance at tho widow's face, and then walked around her not the widow but tho cow. - -. i "The Downing cow I know before tho lato Mr. Jones bought' her." Hero ho sighed at tho allusion to tho, laio Mr. Jones; sho sighed, and both, looked at each other. . It was a highly interesting moment. (. .. "Old Roan is a faithful old miloh and so is Biindlo but I have known; better." A long stare. succeeded. .his speech tho paino was getting awk ward and ut last Mrs. Jones broke out: ,; ' .' '. "Law! Mr. S,mith; if'. tho cow you want, do say so!" '' i, . ' J Tho intentions ot the dcaoon and. tho widow were published the next day. Tho New' York Stin gives this ao- count of a meeting of Second Adven- lists held recently at New York city, in Cooper Union, to discuss ; tho iropuccy oi a comiug. oi jurist in 187C: ' ". " ' , Mr. Jcrrio, who had .written on a blackboard Borne figures to show that.' tho end of tho world, or "tho time of. the end," will come this year, spoke about tho fulfillment of phropheey in. tho twelfth chapter of Daniel He llustrates the interpretation-. ot -.the prophecy by historical references. , '."i Ho next argued that the prophecies foretold tho end 1,345 years from a. given time, that is, from "the time, when the daily sacrifices , shall , be, taken away, and abomination ihn maketh dcsolato be set up." This abomination, he said, was the Churoh. of Rome, and its sotting up occurred,, in 541, when tho Emperor Justinian aced it ou tho pinnacle ot us power,. and in order to do so overthrow thei Goths. Then followed the 1,290 years spoken of in tho prophecy, bringing the time up to 1831, when the allied powers of Europe, to pre-j. vent a continual war, took away ironi tlm Poiio lust as much rower as aTus-i tiniau had given him'. , To (.his 1,290 , years tho prophecy added a month and a half, meaning lorty five years, thus fixing tho timo of the end in. 1876; In this view, Mr. Jerresaid.i sciccco and revelation agree, lie did not attempt to name tho day or the, the minth of tho end, which is to come "liko a thief in the night." , Two or three other persons spoke, . and the old . mau criticised tho churches for not preaching the cominf of Christ. ' ' 1 ' The House Commit teo on the Dis- trict of Columbia has uncovered an-. other fraud in District affairs, in .the. payment to Murtagh, proprietor, pf the National Jitpublicai (kitchen; or-. ganlof 113,915 for the publication, in Ins paper, of the verbatim report, of the Congressional investigation in-,. to tho affairs of tho District, last, Winter tho sum being large cnough,- to coyei all tho expenses of the paper,, lor tho period, ana ine puuuciuiuu, itself utterly -junecessary, as the. wholo thing was tirst printed at tnp. errwt o i" n mont imm n t i n r ntTien In fl.mil- lion to Murtagh frand, a phonogra phei, named Clcphane, got $7,600 for making a short hand repon oi ine in vestigation, though the only thing he ever did was to take the printed re ports of the official phonographcr at the capitol, who really did the work, from the government printing 6ffice to ihe Jlrpublican. The government thus paid over $20,000 for nothing. Three tboosaoJ dollars has been iobcribd toward new aU-am flooring mill at IVt'.