Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 7, 1873, Page 2

aQ ~ e e THE CHICAGO DAILY 'TRIBUNE HURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1873. THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES. Bplendid Sconery---Boar-Shooting Indian Foray---A Three- Ounce Nugget. The Suicido of Capt. Lewis---1 Toxas Leatherstocking-~~Great-Tailed Foxes---Tho National Park, The Murder of Mrs, Richards and Miss Hall by the Indians.--Troops Sent in Pursuit of the Savages. From Our Own Correspondent, i Poro-acie Riven, Wro. Ter,, July 20, 1873, Tho first view of Wind River Valloy is one of tho MOST ATRIKING LANDACAPES 1 ovor bolield, and, woro it painted na it is, wonld Do pronounced & gross oxaggoration and totally uuroal. In front aro tho ordinary grassy-green bills, with clumpa of pine-treca on the higher summits, Farthor off iu tho crimson bage of Rod Canon, with lighter red near tho tops of the wallo; then roddish rocks intermingled with yel- Yow,—tho colors showlng boautifully In tho sun- light ; gront strotches of ussot-brown, shaded by dotk-greon valloys ; long linos of maguificont purple coloring; and, way beyond, tho deop- bluo mountains of the Big Iorn Range, 100 milos distant. It makes o person almost onteh Lis bronth when looking at this splendid scono, whicli is ono of tho grandost ever gazed upon by man. Involuutarily every ono stops to look apon its unsurpassed splondors and magnificent proportions, beside which ordinary moun- tain views aro tams and unintorost- ing. I thought I had soon—nnd bave in fact scon—some of the fluest Iandscapes in North Amorica; but this oclipses overything. Itistho highest laud on the Contiuont, and all of tho great rivers rise herenbout. As wo woro climbing Lhe Lill whenco we viewed this Iandeeape, one of our number saug out: -4 Look thero on the eide-hill ; do you sce thal bear? " . Wo looked in tho dircction indicated, and 4hore, vory complacontly moving along, was an ENORMOUS BLACK DEAR, who was going down towards the ereok, Our rillos woro uut in a second, and we commenced Alring at him in right good-will.” The first ehot struck him 1n the shoulder, and two others fin- fshied Lim, Eo that, by tho time we got to him, ho was just breathing bis last. o was very large, and it was oll that four of us could do to drag him down to tho crock near tho wagon. He was yery poor, aud hig skin did not appear to bo of Jmuch value, After u great deal of trouble, how- ‘over, we got him into tho wagon, and carried him to our cemp on Trout Creok, whero an oxperi- senced hunter skiunod him in the mdst artistio manner, though it was pinin to be seen that he did not much like the iden of havinga bear killed *‘out of sonson.” Wo felt considorably elated over it, ns it was tho first ono wo had ovor holped to kill. In fact, it wns tho first ono I evor fired at. Oneco boforo, sovoral yeora ago, in company with auothor por- #on, I waded n river for tho purpose of getting a slot at a bear which we had ecen among tho zocks on the other eido of tlie stream; but, when wo got across, Mr, Bruin was nowhers to be found. Wo anathematized our luck roundly, ‘but, on endeavoring to fire our rifles, discover- ed wo could not do o, Under the circumstances, wo were more than satisfiod to think the bear #ind kopt out of our way or wo out of his. Some boar-steaks wore cooked, which we rol- fshed vory much, notwithstanding all the old hunter said about their being poor and tough. #Vo liad bear-meat, elk-meat, aund antelope-ment for dinner, and ste somueh I am ashamed to toll about it. Aftor dinner wo got our fishing- (lines, and caught a nice mees of brook-trout in o short time. It would have been fino sport, but the mosquitoes wero dreadful, and, in fact, ru- ined tho whole ploasure of tho fishing-party, I never saw 80 many mosquitoes together at ono time in my life. 'The creck scemod TULL OF SNAKES; 88 mauy as beset tho Ancient Mlaviuer : 1 watched thelr rich attire: Itiue, glossy-greow, and velvet-black, “They colld and swam ; and evory track Wae a tlash of golilen fire, They acemed to enjoy the warm woathor, and woro copecitlly busy in moving about from placo £0 placo amid tho ligh graus and tauglep moun- tuin-forn. THE SIOUX AND SNAKE INDIANS, It is throngh this country that the Sioux To- dians como when thoy wish to make war upon their old onemies, the Bnakes. But the Sioux aro not always tho eggrossors. Four years ago last spring, & pavty of thirly or more young Bnake wairiors started out on o raid into the country of the Sioux. 'I'he old mon tried to dis- sundo thom, but all to no purpose, and off thoy otarted on roof, bonsting of the number of horses they would huve on their roturn, Thoy snado their way couttonsly, though_oxpoditious- 1y, to the villagos of the Bioux, and were abont 1o stenl womo horses, when a violent snow- etorm came on, und it was all they could do to walk, ‘Iheir provigions gave out, and, to add to their woes, thoy wero discovered by their enc- mies, who followed them on horseback and at- #ncked them. Their powder gave out, and thoy could not shoot thoir gnus. The Bioux . sur- rounded them, and killed them at thoir leisuro. A fow ceeaped,~—I do not know oxactly how many,—and the panic-stricken remneznt of tho war party reached the village of their friends comp]ulc]y broken down and nearly dead with fatigue. 'This result cmboldened {lio Sioux very mmuch, and thoy mude soversl forays againgt tho Bnalkds, in which thoy woro suceoysful. o this doy, tho Bnake Indinns huve not recovered from this untoward dieaster, aud wail over the lous of their friends whoso boncs are blenching in tho ayines. In retumning by Bpring Guleh, soveral of the miners u“ponrud to bo ighly olutod; and, on in- quiring the cause, I was shown & nuggel o mun hud just takon out of a pan, whick weighed THREE OUNCES, It wasa benuty, and [ did unot blame the miners Tor foaling proud of Lis luck. Itwas the laygost nugget that has been tuken out this yenr, and provea that tho placers are far from boing worked out, Aftor seoing this, nothing woul Ao Lut our party muat wait and seo thom cloan up for tho ovening. The long slats lying in the Dottom of the sluice-boxes wore cavofully taken, np,and all the sand m\'c[:l with a.small broom to -theriflle, at the end of the box, whore thore was cousidorablo water. The stounes and witer woro thrown out, aud the sand and quicksilvor put in a pan, aftor cleaning overything thoroughly. Tho miner took Lis pan to & pool of water, and ‘waghod for somoeimo, and until thore was noth- ing loft oxcopt n mnss of quicksilver. This he put in a cloth ana ursusuzml, lotting tho globulos of quicksilver run through tha cloth and fall in- to nnothior pan, o then oponed his eloth, and* inuido of it found something ovor two ouncoy of gold. This, togothor with tho nugget Lo had found, mado five ouncos which two mon had ta- ken out_during the day, worlh, at £18.60 an onnco, £92,50,—a protly good duy's work! Ag wo camo neross w aiteh in the roud, we mot A LOVE-LORN MUBI-EATER ginging at tho top of his voico—apparently for Lis own nmusomant—tho words of au old ballud with such peculiar omphasis that wo. could scarcoly refrain from laughing : 1o whio mecker, kindor (han Purtle-dovo or petloin, 11 ¥ho bo not kind to me, ‘Whst care T how kind shio bo 7 Ife paid no attention to us, hut woent on his sray, communing with himgolf, and caring for nanght in the world bosldo, 150 wont np by tho miners’ eabin, mado of loga with dirl yuols, ad pansod tha Lords of cows which were coming in an the ovoning-twilight, Itis strsugo thut the only thing horeabout that has strick me ax really homo-liko iy THE COWH that have como up to bo milked, and aro stand- Ing nonr the pen quictly cliowing their ouds, It 1u 80 unliko overything olso in this mountain- ‘region,—s0 ealm ond pleasant,—that ono cannot bolp thinking of the woll-lo-do farmers buck in tho older eottled Hiutes, who aro surrounded with o many blessings, Evon a cattlo-pon with a fonco around it looks like civilization, no a man may truyel & thousand wiles aud Lot koo o ‘fenco of .any.-kind. - Who' can ‘gay, aftor this, thnt our conntry s nearly soltlod up 2 £ n tho rhountaina thoro {s a beautiful Nglit- plnk gluwa:-, oallod i WIATA, . THR LE! vy % aftor Oapt. Lowis, tho first explorer scrosd the continont. It is vory small, hins no groon lenves, and looks ke a gom lylug among the rocks. "This flowor Lios sixteon poluts, and is always nlmll(nunblo on account of its beautiful, dolicate vink. TIIE FATE OF CAPT. MERIWETHER LEWIS has nlways appoared to mo to have been .voryend. o was appointed an officor in tho army in 1795, and bocame o Captnin in 1800, TFrom 1801 to 1803 Lo was Private Becrotary of Prosidont Jofforson 3 and, in the lattor yoar, whe :luulfiuntnd to lend an oxploring sxpaditfon to tho Rocky Mountains. In compauy with Capt. Wille iam Clark, and o picked party of men, he Buc- cossfully carriod out his ordors during tho years 1804,-'6, and '6. s unshaken firmnoss and un- daunted courago, his prudence and ontorrflnu, besides his knowledgo of Lotany, aualifiod him for this sorvico, Boon aftor his roturn, ho was made Governor of Uppor Louislana. o had somo dificulty as to his accounts in Washiugton, which distrossed him, and ho eet out on a jour- noy to that city. Landing at Chicknsaw Bluffs lio’ thonco procoedod by land, Tha cobin ab which hio died was 72 miles from Nashvillo, on tho bordors of the Indinn countiry. It.appears that ho camo to tho house with two sorvanty, and took Lis lodgings In it for o night, -whilo his mon rotired to the barn. T'ho woman who kept the house hoard him walk- (nfi about in groat sgitation for saveral hours, ‘Whon this sound ceased, sho honrd tho roport of o pistol, followed by the noisa of his fall upon tho floor. Another Toport of n pistol unncucx{‘nd, and sho then heard him crying for water. Tho woman was 50 _much torrifled that sho was un- ablo to rendor him nny assistanco, Ho cropt to the well, but was unablo to get any water, and it was not until daylight that sho gafnod courago onongh to call the sorvanth to his rolief. Ho suiferod groat ngony, and died as the sun was Helnf nbove tho trees. His death took place on the I1th of *Octobor, 1809, when he was only 35 onrs of ago, Aloxander Wilson, tho ornitho- nfiwt, shed toars ovor his eolitary grave in the wilderness, and paid the propriotor of tho soil & sumn of mouney, aud recoived from _him o writ- ton promise to incloso tho grave. e thon loft tho placo with & honvy heart, snd ontored tho gloomy woods which ho was to traverse alona. ‘I'his wns o sad end of 8o honorablon carcer, and ono cannot roflect n‘po“ it without sorrow. Howover, ho won for himeolf alighand on- during fame, aund Uiy explorations wero of tho groatost importanco to tho nation. DBofore his time, nothing was known of the Rocky-Moun- tain rogion, or of tho vast rivers and “stronms :Vihichthnvu their 180 in tho interior of tho Con- nont. Horo, in this clovated rogion, it seoms as if tho days ; WOULD NEVER END, From morning until night, it appoars almost & weok, There is fo littlo to break the monotony, that life at times bocomes torribly tedious. Undor theso circumstsncos, o man must do something to pass away the time. I cannot un- deratand how some solitary individunls can sup- por oxiutonca; but most of theso poopls aro ‘hunters or trappors, and these purauity will not admit of much noiso, if carriod on succosafully. AN OLD MUNTER from Missouri haslived Lereabout for manyyonrs, und bus supportod himsolf woll by bhunting. During the winter, he takes many wild animals, and, by curing and solling tho skins, manages to mako considorable monoy. The fleeh furnishos what food ho roquires ; but ho must havo his rogular coffee -and sugar, without which lifo would not be worth baving, At one timo he haut boou ndopted in an Indian tribe, and ranked as o warrior for sovernl years; but was guilty of something which did not moot with tho approba- tion of tho savages, aud thought himolf lucky whou he got away with o whole scalp ou his hond. He Lad no childron, thought thom o nui- sance . at bost, and was glad his Indian wife had died childless. Porhaps ho will die n8 many a huntor lhas died before him, and his remains bo loft to crumble away and mix with the soil on the bill-side. Ho isd groat doal of o philosopher, and hns soon Ao any ups and downs that the fulure hag no ter- rors for i, He rominds me a great deal of MR WESTHALL, of Toxns, who waa a guide for our aoldiora years ago. Ho was called Lentherstocking, from his supposed resemblanco to Cooper’s horo of that name. I know Westfall woll, At one time he was attacked, in his little cubin on tho. Looua River, by a roving band of Comaunchos, and £hot through the broast. IIo fell back in lis cabin, whon his companion, Mr. Bortrand, got up to look out, and Lo too rocoived & rifle-shot, from tho eMToots of which Lo soon died, Tiie dog was algo killed, ~ Tor throo days Westfall lay in the cabin, tho Indians in the meautimo Laving gono off without knowing tho oxtont of damage dono by them. - Whon Woestfall was oble to rise, he left the houso, and was three days in going to Fort Ingo, 50 nilos distant. Eventually ho re- covered, and L was with him on one occasion whon o ontored o patch of woods not far from his houae, whore & party of Comanches hadbeon surprised ond nitacked, and soveral of them killed, 1 nover shall forget the expression on Westfall's countenance whon lio looked at the ro- maing of the savagos,—such s mingling of despora~ tion and bitterness. o sald nothing, however, but I could seo that Lis feeoling of vongeance was satisflod, 'I'hroughout this country thers are many GREAT-TAILED FOXES.- In general, this spocies rosemblos the red fox, in ils difforeut varictios. From these it may Le distinguished by the length of the tail, which oxceods that of tho Iatter spocies by more than six inclies. Iis baok is of & mixod grizzled-gray color, as in tho gray fox or badger,—tho hairs boing dark-brown at tho base, then yollowish- white, tipped with black. Theso hairs are intor- aporsed in o very abundant, soft fur, of uniform color, varying in tint with tho region of the body. Tho noso and sides of the faco are biacl, and the tip of the tail whito. In this specics wo find all tho varietics of the common red fox, ns tho chostunt, black, silvor-gray, oud cross. Its rango oxtonds wesbward an far as tho Pacifle Ocoan, and reaches a long distanco north, It is goldom found onst of tho Platte, though somo specimons have beon found far up on the Mis- souri Rivor, which have been killed by tho trap- pers. Tudoed, this specics is far suporior to tho ordinary fox of the Bastern Btates,—the fur be- ing much longor, finor, aud moro valusblo, To ono_wlio bas never scon a gray-fox skin, thiy could readily be passed as one, and itis fro- quently dono upon newcomors and inexporionced orsons, 'fhoro is & prospact that A GOOD NOAD can bo made from Bouth Puus to the National Park around Yellowstono Lake. OMd guidos and mountaineors beliove it to bo & foaslble under- taking, as somo of thom have madoe the trip. In a year or two, there may bo a lino of settlomonts along tho onstern alapo of tho Wind Rivor Moun- tains, and a daily line of stages from the Union Pacific ailrond to tho banks of the great lake, which is surrounded with so many curiosities, An outlot through this way will be a gront cons venionco to the peoplo of Southenstorn Mon- tann, and will do more toward doveloping this country than anything else. Tho wonders of this region have boon doseribod in sovoral maga- zing-articles of great interost. 'I'ho goysers nro the mout romarkable of auy in tho country, and the econory unequaled ju_any portion of tho: Unlon, o far as sublimity is concornod, It is intimated thot an enterprising individual is about to build a hotel in this far-off land, and thon sight-scors and tourists will have a pluce to visit. Fishing and huating aro good in all di- roctions, and the ecool and delightful sunyner weather will make it a favorito summor-rosort, Tho natural ecenory in Northwestorn Wyoming is unsurpassed in any conntry on the globe. A fow nights ngo, T wus eleeping on tho banks of tho Po-po-ugic, near tho houso of Mra. Rtich- ards, who lived thoro with hor cousin, Miss ITall, Duy bofora yosterdsy, the Indians made Lheir appearance,” and_mutdorad both of thom by whooting them through the window. 'Thisisn vory aad affair indeod, and I eannot think of it without groat sorrow, My, Richnrds was o most ostinablo lady, born mnd reared in Vormont, thongh she Liag beou living in this section for the last fivo years, No more shocking murder bas Loon cormitled by the savages for yoars past, and, after tho womnn wns dend, hor body was abused in the most shocking munnor, Col. Brackett sont ont all the uvuilable mounted. troops of Lis command_to overtako tho savages if pousiblo, and all will bo glad to hoar that thoy' have givon them n good, livoly fight. Liout, Wheolan and his mon are aa gallant o wot of wol- diors aa livo, and will make it very lively for the tavagos if thoy can meot them, ALuEBRA, satainpn e PARTICLES IN WATER. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : B: In arocont issuo of your paper, n corre- spondent wished to know what the particles are that we oe in & glass of our lake-water hold be- tween our oi'o and tho sun. Although not a momhor of the Microucopical Bocioty, I will an- awor the quostion by mnyinfi; that the particlos ave nothing move or ‘less than air, forced into the waler by the action of tho waves in the lako, and in pumping tho wator intothe pipen, If the wator ia nlluwnls to atand in o gla, tho air will collect in snall globulos on its sides, and, by gontly stirriug the wator, thoy will csospe ou- tiroly, a NOTES ON CALIFORNIA. Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Express.. How Thoy Beat the Government Oarrying Lettors, Product of the Pracious Motals Last Year, Etc. DY THE NON. J. D. OATON, At 4 p. m,, ono April day, wo took the stenmor at Ban Francigeo for Vallejo and the Napa Val- loy, Allis not lovely in California. Bomotimos —and 80 it was this aftornoon—the wind comes ronring up through the Golden Gate so coldthiab it suggosted tidings from the Polaris, now sup- poked to bo noar tho North Tole. So wo could only look out through tho windows of tho cabin at tho opening of the Gnto, and at the mony islauds which dot the bay. Tho wators of this bay romind mo to'montion the fact whicl thoso ,who have nover scon thom might not sus- -poct, and tbat i3 that thoy aro mot tho clear and eparkling waters thoy onco woro boforo thoy woro dofiled by the gold-sooling proclivitios - of civilization, but havo o turbid, yellowish huo, colored by the red earth waehod from the gold-digging away up in tho Biorras, Thus it'is that this great bay is slowly filling up, and tho bar ontside is recelving its constant deposit from every drop of water that passos over it, and even the watorsof the ocean itsolf nre scnaibly colored for n consid- orablo distance boyond tho capes. As we pro- cood up the bay tho color sonsibly dcopous, 8o that when wo bave arrived at San Pablo By it looks fairly muddy. ‘Theso wators resomblo 1moro the watera of the Misgouri River when swollon with floods than any othors I Linve over soon, Why tho upper ond of this bay should be dos- ignated a separate bay by another name I cannot concoive, unless they thought this waa too big for ono bay, and should have boon made iuto two. Boitis, hore are two hays in namo, not soparated by any appreciablo strait. T.osn than two hours' stoaming brought us into tho mouth of tho Vallojo Chaunel, which sopa- rates Mare Island from tho continont, and soon wo brought up at tho city of that nnmo, [As with us, they bave somo very nmall cities’ in this country.] When you transfor from steamer to cars at Vallojo, capocially if you luve invalid lzdies in charge, bo sure you got on the right train, olss you may find yourselt dashing away for Sacramento instead of Calis- togs, which will most probably bo your objoctive point. And espocially, do not in- trust your hand-baggage to a cortain exile from Ethiopia on the boat, elso it will moat likely not accowmpany you on the first train. NATA CITY AKD VALLEY. A littlo bofore 7 in the ovening we rogisterod at the Rovero House in Napa City, which is not vory largo cithor, but Is o nico little town on tho plains, and is tho bond of navigation on the Napa River, which is rathor a bayou than river propor, and is dependent on the 'tidos for its povigability, for only ~small vossola float up eod down its narrow, orooked channel, and but very faw of theso sinco the rallroad was oponed. This Napa is ono of tho beuutiful valloys of this State, bordored on eithor ido by the rolling foot hills, some yerdant in this month of April with wild onts and native grasses, and othors blackened with the denso chapparal. In its loworor southorn part the vatloy is but littlo sbove tho ligh tides, but as wo proceed north the plain becomoes moro ele- vated, Tho soil is vory rich, and is overywhore highly cultivated. Avound ovory cottage and overy mansion?wo observo the grontest prodigal- ity of rososand other cultivated flowers, but, aftor all, the most gorgeous floral display is in the ficlds, whoro o wildorness of tho most brill- jant wild flowors, of ovory shado nud huo, car- pets the plain where they lave not heon choked down by the luxuriant whoat and barley. A LEAUNED WAITER. At tho supper table of the Rovero Iouso wo wora served by s waitor, who soon managed to - moko it opparent that ho Lnd boen s grent travelor and had waited wpon mauy learned guosts in various conntrics, end so had becomo vory learned himsolf, and all this in a rathor quiot way,without oxcessivo ontentation,and with- out saying o word to us. Lo humor his fancy I gravoly addrossed him. e +. % Garcon | pass mo that lactenl fluid which i Sbtained by digital comprassion of the secrotive organs of the gontlor sox of the ganus bos." % Oui, monsieur,” said tho dolighted waiter, whilo a glow of satisfaction lit up his connto- nance, nutfl’ Le fairly flow to the other end of the table nnd brought mo the mflk—j:fi. B ro- straived himsolf sa long as he could, and then gavo _vent to a laugh which told how much ho ou- Jjoyed the joke, whila rome strangers at anothor tablo tostiied 'thoir upproval in a scarcely loss domeonstrativo manner. ‘Iho disguat which this untimely mirth excited in tho garcon could not bo concealod, any more than his admiration at the oxtrayagantly lourned expressions which Lind so much elevated mo in his estimation. 1ad Lo beon callod upon toguess my name, ho would not hovo given ma loss than five syllables, for, like Corporal Chuclks, he could senreoly bring him- self to bow Lo less. At tho next morning’s breakfast our learned waiter was on haud, aud his extravagant atten- tions showed Lhat his apprecistion of lenrning was still unabated, and Lo roceived his gratuity in truo Continental stylo, OALISTOGA. In a drive of au hour and u half wo did Napa Gity, and its ploasuat onyirons, and ut 10:30 o. m., wo took tho slow truin for Calistogs, whore wo orrived in time for Iunch, Wo lmd Loen Fousting on strawharrios for weols pust, but wore no moro sntistied thon on onr first arrival on tho const, where they were so abundant, aud ero surprised and_disappolnted not to' find thom on the table. Iinquired at tho ofiico for them, but was informed that thoy could not atford to furnish them for oll their ‘guests, and #o had none. I then inquired if it wore uot possible to got somo, a8 we ind como n_grent way to got them in ubundanco end could not afford to bo without them a wingle da‘{, The clerk snid I could order them by Wolls, Fargo & Co.'s Expross, und if 1 could givo sutisfac- tory reforouces in the cily, thoy would gurely bo thore that ovening, an thero was yot an hour befors the lixpress would leave tha' city. 'Phis ptruck me a8 & huppy arrangement, so I gent tho message at onco, nud at 9 o'elock that ovouing I was in possession of oight pounds of. tho coveted fruit, with the promise of a rogular supply. WELLS, VARNO % 00'S. EXPRETSS, T have rolated this invident, as it sorved to in- troduce me, nud =0 it may you, to oue of the ine atitutions of this country, for [ doom it tho duty of u travelor to study the usetul iustitutions ot tho countries in which ho fravols, oluo Lo travels to little purposo, UOW THEY DEAT THE UNITED FTATEM MAIL, Throo yourssinco, whoutruveling in Californin, 1 obsorved that a large proportion of the lottor- carrying was donoby the lxpresu Company of Wolls, Fargo & Co., who sell tieir own onvolopes with the Govornmont postago stamp upon them for perhups doublo tho nmotiue of the postago, uud lottors in thoso envolopos are delivered auy- whore within their oxtensive torritory. When returning from Portland to Hen Franoisco I ob- werved tho Lixpross Agent had o room on tho whip with Liv sign ovor tho doot, aud whaonover T pansod it ho seomed to ba busy Rssorting lotters and puckagos, and whon we' puesed into tho Goldon Gate ho bronght his mail Lags on to tho lower dock sbafe the wheol, and, ag wa ap- proachod North Bench, I obsurved uoveral horsemen gitting fn their enddlos on Tong Whurt, from which u row-bout shiot out like a durt, und ny we slaokenod spood dropped behind tho wheel-houso sud recoived those oxpress mull bags, and was off for tho whart ngain ns if lifo dopended on n single moment. As Huickly uu “posniblo aftor the Loat renched the wharf the muil-bugs woro distributed to tha Lorsomen, whon they dashed away ub'Tull spoed euch to do- liver in hig own diatrict ; and I subsoquontl learnod that by the thne the Government mail was actunlly Innded the lottorn in tho oxpross mail had boon dolivered. Mr, Bmith, ot that timoe Assistont Postinastor-General, stood by moe and obyorved tho movemonts s I luyo stated, and lstoned to nn explanution of thoir signifl- canco by n prusongor who seomed to know, and ho could not sonconl his voxation at thus soeing bls Departnont fuirly distanced in the ruco to worve tho pumlu promptly, * This,” aid our informant, *is tho renson why Wolls, Fargo & Co, are making a fortuue by carrying il mat- tor, whilo they puy full postugo to tho Govern- mant, which doos not raiso n fingor in tho por- formauco of £ho sorvico. 'Tho promptings of solf-Interost to private onterpriro will “ovor moouro reaults to which Goyornmonts oan nover, .attaln, Tho evidenco now boforo ns show, that the Govornmont might recolvo slargobonus trom thin Exproa Company; and givo thom allthomail sorvico within thoir torritory, whon they would norvo the public better and cheaper than tho Govornmont can or will do, and mako o profit ot of tho rervico abundantly sntisfactory to tho stockholdors,” Of courso tho Assistant. Postmastor-Gonoral conld not aquiesco in thin suggestion. . = “ No," sald o, *We can and will servo tho public as woll ns Wolls, Fargo & Co., or any othior expross company, aud I will oo o it ab anco that the mnil stoamers on thia and all othor routes donot lond themeolven in this way to run an oppoeition to the Government.”. It ocourred toma that {t wonld bo quito ungracious for tho Govornmont to interfore with tho accommodation of tho public and paralyzo tho onterpriso of tho Expross Company 8o long sa tho Poxt-Offico Dopartment recoivod its full rovenuo, as much nsif it did tho sorvico iteolf. I undorstand, howovor, that sinco thon the spocinl service on that Jino hing boon discontinucd by tho Expross Company; but whethor in consoquenco of any intorferonco by tho Govornment, a8 suggested by Mr. 8mith, T am not ndviged. It is, however, still continued over tho land linos within tho torritory of this Company, much to tlhe satisfno- tion of tho public, judging from tho fact that most of tho corrospondonco I eaw thoro was_ dome in tho Oompmf'a onvelopes, largoly to tho profit of tho Company. Indced, it you happon to writo a lottor ‘in any businoss oftico in Ban l"tunclano‘ and asle for an onvelope, the chances aro thai on will be hianded ono with the utnmglot ‘Wolls, l‘nrgn“& Co., na well setho post-oifico stamp, upon it ;. ! TIEIR GENERAT DUBINESS, OV 5 Allthis Ilonrnod whon on that const throp yours ngo, and I romembored it, wheu I found mysolf 0 woll and promptly soryed in so small an affir 08 first montionod, and 0,” on my ro- turn to the city, I rosolved o inquir moro into tho mode of dolug busiugss by this Company, and to that ond sought an introduction to Mr. J. J. Valontine, tho Genoral Suporiutondont of Wolls, Fargo & Co., and, to introduco tho subjoct, stated Low ‘much his Company lad obliged mo in gonding tho fruit so promptly on my tologram, and inquired if thoy mado it a gon- oral practico to fill orders for distanbt pnrties 2 “ Cortainly,” eaid ho, * our business g to sorve tho publlo in every possiblo way and in the promptest mauner possible. We keop o corpn of ngents in this city for the oxpresa purposo of filling ordors of the kind roforred to, who kuow right whero to go to got the thing ordered at the lowost prico and of the bost mmmy, only 0 wo must bo assured of porfect responeibility of tho .. party . .making the ordor.” An order “from such a party, for s papor of pins, a Chincso cook, & ‘wot-nurse, or a whoolbarrow, or indeod anything olso to bo found in the market, will bo promptly fillod, and_tho goods sont C. O. D. by the first oxpross. 'This branch of businces occupios & soparato buresu in our organization, and upon its thorough officiency much of our prosperity dopends,”” T thon romnrked that tho order and system which I thought I observed to provail in u{n administration, might cnablo him to furnish me with sBomo im‘)urtmt statistics, which a8 yot I had been unablo to obtain, such rg the pro- duct and destruction of the procious metals of corenls, of the flsherios, of.the fur trade of tho congt, and other important industrics, which aro things that travolers should learn. MOVEMENIS OF THE PRECIOUS METALS. Ho roplied that ho could give full information a8 to evorything done by the Express Compauy, but most of tho producta roferod to wore too bulky to pass through thoir bands, Not so, how- over, n'ltE the precious metals, and he soon after banded mo & copy of the following statoment for tho your 1872: WELLS, Fanao & Co.'s Exvnrsr, ‘Grneuar BurLRNTENDINT'S OFFIOE, BAN Fraxosco, The Hon, J, D, Caton: DEAR B1n ¢ Tucloned pleano find copy of & statement of prectous metals produced doring 1874, in tho gold and Filvor-bearing dlstricta weat of the blissours River, Wo hove ured tho utmost care in ascertaining tho amount of oro and baso bullion, carried by frejght, and the percentage nllowed for gold duat, carried by United States Afuil, travolors, etc,, 48, wa think, Hberal, and at tho gamio timo rollable, ‘fha product ‘for the year, $02,230,013,80 {4 $3,952,884,23 in oxcess of 1871, Which was $36,264,020,06,” Tho Increuse is confined to Uluh and Novada slone, womo of tho othor localities falling off slightly,* Wo can, if you deaire, give you comparativoiables of tho two years, It I8 proper to stato that our Express communication is 80 limited, and knowledgo so imperfect of Arizona, that we do nof conyldor tho figurea given for that Torritory as rolisblo for tho product of that kection, Yours truly, J50, J, VALENTINE, Gou'l Bup't, Statement of precious metals produced i Slatos snd Territorica west of Missourl River during 18731 <% e ad g §a g g2 g R gl g wBE EEZETEE | e smades i pop RN AEE R, seazgyl| trett gaoun ~1i2au00 4oyp fig PoMADD ot fo JunowD papuIY ¥ top1e8¢ToL e IO * 987608 T “ee2ulxo g 4oapis] oy =g 98vq puvesLQ)| 06°SR¥'019'23770°61L 961 ‘Fo3] L6 T08°0L0'62]BY "L ~$10,010,008.2 25,640,801,00 Grand fotal......... seeees 00ei802,206,010,80 Thie buliton roceipfs ut 8an Franciaco for tlio past quartor aro s followey an shown by Wells, Furgo & o Co's troasury report for quartor ending Dec, 31, 18731 caToBER, Silver — Gold duat From Yultion and bars, o, Total, N. & 8. mines 624,098 § 74,008 g5unzBL $1,799,310 N. coant route AT00 43,108 820248 8, const Touto 4603 BOT0T 8L Moxico, . .. 102,00 140[38 Total.....$503,251 $1,043,670 $2,041,490 NOVEML, N, & 8, minea.$321,148 § 005,562 §418,743 81,405,158 N. coait routs .. 0,08 106,407 406,400 8. count routo 10,605 47,007 nocen Mexleo..,.... 40,045 5400 ON450 14805 Total.... $62,093 § 052,000 $6(0,362 9,013,545 Tho uggecgato’ of tlis’ shows 'n . production wezt of the Missourl Itver of $062,230,013,39, of which $7,062,957.08 was gold, Tho silver product'of Neva- da s given at £22,916,033,69, but o’ lurgo proportion of that I gold, probably $10,000,000, For iustance, in tho very nblo report of Dr, If, . Lindermun, of exam- ination of Brunch Afints on the Paclle const, u_roturn of 4,007 burs roceived from tho Crown Polnt nnd Belcher mines, 18 glven, Jun. 1 to Sept, 0, 1873, at $6,634,059, of whicl 33,547,704 wau gold, If wo cout- para the return for Novads, tnade for last year, wo nvo results ng follows $12,177,040.00 \G18,821,09 THCTEOR0 4evaerranreees + $3,471,176.00 ‘This Incroaso Lux taken placo notwithstanding the untoward serfos of oventh which have retarded (o production of tho Gold Hill mines, Yours truly, INO, J, VALENTINE, NO RUMBLING, At tho samo time I learned that tho territory oconpied oxelusively in tho United States by Wolls, Fargo & Oo. includos nenrly all wost of the Missourl Rivor, and that thoy oxtond their aporutions to Moxico, tho Central South Amori~ oun Btates, Japan, Ohins, Australia, snd the Sandwich Talands. ' Thoirorganizatlon) howover, is most completo on the Yaoiflo const of tho Uunltod States, As soon a8 o now mining camp is opened a mossenger is mounted on a pony, if ne bettor conveyauce can rosch it, and ho takes to thom thoir coinund small packngos, and brings wway thoir dust and nuggots, and it {4 surpriaiy, indead that their louses have Loon so bll\nlE with such oxtonded and ofton hazardous opera- tions, If ot tho first lowses nre sustained by tho catablishmont of theso now routos, gonor- ally this ontorprieo Is soon rowarded by tho do- volopiiont of & valnablo bualness, and cortainly by publie appreciation. Ono thing struck me a8 vory remarkable. Duriug my travelsof man; thousands of milea ou the Pacifla slope, whilo ofton heard ynuplo complulmug of monopolies,— of tho oxtortion of railroadu and tho telograph, and sometimon of discourtesy by thoir omployos ~1I movor heard a singlo complnint ~ of Wells, Fargo & Co'w lixpress, but all soomed to be tholr friends, wnd to ap- preciuto their ontorprlse and tho accommo- dations thoy affordoed. I renlly bolieve that more talont {8 roquired to manago that oxtonded con- cory, in the way in which it s managod, theu to dischinrgo tho dutles of Prosident of tho United Btatos—nt lonst in tho way Inwhich toy aregonor- ally discharged. 8o I concludo thatJolinJ, Valen- tine must bo ronlly » groat man. Not only per-'| foct pyatom and order ‘aro indisponsnble, but n mind {o originate and ability” to excoute of the hiighost quality could alono havo brought this grefi! company to its presont efliciency and pros- pority. —_——— THE SALARY-GRAB. . Gene Butler’s Defenso of Oty | From the Boston Jotrnal, Aug.d Tho Obarlestown Chronicle—Con, Bitlor's paper—of n woek ago promisod that last Satur- doy's isauo would contain the long lotter which it has boon announced ho was proparing m de- fouso of lis nction on tho snlary-grab. The Ohronicls sppoarod, howover, with tho promiso fulfilled but in part. It struggled through with sovon colutns of it, and thon gave out, on tho ground, it saya, that the Gonoral was unable to finlsh It, Tho Chronicle, howovor, conlains tho following abstract, which is supposed to embody tho strong points in the articlo, sud as it ap- poars in this authorized form, wo copy it, o that tha public zany seo what tho author of the “grab" and ite sturdiost defondor han to eny in its justification., It is addrossod lo a oon- gtituont in Essox County, possibly tho one to whom he offored to romif 3 cents a5 his sharo of the burden which the [?'rnh Imposes upon the nation, and the Ohronicle says : ¢ It opons with 8 defonso of tha increaso of thopny of tho Prosident, whose nnlnr{ wan ralsed from 25,000 to 50,000 by the bill, Ho shows that Presidont Washin top's salory was moro than flve timea greater in its purchasing ower than Presidont Grant's; and that, taking nto account the difference in wonlth, popula~ tion, and prices, Grant's salary would fio $275,~ 000 n round numbors, if in proportion o that of Washington. *+Ho noxt shows that tho enlnrics of tho Cabi- not officors, Hu{)’mmu Judgos, and membors of Congress would be troble tholr prosont amount, and that Congressmon should have highor rathor than lower salaries than the Judgos, ag thelr expenses aro necossarily grontor, "4t o thon proceods to show that tho salary i1l doos not 80 muoh increnso as oqualize the salarios of mombors of Cougross. “*It abolishos milongo, and thus reducing the pay of somo mombors 1ultc G0 por cent, whilo it raises that of others to o liko amount. It aluo abolishes all allowances in the shapo of stationory and nowspapors, as woll ag frank- ing, 8o that instoad of it boing truo that overy Congressman voted himsolf $6,000 additionnl pay, thero has not boen In renlity more then 1,000 a yoor added, if o much. " Conaldoring that tho sorvices of an officiont agont of a manufacturing eatablishmont of auy counsiderablo capitnl cannot be had for Jeea than $7,500 o year, whilo our railronds pay $25,000 for their Presidents, tho Cenoral cannot sco how this increaso can bo deomod too large by any right-minded man. - * At this point ho makes a koon thrust at Min- istor Washburn, who has Intely had published a lettor in which ho ntated that tho poople did not alect members of Congross to go to Washington to support throo or four mistrossos, of to fbuck at tho tigor. After spoaking sarcas- tioally of tho Ministor, tho Gonetal adds that ho hns not observed any objections on Waahburn's park to tho npproprintion of 50,000, passed m 1871, for the purposo of dofraying the ox-~ penses of the Minister to Franco in 1870, al- though that approprintion was rotronctiva, ' Ho ndds that he thinks with this increase and ¢bucldng the tiger," it fs porhaps & littlo onsior to support & family i Paris on £17,500, gold, than to do the samo in Washington on 7,600 cur- Toncy. “1n other parts of his lettor ho shows that, almost withiout oxcoption, every public man who has roturned his buck salury, or who has raised an outery about it, has himself, in yoars pnst, voted for and ncco{nefl back pay. ITo especially indicates Sonntor Wilson, the Washburn family, Daniel Webster, Charles Sumner, N. P. Banks, A. I Rico, John F. Farnsworth, aud Honry J. Raymond of the Now York Times. Io shows that Banks and Rico both voted, in 1866, for an incroase of pay at tho rato of 67 por cont., with mileago aud othor allowances,—mado rotro- activo for the wholo of that Congress,—that is, thoy voted for back pay for sixtecen months, so that for that time the valary of each momber way doubled. “Ho also showa that, at tho samo time, John B. Alloy, Oakes Ames, Baldwin of Worcestor, Dawes of tho Ninth District, Ilooper of tho Fourth, and QGov. Washburn did not vote at all, but dodgod the question, and that if any one of thoso wix Representatives who thus snonled had voted in tho nogative the bill would have beon dofoated, “Tu dealing with mombars who havo joined in the outery aguingt back pay, ho docs not sesm to have written with gloves on, “Ilo soys that from tho boginning of the Govornment to the present hour, every Btate Logislaturo and overy Congross which "has in- cronsed tho salnry of its mombers, has made that increnso back to tho beginning of their services; that BVBX{[!!XBCII“VB ofllcor, overy Judgo on the ‘bench in Massachusetts, whon his salary was in- cronsod, hng nlm:fs takon bnck pay; that tho soldiers potitioned Congross to give them in~ creaged pay and bounty, and that 5ouumsu V0 it, although in so doing they voted them back piy; that tho meehanics in Government omploy, boforo tho eight-hour law was putin oporation, by the Prosident's proclamation, poti- tionod Congrossto Linve incroased back pay’; and, thorefore, if tho members of thoe presont Con- ‘088 aro back-pey grabbors, thioves, and rob- ers, 80 also have beon all the illustrious statos- mon of tho past, from Wasbington to Grant, who accopted increased pay, as woll as the puma‘ of tho judiciary, tho most boloved of the Ixcen- Ll]vus, tho bravest of the soldiors aud tho work- g mon. ** Aftor nn olaborato examination of the con- tract thoory, the Genoral shows that it is utterly groundless; that the action of tho lato Congross was iu o strict accordauco with the Constitution and with procadent; and thet tho roquiromont of tho newspapors, that no man_shall over vota to raise his own pay, would simply have ren- dered an increaso of pay impoesiblo from tho boginning of the Governmont down to tho prog- out day. ITo thon siatos of his porsonal knowl- odgo that among tho most zealous lobbyists for tho bnck-pay bill woro certain special corro- spondonts of lumllnfi nowspapers who havo sinco denounced it; slthough they themsolves, ns clorkn of committees, rocoived an inoronso of 15 por cont, goiug back to March, 1870, i 1 this Iast salary bill, the bacli-pay foature of which the newspapors so much denounce, tho pay of theso vory newspaper correspondonts, clerks of tho Houso, was raised 16 per cent, g ing back to Marcl, 1870, aud overy newspapor— sud thera was o large number who had clorks on committees—took back-pay for bwo yenrs, rolling it ny @ Bweot moreel under their tongues, an then sat down and wrote virtuous nrticles do- nouncing tho ‘ back-pay grab.’ ¢ Lot mo stato, furthor, what is within my personal knowledgo, that theso very clorka woro upon the floor of the House when the bill giving thom back-pny was undor consideration, lobby- ing furiously, and oxhibiting most norvous foars lent it should fail. And, although, by their cal- umnies and elauders, these nowspapers havo frightened o fow mon who, I bellove, mistako cowardico for conscionco—against their Lotter judgment, for some of them voted and spoko for tho incrontio of salry—into souding back thoir” incrensed salary into tho Trensury, yot, if any nowspaper nan has sont any partof Jis back-pay into tho Tronsury ho has not mado bimeolt visis blo to the nuked oye.' " ~— Thoe Bottom of the Atlantic.Ocennes Explorations by the Dicitish Ship Challongor. To the Kditors uf the New York Evomng Post: A lottor to mo from Bormudn contuing an ac- count of tho explorutions of tho bottom of the North Atlantio so_intoresting that I send you u brief nummnr{ of it. "Phroo eootions of tho Atlantic have boen sounded. In the one from Bt, Thomas to Deor- muda tho groatest dopth found was 3,760 fath- ome, noar Bt. Thonmias; thonoo to Bormuds, 820 miles, tho avorago dopth wus 2,700 fathoms, A lino of sonudings wes thon run from Bormuda to New York, 640 miles, tho dopth vuarylng from 8,000 to 2,600 fathoms, and in tho contre of tho Gulf Btroum no bottom wai obtaiued with 8,600 futhoms, owing to the ra- pidity of tho curront. The Challenger thon procacded to HInlifux, and thonca to Lermuds, 6060 milos, sounding ol tho way. In crossing the Gult Stream tha cold wall dincovered by Livut. Goorgo M, Bache, United States Navy,in 1816, ofY tho United States conut, was found dlviding tho strosn into bwo branches of warm wator, tho tomporaturo of the northorn branch being 63 dogroos, then &1 degrees, and aftorwards 78 do- groos ; the temperature of tho wator on thenorth sido of tho stream wau 50 dogroos, ‘Uho tomperaturo of tho water was takon at all tho depths sounded, and the oxpadition #o far hay contributed, although just bogun, moro to our knowladgo of the bottom of tho Atlantio and its inhabitants than wo havo possossed before, and if continuod with tho samne carnontness and rociaion will be of tho groatost sorvice to hy~ Hro‘, aphical avlonce, from Bormida on the 12th of Juno, to run & lineo of soundings botweon_ Bormudu snd the Azores, THE FARMERS' MOVEMENT. l‘v[or‘c 'Rcspmmes to the I;Ivlugstbn County Platform, FROM JONY 8, ARMSTNONG, PRESTDENT PARMERS' CLUDN AND GRANGLB OF LA HALLE COUNTY, BurRInAN, 11, July 20, 1878, Tliave rocolved yours of July 17, 1877, T think that I novor rend so much good sontiment on so small & pieco of paper.or inso fow words; for which ploaso ncceptmy thanke, Pleaso let me honr from you often, Our noxt meoting comes on Aug. 16, Yours, Jony B. AnysTroxa, FROM NOSS MANLY, MABTER OF NUSHINELL GRANGE, 3 2'DONOUGH COUNTY. . Duamnewy, i, Tuly 26, 1878, Your ciroulnr, containing tho Plniform of tho Farmors’ and Peoplo’s Anti-Monopoly party of Livingston County, L., was duly recolved ; and, in avawor, I would eay that I fully indorse avery sontimont thercin set forth. MeDonough Coun- ty ia tho bannor county of tho Btato at this timo. At our Fourth of July colebration, wo had the largest mooting that wag evorhold in the county, Yours, &o., Ross MaxwLy, g Mastor of Granga No. 94, Moud, IIL, FROM G. I NUTLER, SEORETARY CORNIAND GRANGE. ConxrLanp, Loga 00,, TII,, July 25, 1873, Irocoived your postal-card henring tho Plat- form of the Farmors' snd Poople’s Anti-Mon- opoly party of Livingston County, and pre- sonted tho snme to my brothor Gtrangers for con- sidoration. Thoy commission mo to inform you thnt thoy Indorse evory sontimont couched in your Platform, and only wait impationtly for tho consummation of thoso onds, Rast assured that wo in this locality are aroused from our dullness or apathy, have bucklod on our armor, thrown our ensign to tho broezo, and intond to push thia war ngainst monopolies, &e., if noeds bo to the bittorond. Wo counsel all timid porsons, chil~ dron in arms, tho weak-kneed and women, to the roar. ITenco you will at once perceivo that wo aro in nnison with you; your causo is onr causo § your grievances aro onrs. It's a common crusade, assuming gigantic proportions, affoct- ing the ** common poople " alike, and wo don't proposo to sit atill and hug tho dolusive phantom of hopo any longer. Our Order grosts you cor- dially ; and, whon tho oxigoncies avise, wo will nobly do our duty, oven unto tho encrificing of somo goro, if tho roquirements domand it, ‘This mey seom all ** bosh,” and smack too much of braggadocio to some; novortholess it's o truism, andthoe fire is this day burning in tho bosoms of hundreds of thousands—yoa, millions —ot peoplo of this country, that a breath would kindlo to o flamo, and causo thom to resort to harsbnoss for' a redross of tholr wrongs ; at loast such aro my convictions, Wishing you muoh succoss in tho cauge, Lratornally yours, @. I. Botuen, Seerotary Grango 200, FROM J. PRICKETT, PRESIDENT TULTON COUNTY FARMERS' ABSOCIATION. Tiswistown, 11, July 31, 1873, Iamin recoipt of a copy of the Platform of tho I'armors’ and People’s Anti-Monopoly party, of Livingaton County, Il I heartily indorse thot Platform; but porhapn we, as o laes or party, shiould also have other planks in our plat- form,—should cover more ground. Wo, in Ful- ton Connty, arp o unit for tho prosccution of our rights on this railroad quostion, and tho other reforms necessary to tho prosperity of tho-lnbor- ing classes. Wo bavo a fino county organiza- tion ; hiave about twonty-flve local organizations in tho county, with, porhiaps, 2,000 mombers. Very respocttully yours, Jous PRICKETT. FROJ JOIN DAVIS, PRESIDENT FARMERS' CO-OPERA- TIVE ASSOOIATION OF TIIE BTATE OE KANSAS. JuxoTioN OrTY, Kas,, July 2, 1873, Your card is recoived. I and the farmors of TKanens sro in sympathy with you, and I tako pleasure in communicating with you. Ourob- joots nro tho samo, and wo must ojd ench other. Cordially yours, Joux Davis. FROM WILLIAM CUNNINGIHAM, PRESIDENT REFORM CLUD OF LOUISVILLE, KY. © Loumsviuig, Ky, July 22, 1873, In the namo of our organization, I hearlily thodk. you for tho demonstration of sympathy oxprossed by sonding your card in our common movemont against tho corrupt (but another mame for tho thioving) acta of our publio servauts of all grades from tho lowost to tho Lughost. Allowme to oxpress tho hopo that this movo- ment, set on foot from tho instinct of self- preservation by the honest men of all parties, may continue until onr whole boloved country is rodeemed from the thralldom of raseality. Very respectfully, Wirurax CUNNINGTADN, Tresidont Exceutivo Board, @ FROX F. G. WEBD, I0WA OITY. Tow Crry, July 28, 1873, Your favor, inclosing copies of the Livingston County Platform, just recoived, for which nac- copt my thanks. I rosponno to your roqert, T am bappy to eaythat the sontinionts exprossed in tho above Platform are heartily indorsed by tho grent mass_of tho pooplo in this portion of the Btato, and, I may say, throughont the cntira Stalo. Tho peoplo of Town will ehow this fall through the ballot-box: thut ‘thoy aro awakenced from thoir lothargy, and will maintain their rights. Success to you. Yours truly, I, i, Wenn, FROM JOUN HINOHOLIFFE, ESQ., BELLEVILLE, ILL. Brruevinuy, 1, Joly 53, 187, This will acknowloedgo the receipt of a copy of our Daclaration and Platform of Principles. With nll theso principles I have beon in active “thnt tho lnborlng man must arire and maka Dbold atrike for roform, for oqual rights, and jus. tico; Wo, in old MeDonough, aro thoroughly alivo In this canuno, and all that fs required for us to move in the right diroction is to got tha pooplo togather, and got their wisles in tho shapo of vesolutions, appoint Contral Commit- tees, &e., and tho th(ng {s done. A few sny wo hinve no logialative ofiicors to olock this fall, con- noquisnily it would Lo bost to act with old patties for the prosent ; but tha mejority aro for imme- dinto nction, that we may bo botter organized wlhon wo do havo logislative oflicers to elect. Yory truly sud rospocttully yours, Joun Dowses, FT0M G, T, BTONIX, MARTER PHILO (RANGE, Prso, Iil,, July 29, 1873, . Your note, with Platform of your Bocicty, wna rocaivod, nud, accordingly to your roquost, now anuwor, and fully indorso your ontire Ilatform. Wa ora'ongngod in tho samo good_work, intond- in togmnuautu this matlor until wo got the rallronds controllod by the law of the Btato. We havo organizod o Farmors' Club (known by nothor namo) of somo400 farimners (tho numbor incrensing rapidly), to ship our owh grain and Puw:lmnn all our fnploments aud grocerios, and, n fact, to do ovorything o stock-company can do: Wa aro nbout to gotn warohouso or elovator for our own uso, Wo aro_compolled to do thi in ordor to break down: tho middlemen, whom wo connldor tho worst enemicn the farmors havo to fight. Wa hnve fonud it absolntoly nocossary to combino as farmors in order to protoct, our. solves: nud onr mtorests nguinet rallrond and other monapolios ; sud, by so doing, wo hava oroatad q 1t a furor down horo, Our Granges oro lncrnnn(u[l: rnKullyln this section, ‘and wo in- tond to sustain tho farmery at all hazards until wo aro ncknowledged the peera of all mon and second tonono in tho land. Our Grango hos not mot sinco your communication has boen ro- coived. I wad atTolono (Grango) Lodgo last Snturday, whon your lottor was rond. It ls ine dorsed by all our lodges. I romain, yours fra- ternally, Gronak T, BroNex. FROM W. A, B““;!KVB' l";']'xs“l', ln.‘.. intien, 1L, July 31, 1873, Yourn of July 17, 1878, I at hid, and I woula aay that wo aro with_you to s dot. Ifoping to heur from you again, I'remain, youra truly, e War. M. Sineys, Bocretary Illiuois Graage, No, 214, ENOM O, I, T\ BUCITANAN, DOUNT PLEASANT, Ilenry Co,, Town, 5 July 29, Your postal card, with Plnl(orgn of the Farm- ore’ Parly, otc., I8 Doforo me, I ean ussuro you that I am in full sympathy with the platform ay Inid down in your. card, and any movement to batter tho condition of thio working classes, and rostrain the unjust demands of monapolies and corporations will moot my approval. . Yourd fratornally, 0. H. P. BocuaNaN, FROM L. MINER. ‘WiNoursTeR, Iil,, July 29, 1873, I havo raceived a copy of tho Livingaton County Platfosm. It is what wo ean indorse. In rogard to tho movemont in our county, we hovo o county organization, with twalve subor. dinato procinct clubs, Tho movement in gain- ing ground, n\umufih thoto i a good doal of ig- norance and projudico to ovorcome. We are to hiavo a farmers’ mass mooting on tho Tth, of Augnst, with tho promiso of 8. M. Smith and tho Hon. W. C. Tlagg to address ns; aud wo hopo that their addrosses will groatly nccelerate the movemout in our county. Yours truly, 10, MiNen. FROM M. L. OGDEN, MASTER MINIER GRANGE, Muxien, 1., July 27, 1873, Tormit mo to acknowledgo your card of thy 22d ivet. Wa fully indorse tho samo, I am, rospoctfully yours, H. L, OuDEy, ¥ M. W, Minder Grango. FROM W. LOCARIE, UntoS Graxar, No. 250, July 25, 1873, Bavowa, 11, Having recoived card containing tho Platform of tho Farmers' and Peoplo's Anti-Monopoly party of Livingston County, nnd read the sama to our Grango this evoning, I havo boen in- structed to rocoipt the samo. The Declaration of Principles thoro announced wo do cheerfully approve, and do earnestly sympatRize with our brothor-farmers of Livingston Couuty. Ro- apeotfully yours, War. Loounis, Scciotary. FROX N. B. DRISCOE. . Mansuav, 1ll,, July 24, 1973, I nm n receipt of your circular containing Declaration and Platform of tho producing elo~ mont of Livington County. In reply, I have to atato that I way raised n farmor, and’ camo from o farm into tho offico I now hold, nnd that my overy sympathy i8 in favor of protection of tha intereats of the bone and sinew of this country, Down with tho tariflf and ell othor monopolich. Reapoctfully, N. B. Briscox. P l;. 8.—1'his (Clark) county is being organized ily. FROM W. E. M'DOWELL, MASTER 8AN JOSE GRANOR. Masox Co,, Il Yonr card, containing platform and declara- tion, was duly recoived. I hnvo been oducatod to thoo principles from my youth up. Yours traly, W. E. McDowrt. FROM WHESLEY CLOWES, Corar, MeDaxovan Co., TH. Your platform rocoived, aud Congross Grange No. 63, Lnucock County, Tik., directiimo to say that wo aro in full aympathy with your platform. { (Yours respoctfully, &c., VWESLEY CLOWES, Becretary Cougress Graugo, TROM 6. 7. FREW, DEPUTY F. OF It ALEDO, TIL,,-Aug, 3 1873, The card containing the Poople's Platform it roceived and considered. I can mont hesrtily indorso all it contains, and T think, when I sy this, I speak tho mind of nently all tho pooplo in this part of {ho country. There is a county meeting called in Aledo, on tho 27th inst., for tho ndoption of somothing similar. Ttespoctfully and tmlygnm’s. . J, FREW, Deputy P, of I, Mercer County, Til, FROM E. WRITTLETON, BECRETARY BARRY GRAY Baun, Like Co,, Til,, Ang. 1, 1873, I acknowledge tho recoipt of the Platform ot tho Farmers' and Poople’s Anti-Monopoly party of Livingaton County, 1ll., with raquest, 1f wo aro in sympathy, to nacknowledge receipt. Although out of your county, our Grange adopt- ed upanimously all tho planks in it excopt the third. This was not rejocted, but the membora did not undorstand this banking systom intolli- - | gently enough to comprobond it inrogard to the f,’uz‘,]’_“";’,',\'f,"y"fl‘fi,f,’;fin",’;‘,’f; fEalh, OF Y amni Aitetoution of curreuug, ate. Youss featatantiy, to tho advocacy of theso vory In'hmiplnn botlin secfiln‘y"z'fif,“fi?& 5 public aud in privato, at tho editor's desk and on BTy ge. Tho Challonger snilod | tho rostrum. For moro than four ysars,—from tho apring of 1863 to tho wintor of 1867-'8,—I Wlishedand edited o nowspaperin this couns [’;, in which theso and kindred principlon wero persistently promulgated iu every issuo, I hayo slways beon opposed to overy wrong so_tronch- antly denounced in your Doclaration of Prinei- plos, and I heartily approvo of overy proposod reform thorein sot forth. My conviclions on theso points aro not of yosterday's dato; they |’ are the rosult of expericnco and study gathered whilo I buve been a factory-boy, an approutico, & joucnoyman, an omployor, an “Glitor, a lawysr, and o legisintor. ‘Choy have grown with my §m\nh and strengthened with my strength ; and Tiadl with delight their growing popularity with tho farming clas,—n class horatoforo diflioult to organize. In couclusion, permit mo to assure you of my continmed support of those and all other principlos having for thoir ultimato object the good of the producing classos, ag contradis- tinguishoed from all othors, I Linve the honorto bo, yours respoctfully, Jony HINGHCLIFFE, PROM ©. W, THOMPSON, RECRETARY PIONEER GRANGE, NEW DRUNAWICK, N, J. PIONEER GRANA] New Brusswics, N. 1., Jul ma.} Tlatform received. Of courso we aro iu sym- pathy with your movemont. G, W, Trroxrrsox, Beerotary. FROX W. D, WILSON, DEH MOINES, I0WA, Des Mowes, Towa, July 28, 1873, 1 am with_yon, or, rathor, I have boon ahond | of you, “ Give thom Josso," Itespoclfully, Wat. Duaxi WiLsoN. TROD 3N, If, HOPER, TRANTOUL, Champaign Co,, 11, July 30, 1873, Am in receipt of your Platform, and presentod it to Harwood Grange. It wus approved by tho mombors of the Grango. Yours, M. H, Boren, Masior. FROXC n'poxoval JONN DOWNEN, INDUSTHY, COUNTY. InpusTRY, I, July 28, 1873, “Platform of the Farmors' and People’s Anti- Monojioly party recoived. I foal in full wympa- thy o Thove, s (MeDonough) county is protty thoroughly organized, and all alive to tho intorosts of tho laboriug man, As a rulo, tho farmord in this county bave all lost confl- dence in political purtios, and wo douiva to lay aside all old party names and adopt n new namo, Dby which wo ean et togothor and all voto tho snmo ticket, Our interest 16 the samo, and wo ought to uso our influence for one common enuto,—tho elevation of the laboring olasn,—and aool tho redress of the many \vroutm wo havo long and patiently submitted to at the hnuds of monopolists, Wo are notuntistied with tho pros- out [ryrties and all thoir corrupliony, nud believo FROX G, W. LYON. Delawn, 11, Aug, 1, 1873, Your favor is recoived aud contonts notod. Your Platform is & good ono, and I should think overy honest man_would waut to get on it with Dotls feot. Wo s Grangors ave roady to do any- thing to botter tho condition of tha laboring clusses, Yours truly, e0. W. Lyoy, Socrotary Dekalb Grango. FROM G, A. WOLFE, MASTER UNION GRANGE, Ouzxou, 1, July 31, 1879, Your Platform of Livingston Counly,'of the: Anti-Monoply-party, is not only indoracd’ by mo, but also by Union Grange, No, 287. Yours, oto., QGeo. A, WoLFE, Master of Union Grange, No, 267, FROM 3. L. MYERS. TRINCTY Mists, Dallas Co,, Tex., Tuly 98, 1873, Your communication on postal card is befora mo. Imm insympathy with you and yours, At loast two Farmers' Olubs aro formod in our county, but little is known horo of thomove made” in_your Stato. I learn that Ilinois is moving forward, nnd dotormined to bave fair pluy or no play at all, I was raised in_your Stato, in Greene and Jorsoy Counttos, and fool n dogp intorest in ull you undortake. Yours, wruly, . M. Myens, P T. O, P, .~T am o farmor. My sympathics aro all on the ride of men who got their bread by honest toil. Down with all steals,—big stenls, little stouls, all atoals! JU AL ML FROM E. K. DROWN. ° New Rornarn, Il Aug, 4, 1873, I havo the honor to ncknowlodgo the roceipt of your Platform, Wo hoartily nccopt tho senti- monts contained thorefn, and will give them our hearly support, By order of Boninglon Qrango, 168, E. K. Browy, Soo'y. PES Rsd Exporiments with Small Doscs. Fronch oxperimonts, mado with a view to de- tormine liow minuto a dose of polson will pro- duce docided medicinal effeots, prosont somo in- toreuting results, and arc of real modical in- portaueo, It appears that tho blood of an ox which hud boon dund ton days was used in the tost. laving innoculated a rabbit with thia blood-poison, tho doctor took tha blood of that rubbit, aud 80 on to the twenty-fifth Fuuomfluu that had died, Who result Pruvml that tho one- trillionth part of & drop of decayed blool injootod subdormally—under the skin—suiticed to polson a rabbit, I'rom thin, though it doos not _appear whothor thoro wan any ru})umlun of the tost, to contlrm it or not, dinscoting surgoons can pars colya that though tho dissccting-knifo may bo clonu to tho oyo, it may yot hold au invisibla atom of doathi-poison, sufliciont to Infeot tho cir- eulutiou, If the oporator shunld by necidont prick his fluger, .