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tUMTA ft. b.lannraa. Mnmln..... Brooklyn... Dayton'.... «orwayr... I'' mi uircoLS co^DYocm, rODLnittBD BVBBT WMWMDAY AT Canton,. Lincoln County, Dv T\ Jt' "1 a. w'. taliJmam, SKINNER A^LLMAN, EdttocaaaAFroprletore. W8DN1SDA.Y, 1JAT, JO, 187 REPUBLIC^ NATIONAL CONVEN TION. The neat Oaten HapubUcan' National Convention for th* norm—How of cendidatae for Praaidant and Vfet-PmMMt of the United States will be bald In the attgr of OfadnnatL on Wednaartay, the 14th day «f Jane, 1S76, tl o'clock, noon, and will oonalat of dalagailae from each Btate equal to twioe tho munber ef its Benetora and BapreacntaUvaa In Congress and of two delsgatea (torn each organised Territory anf Ihe Districtof Columbia..... ...j:..» In conventions far tha election of delegate th* oommitteeaof the several States are recom mended to invito all, Republican elector*, and all Othervoted/without regard to'paat politicaldiffer aocaa or previous party sffljjatlona, who art) oppoaed to reviving sectional leauee, and deeire to promote filsuMj fsshn« and pannabeat harraotty thoughout the eoonfcy by maintaining and anfoMUt all oonati tnttond rights of evs«y dtiaaie, including th» fall aad f»aa,a»iwlat. of the right of aoCSaga, wtthout iHllintllaiti nanaitiiout fraud wlware In favorof tha eantlnuaA tiro Mixtion and punishment of all eflotal ttshoaaaty, and of an economical adminis tration of tha government byhonest, faithful, and fluablaofteeca 1A0 aw't&'-falftt of making such refona* tc tha government aa experience may from HP*» Mate suggest who are^opposed to impairing the credit of the,nation bjr depreciating any of •bllgattona, and In favor of sustaining In evffly the national .fhtth and financial honor who.h that the oommon-achool system ia the nunety of AraarNen liberty, and should be maintained abso lately ha Iwa laftarlm control who Believe .that for tie pronolMt of tfcsee ends the direction of the govwnmant should eonttaueto tie cou&ded to thoae wfcoaAheaetothe principles af 1774, who rapport tham at taecipoaalsd, law eonatttntioa and law*, and who ate in fW(or of reorganlting and streogth Waning tha fundamental principle of the nettontf un F/LNTHIAPENTEIAIALANNITAMIYO^T^JTE^BAO. Chairman BepnbUcan National Cuinmtttse. WK.lB.CKAXOUB.Bacretary. COM RKPUBUCAN TEftftitORIAL VENTION. A Bapitmcan Territorial Convention la haraby aaUadto meet la thedtyof Yankto^on"'1' WaDKMDaT, Mat Mth, itftflf tor lha purpose of selecting two 'regular and two altsnale delegatea to the National Bepvblican Ooc vsntlon, to be hald in the dty.of Cincinnati, June Mth,xa?«, Tha mUo of miwtiulaHyaa tot aach ooanty to the Tanltoi7 will be aa follow*: Afmatrong.,, Bon Homme. 1 Hanaen 1 4 Hntchlson... 7_ ... a ,. .,...'i BnflWo Bmm...... Burieigh^... Bnde Black Hill*.. ChariaaMix. 0M9 Cky. Daviaon ., .. *rand Grant: Lake 1 ..... Lincoln.....'.. :io Minnehaha.. iw.:r Moody..\... 1 ......l Pembina..,. rv..,..i: ........z ..a iiThe Jotrn?iiiaMl .4 ...!...8 "Richland..:'. 4 1 Stutsman... 6 Unity 1 Turner Traill 1 a. Union.. ii Yankton mi All who" love thoae grand principlaa of equal arid axact jiiKtlce to alL of fidelity to a union of State* one and Inseparable, who recognize the' paramount neceaatty that the people who aaved the country lu th* lai* war, ahould, la preference to thoae who rais ed the hand of treaaon to deatroy it, be antraated with ItaafrailiitoliaHop, who deplore (actional atrife and oawtaaaa tiaaainnble ntteranoa* North and Who woaVl imag^ the'imWin aerrice at dia HrMa *miw tobefotind, and eurour aconBaafaalandhiMiaat aflwlnlai ratli of pnb Ho gflWn MMvagtwiit the whole country and all whotatottoNMIhapametalty of thoae vital paln of Bliti mi loyaKy.aa promulgatad through ibllsan vatlj, wa cordially invite to unite iwmtjua of the lanttory, in to Htwawi them ln .the convei tii. Hon, Chairman, .ill' L. D. F. Poobe, Hecntarjr, Alex. Bisbu, :it f. H. Bimiun, 'i'. .--WHtey: M! lOBK L. JOLLST* ,f-a' 'm:'^ HCPUBLICAN 60v CONVENTION. A Banublican County Cotiventton for Uncoln County hereby called to meet at the' Court Houie in the vlllage of Oabton on Wedneaday, the 17th day of May, liftt. at om o'clock t. for the purpqae of aalerrtng im delegated to the Bepubllcau Territo rial Oonvantlon to be held in the City of'Yankton, May Mth, 1878. The aatto of Bepreaentatlon for each Town t.County will be aa follow*: 5 3 1 a I Eden HpringdaleM..... 9 Pairview Highland.. mnln» a disagreeable, but none the leas true fact that tbj^Frcuch, IiJgUsU and Spanish ei#i«s *l 'i Oahkoetu. 1 Pleasant HiU W. Bailit, Chairman County Committee. Belknaji 'ln^pcachmcnt trial pro. greag^ Tfry alowlj. j,",". ",V ""'The Centeauial Kxpoaition commences ''WPliiladelphU to day, and close*Novain W 10th. 1 he ^oum resolution providing^for the adjournment of Congress "from the.Sth to dhe liJfiiof Kayi to«ttend the- Centennial 'wasadopted:by the^unate.. "'The Democratic Greebbick State' Con Tentlon met in New York on thtf 3d' inst and adopted' resolations that Tiidea/dele gates do not f'^^tesent' the Demoeracy of Kew .York, 'andf tbi^t thejy oppose the' nqm ioation of Tildea. and favpra Weg^ern nian «nd .Wosteni platfomi..- Tbff further ask the Demoerats Congress 40t toad. In the Uffkf ci'jr'tewral {Unions were lllliad «d in^'iiiur^d, add tWe dsmag. 41.4® prqpei^ijii/pa^iiiated at $^,0O0.v At -J HaagMCity tha^orm oiuaed an imfnens .delay and danafe^to railroadsi and at tMjhjxHj to property Will 'jbrobaHly neaCh f150,000. 'T* r{ 1 thejr'bfVe xepealed tht reaamp lion Ml meet,' yestenlay, uon- J. P. Kidder, Delegijlfc^'^ ^qnigjress from- £tekota. :.T^e Judge frill proceed'to his home at Ve#milliDS to4ay to remain1 about^week wh^ he will rat«ra to his post at WasUusgton\ He i& a strong man aadalakhfulworker,' anAjo long, Da kota shall ke^p him at the national capital it Will be hoaored bjr ita vepitaentati^e Sioux (Mfy Jourjial. May 4th: :i^»eeoaaU of the.Ion of life an^ damage to ^p5 Iqr Siturday in Leavenworth, Kaaaa* City, and Chicago J? ^Pendcry,' ^-pmaha, has re- iyjtinoi Xrs)m tlieBlack ^illswhere :4to?pasv thre« m(athft. ports the road from-Caster City^ Fori /J Urangi^w^^^goiu^^ie owneri hilled, or. bi ^tthejtad^SjJMpghist trip xu imss th«i9^ ia «oiag cfrom, C^ftfer! "4y diwesad the .woiimhi of tV^re^ntrt^w^%odnded bylbdiims.! hoW agaima great odds, m,they tha mcka 0$ the^mei^In: atitote ritowf id jjfewi Yorfe Cky, A^the •1 ll|ia*i| -^-ftrtl*intlsHHWp««nh» itfth^Maio dtaplipl ,nuSi^'Cur,^ii?^ya-l ed than thrfe^f be very unfaitu American geotion a cliaos or confused ftn badly arranged exhibits.—Seitntific Amer ican. The«tatement th«t tho President had re lifved Gton. Cn»t*r from1 his command be cause he w«a witneaa in the Belknap im peachment trial, is officially denied. On the contrary i# #its the jriull of the Preni dentJbit Qeneral Custer having been sub: poenaed as a witness, should remain until he had testified ind'thftt mearifime the In dian expedition should be placed under the command of soni'e other ofljeer. Nei ther the Secretary of War nor Oen. Sher man protested agaiast relieving Ouster. A telegram to the Sioux City Journal, flram frwa City, dated May 3rd, says: "Yesterday 9 ycar oid son of Q*u Rink fell into the Caroiville mill pond at this place, «nd being eucl^ed into the head gfttc of the flume, ten feet under Water, was car ried in the flume 150 feet under ground, past three large water-wheels, and came out of the lower end, of the fluint? „w|»crs he wag found thre^quajters of an hour after under Close's paper'mill clinging to post uninjured and patiently waiting to be rescued. It is regarded the most re markable case oiiijecord. Mikd Your P's —Persons who patron ijse papers should pay promptly, for the pecuniary prospeda of the pie?» liayti a peculiar ppwer in pushing forward pub lic prosperity, If the printer i« paic promptly, and his pocket-book kept pleth oric by prompt'payitig patrrtns. lie puts his pen to the pajter iif peace,' liis paragraphs are more poiutod, he p.iinU hia pictures of passing events,'« more pleasant colors, and (he perusal of his paper is more pleas ure to the people. Paste this piece of pro verbial philosophy in soiiie place where a,l persona can pci ceiv it'.—HxclMnge. Last Thursduy President Grant sent a message to the House of itepreseni«iivcs, in reply td Black burn's resolution passed by tlie House, April -id, requesting, the President to inform tho House whether any of: hie executive acts or duties iiad been performed at a distance from the seat of government established by law, ere. la the course of the message, the President says: "the necessity of the perform«nce oi ex ecutive acts by ihv President of the United BtaUs ezMta and .is devolved upon him wUeter he may be within the United Jtates during liistcm of office by tlie constitution of the Uniud States. Hi civil powers'are no pioN limited or capable of limitation as to the place where they shall be exer cised than are those which he might be required to discharge in his cnpacity trf Ofimtnaiider-in-OhicT of the army and havy, which latter powers it evicteiit lit might be called on to exerci?e, poksibly. 'von without the limits oi the Utiil«u .States." Hon. Geo. O. Wright, U. S. Senator from Iowa, on Ills return to Washington from a 'wo weeks vinit. at his tionf, w.t intorview while iu Qh.ieiago by reporter of the i'ribttfu. After Mr. Wright hail sfa.i-d that In his opinion Oen. Sherman would be the nominee of the Cincinnati Conven tion, the reporter slid "But Gk-n Sherman lias absolutely refused to allow his name used for tlie position." Then Senator Wfight remarked as folhvwa: "I have no doubt that Gen Sherman is perfectly sin cere in his objections to running for office. He is a mati of strict integrity, who atands at the highest pinnacle of honesty. He has the .respect of all the people, and he is a resolute aan. He yvould make an ex cellent President. His name would sweep the country from ocean to oceanj and every sojdicr woalcl become a recruiting officer for liim. If Gen. Sherman is. nominated it will be equivalent to his election. You see the country 'iis lookiaf for men, and such a man as Gen. Shbrmad Would restore a feeling wf confidence. a ::rlu Si !,"xi i,i The Illinois Wotmm'e Suffrage -Associa tim- held aapecial session one Uy last week. Mn. Van Winkle called the meet lug to order. Slie said that Ittaf -Jtine is* i^aue Jonea had resigned the presidency of the AssociaUen Shje theij read the letter of resignation, the sentiments expressed in •which were' h-ceived with rapplauise.. bhe introlu^ed thie presidejit nominated by the Executive Commi^.Mrs, Elizabettr Boyn un Harbert. krs. JIarbert thanked the association ifor the honor, and she hoped there would be a free esptessien of opin ion bh" the subjects before the meeting, ^iss Susan B. Anthony delivered a ais curse and BIra. Harbert read a protest in behalf of the mothers, wives and daugh ters of the republic, who stand where their fathers did* when the subjects of King Oectge' They declare th'iy are denied the right of self g«WerniiiiE nt 'a .tr'ial of a jury by their peers are taxed without repro-, ntation, and ljiry deprecate such degre dation of haJf the qitizens of the republic This protest, together with another equal: ly strong, Was adopted. Adjourned 4•] Cpmm^ien®r,^fiir* Reply to Commie *A *'oner Arnsi^h,' £d», D. T., AprU We edirfriTtm#^: 'That wy br. «9' 29,1876, "jThecombtt dwondt onjrebr«ve,... ... ,4 ^25°^? t«8«,bannen"the-f 1 ,70 ..4 Mr. Amesov'di4i?iS&a< «M6 eslted tor th« aUahM whether it was a legal transaction or not: and if not, who was responsible for it. Immediately after this occurred, I noti fied the Clerk, Mr. Thonstad, that I wish ed to incorporate In the minutes of the meeting what I stated at the tloio was my position not wishing to be misrepresent ed, andj|iot doing anything officially which I was/irfraifl to have' generally known bv the people whose business it is to know. If Mr. Arneson doubts this he cttn ash Mr. Tlionstad. In any even 11 do not see what possible claim ha could sot up against itc publication, only tltat he was ashamed of the manner ih which the!deed was accept ed by and through him, and that conse. quently he did'not wish the particulars,to see the light. Mr. Arneson says I was not compelled to vote no under protest. I was aware of that fact, before I read his statement to (hat effect. But suppose 1 had not voted at all 1 Then, as there was. no opposition to the adoption of the .resolution, Mr. Ar neson would have declared it adopted, and he would not have any responsibility attached to him for such action, and the result wotyld have been the same This I did not wish to have occur- If he was bound to accept the deed anyhow, 1 was equally determined that he should vote for it and have it so recorded, ao that if there was any responsibility incurred, it should go where it belonged. This is why I voted no, uader protest. I did not want him to "carry water on' both shoul ders." I claim that the whole trat)saetion from Ix'giuniug to end was and is illegal that tho Court House-deed is not forninlly ac cepted by the Beard and not binding in jafW.i.I may be mistaken in this, but thirt'is my opinion, be it worth,more or less. Mr. Arneson brings up the vault ques tions, and asserts: "Wlieu the question Kn building the vault in the Coiijt House was before the B:a!rd I neglected county'busines to attend ui inj Pivp business, (which that afternoon u»p pened to .be ball-playing,^ proves to groundless. Had 1 atu-wJed that afternoon what would have occurred? Fortius pitsi |t.hQUrs I had heard tlie question argued pro and con in all its be trihgs, .liad heard argument, expostulation nod entreaty -by prominent men in Canton to influence my vote in ita favbrj andjeveni had it charged .to my lace that ^ome said that, I,had sold out to Qarp^nt^rB #nd tlw "Beloit ling.' You must acknowledge this was rathrr a warih pioSitibS-i f»'\\-ii!ch to be, when a Coinmissibnef was conscientiously trying to act for the best good of.the county—, who was endeavoring to secure "tue great est good to the greatest number."—rand after stating* my reasons for, my position and casting By vote, decidedly if you please, what mofe could I do And yet Mr. Ar neson, in the.face of all these. facts, states that I "refused to do anything." 'mmmm mmm cson voted a test andMr.Ai the deed acce and culled rred and in Cufl, so that •wlwft action, what ?n by the Board. ge^Bkiheraselv('8 Ia^t summer, he (Mr. Ball), refused do' Anything." s'This totally falsi*, as be records will show. M. Am.-sou w«U lvmembers that Mr.-.Slack m-.jvadltb accept the contract for-buildi/ig the vault, and 1 seconded the motion Mr. Arneson as'chairman put th|i motion Mr Slack voted aye and I vot' no. This made a tie/ On this I'showetl Mr. Arn son'flu law governing ihe votc of a Cnuu-_ ty Board, which reads as follows: VThat when the County Commissioners of theB ird are equity divided on any que^ tion, they shall defer a decision until the next, meeting of the Btmrd,- and iheji lh« .inaIter'shall b' decided by majority. the Board." Set. 7, Ohapter 27, GeUera! Laws 1874-5, page 43. This' is'plaiii English.. Any one car. understand it. After reading ii Mr. Afd- son was not certain .thai lie had if right vote at that session.-' It w*s "high' noon" we had agt«ed the ni'ght before ti» si!j.ur at noon of this day, and I l..-ft ti liivu with the undvrstand that it sti«ud adjour.-,. ed until the next regul.tr session. Ai!-. dinner Mr. Arneson came to n(-' aod in formed me'thai Mr. bl'^k '-and hbuseif hao {kljourucd to o'clock r. M., and ur^vu me to alletul. tue meeting slating r:a. tney int-iidi to take up toe vault ques tion,-and-if-1 remember rialitiy, ur^-u in to change my vote. This was wry and very gentletnauly. .1 told Mr. Arn-. so,n it was not the least use f.r ui1 to *i tend 1 should not change my vote, if In concludedithat he had a right to vote a that cession of the-Board when there Wat a tie vote, as I claimed he h^4 not to.gi ahead and yyie he_ would be regponsiide, apd 1 would not. The question was fore the Board a.va tie aud could act disposed of except by the chairman^ vol when lie wtmld. So that the charge that Wm. H. Ball. SENATOR MORTON EXPLAINS! In the Senate on the. 3d inst., Mr. Mor ton arosjB to a personai ezplaniition. II: aaid that in the spring of 1863 the Presi Hent of 'the United States advanced to him f950,000 to enable him to carry forward Vllitary oporatidnf in that State. ex pended $133,802.01' aad returae4, to the Treasury a balance of fl 16.607.09, and. had the receipt or the Secretary ot the Tre ts ury th'-refor, wliich was rdad. From{ tltese vou6llof^it appears that th. i^liole stun waa accounted for,and repaid to the wovferfimw*!^ Mr. Mftfton said that at the Oetotidr election.ih ia Indiana, thfe DemocratsvCarried the State by a-ma jority of over lO.^^lecting a large mi jority in each branch.*of, the Legislature and their candidates for Stat* offices. The Democrats had the' Legislature, all the 9tat5 (Kfpcera'and Jadgea of the Supreme ipo%ii'd possessed the whole power ih -the State government except .theexecutive WltJin tin ui- fx WavB 'Canton,' all thjr mre. -rf And charge .vitkall tlijr cllinUry," Dear Pcsumlng that thc klltbr of iipux Valley Ifeu* would hot publish a letter from me oat political ^qtatteta, wiih td trouble you with a plain statement 6f facts in reply to a letter from 'Mr. Arne so^j pibtishM id^ the abbVe'mentiptie^ ptt-, per of this week. In that letter are several' assertions, wkich jtfe not true, tc wi^ch I shall] call your attention further oat'j: ^hat I wished entered on WMMwaaeriied by a most Intense hos: .Uie miflfltes bf th'o meetirte, I simply SM-tite, When the tegialattire "33e«rbled.ia tli« nrg,tf eek li|,Ja»iu^ ^8«^ tta. oonjluef day adoptMl11 a rewilijikm- approving the -2^rtY. thonf. -wi no Kitajprelgtyyipijr i/, tlon. Hie uiiie ni diietr ccostltned and I »«t«d ao ukr pro. tetndiNttM of disloyal raaolvtfooi' Slafa oflccn. and the utterances of fractional and trea sonable sentiments intended to excite the people sglinft the vertmcnt anddetroy iU p^eno euppresa tho rtibtdlion^ dltbe Mth (nbrufy bif'wp|n trodfifced |htot|c pou^t '«|Icl^wa| In. tctulp to «lrip4^^ a«Ll0'J#rni| _r^| all millUtrv power within' tatc. ft pro. ry vided that all arms should be placed In the custody of the Auditor, Treasurer, Secre. tary, and Attorney-General of the State department to be issued or disposed of only by them. It deprived the Governor of all power to call out the militia for any 'purpose whatever. It provided that all officers of the militia should 1* appointed and commissioned by these four btate of fleers, and not by the Governor as requir ed by the consfitution of the State. It provided for a repeal *f the existing Mili tia law the d(solution of all. brigades, regiments anil wimpaniss formed under that law the surrender of their arms into ihe hands of agents'i be appointed by the four State officers, and rendered null and void all outstanding commissions. In short, this bill transferred to four State officers the mllltaty power which was vested in the Governor by the constitution, and was revolntioiiKry and .unconstitution al in every feature and intended for dis loyal purposes. The bill was ordered t" be engrossed and read a third time by a strict party vote. Mr. Morton here quoted the address of the Union members of the Legislature to the people of Indiana con cerning the iniquities of this bill. This address related how the Union members left the House, without, a quorum for weeks on account of the attempt to gag this bill through how the bill violated seven plain and vital provisions of the State constitu tion, and how its passage would have caused a collision with the _Un,ited States government. Mr. BWton said it-was man ifest that the Democratic members of the Legislature were determined to pass the bill ot all hazards, wnlch would unques 'ionably have resulted in a civil war. I could not and would not surrender my powers as Governor under the constitu tion, nor could the government of the United States aftord to have mc do so for the purpose of a proceeding which was to neutralize the position of Indiana in the war and take her out of the line of loyal States. It was a deliberate opinir-n. found after consultation with lending Republi cans, thit Jt the best plan to break the quorum by the withdrawal of the Repub lican. members in tlie Honso. Thus, all appropriation bills except that to pav per dknn and mileage of members had failed of passage when tha Legislature adjourn ed. There was was plenty of 'money in the State Treasury, but locked-'against the Governor lie made an appeal to ihe peo pie for money and the county commission ers in the county Marion] ih. which the capital is located, came forward and. ad vanced fs't.Vi'HI out of the county treasury This example was follow- by many other c..unties iu the St.ite, by several hanks railroad companies and by. individuals, until a large -tun of money had been raided. After getting all the money possible this wi»y_he_calQulated that about $250,000 tvas still needed to carry him through to January, lSttf. and to make his position •eeuro. He came-to Washington to see if be c-iujd not obtain that ..m'unt from the. governni'-iit of tlie United States, aid after careful retiew of the situation by Presi lent Lincoln and Secretary Stant.on, the ('resident advanced him iVtO.tKH). They !»."»th agreed rlint-'.Indiana was threatened villi rebellion, and the condition of thr .Stat" pame-direc'ly within the h-t£T and -i'iiit t'.f tilt ac.i (if Coftress, •pproyed itly S i, iHi!. Mr. Stanton declared to the 'Vet.ideitt with re«t I'lnphasis (tint if In dini-.H lo. herpositi:):'. a. V5 Hi ate th" final s.se-c« ss of the KUVeniiiiint iu flili tin- rebi'lliou woirld be t/jdanger -L-. rtnvhar tin- g«»vei:.in\vut. must, be sus ,liii«:.il. hL ,svh:it v. Co»t. .ij*.ilaZ «rd. Mr Mrnini here quoled from his, annusl atasia-^e -.(f. Juaoary, tttii5,Kto show the .nistiiry and clmrntrter of-the tr»iioaction. Ths money was not paid as a loan to the .^tate or an advance to ui" Stan on debts due 11er from tiie gem rul govennnt-iii, a» lie message states^ lu an paid to him as disl urslng agent. Tlie message says for detailed account of the expenditures of the military fund the Legislature is refer red to the financial report of Hon. W. H. II. Terrel, the linahe.ial secretary, whioil is herewith.submitted, and to the vouchers on file iu this office. All of these expen ditures were laid before the auditing com mjttee appoint'd by the late Legislatuie for examination and received^eir approv al, a* wi 1 he ibovvit by a report I bad o« liand on the 1 Rt xf .May, of th«inil iiary fund. The qnestion is now present, ed us the proper method of settlement with the government for the fund. One of t«vji ways may-be adopted: First, by re turning to the government the bidancc of he find unexp. nded and by settling with it tlie ifiinouht expended On the vouch. of. expenditures after the same shall havt- been approved by the Legislature, and this wouhl be in accordance with the theory upon which tlie money was origin ally advanced by tlie President. Secpnd, by paying into State treasury the unex pended balance of Ihe fund and treating the whole as an advance to the State, to be accounted for by her in her: general settle ment with the govcrmenl for advances made. This, latter plan is. in my judg ment, more consonant with justice and the honor ofU.e Stale, the money, having been expended for purposes for which tlie State was honorably and patriotically bound to to make provision. The total amount of cash received by me was fl,02(1,321. I have,disbursed for1 civil purposes, on vouchers, 1199,644, and for militanr purposes, on vouchers, $702, 420, tot»l f!»02,065, leaving a balance on my bands of $124,258. Of this halancc belongs tb the funds received OQ account of civil expenses and $115,487 on account of funds received for military ex penses In conclusion, he respectfully requested that a joint committee of both Hotkses of the State- Efegislature, be' appointed to in, vestigatt' thete expenditures, and that the Legislature provide for the prompt/repay ment of the nionev borrowed for public purposes Mr. Morton said that such a committee was appointed and unanimous ly reported tiiat the stateineut already giv en was correct The unexpended portion of the |2i0,000 received from the Presi dent which^was erroneously stated'in the message as $115,000, instead of $116,000, he did not pay into the State treasury as -uggesteil iii the message, but refunded it direcily to'the general government as be fore shbwn, and tlie $138,302 which he had expended for the State Were settled with the government: by giving credit-to the government for tiiat amount on xiie indebt edness of tlie government to the State as before bhown. After a full examination of my account* the Legislature made an appropriation to pay tlie borrowed monej and the debts I hau contracted, also the sum of about $610,0Q0rr-the exact amount, howevert I am not able to atate'from mem °*y-- which I had prociired from Wlnslow, Lanlci- 4 Co., of New York, ahd ady^pc^ In payment Of interest upon bonds of tto Statu during the Stat* ttniiqg these two years. All pajr: W|enti fir the civil and milimry expenses ftf Ihfc 9t|U. iueludliig benernlent iqntHuu noiip and penitentiaries, aadi czceptiaK ojki ly Wlwira public ofBtSers, Were paid btiro4«i M4W»bed:li, ot MeDuoitcan gm Stutcmont of the Condition .. —or *a»— mtoiTIi WESTERN MUWA SURANCE-CO ^3i"pato^::p*t"* i87^f 44 "k ^une of thh Company jforthw Mtsra itntual Life Iniunuioe Oorapmy. It 1« looatod iu a The amount of it» Capital Block la I purely Tiw amount of ita Capital Stock paid up mutual. TBS Ullli or TH* OOHl'AK 41 FOLLOW#. Oaah on haud and lathe handa of agtata or other penona $ S5*,ai»S.C4 KmI Estate uniiaaunborad..., 490,010,67 Offlee furniture tiul fixtures 90 per cent of oaah 7,800,00 Bonds owned tijr the Oompuiy to-wit: U. 8. reoiatorod, par value, $3W),(lOO OO Oram Bay City *t,Jgo.oo Pope Co. Miun. tfiOOM Total .311,400.!*) Market value,.... Total aasete.. 381,861.17 Loans on Hoiid an't Mortgage, bciug ibered Beat firat lieu on unincumbered tate, worth double tiiu am't loaned, 10,601,468.53 Debte otherwise secured, accrues :n tereatand rent...#43,fl79.|6 Ledger balauce and bills receivable,.. 87,010.69 Debts for premiums. 82l,51/.18 AU other aecuritioa, premium liotos,'.. 4,142,7B0.S7 1.V $17,118,812.11 LIABILITIES., Amount due or not due to banka or other creditors Loasea adjusted and due Loaaea adjusted andnot due. Xoesei unadjusted. Loaaea in suspense waiting I All other claims againat the Company, reserve, etc me lot due..,..— jtinx for proof 170.M8.tl Total liabilities. 914,591,358.81 The greatest amount iuiurud in any one risk, seldom above SO,000,00 The greatest amount allowed by the rules of the Company to be insured in any one oity, town or village, ., The greateat amoiuit allowed to be in aured in any pne block :V 8TATE OF WISCONSIN, County or Milwaukm, I™* H, L. Palmier, President, and Willabd Mebbill, Secretary of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur ance Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, being du ly sworn, depose and say, that the foregoing is to the beet pf their knowledge and belief a full, true and correct statement of the affairs of the said Compa ny, that the said Insnrance Company is the bona flde.owner of at least One Hundred ^Thousand Dol lars, of actual c»nh assets, invested in the State and United States Stocks and Bonds, or in Bonds and Mortgagee of lteal Estate, unincumbered and worth double the amount for which the Same is mortgaged and they are the above described Ulcers of said In surance Company. [seal.] H. L. PALMER, President. Willabd Mesbill, Secretary. I hereby certify that the above and toregoing is a true and correct exhibit of tlv financial condition of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurauce Company, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, no shown in its sworn statement now:on file in this office. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the sen] of my office at 011 [seal.] vet, D. T., this 1st diiy of April, A. D. 1876. A. SHERIDAN TONES, Auditor of Dakota. Subscribed and sworn b'eforo me, thia Slst day of March, l«7(i. [seal.] Wm. H. JFAItNHAM. Notary Public, Milwaukee County, Wlsconain. TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, I ArWTOB'8 OmCE, Olivet, D. T., April 1st, 1876.) Whsbkar, the Northwestern Mutual Life Iiiimr ance Company, located in the City of Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin, has Hied in this Office, a sworn statement of its condition, on tha Slst day of December, A. L., 187#, in accordance with the pro visions of an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota, relating to Insurance Compa nies, approved January 6th, lHW ani, whereas, on examination of the sworn statement of said Compa ny filed In this Office, I find that the said Insurance Compaqy is possessed of the necessary amount of capital invested as rpuire4, by law Therefore, I, A. Sheridan Jones, Auditor of Da kota Territory, do hereby certify that said Insurance Company is duly authorized to transact, the business of Life Insurance in said Territory, for the year ending December Slst, A. D., 1876, by Agents prop erly appointed. 3. 8. BENEDICT, Agent. Iu testimony wherebf, I have set ,my hand and Seal, this 1st day of April', A. [SKAL.] D., 1876. A. 9HER1DAN JONH8, IB Auditor. I hereby cerity that the foregoifK is a tree and correct copy of tho certificate ot authority! issued from this Office to the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompRuy, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on th« 1st day of April, A. D., 1876.1 ^u witness whereof I have hereunto aet my hand and afflxod the Se»l of my otflce, at fsEAt..1 Olivet, 1. T., the d-.-.v snd jvnr atove wriUeu. A. SHERIDAN JONES, Auditor of Dakota. J. S. BENEDICT, Agent, CANTON, D. T. TUTEROCMI THREE EDITIONS: Wt/ekjy, Semi-Weekly arid Daily. 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