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f 7 T KsiiPW ftWrtl eSSCOS. JUSMRI. JaXCABX . fii W9. OrH.TiTT is iho nvw Republican f-i -ScBatortnan Co--iectleitt." JNow Ibat Xeorgo Vest has been -vtfeelc4 to be Halted 3t"i'8easle.Iie- srlH at woo -reawv-. to Kansas City "'viMF&f fcmHyend make that plsce Jsfc'tatu're rcisWac. tjirjJ fcsako - Jobn'-Sfcejrfhna the Tier;.- Snnbm iri'-atndiaato ror governor of Ohio. -n- it.V ! ! J.. ....... u c 7uaru ca.i k un- ataie nee a wain- . - -, Thetblll latioduccd ia the legislature Li lastweektb extend the time lor pay-A-' iagtaxBS from January to June before --i. a neaaky accraea. QCfffet to pass. lr . waakibe a great- rellei to farmera ATthe caucus-, of the Republicans ei tfce' HHboJs iegteiatarclait Friday ru .j-gbv Joan A, Lo was nominated -- far Halted States Senator; to fill the plaee bow aeeapte&'by Mr. Ogleby. ' Re wiUtoriecfcd.' nii"jrwfiWi llshtBre.farty dwM Meter, have, tetfMaiaed as a sefajrt body .with Senior Maurlag - j.sw ebelraBaB.. Wassail ciowly watch tokir.atiesa sad be pMred $0, com .;: Jaaehd: them whenever the .occasion . "' The Savannah Mo.! Cotcrfer kit .I.KeekJolaed the iaa'Bmerablc caravan ,.sht baa Msed to the pale realm, of - .eatB.., Tfck jnahea the, second paper - tfeat baa tlSskered at Savannah wttUa the ruust three months. There, are too , BJ" psfw la tbe coast ry. ' : We hops BOaeef our readers jr 111 'i&TtS read the synopsis of the report c '-"of the" State Superintendent of Schools, 'Vrafcb we publish on the first pageot "tbeErrixKL thla week. lr la not a -pleeeaat exhibit, bat everybody ought W'.be acquainted with the tacts la the CSS4V f j "EPOKTafromdlffereBt'partsel the ai'--'if- n fhm oWr-pi at I he re. Beat very cow weainer apoa so peacu "wide; It Is probable that at least a dederabfcamoaBt.of damage was . J . 1 v dese. Wheat la geaerally In exeat- . . lat jeoadlilou, CsfUo and sheep eatT WiSr Treaaarer Oatee is la lresh "treaa4e. Tfea GorerBor recently re-.X- --quired him to gi7e a aew boad, aa his 3!re6et bflftd h worthleM. 'Alter cpa 4ierabte elay be preaestea a boad to Jtafearahi6rwlth aewtaer!tU,W fthe GBTer'ssrTeaseii t approve it as e coBsIdered ft: rerflKlte better than 'the'old one; and it la bow said that the w jnmnr will be unable to ail" a satla feetb bead. IkYags were hot thus "whefithe Eepabllcaas had control of State ui ' . - - !t r.f k Mir syBOfets, paWUfeed else in &exnsm."47& l 5 report f fee Q&BMBiKe U) Mveattgate - :2 la4ilee8,'we'Mte tdaete 'the r(iBrht ' LeeRte ars thc re t;9jeHa of ike Laa4eKi7 JTe -m r-efe, fn,15. iH'aj&'-tobe i. .The, red.' srsk are eeataaios; hael -the -eftce Ueckta iMhrte -re the tiatcv The -? goHwitUg'lhlaVfl theofflea eaght lo ' fee abeKtaed; aad we axrea with it 4 .r it ,. 1 . . ... .- ABOtMcjearjreier.aay set it f Jatslaad. she tens 'ehort term" aa4 . cloag aeraa" aa Hed ta the reeeat o. "aesMtsriwl riwwlon at Jetoaoa CRy. It caafpbe: te ,tat; that -Geaeni -3iq Hjlsldr wan-riooted taM.tsm.a&exHr jnuM tnb:uSeBaie(. Jtogr daeeasatJ; nq MfAriMitoonc harieg hee appointed ic!jUaner.t M IHe vaaaay patM B?yiiam-elartohgid beheM).aad hie ism tqTOHgaiipke-aaesetMtef neat Vereh. 4ifi Oetwtetyeat -nu footed feribe ioafr dar?asrsaawhlnh is.: su;:yeaw from1 the fli eartb' sh Ht rccu . r. a -.0 Untml? .bft8appe4Bted aaoth :sJC wwoge. to ezaaaiBe iato the xf t,; fiief-h-,St&in Treaearer a ofice. Aa tJbfrWWBalttee appointed by the Gov. U ,ibat purpose ht just made a fall PWity sjraopei8 of which we pablish i4ay, we eaaaet eo the aecesUyoi, thseeasd 'ee 4t te, Ifjtls for the fferjpetejtf "wfeHe-wiilB2''heTreas-e ;aarr. wa,wara, ear galoae that the " pesfte the State are tn so mood far t aaytbaag' oft ha klsd.' There' has been. a'ae&"ofte(hB a third of a Bail MaadeHarf ires the treasary aai the . people waatlhe blatao placed where She SLiLohTa Stpubllean has re-"'-Vcestly received aetaggerlag blow la ;Tjbe 'aWcllpa ot'Georgc Veet to the Sen-r-.ate,.' XeiwitfcaUadlng "all Us efforts, 3th eaa4lte of the paper established '(n 180SreoVed leea than two-thlrda " as away votea as the little giant from JPettia. If the gepubUcan wants to ifyslila popalarky, aa it nndoubted iV. ,l-o. let it bow lead a revolt ,agaiat the Confederate Democracy jaaBsoveraentH would receive ,brty ekwort from everrbody.wlth- -'(iBtjMud-tO Btrty. who belongs to . jthe a.ew cjvilUan; and tj?o years -from ,sp.w the Binrbona who nerej w,.ngg crushed out. . 1 -lntrod8 In the . "legjslalnj to .aboJUh be jSce of county auprney ana re.-cswocp we .old circajt attorney .system; and par nurires-from the xaiwtal Indicate .tbet i. -.thedjiinia likely topss. Wjb .are as .ioiW&tA ,at JhU,.as, Inuow opinion. the pfetSyj&t5ui l byfar the ibeat. ' Soaieef fth'e Jadilaf ejrcaita.pf.thla, 'iW"atttfei. and MiijuUe .(mmhU .'bfffer attarupy (0 jaBJseJH -,wi?e6 iit jmM bo cailed.pn (o.prowo Wlbe aHi .cmrtles. -The reBltj ' rtralMils v.wM thus escape -the Just uunWmeut for their erltnes. Better to the prcnl jjtpiu, wjb think. I.KCUO.A.TIVE BLVKRERM. Nixing t hecM more clearly dem; onK-tmied durki; tbo.piist two years' mnn iat lira laiA ivgimiature made a great mUttikuan rcpealtng the? law W publish the tclldqueSt -tax (ho County nccelnfj ts nnd, -xpeiidl- lures. iP''""-!: county ia the state auiu nave recently Uepn brought by the colIectiyrttp recarer delinonest taxes wen,lae.Zaxs. have,. 1q inaay eases, been paid.. - Qad the delinquent tax list heaa'pabl jabed, the party charged WIW benif 1q arreara 'would have noUcedilhe iaet BRd promptly had the error -rectified. Bqt, under the present law, suits were lostltuted end enor mous costs entaled, amounting in fre quent InBtancea, (fl Pany tlfflea tho cost of pobllslilpg the delinquent 1UU Yet the collectors are forced, node? heavy pc&altles, to bring tho ault - oftea for taxes ptld 10 fbraitrcollec- collectara aeroral years before -and are held responsible for the costs wbea It la found that the taxes were paid to their predecessors. The 'law la all wreagaad:ls anjast alike to the col. lector aad the peoptej JUhas been a legislative attempt to Sara at the ba ng, while permit ting the spigot Jo "run; Tba lAW doing away with the pnb Keatlon of ooa sty receipts and' expen? dttarea it equaHy laalty. The taxpay ers of every county have a right to know what has been done with their mosey: a,ad, ander the old systeai, they knew, fust how every dollar of it bad: beeaoxended. Bat ander the' present law. the way is left clear for eaorauaa steals ia every eoaaty. The expense of the publication was a mere trifte aad tins-people dlda't miad it. They woak hear many times that ex peaso fa order to know that the coaaty affolri were hoacttly admlnlatered'. The present low has aa unsavory smell, and legislator bad better .rem edy U- ' ' TRE LBSIBUTCKE. Seaator Parrisb la chairman of tho comsslttee on Internal improveraeata, aad also a member of each of the fol lowlBgooramitteef: Judiciary lasar sace, BllBtl Asylsaa, and Engrossed Aaseaz (Be souceaDie eveBia w wr iagtaktaredurlBKtbe past week waa the preeeatauoa ot a ise.raomi 01 a.u. Carpeater, of Carthage, ia regard to eetab)iafa!8g a aalforna tax on satooas, aaef the creation of a slaking fund to pay the State debtA The aeaorkI sacgests a novel Idea. It proposes a tax of $300 oa each .s&loofi ia the State, to be paid semi-annually. It la esti mated that there are 6.000 saloons In (he 'Stale, which would pay the tax. so'lbei 91,000,000 a year would be paid IaWthe"ilnkIng tnnd. The money is to be iavested so as to draw alx per cent., so that in 16 years the fund would amount to $23,000,000 -Mr. Carpeater thinks this beats the bell PBBeh,, -great saaaybUIa hareheea Istro- daeed. hat the targe.eaaJerKy .of cbeca wtkLaeTar again b .beard f after their jafoanea-to the proper: coasKteea. t The reports of the bUtofetakhtd to the' PrtM E6e rally -give lly tbelr ti tles aad these fames Sa'f iBade-i, qaatelkka ot !wbat Iha bilk are iBtead- ed to'aecompHsh. We'do not prepoee ta bardea our eblaaiBS with' the' 'titles 6 fed la whlefa give oar readera'rBoreal l&K oTtheir ohJet ; but will preieat.; from woekta waek, tbew wkloh 'wIH be itkely to Interest Ihesti 'The fT lewtag are the tBore impettiat hill at the part week : ' 1 . TeTcpealaa aet MrboHeifig 00a e- Ues, eftiee'and towae - te -eeiprosslie thtHlBdel)teaBostf; 1 ' To-amead an act rtktlag to 'jurors. Te amend aa aet rsbtiag te ateebaa' Itfeaette; 1 t .Teasead aa act entitled cries aad puBkhraent, provWlBg that he who esBMBtks rapaDB a ehild ander 12 years oM shall eofter death. Alao. be whe"6bmlts rape oh va parson over .12 years old shall he Imprisoned In the peBkentlary lor a Urra ol 25 year. To prevent the destractloa. of quail.' Aa act relating to the taking ot ex ceptions in civil cases. ' A Jaifit aad concurrent resolution, sabtsittiagan amendment lo the cob ... ... .. .. stKBtioa. antaorumg me eitsiwu meatet a Sepreme Coart commhuloa. An act tp.ehsage ua ume tor assess. meat of property In this State, A n act amending the law concern' lag the assessment aad collection of the Revenue, To repeal the rat law. To reeelate the oomuensation of clerk's of county courts. " 'To relieve delinquent tax-payers ct 1878 ef all penalties. Ws cannot conacieBUoaaly admit that the letter ot W. Br Adams, pub lished la to-day a Sehtixbl, will far afehmuch additioBfi iaicnmatloa on the financial question ; but it Is wrlttea in a "whoop 'em ap" style wnlch may atriks the fancy of some people. The Washington Bepuhlie. a Green back 'organ, contains the following admission: "It is now ascertain as anything iu the future can lie, that the Republican party will carry the solid north in 18S0. electing the President by a majority" that will leave no subse quent difficulty-ana contest." It any of the renders of the Sentx- NEi.I'ave overplayed poker which, wo are ,'ulormed, ia n sinful game ot cards they will appreciate the pluck and luck of ffeorge Vert, who has Just been" elected to the United States Sen- from this State. He doubles bis state a every time. He played for Con. gceea'iu the Seventh jmtrlet, aad lot -Qjjgava K away, ne eoueieo me atake played for uorernor, and loatagaAo. Actla he doubled, playea jfer:thenVLaHed States Senate and won ile Am been eioatad this time, two Jta aae-aeat he would barn doubled the jfakaaaja, played fox tb Presidency In a88fnd won. Luck a& plack are goooiMa lo b7.3W ff political .ywwst. Ab predicted In, I.8t Senti nel, tho TJemocratlc caucus of the M'la.Sflurl ifgisintlirP, to ponilnate can SAW the United States Sennte, chQ8afioh.Jomcs Shields for the short terra and Col. George GJTest for the ionr term: and on Wednesday tho leg- lslature4u-Jolnt se8ion,formally olocu ed them. For the short term, General Shlehls'a onlv -competitor In, caucus was DH. Armstrong, the present incumbent;. but the contest was a very one-sided' aft'afftWvoftltaadlBg s Shields 87? Armstrong, 87. Senator ParrUb and Mr. Cowan vot ed for Shields, For the long lam there were two ballots la caucus, aa follows: -Jlrat ballot Vest 61; Glover 42 1 Phelps 11; Hardin 8; Alloa 6 j Laws 1. 1S2 names being enrolled la the cau cus and 129 being present. Under the rales, 67 were necessary to a choke. The second ballot resulted ah follows: Vest 71;Gkver43s Pbelpa.7; Hardin 8 Alien 4. Every change was greeted with prolonged cheers, and when 'Vert bad received 67, the old rebel yell calght have been heard all over theoltyi It Airly shook the capital building. . t 8eaktor Barriab voted lor Phelps aad Mr. Cowan oiedfor Glover The votes of Senator Parr h are dlffleult to understand. AH the .dispatches trom Jefferson say that Governor Phelps considers the failure to e.ect Arm strong Senator aTeectka oa him per sonally. In other word, it proves that tho legislature fails to endorse the 'ap pointment of Armstrong to the Senate, aad by so doing adralalsters'a' rebuke to the Go vem or. Yet Senator Farrlah voles' against Armstrong bat rotes for Phelps. It Is yery strange. ' As between Armstrong and SbleMs, looking at the matter solely frets the standpoint of the Interests of the State therecao.be bo qnettlon that Area? strong woald make the best Sesater. Armstrong an Indefatigable worker, aad, during the year be has bees ia the Senate, has dene more tor Mis soantbaa has Cockrill daring four rears. Bat then he' voted to confirm. Geaeral McNeil "the batcher ot Pal myra," as the Democrats call him as ladiaa Agent, aad this was aa unpar donable sin la the eyes-of Missouri Democracy. No other charge waa brought agalnat hlaa, and this was the sole- caaae of bis defeat? Gesera Shields la a man cf unimpeachable in tegrity, and , at oae time, possessed fair ability ; but he 1 bow la his dotage aad will be a mere figare-bead la the Senate, The following brief sketches of the lives of the new Senators will be read with Interest at this time : General Shields waa born in Ireland- In 1810'. and emigrated to this country in 1826. Ia 18S2 be settled at Kaskas- kia. 111., and .engaged In the practice of law.,. In 1835 he was elected to the Illinois Legislature. Ho was. cubic- auently Auditor cf State and Judge ot the Sepreme Coart. Ia 1845 be was appoiaiea vommisssoaer 01 ine mbs, Usaee at wasaiagtoa. ai tae com mencement of the Mexican war be was aDeoiated by President Polk aBriga- 'dieir General Ia the United State army a tip yriLB bow proBioteo 10 jsrevw. ma- r funeral Tn fftiA lii was appoited ---- . V GoTerBoroLtbe Temiu,, 9 yregoa, bat declined the portion. In 1849 he. :waa elected tojhe UaW 8tates Sen ate lro Illinois for alx jeare. At the close ot btaterm he removed to Miaae? tAta.aad two years .afterwards was eleaied. to. the Seaate from tbattate. Dariag tba kUe war he served with dktjfw omibe. fUnloa side., will bare the. bpaor of being the. oafy man who. ever represented three States ta the United Stataa, Saatte. Cfiisaei Vest, la a ecttaakiaa by birth, and is ebqe.l,7,yeara o( age. He bM;awr retigr,7 aad s of a aervpas, aaagaiae. ts taper aBt. - A' brlrljaat prajor..be aw locg oecspled a Jeedlng pot Klo a at the bar ia Central MUsourL He was a eonsplccoas and intaeatial pelltielaa, daring the war, aad " was. a leading taeaiber of the Clalb 7acksoa Legislature la 1861, which attempted to take Mbtbari iato the 'oathera Confederacy. Sabee qseBtly be waa elected to the Coniede rate Conairess and afterwards trans ferred tn the SeRate, where' he remain ed until the close of the war. He than' retaraed to his old home ia Missouri, ad rcsnaidd the practice of his pro fession WHO eminent aacye. I7n u man rT undoubted abilities. and Is very fend of a good joXe, a stiff tli ink, and a quiet game orpover. THE STATE TXXAaCKT BTIUI.. VLc tmmlttee consisting of li. Pbel'an. senator from the" Tblrty-thfrd District, DabneyjC. Dade, RepresehU tivn from Greene county, and Francis M. HarriWou, Representative from Adair county.appolatsd by the Gov ernor to settle with the Auditor and Treasurer, and to examine into the affalra and condition of the Register's offlca, and Inquire Into the validity of the bonds given by the various state officers, lost week, submitted its report to the'leglslature. It is a lengthy doc ument, but is full of interest and shows a startling .state of aflairs. Wo regret that lis length precludes na from publiiblng.it in? full The rascal. ity it brings to light Is well calculated to appal the people of the State. All and more than allwhich has beoa charged of corruption against the State Treasurer and his henchmen is shown to be true. The report shows that the receipts and disburements of Treasurer Gates since ho-look charge of his otflco were as follows. Balance received from for mer Treasurer..... S 525.473 55 "Receipt during 1777 .... 3,583.457 26 ueccipts during te v.vox.ido 11 Total reeeitpts.. 97,071,094 52 Warrants paid lo 1877.. ..$3,538,699 17 Warrants Daid In 1878... 3.059.929 43 By bal of cash on band . . , 472.465 92 Total $7,071,094 62 The next duly of the committee was to ascertain whether there apuolF was $472,46522 In the State Treasury, as the Treasurer's books showed there ought to he. And tight herelcqraea thp most Interesting part ot tho. report. Tho Treasurer 'claims thatat, the time tho Mastin Batik; jirKansasjCHy. tailed he had'onoepofl there' money betonglug to the State amounting to $505,187. The Treasurer lurlb.erj.nya.! that on October 56., 1878, be raado.salo of certain Kansas City water bonds, placed- Jn hie hands.toecara.theeJjiCL.relYeA.ev.cr-paId-Info the. State T .,- vr...ir. n..v ;Mn. Treasury I In regard to tM bonds ot ed" therefrom 8220.000 Tbo.amonht h'ecredlted to'tbTe bankibavlug atlllra deficit of $686,187., Thlsik;what Mr. Gates' books show. But when the committee addressed a letter on the subject to .Kersey Coates, the assignee ojjhe .Mastin Bank, that, gentleman re plied:. "Tho.books.pflb'e MastlJBsok; show that the sum of $279,732.20 stood lo the credit ot Elijah Gates. Treasurer, at date' of tsspeaalon.- This amoat has since been reduced, $220, 000, leaving a balance doe bias of $59,-. 7320.n Here, tliea,:U a. dmrenje of $226,454.86 between what the Trtasar- er'says waaln-tha Mastla JBaak and wfist the asslgsee ef that bank -says was really tfefere. In partial espials tlon of thla.the Trerer!laaatlt cb Jan. xs, its its, ae aenverea to ,w Mastin Beak a check oa the' bank- of St. Joseph (Jim Barnes's "bank) lor $187,500, which was duly paid to the former .bank. In reply to another letter oa the subject to Kersey Coates, from the committee, that gentleman says: "As a matter ot tact. I am formed, that no mosey sor cheek was received by tho Mastin Bank or paid by said bank oa account, of this, item." Here, then, Js a dUpatod Item ot $187, 600 which, the State .will almost- .cer tainly lose. Ja thls.connecllea K may) be well to slate, that Kersey Coates ..says that the Mastla Bank will aoti ia any eveat, be.able to par drposltors more than forty. cents on the dollar. Ceatiaalng further, the committee sad that the $472,465, 92 which ahoald have. been, ia the State Treasury in eash.oa iho 31st of December was ao- taally.made.ap of the lollowingltese: 1. CasL la Bank of Com-- mercc. St. Louis.. JJ122.308.37 2 3. I 4. 5. 6. Current funds In. vaulfc 2,437 50. Natioaal Bank State ot Missouri (claims) . t S.045 26 The Mat tin Bank claim 286.1878ft Wolf scalp certificate 4.432 00 Deposit with J. W. Held, of Kansas City, to Indemnify securities on attach- . ment bond against the Mastlns (Boat men's Savings Bauk) .- . . 6.00000 Gllnton Couuty bonds at face;.... 49.00000 Making a total of.. $472.465 92 As to the third, of these1 items, the assignee of the National Bank of the State ot. Missouri, which is- also' In .baukraptcy, says about thirty-five per ceat will be paid.- The iourth. Item (thai of thp 'Nation al Baak is exnlained abtifei The slxtKjteaV is aoBy takea-Otft ef th Staio Treasury by the Treasarer tolademalf mwa lor jjolngJ osf nbh hosd When salt' was brovght agalnsi blffl'fcr dtfraadlng- the-Stated 'Was ever seeh'an outrage heard -vf- bere"? The sereath items (Cliatea Coa&ty Bogds) purporting to Iw worth $49,000 S0 fa reality, according IQ the reportj Ot aeaiers in douqs 01 at. iaiuwj.bwi worth at the outsiao, raore.tnan twenty-five cents on the dollar I '" To sam;ap the. .wole-matter,tthe committee says "tfiere, ahpnfe bay been ia the bands ot the Treasurer, on December Slat, 1878, ahalaace la'cash scafp) 1208 leav ing adeficlt'of $3j3'.233. 45 These h gores need no comment. They tell their own' story-aad a sharaefal story It'is of glgaaUc rotK TlBg unearthed the big stealf the committee tarns its , attention to the smaller ones. Here it -ia found that the Board of Agricaltare aad the Gee legleai surrey have been paid Bp wards of $7,000 more thaa there was aay joetificat ion for in law. It is alee found that there ha been a preposter ous steal from the contingent -land ot the supreme coart. Thus the eommK teereporU that, the following bills have been paid by the State treasarer withont a shadow of authority under the law: 5 dressing, case suits, -$42 each $21000 5 wire mattresses, $7 each 85 00 5 mow mattresses, $6:35 each 32 60 Total i .... A t . 1 r $277 50 And also Iho.following.: Voucher No. 1.700.- MiaVMinnle Miller, making 10 palr.'pilKjw cases, $3.60,and 10 par sheets, $5. ..,.,.....$ 860 Voucher No. 1.7S81 "Dallmeyer & Co., 1 pair blankets, $5.60 r t spread, $2JQ.for Judge Nor-, ton 8 00 Fifty yards sheeting. $15;'27i yards muslin, $2.75......... 17 76 Six spools, SOo; SO towels, $.. lor the Judses ............ 8.56 Voucher No. 1.208. 'SuDreme Court washing, two months.. 20 00 Voucher No. 1.786. Supreme Court washing, two months. . 20 00 Voucher No. 1,764. Supreme Court washlusr. two months.. . 24 00 Voucher No. 1S5. Suoreme Court ' wssnlng, two luontns 20 w The last four Items paid Mattie Mock. Voucher No. 1,757. A.J.Shoek - ev. 5 toilet sets for Supreme Judaes..... 21 60 All tho above bills were- 'approved by Chief Justice Sherwood. The committee ' nlso reports another steal Iu tbe office dt the Assistant .LI-.! brarlan of tbe sapreme coart. " The law allows hlmaly five baadretl, dot lars a year. But tbe'eourtfandertook to Increase his'salary as Is 'witnessed by the followIBg::', -Voucher No. 355, Jesse TH. Ilenry,' 23 days' services as. assUtant brarlan at $8. J..$69 VAiinher No. 700. same 28 days. . . . 84 Voncher No. 882. same 20 dayfTj.i60 Vnnr-herNo. 1245'.. same 15 days.... 45 Vnneher No. 4497. same 29 days. i. . 8T Vrtncher No. 1557. same 31 days.... 93 Certificate No. 7, Jesse W. Hennr, 27 days:- cervices as assistant II llbrarlaan ..v..?,. 81 CertiOcite No. 67. same 17 daysH. 51 Ccrtincnte.No. 183. same 30 dhys'S. 90 ni ? ... nere are ecvcrai-utner eteais,mea liou'ed. ba we have not 6paeo t ena merafe thwm. In regard to tho "Bonds of the various State officers, the com mittee report that the .Warden ot, the PeHltenilafy lust iearrecolvT and paid out $318,601,- vet .hi is. under no bond whatever I Kor'wiU the money. the other officer,'' the report aaya: Michael " K. McGrath. Secretary ot BraTend$10;000.do'dr,' Elijah Gates. SUte . Treasurer, liond $1;000,'000. Eight ol, the eleven bond? men are reported Insolvent, two1 of the others reported wealthy ;bht that noth ing can. be made out of them by exe cution., When this bond was given, a portion of .the' securities qualified as worth $1.500:000. ' John W. Sutherland, Commisstou er of Agrl cultural La a4v Bond. $50, 000., . Worthless. , . 1 James Harding, Railroad. Commis sioner, Bond $20,000. Good. Ewlng Yl "Mitchell. Adjataat-Geaer-al. Bond $20,000. Good. Wm 3. Relfe,. Superintendent of-the Insurance Depsrtmeat. Bund $100, ivyi nA ' - ' Henry W. EwmgClerk of Sapreme. Coart Bond' $5,000. One ef the bondsmen Insolvent andt li?iag;OUtrof tae county.;.tno oiner gooo. 'jice ooaa should be renewed. Here we conclude oar' synopsis of thla most remarkable lepert. The la mentable state of .affairs It exhibits is worthy the, earnest, consideration of every citlzcs 91 the State. . .We have hot the heart to 'comment tali. ' - ' ' : . '.:r ,1; . Tbs) Markets. EJvBtek. . Cattle There , has been bat little' change in tho market since last re view. The demaud for fat shipping steers has been, well suitaiped, prfce? ruling steady, but with pendency ' to firmness choice, heavy. The. supply of theS9bas beep, as nsnal, limited. Eastern.shinnera ware readv eVerv day to taJje them, as also are rages of lt200l,3501bs. For these, while the demand was steady, the buyers were rather close in. their trading, if offer- JngaJhappened,to be aay way liberal For.Eastera butcher markets there was good inq airy X050l,160-8 steers being taken. As "receipts, of these were not heavy p riess ruled steady especlsUy .es they were called for by interior shippers and local batchers: Thedemend all through the week was for good to cholps qnalitr whsth er. In shipping or butcher steers. At the close of the market good shipping and butcher steers rulsa barely arm at quotation. The Now xork mar ket has been rather steady oa the wholofluctuatlousbeiiiglight enough to prevent severe declines or rapid advances hare. Values bavo been pret ty even throughout. Iu exp or t steers business was restricted fur want ol supply. It may be too early juat now to look for heavy demaud owing te the ocean risks ef winter sformai Lately sonis.txpoftcrs have "s ugeredlf; sevsrely in thU,rcapeeL Interior sbipr pen ub to siaae nss ucwanu tar good steers, these- being thepriaelpal kinds of stocks they waa led'. Good. to nhofee cows aad heifers ore steady. Cht Tee exes andtholce balU are Ja raoaeratt reqatbat eemsSoa rule aJow.-Tne supply for the week cob silted of aattres ranging from com ihon'to fair, with a small sp rl ok ling A j- -j - . - T I of good jWpDing aad bate aer steers. SouthoA nnUroixed 'stall 1 ltirhl annnlr. Tdu tUtT 'Were A lltire.ilow dariiigrtW week. Gofd Blockers are'In fair demand bat thfa Bra uw. vuumiiuoo (joitBimj un changed. There is practically' no de- maaa lor miicn cows ana sprisgsrs, at;lsr f8r tbe HUer.' ThYeeJli iraar. xet rreaneaaay waa isiny acuia -rar good shipping tuu g&od batcher steers litter at "strong prices. Cosimon bateb- -J-l-ar-J-. .1 - T?i ----- frere'stronger arid In good'demaadi JnfiL .Lotus," fat shipping $3.25 a $3,75: Iightf3.(0a $3.55. Ja. Cb!- cigq, fit shlppi.Bg $4,00.8 $5.10- Boos la the early bait ef the ptk all the raarkeU raHlei on prodacti'Ve maayxof the packers had heavy or ders to fill. The demand for product both foreign aad domestic was.Iarge. israease amoBata of meats and lard were shipped from the west, aad there baa been a. general buoyancy. Packers who bad been piling up their stuff felt that they hadeacoorge- meat for working, mad eoaseqBently increased their demand for bogs to aa extent beyond the daily resources of the market. By Saturday every thing Was booming in the product lino, bat Monday a lull cams. South era orasr being rMtrletedVomewEa't; aad the 'firmness of product sellers checking- fresh' demand slightly: However, all the hogs that went In were wanfed, and were sold searly aa fast as they were anlolded fro the ears. The relations between pro- doci'pt lees' and bog prices being est- eeediuarlv sensitive. Ifwt' easy to undsrstaad lbs; the latter snoata na Vance In com nan v with the feVmtr Every day's market were me'dsratsly active, and bat few begs were left ovor from the late trains. Now, whatever prices may yet bs, the clr cumstanees of the markets during the past week go to prove that tbe pack era want and will take all tbe bogs that co in; -They have done well I another respect. They quickly re spoaded to advances demanded when receipts were light, and aBkcd tor declines Only when the' market was weighed dbwli by receipts. But tho market whs aided by the shipping de mand; which suddenly Increased and assamed Aargs proportions." All classes of buyers did not attempt to beat down-ranch-, and some days they were' Bot .severe on the ''dock," Jn quality? thero waa a pretty fair'show lngof good fat hogs, which were readily takenTby tho peckers and fre- q neatly at-' bitfehera' prises. hNs, doubt the demaud will be! fully talucd, and al fair niarkot price?, ) BUR Ilalowwe giro, the prices paid in extremes aad bulk: f Extremes F$2 402 30 2' CO 3 00 '2 80 3 15 '2-85 3 20 ,2 40 3 05 3 40 3 00 Bull?.. 12 602 75 2 65 2 80 2 70 2 85 2 80 2. W 2 75 2 90 2 70 2 85 - . . Wedaerfday Thursday Erlilsy Saturday Monday - Tuesday InSt.LouU; good j)ackng, $2.65 a 2 90. extra butchers. 2.85 a 3.15; in Chicago, choice heavy at 3.00 a 8.20; Mixed 2-50 a 2.75. Grain. Wheat and corn have both bsea lr- St Louu no wheat closed at we ana in Chicago at 86c; corn cloied ln St. Louis at 29c and in Chicago at -29c. ,i5 uudtacti is lis 2rca cbisi cf an a- USSSS nNiDHXS S3 .mm wmm trvca mase ran the price. . DON'T BUY AVYOTHi: rmdl rim Cvrvfillj KxiaUl -.. m CHMT1 Oil ; T tcelaarKiCt'iCc: .H te SIS 31abi St., St. LoeltfS lUttl mi AND 1 ,HAFPYjJf YE1BT0 411 IT i ' who trade at the . ELEPHAHT STORE ' , tor the ssxt'30 days. SOT ONLY, UPfT 01 JiliEI 1st, -s7T- WZMCm ALL WWTER. .Sappy beeaasejtept waraj by JiBMU me Clothe for 9-i.eex jjtsjolcleg becaaee,' prelected from ' the storm by A Brercout fmr meelu $S.O. MXRRT, ecasie wife has t- , Tbe girls dressed In CrtcsCtosCsfr tuttsc per yrf Head and Ears kept warm by SI Cmm fmr the astm ar 3. aad If yon would ratbsr have one A Mmt for nm ceait .jQUKSTQCK m? GOODS f its iivjijijEixsE, -AI fflE Will Makf You Mvw y selling SuallaPrlnls, Kulcker- w.WIJ r ursss uooas, t-aii-c. We also keep grc full line of al gubds saertl, elcafs ceries and a kspt In a first class varlaty store. HERSHBERGER&Co OREGON, MO. . ,1 w t--y-c - if .' . 1 vrt: 1 . -v . $100,000 TO IiOAlt At9perQetst Interesf 3 AND t YEARS timi.' Annlv a writ In JOHNvlF.LYON.vOregoa, .Missouri Room No. 10 Howoll Ilouae. 'QtxIimBM 4. X L. PR IUP8KWS&TS. 1 1 m .atsTZk .saBBBw Saaaaaai amaaassi asBBBBBjaf BaaaaasaaalBTBBal m cas: YV take pleasure ubliaat, we aye compienceil'j&e parffierty- ship business in-the & Molntyre, and -w&Vouldif&tffte&1?fli!8hv&- rnmarc ri tho r rl firm ilvu .udiruu 'lvbuuuuiij auu tue vuiiQGiip vju a ui & linemi Rnam nf'tneir to ouy ana- sell tor casn. ana will .asive or customers large sums 1TT" ' "I'll jlvixi uuu; vu ircci m 1 11 1 s a j a a a aa a- w 17- w s aw w , uvuvaw WV4UV AU CUVs rLf C4 f fjyj 01 it at low figures'. - , SC U IjTB . 3360& 11 111 111 lili We will ieom'meeee cloaing BOOTS jSlsTD to qalt basraeM.aa u AND nmmw u W H BRADY 1. . -. in'urinn t'L- NO 211, Nortk Siii SIC.v'sJZ- THE MIO GKEEJV MOOT, 3tt 'JL0MM- IL P. Zock and Co,, are French, Japanese and 'day trade; Come and and useful. The piiros all and every one. Call elsewhere. Nubias, Un aseful pre.euls. Our complete, "comprising alt and Xisle Thread goods as' lowest grades. Do' not theis goods'.PZk;5 l!rf M rAIL-fs Bol Gold- that- t '' stateateats tree ; that; are 1 abeat baviajp the best exelaslea of all ethers. buy Clothing aad Boota-. --cj : periesee and "Knew -.. -UeBSeaBMUy tk ia-oaly words. "These wishing to servieaMe good. R. P- can faraisb yoajast-saeh bar, keaeertraib; It yea most any grade of gnoe' -V -we have them. Call aad'- for HoHday gifts, la ear J slepartaHBt we' lavit oar in perr--grades aad Alf a-Ey -Drase Gsoda, HcsrV.serwear.Tlsi. . Colkri, CaffSrTabia Da- -tJomforU, Bknketi, m SUBd'Corers, eetiag, Battings, Flannels, Yams-, f o. Cloakisgs, Faaey Sait proafi. Ladles' Cloth. niut J'taiiai? ' Clqth" '.' t erles. Stationery ,.NbIas, T0lIet.S0ap8.Hair Brash- Brnihe, Comb's, etc!f, etc t -as- -9t . k4 l-sw 1 i .-:: . OF - 'CBQTH3 SEN7S FURNISHINfi A R O Felix Commenced Monday, -.tn .ri.-nt l JMHarv stock, inclading the reeeat heavy jsarcbase. wui Be a -offered at prlcss that will satisfy one and all tbatibey x; cau huv CLOTHING OF days at prices lower that the lowest. Special. It--riueementa will be offered in Boys' aad- Yoatha' c; 1 - Ojothing. Broken snits for Men and Boys wllLM sold without regard to cost, O vereeats are, bound-. . to bo sold out. Heavy JUasinesa. .suits j-tWae be. carried over. Ia fact allwiateroodfc .wHlbe,elearej;jc 3, nt tBaake room for Aareatlra sew. .stookcfoTttha. .-v early spr lag, so do sot, -fsll .te.go to thAKfADEt .h-' , nnr.miv PBBSENT8. betore the-bar-.' "-.-v-- ' tL. t If gates are alt Ibad- .byjhw whe:;.so..;Iy.t! aifc r- -t - v. , ..nrititpt ii tx.'T t"-;t s? ks, .-sJsWw iu. - se - is - BKOS . - j sa tar " lmsanuouwcj.ng to' tW old stand of Schnlfo tr nn.n(mir 4m. (aL.' au xv all UUl ) liCUlM iajj iiij riy e as trritrWA pynfifti of moner-by doing so. 3 : - i l puuoiy yi v.w uiuoc uur a - wa sbbwb'bw i i a a sai arBAam m v t & h ..iswctry 4 Bl iHllUAJL ll st oat ear eatire atoek'or"., . wialeeBtiBBa 5 1 im n vm tun Mmxhut BqmMm. . . ... . asey,ue.M ior,ia 1 aea them; they are m are arke4 do wa tieatat onaa bsreinyosi by duvttr. - IlMlorr.-' ail Br i h Steele WM. MVS. J cuisf rirMHL nna stb DSMsasataesEar !. ! ATi" TjiVJLJJ -XXT-T - XGil bsi johs w awe m " ' lieeeUW-Vf t lew A.1 ' I . - .- 5 yrfa wkfcnrea wflT ' " a fj le atf fas'dry y 0 Ba vyvviut swiww "'low prtees isr ,tnmrm ' CJexr' TWaw),- bMiit . - oZ cBai;rpkla, 11-1 1 n ia. i T Tii.r iriiaanila WBfTfe. M sanrasv awaa - JUc j-.lv - JCmsT,. VVWsarwTaw jw4. nanism, xai.., a w es, CletV Brush, ste. Ri P: Zees: mmmwvBaMaSSa -joat 1 -t cai. A r v. ana -jt.; 1.. lre.4 ae enure ,jiw . ' ALIj aua w tap noHt tt. sia - iti .ssViiaj Itilfgfe alsaT ot1ik a seiUo Jnnhf c :