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Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-11-15
THE ROCHESTER MURDER CON.
FESSED.
Rochester, Oct. 90. 1927.

Gentlemen-I wrote you on the oath
inst. in great haste, giving you some par.
ticulars Of the murder Of Lyman, and the
arrest Of three individuals, whose names
are Octavius Barron, Peter Phiwell and
Thomas Bennett. Our police, and others
connected with them, have been indefatiga.
BILE in their endeavors to ferret out the whole
matter. Tuesday and Wednesday were
spont in examining the prisoners, with but
, ,s,c effect ; s..: last evening. You will
recollect stated in my oiiili1S. commui;cces-
ton. that three individuals were arrested at
the depot Of the Tonawanda railroad. 1t
appears that while search was, being made
for themiand their trunks, that Barron ium-
ped out o fthe car he was in and ran about
one hundred rods to the second depot, and
from where the train is taken west by the
engines. He was SO tar ahead of the Of
ficer in pursuit, that when he arrived at the
second depot he was out Of sight. He
went into large pile of wood, where he Sc.
creted SS400, which was found last evening,
and recognized as part of the money re-
ceivcd by Lyman on the 23d ut. The
money was wrapped up in white linen
handkerchief which was found 10 belong 10
Barron. This morning at an early hour,
Barron finding himself so closely pursued
by the testimony, and no doubt the wor.
kings of guilty concience, that he confess
sed the whole matter. He states that Phil
well shot Lyman, and that he took the mon.
ey. Here we have another proof that
murder will out. The Investigations too
have had another good effect and have
caused the arrest of others, and for other
offences, and have put our police and Off.
GERS ofjustice on the track and resort Of 9TH
er dens Of Infamous characters. From the
well known efficiency of many who have
the charge of affairs of this kind, it is fair
to conclude, that we have not finished up
this business yet.
One fact more | would mention, relating
to the wife and her sufferings. She states
that he was in the habit of returning to the
house at an early hour in the evening, that
is, about 8 o'clock-that when the hour of
his return had arrived and passed by, she
became uneasy, and had the resolution re-
Peatedy formed Of going for some Of the
neIghbors 10 look for her husband, but did
not; hour stole upon hour until morning.
As soon as daylight appeared, OF soon af.
ter, she went TO the window, looking in that
direction he would or should have returned.
The first object that met her view, was her
unfortunate husband, extended upon the
ground, where the ruthless hand of worse
than barbarian had deliberately murdered,
dragged and leR him. The sufFerings Of
the wife are not TO be described. The re-
Election that he was murdered within few
yards ofbis house, that she heard distinctly
the report Of the pistol, but too deliberately
aimed, gives rise to feelings that none can
describe, and much less, any one but her
sell feel, 49,, /. : a. t--'r-s
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CANADIAN AFFAlRs.

By the Toronto Constitution, it seems
that the Canadian difficulties are not
Gained. The following paragraph betrays
great excitement, or a propensity to laugh
at the whims of Canadian politicians.-BuG.
Star.
"The light company of the battalion in
garrison here are to be stationed at Mag.
ara. The differences Of the colored PEG.
pie, and the difficulties of collecting the re-.
venue are stated to be the causes, but some
think that enemy(O may sieze Fort Miss
assogua and Fort George. The Grena.
diers are going below-probably to By
town, to be near the lads of the County of
the Two Mountains. Government appears
to apprehend seriously that movement
will place soon on the part of the Canad.
ans, the Vermonters, and large body in
New York. Whether it is so or not can.
not tell know no more of Mr.. Pepineau's
movements than of those of the man in the
moon. But the Maine question is not kept
open for nothing" $50
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-11-15

Parallel of the Seres.-The North A.
merican says there is an admirable partition
of qualities between the sexes, which the
author of being has distributed to each, with
a wisdom that challenges our unbounded
admiration:
Man is strong, woman is beautiful.
Man is daring and confident, woman is
diffident and unassuming.
Man is great in action, woman in suffer-
ing.
Man shines abroad, woman at home.
Man talks to convince, woman to persuade
and please.
Man has rugged heart, woman soft
and tender one. t1f
Man prevents misery, woman relieves
it.
Man has science, woman taste.
Man has judgment, woman sensibiIity.
Man is a being of justice, woman an an.
gel of mercy.
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CONSTANTINE REPUBLICAN.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER is, 1897.
THE ELECTION.

We published last week, the returns, according
TO reports which we had then heard from the diff
ferent towns in the county. We were then told
that Flowerfeld had given 40 majority for the
the Democratic iickot-and the official statement
only gives US majority Of one vote on the Co.
vernor's ticket.
The entire Democratic ticket with the excep-
ton of Mr.. SWAMI has received a majority of
about 6S or 10 votes. In Lsonidas, from some
cause or other, 81 votes were taken from the reg
ular Democratic ticket, and cast for Mr.. Bow
man, the wing candidate, which leaves Mr.. Swan
81 behind his ticket in that town, while Mr.. Bow
man, il 81 ahead of his ticket. In Bucks town.
ship tho same game has been played by both, the
Wing and the Democratic party. Mr.. House,
the wing candidate, has been dropped by the
Wings in that town, as the figures below plainly
exhibit-he is Ia votes behind the wing ticket,
and those ii voted for Bowman alone, as Lancas-
ter votes behind the democratic ticket 80 that
they could not have voted for him. Mr.. Swan,
one of the Democratic candidates, is 81 votes be-
hind the ticket in Bucks, which were cast for
Bowman and Lancaster There appears to have
been no local feelings existing in any of the other
towns in the county.
AS we have said before, the entire Democratic
| ticket, with the exception of Mr.. Swan, has re.
ceiyed majority of about 70; and the election
of Mr.. Bowman is no wing victory; we have not
yet found Wing who considers it victory. II
any have their doubts upon the subject, lot them
examine tho official statement Of tho votes, Civ
en- below. egtA ts}esiagsA
Six men, (the names of whom are in our pos.
session, awaiting some farther particularly spent
the first day of the election in Leonidas, to whose
exertions, may probably be attributed the split
ticket their mission in that quarter it is pretty
generally underctood, was to ensure the election
of two representatives in one town.
| They have succeeded-the two representatives
and the Judge of Probate reside in the town Of
Bucks; and now they ask for the election of q
County Treasurer from the same town.
We have given the names Of the candidates be.
low, and the number Of votes polled for each.-
For Governor, Stevens r. Mason, Charles c.
Trowbridge. For Lieutenant Governor, Edward
Mundy and Daniel s. Bacon. For senator, Vim.
cent L. Bradford and James Newton. For Rep
resentatives, Elias s. Swan, Columbia Lancaster
Willis T. House and John III. Bowman. Fol
Judge of Probate, Cyrus Ingerson-no opposi
ton.
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on the road, and, in order to prevent delay
the board Of Commissioners have ordered
this notice to be published while the add
tional survey ordered at the last meeting OF
commissioners is in progress. These sur
qeys will be completed and the final loca-
ton of the road made previous to the time
mentioned in the notice. We are happy
to see that the Board of Commissioners are
taking more energetic measures to advance
the southern improvement. The loan be-
ing obtained, hundred thousand dollars
appropriated by an act of the Legislature
on this route, the making portion Of IL
offered to contractors at an early day, are
certainly cheering matters to the inhabitants
of the southern portion Of this state. To
this city and this country they are the har-
bingers of prosperity we have never yet
enjoyed. li LEA
We apprehend that scarcely an instance
can be found in which surveys of routes 90
extensive as those under the direction Of
the Board Of Internal improvements, have
been urged on with. 80 much rapidity as
IN the Michigan routes. Certain it is that
in other states much more time has been
spent in the survey and location of much
shorter routes. a +, WoFn' "A ,ssasnt
We have seen many reproaches cast up.
on the Board Of Internal Improvement Of
this state, by certain papers opposed TO the
present administration. It is not our inten-
ton to reply to them. We have endeavor-
ed to keep our readers advised upon tho
subject of the Railroads and the proceed
ings in obtaining the loan, because we
deemed these most important subjects to
the state. 1t is easy to pour abuse upon
any. public servant, haweverl faithful and
honest. The only reply which abuse de-
serves is merely to point to the acts of the
slandered. For our own parts we zee
with pride the rapid progression of these
important improvements. We have seen
with great pleasure, that in every act per-
tanning to the Southern road there has been
exhibited determination to commence and
complete the work without moments de.
lay And we have now the full prospect
of seeing thirty miles under contract in hess
than two months, and the certainty of see.
ing the whole road completed as-soon as
in the nature Of things il can be.-Mesrse
Times. 'vrrs,Fg -
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We learn from the Globe ofNovember LIST. that
an official report had been received from Gen.
Jesup, dated st. Augustine, 22i October, in
which he states that Powell, with nsarly oil the
war spirits of the nation are his prisoners. The
General seeing no necessity for farther temp ORR
sing, sent a party of mounted men, and seized
the entire body, and now has them securely lodg-
in the Fort. There are more than eighty first
rate warriors and he mas also guides who can
lead the army into every fastness in the country.
There seems to be no doubt now but that the
troubles in that quarter will be brought to a
speedy close, the sickly season being entirely
over.
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Diuorce Of Bank and State.-Mr. Ha-
mer, from whose speech in Congress we
have often quoted, gave the following hui.
morous account of the manner in which
the actual divorce of Bank and State had
been brought about:
The Sub Treasury system, as il is called,
seems to have excited more alarm in GER
tain quarters, than any other proposition
before us. 1t is said we are about to cut
loose from the banks; to turn them adrift
to take care Of themselves, and to be driven
about by wind and tide till they are wreck.
ca mon some dangerous coast or lost a
midst the co;anaact Ct elements which they
will be forced to encounter. Is tais true true
Are we about cut loose from banks ?-Why,
sir, they have cut loose from us They
have divorced themselves or rather they
have eloped from our bed and board, with.
out just cause or provocation and have
carried offall the money and jewlery they
could find about the house, at the time on
their elopement. All that we say is, that,
ifthey attempt to return, we shall shut the
doors upon them and, in the mean time,
give notice that we will puy no debts of
their contracting after this date If any
man trusts them, it will be his affair, and
not ours. This is our position, and it is
nothing more or less. They have left us,
and not we them and we have no DISPOSE.
ton to renew the connexlon. Hereafter,
we intend to take care of our money our.
selves. We claim the same right that ev.
cry man in the country exercises--the
right TO manage our own funds, without
employing banks to do il for us. No one
can complain ofthis. The banks have no
more right TO the money ofthe Government
than they have to that ofindividuals. The
law declared that, if they suspended specie
payments, they should no longer be public
repositories. They did suspend, and the
Secretary obeyed the law. That is the
whole story.
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su.yp sUsOUEHANNA.

II is scarcely possible amid the various
rumors and accounts which reach US to
form any positive opinion of the fate of this
vessel. We give below the examination
before the, Mayor Of Philadelphia of the pi-
lot who first reported his belief of her, cap
ture, and which establishes Enthusiastically
all the facts in relation TO her departure.
The Charleston slips received by the ex-
press mail, in announcing the arrival there
of the steam.packet New York, which sail
cd on the afternoon of Saturday week, at
A o'clock, gives in report of the captain
the following .,... ,,,..
"Sunday at 8 A. M. 10 leagues east OF
Cape Henlopen, passed packet ship Sus.
quehanna of Philadelphia for Liverpool"
Now if she was pursuing her voyage, what
did she do in this position? Why had she
not made more Roadway, having the winds
we have reason to suppose she had. II she
was captured, where was the suspicious
looking schooner. ,sn',,.el ,l1
A passenger in the French brig Ave-
mir arrived here has furnished the follow
ing:
On the oath instant, at 3 A. M. the
4 TeuCu DIlS hNChii, III ioetuuS Nv ~ hi'
longitude SO Q Is m. Greenwich, spoke q
schooner which appeared to be suspicious
vessel. She was full of men; painted
black, carried two topsails; sailed very
fast. The wind was about east. She was
then close hauled on wind starboard tack.
When the captain Of the brig asked her
VIE she was from and where bound, she
said from New York, bound to Boston in
ballast.
We regret to add, that private accounts
from Philadelphia, coming from the bes'
sources in that city, express the strongest
apprehensions that the Susquehanna has
falted prey to pirate Mitchell, who it is
supposed is in command of the pirate YES.
sci, is most notorious rascal, has been
tried for piracy at New Orleans, and es
capped only through some technical infor
mality in the proceedings. Mr.. Saul, late
cashier of the Branch Bank at New Or.
leans, was on the jury that tried him, anc
is passenger on board the Susquehanna
But worse still, there is strong reason Il
suppose that among the Storage passen
gers were confederates of the pirate. |
this be so, it would clear up some circum
stances which have led many hitherto t.
doubt the story of the capture.-Cour. q
| Enq.
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Centreville, Nov. Is. 1897. -,

Treasury Notes.--We are informed that
the Secretary Of the Treasury has obtained
engraved blanks of the Treasury Notes au-
thorized by law, and they are now issueing
in proper cases for Disbursement and in ex.
change for specie. apo
We understand that the present emission
bears an interest Of two per cent; and is
chiefly in notes of fifty and one hundred
dollars each. 1t will probably be most
convenient to the public to issue them at
first in these denominations, and at low
rate of interest, as by this means they may
be used as a medium for distant remittan.
ces, instead of being laid aside for invest.
ments as would undoubtedly be the case If
the rate of interest upon them was fixed
at or near the maximum allowed by
law. rlil lr's ~
We have seen specimen of fhem.-
The devices are appropriate,and we consid-
cd them finely engraved, and particularly
well guarded against counterfeiting.--
Globe. .'iofie'r
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We make the subioiued extracts from the

We make the subjoined extracts from the
Texas Telegraph:
A young man who has just arrived from
the Salt lakes, near the Rio Grande, states,
that near this river he crossed an immense
trail of the Camanches, who have recently
returned from their expedition into the
Mexican territory. He states that these
Indians must have carried offnearly thous.
and horses. ~. .o.t.
Colonel Wharton informs us that Busta-
mente continues to threaten Texas with an
invasion. He has made loan of five
millions of dollars from the priests and is,
now collecting forces high up on the Rio
Grande. 80.
Colonel Morehouse has recently commu-
Gated to the War department the pleasing
intelligence that large party of the Lipans
and Tonkewas have collected at Live Oak
point, for the purpose of forming a treaty Of
peace with our Government. Thus have
we the cheering prospect of a lasting peace
with seven of those hostile tribes, whose
tomahawks have spread continual alarm
throughout our northern and western bor-
ders, from the commencement of the Revo-
lution.-Adpertiser.
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4 con,rete,,,us.-One often hears of

Al Contretenps. often hears OF
smugglers cheating the revenue officers,
but very rarely, if ever. of custom house
man getting on the blind side of Snug
gler, unless by the exercise of his wonied
vigilance.
On Friday evening last an occurrence
took place which proves that contraband-
iste may sometimes run his head against a
wall. Late on the evening of that days
man called at genteman's house in town
and offered small quantity of tea for sale
the servant who opened the door &C.
quainted his master with the chance afford
ed him OF procuring a supply of hyson.
The quantity for sale was ascertalned to be
only Two pounds. The servant having
got his csa, told the vender that ne had a
friend in the trade, who would buy all he had
upon which five poundsmore were produced;
but this not being thought by the buyer a
sufficiently large transaction, the offerer
was told to bring all he had got, and that
ii soOltd be taken. The teaman retired, and
in half hour again make his appearance
with eighty pounds of fine hyson, which
was deposited in the parlor for inspection,
&c., when, in walked gentleman who
put his paw upon the whole Of it, in the
name Of her majesty. The teaman de-
manded what business he had there, and
was informed that he was the master oi
the house, and custom house officer, and
that the tea was now in possession of the
custom house. Jonathan, for (who'd be
lieve it,) it was a Jonathan who thus tool
himself in, walked off minus his tea, to the
profit of the Selling officer, and the grea
amusement of large party Of friends, who
were in the adjoining apartment.---Mont
CoUr.
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Education.-The following elegant ex.

Education. following elegant ex.
tract ought to be read by every father in the
land; "If the time shall ever come when
this mighty fabric shall totter when the
beacon which now rises in pillar offire a
sign and wonder of the world shall wax
dim: The cause will be found in the ig-
.norance Of the people. flour union is still
10 continue to cheer the hopes and animate
the efforts of the oppressed. OF every nation
III our fields are to be untrod by the
hirelings of depotism flong days of bles-
sedness are to attend our career of glory ;
if you would have the sun continue to shine
It's unelouled rays upon the face of free.
men, then educate all the children in the
land. This alone startles the tyrant in his
dream of power, and rouses the slumber
ing energies of an oppressed people. 1
was intelligence that reared up the majes
tic columns of national glory and this a.
lone can prevent thom crumbling to ash
es."
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We learn by gentleman, just arrived from
Chicago, that the schooner Drih, from 81. Joseph
bound to Chicago, with cargo of -four and IL
passengers, was capsized on the night of the 4th
inst, and every soul on board lost Mr. Bliss, Of
Now-York, was among the passengers She
made signals of distress to vessel at some dis
tanco, (the Wavc) bound to the same port but
the violence of the storm rendered any attempt
to assist her utterly useless On the intelligence
reaching Chicago, several vessels put out in
search of her, but returned without success; and
there can be no doubt but that all on board have
found a watery grave.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

THIRD SENATORIAL DIsrRIcT.-The official
returns give Vincent l.. Bradford, Esq. of Niles,
the Democratic candidate for the senate, major
ity Of 446. Stevens It. Muson's majority in the
same district, 3i2
Wayne County.-Woodbridgc [Whigl and
Kerchoval, [Dem.] are elected to the scnate-3
Democratic and Wing Representatives.. On
the Governors ticket, Trowbridgo received ma.
iorlty of6s. Mason received majority of 80 in
the city of Detroit.
Oakland County--The entire dsmocratic
ticket is elected by mighty of about l5O.-
The town of Pontiac gives majority of l57.--
Our friends will probably believe now that the
ballot-box was broken open at the last election.
The inspectors Of election in that town, returned
majority of 80 for Wells, the Wing candidate
Monroe County.-Domocrati majority about
$50.
WashtenaO County.-According to the best
| information we have been able to obtain, Washte-
nav, together with that part of Livingston, at
tachsd to it for judicial purposes, has given De-
mocratic majority of about so on the entire ticket
st. Clair County.-DemocFsti Majority, &C
Ralph Wadhams elected Representative. Tha,
county gave majority for Wells at the late cleo
| ton.
Maeomb County.-The reported returns from
al but two Of tho towns Of this county, give Q
wing majority of $50. T
Branch County.-Democrati majority l6s-
Kent elected Representative.
Cass County.--Burke,(d em) and Odell, (whig
elected representatives--the latter by majority
of votes.
Berrien county.--Lacy, of Niles, Wing Repre-
sentative, elected by small majority.
Kalamosoo county.-Two wing representa-
tives eIected--majority not ascertained.
We have received no farther particulars. W.
heve no doubt elected 90 at least, out of the so
Representatives. In the senate il will stand
about Ia democratic and 2 Wing.
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Thomas Tucker, Joseph Pierce and Thomas
Young, have been sentenced, the two former g.,
and the latter years, in the House of Correction
at Boston, for the riot and assault committed ON
the Montgomery Guards: an account of which
we published fow weeks since. Never was there
punishment more richly deserved or sentence
more just, than that pronounced upon them by
Judge Thatcher, who previous to the sentence
delivered short and very forcible address, which
was listened to with breathless attention by nj.
merous assemblago.
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Blockade of Teras.--Informatio has
been officially received at the Department
of State from the United States Consul at
Matamoras, that the ports of Galveston and
the Brasos, in Texas, have been declared
blockaded by Gen. Jose dc Albania, the
commander of the Mexican naval forces in
the Gulf. -
SIX months warning is allowed from tho
3lst August, to all vessels belonging to the
United States ofthe North, the American re-
publics of the South, and the nations of Eu.
rope, and three months warning to those
from the West Indies, and the British pos.
sessions in North America, and in the Pc.
ninsula of Yucatan within which periods
they will not be made prizes unless after
they shall have been spoken and warned of
the blockade, they are found sailing towards
either Of the two above mentioned ports |;
which warning shall be given by means of a
note in the vessels patent, signed by the
officer who speaks her.-Pcnnsylvanian.