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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
Judge Leavitl,s Decision Abrond

So far as we have observed, the late
able decision Of Judge Leavitt, in the
Clark County rescue case, meets with
general appreciation. Its doctrines
are everywhere received as legally
correct. With the exception Of the
Columbus Journal, no Black Repub-
lican paper seems disposed to attack
it. The N. Y. Herald, a Fremont
paper, says;
The decision of Judge Lcavitt, in
the contest between the United States
Marshal in Ohio and the State author
tiles, will be found elsewhere, and
will repay perusal. 1t will be seen
that the Judge goes very fully into the
facts of the case, and brings out the
collision between the two sets of au-
thorities in a very clear and striking
light. Proceeding from the facts as
gathered and grouped to the law gov
erning them, the Judge arrives at the
real question involved-namely-can
a law of the United States be evaded,
because certain citizens do not like
itQ
This question, Of course, the Judge
answers in the negative, and puts the
point very conclusively aS-if every
man were a law to himself and could
choose what laws he would obey, the
result would be unmitigated anarchy
and dissolution OF the social fabric
lie therefore decides in favor Of the
Marshal and against the State author
tiles.
We are aware that the doctrine OF
which this decision is based will bt
obnoxious to censure from our cOtem
poraries Of the Times and Tjibune.-
Still, We apprehend it will commend
itself tc the approval of our people
generally. The doctrine OF a highe
law, which these journals vindicate
has not yet been put in a sbapeto com
mand the sanction ofany considerable
portion of the community. MOI hai
any decided desire for anarchy, riot
disorder and a general convulSion .
society yet manifested itself amoni
any respectable class in this nation
Under the circumstances, therefore
we imagine that Judge Leavitt's de
cision will be upheld by the people a
large, in spite Of any criticisms whic
may be made upon it by the higher LAY
advocates.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
IIr. lEarcy's Greytown Dispatch.

nv. Milfcy UfeytONh DiSp'ttCh'
The N. Y. Egening Post in MOTTO
ing Ex.Secretary Marcy says:
The last, and in the Judgment ofhis
friends the ablest, official production
of Secretary Marcy vas his reply to
the demand of the French Govern.
nient for indemnity forlosses sustained
by French residents in Greytown at
the time of its bombardment. In this
letter the Secretary, avoiding a dis
c~ussion of the character Of that inter-
lude Of naval history, %contrOverts with
brevity, but with much learning and
acuteness, the validity ofthe claim on
our Government-and, denying our
national liability, cites the ~precedents
of the bombardment Of Copenhagen
by Great Britain, the taking Of Naples
by ''the intrusive government Of Mu-
rat" and other instances where for
eign governments were not held liza
bic for private property destroyed by
them in the operations OF war. Still,
however, he indicates a sly approval
ofthe novel principle advanced by the
claimants, in the satirical remarks
that if Great Britain shall make repair
alton to the citizens of other govern
ments, whose property she destroyed
in the recent bombardment of Canton,
it may go far toward furnishing a pre-
cedent for tire consideration of the
United States.
BY some mean this letter, which
Mr.. Marcy addressed to Sartiges, the
French Minister, came to the hand Of
Lord Napier, by whom a copy was
furnished to Lord Palmerston, and the
effect of the perusal of it Oh the Brit
iSh Cabinet was apparent in tie Par,
liamentary discussion of the claims of
English residents in Greytown, start
ed net by the government, be it obser'
we'd, but by the opposition. In that
debate it is singular to observe the a.
doption by Lord Palmerston, the AT.
torney General, and other officers of
the administration, of the line ofargu-
ment marked out by Secretary Marcy,
in resisting the proposition of Mr..
Roobuck and his friends, who had not
enjoyed the light which Mr.. Marcy's
intellect had furnished to the ministry
and to the law officer of the crown,
who wrote an opinion in concurrence
with his.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
A Republican Editor I'm Ohio
Arrested for RObbing the Mail.

John Caskey, the editor Of the
Holmes County Republican, a vio-
lient Republican sheet, has been ar
rested on charge OF robbing the mail
He has been indicted by the Grand
Jury. The following are the circum.
stances in the case: Caskey went to
the postotfice for the purpose of mail
ing a letter with thirty dollars in mon
ey, to be sent to Cincinnati. He gave
the money, letter and envelop to Mr..
Tidball, the Postmaster, to seal up
and register. Tidball placed the mon
ey in, sealed the letter and layed il
down upon his table. He then turn.
ed away to call his son to write a re.
ceipt, leaving Caskey standing by the
table, and when he came back he
found the supposed same letter lying
about the same place. After Caskey
had left the Office, Tidball picked W
the letter, and, upon examining it
became suspicious that there was nc
money in it, or that it was another
letter. He tore open the envelop anC
found that it contained nothing but {
piece of brown paper. He immediate
iy wentto Caskey and demanded ar
explanation, when the latter pulled
ont of his pocket and handed over tn,
original letter containing the money.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

AFFRAY IN GEoRGIA.--An ARRAY
occurred in Americas, Ga, on the 9th
inst, between sundry persons on the
one side and Harvey W. Shaw and
VIM. Shaw on the other, which result
ted in the death Of Harvey W. Shaw
and the shooting of VIM. Shawn two
or three places, though not fatally
Mrs. H. W. Shaw, duringthe motee,
rushed into the streets and fired three
discharges, with a revolver, at Mr..
McBain, without doing any damage
When her husband fell, saying he was
a dead man, and asking for his chill
dren, Mrs. S. tainted, and was in a
very critical condition atlast accounts.
The ARRAY grew out of an assault
By Il. w. shaw on a man named
Hancock.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
INDIA.
A DARTMOUTH STUDENT DROWNED

A DARTMOUTH STUDENT DROWNED.
Boston july I'LL. Z. B. Stowe,
son Of Prof. Stowe, was drowned in
the Connecticut River, on Thursday,
while bathing. lie was a student at
Dartmouth College, and had just re.
turned from Europe, where he had
spent the last year travelling with his
mother, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
They arrived in the Persia on Tues
day evening, and the young man
reached home Wednesday, his mother
going to Fishkill to pay a short visit
to the family of her brother, Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. He was 10
years of age.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

The KANSAS ELEoTIoN.-The vote
in all the border counties Of Kansas
at the late election for members Of the
constitutional convention, reached
1893. 1t is said that a majority Of
the delegates elected are pledged tc
put the constitution to a popular vote.
Most OF the Missouri papers favor the
plan. The idea of the delegates is tc
draft a constitution silent on slavery,
and to submit to a separate vote q
clause to establish the institution.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

DPCoL. SoHoULER, OF the q. s.
Jomnal, has been swindled recently
by a fellow named Henry W. Bald
win, of Massachusetts, to the tune Of
several thousand dollars. By his rep
reservations he induced the Col. to
agree to enter into a partnership with
him in the commission business at
Cincinnati. Before the articles were
signed Baldwin obtained Of Schoulel
some two thousand dollars and went
east to make arrangements for the an.
ticipatcd firm. He did not return and
the COL, upon going to New York.
found out "where he had missed it,
Baldwin has been arrested for forgery
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
LATER FROM O
Arrival of the Steamers
VANDERBILT AND ATLANTIC!
NEW YORK. July 30.

~ GANNAA1AaB NfNNNf WV 'lNNA
Wilcox, from Ilavrc and Southamp-
ton, with dates from Liverpool to the
ISth inst, arrived at quarantine yestcr.
day morning at II O'clock.
The NnderbuiH brings n humid
red and twenty passengers, and
$500, 900 in specie and N thousand
tuns Of merchandise.
The Collins mail steamship Allan
tic has also arrived.
ENGLAND,
The shipment of the telegraphic
cable on board the Niagara was pro.
ceeding satisfactorily. She is expect
led to be ready for sea by the goth
inst.
The Paris correspondent of the
Times says that the instruction in
Naples has been put down at all
points.
Two engagements between the in.
surgents and royal troops are said to
have taken place on the frontiers OF
Calabria, and in the first it is alleged
that the insurgents lost one hundred,
and in the second thirty men.
Mr.. Roebuck's motion for the abo-
lition of the Lord Lieutenancy fire
land was rejected in the House Of
Commons, on the 9TH inst, by q vote
of 2G6 against 115.
FRANCE.
The three Republican candidates
were elected in Paris on the 9TH and
9Th inst, Notwithstanding all the eff
forts of the Government.
The harvests were in q most pros.
porous state.
The forthcoming return ofthe Bank
Of France will probably show an in
crease in bullion Of G200, 900, or
$500, 900 over last month.
A decline in corn and wine is be-
coming apparent.
ITALY.
The attempted instruction in Italy
was directed, it is said, against the
King of Naples and the Pope-not
with a view to any particular form Of
government, but to get rid Of the ltal.
ian Bourbons, and expel the usurpers,
and those who are protected by them,
from Italy.
According to accounts from Con-
stantinople, to the 25th ult., a Rus
sian steamer, under the English flag,
had approached the Circassian ports
at Glendjreck and Soujek Kile, and
sunk several smaller vessels, after ia
king out the merchandise they had on
board.
The revolutionary attempts in Spain
had been suppressed.
/ The province Of Jaen was in q state
of fermentation.
The mail between Seville and Mad
rid had been stopped by a large body
of armed men, and the official cores
pondence burnt. They were subse-
vuently routed by q strong detach-
ment ofthe civil guard.
!, There were tokens Of discomfort in
the South Of Spain.
RUSSIA.
Fl More friendly relations between
Russia and Austria seem probable.
PERSIA.
Adyiccs from Teheran state that
! Mr.. Murray, the British Minister,
demanded hat a regiment of the lndi-
an army should accompany him OIL
, his entry into Teherau.
The Persian Government had re-
, fused.
INDIA.
l There are no late advices from In
dia furnished, but a letter from La
( hore, published in the London Times,
says that the Forty,ffth regiment Of
native infantry, at Ferrezepore, having
d. refused to lay down their arms, were
cut to pieces.
The three hundred Sepoys who got
; away from Lahore had been nearly all
j killed bp the Punjaubs.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
MASS CONVENTION.

The Democracy Of Vinton County are requested
20 meet at the Court House in Macarthur, on Sat
uriay tho 25th day Of July, 1857, at ! o'clock p.
NJ, for the purpose Of selecting two delegates Ia
represent this County in the Democratic State
Convention, to be held at Columbus on the 9Th
dsy Of August next.
BY ordor Of the Democratic Central Committee.
Macarthur, June q, 1851.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

1t is hoped that the democracy Of
the county will not forget the meeting
next Saturday to appoint Delegates tc
the State Convention. 1t is impor-
tant that able representatives should
be selected, in order hat Vlnton conn,
ty may do her share in placing before
the people an acceptable State ticket
Let every Democrat who possibly can
be present on Saturday next.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

WHEAT CROP IN VIRGlNIA.--The
papers in Southwestern Virginia
speak favorably of the wheat crop in
their section. They report the crop
as somewhat late but as more than
usually promising. The same &C.
counts come to us from the Charleston
(Kanawha) and Parkersburg region.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

CLAY MONUMENT.--The corner stone
ofthe Clay Monument was laid on the
4th inst, near Lexington, Ky. in the
presence of a vast throng, by Theo,
dore N. Wise, OF Covington, Grand
Master ofthe Grand Lodge of MaSons
OF Kentucky, with the grand honors
and ceremonies OF the order. The
orator ofthe day was the distinguish.
ed Rev. r. j. Breckenridge.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

John P. Slough, of Cincinnati, who
was expelled from the Ohio Legisla-
ture last winter, has left to practice
law at Omaha, Nebraska.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

Col. John W. Forney will very
shortly commence the publication Of
a new Democratic Journal daily in
Philadelphia, to be called The Press.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

The ladies say they are opposed to
stopping the males on the Sabbath,
especially in the evening, unless they
stop at their houses.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

The editor of an exchange says he
never saw but one ghost, and that
was the ghost of a sinner who died
without paving for his paper. Twas
horrible 70 look upon.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

ST. PAUL, MINEESoTA.--Atthe late
election, this fourishing town, so re-
Gently a wilderness, pOlled 1920
votes.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23
Something about The State
Treasury.

From an article written by VIM.
7. Cogg8shall, Esq, we make the fol.
lowing extracts relative to the State
Treasury:
STATEMENTS OF FUNDS IN THE TREAsU,
RY AT DIFFERENT PERIODS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

RATHER HIGH.-The Mobile 2ri-
buns says that for several days past
large, fine peaches have been sold in
the streets Of that city at fifteen cents
apicce.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

GEoRG1A.-B. II. Hill has been
nominated by the Know Nothings OF
Georgia as their candidate for Gov
ernOr.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-07-23

~ DR.. VIM. TREvITT, for four
years Secretary of State for Ohio, has
been rendered the post OF Consul at
Valparaiso, Chill.
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PERSONAL

80. Edwin Forrest is playing at St Louis
Browns.
go. Commodore Voorhees,, U. s N, is at Kirk
woods.
-. Thackery, the novelist has given one thou
sand pounds to the India relief fund
-. Hons. L. Trumbull, Ill, +. L. Clingman.
N e, r.. b. Hart and ID. f.. Sickles, N. Y, are
at Wilards'.
80. Mrs. Biscaccianti, the American prima
donna, has opened the season at st. Petersburgh.
In the rots Of Lucia, with decided success.
:.; -: The famous house, No. 81 Bond street, is
again TO be occupied. The family Of brother OF
DIR. Burdell will shortly move into it, Servants
were engaged there in house. cleaning yester-
day.-N. Y. Times.
-. Gov. Gardener, Of Mass, was badly whip.
ped on election day by Banks, but il cannot be
said OF him that he "died and made no sign -
!or While the returns were coming in, the Boston
Bee says, " the sign of the new banking firm OF
Gardner, w alcott Co, (I1enry J, Gardner being
the senior partner,) was put up In State street. In
the presence of thousands of our citizens, who
concluded that His Excellencv gives up the
strife as gracefully as possible"
80. Massachusetts, has this year elected to her
legislature an unusual number of experienced or
noted Legislators. Among them are Ex-Governor
Marcus Morton, and his sou, Marcus Morton, jr 81,
OF Andover, the father and son belong to two diff
ferent parties, and Caleb Cushing, Of Newbury-
port, late United States Attorney General who
wasin the legislature thirty-two years ago Hon
Julius Rockwell, Wilson's predecessor in the
United States Senate, chosen in Pittsfeld; Jas
II Duncan, representative from Haverhill and
Charles w. Upham, from Salem who was but
recently member of Congress. Charles Hale OF
the Boston Daily Advertiser, is reelected from
Boston, and Robert s. Rantoul, son of the late
Senator Robert RaBtou, jr., represents the town
of Beverly. Dick SpoffSrd, who was In the A.
torney Generals Office under Cushing, is elected
from Newburypor.
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The Chess Congress PLAYED Ont.

The first prize in the grand tournament was
won yesterday by Mr.. Morphy, Of New Orleans
these, Two were drawn, one was gained by MT.
Paulsen, and FIVE by MIR. Morphy. Whenthese
two gentlemen sat down to their first game IL
was the general opinion that Mr.. Morphy would
win the requisite five games without permitting
his opponent the honor Of single victory ADJ
parentiy he miscalculated Mr.. Paulsen's marvel
lous powers of defence and forecast, that play
ing with his accustomed ag lity, he fell into de-
fective positions, Of which MI. Paulsen was able
to take advantage, and from which Mr. Morphy
with all his resources, could not extricate him.
self, After the first few games, it was noticed
that he exhibited more caution and deliberation,
in consequence of which, he won the last four
games, proving himself the chess champion of
America. MIR. Morphy's success gave lively sat
isfacton to the members of the congress. II Mr..
Paulsen had added to the laurels which he won
by his unparalleled feat of playing five simul;a-
neous games without seeing the board, and by
the wonderful foresight which he constantly ex-
hibits, those to which he would be entitled nv
the pt secession of the quick invention and brill-
ancy of manPuver Of Mr. Morphy. America would
then have but one pre-eminent player, instead of
two. A pleasing incident connected with this
struggle is the generous admiration which eac n
Of these distinguished gentlemen express for the
other.
The difference between Mr.. Murphy and Mr.
Paulsen in their ordinary play, seems to he that
between genius and talent The latter is master
of every combination and evolution which the
labors of his predecessors have introduced. The
former Is an original inventor, and DV unprece-
dented manPuvres constantly disconcerts every
competitor. Mr.. Paulsen plays slowly and eau
tiously, guarding himself securely against every
known form of attack. Mr.. Morphy is rapid. and
full of resources for every emergency. In addi-
tion to his great talent for regular play Mr. Paul
sen possesses rare genius in another direction L.
His peculiar feats appear to depend upon a re-
markable development of three faculties of the
Standardization, memory, and magination
BY the first he is able to shut out every sensation
and fix his thoughts exclusively upon the subject
which is engaging his attention. BY the 81 cond,
he keeps the condition of the several games con-
stanty before his mind, and If he shall by chance
have forgotten position is able TO restore it, by
going over the game again mentally from the be-
ginning BY the third faculty. he can represent
10 his thoughts the chess-board and its pieces,
with all the vividness of perception. Mr. Nor
ply Is slight young man of highly organized
nervous temper ament, who reminds the specta-
tor of Stafford, the Vermont maDhematical prodi-
gy.
The remaining sessions OF the Congress will
be held at No 10 East Twelfth street. The minor
Tourney Is yet to be decided, several points of
chess law are to be discussed and the presenta-
ton Of the prizes is to takeplace.--N. y. Pos
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II Late adyiceS from Cuba state that the
weather has been quite cold throughout the
Island, and the papers mention that most of the
summer fugitives had returned to the city, which
begins to show its accustomed gaiety The local
columns abound in notices OF balls concerts,
military parades, &c.
Grand preparations are being made for the in
auguration of the new colossal statue of the
Queen, the 10Th inst.
The harvests had been destroyed in the south
ern part of the Island by tempest The Cuban
papers complain of the scarcity and high price of
provisions
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HoRRID MURDER learn that two men re-
Gently discharged from the chain gang In this
city-Bill Swain and WI II. MorrisonSrecently
committed most atrocious murder in the town
of Sunfsh, Ohio, the particulars of which trans
pired on Friday. Ii appears they Were engaged
in piastering house in that place, and within
the last few days became acquainted with poor
girl, whom they deceived to an obsure section of
the town, and In order to prevent detection de-
iiberatelv murdered her with large stones, with
mntilated her face and other portions of her body
The unfortunate girl was missed several DAYS be-
fore she was discovered, and when she was at
last found. on Friday last, she was weltering in
blood, with her clothes over hsk head and the
Instruments of her death lying AL around In
the mean time the villains had made good their
escape but il is still hoped they may be broug hit
to punishment. swain and Morrison were dis.
charged from Jail on the sth Of October.-WhesI-
ing Times
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FROM KASsAs.-A dispatch from st. Louis
states that Governor Walker had left Lecomptoa
and IL is thought that his destination is for this
city Governor Walkers object in stationing
troops at LecomPton was because the Legislature
Is largely free State, and would probably repeal
the obnoxious laws and dispossess the Office
holders, in which case a repetition Of the bloody
scenes Of the early history of the Territory was
apprehended.
The constitution was to be submitted to the
people with the slave clause, which is said to be
Objectionable TO the free State men and too mod
crate for the pro-slavery ultraists
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The wooDNAS SCASDAL.-As we have al
ready stated the AG6eGS corpus in relation to
this disgraeeful affair was brought TO a close Oh
Thursday evening in the New York courts, by
the appearance Of a brother O: Mrs. Woodman
who arrived from the South and took his sister in
charge. The Tribune says:
His sister was overjoyed to meet him and grow
ing out OF the nervous excitement incident to the
reunion she was quite unwell, hut was enabled to
come to the city during the afternoon OF Wednes-
day she Is lady quite petite in form with a
dark, brilliant eve, and dark brown hair, and has
FACE OF more than ordinary intelligence. She
has evidently been Il woman Of great beauty but
owing to continued sickness, she has lost much
OF her attTaotlseness- She has always exhibited
great taste IN dress. and at the watering places
Saratoga and Newport. has been noted for the
number and richness OF her robes AT Sara,og,
when last there, she was known as the lady with
seventy-fve dresses. Her aye is about twenty
eight; she has been married nearly ten wears
After the close of the proceedings yesterday af-
ternoon, Mr. Thomas went to a hotel In Jersey
City where Mrs. WoOdman had been convened
and At O'Clock they took the train for Philadel-
Phia
Mr. Farniss. il Is said, left the city early yes
terday morning, having learned Of the arrival Of
Mr.. Thomas
At the moment the case was broue BIT to a close
Mr. Brady was endeavoring TO introduce an atd-
davit made by Mrs. woodman on the Ist Of Sep
tember last, detailing the relations that had ex-
listed between herself and Gardner Furniss, the
applicant for the writ Of habsas corpus Some
OF the New York papers publish the AFFIDAVIT,
though Furniss threatened them with prosecu-
tion as the penalty Such story Of weakness
and immortality on the part of the wo mar and of
superlative meanness, brutality and cruelty on
the part Of her Paramour has rarely before come
to public exposure. The indiscretion OF his viz
tim was made the means By which he pInndered
her Of money, and carried of her jewelry and