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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
DE-. Kane is Deadi

A telcgrapbic despatch, from New
Orleans, under date the 23d inst, an.
nounces the intelligence that DR..
KANE, the great arctic explorer, is
dead! The announcement of his
death has for some time been expect
ed, though it will carry sadness to
the hearts of his friends. He was
born in the city of Philadelphia, in
1922, and had, therefore, just entered
his thirty-ifth year. His academic
education he received at the Universi-
ty of Virginia, and in 1913 he gradu-
ated as Doctor of Medicine at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, soon after
which he entered the U. S. Navy as
assistant surgeon, and accompanied
the first American embassy to China.
lie visited different parts of China
and the interior of India; passed a
season in Egypt, travelled through
Greece on foot, and in 1916 returned
W luS UulJSu SldI6S' l"illuculuLGlJ
after his return he was ordered to the
Coast Of Africa. lie visited the slave
factories from Cape Mount TO River
Bonny, and secured free access to tine
baragoons of Dahomy. He returned
home in consequence of bad health;
but recovered sufficiently to take
part in the Mexican wal as a volun-
teer. Upon the return of peace he
was ordered on the Coast Survey
under Prof. BACHE, and it was while
thus employed in the Gulf of Mexico
in 1850, that he volunteered his Servi.
ces to the first Grinnell Expedition,
which prepare him for the arduous
duties of the second expedition, which
has given him a worldwide fame. In
his private relations, he is said to
lave been a most amiable and cstima-
bic man.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
Destructive Fire-----LOSs Over
S25O,OOO.
Chicago, March 2.

CHICAGO, March 2.
The worst conhagration which has
occurred for a long time broke out on
the corner Of Water and State streets,
at 4 o'clock this morning.
The fire originated in the building
occupied by Messrs. Dix, Sinclair &
Harris, wholesale grocors. Their
loss is $4,000. Insured for $15, 900.
Hubbard & Co., furnishing goods.
Loss $4,000. Insured for 50, 500.
Hall & Co., hair factory. Loss
$1,000. No insurance.
futile, Hibbard e. Co., wholesale
hardware dealers, whole stock destroy
cd, loss S150,OO0, insured for S120,
900; Jewett & Root, stove dealers,
loss $4,000, insured for S25,000;-.
Forton & Co., wholesale grocers,
were damaged by water to the ex-
tent Of a third of their stock; a block
owned by Jno. z. Atwater, of Cincin-
natl, was destroyed; Mrs. Carley's
boarding house was destroyed, loss
$4,000 over insurance; one liquor
dealer looSes his whole stock, valued
at $4,000, no insurance.
The American House was damag.
ed to the amount Of $1,000.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

session ofthe present Congress, he was
in the House OF Representatives. Mr..
Matteson asked him where the preSi-
dent of this Des Moines Company
(Mr. Johnson) was. lie told him he
thought he had left the city, as he had
not seen him for several days. lie
then expressed ysry great surprise at
his having left the city, and said that
he must come back;that he was sorry to
tell witness, but so was the fact, that
there we're from twenty to thirty wit
ness is not certain as to numbers, but
ia sure that it was either twenty or
thirty members of the House, who
had associated themselves together,
and pledged each to the other not to
vote for any law or resolution grant
inc money or lands unless they were
paidfor Il. Witness told him he
could hardly believe it; thinks the ex'
preston he used was that it was a
outrage. He agreed with the
witness, and was, as far as words and
manners were concerned, as warm in
denouncing it as witness. He said
they were a set ofd-d scoundrels,
but there they were, and nobody
could get anything of this sort thro'
without them; that johnson must
hare here $1,000 to carry hi5'bill.-
Spoke this to witness in coafdsaoo.-
He knev that the witness was counsel
for the company at the time Of the
conversation. 1t is quite apparent to
your committee, from the evidence,
that the $1,000 was placed in the
hands of Mr.. Greeley, by the author
lied agent of this company, to aid the
passage of the bill, or resolution for
the relief Of that company, through
Congress; that Greeley was a mere
stakeholder Of that money for some
body, he having no personal interest
in It; thatit has been paid, but to
achOm it has peen paid your comm
tee have not been able to ascertf & PI
They dispatched an officer Market
House to New York, with til be- be- a so iHfS q
process in order to have Mr. promptly
brought before them asa wy hiIod'-L'o
prove to aDhOm he paid thew
but the officer was unable to ~ =,
after dilligent search, learneqhoD State B B
had gone to the West, (pro' clocks Gle.
Ohio or Iowa) and that the tim'Seto..' &c
return was uncertain. -
Upon this testimony ne comnf. DAv
recomend the expulsion of Mates,
the fourth Republican member ofCQ
gress, from his seat. He appears IT,
be the most corrupt and shameless Of
the whole gang Of corruptionists.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
Shot Dead.

WASHINGTON, FEB. 70.
David Hume, Of Virginia, proceed
ed to the Penson Office this morning
to demand q ~retraction of the charge
by DR.. Lee, clerk in that office, that
he (uume) had picked his pocket at
the Presidents levee last night. Lee
declined to retract, when Hume struck
him with astick. Lee thereupon shot
him dead with a pistol, and soon after
gave himself to the officers. Great
excitement prevails concerning the
affair.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
ReDudiatiOn,

A rather acrimonious contest is
now in progress among the Republi-
cans in this State, caused by the at.
tempt Of a portion ofthat party in the
Legislature to repudiate the contracts
for keeping in repair the Public Works.
The Ohio State Journal, the central
organ of the party, is bitterly opposed
to population, while the members of
the Smelling Committee and other
prominent Republicans, are strongly
in favor Of the measure, and are quite
indignant at the course of the Journal.
Personal denunciations have become
common, and both parties seem in
clined to maintain their positions on
the question, let the consequences be
what they may. The chances, just
now, seem to be against the success
Of the Regulators, because all the
Democrats, as we'll as a large number
of the Republican members, will vote
against Republication. "We shall see
what we shall see."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
NJ A Mrs. Black. residing noal

~ A Mrs. Black, residing near
Youngstown, was accidentally drown
ed in the canal on the 22d inst. She
was crossing the "balance BEAM"
when she fell into the lock, and was
not discovered TIL life was extinct.
Mrs. Susan Gunder, wife of John
Gunder, residing in Maboning Coun-
ty, on the 18th inst, cut her throat
with a shoe-hSife, leaving a large fam
lily of children. She had been addict.
ed to use of laudanum, and had been
known to drink a half pint in the
course of a week. In a measure re-
linquishing this habit, she was sub
ject to desponency, and in a moment
Of such anguish she committed the
rash act.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
The last Congress.

The thirty.fourth Congress expired
on Tuesday last, much to tho gratii-
i%cation and relief of every sincere ma
,tional man. 1t is truly to be regretted
that our country should ever have been
disgraced by the election ofsuch men
as have held tho majority in the Low
ier House of our National Legislature,
for two years past, ard it is to be ear
nestly hoped that the prOScriptive and
illibcral principles which secured the
election of those men to office, have
received their death blow and been
consigned to the tomb Of the Capulets.
The House began its session after
weeks and hundreds of thousands OF
dollars had been s~quandered in its or.
ganization. That organization was
completed by a bargain and sale, the
consideration Of which was a chance
at the public Treasury. Our readers
are familiar with the wild and neon.
stitutional proceedings of the first
session. The selection of q " Union
slider" to the Speakersbip was sue.
ceeded by laundering shrioks for free
Kansas, and outrageous and disgrace
full speeches-speeches and proceed
ings, which, instead offending to &C.
ment the Union, were calculated only
to inAame n portion of it against the
other, and widen the breach which
Abolitionists boosted already existed.
While thus engaged, q system of pub
lie plumber seemed to be going on,
which the excitement in regard to
Kansas and slavery covered up from
the gaze of the people. The mem
bers voted themselves books and sta
tionery without stint, and recently,
Notwithstanding the enormous sums
appropriated, the Superintendent of
the public printing called upon the
House for $270,0O0 to complete the
printing ordered at the first session.
companies and other specu-.
were supplied with immense
slices of the public domain, and men
were hired at high salaries and large
conditional fees to lobby through bills
for the benefit ofsoulness corporations
and private individuals. Thus was
Uncle Sam clipped ofhis golden locks
while his duped and deluded sons were
sent q "wOOI gathering" to Kansas.
was the character of the Black
Republican House Of Representatives
Let us rejoice that it exists no longer,
and let us hope that no Union slider"
will again get into the Speakers chair
that We may have no more Kansas
Committees, no more unconstitutional
provi8os, no more Dunn's Bills, no
more stoppages of the wheels of gov
ernment, and no more wholesale cor
ruption and dangerous sectional agita-
ton.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

INCREASE OF PAY OF ARMY OFF
CERs.-By a late act of Congress, the
pay Of Army officers is increased
Lieut.. Gen. Scott now receives an an
nual compensation OF $1,000. The
increase in each B~rigadier Generals
pay is 81, 100 Colonel $500; Lieuten,
ant Colonel $3.50; Major $3.50 4; Cap
tain and Lieutenant $40 each-ma.
king their salaries respectively 1900,
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000, $500, and
$1,000. The average increase is $500,
or in all S525,N00,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

0G That immaculate philosopher,
Horace Greeley, is somewhere in the
West. The Corruption Investigating
Committee sent to New York for him,
but Horace, probably guessing that
he would be wanted to testify relative
to certain dark transactions "cut dirt"
for the west, fairly making the tail of
his old drab.coat crack like q whip, in
his hurry to escape.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

Mr.. BRoDERICK.-This gentlema%
who has just been elected to the Uni
ted States Senate for six years from
California, was formerly foreman of
Engine Company No. 81, in New
York. 1t is said hat when he started
for California, seven years ago, he had
Just money enough to take him there
and S25 over. lie returns now with
a fortune Of about $3.50, 000.-Bali-
more Sun.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

Ohio ana New GOrG-SVGs81inH
Wrong.
The New York papers aShounce
that: "The one million of dollars,
was taken on Thursday, Jan. 18th, at
an average of S114 81 per 500 90.
The loan made by New York in Oct.
last, brought S113 II per 500 co."
What a contrast the above presents
to the shameless sacrifice made Of
Ohio credit in the New York market
in October last The State officials
at Columbus allegc that they were
compelled to let the Ohio loan OF
81, 400, 900 60 at SOB 50per 500 90.
Ii there had been fair and competent
management on the part Of the State
who believes hal such a sacrifice
would have been necessary During
the three years Immediately preceding
Black Republican rule, there was
scarcely o month when Ohio stocks
having twenty years TO run, could be
bought in the New York market at
even double the premium at which the
recent loan for a longer period, was
parted with by the Columbus officials.
That there has been something wrong
in this matter, is evident, and we shall
wait with some anxiety to see what
action the State Legislature may take
on the subject Nerark AdvOcate.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

A CHAMBERMAID's INFERENCE
The chambermaid of the New York
Hotel, who was attracted to the room
of Mrs Bates when the robber was
strangling her on Friday week, said
she stood at the door some two or
three minutes without saying any
thing, thinking that it was a simple
quarrel be'ween husband and rife.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
August, 1856"

A contract was entered into in his
presence between the author OF that
work and the member of Congress-
At the time no writing was made;
figuring was done. At a subse.
quent day the witness was requested
to procure that writing. lie was ask
ed to get it from Mr.. Triplett.
Witness-3y the member.
By Mr.. Orr-Who was the men,
Der with whom this contract was en-
tered into in your ~presence9
Witness-Am | bound to answer
that question directly9
On being told "Yes," he said,
"Hon. VIM. A. Gilbert"
The witness subsequently stated that
he did not know that he was instruct
ed, in so many words, to pay the mon
ey to anybody.
BY Mr.. Orr-Then it was the un.
derStanding that it was to be paid to
Mr.. Gilbert by vou9
WitneSs--That was the under
standing at the interview to which /
have referred. AS have stnted, l was
not called on afterward to pay it to
anybody.
And at another stage of the exam
nation he said he had no distinct rec.
election, at this time, OF hearing any
other member, or hearing Mr.. Gil.
bert in the presence o fany other mem.
Der, say that they were interested in
the bargain to which he had referred.
BY Mr.. Davis-Have you any in
formation going to show that any men,
Der OF Congress has received money
or land, or other valuable conBidera.
ton, for the vote given by him on any
measure pending, or that has been
pending, before the present Congress?
Witness--I ask the committee az
gentlemen and as lawyers, whether |
am bound to answer the question:
By the Chairman-The committee
are unanimously of the opinion that
you are.
Witness-Then l answer that |
lave been told by a member of Con-
gress that he received a certain am
cunt for his vote and influence in the
passage Of the Iowa Rail Road bill.
BY Mr.. Orr-Who was the mem.
ber2
Witness-Hon. VIM. A. Gilbert.
In replyt to the interrogatory "What
was the amount3" the witness repli-
ed: 81 do not know whether he ~receiv-
ed this or not. He said to me that he
received seven square miles of land
and some little stock"
Upon the strength of this testimo-
ny, corroborated by Mr.. Triplett, the
committee recommended that Gilbert
be expelled from his seat. The next
case was that of Mr.. Welsh, a Repub.
lican from Connecticut. In regard to
this gentleman Mr.. Sweeney testif.
ed:
Mr.. Sweeney, the Gay after the
above testimony was given, said "there
was a claim involving a small amount
Of money pending before one of the
committees Of the House, which /
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
ROBERT BAYS ESTATE.

NOTICE is hereby given that Thomas NJ. Bay,
~ Executor of the last will and testament Of
Robert Bay, lsto of Vinton County. deceased,
has filed his accounts and vouchers. as such Exec
utor, in the Probate Court of said County for in
and partial settlement, and that the
same will be passed upon, by said Court on the
2Sth day Of March, A. d. 1857.
b. p. HEWITT, rEo. JrpaE,
March =. lSi1.-aw
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

IJ The New. Jersey Senate has
refused to confirm the appointment of
VIM. L. Dayton as Attorney General
Of TINT STATE.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

U The New Jersey Legislature
have reelected Mr.. Thompson, Dem
ocrat, United States Senator for six
years,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

A MELANCHOLY OCoURENCE-THREE
BOYS DRowNED.--Three sons of Mr..
Lawson McCloud, Of Darlington,
Cook County, Ill.,, aged respectively
10, II and 0 years, were drowned on
the 9th ult. They were returning
from school, when, as ono of them
was crossing a slough, he broke
through the ice. The younger broth
or went to his assistance, when he
broke through. The elder one went
to their assistance, when he too broke
Ito. I,lI a GILL vnuupar
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05
1''o' I'D r,a,s still YOUNGER

, For Full Course, including all departments Of
J- Bookkeeping, Lectures and PenmRnship, in
u, vaTiably in advance $4O
vs. For Full Course in Ladies' Department. ..".,20
THE lroprictors take great pleasure in express
i ing their thanks for tho gratifying and unoX-
I'm pected success which has marked the career Of
- their institution, since its its establishment attho
Capital, and stimulates them to renewed exeT-
lions to meet, in. the most efficient manner, the
r. rapidly increasing demand for q practical and
TX, comprehensive course Of mercantile training
cd The great practical experience Of the Principalin
d. heavy Banking and Commercial Houses, assisted
by educated and accomplished gentlemen, has en-
- abled him to bring to degree Of perfection o sys-
tenn of counting-room instruction, by oral exer-
cises, not attained by any othor Institution each
student, by this new process, is drilled Attic desk,
individually, step by step, until he has mastered
: the whole routine of an Accountants duties as
g thoroughly as though he had served an appren-
IN ticeship in some large Commercial house and
.ho; thus all awkwardness, faltoring and egregious
= plumbers are in n great measure dissipated.
W In addition to our engagement Of accomplished
haIAssistants, We have also secured the services OF
|, ~ me Of tho most eminent Lecturers In Ohio 70
icId lure on Commercial topics.
v wife c course Of instruction istoo eXtendedto par
:, $50 hero, but it embraces everything con-
'ue Is IesF-ith DoUBLE-ENTRY B0OK-REEP-
II before wafreo and full discussion Of its scientific
f this sort Lectures upon commercial history,
u '"io oOlO' 'A~Nen, CONNER
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

UJ7 Elder ]. NJ. Grant, one of the
Mormon Saints, died on the LIST Of
December last, at Salt. Lake City,
leaves screen diSconsolate widows
and a number of children, four Of
whom are under eight weeks of age,
to mo1rn his loss.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

05 Preston S. Brooks remains
having been removed to South Caro-
lima, the martyred Sumner has mus
tered up sufficient courage to return
to Washington. His ''softened brain"
has become neutrality-suspicious. no lon
ger forbid him taking his seat in the
Senate Chamber, and he has post.
poned his contemplated visit to Eu-
rope for the benefit OF his health
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

The Report OF the Corruption
Investigating Committee Ia
COngress----ExPulsiOn OF Four
Republican Members Recon-
mended----The Way Bills are
Worked Through this Con-
Rress.
The Washington Ul,on of Satur-
day contains the report of the Con-
gressional Corruption Investigating
Committee. That committee consist
ed Of the following members: Kelsey,
Richie, Warner, Republicans; Orr,
Democrat; Davis, Know Nothing.
The report ofthe committee is unan-
imous, save the dissent of Kelsey, who
is endeavoring to shield his Republi.
can colleagues from punishment
The committee in their report say 4:
The examination of the witnesses
produced was conducted, at the re-
quest Ofthe chairman, mainly by the
other members of the committee
Every member ofthe committee was
requested to put such questions as
would, in his Judgment, tend to
draw out every material and peril.
nent fact within the knowledge Ofthe
witness. When an objection was
made to a question, or when a wit
ness declined to answer for reasons as
signed, the committee carefully con.
sidered the question thus presented
for their consideration, and in every
instance where they could d~iscoyerany
grounds whatever for regarding the
question propounded as Objectionable
it was modified or withdrawn; and it
is gratifying TO be able to state that in
every instance the decisions Of the
committee upon questions Of this
character have been unanimous.
The first case investigated was that
of W. A. Gilbert, Republican, from
N. York, and in regard to this gentle
man James R. Sweeney testified
EVIDENCE OF JAMES R. SWEENEY
James r. Sweeney, of Watertown, N.
York, an ex.messenger Of the House
of Representatives, said he knew of a
case in which a member agreed to get
a bill or project through the House
for a certain amount of money-a
book relating to the pension and boun-
ty,land laws, by Capt. Triplett, of
Washington.
Mr.Sweeney produced the following
paper:
1.-THE Clerk ofthe House Of Repre-
sentatives will pay to ]. r. Sweeney,
out of the appropriation in behalf of
me, for certain copies of my work on
the pension, bounty-land and other
laws, passed at this session of Con-
gress, the sum of, fourteen thousand
five hundred dollars, ($14,5OO) for
which this shall be his receipt"
HF u " Tn,D,rDr
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

Upon this testimony he commit NAVI
recomend the expulsion of Mates,
the fourth Republican member ofCQ
gress, from his seat. He appears tt1EI
be the most corrupt and shameless Of
the whole gang Of corruptionists.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-03-05

W. G. JOHNSON, Esq.
Reverdy johnson Of New York,
testified that soG.le eight or ten days
the adjournment ofthe first
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
Political.

The Republicans Of Massachusetts
held a great meeting at Worcester last
week, at which Mr.. Banks their candi-
date for Governor made a capital speech.
He Believes that the two great foes we
have to combat if we would maintain the
freedom of our government are slavery
and foreigners, the former naturally an
tagonistic to free government, and the
latter, enlisted on the some side through
ignorance or priestly craft.
Mr.. Gardner was also nominated by
the Americans or Thursday, SO there is
pesnnanant division in the Fremont
party of last fall. But it is confidently
asserted that either wing of the party is
stronger than the Democrats, so that
whichever fails, the Democracy will not
triumph.
NEW YoRK.-The Democratic Con-
vention assembled at Syracuse on Thurs
day, but the old fend between the hards
and softs was not healed. New York
city was represented by three sets of dele
gates. No Governor is to be elected
this year.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18

BEAR SHOOTING AT THE WHITE
MoUNTAINs.-A gentleman in this city
has received letter from friends, stop
ping at Shelburne, New Hampshire, Civ
ing an account of a bear shooting at that
place, in the White Mountains, on the
third instant. 1t appears that the bear
had come down from the mountain night
or two before, had killed and eaten q
sheep, within few rods of the house Of
Augustus A. Stevens, near the village
and only quarter of mile from the
Railroad Station. Mr.. Stevens set g
trap for the unwelcome visitor, and on the
second night, hearing loud noise be
called his boys and one or two neighbors
who repaired Immediately to the spot
fully armed, and found that the bear anC
trap were both gone. They succeeded
in tracking the animal about an eight O
mile, and found him entangled in {
thicket, the trap and log of wood to which
it was fastened having prevented his fur
Their progress. The bear showed gooc
pluck, and it was not until seven shot
were shot into him that he concluded t,
give up the ghost, and considered him
self CAPTURED. He was drawn home n,
Mr.. Stevens the next morning, and founc
to weigh two hundred and fifty pounds
We advise our sporting friends, VIII,
complain of the scarcity of game this sea
son, to go up to Shelburne, and try thei
luck at bear shooting, as there are un
doubtedly =" a few more left of the sam
rt."-TraUeller.