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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

seer, TO think that 1t is enough for them TO be
mere Free Sellers, TO keep IN check the ditfusiye
element Of slavery, aud to prevent it from cross
ing over the bounds within which it ia now regu-
lated by municipal law RfRliss IN their national
duties, us we contend, they make no positive at
tack upon the institution in the Southern States.
(From page 59)
"In this extraordinary crisis Of affairs, no man
con bsd true PdtriOt toitOUt frst beeCiag an AbO-
Rtionist.n
That is the doctrine which sixty.
eight members of tue last Congress
and some fifty.odd members OF the
present Congress indorsed for general
circulation through the North, South
and West; and yet they assure the
country that they are not Abolition.
lists.
Here is another extract:
"Henceforth, sirs, we are demandants, not
suppliants. We demand our rights, nothing
less. 1t is for you to decide whether we are to
have justice Peacedblyr@ VIOLENCE; fir, WhdteV-
~ consequences may J0liOv, Ue are determined 10
hare 1t, ONE WAY OR the OTHER"
On page lisa list OF the Republican
leaders is given as follows:
San army of brave and worthy successors,
champions Of freedom now living, have the illus
riOus forefathers Of the North, in the persons of
Garrison, Greeley, Giddings, Goodell, GrG0 and
Gerrit Smith; in Sepdrd, Sumner Stowe RAYMOND,
Parker and Phillips; in Beecher, BGnks, BurliRg-
anne, Bryant Hale, and llildreth; in Emerson,
Dayton, Thompson, Tappan, King and Cheever;
in Whittier, Wilson, Wade, Wayland, Weed and
Burleigh.n
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

~Good Godl and is it truel is it
possible2 that in the nineteenth cen.
tury-in Republican America-men's
blood flows on the scaffold for an idea!
--MianeSOtian.
An abstract idea--to take from
to steal-to steal negroes, horses, sill.
ver.plate and other valuables, and to
take the lives of the owners, in addi.
tionI "Pity tits true!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

MURDER IN ADAMS CoUNrY.-At
Rome, Adams County. O., Two weeks
ago last Thursday, VIM Hodge shot
his cousin, Milton Hodge, causing
death in a few minutes.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29
John Brewers Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given that John Dowd. Al.
In ministrator Of the est ate Of John Brewer. .ds-
ceased, has fled in the Probate Court Of Viston
County his accounts and vouchers for inspectisn
and partial settlement, and that they will be
passed upon BY said Court on the 2Sd day Of jan
uary, A. d. 1850. B.P. HEWITT.
Dec. %, tss0.--le'sw. Prssate Judes,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29
Snd! Sndi

The Delhi journal, a Republican
paper, of Delaware County, Iowa
was "robed in mourning" on account
ofthe death OF John Brown. The ed
itor was in bad way. He said:
"We robe our columns in mourn.
ing this week for the murder Of the
Hero of Ossawatomie-the Champion
of the Down.trodden and Oppressed
Brown; and for the nation
that would permit such murder to
be committed"
And as if that was not sufficient to
express what his heart felt, he closed
his chapter Of lamentations as follows:
"The haEgman's horid work is done
The hero has resigned his breath,
And Freedoms noblcst, truest son
Lies in the calm repose Of death.
"The Tyrant's mandate is Obeyed;
And sadly We lament the loss
or one, who by his death has made
The gallows glorious like the cross. :"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

PROFITABLE SEASON. Wilkes spir-
10 ofthe Times says it is certain that
Mr.. Ten Brock made clear harvest
of over three hundred thousand dol,
lars, by his stable of American hors- 5
in England, during tue season of1s59.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29
Here is another extract:
On page rs a list Of the Republican
leaders is given as follows:
The County Printing


The County Printing.
An article in the last Journal upon
this subject, contains the following
paragraph:
"The Republican Commissioners
acted in good faith in this, matter
they gave us the printing becauee our
bld was the forrest, and they have
saved the County several hundred
dollars By the operation. Ifthey Lad
been disposed, they could have given
us the printing, at the price we had
been doing it, withOut asking Mr..
Pearce TO put an a bid at all. But
they did not-they gave the people the
benefit ofthe lowest bidder, and in so
doing, they were much more tolerant
than their LocotOco predecessors, who
insisted on giving Mr.. Pearce just
Dhat he asked"
In order to show the gum-elastic
sort OF conscience possessed by the
Journal, we simply submit to our
readers the protest Of Mr.. Magce, as
recorded in the minutes of the Com.
miSsioners:
Whereas, the Commissioners gave
notice that they would sell the public
printing for Vinton County to the
lowest responsible bidder, and where.
as j w. McBelh, A Pearce and Ii.
S milton put in their respective
bids lor said work, and whereas the
majority ofthe Board refused to open
the bid otsaid II 5. Hamilton, alIcg-
ing as their only reason that sad Ham.
ilton is not at the present time the
owner Of a printing press in Vinton
County, |, Samuel Magee, one OF said
Board, have therefore opened the said
bid, and find it to be as follows, to.
wit:
To tho Commissioners Of Vinton Co.
GENrs-l will furnish all the print.
ed blanks for all the County officers at
tiIty.tive cents per quire. / will print
all the Sheritf''s advertising in the
County at thirty per cent. lower than
the rates now charged by j. W. Nc
Beth, of the Macarthur journal, aud
will do all Other public printing and
advertising for the County at the same
price offer to do the Sheriff's printing
the contract to be in force for one
year from this date. will give good
and sufficient security for the faithful
performance of any work | may con.
tract for. Ii. S. HAMILTON.
Dec. 7, 1859.
Now, therefore, |, Samuel Magee,
do hereby protest against giving said
printing to any other person than said
Hamilton, he being the lowest bidder.
Now, when j. W. McBeth asserts,
as he does above, that Ills bid was the
lOaOeSt, he utters that which the rec.
ords fthe County show to be untrue.
HIS assertion that the County has say.
ed several hundred dollars by accept
ing his bid, is bold, uEvarnished lie,
which no man, having any regard for
his own honor, could ever be guilty
of.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29
Il tb advertisements.
Read THIS !!

A Ii persons indebted to me by book account
II or otherwise, are respectfully, but urgently,
invited to call and pay up Immediately, All ae-
counts unsettled by the 25th of January will be
placed in the hands of the proper officers for col
lection.
Boots, Shoes and Leather
having become CASH ARTICLES, it Is out oi
the question for me to conduct my business as
have done heretofore, and while am willing and
ready to accommodate customers with anything
in my line, will be compelled hereafter to de-
mand cash, or its equivalent.
j. II. KING.
December %, lsbO 2Oitfo.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

The ONO FARMER.--This excellent
paper appears this week in new and
beautiful dress. The terms are as
follows.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

MARIETTA RAILROAD LoAN.-We e
hear it reported that Noah l.. Wilson,
Esq, who IS now in Europe for that
purpose, has succeeded in raising a
loan of 100000 tor the purpose of
completing the Marietta Railroad to
Wheeling; ard that the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad has agreed to ad.
vance S500,000--suficient to finish
she Charters Valley Railroad from
Cincinnati to Philadelphia, through
Marietta, Wheeling, Washington and
Pittsburg. The amount of money put
in circulation by the work being re-
sumed in the spring will have a very
beneficial effcc, on business in this
community.-Maris:ta Republican.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-12-29

SAD AFFAIR.-.On Wednesday night
the 7th inst, a Mr.. Myers, aged about
seventy years, was consumed by fire,
together with his house, barn, stock
&c. The old gentleman lived alone.
one mile north of Hamburg, in this
county, and was supposed to have
considerable money about his house.
AS the house stands one hundred feet
due South from the barn, and as it
was seen from the position Of the Gin
ders that the wind must have been
from the West, it is hardly probable
that either took fire from the other.
leaving the inference that it was fred
BY some one having evil designs,
which were feartully executed. This
melancholy scene was not discovered
until daylight on Thursday morning,
when the bones of the old man were
found behind those of a horse in the
stable. About $50 of gold and silver
were found in tour different places,
among the ru ins of the house. The
whole matter Is now shrouded in mys.
tery.-LanGaSter (OhiO) Eagle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Territorial Governments.

We observe that Congress is again annoy
Ell with propositions to establish Territorial
Governments in the u%ninhabited. and in most
case, u~niuhabitablc. wilds of the West
Delegate, from different portions of the West
crn desert are already in Washington city
urging upon Congress the establishment Of
Territorial uycrnmcnts in their midst. The
most pertinacious Of these are the rcprescn.
tatiycs Of Arizonia and Dacotah. Perhaps
there moy he some semblance of reason il
the proposition of .Arizonia-but in the APP
p~lication Of Dacotah, Nevada, Laramie, On.
.tanagon, Colona. &c., we recognize only &c
many schemes to plumber the public Treasu'
~ for the benefit of greedy and voracious of:
tice.seekers, and spectators in the public
land,.-Lyach. WIyininn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Panics in Theatres.

Our English files bring lis full int.Ii.,rr,
of the appalling catastrophe which c~ccur.t a..
the Victoria Theatre. London.o on the at,.rn..
of Monday, the 9th uItimo, resulting In II.
death of sixteen persons and the w.urlir-
of a great number more. Two account 49,,
given of the origin vi the alarm. The I'm.
and the one most generally received. j., .l.
and escape Of gas took place on the tr,t ,lgt
ing place from the ground, on he saIr,.
/ stairs. attended by an explosion. The o,61-
story is that d boy in the gallery had som.
fireworks in his pocket, on which h" a..
cidentlv sat, causing them 10 explode. b..
whatever was the cause, certain it l. that the
cry Of Fire" was raised. while matra-,
were in the position we have described. 1
general panic. usual in such eases, took rl,,.
and enormo mass ofhuman beings made q
] stampede for the door, in the course Of which
hundred, were thrown down and trui5rn
under foot by the affrighted throng. Tie bar.
riers were torn down ina moment, and ON,
general feeling pervaded the entire mast
escape from the imaginary danger. regariIe..
Of consequences 10 themselves or 70 Others
Reason seems 10 have deserted the immense
multitude for a season, being swallowed uply
the sentiment Of fear: and, Is a natural cGn.s.
auence, the very haste to escape froma dan.
ger that existed not, wasproductiye Of a dan.
ger almost as appalling as that from which
they were SO wildly rushing.
These false alarms, and their dreadful
consequences, are becoming 80 ~frequen,
in London, a. to call forth serious comment,
on the part Of the conductors of the public
press. 1t is not many months since a similar
alarm TO that at the Victoria Theatre wa,
raised in the midst of one of Mr.: Spurseon',
mammouth congregations, numbering some
ten thousand persons. when, in consequence
Of the paltry consideration Of awagcr, %
t~houghtless or wicked person raised the cry ii
fire" The lamentable consequences ara
fresh in the recollection of the public. on
this side of the Atlantic.-N. J.. Express.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Assault on Hiram Powers.

4 private letter received in Charleston
from an American at Florence under date
of tn" 10Th December. contains the follow
ing report. which is published in the Charles
;un Courier:
There is a young American here, a pain
ter. by the name Of Ny who is d~eranged
On the Eth. he came near killing Mr.. Pow
rrs. who was endeayoring to persuade hin
To- return to his residence. He inflicted {
blow on the face If Mr.. Powers and endea
yorci to draw a knife. but was fortunately
iisarmcl by Mr.. p.
II" wa~ taken 70 the fiji of the American
Commercial Agent. and the affair is Yet un.
der consideration. His friends are watching
him as closely and dclicately as possible, and
all are anxious to avoid the necessity Of q
rommittal either to the prison or hospital
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
a Tiger at Sea.

4 somewhat extraordinary adventure was
met with Il few days ago near Mullky, which
is about twenty miles north Of Mangalore,
ON the coast. Some fishermen, starting out
very early in the morning, while II was YET
dark. with their hooks and fish spears III
their boats. remarked something dark in the
sea, which it appear, wa outside the break
cr<. They made up To it to make 1t out IN
the dark. One of the first boat load OF five
called cut. A chcctah. a cheetah. but II
was soon discovered to be Il royal tiger
They rowrd CLOSE up 10 it. and the first man
drove his fish spear into it. and then another
bclaborcI ii on the head with an oar. But
il soon turned on them. put one huge paw on
the side of the boat. which capsized It, and
with one blow of the other tclled the poor
man with the oar. Man and tiger disappear
ed together. at least none Of the Others saw
more of them. They were all shot out by
the capsizing boat, and it was some little
time before they were picked up by other
boats. That evening the tigers body was
washed up by the waves. dead, and the next
morning the poor mans corpse, with the un-
mistakablc claw marks Oh the back OF his
neck. The others escaped unscathcd, with
the exception Of mn awkward blow on the AN
klc which one Of them yet from the boat
What possessed the tiger to 9" out f.: a
cruise IN this fashion does not apprar.-H' M
,jygS .lnedPUm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Novel Challenge.

4 singular challenge appears in the Nash
Vile papers. from Mr.. Mark 4. Cockrill Of
that city. lie proposes first To TAX" ti""
sheep from his flock, three ives and Two
bucks. and match them for $1,000 aside.
against five other sheep. The prize to be
awarded to the owner Of the three sheep out
Of the five having the largest amount Of soft
fine wool. Entries to be made with the Sc
cretary Of the Tennessee State Agricultural
Society Lefare the 10Th Of April. and the ely
hibiti1n to take place ut the Nashville course
ON tie 2nd Monday in May. 1850.
Second-.A match for $1,000 Il side Of two
blood horses. against two fast t]rotters, not
blootei or half blooded. The animal tra-
Yelling the greatest distance i'll two hours
around the Nashville track to take the purse.
Third-A match for $4,000 Il side, ri two
mules against two camclS or dromedaries, to
convey each 600 it>. on wheels or not. aS
they think proper. The animal tha, take
the hurthen the greatest distance around the
Nashville rack in two hours 10 take IN" prize.
BY these tests. Mr.. {. proposes 70 establish
that the Cotton climate is more favorable {"
wool raising than the Sllcsian-that tn"
hloodcd horse is the best brcathcr. most ac-
tive and strong of hor>rs-and that the mule
is n better animal Cor the labor of an army
than the camel or dromcdary.-Rich. D%P.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Sewing Machines.

4 peculiar institution for the family i,
the Sewing Machine. \ number of large
factories are now occupied in turning them
out by the hundred every day. The ma.
chimes vary almost "a much rs cooking stove.
but in every one. the principle in the use Of
the needIe is the same. Elias Howe, ir. os
Cambridgeport, Mass, obtained Il patent for
the first practically useful sewing machine.
in 1916. For several years, it was 4 sourr,
of annoyance and expense to him, with lid.
or no pecuniary profit. Since that time many
improvements have been patented, and thu
manufacturing of sewing machines Is now thr
most extensive business in the United State.
and thousands are sold annually. Elias
Howe, jr., once n poor inventor, with few
friends, now receives from the most prumi-
nent makers Of sewing machines. g tribut.
that will make him, before the first term o.!
his patent expires. llSG0.) one of the wealth
lest men in this county. We Do not speak
from any positive knowledge ofthc facts, bu.
his present annual income cannOt be calcu.
lated at less than one hundred thousand dol.
lars; certain it is. that IN the course Of a sin.
gle month he must have received from one
establishment no less than sixty thousand
dollars. judging from the number Of ma,
chimes Sold by that concern.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Gen. Scott "a Victim"

A. the procession had finished the display
proposed for the Eighth, and the carriage
containing the veteran General. drove up in
front of the st. Charles Hotel. the crowd fill,
ed the street and greeted him with loud
shouts. .As the General descended from the
carriage with his oyercoat hanging on his
arm. n well dressed gentleman stepped up tC
have graced a drawing-room: said: Gene
raj, permit me to take your coat" lncon
s~ciously, the General andedbim the garment
and following his escort, entered the hotel
but the gentleman with the coat failed ID
appear. He and the coat had disappeared,
Some think that his admiration for the old
veteran tempted him to keep the garment a,
Il souvenir Of the meeting. and 4 memento OF
the great captain.-N. u. Picayune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Queen Victoria's Skates.

We s%uljoin. as Of some interest to the sex,
the annexed description of a pair of skates
just completed for her ma csty:
'ln lieu of straps across the inSt"p, each
skate is provided with Il patent leather boot.
These boots are firmly attached by a strip Of
plated silver. to the clogs. which are Of satin
wood, highly polished. The skate irons ter
miuatr in front in the appropriate and grace,
fui form Of a swan, and both sides are cIr,
gantly chased. The cup that forms the re.
ccptaclc for the heels is siIver-platcd, aud
chased with the design of a rose. shamrock
and thistle. The SANE" design is "mbroidcr,
ed in white silk upon the black patent leath-
err. to which it forms a pleasing contrast
The size gracefully corresponds 10 the small
foot of Her Majesty, and when mounted on
them. it is said. she looks elegantly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
The wbie Convention in Richmond.

The Warrcnton Wing says -"From all
parts of the country the best men III the
Whig and American party are preparing
to attend the Convention. Til" spirit that
animated the great Clay. Will" living. still
burns in the bosoms OF his devoted followers,
and the long pcnt-up fires will blaze forth
with transcendent splendor, when the Com
~vention shall assemble. \ friend IN this
place tells u that Seymour, Of Hardy. one Of
the ahlest men in the State. and VIII" ha,
taken no part in politics for six years, will
not ONLY attend the Convention himself, but
writes that he never saw men more cnthu-
siastic than are the unfaltcring Wings OF the
mountains of Hardy. Robert +. Scott, esq,
of this county. will attend. and 50, we are IN
formed. will Mr.. Rivcs. Mr.. Preston, Mr.
Fiournov. Mr.. Stuart. Mr.. Baldwin. Of .Au-
gusta. Col. Price. of Grcenhrier. GoSgln. "t
Bedford. and others. he present. John Mlno
Bolts. the trucSt Whig, and the most honest
politician in the nation. and likewise one OF
the able>t men in the Union, will not only be
there. but will deliver at length his views Il
the country. Who would DC absent IL aoi'
TO attend >"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Horrible Death.

The Albany Standard announces the death
ON II canal boat, in that city. Of a man named
John Smith, under the following circumstan-
ces:-"Hc was sick. and though Il woman,
representing herself as his wife. was on board.
yet. when the physicians examined him, they
found tina; he wa suffering from AN attack
supcrindurcd hv dirt and tilth. and that his
body was then in q putrid state, from neglect
AMI the want Of care. The physician imm"-
diateIy made application TO the Oyrrsrer of
the Poor, for his removal 10 the Aims House
Hospital. This was on Wednesday. The
permit was granted. but on undertaking 70
remove him, they had to dcsi-t, fearing that
the man would drop apart in their hands.
He wa-. therefore, allowed 10 remain there.
and on Wednesday night, about . o'clock.
the unfortunate man died, in "A state of misery
that is seldom. if ever, bchcld.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Free Trade"

The New York Courier is engaged in com
batting the idea that Free Trade is benc-
fetal To Agriculture. In the discussion it Is
said: The Government Of Great Britain re-
criycS five millions of dollars more from du-
ties on tobacco from this country than III"
growers here receive from the sale ofthc raw
material Other instances might be given
to show that Great Britain is II free trader
only when it is to her interest. With a de-
yeloped manufacturing interest, and with no
cc~.sarily limited agricultural resources. it
may be good policy for country to encourage
Free Trade. but a country having unlimited
resources of all kind. can never without in
jury to herself encourage foreign labor"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
A New Race of Human Beings.

Some time since a paragraph appeared in
"A New South Wales journal relative to the
discovery, in the far interior. Of a new race
of blacks. who had no hair on the top OF
their heads, in the place where the wool
ought to grow" The account of this most
extraordinary discovery has been corrobora-
ted by an eyewitness, a Mr.. Thomson, who
has arrived from where the aboriginals ru-
r~alizc. They are, he says, of a copper color,
and are tall and athletic, much superior III
cverr respect TO their dark skinned brethren.
The women are also said 10 have more claims
to beauty. They, however, are also deficient
of what is generally acknowledged to be the
glory of woman" Mr.. Thomson, it APP
pears. was at camp on the Upper Baionne,
with others. on ground hitherto u%ntrodden
by a white man. when he was surprised by q
visit from these baId-pated copper colored
beings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-19
Lynch Law in England.

The London English Times, of the 23d
ult., states that on the preceding day. at
Reading. n woman named Mary Newell. was
found guilty Of tho murder Of her i!lcgiti-
mate child, and sentenced 10 death. WIN.
Francis. the sciuccr of the unfortunate girl,
admitted in his evidence that he had refused
to give her shelter after she had walked with
her child, a distance of eight miles To see
him. At the conclusion Of the trial be was
attacked by a large crowd Of iaborcrs, who
duckcd him. plunged him into a ditch, where
they kept him for Il quarter of an hour, tor"
of his clothing. and otherwise maltreatcd
him. His life wa, saved by the police, with
great difficulty.