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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17

SEVENTY ACRES PLowED BY STEAM
-Emery's Prairie Falmer has an
account of the working Of the new
steam plow of Mr.. Waters, which the
editor has seen in operation in Mi,
nooka, in Grundy County. 1t turns
over six furrows, nine feet in width,
at the same time, and in twenty two
minutes, including stops, it plowcd
rather more than two acres and a hall.
The whole cost Of running the ma.
chine is estimated at nine dollars.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
A Letter from Hon. A. IL. Ste
pilenS.
AUGUSTA, GA. ,Friday May II.

HUVUoIh, NA',I 'IU'J '"1"J III
Hon. A. Ii. Stephens has written
a letter in reply to several gentlemen
of Macon, in which he sHstains the
principles OF non-intervention, disap-
proves of the secession OF the Charles.
ton Convention, and recommends that
delegates be sent to Baltimore.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
Catching II.

Convention are catching "lanty" from
the Southern Democratic papers,
The Alabama Herald, Chickasaw
MISSY Adrsrtiser, New Orleans
Delta, SomervilIe (Tenn.) Democrat
Alabama Confederation and host
of other influential papers are very
severe on the Yanceyites. Tremen
dous mass meetings have been heid
in New Orleans and St. Louis denoun,
cling the seceders.
Where Ultra AbOIitiOnism Leads
In a letter to his wife, dated West
Andcver, Ashtabula county, June IS,
1859, Oliver Brown, deceased, (son OF
old John Brown said, 81 very much
like the people here; they are a liber-
al minded, whole souied people. -
And further Oh he adds, II am told,
that in no country in the world, is
there so great Il proportion Of infidels,
and also that it would be equally hard
to find a country where there is so
much comfort thrift, intelligence,
morality and progressive and reform
sentiment. look upon the develop.
ment of such a people as the most i'm
portant and encouraging fact ! know
Of" All that Oliver Brown says
about the great proportion of infidels
at West Andover is true, and not on.
ly 80, but in all parts of the Resolve,
where Republcanism prevails in the
ultra type Of that malady, infdelity
runs hand in hand with it. Men are
there to be found in all quarters who
were once the pillars of the various
religious denominations to which they
belonged, who now scout the faith
they once plolessed, and pride them.
selves in that they have escaped the
errors Of the Church and become es.
tablished on the faith Of the Infdel.
Cases OF this kind are not exceptions,
but they are numerous. In the first
stages Of this sectional fanaticism, a
deep interest is manifested in the
Christian religion, and it is averred
that it is because the law ofGod com.
mands it that resistance is made to the
Fugitive Act and all other legal or
provisions with refer.
ence to slavery. Ministers unite IN
this matter and the pulpit is desecra-
ted; but everything is done because it
is alleged to be a high and imperious
duty. This is the first step.
infdel:ty takes hold and its
growth finally absorbs all the mem.
Sers oftbese amt. Slavery Churches"
gnd communities, until it is not un.
common to hear lnen Of age, "thrift
and intelligence" rejoice that they
have escaped from the false faith they
once proIessed, (as they,now term the
orthodoxy and are now safely grounded
in morality and progressive xeiorm,"
which means OF course that they are
now good sound stout lnfdcls. That
is the ultimate destiny OF all these
gentlemen known as christian Anti
Slavery men, They are going to
West Andover as fast as they can,
and from thence Chase & Co., will
take them to -, ifthey do not pom
der, reflect and ecede.-Ohio Suites.
man.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
Alabama Democracy.
MOBILE. Ala, May IA

Thirty five leading and prominent
gentlemen Of Mobile sign a call tpr a
State Convention, TO meet at Selma,
on the 4th of June, to select delegates
to Baltimore. 1t is sigued by Cover.
nor Winston, Mr.. Forsyth, DIR. Matt,
Mr.. Lebarrow. Judge Mckinney aad
others.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION
To the Democratic Eect0r
ton C0uRtg.

~
You are hereby notified to meet at
the usual places of fholding elections in
your respective townships, on Satur.
day, May 10Th, 1860, at three o'clock
2. NJ. and choose delegates to repro
sent you in County Convention to
be held at the Court House in Near.
thur on Monday, May 81, 1860 The
Townships are entitled to one Dele
gate in said Convention for every %
votes cast for Rufus p. Ranney Tor
Governor in 1859, and one for every
fraction OF II and over, as follows:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17

OFA Democratic Convention was
held in Newcastle County, Delaware,
on the 18th INST, to appoint delegates
to the Baltimore Convention in place
OF Senator Bayard and his colleague,
who joined The secessionists.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
The RcpubiiCnusiu IA Sad Fix.

The fact that the Democratic Ma.
tional Convention has adjourned over
to meet at Baltimore in June without
making 4 nomination, has sorely at.
ilicted our opponents. They do not
know what to say or do. Originally
they had designated a day in the
month Of June Tor their Chicago sec.
tionaI concern, and after the Demo.
cratic Committee fixed the 23d oI
April as the time for our Convention
to meet, nothing would do the leaders
OF the Republican party, but a change
in the time Of their Chicago gather.
ing, and hence it WAS changed to the
10Th Of May designated as the time
for its meeting. The object was oil
course to be behind the Democracy,
and now that our Convention has ad.
journod over unit! June, the Republi.
can leaders hang their heads and
their underiaws drop down like those
W " hlJtllS'lGoo COiJ' IL 10 Il sUIEy
sight to look at one Of them. They
arc disappointed, vexed, angry, and
don't know what to do. They move
about with dcsponding air. Poor
fellows, we pity them, very, very
much, and regret that the action OF
our Convention in adjourning over,
has had such an effect upon them
We do not know what to prescribe for
their relief. We hope they may sur.
vive and should be glad if they could
conceal their chagrin and disappoint-
ment. Ii is will be in the least useful
to them in their dilemma, we give
them full license to abuse. yiiiifv,
misreprcsent and slander the Charles.
ton Convention to their hearts con
tent, and they may even pour out all
the vials oil their wrath on the Demo
cratic party. Poor fellows. We
pity them. .-~Ok!O Statesman.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17

OT"lon," the Washington cores.
pondent OF the Baltimore Sun, saws:
The Senate committee on public
lands have under consideration the
whole subject Of the House and Sen.
ate homestead bills, with all the
amendments proposed in the Senate.
They will frame a bill that will meet
the views OF the majority of the SEN
ate ard commend itself to the support
OF the democracy generally. That
course will neutralize the efforts Of the
Republicans to make political issue
upon the douse bill, which has been
denounced in the Senate as an aboli-
tior measure. Senator Andrew John.
son, as the author Of the original Sen.
ate bill, is to report the new bill.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17

The delegates so chosen in the va.
rious townships are requested to meet
at the Court l.ouse, in Macarthur, on
Monday, May 81, 1860, at u o'clock,
NJ, Tor the purpose Of nominating can.
didatcs for the following named off
ces:
County Auditor,
Probate Judge,
Clerk of The Court,
Sheriff,
County Treasurer,
Commissioner, and
Coroner.
Said Convention will also appoint
2 delegates to represent Vinton Coun-
ty in the State Convention to be held
at Columbus on thursday, May "A,
1860; 21 delegates to represent said
County in Congressional Conven-
ton to be held at a time and place to
be determined upon hereafter; ap.
point a Democratic Central Commit
Tee for the ensuing year, and transact
other business that may be proper III
a County Convention.
BY order of
Z. A. BRATTON,
A. PEA RCE,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17
Connecticut.

The Jounai IF Commsrcs says il
has been asked several times how it
happens that, when the gubernatorial
vote is so very close, there is 80 largo
Republican majority in the House
OF Representatives. One reason 10
this: that there is 'rot;en borough"
system in operation in Connecticut,
worse than any which exists, or per.
haps ever did exist, in England. For
instance, New Haven and Hartford,
with an aggregate population Of TO-
600, send folr representativvs-tyo
from each city.
Many townships with less than / 800
inhabitants, and one (Union) with
only 729, according to the last CEN
BUS, send also two Representatives
each. With the same ratio of repre-.
sentaton of population, New Haven
and Hartford instead Of sending tour
representatives. would send 40 or 50;
and with the system in vogue in most
oil the New England States, of choos.
ing by general ticket, these 40 or 80
representatives would all be Demo.
Gratis.
Until within the last few years, the
Abolitionists OF Connecticut always
ran a separate ticket for State officers,
and generally polIed about 5000
votes. These are now all given to the
Republican candidates, and 80 the
Democrats have to contend with the
aggregate OF both. There have been
but two years, in long period, when
the Democratic vote exceeded tho
combined Opposition vote, AMI those
were IN 1852 and 1853. Three or
four years ago, the Republicans and
Know Nothings got the constitution
50 altered as to prohibit any one from
voting who cannot read aud write
This, they calculated, would distran.
chise portion Of the Irish population
who were mostly Democrats. Yet, in
spite of all these drawbacks, the
Democrats, at the recent election,
came within about 500 votes ofswamp-
ing the whole posse COmitatuS of Re.
publicans, Aboltionists and Know
Nothngs combined. One more pull,
and you have them.
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CRINoLINB COLLISION "A letter
from London mentions IA collision in
high life, between the wife Of M. dc
Pers gny, the French Minister, and
Madam de Rothschild, in a salon.
Both ladies, it seems, met at the door
of a fashionable quarter, when Mad
am de Persigny essayed to take the
lead; the other did not give way, but
rather, with nervous fingers, took hold
of tho dress which obstructed her pas
sage and tore it. Malame de Per.
signv reproachiully told her antagon.
ist that she behaved like Jewess,
and received in response blow on
the face from Madame's fan. This
pretty quarrel has caused much troa;
ble and vexaton Of spirit to the hus.
bands OF these ladies',
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17

OFFICE OF The SECRETARY OF STATr.l
Columbus o., 6ih Bl rch, 1905
/ certify that the foregoing act, are true
copies from tie OisinaI Roll, on fill in his
office. A. P. RUSSELL,
Secretary OF State.
AUDIToR's OrHcE, YINToN Co..
McArhur My l6, 1860.
I certify shat the foregoing laws are cor.
rectly copied from those furnished by the
Secretary OF State.
N RICHMOND, Auditor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
PHILADELPHIA


4 Benego10a Institution established By special En-
doeoment for the Relief of tie Sick and Dis
t,essed, afflicted aciM Vi7ulent and
Epidemic Diseases. r... t.
TNHE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view OF
L the awful destruction of human lifo caused
by Sexual diseases, and the receptions prac-
tlced upon the unfortunate victims of such dis
eases by Quacks, several years sgo ERECTED
their Consulting Surgeon, as a CHARITABLE
ACT worthy of their name, to open Dispen-
sary for the treatment of this class of diseases,
in all their forms, and to give MEDICAL AID
VICE GRATIS to all who apply by letter, with
a description of their condition, [age, occupa-
ton, habit of life, &c. and in cases of ex-
IRENE poverty, to FURNISH MEDICINES
FREE OF CHARGE.
The Directory of the Association, in their
Annual Report upon the treatment of the Sexual
Diseases, for the year ending January LIST, 1858,
express the highest satisfaction with the sue
cess which has attended the labors of the Con
sultng Surgeon in the cure of Spermatorrhea,
Seminal Weakness, Impotence, Gonorrhea,
elect, Syphilis, the vice of Onanism or Self
abuse, &c, and order a continuance of til
same plan for the ensuing year.
An admirable Report on Spermatorrcea or
Seminal Weakness, the vice of Onanism, Mas
turbation, Selfabuse, and other diseases of
the sexual organs, by the Consulting Surgeon,
will be sent by mail Tin sealed envelop, /
FREE OF CHARGE, on receipt Of TWO
STAMPS for postage
Address, for Report or treatment, DR.. j.
SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Acting Surgeon, How
ard Association, No 2 South Ninth Street,
PHILADELPHIA Pa 32-1v
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
EMPIRE Saloon 4 BILLIARD lOlI

THE subscriber has recently fitted up and put
i in the best running ORDER in Nerves Block,
two Billiard Tables with Slate beds, from the
celebrated mandatory of Otis, Field & Co.,
where the admirers of this beautiful game can
while away their leisure moments in rational
and pleasing manner The Bar will always be
supplied with the choicest Liquors and Cigars.
A Restaurant is also connected with the Saloon,
where visitors can be accommodated in the Gu
linary line, gotten up in the very best style by
experienced Cooks.
A Livery Stable is also kept in good running
order, where parties can obtain conveyances
for all parts Of the country. A. EATON
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
Sheriff's Sale.

State Of Wisconsin Wood County Circuit Court.
James NJ. Eddy, Plaintiff, against B. S. Jones,
Parmela Jones, Henry w. jackson, Orestes
Garrison, Ralph G. Worthington and Morti-
mer W. Stevens Defendants
by virtue of judgment of foreclosure sale
II in the above entitled action, rendered on
the 9th day of June, A. D. 1859, shall On the
2lst day of May, A. D. $780, at the hour OF
one o'clock in the afternoon, offer for sale and
sell at public auction to the highest bidder, at
the Court House in the village of Grand Rap
ids, in said county, the following mortgaged
premises to satisfy the sum of eight hundred
and ninety-eight dollars and thirty cents, be-
sides interest and costs of sale, the following
described premises, situated in the county Of
Wood and State OF Wisconsin,, to wit: The
northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of
section number twenty-six (26), in township
number twenty-three (23), north of range num-
Der five (5), east of the fourth principal merid-
an-containing forty (40) acres.-Dated Sher-
if S Office, Grand Rapids, Feb. 18th, A. D. 1860
W. B. NAYLOR, Sheriff.
Hanchett & Raymond, Atty for PPff 7
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03

the pocket, 1--WE have a moral antipathy
to touching such things ourself,) inten-
ding to wear the coat, for it was a
handsome one, until We encountered
our own handsomer one. At that mo-
ment a very mild Western member of
Congress stepped. up with an. embar-
raised look, and seeing at once that we
looked like a gentleman who had lost
something, remarked that he really be-
lieved he had got somebody else's over
coat. The matter was all made right
at once, but we could not help thinking
how awkward and insecure the mem
Der must have felt, when, in the very
act perhaps Of walking about among
other Congressional beligerents, he had
thurst his hand into what he supposed
to be his pocket and found nothing
there more dangerous to life than doz-
en- pretty notes from a dozen pretty
poetesses ..-.s
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
Foreclosure Sale.

State Of Wisconsin, Wood County-As Circuit
Court.
Eli O. Rudd, plaintiff against j. W. Durlin,
Harriet E. Durlin his wife, Chauncey W AXE
ly, n. Read, and Emerson W Harrington,
defendants.
By virtue of Judgment of foreclosure and
sale in the above entitled action, rendered on
the sixth day of December, A D. 1859, shall,
on the 10th day of April, A. D. 1860, at the
hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, offer for sale and sell, at public auction to
the highest bidder, at the Court House in the
village of Grand Rapids, in said county, the
following mortgaged premises, to satisfy the
sum Of five hundred and thirty-two dollars and
forty-three cents, besides interests and costs of
sale, the following described real estate stua-
ted in the County of Wood, and State of Wis
consin, to-wit The Southwest quarter of the
Northwest quarter, and the West half of the
Southwest quarter, of Section No twenty-nine.
and the Northwest quarter of the Northwest
quarter of Section No. Thirty-two, in township
No. Twenty-one, of Range No. Six, East-Con-
tanning one hundred and sixty acres
Dated January 9th, A D. 1850.
W. B. NAYLOR, Sheriff
2-14w By j. K. Scarf, Under Sheriff
Stevens Miles, Atty's for Prtff.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
Michigan Central & Grit Western
RAILRO AID
Fare the same as by any other Route


RAGGAGE checked through to Suspension
~ Bridge and Buffalo, and Checks exchanged
on the Cars to all points east Z ! .
Through Route from Chicago TO N;aoors
rails, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Elmyra.
blnghampton, Albany, Troy, Springfield. Wor
cester, New York, Boston, and all points in tn.
New England States. To Toronto. Kingston
Cgdensburgh, Montreal, and all points in Cana,
da, east of Northern New England. -
Trains leave Great Central Depot, Cbicacs
daily, as follows E
$50 A. N. NEW YORK EXPRESS, (except
Sunday,) arrive at Detroit Z P. NJ. Susne..
sion bridge or Buffalo, $50 A. NJ; ALBANY.
500 ?. NJ; New York, 11:35 P. NJ: PbiladeI,
phia, via Elmira, 1900 p NJ.
$50 A. NJ. CINCINNATI EXPRESS arrive. =.
Cincinnati II at night.
$50 L. NJ. NEW YORK AND BOSTON FIX
PRESS, Except Saturday, Arrive at De-
troit 500 A. NJ; Niagara Falls or Buffalo
900 T. NJ: Albany 4:30 A. NJ; New York.
1915 a. NJ; Boston, 500 p. M
$50 I. NJ. NEW YORK AND BOSTON EN-
IRESS, daily, arrives at Detroit 1000 A. NJ.
suspension Bridge Or Buffalo, 1880 p. M.
Albany, lo43 A. NJ; New York, APO P. NJ;
Boston; HOO at night. as'e
$3.50 p. NJ. CINCINNATI AND LOUISVILLE
EAPRESS, arrives at Cincinnati Loo. p N.
lille, 400 p If .s' 10y
One Train on Sunday, at s:45 PM. s
The above through trains connect at Pari,
with the Buffalo Il Lake Huron Railway for Buff
falo and all points cast.
THROUGH TICKETS can be had at all Railroad
Offices in the North and West; at the OFF,
corner Lake and Dearborn streets. opposite
the fremont House. Chicago and at the Depot
H. J. SPALDING, Agent, Chicago.
p. HOMAN, q Detroit
J. MOVIUS, +" Buffalo
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03

~ - " " - AAC - - A1C1xO
Il III RAIL-ROAD
'Eo Pittsburg, New York, PhiIadelphia. B.lti
l mere and Washington City, with but one
In'Iise oi ears TO Plttsburg, connecting direct
~ with all the trains on the Great
Pennsylvania Central Railroad,
TO New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
ashngton City, and all the interior towns ef
land, &C. .ras -
Merchants, by taking this route will have tn.
advantage of all the eastern market, At No 80
ditional cost. . = -N A>'S - - Nv ~
nn"ssase checked through to Pittsburg.
assehSers from New York and Philadelphia
VIII have their baggage checked on the cara
whleh Is equivalent to checking through to the
Trains leave Michigan Southern Depot. Chi
cago as follows: f0''
GA. M.-Morning Express, daily, Sundays Of.
S:45 P. M.-Night Express, daily, do. de-,
Running through to Pittsburg with but on.
change of cars s-ae s=a--- -
Connecting at CreStline to Cleveland and
Lake Shore Railroad to Dunkirk Buffalo. Mag
ara Falls, New York and Boston, and all the in
terror towns OF New England via New York
Central and New York & Erie Railroads Alss
south to Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Newark Mt Var.
non, Steubenville, Wheeling and interior tsvp,
| OF OHIO and Virginia.
The above trains connect at Forras With trains
on Mad River Road to Springfield, Orb ana
Dayton and Cincinnati
Fdre as Lo,c as any other Route.
Passengers bound cast will find thi. route
both pleasant and agreeable, passing through
many of the largest and finest cities in the Uni
ted States. .. -" = -
Passengers arriving at Chicago on any of tn
roads, will find attentive check agents at the
ddepots, to receive checks and convey baggage
tree OF charge to the Pittsburg and Chicago cars.
Tickets tor sale at the principal ticket Offices
IN the west and at the Company's Office, corner
Randolph and Dearborn streets, Chicaeo
Be particular to ask for tickets bv Fl Warn.
DANL w. BOSS, Gen. Agent, Chicago.
JAS Ii. MOORE, Gen Supt.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
Prentice's Personal Observations at
Washington.

George d. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, has recently returned from q
brief sojourn at w Washington. He thus
gives his 'Spersonal observations and
experience
When we were in Washington two
or three weeks ago, we heard from all
quarters that the great mass of the
members of both sections were heavily
freighted with all sorts of portable IA
cilities for letting blood. We believe
we were rather pet of both sections,
and we hope we betray no sacred con-
tidence III saying that, whenever Nor
thern or Southern members got little
maudlin and threw their arms around
us, (ot course to steady themselves) we
almost invariably felt the butts of PTS
tolls and the hasps of Bowie knives
press against our shrinking frame.
One morning we put our overcoat in
the rack at Browns Hotel and went in
to breakfast. When we returned. our
coat was gone but another somewhat
resembling it lay near. We took up
the latter, but put it back with horror
on liliolng a olg, 1rlgAtful-looklng re-
yolyer in one of the pockets. With
some misgiyings, such as man might
oe supposed to feel in opening what we
suspected to be an Internal machine.
we took up the next, and 10, there was
a big pistol IN one pocket, and some
thing in the other that we didn't stop
to examine. Finding the rack to be a
we'll furnished arsenal, we withdrew,
and the day being cold, we remained
an hour and halt in the hotel, careful
" scrutinizing the integument of every
gentleman that seemed to have par
ticular genteel overcoat. AT length we
returned to the arsenal, and the coat
first examined by us, still remained
there. Concluding that even fire
eater couldn't have been breakfasting
so long unless upon burning Goals and
aquafortis tea. we were about calling
for servant to take the fire-arm out of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-03-03
Wagon-Making & Blacksmithing
I'M cENTR Ar,rA,

In CEN TRAL1AI
NORIVEAU 4 HAMILTON having dissolved
" by mutual consent, and the business left to
Mr.. Ceriveau to carry on, he is now prepared
to execute all orders in repairing wagons
and sleighs, or anything in the Blacksmithng
line, OH the shortest notice and most reasona-
BILE terms. Mill machinery repaired with dis
patch and in workmanlike manner Ok and
Horse Shooting promptly attended to. A suf-
fcient cumber of hands will be employed to do
any amount of work that may be called for.
Censralia, Feb. IL, 1852. 7-tf