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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
LEGAL NOTICE.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE ny ORDER CT cour

SALE OF REAL ESTATE ny ORDER CF COURT
( y the 18th day of Janunry, A. D. 1858, at
I the hour of O'Clock 2. NJ. Of said day. and
a. the picmisos in Jackson township, Vinton
county. Ohio, will bo sold to the highest bid
der. the following real estate, as the property
OF SImual Walker doeaased to wit: The we,
half the south west quarter Of section mum.
Der thirteen. township humber ten, Of range
number nineteen, Vinton county, Ohio, sub
cct to the dover estate of Margaret Walker,
widow Of the said Samuel Walker, deceased
appraised at Sl75, subject to dover, and must
soiI fog ut least two-thrds that sun.
TERMS OF SALE-One third cash in hand, one
third in six and the residue in twelve months
with interest from the day Of sale, The defer
ed payments to be secured by IL mortgage on
tne premises.
JOHN STEVENS, Administrator
of the Estate of Samuel Walker, decd
Nov 27-4Y
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notice. N

THERE will be petition presented to
i tie Commissioners Of Vinton county
for the alteration Of the county road leading
from ]. B. Jobnson's Mill. said alteration 20
commerce. about l5 rods southwest OF the
nil. thencs east of said Johnson's stable 10
the IN me between John Hnghn and BUR; @
tnenoe along said. line to gate unence @
ne3.bsws.t s to a poplar stump. and thence
he nearess and best way to in,ersect saEe
county m road, near where said H1shn leaves
ssid road TO 90 to his house, and thep, tc
end. MsNh VII JNEho'
ocrls- ., .ssa ~" t
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04

A CURE FOR DIPTHERIA. - Tie
Eastern Express says: A lady friend
infarms us, for publication, that a
piece Of camphof placed on the tongue,
and left there to dissolve, is sure
cure for this dreadful malay. She
says IL has. been tried .efectually to
her knowledge.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS.

FiEsr SUB-DrvIsToN.-P Perry, March Ninth;
May Eighteenth; October Twelfth. lIcyking,
February Twenty. third; May Fourth; Septem-
her Twenty eighth. Fairfield, March Twenty.
third, Juno First, October Twoniy-sIxth.
Srcoap B-DIvlsroN.-Lawrence, February
Tenth; May Twelfth; September Twenty Sec
pnd. yiuton, February Tenth; May Twelfth;
September Twenty second. Jackson, February
TWenty- fourth; May Twenty-sixth; October
Fourteenth. Pike, March Tenth; juno Ninth;
October Twonth. seventh. Stoto, March Ser-
enteenth; June Sixteenth; November Third.
THIRD SUBDIVISION. .-Gallia, March Ninth;
June Eighth; October Twerty sixth. Meigs,
March Second June First; October Nineteenth.
Washington, February Nineteenth; May Twen-
ty-Arst; October Eighth. Athens, March Nine
tenth; june Eighteenth; November Fifth.
W. W. JouNsoN, Judges Of the Courts OF
JoHN WEIGH, Common Pleas Of the
p. b. EWING, Seventh Judicial Dis
JouN p. PLyLrY, trict Of Ohio.
The State Of Ohio
Ninton County.
|. GEoRe9 LASTz, Clerk Of the Court Of Com
mou Peas, in and for sad County, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is u true copy Of the
original order now on flo in my Office
Witness my hand and tho seal IF said
Court. this 27Jh day Of November, n.
D. '('D.:SGs, a.,,-.,.
Nov y CIV
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04

Democsatic majority, without The
border slave States, So. These latter
would increase the majority. OF the
1913 Democratic electoral votes, all
but three we're given to President
Lincoln in 1850. Was there ever
such political revolution in so short
a timeP-- Enquirer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
The Nnte foc President.

Had there beeh a Presidential cleo.
tion this fall, the States which went
Democratic would have chosen u Dcm-
ocratic President, as they have large
majority OF the electoral votes of the
loyal States. The count would have
stood thus:
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
TO THE CLERK OF VINTON
COUNTY.

THE times for holding the District Court
L and the Courts OF Common Pleas in the sew
era Counties of the Seventh Judicial District of
Ohio, for the year 1868, are fixed us follows;
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
DISTRICT COURTS.

Washington, April Sixteenth; Megs, April
Twentieth; Gallia, April Twenty nd (; Law
renee, April Twenty fourth; Scioto, April
Twenty se> enth; Pike, April Twenty ninth;
Perry, September First; Fairfield, September
Third; locking, September Seventh; Athens,
September Ninth; Vinton. september Eleventh;
Jackson. September Fourteenth.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
To All Hotel and Boarding House
K CpnpPS

TWAIN you TO kee p a look ont for one j g
STRINoHAM, saddler by trade. about five feet ten
inches high hair inclined to be grey sandy COM
plexion talks great deal about trotting horses.
This man ran away from Portsmouth leaving
Ais board bill unpaid and needs watching,
c. W. HIGGINS, Proprietor
Nov lS-w3. Plymouth House.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
Fancy Silks, Wool DeIaineS,

French Menos Figured Moars Wooden P Embroidered Tagoniss
reich and Domestic Gngams together with variety Of other
Dress Goods too numerous to mcnton Also rge assortment Of
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
The McArthur Democrat

g NJ. PETrEEGILL q CO., Alver.iisn
Cs Agents, No. 81 Park Row, New York q
Estate Street, Boston are our Agents and ure
authorized to take advertisements and SUBJ
oriptious for us at our Lowest Rates
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
English and American Prints,

Boood and nboaced Musns widths Checks Tcking Drills
Diapers, Towels NAPKINS Irish Linens Table Diapers, &C. Also in
Mems he has A large assortment Of
Cloths, Black Doe Skins, Fancy CaSsimereS, Salti-
nets, weeds, Je2nS, Boys PlaldS, &c. 81
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-12-04
5GSDaRa@NGG lQNI IQ>llGGn QGGGGaR

In the Notion Department will be found the largest assortment Hosiery
Gloves Linen landkerce Embroidered Collars Embroidered Founngs
and nicknacks of every description that bO found the county
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
From The Scientific Amcyican.
Fabulous Walled Lake i'm Iowa.

MEssRs EDITORS Having read an
article come three years since, in regard
to wonderful walled Lake in Wright CO.,
Iowa, which | see repeatedly published
lately, wishto give you the facts 10 re-
gard to it, which am prepared to do from
personal observation. Having occasion to
visit that part of the State in 1860, made
inquiries of "the oldest inhabitants
of Clear Lake City (on the beautiful Clear
Lake Cerro Gordo county, some forty
miles from Wall Lake. in regard to it,
and they smiled at the sell. But in tray-
cling from that point to Fort Dodge, I
went some twenty-four miles from the di.
rect route to see for myself the wonders of
Wall Lake. Ipassed along its bank, far
cuough to bring the whole shore in distinct
view, and could discover nothing in the
least remarkable from what is frequently
to be found in the lakes of that region, or
what could easily be accounted for by
those who are familiar with tho action of
the ice on the shores of those northern
lakes. The writer of said article, [ pre-.
sumo, was nearly correct in regard to its
area but its shape is rather irregular and
the wall is broken and uneven; in many
places it entirely disappears in a sand and
gravel beach. In no spot could discov-
er anything more than low and irregu-
lar line of pebbles and boulders intermixed
with earth, from Two to six feet in height,
which had evidently been showed up by the
expansion Office. In parts where there
was not sufficient coarse stone or boulders
to retain the earth and gravel, the action
OF water during the simmer would wash
down the work of the winters frost, and
leave beautiful beach from the margin
up to the alluvial soil, which is from two
to ten feet above the water | have seen
walls in every respect similar on other
lakes OF that region, which seem to be COM
posed OF drift and lost rock which abound
in that vicinity.
This ice action is quite considerable and
remarkable in these extencive lakes it
frequently forms to the depth Of two or
more feet, and the expansion of mile or
50 of surface acts with great force on the
banks, lifting up large masses of frozen
earth aud boaldcrs Weighing tons and
showing them several feet from the shore,
and during very sudden and severe chan.
ges its motion is often perceptible to the
eye.
I his walled lake semed to be shallow,
as the most off its surface was shaded with
a growth of flags and bushes 1t also ap.
peared to be the paradise of ducks and
geese; it might just as properly be termed
a large goo,e-pond as lake. l discov-
cred no apparent outlet and saw no indi-
cations of its overflow OF change of level.
G.. W. BELL
Croton, Michigan, Nov. "a, 1862.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
Army Correspondence
From the ArnV.

Camp sic mites north Of Fteder,cksburg,
H., On Aquia Greek e. fredericksburg
Rail Ro,d.
Monday EUening, Dee. Isl, 1862.
DEAR SIR Il have neglected writing
to you so long, that at last shame COM
polls me to fulfill the promise made you
at the Rail Rord Depot at msburg,
on our departure for the seat of war.
Since | have seen you, we have endured
many hardships and privations, such as
are only known by soldiers. Yet my dear
sir, we in common with other defenders of
our country, in the Army of the Potomac,
are willing to endure all these hardships,
aye more, we are all willing to meet the
Rebels face to face in deadly conflict, if in
so doing we can restore the Union as it
was, and preserve our Constitution.
Whilst civilian in your midst, 1 had
formed many opinions in reference to this
wicked Rebellion. | thought the soldiers
in the army, we're to a man, the warm and
unfinchin4 supporters of the Admiuistra-
tors at Washington, as to the manner of
putting down this rebellion. But, that
opinion, sir, is no longer entertained in
my breast, or those, in this section of the
army, to whom l have had the pleasure of
conversing with. Aboltionism in the
North, as well, I am sorry to say it, in the
Cab net of our rulers at the National Capi-
tol, has caused many true heart in many
brave soldiers breast, to pause and reflect
in reference to his mission here. Cues
tons arise, what am / here for? Is it to
restore our country to her former great.
ness and prosperity. or the hardships here
endured, to be compensated by the eleva.
tion of the NEGRO to the equality Of the
White Man Of the North.
Nor, is this all, that the Army of the
Potomac has cause to feel sad over. The
removal by the Abolitionists, of our gal
liant commander, Gen. MCCLELLAN, is the
greatest calamity that yet befell us. Marl
the prediction, the time is not far distant,
when the people of the North aud the sol
dier's in the army will demand in tones o.
thunder the reinstatement of our late hero
ic commander,
Our position here near Fredericksburg
| Is OF EIedJ ibpoItance W dny oauSo' l."
few days the battle of the Rebellion will b'
here fought, the result of which, Provi'
dence alone knows. The Rebels ar
strongly fortifying themselves on the 9th
er side of the Rappahannocb. Many
life will be sacrificed in the taking of tn
Rebel stronghold, Fredericksburg.
We are willing to 60 forward, if in 81
doing, we can capture the Rebel Capitol
of the SO called bogus Confederate States
should like to write you more, in con
demnation of the Abolitonists of the Norti
had the time, but brevity admonishes me
to close, which | do, by merely adding
That hope you with other conservative
men of old Columbia, will in the future a
you have in the past, remain steadfast t.
the principles ever advocated by the loya
| Democracy of the North.
remain your obedient servant
ALIEN B. TATE,
Company l36th kegt. p, V.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20

10 THE POINT "A good story and a
true one, is told of General Duryea, while
he was stationed at Baltimore as the
Brigadier Commanding. He addressed a
note to person who had ordered petty
farmer upon his land, ,omc nine miles from
town to haul down the national flag The
father in law of this man, president OF Que
OF the banks, waited ou the General to
know whether he had written the note.
i did, said the General. Are you the
person =
NO; am his father in law
Il give you thirty minutes to produce
your son in law in this Office y
But General-!'
'Thirty minutes, sir, thirty minutes ?
The two came at the appointed time
and the offender confessed that he commit
ted the offence against the flag
You must both of you take the oath,
said the General, and | give you, sir, two
hours to hoist that flag upon the 'ame spo
where it was pulled down.
'But General
1.-TWO hours, two hours, or you both &C
to Fort McHenryp The flag went up a
the appointed time, and there it has fl >atet
ever since, and the two are now sworI
Union men.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
TIE FAT MAN AND COMMITS oNER.-

TIE FAT MAN AND COMM oNER.-
1t is well known that Commissioner
Knapp was very precise and evact in his
proceedings always keeping an eye to
the interests of the country, while deal
ing honorable with all. Now it happen
ed that among the able bodied men draft
ed there was an obese specimen of hui
manity, but whom the chances hit as
one of the elect When he received his
ticket for soap" he fastened to town,
and knowing where lived the cutest spec
linen Of lawyer, he went straight to his
office. lie snid:
"fm drafted -
9" he deuch you are it must have
bcen strong man that drafted you !!
"Well, I'm drafted, and I want to get
out Caa't march. I'll pay wel'.'
"Very well"
The twain proceeded 10 the Office oI
Commissio ner.
Here" said the lawer, "Commission-
er, have IA substitute
Commissioner looked at the wheezy
specimen Tor some time.
"He won't do; can't march
"But he must do blundtrld out thu
awyer; "a I'd you know he will.
'He can't march; Q won't do; and
can't take him"
This was what our smart friend want
ed.
He won't do, eh!"
"No he won't"
"WelI, then, scratch his name off tf
list he is drafted and wants 10 be ex
empled !"
The commissioner looked at the lawye
for minute; then regarded the tat drai
and, without speaking word ratche
off his name.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
United States Senator.

There is an evident design upon the part
of the A, ,oltlonists to elect Il nited States
Senator, during the next session of the
Legislature, by corrupt means. 1t was
fores a allowed some weeks ago by Forney 5
Press, and has since been touched upon
by large proportion of the Abolition pa
pers OF the State On this subject the
Uonneautville Rec ri, (A6olilion) says
and its article Is approVlngly copied by
other Abolition papers -
1T seem, to be gene ally conceded that
our candidate, in order to be successful
must receive one Democratic vote. We
see the names of General Cameron and
Governor Reeder mentioned IN connection
with the position. NE belieo, M0t ehhe,
ofthese geuHemen can haze ihat zoe"
Now, how is Simon Cameron, or Gov,
Reeder, or any other Abolitionist. TO over
come that majority OF one, except by buy
ing Wtih ntomty, one or more members o
tue Legislature. That is the plain inter
pretation of the paragraph quoted, and tc
the election of Senator by that means
the whole corrupt Abolition crew are bend
ing all their energies. Corruption, with
them, since they have been in power, has
become such an every day business tha
they have come to look upon 1t as Iegltl.
mate--i they ever looked upon it in any
other light, and that is doubtful.
We take leave to suggest to Democrats
that in the event of any Aboltionist sue
ceeding in bribing enough members of thu
Legislature, elected by the Democratic
party, to place him in the Senate, it woule
be but strcr justice to conduct both th
briber and the b,ibed across the fronte
OF the State, clothed in the juice OF the pin
and the covering OF the goose, and with
strict Injunction to never again polute tn
soil of Pennsylvania. "Frownin down
is utterly useless upon such men. Is it an,
wonder that we have revolution, when sue
means prevail to place The worst men i
the highest oiiicesy Lyconi"g gazette.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
MY WIFE AND CHILD.


The tattoo beats-the lights are gone
The camp around in slumber lies.
The night with solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken o. er the skies;
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
Aud sad uneasy thoughts arise.
think Of thee, oh dearest one,
Whose love my early life hath best
Of thee and him-our baby SON
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast.
God of the tender, frai and lone,
Oh, guard the tender sleeper's rest,
And hover gently, hover near
TO her, whose watchful eye Is wet
To mother, wife the doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams Of love so deep and clear,
And cheer her dropping spirits yet.
Now, while she kneels before Thy Throne.
Oh, teach her, Ruler of the skies,
That, while by Thy behest alone,
Earth's mighliest powers fall or rise.
No tear is wept to Thee unknown,
No hair is lost. no sparrow dies
That thou canst stay the ruthlcss hands
OF dark disease and sootho It's pain;
That only by thy stern commands
The battles lost, the soldiers slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bringest the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The Frightening current Of her breast,
No frowning look nor angry tone,
Disturb the Sabbath Of her rest.
Whatever fate those forms may show,
Loved with passion almost wild
By day-by night in JOY or wo--
by fears oppressed, or hopes beguiled,
From every danger, every foe.
Oh, God protect my wife and child
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20

The FEcUNDITY OF WEEDS. 1t is cal.
culatsd that single pigweed, ifleft un.
disturbed, will ripen more than 10000
seeds, each capable of producing sue
cessor. The seeds of the dock sometimes
number over $4,000 on a single plant,
and the toad fax leaves provision for
more than $4,000 plants the following
year. Burdock will multiply 2l, 900 fold
and the common singing nettle rpens
100000 seeds. Scarcely weed comes
to maturity without scattering from 1000
to 10000 or more seeds, to injure corps and
annoy the cultvator.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
ARTEMAs WARD ON THE INDIANS

AKTEMAs WAND ON THE INDIANs,-
The red man OF the forest was formerly
a very respectable person. Justice to the
noble aborgine warrants me in saying thai
origernaily he was majestic customer
At the time Chris. arrove on those
shores, Il allude to Chris Columbus, the
savages were virtuous and happy. They
had no Congress, faro banks, deirium tre-
mers or Associated Press Their habit.
were consequently good. Late suppers
dyspepsia, gas companies. thieves, ward
politicians, and other metropolitan refine
ments were unknown among them, NJ
savage in good standing would take post
age stsmps-yau couldn't have bought
coon skin with barrel OF 'em.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-20
A Letter from Isaac Lincoln to
his Brother Abraham.
BAcKwooDs, Oregon, Dec. 7, 80.

DACkwOODS, oregon, Dec Z, oS.
Dear bro. Aib,-It.s a long time since i
got any letter from you. l m a feard
your getten TOO big for your boots. You
think its little bsness to notice Ike any
more. because he lives SO fur in the back.
woods. But this way II thinker don't be-
come YOU, old hoss. Have you forgot how
you use to drove the OK TEEN in liinoy,
and make the prarees rirg with your ev-
erlasten "gee haw, Buck and Berry p If
you have, Ike haint! Nobody could han
die bigger maui or split more rails than
alb lincoln but now the people have made
him president, and he forgets his old bis.
ness, his old friends, aud even his own
mothers son, who used to feel SO proud
when he heard every body a sayen that
his brother Alb was the best OK driver and
rail splitter in all the digseus But this
is carrying the joke fur enuf. Now alb,
Ill be serus. They say the people are
sorry they made you president Some
say you ought to rcsine, an let somebody
else try bis hand at the BELLS Its my
own opiion that you ought to too. But
on account Of family pride, would like
you to hold on to the government rains
till either you or or they break. The re-
sen think that you ought to resine is that
YOU haven't enutf larncn fur white hoese
bisnesss--you know alb, that you never
took larneu easy like su,y and Kate. You
was always at the tail end of the class, and
our master, old Patrick Fitz Gerald used
t. say, with bad word, that he ceuld beat
nothing into your noledge box. But i
must cum to the pint. am riten to you
op bisness. feel like doen you a favor,
have big track of land here nearly all
woods, it must be fenced in to keep the
nabors hogs from eaten all my acorns, and
! their cows from spilen my corn and weat
Now, walt you 10 tell me in plane en-
81 sh what you will charge me a thousand
Tor splitter raj $. / must have twenty
thousand And your the man that can
do this kind of work brown. Now, alb,
don't be stiff, or as the western people say,
''Salty" in your charge. Remember its
your brother Ike that wants the work dun
You will work cheaper for person near a
kin than for stranger, of course. And
here can steal little Of your thunder to
help on my cause. In the late message
that Seward a. them other felers helped
you to kunjure up, you say that sit is not
so easy to pay something it is to pay
nothing, aud that it is easier to pay large
sum than it is to pay larger one, and it
is easier to pay any sum when we are able
to pay, than it before we are able to pay. u
That, the doctrine for me. i'm in the
condition in which cant pay large price
far haven my rails split. "A word to the
wise is sufficient" as Shakesphear says.
Your brother
ISAAC LINCON.
P. S. Rite Immediately. Set your
price & remember 1.-The lowest bidder gets
the job o yes another item. My ma
bors have dispute about the kind of tim
Der that makes the best rails. told then
that ,ocus was the best give us settler oil
tbi, nuestion and ublioe YOUR brother ik(