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having been made, the van WA soou On its
waJ 10. hoysmensinR PEison, followed bya
large number Of persons hoothK and yc11lng./
The news Of tho arreet Of the murders
Ia ing . e,d 10 all parts Of the city, hu1f---
d1eds o. persous rushed huzriedly 10 the
Central station. When the prisoner made
his appearance In the street, on the way 10
Immense. M ii least ), ,Uo persons had conrre
gated around the corner Of Filth and Chest
nut streets, and for nearly an hour the cars
and vehicles experienced considerable dlhicul-
ty In forcing passage through the mulAtude
Who were awaiting to catch glimpse OF the
fnu1 aksassfu.
, 1866-04-18
FROM NAUKEGAN, ILL.
Lake County Clerk'a Once Entered aud
Robbed by UnfGlnra.

WAuKEoAy, ILL.,. AprII IL -Lsst Saturday night
the County Clerks Office here WIS entered, ind lie
Eate. blown open ani robbed. The eate WA one Of
died. ". e Ellis, The County Clerk, had IL tho
fafe $3.50. and GeorRs Wood, the CITY Collec.
tor, u, ,060 tn 730 United Staes bonds, which was
money wss VI. found this mornine about four
miles south o! the CITY, and near The railroad by
young man Who brought 1t 10 The city this morn
lu9. The ground was strewn with papers. Most OF
zone 10 md them. II poseibie. The county appears
to have lost nothing, The money belonging TO
private parie. and The towns. No arrests have vet
pto6lluG about hele for the past Week.
, 1866-04-18
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.

Agricultural College Land scrip-In-
tereAsing Law Qucat1on n-Interna1
Kevenue-HaAe HaDl-The Weather.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
IHD1ANAfoLIs, April 16,
The Governor received this forenoon, by mail,
from The Commissioner General OF The Land Office,
at Washington D. e., the first ipstalment Of the
land scrip authorized 10 be t!sucd 10 the State. by
act Of CopereeA in aid Of Agricultural Colleges.
There were three packages containing altogether
6G0 certificates, cach allowing the location Of d
quarter lection Of land.
An Interesting question has been ptopeuudcd by
The Auditor Of The Sthte to the Attorney General,
IN connection with the insurance law passed list
year by the General Assembly It Is whether rstl-
foad ticket agents. who sell patssEe tickets which
have tre same effect policies Of insurarce are In
eufanco agents. within the meaning Of the statute.
decision OF the courts ehall bold tha. they arc
such sge.tA, IT. Will practically put ttop 10 the
xsle hJ railroad agents Of all euch hckels, except
fhote issued by Insurance companies chartered
under The fans ot the Stale. The point arose upon
kets issued hy The Accident Insurance Company
Of Columbus, OHIO.
The amouLl Of Internal reuenue collected In .th1s
dtetfict for the month Of March, ms twenty thou-
fand three hundred and fifteen dollsa and sixty
ctnts. ...-r''
day, Issued challenge 10 any club In ha State, to
ptay match Of three eames, Tor tho championship
Of fnntana.
Weather clear and WEr1u,
, 1866-04-18

Tile Tropo.cds DlviAlon Of Tennessee.
A call hns been Issued for convention to
meet at Knoxville on May Sd, composed Of
delegates from au counties 10 East Tcnnes-
sec, to memorialize The Legislature for leave
TO form a new State, TO be called the State OF
East Tennessee, OF TO take such steps in ref
crcncc 10 the matter as may be deemed
proper and advisable.
, 1866-04-18

Judge Clayton, ,of the Sixth Judicial Dis.
trict Of Mississippi, has delivered an opinion
in which be sustasna the validity Of contracts
made on the basis of Confederate money.
As "belligerent rights" he contends, had
been awarded the late Confederate Govern
mcnt, 1t could Issue script, or other repre-
sentative Of money, to carry on the war
which had been levied, and that even If these
were hlegnl Issues, contracts ouly whsn
would be thereby invalidated, wou1a e
those which grew out Of the Illegal bsoang u
such script, or other representative OF money.
The case, will 20 up to tho high court OF
State, and may thence DO taken to the su-
preme Court Of the United states-
, 1866-04-18
INSANITY IN 1:ikl aaanAL CASES.

NNAASS1I IN CHI CASES.
The frequency with which the defence Of
insanity is coming to be plead in criminal
cases, tho startling nature Of tue terrible
crimes Of which il is made the cover, tho re-
cent execution Of Green, the Maiden mur-
dercr, under circumstances that threw doubt
on his sanity, and the appalling nature Of
many OF the murders recently chrnnIc.ed,
The Inconcclvab!c Gcndishness of which sug-
gcats insanity on the part Of their pcrpetra-
tors, ali seem to draw attention TO the In
l,ortant question, What disposition shall so
cicty make .pi fboee persons whose insanity
fret comes TO light rs a defence on criminal
trial for some fcndish murder or
other stupcndous crime! At present, at
lcaet In our own Stale, there Is
no Legal provision for making any other dis
posal Of them than simply to execute them
Is murdcrerA, or TO turn them loose ngaln
upon society rs wholly innocent because In
sane Such q policy has douhly mischiev-
Gus elect. Jurors are called upon 10 ssy that
wrctcLcf, WHO, whether sane or insane, hare
proved themselves fearful scourges 10 the
community, shau either be hung or set ut
liberty, when they feel equhl1y reluctant to
inward either fate. They are thus tempted to
convict men whose sanity they doubt, and TO
discharge men whose need Of rigorous con-
dncmcnt Is indrsputable.
The boundary between SANITY and insanity
is becoming more and more indefinite. In
nearly every peculiar murder trial physi-
clans can bc found who will testify to insanity.
In notorious forgery case In New York,
learned counsel graveay undertook 10
clear q forCcr on the ground that
IN Ingenious talent for obtaining other
people's money By meaus Of well Initiated sig.
natures, Indicated moral Insanity. Undoubt.
ed]y the increasing tendency Of medical men
IN attribute crime to insanity Is one OF IL.
natural results OF the eoursc o[ physiolosica
researches during the last half century, ~hlct
tend TO establish that abnormal conditions Q
the brain are often Intimately connected witt
crime.
What is needed to prevent failure Of jus
t,ce in cases where the sanity OF the accuse
is proved or doubtful, Is come legal sentene
rrnufrinr his confinement In lunate asJ
lum for definite period or for life, or unit
1x somc legal mode OF trial the lrnatic s
confined shall be adJudsed cured and shall
discharged. We have cases In ouf own mlde
involving the serious question whether PEI
sons whom the medical facults pronounce II
sane. but whose Insanity has ncrer manifest
cd itself In any other way than In the Grim
for which they are tried, should be on th
one hand hung, or on the other turned loos
upon society. It is time that our laws shom
provide some saac medium between these I"
equally objectionable alternatives
, 1866-04-18

MILWAUKEE,, April 18-The United STATES Cir
cut Court has affirmed lhe judgment iu the case OF
SeiAh Chamberlain vs The Ls Crosse Railroad
Company, Tor princ,pa1 md interest amounting to
about 81 s.X Q,O&Q
, 1866-04-18

The Pennsylvapia Legislature has diaftan-
chlsed IN thst State III pelaons who led 10 esexpe
the dan. Of deserted hon the military or n1va!
sekytek. = 49, ::
, 1866-04-18

Tic Prcsidcnt las approved the bill nppno-
printlrg xSG,Wn 70 reimburse ahe Pennsylvania
MtlittA-
, 1866-04-18

HAIUA1, April la-Not 4 eine1s case os s1et,.-
nas occurred enonx the cabin passengers On hns1S
me sH1mer England. This ANNOUNCEMENT %N1
frltcye tho anxiety Of their friends. "st
, 1866-04-18
WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1868.
mR< sThpuEN,s TESTIMONY.

mn. SThPuENss TESTIMONY.
The Testimony Of Alexander II. Stephens
before the Reconstruction Committee, which
we publish elsewhere, Is more valuable as
a reflex Of The witness own political opinions
than for any facts 1t brings to light relative
to the condition Of Georgia. 1t is precisely
what he would have said on behalf of his con-
stItuents had he been delivering speech in
the Senate. II Is the sincere view OF q pro-
slayery, states.riehrs, Southern politician,
having higher claima TO statcsu1anship than
any other Southern leader, but vergiug SO far
from the average Southern sentiment rs to
have been in powcr1css minority in oppos-
ing secession, and who Is, therefore, the most
favorable man through whom the South can
address the Northern ear. As he himself has
been throughout better. wiser and more
president than the Southern people,
SO is he now far better reconstructed than the
mass OF Southern people. He from the first
saw that secession would fail. They did not.
Five years aso he predicted In the Georgia
Secession Convention that slavery would be
abolished by Presidential proclamation, aud
that devastation and death would be carried
Into the hcart Of the South. Thcy did not
believe It. Predicting cmancipation,-he Of
course accepts It In all its length and breadth.
by his own personal Influence he has pro-
cured the passage Of Civil Rights Law
through the Georgia Legislature, which is
the most creditab1e legislation yet enacted
by any recoustsucting State For Mr.
Stephens, personally, We have IN many par
ticulsrs great respect, Hc fought against se-
ecssion with mort sincerity and power thau
any other Southern man. His course, while
, 1866-04-18

The New York Netes of Saturday says that
- Mn Jefferson Davis LETT this ctr yesterday N
sotas for Canada, whese her two elder children
mother anc sistess are temporarily residioR. She
hss not been to Wahhlnetun WIS incorrectly tel
ccfsphed from that city; NOT has eha been able to
obtain permission 10 sec MI. Davis" Ofcourse, the
sAos ioiio"e th'a announcement with highly pol
t>hed puff Of the mxny virtues o, M, j, D. and
her poiotious husband. who, during The whpfe
pes,od Of their the sontoezu peoples heroic szpc.
clio md ercntin1 hittofJ, Presided over the thoxt-
lived Southern Republic; mo who now l,n9uisnes,
On their sccount, within the prison walls Of Fed
e4Rl lottte4f." ,.-
, 1866-04-18
Arrcst Of the Supposed Principal In the
philadelphia Murder.

LoHpon, e. ", April 1s.-The supposed accom-.
p11cc' in the seyen-fold PhilAdelphlA murder hAs
been arrested hero. Lie G1ves bis naue ~ Charles
NcEateheo0.s
, 1866-04-18

tB- In the Tennessee Legislature On Mon
day last, Mr.. Williams, Of Carter County,
made violently abusive speech against Gov.
BrownloT. At the conclusion Of his speech,
Gen. james Brownlow, son of the Governor,
denounced him as liar, and challenged hlm.
, 1866-04-18
FIX PEI. HIM.

The Senate Of the United States, in som.
respects, IL the most influential body Of men
in the world. For genuine dignity, coupled
with true republican simplicity, 1t has no
equal That simplicity dctrncts not whit
from the high character Of the Senate, and
the great moral, not to speak of the political,
power Which IT wields- Mnny Of our readers
LUX back With pride 10 the DAYS whcn Web
stcr, Clay, Benton, and their compeers,
made the Senate illustrious but whatever
comparison history may make between
its eloqucnce aud intellectual power,
in the two last decades, with what
even now, makes that body tue glory
of the nation tor sharp discriminating judg-
meul. thorough knowledge OF the pationul
history md the national wants, genuine
patriotic devotion to the rights of man, and
the best Interests Of the Republic-no body
Of tncn in a1l history ever cxcelled the present
Senate Of the United States. 1t Is for this
reason that the few individual exceptions
which drunken, Copperhead Democracy
has foistcd upon us, become the more
disgusting and intolerable. In one Of
these, I'VE mean, Of course, McDougall,
OF Calitor1lia) beastlincss has become 50 OBJ
trusive and lmpudeut that the Scnate owes It
to Itself ard the nation to expei him. He Is g
disgrace TO our common humanity, aud there
fore should not be tolerated smother day.
The Constitution authorizes the Senate to
punIst, its ucsubers for disorderiy behavior,
md on the concurrence OF two-thirds of the
members, to cxpel q member Dlsordcrly
conduct during fits Of drunkenness is ono oi
the recognized reasons for expelling men,
brr. Two or three years ago, Sauls-
bury, of Delaware, came on the floor
drunk, and became SO uproarioua that the
presiding officer ordered the eserEeaut-at-Arms
to take Linn into custody This officer ap-
preached tho paudltn Senator, when the lat
ter drew pistol on him and threatened to
shoot him, but in executing this evolution
salisbury tell sprawline On the floor, aud Was
captured in this condition and dragged to i
sofa, where he snored through the night. On
the following day, Mr. Clark, OF New Hamp-
shire, offered resolution for his expulsion,
which would undoubtedly have leeu carried
If the Delaware Senator had not meanwhile
rot sober aud made public apology Tor his
conduct.
In the casc Of McDoagall there should be
no hesitation. True, he has had but one
drunk during the session; md therefore his
friends muy plead that for one Offences he
should be forgiven but thai drunk has lasted
four years, and lis behavior has been so ont
rareous that 1e should be expelled at once.
tho 1smcntat1c spectacle which he presented
on Monday is but one Of scores scarcely less
disgusting. California and the entire Pacific
coast, which he 80 mlserably nizrcpresents,
and deeply diseraces, would Ee)olcc to sec
him receive the reward OF bis disgusting de.
ptavity by summary expulsion.
, 1866-04-18

lne clergyman LHeH pF0ceeQeu 10 fe1u pas
sages Of Scripture appropriate to the occasion,
present to proloug the autterinEs or the con-
demned man to absolute torture but Green
evidently entered into tho spirit Of his teli-
gious adviser, followed his reading and sup
piication mentally, and showed no sign OF
lear. Af,er bis reading Mr. Adams offered a
the time which Green stood Oh the scafInld
about twelve minutes. At its close 3,r.
Adams and Mr.. Wade, the turnkey, took
leave Of Green, Who fcrTentlY kissed the
cheeks of both as they left the platform. .
ocn The 5hsf hsn to or5l 5d vs
execution, Issued by Governor Bullock on the
2Sth Of February During this ceremony the
other officers bound GREEN'S legs together,
pulled over his face the cap or rather bag Of
black cloth which shut out bis sight OF the
world forever, and finally adjusted the fatal
was perfectly passive. Having finished the
reading the sheriff solenuly repeated the
adjutatiou, "And may God have mercy on bis
SOUL" and pressed with his foot the spring
which opened the trap-door.
The unhappy mans neck was not broken
which followed Was painfully protracted, as
the rope, stretching considerably, allowed ~
feet at first to touch the ground, and made II
uecegsary Tor the deputies to draw 1t up. The
visible movements lasted between st1 ana
seven minutes. At the end oi Nv twenty gnEap nsn-
TAYLOR aud Hail, and other phy ys1cians present,
who found there was still a aiight movement
Of fbe heart. Ten minutes more, and no sign
Of life remaining, the corpse #as lowered
carefully into the colin placed to receive It,
the faIi, where, during the afternoon, the nu-
''te' oRKES's Last LKrrERs.
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THE WAR.
We remember it woll that death. We belonged
to the same company, and heard tho report Of the
musket not more than ten steps of. What excite
ment was there How enraged some Of our men
became against the unfortunate man who had ac-
cidentally killed our comrade Colonel PETrraREw
slept in our barracks that night, stretched upon
the floor with no bed or covering save his cloak.
It was the night Of January 7th 1851. At daylight
next morning, tho guns Of the Cadet battery on
Morris Island opened upon the Star Of he West.
At his funeral on that day at the Circular Church.
conversation was divided botween the first death
and the first guns but, the story is well told in
tho inscription, "Aftor the resumption Of State
sovereignty for South Carolina, tho Carolina Light
Infantry, Of which he was o member, was detailed
to act as portion OF the garrison Of Castle Pinck-
ney, and in tho performance Of that duty no was
the first sacrifice of life in the service Of the State
He met his death from the accidental discharge OF
rifle in the hands Of sentinel, January z, 1861 !"
At tho time Of his death he was 80 years of age,
respected and beloved. A younger brother Of the
deceased, at that time meroyouth, afterward 40
companied his comrades to Virginia and was killed
in tho front Of battle. The next monu,net that
we will notice is that Of
r. na- '- : HUGH 8. LEGARR,
One Of tho handsomest in tho cemetery. It is a
beautiful column ofwhito marble upon pedestal Of
| the same, tastefully ornamnnted with the seulp-
turod coats Of arms Of the United States and oi
South Carolina. In fact no pen sketch can give
an accurate idea Of it's graceful beauty. It ia In
scribed, T" "HuaH s. LEaAnE, Attorney General and
Acting Secretary Of State Of tho United, States.
Born january 2, 217s7s Diea in Boston, june 90
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-15
Consumption Durable by DIR.
Schenck'S Medicines.

To CURB CONSUMPTION, the system must be
prepared so that the lungs will heal. To ac
complish this, The liver and stomach must iirst
be cleaned and an appetite created for good
wholesome food, which by these medicines will
be digested proper y, and good healthy blood
made; thus building up the constitution
ScHRNcEs MANDRAKE Pills cleanse the stomach
of all bilious or mucous accumulalions; and by
using the Sea Weed Tonic. in connection, the
appetite ia restored.
soHESoxs PULMoSIo SiRUP is nutricious as
well Ms medicinal and, b. using the three rome
dies, all impurities are expelled from the sys-
TEN, and good wholsom1 blood made, which
will repel all disease. If patients will take
these medicines according 10 directions, Con-
sumption very frequently in it's last stage yields
to their action. Take the pills frequently to
cleanse the liver and stomach. 1t does no. fol-
low that because the bowels are not costive they
are not required, for somtimes in diarrhea they
are necessary. The stomach must be kept
healthy, and no appetite created to allow the
Pulmonic Syrup TO act on the respiratory organ,
properly and allay any irritation. Then ais
that is required to preform permanent cnre il
to prevent taking cold. Exercise about the
room as much as possible, eat all the richest
foOd-'ht meat, game, and, in facs, anything
the appetite Graves; but be particular and mas
ticato we'll. Cd weamly
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-15
DIR, scbenclx,s PuImonic Syrup,

This great medicine cured DR.. j. II. Schenck,
the proprietor, OF Pulmonary Consumption,
when it had assumed its most formi dablo as-
peet and when speedy death appeared to be in
evitsble, His ply ysieians pr onOunecd his case
incurble, when he commenced the use of this
simple but powerful remedy. His health was
restored in very short tlme,- and no return Of
the disease has been apprehended, for all the
syn toms quickly disappeared, and his present
weights more than two hundred
81 ice his recovery, he has devoted his atten-
tion exclusively 70 the cure Of Consumption
and the diseases which are complicated with IL,
and the cures effected by his medicines have
been very numerous and truly wonderful. DR..
Sohenck makes professional visits to severalof
the larger cities weekly, where he mas a large
concoursc Of patients, and it is truly Astonishing
10 see poor cOnsumptiyes that have to be lifted
oui of their carriages, aud in few months
healthy, robust persons. DR., Schenck's PulmO-
mic Syrup. SeaWeed Tonic, and Mandrake Pills
are generally all required in curing Consump-
tion. Full directions accompany each, so That
any one can take them without seeing DR.,
Schen nck, ont when il is convenient is best TO
see him. lie gives advice hee :, but for tho
rc ugh examination with his Respirometer his
fee il three dollars.
Please observe, when purchasing, that the two
licensees Of the Doctor-ono when in the last
stage of Consumption, aud the other as he now
is, in perfect health-are on the Gov stamp
Sold by all Druggists and Dealer. Price 81 80
per bottle, or 81 90 the half dozen. Letters
for advice should always be directed 10 DR..
Schenck's Principal Office, No. Is North 6th
Street, PhiladelphiS Pa.
General Wholesale A gents: Demas Barnes &
Co., N. Y, 5. S. llahce, Baltimore, Nd; John
d. Park, Cincinnati, o. Wake & Taylor, Chi
cago, H.; Collins Bros, 81. Louis Nc. [Sdeamy
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-15
N0BFT, SEWING machine,

wsIFrom the New York Herald. J =, AN
Prominent among the mechanical trl-
umphs Of this most ingenious age, com!
mon honesty comlels US TO notice the En-
pire Sewing Machine, commended as just
IL STYLED perfection itself Useful as have
been the various sewing machines, iron
time to time presented to the public, each
one Of them has been CURSED with some
radical defect, which detracts from general
utility. Warned by the experience of his
predecessors, the inventor OF the Empire
Machine has produced an instrument, COM
bining all the. advantages for which Others
are va united and obviating every defect
which can be attributed to them by the
most fastidious ticEgrf~rotoc al r.
The Empire Machine is marvellous com.
bidatioh Of simplicity, economy and perfect
workmanship, being durable, free froma Ii.
biliiy TO get out Of order, noiseles5, and ca.
sy OF opefat ion. It's mechanical contiI
vance is such as 20 secure stability, free
dom from accident, and accuracy as 10
workmanship. BY the use Of the patented
shuttle ami straight needle il makes a
stitch, which can neither rip Eor ravel-
while, at the same time, il can operate
perfectly upon, every species Of material
from leather to cambric; with threads Of
cotton, linen or silk. flom the finest TO the
COarsest number. t.'' Oh. .5.. o..
As the Empire Machine is gradually
;upplantins its more antique rivals, no
one in want of a more usenl iestrument
of this description, be he or she tailor
cOachmakef, dressmaker or seamstfess, can
dn otherwise than secure Of these econom-
ical and inimitabe machines, suited alike
for family aud manufacturing purposes
The office OF the Empire Manufacturing
Co, is at No. 536 Broadway, New York
City, where they are now supplying these
Empire Machines at prices lar below the
real value of the instuments,--New York
Aerald. , ., . -rA a ..
November 80 l865-lY ..a ,v
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-15
Schenck's Seaweed Tonic.

This medicine invented by Or. J. II. ScHESoX, ;,
Of Philadelphia, is intended TO dissolve the food
and make il into chyme, the first process OF di
gestion. By cleansing the Stomach with
Schonck's Mandrake Pills, the Tonic soon res
toreE the appetite, and food that could not he
eaten before using it will be easily di gcsted.
Consumption cannc be cured by Schencks s
Pulmonic Syrup unless the stomach and liver is
made healthy and tne appetite restored, hence
the Tonic and Pills are required in nearly eve.
ry case of consumption. A half dozen bottles
Of The SEAWEED TONIC and threa or four
boxes OF the MANDRAKE PILLS will cure any
ordinary case Of dyspepsia. u j.
DR.. Schenck makes professional vi-itsin New
York, Boston, and at his principal Office in
Philadelphia every week. See daily papers o
each place, or his spamphlet on consumption frf
his days of visitation.
Plcase observe, when purchasing, that the
two likenesses of the Doctor, one when ir the
last stage Of consumption, and the other as he
now is, in perfect health are on the Govern
ment stamp.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers price 81. so
per bottle, or 1850 the half dozen. All letters
for advice shonld DO addressed to DR.. Schenrk's
Principal Office, No. is North 9Th ST., Philadel-
phia, Pa.
General Wholesale Agents: Domas Barnes
q Co., N. y; S. S. Hanoe, Baltimore, Nd ; j.
d. ParEe, Cincinnati, Ohio; Walker q Taylor,
Chicago ILL.,; Collins Bros, st. Louis, Mo.
LIST W. Gu. mo. oct25yl