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Der westbote. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1843-1871, 1866-08-30

STR Common 9leos MiHter,
(8anfter @eridts.0 iFrift.)
SDbn 9. 0reeu, BON Granflin county.
, 1866-07-11

but It might Us well haye been tied to = loco
motive with all steam on, 80 far as their ebl1-
iiy to hold 1t back Vas concerned. All three
were badly strained Or bruised IN their exer-
ttars, and Mr- Turner Is unable to leave Ills
b d to day in consequence. They held iast to
the rope and were dragged to the edge Of
pond Of about SIX acres. II tree had been
near, they could have checked the fight of
the u onster to which they had haznessed,
but to save themselves were oblised to let GO
P1ougbed through the pond Immersed to the
depth Of about three feet, and going at the
rate OF perhaps fifteen miles an hour.
After leaving the pond the basket struck a
st5nc wall by whf.h the men received their
Injuries Nr. James Allen w&s most hurt,
was hurt and the other ankle badly wreuched
aha otulsca. Ltnhy was cut On the head, but
nor seriously, and when found was considera-
pig dlsngured with blood. Neither OF the
lads we're Injured.
me balloon Eas hurried on somc forty rods
tur her, gong through two fences, and finally
lodging IN large elm tree, where it was torn
from top to bottom. The basket was thcn
some eight feet from The ground. anl Ire
men were left swinging within the car, which
was suspended from the branches, Thev
dropped finally Ehcn the bug got clear They
we're tangled up in tha ropes, and were car
RED to the house OF Nr. Alvin Ellis. Landy,
Prince and one Of the boys came to Proyi.
dcncc frcm Canton in the Wednesday ercuinc
train. Mr.. Alien and his sou 1ern4ln behind
in South Dedham, the former under the caro-
Of Or. Fosg, who did not think it prudent
that bis patient should ne moved. They
came up, however, last night, In much better
condition than was anticipated.
I: their craft had not caught In the tree
the prospect before the voyasers WIS terrible
In the extreme. The hreezc was Increasing,
and the balloon retained sufficient buoyancy
to aomit Of its being carried over MANY miles
Of country. The next half mile was a COM
r1etc series Of stone wnlls. against which the
car, at the height at which it was then t7ay-
cling, must have been dashed to pieces Mr.
Morrill, understood from the exc,lrsienists
that theY had been making efforts to stop for
f.f,ccn miles back OF his place. The distance
travelled hy them was tWenty-ei1l.t miles in
q straight line. and was accomplished in lit
tic less tEan thirty minutes
, 1866-07-11

tates. = One II not hoth+ -of. the Senators
eject, arc also Coppcrhe2ds. There ism ccr-
-ainty that more than three, Of tic Tennessee
members willact with The Union party in
Cong1yss: Onthc question Of tue loyalty Of
Tennessee Gov. Brownlow thus speaks In bis
message to the Legislature, It will be secu
That he differs In opinion with the dohghfacc
concern very materially:
~ beg that yon w11' bear In mind in your deltb.
lines personally and individually loyal to i1e
most of ,sSost pscr.t tesst iaso IL rtssion. Who Sho
sent them into .be fed 10 agn, against ite Na.lon-
q Government, and fcsied- var atainst the Unit
sfates ior !ouf years snd: were foa1y conquered
=uhju.ated province. wholly at ths mercy of th.
conQ1c1oss b. the Laws Of war. The General Gov
e5nne1' an1,, has he e. .sdoesd Theao prss f
terms have kcn preecdbed, aud arc low rrcsented
for yonr acceptaIcc ort ntrc inn Are The C tern1
f. o! Fer hSs e S 70
mane necessary BY the results ol the rebsl!.on.''
Horace 3Iaynard's uame is used by the
doughface concern. He does not ask. to be
admitted to his scat until Tennessee l.as raiI-
dcd the amendment. Tie is warmly III favor
of tho Congressional plan OF reconstruction.
- u AeSASt "44tAIA 1Aoku hAsuauHtuu u ZEN
days ago, to Gov. Brownlow, he says:
- shall cudtayos 10 be IN Tennessee shortly, aud
Al NathSilfe hy the time the 1eet.sature couvenea.
iffe kat r,btts houl ot4r the rropostd autntments
to NE Ton. faulioa- That ou3ht to determine Ms
Ea'tn n<n At oEtk. Gov. rifrpon1 sen, me. tb1s
morning, IN edtorias from the fttchnond Il07ss 0!
yc'tctday, tie most violent, wicked. malignant and
devsl1sh. The great tieht will bc In the coming
election ibis fill. II the bnion men sustain them
selsts. the onward corne Of events IS easr aud
p,casnut for the rpuutfF II thcy arc pyct,hropn
'Mn tic southern toufs1eracy rcs1ves> and starts
oCt 01. & Lew career"
, 1866-07-11

We have received the annual circular nom Samuel
E Warner. Assistant Secretary Of The American
Tract Society," cllsng the attention Of The Christian
world 10 the claims Of the colpo.ts:e syatem rs
supported By that society. The syttem was first
introduced hy the *oelety in 1su-a. At that time
cleren eoIportnrs were employed. and In 1860 the
number employed under The ratrorase OF sne soei-
e.s vas Isl. The results Of the vast amount OF
Iascr which the siat,elcs Disclose can scarcely bs
eorce.1ed. During the past year the committee,
whi!c anxious 10 extend he syticm in other parss
ol he land. have gladly welcomed the opportunity
Of reuminc eo'portage in tho Southern ssatce,
whe.e It ha. been entirely interrupted BY the war
In former Year, tbetc Stales presented ono Of the
most needy and important fields for sueh labors.
ard thr 1aynccs of long and de:olatlng war have
rlnd..ed The necessities Of that section e,ill mo:e
imperative. During The yeat twenty eight colpor.
ton hayc teen at WORK in nice OF the Southern
Statte. The sesul's already appaicus from thelf
lsbors arc most encouraging, aud full of prom
l*e tor the texttnslou OF ,hls system to all parts
Of lhote Statcs. From every portion fths south
where 1t has been reeumed. report. Of she success
| Nal Working Of colportaxc have been received
1h. circular, In conclusion. makee an earnest ap
peal to Christians Of the North 10 Continue the eoot
| york With increased visor.
, 1866-07-11
The Return OF u DefaultfnG Fugitive
P0ktnlaGter<

y. I. Letter 10 Tue fnNaueAp1ta AeuEGR.1
Ex-Postmasler Isaac V. Fowler, who, as
delaulter to the Government, fled tho country
and went to Mexico several yeara ago, will
soon return to this city, IN al probability,
the United States District Attorney. 10 the
District Court, this morning, agreeablY to
pros. against all further proceedings against
him. under the Indictment, aud the Court
itself making IN order accordingly.
+. The reasons for this proceeding arc. yart-
ous, accoriliLg to tho statement Of tho Dis
trict Attorney. In the arst place, The Amer
icnn people were fnngnanimous and forgtving;
10 he second place, there wns NO proof that
Mr.. Fowler had ever appropriated the money
IN his hands to bis own: use, nnd In the third
place, 1t was doubtful whether, under. the
peculiar circumstances Of the case. the Gov
csnment could obtain a verdict against
him. The Government had sued to re-
cover from bis snzeties, but IT. having
| been. shown that the t1lcn chief of the
Post office. Department was eoguizant Of the
| fact that he wns defanlter before those sure
| ties were called upon 70 act, tha plaintiff was
| decided to- have no claim.
III. Fowler was for many years one Of the
, 1866-07-11

commencing with quotation from The
Houston Euning Star:
"Sho wore white and rcd, wi.h csnps over thc
etarr representing the southern States, She wore
ulanacles her hands, ntth chains at her feet,
initiative OF hc condition Of her own native Land.
~hc cid mol rtprcscnt the Goddess Of Liberty (as
o. se hc
II was painfully beauutui and touching, and rr.
Dind.d = ol Anlfomsehe, lying chained and
weeping for her lord"
vile at Charleston, 8. c., was characterized
by similar shows and newspaper comments.
The auinus and literary or other merit was
all Of piece with the following verses, which
nc clip from the New Orleans Picayuae Of
the 10th ult.:
The Confederate dead. Under "stonewall" ard
They Taught the pale Norttman in terror to fee,
They ioneht and they lost yet the cause they dse-
And memory I retains her old love fox ouch dust.
The Confederate gis'sl God bless them, shcy'nc
And pure H. gtm OF early May dew,
Tho iatsett O women, the ehastest OF wtSea,
Let us lore them. protect them and fight for their
The speech Of Mr. Harris, Of Maryland, in
the House, on the 18th ult.. expresses the
average sentiment Of the ex-5layeholders. as
follows.
Tie t1nc, active ho:silIt,es arc suspended, md
the Eegro Il undeE Parole 10 keep the peace; hu.
when aud where They approximate to thing like
n ,ns ns twed se oa Of de,4 b.
cheIi.hcd feelings OF the while race involved to
la1 ,has power Tor single day. The negro must
Fui, tqaal,,y of rieh,s vii never r. esist between m
races 20 dssitnlar that they cannot socially ANAL
csma'c especially when they Hive together Ia larse
"Sad ,pccac,c thourh 1t be. if will not diminish
, 1866-07-11
NTsbCKN Oh HAND

Mr., Waslburnc rot In 'sts'dy blow" on
thc Tasil I'LL by Ills amendment taxing
stocks on hand. Mr.. Nashburnc's proyiso
WIS adopted by the large minority Of ~ to
-. This will cool the ardor o tlso*c lin.
portcra who hare expected to make moucy
enuNgh to retire oil by thc artificial incrcasa
Of prices on their stocks already imported or
now a1oat. II 3lr. Washburnc would make
lis amendment cover the stocks Of domestic
goods on hand. as well as foreign, aad pro.
vide some way to collect he tax anu put 1t
into the Treasury, tho bill would not get q
dozen yoles In both branches OF Congress.
We need not counsel Mr.. Washbarnc to stick
TO his amendment. III is perfectly sure to
do that. Let him and nll the enemies Of the
Specializing and s~indl1ng tribe hold on to
thnt amendment, and 1ght It out on that lluc
If 1t takes all summer.
, 1866-07-11
DESTRUCTIVE EIRE.
Fourteen Buildings DeA1rurcu ak Pore-

lFEom the Pottaga State Register, July 9lh.l
Dn Saturday morning last, at about Two
O'Clock, an ala1m OF fire wns sounded. On
arriving at tho ground Tt discovered the fire
b1eak kim; out os the back rart Of the b,s,llirs
occupied by Morris Collins as grocery store,
hut whether il first took in that or the al-
joining building we nrc t.uaule TO state. Tic
..crcral opinion seems to he that 1t WAS kin
died between the two buildings The tirc
rapidly spread both ways: In Il couple OF
o. grocery store, the building occupied By
Mnrris Collins ns grocery store, the build
ID: occupied by James Afulcnln,-on ~ a Sec
oud.hana store, the building occupied by
Louis Ei:ernann as Jewellery store {o"ncd
building t,wncd BY Francis Boiling a,.. .ss 0s'ps
pied by Nm. Stemcycr as f-:s!tl ant t0oua q
lioEery ktore. tho hrts'h puf1,tinr uwt.ss<s of
Alex. Mol aud occupied BY john Icrsoti ii.
llnrnc.s shop IN the frst floor and res,lrt,cc
w stntrs, tl.c building owned and occupied
hhy AudFsw ktetcr US u batbcr shop and resi-
Isnce, ill fronting IN Cnok sticct, auI D,a.
aid Fcrguspt's residence fruniin,. on WEco1-
SIN ttrrct, warc I'LL destroyed.
Tllc frocrr<s-of the tire on Cook street WIS
arrcatctl b, ruiliug down the ", .,o.lvll l1tliu-
in@ "Mnetl hy G. CnlIirr. and occupied by
Curl Ba1'nl Us gtovr and mittc,1 manutac-
tnry, md BY a. Allseh "a boot aMd shpc
shop, Mid the adJolnius building, ~wnc.l hr
7. and Simon McGfnn, and occupied by T.
LrhnaE.as Er9crrr tsnrc. On Wisconsin,
street the ;arthcr progress Of t..u lire WIS
which WIS considerably Injured.
These hnilals:..s we're mostly small wooden
ones, snl Werc generally Insured. The siuuk
and 1t,nIt;lEe II alt u them were mostly
sasea-s"lhe Of 1t In very damaged cnudi-
tlol', at c0,irfc.
Mr. Ferguson had at, gnsuraucc ot sio0 on
BIS dwelling Norris s:su0 on building, and
81. Geo on rlcck; sir. tlcIMnnu Ssut on build
, 1866-07-11
nQtWt IN DIXIE.

They arc getting ~, fathouSly don In
nIAic since The Meluyhts riots. The Mem
rls Tosl Ut .ruEc 10Th stntes that OIL thc1jtii,
III ar early llotir III the morning, while thc
lain was Four!n. dnwn anu all were asleep,
four men in disguise !.rokc into house on
the Trllmps' Plantation, seven miles nbuyc
Grand Lake, and presenting pistols ut the
heads OF the Vrupriclors, demanded their
money and their arms. These were seized
anu trunk containing over s3,uo0. Mcar-
while another party If rai1ialss wantonly
preceded to Kill the a,li,nals sheltered In the
stable, uu,l the colored servants being there
by awakened, aud coinfng tn tho rescue. were
fired uron aud five killed. Tic surviving
servants, having been soldiers. boldly rr-
turncd tic ilrc, wllercupon the r'bl'crs re.
treated, not, however, unit, they had burned
the stable, cotton Elm and other buildings.
And VI Int WIS the sin of Mcssrs. Adams, Van
I'clt and Jcnkt, tho proprictoss, tor which
this ruin wns dealt out by their cowataly,
brcn IL General u,.d the others Captains In the
Fedora, Army, and ihcir servants were faltli-
rul, Tree, md understood their rights.
! is usual the rllillans escaped.
Another case: Lieut.. Blandiu,. Assistant
Sub Commissioner OF tllc FrccdnlenFs Bureau
In Mississippi, was shot mud MORALLY wound
ed, Willie he WIS dying. Il committee of tho
citizens Of Grenada wnised on Capt. May. the
b-ComsniasIoucr, nnd noti1cd him that tht
teachers OF the freedmen must leave. ant
;hnt IL he himself did not leave. he would bt
! killed next. Threats being madc 10 burn th'
| school houses. The schools were abandoned
; At jackson violent rebel, named Sherman
assaulted and attempted to Kill J. T. Bard
we'll, agent Of The American missionary AZ
ISOLATION, and upon belug arrested and take
fe!orc tho Mayor, WIS released upou bctn
fined ten dollars.
| In Parker County, Texas, few days aSt
rebel rutlians took possession Of au emincne
| neor the county seat. aud kept up d fire upo
. the court house, making It Impossible to hol
court, md SO prevented the trial Of some
4 their associates. A correspondent Of II
r New York Etxning IoA, commenting on Il
: occurrence, says that throughout the sta
/, it is next to impossible for Union man
n get Judgment in any court, SO completely
I. the officers of the aw under the control
r. the ruflanly element TINT Union men a
d obliged TO submit 10 every insult and indl
nifty, hundreds OF thrm having been kill
q since the war ended; ard tia It some ri
t fought On the side Of The Union have becot
"a so disgustcd with the course things arc tu
~ | inr. Ms 10 dec1aie that Government viii
Io cannot or will not protect them, is not VOL
fighting lor-thcy will never do It aga
IT, or the shameless characteristics Of
lv Facmep's Festival at Houston, recent Is:
r. O, tue TRIBUNE give full account from
in Galveston Bultetin. The Incident "a mo
ra men}nl car In honor of the Confederate dc
, 1866-07-11

from hnr3cs Or other articles upon which duly OF
tAx has been paid and bags made Of paper;
Sstpetef;
salts IN IN;
Stlex nsed IN Inc manufacture o. clasa:
SOAP valued al uat oEer three cents per poundt
Sp=!ter;
tptGoles and Gasings OF all descriptions uaado
trccaay ior iocks, faies, looms, spinning Nd
ealnets pumps. steam eu2inef. hot a1s ann hot
"ates 1ufnacef. anu Sewing machines. and not sold
OF nsea tof any otnef pufpo.es, and upon which =
" ss atteeseo and paid On The a1tc!es Of which
1ns CatlnG paft
Spokes' ouos. oo~a ana leiloea pores, sna1t*,
9no 5It afns toE c1ss1aces or ~agona; wooden hau-
a!Ss 1oI plo"a, lno fot Gther aef1e1araL house.
oolus Fly ~ cua1isCaa tuois an0 !1lpAeneuts. apn
pau ana lua ear and handles; and wooden 1anks,
@u1 - te!As 'o1 ctuoe mInesA OIL '-E-:
,
,3, ~ snEo'et at. lal, Maot ano nltea ior
sat.aa~, @ eAse. pla'e. eol OF VIE, aoop $ett E1re
"a @ ssa y unsesetso, car Wnes!t. snimne lktans
~ ptE no4es. sac splIEsl ute anu aSlea snsae Of
! ussu ~ @e1s1skely lot senieies. Gass. o. ocon3'
, 1866-07-11

concluded on the third day. The dancers,
according to this ritual. gave away to thelr
friends all their property. horses. tapes, robes
and blankets. All had to be sacrificed. They
Ind been somewhat annoyed aud oppressed
with heat IN consequence Of the great crowd
of soldiers and others, who crowded around
them, and this was given as the reason Tor the
adjournment But some Of the dancers had
rally fell from exhaustion, aud had been
borne away by their friends; and
at last accounts, when we left
on the l2th instant, the man
painted black was not expected to live. I
doubt whether he will survive this terrible
ordeal. The scene closed, leaving on my
memory picture Of terrible superstition and
sanguinary basbarity, such as hope never to
witness again. l cannot narrate tie facts so as
to give an adequate idea Of the chastity horror
Of the exhibition, hut the scene will never be
eHaeed from my memory, aud hundreds who
witnessed it will bear me testimony to Its al
most unheard Of atroc:ty. The sad story Of
it's cEneltses attests their supcrstltious ,dero-
tfon In disregard Of all the missionary efforts
of cur people. SPECTATOR.
, 1866-07-11
En&lauusA Decline
Yr- tkn Ns.r. vnstr tTrtlT3

From, faets which have recently como to
light, there Is reason to believe TINT the yiril~
ity OF the English race at hpme Is rapidly be-
cSmtng exhausted. The announced deterl.~'oi@
nation oftAc British government not oTnsaFes
war, no matter what the prosoeaeutuwhesee q
conspicuous e,gn Of the growing weakness
John Bulls backbone while population sta
tIstIes prove incontestibly that bis prolific
nowers are steadily deserving him. In dis
cussing the woman5s rights question recently,
ihe Pat 4all Ga:aHs makes tho following
..Hnt It Is growing daily more d@cult to become
4 vile srd, i i've may btliese ~ Eazr. ,o l:come
armnrs.,ah1T iu;poseIbc Tor ell our women, my
ior more ihau s,o.b1rds, Ct ever r., & to mari;
~. - sIe u,.nF men who cannnt Hnd nifty m, n who
vii co, many asa. = e H. ssso9a positIan Dr.
as 1e more than one tllfon OF ehitles: fa,ui
nea 1bs;s other authorities affirm that our race u
70 sr l..s p.Cltae tnan In pter times tnat IN !arre
sn1n. IWo children to each Ea1r1rt coupe has se-
eo1e 10 be the average number"
, 1866-07-11

Ratification OF the Constitutional !
.otHcndment By uson,s
Opposition 'tAeTC2us
[Sp>elal Correspondents o. Clnetnrat1 Gs1e,te-J !

Ratification OF tDIe Constitutional
.orEcndment By Tcnnessce-.Fui.uson,s
Opposition The1Cau.
[Spee1al Correspondents o. Clnetnrat1 Gaxs,te.I
WAsn1Sorc.s. July 7.
There seems to b. little doubt that the
boiling from the Legislature ft1w weeks
since was strongly cle4,ura.ctI Mt tho White
llnuse. Ii not originally planned there. Ger
tain it Is. that quite 4 unmbcr Of ttose bolt
eFs wera at once appointed 10 various Offices
by the President.
The private secretary OF a1r. Johnson, Ed
ward Cooper, OF Tennessee, is wholly allied
with the rebel element cl that State Both
his influence and that Of Mr. Patterson. Sena-
tor elect from Tennessee, has becu cxsrtcd to
widen the breach between the President and
Congress. Both of them dcplorcd the sccfu-
In. reconciliation that all were hoping had
been colsunlmated d few days ago. Both Of
them expressed their regret, disappointment
ard butter Indignation ut the prospect OF re-
c. nciliation.
When the Constitutional amendment aually
passed Coucress, Mr.. SECRETARY Conper de-
scrived the situation at the White House in q
President never looked eos gloomy NJ now.'
The Tear there was thrt this amendment
would sweep the country and lsaye nothing
of the johnson party It vas this thal caused
tho lull IA the batt.e on the part OF tho Prest-
dent. 1t was u mere temporary withdrawal
Of iorces for a reorganization. The object
determined upon was to defeat tho amend
1nent. II was this that called out that mcs-
sage which was everywhere at the North re-
ccircd with jecr. 1t was not w7ittel for
Northern consumption, but Vas simply n
| making haste to iLlorn the South that on the
part Of tile Executive the adoption OF tha
amendment would not be made q condition
| to complete restoration.
The proclamation Of Governor Brownlow,
| calling the Legislature 0f Tennessee together,
created great alarm ut the White House.
Immediately upon lis appearance, measures
were set on loot to prevent quorum from
assembling.
Con.ssess destres to admit Tennessee. Tacro
is no dnubt but her Representatives would be
received iulmt diate1y upon the ratification of
The amendment By that State. Ut this air.
johnson Is fully aware. mud yet BE- rrcfers IN
Keep his own State out vi the Union, rather
| than to have her COME IN on any plan dt1cr.
cnt from his own. Ar. Cooper Is ulso gisine
his attention to New Jersey IN connection
with Scovf!e aud Stockton /; TO Pennsy lE,nta,
assisted by Cowan; and TO Missouri, where
Frank b1al. iclps linn:
It was b:1ause the pisa Of forming > third
ra:1y insiev the Union lines had sI!;nally
failed, that i.c Presidents party wcra driven
to besccch 1he Coppcraeals to conc to thcll
assistance.
II was for this reason that the third rebe
invasion ot Pennsylvania Was determined
upon.
these invasions. They arc as follows:
First rebel iusasiou Of Pennsylvania, undo
]. L. B. Stewart. JUNG 1SG2.
| Second rebel invasion Of Pennsylvania, tn
der tisn. Lee, July, 1865.
Third rebel invasion Of Pcnnsylvanis, TN
der Andrew johnson, planned for August
1SCG.