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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-30
MANHOOD.

tn THE YoUaa AND RISING GENERATION, TIL
vegetatve powers Of Life strong, but in q few
smaei,tea form and the impossbIity Of application
mental effort show ts banefu influence. It soon be-
hence is checking the development OF the body Con
umpton is talked M and perhaps the youth is removed
OF the worst movements. Removed from ordinary dI
ersons OF the eyer-ohangng scenes Of tho oity thu
athful and rural exercise, thoughts are turned In
ward upon themselves.
Hooked for with anxiety, as the first sympt" In whoi
Nature Is to show her saving power in sing the cir
Aasi increase Of appetite has by What fed on
nd the energies Of the syste prosrrated and tn,
nj period In which body and mind undergo 30 fasonat
ng change from child to woman is looked for In vain
rave but waiting for its Victim.
HELMBoLDs EXTRACT BUoHU.
For Weak"eas ariso from ssces,es Early Indi,or.
Attended with the following Bymptoma:
indspositon @ to R1ertion Loss Of Power LOSE
Horror Of eod dFRs Fees
Auscular System. Often Enormous Appetite with Dy
sroptio Symptoms y Hot Hands. Flushing Of the Body
on the Face Pain In the Back Heayiness of the Eyeds
frequently Black Spots flying before the Eyes witt
on. Great Mobility. Restlessness with Horror Of 30
,ey Nothing s more desirable to suoh patients thar
elves, no Repose Of Manner no Rarnestness no snson
alton. but hurried transiton from one auestion T.
mother ~ H
These symptoms, II allowed to go on-whioh this Me-
doine invariably removes-soon follow Loss Of Po,oy
rs,ay ana Epaepsio Fts In ono Of which the paten
During tho superintendenoo Of DR.. Wilson. ss tb
bioomingdne Asylum this sad result ocournaa To twt
pstena reason had for time left ham, ando ,.hdi
OF opiepsy: They were Of both senhs nda saX vent
Who can say that these ezcess.sae mo, sn,n.r
ouoWea oy those direful dseasosf hsoavar u rzump
noholy deaths by Consumption, bear ample wineea
ne trutn oi these assertions In Lunatio Asylnms ar,
moat m.ancholy exhibition appears. The oountenano.
iactusIy sodden and quito destituteneither north
Brarely artculate. - = o ''oui
with woeful measures wan Despair
Low sullen sounds his grief beauIled,
Whilst We regret the existence of the sboye diae,rs
gift OF chemistry for the Of tho oonseauenoss
Ell q L MI B OLD,S s
HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
FLUID EXTRACT OF BTTCHn
81 THERE Is NO TONIC LIKE TT. -m
1T Is AN ANCHOR OF HOPE TO THE sURaRc,,
knd Patient; and this 10 the Testimony of All Who hs
used or prescribed Il. VIZ" INV
~ Bold by all the Druggists.
Principal 9S Al Depot HELMBoLDs DRUG AND oHEM
No. 694 BROADWAY
METROPOLITAN HOTEL.
New Xorlr.
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Cotton Ginsl Cotton Gins
IL COTTON GIN9iII

Taylor, Eagle, Brown, Southern, Craven, E1oelsio
and MCCARTHY COTTON GINS, with Engines or Horl
Powers and everything required for the same In
ud or sale Of the lowest price. Your orders are n
eotfuIlv solicited tuths1yr October
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GARTNER DEXTER A. 90

(1OMMIsS1ON MERCHANTS FOR THE SALE !
~ COTTON, No. 116 PEARL~STREET, New YORK;
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Having ample means for advances, o buBILeBa
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and combining themselves strictly to Commission Bp
ness without operating on their own account resps
ully Bolfojt oonBignments.
J. L. ABBOTT 4 co., Agents In MooHs
October % IL,
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mi ANHOUD AND THE VfGOR OF YOUPa
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earnest solicitation has at length scoeded to the
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20 marry, as Its ofeot permanent It s acknoYle6eeS
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IN every case 10 certain that science oyerthroNs 10
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The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
State Elections.

The municipal elections this Spring,
in the State of Ohio turn out glori!
ouly. From every section we receive
news Of victories and large Union
gains. Tho Buckeyes are still firm
and unshaken in their devotion
to the country, and stand firmly upon
the Constitution, The Copperheads
have tried various tricks to make in
roads upon the Union party, and their
last effort was the endorsement of the
reconstruction policy of ANDREW
JOHNSON. 1t worked bad at every
turn they made, and tho consequence
was that their defeat was the result.
Who will they crdorse next? Will
hoy drop ANDY and take JEFF?
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
The Vetoes Vetoedl

Tho Washington Chronicle in view
ing tho result Of tho Connecticut
election, says ave are not disposed
to construe the result ofthe Connccti-
cut election as strictly and as severely
as we might il we did not yet hope
that Aadrcw johnson had by this
time become reasonably we'll satisfied
that his experiment of placing cont
denco in the enemies of his country
was an overwhelming failure. No
event since the beginning of the Re
bollion has been 40 significant as
Yesterdays defeat of the Copperheads
in Connecticut. Their Vaccinations,
always desperate and ingenious in that
State, were remarkably so prior to the
late election. They were encouraged
by many agencies, not tho least Of
which were the formal promises Of
tho President himself, the assistance
of number OF his leading officials,
the naturalization of moro, and the
aid of large sums contributed by men
who ha | realized fortunes out of the
Government during the war, They
had also the prestige Of heavy Re-
publican defeat in October of last
year, on the question of negro suf.
frage. The following figures Of sew.
eral Of the recent annual elections will
show how natural it was that tkey
should indulge large and confident
hopes of great victory yesterday;
IssL Gov. Dusl,aghsm ss,Ois Loo@i. to.aS
iSGa Gov. Dpskip;ha@ S9,;sa IOOmi' so@s
lers. Gov. Buckingham ~ c9s Seymour Ss'SaS
,s0l. GOV. RsekiashAn 10 eso Seymour SiIc
Psssd,ai IieeolR a ,6ai hoClsnsa is,sS
ls05. Gsy. BsekinghaM as,2it Seymour 1l'o
"And yet against these odds, hopes
bargius, promises, and combinations
, tho unofficial people of Connection
have prevailed. They have electe'
the fearless soldier, Gen. liawkey
I govonor, and large majority II
0 both branches Of the State Legislature
thus securing Republican United
= ! States Senator for six years from tn
4 fourth of March, 1867 Moro thai
e this ; they have, upon explicit dec
4 t'laratiop Of rsdical principles, ap
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
Tribute to a Hero Of Industry,

The Cincinnati Times, noticing the
death of NJ. ID. POTTER, Esq, says
-"M. d. Potter, Esq, of the Daily
Commercial, died at his residence, in
this city, this morning at half-post II
o'clock. Though the friencs of the
deceased, and indeed the whole poo-
pic of this city, had been aware for
some time that his period on earth
was short, yet the event was a little
more sudden than was expected, end
the announcement filed the public
heart with sorrow
Mr.. Potter was born on the 9th
of November, 1919, of poor parents,
residing in Clinton county, Ohio, and
was i6 years, 4 months and Z days old
at the time of his death. His father
died when he was child and his early
life was passed under all the disad.
vantagcs of orphanagc. We can learn
nothing Of his early educational ad.
vantages. except that by some means
unknown Ire was enabled to attend
school for short time at Georgetown,
ID. c.
=" His mother resided for some time
In Vicksburg, Mississippi, and her
sou went into the Office of the Jack
son Mi"ippion, where he learned the
printers trade under the care Of Hon.
III. s. Footc. About 22 years ago,
after being married, he moved to Gin
cinnati and resided, for time on the
, river road. About two years after,
he went as book keeper into the Office
of tho Commercial, then owned by
, Curtiss 4 Brown, lie at once created
order out of business confusion by
introducing the accuracy of regular
, book keeping; and had been in that
situation but few weeks when his
word became the law Of the Office in
, all business matters, Soon he pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. Brown,
and then Curtiss & Potter became the
propriotors of the concern. On the
death of Mr.. Curtiss, Mr. Potter pur-
chased the interest of the heirs of Mr.,
, Curtiss, and became the sole proprie.
tor subsequently he sold a portion
to Richard Henry Lee, of Maysville,
Kentucky, and on the death of Mr.
Lee, in 1854, Mr., Potter took back
the share of the deceased, and once
more was tho sole proprietor He
r then adopted tho plan of attaching
a some faithful man to the Office by sell
i ling them shares in the concern. Nc
|. other changes were made in the pro
a prietary department down to the tim'
a his death"
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
THE LAW OF THE LAND.
WASHINGTON, April o.

WASHINGTON, April Q.
1t was quarter past two o'clock by
the time the reading of the Bill and
the veto message wes completed. Mr..
Wilson, Of Iowa, aftor n few remarks,
demanded the previous question. Mr..
Eldidge, Of Wisconsin, moved for a
call of the House. The call was or.
dcrjd the opposition only voting in
the negative. A motion was made in
the House by Mr.. Leblond to lay the
Civil Rights Bill on the table, and it
was negative by 81 to II. Mr.. Ed
ridge and Mr.. Finch of the opposi-
ton generally made motions to ad-
journ, which were voted down. NJ.
Eldridge then announced cessation
of dilatory motions, saying that his
rrcinds had left the House, being con-
yinced that it was the determination
TO pass the bill over the veto of the
President by the operation of the
gag.rulc, alluding to the demand for
The previous question, which had al
ready been sustained.
The Civil Rights bill was taken up
md pnssOd--l22 to Al.
House adjourned.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

NJ. d, Porter, Esq, senior prOpri-
etor and editor of the Cincinnati
Commercial, died at his residence in
that eity,a few minutes after IL o'clock
on Tuesday night, the 3D. Instant
The loss of so prominent and public
spirited citizen as Mr.. PorrER, can.
not but be severely felt,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

A LOT of Pennsylvania politicians
in the city of Philadelphia are trying
to secure promises ofpatronsge as the
foundation for new daily Andrew
johnson paper in the western part Of
that State,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
STATE NEWS.
sS- The Union county Jail is with

bhiOh couhty jail 10 WIN
out an occupant.
R@- THE Democracy have carried
Columbus in her city election.
psT TnE local elections on Monda,
in Northern Ohio, resulted in larg,
Republican gains.
pd- CLEVELAND, in her city elec.
ton, gives 462 Republican majority
a gain of 20s over last fall.
pY- The Ohio Republican Stat,
Convention has bocn appointed to
take place on the Goth Of June.
Boz The Tuscarawas Adrocdte says
an attempt was made on Tuesday
night, tho 9th inst, to rob the county
Treausry at that place.
nay JUDGE Church, Of the Colum-
biana Judicial District, departed this
life at Youngstown, on the 2lst ultimo
At the time Of his death he was in the
Both year of his age.
The Ohio Repository, published al
Canton, Stark County, completed it:
fifty first volume on the 2Sth oi
March. 1t was established in 1915,
by John Saxton, the present senior
editor.
peA. On Thursday of last week, a
man, named johnson, robbed the Ex-
press office of the p. Ft. q e. II. r.,
at Columbiana, of money and checks
amounting TO three hundred dollars.
He was arrested soon after.
pD- MICHAEL RUSSELL, was MUIR
dercd few days ago, in Salem town
ship, Columbiana county, by James
Conncss. Both were working on the
New Libon II. II. Conness made his
escape.
pS- On Tuesday night last, while
the family of Mr.. Backcnstow, Of
Shiloh, Lorain Co., were at church,
the back window of their dwelling
was raised by theft, who entered
and robbed the house Of between
s4Oo and $500 in money.
RS- The Dayton Journal says
Lewis i. Gilliland has invented Q
barrel head which can be put in oil
taken out without hammcring on OIL
off hoops, the moving of button ac-
complishing the object. The Jomna
says there is no doubt about its great
excellence.
psD- A PARTY of workmen while
digging in Dayton found several hu.
man skeletons, apparently buried
about hundred years since. The
Journal conjcctures that they are the
bones of Indians Of the Miami tribe,
whose hunting grounds we're in the
Valley at that time.
pD~ A BALD EAGLEwhich inhabits
the vicinity of the Town street
Church in Columbus had fight with
a large dog of that neighborhood the
other day-one of the series of SINH
lar encounters. They scratched aud
tore in most approved fashion, but
finally withdrew by mutual consent,
it being drawn battle.
Dsy- A. YoUNG MAN from Clinton
county was pursued by constable to
Cincinnati with warrcnt for his ar
rest on some trifliug charge. The
young man was at hotel, and sus
pecting the errand of the officer, met
him with instant cordiality and invi-
ted him to drink. This was the con-
stables weak point. He drank, and
continued to drink, until he became
totally unconcious and meanwhile hi:
bird had flown.
- . -
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

A PRIVATE letter from Richmond,
says that of the officers elected at the
late municipal election in that city,
two-thirds of them formerly held
commissions in the rebel army, and
that the balance, with one single OK
ception, were secessionists during the
rebellion, or in some capacity or an
other Identified with the rebel Gov
crnment.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

TnE Secretary of War has request
cd General banks to write out his
report Of the battle OF Cedar Noun
tain, and also report of the opera
,ions of the army under his command
at Port Hudson, The War Depart
msnt has no official account Of either
battle.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

An idea of the prosperity of our
Western territories may be formed
from the fact that. the internal
revenue receipts in Montana Terri
tory. during the year 1865, amounted
to upwards Of cighty-ene thousand
dollars, nearly halfof which was from
the sale of lieenses.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

GOV. ooLksBr, of Illinois, has ap-
pointed Sunday, April 10, tho ami
yersary Of President Lincoln's death,
a day Of fasting and prayer,
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

The Eight.HIour Bill has been de
featsd in the New York Legislature.
THE disbursements and transfers of
the Treasury during the past week
were over s22, 100000
A BILL is being prepared making
the Office of Comptroller of the cur
rency independent Of the Treasury
Department.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

Iii, much cheaper ihan shinsle,. slate o. tia, and
10 pfsfsrable TO either roofing mstersi n can
be spplied TO Soors Of sny piieh-ffon Fat 10 per.
pendicular. The frost does not ersct IL. nor does
hest or steam Dissolve or peneirate H. hissa sE-
cellent pres .rstivs-whsn nissd rs . psint-for
farm bnildings rsrosd bridges, fences sPoutbg asd
machinery. We cannot better recommend IL than
~ presenting IN this connection the te,timouisls OF
two OF out lesding men, whose sound iudgtpslt In
matters OF this tind will not be quettioned,
g: Az hnsn, President Of th. BpekeY. Ag,ieultu.
t' M~hinep Manufacturing Joint Stock Co~psny,
expressed hinsslf In the foliswihg terms
Ckryor, O., January -, 1850
To an whom II may concern hereby certify tbs,
have verY carefully exami ned sri Gle Of roo r.
ing material prpdBsed by the Plastic Ro.hsg Com %
ny, and ara weB ss,isasd Of lis superiority over all
oihsr materials used foi that purpose not escepiis
IN. pure slate itself Such Lrs convictions OF hs
.scelencs that when shall have roofing In the fu.
tute shall use nothing else VI this can be had.
CANTON, o., January -, 1866.
GentemeH-lIavinr heard OF youT new Roofing
material colcluded TO tcst u on nv Mould,ng shor.
which wa, much exposed TO ERE from sparks falling
on II whilst my med were casting. wa, compelled
to have a watchman with pail OF water IN his hand
two hours each day, to keeP the thing from burning
down. Your new roofing hss removed all dsr-er
arising from this 1t seems TO be perfectly
FIRE proof, nd water has eject upon II than
II has upon gooso's back. Its no, aHeetedbr e,th
sr heat cold. In 'hor, believe It I, destined 70
60 into renera q use. MANY nov using b with
the same result sbot this vicinity.
Yours respectfully, ". BALL
Being the Iioensee for Platt's slA,e Roofing IN
sndusky and Seneca counties, I am prepared IA
make contracts for roofing buildings, bridges, &c +,
to furnish atera to those who wish 10 10 their
roofing and 10 dispose Of Township Rights 10 those
Who wish to 20 into the business in this way Addfes.
JOSIAH CHANCE,
Fremont, Ohio.
Office in Bucklsnds old Block, third story
April 9, 1876. 90 M
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
Cash SALE F!
|SOuder Il Carpenter

Beg leave TO inform their numerous Gus
tomer, th at they have unfvrled the Ele-
phant to the Breeze to mark the spot
where they may be found, toiling from
early morn until late at night for the benz
eft Of ,ss hundreds and thousands ths.
crowd their store from day to day /; al,
after some os the greo, bargains ths, we
are daily receiving.
Every person is we'll aware that we
have the inside track, and can sell Goods
below other Houses west Of the city Of
New York. For the simple reason, we
have buyer in the market six days out
of seven and as our
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
FURNISHING G0oos.

Ny stock Of Furnishing Goods complete consi'
IN part OF wooden Shirts of all dc scriptions, white
Linen shirts. all kinds, ilandkerchiefs, Scarf
Neckties, Gloves. Umbrellas, TrulksS Il
yalises, Steel, Linen and Paper Col
lars, lantee Notions, Ne. Trav-
cling shirts OF every color,
also over and Under
Shius, Piece Goods
such as Cassi.
meres,Sati.
netts,&
Broadeloths, Dosskins, ks.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

Ihave large and well selected stock sr COATS,
such ss Black brown and Blue Broaacloths Plain
and Fancy Bas.imeres Of every description.
Also carefully selected dock orPANTS,
such as Hack and Fancy Doeskins,
Black and Fancy Cassineps,
Mixed CassimeUs, kentse
kyJeans, and all kinds
and colors OF Linen
aadCottonPanu
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
PLASTIC SLATE
R o D n I m @. .

In iutrodpsins this Roofing Ma,sr,i into this sec
tio, Of the eountry, feel that iniroductng
no bpmbng, II ha, been subjscted to the ,evsre,t
tests for years IN the Eastern stsss with perfect sue
cess, In stste " was fre bseught into pss
last summer and all Who have used " smong Us give
II the hi CHEST rseommsndstiens. Ills
Fire-Proof, Water-Proof, and Du-
rable.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
LETTER LIST

Remaining uncalled for at the Tiffn
Post Office, April 18th, 1866.
Raker Theobald III paul Mary "
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-10-19
TUE PUBLIC DEBT.

The abiding faith Of the people in the
permanence Of our institutions was never
more strikingly shown than in the prompt
assumption of our enormous national
debt. In the darkest days of the war,
money wan poured into the treasury with
out stint. The rich gave of their abun-
dance and the poor cast in their mites. No
lack of the ''sinews of war" ever checked
or hindered the movements of our grand
armies. This faith Of the loyal people is
now more than justified by the condition
of our public finances The reduction Of
the principal of our public debt was be-
gun about fourteen months ago, and has
steadily progressed ever since in a geome-
trical ratio. At the beginning of the fiscal
year 1866, the debt stood at 81, osS, $685.
600. The payments to the disbanded
army and tho settlement of large and
pressing claims consumed the revenue for
the early months, and at April Isl, 1866,
had increased the aggregate to $2,7o5,
64o,OOo. From that date large surplus Of
revenue over expenditures was applied to
the payment of the principal of the public
debt, and now in October the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury shows reduc-
ton in six months, of no less than $685.
30s,574. At such a rate the annual re-
duction would be $275, ,O0o, 900 and the
entire debt would disappear in les, than
nine years By iudicious and careful
curtailment of expenditures and wise and
proyident Legislation, the expenses of the
government may lessen and the revenues
be SO increased that seven or eight years
may see the last dollar of our debt paid
In the light of such astonishing facts, nc
one will venture to question the financia
,oundness Of our government.