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The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-01
A Divorce Case---Fall of an Aris-
tOcratic DamSeI.

This is a wicked world | verify
believe, and l am confirmed in that
sage opinion by a scandalous af.
fair, which l may refer to without
any violation of good taste, since
the matter is one of record.
Your readers will remember that
a year or two ago there was a we'd
ding in high life $50 called.) A
young but prominent citizen of a
Northern State, who counted his
fortune by millions, was the happy
bridegroom, and a daughter of a
then Cabinet Minister was the
bride. Rare jewels, worth hund-
reds of thousands of dollars, were
lavished on the bride, and such a
wedding was never in the land,
since Commodore Bartlett's daugh-
ter married the Cuban negro OWE
do. Well, there had been many
rumors about the couple just nam
ed, and the air has been thick with
scandalous rumors. 1t was known
the husband was a festive cuss, and
that his thousands were spent in
riotous living-wine, cards and
other etceteras. But only latterly
did his wife seem to know or at
least seem to notice the delinquen-
cy of her lord, when it was pre-
sented to her in such a shape that
there could be no doubt of his inf
deity, or, to be palmer, the servi
ces of a physician were required
to heal her body as well as a law
yer to heal her wounded sensibili-
ties. And SO she has brought an
action for divorce, and will of course
get swinging damages; both of
which she is entitled to, albeit the
lady herself is very gay. The case
will create a sensation when the
names are given to the public.
STOPPING to folly is a common
thing in this world, especially in
the hot-bed of corruption. A sad
case has just been made known,
Where a young woman belonging
to the most aristocratic circle Of
the Federal city has gone astray.
She had not even been suspected
till a few days ago, when her pro-
lOnged absence in New York,
where she had gone on a visit, led
to inquiry, and her parents to their
horror ascertained that she had
voluntarily become the inmate of
fashionable brothel. No cause,
other than that innate wickedness
which the devil sometimes implants
into poor. weak human nature, is
assigned for the conduct of the wo-
man who thus recklessly brings
shame on the honored name of her
family.
The parties referred to in the
first part of the above article, are
Senator Sprague and his better half,
formerly the "talented Kate Chase
daughter of Salmon P. Chase.
I.,ks
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My Experience at a New England
Sewing Circle. NJ

MY Experience at a New EngIan,
Sewing Circle. I
Inc Christian ladies of this congregation
are invited to meet Thursday evening, n
the residence of Mrs. Sniveller, to form
sewing Society. A full attendance is re
questCd.
Such, my dear hearers, reads
notice l find on my sacred desl
this morning, and l read it in hope,
ou'will profit thereby.
We will now sing Psalm 131, frs
two stanzas--
My heart not naughty is, o Lord, n.
Mine eyes not lofty be;
Nor do deal in matters great
Or things too high for me!
] surely have myself behav'd
With great spirit, and mild
AS child OF mother weaned; my soul
Is like weaned ch ID.
All sing!
Says / bully. Not in a bully
spirit, but with a sort of puritani
cal meaning, and concluded to 90
Mrs. Sniveller--Mrs. Deacon Sniv,
eller--lived in a large white house
in a stone patch under the hill
down by her husbands button shop
Mrs. Sniveller was a leading horse
so called, in the team of benevo
lence at Buttonville. She had a
little peaked red nose, about right
to open clans with; a nervous JERK
to her head, spiral enticers, and 4
waterfall the size of a plum pud.
ding, but filled with more ingredi.
ents. Deacon Sniveller passed the
plate Sabbaths, and took the funds
home to count. Mrs. Sniveller al
ways gave with great liberality on
the next Sunday!
| wanted 20 60. borrowed
hoops, skirts, waterfalls and eject
eras. I pulled my front hair, slung
my waterfall on my bump of bump
of obstinacy, hoisted an onion into
the reticule l carried on the left
arm, shouldered a green cotton UNI
brella, took piece of red flannel
to make shirt for some little in
nocent bud on the tree of Abolition
ism, and sailed forth as the Yam
kee clock struck two.
Mrs. Sniveller didn't know me-
| told her l was little Sally Squig-
gle, as what lived there ten years
before, and had been South teach
in skule!
"Lordy massy, so it Is! Why
how natural you do look, now it all
comes to me again Bless me i
Let me kiss my dear Sally, who has
escaped from the wretches!" And
angelic Mrs. Sniveller came near
putting my right eye hors du com.
bat with the end of her nose!
was introduced. Nineteen wo-
men were glad to see me and kiss
ed their dear little Sally, my water
fall got skewed clear around under
my left ear and l began to feel a ri
sing sensation in my throat from
the hugging then and there given,
or words to that effect!
After had been so afiectionately
gone through, went into the bed
room to reconstruct Gracious My
waterfall had got under my left ear
making me leok as if some ugly
man of sin had lifted me one with
brass knuckles and forgot to take
it home with him, while my beau.
tiful front hair resembled garden
full of pea vines after a hurricane
But / retained my composure and
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New Bounty Bill and Pensions,

New Bounty Bill and Pensions,
As posed BY Congress July 81, 1866
gives 800 additional bounty.
To every honorably discharged soldier
who enlisted in the army of the United
States since April 10, 1861, for three years
and served his term Of enlistment and VINO
has received or was entitled to receive but
800 bounty. .el..
To every such soldier who has been dis.
charged on occount of wounds received in
the line OF duty before his term OF enlist
ment expired.
To the widow, minor ch ildrqn or parents
H. the order named, of any such soldier who
died while in the service or from wounds
received or disease contracted while in the
service of the United States.
$50 ADDITIONAL BOUNTY.
To all honorably discharged soldiers who
have served two years under one enistme nj
and who have received but 500 bounty.
AN INCREASE PENSION
Has also been granted by a recent law
To widows of soldiers who have died in
the army, or to the children if the widow
has died or Remarked 'per month for
each child under l6 years Of age.
To soldiers who have lost a loot or hand
or been disabled equal to the loss Of hand
or foot, Sl5 per month.
THREE MONTHS EXTRA PAY
Has been granted every officer who was in
commission March Sd. 1866, and resigned
or was honorably discharged after April 9,
1866, which is promptly collec,ed'by
E. A. BRATTON,
Authorized Military Claim.Agent.
Aug. i&tf MsAnhHt Chin,
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1 AM DISMISSED.

"lsupPose sho was right in rejecting my prayer
But why, tell me why did she kick mo doh
r. stairs 2" I " +
The wing Of my spirit Is broken, {
Ny day star of hope has declined .t--.
For month not word have spoken
That's either polite or refined. I
Ny minds like the sky in bad weather, Z
When the mist. clouds around US are cure
And, viewing myself altogether,
Pm the veriss wretch in the world.
hy dress too, ismuchly neglected, -l
My hat pull down on my brow, ..7
And look like follow suspected
or wishing to kick up a row. .r..
wander about like vagrant;
We'll, my phelinx are not very sweet,
My conducts improper and A agrant, y ;
For lquarrel with oil whom meet.
One says, "He's victim to Cupid;'
Another, His eond1ct's too bad;"
third, "Hes awfully ltupd;" ~,
A fourth, "He perfectly mad" "t
And thon am watched like bandit,
All my friends are with rue at strife;
BY Heavens no longer I'll standit,
But quick put OH end to my life. ...,
I've thought Of the means, yet shudder
AT danger, at ratsbane or rope
At drawing with lancet my blood. or
Az racer without any soap. 4
Suppose shoud fall in duel,
And thus leave the world with EoLAr;
Butto die with bullet is cruel
Besides. it would be breaking the law.
Yet one way remains--to thoriv %
will fly from tho goadings Of care;
But drown oh, ;hc thought makes me SILVER
A terrible death, declare.
All, nc! will wait and see Mollie--
Try to p AIRY her silent discain--
beseech her once moro make me jolly
But never dismiss me again.
LOUISVILLE, 0ct,, l6, 1861. R.L.C++#.
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Spstial gutiees.
Marriage and Celibacy.

COO A M0NTHl-Agents wanted for SIX on
pOU tirely new articles, just out. Address
U: T. CAREY, City liuildiny, Biddeford, Me.
june7iswly
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Errors OF Youth,

:. a Gentleman who suffered for years from
Nervous Debility, Premature Decay, and all
The effects of youthful indiscretion, ' i'll, for
sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who
need 1t, the receipt and directions for making
the simple remedy by which he was cured.
Sufferers wishing to profit BY the advertisers
experience, can do 70 by address ng
JOHN B. OGDEN,
jelly. No, IS Chant ers St., N. Y,
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Revolution in Maryland.
From tie New York Times.

The Tribune of yesterday con-
tanned this very peremptory para
graph concerning the difficulty in
Baltimore:
"The case of the Police Commits.
sioners of Baltimore has wisely
been postponed till Friday, and
though Governor Swami yet as.
serts his jurisdiction, there will be
ample time for change of opinion.
At least, there is little reason now
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-11-01
StrnHge but True.

Every young lady and gentleman in the
United States can hear something very niue
70 their advantage by return mail, free of
charge, by addressing the undersigned. Those
having any fears of being humbug ed will
obige by not noticing this card. All others
will please address their obediont servant,
TIlOS. !. CHAPMAN,
jelly. s3l Broadway, N. Y.
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THE COMPANIONS AND ExprRi

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free Of charge, may be had OF the author.
=, NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, Esq, Brooklyn.
Kings co., New York. febl-ly
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81 lsuppose she was right in rejecting my prayers
But why, tell me why did she kick mo dow
.s stairs ~ 3
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From the Baltimore Gazette.l
A WARNING TO THE MAYOR.

1t is very. well known that Ma
jor-general Candy, Commando oi
the Middle Military Departmeat,
visited this city on Monday am
had an interview with Mayor Chap
man, to which the Police Comn1is-
sioners were invited. The inter.
view had reference to the getting
up of military organizations tore
sist the operations ofthe laws of The
State in the approaching eletion
General Candy informed them that.
if any military organizations were
necessary in Baltimore, he had
them already organized, and as he
is the military commander of the
department, should direct the mill
tary operations. He said, if any
blood be shed, that blood will rest
upon the Mayor and Commission.
ers, but would insist that order be
preserved. If it becomes neees-
sary, he should not hesitate to put
the city under martial law. The
visit of General Canby to the CITY
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ROOFING.

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B@- Judge Abel has delivered an.
other charge to the Grand Jury touch
ing its powers to suppress unlawful
assemblages, dangerous to the peace
and good order of the State, such as
the Convention advertised to take
place on the Both inst. The charge
was prompted by the request made Of
the Judge on the part of the Jury for
further enlightenment as to its powers
in the premises. He reiterates in
most decisive terms the views and
sentiments contained in his previous
charge and levelled against the Con.
ventionists and their objects, and is
more than ever particularly severe
upon those Of his late fellow.members Of
the Convention Of 1864, who are now
plotting for revival of that defunct
body, contrary to the peace, dignity
and laws of the State.
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REBUILDING THE LEvEEs.-Maio,

REBUILDING THE LEvEEs.-Major
B. N. Greene, Chief Engineer Of
First Division of Levees has adver
tised for sealed proposals for the
construction of the Grand and Nor
ganza Levees in Point Coupee and
the, Chinn and Robertson levees in
West Baton Rouge. The time for
receiving proposals is limited to
Monday, August 9th. The specif-
cations, modes of payment and all
that look very well upon paper, but
how the funds are to be raised for
the purpose, unless Uncle Sam comes
in and lends a helping hand which
we have never much thought he
would, is to us a mystery. 1t is
certainly an all-important desidera-
tum that those levees should be built,
and we sincerely wish that the
requisite means could be had for
building them, but for the life of us
we cannot see where the means are
to come from.
The Iberville South has an article
on the subject from which we make
the following extract:
We are not informed from what
source the money to pay tor these
levees is to be provided, but we may
be allowed to say that "promases to
poy" are at a discount; in fact,
"no go;" and unless assurance is
made doubly sure" there is not
contractor in the whole valley that
will touch a contract this season
with a "forty foot pole" burnt
children dread the fire." and if there
ever was an injured and swindled
set of men, they are the Louisiana
levee contractors of last year.
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VOffce--.NOsSce.

COLLECTORS OFFICE INTERNAL Revenue
ID COLLECTION IIsTRfcT or oufsnEA.
Baton Rouge, July q ID. 1865 J
PURSUANT to the provisiors OF nm act a, n n.
u gress entitled IAN act to provide Internal
revenue TO support the Cover mept. IN IA !, in
trrtss on the pubic debt ard for Other rnr-
poses" approved June Both, 1854, and anna, ~
by me act Of March, Cd, 1885. ~ $3.50 "'1
Notce 10 hereby given TO all persons liable IN
Pay duties or taxes u1 der said acts ia this oIiec
sion district, that have recsived he annual int
OF duties and taxes assessed by the Asse. sor oT
said District which have become due and pav,bls
Inc Taxes included In this list are mon m.
o0Mks, PLATE, CARRIAGES, YACHTS. Ri
LARD TABLES, PIANO. FoRTEs. enIn
WATCHES and LICENSES, which may mot Al vet
have been procured - wv
The undersigned will attend persopaIlv 10 the
receipt OF said duties and ta2es, from the ii TO
the zoth OF AUGUST. 1868, daily, (sundays ex.
cepled), at his office In Bat,n Rouge
All persons who shall neglect to pay TO me. or
my Deputy, the duties and t. xrs sssessed agaiust
shen, within the time specified will become liz.
bic to the penalties prescribed by law
HENRY BAUSHER, JR,.
Collector U. 9 lpt-rnal keyenus.
july2o-n I'd Collection Dist. Of Loufsiana.
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erlisement.
a CARD
BATON RouGE. ,Tulv Oath

BATON RoueE, July Oath, 1866.
| Editor Gazette and Comet:
Dear 2Sr-In looking over the proceed
| ings of the Parish Conven ton, held at the
Court House on Saturday last, as pub
| lished in your piper Of this morning, I
| perceive that my friend, Major a. M.
Dunn, introduced series of resolutions
denouncing the call of the Convention of
| 1864 and rejecting on the members of
that body. ltappears "a change has come
over the spirit of his Dreams for it is a
we'll known fact that until within very
short period of time, he warmly advocated
the re- assembling of the Convention.
In the month Of May last, was in the
city of New Orleans under medical treat
| ment, and whilst there, met with Major
Dunn, and in 8 conversation with him, he
requested me to call on the President Of
said Convention and urge upon him the
necessity and Importance of re con vening
that body. Say to him, he remarked that,
II, A. M. Dunn, the Nestor of the Bar of
the Fifth Judicial District, advise him to
do so, that our alvatlon depends upon it.n
In accordance with that request, had an
interview with the President, and in the
con versation we had on the subject, he
remarked, "that he agreed in opinion
with Major Dunn, and that he had re-
ceived a communication from the Gov
ernor requesting him to Issue the call, but,
continued he, have no confidence in him,
his object believe is to sell u.s." and shall
therefore decline complying with his re-
quest at present. Now, the Major is a
gentleman tor whom | entertain great
respect, both on account of his genial
manners and his profound legal attain
ments; but it seems to me be is not very
consistent (and consistency you know is a
jewel), when one day he urges call of
the Convention, and the next day he
denounces it. What oracle has he con-
suited to cause such sudden change of
base! And that the change is sudden Ia
susceptible of proof by the testimony of
reliable and honorable gentlemen in this
community whose evidence can be ad-
duced If necessary.
As to the resolution requesting. or 9TH
erwise instructing the mem ers from this
parish not to attend, think with all due
Difference to the gentlemen composing that
meeting, that they travelled beyond their
sphere. The meeting was called, as was
generally understood, for the purpose of
ratifying the appointment OF the delegates
selected to sttend the Philadelphia Con-
vention and endorsing the action of the
President of the United States. No one
endorses more cordially than | do the
conrse pursued by Andrew johnson in his
efforts to settle the troubles of our dis
tracted country, and he should be sus-
tanned. But the way to do so, is not by
INDUCING 10 invective against those who
may entertain an honest difference of opIp-
ion on questions OF minor consideration.
1t seems that the object ia to forestall pub
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gGr The war still goes on in Eu-
rope, the armistice having been re-
fused by Prussia and Italy. These
two powers remain firmly allied, con-
trary to the expectations of Austria,
which power hoped to break that al
Iianee by ceding Venetia to France.
The Prussians stimulated by the
prestige Of victory seem determined
to dictate their own terms at the
Austrian capital, while the Italians,
msddened by their defeat at Custozza
seem bent on trying to retrieve them
selves. Meanwhile, Louis Napoleon
has sent French iron-clad fleet to
Venice to take charge OF his new
possessions in that quarter, and the
French army is in readiness to cross
the Alps at moments warning for
the purpose of carrying out the EN-
peror's idea of "armea mediation"
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B6y A low pressure steamer, aftel

B9- A low pressure steamer, after
the style Of the Hudson river clip
pers, is about to be placed on the
ways at Madison, Indiana Her ex-
treme length is to be about $40 feet,
with SO feet beam and Is feet hold
Her owners intend that she shall ex-
coed in speed and magnificence any
boat that has ever yet been built on
Western or Southern waters. She is
to be furnished in Louisville and will
ply between that city and New Df-
leans.
Captains J. S. and R. E. Neal,
part owners of the Indiana, are the
builders.
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Southern friends of the Union
Congress has been legislating all
winter in determined ignorance and
blindness. The only way to find out
what the South meant, and what the
South means, is to listen to what
they have to say through persons of
their own choice. To appoint a
committee to examine witnesses is,
in such case, only a means of prop
agating error.
The only means fit to guide leg
islative body, is that which is con-
stantly liable to be sifted by persons
chosen by the people for their local
knowledge. And then man exam
ined by secret committee, can
merely answer questions. He partici-
pates in no debate; he can answer
no objections, correct no misstate-
ments, hold no intercourse with his
constituents. But this preposterous
method has been pursued during
long session in respect to the South.
By means of it the Northern mind
has been poisoned with false or dis.
torted information, for which we
trust the Philadelphia Convention
will furnish partial antidote.
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NOTICE TO OWNERS OF LOTS I'M
MAGNOLIA CEMETERY.

nWNERs Of Lots in Magnolia Cemetery are
~ requested to have the weeds within tn ir en-.
closures cut down and carried OF 10 the n,,b,ic
road, or on that portion Of the Cemetery which il
o. used-rear OF the First and SECOND Sections.
Weeds and rubbish must not be Deposited in tls
alley ways, or TIE same will be removed by the
S SeAsoh, AZ tne expense OF the party 80 doing.
The Cemetery 10 now under good fence, and own
ers OF Lots should at once repair their enclosures.
BIZ ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT on THE BOARD.
july25 J. O. OHARRoTTE secretarv
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lie opinion to what the Con vention NAV
do. A Judge who prejndges case i In.
competent to cit on II. Why not wait for
the action Of that body before pronounciug
Judgment against its mem bers indiyid-
ually and collectively? That there are
some Radicals in it, as there are in all DO
litical bodies, there can be no doubt, but
can safely say, am not one of them; for
proof of which ! refer to the proceedings of
1885, my refusal to vote for the emanclpa-
ton ordinance, and to sign the Constitu-
ton cost me my judicial head.
Very respectfully yours,
II. J. HEARD.
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@ General R. E. Lee, and wife
arrived at the Rockbridge Bath Alum
Springs on Saturday, the l4th inst.