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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-08-22

V|IT IrHIIIIC HALEbKI COMPANY 8 UEFICB, II
AaLski, Vinton Co, Ohio, July %, 1867. /
Any person trespassing in this ield, throw
ing down or burning the fence, or taking ap-
pies from the orchards of the Company win be
prosecuted according to law, and If o tenant
Of a Company house, will be Immediately
served with notice to quit. ga
], Is And / command Ole Mister Pc.
ter Plumfull and my beloved Chief Pig
Driver to go forth throughout all the city
and all the lands round about the city
and see that this law is fullysxscuted.
RIO be C~ontinuedd N ,s,..s
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-08-22
For Ayers NTedicines

8 Cali a. sigaon's Drug Store. iob I"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-03
LETTER FROM CASEYVILLE.

CAsEYvILLE, KY, Aug. 81, 1867
Eaisors Journal: ~ a..rff IS r
Perhaps it may interest you and
the readers of the JOURNAL to learn
that the widow of the late Wirz, of
Andersonville notoriety, who was
executed at Washington City, is now
in our town on visit to har former
brother-in-law. Her maiden name
was Civils, was born and raised in
Trigg County, in this State She mar
ried man by the name of Woolf,
whose brother now lives in this town,
and at whose house she is on visit.
Woolf died and she married Wirz
and removed to Louisiana. After the
war, and the execution of Wirz. she
returned to her farm in Trigg County,
near Wallonia. Yours, v- A.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-03
LETTER FROM MORGANTOWN.1
The Next Candidate for President-A
Word for Senator Morton = The
gatherings of Kentucky. msf
MORGANTowN, KY, l.
August %, 1867

L
August %, 1867
Editors journal: uoa-
In the midst of the heat and the
drouth that pervades this country,
give your readers line from this, one
of the few counties in the State that
still unfurls the Starry Banner.
Crops in this county are being
greatly shortened by the continued
dry weather; yet I hope an abundance
of corn may be raised for home con
sumption. The tobacco must certain
ly be near failure. But little was
planted, and what little was planted
is we'll nigh ruined.
There is rather a lull in politics
now. Some few Democrats are
excited about Kentucky being recon
structed. Some over sanguine Union
lists are also excited on the same sub
ject, but in a different way.
I perceive the subject of the next
Presidential campaign is exciting at
tention among the journalists of the
day, as well as among politicians.
Some of both parties seem to favor
the nomination of Gen. Grant This
seems to me very strange condition
of affairs That the great Union Re
publican party of the nation shall for
moment harbor the idea of nomi-
nai ng any man who is not well and
versally known. to endorse its poll
ey and principles, is, to say the least
OF 1t, .lll-timed. IF Grant deems it
to dabble in politics or make known
his views and preferences in regard to
the questions that divide the parties
of the day, / for one deem it incon-
sistant with the high mission OF the
Union party to even discuss his fit
ness for the Office of President. Great
as General Grant truly is and great as
are his services. the American
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-03

From Spencer COunty-Camp Meet.
ing.
Editors Journal: r-
Here we are at the Walnut Grove
camp-ground, two and half miles
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
How Crooked Things are Made
Sfraaglt.

A recent settling Of large section ol
Vicksburg, bordering Oh the Mississippi
River causes alarm. A peculiarity cc the
slide is that horrible stencLes arise from the
tissurcs made, and the authorities are busi,v
at work filling them up in order to preserve
the health of the city. Tho movement is
t0nporarily arrested, but is likely to DO re.
ncwed. 1t is well known that beneath the
hard blue clay that generally underlies the
alluvium at tho surface there is quick
sand, which is very easily washed out by
any current striking against the bank, as is
the case along this land slide. The weight
oftlc superintendent mass, being no longer
supported, breaks of from the main land
and tumbles into the river. Such an occur.
renee happened at Davis Bend two years
ago. A lot Of suffers landed on the shore
in apparent safety. All things appeared Us
Tor weeks before, but in a short time the
bank, for three or four rods in width and
several more rods in longth, suddenly crack
ed oil and fell into the river, carrying the
goods and whatever else was on the bank
dowa the swift current, that scattered them
all around the bend for twenty-five miles
This process has been continued on both
sides Of the ''cut,olf," until the whole
breadth Of the clay bed was thus broken up,
and the whole mighty current of the river
swept through the new channel ike mil!
dam, and twenty-five miles of the channel
was at once saved to the stcamboatmen.
The Bend is nOw an island The same
thing happened at Tcrrapin creek last year,
cutting of bend Of eighteen miles; and
thus generally is the crooacdness of the
river increased and diminished by the wash,
ing away of the quieksand.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
Are we q Nation +?

Mr. Sumner is shortly to lecture in In,
dianapolis, and by way Of paving the way
for his theme the Herald of that city says
On the 30th Mr.. Sumucr--Charles Sumner
the classic and scholarly Sumner will
crate for the Young Mems Library Asso-
ciation, on which occasion Mr. Sumner, the
classic and scholarly, and so forth, will pro.
pound the above question to himself and
answer it himself. There has been great
diversity Of opinion on the above point
among our citizens, some holding that we
are nation, and some that we are not. The
most intense anxiety prevails to hear Mr.
Sumner, tae classic and scholarly, and have
the vcXed question OF nationality settled
forever Our people can not venture to be
certain about it, one way or another,
and can not sleep comfortably nights,
until they have heard Mr.. Sumner, and
such is their impatiencc to put an end to
the awful suspence in which they hang that
they can hardly wait the tedious revolutions
OF the earth upon its axis necessary to bring
about the fulness of time. We are neither
classic nor scholarly, but we will cndeavor
to anticipate Mr.. Sumner. Having looked
at the question in all its bearings, we decide
that We are a nation, and no ordinary nation
at that. We are a nation in which
more than one half of the "subiec:s" are
denounced as traitors-to the government
'y the remaining minorIy--a nation in
which the government processes TO derive its
power from the consent Of the governed, 4,
and yet governs, one half its territory with
out such conseul-a nation which mobs its
President-anation which supports Freed.
men 8 Burcau-a nation which gives the
franchise to debascd and ignorant race in
one section and denies them the same favor
in another---a nation which grinds one see
ton to powder between the upper and neither
milstones Of partisan hato-a nation which
dci!es John Brown anl W w,uld hang jeff
Davis on sour apple tree--a nation in
which the widow Of late lamentcd Prcsi.
dent hawks the fruits Of shameless bribery
and corruption through the streets of New
York, and threatens TO ''squcai' if some,
body doesn't come down with the dust"
Not to put too fine point on it, and without
the least intention Of being profanc, We
might say that we are h--ll Of q nation,
or will be if Mr.. Sumner and his school of
patriots are allowed to run the machine
4ttttahf leH4af p Z mir i
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

Tho following letter, taken from the new
York World should shame the men who
congratulate themselves on never having
cast yotc--that first Of civil duties
LAIDsvILLE, October 23, 1867.
Sin 1T seems that you call on the old
Democrats at this time ofour country's great.
est peril. Before New Years the frosts Of
sevcnty-eight winters will have whitened
my locks, and il my life is spared until tho
idcs November I shall cast my iifty.sixth
Democratic vote without one failure at our
annua! elections, Although cannot do asI
have done in rallying our voters, yet shall
do all | can to further the good cause. I
know nearly every voter in my election dis
trict, aud think We shall make some in.
roads on Ra1icalism. The results in other
States show most conclusively that Mr..
Van Burens second sober thought always
right, always efficient, is fast operating on
the people. The old proverb is a truisrn,
Rats leave rotten, sinking ships
At the close Of tie election, two years
since, ] remarked that every Democratic
voter had voted in this election district 50
that it was not our fault that the State was
lost. | trust We shall make as clean sweep
this fall, and the Indications are that we
shall get some votes from the moderate Re-
publicans Old as I am feel the same in.
tora.t for our IisIrnctaI nouut ry n, d;J l.,
the war Of 1912, when shouldered my
lnushet and did eight months duty ON the
frontier | hope yet to live to see our
country united and happy, and so leave it to
my children. This will, however, never be
brought sbou. until the people rise in their
might, and send Stevens. Sumner s. Co.
into undgnifod retirement
Respectfully PoMRoY JONES,
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
Party Reconstruction.

During the war there was LINTON
Party" Its platform was ''ihe Union, the
whole Union, and nothing but the Union.
The boys in blue" fought upon this plat
form. The war over, the radical negro in
iiuence commenced reconstruction Of the
platform of the party and succeeded in dis.
organizing the party by faling f'om the
platform the Union plank and putting in its
place ncgro pOhtical equality Since then
the platform has been going down-down-
until public opinion has determined to COM
plete!y crush it. The black thing is already
a wreck, and by the time the November
elections are over the radical platform will
be among the things that orce had an exis.
tence.
What next? Will the leaders persist in
the wrong persist in pursuing course
which must continue to drive the Union men
of the war to the support of the old Demo-
cratic organization ?-or will they open tho
door to all loyal men opposed to negro po.
litical equality and the Democratic organiza.
ton and its leaders? We have no doubt
the same leaders who controlled the Demo.
cratic party during the war will have con-
trolling influence in that party should it
again get into power, but We cannot see that
any measures they would propose would be
more destructive Of the Union, the happi-
ness and prosperity Of our people, than the
measures which have and may DO forced
upon the country by the radicals who have
thus far been too successful in controlling
the party organization opposed to the Demo
cra,ic party --Huatngdoa Globe
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
GREAT swan sCAN sGaoeV.

RoadsO',ict 70 Ma Ny:-"Now, my dear,
We will ride cut and see our show. 1t is So
nice to have show Of cur own, and such Il
show Us never was faen before.
"Co SLOW driver. SO &c 10 not jolt nat,aui
aud l''
You gonlcr, my dear where | get ali
my money. ! viii tell you now, You
know that tia box which ] keep in TIE
bank? That is luIlof United States Bonds.
Ny fortune is in GynIs. | draw 100000 a
year in gold as interest, and as | have no
t,Xes to pay. Of course We can enjoy a!l this
style
Yc1 3cc tEiS first Gaze ? That is a farmer
one .; our slaves lie is working tool
vf ours well meaning man carried away
Ly thc negro gag. crazy un that subject, but
entirely willing 10 devote his days to labor
to pay taxes to support me i'll idlcness. |
pay no taxes he is willing to pay them all,
and to pay interest in gold Oh NY pile Of
bonds.
"}jAai docs lis wjt do ?"
Al, my dear, she works hard-washes
mix pans, chums, rubs, scrubs, patches aud
darns-seils eggs, chickens and turkeys to
Us to get little monay to pay buck to Us as
taxes. Sometimes she weepS and mourns
over her lot of toll, but we must not hear
her, my dear
The mex, cage contains Il returned soldier
mechanic. lie was nice man, went to
war; fought lost leg, came home and is
now working to pay taxes to support the
government aud to pay us nabobs'
"h that right ?"
Pshaw my dear Don't ask such foolish
questions! Might makes right, you know
He wasa Il poor fool, He believed all us
Radicals said, aud he was so engaged fight
iug for his country that he did not notice
how nicely US good, loyal, stay-at. home Rali-
calS by the aid of our loyal, spcculating
Congress, wound the bonds about him. He
had a brother in the army--killed on a raid
for the cotton our cousin made so much
money, from, you know. He is now work
Ing to redeem his home from the mortgage
we put on while he was gone, and to raise
his portion of the $500, 100000 a year in
gold we bondhollcrs demand as interest.
You know poor men always work the best
when they are in debt That is why ma
tional debt is national blessing! Drive on,
slowly
"Nho is H,at poor ,comoa
Oh, she is another one Of our victims.
She had husband. he went to war, took a
cold while on raid for cotton, mules, and
silver ware for the benefit Of Curtiss, Logan,
Butler, Banks, and other thieying generals,
and at last died in hospital, His wife, or
his widow, is now working to support the
children The government is real good to
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
MASONRY IN Texas.
PoMRoY JONES.

The VI ". G.. Master in his address be-
lore the Texas Grand Lodge in 1866, thus
refers to Masonry in that State during the
late war. The recital Of such facts is we'll
calculated to produce a favorable opinion os
the designs and principles Of the Order.
The Federal army, in the destruction of
property at Hampton Court House, saved
the property Of the Lodge, and returned it
safely to its custodian under flag of truce
so, too when Brother Wainright fell on the
deck Of the Harriet Lane, in her defence.
his remains were Inferred by the brethren
of Harmony Lodge, No. s, at Galveston,
with Masonic Honors, and singular spec.
tacle was presented Of the prisoners Of war
who were captured by our forces, aud be.
longing to the Order, marching in process.
sion with the brethren, as though for tine
truce had been proclaimed and clang of
arms was to be heard no more. Many Incl
dents have taken place on the high hills aud
low valleys of New Mexico and Arizona
which will be collected ore lorg for thepr
Only one need be referred to at present,
which was Fraterual meeting in a Lodge
at Night, Of members of both armies, who
met on the level, and next day were in dead.
ly conflict on the battle field. Much suffer.
ing has been aleviated, charity has been
extended to the wounded and sick, death
has often been prevented, and surrender
made under the mystic sign.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

The Bird OF TUE ToLLlNG Ball.
Among the highest woods and deepest glens
OF Brazil sound is some times heard, so
singular that the sound seems quite unnat-
ural 1t is like the distant an d.olemn toll
ing of church bell, struck at intervals. -
This extraordinary noise proceeds from the
ara wanda. The bird sits on the tops Of the
highest trees in the deepest forests, and
though constantly heard in the most desert
places is very rarely seen. 1t is isimpossible
to conceive anything of more solitary char
acter than the profound silence Of the woods
broken only by the metallic and almost SUI
pernatural sound of the invisible bird, COM
ing from the air and seeming to follow
wherever you go. The arawanda is white
with circle Of red around its eyes, Its
size is that of small pigeon,
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

DRINKING LIKE A BEAST being at q
wedding party where there were some wild
voung men, they proposed that Rev. Mr.
Murray should drink wine with them; to
this he ascented, remarking at the same
time, that "he could drink like beast, -
At this they stared at each other and wink
ed, plainly intimating that they would make
him 20 the entire animal. After drinking Q
glass he positively refused to take any more.
They then reminded him Of his promise; To
which he replied 81 have psrfarmsdmy
promise-I have had enough, and bsast
always leaves e9 when be has had enough,
The reproof was ksenly felt, and, it b I'D
had i very salutsry effect.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
TGAM oz.D BEOMESTssAas.
EY MISS ALICE CAREY.

~,
Nhen iir', the SKIES grow warm and bright
AND lash WIN goia the hours,
AND IA !er pale iaInt rooes, the Spring
>, Is ca!,,img up the ii"wers;
W hrh chiIIi"I!, WIN unsupported feet,
=, u9 iouriii wiii hearts OF giec'
10 the straight ahd even burrows
" here the yellow corn must he,
WET = beautiful cmIodIment
!" iGe s"G,a 3'd':aShi9"ei homestead
hNh the doors stlsi open "idt
'Ht "hehthe h"rreSt ,imc Is come,
ihtt to ihe ygaI teionss,
VI .up,ands nrehI WIN harvest gold,
-, 1ai meacoWs tu'! OF songs
NE" he'as ei yet Hir'pehed corn,
- Ana dIliy slEn!Srins stoFes,
heniino' thc th'1',y hus1andiA%n
;, vi aihf'ef threstlGS hoorS-,
A1W liea!aht ron Tue din ana dust
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

RAILROAD ACCIDENT, "A man who was
knocked off the trestling at the Baltimore
store by the morning train Of the Lchgh
Valley Railroad on Monday morning last.
lie was boatman from Beach Haven or
Columbia county, named Lewis Mussclman.
His injuries are severe but there are hope
fu! indications of his recovery. His wants
have been ministered to by the Odd Fellows
of Wilkes Barre, he being member OF
that order lie lies at the North Branch
Hotel, and Mr.. Thos. Boyd, the proprietor,
has kindly shown him every attention.
Luzerne Union.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

nsy- GRANT IN A QUANDARY.-General
Grant and the Mongrel party are both in a
bad situation as neither understands what
the other is going to do. Since the late
elections, the General is not half SO radical
as he was, and if he makes up his mind
that the Mongrel candidate for the Presi-
dency is going to be defeated in 1868. he
will not allow himself to be the man. Poor
GRANT, he is much confoundsd by the po-
litical din as he was by General LEES su.
perior strategy in the great Wilderness
campaign. .-Belletonte Centre County Pa. J
Democratic Watchnsan.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
vTar OF Races Bscsun,

The niggers of Richmond have .6rmel
Vigilance Committee and notified two
white men to leave the citywithiu forty-eight
hours, for discharging negroes who voted
the radical ticket. We do not approve Of
the white mems course, but it takes 10
prophet to fortcll the consequences, if the
niggcrs attempt to carry out the order. If
military rule and the presence Of an army
are not sufficient to prevent the southern
niggers from taking the law into their own
hands, thor existence IN the United States
can be counted by months instead of years,
sttiai there Will not be enough Of them left
to oquarrel about at the next Presidential
election. We do not blame but pity the
niggers the blame rests with the Radical
party who have forced them into the de-
struction which must follow their prcsen,
acts. Columbia XeruH.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

BI> When old John Anders was on his
death bed, lie called his young wife Jannet
to him. "Jannet," said he, II am not
long for this world. l am wearing away
fast. Now about the bushes, Jannet.-
There's andrew, the foreman, he knows all
about tho shop, and all tho customers like
him. You will just let a decent time elapse,
and then make together"
"Shone !' said Jannet, bursting into
tears, "don't lhet tat trouble you, john
Andrew and have settled that already
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
l'ohhs HOTEL,
CE0. ". MiUGER, ngapr,e.er.

The shove vel, Rnown hotel has recently ui,drt
E''te radical ciGngcs in its ihgernul atFaugGncris
rHG 'is proprietor ann"Jhccs 10 his turmcr tom
and TIE travelling puhiic that bis accommodations,
'Nr 'r "JiHiOrt OF his gust second Ia uUaH i
tnr cugHtry. Uls table viii GIways he found ,ug
n'md n"t "nly with substantial food, LIt with al
thr uH'ic1cies Of The sea-On, is wine nyH ilqunrl
lrEIcpt mat Popular beverage known hs sic gsE..y
furthas'd direct from tie iInnnhiug hUUses, ate IN.
it"f pit-i aud ilre ir' IA nil ni,Gnuus drn.s tie
~ i'hN,gl i"f 'ihcra' patronage in tG past, aud
N!!l continue 10 deserve II IN the future
george W. MtUGER
Jun, n. i'b; if
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06

PRETTY Coon. We heard Of pretty
good joke which occurred recently not
a thousand miles away from this town. A
wag Of the incorrigiblc school, regular
cuss i'll iact--was sitting in company CT
gentlemen, one of whom was a lawyer of
no mean reputation. The wag, talking to
another individual, but talking for the ear
of the lawyer, aforesaid, stated that he de-
sired the service Of a good lawyer, that he
had an important case, out Of which, it sue
cessful, Il, he could not fail to be, if the
case was properly managed, a good thing
could be realized for himself and good fee
made to the lawyer.
At this point the legal gentlemen in qucs.
ton put in:
What's 5 that you say in need Of law
yer good case-paying fee? The law is
my profession - state your case"
My case is undoubtedly an excellent one,
and | am willing TO pay mcSt.liberal contin-
gent fee i can afford any fee certain.
will give you one half Of the amount if
you succeed which is five hundred dollars.
Do you undertaken"
Il do-state your case. "
II want you to borrow five hundred dol,
lars for me and | will divide it."
Exit wag, with ponderous boot in dan
gerous proximity to his coat-tail.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-11-06
4 1ioss HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.

One of the most brutal outrages we have
ever been called upon to record was perpe-
trated about nine O'Clock last evening, on
Pennsylvania avenue. Lizzie Sewer, girl
Of about eighteen years of age, employed at
the Eagle House, kept by NJ. Levi Wolfn-
ger, in the above street, in the Fifth Ward,
proceeded early in the evening to her home
in the lower end OF the city for certain art;-
cles {. clothing. About nine clock she
returned, aud was seen at North street by
several persons who board at Mr.. VIOLIN
GERS, Within fifteen minutes afterwards
those men proceeded towards the hotel, and
found the girl prostrale on the side walk,
about forty yards from the Eagle House,
and in an inscnSih!e condition. She was
carried to the hotel and physician called i'm
mediuteiy, when it was discovered that her
head and face had been horribly beaten and
acerated and her body outraged in a shock
ing manner. All possible attentions were
given her and everything done that could
tend to her relief Miss Sewer was still in.
sensible at three clock this afternoon, and
scarcely any hope for her recovery was enter
tained. Who committed the outrage is not
known. Whoever he was he chose the dark
ness of the night to effect his escape from
the scene of his butchcry.
This occurrence has caused greaat scnsa-
ton in our midst, Our citizcas are scarcely
able to realize that so heinour IN outrage
could be committed on our streets so early
in the evening, when hundreds of the citizens
are moving to and fro. We trust the city
authorities will take the matter in hand and
by Offering liberal reward aid in effectiug
arrest OF the fenl who could thus ltack an
unprotected female, and ruin her, if not
cause her death. Ifcaptured he should not
be allowed hearing before judge or jury,
lie should be swung from the nearest lamp
post until dead, aud his vile carcas then dis
played between heaven and earth us warn
ing to other wretches that our people will
not permit such creatures to live in re-
sycctable community. .-HunISymy Tclc-
graph.